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The outward evirienco of tlio facts Is perhaps not apparent, nor would a church census reveal adequately the sense of Indebtedness to Divine Provi dence which la Ingrained In tho being of eur Inhabitants. This Is a country ot miracles. A miracle discovered It, an other miracle peopled it and Its never ending miracle is the melting-pot from which pass Into the American mold men And women of all nationalities and all antecedents. There Is, too, the miracle et achievement, measured in part by Wealth, but more surely by national con tentment. "God takes care of children. Idiots and tho United States," exclaimed Mr. Taft, who had more than once wit nessed tho Intervention of Divinity In the progress of events. No child In till the country studies his history books without stfi increasing appreciation of the rellanco tho nation has always placed on God and His manifestations. Wo aro engaged In a. religious war. Thero is no Peter the Hermit preaching a crusade for the lecovery ot the Holy Land, but steadily, as the eyes of human ity have been opejied, the revelation has come that the Hun conspiracy is tho negation ot all things sacred In the Chris tian era, a defiance of the principles ot even pagan religions and the veritable a.bomInat.on of desolation. We shall have to rewrite tho text book of morality, re construct our code of ethics, abolish the Brinons of tenderness, abjure chailty and substitute foL the goals of the soul the terrible Idols of Mammon If Knlieiism enforces Its will on the rest of the world. It is, in fact, u war for the light to have Ideals, for the privilege of having poesy In life, for thp freedom of man to thrust his Intelligence into the infinite and give his heart to truth. Let it be assumed that marriage is tho very cornerstone of our civilization, that the sanctity of womanhood and tho in tegrity of motherhood constitute tlio foundation of society as wo know It. What has the march of the Germans been but a saturnalia of sexual debauch ery? In their retieat they carry with them the potential motherhood of France, and they desecrate It as they have dese crated tho temples of the Lord. Not since Xerxes drove his luxurious armies to the gates of Athens has the Integrity of the world been so thieatened. The Saracens at least knew moral codes and kept tho faith they professed. The Hun, forebear of the German that takes his name, did not back his cruelty with Inventive genius and the paraphernalia of science. The world has known decisive battles, but never a war waged against tho very soul of humanltytas tills ono Is. It is, indeed, a fight against prayer because the theory underlying the conspiracy was based on a belief in the Invincibility ot might and the impossibility of interfer ence by supernatural power. Yet Franco stopped the Juggernaut at tho Marne. Do men say there Is no God? Tomorrow has been set aside by the President as a day of prayer. It is ono of the Significant developments of the tvar that this mightiest of nations should question its own authority unless sane- Lfcttorted by Divinity. We do believe that Sfett Ration on Its knees is a nation that en n Tint Ytn rtffntrrl "W Vln ha1laiA ln prayer is a mightier power than any yet brought to bear in Europe. Wo urge, therefore, that alt the people of this com- I aanity accept the President's injunction, F"""l"iit tomorrow in their several rimmac. .e orghlp and Join In the national supplica nt for divine aid in this titanic struggle maintain tho ideals and the concepts aMch are In danger of ruthless destruc- at the hands of disciplined dntrnvoru MlPt o ,.- - .!, .!... . .,. " - ... .,.... ..j ui rcngion i can afford to pray. FIGHTING IN THE OPEN. IE replacing of Rlbot by Barthou in Ksjwr French Cabinet can be compared Lk change- n military commanders at a sector fpr the accomplishment of rtWReult Rtratesic operation. Tu meaning of the shake-up at Paris tvw)vr, HU rather obscure Rlbot ? eF iMsAsVi, Uly Arm for the re-. pt 9vt , eoat M But Barthou's first speech as Foreign Minister gives somo light. "It is nstound ing thnt democracies can bo tied by sf crct treaties," ho said. "During the Inst soven years France was so tied. It must novef happen ngaln." Franco does not regiet the Triple Kn tente, but her liberals want no moro en tentes based on such understandings as wcro had with Edward Vll und Nicholas II. Tho United States Is very close to tho French feeling about this; vve aro not only against secret -ontontcs wo are against the whole Ideu of ententes. A federation of democracies must replace a sstom of rival ententes. America's duty Is to simplify nil war alms and unlto all belligeients on u platfoim proclaiming a continuance of hostilities until tho Ger man Government Is responsible to Its people, without consideration of bargains and compromises. A NONPARTISAN DUTY THE I'icftlrtont'g speech urging tho granting of siiffrago to women by tlio procedure which he has consistently maintained, and the only one he could conscientiously advocate, hns rendered an Inestimable" service to this democratic cuu.se, not only in America, but In Europe ns well, wherever men understand how deep ami far-reaching Is tho world-wide work and piopagnnd.i against every form of autocracy, local, national or interna tional. No anion lit of Whlto llouto pick eting can impair this service. No group or party enn u.sk the President to tako a different stand on suffrage unless It Is their desire that ho spenk and act n IK lie believes and always haH believed that the States should settle the suffrage ques tlon for themselves and he votes fqr u frugc In his home Stnto w henever he gets tho chnncc. Only unlntolllgenre and an Inability to feel a broad patriotism will permit tiny ono hereafter to badger tho head of tho War Administration on his suffrage views. Wo do not accept his position ns tonnble, slnco political eman cipation is by precedent a Federal matter, but wo can appreciate the sincerity of his action. "The whole world now Is witnessing a strugglo between two Ideals or govern ment," says Mr. Wilson. Political recon struction must be fundamentally effected, und "woman suffrage Is one of those questions which He nt the foundation." Mr. Wilson believes "this war, is going so to quicken tho convictions and tho con sciousness of mankind with regard to political questions that the speed of re construction will be greatly Increased." The President hns no hesitation In put ting suffrage to the fore because It Is a nonpartivan duty. Just us the Kut.ltnry process of cleansing our cities of political vermin Is n nonpartisan duty. "NEVICK MIND ABOUT EPPLEY; SAVE THE TAHIFF!" THIt: combination of shallowness, Igno rnnce and Insolence in Congressman William S. Vnre's chief nrgAiment, that the I'hlladelphla municipal campaign Is of "national Importance" In Its possible clfects upon the future of the Republican party, would be funny It one wore not painfully mindful that there must be many brains In Congress as muddled as those of tho Representative from the First Pennsylvania District. If the nation leads on the moi aIhk of November 7 that the "Republican party" has been defeated In Philadelphia, so the Congressman argument runs, then the party will be weakened through out tho nation and we will be that much nearer frco tiade. The exact opposite Is true. If the nation reads on November 7 that 'the Republicans of Philadelphia have stood for the worst government in the city's history, then, and only thon, will thore be fear for the national future of the party. Tho Vares right now are the greatest little vote-getters tho Democ racy ever had. They aro, for many, human documents to prove how danger ous It would be to havo n. certain typo ot citizen that masquerades as Republican put lu control of Stuto and national affairs. Congressman A'aro calls attention to tho "fact" that the revolt of 1005 resulted In tho election of two Democratic Con gressmen. They were elected In 1910 and 191U. and their huccess had nothing what mjt to do with the events of 1903. Hut granting him his "fact," tho orator must be understood to advise us that the 1905 gang is to bo allowed to btenl tho gas works for the sake of tlio tariff; and the, 1917 gang is to getaway with government by murder for tho snko of tho tariff; and tho 1920 gang Is to get awny with heaven knows what and nil for tho sake of the tailff! if that Is the way Mr. Vare Is going to get us a ouml tariff system, it will soon be time for the Democratic party to second his nomination for Con-grci-s. Incidentally, thero aro some people who, on rending this "Repub lican's" speeches, will begin to think thero must be something in Socialism after all. We will never get a good tariff bill from men who argue for one ns Intelligently as very young children argue for candy. Wo will never get fiee trade unless tin. Republican party refuses to clear the sweet-toothed machine politician out of its city dlstiicts. By the way, what lias become of the fine cry for national nonpartlsanshlp during the war? Only a few weeks ago Mr. Vare was writing grand, star spangled letters to Presldont Wilson supporting his War Administration to the limit. It's different now. Tho best way for Philadelphia to help win the war is to tell America that it doesn't matter very much if tho blood of nn Eppley is shed on a Fifth Ward pavement! "0000000 0" an interview with Director Wilson on the police in polities. Patrolmen aro being maced for $29.50 each by the Organization. 1 can not be helped, us blackjacks have In creased titty cents a pound. You can always find a policeman at your front door If you'royti Town Meet ing; man but they aro never quite so handy when a burglar or other gunman is visiting you. The German Government says women must econdmlze in wearing ap parel, but the Imperial Government 'does not seem to realize that It's clothed with too much power. OUR PRAYERS FOR VICTORY Doctor Adams Gives Reasons for Day of National Supplication By GEORGE D. ADAMS, D. De Pastor of the Chestnut Street lntttst Church. OtTll President's call for a day ot prayer la hlch this nation shall make 'lis petition to Almighty Ood for Ills blewlng on "our boys," the cnudc for which tlicy light ntnl a righteous and speedy victory, Is u ninttcr of too great Importance to be passed oxer lightly.. To some, vlioo lives have never been touched by the deeper spiritual things of tho soul. It may worn but n mark of sentimental weakness. l!owecr. If It were sentimental only, It would be a mighty tiling for a great people to bo moved by such a sentiment In the midst ot the most auful day of tho world's history. Others may be Inclined to treat It as the imlu.gence of a harmless superstition nnd pass It by lightly because they have never frit the nearness of tho unseen world Su perstition well, if it wcro that alone, who would daro cross tho will of this grent peo plo bowed under such a superstition? Paul culled tho ultnr worship of the Rods by tho Greeks "superstitious," but when tho Greek soldiers rushed Into battle shouting. Zeus Roter kal .VJfce (Zeus Saviour and Victory), they were Irresistible and they brought back the victory. Hut to the vast majority of the people of this land this call seems right, and worthy both to our President end to ounsrlos, for both the religious mid tho Irreligious sense the awful presencV of un seen forces against which our minds strug-k-lc In a vain eltort to understand. And the most natural thing Is to fall to praying about It. A great dnnger, sudden fear or Intense KUlTerlng brings a prayer to the lips of tl, uttorly godless. National calamity, such as 1 estllence or famine, or the crisis of a great war. has again and again in ages past brought whole tribes and notions to their knees beforv their gods or their God. Given nu adequate cause, tho Individuals and na tions of every religious belief and of no be lief whatever turn to prayer with a qulck m xs ot instinct that outstrips reason. What more In keeping with the Inner consclous- tuss of man's need for prnyei In a crisis t'mn this sane and deliberate coll of our President? And why should It t- observed with ull seriousness by the whole people.' Not because we are afraid of engulli.i death and are brought to our knees as tlio nirslng sullor Is brought b the hurricane. ..ot because we see anything but victory ahead of us In this awful war. Hut be cause, ns It seems to me, for ver different and perfectly sane reasons. Tho Instinct of Prayer First. Prayer is the expression of tho fnlth of ImltWdual or people. All men believe something; een tho i unostlc beliexes that he believes nothing, :'i.d every man Is made stronger by exercis ing Ills faith In the things' he believes. Tho impulse to pray reveals the fact that all men believe that there Is u God aboe them 1 1 n horn they can communicate tneir 1101. did from whom they can receive help. Tin. N the leat of faith and brings the low st typo of prayers ; but even so, ho who cries out to his God with a sense that ho can lioai i.hd run help becomes by that very act i stronger man and for the moment at least feels the thrill of power associated with his u caknew. What Is true of the Individual is true of u people It was the constant utteranco of their fullh In the worship of Jehovah that mude the greatness of ancient Israel. The Ideals may descend to the lowest forms 6f Idolatry or rise lo tho conceptions of the perfett i ox elation of God. it mutters not; whciHoeer exeielses his fnlth in a being above him by pruer to tliat being becomes stronger for his tusk. All of this is what Is culled the rellex of prayer on the life that prnjs. It is not saying that one kind of prayer ts as good fts another, however. Knther It is alllrming what Is a well-know a fact apart from any merit or lack of It In the conception of Una, that the exercise of prayer Itself fills tho lite with the sonso of alliance with divine power. On this basis und for this reuson, then, this nation should hall the day of prayer us un opportunity in the insist of this ti tanic struggle to refresh our sense of alll unce with power; to bring our faith, what ever it is, altogether Into concerted exer cise on the things thnt press our ery souls In this hour Kei'ond. Because prayer not only leads upon us for strcngtli by tho exercise of our fuitli. but because It nerves our llxcs to achieve in the line of our praying. It would be ditllcult fur any man or woman In this land to pray nn sort of a prayer to any sort of a conception of God for a blessing on the boys In khaki und then go about bis qr her business and ignore their wclfure ; ilittlcult for any m in to pi ay that lctory, ilghtcous and Una! s-hould come speedily to our cause and then go about to hinder this Government In Its preparation, or plan with the enemy to sink our ships. No, the conscience of man will not permit an honest prayer of one sort to bo answered In the life by an act of another sort with out a tense of shame and sin. And If this people will pray honestly for tho things which belong" to righteousness and ictory for the right, the welfare of humanity and our homes, the crushing of militarism by this war and th return of nn nbldlng peace to this old blood-soaked world, they will not rise up next day and play tho spy for tho enemy or the traitor to all that makes our cause worth while For this reason, then, we ought to pray honestly and per sistently. Third. Because, for me and millions more In this broad land, In spite of tlio rationalist and tho agnostic, in splto of the frivolous and the foolish, prayer means the alliance of .life und effort with the will and power of God our Father, whot-e will I know by prayer and whose power responds to prujer. Not that I am so much concerned that Goii shall "do wondrous things" for me and my cause, as that I shall feel thnt my little effort Is done with and for Him. "Not." as Lincoln said, "that God shall be on my side, but rather that I may be on Ills side." It seems to me that It Is here that wo as a nation muy rise to , the highest nnd best there Is" for us In our religion and achieve the greatost and truest victory for the world and posterity. Seek Peace That Passeth Understandinp; Lot America pause tomorrow and pray ns It has never prayed before Pray, first of all, u prayer of thanksgiving that we have a President In the White House who Is not afraid to be classed with Washlncton and Lincoln and McKlnley and other noble predecessors us a praying man. Pray a prayer of penitence f6r the sins of greed and selfishness, Intemperance arfd lust that have swept our nation's soul with damning blight. Pray for the boys gone out to war. that they may bo men worthy of the highest title In the court of a woman's heart, "gentlemen" ; kept from all the slime nnd bestiality of the Hun Pray that God will keep our Ideals us a nation unselfish nnd our victory cleun, and that, above all, our effort In this mighty tusk may be such that ho can base the kingdom of his "peace that pasbeth understanding" on the Issues or this war And when the earnestness of our praying has lifted our spirits nearer to the highest expression of the ou! of man, pray that -urj enemies may be shown their wrong, may be led to understand the wick edness ot their bloodlust and come at last to the heart repentance which leads to forgive, nesa, - Tom Daly's Column McAroni Ballads D.l XO-QOOD WORKMAN I nt ashatnc' icccth ilcaa mdn Forgot )ic ccs Italian, Art Junta lazy slob; Wc q couM mak' pqoil 'Mcrlcan Of Joe JorrHI from Milan An' so he lose hecs job. Lai' vtont' iv'cn he ces landln' here, ' lie feci nif stranpc an', look so queer, Vtn, sad for hcem as I can be An' pat heem job for cork xt-ceth me For Oceg da tranch ccn tlecsa street. At first he's rerra plad for cct, Hut stcell cqt ca's no vcrra lon'p liayforc he ccsa gona wrong. At ctin strnnja stpht an' sound lie drop hrcs perch an' looka 'round. F.cf mebbe so a sparrow hop Xcar where he u-ork cct mak' hcem stop. So, too, he watch ccf on da street Fom' chccldran com' icccth 'lanctn' feet; An' sam'tlmc w'en from far away lie hear da banda moostc play, He stan' ireeth head on wanna side An' cars an' moutha open wide. Wan time w'en hrcczc dot sweep da street Rrcana nrwsapapcr to hecs feet, lie tak' an' try for rcadln' cct! Hut thceng dat tak' hecs job away l'es,deei dat happen yestaday: So'm' lady drop from passln' car, ltlaht ccn da strccta ivhcre wc arc, Ilccg boncha flower dat's halfa dead, Hut prctta, yellow, white an' red You know dees flower icccth bushy hcadf VhrccsanthctValt Ah! yes, dat's cct Wnl, .lor he see dem rcn da street An' run un' grab dcin uppa quccck, An' den he tak' dem back an' stccck Oriii ;i on top da dlrtn pile, An' lay drm out cm soocha style An' feci de-m icccth so flna ca)c. You thecnk for sure dey growln' dcic! An' prctta soon dey catch da eye Of ccra wan dat's passln' by. Vh? Sure dey looka prctta so, Hut sccnec cct ecs no work, you know, Da boss raise ,som'lhccng alsc for Joe! So 1 am' shame' icccth dcesa man For dat he res Italian, An' saorha laty slob: We no could mak' good 'Mcrlcan Of Joe Marclll frapi Milan An' so he lose Iters job. Ol'RMOP.NlNU wns brightened by a lslt from D. .1. Flngalton, who knows moro about our old stngo favorites than any other Jiinn we've ever mot, and who could chat with us tho length of nut working day. If wo hud our way about It. Here's ono of several stories he told us of J. W. Kelly, tho Rolling Mill Mnn: "One Sunday night, which was pny tlmo nt Proctoi's Twenty-third Street Theatre, New York, Burnelle. tho house manager, was sitting In tho wings paying off the pcrfoimers. It was tho habit with Hurnello to count out the money to each individual ns he came along, and It was n regular thing, too, for the house to levy nn arbitrary-tax, -or excess commission, upon those players who would stand for It. Huinello attempted to put this over upon Kelly. When his money was counted to him Kelly rcmai ked the short age. 'Slioit,' i-nld tho Rolling Mill Mnn, 'I'll Just hold this until jou pay me nil that's coming to me.' So Miylng ho took Rurnello's- noso between his Index nnd mlddlo linger nnd held It until the last penny was paid." nu: ruxsTUR's wuiisv "Am I a pun-ycnlf" queried Qutppi, "Since pungent things trip from my lips? Thcic! that's a triply pungent one, For It's a pun upon a pun." JTST us Joyce Kilmer, tho poet, started off for tho war, Georgo II. Doran his publisher, opened tho door nnd hand ed to the public Kilmer's book, "Muin Street and Other Poems," Just off the press. Listen to these elglu lines from It: There is joy over disappointment And delight -ill hopes that were vain. l,ach poet h glad there was no euro To stop Ms lonely pain. For nothing keeps a port In lits high' singing mood Like unappeasable hunger For unattainable food. WU HAVEN'T tho slightest notion how to make money ourself, but wo can tell other folks how to do it. Aro you a mer chant or manufacturer? Would you like to make a fortune? Listen: The missus, tho other day, said to her old Cousin F.llen, who was nursing her through . a bad cold, "I wish you'd tell Bridget to cook some spaghetti for lunch." "Sklbbetty?" queried Cousin Ellen, "Spaghetti," said tho missus. "Oh, yes, sklbbetty," said Cousin Ellen, nnd went below. Presently tho cook came upstairs. "How much o' that stuff am I to cook?" sho asked. "Spaghetti?" queried the missus. "I know what you mean," said the cook, "but I enn't pronounce It." sow, here's the point : There Isn't any more nutritious or palatable food to be had for so little money us that same delectable Italian dish, but It's surprising how few people know how to pronounce It. If some manufacturer will only put out a brand of it called "Spag," let us say, or "Italian Spag," there'll be a for tune In It as sure as shooting. II. F. BRINTON, commenting upon our talk about J. S. Glbbons's war song ofj "Three Hundred Thousand Moro." Inclines to the belief that the original draft of it Is in the possession of the poet's cousin, Miss Margaret Townsend, of West Ches ter. "At least," says he, "it Is a copy of the poem In Mr. Glbbons's own handwrit ing; and Miss Townsend's account of the vicissitudes of her distinguished relative is most interesting. Mr. Gibbons was a 'Hickslto Quaker,' and it seems strange that a member of the Society of Friends should be engaged In composing war songs Mr, Morse, however, a son-ln-f law of Sir. uiooons, gave a delightfully humorous touch to this trivial charge when he said in a letter to Mr. Brander Matthews, 'Mr. Gibbons was a Quaker, with a reasonable leaning toward wrath In Cases of emergency.' " E. J. BERL-ET had this handed to him at breakfast the' ether day by his young son Jack: "Daddy, lx of us are going to fight two of ustoday an Ym on of th w ' . Jtl. '4i,.r . Jltt'S&v'l :j THE ONLY AID WE ASK -.: r BmsssfWJriL-afcjw: mami iggsi 3 stsmBzffl&m&mmmms&ii THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Woman's Appeal to Women to Save Our Naturalized Heroes ' WOMAN APPEALS TO WOMEN To the lUUtor of the Evening Lcilger: Sir Jinny of us have plnnm-d Just what kind of new suits, coats and furs, hats nnd gowns wo want this winter. We all love pretty clothes, and It Is right that wn should. Hut It seems to mo thnt this winter wo should nil be too busy to think about these luxuries. Our thoughts hhouni bo In Franco with our men amid their hardships. Lot us wear our old clothes and buy Liberty Bonds. Just let us piove to the world what American women can do. If wo really deprive ourtelvos ot these things which wo almost need, tho actual glory and satisfaction of paitlclpatlng in tho1 extermination of autocracy and mili tarism, which combine all evils, will be ours. MRS. F. J. S. Atlantic City, October 20. ' NATURALIZED HEROES To the Editor of thr Evening Ledger: Sir May I lecommend to Miss Agnes Reppller, through your columns, tho editor ial which 'appeared In your Issue of today entitled "Naturalized Heroes"? Let those who do not know why read "The Modest Immigrant," ono of the essays In Bliss Repplier's recently published volume, "Counter-Currents." HARRY I'OQACH. Philadelphia, October 26. PENROSE AND TOWN MEETING 7"o ip Editor of the Elating Ledger: Sir Once again Sykes rings tho bulls ee in Ids cartoon "Somo folks don't know enough to come In outer th' rain." Hut why should the Town Meeting party-bid the Senator welcome and shelter him? Why not drive him back Into trio rain nnd give, him a good soaking? Possibly It may cleanse him a bit he needs It. No rotten apples among the good onesl C. J. BHRG. rhllndelphla, October 20. FELDSPAR IN FERTILIZATION To the Editor of the Evening Ledgei" Sir i have before mo a letter which ap peared lu your paper concerning tho use of feldspar for fertilization nnd am partic ularly Interested In same because for many years, -while residing in California, I was engaged in experimenting with a mineral deposit which contained niter, potash, phos phate, Iron and, In fact, a' great many of the earth ashes, but not In sufficient quan titles to commercialize any single one of the minerals. However, after spending several thou sand dollars In my work, I prayed beyond a doubt that the deposit, when pulverized, was a valuable fertilizer, and had no small amount of testimony to that effect. I operated 'along the llnesi advanced by Professor Henshall, ot Germany, and his experiments, I believe, were very success ful. I have no doubt that mineral substances are good for plant food. This fact Is demon strated by the amount of all kinds o'f mineral that can be found In vegetables whe'r It Is possible for them to get this food. ' If I can assist your readers In further re search work I will be glad to hear from them JULIAN M. PALMKR. 500 Euclid avenue, Syracuse) N, V October 2. THE SINN FEIN POLICY To the Editor of the venln7 Ledger: Sir The average American haB, at best, but a 'hazy conception of the alms and objects ot the Irish Sinn Felners. He be ii..., hv nre a croun of levolutfhnnrlen determined to free Ireland from English domination by pnysicui lorce. inty are nothing of the sort. Every sensible man among 'them realizes that a rebellion In Ireland is out of the question and would only be a case qt national suicide. The policy of Sinn Fein Is exactly set forth In the following clipping from an Irish news paper of recent date "Speaking of the Sinn Fein demonstration in Cork, Mr. Arthur Griffith said the oppo nents ofSlnn Fein referred to them as red revolutionaries, but it would be foolish to ask the iJople of Ireland to try to achieve by force of arm the freedom of the coun try. The Sln Felnew wantfd the people toorganUe andr ap itm 444; nv land to be put before the peace conference Meantime they would use all the force in their power to defeat uny nttempt to im pose conscription on Ireland. He described tho Irish convention as a convention of Hnglish nominees nnd said that Sluu Vin. ei.s cared nothing for its findings." As Mr Grlllith Is tho founder of tho Sinn Fein oiganlzatldn, ho knows What he Us spuiktug ubout. The Sinn Femers Mmply want Ireland's claims to nationhood dls- cusseu uy tno post-war conrerence, una sureiy her claims arc as good as those ot Poland or Finland. Now Is the time to -s-sort thct.0 claims, and their assertion uoes not make the iauo of fie Allies les- stro ig or tho issue of the conflict now doubtful. AMERICAN Si.N.V 1'i.l.st.l'. , Philadelphia, October 20. SLAV MUSICAL ELOQUENCE Concert of Russian Compositions Su perbly Given Under Mr. Sto i kowski's Baton Racial alllnlty helps to explain tho au thority and eloquence with which, Leopold Stokowskl lr.varlably interprets Slavic music. The blood of Poland, mother ot great artists, Hows In his veins. One some times wishes that the Philadelphia Orches tra's director were also a concert pianist. In that caso it may confidently be premised that his rending .of Chopin would be of singular and appealing beauty. As It Is, tho most effective outlet for bis talents lies emphatically in tho domain ot Russian In stiumental nrt. Few contemporary leaders can work such miracles of beauty with Uie almost overpopular "Pnthctlque" Symphony ns Mr. Stokowskl. His sympathy with Its fervor and poetry Is untarnished with ex cess of sentimentality. Yesterday afternoon In tho Academy of Music a Slavic symphony the No. 1 of Kallnnlkow which, "In the public' estima tion, stands a fair cha'neo of becoming a twin sister of the "Pathetlque," was In terpreted by thePhiladelphia Orchestra, under the baton of Mr. Stokowskl, with the same (aste and distinction that character izes his rending of the Tschalkowsky work, ft Is the simple truth that the "Pathetlque" Is popular with tho average audience not because of its radical design or aspects ot Introspective tragedy, but because It Is replete with Blmplo haunting melodies. Tho Kallnnlkow symphony, utterly de. void of "soul-sickness," as It Is, has no psychological kinship whatever with Tschal kowsky's swan song. Tho affiliation lies In tho profligacy of tuneful materia!, forcefully and clearly expressed. Music lovers at least the majority of them still long for fluent and unashamed melody. Their expiessed pleasure In Its presence In this O minor symphony Is the moro Justified slnco Mr. Stokowsk'.'s ap preciative presentation of it combines af fection with due dignity and restraint. Thero Is little real profundity In tho composition. Occasionally It Is even shal low, as aro certain of the best remembered passages of the "Pathetlque," but the or chestra's leader triumphantly saves the day with an Instinctive feeling for Us vir tues that ennqbles them without te sin of overemphasis. It Is safe to prophesy that this "easily grasped, spirited garden of melody" has an excellent opportunity of becoming one of the favorites ' of concert programs. Its performance yesterday .lyas the second here under Mr, Stokowskl. In striking contrast with the compara tive simplicity -of the Kallnnlkow number were the intricate contrapuntal effects and the intense spirit of musical rebellion illus trated by the "Poem qf Ecstasy" of Alex ander Scryabtne. Musical expression of the artist's soul (a well-worn theme with Russian composers!) Is the aim of this cacophonous yet often extremely beautiful work. Tones are piled on tones, discords on discords with lavish and daring aban don. Tfiere are two passages of frank and veritable din, leading, however, Into har monies of exquisite mystical 'tween-vvorld loveliness. The work would richly repay a second hearing. Some of Its Instrumental effects are exceedingly original and betray, for all their orchestral thunder, little rela tionship to Richard Strauss. Hcryablnes debt to a much greater German composer is occasonally evidenced Jn moments that recall "Tristan," notably the enchanting hunting-horn motives of the mlraculoun second act. The brilliant barbarlo dances from Boro dino's "Prince Igor," already made familiar here by the Metropolitan Opera and the Russian ballet, and the "Marche Slave" of Tschalkowsky completed the program. Both were superbly played- In a concert that as retards vitality of interpretation was by ikt visa Mfiint v nw loujsicai season. What Do You Know? QUIZ 1. Uho Is Doctor Ilruz? 8. MliJt Is tlio contrcncrity over "narnsrl'i l.lntoln"? , 3. Nmiir the tneUe rltles that nre the ti ters ot the tnrlie 1'rilernl Itesme tils, trlets. 4. "Proclaim liberty tlirnuchoui nil the lani unto nil the Inli.iliitiintN thrrrnr." Utters Is this Henlriuo prominently ilinitlared, and from whit part of the Ilible Is li tu ken? fi. lMuit aro "Miinll urms"? 0. VMiii wrote the opera "Tristan sni Isolde"? 7. Where are tlio usees Mountains nnd how Is the word pronounced? 1- I" ..whut (oiiiitn lins "pure ilemocracr." that Is, direct legislation In the peopls, lieen most ne.irb upiiroxlmnted? 0, In Kncland ono Miienl.s of u ilergtmtin get tint: n iUliiit.'' What Is ni-!iiit Lv tuatf 10. lllio was the ".Scource of dud"? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. The Cfnry School Nhlem Is known ss tks "work-stud) -nnd-plny plan." It Isrs emphasis on shop work nnd w mnatnm rvercisrs, It was Introduced in ew ork, mill Tiiinin hi) Is nnu irxitiR to nu It uieniiist Mltchcl as nu "undemocratic" Institution, with Its ocutlomil training feature. Iloneier, thero Is not ns mucH of this shop work In the (mry njflcm il In many prhntc. schools, 2. Amundsen! South I'olr dUcoterer. 3. Twentj-flio ships sunk n week Is an In creases It Is nenrl) double the STerstl record of recent weeks, . Virtually nil the Liberty Ixian money wll be spent(in this rniintr). B. K nop tic (lospels: Thr first three, (1. Count l'uljhkli A roll-.li soldier In ths American Keiolutlon. Washington toads hlrrt a brleudler Kenrrul. 7. Our Hub for a time had fifteen stripes ssi . fifteen slurs. Hut us the Mute Inrreaifcl in number It was rounu iiuuiinnnis t increase Hie stripes. 8. Spanish I'urlliiniriit Is tho Cortes. 0. Weientj-lhe per rent tif the Italian. i are of the I.Htter-Day rnilnt (or .Mormon) Cliurcli. 10. French (lulanu, on the northeast roast of South America, belones to l'runce, "OAKEN BUCKET" CENTENARY TUB centenary of the writing of hi "Old Oaken Bucket." by Samuel Wood .worth, was reoently observed by the ScltuaH Historical Society. Some sixty members and their guests toured the town, vlsltlnr points of historical Interest, and stopped at the Old Oaken Bucket homestead on Pond street, In Qreenbush Village, drank ot tin water from the well hymned by the poet and ate apples from the one remaining tree from the orchard mentioned in he sonr. The tour ended at the Unitarian qhurcn, Scltuate Center, where there was a collation and speechmaklng, followed by singing M Woodworth's srJbg. The well has been restored to look much as It used to In the poet's time. Vlnei partly hide the curb of field stones and bucket and well sweep are In position. Tn original bucket fell to pieces many yea" ago. The homestead Is owned by Mrs. Isabf'" Northey Murray, granddaughter1 of a foster brother of the poet and a descendant or tns John Northey who was the. Infant in in. cradle In the Pilgrim ship Mayflower. M" Murray has recently remodeled the home stead, which was bu(lt eighty years ago, w most on the site of the original houae. According to the story handed down his family. "Woodworth. then foreman oi the mechanical staff of the Columbian. New York newspaper, walked home one Jim afternoon from his office on Wall streei , w his house on Duane street. His i wife drew a fresh pitcher of water from the pjrnp nr tho yard and set It on the table ""! husband's place. He drank a b!m remarked that- It was good, but not as " freshing as the water he used to quaff ttom the old oaken bucket he left hanging In w father well nt home. "Wouldn't that make a pretty sub Jett to a poem, Samuel?" asked his wife. WJ Woodworth that evening wrote the " a sitting, virtually as they have been junf ry millions amoo then, have been unf around the world for a century past w countless urban and rural 'ront parlo r. P porches summer nights , and. on sleigh rw winter evenings, In POP"1"'.'1.6 fl" almost v. rival of "Home. Sweet IW', which John Howard. Payne wrote unaer similar circumstances of remembering n childhood's home. Samuel Woodworth wa descended (pm the song was so a jor .--""-, Sd O "SS U British conation. v-..... Monitor. ' I What Do You Knpw? -.! II . r . ' - s V r ' r! 7 JW s Jll
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