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The tun flullrtlnjc Londen Ill-sun Trafale-ar Bulldltis StMlfCIUPI KIN' TERMS Tha EvtNtsci Prni.ie Lrrnam It served te auk crlhera In Philadelphia and eureiindln' teirna at the rate of twelve (IS) centa per week, pi) able te tha carrier. By. mall le nelnta eutelde of Phltadelahla In the united P'ate. Canada, or L'nlted Statu son sen son len. uee'aee fiee, flftv (60) cente rer month 81 tllLdullaia rr 'ear, paiable In advance. Te allferelern ceuntrle one (II) dollar a month Vetick Suhicrltiera letting address cliamed must give old aa we i m nee- addrefii rlLLf.. toea "Mt r knlflF MtIN llll E7tcfie.ts a'l commnelcMfiervi te Kvrnlna Public ltriger Indryrrttenf Square. i"M)nitnS, Member of the Associated Prcis TllK ADSOrtATFD rRK.IS tt rielMlvnly tM tit ltd te fh it 'nr rrpubl, a' O" e' all newt iispatchet credited te it or net effierulie credited h iMt paper and alie the loeol itetct pubHjftfd flrreiti XII rtphta of retuaUrtit en of tp'cCnl rfitparrAej "" ere a'te rterierf rhilidtlphU Tufidit Ortdbrr . 12 1 NEW FEDERAL BUILDING HOPES THE emphasis placed by the I nempleytuent Conference in Washington upon the ad vantages of expediting publh mtistnu'tien projects may conceivably reopen a question ui practical necessity argued In Philadelphia K' the point of exhaustion Vnr rpnrs the neeil fur n new IVderal building te put an end te overcrowding in i the, I'osteffice and the incemeniences due te tne present sratterttiR of fievernment offices tn unfit quarters in this city has been ob eb ob vieus. Appeals te Washington have been met with ague premi-es. with dim forecasts of change but with no re.tl lelief The conference. It appears, has wired te the organization of Federal workers m Phila delphia for n report of local condition The only rational reply should demonstrate te the Industrial and economic doctors that this community is an ideal one in which te apply one suggested remedy for unemployment That factor indeed is in this instance of secondary urgency A new r'ederal building operation would net enH provide weine posi tions fur the jobless It would signalize a long-belated realization of Intolerable con dltlens persistently explained hut heretofore ignored at the. national capital THE SERIES BABK IU'TH has net rr appealed in grand opera or In n presidential race, twit he cannot well step mieii of thee top most heights of hiiiiiiin endeavor if the Tanks win in the -cries of si utHe" that begin tomorrow The tiitriim wllunc in tue eiinu will hr.ve the lime of it lite It- iwe big te.mis lire pretty eenU mat) hed if ou ligme Uuih r the major factor tin one side anil Mctirnw an a les ceu-pb neus but eualM weighty force upon the ether (jein'inl interesr In the cenllict mn be lessened because both teams hall from one. as we -av, town fiut till New Yerker will knew what perfect liappiness can be like Far-traveled -ens of the town will hun home from the m places of the land te be m nt the great cent Candles will be lit In tne window of eer ! little gra home en Fifth avenue Meanwhile there are -eine sign- of spirit ual lassitude In ether quarters where base ball feeling once ran h.zhesf at the appnuu h of a World's Si ties Se it mac be fin -nine yf-nrs until the confidence of the fanatic in the professional players In fnllv resteied Hut they are betting en the ieult in Slum Paris is said te ee en it tees In Thibet the flail) scores will he published The American abroad rend little of the Chicago trial and his inteie-i is m keen, his pasmn let the national game se het ihut hi- excite ment in the present e of the grea,t series nn been Infections KU KLUX GUNMEN THK out) -urpiisiug ilium about me Ku Klux riot hi l.urcna. Te , is flint it "wasn't worse A. Sheriff nml about n-n ethers were shot ip lhp niflft pu'cipitutcil b the Kluxers ht'n the I'liuiitj uutlieiitlpi ttii-il te step n parmlr orgnmeii m tlerin tif the lw. The makn tlint tlii Siiniimii enttil Mnds breadc-a'-l in tnun'unils ilinjuifpd tin1 fro n men. Similar rlashei an ineMlablf whetevi-r the kleniflea have been makin; money Koeliiii mlnrl" Hoakeil with th' irail; mulevuletil twaddle of the suprcint' v. Vnnl vcem tu be capable of anv xurt nf I'iratii" hehnner The phenomenon of blind exiiltntinn inli eil bv incantations, whleh hitherto lime been pe culiar te jtinglei. is new hems manifested in presumably civilized communities in the United States Anti-Klux feelinj ii rnpidlj heniniins al most as violent as the Kins munia We nhRll hear of oilier net and outrage. Mean while Congress i in no appaient "linn v te make a complete lnicitisatimi of tup m Seme of the Seithem meuibei- aie said in be disposed te tand uloef Since Herri) k of (tklahenui appealed m the HeilFe it lias been po-eible te belie) , nl most an.vthin;; Ate we re mihie- tlint -eine of the Southern Iteprefentativm hae lobes and masks nml iaii" of -niied w,ter tuiki-d awny in their Vnlun,jt"ii nihi-e.-" STREET ACCIDENTS W HEN if is announced u.ni mil el the 10J persons kil'ed in in cnienis en the ttreets Hlnce .lauuary 1 fort) -two were killed by touring cms if would be easy te dilate en tbc great flange r te the public arising fiein the use of the streets hv meter ehicles Itur n little anahsis ,f the tiu'ines gin out In the Police Peiiartirii nt will show hew li'iit jlistificntleli theie is f,n Lellilettiniiig I he utomebile. While iheie weie fnitv-twu fnt.ilit.es arising from the upeintien of ai leust 100,0(10 moteriiirs in the cm in ,me I fatality fur SK!(MJ (ate. iheie weie iwuiti ! neven fntalillcs due te street cur ikc-i-dents, in one for a li l.'fl tinf lr. Theie wcie about IKHMI pei-nn- iu Jlired bv nilteuitihiles, en one fm- ever "forty-three nutoineblles, n nil there weie ,'iiiu trolley -car uciiilenis or one fei cver eighi car. Superintendent Mills i- elea-ed Willi the record because n nidi utes that the sltfp( . first campaign waged b muIeiis eiiiple,eis U j-educing the number of aciidents. and he cause it shows ihal b puiiishing drunken drivers of moteicaiK the chief Miune of pull te pedestrians fiein autoineblles Is being 'lessened. HOW OLD IS THE EARTH? ACCOHDIN! te the Jewish iinoneog the earth was created ,"stl' ers age lint, week, Acceidlng te the Chii'ti.in i hren o!efj"i figured out by ISiahup fuller. It wns created 0003 years age 'l'lie geologists, heweter, i the (jute of motion ut a much mere lencle pi rled Ne two et them agree. The dirfciciice of 1 II! years between the Jewish and -i Christian ' date in U-ht In cuinpariseii wthe differ- ence between the dates fixed by the men of science. Seme of them say the earth Is 20. 000,000 years old or thereabouts, They de net stickle ever fl paltry 100,000 cars or be. In fact, they nre never precise, contenting themselves with the assertion that the earth Is tery old. 'lhcre is no oecnsieti for any one te get excited ever the issue, for it is net likely tnal the exact date when the enrth appeared m.I of the void will ever be deflnltel) dis covered. There were no newspapers then, se we cannot consult the flies te verify the peml. And it was some time after the ball of tire was thrown off the sun ntul became e sepniatc entity that It get cool enough for men te walk en without burning their feet. Yet Ibis uncertainty does net necessarily nffect any of the ceremonies used tu oh eh setving the advent of the New Year by any people, no matter what calendar they lollew HOW FACTIONALISM IS ENDANGERING MANY LIVES Tactics of the Majority of Council in Obstructing Lean Item for Bridge Repairs an Example of Dan gerous Petty Spite H) UKOKUE NO McCAIN IT IS almost Inconceivable that any body of men elected as the representatives of the people, no matter what their factional iilliatue. should deliberately temporize with a matter of public safety in which the lives of thousands of innocent citizens are daily menaced. The people of Philadelphia for month pat have been alternate!) amused and outraged by the clownish verbal antics and puerile equitocatlens' of certain of their representa tive in Council The mock hernii s. the declamatei i protes tations of fidelity te the Interests of Un Un people, the whang-banging and blustering nre at time diverting, and mere frequently lite lite seme, but nhvnys monotonous l their tun tun rew repetition Toleration en the part e' citizens will sooner or later be trnnsfei med into Indig nation und open disgust if n few mete ex hibitions of negligence and studied indiffer ence such as have characterized Council's at titude toward the rotten bridge problem are presented Personal hatreds, ball) bee polities, mi -werthv schemes of revenge which involve the Innocent, the striving for a cheap advantage are elements of dWcerd that should be shelved bv tbe majority in Council when interests paramount re the people are presented On September 'J--' Dneclei or Pului Works Caven Mibniitled a repeii en icrtaii lly bildge The were shown te lie unsafe for modern tinfflc. Se dangerous were condition- upon three of the struetuies. two of them of iiin.lei mi peitame that he had found H neees-ai) te tlese them te vehicular lialhi One et these bridge- hud been miilenmed b) two gieiip of engineers live ve.ti- age Anether can be made -ate for vehicular traf fic fei enN three month- mete In view of the urgencv for immediate ac tien. Directei Cnven enmesti) re-eimuended that a lean item for $.S.".t)00 be authorized hv Council at once for rebuilding the six unsafe and dangerous structuie- mentioned in hi- lepert Tins uewspapei lu-t Siiturduv net Mil) described In detail the dangerous conditions that existed and threatened the Matin- using these nrterial hlghwav. but in photographic ri piedin tien showed tin tempeiaiv vvoedin brace and support that are required te keep at least one of the -triic Hires fimu tel.il i ellapse Tim- far the appeal et the Dnisiei of Puhiii Wern- ha- heen iginued bv Council The liiectei u will be recalled, i- and ha- been tue active factor in intiediieiiig itv-vvlde street ideaning.tn the ill -ml vantage of the politico contractor omtiinnlien The lengei action is postponed the ii'iitei the danger that is iinutreil bv ihe people who ate compelled re use the-e bridges It doubtless will be claimed hv some one et the aiti-t- .11 subteifuse m I'mmiil tiiat inenev i alieiidv available te the demand of the llireiter for lebullding these Mimtur Contieller Hadley. who s() linndilv htlped te defeat the SI ',1,000.000 lean -eme d.n -age. will deubtle-s be i nllecl upon te -nf,. stantiate the nrti-t asset tien Te save Controller Iladlev een ihi seeming tumble. It can be said thai there is nt piesent available for new btidgev ill the Department of Public Weiks SI 17e IL'O s;t Hut it should be noted that WH 031 of this -inn cannot be touched It has been "e.u uiaikecl, ' m pt,ihinllv designated for ceitaiu work There are nutliori.nfien et v'.HO !i,"il for rebuilding Seuth Stieei limige new tleeed te iraflu . snci S30.0Oii fiem the lean e. 1010 for the Pep in Stieei !trld,e Till- leaves SIT'J I till '- unli'e fei nen budges when nlme-t S!l 0OH Will. .,. te be exail. Sl'.-e 0OO is iictuallv tequiied It will tnke nt len-t six wek- te get , . euncilmanii- lean through t.. completion and after thnt tlieie are tin mwnv- euipli'X details of sc-iiirlng i out s-is m ' n,,. ether minutiae of big midi iiakiii.- Should a disiistei tii'iii i . ti. iri m the opeuilien "f ' 1 in-ctfe and , et i udeil bridge what f Uen " The majnntv members of Council ,. .i ,.n -ible for fie ilein v will I,, le Id n cin ,iMe. net enlv bv the vast bech of ihe , m.eu-hlp, but b) every hone-i man in the n-ni fa, tien who holds liuinail lif) uteive i h, , ,nilv ,,f pin tisaiiHlup DAVID BISPHAM 1. ONCER age than l-'ici Dm id IN IllI pliani. of Philadelphia, wn- identified n- ' i In- enlv Auiei lean m.in singing upon the singe of eiitiei ,01111111111 in grand upern " Within the next iwe decade- .11 I, ,irti-i as White-lull .Martin. Ilnrinld Chalmer Scott, Jehnsen. H.nkett nnd (li i-a,,c1 had aiisi-n te dispute this i-elatien though net. for all their varied gifts, te -liadew ihe peculiar distinction of the pieneet Te a voice which if ndniiinble ui n prime, nevei pee-cil ilie In illinic at mined b) 11 Mauiel 01 n It'iff,, m-pham bieiighi an intellectual iiinhiiritv nnd gift n f artistic sinceritv -iiiii".vnai uncommon upon Ihe Uric stage Had he net hem a in'ei of sound .iip.icin 11 is cone enable that he weu'd have achieved a high icpiitniien a nn 111 tin In tin- Wiigneilnn milnii diainas, In -nc h vivid re'e a- Heckniessei . Alb h. Ti-liainiiiid and Kuivvcual, his luute feeling for histi lon.c len.c values was effectivelv dl-plnjecl a t ln-. weie en one or two special ouasleii- in ,',, play of "Adelaide," suggested hi the life of Heetheven, and in the "readings" te jiuslcal accompaniment wbitb especlnllv EVENING PUBLIC LEDaER enlisted his activities during his later years. As a propagandist en behalf of opera in Kngllsh, Mr, Hlspham triumphantly prac ticed the exquisite diction which he preached. His recitation of Pee's "Haven," nn admired feature of his Inter concert programs, was an object lessen tn the beau ties of a much -abused language. As in the case of James Huneker, nn In tel prefer en the ether side of the curtain, logical destiny mode of David IHsphnm tt cosmopolite. It U noteworthy, however, that both of these Phlladelphlans. dead within Ihe same twelvemonth, become semt residents of their native city shortly before the close of careers redounding te the artistic distinction of their birthplace. THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK TUB monthly summary of business condi tions issued by Ihe Federal Iteterve Hank et this district shows some Improve ments In September ever August, but It Is evident that the ceuntrv has still a long wav te go before trade lesumcs its normal course. One of the most dlstiessiug revelations of the summary Is that the savings banks deposits continue te decrease. This" means that men out of wer'c are drawing en their savings te support their families. In this city theie was $230,000,000 en deposit In the savings banks en March 1 On Septem ber l this amount had fallen te $250, OS", 000. a decline of nearly $7.0110.000. Conditions in the Federal Reserve Dis trlit outside of Philadelphia are net se bad, for the deposits have fallen from $53. 100.000 te $32,070,000. or n decline of only S-t.lO.OOi I Mere money was withdrawn from the banks in August thou in any ether month since March. Se long as there' is unemployment there will continue te he withdrawals of savings. The investigators for the bank discovered a curious condition in the hosier) industry, where the demand for cotton he.e is peer, while the m.lls making silk hose arc behind en their orders The reason for this Is found In the state of the cotton market. Haw cotton was low in Augubt and the mills were doing some business, but when the ttevernment report en September 1 showed that the crop was peer the price began te rl-e and the demand for cotton goods fell off It i expected te be peer until the price of cotton becomes a little mere stable Htiilding material has fallen somewhat in price, but It is still high. Yet there has been a slight Increase In building operations In this city ever a venr age, though the cost of buildings for which permits were issued in the Federal Heserve District In August this veur was nbeiit $11. 4(H), 000 less than In August of last vein Tin- i largely because the Atlantic Citv peimit included n hotel that cost mere than .:'. OtlO.OOO. Philadel phia permit- weie for buildings costing 4(500.000 mere than in August Inst year. In Wilmington peimit- fei S1K7.000 worth of buildings were issued in August. 1020, and in August of this vear the permits were for buildings te cost S30O.O0O The demand for full -fashioned hosiery Is de-cribi-d a "excellent " and there is said te be n geed ' demand fm cigars, anthra cite, seamless -ilk hesierv and leather. Fer evei.v thing ele the demand Is only "fair." A evidence has been found that there is a general tendency tewanl receveiy In busi ne. with a gindual decrea-e in the extent of unemple.vnieiit. the outlook is hopeful. ONE NATION NOT IN ARMS DEMONSTRATION that the most highly ergani.ed mililarv' naiien i ultimately incapable of combating -upener ei onemlc Mid Industrial feue when pei-ee e( b) her fee is nvnilable in the defeat of lieiuinnv Reasoning en tin- bn-is, the I tilled States is enslly the most powerful Natien in the wet Id. additional!) safeguarded bv' a strong naval arm The situation will undoubtedly be discussed In this light at the coming parlej in Washington Nevertheless it will In dlthVull le prove thai the I lilted States has succumbed te the temptation of bringing economic and milium assets in an indomitable combina tion. The leinpei of the NhIIeii is nvee te geese stepping and en this point -nine i Ollip.llisens Hre suggestive Flguie nre new .it hand establishing ihe fact that ChuiH. nun hv civil strife which inn be adduced n an excuse, leads the win Id in the iiuinhei of men actually under arms a total "f l '7ii.mii) Second place is held bv Frame with 1 0J4.0OO. and third In Ureal Uritnin wnh 740 300 Of the shocking total of 0.000,000 under aim- throughout tins planet, but 140,000 of them nre regulars in the American Army Our active troops aie sm passed jn mimbeis bv Russia. Poland, liieece. Spain. Turkey. Switzerland. Japan anil O.echo-Slevnkin : in fact, bv ever, iiniien of consequence save (jerninn) The National (luard owing te teorgnni teergnni zti tien. is said te he weaker than befete the vvai The volunteer reserve piegram Is hardlv under war F.xc pi for England and llermany and tbe 1 nited States compulsory service in some fetm prevails in the fore most nations of the glebe Demobilisatien here is n concrete fact. t reflects the essuitullv peaceable spirit of a nation which urieuslv enough has sue ,,full) fought tiintn wan within a cen- tury and ie the Inimen-i1 recei d fei inula that He a half nnd yet ha never succumiiea militurlsl gliimem The present niivul preparation- shadow this ,m it is with a vle te finding a tot hanging the mrient peller We-uingtuii lenfeiiiice has been pi j lined When the i etite-i of inteiests begins the -in. eritv "f Amer'n.ui modeiatien in utmy t eductien enn be snfely submitted as incon testable WHO PAYS? A R'l Ir ll v avenue R'l Ir 1C1AI.I.Y contrellen pi ,ces in some es of the building material trade nave had one significant te-ult which is net usiiallv listed among 'he woes of war time cost inflation The phvsical growth of inanv c-itie- has been gn-atlv hampered for almost three veai- Hut -mull suburban lewn are growing Unit 1 because the entiiiuing high cnt- of 1 eninindities like biick and cement directh affe, t communi ties In which hiepioef 1 en-n uc tien is made 1 onipiilsei) I, limber nml tnillvverk have ilei lined verv iiniiei iallv in cost And. ns 11 lesult. building 1 lesunieil in sublllban town- and cuintii districts whue theie are 110 eiilinaines in limit 01 restrict frame buildings Something veiv much like a iiilgiutien from ciiv te count!) mens seems te he in pi egress Thnt Out ought te have a pecil I in 1 significance fei emplevers of labor and for all people who an- Iiiterc-Kiesl In the welfiue of cine- It suggest- man) new I disndv julagi-s fei business men and even for ieal estate owners In ihe larger com munities li Im- been -iinl that me piefits made fhreigh nionnpellstii ontrel of essential building material have been divided among a few bundled men who formed combines ie keep pipes up hv icstrleting Ihe supply. Hut the less doe net fall en builder nlone. The clues and most of the people who live in them have contributed 111 one wny or another, direitl) or Indirectly, te swell the ini times of the piefitcers' organi.nlieii The ti ained seals are polishing up their cymbals for the World's Series. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 WORLD-WIDE ENGLISH Dr. Flnegan Saya It Was the Official Language of the Educational Con ference Wealth Frem the River Beds of Central Pennsylvania Ily OKOHOE NOX McCAIN DU. THOMAS K. FINEGAN, Superin tendent of Public Instruction, has just returned from Honolulu. He was absent from his office (or nearly six weeks attending the International Edu cational Conference, at which fourteen na tions, including China and Japan, were rep resented. In diplomatic circles and high Interna tional conferences French has been recog nized as the official language. It was net se. however, in Honolulu en this occasion. English was used exclusively in the deliberations, addresses nnd reports. Te Dr. Flnegan it emphasized the fact that English is the universal language of future international events. It is se today, practically, net only In commerce, hut in politics nnd diplomacy. ' JAPAN was represented by nine dele gates." said Dr. Finegnn. "nnd every one of the nine spoke English fluently. "Net only that, but their Instant grasp of every question, and in all Its bearings, was remarkable "China had five men In attendance, four of whom spoke English perfectly. "Farther Indln was represented by a native, a polished gentleman whose English was flawless. "I learned a great many things from my intercourse with these men of different races, particularly their viewpoint of International problems as they affect the whole world." sold Dr Finegnn A widespread knowledge of foreign Inn -giiages Is unquestionably one of the needs of our modern system of education. HAVE von noticed in little journeys Inte the anthracite region and, indeed. In dlsttlcts outside but adjacent te it, hew black ate the waters of the streams? The "heies of the creeks nnd rivers leek ns though all the soot and lampblack in the world had been emptied into the waters and then unshed up en the banks. The appearance of the water and the bonks of the stream Is caused by the wash ings of coal breakers, culm banks and mines. In Western Pennsylvania and through the bituminous regions beyond the Alleghenles the streams are yellow nnd their hanks are rusty colored. This is caused by the drainage from bituminous coal mines. All that 1 have described above is wasted wealth Seme of it can be und is being reclaimed JAMES W WOODWARD. Secietai-y of Internal Affairs, estimates thnt SS44.700 wert'h of this wnste product was re-claimed lust yiar It was in the form of 331.100 tens of eenl taken from the 1 1 vers und streams that pass through 01 near the hnrd-cenl fields. Fer half a dozen miles or se below Ilar rishurg the Susquehanna River, particulnrh along the northern shore. Is dotted daily with miniature stern-wheel tugboats. They are the crudest sort of river craft. They consist of nothing but nn engine en 11 vow with a huge paddle wheel at the stern which seems out of all ptopertion le the size of the beat Extending into the water en each side is nn endless belt nr chain carrying buckets or dips by means of which the fine coal en the ilver bed Is scooped up and dumped into tint -bottom scows. It is called river coal THERE ate eight count te Minin in which the leclni; les in Peniisyl- iiiiatliiu of "liver coal Is an established Industr) They nte Perks, Columbia. Cumbeilaiid. Dauphin. Luzeine. .Neithuniberland, Perrv and Schuylkill. The rivers from which the hidden wealth is taken are the Sii-quebnimu. Schuylkill and I.ehlgh. Last year Dauphin Ceuntv rivermen. with their fleets of scoops .mil -cows, took $201, 400 worth of ceul fiein the Susquehanna. The smalle.-t amount of treasure trove was secured by Columbia County, which gal ti ered in only $20,00(1 worth SECRETARY WOODWARD points out several interesting features in connection with this unique Indiisri). Fer instance. Netlhunibeilaiul Count), which was second in the production, or te te te clamotien. of rlvei coal, steed first in the value of the output Dauphin County scooped .10.000 mere tens of coal from the Susquehanna River than her adfelning "ister ceuntv, but re ceived $20,000 less for it Northumberland Ceuntv Is nearer the source of supply, mid theie is n greater amount of this ceul swept into the river thnn along the Dauphin County hanks. It is of coarser quality 11N0 Lying In thicker beds along the bottom of the river it is freer from Mind nnd sedi ment and commands n higher price. All of the ilver coal ranks with what 1 known as steam sizes Its value Is (let ei mined bv Its fieedem from band nnd ether non combustible ma terial. .Manufacturing establishments use it almost exclusively, although there are cer tain industries in which it is used for ether purposes than fuel. It is a seasonal business High water and cold weather put an end te it. HAROLD Ht'fiHES has been a frequent visitor te Philadelphia recently. This Is because his wife and children have been spending the summer nt the shore. He will be remembeied by chess levers of Philadelphia as the one-time State cham pion. This was during his student days at the Cniversit). where he walked off with all the chess hnneis and trophies in sight. He also participated as one of the con testants in the Angle-American cable chess match during that period Theie weie three brothers Hareld, Ken neth and Rebert All of them became asso ciated with their father a cn.il preduceis, and for the last eight vears have been re siding in Alteena The old home en We-i I'm,, stieet I- still retained in ihe fainilv Arrangements have been Peine Hits completed for (ier- I Is Penalties man.v's next reparation pa v merit If, (is sernrj possible, theie should 1 enie about a levlslen if the obligations it mar inure as mudi te the benefit of the creditor nations as te Herman). Fer the world ever there is a growing lealizntien of the fact that (ler many is new waging win en the weild by working and paying her debts and that the new warfare is proving almost as destruc tive as the old Soenei or later we mav de de eorced 10 a new Aiinistice Dnv nnd the matter of an International cuirency m stabilize commerce and Increase world'pio werld'pio world'pie ductlon (instead of meiely boosting pre. ciuctlen in (lermanv 1 mav be discussed. There Is nothing vi-n Comparisons suijirising in the nn- Are Odorous imuncemcrit thnt 1 hem 1st- have succeeded in turning war's poison gases Inte perfumes f0j the teilet: that fiem phosgene gas ik PI . traded delicate violet scent, and thf benzvj acetate Is the source of 11 ieli,.ntP jasmine odor Touchstone long age. n .j be lemembered, drew attention t the levvlv niiglii of civet The unseemly wni in' which New Yerk-ei- are gloating evei t Ik I r meash inp World's Series causes Father Penn te wish that some scrap- nnd leftovers of their en thusiasm (''I'111 l)P KOthered and utili.ed by Philadelphlans te boost the Sesqul A jockey who once made $20,000 a iear asked n Chicnge Judge the ether day te send him te Jail se he might get a square meel. There may be a moral in the story, bill there seems no particular reason for rmpnthv. That guy had his enke and nte It. "THERE AIN'T kr r , Y ML V jjgi&s u v y . &KB! 'iff i2&tf29!&llaHK22saaa SJ-' " " . " I vW I "'Y -.i... i--i-iis-355siiiHiam WBiav3amKSMis' rfuirutttUta-. "TuakJLa. - w?-T.fc'-sr-McwKlLLiwr7SCiI I '(dVWMKBKChCFH- r AvuiHHfeienTesiteiMtfiHBflBHtaMh? NOW MY ID EMS THIS Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They Knew Best ALFRED G. SCATTERGOOD On Conditions In Germany PeRUIHLE disarmament ami the imposi tion of seemingly impossible peace con ditions, necessitating nun h hard work te fulfill them even nppiexltnntely. will in the end be the chief causes for the economic re-establishment of lieriiuiii) . i- the opinion of Alfred (5. Scattergoed. who has recently returned home after serving in Central Europe with the Friends' Relief Commis sion. "Our position while abroad i"l "'" together an easy one." said Mr. ScJttei ScJttei ScJttei goed. "because we had te be exceeding!) careful te avoid becoming Involved in the political situation in the count r). which at present is the political storm center of Western Europe. Hut one of the meM im pressive things we saw is the contrast be tween the prosperity of the elder days nnd tne conditions new. 'People In this country cannot appreciate the loiiditiens under which Central Euiepe new lives, nnd by this I mean nunc the mental than the physical conditions I hose people me completing almost -even years of the utmost nerve-racking ten-ion and this Is apparent en evciy side "NeverthelebS, (iernumy's tinnneia! condi tion' Is teriibh bad. ulme-t hepeies- On the surface things de net appear te be in this terrible way. If a person hns money he can get prettv neatly evei.v thing that In wants, but the great ninjmity has only the means for the bluest existence. 1 here i- u terrible shortage of clothing and all tcuile geed, ter that matter, e-pcciallv bedding, nnd even the best hospitals are using pnpci bandages, except the one ln.ver uc t te the skin. Tlie nlsiirniiimeiit Situation "The Hermans as a people nn- entinlv satisfied with the forcible di-ai iiianient. It meets the approval of the grent innjeritv nnd the man in the street wents n" mm'' mili tarism There nre some who still favor it. but th'ev constitute only n very innileinte mineritv A British member of the Control Commission said recently that they had had far greater success than they had nntlfl nntlfl n'eted in the disarmament of Hermnnv. New the active mllitnr) fence of Herman) is enlv 100 000 men nnd there is nn active public sentiment ngninst nil) lesuscuntlen of Un economic bunlen which unbridled militarism imposed upon the people of the ; count, v "As te the general trade conditions et the ceuntrv theie nn- -nine tunic- which in exceedinglv bus), and nil ever tlenii.im there is the will n work, which i- -e im portant In the upbuilding of the Industilal vve'f'aie of u nation. 'Feed conditions arc much belter than thev were and ihis is In pint in ha-t si consequence of the Ih.Iu-.v of the Hovein Hevein ,",. Iiut nilinv of the chlldien an- -till badlv under-nourished It is most probable that' this imder-neiirishment will fleet ihe coming generation unfiiveriibl) . "It Is n strange fnct thnt up te the ln-l few months the infnnt mertnlit) In Ciermiinv has declined In the .vears since the beginning of the war. The authorities realized that the shortage of feed was u scileus menuce te the health of the future geneiiitieiis nnd thev theiefeve took every possible step te pin'ted mntheihoed and the welfare of the smaller children "This decline was net gical when e tucsseil lu llgun-s. but it was astounding in a ceuntrv which had lust lest the gic,Ui-i war that' the wni Id hnd ever known. In the ln-l few month-, however, the scale Inn tinned the ether wa). In Dii-selderf the infant mortality iate Is rising semewhal and these figures are probably nil Index a- le what Is happening in ether pleces through, out the country. This, "f course, is due te the weakened condition nt the mothers "The appearance of the children in Her inanv is sometimes deceptive. Many school ..liililren aiiliear te be well nourished, hut when you ask their nges you find thnt mnnv of them whom you leek te be about eight vears of nee are in reality from ten te thli iccn. And there nre inanv of them who will never gel back that three or four year.-. "Mnny cases of 'rickets' were noticeable nl firt.t, but the hospitals are all functioning In the gtealest extent possible under existing difficulties und mnnv of the children aie in them "ll ' fl(1- 1'"lt ''"'' '""I Places. The hospital have had a hard time of it, with their fixed Incomes and the terribly depic--elated slate of the ciirrenc.v. "(lermnny, of course-, Is saving il tie mentions amount ench yenr by net having te pay for the Immense armament which she formerly innlntnlned. Even before the wnr 1921 NO DETOURS, ARE theie was :i disposition en the pm-t of ether nation- te di-tiust Herninnv. The picsent attitude of the Enteiiti- has i nu-ei u cen--idc ruble w-nctien in (ieiiuanv fiem belli f in the effectiveness of tight as opposed te might in inteiiiiitienal nlTilii-. Viewed by the economic ie-ull. It caiinel be tnaiu tnlned that tin" war wn- an imqimlilied success, but lln- nation- aie going .ilie-.nl uppuicnil) iiiien tin- u-siimptteu thai il wn-. "The ciisuul visitor te Hermnnv doc- mil a f lir-l rcti!ic the ile-pernli- condition of the fiiinncliil -iiiintieii tlieie. Every thing leek- te he normal, and the vi-iler inn get pretty mm h what In- wants. Thl- i- due. however, te the iate of exchange, for the Americnn dellai will tedu) buy inimv murks In spite of tin- (ieiuinil) 1- lllpldl) pH pining te take a high plm c in the Industrial world nnd -he i- anxious te de II m a Ui' WIl) . This, at leii-l. 1- the attitude of the getieial werkii theie. who t'-el- bitterly the aversion In which hi- country wa- se long held by ellui nations "Of ceitr-e, there an- -till -enie junkets nnd milltiiii-t-, bin they an large Iv cli--ciedlti'il. nnd tt -i em- iuitnis-ilic thnt thev would be uli'e ie -tart a formidable move ment". h-erhliig the Artnv 'Tin- nbsiiiptien of the nun) mie ioiii ieiii nieiciiil clianiifl- wn- it curieii- ami inlc-i -c-tlllg expfl'llilflit Itefeic the win liliu.lliv piehnbl) led all oilier laige niitein- in the siiuill number of niifiiiple.ved iiicn. Inn the di-biindlug of the huge uiniy thiew a v.i--number of men iiiitiained. except in mill tur) wn)-, into tin ti.it It inui'd't. ll Hugh' be -aid in passing that the law- ichtting le einplev nielli, which weikcd -ati-fiicie, ily under the ed emplic were lelnined ami modified us needed .ilitr the h volutien. "(Ill the cleiuohlli.itieii of I In- Illlliv, n very large number of this,, men wen- taken into the railroad and postal -ei vie c-. Nut -innlly, there nre far tee tunny empleye-, bill fill' Hevel mill-Ill uppimcd le like the ntlitiide thnt It might ju-t as well have a deficit ill these hiiilic lies n- te ll e the -nine inenev ill pavinenl of unemplnv nielli deles. Then- is still a geed deal el iiueuiui.i) nient. but then- is preliablv nei e great mi nmeuiit et total uiieniplev nn nl ns in tin- ieiiuir or in England ; but then- I- a gnat il. ,p of pint -time weik "Seme places and some indtisii ie an busy, but Hcriiiiinv ha- le-t it- feieigu in.iikit nnd It- home in.uket is ueuhcn. nc.n se geed as u wn- liefeie the war. I udei iieui i-hmeiit mid link of feed mc nei i bad in Heiiiiaiiv a- in Poland, u a mallei of fait, but iclatlvelv lln- -iliial.en I- Uei-c. Peliind has had Ivin cnrs of tine cicip- anil the oitlleok i- that ll can teed tt-elt thl. winter, win M-ii- tieiiniiiiv does net n cv , in.i never, for a geneiatien or two hn-, r.iisecl cnei-gli te feed her-elf "lnllatien I- piebahly the i-hn f of Cn man.v's tiiuim-ial liuiibli- Theie mc new eightv inilliittd- of pup) I inenev theie te meet which iheie i out) about one million mink- in geld in I In- Iteic iisb.ink. Iic-feie the war the geld and lln- .. p,. inene win about i-veii In amount, with pet Imp- a little biilniice in favor of the geld "On lie -ui late condition- iippc.u n, M fair, lin lei- ihe mii fan- n is -i en iu,t the com -tiuggllng wnh a lii-iiiemli'iis bunlen . iliul her linmii nil i iiiiilit.ens ni- little -' f imiins-dli'e She mav dc-civc this, bin it i- hmil en the ie.i nl i,. n,nd because el lb" Intel dependent e e untie -i-.. Austini, Itu-si.i nml I'elnnd me new of no help te the wet Id mil Hcriiuinv i- net nim h better off "Cemp,licc with Fl.lllce, ill -..li uiai nr ui h.. done mi eh for Hfrui.iiiv, ter the Intici is fn-f fiein lln- eiioillieil- chaige iig.llii-t the budget, while I'liinci) has n, Keep up ,H. gient cxneiise.. Heimaiiy is , the position when' she imi nunc- bncl- mil) In liitjnun labor mid ciouemv She mui con-n,,,,, ,,-hcr-elf nnd lu.ikc mine fei elhci- " Deflation In the Canal Zene I r..tn il. . I .i ejii , ,i-.i,i , , , ,, Rccliiitieiis Hinging fiem ID te ."ill i,. , ,., have bee,, made the l,.-t week in ,.e J of drv goods, bts lllM s l.mlm, ..,H, and liai.lvvm. Ai.,.,u; tin p,,i,c,p i,,.,, g llfTec-ted aie shuts. ,se form,,,, w, ,,,, ,, cl.il.l.e.l felt hats Villk ,,.,,, ,,,,,,'J bedspread-, unibrellaH. dres- rn.tti-i iul tain geed, underwear, towels, suitcases luiiidb.igs, aliiuiiiiuin vvmcimd p,. ti,.,lu .,,; styles nnd qiuilitits f fm,,. 1Uirl(1, ' ""J "'I'1" hl " nn- is the most -wccpi," licluctleii ever made ( ,, ,, (lf ' inssar, sick-, the items being inmke.l - 111 ii-iniii-i- Ml WIIIII'.H - J,, ss enn he ascertained, Us UCIUl) I THEttE NOW?", SHORT CUTS The Went her Man begins te show faint sign of u return te neruinlcj. Philadelphia policemen are vv limine; ti unenviable reputation ns cracked -het It i- perhaps well for the ic.-t of the world that Cliiiut has no firfeign policy wertl mentioning. The aveiage mob is governed less bj anger against violation of the law than b; bleed lust. "At Vcisailles we bent (icrmuaT'l l.nee." -aid Clcnienccaii "Whv has tkf been pe-imlttcd te forget It?" The Tiger it old but still hns teeth. Though old age creep en me. philoco phileco philoce phieel Demosthenes McHinni-. I'll de m iiienkeving with rejiiveti.itlng glnnd Let Nattiic tnke her course mid de her darnedest, Slate Department of Laber lism p- -heir 'J"" "i ple.viuent i- slew!) dercalnj v eunc-il might luive helixil tlie geed work bv p.-- mg tin- limn ,j We- gather fiem the wise weld of thl vuiieus Washington correspondents that the "iilv ihing cxpeitcd t r,.s,t fro,,, the hoi hei hoi tatleii of aimaiiieiits conference 1- tlie ue- e.Xpc elcil. Wi- i ,ere ili.ui sui-pri-c-cl iliat ft- Si inn. u- Mc Council ,- -iii-pil-eil at the alle gation thnt whisk) i- ieinS -old , 'nearly ever.v s;,!,,,,,, M p,,adclpl,ia " We art llsteiii-licd. Ever) I'etuplaiiit iiuide by Snutlifrii fanners ever liiiu-tlce worked upon them bj the lohacce iriis) js mi iirgiiincnt as potent as oc-c.i-leiuil cotton prices for gi eater dl vcisit f crop. ''row Pi, k- Lec-U." Ne. Unit - M the v.uy the henilline rends. "Criiw Pall Leck Hliven Stoic n- WInipi- Ounrtrm." The muaziiig thing nbeiit the -nuv Is tint ii was a clothing nnd nei a greeerv store. linngs leek black for thut bird Wjint the tiifmer-' bloc app.in nil) falls ie ifiilic- i- thai unless -enie equitable mi ifiii of luxatien give- incentive te the turn tug of tin- wheel- of imlu-try the home mar- l.cl which the fnri -eeks'cmit ixi-tifit the vveikc-r- will luck t. ,.jsh n, Imv til feed tlie) need, What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ I U'lieie and vv hat U, t. ende ' - -Ninne Hue 1-in-cpHSful rnllitnrv Icldel nr aiitl-llelrt-v ist mexeiiieiits' in flui si I. I Wli I Is menu In 'n n,iin.rv ' Hill ciiitii- inn uie word originate ' i llcnv cl,d "Tiiij ' cnnicv te be used as I mi nic for a clog ' f. Who wiote the iifii-.ni (.iij,iie Kl- a gained" ' '.' !!'" u',s -'-reniv it, nthniii . W n.ct .ire the cliat.u iniatics rn me tjP of ship , ,iied a lugger" - hat Is ,i inoutlleir' '. In wh'it pent of America did Hie Mnliltal Indians live.' in What Is unntliei naiiie for Hi. Neg Star! Answers te Yesterday's Quiz I s ll III C! Is He Tiilddlp iiniiip of charm ('h.ipliii pifteuii u ,,,, ei-n.inu nt.il lueastpl' liinvvtitr i tin In re of an ancient viii s-nxiin i nl pe in of unknown author ship ll Is Hie eldest epic In Hie vv holt (Jt-imiii! Riciup of lanftuages , Hi. fei.c. i.sile of nlilp erlBinally mean that pet Hen of It Immediate!) la fro"1 et tbe i. ew obsolete high castle In ll" bow '1 lie Neise cllHi-eVl riPH of llCltcn ( ilieUKul te h.ivi t.iUin place about the M nr tutltl A i The eiielu.il rei of ti,,. Doelarnlten j' liidepi iiilein e is In the custech of tin Suite I lep.iiiinciil, but Is le be tr-u"' leiml te tin Lllunrv of Congress A gin wheel Is a wheel in ,i i-ettun eid- as one with icetb fei drawing the nW' iiiieiii-ii ine K-, or n wheel for urumi- nn a wn v i in l nt A leilnlh-i- Is tin- Hiimll outwork or Initlfleiitiini nr ,i sin ill fort Tin MIIIKUSSij Si, i , , ..I'leil 01 i up) a 1 Hi. Interior of the gie.it ifjiiillun "" im (lulf Mr.-iiiii in I In- .Nei Hi lMi"; ll is se ii.iiin d finni the iiliundniice In i of the Weed "Hm Kiissuni bare Iferiltn 'I In s n occupies c l.utr space lirtn'" bulimics Hi ,tni as north, and the '' v.. il is ilium dens between lenglUe"' uii .mil fiO west in .'king in airplane p-irlnnci- is M'S in bv an iilipinni- by levcluig f liiKlur tieiii Hn- (treunil Hum the i)ri uiai. cniiHluir the iii,iclilne te stall w te descend almost vertically in I k X x:, ; i '-d&i f'.VV'il .ijlbll,teA.L i -"
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