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NnWSBUnEAUS: '"'"L11''"?,! .no rrledrlehstrai.4 Faiis Bdhbau 32 Bus Louis Is Grand SUBSCniPTlON TERMS .,HT5Rr,?Ti.PV-,T.c?Nt-T' "Ix nts. nymall pnstpal.l N ?V!i Pr5 '"Phla. except where foreign pontage i?.!?,'u!', DA1LT O.11.T, one month. twenly-fHa tents. EriiTi"'LJ,.0!;r V"'. three dollars All mall sub scriptions pa) able In advance. BELT, 3000 WALNUT KrA SI OM MAIN 3000 W Adilrvss all communications to Evening Ledger, Independence Square, Philadelphia. xntiikd at tne riiiUDrr.rmA rosTorrics as second- CMS1 JIAIt. MATTtR. PHILADELPHIA, TWSDtY, NOVLMIU.It .1, 191 1. The "Woodlnntl Elevated TNTELLK3ENT appreciation of future no X ccssltlea Is a fundamental In clty-bulldlng. Thero aro now 365,000 passengers In West Philadelphia who uso tho street oars every day. By themselves they constitute a great city. Tho housing of so many people, within convenient distance of the business sections. Is absolutely dependent on rapid transit. The only alternative Is congested habitations, which mean a minimum of air and light and a correspondingly heavy tax on tho health of tho people. Rapid transit, on tho other hand, spreads out tho Inhabitablo districts, in creases vastly the number of homo sites, and adds to property values' a sum sumclent to moro than compensate for tho cost of a mod ern transportation service. Tho Woodland elevated lino would cost but 4,390,00O. Thirty annual Instalments of 1285,000 each would pay all Interest charges and tho original capital Investment, leaving tho city In absolute ownership of the Im provement, without Incumbrance of any kind. In the abolition of exchange tickets alone. West Philadelphia passengers would savo J284.000 a year, or within $1000 of tho an nual payment necessary to build the proposed elevated line. In addition, they would gain In tlmo the equivalent of $122,000 each year. The Increase In taxablo values which tho new service would bo certain to Induce would amount to a large and constantly Increasing aum. Admirable management of tho present service lines cannot give to the cars a ca pacity which they do not possess. Tho limit has been reached and tho congestion bo comes moro marked overy year. Thero re mains no solution except the building of high-speed lines. The articles In the Even ing Ledouh are convincing ovldence of tho JcaTjiSivS - iii.uw leaoiouity or tlio Taylor plans, wjwThICh' !t Is adn,lttGd' ofter a adequate and Kep'omplete solution of tho presont dimcultles. asser " tSay y Jews Aid European Sufferers Her PHAT tne Jew of Philadelphia should take nro -- Immediate and effective steps toward re euf llevlng their fellow religionists In Europe Is i In line with the laudable spirit Invariably "wn by them toward their own needy ones. rThe exceptional demand will meet with an '3V equally exceptional response, and Dr. Cyrus wiuier win receive tne support that his lead ership In this work of mercy requires. It must not be supposed that the great benefaction of the Rockefeller Foundation obviates tho need of charity In other direc tions. Let everybody help, each In his own way and each according to his own ability. Sure of the Game DR. JOSEPH KALBFU8, secretary of tho State Game Commission, In his valuable articles recently printed in tho Evxnino Ledoeii, asserts that game la plentiful In Pennsylvania. The genuine sportsman will be the last to take any advantage of our well-stocked woods: he goes forth not In the lust of car nage, but accounts his skill of more credit than the size of his bag; he loves tho sport chiefly for the contact It gives him with God's great out-of-doors. A day In tho woods Is one of Nature's best Tecuperatlves, and at this time of year there are rich beauties of forest and field that no other period can rival. Fortunate Is ho who can combine with the Instincts of the sports man the appreciation or the artist. Perpetual Motion Prosperity THE newest prosperity nostrum comes from a Chicago contractor. The labor unions have only to cut a third oft their wages, he says, and there will be a big boom In construction. How simple! Yet how far-reachlngt The worklngtnan can then start a prosperity propaganda of his own. He can go to the grocer and explain that If the grocer would out a third off the price of food, there would be a big boom In groceries. After that, the grocer can pass It on to the middleman and the wholesaler and the manu facturers and by nnd by the proposition will be back to the contractor to cut one-third off , the cost of his buildings. Perpetual motion achieved at last! Mixing Movies and Drama THB all-conquering movies have moved Into the theatre In a new sense this sea son. They have invaded the plays them selves, filling In with connecting action the Intervals between scenes on the stage. Phila delphia has not yet seen at) example of this feW departure; but two successful dramas r now current elsewhere in which the mov &r picture plays a part hardly secondary to $aa ' the actors. In Sfcakaspaaro's day playaj were written ia vry much the form of the present movies a great number of abort and diversified ijWW. With moving pictures for interlude WMI tne scene U changed, a reallstle drama wtf t-runnlng adventure is now possible. oast tell what theatrical amusement will Mfct) In W year 7 Pity tha Poor Ball Playar! CT1H1H ha been the ry of the player -J4tC since tha beginning ,f professional jswfc-tll, ?h fans bar taken it up. too. ffeqr a that, became h is bartered, ItM-fbi and a-M, a it a ata-vo. T b wz. Urn s&uritt i evgaaiaaQ oaMbail a Rly tae atrBuz.tlvc of acgeptiag a contract or rtlr fckjr fnwn u diioJ. bat uawtalnly ba to net m.4rvi& kM t0tt 4r. teww, fa kaa mm4 m mm mm- .m. of tho Fedoral League ho mado himself ridiculous with his demands, which wero In spired by the contracts nnd big bonuses offered to his playmates by the "outlaws." Tho lure of gold has turned the head of tho Player Until today lie, and ho alone, can be held responsible for the deplorable condition Into which the national pastime has fallen. Tho owners aro out for tho monoy. They make no secret of It. The player is out for tho fiamo thing, yet by his short-sighted policy, his foolish demands, ho has been kill ing, by degrees, the gooso that laid the golden egg. Indeed, tho poor gooso Is now on the vergo of dissolution, and only by tho greatest diplomacy can tho game be saved. Railroad Directors Indicted THERE will be nlmost universal concur rence In tho indictment of 21 directors of the New York, New Hnven and Hartford Railroad Company on I ground that they conspired to monopoll? tv.rstato commerce. Following tho mlson tioti of tho railroad its a transportation bulurw, with frequent wrecks of trains and tin apparent wanton disregard of life, came the revelations of mismanagement of finances so gross as to shock oven hardened flnunclcrs of the old exploiting school. Hut the feature that attracted most atten tion and which now forms tho basis of tho Indictment of the directors was the flagrant manner In which the company spent tho stockholders' n oney In enterprises that wero beyond the province of legitimate railroading, Btii'h ns the acquiring of steamship and trol ley lines and waterfront rights. The di rectors, apparently, weie moro or lesi Ig norant of what was being done, but their responsibility was nono the less great on thnt account. Tho public will have moro faith In railroad management If this chap ter of tho New Haven's history Is dealt with firmly. The Crescent Threatens the Nile FOR forly years Great Britain hns been wot Icing for tho redemption of Egypt, and tho work she has dono In that ancient land has been nojhlng short of a miracle. It Is inconceivable that with Lord Kitchener at tho head of tho Wnr Department England has not -foreseen and provided for such nn eventuality as Turkey has precipitated. Kitchener's two greatest pieces of work wore as Sirdar of Egypt and Military Gov ernor of India. Ho knows Egypt moro Inti mately than nny living man, and ho knows the religious temperament and tho military resources of India. It Is a comparatively short voyago from Bombay to Suez, and it would not be at nil surprising If Hindu troona arc nlrendy en routo for Port Said. Furthermore, It Is folly to think that India Is all Moslem; tho Hindus, Sikhs and many other important elements of tho Peninsula nro decldely anti-Moslem, nnd would rejoice to fight their hereditary foes on behalf of the British Raj. Eye Before Palate CHICAGO announces that 500 saloonkeepers havo withdrawn from tho "booze" busi ness, and that $500,000 In license money must therefore be subtracted from the annual rev enues of the city; but It Is quite unlikely that Chicago has any reason to feel Borry. The economics of the barroom aro pretty well understood nowadays, and the time has passed when rum revenue was considered any contribution to the wealth and welfare of a community. News comes also that 60 saloons havo disappeared from Brooklyn In tho last year, while (he number of moving picture houses has increased by 100. Brook lyn sees a connection between these facts. The explanation from Chicago Is divided Into two rarts: war taxes and decreasing sales. Tho latter part Is the more Interesting and significant. Carlyle said that no lie can last forever. Neither can an evil business. Both are cer tain to be found out. Rockefeller Fund for Europe ONLY men of limited vision and ossified heart will offer any carping criticism of the use of the Rockefeller Foundation mil lions for the relief of Europe. During the on coming winter the suffering of the non-combatants of the war-riven countries will be far beyond the power of Imagination to por tray. The women and children will bear the heaviest burden of misery. The money can be so used that America may share in the benefits no less than Eu rope. The famished and Ill-clad Belgians and others do not need currency, hut food and raiment, the very things we can sell to the Rockefeller Foundation directors for trans portation and distribution. Every dollar so expended will give employment and cash to American producers, and will have a tendency to Increase prosperity on this lde of the Atlantic "They Also Serve" BARRIB left America some weeks before he Intended, because he felt In a vague sort of way that his place was In England. His short stature debarred him from the army, but he wished to be where he might render any useful service within hie powers. Much the same spirit has spread through all the men of letters of England and France, so many of them antl-mllltarlsts. Of those who opposed the three-year con scription act in France, none was bitterer, none more open in preaching mutiny than the poet-novelist, Anatole France. Now, with his country in the throes, he has stepped for ward as a common volunteer, But he may only feel his patriotism vindicated. His 71 yeare the pity of It! have burdened him with HI health that the medical examiner cannot overlook. He has Milton, however, for solace; "They also serve who only stand and wait. Lawyers split hairs; wise men split tickets. "Children First" is a motto with a place on land Just as much as at sea. Turkey prefers the fire of the Allies to the frying pan of the Balkans. The cheaper the oar a man owns the more reckless he is with it. Bcotamen are pelting egle's statue be, cause he in too friendly . i the Kalter. The results of his "Get rid of your kings" speech have not yet been cabled from Berlin. Will thero ever be a future age w(th an art so debased or art appreciation no divorced fraas life that it will treasure our mjseion fumHHre as antique or our Remlagton re pr4ueiWas as pictorial oLasalesT "Crisp and clear" there are pa glare sat isryiag wiU ts the weather sun's, UeU ary. 44 oetuUaiy the year turnta few ajM ia&4titis- aatftMM, bara te WOU, MsjfeiK. tug rmrnth at Unnnmliin TT""Ti Bf "fPBBBB VB1 ) W MSBSBBHBBJ CAPITAL GOSSIP Mr. Bryan Finds the War a Great Burden Business Interferes Materially With Hia Income The Presidont and His Bull Whip Value of the Man Who Thinks. (Bfiectal Wa thin olon Correspendenet.) TVTR. BRTAN has not had a very good -TJ- Chautauqua season this year. Thou sands havo regretted that the condition of the public business required practically all his time. He has made a number of speeches, always to large and enthusiastic audiences, and has lost nothing of his draw ing power; but the year on the lecture plat form has been the leanest In a decade. For tunately, Mr. Bryan Is not altogether de pendent upon his earnings from this source for his comfort, and will suffer no serious deprivations on this account. Naturally, In these hard times, every llttlo helps, and the expenses of being Promlcr must far exceed the beggarly wages allowed by a billion-dollar country for tho service. 1 his onion farm In Texas, his alfalfa fields in Nebraska and his orango grove In Florida It Is hoped thnt ho will bo able to get along without touching his principal or sacrificing his prin ciple of holding that in reserve for a rainy day. He was nover looking hotter, has never worked harder, was never moro Impressed with tho Importance of his great official re sponsibilities, and vas never In closer har mony with tho President. THOUGH on Innocent pleasure bent, Mr, Bryan Is of a frugal mind. Ho tells a very good Btory on himself. Last summer, and long before the buy-a-baleof-cotton movement began, he woro at times, when tho weather was very warm nnd there wero not many people around, a cotton suit. An old friend from one of tho Interior States called on him ono day when ho was so ap pareled, and could not help seeing that suit, when something like tills occurred. "Mr. Bryan, I do not mean to be per sonal, but Is that tho suit your wlfo mado for you?" "No, It Is not," answered the Premier. "It was made by a tailor down In Jamaica. What do you think of It? What do you suppose It cost? You know I must be eco nomical." "Well, I suppose It will do," said the friend who had put his foot In It and was too bravo to run. "It cost, probably, $6." "You are entirely wrong," observed tho Premier. "It cost $3; the usual price is $2.50, but I am a llttlo oversize and tho tailor charged mo 50 cents extra." m HE suit was made of cotton cloth that had been used for bagging, and It Is said that the faint stenciling marks of what tho bags had held could be seen across tho back of the coat. And It was a very good coat and very serviceable withal, for It was suited to the weather, looked as well when It was mussed up as when It was freshly pressed and served every useful pur pose. President Harrison was credited with tho saying that tho coat made the man, but In this case surely his theory was exploded. Mr. Bryan was simply showing In his way that extravagance In dress Is one of tho evils men should shun and Illustrating the lesson so felicitously tnught by a practical gentleman In his recent address to the Credit Men of Philadelphia that "the time Is coming when we shall put economy back where It belongs." Suits made from cotton cloth were all the style In the good old days, and what was good enough for masters and overseers then would not be bad for other men now. There aro persons still living, probably, who remem ber when Senator Tillman woro copperas breeches which were made of cotton dyed with copperas and of a rich, luminous yellow complexion, so to say, equally as startling as CURIOSITY SHOP That Duko of Portland, who died In 1883, was known as the Invisible Prince because of his love of privacy. At his country seat In Welbeck, England, he constructed a sys tem of underground passages and rooms from which the light of day was excluded utterly, in order that he might be free from Intrusion. The Law of Lydford prevailed In the Duchy of Cornwall, England, in other days. Lydford, In the County of Devon, had a law under which offenders were confined in the dungeons of an ancient castle, so foul that prisoners died before trial. This was known as the "punish first, try after" law. The Paradise of Fools of the Mohamme dan and Buddhist religions Is supposed to be half way between heaven and purgatory. As there can be no sin without Intention, infanta and fools cannot commit sin; but not being believers, they cannot be placed with the saints, so they are relegated to the Paradise of Fools. The Queen's Maries were four English girls of that name, who became companions of Mary, afterward Queen of Scots. They were Mary Beaton, Mary Livingston, Mary Fleming and Mary Seaton. The source of the Yellow River In Thibet is known as tho Bea ot Stars because of the unusual sparkle of the waters. Southey, in "Thabala, the Destroyer," used the figure: "Like a sea of stars The hundred sources of Hoangho." Ausonla was the ancient classic name of Italy, from Auson. son of Ulysses and father of the Ausones. Campbell, In his "Gertrude of Wyoming." has the lines; "Romantic Spain, Gay-lilled fields of Franoe, or, moro refined, The soft Auaonla's monumental reign." AUTUMN SONG All things that fade and fall With a strange, haunted sound Upon the aatered ground, In sad September nights; Apples and yellow leaves And the low, ghostlike call Of summer's lost dallghts That griftve and grievM; Of these be the song made, Like them to fall and fade. Of garden corners dank, With piercing smell of mold, Of summer's cup ot gold, Wherefrom o dep he drank, By the dry fountain's edge Caat down and grown aruit; Dust calling unto dust. Sedge alcblng unto sedge; Of theae Ut the song tell That pteueth Autumn . Of woods a painted seeae, A boUow mimic show, X bum- within whoea glow A gTionlsg death is eea; Of flow funeral That tm not flowers at all. But HtU papar shipei An art faataatie ojmw: la m has AHttmm vtut Tfcat know h fc talk d. e4 I BU. ta htsg WflpHmfi the sickly hue of some of the khaki now re quired by tho nrmy regulations. SPEAKING of Mr. Bryan and his cotton suit suggests another story about him, told not long ngo by one of his most ardent admirers and yet by an admirer who blurts out things sometimes without thinking. "Mr. Bryan Is a vory remarkable man," said he; "a man In a million: say, In many mil lions. I do not -indorcstlmato his great ability, I do not discredit his character no ono could do that nor do I minimize his great popularity; but if It had not been for the newspaper press of the country, nnd I told him so, Mr. Bryan would now bo prac ticing law at Lincoln, Neb., Instead of being tho head of the President's Cabinet. I tell you tho newspapers havo mado him what he Is. If they had not talked about him, kept him day after day, year after yenr, everlast ingly 'played up' In news and edltorlnl col umns, he could nover have nttalncd his pres ont placo In tho history of theso times. I think It was good work; but, great as ho Is, sincere ob he may be In his policies, ho 1b the product really of tho nowspapers and not In any sense a self-made man. This Is not a crlttclsm, but a plain statomont of a bald fact." IT MIGHT be said that Mr. Bryan Is not tho only crusador who has been kept nllvo by excessive publicity. When ho was hero Inst week, Lawyer Thomas W. Shclton, of Norfolk, was talking about tho great uses of much printing In nny cause. "Take almost any Idea and keep pegging away at It and you are sure to mnko people believe In It and will win In tho long run If thero bo any merit at alt In It. Take any man with nn Idea and keep on preaching him up ns the exponent or Incarnation of that Idea and tho people will go to him and follow him, and tho moro you can get tho papers to print about him tho more certain It Is thnt he will score." 0 NE of the stories told at the Alfalfa Club tho other day Is this: "I have Just re- turnod to Washington from tho West nnd found everybody, or nearly everybody, talk ing about Wilson. You know, thero has" been over so much talk about how tho Presidont has whipped Senators and Representatives Into line, and I met a number of mon out thero who bellevo that, when things aro not going along to suit him, ho goes up to tho Capitol with a bull whip and actually lays It on the backs of the stragglers and drives' thorn into camp. Of course, we all know that there la nothing In so ridiculous a story, but, In a sense, that Is what ho uocs and It is a mighty good thing for the country that ho does." - THERE never was a President who could drive a Democratic team as Mr. Wilson has driven tho present Congress, and he has done It because ho know what It ought to do. The caucus, which he did not fancy very much when ho wa3 writing about It In his books, has been of great use to him In carry ing through his program, and tho machine politicians, whom all men not connected with the machines have despised, have been of the largest servico to the President, and the character of thofjCongress Itself has been a great help to him. If such men as Vance and Rnnsom, Morgan and PettuS, Harris and Berry, Hampton and Butler, Hunton and Daniel, Gorman and Carllslo and Bayard, Hill and Gordon wero In the Sonate now, the thing would not have beep qulto so easy, which Is why many of the people think that the less men know and caro tho more thoy will do. It does not make a great deal of difference If the President Is all right, of course; but It might not go so well If an other sort of man were In tho White House. One strong-thinking man Is worth a ten acre field of men who do not think. RANDALL. . HUM OF HUMAN CITIES Is tho movie theatre an antidote to the saloon? Brooklyn thinks so. The evidence Is the Increase In moving picture houses set against a decrease of 63 In the number of saloons doing business now compared to a year ago. The hundred new picture theatres are not conclusive, of course, but there seem to be good reasons for supposing that they are taking care of a great many men who used to turn to the saloon for evening entertain ment. It is the night trade of the saloon that is ordinarily most profitable, and It Is Just at this point that It encounters the competition ot the movies, which for the price of "two beers furnish a full evening's entertainment. After all, the usual motive for moderate drinking Is companionship and diversion, and where these aYe provided in a com fortable hall nnd In an environment contrast ing with the cheerlessness of the saloon, is It surprising that the latter should suffer? The movies, says nn editorial comment, supply Just that e ement of Interest which has been lacking In the temperance club rooms and other artificial resorts advocated as substitutes for tho saloon. They furnish occupation for Idle hours that might once have been spent in a saloon for lack of a better place. At present no one seems to be attacking the movies as a "moral menace" of any kind, as was the case when they were new and an untried experiment in popular amuse ment, CRISES m GREAT LIVES The most splendid failure In all hlBtory Is that of Marshal Ney. "the bravest of the brave." He won his memorable title In de feat, and it was in defeat that the critical moment of his life came at Waterloo, June 18, 1815. From 4 to 6 in the afternoon came the at tack of the French cavalry, led by Ney In person. Nothing could be more majestlo than their onset the gleam of so many thousand helmets and breastplates, the acres of wind-blown horse-hair crests and many colored uniforms, the thunder of so many galloping hoofs, Wellington had ordered his gunners to Btand until the French were within reach ot their guns, and as the mag. nlflcent squadrons came pouring down upon them tho bravo fellows raked their enemy with enfilading shrapnel, grape and Bolld shot On they came. Indifferent to the lira charging magnificently. As they came un the slope, drunk with the rapture of victory, squadron after squadron broke Into. h,t, of victory. The gunners retired over the hill; no, enemy was seen. Ney had con quered and Waterloo was won for the French. Not yet I Suddenly before them thero rose tho dou ble line of British oblonga, with their fringe of steady steel. Standing thero with Brit ish obstinacy, almost stupid In the face of that terrific onslaught, they awaited the charge. In that one moment Ney should have seen that bis work vru futile. But, Intoxicated with victory, supremely confident of himself, he saw nothing. Hurting his dis organized cavalry against tha immovable blocks, be charged on. A terrific, incessant, murderous zig-zaggiag fire met him. Hones and man tumbled ovt each other, rolled in tha way of aeaing chargers, scattered coafuslon is tha army of the Fresch. Theso who broke ttuouab. tbe ftrtt line ware caught U9 by t iwcaai. Tfco deadly voUays cft- tlnued, and for two hours Ney throw him self against tho solid mass. Thirteen times Nay swept up to tho guns, broke on tho squares and was thrown back, baffled and dofeated. In that defeat the seal of Napoleon's doom was fashioned. VIEWS OF READERS ON TIMELY TOPICS Contributions That Reflect Public Opin. ion on Subjects Important to City, State and Nation. To the Editor of tht Evening Ledger! Hlr-Acccpt a word of praise, although Miss Mario Corclll's "English find" says: "To pnlut the Illy Is ridiculous, etc." But your "Randall," in his Interesting article on that mutual admi ration society, the American Bar Association of Washington, gives a new and encouraging view of lawyers. The prejudiced layman had re garded as final tho dictum of Lord Brougham: ' A lawyer Is one who defends our estate against our enemies only to keep It ail himself." Hume held that "the sout Is a figment of tho niaglnatlon.;' Yet everything now Is "psycho logical " Wo havo a "psychological" President; n "psychological" European war: and, as Jeremy Uentlinm defined lawyers: "Accessories to tho crimes they dofond," wo can understand why lawyer aro praising our worthy Presi dent Just before an election that Is to bo a measure of ballot-box Intctllconcc .Turfee Clrav says Mr. Wilson Is "without a perr." The Jurist feejs that Mr. Wilson started a n lawjer, and became a Piesldcnt Mr. Olno also lauds Mr. Wilson. Mr. Olney originated tho "Venezuela" message, and his testimony Is questionable. Hence lawjers are "psychological." Lawyers nro generally religious and most Inclined to Presbyterianlatn; and that "omuls homo," Cromwell, asseited, "Presbyterians always did what nns most suro to cross tholr own design and hinder their own aim," and lawyers are tnup tiue to their prototype statesman Pitt. "It roqulrcd even Ingenuity to bo wrong, ami lie succeeded." LESLIE CHASE. Atlantic City, October 31., LOST IN A TROLLEY CAR To the Editor ot the Evening Ledger: Sir 1 suppose there have to be rush hours on all trolley systems but I hate to go home at night, it's a pleasant, happy home, but a mighty hard placo to get to. I take a surface car downtown. Sometimes I find a seat. At evory stop tho car takes on moro passengers. Pretty soon tho crowd Is so dense that there Isn't room to read my Evenino LnnoEn. About six squares from my destination I start for tho door. About 12 square farther on I manago to get out of the car. During my progress down tho nlile 1 havo been shouting, "Out! Out!" I have pushed every bell button I could reach. If I glvo tho uiotoriimn a parting shot for earning ma by my street, ho retorts that ho can't hold the car nil night. Then I havo a long walk home, and when mv wife sees mo she asks, "Why, what's the matter, dear? Something gone wrong?" All this happens every evening, only usually I stand up In tho car, cither out of necessity or politeness. Hereafter I nm go ing to walk' homo from tho ofllco, three miles. It will savo time, but won't be nv mnrn v.r. clsc 0. B. S. Philadelphia, November 2. NOMINATED To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir "Wo must play a great part in the world, and perform those deeds of blood, of valor, which nliuvo everything else bring national re nown. By war alone can we acquire theso virile dualities necessary to win In tho stern strife of actual life." Kaiser William the Second? No, gentle reader, guess again! General von Bernhardt, mouth piece of German militarism? Once again! Glvo It up? Theodore tha Great, ono tlmo Dictator of the United States of America; winner of tho Nobel Peace Prize, etc., etc., etc. Wilson's watchful waiting to tho southward Is still a question upon which Judgment may bo suspend ed In the ever-expanding list of what-mlght-have.been looms up Roosevelt's rigorous rows with all the world. 1 hereby nominate Theo dore Roosevelt a candldato for Innocuous Desue-tu,le- , , , . EDWARD POUTER. Philadelphia, November 2. GERMAN DYNASTIC RULE To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir-Once in over so often, since the war be gan, tho writers on tho war havo Bald that If Germany Is defeated it will mean not only tho end of m.lltarlsm, but the end of tho German dynastic rule. This Is to any German pure nonsense. Why wo should assume that a military defeat will suddenly persuade mil lions of loyal and enthusiastic subjects that their monarch la unworthy Is a secret so pro found that only the war correspondents can make It out. Did 1870 havo that effect on France, I mean In relation to militarism? It Is part of the deep misunderstanding of Euro pean character and Ideals which Is universal In America for us to believe such things. , , M . UEBER ALLES. Vlneland, N. J., October 2. NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW We are tho one great nation that Is spared from the prevailing madness. Tho President is the one great Exectlve with influence powerful enough at tho right moment to assert Itself. Wo cannot humiliate him without humiliating our selves. New York World. Among the earlier consequences of Turkey's taking up arms against tho Allies, tho most nearly certain Is a declaration of war against her by Greece. Rumania, also, and Bulgaria may become Involved, the former as an ally of Russia, the latter perhaps Joining Turkey In reinforcing Germany and AuBtrJa. The ultimate consequence will be the expulsion of the Turk from Europe for all time. New York Times. We hope that Minister Whltlock, who Is eald to be living on peasants' black bread like the people around him, will make frequent reports of their condition, so that Americans can un derstand what war and subjugation mean to Belgium and give of their abundance generously to tellevo the bitterest want and distress ever recorded of a heroic people defending their land from Invasion. New York Sun. Evidence of better business in all textile lines la furnished by the Increased operation of machinery and the growing demand for help The wheels are beginning to turn In a normal way. and tho serious problem la enough skilled help to permit of capacity production, Fiber nd Fabric. . The reading habits of the American public Tiave been undergoing a decided change in re cent yeare. The public libraries In general have noted a progressive movement toward more sub stantial intellectual pabulum. The college libraries are said to have shown a similar ten dency. Washington Time. BUSINESS MEN ON BUSINESS The New York World telegraphed to the President of the Chamber of Commerce or the Board of Trade In the 100 largest cities of the United States asking the head of the most Important commercial body In each city to wlro In reply this Information; How Is business now? , What Is the outlook ? A large majority of these representative men answered promptly and their repUt are given here. The business sentiment Varies with the section of country, as follows: New Bngland-Desoribed generally aa "good In spoU, bad in streaks, particularly the latter m In manufacturing sections the depression la at tributed lo tariff reductions. Dominant note optlniUm and courage. Eastern Statet-Generally speaking, more or less below normal, due mostly to war, dlreatly or indlreotly, but with many "bright spots" where somo Industries are normal or above and some mills and factories working day and night Normal conditions predicted by January 1, mt, Tho South-PraetieaJly all depression in the South ascribed to the cotton situation. whUh la partly offset by good Mops In sane aeuea and by DuUte lraproyets and PtotBtcu of Increased shipping la others. Strong faith la future Middle West-Conditions nearer normal thaa la any other section, gaaaraUy drlbd as fair to good. Prospect Bromlalng. MoHBt.m and PactAe 8mt Blow SMsnal to plae, bat garal condition good and la tH aultural mUm ijwu. 6tttvk twtftbi. SCRAPPLE Our Mis JJrinkley on " Br trtetun BuvpretaeA lv ReqtetiJ Last night tho SoJer Lad was called to tho colors. Poor, handsome SoJer Lad I no loves his country, but he loves his Lltt'e) Lady best of all. He will go to tho war and whllo the bayonets are screamtng over head ho will think of her soft liquid llp and her rich red eyes and her whole win some, wayward wobbliness. Tho Little Ladjr will sigh for her bright, handsome, knock kneed SoJer Lad her own little Hojer with the bright bluo uniform. Isn't he handsome as ho marches by under the flapping, flut tering flagging? Sho watches him and want him to not, no never, be wounded. But maybo the poor llttlo SoJer Lad wilt be Shot In the wristl Poor Little Lady! Poor SoJer Boyt Such are the horrors of war I Opening of Navigation Resumption of navigation on Salt River is dated for Wednesday, November 4. Ancient Theme Turkey has entered tho war. for the Thanksgiving Joke. Just In time " Made in Germany?" "Tho Song of Songs," dramatized from Sudermann's "Das Hone Lied," Is being ad vertlsed as "an American play of today." Villanelle: Chestnut Street Aren't tho fashions grand this yt&r Laco and velvet, grave and gay Out on tho street when the sky Is clearT Sorge and'llnon and silk so sheer, , Braid and trimmings on ratine. Aren't tho fashions grand this year7 Black and purple and gray, not drear, Clothing our feminine mortal clay, Out on tho street when tho sky Is clear. Over on Chestnut street, do you hear Tho girls on tholr way to the matlneo: Aren t tho fashions grand this ycar7" Somo mado In Paris, others hero, Somo go to theatre, others stay Out on tho street when tho sky Is clear. Hark to tho crltlcB without fear jagony gazing, cheerfully say, Arent tho fashions grand this year Out on tho street when tho sky Is clear?" Sebastian. How to Develop a Picture (From Household Hints to Harassed Husbands.) Tako a kind Swedish word, trim tho edges carefully and add tho pulp of a beneficent banana seasoned to taste. Taste. When tho nim Is dry, wot It. Address It on tho follies of Intomperanco and glvo It a copy of Horatio Alger. Whon sufficiently de veloped tako out of tho oven and slam tha door. Servo In Individual plates, with "a rork for onch person. Inside Stuff President Judge Mayer Sulzberger, of tho uuu. .. vuiuiiiuii X-H.-UB io. , nas ncia inau wo must continue to dnnco Indefinitely. Ths Hands of Esiau. l Fox-trot? Half-step? Or what? Putting Ono Over on tho Censor Ftorenca Quakes With Shock Headline. Now although tho Btory wo read 'ncath this head Said nn earth tremor caused her to quake, Tho truth Is that Florenco Just quivered with dread, Apprehension's what made Florence shake.; For Flo know tho armies continued to kill, And at chlvalrlc gentleness mocked; jmu Knowing wnat happened to Nancy and iIIlo It's no wonder that Florence was shocked. Quite Simple "The man who tells how to end this Euro pean war will never bo forgotten " "w!lyt?"ny slmpleton could d0 tnat" "Sure, Just get 'em to stop fighting." Perhaps .. , . Allies Each day wo learn that tho Germans havo 8i?ue-on.;. Each day.they seem toYtart and finish at the same point. , Are they using treadmills? Capacity trolloy ca ;,'?' a regulnr trolley car of a man." Yes, ho always has room for one more." Influence of World's Serious ' LONDON Oct. 30.-The Athens corre- KW10' thB.sta,r w'-es that series antu British demonstrations have occurred at Richard tho Lion Hearted f lilehard Harding Davis is baekHeteM Itt. W,RWM L!!L . .J ttle Au ciT ii --- -v. (uw oiuries in van? Shall we read no more how you lost and you, This battle and that In Lorraine? ' Fie, Richard, dear lad- you back to tht Wij Tou havon't exhausted It quite. Get back quick and send us a gooeuV in -,- Of the exquisite nonsense you wrife. ". Legal Stuff ' (Excerpt from a legal doemntat mui m Th plaintiff complain and ayi That A -X la owner ot an th,V 2ralconUuous altnaU In the Nth wardt Some lots) I "Vice Versa HOODLUMS BOTHER LOaUB, Headlina, ' "What They Mined 10. William Tell and Julius Caesar Never turned an Ice cream freeaer. Wellington and Bonaparto Never took a Ford apart. Cain and Abel. Eve and Adam. Never motored on macadam. From tho Cub's Notebook The story of how Dr. Martin n n-. baugh asserted his Independence of a2 Benator Edwin B. Vare tetSTby .odall worker who enjoys the Intimate aVualn tanceshlp of the distinguished educator Before the primaries, when the Sunerla. tendent of Schools was belmi Cmed candidate for the gubernatorial nnmin.Tr,.. the South Phl.adeWader tad roS&ton to call upon Doctor Brumbaughat hlTofflee in the Stock Exchange Building, One of Senator Vare's lieutenants, a vols producer of unusual ability, complained that although his daughter had pSedtS? cSm.1 peUtlvo examination she was unahl. t obtain an appointment as 5 Veach.r S the elementary sohoobi. Mr, VSd to call upon the Superintended Wbfe to exert his political influence Jn an effort woman 'h9 a,5oIntment ' the young He saw Doctor Brumbaugh. "Doctor?" ha asked, "a there anything that can h2 anything that can be, done. ror tms lady?" ..2H latter. J11"1 tor bis stenographer. "Miss -, , Jet me havo a cony of the m teachers' eligible list." vara. There," ha explained, "you sea alt f .n S th0 top-" K - phatloally: "This young woman will notba appointed until those who aro higher the Hat have received positions." OTr '- Senator Vare arose from hia chair. By the way." he remarked, the doorknob iu hia hand "I havo been readingTlot about ySJrJcaTBUcr. - newspapers Ul Oh. I haven't thought of thai. Senator ' "WW uioa,ff repuaO. "I m a-in r, ,. KOBE at-a ojT - .. -..w. ...jutmt 11. Wmsm&h'