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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
CUMULATIVE EVIDENCE

LTE ARE convinced, as Senator Ware
w declares, that there was frame-up.
II was a frame-up to cheat the people
of Philadelphia. Yesterday the go.be.
tween Sullivan was dramatically pro.
duced by the District Attorney and gave
evidence corroboratng that brought out
last week. lie told how he went to New
York and hired the thugs, how he turned
them over to the Deutsch faction, how
the police station at Third and De Lancey
streets was the headquarters for the gun
men, etc, etc. The revelation was COM
plete.
II has not been many days since the
Mayor was reiterating his previous
declarations that the police were not in
politics. He was uttering pious sentences
and noble thoughts. But the testimony
shows that the police were entirely in the
hands Of politicians. We have pointed
out more than once to what lengths of
hypocrisy some of our SNUG officials
go. If they met Truth parading down the
street with banners flying and drums
beating, they would not recognize her.
To throw present malefactors out of
office will do little good. There are others
just as bad to take their places, There
is only one cure for the kind of govern
ment we have been getting and that is
to extirpate the system under which it
fiourishes The last appeal is to the
electorate and its DEGREES are more in
fluential than those of any court. The
community need not worry about the
verdict at City Hall il it is determined to
give it's own verdict in November.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
IMPOTENCE OF THE REICHsTAG

TNHE war debate which began yesterday
L in the Reichstag deserves attention
not because of the power of that body to
influence the Government, but because
Of its revelation of the state of mind of
the German nation.
The Reichstag is little more than a
debating society. Those who were not
aware of this before learned it from
Ambassador Gerard's book while it was
The Chancellor is responsible to the
Kaiser and not to the German Parlia.
ment. The Reichstag can condemn
everything that has been done without
being able to force change of policy,
for parliamentary government is un-
known in Germany. The real rulers are
the Kaiser and his advisors. Those adj
visors are selected by him regardless of
the wishes of the Reichstag. This fact
must be kept in mind by every one who
wishes to understand the situation.
Such influence as the Reichstag may
have on the future course of events will
depend entirely on the violence of any
revolt against the powers that be. The
Kaiser is not likely to challenge revolu-
ton, but the war party is likely to con.
tinue its present course until the re-
sources of the Empire are completely
exhausted or the threat of the overthrow
of the monarchy becomes sc serious as
to force a concession to the demands Of
the plain people as it's sole chance of
saving the skins of the junkers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

L. Roosevelt's "peace terms: Dismemberment
OF Austria-Hungary and Turkey and complete
overthrow OF Germany.
2. Haig has captured the PasschenS..I.
ridge, the last Remaining high ground That kad
been in possession of the Germans barring the
BRUSH from the plain of Belgium. This victory
advance. "
= 3: CONGRESS appropriated about S21 900 900 900
IN the extraordinary sessiongA
J. Belgrade means "Whlte Nity."
O. jackson is the capital of Mississippi.
o., oman Is In southeastern Arabia. It's inde-
pendence Is guaranteed by Great Britain and
france, IL Is nearly twice as big as Pennsyt
bin FeysiI.
1. The khediye is the titular ruler Of Egypt
D. "Sanctum sanctOrum": The holy OF holies
inner shrine Of the Jewish temple. Hence, Q
very private place, a room from which eyer5
one Is excluded except the person In possession
lian dog.
10. Bandanna: A handkerchief with q red
or blue ground ON which there are white
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

IN THE year 1875, Mr.. Hays, a gentleman
OF fortune, in travelling, stopped at an
mn IN OXfordshire, England, kept by one
Jonathan Bradford. He there met with two
gentlemen with whom he supped. and In
conversation unguardedly mentioned that he
had then with him a considerable sum Of
money. Having retired to rest, the two
gentlemen, who slept in a doublebedded
room, were awakened by deep groans In the
adjoining chamber tN
They instantly arose and proceeded 81.
lently to the room whence the groans were
heard. The door was half open, and on
entering they perceived a person weltering
III MS blood in the bed and man standing
over him with a dark lantern In one hand
and knife in the ether They soon dis
| covered that the gentleman murdered was
the one with whom they had supped and
that the man who was standing over him
was their host
They instantly seized him, disarmed him
OF the knife and charged him with being
the murderer. He positively denied the
crime and asserted that he came there with
| the same Intentions as themselves for that
| nearing noise, which was succeeded by
! groans, he got up, struck light and armed
himself with knife in his defense, and
! had but that minute entered the room be-
| fore them.
These assertions were of no avail he
was Kept in close custody until the morn
| ing when he was taken before a neghbor-
| ing justice or the peace, to whom the evi'
dence appeared so decisive that, on writing
| out his mittimus, he hesitated not to say,
Mr.. Bradford, either you or myself com
mitted this murder"
AZ the ensuing assizes at oxford, Brad.
iord was tried, convicted and shortly after
executed, still, however, declaring that he
was not guilty Of the murder This after
ward proved to be true the murder was
actually committed by Mr.. Hays's footman
VINO, Immediately on stabbng his master
flned his pockets and escaped TO his own
room, which was scarcely two seconds be-
tore Bradford's entering the chamber. The
world owes this knowledge 10 a remorse
or conscience Of the footman on his death
ped, eighteen months after the murder !;
and, dying almost Immediately after he
victim.
II Is, however. remarkable that Bradford.
though innocent and not at all privy TO the
huIoer' was nevertheless, a murderer IN
uesign lie confessed TO the clergyman who
sttehaeo nun after his sentence that having
neara that Mr. Hays had a large sum OF
,,y money ABOUT hlm' he went 10 tfe chamber
WIZ me same dlabolical intentions as the
serNa,; ne was struck with annazement I
ne eoule not believe his senses, and. IN
turnins BACK the bedclothes 70 assure him
ser ser on me tact, he. In his agitation dropped
ta,, ne Ani.e W.. ON me bleeding body, by which
pe nls nAhas and knife became stained.
-ro mus increased the suspicious clrcum.
..'.'.'. ' ~nlfn he was found.---From ~
.'t'n'ng Post pf November 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

Will you tell your readers what this
country is fighting for? President Wilson's
message to Congress said it was to pro.
tect American rights Later he stated the
war was to overthrow the autocracy of
Germany and establish democracy. Now
comes Senator John w. Weeks at the Re-
publican State convention Springfield
Mass, with the assertion:
We are not fighting to establish democ-
racy. 1t is neither our purpose nor our
right to say to the people of any country
that they shall adopt a form of govern
ment not conforming to their wishes"
Can you blame Senator La Toilette or
the people of this country who are bearing
the burden of the war; and are having their
sons drafted, for demanding to know what
we are fighting for? Dare you publish
this letter? MARY WESCOTT.
Chester, Pa, October 8.
IA careful reading of the Presidents
addresses will show that he and Senator
Weeks are in agreement-Editor of the
EVENING LEDGER.1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
TWO PHILADELPHIAS

"DHILADELPHIAm must not be meas
ured by the size of the men at it's
helm," declares John Wanamaker. IRA.
ditons and accomplishments Of our city
are too big to be dominated by any one
or a group of men,"
There are two Philadelphias. The his.
tory of one of them thrills every citizen.
The history of the other is record Of
crime and unparalleled debasement Of
government. The disgraceful Philadel.
phia exists because the glorious Phiadel-
phia has washed its hands of it. But we
can't have Siamese twins with the body
of one reeking with leprosy and the
other spotlessly clean. The decent Phila.
delphia has got to get into politics and
stay there. Otherwise there will always
be pignies and thugs "at the helm"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

FRANK FORD, OF the firm of New
York engineers F'ord, Bacon & Davis)
which broke into the limelil Int recently in
the Rapid Transit discussion, was some
dresser twenty-odd years ago. He lived
in this town then, ,eand one Easter Sunday
he blossomed forth in an ultra frock coat
unlike anything anybody had even seen
before. 1t was one large envelope for
sure. When, in the course of the day, he
called at the house Of a retired sea cap
tain downtown who had a number of
pretty daughters, the comical old seadog
insisted upon his taking off his "over-
coat" Mr.. Ford blushed and protested,
but the Captain insisted. Mr.. Ford de.
clared he couldn't stay more than a few
minutes, and he didn't; and he never
came back. That put the Captain in
wrong with tho girls, for Ford was a
handsome youth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
Tom Days Column
THE FRIENp.oF THB FAMILY

THE FRIEND or THE FAMILY
Though I'm a sensible youn0 man
And not unduly Vain,
From them that call me Handsome Dan
YoRH knoto I'm not so plain;
Yet IN not come into my oton
Untu PUe seen the END
OF one Cornelius Malone,
Who tCds my fathers friend.
"Oh" remarked the ancient one,
$50 you're old Peter Dooleys stnI
Moyhdp, It's you're the likely lad,
But, troth, zen never be
The man per father aodS. Bedddi"
He says, says he.
The store had but a middling trade
when left TO me by Pop,
But not0 IT'S 0rotcin0, and FVe made
Additions to the shop.
Yet each progressive step PUe sho,on
noto must needs defend
Against the tongue Of old Malone,
Who 1cdS mn fathers friend
$50 thrdde Is purity good tDid youP
Al, 1oeH" says he, "I hope us thrue;
I pray IL StH may groto and thrtve,
But, fair, 'tl0iH neUer be
Like 1ohen per father 1odS dHve,
Bedad!" says he.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
PIGsKIN AND HoRsEHIDE

I,toR these few days baseball and foot.
hail contend for the center Of the
I.a4e. tho one at the acme OF finished
|N|| after fye months Of training. the
&h1t sun IN It's amateurish stage. with
| players not yet warmed up to the
a ok he big games to come. It Is
I Iof that reason 70 compare their
A.t|. IS sports But just al this time,
| ne movement Of battle and the
.4nuHk q charging soldiers IN all our
M IoeIhai' Is moro than ever the
| ap1I4pI|al1 Io lhf snapps seeeon
|.|A| .|n' ~ ne,, eh|fal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

Capo May County, N. j., 1t has
always seemed to us, might assay more
strange men and things than any other
county in this immediate vicinity. Some
day somebody looking for atmosphere for
a book will dig up some real stuff there.
Ralph d. Paine has scratched the surface
lightly with stories Of some of the pilot
folk of the southernmost end, but that's
about all The clam-fshers on the bay
side are a primitive lot who haven't
changed much in a hundred years. In.
deed, the county seat is probably "fin.
ished" town. Nothing is ever added or
subtracted. Although it's on a railroad
main line, within two hours ride of
Philadelphia, the inhabitants seldom
spend money for transportation.
In the spring of 1898 business took us
to Cape May Court House, which put
us in the way of meeting old Squire
Spaulding, then a man of seventy odd,
but an active justice of the peace-that
is as active as one could be in so passive
a community.
From Philadelphia, air ye?" queried
the old man when we met. well, now,
I reckon the towns considab changed
sence l was there"
when were you there, Squire?"
"Oh, was born there, but l amt been
in the town sence IA"
Yes" put in the Squire's lady, "he
came down here for his health in IA, and
he seen me and he's been here ever
since" Some spell the charmer put on
him! The next spring we got cards to
the old folks golden wedding.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
SAM.

THE MISSUS, who is always a lady
even when she feels savage, managed
to get the visitor as far as the vestibule.
But there she stuck and began again to
blurb about the set of books she was
trying to sell. Her thin, piping voice
made little headway against the noises
in the street.
Dear, dear!" she cried what vulgar
little hoodlums those boys are out there"
81 can't see them from here" said the
Missus.
But surely you can hear how they're
yelling and carrying on"
"Oh, yes" said the Missus, sweetly
but I can't tell whether they're mine or
the neighbors.'"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

Just as he is on the point Of embark
ing for France with his regiment, the One
Hundred and Sixty-fifth formerly the
Sixty'ninth) New York, Joyce Kilmer's
new book comes from the Doran press. II
is main Street and Other Poems" and
there is, perhaps, no other bit in Il so
appropriate to this hour and SO alive
with Kilmer's fighting spirit than this:
THANKSGIVING
The roar Of the 1oorld Is In ny ears,
Thank God for the roar Of the toorIdI
Thanks God for the mighty tide OF fears
Against me GItodys hurEedl
Thank God for the bitter and ceaseIess
strife,
Aud sting Of Hts Christening, rodi
Thank God for the stress aud the pain o.
NE.
1aa On. fhqnk God for 0odi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

I. Define camOufage.
2. Where Is Valparaiso?
3. What is the kinetlc theory OF heate
4. Who were the pre-Raphaelltes?
.. What was "the night Of the big wind"9
o. Over what country does Christian X ruies
I. About what percentage Of the people Of the
United states are negroes?
8. Name the Channel Islands.
o. Has the eight-hour day been reeoEniIed IN
of last summer?
10. In what state Is the city Of Duluth?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
WHY WE FIGHT

10 TIE Editor Of the Evening Ledger.
sir-You. edltoriaily. say there are dis
loyal" members In Congress. Is II not your
duty 70 publish their names2 You also
state 'by December events wa have made
L impesslblo for any one 70 interfere with
Amerlca'p efforts IN the war" What a.
tou mean bg lhIal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL at
dinner in South Bend few years ago,
told us with much pride of a certain pop
ulous township in Indiana, settled by
German families early in the last century,
which in all its history had never had a
lawsuit. Peaceable Germansl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

Mr.. La Toilette must have his
rights whether the United States gets
hers or not Selfishness brought about
the war, but selhshness is not going to
end IT,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

Having no alibi in sight. the only thing
for Mr John ]. McGraw now to do is 20
repudate those two interviews" with
Mr.. Comiskeys young men at Chicago
New York Herald.
Particularly the second.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

1t is a good thing the regular cleo
tions in Philadelphia and New York come
on the same day. When the thugs are
busy over there they cannot be brought
over here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

It may be put down as an axiom
that in general good government means
good business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

Scott Nearing wants TO know who
will represent the United States at the
peace conference. He won't
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

The men at Camp Meade expect
to add $4,000 day to the Liberty Loan
subscriptions. II men getting dollar
day can DO that what should civilians
Sc ablt to raiser
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
Forsuque

An heiress who lived in Dubuque
Was courted and won by duque,
But the guy ran away
With her trinkets one day,
And she had to go out as a cuuue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
PRONUNCIAMENTO

The German Minister, they say,
Has Just been canned by Uruguay
Others report the German guy
Has got the sack from Uruguay
But "Urugu'y" or "Urug'ay" it,
1t doesn't matter how you say it.
The RdiSer's chances haze gone blooie,
The neics icould shoto, In Urwgu-y.
SAM.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
When Emerson Laughed

Young Conwell was sent by Horace Gree
ley to interview Ralph Waldo Emerson for
the New York Tribune. He was pleasantly
received by Mr.. Emerson In his home In
Concord surrounded by his family, and
was furnished much material. In the
course of the conversation he asked Mr..
Emerson what he laughed at In all the
writing of the Concord philosopher there
is not a joke nor even trace of humor
Mr. Emerson replied that he never
laughed
"Oh, yes, you do, father" cried the fam,
lily. I'VE hear you laughing in the gar.
den"
well" said Mr. Emerson, II do some.
times laugh at something / read when a
boy, but II Is foolish and not worth put.
ting in a paper"
Mr. conweil said that was just what he
wanted.
Mr.. Emerson then told about an aRitated
young man who wrote two letters, one Il
his washerwoman and one TO his lady love
He mixed them up, and the latter wa,
very much aHtonished TO receive this let.
ter:
III you muss up the bosom OF my bs.
shirt again ! WIN have nothing further 4
40 with you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09

"If you see it in the Sun, it's so'!
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-06
w. 7. SMITH ON
w. P. BOARD DIRECTORS

The new board of directors OF the
Western Pacific railroad company
elected at stockholders meeting on
March % held its first meeting in San
Francisco few days ago and reap
pointed the present officers OF the
company, with Charles NJ. Levy as
president. The same directors were
elected. They are: Alvin w. Krech,
William Solomon, John B. Dennis, A.
NJ. Hunt of New York City: A. G..
Hooper. Charles NJ. Levy, Warren Oh.
ney Jr., w. T. Smith and Harris Vein.
stock OF San Francisco and C. w. Nib
ley OF Salt Lake.
A continuation of the aggressive
development policy of the company,
which it is said aims to place the
Western Pacific in the front rank of
transcontinental carriers and make II
a formidable competitor for freight
and passenger traffic of California and
the west will obtain. according to
President Levey. under the plans of
the reinstated directorate.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-06

OF compromise by its proponents not.
withstanding. The water law is not a
thing to we warped out Of all sem.
blance to genuinely progressive and
scientific code, to meet a particular
set OF conditions or to satisfy particu.
lar groups OF water users, who pres.
cribe an adherence to ORTHODOXY aud
obsolete procedure as condition ante.
eedent to the declaration OF legal
peace on any Of our streams. There
Is no justification for a change To meet
an eXpediency, when that change
means the adoption Of a system of
rigid court procedure, whether water
cases are referred or not referred in.
volving everyone and saddling upon
hundreds OF our people the necessity
for lawsuits in court with their ruinous
expense. The present law, providing
as it does for the elimination OF court
controversies, as far as it is possible
TO eliminate them under our constI.
tuition represents the fruits of a sus.
tanned effort on the part of the state
to secure and hold. in the public in.
terest, a procedure designed to effect
the greatest good for the citizens of
this state. with special reference to
the man Of moderate means unable to
sustain protracted litigation in court.
In this conviction, It is my belief that
it should not be supplanted."
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-06
PROCLAMATION BY
GOVERNOR BOYLE

The following proclamation was Is.
sued yesterday by Governor Emmett
d. Boyle:
The prosperity Of a community or
section depends on the ability of its
people TO produce what they must
use. Home patronage is essential to
the stimulation of productive enter
prise and consequent general prosper
ity and advancement. Such patron
age Is rewarded by the distribution of
the money so spent to home labor and
its retention in the channels of trade
OF the producing community.
Without unjust discrimination
against sister states, 1t is the duty
OF the people of Nevada to produce
what they must use and to use what
they can produce, so far as lies with.
in their power.
AS reminder of this opportunity
and duty, l Emmett d. Boyle. cover.
nor of the state of Nevada, by the
authority vested in me, do hereby
proclaim the week of April 1927, 1917
as. Western Consumers Week, dur
ing which period all our citizens are
urged TO assist in the upbuilding of
our state and the great developing
west, of which Nevada is a part, by
a general exhibition Of loyalty to our
own products.
Throughout Western Consumers
Week merchants are requested to ad-
wise the people, by the display of goods
produced in the community, the state
and the western states, which they can
and should buy, and the people are
urged to consider such opportunity
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-06
MODERN OLD MAIDS
CONVENTION

One of the greatest aggregations of
conseryated forces of talent ever ap-
pearing on one platform will greet you
Friday evening, April 13. Representa-.
tives from eighteen states, Texas, LOU
isiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Colora-
do Missouri. Arkansas. Illinoise, Indi.
ana, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Mich.
igan, Iowa, Nebraska. Wyoming, Idaho,
California, Nevada. Greet these dam
sells so gorgeously arrayed in dreams
of a dream and shadows of a shade.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-06

and duty to- manifest cooperation In
this respect by announcing and show.
ing preference for products.
First: of their home communi.y;
Second: Of their state: and
Third: OF the western states.
Given under my hand and the
great seal of the state of Nevada at
the capitol in Carson City. this second
day OF April in the year OF our Lord.
one thousand nine hundred and seven.
teen.
EMMETT d. BOYLE,
Governor"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-06
16-D0LLAR HOG AND
TW0-D0LLAR WHEAT

CHICAGO, April 6.-Sixteen-dollar
hog took its place alongside of two
dollar wheat this morning. Hogs
grading as choice and heavy sold for
ZIG at the stock yards this morning.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-07-21
ARMY DRAFT WAS MADE FRIDAY
SENTINEL Is SO Far Unable to
Obtain List Of Eureka Coun-
tvs Numbers

The SENTINEL this morning sent a
telegram to Adjutant General Maui
rice j. Sullivan at Carson City, Ne
vada, requesting that Eureka Coun-
TVS list of drafted numbers drawn
at Washington Friday forenoon be
wired the SENTINEL for publication
in to-day's issue. No answer to this
telegram had been received when the
SENTINEL went to press at a p. m.
The SENTINEL learned from Pali-
SADIE this afternoon over the tele-
phone that the list of drafted nnm-
bers drawn for Washoe County was
published complete in to-day's Reno
Journal.
The SENTINEL still hopes to receive
Eureka County's list of diafted num-
bers this evening or tomorrow morn.
ing, and will post bulletins giving
the names of the men drawn for ser.
vice in the army as soon as received.