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Philadeiylna Member of the Associated Press TUB ASSOCIATED PRES8 Is ftrelmifr.'i; it tUId fo fh e tor reptioltcarlnn of oil iu Ilapatch3 credltsd to U or not ofKrni (. credited in tM paptr. and tiUo tM local ntp published tlttrWn. 411 riiMs of npiiMfcaMon of jp?(1 iKfpafehea htrtin are alio reserved. PMIidrlpbU, Tunilir. Mr 3. 1921 MORE POLICE r' IS a bit odd and on the whole significant that the Mayor's HiigRcrtion of nn en larged police force is bard prlmarllv on (he fact that the men now In the ervlrc hate been overworked in maintaining order in areas where labor trouble cxlsth The simple fact of the mutter i that H'rlkc duty reprciunto merely an incidental addition to the burden of overwork with which all policemen are fumiliar. When jver there is n fire or a parade or a quaran tine or a fight or a rumor of radicalism the district men nnd the renorves alike are trotted out for long tour of extra duty without pay. There are men on the force who have be come inured to working all around the clock without nlccp. There is no other employ ment In which men are icgularly asked to work overtime without reward of any son. The police are not permitted to hnve unions and they themselves admit that their sen-ire cannot be orgunized ns n labor unit without opposing the fundamental interests of the community and society at large That, however, Is no reason why the members of the force should be denied the rights granted everywhere elc to men who work for wages. The police force ought to be enlarged nnd, in times like those, no man on it ought to be required to endure unneceMiry hardship merely because he is without the facilities to make an efficient protest. THE FRIENDLESS PUBLIC IN CAM LIEN the economic plight In wnuh strikes and lockouts leave the general unorganized public of the I'nited States is now reproduced in vivid miniature The jitney drivers who operate from the Camden ferry are at wur with the Public Service trolley lines. The trolley compan is, of course, nt war with the jitneys. The ferry company, being a corporation with a brotherly regard for other corporations, has always fought to have the jitney Uepr off It grounds and out of readi of the people who want to use them The row has reached a crisis. The jitneys have been foned to move about two .square-, irom the ferry entrances. Their owners, nelf-interested. of course, have taken no trouble to cultivate the friendship of die ferry company As a result of all this, while rorporation heads, courts, captains of industry and city officials find themselves unable to solve tne simplest linuginable problem of public serv ice, the jitnej -riding public must trudge through the rain and mud for a considerable distance to obtain a sort of service which a decent l. organi7t'd transit sjsteni would provide fiu It on the spot AN AGONIZING PROSPECT THE Knov resolution, now hearing the senatorial stnuip of n. i--. nl has tn-cn censured on many counts, but it is safo to my that up to now it luis never beeu criticized for lining (ierinnnj a shabb turn. Yet what but iinkltidn' mn he deduced from the present, situation in Coblenz? A news dispatch, based upon the possibilitv of the withdrawal of the American troops in consequence of the Kni.v peace piogram declares that the rrtireun in of our soldiers 'would be regarded as regrettable.' Shop keepers are in tear-, philosophizing tailors wince from "weltschmerz, cafe propriitors are on the point of breaking down Aiunst is approaching, the sulfide month as long revealed by Teutonic statistics If Mr. Knox h peace restorative :s preg nant with sin n forebodings of woe ro our late foes, wherein shall its merit b" found'' Is it possible that nothing we ma do Is of a nature to gladden the (ierumn heart THE RED ILLUSION Qt'lTl. till -auest lefenuii- to tne sup. posed Mac Day mood uf the tadlcals came from Attorucv fienernl Daugherty. who, alter receiving advices from ugents of the Department of .Justice in nil parts of the cotmlrj. saw no neul for the sort of "official warning" that Mr 'aimer used to issun as a mutter of habit Cerlninlv. If half of what was hinted at was true, iliere should hne been some uninlstnltable signs of nn organized effort for u 'Ited" demon stration -nmewhere In the I'nited States But thpre was none Mr Uaughem implied, propeiiy mough, that elnborat police unlets and an niiiios phere of expeitancy and ncrtous tension wero not onU unuecrssnrr but unbecoming in a (oiiutr) like ours. It is tasll) possible to create nidieallsin where no radicalism ex isted lefore bv harrvlng and hounding people who insist on talking ccononn nonsense That is what he meant when be said, "Don t agitate the tigitator who onU ihnves by official lids v Incli he enn interpret as "oppression THE NEWBERRY ACQUITTAL Till' Supreme Court decision oidiring the rcwrsni of the wrilict of inimntion against Senator Newbenv, of Michigan. Is based on the tiiu onstitiitininilitj uf the fed eral lnw regulating the expenditures of can dldntes for the Senate ami the House This law prm ides that no more thnti ,H -OftO nuij he siient for sei uring the nnnuna--tmn and election to ilie Seinte hi nuj can dldate. The court holds t tint Congress has nn power to regulate prinmrr elections, as ihey arc not elections within the meaniui; of the constitution The power of the Senate to pass on the qualiriiations ain't elections of member is sufficient to enable il to pro tect itself against fraud or miruption The charge nsnlnst Senator Newborn ivim fbat he had spent more than ihe sum allowed by Jaw It woh prowd that large sums weie .peiit to carry the primaries Charges of flratid were also made, but they grew chiefly out of'flie ue of money to hire halls and automobiles and to pay or advertising in newspapers, and to pay the expenses of party workers. The prosecution depended largely on Its ability to prow tlml moic than StO.OOO had been spent by Mr. Newberry. The action of the court clears the Senator of the charge against him. It is as if the lower courtH had ncwr found Mm guilty. He may now take his seat, which he has not occupied since the prosecution began. Chief .llistli-e White has suggested that there be a new trial, but so for a the reports from Washington indicate he does not point out what ofTcnse should be charged. As the matter now stands no prosecution against a enndidate for either house of Con gress charged with the excessive ue of money in securing the nomination can be made. Whether Congress can limit the use of money in an election teems to be still an open question MELLON'S TAX PLAN OVERLOOKS AVERAGE MAN Secretary of the Treasury's Revision Program Is Dangerous Politically, Since It Does Not Directly Re lieve Voter of Moderate Means rTMin men with modest incomes, and there -L are more such than of nny other eco nomic group, have been hoping that the Hepublican administration would relieve them of some of the burdens of the war taxes Consequently they will be disappointed with Secretary Mellon s letter to Chairman Tordnej . of the wais and means committee, in which suggestions are made for n revision of the tax laws. The sporetnrv of the treasury propose' the repeal of the excess profits tax and the readjustment of the income taxes to benefit men with Incomes in excess of $70,000 ; but he makes no suggestion for the benefit of the man with an income of $3000 or $.i000 or $7000. This man must continue to pay the old taxes. He proposes, il is true, to abolish the taxes on soda water and men's nnd women's wearing apparel, but he keeps the tax on railroad tickets nnd tickets for theatres nnd movie shows. These taxes affect millions of people. They ate a nuisance and nn Irrita tion. While these irritating taxes are to be pre served, the secretary proposes to irritate the men of moderate income still ftiither by n federal tax on automobiles, n tax which will directly affect 0.000,000 motorcar own ers Politically the secretary's plan '.s most disappointing. It fails to take Into account the reason which led thousands of voters to support the Kepiiblicnn ticket Inst year. Sound political strategy requires that some thing be done to meet the expectations of the country by lightening the burden on the greatest possible number of people. It Is not enough to repeal the surtaxes on the incomes of the very rich, even though il is true that those heavy taxes have ceased to be productive The ordinary man does not think very far below the surface in eco nomic matters When he hears thnt the tax on his income is to remain unchnnged, while the tax on the income of a man who re ceives every year from 70,000 to $2,000,000 is to be reduced be is likely to denounce the administration Tho political phase of any tax plan is likely to be considtred more seriously by Congress thnn it has been considered by Mr. Mellon If Congress can combine political wisdom with sound economic theory In a plan to re vise the war taxes it will come somewhere near doing what it ought to do. Tho Government needs revenue, but its needs should grow less the farther wc get from the war It is imperative that the strictest economy be practiced by the ex ecutive departments and by the appropria tion committees of Congrc.-ss. I'.ut along with economy there must be a rewriting of the tax laws on n more scientific basis thnn was possible when they were passed in the first place There are many per.'ons who believe that the ideal tax is one which is intended to tnx the dollar instead of the man who owns the dollar, nnd that everv dollar taxed should bear the same burden, no matter who owns it nut the polnicinns are prone to favor taxing the dollar of the rich man ni a higher rate than the dollar of the poor mnn. This is why there are heavy sur taxes on lnrge incomes, and why Mr. Mellon recommends that n surtax be retained that will take -10 cents out of eiery dollar of the niiome of a man whose nnnuul balance amounts to S70.000 or more The sales tax. which comes about as near as possible to a tax on the dollar, no mat ter who spends it. is rejected by Mr. Mellon on the ground that a would tax everything, including tin- necessities of life This kind of ostrich reasoning should not be indulged in b.i nn one who pretend- to make tax proposals Ever? economist knows thin a small direct tnx on the neiessitics of life, is mm li less burdensome than n direr t to on the pro ducers of the necessaries. We have had a tnx ou the producers for the last few years and. iiccordlng to the figures complied by the Llepartment of .lusticc. it has added 2.T per cent to tin i-ost of the neicssaries, und the luxuries also. It has been estimated thai a direct sa'es tax of 1 per rent would not add more than .i'j per cent at the outside to the letnil price of commodities. The modifications in the existing law sug gecd by Mr Mellon will not bring tin- re lief sought because thej do not go to the root of the matter His propositions involie n rontinuance of the unpopular taxes that is. taxes lei led on special groups of citizens mid on special Industrie;. This hj stern nlwn.m works Injustice, for it gives the men who pav the taxes in the first place nn opportunity to unload them on the rcrt of us and to make uh paj three or four or ten times the nmonnt uniin they pay to the (iovernmenl. It had been hoped tnilt tio ixecutiie branch of ihe Government would recom mend tnx leform based on sound economic principles, but as it has not done so it re mains for Congiess to see what it can do toward fulfilling tru expei t.itlons of the people WEATHER BY RADIO TTHlIl ,ome years evi ry hlup equipped with L vuelrfs has become in a sense an itinerant weather bureau. 'Ihe interchange of rndio information regarding meieorolojlcul londitiom has prodti'-ed u writable trans formation in narigntion methods Skippers are thus often supplied with fans concerning storms whMi they never ne and whlfli the) exercise particular earn to mold. NnilgatmH of the Gulf of Mexico hnte cspecinll.i benefited hi this communica tion system, which is tnialiiuble in the hur ricane seuson Nuwh that the government is now to take ,i hand In l hose tailio warnings relieves some of the strain upon individual captains und icdip cs the hnmes of carelessness or error. Ileginning on .lune 1 the I'nited States weather service is to issue special daily bulletins bj wireless for the benefit of ma rine and aviatlun interests The messages will be sent out broadcast from the nowerful station nt Arlington and will be re'nved from points on tho gulf and Atlantic co;tts iTfje reports whlc'i m the beginning will fGver only the Eaet, will EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, eventually embrace, the coust-to-coast area and will take the form of complete weather suiiitrtaries. The goiernmctit Is said to be looking for ward to the development of commercial nlr routes nntl Is especially considering nt this time the value of the innovation to the mall aviators. It will take a smart storm to cn'ch up with the heralding, of its approach which Arlington is to'flnsh. SHOP TALK TjESPOTlSM is going out of fashion. It ---' is going out of fashion because the aver age man who has to work to keep the world going doesn't like It. Were 5011 to tell this sume citizen that he reveals, in occasional moods, some of the worst traits of the older-fushloned political tyrants lie would be amazed and shocked. And yet that charge can be sustained Any one who enters seriously into the work of dally journalism knows that he cannot always present the simple nnd un varnished truth to his readers without Home risk. If the truth happens to be unpleas ant, if It is not what the regular subscriber prefers to believe or if It Is opposed to some favorite delusion of a community or a criti cal individual, those who roveal it in print arc likely to he treated as the kings of old treated the bearers of bad tidings. It will not matter how wholesome or how impera tively necessary the truth may be. The Steady Headers and Old Subscribers, who may find it a bit irritating or even occasion ally unflattering, will sternly sit down nnd in stately language cancel subscriptions, nnd Inform the editor that he has missed his vocntlou, that he Is disloyal or that he Js a toolfif the propagandists Newspapers thnt hew to the line and present nil the news uncolored nnd undi luted, and seek to be guided not by preju dice hut by clean reason in their editorial columns, do so with the knowledge that while they make friends they make them less speedily than those who play deliberately to the little vnnitie.s of readers and encourage even dangerous obsessions that happen for the moment to be populnr Reflections such as these ore prompted by a modest announcement of the approaching celebration of tho 100th anniversary of the Manchester Giinrdlnu. The incident ought to be of interest not only in Englaud, where the Guardian has been for i hundred years the exponent of journalistic idenls repre sentative of enlightened democratic feeling, but whcicver citizens engaged in the exact ing business of self-government .have to depend on the newspapers for the facts, the advices and the general information by which they are guided. No daily newspaper came through the trying nnd revealing period of the war with a nobler record than the Guardian's. That journal ncier yelped, it never went slogan mud, it lontributcd nothing to the moods of hysteria that swept at Intervals over Europe and the Hritish Isles, and, even when pre micrs went off their heads nnd talked wild nonsense and sang hymns of hate, it be haved like n man able to face tho unpleasant as well as the pleasant truth with frankness and fortitude. It was one of the few quiet nnd assured voices in the bedlam of the world. The Guardian was established to promul gate liberal nnd effectual democratic opin ion, to temper the minds of politicians who were willing to run great risks for the sake of immediate und doubtful advantages, to speak largely for the masses everywhere who never hnve unv desire to make war. And one can sny no more in pruise of its editors than that they were sajing years nnd even generations ago the things in which states men of today are fomlng to believe onlv after disasters that tried tho strength and staying power of western civilization. It has never hesitated to tell the Uriton the unpleasant truths about himself. It 1ms advocated justice for Ireland, for the labor ut.nns. for all the colonies and has made, war ngaiust every reactionary who ever appeared in the Government. It has been a great aid to all Englishmen who wish and work to see the empire strengthened by a now idealism Such newspapers do a greater service for democracy than nrmies of conventional -minded and self. seeking politicians. Eor thut reason we venture merely to hope that the Guardian may live for tit least another hundred years. A FATEFUL RESPITE mHE postponement of the threatened -L. march into the Uuhr provides the Ger man Government with an opportunity to lunsider certain realities of which it was perslstcntl.i loath to take notice. Chief among the misconceptions pre viously entertulned In lterlin was unques tionably the idea thnt a plea tor American Intervention might confuse the situation. The note to Secretary Hughes, however, de feated its own purpose. The American Government has revealed not the slightest intention of sponsoring, even as n mere transmitter of messages, a proposition ob viously unacceptable to the Allies. Interest therefore now attaches to the German disclaimer of linnllty in the plan, since Mr. Hughes has pronounced it un acceptable. The buiden of revising tho program falls upon Herlin The period of twelve: days' grace granted bv the Allies contains possibilities of help fulness for all parties lonoerncd. The ulti matum fixing the reparations figures is u mark of Allied unity und has the virtue of calling for a (ntegnrlcnl answer. Hv the terms of the treat, however no. icptnnco by Germany of the full demnnds of her late foes does not necessarily bar the way to amendments nnd revisions The specified time for discussing them is after Mnv 1. The position of the United States, based upon tho desire that Germany should pay up and thnt the reparations problem be solved as rapidly ns possible without mllltur.i movements into Germon.i. is strenptiiAnn.i v.',. this ruling. If Germany can renounce the illusion that she can play off this countr against the Allies the door of negotiation remains open. fly our clear-cut diplomatic notions up to date the Allies have been ns mi red of Americnn sympathies. The sin cerity of our conduct is proof that it is not Germany's trials, hut those of njrllizntion us a whole In which we are primarily inter ested. Mr Hughes may still hove a fateful role to piny in a crisis which has been s-iiiil. clently prolonged to afford space for reflec tion. .Just when the world (euriousl enough i began to note with satisfaction 'that the silk shiit era had passed the Federal He. serve Hoard records the furt that there is a growing demand for silk stockings, while thac for mircerized nnd lisle goods is onlv iV) per cent of m rmal Thnt stockings should loom larger in the public eye than the slilrls is, after till, but natural. We see more of "em. An admiring crowd watched a Lock Haie.n tailor sew three buttons on William J. Bryan's coat Some of his detractors will meanly withhold surprise at the news thnt ho had lost them. Turkif.li women, we are informed in n dispatch from Constantinople, lire beginning to find freedom in dress. Progress, deuh lioy, progress' The next Mop Is freedom from dress ns they bejfiK to rmerge from either cud, H THROUGH THE RAPIDS The Man Who Wanted to See What It Looked Like In a Film The Tragedy of Niagara and the Whirlpool y OKOKGE NOX McCAIN SEVEIIAL years ago n roughly dressed, ran boned Individual, who spoke with a foreign nccenf, called on me to Inquire nbout n rare motion picture. A film broker of my acquaintance in New York had sent him up Into the Perkiomen Valley, innocently, on n wild-goose chase to see me about It. The man, who described himself as a sailor, had been Informed that I possessed a motion picture film of a barrcl-tnnrlner going through the whirlpool rapids below Niagara Kails. The stranger wanted to buy it. or borrow it. to get an Idea of what the trip was like. He intended, he said, making the journey through the whirlpool himself. I didn't hnve the film. Never did have It. The man left disappointed nnd sullen. He thought that 1 was telling him nn un truth. It was nn oversight, but I neglected to ask his name. Ever since then I hnve been waiting to hear of another Niagara whirlpool "hero," linked up with some movie "drnmmcr," risking his life for n little evanescent fame. """" " THE above Incident was recalled by the Associated Press dispatch of Sunday last, telling of the death of Anna E. Taylor. She died In nn infirmary nt I.ockport, N. Y., Saturday. Till her death she held the record of being the only woman who ever went over Niagara falls and through the whirlpool nnd (survived. One other woman made the attempt, but was killed. Mrs. Taylor was severely injured, but managed to recover nnd Bvcd to be fifty eight years of age. Of those who have attempted the fool hardy feat only one was, or claimed to be, actuated by any motive except personal notoriety or prospect of gain on the museum stage. H IS name was Peter Nlssen, n Dane, who assumed the nom-de-pltimc of "Bow ser. He wus a Chicago bookkeeper. He claimed that as n commercial enter prise n lino of Ftecl boats running through the whirlpool capids might be a financial success. lie made the trip to demonstrate his theory on July 8, 1000, In n specially designed craft. The peculiarity nbout his wild -eyed pcheme was that he apparently never con sidered the matter of the return trip of tho boat. CAPTAIN MATTHEW WEBB, the great English swimmer, who had successfully nwum the English Channel, was, so far as known, tho first victim of tho, whirlpool rapids. His remark, as he looked down from the fthorc on the frightful current one afternoon in July, 1888, "It's n rum bit of water." proved only too true so far ns he was con cerned. Webb perished on the 21th of .Tilly. 1SS.1. Ho tried to swim through tho roaring tor rent. He fought this mighty power o nature naked, unprotected by any armor or safety device. Those who came nftcr him went through, dead or alive, iu specially constructed bar rels or boats. The romance nnd tragedy of Niagara and the W hirlpool Haplds are not confined to the "death-defying" lenpers, and barrel-incased fools. Numbers of people caught in the current of Niagara Itlver above the falls have gone ovor tho brink in the lust century. Thrilling rescues have been made that were witnessed by thousands from the wooded shores of the Canadian or American side of the falls. Twenty-five yenrs ngo the number of fatalities that occurred at Niagara so aroused public interest thnt Governor Black, of New York, wus appealed to to do some thing. .1. S. Mackleu, tin inventor, suggested that a light wire cable be stretched across the river just above the danger line of navi gation. The cable was to carry a rubber or metal tube for an electric light wire to which bulbs for night illumination were to be at tached nt iutcrinls. Another scheme suggested wus to lune n powerful electric tug ewr ou duty, with life lines, stationed above the falls readv to rush to the relief of victims of the ciirrint. THE cataract of Niagara has a strange fascination for some people. It is so powerful that persons of n cer tain temperament or mental make-up are irresistibly druwn to death in the waters. Only n few years back the head of a widely known and wealthy Philadelphia brewery company committed suicide bv plunging into the river above the fulls. Of nil the unfortunates who have sought a Fuicide's death by plunging over the falls the most remarkable occurred Just ninety years ago the coming .lulj. For several days before the tr.igedv a young man registered nt n hotel as Wil liam Clnrldge. He was, he said, awaiting tho arrival of his wife. He was from Cincinnati. His wife, n Spanish lady, was coming from Cuba to join him nt the Falls. She arrived on the third day by stage, n iMii.iiinii tiiira-sKinncu gin rather poorl.i dressed She was rapturously greeted bv the man They dined together that evening nnd loft, us they said, for u stroll to view the falls by moonlight. Half nn hour Inter a man on Hip Cana dian side distinctly snw, as he nfterwnid testified, a man and u woman leap over the American falls from Prospect Point. Their bodies wore found three davs later near tho whirlpool It was never discovered who they were ns no papers or letters were found bv which tney could bo identified. The name Clarldge was fictitious. A NOTHEH romantic Niagara' suicide was 1- that of Mrs .lames Wlllmun, formerly Glldden. of illinmsport, in June, 1S00 She was a woman of striking appearance nbout forty years of age. Twenty years before she hud married .lames W lllmun. the natural son of u wealthy bnchelnr of that name, who loft the son u large fortune. He shortly afterward developed tubercu losis and leaving his bride started for the Ulvlcra in a vain attempt to regain his health. For twenty .wars he wns ,t wanderer his wife meantime remaining with her mother, who had removed to Chicago She had gone to Niagara Palls to meet her husband, who was coming homo from one of hie long trips complete) broken in health. He died on the train before u reached Buffalo. Leaving her dead alone that night Mis Willmnn ordered a carriage and wns driven to the falls. She dismounted, and before the com hum, could Interfere she had walked Into the rlw,' und wns swept nwny ' She left a note with a sum f in,, at the hotel In it she said she did not re to live without her husband. The ,.,,,, was to defray his funeral expenses A distant cousin, it is said, his 'sole iel live. Inherited the Wlllmnu fortune The womun's bodj wos never recovouij. ir IF AI.Ij the trees were magic trees And milled among themselves if kings could sleep n daffodil ' ' Aud bishops (lanced on window -sills If ull the valleys changed to hills And nil the tons to twelves, The world would bo nonnenslcal. And vr should nil he elves -G. Ilullett, in "Mice and Other Poems," TUESDAY, . MAY 3, 1921 WELL ! .. ,., ....., -,- .. I .-..,.-- I ... - - ...-. NOW MY IDEA IS THIS Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians on Subjects They Knoiv Best A. IRVING HALLOWELL On Giving Aid to Travelers IMMIOHATION of thousands of foreign ers, many of whom know nothing of the English language, presents n growing prob lem to the various organizations banded together to make America safe and friendly for those who travel. A. Irving Hallow ell. 'executive secretary of the branch hen; of the Travelers Aid Societv. made this statement in discussing the difficulties of the workers. "The Travelers' Aid is but one link in the chain of societies that co-operate for the good of the community and humanity, said Mr. Hnllowe'll. "Strangers coming to the cltv. most particularly immigrants, need help. Thei could, of course, nsk any one for information and in many instances this is reliable, but it is the exception that we endeavor to prevent "Hundreds of persons come under the ob servation of tho workers each week; und each Is an individual with u problem. Try to Protect, Girls "Some nro bewildered strangers seeking employment or looking for relntives and friend's, some are runnwa.is nnd others are aged persons or very little i hlldren mnk ing a journey alone. Tho bewildered girl or woman is easy prey for those who seek just that. If the situation is one that the workers cannot straighten out, they put it in the hands of the proper authorities. "Some travelers, of course, ask many ridiculous questions, together with the nmro serious ones. For instance, women passing through the city haw been known to nsk where they . might hnve a pair of gloves cleaned and similar trivial questions. "I would sny that the immigrant Is pos sibly our biggest problem. Most of the workers speak at least onn foreign tongue nnd the service the render nt the docks Is valuable. "Just picture n family of Poles or Hus sions, poor nnd forlorn, ns they step off tho boat nt Philadelphia, when they hnw notified relntives that thev would arrive at New York. Such things happen frequently. "Since January 1. thirteen boats have docked at this port, bringing 10,0(10 Im migrants. The workers aiding the travelers have been on the Job and linked the indi vidual with the organization that will help him most. Boarding houses where respect able lodgings can be obtained lire often located. "Sometimes the winkers ate required nl a wedding ceremony when nn Itullmi girl, for instance, arrivis and her fiance meets her, but has forgotten to bring a witness. "If a strunger requires medical attention, tho workers see thnt he gets it, and in the meantime look up friends nnd rolatlics for him. "The services arc for all who need, re gnrdloss of rncinl, loligious or national dlf- What Do You Know? QUIZ . Of wliul country is Prof" Klnstcln, ox ponent of the theory of rel.itlilty, n citizen? 1! When did he first publish his theory? 2 What is tho nunnltiK of tlio alihruilation q. V? 4 How long beforo the Clul War did Henry Clay die? S. What is on acropolis? G Wlint Is the meaning of Hellespont? 7 What nnd where are the lnnon? 5. Who was Nnnce Outfield? 9 WhnMs meant by tho epicslon "mlch- ioB mallcho"? 10. What is tho ' Dully Dozen' .' Answers to Yeaterday'6 Quiz 1 The Marlon Star Is tho newspaper owned by President HnrrtlnK I, The Modern Health f'rusude Is a game of henlth chivalry which 1ms been ile- ileeil to Interest children in their own hculth. 3 Nioleou Ifanapnrtc was a prlsoni i on the Island uf St Helena for about m iuuv a half yenrs from Octobtr. 1815 to May 6, 1821. when bo died 4 The people of China pay physicians to lecop them welL The pay stops win.-. a patient becornen 111. 6. Alexander Hamilton was mortally wounded by Anion llurr In a duel In WcehnwUen, N. J . on July 11, 1804 6. Wclinril Neill. Hurl of WnrwU-k un jj,,... lish politician and solillei, conspicuous In llin Wars of tho Hoses, during which Ite often ehnuged sides was cnlleil tbH King Maker" llu wan born about M;s nnd wuh killed iu tli battlo of Unmet Iu 1171 7 Delaware Is tile IJIuo Hen .Slnto s. The time changes when n person trawls from Hast to West, or vice lorsa During mo ji-ur onuinK .iunn 30 Dn morn sugar was Impoiied into th., Pnltcd Stnt-s from Hawaii thm, fro . any other American overseas possm s,on The total was 016 ::o,ooo pouiuhY I'orto Hlco coming next iti, 8i7.73B.200 """ L to. Captain J'JeflerJ-k Mnrjyat wrote tho V ' story, "Mr. Midshipman Kasy " SLL, HERE'S HOPING IT SOON BLOWS OVER ferences. The Negro family that comes from the South nnd expects to stop off the train mid into the arms ot n rcinuw is one of the big cases, too. Sometimes the family bus to be sent back because It Iuir no address or n wrong one nnd the father cannot find employment. Family Is Aided "The workers nil along the line look after, him until he reaches his destination. If he stays heie, he Is kept In touch with until his children arc placed in school und he has secured work. "Tho workers nro always busy. Strangers in trouble or perplexity who come here to mnko their homes permanently or tempo rarily and others, who, while traveling, have become involved in some unexpected diffi culty nnd need ndvico and assistance any one observed by the workers who seems to licet? protection or help these live the prob lems, nnd these arc given uld. "Boys who run nwny iu quest of ndven turo; the aged and Infirm ; immigrant men and women; people coming to the great industrial centers; people who have lost their tickets; those whose friends fall to meet thorn; the mentally deranged nil these and ninny others need u friend. "Everybody needs a friend." Domestic Explosives ltneliuil Correspondence Henrc-y (,'ltlen Miss Clestu Collins iind the misfortune of getting her fnee scnlded last Thursday when a pie which she was cooklnK ex ploded. The pie was closed too tight and happened to burst while she wus near. Humanisms Ily WII.MAM ATHEKTON 1)U PUY WILLIAM SPUY is the new commis sioner of the general land office and used to be governor of the state ot I'tah, From tint tiino he wns thirty until ho was forty he lived on a farm near Grnntsvllle, iu that state, first as hired man and finally as owner. It wns during (lint time that (he commis sioner's small children clustcied mound him and the picture of them that he sees In mem ory is, he says, the fairest in all the gallery of his pnst. One of his little girls cunie to him one daj, Commissioner Spry sa.is, and asked this question : "Father," she said, "do you know what It is that the meadow Inrk snj.s?" Tho lather said he did not know, but his ear was attuned to the cadence of that call. "Tho meadow lark ra.is," the child ex plained. " 'Grunlsvillo is a pretty little place.' " And so, whrn the commissioner walks throigh n part and a link speaks up and says, "Grantsville is a pretty little place," a itront homesickness for the country wells up within him. Henry Prat her Fletcher, who is first as ustnnt to Mr Hughes at the State Depart ment, nnd who bus hold diplomatic posts all over the world, began his eventful life among the Innumernhlo railroad tracks thnt n peculiar geographic location has caused to pass through Ihe town ot Grecncnstle, Pa., just four miles above the Mason and Dixon line. 'ihe elder Floti her. who was count trons uror nnd superintendent of Sunday school to the latter of which positions ho 'seems to have been chosen for life as he still holds it scorns to have been inspired to send sons and daughters truth on all these railroads for ho was the head or a famili so nu merous Hint the neighbors have 'forgotten how ninny there were. But this son, Henry, who has become n r.ie.il diplomat, now owns n hnmln.mn i,..,.,.. Lin Orccnenstle. which Is surrounded hv a ihi- ,,iwii-" Minim, iiim i.s Known as Hoscmont. Mo uiu driw to It in thr, hours from she State Drpaitiiieiu in Wash ington. Major General William I,. Sibeii, having built the Gntun locks and dam at Panama having organized and picslilod owr ,,' choiiitcal v ill fare sen ice during (ho war nnd bavins reached the ngo of retirement much loved by his associates, Inst spring went down to his ample acres near Bowling Green, Ky. ihcie to Hw mit Ms fP ns ,, country gontloinnii. Hut the habit of projerting nrniiml was still with him ami ho started a drilling ma. til to work to find out if there was not oil beneath his blue grass. He found it iu plcnsliigly paying quanttlios tho nrst tn Since he wns the sire of eight clilhllcn he stinted seven more wells mill now word comes that each of them hns brought iu oil So from her bouudless .resources 1ms ,! nntlnn seen fit to reward orje who gave his whole life to her service. SHORT CUTS Clean -Up Week should clean up etronj, J Mny headed the procession this year Jn raincoat and overshoes. Independence Square is now putting tlowcrs in her spring hat. Society, being interested in Plays and Players, is, for the moment, holding Its hoises. In the matter of his being an oppor titnist I.loyd George doesn't care wbi who Knows it. Here und there may be found a man willing to celebrate Health Day tomorrow by drinking Its health. Dancing masters declare that the toddle is all right if it is an nll-rlght toddle. Hut isn t that what they all nay? We take it that the florists arc not nversc to Memorial liny being celebrated' by the populace by the wearing of popples. A gun thnt shoots around the corner has been Inwntcd by n Detroit man. He probably got the Idea from ii movie come dian. A clergyman snys women in New York Hr.p more profane thnn women elsewhere. "oil. where the cUcwhcrc is there more cause for profanity? Special nnd red letter days become o common that common evcrv-dny davs may eventually become noteworthy bcca'ufc of their comnionplnceness. The striking painter who wns forbiddM by a wulking delegate to paint his own house may congratulate himself that he if not u striking cook. It has not been seriously urged bj anybody, so fur as wo have been able to learn, that the building strike is going to help the building shortage. Ton thousand people bound for Europe left Now York on Saturday American') b shed thefr blood thus being succeeded kj Americans willing to be bled. Many women who learned to kuit dur ing the war have continued tho good nork , we nre told. They doubtless feel that the; hnve acquired u purl of great price. Browns Mills, N. J., comes to thi fiont with n bear thnt has the legs of I giraffe. Investigation mny prove tbat litis its neck surrounded by a little brown . jug. Spinach brings the Texas farmer fifi dollars n ton ; t lie consumer in the notta buys it nt the rate of $800 a ton. This kind of thing is what gives the middleman girth. A Natchez., Miss., man claims to h trained two geese to supply his tabic wll fish and to show discrimination In their catch. They .'online their efforts to percn. bass and trout. The gentleman's name . Kerr. We suspect thnt his first name II Jo. The Baltimore woman who demon strntcd her ability as u packer by locklnl her quarrelsome husbund iu n trunk r true to form by discovering that she ' forgotten something ami had a pollcemw open the box to give tha mun nir. i' I heir dear hearts, it is their fallings tn make us love, them. Back to the Old Job Again BATIIEB think that ancient wlz lw bo snntentlv said. 'My iiilutl to me a kingdom is" Was lying sick in bed. For when a man is-slck, with all His work upon the shelf, The world becomes so very siniill He fills it with himself. No story of a nutlon's ills Can e'er affright his soul. ..i. Time tiles from Powders straight to l'" And knows no other goal. His very wenkness makes him strung; And be ho saint or laiiivo His doctor jollies him along; His wife's his willing slave. In health, when duty calls, hh fhain Constrain him to obey ; When sick, he Is a king who reigns And none disputes his suit. I am a king with crown awry Apil one thought In my pate; . Just throw my vlinlim this vny, ana - Wi b ad y abd cate. w. r --i, - y.as.s)A.aV., . -j0mwwiF&it f Hr (tin mtti'i &m
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