Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, January 21, 1922, Postscript Closing Stock Prices, Page 8, Image 8

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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, '1922
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c, aurun, vie preaia-nt ana Treasurer:
A. Tyler, Secretary) Char'es II. I.udliflpv
tltp 8. Cellins, Jehn II. Wllllimt. Jehn J.
in. Oterre F. aeldsmltti, David E, Smiley,
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PjP tg. SMtt.ET. . . i Editor
I', J08J C. MAUTlN. . . .General Bmlnw ttanater
Published dslly at Potue Lcixin Building
(V .Independence Squire. Philadelphia. ...
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NEWS nUHKAt5S:
; WiimreTON Otraue,
. ri JO., urn I enniyivama flvr, anu ntn cii
?NTr TOIC BtlUU Th Sun nutldliur
M.reii .Bessie Traraivar iiuuaing
BunacniPTieN terms .
Srlhra tn r-hllarfelnhla and aurreundlnff towns
r sit the rate of twelve (IS) cents per TreeU, paabl
-re all ferelan rnuntrl.n ofe. (til dollar a month.
.Ketio Subscribers nlehlnjr address chanced
mast Slv old as well as new addrees.
BELt, lOOS TALNUT
KEYSTONE. MAIN HOI
CTAddrttJ all communications te livening PueHa
txdger. Indetendene Unuare. Philadelphia.
I ' Member of the Associated Preii
I TUB ASSOCIATED rREBS txcltuh-elv en
titled te the use for republication 0 all neu-s
tfCieufcSM credited te It or net elAertrsje credited
ri this rater,- and also th local news pubHthti
therein.
.411 rinhtm nf remihHetLtlatt of e&eetel rfCtsatehes
ft- herein ere also reservee.
rhiliJflplil., Seturdar, Jteuirj it, 1K
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THE BEST FAIR OR NONE
TTINTIItELY in keeping with the Icgitl-
IJui mate nlms nnri laudable scope of the
World's Fair of 1020 is the financial im
petus accorded the project by Council.
The pledge of ?."i,O0O,00O in the reselu-
t tien of the municipal body lends the stamp
. of practical authenticity te the undertaking
t and, by force of ciumplf. should prove nn
e incentive te aid by the State and national
legislatures,
U, councilman Ucvclln . ('barge of extravs
Z etnee is unconvincing If the exposition is
' erth holding ut all it is worth developing
l, en. the most splendid and generous scale. A
f tuppenny, picayune, third-rate affair would
constitute a reflection upon the epochal
i vent te be symbolized and a blot upon the
I dignity, resourcefulness and enterprise of
this community.
The, time te question the propriety of
f giving an international show and of ac
cepting all the burdens and responsibilities
; which it will entail has passed. It wns
' aetlceahjc, however, that opponents of the
' air hflfeie alternatives te offer.
The success of the Centennial has been
'jisychelngicnlly influential, and it was but
natural mat tne ttieuguts et tne majority
of Phlladclphinns should turn toward re-
V ycatfng the venture upon n grander and
erven mere comprehensive scale.
Public sentiment In the early seventies
eras far from tepid concerning the oppor
tunity for sclf-cxprcsslnn nfferded by the
r. centenary of American independence. Have
I civic pride and patriotic cons.deii'inces been
vitiated in the last forty-six years of preg-
l rcss? It would be absurd and untrue te
fc allege such degeneracy.
T Thii ouintceeiu-O of iiulI-KacUiim i the
ffxprcssien of fears, that the fair will be a
troublesome cxncns'c. that it will be a peer
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!'.' jiy.mall te point eutetde or rMladelphla. In
H the United Statu. Canada, or United States poi.
feeijene, peetate free, fifty (DO) cents per month.
S.i Bit (IS) dollars tier year, eavabla In advance.
t & thing and a grievous waste of energies.
. j h Obviously it would be ridiculous te sup-
jjert nny cnterpriie directed toward such a
ggal. Skcpticlem is notoriously unproduc
tive, and should the doubters gain acend
twey in the undertaking a fiasco would be
inevitable.
Fortunately, circiimManees are working in
precisely the opposite channel.
1 The""realistie enthusiasm of Council
Mr. Develin being the s-ole pretectant '
encouraging. But mere needful even than
the initial expenditure hi liberally pledscd
is popular faith in the iitneH of nn ambi
tious program. Meney will be found avail -nble
as the right sort of public conviction
Is Intensified. ,
It cannot be ever-emphasized that the
city is net planning n burden te itself, but
is founding a structure that should be of
material advantage te a great urban com
munity. In addition, or perhaps it should
I be-said in the primary category, are the
f spiritual and historic uspects of th fair
"ttfAnut which the indictment, "vain liew,"
'it be mere plausible.
.... CRIME WAVES
', TN AS unusually bratl and lutid -urvey
'J. e.f jhc causes te which the increase of
'. crimes .of violence is attributed, (iovcrner
5 Miller, of New Yerk, takes pains te etnplia-
size, tlip after-effects Jipeu undisciplined
; minds of the intensive training in the use
', et-firearms which was part of our general
'.preparation for war en n vast scale. It is
impossible net (e recognize the logic of his
; Assertion that much of the informal and
I disastrous junplay of the Iait few jears lim
' been due partly te n new fnmillaritj of
(reckless youth with firearm'. The wonder
is-that there has net been mere sheeting.
Most of the men in the American Army
. benefited by the restraining and dicipllnijig
effects of n general education and life In :
well-ordered circle of society. IS111 it N
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(IFU UUU illitk IIIUII ..ilUiUl. llllIUI IIJIV
prier disciplinary training, were drilled in
" the scientific use of firearms. Threw such
k men back into what appears te be a jobless
I nna untrtenuiy environment and put guns
ft within easy reach of them, and trouble is
i pretty sure te result sooner or later.
The Negro, Luther ISndd.t . who un
caught In this city nfier killing two New New
Yerk detectives and Marled en his uny 10
tht electric chair the ether day, wit nn
I example of a man with a child's mind wlm
knew vlrtunlly nothing but hew te shoei
jt) All that is te be iaid 11 bout the doctrine of
Jarge-cale mllitnri"m need nor lie pm m
-' the form of pleas 'for the conerv.itleu nf
mnttrial wealth.
HARK FROM THE TOMB
p rnJlE back-wash from the greiiteft lien in
P J. history has net )ei iit-en f-xhnusteii.
from me wilderness 01 erineni ijuciiei
comes -word of nn It-elnlcd, estrnyed ITMnm
of a humble igloo and the discovery therein
of Jiapvrs and In.-dniineiiN ferini-il. tin
property of the once redoubtable Ur. Kred
srlck A. Cook.
Jt was a enluiesem(; Harvard L'radnnte
E who encountered the .specimen ,,f Amu-
Humanity ami is new in iim-bc-sien of mhiie
Interesting nnd Inte-nrrlvmg hits of '(!
dence." The IOskime. who It nppeiirs palled
with Couk 11s n guide in Itinii. ibc .enr ln
didn't find the Pel", was M-paniled from
11 .1 the iiiuin body of the expedition in a bliz-
card,
Te whilt tite he put the f-rxliim i net
v jj recorded.. Possibly his cmpli.er would
' J Jure welcomed it when the outraged I'cnrj
', 1 nml the ilKjultltive scientist bivnnie m im-
, yertiinnte.
J . The notebook asserts that latitude Sll. unc
V dejree khert of tlu Pele, was ati.ilncil
fr That, was something. Wint was an im
' sgin&ry Jlne er1 lwonmeng" friends?
f Umpjestleimbly the once miirh-ilrcernted
"x doctor had 11 teuith time of Ii. Ileiv.n-,1,
H fO-iekfil easv. even lierhnns deserved. 'I'l,,.
Cook episode will rcmiiin one of the oddities
of the century.
-. At piTienr the ra-h prlni-ipal in (he
i.fCHfafr Is extinct (hilt the iU lv of
cosmic laughter which descended en him can
scarcely" be re-echoed, lie remains n be
wildering adventurer, perhaps net entirely
nn object of antipathy. Possibly there
would have been u mite of sympathy for
Cook, n certain tolerant respect for his
struggles, had It net been for that wreath
nt the solemn dinner given lilm by the do de
luded University of Copenhagen.
When the sense of humor confronts pom
posity there is small doubt of the victor.
Thnt gigantic floral tribute was irresistibly
droll surplusage.
A PRETTY CHEERLESS WEEK
IN THE WORLD'S AFFAIRS
The Mad Scramble for Special Privilege
Is Being Renewed In Europe and
in the United States
IF IT be true thnt the darkness Is alwaya
most intense just before dawn, the world
at large ought te be happy and brightly ex
pectant nt this moment. Fer even te the
eye of the confirmed optimist the skies seem
pretty black. About the only really cheer
ful news that found its way Inte print this
week told of the invention by the Ketnry
Club in this city of the Speechless Dinner.
That is something te rejoice ever, even if it
doesn't compensate for the dreariness of
the general outlook.
French politicians led by Peincate or
leading hlmV and kicking violently nt the
hornet nests of Europe, and seemingly de
termined te wreck any scheme that may be
devised for the peace and safety of the
white tnun's world, nre n depressing spec
tacle, particularly from the viewpoint of
Washington. Congress has been hoping
against hope te get enough from our feicign
.leans te pay a general soldiers' bonus. Our
chances of getting either principal or Inter
est from the great European war leans de
crease In exact ratio with 1 In success of
the Old World pelttica adventurers who
are striving openly te bring about new con
flicts of Interests or nrttis in Europe and
elsewhere.
"Possibilities of international co-epern-tion
were never mero remote than the are
new," said Mr. Gilbert in his Washington
dispatch of yesterday. The Genea Confer
ence, which was te have been te the present
economic war of the world what a peace
conference is te n war of the elder-fashioned
sort, may have te be abundencd. If it Is
abandoned there must be economic chaos Jn
Europe and n terrible and diserdeilj cuffle
for spoils that may lead te alme-t any sort
of fresh disaster.
Meanwhile. Mr. Hoever i-ecm? te he con
vinced that a strike of the bituminous
miners In this leuntry Is almost inc It.thlc.
I1oet is net by disposition n pn-.-dmlst.
Peenuse he talks like one in this instance
makes what he has te sa all the mere
significant.
What can Washington de te ncrt such
a strike? What can the public de? Ne one
knows because it isn't fashionable te think
about these things in iuhnm-c. lien, ap
parently, is a new burden of respuuslbilit.i
for the President-'s shoulders and new
occasion for direct Executive action 01 ap
peal. Hut why should the President hnxe
te tell normal-minded Americans thnt u
strike is wieng, that il can mi-emplMi
nothing but infinite harm?
Th" cause of niesl of the asserted 1 rou reu
bles which afflict the times is preltj clearl
discernible. The fault lies net v, much
with Governments as with the average man.
who. in Europe and in America. rclucs
stubbornly te pay iinj attention le public
affnir-s nnd trust, himself wholly te Provi
dence nnd the politicians. Every one knew
that the coal business l out of joint, but
few people complain intelligently or inn rest
themselves in the correction of nlmses which
are open and Mugraui.
A (eal strike ut this time would Instantly
reverse the piesent dewnwaid tendency of
living cost. it would inim-d the processes
of industrial revivnl. It would work new
confusion en the i.ulread- The miners'
unions and the mine owners aie 111 a war
net se much ler money u for ab-e'ute con
trol of the coal indiHtry and the coal supply.
Retweeii them tiie.v nie managing te 1011
vince the count rj that h one method or
nnethei the people through then- liovcin lievcin
ment will have 10 rule evci beih nt them.
The sordid m-i amble for il.i-s ndiiiiunge
that K making wreckage of the hopes of
Europe i being duplicated In the Tuned
ftate. If the lninei-.f- unions want te boss
the (euntiy b) mass aeiien te cit oft" the
fuel Fiipplv they cn point for justification
te the farmers, who nre attempting te be-s
the country through ,1 Senale Mm and
special i-eprescntntlei the l-'cdrtal Ite.
serve ISnaid. Laber and ilie tanners nie
playing n same that capital taught them,
and there ou aie.
In the upieat- of the general si-iiinm.igc
it i- difficult 10 henr the occasional voice
that i- rai-ed 1,1 uniu civilization anil 10
urge upon it a mere honorable concern for
the villi's of justice and u wler icgnul for
uinhnngiug moral trunis
I'ei-ie and violence nml intrigue can never
be substituted for philosophy in the affairs
of nations or in the .j-l. m of relationships
maintained between peveii'ul nnd specially
IntcrrMcd gieupi- Mr Harding hns iild
this, time after time p, Hughes said it
ar the opening of ihe I)i..trmnmcnt Confer Cenfer
inie Hoevei, who Vneivs lue nnild he
lues in b"lier than nn.v eihi Individual in
WiHunglen. list gmwn he.ir,e sn.ving It.
Mr. Wilsen ..aid ii and vjs 1 rushed because
l.e niienipled In live according 10 the 1 ulcs
he enunciated.
Pcciiti-e these men find elhci-, like them
lime Ih-i u unable te ninvitne die niajeriiles,
iveild aft'ali-s are in a lentiuulii'.' turmoil
from which tlieie seem, te In- no escape.
Se 1 he ipce.-hlcs. liiuuei stems te be
about the enl iheeriii; thing in hight.
Seme pcnpli will believe that ir ought te
be me. 1 leudl.i applaudcii y folk vvjje luive
had le listen te nfier-diulK r seeechc That
is h wrong v ' e one will ),. umu re
join fl b. the piin.pe-t of .peechlesj. iliinei
ihltn the pifipic who lime ,m ,nil)(. M.
s-peichi- N'f.w ihfi will he able te cat In
lean- The" 1111 ihreugli. let us hope wnh
the cold chill, the -ii-kenlng niixicl) and
the fever mid Indigestion that thev have
luifl le Miflcr because el r lie suspense created
bv cold -Jilnedeil f n'tiiiiister
THE STAMP OF NATIONALITY
rpHE dininulic high lights el uhe
X Ireland are bv no means dimmed n
r,.l..
s llii.
Free sjliile illumes nctunl form anil pi-fs-biirc
.The evacuation of Dublin 'uile.
once a grim memorial of liritish niji h.tiiiv.
Is no sooner effected than un nlinesi en,uaHv
signlHciint index of natlenalil.v 1- mani
fested in native control of the Postefrlyc
This institution has already passed uudei
I-ree ivJle uilministralieii nnd lis director
I'
is no less a patriot than J, ,T. Wnlsh. Te
this ellielnl. who was sentenced le dctith in
Dublin tn K)10. but eventually fnvercd with
commutation of sentence, will fall the task
of sponsoring nn issue of the new stamps
of his native laud.
Philately Is among the most illuminating
Interpreters of history and historical
changes. It has been said that, contemplat
ing In the early days of the war nn Inva
sion of Switzerland, because of "military
necessity." the painstaking Germans were
fully equipped with nn informative stamp
series. The fates se willed that these
should eonstltute n suppressed edition. Col
lectors would prize them were they pro
curable. The sanction for the new Irish tsuc Is
of another complexion, consentient upon the
accession of self-respect accruing te two
self-governing nations en the ratification et
It pact of progress, lielund's own stamps
will net be rare.
They will joyeuslj proclaim a step for
ward that is a public end universal gain for
civilization. It is te be hoped they will
be tastefully designed nnd udmlrnbly typi
cal of the great event which they symbolize.
McCONNELL'S SUCCESSOR
IT WOULD be interesting te knew what
Senater Pepper thinks of the task new
assigned te him of recommending a Fed
eral Prohibition Director for Pennsylvania,
new thnt McCenncll is out. Certainly he
realizes, as nil sensible men must, that
political fitness has nothing te de with
the ability et n man te enforce the "dry"
laws.
Part of the trouble that has grown out of
the Yelsttcinl ,ict perhnps most of it is
due unquestionably te the unwritten law
which makes it necessary for the responsible
officials in Washington te cheese their most
important representatives from the rela
tively small company of the politically
qunlillccl. It is beginning le seem doubtful
whether 'nlteadlsm will ever work sw
ccssfully until ttir men who hnve te mis
tain ft us n working principle nie permitted
te select their own workers without con
sulting with any Tcpicsentntive of nn.v po
litical pnrty or faction. U is fair te as
sume that Mr. Pepper would glHdly lenvc
the FClectien of a State Prohibition Director
te Mr. Ileyncs. Put tradition is tradition.
Scnnter Crew leans toward a Pittsburgh
druggist for the office. Without knowing
anything about the Pittsburgh druggist, one
feels thnt Mr. Crew is running true te form.
Mr. Pepper Is disposed te threw his In
fluence te Itcpresentiitivp Jehn T. Davis, of
P.luirsville, n veteran of ihe iiutl -saloon
movement. .1 valiant "dry." an ex-clergyman
and a Y. M. ('. A. worker. Davis
probably would work earnestly nt the diffi
cult job he seel..
Hut It is necr.ssnrv te ndinit thnt what the
eeuntr.v needs in public ellices nre net
zealots it 11 el nnttisniis. but public-spirited
nnd efiiilcut men with 11 respect for low and
the rights and privileges which the law is
supposed te guarantee equally te all citi
zens. SADLER'S MONUMENT
LEWIS S. SADI.EK was a t.vve of public
servant which the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania could ill afford te spare. The
late Highwaj Commissioner h-ul conspicu
ous administrative enrni it and zeal for
accomplishment.
Slmc his appointment by Governer Sprenl
in IPI'.I Mr. Sadler effected something like
11 1 evolution In read planning and construc
tion in a Stale em-e a byword for its neg
lect of highvvav transit facilities. Al
though much work In line vvitli Mr. Sadler's
IdeitN remains te he done. Pennsylvania has
nlreailj become one of the geed-road States.
The active part wiiii h he took In the con
struction of the l.liueln Highway is nn en
during memorial te his energies, and mi -iiiei
oil's ether Instances of reforms effected
under his administration could be cited.
Ills ently passing at the age of feit.v-six
will lie deplored even by these denied ac
quaintance with nn engaging personality.
SHORT curs
The brindle Is penned at llairisburg,
but what about the blnck''
licidleman maj be held 111 en hi run
for Governer by a cheik-iem
Death appeal" te have been holding a
pal bund in th" Pennsylvania political
game.
Dri.zle. and dnp. drh-zlc and drip,
watch veur step a- jiu walk or you surely
will slip.
Ilns uuybedy Interviewed the City
Statistician n the .nriviil of Ihe siium.1i siium.1i
less banquet?
The .leint lirhljje Cemniisiun yesterday
accepted a brick with the fervent hope that
a bouquet will be due later.
Iconoclasts aie husv piepiiring for the
builders ut th" bridge site. "We must raze
before they raise." ay the.
The Ciew -HaUer-Vare candidate for
Governer inn be Mated net week. Time
maj also have u sponge in pickle.
The Chicago Dental Serietv plans te
I educe crime bv pulling teeth Something
til that direction may be done b.v bin lug
them put in the laws.
Pother furious. Is li net. Unit the
conches Mem 10 disagree with th" views of
Harvard s president en the importance of
football? Yes, u you surmise, it Is net.
( (mission of the capital ship ratio from
the final draft of the naval trc.it is suid
10 be in defjerence te Japanese sensitive
ness, llliisiintien. s-ceniingly, of the in in
feilerily ( (implex.
Miis Elsie Hill, suffrage plikctu. is le
brceine he wife of Prof, l.rivitt ter must
we say he become- In r lnislmiid?i. but will
keep her own ntiine. Thut is te say, her
lathed mime, K ilieie no way of escaping
the deiniiiiui male?
Pifiliier Peltn nre, we learn fmm a
Pat.s di-palch. has taken a firm stand en
1 he right of Prance 10 icpii rat Ions from
(icruiau.v Kill that', it seems te us, has
never been questioned. The doubt has been
at te ability.
I i lhat we have, learned that all
I Heme- E. Dedge paid ler that pearl mck-
' luce -mis Ss'.'.-i.tlllll. ami net the Kl .."00,0011
' picweusl.v upeileil our Inleiest s con-
I si, ,,til iliiiiliiisln d. Il is a mere bairn-
J telle
Win 11 our iuuiei Siiiatin declared lie
l 11 in I in 1 lie iinpei taut bed.v te which he
hail bcrn appointed pluck, ptirpei-f and
paliieii.ui he we.- i rhaps net unmindful
of iillitei.iiinn's premise, wherein the
populace might icadll.v prophce.v thnt Pep
of Pciiiisvlvanla would give the P'.s of
piegre-- inldtil pelcnc.
'I In Ciiiiiics-cuii we Irnm liem 11 Pans
ilisi,iti h, is 11 one-slop thai suddenly slops.
I lump's 10 a wiili. and then again te a fe
trot : and nglii in the middle of the fox
net nil the dancers join bands nnd facing
each ether in two lines proceed te shlmin.v .
l i-eems te us lhat the ilnm e hicks action
and dlversJiy: seems ie defer tee much le
ilignn.v nml poise Think hew much livelier
il could he made if after the lines vvcie
formed, Hie cud couple, preieulcl te pln.v
lenp frog up Ihe enier and wound up with
II bunch of handsprings nml siuuersnults!
r r
THE STATE IS PREPARED
Adjutant General Beary Ready te
Cepe With Fire, Floed or Disaster.
General Lewis' Tribute One
Man Who Was Forced
Inte Office
Py GEOKGE NOX McOAIN
ADJUTANT GENERAL FItANK D.
PEAP.Y stnted n curious fnct nnd, In
cidentally, proposed a question the ether day.
They arc Interesting In view of the pres
ent eutbrenk of Influcnzn in England and
France.
"Are .von aware thnt during the Influenza
epidemic in the full nnd winter of 1018 mere
people died in Pennsylvania of the plague
than nil the battle-killed American soldiers
in the World War?"
Then he went en :
"The total number of American troops
killed outright In battle In Europe during the
war was slightly In excess of 48,000. The
total number of influcnzn deaths in this
State was something ever 00,000."
General Peary emphasized, as ethers since
hnve done, the fnct that the people did net
nt the time appreciate the full horror and
extent of the Influenza plague.
"We were in, the midst of wnr," he raid.
"All our national nnd Individual efforts were
centered in winning. Under the circum
stances the deadly influenza wus merely a
passing incident.
"As a matter of fact, it was the most dis
astrous visitation of death tbl Stute and
the country ut lnrge hns ever experienced.
"It was a veritable plngue."
G
ENERAL HEAItY'S cxperlcncc with the
pestilence nnd the story of the Halifax
disaster were responsible for Important
changes In the Staters military establishment.
The people arc vltnlly interested in these
changes, or precautions rather, which have
never fully been set forth.
Leck of rapid nnd efficient transportation
and the necessity of Immedlate supplies of
feed, shelter, medicine nnd surgical appli
ances wcic solely apparent In the Halifax
horror.
The Inadequacy or Pennsylvania's pie
parcduess during the influenza epidemic or
plngue was equally evident.
There wns inadequate auto transporta
tion. The lack of instant readiness of surgical
and mcdicnl supplies, largely the result of
the war, was emphasized.
It was this experience that caused Gen
eral Beary te begin the work that has pul
Pennsylvania squarely te the front in this
respect.
Every minute of the day or night new the
Stale Is equipped read te answer 1111
emergency cull lu tire. Heed or disaster.
Nine high -powered massive trucks with
the lcadlncss of the Plilladelphiu Eire De
partment stand waiting.
At the State Arsenal lu llnrrisburg and
In istntc depots elsewhere are hundreds of
wall, shelter and mess tents.
They ciiii be used ns hospitals or dwellings
with (icceinpan.ving cetn, camp chairs, tables
nml utensils.
EYEHY conceivable necessity m case of
cahimft is available.
There nre stretchers, surgical instruments
and bandages, anesthetics nnd antiseptics.
Medical stores, feeds, bed clothing, ever -thing
conceivable thnt might be needed, can
be requisitioned mid forwarded as rapidly
11s trucks can be leaded.
"Wllhln mi hour nfler we get word in
llnrrisburg of nny great calnmliv or disas
ter our trucks, fully manned mid leaded with
supplies, can be 011 the read." said General
Peary.
It is well for the people of Pennsylvania
te knew this.
It is vveiili while for them te knew and
appieclatc what real efficiency in our mili
tary establishment means outside the matter
of arms mid ammunition, drill and diess
parade.
SAML'EI, S. LEWIS. Andller General,
was. during Senater Pentese's lifetime,
Ids personal fr'eml mid enthusiastic follower.
After the Soaiater's death Mr. Lewis began
casting about for some wa.v in which te ex
picss in practical fashion 1111 appreciation
of the Senater's filcijtlship.
At this point we glance baekwatd
Fer fifteen .vcars. nnd up te the senior
Senater's death. Samuel Dunbar's face was
familiar te ever State nellllcinn who called
at the Penrose offices in the Commercial I
Trust Mullding.
Fer Dunbar, during all these yen is. was
In charge of the offices.
He was a combination stenographer and
office manager.
In militai' terms, he was liaison officer
between Senater Penre-c and the politicians
whom he wished te sec.
Sam Dunhnr began as 41 messenger boy in
State Ilepuhliimi headquarters in 1003, when
he wns fifteen .vears old.
On the icconiniendatien of W, II. An
drews, State chairman and private secre
tary te Senater pentese, he wiin taken ever
by the laller ns his private messenger.
The Seiuitev .leek n fancy le the lad and
ent him te a Philadelphia business tellcge
and paid for his tuition.
After his gindimlleii he tool; charge of
the Senators Philadelphia offices. That was
in 1010
SAMUEL S. LEWIS, as he lese te com
manding position in Yeik Cetiuhy poll
tics, had frequent occasion te meet Sam
Dunbar.
He knew the lenfidcuce that Penie-e re
posed In him. l'csidcs, Dunbar's courtesy te
him pei'sennll made a lasting impression.
t'lifertuiintcl. the Scnnter had made no
prevision for Mi. Dunbar, and the closing
of the Philadelphia offices left him. with his
extensive knowledge of men and politics,
without a situation.
Auditor General Lewis Is going re supply
him with one. It is his tiibutc te the dead
Senater.
Sam Dunbai will be one of General Lewis'
own appointees in the Mercantile Apprais
er's eflires lu this city.
Till", raiesl phenomenon 111 Penns.vlvnnla
pelllies Is a mail who has te be forced
inle public office.
Here permit me te introduce .Mayer W.
A. Magce, of Pittsburgh.
1ui'iiig his recent campaign Mt. Mncc
premised te inaugurate certain lefenns in
the event of his ( lectien.
Premises of icferni arc nil light, but the
most exaspeiuting nnd difficult thing is te
litid the man who can de the reforming and
litis, the confidence of the people that he is
sincere
The aitew 111 Plltsbuigh'n municipal
alfalrs pointed toward the Depai liueui of
Public Safct.v. the Ilurcaus of Police and
Flie as medliig the reform,
due man above all ethers Mn.vei- Mngi e
wanted for Ills Director of Public Safct.v.
Ills name was Geerge W Mct'nndlcs
Hut Mr. McCuudlcMS didn't want the .job.
lie Is vice president of Ihe great McCon-way-Terley
Company and is Interested 111
huge charities.
Men ill inn- Im al lenders wcie i hiineriug
for the place The.v steed in line outside
the Majer's room in the William Penn
Hetel.
Hill Ma.ver Mugcc bided his lime
rpllE selections for ellu-i pln c5 in hi
JL Cabinet had been made- all but thai of
Director of Public S.ifelv though they wcic
mil public! iiiineuiucd
Then almost I In- hi-i da.v Maver .Magee
sent for Geerge W .MeCiiiidlcss
When he appeared he led him 11 wa.v fiem
his crowded room In the William Penn Held
and mound Hie corner into 11 net Im r lorndei
i'licic he llterall hacked him into it 101
hit ami said :
"Geeigc I wain .von for mv Director of
Public Safel.v You've get le take il. T
don't cure whiil ou sa.v , .veu've get le serve.
"If ou eul.v lake il for six months,
.veu've get In serve."
And the miiiiiifniiuiTi couldn't rcfunc. He
took the job
IneiiK
hurglAiv
iiieiileiitailv 1 hi cleaning out r the Pittt-
bui'gly,pell''e force ha nlretil.v begun.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily I'ullis Willi Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
RICHARD L. AUSTIN
On Philadelphia as a Convention City
THE advantages of Philadelphia as a
convention eit.v. both te the residents of
the city and te these who attend the con
ventions fiem all parts of the country, arc
becoming mere apparent each .vcar In the
larger number of conventions which arc held
here and the interest that Is taken In them,
according te RlchnrO Austin, chairman of
the Heard of Directors of the Federal Re
serve Heard here, and treasurer of the
Chamber of Cemmeiee.
"The records of ihe Chimibci of Com
merce," said .Mr. Austin, "show tlul
during the jenr just closed there were 111."
conventions held In Philadelphia, and that
mere than Z.'.'iO.lltIO per-en attended them.
These were pracfcall all persons from out
of lewn who would prebnblv net have
visited the clly had it net been for the
conventions which brought them as dele
gates or ns .spectuteis.
"The value te iinj city of having a huge
number of lonveutleits meet annually In It
H ver.v great. Take, for 011c reason, the
mene.v value alone. At a recent meeting by
1 (invention seeretutlcs fiem ineic thnu thirty
cities il was estimated Unit the average ex
penditure a da.v of a convention visitor
is KS. le. Tills sum does net include mer
chandise pur('hu"d in the stores nor
amusements; it embrace mil hotel expenses-,
feed nnd miscellaneous dnllv espen
dituies. Eiirh .spends Sin a Day
"If te this SP.-l." Is added ihe money
S.M-lll in tllC slells of the l-ltllVI'llliO'l eitv
and ether expenses which , con veil I ion
visitors always incur, such ns sightseeing
I heat re attendance and entertainment, the
average expenditure would doubtless be
mere than $10 a day a person. As each
convention visitor letnalned en 1111 average
of three days in the fit . thi- means thnt
every one of them spent at least SR0 here.
Consequently, the quarter of 11 mill ion con
vention visitors le Philadelphia spent mere
than S", 000, 000 iinieng the business houses
of the ilt,v lasl year. And this wn all
new, cash business which otherwise would
net have come te the eitv.
"The ether point of value te Philadelphia
is the gieat nnd favorable publicity which
Ihe city receives from successful conventions,
the visitors carrying stories of Its fnillltles
and conveniences te every part , of the
country.
"On the ether hand. Philadelphia has
imin.v nnd obvious itilvatilnge-j as 11 con
vention ilt.v One of the greatest of thesu
is the wonderful hisleilcnl background
which it possesses A visit n. Independence
Hall nml the ether plnccn of Interest asso
ciated vvitli the cmi.v da of the Kepulilii
is almost essential te every young Ameri
can or every American of any age. se fai
ns Unit Is concerned.
"Added te this arc the 10,1 ' 11:11 11 1 ul ail
vantages of ihe fit . its well as Its enormous
manufacturing establishment in almost
every line, which make it iieeiilliirl sun.
able tn a plixe for the holding of business
conventions. Then, it Is an easj t.ty te
reach from any point in the I'niteil States.
"Philadelphia is new one of the great
1 (invention cities of the Fulled Stalls, ami
already there are fiftj -eight conventions
scheduled for the present year, and negotia
tions for a greater 11 11 in tier of ethers arc
well under way, ,
Convention Attitude Changed
(nn of cver.v one hundred conventions
new lu-Iil. fully sevcnt.v -five nte business
Hirelings, iim ether twenl live nre either
fraternal or associations banded together for
some purpose ether than business, tut It
is (he business convention which h xnluiilile
10 ,1 cit v ,
"The aliunde of Ihe average (invention
visitor toward the convention which liu is
unending bus changed very much In ihe
la-1 few jears Formerly it was considered'
meic in the light of u vucutieu uf a few
da s. with the business" of the convention
ilsi If ns meie or less incidental Hm UiN
attiluile no longer exists ; the business, ,,11-11
who intend conventions new de se purelv
as a-umttv!i' of business, for they have found
Hint Ihe learn miit-li thnt Is cxt-crtjlugiv
vuluuble le Uiein In their lines of wntfc
from there meetings,
"Much that Is of value te the city has
nccriied le Philadelphia from thl ehnnijpfl
"HAVE A HEART!"
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attitude. Philadelphia is essentially a
manufacturing city nnd some of the biggest
plants of the world nie located here. Purl
Hess men eeming te n convention ,iv.--s
want te Inspect the plants making their
particular line of goods, nnd there me very
lew business conventions which de net in
clude 11 tour of inspection te one or mere of
Philadelphia's great manufacturing plants.
Yaluable ConnectleiLs Formed
".Many valuable business connections have
resulted from thce conventions, which. In
this particular, me weilh le the eilv mini
times what the visitors spend hen- Tin
men who attend these meetings de se new,
ns I have pointed out. with the single pur
pose of learning something nbeur llieit Hue
of work whiih will be of value te them.
They see the plants wherein ure made goods
in which they are interested, and in many
cases a new business connection is made.
"Any successful convention is worth te a
oily many times what it costs In iffert te
secure it and held 11 Atlantic Clly is one
of the most formidable competitors for con
ventions in the country, and ibis is espe
cially the case with conventions held in Ihe
slimmer. Formerly, when the idea of a
partial vacation ehimned in the minds of
most of the convention visitors, the summer
was the mica popular time for the holding of
.conventions, but with the change in senti
ment and lu 1 In- real puipi.scs 01 a conven
tion the time has also changed. New com
paratively few leal business conventions ure
held In the summer, the hm- spring and the
c.nly fall belli" tin or. 1 oepui.n These
are respectivelv the c-e e of one hiislncy.
season and Ihe opening of another
.Many te lie Held In 11)0
'Ali-cad' Philadelphia is in-cmum,. te
feel the Impetus of the Se.qul. Centennial in
10-1' in lh tiler el i-nnveiiilens Prac
tically every orgnnizallen which holds an
nual conventions expressed Its Intention at
its last meeting of coming here during thnt
jenr for the double purpose of holding its
sessions, and el seeing the Sesqul-Cvntcu-mill
"This sinteiiient nppliri nut only 10 na
tional eigatiiiitiiius. hut te a number of
Interiuilienal ones ns well. Fiem ihe present
outlook, 11 will he a great convention tear
In Philadelphia mid main of Ihe most ills.
Ilnguisln-d budti-s In the world will held
I heir mcclingsj here that jcni.
"What this will menu te t in citj nm.v
he c.d limited Irani the epc'-icme of San
r'iniiilpce. Dining the exposition held there
sonic Mill's age there wa-i a veiy large num
ber of convenllens held hi prominent Inter
national, luilleuiil mid Stale organisatiens
which served the- double pin pose of bene
fiting Ihe eit.v and biingiug the organi
zations themselves preiiiini-ntl.v e the in
tention of the Jmnien.se ciewds diet,
the dt.v. As a result . San Francisce has
ever since been one of the great convention
cities of the country, nnd or ibe world
Philadelphia will huve an oppeiiunllv te
lake (-Mictl.v the nunc podtien of I or' the
Sesqui-Centeiinial, and li In an opportunity
which Is lue great te he missed,"
. V."0 ','""'' ,iami1 l''''l's
Ciimp.Uisens Muscle Sheals scheme
Aie Odious by calling hip, vision -
1 , ,- 1.1 n I""' T1""'" wlinl was
said of t. allien. Rut, en the ether hand, It
Is neither s.vfe nor wise te compare him' le
Galilee. Te one who discovers n hidden
truth a thousand meiely think they have
(llsceveie-d one mid the misguided one ad
vertises (or will meepi ninrl.vrdeiul M ..,,.
0I1 civ the same way. Tu keep en open mind
is Hie purl of wisdom. Te enthuse unduly
Is I1' go off half cucltcil and mUs (, jiirk.
America's flgteenient net te dcvelei,
naval bases 1n ihe Philippines or at Guam
Is uiiilei-tiin.lntile. Wn. muv he. se 1"
speak, unthinkable, but even though u
eventuated luck of naval buses would mean
no mere, at the most, than the parting with
certain Pnclll. possessions mini Americans
believe we are belter without. Put enuallv
understandable is Great' Prltnln's iinvvlllln-.
ness e make similar concessions cencernlnc
Shiga pout -unless counterbalanced bv H,?.
fortifying of some Island lu Um Pacific
south of the Equator for England icaicni.
hers Helgeland, And in (he event of war
(which we leprat is unlikely slncu iciuil iciuil
Hen seems necessary) there Is likelihood tmr
America would be none the worse off for
Gi-cni Piiinln' etreiigih in ili.u iwimlu
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What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. Who elects the Pene?
Z Hew many Popes lisixv been Englishmen?
3. "What Is the original meaning or the
word See in the. term Papal Fe?
4. Wluit Is the trlferlum of 11 church?
.". "What Is meant by lite piescenlum of s
theatre?
C. On what ticket wa James Buchanan
elected te the picililncy et the United
Stales?
7 Of what Island was t lie Kmpiess Joie-
phlne of France u nullve?
5. Who raid "One touch of natilie makes
tlie whele world Kin".'
ft. AVlint Is the largi at Isl-ind in the East
Indies?
10 "Wliat Ir Hie inc-miiiie of the French ex ex
ptesslen 'en pasfmit'".'
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1 Rew land Hill ( l"43-IS(if) propounded the
question. 'Win Hlieiild the devil havs
all the geed limes-.
L-. The native niime of lluinmilu Is llemunla
:! The (.'hosen rieuple are the Inhabitants of
Korea, ilc efP lal inline of the coun
try was changed n 1 307 from Till Han
te Chesen, which l- the term imwused
by the Japanese who new pesicss that
legion.
I. riilebeleniy Is bloed-letling. us a mcdicRl
onernlien.
i On tlie peelk-ai tisluneii, et Tlieni.i"
Campbell, "Fiecdein .siuieUed n- Kos
ciusko fell."
ii. Three language speheti in S-pain ur"
(:asllllan In Ciislllr. lu tl-c center, and
as the national elTluliil Iruguuge
llirouglieut the Uiugilepi; Hustiue In
th north neai the ja; of Biscay,
nnd Catalan in V'.iialenla. in the tiorlti tierlti tiorlti
eust, Including the gieat oil of IJvr IJvr
ci'lene 7 filauciennge. n dcs.scrt made of ge'l.itine
nnd milk. Is a name de-rlved from tin
l-i'Ciuii. "hlaniniaiijre" : white feed,
lllerall, "wiiitc te cat."
S. Ulaftue is bias, humbug, particularly
app'led te speech.
ft Ciulti'eid Court J louse Is the name of
battle fought In the American Involu
tion, about live miles from (irecus (irecus (irecus
hoieugh, (Jullferd Count, -North Caro
lina, en "duicli lb. 178 1. The Ameri
cans, under Ore-one. were defeated b
tne cStltlsh. under Cernwnllls.
In Olethe. Atropea mid Lanlie-sls were lh--names
of the three l-'utr.s of Green
mythology
Today's Anniversaries
1810 France ebs-rvrd 11 da.v of mourning
for Leuis N''- I went -three .vcars after his
execution.
lSUJ iJhhi l.egiskiluie passed a measure
creating a Slate Canal Heard.
1S'J I General Themas .1. 1 .Stonewall)
.lackseu, famous military lender of the Ceu
federate Stales of Amciica, born at Clarks
burg, V11. Died ut GuincyV Station. Va.,
May 10, IW;
IWU- I'nlted States. Semite pasjed Hiinel
te admit Kansas undei ihe Wjnudotte Cen
sliliilleu
1ST: Itleheril .1. OgU-sb. Govemer 01
Illinois, was ducted te the United Stales
Senate
1SS7--Ilemy M. Stanley left England fei
Zanzibar le head an expedition for the relief
of Km In Pasha.
180 A statue of (Jiieen Victeria was un
veiled in front of the houses of Patllumenl
at Cape Town.
IS!) I The Gov ei 1101 of I-'lerlda ordered
troops te Jacksonville te prevent the Corbett
Mitchell prize tight.
F.)l!l M. lSiiand received a vote of cou ceu
fidenee en his Gcrniatiy indemnity policy.
Today's Birthdays
Dr. .lames Henry Morgan, president of
Dickinsen College, born near Concord, Del ,'
sixty. live ear.s tige
Ziide Scars, a chorus girl who became s
successful pla.vw right, born ul Ureckway,
Mich., feily-iilne years age
.1 umes .1. Storrow, noted New Knglund
bunker and llnnnuler, liern tu Posteu fifty
right yeins age,
Frederick Madisen Smith, former pres
ident of the Reetgnnled Church of .Je.ni
ChrUt of Latter Day Sulnta, born at Plan"
III., forty-eight eurs age.
Changing Standards
I'linn the Louisville Cminer-Jrjurn-1.
Cities in Ainciicn which boasted their
educatienjil facilities a half a century age
Atbotibes of the East, West, North und
Seuth, new rest their pride upon census re
turns reflecting annexations of suburbs nnd
upon the number et automobile, licenses
Issued.
High Rate of Exchange
I 'em Ihe Hef'iut Tiimcrni.
lu n photographer's window. "Rung lb
hnhlc-s nml get a lic one ficet "
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