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Cur Pennsylvania Ave. ivnd 14th St mw Veits Hi nur The Sun HulMlnR IxjnI'ON lli'lsil linden Times srnscniPTieN tehms The ErrMlMl l'tiiiic LrixiEit U imnl te nub nub eritur In l'hllml. Iphlt and aurreundmr tewna t the rate of twelve (IS) cnt per vv.cV, payable te the carrier. By mall te points outalde of Philadelphia, In tee United Stat a Cannde. or l'nlti-il states pea. i aaalena, poauee frci llftv (3e) cms per month. BIT ($0) dellara ptr ecir payable In advance Te all ferln cejntrica hij tfl) dollar a month NOTtcD Subscrlbrj mailing addreaa chanaed muat rlve old as well as ncv aJdreja. BELL. 3000 WALMT krTONE. MAIN 1000 ST" Address all cernrnuntcaHmt te Eienlng Public Ledger. Independence Square, Philadelphia Member of the Associated Press THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ts exclusively en titled te (he eer e- rrruMU.'af(en cf all neua dispatches credited te it or net ethenclie crrd'trd tn (JU paper and also the local news publlalird therein. All rights f republication cf -peWal dispatches lieraln arc also ret-rierf. I'hiUdrlfilua. Tundij. Deremtier " WSO a rei'R.n,R rnenuAJi run rillLADKLrillA Thlnga en which tlir Preple rxprct the new anmlnlftratlcm te rencrntrate Ha attei.tlent Tfte Iielnuarr rHer Vrittee. A drvdeck bit; enough te accommedata the larartt thins. Development of the rnpfd (renalt system. A eonrcrttleu hall A bulldlne ter the Frtc Library. An Art Museutn Enlargement e! the uater supply, iiemes te accommodate the population. THAT "SUNK" SURPLUS INFORMATION dl-cloned at the lirat open rnrftius of the inkins-fuml commiH cemmiH commiH leners .NPitcrdn.v nftcrnenn Justlflcii the action of the Mayer In ordering that the public be ndtnitted. There has been talk of a surpliiH of S-4.-000,000, but no authoritative information en the Hitbjeet has been obtainable Yes terday the Maver announced that the sur plus ues M niM.000. and the controller re re letrked that SI. 000.000 of tliN sum would be needed tn redeem bends whieh fall due la a few weeks. It is doubtful if these farts wenld have been made public had it net been for the dis dis cuisleu of the methods of the commission and n demand that the eil of secrecy be withdrawn. The SIryer further announced that he did net think it expedient at this time te turn .the surphm ever te the city trenMirer for the reason that nrranRements were making te borrow $7,000,000 in the near future and that it was desirable that the commission should be able te take feme of the bends. The commission has power tn de this undi r the law whcnper It sees tit. Public business, of course, is the business of the public. It has a right te knew what itH Kervants are doing. When it does net knew, theso who conceal information havi (only themselves te blume if they are crit icized. THE LITTLE POSTMASTER TIIi;UC are mere than -40.000 postmasters whose paj is measured bv the nmeunt of business done at their posfeffices. In some small communities the pav is se small that, when the postmaster dies or moves nwny, it is difficult te rind any one willing te take the place. The Senate is considering a plan tn change the ajetem of compensation. It is piopesod that a salary bp paid and that the minimum be ?12." a year, regardless of hew little mall in handled The maximum will be .!)!!) for n fourth -elat-R posteflice The passage of a law embndving this plan ought te improve the postal service in the mall towns, n service whiih thcisp , go te the eetintr in the summer knew leaves much te be desired WHOSE MAN WILL IT BE? IN ALL thp discussienn about which group of I'enns.v humans nhull name the next speaker of the Heuse of Representatives at Harrisburg, one group poems te have been overlooked. There has been much talk whether he will be a (irundy mau n Sprnul-Omv man. a Penrose man or an Ol.rer-MeAfee man. Ap parently, somebody has get te own him pud pante a label en his chair. If that is nil the elei tmn lut month meant enormous mnjeiitics dwindle in sig nificance and popular suffrage means noth ing. Ibn't there n sjuglp clpcted representative big enough te come ferwaicl and make n bid for thp sppakprship as his own mnn with a determination te see that the public intciest rather than party factions shall control hi.s actions? At this point everv practiced politician reading this will nml his cue te smil. a contemptuous smile Hew about the public, though? f'.in it afford men iv te smi'e toe'' GETTING THE BARS READY Till: immigrut.nn einniittep of the Heuse of Repre.rntntivi s ha- iniicl- a-faverab'e rppert en the Jehnsen bill pren, ruing immi ration for a p nod of two vears Vrninge ments are mukm te give preferi ntnil on en on eideratlen te the bill Before it is brought te a et time will tip irfTen for n disc us. ion of thp npd of uli reBtrictien There is a widespread belief that something should he den,, nr en,,, te prevent the millions of Lmopeetis who aie seeking te get out of the vviir-tern countries from coming here '1 In v have been coming by the hundred thousands for siveia' months and the stenniship hues have Impu pi, put ilig te accoiiimeilate all who si i l inssiigr. If conditions were normal in the I 'mtecl Ftates a Heed of immigration could Im ihii templated with c emplneenee lint we as veil as Kurope, ure suffering from tee r -suits of the war The titst dutv of ('engn -s 1h te pretest the werkcis who are alii.idv here from the lompetitieu of hordes of aliens and te keep out et the mimirv ether aliens who would siirtlj becutne u public charge a few months after ihev arrived. If the facts shall appeal te n-al.e the passage of the Juhnsun bill desirable it will receive the necessary nuiubei of votes in both houses WHAT THE BAPTISTS SAY Tlin attention of these who are agitating for the passage of mere rigid Sunday '(observance laws or for the literal enforce rient of old blue laws is c emmended te the report of the committee en civic righteous ness submitted te the liaptist ministers' .conference In tills citj jesterduj That report ay: With the religious inspects of the Lord's day, lawmnkerH and executives have noth ing whattwever ' d eXl "I't te see that 1 cltlnens are undisturbed In the free ex. eirclne of their lawful right te worship (led "t accenllng te their consciences. 6 The church Is Interested In the passage nil pxpcutlcm of humane and righteous I liwn en this and nil ether fit subjects for li'glilatlen, but can never properly invoke J. the law te enforce a religious obligation, such efforts being wrong In principle and In practice futile This Is the Ranest pronouncement that hns been made en the subject since the discus sion began. It Is based en a proper ap preciation of the relation between the church Mid the state nnd en adequate understand ing of the futilit of tring te ni.tke people geed bv law. Thr hister) of modem civilization is full of instances of the failure of law te com pel religious observances of nnv kind. The function of the state Is served when it pro tects all persons in the right te worship no- ending te the dictates (pf their own coii ceii svicni'i's and prevents ever one from seek ing te force another te worship at the time eel in the manner which seems geed te hint. Heveticl that, law c.itinet successfully go, Ilver.v attempt te go farther lias resulted in failure and in a reaction ag.ilnst all re straint. If the church cannot persunde men nnd women te wei ship it confesses Its failuie when it appeals te the government te come e Its aid Wlille the church has net suc ceeded se well as it might have done, it is bv no means ,i failuie All of the humane legislation of the hist twentv-live vears can be traced ellree tlv te the Influence of these icllgienlsts who have preached the brotluir bretluir brotluir heod of mini and sought te induce men and women te love the Lord their (!ed with all their strength ami te love their neighbor as themselves. On this, we urc told, hang nil the law and the prophets. SOLID FACTS SUPPORT FANCY OF A UNION STATION The Time Is Coming When This Key Must Unlock the Problem of Proper Railway Terminal Facilities In This City THE Heard of Trade has be'en wondering whether the I'ennsvlvanla Unllie.id could be Induced te reduce Iltnnil Street Station te the rank of a lerminus for subur ban Mams enl.v, te t.inuel Filbert stteet be tween the two river, in construct a tube tinder the Delaware and thus fashion a new loop of transportation lines around the great metropolitan area that has developed at the junction of two states. What senna te Iiuvp set luxuriant imag inations going has been the persistence of tlic iinethcinl report Mint n new main sta tion of the I'piiiisvlviinin Mstcm will be constructed in West I'liiladelphln. In this case the status of the Iliciad street terminal would undeub'cellv be changed. And if change is in order, why be modest? Te these individuals who de net have te count the cost of visions there is n lusty stimulus in hopeful speculation. In the present Instance the effect en Mr. Ren could have been easllv predicleel He nppears te Iiuvp been a bit stnsgeri'el by the handsome suggestions of the Heard of Trade and naturnll.v, as the responsible head of one of the foiemest rnilvvav companies in the world, he Is ini'lini'd te parry fancy with fact. His replv advances sonic rather convincing objections te the comprehensive loop scheme. Concerning Itrnnd Street Station. Mr. Ren confesses perplexity. The citv's improve ment purposes nrc net as vet fully reve.ilcd. The t building of Krene! Street Station is n plan held in nbevance. I'ltimnte decision waits upon developments, the eeuise of whiih is still indelimible. It is when splendor of imiginntinn clashes as it does just new with the vigor of icul ities that vviiat may h called u Kind of reac tienarj repentance usuallv sets in in this community After hearing thus explicitlv from Mr Ilea the Kenid of Trade nriv per haps be prompted te conclude that its ail vii e was unwise. There would be compar atively little tint in in sue.li a decision if the general prim iple of comprehensive, furvvaid furvvaid furvvaid loeking proposals were unaffected. It is better indeed for the Keund of Trade te have recommended something unsuitable than te have- remained silent. New ideas are healthy. I'hi'adelphians aie often prone te regard them as foolish, (Jrant that f inc.v lias net hesitated tn sear at the mere hint of a possible i hail';,' in the rnilvvav -terminal situation, udiiiit that the Kenid of Trade was unafinid of suggi sting vast pentlltiin s by some ether nrgniiintien. it is still possi ble te maintain that it imposed confines te its own ideals. The i n -. t . which consid ered b.v itself se ins t.ir fnun modest n-- erued merelv the futnte deve lepim nt of the Pennsylvania Railroad If nanus are te be gii'en te nirv nothings why net in. ike them resounding. The e-nliveniiig piiv'ee of dis cussion is unrestiicted, a fait win a is some time's forgotten lu this region. Fer this reason consideration of mm n.il n forms has seldom taken a reftllv uuibttiuii- form. The conception of a union station con centrating nil the thieugh traffic and elim inating the le-tlv dc-tours imposed bv the Iinphn7nrd competitive growth of the railwnv sjsteins in ip has 1 e n occasional!' whispered. Uthe r i ities speak right out loud about such things unci aie net a bit eiubai i nis-ecl And it often happens that Ideas held at the outset bv chronic conservatives te be preposteieus eventunll take chape and le, the renllt.v transcends the- dream Te cultivite un iiudai mils mental altitude n gni cling public and semipublic enterprises would iissuiecllv be benelic 1 h 1 te this com iiiuuitv A union station development mav net be realised for some vears, hut nothing whatever will come of timidtt in bieaihiug the 'bought Furthermore, actual conditions de net con demn suili a plan as utteilv fustustn Oddl enough, the 'Hv which Iris tliiougheut its histerv as u mill ead liter clung te the new outmoded svstem of detached and dupli cating stations is among these metiopelises best fitted te reneliust en a siipei b mod ern scale its teiiniiuil facilities. The notion that ruilwav stations must of neies-itv be located in the Inmost hearts et metropolitan li-t ri ts is exploded. Chicago, lietreit, Richmond. St. Leuis. San Fran-ci-cei, among ui.inv ether cines, nitest this c nnngeil pedut of view. Willi Ih s piemise disii.ille plnnulng fieedem is si"iiied and the ipiestieii nt home ii'iiu i ' -! f into n eeusideratinu of station s.t.s best titteel for the oiiiblnutien si heme with the least dis ruption el the existing netweil. et railway.. While it is possible, of course, I,! suggest a vnrletv of lointlens for a union tiTmlnal in I'hiladi IphiH the' nciviilitliges of one situated within the original iieuncliins of the eitv and close te the Selmvlklll rivi'r nie eon een fpic neus I'tilllng nil or pint of the area lnniiidiil bv Twentieth street, the Selmvl kill, Arch and Race slieits would net enlv link up the station with the Parkway devel opment, but it would render possible the employment of a connecting imlread uniting nt the' cost of ininpaiatively little new con struction the Pennsylvania, Reading and Kultlmere and Ohie systems. The tracks of the last-named railroad ex tpnd northwest alen the Schuylkill te a tunnel, in which they nie joined bv the main line of the Reading approaching from the IViinsvlvanin avenue cut. The two sys tems alieady united cress under the New Yeik division of the Pennsylvania just above (llrard nvenui' bridge. A junction with the Peniisy lama ut this point would be neteisar.v. This would mean that nil points en the New- Yerk division, the Ilelvideie division, the Cieruuiiitewn unci Chestnut Hill line In fact, ull the 'crthern and northeastern ex tensions of the Pennsylvania could be reuched from the union station. The route EVENING PUBLIC LlUDGlDR for western trains would be nlmest ns direct ns at present, for they could proceed up the Knltlineru nnd Ohie-Heaelltig trncks te the junction nbeve (llrard nvenue bridge, ever the present Pennsylvania bridge nnd then, nfter n brief turn te the south, te the place where the malu line nnd the New Yerk tracks new meet in West Philadelphia. Ky the construction of a new bridge run ning northwest nnd southeast across the Schuylkill southern trnlns from the joint terminal could reuch the West Philadelphia station within u few minutes and thus be brought into touch with the Pennsylvania's present southern nnd southwestern lines, In cluding these te Wuslilngten und Kaltlraerc. Ne new construction whatever is needed te connect the Reading system with the single main station. The Rending-Kaltlmere aud Ohie trncks join these of the Reading main line anil these of the Norrlstewn division nt or near Falls of Schuvlklll. Ky menns of the present Richmond branch of the Rending trains tapping or passing Wayne Junction could join the line proceeding te that station nt u point where switches new exist neur Nlcetewti. Ky these arrangements nil but n verv few stutiens new reached by taking n train at tin" Reading Terminnl would be cenneited by a comparatively direct route with the Pnrkway-Scliuylklll terminal. The only exceptions would be (Slrnrd avenue, Colum bia avenue, Huntingdon street, Tiega nnd Twenty second street, the In-t named being en the Norrlstewn division, just northwest of the Sixteenth street junction Ne changes in the present Kaltimere- rmu Ohie train routes would be needed. The indispeiisnbles te this inciger of transportation facilities would be the new stntten Itself, a new bridge nearby ni'ress the Schuylkill and the inclined vinduct te conduct the Reading muln-line trncks te the New Yerk division of the Pennsylvania near the rock tunnel above the ("Sirurd avenue bridge In the Fast Paik. Kread Street Station, almost as formidable nn incubus nnd ns much of n drawback tn central municipal development ns the City Hall Itself, could be eliminated. The Read ing Terminal, if deemed Imperative, could be used for some local traffic. The time is coming, even in cautious Philadelphia, when the union-station topic will be alive. Suggestions will be plenteous. Something like the above fancy mny be pro posed. The prnrtlenl advantages of ethers mny be jueiged emphatically superior. The Heard of Trade will probably take a hand. Oilier prominent fncters in municipal life will contribute. Meanwhile, speculation is conduct p te constructive metropolitan habits. The prime necessity Is n vigorous elTensie against the local fortresses of pi credent, convention ami antiquated, debil itating e usteuii. Once their walls are scaled, the I est is ens. HARDING'S "MESSAGE" TITHLN Piesident-elect Harding nddressed tin Senate yesterday he did net an nounce in detail any of ills policies. He was net expected le de se. Yet what he did say in his brief and ilignlfied speech was .sig nificant. First in importance wns his request that the Senate and Heuse join cordially in making the dosing three months of the present ndininistiatien product! e. There is se much te lie done nnd there hns been se mm li delay in doing it that he besought the senators te end the delay, forget par tisanship and utilize the time In the "ser vice of our common country. " Mr. Harding iiinde this plea se simply anil with such evident belief in the im portance of immediate consideration f pressing problems thnt its force must linve impressed itself upon these who heard him He. is evidently feeling the weight of the responsibilities which he is seen te assume and he also has faith in the desire of his col leagues in Cengicss, whether they be of his own patty or of the opposition, te de their best te serve their constituents. His expression of confidence in the Sen ate was in refreshing contrast with much that hns been said nbeut thnt august bed of legislators. It is fashionable te speak slightingly of Congress aud te denounce the Senate ns a hed of men out of touch with popular sentiment. Y'et these who ure net iiievedibly committed te the preposition that no liing statesman can stand comparison with a dead one knew that the Senate leclav contains a group of men eif far superior tiaining nnd ab .ily te the neiage members thiity or fift or scvcnt -live years age. Indeed, there is no legislative body in any e'eiintr.v ut tin- pn -e nt time that is its su perior in ability nnd few thnt are its equal. It is well te remind ourselves of this oc casionally lest we held our institutions in tee great contempt. Mr. Harding's references te the function of the Senate' in the governmental scheme were in geed taste. It does certain things in conjunction with the Pnsulcnt. Its pre rngathes ure as iicred ns these of the President. The President te-be announced thnt while he intended te icspect these pre regatives he would be ju-t ns insistent en the iciognltien bv the Senate of the pre rogatives of the President. He is the first mini elected te the president since McKin lev who hus had legislative experience in Washington. He Is aware of the sensitive ness of Congress ever its lights He knows hew te deal with it through experience with its temper. His plea that it might co operate with him was made in nil sincerity. And Ins assumption that the members of the opposition party would work with these of his own party in securing results was btsid en 'i ""le acquaintance with the Deinecnitrt in both houses and with intimate knowledge of the patriotic temper with which they approach the censiile iiitien of public questions Thnt there is nothing mushy in his attitude was mnde evident when he said that while lie eillil net pnunlse agreement ,i, all things with the opposition "whiih is sometimes Insistently wrong he hoped te find common ground In the spirit of service It was the speech of a breail-mlndnl. tel cfant mil" wnr of tlu' mU""' "C t,lp llutl''" whiih confront him and confident in the de sire of nil Americans te assist him in per forming these duties It was lenssuring te these who voted for him last month and war innted them In believing thnt he would glow in their esteem ns the months puss nnd ns he adjusts himself te his new position. The president of the Milwaukee Women's Pence Secietv snvs that the wav te bring peine in the world Is for the glil glil te refuse te marrv or. if the marry te . -fuse te have children until the world e.is arms Summed up. It sets forth t1 r. the win te sehe a racial, iiidustiial, 'graph u ill. economic and human pre' m Is te change human nnture The .uedv is n beautiful one and one that, n i s simplicity, has belling the eat faded "Leng live the Dellar Princess!" cried n crowd lu Athens when Pilucess Anastesla, fermeilv the widow of an American million aire, appeared en the halcenv of n cafe Tin Dellar Princes" I the one whose picture Is en the silver dollar) has received the aeliilu tlen of the in Itltude for generations, but this Is the fits' t ip the praise has been made vocal in nil.'Ul' unison. - PHtlADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER "PUD" SLATER RECALLED Death Netice Brings te Mind Remi niscences of Dig Man's Legis lative Career An Absent Minded Statesman Ily (JICOROE NOX McCAIN TUB brief newspaper announcement that Jehn F, Sinter, n former member of the police force, had been found dead In his home in this city, is n ncvH item thnt in Itself is net calculated te attract any wide attention. If, however, the printed story had snid that Hen. Jehn F. Sinter, n member of the Legislature in the sessions of leSOO 11101, had presumably committed suicide nt his home, ns n result of long-continued ill health, former legislators of these sessions ever the state would have taken notice of tlie event. Or iti Hie news historians in their cold, calculating way announced that "Pud" Slater, one of the most Interesting charac ters that ever sat In the hnll of the Heuse of Representatives, had taken his own way into the beyond, there arc hundreds of men in all ranks of life In and around Philadel phia who would hove recalled the giant fig ure of the dead man Inte the field of recent memories, JOHN F. SLATER, or "Pud," ns he was known te hundreds, wns unique In his vvuy. He was Hip largest man, se far ns anv living recall, I am sure, thnt ever occupied a seat in the Legislature. I think It a per fectly safe assumption that he weighed nt least n quarter of a ten. That Is, twenty years age when he was In Ills prime ns te political power nml avolrelupels. It Is n fact that Slater was compelled te ride in dny coaches because? Ills vast bulk did net permit him te s,quec7c through the fat man's misery passage in parlor cars that leads from the entrance deer te the seats. I mny be in error as te this, but ns I re call he wns never nblc te make Ills ponder ous way into n dining car. Had be been nble te negotiate the entrance, he could never have accommodated himself te the dining car seats. LIKF all big, fat men, Jehn Sinter wns n jelly, hiill-fellew-vvcll-mct personage. When lip laughed he shook all ever, like a mountain of gelatine. He was popular even with the members of the factions opposing his friends, Fer "Pud," as he was calleel by his intimates tlie diminutive, paradoxically, lu his case for "Pudding" wns an earnest, ardent, vociferous nnd explosive, when necessary, adherent of the organisatien. "Reform" was nn unknown word In bis dictionary; an obieletc word in his vocabu lary, except when useel in derision. His most striking characteristic was bis habit of expressing Ills opinion directly and forcefully en any subject where his opinion was recpiired or volunteered. Ne member of the Legislature in the ses ses siens of 18!)!). 11)01 wns cvit in doubt ns te just where Slater steed en nnv question. It was mere tlinn a redeeming quality; It wns a virtue in him. lie wns wnrm-lienrted nnd sympnthetlc, two traits that brought liiin icnl friends in spite of tlie handicap of a sharp tongue aud a nst physical bulk. At the close of the session of 1800, the members of the Heuse who were Masens presented Mr. Sinter with n geld watch ns nn evidence of their nppi eolatien of hi.s real qualities of heart nnd nigged nature. pKTRACINfl the trail of two decades or A-v mere, n former stnte official relnted an nmusiug story tlie ether day of a great man in Pennsylvania affeiis that is worth re peating. Fer obvious reasons, the cloak of ano nymity must hnng ever ills name.. Tlie gentleman In qri-stlen was net only n lltient conversatienist, but unfortunately when he became interested in n subject bis personality was lest .in his earnestness. On one occasion he was entertaining nt breakfast at his home in Harrisburg two ery distinguished efficials: from another cominenvvenlth. They were en a tour of In spection, gathering Information te be used in their own state. Tlie wife of the official was net only n very clever, capable and charming lady, but siie was also thoroughly acquainted with her distinguished husband's peculiar genius of fergetfiilness. lu fact it was one of the miner worries of her life. The fruit had been served at the break fast anil after it tlie finger bowls, nnd with them begun an earnest and engrossing ele ele ele sciiptlouef certain stnte mutters in which her husband completely lest himself, Certnlu movements by him warned tlie wife thnt u snfetv -first signal was needed. A slight rough, then a pronounced gesture failed te attract his attention Finally a persistent little tapping with her fork aroused him, though the guests discreetly ignored the umufilng comedy. "Ah! what's the matter," dear? Am I ah delaying tilings?" iiiqulicd the en grossed but blundering host. "Net at all," leplicel the ludv. compelled te adept heielc mensiiies. "Hut since you have made it a matter of notice, I am re luctant te call your attention te the fact that you have bppn drinking out of your finger bowl, and are about te repeat it." Curtain ! AN FNTIRFLY new anecdote of (ieneral C. S. firnnt comes through a friend who is a ( ivil War veteran. It was shortly after the close of the war when (irmit wns in Washington He made his home at Wil larel's Hetel then nnd for yenrs nfter. One morning in icply te the hotel" man niter's inquiry about the gieat "inniander. Colonel Dunn, his chlef-ef-staff, replied that he wns verv much depressed "He was out driving vesteidav." said the Colonel, "and Ills horse was beaten bv a butcher's Tin- geuieinl felt grentlv hi'mil iated." It seems that the day previous Crnnt was dnvlng Ills fast horse and wns attempting te pass a butcher's wagon, te which was attached a splnti'd white horse Tlie latter was evidently determined net te lie passed and lie mn right nway from the geneial's horse. Colonel Dunn snid It wns the finest moving aiiuniil he ever saw and he was anxious te putcha-p it for (Ieneral Ornnt. Tin hotel manager had done a fnver for n well-known riding master of Washington of that lime, anil the next morning the hotel man engaged the services of the rld'ng mas ter te locate the nnlinnl the President se much coveted. The horse wns one of tlie best formed In Washington, but bad been condemned nnd -I lei te the butcher. Colonel Dunn succeeded in purchasing the huti bet's horse for $.'100 and this wns tlie iinimnl thnt Cictieml (irnnt drove during all the time he wns President. . THE NATIONAL SPORT I' em the Jloltlmere Sun As yet no evil Influence hns contaminated the great American gaum of running dewt pedestrians. AFTERWARD T MIMF.TIMKS think that when we shall A- return Te mystic homelands with the battle wen Kright nngels will be gathered round te learn The sights we saw, the feats that we have done. Kright nngels, strangers te nil grief and pain, Who dwelt in beauty while 'hi mire we wrought, And we shall leek en them nnd knew hew vnln That thev should understand the fight we fought. nd therefore shnll our stories go untold. As soldiers speak net of the war, se we Shall nothing tell, save that our eyes may bold A slumbering anger that It had tn be. JIcLndlmib. AViltw. 1 JA X. JlwalU. jfc life NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily TaUts With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects Tliey Knew Best GEORGE D. PORTER On Humanizing the Police Force GIVD the "cop" n chance, make life worth living for him nnd consider and treat him like n human being nnd there will be need for less criticism nneut the inefficiency of our police, is the opinion vouchsafed by (Jeorge I). Perter, director of public safety during the Klaukenburg administration. "We cannot." said Mr. Perter, "have the policeman nnything else tlinn what we will permit him te be. If we want better police men we must put the business en a higher plane nnd give them mere help and under standing nnd sympnthy than we de new. The average policeman is going te be just what you nnd I make him. "Mr. Clti7.cn steps the policeman in the middle of the stieet and expects him te be 'Solemon in all his glory,' yet regards him often ns the meanest of us. He Is expected te solve difficult and important problems en the Instant, like the greatest of geneinls, and yet the pay which he has been receiving en courages nobody but the rawest of recruits. Se, perforce, his ranks must be made up of the farmer boy, the blacksmith, the street car conductor. Kjes Will Be Opened "Then, en top of this, he Is given little opportunity or encouragement te further ills education nnd make something mere out of himself, te rise in the ranks. He is con stantly worried nnd annoyed by political lenders of one kind nnd complexion or another. He is subject te all sorts of rules and regulations, which are constantly being changed se that often he does net knew what lie Is te de. He is, en tiie whole, relegated te an unworthy place in the community, when a little human understanding aud fel lowship nnd decent treatment would make him a finer citizen and an abler officer of the law. "If you would knew something about the importance und difficulties of the pollte pellte mnn's job, de like I did and Investigate him personally for yourself, (ie out with him ou his beat, see him at weik en special cases and some of tlie ether mnnlfeid do de tails of his work mid then see what you think of him. Your eyes will be opened. "Yet this uiw recruit is expected et once tn be a chnmiiien athlete, a (ieneral Fech, a Solemon, a halr-tiigger thinker, a man of infallible Judgment a man proof against every possible te imitation anil in general a veritable 'Adinirubln Crlchten,' "Is it quite fair te treat this man ns some one net quite se geed ns tlie lest of us and subject him te conditions that would make n Kelshevlst of him nnd expect hi in te be perfect in one of the most iin iin neitant aud difficult mid Irvine lel.s cl,,, community? I found, in my experience ns bend of the police fence, that 00 per cent of them, despite tlie low level cm which their calling was placed, were positively all light at heart. Common Sense Needed "One of tlie most important qualifications needed for tlie job of n policeman Is just geed, common sense. Yet I believe our civil -service institutions don't ftillv nppneiute this. There should be mnn 'bieaelth aud elasticity te their examinations. There should be no catch questions. Hew con von expect the ruw men that are i ttiiicted new te tills calling te be able successfully te answer them? He Is further hanipeicil in this respect by his anxiety te make geed se that, whereas his common sense would tell him te give one answer, und incldenlnllv the ceriect one, he gives nn answer that would net work out in every dny practice. "Thus, the question might rend: Suppose you heard that seven gunmen were at work in the next block, looting nnd shooting sheeting what would you de? Anxious te Impress with his bravery nnd fighting qualities the answer for the most purt, was about like this: 'Why, I would pull out my gun nn,i go and get them,' "New, anybody witli common sense knows that he would de nothing of tlie kind He would be afraid in the first place and n feel in the next. The correct answer would be 'I would ring up my station house, and ask for help, theu proceed after my men.' "Or lie might be uskeel : 'Suppose n,nn rushes up te you nnd snys: "My little ,ey has been Inst or stolen," what would yer de"'' Impressed by the Importance of the occasion the majority of the answers would be- r would muke un Investigation nnd find "out whether the man Is of geed r pute nnd Is telling the truth befere proceeding te notion ' If lie wns answering according te the dic tates of common seuse he would sav 'I would notify my police station fiist ami then muke my Investigation, se that if the ma were right valuable time' might net be test "We should have a school fur this nur. pose, where, during certain tauxa, jUte t,q f, 1920 YESSIR, TIMES IS CHANGED! " TwsSfcir: "-V-- y liceman might have all these nrnetiVnl mnt. ters brought te his attention and learn the fundamentals of common sense as It applies te his job. nnd ns It is culled from ethers' experience. "The piiDlic should remember that all of the burden of public safety should net He with the millions of the law alone. Thev must take ordinary precautieus te help themselves. The automobile owner, for In stance, should, whenever he parks his ma chine, nt least lock n wheel with n padlock and chain. It Is true a thief could snip It, but it would use up his time and make the crime less likely. "A great advance could be made If garages and repair shops could be put en the same basis ns pawnshops. Like them, they should take the same precautions about every mn chine thnt comes into their care nnd have a telephone, at their own expcn&e, handy for the Information of the police, te help In checking up crime. Favers New Signals "In icgniel te the present crime wove we must realize that this city in common with ethers is fighting the same old creeks nnd criminnls ns before, only they have learned a let in tlie years that have passed. They de net lnber under the disadvantages of the 'cop nnd, us a result, become mere and mere efficient. They hnve a powerful nnd far-reaching organization, nnd this must be token into consideration In dealing with them. "One thing that I would like te have accomplished and still hope te see a fact especially in view of the present crime wove it i a complete system of electrical signaling." If this were perfected the criminal, in most cases, would hate te go some te get out of the city without being nrrestcd, nfter he had committed a crime. "There are many things that I could talk about, but one of the principal things, te my mind, is te humanize the Police Department If you want te get tlie best lesults." Financial Nete Frem the New Yerk Hemic Russia did away with her czar, and new Lenlnc ptemises te banish mene. Old fashioned Fngiand still clings te n sovereign but the Soviets won't even have half n crown. Confession ' '"T,1? eJhf, N''". Ynrk Trlhune I believe ' credos Senater Harding, "In nn Ameilcanlsm that recognizes no class." lherc is no class te n let of us, senator. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ Hew many successful candidates for the riWe n .ft-SSi", rlVCr" Whnt Is the total membership of the council of the Lengu of Nations' What kind of n animal Is nu Impcynn? Man called ? In,lal'ltunt of the Isle of Why did Yankee Deedle Dandv cnll the feather In his bat "macaroni What are the four prlnclpnl Celtic Ian. guages nnd vvliere are they sVekcn? Hew mnnv enKes did Columbus make te the New World us "Ke NtfhltlerW telbrete1 Paintings by Whnt Is the plural of mongoose? Answers te Yesterday's Qulr ' "Wi.i" i. U"-'". Jne writ's m'nc evster which I with sword will nnii ff' mark by the l ,' p,0 ?,"' J" JJ "vlS.ise8r''me(,' "Th" Mcry WWeikSr Three Presidents Washing., J , Adams and W lsen-h? ri'n'S'Vh eJehn mini meissaues Congress d ,hclr nn- Three children of Heuiv vin n.n.i. the throne of Hngland They wSSkS ward VI. .Maty and Ullzabetl, Th.amire Bre,al "u,rterH of south Amcrlci and successful leaden. r nimles against the Hnanlnh r, ,i r ThjoIlexer uprising In China occurred In , A nenuphar Is a waterllly n.rnMe,JUene"nui ''"'yea from the land, nnd hence means in tL iuMslh, or between ba jind, ,l10 SHORT CUTS Kcmal Pasha apparently owns Angera's Rent. Why anybody should want Censtantlne for king is Greek te most of us. Argentina must realize that the deer of peace is none the stronger for a belt. Congress will doubtless early reconcile Itself te leaving many things undone. The ad for Argentina appears In all the newspapers next te Pucyr-reden matter. There Is increasing evidence that Old Gleem is due te be swatted with the Christ mas Club. Tip for Sunday law-enforcement agents: The fountain In Legan Circle played ail day en Sunday last. What Director Cortelveu says in effect te possible bandit victims is that prevention Is better thau cure. His letter te Pucyrreden shows that Dr. Dernburg hns net lest any of his ability as a mischief maker. Congress will new proceed te show ut hew te spend our money : but, of course, there Is nothing in that te interest us. There are chicken thives In Ikrling Ikrling ten, N. J., who operate with an automobile. Well, with eggs at $1 n dozen, why net? Presuming that he has swapped his reindeer for something modern, here a hoping that Santa Cleus won't run out of gasoline. "Insane Man in New Yerk Station Kisses Phlledelphiu Girl." Headline. Evi dently wonted te preTe that he wain t te crazy after nil. One geed spell deserves another, and when Mr. Daniels decides te rest for a spell the public won't care whether he s 'through" or "thru." The New Yerk woman who denned boy s clothing te trail her husband nnd was ar rested nnd fined no longer believes that there is freedom in male apparel. Feeling runs se high in some sections of Greece that Venlzelists refuse te eat the olive, the emblem of the Censtantlnlsts. II some great world question would cause a boycott en garlic life might be sweeter en some street cars. Even the antis will have te admit that woman lias justified her entrance into poll tics if Miss Agnes Robertsen, representative from Oklahoma, accepts Speaker Gilletts invitntien and relieves him from respen sibility for tlie Heuse rcstuurant. A baby asleep In a carriage was burled in debris when n house eeltapsed In a storm In Providence, It. I., and escaped unhurt. Nobody will be able te persunde the mother of thnt infunt thnt he wns net saved for some great and noble purpose. Mentclalr's mixed jury disagreed for e long, long time, one of the Jurers (u woman) holding out against the ether eleven, one gave no reason except "Kecausc! And n very geed reason, tee; In fact, the bst possible leasen for net having mixed Juries). Just because ! The Camden Italian who celebrated the wedding of his daughter by firing nky nky reckets and completed the celebration of paying $.'0 nnd costs iute the city treasury had something in common with the rockets he filed. His fine enthusiasm sent him up in the nir like a rocket and Ah, you catch our meaning? Thanks. A woman speaker at the New Century Club declared that women dressed In clethts men inude in accordance with men's views of women's nttlte aiid thnt If their nppsrel is sennt men nre te blame. Nobody blames the lady or passing the buck but there are 'steen thousand" men lu this woman s town who ere willing te raise their bands and solemnly svvenr, " 'Tvvasn't me, yein: honor. It must have been some ether man I It requires courage te de as that Seuth Philadelphia butcher did aud notify the pollce of a black-hnnd letter received, with death the pennlty premised for noncom pliance with demands made. Tint It Is pr" clsely because there have been ether vie thus that lacked thnt courage that black mail has (leiirlshrd. It is te he hoped thnt the pollce will be nblc te rupture the mis creants responsible for the letter ; and, In nny case, It is the manifest dutv of the city authorities te watch ever the lives of the butcher and bla family, se that no dre" penalty will attach te Ms brave ceniplUili.e Xe-itlt a plalu civic duty ) st V,cJA-,tt
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