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' LUCKY CROOKS
TO Til 13 ordinary observer it is beginning
te appear thai the courts and IMstriet
Alferne.v Iletau's ellice arc iialenishingly
amiable und eay-gelng in their attitude
teward1 bucl.i'1-'heppers and crooked brokers
whexe pliintt haw been blowing up with dls dls
aRtreu 'eiiTiitiPiictN le innumerable small
ml mi-guided investors
"Tlieie is .niiii cvidenieuf fraud here."
runs the Hiiitint1 proneunofiuvnt from the
bench when ihe enses of these WnllingfeidK
are up for eipiity review, "te warrant the
appointment of nvchers1."
There the matter enils
Yet. if theie ts enough evidence f mind
te wamuir the appemtmeiir of receivers; if,
lmlced, there i" anv eviden'e of fraud at all.
it should justify trimlnul prosecution by th
IMstru't Allertii .v ' ertice or a court order
for an indictment
Why should the iiuid n.ul epenslve vmhK
of prosecution in (ue ee involved and diffi
cult as tin-he frenzied tinanciers hnve created
be left whnlb te private individuals, who
often are without the mean" te obtain jusjtiee
for themselves or securit.v for ether"?
What are ihe 1'ubllc. Pioecuter" elh. e
and the county detective" for-:
BRAZIL'S FAIR AND OURS
POITLAK imerc-'t in rh- forthcoming
centennial fair m i'ijz.1 may be deemed
frlendlj rather than acute
The vent te be coiiiincmetaied at Km de
Janeiro was nriginail.v of d.vnastic signiti
cnucc i'.nuil a1 a national entity took
form as a consequence of disj-etiitiens in the
royal lienise of Portugal in IS--. At that
time there was no thought of establishing a
democracy iu Uie Inrgest of Seuth American
countries. It was only in 1SSD that the
tmptin of Dem I'edre was overthrown
As is entirely fitting, however, the Sena-
hns adopted n resolution authorizing FresW
dent Harding te appoint u commission te
represent the Vnited State.- at the Brazil
ian centenary next fall. Appropriations for
the delegates- and for ether purposes in con
nection with the fair will probably be voted.
Such action would be a considerate atten
tien te a great sister republic,
But this solicitude tegarding the Urn
lllau enterprise has its domestic implica
tions. New that generosity toward Brazil
hau been displa.ved ar the Capitel, it ma.v
lie pertinent te suggest that another grea
International fnir Is in contemplation
Its setting is less than leO miles from
Washington. It will net signalize u quarrel
among Princes, but one of the for.-inet of
all revolutions in tiie history of human
pregres-
Perhnps the Brazilian fair lias been "iier
getically promoted. An accession of wsjei
t. home would possibly induce 'engies te
take some heed of a less remote undertak
ing A. Senate ilial cm i-o-eicraie ith Itie
de .lanclre i annir consistently letiv atten atten
4ien te Philadelphia and the birth of Amet -lean
independence Whut i esetitial i
vemething of the mulatiiV h wh""h l!fn..l
has consiucueut'ly profited
TREES AND A SQUABBLE
T) WHAT extent political considerations
and ilepait mental pride are involved in
the dispute that lias arisen (oncoming the
jurisdiction ever the great virgin forests m'
Alaska It is net easv te determine
Secretary Full is anxious for the ..oiurel
of the 12(1,000,000 actes of woodland te he
, accorded te the Department of the Interior,
ever which he presides. Bur such nn ar
rangement would cur into the present au
thority of the Department of Agri ulture.
Utid Secretnrv' Walhe e i -aid ie he m
fighting mood
The bureaucratic aspects of the situation
are much less impeitant than its possible
effects upon the preservation of the greatest
lferest area under the Hag Tree destruc
tion has been one of the p. naltie- of our
ilrllizatien. It had been hoped thai the
exception te 'he course of llieuglilles-t -tiavagame
mm vase might be recorded In
Alaska
. ' It is ic!auni iiuiiiaieiial whut depari -went
wins the glerj . provided tree wealth
in the vast NertlbveM Terrlterv is properly
husbanded.
(ilfferd I'lU'he' w.iOs. services as
Forestry C!oiiimlsiener in Peunsylvaniu have
proved se valuable, tnsitts that Secretary
Fall's intentions aie letiuniy te best poli
cies for the conservation of the Alaskan tree
jreasui-v. Ah an acknowledged expert in
III 'i'urbericuiture his contentions are at least
jjifj, , ij worthy of notice
3ji Moreover, lie is net a Federal official and
may thus be deemed tree tretn departmental
Mnsltlveness. Theie can be little question
thnt drastlt checks asainst rerklcs exploita
tion of AInkan fetests would meet with
popular approval, no matter which Cabinet
'member claims the credit.
BRYAN AND DARWIN
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN'S ad
dress at the Academy Forum, with its
suggestion of a "ban" en the teaching of
DarvTjn's theory of human evolution, was
. typical of the -Commener at his best and his
, worst, it proved ai'ain that even the mild
est and most pacific of men will eagerly be
come a tyrant nowadays for the muse that
NirUs closest te his heart
ftp, Mr. iir.vun is a Leuever in nee speech.
" ...ilit In, illunir.ii U'tlli tmi ll !u l.lu l.,.llrr
tthat the Darwin, theory has had a bad
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lie would prohibit its discussion.
The truth l-i that Darwinism is n tlmm-v
vftfn,l n'hlng mere. It lias never been
p, ' demonstrated satisfactorily te all Inquiring
minus. Man lias many of the physical char
acteristics of the lower unlmals, of course.
Yet he has innumerable ether attributes of
sort tsbe found in no ether living thing
qtinljtleg'ef consciousness he strange nnd in-
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theory. Ne one has ever been nble
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llnln mankind. And we wight niake greater
progress toward a tolerable existence If peo
ple reuld step nrgtilng for a while about
where man came from and tr te learn
vv here lie Is going.
ANY BONUS PLAN MUST BE
A PLAN TO INCREASE TAXES
If
It la Impracticable te Ralae the
Meney, the Whole Idea Might
at Well Be Dropped
rplllj bonus, If it is granted nt nil, should
be n voluntary offering of the Natien
te the men whom it "summoned te its
defense. It should be voted with the knewl-,
edge thnt the men who were summoned te
wear the uniform were defending them
ndves and their own interests just ns much
as tlie.v were defending any one else.
They wete net men witbriut a stake in
the fight forced te leave their business te
protect the Interests of ethers who had a
stake.
They suffered in their pockets because of
the war. But Ihe 4,000,000 men in uniform
constituted only a small part of these who
suffered In the same way.
The Intlallen of the currency and the high
prices had the effect of cutting In two the
Income of everj salaried man and woman,
nnd the less which they sustained was much
greater than the pecuniary less sustulncd
by nny man who was drnfted. And some
of the tlratled men who received commis
sions In the army or, the nnvj get bigger
Incomes than thej ever received iu civilian
life.
I)epite all this, if the niene.v could be
leadlly taisrd without serious Injury te the
country it would be proper, that the men
whom the Natien summoned te risk their
lives in iti defense should be recompensed.
Although it may be argued that the plan
involves putting n money vnlurf en patriotism
and making the soldiers of the Natien mer
cenaries, there should be no hesitation in
adopting it for this teasen.
It is unfortunate, however, that the sol
diers' organizations have begun te threaten
the President nnd the Congressmen who
point out difficulties in the way of raising
tlie money needed. They nie saying thnt
they will wreak political death upon any one
who falls te fall in line.
This Is a form of duress which is likely
te arouse the men against whom it is
directed and te lend them te unite for the
.preservation of their self-respect and their
Independence as legislators.
MncNider, of the American Legien, and
ether bonus advocates are saying that they
de net are where th" money comes from.
All they care about is the bonus.
This indifference te the financial condi
tion of the ceuntiy is indefensible. Every
one knows thnt the taxes nre tee heavy new
and no plan has been proposed for raising
the money which can be adopted.
The latest suggestion is te pay the bemis
by issuing what is called insurance certifi
cates running twenty vears and bearing
interest at 4Vj per cent, nnd by providing
that while they shall be non-negotiable,
the men te whom thev tire issued may
boriew from the banks i3 per cent of their
face value.
This is the eiiglnnl certificate proposi preposi
tion once before killed by Secretary Mellen
in another form. It Is as objectionable new
as when It was first proposed because it
would depreciate the value of every ether
Government security. But the farmers' bloc
is objecting te it for a new reason. If the
banks should lend money en the certificates
the money needed for financing the opera
tions of the farmers would be absorbed and
the fanners would be unable te borrow
money from their banks wh'en they needed it.
They are assuming that the banks would
lend the money en the certificates. But the
d'evernment cannot force any bank te lend
money, and the banks which suffered from
frozen credits when they lent money en the
Liberty and Victory Bends are in no mood
te tie their money up again in any leans
whith cannot be called in an emergency.
There is net $4,000,000,00(1 or So.000, Se.000,
000,000 of loose capital available for cashing
insurance certificates at the present time,
and no amount of denunciation of the banks
or of "the menev power" ei of the war
profiteer- can create n
Theie is enl.v one way Li wi.cu ihe
j money can be lalsed at the pieem time
and that is by tasatien. It the country
will net submit te new tales the effort te
put the bonus ever might as well he aban
doned. It is net a question of right of
wrong, but. n question of possibility.
If the' bonus advocate clioe-e te make a
political Issue of it theie hed!d be no mis--imdertund!ng
of what the issue is.' stripped
of ail frills and rhetoric, ir n whether the
country shall tax itself te the extent of
$4,000,000.1100 or ,.5,000.0(iO,(J)ii mere than
;l is new taxed iu order te pH.v a few
hundred dollars each te the ei -soldiers.
Hundreds of thousands of these men de
net want anj hunus Thev de net wish 'te
put a money value en their patriotism.
They would lespend again willingly if they
wen; called and regard it as nothing mere
than their dut.v
If the. truth weie known it would doubt
less appear that the whole bonus agitation
emes from a small etganized minority
which for reasons that seem i;oed te it is
seeking te browbeat Congress and rhe
President into Intreasing the burdens of the
taxpayers bevend all endurance.
LODGE'S CHANCES
SENATOR LODGE will net go hain te
Washington after next March if the
Wilsen Denieciats can prevent It Tlie.v
are planning te tencentrate their attention
in Massachusetts this jenr In order (e
defeat the chairman of the Feieign Rela
tions Committee.
Jeseph Walker, a Pregti-sslve Republican.
i planning te help them by indirection.
He siijh that if no one else can be induced
te run against the Senater in the Repub
lican primaries he will become a candidate.
New, Jeseph Walker Is the seu of his father
who would never have achieved any political
prominence if it hud net beu for the
friendly support of the politicians who were
guileful te the elder Walker for his services.
The son became 'apeaker of the Lewer
Heuse of the Massachusetts Legislature, but
when he sought the nomination of Governer
hit was overwhelmingly defeated He is nn
amiable and cultivated gentleman, but he is
a political lightweight and Ills attack en
Ledge will be about ns serious ns if he
slapped him en the wrist.
It is pretty generally admitted that Ledge
will be reneminated, If former Muyer Fitz
gerald, of Bosten, runs ngeinst him, as he
ix planning te de, his le-clectien will be
morally certain. If Sherman Whipple is
the Democratic nominee the light ujll be
closer, but as Massachusetts knows Whipple
pretty well it Is likely te prefer Ledge.
SO THIS IS PArs!
LIP-STICKS for gentlemen have appealed
at the Auteull Race Track at Paris in
the hands of gentleman mannequins who
were out te display what the poet tailors of
thu boulevards call the mode in cuuts, trou' treu'
sers. hats and such for the .sterner sex.
We may be going crazy en this side of
the world Marget Aequlth is convinced
that we nre utterly demented en the subject
of money and money-making but ethers
certainly have a Ions start en us. The
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wasp waist, satin lieaditear, corsets, tight
trousers of silk nnd nil that rt of ret are
being urged forward by Paris tailors as re
quirements of the well-dressed man. Berry
Wall, the only American beau extant nnd
n daredevtil dresser in his own way, was
shocked by the Auteull exhibition.
"Awful!" pried Mr. Wall in a loud voice.
When Mr. Wall says n thing lsawful it Is
awful, no Is an authority.
The display nt the Taris races was a bit
funny until you looked up and gazed for n
moment mt the ominous and miserable face
of European the background,
THE PRESIDENT AND THE FAIR
PRESIDENT HARDING received gra gra
pieusly the committee which called en
him late yesterday afternoon te talk about
the WM fair in this city.
He listened courteously le the generaliza
tions of the spenkers nnd agreed with them
that the nniilvcrsnry should be celebrated.
Everybody lun.1 agreed te that fdr two years.
Mr. HeTtiing evidently wus expecting some
definite Jannetmeemcnt of substantial -progress
in nrranging for the fair right here in
Philadelphia. But he heard nothing of the
kind. He is in the same position as the
people of this city in this respect.
The Interview was closed when the Pres
ident itsked that dctnlled information be
sent te him which would warrant lilm in,
nsklng Congress te indorse the enterprise.
He wasj entirely right, in his request.
But why was nut definite information
taken te Washington by the committee?
Why hns the project get very little beyond
tlie stage of discussion in the last two years?
Why has no site been selected and why lias
no director general been agreed upon?
In shorn, why is the whole project
dragging along se slowly as te discourage
every one? Whose fault is it?
Something is wrong nnd the sooner these
who wish te have n jjreat International fair
here ln-ll)-0 discover what it is and correct
it. the sooner will the enterprise become
vltnlied and start moving forward te
success.
LIGHT SAVING IN THE COUNTRY
THE first beneficial results of the daylight-saving
ordinance passed by Coun
cil lust week are displa.ved in the sentiment
for co-eperntlon In tlie boneughs nhd town
ships immediately north of 'the metropolitan
area.
While it is undeniable that the nearby
farming interests still entertain n dislike of
the summer clock, the impewibility of nurs
ing the prejudice in n course of Isolation is
plain. The early ruling en light saving in
this city has provided time for adjacent
and neighboring cemmunitlcH te fall in line.
It would be manifestly nbsuid for the public
te be compelled te lese or gain an hour
whenever the municipal frontiers are crossed.
By the time the summer clock is effective
in Philadelphia contiguous counties should
be ready te adept the same system. The
greater part of New Jersey observed the
light-economy schedule last year. The
practice probably will be repeated this sum,
mcr. There nre encouraging indications that
the interstices of standard lime in the East
ern United States will be comparatively few
when the days begin te lengthen. By the
prompt action of large cities light saving in
intervening rural district becomes in a sense
compulsory.
Church attendance in
Queer Notion Belfast, was somewhat
reduced last Sunday,
thus illustrating a peculiar idiosyncrasy en
il,.. nr nf n lnnre Kpetien of the nepulacc.
Worshipers were strangely et' the opinion
Hint the rattle of n machine gun and the
likelihood that some of its fast freight would
find ledgement, iu their Interior were net
altogether conducive te Sabbath cnlra.
SHORT CVTS I
Peace is something that Ireiand has missed.
A shillelah is .still in each fist.
But, by thu same token.
The Free State's net broken.
All it has is a Limerick twist.
I'll.- March King arrived npprepn.uel.v.
We sincerely trust that Dr. Prince spent
it pleasant night.
Leen Tretzky iavers a Hank' attack en
cnpltel. Beefing."
Nobody' lias yet suggested a bonus
t'eur-Sliuute Men.
for
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As (jabriel d'Annunzle interprets it,
Flume is n limpiu' Limerick.
New Yei-B'r Automobile Fatality Show Shew
Is still working the two-a-day circuit.
KesL-watcr may jet discover thai he has
been buying Bull Meese en the hoof.
One can't expect n decrepit army atid an
anemic nary te cry 'Rah for economy!
What the radio world new needs te
prevent oufuslen Is a peirnaneul wave
length
The can-opener, younger brother of Ihe
lOi'kscrew, new does most of the work for
the fatnll.v.
Bat and baton betoken joys te teiue.
llabe.Rulh and Gatti-Cnsezza have signed
up again.
Bey Scouts are hunting jobs for the
unemployed in New Yerk. May they bag
lets of game.
Anether sign of spring: The modest
violet is peeping in the florists' windows at
be much u peep.
The Babe at least has the satisfaction
of knowing that he is pulling down mere
kale than the Judge.
Senater Hitchcock lias a tough job
ahead of him trying te make an autocrat
out of the President.
Congressional "Pinafore" devotees evi
dently want the admirals te stick te their
desks' and uever go te sea.
New Yerk .Wembl) mart-has intteduce'd
a bill te provide legislators with geld badges.
Weulun t nrass uu mere iiin-ruprimr .-
Let us pluck hope from the premise of
disaster: A coal strike will at least accel
erate the electrlticatiun of the railroads.
Playfellow's purchaser is probably of
the opinion that the Mcnueiian incery piays
the devil with racing records.
The Mayer after a cursory stud.v of the
spring lebins Is no longer dead sine that
birds in their little nest agree.
It is frequently nfter the milk of human
Uin'dness has been curdled that n man be
comes known as a piece of cheebe.
The local clergyman who wants tlie felr
closed en Sunday is at least optimist enough
te believe that It will be open en the ether
Jeys of the week, i v
Somebody has given $200,000 te the
National Association of Audubon Societies
en the condition that his or her name is
net published. Sey bird.
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HIS TERRIBLE SECRET
When Miaieurl Congressman Cleaned
Up After Meal He Waa Aailated
by Three Hound Dega
By WILLIAM ATIIEKTON DU PUY
A.LMOST all of us have something in our
past of which we nre ashamed. Way
backyendcr somewhere there is a mean trick
chalked up against us nnd once in n while
when we nre cockiest we think of it and
nre duly humbled,
There Is Harry II. Hawcs, for Instance,
who is n Representative in Congress from
Missouri. He is se geed-looking nnd has a
wife te match that they nre often pointed
out In Washington throngs ns, the "handsome
couple." But Mr. Hnwes has his secret,
which affects him ns de the ugly feet of the
strutting peacock, seeing which, its feathers
invariably fall.
It gees back te his youth down in Ken-
tucky and an occasion when all the men
folks went avvny en n hunting trip and he
was left nt home with his invalid mother
nnd something happened and the Negro ser
vants nil belted.
Se Harry had te ptepare feed for himself
nnd his mother, whom he loved dearly, and
he had te wash the dishe. The latter te
him w-as the most despicable. task, and great
wa the surprise uftervvard when he was
commended upon the werkmanly manner in
which he had performed It.
And the secret thnt still rises like Ban Ban
ciue's gheBt te haunt htm is the fact that this
dishwashing was done en the back steps by
three hound dogs that brought their own
dishrags with them I
CHARLES R. CRANE, of Chicago, form
erly Minister te China, has Just returned
I from an extended journeying within Russia.
lie tens, n story te illustrate tnc noens et
Indirection that have grown up in that part
of tlie world. .
Twe individuals who employed devious
methods for trading In Russia met nt a
border town.
"Where arc you going?" asked one.
"Te Cracow," was the reply.
"New for why," protested the first
trader, "de you tell me you are going te Cra
cow? Yeu de it because jeu think what you
say will lead me tV believe for sure thnt you
are going somewhere else. Since 1 1 knew
hew- you think, I conclude jeu arc actually
going te Cracow."
.
SOME years nge Representative .Tames V.
McCIintlc, of Oklahoma, in which Stale
the biggest craft that sails is a boy's toy
beat In n bathtub, made se bold as te become
one of a congressional junket te Hawaii.
Just as the ship stuck her nose through
the Gelden Gate mal de mer attacked him
and shook him ns a terrier might a rat.
Then tin demon sat en the edge of his berth
nil the way across the Pacific Ocean, which,
under the circumstances, seemed te the Con Cen
gressman te be quite a pond.
It was the fourth day out and everybody
thought of him and went below decks te buck
him up, te get him en his feet.
"Dress tin nil ilnnticr." thev told him.
rS''ii,.il f.nln ,s, If t.lf,. tlie Cllfl Vftll YL'tll
II. Ill SV.I.W UUI, 1.111. 1.1W Dltili AVU ....a
forget your sickness. New the first thing
te de is te shave yourself."
"Aw," said the Congressman, "Let the
undertaker de it."
HENRY FLETCHER, lately Under Sec
retary of State and new Ambassador te
Belgium, was a Rough Rider back in the
Spanish -American Wur.
He and Nerman L. Orme, new collector
of customs at Puerto Plata, Sante Do De Do
mineo, were being' mustered out the same
day. Orme had the distinction of being the
worst wounded man of that dinkey little
war te survive. Se the husky Fletcher was
sert: of looking after him.
They had gene ever one hurdle nfter an
other and finally approached the point where
their discharges would be handed them ns
the line moved slowly terward. The im
patient Fletcher get out bis envelope, tore
it open, had his papers all ready. Orme fol
lowed suit.
"What's the idear, opening the envel
opes?" demanded the sarge. "Yeu go back
and get them papers right und sealed."
it only took three days te go ever me
same ground again.
WHAT de you think this man W'aldemar
Theodere Sehaller told me about
diamonds, he being the gem expert of the
Government, all hidden away iu a labora
tory? "Diamonds aren't rare," he sas, "There
are tens nnd tens of them, wugo'nleads and
wngonleads of them right here in the I'nlted
States. Nearly everybody lias a diamond'
of some sort. Many people have from three
te half a dozen. There aie probably a hun
dred million of them in the country." Figure
that out for yourself in carloads,
"Seft, gummy graphite, which is used as
a lubricant, and diamonds nre both pure
cur bon, and chemically just nllke.
"OJhe hardness of the diamond is one of
Ihe most remarkuble facts in nature. It Is
a million times ns hard as tbe toughest
steel.
"Since n diamond is se hard a man once
sought te determine whether a specimen
were glass or the ie.il thing by putting
it en nn anvil nnd hitting It with a hammer.
It flew into many fragments, yet it was
a diamond. These stones aie hard but brit
tle. "A man came lu one day and wanted
some diamonds weight d. He poured out u
cupful of the beautiful cut stones. Blazing
there in the light they were the picttiest
bight I ever saw. Intrinsically the diamond
is a thing of incomparable beauty.
"Yet In the office of a Londen eeiupanv
which handles the Seuth African output I
was asked if I would like te see some dia
monds. A man came in with a waterbticket
ful in each hand and poured them out en
the table. They looked like the rough grnvel
wheie they are mixing building material."
It' by chance Secretary Denby wcic te
drop in utul could be induced te give voice
te his private und personal opinion of Con
gress it might liven up an otherwise dull
afternoon.
Harvard's crew Is practicing te times
played en e phonograph. All Yale has le de
te win, uiereiere, is te switch the records
and have the boys row te u dead inarch en
the day of the big race.
Every tlirie months University of Chi
cago students spend as. much as $00,0110 en
books and only $170,000 en dancing. Hew
en earth de they expect te dance their way
through the world if they don't leniu the
steps?
Experts have been usslgnea! te help
Repiesentatives und Senators with their in
come tax returns. That's all light. All
they had te de was te frame and pass the
law. They can't be expected te under
stand it.
Iowa educator has been instructing
delegates te an educational convention in
Chicago in me project method of teaching;
but it isn't new. Prof. Squeers used It.
"Spell winder," he said
clean it "
".New- go and
Fienchtewn, N. J., hen said te have
laid three eggs lu a dav. One for the mas
ter, one for the maid and one for the
earnest scribe, who piles his trade. Corre
spondent evidently never heard of the elder
story of three eggs. Toe bad.
When pavements are dry and the wind stiff
us starch
The flappers In sloppy galoshes still march ;
But when Nature's face April starts in te
wash
Why, the. sloppy galosh will be shaken,
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
ELLIS A. GIMBEL, JR.
On the Possibilities of Radie
THAT the possibilities of wireless in its
various forms nre practically unlimited,
and that America has in its grasp a mag
nificent opportunity te lead the world in this
great field of modern endeavor, is the opin
ion of Ellis A. Gimbcl, Jr., who hns made
a careful study of the subject for years and
is considered one of the authorities,
"The whole subject Is really a tremendous
one." said Mr. Glmbel, "and recently the
radio craze, If the enthusiasm of the public
may fairly be termed such, has taken held
of persons who hitherto have net displayed
much Interest in the subject. Tlie reason for
this Is a berles of Inventions following
closely one nfter the ether, resulting in a
perfecting of both tlie receiving nnd the
sending in-Uruments te such an extent that
they may be rdled upon with a minimum of
adjustment.
"This great advance is net se much Jn the
receiving as in the sending instrument, and
this 'wonderful perfecting of the apparatus
makes It possible for persons, with a simple
lecelving instrument te hear perfectly.
Much Less Mechanism
"It was net se long uge that any boy
who owned a wireless had a table filled with
apparatus, and the disinclination of the pub
lic te give the wireless its proper position
was doubtless due in n lnrge meuaure te this
nppnrently cemplicnted mechanism. But the
radio people as-a whole realized that the
public would net beceme seriously inter
ested until the mechanical pOVt was simpli
fied. The result' has been that we new have
n practically perfect instrument which is
nil contained in n smnll box nnd with a
mere or less standardized equipment. And,
just ns the manufacturers thought, the pub
lic began te take un increasing interest In
it from that time.
"The future use of the wireless Is gigantic
in it possibilities, but I believe that the
most important feature will be the educa
tional one. With an instrument a person
can remain at home and heur whatever he
cheeses that Is broadcast a talk en archi
tecture, an address en hygiene, a sermon, a
concert, addresses by prominent citizens,
stn.i, eTPhnncc. venerts or anything else
which is sent out and te which he may tune
his receiving machine.
"At present the entertainment feature is
perhaps the most prominent. But u leek
Inte the future shows us that when the next
President of the United States makes his
Inaugural address, it will be possible, with
the proper broadcasting, for every person
lu the country te hear it.
Great Diversity of Entertainment
The wireless presents probably the
gieatest diversity of entertainment that any
mechanism the world has ever known has
offered; It means that the man with n ladle
apparatus can hear whatever he wishes te
hear, provided, of ceuise, that It Is broad
cast, "But the whole subject Is still In its in
fancy, eud the possibilities of sending and
receiving lire limited ns yet, although they
nre being extended all the time. As matters
leek tedav, the wireless will net supersede
the telephone or the telegraph. But it
does provide a means of entertainment,
education and n dissemination of news of
all kinds through the broadcasting stations.
"There nre a much larger number of these
stations thnn the general public has any
idea of If a person will leek nt a broad
casting map of the United States, he will
see thnt tliey are scattered all ever the coun
try, until every part of it is thoroughly
covered. I believe that you could take a
radio phone anywhere in the United States,
no matter where, bet it up nnd find you were
in touch, with n broadcasting station. In
Philadelphia nlene, we are, in touch with
twenty stations and many ether cities ere In
touch with as many stotiens ns we ere.
Public Ideas Exaggerated
"While these members of thegencial pub.
lie who have never investigated the matter
have an exaggerated Idea of what radio will
licceiupiisu, ucri-ruieiess it nits already done
seme. remarkable, things, nnd the outlook for
the future Is thnt even greater wonders will
be aehleved. In Chicago, for example, they
have opera bv wireless, bcc.iiraa ! ...
fermanees of the Chicago Opera Association
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are broadcast, and ether places present
equally attractive forms of entertainment.
"With a geed receiving equipment, every
person hns the ability t6 hear whatever is
in the nir and the air is amazingly full of
interesting things. The great danger is
thnt two ,or three persons may be sending
with approximately the same wave length
and In this event the listener will hear both
of them and neither te the best advantage.
"Tills possibility is being taken up by the
radio conference new in session in Washing
ton and drastic action in this matter will
probably be taken. It is proposed te have
three wave lengths, one for'cemmercial pur
poses, another for broadcasting and the third
for the amateur. If this is done", the whole
matter of radio will be greatly simplified.
It is obvious that It is desirable te keep the
attempts of the amateur out of the wnv of
the professionals und of these who are using
radio commercially.
Detection Is Unavoidable
"It may be questioned as 'te hew this will
be enforced, but. the answer is thnt it is
impossible te send eud net te be detected.
A radio inspector of a district can go around
through the district nnd with the delicnle
instruments with which he is provided he
can In a short time locate any sender.
"Anether interesting matter is that of the
aerials or wires reaching into the air. Most
persons de net knew whether they nre re
quired er'whether they must be en the reef
or Indoors. At the present stage of the de
velopment of the wireless, uerinls are re
quired te get any distance, but a short dis
tance may be.attnined with only the use of n
short aerial or loop. 1 have even seen per
sons receive wireless by using a bruss bed us
an aerial.
".Many persons nre inclined te believe thnt
the wireless is only n toy, hut it must net
be forgotten that a geed many well-informed
people thought that nbeut the telephone, nnd
before that nbeut the telegraph, und both
inventions revolutionized American econom ecenom econem
K,!i' .v.!,!". w,"let" is net n toy and it lias
possibilities that are yet scarcely te be com cem
ptehended. Will Ge Inte Hpir.ts
"Tim greatest possibilities, te mv mind,
he in the wireless going into the homes of the
tinrilili. nivil It ...lit . i. .
',V"'"V, ""u 1L ""' . net as a toy, but as a
necessity, as much of a one as the piano or
talking machine; it will provide amusement
fur these who seek amusement and educa
tion ter the'je who want te be Instructed.
Lven new, these who live within easy
innge of the great broadcasting centers have
a hard time cheesing thnt which they want
te hear, because the field new open te them
is se large and the programs cover such t
huse range of material. And at that the
Ihe'surSftce? lmVe tbUS far "'J' scratched
"The commercial develnnmimf .,.m ....
as I said, cause the wireless te supersede
he telegraph or the te enhene. t, Zi m "i
its own field as it develops and that field !!i
net conflict with existing facilities In ti
Mime manner it will aid and nut 'injure the
theatre and ether places of amusen cnt, bv
advancing education along these line's t nUl
people will went te see nnd hear the erVinn
from what they have learned ever the w"rc-
l'I.t, is n, ferowxleus step into the future
but the ultimate end of wireless. I be eve'
will be the transmission of power by wirclcst'
tte new have wireless telegraph, w Slew
telephones nnd wireless photography n ml the
next step, far off though it may be?)"' , J5?
less power transmission. This menm? IibM
lug buildings without using wires run1,:
trolley cam and nutomeblTm . j" the same
manner und the abolition of the "eca lnnwer
houses. There will be great generation IT
ters and the power will be Sent by w r" e t",
points equipped te receive it. And bcHt f
nl Us that this l. n purely American Inltl.
tutlen; we lead the world n tlila sc ence nn,i
we shall keep in the lend," BUtn and
Ne Aid te Popularity
Kluni the Atchison Olebe.
It tlecs net assist n In being ponuu penuu ponuu
te correctly pronounce a word lmmeXu
fc beuiu eim hns mispronounced it. '
A Matter of Comparison
Trehi tin Het Serlnra SenllnaMUcerd
Fly ng is said te be as safe as caneclne
Thnt, is one et the worst kuecks al n h.
yet received
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What De Yeu Knew? .
QUIZ
1. What is the only absolutely lndepesdJ
nation in Aincav
2. "Where Is the Weltajirl Cnnn?
3. Hew high la the highest building In tl
United States?
4. What Neirre writer has written a T.tm
which hns wen a prize from a.hJ
.trencu literary iriDunarr
.'. What cige did Methusnleh attain?
K. Who was Sir Prnncla ffnltnn?
7. What was the voyage of the fieaglit
wny is u lameusr
8. Which one of the planets le the firtt
away from the earth?
9. In what year was the American Up
erennlzea? . ,
10. Which amendment te the United SU
Constitution authorizes the Impeiltl
t0 YArl AA 1 1 14 A1 A ! mmWI-mtt f
vi j.- cucitii i.ujii- uiAn i
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1 Diamond-back terrapins live In tlia i
marshes sef the Quit and Atlac
('easts of America,
2 A H.wlzzle-stlcic Is a West Indian n
used In mixing swizzles, kinds of w
tails or, punches compounded In t
American tropics.
.: Otiose means being at leisure, vst
pleyed, lnaelent. lale.
4 The music of the. eDera "PelltU
Mellsande" was written by the IVet
composer, Claude Debussy,
E. The Vistula is the great river of Pell;
It rises In the Carpathian Mount
and flews Inte the Baltic Sea.
6. Martin Alonse Plnzen was a celete
Spanish navigator. He accempu
Columbus en his first voyage W t
New World In 1492 and was in
maud of the Plnta.
7 Ticks are parasitic Insects which burr
Inte the flesh of dogs, sheep, a
and sometimes man. Seme varitt
have eight, legs and ethers six.
8 An Isosceles triangle has two of Its
of equal length.
P A mamey, or mammce. is n trop
American tree with a large yew
pulped edible fruit. .
10. The Boek of Leviticus Is cencerneil
the, ancient Hebrew law.
Today's Anniversaries
1707 Stephen Hepkins, a filmier efj
uecinrntien or inuepenaenre, wra "-a
nte. II, I. Died at rreviaence --
1785.
1808 The Pertuauese royal family
rived in Brazil, fleeing before the arms
Xnnnleen in thn rolenles. I
1800 Great Britain instituted .Ike Albl
Medal for saving life at sen.
1872 Twe milliards of the French
indemnltv wns nnld at Strasbuig.
1803 The members of President Cte
land's Cabinet were sworn Inte office,
together, the first time in the history oft
country.
1000 Queen Victeria ordained, that Ir
regiments. In recognition of gaiianu r
Seuth Africa, should wear slinnirert.
future en St. Patrick's Dav.
1000 Princess Ena of Bnttenberg (fl
Queen Victeria of-Spein) was rcceivem
the llemnn Catholic Church.
1012 Amundsen, the Norwegian expWi
nnneunced the discovery of the Seuth i
1020 Hellnnd voted te join the UM
of Nations.
1021 Tlie Allies rejected Grml
counter-proposals aner tnreateuea mv.--i
Today's Clrthdays
Dr. Ira N. Hellls, president of WerceJ
i-eiyiecmiic JUbiiuuu, ueiu .
Tmi blvlv-cilir van.u nrrn.
Sewell Ferd, a popular writer of M
stories, born nt peutu l.cvbdi,
mm vnerrn SKA
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llcnr Admiral Albert iff . j-ini
States Navy, retired, born in Phlhut"l
seventy-one years age. r,
Edeunrd Keudll. the French amateur '
lierd champion who has been appear,1"
Amerlcn. horn fnrtv-tvve vears age, ,
David C. Danforth, pitcher of tW-J
t ...i.. i i t . f.....l,.,ll tenia;. vt
at Granger, Tcx thirty-two years l-
Ne Roem for Explanation!
1'iem tlm WelllPBlen (Kan.) Nevva.
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lets, und barely missed two etlu tlw
initteii is teklnir nreoautiens te save
ft urn lu.p iiMuiinii.i ni i,i iiiii the rtvn
driving. She lias forsworn IlylDfii
mere golf with htm, and is Ucepln J.
out ui nemc. two striKes nuu j
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