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Pkllidflphli, Sjlurdtr, lbrury 4, 1922
MR. HALL'S DISTRESS
IT IS a flinty-hearted public that as a
, rbele declines te join Cliirlcu 1J. Hall In
j, Jatncntatien ever the neatness of the city's
Htreet8 after the great bterin. Arc tlie cit-
teens of Philadelphia slecks atones, srnsc-
i Jew thlngu, that tliej weep net ercr con-
tractor rule In ruins?
"Xhe men who clcnncd the slirets."'
' nens Councilman Hall, "were mostly con
tractors' men." If this uhsorvntlen Is in
tanded te be critical It reflects seriously
mpen the efficiericy of the workers formerly
employed under the old sstcm. Or per
JSps it is the dlcleurc of their talents
HI latent that distre!. Ir. Hull Where
thy leafed they new labor diligently. 1'ht
eundpf the rarts that were vtlll Is moping
? .te folk who rleurlshcd en special privilege.
'The tidlncie of the thoroughfares will cost
y tewnMliing. Air. Unit makes no oceret of
i that fact. It is cqunlly well known that
appropriations fullj cover the expense of
putting the Mreets in order.
Surveying the connucncce of iniiiiii'lpal
control of street cleaning Mr. Hall in in-
eonselable. In Ite inn.billt te share hib
lirief the public is .ihiblting ilfelf ns a
monster of selli"hnees. Ilnu ilnvn If hn
'pleased with n job well done and alrcadv
'aid for?
; ' SECOND APRIL
B170MES are supposed te b far mere
ji Af fastldieuf about all things than men.
1 VSlany jeung ladles mairj elder men who
i, il.y:n iu ui- nun. ti lif-n me rule i re-
j i versed and when a ning man man lib n
IVeman rather fur beyond his M'.irs. neenle
y lift their brews and smile sardonically nnd
(predict all herls of trouble. Yet the marriage
icf Mrs, Martin R. R. Stephens, a lady with
'millions, te n young Pele about half her
fl(ge!and her determination te try life in a
cottage at Itidley Park for the sake of her
rL ,-Jtttaband's pride need net premise lcn than
IV. thousand nf ether marriages that attract no
;,7, peclal attention.
tS Marriages arc thp exclupie ceneeni of
f , the'peeple who engage in them. They arc
L-tBobedy else's bulncs. It is faohlenablc
i. laeVradars for nil sort, of neenle te rr kpi-L.
lpBt? Second Aprils. April when it first rame
, f mjen as tnese may nave been wintry,
lit may heM' been tilled with rain or ii ma;
I A jkave passed tee quickly and unnoticed. If
i, llTcan be found again te much the better.
I IJLnd it Is only fair te wish luck te seekers
1 r i.i . .. i ,..
. i lire niiuv jr., ul fnuiav. ;tll LTirt'IiiriV Ulfn-
.'ult quest.
' SUMMER CLOCK PROBLEMS
T-TOPnS for the (untiniinniT of ilnvli-M
' liJTTiaving In Philadelphia this p'ii me
I; lltltb.te.ned b'j an ordinance already intro-
h v"e-ed in Council by Mr. Wcglein There
. pre) indications mat opesition in I lie niu
I'nlclpal body te the establishment of the
rniuicr tim n mil e- luconeinfrailie.
IT In nlipfct letinhlp linunvip n-hn.l,... .1..
,) - - " -I"' .... ..w. .1 , , "MVllll'l lilU
new luranun: uuc.h nor ueier tne operation of
, -.the schedule until tee late In the season.
," lAeeerdlng te this plan, the eleeks will be
jf. turned forward one hour en the last Sunday
I In April nnd will be made te conform te sun-
tilM en the Inst Sundav in Sept mber,
fltrn1 rlnrltirtif cnin fl..Htn .u. ..
1 jytr'. was instituted in the spring. The
r irranement was sensible and in accord with
b l.tke increase of light hours after the ivmni
lOjptulnex.
KVh 1 rropenents ei ciaj light saving in Council
tf&WOUia de well te obtain information of
IWjplans, in ether Hasfrni ntiee. if their
&nehedules are net changed until Mnv it
Crajild, of ceure. be unwise for Philadelphia
Wii$9 isolate itself. The eonfunieti resulting
Jwj;-retn procrastinntien In this city last vear
,vi net forgotten. it would be quite as
bad te be ah'ad of slter eenimunitles. itn
J the spring change is the proper one if the
;"Eaatcrn cities can be counted upon te act
uhnultaneeusb .
. "A GEOLOGICAL QUESTION
rTlHB. prerleus anthracite ta laws were
J.- declared unconstitutional b. the courts
n tbc ground that the tax was, net levied
uniformly oil all coal. It was argued that
, Anthracite nnd bituminous were both coal.
ljr" w , .. , '""'"""" eeiween
N rjeim wmhihi mv iiivuuiiik ei ine Uenstitll-
isy .wen-
l,if, ' . TTUm lotnet Inltiniilln 'I'n, f . I
fi r,'" ' -."v.... . u i.nn ua," jiisi
I .taMai Kimtfiinprl bv the rinunlilt, rA.....
f. aavr after it hnH npen pstnhliclia.i k.. .
jjWjt authority that theie is se great a dif
wference between anthracite and bituminous
ffy tUat they are different commodities. It iB
'8VI a tfix nn limestone were Mistaincd
f against the objection that it was discrinii-
(V Jsatery eecause it tun net fall en marble
jwaobeth being forms of limcitene.
lif'SkfvaK will be rtppciled te lite higher
k'titrti. 'which uill be iiitked te n.i ,,.,....
y-r t ' '" ,-...J.' i,ll,f
k technical geological ,quesiien. It n
It te be taken te the Supreme Court of
KnTTnlriwl KtHtpe nn tlin ihunn nt l.. .iu.
''la State te tax a commodity produced
ntHn its borders and sold in interstate
V. .eaiBBserre. " This point has ulrcudi been
.Wjalwed In ether Stutcs by objectors te the
FRANCE FALLS IN LINE
VVTN , SOMEWHAT left-handed fashion, n
'J.Vfamunique irum me wuai fltlreay
trencn parucipaiinn in the (ienea
ice. while at the same time denying
'thit invitation te send delccnteu I....I
liilarmally accepted.
li4)Tident that once again Itayinend
Is following in the fuetsteps of
Brland without rxplieiily adinit-
Lfctt. the method Is imitative, The
iiyeare contents uiai teriner I'remier
i.ef Italy, In convoking (he confer-
Vtatrtly executed the decision Vikcn at
ijiM, the, allied I'ewcrs, including
:lla aJil tkll "I l,. la ekaC..
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no occasion for the Trench Government te
Rive formal acceptance."
In the European chancelleries these some
what strained pronouncements nie taken te
menu that Kranep will certainly be present.
There Is Utile cause te question this rea
soning. France w4ll take part In the mo
mentous assemblase because in this Instance
facts refuse te jield te demagogy.
Inevitable circumstances nre drawing her
te Genea. It seems that American doubts
te the contrary can new be safely dismissed.
IT IS DANGEROUS BUSINESS
TO PLAY POLITICS WITH WAR
Senater Underwood's Efferts te Prevent
the Democrats Frem Doing It
Ought te Succeed
THERE are ut least two Democrats In the
Senate who can consider Issues en their
merits without the ubfuscatlen that comes
from narrow partisanship.
One nf them is Jehn Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi. Senater Williams is u states
man before he N a Democrat, and when he
was the lender of his parly in the Heuse he
cenMstciitly refused te seek partisan ndian
tiige by obstructing the majority when that
majority was engaged in putting through
measures that were net contrary te the
Democratic principles.
The ether Is Oscar Underwood, of Ala
bama, the present Democratic lender of the
Senate and one of the delegates te the Con
ference en the Limitation of Armament;.
It is new intimated from Washington
that Senater Underwood it planning te de
his utmost te persuade his party colleagues
te vote for the ratification of the treaties
drafted at the Conference. He will attempt
te override the group of Democrats in, the
Senate, sometimes called the "spite bloc,"
who nre anxious te fight the new treaties as
Senater Ledge and his associates fought
the Versailles Treaty. The. feeling of these
men Is natural. It is retaliatory, and It
takes no note of the consequences.
This is net statesmanship as either Sen Sen
aeor Williams or Senater Underwood un
derstands it. The issues involved in the
ratification of the treatict are bigger than
any momentary profit, that may come te one
party or the eth"r. The pence of the world
is involved, nnd the settlement of ether
issues Is wrapped up in the success of thp
effort te limit nrmnment and te remove the
causes of friction in the Pacific Occ.in and
In the Far East.
If for the sake of partisan reprisals the
agreement of a group of nntlens en vital
questions is te be prevented, then there Is
little hope for the future. Competitive
armament will continue and international
rivalries and jealousies will in lime bring
about another gicat war.
The sentiment of this 'Natien suppeits the
work of the Conference The ratlticutien
of the treaties is expected w-lthetir any un
necessary delay Frem the narrow partisan
point of lev. as well as the bread-minded,
one. Senater Underwood believes that it
would be a fatal mistake for the Demecmts
te challenge this sentiment. And from the
partisan point of lew he can make out a
strong case.
The Democrats supported the Versailles
Treaty, which provided for the adjustment
of all the issues which the Washington
Conference has been considering. The Re
publicans called a conference te de In part
what the League of Nations would hate
done if the United States had entered it.
Therefore, Senater Underwood an say. the
Democrats will net quibble eer methods,
nor will the tefuse te accept part of what
th"y sought because they could net get it
all. Consequently they should hcartil sup
port what has been dime while thej icgrcl
that the party in power has net gene far
ther. Senater Williams will doubtless sup
port Senater Underwood in such a slate-
ment of the case.
If ihis shall be the tesult iheu the ap
proaching coiigieesiniinl clcciitin ill he
fought en internal issue. The Democrats
will charge the Republicans wiih failuie in
carrying out their program of domestic
legislation, and will de .their best te mnk
out n (Re And the Republicans, of
ceiiisp. will insist that thej hap done all
ihar was possible under the circumstam ee.
Rut Hie iinperlnnt thing this winter
N the intimation of the treaties nnd the
demonstration that thp 1 tilted States i
piepared te illume its. share of tlitfro tlitfre tlitfro
spenMhilitj for picsening wet Id peare
through co-operation with the oilier natioiie
If the Democrats can persuade llicmselcs
thai statesmanship is the met intelligent
partisanship, the thing will be done
TOO MUCH MEDDLING
"VfEW laws." lciniirks Attorney icnera
1 Daugheriy." "won't, cure our' ills; u,.
of Congress n 0i set our business going."
This is se true that ii seems almost e
waste of time te say it. Rut it needs te be
said frequently, for there ate many persons
who rush te Congress or te the State Legis.
latures with a let of muds, written en a
piece of paper for which they seek official
approval from a group of men in the confi
dent belief that if enl.x Ii can he obtained
this, or that crisis will be uveiled or the
shiftlesR will be made t m-1i or snlveiny will
be restored te the bankrupt.
Laws alone can de veiy hi lie te bring
about national pre-pentj The sun and
the rain can de much ineic Tlii warm
and water iIip seed put in ihe srniind and
make iibiimlHiit hancsts. winch me ut the
base nf the presperilj of substantially ever
nation. The danger evcrj lime a law is
passed regulating the way business shall be
done is that the wten law has been di,if tc.il.
And tne iinuger me. wnen las laws aie
passed, is that ihe tncs have been s0 levied
as te destrej instead of te fester business
If business could be let alone for ten
j ears it could adjust itself te almost any
kind of a law. just as a man inn get ik -custemed
te sleeping en .1 bed of spii..,.
Hut es seen .is a meddling law jh pasted
then" Is a demand that its restrictions he
modified, and se wp hne get into the habit
of appealing te the lawninkers whenever
there Is a ciivi growing out of the operation
of causes beyond the control of any Legis.
Inturc''
If Atteine tleneral I I.uighertj win per
suade Congress te agree with li i lit. the laws
which it frames might be a little belter
adapted te the mtiditieus ,ii which ihev are
directed.
A NEW NATION IN PIECES
THE tith of the major attempts te or
ganize Central America into n nation
worthy of its responsibilities and reseuiee.s
has collapsed. The American Minister te
Honduras cables that the latest phins of
unification bine been abandoned at Tegucj.
galpa, capital of that republic, and steps le
icstere its full Independent smcrelgim have
already been taken
This action Ic.ivrn lit I- bul iiepulcuis Sal Sal
vaeor without a partner, since the rrccwii
retolullen in fiintemnln rendered the adhe
sion of this nation Utile mere than theo
retical. Well-wishei"! of Latin Ameilca will
deeply regret Ihe .iban'deiiiiient of an ambi
tious piegram The division of (Vutrnl
America Inl" Ihe mall nations has been ,m
endless seuicc of Instability direcilv tin or
able te the formation of lieuble-breeding
military and political cliques i.mlcally
formed for purposes of self-asgrnndij'.einent,
axploltatien and special privilege.
Thtfeubllc of these states, mostly Indian
- '
with a Spanish veneer, has had" virtually no
voice in cheesing its own miler. Physically
the race has survived matf vicissitudes, is
sturdy, fairly Industrious and' unquestion
ably capable of development. It has been
a pawn In the hands of unscrupulous dicta
tors. "
Had the union 'been effected the oppor
tunities for erecting petty autocracies would
Inevitably have been restricted. The defec
tion of Nicaragua and Cesta IUca consti
tuted a serious blew te the most hopeful
scheme of federalization devised Blnce 1808.
The amalgamation of Guatemala, Honduras
nnd Salvader would, however, havopro havepro havopre
duced a nation of some Importance. The
prospect of foolish, rivalries nnd se-called
comic opera, but none he less destructive,
wars is new revived.
The antidote se often postponed remains
the same. Central America will Invlle the
fercA of corruption nnd decay unless the
work of fusing Its various provincial Gov
ernments is begun ever again nnd carried te
n successful conclusion.
SANCTIONS OF THE U-BOAT, BAN
THE ruthless violation of (he se-called
rules of war laid down tit the two great.
International conventions at TJie Hague
unquestionably raises doubts t the validity
of new pledges of geed behavior. Nations
that arc, or think they arc, hard pressed
and desperate nre prasumnbly capable, of
flouting the most solemn Premises.
It is possible te apply the usual cynic
philosophy te the new Five-Power Treaty
prohibiting the submarine depredations and
poison gas in warfare. Arguing from
precedents skeptics can easily prove that the
Reet program .contained In the pact pre
sented te the plenary session of the Arms
Conference this week Js merely one mero
worthless proclamation of hypothetical na
tional lrtue.
Such reasoning, however. Ignores nn ex
traordinary change or actual circumstances,
operative since the day? of The Hague pro
testations. Premises te abstain from sav
agery In fighting arc npt te be unsubstan
tial it the conjectured methods of bar
barism arc untried.
The German Empire Instituted novelties
in crueltj. Rut they chu be no longer nc nc
teunted such.
Memery of the horrei. of U-beat plracj
mid gas attacks are vivid today. Civiliza
tion is still cxperieii"lng pangs of shame for
its merciless excesses.
Under such conditions the pledges incor
porated in fne new treaty are of an it n -preeedented
nature. Any of the five nntlens
guilty of flouting the ngreement would auto
matically be branded as a reckless and un
scrupulous hypocrite.
Fer some years te come mankind will be
in no mood te tolerate such faith-breaking.
It is the renwukcuing of public opinion
which supplies the guarantees nnd the sanc
tions which cannot be specifically found in
the text of the covenant.
These spiritual as.suianccb aie net te be
taken lightly. The ban pronounced upon
submarines as enimercc destroyers nnd
upon the use of lethal gases Is in a highly
significant degree an expression of world
sentiment.
Article VII indicates the machinery
whereby nations in addition te the original
signatories, the United Stntes, Great
Rritain. France. Italy and Japan, may co
operate. The Ideal is, of course, the adher
ence of every Ue eminent en earth te the
pledges. The desi.n is akin te certain fea
tures of the League of Nations.
It is futile te speculate upon the chances
nf blenches of faith. The most drastic
treaty cter framed is vulnerable te misgiv
ing". The Reet program is the reflection of a
vcrj Intense and general sentiment of the
times. It would have been fellj te overlook
this. It is the part of wisdom te embody it
in a formal document, infractions of which
will render any of the principals a moral
pai lab.
SILENT DRAMA
THERE should be no luck in Ilolljweod
of ninierial for the sort of scenarios that
diaw the largest crowds te tins movie tlien -ire.
Ituscec Aibinkle and his lawyers
weikcd as men hae seldom worked before
net only for a lerdiet of acquittal in San
Fi.mcl'ce. but ter such a verdict n would
restore the market value of Arbuckle' pic
tures. Arbuckle contracts nnd the Arbuckle
name. The big comedian was stepped in
mid-caieer by a flash of daylight en the
ether side of his life. He used te make
about S00,UOU a jenr. What is lie te de
new. after the failure of his steend drive
for exoneration V
A sort of pi'lnee of the Hollywood colony
was feiind shot te death in his Mime amid
a cloud of rumors of jealous or aenging
women while the Arbuckle jury was de
liberating and preparing te icfusc the ver
dict which would lime given the cemedinn
a fighting chance for his old place in the
sun. Will II Hays, an the grand mogul of
the !iieing-pif,ture business and the repre
sentation of Eastern capital, might begin
his work of reconstruction by establishing
a school of deportment In the big film
i-nlniu. This sntt of thing cannot go en if
the him business is te prosper. Toe much
meiie and tee little discipline bad le the
tieubles of the movie folk.
ONE WOMAN GROWS WISER
ON THE general current of public feeling
there nie numerous straws te indicate
that 'mnny of the extremes of viewpoint te
which men ami women nthanccd in the ex
citement of the war jears have become in
tolerable. Due nf the smallest of these straws is
Miss Sabina J. Dcliincy, who preudlv went
"en" the police feri e in ltosteu when, after
the vote arrived, it was the fashion te talk
of the possibilities of a woman President,
lady Senators and feminine captains et in
dustry. Officer Delanev has quit. She has quit
with the statement that sjie found work as
a policewoman assigned te general duty
most distasteful. She particularly objected
te the natuie of work which she was called
upon te de in seeking evidence against per
snn charged with the systematic violation
of the liquor laws.
Whoever knows anything of Hie routine
followed by detective:) will reali.e wh, the
police force In Restim is new one member
fchert of its normal quota.
The fact K of course, that there are
many sorts of employment and many kinds
of public weik for which women arc tem
peramentally unfitted. That is ns it should
be. since the weild would net be even ns
tolerable as it l if feminine sensibilities
weie dulled te the point nr which there
would be no recoil fieui ugly and brutal
sides of life.
Women will be wiser it thpy continue te
lei men de the dirty work. And women
clll.ens will In the ceuise of time bn con
tent te keep out of the rush for miner public
unices. They will di better for themselves
and for society us iiilclligent veteis than
they can hone le de n unhappy if proud
members of police biiiratis and the like
Theit Is wisdiiJi in ihe suggestion of
Se. rein rv Mellen that the seldlcis' bonus
should lie paid out of special tnxrs such as
Increased postage rates or tobacco levies.
These who have te provide the money should
knew when tlifjr ara paying It.
in
A "JIM" McNICHOL STORY
In Which Heward B. French Figured
a the Pivotal Figure An Unpub
lished Episode of Other Days.
The Geed That It In Politicians
By GEORGE NOX MeOAIN
HOWARD B. FRENCH la the canter of
a very unusual story X heard the ether
day.
Fer "yeahs and ycahs," as Annie Tea
mans used te say in one of her star parts,
Mr. French wbb a reformer In politics.
Is ene today, whenever the opportunity
offers.
All during the Blankcnburg Administra
tion., nnd before nnd "after, he was out In
the open In his shirt eleevea with his back
te the wall fighting "the machine."
The pertinence of this reference will be
seen later en.
He was against Quay and Martin and
McNIehel.
...Naturally he saw only one slde of the
Philadelphia bosses, the political, '
Then there came a change. Net in his
political opinions, but In his personal.
Ihls was the way of It:
QENATOR J. P. McMCUOL had just
NJ finished the great Torresdale filter plant.
He, with his great contracting equipment,
began looking around for new worlds te
conquer.
Heward B. French was at that time pres
ident of the Equitable Trust Company.
, One dny James P. McNIehel walked Inte
the office of Mr. French.
"I've a favor te ask of you, Mr. French,"
said "Jim," with his ready smile and radi
ant manner.
"A favor of me?" replied the trust com
pany president with surprise.
"Yes sir, n favor, and I want you te
grant it."
"But I've no favors te grant you, Sen Sen
aeor McMohel," said Mr. French and I
fancy n trifle crustllr. t
"Uut T ask this specially," went en the
Senater, unabashed.
"Yeu vc often called me n boss and n
grafter j said I'd been cleaning up enormous
profits en my city work. I want the chance
te prove that you're wrong."
"That isn't my business, Senater," said
Mr. French.
"Well, just listen. I want you te select
one. or ns many as you like, of the very
best engineers and accountants, have him
make a detailed examination of the Torres Terres
dale filter plant. Then I'm going te put nil
my books and Vceunts nt his disposal. Tf
he finds that I've made mere thnu 1016 per
cent profit en that job I'll refund te the
city every cent ever""thnt amount."
I DON'T knew just the words he used, but
Heward R. French turned the proposi preposi
tion down cold.
Rut "Jim" McNIehel icfubcd te step
with that.
He came back from nnether erfglc.
"Tell you what I'll de, then." he con
tinued, unabashed.
"Yeu name the man or men. these In
whose integrity you have tbc fullest cenfr--dence,
te de the work. I'll feet the bill
with the understanding that they report
directly te you. I don't want te knew whai
their findings arc till I get them from you."
Then he cencluded:
"I'm out te prove te you that veu've
sized me up wrong en this preposition."
ALTHOUGH a Quaker, Heward Ftench
could net resist such n clean-cut sport
ing preposition, coming from an opponent
like McNichol.
He called In one of his trust company
officials and asked him if he, knowing all
the circumstances, could name such n man.
He could and he did. '
Months went by. The engineer, with his
ncceuntants. went through the Iweks and
bills nml vouchers with a finc-toethcd comb.
As for the Torresdale filter job. from the
engineering standpoint, It passed inspection
with colors Hying.
It was a huge undertaking carried te suc
cessful completion.
Hut the contractor's profits en this city
job?
One day Ml. French sPnt for the con
tractor. I Imagine, fiem my informant's descrip
tion, that the trust company president's ,
manlier had altered toward Senater Mc
Nichol. He informed the Isttcr that the experts
had teperted and be was ready te communi
cate their finding.
It showed that James P. McNichol had
made a profit en the great undertaking of
something like 10 1-7 per cent.
A PERCENTAGE such as that was less
than the usunl legitimate profit en such
a piece of construction work.
New the sequel :
Frem that day Heward R. French and
JumcM P. McNichol became firm friends.
The Sennter, with his outspoken blunt
ncss, confessed te Mr, French that he had
put ever political schemes that might net
stand the fierce glare of rigid examination.
As a business man, however, he prided
himself thut he wasn't afraid te let in the
sunlight en any of his transactions with
the city.
Leng after 'Jim" McNichol had passed
away, when" a mutual friend made some
harsh comment en the business principles of
the Senater, Heward R, French halted hi in
with a eulogy en the dead leader.
ANOTHER unusual feature, and it shows
hew men. bitter opponents in politics,
find out the geed thnt fs in each ether, came
te light In this same connection.
When Israel Durlinm, long Senater Mc Mc
Nichel'h side partner in machine politics,
died, he made Heward R. French's trim
company his executer.
And In nil the intricacies of settling Dur
ham's, estate Mr. French was the guardian
of the dead leader's interests.
THAT incident shows the silver side of
the political shield.
Ll us leek en the reverse, the golden
Seme time age a political lender died,
leaving a wife te whom he was tenderly at
tached tlueiigh tlilrtv-tive jcars of happy
married life.
She In a frail, delicaie woman, gray
haired, broken, disconsolate.
One of her husband's friends was a grent
jurist, one of these blg-seuled men who
never force! a friendship.
lie hadn't heard from the widow for many
months.
One duj recently he took one of bis asso
ciates, both septuagenarians, get a taxi and
dree into the outskirts of the town whcie
she lived in retirement with an aged sister.
One carried a big box of candy, the ether
n great bunch of roses.
When thej eiiferi'd the beautiful home
the widow of his tricnci, nervous nnd dls
fraught, broke clown and cried en his shoul
der as she brokenly tried te express her
gratitude for Ids visit.
He talked le her of the old days, led her
te n chair and calmed her, cheered the
aged sister nnd diffused mere sunshine in the
bereaved home than It bad known for
months,
When the two distinguished callers left
the grnj -haired woman wan smiling through
her tears as she bade them geed-by.
Meral -All politicians have a big let of
geed in them.
What Egypt may get
Page .Mr. Geerge from Great Britain Is
self - determination In
principle: n constitution with a rider: sov
ereignty with n proviso. Fer what England
wants 1h a fi-0'1 highway te India; the Tight
le maintain the read and keep if in repair.
Theoretically without justification; practt
(iillv the pence of the world depends upon It.
Rut" the problem Is n! an Impossible one. A
-oed phraseninker may sehc it
Lenine at the Genea cenfeicnte will be
n Lcnlne who has learned the lessen of com
promise, which will net make him less
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Talks With Thinking Philadclphians en Subjects Tliey
. Knew Best
Daiiy
JUDGE J. WILLIS MARTIN
On Aiding Convicts' Families
THE law, in administering descned pun
ishment te these who violate "it, fre
quently inflict undeserved suffering en these
against whom it has no grievance, the fam
ily of the prisoner, says Judge J. Willis
Martin.
"One difficulty which confronts the Judges
in the administration of the criminal law,"
said Judge Martin, "is that in sentencing
convicted prisoners they arc frequentlj em
barrassed in Ihe discharge of this painful
duty by the knowledge that the condemned
person is the sole support of an linalld wife,
or an aged mother, or of numerous helpless
children", or has ether relatives dependent
upon him who bj his incarceration become
the ictims of poverty and deprivation.
"It has been said with truth, se deeply
inherent Is It in this life of ours, that men
hae te Miffer for each ether's sins, se in
evitably diffusive is human suffering, and
that even justice makes its Idling, and one
cannot conceive of any retribution which
docs net spread hejend its mark In pulsa
tions of unmerited pain.
"It has been found difficult te secure any
sympathy for these connected with persons
convicted of crime. In many instances the
prisoners have no iiiunedlntc. connections,
and in ethers their associates are of their
own kind the criminally Inclined. But
cases de occur where criminals have secured
and maintained the respect of tbc community
nnd the affections of thebc dependent upon
them until they have been detected in crime
and compelled te pay the penalty of these
crimes.
1.egls1utnc Aid Obtained
"With a view of providing for cases of
this description in a manner net partaking
of paternalism, bjit te relieve the methods
whereby these unfortunates were thrown
upon the community and with a view of
making nn advance in becinl jus-tlee anil
providing scientific and systematic cenlrdl
of these who become dependent, the Legis.1
Inturc of U17 passed 'iui act authorizing
cities of the fust class (which is only Phila
delphia in Pennsylvania) te make an appro
priation for the support of destitute fami
lies of prisoners sentenced te Imprisonment
and providing a system of control and ad
ministration, 'Anether important effect of thts measure
was tn the keeping together of such fami
lies, instead of having them broken up and
scattered or else committed te Institution.
By se doing the elements of familj life are
maintained, and whatever geed influences
radiated from this environment arc kept.
"During the session of the Legislature
which passed this act considerable opposi
tion developed, especially from certain mem
bers of the body from the rural districts.
Whether they felt that almost universal dls
trust of the families, of convicted prisoners
which I have mentioned ns existing else
where in society, or whether they had some
mere practical reasons for their opposition
is net of anv importance new. Finally this
opposition was overcome, and it is only fair
te say that the practical workings of the
nieasiite show their fears te have been un
founded. Administering the Ad
"City Council was autherised te desig
nate the department of the city government
which wns te have the control and disburse
ment of such an appropriation, and did se
at an early meeting after the net became
operative. The destitute family of any per
son sentenced te Imprisonment may apply
for assistance te the department, which,
Hfter Investigation, has the authority te re
fuse or te allow Buch usslstance as may be
deemed necessary.
"The Department of Public Welfare wns
elected ns the agency through which the
disbursements from the- fund were te be
made. The appropriation was J5000 fe the
Bureau of Charities nnd Correction for the
purpose of the maintenance and care of des
titute families of persons sentenced te im
prisonment In the City of Philadelphia.
"This department administered the fund
with success until the new charter became
effective, when the administration of It was
turned ever te the Department of Public
Welfare, This department Investigates all
cases through its Legal Aid Bureau and
abides by the recommendations of that
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held tu confinement Is devised, be that these
energies may be directed toward (he sup
port and maintenance of themselves and of
these dependent upon them, without Inter
fering with the opportunities of ether
laborers, this seems te be the best system
adapted te present conditions.
"All efforts, made te interest charitable
Individuals in the establishment of n social
service for the criminal courts prier te the
pasnagp of the Act of 1IH7 were unsuccess
ful. Whether it was bcenuse these te whom
the appeal was made were fully occupied
with mere congenial work, or whether the
subject was one which did net a route their
acfive interest, is net new Impeiinnt. It Is
siiUicient te say that the cffertB made at
that time were net successful.
"As affairs developed subsequently, this
was net altogether a nintter for tegret. ex
c?pi', in hU inr "" " generally uniusi public
attitude gees, because the service hns been
far better performed by the public agents
than it could be by volunteers.
Spirit of Act Net Violated
"The family of a convicted crlmlual is
net necessarily criminal Itself in fact, the
reverse. Is usually true. When the act went
into effect there wns great fear in certain
mere or less influential circles in the city
here 'i !'" .'iT1' ? VieI'ltC,1 ,lnu that
there might be disbursements from the funds
f r.ll,"ei(;,ttc"-,,.f"V0fc'1 '"'"viduals or their
families, But these fears, likeihese of the
nd"''."..''; Iwtun.. erc unfounded!
hr yl C flu!t ycar of 0Pwatlen only abeu
iftee"J'.ln "Wreprlated was used,
(hi-V1 t-uuncll appropriated .$5000 for
this purpose, jjnd of this amount eiih- about
nri Hen "Mine.'1, In ,0?1 t,", wne appro appre appro
Dilatien, J.5000. was miide. and all of it wns
ce,,M,n,ec.,l,,rng the year. This year.Vha
ptleW.-.if mwiren'tf &PPr7,0W
tar this amount will go toward a llrvl,Mn-
urbeseenhC tmiUm J"?
for them, se that the fu,n, 1J1"'?V,,1,,,,
the use of these who ne'e it hlfdlv Tn i" fu'
have no ether means of Usl !? & Wd ,vhe
What De Yeu Kneiv?
QUIZ
hat was the Drel Knlirrh,,., i.
Hew- many tlmrn was France in,. i ..
ScV'-ers em ftTCWtf by
What lH lye?
what in the next te la.i i,
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Of what State is Jacksen the r,i,ui , '
. Wicre was Magna Oraccia" Pita '
Who was Dr. Tt J, GntlltiB-'
What wa, the Battle of "tfjuba Ilill-
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SHORT CUTS
Will the Senate O. 1v.
give tbem the K. O.?
the treaties er
The Washington Conference, bavlnit
limited arms, will new shake a leg.
Beautiful Vamp Any unknown woman
friend of a fellow In financial difficulties.
There Is always suspicion that ever- re
treat Japan makes is merely a strategic one.
Milk lias dropped a cent' In San Fran Fran
elbce. Les Angeles wouldn't take the trouble
te pick It up.
Leeks ns though the decision for Bit
parkway ns thPblg fair site will eventuall.i
be made unanimous.
Criticism fs something that member of
the Refunding Commission may be asatirwl
el getting nothing !sc but.
Everybody blames the vvfir for every
thing. Hew was It responsible for the
groundhog seeing il's thadew?
Ugly sounds make ugly people, ssjk
Creatore. We take It. tlcrefeic. a jair.
palace is no benuty parlor. ,
Fifty billions of German marks arc said
te have escaped into Switzerland. May he
hiding in the holes in the chew.
Gelf Is a same for boys, sns Brland t
Llevd Oeerge. Htgbt-e, says Llyod Geerjr
te Brland, let ns be boys together.
It doesn't seem te occur te nnvbedv that
perhaps President Harding put Kenyen en
the bench because he would make a elarued
geed judge.
Short Cuts Honorable Mention cecs lo
ony te Michael Zlrke, sixteen j ears" old. of
I ronten, who kept his elevator running In a
burning building until all ite occupants had
rlddrn te safety.
Belfast newspnperninn has been arrested
by the Irish Republican Armv for rcpertini
a sermon by Archbishop Gilmartln denounc
ing outrages in Belfast.. Evidently a mort
gage en the fourth estate.
Kentucky legislators arc discussing a
proposed law which will put n step te the
leaching of evolution in the Unlversilv of
Kentucky. It Isn't making half the stir a
law stepping college football would make
anywhere in the East.
Circumstances e0mri lines force us into
the paths of wisdom. Perhaps the reason
the Senate approved the Debt -Funding Hi",
turning ever te experts the disposal of mil
lions of dollars, was bcenuse it felt Congress
wasn't equal te the job,
Twe New Yeikers have bceu found guilty
of MelntJiig a city ordinance bv draw Inn
their children through Control Park en Uedf.
The Court decided that the sled was net a
plensure vehicle nnd only pleasure vcliicles
are permitted. His Hener mint have missed
a hit when he was a kid,
"The Naval Limitation Treaty' will
never become a best seller. It has meie
meat than plot : is tee discursive, and th
iietlen Is halting. Rut, nevertheless, the
authors deserve encouragement. They hav
dared te say something new, and verv evi
dently would rather be truthful than 'enter
taining. Rcenuse Voliva of Zion as made some
wonderful discoveries of "things that ain't
se," It has been suggested that he ought te
go into pejitlcs, where his ability would ir
celve recognition. Rut It doesn't fellow.
Politics is full of Velivns. We simply den'l
recegnin them bet-nusc in polities and
political economy faulty reasoning has be
come a commonplace.
, The New Yerk World
Their Highest Title waxes sarcastic eTtr
the action of the Amer
lean delegates te the Washington Conference
in signing themselves "Citizens of th'
United StatCB" ; calling it i nre buncombe,
since they were really Ambassadors and a
plain citizens they would hnve had no etuntl
hit! at the Conference. It kumiu m mm the
World agitates itself undiilv. He Is n vvU 1
ellicinl who does net sometimes forget that he
Is just ii dtUtn of ihe Culled States, and,
there is neeuslennllv u lulnm in m.Lin. nnl
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