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Sun ltulMIrs Londen Ucnr.AU Trafalgar liull.lInK SL'HPCnirTION TUltMS Th nntxivi 1'fPi u IiEUiKit la rvel te ur Mrlbers In I'h ladelphla, and aurreundliiB ! at the rale of twelve ll:i cents -r vveeh. p.ijulile t the cirrler By mall te point. eutilJe of Philadelphia In the I'n'teil H'ute. I'nni'la - I'nlte.l Mai s rn Ions, pottage free fifty (."0) rents per month. Blx (t) dellur per eir i,,vn' le .n nrlvnnre Te all ferelan rnunirl ,-e il a.il'nr n month NeTlcr. Subscribers wlehlng adJrets chaneeO Jnust clva old a veil a new addrest. BELL, 3000 WALNUT Kt.YSTONE. MUV 1601 CTAddress r'l communications te Evening Public Ledger, Indeyndrnce Square, Philadelphia, Member of the Associated Press THE ASSOCIATED PliESS t exclusivelu ra tified te the ue or republication 0f an news dispatches credited te It or net efhrnrlip credited in this jiaprr. and alie the local nev s published therein. All rights eif republication et special dispatches herein ere nltrt reserved. rhllldflphU, Thurdir. June SI. H PINCHOT'S WORD GOES Mil IMNCHOT :inie out of li is cenfrr-f-,rc Mtll lilt' nllier riinilldntP:' II II il tllP efRcfrs e( llie Ki'publlriiii State ( nmmlttep j-p-(prda.v afternoon with tlie u-suranc thnt the three imperttint thlnR en which he had been linl'-tlnc would be done. He lirst insisted thnt there should be no assessments en public officeholders for cam paten funds. He knows that, the system of assessments has been responsible for lcleus political practice and that the officeholders have felt that they held their places by favor of the political committees from whom they must take their order. Senater Pepper, Majer Ueed. Secretary Woednid and Mr. Citnvtherp agreed with him that there I le be no solicitation of campaign fund from any officeholder and that no pressure, direct or Indirect, Is te be brought te hour te force a contribution. Mr. Pinchut then Insisted that all the financial record of the. State Committee should be open and public and thnt they nheuld be audited by a certified accountant. This was in order te protect the men who contribute te the campaign funds and In order, also, te let the people knew jut where the money came from and hew It was tpent. This was agreed te because there i net a mild argument against it. Ne reputable man dare say that he is opposed te the fullest publicity in the matter of campaign funds. Mr. Pinchot further demanded that all the members of the Executive, the Finance, the Resolutions and the Hules Committees be fltisfactery te all the candidates. This means that if any hack politician or any man suspected of connection with the boot beot boet lergers is proposed for any of the commit tees, Mr. Pinchot has the rower te veto the appointment. The committees will have te be satisfactory te him. as they should be, in view of the fact that he is the head of the ticket. And after these concessions had been made te him Mr. Pinchot let it be known that the special committees organized in various parts of the .State te further his candidacy for the nomination would continue in ex istence te co-operate with him In bringing about his election. They will work en par allel lines with the State Committee and in perfect harmony with Mr. Pinchot. Ne objection was raised te this. In view of his success In persuading .he ether candidates and the officers of the com mittee te agree with him en these matters. It may be taken for granted that Mr. Pinchot will Ee ahead with his campaign in his own way, confident that the ethers will have te fellow him, for It has been demon strated that he is n man who mut be reckoned with. He doe net storm and hlubter. but when he ias a thing he seems te mean it. REBUILDING THE FAIR BASE THRKK are encouraging indications of administrative health and of a basi-, for progress in the definite changes both of por per por vennel and technical machinery in the man agement of the world fair project. The two new members of the Heard of Directors, Jules E. Mnstbaum and Chnrlter inrnall. typlfj In their contrasting person alities and interests phase- of activity m Ihls community warranting representation m a great public enterprise. The plan, tenfnthely approved, calling for three honorary presidents, n pre.ldmt of tin Uenrd of Finance, seventeen vice presents vnd directors of public works and of pub licity. betokens n subdivision of labor and reliance upon responsible specialists in arleus eonsiructive tleMs thnt must be de. veieped simultaneously. The Miggester, change of name i a concession te the realities of the situation While the object of the exposition even if It is held in WJ7. is primarily te signalU in the most splendid fashion the completion' vf an era in our national hlsterv, rim te-ni Liberty Fair for World Peace ami Pregres. tneuld serve te counter objections by t.nv.e rhroneljgists 'rm nr(, of Cfn;vK0 I(n; pertnnt, as will be discovered when the pub licity campaign i fully under wav out they are less vital te success than the' vigor, eus co-ordination of the practical resources of the community The fair has new reachei a vtnse wn,.n the application of large -ion. ken in. telligence and hard work N ilie paramount r.sentlal. That the directorate is alive te this need is demonstrated in the rapidity and dlMlnctlie character of the mw move toward a belld foundation. A TAPE-LITTERED BEACH THE reopening of twenty-eight bath houses and swimming peels by the city today represents commendable recognition uf the recreation nece.ssitks of the summer sea sea en. The opportunity te inaugurate it slml Inr welfare senior- en a particularly atnbi atnbi liens scale has been lest, however, 'through delays in Council and uti ever-indulgence in red tape. It bud been expected that the new bathing beachca und housing nceoinmedatlons nt League Island Park would have been ,r. tually completed bj this time. The open epen ing date whs originally fixed for July 1, But the tnngle ever Jurisdiction in the Virk, which, iiccerding te an ordinance tiflMiiltriff. Itt le be f riinkfcrrnfl fum il.rt f.'.... TJ mount Park ('omtiiMeu te the municipality, 1M aerleusly bamllenppcil the operation. The (vlirtt bathhouse with locker space for nearly rAKGAOO TieB'nnu I fur frnin flnli.h.,11.,.,,1 ..il..,. HwfT'je'iWS win- v:r,Vrir... .. m, . vu..-a.v... - tBiri .,r..i. Important features of tbe work are in n ibaetlc state. Little can be done until Council passes the necessary ordinance nnd the Mayer ilgns It. Every effort should navf be exerted te -push this measure, with n view trt open epen nig tin recrentlen strand te the public no Inter tl.au August 1. ANOTHER PRESIDENT READS THE RIOT ACT TO CONGRESS A Habit te Which Executives Are Being Driven by Intellectual Inepti tude In Beth Houses PRESIDENT IIAKDINU'S cutting letter te Mr. Mendell, Republican fleer leader in the Heuse, outwardly deals with the mut ter of ship subsidies and the necessity of their Immediate establishment. Its Inward significance strikes deeper. The President has done tbe Inevitable by attempting te force u rational and patriotic sone of Its responsibilities upon u Congress that i without a recognizable mind or pur pose of its own. He has followed In u path originally Indicated by Mr. Cleveland, when the Intellectual decline of the Heuse nnd the Senate first became marked, nnd traveled later by Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Wilsen. The country hu net been se quick as Its Presi dents te perceive the dismal fact that a Congress elected te manage the country has in turn te be managed. The fault of weakness, cowardice nnd ignorame discernible In successive Cen- j grosses have actually grown mere censpicu eus since the establishment of tbe direct prima rv . Secretary of War Weeks may have been wrong in questioning the utility of the direct primnrj. Rut If he was wrong, the de ficiencies of legislative conduct and character at Washington must be blamed nt last upon the recklessness of the electors themselves. The fact remains that the Congress of the United States seems unable te go along alone upon any enlightened course. A pow erful and certain hand is required te drag It around te the consistent and Intelligent view of It duties that it seems unable te achieve unaided. That is why Presidents have come te talk te Congress as they might be ex pected te talk te a crowd of unruly cblldren. The captain of a ship may net yearn te assume the responsibilities and lnbers of his crew. Hut In an emergency he is responsible for the safety of bis vessel and the lives el his pnssenger. And the fact that the crew may be untrained, unfit, lazy and generally useless will net serve te relieve htm In the end of blame for a catastrophe. As tbe President broadly implied. Con gress hns been cowardly In the presence of the general question of ship subsidies. It can be charged fairly with hypocrisy in its handling of the soldier-bonus Issue. The majority of Representatives and Senators alike, confronted with unfamiliar questions turned up by the war. seem almost in variably te lack cither ceurugc or enlightcu ment. The average politician In Washington be haves as if every new issue in the business of government were a thing accursed and packed with danger a thing te be rell rell gleuslv avoided and Ignored. Pioneering legislation of the sort that the builders of the country bad te direct in ether periods of reformation Is consistently neglected in a Congress which nt present Is almost wholly without imagination and eager te apply only old rules te new problems. Thu if the Heuse seems bungling and the Senate hesitant and shifty, it Is largely because the members shrink from attempting an; thing that hasn't been done before with out damage te any constituency or any po litical reputation. It happens, however, that difficulties and even perils of which Mr. Harding was con scious when he wrote bis request for quick and intelligent action in the matter of ship subsidies are present and unescnpable. They will have te be met and conquered. Rut Congress meanwhile has a manner of saying "After u the deluge." It puts Its faith in luck rather than in reason or the common virtues of sense and courage. Se It has avoided every opportunity te de con structive work. It hns made no sincere or intelligent inquiry Inte the conditions prece dent te economic confusion. It has done much te leave our foreign affairs in a con dition of chaos. It built a merchant marine and. because of tbe shadow of an obi inland prejudice against ship subsidies, ir seems willing te shift and quibble while the ships ret at the decks. The trouble ! net with the institution of Cengres. it is with the men who. without the necessary qualities of mind and heart, manage te get themselves elected te the two house. It isn't cheering te see the 'per sistent tendency te one-man government In Washington. Rut that Is the dangerous alternative te which the country is drifting. Ship subsidies, therefore, leprescnt an incidental side of the general problem nt Washington. Congressmen hate and fear the vcrj terms, put Ir Is true that we shnll have te have ship subsidies or trust our whole future te foreign ships nnd be content te rely upon foreign vessels and their owners in peace and war e modern nation achieved maritime power or a sure place in foreign markets without subsidized ships. fJermnny was peer in natural resources. Rut (icrmnny became powerful nnd rich after she estab lished ship subsidies and justified them first by sound economic philosophy and afterward b experience. In England all commercial ships are subsidized directly or Indirectly. The average Congressman is well aware of all this Hut the average voter in inland States Is net. Mr. Harding read the riot act te Mr. Mendell only after It became apparent that the members of the Heuse and the Senate were seemingly ready te see our fleets driven off the seas In order that they themselves might buve better chances nt the next elec tions. A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS OF SECRETARY WEEKS of the War Department, it may be said at kast that be in no pussyfooter. He appears, en the contrary, te hac joyfully ushiimed tht role of outspoken radical in Mr. Hardlng'B Cabinet. Pussyfooters cumber the lund, The world Is crowded witli them. Se a plain speaker ought te be welcomed, even if jeu i-unuet agree with him. At Western Reserve University only the ether day Mr. Wreks expressed disbelief in the. piCM'iit Velstead law and the direct primary I" " statement nt Pennsylvania Military College at Cliesler yesterday he came out, a tney My, natioeteiliy, for light wines nnd Oer lie wet will bp jubilant, i.TVceks lu the most Im- V of course, for Ml iwrfant of nil recent convert te their cause. "I spenk my own mind," said the Secre tary of War. Fer that be deserves np plnuse since, If there is one man who can de barm in government, It Is be who says one thing and believes another. Senater Capper let loose the vials of bis wrath upon Mr. Weeks after the nddrcss nt Western Reserve University. It seemed te Mr. Capper that any one who snw fit te criticize the direct primary 'was mere than n Relshevlst. Others, the most blttci vncmle. of Rarleycem, will new charge the Secretary of War with treason or some equally heinous offense. Rut Mr. Weeks will be right In spirit and bis critics will be wrong. Fer this Is n froe country In which every man has n right te express his opinions. It Is by open dis cussion and by no ether method thnt we must hope te get at the truth nbeut all public matters. Nothing is yet se sacred In America that It must net be honestly discussed nceerding te the viewpoint of mi intelligent nnd sincere Individual. If ever such a thing appears II will have te be eliminated at once from the general scheme of the common life. Fer if a thing cannot be tnlked about it Is almost certain te be extremely dangerous te tbe causes of any democracy. C THE MYSTERY OF THE MILLIONS By GEORGE NOX McCAIN rpHE Investigation In pr6gress at Harris burg into the manipulation of State Treasury funds Is dally developing new nnd unexpected angle. The latest revelation has te de with cer tain checks which, the certified public ac countants, Main & Ce.. declare, were drawn en Treasury funds for the personal benefit of himself by the then State Treas urer. Harmen M. Kephurt. Up until yesterdny there was no sugges tion whatever that the former State Treas urer had diverted te his own use moneys of the Commonwealth committed te bis official keeping. It is tbe most serious of all the allegations concerning the management or mismanage ment of the Treasury. A further charge of the experts employed by Auditor General Lewis i that Mr. Kep hart paid money te persons net in the employ of the State. This may net be considered an astonishing revelation, as a similar condition of uffalrs was charged in the accounts of Auditor Gen eral Charles A. Snyder. The disclosure was made at an earlier date. There Is sonic impenetrable mystery, however, which former Justice Fex und Assistant Attorney General Hull, in charge of the State's interests under direction of Attorney General Alter, have thus far failed or neglected te solve. In his cress-examination by the Common wealth's attorneys Mr. Kephart. while dis cussing the se-called "revolving funds" set apart as nen-lntercst-bearlng moneys stated that they were an expedient of his own devising as an "emergency fund" dur ing war times. Rut why an emergency fund of millions? The funds appropriated by the Legislature for State defense were available and "ear marked." They could net be made avail able for any ether purpose! Resides, in any period of great or internal peril the banking interests of the State would net have hesitated te come te its rescue with all their available cash. Hence the mystery of this "emergency fund" about which the former State Treas urer speaks se glibly, and confidently en the stand. Mr. Kephart has net volunteered, nor have the State's attorneys asked him, te elucidate bis reasons for thus acting. If he hns, then the newspaper correspondents have failed te give it the publicity It de serves. Again Why an emergency fund of millions? McSPARRAN'S PLATFORM JUDGING by internal evidence Mr. Me Sparran had mere te de with writing the Democratic State platform than any out. else. This, of course, is as it should be, for Mr. McSparran heads the ticket and In the remote chance of his election te the governorship will have te keep the premises made. Much is made of the unsatisfactory con dition of the finances of the State. The platform writers would havu ignored their obvious opportunity if they had net ar raigned the Republicans en this count. It is the business of the opposition te criticize the party in power and te point out where it has failed. That there has been a wretched failure by the Republicans in office is net denied. This is why the Republican voters selected Gifferd Pinchot as their candidate for Gov erner, rainer man n man who was closely identified with the men who had bungled the business of running the State Govern ment. If Mr. Alter bad been nominated, the case for Mr. McSparran would have been much stronger. As it stands new the Re publicans and the Democrats nllke arc pledged te straighten out the tangle und also te bring nbeut such a reorganization of the departments as will result in greater economy and efficiency. The only big issue which McSparran had thus disappears from view and he will have te mnke his fight en something else. He pledges himself te a budget system nnd se does Mr. Pinchot. Rut Mr. Pinchot insists thnt under the Constitution he has power te enforce a, budget upon the Legislature by the exercise of the power te veto items In appropriation bills nnd re duce them te the budget limits, Mr, Mc Sparran, however or his platform makers announces thnt he will refuse te exercise this constitutional power, but will veto the ex cessive appropriation bills nnd put (lie State te the expense of an extra session of the Legislature te pnss the bills again after i educing the appropriations te the proper Amounts. The Pinchot plan seems the bet ter en the grounds of economy, since an extra session would cost mere than a mil lion dollars, nnd ul.vi ns an indication of the determination of the umn te exercise hi. full constitutional powers instead of shirk ing them. The plntferm pronounces in favor of a system of old-age pensions for the needy thnt they may be cared for In their own homes. This is an extension of the plan for mothers' pensions, already in force, which is net wmklng se satisfactorily ns Its advocates hoped for. If it commends itself te the best judgment of the State it will be adopted anyway no matter what party Ih in power. There are no votes in it in a "uvernership campaign. Of course, the Republican Party Is de nounced as the party of piivilege nnd pro tection of special interests. It would net have seemed like n Democratic platform if this bud been emitted. And the necessity of electing Democratic members, of Congress i urged and the Republican turlff de nounced, When Hell has told all there Is te be told let us hope it will prove the knell te till X WORLD FAIR TROUBLES, Seme Famous Fermer Fights Among Directors The Ructions That Ac companied the Chicago Colum bian Exposition Hurry-Up Werk en the Centennial By GEORGE NOX McCAIN THE resignation of directors from tbe Scsqul-Ccntennlal Beard is .net in tbe least surprising. Ne world fair, In a generation nt least, ever opened its gates without an almost endless succession of bickerings, jealousies, resignations and squabbles of various kinds. It is unnecessary te go further back than the Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1803 te verify this stntemcut. In our Pennsylvania Heard of Managers te the Columbian Exposition there were differences that threatened nt one time or another te wreck the whole organization. Politics, tee, had their part In the dissen sions. In February, 1803, there was an outbreak nt n meeting of the Pennsylvania rrnnngers in Hnrrlsburg that rivaled a recent meeting of our Scsqul-Centcnnlnl Heard. An appropriation of $300,000 had been made by tbe Legislature. The Beard of Managers, three months before the Chicago Exposition opened its gates, unanimously agreed that they needed mere money. GOVERNOR PATTISON would net admit that additional money was required. He was the only member of the beard present who held te that opinion He defied the beard te attempt te obtain any mere money from the State. He vowed he would veto nny bill passed by the Legislature fur un additional ap propriation. A. R. Fnrquiiar, of Yerk, n Democrat and the Executive Commissioner, reported thnt of the erlglnnl appropriation of $300, 000 there was a balance of only 3300 left. In the rustling controversy n peculiar line-up, from u political standpoint, was presented. Pnttisen's stand was vigorously opposed by Lieutenant Governer Watrcs, Republican, who sided with Furquhar in his demand for mere money. , The Governer was fighting te snve his face. He made no bones about admitting the fact. He explained that during the preparation of his last previous message te the Legisla ture, Commissioner Furquhar gave him a statement showing thnt the beurd had enough cash te carry out the original plans' ter Pennsylvania's exhibit nt Chicago. He had said se In his message. New he , "e' intp'l te stultify himself by asking for additional funds. rpiIE meeting resolved itself into a regular ballyhoo before it adjourned. Senater J. P. S. Gebin. of Lebanon, Re publican, charged Commissioner Farquhar with "cooking" the minutes of the previous meeting. Rebert E. Wright, of Allcntewn, Demo crat of Lehigh, salil he would ete against the Governer s resolution because be put no faith in Commissioner Fnrquhur's figures. General Gebin took the same attitude. E. G b 1 c,carficl'l, Democrat, backed A general shindy Impended when General Gebin accused the Executive Commissioner of twe-cent-pieee business," in decking his m,!s&ens(,r of the ""nml&slen part of Sf, ""OMengcr, t. A. Maher, of Phila dolphin tried te speak, but Governer Pat Pat tisen ordered him te his scat. Ieace wus somehow restored, and the eneneeTl?dJ?,Urne,1 "ftCr tllC Governer had repeated his threat te veto any bill making an additional appropriation. """"fc TN CHICAGO the Heard of Directors of the J- Columbian Exposition ns early as 1S90 bad experienced equally strenuous times. Me President Themas H. Bryan resigned In the be "d" '" a" ou,cemo of double made upon him. although the reason given publicly was that a salaried vice president w-as net necessary the director general being able te perform ull his duties. rjENERAL DANIEL II. HASTINGS, VJ afterward Governer of Pennsylvania, was for u time one of the central figures hnAlPPtttTw,.,.,.r Xntieal Heard nnd the Lecal Heard of Chicago Commissioners. Tii wns.0VPr the question of authority. 11 Is was back in September, 1MJ0. J ler a time it looked as though there would Expo'si,tlen,;CCt0r'S SCIKT"1 f tllc Celu-nWiin rii!..i 'Ia,l0.nnl Commissioners favored General Ilnst ngs, who was n Republican. Senater Smalley, of Vermont, who w'as a member of the National Commission, u prominent Eastern Democrat, favored cx cx Cengrcssman A. A Stephenson, of Illinois. Hastings was a Republican, and a leading aai)emecTat0r 0(nerner' Stephenson was Fer weeks the conflict raged between the bodies as te which should name tl e dlrec or general. ctl r In the end the local body triumphed and ex -Congressman Geerge It. LalvsQ chosen director general bv the local body? piROM the beginning New- Yerk was hate- fully jealous of Chicago. It belittled the exposition. It minimized every effort te make it uatlennl success. Charles A. Dana in the New Yerk Sun. as late as March, lS'.U, printed a most vicious attack en u preposition that Con gress appropriate SU.MO.OOO for the benefit of the Chicago Exposition. Dana called it the "Bunce Bill." His editorial bore the captien: "The Great Lie in the Durborow Bill " In spite of everything, fuctlenai ructions in its Beard of Managers, delay in getting started, nttacks from the outside, the World's Columbian Exposition of Chicago was a success. A YEAR of Scsqul. Centennial time has already lieen lest by dllly-dnllyiiig. The Issue raised by Edward W. Bek as te the impossibility of holding the fair in 100 recalls the following facts en the hub jeet of time limits: A bite for the Centennial Exposition of 1870 was ngreed upon Mnrch 11, 1872, four years before the exposition wus an accom plished fact. In May of that year competition among nrcbitects for general arrangement et the Centennial grounds and designs of buildings was arranged for. On December 10. three years and n half before the opening, n committee wns nil nil therlzed te advertise for plans, nnd $20,000 was appropriated te secure them. The following April, 1873. the prizes were paid, but the plans worn net adopted. It was appreciated that with but three j ears remaining there wns net timp for an other competition, nnd se new plans were drawn by the architects of the exposition. A. T. Goshern was made director -en-cral May 27, 1873. Subsequently, Senater Hawley was made chairman of the National Commissioners. THROUGH jealousy the supposed Invita tion te foreign nations te participate, which was sent out In July. 1873, was dis covered le be nieiely a notification that un exposition would be held, The work had te be done ever again. It was net until .lune. 187-1, two jears before the date set for the opening, that nn ofli efli clnl invitation was Issued from Washington inviting the nation-, of the curth te pur tlclpnte. A special commissioner was then sent abroad te stir up interest In foreign countries. Any comparison between the Centennial of 1870 and the Hesqul-Ceiitcnninl of 10211 must take Inte account the tremendous ad vancement of the nations in the interim. The world is net living and moving tecley as it did then. SOME PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION TO THE YOUNG IDEA NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They Knew Best CHARLES J. COHEN On Werk of Falrmeunt Park Association THE Falrmeunt Park Art Association has played nn impertnnt part in the cultiva tion of a sense of the beautiful among the residents of Philadelphia, by locating ob jects of unquestioned art values In places where they are easily accessible te the gen eral public, according te Charles J. Cehen, president of the Falrmeunt Park Art As sociation nnd n member of that body since 1S77. "The Fnirmeunt Pnrk Art Association." said Mr. Cehen, "has done some very Im portant if net very widely heralded work In connection with the Parkway. When the Art Gallery is finished, the Parkway will present one of the finest prospects, net only in this country, but in the world, nnd it will be something of which every Phil adelphia!! may and will justly be proud. When it Is finished nnd the residents of the cltv see what hns been done, they will be astonished nt the foresight of the present generation. The members of the I-nlrmeunt Pnrk Art Associntlen lire glnd of hnving hnd the opportunity te ndvnnce a work which In the end will mean se much le the city. Many Year of Activity "The Fnirmeunt Park Art Association dntes back te LSH ,jhcn the subject of the future developiTientef the Pnrk was dis cussed bv Henry K. Fex and Charles II. Hewell, the orlginnters of the association, especially ns related te the adornment of the Pnrk with pieces of fine statuary and ether works of art. Mr. Fex, by the way, Is the only member of the erlglnnl beard sur viving who is still n member, although Walter Llpplncett. nlse n member of the first beard, Is still living, but net en the beard nt this time. "The movement inaugurated by Mr. Hewell and 5Ir. Fex grew with the years, and the nrtlstic impulses of the American people began te assert themselves mere vig orously under the festering Influences of various organizations for this purpose, of which the Fnirmeunt Park Art Association wns net the least significant. Within the liulf centurv of the association's existence, fittingly observed in 1801, there had been mere than fifty works of art of high ar tistic value given te the Park and the city through the work of the association, with u permanent endowment fund of $130,000, und the gift of two great memorials, the Richard Snilth Memerial gateway and that provided for bv Mrs. Samuel, commemorating the early history of the country. "Rut much as these works of art have added te the attractiveness of the Park, yet we feel that it has been the Indirect In fluence of the Fnirmeunt Purk Art As sociation which lias been its greatest gift te the city, in giving tremendous Impetus te the civic esthetic movement. It is largely te this feeeling en the part of the citizens that the nrtlstic pre-eminence of Philadelphia today in many lines may be traced. Park a Great Civic Asset "There was every reason for the artistic development of Fnirmeunt Park, for it Is unquestionably one of the great parks of the world, nnd lends itself well te adorn ment by use of fitting works of int. It Is nn Ideal place for the plnclng of memorials of the great men who mnde the Republic possible, for these of men of our own and ether tuitiens who have done great work for humanity nnd for commemorative statues te these who have upheld the great Ideals of mankind, as well as for these which have little historic or commemorative nttrl butes. but which stnnd simply for the Ideal of beauty in the world. "But the benuty of n city has a material us well as nn artistically educative value, as in the case of the City of Purls, which bus been enriched by many millions of dol lars, because the French saw early that art has n practical utility finite as great ns nny ether element of human value. There nre many places in the Old World te which persons travel by thousands, simply te see them, and It is net the commercial supremncy which draws them, but the ar tistic in every case. "It Is the development of this Iden which has been uppermost In the thoughts of the Fnirmeunt Park Art Aeeoclatleu since the ylnyp of Its foundation, and it 1 this end t,e which the present members arc still work ing. "It has been the policy of the Falrmeunt Park Art Association te encourage native artists. This matter came up as long age as 1877. In that year it was decided that wherever possible it was expedient te con tract with native nrtists in further pur chases. Till has always been a meet ques tion, since art knows no nationality, nnd, since the best Is always available, selec tions should net necessarily he restricted te one's own country. Yet it seemed te us te be imperative thnt native artists should be encouraged by commissions wherever practicable, since it is u self-evident fact that art cannot flourish unlcs encouraged with the proper financial return. This policy has since been followed by the beard. "The work of the association has In volved much mere labor than is apparent te the casual observer. We have tried In every case nnd in every way possible te secure the best results for the money ex pended, nnd this hns necessitated much work of which the public, which sees only the completed work, must necessarily be ignorant. "While the associntlen wus primarily formed for the purpose of beautifying Fair mount Park, its work has net been limited te that alone. It has taken such measures ns the protection of Carpenters' Hall, nnd lias attended te the erect. m of various art works in ether parks of the city and in vnrieus places in tbe dtj when.' the donors of such works indicated u desire te have them located. The Equality or Art "In the erection of works of art in pub Ik places, the association feels that It Is doing tills work net for pleasure or for mere love of adornment, but is doing some thing which is geed for the city and geed for all these who enjoy the pleasure of look ing at them. Art in public places is n thing which nil persons can share with nbselute equality, and it supplies something te stimulate the idea of beauty In every person who views ir. entirely irrespective of that person's position in the world. "Tbe association has done what it could de in the past with the money at its com cem mand. Philadelphia is entering upon a new era, in which the arts are destined te play un important part. With the support of the citizens, our association hopes te take n prominent part In tills development." What De Yeu Knew? ! QUIZ 1. What was the Gunpowder Plot and when did It occur? U. What Is meant by the iloctrlne of sig natures In medicine? 3. Who Is the present American Ambassa der te Italy'.' 4. Of what Statu is Little Heck the capital? 5. Who were the Miner I'replictH of tbe Illhle? C. Who was Siiiebeiaz.-ideV 7, What world-famous composer was af flicted witli deafness? S. Why Is the iifudeinlc cup worn bv collcge graduates called n. mortarboard? 0. Wbat Is a patois? 10. What Is a puncheon? Answere te Yesterday's Quiz 1. A mandrill Is a large nnd ferocious West African baboon, having enormous canine teeth nnd bony preminences of the cheek, utriped with blue, and scarlet. 2. About two. thirds of the great Island et New Guinea, or Papua, north of Aus tralia, belongs te tin, Commonwealth pf Australia, while- the u-iuulnder bV bV lengs te the Netherlands. 3. Vermont w-rs the llrst Htum ndmltted te the Union under the Constitution 4. Themas Uablngteu Mncnulu, the fain. eus historian, qssaylsi and statesman wns ft bachelor. ' D. Plnce-uez Is u name, for eyeglasses lmiri upon the new by u spring, literally ncve-plnchera. The word should be pronounced "pans-nay." 6. Queer street nn HnBllHh slnns term for nn ImuKtnnry street Inhabited l.v peeple In difficulties; hence any d if Acuity, trouble, etc. ny Ulf' 7. AlaUi Bene Im fiage wns n celebrated French author, especially fameu ,is the author of "uu Was'" Us dates are 1808-1747. mtcs 8. The plural of the word moeso Is moose 9. a moiety Is a half or a small portion ' future and r,.un the &rena Ke. 38 1 M. VBBV 1 SHORT CUTS Baseball, it would seem, is a ruthksn game. Chorus of regular Maine guys: "Half, iiuie, etc." Ireland has new justified the "Fm" In free state." It must be suid for old General Ha-1 nudity thnt he is n geed landscape gardener. I Weman bus wen nomination for tin senate in Minnesota. Eventually. Wbj net new.' Ry closely observing Chief Justice I Tnft. Ambassador Hnrvy may get a fell vniuanie lessens in diplomacy. Teddy, son of I'utimah II. left Phila- dolphin yesterdny for Bosten, nnd we mill presently knew whether n Iiippopetamiii preieri owns te scrapple. Se that we mnv rnlse no altercation with weather and almanac men, we timidly- and cautiously opine that this is one of tbe I longest clays lu the jour. Pussyfoot .Toiinsen savs when he gees ts I England he will travel en u British ship, Ml no considers "American bootleg scows ' ub safe. Pussyfoot Is showing claws. The Democratic State Platform Cem mittee hnri surnrtued the nnnitlnoe hv nre senting a dissenting opinion from the general I view- tuat me election ts u I ready ever. Girls with bobbed hair arc myMlfjInll their beaus in Atlantic City by wearlnfl white wigs; from s which we deduce that I the press agent Is earning his salury. Marconi lias invented u radio search light which will enable ships at sea te lecatil eacn etner in a fog. line ought te De w-i stnlled en the Ship of State durins a twill ueeatc. Bleed test has convinced Les Ansel" I man that he Is the father of a ten-mentM- old girl he was charged witli failure te sup-j pert. Science triumphant. But faith would! nave Drought greater happiness. Peter Jehnsen, of Cape May, out in kii dory off the Northeast lightship, hooked taresiier shark seven feet nine incnes i length and feucht It for two hours bcferi be landed it. This kind of tiling t-ets out dreaming of vacation. Alfred Flecgel, pnlnter, winner of tkt t'rix de Heme schelnrshlp, celeeratca i dny In the bare little room where he bi long striven nnd hungered by working en a drawing for n Remix Arts prize. HapW the man who finds joy in Ills work. A (mini In I lie TlrmiT '.an Is meibtl' ing five llttle beavers. Interesting, Ml net nt nil surprising. When instinct lxl astray, as it very frequently does, stran"l thlnps mnv hnnnen. She mll?ht iUSt all readily have mothered five llttle foxes, After three years' .ceearch Jehns Hep' kins scientists liave discovered a feur1 t-lliimln. u-lili.li cure rlcknts. Thev feUM it in cod liver oil. Modest Ir. we adroit ulsceiered it as a child, but disliked it much we refused te give It countenance. The Yeung Lndy Next Doer Rut 0 sajs she quite believes the Health Cemmir . i vi. ...I I.- n..0 effort muiici ui uvv e.uric wiiuii m? ni;n j J man ought te live until he is a bunew because bhe saw In the paper no later y" yebtcrdny that .Hex i'cte nail passea nv- Tl.... i.'ama niilv ..n.n flvut.elaflfl Dal' I IIVIC I1VIU UI,, DUUtl Hiei-.t-.- Ma sengers en the Ancher Line steam'!8' fVlimiMn ii'Meli iinMinrerl In Vew YefK Q" Sunday. All were women and all but et single. A handsome young second iui passenger of geed address and unlmpW' nine cunrucier migui nave leiiuu uci -- tcrlal for a mild tllrtiitlen. On elm Imllereil llOBt'l Rnmanre uf the Sen less wreck of a thlrtrl feet schooner w.P'?l drifted into New HN'J i ' ford, Muss., there was found the emncunjl remnant of u man whose privations . i , ,. - , ...Min barf et u man wuose priviui""" vjb 1,1,.. nt memnev (111,1 COIinfC'! roeucu nun et memory nun :" i,i ., i.l nt.. i .1... in lie FBI" liieii;iil. him iiuiim: nun mu eu, - pj (iiui count ten no mere, miiu eui ";'tii thu wireless, the radio ami an tae """"J f A..lllMn.. -till t,n nt.lflldfV IllflCe mystery 1 ' j'lAf.T.fl
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