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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
THE GREAT NEW WEAPON

GNTACHINERY for public discussion of
AsI International disputes" says Lord
Robert. Cecil Assistant secretary for
Foreign Affairs in the British Government.
will prevent future wars" Thus the far
sighted English diplomatist suggests the
basis Of new scheme which he has
worked cut to insure permanent peace.
And he indicates the novel application Of
. force that las always been overlooked
and rnderestimated in the ordinary proc
esnss Of secret diplomacy.
Public opinion is a relatively new factor
= ~ world Of international politics. From
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
THE READERS VIEWPOINT

him to be called its Lorenzo d Medcl. In
my minds eye I can see MIN directing the
elevation Of temple in white marble to
crown the monument at the entrance TO the
Park and inscribed In letters of gold--The
Pennsylvanta Academy Of the Fins Arts
JOHN McLURE HAMILTON,
President of the Fellowship OF the Prnnsyl-
vania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia. December Ii. .-...
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
BEEF, IRON AND VINE
A Humhla Tribuie

+, @, A Humble Tribute .'
noNT talk of Miss Pickford or Chaplin
~ or Mix, t
It's none of these stars that my. preference
| picks: -, " t", 81
Leave over your praise Of Miss Bara--o
hush!
Let Francis X. Bushman go back to the
| bush
For of all the screen artists. the elegant
And the. lady L vote for, is Dorothy Gishl
MISS FERGUsoN's beauty is scornful
M and trite.
| Fatty Arbuckle's fun is a horrible sight;
| Caruso, unheard is devoid of his art.
And / know Miss Kellermann's outlines by
The feature I yearn for with passionate
Is a bright new fvereeler with Dorothy
Gish!
w what kick,
How tender, how comely. how youthful
and chic!
When she's on the bill all the houses are
packed:
No wonder--the child has the looks. and
She makes all the rest seem a shoal of
poor fish:
The kid that covet is Dorothy Gish
And 1chae on the subject Of mouies, ,ce
bo, 81, fbok
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

War caused a suspension of the Wis
tar parties nearly sixty years ago. And war
caused suspension of the Assembly balls
two years ago. 1t was long time before
the Wistar parties were resumed, but there
is to be an Assembly ball this winter-which
shows how much more quickly the pleasures
of frivolity revive than do those of inteIlec-
toli itu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

II raise my glass" declared the Presi-
dent, addressing Monsieur and Madame Poin-
care. Is 1t permissible to ask of the Com
mander- Chief of the bone-dry army and
navy of the United States what were the
contents?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

If the German propaganda exposures
continue Senator La Toilette and others
charged with pro-Germansm may not get off
so easily after all. A minority of the SEN
ate Committee on Privileges and Elections
has recommended that La Toilette be tried
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

1t now looks as If the Germans. who
have been killing Englishmen, Frenchmen,
Italians and Americans for four years, We're
about to begin killing one another.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Even the weather man must be feeling
the effects of the peace regime. for his offer
ings have not even permitted Philadelphia
TO enjoy a SNOWFALL fight this season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
The War After The Wa,

Community Council Conference, Park
Avenue Hotel, addresses by J. w. slaugh-
ter, George Gordon Battle and others
From New York paper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Oscar Hammerstein Is coming back to
Philadelphia. Well, well 1t isn't surprising.
Oscar has been coming back all his life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
Page Mr.. Hoover

Cold Rolled Strip Steel luncheon, p. m.
Observation-Disclosures from a New York
paper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

The Presidents well-known fondness for
moving pictures could be INDUCED TO the
full when he gazed on ecstatic Paris.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

The Main Line boys from over here seem
also to have been the main line boys In many
a critical juncture over there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Who says the Germans haven't learned
anythng2 II is now proposed that the execu-
tive Of the new Hun republic be made less
powerful than the American President
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
We Have One, Too

Dear SocrdteS-The original Socrates was
attended by familiar ddimon or demon
which got him into good deal Of trouble.
I hope you are more fortunate.
ANN DANTE.
Our demon is the printers devil.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Colonel Hatch does not seem to be
frightened by any local protests against his
attempts TO protect the soldiers and sailors
from protected vice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Captain Robinson has been discharged
from the army, but that Is not tho kind of a
discharge which will satisfy those who wan,
q clean city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

1t looks as though that ancient lest
about many slip 'twlxt the cup and the
Upton will have to be inducted into service
once more. SOCRATES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Germanys original fearful reluctance to
sign The armistlcs and the alacrity with
the ma, ring OF insincersty 10 Doctor solfs
protests, now stiiled 1t last
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
Remarks on Poets

YOUNG poets begin when they are very
4 young indeed, by writing poems about
death. Unfortunately they only write
about it and rarely make any serious at
tempt to investigate.
We ourself wrote poem. when we were
seventeen, called ITO a Skull" Tho last
line, we recall. was this:
One thing alone Is sure. and that is Death.
No one ever took the trouble to contra
dict us.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
The Queer
Tale of a Tune

youngsters, led by doughboy, sang Hail,
Hail. the Gangs All Here" to honor the first
visit of an American President to France
was the English composer of that alleged
american" dtty. Sir Arthur Sullivan, long
since laid to rest in St. Pauls, wrote for
THE Pirates of Penzance" the original
melody to which w. S. Gilbert affixed the
words beginning Come friends who plow
the sea" Metamorphosis is complete when
French voices pay tribute to America with a
tune first heard in the old Savoy Theatre, on
London's Strand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

If the present mild weather continues
the girls will have to be getting out their
furs again. 2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

The red flag is significantly of the hue
which prevents 1t from bushing for its sins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Considering certain Christmas dinner
that Is soon to be eaten IN Parts. the Kaiser
noio realizes tchat a mistake he made m
not being a professor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Feminine hearts are as delicatey ad-
justed as typewriters, and equally depen-
dent on ribbons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

dict U.S.
THE next step is to write poems about
= love, especially richly requited love-
The young poet Is obsessed by the thought
Of loving and being loved in return with
almost embarrassing reciprocation. He
takes good care, however, IL he attempts
any experiments, to fasten his alteration
upon some object SO lofty that there Is no
chance Of his finding favor. What he
really wants is not some one to love him,
but an excuse for secret pining. In our
own case the unsuspecting object of our
passion was Miss Maude Adams.
A BOUT the time the young poet gets his
4 4 first job he is likely to daily with ro-
buster themes, such as vagabondage the
open road. or even tobacco and liquor. He
takes care, however, to conceal these effu.
sions from his employer. At this period
he is very strong soul indeed IL he re-
sists parodying Omar Khayyam.
7 OOKING back on his preceding verses
- as mere apprenticeship and feeling that
his art has matured," he now considers
himself qualified to attack some serious
topics in way that will command atten-
ton. Socialism. vegetarianism, deeper
waterways, solar ecipses and the memory
Of Abraham Lincoln are generally his vic
tins.
LIS old age is occupied with such trifiing
IL themes as cash registers, cigar light
ers and the movies. BY this time he has
observed that a fall-down Is less conspicu.
GUS II 1t deals with humble subject. .-
A FTER his death he is said to have been
"a very graceful versifier." Some
hard.hearted critics even speak of him as
having been prolific"
Additional Arguments Against Prohibition
Absnthe makes the heart grow fonder.
woman in Coblenz threw an empty
bottle at an American soldier
Suggested Epitaph for Mr.. W. H.
Here lies one whose mama was u,rit T.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

And speaking OF professors, we wonder
what has happened to the ninety German
intellectuals who had so much to say a,
the beginning Of the war? Have they nc
comments to offer? o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

And 1chae on the subject Of rnoutes, ,ce
hare altcdVs meant to say that Charley
Chaplin ,cus the man uho put them on a
different footing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Europe and America are filled with
noisy radicals, rich and poor--because
the incurable Tory is as red menace
any day as the most enthusiastic
thrower of bombs-who believe that
world peace may be brought about by
the particular sort of expressions which
it pleases them to recommend. No man
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
Suggested Epitaph for Mr.. W. H.
Studies for Future Epigrams

Here lies one whose name was writ In
slaughter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

The one factor lacking
to complete the pi-
quancy Of the scene
In u,hInh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Additional Arguments Against Prohibition
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.
A woman in Cobenz threw an empty
bottle at an American soldier
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
MEAT INCREASE
at Time NEEDED
Producers Responded .Nobly
When Demand Was Shown
to Them.
CATTLE AND HOG FIGURES.
Government Justified In Pork Policy
Which Now Provides Chief Sup
ply to Meet Three Billion
Pound Fat Shortage.

In line with the general plan OF con-
servation formulated by the u s. Food
Administration Immediately following
the entrance of the United States into
the war the contribution made by the
meat producers of this country to the
war program Is of particular signIfi-
canoe, as 1t demonstrates the hearty
cooperation accorded the Food Al
ministration by the meat producers of
the country.
According to reports Of the u. S.
Department. of Agriculture, there was
an Increase In cattle of 1O,23S,00O head
and 12,441 900 hogs. these figures COM
piled to January last. In the same
period there was decrease of $4,000
head Of sheep, but indications are this
decrease will-show an increase follow
Ing the latest reports.
Since January / unofficial informa-
ton indicates an increase In hogs of
not less than eight per cent and not
more than fifteen per cent. compared
with ono wear apn with an Increase in
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22

tor are put into effect, every dish
served in American hotels, clubs and
other eating places on Thanksgiving
Day, will be made from home grown
products. But the people of the coun-
try went him one better. On that
day they voted not only for home
grown food but for home made goods
of all kinds. They voted to put back
into power the party that stands for
"Made-in-America." A few days be-
fore, Mr.. Hoover issued statement
urging the reelection of Democra-
tic Congress- Congress that stands
for free trade policy, opening our
markets to the products of cheap
labor in other lands. Mr.. Hoover
would havesus eat from plates made
in Germany, on table cloths made in
Great Britain, with cutlery also made
in Europe. He would have us wear
clothes made in Japan, cover our
floors with mating made in China,
and buy our wool in Australia or
South Africa. But for the purposes
of Thanksgiving (?) Dinner he
would have us eat food grown in
America. The statement issued by
the people on November s was some
Improvement on the statement ISSUED
by Mr.. Hoover.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
average weight.

average weight.
Following the request Of the Food
Administration for Increase In hog
production for the fall of 1918 and the
spring of 1919 the increase may yield
not less than 1,6O0,O00,O00 pounds
more of pork products than were
available last year. Without this In
crease the shipping program arranged
by Mr.. Hoover regarding animal food
products would have been impossible.
The dressed hog products during the
three months ending September 30.
1917, amounted to 9O3, $4,000 pounds,
while for the same months of 1913 the
production was 1877, $4,000 pounds,
an increase of over 374, 000. 900 pounds
for the quarter.
During the same period In 1917 In
spected slaughter records of dressed
beef showed 1,263. OOO,o0O pounds as
against 100000 pounds for the
three month period ending September
I, this year.
We must increase our meat ship
ments, especially our pork products,
W meet the uuucu utLluuuS OI TIE ifill-
lions liberated from German oppres-
sion. And at the same time we must
look forward to the rehabilitation Of
the European meat herds. The policy
which guided our meat program In the
past year has been fully justified, for
only the heavy pork production which
II has brought about will enable us
even partly to satisfy the increased
demands on us for the coming year.
There will be world shortage in fats.
and II Is to the United States that Eu-
rope must look to supply its deficien-
cy. At the same time there will con
tinue to be heavy demands for beef.
Owing to the limited Refrigerator ship
ping capacity European imports Of
beef for some time will be limited.
The United States. Australia and
Argentine will be able to maintain
supply that will keep all available
freezer vessels operating at capacity.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
NO REVOLUTION

Jim Ham decided many months ago
not to be a candidate for re-nomina-
ton and reelection, but at the psy-
Geological moment the President
wrote him letter telling him what O
loss it would be to the nation if he
left the Senate. Lewis reversed his
decision, announcing that he had been
drafted" by the President. The peo-
pie of Illinois exempted him from the
draft, and the nation still lives.
The Democratic party has been re-
buked at the polls but it. will not re-
verse its socialistic tendencies as
long as it has an opportunity to
strengthen its power over industry
The people must tell their public SER
wants what they think of government
ownership.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22

The y. 8. Senate Committee investi
eating the charges against Senator elect
Newberry of irregularities in his psi.
mary campaign have decided by vote
to to drop the Investigation. Mere
rumors would not go with the commit.
tee even when made by the secretary of
the Ford non partisan committee The
rumors were characterized by one sena-
tor las mere piffie The charges o.
iliegality in the election of Senator
Moses of New Hampshire. will be- found
JUS. as slim and thus the Democrats
will he blocked in their attempt to re
tain control of the senate.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22

Nation wide prohibition is now with.
in sight and probably will be a reality
within the next year. The signature
of the president to the war time prohi
bition bill which makes it unlawful
after July lat next to manufacture or sell
intoxicating drinks in this country
makes effective the law which will re-
main in force until after the demobil-
ization of our troops and in the. mean.
time the constitutional amendment will
be approved by the required number of
states.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
GETTING GOOD RETURNS
FROM LIBERTY BONDS

Many thousands of Liberty Bond
buyers in the 7th District turned
"coupon clippers" on November 10
interest day for the End per cent and
converted Ia per cent Liberty
Bonds. The war has made "bond
capitalists" of great numbers Of work
ers and people who formerly regarded
investment" as thing beyond their
reach. By subscribing to the Liberty
Loans they have taken permanent
place in the finances of the govern
ment and, if they are wise, they will
derive increasing benefit thereby.
The great Importance of saving, and
not wasting, the interest money re-
ceived on coupons is clearly explained
by F. r. Fenton, Federal Reserve Dr.
rector for Michigan of sales or Gov
eminent Securities. He said:
Gall bond values and yield tables
are figured on the supposition that the
coupon clipper shall add the amount
Of the interest to the principal each
coupon day. Any man who fails to
do this loses the magic of compound
interest and fails to get the most out
of his investment. Therefore every
Liberty Bond coupon ought to be i'm
mediately invested and not blown in
for cigars or other fooIisnness.
"The Government makes it easy to
invest Liberty Bond coupons. U. s.
Thrift Stamps at rs cents apiece may
be bought at any postoffice or bank.
Sixteen of these stamps accompanied
by an exchange fee Of % cents will
amount to $4.22 cents, for which the
Government will give a War Savings
Stamp redeemable for SIS in 1923.
ITO make the matter clear: If
you have 800 Liberty Bond of the
Converted Second Loan you. will have
a coupon worth $2.13. Add IL cents,
take the $2.25 to the postoffice and buy
nine Thrift stamps. Paste these on
your Thrift Card with the seven you
already have, adding % cents for the
exchange and you will receive So
War Savings stamp. Thus, you make
70 cents clear by the transaction.
"In other words: "Clip your cou-
pons and lend the interest money to
the United States Government, by
investing in Thrift Stamps"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
Washington Letter.
sTIFLED VOICES

Washington, Nov. 20.-The Republi-
can Publicity Association, through its
President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
today gave out the following state
ment from its Washington Headquar-
tiers:
"No other business has been hit
harder by the war than the newspaper
business, particularly in the smaller
cities and country towns. The large
metropolitan papers have probably
suffered least. During 1917, more
than 1900 publications went out of
business. After making allowance for
newspapers started, it appears that
there was net loss of 62 dailies and
$50 weeklies.
"The mortality statistics Tor 1918
will probably show as great loss, for
the shortage of paper, the increasing
cost Of all kinds of supplies, and the
higher wages, together with the heavy
call upon newspaper men for military
service, have been more severe this
year than last.
"And one Of the serious features Of
the situation is that the people of the
country probably do not realize that
the most valuable portion of the press
has sustained the greatest loss. Un-
der popular government the country
press, including not only country
weeklies, but the smaller dailies, is the
real voice of the people. Editors. of
large metropolitan papers do not have
and cannot have the close touch with
the people that is necessary incident
Of the life of the country editor. Just
as Washington, d. c., is the poorest
place in the country to get a line on
the political thought of the nation, so
the big city newspaper Office is the
poorest place to get correct picture
of national thought, either political or
otherwise. The people Of the United
States should realize this, and should
see to it that whatever else happens
the country press shall be maintained.
"Freedam of speech and of the press
is the first essential of Republican
form of government, for the represen-
tatives Of the people cannot know the
thoughts and aspirations and desires
of their constituents unless voiced
through the mediumship Of the local
press to which they have access either
directly, through the publication of
conmunications, or indirectly through
the editors Interpretation Of the views
Of his community.
~The country press. including the
pn1oIloR doilies, represents TIE produc-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
THE THRONE TOPPLES

1t is fairly safe guess that for q
while officialdom at the National Cap
'ital will not be so self-assertive. This
thing of directing the activities OF
the people in every little detail, and
giving peremptory orders in matters
of small consequence, with belated
discoveries that mistakes had beer
made; became intolerable. The peo-
pie resented it at the polls, and they
will resent it again when they get 8
chance in 1920. Autocracy in America
has not been entirely overthrow but
it is topping to its fall.
HOMEGROWN AND HOMEMADE
Food administrator Hoover issuet
. statem4k tnder date Of Novembe
5, election day, ssying that II recon
mendationD u The Food Administers
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
SUFFRAGE NEEDS NO SOPHIS
TRY

President Wilson said of the equal
suffrage amendment, IL tel you plain
ly that this measure which urge up
on you is vital to the winning of the
war and to the energies alike Of prepa-
ration and of battle" The war has
been won and equal suffrage has not
been adopted.
Not from any viewpoint, therefore,
can anyone defend the statement of
the President that the equal suffrage
amendment was vital to the winning
of the war. His argument was mere
ly one more Illustration of the work.
ing Of the pedagogic mind. Accus-
toned for years to speak to youths
in the school room, and to have his
dictum accepted without question, he
formed the habit of speaking with
out deliberation and without analyz-
ing his own line of reasoning. In fact
Re speaks without reasoning. Such
is the only explanation that can be
given for his statement that America
was too proud to fight, that we had no
concern with the causes of the war,
and that we must have peace without
victory.
There is abundance of good reason
in support of equal suffrage. Women
have as high standard of intelli-
gence as men, as loyal a patriotism
and far higher standard of morals.
That being true, it is unnecessary to
appeal to any other principle than
that fundamental of popular govern
ment-government of the people, for
the people, by the people. That is
the substance of sound argument for
equal suffrage, and the attempt to
place it on the basis of war necessity
had no other effect than to cast a
doubt upon future utterances of the
President.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
WHERE EXPRESSION WAS FREI

There were a lot Of voters, who,
on account of the. power of bureau
crazy, did not dare to say on the
streets what they thought of the
Democratic administration, but they
said it i'm the secrecy Of the voting
booth. Free speech may be curtail-
ed and free press cowed, but as
long as the ballots are honestly count
ed republic. is safe under the sys-
tenn of secret voting. N.'''
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-22
CREEL FIzzLEs OUT

George Creel announces that dis
continuance of the work Of the Com
mittee on Public Information has be-
gun gradually. AS political adjunct
to the Democratic party the commit
tee evidently has ceased to be of
value.