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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
PARALYSIS AND THE MOVIES

To the Editor Of the Evenin1 Ledger:
Slr-will paralysis survive the movies? ?
When I say paralysis / don't mean infan-
tile paralysis alone. I mean the paralysis
from the censor, business depression, high
rents. big prices for productions, advance
in salaries, music and poor business meth
DDS. These are the paralysis conditions in
moving-picture theater for which there is
still no cure The mortality of motion-pic-
ture exhibitors Is increasing from day to
day and no red flag is raised yet VIII there
some day be philanthroplst who will see
to II that no mortality occurs or will there
be brains enlisted to avoid the calamity?
No one, either an exhibitor or patron,
will want this great industry TO be de-
stroyed. II Is here to stay and do good for
a good many reasons
Now let US see what can be done. In the
first place the exhibitor should cooperate
with all municipal authorities to stamp out
this dreadful disease of infantile paralysis
and save the reputation of his community.
Censorship In one way Is a good thing, for
IL educates the man that can't think TO find
fault and ask why he can't have this or
that, Eventually the public sentiment will
not tolerate censorship and It will be abol-
ished as it is in any way contrary to
American principle.
Business depression for the exhibitor
comes through his overfeedlng the patrons
with too much undesirable products. and
not enough variety of the better kind.
have a plan In mind which some day In
the near future hope to bring before the
exhibitors think they will find relief in 1t
from all their troubles High rents are a
great factor at the present in the failure OF
some exhibitors. They win be eliminated
in the near future
To my sorrow the exhibitors and ex-
change man have never been friends to-
ward each other. The exhibitor always
minds everybody's business but his own.
All this should be changed An organized
body of the exhibitors with a good man
at the head and with proper supporting Of
hcers can accomplish a great deal and make
everybody happy In this large family /
hope that the time will soon come when no
sickness OF any kind will molest the com
munity at large and that the exhibitors will
then start thinking and exchange their
thoughts with their neighbors and consult
one another. MORDUCHAI.
Philadelphia, August 21.
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GEORGE AND LANE

Since George and Jane are home again
just little George and JaHe-
The happiness thai has come In has
croloded out Hfe's pain;
The arms that necklace round a neck, the
lips uprdised to kiss
There's nothing else IN all the t0orId that
half t0ay equals thisl
There's nothing else IN all the toorId Ike
to baby sqHeezei
There's nothing else one-hdH so st0set as
children on your kHeesl
There's nothing makes for happiness. or
banishes Hfe's pain,
or makes the toorId home t9orth tohile,
like little George and Jane.
Life Is long aud lonesome time through
all the heated spell
For home Is home and is Is never a home
in a hotel;
At first zoe npin0le t0ith the crol0ds. at
first zoe Ike the H0hts.
And then our l0hole heart longs and longs
for quiet. honey nights,
And easy chairs dol0H IN the yard, and
happy little chaps
In t1ild chase for cGHdlebu0s, or perehsd
upon our IGps;
And little girls 10hO Hike 10 curl upon ths
daddy-lenss.
And JUST be happy IN his aTnss--as happy
as cda be-
The Georges and the James through al
the dragging sumner days
Are gone array they may be glad IN dis
taHt shady a5ags,
They may Ind happiness soHssOhsys,
pi1k-footed Ia sORls stream.
And perfEHed oreezes May CONS ~ to
kiss them a0here shsv dream;
Bat hotsFs loAesoBls pIacs. s0hs.
Herer d0t0a the hGu
There comes the rush Of baby feet. or
comes q hltfa0 call
Buf t1hsa ths Georges aad the Jaaes are
sals af home. aehg. thea
Le1Ss haRpiaszs has oxoa1dsd ~ tAe
pa ITem He a9aia
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Grouchin'

Ny father says lce're coming to
The pleasant days aud cool;
But I knolC 1chGt PH haze to do
III haze to 90 to school,
The pleasant days aud cool may be
All right for him, but
Can't say that am glad to see
The summer dogs 90 By.
Cool days mean no more s11intnlin' hole
And no more barefoot time!
Cool days means lH00in' hodS OF coal,
And no nut trees to climb,
And days so short that pldyin' bah
When school lets out Is OF;
And onion syrup nights, and oil
Such stuff for euery cough.
And shntttn' Up our pirate cdve,
And getting tChipped for fights,
And dlJCGys hdving to behave,
And getting lessons nights;
I t0ish nly father t1ore short puntsl
And tCent bGretooted, too!
When cool days come I'd Ike q chance
To see tohdt he tCouh do!
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WRONG WAY TO DO 1T

HlHE shipping bill as It passed the Sem
i ate contained the iniquitous provision
permitting foreign-built ships to be used
in coastwise trade. If the bill becomes a
law with this provision in it American
shipyaFds may as well go out OF bust
ness. The navy bill. with its program of
one hundred and ffty-seven new vessels,
viii not save them. for our shipyards can
not live on Government work alone. They
have been supported by the patronage of
the men engaged In the protected coast
wise trade, q trade confined to American
built ships for more than a hundred
years. The Administrators bill, which
Is defended by its friends as the best way
to restore to the merchant marine its
share OF the foreign trade. virtually di-
reefs the shipping board to buy ships in
foreign markets when they cannot be
bought as eheaply from American build
ers. and TO charter. lease or sell its ships
to Americans for use either In the ocean
or eoastwise trade. In normal times ships
can be built abroad cheaper than they
can be built here. We have $4,000 tons
Of American-bullt vessels engaged ia the
protected trade between American ports.
II cheaper forslgn-built ships can com
pete With these vessels they can cut rates.
ana no ship owner vii buy al American
ship when he can set one from the Gov
srnneaE board hallE abroad Tor less
uones
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Philadelphia. August 10.
WHAT MR.. WILSON KNOWS

To ths Editor OF the EUsHtHg. Ledger:
Sir-May 1 answer, in part. the questions
pertinently put by your correspondent g.
W. d. In today's issue7 He asks a number
OF doesn't tine President knoWs7" 1 am
not intimate with what the President knows
From reading solid Republican papers these
past few months l have been led to be-
neys that the President doesn't know
Kaiser hounds from Kilkenny oats l begin
to wonder whether he knows that the child
labor bill Is = good thing or the rural
credits bill or the Federal reserve lsgisIa-
ton
However. for the question: Does he not
know that It T. within the power OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission 10 bank-
rupt any road and to destroy the value Of
Is securities b. refusal 70 permit increase
Ia rates or lntermlnabls delay IN reaching
Z dscision9"
Answer Beng Democrat. ne probably
knoHz noEhtnz Beng 2 human he nreh-
ealE knows Al q thai znd acre zaAs ls
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
REAPING WHAT WAS soWN

To the Editor Of Evsnino Ledger:
Sir-Your editorial in yesterdays issue
relative to Mayor Smiths real duties voices
my sentiments precisely. But-now, hon
est--is he not giving the people what they
voted for? In fact the writer would have
been agreeably disappointed had 1t resulted
in genuine business method Is IL not a
fact that very large majority preferred a
political administration TO the thorough
business administration including the police
department, OF the previous Mayor? Is II
not a fact that this city, with its hundreds
of thousands OF so-called members of
church, has been advertised by it's own
newspapers as one of the worst governed
and immoral cities In the Union, requiring
the attention OF the Grand Jury and the
courts? Is II not a fact that this vicious
business is directly traceabIe to the police?
And is II not fact, II the police (who do
nothing 10 hours out of "a but wear out
the seat OF their trousers) are not capable
to locate these hellhoes and report who fire.
quent them, they are not fit TO be on the
force?
Is it not fact that this state OF affairs is
detrimental to the city's interests? Does II
look reasonable that enterprising manufac-
turing concerns, anxious 10 maintain their
fixed charges at the minimum would locate
in a mismanaged. tax-ridden city? Is il not
fact that nearly every enterprise now
located here and wishing to enlarge. does
so by locating beyond the city limitsF The
reason can be solved by any schoolboy
The only reason that rumholes, gambling
houses or immoral houses exist Is because
the men in the community demand and
patronize them that is all. No community
of any kind or character will be supplied
II there Is no demand. Positively NOT one
OF these pesthouses could exist II the men
were not themselves instrumental In Great
ing and maintaining them. Appoint a Grand
Jury OF some OF those women whose hus-
bands or brothers are frequently detained
on urgent business and something NAV
drop TAXPAYER
Philadelphia. August IT.
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while I. is "inconceIvabIe in

While II is "inconceivabIe in a
democracy like ours" that the power of
the President should be used to coerce
business men 70 grant the wage demands
OF their employees without first submitting
the matter to a board OF arbltrators, it
is equally inconceivable that the trans
portation business Of the country should
be tied up because of the inability OF rea-
sonable men TO find way OF compromis-
ing their differences so that the railroads
can be operated while the questions in
dispute are being settled. The nation has
a right to expect railroad peace and not
Industrial war.
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. Sea puss or sea pursei conditions resulting
from storm Of very limited area the
water becoming ehopny and full of
swimmers and naviEatOrs OF small craft,
z. The Maine State election will be held Sep
tember IL.
3. The fourth Allied offensive Il starting on
the salonica front along the northeas St
e1n ,der border OF Greece against the Bull
T. The 400 900 railroad employee arc less than
~ per cent. q the total. There are more
Than 2'9oO 900 railroad employees in the
o. sharp earthquake shocks are said n havs
been felt In philadelphia December l.
1871, October 80, 1893, February u iSIa
January 8. 1917. and August 10, 1854.
D. G5adsrlPdi one who measures life with
human natures from a Character 3n
Diekenss Hard Times" "
Z. A horOseOPei q "foEtune" told according to
ones birth. " '"o "our OF
8. Stephen PhillIDsi an FnRIIsb mat ,,h n, !,
last year, N ""o u'ou
o. PadsTswSai' pronounced .''Pa-de-ref-ske, !"
with the accent the "ref. ''
10. Two quarts In q maEnum,
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The members of

The members Of the Sherwood I'M
provement Association apparently believe
In the good old maxim that II you want
thing done, the best way is 10 do it
yourself. They have cleared the mos
quito-breeding places from long stretch
Of cobb's Creek and have built foot
bridge across the stream. Now II the
members OF other neighborhood assoeia-
tons In other parts OF the city would
follow this excellent example. the looks
Is well as the salubrity OF the town would
be improved. OF course. the city itself
should do these things. but they ought
to be done anyway. II the city neglects
its duty the people must do theirs
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We must assume that the special.

We must assume that the special
isls IN antitoxins ana serums are work
Ing night and day in an attempt to and
cut an antidote for the germ OF infantile
paralysis They are the only men who
can bring relief ImmunIzsd blood from
those who have recovered has been help
ful IN some cases IN New York. and is
being tried here. but it Is not yet estab.
Hzhed that the recovery OF TIE patients
70 treated was anything more than a
eolneldance. Experiments must be con
tinned not only along this line. but every
other possible clue that promises relief
must be followed. Human ingenuity has
kesn equal "a more banning problems. ana
il must Be equal 70 this ons-
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them. II a crisis arose which made II
imperative that powerful reasons BE
offered to Denmark in support Of our
claim to the islands, Mr.. lansing can In
form the members OF the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs in confidence,
and objection will probably cease. But
until he justifles the extravagant sum by
some other plea than that he wanted to
make It worth Denmark's while to sell, he
will be subject to hostile partisan criti-
cisn
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Once Again Have We Been Insulted!

Tom DAILY, who wants our picture to
run in the Philadelphia EVENING LEDGER,
writes us: Send along an electro of
that shameless nude you run at the top
OF your toothsome tower" Doggone him!
Tom hasn't thing in the world to brag
about but a mop Of hair and nine little
Days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
QUIZ

1. Who was John Paul Jones and about when
did he live?
2. What Is maIfeasance?
3. What is nttrltlOn, as applied to war?
!. What nre Parkway condemnatlons." al
luded 10 In reports OF the Parkway pro-
Ject in this city?
3. What Is the PunJab?
@. What II "A quit rent?
Wills?
D. What and where Is the Liberian Republic?
D. With what Is the science Of heraldry con-
cerned?
10. What Is the meaning Of the prefix "poly."
which appears In such words as "poly-
SYLLABLE" "pOlyEOn." "poyEamy," etc.?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
IRELANDis HAPPY HOMES

To the Editor OF fhe hVehln0 Ledger:
slr-In today's issue OF your paper
have been very much interested by picture
In the page entitled "Scrapple." namely
'Ireland's Happy Homes" That is a gross
insult TO every ITishman and woman who
sees IT l can tell you Furthermore that the
homes in Ireland are far from what you
picture them. II anything like that should
appear In your paper again l will condemn
It In every other paper. And still more Il
win curtail the sale Of your paper.
AN FRESHMAN,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

heart as BIG as
his chest, and for
that reason he Is
beloved by everp
child that ever
c a m e totthtn
range Of his tOide
s m ile. Judd's
smile Is not only
tCide and frank,
but has height
and depth, par.
ticHldrlp height.
id 20 rs
c toth es an d
tbfnds that take
the place Of fur,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
Democratic newspapers wei

Democratic newspapers were con-
ndently predicting that Mr.. Hughes
would get caught in a local factional sit
uation In California, and then when he
refused to accommodate them rallied at
him for not taking sides. The candidate
struck the true national note when he
told callers that he felt the issues between
Republicans and Progressives in the
State were local and they should be
decided locally,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

The exceedingly great alarm Of the
Democratic organs over what they re.
late to be the lack Of fire in Mr. Hughes's
campaign indicates that If he keeps fight
ing along the same lines much longer
they viii all need two editorial pages to
tell about It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
Perhaps John Was Wise

John Campbell planted peanuts the
other day, but got afraid he would die
before they made anything. SO he
scratched them UP and ate them.-Frank-
lin County (Ark.) News.
Any soil but Texas soil is very uncer-
tain.
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washington advices are that

Washington advices are that the
Pennsylvania troops will not be sent
home from Texas until November at the
earliest, and then only IL the proposed
commission succeeds in arranging set.
tlement of the dispute with the Carranza
Government. Their friends need not
count on their early return.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
4 Confederate $50 Bill

Editor Of "What Do You Kno,,,- -tJas
Confederate $50 made in February. Issa
any value? a p
or course, no value as currency. ouas
uons In regard to the value OF curios or
old coins, or bills cannot be answered hers
Question dealer in such things as to the
value. '
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
The Pennsylvania Society for

The Pennsylvania Society for the
Advancement Of the Deaf should appoint
n committee to tell the Administration
that the country demands a protective
tariff. The impediment in its hearing.
or in its intellectuals, is so great that 1t
does not seem able to hear what is ding.
ing in the ears of every one else.
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of course. the PresIdent cann

OF course, the President cannot ad-
NIT that the increased earnings Of the
railroads in recent months are due to
the war. Does not every one know that
what prosperity we have is due to the
activities OF the Wilson Administration
and to the good laws that 1t has passed?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

THIS department Is free to all readers trho
tctsh to express their opinions on subjects of
current interest. it Is an open forum; Gnd the @
Evening Ledger assumes no responsibility tor
the yiet1s o. ITS, correspondents. Letters "nst S
be signed By the and address OF Ne
WTiter, not necessdrily for publication but as
guarantee Of good Idtth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

rhs Republicans Of this state are talking
Of nominating Professor Taft for the Unltsd
states senatorship in the event that sena-
tor Mclean does not ran. aud II ksw YORK
there Is : movement 70 give Colonel Rooza-
xeIf : Ike nomination Perhaps lhIs ssI-
saa1a the question q Hha1 aa zhsuIa ao
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

This is sure hell OF a game.-Presi-
dent Ripley, of the Santa Fe Rail-
road in Washington.
That is what It looks like just
now. but the accuracy of the characteri-
zation cannot be determined until It is
PLAYED through TO a finish.
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Tom Daly's Column

AMoNG the good feIlotos zoe called upon
n for help toas Judd Mortimer Letois,
OF the Houston (Te1.D Post. Judd hos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

In advancing the elimination Of the pork
o1lice as among the Constructive pollcless
favored by him. Mr.. Hughes is deIlbaralely
attempting to deceive the electorate. ne
might Just as wen adopt the ten Commando
ments as part Of his platform.-Aibu-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

The Mayor continues to be We.
hement Of his intention to clean things
up. The FIRST thing to do is to clean some
offices out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

What tragedy for the world It
would have been II Mr.. Edison had de.
manded an eight-hour dayl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

J; H-ssnator du Pons Is . candidate -.
ss.s'sss.sn - 100 @s are making inquiries sbest
publish Ehs laefa 8 H. - a.se ~
= Nsslr aeeEekzrlsz - Hztase
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What Do You Know?

Queries Of general fnterest tciH be dnsOersd
IN shiS column. Ten questions, the dnstcers to
vhIeh eveTv toeIl-intorDsed person should kHoso.
Gre asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

TIE Government cannot borrow
more money than Democratic Congress
can spend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

Labor Is the chief beneficiary Of adequate
protection Of American Industries. For
elgn capital is the chief beneficiary of Am
(AIbany1.
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NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

There seems TO be some doubt vhAther
the Danish Folkething and Landsthink know
q good thing when they see it.-Indlanapolis
News.
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Kavala

W. NJ E.-Kayala is a Greek mort of
about 5000 Inhabitants. IS miles west or
the Bulgarian border 1t was taken bv
Greece from Turkey in the first Balkan war
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Shorter

The days are growing shorter now,
The autumn comes in view
With all the autumn things TO buy,
And I grow shorter, too.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

We, by suffering, learn to prise
our bliss.--Dryden.
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The statistics for home ownersbin a..
difneult TO ascertain, especially since ths a.
come tax law has made so many narsan.
diselaim ownership of as much ~ shais
property as possible. Even the f,aI,res ~.
Philadelphia, We are warned bv ths cit.,
statistician, are not to be taken as ccnro,S
II Is estimated that there are now sha,,t
s60.o00 homes in Philadelphia. ana tbat
10000 OF them are owned by the fs,,titos
dwelling therein. That is nearly AZ res
cent, According to the 1910 census ,hess
were z0zS6,566 families In ths Iraitas
States. OF whom s.0ss.711 owned tbair "l.sa a,'.l
homes, "a per cent. IN PennsylvanJa .ss-n
we're 1,6s0s2s families OF whom sse ~ ieas eas
owned their homes, 40 per cent. Tn ~,
Ing banks statistics are as follows. 1In1tH,,
States number Of depositors June "a 'a.sa Is1s
1,2ss7bb; United Kingdom, trustsa 80 s,
inss banks, 1913, IsI2.sIs; postal ss,,i-.s- saE-
banks, ls,lss,sosi France, private ss'.tlls.
banks. 1919. sss16s4 postal yInxs sLs,lss ~ ,
s.isT,zOs; Germany public ana cere'a.laa s.iAs' -
savings banks, 1918. 2s.s71 .e57 P,,s.io pot aes
state, including postal. savings bsnks sssls saa.
s,aiz,sfl As Tor statistics in rssss "a lsts,
bank dspositors IN general, sspeeIaIf.s - -
the war mas revolutlonized Europea5 49,. S.,.ss
eizl adjustments, It would be vsIn - lii.1' ~.
tempt to NJ them dsanitively. - at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

but not above the neck. Here's his smtle.
Look at ui But, on the other hand,
listen TO him:
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Statistics

Editor OF What Do You Kaotop-Can
you tell me how many families in ths
United States own their own homes? In
pennsylvania In Philadelphia? What
per cent! How many bank deposltors IN
the United States7 In Great Rritatr
France, Germany and Russia? ''''
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CULATIoN OF THE EVENING LEDGER
FOR JULY WAS I2i.OO9.