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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
THE JOHNSON PAINTINGS

TT HAS been the consistent habit of mu.
nicpal officers to talk about the proposed
art museum at the end OF the Parkway as
n expensive contracts and imposing faCades
were the beginning and the end of a school
and museum of painting. Every one seems
to have been earnestly concerned with the
building and no one seems to have given
much thought to the things that are to
go into II. SO it was the patience and toll
erance of the late John G.. johnson, rather
than any foresight on the part of the city
itself, that insured to Philadelphia the
superb collections OF old masters to which
Mr.. johnson devoted time. talent and limit.
aess money.
The formalities necessary to keep these
paintings in Philadelphia have just been
completed after a series of Irritating de-
lays. II may yet be to the new museum
what a noble sermon is in a cathedral. It
includes some OF the best examples i'm exist
ence from every classic school. II cmbodies
a wealth Of the very qualities that have
tended to vanish from painting in recent
generations and to leave the art barren and
without meaning or message. IT will be OF
1ncalculable value to art students. The
paintings are the work OF men who knew
not only how to paint but how to believe,
how to be Teverent, how to see and how
10 feel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
STANDING ROOM ONLY


Dear Socrates:
Win some Of your readers please tell
INC tho names Of the authors and from what
taken? | have rausaCkcd the anthologies,
recitation books and the complete works
Of all the great poets without any results.
recall only tho opening lines of the
poems wanted:
TcH nc no, in mowHjW numbers.
Lite is bUt an empty drCdW, etc.
Ho"d Mticr o" S"Dp"cr'S day, etc.
once upOu n uid1Tghi Rrcary
Whlc ! poudcrcd iccdk and 1ccory. etc.
lave asked several persons about thcso
poems. They recall having read them. but
have forgotten the authors. Arc tho poems
by American poets or English? was
80 taken with these poems that | feel I
want to get whatever other compositions
tho authors have written.
hope you will help me IN my efforts to
increase my literary knowledge.
want to quote more complete extracts
from these poems at a meeting Of tho
Obesity Literary Society, where I am to
read "A paper OH The Tnsignifcance Of
Poetry in Modern Life"
Was ono Of those poems written by ed.
ward Alton Poe, or am ! thinking Of Gene
Stratton Poe? Did he live in the seven.
tccnth century or the eighteenth?
ALBERT MORDELL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
Faust a True German

10 The Edtor Of nc ErcuUG PUBHc Lcdgcr
Sir fear my friend Mr. Eoullc. of
Swarlhmorc, has not read his Faust" Alright
Goethe shows Fausts sclhshucss to be a
poignant tragedy; the final redemption came
10y service to mau--hardly a tragedy Of in
tcllcCl' I like To Justify my old love for
Gouuany by thinking that the two greatest
names of German literature, Goethe aud
Ii"in". stand for IA" thing We are fighting
for today against Germany.
As Tor GoC%hCs porEuual faiuCS who can
doubt Faust is his spiritual autobiography?
Let tn nation whose great men are with
out fault cast the first stone, How about
Shakcspoarc-or Bacon. ir YOU prcfer-Ry-
ron aud Shelley, ana Burns and our own
Whitman and Poe?
We owe Mr., Nonltlo too great a debt of
gratitude for his numerous and exhausti,a
studies OF American history to quarrel with
him. We can only remember Jovc sometimes
mods. JAMES NTpNAcnANr
Philadelphia, April G.
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VOLUNTEERS

H1HERE is no draft law applying to
= voters. They qualify voluntarily or not
at all. The number who rcru to volun-
teer is always large enough to swing an
election. There are said to he 10000 Of
them la this city WIN fail to register each
year
The places of registration vii! be open
next Wednesday for the accommodation Of
the slackers the citizens who arc so in.
different that they let others fight their
political battles for them. But the trenches
must be manned by alert citi ms If the re-
proach under which this city has suffered
Is TO be removed
We boast that Philadelphia ~ ono of
the strongest Republican citicG in the coun-
try. But the rest of the country does not
admit that PhilaG -,phia is Republican. This
would not worry us if it admitted that
Philadelphia were decontly governed. for
there is no Republicanism or Democracy i'm
decent government. The thieves are not
all in one party.
When young men are going to France to
fight for democracy, will tho older men
who remain refuse to fight for democracy
at home? If they fail to register they
refuse.
The call is out for volunteer army TO
battle for good government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

To thr Edtfor ofibc Eucp'Hg Ppbb' Lod1'|
SIr--M intervals frum aCar above the l''
roar of events. comes tn" deep ruwhllus "l
tho most intense of our rN-rrreld"u'# "#
he is moved to hate sour onr or other
elected 10 cmiucncc by tate or cirruwslanr"
or accident or the hand of Mr., wilson.
Similarity in the Senate aud m Congress lh"r"
is much hatred going to waste. somebody
calls somebody else liar almost every "'E
in thc austcrc councils Of the Governments
Senator PoiudcNtor and Senator IIauN'h
have just had a noisy hate in the nluS
Of "a session. They slapped each other $ lace
verbally in the course Of a diSiusSl"u "I tue
newest scditiou legislation proposed 10y the
gentleman from california.
Senator Tlmau spends much tim" hating
senator Snfoui senator Smuut spends much
time hating Senator Tllmau
In civil life the situation is no hotter
great deal Of the dynamic force of hatred
will soon lac wasted on the ic"mau WHO iAlI@
f., turn M ON time. ON the sc"dSm"u WIl"."
seeds do not sprouI, on the aul"u"ht" lhat
syoons midway in Il journey, w" are pr"ll.
gate with hatrCdS.
one thcorist has suggested that if lh" hat"
that Colonel Roosevelt has hurled at MI.
Bryan were garuorcd from space aud spread
out i'm "A thin layer it would siugc grass
over an area Of twenty SttuHr" miles aud
that the Coioucls hatr-impulS"S released
since he left office would. If piled end Uu
end, reach tu u sl,ycy cmiucurc as high rs
Colonel George IHrvcy's opinion "f his own
opinions
Now. in the caaugcd condition Of things,
this will not de-. Aa the days pass, rs
thc country has had time to consider IN"
inner meanings Of tho Presidents most re-
cent address. there has been a growing gen
rraI sense ur an Cud aud a new beginning
Hatred must hc conserved. We must not
waste il on one another. We must store II
mn frankly FOR the common enemy. Placid
dislillCs easy autipathics are no longer ad"-
uIatc in our relation to the Hun The Do-
partmeut of Justice may hc tender Hud polite
if II So wishes. II may continue to polly
anna Rut the country HS a Who'll" win need
"a rousing. cumulative, wholesome hatred "r
fhc German aud his luathsomc military
machine IL II is to 60 at It's colossal tasl, in
the temper that insures victory. We must No
longer dissipatc our dslil,es. We must con-
centratc them on the things that impcril us.
And IL may not be Illogical to suggest meas
urcs for hate conservation because the recS-
less uses to which We now put that par
ticuIar emotion suggest rather vividly the
lavish manner IN which We are still scat
tcriug aud wasting other energies, talents
and resources in a day when We have need
of them an for definite aud pressing pur-
pose. IT, -
IhiIAdClunia. April q.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
Advice to Saloonkeener

TO me Editor olthe EUoni,g Public Lcdgcr;
Sir-An uptown saloonkeeper recently ro-
ceiNed the following unusual letter:
Dear -, | heard you say the other
is so, why don't you get out of ug onor
a Store and sell poultry, butter, eggs. 6sb
meats, fruit and vegetables and some
canned goods In fact, all kinds of edihlcs
StorekeeperA are all doing well now. prices
are good ahd all the people who como ia
your saloon, would patronizc Won C,l. ,tI
time sake aud lots OF the ueghbors who
never speak 10 yOd now would become v,,,r
customers. 1 think the women especiaII,,
would be strong for you. Why not try il
before Il Is too later
Tho suggestion seems To ma a. l,e ,,,..s
Philadelphia, April D. .. ii. ~ N :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
CoRRALLING THE CHURCH VOTE

CENATOR WARES instructions to his
~ followers in the City Committee to 20
out and get the Church vote" testines to
his recognition of the fact that church.
going Philadephians are aroused by tho
accusations of indecent affiliations with vice
made against the municipal administration
which he bosses. lie know lie needs that
"church vote"
But getting it is quite another matter.
" cannot be corralled like an army Of
offceholders. 1t docs not take orders from
ward committeeman. and doo".bell pullers
whose only credentials are from an organ
ization which, il not guilty Of protecting
Vicious conditions, at least permits them.
The "Church vote" does not really exist
as a compact body TO be delivered or led
en- mdSSe at the bidding of any politician.
1t exists only as a highly intelligent, right
purposed, clean-minded part of this and
any other community.
No wonder then, that the Senator is
anxious about it. lie has cause to be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

schools, publicly urged such survey two
months ago, and the board has supported
him with but one dissenting voice. The
board has frequently sent teachers to
other cities in the past to study their edu-
cational problems; now it will summon eX.
ports from outside for counsel and ctii-
csm
Philadelphia faces immense opportunities
for expansion. Successful advance in all
that makes a great city is prcdicatcd upon
an efficient and humanizing. school system
II Is hoped that the inquiry into our edu-
Cational methods may be thorough and
helpful Education Is cheap at any price.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
THE AMERICAN CREED

THE city of Baltimore is to be congratu-
= lated on its generosity and patriotic
ideallsm In offering a prize OF $1,000 for
al American creed which shoulds sum
snarize the political faith of this nation.
IL Is pleasant also to know that the
winner OF the contest indorsed his cheek
and turned 1t over to Mary Pickford in
pasment for Liberty Bond.
William Tyler Page, who wrote the win.
ming creed. which formulates in 100 words
tho belief OF our citizens in the principles
Of democracy which have guided this
nations best efforts. is descended from
siener OF the Declaration Of Independence
and from & President OF the United States.
one can hardly reject the thought that
NI Page was personally Intended by des-
I|ns 10 compile the American creed. II
IA. fne thing 70 do. IN these times OF
II.S fIipl ANY form Of words that assists
10 I1a'Ino ana express the devotion we
.0 . l1. IDEALS of the rspppile y ssrv-
...|| IA n "a. ant ,p hnmtn|l1 It
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

I. What l. an CnirP
aud alone"
!, or what great novel by ThaCkeray Was
portion written by an American author Ah'
by whom?
Z. Where is HavTe?
;. Who is King Of the Belgians?
q. What Is the Grand CnnyOng
:. Who Juno?
\. What is a spectrum?
o. who II BOlO PHsha?
10. Who are the CLeehs?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
DefeCtiUe Brains Caused the
Var

THAT the German historian, like the doctor
i who turned two pages Of his book in
stead of one and thereby killed his patient
has turned two leaves Of the book of philoso-
ply and killed his country, is the startling
conclusion of Dr. Robert r. Morris, of New
York. In his new book, "Thc Way out of
War" The Anglo-SaXon and most other
peoples have remained unrecOuced to the
Teuton philosophy since the invasion of Bel
GUM They have pointed out the sclf-cyIdent
flaws i'm it. But Doctor Morris. turning 10
biology for an explanation. arrives at an an
swer that, to say the least, Is food for
thought
stress on Darwin's doctrine Of the struggle
for existence have completely forgotten his
other doctrine of mutual interdepeudence, In
stead of cultivatng the good will of other
nations, the Prussans are now trying 10
smash them. Prussia Is protoplasmiraII,
senlle. She is done for In fact. any nation
that deliberately wages war Is abnormal for
war Is always a symptom of deficient brain
development"
Diplomats Doctor Morris points out, have
made the mistake Of regarding war and in
ternational conditions solely from the social
standpoint; they have studied the past and
have not been able to forecast the future
That, he maintains, is just what the biologist
Is able to do, for by studying the scientiHc
march of events tracing the long war of
ameba and microbe, examining the effect of
the chemical action of emotion upon mans
brain, the natural scientist cannot only an
alyze the nature Of war, but predict and
assist the coming OF peace"
Among other astounding conclusions that
Doctor Morris arrives at is this one in regard
TO future wars. Warfare by arms" he
asserts will continue for some Centuries vet.
In all probability, but with ever-lengthening
periods of peace. According TO the laws OF
continuity, order In nature indicates thar In
the end a world State will emerge. following
the already accomplished union Of States IN
larger and larger groups since the days of
small tribes and clans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

TlIE CIVILIANS of Arras have been
L removed FROM their homes. civilians
Of America. can you grasp what that
means?
From Arras it is sixty miles to Bou-
loGuc. From Amicns it is less than
forty miles TO salt water Arc you fol-
lowing on the map the wavcrnE battle
line where civilization hangs in the bal.
anCe?
After three weeks of heroic fighting
the great conflict is still undecided. Is
this time to faltcr, TO delay?
Let your own heart speak to you. A
Liberty Bond is little enough to give
toward the ransom OF humanity.
Have you done YOUR UTMOST?
Contributed by Standing Room Only.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. \ cOmpele fertilizer Is one that eolta,sai
specified proportions OF nltrOgen, potash ",
phosphorus, 10 attain the best crop resu'',
.. The Jupiter symphony was written
MoifgHng Amadeus Mozart.
3, Vance Mccormick Is chairman OF the Ohh',
states war trade board. .
4. Cumpanilei a bell tower. usually elabOrae =
.. architecture. on Italian churches.
,, The Mahdi, among MOhRmmedans, the ~
Imam, leader Of the faithful, wh9 y Y;
To appear. The title has been taken "
several pretenders.
q. st.. Louis was the crusaders King Louis IN T.
France u228-7Ol.
!. The Dhrase - would rather be rEht 'A1-
President" is HscTibed 10 Henry Clag'
\. HAMBURG. 10 free city aud state In n9rilttr
Germany at the mouth OF the felbe hiseI.,
o. General Dia1 Is comma rIn-chief ef W
Italian armies in the field.
10. The Olse Il a river of Picafdy. n4rn..'
fr..nee. 4. news sontnnes. ~. afp..s,tH Il|||
luE Kocoutl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

German soldiers are mutiuying at home,
but we have heard Of no mutiny among tho
German propaEaudsts here. That viii not
come until propaganda becomes more dan
ECrOug
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

There arc 2s3 names on tho latest Amer
lean casualty list, with only twenty six dead.
This percentage Of safety ought TO cheer tho
friends at home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
FORGE TO THE UTMOST"
WHAT TT MEANS

''Forcc force 10 the almost: force tCth.
out stint or limit. the righteous aud tI-i.
umphdnt force iChich shan mako right hc
lac OF the word and cast crCrV selfish
dominion dOtyu IN the Dust" --- President
Wilson at Baltimore
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

Tho Mayor is still trying to find out
whether there are any vicious resorts in
town There are men pretty close to him
who could tell him all about II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

Senator Penrose stil insists that he is
a good Republican. But why the qualifying
adjective?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

flight work is the alternative
Offered TO idlers, as II they had not been
nghting work all their lives
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

II You want to have some fun go TO the
Liberty Statue aud watch the ladies' drive
nails in it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
Thoughts on Work

Great forces seem to conspIre against
our doing any work. The only time we
really feel tempted to toll to glut ourseIf
with the joy of labor, to feast upon effort,
is late at night, midnight and after. Then,
after the furnace has been laid TO rest
and the back door has been left ajar 50
that the roistering cook can gain entry
we yoarn 10 strive and attain. But we
dare not work then, for If We do we shah
be palsled and blear the next morning We
shall not be strong to face the tasks Of the
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

We do not need an aircraft minister so
much as aircraft.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

And il we work by day we have no time
to entertain and indemnify and otherwise
rcquite those benehcont folk who are so
thoughtful as to call upon us at the office
and ask how we arc getting along.
Is it possible, we wonder, that a gra.
ciOus and all.wise destiny did not intend
us to work? And is it safe to thwart des-
tiny in her inscrutable desires?
The shade OF Henry VIII is watching
Nat Goodwin with interest. II Mrs. Good.
win V amputates Nathaniel, that puts him
only one gold circlet behind Henry, OF
whom the poet has written:
Six times he faced, and not alone,
The march OF Mr.. Mendelssohn.
But Nat had better keep from under the
orange blossoms. Henry's sixth survived
him.
We met a gentleman on the street. sand.
viched I'm between a pair OF spats and a
plush hat He looked the part, so we asked
him il he was Douglas Fairbanks To our
chagrin he was much annoyed.
Keep your eye on the theories, for the
facts will look after themselves.
- q 4 saKearrs-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

Keep your eye on the theories, for the
facts will look after themselves.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-04
THE CAPTURE OF A
 GERMAN "PILL-B0x''

BEHIND BRITISH LINES IN France The business of attacking the German "pillboxos" has been reduced almost to mathematical science by the British army. Pillboxes which are not cone in" by the big guns in tl.e pre- liminary bombardment are rushed by the infantry and a grenade is cropped through one of the loop-holes
 An attack on a lttlc section of the German line a few days ago illustrated the anti -pillbox technique. The attack was made under desperate weather conditions. A cold wind cut through the mems drcnchcd clothing and heavy rain drops stung their numbed faces. The line of cratcrs and shell holes which the advancing Brit ish troops held were thigh deep in water and mud, while sections of the hastily raised sand-bag papapet kept slipping down as the soddcn earth gave way. The waiting men were almost deafening by the overhead blast of the
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-04
ALASKA NATIVE
 ORGANIZATION ADVOCATED

JUNEAU, Dec. 15 (By MaiD The AL asl<a native brotherhood should expand until 1t has reached in every Indian camp and settlement in the northern territory. William T. Lopp. chief of the Alaska division of the United States Bureau of Education told the broth erhood's annual convention here re- gently.
 Mir. Lopp said he thought the natives should choose one of their own race to act as a paid secretary to travel from camp to camp to organize. He also suggested the establishment of n brotherhood publication. Tho brother hood should handle native affairs and take care of the natives generally, the official suggested.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-04

artillerY dum-firc The orders of the officers could hardly be heard few feet away and had to be shouted down from crater to crater along the Irregular line.
 The men had been ready for long time, but in these modern battles all depends upon the guns and everything must wait for them 10 finish off their work At last the moment comes, whistles blew faintly inarticulate voic- cs sounded and the fire curtain lifted SO that the earth of the first objcctivcs lay quicsecnt and smoklng,--no longer spouting in black, flamc-shot plumcs toward tho sky.
 There was no instant le2ping from the trench. Men clambercd cunbrously up the slippery stacis of the cratcrs, falling on hands and knees in the mud. Here and there a soldier helped a fall ing comradc to regain his balance. Voices cursed, laughed, or complained; non-commissioncd officers herded on
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-04
ALASKA
 NOTES
DAWSON TRAIL OPENED DEC. 18th

DAWSON. r. T. Dec. Is (By MalD-- Dawson's winter outlet to the out side' the Dawson Trail" as the was- on road to White Horse known is now open it full length as the Yukon River recently froZe sufficiently al Yukon crossing to permit the sbeds and wagons to cross The road Is nearly 300 miles long and crosses the river al but one place. As there are no bridges over the Yukon the road can not be used it's full length until the ice hard ems. Horses and automobiles are used on the Dawson White Horse road. Dogs have not pulled stages along the road tor twenty years.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-04
NOTICE.

Tn order to induce an increase of thrift among the young folks of the city and at tho same timo increase the patronage of this publication, the Mug get has decided to mako the following offer to the young people of Nome. Hor every now subscriber to the Nome Daily Nugget brought in by either boy or girl. the Nugget will give one half of tho first months sub scrlptlon ($1O0) In government Thrift Stamps
 Tho offer will remain open 10 all young folks for a period of one month, cmmonclng to day. Now here is q chance for you Boys and Girls, to add to your Thrift Stamp account and at the same time assiat in carrying our flag to victory across the water. Got your working clothes on and look for new subscriber for the Nome Daily Nugget the subscription price of which Is two dollars a month, bring the subscription and the first months payment to the Nugget office and re- cieve your dollar in War Stamps