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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withdrawn.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
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