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'jSVENINCr ' PUBLIC LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, -THUESDAY, NOVEJIBEB 17, 1921
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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?
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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"
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