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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1921
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Jehn C, Martin, Vice Preeld nt ami Treasurer!
Charlea A. Tyler, 8ert;rvi Char j, H. lJT
ten. l'hlllp H. Celllni. Jehn II. William. Jehn J.
flpurseen. Decree V. Oeldsmllti. Davl.1 K. feinlle)',
.pireciere.
AVID r.. SMtt.HT
.Editor
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l'ubllsnea dally at rrit.ic l.rueni uuuainc
Independence Square. rnllmllehU.
AttiSTtO Cm rrttfVnten Building
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SUIiarKII'TtuS TKR.M8
The Evrsisn Praue Litotes l senej te ub ub
acrlhem In Philadelphia and aurreurd.nc towns
t the rate of twelve (12) cents per week, raj able
te the farrier.
By mall te point outside of ps.-'adetphla In
the United 8'atts. Canada, or Unite 1 States pet-
teutens, pistasre free, flit r if,.1i cente per month.
IX (Id) dollars per tear, mnb In advance.
Te all foreign retintrtee e-ie ill) dollar a month
VeTlct Suteictibera wlshlrr eddres cliangsj
must clx Oid as vel! as :. address.
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Member of the Associated Tress
Titn jstecu-m rnr.ii ( ttthitt-r;v m-
tUUd te thft ".se te" pwt'i'af e i e' nil m?u-
a"t8ftlit crrd'.tti la If n- no' tthrrtiiie crtdltrj
tM pitprr aifl al'i fit local ".e p.iU.hii
Mrfn,
All pfcJifs ) rrp il'ico'teii e' jp,-ia7 i.'lnpa.'caca
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FAIR PLANS TAKING SHAPE
THE censir n:ive suggestions for the pro
posed international fair in this city iv
1020 made by Mayer Moere will commend
themselves te the judgment of nil these in
terested in furthering th ptejcci.
'Hie Majer would have n committee of
net mere thini nine and net lss t linn five
nntiennllv known anti imbllr-spiritril men
drawn from tin1 lare' ntii-s of the eytnitry.
lncludint! I'hiladelnhia and Wiihinpten. te
rfreninifiid a plan and arene of the fair.
This is a lorugrjitien of tlic fact that the
fair it te ! mere tlne a lu-at eiitt-rpi tf.
that it in te be a national celebration of the
150th anniviTf-niy ei the adoption of the
Declaration of Iiid'Tierdunei'. bacKcd by thf
whole I'uuntr.t .
Thin the Mrttei' w lid lmi thp city of
Philadelphia appropriate Sl.OWI.OOO. with
the tinderMOndiliB tl'.il a like hum bv pru
cured bv p ipulnr Mibieiipiiuti Wheu thi
S-'.OOO.OOO is se-'ured he would have Con Cen
cress asked te appreprinte .J2,()W,000 mere,
e that the ii..so''iatien roinnii'iened te or
ganize the enterprise am. enrrv it en would
have .S4.ti0ll.UiUi ut its (ilapetal.
If these :",j;estien are aeied en tiie
froundwerk will have been laid en which
te build one of the ineht scicceksftil inter
national esiiibiti'.r.s .ii the h!tery of the
ceuntrj .
THE LAST OF THE LUDWICS
Ll'DWHS. or I.euis III. of liavar.'a. whee
denth is reported, va) net the notorious
mad Kins f the fame name. He ascended
the throne ;n l!)l.'t en the dfath of Otte,
nnd he abdicated in 1018 aftr the revolution
in German? which overthrew the monnrehy.
The mail l.udwi; was drowned in 1SS0,
nd it is cpnerally believed tbat he dragged
his physician Inte the llavarinn lake, for
the bodies of the two men were found to te
Itethcr. He wan the patron of Wasncr. nnd
in providing a theatre for the great com
poser of music dramas he began a series
of extravagances which were carried 'e x-ich
nn extreme that they ruined him financially
and, with ether eccentricities, finally led the
Bavarian authorities te decide that he was
Insane nnd te nppeint bin uncle as regent.
When he died hit brother, who also was in
sane, Mii-eeeded him. and it was net until
101.1, when I,uduig III ascended the throne,
that the younger generation of IJavnrinns
knew whst It was tn have a King in hl
Fcnses. The kingdom had be-n ruled by re
gents unce iss.fl. or for twenty-seven yearn.
Unvarla Is the chief rival of I'russln in
the German Kcdernt'en. It was the domi
nating intellect of Hi.-marck that brought it
Inte the federation m the first place. He
wrote the offer of the imperial throne te
William of Prussia and virtually compelled
I.udwig II te sign it in behalf of the Hnv.i
rian kingdom and th ether German states.
Thus Havana was clinlned te the chariot
whecV of Prussia. The liavarinns have no
love for the Prussians, nnd have net had for
years. The death of their depeied King will
net affect their political status, though It
will weaken the cause of the monarchists in
the state, for it is easier te create sentiment
In support of the restoration of a King te
his throne than te stir up enthusiasm for
putting en the throne n man who has never
reigned.
DASTARDLY MADNESS
TnE madness of the fortunately unsuc
cessful attempt upon the life of Ambas
sador Herrick in Paris is revealed by the
alleged motive.
The luna.'v of connecting tiie representa
tive of the I'nitcil States In France with the
outcome of a Massachusetts 1 1-1 h I resulting
in the conviction of two Italians for murder
t net debatable. The imbecility of the bomb
outrage does net, however, lessen the re.
spensihilities of the police, both in this
country and abroad.
Gratification nur Mr. Herricks escape
nnd the close call of Ms seHmtsly injured
valet is just new the dominant public emo
tion, but .uirtlctilarly In France tnls must
be mingled with horror of the physical in
Hccurity of the envoy of n friendly nation.
Au inquiry, pressing and exhaustive, Is
Immediately in order.
THE POOR MAN'S BANK
CONFIDENCE In the Government is such
that hundreds of thousand of persons
who will net trust their menev te the cstnli
lisbed bnnks will deposit It in the postal
savings banks, although the interest rute is
only 2 per cent.
Since the pestnl savings system was ctab
lUhed many million dollars have been taken
from private hoards where it was earning
no Interest and deposited In the pnstnfnVcs.
In order te attract a still larger sum and
thus benefit a still larger number of persons,
the Posteflice Department is asking Congress
te incrense the rnte of Interest te be paid en
deposits. There is no intention te compete
with the established banks. Thev are new
naying 4 per rent or mere en snvings.
Ne well-informed person brought un te
believe In the Integrity of bankin; lustltu lustltu
tleus will deposit his mene in the Postellice
nt. say, !l jut cent Intere-t when he can get
4 per cent In n savings bank or in a trust
company, or State or national bank with a
savings department.
The appeal of the postal Kjstem is te for
eigners who are net familiar with American
wnys and who distrust banking Institutions.
Their distrust has been Justified nt times
because private "bunks" organized in the
foreign quarter of the large cities have tee
often failed, through the inexperience or
tToeUcdness of the innuiigers, In miiiiy In
stances these Institutions have net been
banks lit all in the proper meaning of the
term,
There nre also native Americans of a
certain type who distrust nil banks-, and
they heard their money in stockings or hide
it under the mattress in a bedroom, or tuck
it under the carpet, or stick It behind a
picture frame en the wall.
All.wf these persons have confidence in
tn Oercrumcnt. If their heardings can b
put Inte circulation through the pestnl sav
ings banks, nnd if thev citn receive interest
en them, both they nnd the country will
henellt. They may open nn account with
,?1 nnd twice n year they may exchange their
certificates of deposit for tn-free postal
savings bends in denominations running from
SIM) te SflOO bearing l!i lift- cent interest,
and each depositor may put in the bunk as
much ns $2.(K).
If Congress docs net consent te tin In
crease In the rate of interest It will net be
because the conditions de net .iu-'.ify it.
PEACE HAS ITS BELATED
BUT WELCOME VICTORY
Ratification of the New Treaties Ends a
Painful Chapter of Muddling and
Gives Premise of Substan
tial Achievement
TiHK (icrmnn treaty, rat. tied at iusi 1
the Semite, ami the two auxiliary pacts
with Austria and .Hungary represent what
may he called the pence of exhnuueii.
This is net te say thul the three new in
struments nrc vicious In content or In the
least dejree subversive of enlighleiiiil Amer
ican self-interest. I' is the long and de
pressing season of ni.tu'lunax of which
they tire a product wllicji mn ks and.
indeed, rustiuin popular Ind 'Igrnce in
ecstasy ever their pnssngc
The vl?er and sing!cnes of .-cii mc mc
fery ever the JIaih"iixilU-rti eii.pire ..inch
characterised the eighteen nvunis e war
s'and in -ntlietb- contrast te nenrlv three
years of b.iiigllns. bickering, fr'ii.i'd par
tisanship, cress-purposes and nnvd inetie
revealed in the agitation mnr the iotie ietie
ipien. el iniltllpll.
Tiie ixliibit constitutes one of ll" niet
painful chapters in the hisier.v el t!ie Natien
Nothing, hewtver, im te be gained nt t,:
time bj pressing the quest for f.ilpt it- or
dwelling morbidly and in eeta.' ipen the
chati of blunders.
It i one of the signnl merits of tie Hard
ing Administration that it proceeded promptly
te devise new an I constructive peiicy of
foreign relation. Cognizance wu taken of
the setuimerit -however temporary against
the I.e.igie of Nations nnd the unmistakable
opposition :e nn unrei .., Treaty of Ver
sailles. The resul' : escape at last from the fun
of indecision and ihe opening of n ic u..et
of opportunity .
The three treaties ate aiueiig He n.-i u.
genleus ever negotiated. Mr. Iterali N i ig'it
in h'.s beiief that they de net iel:iic ,:s from
Europe, for their effnt. iti fact, is d - tu'd
te prove q.iite the re.er-O'.
Their nilirmatien e." the purpose of tin
Inited States te take r.5 part in any of the
operations m" the I.eacue of Nations s defi
nite. On the ether baud, there is nothing
in the conventions te debar the t'nl"il States
from entrance itr.i enie partnership of
Governments v.nd"r whatever title at some
subsequent date.
The scope of 'he trcai.es U dci.berately
narrow nnd obviously prelimi'iaiy. Sip.
cifically safeguarding the interests of this
country by sanctieniir; iimncreu articles
I of the Versailles instrument, tin ic prime
performance !s the ctnbli'itiient of n state
of peace.
When the Ge.'inan. Au-t-inn m.u ll.i
garinn Ge"rnmeut i! accepted tin- two
reservation, one of which is of purely do
mestic import, the ether In ing niuin!.. mi mi mi
perrog.ifery. and Mr. Ilnrdinj h:i i'su il nn
expected proclamation, the tw;!.giit of be
wilderment will be form-lily ami p-frr-h-tngly
diflpatcd.
J.st new the pub!'- 's tee weary i-heer.
Peace prospects !i.i''c inspired no b-ll-ringing.
The hnbit of npnihy b n of di--gtlt
with protracted muddling :s te i te be
thrown off in nn instant.
Hut for nil thf. Oetr.be- T. l'.i'Jl. -n..-.t
rank as one of ti.e key date of Idstery.
Save for the interchange of i-ertimi f..n..n';
tles. it mark' the end of war lwwoei, ihr.
("nited States and tiirc imtiuiis who nin.ed
madly at concerted wcrld dominion. A new
and. it is fervently te lie Imped, an ui-pii!'s
chnp'er of rirnts is begun.
The introductory nature of th- i hi-i-lied
trenti-s is apparent. 'I he u.vh ex
change of diplomatic cnves wi'li tiie three
former enemy nations will lend t',. n-pect
of normality te our foreign :.fi.'.!r. Put
conventions of commeice inut b. ! m.iIi
llshetl with Germany, Austria and II 'iigu.v.
the complicated details e'' pie;.r- ..s..
remain te be adju-ted nnd. pr,.ii most
Important e,' a'l, ei:r relation i'!i ,,ur late
partners in the vn terv remain te be clavjile.l.
tiprmnn ncipiiesceuce in e.n . ..i,t. t.tiens
regarding the ellicuc. m i.rtam p'c, 1 ...u
of the Versailles Treaiv diieitl: all' .-ting
American Interest'! miiy I., as-cl.. . i, ,t only
te tliB military defeat of il.re. ; . :i - go. bit
the fact that through the Vn-:ii!le. mirii
ment the Allies nre new In pes'-scn "f llie
very fruits of the war in which ve n-e vitally
concerned.
In ether words, Gi ruiiiny .epenii m.iiiv
rights te the I'niteil States which -he had
already disposed of l" nic'ther piirtj.
There Is scant run -en te l.e'.eve, however,
that the desired 11' con uiedut ce.s cnjinet be
made. Concord between ttie I i.it.. S'.ites
nnd its former nssiwiati-H in the . :'i.-t i is
been hopefully reuved during tin- c.i.ipnra
lively few months of the llnrd.ug Adminis.
trntien, nnd the Iii-aruiniueut t '. nf. reii.c
opens n reasonable nrespect of a new ba ds
of world stability.
It is no small feuther In the dip!, malic
caps of Prrsiilent Ilanling nic! S.-i.ia.-y
Hughes that they have remi""l the l-..i-.'
irritnflen before the onmiiietvei, . nt ,,f the
Washington nsiens. In tie i c'. n-' is
parley th- opportunity for . e'liin i.e n
new paths of pregr. sh w ,1 1 I" , . .f,tid If
oeumols of wisdom and fiiicrit.. i i' ,i'l.
The two leservatiens nflixcl .. t1.. Yr
mnii treaty arc te some exiint t i.ist
echoes r.f the long '-iriigglc m ir. nat".
American parlicipntien In emu .:- cm-, .re
nted by the Versailles Tr.-il.- I:., ' idin:. of
course, the Ueparatlens 'eiiiii.i-.-i. n i-, dc.
pendent upon an net of I'etigv. . i. ii.l coii ceii
firmntlnn of pres.dcr.tial ii'ieiniin."its.
Mr. Hughes hns la'tfi'llN .on'e-sed Unit
the Government would net lh.nl. et nnniiiig
n member of the Ucpursiiiei.s t'onnnl-Meii
without respecting rengn -.-ienal ,nilher;tv
The ether ainciiilmcni prele ts tin. prepi't
rightH of Aliieilcnn citlzeiis after lb. fashion
defined by the Knox ii'soliitien.
The leng-wraug'ed qii'Mi'.n ei tie leiniii
of the troops is left . p. n. m,,, ,. ,v npp,.,,.
prlating the Uhlnela.cl 'icupatien .lau.c. f
tha Versaillcn treaty the I'nlted States is
privileged te umlutnin forces nbreml te In
sure execution of the new compact. The
guarantee of enforcement through military
pressure Is fecurcd for fifteen years or longer
if German faith Is deemed broken. Hut no
chimes of the new instrument compel the
United Stnteu te maintain soldiers In Europe.
The peace seen te become n reality In
tinine as well ns fact can scarcely fall te
stabilize conditions that could hnve been
called intolerable had they net been se pro
longed. Amerlcnns will npprcclnte the
achievement of the Administration ns the
inevitable f (instructive processes becoine
visible.
THE RAIL BOARD COMES BACK
IIKHK
justification for the view, ex
officially nnd unofficially in
that the present conflict of
I he rni'wiu organizations of
hns brought the principle of
arbitration up for n supreme
JL pressed
Washington,
purposes in
the twin' i.'
Government
test
I Tn 1 lli l.t at til i.t nf I Ii a Vah .r'nmmine
atiii III!.- llll VMltV'M X' 111X iigi.il . ie uiiii a.
Act been realized through the operation of
the Unllruatl Laber Heard, there would liave
been no talk of n btrike nnd no danger
of one.
I'niler that law the Kailrnad Heard was
estaidishcil. It Is a beard composed of three
Kiia group-. I tr.e gnui.i is appointed te
act nnd think for the lnterets of the rail
road corporation:. Anether is intended te
afegniird the Interests of the railway work
ers. The third group is appointed te be the
inmnrilal voice of the general public.
When the beard Mil" established It was
i.eliexed In Congress (hat it was almost cor cer
t tin te keep pence in the I riiiisportatlen in in
e.is'rv by insuring n square deal for the
reads, for the men and for the people of the
.-. iiitr .
Keee'itij ii has appeared that llie lluilruad
Laber I'.eni.i wu t0 be dict-.ited und ren
dered tiupetent at the very outset of its
career lmperlant rulings which it Issued
were Ignored by the railway executives nnd
by union buders with eq.inl nonchalance.
Since the beiud had no power fe enforce its
ilcus.etis i !:n ii can only recommend it
line of in lien--tiie oppesi d groups in rail
road controversies seem te have felt that
they could regard it ns a merely ornamental
nnd somewhat superfluous appendage te the
Federal G.nrrnineiit
They were mltnl(er.. In the present
crisis the Itailroiiel Laber Heard has been
giving n lemnrkiible exhibition of restraint
.md vitality, nnd the Public Greup is making
n name for itself. The beard didn't retire
te pine in the background. Speaking through
1 1." Public Greup, ii offered a plnn which
. iearl.v has been sate tinned bi the President
a 'id his Cabinet, l'.j that net it became in
reality tii" un, .. of the country nnd the
accented V'.'i.c'e for the expression of the
public will in it :;rae emergency. In this
way, quite in,, xp' . tcdly. the Public Greup
has made it uecessaiy for the executives nnd
the unions ie r -veal in action the degree of
their regard fur gevernmeninl authority and
publie opinion.
If the e.vietitivi's or the unions were per
mitted te iftiere the: interest of the people
and the Implied will of the President and his
Ciiblnct. anything like peaceful Government
atbitrntien of Industrial disputes would be
impossible In the future and the Hailrend
Laber Heard and similar agencies would be
ie!ess. Hut the lender of the railway
creups are net llkeiv te de anything of the
sort. They are net quite reckless enough
for thai. And If the Itnilread Laber Heard
triumphs in (his instance by the temperate
and 1 atii'i.t exercise of tun el moral force.
it wli have mere than justified the hopes of
the men who ci en' c.l i'. It will litne
.:aMihcl a nu uixr.ib1) nreculcnt and indl
i'hh i a new way t future pence m all basic
Indii.l r'n .
CREPE FOR THE KLUX
A I'TIVK antagonists of the Ku Klux Klan
i nic right In belie nig that the organiza
tion i- di ad ami thai it has gene down for
the lnt time under a wave of general detes
tit'i'.n and i ntitciupt. Whether Ceiigtess de
cides te (entinue its inquiry or net doesn't
giiath matter.
The country Im bien tiermitte.i te ee hew
tiot-eiighlv the foolish and fantas-ic egotism
f Wizard Simmons wn- e-.tdeiied by mer
cenaries animated by n Ii:m for money nnd
n b. lief in tl'" tr.iditien.il gullibility of
crowd. Storms are racing inside the Klan
as well ns outside .!. The people in Atlantn
who handled the Klin Meney are belli" hard
nn! te tell what tn. hn'e done with it.
Tl;. Wizard hit It confessed that his
wizardry wasn't 'ich i. te cable him te
enlighten cither Congress- or tiie klansmen
en Unit significant point. Hut he did admit
that for cv.ry new inemlvr caught Mr.
Clarke get .'!'..
What was meant bv the p -epagandlsts
nnd promoters at Klux headquarters in At
laut.i te be a ineilng drama enacted in the
bright light that lent' upon a congiessienal
inquiry broke down and became u rather
sorry farce. Clarke Is mere skilled ns u
press agent than a- i:n organizer of spec spec
tc.eleH. lie could iiiake prospect i. members
of tiie Klux believe that he had almost three
quiirlirs of a million people in his order,
U ei gh he had fewer tiuin H'O.OllI). I Ij could
ll sacred wn'er al SMI a can. lie seems
te have made Simmons feel like an authentic
preph.t. Hut for the Washington hearing
i.e wre'e a scenario tee ceuinlicnted for the
anilities of the man nH'tieil te the chief
re'c. After Simmons get through you didn't
ei"ii fe.-l like hating Kl :.xim. Yeu felt like
laughing at it.
THE NEW FRICHTFULNESS
WL IN tin. I'nited Stnt. have learned by
exp ,! nee te leek twice nt unoompll uneompll unoempll
n. ciliary news dispatches which one foreign
capit- I may -end out te describe the affairs
of another. Hut there Is geed ground for the
I i-lief tl at ti e report from Londen of n new
.'(.-. i. rnidd-tlre gnu devised in Germany
I net ncre propaganda of nn unfriendly
se-!, ll is :.id ii iw that the Germans have
perfected a cuii fur deadlier than any bith bith
..te known, and that the gun, planted In a
g;eii place, en ii be operated from a distance
In se'. her in betnb-prnnf shelters,
I irn-iiiakers have experimented for years
i:i ilTeils te pei f"ct iust siieli M weapon IIS
the Londen di"nt Ii describes. The Gerninns
were l.i'.lci-s In that work even before the
war began. With the news of this new gun
ceinc ii, t im it :eiis of continuing German ex
periments villi "war bacteria."
Thus the v erld ! reminded neain of these
Hcili:. mi'l'ii'ists who held Ihnt It was felly
te waste explosive-, and equipment and Ger
man bleed in conventional warfare while
menu migii be devised te lay allied armies
low with Uphiis or typhoid.
This ln't pi iisimt irissip. Hut It ought
te be ciieu-1 t i remind Governments that
n.i.ie than .i reibi.ti.ii of naval iirmaiiieiit
w' be i-"iiui:"d te slop or even restrict the
1,11 -.l.e-s ,,f w.ir
Ophtbulmolegihth in
The liyes Hac It ceiiveiitlrin In this
r ity say eyes get their
color fin;., c: rrets, spinach, orange,, butter
; and b This j, a snprj-e te us, theugli
we luie t'lwai Mi-pc.led that ll goed-siz.iol
! trnip npl'lie.l v it Ii sufli dent feice would
I make the e - black. And. speaking of pig.
I ni.'iii it is ,i uoll-miewn fact that hooch
j e'.-ei'iii'thi will induce icd eyes the morning
afi'f.
i (' :.t lining his ,-flei-ts t,. pud a smipp.v
i,a, c fei the fair. Detiiii'theneM M fiimilN,
ceii'l' i-ing the Kcsqui. icsjieutfully uuggestM
the S'-wpe,
A UNIQUE CRIMINAL
But. He Failed te Deceive the Qhrewd
Secret Service Men Odd Charac
ters That Apply for Relief te
the Legal Aid Bureau
ny OKOHOl': NOX McC'AlN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTOn
XKV GEOHGE V. . COLES tells me
thnt fewer Jbnn one-third of nil cases ban
died In his eijicc are clt.sed as criminal.
Thousands of cases are prepared, tried
and disposed of thnt belong te the civil
classification. The general public never
hears of them.
They concern the violntlen of immigrant,
ndmlrally, Internal rrvcmic, pestnl, treasury,
copyright and ether laws and departments
of the Government.
Criminal actions, of which the majority
are counterfeiting, theft, embezzlement or
violation of the, Velstead act, are the most
common.
Many of these can be classed as dramatic
or spectacular, theugli most of them run en
n common level. Inability te resist tempta
tion is responsible for most of these crimes.
Occasionally a cae comes up that con
tains enough of the dramatic te make It
unique.
THE I'nlted Stntcs Marshal will deliver a
prisoner te the Atlnntn Penitentiary
this week who. of nil that have been pros
ecuted since his appointment, is" regarded by
Mr. Celes as the most unusual.
He is a Itusslnn, and was arrested for
issuing counterfeit money.
The fellow wits the tool of counterfeiters;
the go-between who circulated the KtufT.
When arrested by the Secret Service offi
cers he pretended nn Inability te speak Eng
lish. Tliey knew better, however.
Atlemplii te persuade him te convcrse in
English were futile. He retnained stolid,
dumb and Indifferent te their pleadings or
their threats.
lie finally disconcerted his Inquisitors by
"thtewing a lit." In the descriptive
phraseology of the service, it was "pheney,"
a make-believe,
I'likiiewingly. he thereby played directly
into Uieir hands.
WITHOUT betraying their knowledge that
he was shamming, the operatives re
moved htm te one of the hospitals within a
few blocks of the Federal Hilildlng.
He had apparently recovered consciousness
and was in full possession of his faculties
when placed under examination.
The physicians in charge hnd been posted
as te the -part they were le take In the
comedy.
l'tiresis; ingly the prisoner submitted te an
elaborate examination, after which it was
nnneumrd that he was suffering from henrt
trouble, which was the cause of bis collapse.
I'nless- u surgical operation was performed
whii h required n removal of the cutise It
would end his life wit.'iin forty -eight hours.
"He'll die in a couple of days, anyhow,
unless we operate, and it might as well be
at once," said the physician.
Preparations were immediately begun, with
n great rattling of instruments and accom
panied by a gem ral conversation en the vic
tim's peer chances for recovery.
The farce ended right there.
The Kussinii suddenly developed a fluent
acquaintance with the English language.
The ruse had been successful.
He was brought te trlnl. but from the
moment he left the hospital until he received
his sentence of two years n the penitentiary
he persisted in the nv-mleu that he could
net speak or understand English.
Detectives, physicians and nurses testified
that lie could and did speak It perfectly nnd
understandingly.
Hcfere the trial proceeded l was necessary
te call In a Hussinn interpreter, through
whom lie conducted all his conversation.
His cataleptic performance and his as
sumed Ignorance of our language failed te
save him from a cell.
MIL COLES snjs that styles ami inftheds
in counterfeiting change as de the styles
in dress or modern weapons of war.
The old-time count" rfeiters of' thn Hill
Hreckway stripe, the skilled engravers, nre
net se much in evidence in their particular
class of crimp a- formerly.
There are easier methods of deceiving the
public.
I Hie e the uiesi common schemes is te tear
In; corner off $20 bill and attach them te
1 bills. I we corners will make two f?20
th
S
bill
ii.
The work of graft in- the liieh..,. eV.,...
upon n bill of lower denomination is done
se nrlistlealh that only a very cln.-c scrutiny
will disclose Ui" fiuud. Air. Celes says.
Most of the bogus note. milkers' nowadays
are foreigners.
piIIEF IIASSK1CK. f ,,. ,,lreni of
J Legal Aid in ihe l'lpiirtment of Public
Welfare. uceiinters e. experiences.
Applicants for iis'lsirnce from the' bureau
nre se numerous that freqiientlv they form
a line, two nbreasf. down the corridor from
the office in f'ilv llnll.
Hcfere nnv ase is taken up tins applicant
for aid Is put tiirniih an examination. It is
te discover if. I,e or she (s endcn-erjng fe
avail bimse.f or herself of the services of the
bureau Instead of applying fr advice te nn
ntterucy.
They must prove they are absolutely un
able te employ a law (or before assistance
from the bureau's le;al staff is given them
At lent Ml per ce.it of the applicants. Mr
Hassrick informs ., ,.a. Americans, 0r
claim te lie Americans
There i. he .ay,, ,tn alnies vehement de
sire te claim eitiz.e'ishjp ,y mS of ,,.
who, by language or phj slogneinv, show thev
are of fereieji I . i i-1 ) i or re. ent importation. '
it is ii result ,.f the war. They desr,. 0
be identifi'd with this country.
"1 am Amnri-an," Is the alinet invariable
reply, although examination discloses ihelr
foreign origin or lack of citizenship.
The bureau handles all cases, alien or
American. It directs the alien who desires
it into the proper channel te obtain until until
rallzn'ien. Queer fish lire fiequenll.v caught In the net.
A STYLISHLY dressed young fellow of
twenty. (,. applied lecently for legal
assistance te collect ,i Icher debt.
He was I'.iinifestly i ut of the class of these
who apply f.q aid
Te every pn-iinu refnrding his linnnclnl
standing and inability te employ nn ailerney
he gave satisfaeiery nnweis' apparently.
They were net iitisfnetery te the examiner
however, wl invited him te interview the
chief (,f the buieiui.
The iippliMint de. hired that he was will.,
out money , had no haul account, was mil of
work, had tiled and failed te secure employ empley
inent and de-ired t. collect 91(10 from a
former employer.
"Aren't you unusually w.l dressed for a
man in your position':" inquired Mr. Hass
rick. "I liaie te dress Ibis way te keep up
appearances. '
"Where de you live':" insisted the chief,
Te his surmise ;he in.in r.nmeil n i.ll!, 1
Chestnut sre. I hotel.
"It costs something te stp nt en cstab
lishniciit like that," ivm.n ke. Hassrick in
surprise.
"I pay S'.'.- a week. When I work I
make piclty g I money, " volunteered the
man.
"If you can lie in that sort of fanilen yeq
can afford le lure an attninev te leek after
your case. If you haven't the money y..ii
ought te be able te borre.i it from Ute people
with whom yen associate. SiilhYieut, ut
least, te pay u retaining fee." And' tiie
chief milled :
"lie wall;, d mil of the elhce like a million
dollar-."
As They Make It In Oklahoma
I'.-m.i ii". i " .M I. n... In ii,.i,.h.iiiian.
Liquor e strong with acid that it ate
holes through paper vva,-. seized In sections of
the Stale by piohlbifien enfeiceiueiit elliccis
recently. J) ,f the llpier f,. .,..
dentally en a newspaper en the oilieor' desk,
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the papi r boil's appeared immediate. Tin u
the elliccis purposely poured some of the.
liquor en ine puj.iu , which was eaten en
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quiciMj '." inn .m.t ......u twin un; uijikij
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Dal Talks With Thinking Philadclphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
JAMES T. KERNAN
On the Pert of Philadelphia
TIIE pert of Philadelphia is developing
rapidly nnd heldlnc lis position ns (he
second pert of the I'nited States, nccerding
te James T. Kernnn. secretary of the Marl
time Exchange.
"At the present tlm Philadelphia is well
equipped for the maritime business which
enter our pert," says Mr. Kernan. "Our
facilities are adequate, and with the con
struction of the municipal piers wu leek for
n greater measure of business.
"I bine been connecter; with the Maritime
Exchange for luenty-nlne years, and 1 de
net think our development has been ex
ceeded by any ether pert In the country.
Of course, the shipping business, like every
ether, returns in volume ns effort te procure
bushiest! is expended.
Is Geed Public Investment
"The mere regard in which the people
generally held the pert has its reflection In
the business which comes te the pert. I am
an optimist and booster for the pert, nml for fer
tunately, tee. members sent te Congress by
Philadelphia districts have been boosters.
The result is thnt year after year we are
assured of able champions where boosting
counts.
"On the question of drydeeks. te xvhl"h
reference is sometimes made, I believe they
nre essential se far ns getting business after
a ship entci s the pert, but I de net believe
they influence Importations. That is, for
eign shippers who have commerce with
Philadelphia nre net affected by the fact
that certalii types of drydeeks nre or are net
itistnlbd here. The drydeeks at Cramp, at
Chester and (he smalle.- repair yards have
established sod reputations and Philadel
phia is nut likely te suffer in that regard.
Is Proud of Channel
"The channel is something I am specially
proud of. Take the Instance of the Edward
Luckcnbuch. which lin a draft forward,
leaded, of thirly-ene feet five Inches ami n
draft aft of thirty -one feet six inches. On
March 2.'!. I!l20, It mnile n successful entry
ami was decked, and nle made n satisfactory
egress leaded with nenrly 10,000 Ions of coal.
Ciliicisin of the Delaware channel mindly
Is made by persons net fully informed, and
when you hear deiogcterv comments of the
channel keep the Lnekenhneh la mind.
"(ine thing that w'll undoubtedly please
Philadelphia pert, boosters is the fact that
.
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
Hen many Stat, s of Hie I'nlen have n
smaller population that that of the
District of Columbia?
Hew many Kcptlbllcan Senators voted
i.ir.ilnst the ratification of ,the treaty
of p.ru'c with Germany nnd who were,
they?
What Is the first name of General IMnz,
pe'ierallssime of the 1 tn Han nrmba
diirlnK the hitter pari of the war?
What Is peperlne?
When .IM Gem ral Cernwnllls surrender
his nrmy te General Washington nt
YoiUtewn"
Where In the Isle of Wight?
Wlm t nic Hie eolera of the modern flag
of ('hum?
What wai the Hnns-ntlc Leegue?
What Is the nienniiiKT of the Latin phrase
"per se"?
What Is a tllci?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
The Hrltish Heuse of ('ominenu hns a
membership of 70 1 and the I'nlted
States Heuse of Hept-sciitatlvrH of
Themas ifi.lnsbeinucli. the famous Knc
lish ni'iist Minted th" picture of "Th
Hlue Hey.''
'I'lie weid i.ss.iHslrt was nrlgluallv chen
In a b.in.l ..f Moslem fanatics in Svrln
lit th" tlllle of 111." 'rilM.,MH. who, under
the leadership of the (i. .Man of ihe
Mountains In the Lebanon, committed
nidiu iniiidirs pad tcirnrlze.l the sur
rounding cuiiliy Ai.sasslii k ,t.
bc.n.lc.l fr-.m tin It.illnn "ns.Ms.sinr. "
which is from the Arabic "hnshhnsh.'"
"Hsshlinsli l. hashish, under the In
lluence of which ,,K ,h ,lal,HII)MH
were Mild tu Iihvu committed their
crimes.
Franz S liiibwt wn.te the "Cnllnlshed
Symphony.
The quin ant. i.c tl.iy In y. Hew.
Niel i cl.issl ,i mythology was th,.
pcrsoidlballe,, of female orrew 5 !
was the ii.i.ln.i f iw, hi- .lillUlen , ,
"'I1 ':' Lalenn because sh.
e.lv two I ,,!n,i cemiriande'l ,.r
eluhlreii Ape 1 ad Id'.ua. te avenge
the in u:- m.l they caused all tl, ,, MB
llt.d il.IUI.hN-!'. of .S', ,, , ".'"
wa ,. ,,,,.. weptheiKcined..
md ",.s chimg, , into n stone, fm
which i-.in w.n. r. "ein
Ast.'ieida arc the bm,il p,i,.ts revolvlnr revelvlnr
an. und the sun hetw.,,, ,.. or, V
M.. is and .In, .Iter The adjective
i. -lei. ..i in, iiii'i star-shaped
Larinl Webster died In isg2.
eala Is the Sliver Stute,
Yj,1'l n U " prt0,!nt Emperor et
10
DETOUR!
the United States engineers hnve net made
nn ndverse report en the Philadelphia river
highways, se far as prevision for future
business has been made. This indication
thnt we are looking te the future should he
uccepted as nn Indication that xve are likely
te strengthen our position all the mere in
the future.
"All the activities of tin pert are known
te but a few persons. There is the dredging
of the river channel, which gees en all the
time. Aids le navigation, in the form of
range lights en both the Schuylkill and Dela
ware Hivers, are and have been kept te
efficiency pitch. Then there Is the Pennsyl
vania Nautical Scheel, which trains for the
nfficcrship of the merchant marine, and from
whom splendid results are obtained, and the
fit ebeats of the City e.' Philadelphia, which
render wonderful protection te the river in
dustries and the shipping here.
"The Seamen's Church Institute nnd de
nominational churches along the river front
always hnve the welcoming hand te the nlien
and foreign sailors who come from all ports
of the world. They should receive the en
couragement of us nil for outside the hu
manitarian point of view, which sees the
great charity of helping these men be far
from home, there Is also the geed word te
be said by them that the pert of Philadelphia
has treated them well."
The World te His Wife
WE AUE fold by experts that the turkeys
arc scarce;
That all the survivors nre thin:
That the let of their iwners can never be
worse ;
Thnt the price of shelled corn is n sin.
And the thoughts thnt we think
Make us knowingly wink ;
And the reason, we fumy. Is clear.
Net wishing te scare us
They seel; te prepare i::.
Fer Thanksgiving prices, my dear.
We nre told by c.xpeil thnt the cranberry
crop
Is meager r.'i meagrr enn be;
That prices will rie ami they never will step
Till they're almost prohibitive, see?
Hut the stories they tell
Fer some reason don't jell ;
They are lacking cohesion, I fear.
Tills yarn en the loose is
One of many excuses
Fer Thanksgiving prices, my dear.
We are told by experts at Thanksgiving's
approach
That the price of nil feed will be high.
Cinderella is using the pumpkin as coach
And the dollars in harness will fly.
And se weeks ahead
Dismal .stories are spread
And our joy wagon'; thrown out of gear.
Hut never you mind "em.
Seek joys nnd you'll find em!
Fer Thanksgiving's priceless, mv dear!
G. A.
Today's Anniversaries
l"" Virginia ngneil le the terms of
Congress and ceded Its claim te territory
north of the Ohie.
LS'lCi Mount I'liien College, in Ohie, vves
founded as n i-emiuary.
1SS1 The Prime Meridian Conference in
Washington agreed en a normal day.
INK)--Last spike of the Pike's Peak
mountain railroad driven.
I Mill Celebration .,f the si'sqiii-ceiitennlal
of Princeton College.
1WU) Previsional boundary between Can
nda and Alaska, proposed by ihe i'nlted
States, accepted by Gleat llrilnin.
Hllll The International Trade Conference
began al Atlantic Oily.
F.I20 Seven persons killed In a railroad
wreck at Erie. Pa.
ll)20--Hrllish Heuse of Commens refused
t" inquire into Lloyd Geerge's Irish policy.
Today's Birthdays
.laineH K. Mann, If,, prosentaiive in (,,.
gross of the Second Illinois district horn
near Hloeiainglon, III., sixty -live veins mm
The HI. Itev. William T. Russell",- frl
ole Hislmp r Chailesten, s. C, horn i
Halluueie lifty -eight years age.
Elliett W. Majer, former Governer of
Missouri, born in Lincoln County, .Missouri
liftx -seven .veins age. ' l
Hear Admiral William F. Fuller '
N., let nod. hm u in Menree Ceuut'v ,'w:
leik. Misty-six yours age.
.lehn C. Meiriam, president f the ear
neg.e Institution ,. Washington, born ,a
Ilepkinlun, la., Illt.v-twe years age.
The Great Obstacle
l-'i-'itn th. K.ii.H.., I'liy .st,t.
vvir.. i i .'
able of b-.e ,e sellout nndmnv-c'le f
"." .'J "."', ,J"1,ns""- "f Ililtiipu Itidge rl(
7 '" 'I'""'" X'll.d like cat.,,,,,,, , t f , ;,
change vvheuev.r they Impp,.,,,.,! ,,, ,,
SiV doi'le'ia:;1 mffi. bi, ",!:
..... ,,., ,,., peMeiinj; al m insider.
SHORT CUTS
"Shoe!" navs Ilayncs te the boetlrf.
gers, nnd gets niter them rough shed.
It may be said of our Ceuticllmcn tbat
most of their pleasantries arc unplcasanttlM,
Happily, sober second bought hits a let
of time te cct In its work before Novta Nevta
bcr 1.
The earth is flat, says Wilbur Gleaa
Voliva. Mether Earth might return tk
compliment.
Feminism is running rampant. Thi
news records the arrest of n woman for uslii
a razor en another woman.
Traffic experts nrc apparently convinced
that the public will stand for the P. R, T.
as long as It has a strap te hang te.
Charlie Chaplin t-nys that after two
mere comedies he Is gelnc te stage a drama;
and xve have n glimmer of tragedy ia thi
distance.
The Cape Ced cranberry crop i a fail
ure, we learn from Hosten. The usual ad
vance tin te prepare one for a costly Thnnln
giving dinner.
Of course the German Ambassador,
when he arrives, ennnet expect the demon
strative welcome accorded, for instanct,
le General Diaz.
The moment we lead of the Caps Mjj
angler who hooked a canned fish we ileffed
our hat te the Cape May Jlctieiilst. All thi
world loves a geed Il.tr.
Dr. Florence Ilascem. of llryn Maw;,
says that Philadelphia was In the e,-ean fifti
million years age. "Dear, dear!" snys Mr.
Haynes, "even wetter than it Is today.'1
A dispatch from Hiifast says thai I'lwr
Volunteers have reorganized. They perhaps
hope te celebrate ag.ei-nienf at the Irish
conference by holding n parade. And per
haps net.
Dr. Jehn A. Donevan, of Untie. Ment.,
told ophthalmologists nnd otelaryngologists,
In convention in this city, thnt fast
motorists would eventually develop ilenfnes.
Seme of them are already deaf le the appeal
of reason.
I lend of prominent tire company tijl
he hopes te build the most efficient rubber
plant in the world. A local T. U. M. .'
he has one en his back perch that the sea
tlciunn may have.
Marshal Fech is te witness the l'rliiff-ten-Yale
football game at New Haven No
vember 12. He Is therefore due te learn
the true inwardness of the old-time slogan.
"Treat 'cm rough."
Supplies purchased bv the Emergen.!
Fleet Corporation for S12.'.00n.(l()0 hare neff
been nppralsed at $.15, 000.000. Great i'
the emergency nnd fleet the mare llie inenej
made go, and there's no use worrying ever
n race that is run.
President Harding commends the id''
of Father nnd Sen Week te be ebserverl
November 0 te 12. Hut It seems te its tbat
the phrase is Incomplete. Te insure
spanking time It might te he Father m
Sen und the Woodshed Week.
The German Peace Treaty having be
ratified by the Senate, we pause te nc
that a German ship hns arrived in pert wl
beta
net-
,-tJ
a cargo of Christinas toys ami tnnt ii "
man expert has perfected nn electric
that fires 2000 rounds n minute.
fler-
Clarence If. Mnckay has paid Sl-
for a suit of sixteenth century araier. "
the average citizen is willing te bet tlmt
can think up sixteen hundred wiser vrayM
disposing of that amount of money. "
It is net tlie first time thnt hanil-mc-uW
from the Dark Ages have proved ceftl)'.
There Is question ns te the Wentlty
the local physician who said at a metliM
of the Medical Society of Pennsylvania tn'
the talkativeness of politicians was P-eW,
due te disorder of the thyroid u'1'"!1-. "...
possible that he fears (hat he wl 1 M "
eased of being a sufferer from that """I
complaint?
It is n strange and nnusmit day Jjj
does net bring te the front some lue'TOL
or tragic instance of tiie futility erl'"';l'
of the existing Ininilgi-itleu Law. .""'t,
these diiv-H when the country is stten!',
aroused Congress will iivvake te a kiievw"
of conditions.
Hew long, demands a roj-ivBpeiil;nt
the New Yerk lleiahl. will the A'""l',j
pieple submit te the dictation of n , (
minority V Easy. As long as l'1""',,,
minority knows what it want a" e
,,(.,... i. i. i,u ,,.,,, ia nnd ever '"',
, he under any nnd all kinds of gevernm
V
or no government at in..