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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
VOLUNTEER METHOD OF
FINANCING

THE United States has raised its armed
forces In two ways: by selective con.
scription and by voluntary enlistment.
The Government is likewise financing the
war in two ways: by conscription and
by volunteer loans. Conscrlptive fnan-
ciering has taken the form Of heavy OK
cess taxation, which touches every busi.
ness and industry in the land. In raising
huge amounts by loans, however, the
Government depends entirely on the vol
unteer spirit. No man Is compelled to
buy Liberty Bonds. The Government is
not endeavoring to obtain loans by COM
pulson. II simply states the case and
assumes that American citizens will do
the rest.
What man can look his neighbor in the
face If that neighbor has given a volun-
teer son to the cause but he himself has
not loaned a dollar? What human being
in this great crisis Of humanity, when all
that men hold dear is at stake, can lock
his money in a vault and decline to in
vest a part of it in the great enterprise
on which we have embarked? 1t Is, in
deed. monstrous that personal appeal
should be required in the cases Of so
many persons who ought to come for
ward of their own accord and buy bonds
Mr.. Citizen when your children ask
you what you did during the great war
will you be content TO say that you did
nothing that the Government did not
compel you to do? A man can be a Ben
edict Arnold passively as well as actively
To retain thirty pieces of silver that the
Government needs and you do not may
be as dastardly a deed as to accept thirty
pieces of silver after the manner Of Judas
The Liberty Loan campaign is well
under way. There is no longer time for
hesitancy. The dollars must begin to
come out of their hiding places in far far
greater volume When Uncle Sam is
willing to pay 4 per cent for the use
of cash, cash cannot afford to he loaned
to anybody else.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
In This Our Day
Some men by making both ends NEE
Believe themselves in clover,
But most mems joy is not complete
Unless the ends lap over.

our brief reference to Francesca Cesco
in a recent issue moves DR.. Howard S.
Anders to seize his praiseful harp and
elaborate upon the theme.
81 doubt if many in Philadelphia" says
he, "have had even the slight intimacy
which enjoyed with Cesco for two brief
summer periods in Provincetown, Mass,
where one can live the simple life best OF
any coast resort know.
Your apostrophe in prose about the
oasis qualities of floral and horticultural
growth Of Cesco's quaint little eating
place restaurant smacks too much of a
lobster palace or business mems hashery)
was not too eXuberaut, at all.
IAN Italian artist really owns the place
an old Colonialperioded fsherman's
cottage; great place for mackerel-you
can eat it daily for month and not get
tired of It. You go up to his studio by
an outside staircase almost lost in vines
and garden.growth. The old rafters, wide
oak boards on the floors, low ceilings, odd
shelves, closets and New England antique
fittings are charming. It's regular rem
devious for some of the Provncetown art
colony that yearly buses itself there
during the summer months The eats are
Cescos choice-he markets direct-and
knows how to cater it Ia rovdle to the
democracy.
But you shO I'D have seen and heard
him one blithesome afternoon in August.
happy and free as d lark, hatless, collar
less and coatless as usual, in white
trousers, singing Italian la.las' to a
group of Yankee and Portuguese fisher
men at the end Of a picturesque old wharf
while lifting and tossing his Byronic
head and humping the bottom of a tin
dishpan."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

man society that enables vorwaerts TO
declare that in these arduous times
criticism even OF imperial acts must be
allowed when the war began the
Kaiser was above criticism. That is
why there was war. One Of the things
we are lighting for is to bring Il about
that never again will the Kaiser be above
criticism by the German people, for so
only will the world be safe from the ag.
gression Of Kaiserism. Truth gets a
hearing finally. even IL the President Of
the United States utters it and the Ger.
man people are the ones who must listen
All hope OF a successful war Of aggres-
sion has disappeared in Berlin. 1t has,
in truth, become now war Of self-defense
for the bureaucrats. What the German
people are slowly realizing is that they
cannot save themselves and Kaiserism
too. Jettlson Of the latter will result.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
MELBA

The toorld tods raUished toith a golden
Uoice,
Sunken nolo to a thin memorial dust.
And all those ears 1ohich shrtned the
HUtng tone
Time Is consi0nin0 steadily to rust.
A magic metal disc takes up the tale
For perpetuity, and spins the thru
To unborn Others; but nelO singers rise
And the diuine Uoice mast at last
lie StHl
Yet one sure Immortality remains,
An tndissoluble among the spheres
When history shah hdve dropped the
diUd's name
Peach Melba" toiH 90 ringing doto,l
the gears.
STANLEY X. WILSON.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
A UNION LEAGUE IN POLITICS

At ONE Of the largest meetings It has
"A held in many years, the Union League
Club went strongly on record last night
as indorsing the candidacy Of Mayor Mitchel
and his running mates on the Fusion
ticket. A resolution urging all Republicans
"in loyalty to their declared principles OF
nonpartisanship in. municipal affairs 70
work and vote for Mayor Mitchell wss
unanimously adopted. Charles E. Hughes
president of the club, presided. Virtuaiy
every prominent Republican in the cV
was present.
1t read:
Whereas, The Union League Club, on
February 8, 1917, declared for the conunus'
tion of nonpartisan city government suea
as New York at present enjoys and urssa
the Republican organization to assist ~
electing an anu-Tammany Fusion ticket q
the coming election; and
Whereas, In the candidacy OF Jons
Purroy Mitchell for Mayor there is presente.ss
not only the square issue of honest intent
gent. nonpartisan administration agalhS'
the demands of partisanship and spoilsnAn-
ship, but also the square issue OF unWaVsr
ing and energetic cooperation or the olV
government with the Federal Adminlsua,
tion In the conduct of the war and the sup
preston Of sedition, in contrast win ~. ~
Sidious efforts TO make political capital WIN
,slackers and obstructionists; and
Whereas, The Republican party IS com
initted TO the principle of municipal hoh,
partisanship, has embodied that prlnelp...
in the State Constitution, and by sta'yse
has absolved loyal partisans from az oD
lgauon to vote party tickets In municiPa'
elections; and a.,
Whereas, Nonpartlsan candidates ~ ~
city Offices are usually nominated uhaeE ~
party name and emblem only because ss'a ~.
lished machinery for campaigning anu ~ "
complications of the election law MAKE u'-
convenient; and a..
Whereas, The fact that primary D.
tended by only small minority OF uls ~ W
publican voters resulted In seps' ~
partisan candidacy, which can nave ~
hope OF success and can only serFs ~.
foes Of honest city government ana Is ~
triotic national service. In no wise ehansss I.
the duty of all good citizens to co-opet.''
for the success OF the Fusion movement. l.,rh
Resolved That the Union Leasue .-..v s.ov
indorses the candidacy OF John .,on Iu.tor
Mitchell and his associates on the us.s- ,s,-
ticket and urges all Republicans ~ ~. ~
atty to their declared principles OF ~ ns
partisanship in municipal AFFAIRS, 70 WI VI.
and to vote for Mr.. Mitchell and hls 49, ~
low candidates to the end that ne" 49, -,
may continue TO nave honest ana e-r
attention given 10 its administrative W.
lems and that the open and seeIy' Nv
niles OF our country may learn tnr. Z.
York city stands uuQuestlonapif "t
iAe Nednral 1oVernnIt.4 n Ia ptp|-s+
" no way. H-+N18 XoIk Times
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
Answers to SATURDAYS Quiz

l. George Vancouver Q75S-98) sailed with CAP.
tain Cook. He circumnavigate Van
cOuver Island later. II is named for BIN.
z. The naval battles off Dogger Bank and Jut.
land were fought January "a, 1915, and
May 81, 1916.
3. The Desert Of Sahara is in northern Africa.
4. The German Emperor is hfty-eight
b. Compensation laws: To compensate thOss
injured at their work.
6. Liberty Bonds are negotiable.
Z. FrescO; Water-cOIOr laid on wall or ceiling
before plaster Is dry.
8. The sands are running OUT, referring 70
the old way of telling time by the hour.
glass, the sand running from one compart
ment to another.
o. ParOs, famous for Parian marble.
10. A kioski. A light open pavilion In Turkey
and Persiaj In France and Belgium
structure for the sale Of newspapers for
bandstaud, etc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
COUSIN ELLEN
WHO REMEMBERS
All. RnITT THE

COUSIN ELLEN
WHO REMEMBERS
ALL ABOUT THE
CIVIL WAR
TELLS US
That the Mr. Cooper who started the
first Cooper Refreshment Saloon and who
was the Mr.. Hoover Of his day was a real
sure-enough cooper, because he made
barrels and kegs at his shop near Swan
son street and Washington avenue. First
of all he just started on his own hook,
dealing out coffee and sandwiches TO the
hungry soldiers who passed his place, and
by and by the neighbors Clipped in and,
next thing you know, there were great
long tables spread out and thousands
upon thousands of soldiers were fed as
they came from the cars on Prime street
Navy Yard, which was right there at
Washington avenue then,
That they never had any trouble get.
ting recruits those days. A fife and a
drum would come down the street and
one by one men would fall in line and
IueS DC TAKEN 10 one OIL tne Camps
where they'd be sworn in.
That everything was very high at the
stores, but there was always plenty Of
money, except once when the Govern
ment didn't pay the soldiers for eight or
nine months, and ladies used to go around
among the soldiers families paying out
fifty cents week to them for the support
OF each child.
That everybody helped everybody else
and lots Of families that hadn't been on
good terms before the war got TO be the
best friends ever you saw.
That war is terrible, of course. but
some goods got to come out of it. For
she went through one and she's young as
she ever was.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
JETTIsoN OF KAIsERIsM

TT Is premature to assume that the
4 morale Of the German fighting forces
IS gone There is little evidence from
the front TO justify such conclusion.
II Is true that unsatisfactory rations and
ina superiority OF the Allies in artillery
have combined to render German opposi-
ton less sturdy than IL once was; but
IradItlon points TO the fact that the
noater his back gets to the Rhine the
mere heroic the ordinary German sol
N|tr a.
i would be absurd, on the other hand,
a. discount the effect OF American inter-
1SaI|on and ihe Presidents notes Mr..
H|| has 20, driven a wedge between
III. |IMan pIep|e and lhelr Emperor,
./..t|tnsd e|lnsi|o> n Scr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
COAL SUPPLY CAN
BE INCREASED
Liquor at Mines Should Be For
bidden-Longer Working
Day Possible"
By w. HAYnEN McFAppEN

Former Mine Superintendent and Now Whole
sale Selling Agent
THE daily press gives considerable promi-
l. nence TO matters relating TO the serious
conditions already existing and the more
serious conditions to be anticipated in con-
nection with the supply OF soft coal.
Fixing prices is no remedy The remedy
must be applied at the mines, to the trans
portatlon companies and the consignees or
consumers. The number Of mines, the
extent Of their development and equipment
imply mining capacity very largely IN
excess Of present output and probably
largely I'm excess Of our needs. There Is
shortage Of labor and most decided inef-
hciencY Conditions prohibit any Increase
IN number of workers, while the present
number Is being decreased by enlstlnents,
The miner IS now working at best a short
right.hour day. but unfortunately he cele-
brates every holiday.
The sale Of liquor should be absolutely
prohibited I'm every county Of every state
where coal Is produced, at least until condi'
TONS become normal.
The working day should for the duration
Of the war be increased by presidential order
to ten hours and temporarily to twelve
hours, If other conditions warrant. E1lst-
ing abuses and differences between employ
er and employe should be remedied. Al
union mines the miner Is toleraby well
protected and is usually paid dollar Tor
every dollar earned and at some nonunloh
mines the men are also given an honest
deal but very often-and this Is the case
With some Of the very largest producers In
the central PENNSYLVANIA district--they are
I'm plain English robbed Of a part Of their
a -ruiuEc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
FUNNIEST THINGS IN WORLD"

A girl with a stunning figure, big brown
eyes, peach-like complexion and wavy black
hair, lovely enough TO become the bride of
a prince, stood around the Union Station
today watching and waiting. Finally her
face became illuminated; spndly, weak
eyed, undersized young man slouched in
sight, homely enough TO stop clock
The two talked, and every once in a
while the princess-like girl dabbed her eyes
with handkerchief. At last a train puffed
In under the station shed. The young man
waved an Indifferent good-by to the beau
tiful creature who clung 20 him sobbine
until he boarded the train and was carried
swiftly away,
Is he her brother her cousin or her
uncle? No, he Is her beau. Girls are the
funniest things In the world.-Topeka Globe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
QUERY

ATHY should the Baltic Sea be Ger.
w man ocean? We more than suspect
that a Blake, Nelson, a Farragut or a
Dewey would before this have dominated
that area as completely as the other seas
of the earth are now controlled by Allied
navies. With Haig striking mighty blows
in Flanders, the overwhelming fleets of
gressive thrusts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

QUIZ
/. When will the next session Of conrss
open?
2. Where is Oyster Bay?
3. A famous book begins with this sentence:
'All Gaul is divided into three parts."
Name the book.
4. Francis Of Assist was one Of the greatest
of Christian saints. Where Is Assist and
when did Francis live?
3. What are Ember and ROgation Days?
cOnscripted army?
Z. We owe 1t, therefore, to candor and 10
the amicable relations existing between
the United States and those Powers 10
declare that we should consider any st
tempt on their part 60 extend their us-
dangerOus TO our peace and safety"
From what document is this sentences
indicate?
0. Where IS Rhodesia and for whom was Il
nameds
10. What is the alusiOn In the saying, "a mess
OF pOttage"?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
Tom Days Column
BEDFELLoWs

0SDA Ae91S " -
Amt no one so glad as me
When theirs Iddy-compdnv
Comes to Visit as an stay
An that night untn ieS day.
Amt much sleepin.room at all
In our houSe-it's made so smdII-
But mn Pa hen dltodVs lou
We kin "doubIe.up somehoto"
Men ,0hen all nv prayers Is sdid
Ma she tucks me into bed
Way ',ody oUer on one side.
Men feel real satisfied
To be sleepy an to 90
Right Spran0 of, because kno1
when todke tISt thing III see
WHI be Pa IN bed tOith me.
Men for t,ssl tell you t0hdt,
AIS the time haze lot.
fist crdtJ on Pa an shake
Hts old head tin he's dtcdke.
First hen lay real stun an play
He's asleep an 0oin' to stay.
Men hen raise up IN the afr,
GrotCt an cut up IKE bedr
Come TO eat me up, an
Laugh an cqueal an yeH o my!
We list run things, me an Pa,
HdUin' lots o. fun, tW Ma,
IN the merit room, see: you boys
Best gtt dressed an quit that noise"
: ictsht eUery night at tCe
Might hare ludy.compdry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

The other morning the p. L. asked
editorially how much. the German people
have been changed by the war, and our
own dear paper, with sisterly helpfulness
comes right along and prints this:
A late report this afternoon said that
the British were In possession OF All OF
this Btr1Qtpre the Germans we're nehflnr
hard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
NEW REASON FOR wHEAT-sAvING

THE loss of 100000 bushels of grain by
L fire in Brooklyn should be a solemn
reminder TO every one of the necessity
for an economy more strict than ever
Not bushel can be spared. Every one
OF those bushels was needed, and the
only way i'll effects of this misfortune
can be avoided is by our going without
that much grain.
We must be prepared to face the fact Of
such reverses and meet them by imme-
date personal self-sacrifce
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

It is reported that the Mayor has
boycotted the Philadelphia newspapers.
Il Is pity he had not first boycotted the
Fifth Ward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

Why not settle the whole thing by
letting the Germans march straight from
Riga 10 Siberia and stay there?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

When you lend money to Uncle
Sam you do your pocket good and you
do your soul good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

The worlds series seems to be sim
ply a question as to which team can lose
four games first.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
WHEN CROOKS FoREGArHER

Bulgaria was bought with German gold
to enter the war as Genmany's ally. That
hurried tric cf the Kaiser to SOFIA evi-
dentv wPf Inspired hy anxiety "a nscer-
tain WItif4r nulGarla i rolnr a -.
to4fh|'.It ~ York Hsfa|1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

Maybe the town can be thankful that
the police have not arrested the court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

Why attack the Jews in the Fifth
Ward ease2 They seem 70 have been
about the only ones who had ideals and
ai1ie1 % tIlng % item
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

There is S2sOOO,OOO in the City
Treasury, but what good will it do men in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15

Bolo Pacha had the coin, but he
did not have the goods.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
Methods Of Paving Men

Tho miner Is paid q certain agreed-upon
rate per ton for the coal loaded on pit
cars Each miner has a certain desiEna-
tion number and is provided with metal
checks. one Of which he attaches to each
pit car he loads The contents of the cars
are weighed at the "tipple" Immediately
before being dumped into the railroad car.
At union mines the weights are recorded
by n weiEhmaster representing the opera
tor and by a chCCkweighman representing
the miner The weight is announced by
one or the other and any difference Is ad-
justed then and there At the close Of the
day comparison Of sheets" is made
and differences. if any, are again adjusted.
At the close Of each semimonthly period
sheets showing the total for the period for
each miner are posted in conspicuous places
an altogether fair business procedure
lhe cheek-weighman Is paid by the union
luids being provided by certain assessment
against each employe. which assessment Is
collected by the operator and by him paid
over to the union. The miners are further
represented by a bank committee to whom
they make their complaints and who in
vestgates and in turn Confers with the
mine foreman or superintendent and gen
orally succeeds in adjusting matters. But
at uOnunion mines the miner is called on TO
accept just what tonnage Is credited to him
by the company weighmaster, and he has
40 way to know whether he is or he is not
honestly credited
We do not suggest that the Government
compel any operator to recognize formally
labor organizations, but we think they
should all, without exception, be compelled
to authorize their employees representation
by check-weighmen and bank committees
and collect at least the acknowledgements s
dues. On the other hand, it should be made
a criminal offense for any man, committee
or organization 10 call a strike without
FIRST arbitrating the matter and permitting
the complaint to be adjusted.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-02
MlNIPULATORS.

Shortly before the former Con- gress passed into history the matter of appropriating money to investi- gate food manipulation was up be- fore the House, and both sides vied with ore another in denouncing such manipulators and said that all who were so found should be sent to jail.
 But why? Isn't it business? Isn't it right for these men who so mani pulate the-products, buy and sell or manufacture them, to do so? What they do. is it not what is done on larger or smaller scale by every perfectly legitimate business man? These men are now charity mongcrs, nor are they philanthropists. They and commercial positions and who devote their time to the production of profits. If it so be that human suffering and human privation fol- low from these manipulations, what has that got to do with it so long as there are profits forthcoming Profit, gain--is not that the end of all business as wealth accum- ulation is the incentive? Most as suredly so. That is the system, and when this man or that gets the best of the deal and in do- ing so causes all kinds of suffering, why kick about it? The principle is the same. It is the capitalist economy of which they are all de- lenders. If they were to propose that human welfare not private pro- fiji were to be the end of human ac- tivties then their position would be intelligible. As it is, it is not They have no kick coming.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-02
VERY PLEASANT.

Juneau is hospitable city. and it is very pleasant to note that an effort is being made by the leading folk of that capital city to afford the legislators good time,
 It is much more pleasant to en- joy social functions than to per form the dry-as-dust duties of the politician Besides, after all, one experiences difficulties in making good upon the manifold promises, and it is delightful to leave the fal- len leaves of unfulflled pledges to enjoy the flower gardens of recep- tions and juketting.
 The legislature has been in ses- sion full month. During that time they have introduced many bills. Some of them will die a-borning. They have made government holi- days, they have memoriaiized Con gress on one thing or another. They have endorsed and denounced but of practical legislation they have done nothing. They have still a month remaining They have had a blow out with the Gastineau mine, several with the Governor, a junk citing trip with the Treadwell and the fisheries, it is 70 be believed, have been scattering the posies of hospitality in the way of the hard working steps of the legislators.
 II is on the whole quite stirr- ing record and one certainly feels that the legislature has done nobly in an effort to equal the occasion.
 Ii is possible after they have had d surfeit of capital hospitality they may turn at last to the fulfilment of their pledges and the mandates of the people.