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Douglas Island news., 1918-03-29

On Board Chicago. Milwaukee &
 St Paul Ry. sleeper Between
 Minneapolis and Aberdeen. South
 Dakota. March 2l, 1918. Dear Stroller:
 You win bc surprised Co receive his. never having heard of me be- fore. but Che lady in Che berth under mel am iu upper 13 and writing this by Che light or che small elcc- tric bulb at Che right side of my rather mhospitablc pillow told me about you only hmf an hour ago and between lO.l5 and water tank. Her namc Is ldclctcd by ccn- sarI and she says you are known from ,be Everglades of Florida Go ucIsa,c on thc Yukon as never having turned Che cold and clammy marble Co au appealing woman. SO here goes Che cause for this letter.
 am a6 and uucncumbcrcd; twice a widow. first sod and then grass. Before Che ink was dry on my di- yorcc decree ! had packed my trunk land purchased a ticket for Butte, Nor.ana. where ! win play % three weeks engagement at trying Co land No. 3. and if ! fan down. win try Spokane and later Seattle. This thing of woman having Co support herself Is an right. but it aint an right You know what ! mean. have started out on a trip Co land something and win visit every city, town and camp iu Che west and north before Che word "foil' win be recorded In my diary. If ! should nH. it Is back Co thc cornstolks near Nmcic. Indiana. for me. SO | do. not intend Go fail if sincere cnort sooroo eyes and cute ankle arc winners. and ! think that combiuo- lion win win anywhere.
 But in ease should not win out u any ol tbe places mentioned. what kind of pick'u' Is there up your vaye have heard chat mon in tbc far north are easy. Arc thcy2 Better address me at Spokane for this reason. lf | don't get a uibblc 1t my bait In Butte ! win bc u Srkauc iu three weeks. and it land something aJ Butte. ] won't care whether ! get your answer Co this ur not Sec
 COuGdiuE'y yours.
 SUSANNE
Douglas Island news., 1918-03-29
NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE GIVEN That pursuant to an order Of the District Court Territory of Alaska dated Jan uory l9h the application of tho City or Douglas corporaon order authorizing
 property delinquent for the l9 c. l7O5 public auction will be held at Che City City Alaska Saturday Che 3Oth day or March 1918 a ten o'clock in day and between and four o'clock tn tho after day shall continue from day
 day thereafter Sundays until de- disposed of and at which sale the following property individuals mentioned including penalty and interest up Co Of sale and tabuaed will be sold as provided
Douglas Island news., 1918-03-29

Mrs. Shannon has sold her cabin i'm Flat to Mir. Van Kirk. The con slderation. in addition to a cash pay ment, was a dog team, with which Mrs. Shannon will shortly leave for the Outslde.-Iditarod Pioneer.
Douglas Island news., 1918-03-29
A DIFFERENCE

A colorcd minister was cxhorting Now. brcddcrn and sistern, come up Co dc altar am have yo' sins washed away" An came mp but one man. "Why, Brudder Jones, don't you wants yo' sins washed
 away?" "I done had nah sins washed away" "Yo' has? Where yo' had yo' sins washed away?"
Douglas Island news., 1918-03-29

"Ober at de Methodist church. " "Ah. Bruddcr Jones, yo' ain't been
 washed; yo' jcs' been dry cleaned" "
Douglas Island news., 1918-03-29
sUsANNE

In reply to thc above Che last steamer sailing for tre south carried a letter or which che following is l carbon copy CTbc Stroller al- ways keeps copies of his letters Co unknown women lest some advcu- urcss might attempt to land him for few by threatening Go expose him at homol
 Dear Sue. The Stroller does not wish to discourage you from making your contemplated trip to Che north but chat honesty which has charac- .er.fcr him in an his dealings with your say prompts him Co inform you that you are from sixteen Co twenty years late in invading this country for thc purpose you state. There are not che pickiu's here there once was. From sixteen Co twenty years ago. Sue. any woman who could build sourJourb bread and swing or tbc corner at a ro1dhousc dance would get from ono Co three pro- posaIs ol marriage after every swing. No matter whether she camc from tho cGctc society circles of Che east or trc corn-fcd communities of Che m.-.c vest she was iu demand. Even age and looks cut but little ice iu those good old days and many Verc thc moss-chiukcI log cabins which were transformed from thc home ports Of gloom Co the acme oi . happiness yeritablc palisades of . love and dcIigbt-by Che prcscnc, 0l tmc-fraycd and scoson-sc8rcd facc that surmouutod a female bust
 There were women. Sue. who cam, Go Che country in those days win, would chew gum in company. pro uouuce Tuesday "Chewsdoy" and who could cuss like mates Of coast wise steamers. At that they man age Co land many promising pros poets and today many or these sam, women are living Is pomp and splcn dor and in houses that are eQuippe, with push buttons. In Che majority of these cases thc coarse streak il stul there. but it Is mostly kop covered with cosmetics and this new ! stun called camouaagc.
 True. many of the alliances con tractod hot off thc bat did not turr |out we'll and ended in divorce courts But there was usually olimonl
 trimmings that salyed Che hcaru |of Che disappointed females and sup |plicd them with Che whorewithal (,
 bait their hooks for further ven lures.
 ! However. Sue. the strollcr's adylc,
 to you is Co play those outside place
 to che limit before passing them up IPickn' should be better there nov ! than here. To get down Co bras tacks. anything that you could Ian, here just now is not far remove. from Che piker class. our most de sirable single men having heard an needed Che call of their country ! The Stroller takes it that you ar fairly particular. for. if any old stiI
 would satisfy you. he opiucs tha you would not have been required ( |Icave Indiana. The Stroller was i ! Indiana about four years ago am
 about the only thing that imprcssc | |him was Che luxuriant crops c II whiskers.
 Tho Stroller has heard that ther
 is an unprospected matrimonial fel
 a few hundred miles Co thc wostwar
 from hero. but he win not recon
 mend it. as he has it on fairly goo
 authority that the names of the ma
Douglas Island news., 1918-03-29

Northern Light Rebekah Lodge No. 1 Meets at odd Fellows IIJu second
 and fourth Thursdays Visitors are cordially invited
 JOSEPHINE ANDERSON. N. G. IRENE GILLIAN. Ecc See
Douglas Island news., 1918-03-29

For Che best and neatost job print ing. come to the News office
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

our city'a lawyer bill mounts high in the
hundreds Of thousands. 1t 10 no reflection
upon an honorable profession to say that
soodly part OF the ssio.75o the city must
pay its members this year will be paid out
for unnecessary or duplicated labor. In
the nature OF things this must be so, within
reasonable limits. A lawyer Is paid to think
and no good method has been invented 10
measure the reward due to thinkers. A
taxImetor cannot he applied to the wheels
In a mans head. A lawyer may be win
ming case as he plays golf or as he tosses
slespless at midnight, long after the days
Office routine Is done
But when a lawyer thinks very badly
he may still be paid very well. He Is
mysteriously protected, as II he formed "A
part OF some great vested interest. He
may imperi a city's future one day and
be nominated for Governor the next A
doctor is routed out at a, m. to see a
dying patient. who does indeed inevitably
die. and the doctors reputation may he
ruined. Some others bury their mistakes
But we do not remember anything ever
happening to lawyer TO hurt his reputa.
tion except when he has had to live In the
White House
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
The Village Poet

Whenever it's Saturday an gusty
March has come
/ find myself with ears a-strain to catch
distant drum;
l long to take my pen in hand an write
piece for you
Assuring you at last, at last! that here's
the news that's new: "a
"Last night the winters rearguard
passed
In utter rout through lane an street;
With faint an fainter bugle-blast
The north wind sounded the retreat.
Far echoes of the stubborn fight
Crept backward from the distant hill,
Stray stragglers lurched across the
night,
But soon were gone, and all was still.
Then vaguely, through the midnight
hush,
The murmur of a marching host
Surged swiftly onward, like the rush
Of breakers on level coast,
Until up-swelled through lane and street,
In swift crescendo laundering, n
The drums of southern rain that beat I
Reveille to the waking spring!"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
WHO CRIPPLED THE HOME GUARD7

MEMBERS of the Philadelphia Home
1u Defense Reserve have the transpar.
entity honest purpose of patrotlc citizens
No one is critlcizlnr them. II properly led
they could do useful work for the city and
nation and could have started doing IL
some time ago. We said editorialIy on
February 13:
r,o co,o,,. ,. ,.,,o, ,,o o,,or,to,
of the city authorities 10 the menace Of the
lumber yards along the river front Elk
tehoihs more than nlle apoVe CalioWhih
,.c,aa a,,,, h., ,.t,,a,a n,a.o,n,ar 49, iino
Of the greatest fire hazard In Philadelphia.
Millions OF feet OF lumber are stored at the
nlost Vulherap'e point Oh ,ne por', tnrea
and the besrt NJ IN. arnort docks
The activities OF German Are nends may be
turned upon Philadelphia, The
~ p,a,h.e"as", 81 o s al pohov ,,o,o na,omoo
Reserve, The director Of this guard
declares that 1t Is not the function of the
organ cation to guard private propeIV
,.,,.n ~. ''"'' oi w ~ "a q.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
WRONG-HEADED COURAGE

TT WAS unwise and even dangerous to
Allied mutual understanding for Mr.
Bryan to go to Toronto to address a
prohibition meeting. No one can be criti-
cal Of wounded Canadian soldiers. home
on furloueh. for bawling at the speaker
for having been pacifst. The bloody life
at the front,llne trenches Is rougher
form of politics than most of us are aware
Of, and the world we are living In lust
now Is not one that puts forward the
elegant table manners of perfect gentle
man as the single starry model for all our
behavior.
But, rong-headed as the Nebraskan was
In his methods of international propa-
ganda, there is room for some admiration
of his moral courage. He refused to allow
the soldiers to be elected and remarked
that his loyalty to Americas war effort
was unquestioned at home which is true.
1t Is a remarkable fact that after making
a fight against bel!gerency by methods
which became a national scandal and
which may even have been the deciding
factor in making Germany cast the die
for war with us, Mr., Bryan is now recog.
nized as patriot as loyal as any. There
is a sound reason for this. There are
several million Bryans in this country and
thousands OF them are fighting as hard as
anybody in France.
1t Is well to remember that just one
third (33.2 per cent of the Americans who
do work are farmers. They fired the shot
heard round the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
THE REAL ATHLETE

An athletic authority says thirty-nve IL
the maximum age for a good athlete. Per-
haps most people have noticed that profess.
sional athletes wear themselves out young
Prizehghters. sprinters and circus performers
quit In early prime But are these the real
athletes? How much more true an athlete is
the well-preserved farmer who, at o5' can
pitch as much hay as his son or grandson
The best athletcism IL that which holds
through the ripper years and enables n man
to sit ON his horse as erectly at sixty as nj
twenty, The kind Of athleticism that fails
cisnL II Is the tense, violent. virtuoso sort
OF skill In mere spectacular accomplishment.
The proof Of real athletlcisn Is health and
activity In old age. Happy and heslthfsai oid
see y the nnai proof Of right LYING. The
Christian HePajA AZ y \ N 4. : ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
INSURANCE AGAINST CHAOS
Statistics Give Eloquent Record of Pros
perity Of "Just Average Folks"
of United States. n

COAP-BO% orators, red-minded agitators.
~ l. w. WIS and other disturbers of the
peace have scant chance OF making headway
for Boshevism in country where the
average run of folks are large sharers OF
the national welfare. t
Education for all and participation In pros
perity have evolved a democracy In the
United States which, however far from per-
fection in operation Is sound In theory and
principle. And it's citizens realize that orr
derly government Is their protection and pal-
ladium. A few eloquent statistics present
American arguments to the Bolshevild Here
are some facts which immunize the United
States against I. w, w. propaganda:
In 1916 the deposits in the savings banks Of
the United States aggregated more than
$50 900, 600.
These savings were held by more than
100000 persons.
In 1910 there were 6.s61,6O2 farms in the
United States, valued at more than sao,'
900, ,000, 900. s
In the face of these statistics, showing the
prosperity of the people and their partic'ps-
tion In the wealth of the land, anarchy may
rant In vain. Property. as well as liberty
depends for Its protection upon stable. effeo-'
tive government and the billions of hard
earned savings tucked away In the savings
institutions, or perhaps invested In Liberty
Bonds, are valuable only SO long as there
endures government based upon justice, ana
powerful enough to protect the rights Of all
its citizens. 3
The Bolshevik movement in Russia .
founded upon the promise that the land shall
be divided among the people
As for the l. w. W., who have annoyed
the country since the beginning Of the war
with their pernicious activities. their plat
form frankly is one of anarchy. ia
What answer will the 6,36l,60 farm owns
ers In the United States give 20 the Russian
Bolsheyiki and the agitators who come here
preaching an equal division Of the land?
What reply will the 100000 savings
bank deposltors and the million postal-sav-
ings bank depositors make to anarchistie
appeals?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND

Henry Fielding Dickens the newly an
pointed common sergeant of the Inns Of
Court. Is responsible for an amusing story
concerning an eminent kings counsel, who
III ~ "'e course OF learned argument, rested
his case entirely on one reported dac,s;or
which he claimed to be Of paramount inn.
portance ~
But when he had finished. his opponent
being asked by the Judge what he had 10
say replied: NN "
Il VIII not trouble your iordshlp with anv
turtner argument only wish to say that
my friend has forgotten to inform vo,,r LA Ia
snip that the case OH which he relies has
been taken on appeal to the House Of Lords
ana the decision absolutely reversed
Upon this the eminent r. c. turned tn bi.
colleagues roundabout and whispered:
GOOD heavens, what a liar that man mus,
he! Why there never was such cosn
made II all up out of my own head as 7 ,vort
along "-Pearson's Weekly. went
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
TOO MUCH FUssING OVER SCHOOLS

10 He Editor Of the Epening Public Ledger.
Sir-Hour survey would serve a good pur-
pose II it would make the point that the
schools are being fused with too much The
system Is like child nervous from too much
al.ehtioh ana oVersolicitude on the part Of
parents ] know of no panacea l feel that
the hlgh-school system has retrograded in
recent years. What alleged improvements
are responsible for this letting down | have
not analyzed to my satisfaction. Possibly
IL Is due to promotion by subject" as much
as TO any one thing. 1t may be that the
higher education for all instead of higher
education for the few has caused this era
oil unrest. At present the discussion OF
pedagogic aims in Philadelphia has deyeloped
into mud-slinging contest
a HlGH-SCHOOL TEACHER.
Philadelphia, March l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
SOME GERMAN "sCHoLARsH1pn

Encke's comet, 80 called by reason OF its
discovery by German professor, Johann
Encke. is again making its regular three-and.
a-thirdyear visit 20 our solar system This
comet. however. was not Encke's only dis.
covery. After years Of patient and efficient
study he determined the exact distance OF
the earth from the sun, and ordinary as-
tronomers ever since have been striving 10
impress ne world with the well-ascertained
fact that he made mistake OF 1000 600
miles IN his calculations. But what are
100000 miles. more or lsrl, to German
profsssorf A. for Enoks's comet, II "a y
small a9str. and PCT worth leokiuH Tor On
~ plsAt-- -chri3 J eelsaes xeRltes,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
PROBLEM OF THE SCHOOLS
Too Much Fussing, High School Teacher
Thinks-University Professors View

To the Editor Of the Euening Public Ledger:
Sir--Concerning the Philadelphia public
schools in general my belief is that they COM
pare fayorably with other high schools
throughout the country. Virtually none OF
the graduates of the Philadelphia high
schools who come to the college Is dropped
for poor scholastic standing | find on inquiry
among my colleagues. The difficulty about
making any general statement is that the
schools differ among themselves In excel
lence Generally, ] believe their faculties
are-doing good conscientious work, but, of
course they are not above criticism.
y UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PROFESSOR.
Philadelphia March l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
Answers to Yesterdays ou,x

l. Armenia: me- ths country sov-rned by Turtsv l..
menia. the. rexion. Includes az ala s,h,nori Ar
sna ths o. hrans.eascssla tAsiats Ru"sis1
y. Germany has never offered 10 .ivs ..
nsa, mssas~i M Every statement 'iIntinr' 'uS y
. Of some sort, u proviso
. o'Ssss sss.t SiI'is is...s county s tn. w..t.r.
= hssss asd wa" President between Gran. and Gar.
g. chairmsn HAYS y chairman Of the R....,v
y. There gre between 3o,OOO ana An noo
r.sst Ut the the sssIa.s eantssm@sat. cent $1,000 soldiers
Eentine kspubiie. sSsin, ths th"'SHss arr Ar
a rhs ana n. we sTss Sssndinrvisn kinsdoms,'
y is Tn;sh < ss she scnsrsxStlcn d stoapsds gHrt
plt and altar. The trsnssesss nnovt the pni-
sS sks kss: surn'as 'us isswssa s sSor
s:ss;iS::: ss:. ;s';: 's:' :; ::si IN I: :'ls K
: ''';:l:;; :|:. :'i'g .;:;:'' :: !, .,::,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
THE WAY TO GET OUT

ONE of the crispest bits of Americanism
" that has worked Us way into the ma
tional consciousness is Horace Greeley's
terse ultimatum to those who hesitated
about the resumption of specie payments:
THE way to resume is to resume" This
Is the spirit of our ultimatum to Germany
which hesitates about getting out Of her
neighbors' territory. The way to get out
Is to get out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
PHILADELPHIA. April %. 1905

NV Dear GOVERNOR send you a note
from Edward s. Buckley, trustee, as to
the appropriation to the Pottsville Hos
pital.
its correspondence columns. had an ar
tice on the Ripper Bills, in which the
writer refers to you as Easily the brain
lest and greatest Governor Pennsylvania
has ever had" 1t stirs me to the depths
10 have the truth spoken. The conviction
Is everywhere.
Most sincerely yours
HAMPTON L. CARSON.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
QUIZ

1. Who wrote "The Hymn NJ u.,.u.
=. Where Is the Houltholst Forest ...,o
u Name NE author Of "MiddIemarcb."
4. who Is the new chief Of STAFF ~ A.. ,,.,
states army? " VI she United
D. "sa' = .n tse meaning Of the abbreyIation ..Xy
g. Identify "The Little CORPORAL"
'' "nss "seb,lmm,..t " the correct pronunciation NJ,
4. What famies have eoptr,h,.s
one President to the United SiatssYFe tYFe than
0. What il u searabe
io. what Is the present capitaI NJ p.,,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
Most sincerely yours,
HAMPTON l.. CARSON,
philadelnhia. Pa. MAY 2. 1al

Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker,
Executive Building, Harrisburg.
My Dear GOVERNOR received your
communication OF the 9th inst. on my
return to Philadelphia today. large
number of lawyers are onposed to Judge
Biddle's denomination on the ground of
his advanced age. The Republican Or
ganization Is also unfavorable to his re-
nomination.
have told all of Judge Biddles
friends who have approached me on the
subject that the OILY opposition had to
him was based upon the sentiment of the
lawyers and the organization, who all
feel his age should bar him.
However, in view Of your request, II
will afford me great Measure to renomi.
nate him. Sincerely yours,
ISRAEL w. DURHAM.
Monday = Istisr from IN, senator rssEsss on III
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
Victory bread or nonel

oreson IL in the war.-Frank u. Riley
SO, also, we hope. is Wisconsin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

March came In like a lion at the Zoo,
same.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

The Germans say they have captured
forty-seven Russian warshipc. Is this also a
measure to stop anarchy and restore law and
order?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
ENTER MARCH

Not lon-like he came: not ouite
Yet very, very sure I am
"np saw saw MN trailins clouds Of night.
lie must have been a black sheen;. ,o,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
A cusrARp PIE WOULD GET soooy

A man In California lately received by parcs
post two mince pies from q relative IN Boston
arrival of y sustard pie undamaged at It's des.
tinntiun. PUCK.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

II German-Auerican League members do
nothing worse than sneer at Liberty Bond
buying they are doing more than enough
harm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

vsssar nurses ought to be put 10 the
mouse test" 70 try out their courage. says
Doctor Park. That would prove nothing.
Napoleon drew hts sword on a cat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Steps TO prevent water and ice shortages
should be taken 1t once Congressman scott
Is right in asking for Government conserva-
tion measures whiiss yet there Il time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
CARNEGIE SPOKE
FORJUDGE COHEN
Steel Magnate Sent Governor
Pennypacker Letter Asking for
Jurist's disappointment
PENNyPACkER AUToBIOGRAPHy--NO. 90
ropHright. 1918. by Public Ledger Companv.l

tThese letters which constitute an interesting
part q Governor Pennypaclers autobiography, re-
veal the personal opinion Of many prominent citi-
zens regarding Governor Pennypacker's services
to the state
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

Washington, u. c., April IL, 1905.
Governor pennypacker Harrisburg Pa
To you and the members of the Legis-
lature | return my profound acknowl.
edgment for the interest in our James.
town Celebration, ! shall refuse eyer
to ride again to Gettysburg with a drawn
saber. FlTZHUGH LEE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

An EnHft1hman whose name was Wemyns
Went erau u last. 20 a seemys.
= Ossl6|'S'is s6 s' Y: s:..l:s. iss'L :. w,.-..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

raslos witaout ! (. hizsery.
~ nan w Hev>r p>><,
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His Excellency, Hon, Samuel w. Penny.

Governor, Pennypacker.
My Dear Slr-May l beg your Excel.
lency TO consider favorably the appro-
priations made for our charitable insti.
tutions which are really doing the work
which the State should otherwise do.
I beg your EXcellency's special con-
sideration for the Protectory for Boys
above Norrlstown, which contains 800
inmates and win be able to receive 800
more when the new wing shall be COM
peted, which is now In progress of erec.
tlon.
have the honor to remain,
Your faithful servant
y I RYAN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

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