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A'o man's statu Is ever so bad that It might
not be worse.
The night Answer
THE Committee on Harbor nnd Navigation
of tl0 Chamber of Commerce 1ms formu
lated the right answer to tho queries of too
Chamber of Commerce of tho United Stntea
regarding tho development of tho merchant
marine.
Tho local chamber, through ItB committee,
expresses Its opposition to Government own
ership or operation of merchant ships, and
it favors such a system of subsidies or sub
ventions as will cover tho difference. In tho
cost of operation of tho ships under tho
American ling and under foreign flags. It
also urges tho adjustment of tho subsidies
and tho amendment of existing laws' In such
a way as to encourage the establishment of
line;) of steamships to carry both mall and
freight. Its report Is based on tho funda
mental assumption that It Is much bottor
for tho Government to assist prlvato enter
prise than to smother it by going Into the
shipping business Itself, an assumption that
Is Justified by every consideration of prln
clplo und expediency.
Greece Casts Her Ballot
El'EHY turn of tho Great War has brought
a hOBt of speculations, presumptions nnd
consequences. Tho vast nnd Interacting fac
tors Involved make a change In any ono tho
chance for a thousand readjustments.
Just now speculation turns toward Greece.
Tho elections of Sunday seem to havo given
Vcnlzelos, the great ex-Premier nnd cham
pion of Intervention, a clear majority In tho
National Parliament. Will this mean a now
1 Ally? It wns only tho apparently determined
action of King Constantino and the conse
quent resignation of Vcnlzelos which pre
vented entrance of Greece when tho Darda
nelles were first attacked. It seems that only
the hesitancy or objection of tho other
Bnlrans can stop Grecco now. Yet wo must
remember that It was this great Premier who
brought the Balkans Into league against tho
Turk-.
Onco Greece Is In and, with her, doubtless
Rumania and Bulgaria tho possibilities ore
definite enough. Tho forcing of tho Darda
nelles, tho fall of Constantinople, nnd driv
ing of tho Turk from his last European prov
inces will come quickly. They will also bring
a clear advantage at last to Itussta In nor
Austrian gamo of seesaw.
Music in the City
YESTERDAY saw the opening of Phila
delphia's summer season of open-air
music. In Falrmount Park and on tho north
plaza of City Hall tho voice of tho brass
band made tho humid air seem at least a
little cooler, and tho city not n half bad placo
of a summer evening. Tonight the first pub
lic "sing" of tho season will add mild exer
cise in tho vocal arts.
There are a lot of pretty deep and phil
osophic reasons why tho city should thus
supply a need that no other ngencjr fitly
meets. Shakespeare has phrased one aspect
of this:
The man that hath no muslo In himself,
Nor Is not moved with concord of nweet sounds.
Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;
The) motions of his spirit are dull as night.
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.
It Is ,just as well, however, to remember
that tho Germans are probably tho most
musical race of Europe, and to keep an eye
to other civic virtues.
Doing Strong Men's Work
SPEAKING at the commencement of the
Pennsylvania State College, H. Walton
Mitchell regretted "that educated people have
too often thought of political affairs as side
Issues not worth their consideration. If
there Is one Improvement we need more than
any other In public affairs In America, It la
to have men of strong minds and characters
take part in our official life," True, every
word of it. But while men of strong minds
and strong characters sit back and yawn
women of strong minds and strong charac
ters get out and fight political battles worth
while So many men have usurped woman's
place in the home that she has to get out
nnd do a man's work.
Prison Reform at Last
This bill Is a step In the carrying out of a
comprehensive plan, based upon humane
and economic principles, for the piental,
moral and physical betterment of the Com
mon wealth's criminals. Governor Brum
t-a ign on the Hess bllL
WHEN the Governor signed the bill to
consolidate the Eastern and Western
Penitentiaries In a tingle, new and modern
jiniitutkm In Centre County, the first step
toward real prison reform in Pennsylvania
was taken
The bill has antagonists, of course. Some
object to the sort involved in new buildings
mid in keeping up m targe a farm as planned.
iwveraor Brumbaugh seeiaa to have suoh
:trjt.tlons well In hand when he points out
ihat the sale of the sites in Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh will more than nay for the new
(tgitdings.aad estimates that the new regime.
with He plan for utilising coavict labor It the,
fmaiuf-tuie of many prison necessities, will
vf the State three-quarters of a million a
fijsi'y t even f (fee
l il4iaga to replace
m&mmmr1
EVENING
and the Intltutl6n of nh enlightened reformative-
system on tho prison-farm basis
meant A great outlay of money, It would bo
worth it. The human valuo of contemplated
prison reforms nnswers both tho monetary
objections and tho fear that the convicts will
havo fewer visitors in Centre County. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh sums up tho wholo case
for tho "now penology" In his answer to that
last objection:
From tho standpoint of the family or of
tho friend who has the Interests ef the pris
oner at heart, surely there Is little ground
for hcaitntion between the convenience of
enally visiting a prlaoner confined under
present conditions and tho nallfffaollon of
knowing that he Is In such nn environment
that, when finally liberated, ho may be
turned back to his friends and to the world
with mental, physical and moral strength,
giving him n fair chance to become a good
and useful citizen.
In other words, tho reform of tho prisoner
Is of so much Importance to tho State that
other considerations can bo subordinated.
Our Industrial Preparedness
THERE is ono kind of preparedness of
which pacifists or antl-mltltarlsta or any
party or group of citizens cannot deprive
tho nation. Tho country, In one respect, Is
being prepared for war more effectively than
any appropriation by Congress would pre
pnro It.
Orders from foreign Governments to tho
amount of at loast Jl.000,000,000 havo brought
or aro bringing Into being great munition
arsenals. Already thoro Is not a nation, wo
surmise, that can rival us In tho quantity of
manufacture of thoso things with which war
Is carried on. Additionally, In quality we aro
rapidly approaching, If wo do not equal, tho
productlvo capacity of any Power. A year
of conflict In Europo has caused in tho United
States a preparedness for war, bo far as mu
nitions are concerned, thnt years of activity
by tho Government could scarcely have pro
duced. Wo may lack trained armies, but wo
cannot lack tho things with which armies
aro equipped.
This preparedness not only proves tho wis
dom of encouraging prlvato factories, but It
gives an Inkling of tho rcnl power of tho
nation, should It over bo called on to battlo
with a powerful antagonist. Wo havo solved
at least half of the problem of national de
fense when wo havo created nn Industrial
system capablo of supplying with modern
equipment any force, however large.
It is not, therefore, tho -want of an army
which arouses apprehension. But battleships
cannot bo built in a night. It Is In tho navy
that want of preparedness Is most menacing
and dangorous.
Tho nation must not bo nddlctcd to mili
tarism and not backward In preparedness,
but ready to meet tho Issue, whatever It may
be, and ready always to stand sure-footed
and unafraid In defenso of human rights and
tho other precious principles of which Amer
icanism Is a living manifestation.
The Whole City Invites the Convention
NO ADVERTISING man has comploted his
education till ho has visited Philadelphia
and studied tho methods used here. ThlB ap
plies to tho advertising agent who sells pub
licity nnd to tho advertising manager of a
business enterprlso who wishes to buy pub
licity in tho most effective nnd profitable
form.
Every alert member of tho United Adver
tising Clubs, tho convention of which will bo
hold In Chicago next week, is nwaro of the
advertising pre-emlncnco of this city.
Department storo advertising has been de
veloped to a greater state of perfection hero
than In nny other American city, and there
nre In Philadelphia, or across the river In
Camden, somo of the biggest advertisers
engaged In selling their wares all over tho
world. Tho city was tho homo of Benjamin
Frnnklln, himself an expert In publicity, and
it was hero that the bell was rung which
advertised to tho world that a new nation
had been born. Publicity methods havo been
changed slnco the time when a bell In n
tower wns used to attract attention; but tho
purposo of all methods Is tho same, nnd with
tho passing years tho Importance of using
somo method has become so evident that no
one disoutes It.
But If no other reason existed for holding
tho convention of tho United Advertising
Clubs hero next year, the announcement by
Provost Smith that the buildings of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania would bo turned over
to tho advertising men for their meetings
should be sufficient. Advertising is education
nnd education Is advertising. Tho opportunity
to proclaim this fact so effectively never be
fore presented Itself to advertising men. They
are expected to accept the Invitation without
n moment's hesitation and to come to Phila
delphia next year.
Success Is not how much you do, but how
you do It.
It Is a good thing that the income tax also
is graduated.
The 100-yard dash seems to be tho moat
popular outdoor sport of the Allies.
The one-time card sharps of the ocean
greyhounds agree with General Sherman.
Ten years for robbing a trolley car must
seem pretty severe to the average conductor,
It does not make so much difference where
the Italian armies are going, The point is
Jhat they are getting there.
It begins to look as If the Organization
were planning to fight the mayoralty cam
paign on the issue of hunger for the spoils'.
The penitentiary may go away, but thero
are some citizens! In this vicinity, neverthe
less, who are getting nearer to it all the
time.
' " ' ' " '
The mere killing of ten thousand or more
men occasions little comment, now that tho
world has beeeme used to slaughter. The
only thing really interesting Is baseball' or
awlmmlng.
An English weekly publishes a cartoon f
Unc4e gain reading Wilson's nets, on the
Lusitanla, clenching his hand and invoking
"the touch of a vanished hand," while a par
trait of the Colonel flowers ,cjwn from the
wall. But Isfl't the rest of th,e quotation:
"and the sound of a velee that la ttilft
p nfn II II" III.
If they keep at it long enough tbe social
onoituiU, who objjtat to tbe watte involved
la allowing tbe chureb and school buildings
to be unused in the mniner. will uccad
tat aajtlfPUag the tnviky&eBt earn a goed in.
to the way ox better eltUembip.
EBDQBR - PHIffAPBKPHIA. TUESDAY. jTTOB IS, ltttfo.
SHERMAN AND
THE THEATRE
Undo Sam Stirs tho Bonea of tho
Late Lamented Theatrical Trust.
Tho Big Problem of Booking
Which tho Managers Face,
By KENNETH MACGOWAN
IT IS customary to look among rich men for
philanthropists and among successful busi
nesses for trusts, Hence, mild surprise that
the Federal authorities lave begun to scent a
theatrical trust at tha end of this season of
managerial bankruptcy. Of course, there is
something to Indict in Broadway; there Is
something to Intflct in almost overy largo In
dustry. But if tho Government's Investiga
tors advlso prosecution, tho present culprit,
like all the rest, will be Indicted for the wrong
crime.
Comparison with tho other scapegoats of In
dustry, however, falls short. Tho bankrupt
"trust" has begun to puzzlo tho Investigator
Just as tho theatre's commercial methods
havo puzzled every hard-headed man of com
merce who has como Into contact with tho
theatrical business. Tho New York Times
thus reports Investigator Thompson:
Theatrical people, he said, seemed to
transact business In a way so unllko that of
ordinary commercial men nnd their method
of bargaining wns so essentially their own
that his experience In such matters ns the
Tobacco Trust nnd Himllar Investigations
was not safe to follow In matters theatrical.
Mr. Thompson Is confronted, to start with,
by tho question of whether theatrical enter
tainment Is a commodity of Intcrstato com
mcrco; oven tho scenery, tho only tangtblo
part, Isn't sold, nnd tho bulk of tho product
comes under thnt enviable category outlawed
ns "not a commodity of sale." And while ho
wonders if a great deal of professional Jeal
ousy over tho real merits of playn nnd man
agers hasn't caused all tho discoverable com
plaint, his analytic, legal mind puts a very
curious plcturo of tho caso before him. Or it
ought to.
Tho Middlemen's Trust
Hero wo havo a supposititious trust of
middlemen. Tho booking powors tho Shu
berts, or "Independents," and Klaw & Er
langor, or tho "Syndicate" manufacture somo
of tho product, but not half. They own somo
of the stores whero It Is sold, but only a frac
tion. They merely arranged for its distribu
tion. Tho Injured parties assumo that theso
stores, through tho middlemen trust, ought
to be compelled to hnndlo their goods. The
consumer hnsn't n word to say. Ho can't
discover that tho methods of marketing havo
anything to do with with tho cost or tho
worth of tho product. It Is Just nnothor
"Httlo business man" thnt Is getting hurt.
And If tho Government prosecutes, It will do
tho playgoer about as much good ns tho
other anti-trust suits havo dono the automo
bile ownors and tho proprietors of pipes.
Tho real troublo in tho theatrical system
bears no earthly analogy to tho other trust
difficulties. It Isn't a matter of distribution
or sale. If tho Government should prosecute
tho Shuberts and Klaw & Erlanger. for tho
real wrong In tho American theatre, It would
bo llko prosecuting tho Tobacco Trust for
somo fault In the manufacturing organiza
tion for growing Burloy leaf in Michigan,
curing It In Maine nnd rolling it Into cigars
In California. The "theatrical trust" manu
factures overy ono of its separate cigars,
through a different workman, nnd ships him'
Into nil thoso three different States to do it.
Anybody who has studied the organization
of Germany's Independent, Integral repertory
theatres, any ono who has stepped Into Wnl
lack's with a seeing eye, knows tho saving
In cost of production, tho security in patron
ago and adjustment of losses which Is possl
blo under such nn arrangement. Ho cannot
help contrasting It with tho reckless ex
travagance nnd tho Impossible, risks of our
piecemeal, speculative producing nnd touring
system. And If he expects laws to bo de
signed for tho promotion of happiness, hap
piness to tnko account of art, nnd art to be
a product of security and provident en
deavor, ho Is likely to press for prosecution.
But, like Mr. Thompson, he may doubt
"whether tho Sherman act can be applied to
such a kaleidoscopic business as tho stage."
An application of common sense would bo
better.
Slaying tho Slain
Unfortunately, tho practical problem right
now seems to bo whether to embarrass tho
harassed Independents nnd tho Syndi
cate atlll further this season by pursuing
them with tho Sherman act. Onco upon a
time, when tho Syndicate had sewed up the
situation so tight that tho Shubert explosion
wns tho result, It was easy to find a trust.
Early this season the blessings of competi
tion, added unto our chaotlo theatre system,
drove tho two sides of tho theatrical house
to a design to make peace and Join In a sin
gle booking office. The action of the Gov
ernment raises a natural doubt as to whether
tho consolidation was given up for reasons
outlined at the tlmo or whether It was given
up at all. But, so far as surface Indications
go, tho Shuberts and the Syndicate aro book
ing their plays In their theatres Independent
of any agreement except some restrictions
of a minor sort In Chicago, Boston, Phila
delphia and St. Louis.
If the Government should set its Inter
state Trade Commission to suggesting some
method of handling pur eccentrlo booking
system, it would, of course, do a lot more
good than anti-trust prosecution. But the
task would be glgantlo, mentally and physi
cally, Should there be two booking agents,
with two theatre routes, or one? Should we
look to the openings given small producers
under competition as an offset to the wastes
of dark theatres and badly twisted routes T
Or should we create a single, systematic
routing office and try to keep It Impartial?
That would mean, of course, divorcing thea.
tre ownership and play ownership from
booking management. How long could that
be kept up among men whose interest in the
theatre Is not the creation of artistic enter
talnment, hut money triumph 'in speculation?
And would our producing system ever reach
any sort of decent respectable security under
any divine guidance whatsoever?
Tje man who trlee to figure out a sound
fUanelal future for that glgantlo gamble
sailed Broadway and the Road, la dawned to
4Plr.
ii pip n
"ITS HUMAN NATURE"
Prom tha Datrelt Vtf Preaa.
Detroit 1 to have a "better babies' M week.
These of ua who have babies are sure they
couldn't poulbly be any better.
THE SICK MAN OF THS PAR EAST
Fren tha Datrolt Free Fret.
A Japanese eu.taemnu explain tbt "Chine
U aiek and Jajtan tbe dealer." But Cfeiaa l
laoUa to fth w-4g aloes with the etd
fasfcleaee: mm tewtaWen.
EPARED? NO, BUT
WHY PURCHASE LOWER CALIFORNIA?
It is Urged That We Might Thus Help Mexico and Benefit Our
selves Magdalena Bay and the Monroe Doctrine South
west "Wants "a Window on the Sea."
By RAYMOND
LOWER CALIFORNIA, lying off tho beaten
J track of tho tourist, Is best known by its
rotation to tho not Infrequent Japanese
American war scares. -Jlagtlalena Bay and
Turtle Bay aro familiar names to everybody
who read's tho nows. They havo often
sounded In tho halls of Congress. In a speech
on tho arbitration treaties, Senator Lodgo
said this:
"Supposo somo great Eastern Power should
directly or Indirectly tako possession of a
harbor on tho west coast of Mexico for tho
purposo of making It a naval station and a
placo of arms. I am using no Imagination In
suggesting such a case. It Is not very long
slnco an Indirect movement was begun, and
it is apparently still on foot, to obtain pos
session for a foreign Power of Mngdnlena
Bay, so I may fairly supposo that such a
caso may arlso. If It did wo should Imme
diately Intervene. "Wo should dcclaro that
this was a violation of our constant policy
known ns tho Monroo Doctrine. Tho nation
seeking tho station on the coast of Mexico
would then say, 'Very well, let us tako this
to arbitration.' Wo could not holp oursolves,
for under tho terms of tho treaty either party
to a dispute can bring tho other beforo tho
high commission of Inquiry, and tho Monroo
Doctrlno would then bo submitted to them by
us ns a bar to the arbltrablllty of tho ques
tion." Now, If only Lower California wero owned
by tho United States, how different the situa
tion would bet No further prospect of nny
such oventunllty as that which Senator
Lodgo so seriously discusses. No more Mag
dalena Bay Incidents of tho kind that breed
or foster war scares. And what a relief I
Tito Money Would Como In Handy
Tho transfer of tltlo would doubtless prove
of considerable advantage to this country,
and It some man or group of men should ap
pear In Mexican affairs whom our Govern
ment might foel disposed to aid In tho estab
lishment of peace and order the purchase
price of tho territory would be n literally ma
terial contribution toward that end. Mexico
has not been served by Lower California. The
territory remains practically undeveloped.
Mexico's need Is for the development of peace
and prosperity In the rest of the country.
The proposition thnt the United States
should acquire Lower California Is not new,
except as the circumstances are new. From
the beginning of the Mexican War up to th
present tlmo the annexation of the peninsula
has been periodically agitated. Twice Lower
California was In the possession of Ameri
cans nnd twice It was given back to Mexico,
Much of the advantage from annexation
would accrue to tho people of three South
western States New Mexico, Arizona and
California. What they think about It In that
region was expressed a few years ago by a
California writer as follows: "When our war
with Mexico closed in the forties with the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and we ac
quired the States of California, northern Ari
zona, Colorado, Utah and Nevada, and con
firmed our possession of Texas, our peace
commissioners allowed themselves to be out
generaled diplomatically in several impor
tant particulars. Our expansion stopped just
at the point whero, having gone so far, it
should have gone farther, The cardinal error
of the commissioners and the Polk Adminis
tration was the failure .to appreciate the great
Importance of access to thu sea. They over
looked American access to and rights of
navigation upon the Gulf of California, the
arm of the Paolfto that extends up the Mexi
can coast between the Mexican State of
iSonora and the Mexican Territory of Lower
California. Had our statesmen foreseen the
future greatness of the territory they were
acquiring, they could not have made such a
mistake. As it was tfeey eansented to an ln
twaattonal boundary line that outs off
southeastern California and Arima from
watar trafflo completely aa though they were
loeated a thousand miles Inland, notwith
standing that the headwaters of the Gulf of
California are within 1 than M miles of
their boundary1"
Ut other word, a vaet portion of the Amer
ican Southwest wants "a window on the sea."
,lf the United Mate huM make seme ar
rangement tor tha acqalaratlon of Lower Call-
I COULD USE WHAT I'M
G. FULLER
fornla tho northwest corner of Sonora should
ho acquired at tho same time. This narrow
strip at tho head of tho gulf was retained by
Mexico to afford nn overland route to tho
peninsula. Mexico, however, has mado abso
lutely no uso of It, not even for this purposo.
All communication between tho Mexican
mainland nnd Lower California is by boat,
nnd there Is so very llttlo communication
thnt tho territory has boon almost completely
forgotton In Mexico City. Tho 50,000 people
who comprlso the total population of tho
peninsula do not flguro In Moxlcan revolu
tions, so completo Is their isolation from
Mexican affairs. Tho business of concessions
hna thriven only moderately here, for tho rea
son that Lower California needs all-round de
velopment, such ns Mexico cannot give It nnd
such as tho United States can give It, beforo
It can becomo Immensely profitable to spe
cial enterprises.
More "Imperial Valleys"
With Lower California nnd the northwest
ern corner of Sonora In American control, tho
miracles of tho American Southwest would
bo repeated by tho same mothods, principally
Irrigation and tho dovelopmont of watorways.
By tho expendtturo of somo labor and
money by tho Federal Government, San Jorge
Bay, near tho head of tho gulf, could be made
an Important Amorlcnn port. A railroad
thence from the Southern Pacific would give
direct and easy access to tidewater. The
Colorado River, with some "Improvements,"
could be mado navigable to largo boats all
tho way to Yuma, Wo should have, In case
of tho proposed purchase, ports of commerce
600 miles nearer the mouth of the Panama
Canal than any wo now possess. Magdalena
Bay, the best harbor on tho Pacific coast
south of California, is closer to the canal by
this distance than San Diego, the first Ameri
can port on the Faclflo reached by vessels
coming through the canal, and San Jose del
Cabo, at the southern tip of the peninsula. Is
800 miles nearer. Mexico would benefit com
mercially from tho presence of American
ports of entry on the gulf. To return to tho
subject of war, the ownership of Magdalena
Bay, a beautiful landlocked harbor 15 miles
across, would offer naval and military advan
tages which are obvious.
You have heard of tho great Imperial Val
ley of California. A few years ago it was an
arid wilderness. Now it is one of the garden
spots of the world. An elaborate system of
dams and Intakes was constructed, and
though owned and used by Americans living
In the United States it Is necessarily located
on Mexican soil. It Is thus subject to Mexl
can law, and'tho protection that Mexican law
affords Is not much, But there are other Im
perial Valleys awaiting development in
northwestern Ednora n"nd Lower California.
This Is our New Southwestto be or not
to be.
COLLEGE BASEBALL THRILLS
Commencement Gomes, With Their Spec.
tacular Environment, Furnish Plenty.
From Bcrlbnar'a Marailna,
When the score of a commencement game
stands one to nothing in favor of the home
team, with the young men of a rival univer
sity at bat In the first half of the ninth Innlna
Intercollegiate baseball, in point of thrill, color!
and general spectacular environment, may be
regarded as having reached its apotheosis'
In the distance the hills and woods sleep in
the purple haie of a placid June afternoon
Over the baseball field Silence hang, heaX
and tensely, where formerly the air had vj,
brated with organUed uproar, breaking ool
Ca'"0iulUJf1 int0 that wew4 WhHWll
sound which one knows at the Polo Orounda
or at Shlbe Park. Myriads qf red. blue? whuV
pink, mauve paraiols, gay costume., and Ite
,btmaft0inXn,M8 thM MOh 00to''
The antics of the reunited dasies, who iuat
before the game paraded Into the field dm?
lnatlng it completely, arc forgotten, sh
Highlander,. Dutch PcaaanU, InqUn pfr
Arabs, .alters and red Indiaos Ung ago raeiud
from the centre of tbe arena and new ?ili
mjrcly a segment in a vast, toCnbankTf
T!" .H11 ." ifum W have dUaDoearad
floats laden with apt. timely symboUea?
are out of eight behind the ctanoa A mS
part of the g., lt my be iuii "Sfi
paated before th v.v.i .W...ZZT97?-.M'
LUWng the b4-babu"SL..M
ey abaaaea which hadSkcd ix?Z&
Jc
SELLING IP I HAD TO!"
stages. But now, In this first half of the ninth,
the game holds full sway.
A sharp crack of a bat ngalnst an lnshoot
smites tho cars llko tho splitting of a giant
oak. A deep murmur drowns tho little clat.
terlng volley of cheers, from the devoted group
of supporters of tho alien nine, as the white
ophoro describes a perfect parabola. But an
agile outflelder- keeps pace 'with lt a race al
ways as beautiful as anything In tho realm of
sport and the ball finally settles Into his hand.
A roar of relief and applause acclaims the
play, as a similar outburst docs a moment
later when a stinging grounder whizzes to the
shortstop and Is deftly handled, making two
out.
G. W. PEPPER FOR MAYOR
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir will you publish tho following:
"Honornblcs Boles Penrose, James P. Mo
Nlchol, William S. Varo, Edwin II. Vnre, David
H. Lane, David Martin nnd nil others Inter
ested In our city's present and future
"Gentlemen: In prPBcntlng to you the name
of George Wharton Pepper, Esq , for the high
ofTlce of Mayor of Philadelphia I am giving you
one who is of the right age, Just In the prime
of life, who bv birth Is of tho 'rare old stock,'
his ancestry dating back mnny generations.
By education a graduate --fif tho University of
Pennsylvania, both academic nnd law By pro
fession a lawver well known for his ability In
city, Stnlo and nation. A churchman, the fore
nioet in its councils, both of dloceso and church
at large. In fact n Christian gentleman, n citi
zen whose friends aro all glad to know and
would delight to honor 'a man ever Inch of
him.' A Republican In Its truest sense all that
Republicanism stands for, a member of 'the
Grand Old Tarty.' Just such a man as nil of
our best citizens will bo glad to vote for and
asalat In his administration as he will stand
only for what is best and most progressive."
DAVID L. WIT.MER.
Wayne, June 8.
ONE ON THE GROWN-UPS
From the Detroit Free Preaa.
You can't blame the Juno graduates for think
ing they aro needed to run the world when they
see what a mess the grown-ups are making
of the Job this year.
;-SnjSEMENTS
WILLCfW GROVE PARK
ARTHUR PRYOR and His
AMERICAN BAND
AnTlItm rnYCm. Conductor
CONCERTS AITEBNOOK AND EVENINO
HESEnVED BEATS loo. EACH CONCERT. IN
ADVANCE AT TUB PARK MAIL Oil PHONB
TODAY
VOCAt. AND INSTRUMENTAL SOLOISTS
AT EACH CONCERT
COMING THURSDAY EVENING, JrNE 1TTB
REUNION OF BILLY BUNDAY CHOIR NO, I
SPECIAL DOLLAR FLATS PINNER lit th CABWO
OK SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES FOR QKn
jSDC this city only Out.
ONLY FIVE MORE DAYS
Gentry Bros. Famous Shows
2:15 P.M. VllZ? 8:15 P.M.
TUESDAY 20TII AND SOMERSET STS.
WEDNESDAY YOnK ROAD AND LOUDEN ST. .
THURSDAY CHELTEN AVE. AND ANDERSON
ST., OERMANTOWN
FRIDAY 1DTH 8T. AND HUNTINO PAnK AV8.
SATURDAY BOTH 8T. AND CHESTER AVE.
FRBB BTRBKT PARADE DAILY
B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE
CHESTNUT AND TWELFTH 8TREET3
John Hyams & Leila Mclntyra
rraaentlnr "TUB QUAKERESS"
HOREL1K EN8EM0LK; LADY SEN ME!; OURTO.W
HOLMES' TRAVELETTEi JAMES DIAMOND
SIBYL BRBNNAN,- OTHERS.
THE
MARKET 8T. ABOVE 16TU
PICTURES
11 A. M. TO 11:15 P, M.
EDOAR 8ELWYN
In "Till!! IRin"
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Thura.. Frt.. Bat., HAZEL DAWN aa "CLARISSA"
Children' Prcgrajn JSvtru Saturday 10 A. il,
GLOBE
MARKET AND JUNIPER
PHOTOPLAYS 11 to 11
rniuu ju. jo. a
lomeSKi "MY BEST GIRL';
Thureday, Friday, Saturday, 'THE MOONSTONg
ARCADIA
XJ- CHESTNUT Below IBtb. St. A
Photoplays Continuous
10 A. M. to 11 :SO P M
BLANCHE BWljiaT In "STOLEN OOOD3"
FORREST wb-Ik All Seats, 25c
TWICE DAILY 3 (IB and 8:1
Natural Color Llfe-SIs Motion Plcturea
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'The Time, the Place, and tha Girl"
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