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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-22
Gard of Thanks

We extend heartfelt thanks to our
neighbors and friends for kindness ex-
tended in the illness and death of our
beloved son and brother Garrett Doyle.
Mr. AND MRS MATT. DOYLE AND
FAMILY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-22
BAZAAR AT BETHEL

A bazaar and supper will be held at
the Bethel church, on Thanksgiving
night, Nov 49, All are cordially in.
vited to attend.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-22
DISBURSEMENT

Mrs j. w. Hobbins, director in charge
at Madison, writes to Mrs Annie Par
kinson, chairman at Mineral Point, as
follows " The splendid box Of knitted
garments has been received. It was
pleasure to see them, and they will be
on their way to Chicago today. Please
let me congratulate you on the fine
knitting, and the generous response to
the needs Of the Red Cross.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-22
RED CROSS Meeting

The Co. Workers will meet at the Red
Cross rooms Thursday afternoon, No
vember %.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-22

The Apron Sale given for the benefit
of the Red Cross on Saturday, at Fire
mans building was great success and
netted about $4,000. The women of
city and country responded gladly to
the appeal From near and far came
the aprons and the buyers. Every apron
was sold, and the late comers went
away disappointed because there were
no aprons to buy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-22

A dinner was served and the proceeds
donated to the Y. M. G. A.
Glare Helm came up from Rockford
and spent Sunday with his mother.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-22
RED CROSS NOTES

At the October meeting of the Exec
utive Board of the Mineral Point Chap
ter of the Red Cross. Mrs Annie Par
kinson was elected president to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Bradford.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-22

The following girls in the grades have
been knitting for some time for the Red
Cross: Fourth grade Margaret Lud
den, Lestina Beers, Mary Bachelor,
Margaret Tucker, Marion Kuelling,
Meredith Hugo, Louise Gygax, and
Henrietta Lee.
Fifth grade-Lenore Austin, Gladys
Sennex.
Sixth grade-Leota Noble, Alice
Huxtable, Harriet Jacobs, Helen Har
ker, Genevieve Launder, Florence Beers
Grace Francis, Ethel Day.
Seventh grade Mildred Nc Dermott,
Letha Philips, Alice Fitzsimons, Vera
Burchardt, Madge Opie, Edith thinner.
Eighth grade-Rea Cridge, Ruth
Hutchison, Ruth Nancolas, Marion
Adams, Katherine Gratiot, Marion
Huxtable, Virginia Reger, and Dorothy
Holman.
The next meeting Of the Junior Red
Cross will be at the home of Marion
Adams on Saturday.
Donations: Mrs Josephine Gilman,
81 90.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
MIR. sELDEs IN LONDON

Tho reelection of DR.. Woodrow Wilson
rs President Of the United States Of Amer
lea viii he welcomed by thinking people OF
this country It is unfortunate that public
opinion here Is so little acquainted with the
problems which confront the United States
1t is equally unfortunate that the people
there do not understand the problems and
outlook of Great Britain It Is to be hoped
that in the near future steps will be taken
to bring home TO each of these Anglo-Saxon
peoples the problems Of the other and their
fundamental common interests. We would
draw the attention Of our readers to the
article in this issue of the Athenaeum by
an American contributor, Mr.. Gilbert
Seldes--London Athenaeum.
INF Seldes, who was one Of the editors
Of the EVENING LEDGER, went to London in
September, where he IS interpreting Amer
lean sentiment for the benefit of the English
and English sentiment for the benefit of
Americans, Several articles from him have
appeared on this page since he went away.
-Editor of the EVENING LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
MYSTERIES" OF SCIENCE

TO the Edi'or Of the EDcniHg Ledger:
Slr-In recent EVENING LEDGER I
noticed tho following headline, Scientists
to Aid Nation If Time of Need Comes"
Good That's fine. But who are scientists
and what is science? When l was q school
boy ! was obliged to commit to memory
from one Of the textbooks then in use the
following definition of science Science Is
the key that unlocks the ronbound reCep-
tacIcs of knowledge" That definition was
at that time TO my youthful mind as clear
as mud. l supposed It was not intended to
be understood by the common people, that
1t was the property of some far-off superior
personages who stood very close to the
original source of things. l was so baffled
by the mighty and imposing combination
of words in that perpleNing definition that l
absolutely failed to get any meaning out
of 1t.
the explanation of common things, and
that definition was to my liking, for It
furnished me the proof that scientists are,
after all, just common people who know
or think they know good deal more about
things than ordinary mortas. / am not
hostile to scientists nor to science but the
sooner we all learn what science is the
better 1t will be for the world
l have often wondered If science has been
held UP before the world as something far
away and mysterious for merCenary pur-
poses and questionable designs. T. b. b.
Reading, Pa, January /
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
More About Modesty and the
"Movies"-Peace Plans
That Won't Make
Peace
WHAT IS MoDEsTY?

To the Ediior of the ErcuHg Lcdgcr
Sir-Annic A. Pool adds her remarks In
the EVENING LEDGER to those Of Sarah $.
Weber in regard to the art Of the movies
She asks: would Miss Aubrey Munson
appear as Purity on the theatrical stage?
Would the moral public allow her to do SO?
We have seen Purity and Virtue now
let us see what NTodesty can do to MI the
movie houses"
What does Annie a. Pool mean
"modesty"? Does she understand mOdosty
to be clothes-or lack Of clothes? Modcsty
is far different from clothing in most in
tcligent minds
Some years ago popularity Of my
makeup prevailed upon me TO frown when
upon the public highway l met a male or
female whose bodily deformity was eX-
cessivc, even when such dcformity caused
pain when moving about. My minds eye
always carried mind image of Adam and
his consort Eve as models Of beauty, purity
virtue and modesty. Somehow these every
day beings upon the highway seemed to
belong TO another sphere than the one upon
which our first parents lived.
Today one must look long for such
creatures as / met with frown Why2
Physical exercise upon scientific principles
has transformed our people Even our old
ladies have disappeared. Youth, health and
beauty are now studied as n means to in
sure happiness. The "oId foges" still
shiyer for their Clothes" while the live
people strip off surplus dress and exercise
IN the open, healthy atmosphere They get
back to nature.
Let our young folk dance in bare legs and
feet, follow Annette Hellermann to the
swimming pool and the family doctor will
call only for fractures and real illnesses in
he old and feeble. Purity, virtue and
modesty need no clothes to hold thciI. own
Shall we hide our statuary and paintings?
Why do not the artists models pose on
the street corners?' may follow Annie A
Fools questions.
Yours for health. happiness, strength
and freedom for our people "Evil 10 him
who evil thinks" \ q NJ
Somers Point, n. j.. January l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
COURAGE

TNENS Of thousands of men in Europe,
i who have been pauperi2cd by the war,
are not thinking of wealth or its evi.
dences. They will feel that fate has
been abundantly kind if it gives them an
opportunity, under the flags Of freedom,
TO start life anew and win their way to
the front, But in glorious America, where
peace relgns and opportunities are as
plentiful as the stars, industrial slackers
bemoan their lot and whine because they
cannot wine, forsooth Courage! What
more does man need in America?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

They have iust ag much local prjd" in
the Latir-American countries as th.E have
in any moro northern republic, and the
residents Of the Colombian capital Of Boz
igptn are especially noted for the brand Of
patriotism which viii not admit that any
thing anywhere else can by amy pussI-
ibility be as good as it, counterpart In the
HI me town.
During an international celebration in
ht nor of Bolivar the LiDrrator Il sturdy
Bugotlu was away visiting the Venezuelan
capital Of Caracas on his return q neigh
boz dropped IN to chat with him about his
adventures and observations in foreign
parts
"f suppose that they had mighty fine
'a5ades and fireworks i'll Caracas suggest
I'd the stay-at-hurtr
"Nc better than we have here answered
thS returned traveller.
But the public buildings in Caracas
'aid the ncighbor, they are very splendid.
arc they not9"
why not nearly SO splendid as they'd
fave YOU think" maintained the traveller.
an / ours are In much better taste"
"rlow about their new statue Of Bolt
war; asked the neighbOr.
"OuTs is every bit "a artistic" asserted
tie Travelled one.
'J3ut surely" objected the stay-at home.
"IU' statue only shows Bolivar standing.
while the Caracas statue Is equestrian"
Tut, tut said the patriotic traveller
MS not nearly as equestrian as they say
it is ,'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
RAILROAD LEGISLATION

DEFENDERS of the President are
- likely tn maintain that the railroad
legislation on which he is now insisting
is to supplement. the legislation which he
secured last September,
Tho wagelncrease law was admittedly
an emergency act and only part of the
program outlined for meeting the crisis,
1t would be Unfair to say that the sur
render Of September is to be followed by
another capiIalation in January until
there is more evidence. But the Septem-
Der legislation evidently solved nothing.
It merely postponed the crisis, The rail-
road managers and their employees are
about as far apart now as they We're
four months ago, The managers decline
10 make payments on the eight-hour basis
until the Supreme Court has sustained
the law. The leaders of the employees
insist that the payments shall be made
and have appealed to the men for an
Endorsement of their position. This
crisis can be passed safely, however, II
there is a proper spirit Of accommoda-
ton among the men. The railroads have
arranged to set aside a sufficient sum TO
make the increased payments If the Court
sustains the law They object to making
the payments, which they could not re.
cover if the law should be unset.
This looks like a fair proposition. Part
of the supplemental legislation is intended
to prevent the recurrence Of such crisis
as that which upset the country last
summer. Compulsory arbitration, or at
least temporary investigation, in advance
OF a strike is proposed. The objections
to compulsory arbitration are so grave
that It Is doubtful if any bin providing
for it can be passed; but public sentiment
win support any feasible plan for a thor
ough investigation By competent author
ity Of the merits of dispute between the
railroads and their employees, in the be-
naf that the common sense Of the nation
win be able to ind way out without
any interruption Of trahie b. a strike.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
EVERYBODY LIKES IT

To me Editor Of me EUeuiag Lcdoer.
Sir-At the conclusion of the first WOO
OF the administration of the compensatio1
law OF Fennsylyania my colleagues ioin
WIN me IN expressing to you our deenaet
sense OF appreciation at the maEni66s,t
support given 10 this humanitarian prona
glHda by the press Of our State.
You have devoted your columns most lft,
orally and patriotically to our news i'm Cr,i1r
to assist in establishing in the minds ~ ~
citizens the thought that the health ,psI
fare and happiness Of those who TON sr.
the greatest assets of the Commonwealth
Iaere nave been wonderful results aceoya
pllsAed not only In the amount Of cor
pensation secured for the injured ana M.
dependent widows and children of the <iIIsI
but also IN the adequate medical treatment
of the injured at the proper time
Most important Of all however s,r,t.
OF cooperation between employer ana ~
ploye has been firmly established nv ~.
humanities Of the law on the one bsnS
ana ms economic advantages on the Other
There has not been called 10 nv atta,
tion during the year an unfrlendIv ststa
ment concerning compensation or M m
mlnistratiYe agencies in any newspapsr In
our State IN
II Is with profound sense OF our ohI,s.
tlons In this respect that We enter i5to
the second year Of compensation admin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
Tom Daly's Column
EXIT CHRISTMAS TREE

My Pa last night took doiCn our tree
AHd I'm as 0iod as I can be
That iras not around TO see
For u 1could make me feel the same
As ,ohcn the ciorptorm man came
And put some OF II on our cat
Because II trds too old and fat
And al It's lUr had got too sore
To be ft COMPANY ana mare,
You see the cat had come 10 be
JUSt IKE one of the family
and tchdt ,roS once orr household pet
We cannot cUer quite jorgct
SO 1ChcB the poor thing Up and dicd
For dn2t9 dBd doVs ! cried ami cried.
Of course tree Is not q cat
AHd yOv dogf lore Il quite Hhc mat
But stiN I'm gldd as ! can Dc
Tbnt ! ,r0S not around 10 SEE
when Pa last night took dorm oUr tree.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
Yea, verify, l Say Unto You:

Yea, We drily, l Say Unto You:
blessed are the meek, for they gen
ID orally gelt married.
blessed are the pure in heart, for
- they are mighty scarce.
blessed are the rich for to him that
ID hath it 81 ,dll be given.
blessed are those who gain expe-
- rience, ia it teaches them what fools
they used to be.
blessed is he who doth his duty,
ID for he Is then privileged to pat him.
self on the ba ok.
blessed IS the woman who gets her
ID second h jsband, for she then learns
TO appreciate Iher first
blessed Il the man who forgives his
ID enemieb for it's a pretty good sign
they have air Hady forgiven him.
blessed q re the disappointed, for it's
ID what we don't get that we should
sometimes be most thankful for.
blessed al Re the unfortunate, for even
ID a dog cad mot fully appreciate happi-
ness until he las had few tin cans tied
to his tail
blessed Re ye whose enemies revile
ID and perset t;ute you, for good swift
kick viii often do more good than multi
tude of kindne sses
DLEssED d he VINO thinks with his
ID heart, for be always gets the worst
OF It when he stacks up against the man
Who thinks vi his head.
SAM S. sFINsoM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
PEPPER PEACE PLANS

To the Editor oi me Ercuiag Lrdgfr
sir-The attitude of the autl-peace propa-
gandists Of the Wharton Pepper type ap-
pears to me to be simply stupid
These gentlemen protest that the war
should go on until certain Vital issues -
which they enumerate, shall be adjusted.
How IN the name Of common horse sense.
can these issues be adjusted bv , Co.
tnuance of the war? Their adjustment
must necessarily form the basis of a settle
ment which can be come to only at peace
conference, ana how peace conference can
be held with the war still going on 10 n
puzzle to me,
The paclhsts ask for truce pendipr
such settlement, but Mr. Wharton Pepne,
says 80 there must be no settlement untiI
the war is over The obvious fact tbst tbs
END OF the war depends upon a settlement
ana not q settlement on the end of the var
Is evidently overlooked by the "Rght-lt-out-
'''''0 ''N ANU -'Heh-settle' prOpagandists
r,.,.,,,, ANTI-WAR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
CHILLING vERBOsITY

NTNHE message Of the Governor is remtrk.
able chiefly for its weakness. We are
told that the "Divine Spirit wrought
with beauty in His soul and happiness
in His heart when lie carved from
the void this wonderful this glorious
! land" and the Legislature is sagely In
formed that if It can "evolve a means
Of lessening poverty" It will add to the
| humanity Of the Commonwealth. Bat
the Governor is not too sure even Of theIe
things. He thinks the people ought 10
have decent housing, hut he has mo w..
tcntion to urge any drastic or burde,.
some code" only once in the entirs
measure is there tone of decision and
leadership. aud even so there is nothing
particularly strong in 1T is my duty to-
insist"
The Governor would welcome a home
for INDECENT iucbriatcs managed upon
modern lines and devoted to the cure Of
alcoholism" Apparently the cxip,ncy Of
the drug situation has not dawned on
him, and he seems to be in entire jgno.
rance of the fact that the state is already
dedicated to the building OF an tnstttu.
tion not for the care Of alcoholics only
nut for drug addicts as we'll
Although the roucnncss Of the insur-
anco code Of Pennsylvania has been thor
oughly exposed although it has been
shown that some Of the best Pennsylvania
companies are actually acting under the
New York code, by resolution of the di-
rcctors because compliance with the Penn.
sylyania code encourages no confidence in
other States and little in Pennsylvania
Itself the situation might not exist at
all so far as the Governor is concerned
1t has made no impression on him
The reference to civil service is almost
humorous Having abused the appointiva
power to an extent hitherto mncqualod
even by the most unblushing of gang
stors, the Governor has the effrontery
to suggest that until We have this means
Civil service of securing dependable and
public service we shall not be
able to conduct the public BUSINESS as
wisely as Importance requires" There is !
universal agreement on that point. rar.
ticularly among men WHO are acquainted |
with the service Banking Commissioner |
Smith gave the Commonwealth and the |
indecent circumstances attending his
election from office.
The Governor concludes by asking
Heaven to guide him and others in
every endeavor to make Pennsylvania the
2leanest, sweetest, holiest place in all the
world" That is what William Penn in
tended it should be, and what he did
much TO make it be. but the words on the
lips of a lost leader" send chill down
he spines Of good citizens. There is
nothing holy or sweet or obSan in the
lotions Of which the Governor has been
guilty recently. There is no hope of any.
hing holy or sweet or clean in the fac.
ion which has chained the Governor to
he wheels of its wagon.
We strongly suspect that there is a
case of mistaken identity and lesser
Nyrmidon somehow has got into the
lrmor of Achilles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

1t is doubtless true that the poll.
tieians see no hope Of the consumer bene-
fiting from the reduction In the price
OF gas from eighty to seventy-fye cents
the thousand cubic feet beginning next
january, but we suspect that the people
are going TO have something to say in
the matter, and the method of the saying
Is going TO be exceedingly convincing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
The Baltimore conference on uniol

the Baltimore conference on union
Of the northern and southern wings OF
the Methodist Church is likely merely TO
report progress and adjourn. But union
Is likely TO come within few years at
most. The split came over the slavery
tsaue. That question has long disap-
peared from religious discussion. The
whole tendency Of Professionalism Is to-
ward closer union In the interest Of
greater efficiency. Less ana less stress
i put By the different denominations On
thalr peculiar doctrines ana more stress
en their points Of asresmsnt with ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

tration with Il determination to bend every
energy toward maintaining that proper legal
equilibrium that will insure the mercics of
the law with such ovcn-handed justice that
there will be no prohlbitive stress of its
obligations placed upon the business inter-
ests of the State.
HARRY A. MACKIHY.
Philadelphia, December 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

Yes, there is nothing in all history
more inspiring than the sacrifice for
truth and justice made by the Belgians.
But how much are you giving to put
bread in the mouths of the children of
the Belgians who gave their lives? By
their works shall ye know them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

Capturing Russians is very much
like going after mosquitoes in the marsh
country with a hammer-the more you
get the more there are. There are some
places in the Russian Empire which have
not yet even heard that war is going on.
and they VIII not hear until the recruiting
agents arfiva
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

Christians. The Methodist problem IS
complicated by the race question, but
there must be statesmanship enough in
the Church to find a satisfactory iolu-
lfiop
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

Could anything better show the
spirit of France in this war than the
action of General Gerard Amanrich, com
mander Of the Legion of Honor, who has
just been retired from the service at the
age Of sixty-five and who joins the army
again as a private?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
DECOLLETE

Miss Mary Garden explains In her frank
and honest way that it's all "a mistake about
her wearing $4,000 worth Of lingerie and
that it's really only $4,000 francs worth
and last time we had the privilege of see
ing her it didn't seem like even that much
but we suppose the franc is considerably
deprecated.-OhIo State Finanoer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
How many

How many Democratic votes would
It take, added to the ninety-fve Penrose-
McNichol votes, TO make a majority big
enough to order an investigation by the
House of Representatives into the rela-
tion of the Oliver check to the Cover
nor's Statement of campaign expenses?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

Mammoth Cave for the Nation
Headline in Chicago Evening Post.
Does the Evening Post think there
are so few Adulamites in the country
that the Kentucky cavern is big enough
TO hold them all?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
Australia

A. d, E.-The first voyage 10 Australia
Of which there is authentic record was
made by the Dutch in lG0G although there
are evidences that the Portuguese visited
the island continent as early as 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
nThe Mny to Rcsumntionn

CITRONELLE-Chief Justice salmon T..
Chase was the author Of the phrase, The
way 10 resumption is to resume" IL WIS
contained in a letter to Horace Greeler,
March H. 1866.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
Rubaiyat of a Commuter

our Horse no Reason takes Of ReIns =.
WhOas, VI
But right or left as strikes his Fancy vo..
Sometimes l think he thinks he knows !.
all:
And If he thinks he thinks. he knows h,
knows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

Thered be twice as much happiness
If husbands would treat their wives cz
works Nv art instead NV labor-savln
devices.-Josh Wise, in Grand Rapids
Press.
Is this why so many wives try t.
make works of art of themselves?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

What will be the next demand of
labor? Here are 1900 lumberJacks in
Minnesota demanding clean nightshirts
Next year it viii be pink pajamas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

Bay State Legislature to Discuss
Living Cost.--Headlne
But man does not have to be ;
lawmaker to discuss it or to cuss it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

There is about $GOOOO,OOO available
for appropriations by this Legislature.
The bitterness of the factionalists may,
therefore, be understood