"-&JI l-0 -'(," -it 7-' '$.. . Kir h; ft f ' , ' " r- 'V ,Ji A r, ' 'c.h.?"- t 7 ,!? i . - J- T ,- -.!-,.. 1 V .- W -" ;w MM w MA. . -m . r - - j ,,, , , - -- w -,., - i K fe i LV w . I VI. ) SJ in I X,-. 1 rfjiuctiitis public SEefcact $.'. r? 'PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY ? !tJ- emus n. i:. cutvris. rnMinisxT 'A. VChtlf It. lAidlnston, Vice Prfs.clQnt, .tnlili C. ' 1 IMrtln. Hfrrnt.irT unit TrituKurrr. I'lillln H. Cnlllnu. ii)'-'' J. J"" " "' j. iv -i- -. ;....-. -' . - r-- --.7-- - ----- -.:. - - Ifllimnm. Jenn J. Hnurgeon. nirrctnrs, ,J KDTTOIIIAI. IlOAHDi , f(1 Ctbci II. K. Cvstis, Chairman AVID E. BMILITT . ... , Editor " i it JOHN C. MAItTIN ...General, Timlneta Manager ruUlihfJ dally at Public Lena en DulUlnc Indcpt-ndenco SQUr, riillndclphU, AtlAXna Cm rre-ItUon IlilltJInis KtW YoiK 3Ci Madison Ave, tmtnoir "01 toil HutlJIng Bt. Lotus 1008 IillrSon llulMing CWCUCO 1"02 Tribune Dulldlng J NEWS UUnilAUSi WAspixaTON Dtniuu N. K. Cor. Pennsylvania Av. nn,l lllli t. Ktw Yosic nmiEAC. The Sun IlulMlne Xsosrox DcsiAtt... London rimes ,& BUimcniPTiov Tnium iiTh Ertsixo PCBMo I.Etxira l nsn-otl to min eflhera In Philadelphia and nurroundlnc tmvns at the rate of twelve (12) cent! lr week. ru iWo to the carrier. . By mall to polntu outride of PhllniMnhln, In the United Htatr Cnnedn. rr tJnltrd Sinter pnt. tnlnn. rotn free, fifty (SO) eenta per month. It ($0) dollari per yar, ramble In advance. ' To nil forelan countries me IS1) dollar a month. Notioi Suhcrlber Wlhlnir addrena chanced Inott Blve old ae well as new nddresi. pfctt. 3000 WALNUT KnYSTONC, M IV JOOO ETAHtresB all communlcoffon to V.vrnlnti l'Mm . Ledger, Indrsieiiifeiira Square, Pnl'idelpfiM. Jlcmbcr of the Associated Press TUB AltSOCIATr.D rttKSa e exeriulr'Iu pn. titled to the M$e for rcvvbUcailnn of all tirtrt dlafatches credited Jo it or not oficiv ii ffililfd it (his taixv, oitd alio (is fural iuicj ij,:b.ishai iercin. : Jill rlilits nf rrpubircallon of njicclal dlspnlcics Derrlti ore alio reserved l'tillsdrlphli, Tt.ur.ctj;, Oflabrr T. XKO , ,, a FMimr.xR pikiijuaai run . riltf.ADKM'lllA i Thine on lilli tlic peoul( exiieet the new admlnlalrntlon U eoncrnlrnte lt iittenlluni Tht tielaware liter bnilvt. , A. drydotlt fclfl cnouid'i 10 nrcornhiwole tni Inrp'st shins, Devropment pf thr mjild tia.islt sastem. A cMurtilou Jin' A bnlMIno lor the F'fe Library. An Alt MiiKcum. KHlaroemrnt ol tht nnfr supply. lomrs to accommodate the perulattnn. ANOTHER CRAB w: Tllih Boniphoily plpaM wrltp a biul or bropliuri' or n spi-Ips of lpptun"" to direct Kcnornl nttpntloii to t!ic dcvnttntinit influencp of pnuc imlitirs on tlip liiigllxli . Kor n long t imo party iiamc, liUe pnrlj dctilguatloiin. itiljeptivp". and slogans, liavc erased to liao any Krpnt mranliiE. Ofllpp icckers of tlie averagi' sort lone ao hpIwmI trhfit was siippoi'd to l)p an pxp1iim1vp1.v feminine prcrojjativp and bi-Rnn to say "yes" when they meant "no" mid "no" when they .meant (something ele. The habit of ifins word to ronreal thought has been developed wonderfiill) on the stump. Term" and phrnM"" m'!in one thins in ordinary usage and Mim'tliiiis en tirely different in the speeehps and propa ganda of all the leser candidate". Bdflt ix not unnatural to find fiat a rather hard -driven wing of the Vare organi sation has pre-empted the title of a new "People's party" to nid n furtive war for political supremaey in thl pnd of the state. The people hare few friend nmnne the profecslonnl politicians. When People's parties are formed it h time for the inulti tildes to look sharp if thev would escape a dirty deal. The title grabbed by the downtown fne UonnllKt.s has one mrrit. it is brief. Vou could not expect any experienced mobilizer of votes to seek public support for n Party Organized to Stick by the Little l-Vllow in Time of Trouble andrto Kncournge Hope for New Pickings iu the Happy Future. THE WRONG END l"t ITT into politics with both feet. ' uid vJ William II. linger, of Lancaster, in air address to the retail dry good nvn jes terday. 'There are better was. however, than that. Some people go into politics with their hands and some go in with both feet. Doubtless they get what they want. But the men and women who will do most for themselves and the country are those who, particularly in this year, will go into politics with their hc;ds. THE PRICE OF VICTORY PUKCEDKNTS are aginst a couneilmnnie appropriation to help thcsi. jn charge of American participation in the Olympic games out of their financial difficulties. Mr Develln, who has imposed the measure, can probabH prove the legality of his conten tion. But this should not absolve (he city of Philadelphia ftoin its lcponsibllitics-. The quota originally assigned this community wan $25,000. Philadelphia athletes went broad and carried off some notable honors at Antwerp. This is the gratifying side, of the case. Of another color is the embarrassing -lory of bills unpaid and obligations unfulfilled. Enthusiasm after the event N often sup ported Mith .some difficult. Nevertheless the citizens of Philadelphia cannot n fiord in decency to dismiss the unpleasant nntl cthnnx. Thus far onl SOflflO of the neiessnn quotu bus been raised. Public spirit, which was appreciative of the triumphs won, cer tilinh ought to be sufficient 1 virile to paj for them. Substantial private contributions to extinguish the dint are overdue. MOTORS FOR THE POLICE DlUIX'TOIt 'Oim:i.YO! in requesting funds to piov'dc clew n good ii'id fast automobiles for thoe hrnn'-hes of (be police organization which have to contend directlj with criniinuls who Use motors to make burglary and hi;hwav robbery relntielj safe vocations, puts into practical form a "" Tftlggcstlnn made repeatedly in these columns. A yeggmau in an automobile has nu nil vantage over the community. lie has nn advantage over the polife. It is dear that professional thugs lmc lffti finding motor ncreaningly useful, and It is surprising that means were not found before this to enable the police to meet an entirely new and novel prouieiu on ecii n-iiuf. Motor patrols specially organized and equipped are needed not onlv to deal with thugs who slink about nfter dark to hold up defeusclcsa pedestrian-, but to keep some thing like order among drivers who make ace-track8 of the open streets in the late hours of the night. The Major ought to do alj that Hen in his power to hee that Director Cortelyou'a plan is put in operation. 1 rr-rrrrr I vTHE GREAT LUNCHEON CRISIS ' TJVEN Providence, which is ineffubly klinl, t, Jli la not expected to take enre of people. n who will not take care of themselves. Hut iifr. Ilogcdorn and the Pnlr-Price Commis- fflon, In dliectlng a campaign against what " 'they call medium -priced restaurants, seem sjetennlncd to net an example to the higher ft powers and provide some fresh lessons in the , new paternalism. f ", We didn't know there were any medium - ,s priced restaurants. But tho Fair-Price ft' v Cromlsslou han expressed a determination ', ,' 1x to protect the salaried nieu and women who L'l Jiave to achieve luncheo'us downtown, uud ' lor that rcasou heated conferences are held ' lin'ost daily and the proprietors of the mora 't i ' f )MH'y putronlzed eat-aud-lleo establish- ''. :ILl1'.t thM.af.neH with nfllplal renrlsala .! J. HI II II "-- -- - ,,. H. ..r. of one sort or another because they Insist on taking all that the traffic will bear. Meanwhile these came rcsta irants linvo need for standing-room-only signs. Tho great public either doesn't object to being mulcted or It Is waiting for kindly hands to lend It in the way that It should go. lies t.iurants that are charged with profiteering obviously enjoy the largest patronage. Peo ple fight for spnts r.t their tables. The average man about whom Mr. Hag edorn is so greatly concerned might carry his lunch, or he might do even better by following the advice of lb" doctors, who al ways have insisted thai a sandwich with a glnns of milk is as much us any sedentary worker should cat In the middle of the day. Hut jour much -abused restaurant patron actually hurries to pay high prices for su perfluous or doubtful food. Tho Fair -Price Commission may worry and wring its hands. Hut all the rest of mankind eagerly pays ten cents for n one cent cup of coffee nnd thirty-live cents for a sliced tomato of (he sort that may bo bought In bushels for half of the sum which the waiter expects and receives as n tip. CAL COOLIDGE SHOWS US HOW TO EARN OUR BICYCLES The Rule He Laid Down for Hl3 Boys Will Show Men How to Dissipate the Shadow of Bolshevism niHIS is n di-iulon of (wo boys nnd bow they got their bicje'e. with the applica tion of the incident to larger affairs. Th" bo.vs are .luiin. fourteen enrs old, and ('nlvin, twelve vents old. sons of the Kepublican candidate for the vice presi dency. They (old their f.ilher in the summer that they wanted bicycles, lie tnld them they could have them if the) would earn the money to pay for them. Calvin has earned ,?1J wol-H'ig for n farmer tuid John has earned !5-7 working on the country ro.uls They now have their bicycles. If thc-p were the onlv bojs who have got what they wish because they have earned the money to pay for it there would be little to bay nbout them. The Coolidgc bo.vs acted In uccoidnnce with the principles of a school of economic thought which It has been popular in certnln quarters to denounce, not only in recent years, but ever since Adam was exiled from the garden in which lie got his meals by reaching out his hnnd for them, nnd was compelled lo exert bim-elf or -ta'-ve. The law of the survival of the fittest Legnn to operate in human relations when the door of IMen closed on the first pair. Then began the struggle for food and shelter which hns continued to the pp-ent day. Those who struggle to the Is-st effect get the host shelter and the most fond. Those who struggle with little effect damn the whole system and demand that the state Intervene to equalize matters. They arc the Socialists and the Communists. What hap pens when they have their wa I- being demonstrated In Itus-da. where a socialistic autocracy has taken the plnce of a military bureaucracy and the common man is made a slave. The place once occupied by the devils cast out of Itusslij is occupied by spiiits more mnligiinnt than those exorcised by tl.e i evo lution. The world cannot progress y ignoring the immutable laws. It is the business of all social reformers and of all legislators to discover by earnest investigation what the laws t progres ure and then to conform so ciety to them as far as possible. Cul Coolidgc. the father of the two boys who have seemed their bic.vcles by proving that they are worthy of them, informed the members of th" Massachusetts I.egislatuie some jenrs ago that their function was not to create laws, but to discover them. Then when they had discovered the processes by which men living in communities progressed they might formulate them into laws with umi" confidence that the.v would he bene ficial. Coolidgc elaborated on this idea Is foie the Massachusetts It"puhlic:iii convention last year whin lie said that no progress would be made toward bettering conditions b shouting "I'lil-hcviki" ami "profiteer." "Profitable cinplovment." lie said, "is (he di nthhlow to bol-hevism and abundant pm ductlon is di-aster to the profiteer. Our salvation lies in putting forth greater effoit. in manfully assuming our own burdens, rather than in entertaining the pleasing do lusion that they can be shifted to some other shoulders." This i- the l.iw and the gospel, without the acceptance of which there is no economic salvation. Cal Coolidgc has begun to tench it to his bins in their early youth. It is writ so large over the face of the world's history that many a man seeking with a inicioscope for the secret formula which is to solve nil human troubles is un iihle to find it. Il Is like the skyscraper which the man In the street cannot see because he is too in ar it Il is like the spectacles of the absent- minded old mnn who pushi d (hem up on I his forehead nnd then hunted nil over the house for them. The way lo get things done is to do them. Axiomatic as this may seem, it is not always perceived. The ancient Jews bewailed for years the dexlrix linn of -the wills of their sacred ity and made a number of ineffectual nttimpts to n build them. Finally theio came a man who had discovered the law of achievement. II( told his fellow country men of Jerusalem to rebuild the walls, each over agaln-t bis own house, nnd showed them how to do it. Ai.d the walls weie rebuilt before any carp ing critics bad lime to persunile the people that this was not the way. Who 1 mde Demosthenes (he greatest orator of his t linn It wns not the state, nor was it any of the teachers of oratorv. The man him-elf mitsterul the arts of public addrcs. Who taught Xenophon how lo lend his soldiers on their famous retreat V It was n man mimed Xenophon, who faced every dilh culty and lesolved It into its elements and COUIlCfd it. But this is ancient history, it may be Haul, nnd things have changed. Well, how about Abraham Lincoln' Did be bewail his humble heritage'' Did be my he lould do nothing because he could not afford to go to college' Did he com plain because he lived in a backwoods com munity where them were no opportunities for advancement? A single instance will show the stuff he was iiuide of. When be n told that he could lie appointed a county surveyor if he wanted the job liu did not i'ay that ho knew nothing about surveying, but be studied al gebra and geometry till he had masteredtlie subject Biimciently to hold the place, and then be begun to make surveys. Col Coolidgc lias begun to teach his boys he fundamentals of that self-reliance with out which no one con maintain hia Independ ence. And he has done It by having them act in aecordauco with the laws of human progrihs. The United Stales lias reached Its piesent sfugu of development because its citizens have believed that every tub must stand on its own bottom and that a union of such -..is .Allnn i,H.j (a mnMi mn nnwprful tifrm i self-reliant tubs ig much more nowerful Uiaa a linlon made up of lubi each oue of yhich in leaning on the other so hard that they aic all In danger of falling down. The union of Independent povc'relgii states is n union of Independent sovereign citizens each profiting Ity ills opportunities so far as he is able. Those who want bicycles and can earn the money required get bicycles. Those who want bicycles nnd nre too in dolent lo earn nny money damn tho social and political system in which they nre compelled (o live. Anij the rest of us have to , carry them along ns no much dead weight? THE REAL VOTE SLACKERS pnCAI'SIJ of their activity and the nu-"- merous novel aspecta of the case, con siderable public nttentlon lias been focused upon the attempt of some 2S00 women to secure enrollment of their names In the registration books. Following the unfavorable ruling of the registration commissioners, n final step re mains to he taken. This Is the hearing in court of the right of these new electors to vote in November. But their case, which. It must be con fessed, does not look promldng. is entirely distinct from that of thousands of other men and women who. for one renmn or another, fulled to register on the fixed days. These individuals constitute n different class citizens who have pnbl state or county (nxes within n specified lime. To accommo date such persons the registration commis sioners will sit evcrv dnv on the sixth floor of City Hull until and including October 2.'1. No excu-e for the delinquency is necessary. The sole requind credential is a tux receipt dated not later than September '2. 1!)2(). nnd within two years of'the election. The exact number of slackers has not yet been determined, but it is certainly large. Preof of this Is to be found in figures cov ering all but forty-three divisions, nnd demonstrating that the male registration was far below flint of the previous year. Will these men In any considerable quantity be lieve it worth their while to avail themselves of the days of grace? Precedent is in the negative. The nnmes ndded by the registration com missioners after the regular registration days arc seldom numerous. The punishment for continued Indifference is temporary dis franchisement. Women who linvo paid taxes. Including poll tnxes. at the proper time can qualify for voting by due ap plication at the Cltv Hall. The men linvo the same opportunity ns of yore for off setting the delinquency penalty. The attitude of these citizens will be nt least a partial index nf the state of political Interest in the community, iilthough the com paratively few women who have played in hard luck and have so earnestly sought to overcome it have stirred up most of the agitation over the registration rules. It will be easier to believe that these nre onerous when the commissioners in special elevenths hour sessions ore. pressed, us thev have never heretofore been, by crowds of late comers. OMENS IN JERSEY TUB ways of the Democrats in New Jersey always have been strange. In the days when Jim Nugent was at the party helm you might have voted against a Hepubliean candi date, but by some magic known only in the high p'necs your vote often would be made to help toward the election of the man vou opposed. The two parties were as thoroughly intermingled in romc parts of the state as eggs In an omelet. The Jersey Democrats nre still a strange folk. They have just closed o state conven tion nt Trenton. Any one who mt iu regu larlv nt the sessions would have been willing to svvenr at one moment that he was listen ing to hard-boiled Ilcpublicaus of the old school, while In the next it seemed that the delegations were forging swiftly toward a political millennium. Tho vivid contrasts of the debate were due, it appears, to the fact that women voters were largely rcpicscnted for the first time by women who were able to get the measure of the old bosses and fight them when issues weie clearly defined. And Mr. Nugent him self wns badly mauled, lie rode cheerfully along to victory nfter victory in fields strange lo the feminine delegates. Then he presented a wet resolution nnd wns floored for the count. The Trenton convention roundly criticized Mr. Wilson's policies. It turned a fire on (iovernor Ldwards himself. Mr. Nugent was holding the reins then. There was n declaration for self-determination for Ire laud. Still the women followed the leaders. The governor was beiatcl in a resolution because he unceremoniously ousted a high way commission that seems, indeed, to have deserved ousting. To the very Inst Mr. Nu gent delayed the introduction of a wet reso lution, nnd (hen the proceedings came to u halt and the convention almost ended in disorder before light wines nnd beer lost by an overwhelming vote. ('rndually the country Is learning what women voters have in mind. And that may In why Mr. Cox, shyly wet iu some quarters, can be the the dry est of the drys before most of bis audiences. WISDOM AT RIGA UNKNPKCTF.I) moderation by the Poles Is Indicated in the icpnrt of the pre liminary pence pact -aid to have been signed at Bign between Jan Dunihski, representing the Warsaw fjoverninuit, and Adolph Joffe on behalf of Soviet Uiissln. The compliance of the Intter is explicable. The Bolshevist armies have been method! -callv defeated. Winter is coming on and il.sillusioiiinent in Uussja is keeping pace with It. The war flare of (he Moscow Gov ernment, bus deteriorated. On the other hand, the Poles, if (he cables are authentic, hnve proposed as the basis of understanding their minimum demunds, and have suggested an eastern frontier far more reasonable and ethnologically sound than any upon which PiUiidtiki has been flamboyantly insisting. If peace can be established on the new terms the Poles will have done much to atone for their reckless ndviinie on Kiev some months ago. Their inilltniistic adventure. iu its wild aspects was deplorable, if for no other reason than that it diverted much sympathy to he Bolshevist cause, which on broad grounds deserved none of it. The details of the case, however, indicated that a. government of which most of tho world strongly disapproved bad been iibused. In other words, the Poles bungled n good muse, and it is encouraging nnd clarifying to public opinion to note traces of ethical lecovcry. SUGAR: A MORAL w1 ITI1IN a few weeks tho wholesale rate on sugar has dropped nbout fiO per cent. Yesterday the quoted rate in tho Boston market was elevon and three-quarters cents n pound, though a week ngo tho refiners were, saying that their product would not go below sixteen cents for a long time. In Boston millions of dollars were lost overnight by speculators mid boarders who, In efforts to pile up fresh profits, lost moat of what they made when gambling In food staples wus a safer business thiin it Is now. Fortunes were made by the profiteers, but lately a good many of these sumo fortunes appear to have been lost. Tlio profiteer hud his day, and if flue .untlnE figures In the general markets of the J country not, '8 ,3, night. THEY DON'T WANT THE VOTE Women In Congressman Focht's Dis trict Satisfied With tho Stand He Took By OKOBOE NOX McCAIN CONC.UI'.-'SMAX BHN.IAMIN K. FOCIIT. who represents the "shoe-' string" district, ns the Seventeenth is railed, almost invariably makes n round -nbout trip fo Washington through Philadelphia half n dozen times a year. lie brought nn Interestlnjr story from T'nlon cnuntv with him when he visited Be publican state headquarters tho other day. From start to finish he wns one of the most persistent nnd relentless opponents of equal suffrage In Congress. One of tlin Inst speeches on the floor of the House In Wash ington in opposition to the suffrage amend ment wns delivered by Mr. Focht. Long before their final triumph the suf fraglf t protagonists abandoned the gentle man from Cnlon county to his fate. He wni unalterably opposed to their cause and their pleadings made no Impression upon him whatever. They dropped him like n supcr heoted sadiron. "The attitude I now take," said the con gressman of the cherubic countenance, "is that since equal suffrage is the law wc must make the most of It. But the women In my district nre not interested In the question. Only nbout half of them urn registered. In Hartley township, out of nbout 1175 women only forty have taken enough interest to register. "At one nf the firt meetings I nddressed I started off with the statement that I had been opposed to female suffrage in Congress, when to my great surprise tho women ap plauded. "I hove had that same experience n num ber of times since. The registration in tho district would have been practically nil if the various committees hadn't gone out nnd persuaded the women to register. "Ninety per cent of them iu my district do not want the vote." TFIJ centlv succeeded the Inte Judge fJeorge Kunkle nn the Dauphin county bench, is gaining high encomiums for the ability be nns thus tor displayed m tlie cxercisu of his duties. Ills years of experience as deputy attorney general stand him In good stead in his new position. In addition lie iR tho possessor of n keen judicial mind and calm judgment. , Death has cut a wide swath in the Ilnr risburg courts in Hie last twenty yenrs. John W. .Slmonton, Johu H. Weiss, Thomas II. Capp. Samuel J. M. McCnrrell nnd Ocorge Kunkle have all died iu the first two decades of the century. ONF. of the oddest cases on record was thnt of Judge Capp. who wos nnpoin'eil lo the Dauphin county bench from the ndja cent county of Lebanon. I do not recall having heard the inside story nf his appointment discussed in recent years. Tlie Into Coiiirrevstiinn M. K. Olmsfeil wus n power in Hnrrlsburg for years. Ills su premacy was never seriously threatened until word wns pasted around that Dawson Coleman, flic ironmaster of Lebanon comity, contemplated making n fight for his sent. Thomas 10. Capp was Coleman's principal lieutenant iu Lebanon county nnd was recog nized ns u masterful influence nmong the voters of the Klghtceiith district. Apt online to the sto-y. Olmsted imme diately started out to head off bis opponent. It wns about this time that the venerable Judge Weiss died. It was the ill wind that blew fortune to Mnrlln K. Olmsted. lie persuaded (iovernor Pcnnypnckcr to appoint Capp to the vacancy on the Dauphin county bench. The ("inventor, as evidence of Cnpp's pop it. i i nil """"" '" V1'.'"' "."'' ular ly ami abl ity vvos presented with a 'I'm i:nofnll nc nu ilnnoii F f'nrtn.. s I" i,it' itimii inn, u"-i-ti itui'1,1 pifciisu u. members of the bnr when, some time before. Mr. Capp wus a candidate for the Superior Court. That settled the question. Former Bep resentntive Capp. of Lebanon county, was appointed to the Dauphin bench, to the great satisfaction of Cnn-'ie-Hiiinu O'mslnl. who saw in it the removal from bis pathway of the most potent influence behind his pros pective rival, Coleman. But Judge Cnpp did not live long to enjoy his honors. MABLIN K. OLMSTF.D'S career, in one rc-pesl. wus the most remarkable in the hNlorv of central Pennsylvania polities. In the early part of the last quarter of the nineteenth century he came from Potter county, where his family had exercised a certain political influence for yenrs, to take n position in one of the departments as clerk at n salary of something like SMI!) a year. lie was a struggling young lnwyer and made the most of his chances to master the ileinils of corporation law, purtlcuhuly as It telaled to the various department's of state government. Like S. J, -M. McCnrrell and J. B. B. Cunningham, and W. A. Mngee in Inter years, he settled In Hnrrlsburg uud opened n law office. lie acquit cd great wealth, was repeatedly elected to Congress nnd died a mtilti-mif-lionalie. His mannerism was greatly iu Ids favor. He was le-erved, deliberate and low-spoken. He hail an impressive way of dl-ciisslng any subject that carried great weight in his pro fessional work. Months after his deuth a few years ago. and after his executors had completed an in ventoiv of bis gient estate and weie ready to i-ompleie (heir work, there was acci dmt.iMy discovered. 1 am told, a mass of secuiilles amounting to something like S'JIHI.OOO, of which they had bad no previous knowledge. ADJI'I'ANT (iLNF.UAL FBANK P.LABY. in addition lo n long nnd K D. il him . orahle niiecr in (he military service of (he slale rovcring a period of thirtv-two years, including iiimpnlgns in Porto Ulco and on the Meiciui border, hns found time to ac quire an ixhaustlvc fund uf information along other lines. Among other things he is skilled in op tics. And his knowledge of this science is not superficial nt that. In its technicnl details he is pet haps ns familiar with optometries ns he Is with liiilitni'v science. Not long siticii be found himself suffering from lerlnin minor defects of vision. In stead of doing what was manifestly tlie ob vious thing, hunting up an oculist and being fitted with a pair of eyeglasses, be turned his knowledge to personal account. He examined himself with test lenses, went Ibiough the usual formula nf ''efluitlon and distance, wrote out n prescription for himself nnd then had a pair of up-to-dutu bifoinls manufactured for his use. And he Is wearing them to this day. The Shetlands Return to an Ancient Industry Prnrn Ihn VWlmlniter 0.170111. A Central News eoricspondcnt reports that the whaling season off the Shetland Isles hns been most successful. Twenty -nine largo and vulunhlo whales were lauded last week at Oluiiflrth stntion. brinrini; the catch for the season at that stutiou lo i!fj whales, while the season's cntcb at Colin -firth, another stutlou In tho Shetland group, wus liil). Other Proof Needed Prom the New York World. Soviet rule Is said to be tottering again. Tossibly it is; but not becnuse Petiograd workmen have been drowning commissaries Fourteen mnntln ngo today the Moscow Pruviln, Soviet organ staled that "; ,'i'j. ,",() men forming the requisition dcliichin al.s from June to December, 11)18, 7,'!0!) were. killed nnd wounded by the peasants nl.iio 1 collecting the grain." IP THEY DON'T DECIDE ON SOMETHING SOON MtfNfinafemaisM 4 XVs 1 M 1TB ' ' .f,VOrs-T ., WMSJl KmUT " -ei.. ,.' irr-' . ... ., , L,'sJ- sff-jjj;. MJir. NOW MY IDEA IS THIS ! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia on Subjects' They Know Best MRS. HENRY C. BOYER On Serving the ex-Soldier WB AHH entering upon the most impor tant phase of a readjustment to normal conditions iu the life of the ex-service mnn. iiicording to Mrs. Henry C. Boyer, who has been chairman of the Bed Cross home bcrvicc section since Its beginning in 1H17. "lie Is no lmiffcr in the formntivc period I . " . . "... I with cry mr and urgent needs or immediate I lm,asures; nor. on the other hand. Is he completely reabsorbed into the texture of normal society." she declares. "Now is n time of reaction when so many people are prone to indulge Iu a too apathetic attitude about the war and tho nfter effects on thp human beings who took pnrt in it. "With nil due regard for the splendid opportunities offered by the government, par ticularly to the men disabled through the great catastrophe, thero still remains a large bulk of incompleted reconstructive work to be accomplished. At (his trying period following demobilization, the heroism nnd enthusiusm. which ninde women's work nt home something lo go down in history side by side wllli the story of the great offensives, are again culled upon with renewed fervor. "Popular Interest in the service man nnd his problems has waned. Memory is olive with the picture of youthful enthusiasts chid in becoming uniforms, hustling and bustling nboul ou their ninny ci rands of svrvico. Inevitably these are gone. Ah is but natu ral, life lias resumed n normal aspect lu so far as most of us nre concerned. "But the tremendous restlessness which permeates every stratum of society today re in Is unconsciously on the man who is still iu the formative 'stage of Ids readjustment. Obviously this Is especially tine of the dis abled man. It exists, however, though per bans le-s forcibly, among (lioe who ou their l'llurn found industilal conditions Mi difficult to -iirinouut. Service Needed Now "Never hn there been u greater oppor lunitv for service than at this moment. For the first time women have been given a part r plnv in tlie rnuutry's administration. l!ow important this pail is cun be shoVn by re calling thai 111MI bills affecting soldiers' legislation have been shelved until the more evident Issues at stake iu a national election nn met. "We do not say that all of llie-.e bills are beneficial, but we do wish to nupliusizo the fin I that the needs existing behind these Measures must not be overlooked. They exist now, as fornieily. They arc nut one uliil h-s vital. "In the pust, the bulk of work accom plished v as prodigious fiom the standpoint of numbers. The present reduction in re-qiie-fs for service mould not nieaii a lessen ing of effoit iu this direction, but rather n moie Intensive roiiec'litriltion of the problems lo he faced. Whnt these problems are com-pn-is almost every aspect of what is broadly spoken of as social work. "Fur'heimoie. what wns in the original a Inimical government solution will, as time goes on, become involved with intermediate dlthciilties Iu no wuv related to the fiiucllun of the fc deral agencies, "Once more Ihey will be state, municipal or private undertakings. It must be borne well Iu mind that soldleiH, disabled or other wise, may he classified into three distinct groups: First, ' tho self-reliant, self-respecting individual, who needs but slight guidance during tho process of re-eatabllsh-luent Into civilian life; second, the person handicapped by physical or mental, economic or Industilal conditions, who requires longer siipenl-lon lu this period of transformation; unci h'sfly, (he man who iiievitablv fitlls below the poverty line and must perforce be given the helping baud of charitable organi zations. Dealing Willi These (3 roups "With the first class our efforts should be dliwted toward steeling them to the proper -ouices with as little interruption an possi ble. Careful explanation should be given about flic various opportunities afforded them through the federal channels. In the enso of the disabled, for instance, the process should lit) without a break in the chain from the convalescent bed to the occupational therapist, then In the preliminary voca tional course and from thero into industry. "In the second group pressure must bo brought to bear lu order to pcrsuude them that the position of tho futuro is moro Im portant tlian the Job nf the present, even If, us lu ninny cases, n larger remuneration Is nt -i.ik" The point hen Is to suit the mini's pin steal iCMIlliemeiits lo the economic back- mound. This Is particularly difficult when It involves the process of Americanization, "The last includes the much-talked-of ..s 'submerged teutb.' who fill tho .waiting rooms of private charities; or worse, wander from place to place without establishing a normal contact with their, fellow men. "Frequently these .arc self-eliminating. When not pauperized by the repeated giving of the financial assistance they demand, they disappear in the same ineffectual manner In which (hey first made their appearance. "Therefore it behooves every one of us, individually and collectively, to co-ordinate our rflorts in such n manner that in serving the ex-soldler, as In rendering any other con structive contribution to a community, the work shall be so dovetailed that when the need for one kind of organization censes the next shall be ready lo step In and fill the gap. "More than ever do wo need and we apologize for the much -abused word co operation." WHITE SHADOWS WHF.N I go to I I wonder if I the land of white shadows may take One colorful, joyous remembrance To fliunu till my henrt shall ache, To burn like a rose of passion On the ivory breast of the lake, The dreamless, passionless, White shadowed bieust of the lake. When 1 go to the laud of white shadows I wonder if I may seize A linudfiil of leiives nil ii-sblmnier With the quickening strokes of a breeze, To plnce in a torrent of longing Beneath the chill semblance of trees, The dreamless, motionless. White shadowed semblance of trees. When I go to the land of white shadows I wouder if I may keep The robin that sings by my window Where the gold of the sun lies deep, Whose runaway notes shall ripple The pattcmlcsM reaches of sleep, The dreamless, patterulcss. White shadowed reaches of sleep. I.ouiy Ay res (Jnniett, in Contemporary Verse. What Do You Knoiv? QUIZ 1. How many electoral votes nre iiccesnnry lo elect u President this November'.' L'. To whom was lleorge Kllot, Ibo novelist, m, in led? 3. What Is a "ughllng whip" lu the Ameri can merchant marine? , 4. In iv hut year did Napoleon Honnparto lu ado Itusslu? C. Wliii I Is tht namu lvcn to a work of aculptuic overlaid with Bold nnd Ivory? li. What Is cardoon? 7 Which lias the shrillest lone, u flute, a piccolo oi u cUrluet? 5. What kind of ii wbule Is a cachalot? !i What la a caducous? 10 Wh.it Is tho chief city of Sicily? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. If no ilea presidential candidates secures a majority of votes In the electoral college the election Is thrown Into tho .Senate, wln-r the names of tho two candidates receiving the most electoral votes are presented, A majority of senatorial voles lu necessary to u choice. 2. Frlidilch Ileiurlch Alexander von Hum boldt wus u celebrated Uorman scien tist and author. Ho traveled widely in South America, Mexico and Asia In tho early part of the nineteenth centuiy Humboldt died In 185fl. ." 3. Deuteronomy Is the fifth book In the nible. 4. Iloval Is tho Inudlnff city of Ksthonla. D. Senor Dalo Is tho present premier of Spuln, 0. Antonlus Rtrndlvarlus, th most famous of violin makers, was a resident of Cremona, Italy. 7, "Ad valorem" duties ure thosa levied on Boods In proportion to tholr estimated 8, A siesta, a midday imp or test period In hot countries, originally meant sixth hour nnd Is a Spanish corruption of tho Latin "soxta,'1 jlxth. 9, Gilbert Fox, nn actor, wns the first nel son to sing "Hall, Columbia," n a. theatre nt Sixth and Chestnut streets Philadelphia. In 1797. The occasion was the benefit of Fox. The. sSns- was written In responso to a vvave. of patriotic feeling which swept through (bo untjon during the troubles with th evolutionary Kovfniment of France FranclH Hpk'nsoii fitted tbu wot U to (liu "PrisldeniH March" 10 'The ocelot Is il feline quadruped of Pen. trnl am Homh America, r u i some. tlmoa known tut tho tlifer-cat oi leopard-cat, " SHORT CUTS The pnper shortage may save us from paper suits. Why should the city have to rent any of its fire houses? Pussyfoot Johnson appears anxious lo lose his other eye. The squirrel is now busy kitchen w liciug putting nuts into asylum. We modctitly ndmlt that our Hying re porter stunt is a bird of an idea. Kven in the absence of nut -brown ale, sober October manages lo paint (lie coun try red. . u The Bussian is approaching thai degree , of sickness that prompt the nssuuiptljii of J snlutlliiess. ' Of the political issues it may be nlJ that the pros have grown prosy, hut the cons remain con. Sttlkers who piny jazz on the indu-tflal organ might with profit switch to "Mr Country,, 'Tis of Ther." Few people will object to a straight fii' cent fare when once they are convinced thnt It is both straight and fair. The bootleggers must have overlooked Center county, which, we are Informed, ran find no market for Its barley mush, ' Senator Harding still hopes Unit Illrnra Johnson mid Herbert Hoover will rttle their differences iu a glass of Boot beer. Some of Mr. Mitten's propagandists art running true to the type portrayed by Mui Twain : They punch in the presence of tlie pusscn-gure. """ Mayor Moore wants n new canal fr New Jersey . All right. We'll stand for 11 so long ns it isn't deep enough lo drown Hie Delaware bridge. Chicago's health commissioner snv J baby born In the Windv Cltv has n lilart lung iu three weeks. Very evidently Irjln' to steal Pittsburgh's laurel". Of course, evcrybodv understood HiJt when the gentlemnn called lor cheers for (lecirge Horace WJiartou he li'id simply "" him mixed with (Icorge Pepper I.orliner. Hungary hns given its veterans the lisjd to incorporate the word "hos" (hern I In (he family name, thus giving legal J1'""11,1,1''1.'. (Ion for the ancient term of affection, ' ' boss." An old Indr of leventy-tluee lu ;i !"' cothe, O., has fallen heir lo several million dollars. A windfall of that kind U pl irritating. Think whnt it would have uimm to her some few yenrs back. Of course we all realize that the rcnn Comlskey Jinuded out the extra cash to iu players was not because they were !""iesl men, but because there was an even elijin flint tho dishonesty of others had robbM them of their rightful dues. A prize hog nt a Des Moines swine sboff was icglstercd at u hotel in tlie 1ua.,0Z and occupied the best room. Though toe fact has been telegraphed the country our, we see nothing unusual In it. The pil'C " usually gets the best to bo had. King Corn has never n chance to traul alone. L'p, down or roundabout, he is j" ever uccompanlcd by n full court or rat" pigs and poultry. When he falls '; .J?, with him. They ore falling now, and '; 'Careful Housewife is hoping that rrleno Dollar will stick nround to help catch tuew in her market basket. Tho decision of tho District of C'olum- I ua Miipremu rutin denying an '""": ", to prevent Secretary Colby from lire'""' ling the woinnn -uffruge amendment n affirmed by tho District Court of AP His. It is exnected that the """ w'. gating bee peals go to tbu United States Supreme tou1' , They Insist upon going down ipr i - count. The appointment of Herbert Hoo consulting mli'lng cuglneer of the n",,i;; hoard of (ho eastern industrial regie-11 '" . pel power survey being conducted 'Vinortl geiilogicnl survey brings to mind the ' u or less Joyous thought that sooner or Jn'Mt III the matter of power fii"li ul V '.ni may rise suporior to tho strthluB Miuvr, '7 '-.J.M If mo transportation problem, i'X'i K. 4 i Ti ;.. 7fi iii-fcriWffiyVA i!a-t fot&dlt!. i
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