f f A e- H 'V3 if j " u,z a -u ,-r a l . ft tt K l N f v io .MicninsUubUcircbGcr " PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY cyiius ir. k. cuiitis. rnMintxt ' - Charlc Jl. t.u.llnutmi. Vlco Pr.lluti i1m (J. Murtln. Secretury mid'1ref.orer! J'Mllr, H. Cnlilns. John It. WHIUnu. Jolin Bpumpon. Directum. nntTontAij lujAityt .. Cinvs It. K. cuiitib, Chaliman tUVID E. UMll.BY I.dltor JOHN C. MAUTlN...Ufnerl tlinlnm Vgr. tviull-hl dully at Pint 10 'n"'!lilMl.!ll'nlf' t.pliv.,!r:r.,l:hlru"M.n8 . E"J1,v;v:.::i6ovV"u.iion iiuim. ClIICluo .. 1302 Tribune MullJInf news nunuAWHi W4NixnTOM ucAr.vu, , , ... , ,", U Cor. fVuiwtflvnnlR Ave. mt J ".? Kw Yoait Ili-nuq The Sim UulMIng Hi'Msrrtirrtov hates The Ktemvi Prune Lr.mncB Ik "L' 1 fytiarrlbers In phllmMnWa ',u .?,VS n?f Awn nt. the rule of tvrrlvn VJ) cent Wl wskitvhlr to Ihe e,rrler, iim. In tho UnlP-il HI ten Cnrtit. or I n ta Unites poolnn! tHtf. free ""'''" fnt rr month Mix UU dollars per car. To nil forclln lountrlcn one (Jl) dollar V (TtI p r- 8 iWrlhers WilnR flddrm rlmnvH tnuat , 'o old a? will " ,,ew """ drcaa. Hr.LL. 3000 WAI." t KtWONF. mmn JoOO CT-rfilrrjn nil romipMiiilcilllo'" ' 'ilf","1' . fuhllr Udatr. nifcixmlriica Ai;iinrr. VMlaiMiihla Member of tlte Associated Preys mi: Assort. r no ikbss u cxclunlvcUl entitled Io the usr. lor republicotion nf nil tirtrt lUimtehc credited to it or not o'irririie credited in ihi paper. nd also .'ic loctil mies puhthhrn "rcriii. All right of repuolieathn of special dispatches herein are also reirrml. Phil.JflphU, TunJiv. Miy 18. 10 A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM FOR PHILADELPHIA Thltur on lilrli Hi tifll l' 1 nrr nilmliil.triilloii to loucni. trHt Itn nlttntlon: The Dclaicarr river hrldne. A itrydock bin emmsih to accommo date the larocut ships ,..,,. ,. Ueveloiimcnt of the rapid IrarJslt sjs- te"' . .. A convention nnii. . .... A bntltllnii for the 1 rcc Library. An Art .Wnaetim. .,, KnJorormciit of the 'j'er.ll"r,r, Ljo Homes Io uccoiiimoilntc the jjopmo- tion. VOTE AT TODAY'S PRIMARY vrv itKiuiblliiiti who b"" ,,R' iu E tcrest of M cit ami lite B"'"' "' bis party nt heart will g to tl.r pons 1 . I .. . iitiluill 111 4.i- i ,.,iui.f li iiti in mmiimi JIayor .Moore ami tlie policies tor wtiitli lin fitnmlw Todav's primar) is full) a- important t t.ni.i he is the embodiment of tlie little as was'tiic one last cur iu which the understood, unappreciated, but su people of Philadelphia asserted their pi-cinel) important Aerugc Cii). , ..!... I ..ilv fTOem- I i l. fl.n .iiftiMiLn it, .11 (linl tli.. licsirc tor a iieniocrunsoi ". n-- ment, for today the coup de grace iua ( beclven to "goM-ruuicnt oi louiraii",". hv iimtriictnrs for contractors." ir Pirire ni!iJorlt is regi'tcied 11 a !., - , , , n.,l,et tin. eniiti-iietor macliiue i"- KliM-tlmi of ward committees ppo-ed to1 . . ... . .. .1....II , ,.f e . ' l! il ." 1"! .. .. I" I: ;,,(l I 1" J,"?., ". .:;"-.'. .: renr, at least. Therefore, it is of the lirst imporiamo . . . f ,1... i:-t t- lutniitrt tltll'l that ever Kcpublieiiii go to the polls today nnd reiterate the emphati,; pro test of li rear ago ngninst the l.itnl f -Bovorument that for jears made 1 hila delphin u li)word and a hissing to the entire nation. EVERY VOTER A DETECTIVE TT IS nn to the oters toil.i) to ve lthnt the laws prohibiting the intcrfcr I. euce of police and other olbeehol.lei s iu , the tirimar. election are respected. The laws were passed for their pro- , teetion, in order thai there might be , the freest possible cprosinn of their ' desirrs. Every oter coiiscipicutl) is a deteitivc todav louunissioucd to get cvi- I dence of attempted or successful viola tions of the law If tliev nil do their' duly there will lie sufficient evidence I Bgaiust cverv ofliccliolder who mnv -eeli to bulldoze and browbeat the voters, a cl! ns against ever) other political worker win. violates tlie law. The Muors warning to ciiv cm- I ployes. hov ever, ought to be siitheient i indication of a determination to have on honest election to deter those in dined to orookeduess, f.(in .viehliug to1 the inclination. I THE MENACE OF THE FLY WITH the approach of warm weather the ubiquitous and liighl) danger ous houell) enters upon his animal career of dcstruciinii. and the rwenr warning issued in the Ron id of Ilc.ilth should be i-arefull) read iiud heeded bv every one. These iii-tructioiis relate priiieipalh to the necessity of keeping nil food covered and ihus ; rotwtcd ugaiusi the germ carr.ving propensities ,,f the ilv. The manner in wlmh the public can i best cooperate is b.v refusing to pur chase ativ fnodstiiffs not s,( protected, Once merchants, and espiciall) street venders, learn thai tin v ure unable in sell goods which are epo.ed to ionta- eion for tin is what having them un protected amounts to tliev will spenlil) take the necessar.v steps to make their wares safe If ever there was a priwutahh' evil, it is tlie Ilv When the tirst campaign against hi- ravage was begin some i nine or ten .wars agu. tl unitary . dangers of ihe II) wire but liule under etOOll, bill III the time since elapsed the public bus been educated to a keen real ization of them. Like everv other move ment for the public weal, the remedy lies III the hands of the people them selves. A public which would rrcoil iu horror at the propusitm to allow a mnu-rutiiig tiger at largo accept, vvith cmianlmit.v a menace to life Iii.iiiin times as deadl) . PEACE GARDENS THE habit of planting war gardens to Ilicrrn. e the siippl) of food si ems likely to persist. We are to have peace gardens now. Meiubeis of the Chestnut llill Rilsiness Men's Association are nbout to plunt 100 gardens in which they will raise vegetables fur famil.v use, nnd they will maintain a model garden on the grounds of the .McClellun School. If the custom of raising vegetables nt home ciin be re-established thousands ot families cun live better nud mere economically. There wus u time when cverv niiiu With ii little liind around his house raised his own vegetables and kept u few chickens, which supplied him with eggs, while they were fed chiefly with scraps from the tnblc. In t'ie remote country districts tills custom has sur vived, but iu the larger villages and in tho suburban districts and u the parts of tlie city where people livo in de tached houses on large lotj it was nban dened years ugo, because it was much more coincident lo telephone (o.tlie ktore fwfca ttomi eggs, a head of kUuw, t n quart of sarins bonus utid n quarter of u peck of potatoes. There is uuiitlllicd land enough in Philadelphia to iiroilurc vegetables enuiiKli for tlte Hiimmer use of Imlf of itn iiopiilntion. Hut it produces nothing nov but tax IiHIh, or buekiudies for the householder who runs tho lawn mower oer'lt on Saturday afternoons. NO END OF TROUBLE FOR EVERYBODY'S UNCLE SAM Rail Unions and Corporations, Like the Nations of Europe. Unload on His Doorstep SOMi:Vlll-:UK on a high lilll, if the hero -worshipers have ntiy better setice in the future than they have linil iu the pnnt. there et may loom u ma jestic htittue of it pestered mid patient and grimly humorous old Rcntlemnti with a stnr-Hpniicled hat and nn ng greiiM' tuft of ehln whisker, 'flint distinguished relntivc of yours, who happens to he known all up and down the world as Sam, has become the grciilct pliiebhittcr of history. It will be no new experience for him if the railroad corporations hastily lay a new assortment of troubles on his doorstep, lie is used to bearing other people's troubles. lie has been doing little eNe for live years. The proud old nations of Kliropc drifted and gambled and rioted nud didn't hesitate to lift disdainful eye brows at the plain wajs of your tiuclc. When they came to the lucitablc Miinsli thc, begged him for help and guidance. Even then they often were uuliludlj critical of his good works. Hut they shipped their troubles to blm f, o. It. Prance. Itritain, Itnlj. Hclglum, Armenia. I'erho-Slowikin. Poland, the I Rhine mid points east. Little bewildered I nations clung about bis knee like chil dren, and he gae them mi 'much food that ho didn't lmr enough left for I himself. In return tbe, too. gave liim I their troubles nud. occasionally, n sus picious stare. I To n innn who bus been necustomed 1 to shouldering the troubles of a world ! and who had to remain the one steady ing force In a general upheaval, tlie troubles of a national railway system would seem relatively light. The t nil -wu people yearned to be free. Now. nppareutl.i , they yenrti to be controlled for another while. One might suppose that this uncle of .unit's is gifted witli superhuman strength or (11x1110 wisdom, lie isn't. lie has mil) the two great irtties of pa tience nud humor, which are his be- .. - -. .. .......e. ....... ...... .... problems of government .mid rnilwii) I mii t),. settnii in tnc end. i lie average , mtiii has liumanit). patient humor audi ,.0iiinion sense virtues that can some- i ..... . . times lie lost in tlie iiciiiiiremeni 0I I js regarded as higher knowledge. , - I T. u !,. Wnsl,io lm.ia ,l,, flir t,i.en..io,, :,t ...U... i.,es. 'PI... t.,i It i t i.i it iiv lililli intinlml The rail s)st,in was badly inniileil during the war. It couldn't be helped. The corpor. turn malingers and the labor leaders liae been uriousl) and piclurcsipielj accused and indicted. The simple fact is that they, like almost ccr) one else, haw been caught ami temporarily overwhelmed iu the back wash of war and driicu in n tide of nn legulnted eioiiiunic forces that was lib eiiiteil nt the instant when the ic- straiuts of war discipline were lifted i from u win Id totall) changed. Mr. Lee. , yy hm ()(lipi. oa(I(.rs uf t,lc ,. unions insist umt most or tncir men are variously harassed nod unable to make ends meet. The) s,.cm to be tell ing the simple truth. The. li not al vvii.vs remeiuber that their bosses are harassed, loo. and iinnble to innkc cuds meet. If it were otherwise the nrpoiutions would not again be looking to the) shelter of sowrnment direition ! The moiie.v thai i- nei eary to put tlie loads on a basis of peace and etli cienc) cannot be found and the im piitieme and suspicions which cinplovcs feel as the i oils, ipieuce of hunNlilp do not make the problem of reconstruction !l ,-.l-. I. Vl-1 1..., r. I.. ,.!,,, ,.. ...! 1,11 ,n,k to the wall like Sfr Oouglas IlaigV"'"'1 l'" -'" M,ornl lfK but lie rin up )our iitiele. lie lets Sam do it. The i.'iilwav managers haw thoii i i ....i 11 i. ...... ...... i.t..i. . .,.u OIlCI.SlllH-,tlll,..v..i-.. iii.i.i,Mn 'l ,, i,c as heavily on corporations as they I pi-ess mi individuals. Tlie rail execu tives would probabl) welcome un inter val in which the) might get second wind for another try at their terrific tak. Terrific their job reall) is. Em ope was a vacuum that absorbed the nerg) . the mmie) nnd tlie materials uecessarv for railioad prosperit) in the I'liited States. What reuiained of these csspntial, hiis IU, ,. be spread out rather llmi for the time being. Nobod) is salislml. And evcr.vhoilv is willing Io scramble. - - Il bus bien supposed thnt tlie new Ruilwii) Labor Hoard, now beginning the iii.t of its important hearings at ('hi' ago, would be ubli to hud an easy and quii k wa) out of loiifusioii for the rail lines. Hut the railw.iv hoard is no better able to bring about peace and etliciciic.v on tlie railroads than a car- pcnier would b; to build n house with out lumber. Rrfnro increase, sought bv the men can b" ordered Congress ami the Inter state Commerce Commissi, ,n ,nust tell us where tlie inone.v is I line from. Ad ditional revenues must come out of the laud, out of iudulr). and in Ihe end out of the labor of the average citizen. And merely Io increase rates endlessly is in run tlie risk of putting too heavy a burdi ii on tlie producing agencies nud in Unve tlie industrial mid commercial life of the countr) iu danger of slow strangulation. Moreover, it will requite the best part of a jenr for the Railun.v Labor Hoard and the various regional boards to get the cleac focus on the whole question of railway operation which was sought nnd provided for in the l'sch-Cuniniins law. Meanwhile the loads are under manned and overloaded. The earl) 'outlaw" strikes hit tlie shop organiz ations on almost every important line and bad the effect of greatly reduc ing available rolling stock. Thcie has been a slow but steady drift of men away fioua railroad employment. Re duced forces In the maintenance of way departments, have slowed down the rail service on many highly Important lines. It begins to appear that the rail man agers were unprepared for the confusion that ensued when they took the roads over from the government. They appear to liuve underrated the force of econo mic treuds with which they liuve been trying to deal in n constructive spirit. 'it in fashionable to blame the rail managers and the unions or, like Sir, unions c " "k Palmer, .u attrtuuie t present con EVENING PUBLIC fusion lntlic transportation system, to bolslicvlsts. Xo one who doesn't look through smoked glasses will do any of these things. V'q nro feeling and wit nessing the grinding friction that Is in evitable when enormous bodies of innt ter of opluloti and of human energy arc in course of readjustment after pro found dislocation and disturbance. There arc good Intentions in Wash ington nud among the men who run thu railroads, nnd the agltatlou of the unions for wages more adequate to their e.ssentlnl needs ought to be easily un derstood. Hut whatever decisions lire arrived at iu the railway world frtr the time being will not bo the decisions of technical experts or labor leaders or congressmen. They wlfl be flic deci sions of the average eittr.cn Interpreted through bis government to assure a continuance of railway service, a fair deal for railway labor and the safety of the tuition's industrial life. Your uncle bus no reason to worry, lie litis been in far worse fixes nnd nexer failed to come out right side up. He is wise enough to know that such trouble as he tins to contend with on the railroads did not begin with the jtrccd of unions or the greed of the corporations. They began in Itclgium. As patiently lis we met the other re sponsibilities of wnr we shall have to meet the complications that arc war's consequences. Your uncle, however, has some wild advisers nt Washington who ought to be watched. Chief among them lire the men who, knowing thnt the country now is paying in a hundred strange ways for the war in Europe, insist that similar wnrs cannot be avoided mid that the hope of a fixed pence is u weakness of visiona ries. The simple fact is t lint the whole world is now pa)ing terribl) for the errors of men who were practical and nothing else. THE G. 0. P. PLATFORM THE efforts of Chairman Iln.is. uf the llepublicnn nationnl committee, to draft a party plat form In ndauce of the meeting ,( the national convention hove reached the stage where the things for which the party stands must be put in words and written down on in-' ....I.,....:.... i-t til i His subcommittee of 1. 1, which rep- resents a much larger committer, meets in uashiiigton today to consider the j replies to u long list of questions sent I out to representative Republicans in an attempt to discover the .sentiment of the party. It has not jet been disclosed whether, the resiilllii"',loein.innf Im t I,.. ,..,!... public before the platform committee of the convention is uppolntcd. The pint- form committee is likely to draft its ! - - - ..-.-.. - own platform nfter considering tlie mill- , iui- m misBuirai ni "i oemrc , it suggestions made by the powerful leaders ot the party rather tluiu by ,i... l.inAin:l,i .... ..e ,... t "" ,"l,"" '"' """"l' '" looinuuiu men "ml women representing nil shades (Jf Itelilllilicnnlsni" u-liifli slni-tu ilv ilntlli. ..rations t. I Although platforms arc i.suii'.Ia for- . gotten within twenty-four hours after the) are adopted nud although presiden tial campaigns are freciicntl) fought on issues which the platform writers haw iguored, there is nevertheless a linger ing hope in the minds of a good many self-respecting Republicans Hint the platform adopted iu Chicago this .war will be siiuiellilug more than u collec tion of plutitudcs nnd i. cougeriis of Delphic utterances squinting both ways i "U cier) controicrted (uc.stiuii. These i Uepulillcans woplil Mho to sec the cam paign inspired liy higher motives than the desire of the "outs" to become the "ins." There arc millions of Republicans who have definite iriiiiinns on the rela tion which the 1'nited States --hoiilil have with the rest of the world and on the duty of this cmintr) to follow through to the end tlie task which it s limildcred when it look up arms iu i !H7. A platform plunk filled it, ( I weasel words, as Roosevelt called phrases which sncKed the blood from ever) nintil) expression, will disgust the self-ii sn ctiug voters. A posit i-iu, dcliiiito. understandable pronouncement ought to lie framed, but present indi I cations point to n two-faced plank in tended to please every one. I he party ,. ,. .. tl... ic.liiei- lie- L ,,..- i, mini II .UIim 1 1 1', ll,ll' Mill .I , I ll IFIIIII ,-l llll., I lllll thiil satisfies them. The) are also seeking to draft other plunks on vital Issues which may mean , ,..i, ., l .1. . .1 "ll"1' '."' Ie .V' tJ,?J"r ,hl' ti"; succeed iu holding in linr voters of the gieatest possible diversity of view. Hut this is not n .vcur for straddling or quibbling b.v nuy party organization that seeks the support of thinking men. The first need of a piesidcntial candidate Is nbillt) to solve the prob lems of underproduction and inadequate transportation : but it is not on the curds that such ahillt.v will have much weight cither nt Chicago or San Fran cisco. With horses, dogs and dead men denied the representation they have had in the past, the vote in the Twen tieth ward toda) will be watched witli interest. , Volstead net hope deferred inaketh .lohn Riirlo.vcorti beurtsick. The Su preme Court has recessed without de ciding tin- validity of tlie prohibition uniendmriit. Of course there ure principles ill politics, but the) get hustled into the background as candidates jocuey lor position. The trouble with congressional in vestigations is that they continue long after public intenst iu tlicm iius de parted. Every new plan for tho raising of money for the soldiers' bonus further discloses the difficulties, of the situation. According to the records of the Anti-Saloon League, prohibition has a depressing effect on the jail nusiiiess. Here nnd there ure men who be lieve the making of u political bed in evitably means u shakedown. If Mr. Koinl sticks around a bit he may learn something concerning Cam den maladministration. Ever so many voters will today register their bates ruthcr than their convictions. Political Davids are not hnving much luck these dnys against reform (jollaths. A pussyfoot candidate forever ou the fence invites brickbats. f'nrrnnza may now expect to hnvo his whiskers trimmed. Soviet Offensive. Headline. Very. BliiMER-P&LELSiUESDAt'ijfittlS;' lfl20- THE GRAFT THAT FAILED Local Rumors Start Reminis cences of Pittsburgh Coun cils In "the Good Old Pays" PHESEXT charges of coiincllmntilc crookedness awaken memories of a uotnble "shake-tip" iu Pittsburgh. Willi the memory comes the rellectlon that soonei" or later in every municipal scandal noino faithless watchdog of the city treasury steers ills bark to Safety's Isle and gives the map away. In the first decade of the present cen tury there was considerable rottenness in ritlxburRli'rauiicils. Firms that did business with tho city nud banks that held city deposits paid for the privilege. Council had Its paymaster nnd he hud his go-between. The graft was worked iu u businesslike ny and seemed per fectly sufe. Every good, citizen suspected what was going on. Proof wns hard to find. Things were so easy thnt some of the coutiellmen grew careless. On one occasion one Solon wns so lax thnt he allowed himself to be caught with the goons on mm. Reformers were hopeful nbout that time. They hoped he would talk. An uneasy conscience sometimes seeks peace by spilling the beans. Hut he spilled no beans. He went to the pen Instead. It was generally under stood thnt he wns paid well for his silence. SHORTLY nftcrwad a Hunch of Earnest Citizens got together and saying Hint something would have to be done, got A. Leo Well, u locnl lawyer, to do it. With their Hiinneinl backing, lie framed up a scheme that sounded like u dime novel but brought home the bacon. He hired u "sleuth ns was u sleuth." This Individual hired a uimii in n 1 local hotel and fitted it witli peepholes I and hidden stenographers. Then be let , the fnct be known thnt he wns a big busiiKss man, wished to start n plaut in 1'lttsiiurgli, unci there were one or two ordinances ho wished to have passed. And the coiincilmanie "paymaster," one .Johnny Kliue, called on him. VTOW Captain Johnny Kline, ,of the excursion steamer Katie Stockdale, ,,, of v,m ,,,, KettW ns ,,B 1W miliutp ,, ,, smiu, u. Sunny .Jiui. He was the best -tempered little gu) that ever engineered a crooked deal anil then squealed on his pals. He never had any trouble in being elected to council, for cviry voter in the First ward was his friend. W''-v ,l,0; 1,,ol1".'"J' "as ("""ln' 1,L'- '''""g to his lights. ,' "X.X"" BcttiuS w-iiiii was coming to liim. i .s a squealer lie wns simply beating me other guys to it. And when be went to the pen at last he w cut cheerfully, and was still smiling ..i..... i. ..... iiimivmiwoui 'The nen's no nlace for n decent mini." he told the writer. "A man's got . I..-1. t.. ...Hnscir to keep straight. Hut . "!w. 5U' .."'!' "'T? '-. "! "V" hank. I heard the old boat whistle -every time il passed, 'lho.bo.vs saw to that. Of course the bo.vs would. They un derstood his point of view. Bl'T this is getting ulicnd of the story, .lohuuy called on tlie "business man" ami said he could fix things up for him, for n consideration: nnd told how : nnd babbled ami babbled and babbled, liiere was no unseemly reti cence uhotit .lohnii). And nil the time lie tulUi'd tlie stenographers were liusy. Morcowr, .lohuii) was perfectly will ing to bring tlie other councilmen and iutrodiu them. John.,, was M.tistied that this was one of tlie best geese lie had ever plucked. I.asy picking, easy picking ! Sonic of the coiiitcilnien were war) birds. They were men with reputations for honesty ami respectability, men of culture some of them. The dramatic liiialc of this lirst net came w itli the flashlight photographing of otic of these birds" acceplinga roll oi inns iiooi ii THE next n of warrant of bills from the business man began with the serving There were some nilmittedl) honest men in council. It took less time to mention these than to run off the list of those mentioned in the warrant. 1'or the ne.xt couple of da.vs detectives were bus) : and the accused, hiding their disuiii) under different masks, filed into the magistrate's olhoo on the second floor of the public safely building and hustled for bondsmen over Ihe tele phone. Difficulty iu getting bail made some of them positlvel) sick, Hut Cap tain Kline had no difficult) . Then came days full of rumors of this or that councilman "coming across," and the rumors were more or less con firmed wlirn warrants were served on one or two local bankers on charges of briber) . Conjectures were rife concerning (lie identity of the informer. Which of the councilmen hud gotten cold feet thinking of the lockstepV Which thrift) individ ual was looking for a windfall now that untoward circumstance had upset tlie applecart of the ungoill) ': Somehow it surprised u lot of people when it was found that .lolniny lxlinc hud glwn the snap awii). IT Ml 'ST be confessed Hint Johnny made a good job of it. l'mler the nble direction ami manage ment of William Hlakele.v , district at torney, the little captain unfolded n wonderful stor). He had an uiiciinny iiienioi'.v for names, dates and details. Cross-examination didn't worry him in the least. No amount of abuse could lob him of his good-toiipcrcd smile. He showed no embarrassment at any time for the simple reason that he feft none. The writer lias listened to many in formers iu court, but never one thnt arou'ed less nutiputhy than this one. "Arc joii wit It meV" was a emit phrase with him and he'd spring it mi new'spapi'iuieu he knew were lambast ing him dnil). And iuvariabl) the.v'd grin buck nt him mid s.i.v : "Sure, .lohnii) '" OV COP USE there were convictions. Tliev came with sickening regular- it) . And then followed one of the most tragic and pathetic scenes ever wit nessed in a court of llivv. One nfter un other men of substance and standing in the community nppciircd before the judge, confessed their shortcomings and threw themselves upon the mercy of the court. Hut well, it's mi old story now, and those who sinned have paid the penult' in sorrow and shame. As a general rule the friends of n candidutc who hasn't auy enemies don't think it wortli while to go to the polls. If Hurllugton county. N. .7., could count Japaum1 beetles her population would gd u big boost. Whnt' "Johnny" McLean seems determined to do is to tivukc JJavo Lane a last year's, bird's Nestor. . Contractor government Miould e ecivo another swift Lle,k today. , t. ":i PLENTY f . - ".s i'.V&vC I Ft if Ti t9VsiVB ftJtm' I f. flBp 4 X9f i . y lirVtiaBHnTlA--JCm"" j COMPULSOR Y EDUCATION NOT GENERALLY ENFORCED ,. .... ,, ,,. , , W'"- ' llOIIWS L. V HWgail Informs 'VI. Tr ri SI t ' ri I ttliCIl IO lCCp ItllUlirCIl III ClOA.Sfi.S SOME nma.iug facts nbout conditions in the public schools of (he state have been laid bare by Dr. Thomas E. Piuegnn. state superintendent of public Instruction, iu a statement which lie made nt the request of the commission mi constitutional amemlmeut ami re vision. The commission made request for in formation in the following resolution: "Resolved. That the siliierititeuilent of public instruction be respectfully re quested, for the informal ion of this commission nnd to assist in the per formance of its duties, to ndvise it upon the following questions: "First. Are the facilities for the education of tlie children vesldent iu o, ,.,,,. n( iIiSh criniliionweilltll insuf- i .... . . ... !.. . I. ..,!..... tit. ., In nil sncll i 'V'.i " T , ml "y aw to tcceivc the same? If so, where docs such insufficiency exist nud what ofli cinl agency is responsible for such de fault V Is the Law Neglwlcd? , f i..,,. "Second., Are the provisions or law providing for compulsory education ot ..liilili-cii in this (Oiniliolivveuilli ueg lectcd. ignored or violated in an) part thereof? If so, where does such de fault occur and wlml official agency is responsible therefor?" Dr. William Draper Lewis, .en-dur) of tho revision commission, reieived Ihe following reply fiuui Doctor l'ine gan : 'Pursuant to ititnt ifiniil mandate, the Ceiiernl Assoiubl) has ruuclcd laws providing for Ihe maintenance and operation of a state s.vstem of public schools. Public laws ::iKi, appiovcd Ma.v IS, 11)11, and acts uineudator.v thereto lire the laws which now regulate the maintenance and operation of such svs tern of schools. Call for lid -Day Term 'I'lider the provisions of these laws . ... -. 1. ..1 1 .11., it Is chlieatorv upon each sel I dis trict to maintain n term of stlmol for at least twenty-eight weeks, or ! 10 days. In live-eighths of the school dis tricts of tlie state school is imiiutaiued for this minimum period oul.v . It is Ihe practice, however, iu school districts which include the cities and iu certain .tiller districts, to iiiuiuluiu school for fortv weeks, or -till da.vs. Hoards of directors in school districts oi me fourth clnss possessed, until the cur rent year, the legul nutlii-rit.v to excuse children from tlie operation-, ()f tin compulsory attendance law for .'III per cent of tho time school is in session. The right of such excuses K WiVt limited t children who have attained tlie age of twelve veins. "The directors of mini) tlisliicis have exercised tliis uulhoril) , and iu such districts tlio period ot lime wh. li chil dren linc attended school is mil) twenty weeks, or 100 d.i.vs. The period of Instruction whhh children leccive. therefore, ranging ironi inn (iii)h in certain districts to twice that amount, or -00 tlu.vs. in other disliict nud not exceeding MO da.vs in five-eighths of tlie districts of the slate, icsiilis nut uul) in great im'iiuiilii.v of school privi leges, but In weakening tin dheieiic) of the state system as a whole. (lualifiratioiis of TcathiTs "III the following Inhlo ihe quitliliea t Inns of the teachers ciuplo.vcd in (lie schools of Peniis.vlvania nie compared with those of the teachers einplo.ved iu .Massachusetts and in New Jcrse) : Number N .1 IM 2.UI.-, 4.7SO 11 ll"l 2l).;t71 a OH2 m.ari i.mio Mils (.'olli'isf Rrnuu.iim... :i.'jin Normal Brnuui- " . . .,.. Hlilh school ...i'iii Elrmentury ulucatlon Is I ln:i.1.l 1 7,1 1 Pi i c-iil M.i s. ,N. J."'. Colleee Brurtuiiles 17 IJ.'S Normal sraduat (.t; OT Illsli telioiil . . ll li ., Elementary eduiatiun . 1 45.U7I Vn. in.:, II if, r. in 100 1 11O Train this table it appears that the percentage of tcuchcrs cmphi.vcd iu the schools of Pennsylvania who have re ceived either college or normal school training it rousiderabl.v less than the prceutKe of teachers einplo.ved in either Massachusetts or New Jcrse) who" huve received such training. It also uppenrs that the percentage of leathers possessing the limited training of n high school education with no pro fessional training who are emplojed in the schools of this stnte is more than twice Ihe porcontngo of teachers having SllCi1u"1suj,u'1!, ",lu ,,ru nupiojrii in cllliev niuBBiii7in5v,ns yinxcvv jersey IgqaWST,- a i"'M furiiiir nppyurn OF EXERCISE, ANYHOW m9f .",. ,,l..--V- IIM.V.1.-. !-, , w iwi.wr'n 'nwiHmMuvittiauVHiWHitnJiMmti - .ri,iT - ... - .rTr. - 5rt'4r.irrfw,Vi .n. riMivi.!,; '"Vrtsil1.-1-irku...Ohs.l-w.Hw.l-TpJT ?- C ... lidVlSlOtl tottWIlbSlUll Oj Otop per cent, of tlie teachers employed iu the schools of I'enns.vlvnnin have re ceived no education beyond that which they received in the elementary school, while not n single teacher of these meager qualifications is employed In New Jersey, nnd mil) IS I are employed iu Massachusetts. )tiallflcation .Standards Vary "There are 1!7 locnl mi nor in te Adonis iu this state who are authorized to issue teachers' certificates. Those superin tendents arc not governed by any state standard or uniform system, and there ure, therefore, 1!)7 different standards of qualifications upon which teachers are (crtillcd. Such it system of certify ing teachers inusL inevitnbly result in the maintenance of n low standard of qualifications. The effectiveness of the instruction given iu the schools depends in n large measure upon the qualifica tions of the; tenchers giving such in-, struction. Equipment AITcrts Efficiency "Tim t.i.ni.. ...... ....! ..,.:.. i ,.r .. - " "nwn- .riiriui , ililll'liu ill. ui ii M.100, nft-ot,t( vjtnnv t)l( efficiency 0f the work of such school. Such equip ment is genernll) dependent upon the tinuneinl ability of tlie district to suppl) loirs have been ereeieil tvliiel, '..nninli, , ,M.. r.... !..."'.,. "... i . i I'M it. in some districts, therefore, builil i.iwt., , .i iiiinti,i:im 'inn mill ui- ll, " viuie equipment, iii sucu districts provision i is nmdc lor the proper development nnd cmc of the health of all children, for the undernourished nnd the tubercular chil dren nnd for the backward and physi cally handicapped children. In other districts of less financial abllit) all chil- ' dreii nrc often crowded into improper!) boated and ventilated buildings, and without other ndequute accommoda tions. "Kiom the short period of time which school is maintained in miiiiv districts or the stute, from the limited training n iuj qualifications which many of the j teachers possess, from the iiiudequat ' .... l..tl !.!.! ll -I. .... accommodations provided through mini) school buildings and 'their equipniout. iiiiii i iiiiii inc unmicini lnnoiiity ot initti) districts, tn provide sufiicienl funds for iiisinctb to provide suthcienl funds for i' scliooi pui iosps) there exists great in O equality of educational opportunity inly. man) districts of the state and a fail ure to provide therein tlie efficient iu struction which tlie children nie en- i tilled to receive. Claims Law Is Not Enforced "The compulsory education law is not generally enforced thioiiirhnut il... liiral regions of tlie slutc, and it I not I'loperly enforced iu many of the cities of tlie state. The biinlcu of enfoicing this law has been placed sulci) ,, meal scnooi Hoards, tiic law authorises tlie pa.viucnt ot .fli per day to attend ance officers, nud suitilble attendance olhccrs ciiuuot be cmplo.ved nt this com pensation, Members of school boards fail to enforce the law iu man) in stances because of the ill-feeling which their action iu enforcing the statute would produce iu the comiiiiiuitv in which the) live. 1 am informed that ill man) sections of the stute just s of the peace have shown siupathv with patents who violated the law und that loiivictlon fur such violations have been difficult. "It should be staled that a burenti has been (slabllshed iu the Stute De plirlnieiit of I'ublic Instruction for the pioper enforcement of the coiiijnilson educulion luvv, mid boards of directors lulve bono ciinn twill.. 1. llt,,f 11. 1 miihl be enforced, mid that for the fail- lire to enforce it in any district of the1 state the public moue)s of such district1 will be withheld." I 4 DANCING LESSONS Ar A Teacher for Kaqh Pupil p CORTISSOZ SCHOOL 1520 Chestnut jj? Locust 3194 OPKN ALL SUMMKR Willow Grove Park 17R AMim AND rvDPIipe-rr, . """"w Ills six,nLJirvrt uAUASiKnAKO. Conductor Miiiinn Arr NOON AND KVI H1HII-CLAHH AMVlBEMI-NTM1 THE JANE P. C. MILT.KTI QAHHs xVv.l- CONSERVATORY ,ua SJSyS BT- ""'""' - nrifVATW t iaenMo mirv DANCINO. .. I'llTblCALCULTUnB 9 ? mwuuuhh wniut UODEHN. lyJTUETIO and iPANCX iu and VAHCX trocadero-.- .. l-tmnniiinil MhwtjMwiM iHlfcai J r wa- . -rrzSZZr -...-' yiw'ttf t. s ,,.. -S What Do You Know? QUIZ 1. What book In tho Bible narrates tho storv of tho liandwrltlng on the wall which appeared to KiiiB Bet Hlvizztir? l. In vvlmt war did Abraham Lincoln serve as u tsobller? 3. What Is the origin of tho egression, .- l.i. ... mill Iflnfl"? What Is tho capital of tlio Bermuda Islands? Ilovv old Is tbn present jiopc. How many Inches mako a meter? On what year did tlio Romans base their chronology? ,, . Ilovv long do horses Ilvc7 What vvcddlngr unnlversary I' sup posed to be celebrated with rubles. Nnmo four Important British gen erals In tho Ilcvolutlonary War. in, Answers to Yesterday's Qulr I. Czar Nleholns It of Itussla was de throned In March. 1017. :'. Tho object of tho Ku Klux Kl.m. or ganized hy tho whites In the South during tho "carpet-bagging" period nfter tho Civil War, xvus to Intimi date tlie negro voter. 3. A spinet wus smaller than a harpsi chord. I. Tho real name of Anthony Hope, tho novelist. Is Anthony Hope Hawkins. .. An American becomes cllglblo for tho presidency ut tho ago of thirty-five. i. Klghteen Inches make a cubit. 7. Detroit has risen to fourth nlaco In population among American cities according to forecasts ot tlio new census. k. David Garrlck, tho celebrated Kng llsh actor, lived In tho eighteenth century. v. i ne Auniirnmo uricnton ' wns Janvs Crlchtou, a fuinoua Scotch sciioiar. Ho was Hilled In n. brawl in iiiaiuua, limy, in loss. 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