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A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILADELPHIA
Thing, on which the people eapect
h new .dmlnlitratlon to eoncen.
traU It attention:
The Delaware river bridge.
A drydoek big e-nouffh to aceommo.
dot tha targtat ahip
Development of the rapid trarMt iiJ.
ttm.
A convention halt.
A ouildina for tha Free Ubrary.
An Art Iftueum. ,
HnJor7ement of the water supply.
Ilomea to accommodate the population.
:WHAT MAKES A RESIDENT?
frpHE decision by the Board of Itcgh
iii'JL tration Commissioners that St' tc
jllSenator David Martin, who lives in
S'Holmesburg but rents a room at 1020
JtfNorth Sixth street, has a right to vote
Dn the Nineteenth ward is an cxreed-"ingly-
loose construction of existing laws,
i Many of the most distinguished per
jjsonal factors in Philadelphia activities
i and the development of the city dwell
tiiin the suburbs, and there they exercise
Kjtheir right of franchise. By the logic
KJspplied in Senator Martin's case these
ifrwen could at least argue that their pos
liisesslon of property in town entitled
ijlthem to change their political residence
liiand register as Philadelphlans. It is
Jjilikely, however, that such contentions
rjlwould be unheeded. A political boss
'Irenjoys rights which the general public
. iliis by no means bound to expect.
ill' The situation raises the question of
ij-when is a Philadelphlan tjt a Phlla-
j-elelpblan, and the answer is, as usual.
Prague. It will not be cleared up until
rthe law is rewritten in accord with the
"dictates of common sense '
jL To bar from registration here subur
;'bn voters who are Philadelphlans in
.'"fact and in virtually all their interests
is to.be technical at the expense of
treason. It is time such inconsistencies
o.ji'were ended and that an act were passed
;:-uthorlzing tho owners of property in
iijtawn to vote here if they choose nnd to
!!:xchnnge country for city franchise.
";;. The tiaw In the present arrangement
S'is not so much that Mr. Martin can
'.establish a residence wherever he ap
f Veara as owner or lessee, but that he
as a professional politician enjoys cx
'.clusive privileges. All property hold-
'r who would rather be Philadelphlans i
,;than anything else ought to be lccog-
TjiUzed as such.
l A" clear aud sensible amendment of
.jthc registration laws by the next Legis
jllfiturc is in order.
THE BRIDGE DELAY
"TT IS easy to imagine that investors
iJL whose money developed the early I
,!"Brj'-"RV'." ..' .:::r '"'"""I''
Most no opportunity to tell the world
4t-. u- .,( .n. nn.
.Wy and unpromising
Fortunate people who own stock in,
"Ihe Delaware river ferries may he ex
cased for their obvious lick of en-
'"ihusiasm for the proposed Philtdclphia
(Camden brl
t of the Pennsy
iscool about t
i;to expect that
i'that h'as an it
Uthe largest of the ferrj companies would
J'ffel otherwise.
if Mr. Itca's letter to the Philadelphia
!ReaI Estate Board, carrjing tho assur
jnnce that the Pennsy is making no effoit
jtyo obstruct the bridge plans, will lie
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, any acquaintance w h the writer or
With the current polices of hi. torn-
-pany. The Pennsy itself is standing
'"aloof. Can as much be said for lesser
corporntionM with Interests nt stake oi
7ai inHIvifluriin ulin il reef them?
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I" Something is wrong somewhere, and
Hit appears to be in the Philadelphia C.y
Council, which r;, -nr later w, have
ihe New Jersiy Bridge Commission
Somewhere on this side of the river
there are officials whose minds seem to
jibe running in a rut worn deep In the
-liminds of stockholders In nn antiquated
jlfcrry system lictuieu two of the busiest
JromraunlticN in all the V.nnt. The pub
l.lic is aching to identifj them, and they
liwill be identified.
STATE SPEED COPS
"A '
hundred cannot bo happy nt any
"(speed under fifty miles an hour. Mo
'torists of that type risk their own safety
and the safety of others on well-paved
'.country roads. ,
f The state load laws are liberally
JiJrMvu, and, siuce they arc seldom
Trigidly enforced, it is possible for any
Jautomobllist to make good time with
(qut flirting with death or the police or
bComlng a nuisance to people afoot or
;n other vehicles. If the new order
under which suburban roads will be
'patrolled by motorcycle policemen is in
tended to curb the speed maniacs, it
ought to. be welcomed. Any 6ne who
Un't content with n speed limit of
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Ivnnin Railroad Companv. tinaiirlal inue.pemie.ii-.- .. ..., ,..i r regiimi..... .- - ."" " T,,,
he matter It is too much possible fr .inj boss to fnne him ,to of Major A vnne chief of the district
the chief of . i corporation line In- fie uireni in u.-m.i .... ...r , attorney i ...,.-. ...-, ,.........
.. . i i. .. .luntinn in n salaried ofiiie Uoom fhnmber of (ommerre committee on
UfU-i- lit.l'-t .. llliriril III t' ' . , ,
planes. There are jraftlng country I
constables who need policing, too. And
the highway officials and their motor
cycle men should keep them iu mlud.
"NOBLESSE OBLIGE"
AS A POLITICAL MOTIVE
Until More Men Like John C. Win
ston Recognize Its Force Im
provement Will Be Slow
OPINIONS will differ as to the abili
ties and public servlco of the late
John O. Winston, whose life came to nn
end while he was holdlnc the post of
director of public works In the cabinet
of Major Moore.
Mr. Wluston had many admirers who
regarded him as one of the ablest men
In the city, and there were many others
who were In tho habit of belittling him
as n seeker for notoriety. Ill-equipped
for any public service. Indeed, he was
charced with political ambition, as
though political ambition were a crime.
Hut Mr. Winston roso to such public
dlntlnctfon as he achieved through his
willingness to do that which other men
refused to trouble themselves with.
When he was made chairman of tho
committee of soventy, fifteen years ago,
ho was personally known to few of his
associates. But he was a succeseful
business man of tho typo desired for the
chairmanship, and he was willing to
devote his time and energies to tho work
of the committee. Under his direction
the movement was started which six
years Inter resulted in the election of
Mayor Blankcnburg.
It must bo put in the record that Mr.
Winston was ono of the group of cour
ageous men who protested against the
disgraceful political conditions here
fifteen years ago, and that ho was not
content with mere protest He be
stirred himself to bring about an im
provement. And ho did not grow weary,
as so many citizens do after their first
few attempts to break the hold of pro
fessional politicians upon tho city gov
ernment. He never lost heart. He was
a leader in the campaign last year which
resulted in the revision of tho charter
and in the election of Mayor Moore.
Mr. Winston was a good citizen,
serving the public interests all his life
to the best of his lights.
The city would be better off if there
were more men willing to do as mucn.
There are many such and they were
active in the last mayoralty campaign.
But there are not enough of them.
There were a lot of tbem on tho
committee of one hundred last year, but
for every business man who served on
that committee there are ten who speak
with scorn of politics when asked why
they do not bestir themselves to secure
the election of a highergrade ci men to
public office. Some of them will boast
that they have never voted at a local
election.
They go about their business as
though government were a matter with
which they had no concern, and they
leave the management oi the great cor
poration which directs the local govern
ment to men who make politics a busi
ness and presume to tell the rest of us
who may or may not be nominated to
public offlcc.
As a result there are men In office
today whom no private corporation
would trust for an hour to direct the
affairs of any of its departments or
represent It in any business transac
tion. A committee of the Council Is at
the present moment seeking to discover
what justification thero is for the wide
spread suspicion against some of them.
Tims conditions will continue until
there is a more lively sense of public
responsibility in the minds of the lead
ers in business and the professions. The
level of political morality and govern
mental efficiency will be raised when
these leaders become willing to demote a
little of their time und ability to poll
tics. When they decide to do this they
can force the professional politicians to
submit to their own terras.
lohn W. Weeks did this in Massa
LUusetts. lie was educnted at the An
napolN Naval Academy nnd served three
r,nr In the nav. Then he resigned
and went into business, but the sense of
obligation to his country wmen inuueeu
him to enter the navy in the first place
did not die. AVhcn he made his fortune
he announced his candidacy for the
House of Representatives nud was
elected. He served there for seveinl
years, when he as promoted lo the
Senate. He devoted to public affairs
the ability which won nun sueeesi in
' k wi ,7, ,nd became a leader in both
house, of Congress. Hefore he left the
Senate hi fitness for the presidency
, was gcnera.l admitted
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nf Independent means demoting his timo
nnd his talents to public service Tho
elt worked rnnsltcntlv with the or
gamatlnn until the great bolt of 1011!,
but he hnd foicc enough to compel the
bosses to deal with him mi his own
terms He never took orders, but coun
seled with others m fning purh poll-
i c es
During the height of his power
' , a, nll inspliatmn to thousands of
,,7 ",'. , of Lorn aro public
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The late Setli Low, of New Aork. was
another mini of independent means who
ileioted himself to politics He demon
strnted his political skill by organizing
strarP'' ",', 'i,i, ,ii. ; m, r.,nniri
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, 'of loU n'a 1ZJ
I nnllllcnl oosscrt 111 iim- r.Miiiirj mill iui
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Then when nroosijn was c-nusoiiiiuied
I with New York he was elected mam
of the enlarged citv when the people
I Crew wearv with the kind of n mayor
the niganized conspiracy against good
government, commonly known ns Tain
many Hall, was iu the habit of giving
to the i it
Ttudolph Blankenburg. of. this oil v
embodied in his person the qualities
which the public delight to use when
they are put ut its service. But the
public cannot use such men unless they
are willing to be used.
The man successful In business or in
the professions too often says that he
cannot nfford to give his time to govern
ment. The money rewards of his own
affairs are so great that the salaries of
public office hold out no attraction. But
theso men would, be the first to say that
the roan who needs the salary is the last
man who ought to be nominated for
responsible office In theory they be
lleve that patriotism should be tho Im
pelling motive, but In practice they nrc
more interested in dollars than in pa
triotism. Consequently our political nnairs are
i ...... omllv in charge of men who Hie
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EVENING PUBLIC
has been mode that n general Increase
In the stnudard of pay In public offlcc
would attract a better typo of men, as
! though reform could be brought about
I through mercenary considerations.
It may be that In a democracy the
motive Dajilnd the French nrlstocrncy
in its best state, expressed in tho
phrase "noblesso oblige," hps no plaw.
I Yet there was a fine moral sense behind
the feeling that nobility placed upon
its possessors a social and political ob
ligation to the rest of the community.
Kvcu though this is a democracy, tha
samo kind of an obligation rests upon
all men of nbjllty to give their services
to the general good.
Mr. AVinston felt that obligation and
lived up to it. I'caco be to his ashes !
THE GREATEST QUESTION
FOB years the American Academy of
Political and Social Science, which
has its headquarters In this city, has
contributed as much as any other ngcncj
to the advancement of social, economic
nnd political thought in the United
States. It maintains a forum in which
the best of enlightened criticism finds
frco nnd complete expression. Art,
science, business, politics nnd foreign
affairs have been viewed from all nnglcs
at past sessions of the academy.
And it is interesting to observe that
some of tho best-informed minds in the
country havo been engaged at thd pres
ent meeting with questions that remain
unsettled between capital nnd labor.
Tho academy's program carries tho
tacit admission that these are, for the
timo being, tho most Important ques
tions in the world.
A summary of the opinions expressed
by men who are seeking light rather
than pleading in behalf of any group
would Indicate a belief among the ablest
and most impartial observers of eco
nomic trends that labor has not been
getting the squarest of deals in many
important industries, nnd that abuses
tolerated by employers have led to
abuses by labor itself. It is contended
now that some of the labor organiza
tions have swung, largely in sclf-de-fenBe,
to tho imperial mood. The right
of labor to organize and to agitate in
Its own behalf is upheld. But the dis
position of labor leaders to excrclso an
authority from which no appeal can be
made in the interest of co-operating
classes of society is seriously ques
tioned. Thus it is suggested thnt public
officials are responsible to the elec
torate Business organizations are re
sponsible to the courts r.nd to public
opinion. Labor in its present mood
acknowledges no power greater than
its own.
The ideal economic state, as it ap
pears to men who havo been discussing
Its causes before the academy, would
be one in which unions would recognize
and bear the responsibility that go
with power and nuthority nnd submit
their causes for impartial settlement bo
fore tribunals established in the interest
not of one class but of all classes.
"NONPARTISAN"
THE nomination of Samuel W. Mc
Call, ex -governor of Massachusetts,
to membership in the United States
tariff commission, sheds nn interesting
light on the character of the President's
"nonpartisan" appointments. Although
nominally llepublicnn, Henry AVhlte as
a peace commissioner was not generally
regarded in G. O. P. circles as likely to
be unsympathetic to Mr. AVilson's in
ternational policies.
Mr. McCall's championship of them
has been emphatic for some time. His
Republicanism on the subject of tho
treaty nnd the league i very far from
the brand developed by Senator Lodge,
nnd it is even said that the ex-governor
was partly responsible for the defeat
for re-election to the Senate of John
AV. AA'eeks, fniorcd by Mr. Iodgc as a
coadjutor In 1018
Should this situation result in the
rejection bv the Sennte of the Presi
dent's latest nppolntment the tariff
commission would be deprhed of the
services onn expert. Mr. McCall was
long a member of the ways nnd means
committee during his congressional
period, and there is no question of his
knowledge on the complex subject of
imposts.
It is eustnmary, however, for the
majority party in the upper house to
turn down nominations distasteful to
its senator from the state from which
the selection Is made. A row would
probably emphasise the fact that tho
President's "Impartiality" is always
strongly tinctured with practical sym
piith) for his own principles.
A "DRIVE" REGULATOR
, T 1KB m,
IKK so many enterprises of idcnl-
A .... ..nil nan lis nnrriTi. nirfH
, , ' Wn nlevonsly nnd materialist!-
, ,
rally abused,
I That it is better to face the facts than
public welfare nnd charity the other day
thut "thousonds of dollars nro collected
iTi this city every day by persons rep
resenting or luiming to represent some
chnrltable organization "
His suggested teincdy is n licensing
system whercbv each organization col
lecting from the public must obtain
iiuthoritj from the city, n'illcatiou to
be acioinpanled In statement of re
ceipts and expenditures for tho preced
ing year, sources of tho money nnd tho
amounts paid to the promoters.
There U little doubt that a council
manic ordinance such as ho proposes
could perform a real service to a gen
eious public, besides insuring nutheiitio
protection for "drive" campaigns that
nro roallj woirln arid deserving of sup
port. The Tanners' f'ouncil of the United
Stntes, in lonvention nt Atlantic Citv,
hits approved n SI, 000,000 plan for the
establishimnt of it fanning school.
There are one or two statesmen we are
anxious to nominate ns subjects.
The si ales of justice seen nn the
buttons worn bv the women participat
ing in the thrift nnd profiteering cam
paign may be piesumed to hold a dollar
on ono side nnd a dollar's worth of gio
cerlcs on tho other.
AA'hen Mr Hoover asks Mr. John
son to Bpeak plainly so that the people
will know where ho stnnds, he gives
evidence of his political Inexperience.
Just to prove thnt Philadelphia
Isn't in n class bv herself, Pittsburgh
comes to the .front with n batch of
phantom teis
Horatio Bottomley has granted
Ladj Astor sex equality by unmerci.
fullv attacking; her in tho British Houso
of Commons.
Tim suffrage bark Is still kecnlncr
its nose tg the wind iu Dover, straits.
'LDGERPJAJ)BH:iA; &ATJRDiiT,' MAT '8, ' lfr20
OLDEST IN THE WORLD
Philadelphia Ship Masters' Asso
ciation A Magazine and Its
Mission A Sailors' Home
and Hotel
By GEORGE NOX McCAIN
IT IS fitting that this city, which has
the oldest shipmasters' association
in continuous existence in tho world,
should havo one of the finest seamen's
church institutes in the country.
The Philadelphia Shipmasters' As
sociation was organized in 1700, and
still holds regular meetings in Carpen
ters' Hall.
I examined its roster the other day,
and among the famous names enrolled
ns members were those of Stephen
Girard and Commodore Decatur.
The little city of Ragusa, in Da1
matia, on tbo eastern shore of the Adri
atic, had a shipmasters' society that
was in existence for nearly 1000 years.
It was tho most venerable organiza
tion of its kind possibly that the world
ever know.
In a shipping office on tho Corso, In
Ragusa, some, years ago a quaint old
Ragusan told me, with vast display of
pride, tho story of this old, old society.
But through recurrent wors, dimin
ishing fleets and tho shifting of trade
routes tho association dwindled and dlod
more than 100 years ago.
Tho Philadelphia prganization, how
ever, was formed lust about that time
and now takes ifs place as the oldest of
its kind in tho world.
THERE is a new magazine in town.
The April number is Volume 1,
No. 1.
It carries no advertisements and has
no illuminated cover. It contains
twenty pages, nnd the Dame of its editor
is conspicuous by its absence. All of
its contributors sign their names
"Anonymous."
It is called "The Crow's Nest,"
It is intended to drculato wherever
ships sail and ocean steamships mark
their pathless way across the deserts
of the ocean.
Its mission will be to tell the Story of
nnd extend an invitation to the great
Seamen's Church Institute of Phila
delphia. Tho walls of this structure already
rise in noble perspective, for its site
has been selected at Second and AValnut
streets. The greatest financiers, tho
most prominent business men and the
most distinguished churchmen are be
hind it.
You have heard of the institute before
this, of course.
But do you know thnt it will be the
largest institution of its kind in tho
United States exclusive of the Seamen's
Institute of New York?
THERE isn't a charitable, denomina
tional or philanthropic institution
of any kind within tho boundaries of
Philadelphia, so far as I have discov
ered, that can present such nn array of
influential names as incorporators as
this self-same Seamen's Church In
stitute. It's n regular "AA'ho's Who" of
finance and philanthropy.
Every religious denomination in the
city is represented in the roster of in
corporators. It has three bishops, half
a dozen bnnkers, besides doctors of
divinity, judges and manufacturers
galore on its list of officers and mana
gers. Do not for a moment Imagine that
It is n charity 1 Nothing of .he kind !
It is to be a modern building, con
taining every hotel requisite for com
fort nnd congenial living conditions for
men and officers of the merchant mnrlno
while ashore in this port.
George F. Sproule, director of the
Department of AA'harvcs, Docks and
Ferries, who is the highest authority
on the subject, says:
"No port in the United States, with
the exception of New York, is called
upon to care for nnd give aid to so
many seafaring men as the port of
Philadelphia "
United States Shipping Commis
sioner A. It. Smith, another expert,
says :
"AA'ere its functions solely charitabln
I would not indorse it nt this time
but there is a pressing ne
cessity for such uplifting influences
among seamen."
BISHOP PHILIP M. RHINELAN
DER is honorary president and
Alexander Van Rensselaer is president
of the Institute.
Not that Philadelphia has been des
titute of seamen's aid societies. The
present organization, however, is an
effort to deal with this problem in n
big way ; the biggest way possible.
It is proposed to model this Institute
nfter the Seamen's Church Institute of
New York, which is the greatest enter
prise of its kind in the world.
It opcrntcs in its sixteen-story build
ing not only a seamen's hotel at rates
that any self-respecting man can nf
ford, but nn employment office, banking
department, postoffice, restaurant, bag
gage room, and a department with
names of missing men, ships nnd nll
other Information that 6allors should
have.
Last year 110,595 pieces of seamen's
mnil were received; something like
081,000 meals were served and 218,000
men were registered ior lougings.
Its bank received nnd cared for
$9:10,000 of deposits from seamen.
The moral nnd religious influences
thrown nrouud t!.so men nre such that
It cannot help but hnve a potential in
fluence upon their lives.
THE Philadelphia Seamei s Church
Institute, once It opens its doors,
will simultaneously ring the death-knell
of scores nf low-class sailors' boarding
houses which in every port are the bane
of a seaman's life.
The Philadelphia building, in addition
to the features enumerated above, will
contain an auditorium and chnpcl,
billiard and game rooms, officers'
lounge, library, hospital, school of
navigation, laundry, shower baths nnd
dormitories nnd rooms to nccomraodate
more than 200 men.
It will cost approximately S?i00,000.
It will be likn n voice in the night
calling sailors to warmth and welcome
nnd home.
"The Crow's Nst" magazine Is de
signed to be an Invitation to every mer
chant mnriner Into whose hands it may
fall to make his nbodc in tho Seamen's
Church Institute.
If members of tho British House
of Commons wero strict believers in
sex equality they might not have
cheered Lady Astor and booed Bottom
ley. But most male believers In woman
suffrage aro chivalrous enough to adopt
tho riilo announced by Robert G. In
gersoll, giving women nll tho rights of
men and one right more, the right to be
protected. That isn't equality, but it
Is good enough for most men nnd
women.
The general opinion continues to
he that n mon must admit himself po
litically dead bofcro permitting himself
to be burled in the vice presidency.
The number, of phantom voters
found in this city suggests that this
might be u'good Held for psyclllcal re
'Mixta ,
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JPfcTrtACKE-J)'?
HOW DOES IT
STRIKE YOU?
By KELLAMY
THE Anti-Saloon League lists seven
perfectly safe candidates for Presi
dent. ,
Ail the lending candidates nre In
cluded. .....
But is thero nn unsafe candidate for
President?
Neither party is going to have a wet
or even n damp plank in its pltt'orm".
Neither the wctsor the damps, the
3-per-centers nor the 2.75 men are
going to control Congress.
Governor Edwards himself would have
his hands beautifully tied in office.
If the liberalizing of the Volstead act
comes it will come as prohibition came,
slowly and by a process of education.
The beer-and-wino men will have to
elect a congressman here nnd a con
gressman there. .
They will have to work on this com
munity nnd on that.
Unless tho Supreme Court decides
that 3.50 nnd 2.7. state laws are con
stitutional, the damps ,.l have one
great disadvantage compared to the
drTlio Anti-Saloon League by winning
a state could get a gain for prohibition
PeAgst"atc won was a certain dry terrl-
t07ts senators and representatives could
mostly be counted upon.
Also it is a question whether n busi
ness, interest can keep working nt a
cause so everlastingly ns can fanaticism
Tho business interest in-this case will
Al- ttcori.
It will turn to making
money clse-
where. . . , iL ... .. .
Tho loudest 01 me .
forget their appetites.
Unless a good many people become
as fanatical about their liberty to have
light alcoholic beverages as the bone
lrys were about stopping, nll drinking,
the chances for liberalizing the Aol
Btead act will be slight.
The job Is a job for zealots.
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WHY don't we have a business man
for President?
AVe often nsk the question.
AA'ell, then, look at Hoover.
He Is a business man ; a great and
nble business man.
He is, moreover, the best equipped
candidate for tho presidency that is
IBs public views are sound.
Of his work the country is proud.
He is. moreover, a tjpicnl American
farmer's boy. worked 111s way vnrougu
college and nil thot.
And yet who would snv that Hoover
has more than nn outside chance of
being nommaieu. '"?' "r" ""'"
he had two months ago, although mean
wlillo no one'hns come up who by his
hold on the prize excludes such enndi
dates as Hoover.
Why does the lamb, when he goes
Into AVnll street, get shorn?
AVhv doesn't Mr. Morgnn, when he
wants a partner, reach down nnd pick
one out of Congress?
The business man does not know how
to play the game.
Politics is a trade, just like nny other.
You learn it by going in nt the bot-
lOf our recent Presidents, ono was
in turn sheriff, mayor of Buffalo, gov
ernor of New York before reaching tho
chief magistracy.
The next was a Congressman for
,Cnrs and years and governor of Ohio.
'1Sm.. Tr started as nn nssemblyman
in New York, ran for mayor of New
Knner0 po'lico commissioner, assistant
Bcc?etary of the navy.
BCThe next was a federal Judge, gov
ernor general of the Philippines, sccrc-
The present President was the only
nn who wasn't n public officeholder all
? llfo. and he was governor of New
Jersey before being elected to the office
ho now has.
Mr. Hoover, it is true, has been a
food administrator.
But as food administrator he showed
.!. nnllticians that he was a business
man, not a politician. He did not play
the game according, to the rules.
J J J
arlSB FANNIE HURST, magazine
JVL writer, with a husband who tele
phones for an appointment with her.
"lust like any other of my friends,"
aecretlx married for five years, yet see.
ini Mm only a couple of times a week,
ullving out a bit of fiction,
.?MnrrlBC tq her ImBgiuntlati. ma
tblpjf whew pno grows "fut-niludca"
AS IT IS
vrmi a
When Light Wine and Beer Advo
cates Become Zealots They
May Accomplish Their
Desire, Not Before
in n damp cell overgrown with the
"fiinei of familiarity nnd contempt."
So she invents a way of having a
husband and not having one, and after
five years she is bursting with the
knowledge of this great social expert-
menL .
She must tell the world. They still
love each other.
"The dew is on the rose."
Instead or having grown fat-minded,
she has written twice as much as she
used to write before her blissful union
with Mr. Danielson.
And then, the splendid confidence
they show in each other!
Neither ever asks the other to ac
count for the time when the telephone
falls to bring them together.
There is another kind of confidence,
of course ; the confidence that you can
spend nll your time together without
boring each other or without one of the
partners crushing the personality of the
other.
It Is a great act of faith of which
Miss Hurst was incnpable. knowing life
so thoroughly as n writer of magazine
fiction must know it.
Sometimes it is justified.
Mrs. Browning 'went on writing
poetry after her marriage to Robert
Browning, and Robert Browning long
afterward was able to write:
"O lyric love, half angel and half bird,
And all a wonder nnd a wild desire."
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IT IS a long jump from this couple
who are only tentatively married to
Walter Andrew Watson, the California
! Itln.li.n.J .1.. wta.. ..ai.nll.. M.aa.v.a.1 tn
1.IUI.UCU1U, WUU Ha. UE.KU..J' U.B..KU u
three women nt a time and murdered
at least five of his wives.
But AVatson had an individuality,
too, nnd he wants the world to know all
about it.
ye was, he says, "tender-hearted and
easily moved to tears at the sight of
sadness or distress, and ever ready to
heln relieve such a condition."
Moved to tears by tho sufferings of
an insect, he kills a wife whenever it
suits his purpose to get rid 01 one.
And now that he is caught ho con
fesscs every few minutes and rides
about the desert in nn ambulance to
exhume wives n'nd prove the perfect
truth of his confessions.
He is anxious, above all things, to
have the publlo see the "logic of his
position."
AVe hnve to reviso our ideos of a
Bluebeard.
The killer of wives is not a lough
brute, but a whimpering sentimental
ist, full of self-pity, highly regardful
of public opinion, a proper marriage
ceremony preceding each murder and
great concern to tell the public all at
the end.
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AGREA1
of 20
GREAT merchant nnnounces a cut
ncr cent in everything in his
store. He sees a little further than
most merchants, and probably ho sees
that tho "aw-glve-me-somethin'-that-nin'l-chenp"
mood is passing.
There are signs everywhere that the
market for silk shirts is glutted.
.The gentleman who would be satisfied
with nothing less than three pairs of
$20 shoes is probably getting scarcer.
Prices must come tumbling down
with saner buying and saner selling.
But one great merchant's effort "to
find nt what prices the consuming pub
lic can absorb the crcat volume of pro
duction" will be worth a hundred bur
lesques of economy in the shape of over
alls movements.
Tho retailers of the country nro just
now nt the mercy of the retailer vfho
rediscovers the virtues of the old motto
of tho trade, "Quick turnovers at small
profits."
The chain store is opening the way
for co-operative trading.
The whole mechanism for co-operative
shops is being created.
All that is needed is a co-operatively
owned "Plggly AViggly," and the prof
iteering corner grocer may regret the
boom year of 1020.
THE French Government, like the
English, trying to bar the importa
tion from America of everything ex
cept necessities, so that the adverse rate
of oxchange will operate as little as
posslblo against the purchase of Ameri
can food, has prohibited the taking of
American films to France.
The French call this a "restriction
upon laughter."
A pretty serious one, too, for Charlie
Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks have
no more decided followers in this count
try than in France,-
Charlie, Chaplin has a name of his
pwp In Fraucg, "Chariot.11 ' ,,
aVJMfc
Ho has many imitators there, but the
French have no illusions about the rela
tive merits of their comedians and the
beloved "Chariot."
And the "Far West," always spelled
with a hyphen, where Douglas Fair
banks has nis adventures, is the most
interesting part of America to France.
Every Frenchman will nsk you, "And
just where is the "Far-AVest"?
You have difficulty in telling him
just what is the geography of this region
of marvels.
And it is best to leave him with' tho
idea that the United States consists of
two sections, of one of which Chariot
gives a faithful representation, while the
other, toward the Pacific coast, is trie
land where Douglas Fnlrbanks's scenes
are an everyday occurrence.
Of course, thero is another part of
America, where all millionaires' daugh
ters, enjoying an astonishing degree of
freedom, , love and marry poor young
men.
This is the serious side of America.
Naturally a people so phenomenally
rich as ours could not devote all its time
to falling off cliffs, being held up bv
robbers in stage coaches or chasing each
other madly about hotels, ballrooms and
restaurants, colliding madly with
waiters, upsetting tables and trays.
There must be some place for rising
young men to rise in the world by means
of the dot. of course unconventionally
available, otherwise who would believe
I; to be America?
The Salaried Man
I SING the helpless salaried man (all
honor to his noble clan). AVhen
others strike for higher pay, or union
shnn or shorter day. the salaried iruv
sticks at his post. Of course, he mayJBut tho point is that his four appear
the system roast. But still he plugs
from nine to five, his job is just to work
and strive. He pays his taxes with n
smile, with ne'er a chance to make a
pile. He sees the other fellows gain,
who work with brawn instead of brain.
He sees them beat the II. O. li.. while
he is "marking time." Oh, well, each
Triday night his thirty bones he takes
with never grouch or groans. He's just
a helpless salaried man. (All honor to
his noble clan). Some day he'll come
into his own, tho tide will turn, the
"others" moan. I hope he WILL, and
here is whv : 'Tween you and me. I AM
THAT GUY ! T. n. T.
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What Do You Ktww?
QUIZ
1 AVhat.ls vellum?
'J AVliat was the name ot the steam
boat used by Itobert Fulton on
Mr first trln from New York to
Albanv In 1807 In tho beginning
ot steam navigation 1
3 To what family ot plants does
wormwood belong?
4 AVhat Is the meaning of the Latin
phrase, "in re"?
5 How many geographical miles make
a degree?
6. AVhere Is Appomattox, where Lee
surrendered to Grant In 1865?
7 AVhat Is the Vulgate?
8 AVhat Is Carranza's first name?
9. AVI10 was In command of tho
British army which oonquered
caiestine in tne worm war
10 AVhat position In tho President's
camnei is neia ny William D,
AVIIson?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. About 1,500,000 lives are estimated
to havo been lost by Franco dur
ing tho world war.
2 The Aral sea Is a. brackish Inland
sea of Russian central Asia,
northwest of Turkestan. It Is 265
miles long by 145 miles wide, Is
shallow and said to bo diminishing
In size.
3. An endemlo disease Is ono regularly
found among- a specified people or
In a specified country.
4 Tho Senate' bill, as yet unpassed,
providing for the coinage of a
two-cent piece, stipulates that
"Upon one side thero shall bo tho
medallion of Theodore Roosevelt,
with the dates of his birth nnd
death, and with an Inscription
with the words 'In God wo trust'
and upon the reverse ahall be the
Inscription '15 Plurlbus Unum'
nnd an Inscription 'United Htatea
of America' and a designation of
tho alue of the coin."
R Till Aei .litJJ lh aaa..-. -i
v. iuiu buuuiu uo prunounced as
though it were spelled "AVar-er."
7. Alexander Dumas, ihe elder, waa
the. grandson of a French general
and a negress of Santo Domingo.
8. Columbia Is the capital of South
harsh, cruel, Vigorous. Draco wis
n stern Athenian law (tli- vvliu
formulated the first written coda
for the Orcek city about 021 11,
to. The month of August is named
t after Augustus Cacsa the fl at
-j. uracoinan Heveritv 1- .......
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THE CRITIC TALKS '
TO MUSIC LOVERS
Weekly Comment on Things tVmt-
cat in Discriminating
Philadelphia
THE Now York season of the Metro
politan Opera Co. was made tip of
thirty-live operas, ot which twenty
three were In "Italian, nine In French
and three In English. These thirty-five
operas were presented for n total of 172
performances, ruccini ica ns tne in
vnrlte roninnser. for thero were tweiilv
five performances of his work's, "Madnma
Butterfly" leading with cigut. veini
was second in the number of pcrfoiin
anccs, having seventeen, nnd Leon
cavallo, although represented by onlv
two operas, was third, with thirteen, of
which "Pagllaccl" had six and ".aa"
seven. All the works in Italian had n
total of 100 performances.
Of the French operas the nine woiks
wero given for a total of lifty-oue p-r
formanccs. AVolff's "Blue Bird" led
with eight, thus tying the Italian fa
vorite. Perhaps the fact that the com
poser is ono of the ronductfirs of the
Metropolitan had something to do with
this number of productions. Of the
three works sung in English, Hndle.v's
"Cleopatra's Night" had four rendi
tions, "Oberon" five nnd "Parsifal"
six, a total of fifteen. Incidentnllv. It
has been announced tl.ut Mr. Hadle.v's
opera has been added to the permanent
repertoire of the Metropolitan.
ONE of the most significant features
of the season has been tho laige
number of American singers who have
been cast for important roles bv Mr.
Gattl. Of them, Orvllle Harrold has
achieved an almost spectacular, suc
cess, nnd his singing of Rodolfo In
"Bohcnie," in Philadelphia need not
take a "back scat" for the icndltlmi of
the rolo even by Mr. Cntiiso. although It
Is true that Mr. Harrold did not again
reach, in this city nt least, the heights
ho'' nehicved in this one brilliant per
formance. His success in New York
was equal to that here, and he has now
taken his place as ono of the regular
tenor stars of the company
Tho success of Florence Easton Is
also a noteworthy case of the American
artist winning ncr way against the most
formidable vocal competition in the
world. Thero have also been several
"nearly nll-Amcrican" casts In the
course of tho season which serve to
point the way to the ultimate triumph
of our singers.
BUT lo return to the regular season
of the Metropolitan on the home
ground. Russian opera was represented
bv one work, "Coq d'Or," sung In
Fionch. nnd two, "Boris Godounoff"
and "Ktigonc Onegln," sung In Italian.
The revival of the season was "La
Juive," while the principal new works
given were "The Blue Bird," "L'ltal
iana in Algeri," "Eugene Onegln."
'".am" and "Cleopatra's Night."
"Parsifal," restaged nnd put Into Ktig
lish. took a place all its own in the
work of the season, nnd "La Forzn del
Destino" was retained from the senson
before. Rabaud's "Marouf." also n
novelty of the season of 1018-11). was
retained in the present season's icpci
toirc, although it is not like. tn io
mnln for many jenrs, and AVebei's
"Oberon," from last season, wns alo
retained.
Now the question Is with this "lay
out" iu New A'ork, how did the .lclio
polltan treat Philadelphia? It must lie
admitted that we got our slinrc of the.
novelties when the compaiative num
ber of performances is taken into con
sideration. OF THE five new operas we lieiml
three in this city, the ones omitted
ueing "I., italiana in Algeil" nnd "Tlie
iiiue mru.-- No nlso hcaid the levivil
of "La Juive." with Mr. Caiuso.
Therefore we certainly had our slmic
01 tne new works, when it is considcicl
thnt New York had almost eleven p.i
formanccs for every one given in Phlla
delphla.
One thing that is to be consideted in
this operatic repertoire question is tin
fact that Mr. Caruso appeared four
times out of the sixteen pcrfoi 111 urns
In Philadelphia. AA'e might as well in
cept the fact that If we are to hear Mi
Caruso we nrc going to hear him In old
works, for he probably will not loam
any new roles, that Is of modern opera.
aunougn ne may take some in revival.
unccs mean four fewer chances for mod-
Lern novelties.
Philadelphia certainly has no legiti
mate "kick" on Mr. Gatti-Casazza's
offerings of new works, but, neverthe
less, our season was not a well-balanced
one. There were seventeen opeins
given in sixteen performances (one
being a double bill), nnd of those seven
teen operas ititecn were in Italian, one
was in French and one in English. Of
the Seventeen nnorna herp four tier hv-
Verdl (his complete New York reper
toire 01 ine Reason), three by i'ucclnl
and two by Donizetti.
OUR just howl then against Mr.
Oatti's Philadelphia policy Is not
on the new works, but on giving us
too many of the very old ones. Four
A erdl operas nnd two of Donizetti are
too many of this specific kind, even
gianting that one of each served as a
medium for Mr. Caruso, ns was aNn
the case with the antiquated "Marts,"
which probably would not have been
given here except for its furnishing a
Caruso role. But then if we insist upon
the stnr system we must pay for it in
some manner.
After nil; the star system is at the
bottom of the wholo, operatic trouble.
AVjnuld we rather hear Mr. Caruso in
"Marta," "La Forza del Destiuo."
"L'EIisIr d'Amoro' 'and "La Juive. '
or hear somo of the modern gems tluit
we didn't get, such as "Boris Godoiui
off," "Coq d'Or," or "Le Prophete,"
to sav nothing of "Oberon" and "Pin
sifal"? The answer will define our
operatic future in Philadelphia in ho fur
as the repertoire is concerned.
WHEN will our "arrived" nnd pioiu
Isinc violinists learn the lltler
inanity and general musical usolessnm
of most of the old Italian works wliiili
they invariably inflict upou an Inn"
cent public ns the first number of a te
cital program? Next to a Hiicndcl son
ata an old Italian work forms nbiwt
as tiresome n number as anything lli-t
can bo conceived. Fritz Krelsler has 11
heavy debt to violin-loving audlenee
for his Introduction of those coinp"i
tions, for it wns he who first conceived
tho idea of bringing them out.
There are a few of these works vvluiii
are really fine. Tho Tartinl sonata l
G minor Is ono of theso and. the 1 '
gnanl Introduction nnd Allegro (us ar
ranged by Krelsler) Is'another, but J '
charm of tho last named lies in tn
arrangement and not in the original.
As for the others they aro bopclf"'
antiquated In musical thought. I "ff
simply copy tho general Idea of Die"
without his inspiration. , ..
Perhaps the idea of the performer u
to render u first number on his pro
gram, which will "fill In." But tb"
experienced hearer who arrives iu "
to hear the first number is apt to no
extremely bored and thus ho put n
a temperamental mood not to enjoy or
appreciate tho really fine numbe
which, in the ensn of a real artist, fol
low the meretricious opening. "'
nrtlsts appieclatn tho fact ins',""'.!
aro Americans who know Kometliinr1
tho genuine, literature of the vioh-i.
there will bl fpwer antiquated Jul
fomposltjops to lead tbc rcclu! pi
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