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.tohn C. Martin. Vice Presld rl and Treasurer!
Charlrn A. T1er Secretar , Chores t! I.unlnit.
ton, Philip H. Collins Jnhn II Williams, John J.
Rpurseon, Oeoree. r, aolcl-mli-i, Da Id V. Smiley,
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at the rait- of twelve US) cents pur week, payubl
to the carrier
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olspafciri rrtdil'il In it nr vnt oinrunn crdllci
in thli paper and aUn tht tocnl ncus published
therein
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nervln are also reserved
rilll.lj.lphll. I ll.lav . il.nrt :(i. 102
"THE BIG FISH"
PnCl I.IAKM intciestuis and icnili(iint
was the testinionv p'cii 1. Nbholas .1.
Ttrookfi. spei illl llKont of (be Ilepaitlllelil of
Justice, at 1 In; he'll III-; ol 1 liiirgPs lodged
flgnillM the lestaiii.uil leepei Mookbllliler.
from w lio-e business i,a, ,. i,, customs men
took liipior stneks taiiieil at S,n,tllM. The
Government alleges that tin vhlk was
t'ontraband and that imnh of It was htnug
gled into the eountij. "We nio only
nibbling o fat." mu Mr Urooks. "Iti;:
fish am nnohcil and we arc colnc to get
them."
AVho nrr tho Inj fish of the smugsllni:
organization in this iclnlt? Tho man
directly necuscd In this lntanee is, upon
his own word, one of thoo who "do not
touch Jhe stuff." Tor the man who cndcs
the law with a ricw simply to gettim;
drink for Mm-elf or his friend soinethins
nfty he said jn cNteniintioii Hut for people
who engage in I he smuggling biiMiiess on
a large simp with no purpose other than die
accumulation of cas mone neilber the
Pedeial nuihonties nor the general public
ought to bine nnv sjmpatln
The restatiiant fiom which the 1 iiKtoms
moil took the wbik, desci ibed at Mstn .
day's hearing befoie I'nited States Coin,
mlssloner Mnnlej is and bus b, ru a tavorite
rcntleAouM for a good main loial iiolitleian.
nnd oflict holders. The nlai e hoastpd dis
tinguished patronage. It is interesting to
learn thai 'i good mau men elected to high
offices In this conununiH lime been in the
habit of dining largely in imini" 11 step or
two nwnv fiom those in wln-li the S.'iO.HOO
liquor eaclip was founil. Are we to sup
pose that polities and bootlegging un
linked strongh in Philadelphia";
If the IVdcm agents know who the tug
fish nie thev ought to drn2 them out into
the da j light where the people can lime ;i
jrood look at them. Mianwlnle. it appears
that the smugglers have an oUcnshc nnd
well-greased organization in this gcncial
vicinity Men of nmans and of M'in stand -Jng
are reported to lime gone into liie
hiifiiness for the piohts it bnn;s them
They aren't i.onscientlous objeiiois and
they are not rc:ntlnj to the U130 of an tin
fintisfird thnst, if half the rumors now cur
rent are to ho r.'iLpn nf tliiui r.n.ii toll..
That Is nil the more icason wh the
should he e-po-cd and prosenited lo th
limit of the law.
AN ISTHMIAN NIOBE
PANAMA uill not dciu ln'tvclf the Iumiij
of (c:irs. Kings in lh. Itliinlnii KhjiiiIjIN'
nrc to bo iliilmfi at Imlf-m.i-t fur 01m
month M im ppiiK.iiin of griof out tin
outcome of tin- frontier dispute.
It is the ltiulien.ible iiliMleje uf tile jotins
xvnrd of (lie I niteil States to l. siriovvftil
TJnStiecessful polpies of nUKIessinn Imve
brought crlef to other lmtloiis ere thi.
When the period of foitntil deiiair expires
Panama will continue in i)(. ,m uinMllin'
Victim of the prim iples of honor.
Rut elnuriii mir the inevltnlde w.ll prob
nbly not abide pcrm.incnth In numerous
ways the Tnited State- is fnuhleil i i.-mmiI
Its constriiftne intere.i in the fnie of iMs
Homewhitt emotional country. Time will
jihow that the Ameriran !oernuient. tin
from bcekjns to oppiess n small nation under
its wins, was seikini; to pres, n( an Infr-s-rity
which is a potent factor m aiulienin
procross.
The Cnto letnii dispute is eliminated from
thr li't f ee,l iiile-nalloiinl Issuex.
Panama will be a gainer l, Hie (lis.iipear
nnce of a iiuostiou win, b has ( mpniurih
diverted hei thniivbls from rim. h mote im
ortant praiticnl subint linirui,; upon hi r
Jejdtttnntc pmietul di vclnpitient
Meanwbilo. a (,'ood cr mU buiii; forth a
season of wholi si,ui(. rctli-i turn
WINGS: THEIR COST
'A TIMi: will 1 iime si,nni. ,,,
J. SKII dlllRlblis I,,,,,.
latir when
t 111 - 1 1 tr li ihe
air
Withiun 1 ploillns and when nn,,i
plants will Hit nlmiit us .ifel u motor
earn on iirsmontli lughw.iv ,. i,,, llx ins
mny yet go to anil from thnr 0IH1 is 111 air
machines and tln-ie s ,,,, ,,. , ,, ,oulit
that 11 gient di il of the wot Id's loininiTi'c
Will, In' the loiusp f time, be cairied on
With itiisliios 01 s,,t, ,,, auMipr. ,nd
when an tiaul 1, im.iih ll(ll ,,,f n,
easy, the ueoj f all hinds s , .- , , , ,
llherillh and ,n. a uienim ia of the Mate.
Hfst sort lo the men who nk ilnir lic
.verj dll and oftni loe (hem m uneen'llig
efforth to im licit 1 lie s,.!,.!,,.,. flf aiiition.
The end.of im It-i: was one t raged In
n long s nes imii is not ct emloil Ir 1
fnbliionahlc to sm that IImiii; i- snfe. It
1b t.nfe iiioii.'Ii with the machines iiIichiI
fitandiinliid and brought 10 a talc of irln
tlvo perfeituui Hut Hie pioneprs ate neer
Bath,lied Willi a niinpleled work
III I hi' iniliturv sci, uc of eer eountrv,
and pnrticul.irl in Ihe mllitai sen ice of
tho Plllted Suites, tiieie lire groups of ad
Venturous tilers wlio lisk tln4i n,. ip,.u.
lirly in the routine woik diicitcil to make
alrshlpH and niiplniirs nmu 1 Hiuent nnd
dependable These are the "test pilots" ,,f
the s-enleo 'llieir husinevH s to spp, b
actual working niaN a-wing. w bet her' (he
theories of the laud engineers ui ,,rlj out
In actual prinlne The. take uutrin mn
chlneg up and 11 Ihem -or ti to They
crash soinetluus and oiiieiimes thev are
skilled, Itoitiilif ill new motors fail them or
(lcntgll8 poe trick or une.xpeeted Weak
jicwucb or faults which no engineer counl
foresee are hroughl lo light In tho battle
with tlic air cm rents, and tho pilot gels
hack to the land or the wuler in, best he,
van.
There if n ''test rouie" bitween d'or.
fcfDorH Inland and the Washington hnnsnis
'ri1 nnouicr wnii-ii tnc mnal men often use
-fcttween Kcague Is'aml and Anncostia
rnSpccd and endi'rtince tests ou-i these loutei.
'V, mrt frniueiit, nnd it is no unusual ibm,;
,r fr lller to buck the winds In strange and
Ireaelioroiis inachinci which the Goern
K , wmt J? Hhvnys buying tn keep Itself in
vfarmrt swat wont uone iiurosn,
;i:, litutfjwst Stoclsef. tbo last man to be
i-H
Killed at the League Is'.nml nir station, was
11 test pilot, lie served all through thij war
in the naval air force. He endured bomb
ings ntul battles without number. He lost
bis life In n test (light over tho Dcluwnio
Kiver.
The test pilot thinks little of n t rash.
He cxpeds It. It is part of his duty to
endure it nnd to keep alive in order to ie
port what he learned In Ihe air about the
utility of a particular wliii type or n motor
cr 11 landing genr The saddest pait of It
is that no one cer hears of the matchless
sen lees of these men until 'Dine nf them
are killed In accidents like that which ended
the career of the Zll-'J.
The Hiltlsh nnd Ametlcnn airmen aboard
the big diilglble were let pilots In the
1 1 nest sense And the work the. uiidcitook
was no more hazardous than that which is
being done ever- tin at nliunt eery great
nir'station in Hie I'liileil Stales.
CONTRACTOR COMBINE SEEKS
TO BAMBOOZLE THE WOMEN
ut the Wives and Mothers Should Real
Izc the Mayor Has Set His Face
Against Those Forces That Rob
the Pay Envelope and De
moralize the Home
rplin woman spokesman for the Contrm tor
Combine, in her efforts to align the
women in suppoit of that organization, is
saing that "the mill girls, the wage earners
and ihe whes nnd mothers of Philadelphia
hi cad -winners lunc a mighty purpose in
the framhlse."
SI cms lo think Hint that purpose Is
to pie en t themse!es from being "scgie
gatnl Into groups nnd directed lo follow
si li -appointed leader, of wealth and social
standing, cither men or women " in order
that the innj he herded to Ihe polls bv other
solf-nppnintcd lenders who aie in politics
for what they can make out of it.
In the course of time the wies nnd
mothers of the bread-winners will show
whether they can be lined up t support
the kind of lenders who have profited by the
otes of the men. Such lenders arc seeking
to protect nil those vicious resorts in which
the men hac spcnt the money that ought
to gn lo the support of their families. They
hae looked after the corner saloons nnd the
gambling places. Their lieutenants have
often been the proprielois of those saloons
and gambling places.
lut of the profit, they have made from
flic money dissipated in such was bj bread-
Inneis jlios. pnrasitis on soi icty lime paid
bai k .1 small fraction for the coal that luis
been distributed free to the need and they
lunc 01 cnsionnll paid the icnt when the
hi end- inner was out of work. Thev haw
assumed a proteitiw ovcr-lorilslup 111 lnrgc
disttlcts Inhabited by the poor ami humble.
Men oteis have consented to thi sort of
patronizing boss. ship. Tin'. hnc been
wil'ing to be politlinl serfs nnd to ote as
they wote told, while the men who issued
the ordeis weie growing rich out of the
power thus obtained thiough the luutrol of
otc.
I'ndcr this system many women haw
siiffeicd. Tlie money that they ought to
have hail to buy bread for their children
has been paid owr the liar of the protected
saloon or has been lost in the gambling
p'aies. When the grocer called to colleit
his bill it was the wife who hail to answer
the knock at tin dooi mid make what ex
i uses she 1 ould for her inability to pay.
When the stieits were tilth. 11s the
Usually wete 111 the poorer sections vf
(own. it was the wife who had to lie all
da with the ditt blowing from the pave
ment into her house ninl oor her sinnty
food She had to smell the foul odois fiom
Ihe uniollictcd gaihage scatteied about the
sidewalk. When the sewcis were blocked
she was the one who had to suffci the in
1 on enleni e
When she llwd in a house of her 011
she was the one who had to sine and
sci imp herself 111 older to accumulate the
ltfonej to pa the tu.N bill while the political
bosses wete raking uff millions of dollars
in profits fiom public wotk which they
scumpeil in older that the profits might be
l.ugci .
Now the men who are lighting Major
Moore and seeking to get their hands once
more 011 the ("it io eminent are the men
who haw lcn timliux their occupation
gone
The Maor has icfused to pmteit the
gambling places if hp would consent there
would he such harmony as would make the
inuMc when the pinming stars sang to
gether seem like discord. He luis tcfiisul
lo pioleit the wiioiis. resorts wlieie the
girls arc offiin as a sacrifice to lu-l and
where the oung nun iiie dehiiui lied, lie
has rr fused to "take 1 are" of the mana
gers of the saloons frifuented bv the pan
ders and ihe pelt thiews Up bus m-i-:cii
that the Charter, passed by a Ilepuh-lii-nii
i.cgishituio, with provisions intended
lo break the stranglehold of ihe contrniior
politicians on the public treasury, shall
be colon ed in nil lis paiti'iilarH.
The issue is so clear-i ut that it cannot
he misunderstood. It goes to the heart of
1 wry woikinguuin's home. It touches ine
sell -intcicst of eery woman in lie city,
whither she lie rich or poor, lor theie is
no 1 lii-s of society owr which the poisonous
serpent of gambling and u e dots not trail
ii slimy length.
If there were owr a question on wlibh
tin- women legnnlh - of sm ml status,
should be united, it 1" tills question of the
put 1 in rship hit ween the 1 i(y !oerument
and protected wee. Il goes bevoml the
piofoition of the pa em 1 'ope of the wage
enmir into the preservation of the social
inor.ili
Hut what does Hie Contrai tor Combine
an about the so. ml iiioinle'' When Us
piohts nrc at stake it regnrilk owiything
se as piffle nnd popnwoi k II talks nboiit
Sutiihi si hool poliii s and Puritan stand-aid-
as though thin sort of thing were In
o!wi The thing that is nl i-uo is whether the
politiiions who want to get then- greedy
fingers once moie tnio the public treasury
shall be permitted to keep their hold on
the fount olhces and wlullur their sat
ellites, who aie eager lo get a rake-off front
the earnings of the brothel and the gambling
hell, rilin 11 be peruiiltfd to elect magistrnlcb
who will giw Immiinii to ihe (unductoi.s
of these places.
Then an he no doubt nbout the side on
which the women should be aligned, ami
they will he aligned on that (fide if they me
not deliberately duclvcd hv leaflets who
inre nothing for the protection of public
Intcicxls, but tare ewiything about llliut
gains.
THE LUCKLESS LEVIATHAN
MAIIK TWAIN onie combated an acci
dent Insiirnnic agent with a discourse
ti'ion The Dangers of ,ng in lleil "' His
icason is nppllcable to the hapless Levin
than, singed at her pier by flames which
for n timo threatened the existence of the
jlant vessel, t
B0r perils apptir Almost trJviaWrv cori.
parison with the cHls to which the greatest
ship under tho Amcrlcnisflag is 11 prey.
The forces of degeneracy operate leadlly
against the Inert. Kwry day the I.eiatlian
lies useless, at her dock brings her dlssolu
tion nearer,'
-The Government lias asserted that the
vast ex -liner is being well cared for. but
mere inactivity Is in (his Instance nnd dp
spile all opposing efforts akin to n dlsensc.
The Leviathan is nowadays seldom hentd
of save In connection with some mischance
such its the recent nlartnins lire in Hoboketl.
Now (hat the Senate has acted favorably
upon n large appropriation for the Shipping
Hoard, the restnintlnn of the ship to her
rightful place Is more impel nrtve than ever.
What may happen lo her at sen will pre
sumably he honorable and she may be ex
pected to bchnve gallantly ntnid Ihe ordinary
risks of her ptovince, Hetter lo wear out
than to rust nut.
A REAL CONTROLLER NEEDED
WHAT happens when the Controller's
othec is not jealous of the financial In
terests if the taxpayers is shown In the
latest bulletin of the llurcnu of Municipal
Hesearch discussing the leecnt fifty-jcar
loan of .Ti.000.000.
This loan bears li'j per cent Interest.
The bonds were sold nt 11 premium which
netted the city SL'OO.'I.'O Thus the sum
which the city recetwd wns such ns to re
duce the into of interest to about fi'i per
cent. If this lower rale of interest had
been offered the bonds wiuid probably hac
sold at pnr. v
Now. in nccorilnnce with nn old practice,
the amount of the premium, or SilOfi.ICiO.
has been put in the general fund for current
expenses ami the clt will haw to pay ."'i
per 1 cut interest on the S.YOniMHill and will
get no return tin the piemiiini. Hint is lo be
spent as soon ns It is appropimted instead
of hem put into ihe sinking fund to
in cumulate towntd (he repayment of the
debt when It falls due.
The ecus(. that it hns been customary in
the past to divert to the general account for
cm rent epcnses tho premiums obtained on
the sale of bonds is not vnlld now. what
ever it inn. have been In the past. We
have 11 Charter which forbids the raising of
money for ordinary expenses of the Gov
ernment by the issue of long-term bonds.
Kwrv dollar paid for the cm rent expenses
of the Government must be raised by tnxa
tlnn. Kmergency bonds may be Issued for
not more than two years. Every dollar
rccciwd as premium on bonds is borrowed.
And every such dollar, if properly used, re
fill! es the rate of interest on the loan to the
lienelit of the tnxpnwrs.
lint when the rate of interest Is so high
as to command 11 premium for the bonds
the city is offeiing more than the market
rate for money , nnd it Is borrow ing more
than it needs to the extent of Ihe picmlum
The fact that a picmlum was paid for
the last bonds is evidence thnt the man or
men who lived Ihe into were either not
sufficiently informed as to the state of the
money market or else not careful to gunrd
the taxpayers inteiests properly.
What Is imprrnttwlv needed nt this time
to put the linnni'iiil nffnlis of (he city on a
businesslike basis Is a Controller with sound
financial trninlng nnd with such n clear
conception of the necessity of ooncring
(he resources of the cummiitilt- ns will put
an end to the loose pinctlces of past years.
Every sign of the Inst few months shows
the need of new blood in the Citv Cnn
tiollet's office, the second mot powerful
and important in the City Government, And
the head shou'd be nobody's "me-too"
flu in my
AN ERA OF GOOD FEELING
AI'OltEIGN policy uindiictcd without
domestic friction is the no citv which
Piesiilcnt Harding contributes, to the early
months nf his Administration. Although a
fev chronic malcontents have questioned ihe
cm eediugly quiet method pursued in fram
ing the new treat with Germany, and
although not a single Senator hud anything
to do with the negotiations in ISerlin, rep
lescntaiivcs of both parties In the Foreign
Iti'lutions Committee have expressed general
satisfaction with the icsult.
Thi' tact of the President nnd the forceful
constructive nullities of Secretin- Hughes
iirpe.ir to be largel responsible for this
happy and welcome tin ti of events.
Iteports thnt the tientv wns to haw been
signed befoie the leaders of the upper house
were permitted acquaintance with its 1011
! tit were strnteglcnllv belied by the inti
mate conferences wlih h Mr. Harding and
Mr. Hughes held with the Itepiiblienu incm
heis of tho Foreign Itelations Committee
and with the whole i ninmitteu respectively.
Thce meetings wire in si 1 let conformity
wllh the President's power lo make tieatles
"h and with tho ad n e and consent of the
Semite " The signing of the treaty, dated
yesterday, came aftet ward, not befoie, con
sultation tit home.
While It Is true that Air. Wilson upon
Ins" first leturn to this eountrv. in Febru
ary. liHi. did Invite meinlieis of the Senate
Foieign Eolations and the House Foreign
Affairs Committees in dirus features of
the iiejotlations In Pan, the political nt
uiospheie nt (hat time was far fiom pro
pitious. There wns resentment over the
failure of Hie I louim rnnc President to
fei fignio tho Semite m his commission to
the Peace Confercnie. and. of course, tho
League of Nations was a maie's-ncst.
These fncts, however, 1I0 not render the
mciits of Mr. Iturtllius pf rforinniico any
ch i onspii'iioiis. It would have been
h'giillv possib'o in withhold fiom the Sena
lois all knowledge of the details of the new
pai 1 until it was signed
Hut the Presidi nt has tint presumed upon
the pieseut 111a1l.nl aseendiinc of bis party
nor upon the oiicuuitnnco that, the Ad
mluistiation being in (he prevailing n((l
Hide toward him 1- smpatlietlc and
fiiendly. UK sniiultnu consultation with
his pnriisiins in the Foreign Ttelalinns Com
lull tee was as wise as it was gracious.
On the Domociatic side. Mr, Hitchcock
Is leportcd as pleased vvitli Secretary
1 logins' fonfideiiees. 'I see no reason."
ileclaies the Senator fiom Nebraska, who
foimerlv led Mr. Wilsons fight fur the
Vi'i sallies pni I ill the upper house, "whv
the tienly should nol he ratified promptlv."
Doubt1!'-!" he is tiwnic thai the actual nego
tiations In Ilerlin weie 1 ondueteil by an
American envov appointed somewhat in
ileliullcly iiis "roninilssioiier ' during the
Wilson Administration
Tin' 11 tendon bv Piesident Harding of
Ellis I.orlng Drosel. a diplomatist of pt
piiionoo and discretion, in his ISerlin post
is one nf the many ameliorating methods
characterizing the ousting regime There
is everv prospect t hit t the present ntmos
pheie of hitimony will not be rudely dis
pelled. Cirtninlv the public devoutly hopes
that no mm plots will intervene.
Another (rontv row would be ngonling In
the extreme, a fact of which both the PresJ
ilent and the energetic 1 hfef of the State
Depmtmenf appear keenh conscious.
Coming political campaigns are ex
peiteel to give the badge and souvenir busi
ness a boost. In some enses It won't be
half bad for the collar business, either,
.
One din's shipment nf lalsins to the
East from Fresno, Calif . (dialed 7000 tons,
hut the fact should not be nllnwed to inter
feie with the in lion of Congress on the
Stanley amendment
Ilobton expert says the lunch room ten
tent cheese sandwich costs two and three
tpiarter cents and the fifteen-cent hnra sand
wich a nickel. But has tho expert inclq J
tho edst of tho elmvlnf puiphlawy.
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AS ONE WOMAN SEES
Children's Party Example to Grown
ups, for Guests Sought to Enter
tain as Well as to De
Entqrtained
' lly SAKAIt 1). L0VRI13
WE. HAD seven children lor luncheon
today. On awaking this morning our
spirits quailed. Two adults nnd seven chil
dren under nine years scorned an under
takingfor the children. We did not know
whether they could pull us over.
They arrived at 1 o'clock nnd it is now 5
anil they have just departed, and we are In
0 congratulatory mood nt the pleasant time
wc have had alt nine of us. They enter
tained us sparklingly for two of those four
hours, and then cntertnined themselves with
tho various things about the place; When
the time came thnt we thought their parents
nntl gimrdlnns might wonder what hnil be
come of them wo hunted them up. Without
any rancor they agreed that mavbc duty
called them, and rehabilitating themselves
In their pumps and partv hats, rings and
other bits of jewelry which had been dis
carded for freer play, they departed 111 n
happy, voluble troop to escort the nearest
child homo.
Their entertainment of us wns masterly
nnd apparently spontaneous.
They culled out their best stories, they
apologized for words here ami their in song
or story that they called "not polite" or
"not just company." like "bully" nnd
"hell" and -'old he-goat:" The youngest.
Hobby, nged six and three-quarters going
on seven, scorning 11 high chair or even the
slight viintnge of n pillow managed to keep
his chin just high enough above his plafe
not lo strike it. hut to prove Ills nbility to
coinpele made an nftei -dinner speech by
his own suggestion.
It wns nbout dogs, rats. eats, labbits. and
was chanted, ns befitted an Improvisation.
"After-dinner" speech Is m word for it:
his was better. He callid it an "at dinner
speech."
WE DISCPSSED the Irish and the Ger
man versions of "Jack the Giant
Killer" ; the superiority of the "Princess
nnd the Goblins" to its sequel, "The Prin
cess nnd Curdy." Wc compared the ver
sions of short-lived histories, such as "Solo
mon Grundy" nnd "Hilly Pringle's Little
Pig." We' announced our very most favorite
desserts, we compared our feats of strcngtli
with Hercules nnd Goliath, ns being nt once
our despair and inspiration In matters of
muscle. We decided what wc meant hv
"really old" : certainly not thirty or one or
(wo grav linlrs. sSome of us just loved
school ; Timothy jul hated it. Some of us
took iiaiis still nnd none of us wns allowed to
go in swimming quite cveiy tiny. The con
versation wns kept strictly general, by
either nil tnlking at once or one "speaking''
to hold the floor, with sotto voce corrective
Interpretations or emetnlnlions from the
audience. There was always n polite ton -tleney
to elucidate obscure nlluslons tei (he
grown-ups, with 11 kind eye to their possi
ble ignorance.
From first lo last there was not a shred
nf gossip or of malice or unkindts; there
was throughout a great sense of rcspnns)
hilitj to have anil to give a good time, for
was not the octaslon n festive one, a party?
And ns. such it should be met more than
half way with glad 7cst.
AMONG seven grown-ups nl a luncheon
In midsummer, where .the guests lin
geied for four hours, there 'could not have
been such sustained gnyety, such charming
responsiveness nnd such freedom from bore
dom. Some one would have talked too much nr
listened too little or said something bottir
left unsaid or been hnicd or disappointed.
Wns it the naturalness nf the children
thnt carried the tiny so spontaneously? Or
wns It the fact that they were allowed to
net n pretty part of being grown up to two
gtown-ims who fell into ihe gnme of "'let's
pretend"? I confess that 1 do not know.
I nm sure of one thing, however, fiom
long experience: If ihildren nrc fiesh or shv
the fnult lies with the grown-ups. Of
course, just ns there is a fioemnsonry
among matrons that even undent spinster',
aie not permitted to quite enjov, so ihere Is
u freemasonry among children that keeps
even the most artful of grown-ups slightly
ut n disadvantage.
Hut an adult who Is personable, who has
no nuthority as to bonis and duties, who is
begulliligly inteiesteil without being Inquisi
tive or nseitive sm h a grown-up. espe
cially if she or he has a slightly audacious
turn fif mind, is let in for much that goes
on unbeknown to parents and gunrdinns.
My feeling is thnt confidence thus gained
must never be betrayed to parent or guar
dian. Telling tales Is fatal for the teller:
It enrages the lcclplent nnd disillusions the
victim. Yet the mcie telling of nn escapade
by u 1 lnlil to 1111 innocuous giown-up Is a
wholesoiuti process, and if it is received
skillfull 1 an close a whole chapter of ex
perimi'iitation without leaving utiy after
effect of either remoro or a curiosity for
new effects
I GIVE (he modern mother Ihe credit for
not using n weapon much in vogue in
my childhood nntl dreadfully unfair I mean
the pre tending to be grieved ami sohhinglv
distressed Tears and prayers do not hold
so portentous a part In the stage scenery of
the nursery us thev elld in either our
motheis' davs or 0111s: neither docs biting
snicasm hold the foi t for teachers.
The blows ionic straight from the shoulelei
in this age of good form in athletics ami m
discipline Anil that dreadful hiatus of
offembil aloofiie, and of corresponding sul
lontios or sulks nlays a far weaker pait
in the 1 crimen nf punishment. Even ihe
lat gi'iiei at ion disliked bad discipline. I
lcmniilni in my youth one of my cousins
bawling ilovvn the sialrs to his patents ,i
they vninl tried to vwhonie their dinner
gin Ms thiough the din of his fight with his
11111 e. "Please tome tip! I need some one
to innnage me !"
1 think seiniethins eif the directness now
adays of their lelations when in disgrace
ha tiiLni nwav miiih of the craven fear
fhilflieii ued to feel about acknowledging
guilt li seems to bo a quction now of
pilde of will or of stubbornness, not of
cowardice thai withholds a full tonfebIon.
Ili.EL with wonder nt a small niece
of mine ilovouiing a huge caramel with
out boiling it with her mother Impending
on the instant iiioiitnl the corner
"onr mothei will si old vou. won't she?"
1 aked. with leal tieplelatlon.
"Slu ma." said the Infant, "but sh0
cannot eat me"'
I ii.iliz.nl that that phvslologie al truth had
never quite flaw net) upon mo wnh regard to
the parent that disciplined me "Sure
enough ' I thought "What n silly I was
lo have lied to the powers thev ruul'dll't est
me Whv was I so fi ihton(d at Ihem';"
And then I icmcmbficd' Thev made n
polln innii of G01I anil thei utilized u tor.
ture chamber of hell and kept them in ther
nurer 1 upboaid of punishments. The
had made me learn hv heart this strange
contiiiilie Hon of:
"Ami the greatest of these Is charity,"
which was neither more nor less than thu
Catechism answer lei ihe epiestlnn:
"What does every sin drserw?"
Answer: "Evitv sin deserves the wrath
and curse eif God.'
Very few children ure taught that noun
davs, which Is sufficient proof thnt the
world is giovvlng a hitter place in whbh
to he born.
In response to the desire of ihose who
fear (hn( a conference known ns a Dis
armament Conference iiiitv really take steps
lownrd dlsaimnini'iit, why not call It a
Cut-Hate Confab? n
Suanne doesn't linden stand whv Ameri
cans don't like baseball umpires. Thev are
siirh nice men, she suys. That's just it,
Susie Their unpopularity teas on their
nice decisions
It is not on record that the Soutlinmp
ton, N, Y., host who put salt Instead of
sugar into ninety cocktails tried to saye his
faro by serving it as salad dressing on let
tuce and pepjjers.
1 I
, S ' cocktails yi JreSn b
AND CIGARETS? G. j&V Sj
I NONSENSE! ' g , S3r eTvN"-
I I COULDN'T GET '.. " ."1 'ScU-S -V N 1
-Ujk ( ON WITHOUT THEM 1 N0TH&NK-ftp -j?
The modern young lady who
her appearance
I
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The first two knickerbockers for itreet wear
create a great stir when they appear
sSK i9t m: up E SH,P jlBr
illiil, W WKiik
The old American naval hero
under this slogan
NOW MY IDEAIS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians on Subjects They
Know Best
PASQUALE FARINA
On Art Faking
rpllE forging of (he old mntois" woiks has
J. become so highly developed an industry
that no one hut the cxpeit inn deled the
oiigmal. including to Pasqualc Fniiuu, an
nuthnritv on old masterpieces. Yet. says
Prof Fauna, there are limitations of Ihe
forger or iopvist that make it possible for
one who studies their subject to detect thee
fiauds
"No matter how much an nrlit might
vary ills style. " says Prof. Farina, "he
must, and will lay down, somewhere or
oilier, In almost evciy one of his pictures,
sonic note of color or detuil that he has
been fond of bincu he first painted a canvas.
This happens more study if the artist is
woiking by Inspiration.
"A forger, used to mpving or Imitating,
might lose his tricky 1 haiaclerlstlcs in 1111
effoii to make his copy 11 geometiienl lather
than nn mtislio work. Hut he will never
make u iopy or Imitation so perfectly ns lo
deceive nn expert who devoted himself to
the study of the peculiar innnuer nnd style
of any picture under consideration. Thor
ough. 'direful nnd close exniniiintion by such
nn 1 pi rl will invurinbly convince him that
hi luis before him a forged work
"A genuine pit ture Is in lelution lo a
forged one ns a genuine diamond Is in cen
trist wuh n fheinicnl imitation. It is not
possible for the copyist lo get any such effott
as absolute fieeilom ot blush movement,
especially in high lights, 'alia prima' as the
inntor sees his subject as he spontaneously
pioihues on the cnuvas what be st es nl the
vitv instant of sinceie, inspiration.
Find Fiitcrtainty of Treatment
"In the wfiik of Ihe copvisl we liiul always
a fcitnui uncertainty of tieniineut which
gives lo the expel I culled ill In judge the
woik 11 subtle, sudden inspiration thai the
pn line is 1111 'unplensant whole ' Their out
lines lm k firmness, and often they duplicate
tin m line and theie. Wc will ever Hud dull
ness, opacllv, inlrnuspaiency in his work
lack pf luminosity , (00, no matter how
skillful he Is. Artistic history shows us that
the icpliin never equals the ouglnnl piclure
"In spite of the fast that many fi lends
of dead Anieiicnn urtistsnre still living, that
their pn tines me popular In this country
and that the eollcotor..nie mine or less In
telligent lounoisheiirs of tho technique, style
ami manner of each, the forget of Anieiicnn
paintings did not hesitnl to produce speci
mens of work by Homer, Martin, InncsA
mid Wvnnt
"Sonic dealer, eager to inorenso his bnnk
at count, ncccpts nnd sells the imllntion ns
gi'iiuini. knowing nt the same time espo
iinlly when tliey nrc forged nt his order
that' In- is exploiting Ihe good faith ot the
buvn for his own exclusive benefit
"In view of such clever but dishonest
pineHoos in connection with tho prndmtinn
of uativo works of art, we should not bo
suipiiseil to notice so inniiv spurious old
mnsleis in public nnd prhnte 1 ollrclloiih.
"In European art galleuos we see some
of tho pictures vcrv durk, almost colorless,
01 of n ilhtv, smoky, indefinite, brown
yellow tonality, which causes them lo ap
pear ns though covered by 11 mysterious veil.
This, we are assured, is (he effect ot the
'lavages of (line.' Hy nn cfloit of the
imagination wc try to perceive, benenlh (his
covering, some of (hose ideal pictorial quali
ties about which we have rend so much in
nit books of nil descriptions
"The lemuindcr of the collection, con
stituting 00 per cent of it, in spite of being
eqiuillv brown in tint, is sufficient! clear
Iti enable any one to leadily distinguish the
composition of the niiblcft, the composition
us a whole and the outlines of the figures,
01 ihose of any other object portruycel, nc
conliug to their genie in painting. In this
counti v. tin tho tonlrary, we tiuil tint u few.
but very many toned down to a complete
black
"The 'ravages of lime never, absolutely
never. 1 educes nil painting, no mnttet how
primitive it mny he, to so dark 11 lone us
to make it almost impossible to (Usui or
what was Ihn object conceived, or what
kind of colors weie used by tho original
painter.
"Tliii blackening of a picture to such n
dark tone Is clue solely to a very old prac
tice of Honing it down.' with tho. result that
fhojio who look at it haye a very confused,
CARTOONS OF THE DAY
aives thought to
iE-gfc?
g-fgt&vLs U
fought to victory
foggy idea of what It is and how the artist
painted it.
"This practice sprang up when the Eu
ropean nations, during happier davs eif In
tel national pence, not threatened by internal
political or fnctlniinl troubles, were engrossed
only by a sense of emulation nntl (he desiie
fif predominating over enih other in the
attainment of the highest intellectual stanil
iii tl. Every thought, cveiy energy was tle
voled to the moral and educational develop
ment of their people.
"At nil times in the vvoild's history there
have been associated with the true, sincere
men who have co-operated in Initiating
civilizing, progressive and evolutionary
movements those who, covered by n hypo
critical mask of selfishness and possessed by
the desire eif enriching themselves at the ex
pense fif those noting in good faith and
nohilltv of soul, lake advantngc of similar
movements for self -aggrandizement
"Owners of genuine works of nrt. deeply
concerned nbout the intellectual welfare of
their countrymen, generously offered them
to the Nation. Others sold them. There
wete nlso rich, noble people, very fond of
nitlslic productions of the ancient limes,
who began searching everywhere for paint
ings, sculptures, curios and other works
of ait. .
"The collectors wero increased in number
nnd the geuulno works of art became scarce
nnd rnro. Hence the nrt dealer appeared,
and with him the forger.
"While the unscrupulous one often hail,
peihaps, good specimens of the skill of well
known masters, he nlso had bad examples
the work of copyists, imitators and the like.
The demand for genuine works Increased,
prices became higher, the appetite for en
richment developed, ami then manufacturers
fif old mnslers became pstuhlihhcd In Hrus
sols, Amsterdam. Paris, Home, Florence,
Naples and elsewhere.
Many Just Fill vVul! Space
"The pictures having been long in the
hnnds of the oiigiunl owners, unappreciated,
valued, not for their artistic qualities, but
ns a menus for filling wall space or because
they lepresented nncestois, lemniiied un
touched, uneleaned. Heing found darkened
hy the accumulation of dust, affected by the
humidity of n close atmosphere, they ac
quired 11 progre.ssie "mysterious" tone, In
creasing evermore In intensity by the nihli
tion of smoke produced bv tho old-fashioned
focolorl (fireplaces) nnd caminl (mantel
pieces), in which wood of all kinds was
used in milking fires, thus producing gases
of dlffcrcut natures.
"It wns Impossible to discern beneath
such nn ever-increasing thickness of hetero
genooiiN substances, together with superim
posed layers of stained varnish, linseed oil
or stnincd wax, the billriaiicy and purity of
tints, the contrasting bright colors, harmo
niously blended, of tho paintings as they
appeared when their nu thorn gave to Ihem
the last stroke of the hiush.
"An effort wns made to icmove the thick
coat of that continuous, successslvc, super
imposed foreign substance, but whoever ut
tempted it in ihoso remote times, ignorant
of the proper method to be einprovod for
such a purnoso and failing in nccniuplish
thnt which he desired, left things be nflcr
causing a change In the general tonnlitv
"The picture thus treated appeared 'more
spotted, morn visibly cracked and still re
lulncd the smoky yellow lone which it had
been the Intention to remove.
"These conditions led to the conviction
In the mind ot the ccneral nubile that 'ure '
atmospherical chemical ugo'ncies, dampness,
smoke or sulphurous vnpors pioduced the
alterations of the original 'materia prima'
unci tho subsequent change of tints
"Then we had skilled copyists reproducing
'old musters by imitating very closely the
mysterious darkness; ,,f tl.-ii- cui.u,, nd
multiply ing the original works In satis
tying (lie demand of Hie tollectotN the
fatleneil the purses of the dealer, who thus
solved, too, the piohleiu of their own living
'"Ihercfore the responsibility fm. . "
Istctice of so called counterfeit works of nit
of tho preient day is to he attributed to tin
dishonest art denier, to (he nrtlsl who. be 1
unable to create, .lovnies himself lo cop g
I'!..!!! "f,!fe "'"' 1? PIOH' art col-
lftlIU ll'lin imltw. !.. . . t
?.ivlntPnrn,,UIl0n' ,.f0r , Wo" of
known accWiabiro7rauuabletV7aso,n.MOUl
irVOOD-Nj
SM ships II r
jpyMii i
ag m TEapttii v
;twi 11 c'-i'V iiyi Mm?r SI TVh
will refrain front cocktails and cigarcts after
hearing they stimulate the growth of mustaches
on feminine lips.
although we have long since become accustomed
to much more revealing fashions.
"DONf GIVE 'UP A
THE SHIPS.
LET'S SETLl'EM
Foritt2ioo,(sPiece
They he simpiy
Eatino Their. HEAOi
off now
?s
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w t - m
The modern version of the slogan is less gallant,
even if more practical.
SHORT CUTS
Johu Hull continues to sec Eiin crrlu'.
Pence Day seemed to lack the zip of
Armistice Day.
"Pcacn lias its tragedies no less than
war." Witness the 'Al-'J.
"Angora Is Greek Objective." Head
line. Still after that goat.
Mr. Hrynn would be willing lo omit
Page's history from histoiy's page.
Revenue officers are of flic opinion that
a good bookbinder should know his little
book.
The Berlin Treaty has al least a nod
ding acquaintance with tho Ticaty of Ver
sailles. "Poor Director Appointed." Head
line. Well, that's the way they come sonu
times. John Q. Compromise is said to hire
done nn effective piece of work with tht
peace treaty.
The first reaction of navy men to tht
7R-- disaster is how to pievcnt the samt
thing from happening again.
The filibusters having choked the Hee
mil, dr.vs are wroth. The bill -was hv ob
struction bilked ; the beer obscured bj froth.
Procrastinntois get the goal of Put
thev are owing to. Thev never 1I0 n thin"
worth while, but always they are going to.
As a stntesmnn Congressman Herrlcjj
appears to be a great ballyhoo aitist. with
the firm belief that tho srentest show on
earth is himself.
no.. 1 r T. Ac..ln..f Pni-rns mlttinf 1
1 III- oilier 01 '-ann.-iii ' -
Panama in mourning for u period of eui
month is n theatric gcstuie that gels tin
couutry nowhere.
ll.ls now iitinarerft Hint the fieqiirac
with which tho YAl-i visited tho repair shop
was indicative of piellminary aches innv
forctold a great disaster.
Panama's backing down is quoted as 1
notable success for American diplomacy.
Yes. Indeed : the dlplomncy of a policeman
club in 11 righteous cause.
In the obituarv notice of an actress in
a New York new simper It is stated thnt f"
played with Ihe Harrv mores in Clara w
Lnne." Admirers of "Clnir do Lune mar
come to the conclusion that Clara is sister
of the Man in the Moon.
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
Iflentlfv Tepasus and Hoslnnnte
What language Is to prevail .-U trie com
Ini disarmament conference
Wliero Is Mnncliuila?
What Is ullage"
What Is puiiUnh" , ., .n
Whnt Is the largest city In the Tacit"
Ocean , , . .. o.
Whnt American State Is noted for u-
proeluetlon ot peanuts? . .
Nnme three Presidents, of Mexico einc
Poitlrio D'nv: , . ...
Whnt Is the literal meaning of in e
presRlon "ruin the roast' " .
In what vear el.ulnt- the Civil War wa
tho battle of Fredeilclcsburg fougm
Answers to Yesterday's Qulr
1. Alexander Is the present KmtT of th
Serbs, f'rnatn nnd Slovenes
2. Ktban Allen Is noted for his ""?"&
ture of Fort Tlconcki 01,'n, In th Allien
can Revolutionary Win lh
3. Tho estimated ponulatlon of tho earn
Is about 1,702 000,000 ,,,,.
4. in tlie I'lilieu Mimes icgn in ""' -.-... 1
fixed by State and tonltorlal leRl'a !
G. A blue and white weather Mag Indicate
local rain or .snow . .nil
6. Mnurlco Maeterlinck, tho doted poet ami
ploy w right. I n natlvo of HelBlim'
1 100 minor i-oiiuiiniriii hi no m , r:,,,,. ri
8. A million Is vviltten III Unman notation J
uy puiciiifj a tinnn 1 no over " ---M,
which inultlpllos this character,
iiieanini; 11 iiiousaiiii, oy nil" ;". ," ii . 1
0. Tlie raven Is the longest lived of y?hJ
sometimes mtiilnlng tho age or -v-jpj
venriL . li
10, Gold was dUcovered la California. J
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