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CY11U8 U. K. CUM I IS, PsrMDBNT
Jehn C, Martin, Vice President and Treasurers
Charleu A, Tyler, Secretary; Char'ea II l.uc)lnr l.uc)lnr
ien, PMIIp H. Cellins, Jehn Jl. "Wllllama. Jehn J.
fjpurseen, Qeerts F, Oeldtmliti, David E. Smller,
Plrectera.
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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
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Member of the Associated Prcis
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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.
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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
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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
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