""m'v'V'-'f"?" .; 'vT,rsi'ii j" ."''l"' 'jSVENINCr ' PUBLIC LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, -THUESDAY, NOVEJIBEB 17, 1921 i "v JEuenmg public leDger I PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY CYllia 11 K. CLlulH, I'lireinr.NT Jehn C, Martin, Vlea Prtildmt and Treurr: Charle A. Tyler. Secrnury, Chr f II LudlnB LudlnB ten, Philip H. Cetlln. Jehn II. Williams. Jehn J. Bourgeon, Geerge r. GeldVmliti, David K. Smiley, DlrteHirt. .CAVID V.. BMir.BT '...Editor .JOHN C. f.AltTlN.. . .Ueneral Hiimntm Mnnftser I'ubllehed dully nt Pmtie Lrnncn HulMIng Independence Square PMIml.'li'hu Atlintie Cut Priwlulm Building NEW YenK Mi Mn.llenn Ave. Detroit T01 Ferd PulMIng Br. Lern 613 Olobc-Drmecrat Ttulldlnc 011000 1.102 TViDune Building NKffB Ul'nUAl'S. wasitiNOTOM ncitrc, N. r.. rnr. Pcnnnyhftnla .Me and I till Pt New Yerk Udheae Th Sun Ilulldlnc Londen Ucrrad Trafalgar HulHIng sunsmiPTieN- thumb The EtK.NiNd Public Lnxi Is nemsl te sub erllifrs In Plilla.Hlph.n nnd surrounding towns t th rale of twelve (12) cents per week, payable t the carrier, .." , mnll te points outside of rwiartHphln In the t'nltfd Sinter, Cann.l.x. or I'nlted Stntes pos. anions, pemace free, nftv 5i cents per month. 81 (II) dollars per v-ar, pivnhle In nmanrr Te nil ferelirn ceuntrin one ($11 dellnr ft month OTiet Subscribers wishing address changed must clvc old us wc't as new addrcs. BETL. 3.100 H'llMl MYTOK. MIN led Ur Artdr .t all cem'nitvtcat en, te Ki'-nii 1'ubhc Tstftner hiil'prntlcnrr Snvnre riitlail -ll'Me Member of this Associated Press Tirn M.ieriATrn mm ( wmuwy e.- titteil te the i, nr TJluh'trnrfeii nf nil tiru'j BIJPOfchc.i rredftfil te tl e- nef otherwise crrdlfc.l in JUi parte, a-id a'se the lotel n'W) publtehed therein All rinhtu r rrrtiM'riiffa i nf sp'Mril dispatches herein ere nlm reirrved Philedrlpliii, Ihuridx Ne.nnbfr IT, 1131 LEISURE CLASS BIG ENOUGH rpIlK hestl'lt-. nf the City Council te the i JL request nf He. erucr of Deeds lliizlett for $75,001) for tiftv mei. typists in his office and !?."(, OtMl for additional clerk- i- im.st enenurrtRiiiR. Tf Im ln'en netuniniw fur years flint ilie omplcjes of tli" Ilorrinler''" efBrc wnrKeil In n leiiin-''! inmiiiT l'puiv Heronler Itenlmni, who uppenri'il f"r lil puperini . (I'lmitti-il t Coimell flint tlie inrti record :iti rnoruce of thnv and nne-lnilf deedH n dnj. Therc Is licit mi epcrt typist in the in vlie would net c'lisldn- liimelC or hor-elf dissrnei'd if he or s!i,- could net de twice thnt ninmint of work nnd then have pl"nt of, time for lenting and K'istptnK durlni; efEcp Iieisi Tlie admission of Mr. Itenbnm jitsfirip" nil tlie iTitii'ism tint tins bcMi liumchcl Ofcninsf tin1 KeronlerV eflin AUhntieh ttie business df the nffiee Is inore than si inenths behind the den's submitted for nverd en Afnv 1 ei't. rtnK- i,,(v rnnil, t, i rpturneil rn ....... . ,. . their evmeis no one believes thnt it Is necessarily se een with the present werklnu foree. AVhen ( I'enlinned a friend of the orRtini erRtini orRtini zntlen a ('ouneilninn I la II moves thHt the Recorder's request for ettrn tjpi-ts be de nied, It will be difficult for nn one else te JtlMify it If be cannot stemnch nn im reuse of the leisure clnss suppertecl at public expense, it leek as if Mr. llnzlett would have te spur hi:, men te a little greater actlvltj. A PERSONALITY RIDDLE TERENt'i: O'RUIEN, multimillionaire, illed in New erk this week as .T. K. Stewart. e cause for the surprising chnnse e name has been .supplied. Yeunjf O'Rrten appear- te have been a horse-clipper, a Reld-tniner and nn energetic adventurer In various lines. A nn Inventor of a speedometer appnratitH he rose te fame, fortune and the bearer of the perhaps less flavorful appellation of Stewart. The case suggests successive rather than dual personality. It is thus hardly analo anale analo ceui te that of William Sharp, who found under the pseudonym of Flerin Mcl.eed nn outlet for these mstieal and poetic emotions restrained nnd guarded in his ether mnnlfes. tntlnn. Sharp repeatedly insisted that Miss MoLeed was n sppnrate and distinct indi vidual. Themysteij was net authoritatively disclosed until his death. Rliubniid. the Trench impressionistic and symbolist poet, prewdes a better compari son. After bis nmazing advent.ires with the nlmest eipiallv unaeeiuintable Verlaine, he Mtddenlj turned explorer and shrewd com mercial trader. Intriguing, though most ob scurely, for Trance bevund the pales of civilization. Monelck, future King of Abv wnla, then enlv I .eid e' Shen. wa an lntl lntl mete of till ingu'nr rover Jlelieving hi- former "pupil" te be dead. Verlaine published hi- remnrVable "Illu minations" in lM. Ti'e j ears Inter Rim baud nppemd :n Marseille- and actually bade fnrcweil te life m a hesnttnl in thnt se-ipnrt and In total igtiet.mce of his -jist.i imnu f ante " ' Hut the Sev. art enigma i5 no simpler be cansc of ether e i entiles, it hut ndds its bnffllng uueta te the unfnthnniable riddle of prsena!ltv. CAMDEN GETS IM PATIENT WIIT.N the iiichiteets .if the Reading Rail iva Compute fn.lul te u-inf plans for the ii' w feirheii-e nt Kuiglin iimmhie te the Camden City t'miiv.i ester.ln' nftei -neon, tin Ti'itlding Cemml lnf r .isUed that the rnilr ad efl'-cials be suiiiu.eik 1 t., -hew tfllise 1 the pi rinit t- erect ill pp-ent teniperar tiur:un should id be revoked Utld tin bu.I.'ing tern i!i,,i. The rniirec.i cniiipanv ha- anneiini'd i- Intention t.) erect u ferr!ln'se Ii, the ni'R' future. It Las ,n..i -ii.iilar pn-inises ., Hie past New tin- Cniiideii rith.'litl- s". : te lie KtttniK tired of piemises find :.r. in n nieud te .lim.ui'. hut something be i re te flllilll tl Mil .The pn-iii' frirvheise i- a di-gr.Ke m the cltj . a- .ill as te the rfiili'!ifl lenipiinj which penults it te exii.t. Tiiese who nre compelled te w-e it will diiiihte-H support the Cannen author it. e- n, wh.itcver nt,.,n tbej ma die ij, tu mKe te tone tic ruiireud company i nclmn MOTORCARS AS STRAY DOGS rpIIE opinie, i of ( ity So'u.ter Snivfn tnat J. the e He dep.iitu.eiit I h- legal ,i .timriti te impound iietiiKuis purk.-.l in the -treets In Mel.iti in of nt) eiuiiiaiici- docs net UCttlc the que- 1 en. Other law.v ei- have in-jsted that the .it lias mi legal light te sei.e pcri-nnal prepeil) jn this vtliy and held it for redemption. And, as Pu ld'nheiid Wiluen said, it w different of epini n thnt makes lawsuits The viievn of thu City Solicitor, however, will doubtless lie respected by the police (e jMirtment. Mr Miivth is the legal advtsci cf the di'l nrtim nt nnd he will hnve te defend any action- breuiht ngalnst It by these aggrieved motorcar owners who object te having their car- tminl down te Senater Vare'n old stable m Seuth Philadelphia that IS te de nut) as iiu peuiiu. The IckiiI power of the police will nut be defined until the courts have interpreted the law. Whether tl..- co irts will held that motorcars standing nt the ctiih in the heart of the fit) can be cla-sed wit h stta.v utile nnd strny dogs, which have bien legally im pounded for centuries, remains te be seen. WHAT CHARLES WILL HAVE 4i A LIFETIME of happiness! It would J be n hcil en eaith," ines Hcrnum BHaw. Charles of Ilapsburg, once of Hungary, info in the cuHtedy of the jacklcs of the IVrltW) Usht cruiser Cardiff, has reached Mtdclra. It Ih a lovely place. Ileuven ' imUm etid emplies bccm ltke wrecks of a -(WUrtviM.Hrenin. : ( MVM Wtner-wearer of the crown or St. ' .t IB i Stephen will be well coddled, If also guarded, In sunny Fiinchnl. lie will hnvc peace, com cem com fertH nnd the delights of an unrivaled cli mate. The-e possessions slip finite easily Inte conventional definitions of happiness. et who will sa. that Charles' punishment Is net, after nil, exquisitely condign? MONKEY-WRENCHES AGAIN PI'TTINi; if mlldlj. Lieutenant Colonel Replugten is nonplused. Public opinion, focusing en the Arms Cenfetenec, Is, it np pears, rather fearfullj aroused, "expecting u series of fresh cxpleslxe sensations," One can hardly anticipate repose eon ever one's tea. Armngedden us viewed from the Tall Mall clubs was nothing like this. The situation, however, Is net matchless. Pence hath her emotions, real and ceiintet felt, even mere intensely than war. Is the Paris of HUH se far forget? Public opinion crnied act inn Ihen : received it. tee, If the truth be told. Hut It seldom was. Smoke screens befouled the nil'. Tnl-e prophets were local nnd, inere's the pit), lienr.l. With ealamltv howling a la mode, distinctions liei.iecn evil and g".nl and both, as ever with liiiinatilt). p"eniled at these sessions often became imperceptible, i'lnal Judgment en what happened nt I lie (liinl d'Orsa) Is net et delinltiie. In a -i nse history is repeating itself though with one conspicuous difference . Mr Hughes bewildered the Itieiituble crop of Importunate clitics with his explicit pro posal. Rceeiet). however, hns been rupld. The marplets nre at it again, and might be dang' reus were net most of the attack- se thorough!) conventional, -e monetonouslj reHeefhe of precedents Colonel Replugten m.n he distressed at the existing -hert.-ige . ,' poi-e. but 111 the light of Pntis it is an old ster,. lieimanv snarl-. "A plague en all j.iur houses." is her -en-t!"ient. and It is net difficult te pcrcehe wh) iIiIk should be. A writer en the '. et k American scents nn interiatternl bankers' plot and nssiitins, ni lenst, te hear with horror tin gleeful renr of the Hrilish lien. Are mi h suggestions entlrelv (li-plea-lng te ceitain t.elsy groups in this Natien? Perhaps net Perhaps that Is the inspiration for the In junction te "def. ml America and te keep America strong, -nf, . aloof and lirst." The (iermnii Ideal was net in eer. respect dis similar, but let that pass. It Is mere pertinent te note origins. "A house cracked te its foundations" is the en gaging comment of one Itallnn journal upon the (levenimcnt et the I nitcl Stnte-. which it would rejoice te see abolished. The re splendent edifice reared b) Nlcelai l.enlii'; is pes.sibly the substitute desired b this Jeremiah. Hepe-of a "double-riveted triple lUmnee" are entertained in some circles in Tokie, coupled with inquiries concerning the fate of American fortification- in the Pneltb , which would be purely defensive in the event of a drastic niual reduction. Ilriaiid. it Is hinted, contemplate- indulg ing in an oratorical ju-tilicatien of Tteiieh land force- In profusion The Senate clinfeb in iiiHctiiit) mid Senater Peineiene -tnes te n"viate if pang- b recommending a suspension of American naial con-tniclien during the period of the Conference. The monkey-wrench nature of this me e is net entirely undetectable. Mr. Halfeur is fretting about submarine policies. Mr. Rr)nn is meie cheerful and sees the pernicious dogma- of Niet.-che downed nt l.-.-t. The Pepe etel- tiie aboli tion of conscription a- the panacea. Con structive eptiml-ts as well a- the wrecking "gnng have interpellation- te make. This, ut an) rate, is net the age of reticence. The application of a sense of humor, that "best sennit- agtiin-t the pride of knowledge nnd the conceits of the imagina tion." seems te Iip in order. If the motives behind tie gns nt rucks continue te be as transparent as at present, Tignre, who laugh) d thnt he might net weep, mnv b" pretitnbl) imitated The lessen of Paris mil) net be wledlv ln-t. and -emething even of pln-ure tn.iv be wen In identifi Ii.g the clumsy destructions, the infatuated -ham prophet- te whom enri bu- i i- a binr. AMNESTY APPEALS TUT. d;sml-al of the iievernment' cae against Mrs Rese Pater Stoke- Is nn likel) te arouse much popular indignation. Certainly, "In priiuinle." amnes'v i- n peliej in line with prevai'iug public senti ment The Tlebs ease (s before the Pre-!-dent nnd !ii evenfinl decision i aw.uti'.l with interest. War thought- nre net en-ib translatable in fern.s of pence. Agitators against in scription n neeessnr) preceduie in the hour of lieill. which has alreadi taken ...i i.u aspect of unreality, umpie-tienah'v br ciglii upon themselves letnevnl from p bile . entaet Thev were dangerous de-n m-tleni-t- aii'l tliev i ie-t nsstiredlv merited tl elr fite I!"-'":, among ether nnnly-ts of chai.eter, wa- liimly convinced of the nece-sitv of ip. gnrding liumnn actions with it deeji r'-pe-t fir the art'eiilar cireum-tniues sijneiin ltn-; a)'h indii i.lunl ca-e Pence s here. The Pres', lent 1 i- p-e-claimed It Tree speech Is n piereg-u.ic of n democracy. Abnormal conditions m-r be heeded when pre-ent. Rut thev should no' be imagined when even- hnvi el ar.g. d. peli) .f l.nieii. ) eubl I i ' a'ferd with the hopes of a l.rr t - 'nled nnd les- snvage 'irbl tint are ra .--d .day In Washington SCHOOLS AND THE TAX RATE DH IiRDIi.MI.'S def) u-e of the school hud',''t, v.h..li npe'iii- en tbi- page, "ill cenv.n," nl' these ,, bilicvi in the Iti-estiu. nt of inn'iev in education a- -litis-facter, and complete Tl e in. reuses m salaries of teachers are nuindnterv undi't tl e S'ate law Tin1 s hnel beard ha- no discrot.ei. in the prem ises The orevH.on fr,r an un reuse in the teaching and supirvhirv force is in . essarv in order seen-" for the children the in struction un.br proper direction l)r Mroen.p i-iiMs attention te -he fa. t that rl.e supervlsety fircc nr present enlv about O'l p'-r cent et what it should be. lie hn net asked that ir be ncniis,ed te the full exti i.t nt one,- lie seem- te pr. fei te make the additions te the folic under him gi initially I 'en itiiIiu t'ie building program, be mi.vs that (he administration bulldli'g ! imperatively ii"ede. for the lea son that the separation of the administrative force In three different buildings intei teres with the elficleiit conduct of business. He also calls attention te the need for new buildings te ni commedate the increasing nuiubir of pupils, which will also involve an enlargement in time of both the teuehing mid sup'rviseiy force. The budget will add nine and one-half mills, or ninet) -live cents per If 100, te the tax rate tixed b) the Citv Council te pro vide mom) for running the departments, of the Cit) Government independent of the schools. The officials charged with the dut) of uilslng the public revenues have no con trol ever the expenditure of the money iiitsed for the support of the schools. The Heard of Public Education jM a separate corporation, empowered by law te issue bends and te decide within fixed limits the amount te be spent every year. This s.vstem commends Itself te the pin. fesslenal si hnel men. Wherever they as soluble te discuss the subject they all agree that a specific proportion of the public reve nues should be turned ever te the school beards te be spent according te their Lest discretion lu order that the schools mnv net I be made the plaything of politics. Much can be dii In defenae of this plan. ? Hut when we find the City Council pnrltiK down the estimates exer which It has con trol in order te reduce the tax rate and the school beard adding te Its budget without regnnl te the efforts of the City Council te reduce expenses, n situation arises which incvitabl) forces from the school men such a defense of their expenditures, as Dr. Hroeine is new making. PROTECTING THE JOBHOLDERS rplIE Clt) Council, sitting as a committee of the whole, has tentatively adopted the $1,000,000 salary budget fur the Municipal Court. It has arranged te permit Council-, man Reper te ask the court elliclals te justify their demand for salary funds, but nccerdlng t'i present Indications this will be only n fermnlit) . Councilman Hall sns thnt he Is tired of Municipal Court "bunk," meniiing the criti cism of the paddnl pa) rolls. There arc enough Ceiincllinen who fellow his lend te give te Judge Rrew tl nil that he asks for. The Judge has been canny enough te nppeint fellow ets of the Ceunellmen te soft jobs In his Court, with the expectation of reciprocal favors. The Council is going through the form of cutting down the department estimates in order te reduce the budget se that If can reduce the tax rate. Hut it Is protecting every jobholder, and it is hi)ing the founda tion for deficits before the, )enr is out, deficits that must be made up In the budget of the following ycur. It was remarked In llie-e columns the ether tin) that evidence of Council's geed faith In reducing expenditures must be looked for in the wii) it handled the Municipal Court pay roll. It could save SlMO.OOO or KiOO.000 a year by cutting off the needless empleyes, but it is net showing nnv disposition te de this. And the Court it-elf has declined te allow (he light te be turiinl upon its affairs. When the representatives of the Hiireau of Munici pal Research, who began a survey of the Court some months age. began te get vital information the) were denied further access te the records and books. The bureau sought only the truth, but it -cents thnt there is a de-Ire te keep the truth hidden. Ami the Council, under the lead of the Vare men. Is apparently disposed te assist in Keeping the methods of that tribunal from becoming known. Itofere saving in our Suspicious lin-te that Ccriuan.v 's nur bin den Is greater than she can bear, we philanthropists might -lop te realize that the depreciation of the mark neither dlniini-hcs preduitimi nor the power te epnrt, and that when a govern ment covers the deficit- in its budgets bv issuing a fresh batch of paper money instead of reducing expenditures and inci easing tax ation it invites suspicion that it is seeking te avoid the payment of I etui rat Ien by dodg ing through the bankrupt, v court. SHORT tb'TS The open-deer in China remains a jar. Rnlfniir's po-itien is that one geed cut deserves another. New that the gicat naval Powers hnve given their views en disarmament vvc anx iously await these of "A Constant Render" and "Pre Hone Publice." The Ideal military condition would be for every nation te be s -treng defensivelv as te be immune from attack, and se weak offenslvol.v as te be unnble te attack ethers. When the disgruntled ones point nut that Congress nuiv upset any plans adopted bv the pre-ent Wa-liiicten ('inference, one cannot but feel that the wl-h i- father te til" thought. Fermer President Wilsen is said te b" di lighted with developments nt the arms parli-). It Is losllnieti) te the President and Secretary Hughes. It is evidence that men ina.v rise above part) . The case against Rese Paster Stokes has been dismissed nnd there is likelihood that Eugene ll'bs will seen be set fiee. With no mnrtvr- te glorify the peer old proletariat will phi) In leugh luck. The widow of a Negro lynched in Seuth Carolina In- been awarded damage- bv a Seuth Carolina court There i- here gi eater premise of an end te lynching than anything else that hrs happened te date Twelve people killed and sixty injured In an explosion at Detzheit.i forty miles north of Oppau, where an explosion iccently killed 1000 people. Just what is being manufactured in that neighboilmed? Nebraska is te build n State oapltel at a cost of SW.OOO.OOII. It will re a two twe two sterv building sin mount) 1 b a tower Kit) feet high. Whether It will stnnd for any thing but prosperity remains te be proved. The committee appointed te frame pro posals for the settlement of the Chinese phn-c of the Fnr-Eu-t problem win be con sidered a Kitchen Cabinet en wuich rests the decision between China and Japanese ware. New it mnv be that American Legien nilmiiers of Fech in Kmi-n- Citv ina.v feel a lltr'e i liagrined because he ha- dropped from li. retinue the vvihlcnt thev gave him hit ju-t what did the) expect him te de with the ilanged thing? The fcnsus of lOl'O shows thnt six out of everv hundred pe.-ple in tin Culled States 'are unable t . Mil out "Wish-you-wcie-hcic" pestcards: but we nre pleased te note that the matter will be attended te m American Education Week. December 1 te 10. Dr K W.'ter Hnrrett. of Alexandria. Va . told the Natieii'il Council of Women that it Is disgusting te see a sixty -v car-old vamp smekiri" i nd -sring languishing 'nuces en some young fellow. It Is worse than di-gustiug, doctor ; it is nlnie.t unprec. edented. The win at grower who holds bin I; his r rnp for high prices and then dumps it en the itinrKi Is desttund te sic jirn - slump again. Whether It be in the fall or the inert) springtime slumping inevitably fellows dumping The farmer has another think coming. He hns' net yet found the way mil. A speaker at the National Council nf Women urged that a resolution asking for mere strict enforcement of laws fei bidding the sab' of teli.neee . nitiers be extended mi bat the sale of tobacco te women should he forbidden. Is tins the natural reaction te the doctrines, of the mete extreme fem inists? Camden city efli'lnls have notified the Reading Railway Cnuihuny that if the Kaigbn Avenue Terminal is net improved forthwith the) will Instruct the T.uildliig In .ipei ter te tenr down the present structuie. '''h"ie .von hnve it They siiv in iffict, cither ise Knli'liii te vi sue tabillty or we'll ruise Cain b) ra.ing Knighn. The Vegetable Cnrdeners' Association of Ani'viea meeting in Albany, N. Y. passed a lesobitlen enlling en Congress te divert for one j ear the annual distribution of free ecds nnd te have them sent te Russia in bulk. As Congressmen waste about .WOO, 000 annually en free seeds, besides clutter ing up the mails With them, It might be a geed Idea, once such nn excellent Idea Is acted upon, te abolish the distribution In all Buccecdlng years. 4 BANKS LIKE FACTORIES Modern Business at a Standstill With out Its Automatic Aids Romark Remark Romark nble New Machine Coming Dr. Leldy en the Origin of the Pearl K.v (iliOROi: NOX McCAIX TrOIEIlN commerce, transportation 1VJ. and Industry would stand still If they hed te he conducted as they were fifty years age." said one of Philadelphia's leading bn'nkers. "It would require a regiment of empleyes in any banking house te conduct the busi ness today as it was conducted prier te.the Civil War." he continued. "Invention and Improved methods hnve net only revolutionized the banking in this country, but every ether line of business. "If every letter had te be written In long hand, if every column of figures had te be letted up in old-fashioned, tightly bound ledgers and journals by patient addition, the work of counting beuses would be increased beyond relief. "Today we have typewriter, automatic adding machines, change makers, counting and wrapping machines for coins nnd even cash registers in our bunks. "The old-fashioned, permanently bound bank books hnve practically- seen their day except in remote country bnnks, "Loese-leaf ledgers have been taking their place for years. Even new their day Is waning. The card system is coming into vogue. It dispenses with cumbersome books and the old system of bookkeeping. "An up-te-date hanking house equipment with Its batteries of automatic machines is a sort of glorified factory," he concluded with a laugh. M Y FRIEND, the banker, informs me that there has been invented nn nute. inii tic device that is far and nvvny the most VII) III nd ev remarkable machine of its Id er In- vented. It Is designed for Institutions doing what is known as "siiiall-innii business." Ry a series of automatic movements. It rlnillltnneeusl) writes the depositor's inline, the amount of his deposit or withdrawal and fills out u deposit slip If needed. A journal enlr.v of the record Is also simul taneous!) made. R) an instant adjust ment it will carr) totals of any classification. The one series of adjustments pei forms the work of pnylng or receiving tidier. Individual bookkeeper and general bookkeeper. The simplification of bookkeeping nnd ac counting Is apparently reaching the stage of the one-man erchestta. As "Redd.v" Hew man remarked when he -a vv the flr-t linetvpe epernt": "The dern thing does ever) tiling but sing and dance." DR. JOSEPH LEIDY. who died In IStll, was one of Hie greatest naturalists of this ceunlrv . His original intention was r become ellhcr nn artist or an apothecary, but for tunate!) for the win U! of Fcience he became neither. He began the study of medicine when he was seventeen nnd was graduated from the Cniversity when he was twenty-one. When lie was but thirty years of age he was elected profes-er of anatomy in the Cniver-ity of Pcnn-ylvnnin. During these years he persistently pur sued his studies in botany nnd zoology. At his death lie was a member of almost every prominent learned society in Europe and America. Ills international reputation wns due te his great gifts for original research. He was a born investigator. He prcferie.l his own analysis, whether it was of a fossil plant or u living animal, te the written authority of the books. A remarkable ending of his career was that be and bis brother. Dr. Philips Leldy, were burled en the same day. DR. JOSEPH LEIDY. I'd. has handed mi' a letter of the great scientist written August HO, 1S00, about nine months before his death. It is apropos of pearls. It is remarkable as outlining for the first time the true origin of the pearl. It is n curious thing that the parasite which produce- in sheep the disease Known ns "sheep ret" is I he same that is respon sible for the formation of Ibe jewel that giaces my lady's neck. My story en the pearl a few daws age was Dr. Leldy 's Inspiration for sending me the letter of his distinguished relative, which was written at a time when the origin of tills gem was under discussion by scientists. (( 'CF.RCARIAN' parasite is the tailed -ci- larva of a tluke," writes the doctor in hi- long-age b tter. "The mature fluke without the (nil is abundant The liver fluke .f the sheep producing the disease 'ret' discharges iis eggs through the Intestines. "Dropping in marsh) phices the eggs aie hatched and the tndpele-Uke young, for fer liirrly supposed te be n distinct animal and named cerenrin. swims about and finally at taches itself te a snail, loses its tail, pene trates te the Interior and becomes encysted. "Here it remains, and it the snail is swallowed en the grass eaten by the sheep in vet meadows en rea hing the stomach it finds its vvnv te the liver and there become sexually mature and again la.vs eggs. "Fiein a -insh -mall -nail eue-elghlh of nn inch in diameter finin the meadows below Philadelphia I I. -ne taken 1000 cercarin. "The flukes especially infest aquatic an imals and the ccicariii through liiu water gains nods- p, ethers. "In this way the pearl e.vster becomes infested. "Th" p'lPi-ltc. embedded in the mantle of the oyster, proves a source of irritation and becomes a nucleus f.u (he deposit of u pearl, vvlii. h thus nctuall) becomes the sar sar tepi ngu- of a parasite "In n loinmen mnish bete at Reach HaM'n. N J , xv hicli covers the mud at low lido, about eiei) llttli one, 1 lnd hun dreds of cepniia with a boring spine icady te bote inie ilie vitals of any bin! ei ti-.ii that swallows them." The letter was written te Charles E. Smith, nn mtimn'e tri.nd ami at one time pie-idem, of ll.e It. a. ling Railiend. The eln, f of the intelligence section of the .Tapatic-c Fmeign OHice in Tokie. -a.vs "the piepnsnl te limit us te ten ships iga,nst eighteen pi. ' us at the men v of Amerba.'' WhHi d'- nt cntiiel) ju-tifi tlie ndjei tlve applied t" the se.tien he adm nsjf 0IU, H te piesuppese geed faith. Ten ships nre ample f.u defense; but admittedly sumi) for offen-e Japanese objection te American foil- in the Pa. ill. have the sum,, offensive coloring. eii inn't tote a feri around te .. !. .i.i... u e ., . nun'K v our ii, i-.n'"i , inn ii i,,i i i- sometimes mere or le handy in defending yourself from your neighbor's attack. We alw'ivs had a notion thai when that gav lied l'.eiise g. t the rep of being the biggest star something would bob up some time te give the big stiff the rnz:;, and we were light. The dope i nines fmin ('hi cage that Professer Mldiel-nu is (mining a white, hope mimed Amines in the constella tion of Scorpio (some circuit director, we guess i thnt makes Hetel's L'OD.flOO.llOO miles diameter leek like sevinleen tents mid a tobacco coupon. Ain't It the truth, be? Every chump that gels the belt later gets the hook. Henry Ferd Is planning a fleet of self self preiieMed . urge benis en the Ohie Rlv.. e connect with Ins. railroad at Irenton, () , In case the (!ev rnnient accepts his bid en the Muscle Sheals plant. The suggestion in tiigues us (as vvc seem te remember some body having said several thousand times i, for Ferd talking business usually says some thing ; which Is net always the case when he talks of ether things, of prunes and peace and pellths nnd cabbages nnd kings. if "While most ether nuts ure searrn iu Seuth Jersey," slugs a contemporary, "large quantities of black walnuta have been gathered," Scarce? Why, whnt'a become of the nuts who experiment with home brew? ' V.'1',R '1 1 !l-M-M i-sH-Hf: ' ,T.rA.i-,3fNirtJuJfcW','IT.WK.nrt,1IW:il,l A fkCJ-WT V.Li?'''' ,- Mrmi,; g .M$aaB ' . ...i?-3w'vM-'r'-' t ij. iuy t : -" -- i - JSrr - h -, , irrr. 13 M'r'rl'n!"'-' !i I VTsaflBr I'M . ' )W t ' uSKrwrm' ' i rafs.rj.,1 .'.'v'-r'cjiiriij.iii" n timn:r 'uaf-ci i ..: V V v X sV M" Wv V .- i' MM .lUAMm ''WW i ' 'iiKBft w0A s't'i''. j , .'.,! UiP.' I'KJ,. . AH.Tl 'i -nrir I t, I: fyfFVKW-nn. Oli, ft'Sk- i . xssv ftSBfl m ,jH3S&1SEKViaJ'Wfl.X I. 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N Hi U" I' t il.VUJ. 1 i4lfiJtIuiJFXI fi.SFS-UJi'.V,J:P-.a , i Tl f;".ni4'U lU.ftVJ 1" iA-' 9 If '.'( i CrJPNTtLJlUHinjiUA2,MTteZLrJ ttA.Mil ' i iO. I i wmmmwnmmkr&, i fjYAWw-rmm&mAW.iTWir'm. .. : NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Kneiv Best DR. EDWIN C. BROOME On the Scheel Budget DR. EDWIN C. HROOME, Superintend ent of Schools of Philadelphia, and an educator with 11 Natien-wide reputation, dis cussed today tlie new school budget, espe cially in its relation te present needs and future plans. "I congratulate the Heard of Education, he said, "upon its liberal attitude toward the schools. I nm glad te see tlie unanimity with which the budget of S'-.-'.OOD.OOO for the mniiifennnce of the schools during the ensuing )car was adopted, "I have never known a beard mere ear nest In spirit, or mere evidently devoted te the welfare of the schools. This was mani fest lu the generous attitude assumed toward the large budget, and particularly se b) the ene-qiinrler of n mill added te tlie budget as originally presented, se tliut we might be certain nf a fund for the erection of an administration building. Site Net Yet Selected "Ne site for such n building has yet been definitely sole. ted. nllhntittli the beard is unanimous in its determination te have the building at an early date. There is no doubt of its urgent need. This hns been pointed out by the secietnry of the heard and the superintendents of mcIjoeIs, nnd hn lieen a subject of general comment by beard members for a long time. "At piesent the administrative depart ments of the beard arc under three reefs. One building is en Nineiicnth street; below Market; another at Seventeenth and Pine streets, and the third at 0-1 Spring street. It I- uppai'citt there is a great wa-te of time mid effort attending the pre-ent admin istration of the school -vslem. "Moreover, the heu-ing itself is inade quate. The offices are of insiitlicieul size ami number, and arc inadequately equipped. There is. further, no centra! nveting pi ice for conferences of teachers adequate te the needs of the schools, nnd the room- of the Heard of Education are nv 110 mum- iu keeping with the dignit) of the work. Val uable 1 coerds of tlie bniiid and the schools are net prepeily protected from tire. "Visitors te 11 school system judge it bv its administration elhces. the place where the bends, of the s.vstem nre housed. Fair Play Is Advocated "Of course, the largest Item hi far iu the budget is for instructor-' salaries. That was te be expected, in view of the salary schedule ndeptcil under the n w State law. The people should Het ehjeef te loaseiinble increases in salaries. icacners nave net been overpaid In the past, in Philadelphia or an) where e'se. Fer years people have been glUing their iducntienal services tee cheaply . "It is my hope as superintendent that we shall be able te give the public 11 1 datively Incrensed quality of s. 1 1. e for the. generous increase in compensation "The second largest item is debt service. This is self-explanatory, and Is te be ex ex iiecte.l The vigorous and piegressive build ing preginm of the beard naturally will .all for a ceiisdetable item te lake .are nf re tirement of bends nnd interest .hm-ges. "it is dltiiiiilt for Hie le see hew it can be expo, ted that a rapidly glowing school system, lenstnntly increasing in teachers ami pupils, 1 an be elhcieiillv administered and directed without a corresponding increase In the supervisory nnd directing force. In 11 large business or inanufa. taring plant, for in-tnucc. or an army, the number of supervisory officers mu-t bear a certain defi nite relation te the number of ethers em-pin-, ed in th" servbe te give mi efficient orgniiintlen. Tin- same thing is true of the school svstem, if wi; nie te have un efficient organization. Orev.th Is Continuous "In Philadelphia the number of teachers nnd pupils has Increased greatly, v.itli no cnriesjiendiiig increase in the supervisory force. "In neinrdance with the generally accepted standard jn regard te n well -balanced school orgiini'atleii, Philadelphia is getting along with ."0 tn 00 per cent of the number of supervisory officers generally icgardiM as neeessnr). 1 did net ask for anv thing like double the number of supervisors, but iiieiel) for 11 slight strengthening of tin corps of supervisors in certain departments greatly iinilorsiipplieil. We particularly are weak iu our super vision of special ciliic.it Inn for the nientiillv nnd physically handicapped children We med a (ensldernble Increase in that depart ment. The Department of Scheel Exten sion nnd Americanization likewise Is over ever worked. The Mine thing upplles te the npartment of Compulsory Education, ene OPEN UP! ,, . . :i-d":dz:::;ar: l'i!' Ail 'Ar-i-i-h. . vwa mSMmw. . jjj jr- i Ml' ; :: ' .!i'i, ' y f v, 1 1 . ' nH,4ta. .JswM?uisr.i'BiferflHan'i "s. S. , Y . 'BHi Mltiii4JBCTStfglihVr!'1v-t' X S A .t . ' .. . t'.ia-i itm .fjra9tvwiBifafta.MWJi s -s , ': srf3-':'iiir.iiisjifT- t;'se ,, ' trtfrr ' nw .;; ty-i $ : 'Ii1 ii.-' of the most vital nnd effective departments lu the system. "The Department of Examinations like wise need considerable extension, and 110 properly organized school svstem, especially one that spends as many millions as that of Philadelphia, ought te be without an Effi ciency Department, perhaps, iiiifettiinntely, called the Department of Research and Pub licitv. "The remaining items en the list, such ns the opening of another evening high school iu Friiukf'ird for working boys ami girls, the introduction of summer schools te assist pupils who for various reasons full behind in the precession nnd a slight increase in compensation of substitutes, should appeal te tlie pub'ic without much argument. "1 hope the public will net get the im pression tint this nindc-t list of items which we requested rcprisentcd the siiporintond siiperintond siiporintend cni'sisince itionef a forward-looking educa tional program, such us he suggested at the July meeting of the beard. I agree with the members of the beard that by fur tlie grent est need of the school system is mere or bet ter buildings. Thnt need must fiend our program of progress. 1 de net agree, how ever, that every ether item, regardless of its importance, should he brushed aside heintise of the supreme importance of the building program. "It i- evident that, with llieir minds, se earnestly directed te the building needs, the inc'nibeis of the tumid piefer te postpone consideration of oilier requests for appropri ations. On the ether hand, II is te the credit of the heard Unit, instead of turning down the tiipci jutciidciit's items, they put a sufficient margin mi the budget te cover them nnd agreed te i eti-ider each item en its merits at the curliest opportunity. Plans for the Future "Even lifter we h.iie the new buildings, we shall lave te have pupils mid teachers in them. That means meie pnpus and teach ers te be siiperv i-ed, and mere educational work le be diicctnl. It means mere suc cess or in ire failure. It means that we shall need meie night and summer schools and vuriei.s special da c, for uufenuiinte children, ami nei' piepcily equipped, people te dire, t t ,. work. "It M" ins le me Hint we have before us, net a buil ling preginm. en tin' ene hand, and an 1 d initiniuil jirmfi nm. en the ether, mutually 'X.'lusivc nnd aiilngenlstic, hut one bl", pregiaiii of educational progress, the hiige-i Hem of which will be that of new buildings. Hut cle-el) connected with the (rcnlieii of buildings and the extension of our physical plant is the necessity for ex tending 1 din ilium il work and impievlng the elli. i.'iicy of the s. hoels, " flic ptofessienal program Is b.v no means an liiierf..ii uce with the building pregiam; It is a iieic.-ary accompaniment of the build ing pre.-in a, and the two should be consid ered ns int. grid nnd iiiip.utuut parts of thu whole, which is n program for thu improve ment of our -0I100I-." There 1- everv icaseti te believe the sinleiiieiit of Wm rcn S. Stene, grand chief of the lliiitherhoed of Locomotive Engineers, thai members de net contemplate reviving the siril.i nnli r. Te dNb. licve would he te ehnrai lerie them as lucking iu common sense. Today's Anniversaries 170S -Sub Heyden, one of the most re punk. 'hie of Ameilean Inventors, born at Toxhero, Mas... Died near Newark, N. J., March III. ls.70. 1VJ1- The Mercantile Library Association was ei'gauie.l iu Philadelphia. 1.S."7 Lucknow was iclleved fur the sec ond lime. IS70- Henry P. Hiildwin succeed Xiich nrlnh Chandler as Fulled States Senater from Michigan. 1SII0-A exander S Clay was elected Tinted Stntes Senater from fleeigln. IHOli The supposed ashes f Christopher Columbus were deposited in u specinl mauso leum iu the cathedral at Seville, Spain. 1HP.I The Mentana Supreme Ceint sus tained the right of women te held public of fice en un equality with men. Today's Birthdays Fermer Duke of Hriinswlck, sen-In-lnvv of the ex-Kaiser, born tlilrt) -four jeais age today . ' Themas Tnggart, former Fnited Stntes Senater from Indiana, born iu Ireland sixtv live years age drace Abbett, director of the child labor division of the I nlted Stntes Department of Laber, bem nt (iruiid Island, Neb., forty three years uge, William D. Storey, president of the Atchl Atchl sen, Topeka and Rnnta Fe Railway, born In ban Frnncisce nl.xty.feur ycara age. wm mmmsmmmmm . ; $ . ; i. N i. raT i. 1' fU-EjK-rrr -.'!'. V j. wt j-t-if' . ' ' t.'lf-T ..IrClt . tfws ?.-tf ?T..x,lJl..vrliI- Js?-r" (I . 1 .1 a lis f, .! tUtW , at $, ULl:''v' I i !$Qte i - ), I '-' ". ft i. ..! . :. -i-' it '''' : y.-'- ' K .--:--! ; ''.-. i !!'' , .; r . r ,!. ! - : "," " ' 13. ' jr u 1 HUMANISMS Ry WIM.IAM ATHKKTON IH' PIT TO TIIE man iu politics who has been wondering as te devices for catching the vote of enfranchised wemnu. here is nn example of one who has done just thnt thine te a most remarkable degree. Representative William Oscar Atkesnn. of Missouri, is n'leged te have nel'ed the vote of every woman in his district who upon election day last year exercised the franchise. Representative Atke-en hns the lenjtt't heard in Congress nnd the casual student of his case might think this unan'mitv e( feminine anprnval was due tn nn ndiuira tlnu for this facial adornment. An investigation nt Rut'er. Me., how ever, reveals the fact that quite another cause-led te this man's being the weinan'i favorite nt the polls. Mr. Atkesnn while yet n young man had been In reft of hi wife arid, single-handed and nlene. he laid net only edited a country newspaper in Hnl ler. which is a vexatious task but he reared with his own hands live mnthcrlw children and brought each te an inimitable maturity. The man who can de this, said the women of Hut or. is equal le anv re sponsibility that may be thrust iitien him. Vice President Coolidge Is se diffident tint he does net appear le enjoy reicpilmis very much, but Mrs. Coolidge appreadies then willi great enthusiasm. Henry I), Hubbard, secretary of the 'ni eminent s Ptireati of Standards, bellcre that the iiulouiehlle of th future will be n very light car driven bv a piepcller such as is used upon un airplane. He says Hint the propeller will be geared directly le the engine and that that engine will run at an unchanging speed which will be its most economical speed. The driving power of the propeller will be gauged by tie angle at which the blades are pitched. The simplicity of such a car. its IlghttieM. the absence of power-consuming grtu.l. the fact that it will be easy mi reads these nre some of 1 he economics which will c:ni-e It le eventually crowd out the pros, nt designi. 1 What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ n.v win) title was the son of N'simleetl JtoneniT'e known after tin l.itler'l dewnfall'' What rivir forms pint of the s an hern boundary of the I'nlted Sti' -' What la meant b.v rogue eh'tibm''' Wlint Is the correct pronunciation of the word lichen'.' What Is the meaning of the expression "In I he effinr"? vVhetvwi.s the Hist Emperor of Heme? nistlnuuiHli between dolman and l dnien. What kind of u numleal instiument Ii a fagot? Wheie was Heulali Land? What Is the correct pronunciation of "aye" in, the phrase "forever ami for aye"? Answers te Yesterday's Qulr 1. The Hush-Raget treaty restricts the erection of fortifications) l"i g th beundarv between Canada uik! 'he I'nlted stnte.i 2. The enlv exIstltiR casi of a een'i.ietua! reduction of in inmmeits is the ill ainiaiuent agreement of May .s 110!. 1 oeiwetii tne ('lillean ana xtgenum Republics One of the piuM-iut.M n eerued fleet reduction 3. The middle name of Rebert J- PinrywM Edwin. t Tbi' real name of Hutspui vu.s Henry I'ircy 11$ was kill, d in tin I utile Of Shrewsbury, Kiiglnnd. n H ! ia a icvelt against the Kins' Sin M'Wrj liitreduc's Hotspur In Ids plav "' Henry IV as u k.i), Jeanne "rr' tempered soldier. C. Imeg'ii Ih the heroine of hliake&pcart'1 play, "Cymbellne." ti. Giovanni H-attlsta. Pcrgelesl was a cele brated Italian musical composer HI' dates are 1710-173C. 7. The picaresque novel is defined ns the prose autobiography of a tktltieus per sonage who describes his experlencei as a heclul paiaslle and who sntiri"' the society which he has exploited, m lib final form It Is a Spanish Invention. I'lcariibtiue Is said te be derived from "plcare," u rogue. 8. The secondary planets are sateliu" moving around planets larger tn themselves, which they accompany their revolution around tlie sua Tn moon may tliua be termed a secenur planet. ., 9. Thu 1'eep-ef-Day Heya was the name W an Iilsli Protestant secret Beciej formed about 1785. Its object "'' protect the Protestant pcasaetry. j "Heys" gained their nanie from " , raids en Reman Catliolle villages. i"J 1 Reman Catholic In return fermtuCf i society of "The DefenderB.'. .. iv. camen city Ja the .capital et xxey" .HEffn S ,'lffivV I .' Ill M.&S9 MfX J -A. PQ
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