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All riehts at republication of special dispatches herein ere alto reserved, - Philadelphia, Saturday, Wejembtt 1), lltt , A reuit-Ynxit t-nntinAM reit rilIUDKU'IHA . TMn.s en -nhleh the people rspeet the new admlnl.itr.Uten te cencrnlrate It attention! The ! Inwarr river bridge. A drvdeck Ha enough te accommodate tht lamest snips. Development of the rapid transit system. v4 cortvnfien halt. A ouVdlne tha Free Library. ," arm ( .M iiarjuirt. ifnlnrecmnif of the cater supply. Hemes te accommodate the pepiila (Ien. THAT OBVIOUSLY NEEDED CANAL i'TT MIGHT be a ceixl thiug If the neccKsity of an adequate inlnntl waterway between rhilndelphla and Xcw Yerk were open te .dispute. Controversy is often helpful te pregrcs.s. Virtually everybody, however, Is agreed tithat the reconstruction of the Delaware and Rarltan cnnal would work an exceed'n-rlv 'welcome revolution in trnntportatien. New ,Tork and New Jersey business men i.itvr lately been meeting, reiterating the familiar 'arguments, expatiating en the obvious. An- 'ether conference was called in this city yes-., iuj uj ri'iiri'sruuiiives ei me ar i-c- 'Jpartment. Its alleged object was te dis cover the "urgency nnd advisability of the canal." Well, perhaps the federal government re quires a bit mere convincing uud renewed patience may be In order. Hut surely the Tlrttie in the 40.000 000 project trans forming channels of freight transit in three tatatcs is self-evident. Wh'at is needed new is a visible, practical beginning of operations that will remove the Hbllght of monotony from n theme in itself invigorating, fascinating and intercst-cem- wpelling in its rich possibilities. I; FOR A SENSIBLE BUILDING ifTIHE stereotyped conception of a conven cenven l" .Hen hnll as n huge barnliite structure, te jWhlch only immense throngs can impart life, U doubtless partly responsible for the chill ) which discussion of the subject sometimes 'induce. There is, however, no reason why tan up-te-date assembly structure should be a mere cavernous monstrosity, nnd it is a sign of progress that suggestions for the new municipal undertaking depart from an un appealing tradition. A large auditorium is, of course, a neces sity, but this should net prevent the inclu inclu rfen under one reef of ether linlls nr nnnrt. I intents of varying sizes, suited te special needs. Many of the forces contributing te the life of a great American city could be officially co-erdinated In the new building, !for which the proposed site at Parkway, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Vine streets aecms well ndapted. Lecal headquarters of the American Le Le fgien and ether organizations might be estab lished there. A portion of the structure jtnight be equipped te house spectacular stage 'productions, music festivals, commemorative pageants. I Philadelphia does net require n convention "lall that simply languishes in gratid'ese in ' activity. The building, in addition le being beautiful nnd imposing, should be a magnpt for. a variety of activities, political, com cem Qmerclal. nrtistic. Thus generously planned, "Ita'stlmulating effect en municipal develop- a, 1..11.. V.-. nfMlltlmnfflll SBlCul Uuu uuntit ue iMiii.ii'iiiu.iM. MORE ABOUT COAL txtT JETT LAUCK, who has opened a new SlVe attack en the nnthracltc producing rand distributing sjstem with the assertion that consumers in tne i-iiiinueipnia area are jobbed te the tune of $3.2,r or mere when ever they buy a ten of hard coal. Is an ex pert associated with the miners' unions and 'a spokesman for leaders who still hope te force the nationalization of mines. Se it Ja'edd te find that he is nt once mere specific and less heated than Senater Edge and Sen Sen aeor Calder were when, telling of abuses In 'the bituminous markets, they threatened te agitate for government control of cenl pro pre pro tductlen at the next session of Congress. Mr. I.auck's latest charges arc definite enough te Invite earnest general nttentien. He insists that railroad corporations en- caged In the transportation of coal actually control the production of nnthraclte nt the mines If that Is true the consuming public "'can. have little hope of a freer market or Mower prices, since every combine ever formed vIn the nnthracltc field hns had us its first purpose the restriction of output and the 'higher rates that followed as a matter of Xurse Moreover, it Is the groups which control the facilities of distribution, rather than the cenl operators themselves, who Jia - a. XflA nnnsae IKhA rule the general monies. i.i.u-- ......, ...... teannet obtain cars for the shipment of their tcenl have te get Inte the ring or go out of MrLauck said that documentary proof of 'his claims was presented te the federal coal tcommtssten and tabled through the efforts S the coal men. If that Is true, another i.i nnrht te be nppelnted at once. And Senater Calder and Senater .'... Ing In harmony with Mr. I.auck, ought te be able te de some pretty geed work when Congress reconvenes. ' NATIONS IN CONCLAVE mllE League of Nations might reply that I' reports of Its death have been greatly .aecerated Fer the first time in the still ''Sert career of this ambitious International P"5. V n.- .ii.n.,r-tlv nnd advisory body APATM- "" ""rrJl. I- whlnh fnrt-.fnr ;rUntrui; are 'represented. All but r , ? It them Ecuador and Honduras, will .. ' tire of them, -u" ,.., .., M,, f UV 2 ltZ ... of .. Tb the present formative stags of B '. . .i.i.i tk.t ...-..tU. nt tt I"?? ' ' P""""T te; w 11 be deml mem- m7...-A organization dominant 'j&AMetlag. Aetr,ft Rnd nu,r, haTe S, ft -tt l ps r .. r en...' ar hAneriH There' ar hopeful i !! SUajsHUSftUUi Indications that their requests will be granted. The reported opposition of France te the entrance of Germany, while It significantly reflects national passions, has also its aca demic aspect, Ilcrlin has net asked for rep resentation in the society, nor is German opinion concerning its future by nny means crystallized. Aspirations in the former em pire are concerned with modifications of the treaty of Versailles. With that document the league covenant Is Inextricably woven, a fact which must account In a considerable degree for German hesitancy. It Is unlikely that the first official pro ceedings of the assembly will hate much te de with this subject. There arc sufficient Immediate problems te occupy the attention of the delegates. Test of all, there Is the necessity for high-minded deliberation, for sincerity of discussion and for methods re flective of the original purpose of the league. The partnership of the nations has net jet been fnlrly tried, for many of its features, Including the world tribunal, exist ns yet only in theory. The Gcncvn meeting will be merely n partial test of the mnchlnery. If, however, the running Is smooth and straight forward, the stability of the organization ennnet fall te be greatly enhanced, WHAT IS THE TAPROOT OF THE TAX ASSESSMENT EVIL? Partnership Between Ward Politic and City Government It What Makes Tax Burdens Heavy ' IT HAPPENS periodically that these men li'lin flrn nrntlarntnjt tn rnf-nrit film ltltul. ness of governing ns their private function, in which the people have no right te inter fere, are Tudely reminded that their view Is tee restricted. Just new the people of this city arc giving an illustration of the way they nssert their right te be considered. The place in which they arc having their say is the office of the Heard of Revision of Taxes. Owners of small houses en which the assessment has been indiscriminately raised are protesting with nil the vigor at their command. Simen Gratz, the president of the beard, ' Is surprised and grieved at the manifesta tions of displeasure. He does net seem te understand why se many pcr.enH should be displeased with the action of the assessors, who are appointed by' the beard and act under its direction. What does any owner of n two-story house knew about the taxable value of his property? Is net that value a sum te be fixed by the assessors In their In finite wisdom and submitted te by the owner of the property? The assessors arc net responsible te the people, for they are appointed by the Heard of Revision, and the Heard of Revision is responsible neither te the people nor te the Mayer nor te nny department of the city government. Its members arc appointed by the judges of the Court of Common Pleas. If the people de net like the appointments they cannot get nt the judges, who are elected for long terms nnd arc chosen for their judicial ability nnd net for their fitness te name men he In the final ntmljsls ap portion the tax burden upon the property holders. While the beard is net responsible te the people for what It does, Its president has just been announcing that it is net n re sponsible ngent of any kind, for he intimates that the Mayer ordered nn increase in the assessments and the assessors simply did what they were told te de. He Is passing the buck. And the Mayer en his part Is saying that he did nothing but remind Mr. rc-ntr nf the rleub'lne of the rents in many office buildings and the increase in the rents. of many houses, nnd suggested that these facts should be taken into consideration in fixing the assessments for next year. The Mayer does net care te nssumc responsi bility for whnt has been done. Hut the fact remains that the Majer and the Council were confronted with the ne cessity of raising money te meet current expenditures. There were three courses open, or possi bly four. . The Mayer and Council could reduce the expenses of government by consolidating bureaus and by dismissing innumerable chair-warmers in the departments and by compelling the empleyes retained te de a full dav's work for a full day's pay. Or the old assessments could stand and Council could Increase the tax rate enough te yield revenues for carrying en the gov ernment next year with the existing force. Or the assessors could make a fair and just Increase In assessments based en actual and permanent increase in vnlue and Coun cil could compute the tax rate en this assessment. . Or the asscsseM could make a horizontal and wholesale Increase in assessments based en the sums paid by buyers who in their straits were compelled te submit te the de mands of profiteers or go shelterless. The Inst course seems te have been adopted because It seemed the easiest. This is why the assessors arc new put te the In convenience of listening te the pretests of innumerable citizens who go te their offices with a feeling that they have been out raged. The readjustment of the assessments te the permanent change In values was the proper course te have pursued If there was nn honest desire te make an equitable ad justment of the burdens of taxation. The nrice which real estate brought last year or this year should have been considered along with the price which similar real estate has . " i... si- ti.. nrerteus five years, and the assess rvaluatiei. should have been arrived at by the computation of the average price of such property ever this period of time I might be Hid that this is the scientific way te arrive at taxable values, if the word Mtentlflc when applied te processes of gev- ernment were net In disrepute. It may be es offensive te say that this would have been the businesslike way te de it. It is the way the federal government arrived at e sum e be paid te the ronlreads when took ever their operation during the war. It will be recalled that the rentals paid were he average earnings of the reads during the five years before the government took pos- session of them. If the assessors unu i""" " . ," , they would have had te de a great deal of hard work, for which they would have re Sd no extra .pay. They i .em e have pre- , . t ..les nrice of real estate In different latest sales price ei r ferred the - "'iFn different parts et the city and then ralslng ?". .-. nn the rest te correspond , f in fiiv an sv.- - - sessments en the rest li.-:. the Indignation of these citizens hn knew that their houses nre net new worth $1000 or $2000 mere than they were WOr?Lt much of the Property could be sold rthesedaya of be&ln, shortage for the - assessed value, for every one knows "bat "aTef the present largely increased prices are temporary. Plans nre under way for a mass-meeUng in the Metropolitan Opera Heuse te pretest against what has happened. Unless the "grieved property owners have lest conn cenn j' in h newer of public opinion nnd think It useless te object, that meeting will he followed by thei wholesale correction of unjust ueiweitA ihnt correction can ,c EVENINGPUBIilO be forced by public opinion If it Is organized and properly directed. The Real Kstfttc Heard is planning an investigation of the methods of the Heard of Revision of Taxes and Its assessors, for the purpose of discovering what is wrong. If the members of this beard are te continue te de business, something must be done te re ro re stere the confidence of the public in the fairness of the assessments. Under ordinary circumstances a man will hesitate before In vesting Jf.'OOO or $10,000 in a house en which he will have te pay from $1150 te $.'100 a year in taxes. Such a burden Is tee hcau te be assumed by men of moderate means. The prosperity of real estate dealers de pends en the existence of a buying public, and there will be no normal buying public with tax values fixed at wartime figures. Hut dissatisfaction with assessments and tax rates will continue se long ns the part nership between ward politics nnd govern ment continues in the City Hall, If the superfluous empleyes were dismissed from the city and county offices the annual budget could be reduced by millions of dol lars. Every one In the City Hall knows this. They admit it in private conversa tions. Hut they de nothing te change the conditions. The system seems te be stronger than they are. Hut the thing can be done. As we pointed out some weeks age, Governer I.ewden did it in Illinois when he persuaded the Legis lature te reorganize the state departments and establish a budget system. In 1010 the state tax was $20,000,000. In 1010, after the new system was in full, operation, the state tnx was only .$10,410,000. The gov ernor saved the people mere than $3,r00,000 a year. At the same rate of economy the cost of the government of Philadelphia could be reduced $7,000,000, and no one would suffer save the ward lcadcrswhose followers were thrown out of office and compelled te seek private cmplejmcnt. When -n mass-meeting is called te con sider this question its efforts should be di rected toward the taproot of the evil. THE TOUGHEST JOB WHEN a man has been elected te the pres idency of the United States he must prepare te encounter an unprecedented and highly colorful assortment of tribulations en the Tough re'nd that leads from November te March and from the tranquillity of his own fireside te the guarded scclusie.i jf the White Heuse. The voyageur will have no useful guide guide pests te steer by in dangerous areas. He will be neither President nor private citizen. Having lest the rights of one, he ennnet jet enjoy the saving privileges of the ether. Many of the responsibilities of the office for which he is chosen weigh upon him, yet he can have none of the help that is needed te sustain the burden. He will hnvc no rest. Though he might seek the farthest place In the deepest wilderness for nn Interval of re laxation, there when he arrived he would find n vast committee of his warm-hearted countrymen high-hatted and with banners. Fer n visiting President-elect Americnns would find a band at the world's end, nnd they are never at a less for a speaker. It is a way we have. Se a man who yearns only te fish and te relax his nerves is specched nt all along the route from, happy obscurity te the most ex alted public office In the world. If he docs net speech back he is looked upon with doubt. And when he does speech courteously he is sure te be misunderstood. His way is lined with snipers. Every word that he may utter Is seized, submitted te passionate scrutiny in microscopic minds nnd held up te changing lights by these who leek te it for hidden meanings. Meanwhile the prog ress of the successful candidate proceeds te the thunder of the feet of pursuing job hunters. Mr. Harding went Seuth for a rest. He is net having it. Every syllabic of his every speech Is studied and turned about by prophets and speculators here and abroad, who nrc trying by that means te get n pri vate view of his plans nnd purposes. In his most recent address the senator said casually that the lives of American citizens who go abroad en lawful errands always should be protected. There is nothing revo lutionary or strange in that assertion. It is the sort of thing that every public man hns said en occasions when it beenmc necessary te talk in familiar generalities. Yet there were people who read into that simple sen tence a veiled threat against Mexico. Had the President-te-be said that Americans en lawful errands had only debatable rights in foreign countries he would have been ad vertised te the world as a revolutionary in international nffeirs. Mr. Harding said repeatedly that he has net yet made up his mind In relation te the general question of his cnbluet or the larger questions of foreign policy. Se the poli ticians and a few of the speclnl correspond ents have instantly proceeded te make up Lis mind for him in print. The job is at temntecl almost every day. One group hns decided that the next administration will be reactionary. Anether Is equally sure that it will be radical and that Hearst, Jehnsen and Frank A. Munsey will form a super cabinet consecrated te a theory of proud isolation and unprecedented armament. Still another clique of seers has found some thing In the stars te indicate that we shall slip peacefully into the League of Natleus without further delay. What Mr. Harding said before he went en what he thought was te be a vacation was that he would make no important deci sion until after he had an opportunity te obtain the help and advice of the best informed minds in both polltlcel parties. It is only fair te assume that he was in earnest, and Indeed there is nothing te indicate that he did net say exactly what he meant. Against the gossips and the jnlpcrs he has no defense. Were he new President he would net have te make Impromptu speeches in order te be polite, nnd besides, he weujd be able te talk with authority and under standing of affairs that thus far are and must be In ether hands. In reading the news xrem ihes mi: days it is welt te remember that there Is no word In any language that cannot be se twisted as te have new nnd startling mean ings net contemplated by the casual speaker. Feelings of mingled bitterness and amusement doubtless filled the soul pf Ad miral S'ms as he pinned Distinguished Serv ice medals en the men honored by Secretary Daniels The men thus honored were brave and patriotic but if bravery and patriotism are the sole qualifications, forty-five decora decera decora tiens become ridlculeusl) inadequate. There is net an officer In Uncle. Sam s army or nnvy who is net capable and willing te give distinguished service, but net te all s the opportunity given. It cannot be said that the opportunity was given te men who lest their Bhips, for that would Imply that they were derelict. What happened was that Opportunity tensed them that a gift was tendered and drawn away. Kindness nnd eeneresity therefore would place them in ex actly the same position as these te whom opportunity, never came. Distinguished Service medals should go te these whose ervlce wss distinguished by something ether than misfortune. The trouble with the logic of Secretary Daniels Is that It Is all mixed via wltb- nf mentality and prejudice, I LEDGERr-BHILABELPHI.N SAiTUK I iT DELIGHTED, BUT P-PLEASE DON'T GET KOUlxJir; r m A UNIVERSITY PRESS u vsuuvxixxw, xH University of Pennsylvania te De Ita j IVmL "SvVvn j flK Own Printing All Werk Stand- . rLJ ji?Jv'VV flB ardlzed Charles H. Clarke Sri " r. ''"'X JX Jssssfl Manager and Adviser ' $M sTif - """X. ' 1Bsssfl Uy GEORGE NOX McCAIN THE University of Pennsylvania Press will be its official title. It has been a long time coming. Almest every ether great university in England and- America has Hr own printing press. Pennsylvania has filially caught up te the precession. .. There may be some Inclined te criticize the name. Instead of the University of Pennsylvania Press It might have sounded mere euphonious te have called it Press of the University of Pennsylvania. Hut that Is r small nffalr alongside the fntt that the Unhcrslty will hereafter de its own printing. It hns been the custom in the past when ever a job of nny magnitude was te be done for the University te Invite competition among printing houses. It often led te ruinous trade cutting. It often provoked business animosities. F3R the present there will be no physical plant established for the University Press. The entire mechanical establishment of n large printing concern in this city will be nt its dlsnnsal en n cest-nlus basis. This eliminates the necessity of investing several hundred thousand dollars in a plant. One of the grentcst benefits te the Univer sity will be the standardization of nil Its printed mnttcr nnd books. They will be uniform ns te text, binding atid physical arltiearance. In addition, it cuts out wasteful nnd dc lajed competition. The work will be In the hands of master printers who will under stand what is wanted, and te whom faculty, students and outside contributors can go with confidence nnd understanding, Hettcr still, this new addition te the re sources of the University confers upon it n distinction thnt comports with Its size nnd importance as one of the world's greatest universities. Solely ns nn advertisement its value is immeasurable. HARVARD, Vale, Frlncoten, Columbia and Chicago In this country, nnd Ox ford and Cambridge in England, have presses of their own. The Scrihncrs hnvc been Interested In the Princeton Press nnd Rockefeller hns been the bright nngel of the Chicago University Press. Oxford nnd Cambridge Presses date back for years. The University of Chlcnge Press in the ten years of its existence hns published forty volumes of schelnrly books under the care of the university. Its list new totals 800 publications of various kinds in addition te thirteen periodi cals. Its business for one year exceeded $1,000,000. In n communication en the subject, n member of its university expressed the view that three times the expenditure of the money could net advertise the University of ChJcn"e mere widely or favorably. The trustees of the University of Penn sylvania having the new press in charge wisely view this question from the same angle. THE faculty, grnduate and student pub lications of the University of Pennsyl vania number nineteen. In nermnl times 270,000 copies of these nrc published annually, at n cost of $40,000. There Is al80""n varying amount expended for learned works of the faculty and stu dents. Under the new arrangement the number of book publications will be increased. The character of these publications will no longer be of the hybrid sort in typography and mnke-up: the whim of the job printer who undertook the work. Ever thing that comes from the University of Pennsylvania Press will have a distinc tive characteristic. It will bear the imprint of the University. There is but one exception te this general order of things: the student papers will continue publication outside ns heretofore. Ultimately, however, the University Press will tnke iu nil publications. CHARLES II. CLARKE hns been ap pointed manager of the University Press nnd printing utlviscr te the University. That i his efiiclnl title. Mr. Clarke is known te every master printer In Phllndelphln. He has been at the head of the printing department of the Jehn C. Winsten Ce. for twenty years. -lie has been in close teueii witn tne uni versity nud Its printing affairs for thirty two years. He is business manager of the Pennsylvania Gazette, the official weekly of the beard of trustees. He Is also business manager of the Church News of the Diocese of Pennsylvania of the Pretectant Episcopal Church. He is founder and director of the Parish Messenger of the Church of the Snvleur, the unique maga zine of its kind in this country. He has been directly connected with the printing work of the University under three provosts Pepper, Harrison and Smith. He is n member of the Union League and a number of church organizations. CHARLES II. CLARKE comes of a fam ily of printers. His father. II. D. Clarke, was at one time the only music compositor in Philadelphia. He put in type from the original score of the composer Sep Winner's famous "Listen te the Mocking Hlrd." His uncle. 'J h 'hnmas II. Clarke, was for years a proofreader en the Press under Jehn W. Ferney. During the Centennial he was police magistrate in cnarge ei tne ucnienniai district. Mr. Clarke himself was an apprentice, under the old stjle, of Silas Geerge, at Sev enth nnd Commerce; new G. S. Ferguhen & Ce. after n lapse of fifty years. "He read proof en nearly nil the Petersen publications, which iucluded the works of Dickens, Zeln, Eliet nnd Huge. Norten Downs was a famous proofreader years age. He read the Hible through and through in nroef n score of times. Charles II. Clarke learned proofreading with nnd for eight years worked under Downs. He 'became business manager of the Avil Ce. and the Historical Publishing Ce. and mnnaged their big plent until fire destroyed them in lww. During this period he was one of the pro prietors of The Phlladclphlan, n society This is the practical sort of man thut has been chosen te manage the University Press and advise the University en all its printing interests. The Grindstone Certainty Frem the New Yerk Herald. A grindstone operated in Danlelsen, Conn, by Elenzar nianehette burst, killing him instantly. It Is one of the certainties of the grinder's trade that seen or Inte the stone en which he works will burst. It mny be the day after its Installation; it mny be nfter years of service ; but the grindstone ,,.m tii.mt. without warning, nnd it Is n matter of luck whether it kills anybody when it files te pieces. Happy Massachusetts Frem the Hoaten Olebe Cheer up! Hy virtue of the amendment te the state constitution recently adopted we are free of nil state elections new for two years, and next year, bejend some local elec tions, we don't have te worry about politics and there won't be nny senators or congress men te elect for ever se long. Ain't that a grand an' glorious feclin'? The Overhead Frem the Deeten Transcript. It appears from the statements of res taurant keepers that n ham sandwich with out the ham. the bread and the butter would cost the customer about twenty-five cents. Cheerful Mr. Taft Frem the Ohie State Journal. If Mr. Taft should step into a hole and sprain his ankle we suppose his first and only thought would be thnt he was mighty glad it wasn't his knee. . .- DldHLV SO vEMftEfl , 13, liwu - r Mm . &HHtfrBki qbP - -ill NOW MYWE4JS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best COLONEL GEORGE ROTH On War Heroes' Memerial Monument COMPLETION of the proposed grcnt war memorial te honor the men nnd women of the citv nnd state who served during the recent conflict, by 1020, the scsquicentenninl of the signing of the Declaration of Inde pendence, is urged bv Lieutenant Colonel Geerge Reth, chief of staff of the Fifty eighth Field Artillery Hrlgnde and a member of the operations committee of the Field of Hener Association. It is Colonel Reth's opinion that work en the proposed memorial should be started very seen If it is te be completed In time for ttie anniversary celebration of the sign ing, ne also believes that the money for such a project should be realized by city and state appropriations nnd general individual contributions rather thnn n few large con tributions from wealthy men. se that every one mny feel thnt they have a part In se fitting a memorial as tins. "It is n fact that while a number of ether cities nnd states have done n great deal toward permanently recognizing the deeds of their heroes, this city and state have se fur done practically nothing te Immortalize their men," says Colonel Reth. "It is true that the state has laid aside the battlefield nt Gettysburg as n great tribute te its men of the Civil War, but our own city nnd the state itself In recent wars have iu no way, either by monument, history or iu nny ether wnv. shown its defenders the tribute that Is their due. CM1 War Unrcmindcd "Can 3 en point out a great memorial in Philadelphia dedicated te the men nnd women who served in the dark days of the Civil War? "Is it tee early te glan a fitting memorial which should honor the men aud women who served in the grcnt wat ? "Would net one grout memnrinl honoring Philadelphia's sons and daughters of nil wars be a mere acceptable tribute thou a miscellaneous assortment of celumuH, statues and buildings partisanly conceived and In differently jilneed? "Why net an intelligent planning en nn nrtistic, noble scnle of something perma nent, typical of the forces which represent America and our great city; something nt once sncrninentul and utilitarian; something which might well voice the historical achieve A SOUL'S MOTIF CASEY CASKETT sat in the Subway, A Searcher of the Seul, Which he portrayed In Fiec Verse, Ills quest of Truth lured him at nny hour Te mingle with the Human Medley. "New," mused Casey Caskett, "in this White Silence All barriers te some Seul's Motif are down ; Lei it speuk and be recognized. ' (It was the tense moment, near Ninety-sixth street And round clghty-ftrty-five n. m. When the Downtown Train nwalt3 breath lessly , The interminable passing of the Uptown Train). Soen Subconscious Dominance was recog nized. The Motif took verb-il form, te be sure, Hut what of thnt? Itchlnd the peer medium of speech lny n Compelling Pcwer. , .. .itneuie.1 hv the mrekpess nnd passivity Ot U the ether passengers, Including IU target. The Seul of n Stenographer with Yellow Ear-Muffs Vocalized thus : ..... ... "Tuko It from me and den t be one feel! Thnt man is Just a Dull Thud. If he has another bug en, this morning, And hands out Sarcasm Rcenusp you're, Inte ugnin, Hnnd him one back, And ask him hew he gets thnt way." "You've said Something!" agreed the Seul With the Hrewn Ear-Muffs. Airdrle Stene, in New Yerk Times A Definition Frem the New Haven lleir'ster, A platitude, my son, Is n statement whose 'truth you are compelled te admit uttered by BQra,,pn ye te Bet personally admire. 5 v Stta3fc. nve 1va?SS0 'Jxtmb ". f L '& iSwJl ments of rhllcdclphla te all the world In the 8esqulccntcnni.il cerebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, five yenrs hence? "This great event In 1020 should net pnss inadequately noticed, and certainly no city has a clearer prier claim te represent Amer ica en the ocensleu thnn Philadelphia, Con sider, then, the fact that something perma nent, by force of tradition nnd sentiment, must remain from the grouping of inclesures or monuments necessary te the success of nny exposition, nnd nsk yourself If Intelli gence docs net dictate that the permanent reminder should be something noble, some thing stimulating, something the people of Philadelphia really need. "Whnt arc some leading ideas se far ad vanced which suggest such worthy needs? "First, the completion of every possible public building en the Parkway. "Second, n convention hall. "Third, a stadium. "Fourth, n municipal theatre. "Fifth, n new location nnd building for the Commercial Museum. Action of Pari. Commissioners "It is net gencrully known thnt en July 14 the Fairineiiiit Park Commission took the initiative in offering certain acres of other wise unusable luud, just north of Girnrd nvenue nnd between Thirty-third street nnd East river drive, for the construction of n great war memorial. This area forms prac tically a northern limit of the Parkway, with which it connects directly vin Thirty-third street nnd Pennsylvania avenue, "Net even the Chnnins Elisecs of Paris nor the Ring Strasse of Vienna nor Pershing Squnrc in New Yerk nor the Michigan boulevard of Chicago has the possibilities which still are ut hand for Philadelphia in the combination of the Parkway and this ideal nren Iu East Fairmnunt Park for war memorial purposes. And nowhere nre the transportation fueilitles superior. Take out jour map of the city and leek at its possi bilities. "Perhaps the Parkway itself, with all Its great building, plus whatever mny he deemed fitting for the Field of Hener north ward whether memorial hull and stadium or stadium alone or something else may be rededicated iu 102(1 te the great idea of Americanism bodied forth in 1770 nnd given expression in every national sacrifice since thut day te this." What De Yeu Knewi QUIZ 1. In whnt part of thev United States was the Seminole war fought? 2. Who was Teus'nlnt L'Ouvertiire 3. What Important nnvnl battle In Ameri can history took pluce en a lake In New Yerk ttate? 4. What countries are the chief sources of platinum? D. What Is kelp? 6. What Is the name of the Inst book In the Old Testament? 7. What nre marmots? 8. What Is meant by subnudltien? 0. Who was Vice President In Taft's ad ministration? 10. Who wrote "Aurera Leleh"? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1. Pleter de Heech wub n noted Dutch genre painter of Hie seventeenth ccntuiy! 2. The United States paid France $15000 . 000 for tha Louisiana territory. ' 3. A rnlsen d'etre is the purpose, etc thnt accounts for or Justlnes ur eriKliiullv caused a thlns's existence The French phrase literally means "reason te be" 4. The largest city in Mexico nfter the cap. ',' Puebla, with about 100,000 In habitants. ' " '" 5. Haaken VII Is king of Norway. 6. James Ilussell Lewell wrote the "Blir. low Papers." " 7. The breadfruit grows In clusters attached forty reSPhtgh l U ,rce b " J0.,f,thr0cl'nVteudry!, thB arly "art th 0. Gtnerul Lafayette was wounded while serving In the American army at the Hattle of the Urandywlne, In the lleve" lutlenary wnr. JO. Ephemera ure Insects living only a day such as Mayflies. The word also de-' scribes short-lived things In general. The Change In Mexico from the Les Anselts Times. Mexico behaves like a man who has had a shave and a, bath and Is taking some pride lu lUs appearance. -. ''.It. SHORT CVTS J. Frest was a pleasant visitor in town last eve. Prohibition is already responsible for light whines nt Harleycern's bier. Here nnd there the local gas supply la already developing Its winter weakness. , Political dope in old newspaper files conclusively proves that fears rather tthan facts afflict us. Weeden hns have appeared in England. Denning n tile may tlierefen' be described as putting 'a chip en the old block. The Ancient Souse complains that t,ie prohibitionists want te mnke every alimen tary canal an inland waterway. "Well, thank heaven, anyhow," mur mured Admiral Sims, "I don't hnvc te pin nny medals en the secretary of the navy.'' As the Mayer wants it understood that he merely "gets from under nnvthing put ever," Mr. Grntz will probably think It ever. "Thank henven," burbles n Getham paragraphcr, "the women are willing te let us dress as.wc please." Thut guy must be single. Though Germans occasionally behave as though they wen the war, we don't hear from Germany of any celebrations of Armi stice Day. One difficulty in dividing the sheep from the goats in making assessment for taxation purposes is that the sheep have already been made the goats. There Is renewed tnlk of n monarchist coup in German. Hut it is u safe bet that the mennrch who flew the coop Isu't feeling particularly hopeful. Thirteen hhndrcd men nre te be dropped nt the Altoenn shops November 10. Hnsl ness readjustment means hardship ns well, us falling prices for commodities. A Snntn Ann, Cnllf., man weighing 155 pounds has married a wemnti weighing 725 pounds. He Is going te flutter himself every time he speaks of her ns his better half. Meat packers in Neme. Alaskn, nre pre pared te send 0000 carcasses of reindeer te American markets next jenr. Let us hope they don't by accident get held of Santa Claus' team. ...,"IInrl,inB, U ns K00'1 ns Ce." euyn Wlllinni Jennings Hrjnn. Well, nulte a large number of his fellow citizens en No vember 2 expressed the sume opinion some seme whaj; mere empliatlcully. Ne difference of opinion concerning the League of Notions nnd American participa tion in foreign affairs absolves us from the necessity of helping te feed the starving babies of centrul nnd southeastern Europe. A Hurnhnm, Pa., man has killed two pheasants with one shot. The birds were mates, were very tume. having been raised with his chickens, nnd were cooing when . , i "f ,Ie"'t ltn"w "'nt there is nny tliiiiB In the feut te brag nbeut, but cheer fully give it additional publicity. New Yerk's police commissioner blames the crime wave In the metropolis en the scare headlines in the newspapers. It is as illy n case of passing the buck as cah well be imagined. The newspaper merely chroni cles the facts ns they exist. On the pollce rests the blame when crime gees undetected. Unlontewn gurhage men have resigned hecniise, they say, the women they serve ipeuk tee hurshly te them. Gracious sevens! (nn such tilings be? Cannet something be done with these Amazons who se cruelly out rage the seuslbillties of the wenker sex? Ladies, lad'es! He kindly in the strength of your vocabularies! David It. Ldwards, of New Yerk, lest u leg, nn arm nud un eye in the world war, but has since wen a degree in Columbia university, has made a record as n swimmer and has been characterized by General Per shing as the finest example of indomitable American grit. And assuredly all geed. Americans will doff their hats te him, Rcvcnue officers discovered en the steamship Morre Castle in New Yerk har bor a teddy bear with four pint bottles of whisky in Its little tummy. The kindly revenuers, guesslug its distress, hurried for a het-water bottler-and discovered In ita rubber insldes two bottles of gin. Such a time, such n time I Everything seemed te have n kick In It. Even the ship took- te pert. . - ,j' , , w7i ftl 7 ri V r 1 fk f- " " Y"" T)(. SWiwSS. !13 U-Owi '.' ' i mbmtik&b&j I-;-..- w j M'iM'-vftff'J -.Vj tn . tl S . J!iii ivJAMliil Ji 1 ,'V SJrJsifKWSii,,
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