davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
Answers to SATURDAYS Quiz

l. The United States was the first nation to
recognize the new Russian Government.
- Miss Loretta Walsh. Of Philadelphia, is the
first woman to be enlisted In the United
states Navy. excluding the nurses corps.
3. Count Won Dohna-SchlodIen Is the COM
mander Of the German. raider Moewe.
=. "Es0teric' means something profound, In
telllglble TO and understood by only a
chosen few. It is pronounced "esso-
terrik." with accents on the first and
third sylIabies.
b. The navy's gag rule" Is order that
one connected with the navy may make
public utterances about the navy without
first obtaining permission from Secretary
Daniels. ...
6. A generalissimo Is a supreme comma nder
of several armies. 1t Is q superlatiye ex-
preston coming from the Italian.
:. Russian zemstvo Is u rural district coun-
ell elected by the peasants, hOuseholders
and landed prOpriet0rs.
3. Admiral Farragut's Union fleet bombarded
New Orleans in April. 1852.
D. Bonar Lazy Is the British Chancellor OF the
Exchequer.
10. Captain Jack" Bonayita was n famous
animal trainer, recently killed by a bear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
BRAND WHITLOCK

TNHE case Of Brand Whitock, at last
L called from Belgium by an order
that at the same time ends American ad-
ministration of Belgian relief work,
stands without historical parallel, Here
was a man for two and a half years ac-
credited to king who had lost his king
dom. AS a nation, the land to which Mr..
Whitlock had been sent to represent us
had ceased to exist. Not so the post of
Americas minister. That remained a
beacon in a land Of devastation. hunger
and death.
BY consummate tact in dealing with
the German conquerors, by untiring
energy in handling the relief work
and it's colossal problems. by answering
allegiance to duties and the widest and
noblest Interpretation of them, Minister
Whitlock has made the role of United
States legate TO Belgium shine above that
of many a proud monarch in world an
nails. The Office he is leaving can never
be insignificant or minor any more than
small nations will ever again become
little" in the contemptuous sense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
Commercial Candor

"Candor" is little monthly published
in the interest of the Commercial Cas-
ualty Insurance Company, Of Newark.
n. ]. On the first page of the March
issue we find "A Message to All Who
Want More Business" by w. Van Wrinkle,
secretary (can it be Wrip0. Therein,
right off the bat the magazine earns it's
title, or something "just as good" for
the secretary says: 1T pays benefits for
loss of life or limbs, provided person is
disabled in the meantime, whenever such
loss occurs. even though it is five or six
years after the accident happens
; One terrifying thought the first pleas
ant spring day brings to us grows out of
our conviction that II we should suffer
loss of life or one or more limbs we
would almost certainly be disabled from
playing golf.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
"LEAVING 1T TO WILSON"

TT is to be expected that there will be
- the usual chorus Of He doesn't go
far enough" to greet the address the
President will make to Congress. so we
may as we'll discount this criticism be-
forehand, in the light of experience.
The idea that some one has to drop the
hat and announce War has now begun
and that everything depends on formal
statements and declarations Of war Is sim
pie unintelligence The President mas
hung back, we'll behind that front rank
of enthusiasts who have always wanted
war, because for one thing 1t was neces'
sary that the unenthusastic people
should be as determined to act as their
more sanguine brothers before any sue
cessful outcome of our campaign against
the submarines could be assured.
If that historical document recording
that a state of war exists with Germany
had been written on February g. that fact
would not have hurried the completion
of warcraft. Documents do not sink
piratical U.boats. War, of the kind that
we have been slowly forced into, does not
fall upon us like. typhoon. 1t comes as
a rising storm. which can have no lines
to mark its start. climax or finish. Mems
minds have moved as a storm, gusts
blowing this way and that. crafty, some
times even backward upon their tracks,
until the gale becomes continuous and
ruinous and sweeps all things before 1t,
In holding the dogs of war in leash, the
President has known that a swifter and
a mightier work would be done IL they
wrenched themselves from his grip than
IL he had set them on.
The American people have not had to
find a leader--they have had to find lead
ors. And when the President looked
around the country he saw very few re-
sponsible men in the cities and States
doing practical things in preparation or
even using their influence in clarifying
public opinion about Americas duty. One
man can never control or govern Amer
lea. And as long as men were saying
Leave 1t to Wilson," Wilson was per-
fectly justified in leaving it to them. Sup
pose that months ago New England and
the Middle Atlantic States had organized
the Committees of Public Safety that are
only now getting to work--would that not
have shown the President which way the
wind was blowing and have helped him
to decide?
So It will not so much matter what the
President says. If he only sets before
Congress tho bare facts and leaves the
members to ratify what has already
shown itself to be the united will Of Amer
lea. 1t will be enough.
II we are men, we do not need Wilson
to tell us that we are. If we are not,
nothing he or any one else could say
would put manhood into us.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
Celestial Mechanism

A. d. R.-You may refer either to an
astronomical or dramatic term. Deus ex
machina' (god from a machine) is a term
coming from device in ancient classical
theatres whereby god was brought upon
the stage by machinery to solve abruptly
a tragic difficulty and bring about quick
denouement as is done by Heracles in
Sophocles's "Philoctetes' and Athena in
Euripides's "1phigenia in Tauris." Celestial
mechanics in astronomy refer to the vast
subject covered by Pierre Simon de Laplace.
the great French astronomer who an
nounced the theory of intricate mechanical
harmony in the solar system. The Laplace
theory Is explained in books on general as
tronomy and more particularly In Mrs.
Somerville's Mechanism of the Heavens"
published in London 1sS1) and Bowditch's
translation of Laplace's "Mecanique Ce-
leste" four volumes, Boston, 1S29-39).
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
WAGNER AND U-BOATS

TNHE mere fact that virtually no political
l. argument was provoked by Leopold
Stokowskis presentation of an entirely
wagnerian program at last Saturday
nights Philadelphia Orchestra concert is
striking evidence of a kind of American
fair -mindedness so broad that 1t is taken
for granted. The mere suggestion of
tabooing the great Richards music has
been derisively secuted throughout the
land.
In civilized France, usually so receptive
of the best artistic ideas originating from
whatever source. the situation is now
reversed. Wagnerian operas are in
definitely barred, and even Camille Saint
Saens, once so close to German musical
thought that his opera Of Samson and
Delilah" received its premiere. not in
Paris, but in weimar. Is now an exultant
leader Of anti-Teutonism in music.
That Americans, intent on crushing
German tyranny. German autocraS and
German militarism, give no hint of fol-
lowing Frances lamentable policy and
with cool judgment are able to divorce
politics from art Is real cause of self
congratulation. Berlin stu honors her
stage with Shakespeare. She actually
asserts that her frequent presentation Of
the bard's plays has partly Teutonized
them. We make no such claim respect
ing Wagner's work. We admit them to
b German. We admire them none the
is>H They havs nothing to do with
|..-M =. 4 ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

sorped our own magazine and the to-
bacco smoke Of sundry other men in the
compartment behind. The intelligent
beast behaved beautifully. except Just
once. 1t was while we lay at the Valley
Forge Station. We went and quieted him,
and, looking out, we saw the new station
building. wonderful example Of Park
way architecture of the Japanese Colonial
period, as near as we could figure. In
telligent beast! He couldn't have seen It.
He must have smeled it,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
TREATMENT OF GERMANS

To the Editor OF the Evening Ledger.
Sir-I happened 10 engage in converse.
ton this last week with prominent men,
ber of the German-American Alliance
whose name Is not necessary to divulge AT
this present time. but learned a great
deal in regard to the bitter feeling of
Germans In this country against the Amer
can people While some OF them express
this feeling openly the majority keen n
secretly in their hearts, and he told me
IL 1t would come TO showdown the
German-American would be loyaI N
America, but with 1t all the German people
will never forget the vile accusations hea Ma
upon them by the American public In zen.
eral, accusations which are unfounded ana
untrue and remain to be proved. >''A ~
We all know that In times like tbe..
things are said and done which would nsvsr
enter our minds In normal times. and aftsr
this terrible war IL over We win find out
that our friend rrits - not such : IA
fellsv e<teF eN ynst n v {hipk ~ ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

Tom DAILY 9 Column
THE WINE OF SPRING

THE WINE OF SPRING
toos not this Sabbath morn until
Like Johnny Keats, tohose fame Is mount
ing. still
II stood Hp-toe upon little hhi."
The hnlock cro,oned our small suburban
street
Whose yelloto ribbon stretched beneath
mn feet
Through double rotos Of tiny homes that
lay
Like dusty je,oels all along the ,odv.
And there stood II with hearin0 breast
and side,
And tin0ling tongue bettoeen lips parted
,otdc
felt the spring rash on me Ike tide.
The sap toas IN n,y blood; IN every pein
The totne OF spring acds bubbling strong
again.
looked tcfth scorn upon a fat old clod
Whose goutv feet, In clumsy rubbers shod.
Climbed painfully the hiH-rodd / had
come.
He seemed so bound ,rith rigors and 90
numb
SO 'oholly out Of keeping tcith the time
When only Youth and Beauty dare to
climb.
That IN mn heart felt hunoerin1
To do a 1oild, Quirottc. foolish thing
yeorncd to take three leaps ddotcn the
hin.
To butt, head FIRST. Ike ann cnpric Bill,
That fat old plodder'S applicant to spill!
Why should not? The 1cinc aCds IN nv
head:
poised upon ono foot. 1oith arms out
spread,
And eUcd the tnr0et-Lo!T kner him sreN
M chrDsdlisi II 7Cds ny 1cintcr shell,
Wherein so long had been doomed to
d1ccH.
And ont Of 1chich mn eager soul had
TO ,rdH, again this garden of the Lord!
Ayc-tcetohted flesh oatstripped by youth
fW 1oiH,
tCnS not 7 this Sabbath morn urtu
"T stood tip-toe npon a little Hill"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
moment what it means to call German

moment what it means to call a German
a barbarian or murderer.
Let us not forget that lots Of Germans
in this country have a mother and father
in the home land. as pure and noble as
any other folk Gods sun shines upon, and
when we use this term barbarian or mur
derer it hurts, it cuts to the core, and If
German has spark of manhood or love
for his dear ones in that war-torn land,
why should he not resent It? Lots of Ger
mans know not whether these loved ones
are still in the land of the living or not,
and have had Germans tell me they were
sorry now that they ever saw America
Let us he kind in our dealings and our
conversation. r. II.
Philadelphia, March "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
THE LITERACY TEST

To the Editor OF the Evenit,g Ledger:
Sir--America is curious country. It
is curious enough to see people, who had
the fortune to come to America forty years
ago, willing to stop the newcomers of today.
And why? Because they come from south
ern Europe and not from northern Europe.
There never has been honiogeneity,of race
a national standard of living nor commu-
nifty of religion and tongue in America.
Forty millions out of 100, 900 are speak
ing another language besides English, which
isn't the original language of America. And
don't forget that one-quarter of America Is
inhabited by negroes And the native
American mother often has no children
I am ready, to fight. no matter If you do
try to stop my parents from coming to
America. l.. B. DE BUSUNE.
Philadelphia, March "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
WOODROW WILSON
AND MCKINLEY
What the Historian Who Be-
came President Said About
His Predecessor in
Wartime
BY CHAs. VINTON WATERS

NINETEEN years have elapsed since the
4 nation was last upon the brink OF
armed collision with European Power.
The crisis of today in many ways Is strk-
ingly analogous to that which was followed
by the outbreak of the Spanish American
War. Then, as now cumulative evidences
OF another nations disregard of the rights
Of humanity in general and contempt for
the dignity Of the United States In par
ticular had aroused public anger to fever
heat Then, as now, the clamor for war,
at first firmly resisted by the man in chief
authority, had risen to such power that
the endeavors to compose the difficulties
by peaceful means we're foredoomed to fall
ure. Then, as now, the nation was attempt
Ing TO relieve in few weeks the deporable
conditions of unpreparedness that had ex-
isted for years Then, as now, the fear of
naval attack directed against our coast
was freely expressed at least by the more
tmld.
II Is true that the American of that day
held in high uisdain the feeble military
power of Spain, whereas the American of
the present time has the best of reasons
Tor knowing how mighty are the forces that
may soon be arrayed against his country.
But II the Spanish warships of 1898 were
rev and weak as compared with the German
armada of 1917, at least there was then no
British navy barring the way against a
concerted descent upon our Atlantic coast
line Our own navy. not nearly so powerful
today as II should be, was then so lacking
in real strength that the fast-fying rumors
OF Spanish raiders that came with the com
ing of the war itself were not entirely un-
justified. After It was all over, the New
England coast cities and towns that had
inclined bit to panic were compelled to
submit to many good-natured filings and a
few ill-natured jeers. But ii is only fair
TO say that had Spain's fast cruisers. which
were later bottled up and eventually de-
stroyed at Santiago, been sent directly
against our coast they could have done as
much damage as might reasonably be ex-
pected. under present conditions. from
casional blockade-running raiders and sub
marines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
MARY LYONS SECRET

A vivaclous Mount Holyoke freshman,
home for her first Christmas vacation, turned
to her grandmother, a graduate of Mount
Holyoke's early days, with the appeal !:
Tell me what you most remember about
Mary Lyon. Was she really such wonder
as they all say?" With a reminiscent smile.
the white-haired grandmother answered !:
Il can see Miss Lyon now as vividly as
II 1t were only yesterday that I arrived,
tired, hungry and fearful, into the strange
new world Of the seminary. Her large blue
eyes looked down upon us as II she held
us all In her heart. What was the secret
of her power? My dear. she tods poioer.
All that she taught she was. There are
some things that cannot die. One of them
is spirit like Mary Lyons"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
"HUN JOURNALISM"

To the Editor Of the Evenin0 Ledger:
Sir--I inciese a German newspaper which
shows photograph of three American
ships sunk by manacs. don't understand
the Hun language. but would like to know
IL these people have the nerve to pretend
to be American citizens and faunt these
etchngs in our faces. ST.
Philadelphia, March "a.
Newspapers printed In English show
etchings of sunken ships. The statements
in the German newspaper do not gloat over
the sinking of these vessels.-Editor of the
EVENING LEDGER.1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
THE PURIST TO HIS son

Ia hOHtOH
NJ son, you'll do me proud some day
II these Instructions youH obeU
Don't say those kind" and "dH but he."
Don't eUer, though most ordciously,
Inquire "tcho do you 1cantg" pray.
II In your talk adrerbs should stray
Near aohere infnittres may be.
Don't split" A taror thus for me,
Ny son, youH do.
oh! do 1ohatever else you may,
In ddtly 1corb or a1eek-end play,
Upon the land or on the sea,
In loo or high bro,c company
Don't sag "he don't! All, then FH say,
M son, yotH do.
HORACE HOOK.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
Quiz

!. What IL maize?
2. what's the meaning Of the red flng, which
Is reported in great evidence In Petro-
grad?
3. How many national guardsmen remain
Mexican border duty?
a. Who was General Winfield Scott?
.. Who wrote "Mr. Britling Secs II Throush"'
o. What are ceramics?
!. Who is Dr.. Karl Helfr erich?
b =. Who wein the publicans in the Bible?
o. How did Utopia come into use as meaning
perfection?
10. Name the fine arts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
Ireland's Shamrock

w. X J.-St. Patrick. patron saint Of
Ireland. is responsible for Irelands adop-
tion of the shamrock as the national en-
blem. st. Patrick. the story runs. was
Vainly endeavoring to explain the doctrine
OF the Trinity TO an audience They could
not comprehend the idea of three gods In
one' ST. Patrick STOPPING, plucked a
shamrock and held 1t before them. saying.
do you not see in this wild flower how three
leaVes are united in one stalk. and win you
not .heh neieve what I tell you, that there
are indeed three persons and yet one God ?"
Ills hearers were convinced and ever after
warc t1e enamrock WAS copsidersd The NJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

We have been accustoming our Bunk
hound to ride in trains and motorcars
quietly and unbarklngly as a good dog
should, for it will be remembered it was
overeXcitement and too much exercise
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
All Points Of the Compass
Dream Poetry

NTE PROPOSE. some day, to write sort
w of essay which was given title many
years ago by Mr.. Edward Sanford Martin
He called 1t THE Feathers of Lost Birds"
meaning thereby to designate certain va
grant thoughts which promise something to
the writer Of fugitives, but which, being true
to their genus, remain fugitive. and refuse
thereafter to be caught by the sailing of
tails
That sort of thing is like the dream
poetry to one who is used. more or less
to the reading and writing of verse The
phrase comes in those half-waking mo-
nlents when the veil between the real and
the unreal is unspeakably thin-when va
grant ideas are so periously close to the
net that 1t Is rather a pity to lose them
They are the butterflies of a so-called men.
tality wandering overfield when sleep ia
almost there-but not quite Sometimes
they are worth the saving--they seem so
at the time-but when waking comes they
vanish into the ether.
One of them came to Mr.. Martin:
The patriot lives. obscure. without
The poet, critics tell us. smoothly
twaddes. ...
The patent-tonic man 1t is who storms
The heights of noise. and Fame's
high rafter straddles!
Soap Is the stuff---
And there 1t all ends. but what a line n,
thought Would 1t might be continued,
And now comes one of our own. We bad
been sleepless. till at last came that blessed
relief and We dozed. When came this:
Dignifed and sore on the handle of the
door, tf tt',
Sat lady filled with hope, hana,ng
out this cheerful dope:
Did you see me as / passed? Tell
me that Is all asst.
Tell me quick before - .l
And then the nurse came In and said
It was time to wake up and take our Sleep
tng .draught ,;,... J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

Mr.. Roosevelt says he can do moth.
ing for his army division just now. and
= therefore bound South to hunt sharks.
formidable specimens in the guise of
war-contract grafters might furnish the
Colonel with good game these days, with
cut his ever going beyond Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

sailed on. The natives had not besr so
sstonished since Captain Cook nrst
landed on their isle Comparatively rev
Polynesians--the population Of Tahiti Is
not above twelve thousand--have been
permitted to go to the trenches, but those
who reached the front have undoubtedly
fought with the same desire to exact pay
ment for ruined homes as that inspiring
the men from the departments OF the
Aisne or Oise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
The most significant thing abou

The most significant thing about
sundays war orders is the authorization
- increase the navy to its full strength
~ $1,000 men. Taken in connection with
me emergency naval construction already
eommanded, the new action means that
The President as commander-n-chief, has
'gone to the limit Of his present powers to
make ready the navy for war. Whatever
the extent of Americas participation in
the conflict, employment of her sea arm,
strengthened to the utmost. now seems
assured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

that nearly wrecked
his young life be-
fore. We had him
safely slowed in the
baggage car of a
train on the main
line of the Reading
Railway the other
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

We particularly abominate the word
"adown," so we stuck it in the above poem.
an intentional flaw into ones work occa-
sionally, otherwise ones newspaper
verse" would automatically become mag
azine poetry"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

Homburg, where 1t is reported
Kaiser Wilhelm has gone, on the verge
of q nervous breakdown, was a favorite
recuperating place for the late King
Edward of England, both when he was
Prince Of Wales and afterward as King
Edward VII. Well-defined gossip of the
time related that as ''the First Gentleman
of Europe" he had more influence than
any other person in preserving the peace
ef Europe through conferences at Hon.
burg with Gar, Kaiser, Kings and their
Chancellors and Prime Ministers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

New Hampshire has appropriated
100000 for State and national defense.
The total wealth of Pennsylvania is
more than twenty times that of New
Hampshire. This State can afford s1o..
100000 as easily as New Hampshire can
Afford $500 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

The very first time the New Olympia
Chambers hoteD, Of Lynn, Mass, finds
plumber among its guests it might be
we'll TO have him take a look at the con-
dition described in the hotels letterhead:
Running hot and cold water con-
tinuously."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
IDEA FOR A CARTOON

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir--I took particular notice of your
cartoon called Are You Ready, Mr.. Indi-
vidual?" Why not publish one entitled
Are You Ready, Mr.. Millionaire: Not With
Your Money, But with Your Life?"
1t is very fine for handful of rich men
and manufacturers of munitions to shape
the destiny of the man lower down, but
woe unto them II they go too far
Philadelphia. March "a. F.. MOORS