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All rtphtt of republication 0 1. tcial dispatche herein art alie reaerved. . Philidrlphla, WrdnnJir. J""' 21. 12 JARNDYCE OUTDONE THE lutest form of opposition te executing the will of Jehn (5. Jehnsen raises n tielut of practical importance net heretofore exhibited. Fer thoe arguments advanced te preve the obvious fitness of the Art Museum as a home for the pictures the Ourt has revealed little consideration Judgment win em phatically In favor of 11 literal enforcement of the will. The preposterous ceuncilmans plnn of wrecking the Jehnsen heue by ldenitig Nnudnin street perished by Its own conspicuous immorality. Fearful of losing the entire collection te the Metropolitan Museum, of New Yerk, the city after much 'itigatien nnd Ions delas announced Its Intention te carry out the ex plicit directions of the late donor. It was generally assumed, however, that notwithstanding Its uiiMiitnblllty and in security, the Johnen residence wai utli ciently large te heu-c nil the palntinss pro viding every square inch of wull bpace wa3 utilized. Hut new that conjecture is se riously disputed In the announcement that only 2.t0 out of 1100 pictuns could be ac commodated at one time in the Seuth I'.read trcct building. Humors of renewal appeal te the law arc current. This time, however, the city Is within lis Tights nnd li net seeking te evade or distort lis obligations. Its agreement te abide by the will holds while the new case Is pendinsr. The practical difficulty thnt has occurred may conceivably have weight in court. But should the will be sustained again the paintings must either be placed in the Jehnsen house, whatever the crowding or the Impossibilities of proper display, or the btKiuest will go elsewhere. It is the unfortunately exasperating fea ture of the protracted Jehnsen will case that the superior advantages of using the Art Museum for this treasury of art cannot be Introduced as legal argument. Mr. John Jehn John lien's sanity is net In dispute. The ex pression of marked individuality or ecn prejudice in a will Is net proof of invalidity. If the city Is te reopen this vexed cas It is sincerely te be hoped that judgment will he seen rendered. Keslde this tangle the famous cause of Jnrndyce s. Jarndyce takes en an aspect of simplicity. OPPOSITION MOSTLY TALK THE rcnomlnatien of Senater Hale in Maine nnd Senater Kellogg In Minne sota en Monday was expected. The oppo sition, of which there was much preliminary talk, did net amount te very much. An attempt was made te create hostility te Senater Hale en the ground that he Is a bachelor, nnd he wns opposed aKe by a man who thought that the eastern part of the State should have n Senater. Hut the hardy Maine voters were net misled by any stirh flapdoedle. They like Hale nnd they wish him te continue te represent them tu Wash Wash lngten. If either or both men had been defeated the Democratic organs would have been shouting about another defeat for the Hard ing Administration, although it would have meant nothing of the kind. Hut they are net likely te nnneunce the results in these States ib Indersements of Mr. Hnrdlng. Net much. That's net the way they are playing the game. THE JUDICIAL MIND AT WORK THAT the assumption of judicial robes is conducive te philosophic uilm is a long attested fact te which new pertinence is nc nc cerded in Mr. Tnft conservative utter nnees regarding tlie failure of the United States te enter the League of Nations. As Chief Justice of the highest American tribunal, the former 1'resldent may rlghtfv regnrd himself as removed from the smoke nnd turmoil of contreveisy. This detach ment of which he is plainly conscious is dis played in ills unlmpasslened summary of a new historic conflict In which he emc plajel a somewhat conspicuous role. Addressing the Pilgrim Society in Lon Len Lon eon, the proceedings of which are invariably marked by expressions of sentiments cement. Ing Angle-American tie, Chief Justice Tuft confessed his inability te deal in detail with the cnuses of the, alienation of the L'nited States from the society of nations His brief pestprandial reflections en thi theme, however, did contain the assertion that American antipathy te foreign entan glements and an nlme.t religious devotion te the Menree Dectiine were the foremost causes for our repudiation of he League. Mr. Taft evidently did net sec tit te in form his Interested Jiearcrs that he at one time proclaimed his aversion te trusting thu Senate irrccencllables overnight. Ner did his remarks Include allusions te the genet a. report of his share in formulating Article XXI of the League Covenant which specili eally preserves the validity of the Menree Doctrine. Te his auditors nt the banquet table, Mr. Taft could hae unfolded a tale Uch with dramatic nnd political interest. Justice Taft has become n dispassionate reviewer of events. His realization of the respens. bllltles of his pretent high office is net te he questioned. MR. RUTH'S NEW TROUBLES BADE RUTH'S ego Is in one respect like the cost of living nnd Senater Me Oumber'n opinion of Senater Mr-Cuinbtr. It haa expanded beyond all normal bounds. It needs deflation. Leng age It was apparent that Ituth con ceived the game of baseball te be merely (Incidental (e his personality. Judge Landij hud te discipline him teverely for con temptuously disregarding orders and the ethics of the game. Recently Iinbe threw ij tjirt in nn umpire's face and new he is bus rAf .dl ica.n for refusing te accept a close . Xi '! . BaeAbIah libit n tvnnil tmnrt iiiSMtolen like a geed sport M 11 foeMithlnf for baseball and LPrm n vncntlen for the re9t of the season. Thcre H no reason why the standards of conduct In professional baseball should be In any way less admirable or less strict than the ttnndards maintained by nmntcurs. And If Mr. Uuth finds It necessary te light with umpires und grouse loudly when everything doesn't go his way lie Isn't n sport. He is n phenomenon mid nothing mere. WHAT DOES LAW AMOUNT TO AMONG POLITICAL FRIENDS? Fermer Treasurer Kcphart Nonchalantly Admits That He Did as He Pleased, Regardless of the Statutes rpHH ndmisslens made en the stand by J- Harmen Kcphart, former Slate Treas urer, nnd some of his clerks substantiate al! the charges made about the lrregulnr handling of State funds In the articles by Colonel McCain In this newspaper last winter. The transactions with Jehn A. Hell, of Pittsburgh, In which Mr. Hell g.ivc te Mr. Kcphart checks signed In blank, nftcr the Allegheny County Tax Collector hnd paid installments en the taxes due the State, were nonchalantly admitted. The war-fund explanation made last spring was repented, and it wns admitted that the existence of the fund wns concealed from every ene In the Treasurer's office save the Treasurer himself In order te prevent any one from drnwlng en the money without bis knowl edge. Hut nothing was said which threw any clear light en the use made of this money. There wns a total of about $l,-"0,-000 invehed. It Is Important that the truth be dlscov dlscev ei ed. Who, If anybody, had the ii'c of this money while It was carried In Mr. Kephart's secret fund? Why did net the State get Interest en it? Mr. Kcphart ehlhlted an amazing com placency when he admitted that he disre garded the express previsions of the law limiting the amount of deposits te be made in Individual banks. The law provides that no bank may receive a tetnl deposit in excess of 25 per cent of its capital and surplus In nn Inactive account, nnd that in no event mny the deposit exceed !?"00,000. It pro vides also that the total of deposits In nil active accounts may net exceed iJO, 000,000. Yet Mr. Kcphart said that he had ?10, 000.000 deposited In active accounts nnd thnt he made these deposits en the verbal advice of Mr. Schaffer, who was then At torney General. He says also that when the deposits In Inactive accounts exceeded the legal limit of ?300,000 he hnd the sums reduced en the day before he made his nienthlr report in order that the report might show that the law hnd been obeyed, and the next day he returned te the banks the erlglnnl nmeunt of the deposit. But It wns shown by ether witnesses that the money wns net withdrawn from the banks at all, but that a transfer wns made en the books in the Treasurer's office. This was known long age, however, for Auditor General Lewis' expert account ants hnd shown thnt the report of deposits made by the Treasurer did net agree with the reported deposits in the stntements of the banks en the corresponding dates. There was deliberate juggling of the ac counts in Harrlsburg te conceal the fact that the law was net being obeyed. Still further, it wns disclosed that there were two secret funds, apparently net car ried en the books, which were used In cash ing checks of various persons in need of money. It was explained that the members of the Legislature who wished advances en their salary were in the habit of drawing en this fund, but this does net explain one check of S10.000 which wns enshed, ns no leglslnter gets a salary of this nmeunt. The inquiry ought te threw mere light en this fund, nnd the clerks, who say that they simply obeyed orders without Inquiring whether what they were told te de was legal or net, ought te be impressed with a realiza tion of their personal responsibility for what they did. Mr. Kcphart professes te be indifferent te the fact thnt he disregarded the law limit ing the amount of deposits te be made in banks. His attorney has Insisted that he acted en the theory that he assumed per sonal responsibility for his course and thnt, provided the State suffered no less, he wns Immune te punishment. This Is a novel contention. It has been assumed that the laws were pas.ed te meke a repetition of the Mandals of the ivniay regime impossible. They nere supplemen tary te the law of ISiiO, which made it a misdemeanor for a State elticer barged with the disbursement of public mnue.v te profit In any wav whatsoever by tl' use of that money. Definit" and spe, ifj, limits were fied be; end which ihe State Trnisuier was forbidden te go in dialing with banks, but Mr. Kephnrt Intimate that se lone ns he was willing te assume perseuil respon sibility for disregarding these limits it wns nobody's business. It mny be that there N no law under which this sort of disregard of the express directions of the I.egislatuie (an be pun ished. If there is smh a law. Attorney General Alter doubtless 1 an lind it. Hut it there is no such law. it ,. the duty of the Legislature te be elci tnl tills tall te pass one ns seen as It assembles m Harrlsburg in January. McCALL'S COALS OF FIRE THOSE oppewnts of Sennter Ledge who weie hoping te defeat him for re-election in Massjiihusetts i,j Lining former Governer McCall run against him are te be disap pointed. Mr. McCall says that he will net even make a contest with Mr, Ledge for the nomination. What his friends will de when Ledge Is nominated leimnns te be seen. Neither he nor they have any reason te be grateful te Ledge. Mi Call would be In the Sennte today If it had net been for the defection of 11 large gieup of Republicans. When he vus a i.indidiite these Republicans, who weie friends of Ledge, seemed te piefer te have 11 Democrat lather than te have McCall dispute the supremacy of the Sage of Na haut in the Senate. And the Democrat was elected. McCall Is new heaping coals of fire en their heads. THE MODERN FAUSTS FAUST sold bis beul te the devil for n second youth, but the mature and aged gentlemen lu this and ether countries who de net Hke the prospect of their autumnal earn hope te make 11 better baigaln through the doctors. Hut they may fare no better in the end than Faust himself did. Fer II In by no mcaiiH ccrtuln thut the buiglcal method of rejuvenation of which se much is being written nowadays represents anything mero than a wild delusion of 'the doctors and nn even' wilder Wwfen of their patients. Hdeitluedp '"MeJutlye te gland surgery 1 art r EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER T Is divided. It reflects derision In some qtinr- iuih mm nl""K optimism in uiners. nuiuu surgeons Insist thnt nt least n partial restoration of youth is possible. Others, equally nblc, tire of a contrary opinion. The method Itself, ns it has been applied In some recent conspicuous cases, Is of such recent origin that no doctors have had time te ob serve Its ultimate results. Obviously, however, a deficient philosophy i te-ipensiblc for the modern desire for escape from age. It Is te be supposed thnt in a normal life one youth would be enough, nnd that te these who knew hew te live maturity nnd even old ngc may be ns happy in prospect as youth is supposed te be. Peace Is supposed te be possible only te these who, ns some ene put it, cscnpe with undamaged spirits from the years of tumult and stress that youth brings. Hut peace Isn't what the modern Fausts appear te crave. The pathetic backward greplngs of occasional men who wait op portunities te live life ever again suggests that what the time needs Is net cleverer surgeons but better teachers with a philos ophy capable of leceiuillng mankind te the unesenpable and fundamental facts of ex istence. REORGANIZING FOR PROGRESS THE risk of losing the services. of dis tinguished citizens in the active man agement of the fair is net manifestly com parable with the dangers entnllcd in a di recting organization disrupted by conflicts of purpose. The resignation of Alba B. Jehnsen from the directorate of the Exposition As sociation crystallizes certain differences of opinion which have unquestionably retarded the development of the project. Responsibility for the waste of time, con sideration of which lias eiiiphasUed the dif ficulty of opening the celebration In 10120, may net be exclusively fixed upon n single Individual or group. That opportunities were squandered and that the penalty of procrastination wns eperntive Is, however, indisputable. It is new a matter of prime necessity for the administrators of the undertaking te be Imbued net only with vigor, but with f-entiments of harmony. Mr. Jehnsen's contention that by marked Increase of effort the fair could be held in accordance with the exact historical pro prieties is in some respects theoretically sound. By herculean labors, the site could doubtless be prepared and many of the most Important buildings erected before July 4, 1020. nut In such a hypothesis the problem of securing equally prompt co-operation by the States of the Union and by foreign Govern ments Is neglected. Experience with great expositions of the past has demonstrated that net even managerial zeal of the first quality can accelerate beyond a certain point the measured tempo of assistance assumed by contributors. A vast amount of time Is consumed In formalities and the Interchange of negotiations. Mr. Helt has laid particular stress upon this handicap, and also upon the unwisdem of volunteering premises nt variance with realities. The postponement of the fair until 1027 does net provide nn additional period for apathy. Dynamic driving force is needed from this time en In order te carry the fair te completion at the later date suggested. While It is Inevitable that clashes of opinion should occur in the Heard of Directors, these need net be devastating se long as agreement en fundamentals prevails. It is new nssuined te be the intention of the exposition management te present the most Mfilcndld and comprehensive interna tional show in world history. Phllndel phiiins will net be content with makeshifts. Disappointment ever the proposed change of date is Incommensurate with what would be the reactions of the community te n fair un worthy of its basic historic and patriotic values. A harmonious and energetic (beard of operation will cniey by an unceasing display of intelligent and resourceful action the op portunity te capitalize nnd retain te the full enthusiastic public sentiment. A RAIL STRIKE UNLIKELY APPROXIMATELY TiO.000 ballets cast by members of the utilwny shop unions were, almost without exception, favorable te n strike. Hut It happens that the shop crafts union Is the jeuugest of the railway, labor organizations, the most radical in spirit nnd the one with the most legitimate grievances. Sentiment favorable te a strike in co ce co epcrntlon with the miners K net likely te be se marked in the elder and mere conserva tive brotherhoods. And a movement In co operation with the miners is net ene that will appeal te the farther-sighted leaders, for the simple reason that, despite all that they have been nble te de, the miners' unions seem te be losing. Class conscious ns labor groups have be come under recent unexampled pressure from the outside, they are net yet se class con scious ns te threw their strength In with losers or te welcome risks nnd saciilues for an abstract principle of their own making. A New Yerk magistrate Twe Solomons sent two chauffeurs te jail for one dav each with books en traffic- rules te studv whlle they leafed. He did thin, he said, because he thought fines would he mere than they could afford. Wise Judge. And yet there is also something te commend In the way the Gloucester City. N. J., justice handled a certain little matter in his reurt. Twe Sat urday night lelsteieis. having spent nil their money, were unable te pny lines. Instead of jailing them he Invested them with a charge account. They will pny their lines next pay dn.v. The law, sii)s a great pie pie cepter. is applied common sense. Who shall say that these members of the miner judiciary have net lived up te the principles indicated? Half n hundred boys. Happy I):i)S looted a car of water melons en Washington nvenue en Sunday. A physician was Inter bummencd for twenty-seven of them found groaning In nn untenanted house en Pnbs yunk avenue. Given their choice between jnll and caster oil, they took the oil. Joy ous the days when the wages of sin are nothing meic severe than a tummy-ache. Experiments being made Fifty-Fifty by Paris scientists seem te point te the possibility that all vital organs in a man may be lephiccd, that the old can he made veung. Seems a trilling thing te get fussed about. Suppose an operation enabled a man te live another fifty years. What's fifty? And he'd have his worry about djlng all ever again. Workmen excavating en Burled Treasure the site of an old hotel in Flushing, L. I., un covered n dozen bottles of old-tlme whlskv. Seme of them knocked off for the day, wliile crowds guthcrcd In response te the rumor that geld had been discovered. "Geld or whisky, It's all one," bold the cop en the corner. Plschkln, ence chef te the Russlnn Cznr, Is new cooking beans In an A, R. A. kitchen lu Petiegrad. Tluee thousand hungry children are fed dally. This, if lm but knew It, is ical promotion. Lightning hit the ball en n flagstaff la Reading und tossed It at the deer of u jeweler s shop. They, perhaps, trying te make u record for himself en the diamond. s PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, , JUNE . 21, AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT - 8tudy of the Present by the Light of the Past 8ummed Up In the 8tate- t merit That We Are Slaves te ' Our Plumbing Iy SARAH D. LOWRII5 T WAS very much entertained net long age nt some reminiscences thnt a group of half a dozen or se guests at nn after dinner chat Indulged i nftcr they were sure theylwcre net being overheard by the .younger persons of the party, who had en their part cautiously removed themselves te another room for the mere serious pleas ures of dancing. . Te subject of the conversation was bathing I The bravest, or perhaps the most hardened, of the group confessed that in his youth he had known the pleasures and the duty of the biweekly bath. Fired by i.i i? kncssi the rest matched experiences with him nnd some outmatched him. Twe confessed te a weekly bnth nnd one acknowl edged that Jicrs hnd been Indulged In In n tin tub In the dining room, ns being con venient te the kitchen both for purposes of emptying and of filling the house having no bathroom, nor even se much ns a faucet except these of the kitchen sink. VT ORE than one of these present recalled . U reluctance en their nnrr te tnke nd- antage even of these scant privileges when the day and hour arrived, us though the tendency was te postpone or even te escape the opportunity under the plea that he or she was "clean enough." One of (he group recalled an occasion when, en the emission of his bnth by one of the boys in the family, their great-aunt, who had somehow constituted herself ns the monitor of the family ablutions se fnr Tts the children went, herself ran a steam ing bath in the middle of the morning, with the remark that If Hugh would net take it nt night like n Christian gentle ,ni"be would have te Inconvenience him self by undresslng In the middle of the morning. And when nil wns completed In the way of preparation she went forth te hale him in. She suppesul she hnd him. for she pounced upon a boyish figure seated en the piano steel, strumming a gay nnd spectacular tune. "Come!" said she, "you need a bath, sir!" A very much alarmed piano tuner extri cated himself from her grnsp, supposing he had te deal with an insane woman. She did very little te assuage his fears, for she did net explain, but nonchalantly pick ing up n fan from the tnble, swept from the room, meaning with suppressed laugh ter. Frem the subject of baths our conversation ranged ever the whole field of household economics in the days of our youth. Break fast for most of us was a seven-thirty affair, dinner wns at one and supper nt six or slx-thlrty. The tnbles of our youth mny hnve been served with larger helpings than these of today, but there were fewer courses nnd no course of just place plutes te be removed, or finger bowl plates te be set down. We hnd saucers for sauces, but no bread and butter plates with knives te match, nnd you could net count the number of courses te come by the number of forks nnd spoons stretched beside your first plate. Doilies were unknown, but straw mnts upon which were plnced the vegetnble dishes graced the tnble. Olives nnd nuts were absent, but some kind of pickle and the round stand for vinegar nnd pepper nnd mustard were ever present. Every one had a napkin ring and napkins lasted longer en that account. Much was passed from hand te hand, ns everything from the soup te the dessert wns apportioned and served en the table. One remembered the waitress mostly ns n cerrler-ln of great dishes of feed, and somewhat breathless and hurried nt the tnsk. In her ether function of removing emptied plntcs she made an Im pression of being also hurried and given te piling the crockery. Beyond the dining room our memories were less vivid, but most of us hnd no memory past nursery days of turned-down beds at night or con venient drinking water en a stand by the bed, or of anything tu the nature of valet ing of a male or female sort at the beck and call of casual visitors. Ne one could remember ringing a bell when n guest at a private house in extreme youth except ns a joke. One had te be 111 te breakfast in bed, nnd ns a rule only the fnmlly hnd a shy at the family bathroom. The pitcher nnd basin In the guest room with the elab orate towels were meant for business. In some houses there were certain duties of a household nature undertaken by the fem inine members of the family, und It wns the pnrt of politeness en the pnrt of fem inine guests te say : "Oh. can't I help? I love te shell pens!" Or. "I em a perfect shaik about making beds'." DARNING stockings nnd mending chil dren's clothes and seasonal dressmaking were ns much n matter of course as sym phony conceits every week arc in the same type of households nowadays. Fer these reminiscences of ether days were net from persons thnt hnd been brought up in scr rnntless homes. The people who new use their Incomes for n grenter ceremony of living have most of them no mere, If ns much imeme, than their families possessed In the. days of plainer habits. What in terested us in the comparison wns that we demanded mer- service nnd n mere pro fessional type of service, and we lived mere elegant!), even these of us who went out te vestnurants, than was the custom In the days of our youth. All of which makes our margin for saving out of our Incomes much less possible than it wns for our fathers and mothers. The wedding presents that our children of today get are a hundred per cent mere vnlunhle than their grand mothers received, except, as sonic one re marked te mc nt it wedding the ether day, "Yeu never see nil) mere a enrd lving some where among the gifts with " "And a house and let nnd complete fur nishings ns a present from etc, etc. " But the newiyweds cither hnve te have servants te tnke care of nil these presents or they have te shut most of the china and silver away under leek and kev us tee valuable te use without expert supervision. In fact, we concluded as n result of our ilehinir buck into our pasts that they hud been better for us than our children's pres ent was for them. THE Adam and Eve experiments nre hardly, however, a btep In the right direction. One does net even have te be n Robinson Crusoe te find out what nre the essentials and whnt nre the superfluities of geed living. I think, however, it Is well that we should pull up stakes once and se often nnd try net se much roughing It ns simplifying it. A very wl-e mother of a lnrge family that I knew used te lake her household minus the servanti te n ranch each sum mer, where the horses staked out their own grub, nnd the men took turns with the cooking and the women folks went cow punching with the men. They left all but their riding clothes hanging up en hooks back in the city and they lead newspapers anywhere from three dfl)s te n week behind the date. By the time n week wns ever they were net nfruld of being lonely or bored or bodily tlied or growing tee fat. There was no pose in their democracy and no elaborate ness about their fcliupllelty. When it enme time te go back te the mere strenuous life of pleasant luxury and complicated engage-nii-uttf they were icndy for the test, because the vlbien of what was the essential of cither manner of llvliii- was a icality In their minds. The ninenitles of life are all right, but they are net the necessities. As a wit to te inaiked of us Aniei leans: "Plumbing la all right, but the American worship of plumbing In mighty Inconveni ent. Their god of plumbing requires se many fixtures 1 And his priests charge such terrible sums for their rites and mlnistra mlnistra tieiiH and what have they get In the end dirty water running Inte their rivers I" "TOO CLEVER!" . $1 ' " ' -"?"' r"- """ lar ZaSrV. '- , 7k',. -c "N. i' J V. sv zT EiiS3 , y yy yy i X - 5CR! j --r ' r y -., NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best CHEVALIER LUIGI SILLITTI On Itale-Amerlcan Citizenship THE Italian citizens of the United States as a whole consider American institu tions and ideals te be the best in the world, nnd nre enger te identify themselves nnd their fnmlllcs permanently with the best traditions of Amerlcn, says Chevalier Lulgi Sllllttl, Censul in this city for the Imperial Italian Government. "Contrary te a general popular Im pression," said Chevalier Sllllttl. "by fnr the Inrgest number of Itnllans who come te the United States come with the in tention of becoming Araerlcnn citizens nnd making this country their home. They knew that they receive much from America nnd they nlse feel that they con give some thing In return. It is probably true that the first Italian Immigrants came here purely for reasons of economic betterment and that they did net lutend te remnln here permanently : but this is no longer the ense, nor has It been for n number of yenrs previ ous te the wnr. This feeling Is net a wnr outgrowth caused by the condition of ma terial matters In Europe nt present, but) represents a sentiment which has been crystallizing for years. Better Class of Immigrants "The class of Itnllans which hns been coming te the United States hns been of a distinctly higher type during the past few years and it new includes many business and professional men nnd skilled laborers. The early Italian Immigrants were nearly nil laborers, most of them unskilled, but, while n large number of these still come ever, there Is n great proportion of the higher class of Italians which any country In the world might be proud te claim ns citizens. Of courbe. Italy has always sent here a large number of artists, musicians, sculp tors and ether followers of the fine arts, which one might almost say had their origin In that country. "When the Italian resident becomes ac customed te American customs nnd fnmlllnr with American sentiments nnd ideals, he usually decides te beceme naturalized und remain here. They like the new mode of life, nnd as an eurnest of their intentions toward their new country, many of, them buy their own homes and either buy or start business for themselves. Men who de this are net likely te change nnd arc nn asset te any country or community. "In return for the mnny benefits which the Itnle-Amerleau receives from his ndepted country, he brings with mm mnny tilings of materlnl benefit te the country. Among these Is an appreciation of the beautiful tu nil media of expression, which centuries of (dose centnet has iiisllllcd Inte even the least educated of the Itnllans. This hns nn influence for geed upon these persons lu this country with whom they come into constant association. Beceme Naturalized Early "As seen ns the Italian decides that he will remain here, he usually becomes nat uralized at enrc ; he does net wait until some crisis makes It te his advantage te be a citizen of this country. In the Federal census of 1!)20 It was shown thnt of all the foreign-born Italians then resident In the United States nnd eligible by reason of age lu citizenship mere than !! per cent of them hnd already been naturalized, "The largest number of Itnllan Immi grants remain in the Eastern States. I es timate that there are about 4,000,000 resi dents of the United States cither born In Italy or bem in this country of Italian parents. I have eight Ktutes under my jurisdiction. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Seuth Carolina and Geergln. and In these States there nre about 050,000 of thebc residents, by fnr the majority of them being American citizens. Of these 050,000 persons, 250,000 were born In Italy, and 301,000 born of Italian parents in this jurisdiction. The very fact that se many mere were born here thnn came from Italy is, te my mind, ample proof thnt these who come licie come with the Intention of be coming American citizens. American Institution Admired "The Italians, both here nnd In Italy, have a profound admiration for Amcrlcun In stitutions nnd Ideals. They like the gov ernmental conditions under which they live In the United States and also the economic conditions which they find here, The Italian Is usually law-abiding auj indus trious. He will, almost without exception, give of his best, both te his employer aud 1922 'a - -lu. ftill : t, -- '..IUW:n VJ "-- 5S;i te the country where he lives, nnd ns a result, he is an excellent citizen and an asset te his community. "The Itnllan Is net often In trouble with the law. In Italy there Is no capital pun ishment and has net been for n great many years, and the infliction of the death, pen alty in this country makes a decided im pression en the sensitive and highrstrung Italian nature. But I de net want It un derstood that the clement of fear Is the chief one In this respect. As I said, the Italian Is naturally law-abiding and keeps out of legal difficulties chiefly because of his respect for the law and his Innate desire te de the right thing by his coun try and his family. "The family life of the Italians, both in this country nnd nt home, is almost Ideal. This attachment te family is one of the characteristics of the entire race, especially of these in thnt section of Itnly from which come most of these new living in this country. In the enrly days of immigra tion, the Italian often came here alone, but sent for his family as seen as he could ; new, the Immigration Is by families' wherever this Is possible. Italian Government Aid "The Italian Government pays strict at tention te these of Us subjects who de sire te emigrate te this country or te ether countries te sec thnt they conform Btrlctly with the laws of admission of the country which they desire te enter. They de net allow any Itullan te leave Itnly unless he hns the physical and mental equipment which will guarantee his admission te the country where he is going. The proof of this is seen In the figures of the Immigra tion Commissioner nt Wnshlngten, where the pcrccntnge of Italians refused admis sion or deported was only .012, the lowest of any nation. And this, tee, in view of the fact that mere Itnllans came here than any ether foreign people. "The office attending te this Important duty in Italy is n special one. which Is au tonomous, but under the general super vision of n spcclel commission of Senators and Deputies of the Italian Parliament, and Is responsible te the Minister of Foreign Affairs. When the Italian decides te emi grate, he has te inform the commission te what country he Is going, nnd It sees thut he will net he rejected, in se far as this be possible. He must pass the examination of a Heard of Inspectors before leaving. "This law lu Italy has been In ferce slnce 1001, with such modifications as have seemed wise from time re time. Its geed results nre apparent In the very smnll num ber of Italians refused admission. When Belgium wanted sonic skilled labor soine time nge, the Itnllans who expressed a desire te go te that country were prepared In n similar manner, largely through the use of night schools, which are conducted under the auspices of the commission. All the requirements demanded by this Italian Commission must be fulfilled before permis sion for a passport is given, and without this he cannot leave the country. Italians in Pennsylvania "There nre new In Pennsylvania 222, 704 ItnllanR born in Italy. These figures are from the Federal census of 1020, In addition I have compiled some statistics which show that there are In Pennsylvania 240,400 Italians born here, but whose par ents were both Itullan by birth. There nre also 81,428 born here of ene Italian-bem parent. The total represents about 7 per cent of the population of the state. "The mere highly educated Italians fre quently Intermarry with American and ether nationalities; among the laboring and less highly educated classes this is com paratively rare. Most of the Italian mar riages are with children born here, but of Italian parentage. "The Italian has few prejudices of race or birth. They usually live in colonies, where much of their native tongue Is spoken' but this Is largely because of their fond ness for certain notional traits, especially their feed. The better clebses learn Eng llbh rapidly und speak It correctly and with little accent. Se also de the rhll rhll dren who attend the American public Bchoels, nnd frequently win prized for scholarship and behavior. English is n difficult language te learn for any one, es pecially for the elder people, and often the best they can dp Is a mixture of Eugl sh nnd some of the Itnllan dialects. But their language has little te de with their conduct eh i cltlxeps, In which respect ther urc generally admirable.'; ' m SHORT CUTS Orangemen knew the Ku Klux Klin for a lemon. The Benus Bill seemingly has netvhert ie go DUt out. PeflCft nnt Prnannrlrr arceAt Pa wa features of Germantevvn's flower show yd-1! icraay. Higher gasoline prlce Is predicted for J mis summer, soine prophets pick caiy bUOJCClS. Tariff tinkers arc obviously of tii opinion thnt this living cost deflation hu soup mr cneugn. New Yerk woman has applied te tin lecaey uiud ter n jockey's license, ieralnias again jockeying for position. Chicago has unearthed n plot of crimi nals te put a bunch of creeks en the force. Interesting but hardly unprecedented. Vnr.tnn.1 tiAmln l.n..t.All ...... OL .h.L.. ..... , u ni-viin impi'uiin. siijh oil Aruiurji v-ennn ueyie. well, perhaps it needs it mere man it does spiritualistic seances. "Dear, denr!" murmured the tnlihtt hunter, Auditor General Lewis, as U leveled his trusty gun, "I knew who passu tne duck; but who passed the dough?" Hathore woman has jar of cberrlei picked fifty years' age. Suggested title for fruitful tepic: Cherries Reach Ripe 014 jge. Arnnnc .!. .Iilvim.. H. . fiHn. ,i ..nd... ....u .III .I11IIHO IIU Il'IIVl lllll IHIUt.- stand" may be included the opposition of the American Federation of Laber te thl sales tax. Tldleute, Pa., has two new oil welli.'l each producing ever l.iO barrels n day. Jim a little suggestive of the old days of Colentl Jjrai;c at Oil City. Perhaps the rens-en the police are trjlnf te drive the ballyhoo men from Ceney Is'and Is because they think there is need for thus en lower if roadway. First thing he 'knows "The Innffennlrt name" may wake up te find himself iianea ns one of the world's greatest orators. And men wiiuc win nc no : The curious thing nbeut travel en Tb Hngue rend te pence, ns illustrated W France, is thnt the journey is never eimpll- ueu ny making reservations. The mare thnt gees at the behest of money (we gnther, as we resume our sej of political conditions) may be kept within the bounds of the law by means of a chccli rem. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ TtT1.n l MnHJ.III't Te what nations (fees the great IslanS w Papua, or New Guinea, belong? Which was the tlret State admitted te u Union after the eriglnnl thirteen? Name a, famous English historian, essay ist, poet nna nmtesmen or me tnan.li DAn.iiixi i..Yn ,.., a fl IvIfllPlOf. , Wnat Is a pince-nez and hew should w name be pronounced , ., Whnt Is the algnincance of the suwi term Queer street? Ylfl... . .... 11 T e.9 Whnt Is the plural of the word moesei Hew much Is a, moiety? , , What was the name of the F'te'.' classical legend, who preMded ever iiuure ana spun the tnreau or mei Answers te Yesterday's Qulx The Uland of St, Croix, or Santa Cru ene of the Virgin group tn the Ye States, Is dovetod. almost exclusive te the production of sugar. ,. The greyhound Is se called because i hunts the gray or badger. , A succedaneum Is u substitute, thing. J, rurely, person, that ene falls bapK m III UV.tllUl VI IIIIUMIVI M The famous operatic number known ! the "Miserere" occurs In Verdi s 'Prftiin , II c, 6. 7. 8. 0. 10. Jehn Milten wrote the dramatic poem "Samson Agenlstes." . gees te work ; the way a ina operates. M Camllle Flammarlen Is a world-ftvmew French astronomer. He was born 182. The dreat Prophet of the Bible w?l Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ereklel and PJJJjl The Kingdom of -Norway was separnwi I rTt reni timt ,or sweuen in ivua. ( .... 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