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ENTER MR. BEIDLEMAN!
"iVmDWAKD B. HEIDLEMAN'S Innc,
W, ft" '-'. awa,tf(1 dcbut ns a candidate for the
fcw , fOTerneTsbip created no extra ripple en tne
TCtirrent of political affairs in this State. The
sr u
r iiiBuinun. uuvcrnur n epcnui)! siicrcn :m
A... A A l I-- .-1. ...
nor. atsiinguisucu ey nny pnrnsc no. wuru
thin and deg-eared through repented tise lit
third-class political oration.
Ne one without an unearthly faith in the
common or' job-hunting type of party
t'vbrker would have, expected mere. Hut even
Who rank and flic had-cxpeeted.te hear some-
' tiling explicit" about the much-dNcussed
$3000 check whlc.i found Its r-ysterleus way
Inte Mr. Heidlcman's bank from the State
Treasurer's office.
. Iha check, If jeu believe the ninn who
get It, was obtained en a technicality. It
waj wen by a sort of fluke. By implication
the Lieutenant Governer suggests that there
will be no mere sucli checks. "If I am
beted," eAys he, "I will work cxclulvely
inr.u,c Interest of tbe people of Pennsyl
vania." new many million times have politicians
aid that? Hew many times did Mr. Hoi Hei
lleman say it in, his previous campaigns for
office?
MARKET PRICE OF MONEY
THE city made a mere profitable deal yes
terday when It sold $!,00,000 In -Ht
per cent bends at par than It made last
-October when Its 5Vi per cent bends brought
303.390.
The October bends were told en a basis
a yield of 5 per cent. The February
bends will cost the city only 4'J per cent.
The Interest offered is apparently the pres
ent market price for money exempt from
.he, Federal Income tax. A fall of three
quarters of 1 per cent In four months Is
notable. It Indicates the approach of nor
mal conditions, and suggests that if the city
can get money for 44 per cent private
'.business can get It for a little higher price.
Cheap money means n resumption of
building, mere work for mechnnirs of dlf-
Fj. A Cerent kinds and increased nresneritv for
$, H 'serts of business growing out of the
- circulation ei money.
fThe sale of the bends at par has demon -
ttated that .'. per cent is the present
market price of tax-free money. Hut why
should the city ever t,eek te sell its bends
, at a premium? The premium indicates that
. the interest offered Is mere than the menev
is worth. If the city should offer te i-cil
its securities, net te the hlghcit bidder, but
. tehe bidder who would accept them nt par
at the lowest rnte of inercst, It would never
- huTe te pay mere than the market price for
' money and It would save hundreds of thou theu
t svmd8 of dellam In Interest en the city debt.
. HARDSHIPS OF DISARMAMENT
SAMUEL GOMPERS. president of the
Federation of Laber, spoke reat-enably
when he told Secretary Denby that it is the
clear duty of the Navy Department te make
special efforts in behalf of the shtpwerkers
thrown Inte sudden and unexpected idleness
ky the suspension of jverk nt Government
y-rds made necessary under the terms 'of the
(armament Umltntlen agreements.
In Philadelphia and ether cities yard cm-
I T-leyes with long records of efficient service
te their credit were left jobless without a
lay of notice. Meanwhile, a great deal of
fwerk remains te be done en ships which the
,Qevetnment will retain. Many of these
vessels will be improved in miner unvs,
V refitted or newly equipped. Logically, under
'rie.;lrcurafltnnce8 this work bheuld be done
,1a Government yards, and, moreover, it
tiheuld be put under way nt once. As busi
ness Conditions lmnrove nnnnrrnnltl-.., .,-lll
lA' . 4' presented te the expert mechanics and
timers wne worked until recently in the
yy ynrds. New they are confronted with
W emergency which may be averted by'a
little Ingenuity in the Navy Department.
Mr. Gompers was right when lie said that
tne Government ought net te Indulge in a
Xnethed of hiring am firing mere ruthless
wan any which is tolerated nowadays in
ay jvcll-mannged business organization.
NORMAtCY AT TRENTON
CLOSE observers of the drift of affairs at
Trenten may new strike -iiu experimental
balance of the Issues raised In the pre
campaign session by two thoroughly fright
ened parties. The Republicans have again
-"ewlc'lBed the justness of trial by jury.
rhelr new Dry Hill, unlike the Van Ness
ct recently thrown out bv the Court of
Errors, is net drawn te withheld that an
cient privilege from siihpected citizens. The
.Republicans are heartily In favor of a tax
4m cats. Cats cat the blids that eat the
worms thnt eat the fruits of the bell and of
trees. The maleritv In the T.iirlaini,.u n.
ftd PPfval te a hill which, if the people of the
LTtlj- -State ftiinnnrt 1. In -. ,.fnn...l
ft" '?. wJI1 '"ike $10,000,000 nvnilablc for
aiVYJir cennnuntiii of the geed-roads program.
as' VhsiiDemeernts nn tlm ret,n. i,...i
IWtht Reads mil and the suirsestlnn nf'n Lr'..
StiM smflnm rri.ai. nHn n. I... . t .
Frw zr""" v uui iiiiitcmcu in cats.
iMsV 'BBt'. they want light wlnen ami beer nmi
rv pparently, the &ort of nermnley that Is
K iV jWj ""-triahflii nt n il 1 --. ... .. .1.1 I iicr . a.
'""'"" iiiuuhj nun uimcuu nigiiwaye of
jj.iim goeu oiu-tasiuened sort.
f -V-New, wherever teod reads rn it, th-.
JV fntllVA tltawn liu ..A.t.1 Ill I .
..-. ..v. . U.-..US win we, and tliete,
tee, will be the prosperity that gees with
crowds. New Jerney is one of tM ..
tourist Stntes of the country. Hut i.,.r,.i
J5W ,'reqda offer mere than
iV&C'i 1ts," They cut down
,'reqda offer mere than convenience te tour-
tite runners' hnullng
uy5ubill, and shorten the distance between farms
tx.i tua.ina mnrKer.s. All run i.ncrhpu nn... i.,.i..
fflwl markets.
l-fc'livereu n the Interest of farmers' or er
WraillaUltart'0" '""S0 hetter means of communi cemmuni communi
3'fakei between the producer of essential
iK laapwwat uim iiiu i.ufiauiiii:i,
mt'M00'1 renl J'Btn' l" Jcey or, ruther,
Kv ,'a)itJnuIngi extension of the present ad-
Mi nlfuwa system should be wel-
fHf H.lhe people .In the State. With
lawajNi, penetrating tne .arm re-
MMl.tOe.seuuiern part
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there should be nothing te prevent the
farmers from actually retailing their prod
uct's In the Philadelphia markets.
The Democrats are nearer te nermnley
than the Republicans. They hnve forgotten
the farmer once again, And they(hnvc foV feV foV
getten the millions of people wlth'motercnrs
who yearn every summer' te go comfortably
te the coast resorts. De the Democrats
want te shut these spenders out?
LET THE RICH FOOLS
FEED THE PROMOTERS
The Wise Men of Moderate Means Will
Net Risk Their Meney en Get-
Rich-Quick Schemes
THE first impulsi! of many persons will be
te demand that a law be passed which
will make such swindles Impossible when
they read Attorney General Daugherty's
statement that within five or six years
stock swindlers who have mulcted the public
out of $140,000,000 have been arraigned In"
tne united states courts.
It might ns well be admitted, however,
thnt no law would accomplish this end save
one which would cut out of 'tJic hearts of
men the deslrjj te get rich quick. Ne way
has jet been found te protect men from the
consequences of their felly. Penzl raked In
millions In Hosten by premising enormous
returns en nn Investment. Se long ns the
money ket coming in he could make geed
his premise by pnylng out te the early in
vestors the money contributed by the later
ones. 1
The Penzl game has recently been plaved
In Chicago by three men, who have collected
$7,000,000 from the savings of werklngmen
en the premise of rich returns. Their en
terprise, like that of Ponzi, Was an elab
orate system of pocket-picking, and It was
easy because of the Irreprcssiblllty of human
gullibleuess.
The cases in the Federal courts te which
the Attorney General has referred are of a
different kind. Promoters hnve offered for
sale shares of stock in oil and land com
panies with no assets save n prospectus.
They have sold their shares te elergwnen,
school -teachers, fanners and little business
men who have made no inqtiirlex about the
value of the property. The investors have
been dazzled by the bU figures In the
prospectuses and by the story of successful
oil nnd mining companies which had a small
beginning but made great fortunes for thee
who get In en the ground fleer when the
companies were organized.
These deluded people need net have lest
their menev If they had taken the advice of
experienced Investors. Such advice ran be
hnd for the nuking. The banks nrc always
glad te gie it nnd they will always cau
tion the person with small menns against
speculating.
Yet there is a feeling that the States
ought te pass Inws which will ferHId the
capitalization of the blue sky, as the phrase
gees nnd the offer of the shares te the In
nocent and unsuspecting Investors. Attor
ney General Daughertv savs that if such
laws were passed and rigidly enforced the
fleecing of the public could be prevented.
He Is unduly optimistic. Such lnws would
help, but they would net prevent a fed from
parting with his money te the first mnn
w-Ith a plausible story who asked for it.
An informal meeting of brokers already
has been held te consider the situation in
one of its phases. They nre directing their
attention te the bucket-shops. New a
bucket-shop is seemingly n broker's office.
It has all the paraphernalia of such nn
office, but It does net deal in stocks nnd
bends, save ns a side Issue. Its main busi
ness is placins bets en the ris or fall of
the market. The "customer" does net buy
anything and the broker does net deliver
nnything. The customer in effect bets that
a certain security will go up nnd the broker
bets that it will net. The bets nre settled
according te the record of quotations at the
time ngteed upon. This business is illegal
In dome Stntes. Ne member of the stock
exchange Is allowed te engage in it. If
he is found guilty lie is punished.
It Is s.nld that there ere 150 of these
establishments en one street In this city,
and that en one squnre of a ttect near the
stock exchange there are fifteen of them.
They nrc nn excrescence en the legitimate
brokerage business. They are a constant
temptation te de Illegitimate business. And
they nre iibed te float phony securities.
They can be suppressed If the legitimate
brokers combine te drive them out of town,
even if there should be no law In this State
against the kind of business they carry en.
The stock -gambler needs no sympathy.
He can leek out for himself. The sophisti
cated Invester knows enough te beware of
promoters of wildcat companies nnd ex
ploiters of untried Inventions. And the
plain citizen with a few hundred or a few
thousand dollars te Intest should be wlse
enough "te put his money In Government
bends or the securities of corporations with
n record of Micee-sful operation, and let
the shyster promoters feed en the rich feels
who have mencj te lese.
MALONEY'S NEW JOB
IN THE headlong days of Attorney General
Palmer the Hureau of Investigation of
the Federal Department of JaMlee under
went nn almost spectacular change of tem
perament It Mad been ft highly efficient and
highly respected service under ether Ad
ministrations. Pervaded with the contagion
of Mr. Palmer's emotionalism, the bureau
turned te the methods of the secret poMce
of fiction, developed u fondness for terrorism
nnd became famous for Its raids.
It was through the work of Department
of Jui-tlee investigators that Innumerable
wrong-minded or bewildered persons were,
placed in jail nnd held there without the
formalities of a trial or a formal Indictment
nnd finally liberated without knowing what
had been charged against them.
Nnturnlly, the service became In time a
target for criticism even from conservative
quarters. The new policy seemed ominous
en Its face. Hut the greatest damage was
later shown te have been done net te the
few persons who suffered through nn abuse
of the Federal authority, but te the repu
tation and prestige of what used t. be a
highly esteemed branch of tlie public service
In days when it was directed with a right
regard for the obligations that go whit
almost unlimited power. It was pretty
generally felt, when Mr. Palmer left office,
that a way would be found te compel only
a right use of the facilities of the Depart
ment of Justice.
William J. Hums, when he was made
Chief of the Hureau of Investigation, was
looked upon as a man who might be ex
pected te restore the old discipline nnd the
old dignltv and the old - nse of responsi
bility which In the past characterized the
secret police organisatien of the Govern
ment. Se It is all the mere nstunishing
te learn that Samuel (j, Maleney has been
put upon the list of Department of Justice
"operatives."
Maleney Is the man who served six months
In the Heuse of Correction for Ills part in
the Fifth Ward political scandnl. His of ef
fenses were se llngrnut that nil the power
of it dominant political machine could net
keep him out of jail. He was convicted of
complicity In an effort te swing an election
by force, nnd lie was shown te lme agreed
te bring armed thugs from New Yerk te
aid In that work. One of the gunmen
killed Geerge A. J-.ppley, a policeman, in the
course of the Election Dav fighting.
Maleney resigned is Harber Master at
. )h request U .Governer Peaaypackcj' inter
3
I tales were circulated about wilt! revels efa
one of the Harber Master's tugs. Latterly
he has been working as n private detective.
It isn't fair te suppose or te suggest that
any man's past should be raised against him
whenever he tries te re-establish himself In
the geed graces' of society. Hut the people
In nil walks of llfe who have been waiting
fe see nlgng of reform In the lturcnu of
Investigation of the Department of Justice
will read of the Meleney rippelntmcnt with
nsheck, They will be shocked, tee, te hear
that O, 11. Means, who in the period of
the war was en the payroll of Captain
Hey-Ed, head of the German spy system
In the I'nltcd States, also Is n member of
Mr, Hums' forces. v
Should men of this sort be permitted te
go about wltb the credentials of the De
partment of Justlc In. their pockets and the
authority of the' Federal Government be
hind them?
BEHIND THE P. R. T. FIGHT
MR. MITTEN and his friends say they
already have wen In their effort te
keep Insurgent directors of the P. H. T.
from scrapping the, men-nnd-management
sstem and preventing workers en the enr
lines from enjoying some share of the profits
of the corporation through the operation of
a bonus system. If the Insurgent move
ment has actually failed, the effects of the
failure will be felt in n radius far wider
than Philadelphia.
Fer n long time there have been signs of
a movement among high financiers head
quartered in New Yerk te establish ever
Important trolley systems in the East a
system of control similar te that Inaugu
rated by the Public Service Corporation of
New Jersey through mergers nnd the final
consolidation of street railway and Inter
urban lines In its State. It Is enlv neces
sary te listen te the continuing nprenr In
Jersey te realize what; the effects of absentee
and centralized control would be en the
street car service of large Eastern cities.
Lines controlled for a financial Interest
exclusively nnd In accordance with policies
formulated hundreds of ml'cs distant from
the area of operation Inevitably suffer, as
they have suffered In New Jersey, from it
variety of diseases. They lnck the guiding
force of community Interest. They get lime
In their arteries. Moreover, they become
units In a' monopoly.
A victory for the Mlttcn theory of street
car management in a region ns conspicuous
ns Philadelphia would seriously retard the
movement for a trolley monopoly In the
East. There has been some ground for the
suspicion that the anti-Mitten movement
has been inspired net by n desire te elimi
nate what has been called "one-man con
trol," but te c'iminnte labor, wage and
operating agreements, which must be re
garded ns bad examples by the interests
which nim te instltute a policy based. upon
upward fares and downward wages In ether
large cemmuiiHe net fnr nwnv.
BERRY COMES NEXT
THE request for his resignation ns Col
lector of the Pert did net come te Mr.
Herry with the shock of surprise. He has
been In politics long enough te knew that
his place would be sought for a Republican
as seen ns the Republicans were ready te
tnkc It ever. -
Mr. Thornten was ousted from the Post Pest
office a few weeks age, and when he went
the retirement of Mr. Kerry was a matter
of only a few weeks. He will probably get
out gracefully nnd welcome his successor
with n smiling face.
A. Lincoln Acker, who Is said te have
been chosen for the place, Is satisfactory te
Senater Pepper. He has had business, ex
perience enough te qualify blra for the pest,
and he hns had political experience enough
te enable him te use what power It gives
him In the Interest of the men responsible
for his promotion.
Life hns a cruel way of
outraging drnmatlc tra
ditions. Win n n burzlnr
Mere Sec
Thau Iiucksldn
entered a Chester home
a mother crooning te her babe In a fitveign
tongue changed the text of the lullaby te run,
" There s a thief In the house, there's a thief
in the house." Whereupon her husband,
asleep In the next room, awoke nnd put in an
appearance. The proper finale would have
been the capture of the burg'nr. but. instead,
the husband was beaten te unconsciousness
nnd the burglar get away. New Fate leans
ever n hospital bed and jeers at the unfer-
tunnte husband. VMernl s Codlin was your
friend, net Melpomene Short."
t ... ,?n, AnH1 -"' 1784,
Franklin en Henjamln Franklin, nc-
Dayllght Sinlng rnrdln' te n dispatch
from Paris te the New
lnrk 'limes, sugge-ted daylight saving te
Parisians, telling th m that by their foe'lsli
habits they were wasting 01. 000, 000 pounds
of unv candles nt nn iinii"al cost of !)(),
000.000 francs. The world is full of wise
peenle. but It takes a long while for the
truth te soak Inte their bends
. .. Foreign shipning inter-
He Knows Own ests are convinced they'll
Dullness Rest tell the world that
t'liele Sam Is hurting
himself by restricting nlien immigration.
Unc'e Sam appreciates their consideration, Is
tee pe'lt" te insinuate that the deelirntlen
is prompted by self-interest, and will, as
courteously as may be, preiced te guug his
aiti gait.
A Stamford, Conn., girl
Public Hcnefacter ran away from home and
became u domestic serv
ant because, as she expresseil it, she. could
net stand the drudgery of piano lessens.
Her words were prebablv we'l chosen. Any
job Is drudgery when the heart is net In it.
And who knows what misery that girl bus
spared her ncWMmrs. mcem nnd future.
It was a touching tribute ChnrVs A.
Snvder paid te .Tames H, Shechnn. "He bad
the courage," said f'linrlev, "tn tnlte (lie
fees." Net. of course, that Mr. Snyder would
wMi te Insinuate that ether pe'iticlam lack
courage. Lieutenant Governer Keldlcmnn,
for Instance, deserves n medal for valor.
A Chicago mnn arrested after a family
quarrel was sentenced by the Court te take
his wife te the movies every Saturday night
nnd te church every Sunday morning. We
herewith nominate the committing magis
tinte for Judge at the next Straten-Hrndy
debate. ---
Dayton, Ohie, chemists nre snld te have
dlfcnvered n menus of Imrcnsing mileage a
hundred per cent by the use of a tellurium
compound In gasoline. Motorists will con
trol their enthusiasm until they have con
sulted the nc"1 'rl"e list.
The Virginia Legislature is considering
a resolution te provide false whiskers for
members te enable them te dndgp. lebbvlsh;.
Futl'e. It would slmplv prove, nn excuse
for the barbers of the State te form n lobby
of their ew n
"Take all the money the law allows,"
said Charles A. Snjder, "and don't give it
up until forced te de se." Frnnklinesque
In its terse simplicity. Never has the poll pell
tlelan's creed been expressed In mere com
pact fetin.
Realization luis come In New Jersey and
New Yerk, following a geed example set by
Pennsylvania, that one of the excesses from
which the railroads have been suffering is
the Excess Ciew.
The local man of nlnetv-three who Is
beginning ft five-jear term for chicken steal
ing inny be ready te go btraight when hu
gets out,
Considering the weather, may a street
cleaning appropriation be spoken of aa a
nlitA-1. f,.,,l9
"yiril il,,..). -A----r -----. -,as.--r.a
8H0E AT $120 A PAIR1
Butter 110 and' Tea 980 a Pound.
Net In 8evlt, Russia,', but' In Phila
delphia The' Old 8eeend Street
' Market 8aw All Thle '' ,.'
By GEOReft NOX McCAIN
SOVIET Russla"ef today lias nothing en
patriotic Philadelphia.
Bankrupt Vienna, whlch( pays a fortune
for a suit of shoddy, Is only experiencing
what our ancestors dld.wbcn they spent, the
price of a city building let for a pair of
shoes 140 years age. ' , '
The old market house en Seuth Second
street, net the present structure, but Its
predecessor, 'witnessed these remarkable
scenes.
Over Its stalls feed was sold at fnrulne
"prices once upon n time.
That was In 1770nnd 1780.
It was the gloomiest period of the Revolu
tionary War.
The British had captured' Charleston and
General Gates had been 'defeated at Cam
den, S. C, by Cernwnllis.'
Benedict Arneld was dickering with the
British for the price of bis Infamy.
OUR, paper currency, carrying Its threat)
"Te counterfeit is death," had de
preciated te a ridiculous point, though net
nearly se' much as 'the ruble of Russia has
under Bolshevist regime.
This is illustrated in the fact that in
the years mentioned green peas in the Sec
ond Street Market sold for $39 a peck,
Continental money.
Butter retailed for from $7 te $10 n pound
ami an etuer lartn products in proportion.
Coffee cost $S a pound; lump sugar, $120;
Holica tea, $S0, and tigs, $20.
-V pound of thread or yarn commanded
n price of $87,75, while a pair of shoes,
hand made, of course, cost $120.
A fact which did net help the situation
was that wages in proportion diet net keep
pace with the cost of living.
Yet the people managed te live. The
young Government flourished in spite of It
all.
The difference between the new United
States then nnd the old Russia of today is
thnt our destiny was guided by builders,
while Russia's fate is in the hands of
wreckers.
rVLK of the city demolishing this old
market house has reused an opposition
thnt will net easily be overcome.
This is because it Is based en pure patri
otic sentiment.
With the destruction of Colonial land
marks te make room for the Delaware
Bridge approaches, there has arisen a feeling
thnt net all the ancient architectural monu
ments should be sacrificed te the Juggernaut
of modern progress.
A market has occupied the site of the
Seuth Second street buildings for 175 years.
Edward Shipped, who was Mnyer of Philadelphia-
in 1744, with the aid of Jeseph
Wharten, a public-spirited citizen, erected
a number of stalls iu 1745 for the accom
modation of farmers and ethers en Second
between Pine nnd Cedar streets.
The Cedar street of that day is the Seuth
street of today.
In 1773 Mayer Willlnm Fisher bad -additional
stalls erected. They were protected
by a reef. The market was a mere shed.
The office building at Second and Pine
was, completed in 1800. It was modeled
after the Courthouse that steed at Second
and Market streets.
It is the Inst type of a building that was
familiar In Colonial days.
COUNCILMAN JOSEPH P. GAFFNEY
made n remark nt one of the public
hearings en the Sesqul-Centcnniul site that
has glNcn some of the committee a new
slant en the question.
Mr. Gaffncy Mild while speaking In favor
of the Seuth Philadelphia locatien: "De
net forget that if you g6ntlcii.cn select the
Parkway bite jeu will have te deul with
Council en thnt preposition." x
"Was that it threat with the purpose te
Intimidate?" Inquired nn official present nt
the hearing.
"Dees it mean thnt if in the judgment of
the committee u site i'i selected anywhere
but in Seuth Philadelphia the whole exposi
tion project is te be held up or abandoned."
Regarded from tills angle it is a decidedly
interesting question.
taverns, sir; he rammed the beat plumb
JL into thn deck, busted things un nnd
'raised the devil generally."
It was a disgusted city etnctal describing
n recent wuter-frent episode.
Twe new tire beats have been added te
the city's flnine-fighting outfit.
It is necessary te have experienced pilots
for them.
Fer the first time, I urn told, a civil serv
ice examination was held for pilots.
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river ailU CUUStwisu inui una liuunii num
bers of these men out of employment.
Quite n company of them appeared before
the Civil Service Heard te take the examina
tion, Seventeen passed and were certified with
the requisite 80 per cent te the Department
of Public Safety.
Odd as It may seem, nnd this was the
cause of the dynamic outburst quoted, nearly
one-third failed when they were put
te the test of handling the wucul of a beat.
They negotiated the written and oral
teats, but failed en the practical.
"Hew de they pass?" tnld the official
contemptuously. "Why they're artists with
the peu und clever lu the use of language.
That's hew they get their papers.
"Mind you, 1 tefer enl te the ones that
fell down en the job when it came te the
pinch. The rest of them handled the beat
all right.
"Hut would you believe it, five out of
the seventeen were absolutely no geed."
This does net prove, however, Unit civil
service is a failure.
ROBERT CALLAHAN Is the only man
with the exception of the Mnyer himself
who heldH the key te the latter's private
office in City Ila'l
He is the stalwarts gray-muBtnched
Cerberus of n police officer who sits In the
east corridor as he has done for jears.
Naturally it would be supposed that he
was a bulging repository of incidents both
thrilling and nmuslng.
There's nothing doing, however, se fnr as
the dramatic gees.
"There's only two kinds of people thnt
annoy me," said Callahan in his rich,
Nortli-ef-Ireland accent.
"They're the ones who want te shake
hands with the Mnyer and these who think
that the Mayer's offlce Is the Prothenotnry's
office.
" 'I want te shake bunds with the Majer,'
says a fellow sort of Important like.
" 'All right,' says I, 'you can shake hands
with him.'
" When? says he.
" 'When you make nn appointment with
his secretary,' says I,
" 'But me nnd the Mayer was boys to te
gctlier nnd I just wanted te shake hlra by
the hand an' wish hlra well.'
"And then," continues Callahan Indig
nantly, "he gets rlppln' mad when I won't
unlock the deer.
'"There are hundreds of people who think
the Mayer hasn't anything te de but shake
bunds, snorted Officer Callahan disdain
fully. "There ,are at least fifty people a week
who demand te be let Inte the Mayer's pri
vate office," he added.
" 'What for?' I ask 'em.
" 'I want te file n paper.'
" 'Then go te Roem 2.S0,' I tell 'em
'It's the Prothenotnry's office.'
" 'Hut this Is Roem i!M),' and they point
te the Mayer h deer, where the number J.1IS
.Is as plain as the nose en your face. They
luslst that It's '-'SO. vy
"Oh, they cnu rend all right, only they're
just dumb or careless ; I don't knew which.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! .
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
miss anne Mcdonough
On Sight-Singing Classes
KNOWLEDGE of sight-singing makes
net enlv for ncrsennl enjoyment of some
A
of the best that music nneriis. urn ui.su
cultivates appreciative nnd critical audi
ences, bays Miss Anne McDonough, director
of the sight-singing classes, conductor of
the Cheral Union of Philadelphia and chair
man of Hie sight-singing classes of the
Philadelphia Music League. ,
"The bight-singing classes of Philadel
phia are net an experiment." snld Miss
McDonough, "for their usefulness lias long
since been demonstrated and their perma
nence Is nssuied by the fiiet that the.v arc
new in their twenty-second season, 'lbese
classes are conducted for the purpose of
bringing music home .te the people of the
city In the form In which most persons
can take n practical part. This form is
in part singing either in quartet or chorus.
"The classes tench the pupils te read
music bv note and this lnsti action Includes
a knowledge of the fundamentals of the art.
Time, note values and key signatures nre
all taught and these nrc used in the part
singing which fellows the elementary teach
ing. This, altogether, qualifies the pupils
te become membeis of the various choral
organizations or church choirs, where mere
ambitious compositions nre token up.
Many in Orchestra Chorus '
"The sight-singing classes have supplied
a large perceultiBO of the membership of
some of the best chetnl organisatiens and
choirs of the city. In the Philadelphia
Orchestra Chorus, which gave the Mahler
Second Symplmuy last year at the eles.ng
concert, nt least "t per cent of the members
of that chorus weie originally members, of
the sight-singing cIhsscm.
"The elas.scj nrc net conducted with the
idea of monetary profit, as the fee usked Is
tee small te make this possible. Each pupil
pays ten cents ter n lessen, but they are
asked te pay for ten lessens at n time lu
order te held their attention until we can
get really into the work and get their In
terest thoroughly aroused. When they
understand what we have te give them there
are few who de net remain ut least until
the end of the series.
"The lessens nie given without the use
of the piano nnd whatever choral music
U is possible te sing without accompani
ment is used. Tills method of Instruction
is followed in order te develop a sense of
pitch and train the eur. In this way we
endeavor te lay the foundation for n musical
structure which may be later built te what
ecr height the talent of the pupil makes
possible.
Makes Appreciative Audiences .
"Hut even If we went no further than the
bare fundamentals of the nit of music It
would be well wertli while for the pupil, for
the knowledge which lie obtains opens te
li in. the deer of nil musical literature and
at the least makes of him an Intelligent niul
discriminating listener.
"This, carried te its logical conclusion,
will In time create an immense audience
which will understand nnd appreciate the
best in music. The audience of today at
the best musical performances Is only about
2 per cent of the population, and unless
we train a bigger one it will reinulu n
2 per cent nudience Indefinitely,
"The classes nre conducted in two .erles,
one of which Is formed In the early fall and
the ether about midwinter or the earlv part
of -the J enr. The classes ere nearly always
filled when work. begins In the fall, hut as
it grewy harder nnd the pupils realbe tliut
there is actually some work te be done en
their part, a few drop out. By the fifteenth
lessen,' however, we are nt rock bottom mid
these who stay that long always finish the
season.
Men Eager te Learn
"The number of men who are eager te
learn winethlng practical about music arc
sutprisingly large, Prier te the war we
had an excellent balance of elces. During
the period of hostilities, as was te be ex
pected, many of the men were away or
btrenueusly engaged In war work ami I lie
balance, was net se geed, as there was mi
ever-balancing of the female voices, Since
the war, however, tli men have ictiiriii.il
te the work nnd c hnve iigutn the balance
of voices which! we had prier te the. great
struggle. (j '' I
"At the first: meeting of the be.rtr.n--'
l.Sime ws trt;JljtofXlt&$tnte,xt
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DING-DING!
music, teaching first the staff and the posi
tions of the notes en the stnff by letters.
Andit is net only the working people at
tending these classes who de net knew these
elements, for I hnve had many who hnve
studied voice under presumably competent
teachers who de net knew even the key
signatures when they come te us.
"The full first year's Instruction includes
time, note values.- formation of the scales,
both major nnd miner, intervals and com
mon chords. This takes about thirty les les
eons, one lessen each week. .
Four-Part Sinking In a Menth
"Prein the first !ese,n the pupil begins te
sing music In two parts nnd from the fourth
l'Mt" 'essen, tiii--tt.ii t singing is done,
solfeggie of increasing difficulty Is given nt
every le.sMm ,,(i t tjle ies,, 0f tle first
f.'ir '. pupils are uble te sing moderately
difficult ehniuses.
"The instruction received is also of value
te the voice for speaking ns well as singing
and e nse ecry means possible for the
ui'cevei-y of unusual talents, which we find
in n lingo number of eases. The breathing
lfT T' "l'11'1' " I'ait of the study,
tench breathing in the proper manner, net
f,v iir, fluK'Hif tut also for even -day
lite. With geed diction and geed enuncia
tion a very neceiitable rnnnl i-n.i,i i
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erute u'sis give!!"" tl,C t"n ""' tll(! "101'"
Eight Ai duties Operating
"With the formation yf the present mid
winter class there will b?eight .lifferen .
tivlties in eight different centers T i" . ew
ones are the one In West Philadelphia nt
the library at Fortieth and Walnut street"
hich meets en T..,.s,M ,..,i,n-.; ,, Z
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ie,T iiiiu ui nil nernrx nr v..a, i
m nguer avenue
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ii ----. meeting Wedne.s
sss-Atarfi
"The centers previously existing ber
nSVSSAR-&Sj
ones
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-North Fifteenth street: nn I nl",n.
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can hardly be secured li nnvet'lu... n1'
at se liit'e i-MM-n-i. nn nt il?.. ' ?,n?
b"i:n ii practical
i hich
iner
Congress scenting voles tiirneil t- i
bonus. Congress scenting " D , ,'" V"
shows signs of turniii" from fi, t
it n vain hope t hat i me av n-'10""''1. Is
Ceng. ess that w II . re t " ,, ' , Ty,, a
ib right without though e votes- U t,,,,,lw
The New .eihey Legislature luis n.Hse.l
concurrent leselnt nn ban In iu ,.iu . ''
the tl,ers of bell, homes. ':'.,., .'.V;',", ?,
lobby t bheiilil tan) lu theiebbj. J "tV0
France' offer te pay her iiei.e . .
ic in champagne fc-h'Mllte; '
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""", "u proper enunciation produces
eeal clarity nnd audds the provincial pro
nunciation which is se frequent in America.
J he classes which are new being tunned
for i ,e midwinter term are in two parts,
-hose uhe have completed the first ,,-ir
are prepaid te enter the Cheial Union for
mete advanced singing nnd serious studv of
front works. Me.iibe.ship the Chore
I nien K dependent upon at least one teini
of sleht-slnirinir iul-m,iln ..... ....... .'.'."
ssar v
UIOIIU: 11110s Of -Anim.l.-... .!...!.
in Kon--.irw.en; and the Cheral Union ''
"ll.e advantages of this work, "enlv te
the Individun , but also te tin. mV, i . y ,
IstenCO. Mern Inmmii i.. i. ' . " . l ' llN '--
A Ravenna. O., pullet Is Invim. .. ..
a day. it Is snld w'lth .he , , "
lights, uiul n specla Hit. It si-cmi ., i
men,, advantage te ,,. ,',, .JVoe'r' ., ' ftfe
wi h her Is nothing morn than , . ",
egg nfter another. -mnicu
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SHORT CUTS
If Mitten has a successor nobody ntei;
envy niru nis jed.
Satiety urges that the close-up et
Hollywood be cut for n fnde-nway.
Harding nnd the bonus : He put it ea ',
tne siic't. "Ann every time it wagged la
tail it spank d. Us little self."- . .
Fear of disappointing Senater Ixxtj-i;?
will net halt efforts te have the Leviathan;:
recomniieneu in I'uuaucipnia.
The nnlv Pennsvlvnnlnn tvtin lia mmb
out against the bonus is McFadden. Mev$
i mmi-u, u goeu eiu iiKUllug nuiue. - rc
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Never has there been n mere spirited -i
perwrmnnce et unrmen fan tne one MIBf -C
staged by the friends of Mr. Mitten. ' ','.
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The suggestion that Mayer Hylan shenlj S
run for President Is a little belated. ,vl K-
should have been made during Smile Wttk. .
, j
The pence dollar 1b te be channd
slightly se that it may be- stacked better.
The fact, however, has merely academic iaj '
te est for ever be many of us."
If we have te have a bonus, a sale ?
tax is as geed a way as nny of raising th. ',
wind. There will thus be no delusions' li I
te who is paying the money. . -;
:
Arthur Hnmmcrstcln, impresario, wants
a beer-wine bonus tax. His Idea is that's "
music-inn will be willing te pav a bonus ter "
the privilege of wetting his whistle. i
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What De Yeu Knew?
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QUIZ
1. Who la the Viceroy of India
2. Where Is Lincoln Park?
3. Frem what language does the wetJ
whisky come?
I. What city Is the locale of Hawthorne's
"Heuse of the Seven Gables"?
5. What Is the nickname of Delaware?
C. What two countries have the abbrevia
tion IT. s. a., nnd what Is the differ differ
ence In wording?
i. Whcre Is Rutgers College?
8. Who Is the new Papal Secretary of
State?
9. Wlint Is litotes?
1 ft Tt-l.e. 1a 11.. -. n
v. niiiiv ia uiu uenref -il
Answers te Yesterday'a Quiz
1. fleth Winsten Churchill nnrt Winsten
Spencer Churchill are well known In j
thi literary anil nelitlral worlds. The
former was nctlve In the Progressive ,.
Party, nni Is the nutlier of "Cenll- '
ten," "The InBlde of the Cup," "The ,
Cressing" and ether Important nereli S
of American life. The latter Is at
jucsciii eccreiary or state rer un
Celonies, and has held ether Imper- p
tfinf Ilfltlil, r.-i.in.. rHAA iTr. t.-a '.
....v ., .ti.-u wuviiici u.iiuca. -u un
written a number of hooks en travel
war und politics.
2. Central Park Is the great municipal parki '
of New Ycrk.' 9
2. "Talcs of a Wayside Inn" Is a series of T
lmrrfltll'A nnuma lit. ITAni.., Wt.Haivnrttl i
Longfellow, of which "The Ride
Paul Revere" Is tlis meat celeb-ate pj
.. Tlie usual characteristics of a Chlppen-, M
dale chair are the bow top et the bteck. f
cabriele letts,
;gs, ball and claw feet antra .;
pierced splat.
u. Iv. O. after n nernnnn, nnmA alffnlflCS
that the Individual Is a Knight of th V
i inner, tne most exclusive ei tne iiri.;
Isli oider.s of nobility.
C. Personification Is a figure of speech In j
WIHV.I! mi iiiiwiiiimiu uujeui v'1 ul a.
stiae.t qunllty Is Invested with attri
butes of life.
7. In modern parlance, a ltournen Is
reactionary cr "titanclpatter." The alj
hiBlen Is te the riourben kings
France, "who learnt nothing and for for
eot neth'ng. '
S
IUircrun-al-Knschtd was the Commander
or ttie Faithful, who appears .n many ,
of the "Arab an Nights' Entertain- f
ments." He was the Caliph of Bag-'V
UmJ. -v
9. The Symphony In R Miner la by Franj t
Schllliart. the l'JSth anniversary of f
wheue birth Is being celeb, uted this ,1
season, It h ea'lltitl the "Unfinished,1 ,j
uh only two of c-ubtenmry four move- VI
ments et it symphony nre extant. em
. ciltlcs .censldei- It completed as .It
stands. , ,
10. The Governer General of Canada UVt
Lord Uyng of Vlmy. " A .General'j
at Cembral and VlmwTllM and wM
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