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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL' 15, 1921
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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.
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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
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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.
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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, '
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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
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