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Philadelphia. MenilaT, Oi-lebrr IT. 1921
THE DRY ADVANCE
TODAY. If official nrttlcct are le he a
n'liti'il nt tlii'ii frtu tnltn. tin .n'tunl
work of diunt; tip Piuit hnnin I- te Iin
its first, rcnl lipsumln Mi It u t ter unl
Mr. Duncan. itn in 1 npent' ntgiifd t" tit"
job fn (')inmie.i,ini'r Ilnjin's, hnM nlrnnth
HtrucU oleso tn the loot of tlie trouble b
their nir-tiRht ban en "wlthdrawala " Te
the man in the atrcet he deean't plav
around in tin illicit whisky busine, tin
term "lthilranl" will ha.( an innocent
aneugh aeunil Hit il in bv "witlidrawnU"
thtit the work of prohibition nsents is con
futed and ntillifi'Ml. Without "withdraw ah"
tilt big boetlogjiii; syndicates could net con
tinue te exist
Under the tercia of the Velstead law Rcn
dine whisky mav be taken from bended
rnreheuie, for medicinal and matiufactiii
ng purposes that is. for sale in drus stores
tinder u doctor's prescription end for uv in
the numerous patent medicines that liav
been put en the market smee the di , law
was pnFsed It is cenerall; understood that
a vast busitu's of ferser and briber ha-"
crown up mIihui the etHinil pe-nuts iurd
te these who get whisk out of the ware
houses. It is known, for example, that
treat ni"intiti,,s of whisk withd-nwn bv
some druR-stere keepers lnd a nj almost
instantl into rlic underground ttad" And
if rumors menn an., thins some of tin most
serious offenses )esible under the Velstead
law have b -en committed by (Invernuvnt
empleyes, who destteyed the records of
whiskv withdrawn in order that the people
who (et the stun may net have te cie an
Accounting te the I'ederal ajents assigned
te -ce that all liquor withdrawn under pet
raits is legally used
By stepping all withdrawal, in I'tiisvI
nia, Commissioner Hajnes and his :ib
nistants will rcstrn t the silo of genuine
whisky. Later alen.t the will have te ion
Rider the problem of tin moenshiners and
the syndicates whi' h manufacture imitation
whisky with alcohol and water and dis
tribute it in a xerit.ible rloed t'lreus'i all
parts of the Stat
THE NEW RAIL CRISIS
E KTIY ONH who hits tried te locate in
fundatnenUil causes of the industrial
depression of the last few months and the
reason for 'entmuins lush prii es hns had te
admit that tinprecedentedly hijh lnilwnv
tates en essential commodities like coal, steel
and building materials and jenernl freight
contribute largeh te the difficulties under
which all industries hate been labeuni;
It is as, wtll te remember new that t.ie
rmllwa executives themselves were t'n most
ardent advocates of hir;h rates when ques
Hens of revenue were bein5 threshed mit in
TVashlncten. Thev get the ehedules that
ther asked for N'ew the have reason t
knew that thev sought men than the trall
will bear, Naturallv. they are eager te
brini; the rates down Lewer rati nie
necessnrv net enh te the ceuntrv nt hire
but te the salvation of the reads themselves
The executives, in looking around fur -eme
way of oeonomv. turned natural! tieugh
te the empleves. and asked that thev a, cpt
another cut in w aires The empleies quite
ai naturall protested and called tin atnu atnu
tien of the executives te the continuing high
living cots. wlin h are due veiv large) t,,
hinh railwav ces's That is tne situation
underljing the n-w tnl of a geneial tnK"
It seems impossible te break tl,,. i
circle. "After nm Alfone ' is lj. . nlv
role that nnb,iv n tie i nurt - wiMing
te accept fi i go (lur ci
PREPOSTEROUS PONTOONS
NOTHING !n tne painful hihte.- of the
Government s wonder fleet is qu.te se
agonizing te prlvit. interests ns ajqnals
for cash. Pntaiivi purcliiisers of v urn, is
ler,criptiens have reuudlv resented tin in
troduction of tins profoundly prjctn a' hi. hi.
tien. The ha'keis of the tiontceu hriil-'e nr""ss
the Hudsen are the letei te wince i en
Chnirmnn I.asker. of the Shipping Heard,
demanded the payment of S2-100 ntmee fu
fifty of the vessels new unchered iu the
James Itiver the negotiations eellap-id
Although the beard is once mere a let r
the general ics'ilt enn be accepted w tlieut
rJIstress The pontoon structure was a fe,el
idea and, h a stream carrjlng se nuidi
traffic 04 the Hud-en. ciiliulnted te pieve
a erieus obstacle te navigitien.
The War Department, it is miiiI, Inn l.een
loath te sanction tlie construction and theie
van considerable doubt that Congress would
pass the necessnr ad. It is en this ground
that the prometois have based their disin
clination te pav up
The extinction e)f the nieject should serve
Philadelphia a geed luin in putting an e i d
te the absurd fanev of a bridge of -tups
ncress the Delaware. Tlie mil niinitun
of the case are beins dulv met by tin wer't
oe the great inteistn'e sntin
CLOSING THE CANAL EPISODE
TIIK ratlfn-atien In the ( eelembi'in Senate
of the treat with the I niied States
foreshndews the einl of a long am! involved
chapter of American lilsterv
The mcthedH bv which President House Heuse
velt secured for Ins Government coniiel if
the Panama strip have been varleusl ap
praised. It has been said with truth that
his vigorous initiative rendered possible the
prompt construction of the great inter
oceanic canal.
Eqiiall Incontestable are the enxietv nml
DiU trust engendered tlirnusheiit vlitually nil
Of Latin America b tin erection of the
Independent republic of Panama uiiihr the
wing of the Government at Washington.
Practical considerations have, pi rhups.
loomed linger than nice and d'batnble points
In ethics In the approval le the Lulled
Btatcs Senate of n pad pledging the pav
Pient of fl'n.OnO.OOO as balm te Coleinbiu
for the less of one of her richest and most
itapertsnt states
'XI10 treaty in net apologetic, jt icpre
cnta a realistic attcmnt tli substitute friend.
Jn tblp fet sentiments of 111 will. America 11
relations throughout the entire continent can
hardl full te be bettered b the acceptance
in Ilogeta of a generous offer looking toward
the liu-jcr Interests of this hemisphere.
The establishment of the new order de
pends new upon the Heuse of Representa
tives. In which the bill authorizing the ap
propriation of the money must originate.
As the program is backed by the Adminis
tration, it is tinllkd that serious opposition
will develop, although some displaj of pro pre
teehnics may be given
If is of p.ilnful record that the tiiiicisoti tiiiiciseti
able wriiuplitiK ever .ln.v's Treat In Wash
ington's Administration was diie te the
aversion of tii Heuse te vote the sums
necissarv te the oveiiti n of the instrument.
This example of ebstnn tlenism is uninspir
ing, the Heuse cm ill afford te repeat the
off i Use
A STATE UNIVERSITY TO
CROWN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM
This Is What Superintendent Flncgan
and Dr. Themas, of the State Col
lege, Are Planning Fer
TUT Issue raised bv Dr Jehn M Themas
in tin- address In made en the occasion
of his fermnl induction into offie a provi
dent of the Pcmisv Ivntn.l State College i'
one in which ever one who eilie for the
spread of education among the people is
intcnsvl interested.
1'r Themas announced it as his purpose
te attempt te change State College into a
State universit, and te de his utmost te
develop it te such an extent that it would
compare favorably with the sri.it State
universities of the West
lie ennnet de this without the assistance
of tin people And he i ntiliet git that n-'
sistnnc" until he demenstratis te ilnm that
the tlmg he lias set nut te de i- worth
doing
Mate t ellege expanded marv, In s,v uml"r
i'n direction of Dr. Sparks. Its vocational
sell els Hrc as geed us any of their
kind in tin country. Tliere are enthusiasts
who insist that there is none elsewhere se
geed. Hut It has net enough such schools
and its department of liberal arts is net
adequate equipped te meet the needs of
the students.
Dr Themas rightlv IHteves tint a man
with only n techn'cal education i net ado-
j quately equipped for the greatest success in
tecliuiial work, te say nothing of sue ess
as a (itb.en of a democratic Commonwealth.
He wiiild require the students m all tin
I technieil s,.10els of the ( elh j te take
i . virses in economics, pelitiis, ph'.losenhr
i and literature hefeie they wen gr.tdiat'd
' Then thev would have an edutnt.en intended
, for a broader purpose than tin mere in
i ivae nf their earning power
It will take many million lell'ir t "l'i.p
and milntari the Stnte College for the weik
i ntitemplated Dr Themas is futma e in
hnvins the sunnert of tloveinet Stumi! and
Dr PinefTi. Mate Superiiitendc! t of Pub-
lie Instruction Dr Pinegan is emniittetl
I te tl.i p.-ep,i't en that the (( national svs-
ti m of tin St.it" will net be complete until
thetp is at its top a State university pre
paied te qivi 'e the veung men nml wei.ien
the broadest aud most aried editrVinn that
the varnd demand of the veuth call tei
lie is committed te the ptope.itioii that the
Stnte Cellegj should be developed into snh
a universitv. And Governer Sproul his en
thusiastie.ill inderstd the pregrjm of Dr
Themas
A'.tlieusli lie biennial upprepr ai.eu f"1
the State ("ellege 1ms itv rensed in twenty
ears from .0 0(iO te .'".."Oil.tMKi. the ( el
lege his never iiceived as mm h n it asked
for It v ill net tcteive what it i mid have
mill! the peup'p ilemnnd it of tlie legislature.
Vii one neid b" surpiiscd if t'.e mv I.fgis
latni" Is ask d te npprepriii te Mate Cel
lege the in die tl at in 'he pa: Ms bcn
givm te private institution- bit in.iv no
lengr be se given because tm c. rts have
decided tlmt the gifts are ill. gal Hut there
will be objection from inttnsts s.l;ing te
keep down tin expenditures of the Slate,
ohicetiens such ns arc raised m neailv en
ether State whiih suppeits a fr 'e univer-
Slf
Hew tliesi, ehifi tieiis i an be met was
pointed out bv Dr Kmlev pres1() nt of the
I'lllVeisltV et Illinois. In .1 speech ill t )
inaiiguiatiuii of Dr Themas Winn the
authorities who make tin Stele budget
declined te give ;,, the universitv tie in, i (
fei which ii a-l:ed, Dr Kmlev took
i he iss ie le the iiee'jle. und told them Lit
tli" question w-.is whether thev w is) i tl ,r
i niversity te cz";. en its work under the
most favorable conditions i,r whether t!iy
wished te hamper it. Members ni tin Leg s
lature were (luted en this issue and tin
vi 'ed the appropriation unmimieusiv lu'
iii.s was vears nfter tlie I'eeple e1- II, u cs h.iu
i be, n in ( ustemeil te exput th ng- t r--.ru tlnir
I unnerslt
The- Ma'.e ellege lieie has i I, i l e-,ai-l.nativelv
n -cut iars i xpnnl"d from an
agricultural school. We nri e'i. iut be
ginning te realize that in in - Ceuii'v
there is n-i institution with no' t r it 'i .'mull
s'nl'nts which is rapid!: develop nj u te a
gn at vei atienal sclieu
thre :gh it- ri p n-i
t, a real demand
'II'" apparent purpose of Dr 'I hernns is
i , innke it mere vvidilv appaie;.' thai Suite
t ellegi is seivmg the people aid te as!;
I .a' it be developed, no- f.,r il" sake of
making a great universitv ,. t ,.f it, but
fur tie sake of makins Pentixv ania a
greuti r State bv giving the vn ng nien and
women nn oppeitunitv te i;, i th training
ili" need He has a plui t propagate
education '"i" what educitieti m de
This is net n new ie'en. hu D I'hemas
ha-, ( mbraecd it with n sort of laisv.eiiar.v
7.e.i 1. and he is likel te put in w lif. into it
before lie finishes his work
He will doubtless have the ha. king of the
picsulents of all the etlnr c .lieges nnd uni
versitles in the Coiumenwealili hecnuu. they
mist renli7e that the iiistmitiens ,mr which
they preside v ill benefit b. e .eivthmg wliicn
wins te higher education a f;re.it ,r iprei of
tinaneml su)iiert
Se it mav be ceneludccl that t'n em, se r,(
ed n atien has moved ferwunl in
vanui with the iiiiriciuncetneiit
Tin inns' pregrjm for the expanse. 1
'ellege into a
Pelllisvl-
of I lr
of Statu
CRITICISM IS NOT CRIMINAL
rnin:
IlL right of liCAspnt.ers I 1 e it, 1
the
X c itv administration is
1 d b;
Judge 1'isher of Cliicnse. who l,a , nnssecl
the suit for SKMM'O.OIhi daiiiimes brenijht b.v
tin- City of Chicago against th 1 Ii'mu"
Tribune for injuries allowed te hi , n
( nused bv the Tribune t it c-in of the
finnncial ceinliticcn eef the citv
lr was charged that the Trihirn s cnti
sins iniured the publn credit T. n, ,t i x -for
the smt was p'llitnal 'I In 111101 vvi.s
nn atti mpt te sib me the i rides ! tin
present Adiiiiiiis'rntinii It v ,. thus
thought that 1 ritlcism could be srjicec by
hilling the critics into ceuit und ,(, niunclnig
lnnv cianrnges ftcem them
The custom of free spuc-h In the cscih
slen nf public nff lirs is of tee long standing
for it te be suddenh slopped ti the Chlcoge
politicians tried te step It
The Court has Intc rpretc d the law in
accordance with tin spirit of Anicricin Institution-
While its decision Is of peitiliui
interest te newspapers it is of v 'till imp ir
tain' te the whole people The m wspnpei,.
iccgard tin mselvcH as c iinmlsslnned te snfi
guard the )iublie interetts uiul te expose
i'vc'1'v thing which threutens these Intel ests
The people leek te them for infoimiiiieii
about what Is huppenlug in government nnd
for instruction concerning its significance.
If they nre te perferin their proper fun.
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
tlens they must be free te wiy when a public
efliclnl has been iinfaithfiil te his trust nnd
te point out hew he has violated It nnd
what the effects of that violation are, The
Chicago Judge has sustain' d tln'lr right te
de these thlii"
NEXT!
0XK Mrs. Hosa Ingram Odell hns been
wnt ng gllbl te the New Yerk news
papers te describe n remed.v which she has
evolved for the solution of the unemploy
ment problem ns it affects ex-service men.
She would put tlie jobless heroes at work I
in the kitchens of these families which are
litidlng it dilliciilt te get ether servants.
Maids are scarce. Mrs. Udell implies, nnd
impertinent, and besides, thej ask exorbi
tant wages Tin' ladv ictnlnds the patient
editors that Japanese men de exceeding well
in dining rooms mid kitchens when tliey can
he caught and tamed. And she is convinced
that tlieie is in evci.v former doughboy n
great deal of latent talent that might be
develop! d in the domestic service of the rich
and the near-rich
These arc ititeiesting times mere inter
esting than nny oilier times that ever were
in the modern world, and .veu utnnet really
see Ameilcu unless ou leek below the sur
face of the routine news nnd get out of the
sight-seeing bus (iceamiiallv und wnlk
around Polk with minds like Mts. Odrll's
are net tin least arresting and significant
products of the period of tiunitien between
two eras. Thev menu far mere than they
Knew.
This country, for example, is net yet
half developed. Mr. Schwab is forever say
ing that, nnd it w inn There nre bridges
and houses te be built, railroads te be op
erated and (Xtind'-d and improved, power
station" te be established, electric wires te
he stiunc, books te be vvrittiu, water-power
resources te In- m gaiii.i'd. inventions te be
l'.rf"i ti d mines te n pencil up. new sys
tems of lemmerci le b lelined and put in
operation All this sort of work is neces
nar.v te the progiessivo liic of the land, and
it requires strong and skilled hands. The
times are m temperar.v confusion, nnd many
men who were In the arm are out of work
because th. re is something the inntter high
till in the s heme of our industrial nnd social
organization
Certniulv it cannot be said that the conn cenn
try doesn't need all Ha man-power in em em em
plovtnent outside the kitchen. And men
who have vveiked juns from the trenches
and flciv ii airplanes and carried tin heavy
bunbns of an ami and faced the terrific
hardships of a battle line might net find it
ensv t handle glass ami silveivviire with
the Kii'iired nicetv, and thev might find it
a Id' strarge te Imve te sav "Yes. mn'.iin. '
nnd "Ne. ma'am ' with tin carefull modu
lated inleiintii n "f def. kiicc which the per per
petu.illv dissatisfied empleveis of servants
j alvvas expect
Moreevei. the lows that Used le be
might inn liki that smt of thing. We are
almost sine that they wouldn't like it.
Ah n nntnui ve h (. ,,ur faults. We
are a bit rough in s ,ii,c of our instinctive
processes and we an disposed te be tolf telf
asscitive and unhpcmicti -minded. Hut
thtic is one thing thai inn., b sjjd te the
cveilast'ti.r ceilit of out hi. d Tli" Ameri
can male never did and m m r v. ill make a
geed vnlet ei a geed tlutiki v Ai 1 he would
be the saddest and. pi rhaps tin most violent
of spectaeb s a- an amuteiir lmiisi maid. Mis.
'dell causli, cs -he 'eenis te lie. between
the devil of h.nd times nnd the (hop sea of
the modern ln is. mind's egotism, will have
te reeit te the l-ist but' i nlt.'i native belere
she can get discharged solde, is te wmi, in
her kitchen She will lun. te inek her own
meals atid de he i mui sinnn j up
NEGLECTED GARDEN
1' .1-111 e j,lelll. III f II .11
A A I-.l-ui
A Bui tiam s (
f it- ew ne i t n
an inspiration for
id ii i -nf. i.i the hands
( it; of rinladi Ipln.i As
h itaiiii ill s-iii , lieuever.
sliei t of I in lib .'lis riilei -
the park falls f.u
tauicd nv its le mil , n ta t tupliiisui d liy
l!s ('arlettu Heirii'j Hicivvm. of this cit.
in u spirited nppcl for th" pre c rvai'en of
th .I.ihn Hartrum A--ec inlieii. shadowed
just new b luuiei- ei liiiminent di-band-nn
nt
Mis. I'.iewne has u ent! been engaged
in tracing nt the Itutisi, Museum ami else,
who" iinimilii.il leeeids of tin activities of
tin great American h .'nnist, whose career
is in t only weith.v of .- ,,) imi et emulation
Itartram. a I'ennsvl .man l..rn. was pm
i emii e( by Linnaeus i- ih. greatest nat
i ral betaii st in it. weimI 'I he gardens
a' Kmjf-essjiig i s'n' Ji-l . ii iM 172s. (iirl.v
))i-'.;u" a f.u uitf iisi.it i ' -in h naturalists
aid tieiti.'s as m;'!.. tit 1 c.nturv Amer
ica pe-,es-ed. and
w;is ii.e) also by ud
i.s' . I ,'.. iguers. Frem
1) t ir rl.e park is net
P' .. v i.li ads fei ih'1
aveii e lending te the
, '.ii.' hi" of trees and
te n tn . botanical gar-
miring ami di-trig i
the f.i'ien,,fic stand
notable teihi
Miss llrewi.e c .
restoration c,f ih,
heu-e and for l In
s'uubs appropriate
den. sue h as is niainta
Seci"t of Londen
The .de.' wiirrnni
lu tin ir pi i s, i stifi
t i esipie nnd e ha -111110'
d bv the Linncan
ns ih rtc attention
1 11 garde lis ni e pie.
Ii 11 w i-tfull se. nnd
1 II gllllllOUIOIIS 1 list
an reflective uul
than et existe nt 1 nie rju im
Hetii the us 11 iittic, 11 'nil tin giinin! pub
lic - tl I ( l-espeitlslMi ;..l this ei 1 alieilc e Willi.
is req m-eil 111 lie pat . is development 11c
c 11 cling 11 n pesitina 'n b t.i iv .iiiivabnt te
t'lllt e Cllplccl llV lie 10, .
the .".c Id of mil 1,1 il I 1 '..i
Nothing less v ill ml 1 1.1'
lespi et f r Hni '1 am s n, 1
fiein tin c ,,1111! 1.1 11 1
learned n-nl '
Jle .1
I Gardens in
1 1 n i l.t till
lull! Is di.e
1 he was se
' 'Ul' in 11 .leffens. of
Scise.i- ler Ni'ii.i-ka. his piopesed
Ited '1 ape hi me nihil' 11I 1 1 tlie
'I 1 in-pe'int mi Act te
perm ii mil read- 1 c ut In igl t 1 nn s en feed-
hiufis, 11, ni ami building 1 m 11 ' e 1 1 a I without
waiting for m 1 (nf from tin Inteistnte
Ceml'li.ie CilUillilsste 1 . 'I I e I e . hoi e 11
lielcl etTerl te Cl tl" I., I Uipe XV l.Tfll llll'lD
stniilis from tin mn'-kc 'hciiiii, s))jnpirh
fight en of high lilt's And lliat, he it
further nnticl. is but i c Mm end of the
wedge II might cm nlunli. in in the res.ii
lectien cf thai lieultl ii.inp iitn. a that fell
snk and died when 1 r.. ii 1 in took i barge
of the reads
'I In I i ,n,i a dav w hoi
I M ic s nn undertook n
A Poker Parable
' g .Int. poker, lie de
li, untied 11 showdown ainr iverv liiiiuj , -c
Mulling entliel.v elisai peine I Hi limited
the betting but increased tin kitt, .which
he took te himself He mi- icsehcd that
poker -h iiilel be i strnilv mera! game
Time fete tin wis., gm, , n jt t inn tin-.,
niiitieinm-. hi b kl.i.vc i s i, ml .( itiilhti essls and
beienl lie 111 '-he- n. tnlcllv wink- Who
kllOV-V lieVI lllllie 111 eeintle) f blsnPSN
mav el lop c Niipelce.iH of Piinuce te bc-
celu, limM' .1' l"l -
Theie inn l.e i iiti. i ns te the ie.
stilts of th" ls , .ill. II e i, but tile coin-
pui'tttive lack of pubbcitv te pi c limlniirv
iliqiclllis III d Il te In nig ill, mil ngie,.-
inelll. ' I pc il 'iivc niints i. pi nlv in i .) at"
is i xeellciit a a slogan but a peer ii,,.tt f p
n diplomatist It i aim in ur wicl.lig ,i
eh ti I liie'diiiK it i unfile in c I 1 1. iu. .
I,led Gfeiigi a nl Id Vale in win i ii line
te talk te each ether, but V'.le f l i ed I,
inldi'i ill the i i- iii,iks le a hugi audi
i nee.
If a- the New "lerk Kviliillg Pest istl
ni'i 1 1 . twei.lv uii'lieii Ann 1 1. nn mhiiih w.,1
enn iind a wml i. tut a hull nuui I , r ' i im
I Li ii skill- It the dee icc fi cni I'm I. fei hinder
(.liVVIl. I.e. Otlie s eflietlVC. till' t V I 111.. C In j. .
ami III u vveiki'ls lieuleil 111 the textile,
mills wi'l be uble te bu.v UD.ObO winter
sklits; and, te far as appearacca go, oppo eppo oppe
iieiit. won't have i) leg te stand en.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY,' OCTOBER 17,
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Garden Club of America Is New Hold Held
ing Convention In Philadelphia,
the City of Its Birth
By SAllAII I). LOWMK
THIS week there Is mieting in Philadel
phia an ergnnlrntlnn of women that is,
I venture te sn.v . the most delightful and re
warding of the many clubs nnd committees
nnd societies te which Its members belong.
Possibly n louse of duty inistht make them
miss Its meetings for these of some ether
seelet; possibly the c irctinistnnces of their
lives might compel them te forge their mem
bership in its wide cinle. but ltn charm lies
in the fnrt that these eligible for its member
ship must pessrss n thing which in itself is
both beautiful nnd chnrnilnc and geed te
hiic. and et which Involves neither wealth
en the part of the owner nor nn exclusive
enjoyment. In fact, part of its vnliie is that
It can be shared and suffer no diminution by
constant use; n constant .vleldlng up of ItB
gifts, indeed, Is a necessit of Its very life.
This organization, then, which involves
possession anil nle the dcllghta of sharing,
nnd which implli s n common taste for n
beautiful and charming occupation nnd is net
se much a plensam dut as u natural pleas
ure -what i- it hut the Garden Club of
America, that is holding its autumnal meet
ing in this cit of gardens?
WK AHC spoken of slightingly by these
who de net knew us ns a city of slums
nnd narrow streets and wind-blown nllcys.
Hut beginning with Germnntewn and Chest
nut Hill nnd making h wide circle tvithln
the (itv limits east, west, north, south, there
nre mere gardens nnd park-like grounds
under biautiful cultivation than most cities
of the world c,in beast; while if the nearby
leuiitiy plnces of the citbeus of Philadelphia
are included and the should be included as
part of the cit.v's pla.vgrennd tliere is no
such garden spot ns ours in all America.
1 1 Is net n foil or n modern fashion with
us te have gardens, or te exchange seeds and
cuttings, or te compare notes en cultivation,
or te discuss soils nnd composts nnd fer
tilisers. Our parents did it before us nnd
their forefathers before them. Ker genera
tions our well-to-de citizens hnve built
smallish plnin beuses for town use nnd
spacious houses In biead garden places for
country use.
FAIKMOCNT PARK Is very notable nnd
we nie congratulated en its benuty nnd
the ehnrm of its lundscaue gnrdeiiing. Hul
Pairmeunt Park Is only n series of Colenlnl
(etintiv pirn os nml garden spots designed b.v
tlie men and women who inhabited the town
a eeniuiv and a half aje. The Park Com
mission g-ailuallv bought up these private
p'ines and put them tejethcr into one ri cut
pleasure gieund. Tne snine tiling could be
done fiem Itesemniit te Vnllev Ferge or
from .lenkintewu te Chestnut Hill or from
Itadner te Media or fieni T.nnsilewne te
SvMirthnieie or fieni the Mill Cresk te the
Dnrbv Cnek.
The town has swallowed up the vest of the
old Colonial isiimti v places except these that
have been niescrvcd bv turning them into
paiks.-betvveeu Callow hill street nnd Gcr Gcr
nuintevvii ami between West Philadelphia
and Dnrbv, but inanv of the gardens are left,
and fereverj old paik-likc ceuntr.v seat Mint
hns been dismantled nnd i nt into town lets
Iwentv tic vx t ones have smead out into
eliai i ilng visfis along the old highroads
leading le Tieiiten. te Yerk, te Lancaster,
te Chester and te Heading
Then never was mh h a town for country
clubs and beating e lubs and holiday houses
and eamping parties und walking clubs und
athletic dissociations, because' our natural
bent is toward garden spots and our great
nha et pleasure i- le be out of doers and
miller i- green tries and op' n skies, vveil.lng
or plp.j nig
Wl! D( ' net diess veiv wed bill we pl.t
gimes vel. will- we have te take New
Vuh dram is ecu then sec eml and third
vc.ir. bul New eik has te take eui seeds
and nui-fiv plants aid tiees after we hn.i
u row n tlieni : and 'i for the Garden flub,
all no I'lilte.) State- hud te take it fiem m m
Ter tne i. melon Club of Philadelphia was
i In fust of i's kind, and under its guidance
unci bv its initiative the oiganb.utien that
i- holding its nuiuiiiii ineetimj here this car
began i-s delight!' 'I .invr .eme dozen or se
iais age).
rpIII. pre -i ut pies'iient of tie Garden Club
L of Amen a is Mi -. Samuel Slean, of New
"llir lire -i nt pies'
Yetk, end she nml
Mrs. I la.-.Id Piatt.
the national stcrctai.v.
are stepping with Mis.
ihe iirst of the Garden
J. Willis Martin.
( bib picielents, out pi Chestnut Hill.
When Mis Maiun inn luted the national
organization sin, hid been niesident of the
Philnilelphui Garden flub for a number of
cnrs. nnd vyi- lis teuiulii. with Mis. C.
Stuait Patterson and Miss Geedman and a
n inibei e,f oil c r women in and about Chest
in t Hi!'
Phlladc Iphin is rather used te hnvlti2 Mrs.
Martin still thirgs for it. She bus a knack
et divining wli't tic town will take te and
what it will puss bv Hut of all the things
s doe. and is interest! d In and puts
through, he- gaic'iu iu perhaps the len't
known and i1- the most characteristic.
It is nn ih" slope of n hill of Chestnut
Hill, in fad i ; il off tlie Hethlelieni pike.
Ne one w uld c ii ss lis existence fiem the
pike. Ol. n deed, from the drivewa.v of the
heiis. i lie ( in it. no one would guess the
CM-Ic'iee cf tin pike1 et the house. I"l eui
the ancient ;. .1 r trees and apple trees that
overhung it 1" the grein he- hedjes that ir
nuln.'h in iu it about ami divide it into
sepiiiate gnreHis. one would judge its age
te he fast approaching tin three-quarters of
a ccnti'iv mink And, in fact, in the ilder
Mr. Prne - e'i ir was in full U'c net ns a
flower garde n bur as a siniwherr. garden.
I or tne :-pm i- et me present eivvmts was a
gicat c ,i,i cms, ne of stmw berries nml kept
In- vniieln- npie" bv box hedges alieut tlie
separa'e pi -
TitlDV " ' -.i.iwberrv pint is left In tell
t lie tale, th" lest of tlie terraced inelo inele
siiies are all tbivvir gardens of vim lug
slinpcs ami e 1 ,ir n lens.ics Along one side
ti r eeld fiai tes and i glass petting house,
nml at the font e,f tin terraces Is a dnrk
gn en peel (uni ii hi idew, with huge ejd
trees, with vist one ,'llmpsc of the Whin -marsh
allev bciwcen bramlies.
It. is net tie ic.'irdeii of n Inn lied person
nor of a modern wen.ui nor c(f n cit -iired
gnrdenei It nn calm pbn with nn marks
nf i.iclical clmiise c i innovations and no
adaptations t pa- ing fm). 'n,e ines en
its strmc s .iinl tri" Hunks t.u Htuell of its
old old bfex. the se 't -npiiiiinti d positions of
lis pe renrilfils and tl i ir air of knew lug letter
than tin n.isticss of want i. geed fm ilnni;
the bein In s that hivi weiithereel nuiliv s,
sons, tin stone steps tint are solid fm al!
time bv the plants t iia- ii- ei evict s, llie
iimient ca- inliiess nf the greenhouse unci tlie
cnniferlnhl" odds i nd t mis of the petting
cellar me all glve-'iw ivs of vvli.it tlieir owner
is at I.i nl a giirdeiilii'r woman with nn or er
deilv. hievvd mind and enpnble kiiullv
lianeL .imi a l.enrt that gees mere than hnlf
mi) I" eniev win. I i s,nj,le and gcmel and
growing unci nnliiial and iesie,risiM
These nt ii- .vim have wete heel Mrs
Martin fimn nfi.- lune weiulcrc d hew she
kepi the in i sic doe s in (he affairs of tlie
CIIV Mill SMltc, III! sinie ) Imve Wlllltlel
niueng the i hi pi nr tn ' - and hei n lulh d into
sen nit v ! t'u fragiaiiee of its flevvi'is )
hie i giie- ed win re -.b,. gatheied streriglli' te
em i mi" I mi peit that gnrdm is Ht
once a sniicliinrv and a workshop, l( pbiee
te henlihilv icbix plivsjeall and w helesiumdv
ineiitallv. for Hunting Inn?, long thought te
ripe i (inclusions Mme geed things than
flew ('is glow thet i
Quarter Mile Frem Study te Bedroom
r ic m ir I.' i I' Ii' Mm!
'1 he Duke cif Het nml hn-. llu same fems
us the Duke of Pcul'iind that his micci skims
wiU net he 'ibb' In live i.i He'velr Cs(i
I.eiei ler-tlic He e uup'iiins that III- stud.
. ni ai I a nniiiter el a mile fiem hi- hei.
iiini' a e'et nl Unit ivc- -inn" nli i of tiu
sire of n dwelling place tee eneriiuuiK for nn.i
fei tunc I hit t )iivs ten shillings in the pound
Income tax, and, If denth duties are reck
oned, mere than nnether three shillings in
various luxes anil lospensiuiiiiies.
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks Willi Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
MAHLONW. NEWTON
On the Hetel Situation In Philadelphia
TIIL hotel problem in its rclutlen te the
coming Scsqui-Centennial and ether
great assemblages has already received con
sideration from the hotel men of the cit.v.
according te Mnhlen W. Newton, president
of the Philadelphia Hetel Men's Association,
and although nothing hns ns ,ct been done,
still the general plan of procedure lias been
practically arrived nt.
"It is net likely that nny new hotels will
be built te accommodate the immense crowds
vvhieh will fleck te the city nt that time."
snid Mr. New ten. "because it never p.tjs
te put up an even fairly expensive building
te qcfommedretc a temporary rush of people
te a city.
"The unfortunate experiences of the Cen
tennial of liSTti ere btill fresh in tin minds
of these of us xvhe were in the business or
tinsel affiliated with It at that time. Then
there were a number of new hotel buildings
put up te accommodate the crowds which
were expected and which actually came te
the exhibition, but nil of them lest money
and some of the ventures cost tlieir backets
ever thing the had.
ISrortien Costs Are High
"The trouble is that it costs n let te
ei ect n new hotel building, nnd the lime
when it Is filled Is tee sheit te allow tlie
piojecters te get beck the money which thev
hnve invested in it. te say nothing of show
ing n pretit. The time et the Centennial el
IS "tl was about six months, and in all of
these six 'months there was net what might
be called n geed business. Te get back the
money investM In n new hotel bulldinc, even
of the temperar.v kind, full n jear Is ic
qiitred, and fev If nnv exhibitions Inst that
long. Therefeie there is net much proba
bility that there will be new buildings
elected te take care of the HCt! crowds.
"in that 1S70 Centennial, business, from
the standpoint of the hotel man, was slew
in starting. The crowds In the opening
weeks weie net nearly se lnige as lind been
expected, niidit was net until in ar the chxe
of the exhibition that there were lenlly a
large number eif portions from out of town
in attendance. Cor this reason the men
who erected the tempeinr.v hotel buildings
get away te a peer stmt and suffered a
less pi the opening weeks which the were
never able te make up. There was a num
ber of these buildings put up near the
gteunds, while down In the citv prepei there
win seveial original housing piniecl-,
stui ted Net n single one of cither class
mat I knew of made nn mono, and must
et them suffered a benv.v tinanciiil le-s
"These housing arrangements in tin c ity
consisted of throwing n number of dwelling
houses tegethei In the form of a tetnpetai.v
hotel. While 111 thin case there was net the
great cost nf ciuistructleil whiih would have
te be met in the case of an Uitiicl new hotel
building, still the cost of milking tin ph.vsi
. al changes Iu the buildings and luting up
tlie rooms was censideiubb - se great, in
fact, that few of them ever get beck the
mono they had spent III the ventuiis.
Arinmnindiiting Visitors
' Hul, of course, the hotel men of the
eliv will have te devise some manner of
taking care of the crowds at the coming
cxl'lbitien, and this we new propose te de
bv taking advantage eif and using the verv
fee t whv tlii1 Centennial of Si) did net pa
the hotel investors.
"Philadelphia is, above all, a i ity of
homes That is its popular nnine. and it is
well deserved, for statistics show thut In
proportion te population a far grcuter num
ber of fnnulies in Philadelphia live in their
own homes, and net in apartments or hotels,
than in nil ether large city Iu the ceuntr.
"New, the reason wh the hotel invest
ments In le.70 did pet pa expenses was
because of tin er.v lurge number of private
families who rented rooms te the visitors
for the lime which they spent at the Cen
tennial, These visitors et en gient fair
in t like ever one else -they are shoppers,
and tiie ate en the lookout te get the best
tlii-v can for the lowest possible price Thev
cant he blamed for this, for it l 'dint
eli'I eine is doing nil the time
The Private-Heme Itenms
"The piivnte families v he hail two or
three rooms te spnie slmpl fitted tlieni up
and tented them at prlei s with which th'e
hotel, ""lid ""I compete. Thev plated theli
names and the number of persons whom
the could take with the exposition authori
ties', nnd as tin Ir prices vvere lower than
tlieM' of the hotels thev vvere seen .hllcd up.
Thev mode some extra uieiie.v ami the H),.
i omiiiedutidiis which they offered wete In
nuiKt casts mh (iiate te the requirements of
the visitors, and evirvbeelv was satisfied
exiept these who had invested large sums
in hotel buildings.
"llu n lore 111 i ne celii'tig M"cepi.f Ynten
llilll tin bete! nien prei'eose In take odvnti edvnti
tage of l lit-- fad We shall have a list of
lunate families w h an willing te take
I oeiners feu biicf pel (oils and will send ll.e
Mil plus gut'si- te them after the Imtel ne ne ne
loiumedntliiiis ere gene, which the tin
ilnuhteilly will be during the period of the
fair.
"Naturally there will t many persons
who will prefer te stay at a hotel while they
1921
"L-LEMME OUT!"
are in Philadelphia, but this type is prettv
certain te engage their accommodations in
ndvance. It is the mere transient soil ei
patron who is looking te gel the best room
ing facilities he can nt the lowest .price pos
sible who will go te the private home. It W
the desire of the hotel men of the city te be
able te take care of ever one who comes te
Philadelphia for rooms for n long or a sheii
period, and nt present this seems te be the
most feasible plan. We feel that it will net
bn piacticablc te build new buildings for
them, with this vast rooming resource avail
able, especially as the future of n building
erected for n hotel Is alwa.vs extreme!
problematical.
The Hetel Situation
"Furthermore, the hotel men of Philadel
phia and. for that matter, these of ether
large cities, arc net in it position new te
make a lurge investment with cxceedlngl
nebulous possibilities of a return en the
enpitiil iuvestcd. te sn.v nothing of the
almost certain assurance that there will be
no piefit en It. Conditions since the be
ginning of the xv ar have been xcr.v hard en
the hotel business. The taxes have been
enormously increased by the Government and
the bar privileges have been abolished. And
It must net he forgotten that the bar profits
paid for rooms which were unused when
business was net geed nnd ninde It possible
for the hotels te rent rooms at n consider censider
nhl lower price than is possible new.
"Then. tee. wages nnd coal have advanced
enormously, and nil of these hugel.v in
creased expenses, with lowered receipts,
must new come from the rental of Ihe rooms
and the restaurant. It costs a geed-sired
hotel .j."," a dav for its coal alone. Per these
irnsens it is little wonder Hint the hotels
have te charge mere for their accommoda
tions thnn the fermeil did.
Philadelphia Hetel Conditions
"Philadelphia in normal limes lias ample
hotel accommodations te meet all ilcmiinds
put upon them. The hotels of the cit have
nlvvajs kept well abreast of the times m
modern improvements.
"If we have net the number of von large
hotels here which New Yerk and Chicago
have. It is because they nre no required.
Philadelphia has net the Immense tratisieni
or visiting population which ther.e ether
cities have, and it is this population which
makes hotels a geed investment. It is ,-nid
that there me every day iu New Yerk sev
eral hundred thousand persons who nie iheie
teinperaril.v . and these pi rsens must all leek
for their accommodations te the hotels.
Net a Hetel Town
"In addition tn this, Philadelphia is net
a hotel town. It is n e ity of individual
homes 'J'ic suburbanites de net often re
main in town ever night when the spend
nil evening iu the cit . ns the de In New
Yerk le the numbers of thousands ever.x da.v
of the week. These people go te the hotels',
and the are iiniull willing and able te
puv for the best jk eommednlioiis. Hut the
Philadelphia suburbs me misIIj reached b
meter or liaiii without the ride of an hour
or mere through the cit.v, ns is t Ik case in
New Yerk, and theiefere New Yeik has
a lucrative class of undo ffir the hotel,
xx Iiir Ii does net exlsl Iu Philadelphia.
"These are enlx u few of the icaniis v ),,
It seenis undesliable new te r root extra hotel
buildings ter tin iiiing Se sqiil-Cuiitcnuial
Nevertheless, the hotel miu of Philadelphia
are kienlv mlve te the t-itiiutien, ami we
believe that v.c shall be able te cure for an
nuiiii'ci- ei persons who may visit the r 1 1 at
that time."
Among His Friends
I'rern tin Fert js elt Trliiuir
(."no of Jehn Caldwell's old Lnweced
fanner fiiends. knowing old ,ehn as well
as, if net better than, mi of the rest of us
upon healing that he is Minimi r te Persia
ejaculated: "Well I'd like -te hear one of
Jehn Caldwell's seiniens!"
COMPLEX
IIIAVi; n Preiidlini complex,
A finiii little complex,
That's lurking m the liinteiland
'f in x subconscious brain ;
It's frighlfullv perplexing,
And really rather vexing ;
I halt suspect, te tell the tluth,
It's dilviiig me insune.
It's net nn Inhibition,
Ner ,vet a prohibition,
Hut be assured It's troublesome
As either one could lie.
Indeed It's se nnue.viiig
I kuevv it is destie.vliig
The vei- small intelligence
Tin gods veiich-afeil te nie
Wh.v I'm se tan, , annevi il
Is before I studied J'leud,
I neve r knew u thing nlm t
These euiiipex( s nt all
It'll slnie thev Me In se imui,
I'll have mine or knew ihe inis,,,,,
Though the upkeep en u cuiuulcx '
Is a figure te appall,
sllcn Hay Uedinnii Iu Harper's Magazine
I
SHORT CITS
There is danger of n railroad strlki.
The public be switched, crv executive1! itnil
workers.
Can the departure of Mr Slater from
Mr. MeCenncll's office be spoken of ns I
rum withdrawn!?
It is a safe bet that the P.ex Scouts wkj
hiked with the Maver Snturdax would bl
glad te vote for him.
MrCeniiell. we loom, will draw pj
but hnve no author!!, xxliieh is precisely
what has been said of neat -beer
Heavily laden ns the feed ship xvlll be
with Philadelphia's donations, it will stilt
have room for Philadelphia's host wllni,
Add Cluonielos of the Obvious It li
snid that William K. Crew will accept tin
Cnited States senntnrshlp if Governer
Sproul offers it te him.
Itndiuni taken interna!. will prnlecjc
human life, seys n Chicago doctor. We'd
prebnblv go right out and buv an ounce or
se If it were net for that aumiylng nuisance
tax.
Government spismeginpli in Cliicaite
records earthquake shock lasting two hour,
nnd n hnlf iu inhl-Pncilie Mre trouble
for the Conference en Limitation of Arma
ment". Criticism nf tlie Kenlnev Tariff Bill
comes from the American haiuber eif Com
merce In Londen. It is a little belated, bat
is strictl.v in line with e nlightened opinion
ever vvheie.
Admiral Sims says he'll speak a Ttar
from new That i. when he retires he'll
ndvance te the' front again And Dan
iels, we tnnv well suppose, will think lie's In
the lien's den again.
Seini bed.v hns been speaking of the Net?
nrh newspapers us Ihe "r jitih prrsH."
i1 lib h is piettv stten" evidence tluit the
New Yerk pi ess has been expnsiiii tlie
wicked und the wicked nre sere
There is sometimes danger in heme tee
sanguine. Though It is hciiteiilti'; tn be
an "eptimbt mid," then Is snnietimes mete
wisdom tn bein;; an 'optimist hut." Sea
sonal shutdowns mil et put a irlnip In
the welcome dee i ease in uneinplcixinciit.
A Chi 'age dentist has added one oilier
le the many thcotles as te the cniise of
canctr. Had teeth, he sa.vs And (lie lay
man realizes that every one of the tlieerlit"
mav linve the right dope. Theie Is -tren?
pesslbilitj that cancer doesn't cuntine itclt
te one cuuse.
Pi of,
I 'Ml IlL'O.
S. II. Clntk. of the 1'niversity el
stivs f S hllKosiieaio were nine
teda x lie would he an nd writer. We incline
te the belief that he would be a paragraph
writer We knew n dealer in ediN nnd
ends who thinks ihe Hard of von would le
in the junk business, because he speaks with
se much nutlierit en "a beggnih account
etuptv boxes." And one guess is as geed
as another nnd ns futile.
i " "
What De Yeu Knew!
QUIZ
Whnt famous Hucl'sh net en. " pl-mMd
Ie found a coletiv en the b-inlis or tin
Siiscpieliuiina lll r P nn-lxijnl
wlicie nil men should !. iqu.il and )
all should tule '
What Is Algel"
What Is ii cosset ' .
DlsUngulhli between Jaeeluns ,J Jjcoe-
ItOs- ..
Whnt was the name of tie theatre l
Washington In which Abraham I'"1"
ieln was assassinated '
Whnt is feldspar?
Whit is meant bv a were -wolf
When did an American nnnv i apture w
City of Mexlre'
What Is meant bv vital statistics
Wbeie Is thu pirtlculai h .me of IJ"
plioens?
Answers te Saturday's Quiz
llie invelit'en of clvnamlle Is acci edited
10 Nebel, of Sweden. Iu I si"
A tcindeleer Is a shoulder belt with ce
ti lilije loops ,
Piesldtut Garfield was nhel "i Jul '
lssl , ,.
A Jewel cut "en cnbei lien I In l0n"
form, highly polished bin nd "?,
Amy Itebsart was tin wife of JWWfi
Hurtle. Hull of I.elccstei, he w
te have procured her murder ''"
tei was the i elehr.Hed fixerite
(iue.Mi l'llzabetli of Hnglaud ?''
It eliH.irt llgllien as il eliin.nter la '
H r Scot fu novel "Keiiilvviih . .,
Tint title of King Constantine of lirec"
1 1 Kim: of llm Will, lies ..,,,
Oiiiiluiiiinn is ii town en ihi ;'
oppesltu KIlHItlllll. nml 1,'lxeH Its i.
te n ureal battle fought !'; "''.
temlier . I vis wbtn tin Angle-l-Bl'
t an troops imdir K ' I" ' "
whelmed llm Uetvish - ,,,,H,ilef
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Hi, bight ! mountain "f ' '" '"' p
UllU in the Cue i us l ci se
summit Is mere than P"("' ''', "u
1 1 iv level , , ,. ti, h
A cllnker-bulll Hup is en.; m mV " "rB,
external planks evei la PP ng e
ward and fasti'iicu with cllnvlivu
per jialls ,
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