davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
ST. PAUL POLICEMEN
ARE MOTOR EXPERTS

II is dangerous in st. Paul to try to
run by a policeman and not expect him
20 be able to estimate the speed Of
your motor car. The st. Paul cops
know motor car secrets well. One Of
them buys old cars, repairs them and
sells them again at a profit. A detec-
tive has a taXicab in service and coins
additional money that way. Sixteen
policemen own cars and take their
families out for airing in their own
machines. Three central station patrol
and ambulance drivers have purchased
cars. The two police surgeons defy
fate by chauffeuring their own cars
also. At that, they have nothing on
FL PasO cops.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

South Dakota, Wyoming. Montana,
Idaho and Washington. It is expected
to have the entire highway marked
for travel during the coming season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
IF YOUR EYES

We're not examined by an Optometrist
you cannot expect correct glasses. Geo.
D. Kendall, 228 Mesa Ave, Makes
Glasses Right--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

Colorado has done a winter business
iu motor cars averaging about double
that OF a year ago. Calculated on the
basis Of the last three months. sales
Increases ranging from 80 to $50 and
even as high as 500 percent over last
winter are reported by established deal
ers, while a doubling or trebling Of
business is shown in many cases.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

Fl PasO Seed Co. open EvenInEa-
sls San Antonio. OPP. Court HouSss-s
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

Clifton Williams, an assistant city at
tOrney Of Milwaukee, has applied for
patent rights on a device to prevent or
minimize skidding. The appliance utii-
smooth surfaces to make a rough path
for wheels. Like locomotives and
street cars, motor cars are to be
equipped with sand boxes from which
lead pipes to a position just in front
of the rear wheels. A button in reach
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

Last year Nebraska bought slightly
il excess Of $4,000 cars; the adjacent
sections to which Omaha distributes
cars bought enough to make the gross
figure a good 10000; with an increase
Of so percent, IL means that the terri
tory for 1916 will buy $4,000 cars.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

Spur gears have also been used d.
reCtly from the transmission SHAFT 10
the wheel drums, but this is principal
T. on the early forms Of electric Ve-
hicles.
February shipments OF automobiles
totaled 500 carloads. compared with
1873 in February, 1915. over l5OO
carloads were shipped on OPEN cars
covered with tarpaulin or boxes.
The Berkshire County Automobile
association has been organized IN PITTS
field. Mass. It is affiliated with the
Ma ssachusetts State A. A.
Plans for the motor speedway at
Cincinnati have progressed to such
point that bids for the plant have been
asked for. Plans call for two and one
lclf-mile circuit ct She Dayton and
Springfield pike, and the Crescentville
road.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-04-20
Z pastucba miaisten.

Nledawno umar} licsacy lat 43
by'v minister roln;c,wa W Dan'',
Nielsen. Zmar4y urodzlf sig jako
chic pax, by& pastuchem u jednego
z e~as,ednich ch(op6w. Zaja} sic
MIN pewien polltyk demokratycsny
j Nielsen zacza} SIC ucsyc J p6zniej
og}assaG artyku&y. " 1890 r. wy
brano 60 pos}em do parlamentu,
gdzie sic wuet odznaczyt w6r6d par
tyl opozyc7jne1. w 1908 zosta}
ministrem r6]nictwa i piastowa{
ten urzad przez lat k.lka.
Nie~szcze;liwy kat.
K,]owski sad okregowy skazaf
kata Szkade, kt6ry straci} swego
czasu Bogrowa, morderce Sto}ypie
ma, "a kradziez "a s mieslecy VIE
zie1,a. Pred s}dem o%powiadaf
Szkads, ie .tracenle Bogrowa by4o
jego nieszczesciem, no cd tego CA
su wszyscy poczell 60 un,kat. iona
nawet odesz}a cd niego, prscy ME
m6gi nigdzie dostac, navel zbrod~
niarze go unlkali, tax re " kohcu
pie pozosta|o mu mic innego. )ak
krast, ably atrsymac SIG PRIV zyciu.
Prsed sadem musia& sic oronlt san
DO laden adwokat ME chc,a} sic
podjac zadaaia obrony ksts
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-04-20
z~apadajace sic jezioro.

zapadajace sic %jezioro.
Powlerzchnia jez,ora Pat -rno We
Wloezech obnlzy}a sic o ; me"r6w,
Wazki LAS nsdbrzezny wpadf do
~jeziora, kt6rego1 sredolca wynos;
$50, metr6w. MieszkancF mi2stecz~,
ka i oko!:cy twieriza, ze zauwazy-
Ii, II woda " jez,orze bv{a wzba
rzopa luslyszeli si,ny hulk pod
ziemny. Ma miejscs przyLyli inz!~
nierowie reprezentanci w}4dz, ably
podiat bahama.
Chrzest ma wojnie.
.S}oy. Narods. donosi; W kllka
UuA ~ "N"Io'"1U 40 sSAS" WY
Original dzielny kap tan 1890 Choir
wackiego pu}ku, Pupnik, weso}a
wiade nose, re iona jego powl4a
synka. Szczesliwy ojciec v lisc'e
d. zony wvrazil zyczon e zo5aczYc
tego synka: a iona postsnowita ~.
genie to are]nic, Sko:o wYzdro-
wi.la. uda,a s,e z n,emo~ leciem ma
teren wojny i odds}a je u%c'eszone-
mu cjcu. Dxiecko ME by}o jeszc'e
ochrzcone, to tel kapitan. RuPn,k
postauowl} urzad1ic chrzciny " o.
hoz,c zaprosi} ia te uroczystosc
w~ssystkicb oficerd~ ewego pufk".
Dywizyjny kspelan polowy ochrscif
ds,ecko, k,6re otrzyma}o im'e ko-
mendanta armji Ea%geniussa.
Blisko miesiac be- pozywienia.
w Pa,erne p:d Avezzano we
Wlo,ze,h wylobyto z pod gru'ow
pexnego domu. kt6'y runaf &C.
wcdu tr%zes:eni' ziemi, s. 'etn ESQ
wiekniaka M,cha}a Cajolo. G. jo'o
z,ajdowas sic y ptw"em sAler'e'
n,u, ode city cd Swiat'. Is dni pr'e
! bywat tam bez ~szelkiego poi! VIE
mis-, tylko przecietajaca woda d. 81
czowa CASH prag"len'e. Zd'"s'o
mu s;e, 10 przeby} tam tylko diva
,yyoduie Automobiler saw'ez'ono
90 do Averzano, gdzie opusci{ au-
: ,omob,l 0 wlasnych siiach.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-04-20
Chronicle dzieci cd
rOh0k6w.

3obaki n'szcsa site u dz,ecka, :.
baja dziecku zywnosc i czynia die
:ko g%rymasnem. U~wazajcie ma sto"
Lee . prsy pierwszych oznakach lub
podejrzeniu robako~ daicie po&owe
10 jednej tabliczkl Kickspoo na 70.
baki, cukierek lekarst VEN ma roba.
XII, Dale uatychmiastows pomoc
jest rozwaln,a)ace. z paralizuje |
rugu]e robaki, naprawia apetyt i o.
g5lne zdrowie dxiecks. Trwajc,e W
dawaniu Kickapoo Worm Killer
tax dtugo dopokad ME okate sic &e
robakl wysz}1. 25c We wszystkich
aptekach.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-04-20

Ludzie, kt6rzy czesto cler-
pia ma zatwardzenie, kt6re po'
woduie Dol g}owy, blads core,
nieczysty oddech, brak ape
tytu, lie powinni odk}adac a
nj minutv lecz uzywac Holl'-
eter'a Rocky Mountain her.
bate n~atychmiast. Me odkla.
dajcie. SIC W apiece Brown'a
Ogi-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-04-20

clEkAwE RzEczY
Z blagi lohikow.

Lotnicyr6znycn narod6w s'la SIG,
aby je1e" drugiego pre- $c:gdac csy
to, szebY sig wz5lt ]ak najwyze] W
gore, czy tel, azeby jak mai d{u1ej u
trzymac sig Y powietrzu. Do ME-
dawnego csasu prym dsiersyli lot
nicy francuscy. W oststnich tygod"
mach przesc'gne1, lotnlk6w fran"
cusklch lotnicy nismieccy, kt6rsy
przeciagu ostatnich trzech tygod
nj odniesli wl.lkie tryumpfy. l tax
W dnlach @ i "a czerwca lotnlt
Rupjer ~pozosts} prze2 10 godz,n
" powie.czu; tenze sam lotnik "
kilka dni p6zoiej pozostswa& " POI
wietrzu przez 81 godzin 6" minut.
w dnlu 9 czerwca lotn,k Linneko'
gel wzni6s} Sc ma wysokosc blisko
1000 metr6w. czego ME drkona}
laden z lotnlk6w. W zesz}y piatek
lo,nik Boehm wio'acy 700 THROW
benxyny i IA klg. ~oleju, ably m6dz
jak najdfuzej utrzvmac sic " powie
tr1u p"bi} ~wszystkle dotychczaso-
We r.k"rdy. PublicznosG zyotowa1a
lotn,k"w, barzl'wa owAcye, a dy~
,ekcya lotn'cza W Johanis;alu wre
czy@. mu w,enier wawrzynowy.
0 hakowskich bu]eczkach ~,,wojennyck"
czytamy W ,,G}osie Narodu" ,,Je~
den z nassych czytelnik6w przy~
n;6s} nam niezwyk}y okaz -bn}eczs
ke wojenna. Jest to maleilkie cha.
steczko, bardzo przypcminajace
dawne bi{ki, ~rozmiaraml zss pc.
dobue do kulkl ka,abinowej e., lecz
mn,ejsze Cd tejze wagi. Bu}eczka
wojenna sprawia wrazeole bu}k1,
ogladAaej bu}eczki ptsez lornetke.
odwr6cona szerssa stroua do~ocsu.
Pc zjedzeniu zapeiuia jedna sto~
okmdzies,ata Geese zo}adka, W kt6.
rym szczelaie miesci sic ~podrazn'o~
ny MIA apetvt. Aptekarskie tie bu~
}eczki wypleka ~zupelnie CIV arc'e
p,ekarn.a p. Mazanka W Sukienni-
each, a sk'omny wynalazca nawet
ne paten,o val sw*go pomys}u, kon
tentuja, sc okutem Many ~jeszcze
d"broc.v"nych ebywateli Ma VI"
dok OF, ginal' 81 bu}*czk', kt6rys Z
k..ley6w, malay s%A}onookcs do ma
tematyki, u}ozv} take zadanie: edy
by d~ lie bu}cczki p, Masanka POI
mnoz>G przez niego sauego-o:r~y
many. bochenek licbego chleba l Wy
rok "a lichwe z~Ywnofciowa. PRIV
HAD =. Ma.anka z Krakowa-ma~
my nadzieie-nie zache;i naszych
m,str,6w sztuk, piekarskiej do ma.
6ladownlctwa.
Miasto be- zegarmishza.
Welding gAzety ozesklej "R6w:
nose : miastem, ME posladajacem
zegarm,strz', Jest obecnie Wsetin
ma Mora~ ach, skad ~szvstkich e
garmistrx6w pomocnik6w "a hyto
; lch tam pred wo]na 26) z'c'a zoe
10 ma wojne. Wlelki e~'eAtryczoy
'egar misjski ME fankcjcnuje joz
cd dw6ch m;esiecy. wyezekuIac z
niecierpliwoscia pow ro,u przy"aj-
! mnlel .ineyo L vych 81 ia.
chowc6w, Obiega po!iAska. re
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
BRITAIN'S SAD PLIGHT
ASTRIKING WARNING
TO UNITED STATES
Lesson to This Country Found
in British Statesman's De-
nunciation of Secret Di-
plomacy and Militarism
OF H Err NEW BOOKS

"Citizens who desire peace can indulge
in no greater folly than that which Is
summed up in the phrase the best way
to preserve peace is to prepare for war
That rotten eXpedient has been shattered
completely, The position of the nations
warning in Europe proves conclusvely
that no amount of preparedness can
stem the rush of militarists once they get
out of hand"
This is the solemn note of warning to
America sounded by an English statesman
who has published, anonymously. n his
tory of the facts for years preceding the
war, entitled How Diplomats Make
War" (B W. Huebsch New York;. The
reviewer knows the identity of the author
and can vouch for his authority,
The most casual student of politics can
see that the United States is passing
through exactly the same metamorphosis
that Great Britain experienced beginning
decade ago and eliminating In It's par
ticpaton in the European imbroglio, This
country has its counterpart of the British
Mr., Mulliner, the paid agent of the ar
mamcnt ring, who spread panic and
sowed the seeds of German hatred in the
British press, and misrepresented naval
and military conditions to the all too cred
ulous British Cabinet.
Iafllament was kept IN total ignorance
of understandings" and "conversa-
tions" between the British and French
general staffs, which so ensnared Great
Britain that II was compelled to side
with Germany's enemies despite the lack
of a legitimate casus belli. The German
invasion of Belgium was seized upon as
the excuse most likely to win popular
favor with the British public, 1t was
not until August that Parliament was
informed of the alliances which bound
England hand and foot. There was moth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18

cept Tor still higher prices. The prin.
| Clpal reasons are the decrease OF the
grazing area and the Increase of popu.
lation in the United States. We are not
getting any leather from the European
| cattle countries, as we call such coun.
! lrles as Austria, Germany, where cattle
are raised principally for beef, and where
caves are not killed till they arrive at
higher degree Of maturity. than they
are permitted to do In the United States
Wnlch we call a,dairy country. and where
caves are sacrificed for the milk.
sixty per cent Of these calfskins used
IN the manufacture Of mems shoes came
from Europe before the war In the face
OF this we are exporting to Europe three
times as much leather as we did before
the war and three times as many shoes.
most or them Of heavy leather for the sol.
dlers in the trenches.
When the war started some shoe manu-.
laCturers stocked up with leather at ad.
Nanced prices, only to find that the beef
crowd had more than 1000, 900 hides
salted away which they threw on the mar.
ket and smashed prices, but this cannot be
repeated; the stocks of hides are depleted.
The shoe business is peculiar in one
way. 1t finances itself In 1912 the per.
centage OF profit to the dealers in Penn.
SylNania was only 1 lie per cent. When
the bankers found the profit margin was
so small they were chary with credit, so
the business finances itself We have not
cried for protection, and we haven't got
any tariff on our goods
shoe manufacturers. In spite of In.
creased cost of materials for many years
past, have succeeded In keeping tho prices
OF shoes to the consumer at the lowest nos.
Sible point by using improved machinery
ana by other economies but we cant do IL
IN face of present conditions
Here Is telegram received this morn.
ing from manufacturer" said Mr..
Geuting. II read:
Sell no more goods on present quota
tions."
u was talking to shoe salesman n
Few days ago who was returning from n
two months trip" continued Mr. Gcutlng
and he told me Of IA line he carried to re-
tail at $3.50. on his way back they were
quoted at $3.50"
ENOUGH HOTELS HERE.
"These statements are very amusing"
said Thomas c. Leslie. secretary.treasure
of the Pennsylvania State Hotelmen's As.
soCiation when his attention was called
to published report that n hotel syndi.
cate. to be known as the c. A. Cold Com.
pany, is in process of formation in this
city for the purpose of purchasing and
developing a chain of New England hotels
as first.class all.year resorts.
81 have on a shelf in my office" said
Mr. Leslie. "the blue prints Of at least 20
hotels to be built in this clty"-after "A
long pausc-"some day
"One thing I know we don't need any
more hotels here" he continued. I'VE
have 500 more rooms than the normal
needs Of the city require OF course, we
need them all and more when we have a
big convention or anything of that kind.
mo, | don't know Mr. Cold. and think
If there was anything In this report
would have heard something of it,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
Books Received

JAPANESE EXPANSION AND AMERICAN
POLICIES-By j. f. Abbott. S1.5O. Mac
milan Co., New York.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT: THE LOGIC OF
HIS CAREER-By G. G.. Washburn. l.jO.
Houghton,Mlfhin Co., New York.
WHY BE FAIRY Amelia Summerville. soc.
F. a. Stokes CO., New York.
MRS. BALFAME--By Gertrude Athcrton.
Sl.35 T. \, stokes CO.. New York.
FISHING WITH A WORM--Ry Bliss Perry.
soc. IIoughton .Mlfnln Co. New York.
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF NEtfTRALITY-
BY d. q. Brewer. S1.25. Putnam. New
York.
CURIOSTTIEs IN PROvERBs-By d. r..
Marvin. Sl.7j. Putnam New York.
PSYCHOLOGY OF RELAXATION c.. r.
". Patrick. Sl25. Houghton.MIfhn Co.,
New York
THE sTEADFAsT PRINCEss-By c. l..
Megs. Doc Macmillan Co. New York,
HANDBOOK OF ATHLETIC GAMES-By
James g. Bancroft and Puvermacher. 81 80.
Macmillan Co.. New York.
THE STORY or THE SuBMARINE-By by
Farnham Bishop. $l,OO. The Century CO.,
New York.
TwILIGHT-By Frank Dandy. S1.35. Dodd.
Mead & Co., New York.
GREAT RUSSIA-By Charles Sarolea. 81 .25.
A. A. Knopf, New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Feb. IS,
For eastern Pennsylvania and New ,Ier-
sey-Probably rain, turning to snow to-
night; colder tonight; Saturday fair and
much colder; moderate variable winds be-
coming northwest, probably increasing to
gale force tonight,
disturbance is central over Lake On
tarlo and overspreads the eastern por.
tion of the country this morning 1t has
caused increasing cloudiness except in the
south Atlantic States, and light snow has
covered most of the Lake region, The
temperatures continue mild i'm the dis
trcts under it's influence and have risen
slightly at most places. From the Mis-
sissippi Valley westward the country is
overspread by high barometric pressure,
Fair weather prevails under its influence
and the temperatures are generally some
what lower.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
SUES GRAND FRATERNITY
Interests of 1900 Members of Old Or.
der Involved in Litigation

Whether or not fund of sS2.S39 held
by the Grand Fraternity is applicable to
the credits and benefits Of about 1900
members of the old order Of Americus.
absorbed by the Grand Fraternity in 1904.
Stake and a jury in Court OF Common
Pleas No. today, in suit by Lee w.
Squier TO recover on a $1,000 consolidation
certificate, with interest from December
6, 1912
The plaintiffs brother, Burton o. Sauler,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18

Joined the order Of Americus in 1899. nam
ing Squier as his beneficiary, and dying
December 6, 1912.
The Squier certificates were refused
payment. because, It was alleged. tho de-
ceased member was not in good standing.
The plaintiff contended that his brother
would have paid his dues II pro rata
credits of the "Amcricus surplus" fund
held by the Grand Fraternity had been
made. The case is still on trial.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18

70 down certain
WALTER r. MILLER colors ~ coatod
glazed paper which are used in such large
quantities in the business, especially dark
reds, blues and maroons and the lighter
tInts which are derived from these colors
"Strawboard has advanced from % to
20 per cent. In the last few months.
Freight rates have n good deal to do
with this increase. It is easy to see that
n strawboard mill that would turn out,
say 30 tons, of board n day would use
up 60 tons of straw. IL takes quite an
extent of territory to supply 60 tons of
straw, and with each days consumption
the territory from which the mill draws
for Its supply gets more and more dis
tant and the high freight rates begin to
count
"Then there are the chemicals used
for bleaching the straw. So many Of
these chemicals are being used by the
munitions plants that prices are almost
prohlbitve. The highest bidder gets
them. and as the muniton manufacturer
is making bigger profits than the paper
boxmaker, he outbids us.
I'm coated paper the advance during
the last few months has been 100 per
cent and the mills in many cases can
them It is subject to conditions over
which they have no control
There arc about 6O manufacturers of
paper boxes in Philadelphia and the
ramifcatlons OF the business extend to
virtually every busIncss-dry goods.
hardware candy, cigarettes. drugs-in
fact don't know of any wholesale or
retail business that does not use them I'm
larger or smaller quantities. From their
bulklness we are confined to n business
within 100 mile radius of the city. but
there nre boXmakers in this city who
ship fine artistic boxes to every State in
the Union.
II attribute the general prosperous
conditions all over the country as the rea-
son Of our unusual activity at this time
Corrugated strawboard for boxes and
packing is subject to the same conditions
as the regular strawboard, and has ad-
vanced in price from % to 80 per cent.
in the last three months.
'Unquestionably the prices of shoes are
said Anthony II. Geuting,
secretary of the National Shoe Retailers
Association, 1880 Market street, land l
don't see any possibility of change, ex-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18

The Army and Navy Journal has con-
taincd within recent months some very
able articles dealing with the questions
growing out of the war, treating cspc-
cially of the rights and duties of the
United States as neutral Power. They
were written by Daniel Chnunccy Brewer.
Boston lawyer. Mr.. Brewer has col
lected them, and they now appear in "A
volume entitled Rights and Duties of
Neutrals," from the press OF G.. =. Put
mans Sons, New York. The volume is
not mere legal treatise. for Mr.. Brewer
has some sound American views Il laws
down the accepted principles of lntcrna-
tional and domestic law and discusses
them as they apply to the present condi-
tions Then 1t suggests what the law
should be In order that II might be logical
and fair to all concerned No one can
read it through without becoming much
better Informed on the subject than when
he began.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
FOR BOOK LOVERS
IMPRESSIONS
OF THE ART AT THE
PANAMA-PAClFIC
EXPOSITION

By CHRISTIAN BRINTON
author of "Modcrn Artists" etc. With
mates IN JulI color and SO IN black
and rhtc. Suo. Boards, $500 net
The first authoritative art record
of the Pacific Coast Exhibitions,
1t is also critical survey of
modern European and American
art, and is written by n member
of the international Jury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18
PLAYS
OF The NATURAL
AND THE
SUPERNATURAL

BY 7 IHEUDUKE DKEIoEK
author Of "Tho 'GeHius, "SiStCr Car
ric," etc. I2mO. Boards. SI,25 net.
Mr.. Dreisler i'm this book OF
one-aCt plays opens up an entire-
ly new field of dramatic possibili-
ties. In the natural" plays he
has written the first truly realls-
tic dramas to come out of Amer
lea; i'm the supernatural plays
he introduces a deep and novel
element into dramatic effort.
They are based on the broad
foundation of philosophy, and
contain what may be called, for
lack of a more specific term. the
fpurth dfmangfOn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18

Were more biographies written in the
sympathetic spirit which chnraCterizes
Amy Cruse's Robert Louis stevenson"
Frederick 4. Stokes Company, New
York;, this form of literature would en-
JOY greater vogue The atmosphere
OF the principal pormeates the book and
those who have learned to love the author
OF Treasure Island" "Dr Jekyl and
Mr. Hyde" "a Child's Garden OF Verses"
kidnapped and numerous masterful
essays feel ever in his company
a biography we'll done Is probably the
most fruitful sort of book to be had: 1t
Is story of life with lifes lessons But
the studied academic manner with which
most bographers have approached their
tasks, and the cold, erudite air which per-
vades the completed work, have combined
to repel readers
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III accomplishing u,
said Walter T. Miller
president of Walter
Il. Miller Company,
5th street and York
avenue.
THE paper box
business never was
more nourlshing as
far as orders are
concerned, but we
can't get the ma
terials. The dye sit
uation is hurting
business as we'll as
the textiles. Paper
factories have shut
down nn rnEl IL,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-18

In "Thc Law -Rreakers." by RidEwcll
Cullum (GCorge w, Jacobs. Philadelphia,
Stanley Fyles, of the mounted police, Is
assigned to hunt down whisky runners I'm
a secluded valley in Western Canada. on
his travels ne meets and loves a girl. His
struggles and disappontments and then
his final success, make a tale Of suspense
and mystery that holds the readers at
tention to the final chapter, whore ii Is
shown that the real culprit is the girl
Fyles is going to marry. Il makes an ac-
ceptabe addition to the popular list Of
new fiction.
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There is a drug store near your
home that will accept Ledger want
ads at office rates.
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ing to do but declare war. The author,
In plying Sir Edward Grey, who really
strove for peace too late, says, "He was
the slave of secret diplomacy and not the
servant OF the country"
Cannot the average American ask, Are
we not engulfed in the quicksand of
secret diplomacy" What is Colonel
war cannot be declared without the con-
sent of Congress. Nor could the British
Cabinet declare war. Stil Understand
ings" and conversations" by the Cabinet
and by special emissaries lead to situa-
tions which render the peoples repre-
sentatives' helpless. We in the United
states have our secret diplomacy. our
Mr. Mulliner, our armament ring and our
lingo scaremonEers. This book should be
read by every American citizen and Con-
sressman before deciding what attitude
TO take on preparedness.
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