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Lame Ducks" and Others.

There seems to be an idea abroad that
every man who enters politics and rises
- high as Il scat in Congress gets such
. t;'sr" of the game he can never after
ward be happy or prosperous outside of
"i!icc; that. losing his seat as u legis-
latpr he turns to some place within the
appointing power. and brings to bear
Surh pressure as remains to him for
recognition. Hence the designation. IA
lame duc..." And hence the adjuration
so often heard by young men on the
threshold of lie, keep out of politics"
As a matter of fact, the "lame duck"
IS the exception. Great numbers of
men after serving a term or two in the
Hods" or Senate retire. some as the re-
suit OF tickle fortune, some voluntarily,
return to former pursuits, and are
happy. and prosper. They make no
moan, and ask no favors.
If Il lawyer. man with little con-
grcssional experience resumes practice
with something to his advantage, both
IN liz" way OF advcr: isemcnt and in the
lessons he has learned as an associate
Of picked men i'll Il public field He is
broader and stronger for his participa.
tiJn in national matters.
II in btIsincss-any kind of business
q man WHO has studied in office for sew
cral years the business Of Uncle Sam,
and noted It's size. variety and impor-
t;ncc, is the better prepared to attend
tn his own business; and usually does
so c"ntentedly and prosperously after
n brief service in the political field.
Congress is 4 great educator for any
| nan capable and alert. and who studies
| shilc there with system and diligence.
! 1t prepares him for bigger things than
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CIR New Islands.

Oficially the territory in the Carib-
beau sea recently bought by the United
States is known IA the West Indian
Islands acquired from Denmark This,
Of course. is TOO cumbersome q title. and
a new one must be foHud and formally
applied. Geographically the group is
known IS the Virgin stands. the name
given in III" early G"ys ot discovery
II acquired the name Of Danish West
Indies after its t!ansfcr To Danish
authority in the seventeenth century.
TIL WIS merely a matter of identiEca-
ti"n 30 distinguish the group from
other g-oups owned hy European pow
ers n thr islaud chain extending in Il
curve from Porto Rico TO Trinidad. Tie
na'Hc Dewey Islands has h"en s"gc strl.
r: The iHlalr:tan's Il, rnt take kind 'yto
IL. - il is = complete departure from
Their Traditions They ha:r suggested
tb" nam" American N'-.:u ls'aua- IS
far as the people Of :Ii~ coan.ry are
c"1-crurd there is up nr~as;ou for thc
iu~'Hsicr of the word hnrrriraa IN IT,"
t'tlc. The name Virgin I,'aads would
seem to he suhirien- far al historical
and geographical purn"s g
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THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
1t is peculiarly as a representative of
the whole people of the United States
that Woodrow Wilson begins his second
term as President.
From the Chicago Herald.
In his second inaugural address Presi-
dent Wilson wisely seizes the opportu-
nifty to re-emphasize the great prtn-
ciples which lie at the oasis OF our
policies.
From the Indianapolis News.
The solemn words Of the Presidents s
tended or not. a scathing indictment of
those few senator's who, in the hour of
the nations peril, abandoned not only
the President, but the nation itself.
From the Boston Transcript
The tulmult and the shouting dies
though indeed there was less than usual.
and President and nation realize that
they have passed through an epochal in.
cident into the ardYous commonplace of
another presidential term.
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he has ever known before. It affords
him intellectual company from which he
may profit. His fellow students are Of
the picked class; and many Of them
are, as he is, there to learn. No young
man, whether Of the professional or
business class, who takes an interest in
public affairs and would look into them
close up should neglect an opportunity
to try his hand as a national legisla-
tor. II the stuff is in him it will be
improved by even short stay in COM
mission in Washington.
For the man born to politics, as the
phrase is, Congress is the right place; !;
and the sooner he arrives and learns
his trade the better for him.
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The Onus.

According to an interview given by
! DR.. Alfred zimmerman, the German
| foreign secretary, to a representative Of
| Budapest newspaper the onus of de-
cision for peace or war between the
United States and Germany rests upon
the President of the United States. Ger
many, he declares, has spoken her last
word. She is determined to carry
through submarine war to an end. Neu-
trail ship owners should give up their
trade with England.
According to this doctrine Germany's
last word must be accepted. IF an ef-
fort is made to ignore it, to conduct
commerce through the prescribed war
zone, the responsibility for the outcome
if war should result will be with the
nation persisting in such trade.
The United States denies that Ger
many has the right to prohibit all COM
merce or in maintaining blockade to
sink ships without warning. 1t is now
preparing to send its merchantmen
through the war zone under arms. As
well might this government declare that
the United States has made known its
terms respecting submarine warfare,
and that a defiance of those terms re-
sulting in the sinking of American ves-
sells and the destruction of American
lives without warning will place the re-
sponsibility for war upon German
shoulders. Indeed. there is warrant for
such a declaration in international law
and the law of humanity, while there is
none for the German proclamation.
Zimmermann's announcements and
statements are for home consumption.
1t is obviously his policy and that of
the German government to put the
| United States before the German peo-
pie as an aggressor. acting without war
rant or justification. To a certain ex-
tent it is designed in Berlin to appeal
also to the sentiment of pro-Germanism
in this country in order to weaken the
alignment of the American citizens in
support of the administration in its eff
fort to maintain the principles of hu
manity and the right of trade at sea.
But no specious reasoning. no distortion
of the facts, no observation of issues
should beguile loyal American citizens
into a miseonception of the duty and
the responsibility of the government in
this crisis, or the righteousness of its
course
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The Mount Union Wreck.

| A few days ago the Pennsylvania rail-
road broke its remarkable record Of i'm
munity from passenger-kiHing wrecks
by a rear-end collision at Mount Union,
Pa, in which twenty persons lost their
lives. The facts regarding the collision
are now explained in a report of the
chief of the bureau of accidents of the
state public service commission, who at
tributes it to Combination Of unfor-
tunate circumstances" It appears that
the express train, which was leading, was
fourteen minutes late at Mount Union,
having been delayed by broken air.
brake. Then a defective rail on the
eastbound freight track had caused a
freight train to be transferred to the
express track, and it was following about
five miles behind the express The flag
man Of the express had gone back only
300 feet and consequently the freight
could not be halted in time when it
sighted the warning signal
The most "unfortunate circumstance"
of this combination was not mentioned
in the report, it being that the freight
train was not automatically stopped
when it approached within the zone of
danger. None Of the other circumstances
ca1 be definitely eliminated from the
equation for good. Airbrakes will con-
tinue to get out of order and trains
will continue to be delayed. Rails will
develop defects and freights will have
to be switched to passenger tracks, or
other express trains will be allowed to
come through. Flagmen will continue
from time to time to fail to go back
the distance necessary to give sufficient
warning
Whatever the incidental circumstances
the main factors in the rear end COLI
sion are the stalled forward train and
the unchecked rear train, and the flag
man is all that stands between the two.
If he falls down in his work collisions
will occur. The Pennsylvania has been
remarkably successful in reducing this
danger to a low degree. But the Mount
Union collision proves that the risk re-
mains. The automatic cab signal and
engines stop system is the only method
whereby the rear-end collision can be
put beyond the range Of human error.
Such a system may be subject to de-
fects, but the human equation is like
wise faulty, as the Mount Union wreck
proves in melancholy iteration.
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From the Chicago Herald.
Austria declares she "adheres strict
ly" to the assurance given the United
States in the Ancona note. There is
nothing in her latest communication to
Justify the statement She therein re-
pudiates, under the guise of explana-
ton, every guarantee already given.
From the Springfield Republican.
A close reading of the Austrian note
fails to disclose anything very hopeful.
From the Philadelphia Press
There is no mistaking the tenor of
this note. for all its eXpostulations OF
friendship and accord with the United
States It was plainly dictated at Ber-
lin, as we all expected it would be.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
1t would be futile to follow the sinu-
osities of Austrian logic in the further
statements of so-called principles of
international law.
From the Baltimore American.
Austria's conciliatory tone in it's il
logical and unhistorical note makes it
possible for the United States to re-
frain from breach Of relations with the
ally Of Germany.
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From the Kansas City Star.
The Presidents platform of purpose
and of action included in his second
inaugural is one upon which all Ameri-
cans can stand with him. This is no
lime to argue over details.
From the Chicago Post.
The essence of the Presidents in
augural address is in one paragraph:
We are provincials no longer. The
tragical events Of the thirty months Of
vital turmoil through which we have
Just passed have made us citizens of
the world. There can be no turning
I back. Our own fortunes as a nation
are involved. whether we would have
1t SO or not"
From the Chicago News.
President Wilson's second inaugural
address gives evidence that its author
has been reading the Declaration of
Independence and the speeches Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, sources of patriotic in-
spiration which can be highly recon-
mended.
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IN THE CHATTAHOOCHEE
STREAM.

The dsh are bitin' like Don't Care
In the early springtime beam.
An they amt no submarines round here,
In the Chattahoochee stream;
An the High Cost People-they don't count
When you're havin' all You WISH
For the trout looks fine when he's on the line,
An he's temptin' in the dish!
Amt 'fraid to float in my homemade boat
Where fish, an browse, an dream,
For I've never seen a submarine
In the Chatta hoochee stream.
Oh the High Cost People-they can 60
The gait they're a-lizin best:
Just pass that dish with the temptin' hsh
An I'm goin' to do the rest!
Atlanta Constitution,
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In the spring of 1914 war with Mex
leo was considered inevitable. The fact
that i has not yet materialized may
offer some paeifst encouragement in
considering the international situation.
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ONO Of the FIST datie. nf spy ,rrk.
in: information ator: |ritrl Statrs
n'i.tafv invcGficns would br to read
Ia" Congressional Record c;rr'ul!y FOR
IN" h'ut' That my inadvertently hc
d 'rppcd
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A Homeward Impulse.

Homeward Impulse.
I'm sort O gettin' lonesome for old
Pohick on the Crick;
l feel like packin' up an startin' on
the double quick.
Away from all the speeches an the
music an the lights.
Where the owl is doin' nearly all the
sitting up O. nights.
I'd kind o like to see the stars a-shin-
in through the trees
Where the buds come out SO furtively
to greet the southern breeze;
Where the fields hold generous promise
for the man who does his part,
An we don't hold long discussions
bout sussiety and art.
I've seen the lights that glitter where
the streets are never still;
l want to see the sunrise softly shinin'
'crost the hill.
I've tried the little games they play:
an now my only wish.
Is jes' to get a hook an line and,
maybe. catch a fish.
There are mighty matters brewing and
events from day to day
Are wonderful to contemplate, both
near and far away.
II so be as Duty calls me- am wilIin'
for to stick,
Eut I'm gettin' mighty lonesome for
old Pohick on the Crick.
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'1ou's got to admit" said Uncle
Eben, "dat a woman kin run a political
campaign heap better dan a man kin
cook flap jacks or boss de help aroun'
de house"
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Students Of diplomacy are likely to
regard EARNED neutrality" as one of
those gentle phrases that carry very
serious possibilities.
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1t may be that Mars has been wait
ing for the retired ambassadors to land
before regarding the ocean as cleared
for action
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Man is lord Of creation, but it took
the humble hen to administer the final
discouragement to the organizers of egg
monopolies.
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A trustful nation cannot forbear
breathing regretful sigh at finding
that so polite gentleman as Count Won
Bernstorff could be such a deceiver.
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China is apparently about to give up
an experiment in peace at any price
that has been carried on with unsatis-
factory results through centuries.
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Disarmament,

Perhaps there vet will come a day
When we will have permission
To lay hostilities away
And cen disarm suspicion.
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FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

A municipal election was held in
Alexandria March s. 1867. which was of
more than usual impor-
Alexandria tance. as It was the first
r1.o+;,,, election in the south
eS'Aon' since the passage Of fed
eral legislation bearing upon the fran
chfse. The Star of March s, 1867, says:
Great interest is naturally felt in
the result of the municipal election in
Alexandria today, it being the first in
the south since the passage of the bill
for the more efficient government of
that section. 1t is claimed by the re-
publicans that under the provisions of
that bill negroes have a right to vote.
and they have been urged to exercise
the privilege today. Gov. Pierpont. in
letter to an Alexandrian. states his
opinion that, under the military bill,
all male citizens over the age Of twen-
ty-one years. except those disqualified.
are entitled to vote. and that, therefore.
the colored people are undoubtedly en-
titled to the elective franchise today.
This position Of the republicans. is con-
tested by their opponents. who contend
that negroes cannot vote until a con-
ventfon is called to reconstruct the
state; and the commissioners of the
election find themselves in a quandary.
They held meeting yesterday morn
ing. at which q committee. consisting
OF Mayor Latham and Judge Moore, was
appointed to proceed Immediately to
washington and consult the Attorney
General of the United States upon the
question OF the legality of such negro
ha of h4 1al
today. The republicans. in anticipa-
ton OF unfavorable action on the part
OF the commissioners. held a meeting
and appointed committee of four. two
white and two black. to take lists Of
such votes as the commissioners NAV
reject"
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Senate debate is about the only article
IN respect to which it is conceded that
the supply is in excess of the demand.
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SHOOTING STARS,
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
Temperament INDISPENSABLE.

An artist must have Temperament. :,
That's right" replied the tenor. "Tbe
only way to get a manager to come
across with big salary is to get ex-
cited about it,"
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Tenacity.

Grain has been found clutched in
the hands of an Egyptian mummy"
1T beats ALL commented the Chicago
man, show some of those spectators
will hold on"
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-Nm extra session will give a dozen
senators opportunity to do all the ex-
pla!ning the public appears to expect
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In the Riga
Region.

Radko Dimitrieff attacked the village
of Kaluzeem, whence the German troops
had been driven. This attack was made
in connection with an aerial lombard
ment of Radzivilow.
The Russian offensive was cruel
surprise for the Germans. The booty
taken was considerable-30 cannons,
so machine guns. armored automo-
biles. armored blockhouse, 10000
masks against gas. SO uniforms, 10000
guns. 20 cook houses for campaigns:
1886, 900 TASKS and 10000 bottles or
champagne and cognac.
Cen Radko Dimitrief addressed his
troops the following order of the day;
Neither the binding whirlwinds OF
marshes have checked your progress.
After the long hand-to-hand conflicts
YOU have beaten down, Notwithstanding
the murderous fire Of hundreds OF mi
tralleuses. works. redoubts and armed
refugees which the enemy had con-
structed since fifteen months. You have
opened everywhere passageways with
the bayonet, economizing thus tens of
thousands Of projectiles for other and
better objects. 1 salute with gratitude
and thank you for the present you
have given Russia for the new year"
The unexpected offensive of Brous-
silof on the Volhynia and Bukowina
front was an extraordinary surprise.
The Russian army, a1ter ltS SAD Dut
admirable retreat of the summer of
1915 had remained motionless behind
the frozen trenches and marshes Of
Riga down to the Rumanian frontier.
The Germans convinced of the utter
exhaustion of Russia. and having con-
fdence in their information bureaus,
awaited the summer of 1916 to admin
lister a final blow. Now that the Rus
sian army, which had seemed to be
ready for action already on the Dvina
and the Strypa, but which had appar-
emily fallen back into torpor. rushed
suddenly with extraordinary impetu-
osity to the attack on the Austro-Ger-
man lines. In the few weeks that fol-
lowed the Russian army captured more
than 100000 Austrian prisoners.
This was the most singular event of
the war and one is astonished even now
that it had not even graver consequences
The Austrian army seemed indeed com
pletely overthrown and crushed. After
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Slate.

ITO what use can I put this last load
of so-called coal?" inquired the sarcas-
tic citizen.
."Well," replied the dealer" you might
get slate pencil and write on it,
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THE RUSSIAN MILITARY SITUATION

Dispatches from Petrograd report
that the intense cold has hampered
operations both on the
Cold Hamnera Russian and Rumanian
frontiers: there has
OPeAosAVAS' been a Russian drive
in Persia, resulting in the recapture of
Hamadan; the Turks had been badly
beaten and routed by the British from
Kut- -Amara, whence they were flee
ing on Bagdad, shattered completely;
on the Rumanian front the Russians
had regained certain positions which
had been taken by the Teutonic forces.
1t is difficult II not quite impossible
to define precisely the military situa-
ton on the Rumanian frontier. but in
that regard 1t may be interesting to
recall that the Rumanian front cost
dear to the Germans. Bulgarians and
Turks.
It is recalled that tho Rumanian gov
ernment hesitated during two years to
break her neutrality. Russia was not
in favor of the break. for the reason
that so long as Rumanfa was neutral
the army of Gen. Broussilof was COW
cred on the flank by Wallachia and Mol
davia and in the rear by Dobroud1a
sumed that should Rumania intervene
in favor of the entente their new allies
would hold themselves on the defensive
in Transylvania and attack Bulgaria
en- mass, the principal effectives of the
latter, it being understood, were held
before Saloniki. This was. in fact. the
idea of the Rumanian general Averesco
Unfortunately, other views prevailed
and the plan of attack against Bull
garia and the inverse plan Of an Of
fensive against Transylvania was
adopted.
Thus nearly the entire Rumanian
army entered Pennsylvania. turning its
back to the principal enemy and weak
ening itself as it drove back the Hun
garians. 1t widened it's front until the
day when, meeting the German REIN
forcements sent to aid their allies, the
Rumanians were pierced and thrown
back on their frontiers. losing in
their retreat a great part Of their ar
tillery and almost a third OF their ef-
fectives.
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Bulgars Enter
Rumauia,

several hunQfeo klloIHcleIss ny d WV
sion of militia. In such conditions the
capture of Bucharest and the invasion
of a great part of Rumania was inevi-
table.
AS for the Russian army. surprised
by the rapid reverses of the Rumanian
army. it suspended the offensive OF
Broussilofs army in order to send
heavy reinforcements to Rumania. But
the situation was such that could not
cover it's flank in Wallachia and its rear
in Dobroudja quickly enough to stop
the advance of the invaders.
1t was only on the Sereth that the
with the 1st Corps of the army OF
Gen Sakharow defensive from
prolonged by several good Rumanlan
divisions. The actual resistance of this
front with the points of support formed
in the rear. the uninterrupted and pro
gressive flow of reinforcements whlch
arrived averted the peril.
few days later there appeared the
vehement proclamation OF the Car OF
Russia to his armies and his fleet when
empire an implacable war and without
respite A little after the offensive OF
Cen Roussky commenced In the direc-
tion of Mitau. There was no doubt
about the firm will of the emperor and
of Gen Gourko to conquer at any price
The new chief of staff whom the czar
has chosen is one of the best qualified
for the task.
In order to understand the impossf-
bility in which the Russians were
placed to go to the rescue of Rumania
more rapidly it is necessary to recall
that they could utilize, in general.
but a single railway and single wagon
road In the zone of the armies in
fantry moved for the most part by
marching, and artillery alone was
moved by rail Briefly. the enemy
armies will soon find themselves in a
tight situation on the Sereth. from
which they may not be able to dis
engage themselves readily.
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Turning attention to the region of
Riga, where the Russians had COM
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Russia. We should not forget has
some things quite as impenetrable and
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When II rained fifty years ago Wash
lngton was not pleasant place The
streets were so bad
Dangerous Spots ly paved that they
in the Streets. r",ssa9. m. .e'''aoie
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Nevertheless tho Bulgarians invaded
the Dobroudta and marched against
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According to study which has re-
Gently been completed by the office of
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Sentiment in Congress for the res
toration of the original District de-
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1t is just now apropos. in the moment
of Germany's plots in the United States,
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menCed al OH 0fISlNt
just before the comm g
of the extreme cold,
the troops of Gen.
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A municipal election was held in
Alexandria March s. 1857. which was Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
Are You in Love?

The richest rewards come only when
one can literally fail in love with ones
work. If you are keenly Interested in
your daily efforts, your work is being
done more satisfactorily 1t is labor
of love Every day is an enjoyable ek-
perience.
Love your work. Retain your youth
full enthusiasm. All this means that you
must take every possible care Of your
health. That you must maintain your
physical energies at high-water mark
Remember always that you depend upon
your bodily machine for the attainment
Of your object in life, Take care Of
that machine.
Is il not worth more than an auto
mobile than an airplane, a fine horse or
dog? Is 1t not in reality beyond financial
valuation? Recognize its value t. the
full Remember that each day you are
what your food makes you. Your mus
cles. the strength and contour Of your
body, are influenced by the exercise you
take. The blood that makes up the
tissues, that nourishes and gives energy
and enthusiasm to your brain, depends
upon your diet and exercise and the
general care. you give your body.-B.
Macfadden in Physical Culture.