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Philadelphia, Saturday, December 31, 1921
WHICH IS THE TRUTH?
rrfflltUh stones have been told by Lleu--
tcniint Governer Beidlemau In the Inst
week nbeut tbr i?"(iOU cheek with his In In
eorsement en it in the Audlier (lenenl's
office.
He first paid thnt be lmd never received
anything from the State in addition te bis
alary.
When he was told thnt there was a check
Trtth his indersement en it he explained
that the money was paid te him for legal
services.
Fermer Auditor General Snyder, who
paid the money, said that If he had te de
It ever again he would pay Mr. Beldleman
$10,000 lnstend of ?0000.
And new Mr. Beldleman Is quoted as
aylng, "I did net accept the check for
$5000 which has. been mentioned."
Here nre two denials nnd one admission
from the man te whom thu cheek was made
out and one ndmlsslen from the man under
whoee direction the check Has drawn.
The contradictory statements can"t all be
true. Which one Is? And hew long docs
It take the Lieutenant Governer of Penn
sylvania te prepare nn explanation of an
official act?
"HIGHER UP"
MAYOtt MOOHL noted properly in
ordering the immetllatu dischnrse of
two Inspectors iu the Department of
Wharves, Decks and Ft tries who were found
te be in the pay of structural metnl con
tractors whose work they were supposed te
inspect nnd regulate.
Contractors de net put the names of city
empleyes en secret salary rolls because of a
desire te be charitable. Seme of the metal
work examined iu this instance wns found
te be faulty.
While Kelnhnrdt and Fessler nre tramp
ing about In the cold looking for ether
Jobs, the pcople who corrupted them will
probably have little te unrrv nh.x.i !,.. ;
i. a i, ., " -.
, -"e ai iciiri te commit some of the
-mere detestable crimes.
The llCnnlu Who .ecriflr nnl.l innnnu
these three men nre no mere te be excused
erx relieved from blame than the bribe
takers. What can Mr. Moere de nbeut them?
RUMOR AND MR. HUGHES
WASHINGTON Is a wbisnerlnc Kullerv,
a ball of cehoe, nnd it mi. purhnp?
inevitable that accounts of cross-puriesPi
in the Arms Conference, the treaty inter
pretation blunder nnd the atmosphere of
dubiety which is n fncilliar b. -product of
closed sessions bheuld in-pire rumors of
Cabinet friction.
Hints have been circulated of a threat
ened resignation by S-crctary Hiishes.
Memories of the Paris parley of !l'j are
recalled by this sort of innuendo.
Upen the assumption that it is even
faintly touched with authenticity, it may be
Mid thnt Mr. Hushes' responsibilities urn
acute. His presram at thu euit was
overwhelmingly reflective of American pnpii
lar desires. Mix performance as an inter
national ttalfMimn has been marked by
vigor and perception.
He is under u pressing obligation te te.
rnnin at the helm in stormy n.-i in sunny
weather. The Administration needs Mr.
Hughes, and talci, however irresponsible, of
his dissatisfaction cannot be heard without
disquiet.
International conferences nre trying te
their ablest participants. Ner are such
leadern proof against error such as was
unquestionably made in thu suppression of
the original meaning of the Four-Power
Treaty.
The conjecture of Mr. Hughes' retire
ment fails te Miiarc with attested estlmntca
of his character.
WHAT ARE THE POLICE FOR?
THE new Majer of Vouugstewn, O., an
nounces that he intends te have burnts
one emell the breath of every policeman
every four hours and report whether he
detects the odor of whisky or ether strong
drink. These found with al."oheli breaths
t Will be disciplined.
But where are the policemen te get the
alcoholic drinks? Docs net the Velstead
net run in Youngstown? If it des run,
then there can he no place in the city where
liquor is legally 6eld, and if it is illegally
fiejd Is the Majer te held the police inno
cent of complicity?
' This business of an official breath-smeller
in n prohibition era t.eems te be a cenfes-
Yslen that the era Is net quite se "drj" as
he prohibitionists said it was gelnj- te be.
If the new Mayer wishes te make Yeun-s.
town "dry" thcre is an easier way te de it
than by the appointment of a man te spy
en the breath of the pelnc.
GERMAN "LOGIC" AGAIN
TUB Ourniuu failing for overstating a cas
Ja once mere revealed, this time In the
uluborate report en trade conditions issued
ft 0y (he Hamburg v-nnmner or commerce.
Admittedly the difficulty of executing the
never reparations program of tin; Treaty
'. t Versailles Ja extreme. Even in France
there U "e recognition of the formidable
I ' imture of tee preuiuni.
j The business men of Hamburg are net
I. 'UJV kneaklnir T.CUtenienlly, but interim.
I iUHrtlly. when they point te thu necc-sltr
H " . -i 1 ..... 4. ta erti4Il a mill t, .u..i ,. I..
W iZ fiVCUrinJi vivij v'7 v V lain
WJMl the e!rIt.,3t,'"-,tIve fe'-",1 "f I Ik- ludem-
I' ' Tie experts uew meeting In Paris ar
Pj..k.iiv pnMBftl in rvneking some neu
' ' ""ferwul of procctlure which will be pmc
: lieVl and net at wlance with Jmmutnbk
eHle IawL . ,
mi. jm, ."" - -
rational 'arguments. Their plea for snnc
lltinnctiil adjustments is accompanied with
tt request for the return of German colenics.
An echo of the nrrogauce of mld-wnr days
Is audible.
Traced te its basic meaning, the Ohnm
bcr of Commerce report is a clumsy effort
te escape ene of the condign penalties of
German defent, a punishment which is em
phatically net responsible for the existing
llnnncinl straits of the nntten.
Yes, the Germnm can always be trusted
te nttack the light of rensen wltb the arma
ment of fallnet nnd misrepresentation.
IS SUPER-VAREISM THE NEW
MENACE IN PENNSYLVANIA?
Some Indications of a Contemplated Ex
tension of Contractor Government te
Control Vast Highway Funds
AMONG the uucbastcned and unteachable
spirits of these turbulent dus it eecms
necessnry new te list I-Mtvin II. Varc, con
tractor de lute. State Senater, ex-boss of
Philadelphia nnd aspirant te the dictator
ship of Pennsylvania politics.
Mr. Varc appnreutly has learned nothing
by the shocks of his icccnt experiences en
the home grounds. It was demonstrated
here, as It is being demonstrated almost
everywhere else, that the mixture of business
with subterranean politics Is no longer
tolerable te ordinarily intelligent taxpayers.
But disclosures of the drift of State high
way contracts, mnde in this newspnper yes
terday, prove pretty conclusively that the
Varc organization sees a great future for
(ntracter government and a Held for the
Philadelphia rystem ns wM- as the State
Itself.
A flood of money, In which the ten mil
lions or mere paid nnnually for meter licenses
is but a rclathely unimportant rart, Is
being poured each year Inte new read con
tracts. Ilead building will be the major
public activity of Stnte Administrations for
about ten years te come.
There is no reason why the Varc con
tracting organization should net compete
for contracts.
There nre excellent reabens why con
cerns owned or controlled by a political boss
should net have any part in the system of
construction.
Farmers, automobile owners, business
men and tnxpnjcrs generally urc paying
henvily for geed reads.
It isn't pleasant te think of a time when
a Governer controlled by Senater Vnrc
could name the Highway Commissioner who
would tiame the Inspectors who would pass
upon work Inte which the big Philadelphia
contract combine has been penetrating
quietly.
When it was shown yesterdaj Piut Philip
C. Ulscle, one of Senater Vare's engineers
with nn official address in Mr. Ynre'i office
and the support of a bank controlled by
Mr. Ynre's friends nnd political associates
and unlimited capital and equipment, has
been busily at work en large read contracts
In the western parts of the State, any one
with a little Imagination nnd even slight
knowledge of organization technique could
understand why few tenrs were shed In the
Lincoln Building ever the less of trifles like
municipal street-cleaning contract". And
Senater Yare's keen lntcret Iu tli pre
liminaries of the light for the gocrnerhip
nnd the energy with which hia associates
anil leaders are telling In the State field
gained n new and diverting .significance.
The State Highway Department nnd the
engineers of its force, Impressed by a knowl
edge of the Immeasurably irapertunt pnrt
that geed reads will play In the future
life of Pennsylvania, have been doing ad
mirable work. The recently built State
highways are magnificent. They haven't
been doctored or slighted, and politicians
have had nothing te de with them. Mr.
F.lele has been doing geed work.
What might happen under n Yarcl.cd
State Administration and a political sub
ordinated Commissioner of Highwajs Is an
other matter.
It remains te be seen whether the farmers
of the State, the vettrs and the business
interests generally will be willing even te
risk the danser of a regime that might
ghe them net the Indestructible, concrete
highway that they are paing for, but jobs
reminiscent of, let U3 say, the League 1'land
boulevard and League Island Park. Fer it
is net tee much le suppose that a movement
is en te establish the Varc theory of con
tractor government ever all the State during
u period In which vast bums will be spent
en new read systems ami ether public Im
provements. There Is no intention here te question
Mr. Vare's right or the right of companies
he controls te de public work. But se
ambitious a contractor is net a safe person
In politics.
The Senater ought te get out of politics
or out of the contracting business.
The little Napeleon I.imwlf will argue
that he is carrying en his business in fair
competition with ether bidders. That is iu
a senr,c tiuc. But the question raised new
deesu't relate te anything thut Senater
Vnre. the contractor. Is doing. It relates
te what he might de In the future If he
held the balance of power at Harrisburg
through the election of n Governer of his
selection.
Thu opportunities for graft, for profit"
and for power ever voters ami elers' or
ganizations would be unpri ccdcntcd. Would
these opportunities, created by the State's
need for new read sj stems, he neglected by
any contractor-political organization?
The people of Philadelphia have only te
glance Inte the past te knew that they
wouldn't.
1921
Til K "verld moves spasmndPaliy. Fer
years there may teem te be no progress
and'then suddenly something happens. It
i l.l.e the bulb which swells under ground
for Minn v ii n -. putting out root, ami
gathering tuel-ture before there in nn. indi
cation mi the surface thnt a ltal fe -co has
been at work.
The international ngri-eiuent which has
been negotiated in Washington is lil,n the
first tender leincs of the bulb pushing them
selves above the ground. It has been talked
about for years and ccry one has admitted
that It would b" a geed thing. But its
ecasen of growth had net been fulfilled. It
took the lerclng process of vwir te make it
sprout.
This i the one great event of l!).l that
will he rente: ibered when ether emnis ill
huc sunk into their pi iper pfrspectKc as
n;iri "f the general pentine (,f lnsler.v 'I'd,,
purine; of the control of the (ie;eri''ii-iil in
Washington from the Itepulliciui . te iv
Democrats Is of momentary importance
SucIT a shifting "f control takes place
periodically net only in the United States,
but in every ether democratic country.
Outside of the dcUJfj'ratiens of the Wash-
r
ingteu Conference prebnbly the most Impor
tant thing that has happened has been the
negotiation of an agreement between the
Briti'h Government and Irelnnd for setting
up the Irih Frce Stale ns a member of the
British fnmlly of nations with control ever"
its own affairs. The agreement has net yet
been rntlficd in Ireland, but thnt cannot be
long delayed. The agitnters arc opposed te
It, but the majority of the Irish people seem
te be gratified that a solution has been
found for the problem that has perplexed
Brltlh statesmen for many generations.
Things hnve happened In Germany nnd
Uti'siu nnd in China nnd In India nnd in
Fgypt of teeming Importance te these most
Intimately affected, but their cempnrntlvc
unlmpertnnce when looked nt from America
suggests the place they will occupy in the
history of the world when written twenty
live years from new.
But no history can fall te give consider
able attention te the Washington Confer
ence and te ths settlement of the Irish prob
lem. LESSONS OF READING WRECK
ACT of Ged or freak of fnte are phrases
which it fa impossible te apply le the
sacrifice of twenty-seven lives In the shock
ing railway disaster nt Brjn Athyn. The
prcveutnblcness of the catastrophe wns evi
dent in the enrllest accounts of the circum
stances a few weeks age. Expert opinion,
unclouded by prejudice or emotionalism,
confirms this original impression.
Jehn P. Dohency, Chief of the Bureau of
Accidents of the Public Service Commis
sion, has conducted u searching Inquiry Inte
the causes contributory and auxiliary te
the accident. His findings nre embodied in
n detailed report, the lesions of which arc
nxlemati".
This qualified Investigator fixes the blame
for the collision primarily upon the con
fusion of orders anil the cnrflcssirss of
their presentation.
The nntlquuted system of hand signaling
is vigorously condemned. The appalling pro pre
portions of the tragedy nre significantly
ascribed te the obvious inflammability of
wooden coaches and their gas-lighting
equipment.
Mr. Dohency, ns Is only fnlr, apportions
credit te the railroad companies for their
consistent construction of steel cars, a
policy hnlted temporarily during the war
but again In force. It is clear, however,
that the rate of substitution is altogether
tee slew adequately te safeguard the travel
ing public.
The responsibility of the Public Service
Commission and of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, which supports Mr. Doheney's
contentions, is thus unmistakable. I low far
the former body can go in compelling the
installation of steel passenger rolling stock
has never been fully determined, but it is
certain that If properly aroused no small
amount of pressure enn be exerted.
Should this fall the remedy lies, as Mr.
Dohency suggests. In the hands of the
Legislature, which means that the public of
1'ennsjHania is primarily blameworthy for
the continuance of death-traps en its rail
w n s.
Are the people of this State se weak
minded thnt they require further lessens
upon the tragic felly of sanctioning obselrtu
railroad equipment and indifferent adminis
tration? Every one of Mr. Doheney's recommenda
tions, including notably his pleas for re
peated examination of train cmplejes with
re-peel te knowledge of the rules, exten
sions of the block tignnl system and the
installation of steel coaches, contains
specific remedies for ihc group of factors
which II? nt the root of the Newtown
Branch horror.
Steel cars aie net Iimjlmrablc, but they
supply for passengers the be-t security thus
fnr known. The human equation, with its
weaknesses, sometimes ungeternnblc, can
not be eliminated from railway manage
ment. But direct invitations te danger can
be rejected.
It is the Imperative duty of the Public
Service and Interstate Commerce Commis
sions, the Legislature und the people of
Pennsylvania te devise nnd execute some
weiLablc plnn effecting drastic reforms lit
these fentures of the equipment and conduct
of railways that concern the fundamental of
huinun tafet.v.
The rnihvajs arc making progress. Steel
coaches in Pennsylvania new considerably
outnumber these of frame. But partial
measures will net suffice, as the wreck ou
the Keuding te appalling! demonstrated.
CITY MONEY FOR THE FAIR
IT IS with plcas-ire that this newspaper
congratulates Councilman Hnll en his
enthu-Iastlc indersement of the fair project
and en his pledge te vote for ns much
money ns may be needed te assure its suc
cess. An appropriation of $2, ."00. 000 has been
suggested. Councilman Hall declared be
would ete for ten times that amount if
necessary, and he snld, what all knew te be
the truth, that if Portland can afford
!?'J.500,000 for its fair this city can afford
a much larger sum.
He made this statement after .lames M.
Beck, Solicitor General of the United States,
had told Council that mily action was im
portant it an appropriation was te he se
cured from Congress. lie assured the
members that ihe President was favorable te
the project, but that Philadelphia must
show that it means business before any
action cau be expected in Wushlnglen
The Mayer very properly thanked Coun
cilman Hall for his buppert of the plan and
expressed his gratification at the bpirlt of
harmony that seemed te prevail.
This is the kind of harmony that must
continue If the fair is te be successfully
managed. There will, of course, be a temp
tation te pln.v politics iu the selection of
the site, hut what there should be unanimous
ngrcemuit en is thut the site should be the
one best adapted te the uh':s le which it U
te be put, resardless of who may profit by It.
Them is already evidence that the men
in authority arc taking this view, for they
are talking of putting up permanent build
ings se that u large part of the money spent
mnj be invested profitably for the benefit of
future generations.
As the wisdom of this course makes itself
manifest it will eliminate various inaccessi
ble iltcs thut have been proposed and will
point with unerring precision te one of two
ur three locations tint tee far from the City
Il.tll for 'he pernwiient structures ti serve
I be .iccds of t lie city vihen the fair is closed.
Doubtless France
vveuld rather have a
guarantee by treaty
rniiire and
bubniarinr
against luture g.
-rossien by Germany than the submarines
she in-ists upon. One drawback te her pres
ent stand- is thut her friends may think that
If she has money enough for the new Ueet
there will be no need te fear financially
ciiibarnfslng her. There may be less earn
sU'c s in enforcing reparation payments;
liieic likelihood of insistence 1 1 Tt t she pay
li.-r .Id.l-. And nlu.vn there is lie.slbllily
I'lct 1'nte. bell z it sardonic cuss. In oeoUnj
up ihc n"xf wnf If there Is such a thing
in i.cir- Uitclicin ii-.jj make her Ihe victim
,,f ,r r ev ii H.-1.
lloetleggers whose whisky kills nre
liable te tvveuty yea "a" Imprisonment in New
etk. Seme kick. ElsewberQ they arc pen.
nlied by belug required te send wreath
te the family of the decease
A GREAT PROJECT
Making Our College of Pharmacy the
Center of a National Institution.
When Watterson Get His Whisky.
Plnchot'e Great Forestry Scheme.
Detterer's Magazine
By GEOKGE 'NOX McCAIN
Dlt. W. C. BUAISTED, president of the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and
Science, Is thus early, though only elected'
in Mny hist, giving evidence of the fnilh
thnt is in him ns te the future of that ecu-tury-eld
institution.
Dr. Bralsled was formerly Surgeon Gen
eral of the United Stales Navy.
It was thcre possibly that he acquired the
linhlt of mapping out big things.
He has In mind one of the greatest under
takings of its kind ever contemplated in this
city.
His idea Is le make the College of Phar
macy nnd Science the center of a natlennl
institute of pharmacology and experimental
therapeutics.
The College of Phnrmacy, with its splen
did background of history, presents nn ideal
opportunity for the realization of this dream.
The necessity for some such movement Is
pointed out by Dr. Brnlstcd In the fact thnt
medicine nnd pharmacy have been growing
upnrt during the Inst years.
Thcre must be a closer union if the
humanitarian work of each is te be a suc
cess in the future.
Dlt. BRAISTED, as head of the adminis
tration of. the cellege, frankly states
that the idea expressed has also been in the
minds of some of the trustees nnd officers.
If carried te fruition It would mean th
linking up of the work of the college with n
great hesplttl ctistiug, or te be built, in this
city.
lit connection with this nnd under the di
rection nnd control of the college there will
be a manufacturing plant with nn ndequntc
animal farm for biological products.
An extensive botanical and research gar
den for the systematic study, cultivation nnd
standardization of therapeutic drug plants
would be another feature of the Institute.
"This would allow the equal and co
ordinate union of the college for teaching
all thnt pertains te phnrmncy, which would
include research and standardizing net only
in pharmacy but Its allied branches in
chemistry and bacteriology," Dr. Bralstcd
Eays.
"The proper preparation for safe and
scientific administration nnd the determina
tion of the vulue of its products nt the bed
side of patients In the associated hospital
then would be assured."
Ideally, this would bring nbeut the union
of the doctor, the scientific pharmacist and
the highest and best method of making the
thernpeiitlc ugent for human use.
Nnturally thcre must be a foundation In
which te begin such a colossal undertaking.
It will require money as well as vision.
Dr. Bralstcd and his associates have the
latter.
Philadelphia must supply the former.
HENRY WATTEHSON, who died the
ether day, was net only noted for his
epigrams, but for the fact that they wcre
unstudied.
They were representative of his evcry-day
conversation.
He wns the nuther of hundreds of them,
the two most famous perhaps relating te
the Democratic Party at stages of Its his
tory. ,
Once he described It ns "Marching
through u slaughter heuse te an open
grave." and ngalti its being "Between hell
und the iron works."
In ISfIS Mr. Watterson was one of the
guests of honor nt a dinner given by the
Pittsburgh Press Club in honor of Senater
Chris L. Magee, publisher of the Times.
As n former president of the club I was
assigned n scat next te Mr. Watterson.
Formal banquets were a trille mere elab
orate twenty-five years nge than they urc
today.
A larger number of courses were served
and in greater variety. tj
THE Hetel Duquesne, of which the late
William WItherew wns the pepulnr pro
prietor. vus the scene of the banquet.
"I don't like messes," said Mr. Watter
son aside te me as he indicated u composite
muss of feed ou toast that had been set
before blm.
"Hew about Brunswick stew?" I nsked.
T knew this wns a fameiiB nnd wonderfully
Skjahi table Seutheru dish.
S ..M. !.-. ..... .. ........ ...... ,1.. I-. .
1 liai S JIUl il lliu--. I n lim 1I1BIUI11
reply: "It's u delicacy."
Later n punch, or some ether equally in
viting mixed drink, was poured Inte the
glnsses. Mttrsc Henry took ene sip, then
said In n low voice :
"These damn prescriptions don't set well
en my stomach. I wonder If I could get n
little straight whisky?"
He get It.
And he made n rattling fine after-dinner
speech as a result.
DU. .1. T. KOTIIItOCK. then Commis
sioner of Forestry, first began the work
of conserving the forests of the Stnte, or at
least advocating their conservation, mere
than a quarter of tt century nge In 180e.
He pointed out that land te the extent of
2,000.000 acres in Pennsylvania was in
danger of becoming a desert unless practical
measures were taken te reclaim it.
It wns this clarion call, unquestionably,
that aroused the State authorities te the
necessity of reforestation.
Scientists who have given the matter at
tention assert that we are using tip our for
ests three times as fast e they grew. That
what is known us saw-leg lumber will be
gene iu fifty years.
Gilferd Plnchet advocates the purchase of
,",000.000 acres of waste land for forest pur
poses in this State.
It will cost .$ 25.000,000, for which he
suggests n State bend Issue.
He points out that If this land Is planted
with trees net only will the $2.",000,000 of
the bend issue, be repuld, principal and in
terest, by the growth of thu forests, but the
annual revenue will be enough te pay the
public school bill of the State.
Mr. Plnchet evidently knows what he is
talking about, for he has been a fercbtcr nil
his life.
HENUY S. DOTTEItEIl was Governer
Pennv packer's first private secretary.
He died before the Governer was Inducted
into rffiee and Bremley Wharten was chosen
te the pest.
Mr. Dettercr wns nn antiquarian. It is
exceedingly doubtful if he would have lasted
verv long as a Governer's private secretary.
Ills age was against him as well as his
habits of life and methods of thought.
Fer years before he died Mr. Dettercr
published it magazine devoted te the Pcrkio Pcrkie
men region. It died with him.
The first copy of its successor, nfter a
long interim, has just been IshjP,i ,y (h,,
Historical and Natural Science Society of
the l'erkietncu Region.
It I- a purely historical ami antiquarian
journal published month!.
Its first issue tells of some of ihe private
graveyards of the valley and of the mln
crnls of Ihe region.
A most fascinating statement Is the an
nouncement thnt one of the rnrent mlneruls
in the world, epldcsmlne, has reeeetly been
discovered In the valley.
Dr. W. A. Kline, of Ursluus College, pre
sents a list of 10i birds, migratory, occa
sional and resident, seen In the valley-a
very interesting and valuable study.
ThomeH Boyee Brendle, of Green Lane, in
editor, with tliefe nsseciutes; Dr. E, ;, ft
.lehtiMUi. (f Perkleiiien Scheel; (he Jrv'
Cnlvln M. Del.eDL'. Pred I. Illlhlbher, Ur'
. A. Kline, of FrslniiH College; the I(.v'
riheti P. Schmidt and Prank F, Huber'
llt-l.
Anticipating the Blue Laws
Frem the rw JIavcn Iteslstcr
Never put off till tomorrow vvhut you can
de today It may be prohibited then,
iTsS'" " ,'W i
's$' $& mr &&3&L
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
HENRY GORDON THUNDER
On the Value of Cheral Singing
CHORAL singing and the organizations
established and maintained for that
purpose have a distinct culturul value te the
community in which they exist, whether It
be large or small, according te Henry Gor Ger Gor
eon Thunder, leuder of several of the prin
cipal singing societies of Philadelphia and
ether Pennsylvania cities.
"Musical work of this kind," said Mr.
Thunder, "gives these who take part in it
nn opportunity te become personally oc ec
qualnled with the great masterpieces of
choral composition which they otherwise
could net obtain. Many of the greatest
minds In music have given their best efforts
te the composition of great choral works,
and it represents a class of music in which
individual study Is of little avail in no far
as the knowledge of the effecta produced Is
concerned. This can only be secured by
active participation in the public perform
ance of these works.
Valuable le the Student
"If the performance be a geed one there
is a remarkable opportunity for judging the
effect of the work upon the public 'tis well
ns obtaining an lntimate personal knowl
edge of hew the effects tire produced by the
combination of the voice parts und these of
the orchestra. Frem the point of view of
the student of music the whole matter is a
thing of Inestimable value. By this I espe
cially menu the public performance, because
things which often seundwell In the btudie
de net always sound se well in public.
"The value te the community nt large
lies somewhat In the stimulation of musical
interest nnd knowledge in the Individual.
The ability te knew and appreciate the mas
terpieces of choral composition gives re
flexly a valuable knowledge of ether forms
of composition and makes them se much the
easier te understand nnd admire. Thus, for
example, the singer who linn bicn thor
oughly trained in choral work, and has some
acquaintance with the great compositions In
this form, hns an advantngc iu hearing a
sj mpheny which Is net possessed by one
without this knowledge.
Audiences and Performers
"We uic educating in the United States
nn enormeiibly critical and exacting utidl
ence, perhaps the most critical In the world,
through concerts such us the Philadelphia
Orchestra, the New Yerk Symphony Society,
the Metropolitan Opera Company and ether
professional organizations of the first clnss
are giving each jcar here and in thu ether
grent cities. Their ears and their musical
perceptions are becoming very keen, and re
pented performances of the best works enable,
them te judge with accuracy both the merits
of u composition and these of the organiza
tion which presents it.
"But with nil this we de net build up the
personal musical endeavors of our people.
Cheral work does this as well as stimulates
the crllli-ul and appreciative musical facul
ties. The singer who has a fair veice and n
moderate musical education flndB develop
ment and encouragement through his cherul
experience, and If he possesses qualities
which are at all unusunl he will be able te
go en und make his mark Iu the world of
music. It is surprising bow many of the
leading singers In the United Stutes, Eng
land and Germany had their first experience
as a member of it choral body.
Advantage of the Singer
"The orchestral player sturts as a pro
fessional mush-Inn and theiei'ere en a much
higher level of musicianship. This neccssl
tales n preliminary musical education and
actual praclUe which the singer does net
have te de. The Instrumentalist who played
the most insignificant part in the orchestra
which accompanied Iho Cheral Society's
performance of "The Messiah" last Wcdnes
da evening had te go through a course of
practice and n routine requiring jears of
study a"1' practice before he was competent
te de this work. This Is net required of
the choral singer.
"Singing Is Ihe most Instinctive form of
musical sclf-pxpicssliiii, n, IL. j...,,,.,.
number of these persons thut we have In thnj
leiintry the belter aie the chances for some
tin developing u dl-liuctlvu Ameiicuu school
of 'uiti-lc
"All our American music Is se btrengl
Uncluicd with the music of the predomi predemi
ntitlug European schools that It has ue
marked Individuality or characteristics. But
sort; day a primitive American will turt
"HEY,, THEREP
composing, ignoring the elder schools nnd
beginning n new one which will have the
individuality of his country.
A Prospective American Scheel
"By that time it is te bn hoped that the
juz. of the present day will be entirely for
gotten. And the originator, it Is safe te say.
will net gather his thought cither from the
Negro or the Indinn, neither of which is
iu any way typical of the real American
thought. They are of moderate Interest ns
types of music, but they de net offer even
possibilities for the founding of a new school
of music along scientific lines.
"But te return te the choral singers:
These organizations net only make for musi
cal culture In a community, but they stimu
late the culturul feeling along every Hue of
art. Fer this reason if for no ether they
deserve the support of the community. And,
besides giving the singers the opportunity
of taking part in Ihe production of important
works, they also give the community Its only
opportunity of hearing the great choral com
positions, because it is impractical, for many
reasons, for it chorus und erchestru num
bering In nil several hundred persons te give
concerts outside of its home city. The trans
portation expense alone would be prohibitive.
"AkiiIii. in u choral organization tlicre
fire trained simultaneously n larger num
ber of persons than perhaps bv any ether
method. These persons, are net professional
lnuslclaus; en the contrary, they arc the
ones who pay te hear nnd see artistic things
and thus make the professional musician
possible ns well as giving practical encour
agement te the artist, the actor and all
ethers engaged in the development of all the
urts in the country."
What De Yeu Kneiv?
QUIZ
What State entered the American Union
en the condition tlmt ft prbvtSlen for
sertrnidUV( ",,ell"" of slavery be In
sorted In Its constitution?
'unt'rV inhfM?
What Is a holograph will?
Who was Zebulon M. Pike?
What was the Greek name 'of Cupid'
Hhttt Is n rhumb?
wdi,eSoJ,;,e1s?,Araer,can" w,,en t,ic'
DPIrketT0 mCan'nB f U,e nautlcal term
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
ine8'lfe 'Sf "SeffTlS, t
Hcacensfleid Is referred te "l, of.
Ird of Her Mawv.i0 S-H Flrat
Prime Minister rtta..?
z. Cincinnati was named fnr i, c .
3. Peyton Randelph, 0f virelnln ,va
member of the flm Ceift uental rnnft
greas and we president T -ht ' "J"
from September C ?e e" ,oher - m
Me was nn ntlniate fri..),.l e"A 77
Washington. He ,i",i ', GcrK
4. "Kver-Vlctorleus iniv" wan tti ..
Blvcn te a mixed f(rce n?,,!1'" ?'"
the advance of the rebels Tl th tli?c,"
Plnir Ilcbelllen In 8s ltY ,.T" "
niauder was Frederick ev ,.. com;
Ward, an American "he v...,2wlY!?nl1
nd who was tiucce .,ie, V ".- Ile1'
(Jorden" (Charles Gee tea rL,,' 'llnf,SB
Urltlbh soldier antl aUmllUt,nlelr,, la
met. hi. death In KTj
A Venezuela. '8 "" 1,,habltant of Caracas,
6. Francisce Is the first nanie cf vm .,
Mexican former revolution", ' tl10
7. Tin abbreviation I. e. stands for i,i
Latin for "that Is." Ier U1 l,"
5. The name of tlie ltnmlet of Wiu.i,
nclglum. where the Iui e ur u-',?,' In
ten. commanding tlu" j-wiiLi III,,K
allied forces, defc.Ucd ih' i'e ""!l
under Napeleon llenum,''"',., ' rf ,c'
recently changed te Loiiein. Kc"
!) Nichelui. l'uiisslii was a fiMi'iu,,,, ...
pullil.-). leregiiucd a i " V,m "clI
classical punning In Kra no, i i''k7 ,ut
arc Wl-lOgs. "' "'a dates
10. The first Secretary of the Trenmir.. .
ajar bU'
SHORT CUTS
Jehn Bull appears le have tossed
noratie Bottomley.
Every department store is check-full of 'I
uusy exchange editors these days.
Geed-by, Old Year. Te which thew
who wish may add "Geed riddance."
J
.. . (I
Mr. Bcidlcmnn seems te find a plain -j
tale needs a confounded let of explanations. .
"flllfifirn Tt..ft ..f l. i TT It
Headline. Enough te start a read company.
"France rattles the saber," says the ,
New lerk World. Alse her friends nnd
vi intra.
Te revise an old saying, what i
nobody s business is everybody's business,
Mr. Eiscle.
v ii'nV? y?T,lh I'010 lH b,M ,0 I" slipping.
Evidently following the example of some of
Its explorers.
These who feel their anger nieimllng
should remember thai many a man tumbles
at its pique
.lapnn'b refusal te be a privileged signa
tory te the treaty saves the pact, but uet
Senater Ledge's face.
Eugcne Debs is te tour the United
Stntes. Net nearly se big a news story si
u vow of silence would have been.
v : t!' Geerge. English novelist, new In
New Yerk, who says woman is a natiirnl
aw-brcaker, has evidently been standing In
line at some ticket window.
One of the grimmest commentaries en
the times is the question discussed by a col
lege fraternity : "Shall we have corset
chccbroemsJnnur chapter houses?"
The reason Wall street isn't seared at
the stories of German synthetic gelu Is that
Wall street knows If Germany hnd It she'd
pay her debts before publishing the fact.
Any man who has deubls as te tin
llmils of his sovereign citizenship may have
them removed by chancing te live In a dis
trict wherejri cufc of smallpox is discovered.
With n treaty governing the Pacific nd
an agreement calling for the reduction cf
capital uhlps, the Washington Conference
cannot be considered ns ether thnn n glitter
ing success which smaller mutters caunet
obscure.
The reason Ellen Terry nsks permission
te d
,U II1.M.K IIIU lltlU 111 4lllUU . IllUIHUII'tV. "
ihe Empire Is urehnblv hecfinse she hns lenf
t
lmnn iTnivimi! In llm fnn... n( tin. T?nfr1fl.h.
speaking playgelng world und deems no
higher honor possible.
Theso who have studied the work of th
Woshingten Conference have been impressed
with the skilled dlplemncy of Ihe Jnpaneie
delegation. But It need occasion no sur
prise. A mini usually measures up te n
job. And just hew big u job .Inpnn baa
receiving recognition In China. Kerei.
Siberia and a few ether out-of-the-way
places.
Of fSSOt deaths investigated in ChleafO
In the yenr ending December L"i euly fiV'
seven vvere caused by bad whh-ky. "M
stomachs these Chicageaus must have!
lenrn further that iu :!lir days there we"
:;."2 murders. Belug an ambitious burg il"
will probably try te muke It ene n dajf
during 1022.
The Public Servlce Commission, LaTinf
oil the facts of the Bryn Athyn wreck at If
disposal and being nlsu the recipient of T'J
unble recommendations for the prevention ei
similar disasters In the future, may be t'f.n'
fidently expected te tttke whatever ttj
seems advisable te thn members of the I ""
lie Service Commission,
Arthur .r li.iir.inr'u ii,n.i nn submarine'
!, spoken of iu (he Londen papers a wow ,
victory. It may he se. But we seem te ". t
i i..., t ,,.. i tn.mv' alv 1
UlCllluiT mm icnij;r imtiiiiiii .-"; - '
something of Ihe kind concerning ',rw- t
.. it.... , ., . i . .. .ii.i ..aI lire- tl
i urpcuuer ii mi iiiai ins ruling '" "r ii, 1
vent Dcmiitcy from taking the big end t I -I
purse. The cases, of coin se, arc net paw i
ici, it is tiicir uivergcncics tlini maevT- ...
narlsen Intercstluz. jkm
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