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A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM FOR
s PHILADELPHIA
Thlnga on which the people epct
tlin new nlmlnlitriitlon to" onren-
trnto Its attention!
The Delaware river brltluc.
A tlrydock big enough to accommo
date the largest shins
Development of the rapid transit sys
tem. A convention hall.
A building for the Free Library.
An Art Museum.
Enforcement of the water suiwlu.
'Homes to accommodate the popula
tion.
A WHITMAN MUSEUM
TUB purchase of the Wait Whitman
house by the city of Camden us
tiures the preservation of the building
with which the latter years of the life
of the poet were associated. In fnct.
It Is the only house which could be used
ns a memorial, for it is the only one
which he lived in for any considerable
period.
The fame of the man increases with
the passing of the years. His personnl
crudities and the crudities in the verse
offended many of his contemporaries,
but we are beginning now to discover
that he had n great vision of democracy
and that h" described it in language the
significance of which increases with
time.
Camden is wise to make arrange
Bents to perpetuate the memory of his
life in that city and thus to attract to
it visitors who would not otherwise ro
there. There is likely to come n time
when the simple buiidinc will be rc-
.garded ns symbolic of the democratic
pint of the man who occupied it..
"BUILD" THE BEACHES
THK bathing bench project has tiu
fortunately been complicated with n
'dispute over the art gallery plans. Its
merits, however, are entirely unrelated
to that muddle, and with the council
manic indorsement, which has been
duly registered, the proposal now calls
for practical treatment.
While a novelty in this city, munici
pal bathing beaches are familiar and
popular elsewncre. Their installation
lp Falrmount und League Islnnd Park-,
and along the Dilnware near Torre. -dale
eau be made n public benefit, com
bining health and recreation in its at
triDutcs. If possible the work should
be completed this summer.
The beach plan, now that it is defi
nitely adopted, must not be permitted
to enter the class of so ninny other
excellent suggestions which begin and
entl in talk.
THE PRIMARY FARCE
THOSE good people who believed the
.. primary system would enable the
Totcrs to moke their nominations re
gardle&s of what the politicians might
cay must be regarding "the proceedings
of the New York Republican convention
with tome misgivings.
The convention was called to select
n candidate for the governorship to be
nomiuated at the primaries. The lead
ers agree ou the man, the delegates ap
prove him und then the voters at tho
primaries are allowed to go through the
form of nominating him. The conven
tion performs all the essential functions
of tho old-fashioned convention which
nctually made the nomination. The
primary is n superfluity in New York
at the present time.
Of rourac, conditions may arise w-hen
the people will turn down the candi
date nominnteil in it pre-prlmury. and
e suppose that the advocates of the
tystcm will insist thnt it provides u wuj
out for the dissatisfied voters. Hut it
does not seem to be much more than
this at present.
OBSOLETE VILLA
Francisco Villa Is obeying .ill ord-rs
tlven lilm bi the ifovfrnmrnt Tb
only RUurunti'H the eovernment has
Blven Villa is ill. guarantee of life, but
the other di tails of surrender ar
helnp handUd by tluiienil Uugenlo
JIartinez.
IN THl'SL uuimpus.ioned und prosaic
sentences the Mexicun minister of war
depicts thc tame aud tepid finule to u
tumultuous drama. As a .ensutlonal-
ist Villa Is moribund. As a rebel he
is an urchaism, an anticlimax.
Thu dew on the ros,. of Mexican rev-
olutlon Is evaue.cent. Fprislngs almost
innumerable huve churucterid the
i t i i
lourse oi .Mexican ni.torj since
Fancho" Villa was a tir,t page fru-
ture. J lie attention giveu to .a ov
upstart rebellious is enough to diKU.t
the liibticst of brigands.
No wonder this particular specimen
is discouraged. He is hopelessly out of
date. A musty revolution is us stale as
lafct year's musical comedies.
MAKE WAY FOR THE LADIES
ttTV IT be not now. .vet it will come."
-L This principle, it would seem, is
worthy of udoptlon by the city authori
ties in their quandary concerning the
Advisability of prepnring polling places
nnd registration machinery for the
women voters.
That books ure now ready for the
. "ollment of some 1100,000 new voters
' 'tjladclphiu is happllv. an index that
' the chief nced4 of the situation
( already wet. The questjon of
K
y polling booths for women is
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not reallr in order now. In Mho ma
Inhh
jority bf cnnon tljo nrcommodntlons wilt
be found adequate. If crowding occurs
the inconvenience need endure only for
oho election.
The assessment proMcm Imi more
reality, but here tlic most trustworthy
Indications nro that a systematic can
vaJng will not be In vnln.
The Legislature of Tennessee, from
which the final seal of ratification on
the suffrago amendment is expected,
will meet on August 0.
Hope for favorable action Is fortified
by the fnct that thirteen of its members
nro to be chosen before that date with
the nineteenth amendment as an issue,
and that the Democratic party is
anxious to redeem and, if possible, be
cloud Its bad record on suffrage.
THE SEAT OF AUTHORITY
IS WITH THE PEOPLE
Doctor Flnegan Rebukes the Lan
caster Teachers Who Tried to
Transfer It to a Labor
Organization
Tim ruling of Doctor Kltiegan in the
Lancaster school cosi Is likely to
attract national nttention nnd to be
noted In similar disputes wherever they
muy nrie.
The opinion which the state superin
tendent of public Instruction hands
down with his ruling lays down the
principles of a sound educational policy
and ilofe.ids them with such convincing
arguments that It will be difficult for
the Lancaster teachers to justify tljelr
course even to their own reason.
The Lancaster teachers nsfced for an
incren-e in pay. The school directors
did not Rrnnt the increase. A certnln
proportion of the teachers then joined
the American Federation of Teachers.
I in .luii'iiniii i iniiiiiwn . i. .. . ,
which is affiliated with the American
l'cd"ratioti of Labor and subject to the
rules of the labor federation. Tho school
directors, who elect the teachers from
year to jrar, did not re-elect those
teachers who had joined the American
Federation of Teaehcrs.
An eppeal was taken to Doctor Fin
csan as the head of the stnto school
svstcm. He was asked two questions.
The first was whether the school direc
tor had the legal right to refrain from
.l ... nnI...M. ...1.n 1. ml Inlnrt t
ic-eieciing i'ic u'iuhv ? w.w u..u jumui
the federition. and the second was
whether i' was proper and professional
for teachers to iilliliato as. an organized
bodv wifli another organization repre
senting portion of the citizens of the
community in which the teachers nre
employed.
Doctor Flnegan sustains the school
directors. While he says that It is
sound educational policy for the school
illrnetnr to rp-pniiilnv every ycnr nil
those teachers who have given satisfac
tory service, lie Insists that the direc
tors have n legal right to retrain irom
. . t... lunnlinr
re-empioying any icni-m-r. .. ."s..w.
however, mny not he dhmisseii miring
the venr for which she is emplo.ved snve
miller the provisions of the school code,
which require the framing of charges;
but the teacher's employment ends au
tomatically with the school year. It
rannot be renewed except by affirmative
action bv the school directors. Hie
labor-union issue does not affect the
power of the directors in nnv par
ticular. ,
The condemnation of the teachers
who joined the labor union is as em
phatic as the defense of the legal au
thority of the Lancaster w-iium ."
tors. Doctor Mucgun goes
into the
MiiyccE at ....Hi... "'."";.,"-;,
. ... i..i. r.in run r on suit 111111 .
he recants it as important, i"" ""i"!"1! - - -..-- -- -
iudgine t on what is sound educational . is able now. without waiting on Council
polio ' "ho".W be made clear for the to act upon his latest comiiiiiiilcat on.
benefit of both the teachers and the , to appoint competent citizens to under
school boards. jlalic tlik norli.
,. In the ordinance passed by ouncil
The superintendent elaborate, n policy i on A))rn oTtiu. director of public works
which will commend it.elf to the jmlg- , N mlti,orizeil to make comprehensive
tnent of all unprejudiced minds. ," , vtn(!t(.s f ,,, street-cleaning problem
insists, in the first place, upon the in- i nn)J (timllt(N of roti including the cost
dividual liberty of the teacher in a , ( (.lmM, construction or lease of
citizen, and declines no
one by be
,, ...... ,
S u teacher sa-rillce. his nglit to
COIIllIlg
xpress his judgment upon
social or
....i.ii.. ...ni.inin. Imt ne maintains, mm .
puuiu- v'"" . . . , ..
teaclier may cxcn-i.- hm"- , '
individual capacity which 11 woum ue
Improper for him t. exercise in com
blnation with other teui hers In their
capacity' as public servants."
The Lancaster teachers Ignored this
principle, for tliei formed an organiza
tion affiliated with the American fed
eration of Labor "for the sole purpose
of using th influence of such labor or
ganization to coerce the school directors
into grunting the salary increases which
such touchers demanded."
Doctor Finegjn sa.v.s that "this pro
cedure was improper nnd unprofes
sional," and lie poijits out that the
.. nv fur icnchei-s to obtain jus-
II. '. . .. . .!.! .....ini'tri,.
ill l- luiuiin" ' "- . ,,
gli the action oi im-ti !"'
officers 1. to appeal uirciuj t" "" . 1,.nllpm(,nt would be worth only Its scrap
public in order that the pressure of i iml(i the dty worp wllUB t0
popular opinion may be brougnt T0 purr-Ii.-i-o it. So long as "aid and coin
bear upon them. fort" is given to tho contractors, such
U the Tanoaster teachers were sus-
..,".? .I' ," " ntontlon that they have
ained In their con
i, , , .. a Tabor organization the i the tontrnctors will be in ti less rccep-
" Tr J ,,m sv-Item of the state live mood for the discussion of pur
public edlieatiounl sjhtom oi im m"i ,
mi
would be in danger,
according to iuc
state superintendent.
Tli
Vhllilrc of the state are m,s-
..., i.i,. . t nil nnnrp.
It is ot tlic nrst
rt'l,l,ulv ; .. ki.- !...,
T'md'bedev ie 1 "c l"ot sound
"V.'"!' ,?.t is vital that their
1 V. ,,win7shoulil not be warped by , iw.it ou hand und prices lor me su.e.
7 snecrnl interes of the teacher in I of the equipment will present an excel
the special inteics t o , , , opportunity for the contractors to
i tt L hat it should nmPbe nffeetJ b, dose in on the city from two ride.,
the propaganda of labor unions, which. ye agree with the Mayor that it is
' lcir most ardent defenders admit, are ,vi,uble immediately to inquire into
! nriinurilv interested solely in uilvam iug ,), availubility and purchase prices of
fi. ..uii.e of a single group m ..n.-..-.
. e ..i.t,. ..
If the tciicliiug force of this cir.v , lor
example, were organized into u bran, h
of the American Federation of Labor,
und if the teachers, or any considerable
,,iimW of them, were in uicir sp.tr.
j tjmt, occupied with the affairs of the
federation, the character of their in-
' ,truction would be colored by their or-
i gnnization enthusiasms.
. ii i tm iit-nn Hi it -. IlmliiT
u would oe it. ....i'.-i- .
, Finegun points out for t Jm. her- as
nn nreanizniiou i" itutituu- iN.-i.nrn
with the Domocrati
ill., or Republican
fraternal, social or
tutrtv
or with uny
1 .. . :..... I,.., .l,l..h r.nniuiiilii.1
rellgiousorguuiA.in".. .....-.. ............. -
eligious organization whis-h if.u-vm.-u
nly a certain clnss of thc citizens. The
only a certain dnss ot me ciurens. ine
tcnehors arc the agents oi me w noie
i pcopic. " "-""".; "
,. l l, minor litem ent inifflil
n... .-
things for their especial benefit when
and in the way the beneficiuries desire
Such a coyrso would trajisfir the seat
of authority from the citizenry to the
people hired by tho citizenry tn serve
them, and wn should have un oligarchy
of officeholders usurping authority for
its own prolit.
,. iirStriD I Z:
tlon will be permitted to ar so. Gov
erhor Coolldge checked it in Boston
ne iniencri.il m 11 i.i.w .
t city, a strike called on the issue
axuiai
.,... ........ miinion tliai sooner ur tjtit-r t.u n t -
1 them or for any public agents to or- plnumi. u u ijny bp 1IlWHnr. t0
iiii'n snitt nun it "... 'mumvu'it " ......-..- --.---. .. ,.,. - .. ,.,.
L'nn ze n ortier io ti"!.-.-....-..-.'i...-n. uu t ., .. SH ., ,. .is nni iiivvcr-
EhvWlNG - PUBLIC
of the right of tho policemen to nffillnto
themselves with a labor organization
to which they c.ould not bo loyn.1 with
out being disloyal to the cause of public
order.
Doctor Flnegan wisely says that the
teachers must be as free and Independ
ent In the discharge of their responsi
bilities nnd In their devotion to" tho
public Interests .ai the firemen, police
men and t-oldlcrs. lie insists, that the
business of the teachers Is to Instruct
the children In the fundamental prin
ciples of American citizenship. These
children come from homes interested In
every form of opinion in politics, re
ligion nnd economics. The teachers
must be free to explain without preju
dice, ns Doctor Flnegnn says, the phi
losophy of American institutions, nnd
in order to do this effectively they must
keep thcmselvS-s freo from organized
entanglement with the interests of nnj
croup of citizens as against the Inter
ests of any other group or ngnlnst the
interests of the cominuuity ns n whole.
The widest possible circulation ought
I to be given to this Lancaster ruling,
with the opinion which nccompnnles It.
The issue involved In it hna never been
faced more snnnrcly nor met more cour
ageously. The stntc Is fortunntc indeed
to have nt the head of its public school
stein n man with the nblllty to frnmc
it and the nerve to proclntm that which
he knows to be right.
CO AHEAD NOW, MR. MAYOR
MAYOlt MOORE in his communica
tion to Council stating that It is
advisable to make an inquiry into the
cost of purchase nnd tie availability of
the necessary plant and equipment for
municipal street cleaning, nnd request
ing an appropriation of .$15,000 to de
frnv the expenses of Midi work, added
thnt "an appraisal by citizen's compe-
.
tent to judge of values, old or new,
should be undertaken Immediately under
the authority of the Jinyor."
We heartily agree with tho Mayor
and consider the proposal n very neces
sary step in preparing for municipal
street cleaning In 1021. But If this
investigation is to wait upon the au
thorization of the S1.",000 fund re
quested, the practicability of munlclpnl
work may be determined too Into in the
ycnr to warrant its initiation in 1021.
ti,o Afnvor's letter was received by
Council on Tuesday on the eve of its
adjournment until September 7, mid
was referred to a committee to report
after the recess. Fnless special atten
tion by Council is accorded tills request
several weeks will be required for tho
necessary ordinance to be drafted nnd
approved, and the money will probably
not be available until late September or
early October.
Tf for some reason Council should be
more thnn ordinarily deliberate In taking
action upon this request, or should
actually refuse it. Council would bo
thrown into a false position and n
plausible excuse might he furnished for
not having determined the practicability
of purchase of plant and equipment.
It is earnestly hoped that such a
situation will not arise, as it would
prove decidedly detrimental to the ini
tiation of municipal street cleaning. It
would also place the Mayor in a false
light before the public, who have no
fair basis now for thinking that he is
seeking an excuse to delay municipal
work, even though he has not definitely
taken n stand in favor of municipal
street cleaning on general principle und
of its inauguration in 1021.
The Mm or has asked for money and
f n ...lr,.,,lv lias liolh. He
11111 iiiii iaiiuu
to nnnrnisc plane nnu
Mint jii.iui ifi ....... ..-. . --
(o r(,lmrt thc reM,ts to Coun
Mich plant or plants as may do neces-
oil and the Mayor. For thi.s purpose
.. i...: t : mm .. .u ...mln
an appropriiti'"" tu .?,"'" -
nnd ,. aro reliably informed tnat aooui
linlf .if this sum is still unused, l'vcu
though the amount now remuiuiiig may
not be sufficient entirely to complete the
appiaisiil desired, it will at least carry
this work during the recess of Council
ami until additional funds, if needed,
can be appropriated. Delay in stinting
this important work is. therefore, not
justifiable in view of these facts.
It is improbable that any trouble
would be c.perienccd by the city in
acquiring the contractors' plant nnd
equipment if the decision had already
been made by the administration to
begin municipal work in 1021. T'nder
su.li conditions the contractors would
realize that without contracts their
a. is implied in uiu nym "-'in oi
ask for bids for street c leaning in 1021,
cmfc mmi mv ""'- " ---, ,, .
unipul operation were definitely decided
ui. 1 I'o .
ir.u-is imiuiuiij " v...... -----
' .wl
mem: whih" the ability both to submit
bids for doing the work with the cquip-
cleil to the prices uhki-ii ii eiui.
i i .. i. . tlnit- 4ltnh.n nn
plant nnd cquipuieiti. t i"" ".--
timates may be nt hand lit the earliest
possible date. Wc therefore urge the
Mayor to use the authority and funds
whl'ch have been given to thc director
f public works in tnc ordinance ot mat.
April and proceed nt once to carry out.
, piuu for completiw the investigation
of yx(, practicability of municipal street
cleaning in 1021.
- ?
,,,, , rnsnlt of
Needed the c'ml shortage
r.ft(n ,
r.000 men arc idle
, (; Iml nmi that oil will be used
1 '." '"' .i,'. ,iPniirtments us fuel In
' '" .' . 71. .!..". !., I ..,. f fill.
order to keep mem gtung is t
I disquieting signs of the time
order to uceji iikiu ..... - ""-
disquieting signs oi iiu- iiiiirs. j -
, mav bu possioiiiy "' '.''" J; '". '?,
inciinVCIl CUCU. it .'" .i.-imi'i. ......
...... , nU,.rnB. Imt we venture the
lU.l.'h11. - ..c,....- ---.. --
1(lkB (1.lja f0r so iiiiiuv of us refuH' to
bo wise except by (diet.
Prohlhition ngents
i etw.cen Two Stools blame the police
and the po 1 i no
blamo the proliltution agents tor in i ''"." oiiqiHTors. .uiiriisn, oi which
disappearance of twonty-soveii, barrels, we hear so much, Is tho Gc.rmanlcla
of whisky from a West Philadelphia I Mansion of the lower empire; Ayntnb
oue supposed to be under, guard (ur
"J ,H .'mt (1 f0rll fl, l)(,twl.P11 two
loaUi aln that if the investigators nro
really slucere tney will uuu it wncro i
feij, j.
X
tLEPgERlto
THE GOWNSMAN
Meeting the Cook
WB KAN" across Smlthcrs at our
little remote station tho other day.
He was trying to look casunl, as casual
ns it is possible for a mnn weighing 200
pounds and upward to look. Hut there
was nn unusual Effort at sprucencss
about htm which wns ominous. He had
on his second best clothes, or nt least n
suit which' wc had never seen him wenr
in the country except to nrrlvo nnd de
part In. An lie took off his hat to wlpo
his forehead, which wns bedewed with
anxiety, wc noticed thnt his hair had
been carefully combed that is as much
as there is to comb of It and. casting
our eyes down to his other extremity
lest wc should appear too narrowly to be
appraising him for wc are foud of
Smitlicrs wo will testify under oath
unheard of miracle that the shoos of
Smlthcrs shono' like two effulgent
bronze suns. Clearly, ns the boys would
put it, there was something doing.
TIIKRK nrc people who maintain thnt
all fords nrc nllke. Perhaps they
are potentially; for If they don't rnttlo
now. they will pretty soon; and If they
don't skip now, they will skip tomor
row, nnd if they do not look disreputable
as yet, n littlo lapse of time and vour
particular new glossy darling, olf of
which you now fleck the dust with your
silk hnndkerchief, will inevitably join
the great army of the unwashed. Cast
ing our eyes among the miscellaneous
vehicles which nro drnwn up In line nt
our country station, from the sedan in
which n harcm-vclied lndy is sitting,
from her imperturbability do'-btless
nwaltlng her husband, to tho broken
down buggy In which two half-grown
country girls nro being silly, the
Gownsman failed to Identify Smlthcrs s
equipage. This wns remarkable, for the
equipage of Smlthcrs Is easily "spotted."
as it is known far nnd wide and is one
of the features of our countryside. True
It is onlv u ford, but a ford with it
difference, and that difference consists
in u studied neglect, nn abandoned dls
reputabilitv. an orchcstrnl nudlblcne.sH.
made up of knocks and bangs nnd
rattles, groanings, meanings, grntlngs
nnd grlndings. which some of Smlthcrs s
farmer neighbors have emulated sedu
lously, each iu his own sweet way, but
none of them has as yet attained.
TTELLO, Smlthcrs, how did you get
n.,jnwii? Didn't wnlk. did you?"
"No," he replied somcwhnt hesl
tnntlv. "Came down ns tisunl in the
cnr." Smithers nlwuys speaks respect
fully of his ford as "the, car.'
Familiarity has not bred in Smlthcrs
any contempt for his ford, hut onlv
n species of respectful nnd puzzled
wonder as to what "the dnrn thing'
the Gownsman regretfully quotes
Smlthcrs can possibly do next.
"Your car!' One likes to humor
Smlthcrs. .
"It's over there." And over there it
wos. newly painted, newly upholstered.
everv bit of brass shining ns if polished
bv the nautical men called swabbers.
Even the top had been varnished and
Mrs. Smithers mid the little Smithers
were radiantly sitting therein.
"What's hnppencil. Smithcr? Any
bodv left you n legacy?"
"No. not exnctly." he.onswercd some
what sheepishly; nnd then, in a burst
of confidence, as if it were murder and
so had to come out; "You s-ce we're
expecting the cook, and thought that
we might us well "spruce up u bit."
4 NT) "spruced up" the Sinltherscs'
ceitninly were. Inquiry elicited that
not onlv "the cnr" had been pnmteil
ND "spruced up" the Sinltlierecs
at
d
and tuned, but the house ulso timl the
piano. Thcr,. had been plasterers nnd
naiicrhnngers. plumbers and puttiers.
There had boon masons and ironsmlths
and stovemen nnd roofers. There had
been gardeners nnd truckmen und poul
tryinen and veterinarians. Tho farmer's
by had had his hair cut nnil hnd boon
sworn to wear shoe the whole summer.
The old eow had been exchanged for an
up-to-date Aldcrney who gives onlv
cream ; mi chilly days, ice cream ; nnd
the dog hnd been coached in ills man
ners. Altogether there wns never a
family so completely "dolled up" ns
the Smithers, who may verily be saitl
to have risen to the occasion.
N
O WONDKK that Smlthcrs was
rlimnx of this great endeavor. A some
time popular poet once sang that "civii
i.ed man cannot live without dinner."
and lie rhymed "dinner" somehow or
other with "sinner." which is what
the hungry man i. very npt to become.
Wherefore it would .com to wise mon
nmong which the Gownsman would
modestly be numbered thnt due pre
cautions for the luring, capture nnd re
tention of that imperative necessity of
modern life, the aitlste In dinners, nro
not only proceedings rensonnblo and
justifiable but in timlly referable to that
first of all laws, the law of solf-preser-vatloti.
Wherefore, once more. Smith
ers wnR not onlv within his rights; ills
proceedings were really highly lauda
tory as well as picturesque and revolu
tionary in tho extreme. Indeed if the
exigencies of culinary necessity nre to
paint our houses, mow our lawns, re
arrange our establishments into order
nnd repair, tune ur pianos and our
fords, nnd make our Smithers neat in
dress nnd suave in manners, perhaps
tlic high cost of living has not been
wholly In vnlu.
I
N THK midst of these meditations
there was a tooting nnd n flutter of
expectancy and tln train puffed into
the station. We observed thnt Smithers
was nervous. Perhaps after all she
might not rune ; and think of such
efforts ns those of Smithers ns expend
ed fruitlessly The last pnssenger hnd
alighted. No. not the Inst; they were
holding tho train for a spacious person
with a flowing veil who appeared to
be having some difficulty in getting her
self nnd her properties out of the Pull
man, despite tho help of porter, con
ductor, brnkemnn and other public
functionaries At last she alit. (This
does not seem the proper word
"Alighted" i. worse; "got down" is
better. The Gownsman will not nt
tempt the tie., ription of so exalted a
personnge except to confess that he re
marked that her face was rubicund and
her hat ns prr.iligious nnd commanding
ns herself, besides being n delicate pink
as to its feathers. Curving in billowy
sweeps downward the modest eye ob
served thnt her shoes wern fuslilonablo
nnd tan und hush that her stockings
were blue, considerable and silk, nnd
listening, that her voice was far-reaching
and raucous. Superciliously she
survejoil Smithers, whose lnnnuers were
riiestprlielilinn ns he handed her into
his "car." the children huddling with
him in the front seat not to discommode
her. AVe hope that tho Sinltherscs will
like her or what seems ruthcr more
important- that she will liko the Smlth
erses. li.-i. n-i.i-i-.-j-
maior.B uaincncio.3
One of i li features thnt adds interest
in the new. of the military operations
Mttetlllllllt liiii.il lin ill.ti.lliiiltf.n .f tlin
'f. .Ill' ..ini.iuil.ll.il II, l.ll
'rurki-li heritage in Asia is that fhey
are pfindin ted on historical battlefields
for the possession of strategical nosl-
tions already of importance during tho
crusades and earlier in the clashes of
Romans and Greeks with Persian and
I brings t.. mind ancient Dollehn. once
! famous for its worship of Baal (Zeus
poliehenusi , Irfah looms large In thc
nisiorj m mo crusades under tnc nnmo
'ofEdcsta.
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SHORTCUTS
What Ohto figures .provo depends
entirely on tho fleurcr.
Whilo Ludcndorff views with alarm
he has nn eye to tho main chance.
Sooner or later it mav bo that John
Unrlcycorn wilKbccome convinced that
ho is dead.
The American postage stamp Is now
in its seventy-fourth year nnd still
sticking around.
What Doctor Flnegan seckr, to Im
press upon teachers is thnt outside of
school there aro no classes.
Winning the yacht cup was n mat
ter of puro kindness to Sir Thomas Lip
ton. Ho enjoys his visits so.
: i
When n septuagenarian hangs him
self It is not suicide, but merely a
snatching nt tho gift Time proffers.
With n bounty of five cents n rat
in vlow, every smalt boy in town will
begin to understudy thc Pled I'lpcr.
The allied contention nppenrs to be
that if tho Ilolshcvlst covernraeut per
mits itself to be recognized it really
isn't Bolshevist.
The general sentiment seems to he
thnt, now wc have won thc cup, wc
ought to hand It over to Sir Thomns
nnd call it a day.
No Cnllforninn can tell us any
thing nbout weather. Sunday, Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday were
dnys to thank heaven for.
Pcrhnps Sir Thomas Llpton could
be Induced to lend Philadelphia his
thirteen cnts to help bring nbout a de
sirable rat shortage.
The teachers' standpoint is simply
that before they can teach the young
idea how to shoot they have got to have
an appropriation for ammunition.
Bank wreckers nre proverbially
careless. A 25 per cent dividend on un
disputed claims has been paid by the
North Pcnn Bank. How was all this
money overlooked?
Tt would nppenr from thc report of
the commission of the Intorchurcli
World Movement that what steel work
ers most needed during their strike was
a publicity manager.
Doctor Finegan pronounced no"
edict. Ho simply gnvc a clojir exposi
tion of the law of the land; that law
which must ever be interpreted nnd
sometimes supplemented by common
souse. '
Does the report of the Tnterchurch
World Movement commission on indus
trial relations throw any light on tlic
sudden Inck of interest in the movement
in influential quarters?
Before we jubilate too much be
cause municipal, state and federal bonds
are tax free we pause to note that
mortgages are not; and this is not
altogether unconnected with the house
shortage.
The cheerfulness with which Mr,
llorgdoll turns over to thc police letters
asking for money for Grover suggests
the possibility thnt the missing drnft
dodger is not at present in indigent cir
cumstances. Pessimistic who see no way of solv
ing the. problems or the P. II. T. nnd
Its underlying conipuuies should take
heart. Virtue sometimes wins out on
u technicality. Wltucss the fine legal
work of Portia.
Auto thieves are playing in tough
luck. One gang ran a stolen machine
into n store window und another left the
stolen buzz wagon ou the street, lirst
thing j ou know some of them will grow
cureless enough to be caught.
Ilnvlni lenrned what Mrs. War-
burton anil Mrs. Thomson wore nt the
conference at the Mayor's office, we
insist upon learning the color of Mr.
Moore's necktie and socks. If it is a
case of equal rights, why this discrimi
nation? Thirteen cnts are among the gifts
ni,-n,l i,v sir Thomas Linton since
his nrrhal In this country to issuo the
ti.utoontli clinllriiffo for tho cup. Mr
Thomns is too good a sport to need an
"alibi, but it one were uesireu it to
right at hand.
Life's melodrama is forever show
ing Us fnce in the police court. Think
of the movie possibilities In thc story of
the soldier arrested by the local police
...i,n tirnved that he Was masquerading
us a dope peddler in order to find the
inau vviiu i.ii.t nvi".u ......
Whal Do You Know?
QUIZ
1 "What Is the longest fresh-water lake
In the world?
What provision of the federal con
stitution cannot bo repealed by an
amendment unless nil tho states
ugreo to It.
n. Who w-as Sarnsate?
4 Distinguish between the classical
' Pantheon and the classical Par
thenon? D. Whnt nation Is thn longest In pro
portion to Its width?
6. Name nn Important language which
consists entirely of monosyllables?
". whnt Is the difference between a
gourmand and a gourmet?
8. How much more is a knot than a
mile:
0. What Is the original of the expres
sion "to chronicle small beor"?
10. What Is tho capital of Bolivia?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1 Tim rnlim of siinolron III as env
peror or vno rrenuii yvuh .utihvi
than that of Napoleon I. Tho
former ruled from 18G2 to 1870
and the latter from 1804 to 1814
and for tho ''Hundred Days" in
1815.
2 The peak of Orizaba is an extinct
pyramidal volcano, tho highest
mountain In Mexico. The summit
1h more than 18.000 feet above sea
level.
3 Thcodoro Roosewlt and his follow-
ern bolted from the Republican
party and formed tho Progressive
party In 1912.
4. Zurich Is the largest city in Swit
zerland. D. Pongee is a soft unbleached kind of
Chlneso silk. The word Is said to
b derived from the Chlneso "pun
ch!." owp loom.
6 In an octavo book the sheets have
heen folded tin 00 times Into eight
leaves.
7, A Maltese cros hns equal limbs,
narrow where they Join and widen
ing toward tho outer extremities,
which ure Indented.
8 The Swedish flag has a bluo field
vvlth a yellow cross.
. it.. T..tal bBn.- InHffAl
9 To send a man to Coventry means
TO IUHD tin J.'ili;n VI into, IU uhh-
clie him. Tho phraso Is said to
havo Its origin In tho ancient dis
like of tho citizens of Coventry,
England, of the nrltlsh soldiery.
When a woman was Been speaking
to n soldier she was tabooed, and
no Intercourse was allowed be
tween the garrison and the town.
10, Nine Inchea equal a span In Ipng
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SINN FEIN CHIEFS FA VOR
'NEW IRISH HOME RULE PLAN
Nationalists Show Disposition to Meet Premier's Demand by
Accepting County Option for Ulster
Dublin, July SO. Renewed activity
is nppurent in Irish political circles
favoring Dominion home rule as a satis
factory settlement. In nddltion to Sir
Horace Plunkett's Dominion League,
which makes n new- appeal for funds,
many Irishmen of nil parties are
prompted by Premier Lloyd George's
recent aunnuiicemeuts to press forward
n plan differing from the Dominion
League s plan by agreeing to allow the1
Ulster counties to vote themselves out.
Nationalists hitherto violently op
posed to this course, ns being npartl
tioti of Ircliuiud. have come to favor it
and huve the support of the Frecmnn's
Journal, which in recent months under
a new proprietorship could not be dis-
unguisneu irom the tsinn Fein organs.
In ngrecing to waive the republican
claim und to accept county option for
Ulster, important groups have met both
of the premier's indispensable condi
tions. The crux of the whole situation
is the attitude of the Sinu Fein lenders
who in the press and on the platform
continue to repudiate all compromises.
But the story circulated prlvatelv
that Kamon do Vnleru has sent word
that a dominion settlement should be
accepted mid that several leading Sinn
Feincrs at home believe this to be the
best policy, though not generally cred
ited, has affected many minds 'nnd is
responsible to some extent for the more
sanguine outlook.
A requisition hns been signed, rcquir
ing tho lord major to summon a special
meeting of the Dublin corporation for
the purpose of conferring tlic freedom
of the city on Archbishop Mnnuix.
, London, July 20. Tho British Gov
ernment has decided upon ouly one
thing in connection with Archbishop
Mnnuix, of Melbourne, Australia, coiu-
BERLIN ACCEPTS SPA PACT
Independent Socialists and Ration
alists Alone Oppose Measure
Berlin. July .!). (Ily A. P.) The
Helchstag by nn overwhelming mnjorlty
yesterday appvd the agreement made
recently by the government nt Spn with
tho representatives of the Kntcntc.
Tho resolutiou approving the Sna
agreements was presented jointly by the'
three conlltlon parties and the Majority
Socialists. It declared that "the Reich
stag duly appreciates the motives which
actuated the government In slgnlug tho
agreements at Spa."
The resolution wus opposed only by
the Nationalists nnd Independent So
cialists. The latter presented a reso
lution demanding Immediate nntlnnl
izntinn of the coal fields, but wore sup
ported only by the Soclulist factions.
A government statement, read by
Foreign Minister Simons, urged n post
ponement of active bociali.ntion until
the special commission now investigat
ing tho issue makes concrete proposals.
Ills statement also set lortn Hint an at
tempt to confiscate the mines nt this
time would create an Impression nmom?
the Entente thnt Germany was seeking
to evndo or delay tho earning out of
tho obligations assumed at hpu.
MILLERAND OPENS PAGODA
Buddhist Temple Near Paris Erected
as War Memorial
1 Paris. .Inly lift. (By A. P.) Pro
mler Millerand has Inaugurated un An
nnmlte Temple in the Colonial Gardens
at Nogent-sur-Mnrnc. near Paris, in
memory of the Annnmitc soldiers who
fell in thc service of Prance during the
Buddhist priests performed thesooro
mony In the pngoda to the accompani
ment of weird "Oriental music. The
temple bus been consecruted to the order
of the emperor of Annnm. The priests
offered up prayers nnd burned incense
sticks before the altar.
Baenos Aires, July 20. (By A. P.)
Permission to swear by Buddha In
stead of God and the Holy Apostles was
granted by the Superior Court of Cor
doba the other day to a young law
student ot agnostic belief when he took
oath of membership in tho Argentine
bar. lie sought lirst to take the outh
"by my country und my honor," but
the rourt Informed htm that ho would be
obliged to take a "religious oath.",.
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tng o the British isles, and that is that
he will not be allowed to land in Ire
laud. It is evident that the officinls
have been unable to decide what thev
will do should he attempt to disembark,
not nt Qileeustown. but at Liverpool. 1
Archbishop Manulx lias been officially
notified that he will not be allowed to
go to Ireland, but the government is
taking irj steps to prevent him from
boarding tho steamship Baltic, which
sails from New York on Saturday. The
statement from the Irish office yester
day thut Archbishop Manulx would not
be allowed to land in the British isles
wus characterized as nt least prema
ture. Cork, July 20. Constable Murray
was shot dead in the maiu street of
Clonnkilty Tuesday night.
Atlantic City. July 20. Kamon do
Vnleru. "president of tho Irish repub
lic." declared here yesterday that tho
edict of Lloyd George burring Arch
bishop Miinnix from tho British isles
contrasts strangely with tho premier's
nttitude toward Cardinal Merrier, of
Belgium, during the war. Mr. Do Vu
leru intimated that the British pre
mier, once a famous advocate of de
mocracy, abandoned democratic princi
ples when it seems a matter of British
expediency. Ho .raid:
"This is tho mnn who wanted self
determination for the whole world with
the mentnl losorvntion that Ireland was
not part of tht world. n
the American people might also
need to bo assured thnt this mau who
forbids Archbishop Mnnnix to enter
Britain, because ho hnd the courage
tp bo a genuine democrnt, is no other
than thc former famous rndlcal who
set out to teach democrucy to the Brit
ish." INSURANCE MEN WORRIED
Suspicious Fires Carefully Invest!
gated Because of Inflated. Values
Toronto. Julv 21). Purnrnl torn,.
tiny of every suspicious lire nt n time
when fire insurance is being written "on
inflated valuations" wns urged by John
G. Gnmbcr, president of the Fire 5Inr
shals' Association of North America, In
un uiiuii-nn oeiorc ine international As
sociation of Fire Chiefs here yesterday.
"Business hns been too good for in
cendiarism because of the high price
levels," said Mr. Gambcr. "Warehouses
lire stocked to bursting with food anil
clothing. But there are thousands of
firms and individuals who cannot stuni!
n sharp break in prices. Their profits
arc built on Intlatlon.
"Information trickles out that spec
ulators have overplujcd their game.
But will they disgorge at u loss? Fire
insurance companies are trnuklv ills
t orbed over these inflated valuations."
ITALY ASKED TO QUIT P.0RT
U. S. Admiral Says He Can Main
tain Order at Spalato
Buenos Aires July 2!). A dispatch
to l.a Nnelon from Homo says Itobert
Underwood Johnson, the American am
bassitdor to Italy, has presented to For
eign .uiuisiei- morai u memorandum
ro'""ff Mmlr "'P Andrew" huy.
ing that Admiral Andrews would be able
to maintain order in Spulato, Uulnuitlu
if the Italian warships there were It h
drawn. """
The correspondent adds thnt some sur
prise bus boon occusioned by the fnet
that Aiubasbndor Johnson presented he
memorandum to the foreign minister
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HAIL, gallant ship! Hall and fare
well 1
Brave conqueror of hostile shot and
shell,
When ou thc morning of that July day
The Spanish cruisers steamed from out
tho buy.
Full well you bore tho nnme of your
proud state I
Now come the shadows and a war
rior's fato,
Dealt by the hearts which ever hold yoi
Who gloried tn your deeds and grcali
career
dear,
career.
Aye, Jhcy desert you but to homage
pay
To you as Mentor 'gainst that distant
day,
When once ngnin in flaming death th
foo
The lesson of your splendid end shall
know.
The bugle blows! The crackling at
mosphere Endows your form with life, and, pic
tured clear.
You steam in stately grandeur past th
fleet
To where Old Ncptuno and Aurora
meet.
The battle-standard flies the first
guns sneak.
Thu whining shells howl throngh th
uir nnd shriek
To plunge 'in foam, or blast your sturdy
steel.
They bear your doom, no agony you
tcci,
For, ns your boittra burst nnd decks
give way,
And hungry waves surge through your
wounds to piny.
Your spirit, mounting o'er the sacrifice,
Shall bear jour name iu triumph to the
skies.
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