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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

lie boys over there are doing their part
az gack the Hun. The folks over here
10 their part pushing forward the Liberty
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

Hohenzollern, Hindenburg & Co. will need
all the previously prepared positions" they can
locate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

Still, as before, if Keith Neville really is anx-
ious to get into the army, he will find the route
easy enough.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

In the language of Met" Mr., Hitchbrancl
is mad. That's again very evident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

list Of articles taxed by the house revenue bill.
Why notf Look where it grows mostly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

Now the kaiser knows what all irresistible
force is like when it starts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

mike" Endres and his green card ought te
get laugh out of Galway.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

The market basket is again becoming a
badge Of respectability.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

Round and round the big wheel goes, and
we'll, nearly everybody knows the refrain.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

the Federal Railway administra-
ton. born at Princeton, Ark, 81
years ago.
W. B. Tagg live stock commits
sion man, born 1875.
Julian Lowell Coolidge. profess
scr of mathematics at Harvard uni
versity, born at Brookline, Mass,
As years ago.
DR.. Philandcr P. Claxton, United
States commissioner OF education,
born in Bedford county, Tenn, SO
years ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28
One Year Ago Today in the War

Michaelis defended the refusal Of
Germany to make public her war
aims.
Kerensky defended his admins
tration against critics before demo
cratic congress in Petrograd.
William D. Haywood and other
members of the Industrial Workers
of the, World arrested in Chicago
on charges of seditious conspiracy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28
This Day in History.

lS03-Prosper Merimee. who
wrote Carmen and left many re-
markable letters, born in Paris.
Died at Cannes, Sept. IS, 1870.
l9l5-Five German army corps
were ordered from the east to the
west front.
l9l6-Roumanians engaged Aus
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

All lines look alike to the boys "over there.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

where they attended the corn
palace celebration.
The Republican Lancers' club has
elected the following officers: Cap
tain, Lee Frost, first lieutenant, o.
H. Gordon; second lieutenant,
Frank Woolly; sergeant-major, w.
H. Barlow; orderly sergeant, Will
liam Kelly. The uniform adopted
is a white Norfolk jacket blue
trousers, with yellow stripes on the
legs, and red skull cap with tassel
and a red and white and blue band.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

vast amount must come one-third
from taxes and tWo-thirds from
loans. The success of the Fourth
Loan, like those that preceded it
is, therefore, absolutely neces-
sary. We must work with the
highest speed, as if the war was
to end in six months. We must
prepare in every direction, as if it
was to last for years. Speed and
preparation are both expensive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28
The Day We Celebrate.

Charles G. Hunt, of Hunt &
Elliot, born 1870.
George c. Johnston, Omaha grain
merchant, born 1861.
Col. Herbert Alexander Bruce,
consulting surgeon to the British
armies in France, born at Black
stone, Ont, SO years ago.
Carl R. Gray. regional director of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28
Dollars That Figh
By SENATOR HENRY CABOT LODGE

The war will be won by men and
ships, by guns and airplanes. To
raise armies and supply them, to
build the navy and support it, and
to furnish ships and transport, we
must have money in large
amounts. The expenditures Of
the Government for the ensuing
year are estimated at S24,000,-
100000, a sum which battles the
imagination to conceive. That
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

We are fighting to secure just, right
eous and lasting peace. For a COM
complete peace we must have COM
plete victory. 1t must not be peace of
bargain or negotiation. No peace which
satisfies Germany can ever satisfy us.
No peace that leaves Germany in posi-
ton to renew the. war against us will
be worth having. It will be far from
sufficient to gain all our objects on the
Western front-Belgium, Alsace-Lor-
raine, Italia Irredenta. The President
with wisdom and foresight and great
force expressed his determination to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28
Without the Loans we cannot have either

redeem Russia. Russia must not be left
in Germany's hands. That would mean
another war. Poland must be free.
Slav republics must be established to
bar the way between Germany and tie
East. Serbia and Roumania must be re-
deemed. All these things are essen
tial. Nothing will bring them but COM
plete victory and peace dictated by US
and our allies. 1t is conflict Of ideas.
1t is the principle of evil arrayed
against the principle of good. It is the
battle of freedom and civilization
against barbarism and tyranny. We
must win and we shall win.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-28

win without money, and therefore these Loans
VITAL and the country should rally in ell its strength
and subscribe and oversubscrbe the Fourth LbertyLoan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
WEED OUT THE CHAIRW ARMERS
BEFORE INCREASING PAY

COUNClLMAN FINLEY'S resolution
~ providing for an incre o in pay Of
city employees Of 3, 10 and IL per cent is a
recognition of the obligation of the city
to pay fair wage TO those who work
for It.
Fay that was adequate four years ago
is inadequate today. War has raised the
price Of everything we consume. Private
business concerns have been oomIelled
to increase their rate of pay. hot only
because of the increase in the cost Of
living, but also because the war industries
in need Of men have been offering big
pay 10 every one.
The Finance Committee of councils will
find it difficult to get the money to pay the
proposed increases unless it turns it's back
on politics and applies sound business
principles to the problem. The city Hall
holds many charwarmers put the 2 by
the politicians. They could not hold their
jobs week under an efficient business
administration.
The opportunity presents itself now to
weed out the inetficients and slackers by
holding every man up TO "A standard of
soSnuCh work every day done in the hours
that would prevail in nonpoltical business.
In other words, we have an opportunity
to make all the city employees earn what is
paid to them. Those who fall down should
he discharged and the money which they
have been getting should he covered into
a fund to make the increases in pay de.
served by the faithful employees. This can
I've done if those in authority care to do
it. and it ought to be done whether they
care to do it or not, in order that the bur.
dens on the taxpayers may not be made
heavier than they can bear
y saving effected in this way would pro.
vide money not only 10 pay part of the
proposed increases to the ordinary city
employees, but to the policemen and fire.
men as well, and reduce by several hun.
dred thousand dollars the sum that must
| be raised by tax.
II is not too much to expect of those in
authority TO rise to the occasion in this
| great crisis and act for once with the pru.
| dent wisdom that the conditions demand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
CHRISTMAS FOR PHILADELPHIA
SOLDIERS IN GERMAN PRISON CAMPS

UINHEN man is captured by the
" enemy" said soldier who knew by
experience whereof he spoke. "he feels that
he-is up against the end Of the world"
What the soldier had in mind was the
sense of utter desolation and loneliness
that afiiicts a captive in tht enemy coun-
try as he passes into a twilight world
where he is neither citizen nor soldier, but
the object of concentrated dislike.
In this newspaper today is printed the
list of the soldiers from this community
who are now in German prison camps. If
these men hadn't been fighting at lie
terrible edge of the American advance
they would not now be prisoners. They
experienced all the suffering and terror of
war And now they have hunger and
cold and hard labor and loneliness added
to the burden.
Surely Philadelphia will think of these
soldiers at this time! 1t is in order that
season that their names were sought out
and printed. Theirs will be the unhappiest
OF Christmases. Packages and letters ade-
quate to let them know thG' they are not
forgotten can be forwarded through the
Red Cross. This newspaper will do all
that it can to aid in specific instances
The happiest Christmas imaginable will
fall to any one who will help to lake
Christmas endurahle to the men who are
likely to find in that season much II
tragedy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
THE VOTERS KNOW BETTER

4 NOMPLETE election returns from Maine,
~ now available, are encouraging to those
disgusted with the attempt of certain lead.
ers to create the impression among the
voters that the election of a Republican
Congress would be regarded by the Kaiser
a. q triumph for him.
The sensible voters know better They
know that both Republicans and Demo-
crafe--in other words, all the people-are
dotermined to lick the Kaiser. The Maine
voters concluded they would rather have
o Republican Congress decide on the de.
foll9 OF the job than 10 turn out their
<1Dtnnentatives in favor of Democrats.
Ex-Congressman McGilicuddy, who sought
- 1efeAt Congressman White in the Second
District. said that vote for White was a
ro<o for the Kaiser. White good-naturedly
countered with the remark that he did not
><h14k the Kaiser had ever heard of him
~ ~ McGillicuddy, nor would ever hear of
<1@nL The early reports gave White
11fality OF 24oo. The complete returns
oTo Increased this plurality to 27s4. The
DlnreAities In all the congressional districts
1o<nl 1<.2sb. against 1859 in 1916. a,
rorldential year. when the vote is larger
n -at any other time.
Uoports from the other New England
- Indicate that they wiil resume their
~ Republicanism this year. unfright-
~ tho charge that a vote for any
~ = 1pgoocraf y vote against win
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05

about a new Hun strategy on the lines
Of the Scheldt and the Meuse dep snds
upon the duration Of Ludendorf's present
mood of antagonism to facts. His realiza-
tion Of the situation may greatly alter
the character of the war and cause 1t
to last beyond our hopes for its termina-
ton. His perversity, now particularly
exemplified at Cambria may hurte him
into swift disaster.
In any event. the thrilling week which
ends today is so fraught with our tangible
gains unrelated to the heart aching chap
ters of past errors that recognition of
the progress as introducing new epoch
in the war can be accorded without fear
of overconfidence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
THE READERS VIEWPOINT
Plan to Tax Land Apart From improvements

To the Editor Of the Erening Public Ledger:
Sir-In the leading editorial of your issue
of Wednesday, october :, you refer to the
lack of preparation that is being made for
peace, and especially you raise the question
whether we cannot employ our enormous
capacities in the work of solving the prob
lcnrs of peaceful progress. You specifically
mention the problems of the sums and OF
the school system.
1t seems to me that most of our troubles
have arisen from the granting of special
privileges, and that many troubles would
soon disappear If the privileges We're repealed
or-what is much the same thing-taxed for
their full value. The slums and the school
system local questions, and the first
at least has to do with the land laws that
put such a penalty on improvements the
amount of the tax actually increasing with
the value Of the improvements on partcu-
lar piece of land. Obviously, to tax improve
mcnts on a piece of land is not the way to
get rid OF the slums.
The tax rate on real estate is about .
per cent the land value remaining is the
capitalization of the product from the land
after this tax is taken out Say that the
rate of capitalization is per cent, indicat-
ing that the owner of the land still receives
3 per cent of the assessed value after paying
per cent on that assessment. Now II
would be a positive advantage in many ways
independently of the income derived-if
( per cent more of the present assessment
were to he taken in taxes. q emphasize
present because. with a great increase in
taxes, the land value would enormously fall,
making it more easy, for those who desire TO
make improvements, to buy the land) With
the amount of taxes from land values made
three tinres what they are now the rate on
improvements could be decidedly reduced
probably as low as one-half of one per cent
paying the cost of protecting the buildings
from fire and burglary.
What has been said of land titles can be
said Of all other franchises If they have
present selling value. they can, with great
advantage to the community, be taxed 4
per cent on that present selling value. There
is much to be said in favor of the repeal
of all special privileges. just as are now
abolishing tolls on wagon roads: but if we
permit the holders Of these privileges Ia
retain the titles to them. the toll collectors
should nay the full value of the privileges
With the enormous increase in the income
of our city the school teachers could be paid
salaries equal to those paid in other pro.
fessions.
As has been said thousands Of times II we
can take our men and send them to die fol
their country, IT is little enough TO ask the
beneffeiaries of special privileges to pay for
such privileges. H. c. w.
. Philadelphia, October T.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
THE DUTY OF THE HOUR

THINK, talk, act and feel as if the war
had just begun.
The war is not over.
Buy bonds You will be the richer any
way. Complications and difficulties as
strange as those that followed the col.
lapse Of Russia may yet rise in the Bal
kans. Russia Itself may yet prove almost
as difficult a problem for civilization as
Germany.
Everything you do, every sign of lessen
ing energy in this country. is reported to
Berlin. DO not by negligence encourage
the staggering Hun to hope Do not
contribute to his waning courage.
The Germans do not yet consider them
selves beaten.
Therefore you cannot afford to consider
them beaten.
You are not victor until your adver-
sary admits defeat Our army isn't halting
or turning back or resting in its tracks.
We at home cannot do so.
Buy bonds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
PRESERVE YOUR BALLOT PRIVILEGE

TO-DAY is the last call for deinquents to
register for the privilege of voting at
the fall election. The process is extremely
simple 1t consists in answering "A few
identification questions and in signing ones
name. The registration places are open
from until 10 a. m. and from 1 until
10 p. m
1t ought to be entirely superfluous to
urge the performance of This elemental
duty upon Phadelphians. Yet the record
of the indifference of many citizens year
after year stands to expose our inconsist-
enCy in negecting to avail ourselves of
the chance to secure the cardinal gift Of
democracy whose principles we are offer
ing our lives to preserve. Freedom which
is worth dying for is certainly worth
voting for.
Philadelphia is theoretically free, but tho
grip of its gang is a siCkenng fact. Often
the citizen who objects most to its yoke
fails to register, and when November
comes around he has no vote. If YOU
haven't registered previously, do so today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
VIRTUE MADE EASY
Being an Ineritobt Economical Lore
Difty Of the "Gripping" Moment

I'd TAKE you to show tonight,
L Also your maiden aunt;
But, notwithstanding the delight,
/ cant.
I'd take you to cabaret
Or war-priced restaurant;
But, maugre what ! do or say,
! can't.
I'd like to take loan rallies in
And sing and shout and pant;
But, though I'm keen for bands and din
can't.
I'd like to see the movies whirl
With you (whom none supplantD;
But, though you are my only girl,
| can't.
I'd like to take you to a church
And hear an old-time chant;
But proftless would be the search
can't. =
There's scarcely anything l would
Not do, my debutante,
For you. but, be it understood,
can't.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
A Town for a Ship

TO the Editor Of the EUentn0 Public Ledger.
Sir-Reading in this evenings EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER of the sinking of another
American ship, the Tampa, would like to see
our Government destroy German town for
every ship sunk. l know the Germans and
maj ia the kind of talk they will understand
I have two sons in France, one in the lOsth
Field Artillery. another on the tanks.
A LOYAL AMERICAN MOTHER.
philadelphia, October 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05

who were associated with Peary in lis
Arctic explorations. William +. Meehan,
of Germantown, formerly State Commits
sioner of Fisheries, was one of these
COME amusement has resulted from the
~ announcement that brass knuckles are
TO be taxed 100 per cent for war purposes.
From the legislative point of view this
extreme tax is more appropriate thar.
ridiculous. Who uses brass knuckles and
why should they be made? inquiries the
legislator. They are valuable only to plug
ugles or to people who have a peculiar
notion about means of elf-defense. There
has also been some complaint because
revolvers have been rated 25 per cent,
while rifles and shotguns have been rated
at 10 per cent. The legislative theory
about revolvers and pistols evidently was
that when used for other than war pur-
poses or by peace officers they are sus.
ceptible of great harm. In the District of
Columbia al. effort has been made so to
penalize the use of revovers in private
hands as TO put them out of business.
When enabling legislation finally got into
Congress, however, the teeth were taken
out of 1t.
WE ARE getting a little mixed on the
w zone system. That is to say, It is
becoming necessary to watch our step and
know what kind of zone we arc talking
about before we open the door. There are
torrid zones ard frigid zones. There are
postal zones and prohibition zones. In
one mail, enthusiastic prohibitonists of
West Chester will petition Congress to
sustain the Secretary Daniels zones about
the navy yards, and in the next mail the
good ladies Of the 'Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union of Lancaster County Anna
Martin, president will protest TO Congress
against the Burleson zones, which limit
the distribution of second-cass mail mat.
ter. Congressman Griest, of the Lancaster
district will please take notice.
AT THE Office of the adjutant general
"A and judge advocate general of the army
they are paying high tribute to the lawyers
OF America. So many of them have ap-
piled for service that, as one high official
expressed it: mo one can ever deny the
VI the regal DlOleSSlOn we
have simply been overwhelmed with the
applications of lawyers for every branch
Of the service. For this reason the de,
partment is now compelled to make in
vestigations and pick the best men, Po-
litical influence does not CO." II is also
noteworthy that the sons of lawyers are
numerous in the service or in seeking to
get in. Ex.Judge William w. Porter, Pro-
thonotary Henry f. Walton, exCongress'
man j. Washington Logue, Il. Clinton
Rhoads, Edmund Randall, Alfred s. Miller
Judge Norris s. Barratt. j. E. NJ Keller
formerly Assistant City Treasurer, and ex
Register of Wills Jacob Singer are among
the many whose sons are "over there.
Arthur b. Eaton has a son below the age
limit who is trying for the marine corps
The lawyers seem to come from fighting
stock.
EvARMERs who watch legislation ID
y Washineton have active champions IN
ss1s '''.'s :. s9's z Z .sss.';'' vs'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
STATEMENT OF THE
OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT,
CIRCULATION. ETC,
of the
Eueninn Bubble Eehger

AS OF OCTOBER /. 1915
Published daily except Sunday at Philadel
phia, Pa. required by the act of August
"a. 1912.
Editor-Davd f. Smiley, Philadelphia.
Masgoing Editor-Morris NJ. Lee. Phiadel-
phia.
Acting General Business Mdnd0er-Charles
A. Tyler, Philadelphia.
Pnblisher-PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY,
Philadelphia.
Otoner-PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY.
Stockholders holding l per cent or more
Of total amount of stock-Cyrus H. n.
Curtis, Philadelphia.
Known bondholders. mortgages and other
security holders, holding l per cent or
more of total amount of bonds mortgages
or other securities-Pennsylvania Com
pany for assurances on Lives and Grant
ing Annuities, Trustee for Estate Of
Anthony J. Drexe deceased
Average number of copies of each issue of
this publication sold or distributed. through
the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers
during the six months preceding the date
Of this statement-Daily 104,332.
The circulation figures in this report are
absolutely net and represent the actual
number of papers sold by the PUBLIC
LEDGER COMPANY for cash. All dam
aged unsold free and returned copies
have been deducted from the totals given
in this statement.
CHARLES A. TYLER.
Acting General Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
fourth day of October, 1918.
Lincoln Cartledge,
(Seal1 Notary Public.
(My commission expires January 25. 1879
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
Castles i'm Spain

/ have only these barren acres,
The team, the day and the plow.
But ever TO sweeten my labor
memory of our vow. .a'
There is blue in the skies above pe,
smell of frost in the air,
There is JOY athrob at my heart strings.
Because ] know that you care!
And always 1 sing at my plowing
For some day when dreams come true,
The evening shall show me my treasure,
The home of my dreams-and you.
Nina Moore Jameson, in the Toronto
Mail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05

claims Milford, Pa, a place of residence,
and William r. Greasy, secretary of the
Dairymen's Association, who was formerly
Farmer" Greasy, of the Pennsylvania
Legislature. These two men are pretty
close to the political situation and their
recent interest in a foreign tour has ex-
cited comment. Pnchot is q man of wealth.
with a fine homo in Washington, where he
sometimes ontertains the farmer delegates.
His trip to Europe is said to be to study
farm conditions there. Along with Amos
pinchot, these delegates have been favor
ing a proposal to take for war purposes
all individual incomes above 100000. The
farmers organizations, like the labor
unions are well ntrcnched in Washington.
and it is said they have in contemplation
the erection Of a large temple or meeting
place for permanent legislative activities
on the order of the American Federation
of Labor headquarters.
/, DENNSYLNANIANS who drift into
Washington on other than war business
and who unconsciously lap4e into politics
say tho gubcrnaiorial and congressional
fights will lot he the only ones worth
watching. They say the Brumbaugh
appointees may look for serious opposition.
Justices Simpson and Fox will be candi-
dates, but the names of Kephart and Lena
han are also brought forward. To what
extent campaign work is being done Is not
stated, but there is reason to believe that
friends of the sitting members cannot
afford to ignore the rumors that are float
it.g about.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
Philadelph
cronmar school graduates are havl

Grammar school graduates are having
,hair Innings Provost Marshal General
crovder has summoned 29,999 of them to
enter the technical schools to receive special
training for war work. Fifteen hundred from
,bIs state are called. They may apply vol
untariIv for instruction until Saturday of
next week. II the number is not made up
bv that time the balance will be taken from
tie list of drafted men on the Tuesday fol-