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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
ONE MORE RECRUIT FOR LIBERTY

AEGENTtNA'S ultimatum 10 German.
~ threatening hor with severance of
Diplomatic relations unless Euaranteee
against further rhcat outr4Ees arc given.
Indicates that Colonel Roosovel''s denur.
ciatton Of the man who hates another
country more than he loves his own '7
beginning 10 fnd an echo IN the great
South American Republic. Very probably
Rrazu's antLCerrnan policy al hrs' mode
Argentina loath 10 take n similar stand
II is n Iatin.American commonplace that
whatever course the United states Of
Brazil adopts the Argentine Republic op.
poses. and vice versa.
Rucnos Aires and Rio de Janeiro have
long been bitter rivals for East Coast
supremacy. Occasionally this feeling has
even heen famed into hatred Broadly
speaking, there are only two kinds NJ
civilization in South America Spanish
and Portuguese and Argentina and Bra
ail respectively represent these I'm their
highest estates Composition I'm national
Development is inevitable.
This race FOR South American donors.
however nov becomes purely secondary
beside the Teutou menace 10 all civili2a.
tion. To true Argentine patriotism, what
does Brazilian rivalry matter when rc-
preston Of the worlds monster tyranny
is the issue? Argentine patience now ap.
parently Is exhausted. For fortnight
Buenos Aires's relations with Berlin have
been nearing the breaking point Knowl-
edge Of Germany's past performances
with long-suffering neutrals furnishes a
convincing forecast of the result. When
tho breach does come. the Europe.facinE
side Of the Southern Continent from the
Amazon 10 Cape Horn, since Uruguay no
longer binds our own or Entente ships
with neutrality restrictions, will be a unit
against Toutonic madness. The ideal Of
Pan.AmerIcanism will be glorious real.
ifV
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Smith for Governor?- Free
Rides for Soldiers-GOods
Not Delivered
SMITH FOR GOVERNOR?
To tho Editor Of tho Evening Ledger:

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-Your correspondent Robert B, Nixon.
Jr., suggests Mayor Smith for our next
Governor. And then ne attempts TO relate
what success he has had In this city. Alas
he records nothing. why? Because moth
ing is the total or his efforts.
with the support OF Ware, with the sup
port OF McNchol he has made mess Of
the transit problem. The EVENING LEDGER
has been the only newspaper in the city to
see that problem with clear, businessike
and bipartisan eyes. View it as you will
at the final Analysis you will find an inri-
cate hut straight business proposition. And
the Mayor has absolutely ignored this, or
else he has been playing a game.
Fooling the people or playing with them
Mr. Editor has been his way, unless we
attribute his attitude to peanut politics and
lack Of vision both business and ethical
Think II over, readers Look over the edl-
torials IN the EVENING LEDGER, and then
think over the noise that has been made by
him, and then consider his failure Of sue
cess in his proposed activity at Harrisburg.
He is striving for an unethical, unbusi-
nesslike end. and | doubt if he really is so
questionable in mind and heart or in busi-
ness sense as to be serious in his professed
airn.
For Governor7 Mr.. Nixon will have to
show me
WALTER RUTHERFORD LEWIS.
Philadelphia, July T.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

which she ordered for the girl students
were exceptionally good and there was
never any complaint about the amount
Of money that was appropriated and
handed over 60 the stewardess 20 pay
for them. II was supposed that the
money she asked for was neither TOO
much nor too little. but "iust ahout
riEht' This went ON for years. When
a new dorritorv was needed there were
no funds for II IN sight Then the
thrifty stewardess revealed the astonnd
ing fact that she had been able 20 save
$4,000 out Of the allowance for food.
Building operations were begun.
There is no telling how FAR given
quantity Of food can he made to 20 until
an expert housewife gets on the Job ana
starts saving Scraps" II Is this lesson
which the women who register IN
the foodconservation campaign Monday
must learn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
Case of Austria-Hungarv

Now ] have read many times in the Ia st
two months that the United States will NOT
shed one drop Of blood in order 10 share
in the partition Of Austria Hungary. That
VIII remain true until or unless the United
states becomes convinced that Inc freedom,
Cf the world, the peace of the world and
the worlds hope Of a good life Is comma
missed and imperiled by the Austro-Hunga,
rian empire. Then, If that time comes the
United states will shed her blood to end the
ahomnatnn.
That is what the world does not know
yet: II has not begun TO understand the
inner meaning Of the United States. ana 7
for ono, cannot blame the European world
for this II has been dreadfully busy But
IL viii learn the truth about Us II we give
our honest, quiet thinking a chance 10 work
out cur meaning I'm this war have often
had 10 tell Brtons that the moral Author
ity of the United states in this war comes
not from the fact that We have come in, hut
from the vital fact that we tried 10 STAY
nut. II we had entered into the war three
years ago we could not count our decision
grew I'm importance with each dav's DELAY
In like manner our authority In the com.
lrg peace will not come from any accent
ance Of the Allies formulas, but from our
| ing out of formulas of our own ! am con.
yinced that the two sets will ultimately
| agree on every vital point but I would
rather they were endlessly apart than thai
SO what America needs at this n,onent
| (as II appears on this side, where the world
! is eager TO love us) II enlightenment of its
| own motives BY the time this article 1,
| in print a noteworthy step will have beer
taken for the promotion of publicity IN
| America a powerful gentleman will co
/ ordinate the main streams or iuforma tion
| But there is need of publicity over here
| need for our allies to understand that we
| Americans are wrestling with our con.
A.,
| order ready-fnade II the war were 70 ep4
| tomorrow we should hardly know what
| 10 ask for F; we should stand on the Presi
| dsnt's generous announcement and mos
| ~ us would not know how 10 transIat,
II into terms Of action. But the war
| 1 fear. win see many tomorrows, and wher
| pssce dawns with the dav we shall be cleal
/ ~ purpose We may by that time have q
| speoial grievance against Germany we ahal
/ certainly partake more fully Of the gTev
! ance which the civilized world holds aEains
| the country which has come 30 near 10 ruin,
Ing the hope : civilization ITSELF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
"ROTTEN WORKMENn

When we reached the subject Of remun-
Grafton I told the farmer shat l would
have TO leave that 10 him. Chen he beRa n
to tell me what rotten worlSmen city boys
are. They are not worth their salt, he said .
get sunstroke, cut themselves with The
scythe and table knife, frighten the cows
annoy the neighbor's daughter, smoke
cigarettes set fire to the barn, get sun-
burned want to go fishing and swimming
punch the regular farmhands In the eve
to offer TO pay him for letting me work on
the farm when he said that he would give
me S25 a month and keep.-From a letter
by a volunteer farmland
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
DOES NOT LIKE ECONOMY

To the Editor Of the EpeninO Lod0er"
Sir--I want to protest about the decision
Of the consolidated stores not to deliver
goods when purchased from them. They
want everything their own way.
Many aged persons and mothers with
young children are unable to carry large
packages. Why could not the stores specify
that they will deliver goods costing more
than so cents or ST. but nothing under a
set figure? A READER
Philadelphia, July 8.
1.-THE Government has urged economy IN
deliveries and is considering drastic action
10 reduce overhead charges in the distribu.
tion Of suppies.--Editor of the EVENING
LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
FREE RIDES FOR UNIFORMS

To the Editor OF the Evening Ledger:
Sir-My son came over from New York,
from his station at Governors Island. There
all uniformed men in both branches of the
service are invited to ride free on all troll
leys subway and elevated.
An editorial to Mr., Stotesbury and his
colleagues in the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company directorate should secure the
same courtesy here.
Philadelphia should respect and emulate
New York in this policy. We will honor
ourselves and respect the boys in blue, in
white and in khaki by so doing
ARTHUR p. MERKLE
Philadelphia July 5.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

Although It was our right 70 ro0t upon
the nations birthday the Mssus made
us hoe the tomato plants in tho garden
We called 20 her over and anon for a
glass Of lemonade, hut always she re.
piled; First five words, first verse, fifty.
nth chapter OF Isaiah" We begged
finally for cup Of water. but the heart
loss woman beat as back with the Bible
First five words, first verse, 6fty-Hrth
chapter Of Isaiah When the heat Of
Nh" dos had passed we crawled TO the
Bible and read hut, no, seek and We
n1N find
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
GERMAN-MAIMED BABIES

CHILDREN have no nationality. They
- belong to all the world. The pictures
which arrived here and were printed yes.
terday in this newspaper showing how
English babies had been malmed by
German bombs dropped through a
crowded London school might lust as
well have been pictures of American
babies as far as our pity and our wrath
are concerned. Such pictures should be
worth several army corps. They say
more than any recruiting sergeant ever
said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
A PROTEST FROM HONOLULU
To the EdLtor 81 the Evening Ledaer.

TO nc hdIIOT 0J NC hVenIn0 Ledger:
Sir-In your column What Do You
Know" Of the issue Of May Q, a writer saws
that strictly speaking, there are no fying
FISH"
Here, whore I am writing, I have fire.
quently seen flying fish rise from the
water and fly over a mile through the air.
at uniform distance of ten TO twenty feet
above the surface of the water II these
flying fish are able TO fly or glide for over
a mile by the momentum which they ac-
quire in the water" what must their speed
he Just before they leave the water?
G, F, MERRILL
Honolulu Nav 90.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

Nocturnal birds are supposed to he pretty
keen and selfish, but Sam has n heart,
The other night when It rained so hard
Sam picked up a stranger on the street,
who was going his way and had no UNI
brella- Sam took him under. I've just
got TO stop in this police station for a
minute" said he. land II you'll come m
with me Wen so right on" Sure said
the stranger. Sam stood his umbrella
in a corner and went into the booth to
telephone. II only took him a couple Of
minutes. 1t was enough. When he came
out the stranger and the umbrella were
gone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
CORDIAL APPRECIATION

To the Editor Of the EUcninq Ledger:
Sir-Your editorial on Democracy Must
BE Made Safe for Women" is, I consider,
one Of the best contributions to suffrage
literature that has been made in a decade
Z could not be improved upon, and want
you TO know that suffragists from every
where are writing into this office 10 COM
ment upon 1t and express their apprecia-
ton of its breadth Of view and its enthusI.
asm. ROSE YOUNG.
Editor the Womans Citizen.
New York, July 2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
What Do You Know?


I. What II the descriptive adjective for an In
habitant Of Cyprus?
2. What is the Society Of the Cincinnati?
2. What American soldier demanded the sur
render Of British fort "In the name oi
the great Jehovah and the Continental
Congress-?
4. Who Is the present English food controller
3. Who Is Premier of Canada?
@. How many moons has the planet Jupiter?
Z. What is meant by "St. Elmo's Fire.?
8. A King, the brother Of Napoleon Bona
parte, married Baltimore woman,
Who was this monarch?
0. What was the Battle OF Sedan and between
whom and when was il fought?
TO- What is the capital of India?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

Elizabeth, N. j., should demand tbs
immediate removal OF its Mayor. ons
Mravlas, who, being Of Austrian descent
left a patriotic meeting because harsh
things were said about the Germans. Al
the same time he permitted pacifst as.
semblage 10 denounce the Declaration Of
Independence. A community which al.
lows such disloyalty to go unrebuked
stands convicted Of criminal participation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
The Fourth Of July Contest

Several poems arrived too late to he
entered among the Fourth o Julyrcs
but His Honor, the Judge, assures us
his verdict
This is the Judges decision, from
which there is no appeal: Dear Tom
I have no doubt all of the contestants will
agree with me that the winner Of the
patriotic prize should he Mrs Z. d. Hand
whose age is twelve below par and whose
patriotism is eighty eight above
"P. II. w"
The tiny bit Of gold, therefore. will
go to Mrs. +. y, Hand. eEhty-ciEht, Of
chestnut Hill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

One day Mark Twain was being shsved
by a very laxative barber and was forced
10 listen TO many OF the BARRIERS anec-
dotes
stopping 10 strop his razor. and prepared
brush IN hand, 10 commence again. the
barber said Shalt I go over II again7f
mo, thanks drawled Mark 'lta
hardly necessary. 1 think / can remenbef
every word-~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
The homh exnlodins nnd.

Ihe homp exploding under water.
used by our warcraft against the defeated
U-boat squadron, would only by the rarest
chance strike submarine But. as water
is noncompressible, the force Of the ex.
plosion is transmitted some distance and
can oyerturn or cave in o U-boat as II IN
contact with H. It ia 10y the same princ,.
ple that FISH are killed by underwater
explosions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
JOE QUITS
ICE

1T WAS the afternoon of the day be-
fore the Fourth. The elevator in our
building had stopped running, so we
started down the stairs-three long.
straight flights. In front of us a tele-
graph messenger boy was lettering down.
ward IF we were his age" we thought,
wed be unable to resist those broad.
long banisters," Coming abreast Of him.
we asked him why he didn't slide, and we
reminded ourself Of one William Words
worth and the leech gatherer, The boy
turned vacuons face upon US This
is a long day." said he, "and / amt in
no hurry"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
WHAT SCRAPS" CAN BUY

A NEW dormitory is being built for a
"A girls school out West. II will cost
$4,000. This Is the story OF A. and the
moral comes straight home to every
housewife IN this and every other city;
This school was under the stewardship
az . xsry thrifty woman. The meals
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

SPEAKING OF Liberty Bonds. the
North Wales Record seems to be turning
up a new sort here, If you read It
carefully.
Leaving ostensibly 20 go 10 PHILADELPHIA
for a music lesson, Miss Sara Tagert,
IS. Of Conshohocken. neither sweetheart
Hlwood Dutill, OF Cold Point, and the two
hurried 10 Elkton. Md, where they we're
united In marriage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
The new Russian offensive IN Gal

The new Russian offensive IN Gall.
cia is said to have been aided by the
finest and most bountiful supply of artil-
lery possessed by the Slavs in any battle
since the war began. The reports Of tbe
American Railroad Commissions work on
the Nladivostok line have seemingly
taken the tangible form Of cannon fire,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

Portuguese troops are figbtlng gal.
lantly IN France, the Germans recently
learned, and the Germans made their
characteristic retort-one little girl killed
in the bombardment OF Ponta Delgada.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
HOLLIDAYsRIRG- Pa

HOLLlDAHSBURG, Pa, July 3.-Alle-
gheny Mountain coal operators who have
retailed coal at $3.50 a ton have advanced
their price to 81 a ton as result of the
coal'price'hxing agreement effected last
week In Washington,
We suspect that Secretary Baker
knew what he was talking about when he
vetoed that SO proposition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

In the new lexicon OF food con.
ervation there is no such word as can't
nd plenty Of reasons to can.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

WORD comes to us from the proofroom
that when we sprung that word "incon-
cinnity" in the column it sent the par
ticular proofreader who handled our copy
hotfootng it to Websters New Inter-
national. Also, it prompted our inform
ant to ask us If we had ever seen this
in the Century Dictionary: TO pop the
question. See Pop" Whereupon we
came back with one that George Kings
father used to say was the favorite die
tionary Joke in his day. G. X. can't
remember what dictionary this joke was
on, but whichever one it was, two defini-
tions in it went like this;
Attic-The uppermost room in house
Cockloft-A room above the attic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

The late Paul Armstrong. the play
wright, used TO tell wonderful story of
a "deep-seagolng hack" It came to mind
yesterday morning when we read this in
the Fairmount Telegram:
John Bower. treasurer Of the Falrmount
Business Mems Association, has eStab.
lished n reputation as one Of the most
successful Philadelphia anglers visiting
the coast. His latest feat was performed
at Atlantic City, when he caught, near
the Inlet. an automobile full of goldfish
the smallest Weighing eleven and three
quarter pounds and measuring fifteen
inches
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

Seventy-six Fourth Of July hospital
cases is seventy-siX too many, even for
the celebration Of '7G.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

Miss Margery A has rather a
cosmopolitan crowd in the classroom over
which she presides. For that reason she
probably has harder work and more fun
than most teachers. "Izzy," who is a
very fat boy, recently brought this note
from his mother: please let Izzy sit
the way he wants to, he has a boil"
And another anxious mother wrote
please examine Tony's seat and see what
tears his pants"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06

When it comes time for me to start
upon my SUMMER flight" writes Hugh
Merr, II send a dollar to the EVENING
LEDGER for a two months subscription
and then, with bundle on my shoulder,
I trudge away blithely, on the lookout
for curious things on the way. plucked
tiny laugh for myself in Eliot, Me.
where 7 lodged a rampant ice wagon
and stood TO read upon its side this
legend:
JOE QUITS
JCEN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-06
ONE ON THE BARBER

fTornorro,0', 4rtiois. "prisorsrs OF war.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-04-16
Como
Dinero
4 Mexico
Pol. Adv

Con mucha frecuencia recibimos
Cartas en- las que Sc nos pregunta
IA manera absolutamente segura
y mas rapida para enviar dinero a
Gistintas pfaZas de Ia Republica
&~Iexicana, asi como ell modo mas
eficaz para traer dinero de aquel
pals. En- seguida tenemos ell gusto
de Gar un informe q %nucstros Glen
tes. ell que no dudamos resultara
en- provecho de todos.
Existe IN medic muy rapldo, ell
Gag = absolutamente SECURE para
enviar dinero d cualquier ciudad de
ia Republica MeXicana, el que ORE
&c. entire otras muchas, Ia ventaja
lie cue cs de TODD punto impossible
Tue los ~ciienteS pierdan un solo
centavO. pUes que la casa glrado-
ia t0n.a halo su mas eStrlcta res
n~1rsa5.lidad tcdos los riesgos, y
Sc de oar tOdos los pasos
nccesarios q fin de evitar a u nu-
m:ercs0s clientes toda clase de mo-
ics!ias, pGrdIdas Y dificultades.
Los pagos Sc hacen en todas las
~%ia.as de la citada Republica Me-
:irana. prcciSamente en- pesos fuer
lc, lie plata meyicana o en- none
las dc 0ro n~acional, pudicndo ha-
Ger tamh!cn situacioneS en- dolares,
=, sea dIncro americana, 81 el Glen
ic as; 10 prefiere.
ii Gesear situar dinero a cual-
quier parte de la RepGblica, bas-
tara ~rcInitir a la casa giradora d.
nero americana, ash como el NOM
ire V direction complete de la per
0 a Guien debe remitirse en-
Mexico, y la casa por conducto de
sus agenLes Sc encargara de hacer
lear . nlanos de los interesados
ci Jinero que Sc ordene. sin que
Ia persona Que 10 remite de este
pals tcnga que molestarse en- es-
criair, nj enviar libranzas, pues
Que Ia casa gIra6ofa Sc encarga
DC TODD c.io, V ademas recogera I'm
rcCibo lie Ia persona a Quien Sc lie
reri!tc ci d!nero, ei que envlara CO.
ma comprobante q sus clientes.
Al recibir el dinero americana,
Ia ASA giradora cnvIara al clientc
una carta de ,garantia, en- Ia que
cunsta que 81 por cualquiera cir
aunstaacia ell dinero no fucre n
tregado a la persona gu c Sc 'desig-
rc en- Mexico, Ell IN plazo razona-
bic. la casa Sc eomprometc a de-
volver al girador la misma canti-
led de dinero americana que reel
biG. sir cobrarle absolutamente ma
"a For sus gestiones.
4 la fecha esta casa ha situa-
do en- 4texico mas de trescientos
Mi pesos mexicanos y tienen ell
gus.o de m haber recibido nj una
So!a reclamation.
Fa.a remitir ell dinero america
10 G. modo mas SECURE es sacay
III giro postal 0 giro de Express
Hagzderc a la orden de Mayo's
Money Exchange o enviar los bile
ties en- carta certificada iebtando
rotular Ell sobre como sigue: