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Thlpxs en whlrli the iwinle expert the new
UmAilsirutisn tn rencentrittn Its attention!
The Jirlawate rlvtr brldae, .
S ilrvfjcli bio eiinuaS te accommodate the
Inrpett iMti.t.
Dcielaj-nent of the rapid transit tvtitem.
A cesvrntf1.! halt.
A. tulMfne ter the Free Ub-nrv.
An Art Muteum.
Rnlareement of the tcater mwrtu.
Hernet fe accommodate the iminilatljn
"REVISION" THE KEYWORD
TN IlKC'OMMKXDINd the most careful
scrutiny of the new asM-ssmentH by the
Heard nf Revision of Taxes, and In tirclne
the adoption of n perccntnee senlc te protect
the small householder, the resolution passed
by the nuance committee of the Council yes-
terdny 1, reflective of sound public sentiment.
Obviously it is impossible for the pleas of
all the property owners te be Rrnnted.
There nre cases ever year in which raised
assessments are justified by uncpicstlenable
increases in property value. It is Impessl-
ble also for the Council te encroach upon
tl(C funi thins nf the Heard of Revision of
Taxes ami te dictate it's policy.
('ranted, however, that tills lnrt pos pes pos
pcsses pnwets that cannot under present
conditions be directlv invaded, its nhlicutlini
te perform its duties Justly and cxpcrtl) is
morally Intensified.
It Is the prevailing impression that the
new ase.sMTirnt work has been done crudely
and with a certain hlgh-html'-d riithlessncss
nnd that the beard tins been n.mc tee niixtiiiir.
te exercise Its revisery powers generously.
The public 1ms full right te. complain of
Btich methods nnd the Council ty er.i.stnllize
its opinion in pertinent suggestions.
Whnt It is necessnry for the NunKte re
member new and at all times is that "Ite "Ite
rislen" is the significant word in its cieu
lateu title.
A NUISANCE ENDED
TT IS te be hoped that the blew dealt the
- unpopular project of n trolley line en the
Cobbs Creek boulevard between Market nnd
Spruce streets will be final.
Neighborhood opposition te the plan it
emphatl" nnd has been supported by de
tailed objection. .lift why the unpopular
scheme, which was turned down some time
ege. should have cropped up in Council again
has net been satisfncterilj explained.
Its rejection esterdn, by the Council
committee tin transportation and public utili
ties will retlect jiigiiilicautly upon any fur
ther efforts te revive it. The time wasted
in nffrenting that element of public opinion !
most intimately and sincerely concerned in
the case is te be deplored if the extravagant
notion prevails that nny legislative bodies
ere exempt from such practices.
WHAT PRESIDENTS READ
rpiIK interest of Anierit.iii Presidents in
literature has been -i sljjhr t'int the
report that the President-elect bus been
reading it book is treated as new. patron
age of literature fei the first century and
n quarter was confined thieih te appointing
men of letters te diplomatic or miiuliir
pests. Washington Trying. Nathaniel Haw
thorne, ficerge Itnncmir, Jehn I.othrep
Motley nnd .Tame Russi.'l I.ecll yere se
honored in the Inst century. The practice
has been ceiitiuuid in tiii- cintur.v. for
Themas Nelsen Page. Henry van Pke,
Rebert I'nderwoetl .Telinsnn. Arthur Sher
burne Hard and rreilern- C. Pentielil have
servetl their ceuntrj abroad
It wns net until the Roosevelt administra
tion that the attention of the public wan
attracted te the Kind of honks which the
President reads. Mr Roosevelt invited au
thors te the White Heuse He wrote pleas
ant things about their books and thus In
duced ether people te lend them. His own
reading was ns varied anil as inclusive us
the literature of the civilized werld: ranging
from the (Ireek class. t te the latest non
sense rhymes, from the sagas of the Norse
men te the Interminable history of the Ral
kan wars, and from Confucius te Owen
Winter. The literary interests of President
Taft were net disclosed, but when Mr. Wil Wil
Ren became President we began te hear
about bis favorite autherR. They included
Walter Rngehnt nnd Kdmuntl Iturke. and for
lighter matter Oliver Herferd and J. S.
Fletcher, an English, author of mystery
Bterics. Ills interest in "The Middle Tem
ple Murder," by Fletcher, wns doubtless re
sponsible for bringing thnt really excellent
detective story te the nttentien of thousands
who would net otherwise have heard of It.
And new we are told that Hennter Ilnrd
ins's fnverlte author Is IMgnr Hnltus. and
that bis favorite book umeng these by Saltus
is "Imperial Purple " If this announcement
does net restore the vogue te Saltus it will
be for the reason that Ins many books have
no permanent value. He wns widely read
twenty-five years nge, nnd although he has
been writing n new book every two or thtee
years ever since, thousands of people who
used te rend hltn thought lie was dead until
he published "The Pallsser Case" last year.
Saltus is a rhetorician, or perhaps it would
be less invidious tn say that he is u stjlist.
The precision nnd gorgceusness of his lan
guage used te delight young men a getK-rntleu
age. In "Imperial Purple," u book about
the Reme of the Caesars, he used that style
te embroider bis tale, a style which It bus
been said "Walter Puter might have adopted
after three bottles of brandy." Here Is u
sample from "The Imperial Orgy," his
latest book, of the way he Is writing new.
He Is speaking of Pouintewski, a favorite et
Catheriue of Russia:
Tht kltiBhlp had been predicted
When but ft child an aatroleger drew his
horoscope. In It wan a throne. What
throne? Nobody knew, but be waa trained
for It a colt la trained for a race
In the training he ucqulrcd the attitude
nd ntrut of n klntr of the tage That
1YM mere facade. Back of it waa the
EVENING
Ingenuousness of a young lndy, nml front
Ins; It wan a iimlle In which there wns Cha
teau Tquem. Buch a smlle la heady. It cap
tivated Catherine. Hut though Iw had a
languorous eye en her. he had another
and a very timorous one en .Siberia. In
TUlssIn, one never knew I
Mr. Hnrillnc snt up two nlshN liefere the
eleetlen te reread "Imperial I'urple," nntl
It kept liltn nwnke until 1 o'clock. Anether
of IiIn fnrnrltes U Hui'teiiliis. who wrote
nheut the twelve Cncxnrs with nil the frank
ness that Mr. HnltiiH il,Uilii.cil in his curlier
novel of high society. The public Interest
In this ta-te of the rrexlilciit-elect 1 llkcl.x
te he Rllrrcd ni much by the subject matter
whnt the Cnemirs) did mid whnt manner nf
men they were ns by the literary quality
of the men who wrote about them. We nwnit
further disclosures uf Mr. Harding's tiiHte
In books, and if It shall appear that he rends
"Alice in Wonderland" with appreciative
understanding our opinion that he will pilot
the reuntry snfelj through the next four
jenr will be ceuflrmed.
MORE THAN A POLICE CLUB
IS NEEDED TO STOP CRIME
Secial and Educational Systems That
Make Cynics of Children May Be
In Need of Revision
TN THi:SH swift days, when revolvers pep
constantly in the news nnd police every
where go tiptoeing In bewildered circles, It
hns become nppnrent that the simple life
hntl ndvnntngcs net clearly defined even when
Roosevelt urged It most nrtlcntb upon his
fellow ceuntrj men,
It was n safe life. It was likelv te be a
long one. It wns net subject te Interrup
tions violent or bloody. That was the tine
tiling about It.
Roosevelt imagined n tree nnd a plot of
ground and the alternating comfort, of
philosophy nnd labor as ends thnt In n bitter
world should attract minds which enlltmrily
go loepliig-the-loop in crazy pursilt of
shadows nnd the imitations of happiness.
Hut he imagined, tee. anchors of a certain
sort necessary te steady n human) spirit
while it lenrned te seek nnd understand nnd
accept these things. Faith nnd ftui- were
in his mind because faith nnd fear always
have been great forces of discipline.
Faith in things net Immediate aid visible
hns nlmest vanished in Inrge sections of
serietj . unit in consequence life Iris tended
te become anything but simple. (Gusts of
gunfire in the streets, the eflicieify nf the
eggmen's s.Midlcates and tilings iron when
vt lis that hide the underside of diameters
supposed te he conventional or common
place art" withdrawn show that 't is be
coming amar.lngly complex. !
Fear is vanishing, tee. Tliete iwis a time
when people lived in fear of tve tjltuigs the
opinion of ether people and the tlamcWophc tlamcWephc
sied for sinners. Nowadays you in ij go
along for months without knowing the name
of the family In the next house or in the lint
below. Ami the college professors who insist
that hell is unfiling i ' than a sounding
metaphor gather a larger following with
every passing year.
Theirs lias been a ' nnspicueiis victory of
opinion. It inn) be justified, perhaps), upon
scientific grounds. I tut it has bad some odd
nnd unexpected results.
The number of people who fear neither
death nor the neighbors is growing steadily
larger. These folk, the newly emancipated,
an- in some ways astenislilnglv like Poland
antl (Veeho-Slevakiti. Thej have achieved
the New Freedom. They de net knew what
tn iV with it. Thev have n feeling tllat the
proper thing te de is te go us far ns you
like.
They are going in high. Where they are
going they de net knew.
Life as it is organized in the scheme nf
western civilization lias been described ns a
process of hard competition govern 'd bj
ethical restraints. If ethical restraints are
breaking down in the cities, there must be an
understandable reason for tin; collapse. In
all the insistent and aimless crying for crime
suppression there is no suggestion of n
search for causes nnd origins. ftut it is
significant te find thnt the police, whenever
the? are led far in am investigation of the
crimes of violence that continue te shock
eastern cities, are seldom contributed b ex
perienced or familiar n'1 derv
They find themselves m te fu0 itli n
Miuiiger generation trained in the crowded
areas of big communities. There. it,some it,seme
tir.ies seems, the lack of cthic.il restraints
and understanding is mmphtc Yeu cnunnt
think of ethics without thinking of spiritual
training, because ifliual impul-cs de" net
originate in the mind alone. And win cannot
think of spiritual training without a thought
of the churches and their e-.pt rictuc in these
iireus where life is hardest drUen and most
tense.
Frem the etigestt d set tiens of Philadelphia
and ether cities the cliunli ir.- gtadtinlly
.been forced te rf tir untt i the pressure of
necessity te lind the iiuaiis of inspiration
and hustetinnci' in places when, people have
meie time and inclination te (o-epernte with
it. In its wake dame balls bine sprung up
nntl t lobs of one sort or another are the
schools in width buys ami girls without
number have been left for a long time new
te formula!1 llieir tlu-nri' s of existence. Men
who make t.ieir app i ' t" tin- lniuinu spirit
tniitiuuc a gallant mel losing fight against
the baldening and corroding intlueui is that
crowd in what nre cutiimeiil. liii'wn as the
slums. Rut they are almost helpless among
these who, by force of circumstances, have
had te accept excitement as a substitute for
linppincs.
In the Mimller tenuminitie-. in places
where Roosevelt's tree utitl his plot nf ground
nntl his open skj nre still available te
searchers for such things, in most of inland
America, there Is no crime wave and people
are net robin tl in the streits nnd men are
nut bcuti'ii te death by the companions of
injHterletis women.
All thnt sort of thing it-presents ft phr. -noinenen
peculiar te small set turns of tl.e
ceuntr in which society hns ceinnlni cnth
permitted its veitth te grew like the wtetis
in nil untended field. Te blink thnt fact is
te flee from the truth mid te miss the whole
meaning of crime waves
Society funis some comfort in its linbit of
abusing the police. Hut senet is enl
facing the i onserpioni es of some of its own
errors of emission. It hns left x nuth te
shift for itself in darkness. It 1ms forgotten
nin-nv nf its obligations. Heys and gills
without number, who In ether days would
have buictltcd b spiritual dlstlpline attain
able enlv through the faith cultivated by
religious ti n'hlii'. nii iimvi and drift In a
world dominated by the Jazz bandits R is
normally a world of incitement of vanity,
of unrestrained recklessness. It knows noth
ing of the precepts antl precedents by whi"h
life once was guided, anil under all the
signs of Its spurious sophistication it Is n
rnther pitiful world nt best. Add te it the
complications of moonshine whisky nnd
illicit drugs nntl mhi will lime the back
ground agulnst which, in all justice, the
youthful felons of these queer days must be
viewed and judged.
The simple and obvious fact Is that, while
n great deal has been taken nway from the
life of youth by modern methods of tenchlng
and through the forms thnt existence linn
assumed under new economic pressure, neth
PUBLIC LED GERr-PHIL
ing hns been added, Faith lias been do de do
Ktrejcd by the simple expedient et men who
called It superstition. And the net result
of the experiment Is growing cynicism and
moral laxity among nil sorts of people newly
relieved, like the C..echo-Slovaks, from con
sciousness of ruling authority.
It Is possible te understand, nfter a rn rn
tlennl view of the whole genernl question,
why the police, even when they seem In
efficient, nre laboring under novel difficul
ties. When life was simpler than It Is new
they knew where te leek for a hurglnr or n
yeggmnn. Rurglnrs nnd yeggmen belonged
te a siiinll nnd exclusive clnss. Thclr haunts
nnd habits nnd associations were pretty well
known, nnd even their comings nnd goings
were tnntters nlieut which the police man
aged te keep themselves Informed, Hut
crimes that attract the most attention now
adays are net usually the work of men
who ordinarily go out te make n living by
gunplay.
The police are dealing with a reaction of
seclnl fortes thnt was as certain ns n rent-tint!
planned by n chemist In n crucible.
Frem the neglected portions lu society cer
tain finished products of a bad system bnve
been cast up te present in concentrated and
startling form the characteristics that nre
inevitable In the whole mass nnd that will
be Inevitable until the constructive forces In
education win against the forces from the
outside thnt are antl have been se clearly
tlcsttuetlvc te met nitty nnd reason.
The number of young men nnd women who
bnve neither fenr nor reverence for anything
under the sun is large and growing In
America. Thev will have tn learn fenr. at
least. If they cannot be made te fear their
parents or future fire, they will bnve te be
made te fear the lnw and the police when
the) break into the list of offenders aguinst
society. Hut If even children nre becoming
cynical It ought te be remembered thnt chil
dren learn all that they knew from their
elders. New nnd then n shocking crime nnd
the nttentlnnt exposure of squnlltl error under
respectable exteriors prove thnt a geed
man) of the new criminals learn hardness
where they should learn ether things.
If Mr. Cortelyou's men with their clubs
could level slum areas mid chase myriads of
their dwellers, out Inte the open air nnd.
finally, force into their minds a respect for
elemental truths that n large pnrt of so
ciety itself seems te have forgotten, they
would be fitted te ileal with crime waves nt
the source. Otherwise they enn be only
pnrtly successful.
MR. HARDING'S ADVISERS
THF list nf men te be invited te meet
Senater Harding at Marlen curly next
month, given out by his preconvcntlen man
ager, is admittedly incomplete. It includes
ten Republicans and three Democrats.
The Democrats nre Senater Pomerene, of
Ohie, who voted for ratification of the
ti eiit;i with the Ledge reservations, and
Senators Reed, of Missouri, antl Shields, of
Tennessee, who are opposed te the I.engue
of Nations in nn.i shape.
It is net likelj that Mr. Harding will con
fine bis consultation with Democrats te these
t'l-ee. Scnnter I'ntlerwoed, of Alnbamn, is
much mere representative of the Democratic
sentiment that me of them. lie arrived at
liis conclusions; independently and was net
influenced by hatred of tin President, n
folding which has colored Senater Reed's
course from the beginning of Mr. Wilsen's
administration. Senater Hitchcock, of Ne
braska, n man of less weight than Senater
I'nderwoetl. had charge of the treaty en the
fleer nntl is supposed te have views of his
own en the subject. It will be expedient
tn consult him also. As Mr. Harding is
noted for bis Ability te hnrimmlz.e illicting
Intel csts, It may confidently be expected that
both rnderwoed antl Hitchcock will visit
Marien. And no one need be surprised if
Mr. Itryuu is nlse invited.
Ten Republicans are named. They arc
Fliliu Reet. Senater Ledge. Senater Knox,
former President Teft. Senators Rernh.
Jehnsen. Lenroot and Capper. Charles K.
Hughes and Miles Peiudexter. This list
Includes both friends and enemies of the
treaty. The names en it should be weighed
rather than counted. Reet and Taft and
Hughes are out of office, but thev nre nil
men whom the party hns honored nnd still
delights te honor Their abilities and their
Intense Amerlinnlsm are admitted every
where. They outweigh a dozen Herahs ami
Johnsons and Calipers.
The name of Herbert Hoever is net en the
published list, but it is likelv te be en an
invitation sent out b.i Mr. Harding, for the
reason that Mr. Hoever is as familiar as nny
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I ether .xmericnn wiiu coiiuuieiis hi r.nrniie
unii has demonstrated the soundness of his
judgment in most trying circumstances,
ficerge W. Wickershnni is another man
whose advice is llkelj te be sought, and
former Scnnter Sutherland, of I'tah. who
hns been In close relations with .Mr. Hard
ing all summer. Is likely te continue in such
relations If net for the next four years, as
Is new anticipated, then at least until the
pellicles of the administration are formulated.
If Charles W, F.liet, of Ilnrvaid, and I'resl
dent Illbben. of Princeton, nre net culled in
counsel, It will net be for the reason that
they de net repiesent the sentiment nf n
large group of thinking men interested in the
extrication of the I'nlted States from Its
present impossible position.
Indeed, Mr. Harding will find it mere
difficult te decide whom net te consult mining
the multitude of high-minded citizens will
ing te assist him thnn te get the advice he
Is seeking from these whom he does invite
te his home.
FLAWS IN ALL CHARTERS
OL'T of tli' Armenian problem there hns
arisen nt the Lengue of Nations sessions
in (ienevn the prospect of a clash ever the
respective jiii'sdlctlens of the council nnd
tlie assembly.
flit situation hns inspired regrets that the
M.rdiug of the ''inenunt is lint Indestructibly
I'U'iir. It muy also, if the International del
egates will cxt'iid their mental horizon n
little. Inspire an nccess of bymputhetlc un
derstanding. Documents wlie.se rating nuicuig govern -meiitnl
clinrters is high are net Impervious
te contradictory Interpretations the con
stitution of the I'nlted States, for Instance,
r.uropeens who have, been m stifled ever the
late conflict between the President and the
Senate may profitably develop their stock of
tolerance by the somewhat unpalatable les les
eons new being -conned at (ienevn.
There Is no need, however, te be utterly
dismayed at the situation. The best-druwn
covenants, the most expertly devised char
ters ure net proof ngnlnst attack en the
ground of n conflicting apportionment of
powers. The Flitted, States Supreme Court
bus um-nvi'led ninny such tangles in the
course of our histurj.
The liujru'' I" "till lu Its novitiate. Its
machinery is only pattly In operation. The
world ttmrt as jet exists only en paper.
(Mashes of autlieriti in the International so se
cictj will inevitably occur nnd will bnve te
be uccepteil as part of the cost of progress.
The Supietne Cinut bus established a
record by deciding a case in fifteen minutes: ;
which Is one minute less thnn it took a woman
Jury in Orange, N. .1 , te com let n fruit
titddler of prnctlclng dcutistn without a
license Who wiit. ft drooled about "the
bsudeu feet of the law"? ,
ADELPEttA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER.
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Art la a Weird and Wonderful Thing
as Manifested In the Decoration
of the Reems of College Students
lly SARAH D. LOWR1K
.tTF,RRIHLr. ns an army with ban-
J- ners." was a scriptural phrase that I
never understood until Inst week when I
"went along" with some near of kin of some
bejs In New I'liglnnd schools nnd colleges
te visit them In their various tempernry
habltnts.
' I bnve been nble te be open-minded before
cubists. Relsbevlsts, militants, pncllists and
bitter-enders, but I feel all the sensations of
drowning en entering a modern schoolboy s
room or a college freshman's, confronted by
the bnniier wnll drcorntlens that constitute
the "Inst cry" in nrt for these youngsters
that must cvcntiinlly fester nnd support
American painting, sculpture nnd decorative
architecture.
Yet se profound wns my respect for youth
ful lilenls. that beyond a question or two
which I threw my whole being Inte making
guileless, I controlled my sensations and was
as complaisant ns the most complaisant
parent en a fend visit of Inspection.
The most sketchy banner decoration I
saw wns that of a freshman's sitting room
nt college. There were no spaces of wall
unadorned. The cempletcst example of the
"after-war" banner nnd banneret treatment
of the perpendicular was found in the study
of n sixth form boy nt St. Puul's, Concord.
Ne space of plaster wits visible. The pe
culiar qualities nf n crazj quilt and nn uutn
grapb quilt were combined en these walls.
The banners were of everj dullish hue that
flannel or near flannel can take, and they
were nrrnnged In eiich an ingenious fashion
that the names ran up and dewu, across and
sideways se that no two had any relation te
t! emsclvcs or te any ethers. The general
Itnpicsslen was jnzz with the controlling
beat gene te Hinders.
Three youths are responsible for that
study hence the wealth of material! The
cue I knew had dilliculty in concentration,
se his masters averred witli the unanimity of
a (iteek chorus, te his parents. I utlniiicd
hltn for co-ertllnntlng enough te make us
coffee en the afternoon of our visit und our
selves for being able te drink It with the
embellishment of cocennut wafers. The
combination of cocennut and sixth -form
coffee marked nu epoch in our digestions.
THERE is no particular sentiment nt
tnched te most of the bnnners; they nre
trepliies neither of nthletic achievements nor
of bchoelboy raids. They represent hard cash
expended en u certain day In the last term
of each year when there Is a general ex
change of stocks in bund.
The great idea in hnvlng them Is that
bare walls are ugly, pictures arc better than
bare walls, hut banners arc completely sat
isfying. Every day for part of nn hour nnd every
Sunday for meie than nn hour the boys nt
St. Paul's, for instance, centemplnte the
beautiful mid rich color scheme of their
beautiful chapel, where from the great
crimson carpet In the chancel te the flaming
wings of the seraphim mid cherubim In the
windows nicr the entrance gallery they me
surrounded and almost fanned by pure
color, jet left te themselves they make their
own little sniictums dull little dl'tis of con
flicting samples of flannel.
THE ether characteristic of these rooms,
and indeed this was true of the merest
cubby hole of a bedroom and study combined,
lucre two by fours, was that each held a
Victer machine. The blend of sounds which
issue nt times along these bare corriJers
must be staggering. Rut' boy nfter boy as
sured me thnt by pnjing attention you could
Jtift listen te your own jnzz nnd be deaf te
the ethers.
Here then wns concentration in the midst
of distraction !
Yet I de net suppose thnt in nllewing the
bejs te turn en their records simultaneously
the rchoel authorities had any idea that they
were fust i ring concentration.
SO FAR as tlie college authorities go in
these smaller New England colleges one
wonders what they have In their minds te
tni-tcr outside the classroom program. It
strut k me as n casual observer that from
the sixth form of a first -class school te the
freshmen class nf an isolated college, no
matter hew traditionally scholarly it wns,
there wns tee big u gnp te lie filled Intelli
gently by the youngster making the jump.
(it cut schools like the Hill Scheel, like
St. Paul's or Taft. bnve prehubly u better
pi'id. better co-erdinated teaching staff than
the i mailer colleges enn afford. Their nlh
letics are geneiallv under mere pref vsn u.il
supervision, nnd their recreations are chosen
vlth a very keen eje te the boys' needs.
AT ONE of the colleges I spent n week
end, the only place te go Snturtlny night
wns n vcrv mediocre movie. The town, net
the college, provided thnt, nnd as the town
went ns well as the college there was net
sufficient accommodation for cither, let alone
both. On Siintlnj night a very discouraged
and rather peevish Armenian sufferer lec
tured en her country's ills und nsked for
subscriptions in u very smnll cold hnll pro
filed by the Y. M. C. A.
The nearest ether forms of entertainment
for that week-end. outside tlie town, were
a vnriety thentre thirty miles off mid n city
witli several theatres 100 miles across coun
try by meter. Winter sports bad net conic
en' and tennis out of doers wns ever. Foot
ball practice wns confined te the few en the
tenuis.
It struck me thnt everj college ought te
have an official called the master of revels
whose function it would be te bring geed
r'liews te the college town and see that they
were patrenised.
I understand that in lale they bnve
called one of the Twichells the much loved
Jeseph TiilcheU's son, Hertrnm te he sort
of n go-between with the fnculty nnd the
students, or genernl consultant in matters of
(-creation and morals, two things thnt hung
mighty close together.
I suppose, the theory in little college towns
is thnt the students will be driven te en
joying their studies If life otherwise is left
"dumb dull" for them. Rut I wonder if It
works thnt wnj .
One of the professors remarked confidently
te me thnt he had net rcvlhcd his lectures
for eleven years.
"It is tlie snme old grind out!" he said
The mnn thnt wns lecturing en political
economy In one college could net muster ten
men in nn elective clnss he lind. Yet It
seemed te me the boys were very keen nheut
discussing politics with us outsiders.
1 wondered If It wnsu't because we were
outsiders.
Probably these freshmen will find them
selves and some of their professors in the
course of n few jears. but they are cer
tainly net getting what one would call In
tensive training from the faculty.
What they get from one another is a dif
ferent story. Whether the story ends well
or bndly depends en the boy who does the
getting!
There is no one elder than lie and wiser
than lie te entrance him with goodness en
most college horizons.
Crusoe Street
Frem ihs linden rhrenlcle
Stoke Newingteu's desire te reehrlsten one
of its redundant Victeria (ireyes Crusoe
street is exceetlinglj appropriate, for both
Daniel Defee nnd the original bearer of the
name of his here were cleselj associated
witli tin- locality. Defee, who already has
u read named after him lu Stoke Newltig Newltig
ten, lived In u house In Church street, which
was standing In. 18-15, nnd, though the
adventures of Alexander Selkirk supplied
much of the material for his immortal nur
rntlve. It was from one of his chums at
Newlngtnn Oreen school that the author
filched the name of Ccuuev,
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Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
MRS. L. L. BLANKENBURG
On Reles of Public Officials Wives
HER hand Indicates the constructive type
of woman, with ceuunnnd of detail
linked with driving power te put things
through.
That is what a newspaper woman inter
ested in pnlniistry once said of Mrs, L. L.
Rlnnkeiiburg. widow of one of Philadelphia's
most successful Majers. And there are
manv statesmen nnd influential citizens who
say ' that much of Mayer Hlttiikenburg's
success wns due te the perfect sympnthy,
understanding and helpfulness of his wife.
The palmist well described the tall, white
haired woman who. although seventy-five
years old, still retains nn important posi
tion In civic nffnlrs of the city. She is, as
the reader of hands said, "versatile and in
dividualistic, with u whimsical originality.
She is rather Introspective, often uualjzing
herself nnd these about her. She finds your
weak spot witli most engaging interest and
sets j en en the right rend te make the most
of jeurself. Her thumb indicates she is
well balanced, strong, liberal, determined."
Sees Place for Women
Sitting in her room In the Rellevue-Strnt-ferd,
overlooking the reefs of countless of
fices and apartment houses, Mrs. Rlnnkoii Rlnnkeii
burg discussed tlie pnrt women might piny
in the roles of public officials' wives. As
she talked she watched the lights blink en lu
myriad windows, flashing in the twilight like
fireflies ncrnss the meadow. She viewed this
city nnd nil ether cities as vast domains
where women lind their Important roles te
piny beside the men.
"Yes," she said. "I de believe women
fitted for public life should take an active
part in civic and governmental affairs. Hut
sometimes that active part is an 'inside
game.'
"The married woman (and mnn as well)
ewes first alleginuce te the home. If the
husband is a public official, then the wife'
should de all in her power te help him de
big things. There are three essentials;
thorough understanding of her husband,
real sjmpnthy with his wmk and the de
sire anil ability te co-epernte. With these
essentials the woman is a perfect helpmeet
for her husband, no matter whnt position
be holds,
"And plense say thnt these cssentiuls work
both wnjs. The understanding, sympathy
mid co-operation should net be all en one
side. Husband and wife should be equally
interested in one another's work and happi
ness. "All the things thnt make for the suc
cessful wife nf a President, governor, mayor
or any ether public official nre subtle things.
In n delicate, tactful way she tines her
share. Ne jealousy should ever enter te
mar things. MMie mnn or tlie woman.' In
public life must be courteous nnd must 'us
Miclnte with citizens of both sexes. That
should be understood in the beginning. I
have seen petty jenleusy break up homes nml
destroy the success nnd happiness of public
efficinls. That is wrong.
Takes Advice of AVIfe
"I knew a big employer of this city who
snys he will net select u man for mi im
portant position in his plant without know
ing his wife. He believes, and I ngrec with
him, that there must be tenin work nt home
if a man is te be successful lu the highest
sense. It works both wnjs, of course.
"If n man is a professional man and
cannot or docs net enre te be in public life
while bis wife does, then he should lend his
support te help her become a geed etliiial.
Any woman In n big position needs loyal
support just us any mini does, Tlie woman
with n lurge und growing family ennnnt go
out Inte public life. Hut she can meet her
husband nt home with sjmpnthy and under
standing ns well as encouragement. After
her family Is grown mIhi i-un become a mere
vital public fncter.
"I believe It would be hard te find a case
similar te mine and .Mr. Hlnukeuburg's.
We were in our sixties, our family was
grown, before we entered public life. We
were perfectly In sympathy with ene an
other. We shored work mid honors. I
helped him literally Jn every wny I could.
Frequently 1 took his plnce ns speaker lit
conventions, or dinners where at the lust
minute he found he could net uttcml. I
1 Id net go te City Hull, but In every way I
could I helped him work for the betterment
of Philadelphia.
1- i wiiiikiii nut-n inn novo 10 appear en
tUu fleer; of. Congress te be a great states.
24, 1920
IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING
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man. If the wife nf n congressman rends
widely, keeps in touch with the public pulse
nntl with her husband's work nnd oppor
tunities she will be nble te de her pnrt
well.
Dulles Mapped Out
"As for n President's wife, I believe her
work is lnrgely Inld out for her when her
husband assumes nfliec. There nre certain
receptions, tens, dinners and the like she
must give nnd attend. Her time is pretty
well taken with the social end of the tiling.
Rut I believe knowledge of her husband's
problems mid work is essential. I under
stand Mrs. Wilsen is new, with Mr. Tu
multy, doing much of the work iu Wash
ington. With President Wilsen's ill health
it has fallen te her let te he mere than social
leader.
"Ne. I de net think the vote is going te
materially change nnv one. The enlv dif
ference I Imve noticed se fnr Is the fact that
men nnd women mere frequently tnlk to
gether en intelligent hubjrets. Where, after
dinner, tin n used te go te another loom
te smoke and discuss politics, while the
women remnined lu the drawing room te
talk clothes, servants nntl children, they
new stay together nnd discuss politics. It
is most interesting nnd I nm glnd te see it.
Rrethers and Sisters
"Women and men nre brothers nnd sis sis
ters, you knew. At leust that is mv belief.
One is no mere inclined te crime and Im
morality than the ether. One has at licart
Just as much goodness nnd stability as the
ether. It is best that they work together.
It Is well that they use the three essentials
of untlcrstiindliig, sjmpatlij nnd co-operation
in nil their associations.
"There is another important point te
consider In women's public life. They should
dress te lit the part appropriately te suit the
occupation. Hew would I leek going about
the streets with skrts te my knees? The
very thought Is ludicieus, jet net mere se
than some of the clothing worn by women In
public work. Many of them attract ntten ntten
Men bj their dress rather timn their brains.
Women should dress simply, modestly and
neatly. Mines, gown, hat and gloves should
patlen'."1' U' '" "'" ,1"U'' "I"',' "mI eml-
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
l' '.v?v!',,.t l:"KUMi king was It said
tnN.nVel,vfni,,l,W-? -"cm0l!fm"ilkc
2. Hew old Is the .Menree Doctrine'
Wfn" Congress?' " ,S'"nter Heed Wrwmt
I. Who Is the present premier of nreece"
l' WCanar"zdne-tW" Amerlcan l,orts ' "
C ''l.-nV'1.?' Amercan pelltlcnl campaign
was the slogan of the successfu 1 arty
"Twe dollars a .lay and roast beer
7' Wmtnt'H 'WUM 1,y nn cx "urt0 "tnte-
S' 'n,wh"t """ did Martin Luther live?
9. Xhe will presltle ever the vtenn,,. ,i,.
l' Wlrlsh 'leader? """ nnme of ,'ur''11.
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. Massachusetts Is the i), ijlly H,Hl(,
2' VwS",tnlv''a.,,r '"V"' W"a b0rn ,n Man"
as,"TheManlum,!',entC "f,e" l'c'-
3. The name of Dveralc, the celebrated He-
heinlnn ce.np.iser, Hheult b, nro nre nro
neunced n theuyb it were spelk-.t I'm-
,- TcSmi."?' a?." iSse ea '" I,lymeiu
G. Lucifer Is the n.imn given te the mernlim
star when 't u....,-nrH above the ",
horizon before sunrise, and hoi etln Z
nlse le the .leu,,,; star hntTs the
win..- planet in the wist sky a Kit su i-
down Lucifer means llghtbearet!
G The Panama canal runs northwest nml
rn,e,,,:ua.?,tn,.cTer,.1I,-"1 " ' -"'e'l
7' K meneyr""nKH m"k a "enny ln "nll.h
8 Avlxern.UInn ' " 1,"KB""1 '! woman, a
0 A syllabus Is nn nbstrnct glvinc heiuls
of main subjects of a Icetur, ceirs"
of teaching or ceriHpectus or iirei'n.n
of hours of work. prei.ium
10. M Hltrlet wns the Out aviator te iu iu
ucresi. the lSnirtlRli chanm-l. "
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SHORT CUTS
D'AnnunzIe says he is Gideon. Oltldr
'un is right.
The fact thnt Greeks gave Vcnlzelei tlie
beet doesn't prove that Constantine liii't
n shine.
cnizeles finds one grain of comfort in
the situatien: He will new have time te
rend the newspapers.
Te put Jim Reed among "the great
minds of the country" is, as It were, id
indelicate compliment.
It will at least be somewhat rarelcss et
Pelnntl if she gives the Relsbevlsts en excuse
te resume hostilities.
Well, nt least, Reed representi the
Democratic party Just ns surely us Horah
represents the Republican party.
"We see In the papers" thut 11,000
men nre te meke New Yerk bone dry in a
month. Is this another drinking club?
The engineer never had a bigger job
than that suggested for him by Mr. Roeier
te bridge the chasm between capital and
luber.
Wheeling, W. Vn., girls are Hearing ,Ti
puttees Instead of stockings; whnt may be PI
caneti a reorganization of the Heme Na
tional Rank.
Ice cream nnd cake figure in Hnltlmer
election returns ; which Our Own Misan
thrope sardonically refers te us cute I i t tl
frills en petticoat government.
A Kentucky turkey licked a Texas tur
kev in tin- White Heuse nnd strutted around
witli pride. Thus does glory crown the
victor. In just u little while both will be
equally dead.
If the I'nlted States belonged tn the
Lengue of Nations its shiire of expenses te
the budget for 1021 would be SL".,ll,2fl.
Well, there's that much saved, it would
run a war for several minutes, onjhew.
Movies nre te be used te encourage
hnck-te-the-farm movement by exhibition
pictures showing the joys und emoluments el
rurul life. And when every farm district
lias its own movie house that, tee. will help.
It having been mere or less niitlmri- 'tl
tatlvely announced (first) thut Eliliti Heet 1
will have a place In President Iluriliug' ,1
A..1.I..A, A...I I 11 .1...- f.-ltl... T II J
mumi-i null IHl-CUUUJ IIIUI I.UIIII mini i
net have n plucc In President Harding
cabinet, we liinv new proceed with our prep-'
uratlmiH for Thanksgiving.
The Ohie State Journal finds joy in the
fuct thut tlie tarpon Senater Hnrtlmi
caught weighed as much as Illram ,Iolinen,
-00 pounds. The (). S, J. doesn't eay that
it wants Hlrnin te get the hook. Many
geed Rciiubltcnns think that fisherman p!a)
iu luck from whom III gets away.
A "talklne- linni-,1 enlnnnnv" In Haiti- I
mere has entered suit te recover money paid
In tuxes under n statute declaring eiilji
game. The company mnlntains that It Is
net a game, but a "trade iu meter automat
ism" ; which, onybedy will admit, sounds
mere like a disease than a form of amine
incut. With a hundred couples going te b
married und forty-six seeking divorce, our
t'omblnntien Office Mathematician and
(ireiich gives it us his opinion that there
nre ut least 202 people In this tdwn who are
satisfied that the world affords semethlnit te
be thankful for If one but takes the trouble
te go ufter It.
When a Colerado Springs school prin
cipal told students that iinglcwenns were
cillblu they promptly get a handful, frM
them iu butter ami gave them te him. !'
ate them and declnred them net half M
We nre Inclined te ngree with him. A robin
wlie occasionally visited Independence
Square last summer once told us exnetly t
same tiling. Rut, eeimi te think of It,
tlen t think he ever had them fried.
A French duncer Is quoted ns having in 1 1
formed members of a local musical club that
nnv ni-iu i-iiui-r tee nit or tee tilin ie .
derstniid' rhythm; thut they could uet thhu
correctly iu connection with thclr mini w
their bodies were uiit of hnrmeuj. There
may be something (n R; though vc li
lie.ifil t.ti.l.. ,1.1.. 1. .' .... -,... ,l.l..nnst
........ ,iinii nun enuugii ie suit inn unii'i "
nm fat eml Hubby enough te lit the f'l""' '
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-..., niiuuirai, un me oilier iiail'l, we ":
known ratheads wh i au the tl.I'.iw-' ;:
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