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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
4 FOOLISH SONG
As was going along. going along.
"A The sky was blue, the meadow

As was going along, going along,
n The sky was blue, the meadows
bright,
The river too, all f1ecked with light!
I smiled upon the pretty sight l
AS was going along.
AS was going along, going along,
There came a bird, there came a breeze.
The thicket stirred with melodies
And never songs were sweet as these.
AS was going along. IA
AS I was going along, going along
met a maid who led a lamb,
And delayed-fool that ami
For her eyes in limpid laughter swan
AS was going along.
AS was going along, going along.
thought Of breeze and bird and maid,
The sunny trees, the tender shade,
And out Of them a song I made
AS I was going along.
Paul Scott Mowrer, in Hours Of France :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
THE WAR IN NEW YORK

AEw YORK is still meditating on the
~ possibility Of a bonbardment by air,
1lanes or submarines And it is observ.
,0Ale that New Yorkers are not fiustered
~ the prospect. They have endured much
ara are trench hardened. They have had
= listen to Mayor Hylan's speeches and
~ broadway musical shows. They still
~ about undisturbed, wearing their funny
|&lofhes speaking their curious languages,
,notlng their fantastic food. Secretly the
'r1fN dwellers may yearn to be bombarded.
>aui is plague Of summer in the inex
f1obls city.
3 @kould the Hun begin to pop bombs at
~ York, clever theatrical managers are
~ to wing to sudden riches by selling
11ofo Of admission. And In that event
nnlphtaps who rush over and see
80 rtll be compellsd no doubt. to
- 80 oHqrse fPom scalpers =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

II am not opposed to
General Hancock the statue because
Found Out Buchanan was
Southerner or Demo-
crat," said Senator Lodge. He was neither"
In thus running counter to history with re-
spect to 'ten-cent Jimmy's' political affili-
atoms, was the gentleman from Massachu-
setts implying that no President could really
be at the same time a Democrat and Penn
sylyaptan?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Useless Occupations

Counting the holes In Swiss cheese
Counting chickens before the incubators
bought ~
Counting on a raise.
Counting on the weather being good for Q j
picnic. ~.
Counting the gray hairs In ones head.
Counting the pennies. hoping the dollaros
will take care of themselves-they won't.
Counting on crop without working for
it.-Farm Life !.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
What Do You KnotU?
QUIZ

QUIZ ",
1. who was Cardinal do Retzf
Q. what 10 the capital Of virsinlss
8. Who II Secretary Of Commerce?
Z. Where 10 the Ourcq Riverf W
8. What 10 the real meaning Of "a. Il. r." anA
what IL the meaning sometimes givenf
g. Who is in command Of the United ststoo
feet In foreign watersf 80
.. What is pourboire?
0. Where Is Camp Mcclellan
Q. When was the battle Of Bunker Hills
10. Who is the most celebrated American essays
lst9 a
Answers to Saturdays Quiz
1. Tho Marsellaise Is the national air Of Franso.
q. Flag Day. June II. Is the anniversary =
June IL. .ifi7. when Congress adopted ~
national banner. vs.
8. Western Reserve University 10 NJ Glove
land, o.
for military uniforms. 80
S. The dollar mark To- usually explained a. =
superimpostion Of the letters "U. D." E
9. Charles Y. Murphy b the chief Of TamunnP.
Hall. }5,I,.l =.
:. EsI.insfsrs Is the capital sf Finlaad. q
Sssiess d ~ dAsssssss ariSs. ;S
.. Ney xss.:. So n. ~ Dshs = yssts
:;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

That lying German
The Orchestra general with his tune
VIII Now Play about Allied losses Is
the Anvil Chorus giving grand opera a
good boost. anyway"
"How's that. Mr.. Bones?" Well. jpst natu-
rally; any one who knows the truth turns to
Hammerstein."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

The shipping chiefs are worried about
ending enough names for the vessels they're
1aupching. You provide the ships, boys. and
veil keep the dictionary busy. Even il we
AVE to steal few names from the Pullman
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

Uncovered refuse in summer Is evidence
Of "fy" program whose progress lie much
more OF a scandal than a complete break
down would be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Blood Will Tell

Scratch an 1. w. W. and what do we find?
A Bolshevik. who can even go SO far some-
times as to speak the Russian language,
Birmingham Age Herald. s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

All that we have heard
Too Costly! about the exorbitant
cost of the necessities
of life in Germany is verified by the state
ment of a Socialist in the Reichstag, who has
Just declared that iron crosses are now pur-
chasable at forty cents each. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

The first thing we know Germany will
be sore on strife of any Kind. Her business
men are now lamenting the prospect Of
future economic war" while the present
that they are frpntie y Wind u W Il ipon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
We'll EolIow Suit

King George announces that he Is not
having any new clothes made this summer
That gives US some distinguished company
Detroit Free Press.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

A correspondent says he saw huge ship
shiyer. Even when It is wrapped in a blanket
of fog and being rocked in the cradle Of the
deep? Unbelievable!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

The best way for the melancholy Dane"
to cheer up is to let Uncle Sam buy that idle
feet,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

General Pershingts ban on boards in the
army still further extends the doctrine of
safety" frst
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Hasn't the Price

There is probably no truth In the rumor
that the Kaiser is SO anxious to get to Paris
that he was seen recently buying tickets
from specuators.-St Louis 'PostNDispatch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
ViewpOint

Probably about the hardest thing of all
would be to persuade a candidate for some
minor Office that nothing matters now but
winning the war.-Ohio State Journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

No Suzan the passing of a bill in the
Holland Parliament to make the Zuyder Zee
dry is not a victory for the prohibitionists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Battle Hymn of the Kaiser

Tin the midst of battle
L, In my motor carnage rode.
Where the deadly telephones rattle
And the bulletins explode.
!, In the midst of fighting,
Where the field kitchen stands at bay
And the stan their nails are biting,
J foqod the communiQue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

The present period Of Germanys drive
seems to be entirely OF the orthodox full
stop" variety.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
When NeW York DOused the GLixn
By Our Special Correspondent

pressed excitement had begun to get on our
nerves. Evelyn wanted to go too. but we
told her that a woman's place Is In the
home. and she was persuaded to write let
ters while we sailed forth in quest OF
adventure The Metropolitan Tower gave
us an unpleasant shock; 1t was SO very
near and there was no doubt about 1t being
a good target. Near us was the Children's
Court and hospital, a veritabe happy
hunting ground for Huns. We made
straight for the newspaper office. knowing
by experience that If anything were afoot
they would know all about 1t. All the
reporters were there in shirt sleeves and
thousands of editors-they are sometimes
used in emergencics--and high above the
city desk hung the cheerful slogan:
In case Of airplane raids members
of the staff are requested to telephone
the office"
M1HY, we demanded, and what for and
w what to do about cellars, and IL We
were wounded what then? No one seemed
to know exactly and their vagueness only
made us the more uneasy A friend asked
us to the movies and normally we should
seemed something like fddling when Rome
was burning to go to the movies on such
a night. So we went into drug store
instead and had a chocolate matted milk.
Two officers of the British navy ordered
pink ice cream and all the sailors and the
subway guards were clad In jaunty white
suits. 1t suggested a scene from q comic
opera. Once we thought we heard a Zeppe.
lin, but it was only a mail truck numbering
up Park Row. So we. went home again.
MTILLIAM was on the front door step.
w gazing at the sky. We assured him
there was nothing In 1t but stars and asked
him kindly to illuminate the elevator.
There is nothing more undermining than
an unlighted elevator He yielded momen-
tarily, but switched off the globes imme-
diately and sank to the ground floor. Eve.
lyn was still up and had grown discour-
aged waiting for an airpane, so had put
UP the shades again. We rebuked her
sternly, but she said what difference did
one window make when all the, street lights
were on and any intelligent German could
find his way around, particularly since they
| were nearly all North German Lloyd stew
ards before tie war anyway and knew New
York like book. We decided to sit up all
night in case there should be an attack.
1t was bad enough to be bombarded. Evelyn
said, but to be killed and never know It
would be hideous. So we lay in the dark
listening to the cats In the back yard
there are some twenty Of them who sere.
made us nightly-and to somebody's VIC
trola, and once we thought we heard a
siren but 1t was only fire engine going
| peacefully to fire.
| MIE READ the next morning in the
w paper that airplanes had patrolled Ithe
city all night long. They were our own,
of course but stil II was humiliating not
! even to have heard them! b. w.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
A Bitter Pill

Evidence that the Pc
A Bitter Pill ruvian bark Is mild
compared to its bite is
now afforded Germany by the way the lib
erty-loving Latin republic has finally fol-
lowed UP severance Of diplomatic relations
with a seizure of the Kaiser's merchantmen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

Ominous for the Hun Hordes
Foch is fully as talkative as Grant was In
l364.-Bostop Herald. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

Yes, the good old nve-cent piece of ice
has returned once more. But how changed,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Doctor Of Immortal Boyhood

L ferring an honorary degree upon Booth
Harrington. Harrington has become a
legend at Princeton. He was reputed the
most debonair and delightful undergrad
uate of his day (class OF 3d. wasn't itO.
Then he wrote Monsieur Beaucaire," one
of the most delicious bits of romantic
prose this continent has mixed By the
time the public had sized him up as
whimsical doer of trifies he started serious
realistic novels. And then, upon an un-
suspecting world. he burst the laughing
gas of Penrod.
The world is grateful to Mr.. Harrington
for Penrod. Not since Tom Sawyer and
Huck Finn has there been so faithful, so
laushable, SO utterly true land therefore
so utterly amusng) portrait of the intri-
cate world wherein boyhood plays it's grave
pranks. Every one has read about him,
and read him again, and read him aloud
He is become national figure. Not even
the marvellous portrait of Willie Baxter
in the throes of male fapperhood c'Seyen-
teen'J has banished Penrod from our hearts.
Penrod and his Limited bachelor set" will
live as long as trousers Doth short and
long)
We don't know just what kind of doctor
thew made Mr.. Harrington. But he is most
endeared to us all as the Inner of Penrod.
We hope that degree was Doctor Of I'm
mortal Boyhood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

Naturally the standard of White Russia
must be the flag OF truce
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
The Leviathan

he LeNlatndn
THERE is something peculiarly satisfy
= ing to us in the thought OF the Levia.
than, which used to be Germany's crack
liner Naterland. painted smoky gray and
running back and forth between here and
France loaded with troops.
The other day we We're crossing on the
ferry from Jersey City to Manhattan.
There was spanking breeze hustling down
the Hudson those leaping skyscrapers all
stood tiptoe in the dazzling sunshine; COM
muters were busy holding down hats and
petticoats. And then, far up the river,
looming over the Hoboken dock roofs. we
saw the three dark tunnels. The Levia-
than was in, taking on another load of
soldiers.
1t gave us a thrill. 1t keeps on tingling
every time we think of it. An ocean liner
Is heart-bustlng sight anyway, as she
comes sliding in from the blue, unmeas-
urable sea; but when you think of the
Leviathan, the Kaiser's own pet, slipping
quietly to and fro, putting a crimp in his
plans. 1t gives us tremulous little throb
something between laugh and prayer.
God bless the Levathan and good luck
to her Ships, have an honor and mys
terry of their own, and we imagine she Is
proud of having a hand in Furnishing the
men who smirched and fouled the ancient
tradition of the sea. When we see her
we think of another queenly ship whose
lovely profile was once familiar in New
York harbor: ship with tall red tunnels
and ruff1e of white foam at her stem.
Ships, as we said, have an honor of their
own. You.will notice that no one has ever
called those shark boats ships" And the
Leviathan is the avenger Of the Lusitania
She has a great heart in her, that fine
ship; a heart that not even the Hoboken
spies could corrupt. She is an instrument
| Of honor in the hands of true sailor men.
| When we see her gray tunnels they seem
| kind Of symbol of all we fight for.
| She thrilled us a year ago when we first
| saw the Stars and Stripes at her stern.
| She thrills us still. She always will.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

WE READ the next morning in thu
w paper that airplanes had patrolled 1th,
city all night long. They were our own
of course, but still II was humiliating no
even to have heard them! B. w.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
BISHOP DOUGHERTY
AT AMBITIONS APEX
New Philadelphia Primale, in
Message to Future Flock,
Rejoices at Transfer

Appointment Of Bishop Denis j.
Dougherty. Of Buffalo, to succeed Arch
bishop PrenderEast, Of Philadelphia,
has enabled him to attain his Ife's
ambition.
re said today in the course Of an in
terview at Buffalo, that he had always
hoped to reach such high Office in the
church. and is especially pleased because
il will bring him to the archdiocese Of
Philadelphia Bishop Doughertv will now
be among his old friends In the diocese
where he started in the priesthood
Bishop Dougherty extended his
heartiest greetings to the catholics Of
the archdiocese, and in the course Of
brief talk said
Il am sorry to leave Buffalo, because
have so many friends here. The Holy
Father has deemed me worthy of this
high office and / shall look forward
with great deal Of pleasure to the
task Of continuing the splendid work so
ably carried on by that sanity and
noble man, my generous and beloved
friend Archbishop Prendergast,
Naturally l am going back to my
old home and TO old friends. My resi-
dence in Buffalo has been most pleas
ant and fruitful one. | sincerely regret
that the call of duty takes me away
from the field of such pleasant endeay0r.
shall always cherish the splendid spirit
Of the clergy and the laity Of this great
diocese | am certain that my successor
will find the same cooperation that has
always marked this diocese since its es-
tablishment by the sainted Bishop Ii
mon"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
CITY WHITE WINGS"
IN ANNUAL REVIEW
Ashmen and Highway Clean
crs Parade Along Broad
Street and Win Prizes

Like a long gray camounaged serpent
the street cleaners Of Philadelphia
marched up Broad street this morning
in their annual parade and inspection.
The parade was i'm BrDad street from
Carpenter street to Girard avenue.
The red rubbish wagons. the yellow
SqueeGerS and the green bodies of the
rotary machine hroUmS furnished vivid
spIutrhcs Of color iu the prevailing gray
ot the ashmrus garments and ash
wagons.
Each Of th" nine districts of PhiIaGeI-
phia sent an army division. I'm this divi-
sion we're am automobile containing rep
reseutauNcs Of the contractors \ single
ashcart. carrying transparency, had
four block men carrying ashcanS. Fol
lowing these concrete evidences OF Phila-
dclphia's $ cleanliness. if not her godliness.
came ashmen in ranks of eight.
ON the reviewing stand were John T.
O'Toule. superintendent of the Bureau
Of Highways in Pittsburgh; y. Il. Mae
Stay commissioner Of street cleaning.
New York and A'"am Swan. ,Ir. on
gnccr Of streets Trenton. y. j.. all
Judges of equipment
The judges of horses were T. r
Rutherford, manager Of the Society for
the Prevention Of cruelty To Animals
DR.. +. H. Schneider Old York road and
Erie avenue. and n. b. COZ. 1916 Suydcr,
avenue.
The Judges ON the appearance of the
men and their marching order were 4
T.. Malthy. 2iG North Broad street. Wal
ter r. Ballnger Seventeenth aud Arch
streets and r. j. lafrcrty. Broad ana
Huntingdon streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
MILITARY AIR TTNGES
INDOOR HORSE SHOW
Seventh Annual Exhibition
Opens in City Troop Armory
With Numerous Entries

An unmstakable flavor of things
military will mark the Philadcmhia in
.do,,,. bor,, chou. ,,ross so,.r,, ,,r,.I
In' snow "I'''h opens al -'I' "''"'N'
Is at the First city Troop Armory,
Tventv-third street above Chestnut.
II will continue until Saturday night.
The show has attracted "A large num-
her Of exhibitors Reginald G. Wander
bIt will be one of the Judges
The proceeds Of the show are 10 be
turned over to six hospitals here. the
American Hospital. the Babies Hos
ptaI. the Garretson. Oncologic. the Poly
clinic and the samaritan
The martial atmosphere Of the show
will be heightened by the presence of
the marine and navy bands from League
Island and the presence of army and
navy officers
Three hundred entries have been made.
During this afternoons session, ponies
I'm harness aud under saddle, police
mounts. horses in harness. and jumpers
will be shown
Mr. Vanderbilt with George h. Hume,
Of New York, will judge the ponies in
harness and the horses in harness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
COUNCILS WILL STOP
TRANSIT WORK TODAY
Annulmcnl or Suspension of
Three Big Contracts 10
BE Authorized

Councils today will authorize tu, De-
hartman, ,r .rr.,,y., f., ..r.,,, all ,.,l. r,
SUBWAY '''''''''7 '''' cannot '' '"''NN
completed The department viii hc en-
powered tp annm contracts under au
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'"''I'"'''7 or TO 'N''h" Ih''". ''''''''"'"
upou market prices later un
The three r.ufr9,.r. affected %, ru.
mopusad legislation are gu held by the
keystone stat. ,'ou.llrl,rinu rnurrany
and approximate Sa.uouooo Tn,y cover
work pr the I.o,rl-, and Arch street ...-
tious aud tine THOMPSON street S,Nar.
which Wa- To- drain ih. Broad street seq
tiouS of the proposed subway.
WorI, op several s.rtinps has b..r
started and ,n. srr..,s ,nrp nm ,lp,,,
of the work rowey,r has been urlnr-
ground and Tho rnp.r nuds can bn nm,
i'm nrasrn,all, and safe shan. az a
,np,,.rari,si,. small r>r.rdi,,rr. nr
pnroy TN. 'ui,,.fns ,r tla y,n,.I. ,lr.,d,.
done i'm shane for irmp,rgr, abYudon-
mont ,yiu fam, =, mani, If ,n,. ag,.,.ar,,.,,r
rrgt has n.ar ragrb,d baty,au pir.,.rnl.
..v.fpirp ,r tho Tr,usir ucr,.rrurut and
Iaror,e n l,,,,bbriul head rr IN, con-
tr.,rtfr, r,,,,,r,
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
30 MILLIONS FOR LOAN
BRINGS WOMEN PRAISE
Nation Notes Efficient Work
Done by Philadelphia
Committee

Nytt .u,,,,., l,,,, Sao uuu ana ip .,t,
S'''pN"lS L" '"' '"''" '''"'''N H"a"
pledged through the wom"n.s efforts and
tho drive siiII roiup strong. roug.atuI,-
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'''"H '''''' ''''''' ''"s ''''' W '"'
country to ih" fhiIad"lphH women s
Liberty Loan committee for the fine
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""' ''''" W, '1''" w. M'''''' VI '.N
o"rS"' an" "'S' '",'TS SUIT ''' 'I''
man OF me lh''" r'"''"l '''' WON
tu committee. NIS' u'N an" WI >.
Miller sent lh"lF '"hsIal uIailohS p$ wire
and Mrs. starr appeared al me after
noon conference in TIA" Lincoln Building
~ offer her fluctuations.
Mrs Fuuk's telegram lu Mrs. Walter
: Thompson, chairman of the wumen.s
committee. follows;
Congratulations. Have given figures
for national publicity
Mrs Miller tclrsraphcd aS follows:
Through splendid work Of women i'm
your county and other counties in state
We win reach Sl0u.00O,0O0. Let MS try
To do better than this by making each
of the last three days twice as good as
your best day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
FEW CRIMINAL CASES
MAY ADJOURN COURT
Clean Calendar Prompts Dis
tricl Attorney Rolan to Con
slider Recommendation

Lack Of cases on the calendar Of the
Criminal Court may cause District At
toruey Rotan to ask for an adjourn
meut for several days. The Fifth Ward
case is the only one Of any Importance
awaiting trial
This is the first time in decade
that the calendar has been clean"
II would be the first adjournment in
many years because of lack Of Of
tenders
when assumed office" District At
torney Rotau said today. II decided that
every case must be brought to trial as
soon as possible, and as a result, we
are up-to-date. Because Of a lack Of
cases on the court calendar, | have been
thinking Of asking the court TO adjourn
for several days
Speaking Of the Fifth Ward case Mr..
Rotan said that a speedy trial for the
defendants is absolutely necessary,
"A number Of important witnesses In
the case are within the draft age he
said Some Of them have been called
into the service and are now I'm canton
ments, while several others are likely 10
be drafted and sent TO the camps at once.
"Unless the trial is brought soon, some
of the witnesses may he sent to France
or go TO camps far from this jurisdic-
tion. A. il is, we shall have TO serve
subpoenas on some OF them who are In
camp. This explains our desire for a
speedy trial"
He has requested the court to nx an
early date for the trial and TO allow the
proceedings 10 be held in a nearby coun-
~ Action Il expected Monday. when
the Supreme Court reconyenes after ad-
lnurnment since last Monday out OF
respect for Che death 'of Justice Mes
lrezat