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dare do all that map become a man;
Who dares do more Is none.
Shakespeare.
Mr. Tuft's Interest In the American Rod
Cross Society ocean before his own disas
trous campalBnltifr experience.
Senator renroso Bays that things aro drift
ing toward harmony. Tho chance of success
la tho greatest lovelcr of differences In this
world.
Tho "theoloKs" at Trlnceton nro evidently
patrons of evangelism. They flocked In a
body to shake tho hand of William A.
Sunday.
Tho death of Judge Italston removes from
tho bench an honest and upright Judicial offi
cer, a man learned in tho law and a public
spirited citizen.
Tho Colonel Is going to tho West Indies
for six weeks. AIndlson Square. Garden may
now bo rented for a moderato sum against
his homecoming.
The French Journalist who said that It
silence is golden Colonel IIouso must bo
the richest man in America ought to bo
introduced to Colonel Uryan.
Ono of thoso "peculiarities" by which tho
Austrian.) nccouut for tho delay in the sur
render of Montenegro is tho Inability of tho
Montenegrin to know when ho Is beaten.
It is understood that tho Broilers' Club
does not intend to pursue its investigations
Into tho subject you think it does. They
don't call them broilers any longer, anyway.
Tho banana suit, which has been agitating
legal breasts for some tlmo In this city, has
been settled, and there Is an obscure feeling
that It has nil uomo out In favor of tho
bananas.
John I-Ind now admits that ho did not say
that ex-Ambassador Wilson knew jof tho
plot to murder Madcro. There will bo no
duel between tho reticent Mlnnesotan nnd
tho voluble llulluiuyi.
Tho resources of tho Teutonic allies are
not yet exhausted. After Turkey admits that
ono of her submarines sunk tho Persia tho
submarine policy can bo continued by having
Bulgaria ussuino tho responsibility for the
next atrocity.
It Is, of course, posslblo that the com
plaints of the South Jersey commuters will
not bo settled In lump. Hut tho rnllroad
which invited tho complaints and which has
tho courtesy and the good grace to reply to
thorn has traveled many mllei from tho
starting point laid down by a foi'ner mag
nate, who desired tho public to -.do on his
trains and did not caro whether it was
pleased or not.
The second free Sunday afternoon concert
by the Philadelphia Orchestra proved more
popular than the first. Thoso who attended
were better for tho experience, for thero
aro few moro refining influences than good
music. Perhaps wo shall bo broad-minded
enough Borne day to permit Sunday concerts
to be given to which every one who has tho
price may be admitted.
Thero are both Justico und Irony In the an
nouncement that the 12S00 awarded a widow
to whom bartenders were too Indulgent is to
o toward payment of tho dead liubbuiul's
debts. The decision Itself was of the highest
Importance, striking down definitely the im
punity of saloonkeepers who sell drink to
those notoriously and obviously drunkardH.
The disposition of the money is only an Indi
cation of how fruitless indemnity can bo.
Mr, Wilson insisted a year or so ago that
wo did not need a tariff board, as the Federal
Trade Commission could make all the desired
Investigations. He has changed his mind on
this subject, as well us on many others, and
ia now favoring the creation of a special com
mission for a scientific study of the tariff
rates. "Scientific," however, with him means
theoretical, and theoretical means with a
strong leaning toward free trade.
Mr. Taft is in the delightful position of a
man who feels free to say what he thinks
regardless of the political consequences. Ills
address before the Traffic Club was so frank
iq. ita denunciation of Government owner
ship of railroads, the initiative and referen
dum, the direct primary, the full crew laws
and uther "reforms" which many politicians
are either advocating or defending, that the
ex-President has exposed himself to the
charge of being a Btand-patter of the most
reactionary kind. He is not, of course, oven
though during his Presidency he was on
friendly terms with Joe Cannon. He Is a
conservative progressive with the accent on
the conservative. Ills views apparently
pleased his audience.
The Executive Committee of the Associa
tion of Military College? and Schools of the
United States has suggested to the House
Committee on Military Affairs that the War
Department be authorized to Issue modern
equipment to replace obsolete equipment now
la uso and that the graduates of approved
schools bo recognized as. officers In any re
serve military organization established. There
are, a a matter of fact, a number cf mili
tary schools which are not far behind West
point. A limited number 'of their graduates
are now in the regular nrmy. Tho nation can
well afford to give every encouragement to
these schools, which nro able to do much to
ward a proper officering of reserve troops.
THIS VOCATION OF CITIZENSHIP
Free poptilnr rilurntloii li aiippnrlnl In
America prlmnrll.v to mnllfj- idlers for
rltlrrnMilp. .Sprclnllrnl tnrntlonnl Irnln
Injr nttnulfl tip Irlficl n Ions nn pninlltle
In fhr child', life In nrilrr in prnrnt tlic
fnrmnl .rpnrntlnn of Hip uroMlnn Gen
eration Into iinilcimicrntlc clnsi (troupe.
IN THESE days, when tho ndvocates of
vocational training nro making them
selves honrd above all other voices In tho
educational discussion, tho plain man should
recall that tho primary purpose of tho
American system of free public schools Is
political, nnd not Industrial.
This Is a democracy In which all men nro
theoretically cqlinl. Tho day laborer Is as
powerful at tho polls as tho man Who cams
his living by the sweat of his brain. Tho
capitalist with an Incxnno of $1000 a day may
vote for ono candidate, only to havo his voto
nullified by tho ballot cast by tho man who
carries out his ashes.
So tho early patriots decided that If tho
great experiment In democracy hero was to
succeed thero must be an Intelligent lmdy of
citizens. At first It was thought to bo enough
If tho children were taught to read, write
and cipher. That Is, wo must have a lltcrnto
population. Wo have moved n long way from
that simple standard, nnd tho public schools
teach tho nrts nnd sciences as well n.s Inn
guiigcs and literature. A high pchool grad
uate Is now butter educated than tho graduates-
from tho University of Pennsylvania, or
Harvard or Yale, of a hundred years ngo.
All this ndvanco has been mndo In order
that the growing generation might be quali
fied to deal with the perplexing problems of
our complicated civilization. Until within
recent years the utilitarianism of cducatlo.i
has been political. Tho courses of study havo
been so ni ranged ns tn glvo to tho pupils
some knowledge of the blitory of tho world,
some understanding of tho elementary prin
ciples of government and some appreciation
of tho great underlying fact that no demo
cratic government can ndvanco moro rapidly
than llio people.
Tho extreme ndvocatca' of Industrial train
ing havo forgotten the primary political pur
pose of the frco public school, If they ever
knew It, tmd they would have Industrial
training begin at tho earliest posslblo mo
ment. They would havo schools In which
boys who Intended to be mechanics should
begin to be taught tho use of tools about ns
soon as they were taught how to write with
Ink. Thero would be schools for enrpentcis
and for metal workers nnd for workers In
cloth nnd in leather, for printout and for
stonecutters and bricklayers. Thj Idea of
qualifying n boy for a trade would take tho
placo In these schools of the old Idea of qual
ifying tho boys for citizenship.
The error of these extreme vocatlonnllsts
Is graver thnn Is generally understood. They
cite tho success of the German school sys
tem in justification of their position, but they
forget that Germany Is not a democracy.
Thero in a rigid class system In tho Teu
tonic empire. Tho boy who starts In u trade
school and discovers that ho would Ilko to
get a broader education finds when It Is too
Into that It Is practically impossible to climb
over tho class barrier and get Into ono of tho
universities. It Is Important that wo should
perceive tho danger In pushing tho trade
school Idea too far.
If our democracy is to bo preserved and If
wo nro to keep open tho opportunities for
every boy to rlso to tho holghts to which ho
may aspire wo must pieserve tho democracy
of tho public schools. The boys who expect
to bo. lawyers must be kept In touch ns long
ns possible with the boys who nro planning
to bo bricklayers. In order that therr may be
greater sympathy between them when they
becomo men. Tho bricklayer muBt know
from actual enntnet that the lawyer Is a
man of like passions with him, nnd the
lawyer must understand that tho mechanic
Is n human being entitled to tho mimo pro
tection of tho laws that ho enjoys.
Kvcry bollovor in free public education
must Insist that specialization in education
must bu delayed as long us possible In the
life of tho child. Thero can be no valid ob
jection to a limited introduction of manual
training in tho general course of study, for
manual ti ilnltiK has educational value. Xo
boy can make a box until ho has a clear con
ception of tho completed box in his mind.
If ho is taught to think a box out of a pllo
of boards ho may learn how to think a logical
argument in support of tho policy of a pro
tective tariff from n mass of apparently un
related facts. Superintendent (Jarbcr laid
down the proper rulo in hla annual report
when he said that such modification In the
organization of tho school wurl; was needed
as would best tend "to equip the pupils with
tho basic implements of knowledge nnd
training before they take up xpeciulized lined
of work."
Then, too, it is well for thoughtful peoplo
to consider whither tho theory tends that sill
education Is worthless that docs not increase
a man's earning power. Thero Is high author
ity for tho statement that a man's life con
slsteth not in the ahundanco of the things
that he possesseth. Some thought must bo
given in the public schools to enlarging tho
capacity for getting satisfaction from tho
consideration of something elso besides tho
almighty dollar.
Tho proper order of emphasis in tho school
course is training for citizenship first, train
ing for Intellectual enjoyment second, and
training for earning money third.
A BOOST FOIt KAI-ID TRANSIT
TUB appointment of Michael J. Ryan to
bo a Public Service Commissioner is of
the greatest importance to Philadelphia, as
will be more and more apparent as tho
mouths pass.
Tho Public Service Commission will havo
the last word to say In regard both to the
construction of new elevated and subway
lines and the contract for their operation. It
was the conspicuously able handling of tho
legal end of the Taylor plan by Mr. IJyan, as
City Solicitor, that cleared tho way for action,
and thero is no practicing lawyer in the city
so conversant as Mr. Ryan with tho details
of that plan and the entire transit situation
as it shapes up today. The presence of Mr.
Ryan on the Public Service Commission,
therefore, will Inspire confidence in advocates
of transit and should assure from that body
the sort of service which overrides polltica
and is intent only on the public welfare.
Xo contract for operation which is detri
mental to the city Is likely to get by an
authorizing body of which Mr. Ryan is n
member. Hla appointment is in a way a vic
tory for transit. The Governor deserves
commendation for having made it. whether
politics had anything to do with It or ,iot,
and the sort of service whUh distinguished
the appointee as City Solicitor may confi
dently be expected of him as u, Public Service
Commissioner.
Tom Daly's Column
NEICHIIIORt.Y CONDUCT
Xo matter who your neighbors are
Or how they mat behave,
In Ufc that f a journey front
The Cradle to the grave
You must br ready to excuse
Their weakness if they fail
And never spread unpleasant news
jsut speak well of them all
-Vote rrs ltlcks who lives next door
She has unruly boys
And also too I do not like
The don that she employs
Yet when tnoif every little while
Wc meet In street or hall
1 always bow to her and smile
And speak well of them all
L1TTLH POL.L.T
OXU of tho .outhfuI members of Farmer
Smith's Itntnbow Club recently sent In, ns
an orlghinl poem, the first stanza of nn old
hymn Wo hopo nothing will bo dono to tho
fioor llttlo rnseal.
We recall even now, with n pain In the henrt.
now wo suffered ourself for a somewhat similar
trniisgresflon ninny years ngo. Wo were about
12 years old nt the time, nnd In the preparatory
department of Vlllntiovn College. We had be
romo interested In tho puz2lc department of
noldcti Dnya nnd were very anxious to seo
mir linme. in print. We tried to compose fomo
beautiful verso that might bo tvlted Into a
rlmrmle, hut nothing coming of It wo selected
n pulinhlp poem from an old book nnd with
Just tho few alterations neros.iry to carry tho
puzzle wo mailed It to (Joldon n.ivs nnd It
wn duly printed Wo woro proud; but when, a
few d.i.VH Inter, we received n letter from the
editor of the puzzle department wo wcro
mightily rcnrcd. This Is what Ills letter said:
fonr Hlr You Imvn been ncrmert nf
tilnelnrlMni. Have, ynu nnythlng to enr In
ilerenee before wo expose, ou?
nilllor.
When wo hnd recovered sufficiently to fee
straight wo looked In tho dictionary nnd found
that plagiarism meant "a literary theft." We
dldn t know what to do. Wo wero nfrnid to
tnko any ono Into our confidence. Wo went
nliout our lessons and our piny furtively. A
sudden nolle behind us would senro us Into n
conniption fit. Every train that came from tho
city we could see them from tho study-hall
window nnd ftom the playground wo watched,
fearing to ma a blue-uniformed stranger com
ing up the path to tnko us to court.
After three dayn of suffering wo did tho
rational thing; wu sat down nnd wrote n frank,
boW.sh letter to tho editor, explaining that wo
wero only 12 years old nnd didn't know any
better. Uy return tnnll we not ;i nlen nnln
from the editor, tolling us not to bother about
it, that tho Incident would be forgotten, but
that wo must lemembcr never to do It again.
We have remembered and we remember even
now how the blids cang nnd how beautiful tho
world was on tho happy day when that letter
en mo to us,
A Dancer's Alphabet
Ily FAMURt, McCOY
A Is tho Art of tho dnnco of tho Age,
"Most Amazing Addendum to history's page!
"O Is tho Hall, where they fox-tiot till morn:
XJ Tho Harhary-Const, too, where It was born.
i is tho Chnpeione, likewise the Cnstlcs,
And also tho Cocktail that spurs on Its vas
sals. "T is the Holl and tho Debutante "chickens"
--'And tho Dip, that Is hnidcr to do ihnn tho
Dlckem.
"p Is tho madd'nlng Kllxlr It brings.
-LJ Making tho Elderly move ns on wings.
Tjpis the Fathead who steps on your feet;
- And tho Floor, where you hear tilings you
daio not repeat.
G
H
Is tho Gill, whom jnit'ro not Introduced to.
Hut 'who gives you n Glance that you
haven't been used to.
Is tho Heat that tin- dances Inspire;
And likewise tho Hug that all bunnies
require.
is tho Idiot, saying, "Excuse me
fox-trot, of course, but these new steps con
fuse mo."
" Is tho Journey you make 'round the tloor,
When j on re trying to find the ono you
ndoro.
K
is tho Kiss that you steal between dances;
The Kink that it put3 in your llfo's cir
cumstances.
is tho Lnngimgo jou uso when you slip
At the moment you'ro doing an exquisite dip.
M
is tho well-known (?) Brazilian Maxlxe;
And tho Matron, whom not even Maurice
could teach.
(Continued Tomorrow 1
To Promote Picturesque Profanity
Sir: I do not know how you feel about it,
but I think that instead of nippresslng pro
fanity altogether wu should aim to beautify
It. Why not teach our teamsters', proof
readers, golfers mid buck like to swear
prettily? You might revive a number of
round oaths of goodly circumference that still
give fortli n musical sound. I'll begin it.
Hero's a melodious ono:
"liytho pipers who played before Moses!"
SHAN.
Mehcrcle! nn excellent idea. Wo'll make
of it a contest of strength nnd of beauty.
And. by the wings of tho things in the. beard
of tho prophet! we'll offer a prize for it.
Know, then, thnt he or she, for why
should tho ladles bo barred?- who sends In,
before February 1, tho oath adjudged most
musical and round will receive a copy of
"The Laughing Muse," by Arthur Gultermnn.
I.et your oaths bo round rather than long,
Wp'll stop our ears to all that contain moro
than 0 words,
MOKK HltlOHT KID hTUIT.
W. J. M semla In thla one: "I was strolling
through (lermantown with my two youngsters, 11111.
about U. and Helen, about 7. Vie passed a house
upuu which was a 'Kor Sale or Rent' elen, but
which waa occupied. 'O' look,' ealU Hill, 'ihere'M
u blgn on that house, but the people are llvlli" In
It ' 'Ves.' I said, 'probably thoy've Just moved in
and huMin't had tlmo to take It down.' 'Ot I see.'
8IU Dill. They are llvln' there, but they ain't
tooken the sign down.' What kind of language la
"tooken," Dill.' I said. 'You ought to be ashamed.'
'Yes.' llttlo Helen butted In, 'you should hate said
"tooklng," Hill.' "
coi-v it roit ua and we'll sek
Sir: If Mr. Fireman doesn't forthwith read
Masofteld why D. U. B. ho should remain.
I dare you to run "Laugh and Be Merry" (to
be found In "The Story of a Round House")' at
the top of your column, or "ain't" you allowed
to use poetry? C. E. H.
SOME TlltKSOMK TO TDK TI11K.
Al Graves, of Delaware Water Gap, was in
the borough Friday, having motored here to
spend the day visiting with his numerous
friends. Mr. Graves related a story which he
emphatically said was true. He told how
Howard Terpenn ng, former proprietor of the
Cherry Valley House, had gone fox hunting.
Al says "he caught a fox on Foxtown Hill, his
fox terrier having chased the fox into a nolo
and chased It out again." Al said the fox was
a gray one and the durn thing Jumped right Into
the lap of Mr. Terpenning.
The hunter held on to the animal, having
dropped his gun. To pick up the gun he had to
let go of the fox. He could prove, however,
that he had held the an'mal captive becausa
of the gray hair he had on his coat Bleeves.
While Al was telling the story in Sweazy &
Mlchaela" store, a tire on the hind wheel of hla
Ford automobile "blew out."
Stroudsburg (Pa.) Times.
Perhaps, If They're Genuine Antiques
This headline appeared the other day in
a local evening paper;
I'KltSI V fclNKJNG VV TO AUSTltlA
"What to do about it?" hand-wringingly
demands Gus, who discovered, tbjs curious
I geolog. phenom. "It the Red Sea were
stuffed., full ot Oriental ruga, would that
top nr
DULCE ET
WSPwBl' III -""""N ? . - . h I
THE HABIT OF TALK
Loquacity as a Social Necessity in tho City.
Conversation u Substituto
A good tunny persons sny they rend nows
pnpers from a seiixe of civic duty. Perhaps
they enjoy skimming over tho society column
or rending the Items concerning the personalities
of musicians and actresses, but they lead the
newspaper essentially because It Is educative.
It Is necessary; tho Idea Is, to keep up with
thing's.
Certainly the newspapers do perform nn edu
cative function, hut that Is not tho real ieuon
why cvety ono glances over tho pnper ench day.
Take nway tho social column nnd substituto nn
article on political economy and bow ninny per
sons would turn to thnt page? Is'cwnpapcis nrj
popular because they provide things to tall;
about.
Talk Is a necessity In this generation. Every
one, foolish or wise, must havo something tn
talk nhout. Loquacity is moro than a socl'il
advantage; it Is a social necessity. At dinner
or at tea ench iersnn must carry bin own weight
In conversation. Tho point was lenchcd Ion.;
ago where Ingenuity only icscucd tho dinner
guest from unwilling starvation. Tho function
of talking is more Important than tho function
of eating.
This Is not true In tho country. Farmers aro
supposed to be taciturn and relnpso Into loir;
silences. In country hotels tho amiable bonlfnco
feels It a duty to supply the heavy artillery of
talk, nnd generally ho rumbles on all by him
self. The habit of talk has not lnvndcd tho
mini districts to any extent.
Hut In the city tnlk hns becomo necessnry.
And newspapers fill tho need of subjects. News
papers supply blank conversational cartridges
of every calibre, which may be shot off harm
lessly but effectively at any social encounter.
Starting out the day, ono relllls his ammunition
chest with nn assortment of subjects and facts,
ready for any eventuality. Sllenco Is a deadly
thing, to be avoided nt all cost.
Perhaps this la ono of tho reasons why s.i
many find n luro In tho rcstnurnnt nnd tho cafe.
Thero they are relieved at Intervals from tho
oppression of garrulity by tho presenco of other
totiuds. It does not take a music lover to ap
preciate the strains or should they be called
jolts of the popular cafu orchestras. Tho tired
talker of nothings and tetallcr of spicy bits an 1
nttractlvo nonciiho tlnds no attraction In those
vast and spacious dining halls where no car
splitting clarinet or hi assy trumpet supplies tho
porfect peace that ho desites. In the ordinary
cabaret ho could check ills tongue In tho cloak
room if It wore not a necessary adjunct to tho
njoyment of his victuals.
Either conversation or some such substituto
for It as music must bo provided for the good
Ameilcnu. Nouspapets provide tho one. Musi
clans tho other. Chicago Tribune.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES
Tn the 1'ilHor of Evening Leihcr:
Sir. It is gtcatly to be hoped thnt tho traglo
explosion on tho submarine V.-2 In tho Brooklyn
Navy Yard lust Sntuulay afternoon will servo
to iouso tho public and members of Congress to
tli" need tor linmtdlatcly pasting the Kern-Mo-nilllcuddy
bill (il. It. AC to establish an ade
quate compensation system for all civilian wu
plojcs of tho Federal Government.
Three of tho flvo men killed and Blx of tho
...ne injured uro civilian employes, men exclud
es alike from compensation under the law of
New York Stato nnd from tho provisions moda
for enlisted men.
It Is often overlooked, moreover, thnt as em
ploye of tho National Government they are
AMUSEMENTS
ACADEMY Of MUBIC
PHILADELPHIA
ORCHESTRA
LEOPOLD 6TOKOWSKI, Conductor
Symphony I Friday Aftcrn'n, Jan. 28, at 3:00
Concerts Saturday Evijr., Jan. 20, at 8:15
Soloist: I'DIICV- finANGER. Pianist
l'ltOOKAM
Oierture. "Cors.ilr" DKULIOZ
Binipliony No. L'. In B Minor IIAI1AITD
I'lano Concerto In A Minor GIUKU
"Molly on the Shore." dance for String
Orchestra aitAINODR
March "I'omp nnd Circumstance" KLUAH
SKATS NOW ON SAI.U AT HCPPK'S. Hit) Chestnut
WITHERSPOON HALL
SIDNEY L. GULICK Address
Thursday, January 27, at 3:30 P. M.
THE
JAPANESE
PROBLEM
The publlo
U Invited to
ttend with
out charge.
Auspices of
Federal Coun
cil ot the
Churches.
CHESTNUT ST. Opera House
Matinees. 1.30 to 6 P. M. 10o. lc.
Nights, 7 to It P. M loc. ISc, 2Sc.
KVSSS. THEDA BARA
IN A FOX MASTlJni'lKCE. DIRECTED
BY It. A WAI.SH
"CAR ME N"
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
NEW AUDI,
TORIUM.
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ftiv-zn, o.jv ot Klng amJ wlnc and Klwu, ln
the Arctlo of Stetanon's Men. Flrtt Showing.
Free!
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Continuous 10 A. M.
to 11 V. M.
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ALL. THIS WEEK
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"The Foundling"
ITT A T "MTTTt FP- MaU- Tues.'A Tbura.,
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" Ets.,25tftol, nohlfber.
Herman Timberg in "School Days"
A FREE DEMONSTRATION of the HEFFIVES
Process of color wiotoobaphy win u s-iven
at the COLfMBIA yHOTOURAPHie SOCIETY. MJU
N. Bkmk. St.. on MONDAY EVENING, at 8.15.
Amateurs Interested tn Color FhotoTaphy are cor
dially latiltd.
Tliimnnflii Dujoont's Minstrels. 8tU A Areb, fits.
JJUmOnt S MAT. TODAY. 10a 40
DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI.
workinjr for nn employer who Is not llnble for
clnintiscs. All tho protection these men havo
lies In the provisions of tho Federal romponsn-
llon law of 1W, "tho worst on record," which
covers only ono-qunrtcr of tho employes ot tho
Fodcinl Government, anil thnt In a most Inade
quate fashion. It pays no funeral benefit. It
provides no medical nnd stirRlcnl cue for tho
Injured. It limits nil licnollts for tho disabled
or for tho dependents of tho killed to one year's
wanes, It respective ot tho contlnttanco of disa
bility or dependency.
tuo sum oi iwj is an mni tnc wmow oi jnmes
IT. 1'eck, need CI. killed Inst Saturday, will re
ceive from tho National Government to pay
burial expenses nnd to provldo for tho rest of
her life! Under tho Kern-McGllllruddy bill shr
would havo received S3 per cent, of her hus
band's wuses during widowhood nnd 5100 for
bulla I expenses.
The provisions of tho Korn-McGllllcttddy bill
havo been Indorsed by tho United States Bureau
of Labor Statistics, the department In chnrRO
of ndmlnlsterliiB tho present law; tho American
Federation of Labor and the civil scrvlco or
ganizations. Tho Ilurcau of Labor Statistics points out
that. Inasmuch as the bill, II. It. 47C, following
tho best compensation experience, provides com
pensation nt two-thirds of tho worker's wnKcs
Instead of full wages ns at present, nnd ns u
maximum JM.CU per month Is payable, tho oper
ation of this Just nnd adequnto measure would
not, during Uh llrst live years at least, cost tho
nation moro thnn tho present crude nnd inade
quate law.
Moreover, tho bill provides machinery for tho
prevention of accidents and occupational dis
eases, which Is, after all, tho most Important
problem.
Any who wish to nld the passage of this meri
torious measure should write to tho members
of tho IIouso Judiciary Committee, whoso chnlr
mun Is tho Hon. Edwin Y. "Webb, IIouso of
rteprescntntlvcs, Washington, and ask that tho
committee report tho bill favorably nt nn early
dato. JOHN U. ANDREWS,
Secretary American Association for Labor Leg
islation, New York, January 19, 1910.
THE TYRANT OF TODAY
The serin Is tho tyrant of today and tho arbi
ter of custom. Already sotno of tho nnclent
Hymbol'cul representations ot nffcctlon have)
fallen under his ban. Ho has removed tho car
pet from the floor and oi doted rugs and pol
ished hardwood. Perfume and tho convenient
drinking cup, even that common cup used In
the ritual of communion In somo churches, h
lia3 driven out and destroyed. Chicago Tri
bune. TOO PROUD TO STOP?
What tho bull mooso has llrat to decide Is
whether It Is too proud to stop fighting.
Springfield Republican.
AMUSEMENTS
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
JIETROI'OUTAN OPERA CO.. NEW YORK
TOMORROW
TM'PVIVll AT R
LA BOHEME
jiJlES ALDA. CAJ.VTTI. MM. CARUSO. SCOTTI.
.srullllOI.A. TEOANI. MALATESTA. I.KONIIARDT.
CONDUCTOR. Mil. DAVAll.VOLI. KEATS 1100
CHESTNUT STREET. WALNUT 4124; RACE 07.
STANLEY
MARKET ADOVE JOTII
D U S T I N
F A R N U M
" CALL OF THE CUMBERLANDS
Thurs., Frl., fiat. Pauline Frederick In Spider.
PHILADELPHIA OPERATIC SOCIETY
ACADEMY OF MUSIC PAGLIACCI
Jan XT, 7.45 P. M.
DANCES OF THE PYRENEES
Pantomime Bnllel, US Dancers
TICKETS ON SALE AT HEPPE'S
NIXON'S
GRAND
Ilroad & Montgomery
Today t!:I3, T & 0.
IXrTT.T APfl Tho Man
It-iJumv' Wh
Who Grows
0 DIG ACTS and PICTURES
UAQ OF CANDY FOIS EACH
VHILD AT UATUKUAY MAT.
NIXON aT,1fiya
EMILY SMILEY A CO ;
OWEN McOIVENEV;
H'EIID nilllNH: MAX;
Tnnleht at T and U I 1XE BROS, nnd IlOIIllV:
THE FOUR SLICKERS; DUNCAN . HOLT. Others.
T VTPT"1 HAT. WEDNESDAY AT 2;15
ijXX.l'-' TONIGHT AT 8:13
THE FAMOUS WlWTEIt OAJDK.V JtEVUB
"THE PASSING SHOW OF 1015"
Knickerbocker ""ffl
Market
First
"INSIDE THE LINES"
Presentation
Trocadero Siif.? La Bergere
"D "P P. A T, STREET SAMUEL F. NIXON JSKSSS?
XJ X J -T. U THEATRE Best Seats $1.50 at Wednesday Matinees
WBar TONIGHT
KLAW & ERLANGER
and GEORGE C. TYLER Will Present
The Season's Notable Success
POLLYANNA
THE GLAD PLAY
By Catherine Chlsholm Cushinj
From the World-Famous Book' of tin
Same Name by Eleanor H. Porter
WITH A CAST OF GREAT
DISTINCTION:
PATRICIA COLUNGE
HERBERT KELCEY
JESSIE BUSLEY
ROBERT TOB1N
HELEN W-ATUERBBY
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK
DON'T WAIT yOR TONKJHT 3CO OJW TQUK BEATS. GET THEM TOO-T,
AMUSEMENTS
; FORREST Last 6 Evgs. -"V -
JULIAN P.T.rpTNfTF, ln "'' N'6W Suc )
Jii.H COUSIN LUCT
iient aeais i nt i-opuiar Mat, Wednesday.
SPECIAL RTTTTT d ""awn
. . . v r-rTi tuiaui-i
MAT.TUJJAI ST. Co. of solo
Tues. Thurs. nt 1:30
Prices 00c to 2.00
Dancers A
Ensemble
NEXT MONDAY
Fashion Shows
Beauty Shows
Laughing Shows
Dancing Shows
Musical Shows
SCATS
THURSDAY
All
Eclipse!
By
Klaw &
Erlannrj
Teerlesi
Production,
AROUND ,'
THE MAP
HOOK BY C. M. S. McLELLAN ' if
MUSIC I1Y J.ERMAN FINCK
14 SCENES O BUrERLATIVn
SPLENDOR Rl JOSEPH URBAN
ORIGINAL CAST OF 125
B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE
CHESTNUT AND TWELFTH STREETS
TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF
EVA TANGUAY
THE OIKL WHO itADIi .
VAUDEVILLE FMIOVS '
NEW SONGS AND COSTUMES
Supported by a Great Bill.
WILLIAM MORRIS
In ".MRS. TEMTLE'S TELEGRAM" j
Mile. Vadle Co.; Marie Nordstrom. Other Blf ',
Featuresl ,1
CONVENTION HALL ,,
Week Beginning Monday, January 31 '
A "Big Top" Show Indoors
LU LU TEMPLE NOBLES
OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE
Present FRANK T. BI'ELLMAN'S
WINTER CIRCUS
America's only rival to the famous resident clr i
etises of Europe. Tho cream of tho performers !
the Bawdust arena ln a wonderful program Three 1
rings, tho animals nnd tho thrills :
SEATS ON BALE AT GIMUEL BROTHERS T
McCLEES GALLERIES
1B07 WALNUT STREET
EXHIBITION
PAINTINGS OF
EGYPT, GREECE & CEYLON
BY
HENRY BACON
CONTINUED UNTIL JANUARY ST
P A "RPTP IT -ST TWO WEEKS, Evgs., S.IJ
VJin.Xvrvlt(lV Matinees Wed. 4 Sat. at Sill
COHAN AND HARRIS Present
BEST PLAY IN 25 YEARS "
ON TRIAL
Popular Price Mat. 'Wednesday.. Rest Seats I1.M.
MARKET and
JUNIPER STfl.
GrLOjDili VAUDBVILL
E Contlnuoui.il
A. M. tn 11 P M. 10c, IM. Sift
KLEIN BROS. MINSTRELS
DELMORE & LEE
Ollva Briscoe., Jarroiv, the Lemon Klnr,
Others.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC Tonight at 8:15
Siii-iA E L M A N
RESERVED SEATS. 2 to 73c. at Heppe'S, Ml
Chestnut St., and at Academy Tonlstit.
ARCADTA ST '
tixjui.t 0rrin jonnson
In "THE PRICE OF POWER''
Comedy "PERILS OF THE PARK"
American & "Within the Law"
Intimate Talk No. 8
Tonight Is tho eventful nlntj
"Pollyanna" will bo with y
You will see her feel -W "!
ence be thrilled by the "
Joy she ha elven a aUl.l
people. Tho uPP'n",1'f!
freely iharea with you will
taken away and freely M
by you with others. Yo,ur.1''n
other Uvea will be made brta
and beautiful by her """""""r
an Influence that haa made tn
ter all who thus '",,.
her. lie a link In the nJJwj
chain of Joy with which i tbM
wonderful character bai boon J
tlUiiit-UllJ
nrmn vvnrt.V
OF PHlLAD--rHU '
RUTH
ST.
DENIS
EFFTB SHANNON
PHILIP UER1VALB
MAUDE GRANGER
LORIN RAKER
MAUD HOSFORD
ThU nlht of nlghti r.
POLLYANNA
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