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The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
FIRST DOCTOR AT 100 YEARS.

Boston, Mass, Feb. 6.-Miss Elizabeth
Russell. who has the distinction Of being
the oldest woman in Brookline, celebrated
her Tooth birthday anniversary at her
home yesterday.
Many friends called. and flowers and
other little things were gifts.
Miss Russell fell on a sidewalk a week
ago and dislocated her sho JIdcr. A ply
sician attended her for the first time in
her long life, for she says she has never
even known what a headache is.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
DUTCH TO REMAIN NEUTRAL

The Hague, Feb. 6.-Doubt was ex-
pressed here today that Holland would
follow the suggestion of President VIII
son that all neutrsls break of diplomatic
relations with Germany.
Holland is in a trying position and the
government is moving with sIowness and
caution. Cabinet members are maintain
ing discreet silence Shipping com
psnies have been warned by the govern
ment to send out their vessels at their
own risk.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
VATICAN WATCHES BREAK.

Rome. Feb. 6-President Wilson'S
course of action toward Germany is being
keenly watched at the Vatican. The sud
denness with which the United States
broke on relations with Germany caused
considerable surprise.
1t is felt that, IN view OF the new trend
OF events. precipitated by Germany's
declaration Of ruthless submarine war
fare, the Vatican lie emerging as one Of
the strongest neutral agencies that has
an opportunity to intervene for peace
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
JAPS WOULD AID U. S.

Honolulu. Feb. e-United States regu-
lars are being moved TO strategic points
to protect the hAbor The garrison at
Fort Armstrong is being REINFORCED.
A guard Of militia is being placed about
the armory. A prominent japanese de-
clared that should hostilities occur 1900
japanese reserves in Hawaii would offer
their services to the United States
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
MRS. r. N. SPEIDEN DEAD.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 6.-Mrs Rosslie
NJ. Speiden. 20, a native OF Virginia. and
well known in Washington, died at her
home here today. She was the mother
OF Fillison L. Speiden, OF Washington.
and is survived by her husband. Theo-
core Speiden. formerly Of Washington,
and three children. The funeral will he
held Wednesday morning in Louisville.
Ky, where she lived many years.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York. Feb. s-wHEAr-Firmer; quiet In
quiry. No. red l.sg1i No. Northern, T. o, b,
2csis; No. Hard winter. Z. o. b.. 1851; No. /
macsroui nominal; No. l Manitoba, aosA. Hh-
portsrs took nothing
CoHN-Stungw; more inquiry, No yellow
LA C. l. T.. 10 srrive. No yellow 1 Il To arriy,
Exporters took go 900 bushels.
OATs-firm; more inquiry No. white ssass;
standard. Gsss; No. } white. ssasI: No 4 white
S<ss; unprzded. &<ze. Exportns took nothing.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
LIVE STOCK MARKETS,

Chicago. Feb. 6-HoGs-Receipts. G.on head /;
strong; 10 cents above yesterdays average; bulk,
l2iezl2o; LINT. usssl225; mixed. llsosI245; heavy,
u-6al15o; rough. n.ssal2oo; piss. sf5aII 90.
CATTTE-Recspts. 400 head; tomorrow Is ooo
head; strong; native beef cattle. Ieoalzn western
steers, 7.Sslo.0; stockers and feeders, slo4s3; /;
COWS and hstfers, 5.l5slo.5e; calves. lo5al41
SHEEP-Reoeipts. 1900 head; tomorrow. "a ooa
head weak; wethers Io.soail @; lambs laloalt7b
Pitts6urg. Feb. s.-H0GS-Receipts lsU head
Is cents higher; heavies L2Sal2so; heavy Yorker.
p75alaS; light Yorkers. u75al25o; pies IL ooa IL So
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts 800 head; steady;
top sheep, Ills. top lamts, 100: Is cents hieher
CALvES-Recapts. 100 head steady; top, Hu.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
SIX BURNED TO DEATH.

g Philadelphia, Feb. Six persons were
burned to death today by fire when the
house Of Max Pomerantz. at Fifth and
Green streets, was destroyed by flames.
The dead are Max Pomerantz, a. Mrs.
Max Pomerantz, 50; Meyer Pomerantz.
10; Samuel Pomerantz. IS; BENJAMIN
Porherantz, Is. and Esther Pomerantz. II.
The last foUr-named were children Of
Max Pomerantz and his wife. There
was no chance for escape after the fire
had trapped the family while asleep.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
FRENCH CHEER WILSON,

Paris. Feb. 6.-Both today and yester-
day cheering crowds gathered in front
OF the United States Embassy building
shouting ''vive Etas Unis" U1ong live the
United States) and ''vive President Will
SON."
Whether the United States joins in &C
tual hostilities or not, II is felt that her
faction in severing diplomatic relations
with Germany will play an important
part in shortening the war.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
NEW YORK PRODUCE,

New York Feb 6.-Flour, firm; pork. strong: beef
firm; lard strong; molasses steady; hay steady:
hides, firm leather. finn. Raw sugar, Arm: centri'
fugal, As; mossses, Sse; refined steady: hns
Tanulated SIS.
feeling in the spot market and at noon prices were
. to 10 points higher covering and buying by
Cuban interests
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New York. Fec. tine curb market today vas
kept in rather zpprehsnsiTs mood. on account Of
ths killing 0 an American sailor. and bow wash
.ington would act ou the matter. Reactions In
the specialties which boomed with the severance
q diplomatic relsticls With Germany resulted but
tlSs was caused in part By realization and also
disposition amorg he more timid outsiders 70
liquidzte their accounts Midvsle continued the
market center.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
Furnished by w. b. HIbbs 4 Co.
SAI,ES

Washington Railway and Electric k N.00o at
sh. loo OF Sh, 81 900 at slis, sl.00 at sih.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company IS,
$l.o0 at l6.
PotOmac Cons, s.. $1,000 al lOi. 500 at l0i.
Capital Traction. at ssh, at s5s. q 5h.
Washington Railway and Electric. common, z
at rs. 3 at rs.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd, 100 at s2,i
After call:
Capital Traction. Is at ga
Washington Gas at Tg4
Capital Traction S. $500 at 1861
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
Bind Employees: Crack Safe

Chicago, Feb. 6.-Five robbers early to-
day seized and bound three employees OF
a distributing station OF the Bowman
Dairy Company. then cracked a safe in
the offices and obtained S3,OS0 in cash
and S2,5oo in checks
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
Furnished by W. h. Hibb. q Co.
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Feb 6.Money on call opened a,
"a per cent, high, 3'a per cent: low. Ier cent
close, "a per cent. Most OF the days loans were
made at 2I4 per cent
Time money dull. The demand wa Izht
Rates on good mixed collateral, ~ per cent for
sixty days and four months; 81 for Ave and S1
months" Mercantile paper was also rather quiet
A moderate amount Of desirable paper was offered.
Rates: 81 TO per cent for the best names
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore. Nd. Feb. s-whest cIo<d quiet and
nominal. No. red SPOT I.sss No. red Western
srot, lSz.
Corn cos>d quiet and nominal SPOT l.f2s
Oats marfss steady. Standard vhit.. 90; No. /,
white. q.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
Liverpool.
New York.

Middung. 100; yesterdaJ. lols SALES. 700 bales
The Washington herald., 1917-02-07
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

'EX-diIdend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
EXCUSES THAT DON'T EXCUSE

HNHE elimination OF the muchdiscussed
l. Question No. 12" from the registra-
ton card will relieve many honest and
patriotic men of a lot of unnecessary
introspection and quibbling exactitude in
phrasing an answer and will take the
wind out of the sails Of born slackers. The
President has decided that those who
register on June need not answer yes"
or mo" TO the question, do you claim
exemption from draft (specify grounds)?"
Among those men who will claim or
would like to claim exemption there are
almost as many different shades Of excuse
as there are individuals. Tabulation of
all their personal complaints might make
an interesting work, entitled american
Psychology In Wartime" but It would do
little to render justice. The type of
pacifist who IL patriotic and brave, and
who respects the law even when he thinks
II is unwise, is of just the type one would
want TO exempt. But such a man is also
OF just the type that would scorn to
seek exemption for any personal reason.
On the other hand, the pacihst who
cares nothing for the country, except for
what he can get out OF 1t, is OF Just the
type to make specious excuses and is
the last man one would want to excuse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02

Russian artillery today began a Wig
| orou3 bomba rdment Of the German posi-
tions on the Riga front ending the virtual
armstice with preparations for heavy
assault.--Dispatch from Petrograd.
TNHIs brief news item tells more than all
the thousands OF yards Of reading mat
ter about Russia" that have deluged the
world since the Car went to Jail. Inter.
esting books 1--WE greatly fear may be
presently published to add to our igno.
rance about Russias future activity or
inactivity. Too much history is being
written IN the future tense 1t is easy
to guess that Russia will continue to
suffer from industrial disorders and be
short OF munitions But 1t is Just as easy
TO guess that England and Japan have
already sent great quantities Of munitions
to the Provisional Government. In fact,
It would be remarkable II they had not
done so.
Socialist agitators and plotters have
made Russia seem on the point Of making
" SepaIdle peace. news from the United
States probably has made Russia believe
that America is having a revolution. The
agitator and the pesslmist have woven
net of words about the Sav until the
world has come to see him as the car
toonist's symbolic peasant standing on
preclpice. Instead of that We should
think Of the Slav" as 10, 900 900 persons
inhabiting one.sixth Of the worlds in
habitable surface, and 80 per cent of
them as obedient to authority as they
ever were, Perhaps the Russians doubts
have been made in other countries
Till ,dazed by many doubts, he wakes
The drumming guns that have no doubts.
We know that the Car has been de-
posed, We do not know that there is any
danger Of his Coming back" We know
that the Provisional Government has
held its place so far. We do not know
that it will be deposed in favor of chaos.
We know that the guns are speaking to
our enemy Aggin on the Riga frontal
last! And there is no reason to borrow
trouble from the future.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
PRAISE OF WILSON

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sr-A writer signing himself Demos"
wrote to you that Wilson deserved to have
twelve more years in the White House.
quite agree with him, not as regards the
twelve-year term, but about Wilson, the
President, and his actions during his term
as chief executive. As we know, Mr. Will
sons sentiments previous to our entrance
into the world war were a bit pro.Ally, but
he put those behind him in his striving to
carry out a just policy for the American
people.
But there is always a limit When Amer
lean lives were sacrificed and American
property destroyed month after month a
halt had to be made. The Administration
realized that such actions would stop the
minute the Kaiser and his colleagues were
thrown out of office.
Mr.. George Thomas, who criticized DE
mos" started out by saying that he in.
tended to criticize the President; but he
finished by criticizing the entire Govern.
ment and its actions since we declared war
on the Kaiser He also said that IL We
overthrow Germany we would have to do
likewise to England. Sweden. Spain, etc
Evidently we nave no quarrel with these
and II seems as though they are able TO take
care OF themselves
In these troublesome times one cannot ex.
pect to have the Government do everything
to suit every individual
JAMES II. SWEARINGEN. JR.
Atlantic City, May sO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02

1. Nicotine. Is named after Jean NlcoL
into enGR FranGpeo Diplomats wh9 introdqGsS tGSss
Peace" and refers rS roughly iGT 70 the ~ h
WSIcSE SGG SEeqrs nrr,6d Of the ShEIstiSn srr dS
Roman dominion. was without great VA
.. Fanny Ellsler, who Is commemorated On \
bronze DTi tablet on the north side Of Chs
s1.III ssRd mIs,Eking the site Of the oId Chest
Street Theatre. was a celebrated Viel1.
Philadelphia. Her dates are 1SlO-issl
ddeerrr dderrhitorE Of Hawaii. II + sItu9stsa ..
% '0f 0f HS hiS' IN a'lhaG iSi6 " Was s "
s. Herman s5s ,lI Melville; in bis old ass fg,r:ai
rIIs I2I%fs rssks POEM GI.b The Last m. Lfpi% :..i
blended with fiction, He made several /
tenslye cruises. Of the Pacific in the g..
"Moby Dick based on his romantic
ventures on the American whaier. Asusa.
with life in the Marauesss Dtsi and Sci.
Islands, OF Polynesia, are aecounl
masterpieces Of their unique kind.
ilie,s IN Ns,I dates T,re ere lSlo-lSol. He was =
o. Many Of the, streets Of South PhIladelOl
S6e, are named after Governors Of Penhs
7. The full name OF Grover Cleveland 7
stephen Grover Cleveland. lie disoArl
the stephen early In his public caTssf
b. The Emperor MaxImiIlan was executed
he Mexican city OF QueretarO.
u Ge9rge Canning was the British statcsm
deeply sympathetic with the principles
FORMULATION,
lO' The word Argentine means "sllveEel
ana IL associated with the Plata ~
because "plata" means "silver"
me Spanish tongue. Thus the name 81
10 the great South American country u
another form TO describe the land thr0u
which the Plata flows
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dowed with for the purpose of protecting
the people afraid to face the real powers
that be" and demand an accounting. An
ever-present lobby at both the State and
National Legislatures. representing the
selfish interests of a selfish few, seems to
be able to clamor loud enough to drown the
voice of a whole nation
We witness the spectacle Of our Govern
ment dallying with half measures in the
manner of a compromising coward.
The present food and fuel situation is
a national disgrace and the cause of un-
told suffering. Spectators can still toy
with basic articles of consumption; are
still artfclally checking supply for the
purpose Of raising prices The number of
great frauds in coal and produce that have
been discovered in the last month could
not be counted on the fingers of both hands.
Tales OF conspiracies are a daily diet for
the reader. We are pleased to see these
matters investigated, still more pleased to
see the cuprits "pilloried before public
opinion" but with the result Of these in
vestigations we are not pleased. 1t has
been absolutely nothing.
We are now enjoying SO wheat and flour
and bread up in proportion, meats double
the price of last year, all of which amounts,
in the aggregate to 80 per cent cut in
income.
And this as a result of what looked like
a most promising campaign against extor-
tion The people are afraid of these in
vestigations that accomplish nothing They
are tired of seeing the Government yield
to the clamor of the privileged few that
they be maintained in superabundance,
tired of trihing objections to real measures
of relief tired of muddling along.
Cease the sentimental appeal. DO not
pilory fuel and food gamblers in editorials
and cartoons, but fix matters so that they
cannot operate. Why not the following
measures
FIRST Fix maximum and minimum
prices for all necessary commodities.
Second. Let the Government acquire and
operate all cold storage plants, grain ee-
vators and coal-distributing stations.
Third. Let the Government acquire a
backbone, use some Of the powers 1t al
ready possesses and follow more closely the
spirit than the letter Of the Sherman anti
trust law. PETER BROWN.
Philadelphia, May 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Tom Daly's Column
THE VILLAGE POET

tFor Miss Betty Kolb)
Whenever ifs a Saturday, the first IN
leOtV June,
The little birds hare netos Of u and sing
special tune.
The robin In his tUdistcodt rcd, the thrush
IN ddppled brotCn,
Pour out their choicest melodies upon the
edge OF totUn;
For there's house beside Cood that
carly Is d-stir
Because, because Of Her.
The Httie brcczcs tUirl the leaves and
1chispor IN the grass,
And hide behind the lilac bush and 1oatt
TO see her pass.
The TIM brook that hurrics so at other
times, today
An eager but unbidden guest Is lin0er-
ing on fts 1odv
To glimpse the pleasant pd0cdntrv so
shortly TO occur
Because, because Of Her.
And no,D the sun, the summer sun, tOhose
gitt Is best OF all,
Has ldtd hts golden fn1ertips upon the
garden 1Cdil;
Has hted up his genital face, tctth eager
ness dfdme
To Kiss the lass he loueS so tCell, so soon
10 change her name,
SO soon 70 take the hand Of HIM tChose
hcdrt-Strin0s proudly str
Because, because Of Her.
Whenever us Saturday, the first IN
lcdtU June,
IN after years stiH mdy the birds strike
mp mcrry tune.
StH mdU the brook and brccses sting Nth
jon TO see them pass,
SW mdv the sun deal kindly tCtth this
lOUinO lad and lass;
And Age be Kind but long, oh, long, your
diptdendS detcr,
Because Of Him and Her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
BRINGING BUSINESS TO TOWN

DHILADELPHIA wool dealers have set
L an example OF progressIveness which
every business man in tile city should
think seriously about. It contains a sug.
gestion which might be adopted in other
lines Of business.
BY organizing a wool auction the wool
men have opened possibilities OF bringing
wool business amounting TO between
$50 900, 900 and $75,OOO,O 900 to Philadelphia,
over and above the $4,000 900 worth Of
business being done annually now. A
study of the wool business shows that
600, 100000 pounds OF wool are used in
this country annually; that between
1875, 900 900 pounds and $50 900, 900 pounds
are used in and near Philadelphia, and
that the Philadelphia wool men are
handling only about $4,000 900 pounds.
The greater part OF the remaining
100, 900 900 or l25 900 900 pounds used here
has been bought from Boston. The wool
men realize that this big bulk OF busl-
ness is legitimate business for Phlladel.
phians, and have started the wool auction
to bring 1t to Philadelphlans,
The auction here is copied after the
London Colonial Auction. which has done
so much for the sheepraising industry in
the British colonies, and It is sincerely
hoped that 1t will strengthen the Industry
In the United States, for every sheep
raiser will find 1t convenient for handling
his WOOL 1t will assure top prices TO
the individual, no matter how small in
amount his production may be. for all
wool that comes here will be sold to the
highest bidder, and the owner need not
eel unless the bid e a. high As the ngure
he has set.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
LABOR AND POVERTY
To the Editor Of the Evening Ledoer:

TO me Editor OF the Evening Ledger:
Sr-In view of national prosperity, with
plenty Of good Jobs for all the men who de-
sire to work at the highest price paid for
labor that was ever known in history, and
published almost daily, | am puzzled i'm
reading that the members OF the auxiliary
Of the Northeastern Ladies' Benevolent
Society gave a May Hop" for the benefit
of needy families 1t is possible that their
worthy organization is encouraging volun-
tary idleness Of men who refuse to accent
work at the highest price paid for labor at
this time when our daily press states that
work is plentiful for everybody.
| as a mother am trying to learn some-
thing Of the true state of conditions. and
hope that some Of your readers will kindly
explain, through your highly esteemed
paper.
How, with good Jobs to be had for the
asking, are there needy families 10 be
supported by benevolent societies?
Are those worthy ladies not encouraging
idlenessY A MOTHER
Philadelphia, May 2S.
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which could by any chance help the
enemy. and one can see that American
newspapers ever since the beginning of
the war have been in no position TO print
any but the most innocent dispatches
Yet the real news has always come
through" delayed sometimes, but even.
tually telling all essentials, when II was
known that the enemy had as much in.
formation about the matter in question as
the Allied Governments Surely this fine
net Of censorship is enough TO protect
America from betraying secrets TO Ger
many. when II is remembered that cabled
or wireless dispatches cannot be sent
from here to the Central Powers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
TO ONE DEAD

l think that IL you suddenly returned,
A little bewildered by the light and
But smiling secretly at all you learned.
Shaking the grave-dust from your shin
hair
l think II I should come with you to tea
should not hnd yep changed or grave
saSs
But keen with task OF wnat there was
see.
Laughing the while in that frank way !
had.
There would be stories Of the shade
host
And spfishtly comment on the things d
do:
How this one was most exclusive ghosl
Or that one was adorable in blue.
It would be good 70 hear the things
said
Your light and usual eossip- -of the de
David Morton, IN he centufy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
SOCIALISM AS A RELIGION

u ''N NN''O' ~ '''C ''t''"B iS'uVt''
Sir-In your editorial entitled THE
Prussio Acid in Socialism" the intlmation
is conveyed Nhat there are enough Socialists
in America to make trouble should they fall
under the influence of bad examples set by
Europe. ! do not know whether that is so
But l am quite sure your editorial writer's
ought to find out what socialism is before
they make your paper ridiculous by saying
that since Prussia discarded Christianity
she has adopted socialism as her religion"
When all sources Of natural wealth are
publicly owned and administered by a gov
ernment which is absolutely and quickly
responsible TO the voters (male and female)
we shall have something very like socialism
The EVENING LEDGER's good intentions are
not sufficient, 1t ought to have an ordinary
encyclopedia for the use Of it's editorial
writer's. JAMES MARTIN.
Philadelphia May 2s.
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AUSTRIA IN MELTING MOOD

WHERE Is that infuriated Austria
w whose imperious thunder against lit.
tie Serbia set the world aflame in 1914?
Whoever" declares the Emperor Karl
wishes 10 open better and more human
relations will certainly find our side ready
In concliatory spirit" No war can be
called a deadlock when the buster of an
overconhdent empire eventually melts
away into terms of such cooling suavity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Not thoughtful as thev think.

LIKE light wind that dissipates the
low clouds and for an instant gives a
glimpse Of forgotten towers, breeze blew
through our memory today and brought
before us a little incident Of a quarter Of
century ago. The thing might have
happened yesterday, in view of the bit.
terness that still exists in ireland, but II
was at a meeting Of Commodore Barry
Branch Of the Land League in the early
nineties that we jotted 1t down in our
reporters notebook "Mr. Chairman" 1"
cried a new member, after lively debate
OF an hour or so, in which England was
not once referred TO kindly. II object 70
this parliamentary procedure; lets do Il
BY CONVERSATIONAL