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TjUJAUS that the public hun mlsJinlKnl'thp
JL Moer.1 of RpvNIen of Tnxes nre OT)rp.e.l
By Niinen nrntz In a letter te Frnncls K.
mirel. rlinlnnun of the rouneH'e linnnr, linnnr,
cemmlttfp. If the relation l.etweeti employer
and empleye in general is Intleed n Sir.
Gratr. miKKcsts that It U In this, speelal eaue.
the mlsconeeptlen haH been wldenpreail. Fer
1 'rr 1 " rne,p1 Pnpiilnr liellef that a prin
cipal in respeiiHlhle for the uetn of his aRent
nil the law Itself net Cnt or evasive
n thm point.
( 't ile net doubt." ceneedeM Mr. firatz.
that some of the niCK(!ern lest their
head' lint who nppelnta thee offieiaN?
who in empowered te dMiarce them If thev
re revealed nN Inrempetent? De they
dually make thlr ncMiiunts. ax he as
Mrt. "without the knewledee or intenen intenen
tlen of the beard"?
11 ,nnr nrS"','l that they de and that
their independence of action in verj similar
te tha of nay a derelict or unfit empleye of
the Pennn.vlv.inlH Uallread. who ma blunder
en hlR own account without prompts by
Sir. Iteu. It can also be demenxtrated that
properly manaced railway company will
endeavor te keep the vnrletis parts of Its
Biachlnc In eoed working order.
The Heard of KevlHlen of Taxes namcH
the assessors mid has the authority te dls
lni them. It is human, of course, for the
public te object when levies upon It In any
ulc ere increased. IJiit the grievance In
the present ln-tnnce repm deeper. Kvldence
la accumulatinB te prove that the real-estate
assessors fixed many of the new values arbi
trarily, inexpertly, unfairly.
The beard's responsibilities ure net con
fined exclusively te Its revisery powers. Its
nrsi uiity is te organize or retain a staff
professionally fit te perform the work as
toned It. At least this Is the obligation, se
long as the theory of principal and agent
1 accepted in the community and supported
in the courts.
There Is a certain childishness in shifting
all the blame upon the glddy-headedness of
assessors who did net appoint themselves.
HOW POLICEMEN LIVE
Sl'ItPItlSK, touched with sorrow, is ex
pressed by some of the Investigators at
City Hall who have just discovered that
members of the police force have occasion
ally taken te outside work In off time In
order te increase their incomes. Seme mem
bers of the force are guilty of keeping cigar
teres. Others have rented rooms.
It has always been apparent that people
at the Pity Hall knew tee li'tle about the
wuriii 111 wiurn rney me. Tiiey have new
learned with frank astonishment that ravens
de net descend each morning te feed the
policeman en the beat and that the winds
de net keep a traffic man warm
It would have been surpVlsIng If police
men hadn't taken up odd jobs in their off
time. If they hnd been nble te live during
the period of sky-high prices en paj that
ranged about 40 per cent lower than the
minimum estimated bj government experts
for the needs of an average family, they
would have disceend a sort of magic that
would have made millionaires of them if it
were revealed for a price te hard-pressed
millions.
Postal empleyes have had te de odd jobs.
tee, or go without many of the necessities
of life. Business men who complain nbeitt
the mail service and nbeut the Increase In
crime ought te rem mber that I'nsniaster
General Hurlesen is. nerlmpx, the most back
ward minded employer in the ceuntr and
that the cit of Philadelphia has been push
ing him hard for his laurels
THE PROBLEM OF THE PILGRIMS
THK tercentenary celebratleus of the ve,
age and landing of the I'llgnms which
will assume a local aspect In the town meet
ing scheduled for tonight In the Academy
of Music, Impose considerable hardships
upon these pcrcens Inclined te take their
hister crisply and remantlcnllj .
It Is se cemenient te believe that the
Reman empire fell with u violent crush en
a certnin duv In 47t! A. D It Is nt handy
te bait the Fourth of July us the date of
American independence. Congress, however,
adopted the resolution of independence ou
July 2. It Is unfeellnglj maintained bj
realistic lnestlgaters that no cosmic shock
as felt In Heme when Odeacer pushed the
puppet emperor. Uemillus Augustulus, from
Lis throne.
The Indomitable Pilgrims wrre no less
respecter of sentiments, The date experts
have' been kept busy for rtearlj half n jear
determining the appropriate occasions for
commemorative exercises.
The problem is by no means se simple
aa it appears in Felicia Hemans' poem and
the old steel engravings. It is complicated
furthermore by the reckonings In two cal
endars, Julian and Gregorian, for the latter
bad net been accepted by the first permanent
nettlers of New England.
It was. fitting, however, te begin the I'll-
n1 gtUa observance- last summer. On July 22,
1020, tne nereic eanu saiieu rrem urirt
i Haven, Netherlands. The departure from
SHI, Southampton In the Mayflower and the un-
seaworthy Hpeedwell was made en August
. 5. The voyage waa resumed at Plymouth,
' Epftand, en Heptember 0. Provlncetewn,
t rina CnA where the first landine was made.
''8 IP V- reached en November 11, old style, or
V wns' n t i. Dr n atri.
j Atra '&-" ' iw evnt wbich k1 tbt com-
memoratlens begun In our churches last
Sunday. The, Journey was completed nt the
American Plymouth en December 11, old
style, December 21, new style, and has long
been celebrated in New Hnglaud as Fore
fathers' Day en December 22.
llecognltlen of the jcar, however, is qnlte
snfe, An epoch In weild history was begtm
In 1(12(1, worthy of emphasis In Mr. Wells'
"Outline." Mr. Tnft, anions ethers, will
nnnljxc the immense significance of the
event tonight. It canuet be misprized even
though history puzzles the will of the eager
celebrant.
ANTI-ROOT PROPAGANDA
NOT LIKELY TO FOOL HARDING
The Precldent-Elect Knows at First
Hand Hew Nearly the Distinguished
New Yerker Agrees With Him
IT IS becoming evident that the enemies of
the league covenant, defeated in the elec
tion, nrc continuing their fight en a new line
Their attack jnt new in directed te the
end of making It Impossible for Senater
Hunting te nsk Kllhu Reet te be Ms secre
- tary of state. That attack Is fast assuming
the proportions of en organized hostile
propaganda against Mr. lloet. and a
friendly propaganda for Senater Knox.
Senater Knox Is urged upon the attention
of the President-elect ns the man vthe In
troduced the resolution for a ucpnrnte peace
with Ocnnnnj and who delivered himself In
the Senate of a technical lawyer's argu
ment agnlnst the league covenant. If It is
pessfble te tie Mr Harding up with Senater
Kunx the little Americans vlth parochial
minds will conclude that they have settled
the matter, and that the T'nitcd States will
refuse te enter any permanent world asso
ciation for the dlsceurngement of war.
In order te sticngthen their case these
people are atineuuclng that Mr. Reet's In
ternatienal policies are nt odds with these
of Mr Hnrdlng. They are making ether
statements, but this is the only one which
desenes serious attention.
It Is pertinent te nsk what nrc Mr. Reet's
international policies? He has made them
se clear that there can be no misunder
standing of them. They were set forth in
11 message te Mr. Harding from Europe last
August when he was participating with
ether distinguished lawjers In" inaklpg plans
for the organization of the international
court provided for In the league covenant,
and they were Inter elaborated In a formal
address delivered In New Yerk after he had
returned from Europe.
Mr. Reet believes In an International as
sociation te discourage war. He believes
that one of its Indispensable agents is nn
international court. He beliees that tht
league ceenant should be modified se far
ns the participation of the I'nlted States Is
concerned by the elimination of Article X.
He condemned this nrtlcle when the cove
nant wus first made public en the ground
that It would freeze In permanent form the
boundaries of the new states created by the
peace treaty. He did net think thut it was
expedient that boundaries fixed at u time
when it was difficult If net Impossible for
men te act with Impartial justice should be
made permanent by International agreement
with penalties provided for changing them.
He did net object te the article ou the
ground thnt it would force America te send
troops te Europe, an objection which does
net touch the merits or demerits of the
artlc'e at nil, but merely echoes a selfish and
shirking mood of people unwilling te assume
their obligations in the world at large. Hut
Mr. Reet agrees with these who favor the
elimination or qualification of Article X.
80 far as he has expressed himself. Sen Sen
aeor Harding ngrees with Mr. Reet en the
wisdom of an association te prevent war, en
an international court and en a league cov
enant without Article X. There in no valid
evidence te support the statement that .Mr.
Reet's international policies arc at odds
with these of Mr. Harding. On the con
trary there Is much evidence that the two
men are In agreement. There is the highest
authority for believing thnt Mr. Reet's
August dispatch te Mr. Harding was heart
ening te the presidential candidate. It is
understood that he expressed bis gratifica
tion thut n niuii of Mr. Reet's knowledge
and experience agreed se nearly with him.
As the result of this expression and because
of ether fncts these close te Mr. Harding
have said that It is memll certain that
Mr. Reet will be nsked te enter the cabinet.
Yet. in spite of these f.iets. net unknown
te his opponents, the concerted propaganda
against Mr. Reet continues, It is doubt
less hoped te creutc sui h n situation as will
make Mr. Harding think it Inexpedient te
call te his assistance the most distinguished
international statesmun in the Republican
party at the present time.
The attacks may be expected te increase
In iru!ence during the next two weeks
because at the expiration of about thnt time
Mr. Harding will meet In Marlen a company
of advisers, among whom will be Mr.
Reet, te discuss the formulation of definite
plnns for the foreign policy of his
administration. This conference will be
held in the fulfillment of his campaign
pledge te consult the best minds In the
nation before announcing nnv specific pro
gram. Among the men present will be
opponents of the leugue, ns well as its
friends. The Intter will be In the majority
if the meiting is te be at nil ri presentative
of national sentiment, for an overwhelming
mnjeritj of the best and most enlightened
miuds f.uer some kind of a lingue with the
I'nlted States u meinlier of it
Senater Knox will net be Ignored when
the invltutlens are sent out This wns made
certain bj the Inclusion of his name in a
preliminary list of these te be invited, pub
lished today. He ought te be present, for
he represents the sentiment of a small Ihing
wing in the Senate 11 mi a small group
outside It is likel) that the men mnunging
the anti-Reet propaganda will tell the pub
lic that the invltntlen is tliu preliminary te
nn invitation te sit hi the iiibinet. Senater
Knox would grace the cabinet table. lie has
had experience of that kind inn I is well
fiuiilitlrd. Hut. with all due respect te him
and te his abilities, he is net the man te
preside In the State Department during the
first year of the administration of Mr.
Hunting.
Kenatnr Knox's views of feielgn pnllc.i are
net in nccerd with these expressed b Mr.
Hnrdlng in the inmpatgn. They are nearer
te the views of Senater Ilnrah und of these
ether Senators who xnted against the rati
fication of the treaty with the Ledge reser
vations. Indeed, Senater Knox was one of
the twehe Republic nil senators who voted
uguinst nititii allen when the treat! was
finiillx rejected, lining hliu-elf up with
Ilnrah. Hrnndegee, 1,H Toilette, Muses and
the rest of the irreconcilable Senater
Hurdlng. who voted for the Iiclge resolu
tions twice, was paired at the final vote in
such a wa as te give the resolutions Ills
support.
Senater Knox wes opposed te the whole
program. Senater Harding fnvered Its pur
poses, but was opposed te certain of the
method proposed for carrying out that pur
pose. He la stlP in favor of the ends sought
b) the leugue covenant. He siild se during
the campaign In about as many way as it
is possible te say it, se that there might be
no doubt us te where he steed 011 this phase
of the Issue, Senater Reet can co-operate
with hltn in adjusting methods te the de-
in uujuMlng
is
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEIPJBmADEiJHiA TUESDAY, itfOVEER
T sired end. Senater Knox la opposed te the
end itself or tlrni hi language has net con
veyed his meaning,
In spfte of this, tbc effort te propagandist
Reet out and Knox In Is likely te continue,
for the noisy minority If refltlnccd that It
it makes noise enough it can create the Im
pression thnt It I the majority. In this
rase, however, It la net dealing with an
amateur. Senater Hnrdlng hns been in poll
tics and in the newspaper business long
enough te understand all the tricks of the
special pleaders, se 1st Is net likely te be
misled.
A WAY TO NEW WARS? '
TS THE world going te lese It head again
ever the soviet?
Whoever obtains In Russia the sort of
commercial cVinnjsslens offered te Ameri
can through Washington Vanderllp. of
California, and te British tradesmen
through the emissary who has been dicker
ing with Moyd Geerge will probably hare te
light before many years te retain his ad
vantage.
What Is mere, he will need armies te help
him In any future crisis.
The first thing the Moscow Soviet did was
te repudiate the foreign obligation of the
government that preceded It. The first thing
the next government In Russia Is likely te
announce is a repudiation of agreements
mnde by the Helshevlsts. If, meanwhile,
Americans and British have established ex
tensive Interests In Russln they will cry out
naturally enough for protection.
II. O. Wells, who la n radical by tem
perament, found that In all nussla (here
are only nbeut 000,000 people who profess
the Belshek faith. Of these only lfiO.OOO
nrc actively supporting the regime at Mos
cow. Denis such ns Mr. Vnnderllp talks
about are being mnde by this minority.
There are nbeut 1S0.000.0O0 people in
Russln. They hnre no voice in the present
business. Hut they nre likely te have n
voice undeT the government which almost
every one Including Mr. Well himself
expects te see established after the next
collapse.
It Is from the Bolshevik minority thnt
Mr. Vnnderllp obtained vast concessions In
Siberia. These concessions nre supposed te
be worth $.100,000,000. American Investors
will be asked te underwrite the Vanderllp
adventure, nnd If nil gees well, their ?.1fl0,
000,000 will be used for the purchase of
manufactured articles needed by the Rus
sian. The security for this general fund
will be the Siberian concessions. If the
title te these concessions should be with
drawn or contested American Invester will
hnve lest.
It Is net safe for elthcr Britain or America
te deal with a, government that exists only
bj accident, nor should the western gov
ernments permit themselves te drift Inte a
situation by which they mny be compelled
te give nid te a government antagonized
by a vnst majority of the governed. At till
juncture of nffnirs It may he worth remem
bering that much of the confusion new
prevalent In nnd nbeut Russln Is due te the
simple fact thnt thousands of European In
vestors put money in leans extended te the
czar's government shertlj before It, wns
blotted out. Naturally the desire te col
lect. And the position of the French In
vesters new Is similar te thnt in which
American nnd British investors mny find
themselves before long.
I.nrge dealings with Russln will be snfe
only nfter th Russlnns establish n repre
sentative and permanent government.
THE WILD EAST
TRAIN robbery went out of fashion In
the West many years age. It became
dangerous nnd .unprofitable even in the
prairie country and amid the Reckies. An
occasional stage coach that may still be
found In some parts of what once wns the
wild West is a geed denl safer nowadays
than nn automobile in some of the streets of
Philadelphia. The West Is tamed. The
East Is growing wild.
This was proved ugnln when a gang oper
ating with clecklike precision held up n
fast freight en the Pennsylvania lines be
tween Philadelphia and New Yerk nnd pro
ceeded te loot the corn before special guards
carried a pitched battle te n geed finish.
In this instance the bandits knew that
valunblcs were aboard the train. This fact
ami the nature of the nttack prove again
thnt burglary and hlghwnj robbery are no
longer the exclusive work of individuals
operating at random. Yeggmen hnve plainly
ciiganlzrd their work upon en efficiency
basis. They have head(iinrters nnd clear
ing houses In this city and In New Yerk.
The police knew this.
But state and municipal authorities hnve
turned n denf ear te appeals made bj pub
lic officials and by the public for funds
neccBBnry te provide better police facilities.
The extent te which political favoritism nnd
interference have hindered and hampered
police organizations is net always under
stood. But It Is necessnry te blame the pro
fessional politician for n state of affairs
in which thugs have a temporary advantage
In the community.
PARADOXICAL FERRY 'PROGRESS'
PALMYRA. N. J., nnd Tnceny, Philadel
phia, are te be united by a steam-ferry
service nnd hope Is entertained that by next
Augut there will be two beats in operation.
' Boasting about ferry transit en the Dela
ware ig like extolling the worth of candles
for house illumination. Ne doubt they will
serve If modern lighting equipment Is un
procurable. It Is te be hoped thnt the Taceny-l'almyrn
line will be efficiently worked nnd will re
lieve some of the traffic congestion at nn
Interstate beundnry. But the deeper and
unanimous public desire is for something
else.
Nothing but the bridge, which will rele
gate ferry service te the past from which it
vexntleusly obtrudes, will satisfy this un
mistakable longing
PUNKIN, NOT PUMPKIN!
B ECU'Si: the vain, pedantic, piffle-English
pencil-iiisher, the pompous prune
who speaks of "pumpkin" pic, he some
thing coining te him, it Is the pleasant pur
pose of the present scribe te kick him in the
slats A pumpkin Is the gourd-like fruit
of aVu-cur-blt-n-co.eu f.veu've get te tnke
this word In easy stages or jnu'll need caus
tic) n cucurhltaceeiiii vine that careful far
mers cultivate for stock. That's what a
pumpkin is: n country bumpkin lacking cul
ture; n hind te whom Imagination is an
unknown quantity ; n rustic jekel with no
mere poetry in his soul thuu neer-beer
knows of a kick.
But when Old Sel has waved his wand
nnd the heusewlfn hns waved her paring
knife then mark the transformation! The
miracle once wrought by Cinderella's god
mother nt once sinks Inte Insignificance.
Cinderella's godmother, jeu will remember,
simpl touched the pumpkin with her wand
nnd It turned into n conch ; simple gesture
for a simple thing. But for the Thanks
giving inlrucle there must be many rites.
The pumpkin must be cut nnd pressed and
blessed nnd mixed with sweetness and equal
parts of sunshine and geed temper and
love ; with a spice of mischief and u tang of
desire for mere. And it must be cooked In
the light kind of even In the right kind of
way. And the result is 11 measly cearh?
Net en your life! Punkln.bey! PUNKIN
WBJH
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PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Henry Jenei Ferd, Editor Prof etier.
A. K. Dethenberger and His Farm'
Extension Werk A Little
Story About a Peet
By GEORGE NOX MeCAIN
HENRY JONES FOltD occasionally
drops into Philadelphia en his way te
Baltimore and Washington. He Is profes
sor of politic nt Princeton. Largely due,
I think, te his modest ways as Aell as te
his learning he is ene of the most popular
members of the faculty.
Prof. Ferd had, unlike many ether col cel
lege professors, hnd the rare experience of
bring a trained newspapertnnn before he
beeninc a college professor. '
I first met and was associated with him
when he1 was managing editor of the Tltts
burg Gazette twenty-five years age. Even
then he had been an editor and editorial
writer or ever twenty years. He btgsn
hi newspaper career ns nn editorial writer.
That was 11 way back in 1872 en tile Balti
more American, which wns bought the
ether day by Munsey. Baltimore Is his '
native city.
It wns natural thnt after a long and hon
orable career In Pittsburgh, which closed
when he resigned the chair ns editor of the
Gazette in 1(10.", he should return te Balti
more. He became lecturer en political science at
Jehns Hepkins University nnd from there
went te Princeton In 1008. "Herry" Ferd
has never cenitiletclv lest touch with the
world of newspaper workers.
Even new, though out of hearing of print
shop machinery for fifteen years, he could
direct the policy nnd "make un" nn edl.
terlal page with the skill and rapidity that
once characterised him.
WILLIAM H. RATJ'3 death hns removed
a most unusual man from the life of
this city.
His wide experience of the world, hi
Jovial personality nnd his unusual range of
acquaintance will cause him te be missed
mere generally than many ether men whose
names figure conspicuously in public print.
He had traveled extensively. He hnd pen
etrated the depths of the southern seas as
n'companlen of scientists, nud had sought out
the little known regions of Syria and Pales
tine te reproduce life in Bible lands.
In the course of an acquaintance covering
thirty years I found that he rarely ex
pressed himself en the subject of his experi
ences except when some Incident In modern
trevel or adventure called forth a reminis
cence. In conversation n few months before his
death, he recalled what he described ns his
two most tiniiRUal experiences. .
, On.e-"s ''te tlln te ,m" Chatham Islands
In 18i4 te photegrnnb the transit nf
Jenus. The ether wns In Palestine wlfen
he held up his caravan for several weeks
until he could necurp a supply from Europe
of photographic dry plates which had then
1 Just made their appearance In practical
form.
William II. Ran will best be remembered
ns an artist' in his profession, rather than
a a commercial photographer.
A K. ROTHENBEROER Is known te
- every farmer, by name at least, in
.Montgomery county. That Is a pretty bread
assertion, but it's true.
He is the extension representative of the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau. Only
a few years bark. and. Indeed, in mm.
counties yet. he. would be designated as the
"county agent."
In its bread and practical term Mr. Roth Reth
enberger is the .farmer's friend. And yet
city folk, Ignorant of the stride that
modern agriculture I making, mny be' in
clined te tilt their noses at the idea of a
fnrm director, or former's representative,
having an office In a big bank building in
n city of .10,000 inhabitants like Norris
town. If you are n farmer, fruit raiser, or Just
an ordinary "trucker," and you nre in
doubt about nnythlng or want information
or Instruction concerning your agricultural
work, write te Rethcnbcrger. He'll set
you straight,
Tha.t.'s ."l" business. And It is net a
theoretical reply that you will receive. The
chances nre thnt he has met and overcome
uic same ciimcuity Himself.
lie Is net a theorist, or a political worker
holding down n soft snap. He Is a prao prae
tlcnl fanner, owns his own fnrm nnd he
knows his business. If. he did net he
vveuldn t .held his job very long. The
fanners, In the vernacular, would "git onto
him" In short order.
TVTR. ROTHENBEROER i responsible in
"A his work te three organizatiens: the
county farm bureau, Pennsylvania State
College and the I'nlted States Department
of Agriculture. His services arc free. That's
the beauty of the system.
I de net exaggerate his importance or his
industry when I record the fact that Mr.
Hethenberger is one of the busiest men and
most conscientious workers in Our neigh
boring county.
Fer month past he has been working
en the annual corn and fruit show of the
county. It Is te be held in the City Hall
at Norrlstewn the first three days In Decem
ber. It is some show.
It has half the county fairs In the state
benten te a pulp.
It is worth while for I'hlladelphlans te
knew that within thirteen miles of the city
line there is annually held the largest fruit
nud corn show in eastern Pennsjlvnnln.
A' ,K,' I'O'h'.nberger Is the high priest
of publicity, adviser, organizer and god-fatber-ln-demenstrntlnn
te the exhibition.
If he continues te add new features every
enr this annual affair before the end of the
decode will reach the proportion of an Indoor
agricultural fair minus the mldwev, the
horse races and the balloon ascension's.
It's a real farmer' show.
COLONEL GEORGE ROTH, In connec cennec connec
tlen with the renovation und beautifying
of the Academy of Music fejer by Edward
Bek, recalled au anecdote of the' late Ed
mund Clarence Stcdman the ether day.
One of the many literary organizations of
this city engaged him for a rending year
age. It wns first proposed te held It in a
cluhroem in the city. The snle of seats,
however, exceeded the capacity of the place
and Wltherspenn Hnll wns substituted.
The sale Indicated that even this audi
torium might be tee small. Then the com
mittee communicated with the poet and
suggested he give his reading In the Academy
of Music.
But Stcdman bucked. The vastness of
the famous Academy apnallcd him j likewise
the fear thnt vast semicircles of empty sent
would embarrass him. His characteristic
negative read;
"Impossible. I cannot bring myself te
think of appearing before a vast aggrega aggrega
tlen of silent sorrow."
BEWARE, O HELLAS!
BEWARE, O Hella. turn net from the
llglit.
Break net with friends who love thy name
and race,
With whom thou stoedst victorious, by
Ged's grace, '
Theu, tee, constrained by everlasting Right'
But thou wilt choesn thy portion with the
night
If him thou call te his dishonored place
Wbe 'gainst thy friends and thee, with
paltering hose.
He long upheld the hands of Teuten might.'
Break net with thine old friends nor, deeper
shame!
With him, thy son, who bet the lest lauds
free,
And gave them back into the mother state
(Whose very name Is kin te Freedom's
nunc;.
Greatness that hour shall fall away from
thee
When thou fergettest him who made thee
nreatt v
Edith M. Tlieniatf,.Jy.H,N. Y. Htrald,
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
ALBA B. JOHNSON
On Philadelphia's Public Improvements
A VISION of Philadelphia with Its place
firmly fixed as the most beautiful eltv In
the country Is seen by Alba It. Jehnsen,
president of the Chamber of Commerce.
Just as the city has made enormous strides
In city beautificntien In the last decode or
se, se will It take further seven-league
step in the decade or se te come, is hi
opinion.
A magnificent ehnin of parks nnd boule
vards encircling the city, great stately build
ing worthy of the dignity of the third
city in the country, nnd a monumental
achievement In the Delaware river bridge
are among the Improvements seen by Mr.
Jehnsen. He might have added. "Yeu don't
knew the half of it." when the tentative nnd
ns yet undisclosed changes contemplated by
city engineers and planners arc taken Inte
consideration.
"Pliilailclphians nre se often engaged in
the great municipal sport of knocking that
they don't step te realise what they hnve nt
their very doers." said Mr. Jehnsen. "We
have been no busy roasting contractor rule
and city officials and ether features of our
city government that we hnve net netlfed.
many of us, vvhnt has been taking place
before our very eyes.
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Fellow Beaten Track
' "Most of us, It seems te me, fellow a
beaten track. Fer the most part, our
knowledge of the city is pretty likely te be
limited te route that we take from our
homes te offices and back again. But
If we wil Hi: nbeut us and back ever n
period of wars we will find that Philadel
phia has net only kept step with the ether
cities of the country In civic beautificntien,
but has actually outstripped most of them.
"It seems almost needless te point out
two of our outstanding achievements, the
Parkway and the Roosevelt Boulevard. The
former, beautiful as it Is, bringing Fair
mount Park right te the heart of the city,
will be really magnificent when it is com
pleted. Most nrc familiar with the central
avenue and Pennsylvania avenue flanking
it, but few, perhaps, knew that another
splendid uvenue paralleling the two Is te
flank the ether side. This avenue will ex
teud te the Schuylkill river In Falrmeunt
Park and includes In its opening extensive
improvements te the river front.
"When nil the beautiful buildings In pros pres
pect go up the city will have semetbiug te
talk about. lp shall have the huge mu
nicipal art gallery at the entrance of the
park, with avenues leading up from the
Washington monument; a convention hall
and numerous ether magnificent buildings
that will flank the magnificent roadway and
encircle Legan Square,
"The Roosevelt Boulevard Is probably the
finest thoroughfare of ItH kind in the coun
try. The only pity Is that it does net have
a finer class of buildings en It. We also
have the southern boulevard.
Praises Hrldge Idea
"In the northeast we have Pennypack
Pnrk, a beautiful tract of land embracing
mere than 1000 ncrcs, n beauty spot that will
compare; favorably with any, and League
Island Park in the southern section. It is
the purpose of these Interested In city plan
ning te have a series of such perks surround-
I,. .... "., m.... ... Hiirti uiriu , Wl
scries of boulevards like these new existing.
nig inr i-iiy mm ie connect mem up with
as one unui connecting link with the
ether Inspiring improvements of the city
we Inevitably come te the Delawnre river"
bridge. This should be, gud undoubtedly
will be. a monumental piece of work, as well
ns a span te carry traffic and persons from
one city and state te another,
"What could be a finer living verification
of a great achievement than te have as an
entrance te one of the approaches a greut
municipal market. Thl could be n thing of
dignity and beauty and at the same time a
great public institution,
"This sheuld'nnt be merely u market as
we huve'understoed them in the past, but a
great center of business and trade, where
the city, state nnd world muy be repre
sented. Such n project would net en'ly L a
thing of meuumental beauty, but a llvlnr
expression of the needs nnd life of the com
munity and a lasting notification of the fact
thut Philadelphia has a great pert and Is a
big center of commerce nnd Industry.
Philadelphia en Crest
"Just as these changes nre going en
quietly and tirelessly, but none the lets ef.
fectlvely in many cases, and Just as Phila
delphia Is at the present time in the van of
tber cUles of the country In this respect
W Q4hOt In point 'of fact been qu!et&
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A STRENUOUS EFFORT
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progressing for many years. Before 1870,
when New erk vvn but a town of shanties
am! Antral Pnrk wns net even thought of.
Inlrmeunt Pnrk hnd net only rome Inte
being, but had attained considerable develop develep
5"!!!.r , ", ""nparntively short time It hnd
e,J T'1 from, n ,?",nn "Pat embracing
vvhat In new the old water works and the
H Zl" Mll tt". lK"-,"t Park that
f n.i)i i AtftI ""bough few people knew
it. this beauty spot Is still extending and
Urn MB t0. "s, Bl0.rI(, nwwitly a cSnsId-
rtii w?n,,2?,hnH bM,n mlMte t0 th un
rivaled ttissahlcken. se that new It extends
nnr.n.:1.rl,rstm,t."1," antl UP il the White"
marsh region. And se we hove set the pace
with many ether civic improvement. '
.were and mere our people have come
buck from Europe filled with the glories of
lTl& '".""'If'"' ,lk" V'nn
ana Jlcrlln. In the vears rene bv these
tnrldeHhhernn',r!Va"1'.i,'s '"'" -'ade JrcT,?
strides because they had strong imperialistic
governments, which simply decide I en ?,,,.
l-revement, and saw that 'they were car "d
form- It re,,n,ri with mere democratic
forms of government this method of pro
cedure has net been possible. But. nam
hi" "K '""'T'0"'' "' our traveler, av-e
fc. it'.u,1,l,.,ln.w' ' '" war out of
sllves ynnml l";epI(' '"Sinning te find them
selves, a great wave of citv plan ulnit Is
under way. And .en that wave asl LvJ
indicted, jeu will flndPhiladcIpl!la en the
Relative Cost
l'rem the New Yerk ll-rald
Discussing the high cost of college training
sW rsisinS;
Important If True
Krem the Indlansiielln jyna
Jf coal is really moving direct from nre
ducer te consumer, this nAv route .sP
Imnnrtnnf , i. .11 " '"'lie Is a
ntthedlscoverretatM
passage
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. wi.icn , the old IJaj Hate?
"' MnntuanTH ",m ,H k"" -The
Lucifer- "netlms known as
6' "Vanc canr0'11' the
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s AVhat Is a linrrfdnn?
9, What Is n svllalnis?
penny n
10, WKJLMa.'' "I0 nm '"""ter te
bngllsn channel?
"" ever the
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
j. rtrLneoiegists liave
times into three n,rledB th. &'rU
the Ilrenze Ake sort e,I iLe ""?ne Age.
2. The Andes Is the lone ..... '
tains In th0 world g',nnKe et
1. .h . " "" "un Age.
meuu-
3. Henry Juines wrote ,. .,
"Daisy Miller" ,,'e llert atery
I, General Townshend lien,i,i .1
expeditionary fere n MeJ. '", Dr,,l"J'
the unfortunate campalmi i'?" In
initiated In disaster it 1. Wl"cl cul
6. Frederick Olllett will Mrv. .
of the Heuse, of lienrM.nVif uer
Congress me?ts in l?ece,nber 'VM when
Platinum In used for some com,,,..
In electrical uppllnnceB l""",cl Pelnta
7 Olgn, the present queen regent of n
Is the grandmother of th., Pf. 0r,Cf.
Alexander. ",0 ,n'u King
8. The weul bugbear Is said t 1,. , ,
from the Welsh "livvir 1 i,1,,Ue,
and the Welsh '"bar" "'re furv",,i0l)l,n-
9. Mohammedanism is a veun...?' ,rntM'
than IlrahmlnlM i. IsitK,htam,Prr,,V1?n
tlanlty. dating from about iii I n,rl'"
JO, Daphne In classical rnvtholea-v .'...
daughter of a river red km? ..
A .sT'ciss enfi ?y? &
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SHORT CUTS
We trust your cranberry crop is te your
aiMiujii
The .wise squirrel nowadays emigrates
te the city parks.
The weather man could held off no
longer, uray days are here.
Are there yet any signs of harmony In
r.urupef et Dy a pieniscitei
The tiykey arrives as usual with a
chrysanthemum In Ita mouth.
The feel who seta a revolving deer
a -spinning is again having hit inning.
"Friends of Judge Brown are firm be
liever in the virtue of a "hencrelrnt
I despotism."-
One cause for thanksslvinv Wiihlnr.
tonlens have is that Mrs. Asqulth lives In
i.onuen.
With fodder, hay and mill feeds de-
' creasing In price, what is keeping up the
price 01 euiterr
The New Yerk investigation stews tt
prove that the trouble with a trust is that
it Is se untrustworthy.
Just at a time when some ether critters
are preparing te hibernate the gerrymander
eetrnja symptoms ei waking.
In a little while we shall listen te
the man who brags about the alcoholic con
tent of the mince pie he met.
Anether thing war did was te demon.
strntc Ujat government operation of business
is cesny, cumoerseme and inencient.
Thanksgiving Day -draws near and pur
chasers ull sigh: "The turkey is a bird of
cneer. nnat makes it roost se high!'
Frem Chicago comes the news that the
gin mere arc new "affecting big galoshes
Why, what ether kind could they uw?
Whether he keeps himself busy, an In
Philadelphia, or is kept busy, as In New
lern, a mayor rarely sutlers from ennui.
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The Red Cress nerds veur aid this fir-
from -drab November! se grab your dollars,
man ana main, ana pay te ee metneer.
Assessment victim ponder, though net
neperuiiy, mat u it were a Heard of rro rre rro
visien of Axes it might de some cheppinf.
T'ntll the tailors told us that we nere
te wear Harding clothes next year, few of
us knew what kind of clothes he were
den t, for that matter, new.
Would It be presuming en the reader's
long-suffering nature te suggest that the
:ew erK iiutcners who were locked In an
ice box while bandits robbed their shop were
given u cold deal 7
It Is nesslhle te rend n llttli entimlstle
premise Inte the British "recognition" of
the Russian Soviet Gevernment: Peace In
Russia may hasten the downfall of Ul
Soviet Government.
What Senater Capper's proposed bill
te prohibit dealing in grain futures aptfars
te need l "a little compromiser," a device
te separate the sheep from the goats.
Rightly upplled, the "speculation" Is merely
crop Insurance,
Frem Denholm, Pa., come the story of
a wild turkey which, "late In rising," smote
11 hunter and stunned him. We knew the
counterpart of that story. Early or late,
it is the upward flight of the store turkey
that smites the bargain hunter and stuui
her.
While common sense must Indorse the
uctlen of the Interstate Commerce GeinnilS'
slen in denving the power of the New Vet
State Public Service Commissions te main
tain discriminatory Intrastate passenger
rates, one cannot but sympathize with the
old-time advocate of state right wle
them one by one disappear.
There Is pronounced difference lt
opinion umeng puaiciaua, public emciawi
hOclnleiHMtR mill neiipnlf.irlutt nm ft whlthff
(first) the driir linhlt la IneFeatlnr inJ 'I
(second) if such Increase (If Ihere It nj) J
is due te the prohibition law; but l"" fl
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