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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
Warm Weather Warning

TXToULDN'T 1t be simply a matter of JUS
w tice to issue special warm weather
warning to kind but unsuspecting
folks, covering the period beginning next
Wednesday and ending possibly on Satur
day night or Monday, the 18th, at the very
latest? Something to this effect:
For Wednesday, etc. etc.-Shortly after
high noon there will be several sharp raps
resembling the pounding of wooden ham,
mer on block of marble. This will be fol-
lowed by immense clouds of overheated at
mosphere, which will arise as in great rolls
of articulate smoke from the ventllators
and other exits of certain block of we'll
known real estate situate along Wabash
avenue, between 14th and 10th streets, in
the Middle West, This terrific heat wave
will be accompanied by much rumbllng OF
oratorical thunder and frequent flashes of
forensic lightning. The populace will be
greatly wrought up, but the storm will pass
without doing very much serious damage.
Several well-lSnown shores will be strewn
with wreckage, but the vacation season will
proceed as usual. Z. A. NJ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
Origin Of "star spangled Bannern

Editor Of "What Do You Knoto',-Nhen
was The Star SpanEled Banner written
and under what circumstances? Did ths
man who wrote the words write the musie9
Cd II one OF the principals In a limited
round boxing contest should hold ne
worlds championship. and be knocked ont
would he lose his titleg Is II neeessarv
for the articles OF agreement to read .'for
championship HAMBURG.
The words were written BY Francis scoft
Key. In 1914. during the British attarls
on Baltimore. he went under a hag Of tr1ce
20 the British fleet TO arrange for An 81.
change OF prisoners and was detained On
the frigate Surprise during the bombard.
ment OF Fort McHenry. He watched tbs
progress OF the light. and IN the mornins,
seeing the flag still there" COMPOSED re-
words Of the song. He did not write the
music. Il was sung 10 the music of ..An-
aereon In Heaven" cd II the men dxhf a.
the proper weight for their class and n AZ
Understood that a decision Is TO be reached
In whatever way the Law OF the state No..
mits, the title Of champion passes to az
winner whether the articles read .sfor
championship" or not But Il It Is Clearly
understood that the bout q only for -
hihitlQn purposes. with 20 careful speelacs-
tion2 made about weight ana 10 arranze.
ment made leF eIrIsias st decision ilfsr
- tie rtfarz4 81 other nsrzons. ~. ~.
aese aez pass g ~ aIan4z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
RAPID-FIRE CALCULATION
To the Editor of Eve"tng Ledger:

To the Editor OF EUentn1 Ledger:
Sr-I happened to notice the within en-
closed article on the matter of "Rapid-Fire
Calculation" (the report of the victory of
Miss Frances A. Snyderman in the William
Penn High School concentration contest).
l am not a mathematician, but in the course
of my work I have discovered certain rules
of mathematics and one in particular which
would clip about II seconds off the record
made by Miss Snyderman. 1t occurred to
me in the matter of certain popular raf-
fe or chance game being conducted in the
city, and the chances ranged from l cent
to 80 cents. What is the answer TO the
total amount derived from the raffie7 I do
not find the rule in an arithmetic book, but
found that the following is true: Multiply
the largest number (50) by the mean (25)
and add the mean (25) giving a total Of
$12.75. No one needs piece of paper to
perform this work and it can be done In a
few seconds In your proposition add a
cipher and add 10 and the result is 2i0.
Any one who can not do this in 10 seconds
in his mind is deserving of sympathy.
CHARLES II. HASSERT.
PHILADELPHIA June I.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Secretary Newman Housing Association Writes That There
Is Law Enough to Make All Boarding Houses Safe
for Young Women-Other Matters

fly to mere symbol is a crime to be will
Ing to die for an ideal Is sublime. If the
flag no longer stands for American ideals,
then. as our friend Maurer puts II, and as
Billy Sunday would IL he were preaching
ths sort of philosophy, to hell with the
flag. But America today is in the
hands of the Tories. What England failed
to do in 1776 and 1912 she accomplished in
1914 and 1916. When the leaders of Amer
lean thought were unpurchasable and true
to only the embryonic American ideal,
England was unable to conquer US; but
now she buys us through J. p. Morgan &
Co., until its lackey arouses again in this
country all the religious and economic hor-
ror which has distinguished England's treat
ment of Ireland, And, so If we prepare
against the invader, we will be fighting
not our own battles, but those of England.
Why, then, prepare? Why prepare against
the foreign foe when our preparedness will
serve only to keep us in subsection? AS
long as ballots are mighty we stand
chance to drive the invader out; but we
stand no chance II we give the Tory crowd
our military machinery.
CECIL MONTAGUE.
Philadelphia, June 2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
THE NORTH SEA FIGHT

CEARCHLIGHTS of fact playing on the
- North Sea battle of last Wednesday
and Thursday have a distinct tendency to
minimize Germany's victory. Just as the
original British Admiralty report admit
ted reverses. so the German official an
nouneements are now yielding, The first
report, uneontradicted through lack of
evidence. indicated that an inferior Ger.
man feet had inflicted disproportionate
injuries on the British and made good an
escape. Had that report been confirmed
the blow to British prestige would have
been terrible.
Unfortunately for Germany. she has
been unable TO persuade even Winston
Churchill OF her victory. Mr.. Churchill
has never undergone that experience OF
patriotism which dazzles and blinds men,
yet even he cannot feel that Wilhelm
has displaced JellicOs as Admiral Of the
Atlantic. Berlin gives the story away
when il says that s'the German high seas
feet" met the greater part OF the mod
ern British navy" II. out OF the greater
part OF the English superdreadnOughts
Germany was able to sink not one. and
had TO suffer the loss Of a vessel OF the
DarnHnser class. II she paid Tor the In
YincIbls and Indefatisable with the West
fallen. and for tbs battle cruisers with
cruisers she could less well afford 10
spare. her victory Is pyrrhic or worse
The North Sea and the Atlantic are stin
British.
Il uas a brave light, With aggression on
hoEh sidas. ana With a shifting u numeri
M superiority strateslealiy the Ger
mas sssa s. ftf. 3 haFe done exaeEI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
wHAr FANATICS HAVE DONE

TO the Editor Of EUeHing Ledger
sir-Permit contributing editor TO
take issue with regular one. / am suf-
ferins from Forditis. which Is mental an
quish when any Individual or newspaper
,nIsInternrets the spirit OF Henry Ford You
have been responsible for an augumenta-
tlon of that disease.
In an editorial the other day you called
Henry Ford a fanatic because he said,
among other things. that the flag was
.SInnnixJ asomething TO rally about" and that
anatriotism was the last resort OF scoun-
Ar 80 Won dispose OF Ford by saying the
arguments of fanatics were unanswerable.
I think you have hit the nail very well
on the head, but what is your definition OF
a fanatic2 Because a man sees dtner-
emily from the crowd is no reason
M presume he is a fanatic Judged by
that standard the worlds greatest thinkers
were fanatics. There have been some Won
derf1l nuts" In history-and Ill guarantee
Henry Ford was not sympathetieally quoted
on that matter OF history. What was
Soorstes nut a nut? and Martin Luther
oliver Cromwell. Patrick Henry. George
VashinRton, Abraham Lincoln and John
BrownY You can't dispose OF a man who
dlsaRrees with you BY peremptorily calling
MIN a fanatic, Henry Ford says the nag
Nj merely something to rally around. Well
isn,t IN Minus All the patriotic meaning
less verbage. IS the tag anything else than
hiatt There surely Is no answer. But
,vhv didn't your correspondent seek to as
certain whether Ford believed In rallying
about a rag that was symbolic OF human
proeress7 Ford would have answered az
nrmatively, and l am sure he would have
adsod that tina glorious Red, White and
Blae.s With Is noble ana Inspiring history.
has been captured by the enemies q human
proerass the traitors TO America ana that
d fhsg hoist e. Tor whatever cause fha
frna AaefIeaa g 8 toql % rally arsnnd 81
nattzr 7af f1m TEIfy shout tHa Hoz.ea IA
asr|saIlanz Iel Which AneEIca sIaI 1o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
DECAPITATE HIM

There is or should be trouble ahead for
James l. Blakslee, one OF the assistant
Postmasters General He sought 70 bring
about the defeat Of certain amendments
TO the postal bill by urging the postmasters
to join the opposition to them. He says
he did this In his capacity of private citi-
zen. but he used official paper In communi-
eating with the pOstmasters and his letter
was strengthened by an Official signature.
II was as an officlal also that he told the
members OF the Senate COMMITTEES on Post
ofices that they had surrendered 10 the
railroads In the matter OF railway mail
pay.
one OF the members Of the committee
having denounced the letter as sIanderous,
asked Mr.. Blakslee whether he had any
sense of propriety Another remarked:
This propaganda OF yours Is worse than
any sent out By the sugar lobby . few
years ago. The question about propriety
vas snperauous. The insult % the COM
rnittee vas lmpudent The removal q
the onender SHOULD be Immediate. L
should come al ehe sooner because he ala
rot consult tAe head oA rae asae=tfaen1
80 knows heW & ~ lhs - clear
Sc ter a4ear IIqr1 TaqsIIa Ea4Ia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
LAzINEss VS.. DRUNKENNESS


Sir-In your editorial, Wages and Lazi-
ness" you do certainly speak mouth
ful' when you say ''it is useless to quarrel
with human nature" No labor organlza-
tion can help the lazy man. the man who
is always watching for chance 10 loaf,
or thinks he can do so and get away
with it, There is a hue and cry against the
man who drinks, but there is not much 10
choose between him and the lazy man. Be-
tween these two characters the bosses get
gray headed and hard-hearted, and who
can blame them?
The conscientious employer and the con-
scientious employe suffer alike from hRv-
ing to contend with circumstances brought
about by the unrelabllity OF the lazy or
the drinking employe.
How to eliminate them Is one of the ques-
tions which the wissst humanitarian will
have to 'go some" TO solve satisfactorily,
OF course, in time they do eliminate them
selves but in the time II takes for the
elimination to take place what lot OF
trouble and patience Is endured by all
hands! This is one OF the things that makes
the business man ''tired" and helps to put
many of them "out OF business"
JOHN ]. FLEMING.
philadelphia. June 8.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
BOARDING HOUSE LICENSES

To the Editor Of Epening Ledger:
Sir-My attention has been called to
statement in the EVENING LEDGER of May
20 to the effect that ut requires no license
to be a boarding house keeper in Phila-
delphia."
The impression given by the story on
Boarding House List for Guidance of
Girls" is that the law in nowise covers the
question of the boarding house. If this Is
the impression that It was intended should
be given, the fact is overlooked that the
housing act of June 1915, specifically re-
quires all rooming houses, which means
houses where five or more boarders are
lodged must have n license from the Board
of Health, which license costs 81, and must
be displayed in a conspicuous place upon
the walls within and close to the outer en-
trance of the house. Such license can
only be obtained when the building Is IN
a sanitary condition is provided with ample
water supply and toilets, with provisions for
priyacy; also when the number Of occupants
per room conforms TO certain definite, legal
standards Moreover, the Bureau of Health
may formulate rules and regulations gov
erning other matters pertaining to the health
and safety of the boarders These proVi-
sions were inserted in the act as the result
of a survey OF boarding houses made In
1912 and 1913.
II any boSedlng houses are being operated
as boarding houses, for five or more per-
sons, without having obtained Board OF
Health license, the conductors VI SUCH are
violating the law and are subject to n fine
of from SIS to $50, with the costs OF prosecu-
ton.
II would be a comparatively easy matter
to prevent these changes in the manage
ment of boarding houses. which are quite
frequently responsible for the conditions
that make such houses unsafe for girls
moving to the city. So far. the enforce
ment of this provision has been woefuily
inadequate, owing TO the failure OF the
cIty 10 provide a sufficient number OF In
spectors to cover all such properties. The
important point, however, is that there is
ample law on the statute books and ample
power to adapt the law to protect In all
respects the health and safety OF the oc-
oupants of such buildings, but that the
failure which the good people noted in your
paper of the 2sth protest against Is one
that can be limited and should be limited
by the municipal government
BERNARD ]. NEWMAN
Executive Secretary Philadelphia Housing
Association.
Philadelphia, June 3.
(rhe statement that "it requires no IL
cense 10 be a boarding house keeper In
PhiladeIphia" was made by a welfare
| worker, who apparently was not fully IN
| formed-Editor of EVENING LEpoER')
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
Tom Daly's Column
pBAKEs DRUM

Drake he's IN hts hammock an a thou
sand mile dtodv
(Cdpten, art thd sleepin' there beioloS)
SiunO attueen the round shot IN Nombre
Dios Bay,
An dredmin arl the time o. Plymouth
Hoe
Yarnder lunes the Island, ydrnder Ne
the ships,
VIZ sailor lads d-danctn' heei-dn' toe,
An the shore lights ddshin, an the
nioht-tide ddshin,
He sees ct arl so plainly as he sdio ct
long ago.
Drake he tods Devon man, an ruled
the DeUon seas
(Cdpten. art thd sleeptn' there be1otof)
heart at ease,
An dredmin' dri the time o. Plymouth
Hoe.
TAKE mV drum to England, hang ct bV
the shore;
Strike ct iOhen vour potoder's runnin'
lotDj
II the DonS sight DeUon, I'H quit the
port o. Hedven,
An drum them up the Channel as zoe
drummed them long ago."
Drake he's IN his hammock tin the great
Armddds come
(Cdpten, art thd sieepin' there beio,op)
Slun0 at,ceen the round shot, Hstenin' for
the drum,
An dreamin' drl the time o. Plymouth
Hoe
Call him on the deep sea, eau him up the
Sound,
Call him tohen ye sail to meet the foe
Where the old trades plvin' an the old
flag Hyin'
They shall find him todre an tUaitin'. as
they found him long d0oi
HENRY NEWBOLT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
Answers to Saturdays Quiz

i. Skagerrak ls arm Of the North Sea
between Norway and Denmark.
z. Noah and his three sons and their wives
are the eight persons mentioned In Gene
sis as having been on the Ark.
8. Philadelphia was the capital from the es-
tablishment of the Government until 1900.
4. j. Fenlmore Cooper wrote "The Last Of the
Mohicans."
b. Tho sword of DamOcles hung by thread;
peril.
o. To chang plumb" Is an expression derived
from tho use OF the plumb Cor Lead line.
z. ShyloclS In THE Merchant Of Venice" de-
manded his "DOund of flesh"
q. snakes tongue Is harmless; IL stings with
Its fangs.
o. In recent years about 800 900 persons have
left this country annually, presumably 10
reside In another country.
10. John NJ. Walton. City Controller
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
The London Nation has had hars

The London Nation has had harsh
things TO say about this country. SO II is
particularly gratifying to read the plea
made by Henry W. Masslngham. its edi-
Tor. in the current issue. The cabled ex-
csrpt ought to set Americans as well as
Britishers thinking deeply:
This Power (the United States) hav-
ing done US and humanity substan-
tial service at critical points OF the con-
fict. now, in the person OF her Presi-
dent. offers 10 associate herself with an
international settlement that Sir Ed
ward Grey has defined as the thing he
wishes to get out of the war. And we
treat this advice as an unwarranted
intrusion on our blissful enterprise.
How can this but confirm the
impression that more than one Ameri.
can has carried away from our shores
that we are the real obstacle OF
peacef
Apparently the United States has SONS
friends In Europe. BsIittling her. here OF
abroad. win do small good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
Lines on Sunset From Banks of the
Lower Schuylkill

By CHARLIE GALooPY
AS sit beside my cabin on the ashdump
with my pipe,
Looking westward as the sun sinks low,
There's flood of feelings rising from my
soul that is surprising.
And It drives my hand to make these
verses go.
'Tis a picture rare with beauty that can
never be forgot,
AS the sun across the river sinks away,
Through haze of smoke and ashes where
a locomotive dashes,
And the whistles blow and mark the
close of day,
The horizon OF tall chimneys and OF brick
piles and of cars
Shows a rugged line OF muddy. rusty gold /;
'Tis scene so soul-inspiring thus to see
the day retiring,
That l quite forget my supper's growing
cold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
Maehinists and Mechanics

Editor of "What Do You Rnoto. o."-Will
you kindly answer the following: First
When you are n thorough machinist what
is the principal work? Second Is there any
difference in machinist or a mechanic? :?
Also please state (S) the average wages
for the above. p. w. JOHN
l. A machinist is one who constructs
MACHINES or engines, or is skilled In the use
OF machine tools. q A mechanic is one
skilled In the use of tools, as a carpenter
or bricklayer. machinist is a mechanic,
but mechanic is not necessarily a ma.
chinist B. The wages of each vary from
SO TO $3.50 day in normal times
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05

Pennsylvania, second In population
OF ms States. has virtually seeded from
The Union" says a Washington dispatch
to the New York Evening Post. II the citi-
zens of Philadelphia imagine that they
afs represented In Congress they ara des.
tlned 70 disappointment. The Evening
Post has taken the 124 rolleals in the
Senate from the opening OF the session
10 the frst OF June and discovers that
Senator Penross voted exactly II times
OF the 11s times the senior Senator
missed he was paired less than a dozen
times. 30 that his party suffered as much
Is his State WITH the future OF the
coanlry's honor At stake. when the
Gers Eel. .amors resolution, which nearly
rulnsd tbs entire International policy Of
ths President vas presented, Senator
FsnTosa Has not even IN Washington.
Harai credits. The Philippines army and
navy increases. did not stir the Pennsyl-
4=5I4a Representatives, Tor Il the sz votes
iskso IN tbs House J. 4 x Scott and
" W. GFiesl were absent A times and
tks ether Representative scaled down
Iae Haz For the Republicans. dominans
Is lhs state B. Hampton Moore leads she
hzllar 80 shzeaE but times. For the
Is zea.asat s. Ihe Haass. var
~ anI.Hssz slI.es.
E 81 viii
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
The Antiquity Of 'Low Visibility"

The Antiquity of Low Visibility"
R'rom camden's History OF Queen Eliza
beth)
GIN THE hghting with the Armada) on
i the 2sd OF July (15ss) the spaniards'
shots flew for the most part over the
heads OF the English without doing execu-
tion. The reason OF this was that the Eng
lish ships. being far less than the enemy's
made the attack with more quiekness and
agility and when they had given a broad
side they presently sheered OF TO con
venient distance and leveled their shot 50
directly at the bigger and more unwisldy
ships Of the spaniards as seldom 70 miss
their aim. Their ships far exceeded ours
n number and bulk ana were much
stronger ana higher buiit ana We pre-
ssn1ed not % great : target for lhels
zEe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
Anotber season Is berinnInp when

Another season is beginning when
the summer tourist will spend his vaca-
ton money in America. The Fasteners
will go West and the westerners win
come East. They will all discover, If they
make the effort, that Europe has no place
half so interesting to patriotic Ameri-
can as Philadelphia, where the beautiful
building in which the Declaration OF In
dependence was adopted is preserved in
o fitting setting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
QUIZ

I. What post In the British Cabinet ls the
nearest equivalent OF that of our Sccre-
tary of State?
2. Whsrs did the old Lafayette Hotel stand In
Philadelphia?
3. What Republican presidential nominees
were nominated by acclamatiOn?
g. For whom was the British cruiser the Black
Prince named?
D. What Is the motto Of the French republic?
o. Where are the Andes Mountains?
Z. In Florida does the temperature ever fall
below freezing point?
3. Where Is the great slmplon tunnel?
o. Did the Popes ever reside anywhere but in
Rome and, II so, where?
10. Name six types of warships.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
To eliminate lawsuIts

To eliminate lawsuits under the
worlzmen's compensation act. New Jersey
establishes a legal aid bureau. The ad-
vantages are manifest, for even in the
explicit wording of the law doubts are
certain to arise and the INSCRIPTIONS
runner" may make as much from de-
plorable cases as he once made In street
car accidents. The leech has no place
here. and the State which establishes
compensation is bound TO make the work
ings OF its laws as easy as justice permits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05

Pennsyivanians refused 70 take interest
or TO express opinion was largely non
partisan Their duty as critics Of the
majority was never more necessary. The
total result has been that the country is
not governed by party system, but by a
oneparty system-precisely the wrong
thing, precisely what the founders least
desired
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05

Jefrery Farnol whose eyesight prevents
him from enlisting In the British army. is
already at work on another long novel to
follow "Beltane the Smith."-Literary
note. "
THE only object of which, of course. is
L to inform us that Mr.. Farnol. being
unable to serve his country in any other
way, intends to donate his royalties to
the war fund.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
Canning Contest

Sir-Here are couple Of phrases
present for your cannery;
You must come see US some time"
THE pleasures all mine" j. s.
Here's one b.. b. seribes should can:
Put a run across the pan"
I'm yours truly, TIRED FAN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05

A man with discriminating eye
will not find 1t difficult to pick the future
steel magnates from among the students
of the Northeast High School who are
broadening their technical education by
working in the Midvale steel mills.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05

The crying need of Philadelphia at
the present time seems to be for swim
min holes for the boys. where they can
tie one another's shirts into knots as their
grandfathers in the country did before
them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
FROM COLONEL 10 COLONEL

The strangest thing OF ali Is that sN
intelligent and dislnterestsd men, that a'
considerable body even OF observing an
thinking men, could be deceived BY the pIt
gram and proceeding OF Theodore Ross
velt.--Louisville Courier-JOurnal