;. t? , - A Aw- ,' i vi. ' IW 1 V .fit 1 i,iK '.m 1 w I; 4 w few. Rijfl i' W .'' K A . FffpW ii ,' i' ' ,'" 3Euenin$ "public He&ger PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY f emus it k. cttiiTis, pbesidint John C, Martin, Vice t'rsldnt and Tressursrt .Chtrlss i Tyler, Secretary! Char'oa II. I.udlnr. on. Philip B. Collins, John 11. Williams, John J. . Ifurreon, Geoff; P. doldsmltti, David E. Smllsr, JWrector. AVIT) 13. BMlf.KY Editor .JOHN C. MAltTlN.. .On'ntral llualnns Manager Jf Published dally at l'oiua I.tnom Dulldlnc '.. Independent Square, l'htlailelphla. atlintio ciii j'rrtfunum uunuinj: Maw ToiX 304 Madison Ac. EmolT.'. .. 70 L Ford TtulldlnK r. Loots ....013 Qlobt-Demrxral rtulMlnic Cniotao 1302 Tribune Dulldlng news nunEAUas Washwoton D cur AC, N. E. Cor. 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Philadelphia Member of the Associated Press THIS ASSOCIATED PKES3 is exctuMvtlv . titled to the ve or revubllcatlon of all news iiipatche credited to It or not otherwise. credllCji n (Ms paper, and alto tht local neirs pu!Ittti therein. -ill right! ef rrpuMlcoHon o p;cat dhpatchei rrrin art aUo reset ved. rhllsdtlphU. rrlday, Alijuit 3. 1921 , 'GUILTY, BUT INNOCENT WITH the forum 1 publication of tbo minority report of Coiiucilmnu Itoper relative to the uncompleted Investigation into the scandal which grew out of rumors of attempted bribery In connection with a movement in Council to permit trolley con nections with the Sears -Iloebuck establish ment on the Hooscvclt boulevard, the men whose names were mentioned ofteneit in the fosslp of a year ago slip automatically into place with tho recently acquitted members f the old Chicago White Sox. It is n question whether the whole body of City Council, as well as the District Attorney's office, cannot bo cnllcd upon to share that odd distinction. Mr. Roper tlatly charges that the case was not lnrtigAtt'l. , He implies that the report drawn by the investigating committee nnd accepted by Council was deliberately written and ac cepted to brltig the matter to a premature nd favorable to those under suspicion. And he suggests as broadly as be can that much that might have been told was not told. Yet, in the face of all this, there is f tho clean bill of health given Council, its Individual members and the others by the District Attorney's office. There is the tricky dismissal of the whole question in a formal session of the Council Itself. Mr. Roper has acted with consistent de 'eency and courage. Because of him, those gainst whom suspicion was directed are not declared wholly innocent even if they have rot beefi proved guilty. The, question so unsatisfactorily burled by the committee on which Mr. Roper served was not buried deep ernough. W suspect that it will get out of Its grave repeatedly in the future to harass and trouble those who nrst brought it into being. THE PANAMA CARD IT IS not difficult to credit the rumor that President Harding has informed th" Senate Republican leaders of his disapproval rf earlv action upon Senator Borah's bill to remove the tolls from American vessels raising through the Panama Canal. The subject is plainly fraught with possibilities of friction with Great Britain that might prove an untoward prelude to the Disarma ment Conference. It would be inexpert diplomacy to open .prematurely a question which the United 'States might later see fit to emphasize as an asset in governing compromises and inter 'national adjustments. Every party to the parley will com with ,m certain amount of bargaining material (jThe meeting will not be a conclave of drenm ers, but of practical statesmen seeking to jieconcile realistic Interests, with a program of world peace. Hvery notion will endeavor 'fo play its best hand. The prospect need 'not be shocking sae to those persons whos 'range of fancy outstrips their recognition of facts. Mr. Harding, if the reports from Wash iagton are correct, continues to display his now familiar sense of things as they are. IS THERE A BOND SCANDAL? TlTTR Ttnrnu iif Mnnlninnl ltt.pnrrh erlri- j 1 cizes the recent issue of $3,000,000 in B1, per cent Jifty-year bonds In three par ticulars. It says the rate of interest was too high, that the term of the bonds was too long anil that the flnaucinl Interests of the rlty were not properly safeguarded by the insertion of n provision in the bonds that Jthey might be redeemed after five years. ' Director Oruenberg, of the bureau, charges I that tho neglect to protect the interests of 'the city is such a breach of tuist that It I ought to receive the attention of the District Attorney. The churge is serious enough to , warrant n thorough ailing. It is unfortunate that the bonds are to run for fifty years, especially as It Is morally certain that within three or four years the pried at which money ran be obtained w ill fall and that bontls can lie floated for 4 per cent and possibly for 3'a. This possibility has been recognlred by the City Council, for it has ordered that oil future Issues of bonds under the loan ordi nance of 1010 shall contain a provision that they may be redeemed in twenty jears or on any Interest date thereafter. This Is good bo far as it goes. Sounder financing would provide for the issue of serial bonds ie deemablc from year to year. This method Is less expensive than any other and it avoids the complications of a sinking fund. ' ' THE BOON OF SHADY ROADS v "tfTAHIOL'S suggestions for adorning the IV State highways have been made from time to time, Including one to consecrate the leading routes as war memorials. Quito the V best of all these plans, however, Is that '' providing for lining the roads with numerous .jfiade trees. John W. Keller, chief of sylvacnlture of the State Forestry Department! has been f assigned to co-operate with the Mate High- V way Department in locating sites for the ivrork. Sjstematlc tree-planting in these settings is a novelty In Tennsyhanla and one that Is well TVorth establishing as a ermanent public Improvement. Afforestation Is recognized as health- clvlng and as one of the few practical meth- Htts-ods of bettering climate. Shady roads com- J.4 bine charm nnd beauty with physical ben- nu. "i'enn s ooainnu is u line wnicn this Commonwealth should be proud and eager to perpetuate tn Its original meaning. THROUGH CRIMSON GLASSES EVBRYWIinitn but In Chicago and perhaps in Pittsburgh the thing called IJeil Radicalism N bi'ins forgotten i:en In Kusslit the folk who a little whi'e ago scie proud to be cnllcd Red arc rather xlmrae facpdly trying to appear before the world In a color less trying to the normal cjc. ' Tint In Clilcntro there has been a new in- vf!',, 'vwrtigation to determine whether mysterious 3 ? i ftVMa are not at worn to overinrow tue Ww'tNTWtuatBt tf Uclte1 8ta,e!l' and 0b- sum au Mea anocKtu 10 nna mac mere aro v.v.-s.jW.Jb TJalU4 Stataa twa oraasiaa- -, tions of Communists. One boasts fewer than 0000 members. Its rival has a membership slightly In excess of 0000. So Chicago an nounces heatedly that "the Reds irre not asleep," and Implies that the rich of the land and the Government at 'Washington must still be on guard. It Is' to be presumed that the survey in qucsMsn was thorough. It proves, with astrntshlng conclusiveness, what every ra tional person always supposed that all the active Bolshevists in the United States, if they wero completely organized and paraded in full view, would not be equal in numbers to the police force of New York City. It proves, too, that there is in thiB country less actual radical thought and action than.has always been apparent in overy other country under the sun. What more can tho folk in Chicago desire T COUNCIL MUST COME TO TERMS WITH MAYOR ON CAS Mr. Moore's Position on the Gas Ques tion Is Economically Sound and Politically Impregnable VIRTUALLY every reason which Mayor Moore assigned for vetoing the Hall gas ordinance applies to the ordinance Intro duced In City Council jesterday afternoon bj Councilman Wugleln. Mr Weglcin offered, along with his ordi nance, a resolution providing for the ap pointment of a committee to confer with the Major, the gas company nnd others on tho terms of n new or modified gas lease, lie linked that both the resolution nnd ordlnanco be adopted or that both be killed. If they were both adopted the forces which havo been seeking to relieve the gas company and to postpone indefinitely any revision of tho lease would be in a position to hae their way. Tho ordinance would give to tho gas company twelve and one-half cents n thousand feet more than it Is now receiving, or about $11,000,000 a year, and would ease its financlnl necessities. The councilninnlc conference committee, which would represent the majorlt) which passed the ordinance If it should be passed would then be In a position to block any agtecment for new terms with the gas company, nnd the negotiations would amount to nothing. Councilman Wegleln professes to be will ing to agree with the Mayor's proposal to negotiate, but he ties up his agreement with conditions which would remove from one of tho parties the Incentive for negotiating. Tho only businesslike thing to do at this time Is to adopt the recommendation of tho Mayor that tnerc be a conference in good faith between tho gas company on the ono tmml and n committee of Council, the City Solicitor and the Gas Commission on the other hand, In order to reach an agreement on the terms under which tho gas company shall continue to operate the gas works. This agreement can bo reached Inside of two or three months If there Is any disposi tion to find n way out. The gas company Is not In such dire straits that It cannot do business successfully for two or three months longer. And tho Interests of the city nrc so great that they should not bo surrendered by any hosty and unconsidered action such as the passage of the Wegleln ordinance. That ordinance it intended soldi to re lieve the gas company. It takes no account of the interests of the people. It ennnot be said In its defense that It Is based on any calculated estimate of tho extent of the relief which the company needs. It U the result of a guess. Council was created not to protect the gas company or any other company doing business with or in the city at the expense of the people. It Is, theoretically, the board of directors of u great business corporation known as the City of Philadelphia. The people, who are the shareholders in the corporation, hnve a right to look to Council for the protection of their property In the gas works and for Insuring the sale to them of gas at a reasonable price. But Council's gas mnjority has not yet shown any disposition to' perform these proper functions. The Hall ordlnanco, as the Mayor pointed out when he vetoed It, could havu been re passed from year to year so long us the present Council remained In office. The Wegleln ordinance could be perpetuated In the same waj. The veto of the Hnll ordinance was not over-ridden for various reasons, one of which Is that the Mayor must bo reckoned with lu any dealings with tho gas company. ne has certain powers which the Council cannot tnko from him. Tho Wegleln ordinance, tied up with a resolution for the appointment of a com mittee, Ib an attempt to do In another way whnt Council failed tn do when It first tried. But there is no reason to suppose that the Mayor would approve tho Wegleln plan to Increase the earnings of the gas company Council must sooner or Inter follow the lead of the Mayor In this business because the Mayor Is right. He knows thn history of previous gas negotiations and what the feeling of the public is. He has not for gotten the dramatic episode of the ropes In the gallery of the Council chamber ready for the men who wero trying to sell out the people. He Is aware that the effective re form organization of 1005 in this city grew out of the Indignation of the people at the dealings of the politicians with the gas company. Consequently ho is aware thaw while his position !b morally and economi cally sound, it Is polltlcallj Impregnable. Under tho circumstances, It can bo only a matter of time when the Council comes around to the Mayor's way of thinking. CONGRESS AS A PEACEMAKER RKPUESKNTATIVB PORTKR, co author of the congressional resolution declaring poace, expresses the belief thnt "Americnn soldiers will remain in Germany until we have adjusted our affairs with that country." His opinion is corroborated bj reports from Washington to the effect that resolutions relating to the withdrawal of out forces from Germany nro not expected to be acted upon this session. In New lork the other dov Judge Hand, In the Federal Court, handed down a deci sion denying the clatmB of the daughters of the late Dr. Louis Hchacfer to income from their father's estate. Dr. Sehaefer was n naturalized citizen, but the daughters, who were muiried to German subjects, were rated us Germans Judge Hand authorized the pajraent of the mono to Thomas W Miller, the Alien Property Custodian, as heretofore Oinl- ousl, any chang" In the relations of Ger many and the l iiltco Mates was not con sidered In this judgment. With tho Allen Property Custodian still tho recipient of funds withheld from Ger mans, and with a portion of our regular army occupjlng the Coblenz area, it Is per missible to wonder in what way tho status of pence differs fiom that called war which exibted prior to the pabsage of the Porter Knox resolution. Apparently Mr. Hughes Is not devoting too much time to speculations of this sort. Mr. Drcsel In Berlin is said to be engaged In preparing the ground for a treatv with Germany Whether the pact will be In any win linked with the Vet sullies TreoU or will be untlrciv ituh pendent of that docu ment Is something not jet explicitly re violed. Whatever arrangement is evolved will have to be presented by the President to tho Senate, where it can be ratified only by the assent of two-thlrdii of the members. When that Is accomplished tho state of peace will 1 bo aetaaL to Xxoa sTittv propmty m sWWWI!FE'ri i . 'it JfUl EVElttNG- PUBLIC LEDqERPHIi:AIECTmA FBIDAY 'AUGUST' 5, withdrawn from the Rhine and tho Allen Property Custodian will bo without warrant to seize German funds. After all, incidents do occasionally recur which restore faith -in the validity of the Federal Constitution and its exact definition of the position of Congress as n peacemaker. WHO'LL SAVE NEW YORK? HOW many millions in small change have ou to contribute for tho salvation the political salvation, that is of tho place called Now York and the inhabitants thereof? Do you believe that New York should or can bo saved? A great many people will pause to debate that question In their hearts. But all those who continue to bo moved by tho conviction that It Is never too late to mend nnd that a city may bo down without being out will feel like sending messages of hope and cheer nnd nplrltunl encouragement to the folk in Manhattan who. have organized to fight for smile not so cynically, Genevieve 1 tho Save New York Ticket. Whnt these Now Yorkers want to be saved from is, of course, Tammany. They nro not yet ready to seek emancipation from the lint Checkers' Tong or the bipartisan ma chlno at Albany or Mr. Lusk or the Broad way waltors. No. Tammany is conceived to be more hateful even than these. So a ticket has been suggested w 1th Mnjor Henry H. Curran, Borough President of Man hattan, as candidate for the mayoralty, and Senator Lockwood ns candidate for the office of Comptroller. It Is a fusion ticket. It Is in tended to unito nil tho warring and dis sociated factions on the Republican side, and even so sophisticated a person as the editor of the TYIfcuno sees in it a reason why nil the righteous should unite for well, for righteousness. And yet, viewing the Save Now York Movement from this distance, It is impossible not to feel n sharp pnng of pity for the grail hunters of Manhattan Island. Somehow or other It Is hard to imagine Broadwny clamoring for the light of politi cal ethics. Tho trouble with New York is that it is too big. It has too many minds. The Tiger has one mind, ono method, one nppenl, one desire. But Brookljn has codes nnd beliefs peculiarly its own. Ho has Harlem nnd so bos the Bronx and so has the Knst Hide. These communities nrc unreconciled elements in the welter of the metropolis. Tho Twies, with Its eyes ilxcd piously upon the first glimmers of n new political dawn, still is filled with sadness and doubt. It tells the 'orld that already "the lions can be heard roaring In Brooklyn." It may have mis taken the sound. It is not lions that roar in Brooklyn, as any professional humorist knows. But it is in Brooklyn that the first ferocious growls are rising from Republican politicians, who fear that they may not be assigned to the best grazing grounds in the promised land which the fuslonlsts seek. There is growling in Hnrlcm. too, and cynicism on the Hast Side and blithe aloof ness in Broadway. "In naming Major Cur ran and Senator Lockwood," cries the Poif, "the coalitionists hnvo presented a ticket which ought to win the vote of every man nnd woman who prefers good government to bad." If that Is true, the fusion ticket Is lost. Js'cw York will not be saved. For, if the political history of New York means anything, it means thnt to win you must present a ticket which appeals to every man and woman who prefers bad government to good. Major Curran nnd Senator Lockwood are honest nnd nble men. That will not help them greatly so long ns the average politician in every party thinks first of himself and afterward of the good of his community. Even tho political leaders who are not dis honest cunuot be made tn work efficiently in any movement directed for nbstract causes. Euch wants to shine. Each desires to win something for himself. That Is why even the great fuslonlst movements in American poll tics fall or achieve only doubtful ends. Not enough people desire good govern ment. How do we know all this? Because the political history of Philadelphia is ever be fore us. Because of Germantown nnd West Philadelphia nnd South Philadelphia and their perpetual conflict of purposes If, therefore, you hnve some millions in smnll chnngc to contributo to the Save New York Slovemcnt send your prayers. Give the money to the Voters League! TOO MUCH CONSTABULING CONSTAI1UL1NO in New Jersey isn't the soft and sweet thing that it used to bo when any driver of an automobile was liable to be arrested for any slight Infrac tion of elaborate rood rules and mnde to pay to tho hilt In the nearest justice's office. Tho Htnts highway authorities put a check upon the amnteur bandits who used to make an easy living by hiding behind trees and watching for tho driver who failed to blow his horn or speeded n llttlo on an open stretch. Hut the hnblt of regarding the owner of an automobile as fair tame for cranks, for amateur- tyrants nnd for ovcr-officlous po licemen continues in n good many plnces, and nt last it Is having the Inevitable re action. Tho worm has turned. The authorities in Woodbury and neigh boring towns are disturbed because of tbo noticeable tendency of motor drivers to avoid their roads find their communities. These nro places In which many drivers were fined for slight vlolntious of complicated parking rules nnd harassed consistently for every minor breach of road rules made by pecu liarly meticulous town officials. Now that many drivers have shown a disposition to seek more hospitable regions these same rules hurriedly hnve been relaxed. There was a time when many constnbles nnd justices of the peace in New Jersey thought, as Secretary Mellon thinks now, that there was no limit to tho patience of an automobillst and no sort of oppression that he would not endure without n murmur. Lnttcrly the State officials have been re minding their people of the tons of money that enter the State overy yenr on rubber tires. The Jersey roads are good and ordinarily they are as safe for motorists as any in the country. The small townB that held longest to the old belief that a motor driver was made to be exploited are a little late in learning a needed lesson. But they are learning it nt Inst. Commissioner Blair, of tho Internal Revenue Department, Is about to Investigate charges that certain persons hnve been giving away tax secrets, blackmailing busi ness concerns and virtually selling tax ex emption. That such practices obtain Is rc gicttable, but not surprising Crooks have nforetimo fattened on unwieldy Governmtnt bureaus When taxation Is simplified tho temptation to evil will be lessened. What Viscount Bryco fallod to note when ho criticized the Versailles Treaty was that not evcu n board of super-men could hnve turned out a perfect documont with Pride X. Prejudice, Revenge H. Sweet and Sel F. Determination among the delegates, and John Q. Compromise the lne liable arbiter. "I note," remarked Porlcarp, looking up fmn the society columns, "that Lady Constant e Stewart-Richardson is soon to we I Dennis LucMe Matthew. The chronic bachelor would nay his nnme wus Dennis or thnt Mntthow is u mark, but, cheerful optimist thnt I am, I prefer to put it Lucky Dcuuis." ' Honest men are In luck when thleveB fall out, but when politicians get tcssiher paragrsphers tread soitlj put ol respect tor tho Ubillawfc . ..... H j ivjiw.iTB tiMMMniiaaaiMiyJtfciaiaMM 'iwpwrTr ASONE WOMAN SEES IT 8omo Figures on tho Textile Indus try Which Form tho Opinions of tho Collective Mind of the Workers' My SARAH D. LOWRIE THE Bryn Mawr Collego summer school has turned out to 'be so practical as well as pleasant for nil concerned thnt one wonders if tho plan will not becomo a per manent one. No doubt the professors who have given tho courses hnve learned ns much ns the working nnd business girls who hnve studied under them. I venture to say It has materially sharpened tho wits of the professors nnd softened the prejudices of tho scholars. My Impression of tho modern factofy nnd business girl Is. thnt she has very short shrift for any typo of thinker but her own type. And her own typo Is mostly impa tient of n civilization thnt deprives two thirds of the population of most of tho first fruits of Its vintage. For generations such a thing nB the "col lective mind" for girls of this sort was unknown. Tho conditions of life were so abruptly vnrlcd that even in n neighborhood where the Incomes of the families varied as llttlo ns those of college professors in a small collego town, the family needs for the ex penditure of thnt income wero seldom twice the same, and statistics being unknown, surveys being unheard of and outside cal culations of whnt was and whnt was not n living wage based on the prices .of com modities being an undreamed-of piece of pntcrnnllsm, it was impossible for n whole stratum of tho population to think nllko on labor conditions. They could only feel nllko without any data to provo that their feelings woro based on cold, hard facts. IGITE tho figures which follow for what they are worth. They arc not cither thoso of tho employers or of tho employes in their nrrangement. They are partly those of tho Philadelphia Bureau of Munici pal Research, partly those of tho United Stntcs Lnbor Bureau, partly those of indi vidual manufacturers. They arc put to gether for a purpose, and that purpose must be borne in mind ns a possible bias. They wore sont to me by tho Woman's Trades Union League secretary ns being on the whole a very good enso for labor, nnd Jn quoting them I hnve only spuce to qifote them In part, so naturally I choose the statements that seem to me most pertinent. But even in tho hands of so many cooks they rcvenl, I think, two things: First, thnt the "collective mind" nmong employes Is something to be reckoned with because they hnvo datn to unite upon, and, socond, that it Is n matter of supreme importanco to tho employer clnss that that data should bo correct. "VTEARS ago, when I used to run a penny J- hank up in Kensington, lots of the mill nnd factory families put their snvlngs in the penny bnnk rather thnn In tho regular one lun by the factory owners, because they did not wish their employers to know how much they saved. And nt the same tlmo the factory owners did not publish any figures as to their business becnuso they did not wish their emplojcs to know how much they mnde. Now, for an instanco, what are somo of the figures which the employes havo been provided with ns facts on their side against n reduction of wages in the textile industry of Philadelphia? The repoit I have from Miss Newman, of the Trades Union League, slnco last winter, is compiled by the Labor Bureau ot New Yoik City, and Is put In form for the teitilo cmplojes of this city. In reading it, and in thinking over tho figures, put yourself in the position of a textile employe. Whether the figures actually state the case or not Is not o Impoitnnt to me ns that the textile cmploje believes that they do, and acts accordingly. mHE textile Industry In Philadelphia, as J- elsewhere," I quote from tho report, "has been affected to as great u degreo as any other by the prosent bus! ne depression. Eory competent authority, however, admits that this depression Is tem porary, the natural reaction from unhealthy wartime inflation. "The problem which tho Philadelphia textile industry faces is this: which party, capital or labor, should bear the burdens of this period of transition? The answer lies In the history of the Industry for the Inst six j ears. There nre C25 textile plants In Philadelphia, including tho following branches of the Industry : bags, blankets, braids nnd tapes, carpets nnd rugs, cotton goods, curtains, dyeing nnd finishing, hair cloth, handkerchief, lace and emhroiilorlen. hosiery nnd knit goods, horse blankets and robes, shoddy, silk, thread, towels, under wear, waste, wool pulling, woolen, worsted und felt nnd jam. "The accumulated net profits of these 025 concerns during the yenrt, 101S to 1010, in clusive wore approximately $480,272,300. "During the jenr 1918 alone, the peak year of prosperitj . the total profits amounted to nt least $132,018,700, or nn nverago of $21 2.000 per plant counting big nnd little, well nnd ill-managed allko. "The profits of these 025 tcxtllo firms averaged in 1018 os much as 117 per cent of the invested capital In the industry and 81 per cent of the total cost of production for that j ear. "During these snme five years of record brcnhlng prosperity for capital the 00.000 workers In the textile mills suffered from extreme poverty. "At the end of these five years the tcxtllo workers wore relatively worso off than thoy were at tho beginning. While their wnges Increased, the cost of living increasod faster and left them In 1020 even further below a decent stnndurd of living than they wero before. "The average annual wage received by the Philadelphia textile worker in 1015 was $111. In JlUO the lenst possible amount upon which a workingmnn's family could live in health and decency in the city of Philadel phia was $053. "The average textile worker was, there fore, receiving In 1915 a wngo that was less thnn half tho amount necessary to mnlntnin tho health and decency of himself and his family. "In 1019 the average Philadelphia textilo worker jecelved a j early wage of $934. Prices of ntcessities had risen with such rapidity In the meantime, however, that In 1919 the living wago level had reuched "llio textile worker in 1010. therefore, received $S00 less thnn he needed to keep his fumlly tn health and decency. "The piotectlon afforded the Philadel phia textilo worker against squalor and disease In 1910 was less by $327 than It had been In 1010. "Tho Bureau of Municipal Research set the living wnge level in August, 1020, nt $10S8 $185 more than the previous yenr. But tho averngo wage of the textile worker has actually docreased since 1010. "Complete wnge statistics for 1020 nre not jet avallnble. Investigation among tcx- ta ivnrlrnrs linuiiva. Imll-nlAa Ihnt .!. average wage for 1020 will approximate $900 or about one-half of the living wnge stnndurd for thnt year. In 101C tho mar gin between the nctual nnd the living wage was but $5-12. Now it has been Increased to $1088. "During the flve-yenr period of 101C to 1919. Inclusive, the mill owners piled up not S routs that amounted to half of a billion ollars. In this prosperity the workers were denied nil participation. "If the mill owners had shared thls prosperity with their employes during these yeais poverty would havo been wiped out among the Philadelphia textile workers." THE nbove interesting conclusion to tho wholo matter Is what goes to crcuto tho "collective mind" of somo 00,000 workers. If it is a conclusion based on truo facts, or if it is a conclusion babed on incorrect statements, nre questions open for discus sion, but there is no question about its being a conclusion of somo 60,000 men and rpsoan woxkflra, w X ' ' V A '' "HZ-l--ij - a mt'atg"'''-?.'XyytflafrrJ'-'" fe - 7'" i .sfeOHKSiJrN Stir JKli:-4 ,'r'' -'n'' i'-?v- ,-f r NOW MY IDEA IS THIS Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphians on Subjects They Know Best DIRECTOR FRANK H. CAVEN On tho City Farm THAT the city farm, now being operated, has great possibilities for the future is tho opinion of Frank II. Cavcn, Director of Public Works. In the brief period during which tho farm has been used tho results have more than justified the cost of opera tion, which is infinitesimal. "The farm," says Director Caven, "In located on tho Penrose Ferry road, in the Fortieth Wnrd. There is in the neighbor hood of 1000 acres of land there, belonging to tho city, but bv no means all of- this is tillable ground. The results this year are not what thoy will be when wo huvo had u little more time to perfect our organization, but they are sufficient to show whnt can be done when we get tho land well under tlllngo. "In splto of the short time In which we hnve had the farm In operation, we shall Produce this year about 350 tons of hny. n addition to tho hay, wo also have almost 120 acics of corn, which should glvo us In tho neighborhood of 0000 bushels, counting fifty bushels to tho acre. Wo bnvo also 110 acres Bown with oats, from whlih we should harvest about 5000 bushels. As a side crop we havo about fifteen acres planted In pota toes, all of which will go to the Philadel phia Hospital. There aro a few chickens which uld in 'dressing up' the farm, and the eggs from these nro sent twice n week to the Philadelphia IWspltnl, which Is located not far from the farm ltfelf. "The primnry purpose of the farm Is for the city to have n place to which Its horses mny be sent for ncclltnntlzntlon nnd whero the nnimals may bo treated when sick. Nevertheless, the farm can be made profit able to tho city even aside from this, Its original purpose. There ore so many horses used lu tho Department of Public Works nnd Public Safety that for this purpose nlone the farm Is a great economj. Training tho Horses "To understand the necessity for such nn Institution it milst be realized that horses purchased outside nre not Immediately fit for actlvo duty In the city. They must bo acclimated nnd In many Instances trained to their new duties, and tho farm, with Its soft ground nnd abundance of room, is an Ideal place for this woik. "There is at present stabling capacity for fifty-thrco horses ot the faun, and thero are taken tlie animals ot tne trnmc, tire and works departments, both for training and for recuperation when needed. Thero is a small sjstem of fire bells Installed, nnd thus the fire hoises becomo accustomed to the sound and the meaning of the bells. A Fine Infirmary "We have at the farm an Infirmary which Is second to none in the country In Its equip ment nnd in tho results thus fnr produced. It Is completely equipped with operating tables hns pnddod stalls for Injured animals nnd tnose upon which It has been found necessary to operate, and, in short, overy feature which is to bo, found In the most up-to-dnto vetoilnary hospital. "To this infirmary is taken every sick horse owned by tho city, nnd the fresh, greeii horses, which have not jet been acclimated, are taken to tho farm for this very neces sary process. "But aside from the humanitarian stand point in the comfort of new nnd sick ani mals, tho farm will be made more thnn self. supporting. Next year I hope to bo able to havo enough timothy sown to gather nt least 600 tons of hay. This will provide food for many of tho horses owned by the city outside of those which nro on the furm for sick ness or acclimatization. "Already the farm has more than paid Its own way. As It Is now being operated, thero aro fivo men employed in tilling tho land and In operating the farm; this, of course, being in addition to the men em ployed to loou nftcr the animals on the plnco nnd the vetsrlnniian who Is In nttendanco upon the horses. "Previous to the starling of the farm the buildings on the hind were rented for about $00 a month for n pciiod of several jours Little attention was paid to it nnd every thing was well on tho load to dctttuctlon when the Idea of the farm origlnnted. We hnvo built n corncrib of tile and cement which Is thoroughlj proof agnlnst rats nnd other vermin, nnd tho stables havo been put lu sugh condition ns to make them suitable for the care of sick animals, tho doors und windows being screened against tbo insects which frequently retard the recovery of sick wnicn irequenuy retard the recovery of sick Wandkttitemtattsutoolpbyalcal ? ui Vj 1921 BETTER GET BUSY Irritation. Outside of this, the farm has cost practically nothing. And this slight expense has been more thnn repaid by the speed with which Incapacitated horses arc able to bo returned to their work. "Tako, for example, tho fresh horses for street-cleaning work. 1 remember tho case of ono gray horse In particular. Ho was bought by the city nnd put to work without being thoroughly ncclimntcd and soon grew very thin nnd weak. He was taken to the farm at once, turned out to pasture and given a llttlo light work on the soft ground. Almost immediately ho began to put on flesh and in the courso of a few weeks was able to return to his former work in fine condition, and has had no trouble since, ne had become acclimated. Special Attention Needed "Under the old sj-stcm there would have been nothing to do but sell such u horse at a figure fnr below his real value, or send him to the country to a hospital, where there would have been a good-sized bill to pay. The farm obviates both of these contin gencies. . "When a horse becomes sick in the sta bles he needs special attention, and thnt cannot bo given thero becnuso the regular hostlers tnnnot (the it on account of their other duties, and the veterinarian hns not tho proper facilities. Our plan now Is to tnko tlie horso immediately to the farm, put a well horse In his plnco and thus keep the stable up to Its full capacity all the time. "If this farm Is looked after and developed in the manner which I hope It will be It will be not only n nice-looking place, but will show a very considerable profit for the city as well. For example, suppose we send a load of hay to tho city stables, for tho traffic and safety 'department horses. We simply weigh the hay and credit ourselves with Its cost. It is merely n matter of book- , keeping and the city has paid out no money for hny. As at present planned, of course, we cnunot raise enough feed for nil the city animals, but we can get enough to take tho best of caro of ull tho animals Bent thero for rest or treatment and still have n consider able amount left over to send to tho city stnbles. "The various societies and organizations for the prevention of crueltj to nnimals arc much elnted with the fnrm so far ns wo havo gone with it. A national convention of these societies is to be held in Philadelphia in tho near future, and permission hns been nsked nnd gmnted, of course to hold one of the Boslons at the farm. Thus persons from nil over tho country who uro interested In humanitarian work will have tho oppor tunity to seo what we have accomplished In tho matter of properly coring for the sick nnd Injured nnlmuls of tho city. "They are Inlciestcd In tho mntter moro froln a humanitarian than nn economic view point, but they will see how both have been accomplished. The service which wo give to tho sick animals and the fino Infirmary havo aroused tho enthusiasm of thoso who havo seen It. nnd a surgeon of one of tho preven tion of cruelty societies told mo that If a horso couldn't get well on our farm he fouldn t get well anywhere. We also havo individual water troughs to guard against the spread of Infectious dlscneo, to which most animals nre susceptible. Preparing for the Fulure "We were looking into the futuro to a certain extent In the establishment of tho faun. After tho first of next Jnnunry, when the city does a I of its own streot cleaning, there will be 1400 horses owned by the city and to avoid big veterinary bills some pro vision had to be made for them. The form began operations early in the present year, but tho formal opening was not until June, when the Councilmen and a number of other guests were invited to see It. "The original idea was to provldo for tho acclimatization of tho horses of the Strcct Clcnulng Department, thon about 100 in number. Ab fast ns the animals are bought they ore token to the fnrm for this process, which tnkes from three to four weeks, whorl thes nro ready for work on the sheets ' Horses nro much more susceptible to weather conditions thnn is generally known In very warm or very cold w outlier a horso which Is not acclimated will usimlly worry himself into complete usclessness. To pre vent this is tho first purpose of the insti tution, "There is not and thero hns never been any intention of truck raising under city auspices oil the farm. It u ,io,-oi.. meut of the idea of Mayor Mooro that all city property should be rnniin nf kl X.; i pMM , to 1 cJSi W. tXd th n "V, -. h tifr s ;. matter over and it was a pleasure to ne to bo nble to go ahead, as I own a farm of 108 acres in the cultivation of which I tah much interest and pleasure I took hold ol the city farm seeing the great possibility It possessed for taking adequnto care of tht city horses. "While there will be no small vccetsble business, still thero Is no doubt that trucktri' could raiso most it not all of tlie vegetables needed at the Philadelphia Hospital on the ground which we do not use, while on the rest we will raise most of the oats, corn and hny and provide pasturage for the city horses." SHORT CVTS This Is the way it sometimes goes: Rum, rumor, rum arrest. His mourners testify that Caruso Lad i heart ns well as n voice of gold. Czar Hunger Is now diverting attention from the dreamed-of world revolution. Bootleggers hnve changed the Scotch verdict from "not proven" to "above proof." With Paris and London in harmony, Berlin can dig nothing out of Silesia but cold potatoes. , Senator France seems to have a peculiar faculty for assimilating n large amount of valued misinformation. Said the Tuneful Sport, "Although the Chicago jury turned the hoso on tlie Black Sot, Comlskey Insists they are not White Sox." Probably dyed with fast colors. Victory does not tilways crown the oV serving. Policeman Edward Denecn put up n plucky fight with a panhandler who stnbbcd him thrice, nnd deserves none the less credit because his man got away. The fact that the Mayor wanted the playground named after Phlllls Whentlej interested Hall not at all. But that 230 colored voters of tho word nre of the ssme opinion well, thnt Is something else again, Tho fact that Congress hns rejected t bill for the distribution of war trophies after voting $400,000 for paying delivery costs shows that the members believe that consist ency Is a jewel they'll pay no luxury tax for. 1 What Do You Know? QUIZ n 1. Karl Hnpsbunr has been called a "d devant" emperor. What Is the mean ing of "cl-dovnnt"? 2 What is meant by n racehorse plnter? a. When does the centenary of Mexican Independence occur? . Whnt State claims to have produced the first Iron ship? B. For how many years was Canada Fronch possession? 6. Nnme two operas by Gluck? 7. For how long n term are members of the House of Representatives elected? 8. Who wrote "Daniel Deronda"? 8. What Is the last book tn the Old Tests ment 10, What Is balneology? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. Tho first nnmo of Barnum, the famous showman, was Phtneas. 2. Lusltania in the ancient Roman name for Portugal, the western part of the loo rlan peninsula. 3. Bpain became a republic in 1873. The monnrchy under the Bourbons was re stored tn 1876. 4. A pixy is a fabulous being akin to inlrj'. 6. Justinian tho Great was Emperor of th Roman Empire of tho East, with capital nt Constantinople. He ruiea from 527 to 665, A. D. C. Schooners got their name from the o Scotch and dialect word Mn,v meaning to skim or skip, especliw over the surface of the water, i" flrBt schooner Is said to have been !W" nt Gloucester, Mass., by Captain An drew nonlnaon, about 1713. After nj had been launched ft byBtnnder criw out, "Oh, how she scoons 1" "A "cooner let her be." replied Iloblnson. I-or torn yeais In Now England the word w written "scooner." 7. The Scotch word feckless means futl feeble, Inefficient. . 8. An oryx is n lnrge stralght-hornetl Afri can nntelope. 0. 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