VS. W nO1'S-ikZZ9 .&' T ,- frr, HiSvFS?? wiktw- ,ri r-n 7'-tt: --' T;-tJr: - ?" '" ' '71 'f-'Jl" f,T.- - - -i ''''1 JTliTl'i'.-'-5,vHi,5v';S i-Jn'-! ' 8 EVENING " PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUES0AY, OCTOBER 25, 1921 u jEuening public leaser , PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY T CYH08 II. K. UU1IT1M, I'lCHIPriT Jehn C, Martin, Vice lrlil-nt and Treasurers Chariet A. Tyltr, flecrtryj Oheir'ei H. LuUln LuUln ten. 1'hlllp 8. Celllm. Jehn 1J. Wllllnms. Jehn J. Rpri(in, Oterc F. Oeldimli'i, Duvld 1. 8mlly, ' .reter. . DAVID H. RMIt.RT. . ...Editor .JOHN O. MA It'll N Hencrn.1 Unalnes M.innteer rubllfhJ dally at rfsuc Lnxneii rtullellng tn1rndfne Uqusre rwiieWrhiA ATI.1KTI0 Citt rrte-Unen Building itr- Yenic .104 MaiHa-m Ae. Dm PIT 701 Ferd nulMInt AT. I.ertl 01.1 atobr-Demetrnt llu'Mlni Cmcioe ISO! Tribune Dulldlni smva iiL'itUAL's- WitniNoTev Hunmr, J. K. rnr. Pennir vanla Ave nr.t Km 5'. Naw Tens: tll-nSic The fun Hill dlrg Lo.sdex UrnrjAt? rrafalmr HullJlnt SWIlHCniPTtON TF.HMS The nviNiNcj PcuLtc Licr-inn Is nerved te sub- erlrxm in Phllsdlphl .md mirre-.trnllnir tewni at the rate of twelve (12) cnte far week, payable te the enrrler. .H' mall te points outside of Phlladelphlt In the I'nlteil States, Canada, or t'nlted 8iitt pee. "!nni, peitiie free, fifty (80) centa per month. el (IH) oellare p-r year, payable In edranee. Te a foreign eeuntriet one (11) dollar a month kOTten Subscrtbera lading addreia chengea tnuet give old ua well at new addren. BCI 1.. VOO XTII.NfT KFYSTONT. MUN llnl C27" tilfrrjj aV e,m- nimtters te E'rnirg I'ublte t'"itrrr rnfpfint)lf Pquarf 'MIclcMnMe Member of the Aspecinted Press rirn .iBserrATFD rnrra rxeiuxiMiv - H'tVef fe thr us- ',;r rrfmb'fraMnii e nil neu'e Jtpaci rvrdllfd te t or nnt nOicru-lje crrtiltct in tMt paper, and aha thr leml ticwi piibKjhfd fArrrfn. I All riphtn nf vjn&'.lenHen of iprcM e'-pn'c,iM Phtliitrtphli, T. if. .lit, Uttehfr 1"21 A FARCICAL ELECTION ArOHTNIOIIT fmm tonight the election of 11)21 will bn hNtnry. That i per hops nil thnt enn be dliin-'innnti,l nld of the impenilinc ctfiit. Anv intrrr-it thnt mny be Injected into the rniupniKti will be fncti fncti lleu. 1'ubllc npath Is prnii'i'tnccd nml. in view of thi! eircumitniii'cs of tlie cae. even justified. Tin rr,rlt of tbe rlcetinn 1" n foregone coDjhi'ien, a mere fermnl reslstratien of tbe dMsien nf tin punirtnei. Te the impor tance of tbnt content the ritl"."iis of 1'hllu tlelphin, nsidn from the pelltirlati"" nnd their widely rnmlfied rnnnpetinn".. f led te rKe. The coining election is n prenrninsed farce, the logical and b-eal "tiui'l of (in in-eilR-clently attended, theufrh vitally important, rehearsal. The fame ridlruietw drpraa m11 continue te be played In this city se Ions ns the mcanlns of the cull for principles in im perfectly grasped. The only way te clianje the monotonous bill U te threw out l he management before anv of the formal nrenni:itl:i. ter -NigtnK the drama are made. In lec.tl issued the case is hopeless once the opportunity nt the prlrnaries is lest. AS OTHERS SEE US CAPTAIN III'NTnU. n t'ic l're:i, i, Line freiRhter Grclfryda, U one skipper who does net have te be com in. "d i tue i ir -handling ndvnnfafie of te; peit of I'hiln delphla. He had tcsteil them in n "turn around" calculated te awaken n ti'rr prac tical sort of interest en the jrnnd qua 8 of Havre and Berdeaux Xevcr in her career ns a merchantman wai the Grclfryda leaded re nwifrlv as at Tier US Seuth last wee!:. Three days four hours was th" time cen-umed in the whole operation. Hefere sailing nv.ny en Sunday Oaptain Hunter expressed himself us amazed and delighted. He is net the first of riai.ii :il visi'ers te Indorse tbe fari'lties of this peit and te contrast them favorably with conditions elsewhere en the Atlantic M-n'mard The tendency of Vhlladelphinns generally te adept n depreeaterv maniiT ,ien the pert is a topic is a product of an old con vention. Fer years obvious natural nsret' were flnsrantly nislccfed Ili.t the marked Increase of pier faci'ltlcs is rfti'Tins n change which is at least immedinte! ap parent te btrungcrs. Business men abroad may be eipeited te take note of the progress which is restoring its once lest maritime prestige te the chief cemmerclul harbor en the Delaware. With eut3idtrs contributing the stamp of Approval, the rvilizatl n of the truth may heceme mere vivid at home, and son en erable prejudices may go into the discard at last. HARDING WRITES A LETTER T WISH," writes President Harding in a - letter addrecd te the baby in Norris town who has just been christened in his honor, "I could hope te remain a' lew: as veu may, for the world is going te be an extremely interesting place during the time ycu nre entitled te btuy in it:" The world would be n fa'- happier and mere peaceful place, tee. If tue Lead of Governments generally could boost a little of Mr. Harding's geed nature and his laci of anything like "side." The President ap pears te lone no opportunity te kep in touch with tre crowd and he isn't .in'iamcd te make ;f in t'unt he likes t let his actions b' - 'd by warm-heartedness and omnien er.s These are great virtues in themselves. In the end they might de wonders and even repair some of tile enor mous damage done by scientific reason in? und the philosophy of diplomatists. SANE RULE REPUDIATED CONSIDERING the obstacles in its way. the Wirth Miiiu.tr , at last eellnnsrl in Germany, rany be said te have achieved n creditable record Te the moderation and geed faith of the riuinceller the breakdown last May of the French plans for occupa tion of the Ruhr valley was obviously due, as also at least the temporary adjustment of the reparations problem. The negotia tion of the Derlin treaty with the I'nltcd States ranks as nnether highly important practical accemplithmcnt. That the impending new Administration will be for the better se far as world sta bility is concerned is extremely doubtful. Passions are running high upon the Silesir.n diipute which produced the rock upon which the Wirth regime split Reactionary influences headed bv the per vasive Huge Stinnes are detected in the preparations for the new Mlni-itrv which must be formed tomorrow te meet the Kn tente requirements regarding the division of Silesia. It is even intimated that mouanh meuanh ist interests will be .tlrring. After a season of restraint beneficial both te Germany and the outside world the pros pects of change are of a manifestly dis quieting nature. TAXES AND SMALL INCOMES ANY one famillnr with the mental proc esses of the United States Senate will net be .surprised te observe that cenidtratlim of methods of relief for small income tax payers is prompted In uJwit jitiirlit he called an after-thought in Washington The Senate has seemed uilJInz te forget the mau with an inceme of "J.'OOO or under." Yet the problem of income tax as it confronts the man with a small Income han many painful aspects. The man with an Income of "WOOO or tinder" Is iiMinlly a person with n myriad of small responsibilities and family obliga tion. His Is the class which has suffered most bv the hljh cost of the essentials of life. The rate of Income tax imposed upon him Is out of proportion te the sum of his resources. It ought te be reduced, In neglecting te provide relief for the small-salaried man the Senate lenders have manifested n strange lack of political wis dom. Fer the revenue derived by the Gov ernment from the peepl with the smallest taxable Incomes Is net large enough te Justify the very widespread hardship which the present tax rate Imposes in a period filled with various stresses nnd nnrletlcs for the people with small means. Hecnnsp the multitudes affected by the small Income tax nre ee lnrje their grievance is pretty sure te be reflected sooner or later nt the polls. SHIPPER'S INTERESTS PUT ABOVE THOSE OF STOCKHOLDER Latest Ruling of Interstate Commerce Commission en Freight Rates Anether Step Toward Government Own ership of Railroads THIS country Is moving se rapidly in the direction of Government ownership of the railroads thnt. whether we like it or net It may be upon us before we arc nwnr of It. Nothing can prevent It save a demon stration nf greater ability te meet problems as they arise than has been shown by the men new managing the reads. Tli" Interstate Commerce Commission has just laid down ft rule for rate -thing based en the principles that rates should be made primarily In the interest of the shippers nnd without resnrd te the financial interest of the railroads. In explaining the reduden of If per cent in the freight charges en hay and grain Commissioner Petter paid . Practically every one ailm.'s t.int rMrs are oe hlsh. Rates tee high are unjust and unreasonable nnd under the lav must be reduced. These who Jus tify the present rates regard them as necessary evll something tbt mlst be teteratnl bnvinp high ces's cf oper ation prevent their reduction That u no y'tiflcatlen. If eper.itlrg costs are holding rates at a level loe high, the thinp te de Is te reduce the costs. It seems te be assumed that the railroads exist te serve the public nnd thnt the cost of operation must be se adjusted that that service can be provided nt a reasonable price. If this is te be the policy of the Govern ment one of two things will happen. Hither the railroad mnnngcrs must reduce wages and ut down their working forces and change the rules under which the men work n thnt the necessary economies mny be effected te keep the reads out of bankruptcy, or the Government will have te take ever the reads, carry freight and passengers nt hrt it re gards as n fair rate and pay the deficit out of funds raised by taxation. There is no escaping one or the ether of these alternatives. It is possible for the managers te make great economies in oper ating cost. Henrv Ferd has recently shown what can be done with IiIh comparatively (mall rnilread by raising wnges nnd bv scrap ping the union rules which are framed te bring about the employment of the greatest possible number of men. As a result it is costing his rnad less te move a ten of freight a mile than it costs the competing lines. Hut if the Government should take ever I he read it would net mnke any s.ieh e ono eno one mies. The country knows what happened when the Government operated the mads di'ring the war. Wages were raised and rules were made which required the em ployment of th-ec or four men te de what used te be done by one man The people nre confronted by the pns,i bility ex lmv.ng te pay out of uv tu funds the difference between the cost of i.mMiig the freight of thi- lending producers mid the amount wlmli the-u shlep-, s pa te the railroads. This is what has happened In Kngland, where the telegraph rat-s arc tivd without regard te the cost of the servii c and the an nual deficit is paid by u Government appro priation. Such a disaster can ! preventi-d if t'ic railroad managers, backed by public senti ment, are permitted or forced te devote them selves te the elimination of waste 110110 mies in operation together with inerea-eil reveni'i-t through increased business n traetid by lew freight rates would probably enable them te ray dividends. Yet the managers insist thnt such n result i- con jectural. Of course !t is, but the railroads ought te be willing te take some risks. The principle laid down by the Interstate Commerce Commission is that the railroads nre public hishwajs maintained for the bene fit of all the people. The courts hare de cided time nfter time thut the railre.id man agers are trustees for the people in the oper ation of trains en these highwavs. Te i.iv thnt the charges shall be fixed in the interest of the siutipers and net in 'he Interest of dlvid'uds en capital or te pay the cost of extravagant operation is merely te take the next logical step. It will step there if the mnn.igers can make geed. Otherwise the. pre. cssim of logic will continue te operate, hnwevr un fortunate the conclusion tnav be fei the taxpayers HIGH COSTS TT MAY b true, as the news .. spai.'iies suggest, that the supreme wizaids of the invisible bootleg empire were preparing te p :t millions of ill.' it money into n flush f'ind te earn fr.turc e'.er'.lens in Pennsyl vania. If no such plan were afoot it la necessary te assume merely the men higher up were determined te devote tiieir winnings te ether usee. Fer it is a fa''t easily demon demen i.tratfd that since the dry law went into ef fect some hundreds of millions have been gathered in by the people wl.e entered de liberately into the underground liquor trade en a large scale. This, however, is net intended ns a com cem com men'ary en law violators It is te suggest one of 'he odd aspects of the problem of the high eeet of living. Men who made fortunes in bootleg whisky were aDie te de se because the price of the stuff doubled nnd quadrupled and quadrupled again. Buyers worn plentiful in n time when there were sounds of a great popular rage ever the high cost of bread and coal nnd the like. Did veu ever near any one complain abeire the high cost of hooch? MRS. WICCS WAS REAL MRS. WIGGS of the Cabbage Patch, the heroine of Alice Hegan Rice's suc cessful novel of the same nnitif, win n real person. Her name was Mrs. Mary A. Hass, nnd she lived In a district in Louisville known as the Cabbage Patch, until she died this week. Mrs. Rice did net pretend thnt she hnd created the character. She merely put nn interesting nnd erlglnnl-niliided woman in a bonk, just as IMwaTd Nee Wcstcett put n noted Central New Yerk horse trader in "David llarum," nnd did it se well that the book made 1 fortune for his family. Disraeli put his contemporaries in his novels and a kej bus been made for them te inform these who would like te knew the Identity of the characters. Hut it is net the general custom of novel ists te use real people ns the basis for their stories. The Impressio-i prevails, however, that this Is common, and no successful book appears without speculation in some quarters as te the identity of the here or the villain. Men nnd women who think they hnve been Idealised or burjesquea ircquently write te the novelist protesting against the notoriety given te them. Hut In nine cases out of ten the novelist never heard of these persons. This tendency of people te Identify them selves with characters In fiction Is se prev alent that a number of novelists have taken the precaution te announce In n note In the beginning of their books thnt no one in It hns my real existence. Characters like Mrs. WIggs nnd David Ilnrtim, however, ere usually mere or less truthful portraits of living originals. The wonder is thnt se few unique persons get Immortalized in fiction when there nre one or two of them in ever- community. It Is n common remark nmeng their acquaintances that some one ought te put them In n book. Mrs. Hnss get thnt distinction nnd added te the joy of thousands. LEGALIZED BEER SI'CRICTARY Ml'I.I.O.Vtf ruling of yesterday, by which 11 formal right is extended te physicians te prescribe beer In unlimited quantities, virtually legnli7.es that brew. Yeu mny like that prospect or you may regard It as it calnmity or a partial collapse of the Velstead act. but the central fart remains clear nnd unclouded for the Ini tiates! eye. The brewers new nre automatically per mitted te manufacture beer en nn unlimited scale. That is all that they hnve' ever de siied. Once manufactured, beer may be easily circulated. It may be shipped vir tually without fenr of interference. Since doctors aren't asked te limit the number of their pre-crlptiens, it appears thnt the Treasury Department has no Inten tion te put any check en the use of the lighter stlmulnnt. Prohibition enforcement officers knew that the only wny te enforce the "dry" lnws is by restriction nt the sources of manufacture and supply. Since a ph.tshian will be nutherlr.ed under Mr. Mellen's ruling te prescribe the total output of a brewery In a single day If he he wills, no serl of legal restriction will be possible at the breweries. Wine. tee. ileats book into the pale under the beer order. There will be consternation In the "dry" camp. There may be consternation In the "wet" camp, tee, since one of the first effects of the be r order will be te deflate the price of whisky held in large quantities, by speculators. Seme people believe that the traffic In whisky and the consumption of all Its vile lmltntinns rnn best be reduced nnd elimi nated by the method which Mr. Mellen hns adopted. That remains te be seen. It will net de te believe that the order from the Treasury Department Is in any wny inspires! by n scientific regard for the Natien's health. Heer Is net a medicine. Doctors seldom or never prescribed It in the days before YeNteadisin. They were mere likely te denounce it. net because they thought It n dangerous Intoxicant, but be cause they knew that most of it wns impure, hastily manufactured and therefore injurious te the general health of these who con sumed it. Mr. Mellen's ruling fodews Inevitably ( upon the fail-ire of Congress te interpret, in nnien "nts te the Velstead act, some sections of that law which are still ambig uous. Roenuse Mr. Palmer, when he was Attor ney General, expressed the opinion that no definite restriction could apply te "medicinal beer" under tbe Velstead act the "drys" in the Heuse drew up tin amendment Intended te put beer feiever in its grave. The Senate rcfu-ed te nuepi that amendment unle-s the Heuse tetuniltte; agreed te accept nn amendment which the Senators themselves hnd drawn. The Sen ate amendment would ha rigidly limited the authority of enforcement officers in their search for contraband whisky. It would have made rraich of a house 01 a motor car or n trunk or nny ether sort f personal baggage illegal unless the s,..rrher appeared with a speiilic wnrrnnt The Heuse com mittee pointed out thut such previsions would make it Impossible. te step the illegal import nnd transportation of Intoxicants Hut the Senate remained firm A deadlock ensued and the question of beer was high in the air until Mr. Mellen bieugnt it down 5estcrda' and settled it, temporarily nt least, with a hi"l of his pen. The ruling will probably stand unless the Heuso and the Senate can ceme te nn agreement te outlew beer Hut at present there are no signs te indicate that commit tees will find it possible te reconcile the divergent views of the Senate nnd the Heuse en the later aspects of the prohibition ques tion AN AUSPICIOUS ADVANCE GUARD WITH characteristic acuteness, Japan Is the first of the nations te be officially represented here by members its delegation 10 the disarmament parley. The exchange of courtesies with leading Washington officials, is. however, something mere than a commendable exhibit of tact. In the field of international relationships per sonal amenities are of morn practical conse quence than Is sometimes realized by the general public. The current prellminery introductions are auspicious. Beth Japan nnd America hnve much te learn com crning nn alleged conflict of purposes and the true slnte of opinion in the two nations. Personal contact provides nn excellent cucib'.e for the txtinetlen of unreasonable animosities. In the fortnight of fnenellv in tercourse before the conference American and Japanese efiieinls alike erjey the opportu nity te prepare for the adjustment of deli cate situations with the lean possible fric tion. Already the celerity of the commission from Teikie has createel nn impression of geed will, which Is the prime necessity for the success of the momentous sessions HE'S OUT AGAIN TF GENERAL LUDENDORFF were net -- at least slightly crazed he would never have written the boe'c which has just been Issued in Germany as a trumpet blast for a revivnl of frightfulncss. The worst-beaten general that the world hns ever known wants the Hohenzellerns re stored te power. He cries out for the uni versal ncceptance of Priissianlsm ns a work ing cede nnd urges the people te stiffen nnd steady themselves for a new war by which the tight of might may be forever estab lished. The worst thing about that sort of writing is that it is likely te create lasting Im pressions everywhere but in the Germany of today. It is the most valuable sort 'of propaganda for the statesmen who have al al weys insisted that the world cannot afford te be merciful te Its recent enemies. Iu every country there nre people who have been hoping te sen the terms of settle ment readjusted, net for the sake of Ger many ulene but for the snke of Europe and In the Interest nf continuing pence. Such people will be disarmed by demented yappings of Junkers like LudenderfT. There are ether reactionaries In Berlin who would like te reconvert the Germans te the theory of Priissianlsm. They have only te keep up their work of propaganda te start n new safety-first movement organized te take the Government of Germany com pletely out of the hands nf Germnns. Yeu may get 10,i,000 rubles for a dollar In Moscow, but it Isn't worth the trip. THE STATE'S NEW MAP It Will Set Out In Detail Every Hill. Valley and Stream The Graveyard of the Fanlta $100,000,000 Tell for Missing Freight Ily OEOKGK NOX McCAIN ONE of the most Interestlnc nnd Intricate) pieces of Stetc work Iibb just been com; pleted for this year. All records have been broken te dnte. The Hurcau of Topographic and Geologi cal Survey has about wound up Its primary control surveys. While the technical title may be rnther foggy te the lnyninn, It can easily be ex plained te perfect clarify. Fer years the State has been engaged In the preparation of n new man of Pennsyl vania. It Is known ns the topographic mnp, nnd Is designed te show the shape of every hill, mound, valley and ravine and the menn dcrings of every brook, stream nnd river In tbe Commenwenltli. There arc two processes Involved In the making of one of these maps. The first Is te secure the foundation or base map by. careful Rurvcys, and the ether Is tbe putting en or outlining of nil the natural features. Pennsylvania, unfortunately, Is far behind adjoining Stetes in this topographic work. Ohie. Maryland nnd NewJcrsev have been completely mapped nnd New lerk Is Just finishing the work. The preliminary control, ns the making of the base map Is termed, will require three mere jeers. Ten j ears will be required te complete the rest of the undertaking. DIRECTOR GEORGE F. SPltOULE, of the Department of Wharves, Decks and Ferries, made an interesting discovery en his recent visit te Tniupn, Fin. As becomes his position and his long ex perience in nffnlrs maritime, It is natural that the pert of every coastwise city has peculiar attractions for him. Lying en the lints at Tnmpn with some of her ribs and shell plating showing abeve the wnsh of the Gulf, he found the remains of the old Philadelphia steamship Fnnltn, one of the bravest of the smaller merchant craft thut once made Philadelphia famous. She was built of iron fifty-two years age In Wilmington. A backward glance ever the record of her dimensions serves te indicate the tremendous ferwnrd strides made in marine architec ture in hnlf a century. The Fanitn was only 101 feet long, 120 feet brendth of beam with n, little ever 8 feet depth of held. She would be a pigmy cempnrcd with the coastwise craft of today. CAPTAIN W. II. GALLAGHER was her first commander. He wns famous iu the early days of Phila delphia's shipping ns mestcr of the bark Achilles in the Louden trade out of this pert. Captain Gallagher wns en uncle of Bar clay H. Worburten, nnd wnH, until his elcnth, closely Identified with the develop ment of the pert. The Fnnitn wns his first command in steiun. Later he was appointed superintend ent of the Reading Company's licet of col liers trading out of the Delnwnre River. As a member of the Heard of Pert Wardens nnd chairman of the committee of that beard, he had charge of the pilots and nil matters relating te the development of the harbor. Like u broken-down race horse, the Fnnlta fell upon evil days until finally she became n cattle beat in tbe trade between Tampa and Havana. Then one fatal night she went aground en the fiats which proved her grave. GENERAL W. W. ATTERBURT has little odds nnd ends of rnllrend man agement ether than the work of handling strike issues nnd prospective walkouts te clnlm his attention ns vice president In charge of operations of the Pennsylvania system. Fer instance, lie hns just completed a cnmpalgn In the eastern region te prevent less nnd dnmngc te fielght in transit. The railroads of this country Inst year made payments en account of less or damnge from this cause in excess of $100,000, 000. Ne read is exempt from the tell. An army of ndjustcrs, Inspectors, auditors and reclamation men is employed constantly by the railroads in this department alone. The twin evils thnt railroad managers have te wrestle witli in their freight traffic is rough hnndllng mid peer stewing. They grew piodigleusly during the war and the never-te-be-forgotten period of Government mnnngenicnt. It wns due te less of morale and general bnck-sllding among empleyes during that time. As a result of the drive, which meant simply a bracing up of the personnel, the number of claims for damages between June of Inst year and June of this year showed a decrease of nearly 50 per cent. DURELL SHUSTER has united te his duties as prlvntc secretary te the Mayer these of purser, supercargo, shipping agent and passenger traffic manager of the coastwise steamship Junintn. When the Juniata leaves her moorings nt Pier IS, Seuth Wharves, en Snturdav, No vember 12, he will be entitled te be nd drcssed as "Sir" by the entire ship's, com pany. It will be "Whnt time de we reach Sa vannah, Sir?" "De you leek for rough weather. Sir?" "Shall we splice the main brace, Sir?" Any voyager en the seven seas who has collogued or otherwise fraternized with ships' officers vcqulrcs no interpretation of that "main-brace" phrase. It Is the technical term for taking an observation through a glass. All of which aforesaid references mean that Mr Shuster. an assistant secretary of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways As sociation, is booking steamship reservations for the annual convention of that organiza tion, which is te be held In Savannah. IT IS nlirady nppnrent that quite a dis tinguished company will avail itself of the opportunity of the sea trip nnd the sub sequent festivities In the beautiful Southern city. Incidentally the program of the Savannah Reception Committee reads like the prelimi naries te a Mardi Gras. There nre te be dances, automobile excur sions, harbor inspection by steamer, trolley rides through the shaded nvenues, and, eh boy! n real old-fashioned Southern bar becue. Here nre the reservations te date: Director nf Public Works Caven nnd Mrs Caven, City Solicitor Smyth, Director Spreulc nnd Assistant Director Thompseu of the Department of Wharves, Decks nnd Ferries; Councilman and Mrs. Ven Tagen Secretary C. W. Nccld, of the Civil Service Commission, and Mrs. Neeld ; Mr. nnd Mrs A. J. Fresch, Mr. and Mrs. Jeseph J. Ces-' telle, Mr. nnd Mrs. N. W. Kenworthy and Mr. nnd Mrs. Wilfred F. Scheff. Dr. R. N. Keely, Assistant Director Ed A. Nepple, Mr. nnd Mrs. II. C. Dunlap Mr. nnd Mrs. Samuel Resenbaura and Mnjer and Mrs. Hollenback. It Is unnecessary te add that Mayer Moere, who Is president of the association will represent the city officially. Ha will co by train. It Werke Beth Ways Trem the St Leuie Poet-Dlepateh. We get Income-tax exemption nnd rental pcnnlty for having children. Sign In an Atchison Window Frem thei Aich enn Olebe "Bushel bnskets, all sizes," said n sign In nn Atchison merchant's window yester day. Missouri Wants te Be Shown Prem Hi- e hula Nwi. We've never seen nny of these men who beast they have money te bum carrying mt any ashes. 'W' JtHM-SA J . - 'J&'lu&-Lt''Zi!r. J1 Hs Hi- "v-.s-;: .0"'-syrtf v r " . 4:r .-r NOW MY IDEA IS THIS Talks Willi Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They Knew Best Daily CHARLES L. BOURQUIN On Sailors' Missions MISSIONS of Philadelphia arc doing n Brent work te further the enuse of citizenship among the sailors who visit this pert, in the opinion of Charles L. Bnurquln. for nlmest thirt venrs In clinrge of The Sailors' Mission." Mr. Berquin also says that the standard of the American sailor of tednv is much higher thnn some years age. "There is no class of men who arc ex posed te grenter temptations thnn the sailor." said Mr. Beurquln. "There Is mi old tradition te the effect that a sailor nnd his money nre easily parted, and from what we knew of the liberal, open-hearted char acter of the men. this hns undoubtedly n geed bit of foundation in truth. The moment thnt ft big vessel mftkes pert there are in numerable sharpers who lie in wnit for the sailerH. These gentry had better success in getting held of the sailors' menev in the olden days than new, for net only are many safeguards thrown around the seamen, mil the sailors themselves nre of n far higher tvpe than formerly, nnd they are net se easily tnken In by the sharpers as they once' were. . , . . "Nevertheless, there must be constant vigifance en our part ns well ns en the part of the sailors themselves. They knew thnt both they nnd their money nre per fectly safe at the mission, nnd this fact, doubtless, accounts for the very large sums of money In the aggregate which is In trusted te us. Seme Sailors Geed Silvers "1 have handled between $.100,000 and SfiOO.000 in this wny. Only a day or se age I sent $300 home for one of the sailor boys, a sum which in this time of depression in the sailing trade represents a great deal et self denial nnd careful saying. "While we leek after the spiritual wel fare of tbe sailors, we first leek nfter their material comfort. .Net much can be done In a spiritual wny with a man who is hungry or who needs n new pair of shoes or a new suit of clothing. Coffee and rcirMbmentB are scrved and any ether material "!" that is needed and enn be given by us Is 8l"?Vlth nil his roughness, the American sailor tednv represents n fine dnss of man hood. Mnny a boy is In n strange pert when his vessel makes this city, and it Is this class of sailor te which the mission most especially nppenls. . , i "The sea-carrying trade is new tit rj low point of depression, like many ether big nesses, nnd the demand of the snilers for help is conveniently greater than it usually is. Where it is possible we give them clothing, shoes nnd etlier nrtlcles which they need. Only a few days nge we were able te equip almost entirely n man with a new outfit, and I shall never forget his gratitude. Mission Seventy-five Years Old "This mission." said Mr. Bourquin "is new nlmest seventy-five years old and has been in active operation every moment of that time. It Is primarily n place where all ceefarlns men enn come whenever they se de-lre and be sure of a welcome and of materlal assistance when that is required. "The work of the mission wns begun in 1847 and tbe place of meeting nt that time was ft floating church, known as the Church of the Redeemer. The building was erected en nn Immense flntbeat. anil when net In active service wns moored at the Deck street wharf. The edifice itself held about 230 per sons, and whenever n ship made this pert it was towed by tugboats alongside of the ship And services were held there for the snilers, It being probably harder at thnt time te get the sallera of the old-Ume suiting ships te come te n church when they once get shore lenve than it Is at the present time. "The old floating church was built and nut into commission in the opening year of the mission 1847 nnd remained actively In the service until 1850, when from some un cxtdalned cause It sank at the wharf. It wai raised, the necessary repairs made and ncftln entered the service. It was used until 18.18 when It wns sold te St. Jehn's Eplsco Eplsce rial Church of Comden, the cornerstone of our present building nt Frent and Queen streets having been luid In 1857 nnd the building being ready for occupancy when the floating church was disposed of te the Cnmdcn church. We expect te remain here until the new building for which the plnns have been made Is erected en the block be tween Second, Walnut, Deck and Moravian streets. Seamen Mere Sedate "When the mission was first opened there were n large number of sailors' bearding ONCE AGAIN r-'' - Hw" houses all nreund the neighborhood, but con ditions have changed very much since these days and practically nil of them nre new gene. Seme of them were nil right nnd ethers did net offer n very desirable environ ment for the sailor just off ship from n long cruise. "The Amcrlcnn sniler today is net se boisterous ns the old-timer. Part of this Is due te the superseding of the old sailing ves sel by the fast steamship, which makes the time spent nt sea much Bhnrter nnd the periods spent In pert much closer together. There Is little novelty nowadays for the sailor te be en shore leave. Today a sailor can leave en a voyage and be bnck home In from fourteen te twenty-four days; en the old sailing vessel this snme trip would hnve taken from three te five months. "Our aim is te make the mission ft haven of refuge for nil sailors. People can senrcely realize whnt it means te n sniler te make a strnnge pert where he knows no one nnd no one knows him. We overcome nil this and we mnke them net only better men. but better citizens, for we teach them that the citizens of tbe city nnd of their country as well nre with them In all that they de and in nil that they suffer." The Highest Point In Connecticut Frem U. H. GeoleRlenl Survey Tress Kullelln Although Connecticut Is very nenrly our smallest State, only Rhede Island and Dela ware containing fewer square miles, Its al titude ranges from sen level te ever two thousand feet above sen level. The highest reint. Bear Mountain, in Litchfield County, te 2.155 feet above the sea. The nvcrnge ele ele ele otlen of the State is approximately SCO feet. The Benlnnlng of the End Trevrn tlvi Cltvcleine! I'lsln Dalr. Germans are adopting the American plan of vertie-nl drinking. They'd better be warned thnt It's the first step toward pro hibition. The Point of View Frem the Balttmern Sun. It will help some if you will reflect that Japan doubtless thinks of it as the white peril. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. Who said "Man hnth no better thins; under the sun than te cat and te drlnl: and te be merry"? 2. Nnme four famous funeral marches. 3. What position In the Cabinet of President , .ar("n-' Is held by ndvvln nenby? . Who was Prime Minister of Enplane! dur InB the American Revolution? 5. what Is the first name of Asnilnnlele, villi? "" ? InBUrrec,len of 1899 In the e Who was Lepe de Vega? 7 Whnt States at the close of the American Revolution claimed territory as fnr West as the Mississippi River? 8. What Is a figurante? 9. What is n geological fault? 10. What color Is mnnenta? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1 Adna R. Chaffee wns nn American iren. eral, distinguished for his eervices In the Civil War, In Indian conflicts nnd in the SnanlBh War. Ills reputation la chiefly based en ills achievements In the Cuban campaign of 1808. in the expedition for the relief of the lejjatlet In Pekln In 1000 and In the Philippine, 2. "In fliift-rnnte delicte" literally mean "in flagrant dereliction. Applied te crimi nal. It has become synonymous with red-handed. "" 3. Pryrue Is the capital of the Jtcpublle of Czecho-Slevnkla " 4. Currar JJell wns the pen name of rhnr. lotto llrente. author of "Jane Byre " B. The first complete English translation of in1380 WnS JUn Wycllff . Strombell Is one of the Llparl Islands north of Sicily, famous for Its con stantly active volcano, a con 7. The moon Is poetically termed Cynthia which wns nnether name for the neman goddess ninnn, who rnr sentKl the moon and wiih supposed te have been born en Mount CyntliiiH 8. William K. CIlntlHtene died In 1808 0. Honcyelew Is a sweet, sticky autintancs found en leaves nnd steniH, held te be , -tv.-"01.11 by. "P,,lll,e or I'liint lice h0 10. The word vaudeville has been traced Ikipi, - ffZ3 . -.dZt$f. .- its ' ' tSWlZT-jJ i ,' "z.jr:. S -s" ... ... --"j." - "ii"'i "uareiui, Of till! Vnlley of Vlre, Km nee, In the fifteenth century. In French "V.Ulc.j if 'Vl ' Is -Vullen de Vlre," which term lw. came changed Inte "V1ii or vali ,u Vlre," un.l eventually Inte "VuuLlV, Vlre" and "vuudevllle." vuux.cle. in inn unnpu rr n .. I,.. SHORT CUTS Winter Is en his wny, of course, butkt Is probably wearing a Palm Bench suit. Violets ere blooming in Dclance. 0n we saw this morning seemed blue with the cold. Ne. dear. nobody was trying te nul light of the Zoe by presenting it with I tapir. Summary of the commercial, lndwtrltl and financial outlook : We may be bam yet, you bet. In the matter of home runs, member1 of the Steve League this year oxpectent a.s high as ever. At that we'll be willing te bet that the residents of Budapest prefer Charlie Chap lin te Charlie Hupsburg. In life's moving pictures the railroad strike shows an Indication te become at once a close-up nnd a fadeaway. Optimists trot out the opinion that after a run In with the Laber Heard rail roaders will decide net te walk out. . Due respect should be given te the de nial of Judge Wttmer that the bee In hi" bonnet has been after honey with a kick In it. Hungarian royalists who envisioned a new constellation saw nothing but Charles Wane. Or, te change the figure, saw Karl curl. I "Bluenose Beats Elsie." Headline. Couldn't have been mero exciting if it had been Bluebeard. Wonder If he used a sparker? The booze scnndal Is snld te be were in Western Pennsylvania thnn in Philadel phia. Can such things be and net excite our special wonder? When our Chinese laundryman learned that children were being fed certain portion! of sheep In order te stlmulnte their intel lects he mid,. "Ain't Nature gland?" When union leaders declare that rail road executives forced the strike they con vict themselves of Incompetence; for wcj should they play the railroads' game? A railroad strike would serve te em phasize the necessity for n bridge ever m Delnwnre. A motertruck service from .w Jersey would be of limited benefit with tue present ferries. The Idea of the Beds seems te be that If they destroy n few American JP;"?,, nbrend It mny change the ceurse of Justice here in America. Which, after all. is Je" ns rational as many of their otherjdens. A Beaver Falls, Pa., boy. a student the University of Pittsburgh, cemmlttM sulclde because of his inability te take pin in nthletlca ; a tragic instance of a popular misconception of what universities are ' C. n. neck, fifty-eight, of EvaMten, (II.. eloped with a woman of t'venty-ttu. "This Is my third marrlage," he eaia. "Having children nreund me keepi veung." Something in this philosophy, W Heck! , 1 .Jlt1 Ad 1 The camera man wne intremit . mlral Beatty, General Diar and Genew Jacques te each ether and get them te pw for him together evidently umlcrt shirtsleeve diplomacy nnd ought te be ft l1" man at the Washington conference. "The price of a battleship," sayj" Drj Krauskopf, "would equip ibeuMW" farms, Increase feed production nnd iw" unemployment." This and ether pe J, facts are unnfiicinl delegates te the i Cem ence for the Limitation of Armaments. M public expression gives them added wen Dr. Basil h. Gllderslcevc, Jehns nPj kins professor, Confederate veterat ,, nonagenarian sfivs- he din-Mi V'U i', i wearing short skirts when KHtt Hhnpely. but when they're net why " v u somebody tell 'em. he wants te kueif. tell 'cm, Hec. Yeu have the elope- (lame is plentiful thin jra'. ' thj Biological Survey of the le,m rtreent Agriculture, and theie ought te be n ' (h( hunting season. And just t rn'c ?",, i hiirvt! knows what it is tiiiMW lirecn lliiar, Pa., weuiaii rises te r , that she saw fifteen wild turke.vs r '' (t lier orchard und two deer feeding lu ' l yard. I- 7 ri w
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