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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-03-22
NOTIFICATION
SENT TO CARRbkZ&

Washington The United States
stut 20 Geueral CarTsnza Il forSual no.
It.Catiou that il cannot participate III
Nls poposed pan.AmeIican concert 10
cur of muuieion and food shipments 10
the Eu,upeap beIljgerents With {. view
70 forcing peace. The reply Is under.
STOOD tc poim out that such move
would have no justification in interns.
uonal Law u is going forward
hiough Ambassador a FYetcher az Mex.
lco CITY.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-03-22
BIG STRIKE HAS
BEEN CALLED OFF
PRESIDENTS MEDIATION HOARD
BRING ABOUT SATISFACTORY
AGREEME
GREAT CALAMITY IS AvER7ED
settlement Early Monday Morning
Nu''tftes Order for Four Hurdred
Thousand Trainmen to Walk Out.

New u ork.-An official of the con.
ference committee of railroad mana
gers announced at ~ 45 O'clock Mon
day morning that the railroad strike
was of
lew minutes after the announce
ment Wa smade, the railroad mana
gers went from the Grand Central Ter
miIal 10 the conference hotel and
were Joined immediatniy ny the med;
atorS. They refused to make any state
ment on the way 10 the meeting room
II was presumed the announcements
would he made through Secretary
Lane
rne nediutors and managers were
believed 70 De awaiting the arrival OF
IN. brotherhood cninis wnu had re
tired before making the announce.
innn tina, .n' strike mad been avertrd
Vne brotherhood men arrived al the
note Il, % ciuci and immediate.
y went Il III. conference ruon
T'h' nal!ugers ief; the conference
"unn Il, 80 ciuoE Du, tn brotherhood
'nnis "enallet IL conference with the
neu!utO"s L was learned that Dunin'
Willard. on. ~ IL. ni.GatOrs had H..
formed .ne note. management, that ne
wouIt give III MS ~oun!s
Statement rs Ian.
IN. managers, headed py El!sni
Lee returned To the conference room
Il . 80 and Secretary Lane sent TO,
tht newspapermen Sac"n,a~, Lane
issued this statement
"ReEardiess nf the decision ~ IN.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-03-22
GNCT -iEP MONTE to
SOLVE car SHORTAGE.

Washington. The railroads OF the
country were gwen anutne, month {
f'act o! The Interstate Culnmerce
DuinuusSioI 70 boiNe ca, siuprLtHt and
G"hKchLiut problems recell, drastic
'llIes to' the return Of tu,eigI csrs
: ""nnsY nnes uetnR turtie, suNpeu..
&c uurll hpri lt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
LIQUOR AND LABOR
no the Editor of the Epenina Ledaer

To the Editor OF the Evening Ledger:
Sir-The liquor interests contemplate
"using' some union men at the local option
hearing at Harrisburg to argue against
the passage of the bill, the object of the
presence of the unonists being to indicate
that the liquor traffic has the sanction of
unionism.
Th.> fact must be borne in mind that
these labor men will appear as individuals
not as representatives of any organization
for organized labor has never indorsed the
'booze curse" consequently its forces can
not officially ally themselves with the army
of John Barleycorn,
II the booze gang attempts to intro
duce these individuals as representatives
of organized labor, 1t will be the object Of
no little ridicule. for it is safe to say our
lawmakers at Harrisburg are familiar with
the position the unions have assumed on
the drink evil. The lieutenants Of king
Alcohol, might deceive some Of their own
crowd with such tactics, but they will find
it more difficult to fool intelligent people.
VICTOR STANLEY HOWARD.
Pottsville, Pa, March IL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Pictures of Stage Folk-Liquor
and Labor - Thinking
Others Thoughts
PICTURES OF STAGE FOLK


Sir-Allow me to raise a protest against
some of the illustrations lately appearing in
the EVENING LEDGER. Those that you see
on pages 10 and IL OF last evenings issue
seem to me to call for this.
About year ago Objectionable cuts were
inserted so frequently that i stopped taking
the paper But thought noticed a marked
change for the better few months ago,
and the Improvement has continued with few
exceptions. Last evening there was a de-
cided lapse. We have here spread before
us such cuts as in my early days you found
only in the Police Gazette or papers of that
character, seen only in saloons and more
careless barber shops
In short, may l ask why should so much
prominence be given to the occupants of the
stage? They are people whom we would
not care to have come to our homes, and
why should their pictures be paraded so
frequently especially in clothes which are
conspicuous for their absence?
The ideals of dress and conduct are con-
taminated in "the best regulated homes" II
such indecent exhibits are made with the
apparent approval of editor and parent.
1t seems to me there has been a marked
advance in the tone and vigor of the edi-
torials of the paper since I resumed taking
It. l have been impressed with the advance
made in these particulars. They have been
more elevated and at the same time more
practical. j do not see why the illustrated
pages may not De Hlleu WIN pictures OF
scenes that are beautiful, historic and in
structive. If photographs of people are in
troduced, let them be of people famous for
notable achievements-past and present
and not of that class of people who for the
most part stand on such shaky ground as
the theatrical cult, especially, as 1 have
said, when not clothed decenty. The subtle
influences of such pictures-who can meas
ure them? NJ
Swarthmore, Pa, March 13.
I'VE must take exception to the reflections
| made upon the social and moral standing of
| members of the dramatic profession. They
| are no better and no worse than the MEM
bers of other professions. Pictures of stage
folk have appeared on Mondays in the Pic
| toral Section. They are not given undue
emphasis, We are not aware of a move
ment to close the theatres. although 1t Is
| true that small number of persons in
| every community believe it wrong to go to
| them. To the great majority the stage and
its players are unquestionably part OF the
| lawful pageantry of lfe.-Editor of the
| EVENING LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
Bismarck

C. B.-You probably refer to what is
known as the Kulturkampf, which lasted If
teen years as a purely internal political strug-
gle in Germany. 1t was not war on Rome"
for about this time Germany made an alli-
ance with Italy. Soon after the formation
of the German Empire in 1871 Chancellor
Bismarck objected to the Catholic doctrine
of papal infallibility, promulgated that year
by the Vatican Council, on the ground that
religious division of the German people
would retard the unification of the empire
He was not intolerant, but opposed a
politico-religious organization except under
the leadership of the Prussian monarch a
Protestant. The Catholics formed a political
party, and in the subsequent fight much
legislation was passed that gave the State
control over the Church. The Catholics re-
sisted so successfully. in spite of the fact
that many of their leaders were jailed, that
most Of the legislation was withdrawn The
Catholic Center party and the Lutheran
Conservatives later became allied in Ger
man politics to oppose the Socialists
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
THE TARIFF COMMISSION

TT WOULD be interesting to know on
L what theory the President constructed
the Tariff Commission which he named
yesterday. The functions OF the COM
mission are primarily the adjustment of
tariff duties TO the necessities of Ameri-
can business. One would naturally ex-
pect to find men familiar with conditions
6f the export and import trade Of the
world represented on the commission.
Yet Professor Taussig, the free trade
occupant of the chair of economics at
Harvard, is named as chairman. He is
theorist, without doubt a well-equipped
theorist, familiar with the views of other
theorists uncorrected by close contact
with the facts of actual business. The
second member, Mr.. Roper, became
clerk to a congressional committee when
he was twenty-seven years old, and has
held one subordinate office in Washing
ton after another till the present. He is
an expert statistician, who can add, sub
tract, multiply and divide with the best
of them. William Kent is banker,
real estate operator and cattle dealer, oc.
cupations which have but a remote rela-
ton to the tariff. The other three men,
bers are lawyers.
1t is a most disappointing commission
as a whole. Taussig is all right. for one
member ought to be theorist; and Roper
will answer very well, as a statistician
can make himself useful. But the coun-
try had been looking with hope towarc
the new commission. in the expectation
that 1t could make recommendations so
sound and so practical that the tariff
could be taken out of politics. The Pres
ident has not risen to the occasion. He
has named a group of low-tariff men,
some of them convinced opponents Of
any form of tariff save one to raise rev.
enue. The historic policy of the nation
under which it's prosperity has been won
Is not represented by a single distin-
guished supporter. The best we can hope
for now is that the commissioners may
forget their preconceived prejudices and
approach the subject with open minds.
Then the facts will convince them and
they will recommend such changes as
will protect our trade as we'll as produce
revenue,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
PENROSEISM
TO the Editor Of the EUeninq Ledger:

10 the Editor Of the EUening Ledger:
Sir-At no time since the election of An
drew O. Curtin to the governorship and Of
Abraham Lincoln to the presidency in 1860
until now had the Republican party rea ched
such a degree of strength as that to which
Senator Quay brought it in 1904-the last
year of his eventful life-and at no time
during all that period of fifty-six years has
its weakness and inefficiency become so
manifest as they have under the leadership
of Senator Penrose, who succeeded Quay as
state and national leader, a leadership given
him with unanimity and fidelity
Under Quays leadership the Republican
vote cast for Theodore Roosevelt in Pennsyl-
vania in 1904 was S4O,S49, to 335,42O given
to Alton b. Parker. Under the next eight
years of Penrose leadership the best or
perhaps the worst that he could do was to
give Taft 273.305 votes for President in
pennsylvania in 19l2--a loss of 567,34 Re-
publican votes under those eight years of
Penrose rule.
The majority for Roosevelt in Pennsyl-
vania in 1904 was 5,229 Under the abso-
lutte leadership of Penrose that majority.
the largest ever cast by any party in any
State, was not only ob,iterated, but a Demo-
cratic majority of SS.194 was cast for Will
liam II, Berry for State Treasurer at the
election held November, 1905. Berry at once
began an investigation of State Treasury ac-
counts. which resulted in the arrest, trial.
conviction and sentence to Imprisonment of
number of the friends of Penrose for gross
frauds upon the Commonwealth.
No approach to such a result stands to
the dscredt Of any other State or national
leader-Republican or Democrat-in the
United States. and yet, with these facts and
others of like character officially recording
such direful results, accessible to every
voter in the State. the followers OF Penrose,
led by Joseph r. Grundy, State Senator
James p. McNichol and James Sheehan are
grooming him for the presidency in 1920,
| and as preliminary therefor Penrose was
permitted to name the Speaker of the
Legislature in 1917 so as to make it easy
for him to nominate the Republican candi-
date for Governor in 1918, with many of
those followers believing and many more
fearing a repetition in 1918 of the disas-
trous result Of 1906
As the present Legislature aims to make
the Penrose leadership irresistible for Re-
publican defeat and disaster in Pennsyl!
vania in 1918 and in the nation in 1920.
the question that comes from many sec.
| tions of the State-from Brumbaugh and
| Penrose followers equally and alike-is
| How are such direful results to be arrested :?
| and the reply is, by patriotic and force
| full conference of leading Republicans,
| having the welfare of the Commonwealth at
| heart, called to consider the momentous
| questions confronting the Republican party
of Pennsylvania. JOHN W. FRAZIER.
Philadelphia, March 6.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
Stanley's Trips

C. B.--H, M Stanley made six trips to
Africa, first as newspaper correspondent
and later primarily for exploration and
establishment of trading stations, which
naturally opened Africa TO missionaries.
In 1868 he went to Abyssinia as correspond
ent for the New York Herald with Sir
Robert Napier's expedition. In 1869 the
Herald sent him to find David Livingstone,
the explorer, which he did in 1871 In 1874
he reported the British Ashanti Campaign
for the Herald. In 1874 the Herald and
the London Daily Telegraph sent him on a
three-year 7000-mile exploration through
the heart of Africa. In 1879, under the
auspices Of the African International Asso-
citation, founded by King Leopold II of Bel
GUM, Stanley headed a fve-year expedition
on which he elaborated upon his previous
explorations and founded many trading
stations by making treaties with the NATIVE
chiefs. In 1886 he headed his last exnedi-
tion. for the relief Of Emin Pasha Ex-
ploration. from a standpoint of science ana
commerce, was the prime motive in his
African travels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
DISCORD IN GERMANY

DRUSSIA and the Hohenzollerns must
L not sit in the peace council. This de.
mand has been growing with every mil.
lion added TO the lists of French and
English MANNED and slain. Exile to
Corfu. or some other modern st. Helena.
for tho Kaiser and his brood. and peace
terms with the kings of Bavaria, Sax
ony aisd Wurttemberg. the reigning dukes
and other heads Of German States,
with Prussia In the status of South Caro-
lima in 1s6b--this has been the program
toward which Allied opinion has hard.
ened There are evidences that opinion
IN, South Germany is moving that way.
Doctor. Helm attacks the Prussian agra
rians as many other leading Bavarians
have been doing with more and more dar.
ing. They even suggest that Bavarian
King should beooms Emperor. The
starvation race is not being run between
EnGian6 ana Germany, but between the
~ ~ ~ Honan rrulsu.nu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
ANONYMITY IN SCHOOL,
GOVERNMENT

T,HE well-nigh incorrigibie American
vice is division OF authority. In
America. says Shaw, every one is free to
deprive every one else of liberty. The
Philadelphia school system is virtually
without a head. II has a board which
tries TO superntend an executive super.
intendent.
Whose word are the pupils and their
parents TO take as to the fitness of Doc
tor Gowing-the boards or Doctor Gar
ber's7 The high school girls have been
publicly notified that Doctor Gowing's
election by the board was hasty and Ill
considered, and on their way to school
they can read in tho newspapers that
Doctor CARRIER knows nothing about the
-person" who succeeds the popular Miss
Puncheon This will not encourage
studious and respectful attitude among
young people.
Why ths"hoard should elect principals
hl llib spttN VI a NpllNl' Bt'7s'iNb hS''A
appropriations is mystery even though
Doctor Gowing be the very prince of prin.
Cipals The theory is that it is trying to
push Doctor CARRIER TO the wall. He
might with propriety resign a position
which has been stripped of all dignity
and then expose at length the whole mud
died state Of school politics. If he could
do that he would very soon have, his po-
sition again and the confidence Of the
community in him as a responsible leader.
The board is not responsible, for 1t is
virtually anonymous. How many men,
bers can the average citizen name? Let
the school board rule, if it will, by dele.
eating it's appointive power to a superin.
tendent it can trust. Then it would
always be able to reserve the right to
veto his appointments, making him at
the same time personally responsible for
his nominations, as is the case with other
executives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
MY FATHERS SONG

No one know ever sings it,
And I forget its rhymes,
The song my father used to sing
Long since in other times.
Long since, in other times. when /,
His little girl. his own.
Quiet listened, never dreaming
How precious was each tone.
somewhere in the mists ana sunshine
OF some dear Irish hill
Was born and tuned and melIowed swsst
That wondrous voice now stiII.
But somehow. like the joys Of youth =
That age e'er keeps apart,
Now sad, now glad. those tender nots.
stin echo in my heart
And I see my father sitting,
Dreams In his handsome eyes.
oinglng 70 Willie and Mary,
ooaf ~, beyond the skise q. \.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
rHINKING OTHERS, THOUGHTS

tn the Editor Of the EUenino Ledger:
sr-.In the issue Of March 7, page 6,
under heading of Character or Reputa-
tion.y paragraph 2. is a quotation credited
10 "a Girl IsKnow." The quotation is really
the substance Of a thought expressed by
oliver Wendell Holmes In The Autocrat
N the breakfast Table" He deserves credit
for, IL ana not "A Girl ] Know"
This brings Up the interesting question
"A 10 how many of our thoughts are really
original We hear something. II impresses
us and Cit may be years after) we give
expression TO the same thought as one Of
our Own This may be either consciously
OF unconsciously done, Altar sll. our
sseofIxs are sst y & q: 2 .xoss'ns y,''a oys[ "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. More than 10 .OOO, 900 men have been record
ed as killed, wounded captured miss
Ing since the war began.
2. Under the new national defense act the
authorized peace strength Of the United
states army Is 22s.5sO men; war strength,
208OOO.
boats, "mosquito-like."
4. Angora eats 1rst came from .Angora. a
yilayet Of Turkey-in-Asia, noted for its
and rabbits.
8. Queretaro. Mexico. is the headquarters of
VenustlnnO Carranza, Mexico's newly
elected President. The accent Is on the
second NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
6. "Friedensehnucht" is German for "longinE
for peace"
Z. The Ozark Mountains are In Arkansas. Okla
homa and Missouri.
8. Constantinople is about 1000 miles from
Bagdad air line.
0. William J. Lee Is head Of the brotherhood
of Railroad Tranmen, now threatening
to strike.
10. "EJnt-lock, methods are Of the "hint-
lock" or Revolutionary period; 1. e., anti
quated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15

Nearly every one in New
jumpy. Every one has heard ana
second one has repeated with cra.sv
details vague stories of German nv.
operators In the subway nipped on.-'
tunely In the bud by the ever.w.,.,./
secret Service men. We heard of ,h,
things first on Sunday when Wa ,.-s
at Liberty street. On our wav ), n.
subway we met native who was an ~.
friend of ours. He wouldn't let a.
into the tube, but called a taxi ana ~
us upon our way In that. We pas..a-
peaceful Sunday in New Rochelle ma
the wing of Conde Pallen. but on NJ
day the furtive germ got into our v,,..
Folks In New York's subway train, :,
ways have looked scared and unbsnr.
to us, but on Monday last the per can,,.
anxiety and unhappiness seemed "a ~
far above par. We heard one man g
to woman land we felt like cbot,n.
HIM, you see, it's like this. we'rs ~.
big city of the United States sna
naturally those fellows will begin tbin,,
in this burg when war comes and tbsrsm
be doin's right down here in the subway
you betcha--" We got off at the nav,
station and felt better up in the open q,
Waiting to register at the desk Of m.
Hotel McAlpin we heard an explosor
and We jumped. So did a number a,
men near us. A bellhop smiled, and ~.
all looked foolish Blasting next door
sez he. Dropping in at the Players for
lunch, we happened upon viii Irwin
whom we believed at that time well upon
his way to Spain. His ship had been
held back, he told us, but now she wa,
surely going to sail at that afternoon.
His wife was to go with him.
He was doubtless inclined to be jumpy.
too, but you'd never know it. A grand
writer and brave lad. May the sea
and whatever lies beyond 1t be kind to
him!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
HURRAH FOR THE BOY SCOUTS!

TT is a splendid service that the 4500
Boy Scouts have offered to the city.
with the members of III Philadelphia
troops policing every section instructing
and exhorting householders toward an
ideal of cleanliness from diseaseproduc-
ing dust and dirt, all citizens should CO.
operate.
The scouts are showing the same spirit
that has won renown for the American
Ambulance workers in France. Thy can
afford to ignore the rebuffs of peevish
housekeepers, knowing that they are en-
gagged in work that will save lives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
WHAT DOES THE WIFE SAY?

To the Editor Of the Evenin0 Ledger:
Sr-Will you please publish some ad-
vice relative to what a fellow should do
where his wife will not take his advice at
any time and will not agree with him on
any subject relative to the good of our
home, which l own clear, worth $4,000, and
have $4,000 invested at five per cent? I
love my home, have daughter seventeen
to reason with her. but 1t appears to be OF no
use. Would it be wise to, consult a brain
specialist or leave her through court pro-
ceedpgs? Will appreciate your advice
which will no doubt help others in the same
boat. TROUBLED HUSBAND
Doylestown, March 18.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
The purch

The. purchase OF the Hornor Build
ing. In Chestnut street, by the school
board for its administrative headquarters
places at the disposal of the board
building suitable for its purposes, aceessi.
BILE from all parts of the city and within
the delivery loop of the new transit sys-
TEN. SO that it will become still more
accessible. The foresight Of the business
men on the board Is no greater than that
which will be shown by other business
men who take into consideration the GER
tain increase in values Of real estate in
the zone fed by. the new loop and buy
there while the buying is, good. The
oasessed value Of property there ought to
orow enough within the next ten years
70 produce almost revenue enough to
ray for the loop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15

WILL IRWIN told us. by the way that
he thought of us often last summer when
he was up in the Alps with the Italian
army-because of our fondness for the,
Dagoman, whom he learned then to like
and to admire immensely. There were
then, he said, 250,OOO American" Italians
in the army of Victor Emanuel, all Of
whom were hungry for news Of the bat.
ties in progress at that time upon the
major-league diamonds of this country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15

1. What is the authorized strength Of tho Ma
tional Guard under the new national de-
fense act?
q Who is chairman OF the new Tariff Board?
g. What are barnacles?
T. WHO was Haroun-a al-Raschid and what does
the name mean?
8. What Is q "FeIdgrau"?
o. What is the agitation In England over the
Duke of Albany. the Duke of Cumber-
land and Prince Albert or Schleswig-Hoi-
Z. Who IL General Alyaro Obregon and for
what is he noted?
y. What are Mecca and Medina:
D. From what country do Pomeranian ter
riers derive their name?
10. What is the chief city of Canada?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-15
The contradictory staten

The contradictory statements as
to the whereabouts of Captain Boy-Ed
bring up the famous question propounded
BY that eminent Irishman Sir Boyle
Roach in a speech in Parliament, and
which has never been answered, How
can a man be in two places at once un-
less he is bird?"