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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

law. The unfairness with which the ne
groes have been treated by the authori
ties in the several race riots for In
stance, unarming the blacks and leaving
them at the mercy Of the white rioters)
has robbed the negroes Of confidence In
those who have sworn to protect them.
At this time America can i'll afford to
lose the good will and assistance of H.
100000 Of her most loyal citizens on ac-
count of few lawless whites and blacks.
The bugaboo of social equality has been
exploded. 1t is only employed now by the
southern politician to whip his ignorant
white constituents into line when the pass.
Ing of some 'jlmcrow" measure is desired.
The individual has the right to choose his
associates, and he will choose his associ-
ates regardless of State or Federal legisla-
ton. l am not acquainted with any legis-
lation against the intermingling Of the
races In Philadelphia. Yet there is less of
1t here than in any other large city in the
country Also there Is less friction in the
races and more friendly feeling existing
| between the two than have found In any
| other large city.
Ihe colored people want equality before
| the law, not to be regarded as all of one
class, and that class bad. Crimes commit
ted by negroes are always reported in dis
play type. and the words vicious" brutal"
and revolving" are always employed in the
|
educational privileges; an equal chance to
| earn our living and support our families |;
chance to work at the trades; a chance
| to join the labor unions a chance to enjoy
all the privileges of American citizens, re-
| gardless Of race or color.
1t is such editorials as the one that ap-
| peared In your paper that will gain for us
| these privileges. The colored people have
stood the test. We have come into contact
with superior race without losing our
Identity, without being submerged or
| without sunering extinction. We have
proved ourselves capable Of assimilatins
the virtues as well as the crimes of our
white brethren. We have made wonderfu,
progress against great opposition. We are
an inseparable part Of the American ma
tion II all opposition to our progress were
removed, what might we not contribute to
Americas future greatness!
| S. T. WHITNEY.
Philadelphia, July 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
MUSIC FOR COAST DEFENSE

To the Editor Of the Evening LEDGER:
Sir-There Is 'an excellent chance for tho
good people of Philadelphia and vicinity to
greatly aid the boys of the coast defense
service. Most, IL not ALL of these men on
ship duty have little means of recreation on
board ship The ships on which they are
serving are small and have no room for the
entertainments provided on the large sbins
of the regular service A large percentars
OF the original owners of these craft have
been kind enough to provide the ships with
a phonosraph OF some kind, mostly Of the
disc type Tin fact. all are of this typeI hut
there is dearth Of records. N'
large number Of your families bav.
machines and numbers of records which ars
In good order but which they have erown
tired Of My idea is to have these coiiact.a ~
In carrying cases Of. say, two dozen records
which could easily be distributed from sh,,
TO ship, much In the manner OF a cIrcuI. 49,, =
library. OF course, only good playabla raa
ords should be collected as 1t would moi -.
worth while to send old. wornout or crsclsS "a
ones
II you will take this up / will gladly vo,
unteer to arrange for their catalosuine -
distribution and will take the mattsr ~,
with the commandant OF the district ~ ~
not want to take up his time with an .rass
Of this nature unless there Is a possih,,,., :,
OF its being q success, and will await vo,,
reply before doing so. 'N1'
Business houses should also be rivsr N .
opportunity to contribute records ~ .s.s ~
service Especial attention should hs III ~
to band reqords paetims asld reoords ~ ~
'2e ss'S .ss' sss'as| y.:tlSs : %!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
JUSTICE TO THE NEGRO
te Editor Of the Evening Ledger:

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger;
sir-I wish to thank you for myself and
for thousands of others of your colored
readers for the courageous, Illuminating and
encoura ging editorial under the caption of
Status Of the Negro" In the issue of FRI
day July ~.
II ever q race of people needed assist
ance and encouragement It Is the coiored
race at this crucial moment of the Ameri-
can nations life. The ignorant of the
race are being made the victims of un-
scrupulous politicians and grafters The
criminally inclined are being protected but
encouraged. A quiet investigation of
south. Bainbridge. Rodman and Lombard
streets between Tenth and Broad streets
viii convince any searcher for enlighten-
ment Of the truth Of the above statement.
south street, at certain timesin the evening
and on Saturday nights. is really unsafe
Tor women of any race. And the police
assume an attitude Of utter Indifference
l have Travelled extensively in the South
ana fnd that prohibition is proving .
~rsat boon 70 the colored race. II only
sssds vhislSx e s1a Y: J. sp4sk e - 81.
sslI,s, q, ~ g
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
The Children's Country Week
Justice for the
Negro
CHILDREN'S COUNTRY WEEK

To the Editor of the Euentng Ledger:
sir-The birthright of every child should
h. nura air. good food and an opportunity
IN enioy the wonderful things In nature
that God has so abundantly provided ana
vet do we realize, dear reader, now COM
paratively few Of the children OF Phiia-
delphia do have the opportunity to ENJOY
these things?
II YOU sat for one day in the once OF
thu C,h,ldren's Country Week Association,
AT 1929 Arch street, and saw the almost
continuous stream of boys ana girls VINO
walk from Kensington, from tranKloro'
from every region of Philadelphia-north'
south, east and west-alw2ys with the same
anxious question on their lips, is THIS tne
place where you get your name taken 70 80
TO the country free?" you would reaiiZe
the numbers who depend even for single
day upon the wonderful generosity OF our
beloved city.
PHILADELPHIA does much for charity-t
has in fact, done wonders, for when the
call for Liberty Bonds came, or the appeal
for the Red Cross and the people across the
sea the response only equaled the spirit OF
our loving people. This appeal Is one that
is right at our very doors; THESE chiidren
who need this outing are our men and
women of tomorrow, who, without our
help must suffer not only physically, but
morally as well.
Often there comes into the office a man
mr. woman who tells us: MY first good
time, or my first inspiration for good. came
when I was sent out as Country Week
child. I shall never forget tit made man
of me-" We cannot afford to let our own
charities suffer in this time, when our splen-
did manhood is being called away. Who
will All the places as time goes on?
Our contributions are $4,000 behind those
Of last year at this time. The work will
have a short season unless some of our
splendid citizens rally to its aid. 1t is
said that in England more money Is
being raised for home charities than before
this great war began, proving that Charity
begins at home" there and l hope It will
here.
May 1 appeal especially to those who may
be enjoying the wonderful luxury Of a home
in some quiet, shady nook. the bracing air
of the mountainside or the magnifcence of
the great ocean. with its life-giving breezes ?
should you leave your delightful surround
ings and spend just one day in the city,
then, surely, the necessity must appeal.
Will you help, and will you help NOW?
1t is only about five weeks until school
opens, and then 1t will be too late.
MRS. b. F. RICHARDSON.
Treasurer Children's Country Week As
ISOLATION, 1929 Arch street.
Philadelphia, July 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
THE DONKEY IS "IN AGAIN"

TINE Democratic City Committee has
i provided the Administration with ex-
celIent reasons for continuing to consult
Republicans about appointments. The
"workers"--that is to say, politicians who
do not work--cry out with one accord
that what we want is Jobs not speeches.
that they are tired of "the same old bunk
about getting together; that they want
"jobs for Democrats as Democrats" They
accuse the President and the Secretary of
the Navy OF consulting with Congressman
Ware about appointments instead of with
the Democratic leaders. What Is their
charge against Mr.. Ware? That he seeks
Jobs. But to what charge do they them
selves naively plead guilty? That they
seek jobs. On the evidence they are more
culpable than Mr.. Ware, for 1t is not his
fault If Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Daniels
choose to consult him.
Culpable as we maintain Mr.. Vare's atti
tude toward municipal and State affairs
to be, there Is reason to believe that his
conception OF national patriotism is quite
UP to the average. He has gone out Of his
way to support the Administration in its
prosecution Of the war. He is said to have
a warm liking for and a strong faith in
Mr.. Wilson. This is usually coupled with
the remark that ware has everything to
gain and nothing to lose by playing with
Wilson against Penrose," but we believe
these blanket condemnations of every
motive In a political boss's heart are most
unfair. A man learns patriotism in school
He sets II aside, sometimes, as something
holy and only remotely concerned with
practical life. He does not apply 1t to
local politics. But in the emergency Of q
war he may embrace again his boyhood
ideals of patriotism, as in the emergency
Of the sickness or death Of relative q
man may return to his religion with an
unexpected fervor
At any rate. let these Democrats, who
admit they are playing petty local politics
bring accurate and convincing evidence
that tMr. Ware. in collusion with Mr.. VIII
son and Mr. Daniels, is taking measures
that will weaken this city's efforts to heir
win the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
VOTING A RACE EN- BLOC

FNHE reason most decent white people
= vote the solid Democratic ticket down
South is not that they fear Republicans
will come in and capitalize the negro
vote, but because they know that the
Democratic machine, If 1t had a fight on
its hands, would begin voting negroes
right and left. The shadow is the knowl.
edge that ignorant negro voters can be
voted en- bloc. 1t is a deplorable thing
that they are voted that way in Chester
for the greater glory and power Of bad
government. Wise negro leadership will
carry the race into the middle Of the road
politically and keep it there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
WASHINGTON'S INTERVIEW WIT
AN EDITOR

THE Farewell Address was first printe
L In a Philadelphia newspaper-punlap
Claypoole's Daily Advertiser. Claypoon
left this account of the manner in whic1
ne obtained the manuscript from Washinol
ton in 1895:
i received a message from the Pre-
gent. by his private secretary, signifyiu@
ms desire TO see me. / waited on him n
the appointed time, and found him sittin(
alone In his drawing room. He receive
me kindly, and, after had paid my 81.
spects to him, desired me to take Q ~
near him. Then. addressing himself to a
he said that he had for some time past co]
tempiated retiring from public life; and ha
at length concluded to do so at the end
tne tnen present term that he had SOM
thoughts and reflections upon the occasio
which he deemed proper to communicatI
70 the people of the United States in u
FORM OF an address, and which he wishoI
TO appear In the Daily Advertiser, Of whid
I was editor.
He paused, and I took the opportuni(
OF thanking him for having preferred thu
paper as the channel of his communist
zion with the people--especially ~ viewo
this selection as indicating his approb99
ton OF the principles and manner In whie
the work was conducted. He silently coz
sented. and asked when the publicatiuo
could be made I answered that the tin
eNoaiu 70 induo porIoctiy conVeuieut 70 0tA7E
self. and the following Monday was hxe@
on. He then told me that his secretary
would call on me with q copy Of the ~
dress on the next Friday morning, and
withdrew. y
After the proofsheet had bssn eouRs
pared with the copy and corrected BY my
self ] carried another proof. and then
revise to be examined by the PrssldenS
who made but few alterations from tnc
original, except In the punctuation, IN whiov
he was very minute The publication q
the address-dated United Statea 0eptem
Der II, 17se'-being completed on the 1eth
! waited pn the President with the original
ana In presenting II to him expreeged N
regret at parting with It and how much !
should be gratinsd by being permitted =
retain It. Upon which. In Rn obliGtng man
ner. he handed It back to me. saying thoe
l wished tor 1t. might keep Il; and
then took my leave Of him. .....i
The manuscript COPY in Washingtop'!
w ss;s' 's:si s';s ssss; sssy s:S ~, 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

!. Tho Italians have CORRUPTED the .0svu
word "Deutsch' Into "Tedeschi."
.. Nicholas Breakspeare (Adrian tho EfU
was the only English pope.
y. The chief demand Of the striking Chie1(
swftchmen was for "closed SHOP" z
=. 1t ls planned to convert National Gu1
cavalry regiments into artillery for seFyS
abroad, where there is comparatively
tie warfare In which horses are used. Z
D. The game Of pln0chle Was pr )bably invc1(|
by Germans living In America In the Hl
teenth century.
o. Nineteen nations - Austris- Hungary, q
many, Turkey. Bulgaria., Serbia. Ays1
france, Belgium, Great Britain, Mo1I
negro. Japan. Italy. Portugal, RuHsl
the United States. Cuba. Brazil. dF1(
ana siam-are In state Of war.
=. The French composer Ofenbach wrote d
music Of "The Tales Of Hoffman," d
.. The Roman Emperor Catigula said, e
them hate me. SO long - they fear u
Maude Adams. -'T "a
lo. beisha.zar IVES prince-regent Of BaS}
that city. Y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
Tom Daly's Column
BALLADE OF CHEER


on, brothers, be Of cheeri
We aren't roasted quite;
Though sissdrds scorch and scar,
There's stiIl relief IN sight.
The futures looming bright,
For there a hope Is hid;
Believe me. yesterntoht
I heard a katvdid!
Say saoes quaint and queer,
with learning recondite,
When kdtydtds are here
Soon .iutumn's tooth iDfll bite
Aud make our mornings Uhite.
"Sir Ueeks tn trosti" amid
The sieepless gloom a sprtte-
heard kdtydtd!
You can't deceipe my earl
In blizzard time Dou might;
But tohen IT'S still and clear
And bredthtnp's just a fight,
So heavy rests the blight
OF mtdniohts humid lid,
I'm sure my hearings right
I heard a kdtvdid.
Look. brothers, to the height
The Sun-ood's car shall skid
And dotontpdrd take IT'S flight
heard a kdtudtdi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
A GOOD WAY TO KEEP COOL

IT'S an Ill sun that warns up no good
in anybody, to misquote an old say
ing. This hot spell really has one virtue
1t makes everybody want to keep cool,
and In trying every possible means of
accomplishing that feat everybody at
last learns that the best course is to sit
still and do nothing.
But when one relaxes and does moth.
ing one has to think. That is unayoid.
able. Thinking. one would naturally
come to realize that not everybody
as the thinker, can sit still and be calm.
Children. for example. are incapable of
sitting still and relaxing. That is why
1t is impossible to hypnotlze them. Blu,
children can be sent out of the city to
play in meadows or by the sea, where,
1t seems, their ceaseless and untram
meled play can stand any amount of that
heat which willis them in a small city
street.
The Children's Country Week Associa-
tion is soliciting funds for this work
which is explained in a letter to the
editor appearing in another column on
this page.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
What Do You Know?


1. Give two reasons why .representstisee
the Allies repudiate GERMAN Chanes
2. Are city policemen, as o class, exempt n
military draft? n
8. What are the proper desisnatio 9f
units Of infantry, cavalry and artilIeg(E
4. What Is the meaning Of the French phxd
"Tout comprendre, tout pardonnsr''S 1a
8. What was the real nainc Of tho 0Ft(1
painter FL Greco?
@. Who was the English monarch at the ~
of 1.-The great tire" Of London?
T. What superstition ID there among actor [
regard to - comedy that causes laugn0
at rehearsal?
4. Correct the following sentence, "He plnD(|
exacrebly on his vl0lineello."
8. What majority will be necessary II. r.
the Sheppard RESOLUTION proPosins
10. What Philadelphia playwright dramstl1
Thackeray's VANITY FaiR"f VI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
OFFERS RECORDS TO SOLDIER

To the Editor Of the Evenino Ledoer.
Stiff Mr. Darlington Holliwell, whose
letter appeared In the EVENING I.rpopp on
July ~. will advise the writer as TO the
name and address of his friend enlisted in
the Third Pennsylvania Infantry, l would
be pleased to ship him about 100 disc
records for which have no further use.
JOHN ]. McDERMoTT.
Philadelphia, July 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

WHEN a contributor remarked the
other day that newspaper columns men
tion some names too much and some
others too little" no reflection. Of course,
was intended to be cast upon Phil Friend.
Nevertheless. he makes It the occasion
for an explanation and an appeal:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

Dear. oh, dear, the troubles of authors!
Another writes from New York, II am
contributing bits Of verse and prose to
about half dozen Of our very best maga-
zines with excellent returns. I suppose
one has to get shot in battle to get the
best results in poetry"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

George F. Limb. so E. V. w. tells US,
is deputy superintendent of the Depart
ment Of State Police. There's a true limb
of the law for you, sez he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
Fixing the Nationality

Speaking Of monickers, "Theobald NJ"
to those who know, is as dead a give
away as Francis X"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

An airplane may have tumbled
into Lake Erie. but It was not an air.
plane stock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

Should aliens be drafted2 1t is a
safe bet that more than 80 per cent of
them voted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
when steAmships rum

When steAmships run into trans
ports within harbor limits. a little sus
picion Of Interior practice Is not to be
wondered at. There are many navigators
Of Teutonic extraction serving on Ameri
can boats.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

Yet u 1t Is 7 shah not sigh.
'TioiH only be tohat expected.
Perhaps tchen Homer piled the string.
And scared alott on lyric ,cings
Some old Attention tagged his thinos
Reflected" FRANK
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

IT'S pretty rough on some poor scribe,
Who. toith the coin stiH uncollected,
fmd0tnes that hts tamiys fed,
To get hts story back instead
And find thereon IN letters red,
"Rejected"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
PHIL.
FRIEND

!. !: !. !: I !. 4: ! ! /. /: !: : :.
MY MISSION gNM
NY modest aims MVyXXl
To gather names NM M2&Sl
OF herotnes and nm NMZllIxlN|
heroes, MI/I1NIAwT
Who rightly Claim W/VIM/
A share of tante. 2 mr."
But mostly capture !"
zer0s.
The rich toho shine
Are not for mine;
They cannot bribe or toheedle.
Their chance to pass
Is likely as
The camePs through the needle.
try to get @
The "ptolet"
Both IN and out of season,
But often faH,
And hence this todu,
Witch totl declare the reason:
Tho modest chap
10 hard to trop;
He sciJ not bIoto his trumpet,
Nor rtse and come
with soundino drum,
And 90 NJ frtends msst tA8mp n,
I ON inclined
10 sesk and nwd
Thepe ksRleV sperfhl hlnese>s'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
ACCEPTED FOR A CHANG

ACCEPTED FOR A CHANGE
II you haze 1oritten verse or prose
And sent 1t off to be Inspected
BIZ some old editorial 0ink,
You'll kno,o he doesn't stop to think,
But scrtbbles on In lurtd tnk
"Rejected.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

Mayor Mcdowell says Chester is
normal again. That's all we expect Of
Chester-just a little plain normality,
"and darned little Of that"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

Tammany does not know where to
get candidate to oppose Mayor Mitchell.
Haven't they Public Service Commits.
sion over in New York with which to
give q man q reputation?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

II this keeps up. Philadelphia is going
to have crack black regiment.-Ciin-
ton Rogers Woodruff
Guard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

UNITED LADIES WAIST COMPANY,-A
petition In bankruptcy has been filed "
And no wonder. thinks Canfieid, since
Siamese twins are such rarities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

Noio ds this little perse I aorite
/ kno,o the meters quite neglected:
I knoto this stuff Is old and stale.
/ fear Instead Of getting kale
I'H find this junk IN neut toeek,s mail
"Rejected."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
Big Job for Conferees

No matter how long the Senate discusses
the bill. still further time must ensue when
finally the measure gets into the hands of
the conferees of the two houses II is IN
conference that the rough edges OF n hill
are smoothed down. The two houses NAV
differ as to the form and contents of a b,ll.
but II Is left to that small body of men.
usually the ranking members of the re-
spective committees who are known as com
ferees, TO adjust the differences and 70
back to their respective houses for an
proval. Old-timers In legislative halls are
now agreed that the conferees upon the tax
BILL the greatest of its kind In the history
OF the world must take time to whin ths
views of their scontending houses into shane
They cannot under the rules originate new
matter. but they can agree upon matters
that have been in dispute between the two
houses The first conferee on the House
side will undoubtedly be the Democratic
leader. Mr.. Kitchin. Of North Carolina. and
the first conferee upon the Senate side will
be Senator Simmons, likewise of North
Carolina, chairman of the Committee on
Finance. Senator Penrose, OF Pennsylvania
will be the ranking Republican on the
Senate side. and Mr.. Fordney, OF Michigan
will be the ranking Republican on the House
side. These gentlemen. with their asso-
ciates, will 60 into a legislative sweat-bex
Immediately after the Senate passes the
bill and win remain there virtually In secret
concIave until they have threshed out their
differences II 10 not believed they can do
this within three or four weelSs.
since the Government is already spending
~ " besn raissa hy fexeS'co. tss s11.scs
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-04-24
DESPITE HEAVY GERMAN
ATTACKS, THE BRITISH
CONTINUE To PROGRESS
GASOLINE PRICES
BASED ON SUPPLY
AND DEMAND
(By Associated Press }

New York, April 2b President
Bedford of the Standard Oil ;om-
parry of New Jersey stated tha. his
company knows of no artificial price
conditions in gasoline fields. and as
serted the company has "scrupulous-
ly obeyed' the dissolution deere
of the United Etates court. He said
the operations Of his company were
directed solely by sound, !csItiWate
business considerations. Gnd hal NOT
intcrferred with the Growth Of new
companies. He declared gasoline
prices are based on supply and de-
niand.