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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16
RECORD OF ONE FAMILY
Sacrifices for Their Country Willingly
Made by Heroic Britons

The following extracts from a letter from
a Scotchwoman in London to friend In
this city show n side OF the war OF which
little Is written in the newspapers:
'"rhe war grows more terrible every day
and it's hard to convey onetenth OF the
sheer tragedy OF 1t. II is no exaggeratlon
to say that / don't know single family
in London that isn't In sorrow nor single
person who hasn't been hit by the war
"Our family Is supposed TO have got on
lightly SO far with only one son killed
and a cousin driven insane by wounds and
shell shock In Egypt. This cousin was 4
staff captain, boy OF twenty-eght, grad
uate OF Cambridge University and with
brilliant future before him. He was wound
ed at the awful Gallipoll landing, but being
very strong and athletic, made quick re-
covery. and was later on sent TO Egypt
and became a wing captain in the Naval
Air Service. A shell burst near him ana
a week later his mind gave way. He traV-
eled home TO England and was put under
the best London doctors, but they fear ne
will never recover. II Is really worse than
death. this shell shock for the patient goes
through such agony OF mind. and then
come intervals OF sanity In which he realizes
the hopeiessness OF the future He has
been in a shell shock mental hospital for
officers for nine months and Is gradually
getting worse. Physically he Is In pertees
health, but that only makes things sadder'
my eldest brother, a surgeon lieutenant
Is of to Mesopoiamla. i am anxiously
watching the papers for news OF submarln-
ing as tho journey is so dangerous re
wears a curious waistcoat that inmates "
self when one hits the water and keeps one
afoat but this Is cold comfort = Ny brother.
the captain one, is in Salonica.
when In Edinburgh recently we had
visit from the chaplain who buried my
young brother In Mesobotamia, on the
Tigris line, lie said We ought to be thank
fuI he was killed when he was, as he would
have died lingering death from starvation
and thirst and fever. After he was killed
by the Turks. provisions we're cut on ana
most Of his company either died terfiple
death or have been inyalided forever out o.
the army ana will never be nt for any
thing again. The chaplain told us that the
fate OF my brothers company was 100
ghastly 10 detail Mes0potamla Is terri
bic place. a hotbed OF fever and disease
and 1 hate 10 think OF another brother on
his way there, particularly II the Araps
are as vindictiye as usual
Another cousin Of mine Is suffering
from the mildest form OF shell shock, but
that neeessitates great care. lie has fought
from the beginning OF the war IN Scottish
regiment. and his stories are very thrilling
though the doctors forbid his relating any
more. At Loos he started cut one day win
his company OF 1000 men and At sunset
only 400 Were left This was after q bay
onet charge
over Ia America such things must aoap4
unreal but they ars only too true Haze
- 4 ease q enes 9En brothers ana eea
- epd kFseada
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Answers to Yesterday,s Qulz

1. The Union offered peace terms before the end
Of the Civil War. On February u, 1860.
Lincoln met Confederate ofnclals on q
vessel near Fort Monroe Tor inc INFORMAL
champion Roads Conference"
2. Tho name o. the planet Uranus Is accented
8, winfield Scott u7Bd-1BB0l had chief com
mnnd Of the army In the Mexican war.
In 1889, us WhiK candidate for Presl-
dent, he was defeated. He was ranking
union olllcer az start o. civil War hut but
command. lie retired In October. 1851
4. A Aamoyar is a metal urn used In Russia In
making tea, IL ls filled with water. which
h heated by charcoal placed In pipe
with chimney attached. which passes
through the urn.
5. The term OF the Swiss President Is one
year and he Is Ineligible to reelection.
o. A sravenEer Is AN animal feeding on carrlon.
The term II sometimes applied to n person
employ ed 60 keep streets clean or 90 n
writer deliEhtinE In Immoral subjects.
I. Stencil. A design IL cut In a thin sheet OF
metal or cardboard and II reproduced BY
appl,inE paint or other plsment to the
open places when the sheet has been
placed over the object TO be decorated.
&. saint Valentine was Christian martyr Of
the third century, He was beheaded, nc-
eOFdlnE TO tradition, ON February II. his
day In the calendar.
o. The Hrst Council OF Nieaea was held In 3s5
BY the Emperor Constantine 20 settle the
faith adnpted IL embodied In tine Nieene
creed The second Council Of Nleaea MAS
held IN TS0 and 1877 In connection with the
tise Of imaEes.
TO- The procession Of the sauinoxes, the earlier
sssesssiSs siaersRi ssaT due 70 ths
TetroEr9dS motion Of eauin0etial points
along the elliptic.
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PRIvATIoN AND PLENTY

rTHERE IL deal OF good.natured
= cynlclsm about our prosperity. We
may be prosperous, but my pocketbook
doesn't show IT," many man will say.
But charity workers, newspapermen, po-
lice officials. tradesmen--all who come
into close contact with people and feel
the pulse Of welfare and trouble in per.
son--agreo that the pressure Of poverty
Is very slight compared TO what IL was
In the winters Of 1914 and 1915. They
can tell better than captains OF industry
who talk about prosperity in terms Of
billions.
Having plenty Mt home, II Is time TO
take the keen sufferIngs abroad more
seriously. II is never too late for Christ.
mas in times like these. TO think Of
living in the ever.to.be.forsotten years OF
tho grcnt war and not doing ones Bit
What distinction in being pointed out by
generations to como who will say, THAT
man remembers tho great war" while
having TO recall that they wero terrible
times indeed, but I did nothing to help
nnybody"7 Manned men. patient women,
needy childron-tho salt of tho earth for
all we know about thom-aro asking moth.
ing OF us because this is not question
of charity. no moro than our gifts to the
Irish famine sufferers were charity. This
war, as long as we are not in It, ia like
great food or earthquake. It will not
dlslocate our commercial life TO be spar:
ing of expensive trivIalities and send the
money equivalent to the sufferers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16
Tom Days Column


THE VILLAGE POET
Whenever Rs Saturday. "nivvered'
holiday,
Too stormy for orr Httlest bov TO 90 out
side an play,
He cots up more iohte paper than eve'
could do
IN ioeeks Of tranpino Chestnut Street "a
sec Chat netos u neto.
He starts IN bright on early. Before he's
out Of bed
The neDs he'd be reporting u humrtInO
IN hts head,
An tohno he's putting on his clothes MS
EXTRA has been planned,
An soon the finished paper nps printed
all bp hdndJ
Whh all tho Uery latest netos, complete
on up.todatc.
rs laid upon tho table near hts mothers
breakfast plate.
Along about 1880, tchen MS Itue teopId,
that teens
WIN sudden tchimsicdlities an changing
hopes an dreams,
Has jcH those revolutions phich oppear
TO bring about
The need to print PosTsoRIPT-tohy,
ne promptly gets II outi
But shortly after lunch the ioorld re.
UoIvcS once more, so then
To print some most importdnt netDs he
goes 10 press again.
NIGHT EXTRA this ono might be called
or EXTRA SPORTS mdvhdp,
Since that's the sort Of netCs that most
attracts the little chap.
At dny rate. he's on the Jump from carly
morn tW night
EUoIvinO ncto editions Just as fast as he
can ,critc
What's hdV You cannot understand
tohdt all this Is dbop'.
An i0hy the little lad should get all those
editions outP
Why, man, they're all his Christmas lists.
tho things hc hopes to sec
Spread out for him on Christmas morn
beneath the fragrant tree.
An y you toroto list, then thought Of
something else, guess
You, TOO, toould tcdrt TO change your
mind an rush right OF to press.
That's tchv '0hen as n Saturday,
"hiuUcred" holiday,
Too stormy for our Wtlcst boz to 90 out
side an play,
nc cats up more tohfte paper than eUer
could do
IN ,eccks Of trdmptn0 Chestnut Street to
see tChdt neiCs Is ncIC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16
OUT IN THE OPEN

OPPONENTS of constitutional prohibl.
~ tion and equal suffrage will now have
to wage their fight in the open. The
judiciary Committee OF the House of
Representatives has reported the con.
stltutlonal amendments with favorable
recommendation for prohibition and with
no suggestion as TO the treatment of the
equal suffrage plan.
An attempt will be made to bring these
propositions to vote in order to put the
representatives on record. The argument
in favor of national prohibition is that
when II is once secured by constitutional
amendment II is permanent so far as
law can make II. States have voted down
tho liquor traffic and then rRconsidered
their action. 1t is maintained by some
that Congress could stop the liquor traffic
by law without a constitutional amend
ment. but such II law would be subject
TO repeal. The prohibitionlsts. however,
demand a rust.proof. Ironbound copper
riveted restriction on tho liquor traffic,
and will not be content till they get II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16
WANTS AN EMBARGO

~ '"e N"'toE ~ fHe evening Aedger;
Sir-Presldent Wilson in an address ~
advice 10 farmers recently accused the
middleman or being responsible for high
food prices and suggested that the farmers
produce more crops. But what about tha
time that must intervene until the farmers
raise more eTops2 Are We 10 see food prices
continue mounting?
Perhaps the President is right I'm HAM
ing the middleman, but as former
academician does he now ignore the
theory" that demand as well as supply Al
factor In price-nXing3
Europe Is demanding food-excitedly de-
manding IL, Historically boosting prices. and
she Is willing 70 pay for what she deman =
with money loaned her through the agency
OF Morgan bankers who have their Amer
lean brdHeh In New York,
The Presidents frame OF mind a si1ch
apparently, that he thinks Il gould be
highly unneutral of him 70 take any steps
which would interfere with the free move
ments OF that deHand Stop that sfrsa
movement" and Il places one Of the wafrInsr
European sides at = disadvantage. But ths
President also has said that the Euronean
war Is no concern Of America How ~
he reconcile this thought with his free
movement" idea7
food shortage IN Europe. We are not
fighting, but We are paying taxes on our
food. neW kind of an export tarin. so
that Europe may continue % drink blood
CECIL MONTAGUE
Hlnh'n4 Apus uecannsr az
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THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
What Contractor Phadephia-Why Germany
Seeks Peace-An Embargo to Force Down the
Price of Food

be ever alert and wRtchfu over Germany's
promises Did she wish the United States
and all the world to know that German
visitors and descendants could descend TO
lncendlarism, destruction and propaganda
ism?
Now Germany wants peace. She has
seen the price Of her folly She has sought
peace for more than n year. At first she
suggested peace with an indemnity from
France Belgium and Serbia Then she
suggested and hln;ed better terms-then
on the basis of tho war maps" Then
she was willing to evacuate Belgium. Then
she was willing to evacuatc France and
Belgium and Serbia. Now she makes
greater stir about peace why?
Because she has seen the price she has
paid
WIN German coaling stations ever be
German again? VIII Germany ever re-
cover that overseas trade held a-throttle
Tor over two years? Will the Cape-to-
CAIRO railroad route. once In the grin of
Britain be returned to GermanyP VIII
Germany ever get down TO the Persian
dulf hrm In the grasp OF Britain even
with the kut-el-Amara disaster? viii
Britain ever restore Egypt TO Turkey?
WIN German bankers. with German
depletion OF finances. ever have their over
sea banking system working healthily?
WIN British bankers give way to German
bankers in Italy?
Yes, Germany holds chips for the cash
ln-but the Allies, are they going to quit
the game--the game that Germany was
eager to begin, the game that Germany Is
now eager TO leaye2 Germany Is tired
or her chips, She holds them with bloody
hands German people are nervous. elated.
moody. joyous, respondent hopeful and
riotous by turns. Even with Victories
Yes, Germany wants peace. Why?
There IL no German oversee trade. over
sea trade In tho llfebood OF "A nation.
Certainly, Germany wants peace! Al
every German victory the German marx
goes down, down as far as the vulture-
eagle OF Prussia rises No indemnity can
come to Germany. A certain indemnity
VIII come from Germany Those who In
delirium smash the windows OF eivlliza-
tion must pay for the new glazinE-Iaterl
Germany wants peace So does the thief
with his booty. Peace peace Germany
cries for Il loudly, She Ia strong ana
lusty yet, but the end is in view.
We're peace to como this instant. hov,
can Germany win back what she has lost
through her winning OF yictoriesg
The Allies have won-Germany "a the
nrst to ask for peace.
p.,.,, JOHN PAUL JONES.
Philadelphia, December Ii.
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WAKE UP!

To the Editor OF the Evening Ledger
Sir-I have been reading with great
amusement the different articles appear
ing from time to time In your valuable
and fearless newspaper. and II seems 10
me you have not quite got to the nut
In the kernel about why Mr. Ware and
his crowd OF Jolly Rogers are trying not
only to control the city, but now are atter
the state God save the Commonwealth! y
DO you realize that when Mr., Ware gets
the contracts for the city NJ the lowest
bid. he also through his organization, hns
the inspectors appointed who Inspect his
work? OF course the inspectors are all
graduates OF the University of Pennsyl-
vania engineering course, nit. Then, when
he gets the profit from the contracts, he
Immediately puts them in city OF Phiadel-
phia 49, thereby making all property own
ers and taxpayers responsible that the IN
terest will be paid. SO he gets us both
going and coming. /. for one, shall always
work and vote that no contractor shall
be Mayor OF this town. Tammany Hall
In it's palmy days never had anything on
the crowd that now controls the city gov
ernment So let's get awake. KIP Van
Wrinkle slept but for twenty years The
citizens of Philadelphia have been asleep,
to my knowledge since 1884. Wake up
They had their chance In 1911 TO elect a
good. honest, constructive business man Tor
Mayor. George H. Earle. Jr And II II had
not been for the Ware crowd he would
have been elected Bat, by chance. they
elected another good honeht man, Mr.
Blankenburg. a man who, 10 my personal
knowledge, is a big-hearted. honest busl-
ness man who does not have the word
graft In his dictionary. But, as he was
thoroughly honest and as there was not
any chance 20 get any graft. they would
not give him the money TO spend, There
never is any money in the treasury when
IL is needed 10 give 10 soup society TO
help the poor people that happen 10 be
out OF work, as they were in this city
in l9i3-l4, but they can always find $4,000
AT a moments notice when they have
iunket for the Councilmen TO take the
liberty Bell TO San Francisco and supply
them with wine. Carolina psrfectOs, chicken
on casserole etc. although many OF them
before they went to Councils never knew
what these things were, But there Is
nothing like getting used 10 II. Now
asS YOU TO keep up the good work for n
change In the charter OF Philadelphia and
20 work for a commission OF fifteen men,
with at least $500 a year salary, You
cannot get good honest men of business
experience for less than $500 year, be-
cause a good man can earn that In legiti-
mate business Now l appeal to tho elti-
gena OF philadelphia 10 work together, so
that the city nag win be redeemed and
let our slogan be mo contractor shall be
elected Mayor OF Philadelphia !"
PAUL S. KELLER
Philadelphia, December 10.
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eont|nna 10 seek employment They
know that unless the women continue 70
work there win be labor shortage. bu,
they DO not look with completeness upon
any necessity which may compel the fu'
ture mothers Of the race 70 DO the hard
manual work hitherto done only by men.
As women are taking the place Of men in
tho industries Of France and Germany as
we'll as Of England. and are likely 20 be
called upon to continue TO do 80. the
American pubilclsts who have been say
ing that Europe will be industriaily OK.
hausted by the tlmo the war ends will
doubtless have 70 revise their opinions
when confronted by the facts.
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WILL THE HOUSE CoNsENTl

Nov that the Danish people have by
IN vote indorsed the plan TO sell the
Danish West Indian islands, the Govern
ment is expected TO ratify the treaty
without delay. The American Senate has
already ratified IT, The transaction can
not b0 completed. however, until the
House of Representatives acts.
The President and the Senate, the
treaty,making powers. have agreed to
pay S25 100000 for the islands, but they
are powerless to carry the agreement into
effect. Treaties. according to the ancient
decision OF Supreme Court Justice Nc
Lean. are not the supreme law OF the
land unless the treaty.making power can
enforce them. The House OF Representa-.
tives. as early as 1895. when asked TO
make appropriations called for IN the Jay
treaty, voted the money. but adopted a
resolution declaring that II was its con.
stitutional right TO deliberate on the ex.
pediency or inexpedieney OF carrying such
treaties into effect and to act In accord.
ance with It's best judgment. They had
the fight all over again ON the Alaska
purchase treaty,
~ Will pt HSttasAl9 70 toHNlhSo Ino
House that the Danish islands are worth
s25, ,0oO, 900. The advocates OF the Alaska
purchase had great difieulty in getting
the needed appropriation. The territory
was said 10 be little more than mass Of
Ice and barren rock, But the $1,000 900
asked FOR was finally voted This was
s2,2OOO0O more than we paid Spain for
Florida and little less than half as
much as we gave TO France for Louisiana.
We bought New Mexico and California
from Mexico for $4,000 600 ana an agree.
ment 10 pay the claims Of $1,000 600
which American citizens held against
the Mexican Government
The only excuse for paying SIS 600 600
for the Danish islands Is that we are buy.
ing something more than little land IN
the ocean. We are supposed 10 be making
II easier 70 maintain the Monroe Doctrine
IN the trying times that are coming. We
arc certainly buying race problem. The
natives have already let Il be known that
they expect 70 be recognized as American
ana ara asking for an lndepen.
dent government They object 4 being
annexed 10 Porto Rico
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16

War prosperity has sent the boys
70 school, and there is scarcity OF mes.
senger and ohice boys. The Walnut Street
Husineas Association. which has begun to
advertise for girls TO take the places
which there are not boys enough to MI.
apparently thinks that prosperity does
not hanefit the sisters so much as tho
bfothers. There is a real surplus OF girls
- Europe We have no such surplus here
but there may be a multitude OF girls
~sl'ing 20 run errandy-in pleasant
weather. II there is, the advertisements
wIli bring them out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16
WHAT A PITY!

BUFFALO. n. Y. Dec. 1.-THE city
commission which has In charge tho
obtaining OF adequate passenger and
freight terminals for Buffalo agreed to-
day to the New York Centrals proposal
to build passenger and freight ter
minal on It's present site at an estl-
mated cost OF $1,000, ,O0O-News dis
patch
IITIIAT pity there is not city com
w mission. committee of the Chamber
of Commerce or some other efficient body
(which has in charge the obtaining OF
adequate passenger and freight termi
nails" for Philadelphia!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16
WHY GERMANY ASKS FOR PEACE
. ths Editor Of ne Evening ledger;

TO the Editor Of the Evening Leagef
sir-But day ago Morgan. the ilnaneler'
saId the Allies had won Now Germany
has asked for peace
what did Morgan mean when he said the
Allies had won? Well, he had asked him
self what are those things Germany did
moi wish TO happen when she so blithely
oiled the hinges OF the rumbling gates on
the temple OF War2 knowing these things,
We know whether or not the Allies have
won. What are those thlngs2
Certainly, she did not want Britain Rwak-
ened from her sleep her drugsed drowsi-
ness. Certainly she did not want Britain
orqanized and Lloyd Georged" with a pro-
gressively multiplying power In CONNER
cial competition. Did she want the Ger
naah name a synonym OF disgrace for >
hundred years? Did sho want the Ger
man SPY system exposed ali over the globe2
Did Germany want Germany 70 mean
lying. deceit cruelty. barbarian. meannesa
sagagery--sll that = opposed . elYllina-
tions
pa Germany VIA ths Unlted states .le
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Government Receipts

I. 1.-The Government receipts from in
ternal revenue for the fiscal year ending
June so. 1915. amounted TO SB12,7232s7,
the greatest ever recorded and an increase
OF S9I,Oi2,264 over the year ending June
80. 1915. Every source but one from which
a large amount OF internal revenue Is coll
leeted showed decided gains in 1873 over
1915 Taxes from distilled spirits Increased
Sls,ss5 692.SOi from manufactured tobacco,
snuff cigars and cigarettes, S7as53, 3s7. IS I;
from the corporation income tax, 3lT,s2s,-
1917. aud from the individual income tax,
S96,s97,4 ,4325i. The receipts from the tax
on fermented liquors showed decrease OF
sl.I55,32T
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16

The astonishing events in France ex-
cite All my attention. / think OF them
when rise and think OF them when /
i|t aQNn. | am afraid the Allies will
make peace without prostratlng the
dynasty Of seourgs' and Nuisance OF
Europe ] shall not be satisfied until
Napoleon IL dead and buried, or az least
|Inmrred for life In the castle OF
tahiuesgelburg.- g.-chancellor Kent 70 hIs
brother March 81, 1914.
E seems that distinguished Amer
lzana Nere as unable in 1914 as In 1915
= msInfaln neutrality OF thought when
teof1eated With a great war on the other
as 9 the ocean. Those who would ap-
e.t - chaneealor's words TO the present
iqatan win pay compliment 70 the
saH which would not be at all dis
|Hs % him or TO his supporters.
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slavery PIanks

A. ID. s.-The Democratic platform OF
1856 declared that Congress had no right
10 Interfere with slavery in the States where
Il existed that new states had right "tO
regulate their domestic institution, with or
without slavery as they please" and that
-ali EFFORTS 10 Induce Congress 70 interfere
with questions OF slavery ought TO be ala
cotfutenaneed, as they lead 70 dangerous
consequences" In 1850 there were two
Democratic conventions, one at Charleston
which nominated john G. Breckenridge
for President. and the other az Baltlmore
which nominated Stephen A. Douglas Both
conventions reanirmed the platform Of 1855
The Charleston convention declaring thai Il
permitted slavery IN The territories. pend-
IuF the formation e 4 Etafe cansfitufIan
Hnd the Baltimore conFanE|1n asreolne -
Rflss ~ lae deQlelea Qf Is sopsans Caazl
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1sanIle lnlormalIon CONC 80

0ednite information comes from
aa that 7ssooo women are now
alk vhieh IN July, 1914. was dons
A few of these new workers
IN keeping the industrial ma
operation are from well4to-do
ana vlil feturn % the leisure
sH he demand for their services
he sreat majority. however. are
aakA o. tie wage earDsrs.
81 Iaen are wives and sisters
a "a hatfle Brtlsh pub.
aoy wondering Whalher
es 1hesa eonsa All