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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
HATE, PERSONAL AND NATI0NA

Alfred Lissauer's Song Of Hate" was ~
tensely typical of German mental prOcs'H
It was frantic, wholesale, shrieklns. n
In quite another and Just as characterls's
fashion does France, speaking throusp
the mouth of Alfred Capus, the noteo ~
tor and fecund dramatist, register her ~
philosophy Of detestation. In striking ey.'
trast with Teuton frenzy, M. Capus
cruelty analytical, bitterly logical anu M
terrible sincerity of his code gives
Lissauer stanzas almost the quaHv y. :
childish spasm. 1t is natural, too' tot
Gaul to express in steely prose ~
for which the German demands the W
motto influence of rhythm. -.
The following is the first English 49,
lation to appear of NJ. Capuss ahai'7T
hatred, personal and national:
I'VE see today, by the unparalleled -.
of our army, how much hatred Is 49,
Of profound energy. The devastation nls'Ps M
ically executed in the invaded resions "A
refinements of cruelty, the lntanhes a
yesterday, the whole orgy OF horrors u
crimes, have implanted in the hea[1 4
our soldiers hatred Of the unspeakapio
which has descended upon us. ~
"In the ordinary course OF exlstenee w
sentiment warps the vision, frustrAes@s =
but as hatred is sterile in such times
so can a national hatred now ps 49,.
drously fecund. Far beyond the 49,
of individual interests, this national ne,, 4
on the contrary, finds a broad field OF y ~ N
in crisis like the present one, when w. w.
face to face with beings hitherto 49,
since the cave age. Private VEN S'f.|
has within It always something ignools, "A
a people who hesitated to avense VssH {.
| the outrages we have undergone wou. n
dicate all pride. Furthermore, that w.
mean the abandonment of the inss,n3
preservation, A particular inq',
who takes his revenge, even Tor An 49,
| tice, does not interest the public cons.s,
as a whole. He rather alienates
from 1t but a nation strengthens 49, ~
science and exalts itself in forcing eAp'-'
| from its dastardly enemies. IL
"Such is our right, confronted VIA
man ignominy. Some Frenchmsn
purely philosophic sensibility would
! 1t. Our soldiers. quivering with h.~
fore the spectacle OF q ravaged t' f
will pass beyond that attitude ana
seized with the sAirit OF vengeane,
after the Victory long generaIlo+
maintain that Hama"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
Tom Days Column
THE LEPRECHAUN


The isprochaun pronounced 'lepra-hewn
Is a small imp or fairy devoted 70 sonn ~
meniel OCCUPATION and psrtisulaTiy ion1 Sop9 u
larly supposed he has his gold hidden, An'
tnst he will have 70 give t9 % any one one "h'
with 1ous a youn0 oossoon,
Back beydnt IN Kern,
May t0ould md me, night an noon,
Wdtchin' for the fderv.
In the May moon, ace toere told,
Was the time TO dnd him
Goblin shoes, an hodrdin' gold
In the hedge behind him.
"Let ye Keep Ver eye upon
EUerY nook an granny
when ye see a lcprechdun,
Catch him qutcki" said Granny.
lucky Is the toatchtM lad
Such a one beholdin';
There's a fortune there, bcddd,
An the same Is golden"
Mind per tcorll" me Granny said.
"NcUcr HJt yer Silly head
TiH pe've rightly done u.
There's a fortune IN the grass,
Bfope yer odse an tt tDiH pass
Keep your eye upon hi"
Not0 I'm here IN Bonnie Brde,
Workin' as cdddie,
Where tho game o. 0oIPs to play
An 1ohero dnny ldddie
WishtuI to be qoinning fdn1o
An a Jit o. money
Has a chance to lear, the game;
An'-Sure this Is iunnU
Here there's ndrD Ieprechdun
like they haze IN Kerry,
But an tnp that leads nc on
Very Ike one, Uery.
'Tts the tDeeShy ball they use
In this game I'm pldyin';
But I'm hedrin', 1Dtn or lose,
Dear ould Granny Sdytn':
MIND yer 1corbl" me Granny said.
"'NeUer NE ger silly head
TiH ye'Ve rightly done 1t.
There's a fortune In the grass,
Move ycr gaze an IL 1cil pass
Keep your cye upon tt!"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

America. has declared that for America
to make fewer than 100000 planes may
lead to fearful consequences" on the
front. Admiral Peary asserts that aerial
battles involving 1000 machines on n side
will soon take place. II would be unpar-
donable for Congress TO delay longer In
voting appropriations for literally NAM
moth swarms Of aeroplanes. Indisputable
in practical worth, a multitudinous air
army also fires the poetic imagination.
1t will seem fitting, indeed, for gallant
actions in the honest open skies to win
what the dark treachery beneath the
waves increasingly fails to accomplish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

There is an apartment house In tho
central part of town which IS occupied
almost exclusively by school teachers
Miss Bertha Crossan, Of the School or
Pedagogy, coming home one afternoon
overheard an argument between the
colored janItor and the driver for de-
partment store, who was trying to deliver
a C. o. D. package. Deed, man, 1 tell
yo,' dat package amt for here" the
ianitor, insisted. "kase de ladies in dis
house dey doan' never pay TO anything"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
Winning the war with neroplane'

winning the war with aeroplanes
Is a a.possibility that has now no kinship
with mere fancy. The prospect is
agrounded in substantial fact. Allied con-
ltrol Of the air has startlingly revolution
ized fighting methods on the western
front. To the "blinding" OF the Germans
by Entente fiiers the great victory at
Messines Ridge is in large part as
eribed. Mighty as is Germany's sub
marine arm, its recent development has
been slow compared to the superb ex-
lpansion of aircraft effectiveness on our
ssdde Before the war the U-boats value
was recognized. The-aeroplane's poten-
Z eiaiity had yet toibe tested. But the most
Ambitious hopesof the flying service have
now been triumphantiy justified. What
Is needed today is not further proofs Of
what war aviation can do, but stupen-
6oua increase IN the number OF machines
Hsntx Woq4houss, q the Aero clgb pf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
The Village Mystery

A Tale of Two Docs, in Which One With
Curious Moncller Seems to Have
Bagged the Wrong Party
DOC" Rogers, as he was familiarly
called, of Canadenss, committed suicide
on Wednesday morning Mt the home OF
George Blitz, at that place. Little or
anything is known of his family, though
about ten years ago his father visited MN
Mt Canadensls. Dr. Minor DeKay was
attending Mrs. Blitz, where Rogers lived,
and no had prescribed some medicine for
his patient, which the unfortunate man
found and drank, ending his life.
-Stroudsburg Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
Ambassador Elkus declares

Ambassador Elkus declares that
Turkey is kindly disposed toward Ameri-
cans and fond of Fance. This seems only
natural when we reflect that neither Of
these two nations dragged the tottering
Ottoman Empire into a war in which it
has~beensruthlessly victimized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

Some Petrograd workers are de-
manding a six-hour day and double pay
rs the first fruits Of democracy. The sol.
diers who are protecting them from en-.
slavement have been satisfied with n "a.
hour day and next TO no pay. Democracy
is a fareSbird we'll worth training; but It
has to be caught first. And when It
is taught TO sing the minimum wage, it
isNcalled undemocratic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

The Cologne Gazette is endeavoring
TO explain to Germany why America is
in the war; but even if truth were in its
arguments, this task would prove futile.
Who can minister to a mind diseased?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

ST PICKARD usually gets his hair cut
on the fifth of each month, no matter
how busy they may happen TO be in his
section Of that big department store
which is now celebrating its forty-ninth
birthday. So 81 burst into his favorlte
barber shop last Tuesday, Tho boot
black who usually takes his hat was not
on the Job. "Where's Charlie?" asked 81.
Hes gone to register" said the barber;
gone for the army mebbe." 1902" sez
81. well, he ought to shine there, too"
THE other evening the Littlest Kid
came in to the customary o'clock dinner
promptly at o'clock. "Tve a good mind
to send you to bed hungry" scolded his
mother. "I didn't know it was so late"
said he. "You didn't know?" retorted his
mother. "I called you myself You were
out there on the lot playing ball and
stood at the back gate and clapped my
hands, and you saw me, too" "oh," said
he; IT thought you was clappin' me for
the two-base hit had just made"
MAYBE you, too, dear children, misun-
derstood our call a few days ago. We
asked you 10 come forward and buy
twelve.year- -old Philip Cotumaccio's paint
ing for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Only a corporal's guard have enlisted for
the work so far, and we have in hand
at this writing 1915. Meanwhile. If Philip
himself is in the audience he might tell
us what price he has set upon the
painting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
"DICTATORS" TO
DO EVERYTHING
Congress Studies Carefully the
War Plans of the Admins
tration-It wants
to Know"
Special Correspondence Evenino Ledger

Special Correspondence Evening Ledger
WASHINGTON, June 10.
HooD dictator" to increase the food
l. production and cut down tho cost Of liv.
ing; labor "dlctators" TO round up labor In
the interest Of the Government and Gov
ernment contracts; supply "dlctators" to
mobilize material for war purposes; trans
portatlon "dlctators" to check up the rail-
roads and steamship lines and obtain the
right of way for Government purposes
whenever required; censorship "dictators" to
tell the newspapers and the department
clerks what 20 publish and what not to
talk about-these and a variety OF other
supervisory agencies generally TO manage
the persons and property Of the people OF
tho United States are "agitating" the Admin
istration and "agonizing" Congress. In ad-
dtion, Secretary Lansing of the State De-
partment; Secretary Redheld, of the De-
partmcnt OF Commerce. and the Attorney
General want an enemy trading act" which,
they say, is not n copy Of the British act,
to authorize the appointment of an "allen
property custodian" new official who shall
take over all stocks, bonds, shares invest
ments and other property belonging to
aliens who are subjects of countries at war
with tho United States, or who trade with
such enemy aliens This bill, If passed, will
take over millions OF dollars worth OF for
elgn holdings in the United States and keep
them in custody until the war is ended.
1t will also, in effect, take over the opera
tion OF such Industrial and manufacturing
enterprises, including ratent rights as may
be conducted in the United States under
enemy allen auspices The final disposl.
tion Of the proceeds of the property thus
to be taken is to be left to the will of Con-
gross nfter tho Mar.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown" may soon be meaningless, for the
simple reason that there may not be any
more monarchical heads to toss restlessly
on royal pillows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

The suggestion that Englishmen
wear the economical kilt instead Of
trousers must make the fair sex feel that,
after all, their elevation of the skirt was
extremely conservative.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

New Jersey has the Edge on Penn
xylvania, IL the pun may be permitted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

Lives Of great men all remind us
we can make our lives sublime, and in
passing leave behind us blue bonds we
have bought on time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

THERE'S a suggestion we give free
gratis TO some wldeawake manufacturer
Make good match winning ball and call
it 1.-THE Leprechaun."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

We can understand why some Ger
mans should want TO fight for the Kaiser,
but just why should any of them want to
fight for the Crown Prince?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

Sometimes we can't help wondering
whether the spies or the knockers do the
more harm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

The man who won't invest fifty
collars in defense of his home can have
no defense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
Last Call

Baa, baa! black sheep,
Have you any soul?
Don't let it go to sleep!
Give up your roll!
Bonds for the master,
Bonds for the dame,
Bonds for the little boy
Bearing their name.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
Following SO close upon the fal

Following 50 close upon the faII
Of the .pro-German Prieto Ministry, the
capture of a German submarine by a
Spanish torpedoboat, which promptly
towed itsSprize into Cadiz, is indicative of
a new spirit In Alfonso's kingdom. At
last deeds, not words, seem to be inau-
gurating an energetic policy consonant
with the ancient Iberian pride. 1t is ap-
propriate, too, that the U-boat should
have been taltenHnto Cadiz, tireless storm
center of liberalism in Spain and famed
Tor the constitution there promulgated
(which overthrow despotism in the PENN
bula.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
We havo~no sympathy with an,

We have~no sympathy with any
men who use or~try to use the war as an
excuse for gouging the public, but isn't
Representative Emerson moving rather
fast when heproposes to have Congress
investigate. house rents and enact a law
forbidding the raising of rents during the
war? AZ we understand it, renting
houses is not interstate commerce, and
just what jurisdiction Congress has in the
matter. except in the District of Column
bia and the provinces, we do not know.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

Could ,schwab be elected Governor
e Rennsylvania?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
June-bonds for June brides!

why-ton the bells? They ought to
tubilate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

CoNTRLBs who may happen upon
comical errors in any OF our Philadel-
phia papers may save their stamps.
Charity not only begins at home. but
At once.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
Why jamestown Was Held Up

That some OF the Administrations monu-
tiny of Congress was again revealed In the
effort to include the purchase OF the James,
town Exposition grounds in the war def
cheney bill The Secretary of the Navy
wanted this site on Hampton Roads for a
naval base. There was much to be said in
its favor-proxlmIty TO the feet, buildings
already erected, comparatively healthful
and all that, but the total appropriation
asked for was $3,OOO,OOO
1T is the ideal site" said the Virginia
advocates Of the bill
''But you bought It in. buildings and all.
in 1919 for $4,000" replied their oppo-
nents.
And SO. for time at least, Virginia was
voted down and the navy plans were set
back. The jamestown site was pressed into
the bill on the Senate side of the Capitol
At the same time site for an aviation
base for the navy at Cape May, n. J., was
crowded out.
Meanwhile League Island and other navy
yards have moro men than can be COM
fortably trained or accommodated, who
might now be at work elsewhere, even at
jamestown, IL It were not for the specula-
tive element in our material calculations
II Is very much doubted whether an increase
Of "dlctators," with advisory boards work.
ing without compensation" will improve
these conditions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
Hitting at Rivers and Harbors

The Harding-Lewis debate which broke In
upon the solemnity OF the Senate was more
or less of a political discussion growing out
Of the recent election to Congress in New
Hampshire of Mr.. Burroughs, Republican,
TO succeed the late ICY" Sulloway, but II
served to give notice to the Administration
that everything is not to pass muster be-
cause It has the patriotic" stamp Of tho
Administration. Members of both political
parties are beginning to fret at the frequent
suggestions that patriotism" covers all ex-
penditures demanded of Congress- no matter
how extravagant or reckless some of them
| may appear TO be. This feeling cropped out
in the discussion of the rivers and harbors
bill when It was charged on the floor that II
had come TO be practice to get letters from
the President to bolster up bad bills. The
rivers and harbors bill was cut down this
year 10 a total OF about $26,OOO.DOO, and
although the President approved It as a
war measure, It was vigorously opposed by
Democrats as we'll as Republicans. And
vet the shipbuildlng bill went through for
$3.50. 900. 900.
A peculiarity about the congressional atti.
| tude toward Ihe IlNels anu aipors pil was
that many Republicans along the Atlantic
coast who were strong for preparedness
Joined the western Republicans, who be.
lleved It was good politics" to oppose
the bill.
From the viewpoint Of the waterway mar
the argument seemed TO bel Millions fol
ships in the foreign trade, but nothing fol
| Arnerican rlvara and harbors
4 ., HAMPTON MOORE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

QUIZ
1. What Is the purpose Of the Russian-eall,l
Socialist Congress?
2. What nation has n commission to deal viIi
diplomatic affairs? Y
.. When were envelopes first used?
=. Who is the Crown Prince Of Belgiumf
8. What great battle In the present war n.
not done In thb trenches?
O. Where Is tobacco sold by the yard?
z. What are the "wasps" OF modern hesil
3. What DISTINGUISHED German anatOmlyt VI
made a hereditary noble on his elghtsl
birthday? r.
0. Who Is w. Frank Person?
10. How do fishermen observe Memorial DayS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
Why Congress Gets Testy

Pressed hard by the metropolitan editorial
writer's ito stand by the President and also
"to speed up" those measures, and cautioned
by backbone" correspondents to go slow
on taxes and laws that operate harshly on
American citizens as well as aliens, It is no
wonder that Senators and Representatives
give occasional vent 20 outbursts of temper
The activities Of the Council Of National De-
fense, the bad blood in the Shipping Board
revelations in executive sessions of the
Senate, information dragged from tho
House conferees on important conference
reports, the delay in the sale Of the Liberty
Loan and increasing unrest in the business
world over the form to be taken by tho
$500, 10000 tax bill have all contributed
not a little bit to tho disposition of Congress
to find fault with many of the Adminlstra-
tions plans. At many of the training
camps, for instance, conditions are known to
be inadequate to the physical needs Of the
men who have enlisted for the service. Con-
gressmen hear all about this through the
men themselves or from relatives. who in
slst upon knowing how the members of
their families are being treated. When they
are told that there Is not sufficient equip
ment for the enlisted men, that many who
have volunteered are not being trained or
are POORLY quartered and minus sufficient
medical attention. they cannot very well
ignore such complaints. Hence 1t is to be
expected that hard words may be spoken in
debate, no matter how earnest or patriotic
all parties to the discussion may be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz


1. An astrOnomlcal unit Is the mean dsiauts
from the earth to the sun, appronmatel
03OOO,OOO miles. This Is used as the utA
Of astronomical measure much az "
n inch or mile in ordinary life.
drOchloric acid for commercial purposes
3. BabOutchka IL the term of endearmsHt ~
piled to Nine. BreshkOvskaya, the agt
Russian political exile who has been ~
patriated by the present democracy. ~
bOutchka means ''llttle MOTHER
4. total eclipse of the moon Will be ntlhe
at Philadelphia shortly after 0doA
on the morning Of December IS, r.
B. General Winfield Scott Is referred 10 IN ~
exclamation Great Scott"
@. The highest building in philadelphia ntli
to the City Hall tower Is the Bellevgs
Stratford Hotel addition. which Is ~
=. The Massacre Of Paris, in which $500 p,l.
sons were killed in three days, began =
June 12, 1418, 400 years ago. The ".
gund ans, under their duke, Jonn "
Fearless. murdered their factlonalo d sls
mics, the Armagnacs. This gave ~.
Britain the cue TO enter Into yh.s d.
since been called the Hundred fea'f
War. A..
8. Cuba, Haiti and sapto Domlngo are ~
West Indian republics.
o. A bayou Is the southern tand espceA1
LOulsiapanl term for creek. a.. !.
10. The "Know NOthings" were the ~.
called "Americqn party orEanlLea tsls n.ls
1852 I'm opposition 70 all forelgners. nS3.I0 ~
secret OrganiEatiOn, Its mempers "
none Of the objects Of the name M Y
order, and this assumed ignOranees .irsi gs.si
for them the cognOmen ''kn0w No'mDs'-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

Phnsdelphis, wedne,duy, June u, 1917
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-20
MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE
BY Farm Demonstration and Special
Investigator
FARMERS CONFERENCE
Investigator

Saturday afternoon at 200 o'clock.
September %, a farmers conference
will be called in Berea College Voc
ational Chapel. This is very i'm
portant meeting and every farmer
is urged to be present. The business
men are invited TO leave their busi-
ness for the afternoon and attend
this meeting. There will be q num-
Der of outside speakers present.
Women are invited to attend be-
cause in very short time there
will be campaign made by the
women concerning the home prob
lens. There will be many things
explained along the war measure
line. New things are to be done
within the next sixty days. Come
and get the information, Saturday
afternoon, September %.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-20
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Flour. Hav and Grain.

Flour-Winter patents $1O.50d11,
winter fancy $10q10.50, winter family
$9.5O@10, winter extras $S.50@9, low
grade $s6S.5O.
Corn-No. 1 white $2.23@2.25, No. 1
yellow $214@215. No. l mixed s2149
ais, white ear s2.20@2.22.
Hay-No. 1 timothy 1923, No. 2 $21.50
No. 3 $21d22, No. clover mixed s22
@22.50, No. 2 s21.50G22. No. l clover
$22d22.50, No. 2 $21.50q22.
Oats-New No. white 63c, standard
white 62c, No. 8 white 611sc, No. 2
mixed 6O961c, No. mixed 5sd60c.
Wheat-No. 1 red s2.22, No. 2 red
$210, No. 3 red s2.16, No. 4 red $2.12.
No. 5 red $2.OSd2.12.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
45c, centralized creamery extras 42l2c,
frsts 401ac, seconds 3Sc.
Eggs-Prime firsts Ale, firsts 80 8c,
ordinary firsts 3Sc, seconds.
Live Poultry-Broilers. lbs and
over, Csc; ~ Id and over. Csc; under
~ ID, &c; fowls, 4 lbs and over
241ac; under 4 lbs, z411c; ROSTERS, 15c
Live Stock.
Cattle-Shippers s9q12; butcher
steers, extra $10@l1.5O, good to choice
$500, common to fair $6.5O4S.75;
heifers, extra sS5069.50, good to
choice $7.75@S.50, common to fair SEQ
$780, cows. extra $7.75Q9. good to
choice $6.75@7.50.
Calves-Extra $14.50G15, fair to
good s12Q14.50, common to large $3.50
G10.