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GOOD-BY, HELLO GIRLS!
FDR ourselves, now that the pro"i)e'l 1
before n, hp hntp to think of n telephone
without the voice tbnt nnnerrd liniplill
at the lift of the hook It will lio jenrs
before thp hello sirl departs altogether nut
of the scheme of thine. Mny they be Ioiib!
The nutomntlc dial intnl!rd on the Key
tone system and destined to be part of
the Bell equipment may be more efficient
and quieter In Action than the "Central"
of today nnd yesterday.
But when you suffor delay or confusion
Beciuso of some mistake of your own,
what comfort will there be in putting the
blame on n dial?
A dial provides no fine example of patience
and good tompcr, n the hello sirl doc. It
cannot smile at you in spirit or help you to
begin a day right with -omo dim yiiKgestiou
of bright grncIouness, as is often percepti
ble to the listening ear on what oon will
be called the old-fashioned telephone.
A great many people would have to
admit, if they were honest, that from thf
Tolce on the wire tbey learned more than
the proper pronunciation of .omc of the
commoner word of Knglish. The; learned
to admire the quality of pntienre at it wai
demonstrated thousands of times n da by
glxt who, before they were letter-perfect in
their peculiar technique, lmd to be weetly
tolerant toward the whole world beyond
their switchboards. Who hasn't hoped some
day to see "Central" and to learn whether
she was as nice as her voire? Within about
ten years, as the telephone engineers tiggi o
it, Central will be no more. She will be
married nnd living in a little house, and in
her place will be a dial that one twirls to
get a number nnd the world will go on. a
little more efficient but a little more dull
than It was before.
THE WISSAHICKON
WHOEVKH conceived the plan of having
hundreds of horsemen and horse-draw n
rehicles go through the valley of the Wissa
htckon on a spring afternoon, as was done
Saturday, had the instincts of an adver
tising genius.
This part of Fairmount Park is more at
tractive than any similar park area within
convenient reach of any other American city.
It has been famous at home and abroad for
many generations. Hut the number of per
sona who visit it is comparatively small.
Every Philadelphia-- has vowed to walk or
ride through the valley, but most of them
postpone the pleasure till a more convenient
season. They need to be reminded of its
existence periodically or they will forget all
about it.
The parade through the valley on Satur
day, headed by Mayor Moore, i-ervcs to re
mind us all of the picturesque drive along
the wooded banks of the historic creek and
to renew in us the determination not to lei
another summer pass without enjojins a
trip out there.
THE MOVIE CENSORSHIP
THOSE perons who object lo the offensive
movie thows will be gla.l to know thai
Xew York has followed the example of
Pennsylvania by authorizing the appoint
ment of a Hoard of Censors to pa on all
films before they are exhibited. The law.
which Governor Miller has .iut -signed,
directs the cpusors to tefii'e to licence dims
that arc "obscene, indecent, immoral, in
human, sacrilegious or are of Mich char
acter that their exhibit ion would tend to
corrupt morals or incite to crime."
It is difficult to justify auy kind of a
censorship in theory. Rut experiem c has
proved that without It pictures will be
shown which tend to corrupt the morals and
degrade the tate of the voting. The Ger
mans got along for n while without any
censorship on moving pictures, hut the ex
hibitions became so debaied that it was
necessary to compel all films to be submitted
to review before being exhibited. And the
Germans are not distinguished for oqucam
ishness or prudery.
A censorship in Ven York ought to have
a wholesome effect upon movie show? in all
parts of the country.
THE LURE OF LONELINESS
SIXTEEN hundred men nnswered an ad
. vertisement in a New York paper call
ing for a man willing to live alone on an
Island in nn in'nnd lake with all Ins ex
penses paid, with sheltei provided and n
boat furnished for his use A Hat-rant
graduate who wishes to do sotne writing was
selected out of the hundreds of npplUants
It has now been disclosed that the adver
tisement was printed by a retired merchant
who is interested in the protection of sea
gulls. The gulls nest and breed on an
Island in Lake Champlain near Burlington.
Tt. The" people round about were in th
habit of stealing the eggs. The merchant,
irbo owns an estate on the shore of the lake,
began twrnly years ago to put a man on
the island iu the summer to protect the
Opsta. nnd he has kept it up ever since Ills
annual ndvcrllsement attracts hundreds of
' men who would like to lire nlnne on nn
Island for a few months
The desire of the advertiser to protect the
jrulls is not so Interesting as the willingness
ot so many persons to be the only inhabitant
pf a little world. The sociologists tell us
that man Is a social creature, but It seems
that there are times when the individual of
' the snccles wishes to get awa.v from his kind.
Bnt it did not take the experience of the
protector of the gulls to prove this. Every
V man -and even woman yearns at times to
net away from nil the distractions of lifp
UlnoUR others and to he free to do what he
or sho wills when the mood is on. There
would be n rest fulness In it which could be
LJ found Ip no other ren ration hat in other
K states of inlim would seem loneuness seems,
Civhen the desire to get away is strong, the
Iwfccllou Qf, society; ttut is. inu'rcour"
fe&h one's own thouthls and with the wind
.. the, waves, the trees and the clouds,
with not a soul to disturb the serenity of
the surpassing content. ,
It is unfortunate that there are not
islands enough for nil those who would like
lo live for a few months the life of Robinson
Crusoe without tho handicaps that a ship
wrecked mariner has to overcome.
TWO ANGRY PREMIERS ARE
IMPERILING WORLD PEACE
The Heated Invectives of Mr. Lloyd
George and M. Briand Furnish the
Wrono Approach to the Delicate
and Dangerous Slleslan
Problem
THE transfer of tho latest European con
flict from Silesia to Paris anil London
is an exceedingly severe test of tho intensity
of national self'intcrcsts inevitable In world
readjustments.
Numerous were the crises which threat
ened disruption of the conference of 1010.
Though the eventual outcome, was n unified
plan based on compromise, this fact docs not
Imply equnl satisfaction on the part of all
the victorious signatories of the Treaty of
Versailles, The consummation of that pact
proves that to the various nations involved
the prospect of world ntiarchj was more dls
tateful than the certainty of only paitial
realizations of each conflicting program.
Similar alttrnathes rtre raised in the pres
ent issue between Great Ilritain nnd France.
The Invectives of Aristide Briand and Moyd
George are in a sense feelers, dramatic nnd
highly colored presentations of opposing sides
of the Slleslan dispute. The obvious nim of
each of these statesmen is to strengthen po
litical prestige at home and to pres na
tionalistic claims as far as is consistent
with world safct.
Tactics of this orl. though common
enough in historj are iilwnj Imperiled b
the possibilities of mii ali-ulntion. The
breaking point nia be nearer at lntud than
angry partisans imagine. This m actual!)
the case when Austria planned to bully
Serbia in 1014. Bad judgment was the
proximate cause of the World War, a fact
which has made it possible for each of the
belligerents to disclaim any desire for strife.
Only in the broadest sense, however, i'
there kinship in the situation which pro
voked tho war and the existing crisis which
beclouds the peace-making. Upon calm re
flection it can be easily appreciated that an
open breach between France and Britain
would be far more disastrous than the most
botched nnd Imperfect settlement of the
Silesian troubles.
The two Premiers nie plainly plii.uug for
position. Mr. Mojd George has frankly
suggested that if the Allies are unable to
preserve order in the plebiscite district of
I'pper Sllesln. German Hoops should be
permitted to take a hnnd. The conception
outrages M. Briand. who emphatically de
clares that under no circumstances would
France ever agree to such an arrangement.
Of the sincerity of the French Prime Min
ister's indignation there con be no question.
A certain dlsingenuViusness (an. however,
be traced in the line of his attack upon his
opponent in the duel, since M. Hiinnd pours
out his wrath not upon a definite! decided
policy of the British Government, but upon
a suggestion linked with a highly signifi
cant "If."
"Your if is the only peacemaker: much
virtue in If." Its early introduction ns a
potent fni tor in the present ruction may be
expected unles the two chief nations of
Europe arc determined to plunge the world
into further agonies for the sake of n situa
tion in which neither of them has been
guiltless.
The approach to the Silfsian problem
was auspicious enough. The Versailles
Treaty called for a vote of nil the inhabitants
of the rich industrial and mining region
separating Poland from Germany. The
plebiscite was duly held and the Allies,
Fiance. Britain and Italy, then policed the
territory pending a decision by the special
commission supplied with the results and
anal)se.s of the balloting.
Prompt judgment on these findings would
have been an unmistakable earnest of sin
cere intentions. But the chancelleries of
Europe are notoriously dilatory, domestic
polities and commercial ambitions being the
principal clogs upon swift, direct nction.
If rumor Is to be ciedited. the dangerous
interval during which the fate of Upper
Silesia has been undetei mined has been tapi
talizcd by French Imperialist-, eagei to
strengthen Poland at the expense of Ger
many. The British, on the other hand: are uncoil
cerned with frontier safeguards on the
Continent Their program is the speedy
lestoratmn of normal trade conditions
throughout the world, and this view docs not
run counter to treating Germany, if noi
with friendliness, nt least in a fashion
neither ugly nor venomously suspicious
Mr. Lloyd George interprets tho Korfnnty
insurrecilon in Silesia as a Hat breach of
the treaty and as one more intolerable In
stance of the policy of bad faith which the
Poles, since their testoration to nationnl
dignities, have so militantly exploited. He
stands upon the invlolacy of the Versailles
pledges, and whatever his motives, this at
titude is rleh in abstract appeal.
The Polish uprising, clearly conceived to
create an established fact before the verdict
on Silesia is handed down by the Interallied
Commission, is without the faintest moral
justification. Americans In general see the
issue this way. aud now that we have re
turned to the European councils, this view
Is sure to he of vital assistance to the i
Britlli cr.use I
But geuig behind these sound elhhs and
examining the leallties, it will be found
that Britain was loath to assume her full
responsibilities in safeguarding Silesia, tlinr
her troops stationed there were few and that
the burden of suppressing the Polish out
rage has fallen mainly uron Fninco.
Naturally, M. Briand Is cross when ho
beholds Mr. Lloyd George arming himself
with virtue after mismanagement and in
dlfferenre to a situation long known to he
delicate had become acute
The many-sidedness of the quarrel cannot
however, we i rant shuffling and hedging oei
the Mtal point. The Poles have fenpaidircd
the validity of a solemn conipa' I Fnless
respect for the ttea'v is resloied Geimanv
will be enabled t' justify any course of eva
sion iu which she may choose to embark.
There can be no peace, no world recon
struction. If France und Britain continue
to be long at odds ovor the Slleslan muddle.
The thought should be soborlng enough to
check the flashy over-emphasis of even the
angriest Premiers.
THE QUEST FOR BEAUTY
IN DESCRIBING the itinera) of h tour
ing pnrty. the New York Tribune an
nounces that It will go to Smith College nnd
thence to Vatsar College by automobile lie
cause It wishes to see "the natural beuutles
of America."
But why confine the inspection of natuial
beauties to those on tho campuses of Smith
and Vasaar? Bryn Mawr has claims to con
sideration with its several hundred beauties,
near-beauties and would-be beauties. So
far as naturalness is concerned, they will
bear comparison with the best that either
Smith or Vassar can produte
If the inspection Is to in. mde the ex
hibits of colleges attended by holli bos and
girls, the r'niiersitv of Pennsylvania
and Swaithmore I'ollege ought to he in
cluded In the itlncran. Ii may be. how
ever, that the beauties of these colleges are
to be classified as unnatural or artificial
because of their desire to increase, by the
ue of lipstick and pslnt the attractions of
the charms with which they were born in
order that they might' gain favor in the
eyes of tho boys with whom they come in
constant contact. We are not charging this
against the girls. Far be it from us to
attempt to disclose the secrets of their toilet
even If wo knew anything about' them. We
are merely wondering why Swarthmore nnd
the "University of Pennsylvania are not to
be visited.
Tho most entrancing exhibit of beauty
visible on this hemisphere can be seen on
every pleasant afternoon In the shopping
district of this city. Beauty Is there, dis
playing itself in all its naturalness; and
there Is beauty also, a-sisted by the most
subtle arts of the toilet, both serving for the
delectation of the appreciative observer.
The Identity of the pcrsous engaged in the
quest of beauty has not been disclosed b)
our New York (ontemporary, hut that does
not Matter. The fact that the quest has
begun and the possibility that it may be
exhaustive, without being exhausting, is of
so much Importance that It deserves the
attention of all interested In the esthetic
progress of America.
IN THE STREETS
MOTOIICABS lured out into the open by
the stinvc spring weather would surely
feel, if thoy had sensibilities, that they hnd
ventured into n most unfriendly world.
What new theory of trolley car operation
causes so many pny-ns-yoii-enterers to creep
swiftly crosswise Into traffic nt unguarded
street intersections without so much as the
conventional tap of a bell? And what
genius of chaos has overseen the plan under
which so many of tho central streets were
made almost impassable by what to the tin
tialned eye nppears like a wild riot of
digging?
Clearly some great improvement nrc
under way some ambitious plan necessary
to nn onward -marching clvilialiou I being
.iciouiplishcd in the stieets But there have
been other such works In the past, and they
weic clone with some regaul for the people
who go about in vehicles and for the laws
of traffic generally. The excavators of the
moment display nn extraordinarily broad
technique. They arc the futurists or the
cubists of their line. That is plain. There
have been more detours between the Balti
more nnd Ohio station and the downtown
district than there used to be between Cam
den and Atlantic City. So blithe, so opti
mistic pre these interesting folk that they
take little precaution to mako even the de
tours safe. There arc open streets that no
chauffeur can negotiate without inviting
nervous exhaustion, high blood pressure and
premature old nge. At last accounts you
could proceed southward on Nineteenth
street only by chancing nn axle at Walnut
.street, where somebody took great chunks'
out of the paving between car tracks in the
open space nnd forgot to put them back
again
Wherever in the affcetel areas an open
space presents itself, there the invnding
arm) erects piles of dirt and stones for no
apparent rca-on. Downtown is a mare be
cause the sudden riot of effort appears to
have been without any central direction or
any thought of the effects that a blockade
lu one central thoroughfare would have upon
the tide of traffic diverted to otherr
To some people it will seem that the con
sequences of sin are being visited upon the
drivers of aulomobiles. . But let lts admit
that retribution can sometimes be loo
dreadful altogether
What is If that Makes the Foot of a
Tiolley Motorman Tired?
One might ask Mr. Edison.
The warning bell that once was. sounded
at crossings is rarely heard any more. Yet
that bell was an extremely useful sort of
thing. It is still n regular equipment on
trolley cars-, It ought to be kicked occa
sionally. But it is a fixed habit of some
motormen to ignore Its existence, to gnrc
impassively out of their windows and slip
their big cars out squarely at a. nervous
motor driver without warning, without even
the hint of a lifted eyebrow. Fortunately,
the braking devices on motorcars are in
genious nnd powerful. If they were not so
the stieets would be filled with ambulances
nt all hours.
Motor drivers themselves are not to be
lauded as examples of perfect judgment and
common sense. Many of them are had
mannered and man) of them aie reckless.
But they are. after all, the only ones who
pay nnytlilng like consistent attention to
traffic laws and regulations. Thry watch
the signals. They have warning devices
which thev sound and they art iihviivs alert
to the various emetgencies that deve'op and
ihnnge around them with almost every turn
of their wheels Horse-drawn drays nnd
lighter hoi'se-diawn vehicles make their
own laws as they go along. They, like the
trolleys,, plunge without n look to the right
or the left or n sign of warning into the
cnncntK of traffic The people who go nfoot
make their own laws, too. The police seem
to hnve despaired of trying to reform dray
men. But for the motorenr they have steady
scrutiny and brooding antagonism Before
tinffic accidents nie lessened it will he neees.
sary to admit that in ninety-nine cases out
of every hundred a crash Is due not to one
particular cause, but to a whole series of
circumstunces to negligence on tho part of
a number of people In one vehicle or more
nnd afoot. One thing can be said in favor
of tho motor driver. He is usually efficient
and observant. He has to be. When you
can say ns much for the people who like
most to rail at him, street nceidents will
he fewer.
A TAX ON LAZINESS
TF BOLSHEVISM is In icalily n dislike
J. of work expressed in nction, then iheie
are a great ninny Bolshevists in tins iniin-
trv who would be shocked If they knew what
ails them. The Pennsylvania Hnilroad Torn
pany Is about to try lo restore some hun
dreds of thousands of these folk to nor
malcy, It Is going to tat them for being
lary.
Once the man who hoaided a railway
train without a ticket was almost Invariably
the victim of a slow watch ne appealed
bieatliles and cmbnrrai'd at tin gates.
The railroads took his money and gae hmi
n ten-cent rebate iherk In laiei cenrs
innumerable people hnve lieen learning that
bv the simple expedient of depositing ten
cents temporarily with the lonductoi one
could avoid the effort necessary to hti.v a
ticket at the appointed place Tic kct'lcM
multitudes now stroll Into railway trains,
pay in cash and save the rebate slips until
they have enougli of them to make the voy
age to the ticket window seem really worth
while.
The Pennsylvania Company Las an
nounced thai. Miue it is heing compelled to
el.-.,, im its fctst trnlns in nrilpi- ,.. c.A tl.
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lititd-drlveu conductors time to make ( lnng'
it will compel every tlckrtless uder in par
tno cents foi the privilege of paying lijs
fan- in cash. There may be some doubt
about the legal rights of the railway com
pany In this instance. Morally the railway
management Is justified fceven ways.
ANOTHER DILEMMA
MANY people who are able to keep all
their Illusions bright nnd unimpaired
through every sort of storm and stress con
tinue to insist that loynltv to the Allies is
a siii red dutv of (lie Amerrnn people
Very well
But which of tl" Al'ies .hall we be liHal
to? And do the Allies cum- any thing like
loyalty lo the I'lillecl States-
When the Itnval Gniginprucal Society
and the Alpine Club have succeeded in
scaling Mount Pretest thev will probably
look 'round for ollirr fish to fry,
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
School of Horticulture at Ambler Is
Making the Slogan "Back to the
Land" a More'Hopefu.1 One
for Women
By SARAH D. L.OWRIE
I HAVE been following the results of the
School of Horticulture out nt Ambler
for nearly ten years now, nnd I nm very ad
miring of the pluck and perseverance nnd
real common sense thnt hnve been shown by
those who nro lcsponsiblc for it. It has
made n place for itself as a good business
proposition nnd n Redded factor in all this
countryside'. Pcrhnps ns an experiment In
the raising of fruit and flowers and vegeta
bles it is as well that the site of Its seventy
one ncres should he neither very propitious
ax to soil or exposure. The pupils are not
likely, nt least in their future work as gar
deners on otliqr estates, to have ns dlflieult
conditions to make the best of. Apart from
the very clayey nature of tho soil nnd the
wind-swept exposure of the gnrden, the
place ii admlrnfile both ns to location nnd
as to Its buildings for its purpose, and good
management has supplied whatever the origi
nal plant lacked cither in charm or reason
able convenience.
IOBSEBVE .Hint the fiitm nt Ambler
about pays for Itself, nnd tbnt the mnln
tt'nnncn of the greenhouse for experimenta
tion, the bees and the jam kitchen and the
poultry yards cost nbout $.r000, which cost
Is covered by the sale of produce of the jam
kitchen, the honey and the poultry. An-
parent!? by the thrifty management of Um
bend directress and her staff, the board of
the pupils nnd the general maintenance are
covered by the board and tuition fees. The
school earnings nrc, however, not yet paying
the salaries of the teachers 50000 which
amount has to be raised, together with the
Interest on Ihe mortgage and loans, which
tiitnl S.'O.IMHI. ll looks as though Hie tills
tees must have to i.lise nbout $112,000 each
year to cover salaries and inteiest on loans
At present about twenty pupils aud the
faculty can be accommodated in tho school
buildings. I should say $700 would see a
student through the year -say $1000 count
ing working clothes, pocket money nnd
board, tuition nnd laundry and carfare there
and back. If she has any talent for the
work she ought to get more than thnt the
first year she starts out on her career cither
as worker or teacher or supervisor. That
is, she will stand a better chance nt a better
paid job than most clergjmeti, many teachers
and some clerical workers,
THE slogan, "Back to the land," is a
much moi e prnctlcnl one for women
than it could have been before the days of
electricity and Fords nnd specialized crops
nnd Intensive cultivation nnd .canning
kitchens.
It Is perfectly possible for a woman to
plant nnd to cultivate nnd to utilize her
own vegelnble garden. Women can grow
nnd pick nnd can small fruit crops; i. e..
berries, currants, cherries, peaches, etc.
Women can raise poultry and keep bees.
They can make a gieat business of green
house culture with employed labor and net
ns supervisors of big gardens nnd private
places, and nil this without undue physical
strain. The killing thing about "back to
the land" for women is cooking for the men,
cleaning the dairy utensils, churning butter,
being fariucis" wives nnd the motheis of
children, nnd tending to the poultry, vege
table gnrden and pigs besides. They do not
follow the plow or pull it, as the poor Ger
mnn women do, nor do many of them any
more have lo drag water up from n well or
stoop over buttcr-inaklng in n springhouse
or scrub heavy clothes by hnnd, as their
mothers did, but even with electric washers
ami churns, milk separators and Indoor
plumbing the oidlnnry day's work of n
farmer's wife Is loo hard to tempt her
daughter to follow in her footsteps even for
love. It enn be made easier by just such
schools us this at Ambler, where the raising
of i tops that enn be made to pay without
breaking the courage is practlcallv taught
and illustrated, nml where, nbove all, the
gicat art of co-operation is made an every
day object lesson a cnnniug kitchen for
Ihe whole neighborhood, a migratory neigh
boihood harvesting or planting group, n
common delivery to mnrket nnd a co-operative
selling and purchasing agency, n com
munity laundry, n change of meal hours
with a put-up lunch nt midday and the
heavy meal nfter the heavy work is done,
such as most continental agriculturists have
nlwnya had.
T WAS talking to some Chester Valley
-L people out uenr Downingtown today.
The wife of one farmer told me they were
getting si cents n quart for milk wholesale,
nnd as an offset to that low price they had
been feeding their calves to sell for veal, but
veal wholesale on the hoof - brought iu
flnly twenty-six cents n pound, nlthough in
the market it was neorer sixty right up Iheie
in Coatesville, Pnrkesburg, etc. I thought :
"Well, there Is one way, madam, that von
have not improved on your ginndinotlierl
Those c aires would have been butchered on
the farm and she would have gone in to
iraiket with your grandfather nnd stood
behind a xtull and sold her eggs nnd butler
and cheese while he sold the veal !"
IVEN'TI'HE to say that a giaduaie of
Ambler would do that with the greatest
simplicity and enjoyment, having learned
business as well as the art of giowing things
during her course. It strikes mo thnt monev
in that school and In the boys' school nt
Glen Loch and in others of their kind
though as yet 1 believe there aie few of
their kind is money well invested. I hope
the Ambler school Is able soon to nibble
uway part of its mortgage. The scheme for
interesting In it the intelligent public that
loves gardening is Very clever nnd far
i caching.
The Garden Dnvs or Days in Gaidens
arranged fot; tho Saturdays from the 7th
this month to the 18th of dune nrc great
i hances for owners of motors or for those
who can afford to lake a eoiintty outing In
train or trolley .
The c.udeiis that have been opened to 1 1 .
public are as follows :
May T Mrs. George Woodward. Si Mm -tins,
McCallum street above Allen Iain
Mrs. Frederick W. Taylor, Highland, gate
opposlto railroad station ; Mrs. F ('miles
Morgan. Chestnut Hill, Montgomery avenue
nbove Evergreen avenue.
May M Mrs. ,T. C. Woolston. High, and.
Chestnut avenue west of Seminole avenue
Mrs. A. G. B. Steel. Clicstniil Hill, icj-jo
Germantown avenue; Mrs. ,1. Wain Vaux
Penllyn. Penllyn pike corner Gyps, ni.
Mrs. Geoige W. Norris. Gwjnrdd alien
Gvpsv lunc above Penllyn pike
"May -Jl Mis. Hoinllo G. Lloyd, llnvci
foid. College avenue, lefi itirn m ('onpi.r
town road: Mis. Clniemc Wniclen. Hnve.-.
ford, College avenue, left tuin t Coopci -town
Toad,
May 128 Mrs. David E. Williams. Bala.
St. Asaph road; Mrs. Gideon Boericke,
Wynnewood, Lancaster pike, second gate
nbove Remington road ; Miss Anne Thomson
Brvn Mawr, Morris avenue.
June 4 Mrs. George W. Elkius, Jr.. El
kins Pnrlt, Ashbourne-road west of York
road; Mrs. W. L. Elkins, Elkins Park.
Ashbourne road west of Wk load. Mrs
John Gribbcl. Wyncolc Cliiinh load ,,.
of power house: Mr I sum- T Stan-. l..
rock, Willow Grove avenue west of Chinch
toad.
June 11 Mrs. II. H. Ellison. Koifmoiit,
Montgomery nvenue nbove Roberts road ;
Mrs. Habln W. Colton, Bryn Mawr, Morris
avenue south of Lafayette nyenue nnd State
road; Mrs. Samuel T. Bodlne, Villanova,
Spring Mill road near Montgomery uvenue;
Mrs. Morris L. Clothier. Villanova, County
Line road near Montgomery avenue, Mi.
.1. B. Townscnd, Rndnor, County Line and
Mnttson Ford roads
June IS Mr. J. Franklin McFndden.
Uoseinont or lilanova. "Radnor Valley
Fnrm " Lancaster pike to Ithnn nvenue,
turn left lo whitewashed fence ilrollev to
Vlllnnovn, llhan avenue, vvesi one mU'e
catci; Mr. and Mis. Itobeit Le Buiitillier,
Wayne, Way ne avenue, north.
A COMMITTEE from the s,.,0ol will be
on hand lo explain the points of each
garden Buses will meet the trains, A
ticket costing $1 will admit to nil gardens
scheduled for one afternoon.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Talks With Thinking Philadclphians on Subjects They
Know Best
Daily
ALAN CORSON
On the Care of Trees
rtKES nlong the highways of the city
are under most cnioful supervision nt nil
times bv the Fairmount Pnrk Commission,
according to Alan Corson, chief engineer for
the commission.
"The act of Assembly of May "'! 1007,"
he said todnv. "provides for the appoint nienl
of a shade-tree commission In townships of
the tint class, boroughs nnd cities nt the
Common wealth. These commission nie to
have absolute contiol over the trees, with
power to Ida lit. cure for and protect tiees
on any public highway within their juris
diction. "It Is piovidic! in the act thnt n Paik
Commission, where it exists, may exercise
these powcis On Julv V. Bill, the ( it);
Council of Philadelphia accordiiiglv placed
this dutv upon the Fairniount Park Commis
sion. The commission nt once adopted cer
tain regulations, which weie npprovcci by
Councils b) ordinance June IT. 101.1.
Itegul.Ulons
"These icgiilatlons, which ever) l'iiihi
dclphlnn should know, follow: No tiec
shnll be pruned, sprn.ved. planted in. ciil
down or leniovecl fiom nny highwn) in the
cit.v of Philadelphia without iiuthoiil) fiom
tin' Cciiumissloucis of Fairmount Pnik.
"No person shall climb upon. nil. break,
bark or otherwise injuie or dlsluib nnv tice.
tiee guaul or support thereof on any lngh
wii) of the city without authority fiom said
commission.
"No peron shall fasten nn.v horse or
other nnlninl to nn.v tiro, tree guard or sup
poit thereof or leave any animal, fastened
or unfastened, within leach of nny tire, tice
guard or suppoit thereof on nny highway of
the city. , ,,
"No pcison shnll attach any guy lope,
cable wire or other fixture to any tree, tree
guard or support thereof on any highway
in tho city.
"No person shall fasten or iiinintam nn.v
nlacard. sign, ndveitiseiueid or oilier notice
mi nny tree, tree gunrd or support thereof
on any highway in the city.
No person shall deface: or injuie or re
move nny copv of the icgulatioiii foi the
iiiotec l 'mil of street tice posted by the Com
missioned of Fairmount Paik
"No pavement of nny kind shall he laic
within n spare tlnce feet by four feci around
anv stieet tree, nnd no building material
-hall be deposited upon sin h unpaved aica.
"A penalty is provided for the infraction
of these regulations. A cnieful study of
these legulnllons, ns I have given them heie.
shows how well protected the shade uees
nie Thev make it impossible for the old
fashioned 'tice butcher t pi) his tiade. If
he doe- he incurs the danger of living forced
to pay u penally
Must .Make pplUalhiii
"When a i itien wauls to pmne. iciiime
oi plant a tree on his sidewalk he must make
implication lo t lie Pnik Couuni-sion
such cases, if pel mission is guipled. Ihe
man doing the work is riot paid nt the com
pletion of the job until complete inspection
has been mnde by llic sheet -tree department
of the commission.
"This is mnde possible by the nnaiige
ment whereby the contract price for the
work is deposited witli the Fnirmniint Pntk
Commission, subject lo such Inspection. A
mnn who does poor wink thnt cannot pass
the inspection is not paid. H Is given to
understand this before he stnrt.s
"Filitbcrmnre. u mnn who is notorious
for his, poor work ow ntiiiilh becomes known
lo the commission, and he is not allowed lo
do nn) further woik, permits being lefused
him.
"Civic interest in sheet trees is gi owing
nt a lapid rate This Is evidenced by the
fact that statistics for the month of March,
10111. show the largest number of trees
planted nnd piuned during any one month
ar far back as our records go.
"Perhaps It would be of Interest to follow
the tree from the nursery to the sldewulk
and see just what appeiis.
"First, a hole is dug, thiee feet wide mid
four feet long nnd at least three feet deep.
This hole is filled with good soil, mixed uhh
wcll-intlcd manure, bone meal and a llltle
lime. The tice Is dug out of the giouml nt
Ihe nuiser). cine hems taken to i ct ti i ii nil
the small bilious loots ami to keep them
molsl The biniiches ;ii'' nil bin Ii to make
the tree shapely und to pioinolc Its giowth.
Planting of Tree
"The tree is then planted in the hole nnd
the earth packed well around the roots, A
stake is driven In the ground near the tree
PLENTY OF SMOKE
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and a piece of i libber hose is uniled lo the
slake, cncii.eliug Ihe lice hunk, lo ptevent
Ihe lice from being blown over befoie the
soil packs tightly enough niouiid the roots
lo hold it. The sun, rain and uir do the
i est.
"If any scale or bugs of any kind attack
Ihe leaves the tree should be sprnved to kill
such organisms. To keep the caterpillars
from getting on the leaves, n piece of lly -paper
can lie lied nroiind tin liuuk or the
hunk can be smeared with tanglefoot.
"To piotect these young trees from ftost
biles or the small bov with his penknife
wire mesh is plnced around the tice for n
height of si. leet. The tree is now lead)
In grow, and if every one would see that
the regulations tnc observed the tree would
mntuicj noriniilly and become an object of
beauty.
"Seveinl things may happen, however, lo
tetnrd its giowth. Children ninv try to ii'c
it ns a Maypole, and bv swinging mound
on it loosen the loots nnd prevent the proper
absorption of nourMiuicni. Boys have been
known to chip the trunks with their Scout
nes. The earth, also, may icqiuie loosen
ing around the tiunk
"In this connection I think ll would be
well If some organization could lie foi turd
nnioiVK tin si hool children whereby these
matters could be brought lo their attention,
nnd the boy or girl who sought to destroy a
tiee could be made to feel most uiipopuhii.
"A gient deal of damage lo tires, is caused
by thoughtlessness, nnd when knowledge is
instilled into the minds of the children les,
und less damage will he done. It Is inlcr
cstlng to note in this e oiinccllon that iu
Fnirmoiint Pnik whenever n lice is cur down
si ure planted in its place."
A Kansas Building Row
I l mil tt'e sultller Clipper.
An interesting warfare is being waged In
our back ni tl. A pair of toblns nnd n pair
of blackbiicls have selected the same place
in :i jicHi- tice to build n nest. It seems to
make no difference that there are plenty of
trees all about with many choice building
spots They nro determined on that cine
particular location and both pairs nie build
ing on Ihn snine nest with plenty of lighting
and buck talk tliiown In. In furl, there is
so much lighting thnt the building is not
juogressing very fnsl. We nwalt the out
come with Inteiest.
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1 For lmvv many yems after the fall of
Xnpolton Uounpnrlii wiih Kinucci occu
pied h the allied annlefc"
: What nie the meaning and origin of the
woid purlieu '
3 Wh.it Ih thn ollUI.il linnio of piesenl-dH.v
Genu iu '
I uf vvlinl Itinil of wood ate lliu best ship
decks oinde
.'i Wiieie Is TaliKniiv ikn Temloiy and lo
what nation dues It below?"
fi Who Is the present Secictmv of W.u '
7 N'.imo Ibree independent Asiatic nation
R Who wroto "The Storv of n Had Hn"
V. What Is the full name of M.ul.nno
Curie''
10. Who was Harriot .M.irtlneau .'
Answers to Saturday's Quiz
1 The trade dollar wan a United Mntea
silver coin of 420 grains used in the
cnientul trade. It lias not been coined
HlnccJRgT
2. Thomas Oalnsboioue'i, the Bullish per.
tialt p.ilntci, lived u llio eighteenth
i cntury
3. The West lmli.ui Iplnnd of Uuad, Mouoe
belongs to Fiance
4 I.ariy shoes Is another name for F.uio-
penn columbines.
D. Theie were three (jnlntc.ix In classical
mythology (inn was u nea nymph, the
daughter of Nciuih and IlorlB. Another
Is n character In VIirU's third eclofrne
Hbo hid herself among the willows In
order to bo followed nnd In literature
sho camo to embody n' type, of co
quetry The thin Oiilatca w'ns a statue
carved by Pygmalion and animated bv
Venus in answer to tho scubitoi's
praver
fi m- Wlilb is Ihe pie-sent Chain cllcir
of (Seininuy ,
T The Spanish lllle Hun is ill c cndcd'hnm
Ihe l.itlu "ilomiMiis ' loi il
5 A i ill mil shot In billl.uds Is our- in ni. I,
the i ue b.cll sllil en e.i.-b of , ,
object balls
U .Madder Is a Kilioiirnii luili w ttli .tuaii
yellowish (lowei.i hnceuleil In Inn, p.,"
The loot of this plan is -used .n ihehur
10 The scenes of Shakespeare s "lithe Ho"
sre laid In Venice and ihe Island of
Cyprus, In the Eastern Mediterranean,
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SHOUT CUTS
Mrs Bergdoll is entirely willing that
the investigating committee should go to pot.
The etneigeiicy tnriu" is apparently
fininrd on the assumption thnt nil farmer
nie hicks.
Edison hns demonstrnlt'd that to him
who docs not need advertising ndvet'tiiing
shnll lie given.
Efforts lo Mont the German bonds are
likely to be hnmpcicd by popular belief that
they aie leaky.
ll may be, nfter nil, thnt love of the
chimin provokes most vvnrs. Peace is
dmncd connuouplnce.
Daily it beccynes more evident (thst
theie has been some slackness In the 'pre
paration of the slackers' list.
The Poles have nn opportunity to prove
I hat a piece of I'pper Sileslit is less dear to
them than the pence of the world.
Investigation will pro.vo whether the
ehntges against officials who ditcct th
aerial mall arc heavier than hot air.
Members of Council will, of course.
lo it thnt there is no bickering when Mm
Ciiiie attends n meeting of that body.
A Mlddlelowrt. N. Y.. editor enrnestly
asserts 1 hat every household should have it
pet snnkc. Is this an argument for heme
blew?
When the Cabinet grows to the site of
the House of Henrcsentntives a hniassed
President may begin to boiler for reappor
tionment. In rising to ntij emergency tariff, as It
were, we take It thai Senntor Edge will
support it just long enough to punch It ia
the slats,
Madame Curie, perhaps above all other
women, has demonstrated the truth of the
assertion that genius Is an infinite capacity
for taking pains.
Sixteen hundred nnswered an ndvertist- '
nient for n mun to live on a desert island.
It would lie interesting to learn how many
of them were married.
it is up to 1'ncle Sam to take West
Virgiuln coal belligerents by the scruff oj
the necks, bump their heads together and
make them shake hands,
Pei haps il will bo time enough to thro
stones at the Shipping Board when every
other big transportation corporation Is ad
mittedly making money.
Though Lloyd Groige's fame rests
laigely on his ability to jump with tho est.
it must be admitted that he can talk good
common sense betwren leaps
Cnindrn having set the pace, PhilatM'
pliin will now prcpiite to use the rsrly els'
light hours foi labor mid save a few in tl"
evening for pleasant avocations.
We unhesitatingly nnd wholeheartedly
support Senator Penrose in his plea tot
slioiter congressional speeches. Tile Hen
alor himself han tiforctimes spoken volumti
in one "Huh!"
hups not. It depends a good deal on tn
wife, and on the husband. The magiitraw
may hne been n Soloinop ; or, on the other
linud, hi wisdom may have been nothing
better than cheap wit. Ono never can tell.
Now tho week's begun again ,
Soon the end we'll find
A littlo leisure won again ;
Then the same old grind.
Marketing on Saturday,
Loafing over Sunday
(May bo church the latter day) .
Back to work on Monday
Shine your light, then dim it.
hu't it the limit?
Pcuusylianin Slate College hns dy I
i eloped a pointo that will yield """ biil"jJ I
lo the tine nn iuueusc of :t,fi ; and n can
huge Hun yields nine inoro tons to the nrr
.i i i: nui..i. ii... ,i.i hare
nunc cue in i, to, j.c tnrii'i wet. . . :-, i
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I, il i. ii,,,-, ii,ii,s til.,. i-v'uri m,..i. , , y
nr for humanlly; but Iho former who yjH
litu ..r.Miu fi tioi llm fin til 1nof til 111 111 PI U"DU?xi1
people paid fancy prices In'thn ity Ml
read about it and it will leave him cold. fm
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