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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
LABOR Plans A
NEW SOCIETY
Hop IL Is to Be Organised Set
Forth by Artl,ur Henderson.
Praised by Churchill

One of the books which cannot he ig
nored by those who wish 10 understand
the forces which are to be potent after
the war, is THE Aims OF Labor" by
Arthur Henderson. secretary OF the
British Labor party.
It is an exposition of the war and
peace aims of the party which MI.
Henderson leads. The German autoc-
racy must be defeated and there must
be peace without revenge. according
to Mr.. Henderson. He is opposed 10
commercial boycotts and TO the ostra-
cizing OF Germany, that Is, Germany
which is different from the present
Prussianized military autocracy. There
must be free trade for England and
German domination must not give way
to domination by any other nation or
group of nations. He favors the League
of Nations idea, q league in which all
shall gather as equals TO guarantee the
peace of the world.
The kind of a world Of which he
dreams cannot be realized, however, un-
til society is remade in accordance with
his economic plans. He demands the
common ownership of land and industry
He insists that the great corporations
which have been taken over by the
British Government for war purposes
must be, retained by the Government
and that great fortunes must be
gradually wiped out by taxation and
that the war debt must be paid by
heavy levies on existing capital. that "a
minimum wage must be fixed for all
workers, that support in comfort must
be guaranteed to every one whether sick
or well. He does not expect all this to
be brought about at once. but he insists
that every act Of the Government must
ne q brick in the new social ediftce,
the plans of which he has outlined
The effect. of this program on minds
in America is we'll illustrated in Winston
Churchi!ls essay on The American
Contribution and the Democratic Idea.
which appears in his book, "A Traveller
in War Time" Mr. Churchill says that
the British Labor party's declaration of
peace aims. to an exposition of which
Mr.. Henderson's book is largely de-
voted, is the greatest document to APP
pear since the Declaration of lnde-
pendence. He does not agree with all
Of it, but he sees in it the attempted
application in England Of the great
principles of democracy which America
has proved to be practicable and work
able. The esay is a brilliantly written
piece of English. If Mr.. Churchill were
q statesman instead of novelist it
would carry more weight AS Ii Is, II
must be considered as the contribution
OF n theorist to the discussion of what
is likely TO be one Of the most pressing
political problems of the next half
century.
THE AIMS OF LABOR. BY Arthur Hender
son ". P. secretary of the Labor party
New York: B. W Huebsch. 80 cents.
a TRAVELLER IN WARTIME; With ar
essay on the American Contribution anc
the pSeImocrstls idea. BY Winston
, Company. S1.2j.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
EDNA FERBER'S
GREAT STORY
"Cheertul-by Request is a
Masterpiece Worthy of Any
of the Great Prose Writers

....,.. ,a,., ,,o,.er
Euha 'erpel S"o'' SUI 10 "''
been COMMONPLACE, but She mas SUI
ma ssed herself i'm her latest volume.
..,+,,,re,,, ,,,. poouos,r tho tale which
,,,I,
gives the tue |" tnc t"'IecN'o'''
do credit to any writer i'll thghsH'
I,,o,,ol, -, pussi,r II is realistic and
,,,,.,,.o,,. human.
sEhioohc' Poc''e ""u NV,
Yet it is only the story or the ttuS''"|''
ambitions of a country girl who dream
-, oe h.;ry :, srsa, actress and awoke 10
" VI 80, ,d ,he
ma herseif crlpp'eu lo' ''''
custodian Of the costumes OF success
tui manager. Thee comes 'llle ne"
the manager puts on new sleF III I"
piay which rms three wears III Ne"
York and jus. as long in London. Inc
girl longs ~ get possession Of the piaCh
velvet gown which the star wears III
the second ACT, the great act OF the
play. She has to wait six years tor IL
When she gets 1t she dons 1t one Suhoa!
alone in the warehouse where the ward
robe is kept and goes through the great
scene in the second act i'll her faterlns
way, but all the time picturing to her-
self what she would have been II hcr
dream had continued Years pass ana
new lease Of fame. but II it49 nat. lhe
star believes the failure came because
she did not wear the original ola'N
velvet gown for which she has Grown
too stout. She goes tV the Warehouse
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
4 Printers Jolirneyings

Almost any one responds TO the ro-
nance OF travel, and Seven Legs Across
the Seas by Samuel Murray. promises
an unusual treat as STORY OF
printers trip around the world. with lit
lie more than the clothes on his back and
his union card"
But the printer seems TO have lacked
singularly in his imagination, his obser-
walton being Of a noticeable common
placeness. The 1atness of the style Of
writing is equaled only by the flatness
Of the travellers mind. Moreover, he had
considerably more than the clothes on
his back, since he had In cash an amount
equal to more than one-ihird of his total
expenses, while the union card seems TO
have had no significance whatsoever.
But for all that the book has it's fas.
cination, and one CLEANS a considerable
amount Of useful and interesting infor-
nation. The book is an excellent one for
the lover of facts and the matter-of-fact,
who will find enjoyment in knowing that
the entire trip Of 1888 miles was COM
pleted in llI6 days at an average total
expense of $3.50 day.
SEVEN LEGS ACROSS THE S,,AS 4
Printers Impressions Of MANI Lands. BY
Samuel Murray. New York: Moffat. Yard
& Co. S..5O
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
SCHEER STILL BOASTS
OF U-BOAT TRIUMPH
Speciai Cable to Evening Public Ledger

Copyright, 1918. by Net0. York Times 90.
The Hague. Sept. "A.
Once again the German authorities
are endeavoring 10 mislead the people
on the fina, results of the submarine
war. This time the chief of the naval
staff. Admiral Scheer, is somewhat
more cautiously optimistic, but the
same old promises are given, although
ScheeR adds: II must refuse TO fix any
definite period for this result"
From all reliable Information atipg
from Germany, however, j. is doubtful!
whether the German people Will again
believe in similar prophecies, which al
ready have proved false. II is certain,
however. that the arrival of the Amer
leans on the west front achieved the
final shattering OF the fondly cherished
belief in the submarine war and that
the people were furious at having been
mlsled for so long. Moreover, ma
jority of the German press has recently
gradually admitted that the submarine
has not achieved its original aim.
Doubtless Admiral Scheers statement
is a prelude Of new phase OF naval
warfare and the establishment of a
special department of the admiralty
stan at headquarters Admiral Scheer
and his stan nave alreauy reIoNeu ~
headquarters for an indefinite period,
and the Kaiser will probably lend a
hand in the naval plans.
The Kolnische Zeitung comments on
Scheer's statement, saying that coming
from such an authoritative quarter it
must be convincing proof to those
anxious people who believed the enemy's
assertions about the ineffectireness Of
She submarines
''The fact that Admiral scheer does
not bind hi:..self TO definite date" II
SAWS. gives the statement all the more
weight. But the main thing is, and re-
mains. the certainty that the U-boats
will achieve their aims, and this certainty
f,nds support in Admiral scheer's ut
terance."
OF quite different tone was long
article which appeared recently in the
semioficial paper explaining that in
spite Of the great success of the U-boats
IL might be assumed that the submarine
war would not accomplish its aim OF
actually cutting off England's supplies
within any definite period. The Wesei
Eeitung objected 10 this article wee
since, declaring that these were facts
which were better left unsaid, as they
only enoourag ged the enemy and certainly
did not stimulate the people.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
Business IL, a NOrel

The hero of Daniel Chase's well-told
story Of business mans life, Flood
Tide" admits that he Is a dreamer He
also admits that he is far from being
the conventional dreamer; at least, he
does not content himself with merely
dreaming, but actually accomplishes
things, including in the end his own
happiness. which for many years had
eluded him. The story breathes a
sound, interesting and stimulating philos-
ophy. The discussions of affairs Of
everyday life will appeal especially TO
many older readers. But all ages will
enjoy the story itself, the quiet humor,
and, above all, the atmosphere. both of
the small tcwn Of the hero's early years
and of the big city where he later wins
success,
FLOOD TIDE. BY Daniel Chase. New
York: The Macmillan Company
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
A STREET ALIVE
WITH HISTORY
Joseph Jackson's Book About
Americas Most Interesting
High,cay a Fascinating Book

One Of the most interesting books
about Philadelphia ever written bears
the title. Market Street" with the sub
title "rhe Most Historic Highway in
America-1ts Merchants and Its story
When one recalls that much OF the
early life of the city centered about
lower Market street, one can under
stand the opportunities that present
themselves TO a qualified historian.
Joseph Jackson, the author Of the book,
Is as we'll equipped for his task as any
one who has ever before undertaken to
write about the city. and better equipped
than most. He is member of the
American Historical Association, the
historical Society of Pennsylvania. and
lhe city Historical Society of Phila-
deIphia. and he has made it his business
Tor years to inform himself on all the
oisputed points in the history of the
city. He has drawn on his store of
knowledge in producing this volume.
HIS manner of treatment is simplicity
itself. for he writes of each square in
us order. from the Delaawer River to
broad street. Beyond Broad street,
"here there has been less history. he
groups longer stretches of the thorough
fare in his general survey. lie begins
ny explaining why Market street war
originally called High street. It seems
that the main street in many English
towns is called the High street. Il sur
riNal from the name, the High road
given TO the Roman roads built in
Britain. And so Penn named the main
street in his new city after the main
street in the towns Of his native coun-
trr This ig h,it nj nf to
bits of interesting and curious informa.
ton with which Mr.. Jackson has varieC
the course Of his narrative. He tells
or course, of Franklin and the other
printers and publishers who did bust
ness in lower Market street, including
James Wilson, grandfather of president
Wilson. who for year was pub
Usher of the Aurora. the newspapei
founded by Franl1lins grandson, Ben
iamin +. BaChe. To tells also Of tn
store in which John Wanamaker begar
to learn to sell clothing. and Of th'
mansion which the State built for til,
! President TO occupy, but in which III
never lived He describes keeley anl
his motor which was exhibited in {
building in the block now occupied b!
Strawbridge & Clothiers store. We ar,
reminded Of the bridge across III,
Schuylkill which was SO low that ship
which wished 10 go farther north coul,
not pass under It. Accordingly cana
vas dug around the western end 70
he use of such vessels, an interestinl
proof that there We're fools in those day
also
The book. which is very much WORT
while. deserves the attention of al
Hose vino care for the history Of thei
city as we'll as of all who are interested
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
Right 4bore Race

A forciblc and rrerutabe argument
for the righteousness of this country's
attitude in the present war is TO be
found in Otto n. Kahns Right Above
Race" A weIl-kuown New York tinan-
cier. but Germsnborn, his point of view
is more than American; 1t is as Score
tary Lane says in his forcword inter
national His ardent love for his native
country is constantly shown, and ne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14

calls attention again and again TO the
fact that the taint of the spirit leading
to the war lis not in the German blood,
but in the system of lulership." And he
that the GermanAmerlCans
are lighting for the deliverance of the
of our birth from those un-
righteous powers which hold II en-
thralled and feed upon its SOUL The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14

book consists OF letter written in -
fense of his position TO prominpNk
business man in Germany and addreu)6e
at meetings in New York, HarrisburG.
Milwaukee and the University Of Wis
consin. ft#
RIGHT ABOVE RACE. BY Otto II. kahn.
New York: The Century Company. -
Cpntg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
French for Soldiers

Helene Cross's Soldiers Spoken
French" has become SO popular with the
American soldiers that il has had TO be
printed ten times since H. first appeared
N June of last year. This fact speaks
higher for IT than any words of praise
that could he uttered The book gives
the correct phonetic pronunciation Of the
French words.
SOLDIERS SPOKEN FRENCH By Helene
i-"ss. New York: =. p. Dutton Co.
sixty ren--
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
sylvia! SCARLET
35SsIsAas:|< MACKENZIE

is the big book everybody expected
from him since he WROTE Carnival" I"
Get ittcday at the nearest bookstore
and Rad tteut d new kind Of life and
} 4 y;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
Hunting the Hun

BY CAPTAIN JAMES BELTON
and LIEUTENANT E.SG. ODELL
Here is war-described by soldiers Who
tell xof the actual conditions It the fronk
KY foSaa 'heR, 'llas' ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
BOWERS GOES FREE.
Court Dismisses Two Chahcs Preferred
Against Constable.

Constable Charles r. Bowers, of
Magistrate Broman's Office, was before
Judge Churchman in City Court today
on two charges, one Of larceny and the
other of assault and battery, preferred
by Mrs. Lavinia Short.
Bowers, it appeared, was serving an
execution and judgment from Squire
Stradcy's office, when his trouble with
Mrs Short occurred, and was after n
garage bill of $40 and some cents, the
costs. etc, or property of Mrs. Short
and her husband. John Short, upon which
levy could be made Mrs Short said
Bowers came into her store and took Il
Nictrola, besides bruising her arms by
taking. hold of her when she tried to
prevent him getting the instrument
She declared he didn't say who he was
until after the trouble was over
Bowers denied this and said he hadn {
laid hands upon Mrs. Short, because both
of them had been industriously employed
CARRYING the Nictrola. lie also declared
she had slammed the door of the short
place of business on West Third street,
where the trouble occurred, on his
finger
Judge Chur-hman. in dlsmsslng the
case. decided that Bowers had used no
unnecessary force in serving his writ of
execution, and that IT couldn't he larceny
10 take articles under It.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
TO MEET EMPLOYERS.
Federal Officials Will Confer With
Them at Eden Hall Next
Thursday Evening.

On Thursday evening nj : o'clock, a
meeting will be held m Eden Hall. at
21O West Tenth street. to which all
employers " labor are invited Il will
lc held under the auspices oi the |
Employment Service and the
Public Reserve OF Delaware together with
the Chamber 81 Commerce. Who have
arranged to find hall and invite their
membership, for the purpose of explaining
tu Drlawarc'S employers the general plans
affecting the distribution of labor 60 help
take cart oi the more essential industries
as conditions may develop during the war
pcrtud
Spcclal arrangements have been madc
for a speaker from Washington. Harold
Stone. who is chef Of the Mobilization
Section uf the : Employment Service
AZ the national headquarters az Washing
ton will talk ON tho cooperation et the
employers Of labor With the US Employ
mcnt Service 70 further the admInlstra-
tion program There viii also lc ex-
planned at tbc meeting a simple form Of
labor census. which will lc taken IN some
industries IN Delaware IN order 10 provide
the : Employment Service and the
l. : Public Service Reserve with iniorma-
tluu that may h useful lu carving out
the administration plans during the
period of the war m The most Intelligent
manner possible with minimum Of IN
Jury to Industries
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
During the Past Year Upwards Of 200
Cases Were Dockctcd-

In the Court Of Common Plcas for
New Castle county during the period
from May %. 1917, 10 June 20, 1918.
Ralph I. White. clerk, reported t" the
Levy Court today 30t cascS were filed
as follows Nav. l1Si wear, !. June. last
wear. 23; July. last year. Is. August.
II; September II: October. 9, November.
Ii: December. Il; January this wear,
s: February, :, March. IG \pril, 10,
MAY, this year. 20; June this wear, -.
Of this number aG cnscs were prose
clitcd "a Judgment - eases were dis
cont 'inucd, % Judgments wcrc satisfied
Of record iO Ncccution wrlts wCr" issued
on judgments obtained, - eases still
are to hc tired. 20 eases have answers
due before thcv can pc tricd. which will
make 81 eases Ia I've tried, and Is wTits
we're returned on which no service could
bc obtained he deposits III the eases
filed Amounted to SSH llfty-two prlS-
oncr> pleaded guilty N the Court nl
Common Pleas Seventeen prisoners
were paroIcd Hc"I~ion was answered
III three cases Seventeen prisoners
were committed to IA worthousc nn
sentence. and Is were fined the fines
and costs amounting to >7>059
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
GOOD TEMPLARS
HEAR REPORTS
Auto Sight Seeing Trip and Ban
quet Are Among Today's
Features.

This mornings session Of the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania and Delaware
International Order Good Ttmplnrs WAS
devoted to the Juvenile Institute. Ma
tional Messenger G. Wilmer King of
Washington ID. G., presided. Addresses
were made hv Mrs Laura ID. Rudy, Of
Walters Park. Pa; Grand hief femplar
lIllwood Nichols, Of lIamonton, Pa. I;
Grand Counsellor Edward +. Morris, of
Philadelphia. Past Grand Superintendent
of Juvenile Work: Rev Edward W White
of t'rnck-Itx and Grand Secretary Edward
Coleman .lr. Philadelphia
The Grand Lodge meets this afternoon
az 30. ior the comforting of degrees on
25 candidates. and consideration Of re-
ports, and the meeting viii be followed by
rn automobile ride around the city.
banquet will take place ri Pvthlan
Castle, tins evening
Tomorrow the election oi officers will
be held and The date and place for next
wears convention dccdcd upon and the
convention will adjourn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
DEVELOPMENT BI REaU.
Re Cross Work be Discussed at
New Century Club on July 30.

The Bureau Of Development Of the
Delaware Chapter will hold meeting
o. Tuesday, july 30 to which I'll auxll-
iarics and bran les are asked 10 send
delegates The meeting viii hc held
In the New Century Club. beginning
at II a m, with morning and afternoon
sessions.
There will he speaker from the front
talk on the work OF the Home Service
Bureau nd a talk on the organization
OF the Red Cross in Delaware. which
viii answer aS far as possible the questions
which have been asked by the various
branches. \ cantccn lunch will te
served by the members OF the Canteen
Bureau. n charge OF fifty cents
Zach branch is authorized to pay the
expenses OF two delegates ANY number
OF delegates may be sent but the expenses
of only two can be paid by the branch
All are welcome, and there viii be room
tor all IN the New Century Club II
Is sired that an early answer may he
given as to how many will attend from
each branch or auxiliary. so that the
lunch can he ordered without waste
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
A.SENERE LESSON
Merviu Hradteld Fined 500 on Com
plaini cf His Mothef-in-Law

Ncfvln frad6cld was prisoner before
Judge Churchmap IN City Court today
on - charge of assault and battery upon
Mrs Mary Lucas. 1903 Union street, hls
uothCr-In- law
Mrs lucas said rradficld hnd come 10
her home IN an intoxicated condition and
asked to soc his children. who we're m her
care She had his little daughter III her
arn.s hut the child didn't want to 60 to
hnn She told hin So she said, where
upon he struck her and knocked her down
although the child was still IN her arms
lrad cld who was defended bv Jan -
Sauls' urv. sud hc had only four drinks
and wasn't ntoxlcatod and that he
didn't strike Mrs Lucas lie SAID she
had gunc 10 hle sister home III llavrc de
Grace, MARYLAND. and COTTON another Of
his children She Was holding them
without his consent. he went on
Judge Churchman told l'radiiold #
was mighty tad example to visit his
children while under the influence of
liquor. and hc shouldn't have struck
Mrs Lucas lIc hoped the I'm" he would
impose would he lesson and then IN
formed rradlirld he would have TO pay
a penalty Of Sl00
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
CHR|ST|ANA BANK To
Be STRENGTHENED
Levy Court Appoints Committee
to Confer With City Council
on Repairs.

AT the meeting of the Levy Court to-
day Commissioners Burns and Shaw anu
County Engineer Wilson were appointed
committee to confer with City Council
committee and City Engineer Hopes con-
ccrnng repairs to the Chrlstlana river
bank so rs to prevent lnundation 0i the
Causcwav. The county and city will pay
the cost of the work
Commissioner Burns said the rcplank-
ing of Washington bridge Is not 'nten-
tionallv delayed and submitted letters
from John y. Rcarion. the contractor, and
the Iindlcy G. Kent Co, lumber dealers.
MIR Rc:isdon stated 10000 feet OF lumber
to be used on the bridge have been cut
and are awaiting Shipment and he has
erected his workshop and has hired
plenty of men The lumber company
said a carload of oak consigned To Mr..
Rcar,ion Is en- route from Pcrryvillc, Md,
to Wilmington The letters were re
ccivcd and filed
Couty clcik.' petition for more pay was
refused because The amount, 81 200, IS
fixed by law
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
ANOTHER FOR MrDANNEI.
Court Officer Gets Problem in Which
Language Is a Factor

Toney C,arski. q middlc-agcd man.
WHO lives Al ms Poplar street was ne
fore Judge Clurchman in City Court
AIs morning charged With committing
= frcarh Of the peace His daughter
testified that t'arehl raised disturbance
IN the house
Judge Ball who defended the prisoner.
wanted 10 know If the trouble dldn' I arise
over the continued presence ~ the house
of hoar!cr 10 whom Garskl objected
The court wanted to know Why Mrs.
Garski herself didn't appear and As
sistant Citr solicitor Malloy said il was
once again the cid. old story Of not
being anlc TO talk English fueutly.
although Mrs. GarSki had been IN the
country some years
The case was turned over 10 Court
Officer Mcdaniel fer investigation and
report with both Garski and his wife
present, on the last Saturday If this
month,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
IMPROVING PLANT.
Huber Baking Company TO Introduce
Man Saving Machinery.

The Huber Baking Co is preparing TO
revolutionize its method of manufacturing
bread. For some time the management
has been considering various mechanical
devices and machinery. for the better
handling of bread and the saving of man
power. Definite plans have now been
decided upon. and orders placed for the
necessary machinery
According to reports the new machln-
cry will do almost everything but think.
The bread will he mixed, prepared and
baked and removed from the ovens.
wrapped and packed wothout being
touched by any one, the machinery doing
1t all. Through the process, the baking
company will be able to greatly increase
II soutput and at the same time release
five men for war work