Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-24

sho u vlci2usness of the usual autocracv :,
me admiral who is over ali is a,,,bt,ts. II
- o''Iy rise higher through his rIpbtoa,,so
aSI ne cannot gain even a ternorar,.
80 ny robbing, cheating or exnl,j,t,,
,ho "huh ne commands. lie cannot uso
u.e power OF their organization to soryo bI,
~ 1,,,,ai SUiai ends. For absoluteness he mich,
:. riId,n OF Germany. but over him tbero
declaration of Independence ana ~
constitution. The moment thai bo ,am5
'heSe' they will fail him. ''''
But to return to our city. II differs ,ro,,
Iauu cities In that 1t recognizes neI,bor
insnt nor day. There are moro nersnr.
1"ake IN the daytime thar at night hut
tne CITY eyes are never closed, And during
each minute of his waking hours each Git
zen KNOWS what he MUST do or what no
may do. VI what lie
VITAL LABORS
FROM II midnight to 4 Il. m. is the ouIet-
est time. but in every part OF the citv echoes
the sound Of the watchmen's feet, Al 4
IN cooking begins ana thereafter through
.ne uay until midnight at intervals Of Ave
minutes, ten. hfteen and rarely longer inter
Vals' some new work necessitous 10 tbe
community is begun
ANA all the time things necessary IN ito
comfort are going on. There are times whom
the smoking lamp is lit: then many OF the
citlSens are at their liberty to smoke. to loaf
ana deIght their souls out goes the smok.
hE Ianp' ana half ar hour later all bags
ana atty boxes have been slowed the
lower decks have been cleared OF unautbor.
lzed persons, the sick call has sounded and
lhose who half an hour before fell unon All
me bright work with rags and polish have
IeIt II as good as new. From l2.25 II n,
uhtll the band plays in the public square
but we are In port The city is on a
peace FOOTING. Ours now to sing of shirts
maoneu' OF nnger nails trimmed. of letters
MlI''eh 10 wives and sweethearts of the
Incoming mail and Of the outgoing. of Shore
IeaNes and returns to duty, Of moving mic.
'ure SHOWS upon a Sunday night Nvhen tho
screen Is erected upon one grim turret and
the iahcleS of the scenario writer are nro.
other VI an
sing now Of shavngs and hair clippings.
Vi shampoos and tooth pullings. of nils adj
,, eIeu ana appendices removed. Of po-
latoes peeled and OF justice administered
or the little Filipino servants who ba,,o -
JoIIy Strlnged orchestra Of their own of
flags VIE ""ss'ns OF
SHOPPING on BOARD
sing Of. those who loaf and sr,,l,o o,,
make friends; of yeomen and typewriters
OF paymasters and bookkeepers Ana /
sing TOO, of him who has money and COOS
shopping. If he is for cleanliness he MAJ
ouy violet glycerine or naphtha; n cake
or pine tar is his for seven cents. for tLc
same sum ne may purchase natural rose
OF mac or violet, or, more delcately. hello.
trope or sandalwood
With JOY | sing OF what NAV he bor,b,
upon battleship; garters that "nevo,
blnd' taIcum powder and mirrors. per
points and dioNogen, embossed writinp
paper or plain. cay pipes and corncobe
and brars. | sing with JOY Of the 'baccy
that goes in them
Rapturously 70 sing of shoe Iaces and
tomatoes, Of sardnes, peanut butter norl
and beans and pickles. of chocolate-coyerec
cream cakes, marshmallows, nougatine,
ana peppermnts, of maple cream walnuts
of Peanut brittle, of fudge, of butterscotcl
and velvet kisses
LAW IN THE NAVY
The city has its law court. And ther
one day l saw justice administered as 1
ought to be administered in all cities
whether they are Of the sea or Of the land
-Four business-like but very serious younr
men took a slim black Bible in their hand,
and swOre that they would do what wa,
right. Thereafter, instead Of quibblng ant
fencing, they went straight after the trutl
of the matter in hand, called the witnesses
helped them to speak the truth. instead o.
browbeatng them and tricking them, helped
the accused to p-t his excuses i'm better
shape than he was able to put them himself
and in an extremely short period of tim,
brought the whole truth to light, found 2
verdict, passed sentence. recommended
mercy and sent their findings up to thu
captain.
And this one, who has a passion foi
probation because Of the good that he ha.
seen come of IL will be as merCiful anC
sensible as the good, of the service will
allow him to be.
CONTINUED TOMORROW