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- TALKING UP THE CITY
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u rriMiHB Is tuiniil iiayolielntcy oaeK (il tnc
V ,fA. campaign waging this week te induce
CM seeplc te tnllc un l'hilailclplilu iii"te!iil of
ff talking it down a cnnipnign in whlt-li the
j JTCBIO XiEtKinn Is tnltlns n Ienuing part uy
v Wfin people te pledge themselves te prnUe
?J.tkcltr.
hf A man or a cause can be damned by a
v i eincertexl agreement 0f several hundred per-
Z, "rtti te denounce it every time it 1h men
t Honed. The old proverb about giving a deg
bad name Is based en the experience, of
Stories.
It is just as easy te give a cause or a
Man or a city a geed name by a concerted
effort te attract attention te Its geed points
.and by n determination te convince every
fBe that its deserts nre much greater than
fcaye ever been recognized. This docs net
Bean that there should be no intelligent and
6nstructive criticism, but that mere atten atten
tten should be devoted te constructive praise.
At the "Talk-Philndelphin" luncheon at
Aa Bellevuc-Stratferd tomorrow capable
Makers will show hew te de it by stressing
tie merits of the city. Other speakers have
been engaged in the same pleasurable task
bice Monday. There are enough line things
te say about Philadelphia te occupy a lnrge
corps of speakers for months, and then they
would net exhaust the subject.
, 'This is a city of which te be proud. Its
JWatery is the history of the country. Its
lastitutlens are the leading ones of their
t (kind. Many, of them are uncqualed by these
rLany ether city and many ethers will held
Jfliueatien, in philanthropy and in business
i '! ham led thn Notion. Ilnf vn nri en
ftualUar with these matters that we are in
jl aaajer or losing sight of them. It is a geed
t tain xe mice account ei stecK occasionally
' (St own rrentness. Thrn If we ran ran.
!r. teatblate our own rltv with nrlile tve slmll
Iktlaree ethers te take the same view of it that
eiw entertain.
MS, ' '
K RED-LETTER INSPIRATION
la'iuuu years ceurse in vigorous mil-
JfX nicipal development is suggested by the
'MM anient exnedient of nnHerlinlne 1'VJl! nu
y,M'fraduatlen year. The effect of such a rubric
L,Ja-aItiidr dlanlnvml In h lu-Mi nwiirmm
ijinlta has been made te conform with in in
tf.Mavratien of the world's fair. It is new
WfUr probable that the Delaware span will
ij.8 completed for the celebration of 150 years
. national independence. A standard of
rnmmtl is tnus set winch should make for
ceiarlt7 in the progress of public under
;. takings.
:", The Mayer's instructions te Director
'v" Caven te prepare for the evacuation by rcsi
Igrtknt of properties upon the site of the
'tejecieu war mcmeriui ronvcutleii hall were
." awcvuiiiaiiicii uy n nint upon me necessity et
.Bwaing mat work in time for the Sc-qtii-;V?
Ijiaitftnnlnl. A ulmln- nnni i .i.i..un.i :..
Z taw.eet.en with the free library and the art
i&jawewn. t
wJL I'800" s'piificant date hrfd been originally
i? Ik MnatriirHnn nf tltnf ..1iO.n n.lnl. ..
ftMTe dragged along through an entire gencr-
awn.
4j Til nnmmnnltv iu rnrtunfi.A 4 ta A.
iTj 'f --V ..... .M...i,rf . iutiiiuuvv ll Hii J-
I raftunlty te leek forward te some definite
I'fr trrtnt as an incentive te activity.
"'. ' AWnat 18 neeuei new s ncreasintr emnhnt, s
V-lljen the obligation of Philadelphia te leek
&yttH best and te present tangible evidences of
fmmxvn in that period in which it intciidt.
WWjpiay nesi te me nations or tne glebe.
J'WHAT BORAH REALLY THINKS
P.fflHH chronic irrecencllnhllitr nt William
IfJJL B, Berah has naturally provoked won wen
filler retarding the character bf such principles
; a,may be dear te the distressed heart of the.
-. Banater from Trlnlie.
'"pCntense opposition te any course or policy
j. logically suggests nffirmative convictions of
one sort. Jlr. lierah, nnd with him are
fU.jtl 4 IIUIIIICUN, U.-IKM..1H l lily I.VUKU" III
. ,Ktiens proposed by a Democratic Executive
SJind he is equally infliimed against the pre-
i ' inun uruui'v. iiuwani uy u Jiepuelican
President.
" 'Is there any kind of state policy which the
, ktbUf of the senatorial malcontents favors
KVAM upholds? It seems there must be, since
" iaaaa '- a(Iih t Iia tin I I.n..l1n .. I.i.l. r
$f Brth, whatever his fnultn, U net cannot
r laV nAVntitnnllip ulinnflnm rt '
h i.Upen what principles, therefore, does he
wwmws J-tic iinnnur in up iic discovered in
M, course of tlie senatorial treaty debate.
.neui i inn iiiiiitiiuiii!; ler. crirri mi
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&4tirah, "is the doctrine for which we have
.Iiifctaoe for J.rtJ yearn, that when war comes
tem'irlll decide ourselves without any urevleus
J-Wading obligation v. here justlee and me-'-Vitality
lie and will i;e In en that side."
fl,.j it a reuei te note tiui rrrciatlen. one
!ntrllprchend8 new what .Mr. Uerah belleve.
IiJfaJs plainly of the opinion that It is futile
(Jfiek te avert strife lietwren nations ,uid
tiwucu we are piunged iienuieng into a
fefaVrlala. nnsnlllfiil nml nirnfintl nnHn..ni
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MJkfr. 'Berah loathes war. He Iuin frequently
raHirwHii ilia m ittiuiiiiu, jiui uq will HOC
'.M a, finger te save a huiiinn life
v-Afffctf- els
rguinciits against the
jpwv'-Pewcr Jrenty tlie nagging and (mil-
tactics anil tlie disputCB concerning nu
ll? and syntnx are iniiniiterial can hi
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PC that he se often suggests a sei.I
ent?
GOOD NEWS
ID comes from Brockton, .Mass,, that
(fallowing a reduction in the wages of
lfaetery workers the wlieiexale prlcu of
H'ta m vr ruui -'i iiwiii i riuj -iivr in
Mts a pair, The reduction In wages
ccia reduction in the cost et u pair
' V(I4 CIVIUII 1 11,1'vllVH WlllVl
fell '
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a'ccdrdlnf te the quality of the shoe. The
reduction In thn nrlce of leather will doubt
less account for the plan te lower the whole
sale price by mere than the labor saving.
Thli Is geed news, for it indicates a
tendency of prlcM le return te a level ap
proaching Unit which prevailed before the
war. Prices nre lower n6w thnn they were
last ,iear, nnd they will be lower In the
summer than they nre new.
CROWDS AND. THE INCOME TAX
AND THE DAYS OF RECKONING
A Revenue System That la Cumbersome.
Costly and a Trial te the
Country's Patience
WllKHC de they come from, these mar mar
veleusly efficient, bland nnd good geed
humored clerks In the income tax office?
They lighten Intolerable burdens for the folk
whose minds weren't made for lnutheinntlrs,
anil they de marvels with figures without half
tring, and behave meanwhile like cheerful
friends of all mankind.
They arc philosophical, a little mere
philosophical than the Income taxpayers
themselves, who in these days of reckoning
present an extraordinarily reassuring and
significant spectacle ns they count out their
money nnd squint meticulously ever unwieldy
forms nnd make all sorts of sacrifices in
obedience te that instinct for orderly co
operation an Instinct beyond analysis that
Is tlie final proof of enlightened citizenship.
Velstead laws, tomfoolery iu Congress,
wild and futile experiments In paternalism,
the congressional bias and blundering of
which the Income-tax system is merely ad
ditional proof, have net sliuken or Impaired
the average man's faith and confidence In
The fievcrnment or lessened his feeling of
responsibility toward it. It is The Govern
ment ! It wouldn't be decent te lie te it,
te withheld from it'unj thing that you can
give. Se runs the composite, unspoken
opinion of the great American majority.
Doubtless a few persons cheat and He and
evade in the presence of the income tax
collector. But they are very few. This is
partly because Government departments
manage somehow te be amazingly efficient
nnd mere lnrgely because the nvernge man
cannot lese and does net want te lese the
senxc of something like rcvurencp with which
he has been accustomed te regard that ab
straction, that reflection of his own better
self, which is The Government.
These who lightly call the Income-tax day
crowds the Liars' Club are superficial ob
servers. Thn patience and whole-hearted-ness
of the public's reaction te the demands
of a harassed Treasury have made Huro Hure
penns wonder. Yeu have only te listen in
the crowded offices in the Federal Building.
"It says here that you've get te put every
cent you make in"; and "Aw, go en; you
can't get by with that with The Government.
Trying te make believe that you spent $!)0
for silk shirts!" or "They need the money,
I guess, or they wouldn't be asking for it.
What's 4 per cent of $1SOO?"
Se It gees te the scratching of bad pens.
There are no billionaires, no corporation
lawyers In the crowds at the Posteflice. The
people arc of the plain rank nnd file. They
are magnificently social-minded without
knewiug it. Ne wonder the burden is made
te fal heaviest upon them. They have al
ways borne most of the burdens. They are
the hope and dependence of the land of all
lands. They are Sens of Martha. And they
arc Martha's daughters.
The question that presents its-elf violently
te any sensible person who stands by te
watch the spectacle of income-tax day is
this: Hew far can Congress safely or de
cently go In imposing unequal and unneces
sary hardships en these best of Americans
en the people who de most of the working
and paying and worrying for the country?
Ker the present income-tax system is net
only Inequitable and even unfair. It is a
nuisance which clever und patient adminis
tration can only slightly relieve.
It puts the greater part of the tax burden
upon people who are either tee decent or tee
geed-natured te descend te the ugly business
of cheating nnd evasion. Moreover, there
arc clauses in some of the tax forms which
no one could hope te understand or Interpret
without the aid of u lawyer or nn expert
accountant.
It is net tee much te say that the whole
scheme of special revenue, a.s Congress has
devised it, is wrong. A grent many persons
who were prosperous last year arc net pros
perous new. Yet they nre linble te all the
awful penalties reserved for income tax
evaders, even if they are unable te beg or
borrow the money te pay the tells assessed
against their vanished prosperity. Fer such
as these Cengresa exhibited no concern, It
went te the limits of ungraciousness when it
se devised Its laws that Income taxes come
dun in the teasens when it is hardest te
pay a few days before Christmas, u few
days after the end of summer vacations !
Tax laws ought te be simplified. Taxes
should he dlrcrtly levied in some way or
another that will relieve relatively peer
peeple of sudden drains en their diminishing
incomes. Kven a sales tax would lie prefer
able te the present costly and fearfully com cem
pllcafd and cumbersome system. What is
needed is a system under which the average
man could pay his dues bit by bit and daj
by day and without the quizzing and ques ques
tiening of Government agents or the hard
ship of periodical heavy expenditures which,
often enough, he cannot nfferd.
Congress will have te change the Income
tax laws. There are limits even te the
patience, the geed will nnd the geed humor
of the average American.
PURISTS IN THE SENATE
THE solicitude of Senater Ashurst fur the
purity of the English of the 1'nur-Pewer
Treaty he would say the purity nf the
language, for he would have nothing English
in the document is touching.
He is dlspleiifed with the use of the word
"between" in the clauses, "The high con
tracting parties neree as between them
selves" and "If there should develop between
any of the high contracting parties," and
insists that "among" should have been
used.
"If Arthur .Tames llalfeur and Henry
Cabet Ledge don't knew hew te use the
English lnnguage, nobody does." he ex.
claimed, "and jet here In a solemn treaty
we find this egregious blunder, for which any
fchoelboy would he marked down."
jt is most encouraging te find the Senate
discussing the ceriect ic f words. It
could devote mere attention te the suuiirt
with profit. Indeed, the discussion would he
much mere profitable than man) ethers in
which the Senators engage,
Fop example, the quibbling ever who
wrote the Four-Power Treaty is stupid and
futile. Xe one cares who wrote It. The
only dueatleii fur the Senate te consider In
connection with It is whether te approve
pr disapprove the things for which it pre-
1 , r
T vides. If would be aa Mifaibia'te waste time
lijl. r ut 'f.jtTi'. l.- i.
trvlnr te find out whether it was written
with a fountain pen or n quill, or whether
It was dictated te n stenographer or was
taken down directly en n typewriter, as te
quibble ever the identity et the nmn who had
the words of the document put en paper.
But when u man criticizes the language
of the treaty he should be most careful about
his own lnnguage. Senater Ashurst, who
Is a graduate, of the Stockton Business Col
lege, presumes te criticize the language ap
proved by Senater I,odge, n graduate of
Harvard University, nnd Secretary Hughes,
un alumnus of Brown, yet he falls into nn
error of his own in the thlrty-elgtit-werd
sentence which We have quoted.
The "blunder," if it is a blunder te
which he calls attention, is net "egregious."
for egregious primnrily means out of the
crowd and is n synonym for uncommon or
unusual. Yet there is nothing commoner
than the me of "between" where "among"
expresses the meaning. It is net egregious.
Seme purist In the Scnntc, like Jehn Sharpy
Williams, of Mississippi, whose knowledge
nf language Is as wide ns his knowledge of
a large number of ether subjects, Is likely te
call Mr. Ashur't's attention te the meaning
of the word, and prccipltnte another discus
sion which mny result In the appointment
of an expert te edit the English of the Con
gressional ltecerd. It certainly needs edit
ing. .
Mr. Ashurst also Is likely te find that the
purists will disagree with his criticism of
the use of the word "between" in tlm treaty.
Senater Ledge already has told him that it
Is as correct as if "among" lind been used.
He might hnve gene further nnd quoted
Hill's "Rhetoric" te the confusion of the
Stockton Business College graduate. That
excellent authority insists thnt "among" Is
Incorrect In such phrases as appear in the
document, and he says specifically that "we
should net say 'a treaty among three Pow
ers'." He MUs further that "between" Is
properly used of mere than two persons or
things when the mind is fixed en two at a
time.
We may expect next te have some Senater
find fault with the use of capital letters and
with punctuation.
THE FAIR IS ANCHORED
UNTIL the route of the first transconti
nental rallwny was definitely deter
mined, it was difficult, even for the most
flexible imaginations, te visualize that proj
ect. It wns net easy te take seriously any
plan for joining the Atlantic nnd Pacific
Oceans while scientific und political opinion
was divided upon the suitability of Panama
or Nicaragua for the C'ciiul. Once the locu
tion was fixed, plans for tl.e great water
way rapidly took shape and nctual work
was seen begun.
The choice of n setting for the world's
fair of lO-'O instantly removes thut ambi
tious and laudable undertaking from the do
minion of dreams. Popular interest can be
focused new upon the Parkwny-Falrmeunt
site. The enterprise ceases te be nn ab
stractien and the prospect of a magnificent
festal metropolis for such the fair should
he situated ideally in the heart of the his
toric city memorable for the birth of a na
tion can be cntci tained with some degree of
conviction.
The Fair Committee is heartily te be
commended for its sense of both practical
and nrtl6tic values in its selection of thn
environment of the exposition. The Park
way district is already undergoing a process
of extraordinary transformation. The ex
position plan fits ndmjrubly into this meta
morphosis. In addition the site is convenient, well
adapted for the Installation of the best trans
portation facilities nnd capable of Inspiring
development along the lines of charm and
beauty.
It has been rcitiratcd that money is the
essential need of the fair undertaking und
that all ether considerations arc subordinate
te this indispensable factor. In a hard
headed sense this is true. City, State and
Federal appropriations are required and
generous contributions from individual citi
zens. But cash can be raised If the foundations
of genuine progress, premising n structure
of accomplishment upon which funds could be
justifiably expended, are in sight.
Tljc first move has been made in ending
the long and irritating season of fluctuating,
tentutivc sites. The next step nnd one of
commensurate importance is the nomination
of n director general thoietighly equipped for
thut responsible pest. With that appoint
ment the exposition enterprise would be duly
launched, and the problem of menej -rulslng
could then come up for legitimate consider
ation. Meanwhile the nnchering of the fair in
fuses the undertaking with health and the
most forward-looking elements of the com
munity with hope.
SCUTTLING THE NAVY
IF THE Heuse Naval Appropriations Com
mittee has Its way we shall have a navy
half as large as that which we arc permitted
te maintain within the restrictions of the
Four-Power Treaty, new under fire nnd in
some danger in the Senate. Representative
Pat Kclley and his colleagues in the com
mittee have declared for a naval personnel
of fiO.OOO. Officers of long experience Insist
in all earnestness that, even nftcr the terms
of the armament limitation agreements arc
complied with, net fewer than 100,000 men
will be needed te adequately man American
fleets.
Only one thing remains for Congress te de.
The Representatives should take ever the
navy bodily, assume ceinpiete charge and
send nil the ndmlrals into retirement. Then,
If another war comes, members of Congress
should be required te man weakened nnd
disorganized fleets when they go forth te un
equal or even hopeless battle.
A SOVIET IRON EXPERIMENT
THE I. W. W. experiment with sevletlsm
in Russia will be watched with consid
erable Interest. If -DsOO American expert
Ironworkers are willing te go te Kusslu te
take part in the operation of nn Iren mill
in the L'ral Mountains, for which "Big Bill"
Hay ward has secured a concession for two
years, they will have te he men with con
siderable faith in the communistic theories.
There nre that number of extreme radicals
here. They have net found it easy t(, upply
their theories en this side of the ocean. If
lliey really believe that the theories will
work in practice they ought te be glad of
the opportunity presented. Twe'jeurs, how hew
ever, Is tee short te demonstrate the sound
ness of any industrial thcer.i.
The plan leeks like a desperate attempt
nf (he Soviet Government te get the Ural
Iren works in onerntlen.
The confession of the
Then We'll President that he may
All De Happy have made some mis
takes in making out Ids
income tax suggests the thought that by the
time the Treasury Department has devised
an liicnine-tnx blank ihnt will provide no
difficulties for this average citizen the public,
through Its representatives, will have de
rided that the i line has anived for abol
ishing the tn altogether.
Thn Buenes Aires So Se So
Te Avoid Cruelly clety for the Preven
tion of Cruelty te Ani
mals pretest against the expedition le (-upturn
thn pleslesnuiinii monster nt large in
the wilds of Pntagimiii ; but preparations for
the expedition are proceeding nevertheless.
Wn suggest by vvny of compromise that if
I he reptile h enptured alive It be turned ever
te the society for snfe keeping.
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A3 ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Crylna Need Exists for Mere Nurses
8kllled In the Treatment of Con
tagious Diaeatea,i and Present
Epidemics Prove It
By .SARAH D. LOWRIE
MORE than the price of eggs is getting
back te normal, apparently. The
alarming shortage In nurses at the training
schools is letting up, and the tide beginning
te turn the ether way. At least, se I gleaned
from MIm Claylon out at the Philadelphia
General Hospital while she was summing up
the situation te n committee of women who
meet out there occasionally. ,
Speaking from n city-wide point' of view-,
the only place thnt is still dangerously weak
in nurses is the Municipal Hospital for
Contagious Diseases. The shortage of the
nursing staff there Is net due te lack of
funds, for the impropriation has been gen
erous, nor te lack of geed management en
the part of these responsible for the hos
pital. It is due te a lack of nurses volun
teering te take training In the hospital.
Their quarters nre very geed, the foeil Is
very acceptable us hospital feed gees, that
is, nnd that applies te nny hospital their
pay is geed and their training is up te date
and scientific, nnd their experience should
be invaluable. But net enough nurses apply
te de the work that the hospital is capable
of doing if it were allowed te run up te its
capacity, or allowed te cnlurge up te the
needs of the city.
During the height of epidemics. micIi ns
the present scarlet fever and diphtheria
ones, the Municipal Hospital cannot nurse
all thn cases thnt develop in the city. Con
sequently many have te he nursed at home,
which involves mere danger of contnglen,
nnd in some cases nfter-compllcntlens from
cnreless or igueruut nfter-enrc.
THE Slunlclpnl Hospital is a wonderful
establishment and is doing a wonderful
work nnd has the potentialities of better
nnd better work, but the fact remains that
for every ten women who take up trnlncd
nursing ns a profession, net mere thnn one
half specialize en contugleus diseases or
even tnke a course in nursing such diseases.
And the fault lies partly with the general
public and partly with the doctors.
It is n curious thing thnt with the dis
covery of antiseptic treatment, rather than
with the discovery of the germ theory,
every one get scared of germs nnd con
tagions. That is, when science had made the
nursing and the hnndllng of contagions safer
than they had ever been before, every one
from the doctor down te the postman get
panic-stricken for fear of catching some
thing. If n nurse has come away from a con
tagious case she has real difficulty in Im
mediately getting an ordinary ca,e, because
the physician is shy of her, unless he is
hard pressed for nurses, and then he does
net give it a thought, but says, "Oh, come
along!"
On account of the heart weakness, diph
theria is a disease that needs skilled nurs
ing; en account of glandular weaknesses
scarlet fever Is n dlscnse te be watched by
a practiced eye; whooping cough, measles,
chicken pox nre acute and at times danger
ous illnesses for nfter-resiilts. If allowed
te run their course without censtunt pre.
caution against cold or weakness, nnd they
are generally the diseases of children who
cannot take care of themselves, the type of
disease above all ethers that should net be
neglected; yet they arc the diseases thut
most nurses receive no training te nurse,
und about which two-thirds of them nre
mere ignorant than the majority of mothers.
IF THE education required of a first-clas
trained nurse does net imply n knowl
edge of the care of contagious diseases. It is
net either scientific or practical te the ex
tent it should be.
Ne city nurse should hnve emitted that
from her course, nnd no visiting nurse and
no nurse specializing in the enre of children
nnd no institutional nurse und no mission
ary nurse.
Well, inasmuch as nearly every nurse
qualifies te be one or another of these types,
hew she can lightly avoid a strenuous course
in sucii a hospital as the Municipal I cannot
see. I understand that seven large nnd
notable training schools hnve put contagious
disease experience en their curricula, and
their nurses de go te the Municipal for
training, but It is still in met cases purely
an "elective" study and net required iu
earning a diploma.
If such n course were n required one In
the big Important hospitals, the lesser ones
would fellow their exnmple nnd the Munic
ipal Hospital would be able te carry a full
staff.
As it is. during months of epidemic the
strain en the present stnfl' is very serious
nnd is a cause of anxiety le these responsi
ble te the city for the functioning of the
grent Institution, built and run for the city's
fcick.
Twe months age when I was out at the
Municipal there were almost enough nurses
temporarily and net mere than enough pa
tients, but the peak of , the epidemic had net
been reached. With the return of inlld.
sunny weather this particular epidemic will
subside, but in nnethcr jear there wilt be a
return, nnd unless the lack is te be re
pented also, there must be mere nurses in
thut particular spot for that particular t.vpe
of emergency. The question Is: Hew arc
they te be supplied? What incentive will
bring them? And whut recognition iu their
career will reward them?
THEY will have te be supplied by ether
hospitals. The incentive will be u better
all-round training. And tile iceocniilen
must come from the doctors, who, better than
the general public, can gauge their added
worth as masters of their profession.
In these days of mnnv opportunities for
women te earn a comfertnhle living and
mere opportunities te serve the city and
State and country along wide avenues of
co-eperntlvc work, the profession of niire
from cither an economic or from a public
service point of view does net held out a
unique lure. Thn reason uewadn.vs for
being n nurse Is nlxitit the same as the t ca
pon for being a doctor, viz. : Thn knowledge
of disease and Its cure or amelioration and
the scientific; care of the sick makes an np
peal specially te one ns tlie kind of power
ever evil enp feels qualified te exercise, and
that being the ense the mere education nnd
the mere experience tlie better.
I vvjis interested te henr Miss Clayten,
who as head of the Nurses' Training Scheel
nut at the Philadelphia General, certalnlv
knows the modern nurse. I wns interested
te hear her say that an appeal te the rank
and file of young nurses en the ground of
thn needs of humanity might or might net
find an echo, but an appeal te them en the
ground of a completer education for their
profession would really find u i espouse.
All of which Is very interesting nnd very
hopeful for their future, it seems te me.
Pride in one's profession will carry one u
long way and ever a rough read and te a
high goal. Fer pride In one's profession Is
actually a public confession that one. has
mnny high competitors, und one's very best
Is none tee geed.
Today's Anniversaries
ISuTi The army of Genernl Sherman left
Fnyettevllle and crossed the Cape Fear River
for Goldsboro.
1800 Canada called for 10,000 volunteers
te repel a threatened Invasion by Feninus.
lfsp." Illinois Supreme Court decided the
tight-hour or "sweat-shop" law unconsti
tutional. t
Teday'B Birthdays
Jehn II. llaitlelt, the new First AsslMunt
Postmaster General of the I'nlted StnteB.
born ut Sunnpee, N. J I., fifty-three years
age,
Lee Shtibeit, prominent theatrical innn
agcr and producer, born at Syracuse, N. Y.,
forty-seven jears age.
Kdvvurd Payson Westen, celebrated pro
fessional pedestrian, born at Providence) R,
I,, eighty-three years age. s
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Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
REV. DR. JOHN MOCKRIDGE
On the Meral Spirit of the Times
THAT the general tone of public morality
is net nearly se bnd ns a great many
persons profess te believe Is the opinion of
the Rev. Dr. Jehn Meckrldge. rector of St.
James' Protestant Episcopal Church.
"The state of public morality," said Dr.
Meckridgc, "is net nearly se bad as lias
been depleted. These things arc generally
grossly exnggernted by these who write and
speak about them. The result is that an
entirely erroneous view of the sltuntipn is
usually given, perhaps unintentionally, nnd
perhaps with the idea that stories of this
kiud must be made mere or less sensational
if they are te command attention.
"An urllclc illustrating exactly this point
of view was published en Sunday last in
one of thn largest et the New- Yerk news
papers. It was te the effect thnt conditions
in Philadelphia society that Is, whut is
generally termed the socially elect are far
worse than in u similar stratum of New Yerk
life. The woman who purported te give this
information said that if you belong te the
socially elect, ,veu can tnke part In a night
life which would -cover witli red pulnt even
blase Broadway itself.' She also asserted
that there are fifteen country clubs within
n radius of ten miles of Philadelphia and
that 'In every one et these thn same debasing
and degrading kind of revelry is a regular
thing.'
War Broke Down Certain Barriers
"This whole statement is almost tee
utterly false und ridiculous te be wertli the
trouble, of den.vlug. While it is true (hat
there has been u mere or less hjsterlcal
condition resulting from the war and its
aftermath, it is also true (hat then- has
iiiwuys been a fast set and there have always
been Immoral men and women, iu high places
us well as iu low ones.
"The war threw down many of the ordi
nary barriers und winctieiiM te which people
had become accustomed, and this wns espe
cially the case with the girls and tlie women.
The emergencies of tlm war, when tabor was
nt a premium and hard te get, caused women
und girls te enter n variety of fields of labor
which they had never before Invaded.
"Many of them who knew hew te run
automobiles becnine chauffeurs for officers
and men who were actively cnguged In war
work; ethers entered business houses and
even shipyards, and this applied with even
greater force and in larger numbers te what
is known as thn 'socially elect' than te their
sisters who long had been accustomed te the
environment of dally work.
Seme Proterlleiis Removed
"There could be but one result of all this:
it made things generally mere open and re
moved certain restrictions which had up te
that time existed nnd applied a restraining
influence. Perhaps the women of our coun
try had been tee much protected under
former conditions; but, If this were the case,
much of this protection was taken away by
the conditions which developed rapidly when
our country entered the war and the need
c.'uiie for every ene te de what he or she
could In iusuw its success.
"As a consequence of the partial removal
of these barriers and sanctions, there has
been some tendency toward greater freedom,
nil of which bus net been desirable, although
I de net believe thnt thn permanent coin-e-quctiecs
of It will be serious,
"As. I have seen the situation, these die
tlie principal causes for tlie largely unjus
tified outcry ugaliist the. public morality of
the Natien; but It seems te me te be largely
only an augmentation of the naturally rest,
less temperament and Ufa of America, with,
out seriously or Intrinsically wrong tend
encies. Yeung People in Church Werk
"As ii whole, I confidently believe that
thn moral standards of thn young people of
tiie country urn certainly no lower than they
have been in (lie pust und they urn prebablv
higher. I eau say, as rector of St. .Inines'
Church, that never have tliere hcii se mnny
jeiiiig women interested lu the vveik of the
church as there urn at the present moment.
They nre seriously Interested tee, with every
sign that this Jul crest will be permanent;
iu iie seiisn does It seem te be a superficial
or teiiiHiriiry tiling.
"If thn war sltiiutleii brought out lu some
cases the worst slde of humanity,, in mnny
ethers, nml In the great majority of cases
nt thut. It brought out the heller slde and
brought It out mere strongly than It might
bn possible te de etherwjbe. The hectic
spirit which was se prominently tUewn
during 1018 and for about a year following
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the conclusion of the war Is rapidly steadying
down.
"The young people of the country arc
very much mero curious Intellectually than
they were before the war upset se many of
our traditions, and ns a consequence have
developed an inquiring turn of mind toward
many things which were previously accepted
as facts, without discussion or inquiry.
Having found thnt the ordinary social con
ventions did net rest upon a sufficiently
strong foundation nnd could bn broken down,
they seemed te think that perhaps the intel
lectual foundations were in the same con
dition nnd they nre new attacking them.
Much Intellectual Floundering
"There is consequently much. Intellectual
floundering among the young of the Natien.
Ibis in itself may be a geed sign, as it
shows thnt they nre alive Intellectually, but
it also Imposes a tremendous responsibility
upon the elder peeple te direct the thoughts
et the younger ones in the right paths und
te see that this intellectual effort is made
along sound lines.
"One of the most interesting nnd curious
manifestations of this tendency is that n
very large percentage of college students urn
uncertain us te whut they will de after their
college careers arc closed. I think that this
most unusual situation mny bn traced te
certain conditions which the war developed.
'During the period of the war there was
eflered an immediate opportunity for every
jeiith in the country te render some idealis
tic lervice te his country in the manner In
which he was best fitted te perform this
work, whether that be in the urmv, the min min
or along some civilian line. Then, the war
biing ever, the ordinary walks of life
uppeured drab by comparison, und nothing
renlly exerted nny compelling force en them
the law, medicine, the mlnlstrv, or any
ether of the walks usuully open te the
educated youth. As a consequence, thev nre
completing their educations without definite
purposes ahead and most of them will ..rob
ably ultimately drift Inte business.
The- Outlook Is Geed
"But the outlook is geed ami net bad at
all. I think (hut one of thn verv worst
things that can happen is for tlie elder
generation te insist that tlie youth of their
day Is go ng te the bnd If this is kept
sufficiently long time the youth will be eve
it themselves and the chances of its ban
peiilng by reason of this belief l I he
immensely augmented.
"The situation with regard te inarrlate
and dlveu-e is worse than it was, m,t It
has been getting steadily worse for ,, ,
I me. This intuition l.s net a class affulr ?u
h . bur is eui.,1 l every stratum f s" . etv
Jan of ailf '"Bl'er S,nmlnr'1 '"' thi
"I urn optimistic, but net foolishly 0 I
urn emphatically for thn young pp c of 'our
country and confidently believe tint both
they and the Natien as a whole ? '
right path nnd that this seen w lA e g , er!
ally recognized." fc-nvi-
H limy well be that the I'nlted States
tr!tttyi:n3f,erI7J;,esir
Principle lather than U-.SOT.ffl
It is perhups because of Its nverwlini,..
ing nieces,, as a legislative hed I , ''
prcH-nt Cengiess e"w a, .ears ,J,ul , s ' '"
take en the duties of the Executive tU
"Patrick II. Kclley V" repeated ..,,,
Dcnby thoughtfully. "(), v0" ,i, " ,,or
who advocated the" little t eaty nav -i !'""
men In a tub." " navy tilrt,c
Despite the contention of Dr r ii
Moere, we decline te believe thai. 'l,, l ,'rry
l'leslesauriiH leallv dlel !. i ' ,' nnc'"it
reaeli its plesiebler " U iM ws te
The icusenln, : of III Jehnsen be.ins ,
impiess us. I la. ged If we' II ,, 0M.1,,'8lns '
.JH until we leX'w'h.;;" ftA
filed the first
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fheee signal for ,1,,,'lth! whl,V,!l,,ft.;
Tlie fad that it dollar thisven.. i,
i!.i per cent mere than it ill last vein l,l,J.s
Juteiest the man who lacks tlie fliTlar!00'" l
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"J-'ntly" publicity Is new lc"en picking.
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SHORT CUTS
At least we have a fuir sight, of the fair
site.
It is lack of tin that is worrying the
bonus tinkers.
Benus tires. Frear het air. Congres
sional Garage. Advt.
Light -running togs of sheer panic new
clothe bonus sprinters.
Trenten is still taking Its juries mixed.
Geed way te get a kick.
Fess may yet learn there is no such
animal as a harmless bonus.
Perhaps the Antlgenlsh ghost Is en
advocate of radio regulation.
As Berah sees it, there is nothing at
cific about tlie pact but its iiuinc.
Seme of the observations of tlie Ameri
can observer in Purjs appear te cut.
A little thing like n historical fact is
no great obstacle te Berah's oratory.
Blanleu seems determined, thnt the
country sluill write iiiui down nn ass.
We me new convinced that It was a
.Tnhhcrweck that was sighted in .Patagonia.
Petasli man nrrcsfed in New Yerk.
Police probably looking for Pcrlmutter guy.
Philadelphia boosters deplore the ham
mer, but have no serious objection te a
bilvcr pick.
Hie Revenue Collector saw many
spring-halted dark horse pass under the
wires jesterdny.
( ensidering thnt he had next te nothing
else en his desk, it is amazing thut Lloyd
Geerge. should upset the India ink,
Probably the most remarkable thing la
j,mcr .l t0(lay Is tne apparent general In
difference tethethreatencd coal strike.
An eminent traveler, Carrell, te wit,
In a spasm of laughter and glee,
Asserts of the plcslesuurian, it
Is a Snurk of the snarklest, sec?
And the snurkicst Snark (we were tbert
when he spoke)
Is the Boejum or Buncome or Practical
Jeke.
What. De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
What Is the Rand?
"hat Is a commando?
mint Is thn origin of tlm tcnn yellow
Journalism?
Distinguish between Salvader and San
.Salvader.
Jj"1"' two; novels by Telstdy.
hat Is the feminine et the title Vice
roy? What Is the meaning: of the French
" nr.isn "shiis seiicl"?
hut ene of the four gospels Is thought
in liavi) buen wr.iten .it a tlme nearest
,' he events with which it deals?
Jvhnt Ls polenta?
what Is a dormer window?
Answera te Yesterday's Quix
1. The bucket of black wngnn grease ear
ned by prnlrle schooners in transcon
tinental Journeys In pioneering days
VJU'lalned u "daub stick," with which
the lubricant was applied. Karly
American pioneers In Han Francisce
were sometimes putrenn of Chlnesa
opium establishments. The aspect of
the opium suggested the "daub,'' which
word had been corrupted Inte "dope.'
and "dope" came te be applied te the
opium itself.
2. Johannesburg is the largest city lu Seuth
Africa.
3. The Kmperer Dcm Pedre II was a distin
guished visitor te the Centennial Kx-
position held In Philadelphia. In 176.
i. A protagonist is the chief person in
Urania or plot of a utery, leading per-
C. Jan
nun in a contest, cniunpien or a cau.w.
j Christian .Smuts Is Premier of the
L'nlnn of Knnlli Arrlxu
fi. Hlsmutli Is a reddlsh.whlte metal.
jlelin McC'ulleugh was a celebrated
American tragedian. Ile waa born lu
Irnlund In 18.17 and first appeared en
ilia Htufc-e In 1'hlludelphla In 1857. U
died In 1885.
S, A marmoset Is a small Amarlcan monkey
with long fur and penciled ears. They
am used lis ptB In Urasll. . .
9. Autophcgeus animals nre birds able te
run about and feed themselves as seen
as they are hutched. Literally, autoph auteph
m rtg,U8.m.cu,m "" eating or fsedlnf.
10, The. Confederate name for the Battle- ,
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