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Sun llulldtne Loseo.s Bcheac London Ttmta .sunscntrTioN terms THj Rtiotno Pernio LsearB Is served to rub- crlhers In Phllndelphls and urrnund'nK towns at the rate of twelve (12) cents Iter week. r)'abl Hy mall to' polntii outsfJe of Philadelphia, In the United States rnnnd-i. or t'nlte.l, States ro. enslons, poKtnirp free, fifty (r0) cents per month. BIt ($0) dollars per pnr. ratable In adanee Tn all foreign countries one (11) dollar a month. Nonrp PuhKcrlbera vrlehlriir address changed must tlvo old as well an n"W address. tlElt. 3000 WAI.SUT KEYSTONt, MAIN 3000 EnMrfSj o.'l romtiitittli-nflon to nreHta rublto Ledorr, Inittpendenee Square, Philadelphia. Member of the Associated Press Tim ASSOCIATED mrsS h tzetuitrrlv titled to the vse for rnmbUea'ion o all neu tiapnfrirt credit ril tn It "f nfft.rn ur creiliiril ti (his pajm, and also fit hcut ti u'3 pjbllsieil therein. , , . ,, . . .411 Hffnf of rcpubltcatleii of spccinl dfspalchcs herein net nMo reserved. '- I'hllidrlphii, KtMi. Otlol.fr OT. 10 a roru-') K.Alt rii(i(iitM inn I'llll.ADI l.l'III A Thin:, on hlrh tli lirople rtneet the new ndmliiNtrullon tu ruin riilratK Ito uttcntlom 'lUr ll'luuur nr. r (j idgf. A rfiicf.uk Mb mioui;'i iu arcommooate lie laruest aoipa. DitefopmnK o (lie rnpM (rnnill sij(rm. A eonfntlon halt. A bm'dlno f'r f.e Free lAhrar-j. An Art ilutiuin. Enlnruanrvt nf the tral'r ahppIm. omra fo orrotn i.twfofr ff'r po'i'aflon. GOOD-BY TO SUMMER Sr.MMICl:. snjs Mr. ItlNi, afu-r nil lirr dcliiys nml lifvitatintio. lia koiio for ) Rood. It wns n pront pxpi-rionrn to Imvo her nrotintl maifiuornfllns in tlio kiiNp of Octo bor nnd brintjitii: to tli vory i'iIrc of winter the nirs and grnciw of Mnj. Violotn ejp yon oven now from the iiiulerliriioh like loit rhililren who stray into tinfamiliar regioiiM nnd eek the way home. The second crop of trnwberries t beinc iniirketed from .Jersey. The het eorn of tlii- .eaoii n- until n day or two so available in nlmut any pood market, though with normal October wenther it would have heen brown and hard lone be fore now. And many families feel that tho weather centleman. li'te an emissary of rrovidenee, rose at tin- last minute to inter vene between them and the coal man. It may be that the wind was deliberately tempered to the shorn householder. That re mains to be soon. AVe live in n pretty evenly balanced rlimnte. and when cold weather arrives late it seldom departs early. Dwell ers in temperate zones need the touie ef fects of cool weather, and they will be bettor off for the drop to normal tempera ture that Sir. Miss ha promised. POPULOUS PENN Till' record-breakim: attendance at the T'niversity of IVnnsjlvanin is at once a cause for satisfaction nnd einbarras-meiit. The registration of 11, ."(17 students, an in crease of 10."l over last j ear. Is the most convincing evidence of the ctecm in which n distinguished institution i held and is a t-oliil tribute to its standard "t scholarship nnd achievement. On the other hand, the physical accommo dations of the I'niversity have not Kept pace with the public favor which it enjoys. All departments with the exception of the vet erinary school an inevitable sufferer in the nife of gasoline are deplorably overcrowded. The Wharton School, with some 2.".(10 stu dents, about the number attending the whole t'niversity a ipiarter of a century ago, Is most uncotnfortabl cramped for quarter. Certain clas-.es have been called at 7 :.'!0 a. m. Others have been forced to meet in the Houston Hall auditorium. It is obvious that tho great role played by the I'niversity today in the development of higher education i con- d-rably less thnn what it will be capable of performing: when the necessary tiuuricinl rehabilitation is brought about. With an easing of the pres ent strain there is an vdlent chance for Philadelphia's fori most educational institu tion to assume a will-nigh unchnllengeable natioual leadership. CAMPAIGN COFFERS rpHK nwful truth about the campaign ex--- penditiires Is in tin- bauds of the Semite investigating committee There is no doubt now about the eti nt of (iovernur Cox's grievance It is uoiigh to embitter almost any candidate to nalie that the oun raised in perfect I v legitimate wnj and f. .r r fectly legitimate purposes by the oppn-mg part is greater than that mntaineil in the. offers of his own organization. In the face of its filed r itds showing that the Kepubllenn. have raisul .:', I I'J 0(h) i and th Democrats- only V7S mmi t li- public remains calm What ili-g-istnl it was the nonseiike about exii'-ow- len (!oernor Cox's wild statements i otititufe niupies tionablj one of the Democratic blunders of the campaign Knvini- totig ii - are dilhcwlt to silciici , but it i- i. nubli that the Democratic nominee i-. wishes that I -s bad beeu mori- n -tin iu d WHAT'S THE ANSWER? TN VAUI'H ft pin, .. t.i mtri jester- day ilewr an I ilisting-u-lied geut eiuen tuoie or less interested ltl po'ineg rosc. bowed to attentie atidiinies and spoke feelingly about tin- work and character of Thiodore Itoosevelt. A U'Ijii fit the newspapers dhows that ma ii) if il.e-e addresses were really eloquent. All of tin m were seemingly innpired by a high uppiecntinii of the ir tUPs tliut inuib of Ituosivelt a really great man. Now, what we shmi'd like to know Is whv good man) of these mime onitors, v ho ob Tioiisly are able to leiognui gnat q inlities of i-tntesmanship and appieciati the prac tical and enduring mine of a line mile of ethics, can turn almost imm iliate'y fioni the places where they speuk to play politics as it is plajed by the poorest of the wnrd heelers V If joti can explain the tisterv von will know whut in tvrmu with the parties and with (tuveruiiivutal prmtnes m t. l.uitcd Htaten. THE FARMERS' FLIGHT WHEN Mr. Homer said that the coal business was the worst organized in dustry in the country he probably forgot the forms nnd farming. The present plight of farmers, who are agitating at Washington for government aid in the effort to stabilize prices of grain and general produce, is cerloiis enough, hut It is due largely to tlcfectu in the system of distribution and marki't organization long tolerated by the farmers themselves. If coal distribution can be called faulty nnd luetllcient. the methods by which agri cultural products arc distributed may bo said to be chaotic. Ilotwecn the farmer and the consumer there is au army of middlemen. Wo In this community hnvc the fixed ex ample of the New Jersey farmers, who have to get along ou an almost Invisible profit margin while their produce bring, thumping prices at retail in the local market". Tho farmer and the public will be better off nnd there will be no need for government subsidies when the people who really product) the food can devise a method for its distri bution that will eliminate some of the middle, costs. There ought to be in farmers' "or ganizations enough talent and initiative to assure an Improvement over the present sy. tern, which has created n constantly rising barrier of costs between those who produce the food and those who ilunlly must buy it, BETTER TEAM PLAY IS NEEDED IN WASHINGTON The Way to Secure It Is Through the Election of a Republican Congress to Work With Harding A S THE campaign draws to a close tfie Democrats are concentrating attention on the Senate. Governor Cox has been making desperate efforts this week to con ciliate those who have disagreed with him In the hope of saving himself, but he knows too much about politics to be deceived about the prospects. And he also knows too much about political methods to stop fighting until the voters begin to go to the polls. Something may happen to turn the title ; he does not know what. I'.ut both the Wilson nnd the nnti-Wilson factions of his party nrc working unitedly to win n majority in the Senate. The anti Wilson faction, the faction which nominated (iovornor Cox, is seeking in this way to get control of the party. Murphy, Nugent, lireunnn nnd Tnpgart are seeking to get hold of the political machine so that they can use it for their purposes in 1021. They hnvifl had haul sledding for the last seven )enrs and a half, for President Wilson has refused to have nuy dealings with them. They do not like his kind of politics. Tliey have no use for a man who will not deal with their state political machines and will do his best to strengthen the leaders opposed to those machines. These bosses won their rirst victory when they put over Cox in San Francisco, after letting the President and his friends have the empty honor of writing the platform. With Mr. Wilson out of olliee nnd an invalid they are anticipating a break-up of the Wilson faction. The Wilson influence may survive for a short time nfter March 4, but when it cannot be buttressed by patron age the practical men in tlie party will dis regard it. 'Ibe nnti-Wilson leaders have some state patronage and they control state machines. They are confident that they can break the hold of the friends of Mr. Wilson on the few state organizations now in their hands. The prospect is not encouraging to the Democrats with ideals. Along with this tight for tile control of the party by the aiiti-WINun faction there is a fight for strengthening the pro-league Wilson forces in the Senate to prevent the ratiiica tion of the pence treaty and the league cov enant with reservations which "take the heart out of it." This light, which is really a fight for the control of the Senate by the Democrats, is of greater importance just now than the light within the Democratic party itself. If successful it will prolong the debt) over .ratification and make it impossible for a Hepublicati President nnd a Republican House of Representatives to co-operate with the Senate without many compromises. Senator Unrding snid in Akron yesterday that he would rather not be President unless he was to have "a Hepublicati Congress to translate Hepublicati promises into legisla tive enactments." Mr. Cox could properly say the same thing about a Democratic Con gress. 1'nder our system of separation of the legislative and executive branches of the government a deadlock arises when one party controls Congress and another controls the President. The deadlock over the peace treaty shows how it works. As it is probable that Senator Harding will be elected to the presidency next Tues day, it is important that the Kcpublicun majority in the Senate be increased. The House is safely Republican s( far as can be judged in advance. The present majority is thirty-nine. All the signs point to nn increase in that majority. The enthusiasts are sajiug that it will be at least seventy -five. The Senate at present contains fort-nine Republicans and forty-seven Democrats. Thirty-three senntors lire to be elected on Tuesday, to fill the places now occupied by sixteen Republicans and seventeen Demo crats. The Republicans admit that eight Democrats will be elected, nnd they are i-on-lident that Republicans will be ehosi n to displace live of the others, with a fighting chance to displace the other four. I tut a change of Jive from the Democratic to the Republican side would give the Republicans a good working majority. It-is in Califor nia, Colorado, Kentucky. .Maryland and South Dakota that the election of Republi cans to displace Democrats is tpeeted. Win ther the Dimociats will retain their senators from Idaho, Nevada, Arizona ami Oregon i unci rtain. The displacement of five Denim rats by five Republicans, however, will be of little avail if live Republicans nrr displaced bv tive Democrats The states in which the election of a Republican senator is In some doubt are Iowa, New Hampshire, Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut, New York, I'tnli. Mis souri and Iudiaii.i Iu some the doubt is greater than in others. Missouri, for ex ample, is cxpnteil to give its electoral ote to Harding, and the expert Missouri oh serveis bine been saying that the state has bei nine Republican and will rilnaiii so for n number of years. In I'tali the potent influ ences ure likely to throw their influence to the Republican candidate. Ohio is expected to go Republican with n majority large enough to carry the whole ticket. And so on down the line. Put the situation is so complicated in a number of states that definite predn tion is unsafe It is far from certain that the Re publican Sonatv majority will be increased. Tills risult will not be attained unless the Republican voters in the nrious states for get their differences and poll their united strength for the candidate of their party. As the time for voting approaches the gravity of the jsjik h at stake is likely to impress itself upon the electorate, nnd those W publicans who haw been in doubt about supporting the part) nominee will dismiss their doubts and do their share tow aid putting the Republicans in absolute tontrol of the uationnl government. BEHIND THE VEIL A 1. 1, records of human thought and achieve ment seem to prove that the Mind thnt created l.f" and the universe mood with a determination to limit man's knowledge to the earth nnd its processes Thomas A. Edison Is the latest recro'. to the unending nrmy of curious unit etrJHc men who have been trying to InoK beyond the veil. Mr. Edison is a scientist grout enough tn know that he knows relatively little. It is the hulf-educnted man who ac cepts or formulates snap judgments upon material evidences alone. Tho true student of science, reluctuut as he may be to believe what cannot be proved, Is tlie first lo admit that anything is possible. Edison's efforts to establish actual -communication by visible means between the life, of this earth and the unseen forces nf what ordinarily is called the spirit world repre sent one of the notable experiments of the time. S'clcnce accepts, telepathy that is, communication established over long dis tances nnd between kindred minds through Impulses that are beyond understanding or explanation. Edison, seeks to record hucIi Impulses between mind and mind Or between another life nnd the one we know by the refinement of technical devices that already have been carried, to a high state of per fection. There "nrc many Vvldences to show that life goes on indefinitely. Animals nrc sen sitive to sounds which the human ear does not grasp. Scholars who arc groping for some tangible proof of an existence beyond death may yet nmhzetlie world. And tho Interesting thing about the quest of Edison and his sort is that it began with n disposi tion of. trained nnd questioning minds trt be lieve what all the rest of the world believed instinctively to be true. CAUSE AND EFFECT rpiIERE are in this city some cliques of -- factionalists wielding considerable influ ence who feel thnt unwritten sanction should be given by the city administration to n limited number of gambling houses of a pre tentious sirt. They nrgtte thnt such estnb llslnnents fit properly Into thte cosmopolitan life of the community. They nre not inter ested in small resorts where youths and the pikers may squander a few dollars nnd learn the games. What they seek is the right to open resorts where men of menus or those with plenty of cash may have their fling In nn atmosphere suitable to the tastes of gen tlemen sports. To such as these, who are giving Mr. Moore a hard fight, the sentence Imposed on Charles Toomey ,w sterility nnd the events thnt led up to It will mean nothing. Toomey was convicted of embezzling more thnn ?.'UX),000 from a trust company thnt em ployed him. lie lost virtually all of this money to gamblers of the sort who nre doing their utmost to get a new foothold in Phila delphia) Now he has gone to jail under an indetermlnntc sentence of from ten to thirty years. The men who jobbed him and who are forever on the lookout for other Tootneys suffer not at all. Thev nre fighting nrro gantly nnd almost in the open for the right to continue their work unhindered. Mr. Moore has fought them nt every turn. It is about time that the people of this city knew n little more about what is going ou beneath the surface of routine politics. THE STAGE AND ITS DESERTS TT IS refreshing to note that so ucknowl- edged nn authority ns E. II. Sotliern refuses to consign the mod rn stnge to the bowwows. Condemnation of that sort is about as old as the theatre itself. Aris tophanes "viewed with alarm" the efforts of his contemporary. Euripides, to break down some of the conventions of tlie (Sreek drama and the "palmy days" were sanctified ns ever with the nlluiement of the past. To Robert (ireene, Shakespeare was "an up start crow." Mr. Sothern. who is spending a few weeks of his present "sabbatical year" in this city, is in a position to observe the stage both as an expert and as a mere member of the amusement-patroniiing public. He finds conditions far from hopeless and is unnfrnid even to say a good word for musical comedy. In its best estate this highly popular form of entertainment unquestionably deserves It. Frankness in recognizing Its merits implies ii n equnl candor in pointing out its defects. Dull musical farce deserves no ndvocates, but from a liberal viewpoint its failure Is n mutter of substance rather than form. That culture should Is- devoid of humor Is n doctrine entertained chiefly by spurious "Intellectuals." Scholastic snnbberv Is in line with the mental attitude inspiring cer tain citizens to say that no presidential can didate is "good enough for them." Mr. Sothern's chief interest is iu tlie advancement of the classic drama. Ills' sin cerity in that admirable cause is conclu sively demonstrated in his ability to survey without condescension the whole footllght field. We shall have fewer unproductive "intel ligentsia" nnd better "shows" when the stnge is more general! i appraised hy the Sothern jncthod of realizing tacts rather thun excluding them to voice jeremiads. PAULOS AND HIS TASK (TlWO assassinations, two dethronements, - one monkey bite sucb nre the events responsible for the tnriotis changes of rule iu (i recce since the modern rebirth of that nation. Prince Paul, or. to preserve the ollicial Hellenic flavor, Puulos, j, imt nineteen years of age and presumably hopeful. His task, however, should he accept the invitation to nscend the throne, is far from easy and is beset with difficulties original ing in tlie same general causes that harassed his prede cessors. Historically. temperanu ntally. tradi tionally, the Greeks are rcpuhlh iui. Their great statesman, Eleuthom.s Venizelos, is said to be of the opinion that the time for the complete overthrow of monarchical rule has not yet arrived, and that for the present a kingly constitutionalism under Puulos is the best instrument of politnal progress. This apparent paradox is pcihnps ex plained by the fact that, though recently rapid, the educational advancement of Greece still leaves much to be desiied. The Hel lenes aie born politicians, ns wm their an cestors; but like them also in a wastage of energies in disorganizing factionalism. It wns such characti rlstii s which, among other considerations, movi d tic powers, France, ISritnin und Russia, to e-tabllsli a monarchy iu Greece nfter the ri public under the dictatorial Count John of Capo d'lstrla had cniue to lamentable failure. The IIuvu rian Otto, crowned in 1 .'!:.', reigned for thirty years nnd was ousted by a military revolt. A change of dynasty brought George of Schleswlg-Holstein. whose popularity underwent violent fluctuations. His dentil at the hand of n fanatic iu S.iloiiici in 10IH furnished Constantino with nn opportunity such as hud come to none of the foreign kings. The new ruler won high public favor during tlie two Ilulkan wur. His name had the right Hellenic ring. Hut oents proved that he was iu spirit no descendant of the Ryznntine P.ilaeologi, but a German sympa thizer masquerading as a Greek. One,, more the policy of foreign rule over n people of intense and distinctive racial qualities be came questionable Alexander bundled a trying situation perhnps better than was ex pected. The usorlbid cause of his death is not, liow over, wholly convincing uud hints that the whole truth has not jet been re vealed are common. The new king takes tlie reins of govern ment in a nation which within the last quarter of a century has undergone n note worthy development. His responsibilities have beep Increased by tho new national -consciousness, making of the territorially en larged (in- u vitully Important fuetur in the nffuirs of eastern Europe. The sagacious Mr Venizelos, cautious though he now Is, cannot bo conceived as disputing tho foieciibt that the day is coining when no foreign house will cpntrol, even in theory, tho dentiuies of his awakened people. AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT Monday Next Will Bo tho Last Day of the. Philadelphia' Equal Fran chlse Society, an Organization That Has Played Its Part It) SARAH I). LOWRIK THERE will go out of existence on the first day of November, about 12 oclock noon, nn organization that has played Its part and no small part in the history of this city, and which, like John Ilraivn's body, though defunct, will "still go march ing on." The about-to-dlo organization' Is the Philadelphia Equal Franchise Hociety. And the reason it will be no more after Monday. November 1, Is that the work It wns created to help accomplish has been brought to a successful finish, ns the election, in which all the citizens of the nation arc permitted to have a part Uie next day, will go to prove. IT WAS Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson who cre ated the Philadelphia Equal Franchise Society and who was its first president. It has always borne the stamp of Its founder's personality, keeping a certain restraint and reserve in Its very liberality, and a fairness nnd unpartisanship which made it neither the tool of the rndicnls nor a handle for the partlsau conservatives. It saw to It that at lis meetings Its members should henr the best counsels, from the lenders national or state who were fighting the suitruge fight. And it gnvc its money and its influence with n steady, impartial generosity that took Into consideration not only the need of the moment nnd there were very needy moments but the conservation of its influence for the single end for which it wns organized, I. e., equality of the franchise. MRS; STEVENSON, who knows her Phil adelphia if ever a woman did, brought the society into being In the cleverest, most effective way iu 1!01). We were nsked to her house to meet Mrs. Il.unnau, of New York city. Wo heard her nnd were chnrmed with her. We were nsked to leave our names if we were interested enough in the Idea of equal franchise, nnd to give tlie power of our names to pushing It along. Some of us by long .conversion, some of us by inheritance, some of us under the charm of the guest of honor, many of us moved by our hostess' quiet stand, were interested in the idea and glad to give our names, Mrs. Stevenson had seen to it that most of the nnmes of the women who were invited did menu power of a kind. That is, they stood for the best effort of the community, nnd In many cases the most successful' effort. So that nltholigji there were a number who were not Intel osted or who were interested to have the movement fall, those who did sign up were rather n powerful group, whose stand in the hitherto unpopular cause made n profound li-priMaion on the scoffers and on the indlffeieut. I N PHILADELPHIA from that day the term "crank" ceased to be aniilied with fatuous scoin to a suffragist. For the first few years from 1000 to lDiy, the society, which met nt Mrs. Wil liam It. Wlster's house nfter the succeeded Mrs. Stevenson as president, was chiefly active in providing its incrensing member ship with buffrngc arguments. From then until lllll), when the federal amendment wns ratified nt Hnrrisbitrg, the strength of the society wns focused ou influencing the Legislature, either by pressure brought to hour on individual legislators or. when the stnto amendments were up, ou the citizens nt the polls. MISS MARY INGHAM. Mrs. Henry Pemberton. Mrs. Wilfred Lewis, Miss Sophia Dulles nnd Miss Frnncei Sullivan hnfe been the presidents succeeding Mrs, Wlster. Other women who hnve been active from time to time nre too numerous to men tion here, Mrs. Sttuirt Pnttoron. Miss Mnry Ituruham. Mrs. Charles Rhonds, Mrs. Hlankenbiirg. Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Miss McMurtrio. Mis Mnrthn Davis. President Thomas. Miss Elizabeth Lowry, Mrs. Frank Miles Da. Miss Prothingham and Mrs. Edwnrd McColIln are only n few of the many. Of the men who helped most Mr. Levering Jones nnd Mr. Lewis were per hups the greatest standby. TEE first time women ever dared to parade for suffrage or. indeed, for nny other cause purely feminine In this city, the Fquul Fiancliiso took u notnble part both in organizing and in marching. It had a largo .part in the big bazaar for suffrage and U arranging the hospitality details of the national suffingo convention a conven tion when there was a concerted nttack on Dr. Anna Shnw hy tho faction that nfter wnrd split off entirely from the original body, an attack, by the wny, that failed, for Anna Shaw was triumphantly re-elected. 6 IT SEEMS odd thnt the plnn of having n parade was brought up nnd postponed the year of the convention mass -meet ing on the streets were radicnl departures enough, it was considered. Only three M-ars before the great Second Lino of De fense parade, got up by the Emergency Aid nnd the Red Cross nnd the other war organizations, marched its triumphal march down llroad street, did the leaders of suf frage dare face the possible insult of tho i it s crowds nnd orgnnlze their first parade. To the credit of the city crowds be it said there was no Insult offered; only very sniiathetic applause, or silent, waiting In terest, except in a few nnti-houses, where very handsome red roses were displayed ns a haughty sign of protest. IT HAD been part of my business for the first suffrage parado to assign the different units taking part In the parade, viz., the lounty suffrage organization, the Philadel phia suffrage organization, the college units, et' . as well as the Equal Franchise Society, to the streets iu the vicinity nf Independence Square where they were to form, and iu the seioinl parndo the details of uniform for the Philadelphia Equal Franchise unit were assigned to me. I remember that when the war workers' parade came up for organiza tion there was u hot discussion among thoso in i hurgc as to yhnt hour to fix publicly ns the tune for the parndo to move off. I was able to assure them that the correct hour i mild be safely made public and that every woman would be In her place a quarter of an hour before the time. And she was, It was also true that one of the most applauded sections of the war workers' parade owed some of its popularity indirectly to the Equal Franchise Society. When the Woman's Land Army was started here the first large contribution wns made by the members of the Equal Franchise Society, ami tins money was used to fit out a number of tin units which marched that day in their wry becoming and practical farm uniforms. pilARACTERISTICALLY the Kq,lnl Kj Franchise Society will hold its business meeting before a general luncheon, to which all members ure asked to come and to bring their friends. The enrd of Invitation to subscribe fixed the luncheon hour nt lii:I5 Monday, Novem ber 1, at the Acorn CKib. True also to Its traditional policy of hearing nil sides, the speakers at the luncheon, who will muke five minute addresses, are the representatives of ull the parties appearing ou tho ballot. There Is some difficulty In finding a Prohi bitlon leprescntative, I was Informed today, but the other parties, even that which is voting for Debs, will be heard. It will not be without u kind of poignant interest, that last meal iu common before parting! Tlie women have seen hard times together, have endured much discouragement und have made a gallant fight. They would have gone on plucklly and steadily, resolved never to admit defeat until It was won, whatever had happened. They are glad It is over, but it has taught them team ploy and much else, and not one of Ahem regrets uer pari in u. " NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia on Subjects They Know Best E. URNER GOODMAN On the Boy Scout Movement THE Hoy Scout organization in America stands on its record during its compara tively brief existence, believing that actions rather than words count the most n public approvnl, according to E. Truer f.oodman, scout executive. Philadelphia Council, Hoy Scouts of America. Mr. Goodman asserts that no other move ment reaches quite the same result as the Hov Scouts. The fact that the average boy will shy and run awny if nny mention is mnde of "educating him,' but that ho will take education if it is so cleverly nnd pleas antly presented as it is by the Hoy; Scout organization, is one great factor in the suc cess of the movement, according to 1 hila delphia's scout executive. "Nearly 700 men in 'Philadelphia," he says, "leading 7000 Philadelphia boys through the muscle-building, mind-devclop-ing character-forming program of scouting that is tho record of which one city has a right to be proud. To the Philadelphia Council of the Roy Scouts of America it Is indicative of the fact that Philadelphia has adopted scouting ns a permnueut feature of its civic eiidenvors. "Ten yenrs ngo n few bands of khnki clad vuungsters began to make their appear ance "on the streets of our city. George D. Porter, former director of public safety, led one of these groups nnd became the first scout commissioner of the city. Charles Edwin Fox. who Is the present scout com missioner, nnd who in his capacities ns as sistant district attorney, In touch with Juve nile Court work, und chairman of the Iiig Hrother Association, is looked upon ns one of the best-luformed lenders of juvenile agencies in the country, was scoutmaster of tho first mounted troop, Troop 7. "It remained for Dr. Charles I). Hart, the present cnairman oi uie ioy ni-uui v.uun cll, however, to develop the organization to the point where It commands the respect of the citizenry at large and the support of tho earnest thinkers of tlie community. Hoy Scouts Make Friends "The Roy Scout movement is ever a maker of friends. With perfect propriety it may be said that in Philadelphia pructieully everybody is a friend of tho Hoy Scouts. This condition, we feel, is brought about by several fnctors. "First of nil. scouting is absolutely non partisan, nonsectnrian and democratic. There ure Protestunt troops and Catholic troops, Jewish troops itnd Gentile troops; there are negro troops and even a Chinese troop under process of organization nt the present time. There are troops In St, Mai tins nnd Ovtr brqok among the most nrlstocrntic families, nnd thcro arc troops iu the foreign nnd so called slum sections and those districts where such a health-giving program will count most. "It would seem unlikely that such diverse elements could be fitted together, welded, ns it were, Into one grent, unified mass, but thnt apparent miracle has been accom plished, The best part about It is that ull troons. every scout in the couutry. are mem bers of the one great brotherhood. "Then, again, scouting has demonstrated, not by the inert! recital of doctrines, but by actual performance, thnt it stands for the gospel of service. Tho tale of how thousands of l'hlladelphin bo)s have answered the call fur Innumerable 'good turns,' individually and collectively, in times of peuce and in times of war, lias been to'.d so frequently thnt the rending public must be rather fu' tnlllar with the situation. "Thut same public knows, too, I think, just what the Hoy Scout movement demunds of a hoy: thut he be honest, bravo und de cent to his ciders, his couutry, his country's flag and to women. If a boy is those three thiugs, no matter what else ho may do or how else he may act, ho has the makings ol a real man. Have Good War Record "Their war record is a matter of history. They raised millions for the Liberty lino; other loan drives; they served efficiently ns messengers and In other work which necessi tated quick, intelligent and faithful noting. Thoir part is just an big iu peace, and they nre playing that part as capably. Whenever tho city or state executive usks them to lend their aid, tllcy do everything that is In their power to do that particular 'good turn.' "Certain It is that no large convention comes to town, po city-wide project is put into motion, no public endeavor luuuchcd luuuchcd YESSIB, IT LOOKS LIKE FROST -TV '. I nifw -SJ-i..-. rtl,. ! ! 'Ill n Mt"1'!' ill ' - - .. -TfynBTTT-nsa-nt S . V H T-. V.25 without nn immediate' call upon the Hoy Scouts of Philadelphia for co-operation. That co-operation is always forthcoming, nnd cheerfully, for In scouting 'good turns' are done with a smile. "Scouting has won hosts of friends nmong students of social conditions, who, having searched its principles nnd read Its history, hnve come to the conclusion thnt the pro grum contains that needful something wliich is capable of reaching the soul of the boy. They have seen that, under proper lender ship, the scout code of trustworthiness loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, courtesy, kindness, obedience, cheerfulness, thrift, bravery, cleanliness nnd reverence may be translnted into the personal rule of conduct of a boy's life rather than n simple recita tion of virtues. "Perhaps thut is why the great denomi nations of the church, the leaders In educa tional thought nnd foremost civic executives have been so ready to Indorse tho work of the Hov Scouts and to advocate its extension. ''And then, when all is said and done, there is ever the eternal appeul of the boy to the man. Find, if you can, n real live man of the town not suffering from dyspepsia whose interest cannot be aroused by the typical call of the typical boy. Some one has rightly snid thnt it is because Mr. Mnn sees in Friend Roy the possibilities brought back again. Through no ngoncy can he see this more clearly than through the Hoy Scout movement." 1 HAPPY THE MAN XT APPY the man whose wisli nnd enre XX A few paternal ueres bound, content to nrentiie ins native nir In his own ground : Whose herds with milk, whose fields with brend, Whoso (locks supply him with attire : Whose trees iu summer yield him shnde, In winter fire: West who cnn unconcern'dl.v find Hours, dnys nnd yenrs slldi soft nwny ; In henlth of body, pence of mind Quiet by day : Sound sleep by night, study nnd ease, ' Together mixt sweet recreutiou ; And innocence which most does please With meditation. Alexander Pope. 1 What Do You Knoio? QUIZ 1. In what countrv did the observance of Halloween originate? 2. After whom Is Pike's Peak named? 3' w.'r '?t.h,e vJFn.ch mitlonnl song culled tho "Marseillaise"? Who wns Sir John Suckling? 5. What Is tho mennlnR of tho Latin phraso "multurn In parvo"? C. Whero did Columbus die' 7. What kind of nn animal Is n moufflon? 8. What Is n parabola? 9. In what year did the War, of 1812 end? 10. What Ib meant by a Punic peace? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. Charles Ltltwldgo Doditson (Lewis Car. roll) was tho nuthor of "Alice's Ail. ventures In Wonderland" A" 2. Violin strings nro mado from the entrtlts of sheep. " 3. Mary I. Queen of Knglnnd. was mnrrlil to Klnir Philip II of Spal." MoVy's reign ended In 1558, 4. Tho luces were Indians living In what la now Peru, Heuador. Dollvla and north, em Chile at tho time of the Span ill exploration and conquest of South America, "' C. To "Ilurehurd" a political candlduto JB to iirguo or present his case In a wav which, through no design of the spokes, mnn, furnishes ammunition for h opposing party Tho word orlitlnat -il u the lllalno camiulgn of lgsTwl en (he Rev. Samuel 1). Ilurchnrd. a rte" publican, delivered a speech In whleli fi descilbeil the Democratic party ns Rebelllo'nr ' "nUm' nmU and 6' K'Sf Kb"8 C(lileU Ul "8weet HlnS 7. An anthology hi a collection of small choice poems or epigrams or any literary collection. y 8, Two noted American generals -n the Mexican War were Zachary Tavlor and Wlnfleld Scott y aytor St. John's Is tho capital of Newfoundlnnrt no. Three barleycorns mako an inch. liti 1 1 "s)ffBafroahUig"'-;"'3rti. ' bH ! M i "I WH I" i t ' Ii """ggtS's- "S-N,i,'-- SHORT CUTS Wets may get some meager satisfactloa in voting a full ticket. Tho political slogan in the First dis trict is naturally "Let 'er go, Gallagher!" There is always something doing at ths Russian headquarters ot the Ananias uut, Paul will have to understudy Alexander, who, like Caesar, came, saw and concurred. "After all," ono of the candidates will remark November 3, "thero Is no place lilt home." The radio may y6t make a Journey to either of the poles about as cxcltiug as t trip to Camden. Perhaps the promise of a syrapalbj Btrike by German miners helped the British ers to settle their differences. Sri pin "Ponbriitraf liita rrnnn tnfrt ratlr ment for six months to conserve her strcajtal ior ner next piece oi foolishness. Careful students of political nature I fnkery may be assured of discovering t least ono marc's nest every day from notrl until election. i Tf Anaffl A llmttDnnrl dnllna tn trutlt 1 I telephone girl, according to tho counel for I the Chicago Telephone Company. If "to I be exaggeration, excuse It, please. There is diversion for the intellectual I in musical comedy, says E. II. Sothern. I Precisely. Every kickslo awakens appre ciation of toe understanding, as it were. Skunks, we observe in a dispatch froal Washington, have been barred from tbil mails. The reason, we presume, is that thi I t'ostouice uenartment Is already in sum- ciently bad odor. AVo may begin to believe that storj numu uie inrmcra in tne west going 10 uwii their corn because it is cheaper than soft coal if the busy correspondents keep on iji-uuus 11 ior a tew wcoks more. i i A cnnrltrlnfo fn mnvn. In ninnpettPf Cltl has been bombarded with eggs, bricks 1 tomatoes ; from which we deduce that utorlti of the high price of produce, vegetables f ouuuing material Have been somewnai aggcrateu. The legislative committee investigate the "building trust" in New York continue! to dig up new definitions. When a mis paid the Trade Council for a "workltj ngreement" It became nt once apparent tint lie agreed to be worked. The dlspntch from Chicago to the effect thnt bnrbers have decided to charge n nolUt for n haircut nnd thirty-five cents for shnve will have, a tendency to lengthen tM time between haircuts and to boost the ti of safety razors. The New York millionaire who bouiM clocks to throw nt his wife evidently W" lloved thnt time wns mado for slaves; o thnt he was having the time of his Hie: that time nnd the tied ought to go iogeiui or but isn't it time to call timer We admit hnving a thrill when wethlj nf the rnco between n Ynnkee nnd a Cat"' ,1tnl ftulif.1,. Imnl nff TT,iltnw ttimnVMW. .wet sheet nnd a flowing son nnd a wind tail follows fast" and wo'd hit the chief for" trip right therewith expenses If e d"1. The American liner Monenlla Jandfj in New York yesterday with 700 cases AnnAMi- A.i soon ann..in..l0 tells piutiri- iilliuiit-n iiiiu jinnj eiiuuiiu-io ,.....- , And every time the bo'sun phw! , "' bo'sun's mate said to the quartermaster '"Wlint ho, me hearties! What'll come next u trill or a strum? " One reason the threat of the W' Growers' Association to hold wheat .until ' reaches $3 n bushel In price may be Ignored is thnt the nssoeiatlon controls w moro than 7 per cent of the farms ot i I-OUIIIIV Allele Hir llllll-l vv.wm - - perhaps more conclusive, but bnrdlj " illuminating ; so the one mT SPrvr' When n speaker at the convention jj the IIIV iSUUOIIHI lll-ir-ui; nnnuviB - -, ,. that tho government spent minions i i . venting disease among domestic riinii . thousands only on babies, no voicm - truth. If millions are spent on W$, ! 'l- Ii l !.. tk.l. milk or .' ' . Ulllinmn ii in bu inai nnif iii la ment may be beneficial to human being". ,.1i.,1ln liiilifol " MHUI-f WMMM V X .- :-fii&;P,".-'i''jX ' $ft. .,!.- (?! ---, WW--. -. k'f.Cv,V
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