. . j ii i i nntpMIMMMII i-vl f. . ... .iJUlJliliiw fWfv w-W-i'WWB r';jwii.'v jjl7""l4i r&",; (li.,vw ''-I w . wr ?i? BM Siienirts public Hebgei: f PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY ' i ,.. S.08..11, if' CURTIS, pRssunccT ten Philip JTi?I.,fecr?Uryt Chr'i II. Ludln imr!!lpnBa Ce"'n. Jehn VVIIHm. Jehn 3. .Pirtffart'. Oeer"' r Oeldimli-a. David E. SmlU-; .PAVIO E. BMII.BT Kdlter ii""W C. MAnjIN1..eBneril lluslr,t. Man-sef i'ubllaheu dolly at Ptiaue Lreara "jjulldlnr (tS vOU2 PrtfVnlm DutMln. I 55,1" H(14 M-HImhi Ave. Cnw.2 0I3 Gleb f Democrat Ilulldinif W-tniHoTe enuuf utRLA,'s i-em be. w-r DU,MIB St lha ratS 5hti!.U'W5. ena u"eundln towns "lf Rafted B?ip.0.l",l!,.eui,"d J. Philadelphia In Slaleni iL. Jl'.'..1 n i- or L'nltd 8lnu pos ai?(iat'ilnuV!l '! nfty 80) enta P month. Te alt f2i!SK.p" y.V' Py' In advanca NenmIfHnP..50Ki.nm!0r O11 dilar month. ua7li?T?.Utb,er1b,r? wln"s addre.i chanied uit live old aswiltaantw addrtf a. BELL. MOO WALNUT VTnxt;. MaIV JMi 9r?Z?T" .a,i "wtuttccitietw te vnitn0 JuM(e . lugger, Indeptndtnee Btiuare, Philadelphia Member of the Associated Press m.TF. A'gOC'ATBD PRESS exclurtvrlv -- tpa(cna crrditei te t or net ethennse crr.ilttd therein '""'"' and alj" th' ,(,ca! ntw tubUahed Lrt,'lM CS r"b"caHen 0 tptclal d(pateM Trctn are also reserved Philadelphia, Thuridt', Dtrtml.rr 1. 1121 CLEANING CITY HALL 'A " INTERESTING contreversv aa te ihc tX cleaning of City Hnll took piace nt the meeting of Count II en Tuesday te consider the budget. Councilman Charlie Ilnll. n close relative of City Hall. proposed that City Hall be thoroughly cleaned that is, en tee outside. In.n moment of exuberance Charlie prom ied Director Cnvcn "any amount" that was needed te have the Hnll cleaned. Dl rector Caven. while egrceing "in prin. iplc." contended that the Art Jury had ?nld that cleaning would mar the architectural beauty of the building, but Charlie would lme nene of this and objected te Ihc Art Jury butting iu. There is no doubt that certain sections of City Hall nre in bail need of a thorough cleaning especially en the inside. Hut the contractors who fheuld de the job are the people ns a whole and the implements which would pree most effective are their vntcv BARKIS IS STILL WILLIN' WFREELAND KENURICK. who has just returned te the city from Wash ington, has Indicated his willingness te sue cted Governer Sproul. If the Vare combination can control the subernnterial nomination next car Mr. Itcndrick has ? chance of getting it. The eame combination had much te de with the nomination of Governer Brumbaugh nnd virtually controlled his actions while in Hnrrisburg. But there nre ether receptive candidates te be reckoned with. They have net all been named yet, though State Treasurer Snyder is modestly hiding behind a blue campaign button benring n white cnrnnilen. If the nomination were offered te Lieuten ant Governer Ucldlcman he would net re fuse it, nnd there Is an up-State Judge who had hopes until they were drowned in alco hol nnd bootleg whisky. It will be easier te say in three months te whom the nomination Is likely te go than it is today. In the meantime It will de 110 harm for every man who wants the office te aasnmc the role of Barkis. EDUCATION WEEK rIS a commonplace that a problem is half solved when its existence is per ceived. Before the war it was generally thought that the public school system was functioning satisfactorily. The school su perintendents were net satislied, it is true, but they were about the only persons who were giving much nttentien te thi subject. The state of illiteracy revealed by the draft records astounded the laymen. Their attention had net been called te it se sharply fctfere. They perceived thut there was a problem pressing for solution and that was hew te make the public school system work mere effectively. Out of this feeling hns come the observ ance of Educntien Week. President Hard ins has just issued a proclamation calling upon the (ioverners of the States and Ter ritories te set apart the week beginning next Sunday for cpcciul attention le the netds and alms of the public schools, te the end that the foreign-born mny receive in struction In the essentials of Ainericunisin and that the native-born muy net grew up in ignorance. It is net argued that education is a pana cea for nil social and political ills, but it is generally admitted that these ills can be enred mere miiekh In u cemmiinitv of edu- "aVfl (.ttUenv t Vin .1 In n mmmmilli nf illiterates. The President la persuaded thiii a widespread observance of Education Week would impress upon the citizens of cer community a sense of their responsibility for the success of their own schools in decrca ing the percentage of illiteracy till it dis appears altogether. DROP PARTISANSHIP rnHAT was sound iidvice which .Mrs Jehn JL O. Miller, of Pittsburgh, president nt tha Pennsylvania League of Women Veter, gave the Members of the convention, new assembled in Wilkes-Bnrre, when she urged them te get nwny from blind partisanship and use their ballets independently after making a enreful study of the political 'questions which aris before every election. It is in blind partisanship that thn evils of the State nnd the City of Philadelphia hsve tneir roots. It Is this kind of voting that makes gang? and corrupt ring for the spoliation of the people possible. The women of the Stnte can piny a great part in tha correction of these evils if they will, bat It con only be done nftcr much educa tional work and when the voters, men ns well' as women, reallze that the cure of all political evils lies in an intelligent i.se of the ballet. Rabid partisanship is the breath of life te U that is worst in our political system. ..Every woman, as well ns every man, should ba a member of some political party, but with tha mental reservation that when the ctiena of the leaders of that party or the candidates put forward by these leaders are aet such as they can indorse as geed citl Xaa their support will net be given. THE BED ROCK STAGE f 61TJB from the progress made concerning 'J China, the lack of delinitc accomplish -jaefit by the Arms Conference during the last five or sis days is evidence that the Meeting has new settled down te discussion t delicate and trying realities. It was inevitable that this stage should be Reached if the mere profession of pious gen ralltlM was te be prevented from gaining tfca ascendancy. -f 'XOti Japanese are talking in terms of 1...4f. mm! tlnUinpnnninli flrn hplntr rnnnfnrrxl ft 'U.'h the specific American prenram, reported V S BOLTB IUD PUIUIWI b "l .-. A...IM.M 'vVl)ttta'itfee dy e P0"'"' BMSiens in ,:lNt IIvwm (he custom of net a few callow iimrv t commentators te shrink "crisis I" whenever the least difference of opinion among the, delegates occurred. A season of mere rciij1 senablc restraint has succeeded, although net all the prophets of calamity arc chastened. , It Is qulte conceivable that In urging the 70 rather than the (!0 per cent ratio for her nnvy Japan Is asking for a trifle mere than she may ccpect te receive. Alarm ever such procedure is wasted. There should be public satisfaction in Ihc spectacle of all attack upon funda mentals by cqnferees summoned net te spin fancies of world harmony, but te adjust particular problems in concrete and wholly practical fashion. AN UNTYING OF PURSE STRINGS CAN SAVE THE CITY'S GOOD NAME Support the Welfare Enterprise and Bring the Historic Generosity of Philadelphia Up te Date QUITTERS, el mass, are ur lther individually or in the nlevely and unloved. PhlladclphlanH in the aggregate are un doubtedly loath te go en record as unwilling te finish gieat enterprises begun In a spirit of humanitarian endeavor. Pertunatelj, the last chapter of the ster of the Welfare Pund undertaking has ,ct te b" written. There is still time te cempicr Inertia, te rout Indifference and te rise te responsibili ties, appreciation of winch is necessary for the preservation of pride in this cemmunlt, If for nothing else. Many ether fncters are. of course, in in vehed in the situation as It new stands. It is imperative that the long array of worthy charities new united In a financial admin Istrntlen cnpablc of eliminating waste and materially reducing former burdens of op eration should be supported nt least as well as during the period of se-called "com petition." The promet'rs of the Welfare program are soliciting no mere aid than the sum of assistance under the old leglmc. The $1,000,1)00 desired expresses the former total support In practical terms. The extension et the campaign be nnd the time limit originally fixed constitutes, without ether comment, an indictment of this community for indifferent' In n field in which U lias long been eenpi ueusl active. The reputation of Philadelphia H tint wholly unblemished. In n sense we hmn grown hardened te Itemized arraignments of our methods of self-government. I.Ike the Chinese, we laugh "w sine face" under insult. We have learned te smile good geod goed naturedly nt allusions te our alleged somno lence iu wholly material affairs. Iu many respects the town is tinbeautlful. Its trans portation facilities arc admittedly net qtutc all they should be. But the city has never been called un generous, nnd there is every reason te believe that such en ascription would be distasteful te its inhabitants. The Welfare undertaking has by no means lrrctricvabl sagged, but It Is no secret that its promoter-', numerous ns they are, as well as self-sacrificing nnd spurred te the highest pitch altruistic activity, are beset with unexpected difficulties. The Welfare plan Is se obviously meri torious, se free from cant, se deeply imbued with unselfishness, se clenrly characterized by common -sense efficiency, se plainly the best means of co-erdinating charities and social enterprises and reducing te n mini mum the shadows cast by the se-called "overhead," that it is scarcely surprising that the blight of slarkerim was net fore seen. Philadelphia is net behaving charac teristically in this matter. Mrs. Jellyby. of unenviable immortality, concentrated her space-niinihllating vision upon the banks of the Niger, bewailing the woes of the coffee berry gatherers in Borrle-boola-Gha and aiding them and tic dis tressed fan-makers and flower girls it West Africa with all the energies and cash she could spaic. Her family was a wreck, her residence a ruin. Is It because there is something dramatic or spectacular In famine ships for foreign lands and in the consignment of feed and money abroad that asslstance for far removed strangers is se readily obtained'.' The spirit of help evoked is commendable, of course. All giving is But the act of putting one's own house in order se ut terly disdained by Mrs. Jellyb Impe-es the prier moral claim. The first ehligulimi of Philadelpliians Is te care for their own. This the Welfare machinery will de if prop erly supported. The community is en trial. Ii must meet the test or else accept a stigma bv which it bus never before been shamed. SOUTH1 AMERICAN UNITY SOUTH AMERICA is upparenll.v th latest convert te the prevalent doctrines of co-eiratlou as a basis of lability, ping ress and world peace Speaking at the celebration of the lullih nnniversiiry of the separation of P.itinmn from Spain. Jem Santes Chei'iiim, i- laureate of Peru, has advocated the forma tion of a Bolivian Federation composed of the Islhiin.in Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru. Belivia and Ecuador. The immediate object of the union would be the adoption of u iinlfeim menetae stem such as was supported by Prance, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland in li.V Sener Cluicnne bus also appeabd te Latin American pride In picturing the "independ ence of the group from thn United State- in all respects." The Ulng at alleged influences from the North mav be discounted as n patrlern gesture. What is mere important ii the, emergence in Seuth America of a spirit of reciprocal endeavor enpabbj of becoming an antidote te war. There have been net a few bitter nnd de structive armed contests between the na tions in the southern half of thv continent. Simen Bolivar, who sought te preserve n, a unified nation the Spanish-speaking coun tries, which he was se instrumental in liberating, furnishes an admirable patnetic model for the new enterprise. The United States will inevitably and in geed faith welcome any movement te evtend the gospel of harmony In Seuth America, appreciating any steps extending the possi bilities of an orderly development ihe.e worthy of the high traditions and noble Ideals gleaming through the seinewhnl checkered history of the Latin democracies' FALSE ECONOMY IT WOULD be a fatal mistake for the ( lty Council te reduce the budget of the Department of Public Safety te suidi a figure that it will be. impossible te enlarge the police force. That force is tee small for the demands upon it, even assuming that the pett.v criticism of Director Corteljeu for assigning men te special work is justified. Philadelphia is a city cf nearly 1M)OO.UO( nonulntlen and It spieuds ever a large ter ritery. In bme districts It Is said (hut n enicer is net seen mere man once in V, EVENING PUBLIC 'LEBGEtt twcnty-fetir hours. This, of course, is in the outskirts of the town. But thcre nre many crossings en crowded thoreughfnrcs which are net properly guarded by n traffic officer. And highwaymen and meter thieves ply their trade with tee much Immunity in nil parts of the cit. The lives and property of the citizens cannot properly be protected by the present force. A reduction of the appropriation re quired for n reasonable Increase In its size would be falsp economy. Just ns It would be false economy te make an Inadequate ap propriation for the support of the lire de partment. The people would rather pay In their tax bills what it will cost for adequate police protection than te suffer the less of much greater sums through (he theft of their motorcars or the robbery of their houses ami places of business by outlaws who find it easy te work without police Interference because it is nut physically possible for the police le cover the city adequate THE PUBLIC AND CRIME ml HREE members of the Philadelphia county and city organization for the suppression of crime Majer Wynne. Lieu tenant Belshnw nnd Lieutenant Weed gave some Interesting details nt n tecent public meeting ns te the altitude of the public toward crime nnd criminals Among ether tilings, they spoke of the Tcluctnnce which the officers of the law often encounter en the pirt of witnesses te give full co ce nperatlnu nnd the disposition of these wit nesses te withheld Information. There Is undoubtedly much truth in the complaint. The sentiment te which the officials object has its roots deep in human nature, nnd for that reason is difficult te eradicate. The feeling Is for "the under deg." especially If he be peer and compnrn cempnrn tlvel friendless, very much as the newly landed foreigner who, upon being asked te what party he belonged, said that It didn't mnttcr much as long as t was "agin' the Government." The feeling of maudlin frnlinn niality frequently manifested for criminals of the worst (pe was also attacked bj the eflirlnls. This, however, is a manifestation which is tapidly d.vlng out and never existed m any considerable portion of the public mind. Ii would be Impossible, for Instance, te duplicate In Plilladtlpliln today the scenes which attended the Imprisonment and trial f Helmes twentv-livc years age It is well that this is the case, for the mentnllty capable of such n manifestation Is almost as dangerous te public ineralit as that of the irliulnal himself. Anether curious instance of llie trillion of the public tewurd th law was given by Lieutenant Bclshaw. who said thai while the public was reluctant, le testif ngalnst criminals, vet if a policeman should acci dental! sheet n man nr c'ub a refractory prisoner, the prisoner "could till the slatien house in ten minutes" with willing wit nesses against the man in uniform. The attitude of the public mind toward crime nnd criminals has long been one of Ihc most difficult matters vvitli which officials have had te contend, and it is likelj te con tinue te be as long as the public Is ruled mere by hcntimcnt than bv abstract justice. THINKING PEACE Nt) AGREEMENT le reduce the land and en forces of the nations will bring about peace unless the nations arc peaceably disposed. The only effective move toward peace will come through disarming the minds of men. It might be said that the assembling of delegates fiem the nations in Washington indicates that tills kind of disarmament has begun if it wen; net for the fact that it is the Intolerable cost of the military and naval establishments from which the nations wish priiuaril te relieve themselves. The re sponsible statesmen of Europe arc sicking a we.v te redm e taxes and prevent the bankruptcy of the national treasuries, vvitli the consequent disaster te their political fortunes. This may be a mildly c.vnical view, but It is likely te commend itself te the judgment of men who wish te kei p their feet en the earth nnd consider the realities. But it should net be understood for n mo ment that there are net statesmen who are convinced that the mind must be disarmed if tin- nations are te live tngetner in amity. Something of this kind has been s.ij, ,.v one or nmre of the (Negates iu Washing Washing Ien Winsten Chun hill, the British Colonial Secretarv, li.is evident I v been thinking in this diiectien, for he has just said that, while it is imperinnt that there should be an understanding among the United Stales. (Jreat Britain and Japan en Pacific prebhms, it whs equally important that there should be an understanding among Great Britain. Prance and Germany for the sale of the financial mid economic restoration of Europe. This understanding catinel come about unless the mintiil altitude of Great Britain and Prance toward German is radically changed. If hate and suspicion of Germany continue, that nation cannot ver.v well be come u partner in an agreement for the beiutit of the three nations Germany must ultimately lie incepted back into I he inter national fuiiulv and all festering of icvenge must be abandoned. If l ins does net happen another war is as certain as tin inevitable l uriencc of the night. It will net be en le bring this about. 'I'Ik re are even in Americt men who will net read a German book or buy an article of German mnniifacluie. 'I lie tniinhrr rela tively is small. It s mil' Ii larger m Prance and England. Hut when n responsible member of the British Ministrv talks in thn open ns Churchill li.ls been talknm there are geed rensens for hoping that the world has started en the way tnvvanl effn-iie dis armament . A dlspnti Ii frtiin Londen Extremes ihrnniih- a nlllsien In Meeting Dublin between a ship en the water ami u streei car en dij land, the bevvspnt of the former entering the window of the latter, narrow 1 missing several pa-sengers. It seems almost a pit le x plain that the ship was pnsslng a drawbridge Ilni the real frrnk of (lie news is i,,.t te be written: A collision between an iiiiplane and a sub marine, an unlikcl but net an impossible nceldi nt When Willliu i Jennings While Gill Bi- an ll-icim) te Pre- Matter I.n.ifs inn r Bri.ind, -nvs Wil liam Alltn White, lie was s., uiriicd awa.v bv the rh.it tin, of the otaleij. its ( adciice and Its tune, that lie Iciipid'te his fict and wildly applauded; but n ben he heard the translation lie nt glum and dejected: for it was the sound and net the sentiment that moved him It B jUst siieii delightful iharaeteristics tluu endear him te the lank and file. Hi, tie.u-t strings vibrate with theirs. Dr Gcrsini. associate superliii,MMent of schools, savs utale slang sounds silh. Though lliis was net Intended as an adiiiuitlen te Keep it fresh tlnie might be virtue in pudi a coins'-. Slang is n mere or les necessary evil out of which geed mil come, it H the peetrv of the vulgar, and out of tlim peetr.v there is seim times born a wen! (ll- phrase, pii tiiiesque and descriptive, which because of Its qualm- becenus pint of the language, li i-, mil tin Inane ihui bores with repeti tion. Hut of much drnsH one picks an occa sional geui Without the drms the gem might nut have enme into existence Out of tin muck one picks a Dewer. Even peliticul cimlruaer knows thut municipal street cleaning costs him mere than it is worth te him. - PfilLABELPHlA, , TftUBSDAY, DECEMBER C0NJEST FOR A RELIC State College Wants te Move Dr. Prlestley'e Heme te Its Campus.' Historical Societies Object. Story of the Great Dis coverer of Oxygen By GEORGE NOX McCAIN ONE of the most Interesting controversies of recent years has been going en for some time, unnoticed because generally un known, between certain Pennsylvania or ganizations Interested In education, history and chemistry. It has te de vvitli the removal of the former home of Dr. Jeseph Priestley, the great English ehemlt nnd experimental philos opher, from Northumberland. Pa., te the campus of State College, near Bellcfente. The organizations interested nre the au thorities of State College, xarleus historical societies and. incldentnlly only, the Amer ican Chemical Society. Dr. Priestley died in Northumberland 1 17 years age and Is burled there. His life from its beginning te Its end vvns n constant battle for principle nnd religlene freedom against poverty, mobs, professional rivals and bigotry. , He was one of the most prolific writers en theology nnd chemistry that ever lived. Thn one discovery of the great chemist which has -its greatest appeal te the un thinking mass of humanity here and else where was that of the ever-popular "soda water." His greatest been te the world of science, one that revolutionized chemistry, was his discovery of oxygen. Du. pries: in it:;;!, STLEV was born in England the son of a humble cloth dresser He lest bis mother nt nn early age nnd wns reared and educated by nn aunt. He became n Presbyterian minister, but se brilliant were his attainment! that when he was but tlilrtj-ene years of age he was made en LL. D. b.i Edinburgh University At Ihlrtv-three be wns elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of England. He continued te preach, teach and ex periment in chemistry until the great dramatic incident of his life drove him from England and forced him te find n home In the United States, where he settled in Northumberland, Pa. It was about 177 as an outcome of hi experiments with the nature of gases that his Investigations led te the invention of "soda water." Millions of dollars of revenue are col lected new y this Government today us n result of Dr. Priestley's discovery of this popular beverage. He gnincd much notoriety from it nnd the Copley Medal of the Hojel Society was awarded te him for tills phase of his chem ical researches. Ihirlng the Prench Revolution he wns preaching at the New Meeting Heuse iu Birmingham. In his outspoken way he boldly and openly expressed his sympathy with the (.evolution. It was this frank opinion that drove him from Birmingham and ultimately from Eng land. THE University of Philadelphia, new The University of Pennsylvania, offered him. en Ills 'arrival, the professorship of choiu cheiu istrv. lie declined it. The pastorate of the leading Unitarian Church in New Yerk was rvinrcd at his disposal, but he declined that also. Ills experiences iu England with the Birmingham mob nnd his forced resignation as a Fellow of the Re.val Society as a result of his advanced ideas In politics nnd re ligion, together with ndvanclng years, led him te seek (he seclusion of Northumber land County. He was further disheartened by the claims of the French chemist Lavoisier, te whom he imparted the details of his experiments which led te the discovery of exjgen, who subsequently hiimed the great discovery as ills own. Dr. Priestlej's life work had practically ended when he settled en the banks of the Susquehanna. He was never naturalized as an American citizen. Te the close of Ills life bis friends in England aided blm financially. He was a personal friend and associate of James Watt, Ihc engineer; Jehn Basker vllie, the publisher: Jeslah Wedgwood, famous potter; Sir William Herschel, the leading astronomer of his lime, nnd Jehn Smeaton, architect and builder of the Ed d stone lighthouse. Dr. Priestley continued his controversial religious writings until ill henlth compelled him te cense work iu PsO.'t. In lSO'J his friends in England raised a subscription that enabled him te print hi lust grcnt work, "Church History," and "Notes en all the Beeks of Scripture." lie died February 11, 1S01. VTEARLY tiiirty years age 1 visiled and the Priestley x Northumberland house. It was an old-fashioned frame structure built in square and rigid lines ns I recall It. Neither pretentious nor attractive, ,ict even at the time it was a shrine for visiting scientists The late Denu Pend, of the eheinlcul ile puituicnt of Stnte College, was the moving spirit in recent years for the removal of the Priestley home te the campus of State College. It wns his thought that it could bellei be preserved and cared for. besides serving ab n n inspiration te students at State Col lege, than te leave It iu Its original location. In a gieat center of education it would attract the nttentien It deserved. Te add le the sentiment. Inseparably at tached te the old house, is I In- fact that the American Chemical Society was organized en the perch of Dr. Priestley 'i, lmnie. nriniis historical societies, deeply n -teiesKd in the preservation of historical siles and buildings, have entered objections te the piopescd removal. The contention i-, I believe, that the venerable building should be maintained n as nenily its original condition jt. .hs11I and be permitted te remain en iin original Hie Dr Ldgnr Pubs Smith, former -premM ,,f the I nivcrsity of Pennsylvania, himself an eminent ihcmlsi, has piopescd thai the old home be turned Inte a Pi lest ley Museum D". PRIESTLEY'S discovery of exygin ns, as I have said, his greatest ..ift te science. Anether great disieverv meie than a hundred .veins later was that et "argon-' as a constituent of ihc atmespheie, for which Prof William Raiuse.i and Lord Rnileigh, of Londen, lecened the SKl.dOO prize of the Smithsonian Institution lu 1811.". There ipilckly followed the discovery of kr.ipten, iinturgeii. xenon and neon. Jliliiim wns discovered by these two scientists while attempting te find some natural compound of ingeii. The gieat part which llus latter gat, is destined te play m the development of dirigible airships is one of Ihc most inter esting problems of the futuie. THE iccent study of the conipemiou of atmospheric air lias been atlmded lv man notable experiments nnd discoveries. Mere than twenty. live .veins age Prof. James Devvar created n sensation IV ,is brilliant experiments iu the llqi.cfactlen (lf gases. They fulminated in his "freezing th,. njr" until it became a solid. Later en the Polish clieuust Olszewski iliiimed lliat he was able te produce mere Intense cold than that developed bv the Devvar experiments Dr. Priestley's discovery of oxygen was crowned by the discovery of ru. 'i,.tet, of Geneva, Switzerland, who vvns able te liquefy oxygen nnd obtain a temperature of minus Pill centigrade. In the freak way was the attempt f two French ivnnu, Besarlcen aiql llcrmlte, some years age te demonstrate by experi ments with bulloeiiN in the tipper nlr that the earth's atmosphere is vanishing. I 4 -v i K1 ..Jjrjf,3ijf ' jfTJPjt& NOWMYIDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelpliians en Subjects They Kneiv Best ELWOOD B. CHAPMAN On Chestnut Street's Future E' ILWOOD B. CHAPMAN, president ei the Chestnut Street Association, today gave some idea of his vision et ine iiiiiiiu Chestnut street If the uniform skyline is carried out according te the plans drawn up by Wulter C. Biilllnger, nn architect et this citv nnd n member of the association. "Fer" quite n time," said Mr. Chapman, "I have bad this plan in my mind, but have hesitated te advance it. Fer such an undertaking steady, consistent and untiring pioneering is essential, and one man cannot carry it alone. However, 1 talked ever the plan with Mr. Ballingcr and he thought it u capital idea. "In certain sections of Pnrls n uniform skyline is mandatory and there is net seen a tiny thrce-ste'y building nestling de murely against u bigger fellow of some ten or twelve pteries. Instead, there Is n restful and unbroken row of buildings. "And se we propose te use the square en the south side of Chestnut street, be tween Ninth and Tenth. The reason this was chosen Is because the Postefiice is en the ether side and that obviates the neces sity of (.hanging both sides of the street for the first venture. We went the merchants te see just what can be done. Why some of these buildings have been there for going en a hundred years; yes, easily that. Movement of Business "There is a possibility that some day there will be a subway station at Eighth and Chestnut sheets. That means a large number of sheppeis will be drawn te that section of the city. Think of wliut the new stores would mean le the men occupying them with their various kinds of business. Vlsunlize u clean-cut sandstone front, the buildings en each end uniform, with n higher section iu the center, my, four stories, for the cuds nnd the ccnltr section perhaps six stories. "In New erk Cit.v business has been constantly moving out, and stores, which weic at one lime very fashionable, have deteriorated because of the moving of coin, lncrclni activities. "The same conditions are existing here. Ride out Chestnut street and nole hew the stoics are moving further and further awav from the center section of (he clt . "If this tentiiiucs stores in the lower part will naturally full in value as tliev have done m New Yerk. The square oil Chestnut street, between Ninth and Tenth is within cay n.nh of Ihiee large depart ment stores, and there is every geed iens0n why profitable business, should be carried en )IO I . 'The men who own these vi,,t. in i. visited by a sub committee alter the Christ mas rush U ,,.,. Plans and photographs will he Milinmicd. Due le the untiring work of Mr. Ballingcr. who Is rooming absolutely no compensation. nm who, as u matter of fact, is milking un e.xpcndiliiie of personal BETTY B,: l"i' luis the bright eyes and Betty has' a nil wiin lier, Rett bus tin curl "iff thai shlinmrrs In I tie snn ; Sunnjsldc's a fair spot and t" play ulih her we who Jove Loek for Betty's laughter when Un done. day is Betty bus thewiirm lips that seem a dainty I'til l t'l 1 1 11 , Dimpled cheeks that fashion jeV along her baby way; When she smiles it ripples up lien, out the very heart of her. Changing bleak Nev ember into merrv May. Belt hrui"s the sunshine te the great ,! small of us h ' '""l Makes t, world a brighter place tm,. .... hud known before; Se we take the weary heaits that somehow cling te all of us Out where Bettys laughter males young ence niore! Slhifirt M I'nrfiill It, !, !.-.. them City Star. a: " " ixansas An Arkansas Summer Day ' oiuapendcnto M.uniulia ,,. 'lU! Ill AVbeiiever yuil come te Ien,, i ... , everybody gene just wait a few miiiuies Jn'Sedeaw!00" LCSln ,0 wtur" ft 1, 1&21 ABOUT NOW funds, a comprehensive idea can be prc fccnted. "We arc confident that the feasibility of the uniform sk.vllne will be lendily seen by the business men and that they will be willing te invest the necessary menev . As n matter of fact, the cost will be surprisingly small and the actual money which will be required will be Incicased manyfeld bv the new business. "Geed citizens nre always proud of good geed looking buildings mid will patronize the stores which hnvc made this change. Ce-operation Desired "But it requites co-operation. The changing of one store would make no dif ference; it needs (he rehabilitation of the entire square te give the deired effect. We are most enthusiastic about the plan. Just conceive what it will mean, net only as a business promoter, but ns a civic improvement Undoubtedly ether sections of the city will want te adept the plan when t is seen what a radical difference the pic turesque skyline inn bring about. ... ,u i r'.'nlly ?Pn(' as n" f'lueatli.ti le us all, and Hie value et the project will be realized by all these concerned ..... he V. '"K ""., I""1 ,""'-1 te ,.-,. '"'Kim aero.-,, but t.erse- -v-ltMl-.. IU 11,(1, 1-1 1111", OIK fi. vl.n.. ... :...,' .- . . " ."" "'-. -I"'- itnt in ... . , ... -."T..'"-V..,"0,:"lnieite.i is Ml. ."...as.Mshereis;:;''.,;,. ;.';'; end justif.ving the means:" U What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ ii nn is i Jialriuaii of th ' eniniltien'' lie Senate Kin.une Wh.ii ami where was th,, j,n, , ,,, ... , Phonier fei.L-h. .... .. nme ,,f Mai- Vial- 1-elllKerents- " ""u "" weru th. vv mt s the original m what Is ,i nan Is ui.HiinB of walrus; hi what month was .v s...... . .,,, r;1;;:;!iw..spe,.Vl;,,,V;c,s Wtt" N "' or ,,,,,. A he wrote Hir. . . "Knlemn" UL I,, !' r:i Uramet,'':!:V-j,!!-!.lc.,fira- What w,8 the !. nch'AhetV' in Amer- "i vwieni was it ,.,,, Ot lelisll-l s.njc, Mho was. IlesUnl ' 'II. died for want Answers te Yesterday's Quiz Helsb.f,n, ts! tlle , ,.-,,., ,,.,, I no four wars feuclit iJ.,. ii.i.ni'i Hsh and Amlrla O , W""' Md'i ami ,,, rre,,,.,, , ," ' .. S".E 'ft )& . M.. : Ileirirth tin famous p-mi.i satirist. iive,t ,,; ".' ' "" . '""ir and .. ... i. .... " ' " i I .. r. .if , i. . -?.r ,,, Kviiiii ami ' .' '.'" "" he II. st halV , "Uh ...."' -v.-...I ur. Hin dates ,, ,,,7,, ,'-"'" ' lirs-t mum. was William. 1W7-I7GI 1!' The .mi .. iui.inci.il Ant ,,,,.,1 il ( 'eiivenin.i. v. is held In ('hi,,,,,,. Ills'! I.ltill. nil,,,, i... XXFC"Z!rA:M "I Hi. . date June Hi ,..' ..', '"." ..'.'" Stlitis wei llllnei. ' v '. .''" !l'K MlihlKiin .w.j;- ii.U ll'nr I'.niilole "I Villi'.' II was a .elib.ateil I leue I H..S .in .!..,. ... . ' '' wniuiue court - . ...... ,.,., MJ. ( u MI!M.ltlUllO)lc. The Kederatfil Mnl centml of (iieut .Mrfl.1! I'. Illllslll,.. liti'l V.'" ""..(....I,,, ex" Mr t remit ijeitui la a Mud f einatnentnl t,. n pottery ware, said p, i,,,vV hallun ..ally .....d In ti ,., a",, 'J'"'' rll rll em, of the. IJalejrlt awlnn.'l' ',',' turranea.i b "'' " llu Medi- mi. uiiKiii or me ,UIII0 , . ebscuie luilennit uiliei" hi lH leinpU-d, te tia.e It t. 1 ,d a'1',-,"'-land, Seuth I'arellnn ...'.', ''l' and VliKliila. , ,Jm...... ""."Slvanln llllll IhK.mn,.. ...'.. .''""". "OVV uducu J.yncli were noted for Ue-.i.i I out summary punlshntent te effcnicrB uenuers. I itl'1 Tn )1F3 )gr,w3 1 I I It. itlllJ V.IIM t. Hit.. In, I ih" i:..i.e,e,- SUn, I. , , ? ''" !'( at the lu.i.l of ,, ,,.,' uf ' V" "K and crusaders r, u r , 1 te .',''!Vl""f nple aptmed tb, ,.tvUn,, ' ',"" thieve tl, Hv.Miti,,. i- .V,."'"1 "vu- ill Slultt I'lltain . I11 111-11 MVl, (III. 4. 1 I I I . .. VJ . . . 1 . . II. ... I . .. l l r i un. nn It iu ..... .... :.."" " 'iiui'i " '-iiiin aiarii icai s for lotus is es. ;n.e fro,,, ,,,1K I'Ve.'i' se.'.'i !' " I """ in ,l"' S"1'"' U'U'llic, far liml !n""l-ftvr,u"ur:;:Ly,J!','r.y.:'"i , """ ."", (' r n.- m iv sylvanlft or VIiki da ,, , ' '"'" ' .,.i"UU1'.."" """''-X '"l"!? unites te Hout i - SHORT CUTS The present, edent. past does net always spur the Sometimes it tics it with prcc- Net the least of the benefits of an economic conference would be the instruction It would give our tariff builders. Ever and nnen one gels the notion that with these who see the Washington Con ference n failure the wish is father te the thought. I notice, remarked the student of the financial page, that mere than one bend is rising te remark that the Income Tax Law bus fallen down again. American paper money in circulation, says the United States Treasurer, averages three bills te every person In the country. And that's two mere than u bird has tl right te expect. The suspicion persists that Germany would have ess trouble in tiiiding money te equip armies and build warships than she is app.iiently having in raising the wind for me payment et her icpnratieu debt. 'ihree French war brides in Idaho begged Marshal Poci te take them home, sniin.,' they loved America but weru lone some. Evui while we leulize .that their cake is dough, boys, wc mentnll annotate the it m with "Seme crust!" Wl In ii they liesiii te turn imiilements of warfare into utensils of pence, the geld cannon us. .1 in liting a salute lu honor of the arrival of Ihc Prince of Wales at Baroda will probably be minted into coin le help pay (he c::peu;c; of the Gnckvvur's Government. Mii-slnil loch get a white pig as a picsent wlnl" he was in levva. New If some one would only make a collection of all i he blind pi;-, and present them te sonie foreigner who would premise te lake (hem out of the country , the "wets" would have le be "dry" meie frequently . An astronomer reminds us that the (lemon star Alind in llie constellation of Per seus cm a. w be seen spniMlug between the hours of '.) and ID P. M., after which it dims about tivc-sitlH. Whit h suggests some thing of what has happened en occasions te that ether demon slur Alcohol. Judge Monaghan suggests suspension of trials in lv suits for one mouth se that criminals may be promptly punished. Ill Idea lui. much te commend it. Cioeks mid thugs will knew thai justice will surely over ever lake them win i. -In. j- freed from leaden heels nnd cquippid with mller skate-. Mere ilmn enlin.irv interest attaches te tie muni'-timi ginnted bv u New Yuik Judge ictiuini'ig giirnn in makers from establish ing piei-eweil, ami lengthening vverkliiK hour. Ii mni be a piecurser of the day v. In u nil iinlu-nia! dispute will be settled In n com t Instead of through cu-tly strikes. The opponent, of college fraternities will lie sin pried le learn that the delegates te the interfrnt. inity conference in New .nrl lime Insisted that the lratenitles teach ii'iupeinnce and the basic principles of re ligion Th" opponents have ahvavs In dsted thai the fialcrnitlrs leMered lrreligien mid dissipation l.aiizatnic writes . and Japanese silence'1 ( 'mifereiii e. Brisbane i il Is all ever ,In i in a l. in f "Chinese loquacity at the WashuiRteii ceniiueiits that vvhea have what she want'. The statement may China new te nethinc. be Is con eii, but the' inference Is vvruiU " II icriiiiiity thut C,l, jl KIJt netlllllj she doesn't ask fei PASSED OUT J rnllE wires X ship.. Passed out mouth Fer parts yt slip-, dialler names of bplendtrl from misty en li- far cape or river ivbeie tldesway Off in llie frozen North or eranged Seuth. The Asian Princess iu the mist nnd rain Passed out ni dnybieak bound for Sln;a pore , 'llm Silver Ciiy out for Pert of Spain And West weed for the icy Baltic shore, Passed out ie Hare along the windy miles. Dr trail their smoke clouds down th eiKiiess rim ; dim. line, i ! ""'" wnrnincH in the wind 'h low vvli e,!"1 '',l8ln- l,cr'l of the sea passed out. Tilems J MurrflVi . Ne. v , IIcra !!P urray, in New Yerk IIcraM. i . i- f r Ar-s, , I. . Sf ,A
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