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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

bis wife, a Canadian baronet, the daugh-
Ter Of the rector, and a girl of the poor
who has slipped into evil ways. The
soung widow has had an intrigue with
the college friend of the hero.
1T just fiared up" is the way both ex-
hs scars.
The widow who has heard the clergy
nan preach is moved to go to him, heav.
ry yelled, to confess that she is a sinner
and to ask him what to do to get back
her self-respect and peace of mind. He
Ater falls in love with her without know
ing that she was the veiled woman. He
uacovers also that his college friend was
me man in the case, and that, too. while
re and his wife were active in the church.
Al these people come together in numer-
gus ways. The reader is admitted to the
secret of their relations. but the char
scters slowly discover it. and some Of
Mem Go not discover it all. There is
MYSTERY and complication and suspense
Mough to satisfy the most eXacting.
nose who wish to know how the plot
eevelops and what the outcome is must
10 the book for enlightenment. We
snall not spoil the pleasure they will get
y disclosing it in advance.
is not for the story, however, that
@e seriousminded will read the book. It
tor the social philosophy that it con-
ns' The philosophy is not new. It
- oeen preached for centuries, and prac-
Sced-well. If 1t were practiced at all
W world would be a much better place
Il which to live and be happy.
Let us take the young woman in whom
sassion "fared up" She had no thought
@' she was not a good woman at the
S'ne' and 1t took her years to discover
81 mistake. She was shocked because
~ young clergyman told her, when she
,Sted him in disguise. that she was not
u IN discussing the problem she
IA 80 that what you mean by a good
rs one whose thoughts are kept as
'st ..cuy as possible with good"
K ,tth IN, put what kind of a woman would
his,ng his head he looked at her
Nusn the gathering darkness. ''The
~ mat you can ask that"
SHOWS that when thought ! was a
woman was really a bad one.
u .At at what you were going to say?"
no shows rather that you've never
a iuerstood what good woman really
~ me whole thing Is mental It's
S:"tfr OF understanding. II your mind
peen right your heart wouldn't
.[If r@sS 8One wrong. II couldn't haya
n 4ppsned." Ne - 'o'''" ""''
s "a q you were woman" She began
doesn't matter whether I'm
SS5tsn or a man. In good there ID
Jew nor Greek. neither male nor
ITS not question either Of sex
ychology.r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

TTNASTE in honeymoons differs about as
i widely as taste in brides. This is a beneh
cent dispensation of Providence, for through
II there is just enough competition for each
type of girl to make the wooing interesting
and it leaves wide freedom of choice in the
way of spending the first weeks or months
of married life. If every bride insisted on
going to Palm Beach, to Atlantic city or
to Europe the rest of us would be crowded
out of these interesting places. Or IL they
all preferred to live a month in hotel in
Broad street that thoroughfare would have
to be given up to caravansaries and rice,
confetti and old shoes The street cleaning
department is put to it., as 1t is. to keep
the pavement free from litter.
Yet IL 1t were given to every bride to
choose such n way of spending honey
moon as came to Ernesta Drinker. of South
Bethlehem who married William c. Bullitt
or This city. last year, there are few who
would prefer a different one. Mr.. Bullitt
took his bride to Germany ana made SIDE
trips to Belgium and Austria and Hungary
He had letters of introduction to the Amer
ican Ambassadors and to the leading men
I'm the governments of the countries and
was welcomed by them in most friendly
manner AS result his wife was the ain
ner partner of General Won Bissing, Gov
ernor of Belgium she talked about peace
with Zimmerman, the German Foreign Min
lister: was the guest of Countess Won Bern
storff at tea. and was entertained by many
Ies3er persons She had delightful time in
Budapest and one morning after dining
out with notables the night before she heard
her telephone bell When she answered the
ring a voice came to her over the Wire'
.'This is Graf Apponyi"
"Oh, hello" she gaily replied. How are
you today
The Count said that he wished to see
Mr.. Bullitt.
What made you get up so early?' she
chaffed back under the impression that the
Count was one of the family whom she had
met at a recent party.
But this airy American bride was talk
ing to the Hungarian Prime Minister, who
had called at the hotel to see her husband.
We know this happened because Mrs
BulIitt wrote il down in her diary, extracts
from which have been printed In book that
all may read She explains that the diary
Of her at-great Observation-Disclosures Eliza
beth Drinler, kept during the Revolution,
had interested her very much, and wnen she
went to the warning countries last year she
decided to record her experiences for the
benefit of her great-grandchldren 1t sees
the light now, a century before she expect
ed It to be of interest. because a publisher
heard Of 1t and how she managed to get It
by the censors and decided that 1t was Of
great contemporary value. No one can read
il without agreeing with the men whose
business is making books to sell.
In the first place, the diary is the intimate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Small Talk About Books
and Writers of Them

The social comedies that can evolve from
differences in pronunciation are more than
suggested by Rupert Hughes in one of the
stories in his new volume, "In a Little
Town native of the little town is
talking with two men. one from Massa-
chusetts and the other from Georgia,
Neither of you can pronounce the name
of his native State" said the native He
calls it Jawja' and you call it 'Jahjar"
What should it be?'
"Jorrjuh"
Mr.. Hughes, who has lived in New York
long enough to learn to say bold" for
bird" does not tell us how we should
pronounce the name of the southern State.
Harper & Bros. announce that they were
obliged to reprint The Lifted Veil" by
Basil King, before publication They are
reprinting also THE Day of the Saxon" by
General Homer Lea; Under Western
Eyes and "Nostromo," by Joseph Conrad ;
volumes IL and 10 of THE American Ma
ton A History" Jude the Obscure" by
Thomas Hardy, and The Puritan in Hol-
land England and America" by Douglas
Campbell.
We noted last week that the soldiers on
the Mexican border were so interested in
poetry that the first book of lot sent down
there by the New York library to be worn
out by much reading was a volume of verse.
But it did not need this evidence to prove
that verse with a human appeal is popular.
Tom Days first volume, "Canzoni," pub
lished ten years ago. is now in its fifteenth
thousand. 1t has become what the pub
fishers know as a standard work and has
been selling at the rate of a thousand
copies a year for several years. Only POI
volumes of poetry and drama were pub
lished in 1896, while last year $50 volumes
came from the press. Pure literature is
looking up.
Houghton Mifflin Company announce that
the demand for Pip" Ian Hay Beiths
latest novel, published March TO- has al
ready necesstated second printing of the
book.
new, thoroughly revised and materially
enlarged edition of "rhe War and Human
ity," by James NJ. Beck, author of THE
Evidence in the Case" has just made its
appearance under the Putnam imprint. The
section on the rights of noncombatants and
that on the submarine issue have been en-
HANGED in importance through the addition
of further material. Theodore Roosevelt
contributes to the new edition foreword.
In "rhe White People" Mrs. Burnett
makes one of the characters, wise old
Scotchman, say: Man has not learned all
the laws of nature yet. Natures grand.
rich, endless thing, always unrolling her
scroll with writings that seem new on 1t.
They're not new. They were always writ
ten there. But they were not unrolled.
Never a law broken, never new law, only
laws read with stronger eyes This Is ap-
parently her own philosophy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

Not all wrong"
"Wo was wrong in any way"
g., ~, we cared for each other Th,,
:" user was reason" A""'
wv. petraying some one elseop
,h iast the revelation comes and
,"e young clergyman realizes that thero
,ic'ousness right in the resnectah,o
on'ies OF the Church itself be doubt, Co..
moment whether all their effort ,s
IN "hiie' 1t takes the old rector 10
po' MN straight. Out of his long experi.
ence the old man tells him that Wa can
see human beings from the angle 10 ,,ico
anu uepraVity, in which case we desnair.
vi 'heH' Or we can see them from tba
angie or their struggle with ev,, ar,
N'',vh case you applaud them as soldiers.
UT IKE some One Else you have commas.
SION on the multitude because thew are n c
sheep having no shepherd" They are nj,
i,sheing IN their way against the baser
'hings' receiving grievous wounds in the
struggle, but still fighting.
But this sort Of thing does NOT All ,ho
pook' IT, however, is its heart what gives
II vitality There is plenty Of bone and
muscle flesh and blood in II TO mako II
in,enseiN human. Indeed the fact that
such book can be written at all should
enable one to take heart Of hope for the
future Of American life as we'll as of
American literature.
GEORGE w. DOUGLAS.
THE LIFTED VEIL BY Basil King o,,bor =,
,,The Inner Shrine" Illustrated by James
Montgomery Flagg $40 net. New York:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
A Boy Who Made Good

The latest in the series of children's
classics, which the j. b. Lippincott Company
Is issuing Is -. Cole" by Emma Gelli-
brand which tells the story of boy who
secured work as page in a private house
and served faithfully almost unto death. 1t
is moving tale that deserves a place in the
library of every boy and of every mother
who gives herself the great joy of reading
to her children at bedtime. The book has
four illustrations in color by Maria l..
Kirk.
j. COLE; BY Emma Gellibrand. Philadelphia
j. B. Lippncott Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

mere. And when a duchess tells her Of
where 'delirious lingerie" can be bought
she shocks the noblewoman by remarking
that her handkerchiefs usually cost twelve
ana half cents apiece and have her name
written In the corner with ink. She found
austria and Hungary refreshing after Ger
many and was delighted with Budapest
The best way TO enjoy her Impressions Is
to read them all
AN ,luTCENsoRED DIARY FROM THE CEN.
Ibmnn. I,in,i., EMPIRES. By Ernesta Drnker
Buiiitt New York: Doubleday. Page Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
FOR TOURISTS.

To Fredericksburg: Leave 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue. South on
18th street.
O9-Bear to right into Potomac park
way. then cross Long bridge over
Potomac river.
5.S-Left across bridge over railroad
tracks, then to right into Alex
andria.
75-Bear left. leaving King street.
s.3-Bear to left and then cross rail-
road tracks.
a.4-Left turn.
17.S-Sharp to right.
le7-Strsisht ahead crossing the rail-
road tracks at Lorton. Danger
2o.e-Cross steel bridge into oceoauan.
23.2-Right, and at once right again.
24.0-!Sharp right.
24.1-Sharp TO left.
25S-Sharp to left.
a6s-Left. following telegraph line.
80 2-Sharp to right and cross bridge.
then left on good road.
340-Dumfries.
44S-Garrisonville. Left turn
4a.3-Sharp to left
59.2-Left to Falmouth.
595-Cross steel bridge over Kappa
hammock river t25 cents tolD.
then to left
l61.o-Commerce street, Frederickspurg
Places of interest in Fredericksburg:
Washington. where she lived and died:
Rising Sun Tavern, stopping place OF
Lafayette. ashington and other CO.
lonial celebrities.
Confederate cemetery-About 2.Voo
buried here.
National cemetery-Has largest num-
Der of interments, there being 294, OF
these only about $500 are known.
Masonic Lodge in which George Wash
ington received the fellowcraft and mas
ter Mason degrees. 1852.
Mercer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to Gen.
Hugh Mercer, killed in battle of Prince
ton. 1777.
Kenmore. built in 174o In this house
Col Fielding Lewis took Betty Wash
ington Georges sister, as bride.
The sentry Box" used through three
wars, the revolutionary war, war of
l1s12. civil war-to watch and give the
alarm OF the approach of the enemy.
Every President from Washington to
James Buchanan was entertained here.
The Washington farm, directly oppo-
site the Sentry Box George Washington
he chopped down the famous cherry
tree and threw silver dollar across
the river from this farm
Chatham. Stafford Heights, across
Rappahannock river: built in 1880
Washington paid attention TO the Widow
Curtis. Lincoln reviewed the Army of
the Potomac before the battle of Fred
erfcksburg. Gen. Burnside's headquar-
tiers. 1862.
Within close driving distance of Fred
ericksburg:
Salem Church, four miles: Chancel-
louisville. ten miles; "Stonewall' Jack
son monument. eleven miles: Wilder
ness. fifteen miles; Bloody Angle. twelve
miles: Sedgewick monument, twelve
miles: Spotsylvania Court House. eleven
miles: Hamiltons Crossing. four miles:
Falmouth. one mile. and Lacy House
tBurnside's headquarters). one-half
mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
ARMY ORDERS.

Cant ssmuel H. Wolfe. ouartermaster OF
fcers' Reserve Corps. will report 70 me s
-, ~ a renort on the care Of dependents or en-
listed men in Great Britain and France.
MAJ. ~ military science and tactics at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Hlackshnrs, va,
First lieut. Edward G. P Mnac,, s school hi.
city. will proceed TO Fort oglethcrpe' Ca Tor
course Of instruction A., o,, :. r.,
mis- To- viii procced TO Fort Mciienry: Nd.
and assume command of General Hospital NO. =
10 he established AT the latter place. .-.,,,
Mai Francis W. Ralston. Coast Artillery
corns is detailed for sers..e in the adjutant
seT Te,nrorary second Lieut. Lewis J. Law. Enei
neers will report to the commanding officer, "th
Engineers, Camp American University u. - i'r
'" FIRST Lieut.. Lewis W Frank. Medical Reserve
Corps ut the Army Medical Schooi. wiz pro
coed to Fort ogiethorpe' Ca Tor course oi III
The following named officers Of the Medical
school this city, for instruction: Cant: Isaac
II KniIey tr and FIRST Iieuts. Victor W. Max
we'll and Thomas s. Wiil dinsrs ., the National
Army will report TO the chief of stan Tor dntS
in his office: cants Ernest scne,i,n9: aanFS and
Bronson Cutting. infantry, and FIRST Lieut.. hush
w. charIes II CLIFFORD Engineer officers Reserve
Corps. will report at the general engineer depot
First Lieut.. Milo s. Long. Engineer Officers
Reserve Corps will proceed to washington, u.
c., for duty. =, ,, >,,;oo, Do
serve Corps at the Army Medical school. TINS
cjty, will proceed to Fort oglethorpe, Ca, for
First Lieut. Willard X. Smith. Ordnance or.
6cers' Reserve Corps, will report TO the chief OF
ordnance for duty. ,.,,,
Mai Edward T. I.awton. retired, is detailed as
professor of military science and tactics AZ the
University Of Porto Rico, Rio Piedras, I. L.
second Lieut. William Il. Davis. Infantry OF
6cers' Reserve Corps. is discharged from the
service of the United States. -
col. Weston T. Chamberlain. Medical Corps
at Madison barracks. \. Y, Will report to the
surgeon general for duty in his office
Mai. Augustus Trowbridge. aviation section
Signal Officers Aeserve Corps. Will report TO the
chief signal officer for duty ~
Mai Edward p. orion. jr.. Qnartermaster OF
6cers' Reserve Corps. will report TO the quarter
aster general for duty in his office.
'n The following named officers of the Reserve
Corps have been honorably discharged Nal
Rohrrt III. Perdue Capt. Roy c. liollister. First
Lieut. Lieut. John N. McCroskey, and Second Lieuts.
Roy NJ. valentine, Arvid 4. johnson; Jacob H.
Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
DOPEY DAN AND LON
There's Just One u. S. A.
writ to him by his partner. Professor.

writ to him by his partner. Professor,
please.
Excitement reigned in TIL allies camp
TIL work for tn day through,
An staid old chiefs who never fooled
Joined in tn huilabal6o.
TIL band cut loose with some rag-time stun,
Which caused all hands 10 cheer.
When out of tn nighf>a sentry shrieked.
There's a brand-new bunch out here.
TIL great chief twisted his sassy goatee.
An broadened his face with II grin.
As he sienalcd III party who flashed him tn
To usher few OF 'em in
Then of sudden III noise let up.
An into III main guys tent
, There stepped four husky American lads
With tn message their general had sent.
Til great chief grun,cd tickled rrunt
As he read III document through.
Then proffered his hand to tn sergeant In charge,
I'm yodeied out, Who he you:'
Tn sergeant he Strengthened his stalwart form.
Tossed back his fiery head.
An grahbin tn oui-stretched nit of tn chief.
He shook il an proudly said:
''Th' lanky lad is from Duluth:
TIL Kids from Tennessee
Tn corporal halls from Oregon.
An I'm from New Jers-ee.
We often scrap among ourselves
An have old he'll to pay.
But when we see III, Stars m Stripes
There's just one L. s. A.
Mon pieu Mon pieu.'' a ..roilou'' cried
a Tommy screamed, Bravo
Roosan grabbed lady from hell
An whispered, Great lucksky. Eo,'
Then all around III American lads
They formed n mighty ring.
An dancin' 10 III rac-time stuff
TIL bunch began to sing,
''oh. tn 1anky lad is from Duluth.
tn kids from Tennessee
Tn corporal halls from Oregon
An he's from New Jers-e-c.
You're welcome in our little camp
As III flowers are in Nav
Now all together! Come on, boys,
Long live tn L. s. A.
D0PEY DAN.
Note.-Lon says when your regular
Minnie tells you that mebbe she'll
see YOU on Sunday you'd better start
manhlh IN boats. cause if you was
battin' your customary 400 there
wouldn't be no mebbe to it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
SPORT PROGRAM CALLED OFF.
Cincinnati Speedway Directors Find
War Conditions Bar.

Reservation of rolling stock by the
government. preventing the running of
special trains; regard for the sentiment
of the general public in TIE face Of
the early assembling OF the dra TT
army: the pressing into service of
many leading race drivers and their
mechanicians. and tho fact that no
male fiers were available because of
the demand made for experienced avn
ators by the Cnited States, combined
to bring about Il condition that moved
the directors of tho Cincinnati speed
way, to declare Off the all-day sport
program. including the ECO -mile Army
and Navy sweepst axes. scheduled for
Labor day, September 3.
While no time has bean fixed for
holding the next race, the directors
were unanimous in declaring that an
other event would be stared as soon
as conditions again became normal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
ALABAMA COAL OWNERS
DENY UNIONS STANDING
Operators Secretary Says They Will
Gladly Meet Secretary of
Labor Wilson.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, August lS.-Ala-
bama coal mine operators viii no. IN
der any conditions meet in conference
with officers or representatives of the
miners union, according to a statement
today by James L. Davidson, secretary
of the Operators Association. He stated.
however. that the operators would
gladly meet Secretary of Labor WI
son, or any other accredited representa-
tive of the government.
The operators" Mr.. Davidson stated.
will not under any conditions meet in
conference with the officers or repre-
sentatives of the United Mine Workers
of America, or it's aSitators, nor VIII
they i'll any wise. either expressly. or
implicitly, recognize the unions. The
operators have done nothing to precipi-
tate labor troubles or strikes at the coal
mines and it stands to reason that they
will gladly meet Secretary Wilson or
any other accredited representative o.
the federal government. and without
hesitation furnish the federal govern
ment with all Information it may re
quire."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Dear Folks:
Up to tn time our country entered
this crool. blood thirsty war. Lon an
q liz pal o. his'n, named Smith, was en-
gagged in a thrivin' jitney business. an
from tn way things was breakin' for
them it looked like 'twould only be
few feetin' years when they. too.
would be lollin' around with tn idle
rich, an blurtin' out to their own
trusty, chaufTeurs, Home. now. Fred"
But tn two kids soon realized that il
they wanted to hold tn respect of their
customers. one or tn other would have
to join tn colors. so, In order to decide
which one was to beat it abroad. they
played "A two-handed game O. pitch"
an tn answer was. Snitz went of to
sea an Lon went to see him off.
TIL liz rascal hitched up with tn
American Ambulance Corps as a chauf-
feur. an was in tn very first batch to
land on tn other side. an yesterday
Lon received n lengthy letter from him.
in which he gives CLOWN account OF
tn reception rendered tn Yankee boys
when they reached that dear France,
uSin' at least twelve paragraphs to de-
scribe tn way tn French Josies skidded
up to them on tn boulevards. an with
out SO much as askin showered them
with Kisses right smack In thelr mouth
pieces. This section of tn letter nearly
drove poor Lon rats" an ii wouldn't
surprise me in TIL least to wake up
some mornin' to find that he'd flew.
Snitz also give quite graphic de-
scription of their trip to tn front. an
claims that tn first night they got in
cahoots with tn allied bunch was one
of tn fiercest liz evenin's he'd ever run
up against. an if comrade hadn't re-
minded him that he was over there to
scrap he woulda thought he was in
Washington, an out on tn loose.
Tn letter has worked Lon up some
thin turrible, an no amount o. coaXin'
would get him under tn sheets last
night until he'd pounded out TIL fol-
lowin', which is took from descriptions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
STANDARDIZED HIGHWAYS
URGED AS WAR NEED
Representative Broadbeck of Penn
sylvania Would Have Lincoln
Highway Made Post Road.

Among the matters of first impor-
grim realities of war Congress is CIV
ing attention to one of the country's
greatest needs-roads. A bill outlining
definite policy of governmental su-
pervision in Fastening and standardiz-
ing the Improvement of one Of the
most strategically routed and generally
useful thoroughfares has been intro
duced in the House by Representative
A. r. Broadbeck Of Pennsylvania. 1t
calls for the designation of the Lin
coin highway connecting New York
and San Francisco as a federal post
road.
AS printed and referred to the COM
mittee on the post office and post
roads the bills reads: That the Post
master General be and is hereby au-
thorized and directed to designate as
a post road the highway known as
the Lincoln highway. as now laid out
from the place of its commencement
on the Atlantic seaboard to the point
of its termination on the Pacific coast"
Representative Broadbeck introduced
the bill as vitality important measure
in the face of the emergency now ex-
listing, and Is prepared to press it's
consideration both in the committee
and on the floor Of the house. He urges
the necessity of taking Immediate
steps to put the entire Lincoln high
way in frst-class condition.
In a communication to the headquar-
ters Of the Lincoln Highway Associa-
ton. in Detroit. Representative Broad
beck outlined as his serious purpose
ito get government action relative to
this important highway, whereby fed
eral recognition could be brought
about. recognizing this main artery
Of transcontinental traffic. with the
further end in view of securing ap-
propriations which could be used to
assist in the development of the high
way and make it available for such
transportation as might become neces-
sary. owing to the emergency which
now exists"