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baby is one year old.
To keep her place among the great
nations France must ask her mothers
to give "a Patrie" four children each
for the next twenty-five years.
The French chamber of deputies is
now considering a plan to provide eY-
cry mother of four with life annu-
ity, the necessary funds to be sup
piled by taxing bachelors, childless
people and the parent of an only
child In one suburb of Paris a new
baby pays the rent for quarter.
All Europe will soon be race re-
cruiting.
Germany, now preparing to endow
children and to legitimatize children
of unwed mothers, has lowered the
legal age for marriage to fifteen
years.
The war and the unprecedented en-
ployment of women in industry have
brought about startling fall in the
birth rate. Babies have become the
most perplexing question that ever
faced a state.
1t is not a question whether par
ents want children The nation needs
children.
1t is folly to wage war if no rising
generation is left to profit.
For thi1ty-hve years the birth rate
of Europe has declined one per cent
annually. For every three English
babies born in 1876, only two were
born in 1913.
Since 1900 the birth rate in Ger
many has fallen from fifteen to TWEEN
ty-seven per thousand.
Meantime Russia leads the world
with Sirth rate of forty-two babies
per thousand population.
Last winter the English and Ger
man birth rates were the lowest ever
recorded, and war had swept away
generation of baby Belgians and Poles
and Serbs.
The decay of the Roman empire be-
gan that wav.
Women must save the race. Every
war puts new valuation on mother
hood.
But the pith of the problem is eco
monte: Children are expensive lux
uries. Poor people must consider the
penalties of parenthood.
One-third of the adult male workers
of England earn $6.25 week, and
tenth earn less than SIS in a coun-
try where living has increased forty
nine per cent above pre-war prices.
If the state needs children. the state
must pay for them.
With -wer debts taking one-fourth of
every mans income, ordinary wages
cannot feed eight children as we'll as
four. Even a poor woman's baby costs
$1.25 a week.
Premiums for mothers and state
bonus for fathers are a necessity.
A ministry of maternity is as much
needed as a ministry of commerce
Childless marriages, once smart, \
will now be considered high treason.
The standard of luxury will be low
cred, and the standards of living rails
I'd.
A decent living wage without which
healthy children are impossible, the I
and honoring of an eff
icient motherhood by the state, rest
rom household or industrial labor
before and after childbirth, with free
medical attendance and the institu-
ion of a ministry of maternity with
| woman director controlling hospit
lis, are the initial factors in ma
ional system by which France hopes
o double the number of births at
lominal cost.
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The value of all the crops grown
in the United States last year is re
ported by the department of agricul-
ture at Washington to be $6,7S8, 9O5,-
900. This is an enormous sum. If il
were in silver dollars it would take
six hundred men more than a year
to count it if each counted one every
second and worked ten hours a day!
And this value was added to the
wealth of the country in a sigle year
1915, and by single class of our peo-
pie. In fact it was created by that
class of people, the farmers. Not a
cent OF it ever existed before. True,
it was in the soil and the atmosphere
but it was unavailable until the labor
of the farmers converted it into crop
Need we ask to which class of our
people the world is most indebted?
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Otto He'll of West Virginia, wanted
10 be a soldier. He told the recruit
ing officer his friends called him 20
He'll" for short. Otto was too short
himself and was turned down.-Bir-
mingEam Age-Herald.
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DO YOU

Think dog muzzling cruel and
then marvel at the spread of
rabies?
u-Uy
Carefully select your brand
of yiquor and then feed your
children upasteurized milk?
N-n%
Repeat the Golden Rue and
then sneeze in somebody's face?
1-lT
Go camping for your health
and then place your toilet so
that it drains into your water
supply?
UGP
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A man in Missouri is exhibiting a
ham cured by his father thirty. seven
years ago. 1t is said to be in good
state of preservation, though sold as
a rock. We refuse to be interest ed,
howe Jer, having chewed on many
more ancient hams in the sandwiches
of quick lunch joints. Tampa (Fla)
Times.
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EDITORS
IN FLIPPANT MOOD

The Berlin newspaper that wants
the German soldiers to vote on The
question of peace seems not to have
taken into consideration that the sol
diers of the Allies have the deciding
Richmond News-Leadcr.
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Prince Henry, of Prussia, presented
the submarine with poem of his own
authorship, just prior to it's depart
ure for this side. If his lines were
like the majority of royal poetry they
must have helped the craft to sub
MERGE Baltimore American.
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King Constantine, of Greece, is very
unpopular with his people for his re-
fusal to cast his lot with the Allies
and enter the war. A peace advocate
has a rocky road to travel.-Fort
Worth Record
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Many are sad and lonely
In this great world of ours,
Where music never comes
To cheer the weary hours;
Too poor to go to a concert,
They join tn erabble and rout.
There's no summer in the heart
Where no Band Comes Out.
When I reach the end of life's Journey
And the angel of death draws near
Let the music I've loved so well
Be the last of earth L shall hear;
With my friends from Johnson City
Standing round about,
Die under the beautiful trees
When the Band Comes out.
III. S. FISH
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Parker says the Bull Moose led Ills
followers to the wilderness and de-
,erted them," while the Colonel in
lists that they deserted him in 1914,
sort Of double-barrel snipe hunt, as
t Beaumont Enterprise.
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The married men of Ell Paso will
form a .ub to beat to death the mu-
sic hall comedian who sings song
entitled: IF the Men Are as True to
the Flag as They Are to Their Wives,
Goodnight Flag!"-El Paso Times.
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Already Words Enough.
Every war brings into existence
many new words and as long ago az
ITO Swift deplored the fact
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A Tennessee horse ran away the
Jther day after being frightened by
au omobile. The poor brute must
lave been doing an equine Rip Van
,Yinkla for the past ten years.-Macon
Jews.
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Food prices in 1915 may have been
per cent. lower than for the year
before, hut the 1916 batting average
promises to rectify that error.-Nash-
Vile Banner.
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That Pennsylvania girl who kissed
$50 soldiers is a patriot all right. even
if she is giving her country lip sery-
ice only.-Dallas News.
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Nobody has suggested T. r. for the
Prohibition party candidate. at any
rate.-Richmon Virginian.
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Have Your

We have never heard Of anybody
who succeeded In making surliness or
incivility pay.
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A man with the toothache becomes
So blue at times that he will doubt
lie plan of salvation or the ultimate
triumph of a glorious and invincible
d, mocracy.- Houston Post.
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Henry Ford, as the angel" of the
Prohibtionists, would have a shining
opportunity to see his purse fall off,
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
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Hetty Green was not suffragist,
but she had enough to get along pref
IS well without the help of the ballot.
Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
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An exchange wants to know what
as become of the old-fashioned man
no used to carry red bandana
andkerchief in the crown of his plug
at?" Well, to begin with, he no
l5nger wears that style of headgear.
Chat .anooga Times.
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,erted them," while the Colonel in
lists that they deserted him in 1914
sort Ct a double-barrel snipe hunt, as
t Beaumont Enterprise.
A Tennessee horse ran away the
Jther day after being frightened by
! n au omobile. The poor brute mus
lave been doing an equine Rip Var
| iyinkle for the past ten years.-Macor
Jews.
An exchange wants to know "what
as become of the old-fashioned mar
no used to carry red bandans
andkerchief in the crown of his plug
at?" Well, to begin with, he nc
longer wears that style of headgear
Chat .anooga Times.
Henry Ford, as the angel of the
frohibilionists, would have a shining
opportunity to see his purse fall off. y
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Hetty Green was not a suffragist
but she had enough to get along pref,
IS well without the help of the ballot.
Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
A man with the toothache becomes
So blue at times that he will doubt
lie plan of salvation or the ultimate
triumph of a glorious and invincible
Il mocracy.-Houston Post.
Nobody has suggested T. R. for the
Prohibition party candidate. at any
rate.-Richmond Virginian.
Food prices in 1915 may have been
per cent. lower than for the year
before, hut the 1916 batting average
promises to rectify that error.-Nash-
Vile Banner.
That Pennsylvania girl who kissed
$50 soldiers is patriot all right, even
if she is giving her country lip sery-
ice only.-Dallas News.
The married men of Ell Paso will
form a c ub to beat to death the mu-
sic hall comedian who sings a song
entitled: IF the Men Are as True to
the Flag as They Are to Their Wives,
Flag!"-El Paso Times.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, presented
the submarine with poem of his own
just prior to its depart
ure for this side. If his lines were
ike the majority of royal poetry they
must have helped the craft to sub
nerge.-Baltimo American.
King Constantine, of Greece, is very !
with his people for his re-
usal to cast his lot with the Allies
md enter the war. A peace advocate
las a rocky road to trayel.-Fort !
Worth Record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
WOMAN, WE'D so YEARS,
PRAISES GIRLS OF YORE
Mrs. Samuel Crossley, Celebrat-
ing Anniversary, Finds Maid
ems Have Lost Attraction

The girls of today are not so attractive
as those of so years ago. according to Mrs.
Samuel Crossley. 73 years old who, with
her husband. children and grandchildren, is
celebrating today the nftieth anniversary
of her wedding at her home, 1910 Spruce
street
Both Mr. and Mrs. Crossey are of the
same age They were married in Philadel-
phia 80 years ago and have lived here ever
since.
Happy weddings seem to be the excep-
tion and not the rule these days" Mrs
Crossley said today we hear of nothing
but divorce after divorce. / tell you the
girls are not so attractive as they were
in my time. That is they are more at
tractve artlstically: they powder and paint.
wear fuffies and ruffes and do all they can
to attract the men in an artificial way.
In my day girls aimed for real personal
attraction which lasts.
'rhe longer persons live together the
happier they really ought to be-" Mrs Cross.
ley concluded.
Mr.. Crossey has been connected with
the police force for more than 40 years.
He first was appointed to active service
at the Twentieth and Buttonwood streets
station, but soon was transferred to police
boat service. He has been stationed on
the police boat Samuel G. King for many
years.
Mr.. Crossley is member of the G.. A. r.
He fought four years in the Civil War and
was wounded twice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
VICE AMONG WEALTHY
PROBED IN NEW YORK
Society Man Tells Authorities
How He Furnished Women
for Gay Parties

NEW YORK Sept 5.-The searching
rays Of Assistant District Attorney Smiths
white slave Investigations are being turned
into the homes of men of wealth and posi-
tion, and today a story of viciousness going
on in New York under the cover of society
Is being probed.
A man well known in social circles at
fashionable summer resorts told District
Attorney Smith an amazing tale of gilded
depravity. lie admitted, Smith said, he
received large sums from men of wealth for
furnishing women for their gay parties.
He told of at least ten houses maintained
in the best districts of Manhattan patron
ICED solely by men of wealth. A story OF
systematic blackmall conducted by the pro.
prletors of these houses has been found to
be we'll founded
The man even admitted that until the war
started he had spent his summers in Paris
arranging with women to entertain at
winter parties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
DARBY REALTY DEALER DIES
J. T. Swope, Mason, Odd Fellow and
Churchman Succumbs

Joseph r. swope died last Sunday at
his home, Seventh and Main streets Darby.
The funeral will be Thursday afternoon
and the interment. with Masonic service,
Will be made In West Laurel Cemetery. He
was Al years old and had been for 20 years
a member of the Darby real estate firm of
SWope Sons, which he founded.
Mr.. Swope was a native of West Phila-
delphia and was educated in the Philadel-
phia public schools and at Drexel Institute.
he was married to Sarah Gray Armstrong
and is survived by a daughter, Miss Elinor
swope. He was a member OF Fernwood
Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; of Jeru-
salem Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; OF
orphans Rest Lodge. Odd Fellows OF the
ODD Fellows Encampment; of the All
saints Protestant Episcopal Church, Darby /;
OF the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
and OF the Darby Business Mems Associa.
Ton He was a director of the Sharon
Building and Loan Association, Darby, and
Tor time of the Darby Bank.
Ihe remaining members of the firm of
eWope Sons are John II. Swope and
Frank swope, father and brother. respect-
lively.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
SUFFRAGE DELEGATES
MAKE JTTNEY RULES
IN ATLANTIC CITY NOW
Each Driver Must Pass Exami-
nation If He Would Be Made
an Official Representative
of Convention
LETTING GUARDS GO

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept 5.-Twenty-five
life guards were relieved from duty today
inasmuch as the crowd of bathers will be
materially decreased from this time on,
The men, who were laid of were taken
from the different stations along the beach
front, but every point where bathers con-
gregate is still protected.
The extra police OFFICERS appointed to
handle the Boardwalk crowds during the
busy season will also go off duty tonight.
but by a shifting OF the beats patrolled by
the remaining officers better protection will
he given TO residential sections and the
force this winter will be much larger than
last year
President Wilson's acceptance of the i'm.
vitation from the National Woman Suffrage
Association to deliver an address before
their convention on Friday night has In.
creased the interest in the convention. The
convention will convene tomorrow in one
of the churches. but other sessions. on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday. will be
held In the New Nixon Theatre, which has
a seating capacity Of more than 1000, and
the delegates say they will fill It.
In order TO provide transportation facil-
tiles for delegates and visitors the suffrage
committee has arranged TO have official
jitneys in the streets during the time the
convention Is in session. Jitneys will be in
spected before they will be accepted, and
the regulations are that they must be clean
and the chauneurs must be over 2l, wear
collars and neclties. have their shoes shined
and look neat. pennsnt will be sold TO
these drivers TO use on their cars, and this
will be the official badge. This pennant will
bear this inscript on: This car for safety
first. cleanliness. courtesy and suffrage"
Always known as a pleasure resort. At
lantic City will make its bow as a manufac-
turing city next Monday. when factory for
the manufacture of house dresses for wo-
men will start work here with electric
energy as the motive power.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
ORCHESTRA TO GIVE MANY
OUT-OF-TOWN PROGRAMS
Will Also Play Several Extra Concerts
in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Orchestra has arranged
an elaborate roster of concerts for the sew
enteenth season. which opens October 1914.
In addition to the regular series of %
pairs of symphony concerts, most of them
with distinguished soloists, there viii be
q larger number than usual of ,out-of-town
performances and extra programs in Phila-
selphia.
The great musical event of the season
will be the performance of the Bach ST.
Matthew Passion music on March 30, 80
and 81 the last two concerts being a part
Of the regular symphonic series
The Orchestra Association announces. in
addition to its regular Philadelphia con-
certs, the following out-of-town appear
ances: Pittsburgh, 10 concerts; Washing
ton, five: Wilmington, five: Baltimore.
three. and Atlantic City. two Single ap-
pearances will oe made in Cleveland. Day.
ton. Columbus, Oberlin. Lima and Spring.
field o.. Detroit, Grand Rapids and Ypsi-
lanti, Mich. Buffalo and jamestown N
Y; Wheeling, w. Va; Richmond, Va !;
Portland Me. Manchester, N H.; Will
Jamestown, Mass, Lebanon Reading, Bryn
Mawr Pa and Princeton. n. J.
In Philadelphia there will be three Uni
versity concerts, one at Stetson Audito-
rum, eight public school concerts this year
at the Academy. instead of in the school
auditoriums, ard, 1t is expected. a series
of special concerts designed to reach the
general public This last announcement
II Is believed refers to an extension of
the free Sunday concerts. a Philadelphia
Orchestra innovation last season, financed
by good friends of the Orchestra which
proved singularly successful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
TWO WOMEN ACCUSED
by MAN OF KEEPING
GAMBLING HOUSES
Complainant Says He Won $13
playing Cards and Money Was
Taken From Him on Charge
of Cheating
POKER CHIPS SEIZED

Accused of keeping and maintaining
.ambling houses" two women residents OF
west philadelphia today had hearings be-
,ore Magistrate Harris and held under bail
Cor a further hearing They are Mrs.
cece,ia Levy, of 5715 Spruce street, and
.,rs Anna Rosenfeld of 5152 Ranstead
s,reet. They were arrested late yesterday
a, their homes by Lieutenant Bisbing and
four special officers. Playing cards and
hundreds of poker chips were conflscated
at each house.
Eollowing the hearings Lieutenant Bis
htng stated to Magistrate Harris that he
,vould have severeal others In short time.
This statement is believed to forecast a
General cleanup of gambling houses in
west Philadelphia.
THE charge against the women was con-
,oined in an affidavit sworn to by John
EIaniEan of 4406 Manayunk avenue. RoN-
borough Flanagan swore that he had gam
bed in the homes OF both MIS- Levy anu
Mrs Rosenfeld.
He told Lieutenant BisbIng that he won
sta at n card party at the home of Mrs.
rosen1eId on Saturday night last He said
he had also played poker at the home OF
Mrs. Levy
~ the hearing today, and II was intima ted by
,ho nolice that unless he came to testify
Of the further hearing which was set for
newt sunday he would be brought there
Franigan went to the 55th and Pine
streets station on Sunday and complained
40 lieutenant Bisbing that. after he had
won the st3 in Mrs. Rosenheld's home he
was accused of cheating. Mrs. Rosenfeld
he stated. snatched the money from his
hand and kept 1t.
Lieutenant B.sbing testified that F'lanl-
gan told him a big game" was scheduled
for Sunday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Levy. Lieutenant Bisbing took Flanagan
before Magistrate Harris and had him
swear out two warrants for the women's
arrest.
Lieutenant Bisbing, accompanied by Dis
trict Detectives Salvey, Mahaffey and Esher,
went to the home of Mrs. Levy on Sunday.
None was home except Mrs. Levy. they said.
but they searched the house and found the
cards and chips. Lieutenant Bisblng stated
that he found afterward that Flanagan
had teephoned to Mrs. Levy and Mrs
Rosenfield that he intended getting even
with them.
When the police went to the home of Mrs.
Rosenfield they also found cards and 400
poker chips.
Both women denied they were conducting
gambling houses In their homes. They re-
fused to make any further statement at the
hearing which was held in Magistrate Har
rs's office, Thrty-seventh and Market
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
NEW TROLLEY EXTENSION
FOR DELAWARE COUNTY
Line to Connect Collingdale With
Chester Pike

Southern Delaware County will be con-
nected with the Sixty-ninth street terminal
of the Market street elevated railway by
the extension of the Philadelphia and Gar
rettford Railway from Parker avenue Col
lingdale. to Chester pike, Sharon Hill. The
important Improvement was announced to-
day by the Philadelphia and West Chester
Traction Company.
The extension will pass under the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad and will connect
with the lines of the Southern Pennsyl-
vania Traction Company. The latter rail-
road passes through Glenolden, Norwood,
Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Eddystone,
Chester. Marcus Hook and wilmington, and
this territory will consequently be con-
nected with the section served by the Phila-
delpha and West Chester system.
Tho contract for the work has been
awarded. and the project will probably be
completed early in 1917. The cost of the
extension will approximate 100000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
POLICE GUARD FOR SCHOOLS
Woodland Avenue Improvement AS
sociation Asks Greater Protection
for Children

The resolutions recently passed by the
Woodland Avenue Improvement Association
through its executive committee of IA mem
bers have now been ratified by the sigma
lures of more than 500 residents of the
woodland avenue section. These resou-
tons are aimed to insure greater protec-
tion for the public In the business part of
the Fortleth Ward and particularly for the
children of public and parochlal schools be-
tween Seventleth and Seventy second streets
on Woodland avenue. They request the
stationlng of police before the schools at
given times and places and advise several
alterations In the present stopping places of
trolleys.
Copies of these resolutions will he sent
to Mayor Smith and Director of Public
Safety Wilson, as well to Thomas h.
Mitten. president of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company. and both the Select and
Common Councimen from the Fortieth
Ward