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NEWS UU11KAU8:
WisIiinoten ntnrc ,
N 11. for, Pennsylvania .j nil Hih i
Vr.vr Tour nennvc The Kim HnlMlns
I.ONDOM Brnrvc Tenden rimes
fd'HTIUITION' THItMS
Th nvrNise I'tmie I.rpnrn Is nmM te mh-
erlbt-rs In nfllmMnhU and surrounding towns
tit the rale of Iwolve (12) cmta per w-relt, r-a;.ille
llv mall te' points entMi of Philadelphia. In
h United fltatra Cnn-wl-i. or I'nitd Siti-s te.
tension, petase trr. flftv (XO) cents per month.
vlx $fi) dollars Pr ''nr, emeN" In ndnn -
Te all foreign countries one ($1 dellnr a mrnih.
S'OTirr Sut-arrlher wishing address changed
Inuat Clve old in well n new address.
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tCttMrt-jj n'l roitimin-fcnflein le r.'rriifiiu rnblfe
J.fdffrr, TVilfrprlttJ" ee Squatc, Philailrtph n.
Member of the Associated Press
rfw assoei irr'fi rnrsa ? rxr'utii riv -n-
flHril fe tlie mc or rrruMlre'lO'i 0 eI iictt
Wlapntchf. erndi'-r' te If or nef ethrnmc rr'tlttnl
4 tela 1'ajic-, ami also the local tines iiub'fs'ictl
therein.
.til rfefils of reniiolffntleii 0! special tbsrntc'iei
htrein arc also irsimd
rhitadelplti. Timr.ilj. Netemher
1020
A M)Ul-K..!t I'ltUCUX.M FUR
rilll.AIlKl.l'UIA
TMpta nn vvhleli tlir tieepln pvpert the new
ailnir-.ilatr.illeii te tmieentriite ll nttrntleni
i"lic Dclalunt I'll') brUljc.
drWicU bio eunuch le accommodate thr
larptu bip
Oeelcyncnt 0 the epdl franslt iinlcm.
A cenvnttr fm(.
A bwlMliic te- the Free .Ib-nru.
An Art Muieumi
Knlareemrnt 0 the catrr aupplu.
7emes fe arcommeiMlt ( r pevrtlatljn
THE MAYOR POWERLESS
JUTAYOK MOOHirs pillcit -lMiitiii of
y the lirenil powers of the Itenrtl of Ho He Ho
vinlen of Tnxes tnnv serve te nrmi-e iutereit
Jn a gcDernl titiostien in which the pnhlie
rlmractcristienlly manifests sliKlit concern
Mve Jn a ertalfi.
Ill fln effort te tnke. Om tlin nlirnen pnAi
rertaln rrlnnicipnl netlvities "out of politics."
a system of court appointments na insti
tuted. Members of the Heard of Kdiieatinn
fnd of the tax heard arc named' In the
ludRes. The Cuiineil cannot order cither of
these two bodies te de nn. thine
The public of course. i the highct tri
bunal and the direct remedj is through the
state I.eRishitm-c. If the indignation of eiti
ens ever the 1 nt methods of the real
estate assessor burns liercelj cimugn te at
tract the attention of the reprcsentutnes at
Harrisburc relief might be found in uuj one
of a number of plan. including one milking
membership in the tnv beard electiie.
Against vich nrratigement fmit. of
course, b" halaneed the iiuil!int:itr" which
the appointive s tem -ought te eliviaie.
This fact, however, is plain The voter, if
sullicicntl.v perturbul b. jii-eent conditions,
which arc en -eund exyfciiee in main wins
deplorable, tan tilielili tln Imanl and etab
lisli anuthcr one en a new liai
The net authorizing the nxi-iing anange
ment is (iftj iivc jears old. Miner .Moure
in neither responsible for it nor for. tin- way
in which the present members of the beard
perform their duties. His opinions one way
or another concerning thn ruht or wrong of
raising the assessments are iinlc from the
Y fundamental aspect of the case, which ''Mr.
(aiiucy mis loeiisim 1 leiulcti in his teeent
charges.
SKIP-STOPS AND SENSE
fTUlE recemnienilai urns ,if ih,. nl1 Seiv-
lee ( ommissieis rcgnrding sKjp-smpi in
ject a leavening of t.inimeu sense into a
matter eriginall iin.ihti tne of mei-heiitnl
V debate. In theerj it was foelis'.t for irellev
patrons te object flatly te a plan favorable
te cconemj and brisker tune rpdues. On
the ether baud, the trniisit cenipatn was
nnnecessnrily tlii tiiierinl in subenlip.itiug
the tpiestlnn of publit cenvetiienre.
Seme skill-steps are iiudeiilirnlh wnr
ratitetl, ethcis M-xatieiis The subject t one
in which eiieli cae must In cetiiirtcd sip
nratcly iiien it nici its and with u ctneful
balancing of Milue Tins iilml is what the
I'ubllc Service Cciminissnui .euglil te attain
in its survey.
It is unlit cable t lint 11101 nf the fm n si
streets nt which top arc rei-emnieiiclnl aie
important upiewn tlioi-euglil.nn . Innv of cur
trucks. II wa for tlii reason obviously
that the transit cemp.inj wishetl te ignore
them. Tin1 danger of running pnt inter inter
sectlng lim i unitiifest.
The lieglei tet fat ter, heuevir. wete the
service demands. It is ipiit ueenalile that
Oxford. Itiiks im Thompson stn.ets mi'
worth a lop en ilmugli the irellev inaii
iiKcmeut will ii'.; t'liiliiiigi r 11 rolling -icii'k
in riiMhing b.v them.
The outlook ler 11 11 iiseunlilc adjustment
i brighlenril b intlii'iilieii that the period
of exaggeratetl furete b.v both of the inter
ested parties i ever.
j mrXAMsi.i is; .m,, -ti. fl,,,,rilpriatci
mPi.A
-L win
III the 1 li.-llig ll.IV t.f tic Iteil Ci,
cnnipaigu
(iratitude fin the nn
eemprehensive hun ,tn. e
world i iiisiilluii nt as
spiritualh 'I1i I!'d t'i
lvt ilhiti anil
igaiiiitieii in the
ipre 1 inefelv
"s lul l'llg sini e
lUISBetl the Mtlgi vvhi
iilnr tipinien Inn te 1
Kveiv one. rutin rutin rutin
poer. Ileptiblican.
n nistitii atieu 111 pep
s'lllglll
i1 .nni rvativi . 1 n li
I '' 1 nit. liiirnneiili.
American or Asiatic I
iiriilv iiiprevcs of its
work and sanctions it nietiv
The Imine
intl is prae-
Nliiite fe
. tlcal
feuii of inilersi tiii'tit i
An excellent wnv fut tin emmiinitv te
slgtiuli.e lis sinicntv m Hit ebervuiice of
one nf the miner helidiiv of tin venr i te
complete the Hed I're'-s no lulit rbip ipiela
before the ellicial expiration nf the drive en
iaturthiv
FOOTBALL REGNANT
ftrnllANKS for 11 clean -imn i,(,.nt
cartoon expressing this thought i,tt.
jvplmps, an aspersion en professional b.ise
iiall.On this latter subject opnueUH differ
nItheill.li Iheuriaiitls me tiiic; te come te lis
il.tnll.i. Illlt llillllMl.lLitnD nmlii .1 ......I
., l."tVtlO'-. !"' 'nii-..n.- ..11111, 1 ((. eillllll-
ff nrtN of football were never se higli and its
.i'( .nmii'Use iepulaiit.v was never se assured us
t", at the present tlav
vl ii Niiturnllj. the war blighl vifilv affcctnl
nil amateur sport, and particularl.v football.
in which llllblic interest is the decpcHt. 'I he
recovery, however lias fur surpassed the
erlgiunl ascemlanc.v .
Stellar la'rsenalitieH en tin gridiien are
seemingly less abundant than in the palmj
ilayB. 'nli Htlll rcminisct'K IleffeKiiiKer;
LafaJ-ette, Ilarclay ; 1'rliiivteii. the Pees,
and IVnnsylvuiita its illustrious ficlherl.
Knipe, Wluirtuti. Jlare ami McCracIicn.
' Hut the change en the whole is auspicious.
It Is the game that counts nowadays, The
college lire no leuger biispccted of ceinbiug
. . ..t .....I.. I K Ll
!' cellllll'.v ler giant inateriiii. nen
lielleretl hietliall teclltiltllie. Tl
.
AU&.
rvtie
-ire h
A.v',ti1
in
greatly te the public's liking.
In n season which has been far from bril
liant In victories for "Pennsylvania, the aver
age attendance nt l-'raiiklln Kleltl hns ex
ceeded any In Its history. Twice the present
seating capacity would hardlj accommodate
the crowds desirous of witnessing the
Thanksgiving Dn classic wltlf Cernell.
Apologies for football are no longer In
order. The game has lustily, healthily Jus
tified Itself.
L
I
TO FEEL TRULY THANKFUL
JUST LOOK AT THE WORLD
Seme New Ways for Celebrating This
Particular Holiday Are Here
Suggested at Random
TVpi. lilt VAN is as geed as out of politics.
--'-1- III .Jehnsen wasn't able te seize the
government and Mr. Iterah is testing his
voice. Mr. Palmer's term of ellice is draw
ing le a cloy. Se is Mr, Hurleseu's. lie
who was king of Prussia mid lord high
prophet of potstlnmniiden is in declining
health and spirits ntid his friends are scat
tered (e tbe winds and enic of them have
actually te work for a living, ll should be
ens.v te feci thankful for these reasons anil
counties. ether.
Per all the base ami futile ues te which
we as n people have been putting the gifts
of this most generous of lands ; for our
emission and our misunderstanding ami our
senseless ingratitude te these who served
Americn te and beyond the limits of liumnii
cndiirante : for our haste and our cruelties
anil our clf indulgence, the kics did net
fall mid tlicie was no new Heed of avenging
waters.
We are te have oilier opperlunitn"-. an
other j ear of grnee. Se we. mere than any
ether people, have reaeiw te give thanks
te Hie Power that rule ever nntiens.
(ieneral Weed i still tiiJhingsembcrlv of
universal military training as if it were the
one dependable cure for economic ills,
.lingoes are trviug te get a new start in life.
The hnte-niakcrs are at it again. Hut sol
diers who would set themselves up im
periously as arbiters of social and economic
Mucstiens wholly strange te them, and all
the people who are trying te fan new llnmcs
out of the ashes of the war, will find little
te encourage them in the sober second
thought of the American people.
It is because we have time for sober sec
ond thought untroubled by the miseries thnt
alllict almost all ether nntiens thnt we arc
the luckiest people under the sun. Yet. as
the man said, jeu wouldn't think it if you
heaiil us talk. And certainl.v you wouldn't
think it if you took time te rctlect en our
manner of celebrating thivs like this.
Heruaitl Shaw is the prince of kickers.
lie has become rich by snarling with all his
might at the habits and practices of the age
he lives in. Occasionally lie says a sensible
thing, lie said one. certain1, whtnhe arose
once upon 11 time loudly te leminil tl'ie people
of America ami Ktighmd and the adjacent
isles that eveienting tlee net repiesent an
admirable or even acceptable form of divine
worship.
Mr. Shaw is a vegetarian Yet hi belief
that the Dickens Christmas is actually sug
gestive in many way of a return te pagan
1111 ought te interest these who have come
te feel iliat something essential is lacking
in the American 'Iliiinksgiving.
When the day of 'thanksgiving wa first
observed the settlers in New Hugh' ml were
glatl that they had managed te survive the
perils of the sea and the unfriendly and for
bidding wilderness in which tiny found
themelves. They had ccn ami felt tee
much te be vmn or cocksure or complacent.
They believed greatly. And it was because
they hud great failli thill they had the great
courage which enabled them te veututc in
few people would want te venttiie newndnv
for the s.ikc of abstract principles
They tlitl nieic than eat and drink
The man who does nltthing cle en
Thanksgiving does seem a bit odd when veu
view him in some light. He is somehow
reminiscent of the i-hap who. in the twi
light of the past, put vat ipi.intitie of feed
before the pnr'ii uhir god upon whom he
tlepentlitl for help, safelv. success anil tri
umph in tins and ether worlds. When yen
view the matter in the light of the broader
implications lieie suggested it doesn't seem
stiange that Mr Shnw hit as they say--tint
ci iliug
I'very liuly wise Hum will si (. in bi own
geed fortune u definite renen why he should
shine a little at least of what he ha with
llie-e about him. The trulv thankful heart
is casilv rccegifiable. It i the generous
one Thnnkfulne-s expressed in generosity
is 11 manifestation t lint reflet ts a little of
the true liglt. Moreover, it tleesn t leave
you with 11 hcathii he in the morning. It
h-avcs veu with a sense of being lifted up.
In the 1'uiled States there are very few
hlingrv people, very few children leallv
desolate. newhere in the world there are
whole multitudes and armies of little chit
dien who have cried se much that lliev have
no in tears left in tl.eir eyes. Their
mothers and fatlurs have been swept away
a if by a gruit wind, and they live as the
fearful little animals live inn witdettics.
In ether p! ice thcie are sick mid driven
millions, men and women who. though thev
have experienced tvery sort of liiiidliip and
torment, arc yet unable le hope for peace of
.oinfert. These people are for Ihc uuit part
innocent of any wrong Certaiiilv tl hil-
dren of southern and central Jhirepe me,
for chihln 11 never hurt any one. Thev nu
ll charge en civilization. Their tonditien
show plainly that the world is em hew
out of tune
Itt-allv thankful epi mid people who are
lerliiunie enough le knew hew ferliiiiale they
lire will remember lliese forlorn and unpro unpre
lectetl pieple tedllj . They will give when
evtr and wherever llicv me sisked. 'Iln-.v
will dig Anil they will dig clieerfnllv for'
the various funds that are being gathered in
the Tniled Suites for tile friendless in ether
parts of die enrth. Tin re is no belter way
in which te he thankful.
At luiuie. in your immediate neighborhood
pi rhups. there are hospital when- dowers
would de Infinite geed and when- uiein-v is
always nretiui and when- n utile even n
very little of what veu have in nhiindnuce
would seem like infinite riches te orrewful
people who knew Thanksgiving a mil an
other duv of the week
It is part of wholesome discipline te think
of these things at times like thi Whnt we
hnve in this country wii net obtained easily
or without sacrillcc If we ourselves outlive
tin- haliit of s.ieiitice we shall he in u verv
bad wav indeed. The memory of Americans
efun can be trngii ally short.
The peace I lint we knew, our sense of so se
euritv. our prosperity an- net results of
accident. Vet jeu hear little in praise, little
in appreciation of the mi n who, for nuivl
geed, went out te nice tempests of giinhre
01 the less merciful tempests of hate ex
prcHsid 111 foolish and ignorant criticism. A
geed innny men who entif into the mood that
right lv lii-lmigs te this dny feel n pang of
it-gi't for a geed ninny of the things that
1'nve I appenetl wjtliln the Inst year We
nerd the steadier and lnrger view of America
Hint hns been difficult of iittniiincnt ullicc the
vvnr uiesaU'crytliiiiE We jecil unity of
V
no tpiestlen that the mere open pluy
? r
purpose anil understanding. In one respect
the pYepluft who lest most by the vvnr hnve
nn ndvanfnge ever these who wen. They
must cultivate habits of discipline and order
and they must pull together or perih nltn
get her.
If we cannot de likewise we shull be In
dntigcr of losing ipiiilltien of mind (hat are
absolutely necessary te survival. And then
whole battalions of univeisnl training mill
turists will net be nble te help the country.
They can help it little as matters stand,
Ter It is in the lieartsnf men mid women
thnt reform must come mid solutions must
4 be found for such problems us ctpifreul the
lulled Stales.
Pride is nil welj enough In its vny. lint
vanity Is n peer substitute for It. We me
net the only people who hnve been confusing
the one with the ether.
A glnnee uheiit the clt will suggest In
niimeralde ways in which Thanksgiving may
be celebrated, tine tuny give thanks In he
oriental restaurant where Clilun hns grace
fully Introduced turkey Inte chop suey.
There are the benches at Praiiklln Kield anil
the t licit I res mid the music shows mid the
rcstuurnnts where jnzz is templed There
are little houses ami big houses that seem
hurled in the happy past and attainable once
again- prairs be! -through hurried railway,
journeys.
Something nun he suit in prnie of all
these. Hut te get the most out of them It
is ticeessury te think first of tilings les
familiar mid less widely advertised - the
wars ami the explorations, the heroisms nntl
the snl-rillces In long precession thnt were
necessary te make us the most fortunate
people under the sun today. Doing that,
any nermtil-mintled man or woman will feci,
like giving reverent thnnks te Providence
ami te the m living ami dead, thnt Provi-
deut;e has used as instruments of its high
purpose.
IS JUDGE BROWN SUPREME?
"ITMIKX th- ceiMts pass en the vulitlity of
the centrnnt between the city cotnmis cetnmis cotnmis
deners and Jehn T. Wintlrini for making
plans for a "Palace of .lusllce" for the
Municipal Court we shall knew mere nbeiit
the extent of the powers of President Judge
Hrevvn thnn is new known.
The net creating the court directs' the
"county commissioners" "le provide proper
accommodation, for the holding of said court
nt such times and places ns the said court
mny decide" nnd directs thnt "the expenses
of the Mime shall be defrayed out of the
treasury of the county of Philadelphia."
In practice the city commissioners ask
the City Council for uch appropriations ns
they desire, but when the money is net forth
coming they are in the habit of getting it hy
mn nthimus proceeding.
In April of last year the old Councils
passed nn ordinance appropriating S 100.000
out of the funds borrowed under an ordi
nance of the preceding January te be used
for "the preparation of plans nntl prelimi
nary work en the construction of buildings
for the juvenile mid domestic relations
brunches of the Municipal Court." The lnw
reipiires that the title of an ordinance 'Juill
describe its contents. The enlinnnce of
April of hist year net only nppreprintetl the
,uni of SI00 000, but it nle directed the city
commissioners te employ an architect mid te
enter into contracts for preliminary work
en the court buildings. Hut this was net
levenletl ill the title. The vulitlity of the
ordinance i therefore disputed. If the
courts sbnll decide thnt it i void, the ipics ipics
tien will arise whether tin- city commission cemmission commissien
ep, were powerless te make n contract with
nn architect without specific direction of the
City Councils.
The contract was made with Jehn T.
Windrlm. but it went hevmnl the tcnn of the
ordinance, for it provided that Mr. Win
tlrilll's fees should net exceitl SIMI.OOO,
which i the American Institute of Archi
tects' rate of pav for ilesignmg and super
intending the i ontiiii-tieti of a building te
cost .''.",,000.000. Se although mi appropria
tion of only S 100.000 was made, the city
i eiiimissintiers wen- clearly preparing te
build n structure thnt would cost mere thnn
seven time as much Twetitv month age
they cetlteniplattd the election of Judge
Hrewu's Palnee of Justice, and began te
prepare for it. In July of hit year they
secured n further nppiepi ialien of $."00.01)0
.ninl nn additional sum of SI, 000. 000 for the
iiiiirr was lucliitlid in the lean ordinance
intithd by the voters en November - of
this year.
At tin- present time then is MUiO.000
, nctunlly appropriated anil Si. 000. 000 of the
new lean euiinnrkctl for th" new court
house, and n contract with nn architect te
design the elaborate structure which Judge
Iliewu has in mind, while de- legal status
of the whole undertaking is in doubt.
The courts can clear up the legal sid,. of
the quetum. Hut the public will be u.
picielis of the whole project bet lllle of the
milliner in which it lui been managed thn
far. Ii leek a if nn attempt lind delib
erately been made te put something ever
secretly and te commit the city te an in
terprise of gient oxpene without giving tin
oppeitiinity for thnt public ilicuien which
should precede die election of any monu
mental siriictiires.
It is unfuittinate- for the Municipal Court
thnt this has happened. The attempt te
threw dut in the eves of the public by call
ing attention te tin- geed xverk that the
teurt is doing in sum- of its brniiches i
like tin- attempts that used te be made le
i reale svmpith for one of the met no
torious political bosses tin- city ever hail by
remarking when he was ct idcizetl. "Hut you
must renumber that he i a verv sick man
DETECTIVES WHO DETECT
0NK of the tlgl
ihi city in a
of tin- ugliest muideis temmittnl in
geed manv yeais leinniiied
n mvsteiv for les than a day. The arrest
nt Wheeling ycstt-rdin of n iniiii nnd n
wemiin chnrged with the killing of Henry 'T.
Peirce in n Mnrkel si reel etfiie lellct-ts credit
en the men in the detective hiirenu nt City
Hull. Their work was svstemntic and it
was swift. It shows ugfiin thnt the police
knew hew le be tlficicnt if the. nre given
half n chance. Tl indltiens in tlii in
stance were net unlike these which attended
die killing of r.lwell in New Yerk. Yet the
Dwell mystery is yet unsolved
The arrest yesterday proved only whnt
every one has hail reason te believe that the
iru'lfic In drugs anil moonshine whisky has
created new problems for the police every
where The underground drug and whisky
traffic will make n great ileal of flesh trouble
in this count rv if it is nni stepped by one
means or another
Commenting en tin- fact that'll I-'icnch
savant lias declared the l-i binbaieiis. the
Yeung I.ntly Next Heur Hut One snys she
supposes that's what the pett meant when
he said whnt he did about die kiss without a
inustiiche.
TJie st longest argument for a sales tax
seems te be Unit since every cenceivnble tax
is eventttnlly collected from thnt peer fish,
the ritlmnte Consumer, it lintl best be col
lected first hnnd witheiii the Intervention
(mid czpenst') of the middleman.
MORE HOTELS NEEDED
The Sesqulcentennlal'WIII Demand
Them The Boosters te the Frent .
Again S. L. Gable's Werk
and the Norrlstewn Bridge
Ily IK0K(iK NOX MrCAIN
MAYOll MOOllll'S committee of one
hundred en plan mid scope for the
sesqiilccntentilnl will have considerably
mere te de than, the mere matter of plan
tilng n great celebration.
There nre hotel ncconimedntious te be
considered,
A widely known business man strikes
directly nt (he heart of the cubjeut when he
says that it 1 ueles for Philadelphia te
think of n great enterprise of the majesty
nnd importance of u scsqiiicenteiinliil with
out considering the all important problem of
hotel accommodations.
The gentleman handles the quc.-'tien with
out gloves.
"Wmi 0,,ly " f,'w
V ticnlly fewer npni
ipnrtincnts thnn any city
ene-thlril Its size in the country, whut Is
Philadelphia Relng te de with the visitors
te tills 1!).1 celebratien''" lie pertinently
inquires.
It Isn't very flattering te Philnilelphin te
be asked such u cold-blooded question.
1 recall some year age, when flic He
publican National Committee was discussing
the relative merits of tin oe or four large
cities that weie clamoring for the national
cmiveutlmi of thnt year, thnt one of the ob
jection te Philadelphia was the insufficiency
of It hotel ncconinintlatlens.
The ether was that it was tee far ens't.
It was the Columbian Exposition nt Chi
cago in IS!).", (hat Imparted the grcnt im
petus te Chicago'. hotel building Ijoem.
Thee who visited the World , l-'nir in
'O-'l. and failed te nillke reservation in ad
vance, dnuhtlcs icineiiiber with twentieth
century Indignation the inadequate accom
modations for visitor once the big hotels of
Unit tiny had exhausted their capacity.
Exposition hotels, they called tnjc make
shift tnravansnrics that formed a fringe
Around the exposition grounds.
The day I tee far ndvuut'rd for thnt sort
of thing In Philadelphia, or will be in 1020.
PIjANS for the sequiccutetinia1 should
include definite arrangements for housing
the city's guests. It f either that or Phila
delphia will simply become an adjunct te
New Yerk nnd n hnlf-vvaj- house for Haiti Haiti
mere. Philnilelphin ennnet nfferd te invite hun
dreds of thousands of visitors nnd then hnve
them leave the city in indignation the day
after their nrrirnl brcnusc of lack of ndc
qunle accommodation.
Lath and plaster rookeries for the ne ne ne
eoinniedntion of nice people would net only
disgust but drive nwny thousands.
Te be nvuilnhle in time for the great
fetivnl new hotels of miy size should be
stnrtetl within the coming year. And then
my friend, the prominent business man,
added :
"Future tie elopmeTit of the pert and our
growing business ule demand greater hotel
iiccominedations. t'nless we furnish them
the business will go te New Yerk."
COM I A" SIIOKMAKKR. vhe president of
"The Hoestcrs." that unusually efficient
niicl up-le-tlnte organization of Pliilndel
phlii's whelesnle fruit nntl produce men, is
the official "announcer" for the organiza
tion. His latest pronuncinmentn is thnt of n
new series of n building and lenn nsooin nseoin nsoein
I Ien that operate, nmnng the members. A
new series suggests thnt there nre old series;
ale preceding ones. ' There nre, for three
years back. ("
It is the utilitarian idea behind the "The
Hoestcrs" thnt attract attention te it ns a
business club, mid net the brilliancy of its
annual banquets.
Its members are the lending representa
tive in their pnrticulnr line. The lderris
persistently hammered into thorn.- by its
officers, from President Tlieinn A. Hrnudt
down te the Inst nnmc. H. S. Woodward,
en its advisory beard, of "the greatest geed
te the grentet niiniberi"
Hence the building and lean idea. I.Ike
wise the midweek luncheon; "the gct gct
tegether" scheme.
If there weie mere organization of sub
stantial, energetic, ge-nhend merchants like
"The Hoestcrs" it would be net only better
for busines. but for the public generally.
SI. (lAHhi:, who holds the distinction
of being president of the largest con
cern in this country himiiifacturing the
smallest tiibet en the hemisphere, Is like
Messr. Kraudt. Shoemaker, Karlc Huberts,
Claicnce lines. Karl Stevvnrt, K. S. Arm
strong nnd nil the ethers of the fruit nntl
piediice orgnni.atien, for he and his co
workers rc doing for Montgomery county
whnt they urtv lining for Philadelphia mid
their own people.
My friend inlilei a most persistent
booster for Norristown anil Hritlgepert. par
ticularly, and Montgomery county a a
whole.
His fellow members of the Mutiufuctiirers'
Association of Montgomery County, ret (ig
niting lhl fnct. hnve made him, together
with Suiiiticl Huberts nnd A. 'C. I'ustvvick,
u bridge cemniittie te leek nfter the pro-pe-cd
new bridges ever the St-hinlklll in
thai teiinty.
And thnt bridge lemmittec is en the job,
mere peisistetitly and hinder than it bus'
ever been. It lui- exceedingly geed cause
for its activity tee.
All the wink thnt it has done since the
close of the war toward securing a innmeriul
bridge ileitis, die river nt Noiiistewn bus
suddenly budded into premise of a beautiful
flower.
As for exiimple :
P)OV A. IIATKIKI,!). president
beard of county commissioners,
eveiy body that does any rending or
of the
hu set
lulking
between the Ilerk nntl Phlluik'lihlu count.
line itgei; ever no- commission s plans
for the fit el loll of lliiee lliilgulficcnt In idges
ileitis the Scl.liy Hull.
Nntmall , the N'orristeivn-Hridgeport
Inldge will lake piei eilence In burnt mid
utility.
Why
Hu 11111-. lust of all. It is the teiinty
bridge, mid fiem the point of ulilitv
uctessity it Is badly needed. If am
sent
nntl
one
thinks diucrcudy let him trail his automo
bile behind a twe-hmse team thieugh the
darkness and danger of the present iniu
shnckle, tunnel -like structure.
In tin mil pi , it will be n meineiial
bridge. A bridge tleilleatcil te the memory of
the Montgomery county men who helped te
niake the fit'lilsef l-'raiiee faminis for all time,
Pmlicillurly te these who si u-p then- yet.
Heine it will be or should b, anil it U up
te Messr. Hatfield, Harper mid Hreuily,
the county t oiiiinissiener. te sec dint it is
beautiful.
Tin- ether In Idges me at Hoyersferd and
one connecting Wliitemarh mid Lewer
Mei-ieu township.
Montgomery ceiiutians can icadilv under
stand then nntl . t these who ennnet It
niiikcs no difference why S- !. tiiilile and'
his fellow members of the Miinufm Hirers'
Association me beginning te.fee! a tendency
te toss their lints In the air at tin success of
their plnu. which mean se much te Norils Nerils Norils
tewu: and quite us much te a let of people
olcvhere ill Montgomery count mid in
Philadelphia.
Introducing an Old North State Product
Prem iht- llouHten Pest
It is Mild that the peisiinineii beer pros
pects in the North Carolina mountains are
mere hrillian, than for many years. Net
se innny people in Tex.vs knew any thing
about this tasty beverage, hut it in full of
pep, pep and potentiality, lim it tlee net
Invalidate an enlliinry church membership.
Overlooked
I-'reir. the I'tlea Otia rver
Heps and limit may he tuboe by next
spring, but the Mehnwk vnllpy always pro
duced a wonderful creji of dandelions; s
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
Daily
CAPT. OLIVER RANDOLPH PARRY
On Building Reconstruction
WAHNINO te these contemplating build
ing during the coming spring i issued
by Cnptniu Oliver Hnndelph Parry, archi
tect nnd Tinted States army engineer,
against unduly high prices for building
materials.
"The revival of a building program that
will case the housing ituntinn. promote
business and bring the lmilding trades back
te their own ngnin rests entirely with the
public," he said.
"There are thousands of potential home
builders in and about the city nnd ninny who
me nnxieiis.Jtu. put up new industrial build
ing. Architects all ever the city will
short lv have their drawing beards in full
operation nnd will be extremelv net Ire in
planning new homes and plnnts for the city.
Must Kxcrcisc Cure
"Hut cure must be exercised or ve liull
hne this building boom killed before It
fairly stnrts. Taking advantage of the law
of supply and demand. I nni nfrnid mnn.v
who produce building materials will try te"
leap the harvest and bqet their price
ngnin. If great care is nftt taken an un
regulated drmand will cause this tiling te
happen, with the result that the building
impetus will be stepped dead in its tracks
nnd die housing shortage prolonged for
niiether year. ,
"There is no icul icastm why building
should net be en a mere lenseiinble hnsj
this coming spring. Lumber Is down, se is
steel, se are bricks and many of the oilier
materials which go into die construct Inn of
houses and industrial factories. They are
nKe rcaseniililv plentiful and. therefore,
there is no reason why tlicy should advance
in pi ice.
"Laber is still high, but it will drop some,
and besides thnt it is plentiful. The best
fealuie of nil I that it is new possible te
pick the men you want for the work that
lias te be done rather than take what you
tan get.
"If building Is te get any w line though,
the mntcriul man ami. in fnct, all concerned
in the building liu lues mut mtihc'up their
mind net te trv te gtab nil there is in it,
but le be satisfied with a lnndeiute pietit en
their work.
"-" . Refused le Profiteer
"It would be well fe icmeniher the ex
iimple of the an Intents before, during mid
nfter the vvnr. During these periods they
were the only hed, of men, te my knowledge,
who did net take advantage of tin- situntieii
and turn it te at count for their own profit.
Over a period of a number of yeais they
hnve net advanced their rates one penny
beyond the minimum rate of profit which
they hail iideptrtL Mirny of them hnve lest
nntl lest heavily.' The result Is that fewer
and fiiwer ntchltccts nre byrng attracted
info the business Hut. at leiil, they pie
servetl their Ideals,
"In the building iciiuNsiiih e it would lie
well, ns far lis possible, te take die matter
of planning into tmisldi-iutieu. Then- should
net be iiidisciliuluatc, helter-skelter build
iug. bill a carefully considered and organ
ized effmt en the part of nichitccts, builders,
eiigintcrs, labor, mutt-rial men uud the
buyers. A sense of fitness heuhl be ob
served. Hiilltllngs should be placed will, ie
gurtl te tin- roadway en which the arc built
and the section in which they will exist. We
should net, for instnncc, liuvt-1 n repetition
of the mistakes which lit fried the Roosevelt
Heiilevurd witli u let of buildings dint lire
net commensurate with its dignity mid
beauty us a thoieiighfuic.
Ileal Archllccth Needed
"Dining the war u pruiticc sprang up
that should net continue. Coulractei's took
the phttc of architects and get into the
habit of building houses and ether places.
"Since, as n rule, they urc net trained for
thi wmk, it seem as though it Is taking
somewhat el n chance te have them con
Untie the pi net lee for any length of time.
"It seems te me Unit, inasmuch uH die
reconstruction period, particularly In build
ing, calls for u little sucrillcc en the part of
every one, the hunker can te nn In.
valuable service. .It is true ihat he can
probably Invest HIh. eney at u higher rate
efJiitfrest in eUicrtcrprisrw. Hut uh m
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WHICH OUGHT TO BE
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public-spirited man It should he his inter
est te see that n real building program J
carried out nntl he should be willing' with
some of his money at lenst. te forge Inrge
profits and de n public service by investing
some of bis money in this field.
"If we are te de the thing right, just ns
we hope te de in ether phases of reconstruc
tion, we should exercise cnutien, moderation,
unselfishness nnd considerable of idealism.
Then there will be some chance of curing
our housing doubles nnd putting us back te
lermnl again as comfortable and hnppy
people."
What De Yeu Kneiv?
QUIZ
1. Who wrote of the Kast thnt "She let the
legions-thunder past, then plunged In
thought again"?
2 Whnt was Harding's attitude 'toward the
peace treaty ns disclosed by bis voting
In the Senate?
.1. Mew far does the dominion of 'any nation
extend Inte the sen?
1. What Is the chief city of Alsace?
Wbat Is
meant by a tie facto gex-crn-
meat?
fi Who was Bcranger?
7 Who wrote the wing '.Murvland. Mv
.Maryland"?
S. AVIiat Is meerschaum?
D Whnt famous conqueror of a vast empire.
for Creat Britain committed suicide,?
in. What kind of an animal is an ekapl?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1 Of Charles r of Knglnnd It was said
nntl ng In hisllfn heroine ltlm tllrn tVi-
leaving It" Tlfe" lines are nrlirlnnllv
. used In a different connection
i i.. .. -,, . . . v- :-
111
. .-liuiKespeait-H ".xiaelieth.
1' The Menree Doctrine Is ninety-seven
years old, having been formulated hv
President Menreo In Ids message te
I engress In 1823.
3. Sfimter Heed fs from Iss'eurl
4. The two chief American ports In the
nnal one are Cristobal en tile Atlan
tic side nnd Balboa en the Pacific.
5 (leerge Itballls Is the present premier of
( i reece.
(1. "Twe dollars a day and roast beef was
the llarilson-Tyler slogan In the presl
dmtlal campaign of 18-10.
7. Alien parte Htntement Is ene made In the
Interest of ene side only.
" Mm tin I.utlK-i- lived In the latter pan of
,the fifteenth and the first part of die
sixteenth century. Ills dates arc 1483
l r tti.
0 Calvin Coolidge will pieslde ever the
I nlted Stales Senate when the He
publlean administration comes Inte
power.
in
The full nmue of Purnell, the Irish leader,
was C'hniles Stewurt Paruell.
THE DINOSAURS
WHKHK arc the meunters of the laud an
water V
Hint iiiled the nightmare world of ages
past?
Towering icptiles ravenous te slaughter"'
(iicat ainiercd lianrds, looming inaiiiuioth inaiiiuieth
i list 7
Of whole great races there survives nleuc
A fragmentary wing, ii crumpled beue.
A crumpled bone! is only thnt abiding'
On ether planets, younger thnn the earth
May net their soul in giant frames be hid
ing. Hestial as these diet gave them here their
liiith ,'
And me their spirits net nlive once mere
In tales e dragons and in goblin lore?
Have they net new a lesiirrected being
Deep in our souls, where slumbering they
Save when at times we summon forth, unsee.
ing.
The monstrous passion f ,lK( ,, b ,
Or have they been leliuctl nnd purified '
And de they new in gracious forms abide?
Pei hups, us sullied wuter may be seeping
Hack le the sen. uud lese Its brewiiiiess
there,
And ,eiice again en hi casts of ,-euds be
leaping. u"
And plunge transmuted through the crystal
Se souls of men uud monsters nre -reborn
jriiclr grnyness shining golden In the thm
'mmituii A Ceblyntzt in the N. Y. Times
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W.
PLENTY!"
SHORT CUTS
(ict te work en the "turk" !
Here's te n gny Thanksgiving Day !
The mince picis the Inst remaining ruin
hound.
A turkey stuffed with chestnuts Is a
humorist who's full of biz.
There appears n separate middleman for
every ncnttlc of coal.
Study of the news serves te convince
us thut Kvc was a blonde.
1.
The pigskin and the turkey fenther to
day urc jumbled up together.
" Happily the spirit of Thnnksgiving
decsn t need any alcoholic kick.
Well, by this time, the nvernge citizen
uecsn t care hew much the turkey cost.
The only open bars in the country now
adays arc in the music books.
Perhaps the Mayer's new bniidit chnscm
will carry their rifle cartridges in bandoliers.
Turkeys hnve evidently been flying se
high that they haven't learned prices have
been coming down.
He is n hopeful guy who swallows a
raisin nntl u enke of yeast and wnits for
developments.
'.Duty before inclination," said Senater
Harding ns he, sacrificed his golf game te go
through the Panama canal.
A jury of women will net become a
cnmmenplncc until the ladies think of some
geed reasons for net serving.
Celd turkey tomorrow; turkey hash.
Saturday: turkey-bone soup, Sitnduy ; and
then nothing doing till Christmas!
The sporting world is evidently of the
opinion that there is something doing en
1-rnnkiin Field tedrty.
New Yerk 1ms had forty murders In
fjfty-twe days. Perhaps it is trying for the
one-a-day nvernge. .
"I henr yei calling me,"
lougue te Armenia, but what
that de?
snys
geed
the
ilees
Thnt though the world chides a gossip
it loves te listen hns been evidenced through
the years from Pepys te Mnrget Asqulth.
When "turk's" white meat you bpy 'tis
worthy of remark; but if you get a leg or
thigh you've get te keep it dark. ,
Per wealth wc have, for health we have,
for spirits (oft unruly), for ends we have
for friends wc hnve, let's all be thnnkful
truly!
hen Fate Is handing us our jevs she
alwiiys throws a let of junk in. Tears mix
with siniies, but listen, boys! There isn't
any punk in pun kin !
The turkey's stuffed with many things;
U'l'igs 8"d te cnt, but thnt ain't niifiin' !
lis of the boys the poet sings: They're
dandles when It comes te stiifiin' !
Hide-if-cock-hess te Cranberry Suuce!
Turkey with stullin' forever Is boss. Teas,
mashed potatoes and cel'ry ! There gees an
endless precession right under your nose !
The Hev. Rebert, Iteln, of New Yerk,
Is advertising for n job. ns saving souls
tleesn t pay. Well, he might go te Chicago
mid ma a job ns n jnnltnr. Jnnlters innke
!f.(00 a year In the Windy City.
Add Cuuses for Thnnksgiving :
(ioverner Cox That he doesn't have te
make geed en pre-election premises.
Senater Harding That the electorate
decided that Normalcy is a geed state te
live In.
Mrs. Harding and Mrs Cox That thev
de net have te de uny house-hunting In
nshiiigtnn,
TreHltlcnt Wilsen Thnt ntter March 4 he
may rest up a Itltle.
Hiram Jehnsen That he se far has ben
able te save his face,
W. J. Ilryan That he has been nble te
tuke his heart out of cold storage.
Ma at- Mnere-Tliat Vnrelsm has new Je
thun half of 1 per cent kick.
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