rW 'VJ" ? m. Gf.t-.y( V J 8 EVENING PUBEIC LEDGER I'HILABELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1921- ? fyrFff!''' I Aliening "public Hefcger PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY CYP.LS H. K CftlTtS. PitrMnrNT Jenn O. Martin, Vc 1'renldtnt nnd Treanurer: Chirlts A. Tyler. Scretar . Crmr'es It. t.udln t.udln ien. Philip B. Cellllu. Jehn 11. Williams. Jebn J. Ppurtfen, Gears F. ClelJsmlt'.i, David E. Smiley, Dlrenterr, DAVtD n. BMIt-KT . Editor .JOHN C. MAtlTIN.. General Buln Manager TuMlahed dally at Pernie I.npem Building Inderendenre Square Phi'.id Iphla AitiNTle CIIT Prcsn-Vnten Bulldlr.e Nw yeK ,"4 Maili'tt Ave. DtTHOIT.... "01 Ferd Uulldliut RT. Louts 013 Qlohc-Drmeerat TlulMing Cnictoe 1302 Tribune Building NKW3 UUHBAl'S' WnniMiTON BcntiV, N. U. Cor. Pennsylvania Av and Hih St Nut Tere Bcbuc Tim sun Ilulldlns Londen BGIUD Trafalgar Building SUHSi'IttPTtON TERMS Th EviNltee Frst.10 LtwrB Is served te eub--, aerlbera In Philadelphia and aurreuriVrp iivrns at the rat of twelve. 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AM rightt of republication e special dupatefcrj heriin art eil'e reserved Phllidrlphli, ?lurd. erraber :s, toil MAKING THE HALL SAFE r T WILL be geed news net only te everv Philadclphinn but te every ratriet in the country te knew that steps Invr been taken te guard Independence Hall against fire by the installation of n sprinkler svs tem and an nditiute and safe heating pin-''. , with the boilers far removed from tin- hall The plan has been advocated for yours, but it has remained for the prevent City A I ministration te iarw L out. Independence Hall is ted.iv the mc-r valuable structure trem a historical stand point in the United States, and. therefer'1, it in far mere than an Interesting building in the city of Philadelphia. It i- a great na tional legacy, for the .safekeeping of wlmh the Natien holds our eitv responsible Ne cost is tee great te prccrw it ewtly tis it is, and no money spent fur this purpose will be begrudged bj the (Iczens f I'hilu flelphia. Every possible precaution against fire has lnjen taken in the pn-'t. but the in stallation of the met modern apparatus will make n'surtmrr deiibl ure. A fire in a historic building Is the great est and most irreparable of lire disasters, be cause whatever is ilrstrecd manor possibly be rcplaetd. It N net merely .1 menetar.v or a temporary les. but a p rmament en". J Wc in Philadelphia realized this eme year age when fire dotrejed many of the most valuable items of the I ineeln collection of J the late Majer William II. Lambert, in.lud- lng 'be manuM'ripts 0f the tlc'tjsburs speech and the leeend iinuguvnl address, . both in the liandw ruins of rhc 'ire.u Lraan- cipater. as wel! a man per-enal ilt'. It ! tn a relief t knew that the cii t- doing its f utmost te gunrd against a 'imilar disaster In t the case of Independenee Hull and the matij priceless rches of the carlj d-iys of the Ke- public which it contain'-. j FFTY YEARS OF HELPFULNESS trpHE celebration of the fiftieth anniversary I X. of the ineorperaiion of the Presbyterian Hospital last night called attention te the beneficent work of one et the largest insti tutions in the city for the relief of suffering. It has had au honorable record, and it has done its work handicapped by the lack of sufficient room te meet the demands upon It. Plans were made before the war for the ' erection of a magnificent new modem build -f lng, but because of .er.v needed modification ! in the plans the contra-1 was net let New that building ondmeiis are improv imprev 3 ing, the friends of the hospital are hoping that it will be found expedient te go ahead with the new building te rcplaee the plant 1 that was long age outgrown. The citv needs '. It, for it is inadequately supplied with hes- - pltal beds. There have been times whn '' patients who Imperatively required hospital j treatment could find im vjant iimm m an hospital in the t-itj . Ibis condition ought . net te be allowed t continue any longer than It will take te remove it. CONSIDER THE FISHES t "RIUINALLY iinonspicueiis and, from a . J superficial standpoint, unexeltlng, the development of the i it y aquarium has new reached the stage ut genuine metropolitan - distinction. '. The opening of the much-enlarged exhibit ' yesterday attracted a crowd of hehdnv -makers the member- of which, it is safe tu bazard, were censiilerablv mere interested, Impressed and charmed than they had an ticipated. Perhaps it Is the habitual taciturnity of fish, perhaps the circumscribed monetonj of " their lives in captivity . which invests formal display of them with alleged humorous s(2. nificance. .Suppescdb it is difficult te thi ill ever an aquarium. r Put if no deep spiritual glow result- Ieti a casual inspection b the uninitiated in !chtholeg.v , fascination is bj no means nllcnated. Fish, fantastic and radiant or dark, conteited ami huarre, make an excel lent show if the arrangement is well directed. ' The aquarium in the picturesque old watir works at Pairmeunt is suitably planned aud distinctly v.erth i'iting. The Battery display in New Yerk and t!.e marvelous .swimming cnatures housed in :e Naples aquarium are world-famous. Mr. Mechan's devoted and authoritative superin tendence of l he alread.v important exhibition In the Park Is gracrd with the interesting opportunity of eventual!) becoming equally noteworthy . Even new it furnishes an attractive sup. plement in natural hister.v te the Zoological Gardens, in the fortunate possesien of which Philadelphia scientifically ranks high. - FAIR PLAY AND DREADNOUGHTS QIIIPPINii expcii-, who nic rcperte.l te O be admitting the practicability of con verting prescribed dreadnoughts into liners for commercial u-e, are counselors te be heeded only with m nipuleu 'tuition. The iiiUtcms of coiiemy and the re- beurcefulncss uf the mrriean merehnnt , marine would, of i'eur-e, iietli be rrved if suitable alterations could be effected with. out virtually rebuilding the craft. Where the danger lies i in the reverse adaptn- ) blllty. t Vessels Iraiisleniiablc into cargo and passenger curriers suggest nn eu-,v revtr- slen te original type In case of what is , tllplemivtlcully t 'Mined a "national ctnr r gency." The rlmnees of ucb ntavisui -bed ' nn uiigtMilal perhaps even a dishonorable, light upon armament -mincing program. In Secretary Hughes' basic prep sul there was no juggling with words or ulcus. The eventual fate of (he capital ships lUiil the financial sacrifices involved were net specifically considered, although it wus ob ' vieiis that the sudden halting et an elaborate eenstiuct.."i i rerum m.isi m tlie ' vml prove cbea,cr than its uiiiiuHu v and expansion:. The llnlteil Is'iai. with iu grntlf.ii'igly lAn record u tlie t'eiifurcncu, cuunet a (lord t tedulge new in equivocation, Fortunately tii jrhltncn of the ship conversion scheme ! nre outside the sessions nnd it is by no menus fully demonstrable tbnt the successful transformations cun be successfully made. Tin1 mere hinting of dubious procedure is, however, resrcttiibic. The public ns it whole l unafraid of the vigorous word "scrap ping" ns applied in prospect te costly, wnr breeding capital ships. If the preposition poet through ruptureus applause will oier eier whclmingly drown out the murmurs of near sighed dlsi'ntirs. And speaking of the luck of great pas senger liner". It is pertinent te note the his his ler.v cf the Leviathan. Nearly three ,cnrs have rlnpi'd citice lln1 once ctnek vessel of the seven srn-, originally built for luxury travel rind fa-t freight, was removed from th" troop -carrying service. The restoration of the world' largest ship te commercial routes under the tiiilien.il Hug has net yet been accomplished. In view i.f tlii achievement in retrogres sion it way be womb red vvlien ilreftdneughts censtrm ted for naval purposes exclusively could be made fit for the pursuits of peace (til trade. The moral obligation (e play fair is strict. In addition there an; practical conidcrn cenidcrn ti'.ns te -niiiet r m decent ethical standard. ANOTHER GAS MOVE An'rit thinking u ever for mere than three vuM-k. Ceimcilman Weglcin has at last mail" public th-1 reply of the United (Jas Improvement ("empany te his Ineuiry nbeur tlie kind of arrTngemcut which it would like te make with the city. It would be e.isv ., rvumine in detail the preposition made by the gas company. But at this time it would be n waste of effort. The Wegletu request for Information was merely a move in the game that the City Ceiiik il is playing. It Is generally believed lliat It is the purpesi of the Jeb Combine te potpene, if possible, nil settlement of ihr contreversv evir the gas lease until nfti r the next inavetaltv clcctnn. It then hopes te con trol both the executive and legislative branches of the City t!e' eminent and te be free te make what term eein te It bc-t. Whether it will be able te de this or net has net yet appeared It will depend some what upon tlie complacency of the gas com pany. There have been intimations that, after giving the city a reasonable tune te aijust its grievances, 'he company will ap peal te the Public Service Commission and argue that the commission lias tlie right under the law te intervene. It is con ceivable thai the circulation f tlil report has been allowed in order te force Council le act for f"ur the Mate commission will tnV' the matter entire lv out "f us liand And it is conceivable also that the State commission may insist that it Ins no juris juris dictien at the present time. In the meantime the g'is cempan; is sup plying gas which does net measure up te tlie standard of us lease, and i- Uahl" te u fine for every day that the stat'dard fills short. The Len'timtrs are nut interested in the details of the contreversv. Thev want geed gas at a reasonable price, and they are wondering why the pre-ent situation ! al lowed tu continue. ANOTHER TRY AT IT T;I1U work which tu.e new commission te recommend a reorganization of the Stat" tievcrniiient has been appointed te de 1- cry in: eui te lie done, lint that man is r.n optimist, indeed, who expects any radical nferm te lesiilt from Us investigation and recommendations. We hnve had ether similar commissions in the past, but with little real results. The most recent was an Economy and Ktiiciene.v Coiiimi-sien, of which Harry S. McDewtt, Governer SpruuTs seerdary. wa- ei retary. Mr. McDevitt 1- a member of the i,ew com mission. Associated with him aie Senators ftceree Woodward and Frank A. Smith, Representatives William .T. MeCalg and Jehn M. Flynn. and Mrs. Jehn O. Miller aud Leenard P. l"e. Tin re i- ability enough here te de the work The commis-ienei s are familiar with the organization et the State Government and with its duplication of tuiictiens and consequent wasteiulness. e is every one else who has interested himself in the way things are den at Harnsburg. Out nothing luis been done te improve con ditions, ter the reaen that It would have distiabed existing political arrangement-. St Me jobs are part of (he oil that keeps the State political mm lime in working order. If any of ihcm are abolished' the hearings will get het soniewhere for Inck of lubrien Mn. uiid the politician interested will raise ructions until tlie job or one just as gei l is uiven te his depend' hm ushiii. Senater Woodward, about the puruv of whose motives there can bu no quesiiun. is a- well aware of this n any em fl-e lie knows what lie is up against. The patron age mongers will unite against any plan that will interfere with them. And the State is se everwhelminglv Republican that the partv in power Is net forced by fear of defeat te give any heed te the premises of an opposi tion which might offer te de better. Se long a- this condition exist- it will be an uphill tight te bring about any rcterra" in Ilurris burg. That a radical reorganization and consoli dation of State di parti.ients would ieult in economy and edit .encv is generally ad muier. What can be done has been ill'is trat'd by the work of former ('mrerner Le'vibn. of Illinoi- who brought about the 1 1 nsolidatien of 1'J." state departments into iiiin by ubelM ng n let of comnit'siens and beards that had l"rt maintained te give dig nified jobs te "stuffid shirts" who were useful te the politician". The Woodward ceram! -ion will make its report te the Legislature tha' I- te be elected next year. If the report could be published n advance et the election and us adoption cei'Id be made an lsue in tlie choice of i'gt--laters the voters could express their opinion in a wav te bring abeur tie needed reforms. But unlese tuis done the report is likely te go the way of all the etheis, and if the voters show no in t r -t it certainly will be ignendas inenthir- l.nv' ben. WHAT IS A PERFECT LADY? THE results of a recent questionnaire ns te personal conduit wliuu wus placed befen: .VJ ce-e.ls et .Northwestern Univcr--,n. at I'v iiiten. III., would Iihvc caused a moral revolution i.i Victorian day, but in thee unieg' ii' rate times scarcely a flicker of interest .-. nrimseel The qui at ions, which were peculiarly searching and pergenal, were as fellow : (1) Have veu ever cheated? i2) llavn r.u eer been Kissed.' f'i; Have you ever . meKeil-' ill Hivn y oil ever I I'd cm-n-leuslv ' ' i Ifave ..ij tvr I'ninl, In t.jN rat.iiB liqiie' ''! Have j uii ver darned, Impr.pnK ' ' JI.ivh ou e. r wurn imprep r 'l"tliinB' is J Have you e.r had ' "i ru-ii' i'ii Have you ever I.e. n ci a ' pettinK paltj'.' (10) IIuve veu ever den. my thing veu wanted te con. val tiem ' "U- part-ins ' 'Ihr victims of tins nlentlcss question naire might veil have complained en the ground of die VHgue-lies:, of bOInc of tin questions. Fer example, question Ne. 2; tlie sex of the kissee being known, there is no request for information a- te the sex of tie kisser, and ilieiefen- no differentiation bctvv ic-ii a proper '""I "" Improper notion. Alse us te questions Nes. I! and 7. There is n wide diffcri ii"' of r pinion as te wliat ton ten stliuli - proper and iinpiepei- dinning and dc-sing Ii iinv one wishes i oriebnrntlon et thi ta'-'ii ' ui. all that is neees-ury in il i i - i tu spend a few muititee in uiii p u .a- damuB room, or, m the second a walk of n few blocks en Chestnut street en nnv plenRnnt da Alse, what Is n ''petting party"? The name, largely self-explanatory, is new in the effete Knst, but doubtless the Middle West knows all about it. But the results of this set of awful ques tions! The most pulcbrltiidlneus co-ed registered only 00 per cent ladylike and the liveliest of them scored but 20 per cent; the average wis 00 per cent net bad when we consider the vnr nnd ether contributory causes te a superheated college life. The pitlchrltiidineus one, who wrote "Ne" nlne times, answered "Yes" te the charge of cheating, perhaps cheesing this ns the least compromising in case the authorities wanted te go behind the returns and demand incon venient and embarrassing details. Besides, ten answers of "Yes" might have engendered I u suspicion of a violation of question Ne. -I. Sixty per ceut means that tlie average co-ed had te write "Yes" te four et tlie ten questions, n percentage which would havi shocked our Victorian ancestors. But it must net be forgotten that the Victorian era lint! a record eif national achievement equaled by few similar periods of history, ns well as a reputation for intensive morality which bids fair te remain unbroken by the present generation. It would be Interesting te note the results of a similar questionnaire among the male youth of Northwestern University. SHRIEKS OVER THE WATER LLOYD GLORGE. it is said, will prob ably meet Aristide Briand ?een after his ictnrn. Difficulties in connection with the separate Peace Treaty recently negotiated by France with the Turkish Nationalist Government nt Angera and tantamount te a supersessien of the pact of Sevres were considered by the British Cabinet en Tues day of this vveek. " Twe days later Earl Curzon, the British Foreign Secretary, was vocally aghast at what he deemed evidences of French mili tarism. Among the itemized objects of bis denun ciation was the new "settlement" in the Near Last. "Mere important than the vic tory of either party," he insisted, "Is that there should be no victory, but that there should by peat''. This will never be achieved if anv one Power attempts te 'teal u march en another and conclude arrangements en its own account." It is at least pardonable te fancy that a thread cf consecutive interest can lie identi fied in the above nneiinicut of fncts nnd surmises. Earl Curzon, it has been hinted, was kept at home during these Conference days te pi event tlie intrusion in Washington of the peculiarly unconvincing, net te say disturb ing, brand "f diplomacy which he has long exploited. Conceivably he Imagines that t lie monkey wrench whicli he wields can be cflfitivrly hurled oversea There is undoubted a substratum of truth in the fears which l.e piefss,r con cen leruing French militarist)' ambitions. But the recontructleiists in Washington are net child' en and their sen-e of proportions seems tint far te have been ra'lier well preserved. Net all of M. Briand s idea for a Prem h military establishment uiiehetked by inter national agreement wa- taken at its face vpl'ie. Hut his leaseunij wa-, far fiem being v '.lelly fallacious, aud the -vmpathy wilh which it was I'teivcd was in a large degree genuine. The Washington method attributes a cer tain amount of value te practical accoinuio acceinuio accoinuie eiation of delicate differences. The mood thus evoked is plainly constructive. The British Foreign Secretary, and pre sumably, tlieiefere, certain powerful ele ments in the British Government, see fit t'i reopen the excessively dangerous subject of France-English rivalry. Tlie venom of Fail Curzon's eutgivings is scarcely thinly dlgulsed, and ill accords with his pro testations en behalf of reduced armaments. France never mind the possible selfish ness of her motives appears te have out eut maneiivered Britain in the Levant and hns undoubtedly seemed a profusion of impor tant concessions and commercial privileges from the Kemalists. Perhaps the BrltHi lontrel of Constantinople i- net ignored in Paris nor the covert British approval of the militant enterprises of the pre-German King Constantine. The Near East drama is darkly crowded. There are few if any unblemished heroes in the leading roles. But the intrusion of the whole vexed theme of France-British antagonisms Inte the Limitations of Arms Ceufcn m e is un comfortably suggestive of a -plrlt et crass opportunism. Earl Curz'iti's ire is net enlv ill-timed and out of place, but its destructive tone is uiimisiakabl' It i ! rfei tly will known that M. Briand spoke for the self-inteicst e. his nation, but h" was a duly qualified mem ber "f the Conference- and admirably ulive te necessities of tact and te the madness ()f confusing it situation alieady ,-uflicientlj complex. SHORT CUTS Incentives te thanksgiving Congress is still adjourned. persist. Bv war of departure from the ordi erdi narv he Arms Conference i- m"-t of all admired for its limitations. "The situatieu. declares u Sinn Fein for talk." representative, "is tee -erleus An unexampled crisis, indeed '. "What's the use," eb-erves the eptl- misfit' idiot, "of worrying ever the State Treasury when (here's nothing iu it ? ' It Is net se much silver as asbestos that ,s needed as lining for the cloud that durkiy overhangs the Angle-Irish -I'l-ncr situation. The announcement that Lloyd Geerge will seen sail for America indicates tin. existence cf a hope rather than an expec tation. The first consignment of Chrbtmas trees has ariived in town, which suggests that it is about time te begin the Christmas shopping. Ne, Gweudelyn, the people who en gaged In a steeplechase en Thanksgiving Day were net raciDg te see which could git te church first. Independence Hull has steed for mete than 110 years without burning ilee,n. Se it is net tee late te take the nee -.-iir) pie caul ions te protect it from tire What the Sesqul -Centennial i-- te be ofheidllv eall'd is net se important as the still pinding tl'ii'ien about when n real effort ii te be made te get ihe plans moving. Thanksgiving Day passed without u single held-up arre-t. Probably the hold up men found out what turkey cost this year und realized the futility of plying their trade at lea: t until the next pay day rolls mound. That net all the scrapping is te be eenfimd te shipyards and arsenals is the lively cpee-tatien of prospective speetateis of the West I'oint-.Minapeii- game, winch lends Us inwiriahle turn h of brilliancy te the finale of the football season. Slightly revising tlie late W. S G$ berl's famous verslclc it may be said of Karl Curzon' "monkey -wrench" speech that "It was wild, it was futul, wild us the liree.e, It wnndeied ubeut Inte hcvernl keys; It was jerky, spasmodic and Iiursli, we're aware, But vet it distinctly suggested a scare," BANKING AND MISERS Cnptaln Morrison Tells of the In creased Banking Business In the State A Miser Who Wanted te, and Was, Burled Stand lng en His Fcet By OISORGE NOX McCAIN CAPTAIN JbllN W. MORRISON, First Deputy Banking Commissioner, expresses the opinion that no department of Pcnnsyl" vanla's business world has developed ee rapidly as that of banking. This statement Is in view tf the fact that banking might be termed nn ultra-conservative business. It docs net fellow the lines of rapid ex pansion characteristic of certain Industries. The substantial progress of the Common wealth can be gauged mere accurately when it Is known that In the number of banking and trust companies nlene there hns been nn increase of ever 300 per cent ih a quarter of a century. Increase in the number nnd volume of national banks Is nnethcr matter; the Federal Government's. The figures nbevc given refer only te banks subject te State supervision. pAPTAIN MORRISON and be earned bis J title in the Civil War lias been identi fied with the State Department of Banking for twenty-six years ns Deputy Commis sioner. In that time firms nnd corporations engaged in banking and trust company busi ness have increased from 1SS te mere than 700. Building nnd lean associations also conie under the supervision of the department nt llarrisburg. and there nre new ever 2000 of them operating in Pennsylvania. When Cnptaln Morrison first entered the department in 1MJ3 as Deputy Commissioner only eight bank examiners were needed. New there are thirty employed and even this force l insufficient, considering the character of the work. With banking institutions like some of the great Philadelphia trust companies it is a job of the tir't magnitude properly te in spect their operations. Net only must the books be gene ever, but the character of each piece of collateral must pass muster. It takes four or five of the department's experts weeks te go through such ou insti tution and give Its nffalrs the detailed In spection the law demands. FROM time te time exceedingly interesting stories come out of the Pcrklemen region. it I" the valley which opens en the Schuyl kill River above Valley Forge at the mouth of the Perklemen River, twenty-five miles from Philadelphia, and winds en back north ward te the Lehigh County line. "The Pcrkiemcn Region," by the way. is the name ()f a new historical magazine that i- shortly ready for the press. A number of scholars, antiquarians nnd tlergymen will form its editorial staff. The whole region is rich In historical ma terial : pn -colonial, geological and anthro pological. It is net my purpose te anticipate the labors of these scientists nnd historians in terested in the magazine, but two very in teresting stories have just con.e te my hand. My friend. Jehn R. Tiillls, contributes both of them. lie is the indefatigable in vestigator of the odd, Oic ancient and the curious. "T7NOS S. SCHWENK recently died nt Hi the age of eighty-seven years, en his farm near Sphwcnl.sville. He w-us u pioneer and a patriot," said Mr. Tallis. "1 de net think there was n combination mere interesting In tlie valley than Enes and the farm en which he lived all his life. "Tlie farm was purchased by his father from Benjamin Pawling, a lieutenant In the Revolutionary Army und the original settler of this neighborhood. "With his family nnd slaves he Is burled in a plot In the weeds along tlie edge of a ,-mall stream en the farm. "Mr. Schwcnk delighted te tell the history of earlier days te his children and grand children. "The thing that impressed me most," said Mr. Tallis, "wa- that em Decoration Day ymi would no this old country gentleman, with flowing Lair and beard and shoulders thrown b.uk, marching alone from his farm te the grave of Benjamin Pawling te plnce upon it a tlag and a few flowers. "Enes Schwcnk sought te enlist for the Civil War. but he was l ejected en account of a marked physical disability. It nearly broke his heart. "The last shive that I bare any record of in the I'l'ikienieu Valley," said Mr. Tallis, "was 'Black Tube' who was sold by the Pnv. lings te Lues Schwcnk s father when he purchased I he firm. "He died while ill the employ of Mr. ScIivm nk and I buried In the Pawling plot. rnlIE oddest character that ever lived in X the Perklemeu Valley was Jehn Hall," cenl intud Mr. Tallis. "He also was one of the early settlers. lie owned a big farm between Iren Bridge and t " ii tfcville, en the east nanl; of the rii ir. Part of it is new known us the Fin-man place." Then the antiquarian disclosed these facts: Hall evidently married, for a son is burled near him in the family plot en the farm. In these days every family, or clan, had its own private burlnl ground en one of the farms. Hall mu i have been either a crank or a mystic. He was u miser certainly. The daughter of a woman who was Hall's housekeeper, and who died years age at the nge of i Ightv -live, used te tell hew she knew he was a miser. One day. when a very small child, she disobeyed her mother's orders and menVeil up te the ntne or garret of the house. She found a chest aud lifting the top saw some sin, ill bags, one of which was open and partly tilled with yellow coins. ller ineihei- urnvul just then with a spanking outfit. It was she who afterward averred that it was old linn Hall's bank the bad discovered. 117Iir.N Jeb T ? vears ace HEN Jehn Hall died, nearly ninety go. he gave explicit instructions that lie we" te lie buried standing en his fed. en th" summit of a hill en his estate, new the Fin man place. Moreover, he was te be Interred only ns far ns bis neck. His head was te be left protruding from tlie ground se that, ns lie put It, he could leek round ever Ids estute. A cev-r of earth was te be placed ever his head, with u hole in It, that "in case the devil gets after me I can get out quickly," lie said. Mr. Tal'is says thut this Incredible story persisted through the years, and the mound ever Hall's head en the top of the hill was long pointed out, and is te this day. Finally a iinv.ite investigation was made and upon diguing into the earth heap a skull vva found, with vertebrae extending downward Inte thu eurlh. It would seem, therefore, flint Jehn Hall was buried a- h" wished, "standing en his feet." Today's Anniversaries 170". The fumeua Eddystene lighthouse, built In liiOl'i, wa destroyed by n storm. ixSI-t The ninth session et the Conti nental Congress opened at Annapolis. l.ef Busliretl Washington, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United State-!, died in Philadelphia. Bern In West moreland County, Va., June .", 1702. Tfl2 Dr Mary Walker, the first woman i.liv.iclun in the world te he commissioned I nn assistant army surgceu, born nt Oswego, N. V. Died there February 21, 1010. 1804 Marriage et emperor Aicneins II of ltu-siu and Princess Alix of Hesse. ISfirt Miifhilde Blind, famous nuther, died in Londen. Bern nt Mannheim, Ger many. March 21. 141. 1002 England nnd Germany united te pie their claims upon Venezuela. 1010 The British Government proclaimed the suppression of the Sinn Fein and the Unullc League. 1020 Arthur GrlOlth and ether leaders of "Iriwi uepuuiie" m nrrested in Dublin. NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best ' WILLIAM H. WILSON On Philadelphia's Development f.TN VIEWING Philadelphia development J- In retrospect, betii as te its growth as a great city of homes and home owners ns well ns a tremendously great industrial city, rightfully entitled te be called the 'Work shop of the World,' attention is directed te one of the greatest factors that lias con tributed te make our city pre-eminently successful." says William II. Wilsen, for mer president of the Philadelphia Real Estate Beard. "The enormous wealth nnd financial power of Philadelphia, through our banks, savings-fuud societies and trust companies, are largely responsible for the growth nnd development of Philadelphia's home, com mercial and industrial life during the last one nnd a half centuries," be said. "It is nn interesting fact that Philadelphia ranks second in financial power in the United States, due te the wonderful accumulation of trust funds which places Philadelphia ahead of Chicago and nil ether American cities excepting New Yerk. "The Philadelphia banks and their finan cial ability nnd preparedness te conceive nnd execute operations of magnitude nnd im portance have been in cvldence prier te the time this Natien became independent of the parent country, for was It net Rebert Mor Mer ris who provided the funds te carry en the Revolutionary Wnr that spelled liberty and freedom nt the birth of the Natien? Later, during the Wnr of 1S12-14, we find Stephen G Irani making n great lean te the Govern ment te carry en thnt wnr, and again, at a most critical time in the history of the country, Jay Coeke, n Philndelphia banker, furnished the menus te win the Civil War that preserved the Union and freed the Negro from tlie bends of slavery. Aided In Recent War "And during the recent war Philadelphia financial institutions liberally financed the industries in our midst that were working day and night te send forth the munitions of war, clothes and feedstuffs across the seas te hasten the end, that victory might be ours. "The potential power and the great posi tion Philadelphia, holds in the world of iitinncn ennnet be crasned or fully appreci ated without a portrayal of the facts that iniluence our resources. . , , "Philadelphia is the fecal point for the receipt of large quantities of war materials from all parts of the United States and the world, and it is the distributing place for a multitude of manufactured products which go forth from this 'Workshop of the World' te the four corners of the earth. The huge and diverse business of our 0000 industrial establishments, with au output of n billion dollars u year, means a settlement with each transaction. Then millions and millions of dollars are represented by the mammoth busiucss done by our 20,000 stores and busi ness houses. Can Supply Needed .Meney "Our financial strength lies In our ability te finance capital requirements within the eitv, such ns homes, eifiice buildings, npnrt ineiits, commercial properties and factories, se that our people may be properly beused and that our business may develop. Our institutions have magnificently aided nil of tbese in the putt nnd ure new generously nssisting in financing these enterprises which tend te supply the needs of our growing city. "Our banks neit only invest In our be loved city, but reach out te the aid of the marvelously rich und wonderful Keystone State as well as sending their funds through out the United States. Philadelphia capital Is virtually te be found everywhere and in everything. "The investment assets of our large sav-ings-fuud societies, trust companies or life insurance companies will show many mil lions of dollars worth of bend", ether forms eif corporate obligations aud stocks In prac tically every railroad of importance In the United States or Canada. "Mortgages en farm property In the Western and Southern part of the United States, as well ns mortgages en central city property of many of the American cities, are among the investments made by Phila delphia capital. Public utilities supplying light, water and transit facilities in dozens of towns and numerous large cities arc made possible, by the initlatlve aud funds sup plied fiem Philadelphia. Have Bached Mine Deals "The geld, silver and copper mines of this and ferclgu countries likewise have khnrcd in our money, as have the steamship lines thut plow the rough und treacherous seas. "Realizing the proud possessions of this historically and financially grcet City of Brotherly Leve, whose people have the cre ative minds of a genius, It Is refreshing te recall that we have sent forth ever 100 'firsts' te the people of the Natien. "Among the creative thoughts that have made New Yerk the financial center of tlie universe, Philadelphia can rightfully claim her just share of credit, for here the First National Bank in America was founded, tlie first savings-fund society, the first trust company, tins first life Insurance company, the first title company und the first building nsbociatien. All saw the light of day in the Quaker Oily. "As u real estate man I am net unmind ful of the wonderful advantages of tbe huge nggrct'nte of trust funds, amounting te about one billion dollars, which are intrusted te "AW, IT MIGHT BE WORSE!" e CW Zf '"ft v our trust companies for Investment. These funels, ns in the pnst, will, in the future, seek gilt-edge mortgages en Philadelphia real estate ns n sound form of investment. While much .of this money was directed during nnd since the war te ether invest ments that were tax free or paid higher rates of Interest, thus causing the real estate brokers, owners and builders te become en vious and' jealous, wc felt that the financial institutions were justified In their wisdom te properly invest their money te the best advantage. Mortgages Are Accepted "Our ambition for the protection of the tangible nnd material wealth of our city might cause us te leek upon mortgage In vestments with a certain civic pride. Meney is new free for mertgage investments, and Philadelphia's financial institutions are daily accepting numbers of mortgage invest ments running into large sums. The trust companies are displaying a mere generous attitude toward their depositor and tbe bor ber bor rewer who is requesting mortgage funds. These companies nre permanent city institu tions interested in "A Greater and Better City,' and I nm confident will stand ready and willing te entertain sound projects for development of operations thnt are worthy, for undertakings of every kind whicli will appeal te intelligent judgment ns offering geed business. Many large hotels, apart ment beuses and ether great city develop ments will be required befere and following the World's Fair of 1020. "With large trust companies such ns the Girnrd Trust Company, the Land Title nnd Trust Company, Real Estate Title nnd Trust Company, the Fidelity Trust Com pany, the Philadelphia Trust Company, the Pennsylvania Company and numerous ether trust companies from whom millions of dol lars hnve poured out freely for our past de velopment, and savings-fund societies such as the Philadelphia, the Western, the Bene ficial, the Germantown nnd n number of ethers, why should there be a cry for mort mert gnge funds? These companies have demon strated their knowledge and appreciation of the meritorious value of protected princi pal. "Mortgages rarely show a less, but ere liquidated at 100 cents en the dollar. Therefore it Is only natural that trust funds nnd the funds of millions of depositors should be securely invested in the safest form of security. Must Seek Aid Here "It will be te the financial institutions of Philadelphia that courageous promoters of these projects will appeal for co-operation, nnd I have no hesitancy in predicting thnt the men of brains, who are in command of capita, banking and credit resources, will display the same willingness, courage, ability and power te give effective and suc cessful help, as did their forefathers, the 'giants of finance' whose names arc re corded in the annals of Americun finance." Anether Infant Industry Frem the Chlcaee News If the rum-runners continue te bring in booze from abroad, the domestic bootleggers may be compelled te ask Congress te impose a protective tariff en the foreign product. Nothing te See Frem the Tolode Ulaele. Why &heuld the Disarmament Conference be open te the public? There isn't going te be a fight. What De Yeu Knoie? QUIZ 1. WIte said "Revenge la profitable; grati tude is expensive"? 2. Name three world famous Spanish char acters In literature, all created by Frenchmen. 3. What is a prebendary? 4. What animals are primates? B. What Is a prepylaea In architecture? t5. Who was Puvls) de Chavannes? 7. What is a quern? 5. Of what State Is Beise City the capital' 0. When was Marie Antoinette executed? 10. When and where was the bat tin' r,r beaifge'rrnJr' and W" "S Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1. The eon of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra wan named Caesarian. I. The Suez Canal Is 100 miles lenu 3. During the M'ddle Ages It was believed that the Hely Grail was unaided by luilghte upon the hcKht8 of Montserrat or Mentsalvat, a fantastlcUly bhancd , mountain In Northeastern Spain " 4. Gerard de Nerval, a Klfted French poet 5. The bltt Is the turn of n cable and the bitter end Is Unit part of the eat e whicli Is wound around the bltt hence the extreme end. ' "UKe 6. The French word "entonte" originally ancoenru. lnlerPretatl'1' "ntelllgenc?.; Si 7. Jehn C. Fremont was the unsuccessful candidate for the presidency , me He wus defeated by Imchanuii b' 8. Batavla Is the capital uf Java ' ThrOnStHit..Hnnl0lP. i ,,,. .u',,t0'1 SUtea CiwtUuMen Is devoted te Cenirresa and the legislative power. "-u"re8 JO. Vermicelli literally mean Hale worms. HUMANISMS By WILLIAM ATIIERTON DU POT "WH0'" a frlc,ld nsked Prcsident nMd W lng the ether day, "Is this man, Jehn Dynely Prince, whom you have ap pointed as Minister te Denmark?" "Oh. Prince." said the Prcsident. "Don't you knew Prince? He Is a very distin guished author. He wrote Let me sec He wrote . Well, anyway, he is a distinguished professor, associated for n long time with the University of . Whnt was that school? Oh, go and a si Frelinghuysen. he knows." Representative Lewis A. Prethingham, of Massachusetts, is the best golf player in Congress. lie often gees out and back In 70, nnd there is no ether legislator who ap proaches that record. Senater Frederick Hale, who is a slim, wiry, nthletic, youngish man. is the pace setter for the congressional group when it finds itself en the links. When one starts around with Hale one must threw his ma chinery into high and expect a speedy passage. Senater Frank B. Kellogg, of Minnesota, former trustbuster. is tlie best player en the Senate side, but faces much competition. Geerge Curry, twice Governer of New Mexico, former chief of police in Manila captain of Keugn Riders with Roosevelt and that gentleman's favorite bad man of the West, mnnv times sheriff and partici pant in scores of gunfights. came through them nil nnd never get a scratch. . T.hSn thc thcr day down in New Mexico, in this the time of law and order, in the era of urohibUien. Geerge, somewhat cor cer pulciit and florid from long inaction, saun tered peaceful y down it quiet street and a r1 "" ,hnrVIIIB, a l?w with hi "ifc and h, tlfn fe",ei'fe'r amtl!e wen'nn shot him his life wil1 llnn' a" tLc rcEt of Geerge Mitchell is u tea expert for the wfth Sl?ThAr2MdTaf ?Uch buecame acquainted m,n n i h.nmns LPt0. the British yachts man nnd tea mnnufacturer. When the Mif!hlSi.src"tP,at CUP contestant te nd that Mitchell was born n Charleston s p luv, was enthusiastic and in sisted that he nli SutSeS?' ""'! inat,,lsCqUaa,utt Planned" hiV'!" " ,n,rt-. Sir T,len,as e e vawkv from ni'lVvcJ, ,n Charleston as a 5hr.V.ra ?...Irc,nnl. H bad traveled f,r""n W'T.. u.",l9 " Brent deal, mostly as a Ki.W"! Produced n S. ii nJi"2: "? "W? S elel CenfederatetnVes efTmerica.80 " m explain0 L?' & ? .ucu ,.,ec-e. uut. mero than that, it has beei pent0 In t Wdf,r f t!le asant e held for it." and th0 Cstcem EtL uck piece, but, mere than t aTfVhn irs I still In the little town of Prove. Utah fertr Smeeth tn'Cr W f-SnJSS ninoet and the son of that family the beT nca0den,vhey,CaI!Cd R!Cd' "o'the'lS nt .?' iWbere h0 t00k Ilf0 nulte seriously and was known as n studious lad. Just across the street was u bearding house, nnd in this bearding house lived an other boy, whose name was Willie Kini, whose home was up m the little town of I illmere City, nnd who went te this same school. Mrs. Sinoet used te mother thin boy from the desert town, nnd he became s geed deal of a member of the family. New, after four decades have passed, both Reed and Willlnm are members of the Lnltcd States Senate from Utah, one a Democrat nnd the ether a Republican, nnd have offices in the same white marble build ing down in Washington. Judge M. M. Nell, recently Chief Justice down in Tennessee, went into u restaurant for breakfast nt n way station net long age. "Hew does you want ye nigs cooked?" asked the obsequious Sambo at his e'bew. "Sheared," Mild the Judge. "Yassnh. boss," said Sambo, busying mound deferentially with the sugar bowl, and sail und pepper, but fulling le give 'the order. Presently he letiirned te his jtiery. "Cuniiel," he Miys, "hew does ye want ye uigs cooked?" "Sheared," mid the Judge. Tills tirae the furrow of worry deepeiiei en Sambo's, fine, but he stalled and killN still further time with the napkins ami water. Then finally he came back, sonic senic wl nt p'eiidingly : "She niif, boss," be said, "hew docs 7 went ye aigs cooked?" V A visitor nt Dearborn. Mich . recently, was given a set-down en the day's bi-liedult of Mr. Henry Ferd, uuteiuubi'c iminura--turer, for ten miniiles of that gent 'email time. He stated Ills business succinctly ana get his answer well within this linilt. As he started te lfuve he te-jk his watcn from ills pocket, n watch which happened w be a very excellent timepiece, of u Mud Pl; duccd in quite limited numbers by a c tain celebrated Swiss manufacturer. The wtiteli nttr.ictcil. Mr. Ferd 's a tea Hen. He nsked te exemine it, opened K TO told its owner many facts about it of nic lie was net awn re. produced tliicc "?!, from his own pockets and get Inte J eusslen of timepieces which lusted an m, BIT1,5. wis a hobby of the automobile manufacturer revealed. ti .n n,V,r , Y"ar'csteii when he get n job "Wi fBWmi"rs ft1 ,iftccn ccn's an bear. ajt n minute." sni.i ci- en. " j,. going down Ir,i i;. ... '."" ""'"? .' .i i. .- d A Nv
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