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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

Congress in 1913 would inevitably have fol-
lowed but the confidence of the membership
of the party could not he given TO such n
leader of the party organization, holding that
party honor was more sacred than party VIC
tory at such sacrifice OF party conscience.
And now upon the threshold of most
important campagn--ffaught with siGnif.
cance--the paramount party leader goes to
Pittsburgh TO continue three years vim
dlCtNe arraiEnment against the Governor of
the Commonwealth quote his exact words:
If live twenty years ! never expect to
see worse Governor than Mr.. Brum.
baush. He is utterly d'scredited. His ill.,
dorsement is n serious political liability.
Not only that, but he is n liar.
And Governor Brumbaugh hurts this invec-
tive against his accuser | also quote his
exact language:
This Administration has not permitted
itself TO be dictated to or influenced by the
political leeches that have sucked money
ike blood from the liquor and other spe.
cial interests to carry the government
against the common people. There can be
no harmony with any men that have stead
lily opposed all the humane legislation all
the just and equitable things this State
owes its citizens. We want no Kaiser rulc
i'm our party
Tho membership Of the party must con.
tinuc to Withhold its confidence from a marty
organization with such lcadership-the
highest aim Of which is to annihilate each
o'hcr-ahu II might be worse if they should
come together upon a harmony ticket. as il
would then be recalled that the best-or tho
worst - PenroSc and Brumbaugh could do
nhlteuIy was the selection OF Thomas II
Sml'h Tor Mayor Of Philadelphia.
Tho Democratic party commands , co,,
bihed physical, financial, moral ond no,i.,cnl
influence such as was never approoched h,
any other party in the United States An.
proNihately there are 10000 railway en-.
ployes in Pennsylvania, and all of these mon
can nave thelr salaries greatly increased In,
Il single individual-Will'am c. McAdoo oe-
lchslDly the Administration candidate fo,
PRESIDENT IN 1920. There are % 900 Eedero,
office holders hi this State every ono "f
whom VII be compelled TO do effac,i,a MT,
/ FlonarS work in this campaign. ,rhe, Goa, ON.
orators all the munition plants tbe groa,
manufacturing industries, the 4OO OOo farn,
ers OF the state, the reserve banks and n,on,,
other institutions are at the mercy of Inc mo-
uohaI Auihih itration, If il should elect 20
place us iron heel of power unon tben, ~
me Dencrat'c state Committee could raisa
$l'OooOoO in thirty days as n camnaien tum9
ior 'hiS pennsylvania election.
These arc some Of the conditions co,rro,.
ing pennsylvania Republicans ,vrilo i,a IN
foremost political leaders wholly unn1inds, =" ~ y
theni' are applying their mental and noIitioot
activities in hurting discriminating occnsation,
against each other. JOHN w. FRAZiEp ''S
ihladelphla, February 9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
IRWIN COBB'S UNIFORM

Irwin cobb. who has just sailed for Eurono
to write a new series of articles and a hool,
on war conditions, tells the following stor,,
about his acquisition Of correspondent's
uniform:
Going to a military tailor he asked IN bo
measured for something adequate to his figure
and station
You want an American officers uniform 7
SUPPOSE" inquired the filter briskly.
Mr.. Cobb regarded him with the restrained
temper Of one who has explained who he wa a
tand Isl to the British War Office three days
in succession.
Il am not an American officer" corrected
Mr., Cobb.
"Oh, see." said the ftter. "ReguatLon
British 1t Is. sir"
Mr.. Cobb hated to distress him, so bo
waited until the calf measurement, at fnII
Inhalation, had been noted down. whereupon
he mentioned casually:
Il am not British officer"
Eth WHAT" said the filter, 'reclinipv ~,
his heels. what shall make it, sir?" VII
"God knows" said Mr.. Cobb, dejectedIv
The measuring proceeded. After the So,,
Browne diagonal had been secured by means
of trigonometry and a ball of twine. Mr. Cohb
prepared to leave. The filter seemed bevJi'
dered and somewhat depressed. Mr. (,ohh
had an inspiration.
II have just been appointed n colonial c,
the staff of the Governor of Kentucky" he
remarked, and was rewarded by an ins,o.. !.
look OF relief on the filters face The atn,o.N
phere seemed to have cleared immea snrahJ..
And do you know" says Mr. Cobb "yhc,,
I nut that uniform on and looked nj r,,,aa,s
in the glass l looked like a field marshal ~
the Palestine Guards" ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
John L..

What need by clan or family name to
name you?
Too we'll
We know you, we, the millions who ac.
claim you
"John L."
And if sor6 mealy-mouths should gap to
shame you
With talk of olden faults for which thg
blame you,
'Tis we will tell
How in the closing rounds Good over
came you,
With haired of the wine-cup to infame
you
As hot as He'll,
And how when in your lustihood you fell
These golden notes throbbed in the final
bell:
"All's we'll"
No need by Celtic clan name to bewail
Too well
We millions knew our hero, we who hail
John L."
1t is enough! Nor ever shall it fail you,
But through the aisles of history shall
trail you
Beyond Deaths knell.
For Death himself-sole victor to assail
Is but "A name. Your own shall yet avail
Old Time to quell;
And babes as yet unborn, when elders tell
Ot deeds of manly might, shall learn to
John L.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
TOM. DAILY.
SCOTT ADMITS 1T
How Authorship of Waverley Novels Was
First Acknowledged

"DuRING the year 1897 Mr. Murray''
~ son, John Murray. Sd, was residing In
Edinburgh as student at the university.
ana attended the memorable dinner at when
scott was forced to declare himself the au'
thor of the 'WaverleY Novels
His account of the scene, as given in
letter TO his father forms Il fitting conclusion
to this chapter" Samuel Smiles says, in "a
Publisher and His Friends"
"I believe / mentioned TO you that Mr..
Allan had kindly offered to take me with
him TO theatrical fund dinner, which took
place on Friday last. There were present
about three hundred persons---a mixed COM
pany. Sir Walter Scott took the
chair, and there was scarcely another per-
son OF any note to support him except the
actors. The dinner, therefore, would have
been little better than endurable had It not
been remarkable for the confession of Sir
Walter Scott that he was the author Of the
MaNerley Novels. This acknowledgment was
forced from him. / believe, contrary to his
own wish, in this manner. Lord Meadow
bank, who sat on his left hand. proposed
his health, and after paying him many COM
pNinehts, ehded his speech, by saying that
the clouds and msts which had SO long
surrounded the Great Unknown were now
revealed, and he appeared in his true char
acter (probaby aluding to the expose made
before Sohstabies creditors, for / do not
think there was any preconcerted plan),
Upon this Sir Walter rose and said:
ala not expect on coming here to-
day that l should have to disclose before
three hundred people secret which, con-
slaerlhg II mad already been made known
10 apout thirty persons, had been tolerably
weil Kept l am not prepared to give my
reasons Tor preserving it a secret ; caprice
had certainly great share in the matter.
. Now Ihst II is out, l beg leave to observe
tnat am sole and individual author of
those novels. Every part OF them has orig.
mated with me. or has been suggested to
me III the course of my reading. con-
Tess 1 am guilty and am almost afraid to
eAanlihe the extent of my delinquency.
,iro ioon on agaln' i dare not!' The wand Of
Prospero is now broken ana NV book Il
buried" ''' NNN
:. report this from memory OF course
II Is not quite accurate in words. This dec
aara.on nnn,a' was received with loud and Ions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
HANGING TOO GOOD
FOR AUTO THIEVES?
Don't Ask an Owner, But Listen
to What Was Done in
Old Days

COME statistician has just announced
~ that moro than 100000 automobiles
have been stolen In the last ten years and
that this means about two and half per
day in Philadelphia.
Passing over the half automobile (Which
your iokesmith could easily identify for
YOU'D II might be illuminating IL It were
possible for some one to arrange a sym
postum among the owners OF those stolen
cars to determine the consensus as 20 what
punishment should be meted out to such
thieves hereafter. We venture 10 believe
that hanging would receive pretty close to
a majority of the votes. Although under
such law It might be difficult to secure
conviction before jury drawn from the
pedestrian proletariat we have only to 20
back through the court records trinc more
than 100 years 10 find its equivalent.
Horse stealing was punishable by death
in that ignominious form in this Common
wealth in tie middle of the eighteenth CEN
fury, and as late as 1888 one james Kelly
suffered judgment which even the most
indignant motorist might accept as sutii-
cient penalty for tho theft of motorcar.
James j. Breeu, Esq, has dug up from
the docket of the Court of Quarter Scs-
SiunS and transmitted to us the interesting
record of kclys trial before n city court
III Philadelphia, ON October 81, 1888. Kelly
had been accused of stealing n mare, the
property of Adam Livingston. and n true
bill had been found against him. The pris-
oncr being arraiEncd, pleaded mon Cul ct
dc hos 20 81 sup pat" whatever that means
Following which appears this further entry
quite as cryptic to the lay mind: Attorney
General simlitor ct ideo."
The remainder Of the record is sufficiently
clear:
AND NOW, n jury being called. come
70 wit: Isaac jones' JAS Withcy. Nicholas
liash, George ketts, David Gettys Alex
ahder rutherford Benjamin Jones' An
urew Summers, Jacob Bunner Cornelius
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
When They Hanged Men for Trihes

At the rate at which automobiles arc no,v
being made and sold thn cor.ovninfr cIoe.
may soon so far outnumbcr the covctous
ne''i'"n newcH'.' nan c',tSS Il" I" make possible q re-
r w ''lo uiaa''c LlNa OIL ou tihles'
",e"' ""'-'i''p'or'
We gentle modcrns are horrfed at the
il l'ei."l ol ue parbarouS customs that once
hered tIat tbo s,,,.i, ','"It po icI,leiii- I
aylyania was tho same ne ,,o,or,oa vi d.
Of J;nrlond and cnri,a, in,, 'm. iaMs ,','
visited even llpon minor offenders I'm thr
old country as late as the middle az tbe
nineteenth century
RIacl,.to,o ,oc,,.. - ,co .o,,,,,.. - ~
ishablc bv dca,b so,,o 90 49,, 80 pu.l. '.
thnt scomIs ,o ~, ,ntT,,, ,ri,ni " 1t i,.'ui' a.,
stance ",u,,in,, lo,,,, -, ,o % % - 80 w i ~!
81 t,r.,r,,.inh ,'o,,i,,,." NV VI P''''i'"'"a
a..
we nave pclore US the belfast News
l't,'i VI ,\"NchHpcr - lN-f, when contains
" ,",ce-'olulnh account OF the trial at the
W" b'Ic!, III i'ohuoh, Il lew days before,
Vi iieniF fauhtIeroy' ESD tauntlcroy was
.'ruScu vi u,teIlhg Il iorseu power OF at
tU'hcs' ny Whlch ne came INTO possession
VI HoI'c 'oVV pouhdS stcfIing' the property
rue seems 70 nave Decn n man OF culture
hn' Sotial standing. sixteen highly respec-
c"oie witnesses testiiied to his character
LOT integrity ana honor. But, as the learned
JUSTICE sasely remarked, without good
character ne could not have committed the
crime with which he was charged"
The report concludes:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
ASHES AND knAKI-CI0TH

vania received this wall in his mall the o,hsr
morning; '''er
away your ashes and wish you would Kes r,ed e..
out Of the army that can haul ashss 81 me
II YOU obtain my discharge will haul yosr again M
free OF charge. You Will need me this sprins .
In reply Mr., Dewalt said. However nus.
desire sou 10 haul my ashes. doubt very '1cn n,,
whether the United States Government ,u,s,i, WINCH
ihe Kaissr and when we DO YOU can return wnl5 an5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
Answers to Saturdays Quiz

/. Korea IL "the Hermit Kingdom
2. John bunSan was called the "Bedfora
Tinker" from his birthplace and trad.
3, Money; the derivation IL from tbe go,
Juno Moneta. the mint Of the Romans''e OF
4. Hiram Johnsoni United States senator ,.o,..
CalnoInla ana u leading member Of TN
conditions at Hog Island, ''ooo into
T. IlOyd's: u London exchange which ,t
scribers worldwide marine intsilIrenrss sun,
UNDERWRITERS on ships at sea. ana
In PENNSYLVANIA. '"e"t Dorm
:. Richard Heber. brother OF BIshop H.h.r 4,
hymn writer mad the largest private ib,raann ane
OF record. IL contained IlO. .O00 x,nhnrary
housed In eight dwellings. '' volumes
8. Westphalia. . province In northwestern Pen.
scene Of Industrial strikes now the
0. The Gosben; formerly. a German cruiser. s.,.
Yawux kelins. '"o sultan
49, H':ssss YEN, psss .ss;. Tsrsn ssAss wrote
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
DO SOMETHING, GENTLEMEN!

TNROLLEY service showed little if any
l. Improvement Saturday over preceding
days. Acute dissatisfaction continues in
all sections of the city, nor has there been
any responsible announcement from the
company that there will be improvement.
Tie Industrial output or the district con-
tnues to he hampered by the difficulties
laborers encounter in reaching their places
of employment. The stores are suffering
because people refuse to come To the CEN
tral part of town unless they are virtually
compelled to do so. individuals, whose
patriotism has made them acGuicsccnt, are
beginning to wonder if it is a matter of
patriotism; if the miserable service is not
IN fact due 10 other reasons than the war.
They read ur the transportation difficulties
l'crshinG encountered in France and they
wonder in what sort of condition the
american army 'ovcr there" would he had
il been offered the kind of service the
J.. l.. +. has been giving Philadelphia
We hear great deal about experts and
efficiency. The management of the p. r. r.
is supposed To he composed of experts. We
suggest that they give some evidence now
OF their efficiency, for it Is patent that the
responsible officers of the city will have to
take immediate remedial action If the
officers Of the company do not do so vol.
unfairly 1t is not remedial action merely
To assert indirectly that some attempt To
Simprovc affairs will be made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
What'DO You Know?
QUIZ

I. who IL Lord Iansdownee
2. Where IL Kiel:
3. Who wrote Twenty Tbouso,d
Under the Sea-? Leagues
4. What Is the oldest art academy IN th. ,-u,.
States? :" '"e hited
3. Who IL Jascha Heifetz:
States formulated? " "o United
!. What Is the characteristic of Doric arebIts.-
=. Who was "Old Rough and Ready"e
o. What Is the origin Of the word "pecuniaryr.
10, What Is "doOmsday"? $
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

The theft of coal loses whatever ro-
nance is In II when Il Is reported that some
OF the thieves merely acquire the product
In order to sell 1t TO their neighbors. Other
features enter into the case when a bucket
full Is taken to save human life
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

Du Pont has bought the waldorf-As.
toria. That may somewhat relieve proyin-
cial New Workers of the desire to see the
sights of that fabulously wealthy powder
metropolis. Wilmington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

1t ought not to be called the University
of Pennsylvania unless women can get into
Il. too.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
II drlvers OF coal was.

II drivers OF coal wagons are serious
In their threat TO go on strike unless they
can get beer to drink on Mondays, they are
too German In their thoughts 70 suit this
community. The neat thing we know thev
WIN be demanding sRuerkraut 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

\ replica of the Statue of Liberty is
to he erected in Broad street. Let's keen
the light burning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

The Public Ledger published n storv
about dirty flags and dealers were almost
swamped with orders for new ones. Most
of US publish stories about dirty streets,
but we have never noticed any rush to
get them cleaned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

y" could almost wish that man Allenbv
were assigned to a command in the west,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

one moro Nerdun ought to be enough
to bring the Germans TO their senses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
COL. IRV. COBB'S UNIroRu

The Governor Of Kentucky
Has made Try. CoLh calm,
The tailor will be lucky ''''"P''
VINO hts that form superraI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

The city is growing so fast that the
L. Il. T. cannot keep up with it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

when the railroads fal down the motor
truck gets in its work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

ANYHOW, we are glad the Philadelphis
Hospital got the coal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

Tsmsrrsw Gsvernsr Pennypaeker tells scmo
ssersts absst ths National 0usyf Of reansylvsnia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24
Better living beggar than buried emper-
or.-La Fontaine
THEIR COMFORT THE LEAST EVIL

It Is being urged that publication of alleged
profteering by prominent business concerns and
by men in the army and prominent in civilian
life Will give aid and comfort to the enemy. The
German press is making much of the accusa-
tons put forward by the federal trade commits
sion and of the many allegations of profiteering
now current in this country. But the greatest
aid and comfort to the enemy lies in the con-
tinuance of the profteering itself. Compared
to the detriment to our efficiency in this war
and the evil influence on public confidence in
the government which the profteers BRING
about, the knowledge by our own and other
nations that they are at their evil work is negli
gible. There is profteering and we must get
rid of it. In the process publicity is necessary
The aid and comfort this gives will be shor
lived if it result in speedy and effective meas
ures to Danish profteering from the land an
Furnishes it's practitioners in such manner tina
no ambition to duplicate their risks by simila
reasonable methods can survive
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

/ Of his safe arrival over seas, and stat
| ing in his letter, mail is more valu-
able than gold over here 90 II is up
! to home folks to write the boys often.
| Fred Dunsworth of Camp Dodge
has been spending his five days fur
Tough with his people in Denver ana
friends in Quincy and Carthage.
| Otto Perkins, who enlisted in the
heavy field artillery last spring and
has been in the east at Fort Andrews,
has been honorably discharged on
account of being under age and under
weight.
B. M. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Jones returned
having visited Spokane. Seattle, Pas
co. Tacoma Wash: Portland, Ore;
Denver, Col, and relatives at Leaven-
worth. Kan. and Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Julia Erwin of Denver, COL,
who has been spending the past two
months with relatives and friends IN
this city and vicinity, departed for
her home Monday. Her sister. Mrs.
Roy Fletcher, accompanied her TO
visit with relatives in Denver.
Attorney Herbert Jackson Of Litch-
field was visiting friends in Carthage
Saturday, having spent few days
with his father, Peter Jackson, nortn-
east of the city. MT. Jackson made
the trip in his auto.
Attorney Louis Lamet OF warsaw
was a business visitor to the city Sat
urday
J. T.. Miller OF West Point was
business visitor to the county seat the
last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hurdle and MI.
and Mrs. Ernest Thompson Up La
Harpe were visiting at the E. A VIII
cox home over Sunday.
A. R. Manifold of near La Harpe'
was a business visitor to the city Sat
urday.
l.. II. Dexter of Augusta was in the
CITY Monday in company with num-
Der Of the 1918 registrants who were
appearing for physical examination oe-
fore the local exemption board OF the
city.
Rev. E. M. Smith goes to Virginia
this week, to visit his old home and
enioy his summer vacation. He Will
he gone several weeks, during when
time Judge C. j. Scotield will hold
SUNDAY morning services at the Chris
tan church.
A mad dog was discovered on the
public square OF Carthage about noon
Sunday. and when the proper officers
were Informed and located him, ne
was found to be in SUI condluon
that it was necessary to shoot him at
once. The dog belonged to Ed Hocn
and was family pet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

The Salvation Army fund drive be
gins in Hancock county on July ~
and will be finished by July 81. Judge
~. w. Williams is chairman of the
county organization, who together
with the following township chairmen
compose the county committee:
Appanoose-John yesterday. Niota
Augusta-George CatIin, Augusta.
Bear Creek-George Cacheaux, Bias
CO.
CARTHAGE. r. Martin, Carthage.
Chili-W. ]. Carlin. Bowen.
Dallas City-C. j. Doty, Dallas City.
Durham-W. N. Byler, LaHarpe.
Fountain Greene. ". Huston
Blandinsvi1le
Hancock. L. Willis, Tennessee.
Harmony--D. c. Barber, Denver.
LaHarpe-G. H. Thompson, La.
Harpe.
Montebello-R. r. Wallace, Hamil-
ton.
Prairie-W. e. Gable, Elvaston.
side.
Nauvoo-Fred Salm Jr., Nauvoo.
Pilot Grove-Wilbur Petit, Burn
Rock Creek-W. H. Sargent, Adrian.
Rocky Rum. L. Daugherty, War
saw.
ST. AIbans-Wm. Crear, Stillwell.
: ST. Marys-Ed De Witt, Plymouth.
Sonora-Aibert Balmer, Nauvoo.
Wilcox-R. B. Johnson, Warsaw.
Walker-F. NJ Hardy, Tioga.
Warsaw-W. A Dodge, Warsaw.
Wythe-J. D. Figgott, Warsaw
Miss Elizabeth Humphrey, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. G. E. Humphrey Of this
city, has enlisted in the army school
for nurses, and has been notified to
report at any time now. She will be
sent to Walter Weed hospital in Wash
ington, D. c., which is the largest
government hospital in the United
States.
Miss Elizabeth was recently elected
principal of the Clayton High school
where she has very successfully
taught for the past two years She
has been a leader in Red Cross work
since the beginning of the war, and
her many friends hope, for her good
health and success in her new enter
prise.
The Household Science club held
its regular meeting at the Intermedi-
ate school building Wednesday after
noon, at which time Mrs. Marie LIE
Monnier OF Basco gave a talk on
the French women in the war. Mrs.
Monnier's talks are of interest to all,
and presented in such a graphic man
ner that none can help but CLEAN IN
formation from her visit to France.
Mrs. c. NJ Mcmillan has received
word from her nephew, Carl Lawles,