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ritiUADEUiiiA, rniiiAV, M)VE.MnEn 20, 1914.
Put Air in tlic Tenements
THE people of Philadelphia are not par
ticularly Interested In what certain owners
of tenements think of the constitutionality
of the housing law- That Is a question for
the courts. The vita) Issuo Is simply whether
or not Councils shall nullify a law of Penn
sylvania by the subtlo expedient of refusing
to appropriate funds to carry It out.
' Thero Is nothing radical about tho law.
It merely provides guarantees that tenants
rights shall not bo trampled under foot and
the health and safety of Philadelphia bo im
periled by unendurable housing conditions.
"It Is Impossible," says Director Norrls, "to
nscrlbo a neglect to put this act Into effect
to any other than ono of two causes either
the sinister Intlucnco of slum landlords or a
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willingness to sacrltlco comfort, decency and
Hfo Itself rather than put In Joopardy the
1 positions of a fou favored officeholders.'1
It is probably a llttlo of both. But Mr.
'Connelly, as ho himself has often uald, favors
the poor and loves to fight their battles. As
chairman of tho Finance Committee, there
fore, surely he will not permit those who ulo
living under the menace of Intolerable con
ditions to bo defrauded of the onjoymont of
their rights ono unnecessary moment. Suroly
Mr. Connelly will use his great Influence to
Trocuro quick action. A window In overy
room that is not much for oven a poor fam
ily to have. It is only ono of tho things the
new housing law would ussurc every tenant.
Councils is cither for slums or against
slums; for disease-breeding conditions or for
health-giving conditions; for tho law or
against the law. Councils Is either In favor
of a Bquaro deal for tho poor or In favor of
alum landlords, who wax fat on profits from
Insanitary property. Obviously, Councils,
when facing such an Issue, can decldo In ono
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that mac. way only. Clearly Councllmen represent tho
Jlshmcn'f,. people, not tho slum-owners; health, not
disease; law, not lawlessness. Thoy will not
let a few officeholders stand between tenants
and their fundamental rights. That Is why
citizens of all classes are looking to Councils
quickly to appropriate money to put tho
housing law Into effect.
Honored by His Works
OHIO Is making preparations to welcome
home an American hero of the European
war, Myron T. Herrlck, who, after working
overtime under tho oompulston of strange
and strenuous circumstances, is about to. re
linquish his post as Ambassador to Franca
to another Ohioan.
It is altogether fitting and proper that
Ohio should glva some special recognition to
a native son who has done so much to honor
his State, but when Ambassador Herrlck
comes back to America next month he will
be greeted with manifold evidences of the
admiration and gratitude of the whole coun
try. He has been something more than Am
bassador to France in the trying days slnco
the first warlike demonstration In Europe,
and the exceeding efficiency and tactfulness
With which he hat eplved the Innumerable
difficult problems confronting him as diplo
mat and relief worker entitle him to the
praise and good will of the peoplo not only
cf America and France, but of other nations
as well.
His splendid work has added both at home
nnd abroad to the prestige of our whole dip
lomatic service.
Autocratic Prohibition
VODKA has been the Russian national
drlnjc for centuries. It is a deadly bev
erage and its widespread use has had a dls-
- datrous effect upon Russian health, commerce
and morals. By Imperial ukaso Its manufac
ture and sale have been prohibited. As the
Government had a monopoly of the traffic,
naturally the prohlbjtory law became In
stantly effective, and, as the authorities still
have the power to send offenders against the
law to Siberia, there Is probably little effort
to evade the Imperial will
With the abolition of vodka there has come,
according to reports, an immediate improve
ment In social and moral conditions, particu
larly among the peasant class. The Increase
- lr efficiency and thrift Is said to be offsetting
sorne of tho 111 effects of the war. Such a
thing could not be effected in America be
causa the people rule. Evils cannot be eradi
cated by edict In a democracy. But the spread
;f local option sentiment la so steady and
strong that there la no doubt about the ulti
mate Issue In this country
CojnipejisattQn That "Works Both Ways
TTTTORKMEN'S compensation Is Included i
, in the legislative program of Governor-
elt Brumbaugh and la one of the vital sub-
', Jeets of dfiteusslon In the convention of tho
'm?rcan Federation of Labor and In tho
industrial welfare ana Efficiency Confer
onca at Harrisburg. Pennsylvania, in Jus
tim to Itself and to its people, cannot lag
m r behind the timua as to ignore the
Utat neeewtty to which attention has thus
'ba called.
That industrial avoidants have bees re-
4mm4 nearly one-half In Uja last six years
t dkte partly, no doubt, to the workmen's
ifpspeniatioB Jws waloh have, been enacted
v, J SS of the States, and especially to these
fftm which are so constructed, or so com-
' jiUnDt4 by auxiliary statutes, as to make
mtgioyra and employe equal partners iu
tM obHoua and advantages pt "safety
fts." Wassacjbusotta tie succss&sd ls -
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wk. wMMi feasgjM-wtfteatly dMrd ttt f
rfuiwrior emm of genial Mittf i
cases, whl cli has made possible the speedy
Adjustment of accident claims without the
litigation so expensive to State and con
testants, which has afforded Immediate re
lief to many afflicted by poverty and worry,
nrid Which has charged the cost of Industrial
Insurance to the cost of production, with a
total levy on IJie Consumer of only nine one
hundreths of one cent for each dollar's worth
Of product purchased.
Frankfort! Sounds the Riilly
T71RANKFOUD gave Us answer on tho rapid
- transit situation last night. Town meet
ings of this sort are nightmares to poli
ticians. The comprehensive articles In tho
Mvkninu LiiDdnn, disclosing tho Intolerable
transit conditions existing In tho several
sections which tho proposed new system
will serve, hao prepared tho way for tho
crusado which Director Taylor has begun;
for tho Frnnkford gathering was but tho
first of a scries of town meetings which
will show absolutely tho practical unanimity
of all Philadelphia: In support of adequuto
transit facilities.
Councils nnd tho Union Traction Company
must act. The latter cannot defeat tho
plans; it can only cauao a revision of them.
Tho city Is amply ablo to go ahead on
Its own account, build the now lines and
then arrango for their equipment and op
eration. Union Trnctlon participation is a
desirable, but not a necessary, feature, of
tho program. It Is Councils that must de
cide finally whether or not tho people aro
to have what they need and what thoy want.
Philadelphia Is going to have rapid tran
sit, comprehensive rapid transit, and Phila
delphia Is not going to wait ten years to
get It. That Is what tho Frankford meet
ing meant and what tho other meetings will
mean. Tho omens are worth tho study of
obstructionists who think that thoy can de
lay Indefinitely or prevent altogether tho
progress of Philadelphia.
New Schools a Good Investment
UND13K the school codo of Pennsylvania a
Board of Education has tho power and
tho authority to meet any exigencies that
muy arise In Its district. Tho Joint recom
mendation of tho Department of Superin
tendence and tho Department of Buildings
for tho orcctlon of IT now schools and 19 addi
tions In this city should be acted upon
affirmatively and promptly by tho board.
It such provision is not made to meet tho
congestion, children will havo to bo excluded
from tho schools or a doublo-scsslon plan
must bo adopted. Tho first Is unthinkable.
Tho second Is unjust to tho pupils and teach
ots alike. It has been conclusively proved
that good work cannot bo done on tho half
tlmo schedule.
To provide adequato class room accommo
dation Is a matter of simple Justice and Is
lndlspensablo to tho development of good
citizenship. If $4,000,000 Is required for tho
necessary facilities. It should be provided
without a moment's pause; If ten times that
amount wcro needed It would be no Justifica
tion for hesitancy. "What Philadelphia will
be a generation henco depends upon the pro
vision wo make for tho children of today.
Adequate Military Defense
TVyriLITARISM and Jingoism aro never
JL.TJL. likely to craze tho American nation. In
deed, anything that savors of lust of con
quest for the sako of conquest must be abhor
rent to a people who have ample room for
expansion within tho bounds of their own
country and who havo scarcely scratched tho
surface of their own resources.
In recommending that the American stand
ing army be increased to 200,000 men, with
the gradual building up of a second line com
posed of 750,000 reservists, Major General
W "W. Wotherspoon, retiring Chief of Staff
of the United States Army, has simply spoken
a word of caution. Our present military
force, although unrivaled in quality, is little
mora than a toy when compared with the
vast armies of Europe.
The position of America has changed
within the past few years. From being an
isolated and inaccessible unit we have taken
our place in tho family of nations; our in
sular possessions demand garrisons; the
Panama Canal and our interpretation of the
Monroe Doctrine necessitate a supply of
forces readily available for distant service;
our long coastal exposure requires stationary
defense. These demands leave the nation
with only a rump of an army In case of emer
gency at home. The War Department will be
sure of the support of the people a a whole
If the present military force is brought up to
a standard more proportionate to the vast
interests that are at stake.
National Range of American Movies
TEN and twelve yearn ago moving pic
tures they were "cinematographs" and not
"movies" In the days when only vaudeville
specialized In them were almost exclusively
a French product. The'present war has com
pleted in three months the Americanization
that has been going steadily on year by year,
Everything shown In our moving-picture
theatres today unless It Is a few Italian
films comes from American studios.
Fortunately the war found the manufac
turers and producers ready. The present
high level of the movies is a tribute to Amer
ica's complete mastery of the silent art
Every sort of film is on the screens. The
movies show romance, history, the progress
of science They bring uS the natural won
ders of the West. They are Invading educa
tion and politics. They make a valuable toot
of Instruction In social hygiene. The range
of the movies Is nothing short of national.
One thing is certain: The new subway
elevated system should be "Made In Phila
delphia," A year ago thero was a general exodus
from Mexico, and now tt promises to be an
exodus of generals.
Perhaps the commuters would prefer to
have the low rates instead of the extra
crews.
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There are tenants in this eity who would
rather haTO the housing- law than ths
(Jounalla.
The "Know-Tour-Clty-Better" exhibit
would be worth seeing If it etmt real money
to iit la. Its value is not impaired in ths
losM bcaus tho Admiarioa fee is nothing
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THE ART OF CONGRESSIONAL ORATORY
AND SOME OF ITS MORE HUMAN SIDES
Most of the Orators Hail From South of the Line Gallivan of Mas
8achu8ctts an Exception How Madden Maddens Mann,
' Paradoxical Mr. Kent.
By E. W.
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TJERHAPS Professor Draper, who wrote
JTafo consolingly of Iho effects of soil, ell
mato and food ori character, could havo ex
plained In his excellent chapter on that sub
ject why Americans born south of Mason
nnd Dixon's line speak oratorlcally and thoso
born north of tho line do not.
That Is a generalization, of course, but you
will find few exceptions to tho rulo; very
few In cither branch of Congress. Under
wood, a Southerner, to bo sure, does' not
speak oratorlcally; Gallivan, of Massachu
setts, is distinctly oratorical, nut one would
have to pauso to think of other exceptions.
Even Underwood, who usually speaks on tllo
floor Of tho House nrf It ho wero talking to
follow members of a board of directors, can,
nnd upon raro occasions does, speak oratorl
cally. But that Is When ho is making cam
paign material for fellow Southerners to use.
Then It Is a tour de force, a straining for
effects he wad taught to seek when ho was
doing hlB debating bit at the University of
Virginia.
It Is Interesting to consider tho change
which will como In tho manner of leadership
when Claudo Kltchln, of North Carolina,
succeeds Underwood as majority leader In
tho House. His manner of spoaklng Is dis
tinctly oratorical, and his uncommonly rich
volco and big wholesomo person help his ef
fects. In his 14 years of scrvico In tho House
Kltchln has probably mado fewer speeches
than any other Southerner of even half that
length of service But his speeches nre
listened to and remembered. This Is bocauso
he Is recognized as an authority on tho
subject he most frequently talks upon tho
tariff. Senator Hughes' once told me, after
serving years on tho House Ways and Means
Committee with him, that Claudo Kltchln
knows more about overy tariff bill over writ
ten by Congress than any other living man
knows about any single tarlfl bill.
"Never Tackle KJtchin On Tariff"
Tho majority loader-to-bo wns onco debat
ing a tariff point when ho yielded to a mem
ber uninformed as to somo things about
Kltchln, and who in two minutes' had con
troverted a dozen things Kltchln had stated
and pretty directly accused him of misstat
ing historical facts concerning ono, Item tho
North Carollnan had discussed. Kltchln
waited smilingly for the end of tho Interrup
tion and then quietly, and without referring
to any data, related the exact rato placed
on tho article under discussion by overy
tariff law, tho exact revenue produced by It
under each law and the Industrial statistics
of tho American manufacturers of the arti
cle. Mr. Mann then whispered to tho dazed
member, "Never tackle Kltchln on a question
of fact relating to tho tariff. Tacklo any
other Democrat and you may get away
with It."
"For what purpose does the gentleman
rise?" the Speaker sometimes asks whon a
member rises at a time when the Speaker
does not care to recognize him. Not that the
Speaker does not probably know for what
purpose tho gentleman rises; It is only a play
of parliamentary Interference. The House
quickly learns for what purpose gentlemen
rise In their places, especially those who rise
merely to havo the record show that they
took part In a debate. No one Is so skilful
in this practice as J. Hampton Moore, of
Philadelphia. I do not say this In disparage
ment, because one quickly learns to appre
ciate "Hampy" Moore's many amiable quali
ties and his real abilities. On the subject of
Inland waterways Moore la a recognized
specialist. But he does not wait for any sub
ject allied to that great one to Jump Into
debate; It may be one he has little or no
knowledge of. That does not feaze Hampy.
I hnvo seen him enter the chamber when a
debate Is on, ask what the bill Is, send for a
copy, find the paragraph being considered,
read it hastily, then rise, brow corrugated as
by some well thought out objection to the
position taken by the member talking.
"Will the gentleman yield?"
The gentleman yields.
"Let me see If I understand the gentle
man's contention," Moors begins, and pretty
soon he has picked up some good point badly
made, elaborates it, states It better, and lot"
the Record next day shows that the gentle
man from Philadelphia has taken part in a
debate on an involved question and shone
In it, too. What he has done is to take a lot
of badly written copy and straighten it out
Into good copy. He has adapted bis profes
sion of editor to his occupation of legislator.
Members with less quick wit and lacking
Moore's newspaper training try his trick
occasionally with sad results.
Oratory May Be Handicap
But I have strayed from my orators and
non-orators. I doubt the value of oratorical
methods unless they are employed to orna
ment sound reasoning. Is It because a man
has the art of painting pretty word pictures
that he Is eager to speak, or the other way
round, because he likes to speak does he
learn to paint attractive word pictures? I
should say, whatever may be tho answer to
that question, that oratorical stye, even
when skilfully employed, Is of no effective
aid to one In present-day legislative cham
bers, and may oven be a handicap.
For example, once In the 63d Congress,
Trlbble, of Georgia, offered an amendment to
a bill under consideration, He la a radical,
and a rapid, impassioned speaker. Ha con
sumed his five minutes working himself up
Into a passion, not attempting oratory, how
ever, snd probably gained seme votes, but
not eno.ugh. Tom Hertln, of Alabama, dis
tinctly the orator of the House, came to Trib-
CURIOSITY SHOP
Hetzel, the French publisher who discov
ered Jules Verne, Is dead. Hetzel began with
Verne by a life contract, guaranteeing an
annual sum of 94009, which seemed Immense
riches to the unknown writer. It was not at
all proportionate tu the rapid success and
sale of bis bqokti throughout the known
world. Jules Veive was content with his
bargain, and for many, many years fur
nished dutifully bis two volumes a year. At
his death he left several mora finished, or
nearly so, which explains the continued
appearance of new works bearing his name.
Hetzel took, pains to provide the writer who
was laying golden eggs for him with a
yacht and all pther appurtenances 'beeessary
or useful to stimulate his Inventive powers.
oe-Foo-Chao, a tg&m 1 Cfcln, is known
as the "VH rf tta Suf feMp t Its
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TOWNSEND
bio's nld, but whon ho had used up his five
minutes the amendment was tnoro In need
of votes than when Trlbblo concluded. Tho
latter asked for nnd obtained llvo minutes
more, nnd ngatn passionately advocated his
vlows. Samuel McCall, of Massachusetts,
toso and nsked Trlbblo to yield, and tho lat
ter, assuming that any Ma-inchusctls mnn
would bo opposed to him, refused to yield.
I knew differently. As tho matter stood tho
least experienced man on tho floor could sco
that tho Georgian was beaten. I know that
McCall would not ask permission to oppose
n mail already defeated, nnd I whispered to
Trlbblo to yield. Ho did McCall, who
always had tho strict attention of the Houso,
calmly pointed out that tho Trlbblo amend
ment would Improve tho provision Involved,
and quietly gavo his reasons, consuming his
fivo minutes In n plain, straightforward talk
ns ho might havo made tho samo argument
at a dinner table. Trlbblo was tit surprised
as pleased whon McCall, having concluded,
tho amendment was adopted Tho orator
had Injured his causo; tho colloqulallst had
won for him,
Three Members Who Interest
There Is a group on tho Republican sldo of
tho Houso I havo vvntched with Interest:
James R. Mann nnd Martin B. Mudden, of
Chicago, and William Kent, of tho 1st Cali
fornia district. They all camo into political
prominence ns members of tho Chicago City
Council. Kent did prodigious work ns a
municipal reformer In Chicago before going
to California, und Mann nnd Madden wcro
both In tho political drama cast, playing
parts in the councllmnnlc upheavals of tho
early '00s.
Mann Is a stand pat Republican, Madden
a soit of a go-as-you-ploaso Republican, nnd
Kent nn Insurgent, unhappy unless ho Is
Insurglng with nil his might and main Mann
has two "mannors," ns thoy say of com
posers, In addressing tho House. Ho Is hap
piest In his Invective, denunciatory manner,
when ho li telling tho Democrats what a
'futllo and generally useless crow thoy nre.
But occasionally It suits his hand to pro
pltlato Democrats and thus "After you, AI
phonse," would sound rough-houso compared
to his least mild expressions
Madden, tall, whlto-halred, with a com
plexion a bello might sigh for, seems to get
more comfort out of his membership than
nny othor mnn In tho Houso. Ono likes to
watch Mnnn watch Maddon. Ho never
knows what he Is going to do nnd that
plainly gives Joy to Madden. Tho latter
seems to watch procecdlnsg with a view to
getting Into debate on an nnglo that will
give Mann tho greatest surprise.
A Republican amendmont Is up; many
Democrats arc In their offices or doing de
partment chores; Mann has whipped In all
his supporters; there Is a chanco to carry tho
point. Madden rises.
"Mr. Chairman" (tho Houso bolng In com
mittee of the whole), ho begins, with Just
that tinge of Irish accent which used to de
light James O'Neill's audiences, "It seems to
me"
Madden Smiles and Smiles
Mann looks worried. Madden sees this
and smiles. Ho proceeds with a wonderfully
rich vocabulary to present his objects, art
fully addressing his reasons to Republicans
from somo section of tho country likely to
be Influenced. He Is always smiling; the
amendmont falls. Madden turns to Mann
with tho aside, "Jim, I didn't quite llko that
amendmont."
"I gathered as much," Mann rejoins, and
goes on with his endless task.
Kent Is almost as hopeless for Mann, al
though not as surprising as Madden. Noth
ing that Kent does surprises Mann since
Kent, who raises hundreds of thousands of
pounds of wool In Nevada, voted for free
wool; who feeds thousands of beef steers
In Nebraska, yet voted for free beef; whose
district makes millions of gallons of wine,
yet he favors prohibition. Mann accepts
Kent as l'enfant terrible of the House, lets
it go at that merely praying for tho best.
Kent is Intense. Not a bad thing, I fancy,
for a politician. He would die for tho suo
cess of the least Important conservation meas
ure; die a thousand times for peace and
fight at the drop of a hat if you dispute his
translation of a line of Greek.
Madden never tells Mann what he is going
to do until he has done it, so to say, but
Kent 'fesses up in advance.
"I rather like this bill. I think I'll vote
for It," he tells the minority leader.
"All right. William," Mann replies, pa
tiently. "But don't speak for It."
"But, Jim. I feel that I should speak for It."
Kent prepares carefully and Is yielded IB
minutes for his speech. His friends beg him
not to talk rapidly. He speaks a sentence
or two deliberately, then his face turns white
with eagerness; It takes too long to open
and close his mouth and through clenched
teeth and with a rapidity which Is the despair
of official reporters, he fairly, hisses his
views. He has finished In eight minutes. Ho
notes the time on the dial of the big clock
he faces, moans "I yield back the balance
of my time," and retires to tho lobby, mut
tering imprecations on his own impetuosity.
But his remarks read like a carefully pol
ished essay,
The Record comes In for a deal of editorial
nnlmadversloji, but In the making of so much
of it as reports what Is actually spoken on
the floor of the House there Is a variety of
entertainment and instruction for him who
likes the study of his fellowroan.
HUM OF HUMAN CITIES
Prisons, taking the outcasts of the cities,
are ever a source of Interest to the fortu
nates (who do not go down In the struggle
of urban life. And the prisons thmsetvs
are rapidly Increasing the Interest by novel
experiments.
Of the 153 penal Institutions In tfye United
States only two are self-sustaining. One
is the Mlohigan State Prison. Eighty acres
of string beatis were planted on the prison
farm after garden peas were harvested. Un
to September 26 a produot amounting to
JzMl 60 had been canned from this acre
age Tho Stat paid ?5 per acre for tha
Greenwood farm of 316 acres the largest
Single farm bought by the State or S3S -876.
So the farm was paid for by this year's
string beans pack and a credit balance left
over of 1:699 60.
Warden WMs, 0 Ht Kentucky State
Prison, was haantty apptoutUg when at a
rsetet Mion 0 tbs Amsrfann Prison As
ssoiatlon ha delard felnuntf to be t favor
9t pwmuttetr wMomww to oNmma ith
MMSkvtNc- Hl avowal, if UooulUaeird,
would find an echoing response In the heart
of every prisoner In every silent and lonely
cell In tho land. For of all the methods em
ployed to punish criminals, thinks the editor
of tho St. Paul Pioneer Press, that of re
fusing them permission to hold converse
with their fellows Is the most cruel and
blighting lo tho human spirit ever conceived.
Ono has only to Isolato himself from his
fnttnn, mnn IV, f n ,1av nr ttVO. SDealtlng tO
and being hailed by no one, to bring him
to a profound realization of the ftBolu,
need of conversation In one's dally life. With
a prisoner, tho prohibition against talking is
Infinitely more depressing than It would bo
with a free man. Cut off from converso
with his neighbors, ho Is driven In on him
self, tho sickening sense of his Isolation Is
mado doubly real lo him, and brooding and
moroseness become almost seciOnd nature
to him. .
If reformation, nnd not mere retribution,
Is to bo the new noto In prison management,
then It must Inevitably follow that conver
sation If only In a limited way may bo
Indulged In by tho prisoners. For how cart
a mnn bo reformed If ho is forced to con
sider himself so much of "-an outcast that
ho cannot even speak to nnd bo spoken to
by his comradcsV '
VIEWS OF READERS
' ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin
ion on Subjects Important to City,
State and Nntion.
To the Eddor 0 the Evening Lttgtri
Sir If tho Philadelphia business men, who
h.ive Imd occasion to find fault with trado con
ditions during tho past months and many of
I them no doubt have will take the trouble to
look up at the statue of William Penn on Us
lofty pedetnl nt tho City Hall tower, and will
also stop long enough In their mad rush to get
to nnd from their places of business to gaze nt
the placid renturcs of Benjamin Franklin, on
Chestnut street, In front of the Post Office,
they will, no doubt, bo both surprised nnd
pleased to scotthnt there la a smite 011 tho
roiintcnnnce of both of these distinguished gen
tlemen, who look such n pride In Philadelphia
In their day, nnd whose spirits. If they hover
about their earthly semblance (and who shall
eay that they do not?), must be mightily pleased
to witness tho splendid progress this1 fine old
City' of Brotherly Love Is making.
It Is justly entitled to be characterized as
tho typical Amerlcnn city, In all that Is best
and noblest, as also much thnt Is most attrac
tive and dcBlrablc In any municipality.
Philadelphia has recently been doing big
things lu sucli a modest and splendid manner
that It ought to make every citizen proud of
her nnd eager to Bay a good word for tho city
wherever opportunity presents Itself, cither nt
homo or nbroad. Within the past tew days,
for example, 60,000 line-looking, up-headed, pa
triotic American worklngmcn and women pa
mded down Broad etrect to the music of 50
bands; ISO Mnors of other leading municipali
ties were here to study problems for the public
welfare and advancement; one of the 12 Federal
Roservo banks, which will hereafter bo the
financial centres of .the country, was opened
here; vast numbers of the citizens. Including
many from long distances, eagerly subscribed
for a city loan offered direct to them at a com
paratively low rate of Interest; nnother new,
splendidly enlarged hotel has been added to the
list of hostelrles, not excelled anywhere elso
In the world; one mighty ship has been loaded
with life-giving provisions and sailed away to
Belgium, while nnother ono will soon be ready
to follow, nnd down, facing old Independence
Square, there is being erected another splen
didly artistic structure with great Grecian col
umns, which, with the other buildings facing
this sacred spot, make tt an even more Im
posing National shrine than It has been for
the past century and a. half all of which, and
much more that might be mentioned of equal
or even greater Importance, should bring pride
to the heart of every citizen and a desire to
sco to It that Justice Is done to this noble city
of peace, prosperity and happiness to a degree
equaled In no other city anywhere In tho New
or Old World. Let's all talk up Philadelphia
hereafter! EDWARD NEWTON HAAG.
Philadelphia, November 19.
CHARITY'S BIG MOVE
To the Editor of the Bventng Ledger:
Sir All Philadelphia ought to be glad to hear
of the proposed co-ordination of our charitable
institutions. The business man and the rich
philanthropist, quite as much as tho poor per
son, wilt benefit directly by any perfection of
the organization. The man who supports chari
ties will be able to figure out Just how much he
can afford to give, turn It over to a general
committee, and know that he will not be
bothered further for a year, that the money
will go to Just those charities that he wishes to
support, and that by the economy of organiza
tion thus effected It will go farther than Is
now possible. H. I,. WHEELER.
Wayne Junction, November 19.
SHOP EARLY
To the Editor of the Evening Ltdgerl
Sir I thank you for the urgent request you
make of your readers to do tlislr Christmas
chopping early. It Is a slogan which nearly
everybody adopts, but few live up to. Their pro
crastination is more than the thief of their time.
It Is the thief of the health of hundreds of clerks
In the stores of every large city. I can tell you
of an Instance where a girl, after working at
top speed through the weeks Just before Christ
mas, and eo tired at night that sometimes she
simply fell on her bed and went to sleep In the
clothes she had worn all day, suffered suoh In
Jury to her health from overwork that, for six
months she never got over the effects.
GERTRUDE FLORENCE NORTON.
Philadelphia, November IS.
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATISM
To the Editor of the Evening Zedgert
Sir In your editorial entitled "Progressive
Conservatism" In today's Evbnino Ledosr
(November la), you could have strengthened
your position considerably by showing that
among the thinkers, men who are progressive
tn a conservative age are usually conservative
lu a progtesslve nge. The reason for this Is
that when every one Is contented with things
nb they are the thinker sees the danger of
stagnation and emphasizes what should be
changed. On the other hand, when a progres
sive movement Is Inaugurated the thinker real
izet the danger of driving too fait and too far
and holds back. It always has been so,
F, L. JONES.
Philadelphia, November 19.
"IMPERTINENT COMMERCE CONFUSERS"
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger!
Sir When your paper started a few months
ago I thought It might be a high-brow Journal
devoted to setting forth tho views of the privi
leged few. In discussing the Evbnino LEcorn
with u circle of friends the other day we con.
eluded that it stands for the best interests fof
all the people of the community. Svhlle I do
not agree with you on woman's suffrage, I
am extremely gratified by the stand you have
taken on the transit problem and also the
decisive position you have assumed on behalf
of the commuters a against the railroads and
the I, C O., which Initials ought to mean the
Impertinent Commerce Confuser.
J. HURLEY BENNETT.
Philadelphia, November 18.
AN OCTOBER DAY
Oh, the cool an' misty mornln',
When the day Is jest a-dawnln',
When the sun Is gettln luy
An' a-cllmbln' kinder alow,
Oh, the brown and ruddy grasses.
An' the golden-red In masses,
An' the riot of the snmao
In the noontime all aglow.
Then the big white moon aaallln'
Fore the pinky flush, is paMri
Kinder broodln'-lika an' tender
On the sleepy fields bslow.
Then the PucpJe night a-atealla'
Brings that sorter peaceful feelln'
Like when Mother kissed and tusked yer
Into bad so long ago.
Sua an- moon aad fifi tfimgur,
flHromorln' mist and coloxfl gay
8mm as if Q4 Mtors4 A( UaavB
34t U wk a yarthnt stay.
vs&wm SMITH.
I SCRAPPLE
The Army in the Cut
And the great city sleeps, Its PvinweeV
disturbed by the feverish activity of ths
aimyoT darkness. Or If the city cahe
a rumble 6f their movements and stirs in
Its slumber, It Is only to turn over and go
to sleep again. No hypnotic spe I will ac
count for this Indlffercnco of a city of five
mllllonV to the presenco of an army In 1 l w
gas-lit Blrcets, It Is merely habit. If hero
nnd thefo In tho cubical hives where thrt
city takes Its rest an unquiet sleeper tosses
In his bed and resents tho disturbance. It
Is not to wish that these prow era o the
night were caught and sent to Jail, Jut only
o wish that they went about their business
more dlscreetly-thls great host market
men, grocers, butchers, milkmen, Phcart
engineers nnd news vendors who have bcen
engaged Blnco soon after midnight In the
enormous task of preparing the eltya
breakfast. Simeon Strunsky In "Belshazzar
Court."
Dad Business
Krupp. tl German artillery rnanufaclurer, hT
cut their dUldend from II to 12 per cent, this year.
(.'Able Dispatch
What tltno tho battle lino Is full,
What tlmo tho merry cannon frown,
Tho Krupp concern finds business dull,
Their dividends go slowly down.
A paltry 12 per cent, this year,
Is nil tho Krupp gang can afford.
Unless peaco comes, so much Is clear,
Tills cannon game goes by tho board.
He Just Dodges
Mr. Straight How do you expect to moot
yoUr bills? , . ,.
Mr. Crook When I expect them wo dont
meet. .
Ho Wasn't Looking
Debutante Ho said ho would go through
a raging flood Just to look Into my eyes.
Chaperon Whon, last night?
Debutante No; last night ho phoned
that It was raining too hard for him to
call. Judge.
Setting the Date
Mulligan OI want wan ov thlm holgh hats
yo can smash oop without hurtln 'cm.
Clerk Opera?
Mulligan Slvlntcenth av March.
Roused to Fury
Wife (avvnkcnlng) Ooo there's a burgler
getting In. .
Husband (sleepily) Nonsensol Go to
sleep.
Wife (as a last resort) Maybe he's got n
bill.
Husband Woopt Where's my gun?
Shy lock
"Can any ono In tho audience lend me a
ten-dollar gold plcco?" asked tho prestidigita
tor. "On what?" queried tho pawnbroker In tho
third row.
Exciting Times
"Woll," mused 6-ycar-old Harry, as ho
was being buttoned Into a clean white suit,
"this has been an oxcltlng week, hasn't It,
mother? Monday wo went to tho Zoo,
Wednesday I lost a tooth, Thursday was
Lily's birthday party, Friday I was sick,
yesterday I had my hair cut, and now hero
I am rushing off to Sunday school." Llp
plncott's. Disaster
Tho careless, clumsy waiter with a bowl of
steaming soup
Was 1 ushlng toward tho table at a reckless,
rapid gait;
When suddenly ho caught his foot and did
tho loop tho loop,
And dropped the heated liquid down upon
a fashion plate.
Couldn't Turn It
"Brudder Perkins, yo' been flghtln', If
heah," said tho colored minister.
"Yaas, Ah wuz."
"Doan you' 'memboh whut de good book
sez 'bout turnln' do odder cheek?"
"Yaas, pahson, but he hit mo on mah
nose, an' I'so only got one." Livingston
Lance.
Hope Deferred
The frontiersman was hanging to tho sharp,
Jutting edge of the cliff by one hand; tho
other was at his efhpty holster. Above him,
an upraised tomahawk in his hand, fiendish
glee In his eyes, knelt a painted redskin.
Two United States army officers stood, mo
tionless, and looked on. Their faces betrayed
a total lack of Interest. Thoy looked almost
bored. Ono of trem puffed lazily at a cigar
ette. The other flicked a speck of dust from
his Immaculate uniform. Finally they mut
tered something, turned and lounged away.
Sighing, the artist replaced the picture on
Its easel.
Hail, Friendly Snow
The blizzard Is a friend to me. It makes my
next door neighbors,
Who pound a bum piano every night.
Close up their doors and windows so tha
thunder of their labors
No longer comes to mako mo want to fight.
Rheumatics grumble at (he snow that may
be with us shortly,
And e'en the young person oft complains.
But I have found a Joy In storm, though I
am slow and portly,
In that it halts the hurdy-gurdy's strains.
Not Certain
"What Is this malady which has sud
denly attacked the nations of Europe?"
"There Is some doubt as to that. Soma
say It Is the German rush, others that It is
the Russian germ." Christian Register.
From the Cub's Notebook
It was on the Saturday of the second game
of the world's series. Plank and Rudolph
were pitching masterly ball. Neither side
had scored. In a saloon In the, southern
section of the city a group of men wero
clustered around a ticker, breathlessly
watching tho story of each play. Bets on
hits wero exchanged as the players cams
to bat, In the crowd there was an Indi
vidual whose clothes and actions marked
him as the professional gambler. Ha won
frequently.
As the sixth Inning came to a close tho
saloon door swung open &nd a swaggering
Individual of the skilled workman class, with
drink-marked features, entered. Ho ordered
a drink, drank it and Joined the ticket
throng. Soon he became boisterous and
arrogantly declared he would bet any oua
In tha room $!0 the Athletics would win Ha
said he knew they would because a friend
of a friend of Connie Mack's had told him so.
He offered ridiculous odds because of the
dependence he had In his friend.
"I don't want to rob you, friend," tho
gambler-like man said quietly, "but I'll take
your bet at even money "
The money was placed Jn the hands of the
bartender. It was noticed the workman's
came from a weekly pay envelope.
WHh the end of that soul-stirring ninth
Inning In which Boston won, tho gambler
collected his winnings and turned to go out.
In tha doorway a touseled headed, dlrt-be-grlmed
youngster almost ran into him
"Say. roister." he said. "Is my daddy in
there? He works only half a day on Satur
day's, and he hasn't come home yet Mom a
afraid he 11 lose his money It's pay dai
fo eat" needS U bUy US kIdS 8omethlnS
Then, as tha door swung open to let an.
?iheJptton .ul' th9 cW,(l tuahud fn and
throwing his chubby arms around tha bettor
who had lost, ho shrilly shouted. "Daddy
coma home, mom's waiting for you." aay'
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fat wallet, took ot the M he had won! rWh,
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walked or to the lad.
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