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MlWCP 0STER0US TRAFFIC RULES
ffpllillDENTS of Ocrmantewn nre Imllp
5,V nUy , wenderlnj why Councilman
JUBwbnrner should concern hlmnelf with
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t;.t taj,lBa wnat is me motive Mnind nis or-
ilNfMUM against parking In the neighborhood
f,Maln street and Chelten arenue. If the
, -ipaa is a ;nn upon snepping or attendance
Ctitrae theatres in this vicinity, the pre-
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.iltfr. Limeburner'8 proposal Is impertinent
'm' absurd. He has no business In that
4aer.
.jVifPawklng problems are formidable in all
.-'paTKan cities, out tne arDitrnry and un-
xNWaftaele fashion in which they are han-
la often a reflection upon common
There is no convincing reason for
the hardships of the situation
PkV-i':aBl..u
suburb like Oerraantewn.
ifJOaajucllman Rener Is fullv iustlBed in bis
jfBtMtierT te a senselena measure initiated
ttVlf. as outsider.
"r - ihnarfffif r the ordinance is revealed an a
Iftftaet Af blatant interference which deserves
n,f yH'pttmpt repudiation of Council.
rcrnaps tne motorist nas net yet Deceme
( H'ajmbel of martyrdom, but If the vexa-
lai popular sympathies will be Increasingly
twati. Seme of the parking absurdities are
IffateMdy investing him with a pathetic aspect.
BjjA.fr -
rW" THE 0IRLS 0F PENN
IIMIK University of Pennsyhanla Is still In
me vzprrieicniai Biaxcn u& t-u-ruu atiini.
7-ei''ltH departments remain closed te
'Ud women students. People who are
te learn the true worth or worth
piM: of the co-educational principl- as It
W-fit '.ni applied in the United States prefer
ifv " their time and study the situation
Ii?,, ;.An where the theory is lielnu subjected
WvStl!f thorough but ver cautious tests.
IftEkt Wast "which has just appeared In the
Krj1 r;ujpivan.au u?r mc piaiiau; "4
zS ifTejenias Davis, professor of psychology,
E AM'M " w,th " y tne' opponents
I) adherents et co-education. ir. J'nviH
My warns the young men and ynun;
atea of tee campus that tney are wasting
sh? 1 Minucn time in eacn outers company, ne
IS ''fw the Immemorial habit of masculinity
S& WmM tn9 wqmap. He adv.lses her, tee.
F 1-lf ,S l el lne mait riuucnis, enn ur, inris in
iwVlf re d,"d en9, He ollewa tnI wUh
ra. ttn tttafr Hut nnk w1tMa titrtn In
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Jliqn makes the most of hla oppertuni
'(jnWlrh, pretty girls crowding in the fore
Aiaaaaatfal'ef the Univenltv scene It Is safe te
'rfZT W . ;: ' : ,,,,
sac inac nei one siuucni in iwe muiinas
iaake the most of what his professors
ymm hu
opportunities. Ce-education is
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ue. Hut. all thlnts considered.
,$vMt aeems te be about all that you ran say
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gTfe SUMMER CLOCK IN TIME
. insm unanimous passage by Council of the
,wR.ateyllght-wivlng ordinance is in welcome
K te the dilatory- tactics et last
whereby Philadelphia became a laggard
Ung tne summer cieck. Tae present
da should serve a an incentive ter
lea by neighboring communities.
.Hatnt-eeoaemy plan does net te Inte
Mtll April 80, then will be ample
ter oamesiiuif the time
announcement that the Pennsylvania
Jtiadlng Railroads will upheld conflict
ystams, the former adhering te Eastern
ird time and the latter te daylight
, However, furnishes a prospect of un
ite confusion.
!4Vrsr4WT conaiuerneie eewimerment rne puDllc
t rammer eventually accommodated itself
H?K;MV.tka rallwav clock fixed one hour behind
H 'l(kw f private residences, commercial es
R. IWUrtmenta and public buildings. Addi-
ttgsaar patience will have te be exercised in
JljsjMaserisIng separately the time tables of
"" - nrtmini. pn '
l'rt evee with this drawback the day
Ctf'anrt saving is most acceptable. In urban
M'fMUaiiaUtles it is certainly a sensible ar-
fMfement nnd a been te levers of outdoor
; MtveatJen after the close of working hours.
w$j(Csll is te be cengrntulntcil for net
mjiilhii time discussing a subject the merits
I ykii urn fveiipralltr re(iiffriizpn In htu
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f.fclt Is, perhaps, asking tee murh te hope
.nlrecurrence just yet or national day
saving, which would end eccentricities
, schedules. But it Is bound te come.
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HOCKING THE FAIR BOAT
awful damage wrought te Falrmeunt
ey tne uentenniai Exposition of
be visible at least te Councilman
'who recoils with horror from the
tyef using a portion of the pleasure
xer sneincr world lair.
tee fervor of Andrew Jacksen de
the Union, Mr. Oaffney demands
ratrmeunt Park should be preserved
.'evsd for all time. Te have this great
riajesireyed weuta ee, ue insists, "a
and nothing lewi."
PvrM Tagen, In the municipal awera-
aiiariy aisiresscu, ana .ur. vex is
fi troubled. 'Indeed the seal with
Park, which once contained the
aful International exposition
U la defended Is conspicuous among
lAes et inconvenient sites proposed
parochial Interests.
itlen In Council te the revised
fjsr using the Parkway region and
! .& VatamaHiiKa M. a.
Vp um i-uieuuiii mr me
teanlal Is, moreover, a ualnable
t ebatructlenlsra. A fair without a
I'liiiiaai aim wuuum premiso
In Council the ether day is a
sapte of the menkeywrench tac
piWhtek the fair project has been
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vTtw fair situation aa a whole is by no
means aa bright a It should be. The Mayer
Iv endeavoring te enlist the Interest of the
President. This would, of course, be" dis
tinctly welceme.1
Hut some constructive program In Phila
delphia is Imperative. Inveighing against
the adoption of an Ideal location for the en
terprise Is a plain case of rocking the beat.
THE FIRST YEAR OF HARDING
AS HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT
His Recerd of Achievement Is Much
Better Than That of Congress
IN ANY consideration of the record of the
first year of complete Republican control
In Washington a sharp distinction should
be made between the achievements et the
executive and the legislative departments.
President Harding, who entered office
comparatively" unknown, did' net arouse any
enthusiasm at first save among the hard-and-fast
partisan- who always insist that
any sort of a Republican Is better than the
ablest Democrat who ever lived.
The announcement of hla 'Cabinet was
rlved with satisfaction, for he selected
as his advisers a group of able men with
minds of their own, who would actually ad
vise. The final decision would be with the
President, of course, but It would be reached
after a genuine exchange of views among
men qualified te speak with knowledge.
In the twelve months that have passed
since this Cabinet was announced the Presi
dent has shown that he la a capable leader
and net a mere dummy or figurehead. He
began his term with the wish te confine his
attention te the executive branch of the
Qevernnje-.t, while Congress would devote
itself te legislative matters. But he hns
found that it I neccs'uiry for him te assume
te some extent the leadership In Congress
and te lay down policies te be pursued. He
did this last summer when Congress was
entangling itself with the bonus business
and could net see a way out, for with manly
courage he went te the Capitel and told the
legislators that It was net expedient at that
time te pass any bonus legislation, as the
country was lu no financial position te In
crease Its expenditures. And this week he
baa been formulating a shlp-Bub-Idy policy
se . admirably conceived and se skillfully
framed aa te spike the guns of the reason
able opposition.
Under his direction conferences have been
held in Washington te study w.is of reliev
ing unemployment and agricultural depres
sion. At his suggestion the powers of the
War Finance Corporation were extended In
order te enable It te go te the relief of the
railroads, and when Congress took his advice
and passed the Budjet Law be appointed te
administer It CJeneral Dawes, one of the
most capable business executives in the
country. Plans have already been made
under this law which will result in the
saving' of tens of millions of dollars a year
without any Interference with the efficiency
of the departments.
The great achievement of the year has
been the Washington Limitation of Arma
ment Conference It was a Harding enter
prise from start te finish. The success
which attended Its efforts has lifted the
United States back into the respect of the
world, a respect which It lest when the
Senate foiled te ratify the Versailles Treaty.
The record would hove been better if the
President hed interfered mere frequently
with Congress. He Is the head of the party,
and Its continuance In favor depends en
what Congress does ug well as en what he
does. He could have Interfered mere fre
quently with geed results. Because of lack
of adequate leadership the congressional
record is unsatisfactory. A law revising the
Internal taxes has been passed, It is true,
but It is admittedly a temporary statute.
It' has reduced the taxes by $750,000,000,
but It has left burdensome taxes unchanged.
It ts a demugeglc measure, the evils of which
ought te be pointed out by the President
himself when the time comes te pasa the
permanent law.
The Immigration Restriction Act, passed
te prevent an Increase of unemployment by
the flooding of the country with refugees
from Europe, was probably justified by the
circumstances, but its enforcement has been
unintelligent and has produced needless
hardship by the separation of families and
by the deportation of children with no homes
left In Bntepe te Ce back te. This la an
executive responsibility.
The law providing for the funding of the
foreign lean will put that lean In a nego
tiable shape and pave the way for Its final
disposition in whatever way may seem best.
And while Congress is struggling with the
bonus it has net neglected the disabled sol
diers, for it passed a law establishing a
veterans' bureau and consolidating all the
agencies of relief.
But no attempt seens te have been made
te treat tariff revision with the seriousness
that the subject demands. An emergency
law was passed In the Interests of the farm
ers. It was a political measure aimed at
conciliating the farmer vote, and It has done
no geed. Ne one familiar with the subject
expected It te have any economic effect.
Politically, it Is likely te be worse than
useless.
Months have been spent by the committees
In the preparation of a general tariff net,
but It has been prepared largely In accord
ance with the theories tbut were popular
twenty years age and in almost complete
disregard of the changed conditions of the
world.
The President will have te go te the
Capitel again and lay down the principles
en which a tariff law suited te the condi
tions of 1022 shall be drafted or we shall
have an act that will breed trouble as seen
as its enforcement begins.
But en the whole, the record of the yeer
Is a great Improvement ever the record of
the last year of the la&t Administration.
Mr. Wilsen was an Invalid Incapable of
functioning as President, and affairs In
Washington drifted from bad te worse. The
appearance in the White Heuse of a man
in the full possession of hla powers nnd dis
posed te profit nv the blunders of his prcde prcde
cesser could net help but bring about a
better state of affairs.
GOOD FAITH IN THE AMERICAS
THE adventures of the Colombian Treaty,
which was the subject of an official in
terchange of ratifications at Bogota this
week, furnish a lessen In patience. Who
will pronounce any American covenant with
a foreign nation thoroughly dead after the
eventual Infusion of life into an Instru
ment first presented te the 8cnate In 1014?
Te Iks) present Administration belongs
sM'SMaVt er reviving aa ura'id and
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storing It te) full health. Approved new by
both the American and Colombian Senates,
and confirmed with diplomatic exchanges,
the treaty re-establishes entirely cordial re
lotions between two Western World repub
lics. Colombia will net only receive the sum
of $25,000,000 as an offset te Us claims,
justified or otherwise, against this Govern
ment, but will be entitled te certain privi
leges In connection with the Isthmian
waterway, legitimate enough when the geo
graphical situation of the Seuth American
republic and Its former position at Panama
are considered.
Except In case of war between Colombia
and another nation, the Bogota Government
may use' the canal for Its navy such as It
Is and: products of Colombian soil and in
dustry shall have passage through the artery
under the same terms an ejiese Imposed en
American products and mails.
In exchange the recognition by Bogota of
the independence of Panama Is premised
and the United States Is pledged te use its
geed offices In creating normal diplomatic
relations between the two contiguous re
publics. These are the definite practical aspects of
the agreement.- Its perhups less tangible
but vastly mere significant accomplishment
is the promotion of Pan-American geed
feeling.
Colombia is an undeveloped nation with
a checkered history. It was quite pensible
for the United States te survive the conse
quences of Colombia's displeasure.
Spiritually, however, the condition was
unhealthy. Solidarity of feeling in thla
hemisphere Is necessary for the well-being
of its democratic civilization.
Friendship with Colombia should exercise
a benefictnl co-epcrntlve Influence through
out the entire continent. Latin America has
sometimes disappointed Its well wishers.
But its struggle" toward progress have
already borne fruit in stable ceuntri-n HVe
Brail), Argentina and Chile.
The new order Is moving upward through
the tropics. Peru leeks toward Washington
as an Impartial arbiter et the Tacna-Arlca
dispute. Trust and confidence in Bogota
will unquestionably aid In the rightful de
velopment of the Caribbean region. Ne
alliance Is se strong as that based en mutual
geed faith.
MORE BONUS PIDDLING
OFTEN, en ether occasions of political
significance, congressional committees
have been seen te waver conspicuously and
without shame between hysteria and abysmal
funk. But it Is hcldem that the Heuse
drifts se close te shivering panic as. It has
drifted during this business or the soldiers
bonus. New the ex-scrvlee men are net te
get deles of real money from the Govern
ment. They are te be handed prettily en
graved Treasury certificates which would be
redeemable after a number of years. These
certificates should pass as collateral for
leans at the banks, though no bank would
be asked te lend mere thae 50 per cent of
Its fare value upon any certificate!
It is seriously te be doubted whether any
one in the Heuse believed thnt this bonus
plan will pass. It Is questionable whether
any one in the Heuse hopes te tce it pass.
"We shall see what the country thinks
about it," observes one member, "and we
shall give national opinion about a month te
settle!" Thus Congress accomplishes what
it set out te accomplish. It has postponed
for another thirty days the agony of an im
portant decision. It hns cheered up the
leaders ft the American Legien without
doing an thing definite te offend the general
nubile But the, bonus Itself, or een 50
per 'cent of the proposed amount, -is no
nearer new than it was before.
It Is hardly likely that the Senate will
ask Mr. Harding te approve a method of
financing that has been resorted te In late
years only by the poorest and most reek
teas nations In the Old World. The bonus
certificates would benefit only one class in
tliA .mmnmnlti- 'l'kau iiiili4 melA na I Ann
fliic .Mailman 1 J ja, 11 v j nuuiw lunar; 111c iveii
sharks rich. The mere conservative bunks
are under no obligation te make leans such
as thee suggested. And, since Congress has
proposed no method for obtaining revenue te
make the paper worth its face value, the
bonus certificates would be from any point
of view a rather doubtful form of Invest
ment. Congress knows all this. It is dodg
ing again and trlng- te please everybody.
But thnt U all that it is doing, and perhaps
all that It will de. '
The bankers of the reuntsy have been
viewing this latest mixing of politics and
finance with dismay. "The whole business
Is disgraceful," observes one. "It the Gov
ernment, thinks It ewes the ex service men
money why doesn't It walk up te the desk
and pay? Why all this hocus-pecus?
Speculators would profit enormously at the
expense of the service men and the Gov
ernment. With the certificate plan Cen
greaa U only tooling itself."
We should prefer te see It put the ether
way. With the certificate plan Congress Is
only foellnf or trying te feel the lobby
ists of the American, Legien and such ex
service men as they may represent.
THE McSPARRAN THREAT
JOHN A. McSPARRAN, of Lancaster, as
a candidate In the primaries for the
Democratic nomination for the governor
ship, Is likely te ruin whatever chances
Lieutenant Governer Beldleman ever had
te be seriously considered by the responsible
leaders for the Republican nomination.
McSparran Is the head of the State
Grange. He Is known In all parts of the
State and he has been fighting for several
vears against the progressive program et the
Republican State Government. He has had
the support of farmers regardless of party
in his opposition te the plan te Increase the
minimum school year from ninety te one
hundred days. He hns had their support In
opposing the expenditure of money In high
way Improvement. Indeed, it waB he and
the Grange which defeated the proposed
bend issue for read improvement when It
was first submitted te the voters. He ob
jects te the power of the State Health De
partment, and he has been condemning the
new State Welfare Department created for
the purpose of bringing about the humane
trentment of the dependents and the crim
inals. As these plans involve the expenditure of
money, nnd as the money cannot be spent
unless it is raised by taxation, the farmers,
who arc always opposed te any Increase In
the taxes, have been listening with approval
te McSparran's denunciations of the way
things have been, run In Hnrrlsburg.
He will be a strong candidate in the
primaries, and If he should get the nomi
nation he would conduct a campaign which
could net be safely Ignored by the Repub
licans. Their course, thtn, is te turn their
attention te the selection of n gubernatorial
candidate strong enough te derent Mc
Sparran. Beldleman could net de It. Neither
could most of the ether distinctively partisan
Jebseekers and Jobholders In the field. Seme
one of an entirely different type will have
te be selected unlesi the littler leaders are
planning te resort te the old trick of making
a dicker with the Democratic lenders te
play the Republican game for a price. But
even such a trick might net succeed n view
of the present temper of tentt of thousands
of Democrats, who think they see a fighting
chance te get control of the Executive De
partment of the State Government.
Bucket -sliepitlirr Ih n, ciaqntic same '(
put anil tii.e. The putre:.a. put, the
bueaewers taac.
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It Is the lack of a brake that breaks a
broker.
Ne blue sky law deters the financial
aviator.
Have you started
savings account?
Utile daylight
Stamm new knows there Is no stammer
In the voice of authority.
A warship with only a skeleton crew
quickly gives up the fhest.
Every time a man drops a bone te cptch
a shadow he loses his head.
The
hasn't a
peer lonely little Yap
reservation te its nntr.e.
Treaty
Peanut politics just'levts
party label and doesn't care vhi
te wear a
ch party.
Omaha clergyman who will marriage
required nerve .has been divorced. Lest It.
Jehn Bull still has it !n Mie bark et
his mind that he has a mandate for Egypt.
It Is never safe te chuck an lrrecon lrrecen
cilabla under the chin. He'd b'.'a his tongue.
The most Impudent "but" in
language is that between "peer"
"honest,"
the
nud
The passing of Fert Apache definitely
marks the last chance the small boy had te
light Indians.
.France, as Pelncnrc sees it, Is net
militarily minded. She hopes te get what
she wants peacefully.
nY
German IMg Business Is (incline it must
paw mere than the buck for Its rdlt's sake
and must pay, pay, pay.
When women reach the United States
Senate, instead of tnrklng reservations te
treaties they'll pin 'era en.
Even with decisions favorable te them,
antl -British political ball players continue
te yell, "Kill the Empire.''
Commerce may be crippled, but some
of these who are quarreling with the rail
roads are kicking at her crutch.
Just you wait until Mr. Bryan discov
ers that the world Is. flat as Vellva says It
Is. Then somebody '11 get a lambasting!
""Cenker Herald says Lent this year Is
unusually long. Wonder what kind of wild
eats the editor Is weeding from his forty?
St. Paul, Minn., man Is abl te read
wlrclesK waves without any Instrument.
Wilsen Democrat probably, hearing voices
in the air.
Mechanical engineer says chemists of
the future will be able te make doughnuts
of old rubber tires. Let 'em. We won't be
here te eat 'em.
The Rockefeller gift te the Jehns Hep-
kins Hyclene Scheel shows thnt Jehn D.
wishes this te be a cleaner world because
of his being, in iU
Hamburg, Pa., farmer recently feand
a young deer herding with his cows. Can't
tell a thing about Hamburg steaks nowa
days. One may cvPn get venison.
Councilman Gnffney says it would be a
crime, te have the fair In any part of Fair
mount Park. Then the large majority of
Phlladvlptiians must he criminals at heart.
After a Pottstown woman justice of the
peace had performed her first marriage cer
emony she kissed the bride. Story lucks
Ringer. Why didn't she kiss the bride
groom? New costumes, we lenrn from the cheer
ful Parisian dispatcher who loves te dwell
en these things, make no previsions for
cornet space. Anether anti-parking ordi
nance. Perhaps the offer te nerWt Hoever of
the directorship of the Sesqul -Centennial Is
being held up se a te make It synchronize
with the publication of the engineer's report
en sites.
The only business man has all te him
self nowadays is carrying a hed. And one
exclusive dissipation. At least, te date no
woman has ever asked us for a chew of
tobacco.
The New Jersey Legislature has passed
a bill relieving husbands of liability for the
actions of their wives. First thing we knew
men will possess all the rights new possessed
by women.
British society has presented a bust
et Pitt te Pittsburgh and the bust of Bryce
and a statute of Edmund Bnrke te Wash
ington. Three geed American who chanced
te be bera ea the ether side.
Somewhere In the United States there
was, perhaps, a headline writer who did
net refer te Dr. Charles P. Steinmets yes
terday as a modern Jove, but the paper he
works en was one of the exchanges we
missed.
The Democratic vote en the Tap Treaty
continues te amaze.
Said the Tap Treaty Chicken, "Oh, sur
prising Indeed
Is the rellcnll I prompted. But, law!
I don't core, a penny for Watsen or Reed
But Carter Glass sticks in my craw!"
Toe much buttermilk and Irish stew is
responsible for the Irish fighting nature,
says a Bosten physician. It mny indeed be
se. Incidentally we mny mention that one
of the most successful Irish stews we ever
saw was composed exclusively of Scotch
hlghbnlls. "Heaen known nHked for
buttermilk." he remnrked. ns we remember
It. And It was a perfectly beautiful fight.
It Is the nlm of the Administration, Mr.
Benrs, te put our merchant marine back en
the seven seas.
Yeu surprise roe, Mr. Interlocutor.
Hasn't the merchant marine gene back far
enough?
Your Ignorance Is nma7lng, Mr. Benes.
This is n comeback, net n go back. Yeu nre
just se isnernnt that I'll bet you don't
knew what the seven sens nre.
Yeu lese, Mr. Interlocutor. The seven
C's nre Commerce Constantly Calls Cash
nnd Tash Cemes Constantly.
Mr Reed will new oblige with the
touching ballad, "I Didn't Raise My Bey te
Ben Sailor.
There is a pert which
Leeking Inte hlinll be nnmcless (sae
The Future that ltsrlnltlnls are
Philadelphia. Pcmib)!
vanla) which hns b no means wen the
amount of trade te which It Is entitled nor
nearly the amount which it can win nnd
efficiently handle with 11 little enrnest effort.
But In spUe of this pnlnful fact and tlie
further fact that there nre ether Atlantic
ports that nre net working te possible
capacity: nnd the still further fact (se te
bpcnlc) that the cost of building nn ocean
front for the Middle West ts se appalling
ok te appear for the moment economically
unsound, there mny still he Justification for
pushing the Grrnt Lnkes-St. Lawrence
waterways project te completion. Fer ecn
were the railroads unhampered by untoward
circumstances, population must erinliiall
outgrew their cnrelng capacity, which last
will have te be supplemented by transporta
tion en the water and In the nlr. And this
(hands off. jeii coward, te strike n defense
less paxagrapber) and ths. we proceed te
reinnrkTLlH n pretty geed time te start,
he mosey.
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Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
M. HAWLEY MeLANAHAN
On American Architecture
rpHAT the Ideals and the spirit of Amer
JL lea are beginning te find u representa
tive expression in the development of a dis
tinctive style of architecture is the opinion
of M. Haw ley McLanahnn, one of Phila
delphia's leading architects.
"The general public influence of geed
architecture," said Mr. McLnnnlinn, "is
healthful, elevating and refining, just as Is
the case in the ether arts. But hew long
shall we continue te write our architec
tural history In the dead language of another
age and design Greek temples te house our
power plants? The American people are re
ceptlve, impressionable and easily Influenced
both for geed nnd evil by their surroundings.
If we, therefore, develop an architecture
which shall express the spirit of our own
lives. It would be at once recognized by the
people, who would thus have the spirit of
national pride aroused in them.
"Most' of our architecture new speaks In
a foreign, net te say dead language. We
have been handicapped by the idea that
American architecture must be judged by the
standards of recognized Styles of European
countries, and In pursuance et that Idea we
have given a cordial welcome te these for
eign architects who have come here, just
aa we have welcomed the foreign-born In
any ether art.
-taltailre Werk Bad
"Much of the work done thus far By
American architects has been Imitative, but
Imitative work which Is thoughtlessly done
Is destructive te the Imagination through
which design is conceived. It la also In
jurious te the craftsmen engaged en such
work, as they are thus denied the oppor
tunity for Individual expression through
which joy Is ghen te their labor and in
creased "skill is acquired. Imitative work
ultimately" makes, them simply wage-earners.
"Architecture Is the one art In which
plagiarism Is permitted. A musician who
took a Beethoven benata, for example, nnd
added a few notes of his own would be
taken severely te task, but this condition
does net exist in architecture. However,
we must get away from this before we can
have a real architecture of our own. And
there is every reason why we should de this.
" Ne nation has ever had se much te suy
architecturally as ours, nor nus any etner
country had better means of snlnc It. The
plled-up accomplishments et the last cen
tury In mechnnlcal nnd ether inntcrlal
achievement afford a wonderful field for our
architectural development an well as our
ether arts, but we remain prnctleull) silent.
Our Material Development
"It hns been frequently pleaded that we
nre a young country, still fully occupied with
the necefsnry material development, nnd for
this reason must be excused for our failure
thus far te express ourselves In the arts.
But, as a matter of fact, we ure approach
Ing the 150th anniversary of our independ
ence and shall net much longer be able te
offer thlR excuse for our lack of proper
efforts Intelligently te solve the architec
tural and ether art problems.
"The Scsqul-Centennial exhibition will
ghe us nnether opportunity te develop
bemcthlng, but I fear that we shall ap
proach this In the old familiar fasliliin of
going abroad for our Inspiration ; If w0 de
t!0, the result can only be nnether hodge hedge hodge
pedge of extinct styles, which will further
be little use in tke eyes of the foreign
nations.
"Ncverthelebs, the vogue for foreign ar
chitecture Is rapidly wnnlng, nnd there are
decided evidences of a revolt by the mere
thoughtful and serious American architects.
This sentiment hns developed within the Inst
fifteen or twenty enrH and la Ruining
strength with ench .venr.
"TblH tendencj toward a nutlennl expres expres expres
olen Is chiefly exhibited In the work of men
who have descended from generations of
residents et the United State3, who nre
therefore firmly rooted here mid who have
only the tindltlens of their own rmintrv te
Inspire df"'".. It is n healthy sign and' one
which should be enceurnged b) the iipnnle
at large, for If these nrchltcets were IIiiih
encouraged te express the traditions nf ttiejr
own people In design the movement weuM
rnPldly grew nnd develen. m
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therefore must be solved in a manner as
new as the problem Itself ; the experience of
the past may be a guide, but It certainly will
net furnish the solution. New conditions
hnve produced new problems, and In turn
the solution must be new also.
Matter of Reconstruction
"A certain famous French architect who
visited this country en a mission connected
with the reconstruction of the devastated
areas of Frnncc expressed the hope that In
assisting in this restoration the role of
America would he limited te a material and
practical one nnd that we would respect
their desire that the entire urtlstlc direction
be left in French hands.
"American architects, he suid, could net
pesslbl) realize Fremli conditions and tra
ditions, nnd te be able te build iiew.French
houses one must hove lhcd for generations
in the old ours.
"It Is regrettable thnt this expression of
a truth se obvious should have been, thought
necessary, for de we net realize that te build
or design a new American beuse one must
have lived for generations In America?
There Is, however, an excellent reason
f " the mixture of styles In this country.
As I have said, we have always extended
a welcome te all the foreign-born architects
who come here te live, and because of this
It was Inevitable that we should have had a
period of confusion in styles, resulting from
this encouragement. The foreigner natur
ally expressed in his buildings the spirit and
the tradition of hla native land. It was the
only thing be could de. because be knew the
spirit nnd traditions of his own country and
was ignorant of the American ideals and
traditions.
A Keen American Interest
"The American people always have taken
a keen interest In architecture, and this
feeling hns greatly developed within the last
two or three decades. But. being a much
tTttIe P'-eP-e. they usually wish te con
nect nil that we de architecturally with some
recognized historic style. Instead of seeking
for an expression or a reflection of their
own lives.
.b'In.i"r ""whanlcal nrts end sciences we
take the greatest prlde In our national
dav ink? h ,B' and wP18h.0,,1d and 1 some
day take the snme pride In our arts. In rcf.
erei.ee te the development of the practical
"r ? n1 thy neglect of the fine arts Tin edu.
ef'f 'i fer1 tt 'SSKffir
(thc neglct of the line arts), but these iS?
rlnnY're n,most axeluBlvcly, f net nu It"
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What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ v
1. Who Is the first woman te secure n seat
In the British Heuse of Lords?
2. Name two countries In the Western
Hemisphere named after celebrated
characters in history.
3. Who said "Ged grants liberty only te
tho-e who love It and are always
ready te guard and defend It'VT
4. Who was Astnrte?
5. What Is the largest passenger ship In
the world?
6. Who. and when was the .first American
President te Issue n Thanksgiving Day
proclamation?
? Hew many Inches lone Is a meter?
8. What Is the name of the Pepe's triple
crown ?
9. 'What Is the game of mera?
10. Of what State Is Helena the capital?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. Currer Bell was the pen name of Char.
lette Brente, author qf the novel,
"Jane Eyre."
I. Three Secretaries of State who served
during- the Wilsen Administrations
were William Jennings Bryan, Rebert
Lansing and Balnbrldge Celby.
3. The playwright Plautus in his comedy
"Bncchldes" wrote "He whom the gods
favor dies young."
The Federated. Malay States, ln the
Malay Peninsula, at the southeastern
extremity of Asia, Is the greatest tln-
producing country In the world.
0. In 1492 Columbus crossed the ocean from
Pales, Spain, te the Bahamas in
, thlrty-seven days.
6. Frem deep water ln the Atlantic te deep
water In the Pacific the Itanama Canal
.has a length of 43.8 nautical miles.
7. The Battle of Marengo was fought en
June 14, 1800. near the village of
Marengo, near Alessandria In North
ern Italy, between the French under
Napeleon .and Desatx and the Austrian-
under Metaa. .The latter were
. .alEnally defeated.
8. The sedentary population of 'the oeuntry
Is that which Has pennanent residence
as contrasted With nomadic or wan
dering population. Egypt' la 'a oeuntry
In which the population Is divided Inte
, sedentary and nomadic. ...
9. Ares was the Greek god of war.
10. A plantigrade animal Is one that walks
en the soles of its feet
Today's Anniversaries
1781 Rebecca Grat. the American girl
who was the original of the heroine of Sir
Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe," born ln Phila
delphia. Died here August 27, 1809.
ti -81G Frances Ablngten, the popular
Lngllsh actress, who constantly quarreled
with her manager, David Garrlck, died In
Londen. Bern there in 1737. '
1832 Jean Franceis Champoll'en, cele cele cele
pratedEgyptoleglst, died ln Paris. Bern
ln 1705.
1855 Sardinia declared war against Rus
sia. 1803 The National Academy of Sciences
was established in Washington,- D. O.
1800 The great Ferth Bridge was opened
by,& pElnpef AYa'cs (Edward VII).
1804 The Rt. Rev. Jehn A, Paddock,
first Episcopal Bishop of Olympla, Wash.,
died at Snntn Barbara, Cnllf. Bern at
No.r,c"'..Cenn' January 10, 1625.
1020 United States Heuse of Represen
tatives voted ?4,C00,O00 for prohibition en
forcement. n V'.217:W,nren ty Harding, of Ohie, and
Calvin Coelldge, of Massachusetts, were In
augurated President and Vice President of
the United States.
Today's Birthdays
i.f?ra.HdYh.U,eck..' ,nte Un,tc'l States Mln.
stcr te Belgium, born ut Urbnnn, 0., fifty
three, years age. '
Shcinian I.. Whipple, an eminent Bosten
M.wSriWh?ws sc"'ccs 1'bve been enlisted by
iVFc1?ral ,nn Nate Governments, born
Ferf fm,0nl N' H.,isUt.v.yonra.age.
nBS.rtii,r'I!,v,"i.,.l.,,.ffl 1,nK U'W Important
w, flf." t,,c I,rU,Bh "'I'lenintlQ service,
born flft j cars age.
i.il10 V'm ,Ur',A.rth."r C- McGlffert, pres
Ident of I iilen Theological Seminary, born
et Sauquelt, N. T.. slxty-ene years age.
nnl ifJnW J,nltlW,n W'm1' l,PU- --
?nrinicntu0f enM In the University of
cn?s b 0t Trey' N" Y" 'tyeven
Optimism
Cmtr the New lerlt lleralrt
If Hie pretest ()f the American people
ciiimet bent the bonus in Congress the votes
or tin Aiiu-ilcnii people enn bent the Con Cen
Riess Hint Jains it through.
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