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rhlldtlphli. SilurJiy, NeTember 6, 1929
A rOl'R-YKAIt riWKRAM TOR
rmi.AnKi.i'iii.v
TMnts en uhleh tlm iKeple eert the new
dmlnlatratreii tn roncenlrnle Its nttentleu:
'The Hrlatvara river bridge,
A arvdeck bio enough te accommodate the
laraett ships,
i)evIepment of the rapid transit si9tcm.
A convention hnll
A bulMliip for the Free l.ibraru.
An Art Museum.
Enlargement of the water supply.
Hemes te accommodate the population.
THE CITY'S UNUSED ASSETS
IP THE city owns between $1,000,000 nnd
$2,000,000 worth of. land for which it
has no present or future use, the land ought
te be sold, The Mnyer is having n list of
unused city real estnte made, fe that he
say knew hew much there is and whether it
Can be put te the uses for which it was
bought. He is tee geed a business man te
Urge the sale of any of the assets of the city
'merely te raie money. When it has been
decided what parcels are te be sold, the rea
sons for puttini; the land en the market will
doubtless be clearly vet forth. And then it
is confidently believed the sum realized will
be reinvested in capital improvement.
Where the land was bought m the first
llacc from the proceeds of n sale of bends,
the proceeds of its sale must be used, net
for current expenses, but for such perma
nent work as is ordinarily paid for from a
city lean.
GOOD FOR BOTH PARTIES
rpHAT this three federal government piers
at the feivt of Oregon avenue should be
put te commercial uses, new that the need
of them for the arm ha- passed, gees with
out saying.
Negotiations between the city and the
War Department are progressing. It is
understood that the government at first asked
the city an nnnual rental uf $.",.'10,000. This
the city declined te pay. The plun new
A under consideration provides for a sort of
partnership between the government nnd the
city It is proposed that the city operate
'the piers and keep them in repair, and turn
OTcr te the federal treasury a part if net all
of the profits.
The merits of this plan are apparent. It
binds the i ity te the payment of no fixed
sum, nnd if the business of the pert develops
as every one expects it te de the govern
ment's Rhare of the profits is likely te be
larger than the amount which it first asked
as rental.
As the piers were built for the Use of the
army during the war. the government will
be fortunate if it can have them taken off
its hands en terms as favorable as these new
propefced.
FORCE OR REASON?
I A MAN filled with fake uliisky went tem
" perarily mad in the jail at Mount Helly.
Twe men are dead in consequence ajid
another victim of get -rich -quick bootleggers
will be tried for murder.
It is becoming plain that force and the
agencies of suppression cannot deal perma
nently with traffickers in illicit whisky and
its terrible Imitations. The government
could net go very wrong if it were te ex
periment with another method.
Educational propaganda worked wonders
during the war. Seme of the money that is
being wnsted in efforts te sustain the dry
,JWe' by force might properly he used t)
educate the miscuided neenle ulm nr fnrc
rTs iricc8 for il-'Ht nnd destructive poisons
Tended ns whisky.
If tliese people could be made te under
stand that genuine whisky is net te be ob eb
'tained from the people who pretend te sell it.
and that they nre being jobbed both ways
in their search for hard liquor, tiift-e would
be less easy money for bootleggers.
Half the truth about what is being sold
in bottles and in barrooms would frighten
Ten the hnrd drinkers into their senses.
WILL HAYS
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ILL HAYS has been very quiet since
Tuesday night. Ne en,, has liPiird him
boasting of what he did. A month age
Critics were saj ing ihut he had overorgan everorgan overergan
icd the ceuutry and that his workers were
atale. They were prophesying disaster fie
cause of the lack of enthusiasm. The same
Bien saw n strong drift te fox at about the
same time.
The chairman of the Itepubliean national
committee would hae some justification for
It If be should crew a little ever the result.
But we nre inclined te the belief that Mr.
Hays will net de much crewing. He is mere
likely tn suy (hut all he had te de was te
grease the whjs in order te make it eay
for the opposition te the party in power te
express itself Hut he does net hnie r) fly
anything The returns are talking for him
with greater eloquence than he can com
mand. Nevertheless, we rise te remark that the
men who put Mr. Has at the head of the
national committee did net make a mistake.
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MISS RANKIN'S SUCCESSOR
THH new I'ongress will have a woman
member te take the place vacated by
Jennnctte ItaiiKiu lust 3 car.
The new wnimui member is Miss Alice M.
llgbertsen, of Oklahoma, an an ti suffragist
sixty-five j curs old, who runs a restaurant
Jn Muskogee They suy it is a geed res
taurant, nnd that her success in appealing
te the appetite of her customers is responsi
ble for her victory at the polls.
She Is ut n strnuger te public office, for
President Roosevelt appointed her postmis
tress at Musifere. She .wns a fcoeij .public
servant It HWr t" hpf efflrtiey In
His pcBicvfltaii as wucnie mtiuiuw
wita ncr
election this year as the appetising feed
which she served te the men of the city In
her restaurant.
It would be tingallant te say that she wns
carried through en the tidal wnve which
swept Oklahoma into the Republican column.
She la n woman who has demonstrated her
ability te held her own in competition with
men. 8hc is likely te held her own with
her colleagues when she gets te Washington.
WHERE HISTORY IS MADE IT
MUST BE DULY SIGNALIZED
Philadelphia Has a Magnificent Oppor
tunity te Assert Its Distinction In
the Sesqulcentennlal Celebra
tion.. Scheduled for 1926
rpiIK three most satisfying large-scale
celebrations ever held were undoubtedly
the Centennial, the Paris fair of 1SS0 and
the World's Celumblun Exposition of 1S03.
Various onuses have been assigned te their
success geed management, adequate finan
cial subsidies, trade conditions nnd peace in
the world.
That such factors operated effectively will
net he denied, but te make consideration of
them exclusive is te reject a fundamental
without which elaborate carnival, official re
joicing and splendid presentation become
mere empty mummery or forced pretense.
What is primarily needed in the realm of
spectacle is an irresistible thrill, n simple
emotional realization that the display Is
worth while, a tribute in practical terms te
n hnppening or set of circumstances of tran
scendent import in the spiritual as well as
material progress of mankind.
The citizens who met in the Mayer's
office and resolved te set in motion ma
chinery for signalizing in this city the
leOth anniversary of American independence
launched an ambitious enterprise with in
dispensable and uupurchnsablc capital.
This unimpeachable nsset wus a cause
duly antecedent te clTcct. The question was
net hew te find an excuse for celebration,
but whnt shnll be done te recognize nu event
of which the whole nation will be conscious
six j cars hence.
This is the way plans for the Centcnniul,
commemorating the birth of American lib
erty, preparations for celebrating the fall
of the symbolic Hnstillc and preliminaries
for observing the 400th anniversary of the
discovery of the New World were started.
The auguries of success were spontaneous.
The thrill was irrepressible.
It is interesting te note that the resolu
tions adopted, while specific in the request
for an initial appropriation of $50,000 from
the Council, are indefinite as te the nuturc
of the V.VM festivities.
That is the proper way te approach
subject of this magnitude. Tradition sup
ports the exposition idea, nnd, in line with
customary thought, there is a bill pending
in Congress providing for n government ap
propriation of $.'0,000 for purposes con
nected with the delivery of foreign goods te
the sesquiccntcnnial nnd $,"00,000 for in
stalling nnd returning the government ex
hibits. Nevertheless, it may be safely ad
mitted that Congress will be sympathetic te
such departures from convention as may be
found appropriate te the event honored.
The preliminary committee which the
Mayer is authorized te name has ample op
portunity te investigate commemorative
methods, te enlist public interest and te de
vise impressive nnd interesting formalities.
This does net mean that l'hiladelphians can
afford te squander the time allowance. Frem
new until lilliO brains, money, effort nnd en
thusiasm nre needed te achieve the fitting
result.
In this connection it is significant te
observe that the Centennial project Avns
launched in the spring of 1S70. six years
before the celebration. A year later Jeseph
It. Hawley was named president of the com
mission by President (irant. Congress, the
state of Pennsylvania and the cit.v of Phila
delphia each advanced $1,. "00, 000 nnd the
private subscriptions from citizens amounted
te S2.:wo,eoo.
Residents of this region (and, indeed, of
the entire nation) de net have te be in
formed concerning the influence of the Cen-
teiiuinl. Its contribution te Philadelphia
prestige was immense. In a national sense
the exposition marked the commencement of
a new ern. In trade, in foreign relation
ships, in nrt nnd science new cliunnels of
uctivity were opened.
Recollection of these facts should be in
spirational. The city nearly half a century
age set for itself n magnificent precedent.
Every Philndelphieti with a spark ef civic
pride will hope for a new accomplishment as
striking, as brilliant, as enjoyable nnd ns
thought -stimulating as its new time-hallowed
nneester.
The form may be dissimilar. Indeed, the
last thing te be sought Is mere Imitation.
If an exposition project is furthered It should
be something different in that field. If
pageantry and carnival features are te be
emphasized they should be in tune with the
times; or. better still, un interest-piquing
notch ahead of them.
The six years separating the sesipil
centennial from the present are teasing te
the forecasters. In this instance, however,
only buoyant prophecies are admissible,
for croakers are temperamentally averse te
celebrations unless in tribute te their own
alleged "remorseless logic."
Therefore it is surely permissible te im
agine that 1020 will mark n solid recovery
from the blight of the world war, just as
1S70 put a period te the civil struggle, its
backwashes, reflexes and aftermaths. In
Philadelphia enough time will have elapsed
te estimate the worth of the constructive
program upon which the city is engaged.
As host this metropolis will naturally desire
te make a creditable showing of its activities
private ami municipal.
Te give color and attraction te the sesqul
centennial. the exhibition of some notable
public work may gracefully be linked. The
official inauguration of the Delaware bridge
suggests itself as a particular feature. With
(ensistent energies and liberal financial aid
it is conceivable that this noteworthy un
dertaking may be completed by the time the
third especially memorable Keurth of July
rolls around.
The city should have handsemn new
streets te exhibit. The art museum may
play nil energizing cultural role. There are,
indeed, numerous movements which could be
crjstnllized in u wuy te contribute variety
and charm into the exercises, carnival, ex
position call it what you will.
The rather stodgy failure of spiritually
purposeless exhibitions of lnte years has
occasioned a thoroughly laudable revival of
Interest in pageantry. J'reperly devised,
this commemorative Instrument could be
made exceedingly effective in signalizing IflO
vears of national life. Musical and the
atrical factors nre net te be discounted, nor
are assemblages of leaders In statesmanship,
In the arts, in science aud In ether cumpo cumpe
' nents in the mosaic of civilization.
It need hardly be urged that the distinc
tion of i'hlladelpbia in commerce ajed in
lustry, Ks eminent posltiarMBrkshep
pn a gigantjc scale,
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EVENING' PUBLIC LteDGEEr -
The sesqulcentennlal may legitimately em
brace three objects. First of nil, nn im
posing nnd vividly expressed recognition of
the meaning of an epochal event; second, an
nsscrtlen of municipal dignity and progress;
third, the stimulation of nil the economic,
financial, industrial nnd intellectual forces
in motion here.
The task ahead is large, but patriotism,
devotion te civic ideals and n sense of re
sponsibilities should enable the community
te undertake It In n spirit of Indomitable
capacity. This cit.v. as the birthplace of
the nation, is under solemn obligation te
extend endeavor te the maximum. Nothing
can detract from the intrinsic giandeur of
the event which It shall be our unique privi
lege te celebrate. Hut once ngnln te reveal
its appreciation of Inspiring tcalltIeH--tlint
is the enneblIii' duty of Philadelphia.
SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP
WILL It help the prospective velcrn of the
land or the ncttve voters, for that
matter te instruct them in the Ideals nnd
theories of government, nnd lenvc them at
the same time in Ignorance of the elaborate
processes by which the popular will is se
often frustrated In municipal, state'und na
tional elections? Will it, in ether words,
help the youth of the country te tell it what
te believe rather than whnt te de? Hardly.
If schools nre te undertake the training of
citizens for intelligent participation in elec
tions they will have te devote less time te
theory and mere te frank talk about ffctual
practice. The difference here suggested is
the difference between dream nnd realities.
Under the bread head of "civics" most
public schools attempt te tench the funda
mental rules of politics nnd political action.
Beys and girls Iflnru much nbeut what emi
nent men said in the past. They de net
learn half enough about what many eminent
men arc doing in the present. They nre per
mitted te leek only nt pleasing surfaces and
te suppose that all the truth about Ameri
can 11 ff airs may be gathered from school
books or from lectures composed with u re
gard for the niceties of language rather than
for harsh and wholesome truth.
Geed citizenship ns it is discussed in the
schools is supposed te be inspired chiefly by
the utterances of statesmen who, having lived
in ether generations, had no opportunity te
discuss issues of the sort that nre present
and immediate in the United States. Many
teachers would hesitate te disillusion young
minds by a recitnl of the practices by which
the Toms, Dicks nnd Harrys who rule in
conventional political organizations prove in
the routine of almost every election that the
Icsseuk of the elder idealists the lessens
continued in the schools mean little te
many men who produce resultsnt the polls
tnud therefore de mere than any ethers te
control gevernmcntnl policy. Yet without
that sort et knowledge no voter cnu ever be
safely en the defensive.
It is proper te remember nil this and n
great deal mere in considering the excellent
plan outlined by Dr. Pincgnu for the mere
thorough training of boys und girls in the
wnys of progressive citizenship through the
medium of the Pennsylvania schools. Dr.
Piuegan is an able nnd courngeeus man.
But it is easy te fancy that even he would
hesitate te tot? all the saving truth te any
class assembled te seek guidance through
the mazes 0 practical politics.
Hew nre votes rounded up in emergencies?
What de the ward and division lenders get
for their infinite pains? Who pays them
nnd why nre they paid? Whom or what de
they serve? Is thcic really a political bend
between reputable and disreputable elements
in Americnn communities, and de the re
formers of whom you hear se much really
desire te reform? Arc business und politics
mixed nnd secretly associated even In cities
and small communities?
Any high school pupil who tool; his course
in citizenship seriously would naturally ask
these questions sooner or later, and if he did
net ask, then the information should be
proffered voluntarily by his teacher. But
could the average teacher venture en the
dangerous but highly interesting ground here
indicated? Before he get far the tutor
would probably feel mysterious pressure
from mysterious quarters directed te shut
his mouth or force him out of his job.
Tradition in tin public schools implies
thnt illusions of the j mi tig nre somehow
sacred and net te be destroyed. The con
sequence is thnt be.vs and girls move into
the advanced classes and finally into the busy
world with a lingering belief that politics
Is a simple matter, that the eeuutrj is gov
erned according te the rules laid down by
Washington. Jeffersen, Lincoln, Roosevelt
nnd the lest nnd that all men who achieve
success in practical politics are actuated by
patriotism und gifted with great intelligence.
That is (me of the reasons why new voters
nre se easily befuddled and se ready te
drift.
Unfortunately, however, -the restrictions
and inhibitions thnt mukc complete frank
ness difficult for ever one prevail in the
schools, tee. There ure reasons, muuy of
them geed ones, why men and organizations
could net be denounced te classes. The
truth is often difficult te recognize nnd sus
tnln. Lies may be made te appear like
truth. Then there is ahvaj.s the danger of
.partisanship. Se the wise teacher of citi
zenship Is one who, having taught his pupils
nil that he may nbeut practical politics, will
say te his classes at the end: "I have told
j ou only hulf. The rest ou must learn with
your own ejes."
MEXICO SETTLES DOWN
ALMOST lest in the tide of election news
wns an almost unbelievable dispatch
from Mexico flty. It told of the surrender
of l'edre Xamera. Pedre was the last of
the Mexican bandits. He was net very im
portant, but he had kept te the trail long
after all the ether bandits followed Villa's
cxnmple.
Fer the first time In generations .Mexico
is said te be without an Incipient levolutien
or an active revolutionist, and the new gov
ernment seems te be uble te go about its
business in an eiderl) and progressive way.
The question of American recognition of
Mexico is coming tn the fore. There is no
reason why recognition need he long de
layed. Self-interested groups who still hope
for n war of indemnities and annexations
with Mexico may oppose It. But they de
net represent American sentiment. With
the unification of nutienul aims and sjmpn
thies 011 this continent immeasurable advan
tages would come te all America. The
Mexican problem has been dallied with tee
long. It is tinm for 11 rapprochement that
can be maintained without less of dignity or
btnnding by the United Stutes.
The local psychic who was always out
en rent day, nccerdlug te her landlady, dls dls
cevered te her sorrow that u writ server
doesn't care n rup for spirits.
Though this be Apple Week, it must be
confessed that 11 larger umeunt of interest
u being manifested in the plum crop.
would seem that the solemn '
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PHlCADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER'
A MASON UNIQUE
Fred Qedcharles' Unusual Story
About Judge Rockefeller Billy
Leary's Experience as a Page.
Reginald Wright Kauff-
man's Visit
By GEOKmS NOX McOAIN
FRED A. OODCHARLES, deputy sccrc
tnry of the commonwealth, is a veteran
of two wars.
He is and has been for years one of the
prominent Masens of the state. Fer n num
ber of terms he has filled the responsible
position of district deputy grand master.
It is efte of the highest appointive offices in
the fraternity.
Seme jenrs age Secretary (Sedcharlcs un
dertook the work of preparing n history of
Masonry in the district ever which he pre
sides. He spent five jears en it, with the
result thnt it is the eemplctest record of Its
kind ever undertaken. It is embrnccd in
two beautifully bound and illustrated vol
umes. ,T''C lijghcst testlmenlnl te the character
of his labors as a historian wns'pald by the
grand ledge several years age when his his
tory, ns te -typography, illustration, bind
ing and general character, was adopted ns
the model for all subsequent hlsterlcnl pub pub
llcatlens of that body.
JUDOE WILLIAM M. ROCKEFELLER,
for rears president judge of the Northum
berland county courts, who died three years
age while en n visit te California, wns n
.Masen, but unique among the hundreds of
thousands of Mnseus In this country, nnd
possibly in the entire world.
Fer mere than fifty years he wns a master
mason, though he had been entered, "passed
and raised te that degree without ever having
been a member of any ledge.
Secretary Oedcharlcs explains this re
markable statement by facts given him per
sonally by Judge Rockefeller and verified by
some of his contemporaries.
1, ,vc,B.'i (!e?rKc C. Welker wns en the bench
In Northumberland county in 1851. He was
also district deputy grand master of Masens.
In that year he was called upon te con-
v.111 "-i1"1?,0 ?f Ul er(Ier nt Hhnmeklii.
w lllinm M. Rockefeller then n young man
from hhamekln, was ri law student in his
office, but he wns net n Masen.
On the trip te Shnmekin young Rocke
feller accompanied his preceptor, expecting
te visit his home for several days.
rpilli brethren nt Shnmekin who were
X chosen as officers of the new ledge do de
sired instructions en initiation, visual and
oral, but being newly constituted they had
no candidate for the ceremony.
n.nVi-T hH '."'Powers as a deputy grand
master Judge Welker suggested that William
M. Rockefeller be "made n Masen at sight."
which was instantly nnd heartily agreed te
The candidate was net balloted for. hut in
the presence of the officials of the new ledge
nnd under special dispensation from the
t'Ri, ! y..Kr1",.,.."?8tcr'. tl,e latt,'r Proceeded
with the initiation through the three do de
grees. Thus it came about that Judge Rockefeller
(luring his life wns n master mason who had
never been entered ns n member of n ledge
nt his initiation and wns never affiliated
with any particular ledge during his life,
though he wns a frequent visitor nt ledges
in his home county.
WILLIAM LEARY, n prominent member
of the Knights of Columbus, who hns
put ever some clever publicity work ferihnt
great organization, has very distinct recol
lections of Hnrrisburg and its Heuse and
Sennte back as far us 1SS5.
He was "Little Billy" Lcarv then, for
he was a page in the Senate that session,
credited te Schuylkill ceuntv. He wns the
busiest youngster and most active page, as
I recall him, en the lloer.
Ills lending nnd most vivid recollection of
thnt session wns a short but breezv inter
view he had with the late Senater Geerge
Hnndy Smith, of this city. Ed Smiley was
then chief clerk of the Sennte.
Between sessions it wns the custom of the
Sennte peges te conduct visitors through the
old Capitel, pointing out the notables nnd
the sights, thus earning n little coin en the
side in the way of tips.
YOUNG LEARY, who was the guide of n
group of ladles in the "follew-tlie-mnn-from-(
oeks act. as n final exhibit con
ducted them te the offices of the president
pre tern nnd chief clerk of the Senate
Unfortunately, It was about the time that
Geerge Handy Smith wns accustomed te
drop In en Ed Smiley for his afternoon
"smile."
Lenry and the ladles entered at the critical
moment when the twnin were teastin" each
ether. There was a hasty exit of the visi
tors and the page.
What Geerge Handy Smith said te Page
William Leary. of Schuylkill, a few mo
ments later was u-plenty.
After thut Mr. Leary. new a business man
of this cit.v, always made it a point before
showing visitors nny of the official head
(punters made certain that no ceremonies
were in progress in which n black bottle
figured us the inspiration.
R
EGINALD
WRIGHT KAUFFMAN,
neveusi anil magazine writer nml en-i-.
while newspaper man, is in the cit.v for 11
few days, principally te nttend the wedding
of his daughter. .
During the 'campaign thnt has Just closed
Mr. Kauffmau was located at Republican
national headquarters In charge of publicity
work in connection with the Republican
woman's division.
It was for him, and for the nntlenal com
mittee ns well, 11 new experience; nn intro
ductien le 1111 iiiitricu Held of activity, but
one which will become an established feature
of future campaigns.
And Ueglnnld Wright tells me that it was
net un altogether unpleasant experience,
considering that he was a pioneer and Ids
women assistants had te be instructed in the
intricacies of the work.
The outstanding feature was the enthu
siasm nnd eagerness of the women te become
thoroughly acquainted with this very im
portant phase of campaign activity. They
understood the psychology of their sex thor
oughly and were thus able te put their
knew ledge te practical service.
Mr. Knuffmnn was abroad in attendance
en the Peace Conference nt the close of the
war in a semiofficial capacity. He will em
body his experiences, which were largely of
n confidential nature, In n volume te be pub
lished next yenr.
He has a home In England, where he
spends about half his time and where lie
does most of his literary work.
A COSTLY ANTIQUE
Krem the Detrult .News
A restaurant keeper In Bosten sold for
thirty cents a hum sandwich whirl st him
only six cents te make. Still, the man mny
offer the plea that there was un additional
expense of storing the article a long time
until he could find a market for it.
REMARKS. ABOUT KINGS
"(!l taiil I nm 'ii'cd of wurs."- Emersen
GOD said, "I am tired of kings,"
But that was a long while age!
And meantime man said, "Ne,
I like their leeks In their robes nnd rings."
He he crowned a few mere,
And they went en playing the game as
before,
Fighting and spoiling things.
Mnn said. "I am tired of kings !
Seus of the robber-chiefs of ere,
They mkc me !"' "' tlifir lust and their
war;
I am the puppet, they pull the strings;
The bleed of my heart Is the wine they
I-will govern myself for a while, I think,
And me what that brings!"
Then Ir'' "'e nB0'0 tn0 nn!t mB"k,
SmlledTrri the dark,
Uttery van Dyke, in Complete Poems.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talfh With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
THE REV. LOUIS C. WASHBURN
On "Significance of Christ Church"
THE 225th anniversary of the founding of
Old Christ Church, te be observed with
special ceremonies during this month, has
n far greater slgnifiennce than the senti
mental interest surrounding the perpetuation
of one of America's sacred shrines, in the
opinion of the Rev. Leuis C. Washburn,
rector of the famous house of worship.
"Te most people," said Dr. Washburn,
"Old Christ Church is synonymous with
Revolutionary times, nnd everything con
cerned with it dates in the public mind in
and nbeut and from that time. What is net
generally realized is that the church was
founded nearly a century before .that time
1005, te be exact and that much of the
history that has given us our present com
monwealth of Pennsylvania has 'developed
from that time and set of influences.
"Old Christ Church was built in 1005 by
a group of Philadelphia business men, who
realized that much of the civic and state de
velopment must center around such nu Insti
tution. Hended by Jeshua Carpenter, there
was a group of thirty-six of the city's lead
ing business men thnt included Bebert
Quarry, Jasper Yates and Jehn Moere.
They founded the famous old edifice around
which bus centered much of this city's
growth.
"But even hnck of that we must leek fei
the inllucncc of two Englishmen with bread
minds nnd even broader vision who made
our present city and state possible. Twe
generations before the founding of the church
these two men. Henry Cemptnu and Themas
Bray, laid the foundations for these splendid
achievements.
Honesty Toward Indians
"The former, nn outstanding Christian
stntesmun, who wns Bishop of Louden nnd
member of the Privy Council, urged William
Penn in making grants of land lu what was
then nn unknown wilderness te deal hu
manely with the Indians. In a letter te the
committee of the Privy Council for tradi
and plantations, written in August. HK'l
Penn acknowledges this, saving; 'I could
hnve exactly followed the Bishop of Lon Len Lon
eon's "council" by buying and net taking
away the Natives' laud, with whom I have
settled a very kind. correspondence.'
"The then Bishop of Londen' also safe
guarded the colonists against religious intol
erance by inserting in the charter u provi previ
sion under which this church developed
mid unremittingly through his long episco
pate made 11 helpful reality of his ecclesias
tical jurisdiction ever these plantations te
immeasurable ndvautnge,
"The second. Themas Brnv. was Cemp
ten's appointee as commissary and c
tributed ncalculably te the enrichment of
life here in that formative period. With the
avowed purpose of inducing the best tvpe of
men le volunteer for service as pastors nnd
schoolmasters, and citizens who would stand
for the higher kings j the primitive colo
nies, he established libraries here and In four
ether centers in HII10 and 10117. and f,! ,"",!
this up by organizing two epoch-making so
cieties for the advancement f rjn.stjnil
knowledge and for the propagation of he
gospel in these parts, which societies ex
erted a fur-rear lilng influence through vears
of nursing cure In this ceuutry.
"He also was solicitous about sending te
this new country the proper kind of niJ.i .
Oxford ...id Cambridge collegian,! un, 1 ft
who would pi e.ve a credit mid a construe ive
force in the new communities which were
about te be established. "cre
Restoring Old Building
"At the Present time we are busy rebtor rebter
ing tlm old cdlllce te its Colonial day npJ
peiirance. are continuing the famous
old wroiight-lien fence en the front, built
by Samuel 'Wheeler in 1705, which hns bee,,
regarded as 11 'classic' by architects and
ethers ever since, ami running all about the
church. I here Is still another connection
in that the present work Is being done bv
the firm of Andrew Wheeler & Ce., j,"0
hend of the concern being n grandson e'f the
original fence builder.
"Many tliniiges nre being made in the
building proper. 'We are restoring n back
stairway leading te the balconies, and re
cently discovered a new balcony hidden be.
hind, a partition which wn never knevy ex
Jsted1 before. The oil Colonial sash and
windows ere befejfjgflercd, while a building
fcygirri
6, 1920
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Inter put up, which obscured pnrt of thtf
church, has been transferred te another
spot. The old windows in this wall will be
put back, while all about the grounds we
propose te restore the old gardens nnd have
trees, shrubs nnd (lowers, giving it much of
Its old-time atmosphere.
"The organ will ulse be remodeled, nnd in
every way the church will be looking its
prettiest for the anniversary celebration,
which will begin Sunday. November 14. At
that time the Bishop of Erie will preside at
m ce,rcmnies. The nctunl anniversary
will falj en the following day. when appro appre
priate ceremonies will be observed. But
the big day will occur the following Sundny.
rsovembor 21, when we will have ns special
preacher the Right Rev. Herbert Bury,
J; .' Londen, nssistnnt bishop for
British subjects lu north and central Eu
rope. He represents both the Bishop of
Londen nnd the Society for Propagating the
Gospel.
,',',At "" Kamp time ""' the anniversary
will be observed in the church here it is
planned te held commemorative exercises
throughout the state. At that time it is
hoped te receive offerings thnt imiv be used
In erecting some fitting memorial in nn ap
propriate place te commemorate the leader
ship of Henry Compten and Charles Brnv,
e whom the church in Pennsylvania ewes
its origin."
Cruelty Always Stupid
Frem the New Ynrk Herald.
1 ,;,fU''r,r f,Ve",n,c' ""K lNllln,l. Who
i.u !V- ,,errwl'llcil n boy taken from nn
institution te work en his farm, has been
sentenced te pilsen for two and 11 half , vears
mid te pay a fine of $1000. The punishment
is net tee severe. Cruelty te children . veil
tc children who hnve irritating qualities Is
cewnrdlv mean, contemptible. There Is nu
mber side te incidents of thi kind, n side
the lnvv does net take into account but which
farmers should consider ; It concerns bevs
who might se nu farms but who. hearing of
Midi enses ns this, will net. The job of the
faun laborer is net se popular under nnv
ciiciimstances ns te make llsceuragement of
prospective agricultural workers wise
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
J. Who said. "O, It 1 1 excellent te have a
;:. Who wns Talma?
4. Whnt successful candidate for Presl
dent received every electoral veto but
C. N.ime two cities besides Washington
Stntes? capitals of the United
!!. In what cmtury was Itebln Heed, the
outlaw, supposed te Inve lived?
7. Who Is regarded no th father of thu
modern selence of political economy?
e.-Whnt nre the Elgin Marbles'
9. What President ( f the United Stutcr. whs
originally named htcilicn?.
10
Distinguish between
a simoen
nnd
monsoon.
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. An enclave Is territory surieunded bv
foreign dominion. ' "'
i. Hlr Illchard Burten WIUI tt ,10tpa ,
writer of travels and uaTislnter or "Tlie
mV'immme1 " N"rt,w-" "ta!
i. The reval heu.n of Ilrazll w,,s Pertu.
Kuese In erliTln. The llrst emperor, fi
l'edre I, was the Rceinl son of H
VI. or Joae of Portugal JJrazVi,,, ,. '"
an liulepi mlent tmplr,, u ''"-""i
4. November 3, 1C05. was the day Hxe.l l.v 1
(Juy lVvvkes. the. Kngllsj, cons dr ter7
ter mewiiiu up inq Houses of Pirin
meet In Londen. The "Gunpowder War
was detected In time nml Kiiwke, IvL
executed. " "aB
r.. Frnn-n Is nt present the dominant nation
In Morocco. iien
0. The new Congress which will ,,., (
Harding's administration will be .1,,
7 A thousand jeurs mnke it chiliad.
k Pidgin English, the language cmr.iaycd In
tlis Km in transactions will the Chin
ese, means business English. Pidgin YJ, 7
cortuptlen of the word business tt
6, Christianity b'cnms the einulal rellcien
VkA0. u"ne" rniplie under Constan.
Qp the Great In tha fourth ceiiturV
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10. Thp sensitive plant is also eaJQed mimosa.
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SHORT CUTS
Ye.u don't hear a chirp from the coal
mnn in'prnlse of the weather.
Mr. Bryan may ceiitinue his geed work
by sending congratulations te Senater Hard
ing. Netice hew Old Man Werk bobbed up
the moment you get through checrlug ever
the election?
There Is reasonableness In the sugges sugges
tien that the Debs figures were fattened by
the Cynics' vote.
It Is understood that Mr. Br.vnn would
be proud and happy te welcome Mr. Wilsen
back te private life.
An AUentewn, Pa., npple tree is new
in blossom for the fourth time this season.
Doing honor te Apple Week.
Pity thp peer New Yerk Assembly. It
hns te go te all the trouble of ejecting the
Socialists again or reversing itself.
Twenty Chicago breweries are said te be
turning out real beer. Somebody brewing
ncar-bcer must have misjudged tin distance.
President Emeritus Eliet, of Harvard,
says girls' styles are indecent. Seme of the
lassies must have been showing their ears.
It Is perhaps unjust te say that Cali
fornia has raised nn issue with Japnn.' It
wns, as it were, a self-raising Oriental
flower.
That President-elect Harding was
offered the hospitality of 11 warship for his
coming visit te the 1'ananm cnnnl is evidence
thut courtesy is included in canal tells,
Bensiilcm township und part of Phila
delphia have been quarantined en account nt
the Japanese beetle. Wonder if the new
California laws might net afford some relief?
The world speed record for airplanes
bus ngaln been broken, this time In Paris.
It is the likelihood of hi caking his neck that
gives zest te the airman lu such nu enter
prise. The crying of 11 baby is net sufficient
reason for the ousting of n tenant, accord
ing te the ruling of a Buffalo, N. Y.. court.
First thing you knew babies will have us
much right In 1111 apartment house as dogs.
Every newspaper In Its news columns
every day furnishes many nml geed reasons
why the bill prepared by City Solicitor
Smyth and approved by Mayer Moere regu
lating the purchase of fiicarms should be
passed by the Legislature,
One whimsical local Demecrat refuses
t liiccde the election until the Electoral
College has plajcd the University, There
arc ethers of his political faith who would
like te see its members en the grid.
Unionists, who favor autonomy for
Perte Rice, wen live out of six legislative
districts in Tuesday's election and have cap
turcd Sun Juan for the first time in twentv
vears. Thus another problem for President
Harding te solve becomes acute.
A Muskogee, Okla., woman has wen 11
seat lu Congress by talking te her eenstitu
cuts while eating soup, 'lhls was niitiirnll)
considered quite n feat in a section where
soup-eating is rarely accompanied by any
thing mere elaborate than n whistle.
Dan Ilanna. horseman, nnd Hnlbrenk
Bllnn. actor, are going te build a $00,000
read in Newcastle, N. Y., because the town
Is tee peer te keep the present highway In
repair. We knew wlint will happen. The
town will raise the assessment en their
houses as improved property.
When a Camden mnn eloped with s
fourteen -yenr-eld girl his fathcr-ln-lnw
thrashed him and was promptly arrested.
Happily the recorder discharged him. While
all the world loves a lever, papa still has
some rights, and unpremeditated assault und
battery must remain one of them If novelists
and jolte writers are te be justified.
Twe French girls nre te he sent back te
France because the adopted father of one
and the fiance of another failed tn claim
them. And the fact that two healthy girl
are barred from ndmlxsliin Inte the ceuntr).
while hordes of undesirables continue te find
their way past the liupi-cliirs, sterns te shpy
that our immigration" law's are in need of
revision,
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