wmw0$ JVTV7 - r t-t f- l?"-rT-Sr r-"ASi---i "' ' 'fWfF !k r "!! v -(,4 ipFVKtft- tWV H 8 faiening IhtbUclGe&tjiei: PUDLIC LEDGER COMPANY cmrs ii. k. cnvns, rnmmtNT Chrln II. Lucllnuten Vice Treldent. Je'.iu " JUrtln, Scrtrv and Trteiiurrr Philip H Cellins Jehn II. TVIHIiith. Jehn .1. Bpurgenn, Director. . EDITOMAL HOARD i Cirs If K Ccrth. Chalrmun DAVID B. HMII.Kr. IMIter JOHN C. if Aims', O r-nl Tlu-lnm Hiinr' l rubllihrd dully at reue Lusjei llutlJIng lndpnr? nce Square, I'hlladHilDA ATLAHTte ClTT Pratt- Incon HulMlng NW TOIK 304 MA-tlimn Am DiTieir TOt Tord HvilMIre CT. Loci! (113 aabr-D&mecrat HulMIng CnlOiSO . 1302 Tribune nulMlr-e m:vs ncnnAfp- TVMmtNoie.N IlcrrAi N. 11. CVr. Pennsylvania Av cut Hill St r'xvT Temk BtrcAr The Sun nultillnic XiOKDOX HtxaAC Londen Timrn si'nscniPTieN tukms The Evinimi Pernie Lvrnr.u Is rvil te ut ut crlber In l'htldlrhl unit vtrreundlni: towns t tils uta of twlvn (III cents re wk rv-'th te the carrier, Br mall te point eulsldf it riuladcr.nn, n tne Unltttl Statu. -.'in.i(1n, or Vnltcd .t.its r" Mttens, poemfe free, flfi (fit)' cunts rcr month. Six (10) dellari rr v : v-ci1 able In advanrc Te all fOf-Un ceuntrlm . ne (ID dollar month NeTrcr 8ubacrlbf r luninp; nJJresi chances Jnut lv old ns "rell ci n w n4Irejs. BtLL. l0Q yIM1 M IfTONn. MV1N 0l) CT Addrets c't ciin-mu Itrdeer, Itulrpn'tlrn -i re .'i( iff Pi 11 c r r. V.tled. tphirt Member of the Associated Press I THE .iSSOClATm rrKgl ft rrr'nlVc'y to te tltltrt te trr re ! ' 'it r'p.ii of a'l vw ttupatChtl crrrl'frtt In ' n- rr nflif nr (Jf crrAlfr-d in thtt parr n ul ae thn y-ct ft''i pitbl'ihrti therrtiu All rleftn if rvd' ra-i c' i a' ii tin'chrs Jberfirt art c"e i'"". FhiUihlphH. Mlurile. Ilf.fmh.r II, : a nil k- I.AH I'lmnn m rn i'itii.iKi.rni Thins en nlilrh (Iip preplr upcrt Ihr nm HdtnlnUtrnllnn 1u rmimitrutc I intentien: Thr irnttjT ra.r ht ttif X ttrytteek ' b g riwah m (irren-vrfufc the Inrgtst h'pv Devfleptn. n' e' '' nifl nr I vn A reur'f(infc tntt A buiiaiite 'i I t ; i.-n In .lr( 'v rAlnrnrl ' ' . r.' - .p.' Ilnmt f ' i' l i i . PENROSE THREATENS MOORE OF COUKSi: Scuater Penrose hope- thnt Mayer Moerp will net veto .Indue Brown's million-dollar parell for the Municipal Court. What pIkp could nny one zpect from Senater 1'enreae? The fact that Judge IJrewn han turned the court into a feeding ground for political workers li enl n roremniendntlon te a mind like the fenalef Judge ltrewn h a pietege of .Ni-nntur I'en rote and nnfinillv tin :ii pi.ml iu praise from the tutor Nene of tins will ! hpu tn Mninr Moerp. ie imagine. He mu'.t Inng ngu Ii.im. dis counted tlip llunl' eneeii'i'il threat nf ,e. terdny's atntiment lv tin- eiintii. lie mitt have known enril what ' pe(i when he begau his liglit in nf nut tin wnti mid extravagance in t etirl hudgi't. Se the vrtintui 'v r 1 1 ti 1 1 nughl nel i" lin ruucli IiiHiww'' en Hie Matnr' (leteriniiiatiuii te fellow the dH-t.ttc uf hi een.-etenee w lint evpr the pe-ih!e ("it te m own political future fn f.n- nx Senater Penrose enn uf feet it. Actualh tli. eiiafni' nuiieunceineiit. which anybody hnlfvnv faimli.ir with the present pemrn of affairyi an v..e i mcunr te frighten Mr. Meer- into Mihini-xien te the rereiiMiiuleil lmini of Mr. Penrose . nver cit and -tat", mat linve a beneiieinl Tect in clnriiviuc tl.e -ifintien Mr. Moere, net Scnninr Peniee. t- -n" Mayer of l'nilnde'phin. and "'ill remtnn -e for anetbe- tlir'e M-.ir- It lie i mi enlt de hW dilt a In ec ii ii' ill' ' Kpeii-e "f rn r with Hie senator net eni in tin" mnllcr Inn In ether" einnl!j imperiani te the welfiue of the. pilb'i'- and It lpntei-. the i heice cheilld b" en-' "Toe man Mnw.i- ,f Tlu 'nilelimin en" weakly boned m i'ie -nm xerr of ine-siiie new being ex'ried ..n Me. Ioeie. nnd tbe bare gene net of otlie- fail in- r wme With hip ii !'' t"'V lns;eiv Mr Meer. i cutirel fanitlini- I"1 pbi'm-cidii ' p'ain. He eaunet tnixtnk- n v' "bin ilje I i cial test linsi annul i In oppeitiinilv t" uliew that be i- made ..f diffiKin stuff He heuld wrbcue it ami "irn r te fi.nliei account in n-tifving ami ..eMinc tin .-en flrlenee tile ,ieep'e 1 tit urmixtnkeiih nn pexed in 1. m and n I." .1 ...s he nie.l nor fiai for the uUitiiaw nutren e YOUIG PEOPLE'S MANNERS MKMIII.H , f i' .1 miei l.-ngMi sling nn 'in' ' "n- i " n e. t.. ti.e it tl I Mil dial life of deb- utid -all th b-. IihiI ii g I te nny about nneaN and uunDer- Th'c teung iereii ' '"dai is ii- a icnin i of fad. charming H' r nmnucis are . harm lng. If "be bus unhl" l-hcien.n i s ;i deficiency m taste Knftldieusii''""- of mini - ( al'nx the saving grev mat it is .' ' ('- nmeiis the mere fort .iiate ncing peepl- of me p.un.l. and much "f tb' '""" '"- "f ' '1,iri" ",,h the elil-ix ii" ni' '"'' ten. li'TK The dance te v.in'i sp'aleix at th" Junier League m'etiiig eiii.teil 'inie from the lunele via the b.ei ""hi n divx It found its wn te il get into pulli cates. Until g who Itnev i jeung Iieepl -nig' line ir"iu no- sui. m hoi icm It- ,n ' eptlini e mill uf n'ern" trends among these : it ns pip. tin t viunt Itui n 'e ta!idiei! b eund i .- . . ...... w training -mid i'je i 'eat I'.'iit.euiar iiiin"' because - if Its llglmesJ UNIFORMED BANDITS TvISL'IPI.INK in ui oig.iiuisntieii nnd It is nod I'm I'l J should be th.. natural te ' P'"' lieutenants in th1 " eiK Ill llini police luptains n i ii.iis disiri'ts -I be able t" lecngnie n hnd ninu hcn he tiirns up m i"1' uuif"'"1 "f tee eiviie nnd thnt tint lmc a' imi n enough te ( nnble tliem i 1 Ml' I ll--l and talk (.i linnu n i r.minnl '' aen t(,i with blm eter( .biv If creeks iinunge m .eniiu urn ntnl there en the for-1 and operate n- iin are said te haM' epeiatid out of th'' Peuilli and llnce streets stutien liens., n spensihiliM will rest upon th" police elheinN in im bate nutherin. Tin disci. i.niex ut the hearing of Dp I.nnge and Mdllrej je.ierdat nr and striking pioef of H.p n(d of a well paid police feri e Kew inelib will ". III the e n( in e pre. S ted en this occasion am thing te leiiect the rntik and fib' "t "0 servue. nut ti.e jlie ought te knew wiietner ant et in" ent street robberies weie due ie in-cut or llislell (Ml tlie patt of ntlli'l pelic. men will leek te tht peliie eflicials for that irmutlen. and. if ' te dear the scri(c the iniiuta'i"iis mtehed in the ariests Fourth and llii'" streets, the n.nr jllld spare no nminj mid no pnlns in the effort te learn wImiIki theie i- runic in t J j newest police s andnl ihnti appears en the diirfice MERITS OF A MYSTERY E fF FOW'X 'ASTT.lt HLISS' eyes are III tin- -rleuds, it cannot be denied that hi- feet re ou the ground. As one or our mwt linflinehliiK realists, the efliclal w rather expert for this region promptly discredits the notion recently advanced by II. M. Stewart. of the Dominion observatory. Ottawa, that jaetioreloitlcal coiiditieiis enn be foretold necumtely fix months ahead ..,,,., The rnlnanlic Canadian pin his faith In nliir radiation xxhirh would In' it line Id".! if fl It be pniveil Hint solar radiation hns anything te tin willi the weather. Mr. lllixs uiiiiet detect anv Informative relationship, mid consequently. In this part of the world lit least, long-distance prophecies will net be nlhclally attempted Perhaps this i iuxt n well Forecast of unpleasant weather would be most dismal xiieiitlflr triumph. Mass-meeting, en glossed resolution deploring tlip outlook, re re ferin drives, t he prn condemnations from flip highest quarters would bp unavailing. As for n bright prospect, duly selipduled, tlip sainN Invelved arr mpaRcr. TIip futility of xiiili foreknew ledge wuh pnrtlt rcceKnlzcd lit Ilur!i I'itin'x .Mm in hi' oxpee of tli'1 iim'1iiipx of ceed-luck xij!ti,. AilreittliiK thill tlicxe were few in cotnpnrl cetnpnrl iui with mipn of dlsntcr, lip approved the nrrnngpint'iit. Would nny ene. lie querlP', who hiipppiied te hp tipped off renceinlni! env hnppy prent wnnt te lcp It off NOT A SCOURGE OF COD. BUT A PENALTY FOR NEGLECT There Is Nothing. Mysterious In the Recurrence of Famine In China. Which the World Is Asked te Relieve w-; Ml has slam it ilieii-iitnl but famine nml nextilenec bate elnm their tnillient '1'liere wn a time uben l he peoples of the world icceiti'd each of these ibree grent plagues itli an tinreitmg fntulixiu They axstiined tiint implucable power willed tliem and thai tlie mul be endured. The Kmiiniix. when the gicut famine of the fifth eeiiturj H. I' Nited their cit. threw thenixeiiex into the Tiber bv tin thousands te hasten the (bath tlnn knew te be In evitable The natives of India, witn greater philosophy bae for centuries, whenever tlie iciurrent periedx of famine visited the cbilli trj . linn themselves down and waited pa tientij for the slew approach of dissolution Th -eldnr I. as Iniil n chain e te light for i ills life trim, tb- liegmning of war. but be hnx charged the enein at the ceniniaiiil ei his superior elhcers and .ins taken what wax coining te him without thought that there wait n letter waj te settle disputes. PhlloxepherK and merullcts have even told us thnt thev three grent sceurgex hnve a place in the divine plnn. When population is increasing tee fnt they have said that by n special dispensation of Providence there would be a famine te make awav with the surplux ve thnt there might be room for the surviverx te lie en th" planet Or if it were net a famine, then the pestilence was suit nbrnnii te -talk at noeiiil.n through the s ts of (lie . n and 'riki ilewti the people. And le -hew that the fate thai con -tiels the destinies of men bad mere than two nriews in hix qimer. tlie bines told ii lliat when it seemed ineeineiiienl te use fiiliniie or ietience nations wne et lit war with one another lhar the teeming popula tions might be ledui ed Hut this view ix net held ten generally tedm. at least net in it original term. Pestilence, famine ami ur uie ii-g.ird.'d by thnughlful people at the pics.nl nine ax (he putiishi icnl meted out te the nations for their crimes or ter their indifferent' and incflb icticj We hae iliscmcred thnt icitnin i'niiex produce certain effects with the In evitability of fate. The Power which .enimls the world ha '.aid ,1...... ii... Iiiuh tint eneinle in Tills lealni iu-t ax lie Ins laid down ni 'niiiiatieii. which makes ihc npph l.i w tall tlie eaith and kiejis the planets .winging in their eib'ls in infinite xnin e Win n the-e lnw.s. are vielaied th" pi unit t i. intlideil. When tlle me et.sei ed ii'Tiiir ii'Tiiir meve smoothie and no one suffet- "I'llk" th" - ige et win ("I iMlinpl". l'he nasi ii milliiiis of men hn( been killed in bailie sini" l!'l I g""s back le IMil. when i, ie.it Mritnin relnwd in iisk war with Pnissni en n ipiestien of honor Prussia was pl.llllllllg t selve the Panisti provinces of Sihleswie nr.d Heist, m in erdir te gain n. eess te the Nm tli a through In r own I'-rriteiw. I'ranee. Ure.it P.ritnni and ltiisiu hnd gn'ir.int I ib utt. mil of the niri te- of Peniniirk. but wlpn it m" t" 'he point of bucking up that guarantee nt the nsk of war the Mrittsli refused I riissm I lien took SilllesWIg lllld lieNteili Then Piiissiu walil'-il tin- mineriil de- pe'it id l.fiiru'nie and tlie wr of 17ii nli ! 1'i.n'i. nas nrratig'd. and she took both Alsace invl Lerraine. The point of loot Mill' II I. lid si. . ceded III tlie tilsl il.sl.mce .i,ei euleil ill tlie ei elid Ne elic pre tested, M"ii though I'niti" appealed te the . uat'ens of the world, im hiding ilie I'liHeil Slates te .lieicit lici niniiist ttiiiinpliiitir j Prussia Hm the nations ioed ,dK Ik and t allow etl Train c te In desp. i'ei i I be iiuils of lb" gods grnt.nd -le.iii for , t was nearlx feit tiv. tears hefnie ihe I gust whs iead, but in P.'l I the naimris wue tailed upon te pin il" pen. ilt t for their I selfishness nnd indilT"r-in i Ther have paid. ! and paid lienvih The 1'nilid St. ins lias net i-inpid. and I its people ter h g m nm or two will i en - linn" te t'l'l Me s'npix mm wen- line "O their ba'-k- Imai-e tl.et denied their in terest in risisting tu" tool of a nation across the sen- en the gin md that what happened nntwhci. .' in 'In wet'd wax no (emern of thells iti't theie an "itinn people who hate i.el et per' ite.l tin ilatneillig ineilll of the print win and nr. doing their utmost, te preM-nt i he I tnieil M.iies from i o-epeintiug witn iln eibm nntiniis in im association fernieil for tin- expres- purpose of prevent nnv highwayman among nations from looting it- in ighhei-s at will We hate secblles Olg.lliued te picvenl wilt hi biiiigmg about dlsai uiiiiuenl Hut thu nn lieaded m the wrong dire'tieii War will "intin e se long as rnpin ions gr'ed ran get aunt witn I' plan- ei nn i-n iii'-n i S ng tiiiin a t Us II desire ler liTll"in is -ininri-hsire for pistici . tlie inv, malenal - wnitiiig le be Mlilieil into the i mil of war , , . ... plern artnle. with its meviinbl" petiatili- rniuine mid peslilni upe 1 -. uu-c of indifferent e Hut thin iiuliffereni is disap pearing Modern medn ni sch nei has ills iineil-d tlie illlise OI llllillt "I me great s'eurges which hate killed liuudreils of thousand- in the past And when it has net disiinered the cause it has bin tied hew te prevent the spread of tile disease when it breaks nut V'nw f.-er has lest lis t-r rer- Typhoid has been iiuisteieil. The bub.iiiii plague urn pirvail enl where the null. unties in gleet te ceri l-v the piecau tmns whi'-h nii-dita' sciente hits learned will he iffet lit" Likewi-e the inusts of taiuni" me known ami hew te pn ten' famine i- also known. Drought Heed, a plague of po.tifeieus in H.rts haw in the iuis.' destroyed tlie feed supply t.f whole prenntcs Only Iweiilv xenr' age fulH I 'tiie.i'nil peis.uis died of stm xntimi in India imt bet nine there wn- net luful in lb until hut because die thought in i i-rtuiii pietinees inadcit unprefil able te n H ix ul - tin' land mnl 111" l.ilmiers were thrown nut "f work Tln- bad no ineni't t" bin feed ntl iiicideutnlh the railroad- wire nm nuniereiis enough le enrrv feed into tin pi nt line where n was needetl Several provinces in China are suffeiiug from famine coiidillens nt the present time because of a failure of the ciep. And the crops have foiled b'xauec the Chinese people are backward in their agrimliural methods and bemuse thet liute if-peileil the laud for cntiirles. The feiests have been cut off nud the rnins wash the wrfaie soil away, EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-MIL iciiMlig barrenness where there should be fertility The lloedx are net hnrncMU'd nud the rhcrs break eter their banks and drown the growing crops. And (be a' id regions nre net properly inignted te Insure fertility when the ralnx fall. The appeal of President Wilen thnt the American people stib-cribe money te send feed te the starving Chinese is likeh te be re-pended te generously . Hut no one thinks for n moment thnt nny money whieli we may send te (.'hliin new will preyent future famines. The Hrllish have applied the pieper famine pretentien methods in India. Simi lar methods adapted te the peculinr condi cendi condi tienx of China must be applied before there can be any guarantee ngnlu-t the recurrence of famine The grent Irrigation works built by the Hritish hate insured tlie fertility of Mi"t lima in India. The extension of the rnilreadx has mnde It ensy te ship feed from regions of plenty te legions of scarcity, se thnt In spe of the bnckwnrdtipxs of the natives it is net likely thnt there will again be sik Ii n famine ns devastated the country from 1MI',1 te l.ifll. China needs railways. It in oils great gs.ain storehouses. It needs irrigation and reforestation nnd fertillntien and the use of improved ngrb'iiltiirnl ma chinery And It nlse needs the impounding of the waters of the grent rivers en a gigan tic scale te pretent the recurring floods. Thnt I'lnlndelphinux will respond genei -misiy le the President' appeal for China will be taken ns n matter of cmn-p We sent n shipload of grain te llussin te relieve the hunger of the people in tMl'-. It wns in charge of Rudelph Hlaiikenburg and backed bv the ty inpnthetic people of this rum tniinilv. Our rtnergency Aid Committee, ergntil.eil especially for such occasions. Is likely te Interest itself in China at llnx time ax it has interested itself in many ether worthy din-i'-. There arc several Pblladel pliians en the President's committee. They will doubtless he glnd te co-epetnte with all IoehI orgniiizatieiiH who ytill Interest them sihex in this work of mitigating the con- seipieiKes of tlie neglect by the Chinese of these precautions which the mere pregresxive nations took long nge te yvnrd against both pestilence and famine among their own peoples. THE BOARD'S NEW OHANCE p L'MOIIS thnt the Itenrd of Public IMucu ' tlen is feeling capable of nctunlly facing the ordeal of reaching n decNen regarding the superintendent of public schools in this cifj nre strengthened by Dimner Heeber's iiilmisximi that tlie names of Dr Clieeseinan A. Ilenick and Ir Pay son Smith, liret (na tive of the deadleik, lime been withdrawn from consideration. When the heard meets next Tuesdnt n i rep of m w uiiididiites will be discussed. I.eial aspirutits include Charles C. liejl, principal of tli- West Philadelphia High Scheel for Heys: Parke Sehecli, principal of the Wist Philadelphia High Scheel for tiiils; Calvin n Allhouse, direi ter of the cemmen ial depaittneiit of the Central High Sehe.il, and Mr tbergi Wheeler, ncting su peiinteiident et th" iitv sclioels. Dr. Kd ward C. I're.ime, -upiTiiiti'inli'iit of schools of Knst Orange. N. J . and Dr. Charles i,. Meek, superintendent of schnnlx of Madi Madi eon. Wis,, an- said te be prominent en the out-of-town list. Tlie local-pride aigupieut has. of course. its points, but it has hem exploited ml naiiseain. The nuper.it it need is for thu seleitieii of the lust man mailable for one of the most responsible exceiitltc positions it) Philadelphia. If the iiialiticatieiis of n fellow citii n arc siiflieicutly high thele will imt urn II x- be pleasuie in n cognition of tlie local Held. On the eiln r hand. ( redentinls lmi.il upon the .i.i'idcnt of icsidence nre lie sid" the iiiextinii The lieniil hii- a'r.'aiK ti ieil the public paui'ii'v with its ilisplays of ptttt fac tionalism and ehsti uciiye inctieiis. It is net iiskctl te perferin miiaclcs. Tint chances of eirer In lilting the pest are numerous and ale appreciated lSi.t there will be nn pepu hir syinpath' ter n ienise inurked by iie-in-cfritt and -ninll iniinled tintlitking C.oeil intent inn. gi nuiiu h conceived, is the tnt-tei requisite te cle.il up II lllllddlcd bltUlltlell iinw.'irriiutahlt piolengetl OUR OWN REDS XTO Ol IN sln.cl OUlMNAIfS thugs peipetrated the king outrages irpertcil from Santa llnsu, Calif., testi libit Lynchers who leek thiee men Ireiii the mil and hanged tliem urn ereiuonieiisly by the roadside went about tin busiiKss in in.iteri ars The headlamps of their caiel'nlly pinked machines provided tlie illumination for n siieiimlc as shameful as any ihat eter dixgia.e.1 the soil .,f a i iMlicil cniintry The men who were lintbcil were mm del el'- of a partii'iilailt abhei cut -ml. They weie in a wax In suffer Ihe ulliinnte penalty at the hands of the law. Se the i run uiimillcil by Iln- cuefulls eigaui.etl night riders was dmie aiaitisl the gotern getern nnnt of the stale nnd against the soil of California In this instance, us in ethers: of n similar kind, it is impossible nel le feel that the lynching was in-piied net by any high I'tgaid for the rules of justice, but In die sudib n iiicxplii aide icrei'Hieu te jungle lust iiimI sHMige cnieltj that ntten nlUb-ts mobs. Silllll.ll Millies repelted fleni Itllssia, wbi'ii illiterate pea-nnts, blinded by suffeiing nud ignorant e. had a levolutieu en their hands. i-iiu-h penpb in the I'niteil Stales te s,iy that Uus-ia n hepees Less hlood hleod hloed thiisM ki'liugs in Mexidi hate been tlie text of sermons preached in advocacy of Ainrii i an iiiiem ntiiiii. INJUSTICE TO IMMIGRANTS Ol'llIOIS and helpful treatment of the iiiniigiiiti'.n piidilcni new In-fure Ien gii-s. i -u in. dgii" aided bv sin Ii hv-tMlc,i n.iiiseiis, m- w.is ill. red yi'sti'idev bv Hep. ri'setitnlni' Ixiiulseii. of Mitinceta "Spurn. " act erditig tu this tenilied t eiigiessnmii, "i ,i s. i tiling iiiuh-, of nniiiihy and its govern ei"iii I- iluuii'ing it in en the Cnited States." Tb" ii-tu-ept is s, ei klllg ls se long lis cotisideriiiuiii of the i ase is oniemptiieus of tint- It se happens, however, that radi-tali-iii in Spam is i eiiliiu-il i hielly te the tuihiihui previi of Catalonia. Stlullcnl- i-ui of the iiie-t bellicose variety I- rampant, i specially in the gieat industrial cltv of liiiiitb'tia, but it is mil here that the tide of (migration i- rising The sjiet ieH of dictn dictn tetinl cotitiel is nun Ii tee highly nigmiiKCil I., reli h tin illssoluiien that would result upon a large si nh- exodus of its leaders nud support- rs te another land 'I In uuijeiitr of Spaniards entering thn 1 unci Slates and the.se anxious te eiubnrk in N'cvv- IVerld venture are members of the stuidy industrious, law -abiding mid trnctu ble line i ailed lialiciiiii and inhabiting the mil tin list i mm ruf the peninsula The bulk el i be white labor employed en tlie Panama i ,'iiiu1 i ni if iiiiginnllv fieni this section of jin , .Mine no paitlculat evidences nf -I i lliing" have evei been nvealeil. The (inlleges n it- raciaiiy asm in me i-eriugiies,-, who have proved valuable citizens In south ern and ('intern New Fnglmid On th-' subject of trouble-making iiiuni giants in small quantities or large, the Aim man public is united. It does net wanl them. Hut nel all foreigners estnblisliing homes m this republic are undesirable, nor js it otherwise than grossly iinJilHt tu indict the whole nf l'.urepe. or nny one nation con tained therein as pe-tilential Ne sensible immigration law inn be framed en such a structure of absurdity. AbELPHIA; SATURDAY, "fiJbOEMBER 11, PINCHOT THE TREE MAN Getting the People of the State In Line for Ferest Protection Seme Remarkable Facts About Our National Ferest War His tory Commission Ity C.KOIK.i; NOX MeC.MN GIl-TOUl) P1NCIIOT is doing everj thing he enn In nn effort te nrnuse the state te the necessity of refotestntlen ns xvcll as tlie protection and .picscrxatlnn of our exist ing forests. Mr. Piiicliut. It should be remembered, is forestry commissioner for Pennsylvania. lie Is pcrbnps the greatest expert In his line In the 1'nited Stales. His strong point is that he yterks nleng understandable lines. With him it ix net n itnMlen of spending the people's money, but of getting the people te work; pnrtlcu larly the farmer. The average tiller of the soil regard his fnnn weed-lot tueicly a a mentis of sup plying him nud his household with fuel. Pinchot Is cndeaMiritig te eradicate this notion rather thill the weed-lot is valu able for ether things. it is a source of cash profit, under certain ( irciinisinnccs, quite ns much ns u cornfield or n buckwheat patch. A I'LW acres of forest tiers en a farm make it mere prosperous, ndd te its teinfnrts ami increase IIh Investment vnlucH. Hut Peiinsy lvanla farmers don't care te bother about planting anything hut fruit liees. It l n mistake. Seme trees grew rapidly nud seen pay for themselves. liven though n farmer does net tell n feet of limber, the woodland still pays for Itself. That is, if it is cared for Just n little. riiewoetl. fence pests nnd tunterinl for ma i and necessary repairs nreiind n plnre .'lie part of the saving. On many farms then; nre pntclies of rocky soil, nonproductive nud unsightly. Tlie ( un be made te produce n revenue by planting and caring fur (iilck-gi'ewlng tiees. These arc tlie facts Commissioner I'incliet is wnlcnveiing te hammer into Hie bends of urtiiiii agttoiilterists who are either old eld fasliu d, wireless or just plnln plumb dumb. lie is milking progress slowly. 0 the lumber nnd timber industry In Penn sylvania. Here nre n fevv unusual figures about it n& te the country nt lnrge. One-tlnni of all the forest land of the 1 luted States is en farms. The entire area of farm woodland of the country amounts te 1110.000,000 ncrps. It is rather nstenlshing te knew that the '.inn woodland in the custom Cuitcd States anieuiitx te I7H,()0(),()00 acres of the above. Tins, roughly, ix eipiivulent le the stutcs of Peinsylviiulii. Ohie. Wcxt Virginia, In diana, Illinois, Kentucky ami Tennessee. If -et out in u continuous line it xveuld mal solid strip of forest stretching from ew Yerk te Sun Francisce 10.". miles wide. Till: larm woodlands in the eastern 1'nited States alone nre eight times as lnrge as i ni entire forest lands of France. The forests of France, it must net be for gotten, supplied tiriicticnlly nil the timber re--luiied duiing thn world war by the allied urn i- s "I'm n I-. in'piopertion te the number of f.iii.is. nn .neiage of thirty-two acres of woodland te every farm in the cemnrv. Finest induct, taken from these se-called farm woedbinds amounted in 11)10 te SIO.". :i(lli,(i(l(l. The HIL'O ligures are tint available, i-ut will be much larger. In 1JI1S every farmer in tlie 1,'nitcd States bniiied, ax his proportion of the whole, i 'Wen and one-half cords of weed. Yin value of this was at the rale of S 1 7.! per cord. North Caielliui fniincis weie the gteatcst ieiisiii(.-s. Tliej Inn tied eighteen cords te a t.irin. Onlv live ether cieps cm-ceded in tabic the weed i ut en tin- farms of the nation. Thev w.i( corn, wheat, eats, rye nnd cotton. alHFin; me elher side lights, en till . ing ipiestiiin of weed se fur ns Ms liurn- timhar Is (OIICI'tIC(. If all the weed ml, piled, sold te city dvvelleis or burned en the farm were placed cud te end by i enls eight feet long it would euciicle the earth six times, nnd then have nieiigh left ever te sti.teh from Oinnliu te Nagasaki, Japan. The ualieiitil forests, of tlie Cnited States lentiiin less than n ipmrter of the country's timber. Mere Hum SO per cent of all the forest tires in the niiintrv nteur enst of the M. sissippt, including t liar busin. In the years 10KI-17-IS tlie finest hrrs in this legion caused n hum of mere than SP.I.OOO.OOO, Meie than one-half of the hardwood for i st area is te he found en farms. On in count of the lisc in prbe of lumber the value of the product for HMD s extj. mated te have doubled that of Kile or te be about SifKI.OIin.OOl). rpIIF. Wa JL svlvauii War History Cnmuussi.iii ,.r i, ,,,, lill litis. Dr. Albert C. MelClnle. lis seircttiry, t.-lls me, . eme into some un usually valuable material recently. These "finds" are net a mutter of gltt 0r link. Thev nre obtained only bv haul and persistent digging nnd search. Sonic member of the ceniiiiixsjnn r friend will hear of u series of sehlieis' et lers in the hands of sonic iclnlive of an f.x. service itinn ; or perhaps the diary that hnx been picseivcd bv the willow or mother nf n inemlier of the A K I', who died in Fiaiu e. Instantly mi elleit is put fnitli te obtain possession of it. If net permaneiitlv . then long enough te copy it or extrait iis most valuable mnterinl Ordinurlly little dilheulty ill securing these uieiuniiills. is encountered "fQjOMH of the most inteiesting mattrial O we have beiu nhle te obtain hns come from these diaries," said Prof. McKinlcv "The iccerds me nil the mere valuable he. cnuse i uny were surreptitiously kept. I Hm net sun- thnr this fuct ix geneinllv known," lie nd'led. "After tlie Inst few encounter with the fiertnnus and tin- lluding of n numher of dinries en prunners of wnr nnd the dend Aiueiicnii elTiceis Issn,.,! orders ptehiliitlng any of our men ftem keeping a record of ii ii kind "They wen-, in case ,,f enpture or ije.it h within the enemy n,.s, certnin te fiirnisb iiifofiiintieii of certain vnbie te the (Jer minis, even I heugh the individual kept hut n scembiglv hininless memuriitida of hi iiinvi inents ami d.iilv life, "Neiwithstaniling this, n number of the men ignored Ihe order mid dh keep n diary One that we have was smuggled out of France ami i niched this side In perfect (IlllllltlOll. "We nre excecdtnglv anxious te get held el lettcis, dinries, held sketches, lln,,s ,nn. egrapliicul eiiilines; in fact, nnv tiling thnt had te de with our cxpeditiennrv forces in Held or (iniip," said Dr. Melxinley. Bouquet for Garland ITem il s.'. w i,.rli Tribune Whatever you may think of nmng Mr Garland's icfusnl of the $1,000,000 legacy and his reasons fur tlie refusal, you eiinin.V say that he is inwardly or ignoble. Yet when the stories weie printed te the effect that hu piikcd up these notions in Greenwich Village Ihe implication is that Greenwich Village is a place wheie unsound Ideas are in he absorbed and that the nctunl teach ing of tlieui is dune in some Little Itrd St lioiillieiise html bv Christopher street As a in of f , nn impressionable wning man would be innic llkelv te i eject n Icgnev of Si, 000 000 after u walk up Fifth avenue iliiin after a week nf the village's excite incut or dullness, ns the case may 1. Mere Trouble for a Prince j H'Ui'lers ni Londen I'allv Mail Almest the hist person I saw in Ireland--and I made ii my business te talk te some scores of folk mentioned this suggestion about the Duke of Yerk, nnd added that the Irish would dlnrly love u visit fruin the Print e of Wales, And he my informant vnx quite Slim Fein. ill "j mmmmi ?t mmmm: .. hi imnauzwi:mtfiimKmiM m .-.j. - .-. --fc ' ,r wi ur.nrvrsii ra.vi..i.fc.w - m tmtim,'ik!Mmxrt&mmn n - ;Miii.77t..j'aiiivjsj-'s ,.1, JSmAlWiJIWWW--"-11'1"" i KaBlJ.":Brf-t ' ' . NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia!! nn Subjects They Knew Best THE REV. WILLIAM B. FORNEY On Sunday Observance THF.III-: is probably mi single question in gem-rally dNi uscd indav than the tiuc t ion nf Siindav elisei vntice, iii-eerdlng te the Hey. William H. Feinev, who is assistant corresponding secretary of tlie Philadelphia Sabbath Association and assistant general secretary of the I.nid's Dav Allian if Pennsylvania. "Subjects of little importance me usually' given but passing thought, but subjects of Importance nie wide'v disi n--cil bv friend and fee." said Dr. Ferney . who is pastor of the Mount Veineti Iinpt i-t Chinch "The subject of Sunday nlr-i ixniice nmst be of vital I'mpeitaiice Thai a weekly n-t tlay. properly ebservctl. is issenlial te the best inteieslh of society l n question upon which there can lie no different e of opinion. "Twelve- lessens weie recently wiitliu dealing with the Siindav iue-tinu fieui us many nngles. A number of these artbles were prepnred by piemlieis and dealt with the religious aspects of the subject. A num ber were prepared by prominent laymen, such men as llnwnrd A." Kelly. ,M IL. prominent surgeon of Jehns Hepkins I'nlvcrsitv, Hal tlmere. Mil., upon the medical side of Ihe questien: Ililey M Little, tlirectur of the Safety Institute of America, iinen the rclu tieu iif cupitnl te Sunday eh-i rvam e ; Di . Charles Stelzle. New Yerk, a s,im,i leaih i , wrote upon Ihe question of l-ili.n : Giorge Wnslilngten Williams, u iireuuin nt alterinv of Halt mere, upon the n-gai liiiiituiani t tlie subject, nud Snmuel H. l'.ule. general secretary Philndclphiii Sunday Si hoel As-.ii elation," nppreacheil the theme fraui the standpoint of one inteicxtcd in iln- ileiclep ineiit nf yellthliil characler While this" different writers appieachetl the -uhiei.1 fiem entirely different viewpoint, they all agreed upon two points. First, ihat a te-t day in every seven is essential te the best lutcicst of man : siceiul, Ihat the wav ibis day is spent is equally ii important as the dnv itself. That such agreement i mild lie tun hid sv lieu considered from se many angles is in itself a signilicant fai t Must He Ilnsis I'pen Willi Ii All ( an I'ullc "In it complex society such as inn theie are nil kinds of people holding ililfeient views nud having diftciciit tiistes Then me nlse various Interests vitnlh iinpeitaiit te I lie welfare of all people Fer any one class of people te engage in practhes that would be harmful te ether gieups, m- te at tempt te advance one interest at tin- cost of ethers ix harmful te society- nt huge Theie must tie some bnsis fur in I inn upon win. h nil can and must unite. Wis,, legislators, leeegnizius- the problems of a i uiuiilex se elety and studying the wcli'me of till people iin xvcll as all the iuteipsts involved. i-miMeil certain laws protecting the tirst dnv of the week from encroachments that m.n lie made upon it whicli would (veiitiiallv destroy the weekly rest day Such a law until rally re quires certain sacrifice en the pan of Indi viduals for the tienelit el I lie whole of se ciety, mid all biead-miiulcil tiii.i-us should be willing te se govern Iheir actions that llicv miiv contribute their part te the vvelfnic of society in general. "Much confusion litis arisen m iln- numls of people regarding the Sunday law Lvi-ry effort te cnfeice I hi law is looked upon as nn attempt te fmce men into a leligums ifc. or compel them te ntlend (hunli. The fej. lowing extracts nie taken from a statement unanimously adopted by the JSapu-it Minis ters' Conference of Philadelphia: " "Willi the religious lispeitsef the I ,ei (V day lawmakers and executives hnve neihing whatever te iln, except te sec that uticm. tne uudlxtiilbcd in Ihe flee exercise of their lnwful right te worship Ged insnitliug t-i their ceiiss-lenicx. " 'The civil rest day, however, stands upon n very different footing. Society cannot prosper nnd progress without one day et n-s in seven. That Ii rest day be uiude effci-tKi. in a cIviliMitimi as complex as euis some one day must he fixed for thlx purpose. Fer tb,. largest number Sunday is the inesi smi,,!,,, mid cenveiiient lime. Seciity, then fore. f,,r its own protection In health mid iimr.iU, uiay nnd should enfmce cessation from all im. neccssniv labor mid disturbing mlivilies for that period.' "This iietinn draws a dlstiui Imn belwieii the religious and civil hlden of the btibjcit. It states distinctly wluit all theuglitfiil peo pee i,1b accept, that religion is a voluntary ip-t un the part of thn individual and caiiiiet be forced upon man by civil law. "The 13vi:nim) Pt IH.IC I.l.fif.KH in a re cent editorial referring te tills action stated; 'This is the sanest pronouncement that has been made en the subject since the discus- UEt RIGHT UP TO THE OFFICER I ' v-ss, ..fesV-ilmk'.irV sM trt n n 7-, --TTf ' -v .a. i v v. . ". sien began.' Sabbatarians, se called, arc glad te Mate that this is their position. Attempts nre net being made te use the arm of the law In nn effort te force men te be it'ligietis. hut appeals me being mnde te executive officers te enfmce the Inw that men may have nn opportunity te he religious it they dcsiie. Sabb.-it.'ii lans Often Wrongly Accused "Sabbatarians are often accused of lack of sympathy for the vverkiiigmun. It is claimed that we nre endenvering te take the sunshine nut of his life by our opposition te Sunday sports. As a matter of fact, the werkiiigmaii lias nn bettPr or tiuer friends than these who endeavor te safeguard bis test day. Seme time age i oinniuiiicntiens weie .sent te a number of employers of labor asking their opinions upon the wisdom of Inning Saturday set aside as a legal holiday, giving tin- weikiiigmnii n full day for recrea tion, and tlie lirst day of the week for rest mid worship. The lespenses te this com munication showed an interest en the pnrt nf the employers for their empleyes, but in nuiueieiis (uses the following point was raised: that we would defeat our object for ii better observed Sunday by such action. They stated that the mere time people have for ici'i'Piilien tlie mere inclined thev are te ncrniieli upon ether time for recreation nlse. They ul-e stated since men work less hours a day a ml have half nnd sometimes all Satur .lav nlf, the teiideiny te Sunday desecration hns iiu-iea-eil Dr. Stel.le Mates, "Tlie curse of a Sabbathless nation will rest most heavily upon me wenters et unit nation. It is te wanl off such a onilitieii Ihat Sabh.itaiians nie i nih-nvering te snve the dnv for the werkiiignrin. "Much has ucently hern snid with refer -ein i" te ii national movement te force the "obi blue laws upon the nation. It bus been stated that an effort would be mnde te hnve an nniendment added le the constitution yylihh would tie up everything en the tirst dnv of the week. Dr. Hewlby. general sec letmy of Ihn Lord's Day Alliance of the I lined States, bus written, stating that ull Mich publicity i without foundation. This letter or Di Hewlliy'h hit hi en supported by ti statement signed i ,,,, ,,;,;. of the alliance. Ihe only contemplated action is the iiitipduitlen of a bill te give a Sunday law te th,. District of Columbia somewhat similar te the Sunday laws of some of the states. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ hai Is a im , nr Who are th" Sassenn. hu 'endowed'"'), l T" '",K ,,""Sren bed, endow ed ivlMi Its present uuuer or levying nml colleMIng Incen.rTaVS.- ' Wvvei"H'c.u'('?u!e ',le"u'""'ns of , . Who was Jueli fade.' In i what liiierniitlenal ciUb. as . crerd.'"' "H """""'"l-K ' sX'e. Willi is loils-stene" What Is a iimtrinicht What Is a canzenet Who yviele "ijj mas Answers te Yesterday's Quiz . lllllltt-. Jl.llllll , 0 , ,, . . .. . .i.tU."..lc.iiu.il. tlicll, rf ft"' Hie gnat Andean peaks of ICcu'ider 1''alU,,d's'',,,f'mU,r,' ""1 I'-Iln of iinipii.-u i-i.i ,0 i,il,i , The word should hi thciURli It wen lit ii iir.ii.., ,..i spriieii "rn-vnnk." SriiPtuiv Housten Is head or the i-. niv Hepartincnt ",p ' rs- V ge.li.. is nn Ameilni -ni -having very Inra , u,s ,i " , ' ,' nm In v In the .... ,i.!J.".. ''"-M'l" check I.... I"'U. In y In the smithr:. n V, T "'.V Zl'e I be ., Im eive t, ',' '' ri1 '"t" burrowing turtle cvr "','' ,'. "'""; The thiee grent rivers or Imllr, i, win- ii... i. ,..,.... ... '.eiiin epners. are the Htabma- .....h.-s ul) uj0 putra (Hi the den lb uf Williimi er. ibe V'l.. Hei'ly ll.ll'l- son, .nillll ivier. tlie 'ri, I'reslileii ( .line l'reSlden, eftl,.; Cnned PH."u; lie- l-tll S xalagle niciu tuc-auN blew Xn i,i..,, . I" nuisl, proceeds mTm'ZIu puce. m iUry Queen of S.ets vvaa thu irrcnf KrnnililauKhtir of Uenry VII, . ""' the giniiilfaiher of (Juiieii .?,, v"? KHRlniul The two ,uee,,M Vy"?P teie fore. Urn ceiiHlns mice terrieved in The miitile riyntem of yvrtlghts ami menK ures e.lglnatsd In Frni.ce. vvlie e u yl became coinpuliery In ISOJ, - 0 'i - i Iff! : IP SHORT CUTS The situntien in Harrisburg provides feud for thought. Add lied Cress Stamp De your Christ inns mailing early. Let us hope that 'Wild Hill will be sin ccxxfiil in bis new' pitch. The real Limerick twist is one wrenches out n cool hundred dollars. thn' There Is no Inw limiting the Christina spirit te luilf of 1 per cent kick. There i always suspicion Hint when Senater Penrose gees nfter harmony he ufe a club. When IVAnntinzin kneels 'te inutineei inutineei ene inuy understand why be will net lien te authority. Hirnm Jehnsen is inclined te be kind te the presidential priinnry because it Im In en kind te film. Seme disperters in tlie crime wave ev i deatlj (ailed te the police, "Come en in the vvntcr's line!" It will be observed thnt Sennter Knox is stoically silent as politicians drag him u nnd out of the cabinet. Father i beginning le xvender hew much lie will hnve te pay for his Christ mas present this year. Old Man Winter has been long in ni riving, but his "bcnutiful" visiting card' diepped yesterdny show he is here. Dr. Gnrber's experience with the Bemd of Public rduciitien bus net been without value ns n preparation for bis present bui ness. France is nnturally quick te renlir.e that some of the money Herlln is paying the ex kaiser should be added te the indemnity fund. Membeis of the senior class of the I'm versity of Pennsylvania honored themselves when they did honor te former Prove-t Smith. If the general nnd the weather mflii tugetber cieiild bring about the ilisnrmameii' of (lie forces of winter the result would he Illixs-rull. The bomb which killed two in the Kumaniaii Senate will assuredly prove once mere that teirerism never reaches the goal alined at. Il Is within tlie bounds of pessibilit' that the matter of soldiers' bonus xvill be n subject of congressional discussion in IP H) and later. A man alleged te hnve tlirentrnpil m blew up the White Heuse is In the custed of the federal authorities in Chester. Tlici e never is any failure in the nut crop. A Kansas City woman has rrecp.pi a divorce because her husband, who premised her a home, has forced her te live in hotels Ileic is one woman, at least, who believe that woman's place is in the home. Yesterday 's snow flurries have a me sage for the street-cleaning department Incidentally they enll te mind the sugge" linn of n New Yerk engineer that if th" hose be plnyed en the street every hour vvhib snow Is falling no' blizzard enn ever effect!! ally block traflic. The councilman who voted for the Mn nicipul Court appropriation becniini "he saw ethers de ii and thought it wns all right" can fall back en plenty of precedents in legislative bodies for his course.: but com inen sense and common honesty occasional!" lnugh nt precedents Twenty young aliens who claimed c eiiiptien fiem military service durluCitt;'' war have been denied tlipir tirst citizcifMiY pa pei x in New Yerk. This setnis eminent! proper - but hardly n severe enough penalt If they nie te be permitted te remain pe ninncnt resident el the country. . Hight en t lie ion of frequent and ctn pbntlc declarations thnt this Is a Christian country comes the nssertiun of the secrctar nf the national beard of the Y. W. C A in n lectuic in Chicago thnt one-half of th" people nf the I'niteil Stiites nre pagans wilij no religion whatever. Frem which it yyeull appear that either the statisticians are peer theologians or that the theologian r Utile ftwUy nt fisjiirta, -; -. "... " Tsy''fc '' i . -. m (JLsVv.,,. ..-sjatefc hitmMv'vr1ZKKKtWTrTtlM 1 1 -- 'i"1. ! I iiiiiliil'lliiil'Wf III 1 nil I IM I i II III ! il Ml I I' illl 1111 if lit I i ii ill ikOtliL:.. jmmF&tiEmamm&mmi
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