'VV. T'-Tta-t ,-r 'wfi',;i1 t l," ,f- 7. l - ' . . 1. --" EfE&nSTG PUBLIC L'EBGfcR-PHiiAD'EIyPHlA; ' SttBfeDAY,' EMxERHfM' ' I . . ti I I i. " 1 . .. 1 ' I . S's ?-' ' .j I. 1 . J ' I Til Th ' SI IX' 'J I rkv & ' - )PfetttttVs-IftltMtV flll?rtit j ,liliMHHM f " v5j PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY emus iij k. tiuurid. I'HtuniisT lhn C. Murtln. Vies I'rtaldrnt And Treasurer! Outfits A. Tyler. Secretary: Char'eg ', Ludtni-. t-Mi, Philip 8. Cofllni. John II. Wllllimii. John J. Spuriteon. Georte F, Ooldamllti, David E. Smile, iitlr"ir ' PAVID K. SMtt.ET Editor .'JuHN U. MAItl'IN. , Ueneml Hiisinemi Mflter Publlnhed dally at Public Lrnara Dulldlnr Independent Square Philadelphia Athntio Cur....; Prett-Vnion Building JJKw- YonK 3(11 Mudl-im Ave. Sxnoit, T01 Ford Building T. Loci 013 Olohe-Democrat IliilMlng CHlcioo 1302 Tribune Building ' NEWS DURBAUSi WHSlMNflTON BCBKAC, . I. E- or. Pennaylvanla A'. and Uii f" ' Nsw ToaK noniup The JStm Building &OMD0.1 Ilcawu.... ....- ..Trafalgar Building ; . sunscniF'Tio.v Trims The Evknino Pcblio Lemhi la nerrrd to stib- Pirlhera In Philadelphia Mid surroundlna towns t the rate of twelve (12) cents per week, payable to the carrier. e-D!.I?"lJ ,0 Points outelde of Philadelphia In itne United Statea. Canada, or Vnlterf Ftatee po euloni, eoataga free, nfty ORO ii-tili per month Ix ($0) dollars per year, ri-mlije In advance J To all foreign countries one ill) dollar a month Xoticd Subscribers nMilnc address changed Inuat the old as well as new address WELL. 3M9 TTILMT KFYsTONT. MUN 1f0! CT.trtdrrss all commwufrafiont to E rntnp I'ublU- Member of the Associated Tress THE ASSOCIATED PRrvs (. A.,Ai..,if,L. J tfll'd to thr tur for rrpubUra' on ni nil news tttapatcha credited to it or not nthmiue crnUl'd Px tht$ paper, oif otoo the toenl netcs puMihrd fnerrta, All rights rf repuMratlon of sn-eial dispatcher nrrrtn are 0N0 reserved rhiladclpbla. Thundar. Seplrmbrr S. 19:1 WHAT WOLF STANDS FOR EDWIN WOLF, in liiv Ioupi- fnrmiill consenting to be a umdiilnto fi-r tin office of Controller, hns formtilntod tlio 'ii preme Ismip in this i'nini,ijn. lie did It when he ;iko( thi- nprort'nf "all those who helievp that thp mniiiclpal Government fhnuld bo niulurt'-d njp' for the benefit of the rnmni'init bv t-frn- having no outside or inmnMtrnt lnit,ict to Eerve." The voters are enllrd upon to derMo whether thet vih the offl p. to be li"eil by men committed to the .ervice of tin people or men committed to the tntpve-t--of' n political m.icliliif which exists nlch to increae the profits of lcadci throucli city contrnctc. Every conlderatlon of .plf-intcro;.t should lead the voters to support th" lamlidatos opposed to the Contractor Combine. In the cn."e of tlie rontrollrrohlp there is the further issun of ehuli e brtxv-eu a mrtii et large financial expfriciirp r.i-i a man Tfhose boast is tliat lie Is an cpert ac countant. Mr Wolf ha lircn umio 1 uii 1 financial questions fur vcir Ho i an Ideal candidate b'e'ansp nf liis iitipment for the duties of tl:c office. Mr. Wolf is aware of t ho nnsrttfi con dltlon.s in fin?ncp and of the r.ec-iirv for the cltj to mnnafo its affairs caittioiish tintll the crisis lias pa'-.-.-'l IMie hn-1 been Conr-oMer th: sum.ner he would not have advie-l t-...;:i:i'j tittv-vcar bonds benrin-j a liitxli rate of mterpst. a Controllcjr llatllev ad'el He would not have tied tlie city u,i to a bad bnrxatn at a time when every business min of eipcrl ence was dolus his bist o irr thnii'ih the present scaon of iiih interest rues in . tho confident hope that In a year or two at most he could obtain n'l the nnnn bo seeded at a reasonable price. Xo financial officer of a private eerpnr.i tion v. ho had tied up his principals to . unprofitable a contraet as thnt lnvo!eil in the fiftv-year loan at .V.. pe.- rent unuM hold his job very loin;. The Contractor Combine thi'.'.ks t'p tax payers are so indlfterpnt that the will rc- ward Controller Hadley for liLs part in the matter by such a vote of confidence a will keep him in office for foir venr. Wp iba'l know on tho morning of Sep tember 21 whether flip Combine ha.- c 01 rectly measured the -tupifiitv of the vorer for every loter who is not either unlnteili- gent or se'fishly intprcrod in rhp uepp of the Combinp will vorp for .Mr. Woif in the primaries on September 20. PENROSE'S PRIVATE SHOW SENATOR Ii:NnOSK ha- -tagp-managed man a dramaf- performance in h:s private apprtments in Washington dining the last six months. The actors have gone down to the capita' from this city anil have spoken their htt'e pieces with such kl!l as nicj could muster find have com? home again. Their exit hate been m entertaining to the Senator as their entrances. And the Senator has been the onh man who knew the who'p plot of the drama, which might f bo appropriately called 'How Thev Tiiel to Put Somcthln; Over on the nig Follow." The pluj still is on and lunosity still . rife about the denouement. Iu the meantime the Senator lias arraiwr i to gv-t 1 daxn'ion through a kind of how In which thcr" are no speikins charm ter He has cpjipped n movie theatre in hi apartments. In which he, savs he Intends to throw on tho screen "some of the films taken bv the ("iovernment 'howing the pi'M.- and other matters of scientific niteres." No movie ramera lias vet -hown in action the Brown-Cunningham quadruped mounted by Senator Vne a ereaturo of great sci entific Interet a lifelil-n portrait of whieh has been drawn bj the lartoouist of th.s newspaper But a five -reel li'.ni would no be more than enough to show all that it lias done. Whether it would be fane. hi comedy or tingedy would i.epend on th' point of view, but in any event it would he entertaining and perhaps inf ruling m the Senator if he could ee it m an uneensored Terston. MORE LIFE IN THE CAMPAIGN OPPONENTS of Cimtriiitor Combine pe J tension an derl-.e new h..pe from the spurt in registration fnju'-p, on l',e second enrollment dnv How deeply this nwaUeimis of interest extends will be more elearlj de termlned on Saturday the lnet day foi qualifying for franchise rights, but it is already demonstrated t lint the nin.e, rf jk' apathy is not so profound n was originalh feared. J Anything like an npproa-h to a 'fu'l en rollmcnt must mean of course, the complete discomfiture of the mnehinc Tbe e'i veret professional politicians of misruled Ameri Can municipalities seldom survhe the eon sequences nf n really representative turnout of the electorate. The peculiarly exasperating feature of local politics in Philadelphia has been its detachment Highly organized force- liae profited bj the reluctance of thousand of citizens to nssume elementary oh'igntlous. Given fairly full registration t'gures and Jk It will be possible to determine whether gang ITtlle Ih nrtuallv popular Heretofore indi cations of a dc'iberatel.v fieo choice have a y'not ocen convincing .ANOTHER RAILROAD CASUALTY? F A physician were called to diagnose the eae nf the Federal Hallway Labor Hoard . he prpbably would suggest the immediate presence of near and dear relatives at tlie Sard's bcddlde For this newest .igcn jT xue wuveruinciu ih iiEuiing lor its uti. and It doesn't appear to have long to live The Pennsylvania Ballroad mnnngement i largely responsible for this It ban seem ln;ly worsted the board In a fiercely fought (iucl of argument. An. election for shop representation in ify htaJiiiraasn"int conferenre to fix hfefc- yN' TT0' Mn(1-tlons wtt" nceary, 1 Tno railway management denied tlie right 1 or tlio men to vote for representatives who were not actually employed on the road. The union men 'Hd out. and still hold out, for reprcsenlntlo by their union leaders, whether these leaders be workers or not. The Italhvay Labor Board sustained that claim. It attempted to have the rallwa management change Its mind. The Penn sylvania officials tlatly refused. And tho Hallway Labor Board has no authority to enforce Its decisions. This Is tbe first important decision which 'the board has banded down. And If thus early In its cqreer it is shown to be useful only ns an ornamental appendage to the National Government it is most unlikely that any one will ever even trouble to sub mit an Important question to it in tlie future. IN THE LIGHT OF FAMINE WE CAN SEE RUSSIA WHOLE A Nation of Almost 200,000,000 People Forgotten EJecause of a Handful of Communists A MF.KICANS, leading simultaneously of the mowment of Hoover's relief sup plier from Kl;.i into the ltu4im minim al on and of the mis.ry mid devastation re vealed to newspa.ier to: respondents from the I'nited States who have jusl touched the nliiietrd at cats, miht to be wind that, diffi cult as tinic have been, wo still lmo some thing to sh.i.e with thoe who b.no nothing. It is hard to see anv pi. id In a famine that is sweeping an area almost as large n !Vntis'anta. Yet famine was requited to lemiud tho otits'de world that few llu.sians arc Bolslicvlts. th:u a nation of almost J n.niill.fllHl peo do i. strll suffering the ac-c-iimulated torments that result fiotn war. The Inrge, Uue'sia. of which wo hae heard tilth' lno a handful of Communi-ts look the irat.'i the Majo. is patient and given to ii" n -resistance. It ahvas hn- been guided b, a spirit of te'iglous reslsnttion. Oppression, militarism, liunger. war. bol- nevism tlie-psneop.ssho blights inc seemed to the hor I-working agrarian peasant to he 2s tii'.nv. :dah'e .is wlntoi winds or old age. The a:e tlie will of ilod. Fn lino .ipnears to him as the will of ("Sod. And iln K i inn. who-e stoic murage In tho war was tho admiration of thr- wor'd. who aihan ed to the tiermnn guns with bibs and gun butts aft t n r ttcn (ioein tiji'ii 'oft him without ammunition, who .'ought until tl'e dead of bis armj numbered almost '.'.tli'iinio, i llng down quietly to die of Iniuger and asking no questions-. It is of no ue to blame the famine wholly n 'he t'omm mi-1 (inorni.iont Communi-m helped to make it inevitable. So did Kobhik. Wniigel. Uenikine and the other .iihrniuvous mi'itnrist- whisp sal- I'es into Kussinn territori caiiaed the Hiss ins i i , '."-lnize ahcl maintain great nim''s of men who should have breti left to till the fields. i Tie ic ent drought comn'e-ed the traged. F'v people co, lid piovide th" demon sstratlon of patience and restraint of whnt oic mi "lit a'i the letter -' la mnsoious nes which tlie newspaper correspondents ft iind in tin- State of Sairar.i. w Ik re a mul titude of people won dying in full view of a snta'l mountain of hu'ging grain -aeks. In tho s.i "l. was wheit. The gieat heard was guarded b a single soldier, who had on' to shako his head pltlfulli at the mob t" t ii i n it awn For eerv one knew that he grain wa fir the r.evt planting and tl.at 'the luTuic Mifetx of the whole legion depended on it and that it was. theiofoie. 'ii a scino sacred. So women let their .iiih'rcn die. Tlio spokesmen for grea' -i'om crowds at the roadsides gieat crowds that had drifted bllndh until th" could not find the strength to drift am further said simply to the Ameriian. ' Help Hii'slu if mju can 15m wi.i'ii ou rctui-n we will not be hero." Een the M'ntry at the grain pile was lialf-tared. Tl e e;v '..itloi of the future ought to be i good i iviJitarion. It ha- demanded ter rible .,o'ri i -es For it r'le war was fought. ' For it s, nie millions of people in Rtifsia vomen and 1'iWlr. n. I.nters of bol.-hcvism, patient, hard-workmg folk are threatened with death f"oni hunger, since the Russian f-imlne i- due largely to the confusion that ful'owod the w nr Tin- Bolshevist mania was a blind and furious and destructive reaction of men's minds against the ipei'taolo of systematized slaughter in Europe. It will pass. It i passing now Hut what will come after it V Governments and statesmen who heliou that the can make war ag.iinst all Ilussjn ihi'r lighting lommunism make n dreadful mi-take For if ever Russia is educated and democratized, if ever its people oa,n lie i.'&dp to icahzo that all human hardship and ngoiir nie not the will of God. It will lie one of t! e greatest forees that the world has owr known Hr over- stubborn insistence on the right " independent direction of American relief ircniirps wn wise. Europe is still tilled with people who desire to mix politics with their charity in Russjn. The so'p aim of the American famine relief workeis is to I'ed the hungrv . Whi'o the iet of the world is wasting its eiiorg in not altogether unselfish wars of eiit.iiient against the ilwind'lng group of Comnvnist nt Mo-cow, it is the parr of liumn'iit- and of 1 ii- for the I'nited States to . nr.ii-rn itself about the gieat and gen-irous-spiiited masses of tho !tu-mn people. Ti;p.v nee I o ir frindslili. And n time mav come when we -hall need Metis BURNS' "SCOTLAND YARD" J") EADF.RS of detective stories have some times wondered t nit there is no central 'iiircnu for tlie detection of crime in America lko Scotland Yard in London When the local detective- In Grent Britain find themselves unablp to uni.ivel a mj-tery thev telegraph to Scotland Yard, and in the detective stories tue man who is "-enr out find' tlie clue in a short time and brings the ciluiiiial to justice. This can happen because Great Britain has a i entrnli.ed Gov fitment It eniinnt happen in tlie I'nited States bornii'c the poliie force of cneli State is Independent .if the fore" in everj other Stnte, and because the authentic- in Washington have no iurlsdict on save over crimes against the Fcdeinl laws William .1. Burns, who recently lias been put nt the lii-mi oT the Secret Service Hunan of the Department of .IusiIcp, has announced that lie Is planning to do what be mil to lo-ordinote tlie crime-detecting forces of the different Slates with those of the Fed eial Government His first stop is to estab lish a 'flit ml bureau of cilminnl identifica tion, m whiili there will he filed the por traits and descriptions of everv known criminal in the whole eoiintrv. Tbui when a suspect is arrested, .a,v in Ser.T n, the police, of that city can send Ms dccrjithni to waMuustcu ami in a buori time mm out J whnt his record la This will be 'simpler than telegraphing to all tho large cities to discover whether the man Is known In any of them. The Association of Police Superintendents has made an attempt to provide a clearing house for Information nbout criminals, but this plan of Mr. Burns. If carried out with thoroughness, ought to be of great assistance to the police in all parts of the country It ennnot he carried nut, however, without the voluntary co -operation of the local au thorities, for Mr. Burns has no power to compel the submission to him of tho data In the rogues' gnlleries In the different cities. THE LEAGUE AND A MARE'S NEST THE framers of the Covenant of the League of Nations were doubtless aware of the novelty nf the principle Incorporated in Article XIX of that instrument. "The Assembly," runs the text, "may from time to time ndvlsc the reconsideration by members of the League of treaties which have become Inapplicable and whose con tinuance would endanger the pence of the world." This prnrlsion may mean n great deal or it nin.v mean nothins whatever, according to fli" strength and prestige of the Interna tional partnership and, of course, flic special circumstances governing each case. .lust at present the League is hardly old enough nor has Its status been established securely ennujli to warrant its effective operation as a treaty tinkerer. The request of Bolivia for a revision of the pact of 1001, whereby Chile, as a result of n successful war. definitely acquired pos sosMon of the only strip of seacoast of the fo-mer nation, sjias been refused. The re jection takes tho form of a postponement of a discussion of the subject b.v the League Assembh. The Chilcnn position was milltantly ex pressed. "What treaty of peare," cried Senor Edwards, "hns not been the result of the vittor.v of one advers.irv over an other? If the League were called upon to revise all such treaties it would l.ave to make over flic map of the world." His ren'is-tlc argument, supported by dis quieting hints of Chilean sponsion from the League, seems to have been temporarily effective. Nevertheless, the question of whnt has been called the South American Alsace is not one that can be conclusively settled b.v threats nlone. In the case of tho Chile Bo'ivia trcatv it is true that the latter na tion formally abandoned claims urged ever sin-o the war of 1 1"" 1 2. But the plebiscite promised bv the treaty of Aneon for the vnluahlc nitrate promises of Tncnn and Arica has never been held, and Peru consider the question open to this day. In the light of the present situation It is curious to reflect that o much of the op position to the League was baod upon its alleged power. Its existing inability to in vestigate a complicated prob'em bristling w lth injustices is a significant exposure of weakness Progress on the Pacitu slope of South America has, without question, been seri ously hindered bv tlie ructions of Peru, Chile and Bolivia, which time and again have threatened further wars. Some day the li'nttpr must be fnirlj and judicially reopened. Friends of the League look forward to the time when it ran function nuthoritatlvcl.v in tho work of treaty revision The principle is radical, but It wa never intended to be aught but helpful to civilization. WAR MEMORIAL DANGERS THE siiioerot sentiment and the most un impeachable patriotism are not invariabl guniantees o authentic art. Of all the belligerents in the war. Eng land has proved herself tlie ijio-t energetic in raising memorials Earnest tribute.- to the brave arc alreadj onspiiuou- in manv towns tliroushoiit the Iiiigdom. Judging bv certain long-defined cliaracteiir.ti's of Hrit-:-h i ul tare, tlie standard of taste pre vailing in these structures is probably not dlzzilv high There has been more restraint in Franco, whore the Government has expressed a re luctance to erect ins an official monument to the lonfllet until the passage of ten vears after Armistice Pay. That this idea, how ever, lacks appeal in small' communities and oven in . Itiei of considerable she is, m tlie opinion of Prof. Paul Crct, who has just icturneil fiom a visit to his native land, a subject for regret. All this zealous work constitutes, nccoid ing to the architect of the Delaware River Bridge. ' a commendable display of patriot ism, but it is rather unfortunate from an artistic standpoint." Philadrlphians will enjoy nt the November ele tic n tne privilege of voting upon the question of signalizing till- i itv -s pnrt in tbe war b.v a convention hall, which it is pioposcd shall serve also as nn iinprosip ineiniiiial. Elector will be entitled to tin -thonre or oppose the plan for raising thr necessary funds. But the surveilinnce of the public should not end on election day. If tlie town is to commemorate its achievements in world stritn the mere expenditure of large sums of money will be insufficient. No puins should bo spared in devising the worthiest and most tasteful structure fitl.v emphasiz ing spiritual and artistic value- The Albert Memorial, of London, i a g'lttoring example of misdirected effort. TI.e lecent crop of war monuments n France and England serve as more recent warning And not all the misdeeds nn of foreign origin. The lesson of the new Pastorius monu ment in Gcrmantovvn mav be unintentional, but it is none the les bitter. Citizens of sensibility will do well to o!i--oi o elosolv cneli stage of the latest me morial project. The practice of playing favorites with architects and lontrnctor- is pnitieulaily grievous In such nn enterprise. None but the best de-lgns obtalnab'e can duly honor the glorious and tragic past. LEGAL AND ILLEGAL FIGHTING PICTURES of the Demps. j -Cnrpenti'M fight continue to be a topic for debate in various parts of the countrv and n cau-e of troublp in New .lersev , where a eoiintiv pastor quit his church hecnuse his people objected to the use of the film at a benefit enteitaliiment. Tlieio are groat numbers of earnest people who believe that the fiijlit at ,for-e Citv was an immoral exhibition Perhaps it wis. At any rate, tho-.e is n Federal law under which it is a crime to si , , prize-fight pletii.es from i lie State to allot let Who "an remember the wni picPirv a few ears ag" "" 'he m enes nf bloodshed, tlie i-o'illers beinj mowed down in full view of gai-ping iiudicn . the bodies iu the barbed w ire. tlie woun-'ed shivering In the stretch ers, the mountainous smoke of the gient guns'.' Fnder tlie laws of tho country so,eh pie lurch wore shipped fiee'y from State to State and shown in all the theatres to people who. for their souls' sake, are not peimitted to sec tlio photographs of two men punching each other scientifically with upholstered gloves. If the Dempsey-Carpontior fight was a brutal and Immornl exhibition, what shall we say about modern war? Captain Einmct Kllpatriok, of the American Red Cross, aalnoil twontv pounds In a Mr scow prison Perhapn the Soviet can he in-Iurrd to Jail dome of the country's stnrvlng babjef. PENROSE AS A REFORMER He Was the Author of .the Famous Shern Lav That Unfinished Por trait of Washington It Now Hangs In Boston By GEORGE NOX McCAIN THE author of that untisunl critical and biographical work, "The Mirrors of Washington," remarks in his sarcastic nl luslons to Senntor Penrose that "he began his political career as a reformer," The writer wns familiar 'with hla subject. Senator Penrose did inaugurate his re markable political .career as n reformer, I happened to be a witness to the fact thlrty-slx years ago. Not only then, but nt irregular Intervals since, he has been a sporadic reformer. That admirable provision in Philadel phia's new Charter which takes policemen and firemen out of politics is a Penrose measure. It originated with him twenty years ago. As a political proposition It wns regarded with doubt mid disdain by his lieutenants. . It wns so doubtful, seemingly so radical, from an organization standpoint, thnr two of Ills lieutenants declined to present the bill in the Legislature. DANIEL .1. SHERN, author of the Shern Inw, now n leading member of the bar, wns one of the members of the Legislature nt the time. It wns In the extra session of 11)00 that he declined to present the bill in the House. Mr. Shorn was quite as astute and able in the practice of po'itics nt that time ns he Is today In the practice of law. Senator Penrose had drafted the measure and sent It to Representative Shorn to be put through. It wa strategy in this Instnncc rather than reform that was the fulcrum b.v which Penrose proposed to hoist the bill to success. He wns after his political enemies with the club of legislation In one hnud nnd the pjilo-ns of organization in the other. Representative Shern was from the Pen rose district. It was up to him to get tlie measure through. He saw the Impossibility of its success. He bluntly informed the Senator that the bill hadn't it chance in the House ns a straight measure. Then he dropped his oars nnd settled him self back in his seat nnd awaited develop ments. And they came. JL sion. Fortunately. Representative Shern had retained n copy of tho bill. One night he called Senntor Penrose on the long -distance phone nnd informed him that It wns more tlinn" possible he could get the Police nnd Firemen's Bill through. Penrce was tickled to death and told him to go tho limit. Mr. Shorn hnd his own way of doing things. It was introduced In committee as an amendment to the Bullitt Bill. It went through, but not without a terrific fight. Governor Pcnnypacker objected to the Imprisonment clause. It was eliminated, after which the measure came into being. It has gone down In history ns the Shern law. When the new Charter fight was on at the session of lfllfl the imprisonment clause was added. Tlie bill was thus restored to its original form as prepared by Penrose and put through by Shern. THE trouble that would have been averted lu Philadelphia politics had the original Penrosc-Shern measure then been enacted with the penal clause attached is immeas urable. Governor Pennypncker, tenacious for the fullest freedom to the Individual, erred, nevertheless, in elimlnntins the penalty of Imprisonment in the bill. By this j ear of 1021 the departments of police nnd fire doubtless would have been free from the dominance of ward and, pre cinct politics. Tlie Epplcy election murder In the Fifth Ward would not have shamed Philadelphia in the eyes of the world. Police boards and civil service reform commissions a would not hnvo heard inter minable stories of police crime or crooked ness through the Intervening years. The Shorn bill might not have been a panacea : It certainly would have proved a purification. MORRIS EARLE started a quest some months ago for an unfinished portrait of George Washington. It ended, seemingly, in what was supposed to be a solution of the problem. . It was an uncompleted portrait by Gil bert Stuart, said to have boon executed some time between 170." nnd 1S00, of nn other person. The ending enme in tho discovery that Rtunrt, who had executed a replica of his famous portrait of Washington and failed to copyright it. had refused to finish a por trait for a Mrs. William Bingham, whose husband wns responsible for the blunder. It happens, however, not to have been tho correct answer to Mr. harie s inquiry. TvR. GEORGE W. DOFC.LAS. mv col- J league, with the persistence that marks' the sincere searcher alter truth, lias uncov ered the facts. The unfinished Bingham portrait docs not satisfy. Theic is nn unfinished portrait of General Washington b.v Gilbert Stuart. It hangs todn.v in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Oddly enough, It is owned by the Boston Athenaeum. Dr. Douglas In the course of his In quiries on the subject furnishes the follow ing very interesting facts : The portrait was painted, but not fin ished, by Gilbert Stuart in 170(1. At that time Washington was sixty-four years of age. Stuart hod painted another portrait of the general in the year previous. Tbe one which 1 now known the world over wns pronounced not a "true resem blance" by the immortnl subject himself. Washington said that the other portrait, that of 1705, was a better likeness. Strange ns it may seem, the world refused to accept tho verdict of Washington on the subject. In spite of his opinion, the fnct. in the painting of 170(1. tlie unfinished portrait. Is forever fixed and will remain the American Ideal of our first President. Dr. Douglas ha., not onh supplied the above information, but with the spirit of the true investigator has submitted a fine photogravure of the portrait in question The background is unfinished and every indication of the incompleteness of the artist's work is evident. Today's Anniversaries lfi'28 Genera! Geoie 1'iook. fumous Civil War soldier nnd Indian fighier, born near Davton, O. Died m Chicago March o 1600. 1830 First number of the Alton Observer published by Elijah P. I.owjoy. 1800 Two hundred and twenty-five pcr. sons, nearly all of tlioin le-idents of Wis cousin, perished in the loss ,,f the steamship Lndv Elgin on Lake Michigan ' 1S0.' British House of Lords rejei le( the Irish Home Rule Bill. 1000 A toiiindo at Galveston clostiovert 7000 lives nnd .?.'10.000.(I(IO In pioperty.' 10111 General John J. Pershing was' wel comed in Npw Vnik on his arrival from Frnnoc. 1020 -First mnil plane left Mineola, V , for San Francisco. 1- Today's Birthdays Howard Sutherland, senior United States Senator from West Virginia, born neai Kirk-' wood. Mo., fifty-six vears ago. Colonel Robert C Clowr.v. former pieRi. dent of tho Western Fn'.on Telegraph rm. pnny, horn in Will Count. III., eighty, three years ago Bertha Kalleh.N celebrated actress nnd photoplav favorite, born at Lcinberg. Ga llcliit frt fc,'v,i1 years ago. The Rt. Rev Charles P Anderson, Epis copal Bishop of ( hlcago, born at Kemptrille, r-nimtla. fifty-eight jroih ago. Walter i... one hi the best known "f !n7i JJ rnnc drlvprs. born nt '-"j H'jGa i!vv jearago. NOW MY IDEA JS THIS Daily Tallcs With Thinking Philadelphians on Subjects They Know Best CHARLES S. SHAUGHNESSY On Civil Service Examinations THE manner in which municipal civil service examinations arc making better citizens mentally nnd physically, by calling attention to their shortcomings. Is one of the advantages of the new plan for employ ing the thousnnds of men nnd women who carry on the work of Philadelphia's gov ernment. T.iis is the opinion of Charles S. Shaugh ncssy, chief examiner of the Civil Service Commission of Philadelphia, who traces the evolution of the municipal job from the time it was a political plum until its present stntus ns a means of honest nnd intelligent service. "Philadelphia is the third largest city employer in the United States." says Mr. Shaiighnessy. "It hns S00 varieties of po sitions, from common lnborer to the high paid executive. "The character of the personal service rendered to the city is Important, for it costs nbout .$2."i.000.000 a year, nearly hnlf the entire city budget, and the personal Forvlcc is good, medium or bad, according to the character and ability of those who have been found qualified to enter this vast range of employment Namo a Misnomer "The employment agency or entrance de partment is tho Civil Service Commission. It is really the front door of the public service. Its name is a misMomer nnd an unfortuunle one. for it conveys n meaning sometimes misleading to the avcrnge citizen. But the name 'Civil Service Commission' hns persisted through forty years In more than 200. cities and in Washington since the Fedornl Civil Serviro Act became neces sary by tlie assassination of President Gnr field. Tho proper name for the department is 'Employment Commission.' for It re cruits and places In their chosen fields qunllfied people for tho various activities of the city. "Years ago we used to have n custom of turning everybody out of their jobs every four years. This was called 'rotation In office, and It wns based upon the theory, long since exploded, that the jobs belonged to the party that happened to bo in power. People looked on ut this custom very com placently, for they little knew at that time the significance or meaning of constitutional government. But this s.vstem not only brought in tlie unfit, hut it threatened to undermine the whole government structure. Tho first annual message of one President at that time contains this language: " 'Doubts may well be entertained whether our Government could survive the strain of a continuance of this system, which upon every change of administration inspires nn Immense aim of claimants for office to lay siege to tho pati'nnngc of gov ernment, engiossing tho time of public offi cers with their Impoitunltics, spreading abroad the contagion of their disappoint ment nnd filling the air with the tumult of their discontent ' "This condition spread to our cities nnd wns even more dangerous, for It accentuated all the evils of the I cdernl service. "Our understanding of government lias vastly changed since then. We have learned that the institution of government and all the jobs connected tlicicwitli belong to all the people. Citizenship is n responsibility as well as a privilege, and civic accomplish -ment is directly proportionnl to Hie extent in which tho citizen participates. So the Civil Servicii Commission encourages, par ticipation, nnd to that end interviews nnd guides peoplu to compete and qualify fr fhe work for which they are best fitted, f Value of Examinations "We hear n gieat deal these days of inuch-nceded training for the public service and a municipal university. Those will be organized agencies In preparation for civil service examinations nnd nie forward stops in the educational s.vstem; for. after all preparation nnd examining for civil service are educational. They train for citizenship which Is the great end of education. Our medical experts tell us that frequent cxainl nations point the way to better and more healthful Hvins. Mental examinations show our deficiencies; they point the way to ad vancement. The.v push our horizon out to a wider nnd more useful life. "Formerly, civil service examinations were confined to written tests of about four hours' duration, where tlio candidates wcio assembled after the fashion of n school PX. iimlnation But now a complete npprnlsal of each person Is innde, Inciiidlii",' person -nllty. habits, reliabllitv, standing iu the community as well as general Intelligence Attention is nlso clven to pli.vslonl condi tion as to standards commensurate with the klnd.nf work to be done. Improvements arc constantly belus made ps pur experience AWAKE AT LAST grows in dealing with this most intricate of all problems, the human quality. Employment Managing "The shortage of- labor during and after the war has given needed Importance to the employment manager. He is the personnel agent in private industry nnd is employed to conserve labor, to prevent useless 'hiring and firing,' to see that employes secure work suited to their abilities. This is sound business policy, since it Is found to be ex pensive to continually put on new men. "The ncttial cost of putting a new man on a job is variously estimated at from S30 to $.100, depending upon the character of the work. In addition to this, the employment mnnagcr looks after the promotion and wel fare of the employes and their retirement In old age. "Tho Civil Service Commission Is the employment manager for the City of Phila delphia ; it recruits new employes, it regu lates promotions and it acts as a trial board for uniformed forces of the Police and Fire Bureaus. The city in addition is developing Its welfare features and its lctircnicnt or pension s.vstem. The disndvuntnges under which public service has labored in t;he past arc disappearing ; there is a growing respect for the city employe, as his service and not outside Influence is becoming more nnd more the basis for his advancement. More over, the central agency like the Civil Serv ice Commission or its counterpart, the em ployment manager in private Industry, in sures uniform and impartial treutment and promotes good will and harmonious notion, the goal of all industry of the present day. Civil Service nnd tho Charter "The Philadelphia Chatter is n most advanced and interesting document. It was framed b.v ordinary mortals who. however, had vision ; who plainly saw and builded for the 'City of Tomorrow.' Tlie civil service provisions'Tirc the embodiment of modern emplo.vmcnt managing, having clue regard for tho political system under which we live. "But charters and other legislation arc merely instruments of government nnd are of little avail unless supported and in spired by effective personnel. Tlie netual accomplishment in civic economy and effi ciency will depend upon the character and ability of those who have passed and will, pass through the front door of the city service." Whnt Dn You Know? QUIZ 1. In what century did Voltaire live and what was his real name? 2 Whnt were tlio so-called "Five Intoler able Acta" In American history? 3. What was the Conway Cabal dining tho American Revolution? 4 Whnt Cabinet officials sit next to tho President nt Cabinet meetings? B. Where nnd whnt is Tutulln? 0 Who was Vice President of the United States under Ucnjnmln Harrison? 7. In what part of Mexico is Tamplco, the oil center? 8 Who was King of England nt tho tlmo of the discovery of America by Colum bus? 9. Who said "Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battles won"? 10 What la the name of the treaty which tho Allies negotiated with Hunu.irv after the World War" Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1 A Sam Urowne belt Is tho same as a baldrlo, which Is hung from 'tho nhoulder to the oppoMte hip 2 Three Important cities In Porto Illco are San Juan, Ponce and Mnyagucz 3 Brazil, with Rio do Janeiro as tho cnnl- tal became tho bead of its own mother country when the Portuguese eov. rrelgnty took the title of the United lv ligdom of Portugnl, Brazil and tho Algarvts In 1815 Tho Colonial Gov eminent disappeared nnd Dom John W. living In Rio became King of the cntlie realm In 181C 1. A peruke is a wig Perlque is a kind of strong-flavored tobjeco. 6. Henry Cnhot Loiliro Is Senator from .MaBsiicbusetts. Ii. Kl ux means amlowlfe " ,'10 ,1ia',lc,"- W'"?' fKht on June 2J 1,57 the British under Cllve sbr naliy deflated a numerically superior Bengal Army under Suralan riowlali Plasm , v Is n place en tho Hugh Hive r In India about elghty-dve miles north of Calcutta The victory s Important as virtually securing the esiahllshment of the British power In India 8. A jatvmld Is a toniMe ilgurc- used aH u pillar rn architecture. in Slf. Jf,me8 .c'r,ll5 l8 Premier of I'lster 10, Two planets whose orbits ure nearer to r.-.fVH.rf .,u TCMI, SHORT CUTS A. cheery little optimist is Will ,H. Hoys School days! School days! An end to swimming pool days : r Refrain for occasional pome: The kid dles arc at school and mamma's at the movies. "Women to Enter Mule Race." Headline. Well, we hnd heard something of their obstinacy, but The second registration day Ehov.ed that voters were gathering momentum. Saturday's spurt will carry them over the top. Perhaps the State would got a larger revenue If instead of making voters pay a poll tax the tax were collected only from non-voters, De Vnlcra says England is trying to sell Ireland second-rate margarine as but ter. Here, nt lea6t, Is no attempt to lubri cate parsnips. Some men ore oddities, mused the Peri patetic Observer. They hesitate to express an opinion on a subject because they know nothing about It. Then, ngaln, perhaps the attack on the modernist art show in New York was de signed to inject wicked Interest into whnt wns merely borcsome. Since Massachusetts began requiring tests of fitness from applicants for auto licenses motor accidents have decronscd 50 per cent. It pays to be strict. No man Hvins knows what kind of, weather we are going to have n week ahead, says Pittsburgh's Weather Man. A striking instance of where Ignorance is bliss. Tlie statement of West Virginia cosl operators is interesting because of what Is left unsaid. It is not denied, for instance, that by their orders free speech and free assembly ft ere suppressed. A Greek girl arriving in New York hii asked to bo deported because the man who claimed her as his bride was not at all like the picture. sent to her. This is not the first time Dnn Cupid has proved himself to be a punk photographer. Woodbury, N. ,T squirrels are said to be gathering large quantities of nuts nnd burying them deep in anticipation of n hard winter. If the supply runs short they might be "referred to the modernist art collection in the Metropolitan Museum. New York. A Greenwood Luke. N. J , clergyman hns quit his job because ho was not iilloivea to show the Deinpsey-Cnrpentler fight pic tures for the benefit of the church. don't know what kind of n punch the gen tleman has, but he must bo given credit for his willingness to take the count. In Snmnra peasants are starving while tncks of wheat He on the wharves It heed wheat, and they will not steal from tne fiituie though they know they will not live until the harvest. Out of the wrongs and wickedness of a weary world tome of tne commonplaces of life shine like the glories of Heaven. A man forty -four jenrs old has just completed a run of 100 miles from Albany to Now York in 28 hours nnd 20 in nutea. lie did something a horse couldn't do ana earned thereby a thousand dollars DIM-' tians will bo interested to learn that he con sumed on tlie wny three cups of ten, turee glasses oi miiK, niroe pieces m """, I poached eggs nnd a pound nnd a halt 'I grapes. And the most nrdent "-'."': hardly contend that his stamina wouni '- been improved if the grapes had been w nieiitocL The Smithsonian Institution in Wash ington has on exhibition two books ll0."J made by one mini. He wrote them He " signed and enst tho tpc. He ninnufncturw the paper. Ho printed tlio sherts oil a imnu press. Up bound them. Of course, to iiavt mnde tho job complete, ho would have lmi i make the Iron and fashion the pifss " few other things like that, but tlie job M stands Is a wonderful one. To which nuiJ be added the fact that while It if true (Here would bo much wasted effort in the worm ' nil work were done tills wn.v it N ols true that the world would have more and ij'.y ornftfMnon Perhaps It would be ,' iti! while nroecoillii': with ciuiintity product lu' as ti vocation, cneli nnd. every man 'PmI sonio crnft hl.s avocation, a hobby to "..ZMA i.. i i .. .. -hi.. 4mm erfBirfiyMl llir MUl'l'lucea limviilllliuo; ws, ij effort. ' ' M'iL, i m i. -. sn,"r- i a ! '&&. krVJ i, , .JI'O. n- .., A ,.. v M
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