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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
Women and Breeches

l. Is said that a certain manulac'uS9
firm Is about to inundate this counuy
overalls for women. The enterprse
60 smash IL they attempt 1t. Women
not take to breeches for the exceiien.
son that women possess esthetlc gooo.
Breeches are ugly, and doupiy usv
women. Mans bpedty was never
hideotisly manifested than when ne Wv.
trousers, and to add to the rennehesN
his turpitude, resorted to creasihs
In modern dress woman alone save
race from esthetic extinction. one ~
the primitive instinct (the primitive wss
a savage, but a highly civilized pe,nr
color and variety. Mans costume ~,
generated into the drab and the Jun
has fallen the victim to Puritaihsan
happily extinct as the dodo put iea' s,,1
dreadful trail behind in mascuii'.
Woman will never consent 10 'ne ~
ton of uniformity In dress she
creature of variety, Tor which r.
should return thanks to high neaven
mans hat and trousers are IKE w.;
mans. But when were TWO wo" sha
and gowns alike? Never anu ~.
bless them for IL! 1t would take Wv
o,,t ~ iife ~ women weren't dineren'
,oer and from each other. Variety " ~
;s the law of life and woman Is inc s~sM
Rreeches for women? Not rs long a.
remains the better man. Let tne sny
tamely submit to the inglorious imp q,.s.~
which exposes his two-lesged inien' ~
the gaze of a hardened world pu' -
knows better. ,rhe flowing gown ~
neither limbs gives lines of grace ana r.ss
The split breeches are horror
ish man realizes this, for wheh -
to assume dignity he wears s'sow
king on his throne, the Judge on ms
the priest at the altar attire sns%si 1ssic'
robes flowing to their feet Tne
ness of breeches is too evident Il "
can ever be induced to wear .ns NJ
sally, that day let the race cresp sspusSl
Jungle and hide itself from tne e1lIi
the heavens. CONDD - - X
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
MUST HUMANITARIANISM
WAIT ON FACTIONALISM?

TT SEEMS as though it were too much
to expect that the General Assembly
will find time to pass Senator McCon'
nells bill making an appropriation for
the completion. equipment and mainte
nance of the village for feeble.minded
women at Laurelton.
The legislators are occupied with what
seems TO them and to their leaders more
important matters. Their attention dur.
ing the seven weeks since they assembled,
on the first Tuesday In January, has been
concentrated on plans to put one an
other in a hole. The Penrose wing of
the party in power has set out to prove
that the Brumbaugh.Vare wing Is com.
posed of horse thieves and pirates, and
the Brumbaugh.Vare faction is exerting
itself to the utmost to prove that Pen
rose is pirate and his followers horse
thieves. Everything else must wait
while this highly edifying fight goes on.
II costs the State S695,49l for n legisla.
tive session, or at the rate of s3I,12i a
week for a session as long as that of
1915. The cost of the present session to
date has been S243,O6S and the net result
is the passage of a resolution appropriate
ing $4,000 for an investigation of the
charges which the two factions are
making against each other.
But what do the factionalists care? 1t
is not their money they are spending.
Important State business can wait while
they frame up a farcical investigation,
whose sole purpose is to bludGeon one or
the other of the belligerents into silence
and agreement to divide the spoils peace.
ably.
1t is possible to conceive of a Legis-
lature which could understand the vital
necessity of completing the village for
feeble.minded women of childbearing age.
There are men and women in the State
who know that no greater measure of
far.reaching economy than the MCCon.
nell bill is likely to be presented for the
consideration of the lawmakers. Feeble.
mindedness is fecund. It reproduces it.
self at an alarming rate. 1t produces
thieves, murderers, prostitutes. 1t pro-
vides business for the courts and the
jails:: The conditions here are well
known. The Public Charities Associa'
education for several years, 1t has dis
covered that there are between $4,000
and 10000 feeble.minded in the State and
that 1000 of these are women of child
bearing age. When one considers how
these women are increasing the number
of defective children every year while the
Legislature remains almost inactive one
is astounded at the moderation of the
public,sprfted citizens who are attempt
ing to better conditions. They secured
an appropriation for starting the Laurel
ton village in 1913. The Legislature Of
1915 ignored the subject completely, not
even making any provision for protect
ing the buildings that were erected under
the 1913 appropriation.
Every consideration of humanity and
of intelligent self-interest demands an ade-
quate appropriation this year for com
pleting the village and for opening the
buildings for the segregation of the
women. But who in Harrisburg cares
about such things when the politicians
are fighting one another?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

And then, on sudden. with no warnr,
l met an educated man." says a writer r
the New Republic The place was a a.
although | infer from my distinct recol,s-.
tion that n magazine | had found ON NJ
table was dated March. 1909, that the occ~.
sion could not have been earlier than isifs'
All, but the dentists! They're the ~.
who believe in permanent Literature. NJ
a dentists office one April day Of 1907 n
caught ourself pretending to read an ~
turned copy of the Police Gazette Of sonA
time in 1889.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
Nine PENNSYLVANIA

Nine Pennsylvania colleges are
pledged to abolish athletic scholarships"
The fact that there are in existence such
scholarships is as much of surprise to
many as it is that only nine colleges in
stead of all Of them will abolish these
favors to strong young men. Financial
aid given to athletes who could not other.
wise attend courses is a confession by
college that its athletic teams are looked
upon as advertisements, and only as good
Advertisements when they win games
This is. one Of those abuses which are
doomed from the moment they are gen.
orally understood, 1t is too unjust and
absurd to survive scrutiny.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
German East Africa

I. V.-The chief exports of German Eas,
Africa are-or were before the war-rnbs
ber, copra, ivory, vegetable fiber and coffee
Cattle raising and the growing of miIIet
are the principal occupations. Agriculture
is extenslve-wheat, sesame, tobacco, rice
and sugar being cultivated in various locaIi-
ties. European vegetables and garden
products have been introduced into tha
country with success under scientific man
agement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

1t will be no mean victory for the
suffrage movement if the bill which has
passed the Arkansas House becomes
law and if other Southern States follow
the precedent. The Arkansas bill per.
mits women to vote in primary elections
and that amounts to full suffrage rights
for the primary in the South decides the
hnal election owing to the overwhelming
preponderance Of Democratic voters over
those of other parties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
NOT EUROPE'S QUARREL

This is not Europe's quarrel that is
brought to our doors. No European mon
arch asks that we should fight beneath his
banner. The challenge is made directly to
the United States 1t is based upon issues
that we ourselves have set forth II is a
defiance Of principles to which we have
pledged our word and our strength as a
nation-New York Evening Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

The Presidents order directing that
postoffice inspectors be apportioned
equitably among the States and the DO
htical parties and that promotions be
made for merit needs some explanation.
An order that promotions be made on
merit is consistent with the best prin.
eiples of civil service reform, but when
was IL necessary that an inspector should
be a Republican or Democrat to do his
work effectively? Can 1t be that Post.
master General Burleson thinks the In.
spectors are not now apportioned
squitably among the parties and that he
wants to find places for some deserving
Democrats? The civil service reformers
will make no mistake If they keep-a care
fui watch on the way he enforces the
new order.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
Blood Rain

A. X. L., Jr.-The phenomenon OF blood
rain 10 explained by the presence in the
atmosphere of microscopic organisms cor
tanning red oxide of iron The nio.n
organisms, usually dried fungi, formed dur-
ing long droughts in dried-up ponds, floa,
with the winds and come to the earth ana
are dissolved in showers of rain. The drons
containing the red solution leave a pink
stain from which comes the name. Blood
rains occur in the tropics especially tha
environs of the Sahara Desert
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

Mr.. Gerard's reported retort to the
German threat to detain Americans after
he had gone, Then I'll stay hero till hell
freezes over" is worthy of going down
to posterity in company with Farragut's
violent phrase, Damn the torpedoes-go
ahead" We know he felt that way, but
n this really diplomatic language?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
Too Cold to Snow"

f. c. - (a) The Weather Bureau fur
nishes the information that weather, as we
know it, cannot be too cold to prevent
snowfall, There is an old saying, 'It is
too cold u snow" probably based on the
fact that a marked fall in temperature
usually accompanies snow. Billiards have
been recorded by polar explorers with the
temperature fifty and sixty degrees below
zero. tb) Snow falls when moisture In the
atmosphere is condensed and then con-
gealed by the cold air.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

Mr.. Wilson'S veto. The reason for the
vetocs was the belief that illiterate aliens
might become quite as valuable ain asset
to our Government and people as the lit
crate, this nation having long held to the
ideal that it should give to all men free
ana equal opportunity. 1t is to be hoped
that the next Congress will repeal this fea-
LEDGER.1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
ULITERATE ALIENS

TO the Editor Of the EVeming Ledger:
sir-Please Jet me know II a foreign per-
son coming TO the United States and not
knowing anything about reading or writing
h,s own language does any good to the
United States Government or not? Why?
C. A. L.
Philadelphia. February 1e.
IThe United States Government has un-
fortunately just enacted an immigration
law which excludes ''all aliens over sixteen
years of age, physically capable of reading
some other language or dialect, Including
Hebrew or Yiddish," with certain exemp-
aons. Presidents Cleveland. Taft and viii
son vetoed bllli which lncludsd this liferddy
~. ~ cpnGFer ~ n1qr ~ nin eveF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

Senator McNichol can secure rec.
ignition of his friends by the Board of
Revision Of Taxes if not by the Mayor.
Which may be regarded as a good reason
for having the members of the board
appointed by the Judges Of the Court of
Common Pleas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

Failing to attain a heroic mood, as
Geme one in Oyster Bay said, we are de.
generating Chinaward. And, in order
70 help things along, Mr.. Wilson APP
points Chinese Judge in Hawaii.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

Pittsburghers were not surprised
when a London astronomer told them
the sun was slowly fading. They have
known 1t for years, as every time they
looked into the daylight sky the sun
was DINNER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
MOTHER GOOSE FOR CONCERTS

There was a maid in our town
And she was wondrous late.
She strolled into the concert hall,
And made the artist wait.
And e'er the final group was DER
t (Protestings were In vain)
She rustled blithely 70 the door
And made him wait Again. !.
r-xueiool Amsrioo,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

Mr.. Carl Ackerman. when he was
sending articles TO the EVENING LEDGER
from Berlin. seemed to be very much OF
= German. Everything was rosy then,
be wrote-enough food for every
body. the people confident OF victory.
Hut whsn Mr.. Ackerman sot to switzer.
lon6 Mn M Gerard, there was a change
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

1t may be news to some people
that the city can compel the p. Il. T..
10 permit the new subways to be con.
nected with it's lines, but the p. r. T.
efficials have known II a long time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
Representative Edmonds's bill pro

Representative Edmondss bill pro-
vfding for the registration of aliens in
time of war or imminent national danger
may deserve the serious consideration of
Congress in the near future. But it will
depend on how the aliens behave them
selves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

The chief purpose of changing the
constitution of the Public Service Com.
mission seems to be TO put the distribu-
tion of the patronage in the hands Of
some one favorable to the machine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
SAME HERE

California needs to catch up with her
housing problems before the coming flood
tide of immigration has aggravated them
beyond the possibility of an easy cure
San Francisco Bulletin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

Mr.. Wilson, having appointed as
postmaster in New York man acceptable
to Tammany, may be expected next to
consider the feelings of James Smith in
naming a Newark postmaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
VERY IMPORTANT!

Businessmen, Workingclass, socieus'
Theatres Etc.
SUCCESSFUL in all kind spirit y. %
ENTERPRISE-that's the first bass ~
EX r Z N Z of everyone.
II you want resutative to obtain yo@ \
aim, then you hacve to make use OF u~t|
printed conquer power -. ..,...
faction in all your needs Of printing at.ls
cles-order them at the new estaonsns.
COOPERATIVE PRINTING SHoF
4O2 LOMBARD STREET 4o2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
LXXIII

She says that II has Feeling. don't know
Just what that means; but, stili. IL must
be 80,
For she's Way Up on Art. IN ten you
~ p<us6i;r Maya nqf = ysrx>slari
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
What Do You Know?

Queries OF general interest ,Oiu be ans,oered
IN this column. Ten questions, the dnSUers to
Which eperD, ,geH-inforned person should kno,V.
asked ddilu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
LXXI
LXXII

Or, half dozen old Tin Cans she'll get
And make a Real Artistic Tabourette.
And on the Parlor Wall she's gone and
draped
A Most Distressing ragged Fishing Net.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
Ali Points of the Compass
Rubaiyat of a Commuter
Xxx

Xxx
Friend Daughters very clever for her aee
She reads the Hints found on the Woman's
Page.
And, oh, the lovely Things that she can
They make our Neghbor's Daughter fairly
rage.
LXXI
Why, out of my last Summers old straw
Hat
She made a nice Work Basket. Think Of
that
And from the Strings that round tho
Parcels come,
She knits q Very Dainty Table Mat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

SURELY when we find neighb9
straining himself to put across messy
to the world it is our duty to help Hepn
we give publicity to this dodger, print
in three splors, which A. S. D. has handee
to us: j
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19

WE WERE talking on SATURDAY. :.
late Robert x. Wright and Of nj.
as skater His daughterIn,av
William Redwood Wright, tells u. ~
he skated for seventy.four years co..
lively. He began when he was ~
years of age, his skates then being 80 .
breast bones, which were tied IN NJ.
with cord. When he was eipbtv.,r. N
fell and dislocated a thumb and bo ~.
appeared on the ice after that ua a..
at the age of eighty.six on Apri, al a.
Peter p Breen was another devote. Z
the graceful art who always did Y
pirouetting under a silk hat, which z.
man ever saw dislodged from his No.
Breen. who died several years am ~
dashing youngster in those days vi.
the fashionables frequented the fro,.-
river belo,o the dam and when tbs "
cessity for banding together against NJ
deviltries of the Schuylkin Rangers vi
to the organization Of the PhiladerAss
Skating Club in 1S49. M.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
Tom Daly's Column
o GROVER CLEvELANp
ANDER

ANnrn ,nLAND AIN
Being Special Message pu Va
VINO Used to Play for Elizabo,h msrrI
10 tne Big Pitcher on tha ~ wire4
Meeting His Boss 70 Nv Eve Of
for More Pay ~
Gather yer "otces," bud, ,,bu,
Yer old teino's stn a,aytn, - nov
But this same po,oer that emit.
Tomorrow may be dvin'. ''dav'
The pitchers lamp Of heopen -
The hire he's a-gettiny IVY 20
For soon his bloomin race IL do,.
An on the bench he's settir,
1hdt innings best tchich Is the a,..
When all you'vc got Is speedy ~"
That spent. you'H hunger ana 49,,
When do,on and out and need. '"
Then be no jdy, but take vo,r a.
And 'cht'e ye may, 90 oct 'em: 40
They'll try to hand you. lad a u,.
But, Alec, don't you let emf ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
WHEN DEATH SAYS
BON JOUR TO A MAN
A German Gas Shell Explodes
Five Feet in Front of Core
spondent's Motorcar
BY HENRI BAZIN

Special Correspondent Of the Evenip0 Lcdoei
IN France.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-06-21
Notice to the People
of Chicot County.

The State Board of Health requires
county health officers to make an an
nual sanitary survey of their counties,
and to maintain continuous supervis-
ion of all school buildings and places of
public meetings slaughter houses,
diaries. butcher shops, baker shops,
restaurants, boarding houses. hotels
rooming houses, bottling works, mar
ket places, soda fountains and all
places where food and drink are sold
jails. hospitals. stables. lumber camps
and saw mills
will soon make an inspection of the
county and hope everything will be IN
good clean condition. intend to see
that our county is in good shape and
ask the help of everyone in so doing.
W W. Easterlng,
County Health Officer.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-06-21
a<a<a<a%
CARE OF BROOD MARE is
IMPORTANT.

By !. II, Mcleod. Livestock Special
list. Extension Division. Uniyer- :.
sity of Arkansas,
II is estimated that only 60 pei
cent of brood mares bred each veal
produce living colts. A great part OF
this loss can be overcome by proper
feed. care and management.
/. Better TO work mare more while
in foal than to allow her TO stand idle
.. Good Judgment, however should
be used in kind OF work she is call
ed up to do. She should not be allow
ed TO pull too heavy loads or to bach
heavy loads and all other exertions
such as wading through deep mud and
the like
g. Keep the mares bowels loose
by feeding such feeds as bran or greer
feeds
4. Do not feed cotton seed meal &c
brood mares.
s. Avoid all feeds that contain
dust. mold or decay.
g. Give the mare plenty OF fresh
clear water.
:. Allow her the run OF a pasture
while not at work
s. To avoid navel disease IL i,
best 10 allow mare to drop foal il
pasture provided there are no othe
stock to disturb her.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-06-21
Miss Lucille Crenshaw
a High Flyer.

The following paragraphs appeared
as a news despatch from Long Beach
(Cal.) in the Los Angeles Tribune of
June 18th. The Miss Crenshaw re-
ferred to is the granddaughter of our
townsman, j. T. Crenshaw. The ar
ticle was accompanied by a picture of
Miss Crenshaw and Mr. Daugherty
taken as they alighted from the bi-
plane:
while flying at height of 1900 feet,
Earl Daugherty, Long Beach aviator,
and Miss Lucille Crenshaw, FL Paso
beauty who will summer in Long
Beach, showered Long Beach today
with Liberty loan literature.
The bond pamphlets resembled
large flakes of snow as they left the
hand of the Texas belle, and formed a
wake that could be seen for half a
mile As the biplane circled over the
business section of Long Beach EN-
ploves of the different mercantile
stores rushed out to the street to catch
a glimpse of the Liberty loan skypiiots.
Miss Crenshaw, upon alighting,
said she enjoyed her trip immensely,
even though most of her time was con
sumed in scattering the printed appeals
urging the purchase of the govern
ment : bonds.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-06-21
An Industrial Mission.

American Methodists are initiating
successful industrial educational work
In Borneo. One method of financing
II Is both novel and practical. The
Sitiawan industrial school Is deriving
revenue from rubber trees planted in
1910. Nearly twenty acres are begin.
ming to bear, and the income will go
To the support OF boys whose families
are unable TO pay the usual boarding
fee. Thirty more acres are TO be plant
ed with rubber. and coconut.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-06-21

Dr. S. c. Coleman is spending today
at Gould.
Read our ad on the last page of this .
paper Weisman Co.
l.. w. Carson of Cary, Miss, is
spending this week in Dermott.
Miss Lula Powell of Vicksburg,
Miss, is guest of Mrs. G. V. Jones.
Hollands Chapel will give an enter
tainment Friday night at Dukes Hall.
Rev. b. F. Neal of Pine Bluff is
spending this week here with B. F.
Scott.
A. r. Curtis was called to Montrose
Tuesday on account of the death of his
father.
John Brown returned Tuesday from
Hot Springs, where he spent about a
month.
DIR. G.. ID. Dukes returned Saturday
from New Orleans. where he spent
T. B. Dukes attended the meeting of !,
the State Embalmers Association in
session last week at Texarkana.
The colored people of Southeast Ar
kansas are planning for big picnic
and celebration at Dermott on the 4th
of July
Blaekberries are ripe and plentiful
and many of the colored people are
gathering, thus reducing the high cost
of living
Dave Armstrong. who went with Mr..
kmpel to Fort Smith as chauffeur re-
ports fine trip but he says he don't
think so much of those mountain roads
Rev. L. c. Smith and DR.. N. r.
Parker left yesterday morning in Rev.
Smiths Maxwell for Camden to at
tend the State Sunday School Conven-
ton
Rev. b. F. Neal. agent for the
American Bible Society. will preach Mt
Browns Chapel M. f.. Church next
Sunday at IL o'clock a. m. He will be
prepared to sell bibles to those who
are able TO buy them. and to give them
10 those who are unable to buy Come
out and hear him.
Prof. Vim. Harris of Monticello. who
IL here attending the Normal. brought
TO The News office Tuesday some large
onions which he grew in his garden,
and which he has on display at the
Normal. He says he has about eight
bushels of onions besides all the vege-
tables usually grown in good garden
Prof. Harris has just closed his 18th
year as principal of the Monticello
school.
Screen Doors and Wire Cloth.
Orr Hardware Co.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-06-21
Meats and Their ReIishes.

Roast beef grated horseradish ;
roast pork. apple sauce: roast veal. to-
mato or mushroom sauce; roast nut.
ton. currant jelly: boiled mutton. ca
per sauce; boiled chicken, bread
sauce; roast lamb. mint sauce; roast
turkey. cranberry sauce: boiled tur-
key. oyster sauce. boiled bluehsh,
white cream sauce; boiled shad boiled
rice and salad. compete OF pigeons,
mushroom sauce. fresh salmon. green
peas, cream sauce roast goose, apple
sauce; venison or wild duck, black
currant jelly.