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might have become excited over the
incident and rushed to the foreign Of
flee with a wall. Gerard did nothing
OF the sort. He dlsdained the wreath
for weeks and then. instead of humbly
foreign office that unless II was taken
away nc would appropriate Is as a
souvenir.
Not much Of traditional diplomatic
suavity was In that move, but the
wreath promptly disappeared.
siieneing Unpatriotic Americans.
This faculty for getting at the heart
Of things and then acting simply and
effectively was revealed in another In :
cident Of the ambassadors service in
Germany. The pro-German American
had organized u League OF Truth for
the purpose Of spreading the lie that
public opinion in the United States
favored the kaiser against Wilson.
(This propaganda. by the way, did
much to provoke war by making Ger
many believe that It could do as II
pleased with the United States, ac-
cording 10 Mr.. ,Gerard) The ambas-
sador was denounced and slandered
and his work was hampered by per-
sisfent petty opposition. Finally Mr.
Gerard took the matter up with Sec.
rotary Bryan and secured authority FOL
the announcement. spread thrOughou
Germany. that Americans opposinl
their government could not expect tina
governments protection as given b
passports. The agitation ceased.
A Warning TO One Man.
mot all at once. Of course" said M
!, Gerard. One Of these SOCIAL,
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Motley Array Of Youngsters
Quickly Becoming Real Army
Missoua County Boys Find Comrades From All Parts Of
West In Huge Cantonment at Camp Lewis.

miles from American Lake. is the old
est town on Puget sound. A mile to
the cast are remnants OF the old bar
racks of Fort Steilacomm. where IN
their day Grant and sherman served
as young officers, long before the civil
war.
Was Hudson Day Post.
There were not many whites In this
region up to 1S41. Fort Nisqually was
maintained as 4 Hudson's Bay COM
pany post through the early part Of
the last century and up to 1870. It
was at this fort that Captain Charles
Wilkes arrived with two schooncra
early In 1S4l. This. was part OF an
expedition on scientific research. au-
thorizcd by congressional act of May
lS, 1896. Under Instructions several
vessels proceeded into southern waters,
and later two schooncrs, the Vinccnncs
and the Porpoisc, voyaged along the
California coast and the Pacific north.
west section. In the spring of 1841
they entered Puget sound.
It seems to have been purely a
scientific expedition and the several
scientists along operated with Fort
Nisquaiiy as their base. 8.
The First Fourth Of July,
As the Fourth of July was coming
along arrangements were made for OBJ
serving the day. and this included a
barbecue and program Of sports, par
ticipated in. by marines and the friend
" Indians. This celebration took place
at the head Of Lake Sequalitchew, near
old Fort Nisqually. 1t was on this oc-
casion that Captain Wilkes and a
small party walked over to the .ad :
Joining lake. and while this lake had
no important part in the celebration
he named 1t American. Up to this
time, the lake bore the name Spoot-
sylth. which suggests the uncanny
reputation 1t bore among the Indians.
They would for some superstitious
reason never battle in tho lake. Amer
leans are not given to that feeling and
do 80 with impnnity. IL.
Among the early residents there was
some dispute as to how Wilkes came
to name the lake. American. The rea.
son appears obvious, but some re-
counted the fact that DR.. J. p. Rich
mOnd. a missionary In tho section, de
livcred the Fourth OF July, Grafton, and
he and his wife were, with Captain
Wilkes when he. named the lake. Mrs
RichmOnd's first name was America
and some have commended the captain
CALAMITY applied II.
Anyhow. 1t became American Lake
and American Prairie.
A modest monument marks the spot
OF the celebration. The historians sup
posed they knew this exact spot up to
IL years ago. but to make certain
Slugimas Koquilton. an aged Indian,
was one day taken out. and while
many changes Of vegetation had taken
place since he saw It 20, years before,
he fixed the spot In q different loca-
ton. and there the monument. was UNI
yelled IS years after the celebration.
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Americans came to the embassy one
day to insult me and my government
! threw him ont and later had the
pleasure of taking his passports
When las, heard of him his wife had
left him. his children had disowncd
him, his business had been ruined and
he was living on IA little money | gave
him."
Germany's Parting Bluff.
The clilnfx OF al this petty perse
cution came when Mr. Gerard pre-
pared to leave Germany. The foreign
office. forgetting apparently the duty
of nations In such instances, withheld
Mr.. Gcrard's safe conduct, threatened
to hold Americans as hostages and
even intimatcd that Gerard himself
might be- held. unless Gerard wouId
sign u ridiculous treaty regarding
German ships informed in American
ports. These ships were to be turned
over to Germany and TRANSPORTED
across the Atlantic under IA safe con :
duct from the allies. I'm othef words, -
said Mr.. Gerard. Germany was to se.
from the United States while at wa,
privileges not possible while the two
nations were friendly"
But the bluff 1ai,ed. Mr. Gera I'd
was as unperturbed AS ever And tn.
outcome was that he aud his staff an,
as many other Americans as couN b
accommodated were given specia
train and left Berlin In state.
Lett loophols in Promise.
AT that" said the ambassador. "tl
Germans did not word their safe co,
;. duct In the immemorial manner. Ii
stead Of promising safe conduct of I
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A STRICKEN CHIEF.

Cuctomer-"Waiter, this buIlocks
heart Is very badly cooked
Watter-"Well. sir the fact In the
cooks been crossed In love. and when.
ever no has anything to do with q
heart 1t so upsets him that he doesn't
know what he's doin' oe!"-Iondon
Tit Bits.
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Left loophois in Promise.

AZ that" said the ambassador, "the
Germans did not word their safe con-
duct In the immemOrial manner. In
stead Of promising safe conduct of tn,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

Something has been gained in the
fight against the dope evil, in that now
every case is at once referred TO its
origin. Sam Green, who put up a three
weeks struggle to get religion" in ex.
change for the drug habit and failed, got
his first taste of cocaine when he was
sixteen years old. The manager of a
burlesque show gave him some TO make
his act a success. The anti-narcotic bill,
which is endangered by the factionaI quar-,
rel at Harrisburg, would make it well.
nigh impossible for boys to be thus started
wrong, There is something terrifying
about that struggle in the Inasmuch Mis-.
sion of the man fighting to keep the
Sermon on the Mount between him and
his demon. He repeated to himself the
wonderful words of hope which phrase by
phrase would be blotted out by the cor
ruption within him as waves blot out
writings on the sand. knowing, as we do
the absolute truth of seek and ye shall
find," its apparent failure in this case
makes US see Sam Green as In the actua
grip OF a tangible fiend incarnate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
EMILE!

7 HAVE seen hundreds Of my flock in
L peril and in tears, During three days.
on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday last.
from morn to eve, went about the re-.
glons whence the foremost worEmen and
artisans Of my diocese We're taken by
force into exile. AT Wayrocourt, St
Etienne Nivelles, Tubize and Braine
l'Alleud entered more than hundred
haIfempty homes. Husbands We're
absent, children We're orphans, sisters,
sadeyed and with inert arms, sat he
side their sewing machines, a gloomy
silence reigned in these cottages. 1t was
as though there We're corpse in the
house. But hardly had | addressed a
word of sympathy to the mother when
there was an outhurst of sobs and Iamen-
tations, Of angry tones, with movements
of magnificent pride,-Cardinal Mercier,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
AN EXAMPLE? GO TO HALIFAX

HALIFAN, Nova Scotia has n popula-
Ii ton of 10000. 1t is about seven hun
dred miles from Montreal in an air line,
It is the port Of entry for but a small
part of Canada. Nova Scotia has a popu-
Iatlon of only 100000, and there are
only 100000 people in all Canada
But $35 100000 is being spent for the
development of the harbor Of Halifax.
Philadelphia has population Of
l 500 600 and Pennsylvania has 100000
or 100000 more than all Canada. If the
business Of this port We're confined to
what originates within this State alone,
it would have greater possibilities than
Halifax would have II that city could
by any possibility handle all the ocean
trade of the whole Dominion.
Thirtysdye million dollars is only about
SGT 600 O0OS2ess than the Federal, State
and city Governments have expended
upon the port of this city from the he
ginning Yet for every business man
that Halifax can serve Philadelphia can
serve ten. We are nearer than Halifax
TO central Canada and are connected
with il By trunk lines Of railroad. We
have a rich hinterland ia our own coun-
try 70 feed this city. The ocean trade
of the nation is bound TO grow so rapidly
that within a generation there Will be
as much business as all the available
Atlantic ports can accommodate. We
have started IN the right direction. but
We are not moving fast enough. It Is
about tims 70 move anead at fup speed
that We may get our proper share OF
lhe new business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

Ireland. but of the causes of those wrongs
may have little effect But in the long run
it will be the only effective thing.
1t is easy to sum up the conclusion to
which thinking men ana women have come
in regard to Ireland. II is that Ireland has
always been the tragic exception to every
liberal advance in the British Empire.
Begin with the establishment of trial by jury
under the plantageucts and continue to
the establishment of C1nscriptOn Gin the
United Kingdom at leasO by tine ministers
of the Grown, and YOU find that the King 3
writ runs throughout the land. except
Ireland. Even today irish members of the
House Of Commons protest against ad-
jpurnments because of the difficulty of re-
turning home and coming back to West
minister IN the early days when the Gus.
tom was set of excluding Ireland the diff
culties supplied the only Nreason. The re-
suit has been what we know.
Keen students Of history and ardent
patriots all look forward To a departure in
government as a result of the war. The
empire will become commonwealth, in
which all the domin!ous will have some
control of foreign policy 1t is unlikely
that England Scotland, Ireland and Wales
VIII eithSr pay the taxation Of the pre-, 8ht
war alone or will take the responsibility
OF plunging the whole empire into anutlar
war The dominiOng win secure some sort
Of representation. and the llieiest form
foreshadowed now is a separate Paria-
ment devoted 70 the affairs Of the empire
possibly under the Same Prime Minister
as the domestic Parliament devoted to the
affairs of the king lOm
The scheme is fun of difficulties but they
will probably he overcome. In that lies
another hope for Ireland, 4 compromise
MS usual, viii be made But public opinion
in England is in no mood to stand for a
compromise which viii leave old wounds
open and win leave Ireland again prey
to those revolutionarieE who point to the
stupidity Of England MS their-hnal argu-
ment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
uY SECOND CHILDHooD

ina {, The same as the First
tn Of its magic, all Of its beauty
It's best, and none OF the lrorSE
All of its beauty, and none OF its terror
When shadolrs begin to fall
By the whiting on the wan"
Al as il lcdS in mU early ddOriHgS
None Of the best Of it changed;
stiH I can see the stairlcay to Hearen
Where the sunset clouds are ranged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

OF their country BY overcoming handi-
caps they strengthened their physical
and moral fiber until they were equal
to the test when 1t came. Doctor Fin
ley's plan is interesting chiefly as an
indication that he realizes the need for
trained men in the public service. As a
remedy it would be about as effective
as sugar pills administered to an elephant
suffering from the stomach ache
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
Doctor FINLEY. commlss!

Doctor Finley, Commissioner OF
Education OF New York, has suggested
the endowment of at least thirty fellow.
ships OF from $500 to $1,000 each to en-
courage ten college graduates each year
to qualify themselves through three
years OF, special training for the highest
public service. But what can so few do
when the need is so great? The Rhodes
scholarships in oxford were intended 70
produce a group OF men with interna.
fional minds who should bring the ma.
lions together and prevent wars and
other undesirable misunderstandingsi
but they do not seem 70 have accom-
nllshed much in this direction. The men
eho have done the most for America
haea rot been those who we're picked
= 81 arbitrary process Tor special train.
- Ths4 sxefe mosed by an inner urg
- s asxals znelnzsaxaa q tne sersies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
"NIatilda Jones, Jr."

T. H-Social usage does not favor the
use of the suflix "JT." by a girl who has the
same name as her mother, If both mother
and daughter, for example, are named Ma
tilda Jones, in soc ETY. the mother is Mrs.
Matilda Jones and the daughter is Miss
Matilda Jones luntH her marriage, when,
of course. any confusion that may result
from the same names will end In business,
however, where accuracy is paramount, it
is perm ssible for a daughter to style her
self. for example, Matilda Jones, Jr. AS
such she may open bank accounts and con-
duct her other business affairs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

1t is written of Mr.. Perceval,
Premier of England during the Napo-
leonic wars, that in the crisis of Europe
he safely brought the bill for increasing
the salaries of country clergymen through
Parliament. In the crisis Of the world an
English lieutenant colonel found time to
lectu a subordinate on his way of an
swering a lady's letter. Gilbert and Sulli-
van could have made good opera out
of thnt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

A DTSREPUTABLE woman has been
"A murdered and her slayer has killed
himself when the laws grip was about
to close upon him In connection with the
affair there is nothing but u mass Of
soUdid details 4 record of laws human
and divine. noutcd and broken, a brothcl
tragedy, in which have become involved
the names Of men Of wealth or standing.
What is the duty of a newspaper in
handling a story of this sort? Editors
from New York and Chicago either have
sent special writer's to cover it or have
tclegraphed urgently for more copy from
local writer's. The press associations have
given it great prominence in their dis.
patches. Every detail has been paradcd
before morbid readers. The EVENING
LEDGER, seeing in it nothing more than
filth has kept the story off the front
page where unwholcsomc accounts OF
this character are usually put for circu.
lation purposes, and has reported only
actual news developments, "a somewhat
novel method Of handling such a situation
Have the other newspapers been wrong
or has the EVENING LEDGER been right?
As our readers arc also, in a sense, editors
Of the EVENING LEDGER, perhaps we can
get a consensus of editorial opinion from
them We really want to know what the
man in the street thinks about it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

The projected stadium at Hunting
Park avenue and Eighteenth street may
be better than the one planned by the
University, but each will have to stand
the test of publicity before the money is
raised for building either, The one which
proves most likely to meet the needs of
the city is the one that is more likely 20
he bufIt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

Camden is planning to spend $780,
700 for harbor development, but the port
of Philadelphia will profit by every dollar
used in improving the wharves and piers
on the New Jersey side of the Delaware.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

There is no serious objection to
putting up a marble monument to Jeffer-
son on the site of his house at Seventh
and Market streets, but his real monu.
ment was built in independence Hall on
July 4, I776
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
W. Don't Know Il Yet

Dear Tom-Gucss you didn't know !
was a humorist. Sure Listen to this
one I was in one Of Hop X Heroin's
lunchrooms the other day when two col.
ored persons came in and ordered frank.
rurters. Quick as anything ! says to my
lady friend, just like that, "When the
smokes arrive the half.smoRcs 60"
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Answers 10 Yesterdny.. Quiz


I. The biggest office building u she world l.
The EuuitlhiC Building, New NIrk city,
II has ~, 900 "inhubitants.'
. There grc fits senators Uhrty-ninc EcpHh-
ururs, Zen Democrats, 0nc Nnr'luEaA aAl
rnrsy} and 2J1 Representatives tOJ re
nubIicnuS. tiiiTtN-sCVea pemgcrltN ANA Wil'
Surlu.i>D IL the lrnusN!Eanih LcSiSlatHi''
3. Nimrcd lGehcsis. NJ was IL" founder Of
thr Ilabylauiau and later pf til" s.a51r,an
Empirc; also 'a migitT hunter before
!pnnyah,' "
4. "Prlthcr" is contraction of ~ pray
the .
a Uostoa h,s bccl l1cular'y called ''thc hubi"
- fpTrurrIy az tHc cgntrr of culture m the
rguntry AID luttrriy O.! sew Engilhu.
Il Supw doe, exist aBHUt thr cquatoF' IN
lie tule, MuGntains, south AmeF''a' Tor
r',Enm Vii Is Hing oF Norway.
g. Tie famou. '.rGny EEpreNr" WIS g mai
NJ1 and san FranCisCO, in 1860. Tho
mail Vas Carried rapidly overland Il"
q pil|ir,to 1Sraf'' l. u terra used In music for
" stringcd INSTRUMENTS 20 GenGte tllt IN,
sfTing, instead of heing played a. usual
hy tFe bow, are to be twitrned VITA ile
10 nsansftsI mafts soyereGnty," Or ''popuar soy
'"' TTpignty'' was tbr r.Eht OF the InlI2b-
itnntg uf /" territory % regulate thc'r IA
tprnaI affairs Tn tGtir own WLS without
thr Intervention of Congress-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

1t seems to be a misdemeauor for
an English woman to be interested in an
army officer. But how are you to pre-
vent uniforms and brass buttons from
being fascinating 70 the fair?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
QUIZ

1 What Is the procedure for She Impeachment
Of GOVcrnnr IN PrEn,N.wnn"
. What are the dgtics Of q pr0thonotnrS?
3. Who was Easputin"
1. WIN. do the initial, "s. T.. q. r." stand
for?
:, What are bcTsnEeri?
G. Wbnt l., thr rrnoodnrr for avoiding {, tur"
wars suggested hy the League - EhIor'r
Peace?
:. What /, meant by "narOrhiniism'"
3. where is tho Wr.te SEA?
D. Describe III, musical instrument called a
virginia.,
10. What did The word "Sroman" originally
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
4 Personal Devil

The automobile year appears to have
opened auspiciously in New York. Ac-
cording to the Manhattanose newspapers,
on New Years Day a chauffeur named
Devne ran over a pedestrian named
Devil.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

Every one living southwest Of
Rittenhouse Square hopes City Solicitor
Connolly can succeed in canning the
odors from the paint works on Gray's
Ferry road.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
Colored Butter

L. e D-No, it is not unlawful 10 sell
butter arthclaly cUlored, nor is IL necessary
to label il artiacally coiored AT present
| neither the Federal nor the state Govern
ment can control such sale. Butter is the
only article Of artihclally colored food that
does not have TO be labeled as such.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

France to Have a National Coun-
ell of Economy--IT
But the Democratic Congress in
Washington goes on planning TO spend
money as though there were no such
word as economy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

Several distinguished clerEymen
apparently know that it is foolish to talk
peace when there is no peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

Penrose Plans Eight to Finish on
Governor,--Ueadlincs
Tammany planned a fight to q
finish on Sulzer-auj finished him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05

one day after the French took over 10000
prisoners at NCrdun, in the most picturesque
battle of the early winter, or of the most
famous war correspondents q not write
word about the battle He is a writer who
Just eats up" that kind Of a dramatic
stroke. but he hadn't a word To say. The
reason is this; lie was busy writing a story
of the Irish regiments al the war, explain
ing how Ulster and the rest of Ireland
fought together We're proud to uphold the
name of Ireland and to Justify her praise,
Everywhere and always faithful"
The empire is banking ON these men, and
the statesmen of the empire know that if
they get the divided men of ireland fighting
side by side they will do much TO end the
domestic difficulties with which the men
started out Say "Ginchy" to an Irshman
and you blot out the memory Of half the
Sim Fein executions say "Loos' and you
make them forget the tragedy of Roger
Easement. But the healthest sign is this :
Whatever Ireland foTgets England will al
ways remember the tragedy OF last Easter.
The contribution of ireland to the man
power of the empire amounts, according
about 100000 men-and according to other
estimates Ireland has sent 10 France as
many men as Canada. The poUulation of
ireland is about four and half millions ;
OF Canada, seven and a half millions And
Canada has no Sim Fein Sir Edward
Carson and his friends usually say that
the greater part Of this recruitment comes
from the Ulster counties, The answer
usually given is, for one thing that Ulster
Is Populous, and for another that the agrl-
cultural counties of England did not come
up to scratch under the volunteer system
and are notoriousy liberal In their ex-
amptions even under conscription.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
FOR IIFE9

If o. Henry learned - write stories while
in prison it would not be a bad idea for
some OF our present-day authors to get
themselves locked up in jaI.-Milwauiiee
Sentinel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
What Do YOU Know?

queries Of general interest ril De ausgcrCI
IN this column. Ten questions. me UuSjltTs 10
iChicE cu,rV lesIl-iUoriHcd person ahould Euoir,
are asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-05
POETRY

Dancing may stli be the poetry OF mo-
ton but II Il is-the modern dapa1s are
free verse; Chicago News.