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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
NoRTHCLIFFE ADVISES US

can be quickly attained and for which ths
American temperament IL entirely suitable
Two of the successes of the war have been
the aeroplane and the destroyer. The
American airmen with the French and Brit.
ish armies have proved that this indiyidusl
form of lighting IL particularly suited To
your people. II you start air schools in
localities as free from wind and Eaies A
possible. you can quickly train flying men.
Some Of the best Of ours are mere bows
from seventeen to twenty-five. You couiS
easily get models Of the Latest British and
manufacturing facilities you could muifi-
~ eqGlSea by ~ tAeasap1, Lord NorfIj-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
THE TWO DEBORAHS

THE TWO DEBORAHS
In Ballyshene's lone place OF sleep
A strait bed, over0ro,on,
Has Deborah Cldnton" carUen dee1
Upon slanttng stone.
Across t,co dreaming centuries
feel your smile on me,
Fair Deborah, 1cith morning eyes q,
And hairs night mystery.
The lure of your soft Celtic ton9s'
Entrances unaDdre.
Almost It seems that you are vos"s
Again and blithely tdir.
The loneliness tDe Uot not Of sI
Lost In the grasses lo,c- ~
As jetcels from the lap OF LOVE- "
Hoto tenderIy you thro,o
Into the cradle of the maid
Heir of pour faith and name
The dreaming baby, anatrdsd' q
Smiles at the passing fame
In Ballvshenes green place OF s'e'H
A bed Is oper0rotcn,
But smiling Irish angels Keep e
Their long toatch by the stons,
ADA FOSTER Muh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
LANsING's NEWS REPORTS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:

To the Editor OF the Evening Ledger:
sir-As an American citizen, with some
sense of fair play and some regard for the
disnity and honor of our country, i must
nrotest against the Department Of State
being made a news bureau for the Allies
Yesterday the department announced that
a Turkish army was being trapped in Meso-
potamia. and later that its information in
dicated that more than fifty German sub
marines had been captured since January l..
Surely the dissemination Of such news does
not come within the province of the depart
ment. and its gratuitous publication is any,
thing but fair JAZZ
Philadelphia, March IL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
QUIZ

1. Who was the regent Of Russia?
2. About when was "Treauure Island" written
and who is the authorT
8. What Is the "von Tirpitz element? What
does II advocate?
4. About when did st. Patrick live?
8. Why arc .airshlps such dangerous foes for
submarines?
O. Who is Michael v. Rodzianko?
7. What Is meant by< the "Meuse sector" In
war dispatches?
8. What and where is the Champs Elysees.
and how Is Il pronounced?
0. Why y tho threatening nationwide railroad
strike called o progressive strike?
10. What 10 the so-called German ''wail in the
West?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
Florida

]. A. B.-Florida's area is about $3.50
square miles. Of which about 4440 square
miles is water. Twenty-one States and
Alaska are larger than Florida. Both Penn
sylvania (45.126 square miles) and New
York (49.204 square miles) are smaller
than Florida The wealthiest State in
the value of property subject to the general
property tax Is New York, with $11,385,-
137,127 Florida ranks sixth from the last,
with S2S5, 5,S60,s75. New Mexico with sS4.-
086,5l8, Is the least wealthy. Others be-
low Florida In this respect are Wyoming.
Utah. Nevada and Vermont Florida ranks
twelfth among the States in the smallness
Of its State debt In 1915 this was s6o1,b67,
or $.71 per capita. New York had the
greatest debt, S125,461,567, or $12.73 per
capita Massachusetts, debt was $84,-
7O0,6Ol. or $23.62 per capita. New Yorks
sinking fund assets were $34,487,679 and
Massachusetts $38,263.0S1.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

know him.
There are many others like him, and
would it not be unfair to classify all who
take UP the stage as their vocation as per.
sons having bad regulations?
In regard to the question Of some Of the
pictures appearing in the illustrated Sec
tion being a trifle immodest, I agree with
what has already been said The EVENING
LEDGER is certainly home paper, and is it
not best to keep questionable pictures out,
whether some may approve or not?
Philadelphia, March Is, r. H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

Try as we may, we can't keep the Orange
out We've got to tell a story about Gsr'|
trude O'Reilly. of our morning ancestor
and 1t goes like this Miss OReilly ha4]
been lecturing at Montclair upon Irish VII
and Humor," and afterward gushing cot|
gratulatress splashed her with compliment4|
but finally drenched her with this:
"But I'm so sorry the audience wamt]
larger. You see. though, most of our peopsel
come from South Orange, where you gave
that other lecture a month ago and thq]
probably heard you then"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
PRIMARIES BY MAIL,

with only one dissenting vote, the Idaho
House has passed a bill which provides for
the holding of primary elections by mall
If the Senate agrees to 1t and the measure
becomes a law. there will be wide interest in
future primary elections in Idaho Speaker
Alfred is father of the bill. He proposes to
reduce the cost of primary elections and to
increase the vote. He calculates that under
his plan the latest primary election In
Idaho would have cost s13,S40. Its actual
cost to the counties and candidates was
s112.220.-Oregon Daily Journal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
Iron and Steel

READER-To make wrought iron (steel)
out of cast iron or iron ore various ingre-
dents are added while the molten mass Is
subjected to great heat In various processes
that result In various kinds of steel The
ingredients which impart malleability,
toughness. hardness and other qualities to
the iron are manganese. carbon, nitrogen,
oxygen. phosphorus. sulphur and silicon
Further additions of foreign materials are
made for the so-called alloy steels, of which
nickel steel ana cobalt steel are examples
Some of the ingredients that in various
combination make special steels are tunR-
stem. molybdenum. chromium and vana-
dunn. NI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

What has caused the appreciation in value
in some countries and the depreciation of
others? For a satisfactory explanation of
this 1t is necessary to understand the first
principles of foreign exchange. Foreign ex-
change, as the name indicates, represents
trade between two countries. In early
times this trade consisted of a direct ex-
change of commodities. A ship would leave
one country with goods which would be
exchanged in some foreign port, the goods
obtained in this foreign country being taken
home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
Mr.. Calwell's project of a model

Mr. Calwell's project of a model
municipal farm on the city's 1000 acres
at Byberry and the utilization of all
tillable land in the city is patriotic en-
deavor in its aspect Of preparedness for
war. But it is more than that. 1t is
breaking ground for a system toward
which there are already tendencies in all
parts Of the country, the establishment
OF food supplies near centers of popula-
ton to act as lever against high prices
sWhat was done in New York by public
spirited citizens who dumped cheap food
on the market in the recent crisis can
be done systematically by the cities them.
selves. The city farms Of the future will
act as constant regulator of market
prices. The mere fact of their establish.
ment. in increasing total acreage. will in
itself put big crimp in the middleman's
profits. ft
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
So many architectural eyesores

So many architectural eyesores
mar the city's streets that genuine regret
must greet the announcement Of the pass
ing Of the graceful Roberts mansion at
the northwest corner of Nineteenth and
Walnut streets. to make way for a mod.
ern apartment house. Nothing like com.
pensation for the loss of the still more
picturesque Lippincott house has yet
been made, and from an artistic stand.
point Philadelphia can Ill afford to lose
many such landmarks OF local color that
for years gave to the city its distinctive
character.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Mobilizing the Food Supply.
Lansing's News Reports.
Pictures of Players

uish to cypress their opinions on subjects OF
current interest. II is an open forum: ana the
EueuinO Ledgcr assumes responsibility tOr
the iiemS Of its correspondents. Letters must
be signed by the name aud address OF the
,Criter. not neccssdrW for publication. but as
Of good faith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

Considering what It costs in time
money and effort to elect President of
the United States. 1t might be good sense
not to insist that he challenge pneumonia
to deadly conflict by being inaugurated in
the open air on March 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

War is harvest time for grafters.
When the attention Of patriots is di.
rscted toward saving the nation the
httle fellows with mean souls and itching
palms get busy in the twilight and line
their pockets. 1t is a wise citizen who
keeps one eve on local affairs even
while aiming his gun with the other
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

~ The efforts of Bourbons to con-
hne Hiram Johnson's activities to what
are known as "joke" committees Of the
Senate should gladden. progressives Of
both parties. Supervising the former
Governor of California is a good deal
like sitting on a tack in order to hide
n from view. 5t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
THD AVERAGE NET PAID DAILY CIR
CUrATIoN OF THE EVENING LEDGER
FOR FEBRUARY WAS es.STs
Phiisdslphis. Saturday, March II. 1917
Prospectiye

Prospective bridegrooms who
viewed the gorgeous gowns at the
Fashion Show need not hesitate on ac-
count of slim purses. Sometimes one can
marry a modiste.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
st. Patr,ck's Dav -celebrators m

st. Patr1ck's Day -celebrators may
at least take comfort in the fact that a
nag Of their favorite hue means freedom
In one quarter Of the globe, since the
green standard Of the Prophet now flies
ever the independent kingdom of Arabia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
Tom Days CcI5
THE VILLAGE po,-

Whenever tfs Saturday ana ~.
seventeen
You've GOT to play you're Nth ~. Y
on a bit of green,
For IN these por'ous moment. q ..,,
discreet Of you wy
TO keep guarded eve upon eoc, -.
"p" an "Q";
You cannot be too caretu, ,pbo,
an tohat you do,
II you'd aroid the sudden .lor :.
knocks ione's hat aske,o
The moment that you put e on-.OA., !.
your Scork Is through
To sally forth on Chestnut .,r...
tchat netDs Is neto. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
What Do You Know?

IN this column. Ten questions. the snStoers to
phich every Dell-tntormed person should know.
arc asked ddtlu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

Mr.. Gerard. we are gratined to
learn. really did say that he would ''sit
In Berlin till what Sherman said war
was) froze over" rather than see Ameri-
cans detained, and is proud Of II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

Yet one never can tell! ana ,h.v.,
,rashly announced that notbin, s.'.'
DO admitted to this colyum todsv ~
wore no slimmer Of green, we are Nil.
If the experience of a friend Of our. y
whom we wrote some ten years aro.
DA FIcHT1N' FRESHMAN
Irishman he maxi me seeck,
He ees gat excite so oueeck
An so Queeck for fightin'. too
An, baysides, you nevva know
How you gona please heem. IA
W'ata deuce you gona dor tt
Wen I work cen tranch wan day
Irish boss he com an saw:
''Evra wan cen deesa tranch. t.a
no care eef he ees Franch.
Anglaice, Dago, Dootch or wat
Evra one he musta gat Z
Leetla pieca green to show
For da San Patricio. .&3
Dees ees Irish feasta day. s
Go an gat SOM greenw he say.
An eef you no do eet, too,
gon' poncha head on your
So gat SOM green to show
For da San Patricio
Bimeby, 'nudder Irishman
He ees COM where I am stan.
An he growl at me an say:
Wat you wearin' dat for, en-,
Mebbe so you theenk you be
Gooda Irishman like me-
Green Is JUS for Irishman,
No for dumb Eyetalian!
TAX eet off!' he say. an, my!
He ees ponch me cen da eye!
Irishman he max me seeck!
He ees gat excite 80 queeck,
An so queeck for flghtin', too.
An. baysides, you nevva know
How you gona please heem. So
W'ata deuce you gona do?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
Add Famous Triplets

Green, Orange and White.
Kelly and Burke and Shea.
Allen, Larkin, OBrien.
And (once AGAIN. the Shamrock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
Dollars in Terms of Other Money

He knows what happened to the dollar
which he gave to the grocer few minutes
ago. but he wonders what the value of that
same dollar would be in some of the capt.
tails Of other nations The more he thinks
Of 1t the more interested he become }.
Finally he sharpens a stub Of a pencil, gets
an encyclopedia which contains the par
value Of foreign coins in American money.
looks up the present rates of foreign ex-
change and proceeds to find out how the
American dollar stands abroad.
After a few minutes Of figuring he sits
for what he has learned Is startling to
him. The value of the American dollar
in the capitals of the principal warning
nations, he has found, Is high. The dollar,
according to his way of figuring, Is worth
more in Vienna than anywhere else on the
face of the globe 1t is worth s1.s3 there,
in Russia $1.S1. in Italy s1.41. in Germany
s1.40 and in France $l13. In London.
where he has compared the value of the
IS bill with pound sterling, he ascertans
that 1t is worth $50, or. in other words,
each American dollar Is worth s102.
This is all very well so far as the war;
ring nations are concerned, but what of
the value of the dollar in neutral countries?
A few minutes of calculation will disclose
that in Spain 1t is worth only SO cents,
In Sweden. Norway and Denmark 90
cents. in Switzerland 81 cents and in Hol-
land 80 cents.
tion of the American dollar in foreign
countries arranged in table FORM And
this is how the table looks the first column
giving the par value of the foreign coin
In American money, the second column
the value now and the third column the
worth of the American dollar in foreign
countries:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
A SOCIAL ERROR

II is said to be regarded &c social error
to mention the island Of st. Heisns vhiIs
taking tea With the Hohensoliaea kamiix. q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech
X. Y. 1.-THE parts Of speech are reck-
oned as eight-noun, adjective, pronoun,
verb. adverb. proposition, conjunction and
interjecton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

? When the Car of Russia visited
the English coast In his yacht In 1909 a
Socialist rose In Parliament with the cry,
Don't let the tyrant landr' The same
fsar was expressed when King Edwards
"encirciing alliance" aligned the Gar
with the western democracies in 1914.
Would reactionary Russia infect Eng
land and France with imperialism and
autocratic tendencies? That fear now
goss by the board. 1t is Russia that is
INFECTED" with western democracy, and
The moral and geographic isolation of the
Berlin Caesars grows apace. It is some.
hing that in it, promise Is greater than
the war. II h not for inen who do not
Aght to say. but the future may say Il,
that the freeing Of Russia was worth the
cost Of the whole war. 1t 10 more than
the ending Of that nightmare of a tri-
11virate Of tyrants--Kaiser. Car and
49, ~ makes for the freeing of
nm psSsele from the imperial arch
~ Who tns,exs her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

A fresh green sign Of spring at seo0,
and Callowhill:
SUMMER sAUsAGEs FOR SALE ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

Tell not All you know and tei,
Only what you know right VIZ
ARTHUR GUITE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
HOW MUCH is "A
DOLLAR WORTH?
Austrians Are Paying $1.S3 for
1t, While in Spain 1t Can
Be Bought for 80
Cents

MR.. COMMON PEOPLE walks into the
1V1 corner grocery store. He orders one
dozen eggs. one pound Of butter and a half
peck Of potatoes. For these he tenders a
dollar bill in payment.
The grocer adds up the prices Of these
articles and Mr.. Common People Is told
that he owes sl.14. He digs out the addi-
tional fourteen cents. picks up his packages
and goes home
Mr.. Common People has learned that
the dollar bill will not go as far as 1t
did some years ago. Therefore Mr.. Com
mon People wonders II the dollar has
deprecated in value. He gives oerious con-
sideration to this point He recalls that
the dollar. In addition to being direct
promise Of the Government to pay one,
remembers that the standard OF value
OF all the great world Powers. China
and a few smaller countries being the
only exceptions Is gold. In this con-
nection he recalls that he has read In
the newspapers from time 70 time OF the
large amount Of gold which has come into
the United States since the beginning OF
the European war the United States now
holding third of the worlds supply or
the yellow metal Therefore he decides
that the dollar is worth just as much now
as IL ever was.
This leads him to the conclusion that
the purchasing value of the dollar Is not
so great as II was some years ago, and In
this he is correct. Without leading himself
into any lengthy thought on the subject
he Just runs over the conditions as they
have developed, especially since the out
break of hostilities abroad. He discovers
that demand. because of the war has been
very large. He concludes that with the law
Of supply and demand the natural trend of
prices is upward. He finds that the
American farmer. in addition to feeding
him, Is also keeping large part Of the
rest Of the world In food
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

And last. but not isast, the
man who alone u empowereo
tn dsx'e ee2nmR Z oslE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17
Evergreen Irish Proverbs

Oh. leave the Hut to the squeakinMS Mo.se3
There is no reek in the skyiarKs n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-17

threw a Stone In the turnip new:
The Pig hit was the Pig that ea1
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-09
CHINA NOT EXPECTED
TO JOIN THE ALLIES

Toxic. Feb. 1s.--(By maiD-Al-
though a severance Of diplomatic re-
lations between China and Germany
is believed here to be inevitable.
there is declared to be little possi-
bility that the republic will actually
Join the allies.
Authentic information today Ia
that the Chinese cabinet has decided
20 sever relations with Germany, but
is awaiting Developments In WASH
ington-and Toxic. Practically all the
Chinese favor a break with Germany,
including Pres. III Yuan Hung and
Foreign Minister WI Ting Fang. II
is understood that Picking already Ia
arranging a plan by which German
diplomats and consular agents may
return home. Pressure will be
brought to bear by Japan, II Is be-
lleved. to prevent China from actual
~ entering the war. When talk OF
a break between China and Germany
began. the move was opposed by Jap
anese newspapers. publIcIsts and
others close to ofYicialdom. Many rea-
sons we're offered for this movement
The papers frankly opposed the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-09
MILLION DOLLARS IS
REBEL LEADERS BAIL

Havana, March 9.--Bail for Gener-
al Gomez. captured rebel leader. was
set today at round million dollars.
No one has yet come forward with
this staggering amount OF money to
permit release Of the rebel chief and
the prospect is that he will remain
in Principe prison. pending trial.
Announcement was authorized by
the Cuban government that arrange
ments are being made whereby Cuba
will indemnify American citizens suf-
fering losses through the destruction
Of property by rebels 1t is stated
that the government troops are con-
tinuing their advance toward Santa
go and are now within an hours
journey. by train. OF the rebel force.
No immediate executions OF the
captured rebel officers and men will
be made, 1t was stated today. The
officers will be courtmartialed as soon
as possible.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-09

move. because Il would give China
a seat around the peace table at tho
end OF the great war, The Japanese
goyarnmept remained silent,
When China suddenly sent her pro-
test to berlin, the news was receiv-
cd by the Japanese with constcrna-
tion, because China had not consult
ed Japan,
However, China at once asked
Japan what further Nction she should
take and Japanese Official sources de-
clare Japan told China to Join the
entente, II is regarded as likely.
however, that China was advised
only to sever relations,
II Is understood that when the
Japanese charge d'aifaircs AZ Peking
communicated this news TO tho
Chinese foreign ofilce. he stated that
Japan regretted that China did not
consult Japan before deciding defip-
itely on her course toward Germany
Far-sceing Chinese. like WI Ting
Fang, are anxious Tor their country
to break with Germany. or even. TO
enter the war on tho side OF the
entente, II Is pointed out that the
Chinhutang and Kuomintang. the
two big opposing Chinese political
parties. are In agreement on this
question. II Is generally felt by
Chinese leaders that. by following
the footsteps OF the United States.
China will raise her diplomatic sta
tus. increase her prestige and mark
the beginning Of new era In her
foreign relations.
But more than this--it viii give
her q place In the peace conference
where she may have something to
say regarding the disposition OF
'shantung province. which was cap
tured from Germany by the Jap
anese.
She win also profit by $4,000. 900
which Is the remainder OF the indem-
nifty to be paid by China to Austria
and Germany as the result Of the
Boxer trouble, and will also have an
opportunity to revise her existing
treaties with Germany.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-09

One state may not question the stand
Of another"
Opposition to Stones retention IA
the head OF the foreign relations
committee. Il is known will be voiced
In committee by Senators James and
Hollis. II is not believed. however.
they will carry the fight to the senate
floor.
Deposition OF Stone. it Is felt,
might cause what would become a
disastrous split In democratic ranks.
In view OF the dwindling democratic
majority, administration leaders do
not want to do anything to disrupt
party harmony.
In n formal statement issued last
night. Stone said:
II am not going to resign as
chairman OF the foreign relations
committee and am going to be re-
tained in that chairmanship In the
senate reorganization"