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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
WAR PROFITS

THE efforts in the Senate to divert the
l. pressure Of taxation from general
cScess profits to specific war profits are
backed by two strong arguments
First, the nations conscience rejects
the idea that profits made directly out
Of the grim needs of war are to be classed
with profits made by the same kind of
business initiative which is eNertcd in
peace times. A man who has made more
than per cent profit out of furniture
can properly feel that the war did MOI
help him, but, if anything, hampcred him
in his work. \ man who has made i'm
mense sums in selling bandages and
ether should feel willing to he taxed for
the good fortune" that came to him only
because thousands Of brave men were
Icing wounded. 1t is not hard to deter
mine the amount Of war profits. Yearly
averages of earnings before August /,
1914, compared with yearly averages
since that date. tell the story. Taxed ac-
cordinE to the British system, they would
yield the amazing sum of 100000, 900 for
the present year, granting that the 1917
profits equal the 1916 profts-and the
chances are they will exceed them, now
that new bellgerent nations are entering
the market, The sum named is more than
half the total the Senate expects to raise.
From the standpoint Of both morals and
eXpediency it is right that this toll should
be taken from those who have been en-
riched by the worlds agony.
Second, it is ineXpedient to tax excess
profits generally. because men who have
made fortunes in spite of the war and
not because Of it will have little hesita-
tlon in investing their money where it
cannot be taxed Canada has refrained
from taxing incomes, very probably with
the direct purpose Of attracting capital
And to Canada capital Is going and will
continue 10 go. our Government classes
all income ndiscriminately as the fruits
Of war.
Tie very fact that the men who bene-
ft by war profits are especially protected
by the Government holds them within
the Jurisdiction OF the Government for
taxing purposes The man who sells guns
has to be in close touch with WASHINGTON
and run his plant virtually in cooperation
with the Government But the man who
sells books or chairs or umbrellas can go
where he likes with his money, and with
a good conscience. There is no reason
to penalize his nOnmlitGry skill and
initiative, no reason to prevent him from
employing American labor at home.
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HoARDED CANNED GOODS

From Chicago and many other points
come stories of boarding canned goods and
other food products in large quantities by
private consumers. If all who can afford
to spend fifty or a hundred dollars in that
way at once do so, the shelves OF retailers
will be swept bare of goods and the poorer
people will suffer unnecessary privation. II
is as foolish to hoard foodstuffs in this
way as It IS to hoard money in idleness.
The man who does 1t may be sure Of his
money and sure of his gold but he Will
check the prosperity and progress OF the
country to his own ultimate detriment If
sufficient number of others like himself do
the same thing There is plenty OF food In
this country to last through the next har-
vest. Recent speculation in wheat has been
based on the small supply that was carried
over and not on any actual shortage as FAR
as domestic requirements are concerned. II
everybody who can afford it should buy
and hoard large quantities of foodstutfs, the
Government might be forced TO intervene
and take II away from them, just as has
been done time and again in beleaguered
cities threatened with starvation In
American cities the risk Of provoking an
uprising of the mob must also be consld-
ered-New York Commercial
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CALLS SOCIALISTS DIsLoYAL

TO the Editor Of me Ercning Ledger:
SIr-It is about time, in the writer's
estimation that our Government was taxing
account OF the dsloyal stock among us and
was wedding it out with the greatest
dispatch -,
An persons who are not with the Gov
crnment now are against II. and II Is up
to every true and stanch American who
hears anything said against conscription TO
renort II to the nearest officer and go with
that officer and make the charge Let
every true American he his own Secret
Service man and help root out these so
called Socialists, who are nothing more or
less than rank traitors.
These persons who are crying down the
Government all the time against going into
this war had better have a care or the
first thing we know we will be under
martial law. We are in this war 10 pre-
serve democracy; we are not fighting for
the present only but for the future, and IL
is up to every true American TO maintain
this Government against all comers.
We want no Socialism or Anarchism
planted i'm its place. Foreigners who came
protect II and not to tear 1t down. Presi-
dent Wilson has given the people ample
time to answer his call and as they have
not done II there remains but one alterna-
tive-cOnsCription. The people of England
put up a kick at first but what good did
it do? If your country needs you it will
get you, and If you refuse TO go prison Is
are the Socialists, and the quicker we shut
these "copperheads" up the better | think
our Government dealt good blow to them
when it refused to let their delegates go TO
Stockholm. FOR AMERICA.
Philadelphia, May 2s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
JAPAN TO RUSSIA'S AID

TAPAN'S rapid strides toward greater
clear that the first necessity of these
days is to be expressed in a simpler for
mula than that of Mr. Wilson. II is true
that THE world must be made safe for
democracy" II is even truer that first
the world must be made safe" Before
the perfections of democratic government
are wholly realized in the Allied lands
it will be essential that Alied lands are
freed from present invaders and secure
from future invasions.
q The demand of some japanese statesmen
that a huge army be sent TO Russia is
based upon the fear that a separate Russo.
German peace might mean the overrun-
ming Of all Asia by Prussians. Japan's
very existence would be thus imperiled
and republican China be plunged back
under autocracy.
Several very encouraging news items
have come from Toxic in the last week.
The report that japanese destroyers are
now operating in force in the Mediter-
ranean, having saved $500 OF the 5000 on
the Pennsylvania who would all have per-
ished without their assistance; the report
that Japanese troops are fighting in
France; Premier Terauchi's speeches ap.
preciative Of Americas efforts and his
repeated predictions that the ties between
Toxic and Washington will be ever in
creasingly strengthened by corporation
all these are burying the last vesuges OF
ili-feeling between the two countries and
bringing them into warm sympathy with
each other.
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to the average English community Per-
sonally, I think that was foolish ques-
tion to ask, since Englishmen are sup
posed to rule themselves, and il they
tolerate an injustice 1t is their own fault,
as they can change their government at
any election.
With Ireland 1t is very different You
will admit that Ireland has been fighting
both i'm and out Of Parliament to change the
system of government for several centuries
without any result whatever, as far as the
administration of the laws In Ireland are
concerned, and you will also admit that
those grievances were not imaginary or
else the best brains OF England would not
have wasted their time trying to remedy
them. l suppose you also know that an
English official appointed by the Crown to
rule Ireland can, with stroke OF the pen,
abolish trial by jury Can any English
official do that in England? Apart from
all that, all Irishmen would rather be ruled
badly by their own countrymen than well
by a foreign people. AS far as Irish inde-
pendence is concerned, in my estimation
they have as much right to the same as the
Belgans Serbs or Poles. F. ]. SCULLY.
Philadelphia May "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
OUR DEBT TO ITALY

ENVERY time we say America we
IL speak the eloquent tongue Of Rome.
Every time we trace the life Of civilized
America to it's source 1t is the glorious
heir Of Italy the pioneer OF mod
ern science and culture. that must fur
nish the background Of our thoughts. An
Italian found our new world. An Italian
named Il.
Consideration Of these tremendous and
fundamental facts should lend a unique
significance to Philadelphia's reception Of
the Prince OF Udinc and Guglielmo Mar
conf. who will honor this city with their
presence on June 16. TO France, valiant
nurse OF an infant republic. VIC mani
Tested our love and devotion with fitting
rapture on the great day when Joffre and
Niviani came here "a few weeks ago. II IS
idle to make comparisons concerning
what we owe TO the various nations Of
the old World. We are composite ma
ton The blood Of AN Europe flows in
our veins But our debit to Italy Is sugu-
lary vital and basic
Her ENJOYS will recognize this whom
they lay a wreath upon the statue or
Christopher Columbus i'm harmojut
Park, This act will tollng'y aymholizc
tho supreme historical Ink between
America and Italy.
with King NiCtor's commissioners we
have no Revolutionary memories TO re-
vive for Italy, alas, was not n nation IN
The days of Washington. So longer mere
IS a geographical express on" she is now
cmbattlcd for that civilization which re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29

Boforo the New Yorl, state Waterways
Association at Troy. y. y,
October :, t9lG.
Down Tdl's shady beiRhts to river strand,
Where spacious homes and business houses stand
Along the commerce bearing Hudson tend
The growth of Troy and traffic you bcfrend.
40 limits are prescribed to Trojan growth,
within whose borders there's no place for sloth,
Her transportation lines extend afar
And Hudson steamboats,, too, are popular.
The Emma willard School for Girls is known
Wherc'er b"llcs-lettr,s nave set their lustruus
Your famous Polytechnic Institute
A standing has which no one would refute.
I,ndow'd by Mrs Sage that school has shown
How science when applied to arts alone
Extends their scope and usefulness anew
In mans attempt strange forces to subdue.
The business harmony. that here prevails,
Insures success in action, and awaits
In all your undertakings, small and great,
That other cities well might emulate.
our public work remains still incomplete
The Hudson must have twenty y-seven feet.
uLcn shps on even keel. :tS waters DER.
Shall ply with cargoes brought from distant
shore.
This open gate unto the barge canals
Will celebrate It's growth in festivals.
New Ilium Will then supass the old
In arts and commerce wide ana manifold.
(THE ENID
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
VANISHED GLORTES

rcmem Der, ! remember,
The house lChcrc / 1cds born
And all that crazy junk iCc had
That ducHin0 to ddorn.
The tidy on the easy chair,
HotU lCcH do recall
The Rogers groups, the cuspidorS,
The notices on the acdH
The tcire mat outside the door
with "Wclcomc" spelled IN 1chite,
Round mdrblcS-Or, AZ least, before
Kids pried them out one night.
Thc maaU-tdsseled lam brequiHs,
The tchat-not 10ith its load
OF shells and gtlded baby shoes
TO brighten our abode.
The platcs bCdccked tGith scc-gdr bands
or nutiIdted stamps,
The red and crmkly paper shades
Upon the pdrlOr lamps.
The crdyon pictures Of our pa
And ma IN early yoUthi
The m fan and the mustdche cup
All prey to times sharp tooth.
I remember, 7 remember,
The house 1Uhere I 1cdS born
And all that crazy junk 1ce had
THAT dtcellin0 to ddorn
FILBERT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
SAM DAVIS

When the Lord calls up earth's heroes
To stand before His face,
oh. many n name unknown to fame
Shall ring from that high place!
And out of a grave in the Southland,
At the just Gods call and beck,
Shall one man rise with fearless eyes,
And a rope about his neck.
For men have swung from galIows
Whose souls were white as snow.
Not how they die nor where, but why,
Is what Gods records show.
And on that mighty ledger
Is writ Sam Daviss name
For honor's sake he would not make
A compromise with shame.
The great world lay before him,
For he was in his youth;
With love Of life young hearts are rife,
But better he loved truth.
lie fought for his convictions
And when they stood at bay,
He would not finch or stir one inch
From honor's narrow way
They offered life and freedom
If he would speak the word
In silent pride he gazed aside
As one who had not heard.
They argued, pleaded. threatened
1t was but wasted breath.
Let come what must, l keep my trust "
He said and laughed at death.
He would not sell his manhood
To purchase priceless hope
Where kings drag down a name and cror,r
He dignihed rope.
All grave where was your trlunnb
All death where was your stinRP
He. showed you how a man could how
To doom and stay a king.
And God, who loves the loyal
Because they are like Him,
! doubt not yet that soul shall set
Among His cherubim
Southland bring your laurels,
And add your wreath, o North
Let glory claim the hero's nams
And tell the world his worth.
ELLA Wheelor uvtf..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
The Cullinan Diamond

l.. 1.-The largest and in many respects
the most remarkable diamond of which
tnere Is any record was found on January
20 1909 in the Premier mine, near Pre-
toria, Transvaal. The stone, called the
Cullinan diamond, from the name of It's
finder weighed 23O2% carats. or 1877 pounds
and measured inches by 2.5 inches by 1.25
inches II showed five cleavage planes, in-.
dicating that 1t was only a portion Of a
targe crystal. The color is reputed to be
the purest Of any of the large stones. Its
value has been estimated at from S2,500, 900
10 S5,OOO,OO0. The diamond was purchased
oy an English syndicate and has been cut
into nine stones, which were presented In
1908 TO King Edward VII, to be placed
among the English crown jewels, The
largest OF these, a pendant-shaped brill
liant Weighing 51Gh carats, is mounted IN
a removable setting in the scepter, II
known as Cullinan /. The second largest
stone, Cullinan II, weighs 3O9 3-l6 caraS
ana is mounted In the crown of England,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29

1T WAS just after the liquor interests
had voluntarily appeared in Washington
and agreed to cut down their consumption
Of grain that a more or less steady pa
iron of Clancy's saloon caught one of the
bartenders watering the whisky lie told
Clancy about it. Clancy wiped his mus
tache with the back Of his hand, and
sez he;
We'll, sor, of course ye understand in
these ticklish times we have to make
some CONCESSIONS to the timp'rance peo-
ple"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Our Debt to Italy-Socialists
Called Disloyal-Press
Censorship
DISPLAY THE ITALIAN FLAG

To nc EdtOT Ot me EDehihg Led0cr
Sir--It certainly does surprise naturalzed
Italians not to see the Italian flag displayed
as conspiCuously as the French, British and
other Allied flags are OF course | don't
include the various Little Italics in this
statement Going about the city one would
think that Italy was not in this war at all
History would have another story to write
had Italy reposed her destiny God forbid ,
on the side Of her detcsted former allies.
| don't think | am eXaggeratinE when l
say that in that case the war would have
ended long ago and the result-well. IT'S
beyond me to guess the consequences. l
would leave that to German Kultur
The Italian general with the mission to
this country did not fail to express his sur
prise at the faint-hearted display or his
flag. So come, wake up, American citizens
10 the serious business before us all Don't
fail to fIv the Italian emblem with the flags
of the rest Of our Allies. for that nag de-
serves more than a good many of you think
DONATE CUGINO.
Philadelphia, May 26
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29

Yesterday, as was announced exclusive
~ in this column. was Tom Moores birth
day Tom was the Irving Berlin Of his
day lie wrote all the Irish songs of the
carly nineteenth century and sang them
so beautifully in the salons Of London as
to melt into sympathetic tears all the
warm British hearts of oal; within ear.
shot But, alas, all that is changed now.
Britain still makes the laws for ireland.
but who writes tho songs Of the nation?
Take this from the Victor catalogue for
June.
"BoCausc You're Irish" by Gustave
Kahn and I;gbgrt Van Astync, is a well.
balanced quartet for mems voices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

]. AgraTian disorders are disorders caused by
disputes concerning the ownership of land.
lOtments.
2. Kent Is a county In the southeastern part
OF England.
3. William g. McAdoo Is Secretary Of the
Treasury. He Is President Wilson's som
in-law.
4. CarniVorOus animals are those which eat
flesh, as opposed TO herbivOrOus animals,
which subsist vegetation.
D. hpread-engle speech is "a patriotic speech
a. CaptSin James 80 Cook % oS Mas Celebrated Eng
. -, lish navigator OF the eighteenth century,
T. The Hnrren Grounds Is the name of u
g. CUBS" Is the micRnamr oF Tie CbIeago Ma
uonal League baseball team.
U. Dr. Leo - Rowe is professor of political
science at the University Of Pennsylyanla.
He was appointed secretary Of the Mexi-
- - can-AmeTlcan Joint Commission.
10. The Sale law, made by the Snlian Franks.
provided that no woman could succeed 70
the French throne.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
Sam Davis

j, L. J-(a) Sam Davis, Tennessee
farmer boy, is one of the Confederate
heroes OF the Civil War. A member Of Cole
mans Scouts, he was captured in Novem-
per, 1853, In Tennessee, while carrying
military papers intrusted to him by Cap
tain II. b, Shaw, alias Coleman, com
mander OF the scouts. Shaw also was cap
tured at the same time, but the Federals
ala not know that he was the much-sought
spy Coleman. Davis refused TO tell where
ne had received the papers, as II woulo
nave betrayed his commander. In spite OK
the pleas Of his captors, he chose rather
TO die. He was condemned TO be hangea
and the sentence was executed at PULASKI
Tenn, November 27. In relating the inci-
dent General G. NJ. Dodge. the Federsi
commander, described Davis as saying u
know General, that l will have to die; but
VIII not tell where got the Information.
and there is no power on earth that can
make me tell You are doing your duty a.
soldier and II have TO die shall %
doing my duty to God and my country,
Cb) The poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
supplied by 'The Confederate Veteran
Nashville Tenn, is printed elsewhere On
this page. John Trotwood Moore, Of Ten
nessee. also has written a poem based on
the incident The Sam Davis monumen,'
IN Nashville, was erected through conui-
buttons OF money from every State In ~
lRAtAVA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29

Considering the voiceless splutter'
ings Of the average type Of Teuton tenor
in our opera houses, the news that Ger.
many plans to prevent those Of her song
birds" who accept American engagements
from singing in the Fatherland for five
years makes us devoutly hope that these
artists viii be sufficiently patriotic and
sufficiently cowed by the ruling to stay
at home for a while.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
PRESS CENSORSHIP

To the Editor Of the EUentng. Ledger;
Sir-This press gag law scheme promises
TO resolve itself from an outrage into a
farce. For instance, a Washington dis
patch today says: This newest plan
makes IT a misdemeanor to publish certain
news until the President by proclamation
says such news is no longer of value to
the enemy"
Under this plan the President could
withhold his proclamation authorizing the
publication of any item Of news until
after the war
II looks to me as II these affairs of state
could be much better and more sanely ad-
ministered by a representative assembly OF
school children, or at Kirkbrdes.
MEMO.
Philadelphia, May 26.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29

II Spain is eventually goaded to
take up arms against Germany, the
Iberian kingdom will be better equipped
for combat than is generally believed to
be the case. Ever since the opening Of
the struggle, vessels OF the Compania
Trasatlantica, the Spanish mail line, have
been unloading vast cargoes of American
made munitions In the port Of Cadlz.
Divided as Spanish sentiment undoubt.
edly Is on the question of belligerency,
the Dons have cautiously been preparing
for eventualities. Until very recently tine
belief prevailed that German cordially"
would prevent U-boat attacks on the
ships OF the subsidized mail service. some
OF which ply between New York and Bar
eelona But now the last hopes OF hon.
orabie treatment have been dashed by the
piratical sinking Of a passenger vessel OF
this line. the Eizaguirre. on which eighty
lives were lost. The Spanish people have
been frankly pro-Ally from the start.
Tsutonism however. strongly prevailed
Al clerical and Government circles. The
royal house has close ties with Austria.
nut King Alfonso Is a large shareholder
|n ihp compania rrasatlantica- Prob
NV 1Iaser covernment authorities are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
QUIZ

l. Who Ia Chairman William DenmanH
x What was the Cherokee strip and where
B, What Is o philatelist?
L. where Is Udlne, from which the head Of the
italian Commission takes his titles
D. What Is meant by "the sun Of Auster1itE''f
9. Who is AnatOle France and what Is his real
name?
Z. After whom is the port Of Colon in Panama
named?
8. What American received q plurality of cleo
tOral votes for PRECEDENT, was subse-
Quently defeated by the House Of Repre-
sentatives, was elected four years later
reelected for second term and named
his successor In office?
0. What Is the meaning OF Rio Janeiro?
10. Where Is Lalbach toward which the Italian
advance Is said TO be aimed?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
Mayor Smi

Mayor Smith has acted with com.
mendable patriotic spirit in the extreme
care he has taken to choose men Of first
class ability for the army draft registrn'
tion boards. The selection of district
police surgeons wherever possible is a
wise measure, as the experience Of these
officers in the police and fire bureaus
makes them exceptionally good judges of
q mans fitness for active service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29
Tom Daly's Column
THE LADY FROM MONTANA

THE LADY FROM MONTANA
The Lady from Montana
Has made her maiden speech
WdUc. Unclc, pour JdHddnHd,
And let the CdOic Scrccch.
Some speeches earning misses,
And far from 1risdom laden,
Hare been no more than Mrs,
Although described as Maiden"
But none tCcrc such as this Is,
For THIS Is trUiV maiden.
So, hip, hOordW hoSdHUdhi
The Lam from Montana!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29

Entomologists tell us that flies and
mosquitoes have languages of their own.
Such being the case, they could easily
hold joint meeting at one of Philadel-
phia's many dirty spots and buzz the
praises Of the contractors who are con.
tributing TO their longevity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29

The volunteer Liberty Bond sales
men received with cheers the news that
Philadelphia's share had been raised to
3250,O00,OOO, although the news meant
harder work for them. All citizens must
feel like cheering when the reason for the
Governments appeal Is realized. 1t is
because Phlladelphia's patriotism is un-
doubted that it is asked to make eXcep-
tional efforts and the city will respond,
no one doubts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-29

financially involved in the same enter.
prise. The loss Of the Bizaguirre may
cause them poignant reflections. II such
outrages continue, the popular and the
royal will may finally coincide.