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THE WHY OF IT
MANY miMiphixtii'nted jierwus have been
U'eii(leili)i wli it ! tlint men will pity
. high lieen-e fee for the privilege of sellln;
beer vltli eiie-linll' of 1 per rout alcoholic
content, tin unhati.-fticter intense en which
there Is net a big profit, and the enlj utco utce utco
helip beverufie whlelt can be legally sold.
But Miloenkcepi'rx nre pa ins the license
fC and they are akltiB, as usitiil in the old
days, for a transfer of UiHr licensed from
one location te another. Seventy-nine re
quests for Mich transfer were considered by
the Liquor License Court ou one day last
week.
On the day en which thee trailers were
asked three men were riding in n stolen
taxicab which collided with n pole in the
suburb". One of the men was killed and
the ethers were Injured. Tlicy were mid
te be helplcsly Intoxicated. They ex
plained thut the had been drinking in a
saloon when a innn came along with the
cab and luiited tliem ( take a ride. Ne
one can get iutexteated en one-half of 1 per
cent beer.
There is circumstantial evidence here
thnt something stronger was en sale, n
drink en which there 1 a big profit at the
prices commonly aid te nc charged. Se
lone as this t-tufT can be sold with impunity
there will be a demand for liquor llcene
in order that the saloon may tunc a legal
xistencc.
AUTO LICENSES
MOKK than n quarter of a million motor
cars nre without their 10-" licence",
according te the calculations of the Stnte
Highway Department, nnd this, tee, In ite
of the ruling under which licences could be
applied for in the last weeks of lact year.
Licences Iime been issued thus far te
only 842,000 passenger ear. The highest
numbered license last venr was somewhere
near 00(1.000.
There has been a greater demand en the
Hlghwaj Department in the last few days
than It could meet, a condition which Is te
be expected under the sjstcm of compelling
every application te be sent te UarrNburg.
Other States have branch bureaus in the
large cities where licences can be obtained.
"Tf the system works there it ought te be
possible te find a way t make It work here.
It""would add te the convenience of every
owner of a motorcar.
THE FURY'S WINGS
ORGANIZED effort te put a step te war
or te limit in warfare the use of imple
ments and agencies devised te strike bejend
' the traditional battle line at the sources
from which armies and navies draw their
vitality has been directed at Versailles and
nt Washington with a view te the future
safety of civilian and non-combatant popu
lations. The drift of military cclencc and
theory has tended stmidilv for eurs te
Mavelve defenseless eltien, defenseless ships
nnd even the rank and file of the population
of a belligerent country In expanding zones
of destruction.
' The Powers have iccngnizcd th.it there
can be no end te this sort of thing but the
ruin of civilization. Nations generally are
instinctively aware of this. That is why the
submarine was hutcd nnd why the Confer
ence for the Limitation of Armament was
supported by world opinion in its ettert te
limit the future uses of undersea beats te
ut im areas et aciuiti ngnting. .new, as we
5 predicted in these columns, the ban of the
'Anve Powers has been put upon poison gas.
Tnc significance and value of these two
rullngs cannot be overestimated. We are
r actually proceeding te a precise and effectual
limitation of Hie -en of armament which
' nil civilization has had reasons le fear.
There remain airplanes ami airships. With
" the announcement of the edict ngalnt poison
cas there came from the Washington Cen
ference the admission that the I'ewcrs lan lan
net J'et see their way te any ordered limita
tion of the uses of airpluncs in war or te
nny system of restriction which would elimi
nate aircraft from the list of things which
may be regarded as threatening te the non
combatant nnd undefended areas of countries
which may engage In future wars.
This phase of the mutter of armament
limitations is certHinb the most ditfl'uU and
complex one. Hut it is icry likely that
there will be no adjournment of the Con
ference until It is attacked again Ter In
the view of intlifarj men airplanes remain
as devices intended te decide future wars.
AN URBAN FAIR PLAN
THE hearty Indersement by the City Turks
Association of the Taul Cret site for
'the "World's Pair, utilizing the l'nrkway,
' the Schuylkill banks and a part of the
- X'nlrmeunl playground, specilirs some in
teresting merits of this proposal. Nene e(
the locations suggested has been without
home striking iidviflitagus. It is the obvious
intention of the Imposition Cemunttie fe
weigh these carefull and in base its deci deci
sjen upon thu preponderance of potential
benefits.
Promoters of the Cret. plan lay legitimate
emphasis upon the convenience of n thor
oughly urban locale nnd upon the pessl-
'filHty of Incorporating permanent buildings
n the exiilDlt. Among these guggestcu as
lAmnerftrily nvnllable for the exhibition are
" the Art Museum, the Municipal Court, the
. Public Library nnd the Convention Halk
I '"J ajn'ef which, if construction is properly
i&4 iwwaed, should be In existence by 10".u.
r rn $-Tbere Is plausibility also in the coneep ceneep
jf'few" of n new Federal building, n .State
i,, )ce DUliaing auu u irnusicrrru v eiuiiicrrui,
"vfjvtnBeuin us adornments of the I'aikwuv .
Railway communications by the Pennsyl-
vn!a, the lleadtug nnd the lialtlmere and
' Ohie are nlready assured The Arth street
Schuylkill entrance te the lair will be in
"fmedlnte touch with this Last-named Hue.
Tiwnmiuii, lung uvciuui, ui uuiu uwi-p
t bw. river below Snrlug Garden Street
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OrdlnMu nun nt tlin ultvnfll vtstm.M of till)
'' . iUtUe rrnitlen. It is Intimated that the
. Stlt a Incorporated in the exposition
tlMt It anT
," ?" . iarniuif ttriviintfir inriMnee in
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the adrhtssien charges. Park beauties could
be made an additional attractive feature, as
In the case of the Centennial.
The Parkway river program has unqiies
i Inutility elements of appeal for PhU'adcl
tihlatis who would llke te sec the fair be
iitm of pcrmnnent practical wertli te the
city. '
PEPPER MEASURES UP TO
THE HIGHEST STANDARDS
And Hit Appointment te the Senate Is
One of the Highest Political
Expediency
GKORUK WHARTON PIU'PKR, whom
the tioverner appointed te the Senate
today. Is the Intellectual equal of the ablest
Senater new In office. The present Sena
tors may knew mere about the detail of
procedure in the making of lnws, ' but net
much. Mr. Pepper can quickly master these
little matturs and begin te function us the
repiesentntlve of the vast Interests of this
Stnte.
He will enter (he Senate with much of
the snine kind of prestige that distinguished
Kllhu Uoet when he took his sent in that
body. Mr. Uoet began nt once te tnke an
active part in the hulness of the Senate,
and no one had the audacity te Insist that
he should sit silent until he linil learned
from the lesser men what te de and hew
te de it.
Mr. l'epper i one of the leading lawyers
of Pennsylvania as Mr. Uoet was one of
the leading lawyers of New Yerk. He hns
a national reputation wen by distinguished
service at the bar. and by his nble legal
writings t lint are In the libraries of every
up-te-date lawyer. He was one of the most
active members of the Constitutional Com
mission Qppelnted by Governer Sprout te
report en the revision of the Constitution
of the Stnte. Ter several yenrs he was n
lecturer in the Law Scheel of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania. And he is one of the
most prominent Episcopal laymen in the
country. He has been a delegate te the
general conventions of thnt Church nnd has
taken an active part in their deliberations.
During the war he deveicd his time nnd
his energies te such work as n man of his
years and training could best de in order te
assist in organizing victory. This war serv
ice was but a manifestation of his public
spirit, for lie has always believed that it Is
the duty of n citizen te tnke nu active part
In whatever is for the general geed.
Mr. Pepper lias net been a politician in
the narrow meaning of the term. That Is.
he has net been n ward leader nnd lie has
never sought te get control of n hnndful of
votes which he could "deliver-' en election
day in fulfillment of a deal with ether men
ulie controlled votes.
Put in the broader sense he has always
been a politician, lie lias Interested him
self in the principles of government and
In the policies of the Republican Parly.
While the Senate was considering the
League of Nations Covenant lie became an
active opponent of its ratification and wn
one of the organizers of the League te Pre
serve American Independence. He debated
the issue with Senater Hitchcock In the
"Metropolitan Opera Heuse In this city and
with another Senater In Indianapolis.
Although his views en this subject were
contrary te these held by this newspaper
and by many ether Republicans he had a
right te them nnd te de his utmost te bring
nbeut their adoption. He did his own think
ing nnd readied his own conclusions. This
is of the first importance in n innn who Is
te held public office.
When Mr. Pepper takes his .scat, in Wash
ington he will continue te think fur him
self and te c.ert himself te persnude ethers
te agree with him. His experience ns a
lawyer has qualified him te stute ills case
with precision nnd te murshnl his argu
ments in the most convincing manner.
Take him all in all he will be a worthy
siKcesser te the most distinguished of the
men who have represented this State In
Washington. The appointment is like n
breath of fresh air in u crowded rnem.
Prem the point of State politics it is the
wisest thing that could hnve been done. It
shows Governer Sproul lias the vilen te
fee what the State needs and the courage te
de the right thing. The staudard set by
the appointment is se high thut nil talk of
lesser men for the Senate should seen cease.
Mr. Pepper may carry no votes in his vest
pocket as Representative Vare professes te
de, but where there is one man who would
vote for Vnre ou Ills merits there nre a
thousand who would vote for Pepper.
The Governer has shown that disposition
tu summon te office the best that he rnn
find which is indisputable cbcncc of hi"
own fitness for the lespeiisibilities that be
new carries and for any ether responsibilities
tlui may be laid upon him. lie has acted
en the theory thnt what Pennsylvania needs
in the Senate is a mnn who Is big enough te
serve its interests, and he has rejected the
ndvire of the little men who were urging
him te appoint n working politician ns a.
reward for his services ,te the party, regard
less of his nb.lity te serve the greater in
terests of the Slate.
DENOUNCES THE BLOC
GOVERNOR McKKLVIK, of Nebraska,
has had the i..i.nie te risk the con
demnation of the farmeis by denouncing the
agricultural bloc in Congress. He told the
Denver Civic and Commercial Association
that ueither the agricultural bloc nor any
ether class movement hns nny place in
America, nnd that it is difficult te advance
the Interests of any class without doing in
jury te ethers.
This is the kind of talk we like te hear
from the West. It Is there thet the mem
bers of the farmers' bloc live. If they dis
cover thnt there is opposition te their course
at home they will be mere discreet in Wash
ington If ihe mcmbeie of the bloc did net
think that they were making votes ut home
by their course they would net be obstruct
ing legislation In order le get their own way.
PEACE IN ERIN
RATIFICATION by the Dublin Parlia
ment of the trenty with Kngland was
one of the great historic nets of the century.
The Irish people hnve net attained all that
their mere passlennte leaders sought. They
are net isolated ns a completely Independent
nation. Hut they hnve achieved a form et
government which leaves their spirits un
trninineled, their country's affairs In their
own hands and the genius of their race free
te make its own way te power ami distinc
tion among the peoples who nie trying le
hew e it mads te ti better wn of life ter
the whole world.
The triumph belongs te the Southern i
Irish, no matter what the unrecenciled lead
ers of the revolution muy feel or say. De
Vnlera nnd his supporters thought mere of
the spirit than of the substance of the
agreement with Kngland, They desired n
treaty that would net only grant the rights
of self-government tff Ireland, They wapted
as well a treaty that would be In some ways j
an expression of their Inherent distrust nnti
dislike of Knglnnd. Their, mood may be
understood. They were at the end of a
bitter fight In which many of their parti
sans had grievously Buffered. Rut It ' Is
fortunate fqr Ireland nnd the world that
they were overruled by the conservatives. '
The signing of tbe treaty will set at rest
a hundred Irrltntlug nffnlrs In all parts of
the world. And It wllljtlve Ireland freedom
after 700 years nnd n new slnrt tewntd th'e
realization of n line and ancient dream. It
may net be n perfect treaty. Rut where
can you find perfection in the world of
teday''
THE ROAD TO RECONSTRUCTION
THU delusion that the armed conflict In
Kurepe differed fundamentally from civil
war en a vsst scale Is fading fast. Net n
shred of thnt dangerous pretense survives
In the frank and rational program of recon
struction lnuuched by the Allied Supreme
Council at Cannes.
The call for a general economic conference
murks nt last the return te rentism, the
Identification of problems by the ceriect
names, which Is the Indispensable prelimi
nary te solution.
The prnctlce of affixing political and na
tionalistic titles te issues essentially eco
nomic, the trick of disguising mnterial in
terest in a hnze of sentiment, is of ancient
lineage. Deliberate conspiracy Is net nlwnys
the root of the evil.
The confusion of lnbels has often eecn
unconscious, notably In wartimes, when the
sincerity and fervor of the mass of com cem
batnnls Is scarcely te be questioned. Kvcn
the political leaders themselves arc some
times victimized by venerable formulae uiut
glittering catch-words.
The Heed of misconception ran high nt
the outbreak of the World War. for which,
among ether of different type, cogent eco
nomic causes must be ascribed.
Despite much constructive work nt Ver
sailles, the old phantasms were grim visi
tants at the sessions. Hut since 1010 the
felly of dodging facts has grown Increasingly
nppnrent. The primary ills of Europe ere
economic nnd directly resultant from n civil
convulsion upon a. continent which cannot
be restored te finnnclnl health unless the
principle of homogeneity of Interests Is
Fancly recognized.
H Is for tliis reason that neither Rusm
nor Germany can be safely Ignored In .'try
reconstruction plan. The conferee at
Cannes hnve, therefore, with n discernment
worthy of the highest praise. Invited every
state in Kurepe, regardless of its position
In the war, te exert n common effort "te
render te the Kurepcnn system Its vitality,
wiilch is new paralyzed."
Mr. Lloyd Geerge, upon whose initiative
the proposal Is made, rightly regards the
responsibility of victorious nations ns heavy
Duty and enlightened self-interest nre joint
factors In this honestly conceived attempt.
The conference, which will probably lc
held in Genea In March, will undertake r.n
expansion of the principle acknowledged In
n relatively provincial way in the formation
of the Little Entente and still mere re
cently in the trade agreements reached by
the Danube states and fragments of the
former Austre-Hungnrinn Empire.
Thnt tin immediate panncen will b' de
vised for debt burdens, for ceinnge debase
ment and for the breakdown of Industries
nnd commerce Is unimaginable. Rut the
meeting will hnve the virtue of stressing
economic considerations and of viewing
Europe net ns an armed camp of nggtiuved
or hostile nations, but ns n. unit the (!
tinned degeneration of any part of which
presages the collapse of the whole.
Ne strings nre attached te the qualifica
tions of any of the delegates, but it is per
tinently set forth that formal recognition
of the Soviet Government i- dependent upet
acceptance of the obligation of debts, In
cluding, naturally, these of the old Kussiau
Government, and subscription te a pledge
"te abstain from propaganda subversive of
the political systems established in ether
countries."
It is the intention te muke agreement en
these scores mutual, tin suggestion ulse
being made that "all nations ought te muke
a common agreement te utistaiu from nil
aggression en their neighbors."
Doubtless the restrictions regarding Rus-s-ia
which de net, however, debar her from
sending representnthes te Genea nre the
result of French insistence, and nre part
of the price which tin Itrllish Premier paid
for the prompt indersement of his. program.
While It is idle te expect that national
fears and prejudices will be rntircly elimi
nated from the proceedings, eiery effort will
be mnde te confine the argument te economic
questions vital net only te the welfare of
Europe but of ull civilization.
It Is in this broadest aspect of the work
in which the I'nited States Is concerned.
This Government is te receive an invitation
te the parley, nnd either as spectators or
direct participants our delegates will be
welcome.
It is important for Americans te realize
thnt their prejudices ngninst political alli
ances nre net Involved in this sltuutien.
Economic r' construction, once begun In
Europe, would be operative from China te
Peru.
There should be inspiration in the fnct
that parochialism has already been re
nounced by the Allied Council in a program
grounded In tin bedrock of rialitles.
NEWBERRY
WHEN the Senate begius today its formal
consideration of the Newberry case it
will sit In judgment net en Senater New
berry alone, but upon the system of higher
pellttcal strategy that hns come te ploy a
dangerous nnd rnther ugly part in the af
fairs of both parties.
Newberry Is net a villain nor a deliberate
offender against the American ideal of po
litical ethics. He i, a politician of n
familiar type. He is geed-humored, nble,
tolerant and slightly cynical. In his race
for the Senate he reacted te the familiar
American Impulse te "get there nt all
hnznrds." He dumped money Inte the
Michigan elections nnd probably felt that
he waH doing the accepted nnd sporty thing.
His friends, similarly minded, helped te
make the matter worse.
Other runners for important offices have
done the same tiling nnd continue te de it,
nnd if the Senate condemns Newberry it
will have te condemn directly or by Infer'
enee many men who have conspicuous nnd
useful places in American public life. '
We express no doubt n
te the nccurncy of the
dispatch from Charles
ton. W. Vn.. of a short-
some Frills
Forgotten
elder reek who set lire te his gasellne-sntur-nted
clothes, tried te hang himself, "red a
pistol nnd fell into the rlVcr. Naturally the
bullet severed the rope and the fall into the
water extinguished the flames and the poison
was probably adulterated. Anyhow he
swam ashore right Inte the urinb of the
correspondent who needed the money. Hut
what, we pa use te liuiulie, was the matter
vith fhe in-wr. the gas Jet nnd the deadly
..led ilc v iie.- Couldn't they hnve been runs
in sejyew hen ie make the story snappy?
Soen It will be ns coin
i ......r.i mentilace a matter te
Personalities be pliOiiegrnphed as te
be photographed te'
have your voice taken u te have your p
nre taken. Vlready u recording laboratory
In New Yerk has been threw-n open te he
public. Recorded vocal greetings may yet
is eniv out in a iuuik,s - .---
lbmie.
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
birds Who Want te Get Out of the
Cajjea of Environment May Twit
ter Briefly en the Coast for
a Thousand Bucks
By rJAUAH D. LOWRIE
I WAS, asked it he ether day by n man who
has been liard nt It nil his life nnd has
ret seen much et the world beyond Atlantic
City en the East, nnd Hnrrlsburg en the
West, and Baltimore en the Seuth nnd
Scranton en the North what I thought there
wes In traveling anyway. ' And supposing
I had only two weeks and a half nt the
most te spare, where Would Ige nnd what
time of year would I cheese te go In, sup
posing there was enough money in the bank
te go off with a pnl nnd' travel de luxe for
that length e'f time.
Well, I wn3 ns quick ns a hair trigger
with my nnswers because I realty had eme
thoughts nnd some experience in the matter
of n short holiday, nnd I knew ns wctl ns
any one what is te be get out of travel In
the way of mental stimulus If your body
does net get fatigued In keeping up with
your mind or your mind does net tag into
splnclcssncss from n tee relaxed body.
I would say that a centrnst was the great
thing you were after In tinvcl,a contrast
from your every-day experience. And you
can get that, better and mere dramatically
by going from winter te spring In a slngle
day or in the course of two days than In
nny way I knew.
TF YOU belong te n big manufacturing
city such ns this, nnd te a farming Stnte
such us Pennsylvania, te go through n coun
try of deserts into a country of intensive
gardening such ns California is te give your
self nnethcr dramatic centrnst. Of course,
California Is net se exciting ns Italy, just
as Flerida Is net even In Its exubernnt
winter colony spots as well done nnd theat
rical ns the Itnllan Riviera or the Italian
lakes or Algiers or the French Cemlcl from
Cannes te Monte Carle; but the value of
California te a Phlladelphlau is that It Is
American, nnd there is the reward of great
labor and grcnt desire In it, and its flowers
nnd fruits ns well as Its reads and hotels
nre the results of nil the busy, wistful quest
ing that Americans have traveled the world
ever te divert themselves with. It Is whnt
the Ccntcnnlul wns. what the World's Valr
was te their makers nnd visitors. Se fnr
ns may be, they have made a Garden of Eden
ou the rocky slopes of a sea ns blue as the
Mediterrnnenn, und they hnve driven back
the desert mile by mile by making It blossom
ns the rose.-.Se flint there is a sense of
elation nnd n proud sense of possession and
achievement te nn American who gees up
nnd down the reads of California that he
lacks when he travels In Europe.
THEN, tee, for n short journey there, is
just enough history, just enough nn
cleutness nnd ferrignness about the crumbling
mission buildings from Texns te San Fran Fran
ciseo te mnke one cudgel one's memory for
old, half-forgotten tales of Spain. And if
(lie route lies through fhe Seuth te New
Orleans nnd along the Mexican border past
San Antonie .and El Pnse into the great
Snl ten desert that was once u sea, one gets
as much foreignness of a French und Spanish
and Mexican sort hi three deys as hn can
cram himself with by just wnlklng the
streets between train times. It the route
bsck from the Pacific Coast is along the
Suntc Fe, from the trnin windows you can
sec mere of u wild, semi-civilized country
than most travelers te Europe were able te
get In the highways and byways of the
continent open te the- tourist. And it you'
read nil the Utile local papers ns you
find them, und buy the things the Mexican,
nnd Indians aud Chinese nnd Amerlcun
painters and curie collectors have gathered
te tempt you with en the car steps and In
the hotels and in the foreign quarters, nnd
If wherever you step yen drive en the break
neck reads around the sharp curves with the
men who used te drive the overland stags
you cun pick up enough sensations und ten ten
dereeot tales te make you feel like a forly ferly
ntner. And if you step ever and see the
Grand Canyon en your way home through
the desert you have teen a greuter sight thuu
any in Europe in the canyon and n desert
mere mysterious und beuutlful than any in
Africa.
GETTING buck te Chicago through Kan
sas City is very tame after nil this, but
it is well te see Chicago, nnd whichever way
vnn onter l'eimsv Ivnnia you nre nreud and
glad te have been born in it nud you settle
down comfortably te enjoy Its easy, gracious
contours as though you were settling down
te enjoy your cusy chair and slippers nnd a
warm fire at home.
I have mudc that trip twice, nnd I would
like te de it again with a little mere
metering in California than I had either
time before. The point is, If it Is done, in,
say, twenty dnys, it must be done de luxe or
the body will be worn te n frazzle and the
mind will net take it In.
Twelve years age it could huvc been done
luxuriously for two people In n drawing
room there und back arid the best hotels and
all the extras for $000. Five years age it
cost about ?700. New it. would be $1000.
Hut for that thousand, two persons who
knew hew le feel and te store up memories
'nnd te reach out for knowledge "nnd te leek
down long vistas nnd te enjoy great sur
prises: and te supplement old impressions
would get enough helidny feed for the mind
te lust ten years.
I leek nt men behind bank cages and
tilting their chairs at desks und hurrying out
of stations and hurrying back te stations
from home te office and from office te home,
and I wonder hew they cnu held en te them
selves se as te keep down their jobs without
n rush new nnd then out te lands nnd cities
that will give them n taste of being citizens
of the world.
I was talking te a boy the ether day who
has managed te be a citizen of the world
even though he Is only a little into the
twenties.
In ills vacations lie leeks up a ship thnt
is going some "long where," the longer the
better, nnd he gees aboard sometimes ns
common seumnn, sometimes ns n steward
und in tills w-uy be has gene through the
Isthmus way up te Seattle and Vancouver
and eiijl te Honolulu ami hack, nnd he hopes
next summer te go te Europe. He has only
n pert view of the world, but he knows ail
the harbors between here and Vancouver us
most boys knew Atlantic City. He Is n geed,
healthy, independent soul, net in the lenst
nfrnid of being stranded and able te get along
witli a great assortment of human traits
without losing his own viewpoint,
I "KNOW a man who was deprived of travel
or ndventure as u lad and who wanted it
awfully, se much se that when lie had done
the thing he se out te de I. v., earn enough
money te support his mother and sister mid
Ills wife nnd children he resolved thnt his
boys should have what he hud missed. Se he
hns set them In the way of great adventures
nnd they have taken te it after u pause of
puzzled hesitation like geed sports. One of
them hns been around the world ns n super
cargo en mere thun one great trader, and
bis experiences huve rejoiced nnd rewarded
his father, who Incites him en te observing
and tabulating and getting Ideas of trnde
and business and politics that lmve stimu
lated a world sense In him.
1 hnve always felt that missionaries had
as much love of adventure as Peary or Stan
ley, and I've felt glad they had thut outlet
te their restless seeking and pertinacious
finding tendencies. All children have it, nud
most young persons. It is methodically dis
couraged out of most fathers of families nud
the majority of subordinates in business.
Vet wee te the man and wemnn In whom It
i...., .lle-l uhellv! Then. Indeed, he Is n mix.
ener a prisoner looking out en life through
the rusting bars of his ovvjienvlrennient.
"Oh. well," remarked the Governer, as
he glanced eyer "tbe political situation,
UI a seen for every tatji.-V
i t$, -'(
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinhiny Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
COLONEL GEORGE KEMP
On Postal Service
IN THE first delivery of limit in the morn
ing the Postefflce performs one of the
greutest of its services te the public. In the
opinion of Colonel (ieerge Kemp, the new
Postmaster of Philadelphia.
"The public at large Is prebablv In ig
norance of the fnct." said Colonel Kemp,
"thnt two-thirds of the clerical work of the
Postefflce is done at night, and, for that
matter, two-thirds efvthc whole work of the
Posteflice is done while the people of the
city arc asleep.
"My own experience ns n station super
intendent has tnughl me that one of the
chief desires of the public which we serve
is for mi early delivery of the mail in the.
morning. And, speaking of the work of u
stntien superintendent, I might say that
such u position gives a mnn a peculiarly
geed opportunity for obtaining nn excellent
training in postal work.
Superintendent's Werk
"The stntien superintendent is In singu
larly intimate relations with the public.
It Is he who receives their cempluiuts, It
Is he who receives the orders from the.
'front,' and It is up te him te get the re
sults. Ry reason of this relation, there
fore, he knows us well us nny postal official
what the wishes of the public arc with re
gurd te the mulls.
"Without taking up at this time what
ever of reorganization mav be found neces
sary in the Postellicc. I realized ut once
thut the matter of the first delivery In the
morning wns nn impertunt matter te the
people. My first order, therefore, was te
the effect that the can lers must leave the
office for the first delivery promptly at 7
A. M.
"The lmpertnnce of this first delivery
may be realized, when it is known that mere,
than, two-thirds of the cancellation work
that is, tin cancellation of the stumps by
the machines used for that purpose In done
at night. In the central office alone them
are mere than hOO.OOO pieces of mail can
celed ench night, and In the whole city the
number is approximately i..iU(i,eu() piiccs.
((uantlty of First Delivery
"All night long the city's mail is pouring
in upon us by every train, and the office
force is busy te the full extent of its capa
bilities. This vast amount of work, dene
while the city Is sleeping, makes the quan
tity of mail sent out en the first delivery
equal te from 110 te 70 per cent of the
entlrn mail of the day.
"The mutter of (lie first delivery has al
ways been something of u problem for the
postal officials of Philadelphia and the ether
great titles, partly for the reason that Im
portant mull trains sometimes arrive luter
thun their scheduled time. In this case the
most rapid kind of work Is necessary in
handling the mail for delivery ou the first
trip of the carriers. Often every available
man in the station is put te work helping te
sort it and prepare it for the carriers.
"Te . accomplish this curly delivery has
also required a considerable revision of
the transportation facilities of the city, both
train and automobile.
"The early first delivery will mean thnt
lHtiS carriers, in addition te the supervis
ing officials, will have te rise at a much
earlier hour In the morning. This will net
be the case, however, in the matter of the
clerks, because they work nt ull hours of
the day und night.
"Seme muy think this a hardship, but I
de net consider It as such, and I huve done
it for many years myself. I always made
it a point us n stntien superintendent never
te issue an order which I wns net willing
te obey myself, und I never expect te Issue
such en order. Our whole idea in the con
ducting of this great governmental depart
ment, through which such an enormous
amount of business Is done each day,yis te
give the best service possible. That is my
idea, and I find that It is heartily concurred
In by all the empleyes of the Postetllce. from
the highest te the lowest. With such a
spirit we should accomplish geed results.
Speeding First Collection
"Anether thing which I feel will greatly
benefit tin public Is the speeding up of the
first collection. This Is made from the mall
boxes by the carriers when they make the
first delivery.
"Fnder this new plan the carrier, iiibtead
of collecting from the mall boxes as he
makes the first delivery, will complete his
delivery of the Incoming mall. Then as he
returns he collects from the boxes en tbe
way uacn te tne enice.
'"This makes the first collection at
t
LOOKS LIKE ROUGH SLEDDIN'
ernlly uniform time. Instead of making the
collections from the various boxes nt 7:15,
7 :.'!(). 7:45 and be en. they will all be
emptied at about 8:i5, thus giving the.
public nn opportunity of dropping letters
in the boxes from nn hour te nn hour nnd
a half later and still having them taken up
In the first collection, nnd therefore, in many
cases, having the advnntuge of getting an
curlier train te their destination.
Geed Alse for Carriers
"It will ulse save the lime and effort of
the carriers te a considerable extent, be
sides allowing tbem te devote all their at
tention te one matter nt a time the deliv
ery en the way out with no collections, and
the collections en the way back with no de
livery detail te think nbeut.
"1 anticipate an increased collection en
the first trip under this plan of ubeut -10
per cent. This, of course, means 40 per
cent of the amount of mull formerly col
lected en the first trip und net -10 per cent
of the total collections.
"In the residence sections the first col
lection Is of unusual importance because se
many persons write their private letters nt
home in the evening. If fm- uny reusen they
find it impossible te drop the letters In the
boxes thut night, they will thus hnve mere
thnn an hour te get them lit in the morn
ing und still mnke the first collection."
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. When wnn the city of Washington cap
tured by the British?
2, Who said "The reason why se few mar-
rlages are happy because yeuntf
lud cs spend their time In mailing ncti
and net In. making cages"?
0 Who was Ocerge Crulkshunk?
4 Hew often urp the regular elections for
members of (.'engross held?
5. What Is u barbican?
- W worlBbeudolr?rl8lnal mCan,nB 0f th
T- "WK leng1nZu?C?a ' I"" r
8. What is the meaning of the legal terms
"feme covert" and "feme sole"'
. Where is Tasmania?
10. What Is Its capital''
Answers te Saturday's Qulr
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'' ns, " ? I" -June ami Jufy
Klnal
Tut.,
from the slender
branches of tbe
"tamarisk Oalllca
heney-llke drops, which In thT
n tiie form of
temperature of the early mernlnir are
found In the solid state The "eetfen
Is caused by the puncture of at, insect
According te seme authorities ih
manna of the Illbllcat S e not
withstanding the miraculous circum
stances which distinguish It frcniny.
thing new knevvn, answers in its de
manna? Vefy C'Sely le "ie tanTurlak
The tonnage of the largest American
merchant ship, the ieJtatnan? l
ENir5 tefl1 iiar' ?. Clarenden.
part of the reign of Charles II was
the grandfather of two hnitSh
queens.. Mary II and AnnnBtiii
,,.., --......-,. ut xiiKianii sincint
'inuguier Anne was matrled tn ,i.
JJulic of Vetk. who suV-cieled . t
throne as James II. aml 1,, turn wrb
succeeded by his-daughters j,"'" ".?
Anne as nienarchc. '' u,m
Uur.u. '" the. name for a railroad .
ducter In Knela.1!!!!
S. Petuntse is white earth used In China for
making porcelain. -nina iet
. Jean Oreller de Hevleres was a ui,...,
neon collector and hnni.i.i:..Tri
Prance. Ills volumes ure liis-hiv ri,?i
by bibliophiles. They were i?iuaii2
brown leather, Renaissance m 1."
wiin Hirineu and n nn, .""
(Sreller's dutes nre lUD-tSGS
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southeast of Reme. Is'Vana Iterriin
similar te the Vatican eSSinvi'vT.'1.?
l,n.n.c'".ve'd Is
V?.1!. umAer ,h0 Jurisdiction
of tbe
i iumuii uuci iiineni.
'ptnmePede!
. erM" Vn ,r" efeveM Cor"
Fredericksburg, en May ' M issi
defealed!6"1 Array U"? "r'l'a'i
10. The "cities of the plain" was a n.
tven te Bodem a'na Sonwre-J? vvhKh
were situated la the plain about the
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SHORT CUTS
Life is full of disappointments, eh, B.
Vare
De Vnlera is nnd hns resigned enn't bi
one without the ether.
Perhaps it is Rill 'Nsire's idea te main
Pennsylvania sufficiently sorry that Pen
rose is dead.
Ry insisting ou n dirt fanner for the
Federal Reserve Heard the agricultural bloc
docs the President dirt.
New Yerk doctor says he. Is able te
mnke wild women meek by injecting sheep
glands. Raa ! Somebody's making a gut
tjf him.
With Sproul nnd Grundy "net fir
npart." new Is the time, pleads Senater I'd
for nil geed men te come te the aid of i
purty named Kill.
Senater llernh has proposed a chanje
In the rules whereby all pairs will be abol
ished. Evidently wishes te make a fall
house, ou the draw.
Congress hns nppreved nn nppreprla
tien of $!,l!e0,n00 for prohibition enforce
ment. A war tax en bootleggers would mere
thnn provide the necessary cash.
We rise In defense of the chorus girti
ruthlessly nttacked by Dr. R. Talt McKen
zln. 'Tnln't true, Prof., thnt they're all
knock-kneed. Seme of 'cm are bewleggqd.
Yeung men of Upper Silesia are ruttlni
tbe hair of girls who have dealings wlu
enemy troops of occupation. And ut that
the girls will think themselves a cut sbeti
their fellows.
. The submarine mongrel has net had hii
teeth drawn, but he has been adjured net t
bile. There remains with us tbe trouble
some recollection thnt war dogs se reatlllj
forget covenants.
Henry l'erd doesn't knew exactly tbe
amount of his bank balance, but he mji
he can guess within ten million dollars.
"He hns nothing en me," remarked tt
Impecunious One. "Se can I."
When France balked In Washington it
llniltutien of land armament America
grieved. New that France grieves ever
America's luck of co-epcrntion in the
Cannes conference dishonors appear te U
even.
New Yerk creek shot a policeman;
pinched; paroled; shot und killed two dc
tectives. This tenches us te be very enreful
net te hurt the feelings of our criminals bf
keeping them tee closely confined. If tbl
genial killer's progression is sufficiently en
ceuruged lie may yet pet the sentimental
crlmiiinl-ceddlcrs.
The New Yerk State Attorney General
nt the request of United States Atternef
Geneinl Duughcrty has called a meetlnf
all State and United States District At
torneys for the purpose of taking seme ac
tion for the better enforcement of the crim
inal laws. The meeting ought te result U
some real nice resolutions.
A young Dune recently naturalized 'j1
New Yerk hns invented a color organ wl'ic'j
plays "songs without sounds, symphonies of
si'ence, endruns of color." 'i nc rliythmic
motion of colored lights en a sllvir
may yet, its devotees dcclain, become
popular as jnzz. One advantage It w''
assuredly have: One may shut out tw
songs when they become tee jnzzy simply W
shutting enc'b eyes.
RlUer Sweet
When Peggy bakes a huckleberry pie ,
She gives the cloying sweetness of the ire"
A dash of vinegar, enough te suit
The whim of appetite, that needs tnuat "'
Te sharpen up its edge, oft blunted by
A sweetness fnllen Inte disrepute.
Here are the berries sweet; und berti
beet,
Of joyous tang nn adequate supply
Still wags the world where pain gives I'D"1'
te joy .
And hope springs happily from cliiiiw
fears, t
A little hate will never leve annoy ,
And laughter's sweetest' wheu it's wnJ"
wiiu rears. w
Seft. wcenluK clouds In blue and e"1?.
skies!
And Tlnegnr In huckleberry plea!
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