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. Charle-a II, 'Aldington, Vlco President. John C.
Martin, HrcrcUry ami Treaiurori Philip H. Collins,
John U, Williams, John J isnurgcsin. )Hrectnr.
i-DrroniAt noAtinj
Cincs II. K. Clans, Chairman
PAVID M. BMH.EY Editor,
3011U C. MArtTlX , . Qcncral 'JuslncM Manager
Publlihed dailr at Pniiuc Ltron UuUJlr.fi
Independence Square, Philadelphia.
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NEWS UV1W:ACS:
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a.t the rato of twiho U- cent lr week, tsoabie
to the carrier. ... . . . . . ,
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the United P'i'ct Oin-. - V"iTeJ stat. pes
Maln, poice Ore fifty M cent- r-r month.
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To all for'n re.mtr.ea n ill) dollar a month
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mutt slvo o;J as well as m addrvM.
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to the vir or rcruN'ioo'ija of a I sew
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A (fridocA b o tnouyfi to aocemmodate tnt
largttt n(,i
Dtvtfopmrnt or the rapUl tranv.t yiJlrm.
A foni'i-tttfo ifl!T
A bilHu'i 'r h' Frre uihrani.
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THE AMATEUR PROBLEM
AMATKt'Il "tauilins in atlil. ti i- tu
cnpnblc of nhtrnrt Ht-rlnitioit. r.nglih
opinion on this ubit'it i. fur inttame, nt
some points at vntianrp with the Amorii-an
attitude. The prime factor to be eonxiilered
i, is equality of regulation. This hn been nt
xytalncd in the Olyinpic cnniPi ami it exists
at the UniversiU of Pennsylvania, where the
general American rule deharrint; the holders
of degrees from repreentitiK that Institution
In sports is in foree.
Efforts are now beinc made, it is said,
in the athletic council of the I'liiversity to
repeal this eligibility law. The IVnnl
vanian, thf stiub'tit daily, has editorially
opposed this novo, and .uppmt of all I'nl
vcrsity men is beinc sought. This program
is commendable if for no other reason than
the necessity of keeping college athlitic cre
dentials uniform.
It is unite t'o-sib'p to conceive that a
holder of a degree might piny on l.is college
team and be intrinsically Invulnerable to Un
charge of profe -lonaliMii. It is the in
equality of rule., which introduce an element
of unfairness into the case. The t'niversity
should certainlv bo nble to preserve athletic
dignity without playins the game otherwise
than her lister colleges.
THE LEGION'S VICTORY
THR pride which Commander D'Olier expressed-
in the American Legion, now
holding its second nnntial convention in
Cleveland, inevitably finds an echo through
out the nation.
The legion hns been a great success. In
the material sense this was. of course, to
have been anticipated. An organization of
American participants in the world war was
portnln in Knir.mn Imnrowwlv . In uninf nt
ffiijF&SL Aflumbcrs. Hut it is. before all else, the spirit
tit " orthis society of young "veterans." its sane
patriotism and Keen sense of values which
fo thoroughly commend It to public appro
bation. Despite historical traditions and analogous
precedents, the legion has not played politics.
It has, as Mr. D"Olier emphasize with par
donable satisfaction, madn a "irile -tand for
the maintenance of law and order." has
spurned freakish radicalism or reactionary
militarism. It has Kept its head anil the
public's conf'dence. The test of character
has been magt.i1centl met in the avoidance
of political pitfalls, and. while the interests
of the survivors of the largest American
army ever raised have been safeguarded,
the legion has not been stained by greed or
the self-seeking common to specially or
ganized groups.
Not the least of the interesting features
of Commnnder D'Olier's remarks was his
reference to the legion's '.'own league of nn
tions, n proposed amalgamation toWnrlude
the soldiers' organizations of the I'nited
States, the Oreat War Veteran Association
of Great Britain and the L'nion of Tighten
of France."
So far ns the I'uropeans are concerned
ft is not likely that this fusion will he ad
ministratively deep Hut the conception is
inspirational, northv of the ideals which,
notwithstanding disappointments and disil
lusion, were potent factors in the greatest
armed struggle of Mst.irv.
On the whole, it ma be sn.idthnt as fine
a victory as anv nun by the legion is that
evidenced in its high-minded and clear
sighted strength of character after the con
flict. A START ON THE BRIDGE
TY TIIH appointment of an engineering
'-'board, headed bv Itnlph Modjeski. to
prepare general p'-m-. and make recommen
dations ns to t'i" lowt'ion and kind of bridge
to be eonstni'ted. the joint bridge com-nis.
sion givi s ili-tamhl and grutiMng evi
dence of progress. The citizens of Philadel
phia and Camden and of the adjaeent towns
in Pennsylvania and New Jersey wi'l see in
this decision a dt termination to realize the
dream of -oar a great bridge out tin;
Delaware river
The fame ,,( Mr Modleski stimulate the
hopo that this dit.im will be translated into
a magnificent monument of engineering
genius and architictural beauty. Hi asso
ciate, the special representative of Philadel
phia, fieorge S Idcr, chief of the P.ureiiu
of Surveys, will bring to his colleagues
unique knowledge of local factors and river
conditions. The third member of the board,
Lawrence A null, the selection ofShc New
Jersey commissioners, hmi the henrtv in
dorsement of lioiernor Kd wards Mini the
recommendation nf notable achievement.
The board has the appearance of a happy
combination of vision and practice.
On both sides of the river there will be
"'V' rejoicing over this prospect for nn early
-tart. Parochial considerations, urged bv
professors of the "Chinese-Wall" school of
economic!!. hae had their d.ij . Continued
J7sj activity of the bridge commission can only
mean tnat in tne not too lemote future n
broad highway will swing over the Dela
tors and that there will be n fuller and an
uninterrupted How of truffle between the two
litates.
ELEVENTH-HOUR REDRESS
'ACCOUDINO to tho afterthought cx-
pressed by the bench on the subject of
.the unnssessed women, a mlstuke waH made
In stating it possibly good case. The peti
tions for redress, as presented, were duly
'J& 4 denied nernuse certain iniuapensauio pre-
,' limiuaries nun iiecii ucgiccicu.
kft It appears that tho women to be heard in
court must go through the formality of
asking tho assessors to list them. If these
requests arc made thirty days before tho
November election and nre rcfusrd, appeal to
the judiciary may then be mndo setting forth
the circumstances of these attempts. The
court is then entitled to net in each case
separately or in n group of cases having tho
same facts.
In this manner a possible escape from the
disfranchisement resulting from failure to
be listed by the assessors sixty days beforo
the election is provided. The net suggesting
the way out wns passed In 181).". Why rcf
ervnee was not made to It earlier is puzzling.
As it is, the belated course of relief out
liueil calls for speed and energy on tho pnrt
of women electors. Those who nre really
desirous of securing the right to register
this fnll have only until October 2 to pre
sent their petitions in proper form.
If the court Is considerate of exceptional
conditions the petitioners will not have
labored in vain. Sympathy for the women
who are genuinely anxious for recognition
K however, hard to extend to their sister
citizens quiescent regarding their assess
tnent opportunities or lax in registering. The
original, wrongly framed petitions, which
were thrown out. amounted only to ItOOO,
Out of nbut 4.-10.000 women electors in this
city only 00.000 have thus far registered,
anil several hundred thousand have made no
effort whatever to repair the assessment
omissions.
I'ndoubtcdly. the case of the petitioners
would be more Impressive wete it repre
sentative of the gieat numbers of the newly
enfranchised class destined to lose their
votes on November -.
PRESIDENT'S PREROGATIVES
A RED HERRING ON THE TRAIL
The Point at Issue In the Jones Law Is
How to Prevent the Dissipation of
the New American Merchant Fleet
s TTHNTION should not be diverted from
-" the real point nt issue in the "hipping
cnntroversN bv following the red-herring
trail of the discussion of tho constitutional
powers of the President.
It is important that those powers be pre
served. They may or may not have been
invaded by the Jones shipping Inw. The
President thinks that the provision of the
law directing him to denounce those sections
of trentle with foreign nations which pre
vent us from making tariff discriminations
in favor of goods imported in American bot
toms is an attempt to dictate to him in the
direction of the foreign policy of the nation,
lie cites the refusal of President Hayes to
accept such dictation from Congress in his
dealings with China, lint President llnyes
vetoed the bill which contained the objec
tionable provisions. President Wilson signed
the- Jones bill, which had been passed by
both the Senate and the House. As the ne
gotiation of treaties is the function of the
President and the Senate, acting in conjunc
tion, it would seem as if in this case both
agent to tieaty making hnd acted and
had agreed.
The President's refusal to obey the in
junction of the lnw which he approved Is
belated to sn the least. Whether he has
transcended his own constitutional functions
nnd laid himself linble to impeachment is n
question for the lawyers to thresh out. It
will cease to be of any practical moment
long before any decision can be reached
upon it.
Mr. Wilson hns accepted the "dictation"
of Congress in other matters, for he secured
vich modifications in treaties ns were re
iuirecl to put the I.a Folletto seamen's act
in force. He made no protest, so it seems
that his jealousy of Congress is a variable
quantity subject to his moods.
No one knows better than bo that treaties
are continually subject to revision and modi
fication and that they are terminable. More
than n dozen other countries have terminated
trade agreements with this country after
giving due notice. I'nder all the circum
stances the President will have only himself
to blame if people begin to say that his ob
jection to the discriminatory tariff provision
of the Jones lnv is not dile to its invasion
of his "constitutional prerogatives" so much
us to his objection to the provision itself.
The purpose of the Jones lnw is to pre
vent the dissipation of the merchntit tleet
built up during the war. How that is to he
prevented I8 of much greater importance
tiinn any squabble over eonstitutionnl func
tions engaged in by the President and Con
gress. Discriminatory duties in favor of Ameri
can bottoms worked very well in the early
history of the countr.i. Tudor them we car
ried nlmost nil of our imports and a- large
part of our exports. The American ting
fluttered in the breezes of everv sen. Hut
those duties were repealed nnd the abandon
ment of this form of protection, combined
with other i atises, was followed by the
gradual disappearance of American merchant
ships. For the last fifty year there has
been periodical discussion of how to restore
the merchant marine.
The war forced us to build millions of
tons of shipping, so that we now own ves
sels enough to cam a large part of our
foreign trade. Hut pessimists have been
saying that these esels would either rot
and rust nwny at anchor or would gradually
be sold to shipping me-n of other nations
until our merchant marine sunk again to its
eild disgraceful position.
The provision of the Jones lnw. to which
the President ohje. ts us nn invasion of his
functions, wns intended to prevent the renll
zation of the discouraging expectations of
the pessimists. Whether it alone would do
so Is un open epiestion. It would have little
effect on emr trade with South America, foi
most of the goods imported from below the
equator are ndmitted free of duty. It would
be beneficial to ships trading with Hurope
and in sonic degree to ship trading with
Ain. for we buy dutiable goods in consid
erable quantities from the I-hist and the
West Congress, after careful eleliberation,
decided the experiment was worth making.
The best Republican opinion, however, is
that discriminatory duties alone will not he
enough to preserve the new merchant Meet,
(lur navigation laws handicap the owners of
American ships, for they put restrictions
upon them which elo not hamper the owners
of Ilritish shipping. It is admitted that
those laws need radical revision.
IStit thopovment of generous subsidies,
bounties or subventions in some form, either
by mall contracts or otherwise, has long been
urged without much effect. There has been
strenuous opposition to the adoption nf this
policy in quarters where little is known of
the sea or the conditions under which the
merchant marine of other nations has boon
built up. The demagogues have declaimed
against paying out money from the fi-derul
treasury to the great steamship corporations,
nnd members of Congress have been nfraid
tn vote for subsidies lest they be accused of
favoring "the big interests."
Muny of these same congressmen, how
ever, have favored government ownership
nnd operation of steamship lines, overlook
ing the fact, or Ignorant of it, that government-operated
ships could not competu with
the ships of other nations unless they met
the rates of the competing ships. If they
met those rates the government ships would
be operated lit u loss which would hove to
lie met out of the federal treasury. Thus
we should have all tho elements of subsidized
I lines and oil the defects of lines .operated.
BYffyiN& PUBLIC LBDaBK -
by public officials who vcre freed from tho
necessity of running tho ships bo as to
make n profit. If we "oro to pay any
deficits, there arc many persons who nro
rnnvinccdXthat It would bo more ceonomlcnl
for the government frankly to adopt the
subsidy policy and pay fixed sums directly
to private owners of vessels than to meet
the Indefinite deficits which would certainly
arise from the manngesincnt of steamship
lines by public officials.
The solving nf this problem is of vitnl
concern to Philadelphia, for the greatest
shipyards In the country, if not In the world,
nre on the Delaware river. They hnve ex
panded under the impetus to shipbuilding
given by the war. 1'nless tho building of
ships Is to continue shipbuilding will sink
back to the state in which it found itself
when the war began, and when another wnr
breaks out we shall find ourselves dependent
on the ships of other nations: to handle our
trnde. It is certainly not beyond the power
of our lawmnkers to frame n statute which
will keep the merchant fleet on the seas.
There should be moral courage enough in
Congress to pass such n statute after it hns
been framed, regardless of the moutliings of
the demagogues.
THE NEWEST OF EVILS
"jyrOKK thnn once it has been observed in
"- these columns thnt the hnbit of group
organization for special ends is spreading to
elniigerotis extremes in this country, and in
each day's news there is some evidence to
justify this view. Do you fancy yourself
better or more deserving thnn your neigh
bor? Do you feel neglected? Would vnu
attain something that you would not share
with the other fellow or achieve n sort of
power nnd influence in affairs that isn't to
bo attained by plain, every-day work nnd
perseverance? Then organize! Hire n press
agent. Ctlve ,inr group n high-sounding
nnme with n flavor of patriotism in it. nnd
you will have a temporary ndvnntnge nf sorts
over the common crowd. Thnt sort of thing
lends steadily to breed class consciousness
and class suspicion, and it tends to divide
the people into n thousand conflicting groups.
Hut, is not everybody doing it?
In view of what lias been happening
among workers, business men, politicians,
theorists, writers, actors, artists and a hun
dred other sorts of people, it isn't surprising
to hear that some gentlemen in Washing
ton nre preparing to organize a Fnion of
the Public. Dr. Henry K. Jackson, who
for some years wns associated in the work of
the Fnlted States Ilureati of Education, is
seemingly the genius of this new and divert
ing scheme. Here, then. Is "the organizing
mania carried suddenly to the ultimate
point tn u ilenlnl. by implication, thnt the
democratic system is efficient or dependable.
For if there is nnj thing of virtue in our
present forms of government the public must
be regarded as' organized already, and thor
oughly organized. It is one big union.
Mayors, members of municipal council's,
county nnel stnte officials, the members of
the Congress, the cabinet nnd. finally, the
President of the I'nlted States nre the
officers in a union of the public established
at the beginning nnd intended to protect
the rights and privileges of each Individual.
Has Doctor Jackson something better up his
sleeve? Ilnvc the other men who are or
ganizing and reorganizing nil the various
groups and classifications nf citizens some
thing better or more just than the union of
aims and hopes Intended by the constitu
tion of the nation and the constitutions of
the various states? (b
If a union of the public Is necessary, then
something is radically wrong somewhere.
One may suspect thnt a union of the public
isn't needed nnd that it is not desirable.
If anything Is wrong it is with Doctor
Jnckson nnd men of his sort. Keep on
organizing Americans into sections and cross
sections, clnsses and cliques, unions for this
nnd unions for that, and you will certainly
destroy the national strength thnt can come
only with real unity. You will huve a con
glomeration of small nations, sepnrated not
by natural boundaries but by suspicion nnd
prejudice. You will prove either that you
are too good for democracy or thnt democ
racy is too good for you.
LUMBER TAKES A DROP
A2S PER CENT cut in the wholesnle rate
of rough lumber is a svmptom of n highly
Important sort. The announcement by the
Wholesale Lumber Association is pretty sure
to have important reactions elsewhere in the
building supply trnde. If the groups who
influence or make prices In the cement nnd
hardware market can follow the lead of the
lumber men we mav be snld to be approach
ing a rational solution of the whole ques
tion nf housing in this country as well as a
steadier condition in the world of labor.
For once talk has proved to be of some
use. Talk about housing has filled tho air
for months, nnd for some weeks most of it
has been unfavorable to lumber producers
and distributors. At n convention of nrclii
toots and building engineers in Atlantic City
tho ruling powers in the building supply
trnde were called profiteers and gougers.
A few days ago Governor Smith, of New
York, formally demanded n legislative probe
to determine whether the costs of lumber
and other building mnterials were being held
up by artificial methods. The charge thnt
a combine had been formed to maintain war
prices in the building mn terinl markets was
first made voluntarily by Samuel Untcr
meyer. A drop in lumber prices Is significant
because lumber Is, of, course, the most im
portant factor In any building operation.
Even metal and concrete construction is not
possible without the use of great quantities
of the sort of lumber listed in the revised
schedules of the wholesalers' association.
It is logical to expect that bricks, cement
and similar mnterials may soon be brought
again within the reach of builders. The
stuff has to be mowd, and It is not moving
now.
Hotter ndvicc thnn thnt just sent out by
the elilefrt of the building trades department
nf the Federation of I.nhor was never offercel
to any group of wage earners in this
country. Members of the building trades
unions nro requested to avoid strikes nnd to
do all that the can to encourage a building
revival by overlooking petty differences
which often in the past have led to costly
breaks with the employers. The public ex
pects the producers and distributors of
building material to bo reasonable. It does
not and will not expect less from the unions.
John V. I.ovltt, just awarded n Rhodes
scholarship, won the Major's scholarship to
the University of Pennsylvania, and while
there was elected editor of Its three publi
cations in his freshman year, was assistant
varsity basketball manager, chairman of
the sophomore ball committee, chairman of
the publicity committee 6f the Junior Prom
nnd Junior week nnd, in addition to many
other honors and duties, was prominent in
track, tennis und crew committees and,
athletic councils. All nf which causes ns
to wonder if tho young gentleman ever
found time tn lenrn how to blow smoke
rings from n cigarette.
s,r.
A I lilted Stntes commissioner in New
York, whose rest bus been disturbed, has
announced thnt henceforth men accused of
violating the Volstead law arrested after
hours will hove to pass the night In jail.
And if it should chnnce that the man de
nied the right to find ball should later be
proved innocent of all wrong-doing, what
redress will ho hnvo for false imprison
ment? Perhnps the remedy needed Is a
night-shift United States ':omtalsaloucr.
JJbLlXABBLPaiA, , TUESDAY : .gjteTEmflft ',' ,!.
WOMEN AS VOTERS
Members of tho Doard of Registra
tion Commissioners Have Somo
Few Explanations to Make ,
IJy OKOKflE NOX McCAIN
ELAWItENCE FEM, chnirman of tho
Hoard of Registration Commissioners,
anil I fancy the other members nf the board,
.re looking forward with some perturbation
to the period between the (Itli and 2id of
October,
It is the time when' the board will sit to
hear applications, complaints nnd nil tho
various nnd sundry things that usually nrlc
ns mnttcrs for their consideration nnd judg
ment. President Fell tells me thnt thus enrly is
foreshadowed an outline of whit Is to come.
From fifty to sixty persons, tho majority
of them women, call daily for information
concerning their new duties ns voters.
While the commissioner is too astute and
gallant to even intimnte It. I rather suspect
that he is in accord with Iludynrd Kipling,
when he declared, "The female of the species
is more deadly than the male."
Thit Is In the matter nf asking questions
involving minute dctnils ns to her rights n3
n citizen.
"TJl'NDREDS of women who hnve been
XI nbscnt from the city during the sum
mer nre returning to find that they cannot
register because they have not been as
sessed," said President Fell.
"Almost Invnrlnbly the answer is: 'I do
not see why I cannot vote. Mrs. Jones and
Mrs. Smith are going to vote, nnd they have
been nwny nil summer.'
"With considerable elaboration of detail
some member of the board or an attache ex
plains thnt Mrs. Smith nnd Mrs. Jones mndo
arrangements to be assessed and arc there
fore entitled to registei,'' continued Mr.
Fell.
" 'Hut why can there not be nn exception
in my case? I wns nwny all summer nnd
did not know I hnd to be assessed,' continues
the fntr delinquent
" 'Hut It is the lnw, and there can be no
exception mndo not even In your case,' is tho
convincing repjy.
" 'Well,' nnd there is u.iunlly n ring of
defiance in the voice, 'I don't care if it is
the Inw, it isn't fair, nnd I am going to in
sist on being registered. If my friends enn
be registered and vote, there is no reason
why I should not have the sime privilege.'
And then," smiled President Fell, "the ex
planation nnd the nrgument Btnrt nil over
ngnln."
ANOTHER mystery to scores of women is
the matter of voting on nge; that no
poll tax is required from the fiist voter.
"It is no uncommon thing for women who
would hnve been entitled to vote on nge four
or five onrs ngo to Insist thnt they have no
right to jiny pAll tux for their first vote
under the suffrage amendment." snld Com
missi' nor Fell.
"The nrgument is thnt the poll tnx law Is
not applicnble to their first vote, even
though they be twenty -five e.r twenty -seven
vcars of nge Their protest usually takes
form in the expression: .
" 'Well. I don't cure. It isn't fair. Tou
men. it seems to me, nre putting nil sorts of
nbstncles in the way of women voting. I
am going to see if something enn't be dojie
about it.' "
It can rendllv be seen thnt when women
by the thousands, instend nf by the score it
present, retill their woes ns prnspeetiv
voters before them next month
the Hoard
will hnve
large rec-
nf Registration Commissioners
their work cut out for them In
tnngulnr chunks.
I ONCE asked Alice Paul, the most mili
tant of all the militant suffragists and n
very engaging and attractive young woman
at thnt:
"What ore vou going to do after yoj:
achieve your aim nnd secure the franchise
for women? Run for Congress?"
"No-o-o." she replied meditatively, with
. quaint little tilt of the bend.
"I think." she continued slowly, "thnt
I shnll go on working in the cause just as I
have done. Hecnuse. you see, there will 1.
a great deal to do even after women get the
vote. They must be organized nnd in
structed as to their rights nnd duties ns citi
zens." And Alice Paul is living bravely un to her
Idea expressed months ngo. according to
newspaper reports from tho cnpltal, where
she mr.intnius headquarters as president of
the womnn's organization which has bene
fited so much from her generalship nnd In
telllgent nctlvitv.
She is Inspiring her followers tn demand
full, if tardy, recognition ns citizens in their
right to hold office If women hnve the
right to vote thev have the right to hold
office, not five or ten jcars in the future, but
now, on the instant.
"This ts the wnv I long hnve sought."
would bo nn admirable motto for Miss Paul's'
party, with the r.dclcndn. "Ilnving found it
we're going to mnke the most of it."
I would suggest the advisability nf poli
ticians, both stnte and national, keeping a
fixed anil sternly eye upon a small young Indv
who answers to the nnme of Alice Paul
That is when she gets properly started.
She hnsn't started yet.
A GENTLEMAN who has had a wide ex
perience in connection with the customs
service and wh is. by inclination nnd prac
tice, nn nbstniiier from intoxicants, expresses
the opinion to me thnt the present unsatis
factory condition of nffalrs regnrding the en
forcement nf prohibition Is trifling compare-
with whnt will follow in the course of the
next few years.
There is n popular belief that when the
present stock of legally distilled alcoholic
liquor, particularly in the wny of whiskv,
is exhausted there will be rapid diminu
tion in the use of spirits due to inability to
obtain n supply.
This view, according to the gentleman, is
fallacious. He is of the opinion that thn
time will never come, nt least within the
next quarter of a century, when those who
roallv wint alcoholic- liquors will find it Im
possible to obtain them.
The same is true of champagne and tho
higher grades of foreign wines.
With the vast extent of our const line,
with Mexico on the south nnd Canada nn the
north, the opportunity for smuggling In largo
quantities nre so extensive that it will re
quire a veritable army of prohibition agents
r.nd coast guardsmen to hold the rum-runner
in even reasonable check or restraint.
He does not despair, however, of tho
ultimate- triumph of prohibition ns a general
principle.
The Increased difficulty nf securing Intoxi
cants will ultimate! discourage such at
tempts nnd the acquired taste for liquor will
disappear.
The fomlng generation, unacquainted with
the tnste nnd the temptation of Intoxicants,
will, he believes, solve tho problem of pro
hibition. The time will never come, however, in I1I3
opinion, when Intoxicating liquors will en
tirely dlsiippenr In the I nited States.
There will nlwns be some ono with n
supply of home-made "hooch."
A Little Boy in the Morning
HE WILT- not come, nnd still I wait,
He whistles at another gate
Where angels listen Ah. I know
He will not come, et if I go
How shnll I know he did not pass
Harcfooti-d in the llowery grass?
Tho moon leans on one silver horn
Above the silhouettes of morn,
And from their nest sills finches whistle
Or. stopping, pluck the downv thistle,
How is the morn so gay and fair
Without his whistling In its air?
The world is calling, I must go.
How shnll 1 Know lie cllcl not paes
Barefooted In the shining grass?
i Francis Ledwldge, "Songs of
reace.'
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS ! "
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians on Subjects They
Know Best
DR. JOHN L. HANEY
On Dramatic Appreciation In Schools
ONE featuie of school work that is gettin7
serious attention at the present time
and will be developed still further in the
futuie Is the subject of dramatic appreci
ation, according to Dr. John I. llnney.
president of the Centra! High School und
well-known English scholar.
"The question of dramatic culture is
rather a difficult one to solve nt the present
time with public taste- at not u very high
level," said Doctor Honey, "so we must
hope to get our best results in the future
bv training the child. The Drama League,
organized for the betterment of the drama,
is struggli'iig with the first problem and t he
second is in u measure looked after by the
Junior Drama League.
"Experience hns taught us that if we arc
to mnke any' real headway in cultivating
the public taste we must take it while it is
still voitng. Probably the strongest trait
in the child is that of mnke-believe. J lie
love nf the drama and of play-acting is
inherent to a degree in nlmost every child.
It is our business to harncs- up tins Unit
to his general education so that some onrs
hence he may have u really cultivated
dramatic taste. .
"You have doubtless often noticed the
child nt play in the street, indulging in
some exaggerated form nf diversion. It
often tul.es the form nf the dramatic and
it is n common sight to see the urchin imi
tating the heroics -of 'Hill' Hart or the
screen misdemennors of Charlie Chaplin.
"So far so good. The cliilcl take to the
exposition of tho elriniiiitle quite readily, but
his Idea is very elemental, very broad.
"Tho difficulty comes when we attempt to
have him appreciate the subtleties of
dramatic art. If we show him u passage
from .Inne Ajistcn or Harrie he is likely
to ask for something in which there is
'something doing.' some moving about,
plenty of 'pep.'
(ilvo What Public Wants
"Now this can only come gnidunlly nnd
nfter long nnd patient exposition. We must
teach the child first of nil to uppieciute
druinntic construction nnd to grow to like
it. In this way, as time goes on. we shall
have that generally cultivated audience thnt
will demand serious,, significant plas, with
artistic value, mill get them.
"The average thcutricol producer U not
as u rule moved by altruistic imitiws in
putting on plns, but he is u pretlv keen
judge of wbht the public wants and what it
pays to see. If four-fifths of the public
prefers music.nl comedy, ou will find him
purveying that sort of entertainment in
about thnt proportion. If tlieie Is a greater
demnnd for serious ploys, ou will not find
him lacking in aiprcciatioii of that fin t and
he will give serious plays in proportion to it.
"Hut there ure other values quite us dis
tinct and thnt to ninny will probably huo
o more practical appeal than the so-called
esthetic or 'high-brow' one. A child, like
nlmost nny on oNe, for thnt matter, is
most llkeiy to learn effectively by indirec
tion. Thus, if m- huve u boy or girl take
pari in n play thut calls for an enactment
of the milliners nnd customs of the socially
elite, we will be likely, on the whole, un
consciously to raise his or her stuudard iu
that wuy in everyday life.
"For instance, u child might not appre
ciate being told nt dinner that he exhibited
vVry bml manners by eating pens with a
knife. lie would feel that on unwarranted
itttuck had been made on his personal con
duct. Hut if ho were plaj lug, say, the part
of Major Husonby nnd the couch reniiuded
him that 'of course the major would not
bu likely to use a knife in devouring his
peas,' the youngster will in all likelihood
get the hint and ever ufter live up to the
standard which he hud unconsciously
adopted.
"And thus it might run through tho whole
gamut of ethics or graces. In this wny a
substantial advance, would be made In form
ing future habits and general conduct.
"The sense of balance, or proportion,
lenrned in the cultivation of the drama
would be another ery useful element up
plied to ever) day life. Thus n child would
learn the habit of restraint In the earlier,
less consequential scenes und would reserve,
his big displuy of druinntic expression for
the climux. He would It-urn, lor instance,
thut in the scene at the cud of the first act
where the milk bottle is stolen ho should
not tear u iiushIoii to tutleis He might
show nniinyauce, but he would rcservo his
real display of ungcr or other emotions for
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slhe great scene in the third net, where the
baby is stolen.
Takes Lessons to Heart
"This lesson nf restraint, of maintenance
of our poise, our equilibrium over the small
uiitinnnces of life will not be lost on the
child, who will speedily learn the value ot
holding in cheek his emotions for the really
big moments in life. The child is quick to
jntico, for instance, the slip of the teacher
who loses his control over a comparatively
trilling utinoynnce. nnd the control of that
teacher over the class is thereafter more or
less lost.
"The idea that "nil the world's u stngc,
where each one in his turn plays many
pints.' will nKo be imprinted on the im
presslonnble young mind, mid he will lenrn
the value of doing anything he may attempt,
both large and small, weli.
"At the present lime we nre nctunlly
trying to get these results. In one method
the iden Is inculcated by having nn able
reader, probably a professional, or at least
one well equipped, ri'ad a play to the chil
dren with suitnble comment. This hns
proved a very effective method und one
which inuii of the children like,
"Then there is the plan of having n
number of the children read excerpts from
u piny aloud, with criticism by both teacher
nnd pupils. The most obvious way, of
course, is to give n piny in costume, with
the children nctunlly pluying the paits. The
results iu this wny hnve been epiite sur
prising. "In the higher se-hools and to n lesser
degree in the eleineutnry schools the iden
of play construction hns been tried with
varying degrees of success. For the most
pnrt they will be usked to dramatize u short
story or a novel, although originul work is
not discouraged. Then again to develop
their powers of dramatic' criticism they nre
encouraged to attend performances of seri
ous pla.s and (o write their opinion of
t lu-iii. Some of the pupils are tempted to
elaborate or try to improve on the criticisms
in the daily papers and with n considerable
degree of cleverness, but they generally give
themselves nwny und nfter u few uxpcii
ences try to think for themselves,
"There is no question that a great deal of
attention '-will be given the appreciative
faculty iu the child in the da.is to come,
because it is obvious that he is not only
inising ,lie level of drnmntic culture, but"
Is porfoiining for himself tho service of
making of himself n better cducnted, better
Imliiuced, wiser nnd more effective, well
rounded man."
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1. Whnt namo did Balboa glvo to tho Pacific
ocean when he discovered it iu 151,r
2. What fish swims with Ita mouth nt rlcht
angles to tho plane In which It travels?
3. Whnt wns tho original nationality of
Queen Maria Antolnetto of Frnncej?
4. What Is tho correct pronunciation of tho
word yenst?
6. What arc tho two largest cities In Japan?
C. When was tho naval bnttlo of Jutland
fought
7. What color Is n linnet?
8. What celebrated American nnvnl frluato
was known as "Old Ironsides"?
0. What Is tho original meaning of tho word
culslno?
10. A)'lmt Js a buffo In tho theatre?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz l
1. Tho armistice with Ormanv wnn slimed
near tho little village of llothondes M
tho forest of Compli-gne, Franco.
2. Tho second amendment to tho constltu.
tlon of tho United .States provides thnt
"A well-regulated mllltla being ncce"
Fijry to tho security of ii free state, tho
right of tho people to keep nnd bear
nuns shall not bo Infringed."
3. Tho Onlaxy In tho heavens la tho Mliiv
way.
4. Robert Hrl'lps Is tho present poet luu-
reato of England. '
n. "Men aru but children of n larger growth"
was written by John Dryden in tho
diuniu. "All for Lovo."
C. Pocahontas married John Itolfo
r l'ompoll was burled by lava from Mount
century "a I llUter Pi,rt of ,ho n
8. The Applan" Way was n magnificent
jtomun road wfi eh ran from Homo to
Hrlndlsl, Italy. It was begun by Clou,
dlus Applus In 312 U. O.
9. Tho colors of tho Hag of Rumania nro
liluo, yollow nnd red
10,
Tho foi climbs
paddles.
of a whnlo aro callod
SHORT CUTS
Among the things on tiie list that ncrer
will be mist out- cnuiiot include fog.
Ever nnd nnon the municipality ecU
back to the slogan, "Too much Johnson,"
Japan apparently hns its own opinloa
of "open covennnts openly arrived at."
Anntole France, seventy-seven yearn
old, is going to bo married. Oh, well, )outJi
must hnve its lllug.
Perhaps Gloucester City is mixed in its
zoology. The gang it 'culls Wolves appear
to be Rum Hounds.
Auntole France says Europe is elying.
That's no proper viewpoint for a honey
niooner. People who think thnt the bear move
ment on the cost of living is wholly bene
licinl ure probably hugging u delusion.
Remission of federal income tax on
mortgage interest might do its little bit
toward bolving the house-shortage problem.
In no longer than n Lenten season we'll
know the name of the new President. 1.
S. There are some euthusiasts who "know
it already.
Intensive farming nnd n busy postofflce
will mean the elimination of the middleman,
satisfaction to the consumer and profit for '
the farmer.
A Media tax collector, anticipatlnf
trouble in collecting taxes from new women ,
voters, has resigned his job. Put a woman
on tho job and she'll have no quulnis.
A "human fly" has been robbing New
York hotels by scaling the walls atid tbui
entering bedroom windows. Up to date tni
police have been unable to swat the fly.
When she fiuds chuck steak selling at
twenty-eight cents n pound nnd tenderloin
nt n dollar the housewife is prone to'tbln
that lulk of fulling prices is somewhat pre
inutuie.
Our admiration for Henry as u busi
ness man is tempered by his viewpoint a'
ii citizen. He says he is not going to vote
nt the coming election becnuse ' all tne
purtics ure alike."
Flood hns washed nway the Martlgnj
water works, says u Geneva, dispatch, ana
the inhabitants, of the town have now now
ing to drink but beer and wine. hlch
jou send, condolences or congratulations.
Hero nnd there one begins to noto ap
preciation of the fuct that the housing proU
loin is one that concerns not merely a com
inunity but tho whole people, und that 1"
reniedy lies with tho natlouul government.
Doctor Fin-bush's plen that all cases o(
infantile paralysis should bo reportcil im
mediately is so reasonable nnd so just tn"
ope grieves over the fact that human stu
pldlty nnd selfishness should make the np
licnl necessary.
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"Lie to your wife if you wish to be
happy," bays AV. L. George, tho huglh
novelist. If the gentleman is married w
will probably tell his better half that m,
her case, of course, lying isn't ucccsstrTr
tho truth being so delightful.
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Tho peak of imagination has been
reached by n lloston parograp her, who w
unlizes the gladness that will bo "P1."
encod by the man with a full coal cellar
when ho sends half of his supply of bla
diamonds to a friend us u Christmas present.
The promptness with which Bethlehem
Steel's marine bonds hove becu snapped , up
augurs well for an Amor can ;nerchatu,
rinoi but not until American bw ' SJ
rfiimo enthusiasm for tho sea that hef, dW
in the past for the wild and woolly "
will such a merchant mnriuo be assured.
There is pathos in the fact : tha t tor -
first
time in us uiaiu "..-";-. n
itn iiiurnrv iiiiiiki -
is
without nn official Invitation mim --.
city for its next encampment. .oit.
probably Is primarily 'n,5V . fi
Hut it would seem that there ought to
somewhere In the north u city wi" "n j,
ment enough to wish to honor ho boys
blue-not with any idea of keeping wcn
nllsin alive hut merely to do. hono o inw
who responded to tho uutiou's ' ln
hour of need.
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