-wwtwnrj3WSB.e'?3 ': "THIV' 'vrfTr i "A7., i r t r t 10 - - EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 01, 1921 J , TUDLIC LEDGER COMPANY CYlllla H, K. OUHT1H, l'liMIOEKT Jehn C, Martin, Vice Prenldrnt nil Treasure Charter A. Tylr, Secretary I Chur'ee It. Ludln. ten, Tnlllp S. Cellins, Jehn II, Wllllm. Jehn J. Bputebn. Ocerta V. rJeMimlivi, David n. Smiley, mrecters. l nAVtn B. SMtl.TTT Editor tJOHN C. MAHTIN ..Uenerl Duilnm nf Tubllnhed dally at ruicue I.rrxiri Building In Impendence Square IMilUclelrhla ArtitTie Citt Prttf-Vnlen BulMlnr Nlr Tonic .1IU Madlann Ae. Dmterr 701 Ferd nulldlnc Br. Letus 0i: G'oiV-DniveeroI llulMlnn Cnioieo 1302 Trltmnt Hulldlnc S'F.WB UURKAUS! Wnenuentev ncitiev, N K. Cnr. TennsylvarU An and 14th it Ktw Vekic tlcnnic... The Sun Handing Londen Dearie Trafalgar DulMInc SL'nsrniPTiON terms The EvsNIsn PtinLie Lstxntii la eeriest te nub ribfir In Philadelphia tend nurreundlnir towns at the rate et livelva (IS) cents par ek. pas able te the carrier. B mall te points outside of Philadelphia In the United States Canada, or United States pes esslene, peatass free, flfn (80) cents per month 8li (10) dollars pir ar, pa able In advance Te nil ferelirn reuntr'M one CM) della" a month Xeilc Subscribers within sdJreis chanted mutt the old in veil ns n addrtsj, urn., iiw vtiMT KrTrsF, mivimi Cytrtdrcai oil tetreti rtcrtHev e fie nig VubUe , 1iAnrr ht1fti'ntt'ir ?, nrr PH'nrt'U'l te Member of the Associated Press TUB iSOrrATFD rtfrST ' rre'utiif'v e-- i titret le the r Mr -ju&!feNi' et nl all nee dlipatchci credited In it or mi elhereiUr crtdiltj i n rMi fielder and alie f'i lerwl etr pileinJ thrrHn I AH rltMt nf rrpnb'tcatten of ip'rtal dipafe! fterWn art alie rrstr rd I'MI.Jflphl., Mnnil7. Octet, r 31. 1021 THEY PUT YOU TO SLEEP Representative edmends ami air. Celes, pleading tit tin' Cit Club for "party linn.innj" and unquestioning support of cniullehites named ni tln recent priinnrics, provided a biMiitifiil crumple of the verbal narcotic applied by bodies in Philadelphia tii intilntniii majorities of sleep-walkers Kai.li Intimated that Republic nns who de net bow in i-l.iii leadership within lliclr party violate a high law of itbles Jly that sort of reasoning urn would have te bpllpu that a p.trty inline ii tomehew mere Important than morals mere Impor tant than goternment itself. It U prieu'ily te be doubted wheth.fr any 'political erganlVatimi, fn-ed from Interior criticism and denied the beiiedl of interior reform, con ever etpcet nnjthltii; but moral and phjMiul ibvay. The npirit of independent i rltieiim which ,Mr. Celes and Mr I'dmtiniW ileirj Is the only thltig (hat cm pteserte a political or ganization from raid and itiin raerite of tlic iiMiliin alwns like te pooh-pooh !fuRiim nnd Inilepeiulent merenients That 'sort of thing' is iewed as a sort of treason "Se eter nre trained te brliete that a pe litlcal party is an end. net a means, and that It is in itself mere te be considered 'tbnn government, the country or the public Interest. If ever fusion and independent movements were needed in this Slate thev are meditl new. I'nfertiinHtiU, however the Demo crat's reverence for his part name and tra ditions is no less maiked than th Ite publican'. KANSAS CITY'S GREAT WEEK IV TUT population of Kans.is ( ity is net doubled this week it villi net be for lack of attractions te visite s The convention of the American Lesien mcctH there. It will be nttcudul bv hundreds if net thousands of delegates. Hut the at traction will be the istineihed truest. Among these gupst.s will be Marshal Kech, of France, the supreme lemm.iuder of the allied nnd nsMKiatiil .irmie in the great war: Admiral Kail l'eatt, the commander of the Hritlsh sea ferei s ; (icneral Armande Diaz, the commander of the Italian Armies. and Lieutenant tienernl Huren .lacipieK, of the llelglau Armle. (iener.il 1'ershinj, torn tern inander of the Aiaerunn forces In France, will also be present. I5ut he Is a member of (he Legien. It has never happened before that a ion ien ion Tcntien of war veterans was attended bv se ' large a number of military commanders with international reputations. The people of the Middle AVest living within reach of Knn tas Pit ate likel.v te crowd the titv te overflowing te satlsfv their turiesitv about the manner of men who cumin inded in the war. It will be win th the'r while, 'there i nothing meie broadening "than the discovery thnt ether men of'ether raee utid ether languages are men of like emotions with our selves. It ought te de the Middle We-t geed te see the foreign commanders and te observe their bearini; " ' m hetii . THE VOTING HABIT rpIIE spirit of riiiladtlphmns being vvhnt JL it is, the coming election one week from tomorrow ik of the detted-line-slgn-here variet. Tlie total vote is likel te be Rtiiull. but were it large no change in the predi cated result would be registered. Xevertheless, iltUcnH who remain away from the polls because the primaries te which they were indifferent have limited their i hoiee at the regular i lectien are simply in line for a second deielictien Complete exercise of the rights of franchise Is an infallible developer of political muscle. The last registration opportunity for delin quents is provided ted.i, when citizens who cm show a poll tax or prepetty tax receipt will be permitted te iniell. Otherwise the legistratieu slnekei- of whom there are many thousands in Philadelphia will be de barred from paitk ipatten in the elistmu. The voting habit Is north acquiring. AS it h an unusiiall lingo turnout en November c, n new access of Interest in the next pri maries would he inevitable AN ISLAND FOR CHARLES POUTUUAL has bis-u asked te permit the banishment of former Emperor Charles of Austria IIuiiKfir) te the Mndtlr i Islands. The man is new en a British gunboat In the Danube, but it is destied te put him far enough nwn.v from Austria and Hungary te make It impossible for bun te cause fur thtr trouble The Madeira Islands lie three e- four hundred milts elT the toast of Morocco. If Charles is suit theie a lareful supervision ail be kept ever him anil ever any lallers that ma desire te mc hlni It is net legal del its tincmrj te send hint as far awa.v as St Helena, for be Is n much less dangerous prison than the tairieus exile who dtcil ea that miiiiI! island off the const of Seuth Al'inn In 1s-'l I'.ut it seems te be agited new tii it he Is le be put far enough awa.v fiem tee ( entinent te make bint harmless if he thus net go te Mudeiia theie ale ether small islands In the Atlantic that would srn i DISARMAMENT COMPETITION BV A ( lit'tiltmis route, .Inp.'iit via Hono lulu, cetues the news thnt Vbehii Lenlne bus called u disaiiuameiit parlev of Par I'astein nations in "opposition te the Wash ingtnn cenfeiiuee " With full allow mice for all the follies lillil iniidneshes of the Sevlt regime, it re mains doubtful whether denunciation of this Hirt can be called reasonable. A peine meet Jug, by whomever cnlled, Is net precise! a menace te world stability. It is one of the puimlexcs of the present Ktikslau rule that Its bellicesltv has bten ipllle us marked as that of the Allies in the U'UHun of world upheaval. If the meeting, which, it is said, will be held In Irkutsk. Hlberla, in instrumental in reducing the probability of murllew wars nnd insures a prospect of disarmament, In Asia nnd nteng the ittisslnn frontiers, te whom save te arch militarists con such a consequence be ills pleasing? The conferees In Washington nre con cerned with s-pcclfic problems, and et con ditions the world ever He net beyond their purview. A peacefully Inclined Lenlne will be a universal gain, no matter what the verbal Intensity of bis outpourings against the se-called capitalistic (levcriimrnts. Competition In disarmament Is a prospect which the inhabitants of this planet can afford te rcgnid with comparative calm. CITY CHARTER IS A FAILURE BECAUSE IT DIVIDES POWER Time Hai Come te Recognize Its Weak ness and Plan for a Commission or a City Manager With Central ized Authority ml IE present Citj Charter of Philadelphia is a failure. Although passed with high hopes after it had been drafted by a committee nctuuted in the main b.v progressive nnd reform Im pulses. It has proved a dismal experiment that ought te be scrapped as seen as possible. Which means the next session of the Legislature. Xe doubt there will be cries of pniu and outrage from some of the proponents of the revised Charter. It will be argued that the oil lias net given it a fair test; thnt com plications which could net be guarded against have worked te its disadvantage ; that the wrong personalities were chosen te carry the Charter into effect, and se forth, te the extent of manv excuses nnd apologies. All of which nin) be true, but it does net change the conclusion that the Charter itself is weak in what ought te be its strongest feature. This error is fundamental, and pate king and bushcliug are net going te hide the de fect. The Cit.v ttevcrnment, unless it is te be permitted te run en as it is at present, must be clothed with an entirely new gar ment cut en a radically different pattern before it can function properly te full ef fectiveness. The great error of the Charter is the fact that it has net sharply drawn the line of authority between the legislative and the executive branches of the Government. The executive branch can be hamstrung with ease b any itinlicieusly inr lined ma jority in Council. Thnt is the case new. The executive branch can plan however effectively and efBeientl, only te have its plans and purposes flung into the trash bnskct of pnrtisan mischicveusnes. There is tee much counter-checking power vested in the legislative bed. In their fear ' of getting a crooked or venal Majer, the Charter revisionists overdid it. apparently forgetting that the shoe might be en the ether feet. On the ether hand, net enough mandatory or supervisory power vvns given te Council te accomplish anything really constructive. It can hamstring, but it cannot nctually ignore the Majer and put through, from the period of initiation te execution, nnv work affecteil by the administrative functions vested in the Majer anil heads of depnrt nicnts. Se the best the nty has is a stvsnw of buck-passing, a juggling of nlibis between the Majer's efinc and the Coun 11 cham bers. This is all wrong, and. despite the unfor tunate clash of personalities which bes occurred and which is entirely likely te occur every time the voters cheese te put in office politicians who are net all of one political faction, the fault lies tn the weak ness of the Charter, which spreads out gov ernmental responsibilities tee thin. Since this is the case, the people of Phila delphia had better begin te think about a way out. It is net tee seen, although the next session of the Legislature will net begin until Jnnuary, 1023. We have ap idea that bv that time the voters will be pretty well wrought up about conditions at City Hall, even though they appear apathetic and po litical sluggish new. There ion be only one satisfactory way out. The Citj liei eminent lannet run effi ciently en a half-nnd-hnlf basis. It cannot run efficiently se long as either the executive or the legislative branch can blame the ether for failure te accomplish things. It cannot iuii se long n it Is splay footed. Pull respeiisjhii.ty for both legislative and executive nets should be ledged in a ceaipaet and entrained hedj upon which local opin ion inn be focused That is the only hope. Whetlur this oedv -hull be n small coin mission, with powers divided udministrH tivel.v anion? Its individual members, bat with each functional d partment repre sented equally in leginlntive decisiens: or whether it shall be In the form of a Council which shall seleet u city manager who shall have iewer te pit k his own assistants with out the intrusion of civil service rules or ether interferenie, or whether it shall be represented In the person of a Ma or who shall also be a member and the presiding officer of the legislative body. 15 a matter of detail. ft is the principle whlih is r!nl. Tntire authority te secure perfermnn'e must go hand in hand with the dutj e' performance. 'Ill" present Charier has shown that it will net de the things hoped for it. whether because it was a compromise or beeaue it was tinkered with tee mwh in the Legis laturc after Us first draft tn the Charter Committee, or because It represented tee manj attempts te harmonize new methods with outworn ones. The history Is net im portant. The fact of failure Is only te be fa ed Lnher Council or the Mayer should be allowed te rule and should be held solely respensible: but as it Is new, Count 11 is constantly invading the field of adminis tration without permitting the eflicial ad ministrators te produce the best that is In thrm. nnd yet without having the authority leiiipletelj te take ever the adinlnistrat've peners in order te get things done The Usue is bigger than personalities. If Messrs. Moere, diven, Hull. Wegleln, tiaffney ami the ethers who are teiislantlv at loggerheads were out of effifc tomorrow the snme clash would be likely te arise under new men. Se the Charter ought te be scrnpped nt the earliest moment possible, nnd n new form devised emphasizing single ness of rcspenslbllit. Perhaps then Phila delphia ns 11 city corporation will be able te de things in a bis way. THE THIRD DEGREE AGAIX, through (be case of Floyd Smith, a supposedly Innocent man who obtained n reprieve when lie was In the very shadow nf the death choir nt Hellcfente, the Third Degree nnd lis possibilities ns n method et law enforcement nre brought up In nn un pleasant light for general scrutiny. Hut for an accident of chiinie nnd the Inst-mlntite Intervention of Justice von Mepchzlskcr, of the Supreme Court, Smith would hnve been executed nt dnj light this morning. Evidence complete enough te move the Supreme Court te action indicates that the prisoner may be a victim of (he Third Degree. The outside world, bnpplly Ignorant of much that gees en In prlsenR nnd the un ending conflict between the public authori ties nnd the criminal element, knows (he Thin Degiee only ns a bit of the business of conventional melodrama. Hut that method of securing evidence necessary te the con cen con vtetlen of felons Is becoming n matter of routine in most of (he Inrge police depart ments of the ceuntr.v. It Is n method net altogether without practical justification. One of the exnspernting things about prescnt-daj court processes is the ease with which many men of whose guilt Judges, juries nnd prosecutors are morally certain escape punishment through n laik of the indubitable material evidence necessary te legal conviction. The police in such cases resort te the Third Degree te establish a connecting link bj means of a confession or important admissions fiem the nccuseil. It is a fnet that innocent men have be fore new been subjected te the torment of Third Degree examination. The case of Smith is tjplcal. Every visible circumstance pointed te his guilt, Absolute pi oef of the crime charged against him wns lncking. William ti. Schrler. District Atterne.v of Dradferd Ceuntj . did what ether prosecu--ters often de under similar circumstances. He used extiaerdinnry pressure te obtain a confession nnd nctually ebtaiued it The truth of fbat confession is new denied by the cenviitcd man. It Is unturnl for a lajmmi te wonder why any person confronted with the possibility of a death sentence would incriminate him self in vniting. cspeciallj 1? he were inno cent of murder. A knowledge of the extent te which 'I bird Degree examinations are sometimes pressed makes the tragic alterna tive sppin natural enough The ingenuitv of detectives and the will of prosecuting attor atter nejs establish the enlj limits te the torment often inflicted en prisoners suspected of murder or even lesser crimes. The Third Degree is intended te shatter the mental and moral resistance of stubborn or despeiate prisoners. Suspects maj be kept awake for long periods. 'Tlicj niav be worn down by an unceasing pressuie of furious quustiening cnrriecl en hour after hour bv Miceessh(. ndavs of examiners. Thcj ma j even be threntenitl with phjsienl violence or netnallv assaulted if the iinpilsl iinpilsl ters feci sure that thej are withholding val uable information. Men have been known le deliberated! iuciiuiiuntc themselves, net b'c.iusp, thej weie guilt , but te obtain rest for exhausted nirves or because they finally succumbed te blank dcspnli There Is something peculiarlv admirable In the e.il of the lone newspnper man who moved heaven and earth te save Smith from the chair nftir he buamc convinced of the mill's innocence. (I'mrge Wharten Pepper, b elTeiing his servites free te a penniless and friendless piisener. ni.nintaint d one of the li'gh nnd line traditions of the legal piofesHlen. Smith, who insists that his confession vva feri ed from him. will proh preh i.bij have a new tu.il Meanwbili. men like Mr. Pcpjici might de gient geed bv initiat ing n meieuuiit for n fcum.il imiuirv into the practice of the Third Degree. Important convictions have been obtained bj that method. Hut would net better police work make it unnecessary ? Prosecutors ntteiupt te justify the practice full en the ground of meril necessitj. I!ut it was en thnt ground that the Inquisition was justified b the men who ergani.ed it. FRANKLIN FIELD OUT OF DATE POKT-WAU reactions stimulating te all brnmhes of sport are nor exclusively re. spensible for the present Immense pepulnritj of football. Population growth is another factor, but perhaps the most influential of nil is the change In the chniacter of the centestH which has se materially ineiensed the number of e-cnlled "big games." Formerly dramatic interest was concen trated in the dosing events of the sensen between the teams of what were regnrded ns the leading universities. Tednv the smaller colleges are quite capable of springing thrill ing surprises nnd the gnme has taken en a variety which emphatically heightens its eppeal. In the Yale Hewl, the Harvard Stadium and the Princeton Stadium crowds of l!0,OlO spectators nre new considered small. Such would be the case nt the I'nlversitv of Pennsylvania did Franklin Field me.isuie up te the extent of public interest in the best-liked of autumn games. The maximum of accommodation of that aienn. when tem porary stands have been erected, is ."O.tiOO persons The Athletic Amiilieii estimates thnt it loses S75 '100 yearly because of this re strluid sealing capacity. It would seem, therefore, hiir the plnns neu being formu lated for a larger stadium nre llnaticially sound. Of their accord with popular de sires there can be little question The project is still in the embryonic st ige The erection of new stands, higher than fh present ones and with a nine h steeper aeellvit, his been c ensidereil, and there is also the counter-pi opesition of nn entirely new entei prise upon a new sue Kc-terin, 111 whatever guise, of the present arrange ments has beccune almost imperative. Unco definitely launched, the undertaking could scarcely fail te arouse delighted popular interest and substantial popular support. Franklin Field is charming nud historic but outmoded. The lust and picturesque game U1I0I1 principally provided for the support of this arena has bemme teu great fei Us I01 nl cnvli eminent Herbert Hoever m dnnd Cliame uiging (eugics te le Help Ktis.s.1,1 peium the War Ue- pai tme nt le pliii c 1 1 the e'ispesnl of the Ainei lean Itellef Asso ciation te relieve famine victims in the Velgn Valley a quantity of useless surplus war material, including clothing, feed and medical supplies. ( ensidcring the prices at which the tievcrnment ha been selling sur plus stuff, the country will earn mere in reputation by giving it nwav tin u It ceulcj ever get in cash bv selling it ( litinge in weather Law "s Open Mesh brings colds Colds suggest cough drops. And the puiehnse of cough drops tlraws at tention te u particularly annoying featuie of the nuisance tax A pucknge of cough drops at a street stand or a candy steie insts hve cents. In any 01m of the large drug stores the iiuni' package bears a stamp and sells for six cent Don't blame (he drug stores. 'I hey net en eiclers from Wash ington. Disobedience may mean a penalty. Smaller frv 1 cnpe tli net It is the stupendous task of the unofli unefli rial delegates te the Washington conference te Imbue the official delegates with a spirit c f optimism AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT The Servant Problem lan't a Problem I at All te Ever 80 Many Happy Employers and Domestics ly SARAH I). LOWRItS PEOPLE seem se dreary, as n mle, who write or who (nlk about their domestic servants, nnd the few persons who nre in service thnt express thcmsclvcn In public print nre se dreary about their employ er.s thnt I've come te the conclusion that only the dissatisfied ones cm either side express themselves. Unlike the sun dial, they only mark the cloudy hours. There must be thousands of persons serv ing nnd served xvhe arc coinfertnble nnd content nud mutually congenial most et the time. Of course, neither with one's friends nor one's uenr of kin Is one i-omfertitble nnd content nnd congenial all the time: that would he "all this nnd heaven, tee." Hut if the whole world were made up of outraged and hopeless mistresses nnd disgruntled anil flouting domestics, as one Ik given te suppose by thr reverberation of pot-shetn, one hears in public symposiums en the subject, getting married nnd bringing up families, or taking nn evening off with one's husband, or coining In town en Mondays te shop nnd en Frldnvs te the concert and en Snturdnya te the matinee, or going te church en Sunday, would be out of the question for hordes of agreeable, well-dressed women who new de all of these things, nnd countless mere things besides. Xet tint it Is net perfectly ensy le leave n house? between incnls when It is servant less, especially if the children nre nt school or grown up, but It is net possible te leave n house In the enre ajf untrustworthy domes tics dnj after dny. I FEEL sort of slinme-fnced te confess It. and 1 (up weed ns I de sny it In se many words, but I have kept house a great many years and under varied and net alto gether easy conditions, and I have never struck what is called "the servant problem." I could say mere te this point if our pres ent domestic force were net likely te read my winds nnd smile Indulgently nnd know ingly ever my revelations of our comfortable status. They knew it is a comfortable slatus, but their reasons for knowing it mav, perhnps, differ somewhat from mine. We should both ngree that they are net overpaid or overworked, but what I put up with in the wav of small lapses from the ideal, and what they put up with in the way of incon sistencies nnd inconveniences, might net quite bilnncc te the separate thinking of each. Xer de I believe for n moment that niv ideal of what Is comfortable and just would be the ideal of another mistress. I only sny thnt in belonging te what 1 be lieve Is the preponderant division of em ployers of domestic servants 1. c, the sue -cessful employers- that at least T have earned a right te have an opinion en (hnt 1 lass of labor, and that it Is n favorable opinion is bnscd en rather wide expeilence. I hasten te ndel that I am net conscious of being unique in this attitude of complais ant contentment. I go In and out of the houses of my friends and acquaintances nnd greet mnnv familiar standbvs of years among their servants. My life nnd the life of manv persons that I knew would be a much poorer expel ienee without the memories of homely or witty or shrewd or appreciative comments of our tleiuestits. net te speak of their kindle, philosophic oversight regarding our concerns and interests. THE weul ingratitude tint se often plays a pnrt in the reproaches of evertried inistiesM's Is, I fancy, the key te mnnv a vexed situation, bis ause it implies an atti tude' of mind en the part of the employer that Is seldom iippi'vintcil bj the employ p. The relationship is first nnd Inst a busi ness relationship, and if thnt is overlooked by t In mistress it is never overlooked by her empleye, no mntter bow circumstances may hnve adjusted their relationship. What ever favors puss between them, of extra work en the one hand for the samp pay , or of extra pay for the same work en the ether linnd, or whatever t lent breaks there nre in sched ules of work or helielavs; whatever I" in volved by sickness en the one bide or the ether, the bnsic fnet of the relationship being a business rehtinnship remains. The mis tress is nn etnplever fiee te dismiss, and the servant is an employ p free te depart. In the one ense the mistress may be with out n sprv.inl in the ether case the servant may be without a home or means of support There is no epicslien which of the two has the advantage A home without n servant mav be inconvenient, but a servant without a home or menus of support is facing n tragedy. Se that w.th that handicap there can niver be epilte an equality of interests, mid where there is no equality of Interests the stronger position is liable te sudden attacks from the weaker. That is, where fear of the future In the mntter of feed and a home enter into the situation, one expects n certain sensitiveness, n certain sensitiveness te de what the psy chologists tall preserve the bnlance by a de fense reaction The "I'm ns geed ns you and better!" attitude is a elefensc reaction and nothing else, A (JAIN", there) is the sensitiveness with regnrd te honesty. If something Is miss Ing. the carelessness of the owners or the borrowers among the family is net the in variable first source of suspicion, but the empleyes honesty. And ns the ehnrnt ter of nn enipleve is his stock in trnde even te n greater extent than his skill or strength or manners, any suspicion thnt there is n suspicion of his honesty drives him amuck. His quick resentment of n criticism about his use of his time or of the implements of his ecrvicc or of his perquisites he is apt te take as a blew at his character for henestT, and the verv fear lurking nt the root of that gives him nn unreasonable sully renctien of demanding iustne for Jiimself with small 1 oiisulerntlen whether It is net injustice te his employer. Pain and fear make most of us unreason able even te our ill ni est friends, and pain nud fear can make a cook nnd chambermalel iukI butler temporarily unreasonable beings anil give them lefiy and unruly manners unci mnke leaving their emple.vers in the lurch with eeinpany mining an net of justice in a free land. IREMEMKEK a curious instant e of grati tude coming te life after an apparent violent death in the heart of an old servant. Ftillv ten years had elapsei since she had shaken the dirt of the front van off her fett. symbolic nllv after some twenty years of sojourn in the house of her mistress and fni'ud. She had grown very selfish nnd crabbed and then neglectful of an invnlid employer nnd finally dismissed herself In n fit of tem per Her going away was without any sign of heart and te remember her was pain te her old emplevers until one day enmc this unexpected letter "Dear Mrs. D- - "1 ve been sitting here thinking all the forenoon about all you ami Docter D. done for me anil hew bad I acted at the last after nil these yenrs together. I get religion last year and that his made me think different about things, and I v been sick, and that hns made me think about your suffering, and mv mere has been vcrv geed le me nntl that has kind of made me nallze what I wasn't te you times when I didn't de right. I nin in geed circumstances owing te some of my folks clving nnd I have nothing te fenr from old nge, but I prav (Joel you'll forgive my being hard with you and bad tempered. "As far tin I can remember you wns nl wajs kind te me no mntter what. "Veura tcspce tiully, "MART I, " The cither day I met n smiling nurse whet ling n very elnberitc buliv carriage. Whose, babi is that, SusnuV" I asked, for I bud known her anil her "laniily" for years. "It s ni v grandchild Miss:' she an an neuuieil cnlnil. "Mr Willie nnd his wlfn are up for 11 visit, nnd this is their llttln lamb Sine, she's mine while sIip'h here, for Mr. Willie was niv child Hlnce ever I eiinie into the family "NEVER AGAIN! BUT WASN'T IT NOW MY IDEA IS THIS Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best RAYMOND WALTERS On the Value of a Community Chorus THE coming visit of the Rich Cheii, ef Hethlehem. means something mere than a concert of high artistic standards iind the lueie giving of pleasuie le the mullein e. says Raymond 'Walters, dean of Svvurth Svvurth mere College. Mr. Walters was formerly ngistinr of Lehigh I'nlversitv and bus served ns the business manager of the Hath Choir for n number of yenis. "While there will be n very high artistic stnndurd of performance maintained." said Mr. Walteis. "and the music of the great composer will Inspire in the hearers an attitude of reverent c. there Is nlse n deep social significance in the organization. "One phase of this is manifested in the fact that the Haeh Choir has prevetl bevend nil doubt that art impulses of the most lefty nntuie may be cultivated and flourish In our great industrial ccntcis. The time has passed if. indeed, it ever existed at all iu the Fnitetl States where the cultivation of the arts, nnd especially that of music, was dependent upon nn ntmesphcic which Is dif ferent in any sense liem that of the working world. Haeh Choir Is an Example "'llic Haeh Choir has shown this in the greit industrial centers very much ns 1 ei -tain large choral organisatiens iu Philadel phia mid ether laigc cities have proved that the same qualities may be cultivated sue cessfitlly in the great commercial 1 cute is. The ntinesphere of hard physical work en the one hand and of commerce en the either does net In anv munner Inteifere with the praitice of the line nrts among the people. "In eveiy movement of this sent 11 liiiler of force and ability is the first requirement, nnd without such n lender no organization can hope te succeed. The Haeh Choir was especially fortunate in having Dr. Welh. with his vast knowledge of the works of Sebastlun Hnch nud his limitless enthusiasm, which lie tinnsnnts te nil the members of the choir, The combination makes for as silted success The time, the plnee, the 1111 terial and the leueler feiinetl the ingiedients out of which the' Hitch Choir hns been meldi d in twenty -thiee yenis from a 1 j humble beginning te a position win re it t mi piemac 111 its paitlculai lint is undisputed. alue iu Appreciation "Anether clement Is the fact that the Haeh Choir males for 11 wldei and keenir appre elation of the greatest uit in music. '1 his has a parallel in everyday life in the atti tude of the attendants at 11 big league base ball game. The ellfhcult plays are cheeieel Itccause the gre.it maierltv of these who wit ness them have played the game themselves and have a peisenal knowledge pf the skill and ne e urucv icquiriu. "Organizations like the Haeh Choir Iiave exat tly the same e (Tec t iu imn-ie. The mem bers of these organizations who ultenil the concerts of the lending artists or musical organizations nru able te appreciate the uit ellsplnyid all the bettir bemuse thev knew something about what is being eleue, the difficulties of It anel the tiainlng rupiireil before it r,n be accomplished. Instead of lxdng rivals te the piufCNhieii.il uiusli'lans, these organizations, aic a distinct factor iu their sue cess, "The Hnch Choir was ergnnred in 1S9S, but it wns net until 111(10 that the first public pcrfeiuiatiec was given, and that pel fermuncc was the fust of Rich's gieatcst choral weik, the H Miner Mass. which was given In the I nlted Stutes. The fact that there aie today in the iheir a uuinbei of slngirs who have been members since thej organization of the choir twenty -three years age is ample testimony ns te what it has meant iu their lives. "It has meant 1111 enrichment In living nnd in modes of thought whlih It would hnve been Impossible for iniini of them te have obtained iu nny ether wav. Most of (he inenibirs have net the capacity for sole weik, they have net the voices, the experience nor the stage picscme, but what they arc unable te express Individually they may, through means of the cheii, de in connection with OtllC'IH, "In cheesing the members for the line h I helr Dr. W0II11 does net require gnat musical powers, cither in mice or iu train lug. Tin edilet riepiiiiuients are a fair venc and a willingness le weik, without whlih, of 1 nurse, nothing of 11 high 111 tittle slaiitlnrtl can be at hleveil, "Met dots net even icquire the ahllltv te renil music at sight, whlih se manv Hicital leader make a inc qua non in 1 vnniinuig applicants for admission te their euganlza euganlza liens. Dr. Welle's position is thnt the choir does net intend te sing nt sight: they are going tn It am the innstei pieces of Hnch as thoieughlv us they can be learned. IJut, sight-reading iiniler . these conditions is eiuickly nnd eiisllv learned in most cases. Willingness te work and the dctii initiation te de the bts( weik possible feini the key stone upon which the edifice of the Haeh Choir has been erectul "Dr. Wnlle also maintains that it Is net neeessnrv in n great iheil te have all voices of exceptional quality. The mixture of voices of all timbres is at times u positive advantage in u large organization. Endless Experiments "Xethlug is left te chance in the Each Choir, nor ele things happen by chance. Dr. Wellc experiments endlessly, and in these experiments the singers themselves take 11 large pint. Eveiy measure of a compo sition is nnnhzed and an immense amount of detail work is done, but when it is all ever and the composition is pmneiinced icadv ler public peiferniuiice every singer in ever) section of the e-heir knows nil that can he taught about the various paits, the ethers lis well us his own. "Dr. Wnlle has made an important con tribution te the psychology of the teaching of music. Observing that the close of a weik is generally sung lehs well than the earlier pints, he has adopted the plan of having the choir learn the last choruses first, anel the icheaisals are often cenduiteil iu this vmiv. Thus the trcniendeiislv effective manner in which the Haeh Choir tilings (he works of the great master te n close me net accident, nor nic they even the Inspira tion of the moment. It is the result of a carefully worked out plan te eliminate what the lender has found te be a weakness, of choral singing. "The plating of the members et the choir is another matter which has had a vast umnunl of attention. Dr. Welle fimillv 1 cached the conclusion that he was able te obtain the best ii'sults by placing the men in (lie center of the cheii, wilh the female voices massed en inch side Hut this deci sion was iiiiule only pfier n long succession of experiment , in w Irich the various sections of the thou- weie pine c cl 111 iHfideiit pos.1 pes.1 pos.1 tlens, and the 11 Di . Wellc walked around the nudileriuiii and heard the elicit from eveiy place' In it (neat Human Organ "He also makes allowances for the char acter et the building in which the choir is te sing When they appeared in the armory of the Seventy -lirst Regiment in New ,nik. befeii p HOOD pei sons in the iiiidleiue, every elitail was planned in adianee: nothing was lift te ilmme. Then, with all the niuteii.il conditions In inly lixed. there is nothing te worry about and the minds of both (he leader mid the membeis of the 1 heir are free te be devetisl te the mutter of inlerpietatien. The choir is thiib 111 the position of u gicat human urgan upon which the dliecter plays." Mulls fireeii, of (ieshcu, . y niuctv niuctv ene years unci leu months old, was in the l niteel States .Navy from IStll te IStH nu the Portsmouth, I lat trim and Monenguhela nnd sci veil as gunner 111 the following en gagements: Feils Hilten Philip nnd .Inck son, siege of New Oilcans, Hudsen, Men Kim ('nines, Lewell. Fisher nnd bnttle of Missionary Ridge. He never applied for 11 pension while he was able te work rer n living, and new that he needs the money his claim has been disallowed hei-iiuse the ex anilner cannot locate his two witnesses, litiie is its own icwaiil, hut it does net pay for benrd and lodging. Seme old win 1 ler who chum cs te remember him mux de a geed service te an old 1 emrade, 1'ref. Pre eh?. !ek Stmr. of me ltilx rsltv of ( hie age. hiivs (hue cm be no beauty in a blonde and (but meritim women, blonde 1.1 .' . V 7 ",l ,,""'liic Hi loveliness with the blaik mlildens of Liberia or the vellew damsels f K,)l(.u ,ut,.r f , , chaps married? Ce ids mav new he ex pec r twj It., unite in w.na "'I winkle, twinkle, little Stan i whnt a blooming dub von me " (in the ether hand, it may be thai Stmr twinkle hiiiuiireiisl , or Hint, with due 1, -gard le.r public ilv, hi wishes his light te shlne liefeH nil men Oi pnhnps be lungs ler 11 luigir orbit nnd is willing te ml,,, chance of eedipse In eidtr le get it. line fiint nil a thing about tht Starrs hi the l iilvi'isltv of ( hhagci Inurnment. .Seme of Iheiii IhIi.im mure 111,, e.jnn ( GREAT, EH?" SHORT CUTS This is a great day for nuts. If is a wise municipality that knens when it has outworn its coat. Judging by the force with which It hit the ground Penu thought Itself mightier than the bwnid. One paradox of progress is that con demnation proceedings naturally fellow bridge-boosting proceedings. Se nig ns It Is n running fight the genernl public does net object te a continu ance of the railroad scrap. History is bunk, says Henry Ferd. Every time Henry uses his tongue he ac centuates (lie golden quality of silence. HlniKen hns.elenc his bit te preve thnt "leave te print" is one of the leaves that ought te be permitted te fall by the wayside. There Is still room for debate whether the railroad settlement was due te the work ability of the Transportation Act or eventu ated despite its weaknesses. Foeh. while he remains with us, will net even take a little wine for his stomach's sake, his peiseuul physician says. Uncle Sam appreciates the compliment nnd ele ele pleics its necessity. Xet the least Impressive of the honors henpttl en Fetch was the tribute of tlif stokers who brought the Geerge Washington into pert ahead of the Paris se that Pershing might be en hand te welcome the great Ficuehiuan. Rabe Ruth is te appear in vaudeville. He will duller, sine nud chatter fa.- a meu f (50,000 for twenty weeks, letter snge dances and uionelogists than Rabe. ef course, make much mere than that. If it were net se it would itnplv that theatrleil innnageis believe the public is fun 1 of lieku". What odium attaches te the surtax iiiusl be shared bv the Democrats, since twenty-four of them voted for Rprefs amendment te retain the monstrosity. It an penis that many Cngressinen of both partie are net enlv lacking in a knowledge of eco nomics, but thev have also forgotten hew te piny goeel politic s. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ I Te what direction docs the earth revolve? 'J. Who weie the llrst splrltuallstle mediums" 'I What me the Klein marbles'' 1. Who wns Aiy Scheffer' 1 What famous epic poem narrates the) advciituid of n K'ng of Ithaca' I). Distinguish between ebcllsl: and eelal Isque 7 Whnt ifi h ehamacle" S What kind of a musical instrument Is dulcimer" 9. AVIiat 1110 the chief languages of Seuth frlca 10. What is 11 ptarmigan .' Answers te Saturday's Quiz ' 1 The only President of the United flis fiuin Peniisy Ivauln was James nu ilianan, who held olllen from IRS' W ISfil, and the only Vice President fiem Pennsylvania wan Geerge. , Dallas, fiem lhir. te 1R40 Ueth of these elllclals were Democrat.-". 2. "Lledeikianz" literally ineaiu song- wreath, nnd hence Is used as a name for choral societies ... S. The President of the United States inu lie nt lenbt thlrty-flve vears 0I1I ana a native of the United States Teelin cally, however, n child bem te Ameri cm parents nbrend Iihh the same status as a native-born child and Hence Is eligible te the piesidency . 4. 'lhe si stem of standard time was llj" adopted iu the Lulled States Iu W" 0 Oliver Wendoll Itelmcs wrete lhe nevci "KIhIu miner " ,,, fl Tlirce hundred and fluty degrees inane .1 great circle In angular measure. , 7 r.emulus wns the legendary founder nil" lb si King of Heme , 5. SuNheru Is the nnine of (i family "V'r,,, vnlve Instiunients Invented bv Aileipii" Sax, of Paris, which have been B!f nllv adopted for military ami e16r mien nil" bundle , ,, 9 A wallaby Is 11 kind of biuallcr lams'1 10 Stir'Vbuinbir wens en Is 11 If'1' " '" oesiill.e iliiiulslleiliil pruiwe'i '''M " no uibllriiiv unci tyraiinlml elii ' The sine I'lmmber was an ''.''"'j l.e Kllslc celli I e Nereis iq; w Idc civil I l eilinlmil JurlHllctlen which wU wlv" 11 .1 Hit iulee Millien i'f " Jur i I r1, ,. J
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