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ruDiisnfii dun? at I'ciuc i.irxira nuiuilns
lnilrfnune Square I'tillml'lnlun.
Anifme Cm PrtK-Unlen llulldlnf
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WilHiNOTON Btituc,
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Sin Te OttiBiC Thb Sun Ttutldlrf
Lofire.s Iicskvu Trf!rr vuiMing
punsinii'TifW Tint Ma
Th Evsjmiri I'CBLia LrDats li inM te sub
erlberi In rhl)iflhh! nnd eurreuiiillns tern
t tb rata of twelve (IS) cents nr wk, re. able
(0 tha carrltr.
By mall te relnta pumJ of PMIadelrMi In
i IJnltcJ States, runs Ik. or L'nitel mate flat
Ions, vestaea frc, fifty tftfli cents ier month.
Vlx (Ifll dollars prr ! cft,r. p.i;nb.e In aijmm't.
Te nil foreign countries one HI) dollar a tnent't.
I motion Sul'icrlnera wteliltK n1JfM ihn.ee 1
tnust site old a mew an ne-v add'tU.
MU.. 3000 VTAIM1
KFTONf MUS HOJ
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ICTAil I1.44 all C'lmrnunuvJIiu a rrilni I' iSlle
I ' Member of the Associated Preas
titled te tht U3C for i"-futnVi'lri pf u!. ntu$
tftipafcir-s crtditrii te U ei ue( nthnutsr ertdtlrd
(Ml taper, ar.d alie thr local iicuj vWttS
thtretn.
All tight" e rerub'lratun of tptcial ditfV.shfi
afrMn ar nlse rrsenrfi
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ri.iiijfiphii, Tutidi', iifujrj :i, i"i;
HOW TO BE SWINDLE-PROOF
IV YOl bate meiifj le itivrm nnd 'f yen
de net yi'iirn te fietid ibei'lns 'n i"
nf thep "meln of dtijieil ,,,ii!!!firV th.t'
fill the eIlnT- of tl.e N a'lmgfuri s i"-.i-(lav
Sec n bniike". Tt m Uen 1 -ici a
bunker von Might te lliinKs an roiie"va reiie"va
the. That if, win thej an- afr.
Ttcmeiaber tlia' safe -0 per cent s.iv'
re net bartcrid around by "ile-ram. Man
yoed feeuritle-4 ar- dl-trlbuted by elt!'i',
ialestneii. All tin- had one are ?old by that
method. Buj no paper until yen hare had
the Hihlec of jour bank or a bre'.nr when
you knew te be limn".'
Don't forget that the salesmen who r-pr-cSallze
In snlde ?uv1i hnrr bci'n trained te
ie evcr.i thins but bJimetlr." you. If etic
Of tbi'X high-powered, personality plus
poriten" kneil;-i en yur deer with "rt sur
CO per rent ptopetioii' de net al your
banker.
Call your n
ANOTHER POINT SETTLED
THE derision of the Miprcmc Court that
the nbjeotlens ralte.1 b th llarjlaud
3.eii(rui' for Stale Defense .ii;aint the wi men
Huffrasi: amendment te tln Cjn-titutien
were tnrnlld seems te n-t'le the iIrIh nt a
majority of the States te fix tin- aun'rage
jualiflcatiiiiK for the minority.
The Maryland I.piikue contended that the
nuffraB" amendment was unconstitutional en
the ground that it trespasseil en the rights
rc&ered te th" Statci nnd interfered with
their rlcht te de.ide for thcmselTii who
fcheuld vote. The i-eurt sems te hellee
that the Constitution may b" amended in
Any particular that commends itself te Mi
lieccs&ary numbir of States, as it provides
witbiu itself for its amendruent. The enl
prevision which reiuirei nb-elut"! unanimity
te change is that whleh RtiarnnU'c.s te the
States equal rr presentation in the .seimte.
The amendment was nlse attacked by
Charles S. 1'airehild and ethers of New
Yerk en the ground that U had net been
alldly adopted when the Secretary of State
issued his proclamation. Mr. l'Viirchlld's
care was dihinlswd for lack of jurisdiction.
Few persons expected that the court
ireuld deride against the amendment. Its
decision hni fettled the rights of the States
te make what changes they please.
COSTS OF SHELTER
REPORTS such as thee fernu'vej nt
IntemU by the I'liilndclphla Heusing
Association yene a variety of ueful pur pur
jietes. '1'hej carry an extremely important
Xmbllc question out of the lealm of propo prepo prope
Itanda. special plradln; nnd npiimiirt -clf.
deception, and the take the gliding from
buses that persist because tbej liave ptr
intfd. The most recent 'urvey made by tl e ai ai
Kelatien was cheerless business The te.
Xert In which the results are given reve.Us
ully and for the first time (lie extent of
the harm done by unregulated wartime
profiteering in real estate. Seventy per
rent of the mere modest dwellings nwicd
by the uuantH aie new encumbered hv
mortgages. A few jean, age about unly e0
7er cent of the people who ewnrd their own
homes were living under mortgage-. Mnnj
of these people, because of the "me"i -ei
let-out" policy of speeulnte-v wi'l be com cem
jielled te go en pajiug an inflated price f,,r
property with a deflat'd aluailen. This !i
because no way could he found when the
Louse shortage was most mute te restrict
the actnitl'.s of renl estate gambler, who
purchased houses enlj with a kn te f'.rc
Jug a fat price out of the helpless tenanin.
3'jperts of tue Heusing Asso..Mntien believe
that a geed mini) of the i eople who bought
their homes under compulsion will b" fer;iJ
te sell them sooner or later at a b".u,
J'rendl) viewed, the repeit of till -urvM
auggest the uurealiij of all war prosperity.
J'eepla vre drew 1 igh wagu hml te pa;.
rjccivs prleis for miSt of tiie necpiitjfs of
life, llie jiretit'-ers wlie prejed upon them I
were ineyisl upon bv etliers. A fer. et '
Through tne nightmare period 'Uth feriiricn j
afely in the bauLs Met of them, hew- )
rer, are ubei.r !jere tl ; wire m the
beginning. Certajini, In w"v of the Mttia- '
tlen revealed by the Heusing Association's '
report, it cannot be said tnat the rank in. 1
file of tlifl people in tliis lounte an proi prei
rly be aked te givp up some of their "war
time profits" for new emergen" tiix-j of one
ort or anetlier. These pmdts we-., taken
from thrm long age,
MORE ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Till; National Weman's I'nrn . f v. L , ,
Mi-s VI' e 1'aul - clib ttnincM !.
grOWMl OUt of vll.ll li'd te Lie in rd 'e
leisure class if s iffr.igist. Ii cis', pi .
wnrilj as mi .igeii' of ngitanen ami i
(.'iam. 1' r' luses te belit'iQ that Us inti r.
etn can
lieuudi'd b.v the liiii.utiuiis e'
anj Sti.te iid se it prefe.-s te be natieaul
in cbnr.i i cl methods.
Ne one " lie kin v tin; views nf '(,e Mili
tants who iiiuis'hed and pit Letcd under IthK
I'aul's banner expo, ted them te be tntisiied
"with the veic Thev an- concerned with 'lie
philosophy of feminism lather thnu with
that of thi fianchise. Thus the .Nutlennl
Weman's Party continues te demand net
only equal rights of cJtueri.hip under the
election laws, but a complete removal of
the civil, social and ccoiienu ba-rier-wblch,
in tli'dr view persist as trip s of
nnetlKi' nje te keep tietn women manv of
the rights and pnvilig.s wlpeli men clium
for theinselvi s ns n nmitir of course.
Jt bei'llts never te have occurred te Miss
Paul or her oevliitos that some of these
barriers nru pietecthe. It Im rcmiiined
liar tbe Women n Tind I'tiiun Ls'iigim and
j the redcrntleii of Laber te call this rather
obTleus fact te the attention of the Nu
i.ttenst woman h I'ariy. i uc icauers ei tnat
Ktl. Women's Trade Unlvn Teapue u)
r3.Mrrt7 are nsltatlng new for u blanket
HatHCfidnieut te Mm Constitution which would
rliul ,'tl0 rights of men unj women cqusl
SbiWlthii law in nil tha State." This.
mmm??
the Federation et Laber, would mean fewer
rights for women tlmn tunny e( tliem new
enjoy. Thus special labor lows drawn In
III" Interest of women In fndustr.v, mid. In
deed, ether laws which Imve long existed
te Rite women spceihl inlvantiiges in sumo
i out l.. would lie nnllilled.
It Is doubtful whether ninny of the clever
Indies In ihc Nntlemil Weman's Party
!;rmv mii"li nbeiit the realities of life In
mills mid factories. Jf they did thev would
liesltnte I" rcoeniineml for women the "vamp
rlshlH that men eiije.t' It Is no wonder
Mint women's trnde unions and lf. Oenuicts
have declared f,emethlnjf much like war upon
MiM I'aul's lrrceencllnble.
THE GHOSTS OF KINGS
LOOK DOWN ON THE BRIDE
Today's Wedding In Westmlntter Abbey
Appeals te All for Whom the Title of
Princess Has n Romantic Allure
A V.KII'
A tlmilld
IIKII'I te entlUcd man perhaps we
Hi "woman" -n bride, then, te
in.'ied woman is the most Inferetllng
'i "a litre in the universe. And when the
btiilc Is a l'llticess, the daughter of a King,
ecn the women in a democracy are mnre
interested In her linn In nil ordinary bride.
I here is u reuinnce attaching te the title
of I'rinre.ss that appeals with peculiar foree
n ce-j imngin.ui'e person. There nre
Trincesses (u fairy t.ilc nnd fait J Princes
who wee tlum witli whom all children are
familiar There is the sleeping beauty
.H'a'nemd with a k.ss and ihete i the
T'-ince in "t'indercll.t' ubetit whom all the
delight of ,'euth and beauty nnd the thrill
c'- the dawn of Un e I ac iciterej for
centiiriei
"I be ''ding of I'l'i," s Maty in Wrft
muster bhej tediij gathem t" lt-eK nil
'ne ve'inntlc emotions that have been fed
I" :iie literature of a thousand years. The
attention of the civilized weild Is centered
en the eeicmimy performed there this morn
ing bee.iuv the Princess lg known te the
civilirrd world. If they could have their
wnj millions of wemeu In America and
France and Spain and Italy and Germany
and Hussin would be among the spectators,
(user te gratify their nnfural curiosity te
see the bride As tbey cannot be pr"rnt
thev will read the newspaper amounts of
the welding, and i.tudy the desnlptleiiH of
the bre'c's costume nnd the costumes of the
bridesmaids and dream of the falrj Prince
c? whom thr used te, thlrk m their rarly
terns.
I'lte wedding is a human even' of much
wider appeal than the Washington Confer
ence, nnd the descriptions nf it v ill be tend
bj millions where the descriptions of 'c
approaching Genea conference will be read
bv thousands, and that. tee. in spite of
th fact that these two conferences nre of
much greater actual Importance te the
world
The mtereeting things ate net i!wr the
most important, and ! fi'qu"titlj lieppms
the! the most impeitant things ur" done
quietly out of sight of every nm v ith no
blare nf trumpets and no pr-e--i n and
no ceremonials:. Kiae Wntt w tehlng his
mother's tea kettle was a much mere tdg
mficntit individual tiun c'ther Pnnccss
Mary or Viscount l.ai-ce'k" li.it theve
win nothing speeracular or romantic
about a bej litting b the kitchen stove.
There are both romance and spectacle in the
marriage of a daughter of a King in a
famous church containing the t imbs of a
long line of Hrifisli Kings- mid of ether
men who have contributed te the gletv of
the British race.
This Is a wedding, however which is
si-n.lieant of a great c'-nns- t''"i I as come
rbeut In the world. Tl'.e vas a lime
when no daughter of a King v. at allowed
te tnairj any ene net of loyal I 'oed. V.--
mint I.ascelies-. the brimvroeni, is net M-en
a member of the higher rank- of tic nobil
ity He was a peer man until after hii
thrifty uncle, en whom he called by chance
once when he was in Londen died and
made him bis heir. A generation age he
weald have had little chance 0f winning a
P.eval Princess a his biide.
There ere fewer reigning families in (
Iircpe than there ence were. Vhere nre
few if anj avnilab'e Priives ns husbands
for the Prlnccses. Hut the Pntnee-c must
marrj. Thv sn:i net be iiulemned te
ipmslorheod became there are no bjsbands
for them with the preppr ped'sre And
se PnncesH Mar marr es a nobleman wlth wlth
ei. t -eyal bleed, urrendeis ail claim te the
tiirene for her defendants and tak's her
place among the le"-- rans of t'.e nrlhtoc nrlhtec
rncv. whiih is fast les.ng us pelitlcil and
social prestige.
The neit step will be taken when a Ileyal
Prince or Princess marries a cemmener
wlthiiit title. Ne bride 1ms yet ben found
for the Prince of Wales. The Pi inecses
whom In ha- mpt have net appeal 1 te him.
Ne one can tell wiie III brld" w.U be,
'heugh lf l.e were allowed te make his
choice without being 1.. impend by coa cea coa
s.dern'iens of ft.l'e he weild l mere likely
ir , horse ,tc bride for her beau'." nnd harm
t inn for her ped'Srce, and n r"". 'n "il
life the par of the Pr.ll' e 'n lie 'a, of
Cinderede ''
POLISHING GEM OF OCEAN
THL -hip subsl ly plan wh-ch President
Harding has beep develop, ng is reitain
te neeunfi some of the old sagebrush op
position wh'.cn has regularlj been raised I
ngniiist li'l eftets te ephanie the sfjtu.s of j
the Amerlian merchant marine. Tnere will I
b' lamentation in mid-centinetita! .igii-
cultural district' whrre for generut' ms the
let-'n sp lis. h has long been (.ynenjnv i.s it!i J
extravagance '
In sp.te of this e'jstaele, liewrri i . . '
tiiid-iii.ible i ha. t'e bilk u' Ai.ierie'ir. ep.i.
Ien in strengiv u f.ivcr u' 3ine irtelUgcnt
me'lieil of .s.iieg.inrding l'ie iu,i.iei,se m"v
shipping tr forests w l.b h have grev n .p ,i
mis ceuntrj during, and Mi'iscpienr te. the
va r.
In theory the greatly e-pinded rarge and j
pjrscngrr carrying tk"f ims alrrmlv been f
"prnteetel" tlireugh the tiunl-tratiens of the
Federal fs'ill'plug Heard Hut the operation j
of this body, netwitiist. inning mudi nmie
creditable e. f'nmarici! than N gen' rally ad
mitted, have hem phcn.jiiiennll cestlj and
marked by tome almost devastating inceu.
htstencles of peliej .
Mr. Harding, who will pr'smt hi- reinedv
'lireugh the lnedium ei a nv ssage te Con
gress, is said te advocate the i.nsing of a
evolving fund "f ?.."(i,0(iO.(MIO a ear
t! reugii diversion of a perfcntage of the
iiisienis re. i.pts.
Ai such an nnr.ngement would nn ne. e-,-nt'a'e
a dirnt appropnatleu, theie nie
indications that, barring the tradit enal
backwoods criticism, cougrehiieii.il com cem com
peHUro, as u whole will net be li retrievable
ruffled,
Senater Capper has intimated that thn
agricultural bloc will net be a unit against
tha propesnl. Seaboard communities will
unquestionably) Inclined te Tlew li 'f'
pathetically. Cl
Tlie lntrfcacy:f tfce preMems of practical
EVENIXG .KPBI3C.' LEaaEHllLAPEtFHlA, .TUESDAY, v F13BRUABY 28,
viva PTmr.tf' ' TriaiHr -
T flnnnce Involved Is te some extent offset by
n crewln belief that tha nrrscnt syntem
of iillocatien of vesselM.by the Shipping
Heard could be Improved upon, Public
sentiment leans tow aid Uie principle of
private ownership.
In the (itilcbelltini days, when Columbia
v.ns an thing but a conspicuous gem of the
ocean, siibsld.v prepositions were hiuurhed
lu the realm of abstractions. The licet,
the second largest under n nutlennl flag, is
u reality teda.
The discriminatory duty plan wt forth
in the Jenes act Is In Its treaty-wrecking
previsions dangerous and by both Mr. Hard
ing and his Immediate, predecessor has been
found unworkable. The ships arc a nntlennl
possession worth saving. Certnln Congress
men may rail nt fbe notion, but this time
they will lind themselves embarrassed b
any proposal of protection that can be
shnwn te be economically pound.
It would be felly te refrain from at
tempting te prevent degenerative forces fiem
going further terpes which Imve nlrcnd;
done much harm. .Mr. Harding's mo.ss-age,
expected today, sungefts lit least in pros
pect an antidote te lour yeais of fleuuderins,
MacNIDER IN WASHINGTON
JtVCll has been written in n spirit of
X lamentation about the manner In which
Congress lias bten bullied by folk who go
te Wnilngten in the interest of ppcelal
legislation. If ever there Is n serious gen
eral rem tien against the Velstead law it
will grevv 0ji of the memory of the tnctlcs
of these leaders of the Antt-Snloen League
who sat in the galleries and held step
vntrbe.; en the members of Congress pledged
te vote for their bill rather than from any
gencnl desire for the re-ftnbltshment of i
:a'"i"l-.
Hut even i!ie Anti-Saleen T.eague did
nit 'n te emplej at the White Heuse th
sort of p-e.Bure wlin h has become scandai scandai
eiislv apparent in Cenerrv. It remained
for Hanford MacNlder. national commander
of the Amercan I.egien. te initlata that
experiment In Washington yesterday.
Having bluntly told members of the Heus
that "the American Legien would net be
drawn Inte discussions of waye and means
te pay the bonus." and that he wnj Inter
ested "only in the quick passage, of the
bonus legislation" nnd that the Tfgien
"would net tolerate" a postponement of the
bonus qiieMien. Mr. MacNidcr went tn the
White Heuse accompanied by n legislative
agent of his organization, though he had
net arranged an appointment with Mr.
Harding.
Tf the public, wnieh is net nf Washing
ton, of Congress or of the r.eglen, is ever
te be iccenciled te the bonus plan it will
net be bj tactics such as legislative agents
of the I.cclen arc practicing at this merncut.
CLOTHES
WHAT son
Irlnisle-
me e:m i,n called ti.p eternal
igle th" sj)Ufe bordered bv the
topmost lines of the modem evwiltig cewn
ceiHinurh te cpnml mere rapidly than the
national debt. It is, in lact, the cause of
much of the frightened talk about the nc nc
ecs.sitj for dress reform. Muet we prepare
for a day when there will be a Clethes Con
troller with the authority of another con
stitutional amendment functioning in
Washington?
Seme of the gowns worn nt modern din
no parties m the best society would shock
tlie relatively naive patrons of old-fashioned
burb sqne. The stage has Bnne almost,
but ne: unite, te flic limit. The limit has
been achieved by the movies. High teclety
iia the tilms sec it is all ,s!i luldei.s, arms
and side.
Peubllcss-, ho'vever. we shall escape a
Clethes (. ontielior. If we nre te eentinuu
at Jhe present rate of pregiess toward un
dress a clothes amendment will be unneces
b.iry. I5"fore the new Velstead could outline
a restrictive pelicj theie v euld be no clothes
left te aiguc about.
"Held en." aid Pe
Net a.Prlre Vab-ra nt Limerick.
Winner "and jeu will g-t
something jeu can be
proud of " Hut since be means "Let go of
whM yni have" when he s-nj.i "Held en, '
'tis bu- n halting last I. no be affords u
limpln' I.lmct.ck.
StIORT CUTS
Mr. Snyder seems te have swapped his
carnation for it 'mum.
De Vnlera seems bent en drennlns the
bone te catch the i.iiadevv.
Spoeklnnd, we opine, is occupied by
gene coons and Antigenls'i ghosts.
New that Lnscclles bus been made a
Knisht of the Caiter, will Mary roll her
ewn''
H..dieget, being in dihrcpute, dirigibles
her.ee ferw aid mie be expcuttid te raise
helium.
Pnnccsh Mnr.v will promie tn obey her
husband, obey? Oh, boy! It tfer.sn't mean
nuj thing.
The First Uubin new knows that the
tarly bird is occasionally tee early te
latch tiie worm.
Youthful fman' ial wizards are discov
ering that there js a limit te what can he
taken out of a hat.
What geed did if de te limit tee size
e' the seats at Mnrv'' wedding snee though
t bars Uiosterton it admits Shaw?
There nie walking gentlemen enough en
the It ,i'ie who would be chariiHil le go te
Antigeuhh nnd s" the ghe-it walk.
'I he N'ltieteenili Amendment having been
declared constitutional, protesting ones will
concentnite en bewailing the Eighteenth.
Prem lev a comes the story of n singing
mouse. It is an old ery; nnd. curiously
enough, net a fak". The critter has asthma.
Ambassador Harvey is te attend Prin
cess Mnr.v 's wedding, but Americans ai;
unperturbed. Theru w.ll be no speech-
tiiai.nig.
ien hns ,sr
A L.ikewoed. V. .1
I .itched nut e.ght chicks in the .'low. Which I
ges 1. 1 snow mar i in- nr'ni .vmei'ii all Hen
! (. uslennllv a game bird.
P.i.-rct (lining fire in lerai pet h j s
nlltged te have ried, "S.ireer 1 Succor ;
Probably believed it n fill i.larui and was
real! i ailing "Sucker! Sucker'"
The Ciuted States Government is work
ing en plans for sound-proof walls. The
lady in the next apartment will new oblige
by putting en the icceid. "There's a geed
time coming, be. a geed time coming."
The efliein! diepplng bv the Bulgarian
Government f letter from the nlphnbet
ha caused a net in Sofia. It i-cenis trifling:
but. en ilie ether hand, most of ym would
lestnt be.ng lobbed et our e's or our I's.
Members of the Wajh and Means Com Cem
n.inee ruu't de file Ipivv te mi.e i Jut wind
for the soldiers' buiiu-. but, seasoned man
lieis as tliej nr en tl"- geed old Ship of
Stale, the nutematbnll.v trim thrir snlij
tai while they whistle for a bree.;c,
Philadelphia Is te have u Sesqul. Cen
tennial. It sounds like enn of Hurbnnk's
new plants, but it is a celebration. Jnue.i Jnue.i
ville (Wis.) Gazette.
Gees te show bow the fair may be nn
instruction te the Jaeis as well aa te th
Jake?, Ji
HILADEtPHiA, TUESDAY. FTCftRTiAWV 28
THE BELLS OF THE WORLD
Seme Facts Recalled by the Contre-
.versy Over Our Liberty Dell Old
as the Pentateuch Where
Is the Columbian Bell?
Ily GKOKOK NOX MrCAIN
"ptILt.S! HL'LLS! HELLS! Ihc wlinng.
-D ing nnd the bnnging of the bell."
Or words te that effect, ns 15. A. Pee
would net have written them. ,
Little did Uebert 1). Harper, chief dirk
te the Mnver, knew what be was stirring
up when be told me of tbe California woman
who wanted te knew nbeut a bogus Liberty
Hell.
Ner did Wilfred Jerdan, (he erudite cus
todian and ettrnter of Independence Hall,
nppreclate the value of bin contribution te
the literature of the Hell when he informed
tne nbeut a second Liberty Pell having been
cast.
And (he cracked old thing, with her music
silenced forever professional bell-ringers
and "chimcrs" always speak of a bell as of
the femtuine gender like n (inlll-CurcI.
with her vocal cords pnrnljzcd, Is eucu
mere In the limelight.
New along remes "M. K. D.," who ardis
if T will net write aemethlng nbeut bells?
Net the Encyclopedia Prltnnnlca stuff,
but facts the cncclepcdl6ts wouldn't notice,
much less write nbeut.
The queer things about bells: big and
little, odd, unusual, freakish, legendary and
romantic.
In ether words, a lessen In campanology.
All right, M. K. D.. here gees:
BELLS were known before the Jews went
down Inte Pgypf.
And vet they're mentioned In enlr four
place;, in the Hlblc all in the. Old Testa
ment. The first bells were uwd for religious pur
poses. tn medieval churches they were used te
frighten away the evil spirits that filled them
when services were net in progress.
Many old churches in Southern Europe
I ve seen them in villages of the Mediter
ranean country have n small deer opening
te the north.
It is said that centuries nge a bait would
qe rurus during services, and then the deer
would be opened for a moment te give
"Auld Cloetie" a chance te take the air.
H,v command of Pepe Jehn IX church
bells were rung ns n protection agalnit
thunder and lightning.
DID you ever hear of the Villein?
Jt'n the prophetic hell of Spain, and
they tell -.)) Herfs of spook things about It.
The native in its vicinity assert that
when the father of the present King of
Spain died the bell tolled of its own necerd.
During the Spanish -Ainet lean War it
tolled for Spanish defeat, two or Mire
strokes, long before any news hed ceme of
Spanish reverse.
Itussla is the home of bells, but nothing
hns been heard of the Kremlin bell blnce
Limine end Tretzky get btib.v.
It is, nnd was. the coronation bell. It
wan mm of the h-rgest hanging bells iu the
world.
Known ns (lie Kmpcrnr's bell, it never
raiig save in the tVur'n honor.
The bell-ringer bad a life job.
Hefere the great temple of Huddha, in
Tokie. Japan, is one of the largest bellu,
if net the largest, lu the world.
It is greater Mian the ,;rent bell of Mos Mes
cow, which stands lu en- of the public
squares and is used ay n chapel.
The circumference of the Tokie bell at tbe
nm Is OS feet, and it is 1 feet high.
PLUHAPS "M. R. D." has read of the
attempts of flappers who wear sloppy
gale-dies te introduce a new ide.i in the way
of tiny bells en the sagging buckles.
Although the news pniagrHphers tried te
make it nppe.ar as an innovation, it is old
stuff. Heary with age that H the idea.
Thirty-live jenrs nge the girls of Bosten
tried the rclieme of weiring little bells,
miniature sleigh bells. 0n their shoe tops.
They mafje a tinkling sound ns they
entered n room. The bells were of silver
and purchased nt the jewelers'.
Hut the fad died out in a few months.
It didn't get ns far as Chicago.
DL'UINt; his lifetime It was In 1S0T
Pepe Lee XIII knight nnd placed in
the Museum of the Latermi, Itome, n vcry
rare bell.
ll war found In the territory of the Vale!
nnd purchased in 4S5 by a cltUeu of
ilerbe.
Prem the antique lettering en it It proved
te be ene of the eldest Chrlstlen church
bells in the world.
It dnted buck te the eighth century, nod
possibly before that.
The largest bell in this country today is
said te be the ene hanging In the belfrj of
the Church of St. Francis de Sales, In Cin
cinnati. It weighs 30.000 pounds.
It is net likely that anv mere eaunllr
, large bells will be cast lu tills country.
v eiruiiK prejudice aim giewn up against
bell-ringing en Sundays as well ns ether
dnj s. ,
They annoy invalids nnd wake night
workers from their necessary dnj light alc.p.
Anj hew, the multiplicity of clocks nnd
watches renders their uke a declining uc
ccsalty. SOMK tirne nge the Weman's Suffrage
Bell, which was rung with such jubila
tion in Independence Square, was found
stuck In a back yard or under a shed somewhere-
or war, it In a wnrchnuMi?
Which inspires the question. What hns
becenvt of the famous Columbian Libcilj
Hell of thirty ymrs age?
It was fast In Trey, N. Y.. nnd paid for
bj public contributions in ISOO.D.I.
Enthusiastic people i-ent heirlooms of geld
nnd sliver te be melted up and thus give it
a "sweeter tone."
On dune 0, lSfO. a large meeting was
held In Independence Jl.WI. If vrns the in in in
troiluctery ceremonies te the costing of the
tell two days later.
The ball was cast nnd sent te the Chicago
Exposition and tlwn it vnnl"hfd, ar. I
recil!.
At least nothing has been heard of It for
years.
Where i it?
Perhnps thnt Is the hc'l which the Cali
fornia lady In her letter te Mayer Moere
said was being cvhibltcd en the Coutt at ee
much pet head.
TW. inscription en our Libert Hell,
"Proe'em Libc-t.v ihiouheut the laud.
ftc." win placed (hire in uevordaiKe w th
j the custom of the win"
These em j.iikumi neil louiiners I i' ii
t.vt ei motto or bit of puctiy en ever.i be!!
i thtv cast.
, (in one of the h nv bills in St. Michael s
Chinch. Ceventi.v ai" these cheerful lines:
"I rin at sl te let m.mi knew
When te and from tnr Ir work te go."
A bell i" Lincolnshire en the I leugh -en-t!ie-Hl!I
( lnircli carries tills- inscriptien:
"When you de hear this mournful sound
Prepare, yourself for undo; ground."
They wgrc bells of gloom Instead of glad,
ness,
Mnrr Austen, confirmed
Confession feminist, ni.tr in th
and it Biff Hoekirnn that women
haven't et learned t!i
btislniw of being en nuilieui.., and thiiiie-.
gu bv with them that deient men won't
nicnif: but nhe sees hope fet then, "ni "
hhe geics en te s:i). "tint 1 would denj le.
h:.v, W. L. Geerge -n-ti conllrmiitieu (,f
I) s esilmiite el the i if ier intelligence 0I
vemen as be deri-es in ai these who can be
brought together te hear him express It,"
Which appeure te be ca.jse for appreciative
laughter. Net, we pieiced te remark, that
we would deny t sa.v, .Mary Austen, such
confirmation of her estimate nf the critical
reactions of the feminine audience she may
,i...i... r.nm wnmeti who enn Iim hrnuht tn.
gether te hear her express It. A woman'.
club discussion of Mlsu Austen artlclrJ
rtieiitii nreve intrresung, ..
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,Wir
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! '
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
Dn. C. LINCOLN FURBUSH
On Fighting Tuberculosis
PHILADELPHIA Is doing its full shaie
in the nation-wide light against tuber
culosis, sayis lr. (. Lincoln Kiirbifh, Di
rector of the Depsrtnient of Public Health,
nnd some special wetl; te this end among
the colored residents, of the city will be
begun this vvek.
"In the City of Philadelphia." 'aid Dr.
Ftirbush, "the prevalence of tuberculosis bni
du'ieasrd eue-half during the last twenty
one years. It has been laigelj the npullui npullui
tlen of progressive preventive mrusurr.
which has ncceinplishcd Mils great result.
These measures have been applied nil our
the Cniled .States, and ns a (sinsciuwice,
the death rate from this most fatal c.r all
diseases has been lnrge'v lowered, although
net nil Mm cities I ive bad the same cvccl.ent
results thafPhilailclphia lias acluevul.
"Here in Philadelphia, we have had one
terleus matter againt which te tentend
which ether hirje Nnrthcrn cities de net
have te anything like the Mime extent . Jn
spite of the iidvaiiee which has bem made in
the control of thi- disease, thiie Is a dis
tinct nnd piemlneiit factor which 1 cly
iulluenees its incidence, and as this ter
nppears te a greater ctent in Pliilmleiplila
thnu in New Yerk, it makes the diaih into
from tuberculosis here appear larger than in
that eltj and in Chicago.
Negroes Susceptible te 'lubcrnilusis
"Thi factor of which I spial. is the
peculiar Buweptibilltj of tin- Nigre iace tu
pulmenarv tuberculosis. Accenllnc m the
Vnlttsl States rei'sus of IH-'U. tin ,'ered
population of Plilladelpbiii was ll'.o.eti!, or
7 . per cent of the total population. New
Yerk had n colere 1 population of en! ".
per cent Chicago had l.!l nor cent. It. tnul
-Jit per rent. Pittsbiugli 0..T pet cent and
Cleveland LU per (Hit. Of tne large" citlt i
only St. Leuis, which niiiiht be i la veil us ,i
Southern ei' .i"'l th'nfcre net le be com
pared ill tllisri'spc, ( with (lie ei he wli'i h 1
l-tvn lueiitiened. had a iargn' o.ei .! pi.jii. pi.jii.
Iivtlen V will i'uiofere be 'fen Mini we
Live h'l'l a i'1"'!' serious problem le face
tlmn most nt' the et ' large Neithirn cities.
"In H'-t, the liiHt venr fin which the
figures have been completely tubulated, ilie
death' lnle from p'llmenarv tubeivulnsis 1.
Philadelphia among the Negro race was
UIO 0" per 100 000. or almost tlirr e times as
great as the death rate from this dlse.ise
liinnug the white", which was 10,". HO per
il() 000. Tins same intle holds geed among
the white and cerrd lures lu the ether
large Northern ilues.
There is net tbe slightest intention t
leileci in nnv mairier upon the membeis of
' Negro nice, b"t the f.tcts are app.it cut
iiein st'atisthal nual.vsis and it lias long keen
liviwn ii'iienj: I'' medi al profe sien ilmt
tuberculosis is qunn pic-aleni and is often
f'al among the 'oler.'d ei". This subjei
t'leuld ihrrefi.'r I "f arcit cumirii, net
nlv te tlic iace affected, but lu all c.. us,
' r '.' is well I noun inai pii ineiiar.v tuber-(iilesl-'
is an Infectious disease, and i m.
spread from one p. isen te jnetliei cud Ihi.i
once uiee le another.
PlilUdelpbla's Position
"In the nation-wide tight against this
ireat falling off in the following .venr, but
in llllm It lesn liKliill (O Hjc iii.iivsL pem;
1 rm that time there his been a steady de
, i-eiin' eveppt dining Me jear litis, when l'
n,e again te about 210. In M.e last two
..ii-, liewcver, Mm liilllng elf bes bein vmv
..ieut' and we me ne.v around lliri, a dn-rcf-c'
t J''1 '''n1'' !"" "' ,,", ,w" deeadiy.
'The eM.cr I. i go iltlc. have shown an
runni-i panilld (' creu-r. except Les Ap.
geb-h, which begun twenty jefits age with.
llllll llil" Miuli ll .. M O'vii'llM'
stead
:.,
until ll is l'uW "' ln 1"-" ''"' ',nW "!"'
mere tutierciilnslH than Phlladrlphi.i, but
tmbsed us during our two bad J ears of 11(01
iind 1000. New Yerk alto did net have. Mm
inward tendency which Philadelphia ex
hibited in BBS.
"That year. 1018, was a bad tubercular
year oil aw the United States. Practically
erery nig " y siiuwun n himc, misiu irn-
terrible scourge for the last twentj years
Philadelphia has deim well. In 1'M eui
i.ositten was about L'JIPt deaths out of 100, 100,
Het" H wnt below 225 in Bi02. but in HKM
...,.'. .imrnlv te about 200. There was a
f
"s l i
. Sfl22 ' ' "
;i??2
NOTHING TO STOP 'EM
elency that yerrr rveept New Yerk and
Clilcage. ami Chicago had a bad year in
l!J07 whiih the rest of us did net experience.
Big Dccllne in Twe Years
"But the decline since 1018 has been very
mn iked in all the largest cities, Theio was
n slight upward tendency dining ihe early
,v en ra of the war. and in PJ17 nnd 101
iilKiut the bst Mint anv city could de was te
held its (ivvn, while most of them, ns 1 have
said, showed a strong upward inclination.
But if the decline of tb past two yeais
continues for a few jenrs longer, the coun
try will be in geed condition se far as tuber tuber
culesis is ten rrncd. But Mils can bn
achieved enlv bv tint emitting work.
"Computed villi the average death rate
from tubcrciihssis of eleven cities of mere
than eOO.OOO population each. Philadelphia
Is still n trifle higher. We began higher in
1000. but lest considerable gieund In the two
bad venrs which I have mentioned. Frem
Mint (line v c begin te gain and gained
steadilj until 11110. In this year the mean
(if the eleven cities iee, b"t net se high as
Philadelphia, lu the last two years, how
ever, wu have made tremendous gains and
nte new only n tritle higher than ihe mean
rate of the ether eleven.
Negroes Doing Kul Share
"The colon d people of Philadelphia nie
doing tlielr full share in the control of ihe
dlsease among members of their own race.
In addition tu the mehil suscetitiblllly, bous beus
ing conditions, their mode et living", habits
and economic factors arc all responsible in .
measure fe.' the incidence of tuberculosis
among tiie colored people. Education along
the lines of personal hygiene must be ex
tended among thi. group and ,'er.v effort
will be made te improve nnd promote their
gcnetal health.
"But one of the most gr.itlflng features
of this work is that wv are. net (loins thi.i
for them: they nre doing it for themselves,
and they liuve shev.n ever petMble disposi
tion te co-operate vitii no nnd improve thei.'
own conditions of health te the point where
the teirible dibea-n sh.iil no longer be ,t put
P'tQiil menace tn tll'Mii ns a iace We can
nor hope cutirel.v te wipi- out (ken racial
silhCOptlbilllV. bllt W" mil de IIIUcl ,W l;ey
themselves enu--ni'd will de mere 'e lower
i lie tubore'il.t, death i ite nmeug tnrm
"A number of prominent colored ph.vl.
cians liave volunteered their services te' the
department In the Interest of the health of
their own people. Four celmeil uurMiNioit uurMiNieit
necied with the Bureau of Child Hygiene,
whose knew 'edge and sympnlh may give
them read access te the homes in tliess
sections of the city where the population I.
l.irgel lolercd, have been Ubslgncd te this
work.
"A large public meeting of the colored
citiens will be held en the evening of March
.".. in the Ccntial HaptUt Church, nt which
the Ilev. Charles It. Blackvvell, who is much
iiiteii'stcil in Ihe "urk. will preside. The
situation nnl what we are trying te de vt!l
lie full.v explained te them. ' Wu liope for
much additional lntiret m the matter Irem
the colored population as a lesult if this
llieetinK,
"llilmslve l-enltii ediieiitien, better hous
ing conditions nnd r-yiupatlietic m.npi ratfeu
en Mie part nl the pub.lc will have its
heiieficinl eiVeets, net only In reclucing the
higli morbidity mill niertalit.v amnnv,' the
colored nice, but will renc tuveinbly i.i
better health for the ontlie, ceinniiinlt. '
.. . . Pa" ' ',n.v' ' ""ire or
Our Fiislilnn less cnrerj fashion, we
Department, havn noted the dls
. , , , c,',tc,,e' from Paris set
ting forth that ladles' wear this vear v.lll
be abort er and longer, weaker and 'stronger,
looser and tlghtei, darker and lighter'
dimmer nnd brighter, blacker and wlilte'r'
higher and le.ver, faster and slower, cheaper
and dearer, duller uud elerrer. gaier
and sadder, t nei nnd I'lS'ldec, geed, r and
badiler er tr and se when wc. ieMi tuiJnv
Mint legs are te be hidden behind u lop"
hemi-tratispaient skirt we saw thrnii-li it
at once. Centrar effects (or u rcunrurjr
sex or the mad, mad urge of the Parli
diersmaker tn kiep In print.
The law continues te make Mrenueus
efforts te keep n Chicago mutderer nllvn
se thut he may be hanged en Friday. There
are times when lr. Bumble's- ehaructcrixa.
tlen of ktb law has its appeal,
HUMANISMS
Dy WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PPt '
YOUNG AMERICA sort of bubbles and te
democratic, irrepressible, nnd all that
sort of thing, even when it is handmaldtn
Je these who sit high up en the slope cl
vijiiii
riierels the youngster who officiates is
page te (. Vice President of the Unltel
States, for instance. He cavorted into tht
sscred sanctum of Mr. Coelldgo the ether
day r.nd unburdened himseir as tollews:
"There is a guy downstairs," he rcperW,
who says he it from Persia. Shall I open
the gates?"
"Possibly he gave you a card," sutjerteil
the Vice President.
Whereupon the pasteboard was nredueiJ,
It i cad :
Marza Abdul All Khan. Envev Extrser
dinar and Minister Plenipotentiary of
Persia.
Air. Albert Lasker. chairman of the Ship,
ping Beard, i.s in private life, ns they nj
of the actresses, !;end of one of the biggtst
ndvcrtlalnB businesses in the world.
Tim ether dnv the manager of his agency
came down te Washington and Mr. Lather
took him ever le the White Heuse te see the
President, a gentleman who himself has had
some direct experience in advertising. Te
this specialist, who handles space cenlmcti
that run Inte the millions, it was Editor
Harding who talked. He took his visitor
Ingratiatingly by the elbow, phyblcnl con
tact being nn aid lu salesmanship, and thii
is what he said:
"Yeu should remember, in placing adw
tiling in the Marien Star, that the Saturdiy
edition hns a clreiilutien that Is COO greater
than en any ether day."
Jehn T. Stoddard, the travel lecturer,
made up his mind te journey nnd talk when
he v.ns a boy of (en, which was sixty yean
age. At twenty he started doing it, and ri
cently rounded out nn even half-century of
Much uctlvlty. He ia the daddy of the trafll
talk.
Admiral Boren Kate and Vice Admiril
lv.He, nt the Arms Conference, wcte called
by their .Tnpaiiese nineelates "dar Kate"
and "slin Kate." which meant nothing tner
or Uss than big and litMe Knte.
This iisiu" Kate is capable of being tskei
apart et.vmoleglcnlly. "Ka," if develop!,
is .lapaiHfce for "prosperous," and "te" la
dictate, "vvistatia." Se Kate menus ''ureJ'
i ereus wistaria."
What De Yeu Knetv? I
QUIZ
1. Who is tbe conductor e the New Yerk
Philharmonic Orchestra'.'
:'. What is "anaglyptics"?
f.. What la meant by Mie exptessien dirt
runner 7
Wiio In tha new president of Cernell:
Name tbe nutner or "Jmte the UDicurc
Wluvt la the nickname, of Ohie?
What ti n n.vralteloplpedenf
What iu tntant by e. or elren before
clnleV
Vlml Is u n ode? ,
What is the poeiii nan.e of L'ng'and.
1
I a.
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
I. Dr. Alexander Melklejehn ia the rr"1;
dant of Amherst r(.cav. Me w.is rer
many years u professor ut lirewn
T'nlverslty. , , . ...
5 A decagon Is a plane, flgure having w
angles ind ten sldeb
3. 'The Cetter's Saturday Night" Is "
Irtyllle narrative poem by Le-"
niirns. Scutch poet. ...
4. "Histrionic" (fiem lilstrle, sn ''
Is an adjective, much nfTeeted bJ' .
mntle critics. In tba enee nf pertjin
lag te the art of ncllng. "H!fl?.r' ,
ths adjective that means relntmg '?
history, or .Mie ordered chronicle "
Interpretation of human events .
5. "Our Lady of the .Snows" is the pe
name of rnnadn. u ,,.
C. Calvin Coelldlie. of MiiHUichilsetts, U
M l'tesldefit of the I'liltecl h'1'.
7. There fire two living !riij;.r Prewewj
of llie United ,tiiee- Wllllum lien"'
'l.vfl and Woediow Wilsen . lt),
S. Lugeii Ysay. the famous VLnheV
(onducier of the Uncinnatl Sjnipnew
D. A 'ctnaiiie",is a, group or rllque e'Jffi
sons Interested In a common sup
or Oeld. The derivation Is 03ltfi
gatlierliig of Kindred splrllu. ,""SB"U
for n banquet ("cenn." a .".'""ci'md
10, lUnliiicl's Hlsline Madenna" Is j 0
becausu It vva pa-lnied en cenim i" "
from Peiw SIxtuB, net because nt
the Blsilnn Clmpeb As niii5fSr'
fact, It la Ip the Dresden Gallery,
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