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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
A GERMAN PEACE

CERMANY'S long-heralded peace offer
~ to all the bell.gerents through the me.
dium Of the Brest.Litovsk conference has
at last been launched. Count Czernin, the
Austrian premier. has been made the
mouthpiece of the Central Powers, evil
IDENTIFY in the same way that President
Wilson has come TO be the authoritative
spokesman of the Allies. The form OF the
suggested negotiations is roundabout and
devious, being in effect request to the
Bolshevik Government to persuade the AL
lies to parey while that Government is still
unrecognized by the Allies. But the whole
world Is eager for peace and no peace offer
will fail to be considered No plan will
be rejected unless it be shown to be
incapable of producing lasting peace.
Germany asks for a return to the status
quo. Frontiers are to be fixed exactly as
they were on August 1. 1914. Conquered
nations are to regain their independence.
No indemnities are to be paid. THE rights
of minorities" within a ~ltion are to be
secured by the nations "stlfdefnition' ac-
cording to its constitution. which means
that Alsace.Lorraine Is to remain German
The plan is presented to the Russians with
a mildness of temper hitherto not to be
found in Teutonic programs.
Judging by the undertaking course the
President has steered he will be bound by
his past utterances to demand the creden-
tials of Count Czernin and his German
colleagues. There is nothing whatever to
show that any one at Brest-Litovsk rep.
resents the German and Austrian peoples.
Count Czernin is careful to say the dele
gates are acting upon the clearly en-
pressed will of their Governments and peo.
pies" But talking the language of democ-
racy and living up to it are different things.
The President has repeatedly asserted that
peace can be made only with those who
are beyond question truly representative,
and this guarantee of lasting peace has not
been given.
But even If peace could be made on the
stated terms, it would not be n lasting
peace. Mittel Europa would become "a
greater menace than it is today. The Aus.
tro.Hungarian and Balkan peoples would
be dominated by Berlin. Impressed by
what would amount to a German victory,
Turkey and Bulgaria would cling to the
prussian prestige and Berllnto-Bagdad, o
firmly intrenched reality, would shake the
mailed fist over Europe in perpetuity. Rus
sia, which at the best will be disorganized
for years after the war, would come com.
pletely under the domination of the Ger.
man autocracy and as the menace spread
eastward China and Japan would come into
close contact with it.
Brest-Litovyk offers the world an inter
minable series Of wars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
CONTINUED TOMORROW

In addition TO the large tracts Of land the
incorporators, who included citizens of all
nonsecedtng States. we're accorded large
loans from the proceeds of United States
bonds, constituting a.mortgage on the physi-
cal property. As part compensation the roads
were required TO be post routes and military
roads, subject to the use of the Government
for postal military, naval, and all other
legitimate or emergency service The aid
thus given was the climax of the policy
instituted by Douglas In 1850 In the case of
the Illinois Central Railroad Between that
date and 1870 the United States aided in the
construction of ninety-three roads More
than 00,000000 acres of land were only a
part of the help extended In this period to
open up and develop national communica-
tions.
So it may be assumed that the present
war emergency measure Of nationalizing the
great railroads of the nation will be not
merely gains in speed and efficiency in the
present crisis, but eventually. In some means
a gain for the roads themselves. The rails
will be cleared to give the war right of
way. The rails will be cleared to give prop
erty the right of way after the war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
BUCKWHEAT AND BEANS

According to a recent report from one of
the most prolific of the buckwheat States
there Is an immense increase this year in the
bucllwheat crop. 1t is Joy news. Let us
hope that the buckwheat cakes this coming
winter will garnish every breakfast table II
Is to be hoped that Mr.. Hoover will be able
to take little time off from the arduous duty
of advising his countrymen to eat less to
ordain meatless days and wheatless days and
in general to substitute fast days for feast
days, to look after the food profiteers and see
to 1t that they do not get a corner on buck
wheat and boost the price.
Once there was an Eastern Sho' man WIN
said that when he went to bed knowing there
would be buckwheat and sausages for break
fast he couldn't sleep for thinking about n
And when he went to bed with the inforn,a :
tion that there would be no buckwheat and
sausages for breakfast he Couldn't sleen ,or
worrying about IL. The price of sausage wa .
skied last winter. and there is reason 10 fea !,
that unless Mr.. Hoover does something ahou,
II the price even of hot dogs" will be .ou,
Of reach" except on special occasions wben
the ultimate consumer grows reckless, n nd
goes in for buckwheat and sausages in snits
of the inflated cost
There Is another report floating around
that sounds much more cheerful than the
equit-eating admonitions that Mr.. Hoover Is
sending out. This report Is that the bear
crop is ten times as large this year as II was
last year. New York State. always a great
bean area, has q ecord-breaking crop. But
the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast States
are harvesting bean yield that will soon be
moving eastward In trains a mile iong.-BaI-
timore Sun. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

lsd1s lnvarIebly proceed from persons who
90 moi live ii large cities and have never
experienced the uses and benefits Of the
pneumatic mail tube system"
Good citizens are not only getting tired.
but they are amazed that In times like
these, when, the transportation systems OF
the nation are carrying peak load when
labor is commodity Of precious value
when motive powsr is at premium and
every device conducive to speed and
economy should eagerly be welcomed
serious proposal should be made to aban'
don and discard the pneumatic tubes. a
suggestion that the subway service be dis
continued would not be more absurd.
The mail service is bad enough as 1t is.
Let us not permit It to be further crippled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
WANTED-A NAVAL OFFENSIVE

ADMIRAL SIR JOHN JELLlCOE did
"A not become commander of the Queens
nav-ee" by the ofiice-boy methods of Sir
Joseph Porter X. c. b. He was saiorman.
not an adept at polishing up the handle
of the Lig front door," and prior to his Sc
lection as First Sea Lord of the British
Admiralty, from which he has just been
retired, he was In command of the grand
fleet and "a participant in all the major
battles in the North Sea in the first years
of the war. A peerage in exchange for
the post he has vacated indicates that he
has not been. retired in disgrace. The fact
is again indicated. as it was indicated when
Sir John Fisher was retired from the same
post that something more than bluff
sea dog is required to utilize the 100 per
cent strength and efficiency of the British
fleet to gain 100 per cent results.
There Is significance in the retirements
of strictly naval officers from executive
tasks in the various Entente navies, such
as that of Rear Admiral Fiske in this coun-
try and Sir John Jellicoe in England. The
Allies fleets are "A high-geared, many-cyln-
dered engine of effectiveness. They are
showing a negligible minimum of achieve
ment for their enormous maximum OF
power. The Allies must get together in
naval unity and bear the pressure of their
force toward victory. The naval arm is de.
pended on to do something the military
arm alone cannot win the war in the
Flemish, French and Italian trenches. Not
mere blockading but strenuous offensive
measures-that Is the expectation which
the Allied peoples want turned into tri-
,ipnhant action
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
LINCOLN AND RAILROADS
Wilson's Federal Control Proclamation
Has Important Precedent

DREsIDENT WILSON has the substantial
i precedent of Abraham Lincoln in his
proclamation placing railroads of the country
under Federal control for military purposes
during the period of the war. May 26. 1862,
the Government by proclamation took possess
sion of all the railroads for the transporta-
ton of troops and munitions of war;
Problems of transportation, both OF men
and materials, were grave in the first months
of the conflict and the system broke down.
under private though patriotic control, just
as its breakdown now has necessitated the
radical action of President Wilson. Then
as now 1t was realized that the railways are
the arteries of the body military. the chan
nels of which must be kept unclogged for
victory The strenuous and achieving second
session of the Thirty-seventh Congress, sit
ting from December, 1861. to July. 1862, au-
thorized the President to take control Of the
railroads and telegraph lines when the pub
lie safety should require such action. Fed
eral control followed and In time to forward
proper mobilization and movement OF troops
and transfer Of supplies,
The problem of adequate organization and
handling was simple as compared with what
must be accomplished under the jurisdiction
of Secretary McAdoo. the Wilson director
general of transportation. as the roads were
relatively few and the wheels and cogs far
from the complicated mechanism of modern
railway management stanton and Seward
controlled few thousand miles, McAdoo
takes over 100000 miles of trackage worth
s2l. 900 000, ,000.
The railroads did not suffer by enforced
public control for public welfare. Construc-
ton was aided rather than hindered by the
necessities of winning the war. Branch and
connecting lines were the great need then. as
consolidation OF energies and reduction Of
waste effort through elimination of compe-
tition and duplication are the need now.
Complementary to the revolutionary ex-
pedient of the first Federal seizure of a
nublic utility was one of the earliest and
certainly the most important paternalistic
| measure In the history of the United States
and one that set a precedent for many others
| in diverse activities. This was the authorize
ton. by the same Congress session, of the
| construction of a road TO the Pacific Ocean.
with the backing of land grants and Gov
| ernment bonds. Necessity of linking all
parts of the country for united action In the
| stress Of war times spurred the action. Gov
| ernment aid for transcpntinental line had
| been proposed before the war on several occa-
| sions, but was always opposed by the South
| and by some northern statesmen on the
| ground of paternaiism The war removed
| the southern obstructionists from the Capitol
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

1. At what temperature does water freeze?
g Who IL director general Of tho railroads.
g.. What Is u rookie?
a. What Is the correct pronunciation Of .'cou.
pom?
5. The United states fuel admlnistratiol. n .
campnign to save coal, urges h0usehelders
10 keep their rooms Mt q certain maximum
temperature. state this maximum.
9. What is the Koran:
4 The standard coin Of q European country ID
the ten-horin piece. Name the country.
A. Who was Allshieri?
q In what province Of Canada is most Of the
French Canadian population OF the Do
mini0n?
10. What II the French word for "Germauy"S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1 yiee Admiral Sir RossIyn Wemyss Is Flrst
Sea Lord Of the British Admiralty.
2. Richard Henry Dana; American author; 1915:
a The San Lorenzo Valley Is In northeastern
o. Italy. east OF the Brenta River.
a. .Boz" was the early pen name Of Charles
. = Dickens.
e. Hall consists Of concealed masses Of vapor
preciptated from the clouds.
~ Thomas Chippendale u famous English
cablnetmaker Of tho latter part Of the
eighteenth century.
I, A sonnet is u lyric poem In set form.
a. Count Won Hertling Is the present German
Imperial Chancellor.
o. Holystone is p material used by sailors for
scrubbns the decks Of ships. .
10. Homicide II leEaliy divided into justinabIs,
killing In performance Of duty Il excusQbles
Killing without culpable or criilinal Intent.
and fsieniorsi, 4, insSyolvins isS WHIST the Law se!ll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

Giving up the use Of private cars
during these times is a sacrifice at least
two citizens have made without compul.
sion. There are others. however, who
seem to be unaware Of the difficulty the
country IL experiencing in transportation
and delight to hitch their private cars to
long trains and further overload the en-
gines. Perhaps the private-car evil will
cons TO an end in the immediate future
by computation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Tom Daly's Column
McARONI BALLADS
THE PERFECT GIFT

THE PERFECT GIFT
My Rosa's hearts Eetalian.
But STEEL da laws American
She loves an ondrastan's;
An eef you no baylieva me,
An donta see how dees can be,
Go ask Meess Giulia Brans'.
-Neess Brans', dat's born cen deesa land,
For long has been my Rosa's frand,
An ALA time she's glad for show
My Rosa theengs she oughta know,
An wat to do an wat to say
For be good 'Merican some day.
An one day wen ees come da news
How leetla sugar you must use,
Meess Branson tai my Rosa how
She must not max dose baskets now
She made so NANNY of bayfore
OATS nice for looks but notheeng more.
You don'ta know da kind mean?
All! den, my frand, you neyva seen
Da way dey maxi dat pretta theeng?
Dey - how-you-call? ? &c "croshay' weeth
streeng,
An wen da basket ees complete
Dey use block for stretchin' eet;
An dip eeh sugar juice, you know,
For maxi eet steeff an keep Get so.
Wal, wen dees sugar law ees come
Eet's maxi my Rosa feela glum.
But joosta same she finda way
For max her geeft by Chrees'mas Day =
An wen she gave eet to her frand
She joosta no could ondrastand!
"Don't be afraid" my Rosa say,
81 waste no sugar deesa way.
Dees was my own, baycause you see
deed not use eet cen my tea;
saved eet up for dees, to show
My dearest frand love her so."
My Rosa's hearts Eetalian,
But STEEL da laws American
She loves an ondrastan's;
An eef you no baylieva me,
An donta see how dees can be,
Go ask Meess Giulia Brans'.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
What good w

What good would it do Germany to
have colonies? She won't have enough
men left to father a generation at home
much less man new countries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
The reported Austro-German DE,

IHe TtpUIte <fustrU-UeIIHdH PtdCe
terms condemn continuation Of the war
for the sole purpose of conquest" II Berlin
and Vienna would only forgo the lust for
conquest" the belligerents would be
unanimous on that point.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

Anyhow, Mr.. Hartman always be.
lieved that the nation should have a rail-
road dictator
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

We know that Mr.. McAdoo can
finance the railroads. but can he find some
one to run them? Here's hoping.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
TnIRTy-FIFTu INsTALMENT

THE motives which led to acceptance
L were blended. l knew well that there
was the certainty Of much discomfort and
of financial loss. Even IL nominated and
elected the office could be held for but four
years. and | was giving up for 1t an as
sured future But had strong desire to
test myself, to see what could do upon Il
broad field in place Of real serious I'M
portance. had the knowledge that two
of the family had before been talked about
for the Governorship-Elijah +. ana
Galusha--and the feeling that to have one
of us reach the head of the state would lie
the qualification of a pride. Above all
was the sober and conscientious thought
that Pennsylvania, in achievement, was
above every other state and that when she
called any man it was his duty no matter
what might be his inclnatons or pursuits,
to drop them like the wedding guest in the
Ancient Mariner" and obey. And
"IIe either fears his fate too much or his
deserts are small
Who dares not put it to the touch to win or
lose it an
There was "a severe contest over the
nomination, Elkin showing much strength
pluck and determination, In which l had
no part or parcel. One of the men upon
whom Elkin relied was Frank NJ. Fuller of
Unontown, in Fayette County, and Elkin
sent him the money with which to carry
the county. Fuller decided to support
Quay and asked the Senator whether he
should return the money which had been
received.
NO" said Quay. IF you return that
money Elkin will use it somewhere else
against me. You deposit it in your name
in trust company and get three per cent
interest. After the campaign is over Elkin
is sure to be dead broke. Then you give
him that money. lie will he glad and you
will help him and me, too"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Elkin's Hard Fight


There was "a stormy time at the conven-
ton in June. Louis Watres, a wealthy
man living in Scranton, who had been
Lieutenant Governor, was also candidate
with twenty.siX delegates His role was
that of Il dark horse, but he turned his
delegates over to Quay on the first ballot
| had 206 votes and Elkn 1872. The dele
gates sang their coarse improvised song:
''Sit down. you Beggars sit down,
Elkin will have his say,
But not today:
Sit down. you Beggars, sit down.
one, two, three four.
Who in hell are we for?
penrypacker. Pennypacker
Pennypacker, Pennypacker'
II was all over and the old political war
rior had won what he declared to be at the
time and what proved to be his last battle.
A telegram informing me of the result was
handed me while sitting in the trial of a
case in the Quarter Sessions Court just as
l was about to charge the jury. A news
paper the next morning reported:
THE case was a long and tedious one,
involving several complex questions in
law and requiring careful attention to nm.
interesting facts and statistics In his
charge to the jury Judge Pennypackcr re.
viewed the evidence at length. lie did
not omit an important feature OF the evil
dence, and even took occasion to clarity
some of the less important testimony. His
statement of the law was not only salts.
factory to both sides, but his language was
as clear and terse as the rhetoric of the
textbooks"
Just at this juncture appeared General
George Weedon's Orderly Book" kept dur
ing the Revolutionary War. which | had
undertaken to supervise and annotate for
the American Philosophical Society and
which was published by Dodd, Mead & Co.,
of New York. 1t gives the most complete
record we have of the campaign of 1777
for the possession of Philadelphia. The
publishers expected little demand for a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
A correspondent writes

A correspondent writes 10 ask II Boz
sheviki is masculine or feminine. We do
not know who put the she in it, but the
death battalions of women did not.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-27

from the class rooms thru the clos
ets where the pupils wraps are
hung, is responsible in large meas
ure for the spread Of contagious dis
eases.
Accompanied by Or. Andrew p.
Biddle, another inspector. Mrs. Os-
horne visited the Alger and Doty
schools, Wednesday, and Inspected
the ventilation systems there About
80 Of the 100 public schools have
this system Dr.. Biddle would not
say As a physician that The yentila.
ton system was responsible FOR the
increase In contagion reported by
the health board. but said the ven
tilating system in vogue might tend
10 spread disease.
The health board IL making an in
vestiga'ion OF the school ventilation
at the request OF the board OF edu.
cation. but will not BE- prepared 10
report az the next regular board
meeting Thursday night, 10 Is said
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-27
DEATH CLAIMS
ROBERT L. FEE,
CIGAR MAKER

Following two days illness from
pneumonia, Robert l.. Fee, well.
known Detroit cigar manufacturer,
died, Wednesday. in Harper hos.
pital. Mr.. Fee was stricken, Mon.
day, following his arrival AT his
once in the Detroit Cigar company.
Mr.. Fee was born IN Binghamton.
N. Y, so years ago, and came 10
Detroit In 1887 For several years
he was a salesman In Michigan for
the Banner Cigar company, OF which
his brother. Edward. was general
manager. Later he went into bust.
ness for himself
Mr.. Fee is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Eileen Rhodes Fee, one broth
er, Charles II. Fee. and one sister,
Miss Elizabeth Fee.
Funeral services will be held Sat.
urday afternoon, in Blake's chapel.
No. "a Peterboro.st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-27
Odds and Ends

Representative jeanette Rankin.
OF Montana, IL 70 speak on suffrage
and labor problems AZ a meeting 10
De held tonight in Madison Square
Garden, New York. under the aus
pices Of the Humanitarian Cult.
An informal congress and reunion
OF American and Canadian enEi.
neers Of Norwegian birth or descent
Is 70 meet in Chicago today under
the auspices OF the Chicago Norske
club.
AS a result OF the many students
who have entered military service.
u u expected hat only about hall
tho usual attendance will be enrolled
when Yale university begins Us
fall term today
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-27
Proposals for Loose Leaf
Binders

0fhce 81 the Board u County Audit
ors
sealed proposals. will ~ received AZ
ftr ofHro ~ The Board % County
Auditors until n o'clock a. m We'd
resday. oct g. 1917. - which time
they will NJ opened for furnishing
$50 Loose Leaf Binders construrteA
20 hold sheets itKI7 inches Binders
70 De ~ inches In length bound in
fun pigakin with an absolute safety
locking device. and o. be built 80
wh~n open viii iay rat on desk.
Ths right T. reject any and all
bids is hereby expressly reserved
THE BOARD OF COUNTY
AUDITORS.
Chas A. Buhrer. sseFetary
Detroit Mich Sept. g. 1917.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-27
BY BlOsser.
Sinnott.


The opening sessions OF the forty.
third annual convention Of the
American Bankers association.
meeting in Atlantic City TODAY. will
be featured bv addresses on the war
and Us financing by Secretary OF The
Treasury McAdoo, Lord NorthcliTc.
ana George N Reynolds president
Of the Continental and Commercial
National Bank 81 Chicago
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-27
DISEASE HAS
SPREAD SINCE
SCHOOLS OPENED

The health board reports a mark.
ed increase In the number OF cases
OF scarlet fever and diphtheria since
the opening OF school. Mrs. Laura
r. Osborne, OF the board OF educa.
ton, believes that the ventf1ating
system provided in many OF the
schools, which conducts the foul air