( "(Xpi 10 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGrER-HlEAMLPHlA, FRItf AY frOlOTBER 18, ' l$2l '. M . vteienlnsuhltc f e&$ec l PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY F cvnuri 11. K. ciHiis, i'kmikfnt ' Jefen C. Martin, Vice President and Tfsurer; Btrl AYTyler. Secretary, Char'M H. V,Ld,nf' -i. Fhlllp 8. Cellini. Jehn B. Williams, .lehn J. BuVen. Gere F rjeldimltti, David C Smiley, rhiiip i .sua rjcteri. JOHN C, MAIt'l'IN. . Oneral nmlneM T lani rubllihui dally at Tdblie Lirets rtulldlnj maepenatnce aqua re i-nnnirnin 'ATLANTIC ClTT Prtii-Unlen nulldlne Mw Ten 3R4 Madlnen Axe. DrrBOII 701 Ferd DullJIng Br. Loen .... 013 Oleba-Urmecrat Building CBIC140 1302 Trilunti Building NEWS DUREAfS WAiniKOTON Bcimu, N. E. Cr. Pnniijlvanli Axe. and J4Hi St IfgW Tonic BORKtU The Sun Building LeMSON BCIEJC Trafalgar Building subscription terms Tha Ete.iike Pernie Ltpera la served te ub- erlbara In Philadelphia and aurreundlng texvns at tha rale of twelve (12) cents per week, payable te tha carrier. By mall te points eutsM.; of Philadelphia In tee United States. Canada, or United States pos- aesiXme, postage free fiftv i50) cents per month. Six (Iflt dollars per var. pax able In advanc Te all ferelan , euntrles one ($11 dollar a month XOTId Subecrllieni rvl'hlrur a Idress changed muit Cl6 old as xve.l as rx, addicts. BEI.L. JOOn XPAIMT hrvTONF. MAIN 1601 SAddrtts all communications te Fvenlne Public IMdeer, Ind'prvdevrr ."ntia'r. Phllad'h'hln Member of the Associated Press Titn Assert ATm rnrsv i. i.rM.i..i.. . fitted te fe use 'or republication of all news (llspatcnes credited te It or ret ettfru car credited tn this paptr. and alto the local news published therein. All rights, of republication of epcelal dispatches herein ere also reieriert Philidflphii, Frldiy, ember I. li:i ROPER'S DAMNING FIGURES rpHB defense offered by Arthur Merrow, ! chief clerk of the Municipal Court, against the charges of cxtrnvngancc made by Councilman Reper would have greater weight if It were net notorious that the local court employs about double tin- force of any (similar court In the country engaged In the umc kind of work. A survey of the court mi begun by the Bureau of Municipal Research some months age In order that there might be autherita tive and impartial information available en the success with which it was performing the work for which it was established. The bureau is a non-political body inter ested only in the ascertainment of facts te (assist thoe engaged in municipal govern- men'. In solving their problems. It would have told only the truth about Judge Brown's tribunal. But it had net been engaged en the survey very long before all 'further Information was denied te Its agents land they had te abandon the work. I The public has te take the word of Judge Brown and Clerk Merrow, who are inter jested in defending what they have done and what they are doing. Mr. Merrow insists Ithat because, it is a peer man's court it 'seeds ninety stenographers and forty-one 'tipstaffs, although all the ether county courts combined are served with nineteen stenographers and thirty-nine tipstaffs. And we have te take his word also for the ,'neeesslty of the large number of probation officers, although it was shown that some of these probation officers, supposed te give ttfcftir whole time te the court, were actively .engaged in private business. Photographs of them at their business place were printed tin this newspaper a few months age. , When the Council meets en Monday te resume its consideration of the budget, with jits large appropriation for the Municipal Court, Mr. Reper announces that he will task the representative of the court te ex plain in detail why it needs se much money. i The explanation Is likely te be satisfactory ze the Jeb Combine members, for they seem . (committed te the protection of eery job holder who ewes allegiance te them and te their friends. But will it be satisfactory te .these taxpayers who object te the use of their money te support In comparative idle ness the hangers-en of politics? WHERE THE FAIR WILL SCORE TTVVEN before the appointment of Edward fLL W. Bek as chairman of the Music Committee of the "World's Fair Association It was plain that the Philadelphia Orchestra was destined te play a conspicuous part in one of the most important artistic field of ;the enterprise. This forecast is furthei 'confirmed by the Orchestra directors, who bave joined the exposition association in a .body. This hearty co-operation is unquestionably insurance of the finest musical attractions precurnble as features of the celebration Mr. Stokexxskl's band is brilliantly entitled te the dominant pr.itir,ii If it- rale of jdevclepment for the next four and a half years is equhalcnt te that manifested for the same space of tun m the past, the organization c;in afford te challenge com cem com psrisen with the mn-t limshed and best. balanced symphonic irclntr.is in the anna's of music It would be fnrtunni" worn a.-suratKe of success in ethr line ai t.lic fair as legicallv predestined . it i with regard te musical 'offerings. The site of 'b pretentious fc5 tival is, for instance, -til undetected arc! the general architectural ehem of the fan remains a nn.tr IN LINE FOR MORE TREATIES hplIE appointment of hllis Luring Dreel -L te the pest of American t'hirce d' Vff.nr- In Berlin is net surprising Although pace between the I nitrvl iat n. Cenii,iu i technical x i'iatililici it l"ng and intricate array of practical problems awaits adjust ment. American financial claim against Ger many have nexer been satisfied. It will be necessary te negotiate a new compact of frade mid commerce, which, liewexer. i-, iiardly likely te take 'hipe until the cum cum itnsatleu queslien lia' been tettleil, indud ng, of course, the American bill fet the est of maintaining tump, m die Rbineland It is Improbable that Mi lJi-cse will l ierieusly, distressed by hours of superfluous :ase. Rumors of the earir urimiu.itieu of nn Ambassador arc current, but the elevation of Mr. Dresel st l"ast -uggestb that the full diplomatic status will net be restored until new treaty arrangements are under war. he two nations haxe declared that their iftir is ever, which is a cheering gerture ; but n this ca;-e u 'ia comparative! mtle te ile , with the collection of lnn. landing debts. k MCTORY FOR THE DEMAGOGUES nHE attempt te apply the rule of reason te 'J.- the tax en large lucemes has failed and ,he Heuse of Representative.. hns accepted he Benate rate of ."') per cent surtax A,a has been pointed out in these columns. w,e Heuse fixed the maximum rnte nt :'.'' ver cent The Senate, in response te the irtVmapd of the farmers' bloc, raised the rat JO CO per cent. The farmers' bloc in tin Jlpuse thereupon -et out te force the Con ference Committee te accept the Penate Amendment President Harding's attempt te bring .about a compromise at -10 per cent failed. because the Representatives who thought jftere was political capital for them in pen alising wealth Insisted en the larger figure. This is unfortunate becuuse It means that tfcfr Federal Government will continue te Wrb n large part of the annually accumu- lnllng capita1 that Is needed for the (level epmenl of Industry . Seme progress ha been made. Iiowenci. toward the rule of reason, for the new rate will supplant the existing rnte of GO per cent, which, with (he normal tac, has been compelling men with large Incomes te pay 71' per cent of (hem lit taxes. PLAYING THE OLD GAME rplir, City Council is new engaged in play- Ing the old game of feeling the taxpayers in the old way, and thinks it can get awny wlih it. It ued te be the custom te decide what the tax rate was te be, regardless of tlie needs of the City Government. When it did net rale enough money te pay current ex penses the deficit was carried ever te the next ear. and when this deficit became tee large te escape notice it wns wiped out by berrnx ing money en long-term bends, very much a In Mlcnwbev. And I In n the politicians boasted of their ability te manage the government of the city with a tax rate of $1 en every $100 of valuation. These voters who did net trouble themselves te study the figures were fooled. The Council ha apparent 1v decided Hint the citv tax rate for next year is te be fixed nl SI.0.". or at fifty cents less than the rate for tins ciu It is busily engaged In cut ting down (he estimates In order te get the nominal sum te be expended next year within the amount thai can be raised at thai rale. Various estimates have been swollen by officials friendly (e the Jeb Combine, se that them might be n great show of economy in reducing them. The sum that can be raised at $1.05, however, is admittedly SI ,000,000 less than the amount wldch Council plans te appro priate The Combine has been assured by Controller lladley. who pinys the game with It, that the actual revenue will be large enough te cover this deficit. The actual revenue might be large enough if the departments planned keeping within their appropriations. But it has been inti mated that additional sums will be provided if the original appropriations are net large enough. Therefore no one knows what the deficit will be next ear. although it is pretty certain te exist. Whether it is $300,000 or $1,000,000 is net material, for the whole plan is in violation of the pay-as-you-go previsions of the Charter. Bends may net be issued te cover the deficit. It will have te be prexided for in the budget for the following xear. And in order te keep the tax rate down for that enr a still larger deficit will baxe te be allowed te accumulate, and -e en until the city will have te appeal te the ,eCislnture for permission te fund the deficit if it is. te escape n tax rate se larg that it will be burdensome t every one. The ci(y is bended straight for I his eatn eatn trephe at the preent moment because Coun cil is ignoring the first principle of the budget system, the principle that requires the city te raise each year a sum large enough te cexer all expenditures that can be foreseen and te fix the tux rate uecerdinglj. Council is fixing the tax rate and making a bluff at keeping the expenditures within the amount thai it will produce. Years age Herace Greeley said that the xx ay te resume specie payments xvas te re sume Last week Secretary Hughe- told the Washington Conference that the w-iy tu limit naval armaments is te limit them. It ought te be apparent even te the most un thinking that the way te economize is te economize, and that four-flushing economy te bamboozle the voters is worse than fool ish. It is wicked. The tax rate can be reduced and still yield money enough te pay all current expense of the year if the Council xvill only cut oft the appropriations that pay the salaries of the political hangers-en in the various de partments, including the Municipal Court, which has been made a refuge of ease for dependents of the ward bosses. A WATERWAY LUXURY rplli; M. Lawrence -hip-canal plan, hailed X wit'i enthusln-m in the Middle West, i uuqiip-netiably nn cttiaetixe conception. It fs xxhpn costs and comparisons with ether equally needed project- are introduced that it- appeal, elsexvhere than in the Great Ljke Ljke rgien, is modified. A modest S300.000.000 will pay for the eentrucrimi of the proposal route per in.ttmg e el- drnxxlng txent -hxe feet of water te ply between Duliith. Chicago. 1'eir Arthur. Fert William. Cleveland or Detroit and -alt--ea ports abroad. Fer about five month- of each year commerce will be cle-ed down b ice. When the way is open Canada will be ,i con-picueus beneficiary. lioxrrner Miller, of New Yerk, "peaking nr (he At 'antic Deeper W'aterw.ix- Associa tion inirentien in Saxannah this wok, braudH the St. Lawtenee project as 'in imical te the bet interests of the Natien." Tb language is. perhaps, s trfle over heated, pxen though what is demd te be the fate of the Ncxv Yerk Barge Canal is at 't.lke J lhe St. Laxrence canal would, of course, revolutionize transportation cundit'eii from the Atlantic te the beait of the continent, and 'he public of two neighboring nations xvei.ld be the gainers. But the frankest admi-ien en these peinla de net settle the ifue Important xx at. i ,uy in t'e A'ant'e ri gi"i can be made commercial! nt for sum- lnr below thec required lu furtlur the 9t Lawrence program. Certainly public eutiment in the great ports of the East favors first of all the completion of a dee', all-the.ypar-reund inside route alone the Atlantic Coast and the general improvement of rivers and bar-het- rh' '. L.iwii'ticc canal id"a ha emewhii the n.rnri of n luxnrx. A CHINESE EYE-OPENER TIIH bombshell method introduced u.te the Di-armament Conference by Secretary Hughes appears te have been deeply appre ciated by the Chine-f delegation. Indeed, for fiankne;& of treatment and direct con tact with facts. :t would be difficult te sur pass the ten-point program presented te the session by Minister Sze. In effect, the plan is an extrenilx candid plea for the complete national integrity of China. The problem is net merelx scratched. It is explored back te its ericms, and in the process there i- net one of the major Powers whose special privilege nre un touched. It is possible In Shanghai te purchase an American postage stamp and dispatch n letter te the I'nited States at the modest cost of txve cents. Special extra-territorial arrangements provide for this anomaly. In this same "treaty pert'' Ills Majesty's Supreme Court for China was established in lj." and a Fnited Stales Court for China In UiOil. Under treaty agreenn nts. one of which is eighty years old, the Chinese Gov eminent is powerless te impose a duty of mere than 5 per cent ad valerem en Incom ing products. Fer half a century in fact, from the Talping rebellion te 1000 the pest of In spector General of Customs was In British liandn. Sir Rebert Hart formally assumed this office in 1S63, and found himself at the head of an organisatien which collected a icvenue of S.000,000 teels 'eunuafly nt four teen treaty, ports. The work was directed with conspicuous ahlllt.x and fairness ilnd the administration completely exterminated corruption and nils mauiigc.icut in the customs department. Eventually, however, the awakening of national consciousness brought about seme alteration of control, and a Chinese admin istrator was Installed and declared superior te the British staff. The limitations regard ing the imposition of a tariff, none the less, remain unchanged. Although the United States continues te exercise certain claims of cxtrn-tcrrlterlallty In China. It Is undeniable that the American Government has consistently advocated the policy of the open deer, and outside sover eignty ever any portion of Chinese soil has never been favored in Washington. At present Great Britnln is installed at Wei-Hal-Wcl, France at Ktinng-Cliau-Wnn, and Japan, vice Germany, forcibly ousted, in Klao-Chae. The stntus of Manchuria, once under Russian, new under Jnpanese infill enct . is extremely equivocal. The annexa tion of Keiea te Japan 1h An ncbeinpllshed fact. Fer generations China has been a sover eign nation with reservations. It Is the formidable array of qualifications which the pre-cnt Peking Government in a sense de nounces mid hopes te see, tit len-t te some degree, abolished. Article IV of the Sr.e program Is pregnant with vigorous meaning. It runs in part as follews: "All special rights, privileges, im munities, commitments, whatever their char acter or contractual basis, claimed by any of the Powers in China are te be declared, and all such future claims net se made known, are deemed null and void." Similar in content is Article V. request ing t lint "Immediately or as seen ns circum stances will permit, existing limitations upon China's political, jurisdictional and admin istrate n freedom of action are te be re moved." Tn ether words, China, Orientally aged, is convinced that she hea also matured ns n nation In the Western sene. Aristide Briand has already indicated the willingness of France te naujate the least pert of Kuang-Chau-Wan. provided Great Britain surrender Wcl-Hai-Wei and Japan the Shantung possession-. This is a daring proposal, dramatically in keeping with the boldness of the Chlne-e contentions. The situntien enormously complex, there can be little question that China promoted clear thinking by stripping Issue of all disguise. but hns the A newspaper which was founded te "Inculcate just, principles in re An Advocate of Iligli Ideals ligien, morals and poli tics" and which has been consistently loyal te that purpose for 1-0 xears deserves the congratulation- of men high-minded jour nalist. The New Yerk Evening Pest is such a newspaper. It h.i- ju-t been celebrating the r.'tith anniversary of Its establishment. Other newspaper baxe had a larger circu lation and greater financial success, but fexv baxe hud se potent nn influeiue en the na tional thinking for se lone a period. It has always had high ideals and has alxxays lived up te them. Men who tli-ngreed with its political views have nevertheless respected them ami admired the force with which thev wen- prcscuted. Feed profiteers arc run Tip en TurUey nlng up prices en (urkex , a member of the New Yerk Exchange declares. Secretary of Laber Davis says if the price of the bird gees up te seventy-nine cents (as he expects), he'll eat corned beef and cabbage for his Thanks giving diuner. The example is worth fol lowing. Which contains a warning for the profiteer. Twe years age when consumers called the turn en them, many speculators went broke. Limitation of armament Rucking is giving industrial at Shadows pessimists unnecessary qualms. The amount of steel that gees into battle-hips is small compared with xxhat the country produces; but the amount of money -pent en battle ships, if diverted te ether things, would un questionably give business a big boost. Hard Times is given u harder punch by a steel girder than by a six(ccn-lnch gun. SHORT CUTS When be sang with childish Of little Turk and Japanee. lee iineert Louts Mevcnsen Might his song have well begun "Little children, de you l.uen Geneial Diaz is a Crew? ' llegan'd Alley of ancient repute seemed no mere crexvded than Brown'- Court China's plea Eecms se fair and straight forward a- te be actually embarrassing. We gather from a recent publication that one Wilsen thought rather well of one Tumulty. If Ynrc nnd Magee can elect a Governer of Pennsylvania the people who permit them have no kick coming. If a wage cut were ns popular as a nn.al cut railroad executives could pin medals en themselves. Agreement en armament has accentu ated the hitherto unsuspected value of the dramatic in diplomacy. The xverk of trained seals at least dem onstrates Iiaxv well the average working newspaperman does his job. Philadelphia mummers believe in taking time bv the forelock, but they can't, unfor unfer tunatelv, de u thing with the Weather Man. When geed fellows get together 'tis far from fair weather for the man who lias te xverk while they talk and talk and talk and talk. It is of course, understood that Mar shal Fech shall net be obliged te turn bis batcli of presentation sxxerds into plow- -hai" . The city may be in for a prcttx penny when lhe motorcar is in for a pound. Or, te put it another way, penny wise, pound foolish. "Make jeurselvcs geed Americans," nnl (Jeticral Diaz te men of his race in Baltimore, and thus proved himself states man us xx ell as heldlcr. hen Admiral Sir Cvnrian A. G. Bridges says President Harding has saved cixnuatien from destruction or bankruptcy, be seems te have said all that is necessary. line of the four women who served en the jurx which convicted Guilferd Yeung of UlUlUKl liue suueitu u 1'ciiiuu ncrtuus col lapse There is here ample reason why no woman should be obliged te serve en a ju'-x A mere request should be sufficient te excuse her. Ses Dec Sic "The pai lev plcnses every man Of every race and party. Te rule themselves the Chinese plan, But need assistance hearty. And, lltterally speaking, we, Despite commercial feeling" (Old Dec Sze, 'e ses, se- 'el, "Must own the land we're ruling." 'lhe open deer wins little thanks And starts uneasy ttvlnges. As It has many foreign planks, We ought te own the hinges. The deer of opportunity Stands open, but, doggone it!" (Old Dee Sze, u sch, ses c) "Ne Jap way nwug upon it I" G. JL AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT Flag Display That Irritates Ui. Nuraes Problem New Awaits Us. Rule of Rhythm Dominates Us By SARAH D. UnVRIE A WOMAN asked me today if I did net think that In view of the war being ever and peace declared, even with Germany, it would be just as well If the churches that hnd belated flags of the Allies adorning their pulpit spaces should gather them In. I said if they were there for their bright and cheerful colors, I could sympathlze with their being kept out, but If they symbolized any sort of feeling such as "lest we forget," the sooner they were In camphor the better, except en Armlstlce Day. I fancy, however, very few churches have left them about except inadvertently. It would be rather n facing-backward move ment for any congregation te contemplate is n present Issue an nlllance that except historically can be said te exist no longer. Perhaps te n few forclgn-bern enthusiasts there may yet be a hepe that America will enter Inte foreign alliances with this or that European Power. But for the most of us the Menree Doctrine Ib prefcrnble te the balnncc-of-pewer doctrine, and will ing as we are te send feed te Russia and grain te China and Zionists te Palestine and missionaries te Africa and Standard oil te Tlmbuctoe. it docs net strike me that keeping up the war feeling even symbolically has much chance except in very "dated" and bchlnd-tbc-tlracs bodies of churchgoers. ON ARMISTICE DAT, however, I hope, for one, that it will always be done, and I trust it can be dene ns well and ns sol emnly ns it was in the Church of thct,ely Trinity by the war workers this last Armi stice Day. Beth for that occasion nnd the welcome of General Fech. the uniforms, the flags, the mnrchtnj? spirit, the music, nil the heroic reminders of n great time of sacri fice nnd of devoted service were both appro priate and gave one a renewed desire for service with one's fellows nnd for one's fel lows, Uniforms have a great place still In civilization and se has the sort of service that uniforms imply. I wish thnt "in our Protestant religious organizations there were mere uniforms and by thnt token mere orders than there are. T cannot see why, for instance, there is net In the Episcopal Church and in the Pres byterian, Methodist nnd Baptist, nursing orders. If our hospitals could be supplied by permanent nurses dedicated for religion's sake te nursing, as the Lutheran hospitals are nnd the Reman Catholic, the eternal difficulties belonging te the whole nursing problem would be greatly simplified. In the first place, the nurses would net be all learners would net be nil preparing te step hospital work nnd go te private prac tice; they would en the whole be n higher clfss. or the highest of n class, since, gen erallv speaking, if one combines service with religious devotion one is apt tt) strike a high nvernge. The members of a nursing order are assured n safe nnd honorable old age. and could be assured mere actual dignity nnd comfort of everyday surround ings in their profession than can be allowed them under present conditions ns pupils in a hospital or than they can actually provide," for themselves In the rather haphazard exist ence most of them lead. THERE would, of course, continue te be the professional nurses who belong tn our erderand who would enter the work for purely business or scientific reasons; but with the necessity that has come te many weriien te earn a living, nnd with the pre pre carleusness of these earnings te bulwark one against Illness or old age, I think that en dowed orders of mere than one type would be a very great mission for the Church te work out under modern conditions and with many of the hampering clauses of medievalism emitted. I WAS ver.x much nmused at a definition I heard a member of a Protestant order of lay sisters give for her vows of poverty, chastity nnd obedience. She said: "I will explain them te you as I de te the children. By my vow of poverty I mean I can never be rich; bv my vow of obedi ence I mean that I must obey my superior, and by my vow of chastity I mean that I can never be married.'- There were a great many married women all about her listening open-mouthed te thnt rather quaint last bit of medievalism. Vows nnd life agreements any mere than perpetual adoration or nn implacable pro gram of -crvice vxeuld net answer the pur pose for most twentleth-centurv women workers. But a program of work, a habit of life, a uniform, ami a quiet vista of ful fillment ami reward would answer the needs of manv workers if net for life, nt least for a period of time, nnd if the Church weujd come te the rescue nnd take the initiative in the matter of the sectarian hespitnls a need that the war hns made verv apparent would be en the way te being fulfilled. MEANWHILE, we ns a Natien have learned for this generation, at leabt, something about drill and team piny and new te get effects by great combinations carefully worked out nnil started in order. I remem ber seeing the tears come into a girl's eyes from sheer excitement at the first Themas concert she ever went te because the bows of the -tringed" instruments moved In perfect unison. The swish of the kilts of the High lander regiments giver one the same sensa- A man described te me the ether day the thrilling effect the revolutions of a great bulldingful of electric dynamos had en him in a factory for the making of nitrogen from the air in Sweden. He said thnt they entered the huge hull and could see no human about, only the great regular whir of the meters. Then, for the vat enterprise, the pnrtv finnllv made out four guardians, whose business s te watch the unceasing motion for the variation of n second In the rhythm. The-e of us who have lately seen "The Three Muketeers" in the movies have be come aware. I think, what a tremendous part rhjthm of motion has te de with cumula tive excitement. I felt that in that play there was never once any let-up te the pace at which the cirr was taken. It wns ns rapid as the pulse-beat, and, no matter what the exi gency, D'Artngnnn never missed his beat or get out of step Every new nnd then you meet a person whose action seems te fellow some such quick tempo, lli-hep Phillips BroekR preached with amazing rapidity; se did the Res. Jehn Sparlmwk Jenes. It was ns though their mlneH new in ieub, iu.k rwccjiB ei ineugntB. Geerge Pepper speaks and even nrgucs bis cases in a quick rhythm at certain times when he is working up te an effect. I some times wonder If the fact thnt he first learwid te speak te a great public through the medium of a Greek play in the part of Al ciliiades has net in a snse Influenced his style. It is an ndmirahle one, certainly, for big and intense effect". Most clerevmeii who "prav by the book" fall habitually Inte a rhythm Most of tht eighteenth -century music and dances were nffalrs of balance, new that side, new this; ee were the eighteenth -century fine speech and oratory One would be curlens te knew what jazz will de for the twentieth century. It may net regulate our thoughts, but It Is hound te affect the expression of our thought. Of course, we aie tee much in it te hear that for ourselves. But later generations will spot us as we de Jehnsen and Burke nnd Jeffersen and their admiring imitators, our grandparents. Because Sunday funerals are against the rules uf the union, sluggers broke up the funeral of an overseas veteran In Chicago. The veteran bail been murdered by n couple of thugs en Armistice Day. Perhaps they were in the crowd thnt intimidated the Dis abled American Veterans' Association that had charge of the arrangements. This seems te be a great opportunity for the Mayer of Chicago te get In wrong again. "OH, MR. NOW MY IDEA IS THIS ! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They Knew Best JOHN G. WILLIAMS On the Werk of the Realtor T WONDER hew mnny people realize the i- great value te n community of a beard of organized realtors?" asks Jehn G. Wil liams, president-elect of the Philadelphia Real Estate Beard. "The very word, realtor, te these who are acquainted with Its significance, ex presses' business integrity of the highest standard; progressive thought applied te the interests of property owners nnd of the community nnd a material development making for the greater welfare and happi ness of the people. "In his everv-day nffairs the realtor Is working toward these ends. He Is n com munity developer, n property protector and bis business is n distinct civic asset. The only real estate men who are permitted te call themselves realtors are these who be long te local Real Estate Beards which arc affiliated with the National Association of Real Estate Beards. "The word realtor vvas coined by a Minneapolis member of this National Asso ciation, and the right of that association te limit its use te its members has been upheld by n court decision brought, as a test case, in the City of Minneapolis. Webster defines the word ns follews: " 'Renlter: a real estate broker who is a member of n local beard having member ship in the National Association of Real Estate Beards, an organization Incorporated in 1008 for the advancement of the inteiests of real estnte brokers and the protection of the public from unprincipled agents or brokers.' Governed by Ce de of Ethics "It can be readily understood, therefore, that the realtor is a real estate man who has brought his business up te the plane of a profession. Ills every business action Is governed by a cede of ethic- no viola tion of which is excused. In ether words, in order te maintain his membership in a real estate beard he must maintain the beard's ethical standards of businct . "It can be seen, therefore, that the type of men vvhe bund themselves together te elevate the real estate profession naturally would be imbued with the highe-t commit cemmit nitv ideals nnd thnt their everxdu' buduesn experience and knowledge would enable them te carry out such ideals in a practical wanner. "It is for this reason that you will always find tbe realtor aligned en the side of nractlcal community progress, and very sel dem or never is he found advocating reforms or Improvements which are merely visionary. "Heme ownership, building nnd lean as sociations, ample mortgage money for the construction and purchase pf homes, geed streets, practical sanitary measures and n host of ether necessities for the increased welfnre and happiness of the people of the community are always being advocated by the realtors. The very business activities of the realtor make for these improvements. "The realtor naturally becomes an earnest booster of the building and lean association. Philadelphia nlwa.xs has had inore of these wbuderful associations than any ether community of the world. There are at the present time mere thau 2000 of them In this city. The 1020 statistics of the State Banking Commissioner show that last year there were -'1S3 such association in Philadelphia with total assets of mere than $300,000,000. The Statu Jind 'MT.i associations at that time with total assets of close te $5.10,000,000. Philadelphia Leads World "Net only has Philadelphia the largest number of 6uch associations with greater asbcts than any city in the world, but their plan of assistance te home owner- has been developed te a point where it is of far ureater benefit than tbe plans of the build. ing and lean associations of uny ether com cem niunlty. "The possibilities for helpfulness of these nssoclatlenH have been realized here te a far greater extent than thev have elsewhere, mid ene of the big educational movements which the Philadelphia Real Estate Beard will conduct during the coming year xxill be the education of ether communities, through their Real L'-tate Beards, te the full possibilities, of their building and lean associations for co-operation in helplug the home owner. "Ne set of men Is mera earnest and active in promoting the Increase in number HUGHES! MR. HARDING!! -" '. im Tl-Um- " :: -Vv-...- "b of building and lean associations than the realtors, and 6uch associations have proved te be the prime factors in making Philadel phia known, net only ns the 'City of Hemes,' but as the 'City of Ilemea nnd Heme Owners' a slogan which the Philadelphia Real Estate Beard has advertised through out the United States during tbe last txve J ears. "Where the Philadelphia associations lead all ethers in helpfulness is in the fact that they lean en second mortgages, thus making it necessary for Philadelphia home buyers te have a less ameuut of actual cash than the home buyers of any ether community of the world. It is particularly this phase of their activities which the Philadelphia Real Estate Beard will popularize through out thp country during the coming years. "That this educational effort will be wel comed is evidenced by the fact that only last week, ns n result of a telk made by Samuel Stern, chairman of our Building and Lean Association Committee, nt the convention of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Association nt Pittsburgh, two representatives of the Pittsburgh Beard spent several days in our city studying with building and lean nsse; ciatien experts. "In advocating the investment of funds In mortgages the realtor does a great 'con 'cen 'con struetlve vyerk for the benefit of the whole community nnd at the same time feels that he is also benefiting the investor. There is no safer Investment in the world than u Philadelphia mertgnge. It does net de preciate in value ; interest en it is paid reg ularly; the security behind it is unquestion able and the return is as high as absolute safety should demand. "The mortgage investor net only obtains a 'gilt-edge' investment, but be also hns the satisfaction of knowing thut he is aiding in the development and betterment of the community. It is safe te say that 00 per cent of the rc.il property of Philadelphia is held subject te mortgages, and without the great investments in this absolutely safe security Philadelphia never could have progressed ag she has done. In the attain ment of this end the realtor has been a very notable factor. Naturally a Beester "Because of his intense Interest in these and ether solid factors of his community, the realtor naturnlly Is one of the most active boesteis for his city's progress. "Because of his very Interest In real estate be Is Intensely interested In every civic sub ject. He is an earnest advocate, fur in stance, of Improved housing, and has been ene of the grentest factors In educating-the public te the advantages of such housing. Largely because of this education the public today, even in its smallest new houses, de mands and obtains plenty of light und air. perfect plumbing and ether sanitary equip ment, electric lights, modern heating sys tems and labor-saving devices of various kinds. "Where today will you find a builder con structing the two-story heuse which was se common n generation age th" heuse which depended en cenl stoves in the various roeni3 for its heat, for oil lamps, or nt the best open-flame gas burners for Its Illumination, without perches and in muny cases with dark nnd gloomy interior' Such houses are net built today and modern home construction has made for the greater welfare, cheerful ness and happiness of countless families "Thousands of examples of this truth can be seen m alniust ever part of Phlladilphi.i, and the icalter has net stepped there. He has been active for years- In medernising old beuses and correcting the mistakes made when they were built building into them greater comfort and Increased happiness for their occupants. "That all these thlnes are part of the realtor's dally business life by no menus lessens their grent civic importance and the value of lhe realtor te the community." The showgirl who is suing Congressman derrick for brench of premise, says he Is n hick lever nnd leeks like n pancake. If she hopes te get the S.10,1100 she asks for her attorney should urge her te cultivate reti cence. Otherwise a Jury may arrive at the conclusion thnt she played In luck when the oklnheman refused te marry her. General Dawes says that 00 per cent of the Government clerical force In Washing ton Is Inefficient. As he sues It, there Is mere dendwoed there than .in 'the decks of the Shipping Beard, -tUw4 U-52. a- ,x e ;:-ETS0 - . st.. .... '.a ::ii?v,1a,--'-Tj - - - - ' 'V - ". --vu'"'!i's. s' .., Is. "is-,...--" -:. HU MAIS ISMS By WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY WHEN representatives of the great na tions of the world gathered In that most classic structure in America, Mic building of the Pan-American Union, for the con ference en disarmament, .they found many odd interests gathered there from different parts of the Western Hemisphere. Dr. Den Santes A. Demlnlci, Min ister from Venezuela, showed them, for instance, the hoatzin, a very rare nlrd about the size of a grouse, which hails from his native lartd. This bird is stuffed anil stands in n glass cage, and te leek nt it no one would realize thnt te scientists it is the connecting link which proves n theory that is little less important than it would be te establish that of the evolution of man from the apes. The hoatzin Uvea alens the rivers of Seuth America. When its young are but re cently hatched in the nests that eveihang the streams they will ionp"lnte the water If frightened by creatures of prey. They ap pear in clumsy nnd helpless ns any ether fledglings, but, as a matter of fact, upon such occasion- tl cy easily swim nel ere. In stinct gnldps them te the tree in which their nest is built. Having reached it, they per form a stunt the ability te accomplish which is given (e no ether creature en earth today. Thcse baby birds bntk up against the trunk of the tree and lift their formative winr about their heads. On the first joint of each of these formative wings there it a tlnv horn and this horn they stick into the trunk of the tree. First ene horn nnd then th oilier they drive into the tree nnd climb It much as the telephone lineman gees up his 1 ole. They fellow out the limb upon which their mother has built her nest and return thus te their home. Then, when their feathers grew and they are given the power te fly, the horns slough off and disappear forever. New. the scientists' theory has long been that all life came from the water, and here in this nexv-feund bird of Seuth Americs, th by say, is the final proof of their conten tion. . Senater Trunk B. Willis, of Ohie, went home during the recent recess of Cengrea and painted his house with his own hands and a paint brush. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. Of what possession or the United States - ,.JB Agana the capital? 2. hat was the Battle of the Pyramids and between whom was It fought? 3 What are the signs of the zedlac7 4. Who is the head of the Chinese deles , .tlen at the Disarmament Conference? C. what is the nanie of Tehn Milten's sequel te "Paradise Lest"? G. Who was Lewis Cass? 7. In what century nnd In the reign of whst French King did Cardinal Richelieu live? 8. Who was Phaeton In classical mythology? l'. Hew hlKh were the banging gardens of Rabylen? 10. What Is meant by a Ncssus shirt? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1. Due de Tvulchstadt became the title of the Hen of Napeleon Benaparte atter the Intter'a llnnl downfall. ". 'lhe Rlu Gmnrte forms part of (he south ern or southwestern boundary of the United States. 3 A rogue elephant Is one driven or Ilvtnjc epart from the herd and of uv:ie tempt r 4. The word lichen should be pmneuiiced "ly-ken." 5. Tim efllng is the part of the visible s distant from he shore or beyond th ancherage ground. 6. The first Emperor of Reme was AuRiiitun Caesar, originally named Calus Oct viiuius lie died tn 14 A. D. 7. A dolman Is a lone Turkish robe open la front; n hussar's Jacket, worn vvlta slaeves banging loose ; a woman inuntle. wit Ji flaps for sleeves. A dol men Is a prehistoric structure consist censist Iiik usually of large flat stones Ua horizontally ever upright ones. la parts of the British Isles thin Is known as n cromlech, in Brittany, France. It U a dolmen. 8. A fagot Is a bassoon. . 0. lieulnh I.and la the nanie of the land or Ihrael, when It shall be "married. "Fer thou ahalt no mere be terni'J forsaken ; neither shall thy land any mere be termed deselate: but ttieij Shalt be called Hephzl-bah, and tn land Beulab. for the Lord dcllfflitetn In thee and thy land shall 1'i '"" rled " Isaiah, lxll, 4. t . 10. In the expression for evnr and for 7 "aye" should be pronounced te rhyrn witn me vvorea Day ana jay. ultlMl' - D . Tavw "Itl. ' . l. . -T... . L, -- fW " AfT JF, -TT-aJCfc. - . "". -IVL"' -"-.. -jTSir- w- v ;. - fc"! 'i"l OIL.. j"W "r- ".',. -, . -iz r W ; rr V fi' S
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