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KIIU Jllfl m. f Ksw yek ncmic Th sm. nuit.iing faC; wflwfl udiud,, ...iraiaigar jjuuuirc asK1' arnscntPTieN Trn.Ms , thi nrraNiNO I'l'iue Lxr-iin. is servM te bud- rlbara In rhlladelphla and surreunlns town i -? carrier. y . Mall . ..1-4. A..4.IJ. .J tll.ll.J.l.t.1. 1 tna JIhlled Mtnles, Cann.lu. or l'litte.1 SUtia pos sessions, petat free, fltty (30) cents per month. la (10) dollars per year. payaMe li mlnnce. Te all ferln countries en (II) dollar a month. NOTleiv-Subicrlbeni wlshlnr atMre-.ii chanted Snuit clve old aa well as new address, Bltt. J0fl VAt.NCT KF.YSTONE. MAIN 101 tXAddresi all communication te Eveixinp Publle Ledger, Independence Square, I'htUidelpnln. k Member of the Associated Press TItB ASSOCIATED PRESS exclusively Htltd e th use for republication of alt nrws tltgatchet credited te (t or net ethenclit credited (M taper, and also the local nrtvs pubashrd fAre(n. .ill rfaMs of republication et svectal dtapatctiei mtrtin art nlse reierved, l'hlltdtlphl., Tusidsr, Mirch :i. 19H ACCIDENT SCAPEGOATS CIIAItLES I.. EVANS, conductor, nml Walter Yeakel, nglntmnn, scntenceil ' Xespectivcly te nine unci i-ls ment'if for criminal negligence In the Heading Knllwny wreck, near Dryn .Vthyn, are pitifully con cen con Tentlennllzed scapegoats. If these hapless empleyes were exclusive ly responNlhle for the appalling less of llfe la the dlnaster, their punishment Ih bhock bheck lalr light. If antiquated methods, archnlc alngle trackage and out-of-date wooden eeacheH were also factors In the tragedy, the principle of atonement hatt been but Imper fectly recognized In the court verdict. If the clrcumptances of the case were net xtmlnlacent of the aftermath of ether rail road accidents, surprise at the judgment ren dered might be keen. Ac It is, a etandardlred Ituatlen has been re-enacted. There Is nothing astonishing in the punishment of aegllgent empleyes. They are blameworthy, of course, for their errors, but it is gen erally known that these lapses are incom mensurate with the extent of the slaughter. It Is easier, however, te estublish Individ ual victims than te exact costly adminis trative reforms. Americans hnve come te expect that after fatal accidents one or Bere members of train crews will be im prisoned. The lightness of the usual sentence sug fests that the real culprits have escaped. But such mockery of justice is an old story, ud the public conscience is seen hardened. MODERNIZING THE FERRIES ANNOUNCEMENT that work will be started in less than a fortnight upon the Trctcntieus new train terminal and ferry house for the Reading Railway In Camden It reassuring evidence that the bridge pro ject hns net been permitted te obstruct necessary development of ether features of Interstate communication. In many respects the Delaware span will revolutionize transportation conditions, but U will net tnke care of all the traffic. Im provement of the ferry service and of ac commodation for passengers and freight is till essential. It is planned that the Reading's Camden station shall provide room for ten sets of tracks for seashore and New Jersey subur ban traffic. The ferry house will be de signed te permit the ufc of double-deck beats, with ample prevision both for vehicles and passengers. The $2,fi00,000 which the structure will CMt is fully commensurate with the needs of the service. The vacation-time jam en . th ferries has rapidly grown worse. The Pennsylvania is preparing te build an additional ferry slip at Market street and corresponding quarters en the east bank of the river. New steamers, also with double decks, will be placed en this brief out busy "run." The immense growth of the Philadelphla-Caraden metropolitan area dearly demands such expansion and mod med mod ernisateon of the ferries. TO A PHILADELPHIA HERO pENNSYLVANIANS in general and Phil- adelphlans i-pBTtlculnr may take pride in the memorial tribute te Geerge Corden Meade, for which ground will be broken in Washington en March 28. Bjr training, education nnd residence, Qeaeral Meade was a Phlladelphlan, the raeit conspicuous figure from this commun ity In the military history of the Civil War. Philadelphia artistry has been Invoked in tht work of Charles Orally, sculptor of the monument, and Simen Simen, architects, responsible for the base, setting end decorative environment in a handsome new avenue. Times have changed since recourse was bad te Paris and Berlin, the latter retire seated in Slemmerlng's unmistakably Teu tonic Washington In Folrmeunt Park. Of tils stolid work it has been said that it is a convincing bronze embodiment of Freder ictvthe Great iu Continental uniform. But, in addition te the fitness of Its .erlcin, the Meade memorial has ether claimR te distinction. It is a daring and impressive aaay in allegorical sculpture, combining dignity with grace and deep spiritual values. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has net spared expense In honoring enn of Its roost valorous and gifted sons, victor at Gettysburg, and Invaluable aid te Grant In !.1'er.KCnnT'TP1lenS-,Iut ,s deuMf"1 " y mate In the Union will be se worthily repre- IMtUtd In the decorative sense as I'ennsvl- vanla will be in Washington when the Mall baa become ; n finished rcnlltv dominated by this splendid example of Philadelphia work- Kaaship and taste. K WHY THE BOYS COME HOME f AMERICANS who have been worrying ever the presence of a small force of our regulars in the Rhineland can take sat isfaction In Secretory Weeks announce anneunce MMSt that evacuation will be completed by Jtly 1. It has been repeatedly said that no neees Ity has existed for the prolonged occupa tion by our troops of any part of German MIL In this assertion, much, of course, depends upon the point of view. The occupation was originally designed te .enforce armistice terms and later treaty 4 v !.. uur muiuiunei irum me Versailles S VKeaipact has been regarded as altering the MWaiM.tlen. ifi'S'tIi se hannens. however, that n m.,.1. S'4rslty "was negotiated between the United ,l;Plstes and uermany. The right te maintain f;rps,ln the Rhineland was safeguarded in wi I pact, wuicn impiieu, moreover, that occupation might serve as pressure unnn y& fallllment of certain claims against the x 3' enemy nation. any still ewes this Government nar- for the upkeep of the troops, and there y etber claims, some of them result- wail a Mipfuc-aeprtNiaueM. mm jsecaeea.stHUsa. ix uesa aaea- neai 01 aacwuTjMk . u. nuaita yrrifltiraM vi , t " . tlens an alt solved before July, there will Indeed be no reason for continuing the oc cupation. And, in any event, the 'Allies will remain for a while en the Rhine, and can we net, if we cheese, call upon them for aid in settling our bills? CONGRESS SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN LEAVE OF ITS SENSES President Harding's Coel Sanity Over the Benus Business Is All That Stands In the Way of Financial Chaes PRESIDENT HARDING refuses te be - stampeded from the position he has taken en the bonus question. He made his views clear many weeks age and In setting them forth he assumed responsibility for pro tecting the solvency of the Treasury. If a bonus is te be paid the money must be raised by taxation, and he suggested n sales tax as a way te raise it. He would net consent te n bend Issue, for the reason that the borrowing capacities of the Gov ernment will be stretched te the utmost te take care of mere than $0,000,000,000 of obligations that must be refinanced within the next thirteen or fourteen months. There is net nn able business man In the country who docs net knew the President is right. An nttempt te float a new lean nnd In crease the national debt would depreciate the value of every Liberty bend new out standing. Assuming that the lean could be floated, it would tnke from the channels of business n larsc amount of capital that Is Imperatively needed te finance enterprises which have been waiting a return te normal conditions. It would check business recov ery and delay the return te profitable em ployment of the men new Idle. If a bonus Is te be paid te the former service men the money must be rnlsed by a tax, and the bonus must be paid out of current revenues. This is the hard and Inescapable fact which confronts these responsible for national solvency. That the President has insisted en its recognition, graciously, but nevertheless with firmness, is te his credit. He could de no less without dodging his obligations. The tax which he proposed Is offensive te the farmers' bloc. But It Is the tax that would raise the money with the least pos sible disturbance te .business. There is no ether tax which could be levied without overcoming the strenuous opposition of all the substantial Interests of the country. Every one save n few Western and South ern demagogues nre aware of this. The bill which the Ways and Means Com mittee has drafted dodges the whole finan cial question by merely providing a plan en which bonuses shall be paid. It does net appropriate a dollar and It does net set forth any plan by which the money shall be raised. And the plan of the bill does net contemplate the payment of cash te the ex-service men. They are te get an insur ance certificate redeemable in twenty years en which they can borrow a part of its face value. The rich man who does net need cash can allow the certificate te mature, when he will get 2u per cent mere than Its face value and compound interest en It for twenty yenrs, mnklng n total of about three times the amount which the peer man who needs the cash can raise en his certificate, pro vided he can get any bank te lend him the money. It Is astounding that full-grown men can pretend te themselves that this geld brick certificate bonus plan will satisfy any one. Yet it apparently is te be jammed through the Heuse this week by the rotes of Repre sentatives who are afraid that if they de net de something for the soldiers they will lese their seats In the November election. Congress is aware of the financial condi tion of the Treasury. It has been made clear te it by Secretary Mellen and by the Tresident. But the Heuse does net seem te care a tinker's dam about anything but the approaching election. The President yesterday, after hearing Ferdncy nnd Mendell and the rest of the Heuse leaders, said in effect: "I have made my position clear te you by my previ ous statements. It is net necessary te restate it. Whether you accept my views or net is up te you. Yeu nre the legisla tive branch of the Government. Yeu must accept the responsibilities of your powers. I will accept mine." If by any chance the bill, after passing the Heuse, should be approved by the Sen ate, It is morally certain thet the President would veto it. He can take no ether course without betrayal of the larger Interests of the Natien. Fer it Is much mere Important that the Federal Government de everything in its power te assist in the restoration of neraial business conditions than that it make a cowardly surrender te the fear of political reprisals from the former service men. What In called the soldier vote Is n buga boo. President Harding knows that it 14 net a political solid. Men of all purtles and none were the uniform. They a.e net sub stantially all Republicans as ihe Northern soldiers of the Civil War became. There were no domestic polities' involved in the World War. When the beldlers came home they voted for Republican nnd Democratic Congressmen and Governors just as they did before they went abroad or before they went te the training camps. Why, right here In Philadelphia, when an attempt was made te nominate a war veteran for a local office last year In opposition te a politician who stnyed at home the war veteran was de feated. But if all the ether veterans had voted for him at the primaries he would have been nominated and cfected. But the nvmbcrs of the Heuse are afraid of tills bugaboo and are trying te appease it by going through the motions of passing a bunce bonus bill. Seme of them nre even going se far as te berate the former service men who writ them that they de net want any bonus. This has hnppened In this neigh borhood, where ft Congressman actually wrote te n young man of a Well-to-de family that he ought te work for the bonus for the benefit of the peer young men who need the money. The members of the Heuse, with few exceptions, seem te have taken leave of their reaien nnd te be nctlng like hysterical cow ards The President alone retains his poise and his mental balance. THE LADY IN ART ADAM, In the hours of his loneliness, deubtlrss mode little pictures In the sand. It Is conceivable that he even tried his hand nt little cloy images of a sort likely te suggest the nche In his heart or the poig nancy of his asserted woes. He was the fimt sculptor. And nlmest all great sculp tors of all ages were sons of Adam, net daughters of Eve. ... That probably is why Adam's mood of cynicism eeatinues te ee reuec.ua in a great S .- . . Al al .J .-I... .La - I xrvv - A " tTnV6 ' "ai1 v clubs of the State of New Yerk feel Justified T In making determined pretests against rea erlck MacMennlcs newest creation, a marble group of heroic size, which is seen te be un veiled in City Hall Park, Manhattan. MacMennlcs chiseled a youth of muscular build nnd fascinated upward gaze and called him Civic Virtue. 4Jnder the feet of the marble man nre two beautiful ladles, un clothed nnd spurned. They nre, respectively, Vice and Temptation. Why, angrily ask the sculptor's feminine critics, should the nasty figures of nllegery be forever represented as women? What, for example, have women done te weaken the moral consciousness of American voters? Why shouldn't Mac Mac eonnlcs spirit of enlightened citizenship be shown spurning a gentleman in the white vest and the top hat of the political besslsm? Mr. MacMennlcs, cornered In his studio, does net knew. The thought came te him, nnd there It is. Tnke it or lenve It. It Is u geed group 1 "The sirens were always women, Weren't they?" cries the artist testily. He might have added thnt, m the eyes of n sculptor who Is n son of Adam, women seem a little mere Interesting when they nre being spurned. And yet It will net de te assume that the artists have been in a general con splracy of nnti-femlnlne propaganda. The sirens of nrt always have eecn women. Hut Fame In the pictures nnd sculptured groups Is a woman. Se nre the Three Graces, ami se are Poetry, Victory nnd Heroism. The devil, en the ether hand, is always and for ever masculine te the artists. When women become a little mere ad vanced, when they begin te make the most conspicuous pictures nnd sculpture, they may even matters up. Then the male of the species may be revealed nt all his evil occupations. But, If the women arc fair, they will have te revise all literary and artistic tradition, abolish the familiar devil nnd picture, In stead, n dark, cruel and relentless Princess of Darkness. THE CASE OF McCOACH WHEN you sit down te consider the pos sible general effect of the State Supreme Court decision giving power te the Director of Public Safety te demete an officer of Captain McCoaeh's rank, and te demete him without making his reasons public, you will realize again the hopelessness of aU the efforts commonly made te Insure hon est, efficient nnd decent public adminis tration by special laws. In the right hands the authority guaranteed te police directors by this decision would operate for great geed. In the hands of unprincipled or cor rupt men it could be a force for disinte gration nnd evil. Thus a Director of Public Safety who for one reason or another wished te be a terrorist could new work without danger or fear of exposure. If he wished te pro tect privileged vice he could de se by merely making his wishes known te his subordi nates and holding ever them the threat of official discipline of a most unpleasant sort. He could retire Inte the background and into places of obscurity police officials who refused te de his bidding, nnd he would J net have te make any explanation te the men se eliminated or te the public. He could be a Czar of sorts and a Court from which there would be no appeal. Yet, upon the ether hand." It new lies in the power of an honest Director te deal directly and efficiently for the geed of the service nnd the community at large with police captains and lieutenants who, under the protection of Civil Service rules, hnve continued te take orders from Irresponsible politicians instead of from their superiors. Everything depends upon the personal equa tion. It apfcars in the final annlysis that cen tralized authority is, after all, the only guarantee of an honest and efficient police seryice. With centralized authority gees centralized responsibility. Under the new ruling, it will be proper for the public te go beyond suspected miner police officials and put full blame for the failure or the misuse of police power flatly upon the shoulders of the Director of Public Safety and the Mayer. These officials -will net be able te blame "meddling politicians" for such inefficiency or crookedness as may be rivealed in the mechanism of the Depart ment of Public Safety. Frem new en they will have a right te cheese their own men for important official pests. Captain MuCeach was buspected of di vided allegiance. He was charged with a desire te Bcrve his political friends by the misuse of his official power. That is a bad habit of a geed many police officials and cnew'hich has been forced upon them. In the past by the powers higher up. It used te be fashionable te blame "the bosses" for anything that went wrong in the Po lice Department. New it will be necessary te blame the Mayer and the Director of the Department of Public Safety. And, of course, if crooked politicians get Inte these offices they will net mind being blamed or criticized. They never de, se long as the public refrains from mnklng its resentment apparent at the polls. DISCOVERERS OF HUMANITY "yOUNG MR. DODGE, one of the sons - of the millionaire meter manufacturer, went joyriding In the environs of Detroit. He speeded. He contributed te circum stances which caused the injury of n girl who rode In his machine. He was arrested and sent te a cell, where he spent five days, and he was liberated yesterday. Reading of nil this, one would be led te suppose thnt young .Mr. Dedge is merely nnether of the glided set. But he seems te be a little mere than thnt. He has written an article for the prison paper in Detroit, nnd it is no ordinary article. It is net an expose. Mr. Dedgo has discovered hu manity. He Is eager te tell the world about it. Thus he reports that it is wrong for people te believe that all jailers are brutes, that Courts are cruel places where tyrants preside and watch for unfortunates whom they can make miserable, and that all po licemen are brutes with badges en and that the jails are filled with depraved criminals. Jailers, says Mr. Dedge, are human and kindly, nnd Judgps seem sorry rather than glad when they have te visit punishment en an offender against the law. Police men aren.'t ugly-tempered and Intent merely en showing their authority. Most wonder ful of nil things te young Mr. Dedge was the discovery thet the people who live In cells nre net different essentially from ether people. .Most of them, In, believes, ere unfortunate or luckless, rather than bad at heart. A few days in n cell seem te have done mere for yeun Mr. Dedge than years in college de for a great many young men of his age and generation. Of course, police men are geed-humored and, tolerant, and even kind te their prisoners, when the pris oners are half decent. A great deal of un advertised charity is dispensed in police stations. Judges don't like te send people te jail. And most of the people who go te jail are in no way different at heart from these who don't. Yeung Mr. Dedgo Is n typical representa tive of that iv-ft of the world which is dis covering the Other Half. Everywhere all sorts of fortunate people are beginning te realUe with something of astonishment that peer and rich, ins nnd outs, ups and downs nTe nllke under their eklns; that all of them ire human, alike susceptible te the game hurts, the mme passions and pains and desires and hopes and fears. Why must geme men live te be old before they realise nil this? And why Is it that an American -south of fortune must te te Jail ta complete his tducstlenj &&,?, if rsmA4aar.,twu Jil &-" ," VrLi "-.t'C HARDWARE AND WHITE MULE Hew a Southern Merehant Solved the Problem of Attracting Ladles te Hie Hardware Stere "White ..Mule," Allae "Moonshine, In Ite ' Native Lair By GEOROE NOX MeCAIN r' WAS in the smoking compartment of a Pullman that brought' up the rear of aa express train headed for the Southwest. lie was slender, smooth-shaven and soft of voice, wltb n tendency te slur the final "r" as most Southerners de. The combination of peripatetic humanity had been exchanging experiences, as the mole humnn usually does when In repose nnd In group formation. r Especially when the aforesaid humans foregather in the haze of the smoking com partment of one of Mr. Pullman's ,Twagen llts." "Did any ve' gentlemen cvah notice that it's the rarest thing In the world te see a lady in a hardware steh?" The slender, smooth -shaven gentleman beamed through his eyeglasses en the ethers. It was a new nngle en one phase of mer chandising; a lady In n hardware store I "Ncvah thought about it, I presume," smiled the Southerner. "New that je de, isn't It a fact that It Is an unusual sight?" The traveling salesman from Baltimore, the civil engineer from New Yerk, the pursy nnd rather truculent hotel man unanimously and upon retrospect agreed that It was, come te think, an unusual sight. "Ye' see, it isn't much n lady needs in th' hardware line. It's feh that reason we nre putting In a line of toys and house fur nishings," smiled the soft-voiced one. He was buyer for a big Southern estab lishment. He had Just mndc his first ven ture Inte a new field. nis experiences were Interesting. T SUPPOSE ye' all knew about th' Tey A Fair," he went en. "Maybe I ought te call It th' Tey Mar ket. It closes en the 15th of March. "I didn't knew n soul In that trade, but when I get te New Ye'k I hitched up te a clcvah gentleman, representative of a for eign house. I told him honestly I didn't knew a thing nbeut toys, as such, an' de you knew he took me in an' treated me like a brethah. "This Tey Market runs feh nbeut two months. There are representatives of Amer ican, German, French, Swiss nnd ether for eign manufacturers." "All under one reef?" asked the traveling salesman. "Ne suh. Scattered about right generally ever th' town. "They have three prices, one te Jobbers, one te wholesalers en' another te retailers," he continued. "Each has his specialty. One will handle electrical toys, another mechanical, a third velocipedes and tricycles, another blocks and block puzzles. Then there arc dells, bisque figures, jointed animals, toy houses and fur niture. "While I wbb looking around one West ern buyer gave an order feh $70,000 worth of dells alone. Think of thnt, suh 1 "Of ce'se, ye' understand it was feh the coming Christmas trade," smiled the gentle little buyer. '"OUT see here. Suppose the market gees Jj down between new nnd the tlrae of delivery?" Inquired the salesman. ' "Oh, they protect ye' up te 20 per cent," was the reply. "Beyond thet ye' get te take the less ye'self. The Southerner, who had held the atten tion of the smokers, continued : "I get te thinking hew we could. attract the ladles te euh place, an' I lilt en two plans: "First was te add something te euh stock, which was hardware, that would ap peal te them. "Heuse furnishings feh the ladies and toys feh the children, was the idea. "One day at bank I saw the name of the paying teller above his window; an' the receiving teller the same. "I went back nnd hnd a talk with my principal. He didn't take te the idea at first, but I convinced him finally. ".V lady in n hardware steh feels lest," I argued. "Get rid of that feeling. "I hnd small German silver Obien nins mnde. Inserted in each one in small, dis tinct letters was the name of the clerk who were It. "The clerks kicked. I argued with them and finally wen them. "It's th' biggest thing I evah put ever. 1 "Each clerk is en his best behavior te customers because they knew him by name. If he is polite they ask feh him every time they enter the steh. "It's increased euh sales te a noticeable extent. "The toys next winter will attract meh ladles and children, tee an' then seeing ladies In a hardware steh will be a common thing." Smilingly he lit a fresh cigarette. THE express had swept into the Knexvllle depot and out again, and was once mere snorting along toward the Mississippi. Blue peaks and long ranges of hills marked the folds of the Appalachian chain. It was n rugged, rocky, remote region. Last year's withered cornstalks leaned in drunken rows in nearly every field. "Betchcr sweet life there's lets of moon meon moen shino in this country," remarked' the Balti more drummer. "Sure," cmphnslzed the hotel man. "They don't make much else. Can't get any price for their corn nnd grain se they just natur ally turn It into 'White Mule.' "White Mule?" Inquired the engineer. "Yep. That's what they call moonshine down here. "I've heard it called 'Bleck and Fall' In New Yerk, but 'Whlte Mule's' a new one en me." "I'm the goat," grinned the hotel man, "What's the 'Bleck and Fnll idea?" "Take a drink of It in one block and fall dead In the next. And, believe me, some of that New Yerk hooch deserves the name." "But why 'White Mule'?" continued the engineer. "Because it's get such an almighty kick, according te the dnrkleB." miIESE people are the finest in the X country." He was n newcomer into the Sanhedrim of the smoker; n lumberman. He had clambered aboard at Bristel, the hustling town where if you commit murder en one side of Main street and cress te the ether aide they've get te get a requisition te arrest you. The Virginia -Tennessee State line runs down the center of the thoroughfare. Yeu get into a trolley In one State, ride a block nnd gat off in another. "These people have the bluest bleed of America in their veins," continued the lum berman. "Their ancestors lived here and here abouts In these mountains before the Revo lution." "An' they make 'White Mule' tee, I sup. pose?" It was the New Yerk man who esked. "Yes, sir. There's some rnre old corn whisky hidden nwey among these bills, and they're making mere every day. "Most hospitable people in the world If they knew you're net a 'revenuer.' " "Ever hear the story old man Buzzard used te toil" inquired me uristei man. "He came from up around Dulleis, Pa. Had a lumber operation down here. He used te ride all ever these mountains pron pren pecting for lumber. Spnt days In the saddle and slept at night in the meutainecrs' cabins. . "One night he stepped at a cabin. After the mnn had led his horse te a lean-te and Buzzard had washed his hands and fnce, the mountaineer inquired: " 'Llke u drink e' whisky before supper, mister?' " 'Don't care if I de,' said Buzzard. " 'Whicb'jl you him-, mister, th' old or th' new?' j 1"'Well, r see, the old was made yes Udday mawnla an' th' new was made tale wawauki'"- -" . .. J. " 'wnni s jee niaciriice; &'i--i.' , ' iV.iannVW. j .. . . .. ' A.'iM-f.-iaaiaaaaaaak-jt. , . i . ' , Vf-.w.' HM lamTnaaaaaaaaaaaaae" r,.,tx ?-., n Willi hlMMiM. V !. '"Vi" . .,.! "'"iCIRJUraittttttttttttttmjVl.'f f . r. . . . . ,- mfawwmmwj AND NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best 4 MIS8 SUSAN C. FRANCI8 On Caring fr 6lck and Ailing Children PHILADELPHIA is well abreast of the ether great cities of the country nnd far ahead of most of them in the matter of the care which is given te its sick, undernour ished and ailing children, As well as in a general campaign of education in these matters carried en nllke among the children and the parents, says Miss Susnn C. Francis, superintendent of the Children's Hospital. "Most children who require medical at tention," said Miss Francis, "show great evidences of malnutrition. This is largely due te the lack of knowledge en the part of the parents as te the proper lnrtheds et feeding the child, nnd we are trying te remedy this state of nffalrs by teaching tne mothers the right wny. "The fact that at our own institution wc have nbeut 2000 children a month as dis pensary cases shows hew widespread ere the conditions which create these cases. The Department for the Prevention et uisease keeps n careful and systematic tabulation et each case, the child being weighed, measuiee. put Inte the proper classification and looked after generally. Associated Medical Clinic "The Associated Medical Clinic cares for dependent nnd often neglected children, it Is different in some ways from the usual hospital clinic, as the children rarely present cases of acute illness. The chief problems ere these of malnutrition, of physical de fects of the eye, cer, nose, threat, skin, etc., nnd the cases are often associated with men tnl defects, or present serious problems or conduct or morals. A careful examination Is made, both physical and mental, and spe cial attention is paid te the eyes, lungs, nutrition and posture. "The Department for the Prevention of Disease does the social service work of the institution, the 'fellow-up' nursing of both ward and dispensary cases, and carries en ether activities especially directed toward the prevention of disease nnd the promotion of health. When it is necessary te give bed side core te a bick child, the nurses de se, but the main feature of their work lies in the development of geed health habits In the children. . ...... Instruction ier .nowers "We have found thnt the Individual in struction which the mothers rcceive In their homes from the nurses has brought about the greatest results In the Improved conditions of the home as well ns in the actual health of the children. The effects of home visits by well-trained nurses have bepn remarkable in the saving of infant life. "In the Thirtieth Ward of the city we have been trying te make prevision for the care of expectant mothers, the supervision of the children from the time of their birth nnd the education of the citizens generally In all matters pertaining te healthful living nnd the prevention of disease. A survey of this territory shows that the Department for the Prevention of Disease must net confine its work simply te the sick children who ceme te the hospital for treatment, ns many of the children living in that neighborhood are very much Jn need of the care nnd the advice which the department is prepared te give, In order te prevent them from becoming sick. "We plan that the department shall act ns a community center for the education of parents and children alike en all matters iiertatnlng te the henlth of children. The infant mortality of the Thirtieth Ward Is considerably higher than the average of the city as a whole, and we hope, through the touching of the cardinal principles of health te the citizens, te be able te improve condi tions these materially. Sewing Lessens for Mothers "The prenatal clinics which are new being held have taught mothers that a fol lowing of the principles laid down there means net only better bublcs, but also much better health for themselves. We also give newtng lessens of two hours' duration. 'i lie Keyneie et our worn ana tne teunrtn tlen upon which all the Instruction Is based Ih a thorough physical examination of the children. Iho children who ceme te the ellnlcs are suniinsed te be well, but the ex nmlnatlens show thnt nearly every child has some condition which, if net attended te at once, Is likely later te develop Inte some thing serious, if net an actual defect. A continuous record Is. kent en. flla and tha chili It lata eubjected U H'WwIuHes, v ..A i .. . Vf'- .sJA,- 15nt.,0.b jt . .AtW4' i - -. i it i - n . a j t, . t&2&d ii&S, wa rwmir nmtmmiteGmffiifii)$'46 WALKED RIGHT OUT AGAIN ! hy the same physician. During the year 1021 there were 1225 visits te the health clinics. "Our workers have becu very successful in convincing parents of the importance of having defects corrected promptly. This correction is only preliminary te the work of protecting the child from disease and pro moting his health. "The favorable attitude of the parents to ward our work is important, for It means much, net only te the health of the Indi vidual child, but also te the general health, as the parents de much te spread the fact that geed health nnd improved home condi tions are geed for themselves and for their entire families. Greup Health Teaching "With the addition of a health teacher, we are able te de group hcalthteachlng. This consists of short talks nnd demonstrations, In which both mother nnd children assist, and they nre encouraged te ask questions, the object being the establishment of geed health habits both in the home and in the com munity. "In henlth teaching we pay especial at tention te the pre-school child, thnt is be tween' two nnd five years of age. The pre vention of malnutrition and the development of correct attitudes of standing and sitting nre very important subjects taught te chil dren of tliis age. "There is nlse a pre-school nutrition class. If a child of four or five years of age is suffering from an unbalanced diet, he is in one of two classes : either the mother Is igrlbrant of the nutritional needs of the child, nnd consequently is feeding it improperly, or, as is mere often the case, the mother has failed te teach the child feed habits which .she knows te be correct, nnd the child is per mitted te have any feed which he finds pleas ant te his palate. "In this case, the aim is te instruct the mother In the essentials of adequate diet and te interest the children in the lest feeds by teaching them which will build strong muscles, which hard bones, nnd se forth. Children will eftrtj eat in groups feed which they would refuse te touch nt home and in this manner a desire for proper feed may be "We have also erganised health clubs for boys and girls, and the interest as well as the membership in these is rapidly arewlnc Most of the children belonglngVeVm W a marked Improvement almost from the start, especially in greater personal cleanli ness and In cheerfulness of demeanor. There better health of children, and we nlse train women in nursing, this giving a fine oppSr eppSr tunlty for women who nre Interested te take part in the present-day child welfare move" What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. What wan the first important battle wen . WhYn w®'n6 Wr,d W"7 3 W w.rha'?n;iecencny--7Can n,y be 4. Where is the Bug River? Orea mU8 h",terlan t ancient $. nSSS CCeUmtrnyunrs,rnCh " I 'tTlahb&ren a c"'ranaBseVaPh. 9. What is the name of the Bmall. tancwd . Jnnant used by yachts? "Pored 10. who was Cassandra? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1. Massachusetts is the most Intern State ,, ; . " " " rreament of thi United waa ever elected. The PreHi dents from Massachusetts were Jehn Adams and Jehn Qulncy Allan 2. There are 160 Psalms In (he fib e' 3. The first name of "Babp" iMth la nm... 4. The plurals of the word fecua ae foci and focuses. I0C' "" Thnnd' white'. ,he "" f Grcece nre b'u 6' A mX '8 a 'reJectlnr ,,ut '". cellar 7. The Colerado Itlvcr flews through the Grand Canyon. " u,e 8. A Pauline conversion Is one which In sudden and complete. ""icu is 0. Breadfruit grows en a. rather slender but very utra slit t.ee, thirty te for :y feet high. It Is a nat ve of thn Paelfln ishinds nnd the Indian ArehlpelaBS 10. Dr. Hamuel Jehnsen aula "Wme innit.. waa ectter Pleased with himself i de net say that It make iiSi! ei!LI leeaias te aHaera,' aawvaej r r MM-MmiMmmM "." 7 lVi SHORT CUTS Spring reigns and rains and rains. The frozen-lean feature chills bonus thusiasts. Spring cometh. Cuckoo loud elnitti, urew cawetn neKum. In the matter of Geff. Walnut was vtrj evidently en nis game. Resolved That ' presidential golf aball include putting tne bonus pm into a note. "Well, well." remarked Fuad te Ram- eses, "It's a long time between kings, iss't it?" These responsible for the firing of Wal- nnfeught te get together and agree upon i reason. Cherries are selllns in Paris at $1.10 apiece. They'd bring that here In the preptt setting. Detroit millionaire shoveling coal l i Jail. One may seen have te be a mUHenairi te de it. Trenten woman says women are net fitted for jury duty, unly a woman weuw dare say it. Susnlcieus ears are te the ground ex pecting te hear a bell tinkle like a coin ia a , contrieution plate. Things are se mixed up In the political poultry yard that a candidate doesn't knot whether te crew or te cackle. We cnther from his interview cenei ing the movie nnd the baby that Mr. Hifi nua nig own rattle with mm. t Let the taxpayer temper his lndignttlfti nrainst the Wnvn and Means Committee. It has at least made the Benus BUI rldiculoei. Pennsylvania politicians have netyd accurately nlaced this Reed bird. Tetf don't knew whether he's an oboe or a htct clphene. Hifi cfllrlanf-j wVa -4aant hplnff Oft' vented from wearing knickers In cellesewM please consider what would happen te dW who Insisted en wearing skirts. Thn flintmhf rliaf nnisln mav come blfk and play hob with present-day agreement! Ii disturbing, suracicnt for tne uay u jg evil thereof"- la a peer substitute for icauy." wn .,. vni,. h.. n "ne.fl00ant farm and has petitioned the Mexican Get, ernment for mere land. The GevcvnmJM probably knows what te expect in case ei refusal. "The farm, the factory and the mlnet ..a111im fe.. tnAr. m vletnn " nrmnn liniTST- slty students adjure high school gradustj "Then hearken te their call," tne gnu... may retort. F. E. Scobey has succeeded Raymond til Baker as director of the united eji"S:7: ' geld. That's an awful let of mint sauce f ene peer lamb, says Mrs. Arabella MHiw Madame Zenadla Semcneff sayi JJ U..t.l.a.n.l AlA.TiAn falntTHmnff , WBS P9 it i's... I ...!... I... mnrrlnil dial"' If this be true the Blgamlhts' Bcnclielal ,n,latlnn n.lll nrnhnhlv rnhln thlh tBllM ' weman: "Attabey, Ataman 1" Wc learn from a Harrlsburg MpaK! that Plnchet and McSparran met en and I'liiium nmiciiui. uc mv. --rv.... i correspondent considers this a much M ttery thnn if they liad merely had a nspB nnd blackened each ether's eyes. Senater Reed talked for thrce h eufl against the four-Power mid Naval Trea"' Ills speech will be printed at some P' in the Congressional Recerd where noewj will read It. And his remarks wl" B'., nliunlnli'lr nn hearlm- en the VOtC. '"' the use of It nil? ............ -.-. .i- miiil ilie iTPMueiil M neierminin""1 j ,1.1. I ilir.Hblcil veterans gives joy te all Kfl0dI5,lJ gl'lin, mil "III l'uiii i-iiiiuuifc . -- '',-ii ..m.Lilni. n Viniiim Hun. In v'h pnnf CCt'llCe "Z .ii.iir.nie why- nf Willi. tim hnnuk men that. their cake is deugii, but net tbef x eun taayameteia f .v WMkykikA
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