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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30

Citizens of Philadelphia pay a %
per cent tax for the privilege of using
gas. They do not have to pay 1t if they
do not want to.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30

The star gazers gathered at the
Sproul observatory at Swarthmore this
week have very different tastes from
those who win soon gather in the
theaters
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30
Great is truth and it preVaiis.--

They may do 1t, but 1t looks as IL 1t
were going to take more than half crea-
tion to beat the Germans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30

10 De at once pad verse and worse fiction {:
To my sanctum came Tom DAILY,
Shaved and manicured and gayly
Flpping of the ashes from his II. & ]. cigar.
Gloves and tie and cane real classy,
Looking nifty, natty, sassy:
'Dolled up like the husband Of moving pic.
ture star
tom" said How do you do II?
Put wise. pal. lead me to it:
Show me how with 1t you always seem to get
away.
You have autos. cash and acres.
owe butchers, tailors, bakers
You are fixed for life while am in the con-
somme."
Sure" says Tom. 81 have a system
Not in many moons I've missed 'em,
When I've followed long the lines laid down
Sometimes 1 have thought OF shifting
But my thoughts go Idly drifting
Back TO my meal ticket-back to Sunny Italy,
First. my hero must be Tony.
Cause that rhymes with macaroni,
Then this Tony fellow always comes from old
Milan, ,
And. of course. this Tony's gotta
Bigga masn sweet Carlotta;
Then TO get the atmosphere eat a ripe
banan."
j. B. DIGNAM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30
What Do You Know?

Queries OF general interest ,otI be dnsVsrsS
IN this column. Ten questions, the dnstoerS 10
vhtch every well-injOrmed person should know'
ore asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30
Tom Days Column

LINES HASTILY ASSEMBLED AN
JoTTED UPON THE MARGIN o
THE MORNING PAPER Will
THE 1904 TRAIN wHIsKs ONE t
WORK UPON A COOL AND GLc
RIoUs MORNING.:
oh, joyi Oh, jon to be dliUe
on such a ddV as this ISL
Enough to knoto that one mdy thrive
on bread and cheese aud kisses.
II gold at last gnay proUe but dross,
And eUery triumph bWt a cross,
why be a boarding miserf
We read Of gain that turns to loss
For instance, there's the Kaiser.
Oh, better far stay mednjdHd plain,
Than rise to be hero,
Then take sudden fan again
And OrdUitdte to zero.
thank the fate that gaze to me
No bHghting tdtnt of royalty,
But Kept me plain and Uul0dr!
I certainly toouId hate to be
King Ferdinand the BulOdri
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30

The eight.hour day must be good
thing. How about law compelling Office.
holders to work that long?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30

sir-Your Scotch friend. 1IcTavish. says
he never heard robin in this country. Is
this the original guy who met wi fearfu'
accident" through having his ear muffs on
when somebody vas asking what he'd have
10 drink7 ROLIO
our scotch friends right. our robin's
thrush
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30
A Peep Behind the Scenes

Yesterday, you will remember, G. G. 5.
was speaking of the wheezes from "the
| Country Correspondent" that never get
into print. To resume:
Now and then the local clergyman comes
in for some doubtful compliments, well in
tended but hopeless even for the country
editor Here is one
Mr. White is an eloquent orator His
wonderful knowledge and versatile descrip-
tion of the vice and immortality in the
cities and even in the small towns was a
credit to the community"
When "Our Country Correspondent" be-
comes excited over some burning local Is
sue and wakes editorial, then beware!
Writing of n number OF irate parents who
were apparently dissatisfied with the show.
ing their children made under an inefii-
cIent country schoolteacher he says:
There was some hot air in the Middle
Creek schoolhouse on Monday morning, but
how can the children pass an examination If
they don't obey their teacher and don't
learn honor thy teacher as we'll as thy
father and mother so that thy days may
be long on earth which the Lord thy God
giveth thee?"
The great amusement event of the year
the circus, a parade or a picnic, in many
cases causes "Our Country Correspondent"
to soar to dizzy literary heights. The fol-
lowing paragraph is from an unpublished
account Oh tne lTSI annual GluT1ineTS pa
rade in P:
'The affair was worked up in two months
time and shone brilliantly on Saturday
morning when the list of mummers, floats
and organizations consuming over half
mile marched over the streets of p in
mighty contingent, abla2e with beauty,
splendor, ghosts, goblins and merriment,
augmented by three bands of beautiful
music of which the Humane Band of RI
stood conspicuous"
"Our Country Correspondence only
dramatic criticism Of value was concluded
as follows:
Although there was several seats alb
sent the production was no less inef.
fective and showed long and careful
preparation under an experienced hand"
An explanation of an incident following
the drowning of n boy inmate of a charit-
able institution appeared as follows
THE finding of the remains, which were
forced by the current beneath the ice, was
due mainly to diplomacy on the \part of
the attaches of the institution, who enacted
mathematics Oh the spot as a means of
estimating where the body lay"
Laugh, if you will, at our Country Cor
respondent, but remember that ne is
usually loved and always respected in his
community. His education is that of the
primary schools his knowledge of science
is gained from passing remarks of a coun-
try physician; he gets his politics from the
tavern keeper and his views of religion
from the country parson; the general store
keeper is his man of finance and the station
agent links him TO the outside world But
remember, he holds the regulations of half
the people in his locality in the hollow OF
his hand and he seldom violates a conf
dence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30
j. B. DIGNAAi.

HNHIS man Dignam claims to have in.
l. vented the only perfect rhyme for
philadelphia" Without knowing what
it is, we venture to wager a five-spot Ito
be paid to the winner by him or us) that
some one of our readers can furnish a
better rhyme than his. AS a mark TO
shoot at we set up this which is our own
entry:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30

A hotel gave an order
For towels. On the border
1t wished enwoven neatly
It's name and town completely.
When came the finished towels
OF consonants and vowels
The border showed a lack
"Philad" for ''Philadelphia"-
And so they sent 'em back
And made the min add "eIphid."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30

WE print this blast from Chicago. not
because we were dared to do it, but mere
ly to show that it is possible for a thing
to be at once bad verse and worse fiction
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

10. What is a uknleleP
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
FIND NO CLUE in
BOMB MYSTERY
Seven Thousand Dollars in Rewards
Offered For Capture of Dynamiter
of Preparedness Parade

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.-Re-
wards totaling seven thousand dollars
have been offered for the capture of
the bomb plotters who were RESPONSE
BILE for the death of six persons and
the injury of forty at the preparedness
parade Saturday. AS yet no clews of
Importance have been discovered.
William Taylor, an aged cripple,
who frequents the waterfront, told the
police that he saw man leave a suit
case on the spot where the explosion
occurred a few minutes later. Taylor
talked with the man, whom he de-
scribed as being tall, shabbily dressed
and about thirty-fve years old.
From Harry Jones, union work
man, the police got another story.
Jones was in a saloon in the water
front district shortly after l o'clock.
A man, who looked like a Mexican,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
ALLEGE FRAUD
IN LAND SALE
MR.. AND MRS. MILO DEETERS OF
SPOKANE FILE COMPLAINT
AGAINST LOCAL PEOPLE
Declare That Timber on Clearwater
Claim Represented as Worth
$4,000 Worth Only $500

Charging conspiracy to defraud il
a transaction in which valuable prop
erty in Spokane was traded for {
Clearwater timber claim, Milo Deetel
and Minnie L. Deeter, his wife, filet
a suit in district court Saturday
against Clara Wethered, G H. P.atten
Mrs. G. H. Patten, and the Metropoli-
tan Investment company of which Pat
ten is president, and through which
the deal is alleged to have been con-
sumated
Alleged misrepresentation regard
ing the worth of timber on the claim
and the possibilities of a logging road
being built in the vicinity of the
claim by the c. M. & st. P. railroad,
furnished the basis of the complaint
The claim is recorded as the south
half of the northwest quarter of sec
tion %, township 43, range 8, east of
the Boise meridian, in Clearwater
county. The plaintiffs assert that tim
ber on the claim represented to them
as being worth $4,000 is worth only
$500, and ask to be awarded a judg-
ment for the amount of $16,7O0 and
costs.
The transaction took place October
of last year, according to the COM
plant.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
STREET WORKERS
STRIKE BROKEN
FEW OF FORMER STRIKING CREW
AND NEW RECRUITS RESUME
WORK ON PAVING
Concrete Mixers Receiving 80 Cents
Per Hour, and Surfacing Crew
25 Cents-Nime-HOur Day

"The conditions are the same as be-
FORE" said Frank Baker, foreman o1
the concrete mixing gang on the street
work when questioned as to the condi-
tiOns under which the men had re-
sumed work this morning after being
out on a strike for higher wages since
last Wednesday. This means that the
men are still receiving 80 cents per
hour on the concrete mixer and 25
cents per hour in the surfacing de-
partment.
Nine Hours Constitutes Days Work
Most of the workmen who headed
the strike have left the city and found
employment elsewhere, the present
crew consisting of q few of the for
mer workmen and several recruits.
A small piece of paving remaining
to be finished on First street between
Main and Jackson when the strike
was called Wednesday, was finished
this morning and the machines moved
to South Jackson, where small piece
of work is yet to be completed. Work
in the eastern part of the city will
probably begin the latter part of this
week.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
MINING STATION
MAY COME HERE
SEN. BRADY HOPEFUL THAT GOV
ERNMENT EXPERIMENT PLANT
WILL BE AT UNIVERSITY
State Offers Free Quarters and Power,
And Mining Men Will Make Lib
eraI Cash Contributions

| Following conference with Secre-
tary Lane, Senator Brady has ex-
pressed himself as hopeful that one
of the government mining experiment
stations will be located here at the
university.
The university offers the govern
ment free buildings and grounds and
free power for the station if located
here in connection with the universi-
ty, and this offer is likely to sway
the department. In addition, north
Idaho miners are ready to contribute
$4,000 to aid the station, and more
later. The Montana senators have
promised to cooperate with Senator
Brady to get this station for Moscow.
Three stations were authorized and
two Saturday were located, one at
Fairbanks, Alaska, and the other in
Arizona. Director Manning of the
bureau of mines will be in the north
west next week, visiting Moscow and
other points and determine the best
location for the northwest station.
1t had been decided to locate the
northwest station at Seattle, but Sen
ator Brady and the Idaho delegation
protested, contending Moscow was
more central. Now that one. station
goes to Alaska, there is little prospect |
hat the northwest station will go TO |
Seattle.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24

came in and ordered a glass of beer
He asked Jones if he was going to
the parade. Jones said he was not,
that he was union man and did not
believe in it.
"I'm going," said the stranger, "and
I'm going to blow the damned pro-
cession up"
The stranger repeated his declara-
ton to two employees of a brewery
who met him outside the saloon
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
CAPTURE DARING
FRENCH AVIATOR
FORCED TO DESCEND AFTER Fly
ING 1900 MILES ANTOINE MER-
CHAL TAKEN BY ENEMY
Germans Use Air Craft in Raid ON
Lunneville-French Aviator De-
strOys Eighth German Machine

BY the United Press Associations.
PARIS, July 24-Attempting to fly
from Nancy to Russia, Antoine Mer-
chal, French aviator, was captured by
the Germans near Cholm, Poland,
when he was forged to descend. He
flew 1900 miles, and when over Berlin
dropped proclamations.
PARIS, July 24.-German aero
planes raided Lunneville today and
eight bombs We're dropped over Con-
fans station Aviator Chaput destroy
ed another German aeroplane. his
eighth, today near Freanes. The
French attacked the st. Fine chapel
on the right bank of the Meuse to-
day, capturing thirty prisoners. On
the north Aisne the French seized am
enemy trench. Rain hindered some Of
the French operations in this district
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
British Win Naval Battle

LONDON, July PA British light
squadron defeated six German de-
stroyers in a battle off the North Hin
derland lightship, it was announced
The battle was running fight along
the Shouwen bank. Two men were
wounded when a shell hit a British
vessel. The Germans have reached
the Belgian coast base 1t is believed
here that an attempted coast raid has
been thwarted
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
WHEREABOUTS OF
BREMEN UNKNOWN
Officials Admit They Do Not Know
Present Position of SubmersibIe
Merchantman-De in Dock

BALTIMORE, July 24.-Officials OF
the Ocean Rhederei confessed their
ignorance today regarding the present
whereabouts Of the merchant subma-
rine Bremen, of their line. They de-
clared, however, that they had no rea-
son to believe the vessel had met with
disaster.
They suggested that perhaps the
submarine was remaining idly sub
merged for long period in order to
dodge the British blockaders. 1t was
stated reliably today that the Deutsch-
land in dock here is awaiting the ar
rival of the Bremen before returning
to Germany
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
HOOSIER POET
RILEY is DEAD
Succumbed to Second Stroke of Para
lysis Became Famous as Poet After
Years a Sign Painter

1AAoS-
Years a Sign Painter
BY the United Press Associations.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 24.-James
Whitcomb Riley died Saturday night
at his home, following stroke OF
paralysis, only the nurse in charge be-
ing present. Mr.. Riley suffered his
first stroke in 1910, his right side be-
ing paralyzed then; but he almost full
ly recovered from that and enjoyed
good health until recently. He was
born at Greenfield, Indiana, about
1853, but the exact date is not known,
as he was reticent about his age.
For years the HoOSier poet was an
itinerant sign painter and amateur
writer of verse, and in 1870 took up
work on an Anderson paper. In the
early SOS Mr. Riley settled in Indian
apolis, as writer of HoOsier dialect
poetry for the Journal. His later
years were spent in writing and read
ings, and he amassed "a comfortable
fortune from his works.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
BRITISH NOTE NOT
SATISFACTORY HERE
State Department viii Reiterate Re-
quests For Early Reply on Princi-
pies InvOlved-N0 Convoy For Mail


pies InYOlYed-NO Convoy For Mail
ships
| By the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The re-
ceipt of Britan's reply to the Amer
ican protest against the seizure of
American mail will be Immediately ac-
knowledged by the state department,
it was announced today. The English
ambassador will be informed that the
reply is not considered a response to
the American note, and the state de-
partment will reiterate it's request for
an early reply on the principles in
volved, according to the announce
ment.
The minister from Netherlands call
ed on Counsellor Polk of the state de-
partment today to ask whether the
United States will send warships to
convoy mail steamers across the At
lantic, as has been rumored at the
capital. He was told that the rumor
is unfounded.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
POLICE SHOOT
SPOKANE MAN
Dick Turner, Desperate, Wounded
in Battle With Police Near Union
Depot in SpOkane-Death is Expect
cd
New York Herald.

By the United Press Associations.
SPOKANE, July 24.-Dick Turner, a
desperate is in a local hospital dy-
ing from bullet wounds received in a
gunfight with the police today near the
Union station. The police chased
Turner UP the street after he had
had words with Milwaukee train
crew and had opened fire on them.
He received five bullet wounds in his
head and body. His death is moment
arily expected.
Patrolman Floyd Gelvin was SER
iously wounded in the fight. Sheriff
Hodge of Seattle, who is in the city, on
a visit took part in the chase.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
FAVOR CLARKE APPOINTMENT
" the United Press Association

WASHINGTON, July 24-The ju-
dietary committee of the senate re-
in favor of confirming the president S
appointment of John H. Clarke to be
supreme court justice in the place of
Charles Evan Hughes, resigned.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
SEAL WIRELESS ON SHIP

By the United Prcss Assoc1at1ons
BALTIMORE, July 24.-The federal
authorities today sealed the Deutsch-
lands wireless under the neutrality
laws, which do not permit a source
of information for belligerent nations
to be maintained in this country. The
submarine is taking fresh water this
afternoon from the liner Neckar.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
BORDER CONDITIONS GOOD
the United Press Associations.

By the United Press ASSOCIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-General
Bliss reported to the war department
today that the thirty thousand militia
men at the border are living under ex-
cellent conditions. He said that
the men had denied all contrary re-
ports.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
Deny Submarine Capture

LONDON, July 24.-The admiralty
denied today that the British had cap
tured the German submarine freighter
Bremen.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
Germans RepuIse Italians

BERLIN, July 24.-The Vienna COM
munique said today that the Austrian
forces south of Tatarov withdrew this
morning before superior Russian
forces, and that the Austrians are re-
treating toward the main ridge of the
Carpathian mountains.
The Italians have been repulsed be-
tween Valanugana and Paneveggio, it
has been announced.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24

If things do not come your way,
seek the way things are coming
Chicago Examiner.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
To Investigate Defeat

Premier Asquith also introduced a
bill today calling for an investigation
of the Dardanelles and Mesopotamian
campaigns. 1t is intended to answer
the criticisms of the Gillipolian de-
feat, and the surrender of the Indian
contingent under Captain Kut-El-Am-
ara.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
ENGLISH VOTE
ON WAR LOAN
PREMIER ASQUITH ASKS FOR S2,-
536,OOO,OOO MORE TO BE USED
IN CARRYING ON WAR
Bill Introduced in House of Commons
Asking Investigation of DardenelIes
and MesOpOtamian Campaigns
BY the United Press Associations.

By the United Press Associations.
LONDON, July 24.-Premier Asquith
of the house of commons, moved that
the matter of granting the war de-
partment credit of four hundred and
fifty million pounds, ($2,536,000, ,00O),
the largest amount asked since the
This brings the total funds granted
to the department to $14,160OOO, 900.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
British RApOrt

LONDON, July 24.-The British have
advanced in the Pozieres sector, and
General Haig reported that ground
had been gained near Highwood which
is above the town of Pozieres Two
guns and sixty prisoners were captur-
ed in this region today The British
also repulsed the repeated German
sorties between Highwood and Guile
mont 1t is reported that the British
are winning the fight along the Pozi-
eres and Guillimont line
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-24
SMALL GAINS
AT POzIERES
BOTH SIDES CLAIMING VICTORY
ALTHOUGH BRITISH GAIN
is ADMITTED
Germans Retreated Before Large Rus
sian Force South of Tatarov-
Going Into Mountains
By the United Press Associations.

BY the United Press Associations.
BERLIN, July 24.-The British have
failed to gain foothold in the Pozier-
es sector 1t was announced today. It
is admitted that the British have come
into possession of several houses at
Pozieres. The British have lost heav-
lily in their fight in this section, it is
declared. Southwest of GuIlemont the
Branenburgers dislodged the British
from the village of Sanctuary. The
French attacks at Ovillers have failed.
Frence Fire Intenser
The artillery fire of the French ON
the right bank of the Meuse is stated
to be intense" The German army
has repulsed the Russian attack north
west of Berestzko.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-06-24

Kingsley, Lord Carlisle and Macauley
expressed their warmest appreciation
of this strange novel and of the extra.
ordinary influences which it was hav-
ing in so many countries.
More than 100000 copies of the
book were sold within nine months
after it's publication. Thirty different
editions were published in London
within six months of the appearance
of the book in America. It would be
a long list which should contain the
number of languages in which the
work was published subsequently and
Mrs. Stoves name became a familiar
one in all parts of the civilized world
Uncle Toms Cabin" was one OF
the most remarkable books ever writ
ten and it probably did more to cause
the war of the rebellion than any other
one influence. Abraham Lincoln, after
he became president, expressed a de
sire to meet Mrs. Stowe and when she
came to the White House he received
her cordially. He looked at her in
tently for some time and then said
$50 you are the little woman who
caused the civil war;"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-06-24
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE,

Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of
Uncle Toms CABIN was born in
Litchfield, Conn.,, June IA, 1911, one
hundred and five years ago, and died
in Hartford, July II, 1896.
Mrs. Stowe was the wife of Prof.
Calvin Stowe and the daughter of Ly-
man Beecher.
J. F. Rhodes in his History of the
United States From 1850" says of
Uncle Toms Cabin: .-.
"The author felt deeply that the
fugitive slave law was unjust and that
there was cruelty in it's execution; this
inspired her to pour out her soul in
protest against slavery. She thought
that if she could only make the world
see slavery as she saw it her object
would be accomplished; she would
then have induced people to think
right on the subject"
When Mrs. Stowe prepared the plan
of the work that was to become ia
nous and profitable beyond her fond.
est dream, she was approaching her
fortieth year. Her husbands small
income hardly sufficed to meet the
frugal needs of large household. She
was worn out with the care of many
young children and the burden of the
literary work she was doing to exc
out the salary of Prof. Stowe. There
was nothing but the prospect of a bit
ter struggle for bare living when the
inspiration of lifetime came to her
and she wrote her Uncle Toms
Cabin" When the story was first pub.
lished serially in the National Era, an
anti-slavery paper in Washington, it
obtained little notice. When, however,
it was put on the market in book form
it had the most extraordinary success,
Longfellow thought that while it
was one of the greatest triumphs Of
literary history, it contained an even
higher moral triumph.
In England some of the most en-.
thusiastic encomiums were passed
upon the author and her book. Lord
Palmerston, Lord Cockburn, Charles