.wi7M" S'l' x. ir Ur .7 n ? ' t,sw A I r & i fe.- S.' ; M w Mm?m MnbixtHtbqtt t PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY 'J' .. frrntis if. k. cltitis. iEmrs.r fafca C, Martin, Vlca Prtildmt and Traaeurarj a, ijiw, Bacratary: "? 11. i.uaina- nmp a. ceiimt, jenn h. wuiumi, jenn J. n. Ocem r. Oeldiralib. David E. Smllay. Hcrt. IV1D R. SMI LET KJItef IN C. MAnTIN....Qnwal Builnaaa Hanaaar WwftFablltliad dallr at PemLln Lam BuUdlag j i .- .' .. mTTr . I . . li marprnaenca square, rnuantipnia. xtre Cm Pmi-Vnicn Belldlnc !WeTeiS. -''' 4'Lrterr lif Ferd "ulldlnc ae Ma.upnn Ave. I w."' Ij11ul -aeia UKpr-rmecTas uuiiainf 1302 Tritium Bulldlnc " .IlMWliHWOTOW NKH8 BUREAUS: Braun. s4$ Cor. Ptnnavlianta A. nnrl 14th St. w Toik BuiBac Th Sun Ilulldtnc ten Beaue Trafalgar Build ns Siw - subscription terms 'TIM EriHiKd Praue Lneai I mi-vM In mh. Ibara In PhtladalDhla fln1 tnrrntindtnr Invni tha rata of twlt (12) ccnta par wtak, payabla t,aivw n carrier. u k. --," .fjjt'i1?" ,0 reinta eutilda of Thliadtlphla In ,JSz Pnltd Statai. Canada, or ITnlteJ Btai re. wl IMMIOna. TMMtaaa tfra. flfv f Srtl Mnti in, mnnth tyjnlKX (181 dollars per yar. pt)ab!a In advance. v.. vinii peaiaaa xrta. niir idui cania ear menm. : fi id nn reraicn countries one (11) dollar a menm. ? AOTlea flubacrfbtra wlahln aiMran rhinrid fiJ - -" ...... ... "r aaruat ui nii vit .. .4.i.. St Ett. IQOff TALMT Kn,-Ter. MA1V net C7l!d!i ail rommuiiKtifletu te i7imlii7 Putlle ldgtr, Indtftni'nee Swart. Phlladelfhlti. Member of the Associated Press Vr t TWB ASSOCIATED PRESS (J cstiuUvrfy fn i 'Kv, , aiiire 10 in v or rrjmDiwaiien e ail nu'a Wr '' crrdiffd e r or net efhcruue crtttttd IV f Wft. ' ilKfc. '" MOM of rtpuweatleu cf ipcclal dispatchi J, herri an alto mtntd. I'MUdtlpkla, Krld.j. March 10, !:: THE FIRST BOK AWARD DEFINITIONS of what constitute high public service arc never easily formu lated. Ideals may be imagined. It is their relationship te fact which invehcs prob lems of extreme difficulty. It was therefore no light task which de volved upon the shoulders of the trustees of the Philadelphia award. Hut that the i helce of Leepold Htoltewskl a the lirrt Jfclplent of the lRnal honor was discrimi nating and In keeping with the spirit of the foundation can scarcely be questioned. The director of the Philadelphia Orchestra fcas established new standards of musical M&fJT s .(iregress nnd endeavor In this community. &v ' tfurthcrmore, the Institution of which he is fhn nrrlfttlr nlitpf lml hfvtn pnpiteil thrmlBrt Ms Inspiration and talent, fur beyond local confines. It iii generally conceded today that the Philadelphia Orchestra I the foremost mii Mcal organization of Its hind in the rnifil t'tates, occupying the place long held by ;'ie Ilosten Symphen.. Mr. Stokewskl, ; wreever, is net merely an expert uiuslcnl craftsman, but a personality that is an V urtlstlc tonic in this community. The bestowal of the 310,000 prize, con cen tltuted threugji the generosity of Kdwnrd Pek, is an excellent beginning in an enter prise which premises te become a laudable jniulits te civic pride and tangible accom plishment. A SHADOW ON THE BRIDGE rjlIIE exemption of the Delaware Urldge JL undertaking from political maneuvering !ns both surprised and delighted the citizens 'I two great States. It had been thought fiat here for once was a public enterprise t.t ,the first magnitude unimpeded by fac tionalism and the old retrogressive tnctlcs. This admirable record, however, is at JTesent clouded by a ripper bill, the passage ! which has just been completed by the J'ew Jersey Legislature. The measure provides for a change of per Funnel In, the New Jersey members of the bridge Commission, which will leave only 6te of the Democratic repre.-entatlves unaf ?,cted. Governer Edwards is expected te '.iV. 've the hill, rmt (t Is rumored flint the tf. l.eilalntnre In Trenten has sufficient votes tn lass It oier his head. Without entering upon the Intricacies of 'e situation. It may be said that the threat t led upheaval Is ominous. The commission l-,is functioned efficiently and with a speed Vhich has provoked admiration and aston ishment, at least en this side of the river. Fortunately the Pciuisjlvania contingent r)gcars te be securely lnbtnlled. It Is in I'je revival of nn old tradition that the ( anger lies should the ripper measure be I nally authorized In Trenten. MAKING THEM FEEL AT HOME TT WILL be man?' years before the effect J, of the annual dinner of the Chamber of 'emmerce te the foreign students In the col cel )'ges and professional schools in the city and its suburbs Is manifest. The first dinner was given last year, nnd i'te second was given last night. Time aeugli hns net elapsed for this official and formal entertainment of the students te ave produced nny ether effect than one of gratification. But In ten or fifteen years, ,vhcn the men have returned te their native countries, they will be the centers of n friendly feeling for America and Philadcl- hla a feeling much warmer than any that las hitherto been entertained. When the important men of the city go r.ut of their way te welcome the strangers nd te make them feel that we arc glad they are here, and when a United States Sena Sena eor eddrcsses them, ns Senater Pepper lld '.lt night, they cannot help carrying home with them u mere friendly disposition te America than they would have developed otherwise. PEOPLE AND THE RAILROADS MORE than lfi.OOO men nnd women living in Philadelphia and Its 'suburbs are dependent for their living en the wages and salaries paid te them by the railreud companies. i$x Tlie whole population of the metropolitan district is dependent for the necessaries of life en the ability of the railroads te bring tbem here. Every one, therefore, is vitally Interested In the efficient conduct of the railroads. The situation was reviewed last night by Samuel O. Dunn, of the Hallway Age, In an address in New Orleans. He said that iifythe freight business increased 40 per cent RitftrOm 1000 te 1018. and again by 40 ner wV. cent mere from 101 11 te lOlW, but that while fiji in tee nrsi peneu iuu riming biecK, incluu fcl.' Ina- locomotives and cars, wns lncrenseil l iSlVVgi mA. AAt In tlm Cftpnml nArtnil If . I !JJ creased only " per cent. The result is that .&W3 tti rallrenils hnve neither the enrn n-. tv... K. locomotives with which te handle the busl " Bess economically. R t '"J'eu may consolidate tiic railroads or net rM' CMiaelidatc them," he said. "Yeu mny re '.' Peal the rate-making previsions of the i&X " Transportation Act, as many advocate, or '" -a ym mny ,ct tuem slanu xml mny increase fc'&j tie powers of the Laber Beard and the In- M'P$'tartale Cemmerce Commission, or you may lMr erer. the railways will net be able nrfe. WfJ ' quately te Increase thei- facilities and they tw'r'wDl.net be able te handle n Inrgely ln- ,.?-tfcreaaed traffic when it comes unless they K,jif-1' ciauae the new investment of from one ftUMplen te two oiiiieu acinars a year lu tnelr ? 'saWrlties for some years." f'(Js:lf they cau get this money their net enrn rVi'MiM ran lie Increased without nnv mll..,it Bvj$rsiuctlen in the wages of the workers. Hew R lfiwla; works was explained in the Atlantic t, , StOBiniy .ter uunuary ey tiunus ivriltt- "-'if XacBBltt, cuairman or me r.xecntive cemmlt- ,iij'0f the Southern Pacific Hallway Cem- ! '. Meney spent in reducing grades nnd ' rVaWif btenlnj the lines and buying heavier SSpetlvfa and laying heavier rails enabled t6Fei, te operate longer trains, and carry I r ppR?IHPHI heavier lead, se that in 1010 the savings ever what the operation of the lines would have cost before the Improvements were made amounted te JS'S.OSU.OOO, or tp mero than ?t,000,000 n day. In the meantime the rails and the cars and the locomotives hac been wearing out and there has been no mono te replace them. Unless there h n mere sjmpathetle attitude toward the rallrendn In Congress and the Legislature It may become neces sary for the Government te tulse possession of the transportation lines and tat the peo ple directly te put them In proper shape. But thlx is an outcome which munt be re sisted ns long as possible, for Uovcrnment ownership of transportation Is net success ful anywhere. A BLUNT AMERICAN REBUKE TO THE NEW IMPERIALISTS Our Refusal te Enter the Genea Confer ence Reflects Open Dissatisfaction With French Diplomatic Policy THKHK may be some imaginable uses in this world for ergnnlzcd hate, for the red fervors of aggressive nationalist, for the political exaltation that comes with sudden jiewer In (leerntncnts, for the f.ehcme.s of fmnncln! imperialists bent upon the exploitation of extraordinary oppor tunities and determined te assert authority in lands net their own. There arc uses for national pride. Hut these things will net feed people or warm them. They mean llttle te the in creasing multitudes of the earth who huppen te be laboring against famine nnd despair, hard times and the effects of enforced Idle ness. Politicians manage te live comfort ably with their heads in the cloud". They fatten en orntery. Hut the masses of the people have te tussle with the hard realities of the fa.mlllar earth. That Is why the Genea conference, if it had been carried through in the form nnd spirit contemplated by these who lirst pro posed It, would have been the most Impor tant congress of international opinion of modern times. It would have meant mere te the w'erld than the conference of Ver sailles and mere for the cause of pence than the Washington Conference for the Limi tation of Armament. It was plnnned te substitute cool reason for the frenzies of military and financial opportunism und the lusts for expanded power In Europe which have carried the miseries and confusion of war into the years of formal peace. The refusal of the Government of the Vnlted States te participate in the confer ence at Genea wus net unexpected. The text of Mr. Hughes' note, smoothly ns It runs, involves n blunt rebuke for the group of statesmen who are responsible for the present diplomatic policy of the Trench Government. We shall be glad te enter a conference for the economic rehabilitation of Europe. Put we will de that only after Europe itself manifests a disposition te go into the difficult business with geed faith nnd clearly defined Intentions. Since the Genea con ference is te be political rather than eco nomic In Its views and purposes, we prefer te stay at home. Se writes Mr. Hughes te the Italian Ambassador. New, tiic Genea conference was intended te deal with the terribly essential questions of grotesquely unbalanced national credits. Thnt is, by miner compromises, practical -understandings and u general orderly survey of the needs of all of Europe, It was te hac eliminated the barriers of fear nnd senti ment and delusion and financial poverty which persist from tiic war te prevent that essential co-operation among peoples which ordinarily is known as commerce. There was te hac been no surrender of Just claims against Germany, but there was te have been en effort te bring the terms und sys tems of reparation within the realm of definite and understandable things. This desire was solely in the Interest of future European stability. But It became apparent that a fluid nnd unstable Europe seemed mere desirable te groups which were ill a position te snntch most out of the cou ceu cou fusien, French diplemacj, under the In spiration of Polncare and liU associate,, Is consecrated for the moment te large arma ment, unmitigated nationalism and expanded economic power. The Genea conference was deemed when the French Government announced that ue discussion of reparations would be tol erated. There was little else te discuss, since it is with wur reparations that every question of lndustral rclval in Europe begins and 'ends. One of two things may happen new. The French Imperialists may continue te wreak their will upon Europe until they nre challenged by forces gicatcr than their own. On the ether hand, the flat refusal of the American Ge eminent te fortify their position by appearing te sanction it may bring them te earth, and lead, as it is clearly Intended te lead, te a revision of their policies and a conference of reason. Meanwhile, it is the British who are likely te suffer most by an abandonment or n failure of the Genea plan. It Is con ceivable that the French enemies of Llejd Geerge are well aware of this. It was te Genea that the British I'rlme Minister nnd Urltlsh Liberals generally were looking for a vindication of their beliefs and for the beginning of a new life in the Old World. And, moreover, the British Government hns had geed reasons te seek some sort of per manent understanding with Moscow. The violence of the unrest In India nnd Egypt nnd the perilous trend of feeling throughout the Eastern tcjIeiis of the Brit ish Empire are du,e In a large measure te the ruthlessness of Bolshevist propaganda devised as a war measure against Britain. The refusal of our own Government te grant any shadow of recognition te the Soviet will create a flurry of international debate. The Moscow clique has renounced communism, It Is reforming In various ways. Te some eyes it seems that nn easy way Is opening toward r great Russian democracy. Te Washington, however, the Moscow Government Is still u tyranny maintained by an armed minority. Mr. Hughes refer ences te Russia are true te the precedent established by President Wilsen. They ere strikingly reminiscent of Mr. Wilsen's refer ences te the Ilohi'iuellerns, who disappeared largely because the German people were reminded again und again that they would have te go before Germany could re-enter the family of white nations upon equal ground. A BUNCO BONUS WHAT tiie executive branch of the Gov ernment thinks of the Ferdncy Benus Bill Is indicated by the announcement by Mr. Crisslnger, Comptroller of the Cur- rency, that if the bill is passed he will advise the national banks te refuse te make f- any leans en the adjusted service certifi cates. The bill provides that the banks may advance f0 per cent of the lean value of eaehccrtlficate en the promissory note of the soldier secured by the certificate itself. The note cannot run longer than September 30, 102.". The certificates will be dated Octo ber 1, 3 01K. The lean plan is Intended te provide Im mediate financial relief for the soldiers who need It. Its workability depends en the willingness of the banks'te lend the money. As the certificates arc net negotiable nnd as the leans en them made by the banks cannot be redlsceunted with the Federal Keserve nanks, the leans would tie up the 'available cash of the banks for a long period nnd con stitute a vast mass of what has come te be called frozen credits. What Is left of the plan Is nn Insurance certificate pa able In twenty cnrs, which if It runs for that length of time will be worth three times the amount of adjusted compensation due at the present en the basis of $1 ami .?l.L.'i u day. When exactly what Is proposed Is discovered It Is likely that these who are demanding a bonus will begin te tell Congress that they would rather have nothing than this postponement of relief for twenty cars. It Is immediate cash that they want and the bill docs net give it te them THE NEW LEDGER BUILDING WOHK wns begun today en the new building of the Pfiii.ic Lr.DOEn Com pany. Finns were mndc'fer the building before the United Stated entered the war, but work was postponed because of the sudden prn uildlng of building costs under wnr condi tions. Although building prices are likely te full still lower than nt present, It Is Impossible te delay any longer because the present building has been outgrown nnd cannot accommodate the various depart Jnents of the Piuue J,i:uar.n. In the days of Geerge W. Chllds the Puni.10 Lkdekr occupied but u small part of the present building. T'nder the present ownership the business hns expanded te such nn extent that all the ether tenants were forced out sccral years age and room In adjoining buildings had te be found for many of the departments of the Punuc Ledger business. Why this has come about is plain when it is known thnt nt the time the present management took rhnrge the paper had a week-day circulation of J.'.OOO, while the present dolly circulation of the morning and evening editions is 27",000. In the same time the circulation of the Sunday edition has grown from 00,000 te 230.000. The manufacturing plant will be the first section of the new building te he erected. It will extend 14fi feet en Seventh street from the corner of Snnseni, and It will have a frontage of 21fi feet en Saneni street nnd will be ns high as the ordinary six-story building. It will cost, with its mechanical Equipment, ?2,.'00,000. The pressroom will contain presses of forty units capable of printing -1S0.000 twenty-feur-pnge papers an hour. They will cost $1, 250,000. The order for them Is the lnrget of the kind ever given in the United States. It Is necessary te make such prevision for the rnpidly Increasing circu lation in elder te be assured that the papers t can be printed fast enough te get them en the street te meet the demand. Experts who have seen the plans and the nrrungements for expeditious work agree that this will be the finest and best equipped newspaper manufacturing plant in America. When this building Is completed in March of next ear, work will be begun en the second section of the structure. This will take the place of the present Public Ledger Building and the adjoining structures en Sixth street .-ib far as Hansom. The third section will comprise the. Chestnut street front from the present building as far ns Seventh, mnklng u structure covering the whole square. THE MOUNTEBANKS IT IS in many wn. a blessing that the American people are richly endowed with a sense of humor. Laughter can be a con lenient cloak "te quench the bliichrs-ef in genuous shame." United States Senators In the net of stultlfjlng themselves nre from one point of iev nmuslng. Senater Heed, for example, was n comic figure In Congress the ether day when the melodramatic Intensity of his imprecations against the Four-Power Treaty snared him Inte asserting that thnt Instrument con tained no specific mention of the Anglo Angle Japanese Alliance. Mr. Lcnroet interposed the revolution, thnt Article IV of the agreement cutegerlcally alluded te the alliance und contained a premise of its abrogation, contingent, of course, upon the ratification of the pact. Mr. Heed admitted that he had "over looked" that reference and that his col league wns correct. As the treaty is one of the briefest en record, Mr. Heed might hnve acquired n full knowledge of its contents with an in spection labtlng as long as, nay, sixty sec onds. But chronic obstructionists ure no toriously Impatient. It is reasonable te assume thnt the Senater from Missouri had net read the document which he was en gaged in denouncing. The Imbecility of several mere of his in in terpellateons of the subject confirms this luw. Ills complaint that the treaty in in eohcs us in nn entangling alliance wns shifted when Mr. Ledge explained thnt there was no pledge of co-operation rave In con nection with participation in a conference In the event of n Pacific crisis. Mr. Heed Inquired whether the findings of such u conclave would be necessarily binding upon the United States. Mr. Ledge declared that we were net committed In ad vance. It wns then the turn of thu Mifseurian te Insist that the ugreement was net suffi ciently drastic, that It was consequently "u farce." "If this trentj;," oiled Mr. Heed, "had solemnly engaged 'the four Powers te protect the peace of the Pacific, it would, of course, have Imposed an obligation upon us te which I might linve objected, but " It was Tem Watsen, of Georgia, who plumed himself upon nccuslng Senater Ledge of echoing the arguments of Wood Weed row Wilsen in urging a course of interna tional co-operation. Coming from a legis lator sympathetic with Mr. Wilsen's poli cies, this retort might have, acquired home' point. Hut Mr. Watsen has long been a blatant opponent of the principles enunciated by the former President. Te imagine that this feature of the case had been consid ered Is as fantastic as believing thnt Mr. Heed had perused the text of the Four Power Treaty. There Is nothing te proc that-the noisy marplets In tin Senate have wit enough te iinnljze their own absurdities. They pro vide n mirthful spectnele if the ebbcrvcr permits himeclf te forget that they are con stituted representatives of the people in the highest legislative body In the land. The New Yerk Legislature is consider ing a bill appropriating a million dollars for disabled cterans. Thnt is a method of .spending the public money of which every body can uppreve. And it is n way te spend money which a bonus will de much te pre Tent- . . EOl rnj ,': AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT What Women Did for the Centennial la an Ear.neat of What They Can De for the Sesqul If They Are Given the Chance By SARAH D. LOWBIE. THERE Is certainly a great deal of inter est among the citizens of this town con cerning the 1020 Pence Celebration other ether wise the Sesqui-Ccntennlnl and It I u widespread interest net confined te nny local lecal 'ity or class in the city. , , ,, . PiM-lmnu Ik k.c l.n.. nil tn the COOU tllBt lf. tl. , . a .I...1 1,nu tiAAtnnil iuu .'in.ver s aeiiecruiencss, mm .......... te Irk his committee, has mnde the question of the site such n thoroughly wcll-thrnslicd out one. The. citizens who rend the pros nnd cons In the papers have had n feeling that they were being consulted or nt least being given time te show their collective opinions en the mntter. , The present exhibition of the engineers plans for the three sltcn under discussion nt the Emergency Aid Is one straw which shows hew the Idea is beginning le take held. I observed another nt a very large gathering of women the ether day which the Modern Club had called together te discuss the Modern and the Victorian gin tnat is, while the jury was out casting its ballet, there was a demand that the presiding offi cer, the granddnnghter of Lucietia Mett and the wife of the late Mny or Blankenburg, give whnt news she had te give concerning the plans for the Sesqtil-Centcnnlal up te date. Her response was rather pessimistic, se thnt one almost felt she was replying te a demand ef: "Watchman, whnt of the night V" BUT one get at least two hopeful Items from her "telling." i.i thnt she was very heartily enlisted for the affair, nnd that she w;is sure It could be done, nnd done grentiy. At present she, nnd I believe about four ether women, stand In a ratio of four women te fifty men en the Organization Com mittee. Deutblcss the Mayer 1' doing whnt is known ns "feeling his wny" as te the ether women appointees, net being as sure of his ground as with the men. AT THE time of the Centennial, Mr. Jehn Welsh, who had the appointing power of the committees, chee thirteen women te art ns n Weman's Committee, nnd the daughter of one of them told me nn Intctestlng story about her mother's nppelutment apropos of the pioneer condi tions regarding women then cemVnrcil te the present niatter-of-ceursp attitude to ward their valuable help en committees. A list was sent bv Mr. Welsh te each woman appointee. Mrs. PaK who was. telling me the story of her mother's nppntnt nicnt. sold that when Mrs. Gillespie received the list of names hers was at the head of it. But the mules of, her family assured her that that fact could mean nothing. It was evident, they reiterated, that the thing wns paralleled In each of the appointee's cases; that Is. each woman would find her naine at the head of her list ns a cempli ment from -Mr. elsh I When Mr. Welsh met his new committee he announced te its members their priv ileges as n sub-committee of the great men's central organization. They were appointed for the sole put pose of raising money. On leaving the room after this announce ment. Mr. Welsh turned for u moment at the deer and looking back nt the thirteen women sitting demurely waiting his exit, he said : ' "Ladles, you observe that Mrs. Gilles pie's name heads the list of nnmes, which signifies that sh( Is jour chairman." AS A mntter of fact. Mrs. Gillespie would have been the natural chairman in any event. She expressed herself, however, ns quite willing te serve under nny one of the thirteen who might be mere acceptable. But (he wns given no choice. Her only stipula tion en taking the chnlr was thnt If the women did u large shore in raising the money they should hnve a woman's depart ment lu the Centennial. This wns unani mously undertaken by the women and accepted by the men. Enter there wns enlargement of the department Inte u woman's building. And in mere ways than one this building and the steps thnt led up te It Inaugurated the whole move ment for the larger opportunities for women thnt is new n marked development of our civilization. The wny the women raised money wns the same way the men raised It; that is, they get persons te take shares. This was done net only in Philadelphia, Out all ever the United States. And ns a special 'mis wiry te the women of the country. Mrs. Gillespie went out te the then Far West as fnr as St. Leus and te the far North as far ns Portland. Maine and repre sented the great idea and the patriotic duty involved. She recched for her services for this strenuous vear of journeys and speeches $1200, with the help of a secretary, who received ?U00. Out of these al.irles the women paid their traveling expenses or rather they provided their own traveling exjienses nnd were the puld officers of the organization. The Director Genernl of the Centennlnl who undertook the sa'me duty for the men received a salary of ?10,000 and expenses. BOTH ngents were very successful, but ns the time dree.- near for the final enuinment of the buildings and all the last year expenses it wns diseeered that there would be a deficit of something like SI .500.000, for which no funds were nvall nble. This nu-ney wns needed above all te Insure the foreign exhibits in order te make the Centenni-il International in its scope. Congress had looked very coldly en that part of the plan. .Ami it was nt that junc ture, nnd us n forlorn hope en the part of the men who hud failed, that tiic women were permitted te try u hand nt blaudlshlng the congressional committee. The women chose their chairman. Mrs. Gillespie, of course, net because she was ever the sort that blandished, but ticeausi; she knew the nffalr with all its pros and cons te her finger's ends, and becau-.e she wns used te spenkiug. and because the whole matter of the international exhibit was her great enthusiasm. That would nuikn the success of the Centennial, was her verdict. Well, she was warned by the Congress men outside the committee room thnt she would foil, and she was received bv the men of thu committee politely, hut with no enthusiasm. She spoke within the time given her nnd wen her cause. She made no stipulation for nn appropriation, but she had asked for a lean en the strength of an International exhibit. And a lean of $1,500,000 wis made by Congress, und 'hoi prognostication of the international tvpe of the exhibition being u moneymaker 'for the Centennial was proved true. Every bit of thnt lean wns paid back! Se much for the women's share In Phila delphia's Inst greet public occasion. It Is te be hoped they live up te the great example set them by their grandmothers In this next great occasion ! Today's Anniversaries 1770 The British soldiery, In defiance of orders, pillaged Bosten. 1707 Albany wns chosen the permanent capital of the State of New Yerk. 1840 A second son was born te Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. 1858 A convention of baseball players met In New Yerk City te adept rules for the government of the game. 1870 First Grand Jury of men and women in America sat nt Laramie, Wye. Today's Birthdays II. II. Maharajah Gackwar Sir SeynjI nae III, of Baroda, u powerful native po tentate who is friendly te British rule in India, born fifty-nine years age. Sir Clifferd Slften, veteran Canadian statesman, born in County Middlesex, Ont.. bixty-ene yenrs nge. Itt. Rev. Theodere I. Itcese, Bishop Co adjutor of the Episcopal Llloeese of South ern Ohie, born in New Yerk City forty nine years age, j rrMrr- i,'Tni57iicrr,r.T -- ' i..,, ''... p--"- : J... . ! ",;;, , ' ' , 1 iteJttL V1, vsCri. Wmwi teSBf' .bal2aaBVMIrvIHErtue'-'- -, . i.4g-n VhV .. i . V HBBCJBA jS, IjaHWaaMP ... ., i. aaIr"-... . KLsvWEST."-- aitaBar flfifi.jmS2&' ",. tlH,' " - .t, il--M.fi. mm! '"srjA """..tu '".. ,2S -'aT rt"'fi i,-"ntj, .' NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphiaits en Subjects They Knew Best MRS. ALICE M. D. LEACH On the Werk of a Boek Cerner THE excellent effect .which reading and an ensv access te Utereturc have upon the young hns been clcnrly demonstrated b the Heek Cerner of the Friends' Neighbor hood Guild, says Mrs. Alice M. D. Leach, head worker of the guild. "The Heek Cerner." said Mrs. Leach, "was started last summer by the Friends Neighborhood Guild in the outdoors play ground. The original purpose of the Cerner wns te furnish u place where Ihe children could go nnd rest nnd read when they had become tee wnrm nftcr playing games en the playground nnd where we might still be nble te oversee them und knew thnt they were net in some mischief. "The beginnings were, of course, very modest. We litul simply n table in u cor ner of the grounds and en It were placed what mngazlnes und books suited te the tnstes and the mentality of the children we were able te secure. At Its inception we hnd little idea of the influence which the little Boek Cerner wns destined te exercise upon the children, both ns leg.irds their mentality and Indirectly upon their conduct. Separate Frem Regular Library "The Boet: Cerner is entirely separate from the regular library of the guild. Its main features arc the fairy tales und pic ture books for the smnller children and for these as yet unable te read, und magazines und mere practical books for the elder boys. In the latter ilass we find that the most popular things arc the books en simple mechnnlcs, popular science und the regular boys' books of adventure and truel. "The experiment proved le be se suc cessful and there was se much Interest taken In the magazines nnd books by the children thnt with the ndvent of the cooler weather in the fall we decided te continue the Boek Cerner Indoors. Accordingly, it Is new lecnted In ene end of the general room, and the volumes und the periodicals which we have ure literally read te pieces; in fact, about one-half of them nre in the 'hospital' for repairs nearly nil of the time. "The zest with which the children them selves took up the Idea was a surprise te nil of us, who had expected that perhaps It would keep some of them occupied harm lessly between games, but wc had no Idea that they would manifest the amount of in terest in it which they did. Attendance Is targe "The attendance Is surprisingly laige when the number of children who come every day te the guild is considered. Each day we have from fifteen te twenty boys reading in fhe Cerner, nnd u number of them have read nil the volumes which we possess. "The books nnd magazines in the Cerner must be read in the guild house; that is. the children arc net ullewed te take any of these books home te rend. In the regular library of the guild the children may take out two books, which they are allowed te take home and keep for one week. When it Is considered that about 10O boy j, 'come te the guild, the percentage of these who frequent the Heek Cemer Is seen te be sur prisingly large. "The children show a great preference for fairv talcs, nnd the influence of hooks of this Kind upon ene boy has been ulniest uncanny. This particular boy has been twice in the Heuse of Detention and In nri nri eus ether institutions for boys seemingly In corrigible. Hut ns long as he con rend about kings and queens nnd battles nnd fairies and mngle, his inclinations for mischief which brings trouble in its wake are apparently forgotten. "Girls are admitted te the Cerner, and there are some books which nre there for their use, but they de net use the Cerner se much as de the boys, although this may be partly ut least becaure there are net se many girls ns boys coming te the guild. "The books which we use In the Cerner are of the lighter kind of reading; long und continued stories have llttle place there us we have found from our experience ' A number of boys new come te the guild fe the Cerner, who apparently find this a del sirnble feature, nnd bome children ute it who have net been long enough in the ceuntrv te learn the language. They leek nt the pictures and pcrhnps use the books as text books for the learning of the mere common words. I de net knew exactly why thev come, but their Interest In the Cerner is definite and tangible. "' ls Influence Upen Reading "We can definitely trace fhn inn, ,. . the Cerner lu the demand for books In our regular library. Very frequently wc get h JBSpl-PIPfflyr" GENOA'S JOB B, p.,?w5r." TW?TjrrnHlaMicr - j. . M-jsr . , , .. ?: . . .r t w-. l- ...... ;ir-f,, "Wfl! '.. m-w regular reader In the library from these w-hese first interest In books und reading was obtained in the Boek Cerner. One of our discouraging features is that we have net u sufficient number of books and magazines, although we subscribe for n number of the periodicals which we have jpund te be the most popular among thu little tenders. Hut we hae cases where every book en the shehes of the Cerner has been read by t.ome omnivorous render who demands mere. "Tp. Varnvr also hns precd te be a great disciplinary help, and we notice its in liiience In the improved behavior of many ?i. i ni. ,rcn' "et "'-v w,l tll(,y nrc In i H "! , 'T: lmt "Ulslde as well, indicating he cncileJa! effects of even u small amount ' 'V'1 twining. This was a develop- nine ''I('h,"as "et 'heught of when the Cemer wns Intituled. Use Cerner in Studies ''w hfue n encyclopedia and u Heek of Knowledge in the Cerner, und some et ! ir ',u"n ",n thew' l" i"-ctlen with l n, u l"1"" m'10 l',r,,"lltS'' f these, who le this Is sniull compared with thu total, but ncertheles.s it does happen. "lloel.!. ami magazines dealing with travel nnLVrv'",1; f'",ms. ,,f "'"" re in de mand J he .National Geographic Magazine Is one of tlm most popular, as are nle innsii allies dealing with current events and op -lnr mechanics. This was a develop" eiit as AirVlcc.BHei,!eH. ""I ","' d n.uch";,C ' ir be h nnl hi hnowledse nppeuls te some Hh' 3. t,,?1bo1el" 'l periodicals dealing with this subject are i constant demand el ssfl0.r,"l.,1'i t,",H " ret ''"'I) t" is tioi.f1,t;eci,p.hi,.icntnll,y "mi t" " What Girls Read for"leol-!lafnrVJlWC,U! I','"'n "' thB f'0l,npr ier iioeus for girls. As n ecncml l.i r think ,,e reading of ir's fTn'e Vfc, se radically i the hist couple of X ml 's ns lms that for boys, but rccentlv ii,- i ,7,. crcngild'iy:1 m?s ne;Stp?,, and lenru sewing, i.s the one u L ., :,'l,!",,i etlcs and is show! ,;; u efelen,- '!-",V,th; boehs. This deele c j" " 'r heys' H te say Whether il"tIerelv,,'rI-V."S t ndividual cases or w,e ler i . 'l"",,P' 'l"",,P' te be typical of the modem K , -wi" f,re QUIZ W1urnncst.&n ... AVllr. .Viltj rM...T r y,, "" "isuu tjeriaine Who wiu l,...,..i..i .,"" ,nnv'n." '"" ..'-"'I'i.ellur of .:,. Warv u ""wcnK et the ivifiu , After what building wUs ti, .. ifouse lii WnBliingien i",tte,VP ,,wll"e Hew many irnlle is ,, , u f11 c'17 , liquid measure? u "l '"'Tel m 1DnMn,;70n,r,VancM ld the nema,,, :fediVr catastrophe? ",,:ane of the werU Answere te Yesterday's Qulr ('hung and dig. '"""ltf,, twins w0re A trine e Is a- curtulii .J..I "her. lnir, red for aTine ,y' 0 Z,LWi!i)en' UXt I" such iinineJ',l. Fitzpatr c: H old Verim.i A",M'H '""' from Cewper'a "TIib Task ''ut"tt.n Caesar Itedney was uii Amiri . and a HlKner of " ,e Ijeeffj ,lmtrlet "XoSAM'.-'ntere, t JMak KsLsfJi minimi flvVYtt 7 SjYMMS2mt w t mMW j&vjfm M Wh e Yeu Knew? nv ( if i ! t. fit' ' r J Hi.. rm. uy f,r av anwuir kajjjalMW SHORT CUTS Despair is tbe ultimate goal of ertry plunger. Kid concert audiences will Indorse the uek nwnrd. Perhaps she is Marget because she mars as she gees. Portland, Maine, preacher says Jaz is passing. The buck? Flume continues le be the llmpln' Lim erick of the Adriatic. Senater Ledge ifferds proof that It is never tee late te mend, As we understand it, bonus checks will be pawns in the game of politics. ' Circumstances mny yet make n League of Nations out of the British Empire. Pcrhnps the Autigenish ghost will re fuse (e work under the eyes of nu efficiency expert. Rebels ngalnst the Irish Frce State are determined Erin shall continue te be dii trcssful. It appears te be the Committee of Ways and Means of discrediting the Repub lican Party. Hcr se many of us would rather de our jesting with the Antigenlsh ghost at long distance. Most of the dark horses never leave the paddock until they are ready te b hitched te the band wagon. As there is nothing slower than tb mail, perhaps we have new heard the lust of Princess Mury'n wedding. We gather from the newspnper accounts that the secretary of Prince Mehamed All Ibrahim writes i pretty geed fist. Slops nre being taken te assure every passenger a seat In the New Yerk subway. Man forever strives for the unattainable. Tn the interest of .Democratic harmony, rumor bus it Judge Shull will consent te be beaten for the sunutershln Instead of for the governorship. If the Democratic Party has any gratitude at nil lu Its system it ought te get up u nice little" testimonial for Con Cen gicsMiiun Fordney. Heed objects te the treaty because it binds no nation te de anything but sit down and talk. By which, we gather, that lit objects te hitting down. Intensely interesting Is the story of the radio operator who ticked off one jest after another as his ship went down. It afford additional proof that Death Is Inclined te be kind te a iiiuii when It catches him at work. We reserve commiseration for the Ger man who pays twenty times us much money for n leaf as he did lu 1014 until he hat le work twenty times as hard for it. III easy murks make easy marks of the un thinking. It cost u Kans'UB City barber !?Ut ti give u boy a fren haircut en Sunday morn lug--S40 line. $11 costs and SHI te a pro fessional bondsman. This will cause vibra tion of barber-shop chords of sympathy everywhere. -v Six men ami six women jurors in Trenten, .1., were locked up tot Se Equality? Sae the Mark! the night lu ene roeu They spent must of the time playing caw. All the women weiu married. Some of tneai had children. The husbands nt home .nan te attend te them. Much the same thlni happened lu St. Paul, Minn., where seven women, llve of them married, nnd five were locked up together. The husband et one of the women expressed himself w Mreugly lii court Hint he narrowly escape citation for contempt. At that he waspreD' iibly cxpiesslug the opinion of most mef 'I Iicm. tMm... .It .... ........ imf unmaU blieuld net have her rights. They may, """iiM clate cxnetlv nhf , . l t'vrr. imiirnre unit i.iin iua nA epr iiuurei '.". , rrl m The notion of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia In enjoining the Fed eral Trade Commission from demanding In formation from corporations engaged la cenl mining Indicates that the third party te a threatened serious Industrial dispute l te be kept, ns ecr, without the pale. v JJ isiiife i tin sa ..f" lizMm &mm ,; iiJtidis&n&&iiM 3- .i m&h I r - . " r
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