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ten. rhlllp B. Celllnt, Jehn h. WlUUraj. Jehn J.
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WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO
MAYOIt MUOUK soems t.. be Mi-pifieus
of C'lmrlpy Hall when iH-.irinc Rlft.
The cempllinpntH paltl te the AilinlnMra AilinlnMra
Itien by tlic SfventU WarJ t'eunrllman be
,eaue of It care of the Itiilppenilt-nc" Hall
'purtraltn are werthlc", ai'-erding te the
i Mayer, when if 1 reralled that the Council
liri dellic lt bet ' te feri i' 'he it" te Imv
the jttnls of the old lentrui and i also
'blecklliR In eerv nv in lis imwi-r th. plain
if the Admlti Miviien te i lean ihe ti-tH
jef the whole i it' at'tri' .lanu ir 1
If any one think- that the Jeb I'embine
,S jelne te abandon ltn efforts te restore the
rondltlens under which the street-elfanins
'roniracters have made hundreds of thousands
of dollars a year he if lackinc in a proper
Appreciation of vhat men will de te gtt back
a profitable bn.Mne? that they have lout.
It Jr morally certain that evcrj thine poy pey
Ible will be done te frustrate the effort" nf
the Mnyer te clean the street next year.
Director Cnven has been blocked at everv
'turn thus far. An erdinanrn nuthnrb.'.iix
Ihlm te bn? a plot of ground en wlii-h w
build a rubbish reduction plant lins 'n-en re-
j)alrd. As a result the rubbish will hmr te
be carted long distances nt heavy expense.
Tint what does the Jeb Combine care about
this expenee when it enn be cited as an
'argument against municlnnl street Wraning?
The Combine is counting en the forgetful -
aes of the voters in order te be able te get
jremplete control of the citv ia two years.
und then te hand the contract back te the
Wen who have get rich out of them
OCCUPATION PRIVILEGES
TpFIE announced program of the with-
X drawal of American treaps from the
Ilhineland is in accord with a popular belief
Ihat there is something contradictory In a
-tate of peace marked by military occupa
tion of a former enrmj country
, It is Interesting, however, te note that
(the second article of the Drese!-Heen Treatv
expressly reserves te the I'nlted States uU
the rights and advantages stipulated for its
benefit in the whole of Article XIV of th
1 Versailles pact.
Under this instrument occupation bv the
Iftllled and associated troops of German t"rri t"rri
jierjr te the West nf the Hhlne. together uith
iiirldgeheads, is specified as a guarantee nf
Jthe execution of the treaty.
I A pregrnm of gradual evacuation is out
'lined. If geed faith Is held te "be observed,
ithe occupation period in the Coblenz area
i where the American troops new are stn stn
.tiened is fixed at ten years. It is tlefinltl
'utatcd that breaches of contract will warrant
the allied and associated forces in reoccur .
jng any or part of the areas particularized,
and that the right nf occupation for an "n
definlte number of years holds if the terms
of the engagement are net carried out.
Wide latitude of performance i tntis
granted the I'nlted States. If German re
sistance te the enforcement of the provi previ
sions of the Berlin Treaty is manifested,
or if reluctance te negotiating a still neces
sary supplemental pact is displayed, the
threat of reoccupation may be applied.
It Is said that the romantic castle of
Khrenbrcitstein will probably remain under
the American flag for come time te come.
The return of the majority of the lfi.000
T'nited States troops new en the Ithine will
materially decrease the bill which Oermany
will ewe this Government for maintenance.
The colors en Khrenbreitsteln will serve as
a reminder of recent history.
WASHINGTON AS HOST
THE concern of the Government nith
physical conditions at the Disarmament
Conference is revealed in the preparations
for accommodating a large number of .spec
tators at the public Kessiens. These will
be held in spacious I) A. It Continental
Hall, adjacent te the Pan -American Build
ing, where the main work of the conference
will be done.
Reception responsibilities, however, de
net fall upon the Government alone. The
City of Washington will be tested as it sel
dom is save during presidential inaugura
tions or during a national crisis such as war
The capital is certain te be crowded during
the parley. Habitation resources are llkel;
te be strained and opportunities for extor
tion will exist,.
With due regard for the difficulties of the
Wr period, it mut be said that the reputa
tion of the capital as an accommodating.
courteous and ungrasping host is net glow
ing. Parisian greed was roundly denounced
during the Peace Conference, and doubtless
many of the se-called held-up tactics
r.depted were indefensible. Nevertheless,
war reactions in a city that had been vir
tually besieged for mere than four years fur
nlshcs some color of excuse.
The argument Is Inapplicable te present
day Washington. There the obligation te
respect the amenities of honorable social
relationships and geed manners is profound.
Vpen hotel and restaurant keepers espe
daily Is laid an important share of the
public duty of resisting the temptations of
"geed hunting "
CAN THIS BE ISOLATION?
AH IIOTH Lloyd Geerge and Anstide
Itrinnd will be the judges of the political
nugiiries upon which their contemplated de
imrtilres depend, it Is mere than probable
that they will cress the Atlantic Of their
eagerness, te visit these shores there Is nmple
vidfnee.
Admiral Hcatty, General Diaz. Eleuthe
rW VenUeles are alread.t In the act of
ratifying their longings. Marshal Fech is
facing this waj and will seen be one of the
brilliant coterie of foreign guests at the
American Legien convention in Kntisas City
In addition te the French and Hrltlsh
Premiers, assuming that they will be present,
the Disarmament Conference will attract an
impressive group of notables from abroad
One may wonder whether isolation Is net n
renm even mere funtnstlc than that of world
co-operation and unity.
It has been philosophically observed that
net even the privacy of a cabin in the wil
derness Is proof against Inyoslen if Its occu
pant has devised something of merit. Amer
icans who think nre net se vnln ns te be
lieve that their Natien has a monopoly of
excellences. Hut the conviction that this
Republic Is In ninny ways distinctive, either
for geed or 111, nbides, nnd Is en the whole
justified.
Our eminent visitors presumably expect
te be stimulated. It Is te be hoped they
will be. and that the illunilnntlen will net
be one-sided. The new contacts new being
established can hardly fall te produce mere
intelligent nnd sympathetic international
understandings.
Advocates of a Chinese wall for this
country have been chiefly concerned with
plans for closing up our own cNlts. Tn
trances hnve been less closely considered, ns
Is demonstrated by the ,lively use te which
the hne nlread been put. Evluslettists
nre nt least entitled te whatever stisfiictlen
they can derive from the spectacle.
THE STARVATION BLOCKADE
AGAINST THE. AIR SERVICE j
An Independent Department of Aviation
Is Needed te Keep the Flying Forces
Frem Complete Disintegration '
SI.OWI.Y but surely, because of the utter '
lack of Imagination that se etten makes
bureaucratic Washington a thing te marvel I
at, mllltarv nvlntleii Is being starved te
death in the I'nlted State-. i
When Congress is done pi titling tiniate I
offered bv tlie army nnd the nav tiie air j
personnel of the Mild mid water feri es mnv I
net exceed 10,0,(10. Thnt total must in- j
elude tivhnlcnl nnd "ground" men Theie I
is nothing te indicate thnt the nnm s f.irce i
of lT.OlVl . uvain will be reduied. though
MMilrx is the least important factor in
modern war. while nwntten Is the inet mi mi
pet tant fat ter of all
The Miineres inntine of Iiiium' tr'idi
! n. ike th" in lunging process . ,,f the
iigr sv,nn.il mi: d. i" fender h -statu in
in. nr seine if a new thin' ni n new
;hee' r Th wa demonstrated again 'lie
ethei iU when u naal pimkit.g Imam
dropped mere than 100 of the licit tilers in
the service because tbev couldn't pass x x
aminstiens devised te te-t the quullticatinns
of men for sea commands or prove that tliev
knew all that is te be known about steam
engineering and tiie science of beav ord
nance! The multiplying difficulties that ei' be
tween the official consciousness of Wash- I
ingten and lljing men nre for the most pari I
different os of temperament. Old sailors
hardened bv the lore and the nridc nf the i
sea aie net better itb'e than old Senators
te understand the needs of the air groups
The luireai.s ei in unable even te recoil, lie
themselves te aviation In dealing with
airmen the nre den'ing with an unknown
and unfamiliar e,unntin. Fer the men who
enr loose from the earth are cssnntlnlh
llfferent in tempe-anieiit from these who
cannot be happj unless they hnve their feet
en the ground or en desks. The Hler who
in worth the gasoline he burns gees into the
military servi. e largel for the delights of
danger and for the i,(v of tussling with un
friendly e'ements. He gees "for te admire
and for te see
The great aces of the war were alwavs
supposed te be tour lied with asert of splen
did madness. They and their seit piny a
game in which the man who is most reck
less and least respectful of conventional
rules is hkeh te hnve an ndviimnge in
battle and a better chance for his ll'e
Yeu cannot measure the worth nf mi Ii
men br a cerd-'ndet vtem. Yeu cannot
safely bind them within the limits i.f n fixed
routine De that, nr nttempt it. and 5011
will drive the best fliers out of the mili
tary service
That is what plu lung beards will itn in
evitably If they are permitted te demand
that naval fliers learn all abeu' ships' tur
bines, hull-building nnd the origin of tem
pests The very 1 uulities that male a
ship's officer most efficient might spoil n
goetl avintei The tim-t rei ent exploit of
the navv's nlin-king beard is. tln.efere. the
best argument yet presented for nn Inde
pendent department of nvlntmn ruled hv a
sympathetic nnd experienced . hicf with a
mind free of the accumulated inhibitions of
bureau tradition. A geed militarx pilot need
only te knew hew te fly nnd tight. A
ship's officer, en the ether hand, must be
mnster of half a dozen technical sciences,
because n modem battleship is perhnps the
most cemplnnted device ever made by man
The bureaucratic mind continues te Insist
that "hips' officers and air pilots should be
similarly qualified. And because lending
minds in the War and Navy Departments
regard aviation ns an incidental srjence.
Congress regards It as superfluous and cuts
air appropriations with an easy mind
When the Washington bureaus can be
made te realize that 'n dealing with iniatin
they are dealing net only with a new
-cience and a new medium nf war and com
merce, but with n new tvpe of man as well.
we shall get somewhere with our flving.
The rules and traditions of the military
service will have te change and progress wl'li
the times There will be a Department of
the Air te govern all military aviation, sijch
as all European countries are nrgani7ing
and such as Great Britain established enrs
age. And the man who can tight and fly
will net have te demonstrate an infinite
'cnnwledge of steam turbines nnd ,ie.in gun
'arrlages te qualify for a milium nth t's
emm'ssinn
A TIP FROM RIO
THE generosity with which the Senate has
responded te the invitation te i,irt!' Ipute
in the centenary of Itrnzilian independence
te he celebrated in Rie de Janeiro next iar
is warranted.
The milllen-dndnr rmprnprintlnn at, proved
bv the upper house implies thnt n deserved J
recognition will be pnitl te the eignlty, Im
pertance ami achievements of the great
Seuth American republic and that new ties
of cordiality will he established in thin
hemisphere
Te Philadelphlnns the senatorial action is
specially Interesting They will net be
grudge Brazil her deserts, but will, never
theless, be moved te consider proportionate)
values. If Rie is te be assisted thus munifi
cently, what is te be snid of crmgresMJennl
obligations regarding the World Fair of
Hi-fl in the birthplace of American Inde
nendenre'' It leeks ns if Philadelphia were beginning
te realize the meaning and magnitude of
the gTeat enterprise en which she has
embarked The responsibilities of Congress
are no less practical and profound
There should be no iictdtntinn In appealing
for large-scale financial nld from the Na
tional Legislature The contribution te
Ilrnzil Is significant as offering a standard
of proportions
FREIGHT RATES AND THE STRIKE
IT DOES let appeal whether the order of
the Interstate Commerce Commission re
ducing by Id per cent the freight rntes en
grain, grain products and hay, and a reduc
tion In wages, te meet the consequent reduc
tion In earnings was made for the purpose
of affecting the present railroad crisis.
The order has been made, and that is all
we knew about it. A reduction In freight
rates Is needed There can lie no doubt about
tlmt. But the railroad managers hnve been
saying that thej cnuld net afford te reduce
tbem st this time They have been planning
te ask the IUillread Laber Ileard te consent
te n reduction of 10 per rent in wages In
order te enable them te pay expenses under
the present freight rates.
The empleyes, however, are fighting any
reduction In their pay. There is en Im
pression that the real purpose of the fight
Is net te maintain wages, but te strengthen
the labor unions. And many railroad man
agers are said te welcome the fight nt this
time because they think It gives te them nn
opportunity te weaken the unions.
The public is mere interestcil, in having
the railroads run without interruption than
in any controversy between the railroad
managers nnd the men. If they had any
unj of forcing the disputants te settle their
disagreements by negotiations they would
resort te It without nn Instant's delny.
IRREPRESSIBLE CHARLES
THE new attempt of Charles Hapsburg te
icgiiln the throne of Hungary revives a
situation replete with ominous possibilities
for Central Europe.
It should be evident by this time that re re
nciiennrj sentiment In Hungary, which was
pronounced throughout the whole course of
the war, is still alive. Insolent nnd reckless.
Charles himself, whose character has always
been 111 -defined se far ns the outside world
!s concerned. Is probably inerelv n figure
dead mound which the forces of feudalism
have been pleased te rally
Hut In this case he is n dangerous au
tomaton nnd it is elenr that he has been In
sufficiently regarded as 0 trnnble-tnnklng
petentinlitv. The obvious duty of the West
ern Powers js te Isolate him, net feebly, as
heretofore, but in some fixed residence from
which escape across frontiers bv airplane or
anx ether vehicle will be impossible.
If some such course is net ndepted the
unsympathetic energies of the Little Entente
may be applied. Intimations of military
pressure b Czecho-Slovakia constitute no
idle threat That republic is one of the most
vigorous and prosnereus of the new nations
of Europe nnd its nversien te u recru
de.c cnee of the Hntisburg dvnasty is Intense.
The rest of the world 1 net particularly
'iif rested in the terfiines of Churles. It Is
interested in tin rehabilitation of the Hun
garian people and the restoration te them of
their nbllit.v te maintain themselves in com.
fort without the charity of ether nations.
Anything which will delav this desirable
result must be regretted.
Meanwhile, a crisis has arisen which de
mands statesmanship net unmixed with just
wrath.
THE "SPOILS" OF EDUCATION
jpSS li. CAREY THOMAS, president
1JL nf Hrvn Muwr College, nnneunccd n
nev feminist program 111 education at the
dinner in honor of Dr. Frank Aydelette. the
new president of Swarthninre College, which
Is like! te arouse considerable discussion
before u gees much farther
Miss Thenius remnrketl thai all the "fnt
plums" in the colleges this is whnt she
called them have gene te the men in the
past, and that the women hnve decided te
de what they an te get "their shore of the
spoils." She said that the matter was te
he taken up nt a meeting of the Association
of College Alumnae in New Yerk in the nenr
fi'furi'. and that it was proposed te make a
beginning by asking some Western State te
provide bv law that there should be an equal
number of men anil women en the faculty
and the governing beard of the State uni
versitj The litness of women for 1 ellcge profes
sorships and even for college presidencies has
been demonstrated heventl question. Hiss
Themas herself has been a brilliant admin
istrator at Rryn Mnwr College professors,
however, have seldom If ever thought of full
professorships or presidencies n plums. They
hove rather thought of them as opportunities
te de something for the cnuse of education.
In brief. tlie have been mere interested
in eihnntien itself than in "spoils." and
thej hae insisted thnt the colleges exist
for the sake of the students and net for the
sake of making lobs for either men or
women.
Hiss Themas' choice of words was unfor
tunate. She was speaking without rotes,
and If ma; be that her enthusiastic belief
In the -ihility of women te held their own
lth n-eii led her te soy mere than she
meant lift however thnt may be, she snid
it and If he is challenged by some man
who holds n college professorship te defend
her position she will doubtless de her best
te iustlf the theory en which her remarks
were hosed
Clement Vautel in La
Krappe Journal. Paris. Kny
the most popular
members of the French delegation te the
Conference fei the Limitation of Armaments
will he .Messrs. Berdeaux, Burgundy. Cham
pagne. Cognac Marc. Calvades, Kirsrh nnd
een the delicious Mademoiselle Mirahelle.
Rrlnnd, n Puris correspondent assures us,
melted the Ice In the French Parliament.
If II. Vautel has the right dope, what he
should have done was te have cracked it and
made It part of the delegation te Washington.
The homes of two clergymen In Altoenn
were entered by a burglar In one house he
get two pairs of socks belonging te the
minister and fertv-slx cents nut of the baby's
bank. In the ether he get nil of $2.7." after
turning everything tepsy-turvv. If burglars
are te mnke n living wage it is evident that
ministers will have te be better paid.
Voliva of Zion isn't a bit interested in
the declaration of Dr. Ernest William
Brown, of Yale, that the moon Is twelve
miles ahead of its schedule and Is destined
te shorten the lunnr month a second every
eenturv. And. come te think of it, our
interest in the fi.ct Is almost as negligible.
Ga:r.e is plentiful in Columbia County.
Frem Hlenmshurg comes the story of a night
watchman lindlnf, n big black bear asleep en
the s.eps of a tanner office. De net in
your haste sn t lint all men are liars. Bear
and forbear Q ilres and places where they
sing may. hew exer, unite in "Hall. Co
lumbia !"
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1 Who was Ailnn n. Chaffer'
i Ot whnt republic is Prague the capltaP
a What Is the meaning of the Latin phrase
"In flagrant delicte'"'
4 Who was c-'urrer Bell
6 Who made the first complete nngrllsh
translation of the Bible'
6. Where nnd what Is Ktrombell "
7 What heavenly body Is poetically termed
Cynthia, and why?
8 When did William E. Gladstone die'
n What Is honeydew'
10 What is .he erlRln of the word vaude
ville Answers te Saturday's Quiz
1. The Indian population of the United
Ptatew Is In excess of a.13,000.
2. Oklahoma Ib the State centalnlnit the most
Indians, 119,101, acccrdlnir te the
reckoning of Junn 30. 1919.
3 The correct title of Shakespeare's plnv
hs "The Winter's Tale " net "A Win
ter's Tale."
4 Papyrus Is an nquatlc plant of the ne-p
family, paper reed . ancient wrltlnir
material was prepared by Egyptians
(.tc . from the, stem nf this
5 The naval .battle of Jutland was fought
en May 11. 1916
G The plaintiff and the defendant are the
opposing parties In a Inwsult.
-, Ad valerem customs duties are taxes
lex led In proportion te the estimated
value of (reeds
S Alexander the Great lived In the fourth
century H C
9 nitumlneus means containing, or per-
talnlnsf te, bitumen, a kind of mineral
nltch.
10
The Populist Party was nt the peak of
Its political power In the United States;
during the late nineties of the last
century
rjf
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Secial Service for Soldiers Has Many
Interesting and Unusual Aspects.
I Werk of Kindly Women at
Heme and Abroad I
I I
By SARAH n' kOWKIK
rpHIS summer I was dining with one of
J- the three men who were responsible
during the war for the establishment of the
canteen centers under the Y. 1L C. A.
In i ranee nnd Italy, nnd he told me that
the greet stores of writing paper, games,
etc., that had been left en their hands nt
the close of the war had been distributed iti
a variety of directions, leaving n goodly
balance te the United States Army chnp chnp
leins for future use at army pests and
frontier camps. He also told me that In
some cases when the War Department clese.d
the Y. II. C. A. canteens and Y. M. C. A.
workers were disbanded In these camps,
some of the huts were left for the use of the
soldiers.
There seemed te be n great difference of
opinion among the officers of both the army
nnd navy as te hew much the outside seclnl
service efforts en behnlf of the enlisted men
were beneficial. EVcn the chaplains were
nt odds ever the question. Seme welcome
It, some are indifferent te it and some
curtly refuse It. In some regiments the
commanding officer is apparently pleased te
co-eporntc with responsible committees of
women In order that there should be monthly
nnd even weekly dances for the men. Oiie
such arrangement has been In order nt Camp
Dlx. for lnstnnce, for one of the regiments
since early spring.
f$CK n week all
summer Hi 8. Jehn
S T
Themas and her committee from the
Diocese of Pennsylvania took down two
great nioterbuses of girls te spend the eve
ning nt the camp as guests of n regiment,
the Cilrls' Friendly Societies of the different
parishes furnishing certain picked girls for
this kind nnd amusing purpose
The girls enjoyed the meter ride nnd the
dance, nnd the tncu enjoyed their guests,
nnd the chaplain and the commanding offi
cers enjoyed the veij decided lift te the
morale that weekly expectation gave te the
regiment. It Is no easy tusk te mnke sure
of nnd te transport fifty girls once n week
and see that they are all safely get home .en
the return. Rut this Mrs. Themas accom
plished and is very cheery ever the experi
ence and ready for some months mere of It
until the cold weather sets In and makes
meter rides for winter afternoons nnd eve
nings Impractical for se long a trip.
The fact that the war is ever and thai
most of us are occupied with ether things
and that the 1'. S. A. has a geed deal of
red tape te protect the army from feminine
Interference, geed as well ns bad. makes It
easier te take It for granted that nil is
well with "Ihe boys in khaki," nnd busy
ourselves with federation drives nnd garden
clubs and things that welcome us with
"gently smiling jaws" when we offer first
aid.
HOWEVER r was talking with a former
overseas woman enlv this week who
could net get the hevs of her old wnr division
out of her mind, and when Inst year she
received a round robin from forty of them
nslcing her te come down nnd g!v; iSiern a
lift, she moved heaven and earth that is.
the powers in Washingien and the army te
be allowed te go.
These forty enlisted men who had sent
for her se tnibtinglv were down in the Isle
of Haiti nt Pert-nu-Prince. It nppcnrs
thnt during the wnr, in order te keep thnt
islnnd nnd San Dominge free of Germans,
our troops policed both islands. ' And se
beneficent was their policing at least that
is our version of it that they were asked
te step en for ten ears or se and protect
the natives of the towns and hnrbers and
rivlllzed parts against the native bandits of
the hills, who call themselves revolutionists.
The I'nlted States Army accepted the ver.i
polite invitation nnd sent n brigade down
there. As 0 result the President nf Haiti
hns been able te keep his head for ever two
years, a feat of no mean Importance, for ns
n rule the President was the official target
for pet shots from the revolutionists, nee
bandits.
The reason for his having remained
intact is that n marine giinid always ac
companies him, as well ns his native guard,
te protect him from pet shots und te put
the fear of the I'nlted States of America
Inte the native gunrd.
THE commanding officer of the marines at
Pert-au-Prince nnd of the ether regi
ments stationed back in the hills could Es
tablish nn precedent by officially accepting
outside help for the men, but he very wlsel
saw the advnntnge te them of Heme geed
place for them te go when they were off
duty, nnd se in every way In his power he
and his junior efficcr-i and their wives bne
made It easy for outside help te be given by
their unofficial helpfulness nnd courtesy anil
appreciation.
This made it possible for Miss Emily
Smith, te whom the round robin was sent
by the enlisted men, te necept their Invita
tion and go down te Pert-au-Prince. She
established herself in a commodious nnd at
tractive house In the town and turned It
Inte a homelike place for the men te gather
when off duty for reading nnd writing nnd
games and parties.
And what she has clone there her sister.
Miss Elizabeth Smith, Ih duplicating in Snn
Dominge, under slightlv different conditions.
AS TIIE climate is very het and dnmp and
enervating, the-e two women very
wisely come North in the spring nnd remnin
at their home out in Gwynedd Velley dur
ing the summer. They nre new en theii
way -back te their Island pests, however,
gallantly facing the heat and red nuts and
native incapacity for the sake of the men
In the camps and bnnacks.
Miss Smith rented her house from a well-to-de
Haitian. It Is of stone and plnster
with a walled gerden There is a screened
veranda lighted by electricity and an ample
living-room and dining-room, besides the
kitchen.
She has made her house a very pleasant
stepping-ln plnce for the men. Eight or
nine are generally her guests at dinner nnd
from fifty te sixty are there every evening
until rellcall. She is permitted te visit them
in the hospital and In the barracks and she
Is thenly white woman, besides the colonel's
wife, who Is allowed te go up te the en
cumpment In the hills, where the aviation
camps, etc., are.
ANT ONE who has worked overseas knows
that if veu work with the enlisted men
you had best avoid playing much with Ihe
officers. There is a great gulf fixed by in my
tradition between officers nnd men in the
metter of sociel Intercourse, nnd the men
resent their special friends keeping open
house for both. In fact, It would net he
possible from the ..fficirs' standpoint either,
se that, except for the help she gets from
the officers' wives et 'he menthij dancus
that she gives and from the officers in the
matter of requisitions and practical fnvers
for the men, Miss Smith very wisely con
fines herself te caring for the interests of the
non-commissioned emcers and the soldiers
She has a speaking acquaintance with
some POO of these and a very hnppy nnd
congenial friendship with ninny of them
They trust her with their secrets nnd their
mishaps and mistakes ; they glve her their
money te save for them; they let her dele
out their allowance for cigaiettes and small
needs; they discuss the news with her nnd
retail te her the gossip; they devour her
pepers nnd magazines and nre her cheerful
nnd hungry guests, and best of all, thej go
out of their way te fulfil! nil her wants for
the odd Jobs about Ihe house and make n
great point of her Christmas present from
the let of them.
They value her dignity nnd refinement and
never trespass en her kindness knowingly
When they nre --Ick or very homesick they
go te her like forlorn little boys for the
sheer comfort of telling n woman their dis
tresses. It is n great and geed personal work she
and her sister are doing and a hnppy one
for all concerned.
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PETER SCHMID
On Educational Recreation
rpHE grealest value in recrentiennl edit
J. catien lus in the close association of
all dnss.es at the recreation center, where
all nre melded In n real patriotism," de
clares Peter Schmid, principal of the Starr
Garden Ilecrentien Center, Seventh and
Eembn.'d streets
Mr. Schmid hns had seventeen yenrs' ex
perience in recicatlennl work and has been
with the Stn'T Garden Center, which Is the
eldest in the cit. almost since its beginning.
The center Is celebrating lis tcntli anniver
sary this week.
"Recreational education." snys Mr.
Schmid. "fills :i need niucmg the jnung peo
ple thnt cannot b reached effectively in the
public school'. Organisatien N essential.
Here they are. organized into groups In everj
phnse of recreation, nnd in ruling their own
groups thej nre tnught self-government .
Ne Limit te Recreation Value
"There is no limit te the vnlue of recrea
tion in n child's life. But the frequenters
of the educational center are net nil chil
dren. We have them hers nnywliere between
the nges of two and seventy-live. But I
think the 'luldicu nre meie benvfited by the
training, as tniv have net formed fixed
habits.
"In pushing nhead the activities of their
respective groups the children become real
amateur business men; they talk und think
like business men. and they consequently get
training that benefits them frreatljMvhen, thej
de become business men.
"I believe thai n child's mind should be
occupied with wholesome thoughts. When
thev de net I live these wholesome thoughts,
thnt is when tendencies that lead te criminal
lives creep in. Their nthletie activities de
velop henltln Indies, and healthy bodies
help te mnke healthy minds, nnd I feel thnt
criminal thoughts seldom invade a real
healthy mind.
Teaili Americanization
"Atncrlennbntien work, in my opinion. Is
best put into ifl'ective operntien at the rec
reation center. Constant association of all
classes achieves this end splendidly, if the
plav is preperlv legulated.
''When cnililrin get together In patriotic
dcmonsrrntiens. such as we have at Starr
Garden, they ferset nil about race and color
and meld ns Americans. The outdoor weik
is carefully eigr.nized. If it were net organ
ized properly, gang demonstrations would
result, which weiijd benefit none of them
"Outdoors we teach the young folk the
American imiif. baseball, and they like it
Of course, thr.re arc many ether outdoor
games, and in ihes-c it is proper te instill in
them the spirit of give and tnke and te light
te win bv fair means. If they arc taught te
fight fairlv new they will likely get the habit,
and it wil'l staj with thern when ether things
are attempted. I think thnt another whole
some aspect is thnt they are taught te light
enlv for the honor that will nccrue te the
respective groups 1'ancy prizes nre net
offered.
"The recreational training project is mis mis
Teday's Anniversaries
7fij Sir Moses Monteflere, known ns one
of tlie greatest of Jewish philanthropists,
bem In Leghorn. Italy. Hied nt Kamsgate,
England, July 2H, IKS.-,.
181(1- San Junn Baptista was captured by
the Americans under Perry.
IS,"'.!- Daniel Webster, tlie great states
man and erntnr, died nt Mnrshfleld. Mass: Mass:
Bern nt Salisbury, N. H., January 18, 1782.
mcu Jnimnese Army crossed the Ynlu
River and invaded Chinese territory,
fififi Tlie Rt. Rev. Frederick Temple
wns appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
jl(U Yale I'nlvetsity concluded n cele
bration of Its bl -centennial.
1H11 Ida M Lewis, keeper of the Lime
Reck Lighthouse, and known ns tlie "Grace
Darling of America," died nt Newport,
R. I.
1010 The Cooper Union auditorium In
New Yerk wns closed te the Socialist Party.
Today's Birthdays
Queen Victeria of Spain (formed Prin
cess Enn of Battenberg) horn in England
thirty -four years age
Tasker L. Oddic, Junier I'niled States
Senater from Nevada, born in Brooklyn,
N Y.. fifty -one yenrs age.
William II Bremner, president of the
Minneapolis and St. IeuW Railroad, born
at Mnrshnlltewn, la., fifty-two years age.
Dr. Richard F. Scholz, president of Reed
College, )ern In Milwaukee fertj -one years
age.
Jehn S. Beiilmm, Representntivn in Con
gress of the Fourth Indiana District, horn
in Ripley Ceuntj, Indiana, fiftj -eight jenr.s
age.
Ted (Kid) Lewis, prominent welterweight
pugilist, beru in Londen twenty-live years
age.
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understood by ninny, who believe that the
confer Is n piece where children can go te
play in the snnd in safety. This is wrong.
These persons should visit the centers nnd
learn of what vltnl importance the work
really Is. "
Gymnasium Werk Important
"I plnce mere than ordinary importance
upon gymnisium work. In the gjninnslum
the classes arc brought very close. The
'gct-tegetliT spirit" is Invaluable. And
competition is keen. Competition can work
wonders if it is guided properly. It makes
for strength strong bodies and strong
minds which in the end mean a stronger
citizenship."
HUMANISMS '
Rj WILLIAM ATHERTON IU' rCY
JE. EDGERTON, president of the Nn
. tieiuil Association of Manufacturers,
was talking with Ernest Greenwood, Ameri
can representative of the International La La
eor Organization which studies Industrial re
lations for the League of Nations. The fart
thnt the I'nited Stntes is net working with
ether nations en the problems that nffcc,t the
wcrld reminded Mr. Edgertnli of n story.
lie j-nid that n farmer, having lest one of
his team of oxen, decided thnt he would
hitch himself te his cart alongside the ether
te tnke his produce te town. Tills some
what awkward Idea was carried out and the
journey was begun.
The cnvulcnde had net gene far, however,
until the ex decided he would run nway.
Down the rend he galloped frantically and
the farmer found it necessnry te keep pace
or find himself dragging humilintingly in
the mud.
As lie pnsscd the front gate of n neighbor
that Individual called te liim leudly:
"Where nre jeu-nll geing''"
Tlie reply te which, Mr, Edgerton snys.
is much like thnt whleli industrial America
is forced te make under its present condition
of aloofness. The hurried former nnswered:
"T don't knew.' Ask-the ex."
Right after the wnr, says Commander
Wells Hawks, of the navy, a number of ves
sels of that service went up the Mississippi
te give folks inland n leek at our fighting
ships.
The IT. S. S. Isabel went aground nt the
junction of the Mississippi nnd tlfe Ohie, npd
It took n couple of days te get her off. The
first night she was strnnded the men en
watch observed the appearance of some mys
terious flashes of light nn the river and be
gan attempting te pick up the messages thnt
It seemed were being flashed.
The cede wns weird and strange, nnd it
must hnve taken these enterprising sailor
men hnlf nn hour, clever ns they arc at these
matters, te decipher It.
Then they came te understand, and com
munications were established. These llasli
llnhters were moenshiners with enrgees te
land.
Miss Geitrude Breeke Hamilton, whose
hooks and pieces for the mngnilnes bring
her se much mencj thnt she lords it ever
each of her six brothers in a financial wny,
is a verv pretty jnung woman, Iinvi g but
iwentj-six summers back of hoi-, and liv
ing right here In Wnshingten, 11. C
Despite the fact that there au' millions of
people In the I'nlted States who rend Miss
Ilaiiillte'i's articles every month, and (here
fore cre.lii her with much erudition, this
voting vrinnn admits thai sin wen!,! net
knew n fraction from a Chinese intindrj lag.
Miss Himl ten hns never in nil her ilfe
opened, up nn arithmetic ns far back In the
bonk us fractions.
Here is the way it came about. Betli her
father and her mother wrote for publication.
Dchpite this, the Hamilton boys did net seem
espccinllf Inclined te court the muse, and
e, when, at the age of seven, Miss Ger
trude, the only girl, began te write cute lit
tle verses her parents were delighted. The
education which they guve her yes all filled
up with reading and literature and things,
nnd did net have nnj thing te de with these
utilitarian studies which nre ordinarily
crammed down the mental threat of the un
willing female child.
Se, nt the age of sixteen, Miss Gertrude
began te write for the magazines, and after
ten years at It she finds herself In the lit
erarlly plutocratic class
Hudsen Maxim, who is credited with giv
ing smokeless powder te tlie American Armv
and Nnv, played the part of King Neptune
nt tlie recent pageant given nt Atlnntlc
In the midst of the ceremony of M,lr,i
Gras night, sitting .right in the Spt.
light up there en his throne, he commanded
one of his slnes te touch the master of cere
muiiies 011 tlie shoulder, thus urrestin.. l,H
attention. Whereupon the king declared
sotto voce : '
"I want te go home, lt'B tee dAnncd
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SHORT CUTS
The world en Saturday appeared te con
sist of a number of gridirons.
The treubh with the surtax is that it
ties up nil tlie money that is willing te tnke
11 chance.
It would be 0 thousand pities if the
Irish conference should be spoiled by mere
tactlessness.
Seener or Inter the grievance of the
bootlegger is thnt a man can't be withdrawn
from jail en n phony permit.
Cncle Sam. begins te show signs of will
ingness that the Watch en the Rhine -shall
run down : and paradoxically, will there
fore proceed te wind it up.
We learn from Londen that King Geerge
can'ti afford te fit up his yacht for the yacht
race. ' "Well, that's a nice cup of tea !" con
doled his friend, Sir Themas.
Interest in the dollar dinner en railroad
dining cars will, perhaps, he greater when
if is definitely known that trains with dining
curs will be miming next month.
The American Humane Association In
planning 11 world enmpnign against bull
fighting. But even after baiting the bull I
taboo. throwing it will remain pepulnr.
After a brief absence from the new-.
Mary Garden has bobbed up again. Through
the industry of the press agent we hnve
heard her bob. She has bobbed her hair.
Proceedings against tlie arson ring and
the whisky ring begun, we opine, only nftei
the conviction grew that the first would net
burn Itself nor the second drink itself M
death.
Tlie I'nited Stntes Railroad Laber
Beard has spoken with authority New we
shall sec hew much that authority is re
spected nnd hew adequately it can be en
forced. Anether bomb has been thrown fn Pari
bj Communists who wish freedom for men
convicted In Massachusetts of murder. Here
is no cnuse for surprise. These who threw
bombs nnturall,- desire murderers te go free
Cengressmen Cannen has quit smekins
It is regrettable that a man should permit
himself te cool off nt the early age of eighty
six. But after n few het shots en the floei
of Congress, Cannen may proceed te smoke
again.
Babe Ruth has quit playing exhibition
games and is prepared te tell Judge Lancll
thnt he is sorry and won't de it again
Thene who were set te enjev a scrap will
feel Inclined te think thnt he is justifying
his first name.
When Dr. Ferry, of Hamilton College
expressed the vish in Swarthinerc en Snt
urdny that Dr. Ajdelntte's administration
of Ilaverferd niighf be brilliantly successful
every Haverferdian chuckled his Indersement
of the pious hope.
Indians may have their hooch for cere
monial and ether occasions. Senater Oivu
has had stricken from the Heuse bill n pro pre
vision authorizing the Bureau of Indian
Affairs le suppress (he use of peyote. a bev
erage maih' from the cactus bean. Senn
bean !
Carelessly awakening 11 deer that ws
asleep In his chicken jnrd, n Cassville. N.
J., man was knocked down and is new
spending his time putting liniment en hi"
bruises. Hew de you suppose thnt deer
knew thnt the deer-hunting season had net
yet opened?
Charlie Chaplin in n serious mood told
New Yerk producers flint te make pictures
worth wliile they would have te put mere
subtlety in them and also ban bedroom farce
and sev plays. Which confirms the belief
that that young man gets there with hit
hend ns well us with his feet,
j A WISH
I WANT te be a girl tonight,
Willi roses In inv linir;
A slender girl with shining eyes . .
A-dniicing down the stair.
I want te see his face n-benm
The man who waits for me,
And thrill at touch of hniid te hand.
In jeutliOil ccstnsj .
I wnnt te hear again his voice,
Caressing call iny name, , '
1 And sense the iiuiglc melody
Of heails attuned the same.
0 Time, roll back . . . ernse the line
Mnke smooth mj cheek . . . anil fal'i
1 want te be 11 girl tonight, ,,
With loses In my linir. .,.
H.ulle Eliner Ynntz, In the Kansas CW,,
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