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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
CITY ASKED TO AID
THE ARMENIANS
Bishop Rhinelander Makes Ap-
peal-Comment on Cur
rent Topics
To ne Editor Of ne Eocning Ledger:

To ne Editor Of the EUeniHg Ledger
Slr--while we thankfully remember the
generous response of the public year ago.
still before MS
From one to two millions have pcrshed
by massacre, exposure and starvation.
without immediate and continued assist
ance multitudes more will soon have passed
away. The spirit of our Government is
shown by President Wilson's appeal to the
American people I'm behalf of the 1000, 600
destitute Armenian and Syrian survivors
And this appeal is rc-enforced by one from
the Mayor Of Philadelphia, issued Novem-
Der I. All Christian agencies should CO.
operate, irrespective Of sect or denomna-
tion. II is urged that there be general
offerings for these sufferers in the early part
OF this month.
Wheat must be bought now while il is
less expensive and before it is cornered in
Turkey for higher prices. Many lives will
depend upon the response to this appeal.
Some of the sufferers are subssting on
roots, leaves and carrion. Their one hope
for the barest existence Is in American
charity Five dollars will support one person
Palestine, Syria and Asatic Turkey are
administering with the utmost economy and
efficiency. In accordance with the Arme-
nian spirit and desire for self-support they
are helping out those most pralseworthy
aspirations, but 100000 orphans must he
cared for by relief funds We quote some
recent Clblegrams:
From Urumiah, October Q.
Refugees unshetered on
stones, indescribable rags, starvation.
sickness, filth, human beings in the state
of oriental street dogs with whom they
compete for offal. The vast
ness of the continuing need is overwhelm-
ing.-(Wm. To- Ellis.
From Urumiah, October s.
once the relief stops these people will
disappear from the face of the earth
The deported Christians win he
in an absolutely helpless condition With
out funds that have been and must con-
tinue TO be sent to them. The distress
among the stricken people is beyond anv
power of words to describe.-Tarler, in
dorsed by American consul at Aleppo.
From Tabriz, october 25.
Famine increasing. peonIs
dying at our gate of hunger. Many will
die of cold without clothes or beddInp
--Shedd, Vannlman.
To the sufferlngs from famine and disease
is soon to be added that from the frosts of
winter Our city authorities have given 10
the appointed representatives Of the Arme-
mans permission to start at different pIacs.
throughout the city on Saturday ana SIM.
day, November 10 and H., to receive aid
for those who still survive the horrors
through which they have passed. They viii
not solicit but simply stand with their hoTas
for the offerings. They viii be indicated b,,
a placard or sash. While we have breaS
we cannot refuse to share with these snS
ferers
PHILIP NJ. RHINELANDER, Chairman.
WM. II. ROBERTS, Secretary.
HERBERT WELSH. Executive Secrst.r,,
ASA s. WING, Treasurer
Philadelphia November g.
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the association seeks to reach in each in
dividual case.
However much the association may do
for the physical and intellectual betterment
of the men, we do not feel that we havo
accomplished the purpose for which the
association exists If we do not seek to
bring men to that attitude Of personal sur
render to Jesus Christ which is the basis
of the Christian life. Not only is this our
purpose, but the purpose is being actually
accomplished in our work at Camp Meade
Scores of lives have been changed and
many have so definitely decided to begin
the Christian life that we have communi-
Gated with the pastors of churches in the
towns from which they came and they
have been received into the church.
At recent Sunday morning service
after the holy communion had been cele-
brated, the invitation was given for men to
make public profession of their desire to
begin the Christian life. More than a score
responded to that invitation. The officiating
pastor said that no service in his long min
istry had been more inspiring.
We constantly strive to emphasize the
fact that this is a Christian association.
II is simply an arm of the Christian Church
1t is because we are doing the work of the
Church that we feel it is right for us to
appeal for the support of the Church We
gladly corrubOrate everything which your
correspondent afilrms with regard to the
splendid work which the association is
doing in intellectual and recreatiOnal fields.
1t Is trying to develop manly men, but the
finest type OF manhood which the world
supplies is Christian manhood.
G. Il. GOODELL,
Camp Director of Religious Work.
Camp Meade. Admiral Nd, November 8.
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MARK TwAIN's sEvEREsT CRITIC

MARK TWAIN always respected tns
lfl opinion of his wife and was dehghleu
when she approved what he had written
His pleasure at her interest in 1.-The FFlhce
and the Pauper" is indicated in the iouo~.
ing letter to Mr.. Howells, included IN ln'
collections of his letters just published;
81 take so much pleasure in my sIoiy
that am loath to hurry, not wanting
get 1t done. Did | ever tell you the plv'
of it? 1t begins at a. M, January p,
1547, seventeen and half hours peiV,ss
Henry Wits death, by the swapping y y
clothes and places between the Prihce "
Wales and a pauper boy of the same ass
and countenance Cand half as much learnns
and still more genius and imaginatlon.
and after that, the rightful small KING hss
a rough time among tramps ana runan
i'm the country parts of Kent, WINE u.'
small bogus King has gilded ana WI W.
SHIPPED and dreary and restrained ana cussss ss.
time of it on the throne-and this all 80
on for three weeks-till the midst OF w
coronation grandeurs in Westminster Az
bey, February 20, when the ragged ~. ~
King forces his way in but cannot prVse
his genuineness until the bogus hlns' "
remembered incident of the first gay, :
able to prove it for him-whereupon cltnss clo.nss
are changed and the coronation procesus.
under the new and rlghtful conditions, M
idea is to afford a realizing sense OF w
exceeding severity of the laws OF tnat uSs ~.
inhicting some of their penalties upon tns
King himself and allowing him chance "
see the rest of them applied to others-s,ai' ~
of which o. TO account for certain n1s, 1l,s.
nesses which distinguished Edward w
reign from those that preceded and foioNSo
1t. Imagine this fact-I have even Iase,. ~
mated Mrs Clemens with fhis yarn ~
youth My stun generally gets considerap.s,
damning with faint praise out OF her, ~
this time It is all the other way sne ~ =
become the horse-leech's daughter and ny
mill doesn't grind fast enough to SUIT ne''
This is no mean triumph, my dear slr'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
CANADIAN ELECTIONS

Elections of members of the new Cana
dian Parliament are to be held on December
II, the Imperial Council having ruled that
under the Dominion act there can be no
extension of a Parliament beyond the
prescribed limit of five years. Prime Min
lister Borden, in a statement, urges that
traditional Liberal and Conservative party
lines be disregarded and that the issue OF
the election be the question or compulsory
military service
Sir wilfrid Laurier will lead those who
Insist that the question should be submIt-
ted to referendum. Premier Borden's ad
vooacy of conscription win ALLEVIATE, II Is
expected, the support OF young men OF mill
tary age who have not volunteered as vet
and their relatives. On the other hand
the Premier will receive. it is expected. the
united support of the soldiers at the front
and their relatives at home. Should the
vote be close the result may not be known
until the end Of January.-Utlca Herald
Dispatch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

THE NEWS from Boston that George
Marion. the veteran character actor, hat
returned to the stage there and made g
| distinct hit in a new play prompts us tc
make a belated acknowledgement.
About a quarter of n century as the
germ Of a good story floated into our hear.
ing from some unknown source and was
elaborated into recitation. The story OF
the Italian baseball game which was
never finished has become a classic-or
Il chestnut, if you want to put it that
way. So many other folks got into the
habit of using it, we felt several years
ago that we ought to set our brand upon
it. So we put it into type for the first
time, being careful. however, to admit
that although the story was ours the
germ was not. Some time later George
Marion wrote to say that he was the
things father, having told it first back in
1892, when he was n vaudevillian in San
Francisco.
Here's a copy Of the story, and if you're
interested in that sort Of thing you'd
better clip it out for we're not going to
put it in type again.
This then, is the story Of an Italian
baseball game, as told by one of the sur
vivors:
Wal, we play da game ALA right, you
know, but we don'ta feeneesh. We go for
da baseball groundsa Broada Huntadon
street for play for da champasheep for
Eighta Banbridge. Spaghatti gotta hees
nine and Spolatro gotta hees nine an
dey charja ten cent for dees Dago dat
sweepa da street for gat cen an see da
game. Spolatro ees cen da box for t'row
da ball an Spaghatti come for da bat.
Aha. Spaghatti ees great bigga da man;
he's gotta da two hans like da two bonch
da banar', he's gotta da muscle so liia
da ham. Wal, Spolatro he trowa da ball.
Spaghatti he sweenga da bat an bang!
da ball 80 lika dat.
Zen deesa game, you know, dere eesa
wan man called da santerfelda man: ees
anudder wan called da leftafielda. WAL
deesa ball Spaghetti heet he go baytween
desc two man, an jomp, jomp, jomp. lika
da rabbit. Da leftafielda man eesa vera
lazy man-keepa da peanutta-stan' an
da ball ees gon' ALA day. Wal dees max
da santerfielda man vera mad an he
yell to da leftafielda man. "Hl. Joe, Why
you no gatta dat ball?" NO" ees say da
leftafielda man, what for gatta dl ball.
you gatta da ball" Dees maka da santer-
felda man vera mad an firsta theeng
you know desc two men fight cen da
field
Now derc ees anudder man cen dees
notta know how You call but
he ees bigga man cen da game; he gotta
da birdcage on da head an say "dees man
out" "dees ma. not out notta know
how you call but he ees vera beeg man
cen da game. Wal, lie come to dees
leftafelda man an he say, Hi, joel
why you no gat dat ball, eh?" Al Joe
say, NO. what for 10 gatta da ball?
Spaghatu hitta da ball, Spaghatti gatta
da ball"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
NOTED JAPANESE SCHOLAR DEAD

Japan recently lost one of her most o,'.
tinguished scholars and educators In ~
death of DIR. Baron Dairolu Kikuchi, PRIV
councillor, president OF the Imperial Ac-u'
emy, chairman OF the Education Invest'sa.
tlon Commission and professor emeritus y
the Toxic Imperial University. HIS enc
came suddenly. due to apoplexy, at the as.
OF sixty-three years. He was educated ~
Cambridge, England, where he especialv
excelled in mathematics, and on his refura
70 Japan introduced English methods q
teaching that branch Of science at the Toko
Imperial University, He represented Jap.n
abroad az several International scieuup.
congresses IN America ana Europe ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
CHRISTIAN WORK IN THE CAMPS

TO the Editor of the hYenin0 ledger.
slr-AIy attention hds been called 10 an
article in your issue on Monday coneerning
the work OF the Young Mems Christian AS
sociatIon at Camp Meade Your eorrespond-
snt has inadvertently made Statement
concerning the religious work at Camp
in the case that am sure both YOU and
he viii be glad TO have Il corrected in the
interest OF accuracy. II Is not correct 10
say, a. that article does. that men are NOT
asked 10 make definite profession Of the
Christian life 10 take Jesus Christ as their
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
CYCLES IN THE YOSEMITE

The Secretary OF the Interior, Franklin
X. Lane, has finally decided to allow the
motorcycles 70 enter the Yosemite National
Park ON the ground that the elimination
OF horse-drawn vehicles and the redt,ction
o. the grades on several OF the NILS now
make travelling safer for the motorcyclist
The secretary, seems TO have overlooked the
fact that the absence OF the motorcyciIsf
from the reservation IN the past was one
Of the things thar liade the Yosemite Ne-
flonal Park attractive 10 most ,,111,...', ~
Christian Scloncf fIonIIor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

1t is unethical for professional folk to
advertise. but Prof. John Tarsitano is
not familiar with all the rules OF the
game in this country. Besides, he is our
friend, and we see no harm in repro.
ducing here what is printed upon the
circular the morning mail brought to us:
NOTICE
announces to You that he had open a
new place OF business OF Boot Black Par
lor for Ladies and Gentlemen Hats Rem
oyator. at corner of 1897 Porter street
and Moyamensing avenue. The work, for
shoes shine. and for hats renovation. ls
making with the best attention and ra-
pidity, Who want TO try on the followed
place, shall order any work In every time
and Mr.. John Tarsitano win serve them
very well and quickly. All Gentlemen
and Ladies are cordially invited 10 see
the new place OF Mr.. ]. Tarsltano
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
Tom Daly's Column
THE FALL or GAIA

Gdzd'S gates hare giUen tCdU
So the lodr dispatches sap
Aud the British drmYS feet
NotO are marching dO1cn the street.
once upon HdlotCeen
Casa tods teStiue scene
For at least the Bible states
Some one lifted Gasd's gates.
But the netUS that comes today
10 is Uery far from play
10 Is earnest Christian tCorE
For 10 Furnishes the THrk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
What Do You Know?
QUIZ


1. Who Is the Premier Of Canada?
2. How is the soldier vote taken?
3. Where is the Piave River? f
4. What Is the difference between hOtld
and cold frame?
8. Name the chief Of the Z, $. War COmmb-
sion Just landed In Europe?
@. What is the tune for "The Battle Hymn Si
the Republic?
:. why is the sistine Madonna so named and
where is il located?
y. What composer wrote the ErOica symphony
0. Who was W. II. Kendall?
10. Demne IA DOurparIer!
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz
1. Judge IIylan is the newly elected Mayor Il
New York.
2. The 20 is the longest river in Italy.
3. Critics generally cOncede that Edward A.
MacDOwell Is the greatest American com
poser.
4. Prince Bismarck was the "Iron Chancellor" |"
8. A blcameral legislature Is one consisting q
two chambers, such as the United states
Senate and House Of Representatlyss,
mons, the Select and Common Councils t
many American cities.
6. Darwin tulips are an improved race q lss
hOwers, nearly double the size M the
early Old-fashiOned sorts and with
greater richness and variety OF color
:, The PENNSYLVANIA Academy Of the Zine
Arts. in Philadelphia, is tho Oldest ar
gallery In America.
4. A fable is a simple narrative. with char char
utItTs ITtuutntNs Dut hOt ~.
taken from typical animals, has
didactic purpose in an obvious neral
usuplly appended in prOverbial or sen
tentlOus form.
0. "TO burke" means, fguratyely. 70 smotne
or suppress a matter. The 9rign ..,s So
back to murders by sm9therlng pefpss 1s.
trated by one Burke, OF Edinburgh vhs
sold the bodies for dissection.
TO- The word "paeihst" IL n neologism whlfs
has not yet reached the dictionarlesi , X
has come Into general ana unlers' ~ ~
use In the past few years, since t1c y
ginning of the American prOpaganas is
preparedness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

[tInkI@o6 BY u-bcats last week we're
|SNe1 tnpn ~ any other seven days
1.o1t I0|||It.. Hslfafo started Those who
4|411 |'1||.1t = depression over
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

Tho fact that November Is has
been announced as the last day for mail
ms Christmas gifts for soldiers in F,anca
u 40 reason why one should walf uhtu
lhe last noQsni ''~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

The British have taken GAIA. but
they will not repeat the exploit OF Samson
and pull the pillars OF the palace down
on their own heads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

The way to prevent magistrates
from being charged With embezzlement
Is TO abolish the whole crew Of them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

W. II. Kendall, the Englishman who
died Wednesday, was a good actor. but
his wife was better one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

Big German squadron menaces the
Finnish base---feadine
The real hnish base, however. win
be where the German squadron cannon
land any shells.
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THE OWL

am doubtful II us right
We should SAP the otcl is tCisc
For 10 stays up late al night
Witch must strain It's eyes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

The answer to that charade we printed
the other night is "past-I-me'; and while
we're about IL, here's better version of
the conundrum in the same issue:
Can you tell me why
a deceiver's eye
can better descry
Than you |
On how many toes
pussy cat goes?
The eye Of deceit
can best counterfeit
And hence 1 suppose
can best counter toes
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THE NEWS FROM RUSSIA
We onlV knOl0 KerenslsVs thron0hskv
And IN the ditch;
We hove no nofion noio ,Cho's choskv
o. piich . rilc7h
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
4 REVERY

Here at mine ease long gears ago,
Ere pet my heart had Gro,rn 70 knoW
The potency Of tcomda'S smile.
sat and smoked In bachelor style
And bdSked before The chimney's 0IotU.
what cared then for iciHd and sHolC1
Let stormy blasts Of lcidtcr bIour,
Careless I pu6ed my pipe the tChiIe
Here at mine ease.
The times have changed. The long ago
Is but a dream, a feetiHg Shotc.
No pGTcetul pipe; cannot smile
O.! hoto can / contriUe my pile
To clothe these dozen kids or so
Here at mn EneeS?
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VIGNETTESSFR
A CAMP IN FRANCE
Philadelphia Scrapple Made by
q Marine Cook-French Peas
, ants Enjoy American Ragtime
Bv HENRI BAZIN

star Correspondent Of the Epcnfn0 LedOor t0ith
the American Army IN France
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-26
never SATISFACTORY
PROF. HARDING, OF STATE COL
LEGE, SPEAKS ON LIMITA-
TTONS OF THE VOLUN-
TEER SYSTEM.

Brookings, May 26.-The volun-
teer system of raising armies in the
United States has never been entire
ly satisfactory and has been con
demned by all our military leaders
from the time OF Washington, said
Prof. A. b. Harding. OF State college.
at the weekly e~onvoeation on Tues
day. Only the inherited prejudices
of Americans against standing armies
has made IL necessary heretofore to
rely upon volunteers.
Washington as a leader of the first
American army protested against the
use OF an unframed militia, saying
Regular troops alone are equal to
the e~xigencies of modern war" As
president, he laid great stress upon
the need of a well regulated militia.
According to Prof. Harding, the
volunteer system did not bring the
needed men in the revolutionary war.
in the wal of 1912, in the Mexican
war or I'm the civil war. In 1868.
CONSUMPTION was resorted to, but IL
was unpopular. However, the vol
unteer system vas a failure. Draft
Ing. on the other hand, greatly slim
ulated volunteering. Wars have be
come SO national In character. touch.
ing every phase of national life and
national resources, that drafting for
universal service is necessary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-26
Interest SMALL
SOUTH DAKOTANS INVEST IN
LIBERTY BONDS AT DE-
CREASED INTEREST.

Pierre, May 26.-South Dakota
was represented by immigration
Commissioner McCaffree at the con
ference at st. Paul with Treasurer
McAdoo, concerning the Liberty loan
bond buying. Judge Haney. Of
Mitchell; Senators Southwick, of Wa
tertown, Howes, OF Huron; George
Douthit and F. X. Vessey were also
In the conference from this state.
immigration Commissioner McCaf-
free, who Is also secretary OF the
South Dakota branch of the council
OF defense upon return states that
the South Dakota representatives
called Mr.. McAdoo's attention to the
fact that the 3 " per cent which the
Liberty bonds draw has no attrac-
ton as an investment i'm this state
because banks here pay a higher rate
on investment. and also because the
rural credits system is just beginning
and its bonds, too. will draw a high
er rate.
Mr.. McAdoo Is reported to have
been considerably interested in this
point.
1t was also shown him that South
Dakota had already enlisted more
troops than asked for, had enlisted
her fields and feed lots, and that.
therefore. 1t is fair to she viii
enlist her money to equip the sol
diers. Notwithstanding the rate of in.
terest paid on the bonds, being lower
than that TO be secured elsewhere
here.
McAdoo announced that his policy
will be TO deposit the money from the
Liberty bonds where IL originates for
expenditure. Every official depart.
ment in South Dakota is now stamp.
ing its mail with the legend, "Youl
Patriotic Duty-Buy a Liberty Loar
, Bond" and IL is expected South Da.
kota will take its share. The Lib
erty loan bond is absolutely safe, anC
offers a medium through which ricl
and poor can aid the government. Il
the keynote of the campaign. togeth
er with the fact that every dollal
subscribed TO the Liberty loan is /;
blow struck for liberty Throughout
the world
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-26
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

Mrs. Geo. Belknap departed for
Hawkeye, Ia, to visit friends for a
time.
Engineer Albert Martin went to
Hokah, Mimi, to spend a two weeks
vacation.
A license to wed was issued today
to Bernard Drummond and Nettie
Dilley, both of Madison.
Mayor Larkin expects an e~elctri-
clan here next week to look over the
situation in Madison regarding an
electric light plant.
Sam Ginder departed today for
West Superior to spend three weeks.
He will stop over at Chippewa Falls,
Wis, to observe Memorial day.
A marriage license was issued to
day to Henry Brinkman and Frida
Pamperin, both Of Concord township
The wedding will take' place next
week.
Chas. Bingham circulated a paper
among business men today for con.
tributions TO defray the Memorial day
expenses, the donations being very
liberal and satisfactory.
James Bridges yesterday sold hi:
laundry business to o. r.. Fuller. who
will operate it in person. Mr.
Bridges has not decided upon his fu
ture field of operations, but will re
main in this city.
The hail and rain storm at al
early hour this morning was almos
a cloudburst, between two and three
inches of water falling in a shor.
time. The center of the storm seems
to have been about five miles soutl
of the city, where farmers say dou
BILE the amount of water fell that W.
had here. Five miles north the storm
thinned out and there was no rail-
at all in the north part Of the coun
ty. The south half of the county ant
beyond is reported flooded.