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Flillidtlphla, Silurda;, April, I, 1922
NOT AN ATTACK
BROOM K. Mincrliitriitlnit of solieols.
m
mistakes the iurped et Tfr. Klnegnn's
Bun'py If lie repntils it hs iiii
cboel hj-htcm of this city.
ittnck uti the
As we iimlerMiiml the KitrvM, It wns un
dertaken In order te discover
aeiects 01 me Mstem te tin
Improved. Te sny tliqt the ply.sieal cnulp
ment of the schools 1h dcplernMe Is te Mate
an ndmlttcd fact. Tlie eWldwrn themselves
criticize the schoelhouscs. la' one district
they speak of the bulldlns in ttliich they are
tanght as "the cow stable."
The only way te get popular support for
betterment is through an exhibition of the
need of It. The people ought te be aroused
te a point where they w ill neV tolerate the
use of Mich buildings ns nunc Of. these which
the Scheel Beard has centlancd te keep
open. I "
Vc should like te see n llute morn evi
dence that the Scheel Beard JliM'lf is in n
mood te co-operate with Di . ) Finegan in
bettering conditions nnd a little leis evi
dence of soreness ever the exh button of con
ditions which have continued tee long.
LEAGUE
ISLAND PARK
m League Island 1'ark of
rnilB removal from League 1lnnil Park of
JL the naval warehouses builf during the
war has been delayed tee letif.' They nre
net new used, anil us the reduction in tlie
alze of the navy Is likely te lie followed by
a marked reduction In the n mount of work
done nt the Navy Yard they pre certain te
remain unoccupied, xncy him gore wic ii.uk,
The unanimous ndoptlen
Bt
the City
Council of Mr. (iaffney's re?
utien asking
that the buildings be remevetkwas an efli
clal expression of the wishes of every one
familiar with the situation.
Mr. OafTnc.v's request for; nn estimate
from the Department of I'uOlle Works of
the cost of completing the paikMs doubtless
preliminary te the Introduction) gf an ordi
nance directing that the work h&' done.
The park ought te be completed, net only
fpr the benefit of these whe'1 live in the
southern part of the city, but ns nn attrac
tion te draw te that district njere people.
There is a vast area of undeveloped land
there within convenient access of the center
of the city, but for one reason or another it
has net been built upon. The people down
there hoped that some of this land might be
used ns a ite for the fair, se jhat visitors
who have1 no occasion te go sniBh of Spruce
street might be induced te cxMhrc a region
little known te the people efnWest Phila
delphia or North Philadelphia or German
town.
THE TRADE TIDE HA&TURNED
AS THE volume of bank gearings has
Xjl ever been regarded as a tjriie barometer
of business conditions, the marked Increase
In the turnover of checks throegh the Phila
delphia Clearing Heuse last njdnth indicates
clearly that net only Is the peijnnl of depres
sion a matter of history, but ttJ.'it the coun
try at large Is making rapid strides toward
a return of general prosperity.!
During the month the voldme of hank
exchanges reached a total of' Sl.MMl.lO'-!,-0007
Tills represented un Increase of :500,
000,000 ever the bank clearing of February
and $10-1,774,000 ahead of January. Com
pared with the corresponding month Inst
year, the gnln is shown te heLMi:! per cent,
and at that period business wns just begin
ning te feel the effects of the widespread
"depression, with crumbling prices nnd re
duced operations of the Industrial plants.
The turning of the tide of business con cen con
'dltlens is no longer n matter of theory, but
an absolute certainty.
OUR TURN TO WAIT
THERE Is a net uncommon impression in
this country that when the United States
has ratified a treaty it is as geed as, adopted.
In the main, this view Is justified, although
occasional shock te public opinion resulted
in the case of Colombia and the Panama
Canal pact and In the protracted haggling
by Denmark out the price of the Virgin
Islands. But as n rule the brenk-dewn of
treaty opposition in the Senate lias meant
the removal of the chief obstacle te agree
ment. Ne alarm need therefore be entertained
regarding the fnte of compacts framed In
'the Washington Conference, although action
upon them has net been started by a blngle
.foreign nation. Overseas Governments have
'waited te tee whether the I'nlted States
would indorse policies of its own Initiation.
New that doubt en that score has happily
been effaced, early activity en the part of
the legislative assemblies of Great Britain,
"France, Japan, Italy, China, Portugal, Bel
glum and the Netherlands muy be expected.
'The French are hinting at reservations,
wit Is at least courteous te refrain from harsh
Criticism en this subject, even though tlie
Senate may feel that soine of Its most
precious privileges are cncienchcd upon.
But It Is admitted that France, being
"foreign" herself, Is net desperately afraid
of fercisners or of participating in interna
tional affairs, Possibly miiiic refinement of
Interpretation will be attached te one or
'mere of the pacts, but it Is unlikely that the
Werk of the Conference will be berleusly
endangered In Paris.
Mere -realistic argument en the program
aaay be anticipated in Pckln. The most
f. 'i sS ituperate statesmen of tile divided Chinese
! VtWMwubllc, however, undoubtedly understand
niuA. itfcat the new aim increased recognition m
i; It WyUke, sovereign status of their nation Is worth
retM?fidlBehlng. despite the features of outside
"'".V&Wtrel which remaln.J
fJrfllSiV. V.V !!'., nnf. nt tlu ntlnr- ((illlllr is lnvnlvml nn.
tMM,?tkMa threats of prolonged legislative wrun-
Thcre Is no pitfall for treaties se
i.tue Amcrjcau. Semite. The worst Is
stever.
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ever they are. It behooves us te repress Im
patience if the days seem te dfrag. There
would be humor In the situation were high
nffnlrs of state ji fit theme for jesting.
But the Natien in its present mood has
put aside frivolity and mockery. It Is on en
gaged Jn seeking international ro-epcra-lion,
net rejectinj It. There's a difference.
TOO MUCH APRIL FOOLISHNESS
IN THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY
Seme Reflections' of the Day Involving
Felly by a Let of Important Felk
Who Should Knew Better
rnilERE is n sprightly sort of significance
J- In the fact thnt a small minority of the
representatives of big business these indi
vidual bituminous mine owners who refused
te honor President Harding's request for a
wage conference and deliberately snubbed
the Federal Department of Laber and se
made a general coal strike Inevitable chose
the first day of April te gire your Uncle
Samuel'A hat an astonishing, an unprece
dented kick.
Thnt used te be an unklckable hat. When
it was put upon the ground as a symbol of
authority te draw a crowd and lnsplre
friendly discussion, it was always respected.
We shall seen knew whether there was a
brick In It nnd whether It can be kicked
with impunity.
The Incident Is freshly suggestive of rather
alarming prevalence of April Foolishness In
the high places of this se-called civilized
world. Tlie mere eminent a man may be In
public affairs, the readier he may be nowa
days te be deluded by appearances nnd mis
led by his own Irrational hopes. Yeu could
go out in Pennsylvania with a net and catch
nt least u hundred Teiilly Influential poli
ticians who still believe that this is the
year 188-' nnd that elections should be de
cided by marching clubs with oilcloth capes
and torches. Alnrm clocks are whanging all
ever the State. The women's organizations
are' alert . and contemptuous of the Old
Crowd, but the Old Crowd will net wake up.
On the first of April or en any ether day
you de net have te kid the politicians. They
arc ever ready te kid themselves and save
you the trouble.
We In this country have no monopoly of
the transient foolishness that Is supposed
te be in the lightsome air of April. In
Europe they nre worse off.
There Is M. Mlllernnd, new President cf
France, shamelessly rattling the saber under
the spring skies nnd tnlklng like Wilhelm
of the Germnny That Was and seeming te
believe that he, Millerand, is a reincarna
tion of the First Nnpolcen.
There ere the Die-1 lards at Belfast nnd
the Dlc-Hnrds in Dublin, perfectly willing
te spill bleed all ever Ireland te perpetuate
a sort of hate that makes them happy.
There Is Lord Curzon, In the British For
eign Office, who made all India all Asia
gasp when he caused Gnndhl te be put In
jail and started something that he mny
never be able te finish.
Such persons as these go upon their er
ratic way and leek down upon the somber
fnces of their peoples nnd wonder why they
are growing irreverent, why they aren't
satisfied, why the younger generation refuse
te take the elder generation ns seriously ns
It did before the war and why unrest and
dlssntisfnctlen and ngltntlen are en every
hand.
The general result of all this lazy, un
thinking, uncrlticnl drift led by foolish and
powerful men is net a happy one. Profcs Prefcs Profcs
sers who tell their pupils te be successful by
Getting the Meney, statesmen who think
only of spoils, captains of industry who seek
only power and profits arc deluding them
selves, but they aren't deluding all the pub
He. Fer it is net merely money or spoils
that most people want.
People in America and everywhere else
want primarily a little mero happiness or,
te put it In a better way, a little less of
unhnpplncss. They want te be nt peace.
They don't want te be hungry or te see their
children hungry, and they want n right te
hope and te exist In decency. These are
normal desires and healthy ones. Yeu can
not safely ignore or attempt te suppress
them. Any one who tries fro de that plays
at an extremely dangerous gnme that has
Wen played a thousand times before with
disastrous results.
But the feels In authority de net seem te
knew this, possibly because they knew tee
little of human history. They have been
doing n great deal te make our civilization
hard and unsatisfying and very ugly in
spots, yet they become indignant when the
black, brown or jellew brethren profess te
dislike It.
All Asia gnped while the white race rolled
in the dirt of five bloody yenrs. "Why,"
said the Orlentnl te ether Orientals, "we
were led te believe thnt the white man wns
Intelligent and wise. Ie doesn't seem te be
Intelligent at nil or even snfe. If this Js
what his civilization lends te we shall have
no mere of it !"
This may be primarily why India Is be
coming Insurgent against the British.
Vanity is a sort of foolishness, and If
people everywhere arc in n mood of inipn
tience with officeholders and rulers and
diplomatists it Is because tee mnny men in
power nre tee vain te Imagine that they
might be subject te questioning or criticism.
They nre tee disposed te feel that money or
material possessions can be a substitute for
wisdom nnd righteousness.
The fact Is that money or even mnterlal
power matters little. It is what you de
with it that counts.
A man or a country without a philosophy
or an aim In life satisfactory te the collective
conscience of humanity cunnet go far. There
is tee much tnlk of money in American
politics and in education. Arbueklu get the
money. Profiteers get It. Most of the
people who figure conspicuously In divorce
courts get It, nnd nlmest any man enn get
it who Is at once unscrupulous nnd energetic.
But money is no mere of un assurance of
happiness or even pence te any man than
transient power Is te a nation. You've get
te have geed principles te make money valu
able. When governments and groups nre ready
te admit this the air will be clearer and the
world will be In n way te become really
civilized. At the moment we de net knew
where we nre going. We ar merely en our
way.
ACCORDING TO PRECEDENT -
FRAME -CONSTRUCTION hotels at
least these of any considerable rapacity
will seen cease te be anachronisms. The
nverslen of the fates te any sue!, survivals
is increasingly apparent. ,
Fortunately, the destruction of n typical
.peclmen, !the huf. y assau, was
ktteaded without fw of life. Similar geed
s VJ.
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" EVENING" -UBLIO LBPGife-HI
luck prevailed when the famous Chamberlln
at Old Point Comfert was destroyed by
flames seme two years age.
But the human factor aside, the eventual
burning of timber hestelrlcs is seemingly
incvltnble. Scores of such ' establishments,
designed mainly for tourists nnd summer
visitors, have been consumed rtt prominent
American resorts within the last twenty
yenrs.
The Western world hns outgrown these
onee pretentious caravansaries and the
menace of nre has been mnterlally Increased
by the development of electricity. Build
ings, moreover, age Inte the sere nnd yellow
ns de members of the humnn family.
The widesprend use of steel and concrete
has unquestionably been the salvation of
many of the leading seaside resorts, where
the peril of antiquated frame establishments
was realized In time.
The meager fire-fightlng resources of the
Bahamas Tendered the fashlonable Colonial
Hetel virtually helpless. Its successor,
which is almost certain te arise, will be in
conformity with modern methods of con
struction. This is the lessen as well as the
ultimate gain from a disastrous conflagra
tion which had nlnrmlng possibilities-
COAL STRIKE PROFITEERING?
COAL opcrnters nnd distributors may have
been entirely slnccre when they prom prem
ised thnt n cenl strike would net lend te
higher prices in the retail market. But It
ought te be remembered that the strlke has
indefinitely postponed a reduction in coal
prices which anthracite and bituminous pro
ducers were nbeut ready te anneunce when
the new controversy with the unions arose.
Moreover, there arc in the coal men's asso
ciation some profiteers who will nlmest ccr
tnlnly tnke advantage of any opportunity for
additional profits which an extraordinary
emergency may present.
Secretary Davis, of the Fedcrnl Depart
ment of I.nber, in n ttntcment which, bv
Inference, puts the blame for the miners'
WlllkOUt tlDOn thO sheubWll nf n four Ir.ninn-
cllable mlne owners who refused te live up
te agreements and confer with the unions,
said that there is no need at present for nn
advance in coal prices, nnd that any such
advance or any attempt at one should be
reported nt ence te Washington. Thls
suggestion is an intimation of emergency
action by the Attorney General's office, and
all people who have te buy cenl should keep
it In mind.
Whnt can the Fedcrnl Government de
new, in nn hour when the whole country
Is threatened with a coal shortage and the
rigors of n labor war of unprecedented bit
terness? It can de nothing better than tnkc
down the history of the Roosevelt Adminis
tration nnd the cenl strike of 1002. The
nature of that crisis and the manner In
which a courageous President met it are sug
gested in the review of the rase published
elsewhere in this newspaper today.
Mere thnn cenl nnd coal prices is Involved
in the wnlkeut, nnd there Is n tragic side
te se widespread a movement of Inber which
Is net often considered or discussed. Mr.
Mitten, piesldcnt of the P. R. T., nn in
dustrial manager of long experience, sug
gested It In a recent address te the trolley
men. "Twenty-six yenrs age," he said, "I
gained recognition by winning a suvngcly
contested street-car strike in Milwnukee.
Twelve hundred men out of work, with fam
ilies homeless and children hungry, showed
me at what a. fearful price such victories
are wen !"
Approximately 000,000 coal miners will
be Idle when the national strike Is under
way. And at least 1,000,000 women nnd
children nre dependent for shelter nnd feed
upon these men.
CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT
IT WOULD he interesting te 'knew what
President Harding thinks about Repre
sentative Mendell's statement that there
has never been a record of "finer relations
nnd mere harmonious co-operation between
the President nnd Congress than thnt made
during the last year.
Mr. Mendell, who is the leader of the
Republican majority, has npparentlv per
ceived that the country is with the' Presi
dent, and he wants the voters who arc te
elect n new Heuse In November te think
that the Republican representatives have
been doing their hes te carry out the poli
cies of the President.
Every ene who has followed the proceed
ings of Congress even In a ensual way knows
that there is a large clement of exaggeration
in Mr. Mendell's statement.
On three vital matters the Heuse has de
liberately Ignored the wishes of the execu
tive department. The most flagrant disre
gard was in the matter of bonus legislation.
The President urged that sucn legislation be
postponed, but suggested that if Congress
did net wish te postpone it the money needed
te meet its charges should be 'raised by. a
sales tax. Secretary Mellen pointed out the
grave defects of the plan In the bill passed
by the Heuse; but his warnings were
ignored, nnd no attempt was mnde te adept
the sales tax in any form. It would be diffi
cult te find a mere flagrant lnstnnee of
flouting the wishes of the President.
Tlie Administration desires nn army of
from 1115,000 te lfiO.OOO men nnd n navy
which will keep the sea defenses of the
United States up te the ratio fixed In the
Naval Reduction Treaty just ratified by the
Sennte. But the Heuse hns passed a bill
reducing the army below the limit fixed by
the Administration nnd the maximum size
of the navy proposed lis nlse far below that
fixed in the treaty. If the extreme disnrm
nment ndvecatcs have their way tlie navy
will be wrecked.
Tliere is another matter en which Con
gress hns done nlmest nothing. It wns
called in special session nenrly n year age
te pass a Tariff Bill, but no Tariff Bill hns
been passed, and no one knows when it will
coine te a final vote or en what theory it
will hu based.
Mr. Mendell Is talking bunk in the hepe
that it will help his colleagues te be re
elected just ns he and they voted for an
impossible Benus Bill for the same reason.
Tlie Intelligent Republicans of the country
will net be fooled by such talk.
The avoidance of nn open break between
the President nnd Congress resulting in vio
lent denunciation of Congress by the Presi
dent docs net mean that the President Is
pleased with what Congress is doing or that
Congress bus been seeking te please the
President.
It is net tee late for Congress te begin
co-operating with the President nnd te make
geed Mr. Mendell's premature beast. But
it will have te take a mero serious view of
Its responsibilities than It hns exhibited thus
far.
V e have net, se far this
'Iry Ih" en season, run across the
Your Waterbury story of the turkeys (or
geese) that get soused,
were plucked, then recovered und celebrated
the morning after the night before in an
absolutely nude condition, but as the sterv
has been bobbing up nnnunlly for nt least
tliiiH years past it may appear at any
lueimnt. in the meantime, we content our
self with the yarn from Wuterhury, Conn.,
of a barnyard Jug, where all the fowl get
stewed en sour innsli, A rooster Jumped
at a blllygeut that hadn't a leg te stand
en, ami a cow dtunkenly, but us best she
cud 'sense us! could, chewed nt the ma
terial for a milk shake, Which gees te
show thnt net ul the moonshine is peddled
by bootleggers. Correspondents handle
responded
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THE GOOD OLD DAYS
When Perk Chops Were Seven Cents
a Pound and Ceal $5.50 a Ten.
A Comparison of Prices Hew
Pest-War Prices Jumped
In Paris
By GEORGE NOX McOAIN
WHILE there has been country-wide dis
cussion of high. prices for commodities,,
of unemployment and reduced wages, there
hns been a woeful lack of detailed informa
tion concerning similar conditions following
ether wars.
It Is only gecessary te go back twenty
years.
Every war has been accompanied by a
period of inflation, followed by a time et
depression.
Following the Spanish -American War
and it is the latest concrete example 700,
000 railroad men had their wages Increased
20 per cent because of the Increased cost of
living. Net all railroads gave the advance.
At the same time the wages in many ether
callings were net raised.
The high prices brought about by the so se
called "era of prosperity" following the war
with Spain worked te the disadvantage of
hundreds of thousands of mechanics.
Tlie situation was net se disastrous as
during the last few yenrs, however.
The purchasing power of thedellnr dropped
in 1010 te something like one-half.
In 1001!, te equal the purchasing power
of a dollar In years previous, Sl.2-4 was re
quired. EVERY pest-war condition of 1019 te
1022 hnd its prototype from 1897 te
Feed, clething-nnd nrticles of household
furniture were higher then.
Wages had risen, then fallen, and hours
of work were shortened rfs n result of agi
tation. ' ,
. Investigation disclosed thnt the wage
earneq wns net nenrly se well off ns he wns
In the years preceding the war.
However, the advance in wages during
and following the World Wnr wn much
greater than was the case following the
Spanish-American War.
A COMPARISON of figures seems almost
ridiculous. One may well pray' for a
return in prices te the Spariisli-Amcrican
dnys.
Here nre a few of the figures:
In 1897, immediately preceding the wnr,
the average of house rent was S12 per
month.
In 1002 It liml lunnn.l in SIT
The rent profiteer then gained his first
recognition. He hns been edging further
into the limelight ever since.
AVERAGE beard for workman or clerk
In 1807 wns SB.fiO as ngnlnst ?fl in 1002.
Cenl was $r..ri0 n ten until the cenl
bnrens, seeing their opportunity, Icnped the
price te ?G.7i".
It is worth while noting thnt It wns flic
aftermath of the Hpnnisli-Amerlcnii War
that first sent the coal profiteer en the wnr
pnth. He hns been en It ever since nnd always
nnd ever learning new tricks of price
inflation. Men's suits leaped from $12 te $15, and
their derby hats from ?1X0 te $2.
V, omen's cloth skirts from S2 te S2.50,
and shoes from 51. ."0 te $2.
It seems almost unconceivable, but n
three-piece average bedroom suite could
then be bought for If in. It went up te .$23.
All-wool blankets rose from S3.0S te 5.
rnilE elderly housewife who wonders "if
, ;? w,"! cvcr KOt ,mcI the geed old
(lays might consult these figures and find
out just hew far back she must go te reach
the prices 0f "the geed old days."
In 1S07 porterhouse steak wns retailed
at eighteen cents. The wnr whooped it te
twenty-five cents by 1002.
Roast , beef advanced from fifteen te
twenty-live cents per pound.
Mutten t hops at nine cents, lamb nt
jrne".nn ,,erI nt t,cven cc,lts ran P I"
1 002 te fourteen cents, sixteen cents nnd
eleven cents, respectively.
Bacen went from nine te fourteen cents,
butter from twenty te twenty-five cents,
eggs from twelve te thirty-five cents, while
canned goods advanced en nn average of
..1 l-.l per cent.
11 Vent f"lr ,0 "ay th"t the prices quoted
ns of 1S0( were, nccerdlng te Government
nnd ether statfstielnns, the lowest in n
18SS tertccn yenrs, beginning with
AN INTERESTING comparison is thnt
TnVf m .?s,s l Uvin,: In Philadelphia n
1020 with these of Paris.
Of course. Paris was the storm center of
the entire economic system of Europe en
the Allies' side.
," tli'!,';niP'rIsen the prices of commo cemmo comme
dltles in 1014. the year of the outbreak of
the Vver d Y nr. nre given ns in the Instnnce
of our Spanish Wnr.
Eggs in 1014 sold nt two nnd enc-hnlf
r"lfi'0 ' commanded thirteen cents
Coffee per kilo in 101twns seventy-six
cents: in 1020 ft sold for 182.00
Butter re'-e from thirty-eight cents per
StnVw nml Iinm from tI,lrty-sl
Bread, milk and rice trebled in price,
sugar nnd salt five times.
CLOTHING showed the grentcst ndvnnce
, ,A mJJ'i'j! M,lt ,,lnt "rIt"' te the war
sold for SO.fiO went te $S0.
Women's tnllor-mnde suits from R34 te
$140. Madam's shoes frnm $,",00 te $4 50
Men's wear advanced between 1014"nnd
1020 after this fashien: Socks, fifty. five
7,ntrn tlM( lmts' ?5 t0 2: fc't hats,
sJ4..il) te .li.
Electricity for household and industrial
use doubled In cost,
Gas per 1000 feet just trebled.
Railway fares, all classes, advanced two
and n hnlf times.
Telephone subscriptions doubled. News-
!"1Ic.iPr,"t I",l,,,Pr r0NC1ft,'n " Per 100 kilos
te $.l!i.,i(), while omnibus fnres. the great
popular transportation system of the boule
vards, rose two anil a hnlf times.
PRICES of commodities have declined in
tills country as well ns In France from
the figures quoted nbeve.
It is still a long long trnll thnt must be
travel sed back te the geed old days. '
It took ten years for prices in this country
te get buck, after the Spanish War. te any
thing like what they were prier te that event
Indeed, for the most part, they never cot
back. Ceal, for Instance.
Under present economic cendltlnim it Is
unlikely that this country will ever see the
rock -bottom prices of 18S7.
We may approximate them In mnnv
things, but net nil. ma"y
The "geed old times," Uke the davs of the
Conestegn wagon, the flint lock, the hand
loom and the canal, seem te have gene ns
Jim Flsk used te sny, "Where the woodbine
twineth."
Teday'B Anniversaries
1804 A popular vote in Nevn Scotia
showed a majority In favor of prohibition.
lht7 Andrew I). White was appointed
United Stales Ambassador te Germany,
101(1 Twenty-eight persons killed nmi
forty-four Injured In Zeppelin raid en Eng
land. 1921 Inauguration of the great cenl
strike i Grunt Britain.
v Today's Birthdays
"General Sir James Wlllcneks, noted
Brltlsn soldier and colonial administrator,
born sixty-five enrs age. i
Daniel O, Reper, former United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, bem In
Marlboro County, S. C, flfly-five jenrs
Mrs. Aurella H. Relnhnrdt, president of
Mills College, born In Sun Francisce, forty ferty forty
llve years age,
Mary MUcb Mintcr, prominent ns a
motienrplcture actress, born at Shrcyepert,
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Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
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LANGDON WApNER
On the Pennsylvania Museum
THE Pennsylvania Museum is performing
nn imperta'nt function in Philadelphia,
net only in the education of the pce'ple in
matters of art, but in the mero practical
matter of the commercial value of art in Its
various phases.
"Philadelphia is the first city in the
country in textiles nnd the second In dyeing
nnd furnishing textiles," said Mr. Warner.
"The museum hns ene of the finest collec
tions in the United Stntes of enrly textiles,
nnd these nre nt the disposal of the design
ers both for nctunl copying, nnd ns Inspira
tions for new designs. The students of de
signing cannot secure the W-.st results with
out n thorough knowledge of whnt hns been
done in this line by the great men of the
past, and this knowledge they can obtain
only in a museum such as ours.
"But these nre net the only ones who find
the collections In the mtfseum of value.
Iren workers, makers of typewriters, cash
registers nnd workers in" countless ether
branches, which en the surface seem te be
fnr removed from the domain of art, find
thnt te de their best they, tee. have te
knew the successes of the pact. It Is only
by having a line collection which may be
used in connection with nctunl teaching that
things can be materially improved.
Commercial Value) of Art
"The influence of n grent museum en pub
lic taste Is very great. If the collections are
of the best things in their trcspectlve medi
ums that have ejer been made, the public
taste is raised, perhaps unconsciously,
whereas If the Items exhibited are bad the
artistic taste of a whole community mny
very ensily be debased. Therefore it is im
portant for a museum te have its collec
tions very carefully scrutinized ns te their
nrtls.Uu value, for the Influence which they
will exert, though silent, .is none the less
potent. A
Art Is Demecfcitic
"The original conception of n museum
wns thnt It was an entliely private affair,
generally the collection of n Grund Duke or
ether member of the nrlstecraey, who made
his own collection of the elJJectB In which he
wns especinlly Interested, whether they took
the form of curies or of art. But the later
development was te gather together for the
benefit of all people u great collection of
various tilings of real value nnd hire spe
cial students of the different subjects as
curators te make the collection mere avail
able te the public.
"It Is no contradiction te 6ny that art,
which is the most arlitecratlc of all forms
of human endeavor ami Interest, Is at the
samu time the most democratic, because any
one with the desire for It can obtain its
whole meaning. Therefore, te give the peo
ple a chance te get it is the only fair,
democratic and really American thing te de.
"Fer some reason the American peeple ns
a whole de net seem te appreciate the ap
peal and the use of all the arts ns they
should. We use it less, we nre nfrald of
the word 'highbrow,' and It Is largely the
Italian and Russian peasants who really
use our museums.
An Uuormeus Power
"Nevertheless, here Is n great potential
power, which should receive the buppert of
every resident of the city. And the com
munity will support It when It fully realizes
the value of It. But the time is new and net
when the new building en the Parkway is
completed. Philadelphia Is the first city in
flic country in collections of paintings, easily
placed there by the two Elkins collections,
these of Jehnsen, Wllstach, Widcner, Mc
Fadden nnd many private collections of
smaller scope. With this in mind the col
lections in ether departments of art should
be made the first In the country as well,
and It will he done when the persons te
whom we must leek for support realize what
n tremendous power for geed is ready te
their bunds.
"Perhaps the first function of n museum
1b te give pleasuie te the thousands of per
sons who visit It. But aside from this, It
brings te the public nn opportunity te estab
lish staiidaids of taste and enjoy beautiful
things; te school children an early appre
ciation of art nnd a knowledge of its his.
tery i te the manufacturers a seurce of do de
sign from the best that has been produced
up te the present time, and te the student
of arts and crafts a constant Inspiration for
original work.
"The standard of taste can be raised only
bv seeing the masterpieces of ether civil i.n.
tiens and ether centuries, and this applies
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wall papers nnd inexpensive jewelry will de
mnnd, net mere expensive, but better and
mere beautiful things of honest workmanship
nnd thus the standard of manufacture will
nlne be raised.
Taste of the Children
"The modern museum Is new n recognized
part of the public and private schools of mnnv
titles, nnd, ns I snld, I hope that it will
been be made a part of the Philadelphia
curriculum. That Philadelphia has never
developed this important branch of public
education is net a criticism of our school
system, for, until we carry out our obvious
duty and provide furniture, textiles, metal
w?. .' n,ettcr.v Pnlntlngs nnd statues by
which the standard of excellence of the
children mny be formed, the nrt teachings
or the schools must necessarily remain in
effective. "A large proportion of our 400,000 visi
tors a year nre foreign -born or of foreign
parentage. Te them the museum tukes the
place of the cnthedral, the medieval church
or the lecnl mnner house, which is part et
the everyday life of the workers In Europe.
I Mi. of .Americanizing' our citizens only
by tilling their stomachs and teaching them
tiie Constitution is felly. Tlie most careful
search has failed te find an Individual pos pes pos
sessed of all his mentnl faculties who cannot
he profoundly moved by the nrts. If a paint
ing will net stir him a stntue will ; if both
taw lie may be reached thretgh music and
tuerc Is te be music in the new museum.
Outgrowing Mediocrity
"Ifi t,leire u0 n"-v one short-sighted as
te nsk whether, nftcr nil, the man In the
street Is weith stirring through his Imagi
nation, nny member of the museum stnff enn
?M.n? cm"n1,lV Hwcr. Among mnny
things for which he does net care and ncr
hnps cannot understand, he finds n thou
sand objects (or better still, just one) be
perfect nnd se directly In line with his own
lalf-um erstoed striving for perfection that
he stands amazed and delighted.
"Frem that moment he is a member of
?.. f"b ;ir0:r1nB...,1V"'"'"J of America,'
who prefer the "geed "te the ,1 ?ra, ft
will demand excellence In hi purchases in
his home, and will see te it that I Is chlldrei,
i!!? firfl.r01.'," "tt'tam which he ndssed in
rfviPfi PUl!"(' '"'sment does net fall when
given the chance te sce reallv great thl es
?":'te'tJ,eJ".r!r H?'lnV New ''uses
eh.ttM iRmsn,
tien demanded and 1, " re,' ,re
murine In. Tim., m, .i... ." .. llc"b "cs
sired result Is
uiuiiniM! uiu ii id ic realize ilmf i.
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What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1,We!?Tn l00-,ab, "nd W,V U se
C. What Is the nrlclnnl -i . - ..
sierra? -- "B or tn0 word
u. jvuer vyiiat monarch
named?
was Louisiana
7. What Is cinnabar?
cilarnct'J "of IVberrT&,:!0,c,8 th
stable, occur? ' stm-,a cu"-
in wiV". Is ""'"ethcrm?
10. What are the seven deadly sins?
Answers t.i Yesterday's Qui,
1. A bascule bridge. Is u iirinvi..ii
- PI,H,,a-X?rwKl" "'' We0" n"Sed
1M1 .rJ? w,l" a noted lining. ..,
ft. Tn U'ltn, nt.... ... ... .
iiiiuiini, especia y celebrat,., fJ . . r "
drawings, of Londen S lfe. . ''Is
JIe died n i;ie3,
l. inn,, vnii;v ivnoe
-'eckney types.
j. uurum-iin nations with
" Africa aeercat lir ,.,lpo;r,en" '"
a IiT.'"' "i'' s "" a VlSim' I,0r"
A quaggn Is a quadruinwi r!.i,.. .
ass and the "b , "w .. "r ''' ? the
thnn thn i.-.tir,. V .V"' fewer str Hes
Allien, and bicame extl a in ihVl0.u,h
teenth century. """si in tlie nine
6. Haip.iree Is a nntne given In tlie .,
teenth century te lrih i JL . h"ven
, dlers and freebooters ' lmmlllf l-
6. Senater France s from' m,.i, ,
7. The famous F( nch ran,",,- '"''l. .
lived In the se eiite .mh,1181; s,0Here,
t Icentennlnl of j s I r h umm.x 7'1!0
erately ciehrate in '.,.., "i.1,10 fclftl'-
8. The mlzzemi. st Is ,,rVc,V.,,hl.!' ye"r-
of u thrie-mastertHh,,. mBt """"
eherry tre K h i, '' Bl."" "".' the
Weenis. who l ildlshp. ,, '..iby S ,lrt'"
the first I'resl. lent n i Jnnl.Brn,)hy.ef
it in tuni i . rl" 100 expanded
anecdotes. Weems waa 1 ifcOT14
Episcopal clergybiSn. . Irtcstant
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short cars
Old King Ceal is the latest April Foel.
Russia's dance of .death Is a fox tretsky.
Perhaps the temperature rose in honor ,
et tne coal striKC.
"Excuse my butting in," said Spring,
and then she belted.
Mendell's idea of harmony is for the
Heuse te de as it pleases and the President
te acquiesce.
New that Craig and Cellins have
reached agreement, De Vnlcra becomes less
of a menace.
It is astonishing what a large number
of virtuous resolutions a perk barrel effi
ciently rolled can flatten out.
Every once in a while n politician suc
ceeds in saving his bacon only te discover
that the darned thing's rancid.
if i In. (.1.lscusi,l,,e Utile journeys te the well, -I
" ..-. ..u.i iu ri-ii!iiiucr mat j.ieyu Geerge is
no mce Pitcher, but nn old oaken bucket.
The opposition e Lloyd Geerge is
handicapped by the fact thnt it does net
appear te have n geed substitute for h(m.
Lady Aster Is te visit Philadelphia and
is nor probably trying te think up some
thing Her te say offhand about the Lib
erty Hell.
Mint. we pause te Inquire, are the
ii (,,,nr'' "suhitiens concerning the
miking of baby carriages In the Roosevelt
I'
par
Boulevard?
The voter doesn't nlways knew what
mi."' r1cm1nr.1ic'L !l,p r"",lmtlc Idealist,
but it s a cinch that he nlways knows what
he doesn't want.
Celd storage Improves grapefruit. De
pnrtment of Agrlcultu.e rxpirts &!.
JJell take their word for It this time, but
hen fruit. 'rJ' ' ceavlnC! us -,c''ilS
Bosten phjslclnn advises women te eat
ravy meat if they would attain physical per
fection. Of course, i,e doesn't go far,
enough The ladies are respectfully re
lerred te Ilosce, who "eats 'em alive."
The Colerado man who sold his lambs
for scventy-lhc cents apiece and then went
te .New "ieik, where he paid ninety cents for
a lamb chop is new mildly f tne ,,,,
that there i something wrong with our
methods of dibtiibiitiiin.
rm ?Wi X" ,T" lu'u ls ,,lk'cl te Iuy mi
egg a feet long every two days. We find
no fault with the btery. Probably nothing
mere hnn a slip 0f the correspondent's
typewriter. It is, r t.eu,.SL. ua Kllhtlw
rabbit that lays the eggs.
Las Vegas, N. M., newspaperman de
clnres that when girls 'learn teM w mers
of their ears and less of their knees they
will be mere desirable In the eyes of scrl-eus-iiilnded
men. nt has anybody nccuscd
the flappers Of desiring men of that type?
Wc lenrn from the papers that Lcnlne
Is dead again. Death's deer Js forever
slamming in his face. We commend his
persistence. Dying Is one of the best tilings
he does. Moreover, he fills the world with
a wild hope. Seme of these days he may
learn hew te remain a corpse.
u i wi. . ,s t,lc flrm bcllcf of
.Mixed Met. Entry Congress that mener
. , , , , , dumped Inte rivers ana
harbors Is geed bait for votes und. therefore, .
should be exempt nnd immune from lnter-v
ferenee. rer the test It Is willl; that, there ,
should be a few bureau seeds of i:iiwh, fef
Dawes te peck at. fc
,, . w ... Peeplu knew whnt they -I
nine iu iiivcsiiKuie pay ler cenl. They knew
... ''l'l'roxlnintely what ,"
costs te mlne it. Thev .iiif ..!. .. ih
profits. What they don't kium- ihnv.iii kil
te lenrn new the strlke ls under wnyij
un. uiu wiiveniuieni will nj lorcecl te tUK
action te get the Information. Why wait'
longer?
Mflflltmn Tffa.n V0Ttt
Feed Fer a Here marketing in Seattle iih4'
,,. , neugiit sausage, carrenjj
lettUCH llllll L'!'CIn fill nil. MM I. '..... ...rttll
a nival for the marshal that simply kneekeU
v. .. "v ,rvHn l"" banquets he had be
uui-nujux. - ueuut it I avn u..i. una
JeffWB1taPbIe?, at banUet or it Afsdsn
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