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C. MArtTIN.... General Buslneis Manager
blljhtJ dally at Peiua Lanan Building
innenenaence square l'nunneipnia.
10 ClTt PrMi.Cnlm nulldln
Te , .104 Madlum Ave.
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erlbera In Philadelphia and lurreundlnj fewna
t the rate of twelve (11') cents per week, payable
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unucti ciaiee, ukiiaaa, or united Places pos-
Beeiase iree, nny teu) cents per monie.
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MAIL-TUBE PROSPECTS
THI3 congressional I'estnl Cemmittre,
which will mcrt next week, 1h expected
te Inaugurate departmental notion tewnnl
the restoration of tin pneumatic tnnll tube
aervk'c in l'hiludelpliln. T.eral ilolegntions
Which lnwe nventb lMtcd the eniltal re
port approval by mauj postal ellielaU ut 11
rehabilitation of the service.
It has never been explained why the lubes
Were abandoned tinder Mr. IJurlesen nor
why even under the new Administration an
obviously practical method of cxpedltinc
the urban mail deliveries was jiet bpeedlly
adopted.
If the pneumatic system i in some fea
turcfl out of date, modernization Is in order.
It Is gcnernlly admitted that n real need
ejxhts for liiylng additional tules te out
lying districts'.
City mall deliveries in America have Ions
compared unfavorably with these of Louden
and Paris. In thr latter capital, the tubes in
which "petlts bleus" arc dispatched are ad
mirable time-savers.
The system hits previously demonstrated
Its worth In Philadelphia, which is among
the reasons why the ban against making
bse of It has seemed se unnece-ary.
A TRAFFIC-RELIEF IDEA
SUGGESTIONS for traffic arteries in
Philadelphia are lnepresslblc. The
latest, which has been made te Jfayer
Moere by Mlera Itusvh, repn-sentlng the
Beard of Trade, contains practical features
which arc decidedly worth consideration.
The proposal te relieve the increasing jam
n Market, Chestnut and Walnut streets
Involves a plan for the widening of Locust
street from Fifteenth street te Washington
Square. On the north side of the rnst-nnd-west
thoroughfare there are comparatively
few important structures te complicate the
execution of the project. The Philadelphia
Library would be affected, but the Free
Library at Thirteenth and Locust streets I
net an obstacle, since within about two
jean it will be removed te its new home en
the Parkway.
Mr. Busch proposes the passage of an
ordinance giving notice of municipal inten
tions, in order that building construction
should net interfere with carrying out the
program at some future date.
This is net nn extravagant initial step.
It would be calculated te allay fears of the
Immediate embarkation of the city en some
evr and costly public enterprise and it
would lay the groundwork of eventual im
provement. In considering the traffic problem It is
well te leek ahead. Otherwise, the time
will come when the call for relief is hurp,
inpatient and mandatory.
THE CONCLAVE MEETS
INDICATIONS that the sessions of the
Sacred College will be brief render ex
tremely unlikely the participation of any
nonEurepean Cardinal in the selection of
the new Pepe.
Cardinal O'Cenncll, of Bosten, who sue
ended In making the earliest start from
'America, is expected te arrive In Italy en
Monday morning. The railway journey from
Naples te Reme will consume most of the
lfebt hours of another day.
Cardinals Begin, of Quebec, and Dough -erty,
of Philadelphia, are. still further In
the rcur and will lie fortunate if they can
take part in some of the formalities signal
liing the installation of n new pontiff.
Little has been heard of the primate of
'Braiil, separated from the Ktcrnal City by
the duration of a veyase of nt leat two and
a half weeks.
It is improbable, however, that the pres
ence of any of these travelers would greatly
change the temper nf the coiiae. An
Italian occupant of Peter's Krat Is virtually
a foregone conclusion. Precede nts r" nNe
in favor of the least exploited of candidates
and of u pontiff without extr'ue views en
either side of church problems.
The lelemnlty of the sessions Ij their dis
tinguishing characteristic. While entertain
lag the liveliest concern In the verdict, the
nubile is sincerely inclined te mpeet Its
spiritual values and te combine un.'ffected
jaterest with reverence.
A PERNICIOUS TAX
ift ' -TF TIIB Xcw Jcrsey Legislature w Ishes te
5.'W 'X de something te relieve the users of the
Wiffif "railroads it win repeal me i uii-v n-w Law.
W 'That law cost the people SOUO.OOO last )nar
K2jy 'without conferring a single benefit en any
iigr 1 -ae save the superfluous men employed en
'.Win- 'Um l.nlne Klnce thr linv uns nnsuml t(
has cost 55,000,000.
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,v) SMepie ,lle,mu 11 jcur, ami 111 .tiuryiumi
i&:tM) cost was ;iui,uw. e ssy tiiut t'ie
&MW DBB cost lllC pceiic ihcic bums oecatise
iWejaairy dollar spent lias come out of the
Iwi:.'.- - it.. u t. 1 . 1 ..
WKrjfjmmna Ol me iil-uiiic, it nun 111 pi; cej.
I5fer;lfrted-in freight and passenger rates.
rai; 'Pennsylvania had such a law, but it was
sHantv repealed last winter. It was uussm!
in the first place at the demand of labor In
e'.der te provide work for mere men en the
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Irlf .billu.ll. nlllinttf lint? refiit.1 ti tSn
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, of it The reason assigned was that the
ivf f extra men were needed te Insure the safety
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, ?Aian there were before
L'KSflia railroads de net want accidents.
LVSJ9W C08t t0 mucl1, '''ll0 inst,"t't of the
Uer tX" iiruivui. uic inuiiuriy 01 tlie
l,"in, in enllnary circiiun-tances, miih-
-J .. A, j .. am In Iriililnn (limn f n. a.. I. .e
&rirunii in itiuun. niitii iu mise in,.
tf precautions. Hnmetimes they arc
l doing it, but they take them ultl-
la a mistake for tiie Legislatures of the
;t0 lhterfcre in the details of railroad
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usually suflcient te keep the railroad men
alert. The reads are public carriers, obli
gated te serve the public. If the public Is
net served, we have Public Service Commis
sions with power te order adequate scrUtv.
The commissions ought te be ullewcd te
function. ,
WHO'LL WRITE A COMIC OPERA
ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF COAL?
Only the Caricature of the Stage Could
Reflect the Grotesque Felly That
Rules In the Mine Fields
rnilKOXEN, dynasties, kings, the pride
- of n great many nations and the cost
of important commodities in the United
States have been fulling together. They
are still going down. The one fixed and
seemingly immovable thing In this changing
world is the price of hard coal mined in our
own fields.
The cost of coal went te an unprecedented
altitude during the war, and there It has
remained as if It were 11 thing nailed te the
sky. Fer olmest two years It has defied all
the laws of political, social nnd oeenomle
gravity. Ne power of the Government or
public opinion or business necessity seems
adequate te disturb It.
The significance of this phenomenon is
best appreciated after a reading of the re
port of general business and financial condi
tions just issued through the Federal He
serve Bank of Philadelphia.
Iren and steel show n decline of from 20
te 40 per cent from the maximum rotes of
the Inflation period. The motorcar industry
reports reductions which ranscd from 15 te
25 per cent during the last jrar. Prepara
tions for n sprinjt building boom Imve fol
lowed nn earthward slide of the prices of
building materials. Cement is down te
SI. 00 a barrel, it was up net long age te
$2.50. Lumber and mlllwerk prices have
fallen heavily.
The retail price of anthracite remains,
solitary and mysterious, in the blue heavens.
There, apparently, it will stay. The
operators' organizations nnd the mine
unions ere deadlocked in n conflict of pur
poses which may lead te a vast general
strike en April t.
Such a strike would make coal scarce.
It would add te the value of coal already
mined nnd in storage. The public is dis
interested or discouraged In the presence of
the disorder nnd the thinly ciled con
spiracies by which 'Muall groups of protlt pretlt
takers in control of a commodity that is
almost as necessary te the general public
as water and transportation manage te
frustrnte the laws of supply and demand
and evade the forces that ute making for
constructive readjustment in nil ether In
dustrie. no are tnesc uiympuns: w uut sort I
of magic Is theirs? Hew arc they te be
Identified?
They are the sort of persons about whom
Gilbert and Sullivan would have written
light operas. They are picturesque enough
for the burlesque stage.
I'ntil they are made visible In the carica
ture of musical comedy Sir. Hoever, Senater
Fdge and Senater Calder will talk and agi
taeo in vain for the "reform" of the coal
busines".
Railway corporations, btrcet cur com
panies, water companies, all utility cor
porations, have come te admit n bense of
obligation te the complex seclul system in
which they are Indispensable purts.
The coal men, en the ether hand, con
tinue In nn attitude of austere isolation.
They 'rcent inquiries from Congress or
from the public. They run their business
te suit themselves and they run It rather
badly. Hew badly they run it you will see
if ever u genius arises te write n lively
comic opera en the subject of coal.
Tli" chorus of principals would be uston usten
ishing te sec. First, there would be the
barons who own the coal laud. Then there
would be the barons who lease the land.
There would be the barons who lease coal
lands from lessees and lease it again te
operators who run the mines. Then there
would be a vnet supplementary cheru of
Jobbers and Sub-Jobbers and Interlocking
Director. All of these people jelly devils
in white vests get something from the 15
which you pay for a ten of anthracite.
In the background of the gruesome scene
are the ferwnrd-mlndu leaders, of the
United Mine Workers of America, who, tin tin
uble te beat the barons Inte submls-ien. are
intent upon going into partnership with
them or seizing the power they wield as
monopolists. All tlie.-e men arc niuklng
their own laws in defiance of congressional
opinion and the public need.
High prices have brought a cellnp'c in
tiie coal market. Neither the industries nor
the private consumers have been buying.
Unemployment Is widespread in the nnthru
cite and bituminous fields. Stornge yards
are tilled, waiting for buyers who de net
nppear.
The miner, intent upon taking the mat
ter into their own hand, arc preparing te
strike in April re force universal unioniza
tion of all mines. That is, they want vi
dictate tn the owners of mine-, and coal
lands and. In the end, te the public. They
believe that they could dictate mere Intelli
gently thun the unrcgulutcd owners de.
They couldn't, of course, and they wpuldu't
if they could.
Se, while the ceuntrj endures the r;0Id
nnd enforced idleness In factories, many of
theni closed te await lower coal prices, tin
coal buslneK Is moving toward chaos, per
haps chaos would be n geed tiling for eiery
one concerned. It would force Congress
out of its lethargy. If. would compel Gov
ernment action toward the rrientlfic and
impartial control wljlcii Hoever lias recom
mended again and ncuin.
JERSEY'S FUTILE DRY LAW
IN TIIE New Jersey f'etirt of Errors and
Appeals jesterday the orer-nrdr-ni advo
cates of prohibition learned n Ieshiu which
tlie. ought te take te heart in the lnteiect
of fair play and their own cause. The Van
Nws act for dry enforcement, an almost
medieval law pn-bed bv an obedient Legis
lature under pressure from various sources,
was summarily wiped off the statute books
uud declared unconstitutional.
The decision will be welcomed by all citi
zens, wet or dry, who am net cemlwed
that bone-dry prohibition is of mero im
portance te the count r.v nnd te humanity
than the essential protective principle of
common law which, though they nie the
chief bupperts of our sjstem of social rea
soning tind the basis of all modern legal
thought, weie set aside te innkn an air
tight State dry l.iw in New Jersey.
The law was formulated by .Mrs. Jennie
C, Van Ncs.s, a one-term member of the
lower beuse, who had no previous ex
perience with lnw making and little appar-
cnt knowledge of the fundamentals of Angle
Snxen Justice. .She blithely reversed the
age-old rule established te guard what
ltlockstenc calls "the Inalienable rights of
mail" and wrote nn act which declared that
a suspected person, might be denied trial by
jury and was te be presumed guilty until
he could prove himself innocent'. Thus
any one caught selling or transporting
whisky or ether alcoholic beverages In New
Jersey was te be denied rights which the
lnw continues te extend even te murderers.
It was clear from the beginning that the
law could net stand. New the State is
without any enforcement system of its own.
Tile Anti-Saleen League is credited with
having done' most, te assure the passage of
the Van Ness act. But It In easy te be
lieve the truth of persistent rumors which
imply that the law a law far mere rigor
ous than the Federal dry laws was secretly
supported by wet leaders, who desired te
discredit In the eyes of the public the whele
prohibition theory and the organizations
which support it. Certainly the attempts
te enforce the Van Ness law tended con
stantly te hurt the dry cause in Jersey.
Theso who are sincerely anxious te bring
about the elimination of the liquor traffic
ought te applaud the decision of the Court
of Krrers. Prohibition is net dead and it is
net dying. The country nt large is deter
mined te sec it tested thoroughly. But the
dry cause cannot be expected te survive
enforcement legislation conceived In a spirit
of fanaticism rather than In a spirit of rea
sonableness and fair play.
THE IDEAL SITE
SO SUPERIOR ere the merits of the
Folrmeunt Tark-Parkway site for the
fair that its indersement by the commit
tees of the Engineers' Club, the Philadel
phia Chapter of the American Institute of
Architects nnd the Real Estate Beard has
come without surprise te these who have
been giving thought te the matter.
Tiie site Is easily accessible from all the
railroad terminals. It l in the heart of the
city and is connected with all sections by
street cars. It is near the existing hotels
nnd In such a convenient location that new
hotels te accommodate the visitors can be
erected profitably with the certainty that
after the fair is ever they will be in de
mand as apartment houses or office build
ings If the need for them as hotels should
cease. It includes both banks of the
Schuylkill River and thus nfferds opportuni
ties for picturesque development and water
pleasures that were net offered by some of
the ether sites.
I5eend all ether proposed sites It Justi
fies the expenditure by the city, the State
and the Nntien of large sums for the erec
tion of permanent buildings that can be
used for public purposes after the fair is
ever. Net only can permanent structures
he erected, but the long-talked-of nnd long
delayed improvement of the banks of the
Schuylkill from the entrance of Falrmeunt
Park te A rcii street can be carried out
after the manner of tiie improvements te
the banks of the Seine In Paris in 1000.
Under the circumstances two or three
times as much can prudently be appro
priated for the fair as would be wise if it
were all te go for structures that would be
tern down after serving their purpose for
one summer.
Congress can be nsked te authorize the
erection of a new Federal Building en the
Purkway In addition te making nn appro
priation for the fair Itself.
The State can be asked te erect a build
ing for tiie accommodation of Its officials
who arc compelled te have ellices here, even
if it is. net thought wise for it te put up a
building for the accommodation of the Su
preme Court. This, tee, In uddltien te an
appropriation for tiie. general expenses of
making ready for the fair.
The city itself can rush construction en
the Soldiers' Memerial or Convention Ilnll
and en the Schuylkill embankments and
bridges, improvements which can be paid
for by the issue of bends, while it spends
uck sums as rtrc necessary en the tem
porary structures.
Still further the plans can be se made
that the buildings put up by foreign Govi
eriiments shall be of pcrmnncnt construc
tion and adapted te uses of one kind or an
other that when the fair Is ever they could
be bold for sums which would almost recover
the original expenditure.
The site is such that the setting of the
fair can be made ns attractive as that of
any ether fair ever held. Definite adoption
of It by the committee will prepare the way
for nn nctlve campaign in behalf of funds.
CAR MEN TO SHARE PROFITS
MR. MITTEN'S premise of n 10 per cent
bonus te the empleyes of the Philadel
phia Rapid Transit Company is based en the
assumption that the men, by nctlve co
operation with the management, can reduce
the operating expenses this year by ?l,500,
000. In effect, Mr. Mitten has said te the
men: "If you will buvc money for the com
pany I will persuade the shareholders te
give It te jeu."
This is an Inducement te faithful serv
ice. It makes the men partners in the,
buslncss by ussuring Ce them reward for the
economies that they can bring about. These
economics will come through care in the
operation of the cars, which will prevent
accidents nnd breakdown of machinery, and
through greater courtesy te the passengers,
which will develop a friendliness te the sys
tem that will be reflected in increased
travel.
The Mitten plan of co-operation with the
men bus justified Itself. There has been no
strike and the system, bankrupt In 1911, has
been put iu such financial condition that it
has earned dividends en its capital stock
in addition te paying fixed charges.
The financial inducement which Mr. Mit
ten is offering te the men te insure 11 gienter
degree of co-operation with the manage
ment ought te produce Important results
both te the company and the public.
VOLIVA'S COSMOGONY
THE earth, ucceidlng te the curly Japa
nese cosmegruphers, rests en the back
of a giant turtle. The ancient Greek said
that the skylwns held up by Atlas, a giant
standing in Northern Africa.
Wilbur Glen Vellva, the head of the Dowle
Church of Inn, III., hns a new theory.
The world, according te him, is tint. The
sky Is n solid dome from which the nun,
moon and stars are suspended like chande
liers from a celling. The edges nf the dome
rest 011 0 wall of ice which siirieunds the
fiat world te k'cp foolhardy mariners from
bulling their ships off the edge, and prob preb
ably t' keep the water in the oceans from
flowing nwny intel space.
Mr. Vellva hns bated his theory upon what
he" 1 alls the "Werd of Ged." There was a
colored preacher In the Seuth a few yearn
ngu who insisted that "the sun de move,"
and he based his conclusion en the story of
Jeshua, who caused the sun te siand still.
If it did net move, hew could It stand still?
We smile at tills sort of scientific reason
ing nowadays. But there was 11 titne when
It was n smiling matter. Tin; men of
si'leiien who advanced theories different from
tin .se nciepled by tlm theologians had te
pay with their lives for their audacity,
lleres) it wn lulleJ at the time. But the
notion thet the, Bible Is u bcicntllic text
book has long since been abandoned.
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AS' ONE WOMAN 8EE8 IT
Three Views of the Zlen Movement
by Three Jews Suggest Likelihood
of Others, All of Them Impor
tant te the World at Large
By SARAH D. LOVVRIE
If IS very difficult for nn outsider te get
tiny true perspective en the Zlen move
ment. I have three very distinct Impres
sions of It, nil given me by .Tows, nnd each
considered n final judgment by the man who
Instructed me. And as each was, in his way,
an authority en at least one phase of his
rnce's position with regard te the "back-te-Jerusalem"
enthusiasm, his point of view
was at least an Important one te consider.
The first opinion was given me many
years age when the public at large first
began te hear Zionism discussed, and it was
by the senior member of a great New Yerk
banking firm. That old man was wise nt
least in the financial opinions of his con
freres, both in Europe nnd this country,
and nt that time he nnd his partners were
set ngalnst the notion, scouting It ns Im
practicable tind pushed only by the vision
ary. He held that it was net practical, because
10 give the Jew n country that was tee
small for him would menu that he must
still live as a stranger in ether countries.
Instead of being it citizen of the land in
which he lived nnd worked, nnd instend of
identifying himself with the Interest of that
country iu his own eyes nnd in the eyes
or the citizens about him, he would be a
"fattcner en the land" nnd liable te be the
target of alt the odium that anomalous
position would invite.
TIIE second opinion was given me many
years later by the son of a Zionist. He
was a journalist who had ceme ever te this
country after spending his jeulli iu Pales
tine nnd enduring nil the hardships the im
migrant Jews were subjected te by the
Turkish Government before the war. He
believed in Palestine for the Jews. He had
calculated te a feet for hew great a popula
tion of returned Jews the land under in
tensive cultivation could yield an abundant
living.
It was his belief that with Palestine well
colonized and raised te a hundred per cent
fertility by irrigation, the ndjelnlng deserts
could be reclaimed much ns the deserts of
this country nrc being mnde te blossom as
the rose. Eventually he believed nil of his
race could return te what would be the
garden spot of the world.
TIIE third opinion was given me just last
3 ear, curiously enough by one near of
kin te the old Jewish banker. His brother-in-law
was then one of the leadens of the
Zlen movement and spoken of ns the pros
pective president of the Palestine Republic.
His Idea was that Palestine could never be
the home of all the Jews, but that it could
be the possession of the race"; and as such
it could be made net only a garden spot,
but a center of learning and art and re
ligion. I rather thought "by religion he
meant net the orthodox ancient religion,
but the broader type of worship used in the
present-day synngegucs. I n-ked him if the
rebuilding of the teniple was contemplated,
and it seemed te me his Idea was 0 bymbelic
building net for a revival of the Mosaic
ritual nor 11 replica of the Temple of Solo Selo Sole
mon. LAST summer it seemed te these of us
who ere outsiders that there came what
seemed a change of personnel in the Zionist
Committee and presumedly a change of ideal
in its propaganda. And new comes a drive
for funds for the Zionist cause.
Ne funds are being asked of non-Jews,
although doubtless if the great generosity
the Jews have shown in Gentile drives were
reciprocated by a Gentile generosity in Jew
ish drives gifts would net be scorned; but
nt all events since there is no solicitation
of money outside the fold, the general public
has net been specifically apprised as te the
exact status of the movement at the present
moment. Which of these three points of
view most prevails among the Jews? And
is there perhaps a fourth and mere zealously
orthodox one than any of these three?
rnO GENTILES brought up en the Old
JL Testament ns well as en the gospels
the whole movement is of great interest be
cause of the ancient prophecies regarding
the return of the Jews and the restoration of
Jerusalem ami the events hinging en that
return. Te certain sects of the Christian
faith the Second Advcntists the fulfillment
of these prophecies is of vital importance
iu order te make way for the scceud coming
of the Messiah.
Te students of history and of world move
ments the fact that great changes are
wrought by the fire of sentiment rather than
the psychology of reason makes nny enthu
siasm such us tliis of Zionism of great nnd
even poignant interest. If it is te be a
return te Pulestlne, is it te be merely a
physical and material return te Solemon
and all his glory, or is it te.be a return te
the orthodoxy and ritualism of the Heredian
period, or Is it te be u still further harking
back te the early experiment, when a nomad
race turned cultivators of the soil iu the
days of the judges?
Or is something quite different contem
plated u sort of Mecca and Beirut und
Hely City of Reme, with the Italian Riviera
thrown in?
AND if th"e Jews take ever their holy
places, what of the Christian, what of
tin Mohammedan? Beth these religions
have had their holy places there longer new
than the Jews possessed Palestine before the
dispersion.
And If the Jews colonize Palestine from
nil ecr Europe and from this country, whnt
will be the type of the civilization English,
Polish, American, German or Spanish? And
if u foreign Government backs the enterprise
nnd stabilizes it, what Government will
undertake tiiut tremendous task? And why?
One hears the-e questions discusted
gravely, but net iinsympathctlcally.
In Palestine itself it Is the chief topic
of conversation, 1 inn told, even among the
people who think Zienhm Is bound te fail.
THE Greek Church officials and the Reman
Church officials keep an armed peace
with euch ether nnd with the Syrians and
Armenians and Arabs nnd the scattered
Jewish population that have clung te the
ruins nf their walls; hut none of these, net
cen the Palestinian Jew, Is prepared te
welcome tin returning Zionists with their
new ideas of farming nnd their unorthodox)'
nnd their Western push und go. Fer If
the Jew In the Occident beeni Oriental,
they appear completely Eurepcanlzed te the
Orient. Just as they seemed Egyptlanlzed
te the Inhabitants of Canaan, and Babylon Babylen
ish te the dwellers who hud net gene Inte
captivity, and Remanized te the Galileans,
se they seem a strange people with their
new dress and nbbvev'ated ceremony nnd
crisp business and modern inventions te the
present dwellers in that little land that had
been theirs once before in the world's his his
terv and may be theirs yH once again.
T bine been reading Chesterton's Jerus
alem and been immensely interested In the
boek1. H bring the modern Jerusalem, the
Jerusalem of the Crusade and the Jerusalem
of JcMis te a "cle-e-up" before one. And
I reulUed suddenly that nothing that hap
pens te that city bet en a hill cun be con cen
bldercd 11 little thing te 11 single American,
whatever his admitted creed. Whatever Is
geed in us spiritually had its beginnings
there. Our civilization whatever in it has
borne the weight of time exists for us bo be
canbO of what happened there.
He thnt this great movement of Zionism
touches all of us. And we have a right te
aHk AVIint does it mean for the world?
T h e United States
Hard Jeb Fer Chamber of Commerce
a Hard Guy wants Cengiess te create
a commissioner general
of transportation whose duty it will be te
advise with cery governmental agency
charged with regulating interstnte coiiiiiktie
nnd then proceed te de the regulating. It
will be bis province, we presume, te bold
the buck .that .every official Plppn posses,
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' ROBERT E. FERGUSON
On the Slump In Marriage Licenses
r.IE economic and sociological phases of
the City of Philadelphia arc strongly
and immediately reflected In the Marriage
License Bureau at City Hall, according te
Chief Rebert E. Fergiiseu, of that depart
ment. "There has been a great falling off in the
number of marriage licenses issued during
the last year," said Mr. Fergusen, "and,
of course, we arc in n position te note any
changes in this matter which take place.
The falling off began in January, 1921, and
since that time there has been nothing like
the rush te get married that took place
during the few years just previous te that
date. . ,, ,
"The 'slump' came rather suddenly a
little mere than n year age. All through
the war years and the prosperous times that
immedlutelv succeeded them we could hardly
keep up with the demand for the issuance
of licenses. Of course, a let of this was
due te the fact of the very general pros
perity which tiie country was having, and a
let mere was caused by the highly emotional
condition of the people, which continued in
a geed many lines ether than tiiat of mar
riage sentiment for quite n long time after
the war closed.
Reasons for Falling Oft
"When business is geed in our depart
ment the elevators arc usually filled oil day,
and I hac even seen the time when the
veung applicants steed In the corridors lu
rows nwaltlng their turn te get their license.
But this has net happened for quite a long
time new. ,
"While it is net nn easy mutter te say
why people de net get married, still I think
tiiut the economic troubles of the country,
and of the world for that matter, is the
principal icasen. Yeung persons today are
morn cautious about hew they enter matri
mony thun they used te be, nnd both the
man and the woman want te be assured that
a comfortable and permanent living Is In
sight before they take the step.
"Diiriug national prosperity, or even when
the Industries of the city are working full
time, we have our hands full, but when
anything in the nature of an industrial dis
turbance occurs we notice the effects of it
immediately iu the dropping off of the num
ber of applicants for licenses.
"The number of marriage licenses issued
new Is net up te the average number which
we Issued prier te the beginning of the war.
Then It took a tremendous jump. It is true
that a geed many of them were young couples
the mnn of whom was going into the service
and they decided te be married before lie
went away1, but a larger number was made
up of these te whom the sudden und in many
cases unexpected prosperity gave the oppor
tunity of getting married earlier than tuey
had originally planned.
Increased During War
"The number of marriages increased
during oil of the war years and through
these which immediately followed them. I
should soy that the increase during these
years wus fully 15 per cent ever the average
of the j cars before the war, and it probably
went higher than that. At any rate, it wus
a erv eoustderable increusc.
"When the fulllng-eff tame, a little mere
than a year age, It was sudden, as I hne
said, and it has continued up te the present
time, dcbpltc the fact that general business
has lurgely rtee)crcd from the depression
which It buffered. I think that it is prep
nble that a geed ninny of the young people
had become accustomed te the prosperity of
the war tlme and lire waiting for u return
of that prosperity before getting married.
"Since the fulllng-eff came, the figures
have never mounted as high ns the pre-war
average. Still, at the same time, we are
new isxulng en an average obeut scenty
eight licenses every dny, se that quite, a
number of the jeutig people are getting mar
rlcd III spite of everything.
"Our busiest days are Saturdays and
Mendajs, In spite of the fact that Saturday
Is a half-holiday at the City Hull, us well an
pretty nearly every place elbe. This is
probably the reason why Saturday is ene
of the big days at the Marriage Liceubt
Bureau It is easier te get a half day oil
than a whole day, and where a man Is em
ployed en piecework It Is cheaper, tee. I
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big day with us. unless it is that the young
people get together en Sundays nnd fix it
nil up. But these two days have always
been the heavy days in our bureau, no mat
ter whether the total number of licenses
issued w'ns great or small.
'The Marriage License Bureau is an un
usually advantageous place for the study of
human nature. We get every kind of person
imaginable here and tome of the things we
hear and see range from irresistible humor
te almost tragedy.
"Under the Marrlage 'License Law of
I ennsylvnnin, all applicants must new
appear in person te make the answers and
take affidavit as te the truth of these
answers. The law cannot be evaded as far
as getting a marriage performed without a
license is concerned, for no clergyman or
notary will perform a ceremony under such
circumstance.
Notaries' Activities Stepped
"The Marrlage License Law has been Jn
ferce in Pennsylvania since the first of Oc
tober, lS8e. It Is an excellent law in many
wnjs anil it stepped u number of ubuscs
and enabled the counties of the State te keep
nn accurate record of all marriages for
which licenses were grunted within Its
jurisdiction.
"The Pennsylvania law en the matter is
bread, and does net impose nny unreasou unreaseu
aiile restrictions upon these who desire te
get married. In fact, I think that it is as
flexible a law us exists in any State of the
Union. At the same time it fully safeguards-
the Interests of the community in
ihls yry Important matter. It is easy te
bee why tiie records in a matter be Important
as that of marrlage should be complete
and easy et access nt any time.
"The days after helldujs are ethers which
generally impose a geed bit of work en our
bureau. 'I his is the case, uke Saturday" and
Mondays, where the rule holds geed no
mutter hew many we are issuing e, "n
average ut the time. The, hit,, spring and
he early summer months are generally the
heaviest el the year. With the rctim 0f u
general prosperity, there will surely be. n
mmenee increase in the number of Iiccn"es
issued, although I doubt If the number win
equal for h long time that reached dur ni
the war years." ll wiring
i What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
What was tlin first namn r.r u
hnucr. the famous Ph"loson1erCh0pon Ph"leson1erCh0pon Ph"losen1erCh0pon
Wlmcquntry was formerly luIc"d by n
Name two operas by Donizetti
When did Sir Francis ijratp '..,
W he ran against James A Vj-ii nei,i
the presidency? "J-nneld for
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Carpentier In the "ffit TrJuly!
Hew many Powers were reniv,,.... .
wasfenr ' C-co jg
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Hew many legs hns an ibex?
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The .Marshalsca was the dri..u. " .
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In Charles IJIcIiens' nS"? nmlnern,,jr
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"Helle. Judge!" said Glass. "JfH
yet," said Berah. But seen?
When the State Treasury can't ban
anything else it can have a deficit.
Suspenders arc in and belts are out,
say the tailors; but pessimists will continue
te wear both.
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Count that day lest whose low descend fl
lng sun sees net an Anglo-France clash Just- M
cnucu or uegun.
We hasten tn reassurn thn Hmlri. Tn
benching Kcnyen no effort has been made te J
KnOCK ins oiec en.
If every State in the Union uas a build- I
mg at tiie liair the Parkway is going te M
an architectural treat.
Seme earnest thought will be given te '
me eiuuiiTs Denus wnue income-tax scneu
ulcs are being made out.
Waukeegan, 111., man is attacked bi
rooster after wringing neck of hen. Ne
gentleman could de less.
If he but knew hew much we worried
ever his appearance yesterday hew tb
woodchuck would chuckle!
Fashion Committee chn'lrmaii in this
city says custom-tailored clothes are te N
fuller this year. Fuller what?
Mrs. Asquith says she is anxious te
visit Philadelphia. The lady, wc are ebliri
te admit, hus normal aspirations. j,
Chicago is planning n steamship line te I
Philadelphia. An nirplane line would preK J
fir.1 LlliVna lnr.1 af.ii.. 1 . .1 J l
iiuij rauu ra- iiuiu jcu aim leg.
Vnssar prrAesser says she knows of no
prettier thing than the calf of a yeunf
woman. First kind word wo've heard for
the beaus.
The twcnty-thrcc-year-eld Polish wort wert
man and the forty-flvc-ycar-eld heiress .
is te marr.v pay in publicity for cssaylM
the unusual.
The Arms Cenferene lin nirreed it
abolish poison gas in wartime, but it ' M
neyenu us power te restrict Us use w
propaganda.
The scrrtnnlni? rtiles fnr cnnltfll sbiM
conform, it is unlil. tn tliniw nf Ihft T.ondei 'I
prlze ring. At all events, Londen has a llttit ,1
te no witu tncm.
AVe are looking forward te the dw
when our coliege presidents, instead of sw
ing unkind things about their students, n'
dtsclpllne them.
If in heaven, as Sir Cenan Deyle de
clares, all the children arc grown up, where ,
is the happiness of these who find Jey I"
the little ones?
The Bkv Is n bnllil dnmn khth Vellrs t .1
Zlen. He may net be u great thinker, but ,1
anybody win admit In. the mutter or wu
domes he uses bis head.
The Dauphin County Court has upheld
the ronstltutlenullty of the Ceal Tax Li
of 1921. But will the operators be satis
lied? Net by an anthracite!
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CenstnhteN (Iresaeil nn nnnun are lOOa
ing for a man who has been scaring Vbm',
students. va hnve a mental picture ei
imitation flapper in police beets.
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Dr. Stokewski'a little friends arc new
convinced that the most fascinating Instru
ment at an orchestral concert Is the ice."
cream cone. Like the oboe, it Is manipulate
with the lips, but the real shading is dost
with the pulate.
Seranten man excused from jury duty
because he couldn't use bin wooden W.
Pleu of faulty understanding. Still, com
te think of it, nobody, se fur as we c
remember, has ever been excused for B'
ability te use his wooden head. ,
American delegates te the Wablnjt .
Conference have been thoughtlessly aceurt -of
modesty because they described themnlTf! A
simply as "Citizens of the United 8MJS
As n matter of fact they chose the BlfBlf.
uue taey ceum Destew en tntaweiTs-- Ma
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