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WIICN Agiicw T Due -null Hull It uiill
flint .'slT.IMIII.IMIII fr tin- K n.lin !!nil
Mny te ri' urn ll mil wundi'ii cir- imiIi
Mcel fufx I i'iili'inh iiitpii'lri ( in' il'' in
the public tiiuul tin- iiiiiii,-ii,i tlnil tli" -inn
wns mim Mint mi 1 iilmuil iiniiiiti HiM
be OX Jircleil te -lmnil 11 In iMiiiipiMS It- line
Vltb rni will II Miiulil Mil 1 11I1 li tin In nil
ncMcnt anil r m-t iIm1 )n--ftiir- i ilrntli
It im n 1111n-1rI1-r.il ' ninn 'f in"in-i. but
the ltPBilins It.iilwn in nut pe.11 It v ill
upend mntn hiindred tlmunnml ll Iiir ii'fiiir
nil the clinrj;i' crnlnK mil of tin- Iti-vu
Athin nrrldi'iit Iiiim' In en inrl Wipi-kinl
cars nnd lncometlvi-n will Iuivp te lie ri-pliii'i'd
and lftiwprn' fi'en niul liv.nj dnmnuf mm1
diets will liue te be paid. The jiirlcx will
net be liic Unci te be mrn'lfiil te u oorpoiu eorpoiu oerpoiu
Unn wliec aefnts wero rlc.irl rr-pnnnjlile
fr the (ollln'ien it ml wIiesp inllnmirnble
Menden rnrs incrennr-d M10 miniber of fatnli
ties. TlicM- ixipiidtiirp ciniii 1 be 1 viipcd
Let in leek ;i tnemi'iit nt Mir wi-.i'th of
this nil read i-enipiuij w lump rppii"-pntntiM
talks of rlip ln'ai.x cent of p.piipplm; 11 with
enrs whirl de nut pnd.umer tin1 lupn of tliu
trniPlins publtr Jt m pnjing s per rnit
(livltlrinle en STO.dOO.OtHl of remmmi nmck
and 4 ppr rent en STO OIlll.liOll (tf tir-t and
second proferrpd ntei-k niul 4 ppr rpnt In
terest en inerp tbnn .').", (Kill. 000 of beinl"
It hni nn nrlniitlPd Mirplus of SUii.Onii.nnii.
all earned since the rporj::itil7atieii in ivnl
and thoe In n pnnitmn le knew lnKt tlmt
the uctinil iirplus l nearer SKi.iiOO.IKmi
than $''ti.0fin.0en Tins -.urplux Iiiim really
been mviunulnteil witlnn tin- lai Itren
jenre, for no dUii'eniln wpip paid en the
common Mrck until l'.K).".
If the Heading does net nturt forthwith
te rep'nee its wooden c.irs with i-ar- of stiel
it wl'l be for ncime ether leas-en than laek
of linanfliil rpuurcpn,
A REAL COURT SURVEY NEEDED
TUJ?T what uiPthedi the commit tie of the
" Iaw Asnoi-iatten m te adept in Im Mirvej
of the rrl111in.1l I'eurtn bus net bepn 1111
nryineed. It could well iiiiii.unt itnp'f with
what tint been done Id ether lIMps bpfeie it
utarls it weik.
Slieli a nurip of the rmirt- a l tipeildl
cannot be unide in 11 few week- b.x men
rnjnRed in ether tusks (If cmirnp. iIipi-p
(ire nhtines with which eiery pini'tlciiiK at at
ternei Is fiimilinr. but the foundation for
concrete reforms ntinet be laid until thete
has been a collating nf all the facts 11ml n
study of them and of the beft way te cure
cxiMing eii'i-
In Cleveland n nimilnr nurm vn made
by tin endowed organization thrnui;h im
partial and dinlntrrented experts. A --pp.
eiallnt In Piicli briincn of the iniiiiri w.ie
employed, and he sue te the work bl un
divided attention until It w.i" lempleted.
Tiie remit In likel.i te commend itself te
the judgment of all these without special
inrreMn te sere
Similar methods were adeptcil in f'hicas"
nnd Detroit with njitisf.icter resulis. The
committee of the Law Association Is made
up of ub'e men. They could offhand make
recommendations which would Improve tin
administration of the criiuinnl la a if tlie.i
were acted en Hut tlvie eiulit 10 be 11
mere thorough imiuiiw Minn the membein et
this cnminittei' will have time te make un
assisted b.v expert specialists 111 siicli work.
STOTZ IN THE WRONG SCHOOL
OPINION will be dlwdeil en the form of
punishment that simtild be nu-i -. mil te
Charles M Stetz. of dr.iften St.itien, I'.i .
for the practical joke be lias plaed nit the
intelllKentpia of t'einell 1'nivprsltj
Stntz in a senior 111 the Cern'll .s-clioel of
Architecture. lie had it announced that
"Dr. Herman Vesberc of Vienna." 11 pupil
and Intimate ft lend of I'rujd. would b-i uni
on the rreudl.in theerx The ball ns
crowded Stet, appearpil dis;iii-ed n
lipnrd. lie uns introih-cefl li n im mhi-r nf
the ppycholesleal facultj lie spoke in
broken KngliMi, with fiequpul (lerninn
Idioms, and held bn ainlience sppbeund 11s
he told It that ' tne dreamer does knew what
lie dreams, but he does net knew what he
knows, and therefore belleies what lie docs
net knew "
The Freudian tli'"i' li.i neier been morn
cempnctly stated than this, which indicates
that Stetz was familiar enough with it te
burlenqiie the whole thins In a most serious
and convincing manner '1 hose who were
In the secret must have had a delightful hour
an they listened 10 the lei tore
Then two diiju Inter li was announced
that Dr Vesbcrg was Stet.. and lie u a
Mudent here. The best thing the fmiiltv
can de under the circumstanci s is 10 Invite
liim te a feeultj mcetuiK anil c mgniliilati'
him en his masurj of an abstiuse subjeit,
and BlIEk'est tlint be would de well te transfer
himself from the Scheel of Arclute tme le
the Scheel of I'sicbolegv
A BLOW TO A NEW NATION
POLITICAL uphenvii's In Central Amer
ica are net nnlinnrilj subjects n' pus.
slenate Interest iti the I uited Slnten. but
, the latest disturbance 111 (iiiatemala Is of
linhapp) signlrtciince In Its 1,i-iii iii upon the
formation of 11 new nation whnb the (iov (iev
crnment nt Washlngien would uuileubteJI.v
)0 pleased te tceugnl.ii' as 1111 established
fact.
It vn te limit the oppertuuilv for local
Terolutlens that the outlined L'nlted States
of Central America was, in addition te
numerous ether reiisnim, designed A dele
Ration from the theoretieull.v federated slates
of Guatemala, Honduras and Salvader lw
lnAw In V HHhlilRten for the purpose of
A ectirln; the eftlcial recognition of this
country.
Th State Department bus been nulieiis.
tjet ffem ailtigenlsm te a pieject which in
principle premlsPH well, but rather from
ktluctanee te acknowledge an) thing but
-n1Utd4
'X1)0 uprlulng In fitintemala la Niicva. the
I, TV . l-ulalS .lmilal it l... wt.l.lllln Itnu llll.
1 MtrM;ily, heeu conducted with ecu nt regard
jjr tt, 1W1 efnthe pew union. The ruve-
ujurpi m mu. """ weru uiauuveiuiifju vi
the distresslngt.v protracted buttle of the
"Ins" and the "O11K"
IMrnila ('nl)rrra. the aged dictator. In-
caricrnled since the levelt of 1UU0, which
ended his long season of almost nbselutu
swaj. bus been released. Mis successor,
Cm Ins llerrein, reputed te be 11 ruler of
itilel'lgeiicp and capiicit.v, tteps down and 11
lullitnl'V r gillie. Is liistltilted with (letier.il
Ore'laiin. the chief of stutT. as "previsional"
president.
It is regreltnbh eiidcnl that the Central
American l'nlen Is net vet niitliclentty firm
le nupprcss ihe Ingrained icielutlnnnry
hubil. I'ntll nemetbltig like mil iidmiiils
Unlive fusion is estubllxhed, lecegnitimi of
n new elder In the stntcs between Mexico
and I'litiumri would snver of visional v ex ex
triiviigaiice. NEW TREATY IS A BULWARK
OF PEACE AND GOOD FAITH
Pacific Adjustment Combines Idealism
With Realities In a Momentous
Development of the Arbitra
tion Principle
"VJtl CAIJCO of genei alines 1-, c.ntricd h.v
' the quadruple agniinenl evolved bv Ihe
vv -inliiugtnii Cmifpreiice I'm Mils reason,
.inning iiinnv ethirs. the instruinpiit of ac
cord Is iipi psn,iril,v fashioned in ireat.v form.
'Ihi four 111 tli Irs ii-ad In Senaler Ledge
hefeic 1 he p cnnr.v sessimi en Sal ill dnv detilie
for the Hist linn- In hlsinrv an 1 11 1 run I intuit
pnliev of stabi it niul ieip e with rcg-ird e
Ihe Islands of 1I11 I'acilli Cci'nn. The len-vi-nr
coin rnit, for sm-li it . la.vs lei-iprecal
dulles ami responsibilities upon four of the
major l'ewer el the world the I nited
Slate. 1 1 rent Itrll 1I11 1'ri'iie ntul ,lii).in
In the si-ii.e familiar le Lurepi-ans tin
pact is mil nn allium c. nun e tt is a pledge
fin ripi-riitien net te the p-niil of nuns, but
te that of parlev As -ue!i 1' Is similar In
npirn 1.1 the 1 wi 111 v aibitrnli hi treaties w lib
v.iueiis nations negiitiati d bv Mr llrviiu,
although differing from lhep iigreeinentH
along lilies of spe ml pruieduie
Seme rescniblanci also inn be tr.ned te
Articles N. XI nod Ml of the ('evcnanl of
the League of Natien.. These iiiiich-de-bnted
clauses contained p!"!ges bv (lie mem
ber nation te respect and preserve the ter
ritorial integrity of the member nations.
Article 1 of the fnnr-1'ewer trealv imposes
the lirs ro'pensibillt v enlv and Its field is
le-tricteil te a paiticular section of Jic
glele
Acinrdlng le the League tonus tliient- of
war m- of aggremlmi ilther bv menibeis or
tion-meuibers were deemed a fit subject fur
discussion bv llie Ceuil'll. nut herizcil te siig.
gest remedies
In the new (enlract co-eper,ilioii is limited
te ten jears with the privilege of lenewnl,
and mlsiinderstiindiiigs or ineiiaies of ag-gres-ive
action are te be denlt with in joint
conference bj tie signaterv Powers when
ever the exigencies of nnv new situation 111
the Pacific eem te demand cxpliMt Heat
nient. The vallditv of th neuiifl and reassuring
arbitration "program Is addltiennllv cnliiuned
bv the tnomenletis final uriiile. premising
with dramatic celerlt.v the cxtliutlen et the
Angle-Jap. inp-e Alliance, hcretolere re
gaided lis the chief obstacle in the wa.v of
an anilcnbli- and constructive spttlcuient of
Pacific affairs .
Il is specified that as seen as ratification'
of the quadruple iustiimient have been com
pleted "the agiei'iucnt between (tent Htitain
and -lapan which was ceiKluded at Londen
en .Itilv I!!. Pill, nhn'l terminate."
Although the status of the se-called man
dated Pacific is'iuids held hv Japan is net
estahlished in the ticntv, the very existence
of the document implies tli.it np in par
ticular will 1 ease before the Cenfeienic
closes te be a pessj!, source ,,f Amernan
or Japanese iiue.isliipss As Senater Ledge
explained, the ilguiiu of the 1 1 cat v bj the
I nited Stales was enliugent upon the
making of a convention legarding the control
of .np and the etber Islands f.jriucrlv tier
man ninnies nnd new occupied bv Japan
With this delicate question tetneicd, with
the scrapping of the Angle-Japanese pact
nnd wilh Ihe premise of beniuahle 10 10 10
opcratien in the Pacilii fm a decnle. it is
net cxtinvngant te ill-i rn in the ne.itj a
bulwark of sane vili..itien and a security
against war which are little short of opei h.il.
Chinese prebh ins are avoided bj the
ngtPPiuenl, but tin- adoption of the Heet
resolution lavs the foundations for n new
pelicv of iJpi ene.v ami fan plaj mh Ii as has
been tee indifferently legarded. even in prin
ciple. In the t.ingbd histmv of Pur Lantern
affairs.
The cel np-e of Ihe AngiO- Japanese Trent V
and the aoicptariec bv the Japanese dele
gales of the four-l'ewer agre'inent unmis
takably niiggcstn that the naval ratio ques
tion will be solved
The 1 ii-t (. ,1 magnificent nug'in of dofi defi
nit" progress upon 1 number of detailed
matters before llie Cen fere nee. i )m
answer le the skipticism whiih is loath 10
admit lli.it idealism and realism can be loin-
bined
I tot 'i qualities are admirably fused In ,1
new structure of pence, which warrant- the
suppeM of the Atneri'im peepb ini-luding
the Senn'e and Is without the leist shadow
upon their ientri ti.iditiens
KULTUR AND PEARLS
GLH.MAN tiled t ipe ' In r Ixultur en
J tin- wei Id and faihd -Inpan has bei 11
nipi-ung with m jrc -uici, -1 fai m tlu
jevielrv market
( ultured peaiK. tireilu'id bv putting a
foreign nubstaiice Inte nn mster and letting
the e.vsti-r de tin- nt hav" been giving tin
rial (or lieculeiiinl 1 peails a 1 tin as 11 were,
for their nieiiev
Hut here aga.11 1 allure . n-mning 11s
limitation". 'Ihe forced jii-erls ithar is
pnirls iirediiccd hv forced labor en the part
of the bivalves 1 have consul a drop in pric
of the genuine ler liaphnaidi punk fash
letiahl" w men are turning te etneialds ami
ametli.vsls and the ievi-r -lapaii"si gauie
t ill ns out te have bin Ien cliver liv half,
If vim g t what we iiieun.
I'll v l tlnu; v oil knew tin J, 1 pa im -e nvsiir
W ill he III tin1 stew
CURBING X-RAY USE
Till. X-rnv sBei inlisl- of Plii'adelpliiii.
who propee te have ihe ue of that
usi fill but powerful theiapeiilic ageii" ion
tilled te these who an- iliiireushl v fn 'mliiii
with Its powers fur geed and III. should
have little dltheiiltv hi mukiiij then- point
of view ilear tn various Stale Leglsla lines
and liaving laws passed le lln end
The gicat and increasing number of se
ver" bums which have In -n mused ,t 11M
skillcd use of the N-tavs in the unir-e for
this aetiuli niul It Is one in whhli the puhllc
wlll checrfull) acquiesce In the piepit
liamlu the X r.v Is a great bli"siii' in the
imiiils of the faker or of lcrsniis who. i-n-i.
with the best jntciitlens, ttr0 iitiMklllcd In Its
line. It'-1!' n ttent fncter for evil. The
bums tupcJ by the X-ray are usuuJH' of
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEK
IIssiip which cannot he teplaced nnd the
Injury done b.v It s therefore Irremediable.
The icsiiiithuis whiih the specialists
would Impose have leuj been contemplated
by them, but thev have feared that the pub
lic mlslit think that the) were propesiti with
the view of a mouepolj of the field This
feeling is perhaps natural, but It Is prebiibl.v
ullcrl.v jiiifetiiulcd. There nie laws te pre
vent persons untrained In man) fields, oh eh oh
peeiall.v that of medicine, from practicing
In lliesp lines, and there Is no conceivable
1 canon wli.v these should mil lie extended
In 11 in'. tbed dcimiiiillug niich high training
and n iniii h experience as the X ra..
The average mail would net risk bis life
bj tilling 011 ,a 1 1 11 i 11 which was being run
b.v 11 man who bad net qualified us nn engi
neer, nnd there Is no nunc reason wh. he
should ilsk suffcrinj. If net actual maiming,
al the hands if a poison net qualified te
administer the X-rajs. Net mil) lire llie
fours of (he ktii-i-iiillHtn ntiffreiiuded. but b
the legislative notion which the.v centrni- J
..!... .1 .. ,t, t 1 . .... .........1 u.-i 1 li,., 1
piuie iiiev win uc 1101113 an nciiiin -i-iw
te the public.
DANGEROUS DELAY
IT IS M'vunl imiiitim sinu- the clt.v olfi elfi
ciallj decided te an.nu'e for 11 fair In
cc'cbratlen of the l.'inli annlvci'siiry of the
adoption of Ihe Declaration of Independence,
bi'l nothing lias been done bejetnl the ap
pointment of committees.
Thete is a Committee of One Hundred,
with an Lxeciitlve Ceiumittce. a Committee
en I'lnance aml a Publlcilv C iminlttee
And new the Lxeiuilve Committee bits ap
pointed a sub-cemmltlce. consisting of the
Philadelplila Chapter of the Ainciieim In
slitule of Archilei-ls, the Heal Lst.lte Heard
and the Lnglnoers' Club, le suggest a site.
These oiganlatletis will doubtless appoint
committees of their own before the.v de nnv
tblng. and these iiiinmilties will appoint
sub-cetuniittees nnd lake- their lime about
teaching nnv 1 onc'imieiis.
The citv is going iibeul the weik as
though II had unlimited tune at lis disposal.
As a matter of lait. It has enlj about four
vrais This s short eneuh in all 0 in'
science If the city were read) today te com
mission architects le draw plans for the
buildings le he creeled en a site nlreidy
chic-en If we are le wait six months or
mere before nny definite decision Is made
en se fundamental a thing nn 11 site It will
he nocesMirv le icsnit le extraordinary
means te induce the cnntrni ters te rush the
work en the ntructuies If lliev are te be
ready bv the spring of IH'JU.
Tims far the Committee en Kinnnce has
raised no huge sums, for thoie is no tangible
plan te submit tn prospective suhsciibers or
te Congress, and the Publlcilv Committee
has been inactive because nothing has been
done in jusiif.v nnv puhllciij. It would lu
ll waste of time and nieni.v te advcitlse that
Phi'iide'pbiii Is thinking almul beginning le
get read.v te oenimeiiie te Mail plans for 11
world fair In H'Uif There must be some
thing ciiiiciele te talk about.
If a director geneial were appointed, and
if he were a man of comparative .veuth ami
cneigv such as nii.v one of half a deen who
have been mentioned, ihlngs would begin te
happen. The committees me till at loee
ends new. with no one icspensible for action.
It is just as impossible te ntgnuie 11 great
fair hv coniin'tte- as it Is tn command an
nt in hv committee. Tneic must be one
lenpminib'e dircfting head with whom the
decinien rents and en whom lias Mcn 1011
feiied all the ailthelitj tiei p. ,u,v ( 1 enleice
his dc l-Ullls.
Win the delav in ap'iein"iig ihe din 1 ler
geneial.'
"TOO (VIANY GLOOMY ASSES'
DH. IAMAN PISK. of the Life Lxten
s;nn Institute, dei lares that the chief
ehntai le te the piolengatioti of life s the
fint that llicic an- "ten main gloemv
annpn" m the wiuhl And ihc.doiter was
sieaking ni Atlantic Citv. which is con-slden-d
bv the aviage person familiar with
that i hei-rful icsert il exi i-ciliuglv tin
healthful ground for the "g! ij ass."
Dr Pisk is mPielj following out the 1111
1 ient t rui-tn that "vvnnv kills nieie people
Ihan disease." a r,nh that gains slr'iigth
fiein the fait that most of the things which
people weir.v about never h ippi n Hut the
"gloemv ass" is nlwavs with lis, and the
worst feuture about him is ihat he is nel
only 2I00111V himself, but th.-i ihe enlv thing
vvhnli will lighten his t,iinm is 10 make
every one about linn gloemv 11K0
One n-ititi n-r si ntem e inclined near the
close of Dr. Flsk's poeoh, in vvhnh he said
that "theie is no use m piolengnig life be
vend that period vvh'ii life would be en en
jeved." Is Dr. Ps. hi re -ei king le extend
the famous dutinii of ihe late Dr. Osier,
who. in the public understanding at least,
no matter what he actuallv siul, held Ihat
persons should be chloieforin d when thev
had passed the pound of qm fulness' If mi
he is laising a lemplcaied qu'sUnn in seek
ing le ib ti 1 iiiiue whin a pMsnii is happv, 11
question whiih tin wei d sm, (. n, found. I
t ion has In en Irving te an-wer.
Had Dr. Pisk advinati-l tin- 1 him gfm til
ing of the "gloemv asses," v I10111 he holds
In siii li evident detestation a- tlip ehnf eh
staeles tu the ends whnh In- institute is
tr.villg te in Ineve, In- would ilniibtlcss have
Ihe 1 ntliusiasiii appieval of the public
And pre! tv iiearlv eveiv one would have one
or 11101 e 1 nnilidiiti's for the b thai 1 haiiibi 1
hen the mailer of a
(J I-.. I). uopesii 111I in wages
of lailmad i-mplevcs
comes liefnie the I nited States Hailreinl
Laber Heaid a few wieks fnmi new it mav
be lenlidentlv peitn 1 lint 11111011 labor
efllclals will fieelj quote r 1 nt 11 minks of
P.llsliJ Lee. nt tin- P. I! I! If lenewed
hu.sllies-, makes fiiighl tales uigligible 111111
pared te fn-igbt 1 oiigentien, then a ii-dm-tien
of rates and a i-iuisequeui ridutien of
wages, tln.v mav 1 I, ma. be map vvheil,v uu
tiPiesMirv
Dp ah rn is an 1 11 ne-i
Time New nnd miiicie mnii who
for Siiber has never liaini-d in
sjcientl 'Iheught ninpi nuns,- iiH tnl-
bivvi 1 s xv en III lather light
than eat '1 unlit inn has given viilue le Imlli
characteristics, vet tnithei Is wbellv vlitu-
eiis. Cnliiplninlsc is neicsai) li piegrc.s.
Tliere is no pistilii at inn fm lighting altei
vb teri is wen.
( in quintain cs iiuispiii- (,, ki ep Judge
Lllll'lls in the llevv We have a vllell of
"Itahc" Itulli le-iifullv prelesling agaiiisi
ihi premised nit of Cmigiens which would
have the 1 lid I et oil-ling the pirisl I10111
one el his Jobs Me nivvhih , the big job
fac lig lln- l'cleial Judge is 10 di 1 idi tin
the I nited Mans Itm i n.ni Laber llmiid
whelhir il Is a lei oiiieti e m a labuesc
It has nieip ihan eiu p been ii-seiicd
h.v e.xiertn that oil mav In pmlitabl.v taken
fietn the surfaie of huiher wateis and useil
illlier as fin I 01 111 imid 1 ensti uciien. When
Muue (urpuratleii or inunicipalll.v develops
inteiiuise (iieugh te demons! rate hc. , t
one of tils seilices of livei pollution will ills-
uppear.
Will Iieluiul H'Ject Ihe ln-at.v ' Net bv
a plebiscite' LiIii'h attitude of mind l's
iindergeliiR 11 chuiige. Though she will nut
r.inret her L'lorleiiH past, her enenzles will
lie tllreqtuil toward the uiakltii; of u slorieim
future.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12,
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Amateur Beggars Hampered by Sen
sitiveness May Sometimes For Fer
get Pride In the Sympathy
, Engendered by Dire
Distress
hAHAll I). I.0WIUI5
0NI2 of the most insolently proud en )
have ever met belonged te n family thnt
for four gpiieintliuis hud been beggars.
Needless te snj. Ibe.v wcie net Americans,
and although he tried te lie, he fulled some seme
wlint lamentably ami was put In jail tar
wife-beating. lie had attempted te get
money from her bj force, and falling that
had "bcttien her up." whereupon he had met
(i fate te which Ills ancestors had been
strangers in their native laud; he was ar
rested !
Think of n land where jnu could beg for
a century anil a hnlf and net once' feel the
detaining hand of the law ! In this ceuntrv,
.without the protection of a bunch of pen
cils, or a package of Iren holders, or a white
cotton heaid and Santa Clans suit, or a
poke bonnet and Salvation outfit, or a bun
dle of old newspapers or a leg sewed te a
Hump, or a tin nip for pennies and eves
that proclaimed total blindness and a sing
ing voice that hinted nt ether lest senses, no
tine could beg for half an hour without some,
busy soul icpeillng the fact te the nearby
policeman and goading him en te de bin
hit.
We de protect and even encourage beg
gars In this ceuntrv. except when they
have protected themselves b.v a garb of tie tie
nevelcucc, or b.v 11 wine that at lens! leeks
salable. That is. the.v must either leek us
though the.v were collecting for ethers than
their own bleed and kin, or as though. If
.v "il insisted, ,ou could get the worth of .veur
iilone.v out of them in pencils, etc.. or as
though tlu-v had 1 usually wandered forth
for 11 sunning and ailing fiein some luuue
for itu-uinbles.
IP ItKAL iljed-iii-tlic-vvnel beggars felt
ii iiiicoinfei table niul apologetic and mad
clear through and discomfited as the team
members of a We-Tnie Drive ringing strange
doorbells nnd getting familiar turn-downs
they would take tn bard labor as 1111 easy
substitute, bin a real beggar, like a real
thief, does It half the time for the excite
ment of the gamble. Shame does net enter
into It, neither does embarrassment.
It is something like pln.vlng golf; there is
nlwayH a next time, and there Is alwu.vs the
certain clement of skill jour skill and the
uncertain element of luck.
TIILHL are ntlll ceuntiles where te beg
for one's own living is net a sbanie; it
Is n poiquislte for certain families. These
who posses (he perquisite de net big well.
I 0.. skillfullv or Ingi.itiatinglv ; i.ither de
they big hiiiightilv and persistently with
giave dlspleasitie and even curses for tlie-fe
that resiht their demands The.v are. In fact,
licensed rebheis who. Instead of pointing a
pistol, call down bad luck And In a conn cenn
tr.v whole bad link 11 ml the evil eje and
ciiinen nie ceiisidcied mere dangerous than
leaded clubs the established beggar can
afford te be luselenl as well an persistent.
Onlv the man whom he is pestering and
importuning has a weapon that is pretty re
lialile bv vvn.x of defense, lie can curse
back. The curse need enl.v tetislst of one
until in Italy te be effective. It is a Fert
of pocket book wind -"iHoideiiti" which
contains much In little. A11111701I at Its re
sults nine en ti ver.v eliniiximis beggar that
had followed us for an hour, and who en the
word in ceinpanied with 11 little gesture of
lie hand niiildcnly vanished, I demanded its
hidden meaning.
"Well," Mid the I'nglinhmnu, who hail
1 nine te our test no, "It iiieans. nunc or less,
Mnv jen meet with a sudden nci blent down
a (hnl; and miiievv sti t whcie thete is no
one te (emc te jour aid."
BI T in Ibis (eunti.v, whom we pride our
selves upon net countenancing vagrants
01 professional beggars, we de pride our
selves 011 our benevolence te vveithj objects,
and us out benevoleine is generall.v inspired,
net se much bv the need as by tin- eloquence
of the wei thy object, some one hits te beg
and beg well.
It Is n gift net possessed b.v many and net
le lie despised bv the possessors or by these
who It-Ill te tin Ir plcnding.
I lead a litter the ether da.v from a haril haril
weiking Italian parish priest giving a plc
luie of hi-- village nud pleading for its chil
then. I mulct sinnd that the Sun Carle Opera
Cenipiin.v is giving a b netit for these chil
dicn and ethers like them this Saliirdii.v . and
I innfpss If lliev have ie.nl this letter I de
net wonder. Tin- man knows hew te ask
from llie beai I :
"Hi who write-, this has henn a soldier
tlumigh the war, and as militaij chaplain
has si en nl close range everj honor; nnd
1 oil ix is settled as v icii 1 of the patlsh in the
Vallej of Nervesa, net te suder the discom
forts of the trenches, but the sight of misery
which poisons the lieiut. of sufferings which
tear the heait of the pi lest, lie caine te tills
ullage sbeitly after llie aiuiintlee, together
vvilli the first icfiigees lie saw 111 rive
olheis, one b.v one. A little nucleus of lefil
gees in huts, in slicltirs abandoned bj th1
tioep, then after snuggles of every kind
pass into bat nn ks often incapable of hold
ing a nuiiieieiis familv of children and
grandchildren. Hen- lliev sla.ved children
and old people a month, two months. 11
.vear, two joins, their own homes ulwajs 11
heap of ruins. Twe-thirds of the popula
tion still live exist In these bin rucks.
Ni rvesii wits always the object of the enemj'a
firing, situated us it Is en the angle between
ihe Plnvc and Monielle. Per this reason
Hue might su.v no village was desiieved like
Nmvis.i, no village saoriliecd Itself bv Its
sous for the leuulr.v mid liiiiuuuitv like
Ni 1 vesa.
"This, uflliiied and glorious little town has
meie than IUI) nielheis ami widows without
belli, without wavs te 1,1111 help, abandoned
nnd in squalid ini-i-i v . Pnun tin Ir barrack
lulls the cliildien tome out a Inns ftnm a
ehlijicn beuse When- de llie.v go' What
de thev 1I0V Piuiiisliei. In 1 ags, half naked,
wild and neglected, lliev ream the streets
exhorting all tin v pass for whatever has the
aspect of being edible. uedlspe-eil te piM)ii
nnd dishonor b.v the wt etched fate that has
thrust them fort li like vagi ant dogs
"Tin- leinedv for this would be the AmIe
(orphans' as.vluin). Our salvation we ewe
te America. The writer takes courage as
(he hemt de lutes and liii 111 111 j asks help fur
llie 1 bildien
"At this Chiisimas season, in the nalne
nf Chr'-t tin- Merciful, the Compassionate.
"I.CKil COHHADINI.
"Vicar of Neivesa, Itulj."
The awful hut of war is that it geis en
killing Utile cliildien mouths uinl jems after
peine Is signed, and net unlj their bodies
lint their ininils ini'l '
Today's Anniversaries
1 77s Vilginla iieated the iiiiintv of llll llll
neis out of the Illinois ititiutij, and made
Jehn Tedd Ceiintv Lu uli mint
1SU7- Smith ('milium l.egisliltuie de
nounced the I ntlcd Slates tariff as en
ci 1 lung en Slalc lights.
sli I niliil Stales signed a tieat.v with
Colombia guaimiieeing te American citl.ens
ngbi of fiei- liaiisjt in less tin- lithium (,f
Pamiuia.
IhliS Pour i.ii'iead express lubbers were
laliii fieiu Jail 111 New Albaiij, I ml , and
I X in lied
ls,7-L ' lliiipir. Ciiuliinatl bank
,u-i siileul . was, seiiteiKcd te ten jeais' iui
in imminent im i-usappioptintien of bank
lump
Today's Birthdays
Pi 1111 pes Maria ChiNtlna. setend daughter
of the King and Ijim-n of Spain, het 11 111
Madrid ten joins age
Plunk White, 'licaniucr of the l'nlted
States, born at Stll.iniiii Vallej, III , slxtj
live j cur uge.
W'lUltim P. Dillingham, l'nlted States
Kimutec from Vermont, born ut Wnterlmry,
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NO W MY IDEA IS THIS I
Daily Talks Wilh Thinking Philadclphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
HENRY W. BRAUDE
On Sidelights In Federal Prosecutions
WIIILr" prohibition uiideulitedlj has conic
tn stay, se has boetlogglii" at least en
Its present scale. This is the opinion of
llenrj W. Hrniide. feimcr Assistant I'nited
States Dlstilct Atternev here.
"There nie two reasons for this," snvs
Mr. Hrniide. "Plrsf. bootlegging alwajs ex
isted among a ceitain lawless e'enient even
hefeie prohibition. Second, bemuse the
average Individual .tedav finds It liard te
consider It a moral wtenz when n prevision
of the Velstead act is violated, is readv te
condone it ami. with some incentive, is
leadily Induced te participate in the viola
tion "H.v teasen of this nttltude en the part of
se manv of our cltiens of the second classi
fication it is quite evident thnt il is eimj for
these In the first classification te carry en
their Illicit business.
Hard te (ict Ceiivktiiins
"This attituile'alse was. in mj expeiinnc.
ieapenlble for tiie failure of llu- (iovern (ievern (iovern
ment te convict offenders against whom it
liad ninde out elean-ciit cases. There are
nlwajs one or two persons In a jurv box who
cannot. In a liquor case, be guided b.v the
facts without injecting their personal con
victions into a (onsideratlen of the case.
Menibers of iuries, in mv cxpeilence. have
nt times nctuallj conjured up reasons se
that the.v might return verdicts of acquittal.
"One woman juror, after she had helped
le return such a vordle.t In a llagiant case,
declared that her reason In the main was
that the (ieveiiiinent agent ut the time be
purchased the drink In evidence had net
sei.eil the bottle from which it had been
poured This unlinpeutnnt point was i-lev--erlv
injected Inte the eiisp by the defendant's
counsel, although II had been answered with
the explanation that the (ievei ninenl de
sired te sele the huge sleck of liquor ille
gally pessessi i by tin- defendant.
"In order te de n() It wen necessarv for
the ngent. after be had ninde the pnichase.
te present the fuels te a l'nlted Stales Com
missioner In the form of an affidavit upon
which the searih vvariant might be predi
cated, and then, in keeping with the law. te
sean.li the preml-es in question" for the liquor
Illegally stored there.
Would Have lit-en Waiiiittg
"Te have scleil the bottle from whbh the
drink hnd been poured would have been n
warning te tin violator that u laid was
about te fellow
"Anether lenpectable and ostensibly In
telligent Jtirni gave as his leasen for te
turning nil aeqiiiltal in number convincing
case that he had been in court dining a pre
vious liquor tilal. and as llu- iurv In that
disc had leliirned a net-gulltv verdict, he
saw no reason whv he shouldn't 'hi like
wise, lie said It had si eineil te him that
tiie evidence in lie fust case was much
stronger than the evidence in bis (use, and
he was net going te put hlm-elf In the posi
tion wheie he would have te 'make fish of
one and flesh of another.'
"Liquor case defendants at limes offer the
most ridiculous excuses te esi nep punish
ment, jet these excuses have been incepted
bv jurors. One defendant who bad Ikcii
arrested for illegal tianspei tatlen of a large
number of inns of nhohel lu his aiilomebiie
said he had come home late one evening 11 nil
p.iiked his iar In fient of his beuse.
"When he went outside te take bis ma
i him- le his gniiige, he discovered Ihat It
was missing
"He thereupon inn toward the station
house te Tcpert the theft, nnd en his wav,
within two blocks from his home, he saw
ids machine apparentlj ilesetted. As he was
iiiieut te diive homeward he was anented by
the police. Although t lie automobile was
jammed full of alcohol cans, nn the fient
and bail: seats mid in all available space In
the machine, he Insisted that he did net
notice mi) thing In his uir ami he was bo be bo
lieviil. l'"xcuse "Wculi as Vinegar"
"Anether noteiious bootlegger, who was
In lug tried for tinnspeiting three barrels of
nhohei In his tnnk. told the Ceuit ami juiy
that he thought the barielb contained vine
gar which explanation was leadlh accepted.
"Mer- cases icsnit In acquittal verdlils
because of the sjinpallij for the defendant
or tie members of his family than hv leasnu
of urn substantial merit In the defendant's
story, and these siiess the human luellmi.
lien en the pari of jurors Per Instance. In
a case lecently tiled In which the defendant
was charged with the illegal iiiaiiufaeluri
anil sale of a still, the defendant explained
that he was induced te commit the act bv
Cievernnient tigenls, that ceiumeneliig with
the visit of the (im eminent agents lie hail
had nothing but trouble ; that within a few
(laya after the raid his wife gave birth te
tvylnH.
"Tlilu fact, of ceur.se. he mentioned Inci
1921
THAT'LL HOLD HIM
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AJiA ' I a
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dentally (and perhaps en the advice of conn cenn
sell, mid though It was suggested te the jury
that although the Government had been
blamed in the prist for many things, this was
the first time the lospenslbllity for twins
was attempted te be fixed en I'licle Sam,
the Hjmpnthj of the jury was for the twins
and tin; defendant was acquitted.
"Anether defendant explained that he was
keeping a stoic of liquor, consisting of sev
eral ban els, a number nf quarts and tin
asserted quantity nf asserted drinks, for his
wife and children. When lemlndeil by Ihe
Dlstrbt Attorney that in his knowledge cliil
dien were fed from milk bottles nnd net
whiskj Masks, members of the jury smiled,
but nevertheless voted for an acquittal.
"Kverybedj's Doing It"
"An outstanding fact in the observation
of all who participate In the investigation
of liquor violations Is that u great number
of defendants are family men of geed stand
ing hi the cnmmunltj .
"One saloonkeeper who was convicted and
sentenced te a term nf Imprisonment (ame
In te paj his tme befete he left for jail, and
explained that he had been treated fairly
and that he had no complaints te make
about his punishment. Of course, this was
a displaj of sportsmanship which was some
what unusual, bill nevertheless geed in leek
upon.
"Though tlieie have been a great many
Imputations cast upon piohlbitlen enforce'
mint ofhceis thete cannot be a word of sus
picion against the men in the manv ether
tederal departments. The agents of the
Se-ret Sen lee, the postal inspocleis. tin
toxemic and customs olhcers, the agents nf
Ihe Department of Justice and iminlgiatles
Huieau, the miicetic agents are all men of
e.cellent reputation and trained in their
lospectlve lines te an extraordinary degree
of efliclencv .
"One vMindcis hew such faithful servants
can be scouted bv the iev eminent for the
loiiipcnsMilen it has te offer te them. Thev
are subject tu the call of dutv at everv hour
of the daj and night, some of Hum being in
constant danger et bodily barm. One who
has leprcsented the Government must leek
bnik with great satisfaction at having served
in co-e'ieratlon with such faithful nnd clll
(lent m mints of the public."
Story of a Returned Kansan
1 aiiiei i t ii pMiri(l"iit Ten. kit I'Hpltnl
A light In tv eon a hve-peiiml callish and
a huge bald eagle en Ihe suifiue of a Pleilda
lake was witnessed rcuutly bv .1. D. Lnstm
leimei S.inta Pe ageiii at Lmpeiia. The
Lastins were passings the shore of a lake
when I hi v saw (he bird tijing i lift the
fish fiein the water. The eagle lest It
light mid Ihe fish, badly lujuied, escnu-u
hum i'.ie Id'd'h claws.
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1 W'Iihi Is the eilgln of tin. expression
'I-iite. cannot harm nie. , I hva dined
: Who wiete the muiile of the opera "The
Mehcmlan fllrl"?
1. Who was Madame d Malntenen and
when did she l,e
I What is a (iiiiian-
'" Wend''1U1 the MU1U1 A(5ts bcl" a,lU
rt. What Is the capital of Alaska
i he were the. mlnueslnger?
'unienr' mW'i "' '" ,hu New Tcs
.' ,'thcre, i""1 ,vllHl ls Sarawak'
P). Wh.it Is nepenthe''
Answers te Saturday's Quiz
1 Th dying wei ,1s ,,f Jehn Qulncv Adams
wThNWtheluKefcu.Uiilam
: William l.jen Maclienzle Kinir is in i.
, the. new Premier of Caim a
J. lhe Menreo Deetrlna was femmlly me-
mulgated by j.lmcH Me, re" I n 'hhV
P.esldentlal i,ieH.n. of December s,
I Twe Indcpcndent republics absorbed -it
theli own miBBCbllen by be United
. .... HuleH wcru 'w.ill and Texas
lhe name Jonquil Is derived fcim n
. 'rem h .'Ju.iqullle," f r,,,,," tlii ' Utll?
"JumutV meaning n rush lln
fi An emeiile Is a popular rlsinir
7 The battle of lhe Holfeilne, feusht ner
u vll u? of tlmt name m the lrev"ncS
of Mantua, Net (hern llalv r, i.v
-M. is!), resulted In a vcter? of" "Ml
French and Hardlnlan ArmlVs unde?
Napeleon HI and Victer Emmanuel
i Four e'clnrck lu the afternoon la siia .
be the rainiest lieur of the dSy4 t0
9. Au energne, Is a center ornament isr,.
ie-u ti,r.!ud''u,nrarr;nrt:'
"kFa a" iir
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SHORT CUTS
China mav new proceed te Presperlt;
uj .ue uircci jvoet.
Municipal reactionaries might adept III
n biegau : lave viiven.
An open-arms pelic.v may be consider.!
as a welcome le prospective peace.
Tiie ghost of the covenant appears te
uc wanting in tne raeine peace pact.
It would appear that the skj's the limit
wnen -vicliraw gees after baseball stars.
Theie are mere thnu thlrkcn tlieumnd
licensed dogs In Hciks County. The happj
J, mm 01 i -aiiine.
The narcotic ring needs a keeper,
pieferably one with a big bunch of kcjs tot
tug iron doers.
The mind of Secretary Weeks Is net
apparently going along with the peace plant
or -secretary Hughes,
We suspect that P. U. T. shadow mil
liens are being piejected for the purpose el
maxing the ghost walk.
New Jersey, according te the cinem
incut station nt New Hi-nnsvvick. bus llilrtr-
six vailetics of inesquftuci. The Imperfect
taiiiy-six.
A Londen linulti-v shnw Is nrniiillv II-
hibltllig a Huff Orpington rooster tlmt I-iJi
eggs, iiiisii t this feminist movement foul
tar enough?
If Illiteracy Is greater In Aniei'it-i than
Japan (and the allegation has been niaile),
perhaps the fault Is less with our n'liw
sj.stem than with nqr humlgratlea laud.
The Plj mouth Heck hen in Hehidere,
N. J., that has been Injlng two eggs a ill'
slme hefeie Tlianksglving, lias new dropped
te one ft daj. That chicken lun, (lesirtcd
vaudoville ter the legit.
Heciiuse Santa Clans Is no devotee e!
the Muift idea the tej steus an- all deliea
up for Chtlstimis. As un uddlltemil note el
the hi nuni li I,,,,,- I,., ut-iiml iluii llm I 'lirlst
mas spirit mnj legally have mine than ball
ei i per ient kick.
The advantage that the single-lraik
mind bus ever the single-track railroad
that the single-track mind runs eulj In one
directum. The public will have no sj input-1;
for the single-track mind that erduliu flit
wooden cms sluill endure until illsaaU'
straps them.
Mnlti.li flittf-t iltlvnnci nlw-li.il uu Ufl'tS
.-..-... , ........ i.v,.lfl3 vi's-s-- ' ' -i
ser a man who had died two dajs before m
election; did It knewjngij, at that, rntlie'
tlinii split the Democratic ticket. It Is tail
last fact which makes the case pecuiur
Dead ones are frequently elected, but M
vuteis den t Knew it.
It mnv tin tlnil Vtn X'iiIepi, Is lint linl
leus te provoke the "violent conflict" J"
sees in (he treaty; that bis pretest "'; tjj
taken in a Pickwickian sense, and thnt -"
gesture is merely one of seeming rehicta"1
te nicept the liievltublc, lest the Urltl"
slieuld think tliu Irish tee eager for peace.
The public has wrestled long with jli
problem of the P. It. T. and its umlerlxHi
companies; but if t'he Public Service Cew
mission puts a low valuation en stn-et rail
road property that corporation will ''"vfi',
wiestfe with the question all by its lV'
loiiesemo. Great Is the satisfaction In P""'
lug the buck.
That Jehn Hull is an old iamp.ilJr
was shown bj his tcieasc of Sinn Peia Pri'
eners. Hj pieinpt acceptance of the pact "
i) iihdge the Inter pretest of De Vnlcrii M
discounted. Pnlcss the Irish leader I" -"
enough te accept the inevitable his !"'''
shin must pass, mid rlglitly. The ""'
et Ireland is bigger than hi" pilde.
Nothing that savers of a disarmaret
conference appeals te Dc Vuleru. "V',c0i,
even agree te peace "In principle, M
statesman ha continues te be a geed ma'", ,
miitlclan. .Meanwhile it is pleasing te new
tlmt Arthur Griffith, founder of the W
Pein and one of the Hgncrii of the pact, '
standing h.v it niul living up te bis --
name, which means "great faith.
When bhe learned from Dr. Wil'V !
the Laboratory of Hygiene, tlut A. BJ?'
ceultl Uve eighty dara en n cent, but w
seventy-one en a nickel, the YeuW ''
v-MU, in ii.. s. ...i .,!. ntinnnfiea !
41VAL AUUl A1UV uuc paiu nnv BMI iLlnl
bought bread with the penny, but wMvift
Indigestible with the jitrit-j'i and, Wf.Mft
(he wh quite conyluced there WOU eht'
wrpiip with cither ItU nrltliuietlt! or JiU
fn
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