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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
GOOD MUSIC IN THE WAR

THE capacity of war for invading all
= realms-even that of arts revealed
suggestively, but it must be confessed in
springly. in the proposed contribution Of
the Philadelphia Orchestra to the govern
mental machinery. II the housing and
training quarters problems can be solved
Leopold Stokowski will supplement his d.
rectorship duties with supervision of a
school of some 200 bandsmen to be sent
here for instruction.
The plan is part Of movement which
the War Department is conducting
throughout the country for the purpose
of improving the music in the army The
intention is to train at least 20. 900 soldiers
as bandsmen. The contention that music
is necessity may rest it's case on this
program.
That General Pershing fully recognizes
it's appeal was recently exempliied in his
extended discussion Of the theme with
Walter Damrosch at the front and en- the
eve of a battle. In the rapid growth Of
the new American army it naturally fol-
lowed that TIE military bands, some etimes
hastily assembled and not scrupulously
trained, were not of the first caliber
The musical reform, however, is now
well under way and Philadelphans may
rejoice that Mr.. Stokowski may have the
opportunity o. fostering it's progress. 1t
will need some pretty fine martial strains
to give even approximately fitting musical
expression to the thrill of the inevitable
day Of victory. Present preparedness,
however is a good augury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
Member Of the Associated Press
THEY CAN'T FOOL THE PEOPLE

tyI24E Philadelphia Record and the New
= York Times, as we'll as the White House
7 oecretary. Mr.. Tumulty, are defending the
y kfesidents appeal for the election of a
Oomocratic Congress by what they call the
precedent Of 1898, when former President
Harrison said that a Republican Congress
should be elected in order that Spain might
Understand that the nation stood behind
President Mckinley in his peace treaty
Demands upon Spain.
The conditions. are not analogous. In
the FIRST place, President Mckinley did not
h issue the appeal from the White House.
n the second place. the Democratic party
haA opposed the war, had done its best to
6efeat the war loans and was opposed to
The terms of peace on which President
mckinley was insisting. Only six Demo
Grats out of a total of 1870 in the House
voted for the $780, 100000 war.revenue
bond bill and only seven Democrats out
of atotal of thirty-four in the Senate voted
for It. Champ Clark now Speaker of the
House, said that If it were not for his per-
s0nal affection for Amos Cummings, one
sof the Democrats who broke from his
party and voted for the loan, he would
p1art movement to read out of the party
Iovery Representative and Senator who
supported the bond measure. And j. Ham
'iltOn Lewis, then in the House. but now in
the Senate, denounced Cummings for
placing patriotism above party"
% This was the attitude Of the great Demo-
ofatic party when Benjamin Harrison is
eued his appeal for a Republican Congress.
NJ. Bryan, defeated for the presidency
1nIily two wears before was using all his
3nnuence to prevent the consummation of
- plans of President Mckinley. If ever
appeal for the support Of the party of
= NJ Fresident was justified it was justified
he conditions which existed in 1898.
Today both parties are committed to the
FGuccessful prosecution of the war, and If
sfhere Is any difference between them the
8spublicans insist on a more vigorous
eampaign against Germany than the Dem
ocrnts do.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
We Believe in Defeating All Disloyslists
Regardless of Party

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-I read with interest your editorial
condemning Democratic Congressman who
are opposed to the war policy Of the Admin
istration. They should be defeated. But
how about the Republican Congressman who
are in the came boat? For instance. n.
w. Watson, of the Bucks Montgomery dis
trict. He steadily voted against the Admin
istration. Should he be elected merely
because he is Republican or should he DO
defeated because of his anti-Admnistration
record?
K!ndly-'answer this question in your col
umns SO that your readers will know whether
or not partisanship entered into your edi.
torial. H. G. D.
Philadelphia October 26.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
Why the Grin Spreads

To the Editor Of the Epening Public Iedo.,
sr-An inquiring editorial in the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER. lessons of the Endemic y
sums up into one question: who is resnon-
Sioie Tor the Influenza epidemic?" The
answer. short and sweet, il. I've are" Not
meaning ny that that any OF the victims
committed suicide, but that collectively and
individually 99.44 per cent Of us contribuiad
TO the intensive breeding of the germ I'm orr
midst by our neglect of the ordinary de-.
cencies shifting. anywhere and everywhere,
an ahe time. Coughing and sneezing in
other peoples faces tsome OF us). or In the
immediate vicinity, without the suppressinR
handkerchief Even today the Handkerchief
10 not used by irresponsible. hence ignorant.
people not necessarily foreigners. who have
not been taught not to do SO. but by appar.
emily American ladies' G.? and gentlemen (?)
We have our moral laws framed as city,
state and Federal laws prescribing mans
relation to his fellow beings; the infraction
or wnich usually results In punishment being
meted out, tempered by justice, in ratio to
the degree of infraction
But we have no subdivision Of the moral
law bearing on the infraction of physical
laws as regards our fellow beings. 1t will,
indeed. be a delicate and difficult proposi-
tion not to encroach on the personal liberties
of the many to apprehend the few in drafting
such measures.
Families of persons who have infectious
or contagious diseases have unhindered
NOutc6-dCtlnk
Intermediates to the nth power
Persons convalescent from infectious and
contagious diseases. feeling ofttimes false
strength. 90 back to their duties. impelled
either by loyalty to their employers or for
pecuniary reasons, and are prolific source
of danger to theI fellow beings.
The conditions about the Individual homes
are also conducive TO sickness Stagnant
pools Of water, decaying animal and vese-
table matter in cellars or yards. broken
, sewer pipes, allowing sewerage to flow down
the cutters tseen every day In all parts Of
the city and smelled at all times In some
parts).
Last but not least. the general filthy con-
dition Of the streets. despite all the white-
wash applied by camoufaged officials. Gar
bage and rubbish wagons are industriously
filled up to overaowingN and then gracefully
90 rumble along the streets and spread a
nice. thin layer Of ashes and garbage, and
~ an effective antidote read this: AVOID
DUST"
Who II willing and capable to lay before
the proper bodies the conditions as they are
and obtain at least a partial solution Of the
safeguarding of our lives and happiness In
the near future? J. b. u.
GDrma ntoWn Octobar 26.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

1>o1Sts b6at 'aanouncsfs tnr6uoh c. -
. Vt the public know that II Wa wide
open.
II is this general iawlessness in the
trade rather than the particular evil In
herent in liquor itself that has inspired
the general revolt of public opinion ex-
pressed In the prohibition movement.
Those who are fighting liquor are lighting
the forces that are arrayed behind It, The
disgraceful scenes In New Jersey show
again that these hidden forces are actually
dangerous and a menace to any com
munity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
When Is Q Punpkin?

Dear Socrates-Now hear me, briefly,
while plead my case; not for the pumpkin
or agin it. My trouble is that am on
the verge Of a nervous collapse - all on
account Of the important and seemingly
unsolvable problem, which, as stated in
paragraph one, is, When is a pumpkin?
Or, to go into little more detail, When
is squash that is supposed to be a squash
not squash but a pumpkin? Or, in
versely speaking. when is a pumpkin that
looks like pumpkin not a pumpkin but
squash? In other words. is there such
thing as an indisputable pumpkin: Or.
to put il more specifically, would it be
possible to have the President appoint
commission or board composed of, say.
four members. two lone man and one
woman) living within a radius of 200 miles
Of Boston, and two lone man and one
woman) living within radius of 100 miles
Of Philadelphia native born, Of course, or
citizens at the time of the adoption of the
Constitution, and have no less than three
Of the members OF said board agree, first,
on what is squash; second, on what Is
not a squash, and third and finally, issue
a. brief statement to the press as to whether
there is in existence, anywhere. such a
thing as a pumpkin-not squash-pump-
kin or pumpkinsquash but a pumpkin
| what is a pumpkin; a pumpkin that has
been preordained through all time 70 find
itself one day into a pumpkin pie, thereby
bringing great joy and satisfaction to
those fortunate persons who are lucky
enough to be invited to partake thereof
o. Socrates, I know that somewhere
10
pumpkin. Jim Riley must have believed
in them for he never could have written
when the frost is on the squash"
Such line Is terrible even to contem-
plate; and 1t doesn't help to add another
syllable to the end Of the phrase to make
1t balance with pumpkin, as witness:
when the frost is on the squash -squash."
You see, from a purely poetical view
point it gets worse and worse the further
you go.
So ask you, Socrates. as mag to man,
where do / stand on this question? Ii
there such thing as pumpkin? And, IL
| SO. why? And again, IL there is. why Is 1t
that eight or ten million people living in
| a northeasterly direction of the island of
Manhattan--all OF whose ancestors came
over on the Maynower--insist that all So
called pumpkins are squashes?
| And finally. let me say this: Nothing
| with name like SQUASH" ever inspired
Mr.. Riley to write his immortal song of
the autumn, and nothing with that name
ever inspired my mother land my wife, by
| way of accident insurance) to create such
masterpieces Of culinary art as have been
having served to me on THANKSGIVING Day
| for these many years. Hopefully, yours.
THE DUKE OF NARBERTH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Why Is 1t that in
Impossible Question America there are
Number e3ai scientists, poets. phil
osophers, doctors Of
this and doctors of that, and teachers and
wise men and women without number who
never venture to talk openly of the gruelng
problems of these days and leave the whole
general field to politicians. who make of
ofYice holding not a trust. but a trade?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

QUIZ


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longe 90
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

A.nnnnnnn-A3
Today w intend to grant seieAstsrmi-
nation and cultural autonomy to some Of
our lons-leashed contributors.
Days
nAYS and days and days,
~ Days stretched out in a row
Days punched.
Some rainy, some sunshiny--
But always Just days.
Sometimes, however, a week,
The gray mass,
A mixture Of the primary colors Of the days,
The container. the circumference Of
whirling days.
The frame In which they are set and hung
in the corridors Of the Past.
But the days are the squads Of the year. the
units. the pivots.
On them the year turns and wheels,
They are essentials.
Now long rut Of Thursdays,
Again, too often, ditch Of Mondays,
At long intervals a procession Of
glowing Saturdays and white SUM-
days, ...
But, after all. Just days ..tF.
Retreating with their
plunder OF golden YOUTH
Week days,
Holidays. f.,.
Pay days.! HORACE HOOK.
Colosh!
When. tractable to early bird subornings
] sally forth in these time saving mornings
Whose misty skies hang out mendacious
warnings,
Constrained to choose
Footgear Of gum from the connubial cup
lnfallibly high noon finds me o'erlubbered
And mired in sunny streets, hopelcssly
In overt shoes.
Conspicuously plowing through dry cutters,
Clumping the feckless pavements with
loud sputters
OF stubbing toes which free compressed
air fiutters,
Fortnight I lose
The zest Of life, become :neptly rooted
To earth where normally T should have
scooted,
And bowwowward whole rich day is
booted
BY overt shoes.
Beside me innuendoes glide. and giggles:
Selfconsciously the soul within me wrig-
giles
Timed to these CHASTITY groaning subsole
wiggles;
All eyebrows bruise:
Burdened by tons of mucilage toddle
Praying that Jupe or any other godll
Weep, ev'n II from laughter. on my waddle
In overt shoes.
STANLEY X. WILSON.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
FAREWELL TO A FERRY

4SHE preciorsness of the unreclaimable
n and the nonexistent is the food Of SEN
sttment. The appeal of lost causes, lost
bppks. lost trinkets, lost buildings, lost
tsavels is irresistible.
81 a trip on the stertorous and unstable old
HrAnkford dummy" is now gracious
memory of many a middle-aged Phiadel.
phlan's childhood. Take away the ponder
ous, clumsy and repeatedly criticized City
Hall and the mere recollection of that inept
pile would probably start affectionate tears
~ many eyes now averted in distaste
0efore we knew it the N"Old Tom Smith
fyog. even that-regime of sinister mud.
4ling would perhaps seem sympathetically
Slgrecoverable.
" Consider the South Street Ferry. Its
f1pet IL octogenarian. Its wharves are
unbeautiful; the venerable structure which
oontains its melancholy waiting room, like
sWtae. Its service is largely superfuous.
XhoIly so. according to Mr.. McAdoo, who,
Wjth q fine sense of dramatic contrast,
s0ftGfs its utter extinction on that night
~ yevelry. Halloween.
III II any one save perhaps Walt Whitman n
sower lauded the functioning Of this fuvial
11torprise fame cherishes him in secret.
~ Houth Street Ferry. now commonplace,
II about TO pass in the sweet tristfulness
1fyone annals. Gabblers about "OId
o1olphia~ will summon is memory to
he1e sentimental sessions Photographs
IN exterior of its wharf-house will be
under scenes Of the Historic Quaker
Ard. like the itinerant Callowhill
X t trolley. 1t will be alluringly rare
~ bocguse 1t is securely beyond recall
lf VI - Austrian ruler. says q headline
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
Dsnsers That Lurk in Alcohol

TO the Editor Of the Evsmtn0 Public Ledger
sir-In view of the numerous letters to the
papers recommending alcohol ~ cure Tor
inhusnxa. permit me to call the attention OF
rsaders to q series OF masterfui articles
published In the Atlantic Monthly about .
year ago. giving the most sdvancsd rhs1l-
cal opinion upon the effects Of alcohol. chiehy
from . physical basis. though moral. meptAl.
and spiritual saeets we're. - eonl o1So4e
touche1 ppce. ou1ente - ~ o)e(D1Y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

1.-The enemy" moan
Consistent to the German states
the Last men, ARE at our
doors!' How diff
cult truth is in Germany, where the men
in Office know better than any one else that
the enemy has been in Berlin since the war
begani
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
RIFFS

pnl1n( States Government has pro.
1C4 &ndsr It's treaty rights. against
1oefed scheme of syndicate of
~ bitalista TO re-establish the in
- 3he opium trafiic and the opium
1ligent people of China have
~ <eosted The Government In
1Dognixed by the Allies appears
- be q partner to the monstrous
The British Government has
&1ng. though the opium combine
~ of men who reside in Pekin
elfizsns under the protection of
0ag.
11o1 States ID the only Power
u has lifted hand on behalf of
- Chinese.
1Dplications like this are
0 cut the Allies can ask with
- an1 better grace for the
no11op - 0srmsnism and We
r. opepaIyes Whep ve can
m novtltt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Austria has been sowing her old Croats
SO long that she seems to have been mis-
takenly under the impression that they had
gone to seed, when, 10 they were only blos-
somlng In fullest flower.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Roll eastward, happy earth" sang
Tennyson. Substitute troops for the final
word of that line and you have poet
laureate up-to-date.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Now we are informed that the new war
gas used by the Americans 10 more deadly
than any heretofore known Apparently the
army chemists have been abb TO match the
output Of their fellow eountrymsn " the po-
litical neld. s'; &
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

The American soldiers. in fact, 100000
Of them, now are impacably and irresist-
ibly ION the Fritz"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

It's far cry from Beersheba to Danube,
and yet the voices of freedom can be hear
every kilometer of the way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

a OF the sAlled armies it may be said
that they will not do their Christmas
stopping early
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
In Times Of
Trouble

Colonel Roosevelts
In Times Of announcement that
Trouble he will deal with
President Wilson's
party appeal to the country In a speech"
is altogether disappointing. We had ex-
pected nothing less from Oyster Bay than
an ode.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Strictly speaking, there is no sigh" In
0iberie, 40 that land long anonymous with
woe. sxultantly proclaims itself republic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Political writer's will find one advantage
in the Presidents appeal In behalf of the
members OF his party. They may now revel
In the lingo Of the battle front as the riot
spreads ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
More Bitterness

1t was a happy circumstance for the
torturers of the Spanish Inquisitlon that
they did not have. to rely o.. Swedish
matches when they wanted to burn some
one at the stake. The victim would have
died of old age while waiting for the
fagots to catch fire. And how ever could
they have brought their oil TO a boil?
Not long ago the Kaiser conhded to one
of his ministers that the German people
were foolish cattle. readily gulled.
What one might call the despot calling
the cattle black SOCRATES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Rsdrawing the map Of Europe TO satisfy
the little nations seems TO be a. difficult as
~ Kaiser has found u 70 ~ 70 vedrsw "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
Politics - 1t
Is Lived

terests that they must fight Bonnlwell at the
coming elections or risk Republican support
for prohibition later along. Are we to as
sumo that the rule will work the other way
If the liquor interests support Republican
candidates, and that the candidate rather
than the principle is the thing?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
Treating EN-
ROugh

There are sure to be
Treating EN- good many candi-
Rough dates for ONCE on the
Republican side who
will feel that President Wilson could do
pretty good service in the tank corps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

9 VI ~ Austrian. rllsr. says headline
~ my step down. That is the way
~ nv drown" in Europe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Today ws intend to grant seifdstsrml-
nation and cultural autonomy to some Of
our long-ieashed contributors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
All Hans
Aren't Clever

would have been over long ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

1t might be sug-
gested that Turkeys
appeal for Justice"
be submitted to q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

The Wares and David
Martin are reported
to have solemnly
warned the liuuor in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

II the Hun soldier
was as good a gutter
as the average Hun
Chancellor the war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Turkey has eyer found Thanksgiving
a day of dole. The one that IL approach
ing will therefore carry tradition V ~ loSi-
cal conclusion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

An Appropriate
Arrsngsnept
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

commission Of Armenians.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
A KAISER Spy
ESTEILINE AND OTHER OFF
GALS EXPERIENCE
THRILLS.

Sioux Falls, Jan. 12.-Hunted for
two years from Maine to California
for putting poison in the soup at the
Mundelein banquet in Chicago, Jean
Crones, the celebrated, was finally
trapped at Estelline, near WATERFOWL
almost.
With government sleuths from the
Windy City just on the point of leav-
ing for South Dakota, the slippery
chef dropped out of sight and in his
place stood Carl Alderman, l. w. w
and dangerous German spy who has
lust been brought here for intern
ment.
The mistaken identity caused no
end of correspondence between Chtei
of Police Carnahan of Estelline and
secret service men in Clabaugh's of
flee In Chicago. The supposed Crones
answered almost to a dot, the descrlp-
ton of the wanted man, he had beer
traced to Chicago just about the time
OF the poisoning and the pinch look
ed big with promise. 1t failed to ap-
peal to Alderman in the same light
and his efforts to prove his identity
bore fruit through the intervention
OF relatives in Detroit.
Just how the spy, for such officials
say he is, came to Estelline is not dis
closed. His record of travel woulc
do credit to Burton Holmes for dur
ing the past two years he appears te
have visited nearly every communit,
| OF consequence in the west, and mid
die west. Carnahan traced his move
ments twice to Chicago, and found q
letter on him from the German consu
there telling him to report fol
duty" The similarity in his appear
ance to the famous Jean and the Chi
cago record caused Carnahan some
sleepless nights until Alderman wa'
able to establish his real self.