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yPUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY
ernes n. ic. cl-htis. ritinN
John C. JTarlln Vice l'r.nlelani anil Treasurer,
Charl-ii i Tyler. Herman (.'Initio II 1 iidlri.
ton. l'lilllp H, Callln,John II WllllMn, John J.
Ppuriton, Oconto r nolilemltti, D.ild K tlm I ley.
Directors,
IJDITimiAI. noAHD
Cincs II K t'tntm Chairman
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t;.ltor
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nt ttfB rato of twy. it.) trots por week pajnt,:.
to tho carrier.
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tlon, postage free lift MOi cms lur month,
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BELL. .OOP WALNt T KEWOM . M .IV ....
J7" Address all Cofmmjtu.a ions (o .'i.Nlitt t'ubllo
lidper nt. pf.,rf,.n sgutirr Vhilatlrlphm
Member of the Associated Press
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rhlljdtlphii. W.lnr.ili.. pnl 13. P'.'l
THE FULL-CREW LAW
THK rnilrii(N of tin- tnl' nrc tli'iiLiiiiling
tin roponl of tli' full crow Inw mi the
cround that if forrps noodle cvpotiM' upon
lh em.
Tho rnilrnnil fninmitlrc nf tlio Sen it o noil
the Houso of Itoprornlntivo nrc l pivo a
hearing on the rcponlcr in lliiirisluiri; to
day, nt whlou tlio rnilrii.iilM and tlio
labor orsnnijntiotii will b" roprosontcd.
Tho public, liowovor. i ilio party nio-t
intcrpstod in thi rnntvooi Tliu inil
roadu ni.Kort tlint tlio h i ost tlum
Sfl,BOO,000 ii i oar m viiiri". for orvim for
which thfro is no nood If thi enn bo
cstablishod thou tlio law lmn no dofonso ntid
hbould bo roponlod fortliwitb
ThiR money dnos not ionic out of tlio
pockets of tho bolilor nf rnilrnnil Hoouritio.
The people jia it It i mic nf tb.- item-,
which enter into t ho nit nf corj riu'ruml
ticket nnil in tin- -l nf tlio liiiin'nl nf
erery ton of fr-iiclit
It ilil(i'i. liowovor. ih i' ilio oul.' rcpro
wntatlTcs nf tlio public, pio.-nm at tho hear
ing will bo tho member of tin committees
of the Legislature
THIS LAND OF' FREEDOM
THE dismissal of Chief .,f I'i.Ii. llulliM'j
by the oommiv.lmier nf IIiivirMnl town
ship will nut uocashi! m sm f nlntig the
Main Lino
The police under IInlli(v directum
bossed the rnniK nf tnelr lenlin n if thev
were in charge of prnnte prnpertj Vmi
had to go alniot ns nirefull.v in Hmerford
township tb you would b.iio bud tn K" in
Ilerlln under the old regime
A man who stopped hi nmtorenr to look
nt the landscape was in danger nf arrest if
he happened to have a lad with him It
isn't only in Hnerford townliip that the
tyrannical and upicinus mind can boast nf
victories. I'nder laws now npornthc in
various parts of this free country ou inaj
be arrested for--
Parking nn iiutomohlle in n public park
Stopping on a muutri road tn cool jour
engine or to look at a sunset
Smoking in a public phue
Carrying n tlnsk of nhisKj without a cer
tificate from jour pryi lan
The t'nited States mav be the hom nf
the brave Hut It is onlj more or les tho
land of tli .s free
MODERN FARM SALESMANSHIP
THE chief nf the Nt w Jt i.-n StJte liuii-au
of larl.it. n pints t li'it the f.innir f
Ilurlington and other cuuctn l,n haw l.en
lllful in prndmiug are a'mut ti turn their
Mention to modern iihii.hii. nt selling
They have irt been on(i i with t li price.:
which the have got frm.- ii. middlemen.
They nrc planning to ad'-m- In the news
papers in an effoit to gi t ' t . direct nii'h
with the consumer of eg. i,ilis pouliry,
eggs and daily products
The will succeed if tt.ii gi nljou' ,t .,,
the right wa. and if t'.ij sIK,,i, thej will
benefit cxerv conui .' r
The present .v-iei.i nf
products in wntiii Tid
lias happened main ,i tlm
sent n load of vegr'nli . l
bne them pit l.i '.ii . nn
marketing larm
iiipunidiiit It
t lint a man has
the city niik to
i . nn nn, would tike
Tig pr i - Tin re wii
r giiljtinn nf tin sijpplj
tliem nt the pn .i
no system nlioul tin
ouered on ,i given iIhj oi :n n gmn w.e.,
A little intelligent i ii riilinti naiong the
farmers nf a t iwnh p wmild disrr.'iute more
evenly the delier . f ti.cr perisliahle el v
nnd a dinct ci.nne. iion iit'icr wi'h ih" ulti
mate coiKumer or wi'. the letaii market
man would rosiilt i n. , ipplj nf fresher
vegetable and ggs w i mm- priM n th
consumer and a 'iighei pun- tn th. pro
oucer thnn now preinil
The New .Ii-rsot i'I.Ti ia i,m et ie-en
worked mil lut it ha. ..i i , ij,.rj i'ewnero
nnd there i no icn-,,. v ,i shniild ,10t
succeed in tins ui'ii;hh-h..nd
THE CRISIS OF COAL
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F THE Iiliflsh I ..IP 'l h - ,,,,1 seit'tMl
the t line I Still. - w 'I I,,.. m, th,, , iiipf
(enter nf tl wm!.- ,,,n, ipp't Amen
enn intei-o-. n r . 'ab..- ,i i, in :nglond
is therefor. ur gi.iu indedl
The mlin of l.njlnu I nnd Witlfs Mjpplj
fliel to llllllll leiable ship- , e n lo the
indnstrtot, nf n lnrg .:n r .,f the r'urupeon
continent, i aim, hi bus leavilj in 1'nglnnd
Ainernnii hl.p. i m- preparcil to divert
large iunntiues nf I iiuiiinmu and anthru
rite to fm. ign n ur. . t Ii wns'hat mtof
diversion thai 'nn-ed gre.it in. rinse, (.f ,,,u;
prices u iln n . ent past
Legitimate i pnrt trade igiit t,j he en
eournged Itut it i rintiiiiniis that upei-n-lators
are alwuj rnuli m take full advnu
inge of opportunities such a would he agiiu
open to tliem if nl1 Ilrituh m.ne were i loted
for even u short tmii
SLAVE DAYS RESTORED
iinirN t
IM1EN Ih. ... ntn .Tm i. r, i ,,irn
TT peonng . mi pliiiitiiti.in .n (nurgni, and
the (lelibtriile killing it nun hen as slaves,
there was a g. ii"nil sWpi ion that whnt ex
isted in mi" rigion "n llkuly In c.vint in
ther, and tmii soin. illng uimli like slavery
ai established witlin t... borders of a
luntry that bled f.,r t.iur vears to ubollsh
liav practice of tin dark ages This b lief
now confirmed hi m. less a person than
vernor IVirci. nf fiiorgln.
'ho governor, denjing the i barge that
mage is general in his state. aison that
exists in "onh Imu ,,i live of the I.llJ
lUlltlcs." Moreni.r we an told bv .Mr.
(OrBcy that IJeorgin is nut the only sinner
anil that peonage "(msik m a greater or less
measure wherever 'hei. are larsu musses
"f Negroes "
Illiteracy is prettj general in some of the
Suthern fctntes nnd for that reason there
rre countlefs Negroes who cannot know
lielr ris'its, Later evidenert Indicates that
)vus the fflfleral authorltla rather tban
the local police who forced the exposure in
(ienigiu.
Peonage is worse thnn old-fashioned
slavery. The slave owners felt n sense of
responslbllil) for the general well-being of
the men nnd women who Mere their property.
I'mler peonage human beings nre driven
si ti t II they can work no more and then turned
out to become public charges
It i odd in this day nnd generation to
find in the I'lilted Stntes a condition nf life
that is legnrded a Intolerable ntid de
structive even in the most bnehwurd touu-tries
NEW WORLD PARLEY INDICATED
IN MR. HARDING'S PROGRAM
Compromise Tactics Employed In the
President's Message Seem to Point to
a Reconstruction of the Treaty
TP PHESIDENT IIAUDIM! and Sim re
- tarj Hughes luive in mind the calling of
a supph nioutnrj Pence emigres in Wash
ington to i ('consider nnd aniend the tieiit)
of Versailles, the Intiguage of the Chief Ex
ei utile's message to Congress, open the way
for such an undertaking.
"It would be idle." njs Mr Hauling.
' lo declare for separate treat lex of peace
with the Central Powers on the assumption
thai these alono would bo ndeqiinte. because
the situation is so involved Mint our peace
engagement cannot ignore the Old World
relationship and the settlements alreadi ef
fected, nor is it desirable to do o In pre
senilis our own tights nniL contracting our
future relationship,"
"The wiser course." he mid, "would
seem to be ncciplancc of the confirmation
of mir light nnd interests as already pro
vided and to engage under the existing
treaM . assuming, of course, Mint Mils enn
be satisfactorily accomplished by such ex
plicit reservations nnd modifications n will
secure our absolute freedom from InndvNnhle
commitments nnd tnfegiinrd all our essential
interest? "
Itorognition i here made of the indbpen
sabilitj of the original peace treaty ns n
basis for readjusting our relations with the
outside world. The fact that much argu
ment I, a been beard to the contrnrj doe
not alter the truth
In his leceiit note concerning Yap nnd
Mesopotamia. Mr. Hughes' criticisms nrc
founded nn action taken by our former
allies subsequent tn the conclusion of the
trenty, nnd contain plain implications of our
intent to persist in rights and privileges
safeguarded to us b) that pact. Senator
Knox' separate pence resolution was unique
in its icspcci for our Interests in a treat)
which bis program was designed to reject
utterly.
The President evidently ioalir.es the nb
sunlit) u f the Knox stand, and bis ndvo
cac) of an immediate peace declaration cor
losponds hardly nt all with the plans of the
bitter-enders The concessions made to
them In the message are, indeed, far 'more
apparent thnn real
Mr Harding urgi the establishment of
"a state of technical pence without delaj."
but as he is at some pains to point oul the
futiliti of negotiating separate treaties with
the Central Powers, it i not ens) to see
what cither the irreconcilaldes or the nntinn
a a whole would gain bi n somewhat tooth
less pronouncement Such a performnnie
iot:M assert the existence of peace without
making it. What nm state of affairs would
be determined by such a congressional reso
lution? As a matter nf fait, wo have pence
at this moment. What we hick is a tieat)
or treaties enabling u tn derive advantage
fiom the situation
Peiluip .Mr Harding in his desiie not to
offend the battalion nf death in sugaring
tb" pill. It tli" i oating is icnioved it can
be. found that whut be indorses Is some
thing quit1' different from that which origi
nail) wii. proposed b) Senator Knox, When
the latter and his cohorts realize the change,
the) mav be inclined to moderate their
transport on behalf of specdv action. That
Mould extricate i he President from a part
of hi- euibarru-siuent.s.
If siidi ii pi osped is in .Mi Unidtns s
n.ind. il 1 possible In reconcile his pence
ri'sii'iiitinn suggestion with bis jeliauce on
certain f.indilllientuls 'ii the treat) of Ver
sailles Otherwise in purpose is not dem
and his foreign iilntiul.s plan suni to be
mad up of iolently conllicting fciiune.
Categorienl as is Mr Harding language,
tne death sentence which he pionouniei on
the League of Nations i nlsn tapable of
mixed i (instruction Our interest in "nn
association of nation bused upon the ap
plication of justice and right ' is reiterated
In contrast, the preseni league is exhibited
as "the enforcing ugenev of the i ictors of
the war" and an appeal i made for "an
uistrumentnllt) of mstiee iinassoeiated with
the pnssinn "f Msiirdaj
Hut as those passions of j i sterdai in
volied the foiled Stales and as the Presi
dent nnd Mi Hughe are zealous in their
endeamis in pi i'..' nnjt'.iing gamed In i.s
in the cnnfti't 'i voulil seem thai there nre
passions nnd paction The consequences
of tliosi v hirb Inflamed u iientlll new with
om.' faior
The illogic of firs attitude is manifes'
Confused also is ihc iluriking which rele
gates ,i societv which we w i re trie to join and
in .vluoli we could, had we been so minded,
hnve played n role nf high s)hicul worth,
tn the status ot a military alliance alienated
from our ( oik option of u protected inter
national pence. The anti-bagiKrs believe
this last to be true, and in justice to them
it must be ndmitted Mint thii is a mutter
of personal opinion Hut this refriu tory
element in human relationship has no beat
it.g upon tin dovetailing of the league with
some cif the most important provisions of
the treat I
Sin , ii merger ena.v In regretted hut it
exists, nnd ivnen Mr Harding emphasizes
the folly nf seeking in in'giHliite iseparate
treaties with the Central Powers he m
effect approve tn a significant extent the
Wrsuilbs treati. eif which the lownant is
a pnrt
It is this indorsement which beclouds Mr
Harding's denunciation of the league and
suggests thai the head of the nation is feel
ing bis wii) to n solution of the problem
which may produce' a modified league, or the
same lengue under a new name and an ac
ceptance with amendments of the treat of
Versailles
The message in its trcntment of the in
ternavioniti ease may bo described as tenta
tive, TiiS(Ieslre to placate contending p0.
liticnl forces and to breiitbe the spirit of
compromise is unmistakable. The nntngos
nlstlc method overwhelmed Mr. Wilson with
fnilure Mr. Harding bns adopted the re
verse or conciliatory course.
There nre times, however, when nn iuc
must be sqiinrolv faced The nttittlde to be
tnken need not be bellicose, but it should
be explicit. The occasion Is ripe today, for
the nation is utterly weary of postponements
of essentials In the consideration of inter
national ills
The nearest nppioach to direct treatment
In Mr. Harding's message Is the expressed
aversion to an isolntion policy nnd the re
spect shown for the existing trenty if ren
dered conformable to our liking.
The rofnrnintlyii cannot be effected by de
claring peace and halting ut Mint point.
It innnot be accomplished by the most
sincere tnlnl repudiation of the league so
long n tin countiy Is in favor of arbitral
mnchltiery and other pence bulwarks con
tained in the covenant.
A conference in Washington could con
ceivably ili-ie the fog In n roundabout
wny Mr Harding scoiu to be bending toward
a policy itn oh ing n rrnpcnlng of the world
parle) The task is lingo, but It Is not so
formldnble as the work of executing a mass
of Inchoate suggestions bristling with con
tindictinn.
HARDING'S DOMESTIC POLICY
THE domestic policies outlined by Presi
dent Hauling in his address, to Congies
will e ointneii'l themselves: to the judgment of
the (oiiiitry lie starts by stressing the need
nf econonn There Is nothing new in this.
Eionom.v ha Ik en talked about b) ever)
President from Washington down. It hns
been practiced by few Congresses. Condi
tlons nre such now that unless it is prac
tued the taxpayer will visit retribution
upon the oihe'oiinldors who neglect their duty.
The government bus been raising $."5,000.
nOO.OillI a e;u This sum must be cut to
Sl.llOrt.Oilfl.OOd m- less. Oovcrnment ex
penditures, however, ennnot be kept within
th(o limits without eliminating nil tuiin'ces
sari expenditure. Uellef can be found
through n teiision nf the internal tax law,
by the Kpi-al of those taxes which have be
come unproductive and by n lowering oi
other taxes without which the business of
the government ennuot be carried on.
Mr Hniding" announcement thnt the
administration ts omimltted to the repeal of
the exce s-profits tax Is reassuring That
tax hns bi'en the most burdensome nnd in
equitable of all the various tnxes levied
during the war. Husiness condition now
nre tiii'li that il can produce little revenue.
Hut whether it produced revenue or not, it
should bo abolished without deln.v.
Mnnv persons will agree with the Presi
dent when he says thnt whether internal
taxation or the tariff is considered first is of
les importance than bns been popularly
imagined Iloth systems of tnxntion must
be jevlsed. nnd the levlslon enn go along
together
The President fnvors the passage of u
temporary emeigency tnriff lnw to remain in
force only until Cngiess enn draft a per
manent revlion of the present law The
SimiuonK-l'nilerwooil tariff now in force is
unsatisfactory, nnd wus so proved within
less than a .vcar of its passage. It i agreed
b) nil believers in the American policy of
piotectiou thnt it should be (ontiiiued in
force only so long as it will take for Con
gress to substitute something bettei for it.
The permanent measure, according lo Mi.
Harding, should be designee to protect the
markets of'Amerlca for American pioducers.
Every Itepublican will agree to this. Whnt
disagreement there will be will come over
the best wn) to protect our markets without
interfering with thnt free How of foreign
trade necissnrj to enable our debtors to pay
what they owe ti.
110111 the question of revenue the Plci
dent turns to the regulation of it expendi
ture, ami he Indorses the budget system ."Mill
urge' Congress to piovlde lor it at an inrly
date He insist on the application of busi
ness methods to government business
Of ei'ial importune i is bis oppositiop to
the iiiteifi'reiice of government in private
business One of the most significant pas
sagos in the whole address announces that
"it is n. ' to have it understood that busi
ness has i right to pursue its normal, legiti
mate and iighteous way unimpeded, and it
(eight i" hue no cnll to meet government
competi'ion. where nil risk is home bv the
public treasury ."
'I he Presidi nt does not npply this prin
i mle ilireitlv to the government nn tied ship
enguged in cntmneree, but it bus a diiect
biariiig on the ultimate disposition of the
ships limit during the wni. He discusses
tiio inn in I . nn ii' c of the merchant marine ami
ciilU iitieiitinii tn the tact that nil diffei -enies
of icpiuimi about the policy fop its
upbuilding huv" been renin) ud by the out
s'andiiig tint Mint vve haie built il He
eloes say, however, tbut if our laws operate
in the advantage of our c (inipctitor t Ik v
should be amended so ns to give American
ships fair play on the sea. If he had ii'ioin
mend' el some form of subid) or subvention
I "(ingress would have known exactly what
he meant but be may have decided tn allow
Congress io use its own judgment. He foi. -shnelnws
the sale nf i he merchant He.et in
private owners w ben he sa.is that its war
cost must he discounted tn the nctunl pe ace
value ami tli difference charged to the viai
einergeni'i This is practical husiui ss sense
lit insistence that our whole transput,
lull,. n sistem should be oo-ordiniiied in
in h a win that the land and water line -mav
co-operate to the best advantage' i in
nccoid willi the' best business thinking on
the siibjeii Congress some yiars ago forced
the railruael tn sell their steamship ltii(
on the iliiorv that th" interest of the ship
pers would thus lie (unserved Hut so iar
ns is known the carrying out of ibis pulp v
has had no effect upon either railroad m
steamship rates
The basis of the solution of the rnilioiid
problem he funis in nn nssiirnnee thnt ilete
Is to be no experiment with governnien
ownership and thut no taxes are to be . u, ,
to (over deficits in a scry ice- which hoiild he
stlf-sustalning. When this is undeistmid
progress tan be made tovvaul an adjust mint
of the costs of the operation of the railmad
in such a way as to meet expinses. At
present, ho Insists, both railway charge and
(oils of operation ore too high, nnd 11111-1 be
reduced if the products of the country are
tn h transported on terms which business
inn stuiiel This nidiiis a iciluctinn in wages
as weil as in the cost of railroad equipment
Th. Piesideut realizes this, for he sni., that
tie inheritance of capitalistic oxplmtntimi
must l.e removi'd ami that labor iniisi jnin
with thr management in iindorsinnellng that
the publli which pays is the public to hi
served This insistence on the lights of the
public 1 omes most opportunely
A pirn is entered for the formulation ,.t
II national road building policy on broader
Inn's Federal aid is now given to th state,
but without such restrictions as common
prudence should dictate The President in
sists that no federal mono) should he spent
for muds anywhere for the maintenance of
.ilinh provision bad not been inndc. He
regards iiinlntcnumc as of equal importance
with building in the first place. Ii jh p,lr, ,
a program for the conservation of the na
tional resources and is bused 011 the same
sound sense that controls In the management
of private business
If the President can secure legislation
carrying into effect these recommendations
he will make a record of .first rate achieve
ment. 1
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Happy Outcome of the Church House
Problem Illustrates the Value
of Deliberation
) sakaii i). unvuii:
T11EUE are two extremes of cnutious
iiillieN- those thnt fenr tn act too quickly,
those Mint feai tn net too slowly. The
slogan of the first Is. "Walt and see!" The
slogan of the other is, "No sooner snld than
done!"
I can never tnnke up my mind which
makes the fewer mistakes In the long run;
those who act slowly for fcur of missing
something or those who net quickly. I was
Impressed today however, with the luck or
wisdom, or both, of n set of men who have
noted rather cautiously, or ot nil events who
buve seemed to some of the women folks to
lime been rnther "slow 011 the uptake."
A(iOOl) mail) years ago there stood on
the 1 oilier of Twelfth nnd Walnut
streets n fine old Preshyterlnn church, which
hail for its most eminent pnstog n much
loved limn bv the name of Ilnnrilmnn. To
tlii church most of the Importnnt nnd rich
CnlvlnlMs of sixti .vears ngo used to ilock
from the sedate nnd handsome old houses in
the then fashionable lesldentlnl pnrt of the
city below Proud street nnd between Chest
nut nnd f pi uee Hut ns the stores and
offices beenn to creep up those streets mid
the boarding bouses begnn to creep down,
the congregation erosseil Hrond and settled
wist on Spruce street, selling the Twelfth
street prnpertv to the Episcopnllnns, who
built on the Walnut street front of the lot
11 bin. bniidsom" office building, which they
culled "The Church House.'
It contained 11 large auditorium, pleasant
nnd commodious offices for two bishops nnd
their secretaries, variou board rooms nnd
then, ns one progressed upward, Inrge nnd
smnll offices or clubrnonis for n number of
dlnccsnn netlvitle. The ground floor rooms
were Hrt uod for dlocesnn purposes nnd
Inter teiiti'cl nut to business linns, flrndu
nil) the rooms and offices upstairs. Mint had
at first seemed ndeqiinte for the varied ac
tivities of Episcopal work here In the town
and its environs, were outgrown; gradually
the fnct that the corner nf Twelfth nnd Wal
nut Is one of tin. noisiest in town innde the
use of the auditorium for religious meetings
more and more impractical.
The tnxes were enormous, yet I be lenses
of the stores on the ground floor were long
ones. If the entire building hud been used
for church purnoes it would bnrdl) have
given nil the nctivlties Mint should bove been
gathered theie eoip for their work, vet the
most convenient part of the building was
ued for seculnr purposes. .which raised the
tnxes without really pay lug for tin raise.
In a word, the business of tho diocese hnd
ouiu'iown the building so far ns office room
wns concerned, and the noise of the traffic
'ml iinde its Inrge nnd noble rooms un
snlinble for devotionnl service
SO THE Church House wns sold nnd the
eiiostinn of where to go next became n
vltnl one. And Jut here those who wished
to act at onto nnd those who wished to wait
and look about for suitable quarters vfere
most iticomnri'henslble tn one another.
A snrt of a compromise wns effected Mint
actually pleased no one Jt was declibjil
that, pending the having nf suitable quarters
in a central spot, the present home of the
bishop mi Twenty-second street should be
changed into 11 temporary ehurili office
house unci 'her qtmrters found for him.
Hut that house, commodious as it wns,
could not be made to iiccommodnte nil the
organintions that belonged in 11 diocesan
bouse. Mei-t of the women'' activities were
perforce lott out of the plnns , very reluc
tantly on ihe pnrt of the committee nf men,
but none the les inevltnbh
Il was here thnt the women fell that more
net loii ami less laution woulel have been
preferable And mnnv a tall nnil wide
building in the heart of tlm city, notobly the
Episcopal Acadeinv building, wns urged
upon the reluctant committee Hut the
nuestlon of the Initial cnt and the Imme
diateV remodeling, a well as nf the nnssihli
i liange In mines in fnct. n elnen pros nnd
eon halted action on the part of those In
authority .
M
EANTIME, the new owners of the for-
on viav I n It lookeel IIHc the bishop s
house on Twenty-seionil street for n mnnv
church societies ns could be squeezed into
it nnd n tramp existence for the others, when
one line dm some one tboujlit of the Cas
salt bouse nixt to the Church of the Holy
Trinlti mi 'littenliouse .qunrc. ami every
one wns plensed.
The Cn-satis, whi '-i hnnilsonielv let
Ii go ai 1 lensonablc pri. e because of the
uso to which it was tn lie dit and In the
nieumr) of their mothers father, who was
a elergwinie. were grncimi-h pleased ; the
wmmti nf the various ciuumittccs were elo
lieliteri. because, with the gniage and the
nearhv ii.irih bouse of Me chinch and the
looms the bouse itself will afford for them,
tbev din really focus their administrative
Work III ope 1 ollVellll'tlt loc'lllllV.
Tin parishioner of Holv Tilnity Church
ire geiieiniish 'thill. Iiei.'iii'e it will mean
tlint tne hospitnlitv Mint tl ev have always
piactiied enn be doubled both in the use of
the chinch it 1 1 el of the mush Intildlne. The
bishops and church officials who will hnve
office there aic appioiiii;: beraiise of the
lUictncss and pleasant outlook nf the site.
Tin' committee' which is negotiating for the
building 1- sanguine, because the investment
i a good one fiom 11 inl estate point nf
lie". ' ,
WITH the Pennsylvania Itnilroad station
"fibablv out in West Philndolphln and
the l.mili'vnrri lii'iulng e miqiletion In the next
fin year. Rittcnhiiusc Squnie property is
it preseni n ierv "safe buv." the expeits
tell them, for nrgnnlatimi headquarters, re
ligious, philanthropii political or social.
Its nearness to tie shopping ellstrlct. its
c ay point nf vaniP'je nn the street car lines
nnd the beniitv ami dignity of its surround
Ui2s ninke it nn ntinntii" goal from every
point of view 'lli.se iuleiesteel ill the
translation now in. doubt cmigrntulute
tin niixdvc 'bat il innilttee in clinrue
tic, veil slowlv in suite of prods ami digs
ficcm the quick thinkers
At nil events while the afiuir waits on
tie few legal tep- ueoosstiri for completing
the piirdiase, flrpi'ttinu bv the eoiivcii-
iioii. etc., one 'hour encomiums for the
vise and lautmus truliss who waited until
thev got what then wanted
THE Episcopal Chinch was a pioneei 111
the matter of palish organi.ntion some
tweuty-llve years ago ami dining the last
two years it ha' had Mi" eourage tn revise all
its business methods ami centralize man)
of its functions The parish iiccountH now
go through a central eifiico. ns filing system
ha been brought up to date, (be women have
inaugurated and are running successful!)
a central cutting and distributing workroom
In which all garments for church institu
tions nnd missions which nre made and
donated by the pnrishes in this llioeese are
gnen out to parishes to be made' nnd ic
turned for inspection initiation ntnl dix
it ihutloii. uUmib tin latest Hid Cross lines
From being ill tin nil to get into concerted
action ipiickl) for iimrgcnc) relief, It can
now function rapidly An appenl for clothes
nnd shoes bv its 1 itv mim-Iou was made one
Wcilne'iln) Mil winter, anil In the follow
ing Mnndin Mill pans of half-worn shoe
and -1000 garment had been pinmised nnd
Mere being sent
Tho success of tin inoliiluation 1 due In
.im urate ami up to-elate li-ts, .well tiled; to
a central office and to a system nf liaison
that the war work ha taught us. It ensis
ver) little money, but it tnken 11 new kind
of planning ver.v illfTeient from the old
Forcns Societv methods Mint were fitted to
a more leisurely age than thi of ours.
Uncle Ben'o Good Example
rrni 1 1 lii North ' crolni. 1 liresi lui, Advocate
Hrother Ileiijainin I' Alhrlttciu, of (ircene
count) Hookeitmi circuit, has been un no
live Menard in Hainhow Church for mnnv
vor.rs Morning service daj . the second
Sundav In February, will be his eightieth
blrthdii), when lio hopes n be present and
to greet many of his good friends. Unclo
Hen, ns lie Is affectionately called, seta
commetulnbln example -nevvlng his sub
kccijll0lt io luu auiuj I'uucc,
2 .'eH
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks Willi Thinking Philadelphiais on Subjects They
Know Best
GEORGE A. LEONARD
On Protecting the Malls
rpHE apprehension of quack doctors, black---
mailers, mall lubbers and the work In
general of the postal inspector's office was
outlined today by (.corgi' A. Leonard, chief
postal inspector for this district.
Mr. Leonard's district (ompnses the
stntes of P('iiuslviinia nnd New .lersc). lie
hns forty men working under him, whose
dill) It is to protect the ninils nnd protect
the users of tliem.
"(Hack doitors bi'te aic giving us some
concern at piesent. These frauds use the
mails extenslvcl) tn' instill fear into the
hearts of the afflicted and mulct them of,
their last dollar in (licit- wild iiish to get
cured Some of these advertise that the) can
cure an) thing from cancer to blliTilness, ami
111 many cases the leineelies they use aie
composed of water, sugar and milk.
"One firm vve had under investigation in
Pittsburgh said II could Hire anything. Even
Insanit) could be ttnod bv the firm of quacks
in a hort while N'o one is ever discharged
ns cuied by these doctors, for they feel tbut
11 cuied patient is one les customer.
Many )u:iJts .lallcd
"Maiiv of lliese quacks are icsliug in .mil
now. 'while onie go about unmolested. In
spectors who are assigned to Mils work must
lie expel Is and inut have n legal eye to cvi
deiue. so that the ease i got up from be
ginning to 1 ml ami the on!) thing noccsoiv
for the district attorney to do Is to go into
court and picciit ii
"Hlnckmailers have done 11 land -office
business in the last ix months, if tlio number
of eases we have under Investigation can be
used as, a cilterion. We have had moie
blackmail case m the last iv month than
in the last lew ii.nrs put together When
once we get 011 the track of these black
mailers we usually laud them in jail, nnd
ns an iiistnuee of tins you have the recent
ease of Pasqunlc. "The Crank," in the N'or
rlstnv.11 kiilnappiug case, who wan lnigely
caught by his use of the mails.
."Ollii'i biought lo justice recently m
(lulled the man who 'tried tn blackmail the
owner nf Man t ' War Many people be
lieve it is an uisv matter to apprehend these
blackmailer, bin they are tuistnki'ii. It
keep a hum on the job chi) and night
"Another phase of our woik is protecting
tin' people from those who use the mails to
defraud These, apparently (lever people
sooner ni later get their just dues Schemes
to defraud lake time lo nip, and the prog
ri'ss we made here shows thai they gel it In
the liei k lietore long.
"Some schemes are intlier intricate ..ml
like a diplomat to rioted, but when me c we.
get nn their path the) ma) as well give up
ami plead lor men y Some companies of
appaient firm standing wcie brought to the
bar of justice by this office when they used
I he mails to ih'finutl the unsuspecting public.
Malls Are (iiiarded
'This olhco al'o has the dutj of checking
up on the poslothce employe and see that
they are not availing themselves of their po
sition to steal from the malls and gain in
tills way profits not legitimately enrned.
Here the inspectors must likewise be careful,
for when mice 11 mini Is caught he in
variably loses hi government position. We
ennnot nflmd to make mistakes here. . ml
when the men once arn-t a suspect you can
ulmost lie sure he is gullii
"We must ulo cheek up on the account
of the postmastero and see that their lecnrd
are kept right Routes for the delivery of
mall in the rural distiicts must be regulated
so that tin' gieate't gnnd may 1 omc of Ihe
postal service.
"Storekeeper., 111 general ought to he on
their guard agnlnt dealing with people ihey
don't know vv I'll when Ihey piesent money
nteler for the puicimsc of good. When
pustnlliees are robbed the monev-order pail
is usually taken ami fictitious orders issued
for all kinds of sum These people Mien
try to dispose of them its best the) can, ami
in many cases they uie successful.
"Dealers nre out when they transact
business with these people, and ton often
Ihe) fall for the government paper and lake
too much for ginuttd.
May Collect Rewards Now
"Then' are fifnen pnstul rilslnd- 111 the
cnuiiti) working under the postmaster gen
eral The recent ruling Mint employ cs can
claim a S.iOOU icvvnrri If they apprehend n
imill robber Is n good otic Of osnool.nl t.
portance to me is the order authorizing, the
arming of esseutlul employes bo that they
may better cope 'with tho robbers,
lie Men further, and arm
.jtemmm' " i
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even tho mail cat's nnd mull trucks, nnd in
this wise instill fear into the robbers before
they start. Now the) know the mnll-cur-rlers
are unarmed and in inniiy cncs they
nre open pre) to attack.
"All in nil. I should sn.v the postal in
spector's office is one of the vltnl organiza
tions", whose good reaches out far mid wide
nnd lets great numbers of persons share In
the benefits bestowed."
H'hen Spring Came to France
DO YOl" remember, ns I remember,
When spring ciime to Era nee V
til ay stieets winding, leaden skies.
(Hnve you forgotten Julie's eyes?)
Mini and rain dulling the lands.
I Ah, but Marie's were pretty hands !i
M slew Dupres waits by the door.
Coaxing you 111 for one drink more,
1 robins at play, mnirieti guv.
Rent old forms toiling their dhv
(Surely Jeanne hnd n pretty way !i
Frail (lowers where the woodland elrips
(Anne invites with her cheiry lips ! 1
Iniiit stirrings in tho enrupnee.
(And whnt of Helene's lilv fneeVj
Rolling hills like arms Inclose
I he valley where the village rose
The distant guns their thunder pile.
Their echoes crashing mile on mile.
(Oh. Ilenriette, I loved your smile '1
Do you lemcniber. ns I remember,
hen spring enme to France?
Charles Ranifield Hoyt, in ihe New York
Herald.
Modern Fiction Heroes
I'-nni the Now York HeralC.
Sherlock Holmes 1m pfll,sc, in(0 ,
gunge like Roiilnson'Criisoe and Mr Pick
vv ok. Everybody knows him and knows
what his name stands for. Tmnv
ago it looked as if Raffles, the Amateur
cracksman, would achieve nn equal distinc
tion. In fact, for a time he did. Raffles
was n, token in the smnll chnnge of dnllv
discussion, with a definite impress and ,1
fixe,) value, homebody writing in the curl"
yenrs of the century probnbly Andrew
Lang bow ailed the fnct thnt the onlv two
figures in fiction since the days of Dickons
which had .undo Mils snrt ,,'f ,,,,,1,
products of crime
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
What Is meant bv tho bourgeoisie"
How .11 0 submarine totpeiioes propelled
"''Jerlor-""' V""n ""rr"'''" of tho ,,
Who were Helolse and Ahelntd-
ithodeV. n"""s ''"'"'"
Where and what Is the Caaba
of
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Who
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9 What Is the largest African inei 11,....,
Into the Atlantic Ocean ""wing
10 Whnt Is kelp"
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
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t lilted Kingdom, Spam Xn c
den. Iiciimarh, Holland,' u"l2"m uZ'
"".r':!"('L'T''t)'naijul,'"'-
the Kingdom of tint Sei hs,
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messuage ,, elyvellltig ,, L' , !v 'P1'1'1
m building n.l land a",J ","' to"1,th .,'"-
cancontliun, t abou. the' "cTJY
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convent, the arsenal "nnd the ?.'Hl""
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syllabi. gliliiH it tb, ,;," "'" "rst
of "am" ""' "oniewlint
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Humanisms
Ry WILLIAM ATIIKRTON 1)1' Pl'Y
THE most celebrated digit on the Pncillc
const, the long, pointing forefinger of
Sam Shortridge. of Snn Francisco, tins come
to the t'nited Stntes Senate.
The new senntni' i.s very tall, very distin
guished, very fncile of speech, very nnl
mated. He hns spent Ills life in Mic com t
100111. where he considers himself nn advo
cate. Ho has defended ninny 11 1111111 chorgeel
with many a crime. He claims thnt he bits
cleared more newspapermen charged with
libel Minn hns any other attorney in the
country.
And when lie is engaged in any contro
versial discourse he covers his opponent with
that long, Inordinately long, index finger,
and wherever thnt opponent moves tho linger
follows blni ns does the pistol of the nimi
with the mnsk which used to appear on
Ihe billboards.
1 am In) ing 11 wnger thnt the first man
tn be covered by that finger will be be who,
in tariff discussions Mint nre soon to come
dnres to raise bis voice ngninst udeqtintc
protection for the pioducts of California.
Twenty -live years ago a slender lnd bv
the name of Tnkor Oddie was working as
a clerk in n wholesale 'grocery store in New
York city.
Ho studied law at night and got a job
ns nn administrative for ti mining compnnv
in Nevada, lie gave this un and joined the
desert rnts, those intrepid spirits who
gamble with death in search of gold in thnt
pnrt of the world.
With Jim Hutler. nnother prospector, he
struck it rich nt Tonopnh. The two and
oue other started operating a mine and
building n town on a capital of !?-.". All
beenme' millionaires. ,
Oddie wns then thirty years of uge. He
hns developed ninny rumps since, hns 'mnde
nnd lost fortunes. He has been governor
of his stnte.
Now he hns come' down to Washington
ns I'nited States senator. And be dlie.n't
look 11 bit like Hill Mart. He wears tfillorcl
clothes instead nf chnp. is well -manicured
bald, suave, modest. Instead of being
brou7od be is positive!) pink.
It's 11 shnme the vvn.v these' rough people
from the woolly West refuse to live up to
the populnr conceptions of them.
When the Woman's party was having its
final jubilee before disbanding, vitrioiis
speakers uppenred before It nnd made bid.
tlint its influence be diverted to them
It is not unnatural that nt 11 woman's
convention tlm element of clothes should
have elicited some interest. So, when Simeon
D. Fcss, congressman from Ohio. himself
an educator mid author, appeared to tnnke
the bid of the Republican pnrty. Il wns u
misfortune thnt bis necktie shoiilel have
worked around under Ills ear. The fomi
nine mind could concentrate on nothing but
Mint necktie, could cnuilo.v itself only wttn
wondering if Mrs. 1Vh wns present nnd
with indulging in nn ovoi 11 helming svinputliv
for her.
Then .1 II Hopkins, irptosetiting that
committee of forty -eight which made siu'h
strciiiious efforts to organize 11 new pnrtv
nt Clilcngo, appeared ntid ngnin the per
sonul appearance equation spoiled eieri
thing. Mi'- Hopkins was so llnwli' in pi"
sonnl appearance, every marcel of his
gray ban wns so perfect, bis proportion
Ideal, his clothes so mnrvelously correct, thin
uilmirntlon for the man ns a work of uri
crowded out nil consideration of whnt he
said.
At about this stage of the piogruni Mie
scout of 11 motion -picture neyvs service cir
ciliated among those present, nsking reprc
sentative delegates to pose. Thev could in'
only those woman, the scout said, who had
short skirts nnd smile.
When Mr Ronevet wns President Vil
Itain M. Mooiiey , new chief clerk ot tli'
Posloffioo Depnitment, wns a lesser govern
ment official, but ver) papular nt the White
I louse' because be wns amateur boxing cham
pion of the nation.
Mr Moniicy probably had the glove- on
with Mr. Roosevelt as frequently a' n"f
mini of Mint time
The oilier daj he was telling ol hnvios
gone over lo the White House with I1'
brother The executive offices were til'"'
with importnnt people waiting to see i"1'
President, but tile Mooiiey brothel's w',rr
immeiliiitelv admitted. The Pn id'nt
plunged into 11 discussion of Ihe fistli' battle
Moopev luid fought -knew just how each
blow that meant victory hud been landed
This led to 11 discussion of the mollis of
blows nnil llieli ileiiioiistrnllnn IlnxinJ
talk led to wrestling talk Soon tlio I'rf.l
dent niiel the athlete hud their coaU off i""'1
were down on tie White limine floor tryln
out their tb.or.'c.
Two hours tin. pinned before the nmtln
of Whit House Inis-new yrai retaaM.
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