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A GOOD BEGINNING
TIIU sn?s'"tioti fur cciti-olidiHiij: tho Hoanl
of rublif Clinntii's, thr Committee on
Lutmcy nml tlic I'rNnn I.nbnr Commission
into n single department, mnde by (ioxcrnor
Bprotil in hi nntttial monsp to the Legis
lature, lin been embodied in a bill vrcntitiK a
Department of I'ublie Welfare.
Tlic plan is a good one, for it eoneentrmes
authority mrr welfare work in (ho hands
of a single official at an adequate salary.
It ought to britis nDmit economy in adminis
tration and grealei eftioienej .
Other (.iin-olidntii'ii" could be made with
profit to the Muii". but if a beginning i nn
lie made thli riir the precedent thus estab
lished may be followed in tin- future until
the state go eminent is reorgani.ed on the
lines laid down by (Governor Loudon, of
Illinois, when he secured the abolition of a
ecore or more of burenus and the concen
tration of authority in the hands of a few
TrcH-managed department.
Jjljj A LAW FOR MEN. NOT COWS
fat'tri 'A ''Ef'INI'ATlVn lommittee in Harris-
burg is unduly excited over the dis-
co'ery that one man has signed five petitions
unking for the pas-age of the daylight-saving
bill.
There are many persons in Philadelphia
bo desirous of the passage of the bill that
they are in the mood to sign every petition
presented to them. So far as they are aware
there is no law against it. Of course, it
would be a foolSh waste of energy, but no
more foolish than for a legislative committee
to get exeiteil over it.
The bill ought to be passed for the relief
of tens of thousands of the workers indoors
In the large communities. We do not seem
uble to start work an hour eailier in summer
than in winter without turning the clocks
forward, and we can't very well turn them
forward without legislative sanction. With
out a law there will bo no uniformity in
prnctice.
The plan worked well during the war. It
gave to the people an hour of extra daylight
every afternoon when their work was over.
It enabled them to get fresh air and exercise
in the open and for those who wiihed to cul
tivate n garden if gae time to do their work
while it was light
Those members of the Legislature who are
objecting to the bill booau-e the cows and
chickens do not lik" it would do well to re
member that men. women and children de
serve from them just lis much consideration
as farm livestock.
P. R. R. TACTICS
WJIENLYKK the railroads have reduced
the wages of th.'ir emploje.s some one
has, always asked. Whj do not they also
reduce the salary's of the highly paid offi
cials? The 1'ennsi Iviiu.i Itailroml Company,
which has just nnnoutn ed that it is to make
n general reduction in wages, evident! lias
prepared to answer nnv one who asks this
pertinent iuition this time.
It will ri'dui e the wages, not only of the
employes, but it will aln reduce the salaries
cf tho officio'.
Just what the amount of the reduction is
to be is not jet luir. but the plan to make
it effective from t.ie top to the lottom is .so
prudent in tlic ju nt state of public opinion
that it is higlih coiiiiiii ndablc in principle.
The economies i.ffMted b n reduction in
the salaries of the oh' mN will nut be great.
lor their totul 'un i onlv n small pat t of
the amount spent on the personnel of railroad
operation. The iiHtr.il i ffeet of u policy
which treats nil alike is pwdcutly what the
management i- i opskJi ring.
f WHAT IT COSTS TO SIT IN
THE ouiig ii in nlio iin,-iud Ueorge l.
Cohan's t'.r.j1 i. r I us ju.t bought a
seat in th- N u .ok S'o, k 1W. Imngi; for
T.ut Sfi'i imi' i ot ., ,,) ;oi e nils
n man pin I Si I" ' "" ' o i o.it 'I he lowest
price paid i' ii i . i -in' rcutun uns
S 15.00(1 in I'M; n i tl . u.is only vjiHMi
less than tlie lngh.st pri inid between the
CKtablis'iiin in "f t'o i . iiane and l'HKI
Seats s,,',J m 1 v(, f ,r f,,,,, s:;ni,( tn
;J7."00. It was jot until lsTC ili.it tliev rose
10 five ligiin
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I'or i n imln"- of e.irs the
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STATING THE OBVIOUS
THU o. ii i l- .i I.- ttmne denera.
I'nliie ii' i i .i f in I o wont out of
office, thm 'I if nn i tii has ni, autliorin
in jirnhib i f'. i niHifii. tun and sale f,C
i(lini, wines ,r 'ii, r,,, n,,il.eriige pui -jioses,
is n pro; . r mi. i nr. 'at on of the pro
lilbitory nni i itioi.n. r -i ''nl uwnt
I hut nn. enilii. "ii'
ture. sa'e fim-oi
exportation "f mt-
pro'Mblt
mtion,
ii in in
''ie ir.,inufae
"upoitntion or
i mors for hev
'!v no slat nt..
crnge icnpoxs
Ull'l
niteted to enirv it into Pi t . un K Hnv
further tli-in thi in ndin" nt 'Intuxicatlng
HnuorH" may I" n iiinfin tun d nnd sold, un
Jiortvd lind ixporied for inidninal piirposes
nn well as for "iji laineiital n-"
This is so i. lo ions that ii .icins hnidly
Tiecessarv for me attorn' S'Ui'ral to inier
pre the hnv for tin instruction of the com
jnixslonor of mteiuul reMime
The whole imttir will In- m confusion.
Jinwevpr. uptil nrriingciiK nts are made for
the proper I iiMiig of distillers, brewers and
wln.e mnkeis for the tnufiiifaetiire of tlieir
lirodiu'ts for nifili' mill and sacramental ue
Then arrang i n nis will also have to !
J.iade for eiifoniii; tlie law so that the
jfieiliclnal Ibpior shall bo sold on! on a
jilivslt'liin's .,ii..oi pimn nml that the sacra
tnti,ttl v.iihs si nil hi so'd undei- proner
ttv "id M mill noitep 'inil tin I , tie
V lv fl lit! ii v.libvd Ua teUK ,u tin.
old days and whisky was and ii still tmed
frcelr as n stimulant In hospitals. The
medlent profession Is divided on the wisdom
of such use, but so long as reputable physi
cians and surgeons believe that these tonics
and stimtilantH are necessary they will he
used. And Congress, regardless of what
ought or ought not to be, has no authority
tinder the eighteenth amendment to prevent
their manufacture and sale for such pur
poses. INJURED FEELINGS COME HIGH
IN THE PANAMA NEIGHBORHOOD
Colombia Still Wants $25,000,000 Do-
cause T. R. Wouldn't Let Her
Politicians Hold Us Up
HOW difficult It is to formulate in Wash
ington or anywhere else a policy of in
ternational relationships likely to prove per
manently wise, safe nnd tenable Is newly
evident In Sir. Harding's very earnest desire
to have the Senate ratify the treaty under
which we would make important financial
nnd other concessions to the republic of
Colombia for our occupancy of the Panama
Canal Zone.
riftecn years ago It was supposed that
President Hoosevclt had said the last word
and forced nn unquestionable decision In
tills picturcstjue and diverting matter. Hut
then no one had any reason to expect n
world war. tcrrlllc disturbances of all estab
lished balances of power nnd a new aggre
gation of novel dangers and concerns for the
I'nited States.
The government under Roosevelt's leader
ship sought to shorten trade routes ond,
what was far more Important, to make pro
tection eaier nnd surer for our two great
coast lines. Colombia got in its way and
stayed in the wuy. and was rather uncere
moniously removed after all rational appeals
and friendly arguments had failed.
Since then Colombia, sitting like a tnnrtyr
nt the verj top of South America, where all
may see, has refused to let her wounds heal.
Regularly in the Colombian Senate the old
sores are ostentatiously Irritated and torn
open. And since then, too, there has bern
n world cataclysm nnd n miscarriage of plans
drawn with Infinite pains for the world's
future pence. Some of the nations In l'urope
nnd Asia show a disposition to go on shooting
mid jostling nnd setting fire to the structures
of chilhation.
In the face of all that, the need for an
integration of all American sentiment nnd
feeling and for unification of the aims and in
terests of all the republics of this hemisphere
is the more apparent to statesmen at Wash
ington and further south. It is undeniable,
of course, thnt in times such ns those Into
which we are drifting unity of the Americas
for the better purposes of democracy and to
sustain by example nnd action. If necessary,
the morality and principles of free govern
ment would be n great thing for the whole
world.
That, seemingly, is what Mr. Harding be
lieves. It Is what Mr. Wilson believed. It
is what Mr. Lodge has come to believe. Rut
Colombia still sits darkly in an attitude of
mourning and will not be comforted for less
than .NLVt.Ono.OOO. And in the Senate. Mr.
,Iohnon and Mr. Kenynn. Mr. Polndexter,
Mr. Uornh nnd a good many others are also
stubborn They have planned to renew the
fight on the Colombian treaty. They say it
is unrighteous and that it is a "blow at the
memory" of Roosevelt.
When, in mo.'t, with the lessons of the
Spanish war nnd a sense of new natiounl
obligations and dangers fresh in his mind,
President Roosevelt determined to sec con
struction of the canal started at once,
Panama was dominated and owned by
Colombia.
Panama was a restive province. It had
never quite accepted Colombian authority.
The line which the canal later followed was
a forbidding wilderness filled with murderous
fevers. Roughly marked across the isthmus
were the lines of n canal which, years be
fore, the French had tried to build. The
svxnmps were filled with rotting machinery
nnd equipment nnd the graves of engineers
ami workmen who perished in the attempt.
Afar in Itogota the Colombian (iovemtnent
brooded nnd passed the time in a sort of
eighteenth-century seclusion. It awoke sud
denly to n realization of the fact that the
wilderness of Panama w-ns its greatest eco
nomic nsset.
It rejected ptoposal after proposal made
when the government of the 1'nltcd Stntes
was ready to pn n fair price for the Panama
concession. Roosevelt offered $10,000,000
and nn annuity of .?2.'i0.000. The Colombian
statesmen hemmed ami hawed. They went
into secret conferences nnd finally demanded
.slid, 000. 000 to permit Americans to do a
work which obviously would be of Immeas
urable beii"tit tt, them nnd to nil the teintnry
of Panama. They demanded, besides, equal
lights with America on the completed canal.
It wns then that Hoosevclt talked of "a
government bloody, inefficient and corrupt."
There had been talk in Panninn of a revolu
tion. Lt became insistent when the people
in the zone areas realized that the attitude
of the Itogota (lovernment threatened to
ai. so the t'nited States to build over the
Nicaragua route nnd thus leave Panama n
permanent wilderness, evolutionary senti
ment unquestionably was helped by l'rench
investms. who, though they hail been offered
MO.OOn.OOO for their parts of the unfinished
cniril. saw till their equipment and rights
iihoiit to revert to the Colombians through
the cquration of the time granted them to
build.
Panama moitrd. It revolted while sovotal
Amerlmn warships stood ,v in attitudes of
fnondlv Itenet'tcetieo with orders to prevent
ii e entrv of Colombian forces. A Colombian
for did turn up, but after an interview
v. ith an Amotion! naval offiicr the Colom
bian genera! took his men home again,
'o shots were tiied and no lives were lost.
The republic of Panama vvas created nMI ro.
i "iv od from the Cniteil States , 10,000,000
nnd a guarantee of annuities for the Canal
Zone In Colombia it has been insisted (hut
wc nuleil tne i evolutionist.! in Panama and
ii'tually insplioil them. That is not true,
lint when tho levolution was announced
I'nsident Roosevelt made un secret of his
desire to shut f'olombi.i out of the uffair ioiii-
plltelv.
Tim wisdom of his course has ln.on proved
in ninny prnotiial wins. The canal is built.
Htm groat the need for it vvas v.e can under
stund now rint Colombia and a great part
of Latin Ameriin mntinue to tall; of our
otcipiiniy of the zone as n seizure,
Colombia has never i eased to sulk. And
tho mood of its people has had a pretty bid
e.Tect on neighboring republics,
i Tho I'nited States, sotting nut to do n
gnat nnd necessary work, found itself ln
, the position of n man who, desiring to put
up a great building, finds some small prof-
itoering landlord withholding a scrap of
neiessarv land for a fabulous prii e. Thnt
I glaring fiid never has si rv od to placate
I J .nt in Aineri'im feeling. To this dn Colom
Inn inisis that wo owe her apologies, ion
tesMon- .njne canal zone and S'J.'.OOO.OOo.
Mr 'luff, when he was President, triid in
various wiijs to toniiliate the govi minent of
Columbia. Hut the Colombians refusid to
he even teiisoliable
Mr. Ilrvaii in the first ,iears of Mr. Wj.
son's administration did a pecullarlv Itr.van-
esquo thing. He wrote a treaty full of
apologies and humility of spirit, and In It ho
i provided for a .Wi, 000, 000 payment to the
politic. tins nt llogotn. I ho treat wn pock-
etPi in tlie MMinio nnu vernal lirli
hurled nt it whene'er It appeared
' ere
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out of it. There la no word in it to suggest
a belief on the part of the government of tho
United .States that It did not do wisely anil
right In building a canal that has given new
life to Panama and Colombia. Hut thero is
In the treaty n provision to give Colombia
$2."i.f)00,000 for Its Injured feelings.
Naturally, there will bo an uproar In the
Senate. Rut the question is whether it Ib
wise for the United States to permit the
continuance of a source of constant irrita
tion, misrepresentation and unfriendliness In
South America. There was a brusque Im
patience about the manner In which we
handled the question of zone rights at the
beginning, and the propagandists of nntl
American feeling In Latin America have
never permitted and never will permit tho
southern republics to forget the incident.
It Is probable that the present adminis
tration Is offering tlic Colombian treaty as a
preliminary to others of vastly larger Im
portance which may have n great bearing on
our future trade nnd polltirnl relations with
the peoples south of the canal. So, sinrc
there Is nothing In the nttltudc of the Presi
dent to suggest an apology or n repudiation
of the Roosevelt policy, the Senate could do
worse than make peace with Itogota even nt
a thumping price.
The rights which the Colombians ask In
the canal zone ought not to be granted unless
there Is full proof thnt they will not be used
In nny way to the disadvantage of the United
Slates. Tree mall nnd freight passage for
Colombia is one thing. The free passage of
military forces, which Pogotn hIso demnnds,
Is quite another. It Is highly probable that
such demands will be forgotten in Rngotn If
Washington shows a disposition to pay the
fee asked.
MURDER AS A REMEDY
T11KRL are times when otic is inclined to
the opinion that Franklin was unduly
optimistic when he concluded that man was
a reasonable being. If renson prevailed there
would be no murders, for of nil futile reme
dies it Is the lenst effective. Take for pur
poses of illustration the two cases thnt were
in the news in one day.
Premier Dnto, of Spain, was shot dead in
his automobile in Madrid. Whatever griev
ances the murderer may have had ngalnst
the premier, the death of thnt official would
not remove them.
Political reform is not ndvanced by assas
sination. As n matter of fact, it is usually
retarded. The men who killed (larficld and
McKinley were more or less insane, nnd the
man who killed Lincoln was mentally un
balanced. The assassination of the last Alexander In
Russia delayed the very thing which the
assassins professed to desire. Alexander was
on the point of signing a constitution which
had already been drafted. Rut before ho
could put his signature to it he wns dead.
If the assassins had withheld their hand the
history of the world would have been very
different. A working constitution would
have been promulgated, the task of liberaliz
ing the autocracy would have been begun
and when Alexander had died in the natural
course of nature the unfortunate Nicholas
would have come to the throne with the duty
on him of carrying on the work which his
father had begun, and it would have been a
very different Russia which would have
joined with the Allies in beating back the
Prussians when they set out on their excur
sion into world dominion.
Political assassination is so unintelligent
that it is astonishing thnt men will resort
to it. The successor of Premier Dato in
Spain will he compelled to exert himself to
the utmost to maintain the authority of the
government whenever it is attacked by
strikers or by revolutionists.
In the case of the married man who mur
dered a girl who objected to his ndvauces
nnd then killed himself we have an illustra
tion of the extent to which folly will carry
n human being. Unite beasts nre wiser
than he. When their passion is aroused
they do not kill the female, but they wreak
vengeance on the rival male. Rut man. who
has been called noble in reason, infinite ln
faculty, in apprehension like n god. the
beauty of the world nnd the paragon of nni
mals, will fall so low that this tribute to him
seems like biting satire. A gust of passion
will topple reason from its seat and he will
act like it gibbering idiot.
Rut murder has been done from the time
wdien our first pnronts were evicted from
Paradise as unworthy tenants of such a
blessed place, nnd the motive has been ns
varied ns the baser passions of hatred, greed,
envy, jealousy, lust and revenge. It is tho
product of unreason and ns n remedy it is
about as satisfactory as prescribing large
doses of strychnine for n fit of the blues.
The speaker who told member of the
Philadelphia Mothers' Club that to spank n
child is wrong and wholly unnecessary may
luue justice and reason on her side; but
when she adds that a child "feels the insult,
nnd long after he has forgotten the offense
he remembers his parent's hand raised
against him," she is, if we may be permitted
to sny so, talking nonsense. There is not
one man in n thousand who will not admit
that the occasional tanning he got when a
kid was deserved and, pot Imps, did him
good : and assuredly he bears no ill will to
his parents because of it.
Having forced Austria to obey the terms
of the treaty by turning over 1!0,000 head of
cattle, including (1000 milch cows, to Italy,
dugo-Slavia and Rumania, common liu
mnnity demands that they be immediately
returned, lt is one thing to force (leruiuny,
a powerful and wealth country, to light
some of the wrongs it has inflicted and quiti.
another to place the berk on the neck of an
adversary who is already down nnd out.
Light -five tier cent of the city fire
marshals of tlic countr, repl.ving to a ques
tionnaire sent nut by a Chicago eit official,
have declared that women ushers in theatres
lui k judgment in times of emergency and
(imseqticntl ure not (onduihe to public
sufet. This ought to keep the women's
clubs' busy until some bricklayers' union de
clares that women make darned poor hud
carriers.
Those who persist in seeing tho supir
man in the Teuton are now explaining that
what most people deem tlic stupidit ot lier
iniiii diplomat- was re-all a slick scheme to
Lave tlie Allies niilllf the treaty of Ver
sailles h marching into Herman. All of
which suggests Artetnus Ward's description
of a personal encounter in which he cleverly
landed his left ce on his opponent's, right
list.
Otherwise conflicting repoits seem to
agree that there are llvclj times in lVtrn
grad nnd that Messi-. Leriiue and Trot.ky
aie not ns hupp lis they might he, 1'01
which there is reason for thankfulness.
Mr. and Mrs. Robin hnc leturned fiom
the South and have gone to housekeeping,
They are furnishing on the installment plan,
it is' siuccrelv hoped that that v, Inlet ruvuly,
Jaik Frost, will uut disturb them.
It is i.ol on record, but the presumption
is that if pluinbirs held a get-together din
ner they would assemble m the banquet loom,
get a Hi"' on the menu mid then go back to
the shop for their appetites.
Woman's influence has abolished stunk -i
in from the Ventnor, N. .1., louncil cham
ber. Aiitithei instance of tlie tyinmiv of
i sex; anotlu r exi niplilicntioii of sex jM.
(.quality.
Advices from New Jersey Imliiate that
earl peas will hi a little earlier thuii u lm
this yinr; but the piobabillt Is that an
curly packer will cut di 'em and euti 'cm,
It l mud 1" i.i cover good intelltioiji,
in I. to '' luliiin p.iv In ( hill, nlllioiipli u i.s mi.
in I led tluil i, i I ell vni, n,i
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OFFICIAL MARKSMEN
The State's Official Target Shooters.
A Queer Squad at Work What
I the Language of tho
Telephone Qlrl?
Ily (IKOUGK NOX McC'AIN
THBY do some extraordinary things in
stnte nnd city departments that would
pass unnoticed were it not thnt some
searcher after Inconsiderate trifle now and
then drags them Into the glare of publicity.
For instance, the state has n squad of
marksmen on the outskirts of llnrrlsburtf
firing nt mail signs.
They nre the kind of signs that motorists
see nt the crossroads; thnt worn them of
''danger abend" near rnllrnatl crossings,
sharp curves and steep or twisting descents,
nnd that direct them on their way.
They are not simply shooting for devil
ment, or to test their skill ns marksmen;
though, for thnt inntter, they hnvc got to
shoot to hit their target.
It Is a matter of state business quite ns
much as that of correct bookkeeping In the
state treasurer's office or accurate experi
ments in. the biological section of the agri
cultural department.
These mntksmen use everything from
buckshot up to a lnrgc-callbcr Remington
rifle ball.
TtlKRii is a great deal more goes on In
the Highway Department than building
roads,
After the ronds nre constructed it Is
necessary to plant signboards, fix Indicators
and cstnblMi markers and signs that will
direct the dumbest Jitney driver on his way.
The old style signs are obsolete, though
it has been less than five years since they
were adopted.
Of such is progress and the development of
our highway system.
The new signboards for state highways
are the (litest thnt I have evrr seen in nny
state. They arc distinctive nnd unique.
Kvery one of them cnrrles the Inslgnin of the
state In the shape of n keystone, the slgn
mniiunl of tho commonwealth of William
Penn.
In their greatest length and height they
are nbnut throe by five feet. The back
ground Is chrome yellow with black letters.
Tim pnrnmoimt idea of Lewis S. Sniller,
commissioner of highways, is to make
these signs visible nt 100 yards us to their
directions; also Indestructible.
Hence the rifle squad !
A certain class of nlleged sportsmen,
mostly from cities and large towns, imnglnes
that the solitudes nnd far spaces of the
countryside give them the license to shoot nt
anything within range, animate or innnlmnte.
Cross-road signs and state highway guide
boards suffer most. They nre popular as
targets.
The new highway indicators nre to be of
metal and are designed to be fool-proof
as fur ns possible.
The Department of Highways is experi
menting with signs of various thicknesses of
mctnl to determine the thickness neccssnry
to thwart shotgun and rifle enthusiasts.
They must withstand rifle bullets nt any
range.
There is n bill In the Legislature which
prevents the use of tlie new design for ad
vertising or other purposes.
Also to prevent disfiguring of or damage to
these finger-boards nnd sign posts.
WHAT language does the telephone girl
speak?
As the Sunday comics would put It,
"J'ever notice"?
At the hither end of every line as you
talk Is a distinct feminine personality.
Whether blond or brunette, plump, nvelte,
gaunt, angular, petite, pretty, passable or
plain is a matter of imagination.
The voice thnt comes to you is no cri
terion. It is in timbre nnd fineness that of n
woman ; but age, condition and personality
are equally enigmatic.
A Turkish woman in the market place,
enveloped In ynshmnk or veil, with black
band descending to her eyes and with hooded
head, conceals her nge with the cunning of
u magician.
Nothing but her eyes are visible, and they,
like nil women's eyes, are inscrutable no
matter what her age.
I forgot; there is one method of detection.
Her hands. The wrinkled sklu indicates
nge. the intensified blue lines of the veins
denote npproaching maturity, while plump,
delicnte, smooth, tinwriiiklcd or softly
rounded hands nre the hallmark of outb.
Rut even this gauge is denied the Inquir
ing and curious masculinity of mart and
thoroughfare.
Nearly all Turkish women wear gloves !
TLLRPHONR young Indies in Philadel
phia nre niitig, nrefty, possibly pert, but
businesslike, nevertheless.
Tills observation can he verified by the
samples displa.xed nt lailroad stations nnd
other public offices where the floating popu
lation, mnle and female, gravitates when
away fiom home, the office, or the factory,
to put In a call.
As this feminine pulchritude is universally,
nnd by common consent, admitted, so like
wise is the character of the "hello girls"
language.
It is Inescapable.
IT IS an acquired dialect, a patois peculiar
to Pliiludelphln. II is the outgrowth of
habit, and not the result of laborious hours
spent as In the ncquisillon of Snanish. Ital
ian, or even the "dead ones," Latin ntu
classic (ireelt. ror instance:
"("ilvo me Spruce R.'IOT." calls the crabbed,
cheerful or careless individual, from his
office desk.
The echo, in verification, comes back :
"Spu-r-r-rucc ny-ut th-r-r-re-e ni-yun
sev-en-uh." in nn impersonal female voice.
lt is a dialect -unspoken oKowhcre,
An Official Joke
I'roni th i i" Inn.-vtl K.muli -r
You can't mnke the tired business man,
suffering from brainstorm trying to figure nut
his income taxes, believe the government
didn't employ Prof. Flnsteln to design the
income-tax blanks.
A CITY PASTORAL
WHRN the world with dusk is drowsy, and
the city's lights flare out
Like yellow -petalcd flowers against the
gray.
'Iheti when beauty stoops to cover garish
street and building over
And the earth and sky are sleepy as the
they dream, the earth b neatli us nnd
the misty sky above,
Of the time when onco our paven city
ways
Were but wood and field and forest, where
the driids danced nnd chorused,
And there wns not any clamor in the days?
Do they dream and hear the soughing of old
trees that long are mold?
Do they hear the singing sound of little
brooks?
Do the scent again the bloomlny nnd the
woods sweet perfuming
Of hidden flowers In quiet leaf bound
nooks?
Perhaps the see tin wraiths of birds and
wild things scurry b.
Perhaps the sky may dream the touch
ngnln
Of delliule tree-finger', whoso gentle pres
sure lingt r.s,
Remembered ns the tomb of hive nnd pain.
Oh, earth nnd sky are verities
lies between
and all that
Is space whose trimming onto
and fair.
There was green along the b.v'vavi
changed to pawn highwuvs.
wus (me
that are
And Ihero nine ns breath of spung upon
the ir.
When til'' fcky with dusk Is drovvs, and the
i arth is covered up
With a misty mantle tromnlnu.1 and deep,
Then I'm sure the 're ilri'iimliig, dicaiiiiiig,
that the city's just n seeming
Anil tin forest whl-pers to them a-, they
'eep '
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i
Mfr s " vs
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily
Talhs With Thinking Philadelphians on Subjects They
Know Best
DANIEL WHITNEY
On Philadelphia's Shipping Advantages
PHILADELPHIA business men should
make shipments of their goods through
this port, which hns every possible facility
for that purpose, instead of sending those
goods via other ports for transshipment by
steamer lines there, in the opinion of Daniel
Whitney, a prominent local coal operator.
Another piece of ndvlre which Mr. Whit
nev extends to the heads of Industries is
to" see to it thnt their transportation de
partments are headed by competent men,
tminod, if possible, in specinl courses along
this line in universities, men who can elimi
nate bv careful marking nnd attention to
small details of shipping the great loss
which occurs every car through damaged
mid lost shipments.
"There is today," says Mr. Whitney, "a
keener appreciation of the importance ot
tmnsportntlnn. in its relation to production
nnd distribution, than at nny other period
in the history of the country.
"Magazines of all descriptions contain ..r
ticles with icspect to various phases of
transportation. Rnch day's issue of the
new.ipnpers contains some Information with
reference to tills very important question,
but, notwithstanding the interest evinced in
the general question, very little effort is
made upon the pnit of shippers or consigners
to obtain exnet knowledge of the conditions
affecting the transportation of their own
property.
"DO YOU KNOW:
"Philadelphia has more railroad stations
at which freight is received and delivered
than any other city in the country, or
perl tips, In the world? ...
"At more thnu sixty stations freight is
received or delivered, but nt some of the
stations property is accepted only for for
xvntdlng to certain destinations or via cer
tain routes.
"At some stations through cars are mnde
up for certain destination, while ship
ments delivered at other stations for these
points, must be torwarded through tmnsfer
stations, material! increasing the time in
transit. , ,
"The importance of nsoci tainuig the serv
ice rendered ut each station, and whether
or not through cars loaded up cannot be
overestimated.
Lines to Pacific Coast Points
'DO YOU KNOW:
"There nre now in operation four steam
ship lines from Philadelphia to Pacific coast
points; 1. c.. North Atlantic and AVcstern
Steamship Co., Luckenbueh Steamship Co..
Atlantic, (iulf and Steamship Co., Williams
Steamship Co.? All of these lines have
offices in Philadelphia, and are preimred to
quote rates and accept freight at rates inn,
tctlnlly lower than xia ull-rnil routes.
"There arc weekly sailings to Houston,
Tex., by the Southern Steamship Co.. via
which route shipments for points in Texas
nnd the territor he nnd mil' be forwarded.
"There are two sailings per week to Ros
ton by tlie Merchants nnd Miners' Trans
portation Co., weekly sailings to Jackson
ville and Snvnnnuh in connection with the
same line not onlv for traffic to Savannah
nnd Jacksonville, but to interior points be
yond these ports?
"Are you patronizing these lines, or nre
j nu included in tlie number of those who
thoughtlessly forward shipments x la other
ports for transshipment by steamer lines
operating tin refrom?
"During the petlod of open navigation
steamship linos operate to llnltimore. Mil. ;
Reverly, N. J.! Rowers, Del.; Riistol, Pa.;
Rurllngton, N. .!. : Carneys Point. N. J.;
Deep AV liter Point, N. .1 . ; Delaware Cltj ,
Del.; Fiederlca, Dil.; Marcus Hook. Pal;
l'eiiiisgi'ove, N. .1. : Thompsons Point, N.
J.; Wilmington. Del.; Chester, Pu., und
Trenton, N. J.
"DO YOU KNOW:
"Man claims for loss of mid damage to
freight shipments nie dela.vcd because the
claims nre Improperly prepared mid tiru not
suppoited h proper documents?
"Judging from the number of improperly
prepared claims thnt luive come to m, at
tention it would nppiar (but the are either
prepared b peron.i who are exceedingly
careless or who have not taken time to as
certain the ptoper procedure.
"Do Vol KNOW:
"Claims must lie filed within a period of
m month'? Some cm riots nre declining to
invesllgnle chili is pri'scutca after six mouths
eeu though iiipie-i has been made In trace
he '11111111111 unit Hie shlopri stm-.. l(
d'jiita '.un i ni ion id"i (hi. itiiUv;,t to
JUST THE OCCASION FOR
trace as notice of intention to file claim If
shipment is not delivered xvithin reasonable
time.
"The importance of stilting on request to
trace thnt such request is to be considered
notice of intention to file claim should be
recognized.
Need of Capable, Traffic Men
;'DO YOU KNOW:
"AVhetlier your shipping department is in
charge of capable, experienced traffic men?
"While many industries spend consider
able money nnd exercise much caie in the
selection of their chemist, engineer, ac
countant, or men in cl.nrge of other im
portant departments, little care is exercised
to see that the man in charge of the de
partment of transportation Is competent.
Tlie universities and other educational Insti
tutions have special evening courses in
transportation, and material savings might
be effected by the exercise of care in the
selection of the man in charge of this im
portant department.
"Many shipments do not arrive nt desti
nation because of lock of appreciation of
tho importance of properly marking the
Itickage.s nnd the elimination of old marks.
"Many shipments ure damaged because
insecure packuges are used.
"An experienced nnd efficient traffic mnn
would appreciate the Importance of properly
packing and innrkltig the shipments.
"DO YOU KNOAV:
"Applications for modification of existing
freight rntes in the eastern territory are
passed upon by the Trunk Line Association,
located ut 1-);i Liberty street, New York?
Dockets containing information with respect
to Mihjicts to be considered arc distributed
to shippers' representatives and copy is
filed in the transportation bureau of the
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
"Interested persons may appear before the
committee nnd be heard xvitli reference to
subjects they nre interested in. The com
missioner of transportation of the Chamber
of Commerce frequently appears in bchulf
of the interests of Philadelphia.
Records of Derisions
"Do VOL' KNOAV-
"The transportation bureau also keeps
complete tecord of all decisions of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, the Public
Service Commission of Penns.lvuula. and
such reiords ure open to your Inspection?
"That the transportation committee is,
through its transportation bureau, studying
tinnsportiition problems affecting tlic com
munity as a whole?
"Thill It must see thnt shippers of Phila
delphia are protected against rate dis
criminations, Inadequate service, hardships
resulting from unfair rates nnd practices on
the part of.niv carriers?
"That it will servo members in pieparing
and presenting just claims against the onr
ilers, and it endeavors at all times to la
in poitinn to give to the business men of
tlie community any information of value to
them in connection with any phase of trans
portation?" Goes On Forever
r- in
tit l.lntln
AVImtever we mnv think of the policies of
Mr. LIo.mI fieorge. Rritlsh premier, the offi-
oitil longevity ot the mnn must attract ad
n nn must
the freal
leriod we
miration,
u no- ...tu.s Hemic me great xvar and in
nn- cany pun in tne period wc grew mens-
tomoii to seeing Ilitish premiers come nnd
depart. Rnsebory. Campbell-Itannerman,
Salisbury nnd Asqulth the flourished their
seasons and passed on, So, too, with Hal
f""D .Vi" H0J(1 !.onn.'t,t "f more tenacious
stuff, bids fair to keep right on going or
right on sta.ving. The premier's enemies Hnv
his fnults arc deep-seated, Incurable. AVcIl
and good : so is his tenure of office.
The little AVelslimnu Is hnidv. II,. cats
storms alive. And now shortl he is to prove
that of all Hrltlsh politicians of the duy he
excels us the "glutton for trouble."
A Daring Title
Tlir th !.ti AntrrUs Tine
Miss Lois AVcber will stun producing
about March lfi on a photoplay, iho stnrv of
which she has written herself, nnd ui,t..i.
will bear
the souiewhnt inistcrlous tltl..
"Mil iicnoris.
She admits the story
peal, which Indeed the
w ill have a sci
title suggests.
Mi
llie esloemoi) I, A, Times I mis lo t'H vim
will pin the title m1' of Sue Vw .i.
Tribune.
IT
SHORT CUTS
Thp xvenlher hn3 decided to get back to
normalcy.
Fox Trotzky begins to find his authority
shimmying.
Foch appears
way with him.
to have an irresistible
Old Oencrnl Humidity
forces early this year.
marshaled his
Add social notes Onion sets will aeon
be dancing in the breeze.
Ocrmany hopes that allied occupitioa
will prove a Rulirback.
Of some half-baked legislation there it
suspicion that it Is Rrown when it's Dunn,
And everybody expects something worth
while when AVood takes his Penn In hand.
What the rnrul solon hopes to do is tn
knock the daylight out of some proposed
legislation.
Ry nnd by Oermany will begin to un
derstand that what the Allies want is not
argument bust cash.
Just which, hazarded Demosthenes Me
Ointiis, just which national fish were we
celebrating yesterday?
The New York woman who smokes nnd
chews and xvnnts alimony is perhaps a be
liever in progressive joys.
AVhen a lady secures her third divori'f
it begins to be u question whether it ie a
habit with her or a gift.
A ship from Japan has just arrived in
this port with a cargo of peanuts. Rut we
atlll grow our own politics.
The mnn who signed a daylight petition
five times evidently bellpved that a good
thing cannot be pushed uiong ton often.
It is of course admitted that the Colore
bian grunt Is a large-sized sprat. On thr
other hand. Lutln-Amerlcan good will is
xvhalc worth while.
Ry the last ruling of A. Mitchell Palmer
as attorney general xve are led to the opinion
that John Rarlcycorn Is only healthy when
his patrons are sick.
Senator Penrose is going to have hit
tnony if he bus to use a club n club, of
course, made from the xvood of tho federal
plum tree.
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1. AYlio Is tho chief executive of the Itopublle
of Panama'.'
U. Who was "Tama Jim?"
3. What Is the capital of Finland?
1. AVhere Is Hutuni and for xvlmt Is it noted;
C. Who Is the new secretary of uttrlcultur '
ii AVhat are the respective titles Riven to the
Imperial representatives In the Brltisn
overseas possenslons and dominions"
7. AVhat Is 'ho. capital of Kansas?
8. In which of Dickens' novels does Uriah
lleep uppear nnd or what quality lua
bo become a symbol?
'.i. N'amo the author of "Treasure Island,
10. AVho is the Oerman minister of foreign
affairs?
Answer to Yesterday'! Quiz
1. Personification Is u. figure of speech In
which Inanimate objects are Invested
xvlth tho quulltles or attributes of llfJ
lt Is most often used as a form of ap
peal or direct address as in "A'e banKJ
and braes o' Honny Doon."
:. Throe states In which tho capital Is aln
th metropolis nre Massachusetts, wltn
Ho.-tnn: Oeorsla. with Atlanta; and
Colorado, xvlth DenX'er.
a. There are two IIvIiir- ex president"
William Howard Taft nnd AVocdrow
AVIIson. ,
1. A ladderhnck chair Is one with ft bad
composed of sex-oral horizontal slut" or
rungs resembling In effect a short lad
der, It Is found often In American
(Vrlonlnl furniture and usually wltn
lush seat.
5. fnnrlos D. n, King Is tne nresldent rrth"
Republic of IJberliu He Is at preaont
In the I'nited Slates.
G. Fr.incls Scott Key wrote the "3tr
Snunprlcd llnnner."
T. Under thn constitution each state of the
t'nlon lias two senators.
R. Sir Arthur Cnnan Doyle Is the author ot
tb "Sherlock Holmes" stories.
P. David Lloyd Oeorire, sometimes crtUa
"tho I.lttle Welshman," woe iol bur
in Wales, as Is popularlv supposed, b i'
In Manchester, KiiRlar.d After t' "
ilentb of his father the master of I "
Hope .Street I'liltnrlntl School, of I.'
Pit. be was poih to nn uncle III AW"
in '!"o InslriiiiKtitnl personnel of n trl t
' ilnrtrt Ir: fin t v lnl''i rccci 1 '-I '
v tola, vklonecllo.
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