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THE IMMIGRATION BILL
GENKIIAI. -entimcii nii.i il in this
rnitntr lij tle ktutlpilK' of iinnn'ne
tijfs of derelict htimnnit tlnit nre driftlns
.from nil pnrtN of Kurnn- mwiircl Amcrlru
iva nrrtirntnh rellcriiM in tin- ntc r "Hit tn
41 bj which a Mil lntctnl'il te prohibit Ini Ini
mlnrntleii te the 1'nlteil Stnte for n period
of twelve month watt pn-el PsU,riln ill
the limine
The defeat of tiie men- .ie in tne Senate is
predieteil The dominant group in the
Hennte has uel jet rcvenleil the natuie of
Us objeetletT te the n'ciMiire or the chanse
which mav be pinpeed in amendments. Itul
I ' rt tt ft' "!;,f-' K ,s 'irt'hlnftalile that lociMntteti se tm-
i it fr&klM f pertnnt as this should be defeated or Ieiir
I'fP'fli- . " delnjed.
I'if'r'ml "S movement thai lias been erratic stimulated
r' Hi 'n "" ''l( '''Pr ""intrie- by steamship com
panies nnti ntiieis who nope "' pieiu in one
wny or another hj mi itnprrcedeiited tlew of
immicrant tintfie te ihiv. eenntrv It ih hnrill
te be supposed that the Semite "ill for any
reaoeu ignore a situation that lias alreadv
Inspired the Canadian authorities te put new
ind effective restriction- en immigration at
their ports
TROUBLES OF VOLSTEADERS
YOl' would have te go far te find a mere
difficult and tr.ing tal; than that uhich
the feileral gevtrnnietit has allotted te auents
charged with tin practical enforcement of
the drj laws. There is geed ground for the
recent assertion of one such oflieer that enlv
the hnrdiest of Vetsteaders can suriM" for
long with stead nerves, geed health and a
normal cede of ethics.
A dry agent arrested for drunkenness is
deseribed in the news reports as having been
"everel censured In Magistrate I'nrnej."
Naturally, a prohibition agent watering
drunk is a spectacle te mete ntn magi trate
te sounding iln-picuic. Hut who will tiud
hooch -proof agents for the government?
The agents have te drink a let of oudenoc
If they de net wish te be laughed out of court
by shrewd atternejs for the bootleggers, who
have a habit of asking hew they knew that
V the stuff the saw in the bottles wasn't tea.
sj The expi rien if tb" enforcement m,.
"proves conclusively that the ' liipinr 'tratlic
Will hne te be regulated at the source at
the bended warehouses, in the whelesulc
markets, at the distilleries and among the
moenshiners rather than enlt in the places
where th small ret.itlers thrive and nourish.
A DREAMER COMES HOME
BLITIIK and sweetlj eeal ns a robin of
spring. Washington I). Vanderlip
landed in New Yerk with the famous satchel
fillfd with Ittisslnii cotii'essietis. Te the
dared reporters he told all
J.CDine's sot-lets need locemothes. motor
car", farm implements, ' medical supplies,
hoes and manufactured artb les of all sorts.
They want te bu ftl.nno.fine ihmi worth of
these v.things in the I'nited Stnle-i- with
the money of Atneriean mtesiers ,lr Van
dcrlip has undertaken In get the ineiie te
gether. And as seeuritj the sewci hate.
se te speak, hocked a large part of ice
bound Siberia te the imaginative American.
With the coal and ere imd oils in he e).
tnlned there, Vanderhf Impes te return
cnnrineus prellts te investors in Ins si heme
It sounds well eneu'i until Mr Vander
lip tnlks in specific terms. Londen, he oh eh
rrTpa. Is noisier with talk of revolution than
Moscow. llelshevism has hi en a failure.
A republican form of government will fol fel
low the Itfil regime and with it will come -what
de you suppose"' Nationalized indus
tries and nationalized res,,un es We have
Mr. Vnnijerlip's word for that And we
fare te suppose that the tender hearted Itiis
Mans when thev seize and iiatinnalie all
ether stMirce of supplv in Husslu will i(r
mit Vanderlip anil bis assei mtes te go en
diguing riches out of Siberia in return for
goods that by that time will be worn out and
.forgotten!
PERILS OF WHOOPING COUGH
TvIl. KUltUI'.Sirs warning ag.iinst the
U pcrlM of whooping cough is timelt IV
parents renllz the serious n.ituie of tht
disease, nnil they allow their nfflntcd ihihlreii
qte go about the streets tml nen te tin
movie ahewK. Yet thej would net think of
permitting n I'hlld with -mi let fever te
mingle with ether children if thev knew it
had the disease.
Whooping cough, however, kills mere
children than scarlet feve-. Or Kurbush
Fnj'H that during the last three ve.irs tin re
have been four times as nunv deaths from
It In this city ns from scarlet fevet
' It is n duty whhh paients ewe te tiieir
neighbors, aa well as te their own Inldren.
te 'prevent children with whooping eugh
from mixing with ether children
A CHILD PRODIGY
04 J.-VLIVK HCUKKIMJU, who has just ,,0,,
s,V U wnn net exploited as a child prodigy
ac Xvlien uer no. e mi ,hm,iu i ui in was
V published mere than twentv -live tears age.
ik?" Yet iihc was much mere of a predigv than
wi tnese te vvneui ier fiiii-uiiiin iii uie vveriu
,Y Lba been directed In lecent months
1 The book which gave her fame is net ,m
5. Infantile tale of nilventuie nor is it the re
r .. . ...i i... n, (.. .. .i i i
actions, of u youthful mind te the wonders
' 'anl mystery of nature It is the sterv, of
S kth development "f n soul and its emunei
L, (.notion from the tremmels of an ancient
?iM' rtbeerr of iim"'1' origin and destinv And
4? fit. was written win n Miss hehreiner was
"'rt ' ''about eighteen ears old If hhe had been
P"I ii,entyne or thirty her achievement would
LVJ,i .. . ben less remarkable, though it would
W rs" "WW 'nen 'invl '"'r" w"r"'-v "' ,np attention
tT ''StTTli It received and is still receiving.
sW it'lfcr u sirl. the daughUr of a missionary
ra!'i-ti.. -. . i ..i.. :.. !... ..-
tO bOUlll iViriril. i" mm- ui iiiul tiuuvvuy
region a book which ceiuniauded the utten-
ten and rwpect ei muiure mcu' unu wemeu
h
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skilled In dialectics and learned In matters
of philosophy and religion l much mero re
markable than for Daisy -Ashford te reveal
a child's views of life In "The Yeung Vis
iters." The one Is n serious contribution te
the thought of the time. The ether Is a mere
burlesque, nmuslng fern few months, tn be
forgotten when senje ether novelty appears,
A LOOK AT THE DEADLOCK
WHICH GRIPS FRANKFORD "L"
Repeated Failures of Either the City or
the P. R. T. te Make Proper Cencet-
slens Keep the New Fast Line Idle
TIIKItK Is te doubt that if the three basic
recommendations made by Themas K,
Mitten te the Public Service Commission
were speedily carried out operation of the
rriinkfnril elevatiil could be started by
Christinas IOL'1.
His program comes at a time when pub
lic opinion en the transit situation Is re
duced te Its .imptest terms. The high-speed
line te nm tlu-astcrn Philadelphia has been
building for mere than live years. It Is
vexatious that the finishing touches te it
wetk of incalculable benefit te the com
munity should be withheld.
The community bus long since lest nuy
appetite for explanations. It Is net reasons
for dela.v which it seeks but substantial
arguments in support of dellnite progress en
ii definite undertaking.
The situation somewhat suggests n char
niter of Stevenson's, who sought extrication
front his (pinndarles hv proposing the ques
tion. "What would Napeleon de?" Hut,
unfortunate), the course that Napeleon
wnii'il have taken was seldom clear te his
udmlrer. The result was usiiallj indecision,
net te say deadlock. If the crisis seemed
te ho.relliYod the gain was specious, for It
wns at the cost of assumptions unwarranted
bv f;n ts.
That procedure of this sort appeals te
Mr. Mitten is evident from the character of
his proposals. rnquestlennblv . he desires
the completion of the Frnnkferd "L " (In
tin- ether hand, hi" cure for the ills which
ntHict transit in this city refer in even
tin- most casual anal) sis directly te that
portion of the anatomy of the situation that
Is tin- sickest.
And no new remedy for the fuudumentul
disease Is suggested Mr. Mitten in his
third preposition urges the city te determine
a definite method of procedure in regard te
the rapid transit program of IMG, se as te
enable the necessarv legislation te be pre
sented nt the next session of the Legislature.
This is somewhat similar tn forecasting the
rt cover) of the patient before treatment has
been administered or even the nature of the
dose has been determined.
The dose js, of course, a lease governing
the relations of the eit) and the Philadel
phia Rapid Transit Ce. regarding the sub
wnj and elevated development Without
this legal instrument of contract the cen-fi-rt
nee of engineers, favored bj Mr. Mitten,
is intrinicall.v powerless.
It is idle te consider orders for cars for
the Frnnkferd eltivated until the nature of
the service en that line can be specifically
di lined There is a disconcerting ellipsis in
postulating progress en the speculation
that tin- city and the P. It. T. stockholders
are each te be guarantied a return of " per
cent per annum en the meue.v invented. De
cision upon the whole matter of returns is
certain te be difficult te reach. Hut with the
matter unsettled no lease can he drawn.
And without u lease operation of the Frank
ford "L" is impossible.
Despite all the shifts anil turns of the
transit crisis if aii.vlhing se prolonged de
erves that name the first principles of the
subject have net been mastend Attempts
date from l'.Ua. At that time the high
speed transit system, se vitally necessnry te
a city of the fan-like proportions of Phila
delphia, was (irst proposed.
Within another jt-nr an outline of a lease
was diafted. but the p. 15. T. discoun
tenanced an.v regulation of exchnnge tickets.
The course of contract ran the reverse of
smooth. Negotiations between the eit) and
the transit company ended in mutual an
tagonisms and dispute Nevertheless, Coun
cils in lill," did appropriate a half million
dollars for sewer construction in central
Philadelphia and 8(1.(10-0.0011 te be divided
equally between the Frankford "L" and the
Hrend street subway and the next year
Mayer Smith decided te open pnrlevs afresh.
Out of one of the stormiest chapters of
this eventful yet barren histnrv a new lease
appeared. The public's right-, however,
were very seriiiuslv invaded b disgraceful
intrigues at linrrlshurg. resit'tltig in the
evaporation of Hie Snlus hi1! compelling
ph.vsicn! connection between the Frnnkfeiij
elevated and the Market street eibvva). The
mi-iisiiii- was actiiall.v stolen, spuited away,
before the time for it- i otisideiatieu arrived.
A i etiipielietisive lease, net without cer
tain merits, was. however, drawn up. Coun
cils approved if. but net without tinkering.
Iti-Ji t-tieu bv the Public Service Commission
followed. Objection was bnsed upon the as.
sumptien in tin- base that the commission
would in a sense guarantee certain rela
tionships between the p I. T and the
underlying lempanies of which, it asserted,
It hud incomplete knowledge.
Plamlv. here was the weakness in a lease
which etheiwlse appeared te advance transit
pregi ess further than an.v ether. Hut the
di-fi-i t was vital and the structure of devel
opment that had been reared Ignomlnleiisly
teppbd
Since .lanuar.v. HMO. when this proposed
lentrait wii tinned down, negotiations be
twiin tin- i itv and the I'. H, T have been
at n standstill. Details of tin- deadlock are
emplex Tin lock en which the Interested
parln-s luiv split Is visible enough. It is
te the advantage of the P. It T. te secure
the best possible terms from the municipality.
Mi Mitten views the parternershlp as one
bringing equal leturtis In the cjtv and his
ceinpaiiv which means, of leurse, that his
whole svstem will profit financially b.v an
arrangement supposed te be primarily con
cerned with the construction and mainte
nance of the high-speed lines.
Such a burden is net faced serenely hv the
citv nor mere particular by the transit
diiecter. Mr. Twining. Should the niunicl
piilit) bolster up the intricate Hnances of the
p I T'' Is the game of better-transportation
weith the guttering candle? These are
the question for which no solution has been
found.
In the meantime work upon the Frank
ford "L" has proceeded and. considering
the i nibariassiiietits of the war period,
pi-egiess ha net been dlct editable. The
stiuclure is completed from Callow hill street
tn Ilrldge street, Frnnkferd. About 00 per
ecni of the whole trackage exists, but the
rails are net vet placed in condition for
service The nntlre equipment, every fea
ture of it signal apparatus, power sub
stations, cars Is lac king.
Oddl.v enough tin- money te finish the line
i, available. " evered by bends. Hut there
no eoniieotinn between the elevated and
Philadelphia's sole subway, and no prescrip
tion ha been made about the route or plnn
of operation
If the service is te step at Arch street it
is clear that Mr. Mitten's program of 100
cars is excessive. It is estimated that the
Frankford line In the isolated state would
curry about 10.000,000 passengers yearly
and that sufficient accommodation could he
found in thirty or forty cars.
If the acutely desirable tljlng is done and
the cars are run through from Dridge street
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B'fiiSlSfelEEDfraLABELrHIA, TOISSDAff P-tftpg M.
te the Sixty-ninth street terminal, the yearly
patronage would probably increase te 30,
000,000 and Mr. Mitten's estimate of rolling
stock would be no mere than sufficient.
An extra charge for n transfer or ex
change from feeding surface lines would
probably altrr all these llgurcs.
Therefore, for the city te Issue an order
for car construction without definitely
knowing the operating conditions would be
foolish.
A lease would unlock these riddles. Hut
the manufacture of such a key waits upon
adjustment of claims by the city nnd the
transit company. The municipality Is rightly
chary of authorizing burdensome concessions.
The" unnnls of Philadelphia transit arc
darkened by such surrenders, some of which
nre responsible for the present thorns in
the path of Improvement. Chief among
them Is the pyramiding of the P. H. T. fixed
charges by the underlying companies, which
charges have te be met before the manage
ment can obtain the dimmest view of profit.
Te accept offhand the conditions outlined
by Mr. Mitten ts te rush Inte obligations
that cannot be tee carefully analyzed.
L'tiiibling. legislation rendering the way of
lease makers easier would undoubtedly be a
step forward. Harrlsburg can contribute
potently te an untangling of many existing
snarls. In his year of administration Mayer
Moere, beset by problems of monumental
proportions, hes enunciated no dellnite
transit policy. Seener or later one must be
forthcoming.
Naturally, compromises must be employed
te destroy the deadlock. Cnless each Inter
ested party recognizes this fact Philadelphia
will continue te hnvc an elevated railway
three-fourths completed and u north-south
subway consisting of nn expensive station
beneath the City Hall.
Hut should the demands of the transit
company be selfishly exorbitant n moral
question intervenes. Transit trials nnd in
sufficient service will then have te be bal
anced with the exemption of the city from
unreasonable obligations. When the choice,
however. Is made it is unreasonable te ex
pect that expediency, defined as man's wis
dom, will net piny a certain part.
RULERS OF THE WAVE
TN SKCRETAIIY DANIELS' report te
Congress, which is in effect a request for
$700,000,000 with which te make ours "in "in
ceinpitrubly the greatest navy In the world."
there is a clear suggestion of the mood of
the stern patriarch who would visit unrelent
ing punishment en us for our sins of Ig
norance or emission.
Mr. Daniels believed zealously In the
League of Nations as Mr. Wilsen conceived
It. He said repeatedly that we should have
te pay te the hilt with armament If we
didn't fellow the President's advice. These
tn him are the days of reckoning. He con
perceive no middle course between American
participation In the concert of European
powers und a building program formulated
te give this country a navy greater than
any ether in the world. Ne one with a
memory will accuse Mr. Daniels of deliberate
jingoism. Hut that does net mean thnt his
opinion should b- accepted without question
or debate
The navy of the I'nited States is new
second enlv te the navy of (Jrent Hritiiin.
Il I superior in tonnage and generi,! equip
ment te the combined sea forces of Japan,
France and Jtnly. Se an.v justification for
its enlargement en n grand scale must rest
upon the assumption of possible future
trouble between our country and the Kritish.
It is reasonable te suppose that the secretary
of the navy and bis staffs should knew mere
about undercurrents of InternatlnnaPeffalrs
than the casual looker-en and that they
wish te be prepareil for even the most remote
of possible eventualities.
Hut it is clear, tee. thnt nil) one who
wants te sinrt h first-cluss war witli any of
flic European nations newndays will have te
go te considerable trouble te de It. Even
Americans are disillusioned about war. Eu
rope nils, the people who have been doing the
fighting and who would have te de It in the
future, are utterly and Incurably sick of
Hint sort of business. There are in this
inuntry n considerable number of people
who. like Merse Henry Watterson, nclie for
"a fight with England." Marse Henry
wants te march up Piccadilly before he dies
nnd put the stars and stripes mi the Marble
Arch. lie has just said as much in print.
Seme of the men who held the reins of gov
ernment in Hrlrain have been giving the
empire some pretty bad advertising and some
of the things that have been happening In
Ilritlsh possessions certainly will net make
Hritlsh rule seem a lovable and perfect thing
te sensitive minds put the trouble with
Merse Henry and with these whose minds
run along with Ins is that they have for
gotten thnt the Fnglisli people themselves
have been bewildered and disgusted bv the
er'nr of some of their statesni'-n and that
they love justice as archhtl) as any ether
people.
If Marse Heurv ever could find the army
of l.i dreams and if he ever could march it
up Piccadilly he would have te trample net
ever the few men who de wrong thev
always Und places of safetv-hut ever the
plain people, who in all wars fought en the
side of liberty and right, plain people, who
want out of life only what tin- masses of
American want out of it. It is net always
easy in times of crises and confusion for any
people te make its gev eminent clearly icpre
sentative. It is worth remembering this new
when se many great wrongs seem te he sanc
tioned by nations and governments entangled
in the inline illate and terrific consequences of
the great wnr.
These who continue te talk of friction
beuvien Ilritnln and the Fulled States de
net always step te think of what their
emotions might lead them te There is en
both side of the world enough intellectual
balance forever te prevent a serious breach
between the two mightiest power. Hut we
ought still te remember that ever) wrecker
bent upon the desl ruction of civjll.atleu,
i-vei) oppeitiinlst with dreams like Na Na Na
pohen. ever) militarist in Asia who be
lieves that eastern i ivllizatien must have a
new beginning befeie long en the ruins of
the civilization of the west, hopes and prays
for a war of English-speaking peoples. Fer
that war, if it were long continued, would
leave mil) unimaginable ruin and disorder
and weakness ever half the enrth.
This does net altogether dispose of .Mr.
Daniels and bis appeal for a mighty navy.
Only these who can see far into the future
and foretell all the results of mighty proc
esses of change that new are being felt
e.er.vwhere can "iv whether we really ne-cd
tl.e greatest navy In the world. In mie wnv
vvc are different from all ether peoples. We
Kiive never used our military power In wars
of aggression and histnrv proves that we
never v-rlll. The powers could see our navy
xpiiiid without fear that it would he mis
used. That is mere than you could say for
seme of the ether governments. And since
we prepare only for our own safety and net
for nny ether reason under the sun. naval
expansion such as Mr Daniels asks Congress
te sanction and pay for cannot Justly be
viewed ns cause for feverish building
rivalries in Ilrltiiin. .lapan or elsewhere.
There nre thirty thousand bus) lit t Ie
pay envelope handlers In Washington who
arii unalterably opposed te tux revision
downward.
Perhaps mere sympathy would new be
extended te western fanners, who face less
through falling wheat prices, if we hadn't
been treated te se many stories of agricul
tural prosperity during the Inst couple of
years. Why squeal ever a leuu year after
se many fat eucs?
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A TELEPHONE STORY
Japanese Second Language Spoken
Over the Wire A. C. Dinkey's
Start In Steel A 8eclety Re
porter Who Became Prime
Minister
Iy (IKOIKSE NOX MeCAIN
COMMISSION AV. I). H. AINEY, chnlr
man of the Pennsylvania Public Service
Henrd, announced nn unusually Interesting
fact recently. ,
It was, that the first language ether than
English transmitted ever n telephone wns
Japanese.
Commissioner Alney lint n very- large
acquaintance. His two years in Congress
and his long and useful career ns n public
mnii have established friendships among nil
classes of people.
The Information came tn him nt n dinner
in Washington where one of the guests or
honor was Alexander firnhnm Hell, the in
ventor of the telephone. The facts Were
imparted by the Inventor himself.
During his early experiment te transmit
the tones of the human voice ever cjectrie
wires. Mr. Hell had In his employ it young
Jnpanese student.
One dav while testing his apparatus, then
practically complete se far as the trans
mission was concerned, en a short house
line the young Japanese Inquired If the
machine could "speak" any language but
English. . ,
Mr. Hell laughingly replied thnt It could,
nnd invited the Far Eastern chap te test
Its character.
, Hefere doing se the Jap summoned n
friend, another nntlve, nnd they, greatly te
their mutual surprise nnd delight, conducted
a short conversation In the language of
Nippon ever the wires,
l'p till that moment nothing but English
had been transmitted through the world -transforming
apparatus.
CHAULES M. SCIIWAH. who presided
nt the dinner of the Pennsylvania Society
of New Yerk last Saturday night, Is un
usually fend of recalling the past, portion -larlv
when it relates te his fellow workers
of early days.
One of his prnelienl nxinmi is thnt
manual training is better than college
training.
When he first became head of the United
States Steel Corporation he used te say
that nut of forty of the greatest Industrial
magnates in the country nt that time,
eighteen years age, only two had ever been
tn college.
One of the forty was. I think. II. C.
Trick, who attended Otterbeln University
for n year or se; the name of the ether was
net disclosed.
The proportion of college men nt the head
of great Industries today Is very large nnd
growing.
All the grent railroads new. the Pennsyl
vania in particular, decline te admit young
men Inte the line of promotion who nre net
college or teehnlent school graduates.
ALVAH C. DINKEY, head of the great
Midvnle Steel concern of this city, is one
of the men en whose early beginnings Mr.
Schwab occasionally dwells.
"There was a fifteen -year old boy In n
manual training school that I established at
Homestead." he snld in reminiscence.
"Otic night lifter nil the ether boys hail
left one of the officials found him experi
menting with an electric machine. He gave
nil his spnrc time te this machine.
"His porevornnoo attracted the,- attention
of his teachers and he was given 'an oppor
tunity te go into the works with which the
school was connected
"There be pursued (he same policy of
concentration. He stuck te a thing. At
length he became nssstaut manager.
"The time came when I needed n mail
te head one of the grent departments. It
was during the widening and reorganization
process in the Stee Corporation.
"I called all the heads of the Homestead
works together, unfolded the plan nnd asked
who was the mail te be entrusted with se
great n Igqinnsihlllty.
"Every one of them pointed te the former
boy In the training school, Alvnh C. Dinkey.
Hecnttse beenld de things a little better
than ethers he became head of the great
Homestead Steel Works."
The rest of Mr. Dinkey's career is well
known.
MH. SCIIWAH is a, sort of modern
Nnpnlenn. This comparison contem
plates bin power te mnke industrial marsjials
ami steel kings of his associates unci sub
ordinate. Napeleon made marshals of France en
the field: Schwab made them out of the
mill .varcls, rolling mills and heating de
partments of his Industrial empire.
All of his lieutenants are hand-picked.
All of them came up from the lowest tuiigs
of the ladder. '
Here's another one :
AI.ONf! in the early eighties there was a
fifteen-year-old lad earning drinking
water te the men In a oenniii sleel works.
He did his work se well and always
hnd such cool water and was se diligent in
attendance en the men that it attracted
unusual attention.
Later en a het was needed in t In- office.
This lad wns remembered and get the Jeb.
Then- he pursued the snnu- policy of
diligence and courtesy and was gradually
advanced till inside of six years when uii
assistant malinger wns needed at this par
ticular works he was given the place.
A little later this young fellow, whom
everybody knows as President Cerey, enme
tn be head of one of the greatest corpora
tions In the world.
THE election of n newspaper editor te
the presidency of the T'niled States Is
net considered such an unusual event bv a
friend in thl city, whose hitnrlenl knowl
edge seems te me, nt times, all-embracing.
Te rise from the ranks of a n-nerter'tn
three times prime minister of a Eurnpcnu
government is. he thinks, still mere re
markable. Particularly when (hat nation is Spain,
the most aristocratic and hidebound, in its
rules of caste nnd precedence, in all Europe
Prnxedes Matee Sagastn was the re
porter. He started out te become an engineer, but
turned aside te newspaper work, ami t.,..
came society reporter en a Mndrid news
paper. One day when the parliamentary reporter
en his paper became ill Sagasta'was sent
te cover bis assignment,
lie did It se well thnt the managing
editor kept him en the job.
Then be was sent down into the country
te write Liberal political articles nnd hel'n
elect a Liberal candidate te tin- Certes
Frem that time en he stuck te political
Journalism. He was exiled and beenme
Iuiden correspondent for a let 0f the
larger Spanish newspapers
He beenme prime minister in INNI ,!
twice later before his death in Kurt
HOG ISLAND
K
fO MOKE tin- stietehing incandescent
blaze.
Hurtling n silver arc across the night
Tall derricks Idle through unchanging days
With naught but memories of the Hiilen.ii.i
the splendid
fight.
One fnncles If these idle vvnys could dream
They'd yearn for eager artisans who
swirled
About the shaping hulls, a telling stream
Who Hung their answer liulf across the
world.
Teclnv their ships arc en the niity Junes
OH tin- dim Orkneys mid at Singapore-
Straining te Kin through the tropic rains'
Or slipping past some Australasian shore.
Acress the lonely flats the tall wnvs loom
Dull timbirK etched against the sunset
skies;
A steamer's siren cuts the deepening gloom
While through the rnndsldu weeds the
night wind sighs.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
WILLIAM B. MILLS
On Christmas Crewda
CHILDREN w'hesc tlght-.grlp en mother's
hand is likelv te be loosened by visions
of Kriss Kringles. with their white befurred
red coats, and who lese themselves In the
Christmas crowds; shoppers who lire un
accustomed te the crowded downtown stores
nnd nre ignorant of the pickpockets unci
thieves who lurk there te pn-y en them:
wagons bearing Christmas parcels which un
sought nfter by petty robbers, are a few of
the cares which are thrust upon the police
force during Christinas time.
"We always figure en a !10 per cent In
crease in the eiewds of pedestrian and in
street traffic In the downtown or central sec
tion of the city during the days preceding
nnd immediately following Christmas, suys
Superintendent of Police Mills.
"Special Instructions are given te all the
reserves and ether policemen stationed in tne
central section of the city, yet It is neces
sarv. as well, that people who come down
town te de their Christmas shopping renlie
the abnormal conditions and de all that they
can te help us in looking after themselves.
Organize Drlve en Creeks
An organized drive is made by the police
force nnd the city detectives te round up all
men with a criminal record who are found
loitering thret-gh the crowds cm (he streets
and In the stores, said Captain Mills. I hese
men have made criminal records in tin- past,
nre known te the nollce and they cannot
have the same liberties as honest, lew-nUKI-lug
citizens. They knew that they u re con
stantly being watched by the police and that
they are regnrded wilh suspicion when they
appear among the Christmas shoppers. Our
aim is tn place them where they can de no
harm during the holidays.
"Lest children are one or our greatest
rnres during this period of the year. Many
wander downtown from their hemrs alone,
lured there by the pictures In the papers of
Santa Clius or remembering the sights they
bad seen the year before '1 hey become con
fused in the douse crowds until pick; d up by
some traffic etlicer and brought te I ity Hall.
Often during a single day Mrs. Margaret
Cooper, the matron of the central district,
has n day nursery of fifteen or twenty kids
waiting for their parents tn cnll for them.
The department stores are a gient help te
i.. iiici. lieiiui-imeiit Iii looking nfter the
youngsters who become stranded from their
mothers or fathers In the stores, us they,
tee. hnve their children s clearing houses.
" nether or our worries are the great
numbers of men who ure constantly en the
lookout for a wagon containing parcels that
have been left for u moment by its driver.
Countless packages, mostly Christmas pres
ents ure lest In this manner. Meu- care
..i.....'i.i I,., tnl.cn bv drivers and delivery men
that they de net' leave their wuies out of.
sight ter u singm M-.nii.i. ,
Few I-'iihe Charities
Parking privileges for meters are made
even mere stringent during the holiday rush,
according te the superintendent of police, In
order that everv one who has n car may tie
enabled te get downtown and te leave his
ear In the vicinity of the store or ofHce he
Car III '",,. "nif,n....si. "utn.nl I....... "
w sues te viDii. -' !--
who leave their cars all day in one spot,
would make it impossible for ethers te get
into the center of the city with their inn
chines, "Then then- lire the 'fakers with their
little stands," continued the captain. "Fer
the last few- years the Police Department
has made n rule that no one si all be per-'
milted te set up a stunil along the curb, but
these who place their stands against build
ings are net under the juilsdlctlen of the
nellce but rent their spaces from the owners
of the buildings. It Is necessary te see that
these im-ii de net clutter up the sldevvnlks."
Asked whether the police nre troubled tn
any extent with iinscriipt-Ieus persons who
disguise themselves ns Santns and ether col
lectors te take money away from benevolent
neeple who think they nre giving te a worthy
cause Captain Mills replied that there ure
only a few- Instances of this and that they
are detected for the most part by the rep
resentatives of the authorized agencies in
whose uniforms they nre disguising them-
b"We nlse try te control the speed of auto,
.nnliilcs during this season, ns there nre se
many shoppers who are unaccustomed n the
crowds nnd who become nervous nnd lese
their bends when attempting the street
ciesslng.
"It would make n very material difference
In tbu Christmas rubh If shoppers would try
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fe come downtown and te leave the stores at
different hours from these persons who dully
come te work and leave tiieir places of busi
ness at the same time. There Is no reason
why the housewife cannot pick her time and
net allow It tn coincide with the hour lute
In the afternoon when ull the clerks nnd
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"We nim tn be us courteous ns possible te
the Christinas crowds and te their credit
be it said that they nre the happiest -and
cuslest-tn-get-oleng-wlth crowds of the
yenr. Every one is jelly nnd It Is tee bad
when social pariahs, men who live by tnklng
irnni ethers, nre able te destroy tins Happi
ness which is In the very air by theft and
crime. Fnfertunnte it Is, tee, when through
carelessness some child becomes lest te an
anguished mother or when n wife or mother
is run down en the street by reckless drivers.
"It Is up te every one te de his part te
help himself,"
THE HALL OF DISFAME
Frim the N. vv Yerk Tribune,
Since the conscientious objectors are te
have a dinner In their honor, why net n
monument ns well? Vurleus plans will be
presented. We suggest n Hall of Dlsfame
ns the most comprehensive nnd fitting me
morial. The great hall could contain the name of
every objector whom Mr. linker trented with
snob special courtesy. The white feather
would offer u natural theme in the archi
tectural detail; the color scheme would, of
course, be yellow. Among the mural decora
tions would be a picture of young Mr. Hcrg Hcrg
dell digging for treasure in the hills of
we forget just wheref but the benignant
smile of warm-hearted Mr. linker would be
presiding ever the occuslen. These partic
ularly precious young gentlemen who get net
only courtesy but clothes nnd cash from Mr.
Haker upon their discharge could be shown
tunrchiiig away In pride. We could net
dream of insulting Mri Hintclcn by Including
him In n slackers' memorial he was a spy
who did his lob well. Hut the extraordinary
kindness and gentleness grunted him by the
administration suggests that a small bust of
him might he included ns nn exnniple of Mr.
Poker's elert efforts te snvc the enemy from
needless Inconvenience.
The main stntunry should be simple. At
one end we see Mr. Huker in marble, a dove
alighted upon either shoulder, and a gesture
of polite rebuke directed toward a cannon's
mouth at his feet. Facing him, and ut some
distance, a statue of n crippled soldier still
waiting for his vocational training would be
ample.
Dish te Suit .
L l'rem the New Yerk Herald
The conscientious objectors of this part of
the country are going te have a dinner.
Deviled rabbit would be uu upprepriute dish.
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. Neme two families which gnve te the
I'nited States mere than ene President
each,
2. Fer what book was Ollve Schrclner
noted?
3. On what river Is the city of Cerk
situated?
4. What Is the meaning of the word elee-
mesynuryT
5. Hew often does the century plant bloom?
6 What planet Is surrounded ny luminous
rliiHs7
7. Who Is (he present secretary of labor?
8. Wheie did the original Philistines live?
9. Who was Jehn Sleeper Clnrke?
10. What Is cassava?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. Hunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" nnd Hlr
Walter nulelgh's Incempleted "History
of the World" were written In prison.
2. A heptarchy Is a government by seven
rulers
3. A ce.UI Is nn American carnivorous ani
mal resemhllng a civet or raccoon, it
has a long, flexible snout,
t Merhideixa in painting Is lifelike deli
cacy In tlesh tints.
D. Benares, en the ("lunges, Is the especially
sacred citv of India.
C. The moraine Is the ,nndy deposit und
debris carried down by u glacier,
7. Janus Hele Is the present lord mayor
of Louden.
8 Mr. Is an ubhrcNlntleu of mister, u cor
ruption of master.
9. Arizona Is the meat recent state In the
American Colen. It was admitted en
February H. 1312.
10. The mlddle name of H. O, Wells is
Qeerge.
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Rhetoric Is seldom a peace-maker.
The man who pays five cents apiece for
Btewed prunes deserves te eat 'cm.
Outlining Harding's policy is still
Washington's fnverlte Indoor sport.
The Grent American Hen apparently
has net yet learned that prices arc coming
down.
Our firm conviction is that the Mayer
would rather be right than President's ad
viser. Add Jny Walking Every time we ex
pect J. Frest te strike his gait J. Pluvius
comes ambling along.
Jehn Hull sometimes has the notion thnt
he could bottle the spirit of unrest If it
wasu't for the Cerk.
As a harmenfzer, Sennter Penrose con
tinues te come forward with nods nnd Hecks
nnd wreathed smiles.
he wants ene hundred dollars? asks
our Limerick sharp. Eet's answer him with
nnether: Who doesn't?
Publication new confirms the general
Vfli?. P thnt Eimnarck'H opinion of Kulscr
ilhelm was unfit for publication.
I'ncle Sam's 'insistence en the equal
rights of all nations will Instire every deg
having his day en the Island of Yap.
What the Frankford "I," problem ap
pears te need Is nn uncommon deviser of
ways und means te get speedy action.
The middle-ground between the pro pre
leaguers and the bitter-enders that Senater
Harding Is seeking may prove a quagmire..
If n debate between a girls' team and a
boys' team doesn't end In a victory for the
girls it isn't fair and that's all there is
about it.
In the mntter of the P. It. T. under
lying companies, though the Superior Court
makes distinctions they de net appear te
have settled differences.
Viscount Ishli, who says Japan cannot
step building warships until America sets the
example, should remember whnt happens te
people who live beyond their meaej.
If the United States Senate (unexpect
edly ) passes the Jehnsen immigration bill
perhaps the unemployed in the cities will go
te work en the farms. And perhaps net.
Ambrose Sherman, a local fireman, who
four times gave his bleed te save the life of
ethers. Is dead as a result of his self
sacrifice; but the 'lessen of unselfishness he
taught still lives.
The shock coming te Calvin Cenlldge
when he gees house-hunting In Washington
may cause a contrite Uncle Sam te realize
that If he must bury u mini he ought at least
te provide him with a tomb.
The public will leek with mere favor en
"mere liberal credits for formers" when the
money Is needed for work te be done rather
thnn te tide them ever until they con get
higher prices for stored wheat.
Milleraud has nbelished the kiss in
France as a part of ceremonial affairs, such
as tit-stewing the lllbben of Honer: realiza
tion at lust that a kiss with two mustaches
has altogether tee much salt for any egg,
The Civic Club, In linn with Its plan
te think ill) something that will benefit the
city, Is uew studying street paving. Spite
of harsh criticisms of certain philosophical
highway lnspecteis, geed intentions nre ex
cellent paving meterial when mixed with
something concrete,
A Hlneiusburg, Pn.. former is sold te
have husked corn for thirty minutes nt the
rate of two bushels n minute. The husky
fanner, suys the husky er correspondent,
sometimes had eight cars In the air ut ence,
Twe of them long ones were perhaps tht
curs of the veracious scribe.
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It Is suggested that a fund be created t
for sick, wounded nnd disabled soldiers from
voluntary contributions from recipients of
the New Yerk state soldiers' bonus who ure
net in financial need ; an excellent surges-
tien. as far as It geesbut n roundabout '"
mid Ineflicicul vv uy of ijcrfjiuitii u ujauii'et
duty.
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