' EVENING 'VPTJBMC IBiDGfelP-PHIEADELPHIA, SATtrBDAY. 'DECEMBER 16 1917- J"'" ,'f. : V . " f' .'Wvl v?-T ii. LEDGER COMPANY r t tr 'sftiit tMmM Jlnrton. Vie V",1nUJ(r.bn i ',. WIlTtains, John 1. 8puron. V Directors. . !r?ITOlUAti BOARD: !v"l,?.h..'." . .JMW TIN General riuitneaa M" I lh t' Pfcmio l.na Bulldlnr. viaenra rtquara, rniiRaciimi. ,. !... Brod una cnni mt"'- r, ! t7nion Bulldlne t.(i...M.(..SMlrtnnollUn Towjr i...... ......... ion Kinl'rtim !'; ..,,. 150J Trtun uuuoin. k! ?L..iru mtoni f-o. MM ttnBM.tr. tM. Cor. l'enniyhanla Ave. nd ''!,..?i; Ltmiut;.....,..7iMamnl Itouae. ft"". BAVI.ki...a, ..fl HUB JJOU" Jv snBacRirTio.vTEnji3 frwsisa i-ublio l.zdoek is eervwt m -tn Philadelphia and surrounn townj - !..- ,i.,t u.. kah mi.- n&rable BMo "points outM of PhllaJlBhift. In law aiaiea. anaaa or unuru p- rr I. VMtan free, fifty IMI eenta per month. dollar per year, fyble In advance. tiHai.n .. .,! .... fail dollar per mem Subscriber wlahlnt sdilre.a cnansou I fre old as well a new addrevs. I.WAtNUT KEYSTONE. MAIN 5009 ea oil communications fo BvtnUg PuoKo Ti majpenaenca ocriore. rnimun.-w em t tii pniUDKLrnu rT orric a nuiAU (Ll MAIJ, Wfcn. PatfaatlpkU, S.lutJ.r. Deeembff IS. 19W THE GIANT A GIANT'S W- CLUTHKS 8, 'Big Philadelphia" plan o the amber of Commerce Is big big in ftptlon, big In scope, bis In posslblll- tt mpntror mitllnn It contcmnlatcs a rwi ter Phlladolphta" by consolidation ot rial and residential suburbs, uniting i throbbing heart and active brain of Erast metropolitan zone all tho scat- 1 members of .vhat is essentially but '-politically a single, and marvelous of flnanco. Industry, commerce, ifacturlng, trade, education and art. .wish the Chamber of Commerco well dy achievement of Its aspiration to Tlhe components which niako I'hila- t'- . .actually tho second city In the .try into Philadelphia, the second i.:Tho greater municipality would give stages to Philadelphia and confer them assimilated suburbs. des? Of course, but not insuner- !.'. Enabling bills must be passed; that ; a matter of legislation. Phlladel- Amust bo housccleaned to mako its hbors of Delaware and Montgomery ties not only wllllnsr but anx us to sit t'fif htM same neartn. Tiiat is the major, the tissue. greats with the gentlemen who make KWie' Chamber of Commerce to practical- ' big Idea. They can do it only by ng as an ideal, and working with jp&nd main for that ideal, a city that tically righteous, that Is efficiently nomlcally conducted. These leaders ter all. tho men who can consummate rJMcarof'a decent and safo Philadelphia, I'rom tho clutch of the murderbund , ylunderbund, n city which any suburb be proud to enter. Tl.ey must re er that many suburban dwellers who their daily routine In Philadelphia rn their dally bread here, and by Etoken owe Bupport to tho city, were jt,!.lt on account of lawlecs gang rule. 1 suburban dwellers are of the same e. inspired by tho same civic consclous- i,as Philadelphlans. I' ,., . psuion win rise, naturally and (Mr. It developed ardently and bitterly 63-54 when the thirty-two contiguous Cts, boroughs and llberti s were made irlth tho city proper of William Penn, Jed by tho two rivers and South and eets. The wisdom of that contested atlon bill has amply proved itself at has evolved into modern Phlladel- f fScepting the political side, at times. this greatness .can be reared a new upergreatness. Psychology cmplia i as the moment for action. Phila- U electric with unprecedented In land commercial energies. Reform llag in Its heart ot hearts to restore niflcent designs of the founder. A f, homes, of clean streets, of parks for (fioC contented industry, of libraries til! .. . ... hoois was mo aim ot me great R whose vision mere size never dazed Mie saw merit only in worth. Pjtave no doubt that the Chamber of rce can realize Us "Greater Phlla- And tho way to tart Is to to, a politically better Philadelphia. r MBASTING EVERYBODY .of, ,tho statements of ,Mr. Richie, er. of this, district for the Amer- atlon of Labor, do not "gee" ph other. Hp declares the cry of (ertage. Is a fictitious plaint, fos- A" ....t...... ...1... a....... . . ito men's Jobs to cut down wares. t Wle ribbon-counter clerks were ,r1rm behind their counters and riNaces mica oy women condl- 'b remedied," says Mr., Richie. Lii-emaras, concerning the Hog ; "They hire grocery clerks i and in'the same breath they fcttitdrdl carpenters" ,-w lambast a ribbon "clerk iter fcuakjr work aad then tunj wan . grocery cleric for iJkmA It there are raore than i jratwejw.M the market,, why MMnjl .AMlj, - v, ,aM on thing A'ery clearly: ittt tk Je money than men rUM&im mri bein a4e H..Wtlv ', irttra ' jairabie;- 't--,. ... 133222 ,wWi' fverr .. , going to' employ 20,006 when they are ac tually going to put 12.000 to work," the Island affirms that there are today 12,800 men at work with dally requisitions for 2S0O additional men to bo made until there are more than 30,000 employed there. Some one Is misinformed. FIERCE LIGHT OF PUBLICITY "CWKllV scintilla of evidence, as the old -' formula went, must bo adduced about the conduct of tho war. Let not ono guilty man escape. Senators and Congressmen have taken oft their coats to tho task nnd tho majority of tho Investigators have shown an ndmlrablo spirit. But alas for 'those who wanted to put questions to which thoro could bo no answers, who wanted to find troublo but not remedies! They havo received two serious setbacks. In tho first place, General Crozler was frnntc beyond nil decency. It was positively un feeling in tho General to bo so quick to admit the truth, for his candor left no glory to those among tho Investigators who desired to poso as relentless furies tearing the naked truth out from tho coils of red tape at tho risk of their lives. But if tho General has been unfeeling the President has been cruel, Consider this statement mado by tho White House: President Wilson welcomes the probe ot his conduct of the war. lu the Senate's military Investigation and the Inquiry Into naval nffalrs decided upon by tho House the President thinks a truo pplrlt of democracy lies. The President takes full responsibility. Wo have no doubt that every fact will bo pitilessly laid bare nnd that, It it Is found that Mr. Baker ought to go, Mr. Baker will go. Meanwhile tho Secretary seems to havo a reasonable defense. Ho Is not tho first statesman to go counter to tho ad vice of military authorities. Lloyd Georgo told Parliament recently that twice ho had overruled tho military men nnd that In tho sequel every soldier would now say ho had been right. Wo havo yet to hear tho Sccrcta'ry's report on tho machine guns. THE CULT OF MISERY A CORItKSPOXDUNT tells ,vs tho mum " mers' parado of Xew Year's Day should bo called off. Wo might as Veil call off Christmas and bo dono with it, at tills rate. Somo people aro thinking too much about tho war. That is ono of tho dis advantages of not being in it. Soldiers are tfeo from worry about It; they are too busy fighting and training to fight. Send a soldier "a book about the war" and you may lose a friend. He would rather have Sherlock Holmes stories or a ukulelo to Accompany loud singing. Men In our cities meet with knitted brows and worry why Byng didn't have re-enforcements at tho right moment nnd study the war map. After worrying some more they decide that nobody ought to laugh oi- seo a show or put on mummer's garb for an hour once a year. They save money and waste wheat; whereas, they ought to spend what money they don't need for Liberty Bonds and savo wheat. If wo start economizing in laughter nnd tho Joy of living there will not bo much point in winning tho war. GERMANY'S OTHER SHOE WE HAVE been repeatedly warned and wo want to know the worst as soon as possible. Wo aro like the nervous man whose neighbor overhead dropped his shoo on tho floor and who, after u long wait, yelled, "For heaven's sako throw the other shoe!" After a sleepless night ho learned that his neighbor was a one-legged man. All Europe was ngreed that Hlndenburg was about to drop tho other shoo. The first warning camo about March 13, when tho Russian revolution broko. Russia had, long before that, been thrashed at the Dunajec and later her munitions and food supplies went to pieces. Kerensky's troops, with nothing but bayonets, m'ado a gallant drive and then were driven back :n rout. They began to desert in droves. And still the great deluge of released German troops did not go 'from east to west. But maybe it did! Between the eastern and western fronts the distance is about the same as from here to Chicago. Prob ably the Riga-Brussels through trains can not make the trip in sixteen hours, but they can do It In less than sixteen days, which would allow ample time for the transport ing of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the mai.y-months-Iong Intervals of Russia's various periods of impotency. Let Russia lcvl"o a bit and the legions could be started back eastward and get into action again 900 miles away within a fortnight,. Interchanging of divisions has probably been going oh between the noisy and the quiet German fronts in the samo way that British expeditionary and territorial forces relieve each other. Perilous the situation may Justly bo considered, but tho theory that an avalanche of Germans is about to fall on France Is a bit too crude. The pres sure may be expected to grow gradually more severe. Home defense forces can be drawn from England and furloughs called off to balance tho new German reserves. Meanwhile the enemy, with heavy losses, has not been able to regain half the ground he surrendered In front of Cambral. He may be, after all, a one-legged man. The Phillies are going to St. Peters burg. With the loss of Alexander and KI1 lefer many believe they're going even further. Speaking of sugar and the latest halving of tho ration per person? there aro lots ot people, you know, who say sweeten ing ruins the flavor of coffee anyhow. The holy places of three faiths are being protected by the British In Jeru salem. In the destruction of the Cathedral of Rhelms the Germans struck at all faiths. City officials 'will go .to inspect soldiers'- gloves at Camp Meade, All of which Is useless travel. The trackage they utilize on the trip could carry many hundred pounds of useful freight. r What will be the ultimate, habitat of that statue -of the kaiser in crusader's armor whlsli stood. In Jerusalem? The na- UptawMak .Wiethe warwHJ wrttatha.Ma- 'W,P.rffT,W M pJP" NATIONAL CAPITAL'S POPULATION JUMPS Cost of Living a Serious Problem. Baltimore Helps to Re lieve Situation Sptdal Corretfondcnce Kitnlna PMIc, Lcdotr WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. TO THE cost of living problem In the Capital City has been added the mors serious problem of the placo of living. )'ash Ington's population since the beginning of tho last session, of Congress Is believed to have Jumped &0, 000, and all outward signs seem to bear out ths fairness of that approxlma. tlori. For one thing the hotels are crowded and ,for another tho apartment houses are everywhere standing off an anxious group of would-be sojourners. The Influx Is due, of course, to war condi tions. There is a great army of volunteers here anxious to ".'.o their bit" for the nation, and some of them to "do a bit" for them pelves. The various departments nnd com missions operating under tho President's direction have enormously Increased their offi cial and clerical staffs. Tho rush for quar ters has been on for several months. It was so persistent when the Senators and Congress, men camo back for the new session of Con gress that many of them were put to their wits' ends to find accommodations for them selves and their families. It Is no unusuat thing now to find members of Congress taking long automobile runs to tho suburban pectlon or riding In tho crowded Ftrcct cars to the end of the line. Washington Now Smoky Around the lobbies of tho big hotels it Is no uncommon thins to seo tho clerks urn back dozens of businesslike citizens carry ing grips and eager for business. Some of them may be sightseers or tourists, but most of them are called hero by ono or another of tho Government ngencies or aro seeking to connect sltli them. The streets also aro tracrsed by throngs, particularly In tho evenings when the shows aro on, The Increase In tho number of automobiles is so marked and thoro Is such a heavy trafllo duo to their use that the visitors who knew Washington two or three years ago would hardly know It now. Moreover, thn Idealists, who recently dreamed of a white Washington that la to say, a Wash ington ot marble and granite and who op posed tho Introduction of smokestacks and manufacturing establishments, have been driven to cover. Washington Is still a beautiful city, and all new public buildings are likely to en hanco Its architectural attractiveness; but great temporary structures arc going up in Washington now, tome of them resembling army cantonments. Washington It. also be coming a smoky city, Its hundreds of smoke stacks and chimneys belching forth their fumes and dirt until tho very Capitol itself Is threa"aned with a coat of grime. Jflligh Prices Being Paid The commercial spirit has undoubted- af fected the hitherto proud and conservative residents of Washington. It la manifested in the hotels, which have Increased their rates; In the apartment houses, which liao almost doubled theirs; In the stores, wliero foodstuffs and other commodities have gono up In price, nnd in the private homes, many of which are being sublet at enormous rates. Whllo the coming and going of army and navy officers and uncertainty as to the duration of tho war Introduce an clement of doubt, the stability of Washington's new commercial era b" (irmly relied upon by the business interests here. Reference is mado to tho fact that the bank deposits In tills city have recently in creased about JH50,000,000. Well-to-do people from all sections ot the United States, drawn to Washington for patriotic or selfish pur poses, have evidently como to believe In Washington as a residential city. Many ot them have bought homes at enormous priced. Scfme of the dollar-a-year patriots, who have left strong . financial positions to i-erve on sbme of tho Presidents war boards, are pay ing high for apartments and for hotel accom modations. They havo an abundance ot funds and do not haggle about prices. This puts a heavier burden upon mem bers of Congress and their associates and the great force of Government clerks who have to wrestle with tho new conditions. There is an attractiveness about the social life of Washington which has also played Its part in forcing up rates. The society people are generous spenders and they want tho best. It Is sometimes amusing to iead the ad vertisements of houses to let. Small prop erties that could havo been rented fur nished for u0 or J60 a year ago are now bringing $125 and $120 per month. The In coming clerk or army lieutenant, who will receive anywhere from J1200 to J2000 per annum, must have some extra income to keep his family In a JUO-per-month house. It is not uncommon to read of houses! con taining ten or twelve rooms, that may bo had for $1000 per month. Occasionally other houses are offered for as high as $3000 per month. It Is patent that salaried officers ot the Government cannot pay such rentals, and tho suspicion Is strong that only thoso asso ciated with steel, copper, oil and other large Interests, whoso lepresentatlves are now aiding the Government at a nominal consid eration, can do so, Baltimore! an Oasis Real estate men think the' Increase In population In Washington will be permanent, and some of them are predicting an ulti mate population for- the Capital City of at least a million. The newcomers, however, are not all permanent; many of them go almost as quickly as they come. The recent cold weather has made many of them wish to return to their warmer south ern climate. The scarcity of labor, Includ ing domestic service. Is added to the troubles ot thoso who have started tn here to' work for the Government. Between high rents, high-living cost, scarcity of servants and lack of fuel, the Washington. Immigrant has not found public place all that It Is generally cracked ip to be. The National. HI vers and Harbors Congress convention recently abandoned Its annual convention because It could not assure Its del egates of hotel accommodations. The woman suffragists and .the Anti-Saloon League people-have decided to face the situation, de pending largely upon friends In Washington at whose houses they might step. To a certain extent, Baltimore, which is one hour's ride away from Washington, ha -e-lleved the situation. Alexandria and the suburbs of Washington have also helped evtn to the extent of overcrowding the sub urban trolley lines.. But Baltimore has been the bfg receiver of Washington's overflow, and 'there is -Quel particular reason Balti more is the most convenient oasla for the thlratyislace-Washington went' 'dry. No vem- Mrl lMt,.Ba)tlnor haa Imooom extremely APPRECIATION OF AUGUSTE RODIN French Master Reversed Many Accepted Axioms of ArUnnd Opened New Vision By HENRI BAZIN Staff Corrtspovilnl r.vrnlna l'ubllr I.tdotr iclf'i the ,lmcr(cai Army M France PARIS. Nov. 1C. pW a few months ago It was my privilege - to bo received by Rodin, to hear him speak, to look upon his godlike head, to bo permitted reporting an Interview that, ns I wrote ut the lime, 'was rather In the nature ot a call with a ihutual friend. Hence, t have something of a personal shock In learn ing of the master's death. Rodin was superlatively Intelligent, rich In supreme expression, tho most predominant of which was Independence of Idea, tho crea tion of art us he Faw atjd felt It, and not for catering to demand. This Is not, nor for that matter has not been, tho fashion; but the fashion mattered not to Rodin, Of all French artists, ho was most noteworthy In this he reversed accepted axioms nnd through tho power of his genius nnd crsft manshlp opened new vision In sculptured art. Upon It no modern has left so Indelible ft btamp. Ho was not of thoso who depended upon temperament or unconscious (perhaps I should say subconscious) Inspiration or In tuition, and who, ergo, feared that study or research might affect the Inner artist him self. Ills work is rich In studies that depict technical scientific intent as well as profound cultural treatment, Ho had F.ald himself at Mcudon during the conversation It was my permission to hear; "A profound error Is that which assumes artists ran be content with being but capablo workmen and that they should not constantly bear In mind that tho topmost uso ot their Intelligence should bo tho predominant fac tor In their art." Ills work shows this beyond else- -demonstrates that tho mentality of an artist should always be the great fnrtor In his art, be Its examplo the simple execution of a conceited ami forecast project or the co-ordinating of varied marked elements lu a whole, or tho subordinating of details to u general idea. Always at Odds With Academic Methods After nil. what Is art's predominating fea ture but pottrayal of the artist's Intelligence, dissecting the work Itself, tho thing, the Idea portrayed, the setting forth clear of real leallty in a manner to make understanding comprehensible? Tills was always my im pression In studying, Rodin's art, nnd came ns clear as n bell after tho first shock of his hand's strung Individuality with tho mod eling tool or the chisel striking homo with tho fact that here was first of all an Indi vidual thing, far moro so than "artistic" as (lie word Is so often prostituted, and yet the height of art In the tiue lense. Rodin developed this point beyond any art ist of modern nnd perhaps ancient time. He was consequently always nt odds with ncadcmlc methods, the "la Jambre qui porte" Jdea, tha't has as objective but tho embellish ment of nature, tho mere beautifying or idealizing and fears or refuses to admit that character la the Initial thing to bo accentu ated In a marblo or a clay, not with intent to deform truth, but rather to place It upon a higher scale. That a canvas should be ably painted or a marble well modeled is essential, of course but nfter these primary points the nrtlst's aim should be to give his work, as did Rodin, a signification, enwrap It In a phllnssphy, show hi a word that the artist Is as "habile" with his Intelligence as with his hands and his tools. At base all alt Is symbolic. Rodin was far beyond a portrayer of symbolism In that ho expressed not only superficial apparent truth, but the profound and concealed tho outward line and the Inner soul of tho marble. Art a Necessity This composite aim was a religion with him "un eulte," as tho French s.iy. He be lieved artists as essential and as necessary n.s tho butcher, tho baker, the candlestick maker. He belleted artists should not -only b inventors, but guides. He cae evidence that could well bo followed without any artistic lealm of life. He demonstrated that the secret of true happiness was love of one's work and constantly seeking Its perfection, tho btst expression of that love. He proted as no other artist that any and ctery trade should be practiced as an art. Ono of his peculiarities, if I may so classl. fy, was impartiality, a rule more honored In the breach than the observance among artists, Ho Ignored If he would be understood or mis understood, realizing there nro many little minds in tho world quite Incapable of under standing, either because understanding was beyond them or, becauso the thing portrayed was "different." His Malzac, the Ilalzac that created so much furoro. Is a case In point. His "Hand of God," that wonderful marble In tho Metropolitan Museum of New York, Is another. The work is superb lu execution but far more so In Idea.. Hut a tiny sculp ture In Itself, It embodies the alpha and omega of life, of religion, of thought simple and profound, of the divine, ot the human God's hand reaching forth from a rough hewn block of marble and holding a pigmy man nnd woman. Looked upon from any per spective, this masterpiece shows the simple and profound In Idea above profoundly able execution. And such always was Rodin. Art's Debt to Monet The matter was very broad. He under stood and appreciated many things beyond Ijls pouvoir. He was an admirer of the Gothic, tho antique, the Renaissance, the art of tho seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with which in any of his works there Is noth ing of semblance. Ho eulog'zed Puvis de Chavannes and Victor Hugo, Eugene Manet and Claude Monet. He had said that eacli and all worked first with their intelligence and that painting owed more to Monet than any modern because he saw clear and pointed out that wnlcn was nuicuieu uerore accepieu; that distant foliage Is blue for Instance, Ig nored by all painters before the greatest mod ern landscaplst placed It bold upon canvas. The art of sculpture owes beyond measure to Rodin. He showed that which the worla considered ugly to be beautiful, and the beau tiful Is not always so; that In art, be Its nature what It may, truth was tho profound tiling. - ' - BOOK OF FREE MEN A friend who was Jooklng over the Greek corner of Rufus Choate's splendid library . i n.1 liAn.ArltKflv Trlnl,i,A,f "dun lUriiCU Wl '. B' - .,..........., MVIWI editions of the New Testament, and not one copy of the Constitution." "Ah, my friend," quietly retorted Choate, "you forget that the Constitution of my country Is In them all!" Daniel Webster expressed the same asso ciation of ideas when he said: "The Bible came with the Pilgrims. And It Is not to be doubted that to the free and universal read ing of tho Bible Is to be ascribed In that age that men were Indebted for right views of civil liberty." The testimony of Farrar was that "It was tlie Bible that made America what she Is"; and Wendell Phillips said; "The answer to the Shastras Is India; tho answer to Con fucianism is China ; tho answer to the Koran Is Turkey; the answer to the Bible is tho Christian civilization of Protestant Europe and America." Doctor Oregg said, "The Bible mado the American Republic, and only, the Bible can perpetuate it," Governor Seward was even more explicit, when he remarked that he knew not how long a republican form of government could flourish among a people who had not the Bible. De Tocquevlile clearly stated the principle oh which all real liberty Is made possible In these words, "Religion is the companion ot liberty In all )ts battles, and none but a religious people can -bear liberty." And the admonition of Webster Is a wise and fitting reminder to us today "ft wo abide by the principles taught In the Bible, our country will, go on prospering and to prpsper J but Ifwe andoorposterlty neglect Ka lintotton, ana'.awthorlty.-Ro-mannoan WHY SANTA PREFERS TO COME DOWN W0$?$W&$8$M fir- WSMfim VOICE OF THE PEOPLE t Pcnn's Doctor of Law-lessness The New Year's Shooters The Home Rule Situation To the Editor of the Vvcntng Public Lcduer:' Sir Your paper Is most desirable In the fact that Its editorials always "hit tho nail on tho head." As you write, "Why should the University ot Pennsylvania hesitate a fraction of n second In withdrawing a degree given by mistake, to ono ot tho Kaiser's typo?" Wiiat a pleasant thought to tho alumnus In the carnage of artillery, to the alumnus ut tho front tying arteries of his brother alumnus, to the alumnus In tho terrlblo trenches, that tho arch-fiend whom he knows to bo the cause of all this killing holds a high degree in his Alma Mater! Dr. 8. Weir Mitchell ut one time, in his beautiful literary way, said pleasant tilings and passed a high encomium on tho Kaiser, as Is always done In tho giving ot degrees. Why, out of context. It should now bo quoted Is difficult for a loyal alumnus and n loyal American to see, unless It were Insidious Ger man propaganda. At this timo we know the Kaiser to be an egoist to the point of insanity, wlu declaims that lie would "set up a new boundary post"-- -polite term for robbery and looting: who Is always "sharpening his sword," incidentally to kill you and me, Brother Alumnus, nnd as soon as possible ; who speaks of war as "tho noblest and holiest expression of human ac tivity." In history thero Is no parallel of ono of moro selfish violence ; of one who would so dictate to the world ; of ono more boastful and egotistical, double-dealing and deceitful a master of Intrigue nnd aggres sion. Doctor. Mltchell'ln righteous indigna tion would be the first to say, "Throw him out ot tho University of Pennsylvania and out of the palo of civilized society." LOYAL ALUMNUS. Philadelphia, December 14. SHANE LESLIE'S VIEWS 'Jo the Editor o the'Vveninu J'uWc l.eiturr; Kir Shane Leslie, in an article In your paper, admits that the convention In Ireland recognizes tiiat "It does not dare to be un successful" nnd that "the moro the Sinn Kelns demand the more must the convention sweat and strain." "Pressure from America, satire from Russia and Irony from Germany are all having their effect." Now, let us look at the thing in a kindly light, It Is exceedingly evident that all these agencies nro needed to drive the show along. It is evident to all men that It needs driv ing. Mr. Leslie admits that tho Sinn Kelners are the only persons' who are looking after Ireland's national Interests at tho present time. The situation Is worthy of serious thought by outsiders. Sinn Fein knows that the con vention dare not fall, but that doesn't mean that it daro succeed. Tho scheme is to keen It going until the war Is over, when It will settle Itself. PADRAIC LAGAN. Philadelphia, December 14, NEW YEAR'S PARADE To the Editor ot the Evening J'ubllo Ledprf;. &r Would it be right to have a New Year parade at this time under present conditions? When you consider the enormous amount ot money represented in the display, the robes, the prizes which are distributed, the cakes which are thrown around the streets. It seems to me that the money and energy could bo put to n much better use. , The holiday season this year will be ex tremely sad to many and different from other years to us all. and In the face of so many crying needB all our energy, money and time should be used to help our country through this crisis. AN OBSERVER. Philadelphia, December 14. " "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF" To the Editor ot the Evening Public Ledger: Sir "History repeats Itself." This Is an old saying which lias already been- proved mayy'tlmes to be 'more, than a proverb. It can almost be called a prophecy. Hundreds it years ago the Jews wrested Jerusalem from the heathen rulers. To cele brate this momentous event the Hebrews es tabllshed the "Keast of Dedication," or "Ha nukkah." This feast Is celebrated every .year. Now, In 1?17. .while the Jews are In the midst ot Hanukkali, the English' army. In which were a' large number of Jews, captured Jerusalem from the Moslems, This' gives the JeW a veryi'fpod chance to receive tho Promised Land'-' after all these yeirs.. I tblok'that tblaja nwe ttian a oolnclderce. i:hMkt)mt-it y.miK?FmM&.m OLD GLORY AT ACADEMY Flag Presentation Interpolated in the Philadelphia Orchestra's Tschai- kowsky Concert Patriotic emotions as well as artistic sen sibilities were stirred at the Philadelphia Orchestra's concert yesterday afternoon in the Academy ot Music, On behalf of the women's committee, Miss Frances A, Wlster pre sented the organization with a handsome American Hag. Alexander Van Rensselaer, president of the orchestra association, for mally accepted tho gift, at tho, same time pledging tho services of the orchestra "to be made us of in any way in which the Govern ment of the United States may deem wise," Mr. Stokowskl responded with the declara tion that tho flag would be regarded as "an emblem of tho loyalty of every member of tho orchestra to the United States." His instrumentalists then played and the audience sang with Impressive fervor a stanza of tho "Star Spangled Banner" and two verses of "America." The conductor also an nounced that a Philadelphia Orchestra con cert whoso entire proceeds would be devoted to the lied Cross would be given In tho near future. The whole episode was Instinct with dlg n Hy, simplicity and Inspiration. Its parallel has not been enacted In connection with any other symphony orphestra In the country. Miss Wlster's observation that "patriotism and art can not only wulk hand In hand, but that united they constitute a bulwark against enemies at home and abroad," car ried pulse-tingling conuctlon. Thero Is no ambiguity In the position of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Art and Americanism aro com plementary planks in Its platform. Aside from this thrilling Interpolated fea ture, the program was of conventional and familiar pattern. Tschalkowsky was the sole composer considered, and representation ot his alt through tho medium of his "Hym-. phony I'athetlque" followed almost as a mat ter of course. Its appeal to concertgoers Is seemingly Inexhaustible. Walter Damroscli gavo the woik hero only n few weeks ago, leading It with a tragic force, In which shear emotionalism was rather repressed. Mr. Stokowskl approaches the composition from another angle. He stresses emphatically- Its sentiment and passion. There Is an occa sional suggestion of soul-sick rnntlng In his Interpretation. Whether the spirit and con tent of the "Pathetlque" legitimately per mits of this treatment Is largely a matter of personal taste. Judging by the rapturous applause of yesterday afternoon's audience, the Philadelphia conductors courso Is fully Justified. The other numbers were the graphic and over-effective "1812 overture" and the "Nut cracker" suite. These excerpts from n charm ing ballet too long neglected on our stage were played with exquisite and appreciative refinement. II. T. C. What Do You Know? Quiz 1, Wlni ivui Seroore? 3, What la meant lijr rroerin-leun? 3. Who l Major (lenrral C, II. Jlulr? 4. Whlth la the Quaker Cltjr? 5. Name the author of "The Krarlet Letter." 0. For what la the Hirer Clyde noted? 7. Mho la the national chairman of (he Amer ican ReU Cro.a? 8, Identify "Tho Hard of Aon." (I, What ly an ode? ' 10, Where ! Hullerourt? . Answers lo Yesterday's Quiz timeral Ohrrbarhoff Is the Ruaalan roraniaudrr In eharte of (he Uelahetlki Iruea on (ha eattrrn war fronf. , Ollter Wendell Holmes wrote "The Autocrat of (ho lircakfaat Table," An eple la a narrative poem In (rand atrle relatlns the real ar flctlllooi drrda of a. hero. The Hmolnr Inatltuto la a (tchnolotleal aehaol In l-etrotrad.'now uaedae the beudquartr of tlia radlrala. ' "A (bins ef'beautr la n tar foreter," la (het opeiuns una er neaia a iwoi, "jvnajrmion," Georsea Hand; (he p-n name of n IVench notelM, Aurora llaroneia Dudrvunl, 1n04-ll. Hhe wrote ''Indiana,'! "Mnuerat," "Kilo et 1-ul." novllied from her lialaon with (lis pott Alfred de Mutart. and ether works, , - Adnsie Is a mualcal term, meaalns In aloir (hue. iKdinund Kulledse appointed Chief Jue tlre of th hupreine Court, hat ncter ear. ria on arrounl of hla Insanity hit ad nterlm appointment waa not renewed oa. la. mma1 a aTaeaWABa toladM0-.;O!iL'J:.a'-; OUR CHIMNEYS Tom Daly's Column Tin: VILLAGE POET (A tall to Sykes's Cartoon) We poets aren't good for much, an' vet at Christmas-time There's quite a lot of cavities that might be plugged n-ith rhyme. An'' snooping 'round our village, in this year of grace, I sec Home Christmas Eve employments that would suit me to a "t." I'd like to climb a roof 1 Unow, an' take the chtmncu route. An' stand beside a little bed an' toot upon . my flute So skillfully an' u-lflfully that every note f joy That emanated from it would be turned into a toy, Or sugar-plum, or sealskin cap or some- . thing irnrm to tccar, To cheer the little fellow when he woke an' found 'cm there. I'd like to sing a song for him; he's due for little more 7fs folks arc Ion attentive to the xcolf that's at the'door. An' there's another, bigger house where sorrow lately came Because a soldier born therein has won undying fame. Their tcolf Is not the poverty that bllght the humble cot. But still it sits before their door an' will itot be forgot, I w-tsh that I might sing to them a carol strong an' clear ' To make them see their duty in this glad time, of the year. Why should thosq other children theic be chilled by thoughts of warf Their folks arc too attentive to the wolf that's at the door. Oh, wouldn't it be lovely if I had a wizard note, Like llamelln's pled piper of tchom, one Arotcnfiip wrote. An' marching through the village street a-tootlng on my flute Could charm, an' cause to follow me, -each Christmas-spoiling brute! I cannot hope for such a gift, yet let me march along; I still may hope, to cheer some heart that hears my feeble song, An' ihh may be permitted mc ( I 'do noth ing more, ' fro make folks less attentive, to 'the wolf that's at the door. ll'c poets aren't good for much, an' yet at CI ristmas-tlmc There's quite a lot of cavities that might be plugged with rhyme', ' An' snooping 'round our village, in this year of grace, I see Some Christmas Ere employments thqt Tcoulil suit mc lb a "t." EVERYBODY in the popular oyster cellar .instinctively looked toward the door when the alert waiter, who knows ail- the regulars, called out to the cook, "Blind stew -comln' down the stairs with a little butter!" Aiid'when the dignified old gen tleman put foot over the sill he wondered why eVerjdiody was laughing. . PQNTA1NE FOX, besides belijr very nearlx the turtnlest and most versatile artist, m captivity, Is one of the most Indus trious' and painstaking. He has a habft of working all night and filling his studio with shores by day. If he had a daymare re cently It waa all because of that cartoon' of hla yesterday. The powerful -Katrinka": ;couid;nyar w.'tiie,iworw.Hvvi ') l MSE. .. 7 aMMMa nafl ;ie---, zm W$2M
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