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The Washington times., 1917-03-10
LeEion of LoznI woman no Meet.

There will be a meeting of the Le-
Eion OF Loyal Women at the Raleigh.
Monday night at O'clock, it was an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10

There are as many viewpoints says the Roman
poet "as there are men, and our modern cvilza-
ton has not tended to alter the essential truth of
this old-world epigram. In this country particu-
arly has liberty of thought been fostered so that
every man and woman has an Individual opinion
upon the burning questions of the day in politics,
art religion, science, social matters, and so forth
Is there, then, in the multiplicity of periodicals
The Washington times., 1917-03-10

published continually all over the land one upon
which they can all combine as representative and
unbiased? Yes-THE LITERARY DIGEST.
This foremost of all news-magaznes gives all
sides of all the great issues in every department
of life, quoting from newspapers and magazines
of every shade of belief with absolute impartial
ity. 1t expresses no opinions of its own, leaving
you to form your own conclusions. Try.readng
a copy to-day and test this for yourself
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News 5P tne Town sno viiisss Tsis
Strictly Ger susy nesssvs


Z. w. Williams is in Albany part of
the day on business.
Benning De La Mater has taken a
position as clerk at the Gokay drug
store.
DR.. Mildred Haynes has returned to
Cambridge after spending her vacation
at her home here.
Among the business men registered
Thursday at the Putnam house we're:
a. E. Holt, Barre; /. Miller, S. S. Col
Ton, S. Ketchum, r. Daniels, w. c.
Matot, Rutland, F. B. Smith. Albany.
Mrs. Sarah E. Niles, widow of the
late Ward Niles. died Thursday night
at her home in White Creek. The fu-
neral will be held Saturday morning
and burial will be in Oak Hill GENE
terry, Pownal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
BIRD LOVERS, APPEALS

Senator'S and Representatives are receiving
letters from bird lovers urging support for
the bin recently introduced by Congressman
Jacob y, Meeker Of Missouri The pur-
pose OF tho bin is to make effective the
provisions Of the treaty lately negotiated
hetAnen this country and Great Britain
relative to the protection Of migratory
birds passing between the United States
ana Canada, and provides punishments for
violations of its provisions. Inasmuch as
ar. Reed the Democratic Senator from
representative Meekers State. s violently
opposed to all legislation designed for the
protection Of birds, It is to be presumed
that the bin will meet opposition when it
reaches the Senate but that body as a
Whole has expressed itself in the past as
pelhG oFerwhelmlngly in favor Of adequate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
Adventures With Visitors

The Davidson brothers, Bill and Iilt. came
out Of the West, like a couple of perfectly
good l.ochinvars, a few days ago we de-
sired to show them something of the indus
trial developments down the river, and so
We conveyed them 10 Wilmington TO let
them see how Joe Hedin makes paper pulp
and Warren Marshall makes fiber. ArrIy-
ing, in due season. by courtesy of MIR. Rea's
justly celebrated Pennsylvania Railroad
we commandeered Harry Partington's car
and he took us rompIng about the cftv
Now, 70 get the point Of all this discussion
you must understand that Old Ailt David
son IS from Chicago and Bill from Detroit
In the first place being brothers they came
from Michigan but Milt got thirst for ad-
venture, and went to Chicago, which is
dreadful thing to do. However, he vas n,
New York for year or so and got himself
acclmated 10 things distinctly dffferent
from those of the suburban districts Of Ne
roit. Now we come to the milk of the CO.
coanut, After we had driven about vii
mington for an hour or so, we, desiring n
make conversation, asked AIiIt what he
thought Of the city.
Chicago is the Wilmington of the West Z"
he said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
GIVE THEM A HOME

THE Department OF Labor announces
J. plans that will have most far
reaching effects upon our social fabric
If the women's organizations Of the coun.
try take them up and forward them. The
plans may be called as "idealistic" as a
certain other propaganda has been called
no need TO name it, They plirpose
nothing less than ITO solve the servant
problem"l II IS proposed Ito raise IN
new dignity the work of domestics." for
which purpose the advice Of housewives
and women's clubs is sought before we
promulgate any fixed system" The
phrase should rather read Ito restore 10
their old dignity the work of domestiea -
Nothing could be more erroneous than m
suppose that in this country the servant
is the successor Of the slave. If she has
become so, IL is only through the arro-
gance toward foreigners and negroes
shown by natives
Secretary Wilson should and probshI,,
will have the whole-souled co-oparation
OF housewives in raising the servant ~
the status Of employe. That must come
In many cases, through a change OF heart
as well as through a change OF hours ana
wages The difficulty IS this: that tbara
Is a craving for a home in every detached
and lonely woman. She viii willineIv
put up with a great deal Of servltude out
Of love for the family to which 1t has
been her pride and her grief TO be loyal
ana with unrequited loyalty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
THE TINE HAS COME TO HAVE
OPINIONS

THE inability of the President to make
y up his mind on what should be done
to the army is one of the most dis
couraging obstacles in the way Of ade'
quate army reform. He indorsed the Gar
rison plan and then reversed himself.
He said that he would keep an open mind
and accept the plan that seemed best. AS
a result, the bill purporting to federalize
the militia was passed in place Of a bill
that would have given us a real army.
Every criticism launched against the
plan which Congress adopted was justified
by the failure of the mobilization on the
Mexican border. How complete that fail
ure was Mr.. Stimson, former Secretary
of War, described before a congress on
constructive patriotism in Washington
Thursday night. He cited the figures com.
piled by the Government itself. Here
they are:
The President called for militia units
at war strength of $500 men. The total
number that responded was 13S,50O.
Theoretically these We're men who had had
previous training. AS matter of fact
more than sixty per cent of them were
raw recruits who had never had any
training. Nearly one half of the men
whose names were on the rolls Of the
National Guard when the call came dis.
appeared altogether. OF those who did
respond, more than $4,000 were physi-
cary unfit. More than 10000 vanished
between the time of the summons and the
muster.ln. OF those who did respond,
$4,000 had never had range instruction
with a military rife The inspectors
found that only twenty-one per cent could
shoot barely tolerably" that sixty-three
per cent of them were virtually unframed
and that the number who responded was
forty-five per cent short of the number
called for.
This was the result of the attempt of
Congress to take a body of State troops
enlisted for one purpose and transform
It into a body of national soldiers to be
used for an entirely different purpose.
OF course 1t failed. Yet when a deIega.
ton from the Maryland League of Ma.
tional Defense told the President as much
without minclng its words the latter re-
buked the committee of citizens for its
unrestrained language and remarked that
I'VE must not close debate by having too
dogmatic opinions"
OF course not, but we must have opin.
ions, and events have shown pretty con.
clusively what they should be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
.I1ERE ARE LADIEsn

Appearauces to the contrary notwlth'
standing there wasn't a cocktail in H.
There were eight ladies around the table
one Of many at big luncheon given in
Newark NOT long ago by a, woman's club.
When the writer sat down she noticed that
the tab!eCoth at her place was wet She
then noticed before her what seemed 70 De
an empty glass saltcellar, but proved on
Investigation to be a lump Of ice. The
writer's neighbor said, THE lady sitting
opposite upset her glass of ice water and
we wiped it up with a dinner napkin The
dinner napkin still remained on the table
and by every plate was a large goblet OF ice
water. While they were chatting mot tho
gnbIets tile guests the unfortunate lady up
set her newly reflled glass of ice water.
The waiter spilled plate Of chicken pattles
and mushrooms into the lap Of the lady
next To the ice-water lady. While she
clamored for heavy damages, he spnuged on
brr skirt with the damp dinner napkin
that had already seen hard service. Then
for a time there was peace. AT last the
waiter. a tall, cross-eyed man, with an
abstractcd air. served the coffee. Suddenly
me writer noticed that the waiter, grace
fully filling the cups, was pressing the hot
coffee pot against the back Of the lady who
had caught the chicken patties and mush'
rooms In her lap. The writer shrieked. The
lady Of the mushrooms shrieked The waiter
registered dismay. The ice-water lady up
set another glass A ~ n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

is less than 1SO degrees, Fig. . represents
general spherical triangle, frequently used
by the mathematical astronomer in which
one on mere of the angles may exceed $50
degrees. The triangle ABC Gig p con-
taius the half of the surface of the sphere
underneath the plano of the paper plus the
part OF the upper hemisphere indicated by
y; the triangle A'B'C' which has the
same sides as tho triangle ABC, contains
the other part OF the upper hemisphere.
For example CFig -, let the anglo A equal
so degrees. B l20 degrees and G 1870 de-
grees then the exterior angle to a EQUALS
100 degrees exterior 10 r EQUALS GO de-
grees and exterior to c equals 81 degrees
The exterior angle to 3 Cor to - is less
than each Of the interior angles A. B and
g. IN Fig let the angle equal 100 de-
grees, b SEQ degrees and G. 3l0 degrees
then the angle exterior to equals so de-
grees. exterior to b equals 100 degrees ana
exterior to equals 1870 degrees. Tho ex
terror angle 10 A is less than each on tbs
interior angles A, b and c. II the 10
Class assumes that an exterior angle is AZ,
angle formed By two consecutive gides o,,d
situated outside the boundary as for ~
ample. b, for the triangle ABC, or r 81.
the triangle AB'C' (called a coniuprt ~
terror angle, or simply conjunct anpIe1
the answer Is No for the restricted nd
angle and Yes for the general tris,sid
Since each angle of restricted snharIoai
triangle is less than 1sO degrees. eacb "a
jacent angle Is greater than IsO dasres,
and hence less than each interior snaIe
In the general triangle A'B'C' (Fig ~
the angle A equals $50 degrees, b 240 AZ
gFees and G ESQ degrees and conjunct 10
A. equals so degrees, cOniunct 10 n t9o
degrees and conjunet 10 c. 1870 degree
The eoniunet angle 10 A "a IN the hgiIrs1
ia less than each of the interior angles A.
B and 9.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
JUsTICE HAS NO ENTANGL1NGs
, tho Ediior Of the Fuonin0 Lcd0cr!

To tho Editor of the EUeut,g LcdGcr:
Sfr-President Wilson has torpedoed I'm
rerialism and having done so, the war VIII
torDedp itself because imperialism IS tho
motive and the handspring OF the "h9''
business. Imperalism-the wish to annex
territory and exploit peopcs-ha5 been re-
snonsibe for al the wars Of history, ancient
and modern, and war is a necessary ADJUNCT
OF the same II will he noticed it's success
ts generally attributed to its ability to crush
the popular will and to well-directed mas
sacres Of the inhabitants at stated intervals,
Imperialism cannot live by fair means ana
it should not he allowed to live by foul
means.
The maiority Of the press heartily favors
the Presidents action, but certain num-
her Cavil at the idea of departing from
WashnEtOn's advice re 'cntanEnhs aiiI-
ances." on close study it will be seen the
alliances are not very entangling, because
before anything else happens imperialism
must be dsavowcd by one and all OF the
nations; equal rights and national justice
must DreyaU the world over, and this done,
there would be little incentive to form war
ring groups to take advantage OF their
neiChbors or danger in being party to
neace. The duties of Uncle Sam would
rather resemble those Of a policeman IN
heaven.
If the essential proliminaries are carried
out there should be little trouble over the
rest the one viii take care of the other
To quote from the message:
No peace can last or ought to last which
pTinctps HGGS that ali Eovarnments derive their
Just powers from The consent Pf sRs s'y
hand peoples about from soyereignIy TO
sovereignty as II they were property,
Further on We read:
Any peace that does not rccognle and
accept thiS PrtnGlpls Will VIII iHsyt9nG% i5a be up
EA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
What Pleased Brick

sir-Brick Reeves Is twelye-year,old
red,headed nephew of Billie Reeves, the
movie star and himself the best southpaw
pitcher Of his age, foliage and condition
in East Germantown.
Talking about queer names, when Brick
was a little Brick he had bis northpaw
taken OFF by trolley car on Old York
road. and when he was taken to the Jew
ish Hospital he found thar the Fellow on
the next bed had name that would ad'
nit him to a hospital any old time
Brick forgot the pain Of the amputa'
tlon long ago and even the pretty nurses
are becoming faded memory, but he'll
always remember that the chap next to
him was named Elmslek. HOW.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
Answers to Saturdays Quiz

/. As presiding officer Of the Senate, Vice
President Marshall Is addressed as ''Mr
President"
g. American Indians called God the Great
Spirit.
3. The National Association of Audubon Sorie-
ties works for the preservation Of wild
life md in particular the protection OF
nOnEame birds.
4. Rret Harto wrote "The Luck Of Roaring
tamp.'
g. Philadelphia lie. In north latitude 80 degrees
81 minutes and : seconds aud In west
longitude tGreenwich) hours no minutes
and 3S.5 seconds.
g. Tho Swedish RihslaR is the Parliament,
composed of the FncrstC-kammnr First
Chamber) and Andct-iiummar tSerond
Chamber.
= Tehuncnn is called the Carlsbad Of MrN;
leo; one nf its minerals springs Is said
10 have heen used by the ancient AZtecs.
3. AInskn's estimated present population is
"a 4,SI5
o. President Lincoln was called "ilOnest Abe"
10. A rpren. Florida decision upheld the legal
view that railroad passenger "h0 re-
fuses to paN his fare Is Il trespnsScr ana
may be elected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

to the sea through Belgium. Most per
sons conceive access to the sea as prac'
tioable over a rail highway thirty or forty
feet wide That is good enough ac'
cess to the sea for Chicago. And II any
native or foreigner thinks the railway
from here to Chicago is not neutraltzed
internationally enough, let him trespass
for FIVE minutes on the tracks. If he
survives he may live to realize why
Chicago does not have to conquer Ala.
bama to get to the Gulf.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
What Preparedness Means

Is there as much difference as we think
between wanting to fight then and want.
ing TO fsht now? Mr. Wilson says:
do not mean to say that any
American Government would throw auv
obstacle i'm the way Of any terms Of
peace tine Governments now at war
might agree upon, or seek to upset
them when made whatever they might
he, l only take II for granted that
mere terms of peace between the bell
ligerents will not satisfy even the bel
ligerents themselves.
Is there not a rather big leap there
for human feeling TO make I'm order 10 ac.
commodate itself TO logic? If we are to
see a miserably patched-up and insecure
peace made before our eyes, we might
as we'll get our submarines, hospitaI
ships, training camps and all the rest
OF the paraphernalia OF war ready. We
surely could not wait until the second war
had started. No, 1t is reasonably certain
that if we are not ready for the tail.end Of
this war. so TO speak, we shall not he
ready for the front end of the next We
won't want TO get into it, and we wont
get into it, and there will he an end OF
Mr. Wilson's vision.
But that vision can be made. IL men
will only decide 10 make it, more than a
vision. We have spoken OF Republican
leaders cooperating with the Democratic
President because in a country at peace
land, as we have seen abroad, even nm
to the moment OF war; partisan feeling Is
strong, and it is natural and proper thar
constructive criticism should now coma
from the opposition party For that
reason it is OF the greatest Importance
that Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Root have sbovyn
such a handsome spirit OF nonpartlsan
patriotism. 1t makes US feel that America
is really united behind the President ana
his address. Of which Pope Benedict
says:
1T contains many truths and reYlyes
the principles OF Christian civilization
II. s. ".
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
SAM LOYD's PUZZLE

TWO ferryboats started from opposits
i sides OF the river at the same instant
and met 720 yards from the shore. They
remained in their respective slips len
minutes and on the return trip met 400
yards from the other shore. How wide
was the riverI
Answer to Saturdays Puzzle
TOBfs height was feet ana his cana
36A inches long. Johns height feal
III 1-145 inches. ana the length Of bis
cane 35A inches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
AMERICANIsM APPRECIATED

70 the Editor Of the EUsniHg Ledger:
sir-Allow me to express my extreme
.,-atiheation on the fair, impartial manner
p which you handle the administra tive
sffaIrs Of the Government IN your editorials
Phe public mind is influenced 10 a great
degree by the opinions expressed editorIalI,,
HI us favorte paper.
when these opinions are expressed In q
fair. unprejudiced manner, when the doinps
~ the Government are honestly criticIzed
eyery body Is benefited The opinions Of tbe
o,don Times and the New York Snn ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
ROBBIE" NOT "BOBBIE," BURNS

no me Editor " IHF FIfHiH0 Le0Ier'
sir-In referring to the quaint notice of
..robert Burns's Birthday" I'm last nights
EVENING LEDGER, may / be permitted 10
remark that the only thing that would
lar a Scotchman reading il is the repeated
,,ae of the beIittlng and familiar "Bobbie {"
instead Of the more sedate and respectful
Robbie? The latter IS | think always
used by the writer's about the poet In scot
land. and even In talking about or referring
tC MIN there ! never heard him called any-
tbIng but Robert or Rob or Robbie: only
among the cockney class IN London do /
recall with some misunderstanding, the
aiDnant "Bobbie'-all out of tune win
.,fhs sweet singer Of Aud Ayr"
ALEXANDER CALDER
philadelphia, January 90
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
QUIZ

I. Who was Concorda?
=. H1w many poStnnces are in this country?
). What Is ''Zpna lbrc'?
!. What constitutes bccs' food?
,. Where s the Eoospc Tunnel?
q. What nation Is polo champion?
!. Who is our Ambassador to England"
=. When was Postmaster Thornton appointed"
q. What Is Cuba's population?
10. How many books were published last year?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
THEIR NAME is LEGION

T7HE original Wilson man is nu.
L merous enough to fill the largest hall
in America But it begins to look as il
a bigger hall would have to he built
to hold the original Peace without.vic-
tory" phrase MAKER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
Snhcrical Triangle

D2 CLASS, s. T, II. S.-rho question,
"Is an exterior angle of spherical triangle
ever less than each of the interior angles?"
is answered in the affirmative by Dr. George
Egbert Fisher, professor Of mathematics, Of
the University Of Pennsylvania lie writes;
I'm this answer the exterior angle is de-
fined to be the angles, less than / so degrees,
formed ny one side and the adjacent side
Fig l represents the ordinary
(restricted) triangle OF the elementary
spherical trigonometry, in which each angle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
It has not developed as vet

1t has not developed as yet whether
the German smash at Verdun was meant
70 celebrate the Kaiser's birthday or to
assure America that Germany will not
be content with peace without victory"
But successes OF that kind can be made
to order at a moments notice, Either
side can make small advance whenever
It chooses to sacrifice enough lives to
capture few trenches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

Congressman Ware is the inspiring
angel of our education, says Judge Mon.
aghan. and, considering the political edu'
cation Philade .phiaus give proof of, the
title may be said to be accurately just.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

Does geographical location affect
morals? In Atlantic City bathers will
have to wear stockings. But in Philadel-
phia it is quite proper for nature dancers
and marathoners to appear in public with
out them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

What blow is this the Carnegie
Steel Company is aiming at our liberties.
in writing in Ink mems wages on pay
envelopes. so they cannot erase a pen
ciled figure in order to "hold out on"
their wives? Does the company not
know that we demand the liberty of say
ing. in that ancient phrase, IAN Ameri-
cans home is his prison?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29
Tom Dalv's column
TWO SCENTS

TWO SCENTS
Father notO Is tOorbinO more
Than he eUer did before
Working harder eUerD ntght
T'ryin0 hard to tcritc things rioht
And IN everD 1oav to see
Hoo much better he can be.
He could sec the great surprise
That todS shintno In my eyes
And besides asked to tno,D
VIM he tOds hard 1corting so
There up on these 1Uords said he
As I stood beside his knee.
Once though notD Dou haze forgot
When yoW tcere a little tot
Some one put cologne on you
Where Wp on 1ohdt did you do7"
II remember Ucry uell
Listen Father I tCiH tell.
when the lovely smell I sntelt
Very proud indeed I felt
And rushed to get ntv best
Dress and hat and all tho rest
SO IN eUery 1cav to be-
Worthy Of the smell on me"
"Quite So"-snid mn Father dear
"And that's aDhdt's the matter here
with this Evenino Ledger crotod
Working hard and feeling proud
Hoping to deserve the cent
added TO our increment"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

Thirteen Democratic Representa-.
tives have baked at the Administrations
revenue raising plans, but it will take
more lucky-and more powerful-numher
than that to defeat them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

MAY WE not remind contribs also that
Excelsior" is a good motto for them and
that they may expect it to be twice as
hard to land in the colyum now as in the
penny days?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

Both sides in the Brumbaugh-Pen-
rose feud seem to have exhausted their
invectiyes Why noe start a new sine.
cure Department for the Creation OF De.
mandatory Epithets? There are many
State Jobs almost as sensible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

Scarcity Of Holsters" is flashed
from the east. But It will not cause
much worrlment to the average man
whose chief shell food is an egg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-29

The Japanese have about as much
right to demand complete victory for
the Allies" as Americans have. They
have made more millions out of mum.
tons than they have lost men in the
war