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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
PROHIBITION THAT FAILS

10 INC EdttOr OF the EDehtHg Ledger:
Sir-Here is curious parallel that sug-
gests more than a coincidence: On April G.
1911. the National Prohibitionist published
an editorial discussing mounting liquor con-
sumption figures with the comment that
these statistics may be regarded as def
initely settling it that the temperance cause
is not making the great progress that some
of our friends try to fancy; that the proc
ess of voting the country dry by towns
and counties and States is proving a dead
fiat failure"
Subsequently the National Prohibitonist
went upon the rocks
Out of the ruins rose the Vindicator,
published at Franklin, Pa, as official organ
of the Prohibition party. on October G.
1916, the indicator, under n Washington
date line, discussed the mounting with
drawals of liquor for consumption, with the
frank confession that "the liquor traffic is
not on the wane" and that "the indisputa-
BILE fact is that liquor drinking is not de-
creasing in spite Of all the piecemeal pro-
hibition."
Following closely upon the heels of this
frankness, the Vindicator announces in its
issue of December 29, 1916 that 1t is going
out of business in favor of a competitor
The parallel shows that it is fatal to be
frank in the prohibition camp.
The situation to which these two prohibi.
tion organs called attention Just before
striking the rocks is one that continue,
after them. Until It is met there Is no
chance of permanent settlement of the
liquor problem.
The increasing consumption of louor
despite the territorial spread Of prohibition
seems to me to demonstrate bevond nnos-
ton the futility of prohibition to cope with
theSprobems at hand.
T, NJ. GILMORE,
President National Model License League
Louisville. Ky, January "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
A PRINCIPLE: NOT A RACE

The Poles who live in those portions OF
Poland in 1772 by the first partition ba,a
preserved for the 145 years which have
elapsed since that day an undying loyaitv
to the ideal of Polish Independence ana
an undying opposition to Prussian and Rus
sian rule But the Polish child born in 81
Louis decade ago of parents who had
then been in this country only a few montbs
Is child of the Stars and Stripes, and of no
other flag, and when he sings "Amerca ),
the hearts of his father and mother hoat
with his Why? Because America does
NOT mean race 1t means a principle. This
Government, when founded, included Lars
numbers Of English, Germans, Dntch
Huguenot French and Swedes. II was not
founded on race; 1t was founded on "tha
consent Of the governed" With this as q
basis racial questions cannot emerge ,
st. Louis Republic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05

the more SO because torpedoboat destroy.
ers have already sunk or captured scores
Of submarines and proved they are not
invinclble. The problem that confronts
the Allies and will confront America II
It is forced into the war Is that of build.
vermin of the seas, even though It be
necessary to build thousand destroyers
to every submarine the Germans can
produce. If England could be starved
into submission in a month"; her submls.
sion would not affect the determination
of America to withhold friendly relations
from the conqueror.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
IT'S UP TO GERMANY NOW

THE President makes it very clear in
his address to Congress that the break
with Germany is not yet war.
lie gives TO Germany the benefit of
every conceivable doubt when he says.
| refuse to believe that It is the in
tention Of the German authorities TO
do in fact what they have warned us
they will feel al liberty to do. l cam
not bring myself to believe that they
WILL indeed, pay no regard to the an
oient friendship between their people
and our own or to tho solemn obllga-
tlons which have been between them
and destroy American ships and take
the lives Of American citizens In the
wilful prosecution of the ruthless
naval program they have announced
their intention to adopt
Yet he does not ignore the possibility
that Germany viii do what she asserts
her right to do. An overt act would re.
move all doubts. If Germany is guilty
of such an act he says.
l shall take the llborty Of coming
again before the Congress to ask that
authority be given me to use any means
that may he necessary for tho pro-
teCllon OF our Seanen ana our people
in the prosecution of their peaceful
and legitimate errands on the high
seas.
This is n fair warning to Germany. The
issues of peace or war are in her hands
If she wishes to increase the number Of
her enemies by adding to them this great
and powerful nation the way has been
pointed out. If she wishes to preserve
the peace the way is also equally plain.
1t Is Germanys next move.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
RIGHTS OF GERMANS IN AMERICA

TN THE event Of war no German In
l. America has anything to fear so long
as he obeys the laws. His rights are
protected by the treaty with Prussia
ratified in 1928, which continued in force
the provisions of the treaty of 1899
Article XIII Of that treaty provides:
If war should arise between the two
contracting parties the merchants of
either country residing in the other
shall be allowed to remain nine months
to collect their debts and settle their
AFFAIRS. and may depart freely. carry
ing off all their effects without moles-
tation or hindrance: and all women
and children, scholars OF every faculty
and in general all others
whose occupations are for the common
subsistence and benefit of mankind
shall be allowed to continue their re-
spective employments, and shall not be
molested in their persons nor shall
their houses or goods be burnt or
otherwise destroyed, nor shall their
fields be wasted.
The United States does not regard
treaties as mere scraps of paper, and will
respect the pledges made in this docu.
ment, and 1t will expect Germany to
respect them also.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Answers to Saturdays Quiz

I. "Nitid' means bright, shining or lustrous.
2. Count Adam TarnOw Won Tarnowski, tho
AustrO-Hungarian Ambassador, is
now at Washington.
g. The, Pyramid Of Cheops,, 800 feet, square at
the base and d5O feet high. is the bulkiest
structure In the world.
4. Silviculture Is n branch Of tree cultivation
restricted to forests.
b. The three L. =. Ambassadors from Penn
sylyania are Frederic q. Penfield (Aus-
tra-liungaryl. George w. Guthrie Japan)
and Henry +. Fletcher ClexicO).
@. The mean annual temperature OF Honolulu
Hawaii. is 1870 degrees; of Bermuda, T2
degrees.
Z. The Bullitt bill granted PhiiadeIphia's pres
ent charter In 1887.
8. Mario Menoeal is president Of Cuba, having
been reelected last November.
0. Philadelphia Is the ninth city of the world i'm
point of population.
10. a "Baedeker" Is one of the many tOurlst's
handbOOks published by Karl Baedeker.
Ieipzg,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
NOT AFRAID OF GOLD

1t has remained for the Federal Rasau,,o
Board to discover there is a mighty portent
of evil in "the excessive and uncontroIIaS
inflow of gold. Inasmuch as the flow 90 ~
not be arbitrarily and equally apportionad
lead in getting It, why not the rnitaa
States?
England welcomed an excessive inflow =,
gold for several generations and Il never
harmed her Why should II harm tha
United States? Instead of talking about
boarding 1t In the vaults OF the reserve
banks, why not devise ways and means of
investing II In the development OF tbis
country and other countries? England
grew rich and powerful. with a minimum
Of natural resources, simply by putting its
GOLD 70 work Cannot this country pro6t
" ~ cHRHcle1 1w1fox orinnpa ~;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
A Letter From the Front

Received by a Philadelphia italian. Translates
by our own Italian interpreterD
My Dear Friend-I have your letter u
which you appear to be afraid OF beinR
called to the colors while the war Is s.S
going on. I really don't SO any reass~
of being afraid.
If you will be called to the colors, waH
two things are likely to happen: Either yos
will be not mobilized or will be mobilized.
II you will not be modified, why. you
will have no reason to complain; you
will be mobilized, we'll. then two things are
likely to happen: Either you will be leit
in territorial service or will be sent to inc
front.
If you will be left in territorial service
why, you will have no reason to complain
II you will be sent TO the front, well. tnen
two things are likely to happen: Either
to the firing line.
II you will be left In the rear, why, you
will have no reason to complain; II you
will be sent to the firing line. we'll then
two things are likely to happen: Either
you will escape unscathed or win %
II you will escape unscathed. why, you
will have nothing to complain of; II you
will be wounded. well, then two things aIs
likely to happen: Either you VIII
wounded only slightly or will be wounds
seriously
II you will be- wounded slightly why;
you will have no reason to complain
you will be wounded seriously. well. tnen
two things are likely to happen: Eitnes
you will recover or you will die.
III you will recover, why, you will hevs
nothing to complain of II you will ols
well, then you will be unable to compn'"
at all. ML
Therefore, you see. you are not ct
justified In complaining about being g
20 the colord while the war II nQU
Assnt'ms' bsl'sve ne, xoer tsie1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
PROGRESS OF TAX REFORM

To the Editor OF the EOentn0 Ledger:
Sir-It begins to look as though the re-
form wave that has just spread over North
Dakota will not only cover the adjoining
states. but will probably not stop until 1t
has swept the entire West, 1t now appears
that the farmers Of that State are no longer
10 be fooled by the land spectators into
believing that the single tax would burden
their program the exemption of buildings
and other improvements from taxation and
propose to get their State revenue by tax
ing land values.
The large vote. cast in California at the
November election for constitutional
amendment to establish the single tax has
frightened the land monopolists to such an
extent that a State league has been formed
for the purpose Of opposing this movement
70 free the natural resources.
The San Francisco Chronicle Informs "
thsf paooeprn = = - intrldpped q ernen1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
SHALL SUBMARINES RULE THE
WORLD?

nNHE German Government has counted
L the loss 1t would be likely to suffer
I through attempting to destroy the worlds
commerce, but II has also counted it's
possible gain. The loss is the friendship
of the American people; the possible gain
is the terrorizing of Americans as well as
the peoples of the Allied nations Through
terror the German Government hopes
to bring the world to its knees-through
terror. because 1t could rot subject the
civilized world to its will by legitimate
Warfare.
The instrument of this reign of terror
IS the one last weapon, among a score
that modern science has devised, whose
capacity for destruction has not been
tested to the full1 All that air craft.
forty-two-centimeter guns and poison gas
can do has been done. These have reached
their limit. Science In each case has
met science, has given Germany's foes
the means Of overcoming the preponder.
ance of mere machines and has restored
the status of the conflict to that of one
tween men and men, not one between
and machines.
fndsermany believes one machine Is In.
~ 'scibly able to Change all the moral
Z, .seivu vsues OF the civilized world 1t is as
cIonid an idea as would be that of band of
S|cnarchists who. armed with some new
n1 t~rrible device. should demand the
&< ~ nd order with the wipins
~ "a ~ nlsernative'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Reason Enough

We question of the baker,
Each morning at the door,
"Why don't you leave mans size loaf
AS was your wont before?"
East and West and North and South
The baker rolls his eye;
He shifts the baccy in his mouth
And offers this reply:
"I see the President has wrote
A note to end the war
/ bet the wimmen soon'll vote
What do they want to for?
/ guess probition's comm in,
Saloons has got to go
It's gittin' purity cold agin,
Wen prob'ly have some snow"
ALoYSIUS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
sIDELIGHTS ON HISTORY

A girl was required to write brief
sketch of Queen Elizabeth. Her paper
contained this sentence
elizabeth was SO dishonest that she
stole her soldiers food"
The teacher was puzzled and called the
girl.
''Wby, that's what 1t says in the his
tory"
The book was sent for and the passage
was found 1t read:
."Elizabeth was so parsimonious that
she even pinched her soldiers rations."-
New York Tribune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05

CURIOSITY is usually idle" but this
morning ours was sufficiently otherwiss
to lead us through list of the officer,
of our navy, seeking crumbs of comfort
Among the rear admirals we found
Knight but also an Usher; and between
the two Helm. Among the capta.ns
and commanders we have the actual pres
ence of Washington and Lincoln, not
to mention a Moses. On the other hand
there is one Craven; and unfortunately
Crank. 1t was reassuring, too. to find
Cole and Fewel.' Beyond a Trench we
caught sight of-yoRd hardly believe It.
but it's true-Kaiser! And near him
properly enough, Blamer, but some dis
tance away Laws. OF course, there was
the famous Victor Blue; but this, aftse
all, was the queerest discovery among
these worthy sailormen-Urban Holmes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
QUIZ

1. How many regulars are there in the United
States army?
g. Who is ,commandant Of the Philadelphia
Navy Yard?
3. Who is commaDdant of the Frankford Ar
senal?
4. Where Is the largest postofflce garage In
this country:
8. Name the Justices of the United States Su-
preme Court.
g Who was Zu?
I. What is adobe?
3. What the Ellen Wilson Memorial Homes?
o. Is an American woman who marres % for
egner an American national?
10. Is II correct to say: "This much Is GER
tainbc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Tom Daly's Column
TO THE GRowLER


BE pdtienn BE a Christian ana
To objur0dte the aoeather man ana 49,
Because the sting OF ,ointer's IN tb.
DO you remember W.
Those days IN June, a Je,o short -.
Whose scorchtno heat Oppressed
baked you so,
Aud made 30" veorn the olest relic, 4.
knoW -
OF cool September,
And achen September came aud a. ~
Brought days Of frost and days OF ,ods.-
rain,
Good 0rociousi ho,o you ktcacl
0rotoled a0dtni
DO you rememl,c
Those summer days efH soon haze
once more,
And you'H forget hoto bitterly uou ,,ro..
At all the totnter toedther gone beto,,
WiH you remember,
when you are s,1elterino IN ntdyury
The flakes, trostfeathered, that ,,..
1Cont to m
From out the tcindy reaches OF the a..
This past DecemberS
Meantime, " you should die and 49,
should get
Your Just deserts. ,oith OF tohat ro..
regret,
These ,ointer days because THEY'RE co,.
and aoet)
You tcill remember
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
SENATOR SUTHERLAND, of Utah.

SENATOR SUTHERLAND. of Utah, %
reported to have said:
"The use Of a new weapon does not
alter international law. The killing OF an
American by gunpowder when gunpowder
was first invented was no less murder be
cause it was performed with a new In
strument,"
Lo! the poor Indian. even among the
ancient Chinese.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Homes for Aged Men

READER-There is Home for Aged
Men at Ocean Grove, N. J., about six miles
south of Long Branch. There are several
such institutions in Philadelphia of various
denominations and with varying rules gov
erning admittance. The Society for Organ
izing Charity, 419 South Fifteenth street,
has list of such institutions and the terms
of entrance
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
EWES SKIRTS

Perhaps the language Of oriental SYM
bolism was never better initiated In the
nglo-Saxon tongue than when one Of
our prominent Bible students referred the
other day to old Adam as hiding behind
his wfe's skirts.-Ohio State Journal
Man alive 1t could not be done even in
these modern times.--Toledo Blade.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
American Neutrality AacedGermany Justified in Her Fight
for Her Life-Arguments in Favor of the Single Tax.
Prohibition That Does Not Prohibit

the constitution in such n way that the
initiative and referendum may not be used
by the people to change the tax laws of the
State, But such a measure will hardly be
supported.
California is the State In which Henry
George wrote Progress and Poverty" and
the seed that was sown seems to be ripenng
for the harvest w. l.. ROSS,
Philadelphia January 30.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05

AT LUNCHTIME in the hotels ana
restaurants about town on Saturday manv
bromidic greetings were banded about.
Hello, Bill, where's your gum"
"Listed yet Jack?"
who's in Dutch now?'
But most of the testers looked as merr
as their bromidioms sounded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Fairmount Parks Name

T. W.-Fairmount Park derives its mama
from the Robert Morris five-acre estate
Faire Mount, which the city purchased ,n
1912. 1t was added to subsequently,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
WHY SUNDAY SUCCEEDS

The cynic has remarked that a. love AFFAIR
best begins with little aversion on the
part of her who is wooed Perhaps Mr..
Sundays campaigns are most auspicIouslv
inaururated BY the rumorsd indifFerence ~
antagonism OF = community. - Baltimore
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
COllies

J. w. C. B.-A collie, to be registered.
must be pedigreed and the sire and dam
must have been registered before January 1
of the year in which application is made.
Registration blanks are furnished by the
American Kennel Club, l Liberty street,
New York. The fee is 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Sacred Nile

L. K.-The Nile was considered sacred
because its annual overflow and fertiliza-
tion OF the otherwise barren plain was
thought by the ancient Egyptians 10 be n
manifestation of divine beneficence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
What Do You Know?

Queries Of general Interest tUill be dnSUered
IN this column. Ten questions, the anStDers to
lChich euerU 1cell-informed person should knoto,
are asked daiIU.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05

The crisis. sir, is burglar bold,
When the cop Is not around.
Or wurser yet, a busted pipe
When the plumber can't be found.
SOLOMON GRUNDY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE

THE combined weight of bottle and
i tumbler equals the weight of
pitcher The bottle weighs equal to the
tumbler ana plate, Two pitchers weigh
the same as three plates. Now then. how
many tumblers win balance on the scales
with a bottle?
Answer to Saturdays Puzzle
T1HE boy must have been nvs ysars Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Secret Service

STUDENT-Willam ]. Flynn is chile,
of the Secret Service division Of the Treas,
ury Department.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Battleships Ready for a Rush

Inc picture then shows the hattleshi,,
Meet securely placed in a safe harhor ra,,,i,
Tor instant rush in case a stronr ona,'I!y, y
force should get past the English IA
frehch Gordon. This is quite likely 70
happen before the war ends as the German
meet Is dolhg no good where it Is e,xcent
as menace, and that is not important
when much stronger fleet is against them
Better some day Il d, sh for liberty with
the chance or destroying a large uuantitv
or England's commerce before being can
tured and sunk. Next. we see all over
the oceans American ships constantly in
search of raiders or submarines Next
appears a stream of merchant ships being
conveyed both ways across the Atlantic
our ships handing them over to the ships
of our friends and receiving from them
returning ships to be safely conVoyed to
our coast. Next we may imagine a multi
tude Of craft Of the size of yachts combing
the seas near our coasts for submarines as
sisted by airplanes as fast as they may
be obtained, so that these elusive enemies
may be followed up and destroyed Nearer
the coast would be n swarm of mosquito
craft looking everywhere for these same
underwater boats, these hunting In pairs
ready to Join their efforts by sweeping with
the steel nets where they suspect the con-
cealed enemy. Next we may many
craft lowering near the mine fields at the
entrances to our harbors, ready to pilot
in or out the craft coming their way.
This gives an idea In a very general way
of the very first things to be done by the
navy. The shore part is story by Itself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Center of Population
Spring

b. B. C-The center of population IN
this country is at Bloomington, Ind,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
Battle of Austeriitz

l.. H.-Napoleon had $4,000 men at
battle of Austerlltz,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05

| , W. McA.-Spring will begin this vear
March 20 at 1880 p. m. washington mean
4 time).
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05

AND here's evidence that the sam.
spirit of frightfulness has reached WI
mington. Signs in a restaurant:
BAKED MARCoNI
Gtalan Style.)
ROAST DINERS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-05
IF THE NEXT STEP Is TAKEN, WHAT THEN?

should sink American
warning anywhere the high the United States would
Immediately declare That the only conclusion be drawn
from made by the president when he said:
If American ships and American lives should in fact
by their naval commanders in needless
of the reasonable understandings of
law, and the obvious dictates of humanity
the liberty of coming again before the
ask that authority be given to
may be necessary for the protection of
and people, prosecution Of their peaceful and eg
innate errands the high
president goes before congress there
question about the result There time when the
thoroughly united issue The statement by the
ambassador that hee nothing else for the United
States do has absolutely dsarmed criticism.
If the United States is forced take that STEP
question that looms before the
Some believe the country practically helpless 1t is
The United States has great and powerful and
action today than before the
country would be able do deal help rid the
the submarine
1t probable that merchantmen of the allies
allowed which would Of the
great deal difficult In fact there
authorities who believe that Germany would find impossible
much destructive work with the submarine all
allowed adequately for defense.
The inclined believe with the president
many will hesitate before putting this ruthless submarine
United States into the conflict against her.
declared between Germany the United
there the remote possibility of
hostes by of the United States the
naval