Uf??5WvS!5!!wW1' '"- f jt11 .-" 3 y -(W. 10 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL' 15, 1921 IfciisreiJfcfefll 1 ML u s TV? " PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY CVni'S II K. CCUT13, racsiPtJNT John C if.irlln Mre l'ra-nlem nj Treasur. Chr1 A Tuer, Hpcrnftr Chu'lfi tt l.uellnR ton, Phllln H. "eilllnx John 11 Williams. John J. Bnurir'on, acorn.) r Oolrtumllh. tMilel K. Smiley, Dlrfrtore. IJDITOIUAt. HOARD Ctnts I( l l-iii Chairman PAVID K, S.MIt.CV Bclttot JOHN' C. jlfAltTtN. Oc-ncrnl DuKlnm'MnniiBiT Published dally at I'cblic I.bihixii llulldlng Independence Siuaro, I'hll.nleliiliu AlU.M1i- Cut Vrcss-l neon IlulliltnE Nrw YonK . . . .1114 Madison Ave- imnoiT Tin ford inildinR Br. Lorn. . .. CIS aiolr-Demtrrat BullJlns ClIICAno . . 13HJ Trthun lliilldlnc nuvvs niT:i:Afji WisiiiNnio.N Ui-nictr. N l: r".ir l'ent.slvanln Ave mid llth . Nvr York HttiEit' Tho Sun Iluildlnr London lli-ntir Trafaliwr Uull.tinj srnsoisiPTtoN Ti:nMs The Kn.MSu 11 di.tc l.Li-.r.u t eri(J to un ncrlben In l'hllAd.U'hU jnd eurruund.nB tovvtu (it the ra e of twelve (IJ cents per vv.ek pal able to the carrier. By mall t. points ouUld- of Philadelphia In the 1'nlted .-ten Canda. or tnlied States pos sessions, puiitnk'o frev. fifty tuOi cents p-r month. Six (It!) dollar per y.-.ir paable In adsanro, To all for iBn countries one (M dollar n month. N0TIci:-3uhscrlbeM nlMtlng address ch-nccd stunt itIm ni.1 an well ns new address. Bll.1.. 300D Tt U.M.T Kr.WOM-. MM JOO!) JZT Address oft communications to Ficieinff Pttb'to L dfjir mfi p'l'rfoiie- ylinf rhiladt IpMo Member of the Associated Press 1IIE ASSOCUTVD MUSI is rzcluswelv ' titled to the m' fur ti p c'mrn'io-' r' all Of ctilpofCllM c ed ted to if or nf othrrv is rei-ed'ed in this pciptr. nrd at o the tncnl veirs published therein. All rlnh's of rfpeifefireifioii of .pTfo! dispatches herein nre n'tn reered. I'hlladrlplili. lriJ... prtl 15. l:i "FOUR CERTAIN MEN" THK Four Certain Men "f whom Ma? it Mooie poults probably wore born in Philadelphia Doubtless they we nt to school. Olio mm suppose llint lln'j wear goml clothes. ,i (,, church. I'tijuy llio respect of their families nml base entice to bhihI olul"". Yot tin'.v Mniilil turn rottenness lon.r in tho stroot, of I'liilailolpliin for mniioj nnd fntt'ii hi 'U inicri(.'s of nbauilniiil nml docrailod nioii nml t onion. Kor flic I'nnifort of stioli ii llio.o llio dnrknosi was untile. HERRICK AND HARVEY THE auiln iitn-lij of tlio rumors that President Ilnnling was to soml I'olonol Gforpo Ilarvpi to I.omlon as llio Atnorloan ambassador and to return Mjnm T. Ilorrirk to tlio post in Par's, from wlinli lip retired to give unj to an appointee of President WiNon. as lotitirmoil jesterdny when tlio names of t'n to men weic sont to the Senate. Approval of tho -,-ipoiii'monl of Mr. Hor rlek will bo R"iieral. Ho mndo n good iiTord an nmlmasador He liiis tlio luiilideneo of the Prenoli .tatosmon and his ntnlity tu rep resent this onuntr'. with distinction is unt disputed Tho roniirni.itioi of the appoint ment is liKoly to follow as n m.-jttor of form, for tho Ohio t-nntor will not ipu t ion the rlcht of the Prosnlont to appoint a mnn from his own stnt" to inn oltioo within his Rift. Tho appointment of Colonel llnrvej will arouse no enthusiasm anjwlien. It i HKelv to bo regarded as a recognition hy the President of personal obligations for sor lees rendered. Tlior.' :tre distinguished Americans ho would l)nnr comparison better with John Hnj. Whitelaw IJeid and Joueph H. Chortle, but they have not been publicly suggested for the post. Now that tho colonel has boon named it is Imped that ho will prove crpial to the demands of the most important diplomatic p st the Presi dent has to till. I ROADHOUSE ROW TO CO FAIl'MOl'VI' P.WtK. olio of the l.crli'.t of all municipal pleasure grounds, has long been disfigured hi unightl. frontiers Nowhere along its liound'iries Ims uglmiss been more . onspiciioiis than in the Kails of Schuylkill section, whore aiieienr. neglected, ramshackle structures oncroaeu upon the narrow strip of gn en that runs to tin. river. The opportunity to institute a long deferred reform is at hand 'ti tin- ordinance which, with M.iMir .Moor-', indorsement, is to bo ent to Council toda The plan in volves the i onilemnntloii of the row of buildings lntui-i-n Itnlgo ineime and the east river drive Those whoh ine in fairly presentable condition tnii.v be k. pt fop nrrictly park imrposos, but under the iiw proposal the llagrant ejosore. In manv in-uuioos mere ghosts of old rondhoiis. , ,tii. i,, vanish 'n tirely. The i oinparativelj slight ,-,t of this, im provemeiit. for t.ie properties have never -otnmandeil am thing like prohibitive prii , il vvhollv incoinmensiinife with the public benohts to In gained The monsiiri warrants prompt im. I iitlni-iaMc i oiincilrnaiiic s,,p port. HARDING'S TACT WHA'II. I. It 'Is. iiiiiv be .ni.1 of Pn ...1. nt Ilnrdllig - liethod of truing Willi ihe Intel n.itiotinl imiilille. it cnriiiot le d"nud ! that In initial .ffort is ttnt'eriiig l.. hi- Met ' iith. i fn.rii Mritiiin. from Imp. i or I from Japan are serum- m i. m s ,,f irnta tlon over In- m. sng" i.'por'fil i. ,in distinguish, s n ihv of nop. in the pence resolution fenfire n..t vitli. tundiiig tin f.o-t that prosp. i. .f n sipmaii ipuii are fading. IVhio . m a i i ipiit'ieti. i,.,i . r. veals an i ml. r.tnn.ling of om .'nun. n garding u Tie I nit.d Siate. .an aff..r. lo cultivate i niim nt. o si hi. i. nt. If the wl.olf. tHalV ill-, i, to lie 'e,,H in il in u IK W i ilielnv. .1 bit-l- ,.f ;i,oi under ktniiding iiid ' u.'id. ii. . i. rili.p.n al.l" to Irentm. nt nt a .iri,iiiou .,.v i..iis; ..f the utmo-i d' I., lo It - in.' iiinlv relations Wltn our I. i nn- nip,. , i. ', n .. ,f, .-, Hinted, but lin- u . t n t a i'i ,iob. ins m Volvillg oi.p l.lli f ,i . Trueiileiin or nf. .npi.il .none, arm tin tie., would !,. f itnl t,. .i. if.. Mr. Hard 'ng's lin'. ilioii to inti riiutionril good will ii bv all mills ti,. n,,.s nop. fnl oniii'Minirniit of a pi. In v whoso oiMiiii- are .till di--lippointinglv vngue The hoin . one for put n i , with the rrfle. tiou ilnit if vigorous ,i tuuli , . ',ntr ie tlve woik i- hnrdlv -tarled i .. m f,,r, ,.s ,,r tleitru. Hon have b'-en lo. I KEEP THE EYE ON THE GOAL rpllE do iMoii of tin- In. oi . ,,i,, tu,. ii- 1. men to .etil,. till ir d,.put' aiio.ii .i,'n b.v iliriof negotiation wi' the I'iiu..vlviiiiin Itnilro.id iii-t-.nl of tliii.'iji t i i't'dei'iil Itailroad Labor Hoard unheal, s that then; is a disposition to gel together The i n ti I,, i.e icfi.(l to .ic.pt a reduc tion of SI a f l.i in their wage- Tli.v ap pnrclillv .I'lmit Unit snii.o reiieljiiHlriieni ,,f the wage sial i arv , fl,,. vvniild not have so ri.nlih ions, ntnl to discus the fjuctioii. Tin' i on I prolil. in to he .oiisnlered at he Confer, tlie is the . Illi'icllt -en III of the jinblic .it ii i Mi. i. liable cut Th.. men are entitled lo a Ining wage and to a. much more as husiins. . oinlitloiis will permit. The ovvn.'is of the railroad are entitled to n reasonable return on the capital iniestul. Jf the two partus in tlm dispute can get about ii table' in a ceiiu'llluieir mood ami ran get all tin- facts before them, then it ought not to l.i' il i Ilia ult to coine to an amicn bio ngreouii-nt siittsfn. tori to all parties. It Ih just as wrong for the repreM-nlutlvcs of, tlio railroad owners (0 nitjst that they are the only persons, to be eonsidered n It is for the representatives of the worker: to assume, that their demands must be granted im matter what else mav happen. 'What is needed Is a spirit of ro operation betvleon thp men and the malingers In order that passengers nnd freight tuny bo carried nt such terms as will mnke business possible. RED BATTLE, NOT FOOTWORK, WILL GIVE MOORE A VICTORY Is the Mayor a Bit Too Respectful of the Rules In His Fight With the "Four Certain Men"? VOTT.HS in this cit.v and in the coiintiy nt large, for that matter have n great many sins of omission to answer for. Their hnbltual lethnrgv Is often terrible to see. Their onsv -going noipilosppitee. their willing riccpptance of mean political codes, their tolerance of Hipmlor and triumphant ignor nnce in public nlTnlrs sometimes niiikps free government eem like a dubious experiment. One thing mnj be said to the everlasting credit of thosp same voters. They have never deserted n tighter. (Jive them n two listed man willing in an emergency to do roiigh-nnd-titinble political lighting In the open ntnl thev will follow him nn where mill trust nnd help him to the end. The more blond such a leader gets cm bis clothes in a scrimmage, the more ardently villi lie be esteemed and the oftener the bands will bo turned out in his honor. The rulo is Invariable. Knowledge of it and of the astonishing triumphs and upheavals and overturns that were duo to Its operation in the past ought to he nf Immeasurable i nine to Mayor Moore nt this crisis in his career. Mr. Monro is nt n, political cms. -roads. The people are dimly nwnio that ho has been making a silent and hitter tight against the pnnderers and tho vice merclmntM nnd the bo.sps nnd sub-bosscK who reprcspnt them. The have reason to feel that his back is to the wall. And. i-hlefl.i because of his re. poet for part) traditions and po litic al good manners, tho Mnor is fighting nt a dUadiaiitngc. without the active gen eral support that would be his if ho wore to ditch tho rules, forget all the usual teeh niipie. ut loose from the pus) -footers nnd force the lighting to n good, red. noisy riot in the open daylight. There isn"t anything thrilling about vic tories won or battles lost by cautious maneu vering and cryptic phrases, llio publle has not been permitted clearly to understand what has he. n going on nt City Hall. The Major's antagonists nre permitted to work under cover of darkness. And so tho ad vantages are mi the side of tho Pour Cer tain Men and the m-lous rabble behind them. Mr. Moore is not the first man in Ameri can polities to tinil thnt there are times when the best strntegy i represented not by speeches and threats or measured and dis passinnnU' appeal, to public opinion, '.nit bv club, swung and bricks thrown glo riously in the sight of all. Uoo.evelt's career began when, as police commissioner in New ork. ho vvns con fronted bv enemie. whose character nml purposes wore preci.el .imilnr to the char acter and pulp....', of the people who are now lighting do.p. rntel.v to turn thl eit oier to govcrnnn lit hi the political under world. Itctwein tlio div keeporx. the professional gnmblers. the drug peddlers nnd the people of this eitv the Mnvor stands alnio.f alone. Tlio people d not know the names of the leader, of the vice campaign. The Mayor does, and the occasion is one for the speak ing of plain truth, for open coienants of war openly nrriv. d nt. The Mnvor. if ho i. to escape defeat or the worse culmination of a half victim b.v dangerous coinpromi.os, will liaie to adopt the Uoo.evelt method. It I. a method b.v which nnv man who is right can always win John Weaver was Mayor of Philadelphia when the citv wa. being called corrupt and contented. Hut h" . iddenlv sickened of the dictation of the . orrupfionists, kicked the crooks out of Citv HhII and forced (he light ing. And crowds eheor.d him in the streets and wanted to tank, him Coventor of th" .tale before lie siulileiil' changed hi tneti. -and his mind Rudolph P.lankeiibnrg, al wuis a two-listed lighter, was a power in the state, .vcn wlnb tho boM.es md his administration liiim.iriing nnd hobbled. If the p. ..pie of this lit) and this state do not manifest a better geiiernl interest in politics it may bo .piring le-neb-rship. beenu.e they lack in Tliere has never been of i mirage, imagination Ini'ki'il enthusiastic po a time v. h u a mail and g I uiii'iitioiis litu-al support. There are time, utterlv sick, nf tl e ll hen the people1 seem ...ft -stepping, cnle'iilnt- in, compromising nders of platitueli -. Tin v want lo bi'iir an authoritative ulie. T.h. if is what thev me waiting for. Tin' Mnvor has right em his side and it is not oiisv for the general public to under siaiol vi h. i he should hesitate to tight for II op 'illy and lelentlessl) . If Mr. Moore should lose in the present c.nfli. t if will be because be has been too restrnineel. tei glie'ii to hnbits of con servative action in his partv's interest. He fight to do more than hint nt his troubles and the nature f the fences opposed to him. lie ought to get out into the open with a frank and fearless npponl t ele. etit senti ment lie- has it in hi. pnwei to lire the imagination of the its with a. few sen- t.'Iiees. At the verv ..iit.et he should tell the names of the Ke.ur (' rtnin Men. He ought to tell what the I'our Certain Men want. Then it umilel In plum that the Mn.ior is e.ll the' side of dec. n. v . on the side of e lill elren meiuii'ed In the i ! o profiteers ami the ilrug ring"1, on the -id" of neighborhoods in u huh even properii value, are destroied to give ease t nn i.j to corrnptieiiiists in poli tico w ho work with nnd for tin- organizers of v ie. BRIDGE BEGINNINGS BLI'Olti; th. I.e gllatii'e adjourns eui April L,y i' should be m possession of important fries . mn ermiig preliminary irog r. ss on the lie law are' bridge project. The six months' peii.i'1 leganleel as iipi'os saiv for the . ompli tion of initial survejs, test borings ami other pn'faieir) work is nearlv at ,m . nd The inei'ting of the com mission sit for toelnv should pi nude n kpy " th" situation and the- . ngineers Messrs. Mo.ljesKi, W.'bstir ami Hull, will perform a valuable p.ibli. service bv promising their i .port before' the Assembly t Ilarrisburg disbanels Progress is b.i-ii of progress The kind of argument that should 1,,. helpful in peT siiiieling the I.egil'itiiie to grant an adi'epiate npireiiriutieen fo" bridge' eoiistruction work ought to be concerned with an explicit recoril of detiniU' in e oi'ipl ishni.'iit ilnis far. WHO CARES, ANYWAY? rpJILItK so. in. to be nn impression abroad L that the imp. mine provisions of the state' coiistilutioii mav be ignored to mt the I'einvi'Ille'lie-i of the polltle lllll. Thnt iiiuiiv diction elivihieum have n creased in population until tin) cniitain more than -"tl letters is will known The- sep aration of those illusions, it is said, would erente at least 'JOO more divisions, with their election olltcurs. Hut it Is said also that there will be no change becausu the poli ticians eo pot wish to open the rpiestinn of representation 111 the parts- leinunittocs. now based on the number of elei Hon elm-ioiis in a warn! let the constitution cipresaly declares that "district.". In cities of over 100,000 In habitant shall bo divided by the courts of Quarter Session hnvlng jurisdiction therein wliereier, nt the next preceding election, nioro than ll.'O votes uhnll have been polled therein." Nothing could be more explicit than' this. Tt does not sn) that tho districts may be divided, hut that they shall Is. It Is notorious that there Is one election dliision in the Thirty -fourth ward' contain ing IL'OO voters. If the constitution Is to be respected this district should be divided into live. As no penalty is provided for fail ure to obo.i the constitution, It Is not obeyed. The consolidation of districts with only n few voters Is as Important as the division of too populous districts. The law pro vbles that two districts may be consolidated on the petition of n majority of the iiin1Uied electors In them. Hut because consolidation would affect tho nlignmcnt of factions In the parti- nothing Is done, although there Is one district in the Fifteenth ward contain ing only eighteen registered voters nnd there nre ten districts in which fewer than 100 votes each are polled. These ten could bo reduced to tlve or perhaps to three with profit to the taxpnyers. A thorough revi sion of the boundaries of the divisions on the basis of -."0 votes for each district would not make n large increase In the totnl num ber, for the Increase caused by the division of the large districts would bo offse. by the reduction following n consolidation of the smnll districts. Hut as the politicians do not wnnt any change and ns nobody else seems to care nbout It. conditions arc likely to remain us they are. TRACTION VALUATION GOVERNOR MILLER, of New York, has laid down a rule for the valuation of trnetlon companies which deserves the con sideration of those who are engaged in a valuation of the properties operated by tho P. R. T. He applies lo these companies the same basis which Is used in estimating the value of an) priinte business enterprise. He sas that "the true rule of valuation of any property for business purposes is the capi talized value of its prospective earnings under norma! conditions." Thus if it com pany is earning $1,000,000 n year net In come at a five-cent faro It could be cnpital Urd at SliO.000,000, and. other things being equal, this would be a proper" vnluntlon. Rut the governor recognizes that there an other elements to be considered. No matter what tho earnings may bo, the valuation nn which the fares should be based should In no case exceed what it would cost to repro duce the lines under normal conditions. Taking thosp two rules ns n guiile. it iioiihl seem as if the value of the properties opr rated b.i the P. R. T. are not greater than it would cost to reproduce them, and lis if. in the event of n live-cent fare being enough to earn ,"i per cent dividends on that cost, there were no justificntirn for a higher rate. JUSTICE FOR THE ISTHMUS Till) goi eminent of Pnniiinn, in n hulky document containing five separate in I'lo.ures, reargues its boundary claims Jiefore the Stnto Department. The text has not b"'-n made public, but unless the isthmian republic takes refuge in deliberate falsifica tion it is ellllicult to imagine: in what iiay it has overcome the fundamentals of the ease against it. It is of record thnt Panama formally agreed to abide by the decision of Chief Justice White in the loiig-stnndlng Costa Rlcnn frontier illspute. Dissatisfied with a carefully eonsidered award, forces of the little lepublie occupied the territory denied her line! n wnr siiperliciall) of the opera bollffe t.ipe re-ulted. The principles in the nffair, however, are not amusing, for the) involve the question cf older in tlio isthmian legion, in the preservation of which the I'nited States is litally concerned, as well as the inauilatory nature of arbitral decisions dill) solicited hv contending nations. The report that the I'nited States pro poses to stniicl upon the White riiinrd con forms to our consistent attitude in the whole matter. Unliving a small nation which is in a si use under emr protection is no part of tin. government's policy. We stand on justice and the bond. .loe Miguel Come., defeated caudielnto for the chief magistracy of Cuba, has been In iciiifciPiiip with Seciotnri Hughes. The in terview is significant. The present head of the Si, iti' Di'purtinent is just the man to in struct Sonnr fioini'z in the art of achiciing fame' without becoming president. Thi. is a changed world in mini) nj. people can remember the da)s of not so long ago when the mere mention of the name Yap eontrihuieel to the gn.set) of nations. Routine affairs in Philadelphia were set aside In.t cloning for spectacular ceuicen. trillion upon the Cnrilinnl point. Prof. Einstein is the sent of a idiiip who males seif-eeiu,stituted critics utter!) ini.s einbli'. What Do You Know? QUIZ When and ulieiv was tho first World ,c I-'aii lie-Ill" Wh.tt Amei loan I'reslelent was born in Staunton, Vic? What is said to haxo boon the oriL'iii.it Latin pronunciation of tho name Julim e'.ie sar .' In whit century did (.'liarletnagiie live-' .Name tn most famou.i poetical u,ii, of ijeeiifrey Chaucer? Wh.it Ilrlllsh colonies bold mnndnios our Pin llio Islnmln? Name two popular innstlcatorloM V, hnt is th" second laruest city in South mer!c.i .' Wli.it s'nlo does Senator Kellocg je pro. sent-' What is the meaning of tlio word innundv as used In the name Maunelj Thui.s- da.s Answers to Yesterday's Quiz Raphael Senunes cotniiianile.l tho Confwl. orsito raider Alabama In the Civil Wnr. Kor the control of tie Canal Zone tlio I'niud States paid Panama a lump sum e.f Slu.iiOii.nuQ and Is now paving a re Mini of $250,000 u year. An apotheosis Is ft delllejatlon ; a rrleau. from earthly life Tho fireeli phrase "hoi pollol" means tho many, tho masses, multltuelo, the populace. The pliraso should be proiiounepil hoy polloy " The first name of Captain Cook the famous Lngllsli navigator, was James The fid Ih tho national hero of Spain, celebrated for his exploits In tho wars ngalnst the Moors. His real name wls Ituy or Rodrlgo Diaz do Hilar CIcl is deilieel from the Arabic "e.syld" muster Diaz was born in IIuikon, Spain, nbout 1040 and died In V.ilcn cla In 1090. LlanaH urn plants that climb, whether by twining e.r by mentis of tendrils or other structures The J'otaln la un Imposing pile of loftv ecclesiastical hullellngs In gorg, ous green and cinnabar tieichtd on a, rocky hill of tbu sanio namo In the miburbs of Lhasa, tho capital of Thibet Tlio structure Is the residence of lb. Dalai l.atnn. tho heael of tlio Ijimalst Hud dlilst church The great Island of Madagascar b'elongs to Fiance. in. AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT Potent Personalities of the Univer sity's Architectural School Aus piciously Revealed on Its Thirtieth Birthday R SARAH I). LOWRIE THERE was nn English coster song that Chevalier inadn popular In bis dny, "It nln't so much whnt 'c sez, as the nasty wny 'e sez It!" which could be reversed nnd still lie true to us liiimnns: It Is not so much what lie does ns the handsome way lie docs it ! The Trench hnve an expression for that, "un beau geste" a beautiful gesture, literally! T once heard n very charming sermon on the most "beautiful gesture" of one of the followers of Jesus, vU., the breaking of the alabaster box of ointment, very precious, to nnolnt Ills feet at the fenst of Simon, A still more nnelcnt exnniiile of a famous "beautiful act" was recorded of the fol lowers of David of Jutlea when nt the risk of their lives they brought him water to drink of the well of bis native town of Rcthlcheiii. BI'T it takes two to make u chnrming extravagance of appreciation possible j it !jcs in the quality of the one who Inspires such nn act quite as much as, if not more than, in the one who makes tlio "beautiful gesture.'' One must he able to count upon nn nppreclntlie response not only of iJeasnre but of simpathy for the motives. No one will make n "benu geste" to n surly or nn embarrassed or n cold person whoso ninn ner of ncceptnnce or disclaimer will make one look or feel a fool. In the classic instances of David nnd of Jesus the response was worthy of the act. David poured the precious water on the ground as a libation to Ood, ns bring too precious to bo tasloel by bis lips. Jesus stopped the coreintmy of the fenst to accept the tribute of humble yet extrniagnnt dcio tlon and foretolel Its pcrnotunl remembrance wherever ho ims remembered to the end of time. There nio certain people to whom it Is more ensy to he charming tbnn to others In eicry-dny life, just ns there nre certain men or women in public life whoso very nnmes charm the crowd into a certain enthusiasm of romantic hero worship. I wns struck by that twice lately. ,The last time wns the response of the crowd nt the Academy ninss-uiecting on American ization Oil) when the nnnio of Roosevelt was mentioned. It was the same when he wns alive. People did extravagant things for him. things that surprised themselves sometimes. Even his enemies could not escape paying him nn unwonted personal tribute of attention nnd of response when they enme into his presence. His egotism wns of the sort thnt subtl) accepted and allowed scope for the eR0 of others, so that If one paid him tribute b) svord or net ho immediately seemed to understand not only the tribute but the fineness of the motive inspiring It. In noceptlng it he appeared aKo to accept the giver. That Is, I think, where his lasting power over usual ac quaintances sprung. I HAVE been interested watching the cn reer of n foreigner In this city who nlso possesses the subtle gift of attracting "beautiful gestures" of appreciation niiinng the crowd of his fellow workers and little hi little from tlio limited outside public that is gradually becoming nwnro of his ex istence. I mean Prof. Paul fret, of the Architectural School of the I'nlvrrslty, He Is what wo call "icr.i French -looking" ; that is. of n Latin t)pe of fnce.and figure that so differs from the prevailing American t.ipe ss to discount somen hnt from n general popularity at n first glance. He nIo hns tho Krench characteristic of being n I'lltii- to his linger tips; Hint is, iinspnrliig In his requirements as to the mniiner nnd detail of a performance, so thnt tlio American pride in qunntity nnd laxness In quality receives a severe jolt at his hands, even if the "jolt" Is administered wilh the utmost politeness. Notwithstand ing, however, that ho Is altogether Krench In his genius and has suffered no sea dmngo li) his transplanting lo a professorship at the t'niverslty and n partnership In one of Philadelphia's most successful firms of architects, he hns the undoubted gift of nt traeting appreciation from his fellow archi tects ami teachers and through his students and public works to an over widening circle of I'lienls and admirers. Ami the "beau geste" that lie Inspired from Prof. Wnrren Laird tho other nfternoon at the com ineinnrative ceremony of tho Departments of Architecture anil of Fine Arts nt the anni lersai) exercises in Harrison Ilnll was a tfne eiample not only of Dean Laird's large generoslt) as a donor but of Paul fret's intrinsic woith ns n recipient of nn honor. WHAT hnppeued was this; The govern ment of Franco uwnrels a medal to competing foreign unliersltle-s for work done In their departments of the type of the Soi'ielo eles lloaux Arts of Paris, and out of some twentv competing architectural schools that of the l'nlversity of l'CiiiisiIvnnla gained last .soar's uwiird. The mednl was presented to the acting provost. Dr. Peiiiiliiinn, on behalf of the "Societe do. Architects Dlpluiues par Lo f louvornoiuenl Frani'nis" -and b) Dr. l'cii nlmaii with a few words of graceful appre ciation to Dean Laird. Rut instead of keep ing it as the head of tho school, Dr. Laird with a quick gestuie went up to Paul fret, who was seated with his fellow professors in the group around the platform, nml bow lug, presented tho medal to him. by which "beau geste" he slgnilieil to all present thnt it was' pre-enilnentl) to Prof, fret's In spiration as n teacher that the stiiilonts of the school ssero able to compote success fully svlth the gri'dt schools of the world. It was a sot-) happ) moiuiMit In an after noon's program that was distinguished for Its grace and siticerit). I'our degrees of doctor of line arts wri' giicn. nml as the proiost bestow oil them lie made' a small "ologo" to each iiiiiij that was as charm ing as It n ns Indls ielunl. Judging b) lin- one made to the' only man ot the four I knew personal!). I should Mi) the brief cbarae terlzations of the men and nf their work ami their place in the ruiverslty showed n lino appieclatlon. PROF. IIEERERT EVERETT, or Di. Esetett, as be Is now, hns been a mem ber of the faculty for twenty -nine jenrs, most of thnt lime as professor of tho his tor) of art. II'1 Is a mini of sincere cul ture nnil of ur.i wide liiloiests. In his jniing eln.is he nils a practical woiher in im nrt that is now almost a lost one, ssooel engraving. He studied at Hariard, nt our own acadeni) , in Pails and in Home In his early manhood nml b.s wide i catling ami his ssm'pntliy with workers In many nrts nnd crafts lias kept in touch with the pnst nnd the present of his art tei a unique degree. His love and knowledge of gardens nnd his Intimate and loutiuueel study of the eighteenth cenluri and cnrlv nineteenth century duelling house' in Now England have made him an authority on two sub jects dear to miiiii of us uiiiiiteurs. One gi'ts him at his best nt his wife's delightful, informal afternoons. I spent two days intituling about Portsmouth with the Everetts eelie .lull. Mini) of the old houses no visited are open to the ordinal-) tourist, but Evoiett's "seeing o.ie" made me aware of things would have missed, and bis "open sesame" to certain other houses still Hi cd in bi "descendants" took mn where 1 could not otherwise have pene trated. I"- ""' garden nml mmuo others which lie has lestoivil are worth stopping over n day to see in thnt most delightful of old sen towns, New bur) port. PHILADELPHIA ones much to tho l'nl versity In that it hi lugs such men to leach In our mblst. Sometimes I wonder If the rank and lile of u. know the charm of personallt) and stored wisdom thnt stand reinly to do us ami our town a service in the green nnd red and gray stone building', uerosa the river. .i c a a7?i :;--:- --: wmti wm. mmm nwe3! ixmmsa issm wsmisssagmmm $mtx8L s -' l. -t, I Vi ?i V1 .'' ' V?rV. 'f K NOW MY IDEA IS THIS Daily Talks With Th'mU'm Philadclphiuns on Subjects They Know Best DR. LEWIS R. HARLEY On "A City College" ANEW city college to fuither the higher cdiicntinii of the )outh of (lie city is the ideal visioned for futuie consideratioii liy Dr. Lewis R. Hurley, newly elected prln cip.M of the fills' High School. Such n college, helli'ics Dr. Hurley, would lint onl) help sutisf) n piess'mg need in tho eonimiiiiity, but woijlel stand as a filling monument to Renjnmiii Fiiiiiklin and other great Philadelpliians who did so much to glie the" ciiiise of education n .(ait. "Tho M'hools of Philadelphia." said Dr. Hurley, "should observe in u fitting manner tho iinniiersar) of the death of Renjamin Frnnkliit, who in 1710 prepared his 'Pro posals for the Ediiciitloii of tho Youth of Peiins.iliania.' The utilitarian philosopher wns also an Idealist, as his proposals clearly Indicate. So was Dr. Itenjainlii Rush, when in 1MIS he published his plnn for a sjslem of ediieiitinu in l'eiins.slsnnla, a document that should be lead today in the light of twentieth century conditions. Some au thorities as.ert that on this very spot (Sev enteenth and Spring (lartlon streets) Frank lin tlevi hi' kilo ami ilcinunM rated the Iden tity of lightning nnd electricity; although It Is more1 than likely this experiment was liiade on l lie site of the postotlico building. Vth.-il Would Krnnlilln Say? "Hut granting the possibility that Poor Richard once stood here and proved a great scientific fact, may I pause and Inquire, if Franklin slmulil leturn today and suricy t Ik various institutions in thi nelghboi hood, whnt lisions might cioud his mind of new propo-als for ihe education of the .vouth of Philadelphia V I elo not wish to imlulge in wild dream., but piolmblv lie would see in these institutions the nucleus of a city col lege fop the higher education of the sons ami daughters of this communit) . "I know of no more favored spot for such an enietprisi' than Philadelphia, the most Ameiicnii of all the American cities; Phila delphia, the world's workshop, with a sub stantial background of literal-) and historical culture, of iiuitrihiitions to pine science, of an unsilti.li pursuit of knowledge for Its own sake; Pliiladi Iphia. founded on the broad iiiliuiple of finlli in humanity rather than in the virtue of t In- cunning deilccs of gov ernment ! "1 fear that too often we have been guilty of tlio iiftonse of self-depreciation ; but we should not hide our e'ivic pi hie under the cloak of Indifference unci permit the nicoia pllshmi'iits of an honorable past to fall to dull forget fulness a pie) ; neither should we hesitate' to indulge in Ideals for the fuluie of our (it). When I think of a city college for both sexes in this immediate' neighbor hood whnt blight visions ciowd the mind! Along the lines of this ancient highvvay l Spring Hindi n sttcoti are possibilities for the extillsloti of II it) lit nil t If III . To the west of us will rise the e lassie form of the mt galleri , a monument to the eailv striv ings nml later accomplishments of Philadel phia's painters and sculptors, Looks Ahead to Delaware Itrldgo "To tlu east u aril the approaches of the new bridge in ross the Delaware must follow artistic designs, while licit-, in the center of an Important cioss section of the old city, with tin- Imlustilnl plants removed to other quarter., ihe son. and daughters of the Miming gem ration . ma.v some day einivd the halls of a iiiunii Ipiil college which offers ever) ojipoi limit) for the pursuit of literary, siieiitilic and technical knowledge, to tho etiel that we ma i In able to uilapt for our selves the seiitiiiiint nf Pericles when he said of Athens: 'I claim that our ill) ns n whole is an idimutioii to (lieecu nml that lieu members yield to none, mnn b) man, for independence of spirit, man) -sidelines-, of altaiuu t and lumpletc self-iellanie of limb and hinin.' "It is well to keep this ,eal before us, although itn full ualintion mil) not be at tained for years tu iiune. The pressing needs of tin' lower si bonis mid the high schools constitute a financial buideii that must be met, mid it is like!) that tin burden will increase in weight Mn.s 1 offer this as a suggestion to thi' public splilted eltizeu.s of Philadelphia 7 The James (i. Riirmvvll be quest of $500,000 to the fen trill High School ibtabllHlies a new local lircctdcut for tuu SHOOT! ',- '.. sy v s.'.s i mmmmmmfflm i --.. sp 9SSS3TJiamtnl femUfla niViila ill sQj.fife9iNji ma&iSKtfl sIWiWl,VWJ4n X.VKnaii' 1 ' ''mmmmk !!i j -.-- partial support of mlinnccd education in this (oniniiinlt). This unselfish not on the part of u In) al alumnus should serve ns an eloquent appeal to all those possessed of ample meriiis who may feel disposed to endow institutions of learning, which cannot fail to insure tho greatest good to the greatest number." Conviction Only by Chemists 1 torn the . 'vv York Tlnioi. When a police magistrate gravely an nounces thatonli a chemical analysis can be i.ceepted bs him ns proof that a certain liquid is nn "alcoholic beverage" he does something thnt makes the Inyiuan either rage nt "law" or else jeer nt It scornfully. The impulse to do one of these things or the other Is made the stronger b.v the fact that Ibis solemn pronouncement from the bench was addressed to policemen and detectives, for while It Is possible, of course, that some of them could not bo sure, without n chem ist's, aid, ns to tho nature of something in n bottle or n glass, those thus destitute of ileteiminatlio powers must be few in number nnd hard to find. Rut what a judge says is final it is, anv il ny, nfter enough judges hnve said it anil if they don't know what llio lnsv demands as evidence, who does' Just the same, when they say things like this one realizes anew how true is thp frequent clinrgo that our criminal procedure protects the Innocent so carefully that the convje tlon of the guiltv lias come to lie absurdly or outrageously difficult, according to tho point of view. An Important Question Prom the Nprlnsflnld Reputillenn. More than one governor or former gov ernor of Now York has been boomed In thn past as n possible onndldnte for uiiiior of the city of New Yoik, nnd it mav bo a debatable question ns to which officii is the more Important. The governor's salaty Is S10.000 u year ami the mn.ior's if L". 000. A Tamilian) bill which has boon Introduced in the Legislature proposes to raise the latter to M.'.'i,(i()(l. Hul is Nosv York capable of electing a mn.sor north that much 7 Famous In Spite of His Name ft. Mil the l estlnll KIT C.lcttO At the moment when wo hnio nil been pining homage lo Ihe memory of Keats and hi. achievements in "th alms nf gold " it Is curious tu recnll that Russell Lowell thought the poet's iiaino stood in the way of his adequate appreciation in his own dai. Men. wrote Lowell, "judge tho ciinenl ioiii of opinion b) the ring, ami are icadler to take without question whatever is I'ln lonic Rnrouian, Newtonian, Johnsonian. Vs a.shiugtoiiiaii. Jeffersonlan. Napoleonic and ill the rest. Veen cannot make a good ndjeitlse out of Keats the more plti and to Mi u tiling Is Kealss' to contemn It. rortuiie likes fine iiniues." Let George Do It 1 mm Hi" I'rciil.lciin. Jouriiil Some Englishmen grumble nbout Llnvd iicorge, but nobod) seeiiib to coiet his job. Lawlng an Arkansas Luxury I'min the la- svitl New Hra Seth Thomas says he has quit the law. Ho and Llge Smith went to law for a sho.it He won the pig. which soon died of cholera" and he and Lige inch had to sell u horse to pa) their law .vers. i Dante Gabriel Hossvtti Muggins I HIS mother, who of puetr.s was font! Made up her ,U thnt when her first, born came v She'd give It, If n boy. n poet's name beu.d ",lKl" twec f,,r 1'" n Wlth '"! l'"t llmngli eagerly she conned ' ""u Ode, ballad, sonnet, rondeau, trlolot And lyric, mitten bv bis nniiies.il.. .-. No rhythmic .....title Dante Milgginined! None oi or caught him looking l n book. And bis sole Interest In t. "stillv nkl t" Was what itolTereeli,, ,, brawl ".i'i l Vi lib thug or lone pulie'eman , litho cr ,k down" ""l,l"r ':"," "'"S His grocery was quite ihe ,PSt ,own. Charlotte Ucckcr, lu New Xork llwtfi. Bw .-' .' ,' rl" Humanisms Uy WILMAM ATHERTON I)U PLY AMRASSADOR JEAN JULES .TU8 SERAND, for the Inst twenty years the representative of France iu the Fnitcel States, has n rare sense of humor that is ii constant delight to Washington. What is probnbly his prize quip was made some )onrs ago when the public wns en gaged in laughing n ridiculous statue out of the Capitol grounds. This statue was of (leorge Washington. It represented the fnther nf Ills country sitting, entirely mule, ninid tho snows and wintry blasts of Capitol hill, ono linger raised solemnly above hit head. "I know just whnt he is saying." Mr. Jussprnnd opined. "He is saying: 'My smil is in heaven nnd my clothes arc In the Na tional Museum.' " Earlier in his enreer. Sneaker CJillett, of tin House of Representatives, was partner in a law llrm in Springfield, Mass., which hung out its bhingle as "(jille'tt & Mi" Clench." As Mr. Clillett became more and more nbsorbeel in his work in Washington he gave . less nitd less attention to his practice home Mr. McClcncb had to do nil tl work. Rut ho got back nt Mr. Gillctt on nn ocJ crision when the homo folks were giving al banquet to their representative and he was toiistinnstor. He snid that lie was comliic to a place where he did not mini so much because people understood and gave him full credit. "Only Inst week," lie said, "I received a letter intended for tho firm, but the client understood perfectly. He addressed It to Dollttle & McClcnrh.' " "You will understand, gentlemen," Mr, (iillett replied, "that no mnn, however great, is a hero to his own valet." t The noblest bit of conversation of which T have heard lately, n fragment that did not, on the face of it. seem very significant, but which revealed the major idea iu tin minds of two men, took place when Kiln in He n by and Theodore Roosevelt, respective! secretary mid assistant secretary of the navy, first met on tlio new job. "If something breaks loose," snid Colonel Roosevelt, meaning n war, "which of uj will go?" The, burly secretary looked his wiry assist nut in the eye for u moment, quizzically, and replied : "The ono who gets to the President first. Let's make it u horse race." Patrick Kclloy, a representative in Con gress from Michigan, says that lie u-ed to tell many stories in going nbout in Ills PC1 ilitlcal campaigns. The nuiliences olsvoi' liked them and went nwny with a good tu-te iu their mouths. Telling them looked like good politics. . Yeais later Kelley would meet a man tuid tlio mnn would say : "I liuvn met you before. T remember very well u certain story ou told." Then he would repent the anecdote. Kclloy would nsk him whnt else he rcnirin bored that hud been said, and ho would I" unnble to renieinbe h thing. The congioss man began to wonder if the tolling stories prevented more serious matter t'oui finding lodgment in the hearer's mind. He becaiun fearful. He was not sure, im. ho decided tu lay rift the funny story. S"J was the possibility of u multitude of g"' laughs bncrlficed nt tho altar of serioiu statesmanship. It was away back lu the early rdnelloj that Herbert Hoover first demonrate'i bis ability to separate muItliiiHlioiinir" from their mnney. Andiew Cnrnegie wns Hoover's first lie tlm. The Incident happened hack In " enrly nineties when the secretary of '' uierco was a student nt Stanford I niitr slty and held some such position as fiaafir'" secictnry to tho athletic nssoclnt on. Any way, on ll.ld days, It was Ills business it look nfter the gate receipts. Rut nt that early day there? nerr- gates. The best the money getters cotili ivns In station themselves at the cnti.""1 of Ihe bleachers and collect fees. Andrew Cnrnegie came to a ball an"j Ono of these youngsters Mopped him " demanded a quarter. The canny, SeotiliW"" eied him suspiciously. It didn t I'1", tirely regular. So Andy hustled by "H"01" making payment nnd took Ids seat . The youthful Ilooier witnessed the '" dent. He hurried to his ass stunt, ' .. ..i..i i ..... ....,.. no...., Ilii.ivcr i"'. Aiuiiilli-il inn mi-is. in-. i , loued the Ironmaster to his sent. '1""' u ,- thnt it was really true that a' flf f 1 being made for bleacher scats, and go- l" money. H m i ft Jmm. 1 4
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