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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
OUR WAR IN THE AIR

TT Is not fashionable, in or out OF CON.
L gress to be quite fair to those depart
mcuts OF the Government that have tho
hardest work TO do-cNcn when they are
at fault The conflicting reports on tho
assumed failure Of The Government in air
craft production for the army and tue
navy. just submitted to the Senate by a
majority and a minority oc the Military
Affairs Committee, indicate no very general
departure from the familiar rule only
three members OF the committee signed a
report defending the signal corps from the
charge Of ineflcicncy.
And yet, though the majority OF the Mill
tary Affairs Committee declared formally
that investigation has shown the "produc-
tlon Of combat planes in the United States
for use in actual warfare to be a sub
stantial failure" thus far, a study Of the
two reports in parallel seems to indicate
that the signal corps and the aircraft pro.
duction board have done the best they
could I'm the face Of many difficulties.
IT is the unanimous opinion Uf the mem
bers Of tie committee that centralized one
man control OF the industry h essential
and imperative. Such recommendation
will be made. according to general opinion
10 Washington, by the independent com
| nlittee appointed by the President
~ ne majority report Of the Military
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
HOic HOOrer Concerted
Lloyd George

r,u, r,,,d r,r,,,.i.,f,,o. TTo,,,cr ,-pru
ri m ,..
- ne N"' SUI "''c''' "' '"' 'o'''''''''o"
for the Relief of Ii"lGiur. NOT Only SWunS
.,.r..ir ,l.n,,Ifrl,it rrr.rr.-ruri,,iy,r of l',,
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attitude toward 'hHt u"ul !" ''"uS"l""
nf the great worE q pas doing but wruur
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belgium by Vernon kellogg tornivf ulrr1-
tpr-a,-E,rgc for the commission.
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personal notes, r"latea no" on January .H
1915, he mct with Air. Lloyd George, then
,.,,..,,,.ll. F tho I,,rp.nli,.,.. Lord l,i,,,lni
,, ..,,,
i'"e"e"''uE w ,St ,, ,,,,s, '7 ,,
we rAehy l"ru ''S'",G ,',S, ''p' 9C..',''7
iU' F"E''s, 'i''oT, "''u ',lC
81 Juhh S''"'"' '' WIN " ''' ~
itu t"'" 're" suns y" ''' W. ''''" " '.u .,
houIls ui'u'. p'o'''o."' "9' o''V"'' VIZ"
INC nr..'s" ''o' g. ,'''''',, ,,, D,t ~
l'S CIV" u! NV, '','''''' Inns H''"
period, however u "au pec', puest'oh WIN
lH' BRUSH 'oNc''",'"' "'''V, Wv "o'N
N"d nol ne'n real '"'"'"'E "'S"uNi Ni"U'S'
to th" AUl"s
Mr.. Lloyd Geurgc was of the opinion that
IL Was a disadvantage chiefly because ii was
giving the Bclgiuus more food with which to
withstand acquisitions in food hy the Ger
mans, more resources generally to meet der
man tuN leyles aud in relieving the Germans
Of the necessity Of feeding Belgium the COM
mission was prolonging the war
Mr.. Hoover Immediately met both of
Lloyd Georges first two points. aud In re-
gard to relieving Germany of the necessity
Of feeding Belgium pointed out that the Ger
man military view Of the matter was inui
there. WAS no clause lu the Hague convention
uhiEiug Germany to provision Belgium. and
ON the contrary II did provide that the civil
population of "a country should SUPPORT tho
military. Adding to this several other sun
poriiug arguments the book goes on to 1uu,,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
"THE N1NkS'
Bv Hcrb Fcndrch

rye seen them in tn trinchca whin th'
roariu' Bcr;has roarcd,
An rye watched tn bluumin Yankees
at tn gun;
VA Nv" seen the lghtin' devils as tn he'll.
Tuubcs DER IN scared
Say they're Nathan TIales an Lincolns
every one,
rye watched tile spauE, Lighters vim
the zero whistle blew
An they jumped that hurstcd whistle
every time,
Way, the sergeant never sdoItcd Give m
hell, boys cause they knew,
An they drove the yellcr Dutchmel
rwards the Rhine.
IN LAY there's nothin' like them tho lin
British livery inch
An me 'ats OFT to the Yankee livery
time.
THuuh God the whole Dutch. empire is
ichrd ouc--Dhat'. e ciuch
Just b"'ausc them Ggntju Yankees got
q spine.
You kin talk Nv all the crocs in the painted
'als o fame.
But Fll tako. the Yankee fighter from
tho buHch,
y by God hell put the average Of them
'croes' 'cads to shame.
Just because 'c's on the job t land the
punch.
Whn the battles all are over an the Hun
is laid to rest
Nm the grand old Entcnte colors kiss tho
Sky,
Why Nou'N find the men in bhakl with
their suits all nice an pressed.
Stttm' on the fence Of honor catn pie.
Now this may all seem funny from u vitb.
cred guy like me,
Gut tries to and the comps where
= they belong.
An me at comes off u flyn 10 the men
from DER the sea,
That is 'anding ell to EIunyillc with >
sons.
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THE GREAT RED DAY

A PI;IL 10 Is likely to Jc known i'm the
~ history of tine war as the Great Rcd
Day when the American troops reached
the plcardy hatticliuc in force.
1t was Il red day because it was ro.orcd
with blood 1t was red day also because
it brought the forces Of rcd-b,ooded Nuerj.
can democracy up against the legions Of
black autUcTacy.
How much blood was shed We shall know
ms the casualty lists are published Those
lists will be long in comparison with their
predecessors. but tilc, will bc short i'm COM
parisou with those appearing In the Gug
lish newspapers. But however long they
may be, they will not cause us To- faItcr.
We have set out to accomplish a fixed
purpose and We shall NOT turn back. even
though there may be Il year or two Years
OF other days rcddcncd with the blood Il
our sous.
Blood is the price Of salvation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
WHAT LIBERTY SEES

A $ SHE looks southwark from her ped
"a estal our Statue of Liberty secs not
merely the deep channel Of Broad street.
thronged with hurryiug vehicles and pc
destrlans. She secs the hearts and minds
OF men.
She sees, in every mind capable Of grasp
ing the meaning Of this hour, IA puudcriug
and scrutiny of means and ways; study
OF how much can be laid aside from the
family purse for Liberty Bonds She sees
men and women of every class and creed
brothered and sistered by this greatest OF
human needs. She looks with love and
Tenderness on all who come to lay their
tribute at her feet. Be it little or great,
It is for humanity
Man was born to worship, to clutch at
stars, 10 raise above himself some symbol
OF truth or beauty or pernanence; some
idol that may embody the dreams that are
20 heeting and SO marred in his own
thwarted days. Az one looks up at that
calm and splendid figure T. is sorry
heart that does not feel some stirring One
forgets that Our Lady OF Freedom was
placed there only by human hands, soiled
As his own. One secs I'm her the lndomita-
Die will and purpose OF humanity, the
grave, sad spirit OF mankind that has in
carnated itself in flame and steel to end
this horror of war.
And Liberty, as she stands there to
uplift cur hearts TO the greatness of our
vision, ices more than those who gather
hnmbiy about her garments hem. She
sse al men, everywhere, who yearn for
the graelousness Of her truth She sees
iho aim red haze that hovers over F'lar-
aors and Picardy. She sees ali who
tlfifo for her secret And, far OF, per-
hap4 but sure. she secs the victory that
aa'es
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
BLANK ENBURG

I.,vEN Rudolph Blan6cuburg's biucrcsi
II political enemies admired him ana,
what is more. held -hlm secretly in some
thing very like warm and afrcctionatc
regard More than this need hardly be
said in the way of final Interpretation and
tribute OF the greatest rctormcr vino over
appeared in Pennsylvania politics.
For half century Elankeubure de-
voted himself to tho ideal Of good govern
ment. 1t wa3 as the restless, picturesque,
tireless c..tic Of unrghtcousncss that he
shone.. He had an energy that sprun@
from deep inspiration. The resonant voice
and the heroic bearing that distinguished
him 20 his last days gave him peculiar
rower over his audiences and an unfd@'ns
ability to appeal to the better emotions Of
the multitude. lie had thc gifts OF sar-
casni that come from genuine hatred Of
really mean things. And he had the force
as an orator that falls only to those whose
pleas are inspired by great sincerity.
Blankenburg really. loved his city aud
America. lie had the imagination ncccs.
sary to this end and the honesty Of heart.
His fight against political corruption was
endless, courageous and trcicss to the
moment Of his death. Aud in the course of
his long career as a militant citizen Of
philadelphia he became IL national figure
and an inspiration to all mcu everywhere
In the country who believe that decent
local government is a first essential Of
national welfare.
He was Il great American. lie was that
before he was elected to public Office for
the first time as City Commissioner in 1905
at the time when Mayor Weaver broke
with "Iz" Durham's corrupt machine. \,
Mayor of the city Blankcuburg provided
personality By lifting the police out of pol
itics and by purging municipal contracts
OF many evils. though he was constantly
harassed and opposed by a majority OF
corrupt oficeholdcrs and politicians. For
hose things, If Tor ucthing moro. his al
ministratiou was a notable success, Yet
these achievements revealed only tho
minor phases OF AN extraordinary char
acter.
At heart Mr.. BhInhcnburg was great
patriot, one whose imagination had been
touched with deep sense OF the great
potential beauty OF American institutions
His whole life and all his utterances re,
fiected the magic of this consciousness
And so at his death he will be missed
greatly by the city and by the country
and by every one Interested IN the causes
Of good government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
MONEY POW ER

MONEY Power is merely Man Power
4'l ana Woman Power in another form.
1t is the concentrated and conserved en-
crgy of human things, in convenient, form
for application instantly and whcrc it will
do the most good
Force without stint Or limit in tho
Presidents phrase. means that Ih" nation
must bc prepared to usc this concentrated,
conserved aud nobii" human energy Win
out limit and without stint.
The amount ur II I'm America is so great
that it staggcrs the Imagination. Tho
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
FORCE TO THE U7'MOST''
WHAT IT MEANS

"Eorcc, force 10 the utmost; force Uth-
out sHnt or limit. the righteous aud trt-
Umphdnt force Uhich shall make right nc
idtC of the Worh aud cast CuC,U s'UtSh
dominion doUa IN me dust -- PrcgidcH
Wilson N BuHiWOrC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
Get This .
by Heart

.. Grhu days Tor editors
Get This Of cyclopedas. The
bS Heart new Russian flag L. a
rich strawberry tel
lettered as follows: ROssiskaya sOtzIaIyIti-
chsskaya Federatiynaya soVIetskaya Resn,h-
iika. They are adding a new ward 10 fhe
aysiuiff for incnrabe and liroken-dohn proof-
readers in every aIusc6yite cikS -,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

The suggestion of seven-cent fares on
the trolley lines sounds odd at time when
n great many persons are in the mood 10 ask
the T.. r. 7. 20 pay them for enduring the
hurdslhps Of the rush-hour trip home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
What DO You Know?

QUIZ
l. What i an cmplnccmenl, in the miIitaF
=. Who was the "tIrand Nonaraue".
.. Where II the Asiago?
T. Which II "the city of Magnificent DistantesT
=. Who H. Andrew Bonar Law:
q. What + frost?
l. Where il the Luray Cave:
\. Name the author Of "OlNcT Twist
.. In what great English novel j. ~ graphie pe'
picture OF Washington GiNenY
TO- Who Il the President of MeNicog
Answers TO Yesterdays Quiz
cusiomarii. ceicbrstimg the exploit; .th.l 2.
Uisssss' Reieas, S|i" etc. In insilsh q
Es,. E,sSsIl, IN blank verse /" the classics
.. "OnlS" II distinguished from alone - ,rs, Ssn
rect nsage by tho feet that the ie."n ~ 10
SnSssIhr something O. Which thfEEs ftEEs si
specifies somsthlng unalded or SOne'''
unaccOmDanied -.
3. John rendleton ksnneds, ElrE'!nTlh6 Nirsin
ians.'' ~.
4. HayEs Is seaport Of france on the, isS hn'D'
:. Albert . is King Of the BeEians. =,
q. Grand CanY0nl an immense nssure ,hnssarh ~
,,l' s9Sth' % from 500 20 1000 tesi ,xss ds.p'
:. Juno, In classic mStholOgg, was the VIII nnfi,ra
nus sho Is pictured as stsfel' and isalsI. W.,
spsSSg% the sgsSt e uE,sE 9Ss ss,srs q s'
from rcd thFoush s,ssIllso;SS: sssllo;S Ere'n '"'
"O aud IeVaptlne deriyatlon. Who has ~ ~
condemned 70 death as 1er'nA" ~
10. The csssSs tss mos, vsstsrls bgepe. = g. e
slsis. fOand chiefly n Bohenile ap'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

More than one war gardener went out
this morning to SEQ whether the pea he
planted has survived the weather
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

Are there auy solicws i'm your bank ac-
count" Str1igll,u iUr'u uur with 20 Liberty
Bond
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

TIIIS morning fine spring morning
l. walked down the Village street to get
thc S:35 mali tor 80 much Of it a. Brother
1;urlcsou has consented to permit me to re.
,ci,c,. and knew at last that had really
stepped back into rural America, out Of
the. sophlsticttcd age of domestic serN'
ants. and vacuum cleaners into the Good
old generation Of "hircd girls and spring
nuusecleanug. long forgotten but how
familiar sound rose ON the still morning
nir--thc thWacE. Hlrack, HTacE of rattan
sticks on carpet and rugs! Little clouds of
dust wore putting around tile corners from
,hr bacl, yards. And, oh, dear, familiar
si,nt, ON nearly every front Ncruuda
bloon,ed the paror furniture--ib less sure
:, sign Of spring to me than the first arbu.
tus ON the hill or tn, skunk cabbage in
the swamp
Yes, | was really in rural parts again.
I pauscd in front. of house after house,
catching sight of the female tigures within,
hair swathed in cloths, sweeping yigor-
ously. On the vcrandas I even saw old
familiar frleuds-liaircloth sofas of black
walnut. over which surely hung washing
ton Saying Farewell TO His Generals" Or
else "The Marriage of Pocahontas'; black
walnut chairs to match, with haircloth
seats aud "A loop back which was inde-
scrlbably uncomfortable; Boston rockers
hosts Of Boston rockers; tables with marble
tops. new chairs OF golden oak oven
more horrendous than the walnut tables;
and, = Of course, not two pieces of tho ma
hogany these houses once harbored in all
genuius rural parts when golden oak is
preferred to Colonial mahogany. II was
so wlen I was "a boy Ionly thcn it Was
exclusively black wahalt IT, possible with a
medallion heud Of Minerva carved at every
strategit poiup. II is so stin. Probably
even our Colonial ancestors didn't really
like -nahosans' --thsS merely DIDN'T have
anything else An well II il were not So.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
ANNUAL SHAD POEM


Suud
How / wish
W II a u
The Shad Of Old
The Dountiful Shud
q roe o Voc,
That the price to thirty
c e Il I IN u st go!
But the men who hshed
For shud and clam
Are making shells
%. For Uncle sam
And no true patriot
win complain
But ...
/ wish
We had
Our shad
A ga n.
aor,q Al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

60 nave moved aGill, ana u. lus to-
~ uud rural Amcrir" was born in
rural Americ;t and ! am Hon'slrN Oi
course, I don't want il too rUrdi being
something hike the man who once asked
my advice about going out West On "a
vacation "and rough it,
"uow rough do yod want it, I asked,
thinking Of certain trails in tho High
Rockies and the dead wall Of Iceberg
Lake.
We'll" said he, "of course / want a
ruom with Il bath"
Was born m the land Of the good old
pump and no plumbing, ! don't quite
want to 20 back to that,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
SPRING HOUSECLEANING
HvH LTER PRICH lRD EllTON

the ,prns the
bo~~um with the paror chairs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

there would be no fun tor those Of us who
collect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

Gcrman-A Amcriruu Alliance ,crrcukt.
Spurlos, Wc hope
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

GO J unused up tho street 10 the merry
~ thwacking Of the carpe, bcatcrs ont
behind the houses and with constant
Visions of the parlor furniture disturbed
in its stiit parade and jumblcd out upon
the porch, in uuacCustomed sunshine, "a if
the entire Village were about to move and
were waiting fOr the NaSs 10 come At the
postUtiicc ! found Ar Burlcsou had lot nc
have my New York Evening Post only
three days late and T became absorbed iu
this on my walk hong camc up the
front path, indeed, with my face down over
the pa-c and did not see until it was too
late what was going ON.
Pho Primal Crgc had hit my wife. In
my brief absence tho front room had moved
out upon tho voranda. Swathod i'm ,,iug
ham and chocsecloth, Katy ana her mis-
tress were hard a work. folded my
paper as quickly as I could. rose on INV
tiptoes and started for the barn. But the
dog betrayed me.
Here, you!' called my wife, where arc
you going? J vanity on to take these four
rugs out to the line and give them II good
heating After that you cau--"'
Il hope can tnd buffalo bua." I in.
terrupted. Hang It, gOa weren't born in
the country"
But 20" were, dear" said my wife
swee!ly, "and you love the good old Gus.
toms, you know"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-09
URGENT NEED Of
TRAINED NURSES
IN ALL FIELDS

Rev. A. G. Shriver is in receipt
Of communication from Mrs Fran
ces p. Bolton, chairman of the war
program committee, Washington. ID.
c.. in which strong plea is made
for nurses and from which the fol
lowing excerpts are taken:
The United States army and navy
have asked for 1880 registered and
trained nurses by July /. 1919, for the
care of wounded and sick soldiers and
sailors.
This will take one-half of the pres
ent skilled nursing forces of the
/ United States. The effect of this on
/ public health will be disastrous unless
most strenuous efforts are made to
supply the needs of the civil popu-
lation with skilled workers.
In normal times there are approx
imately 5000 public health nurses
scattered over the United States, car
ing for the families of the people,
who cannot afford the entire time
the homes. staying long enough with
the sick mother and ailing child to
give expert care. setting things right
for the day and carrying out the in
structions of the physician. They do
more They teach the family how not
to be sick. They instruct the mother
how to care for the baby the twenty
three hours when the nurse cannot be
in the house.
First. and most important, every
well educated young woman who Is
: interested in dealing with many prob
lens in this field. is urged to enter
d: one OF our training schools for nurses
where she will get firm foundation
:: for future work while at the same
time Immediately entering as a stu.
dent nurse on the serious nursing
: work of the country.
Secondly, private duty nurses. who
: on account of family ties or some
other reason, cannot join the Red
Cross nursing service for military
duty are urged to consider most ser
iously the needs of home service in
the public health field. The call is
imperative.
Third. the private patient is urged
to utilize the visiting nurse service
The visiting nurse is a highly skilled
nurse who Is especially trained to
supplement the care of the family or
the trained attendant, teaching them
to care for the patient during the
time she herself is not there. BY
using the visiting nurses, the patient
releases the private nurse for duty
where the value of her services can
be multiplied The nurse can then
trains others to be nurses, or the
public health field where instead OF
tdl lol pht p"asShi ohN NS'i 10 t'A
many.
"In addition, we must put our shout
ders to the whe, and help the schools
for nurses already established and
give scholarships to help those nurses
who need financial assistance while
taking ara luate work. One thing is
certain-we must keep trained women
in the field for this great war serv
ice
I'VE feel tina through the medium
of your church can reach a group
OF earnest youI. women. who can be
reached in no other way. to whom
this service will especially appeal
Your sanction will give encouragement
to those eager to enter the protes
sion. and will do much towards max
ing their parents give glad consent
to their rendering such patriotic serv
ica
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-09

out which will insure relief to gold
producers. The American Mining
Congress pledges its best efforts in
this behalf"
Director Of Mint Behind Move
A letter received from Delegate
Charles 4. Sulzer says the Dele
gate had taken the matter of gold
production up with Director of the
Mint Ray Baker, who assured him
that "it was most vital necessity
to the Government that the produc-
ton OF gold be maintained
The letter of the Secretary of the
Treasury on this subject, which was
read in Congress by Mr.. Sulzer June
25th, has been printed in this paper.
Both the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and the Director of the Mint are
very earnest in the belief that some
thing should be done to prevent the
reduction of the gold output of the
Nation at Il time when it Is greatly
desired to be increased.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-09
CONCERTED EFFORT MADE
TO AID COLD PRODUCTION

The American Mining Congress IN
dorses the movement to secure aid
for the gold mining industry, and
stands fairly and squarely behind
the Western Congressman, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and the Di.
rector of the Mint in their efforts
to prevent a reduction in the gold
output OF the country. That is the
information conveyed in a telegram
received from J. F. Callbreath, Sec
rotary of the American Mining Con
gress, which is as follows:
AT request OF Mr., Sulzer a con-
ference of Western Congressman and
representatives OF the mining indus
try was held this morning to con.
slider ways and means of preventing
the reduction Of the gold output
OF the country. The American Min
ing Congress indorses the plan. A COM
mittee has been appointed, and 1t
Is hoped that plan will be worked
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-09
STEAMSHIP HITS DOCK
WITH DISASTROUS RESULT

The steamer Northwestern ploughed
into the dock at the Orca cannery at
o'clock this morning while trying to
make landing to take a big shipment
OF canned salmon. There was con.
siderable damage and some gasoline
tanks on the dock were dumped into
the bay as the steamer crashed
through the piling