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CYItL'S TI. 1C. CfHTIS, Pnr.str.rNT
Jehn C, Mtirtln, Vice President and Trtnsurerj
ChnrlM A. Tiler, Stcratsryi Chren II. I.iidlni I.iidlni
ten, rhlllp S. Cellins. Jnhn 11. Wllllnms. Jehn J.
fJiturveen, Ororire F, deldsmhli, David E. BmlUy,
.Directors.
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critters In Pnllatleliihla, nnd Btirrumnllns tewni
t thp rate ttt twelve (12) cents per week, payable
te the carrier.
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re all fiirelen countries one (Jl) dollar a month.
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WfJeiJ te the use for rrtiubllralien of nil neu?
aitvatthra credited te It or net etherm.ie fredtled
in this pnper, and eljn the local ikicj )inbll.ihrd
thrrrin.
All Hphfs of republication of jf(Sal dllprltchee
Hrrrlti nrr atie rrttrved.
I'lilliilflphln, Tlu.ndty. Drrrmh'r li. 1921
AN IMMEDIATE BRIDGE NEED
Till! MiibmKsiciii of it tiuiubiT u( biiN M'U
w tt hlit the sum iiMtilnhh for constrtif't censtrtif't
iltR it iihw hrlils ui rns tlic Scliu II. ill nt
Kfililh Ntrt'ct nITnnN want pm'Ii!' for it roiin reiin roiin
cllmntile pellci of ilfliij.
Oeiitnii'l .twiti'ili were ilcfcni'tl l.tt irinr :
but ill tliut Mini' tin old t rni-t tire, m-ci-uri'
tlieiiL'h It wan. reiimliii'il npi-n for irntTic.
Tliu iirexcnt clevltiK of tin- ImmiIk'' te all Jmt
JiPilptrinii1. tiitHiiti,'4 u et-'rieui imblte in
cunvrniptiri'. Tin f ii in 1 in linml for tin- in-w weik i
$0.0,(H)0. Tin" lowest Mil Mihnilt ti'it for n
IiiiikIhemic nieilcrii hrnlKc of tin Imtu'iili' or
raixi'd ilihw tipc Is .-si'il J.IKHI. 'eii' of the
cstlmnt'.s Ainilij i'hiMi-t tlu inpli'li' linnn-
clnl ri'Miitrt'i's ciinnarki'il for the project.
'I'he eltj's .il.'in.s wcri' pri'pnnil before the
war.
reui'cil r-heii 1I expi'dlte the mulei tnlilnj;
ulth speeilj coiilirinaterj ai'tlen, I'luihlins
the work te lie -tarti'il early In the new
year. The Seuth street hrlilce was Ieiik a
dlnj;nire. A new .stnietiire Is a preMiii;
necessity.
MR. RITER'S ELECTION
AS THK new I'hainaan of the Voters'
I.eiiRite, Frank M. Hller will bring te
the eftlee net only the nerinsnry tiallticatlens
of reihI eillzenshlp. bat nlm a knewlnlKe of
the irni'tlrnt slile of piilltles, which is nliso nlise nliso
lilte'y essential te lemlership In sin h a move
ment an Ihe League represents.
Toe niany orKiini7titiens ileillraleil te pollt pellt
Iral reform have minlc ilie rrmr of ehoe-im;
for their leailerN men of the hlclii'-t ideals,
but with a lark of detailed knowledge nf the
marhlnery of practical politics.
Mr. HllerS leclnlntlve experience in City
Councils and the Stall- Legislature, and his
practical work ns Iiiiecter of Public Safety.
jWistnnt (hy Solicitor and president of the
Civil Service C'oniini'.sien. will i-taml him In
geed htcail In his new work.
IRELAND'S DAY
HISTORIC tnbles are indeed turned when
the prespei ts for Irish autonomy are
bright in the llrilisli rarlinuu nt and are
darkened ly cleiid.s of pretest In Dublin.
The plipmncv of the situation Is entirely
k peceiulai'.t te its uiometiteus ch'tnu'tet. The
v Vete r.f the Dill Klreaun upon tlie Anglo Angle
Irish treaty is destined te prete epochal.
Ait is flu- ease in politics the world ever,
mlliniillc are noisy. Opponents of the new
Compact ire. it appears, less Inellmd new
te nnalvre its merits or defect than te raise
the somewhat schelnstlc point of the an an
theril.. 'f the Irish signatories.
Mr. di aleia inaliitnlus iIimi the pleni
potentiaries had no power te make a binding
agreement. Considering that the vote of the
I)nll s still necessary te give tl ntrnct
sanctinu, it Is xemewhal dillicult te Imagine
hew Messrs. (irllhth. Cellins and their nn.
elates could have actually i ceede I their
prerogatives:,
1'roleiiKiitiou of tlii, nrguniciitathe and
terhnleal phase of the case sma. Us f futilitt .
which must Mid tmliij with the gteat di di
clsien. The everw helming muss of public
opinion througlieiit the world and. according
te e.Miinntes. the as maiiirltt of the Irih
people hope for a rn t itii-nl i..it (,f the Londen
agreement making for an lieumable peai e.
THE READING WAKES UP
rnilK new steel cenclies for the Heading
Hallway are said te have 1 n ordered
prier te the terrible disaster en the New
town division. It is perhaps discreet te
refrain from inquiring loe closely into the
company's reticent p en this subject .it the
time of the wreck.
Whnt Is a matter nf satisfaction new is the
news that an nttempt te bring the tqui tit
of the read uti le date Is definitely under
way.
Tile lessen of the rntnslre'ihe was cruell.i
eclenr liilliimmuble wooden coaches wire the
cause of the appalling eteiil of tnc trngedj.
Aichnlc relliug stuck constitutes a hock
ing unil llldefeiisilde uieimce te the snfet of
the traveling public. Tin Heading and all
ether railroads nerving populous eeiauiiitiities
are under n pressing obligation te icplace
their undent frame cars with coaches as
nearly flrepioef as possible.
The expense of sin li an iinderlaMnc. con
siderable though it may lie. s incommen
surate with the profound moral responsi
bility. MR. HOOVER'S SAVING
SKCHKTAHY IIOOVKH'S report, cover
ing the first four months of his admin admin
Jutrntien of the Department of Commerce
nnd HtatliiB thnt the first ear will show
an expenditure of mete than $-1,000,000
lens than the available appropriation, will
jre far te convince the public of the sn
cerlty of the Harding Administration In its
expressed intention te enforce the utmost
economy compatible with efficiency.
Tlie iden of administering the (ievernment
upon strict business lines is one which has
been gaining favor with the people of the
country fur yeurs, but It has remained for
the Hardlns Administration, first through
Mr. Pnwes nnd new through Mr. Hoever, te
jjive the Initial practical demonstrations.
TJtls, curried tn its logical conclusion, means
a reduction in the national taxes, as (lev
ernment expenditures are decreased.
That there has been no less of efficiency
thteufth thU reduction in cost of adminis
tration Is shown by the rcbt of Mr, Hoever's
; Ttpert. The demand by business men upon
i the- department for help has reached a totel
i. fnere thnn helf it million requests n year
rjid further prnctlenl results will, nccenllng
' 'MUtthc Secretory, "be mere evident Inter In
" j .Vp year. " bile the total rereign trade
'.I.4V,.. ..a.1 itn.lnir 111.. Vlni tlui tullnnf.n t9
fj e,p'trle M...ji - rfs ..,....., u.
( 'W tin laver ui una ueumrj miuniti n
lpCreflNe. '
the diminished foreign trade In
j due te lower prices nnd te un
KetUed rundlttenii nbrend, rntber thnn te n
drcrpitReil volume of goods. In uplte of thK
Ihe I.ntln-Anierlcan illvUlen hni rendered
notable service te Atnerlcnii btitilneM nnd the
Far Kant division hurt been extended, while
economic surveya will been be made In many
ldaccM abroad.
This record is n matter for conftrnttilu cenftrnttilu conftrnttilu
tlen both te the National Administration and
te the biiNincHH men of the country. Kill
dent service n.t diinlnishrd cost is nil that
may be nskctf by even the most enptteus
critic. This Mr. Hoever has already given.
FRANKFORD "L" ROAD MUST BE
MADE TO SERVE TO THE UTMOST
Ne Plan of P. R. T. Operation Is De
fensible Which Omits Prevision for
Transfer Frem Intersecting
Surface Lines
THK w
by tin
HK point te be kept continually in mind
lie representatives of the city In any
negotiations with the P. It. T. Company
for the operation of the Frankfort! elevated
line is the Importance of making thnt line
serve the greatest possible number of people.
The line was built te give rapid transit
te the residents of the northeastern section
of the city. It had been the general under
standing that It was te be operated by the
P. It. T. Company as u part of Its general
system.
Se long as this company bus n monopoly
of existing street -car franchises the new
lines cannot de the most geed unless they
are co-erillnntfd with the old lines. It
would be n mistake te make any permanent
arrangements which de net prmldc for such
co-erilliintlon.
Lat spring Mr. Mitten effi red te operate
the line In connection with the Market street
subway and elevated sjstem and te give
transfers te antl from the intersecting service
lines en the same plan that Is followed In
West Philadelphia. This Is exactly the
plan that would have been adopted If the
Frnnkferd line had been built by the P. It. T.
te develop business in the district. Cnder
such n plan the Market street line has be
come profitable. Iluslness has been created
where there was none before. In the f-nme
way business would be created in the north
eastern section of the city.
Vhen it is possible te get from Frank
ford te the center of the town In twenty
minutes Instead of forty-live minutes, travel
from that part of the city will Increase with
amazing rapidity. And if the east and west
lines crossing the elevated line can transfer
their passengers te the high -.speed line, the
number of people served by it will be in
creased two or three fold.
The plans which the city Is making te
operate the line as an independent unit are
justified only because of the failure of tlie
efforts e come te an agreement with the
P. It. T. There should be no stepping of the
plans, for the line should be put in operation
without further delay. If we cannot have
It Connected with the Market street line we
should get what service we can from it.
There Is business enough in sight te pay
the operating expenses, and as it develops It
will yield a surplus which can be used toward
paying the Interest en the money borrowed
te pay for its construction and equipment.
If the worst comes nnd the P. 11. T.
stands out for Impossible terms. It will be
feasible for the cltj te operate moterbu.s
lines as feeders for the elevated and let the
P. It. T. de the best it can with the busi
ness of eerryins short riders en the parallel
surface lines.
If the committee appointed te examine
Mr. Mitten's latest plan considers it en Its
merits it will Insist thnt such uiodUlcntlenf
as are suggested above be made in It before
its adoption b City Council Is recommended.
There Is the possibility, however, that n
denl has been made under the terms of which
the new offer Is tebe accepted. The ap
pointment of Controller Dudley and Mr.
Weglelu te sit In the committee with City
Solicitor Smith nnd Director of Transit
Twining anil three representatives of the
Knpld Transit Cempanj gives the Jeb Com
bine nnd the P It. T. n majority of three,
with the vote standing two for the executive-
department of the city te live for the
Jeb Combine and the P. 11. T.
Mr. Hadle.i's political atlillatiens un
known and it is known under what intluence
be was nominated, an iiillucucc direct! in
terested In protecting the preiits of the un
derlying transit companies. And Mr. Weg
lelu hns pin. veil the game of the Jeb Com
bine whenever it has iieedeil his wte. That
Combine is In close relation te the same
liitluem e.
It is net surprising, therefore, that the
Mai or calls attention te the Ignoring of the
rights of the city in the latest Mitten pre
pesals.
Ileneier eager the Frnnkferd people mny
be te get the new line in operation at the
earliest possible moment, the) should net
allow thenisehes te Ignore I lie necessity of
protecting the rights of the cltj in any
agreement which may be made.
DISARMAMENT ASSURED
THK agreement reached in Washington
eiicernlug the battleship Mutsu remotes
the list ibst.lt lc 111 the way of lieieptanie of
the niiv.il ratio suggested by Sccretiuy
llughis.
Japanese reluctance te scrap a war vessel
regal deil as the pride of the imperial naij
mm have In en partli due te semimentiil
considerations These and such ether factors
as may "iiti r Inte the case have been reiog reieg
ni7."d In the Cenferetu e In an adroit com
promise, which sacrifices nothing of the tis.
.iiiuament priiniples laid down.
Tlie ."j-'i-ll piopertions of the American.
Hritlsh and Japanese Navies an- te lie scru
pulously ebserietl. The iwentien of the
Mutsu will be offset by the dismantling of
elder vessels, of cquivtih lit tonnage. Te bal
ance the scale of -n (tttul ships, the T'nllisl
States will present- the newer battleships
Colerado anil Washington In place of tin'
Delaware and North Dakota, and (Jrent
Itrltaln presumably will be compensated with
Heed types.
Formal agreement en naval limitations is
plainly neur at hand. International geed
teeltngs have survived the test of reullstle
discussion and the basic object of the ses-
siens has assumed the aspect of the most
hopeful reality.
The beneficent effect of such accord in tils-,
armament upon the reception of the Four
Power Pacific Treaty can hardly fall te be
pronounced.
COTTON AND FOREIGN POLICY
IF TDK cotton growers of the Seuth are
net convinced that the prosperity of the
I'nlted Stntes Is intimately dependent en
the prosperity of Europe It is for the reason
that they ennnet put two ami two together.
They could net sell their cotton last year
because the cotton mills of Europe were
Idle. There was no market for their prod
uct, as the peenfrJtad no money. The cot
ton Interests jjLt agents abroad te drum
EVENING PUBLIC LEDO -
up customers, but they accomplished little.
As ti result there was In the country Inst
August tl.eOO.OOO bales of 1020 cotton still
In the hands of the growers.
The crop this year Is estimated nt 8,fM0,
000 bales, which Is less than has been pro
duced In any year since 381X1. In HHfl the
crop was 10,000,000 bales, or nearly twice
the crop this year. It ivns mere than It,
000,000 bales last year. The large uncoil unceil
sumed crop led many growers te reduce
their ncrenge last spring, with the result
thnt this year's crop, together with wha Is
left ever from last year, amounts te less
than the crop of 11115.
Unless the European demand becomes
mere brisk thnn It Is at present the pre
vailing favorable prices will sag and the
growers will continue te suffer from that
Industrial depression in Europe with which
u certain school of parochial statesmen In
sist that the Pnltcd States, has no concern.
FOCH, THE UNSPOILED
THEHE Is a spurious emotionalism in
here worship te which the grave nnd
simple character of Marshal Foeh lends net
the slightest encouragement.
In his variegated and extended American
tour, the great cn-ordlniiter of victory, new
speeding hemewnid en the Purls, Invited
affectlcn thnt was heartfelt, admiration thnt
wus profound, enthusiasm thnt wns tre:
mi-ndc-us. Hut in all this display of n na
tion's feelings, the false glamour which has
In the pan surrounded ether public favorites
played no part.
The personality of the illustrious cnptnln
was much tee genuine te be spoiled by adula
tion, his tact and poise tee unaffected te be
strnlneil In the clash of the circumstances,
however neiel or unforeseen. Apparently, no
situation arose of which the marshal was
net tin- quiet master.
De has weathered u deluge of diplomas,
oceans of oratory, banquets innumerable.
He departs pes.st-s.sctl of a live wildcat, a
stuffed game cock, ten dells, six swords,
city kejs, ineiiiiirlnl canes, engrossed reso
lutions, moving-picture lllnis, two Indian
chief uniforms, countless medals and decora
tions. He has survived the must strenuous
of bis campaigns, the American Invasion,
with sereult nnd mi unclouded lovable
charm.
It is net recorded that this unique visitor
betinjed the faintest lack of sympathy and
understanding in r.ny of the desperate ami
kaleidoscopic scenes of which In- was the
ii'iitial figure. Ne welcome in hlsterj was
ever less outworn than his. "
The Natien has bid htm farewell, net se
much witli regrets for a departing here as
for n in-ill seturelt master of his fate In
glory ns In the darkest days of the struggle
fel civilisatien.
HUMANITY, NOT POLITICS
rnilE Foreign Affairs Committee of the
J- Heuse of HepiTscutatlve.s has promptly
inntle a favorable report en Secretary
Hoever's recomineiiilutlen thnt S'.'O.OOO.OOb
1m- appropriated for the relief of Hussian
famine sufferers. The money Is needed,
said Mr. Hoever. If any effective work is te
be done te save the starving Hnsslans, ns
private contributions huve amounted te enlv
.S.-.00.000 since August 1.
Congress also acted favorably en the
President's recommendation that several
million dollars' worth of corn should he sent
te-HussIn for feed, nleng with a considerable
amount of seed grains.
These manifestations of helpfulness for
the Hiisxlnn are expressly difrerentlnted
from the attitude of the (invernment of the
I'niteil States toward the (Ievernment of
Hussln. We will extend n helping hand te
our fellow human beings afflicted by famine,
but we will net huve anything te' de with
the (ievernment which, through its disre
gard of sound economic principles, has
made it dillicult for the Hussian people te
combat the conditions which lend te famine,
., ... , Samuel rntermyer is
JJnreAJerk making praiseiverthv
.Mere Pay efforts te step the
. , threatened stiike in the
building trades in New Yerk. Instead et
the employ its cutting wages a dollar a dav In
nil lines, he suggests that the present scale
1 mtlniied for sixtv days and that com
mittees be appointed te discus. means of
Increasing labor efficiency preparatory te a
two years' agreement. Seme of the' union
rules-restricting output nnd curbing endeavor
show there Is room for diseussimt,
. , , ., Many of these who fail
looking Ahead te foresee the consum
mation of the Anglo Angle
Irish pence pact knew full well that ex
pressed doubt breeds doubt ; but doubt has
no dwelling place In the League of Nations;
for announcement Is uiiule that the Irish
Free State iil'l be aduilttisl beyond periul
venture Septt mber net.
Ne prophet is needed te declare thnt the
success et the Washington Conference will
be demonstrated in the years te come, re
marked the Piefessiif of Things In (len
ernl. All tilings point te Its success; hut
It will he u sui s, ei en if it proves a
failure, a paradox of which Time Is thor
oughly callable of giving proof. Fer the
will te brine peace 1ms been manifested nnd
that intent cannot de otherwise then live and
.sooner or Inter hear fruit.
A survey of tlie industrial situation
made by army officers in connection with
recruiting seems t" contradict Secretary
Hoever's assertion that unemployment Is de'
creasing. Exact liguies are. of course, Im
possible, but. take it the country ever, the
liuinces are that the sei retary Is right. In
dustrial and finnmiul liguies is-ni te sus
tain him.
It has been iletliled te build a bascule
bridge eier the Schuylkill at Seuth street
a sort of a pens asiuerum.
What De Yen Kneiv?
QUIZ
1 Whnt pesst salon of the I'niteil
lies nearest the qunter''
States
; Of what town was lii.irlcningnc a native?
3. In what century dM he live?
4. On what ticket did Kugeiie V. Debs run
for the presidency ?
5. Who Ma I'alestrlnu?
6. What Is the erlnln of the word Parlia
ment?
7. Distinguish between ordinance and erd
nance.
8. Who wuh N'anre (iblueld?
S. Which Is thu largest of the planetH?
10. What Is meant by thw expression "of
doubtful prex'ennnce"?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. The last two Stntts te ratify the Cen
stitutien of the I'nlted States Were
North Carolina and Ithede Island.
2. Martin Van Iluren, who succeeded An
il .-w Jtickmin In the presidency, was
sometimes called "Jacksen's appen
dix." 3.
The Careline Islands nni a group In the
Western Pacific Ocean lying between
the equator nnd in north latitude and
Iwtwecn longitude 110 and 100 east
"Disjecta membra" are fragments, scat
tered remains. The expression Is often
applied te literary effects.
The empyrean Is the highest heaven.
The Cypriotes are the Inhabitants of
Cvnrurt. Ill the Eastern MeillterrnnNin
C.
0.
7 Ilesldcrlus Erasmus, the celebrated Dutch
humanist and scholar, lived In parts
of the fifteenth and sixteenth centu
ries. He wan horn about I486 nntl
died in 163C.
8 A rondo In music is n composition with
a leading theme, te which return Is
made.
8 "Jelly Keger" was the name given te the
block lluir. the favorite ensign of the
pirates of the Spanish main.
10 The name Jenny In spinning Jenny Is
thought te have been derived from
"genie." n corrupt .diminutive of the
,word engine, i !)
miLlliELpatA; $OTftSDAY, DECEMBER
TWO DISTINGUISHED MEN
Dr. Omwake's Story of the Janitor
and Lord Reading Destroying Our
Wild Flowers Dr. J. Madisen
Tayler en Self-Determlnatlen
lly (IKOHOE NOX McCAIN
TV. OEOIUJEl,. OMWAKE, president
-' of Crslnus College, during n necent trip
te Hlchmend, Vn., visited old St. Jehn's
Church.
Students of history will recall thnt It was
within its walls 'that Patrick Henry de
livered his famous speech containing the
werdA, "(live me liberty or give me death."
The janitor of the ancient edifice Is very
proud nf his position. He entertains visitors
by reciting a portion of the patriot's address.
"I have met mere distinguished men thnn
liny ether person In Hlchmend," he Informed
Dr. Omwnke and his party. Then he con
tinued :
"I made this statement te a gentleman
vlsltwr some time age te which he replied,
'Yeu arc new speaking te n distinguished
man. I am Ierd Heading, of England.'
"I am glad te knew you," said the jan-Iter-gulde,
"New that you have told me
who you are, let me tell you who I am.
"I wns born In (Jenea, Italy, In lH4.ri, and
I um a descendant of the great (Jtirlbnldl."
The card which the old man tendered Dr.
Ouiwake and which he still retains rends :
"Antonie Onfuguln. Keeper."
OMVKIt D. SCHOCH, of Hnrrlshurg,
tells me thnt nmny of the wild (lowers
nleng the mere popular automobile routes
are in danger of .practical extermination.
He favors the organization of n State
wide society for their conservation and pro
tection. '
Net only thnt. hut he urges that necessary
laws be enacted te end, or nt leiut te curb,
this latest nnd most uiiusuul kind of hood heod hoed
liimlsm. Many automobile tourists. Mr. Sehech
says, are net content with gathering masses
of these beautiful blooms, hut they seem te
take delight in destroying the bushes.
"The mesf llngrnnt violators are thought theught thought
lessnutemoblllsts," snid Mr. Sehech.
"They are net content with carrying nwny
all they need for household adornment, put
they decorate their machines In the most
lavish and reckless manner.
"There is frequently n total disregard of
warning signs nntl the rights of property.
It Is n new species of vandalism developed
by the remarkable increase In automobile.."
Mr. Sehech Is in communication with
nature levers ever the State in the attempt
te arouse them against I Ills Infest evil.
r)H. J. MADISON TAYI.OH. professor
-' of therapeutics and dietetics In the
medical department of Temple Cnlverslty,
has, mellis friends knew, very decided views
en the subject of "universal .self-determination
nntl the brotherhood of man."
Partieulnry is this true of present-day
conditions us allied te these subjects.
Dr. Tayler's views are always expressed
directly, forcefully nntl plqunntly.
He Is never nt u less for the correct word
te express his advanced ideas and be is
never nfrnld te use It.
When, therefore, lie declares It as his
judgment that mankind is net ready for
half the projects put forward for the avowed
betterment of the race nnd of civilization, In
dues se with what might be termed "direct
action in expressleli." As, for instance :
"TS THEHE new prevailing any dominant
a. note of Ideals, of ethics, of religion,
except presented In an academic way, or
us mere sentimentalities?" he asks.
"The whole world gees te war. Why?
Te make the world safe for democracy. It
continues In a subacute stn,te of war.
Why? Te settle great issues.
"I'pen close scrutiny these reveal them
selves chlelly ns material considerations,"
continues the doctor.
"The pnluvcrlugs about items of posses
sion, of sources of wealth, of crude prod
ucts, coal. Iren, oil,
"These piny quite the same role as In
struments of autocratic power os they de
of democratic comfort or culture,
"Man today has by no menus demon
strated that he has evolved beyond the stage
of barbaric emotionalism, of selfishness, tie
strucllvencss, burnings, murderings, piling
lugs. "He plays the docile puppet te rage, te
praise, te make war or peace.
"When man docs demonstrate, his essen
tlal capacity for self-determining the best
forms of government he must then demon
strate he can remain stable anil progres
sive." Dr. Tayler certainly has the courage of
his convictions.
EDWAHD WILSON, of the State Wel
fure Department, directs my attention
te a new note of color that characterizes
peifermnnccH In the various theatres nnd
moving-picture palaces of the city.
It is the display of the American ling
iu some conspicuous position in the audi
torium or en the stage.
It is In accordance with the lnw enacted
by the last Legislature.
It was signed by (.eiernnr Sproul en the
'Jfith of April and requires that the "Hag
of the I'nlted Stntes be publicly displayed
in uny hull, place of amusement,
auditorium, tent or room used for enter
tainment nt me piiniic - - or en uny
public street or highway or let or tract of
lnnd" anywhere in the Stnte where a public
gathering Is held.
The net pnssed Heuse and Senute with
but one dissenting vote.
MH. AVILSON, ns chairman of the Leg
islative Committee of the State Council
Order of Independent Americans, wns pri
marily responsible fur the new law.
Its sole object, he says, Is te Inculcate
greater respect for the Hag and te familiarize
these who attend theatres, mntleti-plcture
cnlertnlnments, exhibitions ami public meet
ings of all kinds with the ting.
Seme theatres huve gene the lnw line
i.,.tt,i. nnd tlisnluv two lines, one en i.ncli
side of the proscenium arch.
Failure te display the national colors at
public gatherings ninstltutes a misdemeanor
ami renders the promoters or the outers of
the hall liable te n line of .10().
Today's Anniversaries
.17S0i Edward Celes, (Joverner of !
mils IK'JU-UO, born in Albemarle Cnuuti,
Vlrlglne. Died In Philadelphia Julv '7,
1WW.
1711(1 (ieneral Antheny Wayne, famous
soldier of the Ametican Hevolutlen, died at
Prcsque Isle, Pn. Hern In Chester County,
Pennsylvania, January 1, 17-iri.
1821 Itufus Hiirrlnger, noted North Car
olina soldier anil statesman, Isirn at Con Cen
curd, N. '- J'h'd February .'I, lsn,"..
18011 Duke of Edinburgh visited the
Viceroy of India at Calcutta.
1871 Dedication of tlie Wheeler Opera
Heuse In Teledo, O.
3rit,M Calvin S. Price, former I'lilted
Stntes'Senntnr from Ohie, tiled in New Yerk
City, Hern at Denmark, ()., September 17,
181)0 The Hritlsh under Oenernl Heller
w'cre severely defeated by the liners neur
Colenso.
Today's Birthdays
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the builder of
the Eiffel Tower In Paris, born nt Dijon,
France, eighty-nine years age.
Edwin Hewhuid Hlnshlleld, a painter cel
ebrated for his mural decorations, born in
New Yerk City seventy-three years age.
Leuis Lembard, noted American cap
italist nnd art patron, born at Lyens,
France, sixty yenrs age.
Duke of Athnl, the only individual in
Oreat Hrltuln who Is entitled te mulntuln
a private army of his own, born fifty years
age.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS I
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Bast
DR. EDWIN MILLER FOGEL
On Christmas Customs
WHEN Father journeys down te the corner
te select n Chrlstmns tree; when
Mether climbs te the nttic te retrieve the
colored glebes nnd tinsel decorations from
their year-long exile, nnd finally, en the great
day Itself, when the flowing bowl of con cen
vlvlul eggnog Is passed from hand te hand
nmeiig these members of the fninily duly
(inalltletl by nge nnd experience te pnrtuke,
hew little It is suspected that these amiable
customs of Christmas time hail their origin
In the dim renches of a pagan nnd uurc-
genernte barbarism. .
According te Dr. Edwin Miller I-ogel.
professor of Germanic languages at tlie
i'nivcrsitv of Pennsylvania, who has made
n special "study of the subject, many of the
rites nntl special celebrations with which the
Yuletlde season Is marked today can be
traced hack through the centuries te the
times when the Northern races offered up
their living sacrifices te AN mien and llier
iu the fastnesses of the forests.
Origin of Tree
"Take for instnnce the
tree, one nl liie
chief elements
f nor modem celelirnneii
of
Clulstmas." he said. "p .,'.' ,'.,,. ,,,
tree can he trnceti uiick uiumri ....... ...
enrlv Scandinavian Influences, "nc w.ulil
expect that the ..uk tree, the Hncrcil tree
the eailv Teutonic races, would have bee
used for this purpose, but the northern
vergreen. svmlel of life recurrent, was
, si l.sten.l. because of its I'nrtlculnr
significance with regard te the nature of the
festival. , , ... ,. ,, i. ,vn!.
combined with the observance of the birth of
Christ by the later Christians, wns un ed
Yeu see. the fciciiruiioe, -'";
and very Important icmiviu iwe-m. ;
Germanic races en the occasion of the
"'.'.Vn the Te-u.enlc mythology which held
wnv among all these rnces. the conflict ln
ween the powers of light ami darkness held
,n smpert.nt part. Weden, the supreme
SWi
t
nn 4inp
. . .1... ufstl.lll
after whom our
gill ei .""-.--'" .'li , character.
Wednesday isnuiu.u, """".""-,,- ......
Istles of n sun nnd sky god. nnd he wns
represented ns in conflict with the powers of
''""New'the winter solstice, nt which Hum
.. ' .... i i..- ... return ne-nlii te Its luert'
nertlHv ui se. was regarded by the ancient
?"r at e l.eeples as a time of rejoicing nnd
s "a "ever the triumph of lig ..ver dark-
vernal Hiicrlfice.
'Ilurnt elienngs
upon
EVENING MYSTERY
OW ragged clouds In the west are heap
N
ing,
Ml the hedges seem n-xveepmg,
And In a thin (.yen distance flew'ers
The moon, the blossom of lonely hours.
The moon she lightens nn n myriad meadows
nd her ravs wander among weed shadows ;
' Ere the fast of sunset's Ib'wn
She has made a new world of her own.
Old farm houses with their white faces
Fly, un.l their ghosts have taken their
places: , ..
Even the signposts like grim iars
Point te losing brakes nnd briars.
Tired birds roosting nre net yet sleeping,
Hut stir and mutter nt the wild eyes peeping,
nd sheep will net let silence lie,
Hut blare about the hilltop sky.
s though long plotting dogs had broken
Frem kennel chains, by the ringleader
spoken,
Te hurry the ewes in the light of the
moon
The bleed en their jaws will hang 'em
anon.
Hut no, for miles the iheepfeldi mean,
Ami dogs bay from their farms nlene;
"'.-. ul.fi. ilir ultltinu un nlm lin fiMn?
nil PltU ii" r"nn-ti - him - .
AVhat poison pours she In br's ear?
Edmund Illundcn, In thu and the
Aincnacura.
iiess nntl tie renewal 01 me "" " .
"The festival at this time of year wns the
most important of nil th-lr celt-bra ions,
meM nni , , ,, , ,,reat rejoicings
am '""-"., i, .. u time of
""..Tlusthig and "drinking, nnd of nni-
piled upon the
altars everv man and woman cnnirimiuiig.
Herse's, steers, pigs, sheep, goats were
1m light by the tribes te lay nt the shrine
F Weden ml it was permitted te these
who were tumble te offer animals e lal
Mi 11 cakes in the shapes of animals iu their
16, 1021
"IT IS TtiEIR NATURE TO!"
place. That is the origin of the modern
Christmas cakes and candles.
"Even the colors of the lntter. the red
and yellow of our present -day holiday con
fections, have their relationship te this
niiiient custom. Ited was the color of Ther,
the grent god of war, nntl yellow Is the color
of the sun, in whose honor the festival was
held.
Huge Feasts AVerc Held
"These occasions were accompanied by
great feusts. ut which prodigious quantities
e ,i ...id drnk were consumed. Our
modern eggnog Is no mere or less thnn a
. i- nil. . iitcii tlie curly Ger-
uiuiiic races drank universally. It was a
concoction of fermented mnre's milk, anil it
possessed n markedly stimulating effect.
"Later en. when these northern races were
converted te Christianity, the birth of Christ
nnd the festival of the midwinter solstice
were combined. Christian elements were
introduced into the festivities, nnd the old
pagan ceremonies survived only ns customs,
without their former significance,
"The five-pointed star and the shep
herd's creek, which ere new such common
Christinas decorations, are obviously of
Christian origin. The variegated glebes with
which' the tree is decorated icpresent various
stars. The Introduction of toy. giving, tee.
is n Christian innovation, which harks
back te the particular relationship of chil
dren with the birth nnd childhood of
Christ."
HUMANISMS
Hy WILLIAM ATHKHTON DU Pl'Y
X7HEN Klthu Heet, who sits in the con
ference of nations In Washington, first
became Secretary of AVar under McKinley,
twenty years age, he gave the best that was
iu him te a study of the problems of the
army. He had net gene fnr until he dug
Inte n bonk which had been written by
Hrevet Majer General Emery Cpten shortly
after the Civil War. anil which up te that
time liiitl been given little attention, but
which has since come te be recognized ns one
nf the greatest military treatises ever written.
Soen Heet piopesed a reorganization of
the army and tlie int induction of a general
stnff, borrowing the idea largely from Gen
eral I'ptnn. He took this iden te Congress,
expounded it, made It crystal clear, but
( 'iitiirrnsu wifiisml ti mil 't'lin nn.l .n.,l...i
- ,.. - ....... ., ... .... , ... ..... i i-.-i-,--ii,ii
the went back with the same Idea, better mas-
lereti, mere tuoreuguiy expounded, lie ar
gued, Insisted, finally get through his reor
ganization program.
This accomplishment was regarded by his
associates iu the government as rather re
markable. When asked hew he was nhle
te de this thing lie gave an answer which
seems te be the key te the position he as
sumes with relation te the problems that
mist- before Ihe Confluence nt which he Is
un American delegate. He said:
"I took Ihe army for my client; that is
nil."
Geerge Ade was being told hy nn admirer
just hew wonderful that admirer thought
authors were, ami he responded by telling u
story.
"Yeu remind me," be snid, "nf the time
right hfter the appearance nf my lirsl hook
when I went te spend n week nt a summer
resort outside of Chicago. The landlord of
the hotel suld te me ;
, " 'Mr. Ade, you nre n literary mini, I be
lieve.' "I blushed nhd smiled and answered that
I had written u few tiilles.
" 'I have several literary men Mopping
here,' said lie. 'I like literary men.'
"'Well,' Mild I, '1 am glad of thnt.
" 'A'cs,' Mild he. 'I like literary men
They never object te paying in advance
They're used te it.' "
Dr. Geerge Klrchwey, who wns head of
the Government Employment Hureaii during
the war, who xvus one time superintendent
of Sing Sing Penitentiary, but whose real
work is that of dean of the Cehimhla Law
College In New Yerk City, has earned him
self a reputation for u Mimcwhnt Incisive
wit.
During one nf his lectures, for exnmple
there pervaded the room thnt inexplicable
feeling of unrest which sometimes exists en
such occasions. The students nei-veusli
watched the clock for the end of the period
Dr. Klrchwey sought te se synchronize ,s
lecture that It would end just us the Period
was up. it went ever a little, however am
"'MM T " W;r",'iU8 0f c'1,nlr', w"li lie
"Wnlt n minute," protested Dr. Kirch-
wcy. "Don't go yet. I Unye
pearls te cast," , K
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ive a few mere
SHORT CUTS
Perhaps It Is because It is a Facllic
treaty thnt the big stick is hidden.
AVashlngtnn just new hns the busiest
little telegraph office in the world.
AVhnt the Senate irreconcilable lack
iu number they miikc up In veclfcruusncM.
Every time it Hrentlwny restaurant is
raided by prohibition enforcement officers
some bootleggers chuckle derisively.
Tomorrow's fateful meeting at the Nit;
A'urd will hardly seem complete without the
presence of Hess Ship Scrapper llugliu.
It must be a source of ennsldenble
chagrin te Mr. Hearst that the world re
mains culm when he throws his dally lit.
The president of A'nssnr College jiji
wnninn Is fifty years ahead of man. This
may account for the way he chnses after
her.
Demosthenes McGlnnis declares that
the Foiir-Peuer Treaty is se darned easy te
understand It ought te he darned Iiard t
break.
Opponents of the Angle-Irish r''
pact lay themselves open te the charge tint
they hate England mere thnn they Ien
Ireland.
The iden of n Limitation Armament
Confluence, explained 'I lie 'si; Guv. Is te
prove that a martial Ceck e' the Wftlklil
step-cock.
"Why net let bygones lie bygones?" mi
some proponents of the AVashlngtnn peace
when their attention Is culled te eieerptl
from past speeches.
Times may be hard, hut Germany h
net yet reached the point xvhere she'll h
willing te swap her prospective niornterlus
for China's consortium.
"Te the victor belong the fpelli,"
remarked Marshal Foeh, ns he superin
tended the stewing away of his half ilW
packing enses ()f presents.
There Is shrewd .suspicion thnt a dtp
operated meter bus feeder for the Frank'
ford "L" would hnve sufficient traction U
pull the P. It. T. Inte line.
Chrlstmns turkevs seem determined te
fly ns high ns the Thanksgiving binl. Thoi
who can't lilt 'em with n poekcttmek meii
as iiMiul, fall back mi perk chops.
A pnrret screaming, "Help Murder I
Police:" scared a burglar from a li"1,
burgh home. We mny, therefore, expert
movement te substitute Pell for FMe in U
home.
Civilization is a traffic sign en rnrkeri
It may get many bumps, but It is a nW
hard thing te overthrew. This should w
ut once un instruction and a consolation I"
the pessimists.
X 71- 1,1 l.., !...,! hnr hill'
s .urini,ii wjiiiiiiiii nun n" -- . ..
band nrrestisl for talking se much thnt m1
unable te sleep. Feminist literature m
presently be enriched by a revised edition '
i urtnin Lectures. '
Lloyd Geerge nnd Hughes will ndrait
that this thing of framing pence I""'".1''
deg's life. "Tike it or leave it," sny W
den te Helfnst. "Shall e peer Mut"" u
vuin.' i'okle asks of Washington.
A ship laden with toys for the children
f vi i .. i..e. v..... Ynrk. It "
' , ti-llllll jinn jusi It'll ...:. - , -
Just a littl 111. te soy the least, that
should be understudying Snntn ( la" '
Central Europe while most of the toy
send come from Austria's nearest nel8liw '
Three companies of the Kansas N'?.,
Guard huve been culled out te protect Mr".
breakers In coal mines agninst "''""'-J
me women relatives or strlKllig uiiii''"- lh.,i
If you gnu think of any tougher job tn"li
of these soldier boys you have n ti
imngiuniinn.
AVhat has happened te China se fir '
the AVashlngtnn Conference does net P'
that the millennium bus arrived ; hut !"(
helpless nation Is given succor, lnSl," ,
being played for a sucker by , the MW ;
there is nt lenst some slight Indication I"
the world Is growing better.
Testlmenv before the I.oeKwetm .t
mlttei. Ill Vnitf Viirt ilnvelmicil tllC IS"-1" I
six Itnllnns and three Jews hntl been
six Italians and three Jews hn, ,nr fit
by the Plasterers' Cnlen for working : P "Jft
Patrick's Day. This Is nmnaiiiy, vj
riiey were fined becnuse they had trie
nnd could be forced te pay and one ""fyi
an goeu as nnetner.
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