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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
JOY FOR PHILATELISTS
Jerusalem and Bagdad May Soon Issue
Special Postage Stamps

ETNHE recent fortunes of war In Jaffa ana
i Jerusalem foreshadow the appearance Oh
Palestine as a stamp-issuing nation. Phiia'
telsts familiar with the practices OF occupy.
Ing armies do not anticipate that the worn
conflict must end before new stamps como
forth from this region What they do ex'
pect Is that the Anglo-Indian forces which
entered Jerusalem in December will take
over II they have not already seized, stocks
of local franting labels and will surcharge
Christian rule. s-
These local labels are the current stamps
Of Turkey. II the Turkish labels were
burned before the city surrendered pro
visional stamps of new design might be ex'
when the Jews were permitted to create
stamps would appear.
Approximately nine months before Jerusa'
lem fell, Bagdad, chief city of Mesopotamia.
was captured by the British. Here limitec
stocks of Turkish stamps were found. ano
the news comes now that the Anglo-IndisnI
invaders provided fascinating war varieties
these ottoman labels with an inscription IN.
cluding "Baghdad" across the top, British"
and Occupation" parallel with the sides,
and new value. expressed In the currency
of India. across the lower portion Of uecn
stamp. Inasmuch as II has been reportee
I'm cable news dispatches that England plans
to establish Mesopotamia as a sultanate'
similar TO Egypt. these surcharged Turkish
stamps may be, regarded only as provisionAis.
to be superseded by permanent ones afss
the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
WE WANT THE BRIDGE

vNTE DO not believe that many citizens
w have any patience with the provincial
view that a bridge across the Delaware
would be detrimental to the best interests
of the city. Some OF our political leaders
have expressed the fear that such pas
sageway would draw residents from Phia-
delphia to New Jersey and offer tempta-
ton to skilled workmen to take Jobs in
plants across the river. Builders of our
first railroads had to meet the same sort
of argument, but they built their roads
just the same.
We publish elsewhere on this page an
article by Governor Edge which is con-
vincing. The energetic Chief Executive of
New jersey who sets n standard that
many other Governors might follow ad-
vantageously is foremost in his advocacy
of good roads and the improvement of all
avenues OF communication. To him the
proposed Delaware River Bridge Is a real
thing, not n dream and he proposes to
see that New Jersey does her part to get
it. Pennsylvania must be equally ener.
getic and progressive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
HUNS TRUE TO TYPE
German Atrocities Of the Present Like
Those Of the Franco-P Prussian War

TT ANY ONE thinks that the German
L atrocities of the present war have no
precedent in kind in previous German war
fare he has only to read the records to dis
cover his mistake There is n most illuminate.
ing paragraph on the subject in j. V. Duruys
History Of France" just published In an
English translation by Il. u. Dutton Il Co.
in the Everyman Library Duruy's history Is
as popular among the French as Green's
History of the English People" IL among the
British 1t was finished IN March. 1871, just
after the Franco-Prussian War He writes
of the way the Germans maltreated his
country:
BY the treaty Of February &c. 1871, she
France) was injured by wound which
will never heal the taking from her OF
two of her provinces, and these the most
fundamentally French-Alsace and part
of Lorraine. Strassburg was voluntarily
given to Louis XIV in 1851 and Metz to
Henry IL in 1852. If historical fact has
any weight 1t Is to be found on the side
of France. And the Prussians did not dare
TO consult the populations of these prov
inces to know whether they wished TO De-
come German or to remain French. Aftes
having treated n population of 1,60O,Q00
souls like n herd of cattle, II was hoped
TO exhaust France for a long time 20 come
In exacting an indemnity of five milliards
But who can estimate the tens of millions
extorted under pretext of contributions OF
war; requisitions imposed on the COM
munes, ransoms levied in particular cases.
thefts of furniture, silver, books, artistic
and scientific Naluables sent beyond the
Rhine the complete destruction of houses
and of chateaux, of farms and villages
uselessly and for no military purpose
cold-booded murders or death sentences
carried out against the rights OF nations;
plunder under all sorts and pretexts vio.
lence under all Names outrages OF every
l. ind Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
A HARD.wORKING AMBASSADOR

LNOR ffty.three years Rufus 1saacs the
L new British Ambassador, was a COM
moner and an uncommonly hard.working
one. As a lawyer he was a human dynamo
OF energy, the kind of man who works
twelve hours n day. lie is, therefore, Of
the type we like to work with. His title.
Earl Reading, Is no fault of his. unlike
some of the titles which nowadays are
handed TO British statesmen to get them
out of the way. His peeragc was created
to match the dignity OF his position as
Loru Chief Justice. to which he was ap-
pointed before the war, and he still is q
member of the British Cabinet.
Ambassadors and ENJOYS today are
much closer to tho administration and to
the people than in peace times. They are
coworkers rather than visitors. The namo
and opinions Of the French High Commits
sioner, Andre Tardeu, have figured nearly
as prominently In recent discussions and
disputes about our war preparations as
those Of Cabinet members. AS our efforts
should dovetail with our Allies, under tho
system Of unified command now in force
it is extremely important that a practical
man should be here to bring tho British
military establishment closer to ours, and
as such we can welcome Lord Reading.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
weather might consIderahly afrect heroic

weather might considerably affect heroic
war efforts by the same token. Contrari-
wise, the present mild temperature may
be our salvation from we know not what.
Little things not done at the right time
grow big in the perspective of fortune
just which mans wasted loaf will break
bread-hungry France. Just which wasted
ton will break fuelhungry Italy--if they
break? Some say the President should
have taken over the railroads nine months
ago. Maybe he would have IL anybody
else had yelled loud enough for him to
do so. But nobody attended to that little
thing OF yelling.
A few years ago we had FIVE snow
storms in April. The blizzard OF 'SS came
in March. We are having warm weather
now. And history warns us to clear the
tracks while yet there is time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
A VOTING VICE PRESIDENT
WHO would be Vice President? mot l."
w said Daniel Webster once. And n sec.

XNIHO would be Vice President? "Not l."
w said Daniel Webster once. And sec.
ond time they offered him n kingly crown
But once again great Webster said them
nay. Had he accepted he would have gone
to the White House, for the President
died
1t Is quite possible that we shall
have an unusual Vice President after
March 4. 1919, one with nearS as
much power as either house of Con-
gress. II so happens that the thirty
two senatorial seats to be filled next
November are those of States which, If they
vote according to expectations. will tie the
parties strength in the upper chamber
at forty-eight each. This would give the
Vice President (hls name is Marshall and
he Is q Wilson mani n deciding vote on
every partisan measure. Thirteen months
from now we shall be near enough to the
close OF hostiities TO be within hailing
distance of q real old-time partisanship.
Mr.. Marshall may be a very important
figure, a sort OF super-Senator or even
super-Senate; "the Senator from the
United States" endowed with the veto
power over his colleagues.
One result of this would be refreshing.
Absenteeism would go by the board with
every vote needed. Pennsylvania would
double its representation in the Senate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
Answers to Saturdays Quiz

I. Walking deiegate; agent who watches the
outside Interests of labor unions.
g. Presidents horn In New York State; Marts,,
Van Buren, Miliard Fillmore and Theodore
Roosevelt.
g. Wallachia; u former Turkish province In
habited mainly by Christians, now united
with Rumania.
4. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "The House of
the Seven Cables" ' VI
s. "vox popuii'' means "the voice Of the peo-
pie." Wv"
O, Waldenses; a sect Of RELIGIOUS reformer.
which hourished In the twelfth century.
T. The Centennial State; Colorado, so ca,Iaa
beean,o OF Its admission Into the Union
American independence, 1915. ''"' VI
8. The vulgate; the Latin version Of the Bible.
accepted by the Catholic Church me-
pared by Vt. jerome about $50 A. D. pro-
D. Hungary IL iarger than Austria.
10. Mr.. Passmore has lust bean made xov...
eh,s q tho Federal Reserve Bank ot fhisdsi.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
At Home

At home tonight, alone with Dot
l loaf my soul and care not what
In worlds beyond may come or go.
Four walls, roof, to brave the snow,
Suffice to bound this Eden spot.
Dot has her knitting, and I've got
My pipe, glass of something hot,
And Dot herself. The worlds aglow
At home tonight.
AS lovers in some golden plot
The poet wove of Camelot
We feel apart from earth. We know
The servant in the hall below
Will say to all who call we're not
At home tonight.
TOM DAILY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

reason, New Jersey proposes to pay her share
of the cost of building the bridge by levy
ing n uniform tax upon all the property in
the state. This method of financing the struc.
ture is provided for in bill pending in the
present session of the Legislature. We are
now financing n ffteen-million dollar high
way system in New Jersey by this same plan,
and since the Delaware River bridge and
the Hudson River tunnel cannot be regarded
otherwise than legitimate extensions Of n
highway system, Knitting commerce, in
dustry, farm and market into n closer and
more workable fabric, it Is entirely feasible
that the cost of the bridge and tunnel should
be distributed in the same way as that Of
the road system.
Expects Pennsylvania's Aid
Concident with supplying the ways and
means of financing the bridge the New Jer-
scy Legislature Is now considering bill
providing for the appointment Of n permanent
bridge and tunnel commission. with full
power To make preliminary surveys and
estimates and to make contracts with the
city of Philadelphia and the State of Penn
sylvania, by the details of which said city
or state shall pay at least half of the cost
OF the construction of the bridge across the
Delaware. In our appropriations bill now
pending. an item Is provided for the pre-
limnary expenses of this commission in pre-
pairing plans and disposng of other work
preliminary to actually entering into negotia-
from this, providing OF course, the Legisla-
ture acts favorably upon the bills, as / am
confident that it will, that New Jersey ls
equipped and ready q proceed with the bridge
project. The tax may be levied at any time
that the Legislature may so direct. and under
this method New Jersey will pay for its share
of the cost of the structure while the latter
is buding--in fact. the bridge will be paid
for by this method long before it can be
actually completed.
confidently believe that the state of Penn
sylvania fully appreciates the Importance Of
the undertaking and that it will be right at
the side of New Jersey in concentrating the
achievement, / was impressed with the
earnestness OF Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
officials during recent conference at the
office Of tho Mayor. and assurances given
then that ut the next session of the Penn
sylvania Legislature in 1919 the necessary ap-
preparation would be sought, are most crafty.
ing The project has passed the state Of
words and theory. After many years it has
progressed to the point where we are down
TO q practical working basis ana ready to
act / sincerely trust that nothing will occur
TO prevent the two States from working in
perfect unison upon an undertaking which
means so much to the Commonwealths d-
rectly concerned and TO the nation at large.
WALTER l.. EDGE.
Governor.
Executive Department. Trenton, n. j..
February ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
BRIDGE DELAWARE,
SAYS GOV. EDGE
New Jersey Executive Declares
Span Is "the Chief Concern of
Two Great Commonwealth"

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--Since bridge spanning the Delaware
River between Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey was originally proposed the project has
grown immensely in Importance. Then It
was chiefly the concern of the counties bor-
dering on tho Delaware at tic point where
the bridge is TO be bullion the New Jersey
side, Camden. Gloucester and Burlington
Counties. on the Pennsylvania side Phila-
delphia County Then the Improvement was
looked upon as n matter OF greater conven-
ience to autoists and as n time and money
saver In the handling of local freight. To-
day the bridge Is the chief concern of two
great Commonwealths--in fact It is more, a
question Of national Importance.
Just how vitally the proposed traffic bridge
over the Delaware will affect commerce and
industry IL indicated by tho recent conges-
ton of railroad lines and the admitted ne
cessity of traffic tunnels under the Hudson
River at New York as the chief method of
relief. At that point the impracticability of
lghtering freight across n frozen river.
rendering It impossible TO move barges with
any degree OF speed, II at all, has contributed
in no small way to the general te-up of
freight and transportation and the resultant
inconvenience to consumers and handicap of
the Governments war plans. At least one
traffic tunnel under the Hudson and per-
haps more, giving New York city rapid and
sure connection with freight terminal on
the Jersey shore and permitting. through
this Encouragement OF freight handling, the
distribution of freight TO and from points
east and west without congestion in New
York city, are imperative. and experienced
traffic managers cheerfully admit it.
Ferryboat Relic of Past Age
The proposed bridge over the Delaware
between PENNSYLVANIA and New Jersey has
the same significance in relation to commerce
and welfare of the nation, while perhaps in
somewhat lesser degree The ferryboat and
the barge are relics of past age. Their
responsibility for the Increasing cost of liv-
ing and the shameful brake on the nations
commercial and industrial possibilities has
never been fully realized. We must capital
ize our national resources and encourage In
diyiduat enterprise and industrial initiative
~ we are to grow as n nation commensurate
with our natural wealth and capacity for ad-
yaucement The obstacles of a river are
easily surmounted. and II Is up to the Cow
ernment that really desires TO form a
partnership with individual business activi-
ties to point the way.
II seems TO me needless TO dwell at length
on the immediate results of improved trans
portation over the Delaware. Any one can
see what II will mean to the Industries on
either side. how 1t will bring the fertile farms
NJ New Jersey to the doors of the Phila-
delphia consumer and how it will auto
matically extend and broaden the field OF
the philadelphia merchant and business man
No argument Is necessary to back the state
ment that 1t will increase by SO Der cent
rinu aV nf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

QUIZ
1. What Is the penalty for violating the food
law.
o Is fixing at the front considered more bax
urdous than fighting In the trenches?
wharf and u dock?
A. What Is the capital OF Iowa?
8, What II the doctrine OF anabaptism?
O. Define n "eaftan." q.
T. What Is n fellow OF n university
q. What does the abbrey iatiOn "incog," stand
for?
0. Explain the phrase ''the patience Of Job"
10. Explain the difference between "persecute,,
and ''prosecute."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
"OUR BOYS" WILL PARADE

TETS make it the greatest outpourlnG
II OF citizens ever seen in Philadelphia.
our boys want to see US as much as we
want to see them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

Paris may well believe that BoIo Is
doomed. Bolo seems to have been one Of
those pessiinists who believed the Germans
never could be whipped and undertook. there
fore, 70 cash In on the impending catastrophe
TO his own country. But France fooled him
Just as she fooled the Crown Prince.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

Senator Penrose is on his way to st.
Louis on political business. Maybe the
National Committee has not heard that Sem
ator Ware read Senator Penrose out Of the
party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

Overman may be a superman. At least
no one else had the nerve TO try to weld
the Wilson War Committee and the Cham
berlaln War Committee into one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

The country Is to be divided into six
shlpbuidlng zones. 1t would not be a bad
idea for the Agricultural Department also
to do little coming.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

Mr.. Saunders is undoubtedly n man of
rare intellectual gifts. but somehow he never
opens his mouth without putting his foot
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

Maybe the Kaiser did not mean that
he had been a pacihst for twenty-six years.
but that he had fooled the rest of the world
into being pacifst that long while he got
ready.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
LITTLE THINGS

of Louis xvIs carriage horses cast
200 As the King was trying to es-
cyem France, and the delay which
~ Louis his head and changed
= ds11 = spell Of seroic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

1t costs more to heat the schools because
the quality of the coal is SO poor. The quality
OF the teaching would be better IL It cost
more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

They do not want 10 put those American
troops too close to Metz or they'll run over
some night and take it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
MAYRE lie GOT YOU. TOO

lie came to borrow "five," and I
Was out. It's Just n sin!
] wouldn't have been out, II
Had only not BEEN in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

This is National Labor Loyalty Week.
That means everybody.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

ny tho terms Of the Ilolshevik- German armis-
tice agreement the Russians quit and the Ger
mans do the rest,-New York World.
Congress persists In Its policy OF cruel and
unusual punt ntshmcnt toward La Toilette by re-
fusing TO put him on trlal.-New York Evening
Tna
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

Only in cartoons does the crown stay In posi-
tion when the monarch has been turned upside
down.-Kansas City Star.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11

Tomorrow Govsrno. Pennypseksr tolls about The
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20

Stylish. up-to-the-minute shoes
backed by dependable quality
and careful construction. The fall
showing is now ready and offers
a score of different new models In
the very best Of feathers. Tan,
black. tony red. Bostonians rep
resent the utmost Of quality,
style, comfort, service and value.
The prices range from
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20
Educator Shoes
OF Shoes

These high grade properly shap-
ed dress shoes are making new
friends daily-because more men
are beginning to realize the i'm
portance of foot form shoes. Our
new fall line of Educators COM
prises a number Of new styles in
fine Wei kid, tan and black calf.
Bal and blucher lace models, all
sizes and widths. Per pair
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
Exchanges Fix
Speculation Restrictions

Washington, April II, - Grain ex-
changes ever the country have fixed
restrictions on speculation in substi-
tuition for the previous self imposed
price restrictions in corn, oats and COM
modities- Food Administrator Hoover
has announced.
Hoover ~telagraphed exchanges yes
terday as trading in corn and oats fo1
June and July deliveries began. He urg
ed that the exchanges themselves act
to prevent speculative manipulations
against the interest Of the public.
"In addition to the restriction i'm
posed on large trading and speculation
exchanges should set their faces rigid
ly against the stimulation of minor
speculation through the operations of
private wire houses, y Hoover stated.
"The majority of the exchange mem
bers have long recognized that this
type of business in the public mind is
akin to bucket shop speculation -
Hoover declared he was confident
that speculation could best be held.
down on a voluntary basis, without in
reference of federal authorities. He
said this is the greatest test vet ap-
piled as to whether grain exchanges
can fix contracts for future delivery
and thereby perform valuable service
without becoming a tool for speeula-
tive manipnlations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
syrup OF FIGS
FOR CROSS, SICK
FEVER|SH CHILD
If Little Stomach Is Sour,
Liver Torpid or Bowels
CIOgged

Mothers can rest easv after GIVING
:" California Syrup of FIGS" because.
IN a few hours all the clogqed IN yTasts
sour bile and fermenting food gentIT
moves out of the bowels. and Won nave
a well, playful child again. Children
simply viii not take the time from
play to empty their bowels. ana thew
become tightly packed, liver gets sIu9-
glsh and stomach d~isordered.
When cross, feverish, restless saa IF
tongue is coated, then give tbis deIi-
elous fruit laxative. " Children Iowa
Il and it can not cause injury. No DIFF
ference what ails your little one-if
IuiI OF cold, OF a sore throat. diarrhoea.
stomaehaehe. bad breath. remember. q
gentle "inside eleansinesi sbould al
be the first treatment given. Full
directions for babies. children of an
ages and grown ups are printed on
bottle.
Beware Of counterfeit svruns Ask
Your druggist for a bottle Of sfCahfor-
ma S-nR Ess, then look careful
and see that it Is made bv the sscaI-
Fig Syrup COMPANY We
make no smaller size Hand back with
contempt any other fig syrup.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
GET NEW KIDNEYS!

The kidneys are the most. overwork-
ed organs of the human body, and
When they fail in their work of fill
tering out and throwing off the pois-
ons developed in the system, things be
gin to happen.
One of the first warnings is pain
or stiffness in the lower part of the
back; highly eolored urine; loss Of ap.
petite; indigestion; irritation, or even
stone in the bladder. These symptoms
indicate a condition hat may lead to
that dreaded and fatal malady, Brights
disease, for which there is said to be
no cure.
You can almost certainly find i'm
mediate relief in GOLD MEDAL Haar
lem Oil Capsules. For more than 200
years this famous preparation has been
an unfailing remedy for all kidney,
bladder and urinary troubles. Get it
at any drug store, and if it does not
give you almost immediate relief, your
money will be refunded. Be sure you
get the GOLD MEDAL brand None
ol..er genuine. In boxes, three sizes.