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HAVE THEY HEARD OF IT?
WHEN. some time in lfC'li. tl-.- !. aiuc
phia World's Fair i remit i." I gl-t'-
ing and the bands nrc about te ;.ni'- mi
one may have te je t 'it: I In.1, riii.l .:i
a wv into the Pity feunnl Ch-in.l). . :i ..1
Inform the vm-ieiii niembei uui; :i j:i at
vent i Rbeut te take plate ntiil ith itf ihein
tcntly tn erie anil .pp. If t hi- t'n.iniil i-vn
heard of the plan for a. fnir it wctri. ! 1 a--'
forirettpn all about it.
The adTencetnen: of the World-- I'.i." i-i-a
1 at tha present time denendenf lim' "i
the interest and effort of privut" niiliMduaN
feuncil has done virtually nnthitis It h-i-nanlfealed
no hint of the -ort i intcrear
and enthusiasm which in nlmn-t sm .'hi'r
cemmiinitj would fellow .i pt-p-ai f - an
internatieu.iL expo-itien
The city usua"j st- n'er,; m u ' .f
Ceuneil. And. nppHrentlr. it inl! have t..
ceutinue deiii'; m.
BOOSTING TIME
RUSTMNfiS of interest in tii World -Kair
arc vi-thle in t'ie ampnicii of the
Philadelphia Ueal INnt- It .anl t" .e.ure
four hundred new memlivr fir tbc Exposi
tion Association.
Neighborhood rallies n proposed and
efforts te erpanie n town meetins te pro
mote the' project are disiern'bl Letters
avehing information 'o:vennng the undev
txkins are peurine int. the Miivnr' e!F
at City Hall. Several European li'i'tni
ments are eaycr for details. I'crhapt the
mists of apathv will be dt-pelled.
rhiladelphians who cn'c a fi fn" !h- dis
nity of their city and Hie parnmnust r.tle 't
has played in the raaMnc of the Natien will
heartily welcome such a change
Enthusiasm feeds upon itwelf. Yl..i the
exposition idea has heretn'er.- lacked is
momentum, (liven a reusing -tait. i-:in.t
Ing the interests of the seneral nub'.ic. pra--tlcal
accomplishment will fellow.
What the fair of 102(5 needs is a boost bin
enough te be recegnised outside the mmc
what limited circle of pioneers in the en
terprise. THE KLUX IN CONGRESS
COMES new Kepreseutative William T.
I'pshaw. of Atlanta, te arid unwillinclr
te the public s knowledge of the Ku Klux
Klan with n dptnnnd that any Federal in in in
Yostigatien of Wizard Simmons' persenallv
conducted inisible empire be expanded te
Include ether secret or fraternal order
Mr. I pshaw points particularly te tin
Masens and tli Xnijhts of ( '..!iimbii.
Somebody asked him whether h" wa a
member of the Klux "I never owned t'ie
mystic regalia.'' -aid he. He didn't deny
affiliation with Simmen.
If any element in the Heup or the Senate
takes Mr. I'pfchaw's suggestion seriously
we shall knew that there is actually in ("in
gress a tar-nnd-feather bloc. Fer I'pshaw
Is obviously attempting nethinj mere than
Interference with the plans for a congres
sional survey of Kluxism.
There U, of course, no upark of 1,151c in
his plea. Neither the Masens nor the
Knights of Columbus swear grisly oaths of
allegiance t invisible and unknown lenders.
They neither put themselves above the law
nor wear masks nor assume te he censers of
their communities They de net put a so se
called Wi?ar(l aberp the Congress and the
courts. Thev aren't organized in the in
terest of n super-government e" ignerar"p
nd bigotry.
T'pshaw mav never hav beujht himself a
mask. But home of tiie sacred water whiih
Simmenrhns ben selline st .10 n an
aeems te have been sprinkled en him
COMMUNISM'S BREAKDOWN
A BOLSHEVIST agent announced in the
summer that l.enine and hi- a late-
had discovered that it would b necesari
te modify their economic program if they
were te retain political control in Hu in.
New word comes from Ueval that ee
nemic bolshevtsm in te be abandoned nlte
gether en October 17 It Is said that t'ip
change tins become necessary in order te
attract foreign concessionaires te th" country
and fn order te br.ng about an industrial
revival.
Russia mav net adept the economic prnc.
tlces of the rest of the world en October 17,
but ahe will h forced te adept them in
aeme form before sbe can enter into e.
tenilvr trade relation?, with ether countries.
Whatever mnv be thought of the academic
theory of communism, it has been pteved
that it will net work en a lanre scale even
among a people accustomed te mere com cem
muniam than any ether nation
The rehabilitation of industry will restore
some degree of prosperity te the Hu-sians.
Whu this happens it will be interesting te
observe the development of a political con
sciousness among the people and its effect
B the fortunes of l.enine and his asseeiatea.
PAGE MR. FORDSKI
v TJOLAND is in a bad way. It is enjoying,
XT te te speak, all the various and asserted
1 pains peculiar te the cold gray dawn of the
' morning lifter Fer ever n 5 ear new th
new Polish state has been en a party, and
' It was thoroughly intoxicated by the spirit
" !of war.
I M. Michaelski. the new Minister of
IFInanee, who went unwillingly into an eflice
that nobody else wanted te accept, has mnde
public a diagnosis that has aiteunded net
Mlly Poland, hut the world. He finds that
hla Government has been spending money
tan times faster thun revenues were com cem
hig in.
The credit of th state. M Michaelski
declares, is ruined in England nnd in the
United Htates. The railways are disorgnii disergnii
laed and inefficient. Industry la. Poland
has a population equal te about ihree ihree
feurtha of the population of England and
s '100,000 mere public officials That news is
T" Mwiuiscent of the rumor that every second
bibb In the Polish Armv curries a cemmU
, iM arid a gllttrrlng sword.
TUrltecrat!c rlement In Poland flecked
'iWnrwy andf cqumc, found net only
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delight but comparative safety in the busi
ness of war-making. It brought little
talent te the volutien of the industrial nnd
social problems which confront the people.
The new .financial minister Is going te try
te organize the rnilivads. He will take
away hundreds of private cars new used by
officials and he will agitate for 11 reorgani reergani reorgani
sateon of the nrmy. lie seems te have been
reading about Ilenrj Ferd.
Hpiirj would make a great hit in Poland.
'Iliey wouldn't let him into the Senate of
the I'liited St.-.te. But il is likelv thut
the ilisillii-mn, d Poles would welcome him
wilu n'.vi ntin. And if his name were
Ilenrik I'ei djitev icz tlic probably would
be inn:,, ilmn gl.ul te make a U in k "f him
HOW TO PUT THE MAYOR'S
LOAN BILL THROUGH
A Dicker With the Jeb Combine Would
Pass It Through the Council Like a
Streak of Greaaed Lightning
rnHE mere i
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J l"iii (isftnc
HE mete thoroughly the Ilndhn Wee
icy ,enn figures me examined
the mere b.icles. the argument- against the
M.i.mh - -eiiuest for 11 lean of MiUHMl.lRH)
be, eme
The .statement of uuexpended funds .lp .lp
preved by Controller Hadley -hews that
there is M.t.'O.OOO available for recteatien
ci'tilei- and swimming poe's. It wn net
piope'pd te spend any of the Ml'.iH'O.CiX) for
these purpose-, but th -fob Combine thought
It l-ecjsarj te cite the sums oil the ('II-
t,,'II"i's book- a- au nivuiiieut n;ain-t tlie
iiu lean.
'I'he hirc-tnr f 1'iibi'c W,lt.i.-e hew
''. pe.nti out thai ;ilr,n ai" nuul fe.--p-rd'-.;
si.hstatit'allv all ,.f ih- umemi
nii'lieri;'.fd :md thnt Ike remainder will he
-pent when the Oij Council give- its con
seni ('.'dinances nrc hefeie thai heilv rii
!, t;ug the use of the menei but n ti-n en
u.ein has been io-tpeinMl
The Itire, ter of Public Wei'- ha- c
plained that t lit unexpended balain ' that
appear- en the Centi eiler'- bonks fei exten
sion and iniprev, nient of the wjiiv supply
lie- hern et n:de for work new under wc
01 -e,.ti te b ,-ent;r. r"d fr. Th- w.,rk
under win will -.it M.MWW nnd con
tra ts fr V.MV.OOil will be award, ! 111 the
near future. 'Iln's leave- enlv SlO'J.Ofill of
the "imeNtvi ,,'ed" li!!.-.ncc whie'i 'he Con Cen Con
trelle" t(dl the Ct Ceiill ,1 iM-ted
The , :uir;;e- nqain-t tlw etln r item- whuu
a-e I'kfl.x te be explained in d'tnil In li
jef.nr Caven will leave t'ie Coniieller'-stni'-nicn
of available fund- tiddled se f.ill
of h,'!e- thn net even the smtt"e-t dwarf
nninnp; i'ic Jeb Cembiii" (""eutn llmeii inn
hid" lhi.ie .1.
Ne e ie famniar with vhr.t ha- l. , n ge.ng
en -,'nce Miner Moere has been in the City
Hall ne (! b" under auj del.iMen about the
purpe-e hack of this farr ii-nl nret"ii-ien
thnt theie are tat sum- nxailabli- for new
iiiblii' work withn'it eceur-" te nnetlrr
lean.
The Jeb ('enibine mi- 'iitciid 'tit,, m ili
first ilacc te held up the M.v or He Imd
deten-ined that there should be re partnei
ship between protected vice nnd the City
Cieverntnent. If the Mnver luid cen-nted
te such n partnership the men in Council
who train with the leaders would hnie gene
ileng with him nnd nil would have been n-
peaceful a- a eti'-terv fill of whitid -, pul
chers.
And ne.i t!ie Jeb Combine cenir-i, ter- are
hungry for work They were di-puvei) of
street -cean;ng ,entrad- out of which the
would hae made n profit of at len-t
SL'7.1.m1i. the nnnuint wbhh the mm will
save bi doing the work instead of awarding
the contra, t te them. Thev want te pt
contract- for ether work. Tlur have no
inside information te guide then in their
bids and they are net geiidi.;: tie work
thev want.
If orders have been given out t., held up
all ordinances for public work and ' rrfu.r
cen-ent te a lean until the Mai,, assures
the old contractors of faverablf treatment,
it would be et.lj what the-e familiar with
the methods of the Contractor Combine
would he justified in expecting
If the Mayer should send for the chief
contractor tedav und assure him that he
will get a ginereu- shar" of the new con
tracts te be awarded, does an' etic think
the Lean Ordinance would fill b ,b lined?
ONE CURE FOR SHIPPING ILLS
Jl'ST why Cent'i-' -- hose the jint'i of in
ternational complication- a- tbr r cite te
American maritime presperitj In- never
ben mnde dear Pi rhup- the ten.ptatior ten.ptatier ten.ptatior
ef entering the diplomatic field ly a t id
de,,r wem tee strong te be rc-i'tcl
Th' re-nits, hewei.r nv,, be, n rej
than the dream Tle Joins H't in nl in
June, IOL'0, authfin.vd pr, r'ercntuil truit
ment of American vessels, te t,, , empli-ln-i!
bv th" wholesale nbroHtien of a batch of
foreign trade tnnrie w lii, (, hn. her, tofere
obstructed any similar plan
The President was diicctid te ninclaini
within ninety day- fi ft r the pn-a';e of the
bill the termination of 'nrti, c- ,,r prow
meiis in treaties or contention te which tic
Cnited States is u party which re-trict the
right of the Cnited State, te impose dis
criminatory custom- dutie- en imports in
tering the Cnited State- in foreign cMd
and in vessels of the Cnited Mutes, nnd
which also restrict the ri.fht of the I nited
States te impe-e di-ei niilnaterj teniiage
duties en foreign ve-sels and en efls of
the Cnited State?."
In ether words, the frnmer- of the Jenes
act imngined n gesture of -ucb miiguiiicent
detiance that pledges ferniallv given te for
eign Uevernments would -hrurl up and
American shipping promptly entir upon n
new era of success.
On the ground that Congre hnd nr, ren.
stitutienal right te order the Chief Execu
tive te denounce treaty clauses, Mr Wil-en
refused te issue the proclamation Presi
dent Harding has been equally reticent
Meainvhile. the premised aid te the mer
chant marine has net nintcnalued, and it
was te consider wavs and means te plncc
American shipping en n -mind ba-i- that n
two hour Cabinet meeting was demoted one
day last week. Chairman I.ii-ker presented
nn exhaustive report of the Shipping Heard
situation, its existing difficulties and such
prospects for belprmrnt a are visible
through the fog
Although details of the tension have net
been disclosed, it Is reported thnt some of
the previsions of the Jenes t went net
viewed with fover end that argument' in
favor of direct ship subsidies were advanced.
It was about time. An intelligently de
vised subsidy plan would infringe no puds
with foreign nstleus. Once adopted, it could
be executed without debi; and veuld have
the rare virtue of simplicity
Congressional antipathy te such a policy
is as historic as It Is uninformed by common
ceusc. Denunciation of trcatire is nn un
savory buBineaaJ In the present state of
the world the unprcsaien created l audi
conduct en the part of the Inltcd States
would be painful te say the least.
The process of rehabilitating shipping
affairs is likely te be long and arduous. But
the premise of subsidies would inject into
the crisis n note of hope which up te new
has been deplorably elusive.
FIRE
Jl'ST liftj years age- the anniversary wns
en Saturday -Mrs. ()' henry's cow
kicked ever the oil lamp that set lire te
Chicago uinl In iil the it. waste. What
advancement' toward sj-temalic tire pre pre
tenteon haxc we made since tlicn'j
A stmpv of the recetd of losses of life
ii nil piepeitt ihteiigli fiic in the I'nitrd
States indicates thai, while practical nnd
-cientillc theory ha- pregn-sed sleudlly te
reduce the tiie haard tliieugh improved
building law.- and liie-iighting appliances,
the public nt huge has no better conception
i-f It obligations and responsibility than it
hud in (he days of Mr-. O'I.enry's mucli-talked-ef
cow.
Fer jeais insurance companies nnd fire
department officials everywhere have been
patiently preaching the theory of preven
tion as Marshal Elliett ha- been doing of
lute In this city with his series of published
tracts. But les-es are net greatly reduced.
And there is pretty geed ica-en te believe the
lepeits of tire-muking syndicates organized
and functioning expertly te aid "business
men" who want te burn up their places te
mulct insurance companies.
Marshal Elliett could de nothing better
during Fiie-Prevcntien Week than te in in
femi the general public of the theory of
lite pretentien practiced for many generation-
nnd still in fmce in European cities,
whete great le--es fiem liie are Infrequent.
The cit.r.cii ,,f imitiy Continental cities
who "'lia- a lire ' is nt once icgarded as u
dntigf ieu pet son. 'I'he police arrite with
the tiie department t (.(, ti, ev, nel. 0r
the cl.'inaji.l pmp. u te headquarters for n
grilling That citien must prove that he
observed even possible precaution against
fire befeie lie i- h't nt libertt. If he cannot
prove thnt he was net even negligent he is
sent te i.ul fei a period ami otherwise pun
ished a- n ninn who endangered net only
the property but the lite- of his mighbeis,
WILD MISUNDERSTANDING
"rpHE Cnited State- slammed the deer al
X dominion n pt, -entatien." This wild
miscen, eptnui of American puipe-es nt the
I i-ari.iatuent Cenfercni e has jheeu ;it
ttibuied te Piini" Minister William Hughe-,
of Australia.
A- corroboration has n,,t been forthcom
ing. Washington pietci- te regard the tc-
mark n unutterid -at least in that tlvid
form The Londen Tim, - is inclined te
believe that the eb-erv a tien, if nindc nt all.
refened te the icfus.il of the Cnited States
te consider the suggestion of a preliminary
parley with dominion Prime Ministers en
their way home fiem tie- iccent Imperial
Confluence in Londen
Consideration for dominion interests has
been revealed m the American (ievernment s
approval of an , nlnrged British delegation,
granted with the obvieu- intention of per
mitting personal representation of the self
governing i oleuie..
Tact i- net con-picueu-lv nn antipodean
attribute, as was evidencd during the war
by the way in which the-c magnificent fight
ers, the Australian-, demolished all the con
ventional notions of di-cipliue, eten sometime-
of manners
In th" d.iv- of the peace vp;etintinns Mr.
Hughes was net distiiicui-hed for testrnint f
of speech and often his frankness was of
tonic worth.
But l,e is nil wrong In imagining that the
Cnited State is nn thing but the warmest
friend ,,f the great and - mi-independent
off-hoot- of the British Empire.
GRACE FOR SLACKER CITIZENS
PEUFCNCTOin as the Veteniber elec
tion will be. a- was the innvein'itt con
ic, r two tears age after the primaries were
disposed of, absence from the polls ennnet
b' lecenclled with tespcit for the obligations
of geed i itircnslnp.
There nrc -till sonic thousand of Philn
delphians whose names ,, net appear In
the registration books If these individuals
an present pelltax or ical estate tax re
ceipts the iippertiitiitt- te cpialift as voters
i- open. Cnregi-tcreil citi.ens with the
proper credential- will be permitted te res
ist ! nt the City Hull ,,u or befeie Octo
ber Jfl.
If any of tbee take advantage of the ln-t
chance ( repair their hixitv the basis of n
deep, r ,-en-c of civic dutbs will lie laid.
Bv the force of their own example they
mnv take cognizance of the regular regis
tration days iiei car and In lime limy
feme te realize the importance of primaries,
from parti" ipnl ion in whHi their negligence
lately debarred them.
Precessions of registration -lackers te the
Public Buildings would implv reawakened
public con-cieusncss. n,'n though the com
ing election is ib'-tined te be a mere pmccs
of ratification. The me-t belated activity is
a tut improvement ever the -upme in
difference which is the blight of Phila
delphia THE WORKING GIRL'S BUDGET
TTEHY intere-tiug i- tin iiirrfiit di-eiis-
V -ion of the cost ,.f living as the vvage
"iiinlng girl, dt pendent en her own effort-,
lui- te face it. Miss Estell, Lauder, speak
ing for the Consumers' league, believes that
one may keep afloat with an income of Is'lll
a wiek In the light of some duelling news
from Priiiieten. where n member of the
university faculty finds Imnselt nnd his
familv unable te live en Sjn.dOfi a year,
Miss Lauder's estimate se, in- med' -t enough.
Vet there are fclk who actually consider it
ex'cisitc
It is clear that any one who lives now new
aday en .U! a week must fellow a Spartan
sort of routine. But tiibb- of income und
cost de net get I" the bottom nf the mntter.
Mnnv girls who work fei wages have the
advantage of comfortable homes. They seek
employment te obtain pin money or for
small luxuries or te escape boredom. They
de net have te worry about beard and room.
With these fortunate young persons the girl
who is compelled te malic hei own way un
aided has te enter into , empetitiun. And
because the law of supplv nnd demand in
evitably regulates wugi schedules every
where the un-kllb'd girl who must struggle
along en her own account remain one of thn
bravest and me-t arresting figures in the
social scene of the times
Julius Itue, tiftv-ltve
Anether Brute Man yi.irs old. clerk for nu
oil lempany in Ard Ard
mere. loekd n would-be robber in the eves
while the thug pressed a i'un nt his stomach,
then landed the bandit a punch en the jaw,
fought with hitu and Mixed the company's
receipt- for the day. Here's a man whose
idea of duty is something mere than a cer
tain amount of labor for a certain amount
of iiiiiiiicnsntleii
Clarence Spi ncer Marsh
Mill a llpre served in the war and
was decorated. As a
civilian lie get- no decoration for service,
though the service be as great as any war
demands Te -nvc the life of a Pnttsville
doctor he gave three- fourths of his bleed 111
I we transfusion operations. He gets no
liiednl. but his fellow citizens snliile him.
When Majority Leader Meudell urges
a short breathing spell he is suggesting, nc nc
lenling te ancient precedent, the payment
nf mileage te members, which at the present
lime will amount te about ?li(0,(K)0. Con
gressmen muy h dismayed nt tariff stalls
ties, but mileage alJeufnm,cnt figures have
seldom mum! tlieiu te Ijftt an eye.
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AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
These Who Discover Old Trails, Re
ligious or Geographical, Are Al
ways Delighted te Believe
Them New
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By SAItAII I). LOWIUK
I HAVE been looking ever the book shelves
of some women I knew, net their
library book shelves which held the book
they never read, but the vitting room shelves
that accommodate (he passing books of the
year, and 1 have been interested te find
number of books en occultism and the
mystic philo-ephy of Asia done into Ameri
can semi-religious text.
It is a rurleii fact that women of the
most advanced Independence of behavior find
the religion of piesent-dny Buddhist tench
cr se sympathetic that they feel breathed
tipen by n new life. Yet by nil the rules
thnt hem thnt religion about en it native
heath women aie badly treated and worse
thought of
If it is n question of "bv their fruits ye
shall knew them." then the feminine fol
lowers of the teachers of the "Arvnn Path"
and "The Eightfold Way" had better
clear of the homeland of Gautama-Buddha,
or rather of flic countries where his follow
ers are most enthusiastic and numerous,
i. e , Tibet and China.
The same thing is true of nnel her Eastern
feacher who has some vogue in American
dilettante literary set of the younger gen
eration. Lae Tsc, a sort of contemporary of
Confucius, whose sayings have been trans
lated and minted Inte little geiden npheristiis
thnt gitc his temporary disciples of this
generation much satisfaction in repenting
offhand te a parlor audience who has never
heutd of him nnd trlis net le feel impressed
His lenl follower in China, who linte been
bem and brought up en his philosophy as n
religion, would give the youngsters who
quote him sententieu-ly ever l.cre a mighty
peer time of it if they gel a chance te' prac
tice their icligleii en foreign lives and prop
erty with no fear of n i enmbnek.
WE ABE net tery generous ever here
compared te our ability le give, but we
did collect $:t.00t.000 te help the famine
suffcreis in one part of China last year,
which we undei steed China was unable te
feed.
One would suppose the grain would be
bought in this leuiifi-y with that famine
fund and -hipped te depleted nnd suffering
Chinn. Net at nil. The grain was bought
in China mn-t of it, te be sure, in the
proxime of .Manchuria, where there was
plenty being held for a geed price.
Bv their fruit y0 -hall knew them I
Wc admire the nit of Japan and gaze en
Chinese porcelains nnd en Persian rug and
en Turkish uirpet with ewe. when wc rcai
ic that our own ancestors were probably
1 tinning around stark nuked, painted blue
and worshiping Druldicul circles of stones
when their ancestor- were reading charming
ter-es. reclining en silken couches and toy tey
ing with lacquered bowls of lese leaves.
All vcrv humiliating ler us. until we think
of the siii, ide.s of Japan nnd the famines in
China nnd the one bebv out of every three
that prrishc- from neglect in India, and
recollect that in spite of the nrt and nixsti
cism that have come out of the East In the
pnt the bubonic plague nnd cholera and the
di-ease tv call influenza aie what we leek
for out of the East today, se that the very
rats that esmpe from these lands by our
ships me creatures le fear.
THE greatest religion of the East, which
the East would have none of and which,
therefore, went westward and is slowly
citillzing us nimest in spite of eurselve.
hns en the whole mnde n better showing
even en our linrd hearts that if has touched
than Buddha or Asekn or l.ne Tsc or Con
fucius, with their nearly eight centuries'
start, made with their philosophies and
paths or ways.
Te be sure, one of the battleships which
we new are sending te the Pacific te impress
the East with our civilization and power
cost in Interest en the Investment nnd en
upkeep nheul three time- mere for one year
than the famine fund wc sent ever, se until
we reverse the amount- by help in times of
trouble lather than bv war-hips we cannot
be said te have taken our religion greatly
In heart. But eten a pessimist would agree
the Hindu pundits, who held -e many ladies
in thrall in California and elsewhere, have
n senievxhnt blighted fruitage, for nil their
high thinking, bv vvav of a showing of result-
nfter nearly .",0(1(1 years of mysticism.
The followers should really net step in
bungalows In California. They should go
te Tibet and India and China nnd coniein ceniein
plate what the .seepage of Eastern religion
nn- done for the working people.
TIIE curious thing about the present very
fashionable feeling for the occult, the
revival of mrdlunii-ti uisultntiens and the
sort of dnring questioning of unseen powers,
is that what ha- been n commonplace of
Chri-tlan religion nnd di-regnrdeil by mnnv
ns tee conventional te be interesting nr ef
fective I being levited under a different
treatment and elevated into a kind of hnlf hnlf
fet bidden cult.
Speaking te the un-eeti Spirit when it is
called prater is part of .Inii-ch worship and
Is recorded a being a common custom of
tiie founder of Cliri'tinnitt . Communica
tions with departed -pirit and visions nf
them me taught as having been experienced
by Jesus, ju-t a- couiiuuiiiciitlen- with Him
nnd tin -ecing of Him after His death un
taught a- the expencnic of Hi- friend-.
Yet the odd thing about the pstchlcal re
search profile and nil their books is thnt
they seem te tliinl; el themselves as that In
trlcuing thing - unorthodox !
The truth of the matter is. nothing that
i- taught ii- I- vi ry real until we feel it by
some experieure that i- personal, nnd then
we conclude we have rlii ntered a new idea.
T "
L -u
HAVE oft, n her n nilllised
at ihc wnv
mmer visitor" "disfexer"
a trail in the
Adlrendiii 1- and have an iminediute scn-e
of owner-hip which lends them te take really
it-mulshing liberties.
New a trail through a f.uest pieves ju-t
one thing -i c. thnt some one has made it
and that -eme one krep- it open for his u-e
te get somewhere in particular. But the
ordinary -umnier teunst artlessly believes
thnt he i- the first white man who bus dls dls
cevered that trail, ami thnt it Is his by right
of dl-covert
I found n party et Mimmer hotel folk
building a mmptire en a trail a few yards
from my garden thi- summer, in thV fend
bdief thnt tiny were in the henrt of the
wilderness nnd se en "no man's land." I
came upon them en my way home from
getting the mall and sie,,,) contemplating
them and their fire and their preparations
for a picnic with n cold eve. A fat man
who seemed about te wade In the brook
looked back at me. al.e with a cold eye. as
though he would -ny :
"Who are you?"
Instead, I said tejnm "Sir, mnv I usk
why you did net go n few steps fuither and
n-k permission nt that house beyond there
te build this fire nnd wade in our brook."
"Your brook V" Miid he. "I certainly had
no idea it was veur brook!"
"Whose bmek did you think It wes"'"
said 1.
He looked a- though he would like te say
"M.v brook." but he hanged his belligerent
tactics suddenlt nnd -uld reproachfully :
"I thought it was (ied's brook!"
"Well," I Mild. "I bnve a life interest in
It. even se, nnd I am very much afraid of
forest fires this dry weather, which you de
net appear te be in spite of its being (ied's
brook, no I nni going te ask you te be mere
careful' nheul these sparks,"
I henrd later thut he and his parly felt
greatly aggrieved that their choice little spot
should have been claimed as JuhI part of a
well-known place.
Which all gees te prove that most of us
prefer te be Christ nphcr Cnluiubu.scs,
Need for a Trust
I'rem the 1'ittaburah fiazitlt-Tlma
A bootlegger complains thnt there are se
many in the business they waste time In
irvlnc te sell te each ether. Tliefe a a Held
for proper organization and division el tcr
rump. .,'
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadalphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
DR. PAUL A. LEWIS
On Proper Feed Protection
'"rplIE careless manner in which feud-
X Muffs, especially the-c which un
eaten raw. aie exposed te the prnml-cueus
handling of prospective buyers, te street dust
and te files, constitute nu important dan
ger te health, particularly the health of
children." according te Dr. Paul A. Lewis,
director of the laboiatery of the Henry
I'hipps Institute.
"In our endeavors! le prevent tubeiciilesi
we have, from time te time, mnde surveys
of the living conditions in Ihc congested
parts of the city, including studies of the
wny in which feedstuffs nrc bought und
sold," Dr. Lewis -aid.
"A- far bnek ns liH.". In conjunction with
the Bureau of Municipal Ke-e-ircb of Phila
delphia, we marie an intensive study of the
feed sltuntien in the city. It wa- found
that the lack of screening and covering of
feeds Inside the stores, the wholesale street
exposure, especially in the southern section
of the city, demanded attention. Fer the
1(1. (KM1 feed stores in the city there was only
(i limited number of feed inspecler-. -e that
It wn- unusual for a store te be visited mere
than three or four times u year.
Feed Control Needed
"New laws were recommended m include
the control of all feeds and te increase the
number of leiupelent inspectors tvlm-c ie ie
spensiblllty it should be le enforce the-e
laws. Te suppose that meat nnd milk are
the only feeds which need public control Is
le show a fundamental ignorance of condi
tions or an indifference le social welfare.
Why the handling of certain feeds should
be regulated and ethers left untouched, why
some deaicrs are, as tliey see It, discrimi
nated against and ethers nrc net. is almost
ns Incempiebensiblc te us as te them.
"Within tin- Inst week wc made a merely
casual survey of the feed stores In our own
district tri be accurate, from Second te
Bread street en Seuth, including the Sec
ond street market. This supplemented a
careful study made In the summer of Kliill,
when xv e sought te investigate hew much
improvement, if any. had been accomplished
.since our previous report.
"It is rather disheartening te feci that
such investigations, undertaken net at all
in the spirit of fault-finding but rather with
a view te improving iitiheullliful conditions,
should lend te se little action en the pun
of the authorities.
"Laws en the statute book nrc one thing;
luvv enforcement is another. Education of
tlir- people is, of course, necessary, and in
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
"Them I
i.
Who said
no rej.il mad te
oeenmtrv
2. Wlie was the "Patient firlselrla' '
3. What Is a morganatic marriage:
4. What celebtateil aristocratic luinlly was
destined te hove Its coat of nruin per
petuated in the Insignia of pawnshops?
5. What is kerseymeru und lu-tv did the
Mime, originate'
fi. Hew much Is u "bit" In American mnurx ?
T. What Is the meauiiiK of the nautical
term "hugging the wind"?
S. What Is a bissextile"
j When did Titian, the famous Italian
painter, live''
10 What Is the name for the young or
whaleh?
Answers te Saturday's Quiz
1. The Ceda Napeleon In h compilation of
the laws of France, mnde under the
au-plces of Napeleon Hen iparte. pie
obligated 1S01-ISI0. It Is founded en
(he civil law of France, InrKely In
lif,-ited from Itetmin law ns compiled
by Justinian, the Byzantine Emperor
'' 'I he Meglra Is Hie (light of Mohammed
from Mecca te Medina when he was
exnelled I'f the magistrates, .lulv is
ii2'.' MehMniiieilniiH number their
years- from this event
II The Velga, the great liver of Itussla,
empties Inte thn Caspian Sea
4 Four Vice PriHldents of the Cnited
States serxed consecutive terms Jehn
AiUtn under Washington, Jehn
Calhoun under Jehn Qulncy AiIhiiih nnd
Andrew Jack-ami, Themas It Marshall
under Woodrew Wilsen, anil Daniel I
Tompkins under Menree.
5. Cryelite l a inlneinl, a tluerlde of sodium
snd aluminum, found In (Jrepiiland nnd
much used In making soda and ulunii.
num.
6. James J. Davlh Is the pie.scnt .Secretary
of Laber
-,. The present ruler of the Indere tidriit
state of Flume Is Blccnule K.hipIIj
8. Th chamois is a. European wild aiitelene
of goat slr.e. '
9 CJaucberln Is a French word, Inuierterl
Inte Kngllsh and meaning tuctltas e
10,
Jasen In Qreelt legend was the leader of
the expedition of, the Argonaut In
queu of tlie CleWca Fleece l "'
SO NEAR, AND YET -,.
NisK-.
the groups represented in this part of the
city Jewish nnd Italian. Immigrant nnd
Nigrn it is particularly bard te inculcate
(he Importance of hygiene and sanitation.
"Te xvalk nut Seuth street from the insti
tute en a Saturday morning is te he trans
ported te foreign quarters. Especially from
Second te Fifth street, where purchaser
from pushcarts nrc se much in evidence,
does the (Jhette spirit prevail. People swarm
the sidewnlks nnd jostle each ether in their
effort te buy at the cheapest rates. The
si reels are full of stagnant water, tern
papers, demolished cabbage and uncollected
gat bag". The whole atmosphere is sordid,
unestbetic.
(receries Are Criticized
"In addition te (he pu.shcarls there are
about seventy-one stores where fend is sold.
n- well us one market. In every instance
the bakeries are screened and clean, but
the groceries, for the most part, nrc un
screened nnd the feed inadequately protected
from flies and handling. The meat sterca
aie the chief offenders.
"There ate twenty-four, nil screened, but
in fifteen eases the meat was uncovered und
frequently displayed en the sidewalk. In
ninny places ihc screen doers were wide
open. Dried fish nnd fresh fish nr often
left eut-ide. uticeveicd and unprotected.
"These conditions are obvious; they arc
also clearly contrary te ordinances or regu
lations of the health authorities. It would
seem that even n limited force of inspectors
reiild, if their hearts were In the job. bring
about at lea-f a superficial betterment in
the-c Important particulars.
"It would i-e-i little for storekeepers te
keep screen doei s In geed repair. Why
can't the policemen tell ii butcher te keep
his meat inside and the screen deer closed?
"Similar conditions prevail and are only
less obvieu- in the handling of the milk
supply, nnd In the observance of the
housing regulations in the neglected dl-trlcts
of the city .
"Attention te notion in some simple mat
ters such as this would go a long way toward
reducing Infant mortality which is only
another way of saying that the lives of many
children would he sated each summer."
Today's Anniversaries
1 7fI -- Willlnm Henry Harrison was
elected the first delegate te Congress from
the Northwest Territory.
1S71--Ferd's (irand Opera Heuse in Bal
timore was opened.
1W7," Opening of the Hebrew Cnien Col
lege in Cincinnati.
177- Tletjeii. celebrated Hungarian
prima denna, died. Beth July 17, IWti,
1M)lt Tiie Most Hev. Sebastian Marti-lir-lli,
npntel!c delegate te the Culled Slates,
arrived In New Yerk.
P.iP.i-The King and (Jueen f the Bel
gians were received at the New Yerk City
Bull.
llilin President Wil-en i-sued nn anneal
i
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i) the American people in behalf, of the
'eacc Treaty und the League of Nations,
Today's Birthdays
Crown Prince Carel, heir te ihe throne
of Kiimiiuia, born in Bucharest twenty -eight
years age.
Ileytil C Jehnsen, Itcprrscntative in
Congress of the Set end Seuth Dakota Dis
trict, horn at Cherokee, In., thirty -ninn
yenrs age.
The Itt. Iter. .Vimes De Wolf Perry. Epis
copal Bishop of llhede Island, born at fJe'r fJe'r
mantewn. Pa., fifty years age.
' Fair Weather Friends
I MET a friend one summer rlay.
When earth and sky were wondrous
fnlr.
We jeiiiiieyed en our pleasant vvav.
Without u thought of future care.
All iiatuic smiled. The lark's sweet trill
( nine drifting down the hmg white read:
Our footsteps lapged, we reached a hill
The sky e'erhead grew gray und cold.'
A threat of rain was in the air,
ihe lark's sweet song bad died svvuv:
A crash of thunder boomed semewln re
And night was mistress of the day '.'
The read Iny long nnd white and still
Beneath the bent of falling rain.
And in the shallow of the hll)
Fer my dear friend I looked in tain!
nh. frlcild. when hitler davs aie he,,.
11 hunk (Sed. thev de net always stavi
Oh. frlend who miiIIch when skies are clear
W here de you hide xvhen skies ure Bray?
Clara 8. McCullcn, In fhV Kansas City
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SHORT CUTS
The best that can be said for the T
Bill is that Penrose Is a sick man.
"Lloyd Geerge left this evening for
Chequers Court." Well, It's his move.
As is usually the case with compro
mises, the Tax Bill Is going te plcasa no
body. A Bosten professor claims te have lls
coveted life in the moon. Mites in the green
cheese?
There are times when Senater Berah
cannot quite decide xvhether te be a paciM
or a jingo.
It didn't take the cleat, cold winds el
truth very long te blew away the smeVc
screen thrown out by Council.
The ginnt with the seven league beet.
ruminated the Bootleg Investigator, would
nwnp them new for seven -quart beets.
Add one mere point te thp credit score
of the movies. Film of a staged held-up
has caused Ihe stugers of a fake heid-up
near Heg Island te confess te the police.
All Juge-Slavs of military age have been
called te the colors. Perhaps they are going
te held ma.ss-mretings lu favor of disarma
ment. New that Helland has mentioned the
fact that Philadelphia is going te have a
World's Fnlr, Philadelphia very naturally
gets busy.
Ne cash for the railroads until freight
rates come down, cry the agrarians. Ai a
consequence It is generally understood that
the railroads wholly and heartily disapprove
of Ihe bloc system.
It has been slew in coming, but there
has arrived nt last u faint little glimmer el
the fact that among the prices that eufht
te come down Is the price of a scat at a
World Series game.
Pennsylvania prohibition enforcement
apparently demands that whisky sleutbi
have ether sleuths upon their backs Je Wtl
'em. Then sleuths, mayhap, te trail theM
sleuths; and se ad Infinitum.
Happily for baseball prophets, few- pee
pie remember prophecies nfter the ,T'n';
Competent sport scribes, it may be nddw
in parentheses, find us much virtue in "how
ever" ns Touchstone did in "if."
The cxlin tux, said (e hate been agreed
upon bv Bepublicnn lenders, of $4 a gallon
en nil alcoholic liquors withdrawn from
Isind, may be considered by cnterprislnj
bootleggers n- n plan in boost home industry.
Adults will net he admitted le Slo Sle Slo
kew ski's children's concerts unless accom
panied by children. 'Tis an excellent Idea,
and grown-ups who have no children ei
their own should immediately make plans i
borrow some.
When the Michigan Slate Hcfornialer;
burned down only one of the prisoners taa
away. The rest turned In and helped clear
nvvay the debris. There Is here strong tes
timony te the humanity or efficiency I"
both l of the luanngcincnt.
The fact that Clenienceau and I lei'
fienrge Imve monument, while they still h'
impresses Pittsburghem net at all. JBe7
have In Sehenley Park u monument ite L. -
Blge'evv erected while he was Director el
Public Works In thai city 'way back in to te
nineties. Let us be optimistic. If the chariot e
political progress is te be run mi tle loc
system, the issues en which its i"!MrJ
fight should be clear te all eleclers. ine
is no excuse for agrarians, bankers, '"j1'1'
trlali-ts, wets, drys or whatnot "'ln,
themselves Hepubllcnns or Democrats.
they go te the pnll'i for exactly what tufJ
arc. free fr the clouds of parly l0??1'
the voters may be obliged te de some tDiBK'
ing. Who knows? Heme of these Mi'
citizens may give ns much enthusiaMir "".
ball
te political principles ns tliey no te i""
scores.
A woman delegate te the convention'
Affiliated Advertising Clubs of A merle"'
meeting In Hamilton. Out., declared jinn
evident satisfaction that the pretty gill
has passed; that twenty .tears "" '' ,L
thing a man bought vvns decorated "".".if
picture of n pulclirlludlneus l.iniscl. nut "
wasn't se new ; und that, sold sue. '
iiilddle-agcd women loathe the picture " !
chicken " Well. t.he needn't M ttl"!"
it The reason U evidently thnt ," '"(l,"
women l.iivc broken into the G.h'f,l'la
gnmn und that they urew te inldniv
thpic: it int thut the tailc of yue. -1U
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lias changed.
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