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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
"MEN AND YET MORE MEN"

VLTE DO not want to come to the white
w feather" days of England, when
young women went about the streets
pinning that badge of cowardice on
mems lapels. Women have shown that
they feel something of this spirit of re.
proach toward the stronger sex already,
in their many preparedness enterprises.
They have done well; they have been
modest about 1t, and they are needed.
But our first need now Is men.
Captain Bispham, representing the
commandant Of the navy yard at the
Mayors defense meeting. had good rea.
son for saying;
Our great need is men, men and yet
more men, We cannot organize out
of thin. air and the time the men are
needed is now.
Men who are plain citizens today can
not hope to be trained gunners tomor.
row. But they can take the places ol
enlisted men who will soon be trained
gunners II civilians take their places In
the less technical work they now do.
Employers. and especially employers
OF men whose present work is not directly
related to the preparation ana trans.
pot(6tion Of arms. food and equipment,
snd9l1d drive home to young men their
6oty - this TINA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
REAL AMERICANISM WANTED

" ''0 Duss" W '"o EpeHtUO LeUg6f.
Sir-To my mind the greatest victory
which we have had in Congress and one
that will be vital interest is that OF ths
literacy test. 1t is about time that we were
putting a stop to a class of immiRran mt
which have been coming here for the last
fifteen years and which is of no value To This
nation except In the way Of causing strife
and disorder for us. Most of our labor
disorders and plots are hatched by these
foreigners. These people know well enough
that they come here to better their condi.
tion. and II this nation is such a terrih,a
nation and such hard nation on the Ia bore
ing class. why do they come? 1 have baa
them tell mo that the workingman has
no show any more In America, that be h.
being ground down into the dust and ALI
such tommyrot. but they take good care not
to 60 back to Europe at this present stage
of the game.
also want to emphasize the fact tb.,
these are the people who are crying ont
against this country defending its rirbt.
They say We do not want war. No sensihia
person does, but II We must 20 to war thess
people will help the Americans TO defend
this nation or We will know the reason whv
II America is good enough to live In n IL
good enough to fight for. and II they refuse
to bear arms they know what to look Tor
America has found out and learned q great
deal during the last two and y half years
Of the war In Europe. We have got some
Of these hyphenates down pretty nat. n
the time comes for America to strike IN
her defense We want ho 0srman, Enslish.
French, Austrian or Hn1oo-A AmaricauI hut
merie4m ard y theGe 1eeQle m y fo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

tion IN its wealth alohe is a nation IN
itself. It's $4,000 employees are man
power equal TO or exceeding those Of
many small nations. It's receipts are
nearly twice as great and its earnings
about half as great as the total ordinary
receipts of the United States Govern.
ment. Wall street has been guessing Of
late how much Of this wealth has gone
into British short.term notes. Judge Gary
steers clear Of this item in his report.
But Americas potential aid TO the Allies.
now that events have drawn us closer to
their cause, can be calculated from the
depth of this single reservoir of wealth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
TO PREVENT CHILD PLAGUE

TO the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-Then has probably never been a
time in tn. '.'story of Philadelphia when
the citizens should be more interested IN
conditions affecting public health than at
the present Last year New York city had
a terrible eL' lemic Of infantile paralysis.
Philadelphia had many more cases of this
dread disease than the health records show
for many years.
At the present time there seems to be only
one prophylactic method which can be rec
commended by the local authorities, and that
is the obtaining of general hygienic and
sanitary condtions:< In this country in
fantie paralysis seems to be disease
virtually restricted to the summer months.
1t Is perfectly possible, medical men tell
us, that the infantile paralysis germ may
be carried from child to child by the dust
Of the streets. 1t Is an acknowledged fact
that Philadelphia streets are not as clean
as they should be.
1t is within the power of the police to
increase the efficiency Of the street cleaning
in this city by thirty-three and one-third
per cent. If contractors wagons are not
overloaded they will not scatter rubbish
through the streets. If they are properly
covered they will not distribute germ-laden
dust If the thousands of city scavengers
are eliminated, refuse from many more thou
sand ash and rubbish barrels will not be
relating to the distribution of hand bills
etc. is enforced, many million pieces of
paper will not be disfguring the streets
The police shelild prohibit the sweepings
of stores from being brushed on to the
sidewalks. Proper receptaces should be
provided for the disposal of garbage and
ashes.
Many eminent medical authorities have
advanced the idea that the house fly Is
the ca rrier of infantiIe ma ralySis There ra
5000 stables within the city limits every
one a breeding spot for flies. The Health
Department admitted that through lack of
appropriations II is unable to assure the
public that these stables will be made sani-
tary. With this admission. the department
has asked for the cooperation of the citi-
zens OF the city. The department wishes to
| appoint volunteer inspectors who will visit
these stables at least once each week during
the fly-breeding period-April and May
Here again Is an opportunity for the man
or woman who is interested in the protec-
ton Of his or her own childs life for actual
preventive work.
This request for citizen help from Di.
rector Krusen Is unique, and it shows almost
criminal short-sightedness on the part OF
the appropriating body Of our municipal
government. The usual annual appropria-
ton for the protection of the health Of the
city in Philadelphia is about l.25 per cent
| of the total annual municipal expenditures
| Evidently the health Of the citizens Of Phil
adelphia is Of no great Importance
The Child Federation has been asked n
secure volunteers to carry on this work OF
inspection. There should be hundreds OF
men and women willing to give this service
as a precautionary step for the protection of
| the city's children during the cominr
summer. q
Philadelphia, March 20. ~...-s.
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz q

I. War may exist between two nations with.
out a formal declaration Of war.
2. Iowa Is the "Hawkeye State" ).
3. Nicholas RomanOf Is the former Russian
Gar.
~. About three-auarters of d million tons Of
shipping were reported In Berlin as aunk
BY German submarines during February.
5. The Seven Weeks War was the short con.
fict between Prussia and Austria In 1853,
9. A profane author Is one who does not write
on sacred or religious subjects.
:. The st. Mihel salient is q wedge Of Ger.
man positions In the western battle.
front Of st. Mihiel. southeast By south 4
verdun.
8. Macao Island, near the mouth Of the Caa.
ton River. China. dom mates commerce
Of that stream and therefore Is OF strs-
tegic Importance.
o. Alexandra Ribot Is the new, French Premier;
he IN also Minister Of Foreign Affairs
TO- Eskimos eat fat because, living In cold
regions, they need the extra heatgivins
energy contained In fats.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

Nicholas's refusal, on abdicating, to
betray his country to the Germans has
the true regal touch. The elimination of
monarchs is certain to conjure up his.
torical analogies, which, however. do not
always fit the case. The ex.Czar differs
In many ways from Charles the First or
Louis the Sixteenth, but Englands Rich.
ard the Second offers several interesting
comparisons. Neither Richard Plantage-
net nor Nicholas Romanoff was a mon
ligious tendencies. Both men seem to
have been soul-sick, and the career of
each Of them prompts rather pity than
bitter scorn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
TALAAT BEY, THE
TURKISH VIZIER
He Is the Strongest Man From
Berlin to Hell"-An English
Factory 20 Miles
Long
BY s. s. MCCLURE

In OBSTACLES to War" Published by arrange
ment with Houghton Miffin Company
II LNVERYwHERE Travelled in England
IL saw new factories being built. In a
journey of three hours saw six different
factories of great extent in course OF erec'
tion In the vicinity of towns and villages
where there were no other factories. In
the great manufacturing centers new extern
sions are being built. All these new fac.
tories are for the purpose Of increasing the
munition output.
Although the manufacturing ability OF
England has been greatly increased, both
by greater activity on the part of working
men and by increased facilities eighty per
cent of all the manufacturing facilities In
Great Britain Is devoted TO munitions and
armaments.
One of the establishments I visited en-
ployed 10000 persons. Seven thousand OF
these employees were women. 1t was
small portion Of the plant of great muni-
tlon concern.
In one factory 1t was almost impossible
to see the boundary wall in either direction,
and this factory. as big as several city
blocks. is occupied almost solely by women,
working at their lathes, producing fuses.
There is one Government munitions
works, where they deal with explosives. that
Is twenty miles in length and averages
four miles in width. Contracts for NUM-
tions are being made by the Government
that will require five years to fulfill.
England is devoted to one single object !;
that is, to waginC this war,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
A recent idea of Mayor Smith on

A recent idea of Mayor Smith on
. convention hall is to have one made Of
glass and iron similar to a hall in Paris.
The only one in Paris made altogether Of
glass and iron is the old machinery hall of
the exposition of 1890, which was also
used in 1900. The most fitting punish.
ment the Republican party could visit on
the Democrats would be to compel them
to hold their next national convention in
such a hall on one of our sweltering July
or August days. Only Dante could do
Justice to such an experience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
MRS. FIsKE ON THE THEATRE

Z" III you had five millons? asked curl
ously.
Five millions?' Mrs. Fiske paused with
her cup in air and meditated. II soon be-
came apparent that it would take her only
few moments to spend IT, Well she
said. ! should give a million to certain
humanitarian cults. I should turn over a
million to Eva Booth to spend among the
poor she understands so well. OF course
I could easily spend the other three million
In one afternoon In helping on the effort
to make women see that one OF the mos,
dreadful, shocking. disheartening sights In
the world - just the sight of a woman
wearing fur.N The three million. I'm afraid,
would be mere drop In the bucket
"'But the theatre protested weakly.
Not . penny -Alsxandsr WooIIcott
n the April Century. 4 4 " e "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

Room for Matthew Johnson, aetat IL,
upon the slopes of Parnassus! Without
any outside assistance--so Miss Lytle,
his teacher in the Belmont School assures
us-he composed this poem on
2I OF MARCH
Come Back, bright bird Of the Joyous
song,
Because the spring is coming on,
TITS fair bright land in the northern
cline,
Where the carm sun shneth at this time,
Then o,Udke, d,Dake' Gre ye sleep too long;
Atcdke ere ye miss the s,ceet spring song.
Come back ne Snipes OF the lonesome
marsh,
For this is the 2fst ddD Of March.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

Pennsylvania need feel no embar.
rassment in accepting the compliments
which accompanied New York's passage
of her State constabulary bill Colonel
Groome's splendidly organized force is a
model Of it's kind, and the Commonwealth
II justly proud Of its f1ne body of men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

We fail to follow Mr.. David j.
6myth's line of thought. AS counsel for
q saloonkeeper accused of selling drinks
to fifteen-year-old girl he seemed to
think it pertinent to the case that the girl
had a bad character. If IL was worth
while bringing this fact out at all, it could
only have been with the notion that 1t is
not so bad to serve drinks to an immoral
minor as to serve them to a moral minor.
Surely no child of fifteen can be consid.
cred hopeless case. The worse the
character of persons served, whether over
or under ase. the worse the offense. The
neighborhood is to be congratulated upon
the revoking Of this saloons license.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
QUIZ

!. Why cannot a special session Of Consress
be called Mt a days notice?
2 How much is the war costing Great Brtala
day?
g. Name the Ave chief religions of China.
4. How does the United States compare wit|
all of Europe In railway mileage?
B. Was the Supreme Court unanimous In a.
Gliding the AdamsOn law constitutional!
9. What country has more unexplored teri.
tory than any other?
7. What are Napoleona?
8. What Is a predatory nation?
D. Distinguish between lard and tallow.
10. In England who was ''K. Of K."?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
An old Lapanese prophecy saws. "Wh,

An old Japanese prophecy says When
men fly like birds. ten great kings will
go to war against one another" Alto
gether ignoring George the 1-5, Wilhelm,
Mike the near Czar) and the rest, how
shall we name the ten great kings in
this war? Well, there's
Shocking
Stacking
Knocking
Hacking
Blocking
Choking
Rac-King
Striking
Smoking
Wrec-King
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Manuscripts

e. B-Most poets and short-story writers
use ordinary medium-weight typewritins
paper, measuring about S1s by II inches, 10
submitting their manuscripts. Legble hand
writing is acceptable but not as desraoe
as typewriter manuscripts. General rules
for submitting manuscripts are: Be neat;
write on one side of paper write name ana
address at top of first page and NUMBER
following pages; send manuscript fiat ana
do not fasten pages together; leave spaces
between lines to permit corrections, anu
nclose stamped, self-addressed envelops
for return in case manuscript is rejected
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
1T SOUNDS UNLIKELY

In western United States rural school
recently the teacher. to relieve the tedum,
knocked for silence and requested her pupils
to PROFOUND some riddles. One of the rash
scholars promptly asked: why is this
schoolroom like motorcar?" and in due
time Followed 1t with the answer. Because
everything depends on the crank I'm IN
front" The interesting thing about this
incident is that there are parts OF the
western United States in which school
children are not yet familiar with the ssIS.
starter.-Christian Science Monitor,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

bear arms-well, you can guess the resi-,
that Uncle Sammy will know how to handle
that end of the situation. We handled that
kind Of people in 1861 to 1865 and we can
do It again. We will 90 to the trenches IN
Europe, too If the Government sees 1T to
send us. AMERlCAN'
Philadelphia, March II.
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Curtain.

1t is impossible to please all our read
ers Our morning mail brought us a
violent pro-Turk protest against our re-
Gently expressed hope that the infidel
might be speedily driven from the holy
places in Palestine. We repeat our
prayer and may it bear fruit by Good
Friday!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Capital Punishment

HIGH SCHOOL-Material for debate -
capital punishment may be found 10 ~.
cyclopedias and the references made tneis.
In the daily newspapers at the pres.s"s
time and in Copinger's AN Essay on ~
Abolition of Capital Punishment" MOI Mn.i
Capital Punishment" Curtis's Capss.'
Crimes" and other books A visit 70 'n'
nearest library would be helpful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
The BROOKLYN Robins. by :

The Brooklyn Robins, by a unani-
nous vote at Hot Springs. Ark, decided
that military training was inadvisable at
this time as 1t would seriously interfere
with physical preparedness for the base
ball season. The country, 1t would
seem, has been saved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
All Points Of the COMPASS
Short Ode to Spring
A. D., 1917

A. d., 1917
Come, gentle spring; ethereal mi,dness
come!
So Master Thomson wrote, and so we
write
Yet If in coming in your ivry dome
There's only thought of war. old s,-,
good night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Tom DAILY s Column
THE TAfLoR's LITTLE GIRL

Little Jeminta's dead-fhe pdilid, slo,o
Yet derterous little onome. We tcdtchcd
her 90
Staggering street,odrd With a pile ,of cork
Morning and evening. The same nn-
couth Jerk
OF head aud body as she shu6led on.
Her fathers faithful helper. No,o she's
gone,
Hts one sldve Of the ldmp-the tales
at end,
He has no other child to baste and mend.
-
Earth clothes her great In strange gdrb
1chile they're here
That shrunken, tiny body on the bieri
LAURA BENET.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
A Plea for the Prevention of
Child Plague by Cleanliness.
"Real Americanism"

This Department is free 10 all readers rho
tpish TO cypress their opinions OFT subjects OF
current interest. IL is an open forum. and the
Erenino Ledger assumes no responsibility for
the pie,cs Of its correspondents. Letters must
be signed by the name aud address OF the
tcriter, not necessarily for publication, but as
guarantee OF good faith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

The German Socialists are saying
In their now almost uncensored organ,
"Shall German militarism free all nations
but Germany" The Irish Nationalists
are saying, Shall English prowess free
all nations but Ireland?'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Curious Coincidence No. 7s.42s

Last evening We were rereading Mat
thew Arnold's THE Forsaken Norman -
and now here comes a note from H. 8. r..
Dear Tom-Here's what I saw on q
store window on Fifty.second street
yesterday:
MICHAELSON BROS.
FLORISTS AND GOLDFISH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Virtually nY.

Virtually every country is pro.
hibiting the publication of the sailings
Of ships except Germany and Switzer-
land, and each of these has different
reason.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Opium,

II. X B.--According to an agreement
not more than 80, 500 chests (about 4,Ooo,.l
600 pounds) Of opium were to be importeu,'
into China from India in 1911. The toM'
amount imported. of which nearly all wa
from India, was 27,757 piculs (about S,.ovs:
900 pounds) that year. Figures for is,s
are not available. In 1914 74s7 picusi'
(about 100000 pounds) were importsc'
The figures are from the China YearpooA'
1915.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Philadelphia, Thursday, March 22. 1917

It is long, long trip to Georgia
which $50 interned Germans are to take
with the hope of seeing America first"
or curst
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

Say! look here! Some day you'li be
sorry you waste-basketed my ether con-
tributions. but, making proper allowance
for the German freedom Of the C, how
about this anagram:
KAISER WILHELM
ALLIES WRE'K HIM.
Thanking you. i am,
MONS PLAsTp9 .,,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
What Do You Know?

Queries Of general Interest DiH be assDsysl
IN this column. Ten questions, the unstoeYs IL
phich eueru toeIl-inJormed person should ksew.
are asked ddifu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

WE are getting $40 per 100 lbs, for pork which
II this looks like q good Investment for you.
write U.S. Pine Ridge Farm Co... Vineiand
N ]. Eve. Contemp.
Does this" asks Linden, look to you
like Truth in Advertising or merely a
business that's on the hog?" ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

ERITz LARKIN told US Of his trim from,
II Birmingham and how he read In ~.
dispatches that on the return from Berlie ae
sas nmnasssaor usrard was guarding with
reading" said Fritz. Bert Taylor.. was was
ment on 1t. Bert told us why. Thsre..n eon-
cat In it, says b. l.. T."
We'll. what's the answerY' wa s...
Nothing special" he replied "on,., !,
think he's got u wrong. There are ~. -
y that smail leather bag. ana M. csss sns ns
sea :fHs Sse2 Z! e'~s slsPs ~ ~ =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Whatever obstacles may be en-

Whatever obstacles may be en-.
countered by Miss Tishiko Sakamaki
who comes to this country from Japan to
teach the cult Of Shintoism, she will not
fail wholly in her mission IL her insistence
on ancestral ideals bears fruit. Here is a
theme which demands American atten,
tion. Let 1t not be confused with any.
thing like silly snobbery. Japanese rever.
ence for worthy forebears has little con,
nection with such offensiveness. Ancestor
worship in Japan implies present day
Lying with regard to the finest thoughts
and deeds Of old. Bl-e blood is utterly
worthless unless 1t inspires conduct
worthy of great origins. 1t will do the
nation no harm II every parent in II
determines to be a good ancestor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

Somebody may be spoofing us. but this
bit of Miss-information reached US yes
terday:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
MISS NEEDLE
MISS PANCAKE
MISS BUGG

are instructors In sewing, domestic
scisncs ana spolQay, Fesppotiyeay, = ~
air17 Ns1IT ,,,I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
The Adventure in Realty Const,u..;,

IF 1T hadn't been for Harry Thweatt's
i arrival at an opportune moment me-
wouldn't have thought of II. How Ala
you get in?" we asked. Charlie Holder
Just oozed in" "' "e
But how?" we inquired, being ins,s,.,.
Same as oozual." replied Charlie
Thereupon Frank Russum, havinv H..
drawing board. theodolite, T-souaras his
everything handy. made some plans ana
We looked upon them and thev r,...
we inquired t4. 80 "eh y
"See II you can sell 'em as a toL.,
Frank. who is quick at repartee. SAID