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A Forn-vrxtt rnnrnxM l'tm
rmir)r.T.rHiA
Tlilnxs on nhlrli the people expert the pew
administration to ronrenlrnte Its ntteiitlom
Thm rirlntrnrm rii'r hr'tln.
A drydoek bto tnouuh to o-'commoaVtlc- t'te
faroest ltliis.
tvttonnxrnt of th
the rapid trnnjll svst'm.
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THE CHARTER UPHELD
fplin lnnsunp' nf tln (Oinrtcr rrsnnlins
political cnntrlbutionx by iiollri'mrn or
flrfm.cn Is ilclliiltc nnd emphatic. Tlic pro
hibitory clntinc rntint; tlic prnctlec ns n min
demeanor wni tlcviod to end. without reser
vation or nmomlmout. n lom-itnuiling ubusc
and a specific ngency of political corruption.
Mayor Moore's mippnrt of this reform lins
been consistently iiiieiiiirocnl nml sincere.
As tlic current p-iliticni cnnipnlcn draws to
n close he bus reiter-itcd his previous warn
ings, pertinentlj polnt'ng out tlmt the law
Is In reality n protection of the citv em
ployes, wlio frequenth uere hiilli"d into
parting with pome of their hnnl-cnrticd pay.
The Mnjor'w staud is indeed the mot
eonvincins proof that the charter is not
merely a collection of amiable sentiments,
".but a vital Instrument of Rood c vernment
and clean politics, and that the executive
will do bis utmost to bnve the offenders
riu punished should the corrosive practice be
covertly revived. Thnt ills firm nttitude en
joys popular support is unquestionable.
QUARRY DANCERS
t t rpHE danger of abandoned quarries within
J- the city limits is once more brought to
official attention bv the nppenl of the Ilnd
dinRton Taxpayers' Association to the I'air
mount I'arlt Commission. Tlie demand In
' this instance is specific for the tilllns up of
the. deep pool existing within the Cobbs
Creek Park area but the principle descnes
general application.
The quarry menace, especially perilous to
children. Ii to be found In mntir pections of
" rhlladelphia, often in the outsUirts. As
thfM' districts are built up t'le pissbilities
. -jj--of drowning nicldents are obvlout.lv Inct eased.
The remedy, as municipal undertakings go
" nowadays. Is not embarrass'nglv costlv. The
Mayor has already promised bis support of
the movement to end one particular death
trap caused by neglect. Ills interest could
be profitably extended to the general situa
tion. ! Abandoned quarries, like grade crossings,
are tragically out of place in a p-On'ressivu
city.
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FUSION CONFIRMED
PROSPECTS for a heartening novelty In
councilminb contests are increased by
the court rejection of a petition filed against
the Democratic nomination of James (Jal
lagher. candidate for the Tirst district seat
left vacant by the death of 'William R.
Tlnley Mr Oallagher is a fusion candi
date, sponsored bv the Mooie forces organ -1
ized ns the South Philadelphia pnrtv and
Democrats other than those vho serve as
-. masks for the Varc machine.
Naturally, tho protest ngnln-t bis nomi
nation came from Midi a source, fur the
sham Democrats in this city have long been
senlots in the service of the mo unsiivorv
political interests. In consequence n Inline
of parties, obvlouslv eonducive to god gv
crnment, hns often been lacking liere.
The (iiillasher candidacy suggests a wel
" rorae chnnge. Charles J Pommer on the
Vare ticket, may conceivabS be defeated bv
the combined votes of the dem nt Pemoi rats
nnd the Moore electors. Ills record ns it
petty politician is tpienl of the mnehine
which named him. Mr. linllagher is n busi
ness man. heretofore little Identified with
politics, though recently a wurni supporter
of Mayor Moore.
The election of this fusion candidate would
deal a verv emphat'e blow to Vare control
In the Council. 1 1 is nomination, now thor
oughly nuthori7.nl. is highly significant In
principle, and it Is poss ble thnt out of n
contest rated ns minor tin re mnv be revived
a broader policv of fusion capable of trans
forming political coinliti m. in this cin.
ABUSES OF POLICE POWER
LARGELY through the ifTorts of Prose
cutor Oaskill. of Vtlnnt'c conntv. X J .
" Charles S. Wluta and Mrs. Edith L. Jones.
of Ilnmmonton. N J . were ndveitisid
ft throughout the ennntrv ss criminals. White
was charged publiclj with the munler of a
child. The woman was nrraigned nnd Jailed
as an accessory
There was nothing in the record of either
the man or tho woman to support the sus-
14 plclnn of guilt created In the police nnd the
county prosecutor. The accusnl tnnn nnd
woman were respected residents of n unlet
"""community. And. though White nnd Mrs.
7onen were subjected to nil the indignities
ordinarily reserved for the most dangerous
criminals, though the had to spend a period
ill jail nnd later enter henvj bail, those who
caused their arrest were unable yesterday to
even make out tho shadow of a ense nguinst
' them. Mr. Gnskill did not even try to prove
Ills charges before the grand jury. The
Pnnsey case proved too much for him nnd
j ,iR police associates nnd the arrest of two
of the Danseys' neighbors was made, appar
ently ns t many other arrests lire made in
j ulmilar instances, on vague suspicion nnd
after the detectives felt tho need of action
to restore their own confidence nnd the con
fidence of the public hi their ability to do
their allotted work elfliiently
Too often the police are permitted to havo
their own way with people arrested under
auaplclon It Is onlj nceesnrj to rend the
routine news nowadays to perceive that tho
Third Degree haH been re established quietly
Jb police departments almost everywncre.
;No citizen can feel quite safe froin.porsecu.
Lieti to long sb the prosecuting authorities
ore pcrmlted ft scope of action ns wide ns
that nllowed the prosecutor of Atlnntlo
county. And It Is fnlr to suppose that pollco
everywhere ought to be able to deal with
criminals nnd get nt the truth about crimes
without subjecting their prisoners to torturo
intended to prompt confessions. Cruel nnd
unusual punishment Is forbidden by law.
Yet it is cruel nnd unusual punishment that
has forced from more tlinn ono prisoner
confessions of pillt which were made only
In desperation nnd ns a means of escnpo
from torment nud not because they wcro
true.
The courts nro supposed to protect all
citizens from tho sort of treatment which
was accorded Mr. White and Mrs. Jones.
They failed In this Instance, nnd they will
fall so long as pcoplo accused even of serious
crimes are not safe from Indecent nnd in
human treatment. When a police organisa
tion cannot catch and punish criminals with
out resorting to methods of torture, It Is
obviously Inefficient nnd ought to bo re
organized nud cleaned out.
BILLIARD PLAYERS COULD
TEACH SOME CONGRESSMEN
They Are Familiar Enough With Resili
ence to Know That a Tax Will
Rebound From the Man It
Is Aimed At
"TIVERY billiard player knows that the
-J balls are resilient, nnd thnt when he
alms at one ball he will hit both If the aim
is right.
The difference between the billiard player
nnd the legislators who pass tnx laws Is thnt
the legislator is convinced thnt when ho
nlms nt one obiect thnt Is nil he will hit,
no mutter how he nlms.
Rut experience has proved time nfter time
thnt the legislator Is mistaken. The man nt
whom he has aimed his taxes frequently
serveti merely ns n cushion from which they
rebound nnd hit some one else.
If some one well grounded In the subject
would write for Congress a Little Rollo book
on tlie repercussion or rebound of tnxntlon
we might have tax laws thnt would distribute
the burden nf goernment equitably.
If It had been written before the Demo
cratic Congiess passed the war-tax laws wo
should not now be hearing Senator Penrose
nnnoiincing thnt the pernicious features of
those laws would be repealed as soon ns
possible nor would we have Otto II. Knhn,
whose economic thinking Colonel Roosevelt
s-iid n short time before his denth was the
soundest in tlie country, writing about the
iniquities of tlie excess -profits tax and the
existing Income tax.
Senator Penrose, who is chnlrmnn of tlie
fnnnce committee of the Senate, savs thnt
tho excess-profits tnx will be repea'ed nnd
that the Income-tax law will he revised. lie
is making this announcement nt this time so
that the business of tlie country mnv know
what to expect from n Republican Congress
and a Republican President, nnl may net in
the light of tills knowledge on election dn.
The consumer, however. Is more deeply
interested In the subject than tl." producer,
though he does not nlwnys know it.
The excess-profits tax was levied on tlie
theory thnt it was possible for Congress to
tnkc from the pockets of timnufacturers n
pnit nf their profits without in nnv' way
affecting nnv one ele. Tlie men who
drafted tlie bill assumed that a large manu
facturer, clenrlng $1,000,00') n jear. could
be compelled to pnj oyer $.100,000 to the
government to help pay the tost of the war,
nnd that the transaction would end when
the mnnufneturer drew his check. Tliej be
lieved thnt the ensiest and simplest wav to
get mone was to mulct the rich of part of
their wealth.
This hns been n favorite delusion of legis
lators for centuries, perhaps becnuse the
legislators have been poor men with an in
nate jealous of those who have accumu
lated or inherited wealth. It bus been re
sponsible for moie pernicious legislation
thnn any other single cause, because it Is
based on Ignorance of economic laws.
The manufacturers have paid the excess
profits tax In the first place, but in order to
get the money they have increased the puce
of what they hnve mnde. No business can
be enrrit d on .successfully- which does not
include In the cot of production everv
charge against It. including tho taxes. The
enter into tho cot just as truly ns the
wnges of the workers ami the sums paid for
raw material and the Interest on the enpitnl
invested and tho sums allowed for Jepio-in-tion
in the Baltic of the plant.
M'tnv a husinesH mnn has fniled because
he hns omitted from his calculations tlie
cot of some one or more of these Items It
would be as foolish to damn 'the mnnufne
turer for passing on to the consumer the
excess-profits tax as to damn n mnn who
iff used to ignore the laws of gravity.
Rut as Mr. Knhn has pointed out. the
nianufaetuier hns been compelled to mid to
his selling price more thnn enough to meet
the now tnxes for the reason that he has
been compelled to pay tlie taxes in cash
while his profits have not always been avail
able In ready money. Nn had to hao tlie
money for the government or suffer tho pen
alty for nonpayment.
. So the ioor consumer, whom the con
gressmen thought they were priteetlug bv
their laws tnxing tlic manufacturers, lias
li.id to pnv not onlv nil the tax. but Mich
ndditionnl sums ns the business man thought
he needed to enable him to hnve the money
renily for tlie government when It wns duo
without using up tlie icndv cadi thnt he
needed for carrying on his business. There
Is no doubt that In some cases this condition
hns been responsible for profiteering, but
oon when there has been no profiteering It
hns increased the cost of living for ever
one.
In like manner the income tax lias affected
prices, for it hns been added to tho cost of
production of everything made bv nnv one
who lias had to pay tho tax. And It hns
borne more heavily upon the people of
moderate means than upon tho very rich.
The er. rich nro experts in Investment.
There nre mauv forms of investment the
income from which Is proper! exempted
fiom n federal tax. When the nntionnl gov
ernment sns thnt It will take ,'t0, 10 or (!0
per cent of a man's income on tnxnblo in
vestments, thnt man will put his money Into
other securities. Indeed, the demand for
such securities hns been so great for the last
two or three years thnt money needed for
cnriing on tho business of the country has
been difficult to get.
The railroads nre hampered for lnck of It.
Families in nil parts of the country nre
Humoring for houses, but builders hnve been
unable to borrow the money to put up new
houses.
And the hljh cost of all building material
, for houses, factories, ollice buildings nnd the
like is partly due to the unintelligent tnx
lnws, which bnve not only absorbed capital
that should hnve been emplnjcd In other
wns, but has directly ndded to tho cost of
producing ever thing that Is used by the
people.
What the country needs Is a new system
of internnl taxation arranged by men who
know ns much about the subject ns tlie
billiard player knows about bllllord balls
Tlie country Is rich enough to pay nil tho
costs of government, including tho interest
on the war debt, without serious Incon
venience to any one, provided tho taxes are
levied In accordance, with sound jjrlnclfles.
V
Bo far ns possible, they should be mnde to
encourage business rather than to penalise
it. The Democratic policy has been to pun
ish business wherever It raises its head. Tho
Democratic statesmen have devoted them
selves for years to debouncing every enter
prise which wns successful. They hnve
tnlked of railroad trusts nnd money trusts
nnd tho bedevllment of the country by Wall
street. The legitimate child of this sort of
tnlk wns the bomb which wns exploded In
Wall street last month.
Wlien business bears Its fair sharo of tho
bunions of government wo nil prosper.
Trices then adjust themselves to wnges nnd
wage? and salnrles arc large enough to enable
the men receiving them to support their
families In comfort.
Wo should have hnd relief from tho present
oppressive taxes long ago If tho Democrats,
while they wcro In control of Congress, had
not fastened them on the country for two
years. Tho determination of tho Repub
lican lenders Is to revise tho laws before the
beginning of the next fiscal year, so that
consumer nud producer alike may be relieved
nt the earliest possible date.
JUDGE BROWN: SPENDER
CLEARLY it will not do to let Judgo
Hrown enrry his plan for it S5.000.000
palace of Justice much further. The aston
ishing budget of the Municipal Court pub
lished yesterday after it had been submitted
nt n Council session mnkes It apparent thnt
even so rich n city ns Philadelphia could not
nfford the sort of tribunal de luxe that Judgo
Rrown has In mind.
The pnlnec on the Parkway would bo a
strange placn, Indeed. If it were to be ad
ministered nn tho scale suggested by the
Municipal Court payroll There are now
nearly ten stonographers for each Judge. If
justice were (o bo dnlid out In a palace
charged with a regal atmosphere there would
have to he twenty or thirty Tho whole list
of Jobs would be expanded, of course, and nt
future sessions Council would be nsked to
appropriate for some hurdreds nf wipers nnd
assistant wipers of the judicial pens and a
few score of shouters nnd assistant shouters
for tho judicial tnxlenb.
The Muniglpnl Court, though now only
In Its beginning, nppears to spend more
than twice as much money ns is required for
nil tho other city courts. Enlarged and
glorified, it would bo n place worth traveling
many miles to see. I'nless tlms who run It
change their minds nnd abandon tho Im
perial mood, "there would hnve to bo cham
berlains and nsslstnnt chamberlains, equer
ries and first, second nnd third tuirdlnns
of the magisterial inkwell nnd polishers nnd
nsslstnnt polishers of the jndic'nl spectacles.
There are ftghty stenographers now em
ployed, or nt least drnw Ing pay. In the new
court. In the palace cf iustico there would
hnve to be nt lenst 500. What n clatter they
would make! Rut what n marvelous place
of refuge the beautiful building would be for
the faithful from nil the wnrds!
THE IMPONDERABLE
QRS1
V-' pin
RSERVERS with nn eye for odd political
lienomonn and time to wander about tho
camps ot the parties where reports arrive
dally from the nrmles of freedom he'ievo
thnt they have mnde n discovery of tlie first
magnitude in relntion to nntionnl nffnirs.
They feel certnin that nnn- nnd perhaps
even n malority of the "ft. 000. 000 women
voters of the country will ote for or
ngninst Mrs. Harding. Mrs. Cox. Mrs,
Roosevelt or Mrs. Coolidge rnther thnn for
either of the four major candidates.
Women nro learning to cheer with the rest
of us whenever nn importnnt candidate nn
penrs on the skyline nnd tunes his voice for
n speech, but their cheering Is to a great
extent ntitnmatle nnd Incklng the ring nf real
enthusiasm. It Is when tho wlfo of n con
spicuous c.ind'dato appears in public thnt
feminine interest Is actually nroused. Mrs.
Harding nnd Mrs. Cox have felt the neces
sity of declaring their views bforo critical
audiences of women voters, Mrs. Coolldgo
In New York the other dnv. for n first ap
penrnnce amid the forces of destiny, wns
ruthlessly qulzred nnd mercilessly lorgnotted
bv representatives of all classes of the voting
sisterhood.
It is easy to say ngnin that women will vote
nccordlng to prejudice rnther than according
to conviction. Thnt probably Is not true.
It is more probable that the women of the
country nre reacting, consciously or uncon
sciously, to a subtler knowledge thnn is
usually given to more experienced voters.
Tiiev know how far n woman's word carries
In the home, nnd they realize how greatly
even n President mn. be swayed in some in
stances by the lady who t.iinrcs his burdens
in and out of office.
Certainly, under the newer laws of the
land the wife of n President will achieve
lidded prestige and influence. She will be a
voter In her own right, nnd it Is not too
much to suppose thnt In the course of time
she will be the nccepted voice of the women
of her pnrty nnd the trusted representative
in the high places of government nf those
causes which nro nearest to the feminine
henrt.
So, if women nre In n mood to vote for
or ngnlnst Mrs. Ilnrding or Mrs. Cox they
may bo said to be moving in n logical way
toward ends of their own
They could not do better than seek direct
representation of n favornble sort nt the
White House. Presidents' wives In the
times to come will, of course, acquire a good
working knowledge of politics and a genuine
interest in nntionnl nffnirs. And the First
I ndv nf tlie I.nnd mnv prove In the future
to be n most desirable substitute for tho
woman Vice President of whom some of the
more ndvnneod suffrngists already have
begun to drenm.
Wo mnv expect to see women named bv
tho feminists for the most Importnnt offices
in Washington. It is doubtful whether such
candidates ever could hnve nnv remote clmnee
of success. Tor women, whether they nre
suffragists or nntls. nro still disposed to trust
to the leadership of men in practical nffnirs.
Moreover, there is thnt in most women
which would not permit them to think seri
ously about u womnn senator or a woman
Vice' President. The time will probably
never come In tho United Stntes when n
high-hatted, white-vested personage might
be presented to en audience ns "tho husbnnd
nf the President tho Tlrst Gentleman of
the Lnnd." Rut the wives of Presidents
will help from this on to Inspire political
policies. They will be held to Recount In
home degree by women voters for nny failure
of an administration to safeguard women's
Interests. They will have to mnko speeches
aud give assurances to their followers. They
will bo the special representntlvs in Wash
ington of the newly enfranchised half of the
country. Women already realize this. And
thnt In all probability Is why women voters
nro disposed nowadays to look at the wife
ot n mnjor candidate first and nt the candi
date himself nfterward.
Now thnt the chnlrmnn nf tlie Regis
tration Commission hns ruled thnt tho Amer
ican wife of a foreign subject has no right
to vote, the feminists nro given n chance to
prove that man Is not tho bend nf th
family. The lnw ns it stands declares he Is,
for no mnle American loses his citizenship
bv marrying a foreign wlfo. Oo to it,
ladles!
Don't worry unduly over the unrest
there is In tho country. Freedom ever had
unruly children. A contented peoplo ,1s an
unprogrcsslve one. Calm waters crow stag
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A STORY OF $50
How It Saved a Philadelphia Hos
pital Moving Pictures and Lan
tern Glides The Oddest Dwell
ing on the Atlantlo Coast
Ily GEORGE NOX McCAIN'
DR. RUSSELL H. CONWELL, It Is con
ceded, has built his llfo'n monument in
Temple University and Its co-ordlnnto insti
tutions, such ns the university's hospital,
tho Samaritan,
Ah Interesting story Is told ot John D.
Rockefeller In connection with the hospital
which Is playing n part In tho movement fur
additional financial aid for tho hospital's
work.
About twenty-five years' ago the hospital,
then n small enterprise in A converted 'dwell
ing, wns In serious financial difficulty. Dr.
Conwcll felt obliged to announce that unless
Its friends came forward with aid it would
have to be abandoned.
Tho facts reached Mr. Rockefeller, who
responded with a gift ot $50.
This Dr. Conwell determined to Invest In
stead of using It for the curront expenses of
the hospital. Fortunate opportunities led
to a great Inerenso in the original sum. It
became sufficient not only to"" tide the hos
pital over its crisis, but to form a nucleus
for Its permanent endowment.
This small gift saved the hospital, which
hns since grown to such n size that It now
ministers to more than 1500 patients a year
In its excellently equipped plant of 100 beds.
SAMUEL M. VAUCLAIN, head of the
great Rnldwin Locoinotlvo Works, Is a
tireless worker.
It Is said thot there Is no time limit ob
served by him In the performance of his
dolly duties as a captain of Industry.
Midday nnd midnight nre merely relative
tetms to him marking tho pnssage of time.
His wide nrqualntnnre and bis generous
hospitality bring him Into constnnt nnd inti
mate touch with men in nil walks of life. It
l In this connection thnt nn Interesting Inci
dent Is relnted by one of his friends.
On n recent occnslon he entertained nt his
homo an old friend whom he had not seen for
yenrs : nt least not since he had risen to thn
commanding position which ho now occupies.
In the course of n conversation, in which
his friend expressed unbounded ndmtrntlon
for the beauty and comfort of Mr. Van
clnln's domestic surroundings, his friend re
marked : ,
"If I hnd n nlnco like this I'd tnke life
-mighty easy. For one thlhg, I wouldn't get
up till about 11 o'clock In the morning."
"Well." responded the head of the Rnld
win establishment, with n laugh, "nnd If I
didn't gel up till 11 o'clock In the morning I
wouldn't hne this place very long."
SOME days since n distinguished educator
of this elt announced that motion -pictures
would soon become an established
ndlunct of teaching methods In every up-to-dnte
public school In the corntry.
Heretofore lantern slides have been used
In many schools, public nnd private, in (oii
nectlon with instruction in geography, his
tory nnd art.
The growing popularity nf motlon-plrtures
in the snme connection has led to tlie im
pression thnt sooner or Inter the film would
supplant the lantern slide ns a method of
imnirting instruction in these bronchos.
The evidence is quite to tlie contrary.
n m.
J or
RENNETT Is not only nn authority
on Inntorn slides, sterenntieons nod
rimilnr projecting apparatus, but superin
tends the making and handling of more slides
perhnps.than nnv mnn In the state.
Mr. Ronnett tells m thnt instmd of
gradually e'iminatin? tlie colored lantern
slide from tlie domnin nf public school edu
cation, the motion -picture Is really in
cienslng Its popularity.
The film bus increased tlie desire nf pclionl
children for visual Instruction, nnd where n
school in not finnnoinlly nble to malntnln n
motion -picture outfit, the tendency Is to
substitute a stereoptieon nnd lantern )tff.
CIergmen recognise tho vnliie. mnro tnnn
ever before, of Rible views, which nre also
adding to the demnnd.
Llternry socie'Ies nnd lyceums. pniticu
Inrly In rural districts, nre using them.
Ti-nollng libraries of lantern slides nre now
a feature as much ns traveling libraries.
The war grentlv popularized Inntern slide
exhibitions through their use In connection
with loan ilrlws nnd patriotic gatherings.
Today. Mr. Bennett says, there nre more
colored Inntern slldos in use than ever beforo
in the history of thu business.
G'
:oitc;n r
SPROULE tells mo of nn in-
foresting discovery lie mnde
durliiz n
recent vacation trip to Cnpe Cod.
On n rond approaching HIghlnnd Light
house he discovered the oddest human habi
tation lie had ever seen.
It wns tlie after-cabin of n veosel, on the
end of which wns n steering wheel and on
tlie quarter boards the nnme Colernlne.
On encli side of the unique cottngo were
the red nnd green running lights nnd every
thing else In tho perfect order that prevails
on nn American craft.
He nt once nssneinted thp odd house with
the wreck of the Philadelphia and Rending
Railway Co.'s bnrge Colernlne.
Ou April .1, inin, while homeward bound
from Rnngnr, Mo., thrco barges without
cargo were caught in the memorable blizznrd
which wrought such havoc along the const.
They were the Tunnel Ridge, Mannheim
and Co'eraine. Fortunately, nil their crews
were saved bv the coast guards of High Head
nnd Dumet River stntions, but the vessels
were totally wrecked.
Tho Co'eraine, which wns commanded bv
Cantaln W. P. Vnudy, was built In Nonnk
In 1800, being a craft of 1550 tons capacity.
.
IN" THIS snme storm Director Sproule re
calls thnt the tug Edward Luckenbnch
wns wrecked below the Delaware Capes and
her entire crew of sixteen perished.
Two barges of the Consolidated Coal Co.
were also wrecked, with nn attending losH ol
life of their crews, numbering ten men.
Tlie queer dwelling on Capo Cod wns the
onh one of its kind lie had ever seen.
Some thrifty New Englnnder saved the
cabin of tlie Colcralne, hauled It to Its pies
cut position, turned it into n cottage and It Is
now one of the nttrartions for tourists visit
ing the Highland Light of Cnpe Cod.
History Repeated v
Krem the Knnras City Star.
A pickpocket who appeared in the North
Side Municipal Court yesterday excused
himself to tho judgo on the ground thnt his
wife had taught him to pick pockets. An
other cose nf tho same sort is reported In
some ancient records: "Aud the man suld,
Tlie womnn whom thou gavest to bo with
me, she gave me of tho tree, and I did cnt."
A Patient People
From the Kansas City Times.
If Mr. Lenlne knew thnt Americans nro
paying twenty cents for a piece of blui berrv
pie without starting n revolution he would
nt last perceive that this country Is not ripe
for bolshevlsm.
Conflicting Emotions In Rural Kansas
From the Ilartnj) Headllht-Commeri-l
A man who lives in the country Is un
happy. He has the liny fever badly nnd he
has n lot of corn. Physically ho longs for
nn early frost nnd financially he hopes 'there
will bo no frost for a couple of months.
Another of 'Em
From the Ne'V York Herald
Rradstreet's reports for September (101
failures, not including Cox's charges of n
corruntlon fund.
The only successful Rolshcvlsts arc in n
hive. But the aplarlnn government nf the
proletariat Invests Its Lenities and Trotskys
with the trappings of royalty and keeps
them bard nt work.
J$&y -
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphians on Subjects They
Know Best
C. EMERSON BROWN
On Functions of tho Modern Zoo
THE modern, up-to-date zoological garden
has more functions to fill thnn that of
rntertninment. one of tlie foremost being
thnt of the opportunity offered for iiiitho
logical study nmong the nnimnls. In the
opinion of C, Emerson Hrown, supi'iintend
ent of the Philadelphia Zoo.
The local Zoological Garden possesses
the mot up to -dnte pathological laboratory
nnd hns nlwnys bi'on a pioneer in this phase
of animal study, according to Superintendent
Rrown, who is, however, first, last and nl
wavs. an exponent of "pure nlr, pioper food
and oiueful sanitation" ns better for the
various wild beasts than any amount of
medicine.
"Zoological gardens arc becoming moie
nnd more populur every year," declared Mr.
Rrown. "And with their spread thev have
outgrown the old Idea thnt classified them
ns merely places whore people could walk
through and express their amazement at
the nnimnls. They now form u means of
cdurntionnl opportunity along certnin lines
to thousands of people. School children, by
studlng the notions nnd habits of the nni
mnls and by observing the descriptive labels
on tho cages which nil 7.oos now possess, mny
gather a knowledge of practical zoology far
surpassing nny thnt could be gnlned by
pnriug over their hooka, b"onuse it will bo
much more indelibly Impressed on their
jouthful imaginations.
Helpful to Ai lists
"A second feature of the zoological gar
den is the chance it fives to artists to pro
cure, without difficulty, 'life studies of
picturesque and beautiful birds and unimnls
which they never could get in nnv other wav.
There is iiot a day goes by nt the Philadel
phia Zoo in which both groups, the school
children nud the artistically Inclined, do not
visit us, not for brief periods, but staying
to study everything there is to be seen here.
"Then, of course, there Is the unanswer
able nrgumont of the clean, healthy amuse
ment which the zoo can offer. At certain
periods of the enr, particularly In the win
ter, the zoo is about the only out-of-doors
place which actually possesses that one vital
characteristic of 'something to do or S"e,'
It Is a peculiarity of people that n great
many are not satisfied to go anywhere if the
only Inducement Is thnt they can get the ad
vantage of the open nlr, but the Zoo satisfies
the wunts of these people nnd gives them
the healthy tonic of the out-of-doors in
addition.
"The Inst nnd perhnps the greatest phnse
of the zoological gaiden, nnd that which is
claiming our attention more nnd more, Is
the opportunity which It offers to scientists
for first-hand study of the nnimnls. It
shows tho student scientist the animals ns
thev bohnvc in the wild state. Especially
In tho enses of reptiles and birds does the
700 hold an advantage over the museum,
since it discloses the specimens ,in question
In their natural colors and natural fotms;
not as some human hand hns stuffed and col
ored them, perhaps Imperfectly and out of
accordance with the true facts of the case.
Oldest Zoo Is Here
"There nre approximately 175 zoos in tlie
world. The malority nro in cities of the
United States. Tho oldest zoo In this coun
try is our own here In Philadelphia. The
Philadelphia Zoological Society was formed
in 1850, with Dr. William Camac ns its
first president. Tho Civil War and the
difficulty encountered In getting nnimnls to
this country prevented the local garden from
opening its doors to the public until July,
1874. A collection made by Frank E.
Thompson, who wns sent by this society on
n world tour to gather specimens, formed tho
basis of tlie original garden here. The other
great collections brought here Include that
of Ellis Josephs in 1017 and, thnt of Hnag
nor, which arrived only this summer. Al
most nil the animals purchased bv American
zoos are procured through dealers rather
than by direct means.
"A practicnl zoo must pay strict nttcntlon
to the sanitary conditions surrounding Its
animals, nnd In this case also Philadelphia
hns led the wny. Tho pathological labora
tory hero is the first established In any such
Institution In the country, and only the
Rronx in New York has even attempted to
duplicate our work. The Idea was conceived
by Dr. Charles R. Penrose, now a member
of the Philadelphia Zoological Society, in
1002, and It is already a power in the sclen
tUlcworld, not only in helping to keep pur
OURS
own animals In the best of physical condi
tion, but nlso lu enabling scientists to Hllldy
tlic normal nnd nhnnrmnl conditions nf ani
mals, healthy and unhealthy, as contrasted
with human beings.
Havo Checked Tuberculosis
"The pathological work here at present is
being cairied on by Dr. Herbert Fox, Dr.
Frederick Weldinan nnd Dr. E. Carson
White. One of our gieatest nccoinpllshments
is thnt of checking tuberculosis, which was
formerly one of the most virulent diseases
nmonc nnimnls, but which now Is nn excep
tionally rare thing in the local zoo,
"I nm and nlwnys have been, however, nn
exponent of natural care of nnimnls rnther
than medicinal. I mean by that, tho ueces
sit of good food, plenty of sunlight, chances
for play among tho animals so inclined, und
1,'ood. clean nir. Such conditions often act
to prevent the benHts from ever requiring
medical treatment. Just iccently the Phila
delphia Zoo lias been testing another plan
that of keeping the nnimnls out of doors ns
much as possible. Instead of close, stuffy
buildings, wo let them enjoy unlimited nlr,
nnd even lu the winter time we have suc
ceeded in keeping many tropical unlmals,
such ns monko s. In outside cngei.
"The futuie of tho zoological garden ns a
factor In American educatiou and recreation
is u bright one. The greatest trouble is that
of getting tlie animals to this country.
Fewer nre now required to be brought ho
causo of the increasing number of beasts
that have been born in captivity. Every
oar more nnd more people come to look us
over, nnd tlmt In Itself Is proof Unit, we have
not lacked success."
An Indian Shoiving Feats
THE quickness that ho won in the death
chase Out on tiio plains fiye hundred moons ago;
Tho harduebs wrought with hungers, nnd tho
skill
That notched that hardness, arrow to thnt
bow :
It shows them
from him
Like wnmor
bent :
these, while theso depart
softly shod, with bodies
lliev pass the mesa bluff; around It howl
The coyotes in long, lonelv discontent.
l'adralc Colum, In the New Republic.
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1 VmLerHiVl)!U nnniodoes Jacques Thlbault
tho distinguished French author, writ"?
2 Why Is nn Irish accent called n brogue?
3 Name a famous battle In American hls-
itttor ih 8i8n,n( ih
4. Where wns Shobn, the queen of which
G, What kind of nn animal Is a
macaque?
c. What Is a psaltery?
7. What weie tho harpies
thology?
In Greek my-
8 "nfeertso0 CnrrlaB0 Calld
9. Nnme an opera, by Mozart,
10" Wc'" th9 prcscnt ma'or of New York
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz'
1. The expression "passing the buck" Is
said to hao originated In tho custom
mL1?-? nfc',tt J-handled knife S
!,? ' k' ilur "8 n card game to desig
nate the dcnlor. ""is
2. Archibald Claverlng Ountcr wrote the.
n!w York'" nVC'' "Mr' Uar"es '
In a
11
publlo nddress delivered on March
. I860. Wllllnm It cj.,' ." VIa.r.cn
warn secretary or etnto under Abrn
hnm Lincoln, declnred "Thero Is a
higher law than tho constitution,"
Alexander Is the present king of dreece
Ochlocracy Is mob rule, from the Grock
"oclilos,-' mob
The saurian order of animals Includes
crocodiles, alligators nnd lizards.
Delhi Is the cnpltal of India.
Santos Brazil Is the leading coffee nort
ot the world, ul1
Uvr5rtmn,Hs,l,nB- mU,(lle nnmo of Wlllnm
lj tiiaustone.
Irishmen nre sometimes callod Milesians
In allusion to Mileslus a fibS 522
" . " ": -i 'iiu, iiner-
Spanish King, whose sons are said to
have conauared Ireland about lsnn
?
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SHORT CUTS
Do you suppose politics has nnytMn;
to do with the fog?
The park benches yesterday retrieved
their summer popularity.
Councllmen may not be nble to wee
on n transit plan, but RnUs Mitten's.
The season approaches when the mlnrp
pie will register Its disapproval of the Vol
stead act.
How hnppy we could bo If n political
campaign hnd the ginger of a ball game or
n horse race !
Tho level-headedness of Vice President
Marshall Is Indicated by his refusal to ciutrj1
from obscurity.
No. Mnudo; the threat of southern
night-riders to burn gins has nothing to u
with the Yolstead act.
Wonders will never cease ! A dispatch
from ORslning, N. Y., declares that Sins
Sing prison is now bone dry.
It is perhaps well to realize that in
creased assessments on real estate are goiot
to work another hardship on the rent-payer.
The reason that the Kansas Indaatriil
Court Is successful Is thnt it benets art
only employes and employers, but the public
also.
"Phllndelphla is blessed with courts.
writes Colonel McCain. Tho colonel's (lis
tiyito for alliteration sometimes carries lilni
to great lengths.
It ought not to bo a very hard task for
policemen nnd firemen to follow the Mayor
advice nnd refrain from handing out their
hard-earned cash to politicians. '
The refusal of Governor Coolidge t"
proclaim n League of Nations Day prow
the gentleman to bo nt least ns shrewd a
politician as any ono of those who petitioned
him.
An inveterate optimist thinks that per
hnps tho Union Traction Company, If P
pronched In the right way. could be Induced
to forgo Its rentals for six months purely
ns a matter of self-protection.
Los Angeles county, Calif., ! said p
have more farms thnn nny other county in
the Union. Lancaster couhty, Tn.. wni
has hitherto held that honor, will have to
got square by going into the movie busmen.
Tho Turks nre ngnln destroying the Ar
menians. This shows much misdirected per
severance on their port. Perhaps the mat
ter of the pence treaty hns not been brouioi
to their ntteution with sufficient authorltf.
rv' m ii ...lit. Al.n n-AAco.nrnfitH til
vim' mull who iiic I-..11 r ,j ,
Is that, In assessing tho amount of an onr
-t i.H...i it ..(. r.,11 vnltie OS a
um iiivr-uim-uit u imvn m ..- , .
tlinn,n,wl .Inline1 n-nrtli nf mncll nCrV. 001 ,J
nouc nt nil on ten thousand dollars' wort
of mental equipment.
Wo have learned from Boston thai : to
matoes there cost $1.70 n pnlr without unj
skins nnd that boiled potatoes anil boUM .
eggs cost twenty cents apiece, but our P
Is unappensod. What wo want to Know
the latest quotations on codfish balls.
t...- .1..... i... ...-a. I.nen nnnillar W"
iitl,v itillj nun lice, " . ,- : . ,- w
men, but there is probability that worn" -will
like It. At least on Orange, N. "; -
court that empaneled a jury compost" -
1....lnl.. ni ...nmA fn..nl nnn limVllliaX w.
serve. Is there likelihood that In the future ,
tho ,liiw will liecmnn necilllarlv 8 lePM""" v
one?
Amazing ns It mnv seem, nrgument
tho right of tho Inteir-tnto 'nimerce w
mission to prescribe uit-s for lot""'
transportation demonstrates thnt there
thlrtv-nlno states, Pennsylvania among i
number, that do not yet know tl "';,?
for scnntoriai representation. "'"", ) I
n our fntliers know them, nre deader w ,a
a herring.
Recause on many fnrras fruit owl T'tt"
-!. l.i.. n ...i .,. u here. W!
lames urn ueing uiiuncii w '- ".;, 'i M I
some little labor, they could be P'!?i.
preserved for wintor use, nm u":v' nrfrVJ
children's home and hospital In New ntf(f
ton have advertised In a " '" j.t"
paper offering to provldo a t".nltia!rr.U'l
n man to help pick thn staff If "XfrA
nntiiy tnera wncn ana wui "-..: tin) i
themselves. Thero seems to be a. HI" BK A
' .'' il.
for this end of the tat. i
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