IM71 WA H3f-S w f K II I I IK1 r I& IV for K M :$ L.ivwTa ' ''?" Y$Kf 'ft una fnwuc meagre r 'PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY '?i CUIUS H. K., CURTIS, Pitnitiit.NT O, mrlln. vie Freuarnt nj Trcasurtn ,v, DntFl"' I i Vlim an & ..us,.... llllp H. Celllni. Jehn II. WIHUmi, Jehn. J. n, Oeerte F. OeMimliti. Dvia E. SmlKv. rteri. irm B. fiMILKT. .Edltcr C. MAnTIN.... General tlu'liim SInrer blUhed daily at Fcsue LHXiim llulldinn tndnrendenr Heiuar. Phil1lr.hli.. Villi HTta Cin Prtan-Vnten Ilulldlnr T"4rJ . Vfl mms YenS..... ...t 304 Maillten Ave. tei Ferd nuiuinft !MlLfJ iHtr ArtfUli ; ,cmioaeo. Levis.... ...., 018 Otob-Dtmecrat Dulldlnic isez TTitmnt Euuaing JE, '. NF.WB DUnEAUS ( I - IWABWIICn WnniKnTeM Jltmur. & 1L N. E. Cor. PennsylvaaU Ave. and 14th St, '& fe.j.5J,lw Tebk BcnUD Tim Sim Ilulldlni m.''jtre BDlBtD Trafalfar LltllMIni UtllMInc ?? 1' f HtmsrntPTtciM terms Th EvistiNe Pcsme Lxnent Is nod te sub- .tacriwr in I nuaucipiiin nnn urreiinuuig lenna imt the rale ct twelve (12) cent par week, payable UtJ carrier, sjir 1 NencB Bubicrtbera winhlnc address changed r'Al-.,-VT man 10 points eutsiae or muaaeipnia in WlKi&V United StAtes, Canada, or I'nlleJ State poi. MM, MMlena, pemaie free, fifty (50) cents per month. wC 'WidOl dollars per year, paat'le In ndvnnce-, 4rQi f Til All fnrAlvti fiunfr!s nni fill ilnlltr a. month. 78i'-t vii. give old as wIl as new addrces. VEIL, MOO WALNUT Kn STONE. MUN HOI tAidrtta all commieiifceKon te Kvrnlna Publio titdetr, InAttrntlmrr Sguarr, Philadelphia Member of the Associated Press MB ASSOCIATED rRZ.IS Ij txclusivrtv erf Mlifd te th ve for republication 0 all nu' 4Utatchet credited te It or net ethemue credited thlt pattr, and oho the local tieus pubKihl ttarrlii. All rights e rcpuMlcotlen 0 gpcefal dlipatchn htretn an also mtrvtd. PhlUd.lphli, Thund;, lebtu.rj 11, 1:: BEIDLEMAN AND THE SABBATH TUB Lord's Day AlHnnee muy lielp Mr. Dcldlcmiin very xlightly In lii" ramli Vlflcy for the govcrner.ihip. but It Mill imt htlp Itself or the caiis wlileli It I" erpin I zed te reprt'.-pnt. Its lc.idcri will t-ealixe tl'ls sooner or later. Thorp is a movement nfoet te break down the habitual restrictions whicb inalx nf Sunday n day of relaxation and Chrltiiui worship and te commercialize the day of mt and fcubstitute jazz of one tort nr an other for the church. Such a movement ought te be opposed for ery geed ethical and practical reason?, l'ut antagonism te Mr. Heidlcnian and the school of political practice which lie represents is nu equally pressing public duty. Th Lord's Day Alliance will new he charged with blindness te nil exterior issues nd with n willingness te sanction flagrant buses of almost any sort If thereby It can erve the purpose clee-t te its own heart. Moreover, in view of the hidden under standings which its candidate Is charged wl(h having had with .some of the mere aggrcss-hc meing-pleture people, the Alli ance nppears In this Instance te lie pecu liarly ingenuous. CONGRESS AND THE ROMA IF THi: interior gas bags of the dirigible Rema were rotten, the officers who had general charge of the escl will lie asked te face a court-martial unless, of course, they are nmeng the dead whose lives were sacrificed in the full and explosion at Hamp ton Reads. Charges of criminal negligence might better 1)0 ledged against the members of the Mili tary und Naval Affairs Committees of Con gress. The Rema was known te be in many ways deficient. Rut she hud been bought by the Government for experimental purposes. The naval and army airmen apparently were trying te make the best of u bad bargain. .filnce Congress has been fantastically slash ing appropriations suggested for the air asrvlce, it maj be presumed that the funds necessary for the reconstruction of the dirigible w-erc net nvailnble, and it may be supposed, tee, that even extensive and ade quate repairs were net within the means of the officers in charge. -Other (jevernments continue te push ex periments with dirigibles. And it i pre fumable thut the army and nnral men were Willing te take desperate chances rather than abandon that sort of work. Congress ought te de one of two things: It ought te appropriate adequate money for the aviation service or admit that it is will ing te step the development of military aviation science in this ceuntrr. MACHINE GUNS IN INDUSTRY WHEREVER radical pelltieul and eco nomic opinion is being erganised. Jvhcrcver the ndvnnce agents of unret nre laboring te incite jnasse or groups of people Inte n fever of class consciousness, and wherever an effort is being made te substi tute bitter cynicism for the instincts of patriotism and n sense of the Tightness of the common law, the recent news from trlkc areas in Rhede Island will be read with glee. A long-drawn-out strike culminated In rlelcnce and a final demand for mllitarv forces and machine-guns. The guns arrived and one of them was fired into a disorderly nd threatening crowd of workers who had surrounded a textile mill. One strike sym pathizer was killed. Had this display of violence occurred In the vicinity of Pittsburgh or in Ohie or Chicago, where a large alien element i.s con cen con spicueus in the labor movement, it would have nppenred less significant. Rhede Island used te be the s,.at f 0n almost classic Americanism. Its people w.-re na me. The miners of West Virginia are native, tee, and there is e trace of desire te be otherwise than loyal te the Institu tions of their State and their i-eunfr Vet Jn West Virginia and Rhede Island the taachlne-gun has figured most conspicuously as n device for the settlement of labor dls" putes. It is net enough te sny that the right of property and even the safetv of the owners of property In the affiicteii areas were it Stake. It U netessary te nk whv si,.-h dangers arise and why men and women bm-n tiiid trained i the I'nlted States should suddenly adept the tacties of desperate In surgents. That question will continue te kaunt the minds of n majority of Amerl wne. Fer the spectacle of machine-guns turned upon mixed crowds of strikers is Iveltlng mid intolerable. The fault lies with people who have net the foresight or the decent sense of re sponsibility te -operate in the fair nnd jtwaceful settlements of labor controversies. WISDOM IN OBEYING RULES W& RE perhaps suffering from tee laws. rianv IlUt eCIl in a condition .'innr., i". tiS"ins n fl-ccc,0 a perfect as possible, iC i u ,u,,M'"l,,,n. i "ic rights of Rli 7M"" "" ,UvV rix-egnizeu mat laws must wp w-wc newii for lnfnue. ijablr, are kept mi fiwny 'rem fires. Children arc subject te B&f rule and regulations begotten of the ex- Wt&l ' It is nOt tee mtinli In frnAA 1m lll- K t'es nnd regulations should obtain in fj.sehoeIs anil colleges nnd that efforts of stu Jaata te kick ever the trnoes r.1,,,,,1.1 1.,, aW 'sternly discountenanced. When the stu- s-aU enter the world te earn their own ..f Vinff' t lu ttttiA finnllrfli frt l.i... ... ! 1. a l.Wen having their own way. "Iffy 4Du'r Wnpetliy. therefore, is usually with feU'tte, school faculty where differences arise nTlVBSI"IB v IMIIU sllUMKU IU1 llll'IIl LU IIIMSI ,'ilftwsen teuchcr and pupil, nnd this entirely 'MMirt from our prlvate opinion of the merits Menarticular fase' P(,r even though the pipai innes a misiat.cu view tin our m), the diHclpiinc, at least, may imt . Swiss te the student. I'atcrsen, N. rldetf a case In point. sspearea, in sciioei in Knicer- . was- seat lieme. We II mi no Iftmwmtfh1 f- BVENiNG PTJflJGM! LEDGER - fault with thp girl In knickerbockers. She certainly cari'cause no mere stir than a girl in the present short dresses would have caused a generation age. Rut If the prin cipal doesn't want them, thnt should settle it. The girl's father lin.s no Teal cntise for complaint. Let his daughter wear 'cm elsewhere. At school she'll be just ns pretty in dresser, nnd will learn her lesens nil the mere rcndlly for conforming te the rules. Perhaps conforming te the rules is one of the most Important lessens. Dr. Rroeme says he believes local school principals nru competent te handle nny wieh eases that may arise. This inn mean either knickers or knickers 1 nrred. Ne matter. The girls will net be n penny the worse either way. Ohej the rules! "IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT WE ARE GETTING ANYWHERE" Jehn H. Masen's Remark About thi Fair Plans Ought te Force Action THE waj te make arrangements for the fair te celebrate the one hundred anil fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is te make arrangements for It. The sub-committee In charge of the matter held n meeting en Tuesday which was char acteristic of its dilatory methods. It spent several hours in talk and adjourned for three weeks, when it will again meet te divide en a ite .Tehn 11. Masen, one nf the committee men, afler spending some time in the com mittee room, left te keep a mere Important engagement. As he left he ephilned te I the reperters: "Nothing was done thnt I knew of. I will net criticise, but it does net seem thnt we are getting 1111 where.." This is exactly the conclusion that many outsiders haw reached. The ivmmittee is net getting nnjwliere. Several weeks age ii received a report from the Engineers' Club committee en the merits of all the pro pose,! sites. This report wa bai ked up by the Heal Estate Heard nnd the Architects' Institute. The Engineers gave their services because of their interest in the project, and thev brought te hear en the uocisien of die question an impartial judgment uniffepfed by political considerations or by the desire te eticeuras" real estate speculation. This report has net been made public. Instead, there haw been a let of hearings te permit the advocates of each sitr te set forth Its advantage. The mlvncites came from the districts in which the different sites are located. They were inspired chiefly by neighborhood pride Political influence is being used in behalf of one site or another. And it is generally believed that political motives were responsible for the decision te held hearings at all. The actual merits and defects of each site are sol forth in the Engineers' report, which the Majer has kept in his dek That report should be made public jn full without further dehu. in order that the people may knew the truth nnd may bring pressure te bear en the committee te select the site which lias the greatest all-around advantages. It is fellv te waste mere time in invest! . gatien. The members of the Executive Committee have known for several weeks what sites have been proposed. Thej- have had time enough te v'sit them nnd t reach their own conclusion about their merits. Rut it is explained that the adjournment for three weeks has been taken in order te permit the committeemen te leek ever the ground. Ne wonder that Mr. Masen says "It does net seem that we nre getting anywhere." New whnt is the trouble? The Mayer, with the multifarious details of U10 city business occupying his attention, is at tempting te take charge of the arrangements for tliis greet undertaking. He has net the time te devote te it. If he were a much mere expert master of detail he would net have the time. It ought te be evident te him that if the enterprise is te succeed it should be in charge of some one with leisure In devote te it. The Mayer wants it te sur .,!. He should, therefore, work for the selection of a director general nt the enrlimt possible date, s0 that he can take active charge of the arrangements. The active director should be a mnn of energy and initiative who will get things done. It does net in.it ti r whether the director general is a I'liila I'liila delphian or net. It is net te lie merely u Philadelphia fair, but tin international fair under the patronage of the t'nitcd States (ewrnnient. There must be nothing parochial-minded in the preparations and there must be nothing parochial in the fair Itself. Theio was uefhi..i; of this kind ii the Centennial exhibition. Jeseph I! Hnwlej, tiie director general, was a I'nited S'.ites Senater from Connecticut, in the prime of life. The local committees were made up of the enterprising and alert jeung business and professional men. Philadelphia of today ought e be as big-minded as the Philadel phia of ls,7(i. if it i net, tl xhibitien will be a si--penny affair unwerth.v f the great anniversary wlihh it is prepi.d te celebrate. MORE OF IT C PR RENT news from Lafajette Celpge and erv astenishing1 news ,t 1- -will help, like Dr. Ilibhi n's edict against cunpus motorists a' Princeton, te explain the origin of the vldeiiiiu movement for mllegp re form and tl.e i liuiiniitien of soeiet fraterni ties from American schools. If Dr. Hiblieii has his way the gilded youth of Princeton will net he permitted te turn the university into 11 count rv club. Vnder tl.e terms of a pronouncement issued unexpectedly from the olfieo of ir. e I'racken, pres:d nt of Lnfn.wtti the e.seal junior week" festivities will ! el. minuted, perhaps permanent!). Even m I tvpp Dr. Mi 'no ken's order retains heat "In the pre-ent abnormal state ,,f society, u i'Ii its kpim of jevelt and dl-reg.ird of social stnndntds nnd convention-," observes the president of Lilftiveite. "the tilciilty found It dltfi' lilt te obtain the piepcr en- operation of the students, 'he chaperons nnd their guests in the mnintenaiire of de erum." Junier week nt tl.e celli go was an annual ceremonial. It was titaged, as the undergraduates say, early in this month. Dr. MeCraekeu is net the sort of mnn te indulge in idli rhcteri". His outburst may he better uiic'erstoeil utter ,veu give ear te Dean IIeel.il. "Junier week," a,N the dean Icily, "is nor for New Yerk i-herus girls or bootleggers. I'ecau-e some ether colleges permit such tilings and ate morally rotten te tin; fore. I,afa)ette need net feel compelled te fellow their example. The duty of the college is te send men ei.t litlnl for normal soeletv net men te be led about by flappers and house. part) queens!" When the country was intredured te these new authors of books who, nt twenty-twi. or se, have been able te found a spicy litera ture of college reminiscences, it was for n moment stunned. it did net knew even then thnt a mui of social revolution might be going en under the lid at some of the mere jireleut ieiis universities. As ui-ual, the trouble centers in the fra ternities' Ik use. "euns girls." savs in eye-witness of what muv haw hi en L.if.iv. ftte'K laht junior week. 1 nine from as far off as California te alreiul the exclusive functions in the fruternity houses " Mem bers of the faculty were shocked te find young women "openly drinking from dusks" and "smoking cigarettes while they danced." The professors wlu" mw nil this ure careful te say that objectionable conduct could be charged only against n minority of the junior week guests. Rut they held that the behavior of this minority justifies the elimination of Junier week from the cal endar of college eventa. Had the wild young Member of the minority no mothers? We perceive with interest that many of them arrived from this city. HARVEY RISES TO REMARK AGAIN, perhaps, President Harding and the members of his Administration are wishing that the irrepressible Colonel Har vey could be a little less headlong nnd ardent when he rises te address the brethren in England. The Ambassador te the Court of St. James "knows positively" thnt the iinvnl limitation treaties will be ratified in the Senate. Ne one need worry I The Colonel Is there with the nil-seeing eye nnd the nil-comprehending mind! Colonel Harvey's latest speech In Londen will only serve In make the President's deal ings with the Senate a little mere difficult. Doubtless the trentie, will he ratified. Hut file Senate well, ever.vbedy knows hew sensitive the Semite Is te outside interfer ence, hew keenly and fatally resentful it can be when It suspects that any one Is infring ing or disposed te Infiingn or even thinking of infringing en its sacred prerogatives. The Senate hasn't made up its mind about the trenfles, though it Is most favor ably disposed toward them, it wouldn't be surprising new if it were te pause and de mand te be Informed about the method by which Colonel Harvey knows mera about the mlnifs of Senators Hum Senators them selves knew. One din almost heir Mr. Hitchcock talk ing of presidential oppression nnd asserting thunderously that it was President Harding who spoke willi the tongue of the llvel) Ambassador te the Court of St. James. HOW GRANT DID IT ENLISTMENTS were induced (hiring the Civil War by (he pu.vment of bounties ranging from .5100 or SHOO te SI 000. la the sua ceding jenvs tlieie xvas a demand among muiie of the soldiers thnt Congress make an appropriation te equalize the bounty payments). Such n law was passed late in Eebriinry, l".i. It provided for the issue of bends te raise tin indefinite sum te be paid te the soldiers. President Oram r nod the bill in the Capitel en the day of final adjournment of Congress. He rend the bill and then wrote the following veto message: Ileus? bill Ne. "'HI s herewith returned without my approval, for tin k. his, first, that It appropriates from 1I10 tu.imrv a lnrpe sum of inenev at .1 time wIkii tbn revenue Is Insufficient for 1 urrent wants and this proposed fmtlier iliaiu en the tn.isurv. The lsue of lietids authorized ly the lull te .1 er luge nnd Indefinite amount would frnul ciiiImi i iss the refunding operations new progressing wherfby the Interim of tin bended ildit of the V til ted Stnti h Is. llnc l.ii gel) i educed. Second. 1 de net Pelieve that any con siderable portion ,,f the ex-pclcllciH, who, It N supposed, will lie beneficiaries of this appropriation. ai applicants for It, but nit her It would rftitt mere In a measure for the relief of cl-ilm ag.nts and middle men who would Intervene te collect or discount the bounties granted liv It. The P.ISS.IRO of this lull at th m time I.s Incon Incen slsten' with the mc.iMjicH f economy demanded by the neee,it es of the country. This veto killed the project and no at tempt was made th-rt after te revive it. CAN IT BE DONE? TUR mere than fifty years shipping ev- ports have b en telling Cengiess that the American merchant marine could net com pete with the mei chant marine of ether nations unless It were suhsidi.ed. And for mere tl.au lift, vears the oppe. nents of "giving (inwrumrnt menev te rich shipping corporations" have succeeded in pre'-enting the pasaSl. of any adequate .sub sidy laws. Republienns and Democrats alike have opposed tl.e p' .n. The Cnngicssiupii from the interior of the country have mistakenly assumed that the merchant marine bi netitcd only the seaboard St.ite.s and they have been Indifferent te its development. The Republican Part), however, is new ceiuniitttd te th" preposition that the ships built by the Government during the war must be kept en the sea under the American Hag, and that the) must he operated by private corporations. This program cannot be carried out unless the Government makes nu annual appropriation lug enough te en able Anierhaii ship uvvuci te continue In business ,ii lonipciitien vvnh the subsidized ship en nil's of ether ceuuirie-, A suhsidv plan is new being put in shape in W.ishingti n. which culls for a direct appropriation of about S:',n,ii(i(i.iine a .war te he paid te the owners of si,ip., en a mileage bnss, A few millions meie nre te be paid ler carr.ving the mails en specified lellies. The President and .tl.e Administration leudi rs in Congress favor thi general plan. The Democrats oppose it, although if they had happened te b, in power nt the pre-cut time they would have been mmpcllid le give serious, cnnsidei.lt ion te selile feini of mij. sidy te l.rep under the Am man ll'ig the ships which the.v built at gre.it e..t dining llie war. It ilees net vt appear, however, hew the Republicans from the interior of tie oeuntiy will vole en t'ie siili-clv prope-iimi). The w.ir mny have broaden d t'n ir vision and taught them I lint the pre-penu of the Cen tral Wi'st as wi'l as that of the s,,;,heard State.s is linked up with the men liant marine. In that (vent llie stibldv lulls x jJJ bt. pa.s.e( with little difficult v and the (,ig once; mere will be seen in n'l the ports of the world .is it was during I he lir-t half of the last cunturv. I'rem Wi.)vei,d. N. J Ducks and eh He ster.v of iwe Drakes v 1 1 1 dicks mlied en tic -'III e ' of tl.e ,f i.u, ,S tl.e tar scum fnun buiuiiig s'c.iuishiiis. It s. ems a cesllv and ii.es.) v.,v ,,: (.itching ducks. And, lie eleiii.illv , n,. i ,- scum might have proved useful m ion I , (instruc tion. seine of this,, da.v - vviiui oil grows scarce land the tune Is net .ui h a teiribly long way oil I n II cultivate ,i pas.-!ou for having. Then, lunvl.e, hunters will have te Ket their dinks in the old -fashioned way. , rail rates, but the Watihfut Waiting hi. of advertising Is Ii ii neg l In l .ittlc- i c! no. ilu ( hairiiiiin of 1 Ro.Ve.nl Exec Hues growing biisiiies. i he A"e latum plow te the consumer Ii iilgut le cat mere hi-, pie-war nor- iue.lt and he II go l.e h l lull. I tii" pull en 1 1 "tn will ii ,'c w.is vwniiui tiivuy b) iiie.iilcs, ions and the ndwitiiug nl d.ilr.v predu.it-. Will "e're waiting lu he convinced. The Italian Ambassador -ays restrictive laws against Italian iniiiilgiatlen an; Mumbling blocks In Italv's way tewaid pav inent et her debt i " -ultlng from the w,,i. Doubtless a true Mali'llieiil of fuif, hiii in no sense conclii-ive as an argument fm the removal of ilu- resinetiuns, Shortening the vvet'.iiivt hours Inena-es tie output, dci-lnn- Di W.e),. Wright. f I lie Hurviiid Meilje.il ,-'., he.il ISiliiiiiiiieiis miners appear te have tl, ..mir nl,,,, ,,. telligeiiee, however, .tigge-p u Iiiii.i le i in laillin at. The cost of living, we nre Informed, has dropped 7 per cent. Hut the fact docs net wholly comfort the unemployed whose ,iu ,iu cenic has dropped a hundred per cent. pHILAlJllraiA; THURSDAY -jIlBRUABl' THEfrRANKFORD"! (Rtprintcd from this mernina'a PubUe Ledger.) MAYOR MOORB would be derelict In bis duty were he te be willing, ns he says, "te turn ever $15,000,000 xverth of city property te n prlvate corporation with out return." And he h te be commended for his effort te gel from the Rapid Transit Company the very best possible terms for the operation of the Frank ford elevated line. Hut the preposition before the people of Frank ford and of the whole community is net one that can be stated in such simple terms. There arc several factors te the problem te be considered, several alternatives te be bal anced, before a just decision can be reached as te what ought te be done. It is doubly unfortunate that the way te that just de cision is complicated by political influences nnd factional strife; but these again arc ele ments which enter Inte the question. The Mayer is frank in his appeal te the Frnnkferd business men and taxpayers in Mating thnt his plnn for municipal operation of the line fe Arch street Is Rimply for the purpose of coercing the Rapid Transit Com pany into granting better terms than these in the last Mitten offer, new before the City Council. It is net n permanent solution of the problem. These terms, It will be rcniem hered, contemplate unified operation with the Merket street subway and elevated at the same fare charged en nil ether lines, full transfer privileges te and from Ihe connect ing surface lines nnd a graduated rental reaching 5 per cent In the sixth year If the lease continues flint long. The Majer's al ternative is a possible five-cent fare, no con nection with the subway and no transfers. And bis predicate Is that the elevated will attract se lniinj riders from the present sur face cars serving the northeast that Mr. Mit ten would be forced te make a bargain mere favorable te (he city. Hut would he? Granting thnt the riders en the city-operated "! would be drawn from l he surface cars, many of them would be obliged te pay further tribute te the P. It. T. te reach their destinations from the Aidi street terminus; the withdrawal of cars from the surface lines would reduce unite t hilly operating expenses, nnd many short riders would .till use the surface lines be cause of their greater accessibility. Hence it is possible that the "losses'' suffered b) the P. H. T. by reason of nn Independently operated Praukferd service would lie far less than Is iiew estimated. Moreover, n fact that should net be lest sight of is that the contemplated lease is a temporary one; and if the prevision for it automatic termina tion upon the completion of the valuation is restored, ns it ought le be, the public Inter est will be protected se far as the future is concerned. In attempting te marshal "the ."0,000 pee pie of Praukferd against the 10,000 men of Mitten" the Majer confuses two totally dif ferent issues. The efficient conduct of the affairs of the P. R. T. and the humane organization of the relations of cmple.vcr nnd empleyes are one thins; the financial ar rangements between the company nnn the city for the operation of city-built facilities tire quite another. It is quite possible that flic P. R. T. could and should pay n higher rental than It new offers for the Praukferd line; but if an amicable agreement Is impos sible, then the wise thing te de is te adept the program offering the greatest advantages te the greatest number. As between a tem poral) lease with slightly unfavorable terms for the fit), but with unified service and full transfer privileges, and a service that would land passengers at Arch or Frent and Mur ket streets, no transfers, the Pi line Lkixikii is Inclined te believe that the former is pref erable, even vvllh the attractive ball of a five-cent fare for the limited service te the ptesent terminus of the elevated structure. Transit Commissioner Tayler's rosiest forecasts alwajs contemplated an initial period when the high-speed lines would have te be operated at it le-s. If the operating company cannot be compelled te absorb that less, then the city will have te pa) it in veme fe)m or anathri. The immediate issue, therefore, Is net whether the P. R. T. shall be given "city property worth ?1". 000,000 for nothing," but whether, in order te save greater 1eh from an Inactive equip ment in elevated structuie and cars, nnd te insure such a use of these facilities as will se-ve the greatest number, it may net be letter te share the initial deficit with the P. R. T., ns proposed in the Mitten offer, for a limited period. The fundamental mistake of beginning the high-speed program prier te an operating agieeinent cannot new be undone; but if a lcn-e, the temporary character of which is safeguarded preperl), does net commit the city te an unfavorable policy in dealing with futute construction of high-speed lines, there can be no valid objection te enteilng into sin ii a temporary agteenient vvltii the P. R. T. Even the people of I'rnnkferd, dazzled ler the moment by the piomise of n five-cent fare, will en sober sfce;id thought seu the wisdom of standing for unified operation instead of a bob-failed service advocated frankly ns nn instrument of coercion rather than as a practical public utility. What De ) en Knew? QUIZ Ti.e l:.i Wlie vv re tie Hjtmi of the It 1 Hid ' Wlmt -ire tin. 1 I ,n:tni"-s of IJoMen? What Is the dlfis-iei I., twef-n an ana- Iv tie and n sxttletli language" Who was "Hid I"u -s and lVntlins "' Who In the cdtidintur of the Philadelphia ( ir.liestr.i ' What wolf the eieads: What men have held the full rani; et general in the t'nitcd States Ami) ? Wluit Is shagreen' Who is the president of Princeton Uni versity'.' Wl at is he origin of "bedlam".' Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1 l .iik Walten vi, t.. "Tim Ceiiiide.it Aug! -r ' " The i! ijm" iM'i' t hexameter fel- lowed b H pentameter. It was Uild xitii iVsh le Latin mr i.iru.u ,i well ns for Hint HI II) xei'sc. S W I. Mackenzie Kintt is the uuw I'lemlei of Canada. , 4 .l.iui Is nicknamed "The Pine Tree hiate," also "Iirn.e State," the last from Its Latin motto, meaning "I guide" or "I direct " 5 . rulerick Stock I.s the conductor of the Chicago Sympheti) Uichestra. C. A liiullephllu Is. Mtletly speaking, a levti uf books, and by extension u cellet ter or e onuelhM'Ui' of old or tare editions. 7 Tim lljnieneptcra In. lude the bees, niitu und vvubps 'I hej urn ieinriiui.il w vuiltil Insects llvitii; n hlvef, hills ur colonies, S. A stiillK quartet i es,ti of ,i llr-i vlel.li. bsi'Uticl violin, viei.i nod violoncello. S baton Is ii cheit -ti.lv ei st.Cf It Is Usui by iv oe'hIik'oi' in dlristliiK .m eiclieHtiM. It Is nlne tin. symbol i.f a UJd inarMial. 10 JIOSCOVV, IllO .111111.1. Ol IlllCleni .XIIJMOVV, is tlie seat of government of the Itus slan Soviet JUpublie, replacing i'ctro i'ctre grad (St. Petersburg), which was built by I'etcrxthe (Jieat us the capital, and continued se till the downfall of the ciardem. BUT IT CAN'T BE DONE ' "!$; flnjH"KHJlI(r" " i I' ? tSfev hw '''mt m L----31 1 l -xfj" . m7" si " " if 1 13 NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphiais en Subjects They Knew Best MAJOR E. E. HOLLENBACK On Legien Welfare Werk TIIE American Legien, In helping ex service men who arc in need of assist ance, insists that the applicant stand squarely en his own merits and ability nnd that lie pursue n strictly honest course both with the members of the Legien und with the American public, declares Majer Edwin E. Hollcnbaek, chairman of the Committee en Welfare and Employment for Philadel phia Count). "There is net the slightest doubt." said Majer Helleiilmck. "that many of the ex service men are In sere (.traits, and these who really need help and whose military and I'lvlliaii records are clear we de ever) tiling in our power te nssiM. Our principal work is in finding permanent rniplnjinent for such men. "Te this end our bureau keeps a care fully tabulated list, showing the mental and even the phvsieal qualifications of each ap plicant, se that when we find an opening we. can supply a satisfactory man for the place, (lur results, as a whole, have been satisfac tory both te the emplever and le the men themselves. Any Fermer Soldier Aided "We endeavor te ex-tend nld te any former soldier who may apply te us. It i net re quired thnt he lie a member of the American Legien; if his, war record is geed and he needs help, that Is nil we require. "After we have obtained a job for any former soldier or sailor we fellow up his ease, te find out whether he is doing well in the position which he secured through our efforts, and If he is net, te find llie reason for his lack of success. We realize clearly that if we want te get nnd keep the eo ee eo eperation of cinple.vers, we must furnish them vvllh satisfactory men -men whee character Is hejeud question nnd who have sufficient ability 1" held their job against commercial competition. "A man for whom we nie tr.vlng te find a position Is judged bv ns solely upon his civilian emple.vment roeorej.: we de net try te get him work simply because he is n former serv lec man. c pit the labor of the ex-service man against the whole labor market, and we never nsk employers te give nil) mnn preference because he has seen service in the war. The field which we cover ranges from unskilled labor te professional men, including dentists, physicians nnd we even liad a railway superintendent. We classify all applicant, nnd never recommend a man for a place unless we are certain ourselves that he can fill It w.lth ability and credit. ! Many E-Sen Ire .Men Out "There is a surprising number of ex i.eiviw men new out of employment, nnd I should snv thai we have in the neighborhood of ,'iUOO applications en llie at the present time. "There nNe is a Tcasen for this large number of unemployed veterans. Mebt of the men who went into the army or navy entered the service or the age of eighteen or nineteen years, the age when they would normally have been engaged in learning n trade or some ether line of work. Se far ns their ei onemio value te the country went thev lest two or three of the best .wais of their lives, and new ut the age of twenty, two or twenty -thiee they nre out of eui eui plevincnt and have no e.xpeit knowledge of uv particular line of work. The laigcst proportion of these uiiemplejed uie un skilled laborers, but the) are iisunlly men of a geed tjpewhu make conscientious worker". "Of course, it would be foolish for me te t,.iy that there are net some among them who de net deserve what they ask, and we de our best te draw the line sharply and differentiate between the geed and the bad. n nrmv is mnde up of all sorts and condi tions of men. and naturally the ex-service men are of all kinds nnd i-ondltiens. .Many Want Transportation "Many have atJ.ed us for transportation ie ether points, but unfortunately It has been our expcrlcnce that most of thp men making this request nie touring the country nl tin expense of kind-hearted legionaries, despiti their heart-lending stories te the leutrury. In almost every Instance th umb making a request for transportation will earnestly preuilsu te refund the money advanced us seen eh he actives at his de.s , tlnatieu, where he generally claims te buvs -psrenta or relatives of weans, V e nave maun ii rvinuievc m um easci 23, , 1922 te suggest telegraphing nt. our expense te the parents or relatives, asking that money he telegraphed te their .stranded kin. but In only a few cases has this suggestion met with the approval of the touring wternn. Te men carrying a Legien .nembership card we suggest that n wire be sent te their pest commander or adjutant, asking for funds ; but tills suggestion ueually meeta with the fate of the ether one. Since bur own funds nre very limited and there is much distiess among our local men, our office feel.s that it Is peer practice te ad vance transportation money unless repay ment i.s guaranteed beyond doubt, and we refuse all requests which arc net se guar niiteed. Pest Officers Hoodwinked "When It Ik necessary te wait a day or se for an answer te u telegram for money wn provide feed and shelter for the man until file answer is received. If the money Is forwarded vw write en the reverse side of ids ticket that it is net transferreble. This has been found nece.s.sary because se many men have changed their minds about leaving the city after they get their money and sold I heir tickets, "On frequent occasions men have applied te us hearing letters from various pest offi effi ( ers commending the men te the best care of these wiih whom they may conic into con tact. Such letters have enabled men te ex tract considerable money from unsuspecting pcr-suns. and we have notified pest officers nil ever the country net te issue these letters unless they positively knew the men te whom they give them. "When such requests are presented the best way is te telephone our office or scud the man te us. One of our specific jobs nt this time Is te discourage the practice of working the American Legien and the public for train fare with which te tour the coun try; our own jobless men need this money tee badly for this. Most Are Werthy Cases "Hut while there are undeniably some of this tpe, most of the men who apply for help ere genuinely worth) cases, They are men who dislike te nsk for assistance and come te us because they served with us and would rather apply te us than te the various civilian relief agencies, which already are taxed te the limit of their capabilities. Fer these men we are endeavoring te raise a fund of at least $10,000. "There nl-e i.s u psychic clement which enters into many of the cases, though net among the higher types of the veterans. Seme of the men were ln the service se long that they have become accustomed te having ihcir feed and clothing supplied for them Instead of earning the money and getting these necessities themselves. Anether job new before us is te break these who have acquired It of this hnbit and destrev this economically false point of view. A 'let of the px-servlcp men claim thnt the country ewes them it living for what thev have done, but when you come te sift this te the bottom jeu will find that most of these who make this claim were never out of the country; the man who served all through the war usually keeps quiet about the obligations of the country. Hut the man of this type iisunlly has a job. "War service and 'membership in the American Legien are net n clenk behind which nnv mnn can hide, und the Legien i. nil gives no immunity for anything, The Legien prosecutes criminality anions its members te the limit. The American Le Le geon Is 100 per cent Anieiicn'n and will net stand for anything eUe, We want te give every possible assistance te the deserving ex-service man, and will de se wherever -we can, but at the same time we insist upon the protection of the geed .lining of the Legien and the equal protection of the Ajoerjenn public." Teday'6 Birthdays Sir Geerge Cave, Ilrttlsh sta.esmnn mni former Cahlust Minister, born in Londeu, sixiy-siN years age, Jeiuitlaii Ileiuine, Jr.. "runner Pulled Suites Senater from On gnu, born nt New Hedlei'd, Mass., sixty -seven yenis, mje. Mr. Margaret Deland, wiiur of many popular sterlirs. born at. Alleiieuy. Pa., flxiy-tive years nge, Erncsi P. Hlcknell, who tcrved as head of the American Red Ciess lu Eurgm;, born near Vlnceiines, 1ml., t,Uty war-, age, Carl Merris, well-knevvn heavyweight puglllbt, born at Fulton, Ky,, thirty-six jears age, ' '.." " -V a SHORT CUTS I The Senate simply can't get away from Tap Air tragedies reconcile the average nan te dodging automobiles. There arc times when helium la con siderably cheaper than hydrogen. The seniority rule ln Congress may hart its virtues but consider Fordney. Ill Jehnsen Is doing what he can for the Four-Power Treaty by opposing It. Japan will allow Mrs. Sanger te land, hut will net allow her te lecture. Tongue control. The Irish, we are new Informed, dis covered America. Well, has anybody taken it from them? British laborers are boycotting beer one day a week in order te bring down prices. 'Alf and 'nlf measures. Chicago saloonkeeper ruined his place of business by throwing furniture at n rat. We buspect it wus n pink one. "Our churches nre filled with wooden people," cries the Rev. Jehn McNeill, the Scotch evangelist. Anether bloc? Chicago's most expert maker of wills has died without leaving one. "Shoe makers' children sometimes lack shoes." Demosthenes McGlnnls, ln n pessimistic mood, avers that statesmen arc like Indians and they're geed when sufficiently dead. It Is fair te surmise that the Pittsburgh girl who vainly tried te kill herself by swallowing twenty-seven cents new feels like thirty. The only thing we knew of that doesn't get any tiling out of publicity is the first robin. It doesn't boost the worm supply worth n cent. Mnrget Asquith says Amcrieun women are net se beautiful as English women. Marget knows we are tee polite te uiuke the obvious retort. When Senater La Follctte has proved Ihe President nn autocrat he may essay the even mere difficult task of proving him self a sensible man. It may interest merchants, mariners nnd miners te learn that German radical labor leaders arc abandoning the eight-hour day and favor longer hours of labor. 1 resident Jilsudski (there Is a liquid y te the 'name) of Poland has pre- nnnltt v seated te Pershing the Order et me unu Eagle. P's coiiference muff. Help! help. Ambassador Harvey ought te take te heart the remark of the parrot after a tight with the monkey; "The trouble with mc is I tnlk tee darn much," Congressman Gnhn, of Ohie, has iotro ietro iotre tluced a bill te permit ,"OcuqmJ"Cexey te buy vessels from the Shipping Heard. Ceiey Navy te supplement Coxey Army. Frem Providence, R. I., comes the IsKt word in efficiency. A young mail discovered drilling a safe lu u church was found te possess a diploma from a school ler burglars. VHi Londen photographic expert who came te this country lu search of the prettiest girl is home again. He says he can't decide whether Englltdi or American girls are the prettier. Doesn't dare te. Consumers of coal who work eight, rilue and ten hours a day nre net going te leek sympathetically en u demand for u six-hour day which will serve as en excuse for another bees) ln coal prices. iv Yerk Legislature ,!. considering n bill te deck members for absence, from M'.slens, Had business.' Who knows what it may lead tu? ' First' thing Ju kuuw there'll be a bili ' vequlring them I" de something useful when present. We nre luformed by Rebert Mcnsslc" McAlinen, Greenwich VIUubu .poet, that "Kalmllstic Imjmlpabllltles fenn a clarity; otitblde of lugubrious loyalties te learning: mennlug, we hazard, tuut he Is Incoherent only when he tries te say something. J i i JKffifti . ,. X. . i a V . ! '. WPjtf -s- ' '"sV, . sfej-fL' t$S&.42f,Asr... L. jiU VA'Mr.j. anaa S.s, ,"&&& A&.
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