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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
HoNoRs TO THE HUMBLE

A N enlisted man in the navy stood by
a his gun in a recent action after all the
rest of his particular crew had been put
out of action and worked methodically
until he was killed. Now one of the newest
destroyers is to be named for him. Secre-
try Daniels is to be credited in this in.
Stance with graciousness and good iudg-
msft
The destroyer is an odd sort of craft
Hers Is the spartan role Life aboard her
Is an iron routine devoid of the comforts
that are common aboard her more impos-
ing sisters of the lire. Your destroyer
gees II lonesomely upon the deep. She
must protect others and herself at the
same time. Only perilous waters cradle
her and where the moil and the tumult
arc bitterest there she is sure to be- meet
ing great odds without question. taking
long chances. depending always upon her
own ability to carry her through. So, in
her solitariness Of purpose she is one with
me obscure warrior whose fate II is to
reveal the splendor of his spirit only in
fhe manner Of his death The high wishes
of many whose imagination was touched
by this departure from naval tradition
WI follow the Ingram out upon the
Iroubled waters, TO keep her company in
fsffle. and everybody will wish her glory
ard good luck and. in the end pleasant
sfas and blue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Moneys Worth for U. S. Money

TO me Edihor OF the Euenthg Public Ledger.
Sir-Noting the way in which things have
been done at Hog Island up to the time
Admiral Bowles took charge a business man
told me he employed "A young man to 20
around and loosen up pennies and nlckels
when they stuck in slot machines paying
him $50 per week. The young man was no
mechanic, having to be taught how TO re-
move the coins, and the $40 per week was
more than he worth But he went TO
Hog Island told what he was doing and what
he was getting and was at once employed
at $40 per week The managers told him
they hadn't anything for him to do Just then.
but they would teach him 20 do something
Now why were they so anxious 70 en-
ploy men at Hog Island, whether they could
be used or not and pay such wages? They
had contract with the Government. under
which they got back the money spent and
10 per cent more. Under such conditions a
man employed at $50 per week made only
Sl04 per year clear profit 10 the contractors,
while one employed at $40 per week made
them $2OS per year. 1t was clearly 10 the
advantage OF the contractors to employ all
the men they could and pay them ali the
wages that the traffic would stand And
they did But whose fault was Il that such
an ifrcenonslble contract Was made?
AZ uantisnt ilnles last year 4 heard OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
SWIVEL CHAIRS AND RED TAPE

IL1HEN Uncle Joe Cannon said recently
w that the thousands Of tenderly berthed
army officers IN Washington wear spurs
10 keep their feet from sliding off the
desks he began something that he. didn't
finish. Most persons who have been OBJ
serving the horrors OF rcd d-tapism in Wash.
ington are about ready to believe that the
spurs have sunk rather deep into expen
sive Government mahogany
It is the common experience Of men on
important business at the capital to find
II impossible TO reach the executives and
the equally common experience of eNecu-
tives to find themselves unable to meet
men upon missions highly important to
their departments. I'm the outer officers
there are captains and licutenants without
number whose sole duty seems TO be the
interruption OF communication between the
men who do things and the men who are
trying to have things done This Is an
aspect or the matter that ought to be
looked into when the Senate begins the
proposed investigation of tile swivelchair
contingents. It may be found that there
are various reasons why it would be better
to send the Younger men TO the front.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
THE OTHER SIDE OF
Mr.. FOSDICk

DAYMOND F. FOSDICK. whose report on
IGvice conditions here has set the town BY
the ears, is able TO see the other side of life
when he looks for it. He has been studying
the surroundings of the soldiers in the camps
IN various parts of the country. Among the
things which he discovered. a disclosed in
an article by him in Scribner's Magazine, is
the variety Of books demanded by the boys
He writes.
The requirements for books in the camp
libraries are more specialized than in ord.
nary city Libraries. The standard as a whole
is even higher. Fiction, Of course, comes first
but a close second are books of pure and
applied science Men are being called TO
unaccustomed tasks so they are doing a
vast amount of reading up Books on varl-
Gus kinds OF machinery, gasoline engines.
airplanes, electricity. chemistry and farming
are in constant demand and any book not
on the shelves that is really needed is pro-
vided by special purchase
Another phase of the soldiers reading is
illustrated by the private in Fexas camp
who made a request for books on intensvs
agriculture. The librarian was interested in
men first and books afterward so he drew
him out on the subject of his preference in
reading, It's this way the man said. I'm
a farmer My dad has a truck farm just out
side of Houston, and he sent me to agricul-
tural school TO learn the up-to-date methods,
I've simply got to read these things and keep
up to date so that when I get through sol
diering I'll know how to handle a cultivator,
And say-have you got David Graysons
Adventures in Contentment"?
The growth of the reading habit among
the soldiers has brought TO light an interest
ing contradiction to the generally accepted
theory that among a group of individuals the
leveltng process is leveling downward,
The men in the camps who are readers stimu-
late by their example the interest of those
who are not. Have you read this story@
asks Private X of Private Y. Nav replies
Private y I never read a book through In
me life Well, y'oughta read this one. It's
bettern any movie show yever saw. It's
bear" Thus does Private get an incentive
to taste the joys of literature. There Is
tendency toward a leveling upward.
THE valuable service of the libraries is
further developed by lectures, university
extension courses and the general education
plan. Men not only will keep pace with their
former civilian activities but many of them
viii emerge from the army and navy better
equipped for the battle of life
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
PUNCTURING PROPAGANDA

TUE election of Lenroot as the Senator
= from Wisconsin has put that State in
iine with the other loyal States and has
msde It impossible for the German propa-
gandists to point to it as an illustration
OF American sentiment toward the war.
Patriotism triumphed in the Republican
primaries when Lenroot was nominated
over Thompson. the La Toilette pro-Cisr-
man candidate. The division was unfor-
tunafe, but the outcome proved that he
heart of the party was sound Patriotism
has triumphed again in the election by
the defeat of Davies. the Democratic can
didate. whose supporters tried TO create
the impression that none but traitors and
pacinsts and Kaiser sympathzers would
vote fer Lonroot, as though the primary
result had not made it evident that Kais.
erinm had no place in the hearts of the
hepublicans at large. Such pro-German
votes a. were cast were pollad for Davies
and Berger. There is no escaping this
ronclusion for the returns indicate 1t
beyond the shadow of doubt
Lenroot will move from his seat in the
House TO his place in the Senate as the
representative of that broad.minded pa.
iriptic Americanism which is now heart
and soul for the prosecution Of the war
and for the support of the efforts of the
Administration to organize victory
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
SMILE. MILES, SMILE

70 the Editor Of the Eueuir1 Public Ledger
Sr--Just a word on the Dance. Dance
Dance .' in the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER Of
April .
SMILE, MILES, SMILE,
You've walked in the garden alone too long
Where the dew was soggy, my lad
And you've brooded the whiles" DER A seem
ing wrong
Til fear you are going mad
Just turn to your Bible and read bit
Where Dave, at Jehovahs command
Had slaughtered the Philistines one and all
And fully possessed the land
Returning he gave unto each Of his tribe
Bread, meat and fagon of rum
Then he kicked up his heels in iubilant
mood
And danced like q son-of-a-gur
I'm loath to declare what the Scriptures aver
But their utteranCe cannot be vile
But all he had on when he danced like the
deuce
Was a pink-tinted Syrian smile
7 fear that your optics are off nv SON
When YOU say in sepulchral tones
Or suggest that the ladies' who danced with
the lads"
We're portable punches of bones"
our ladies the bravest that walk the
Deserving Of ell that's best.
our % laaies' God bless 'em OF queenly
Thus honors each knightly guest
80 punk YOUR melodious Tyre q Aust
ana sing US a merrer strain;
W, uotue your punk pessimistic frost
AND don't let us hear it again
'>eeP Slnglh my lad, and be doing YOUR
stunt" ''u'
ana help us the hours 10 beEuiIe
out the off behind YOU and nut n in ,rort
men your name will be c. Austin Smile
II samuel VI II, 18, 10. 90
pLit,s.,, O. DALEY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Is There a Parcel Posto

Dear Sccrates-Will you inform me II
there really is any parcel post or is II
all an elaborate camoufage? For going on
two years have been trying to send pack
ages by parcel post, and have never sue
ceeded, I take them to the postofHce and
say jauntily Parcel post. please" The
mail clerk looks severely at my bundle,
weighs it, shifts it, sneers at it and finally
says, This won't go by parcel post: il
weighs less than four pounds" Some
times the trouble is mat my package
weighs more than four ounces: or Il is
printed matter; or it isn't printed matter;
or it exceeds eighty-four inches in length
and girth combined; or it is not harm
less medicinal preparation" or It is not
going "to, from or between Guam, Tutuila
and Manua and other islands east of lon
gitude III west of Greenwich; or 1T ex-
ceeds twenty four ounces, liquid measure"
Under these and other preteXts the post
office rejects all my parcel-post offerings,
and makes me send them by first-class
mail Unfortunately, / know very few
people east of longitude III, so / don't see
what good the elaborate coming system is
10 me A dreadful suspicion has occurred
to me. Is there really any parcel post?
Do you know any one who has sent a
package that way?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

room full OF boys and girls without a
curious culver Of the heart at the sight Of
so great a section OF Tomorrow laid bare
and palpltant before one? Molding those
eager or obstinate minds is writing on the
brain OF mankind
We have met clumsy. il.lnformed, cyni-
cal teachers, as we have met clumsy and
ill-informed and cynical merchants, actors
and street car conductors. But we have
never met a teacher in whom there did not
shine something OF that unearthly radl.
ance. the shining of a zeal for truth and
human happiness.
When we meet a teacher we are too
bashful to tell him or her what we think.
But here Il is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
THE CHILpREN,s YEAR

~ s estimated that 100000 children
ender the age OF fys die in the United
.|sIts of preventable diseases each year
I1|< toItoless army is sadder than France
I'd &a1def than Belgium because II hasn't
"a tlis consolation OF fight for life
ttnnol Ten ITS woes.
BE war has given Us. IN the womens
tne|| Of National Defense. an extraordi-
~ extensiys and efficient organization
b. proposes 10 start a determined cam.
70 reduce the tragic death rate
NIle children. The plan has the
Inpori Of President wilson, and the
4IIf Win cooperate IN every pos
,t|a1 Il MS Is war m behalf Of
t1|tcted ne ehldren's year must
i success. olherQlee the nation
[0| I@|& Iss|i ehpfl sighted and cruel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

To the Editor OF the Evening Public Ledqer.
Sir-I am unable to see the saving IN light
by the advance-hour plan, AZ least il April
and October are included In April the sun
rises al 5 As on the 1st, to O5 on the 3Oth
Hence a person who usually rises al 6 and
now rises at must have artificial light a
good part of the month In October the sun
rises at 3 So to G:1S. with another need for
artificial light by early risers If the GOV.
ernment wishes IN save light let It look for
the street lights burning an hour or more
before sunset and the same time or longer
after sunrise. OLD-TJNTP
Narberth, Aprn .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

the outrageous waste of lumber, material.
time and wages in the building of different
cantonments. And later It said that
Congress had before IT proposition to ap-
propriate Sl50,OOOoOO for the building OF
more Cantonments While we must all save
ana do everything we can do to help speed
the war, it. seems to me the officers and en-
poyes of the Government ought also to do
some saving aud try TO get their moneys
worth for the money they spend
JOHN SMITH
PHILADELPHIA ApriI .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

FTNo PUT money into thrift stamps that is
Il urgently needed for food for the family,
would not be thrift Thrift Is the wise super-
vision and provident and efficient apportion.
ment of all the resources of our life. Thrift
means war-savings stamps and Liberty
Bonds ana wheatless meals; but II also means
books and inspiring music ana decent clothes
and all that humanity needs TO fortify itself
for the fearful sacrifices we must make 10
win the war.
Thrift means organized common sense and
devotion. It means patriotic scrutiny Of
our spendings 10 the end that we put our
money where It win honestly and plainly do
good for the cause
That Is the kind OF thrift that will
strengthen and exalt tile nation and nut the
enemy out of business From Fritzs view
point 4 wiA be The thrift ~ the loot
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
CALVERT CRAvAT.

Albert Mordell is a lawyer and student
of psychoanalysis. He says a man reveals
himself in what he writes. After reading
some OF Dove Dulcet's pieces he asserts
that Dove must be a tall, thin. under.
caloried person with a wry nose and
cheese-colored eyes. We do not know. as
Mr. Dulcet transacts all business with us
by telegraph (collecD from Obesity N. ].
win Mr.. Duloet please call at this once
and submit TO scrutiny
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

We sent Jerrv's letter TO the Department
of Justice and received this reply:
Form 96i57, rc Detection Of Ercmu Aliens
Your letter received and contents duly
noted, Transcribed filed, mdexed and
treated with chemicals Copies in ouir.
duplicate have been forwarded TO head.
quarters in Washington where the mat.
ter will be taken under advisement IF
you will forward further details. filing
utinclosed questionnairos 65B and 5o3M
We will have Mr.. Himbleblott placed
under espionage and observation. Kindly
indicate by return mail whether you
consider Mr. Mmblehot a particrIarI,,
dangerous allen and whether in your
opinion one agent OF this department
would be adequate to cope with him in
the event of personal conflict
Please bear in mind that the accusa-
tion Of enemy alienship is an exceedingly
serious one, and action is not to be taken
lightly or hastily. We will give Nr
Himbletrott a weeks time 10 pursue his
usual course: If any buildings or far.
tories are blown up IN the meantime IL
VIII be necessary TO attach pursuivant
or mandamus to his trail
Please keep in touch with us, and mako
ive copies of all correspondence with
said Mr. Himbletrott Yours.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Is It possible that we have been mis-
taken in Jerry, and that his name a.
some one suggests Is realI,. rbir,Lta
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Answers TO Yesterdays Quiz

Answers TO Yesterdays Quiz
l. sallenti IN military sense. the buleipg e,'t
enemy front.
2, MAX Adeler. 4" the psendOnym Of Chgrrs
Heber, CLARK, an American writer, known
as humOrist and political economist.
g. some characteristics Of "Oueen Anne" arthi-
gables and baY windows.
A. Hector BsToH, French eOmnoser wrote the
sccoTe for, the oratorO. THE Damnation
3. hohridueii kn assumed name nickname.
or faneifui name appelIatlon.
o. Arabesque! IN art or architecture. referrlng
70 the AIab STYLE; the charaeteristics belne
Eeometrical. ~ the Koran prohibited the
pleturng OF living things In literature.
an exotic or even fantastic. style.
7. Mortar short and eomparativeIy ilght
sin1 csinne1n used 20 throw, shells with Low
velocity and usually AZ hiEh angles. 40
to drop on their objeetiVs from above.
T. nostcn = scmetimes called ''Ths Hub Of the
y General Otto yon lelOw e. IN comn,and ef
m imDOrtnnt section Of the German froat
hne In uurfllern France
40 a .ea n'era,se q az M French eppnsr coLq
sApfsss s9meuilus q trinlnE % No valss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

To the Editor Of the EUening Public Ledger.
Sir-Please tell me if there is a practi-
, toner in science Of health in this city ana
please give his name and address
JOSEPH l.. MINTZ
Philadelphia, April l.
Addresses of Christian Science practi-
TONERS are listed in the classified section of
the telephone directory - Editor of the
EVENING PUBLIC LHDGER1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Al accountant took a wind gauge to
ronEren1 and learned that our lawmakers
ialk Al tho rate of 100000 words day. We
have added that item to our Cyclopedia Of
n.pIarable Faets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

QUIZ

1. What Is deciduOus treeP
veTsity?
3. Who painted Breaking Home Ties?
4. Identify "Ths Seourge Of God"
3. What Is a mltraiIleuseg
8. Who wrote "The Rise Of siIas Lanham"P
I. What is sector?
r. What II q eharaeteristIe of Tudor arrhi.
lecture?
o. Where Is MOntdidier?
10, What Presidents Of the United states were
born In New England9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

The man who threw $4,000 from train
window, thinking it was waste paper. must
have been able TO open the window
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Gali-Curci and Garabed Garagossian
seem to be almost the only notables missing
from the lineup of those who are going to
boost the Liberty Loan here,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR

TERRY THIMBLETROT seems 10 have
been somewhat upset by our "Obits We
Covet.' He writes TO tell Us that Hinden.
burg IS not dead and he cant see the Joke
of Writing obits for people who are not
dead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Nj Baker must be learning a good deal
IN his swing around Yurrup. A regular
Baedekef.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

The Berger that made Milwaukee ia
nous seems to be an iceberger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Pro-Gernans at VIII
But Ihey Like mngton have started
the Smell what looks like a cam
paign of destruction
against gas plants They might have saved
the world lot of annoyance II they had
devoted a little energy to the one at Pots
dam.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Coming Attractions

Important revelations tomorrow concern
ing Roscoe Feaeoek socRATEs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Ware do We 90 from here boys Ware
do We 90 from here
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
They Wouldn't
Believe II

ment isn't meant 10
impression seems TO
Bureau.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Even now n appears
The Sin, Too that the pro-Germans
managed 10 put the
con IN Wisconsin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Inevitable

The Germans have be
Inevitable gun to shell Noyon
Every one always ad-
mtted that the Novon cathedral is rather
beautiful
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

n Mr. Ware we're 2
What silly lady would YOU, speak
Question! ing under the inspira
tion Of this gracious
season, call him Queen Of the Mayor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Some one ought to tell
the proper officials at
city Hall that the
prevailing dry senti-
apply to water That
prevail In the Water
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

TUE appointment Of teachers was generally
i determined by the political affiliations of
the relatives or friends Of the applicant, often
taken from the grammar classes when thev
we're scarcely in their teens In 1864 the
Legislature passed a law which discontinued
the practice Of employing teachers who
lacked proper qualifications. and required
thereafter that the local school boards could
elect only such persons who had shown by.
examinations, authorized by the Board of
school controllers, that they possessed the
necessary qualifications to teach.
This was a distinct step forward a e sbou.r
by the personnel of the teaching body in tho
years following.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

IN 1867 the Legislature took its first ster
L toward taking the schools out of politics
by deprivlng the local boards of the right IN
elect members 10 the central board The
power of appointment was given tn tbe
judges OF the Courts Of Common Pleas. and
az the same time the title Of the school
authorities was changed 10 the Roard ~
Public Education
In 1888 the office Of superintendent OF
schools was created by the Board Of Public
Lducauon and thence quickly followed ?
more more complete supervision Of the schools
Then came the Introduction Of ths t-trdsr-
sarten the opening Of the FIRST manual train
ing school the organization Of sewing and
cooking classes the opening Of the school
OF pedagogy special classes for detectives
ana otner branches Of educational worl. 10
meet changing conditions and nopu1sr do
manos During this period the schools
showed greater advancement than was shown
IN any previous period Of their eyisterce
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

II 1905 the central boards membership
l. was reduced from forty-two 10 twert,,-
one members by abolishing sectional renre
sentaton. The appointment Of teachers ,as
taken from the local boards and placed In
the hands of the Board of Public Fducation
but subject TO eligible list requirements Tbe
1905 law also increased the schools nrsrciaI
resources by making It mandatory upon Cit,
COUNCILS TO appropriate each wear for tbs
support Of the schools A sum equal to eve
mills on each dollar of the assessed value
Of the city's real estate.
In 1911 the present school code WAC en-
acted, completely divorcng the public scboois
from municipal control by giving the Roard
or Public Education full power To lew ta,as
ana TO borrow money for new sites ana
buildings. 1t also reduced the membership
to fifteen sup
How the city and the school system have
grown IN the last hundred wears will he
easily appreciated when we compare 1s1E
with an approximate population OF 135 Ooo
nine schools, ten teachers, 2s45 pupils ana
total expenditure of S2SO49s5 with Ias,
years estimated population of / ESQ ono 95o
school buildings, $3.50 teachers gag 900 nuniIr
and an expenditure of more than $40 O0o 0oo
together with assessed value of school nron
erty of 5000 900. '''p
How the schools viii grow in rur,bo-s
during the next century IS mater ~
mathematical calculation. What their nros-
ress will be depends upon the admipistrs
tors who are TO follow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Is # possible that we have been mis-
taken in Jerry, and that his name As
some one suggests, Is really Thin1ble-
trOtgkN2