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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
The Woiking Coil
She Starts Upon Her Vacation. Singing
Gayly as She Goes.

She Starts Upon Her Vacation. Singing
Gayly as She Goes.
I'm going of to tcalloto. aCilloto, aoallo,o In
the tcoods,
But, alasi am proper business
tooman;
And 1ohen II comes to tfossy clothes,
simply lack the goods,
Though vacationino toithout them isn't
human.
But the neighborhood has come across
acith gladsome rags galore;
There are some that ut me quick, and
some more slo,cln;
Hoao the speaters and the bathing toys
Just lately from the shore
Make my trumktul anything but meek
and lotolyi
For Sadie. tctth smile, supplied some
stunning summer smocks,
And Myrthla volunteered duoky
bonnet:
on, you acil nerer knoto me In these
Hossy, fuDy trocks--
I'm summer girl, and there's mn hand
upon Il!
STARTING UPON VACATION
oh, but I'm prdyin' the gods ,oiH deltver
ne
Safe from tho onslau9hts Of baggage
men drunk;
Hoio am hoping that no bump aciH shiver
Ye-
Lock o. mo trunk,
Lock o. me trunkl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

]. Colonel #. NJ. House is n native Of Texas.
z. The piarselllaise'. was written by Claude
Joseph ROuget de Llsle, French cap.
tain or engineers. In 1702.
D. DnNid LIVINGSTONE was u celebrated en-
l813-1813. =
O. The facetiOus term "Jehu" applied to o
rab driver crlglnates from this clause In
kings, iy. 20: "And the driving Is like
the driving of Jehu, the son Of Nimshi;
Tor he driyeth furiOusly."
D. 'Brnmmagem" Is a corruption Of the word
birmingbam and means cheap show jew.
cry or counterfeit goods. Many articles
9f that sort were made In Blrminghan.
Engiand. In the seventeenth and eight
eenth centuries.
.. Exclusive Of the "Relchsland" Of Alssse-
lorraine. there are twenty five States In
the German Empire.
deIicacy. -'
foreign dominion.
U. me authorized war strength Of the United
states regular army 10 1913 men.
III. In Italian art the word "Quattrocento" 10
that Is, the period Of the I4OOs Literal
y' however. the word means 400.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
THE ANXIOUS DEAD

guns, fall silent till the dead w.,
ABOVE their heads the iegions nrsss.nl mear
crhese fought their fight in t,,
fear " time OF bitter
ana DIED aied not knowing how the dav ,.,
The ,,s nna,in inuHzies, pause, and let them ,ss
afar; u'"h mat strealSs the sky
men T ,e' your mighty chorus w,tn.ss :,
10 tnem' and Caesar, that we tleSS stu n,.Se De
Tell them, o guns. that we have hs..s
call, 'e heard their
That We have sworn, ana will ~.
aside, ""i not turn
mat we VIII onward till we win a.. o.,
That we win keep the faith for ,h, os ran,
died. No' Which they
n'1 them be patient, and some dsv -
nsy d.an shall feel earth snwrapt in slienos a%Ss
shsA srsst N wondsrmsnt tho u,,,s. -.
k h; Y content may fllIn -fhc.s = ~ "a v2 <{s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
TO MILTON: 1877


Milton, see IT'S quite the proper thino
To torfte sonnet or perhaps a paoe
And COLL on you to come back here to
tod0e
A vtce crusade for Us. and aoith your STING
Rouse 10 from ease ana sloth and dallvtno.
stotnoarne and Wordsworth, each for
his oton age,
Inu9ted you. SO no1o do /, great saoe.l
Bring doton pour Iyre and zoe ,oiu sit and
sing.
The t'ord Is IN rotten state todau,
II can't SAP much for those ,oho ,rie,5
the pen;
The most Of them are out to orao tho
pelt,
Though haze never made a cent TIL.
You ought to come. but " you can't
Well. then,
4" hdpe to sorite line or too myselti
WILL LOU.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
THE DISCOVERY OF PERPETUAL
MOTION

IT WAS solemnly announced in Philsdel
phia in 1912 that the principle of per
petual motion had been discovered, and
everybody believed It. Charles Redheffer
OF Germantown, announced It early In tho
summer and inserted an advertisement In
the papers. Editorials predicted that to the
riumphs OF Pennsylvania In the quadrant
and steamboat was to be added the accom-
pilshment of that which for centuries had
occupied, perplexed and puzzled the philo-
sophie and experimental world" a com
pletely and perfectly demonstrated self
operating and self-moving machine" The
city became wildly excited.
AS the contrivance was described, II was
said that the power Of gravitation was
applied to produce a perpetual horizontal
action, produced by the pressure Of weights
IN Two corresponding boxes, on plane
inclined In an angle Of forty-flve degrees
november 26, City Councils adopted res
oiution appointing a committee to ascer'
tam whether Redheffer's invention '1migM
not DC made capable Of raising to SUI
ncient height sufficient quantity Of
water Tor the use Of the citizens Of Phila-
delphia." (Note the readiness with which
Councils, which for years turned down the
periectiy demonstrated illuminating gas
proJect were ready to spend mNiey on
a wild-goose> chase.) Next day the nrss
published objection to the discovery ap-
peared In the Aurora. signed "Rittenhouss-
Inc writer said the machine had never
eeen seen In action for more than half
day' and called 1t deception
A Mr. Lukens then made an imitation OF
tne machine, as described. to show It was
incapable OF generating power. To these
ooJections the editor of the Aurora replied
III ihoignant terms. Lukens and Ritten-
mouse We're clogging the wheels of progress,
ne t aVerred The matter came up before the
otate Legislature and In 1878 a committee
was appointed by the House to examine tnte
tne Justice Of the claim that Redheffer haa
alscoVered the principle Of perpetual mo-
uoh. Hedheffer agreed TO an investigation
% On certain date. Before the day came CANT
round ne told the committee that II would
no. De convenient for him to explain tne
workings of his machine. Later he said ne
would not show how II worked at all Tne
committee was discharged and the editor oS
'he aurora threw Redheffer over.
The inventor took his machine to Nsv
10TH hork' put news Of his troubles had BY th1l,
ums zone about the country and nobo
~ csostxe4 Later Robert fulton dqp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

KERENsKY Is to be commended for
picking for his War Cabinet men whose
names are more pronounceable than most
Russian handles. The Minister OF the
Interior. however, is M. Aksentieff, who
seems to demand the accent in two
syllables at once.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
I,IT

WE WE'RE on our way home from
vacation and we stopped in at the New
York Aquarium. It isn't nice place in
summer. When we got out In the COM
paratively fresh air of the city streets.
sister and I breathed again. Goodness, ="
said I. II wonder what made that place
smell so?"
THE sea lions tank" said sister.
MABEL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

/. What were the two food bills which Pred.
dent Wilson signed yesterday?
z. What American city was virtually DESTROYED
by fire six times in three years?
3. What Is the meaning Of tho French word
lieu used In the expression "in Hea
4. What IL q pergola?
dwell?
9. What is the American military order Of the
CaTabaO?
:. What Is the largest city In Africa?
actress Of Italy?
D. When was "Uncle Toms Cabin first pub.
10. How did the name "Nirs. Grundy' come 10
De proverbial OF conventional propnety
and morality?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
THE INCARNADINER

IN W. say .Nr Senator Peptose at luncheon one day
g. food control bill begin to dawn upSh M m
b. 4. A. In New York Tribune. ~
Begin to dawn"9 Well, now, that's queer!
In longitude we're rather near
Yet Toe behold the sunset here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

The politicians are not ready to
say whether the people shall get the Ave.
cent gas reduction or not. We suspect
they will make up their minds before the
elections in November. Not even Organ
ization candidates could afford to run on
''weil-swipe -the-nickel" platform.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

Conscripted men, huddled in close
rooms awaiting examination, would prob.
ably agree that General Crowder Is well
named.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
Aurora, N. Y

A contributor suggests that we call our
lads in France American Rangers" Blu,
webster's first definition Of ranger runs:
zone who ranges a rover; sometimes one
who ranges for plunder; rowing robber."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

Baer. the new Congressman from
North Dakota. wants to know what the
war aims Of the United States are. II
his constituents had known he never
would have been elected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
eaermans give receipt for nj

Germans give receipt for U-boat
sinkings." declares headline. Unfortu-
nately. In the case Of the loss of the
schooner Twohy. It wasn't the kind ws
va2& ~. udison and othsr inysntorv
~ ~ lon1 - vorkinn nirke
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

Germany is now said to be making
coffins of paper. but It Is safe to say that
she is not getting scrap from Belgium.
She tore that up three years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

sound of German guns, was later made
noncommssioned officer and later still a
second lieutenant of infantry Six months
ago he died gloriously upon the field Of bat
tie, leading his company after his superior
officers had been shot down.
Stop and salute his memory, you who
read. He was typical of Alsace being
French in heart, true to the traditions of his
province and the teachings of his fathers.
Entire Population Parades
After l had been received at the head
quarters of the colonel commanding the
forces in this town of which write sitting
at dinner in a house that had been the
abode of a German forester before the war.
/ went to the town hall, where an official re-
ception was held. From it's balcony | wit
messed an animated sight, the entire popu-
lation passing through the quaint narrow
street, civilian and military en- fete while
the tricolor of France and the red and white
OF Alsace flew from church steepe and
every house. Before the hall a mixed band
OF soldiers and civilians stood and played
the thrilling Sambre ct Meuse march than
which nothing in marching music is more
inspiring. AS tho trumpeters blew their
theme, ceaslng with indescribabe military
nourish, and the string and pipe instru-
ments took up the continuance with the pop-
ulace IN n dense mass about the building. I
saw as in vision the France Of nv fathers
ana all 1t stood for. i seemed to see some-
where between the red tiled roofs and the
cnurch spire outlined in soft twilight bel. "a
the blue of Asatian mountains the snir,t
OF my brother who died for France in Al
SAGE In August, 1914, and l was filed with
great and solemn pride. ~
lNr, Bdstn's comment on his visit to AL
SAGE actt De continued In the EVeniuo Led
ger OF Monday, August IJ.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

Judging from the number of ad
journments, the only thing the Irish con-
vention seems able to agree upon is to
quit working.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

Evidently when the Mayor dis
closed his purpose really to clean up the
city he did not tell It to the marines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

There's hyphen in mon. partisan y
but this time the hyphen for once has an
honest flavor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
Tom Daly's Column
THE VILLAGE POET

THE VILLAtB FObt
Whenever ies a Sat.
An here some verse you spy,
II means that I hare hat
TO toork upon FRI
re ,oritten hat for "hdd"-
AZ vou'H observe above
I spouIdnt be so bad
III had time enoue.
But tohcn you're porkin0 fast
An rhymes are sloD to come,
You can't complete the tdst
Ezcept by Jahin0 some.
For " you tcorked too long
You'd haze to out the golf,
Which you'H agree is soron0
III you're a bug yourso'f
But bad as are my rhymes,
II kno,oi You said u frst)
Az scores denote, bettn,es.
NY golf Is eren t1orst.
But Just you tcdit an read
To,norToU's sporting nc1os!
For there you ,oIu hare seed
Ho,o Ueu at times I de1cs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
Whenever on a SGT.
Such stuD as this you spy,
IL means thai I have hat
To practice on a Fri.

LEAPING none too lightly from our
train in Broad Street Station on Thursday,
after having been properly licked In the
Bala golf tournament we shambled down
the platform behind a young woman
whose suitcase bore the legend
ALICE BoRIE,
Aurora, N. Y.
We sensed a laugh in that somewhere,
but we didn't get It until we read 1t back.
ward. Then It did US good, for we were
able to convince ourself that we only play
golf for the exercise anyway.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

Here's the way the American names
run In the list Of men accepted for sery.
Ice In Manhattan District: Weinstein.
segai, Kslaban, Rosavitsky. Klubek. Ri.
gansky, Mechanic. Rescigno. Greenberr.
Pondasha, Liphitz, Boyer. Boltax, Arzle
koitena' Moshensky and SO on to the
number OF sixty. The only anglo Saxon"
names in the bunch are Cooper and Miller
but their Christian (O fronts are Louis
and Aaron, respectively.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11

cave RsesiPt tor u-boat He was Abou,
g !. slnh h--r I hssellas' s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-11
Hoover's Rich Bureau

But one OF the richest of all of the sr,.
ployment bureaus will be that over which
MI Hoover. the food administrator &C. 80
presi9e Mr. Hoover is not restricted IN the
appointment of American citizens .i,h.n
lie Is said to have engaged already ~.
services OF number of aliens who r.,naS
hlm on the other side of the water ~.
tfoover Is to have $4,000 900 for adr,,,s
rapon purposes and $3.50 000, 900 To con-
trol, ana commander II necessary. the food
supply IL Is apparent that he can becoms
very powerful employer with $50 600 nm
Plus sZ'ooO'oeo. at his disposal n he ,ysr.
politician that appropriation would hs y
tremendous asset. II Is a large snn, -
money ana viii involve increased tarat,on
but the President thinks Mr. Hoover ana ~ =
FOOD administration are worth II '''o
Mr.. Hoover Is expected to bring do,rx a.
cost or living. There are many naon,. az
Congress and out, who doubt his ab,i,,,, "a
DO so. but he Is already at worL I. W
ploying many people and the Presidan, I'n. hn
laith IN h,m, An effort was made IN .hS
House to compel Mr.. Hoover 10 taks h,a .ne
pioyes, except as 10 certain Specialists ,sa" un-
the civil service. but Mr.. Hoover rs....n y
this ana was supported by the Adn,n,stesu
tion forces. He will therefore heco,,,s ''
OF the biggest employers In the natio,, "ne
Government expense, and without .ar, At
the checks Imposed on other depa ~. 70, y.
chiefs. There are some people here ya.a'.
enough to suggest that applicants fror, ~
Democratic States being more far,Iisr .-,.~ ,"'
farms and pantatiohs than folfs -, M ~
nsfs s'slss;. w q prefsrrea " - IISoyss
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17
MASS MEETING TO
Be HELD JANUARY
Is At AUDITORIUM
Typographical Union Invites All
Laboring Glasses To Attend
+ -O'Connor May Speak

The Bismarck Typographical union
will be addressed by Attorney J. +. r.
O'Connor of Grand Forks and A. c.
Townley, president of the Non-parti-
san league at a public meeting open
to the laboring men of the city and
the state. to be held at the AuditOri-
UNI. Sunday afternoon. January Is. ac-
cording to a program being mapped
cut. Labor legislation will be the
theme to be propounded.
bismarck printers. it is stated. will
make determined effort to have en-
forced the statute which provides that
no printing shall be sent out Of the
state. Statements will be advanced
b. the union to the effect that county
auditors and treasurers. as vel as
other officials, are sending orders to
Twin City printing establishments
when the work can be done in the
state. openly violating the statute.
Frank Milholan was elected presi-
dent of Typographical Union No. l4o.
at the meeting held last week James
Fogerty vice president, and George
Humphreys. secretary. The union has
a membership of about 30.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17

John L. amt challenged Les Darcy
for the championship Of Flatbush.
But don't let. them goofs tell you
nothin. Them old guys has got the
pep and they won't be no layin' down
after they throw away their crutches
and crawl out OF them wheel chairs
they cart EN- to the ring in.
Course they gotta have some new
rules against whisker pullin' and beat.
in each other over the dome with ear
trumpets and if one OF them guys
drops his false teeth and they bit the
other one in the foot they gotta make
some allowance for that. but outside
Of that they can just fight straight
rules with no hittin' in the clinches,
canes and crutches barred. r.: -:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17

every man should be able to resent
rowdyism in others and protect him
self when attacked.
practically every man can do this
il he thinks and acts quickly-if he
learns how and where to hit and If he
beats the other fellow to the punch.
1.-THE average bully who seems to
be looking for trouble. really doesn't
want trouble. He won't bother any.
one who can make him much trouble
and will quit as soon as he finds he
has fight on his hands
Darcy says every man should learn
at least one, or two blows md learn
them so there would be no awkard.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17

ness III case he should have to, use
them in selfdefcnse.
'"rhe left hook is the hardest and
quickest blow when struck properly"
the Australian says. Landing on the
point Of the. jaw it will flatten out
most anyone.
But the man who intends using the
left hook must not make the mistake
Of swinging. A Swing is 'telegraphed,
as we say in the ring. The other fei.
low has chance to prepare to meet
it and even should it land, it doesn't
carry the force Of hook. sent with
the whole weight OF the body behind
it. The hook doesn't have far to trav.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17

Miss Simon, 25. said to be a member
of prominent family in Phillippi, w.
Va, who fell into questionable. COM
pany when she went to Columbus, O.,
was found murdered in a room in the
fashionable Deshler hotel, Columbus.
Police arrested Weldon H. Wells of
Kansas City, Mo-. whom they charge
registered; at the hotel as &C. v. Van
Brunt,; Chicago" and occupied the
room in which .. the girls, body was
found. He denied knowledge Of the
murder
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17

Optimistic Thought.
Charity cannot dwell With a mean
aud narrow spirit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17
First Day Results From,
Northwest Bowling Tourney

jamestown n D, Jan 1With
terday of the team from Bnord and
advanced another at the Northwest Bowling
The first event the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17

First OF two articles in which
Les Darcy, the famous boxing
champion, tells his ideas Of every.
day seIf.defense.)
Every American should know the
of self.dcfense.
III he is single he owes it to him.
self and il married to his family"
That is the way Les Darcy, Austral.
ian middleweight champion and most
talked of boxer in the world sized up
the proposition of personal prepared
ness.
81 don't mean by this that every
man should try to become a fighter.
| am much opposed to rowdyism. But
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17

ell and the quick thinker, who hits first
and hits hard, generally don't have
any trouble after the first punch.
I'm case the first blow is not effec-
tive the body is placed properly to
shoot over right cross before the
other is in position to guard against
it. - So -
"In learning to hit. place the full
weight of the body behind the punch
and in hitting always try to reach the
point of the jaw, the most vulnerable
spot on the bodyI'r;''
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17

scores up to six O'Clock Tuesday evening:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17
UNIVERSITY DEFEATS
JAMESTOWN COLLEGE
Especial TO the Tribune.)

Jamestown. y. D.. Jan. 17.-James-
town college was defeated in the first
basketball game OF the season at the
armory last night. by the University
of North Dakotas the score being 81
TO H. The game was exceptionally
free from football tactics, most OF
the few fouls called being the result
of double dribbling and over-guarding.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17
News Item. James Butler, SO,
has challenged Or. e. w. Crockett,
03. to a boxino match at Boston.

Mebbe they amt no squak comm
on the fight game and mebby they is,
old Methuselems for putin little
pep into it anyway.
Now there's some sense to this little
OF fight they're tryin' to pull down
in Bawston with Battling" James
Butler, mere kid of SO and DR.. W.
e. Crockett, youngster OF SO, as the
headliners.
Course now there's goin' to be a
lot of. mugs say that the fights goin'
to be phoney just because Abe Attell
got licked the other night and because
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17
The lineup and field baskets thrown
were as follows: at,
BY Hop.

WANTED, x7 oNeE. =
FIFTY MEN FOR STORM SEWER
WORK. APPLY TO F., L. GEDNl ",
CONTRACTOR. 49,: "a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-10-26
Send Magazines To the Soldiers.
TO the Women of Prince
Go0rno,a CnI1ntu.

To the Women of Prince
Georges County:
Camp Meade is forlorn. That is to
be expected until the newness wears
off. just implanted barracks, no ves-
tlge OF green, no trees, no grass, do
not conduce to the elimination of home
sickness.
Some of the men say the discipline
is splendid training, others have not
yet. lost the feeling that they are being
trained to be slaughtered.
Maryland women can help their boys,
in their needs by sending to the Y. M.
e. A. books and magazines. | took in
car load to the camp I intended my
contribution for the Maryland Y. M. C.
A. By mistake they were given to the
General Secretary of the Philadelphia
branch. | was not sorry when he said
to me, II am glad of these magazines.
am thankful for them. l will give
them to the men and they will have a
quiet hour of reading in the barracks. !"
Women of Prince Georges, send your
surplus reading matter to the camp.
One cent will carry a magazine to
France If you prefer to send abroad
ITO soldier in France, U. S. E. F.,
but send to the boys somewhere. Send
magazines and KNIT. Knit for your
county boys. They will need sweaters,
muffiers, wristlets and helmets. If
you don't know how, learn. Winter is
coming on and we women must hurry.
SUSAN E. CLAGETT.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-10-26

Completed plans for the patriotic raj
ly to be held here in the Masonic Hall
tomorrow, Saturday, to celebrate the
success of the past summer by the
Prince Georges County Section of the
Council of Defense, have been an
nounced by the general chairman, Mrs.
Harry J. Patterson, of College Park
These plans promise day of events so
varied that every member of the coun-
ty family can find something of real
interest by attending, whether his or
her special hobby be automobiling,
food conserving, financing the great
war, oratory, knitting for the soldiers,
efficiency in household thrift, organic
ing for the Red Cross, education of the
young or just plain seeing a represen-
tative crowd of county women folks.