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tfimr. ntfyyy. rfimc Ann.ff. rM;nJjlf.i,
f ilember of the AMOciatcd Press
,.T1E. ASSOC tATI'D PKSS8 ntlttlvtu M.
3? . V "" '"' '"r " P'lH"l P' Oft !,
rflelef er'diJ fe (t or of othenrl? crfil,(rj
h fit pane?', a. J a'19 i feei! tif p- s:u;.ffi
ilif mfl.
WWer ,'e rrjrrf.
rhiljrMrhf fjn-..l, April 2, llj
PTTi:v;r-:-T or the
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Euening public SIc&gcE
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.PubllthM ja ' elii Sjr.aa.- at r.i n .!.
pWx I'a . 'vvju rnl . tlie act "f 'J(fJt
24. 1912
KdJfei David i:. Smlle. rhllaOelph a
itanagire Ed(-v Mniri" .M. I" Thilale'.-
phl.i
Beneral Hmnrtt Stnncsf .Jehn C. Martin.
PhllMlplp'iln
Putllshc- PUBLIC I.KnOKr. COMPAN'V.
Phlladitlnhia
OwnerIM'HMi T".V.D(;.:P. ; O M P A N T.
StockhelJfrH heiillr.R 1 per cT.t r mur "t
total me-jnt of neck Cyi'im II K. Cur
1 tls, Phllmlflpjiia
Knew-n b ndlK Mer.. m jrttr.B ai.'l eitr
recurtv holders holding 1 ir LMit or
mer- of total amount r. liendi. mert-Kan'-
vi ethr Recurltl";! -rttini"j!van!a
Compon i v Insurarsen. f.u l.f :-. ar.'l
Granting Ar.nultl-. Tnjtec fir i:tate -f
.Vntlienj' J. T irtv! il-.ad
Antuf n'iml)r of repi- nf ,i. h in,c tf
HI. publication told or distributed 'UriuBh
the malM or ethcnvlin, te paid HUbcrlber'
luring tli- xfx mentlm prercdint; tb date
of till ntatnint Dnily. :i.90
Th(i circulation r,e;ur in thin report are
absolute! n und reprfsnt the ueWal
number of paper aeM 1j the PfHT.I'
l.EIGi:tt COMI'A.VV for ms'i All dam
aged Ureld. fr ap.l rrt'j-nd copies
have ben iled'jeted f..tn th! totals p.tn
In th' statement
JOHN r .r.r.TlN.
tneril Huir-"- .fanac'i
I Sworn te arid "ubscrllicd before m this
I fifth dy of April, 1 :).'.'.
I , . "hr!"i K .Tohnsten
,8'V' Nelar. Public.
(Jiy CotmniMien cxplrs Januai- 7 'i.
POLITICAL CHAOS
V ""ntULW'T news from behind the h. I
'v curtain bere the K'.Iltlemcii Witcln-s of
j Pennsylvania politics weave their pe! in
, dlcates that Governer Sprout i In a mood
tn threw his Mipjmrt tu Plmdiet ei an e't
i of reprisal against the met- reactionary and
j stupid leaders who have been ebstruutnii;
, all efforts directed toward paity liarrneny.
Can any pe'iticiim in M" eent-s can even
( Governer Sproul fall te ic that ccr hig
ana little be" ami leader within the rank"
of the general Republican orgnnltiirien has
betn nctivelj. if unmnvdnusly, supporting
yinchet for three month" at b-asl? 'nn thej
Huppe&e thut the -udden Hate if i'lii-liet
entlment is inrely accidental?
The strength of Pirn het h due h0Iey t.)
fhe acknowledged weakness of lh" party
leaders and te the ,ater rei-kl.-snes and
attfisbncsK of their preent inaneiiveilngx.
Net one of Mi" iandldnte they have named
fr the goerrierhl could p"'-'l,),v In lp the
party iu the coming battle. I'I)it is ad
mittedly a Grundj m.in. He would talk for
organized money in Petmsjlvaiii.i. Mucker
ijs-euld be lb Cilipl, i,f rlje Rustcin Penn.
r-sylTnnla organiatien lle,,Ieman ueuli) be
t ueiuiciunii. iii.ei, .ji. ispreul chirk
horse, could be depended en enlj te see that
lb old game of political poker un- plnved
according te rl.c rules mid tlicref..re In,.
partlsllj .
PInchet ha been nuking us iheiigli lie
r?ere nw.irc of the existenic et a geuemi
public in Peiinjhani.i and n- if lie b"lleeil
that the Governer of State ought te 'hlnk
of the pcepl" fiisi nnd tu pelifc j-ue. after
ward. That . v u i lias b'en greuing
strong enough te tuahten biic ami little fac.
llenlst.s Jialf le death
HARDING IS CONSISTENT
TIIK iinefli' .ill untieimeenien' 'u'i' ,,,.
Vrcsldent will veto any bjs i educing
the army nnd tia. In low the limits reiom reiem
mended tl.e ce. ut.vc ijepur'uiciiit ne, i
surprihe ie one
The Adminiitiiiticn evidently Iwl a nu,-
lary el'j in mind v Ik n l.i- W.isn,lSr ,
'Conference w.t ciilld;. 'i'liat ( 'eiifere,ti r
' agreed upon a bseis1 for tln I'du'imn of the
i navies of 'lie nrie-it 1'emcts iepieentec
, 'J'he minimum ceiu-Jitem with Hnfetr wn,.
i agreed upon.
If tlie pl.uia of the AdmuiiHtraiien aie m
ba carried eui t'engrei-s n ii urjin- an up up
'jireprlntiun large enough te inaininln a navv
Oil the o-e-H ratio lixec bv
flic fouler-
once, and te maintain an
annv large
.enough te meet the minimum needs of the
'country
-Vlrf "Sew Is the opportunity for ( cingies
l0' iU'tltr Repiesentative .Mendell's beast t:mt
HrL it is In lieaiH accei-cl with the Pre. id. ni
,11 it does justify Unit beast tln-ii (he rm -dent
will hive no ocmnleu for (etuin
eilber lint Ami) or the. Navy Mil!
COAL AND PUBLIC OPINION
WHAT has been happening t revcie ihe
trend of public opinion which, thencli n
'usually is dispe-eel te run against ercani7ed
jaber in a great general strike, Is obvleuslv
running new against the obdurate r-un!
'pparoters? Kven In New Yerk, where n few
pewarful newspapers still persist in princh-
in$ the divine right of monopolists, it IH
pafesslbls new te find a dally journal thut
Jrtftfsn't put at let part of the blame., for
Nit coal strike upon the operators. Am)
W American journal of repuintieu or xtaiid-
t'5jiJa there apparent a d'slre te take (lie
j.sjuail one-sided view of the n-cseni ..,..
Mii It,' em., ti.ui.. r.i ...a ...,.i. . . .. .
AMW iftv, ,... nil'. I'siiiuiir liny . JOOK
T"enI strike Ik net from the vep,jni
roperaters or the miners alone, bur
itk viewpoint of national dign.tv.
' U the public geed. Ttie ceuritr) hais
avare tbat light is needed In ilie
lieti. It no longer takes the word
mm ewmra without question, . And
am
ivw a moefl te demand that
n. x
'VaB
Hi Ha
Centntis but Itwlf nbeut (cttlnf M tbe
absjute and unvarnbilied tnilhs et the coat
IndnMrr. Centttr in Iff turn trill prob preb
bly Uftn n real Inquiry. Thm, umlcr the
Iircstirc of neecuMty. It will de what It re
fuwil ti de when men like Heeter, l'dgc
mill (inl(Ier were tellliig the Sennit' tlmt n
pelley of ilrlft nnd nexlljence would l.'rtd
rert.iJnl.T te ntrlfceV nr worn nntl te wide wide
rpreael fiardslilp.
END OF DEFLATION AND
BEGINNING OF RECOVERY
Annual Bepert of. the Pennsylvania Rail
read Shows Butlneie In a
Healthy Condition
rpllK logic of the annual report of Samufl
J- Ren. preldent of the renasylvmiia Kail Kail
read Company. i that if the railroad are
let alei'c bv the Government they fan net
en t'nelr f('t and rant eneiiRh te pav llvl
dendi en thflr capital teek n cll ai te
pay fair wage te their empleye.
Th I'xnnylvanla read deed the year,
affording te Mr. Ke. wltli n net operating
lnenme of $40,000,000. whereas they closed
the year 1DV with an operating deficit of
5C2.C0).00t The pactvenger and freljrht
traffic la 1021 wa amnller than in 1020.
neenrriile araeuntlng te JJ139.fH)0.0eO were
pffevr'i through th" adjustment of the work werk
w,j force te the amount of business nud In
otSep wave.
If there had net been a determined effort
i) eliminate all penlble 'ii-te tb terapany
would ham ended the year with a deficit.
U'jf tbe cmpiinj l new In shape te fa"1
fli f itnre witn eptiiuiru if tin 'Jevcrnment
(wi!' permit it te manag" its nffalr in ne
'irdancn i'n the prill' iple of wind rati
t'vidipj The majority of the Interstate Commerce
Couimi'Meii. Iiewver, i m n iritieal mood.
It iia j'jsr cendinined the 1'cnnaylrauin for
endltiB repair work te private shop iMlejd
of havinf i done in Its own horn. Mr.
Ilea ha explained that private hop were
resorted te in nn emerReney when it as
important that the work heuld be done
without delaj. That the work wa net done
en titne and tliat i' wa eipenslve could net
have been fore-n. The emergency wa
uj- in a i-erdaii' r with the ber.t judgment
of tlm men in hurge. A minority of the
t'otnniiesien tajee thi view and exonerate
the railroad.
There wa a lime when there would have ! ex'0a','i address upon the objects and op
been ,10 minority willing te assume that I P"",li'ii;'' "f the Genea conference.
th
men In charge of the railroads r0uld b
truti'd te de anrtliing without a slnlter
purpose.
Theie ma hae mice been some justifica
tion for till view. Tlje ptib'.is'-be-daintieil
attitude of railroad men was once the com
mon due. Kxplciiten get held of railroad
properties and ur'd them as the baj.i of new
issues of t.cks end bends with which te
sp"cul.tfe. Great railroad systems were a
mere anticr of Wall street brokers' offices
and the re,id were net run by railroad men. j
but by capitalist".
Nowadays it i- admitted by tec railrea I
men thst the primary purpoee of a rrana'ier- I
tatien line in te serve the public Railroad J
operators are In charge. Tliey ere as honest ,
and a able as any ether class ,,f men. Thny !
bate b pride in their work. They seek te '
ilevelnp Itii-siiir -- net only te liic-reitse fhe
profits of the iempan.1. but te dctclep the
ceiiiiuuiiilies nhiih they t.ervr They tei'i.g.
nlze the identity of Interest of laihend" and
the publTc.
If th'ie I" te be njinplete n.urery nf tl.e
teadj from the depression of re ent jeai"
the Government al-e iuut rcesiiI:e tills
Identity of inietest and It tnu-t also assume
that the men npeiating tl.e lM.ld, ale lion lien
estly M-eklug tu enc tlie ceiiiitrv while
safeguarding the capital nn cited In die
property in .ir c lurge.
The reutien of the f.e t set fun in Mr.
Ree's report tu the xnierul buine"4 situa
tion I. close. They lndha'e that the process
of netlaflen is nbeut eiiipleii d. Tlieie was
inflation during the wnt. i'rh es ,ind wages
Nient up with a bound and pej,.. mi,. ai.iiii(
.is if the condition weie permnneut. Th"
Gfivernment. which was r inning tlie rail -reaiU.
wan n extra-.tgnnt in itt. u"e of the
laiiiead 1m nine as it w.is in tLi- expenditure
of (iir.erninenl menej in tlie ehipyurds ami
munitien factories
The Pcnwehanla sufem hn- new get j
down te a neiuial lj"ii. When tl.e business j
.... I...1 e.t it li I nli ll..i.it 'in. itr. ,1. Irf.is I. A. '
C'tltai "I, ,'ll i.l'l' '' .....'. .q,ll- tT-
come, mere cbarlv manifest the company
can begin again fe paj t! per cent cljvidrinls
tn Its shareholder.
The ret Unl is en the
ti.i. It is indicated '
.n the increased earning of the Philadelphia
Rapicl Tian-lt Cempr.ii.i . with the piemise of
a dividend cm its -hares. Th" dividend is te
come in part freri eceiinnnc-, it I true,
but the fact that great mrpoistie'is cm
make ei oiiernies is a "isn of n whoV-eine
spirit.
The eta of the spendtlii.fi .imi the prof
iteer in cnrpoistien miinagerneu' ,s drawing
te a i lee. ar.d the dnv i net far distant
ien all i orii"iatlen managers will be ns
cue ful c,f the piepett.es in their charge n
tliciiijili the. were their ijimi
AS WOMEN SEE US
rnivn c xtraerdlnanij never i.tigii-iiweinrn
rn
I i,,tli a Itiildt "f frank anil unaffected
a Itiildt "f frd
.Mai get Avpilth
spec. I. Marget .c-iultli and Mr. (laic
SiiM-ldun haw lust (ltd. lied a fascinated in
sjie" ticin of tlie I'niteil States, n people,
c'ltici. towns, teas, light", hopes, illufleii".
pelit.f inns ainl skyscraper". Thc. 1ki. a
keen cje for Hie lien tamers who live en
Fifth aw-nue an'l ther dropped etT in Wnh Wnh
ingten te leek Ien upon Cengres. They
Iihvm of course, written and published
dlr,c
These teierils of tlie enperiPlices of Mrs.
Asquiili and Mis Slteridnn ate pet always
. einplln.entar,' . Rut they ate freyn and
uricoiiventtenal, and seinrtiinrs le.-y tlirewd
and altogether suievler te the records of
Ameri'.iri traw! ivriti u bv the Knllshmen
-Alie used te wander ever the I'nited Statrs
anil make notes and write lelumc'i about us
when tte jdnfe of Jlrlliid'. women was still
in i lie home. And .w ere reminded lud
denlv thai much of the erlglnalU , nt.d lib
erality of Rritnlu is new finding evTir..R-en
in tie weili of . ekic ii. Tlni", neither .Mrs.
Asquith iicu' Mis. Sheridan nrilvecl In New
Verl. tn leek for Icclians ei I'lfih menue,
as mere thin one dlstltigulshrd Itriten did
in the re'ent ..i .1 The) didn't bring teuts,
tieepllig bag anil shotguns villi litem. Ner
did thei b-le" that pek'r wim t!i "arieiin!
game in tic 1 -lied rifnie-., Th at ten-i
did us the c iiiip'lineiil of assiiin.ng iliar ihc
were ttuvilei" in a I'loreug.'ili ch'ui.ed
country
Clvil.d. that is. e far as umtirlil nr
ganlntien and practical Uilt.klng can go. i
Reth Marget and Clare s'ctn te have eme '
intercMlng ,loubtHabet the clvlli.atle r ,
Fifth aTentie and tee teas, i ney v. c-e
amnxed te line) that the wives of multi
millionaires In the ultra-fanhionnble circles
of New Teri ind Chicago nctunll)' tslked
.O
; s!i&
of money at mal and minlfeated an ex
trcmcly lively intercit in questions of coats
and profit".
Mr. Sheridan had been te Kusala. Sht
made bucfa of Lenlne and Tretzky. and she
found, when olio entered the drawing-rooms
of the very rich in this country, that ahe
was viewed as one who had escaped from
human liens who ate little children for
lunch. Marget, tee, marveled at our will
liigneM te take all rumors for granted.
Shr was unhappily lmpreed by the obvious
fury of our chaw after the dollar, though If
Is an open secret that she lectured in this
country for the sole purpose of replenishing
her own eschequer, .She is convinced that
we are tee content with the surfaces of
things. We are. Marget herself Is proof
of thi. She likes us. We are. says Marget,
very nice, indeed, and very generous. We
de net yett knew whether we like Marget
or net. We shall se what she has te say
when she returns te Knglind.
As fop Mrs. Sheridan. Mie l'in many
wars different from the wife of the former
lirltish Prime MinNter Her is a jovial
uit of mind. Her heart is MIlwl with bumer
and great hope? for the fut-ire. She is con
vinced that the I'nited State. ill jurvlve
fe b" a arreat Natien, that it tee rich people
wi'l seen become accustomed te their riche
and tliut, as time gees en, we shall net be
f-e ready as we new are te believe all the
foeiih things that some Europeans would
have us belteve.
While Marget nnd rlere ere inspecting
the I nlted States the United States was
inspecting Clare nnd Marget. They arc
vlridl.i Interesting types of the new woman.
Thev ere pleasant folk te have around for
a lis;.-; while. Tlt would een become
HemeMilns of a trial like children whee
b.'i'i- i .saying th i-iciit thing at the wrong
tune. 1 tvns nice te hnve Uiem. It is
pi,!1 t.i fel (Iaf for a iir(.,, pan 0f the
""d n-e ere still n reuntrv tlmt can be
lis. evered. We can feel that our life 1b
still before us. Writlsh writer" have nlmet
monopolized I he business of csplerins the
American mind. They will have distin
guished successors. The Czecho- Slovaks
and the Pele. and the Husiatis will doubt
less enter the buMneis when they scttlf
down and their writing ladies and gentle
men will profit. And re etirelve, will
thm be uble te cc t-emc of the wenderb of
the modern world without stitTln? from our
own ilreiidcs.
INEXTINGUISHABLE PREMIER
TIIK charm, the vivid personality and the
miunntNm of Llejd Geerge are uncs
capable cu-ii in a mere casual rendlne of his
,..,... . """ u,c, "", ' .-""men-
,i-u,it in nn uutw iicieiuij; YOIC OI t'CUI-
Ildence. was typical. The HrltMi Premier
has triumphed agnln thnuigh these ijuall-
! tie--apparent ennder. iinnareui lucldltv of
reasenliig and apparent geed temper which
have been the bulwark of hn political for
tunes Gift -cj -a 1th an extrnerdiuar. facility for
''ilticir. intricate problems t" what appear
le be their simplest and must plausible
ft-ims, the most adroit of living statesmen
applies as usual the tactics of the clever
tilal lawjer. The temptation te question
hln Matemcntv. te suspect his hjpetheses
and te scrutinize libs legj,. i, temporarily
extinguished in the majority of his hearer".
The session in Parliament resembled a
kind of vindication jubilee pieliniinary te
the cure of KurepeV ills by political leger
uemain within the icseuiccs 0f a political
magician.
Uf course, nobody of anj discernment,
lenst cif all perhaps I.lejd Geerge himself.
tcally liclli'tph Genea will lx- u joeus picnic 1
in wnicii the animosities, prejudice", in
trigues unci mistaken policies which have
wi ought Mich haec in the ittlcriuath of the
World Wht will be Instantaneously effaced
in u college boys' chorus of gee, cheer.
Hut Ue.vil Geerge seldom give his critic
time te interpellate embarrassing questions.
1 any are piopeiinded their force I" vitiated
bv brccxy rcjeindeni confusing the leal issue
ur.d bliudini; in spuiieus brilliancy.
It is net Inconceivable that thN piactlce
of ecstatic -elf. confidence lias its merit".
Certainly it has been one of the main sup
port of the Prime Minister's tuiutc of
office.
Applying the method in Gcue.i. Mr.
I.leyd Geerge i eloquent in hi- mm option
of a chastened Russia pledged te iccognl iccegnl iccognl
tien of the debt" of the IVnrist icgiine, of
.i contented france and of a geiivial Kuro Kure
penn trade iccevery that will enable Ger
many te feet the reparation" hills and will
stabllie all foreign exchanges.
Who among his own countrymen or
among the nationals of anj ether country
luis th" temeilty te assert that such a pic-
' tni'C Is tint L'iniilV "If Mliv. sne.n L- " ,.,!&
,,, t ,.,.., r:r.rrr . (..,; ..,. i,im ,
. en-ended." liven the chronic croakers urc
hushed.
The results of the Genea conference mn-
net be prejudiced. If they are disappoint
ing or if they fall short of the immeasurable
benefactions outlined. Mr. I.leyd Geerge may
' hn III sin, f.l M'flRTn n rilnii nn ninnna.
ii; v. . " -.. . ...... .....v v.. . t,iun-
tlen". These are encumbrances which he
dlsti lists profeundl. There will be new
cloud-capped towers te be staled as the old
encx crumble.
It is impe'Slble net le admire such high
spirits. Whatever hi" faults, I.Ie.mI Geerge
U a political sportsman who adds yest te a
game concerning which mm h dctpair hat
been entertained.
ioverner l.en Small, f
.Jiil'.s of Peeresses Illinois, charged Willi
I'liiberllng Slute funds
wliile Stale Ticamier. challenged an rntlie
jurj panel becuiisc theie weie no women en
It. Apiope'i of nothing in particular, it
tuny be remembered that a seriuiis-mlnded
colleague reccmlj lemarked that If ha were
en trial and Innocent of tlie ellenr-e charged
lie would cheese a jury of men, but if guilty
u jury of women. V e hnwn't the slightest
notion what he was getting at ; nnd, se far
as we con see, ii lias nothing te de with the
ease of Governer Small; but Isn't it cuiiuus
hew thoughts bob Inte one's, head?
There niaj ei ma. net
It May Re lie significance in the
I ninipetliint fact ilmt tlie (ierman
Government bus allowed
ihe Thirl International Secial! -I Cengresre
le meet In the Reli hstag Iliiilding In Revlln.
It may be geed pulley te pcrniii the ieo iee
lutfiuitir) te tn und keutles te let off steam,
bill there inUbt have been mere diplomacy
and common .sense in making them find ether
quarters.
The sacrifices a pelltl-
I nsclfisli i inn will make for the
Cusses sake of hainieny nnd the
geed of th party arc
s'lggestive of thncc Artemus Ward waa wili-
lug te make for his country during the Civil
War. At. wi remember it, hi was willing
te sue rillee his father, brothers, uncles,
i euslns and his great-aunt iu the country.
' It Is. nf course, uneler-
ll'iltl n' Horses sloed that the elcclara-
I There's N Hiiriy tlen of J'lemici Peln-
care tint the- Fiench
' Govern ..cnt i ecr had any Intention of con-
; tei.t'.ng the right of tin- 1 luted Slal-s i be
eiudiiiieud ter ii nrmv cestH e,i ihe Rhinu
iiecsn t inean that we aie going In Cet the
liiene) iniliiciiiaieiy nnci at once,
'..". 7X co .,, , Y'
end of summer reminds him that his bins
IIU'l'""' - , , . ".." .'"
lire empty nnei mat prices nvn nigii. inen
he will Und that bulled luuguage will net
warm his ueuie.
&AMte&k'"v't.t
r
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Don't Try Secial Service Werk te Es
cape Unhappineis at Heme It De
mands a Leve of Service and the
Vtry Beat That's In Yeu
Ity SAItAII D. Mm'RIfi
T RKCEIVKD. from a reader of this
A column, who lives In Hutledge. a letter,
which Is interesting te answer:
"Dear Madam May I ask te have social
service work defined and its possibilities
as a means of livelihood explained? And
hew may I apply?
"i'eurs truly." etc.
The letter made me wonder if much has
been said nbeut social service work and
workers in thU column, and If se, whether
1 had seemed for or against tln profession.
I am really for social lerslce work, but
I Unci myself continually critical of the
social service workers In my mind, though
1 hope that fact docs net reverberate through
the column.
Perhaps for that leasen I am net it feed
person te define the work or the workers,
but I should say that social service work
was philanthropic work done by professional
and generally by employed workers, nnd
that a social service worker was one who
had received a mere or less scientific train
ing for benevolent work.
As te the chances of earning; a livelihood,
I "heuld say that they were multiplying
jearly, nnd that salaries of from $800 te
s-eOO. nnd, In some) eases, living quarters
and even meals, were offered with ether per
tiiiltf thut spelled considerable influence
nnd ecn power ever the affairs of men nnd
women nnd children, net te say beards of
managers and executive committees.
tcl''v ea however, the training of a
e Is! service worker grows mere formidable.
"Y"KAI18 age in Chicago the evangelist.
- iMvlght I.. Meed), established the first
school of training for religlmiH social service
workers, and he astonished the pastera and
IJercus Societies and Ladles' Aids exceed
ingly by having tabulated methods by which
one or another set of derelicts was con
certed nnd put en the Mralght path. Frem
that school the name Christian worker ivum
I mere or less derived, and for some time it
n'lircscnieu n certain t)pe net always a
popular one with the rank nnd rile of
church members.
Soen after tbat there came into existence
eclal Mttlemcnts. generally in the sluma or
In a peer neighborhood or. at all events, in
a -neighborhood of workers In industry:
setllciiieiitM where men and women llvcirand
did philanthropic work under the direction
of a settlement head and according te
method, outlined and generally taught bv
that head. These persons were known as
settlement workers, and they did everything,
from washing e baby te staging a play.
In the wake of the slum or settlement
worker came the Yeung Women's Christian
Association trained worker, who was gener
ally known as a V. W. C. A. secretary.
Hhc received her training in the big Y. W.
t . A. school In New Yerk City under the
supervision of no less u person than Miss
Urace Dedge and teachers of her choice.
Hie secretaries were classified and trained
for various jobs under industrial, rural, eltv.
institutional, religious, recreational nnd ad
iiilni"trntive. TTNTIT the V. W. C. A. took the matter
- iu hand the salaries of these workers
among women were part-time stipends nnd
very meager at that. The Y. W. C. A.
raised tlie etandard of efficiency and also of
pay. It also gave the salaried trained
worker en equal position with the volun
teer en beards and n slight!., superior posi
tion in actual administrative work, because
knowing the work b. a dallv and even
hourly contact with it ihe) weie net enlv
better informed than the volunteer", but
they were mere efficient.
Frem such organizations as the Y. W. C.
A. the iden of having trained wetkers spread
fe clinrlt) organizations, hospitals, nur
MTic. educational Institutions, of u benevo
lent sort and finally te business establish -incuts
and fc dories, until new no up-le-date
institution that Is organized for the help of
person", spiritual.) . luenially ,,. physically,
but ini Judcs a social service department with
n staff of trained nnd paid medal set vice
worker". And nearly ever) citv of nnv sl.e
lias new at least one unci probably a number
of schools for the training of these winkers.
1 lie- courses yar) according te the-tvpc of
work required, nud the amount of practice
included dlfteiH with the different school"
In some actual residence with work In a
social ..ettleiiient is part of th mise- in
ethers some hospital work; in still otleu-s -i
very then nu;,h unire in ps.wholegy ami even
psychiatry.
"pKRHAPS wlivic I have been menially
- critical of the st lentilically trained social
service worker has been In her Insistence In
Iicr (mining versus tlie volunteer worker's
experience. She knows a general rule, but
nut a local situation, and in spite of great
exactness- in technique, she is net alwnvs
nelnptable te ilrcumstniicc". Her tralnlii"
tee often makes her iced that the eulv geed
of the volunteer Is le provide the meiicv mid
prestige, while she manipulates the funds
and deal with the bcnem-lurics and com
plies the voluminous icperth which she bits
been trained te consider ueces.sarv
ln fa',' 'I1 l'',0ef ber scientific training te
deal with the peer or needy or uning or ,,!
or Ignorant, she very often is quite Ignorant
hew te dea with the "geese that lais the'
golden egg. which Is wh) mi mnny of our
benevolent Institutions aie tottering en tlie
brink of iinpcciinlelt). The persons whose
business it is te support them no longer
have a real sent,,, of responsibility in run
ning them, and the persons who ere helped
or supported are no longer in close touch
with the men and women who share their
incomes with them.
Then, ic.e. with many tiaiued weikei-s
social sen Ice Is net Ihe dcdicaiien f
life: it isjnst cue of the modern, democratic
wa.vs of earning n living. el. N it ",,
moist easel, ., .ivfi. dedicated le anv'ene
need of ihuu iiil'v, ..r am . .Tt.. l.icatv ii
I, very dten matter of salaij and n'f'cen.
elltiens of -i ,,,,.,, , , , , y y ,.
A. there . mi. , ,.i , I, ,,,. , ,,,;, '
taiinl fei.e. sort of sucees.sk,,, flf w
brooms ter the discipiiiie ,l(. . , '
leers.
I cniife-s thai ihe- "old volunteers" a,r
apt te lie iinecrtaln in their turn. Tnev an
away n winter and they go away Hummer
and they light out fei pleusufe r ","",'J.
-general); some one else's-in.hei'ccn
lines, and aie er? condescending beii
keeping engHgcmcnts, many of tlie,,,' 7,
there again their kuit.v is ,,. t ;.k ' 'f
Interest, and (he lack of tercs, is ,, ,'
Ir.e-k ei real lespensllilliiy. ami ,,. p. ,,. ';
r-penslbilln is due te the fact tl a s.,ca
service werke,. hah been engaged ,,j de n
the mrerc-tliig part of the job. ""
N(
'eW for the last part of the
question;
"Hew
limy one cam n 'Ivellhve,. 1s
ice worker? "
fecial erv
Anpl) te the 1 . W. C, A
or see al MTvlee for particulars Bs 0 ,
ei te n si-henl
ceuiscs. and if you can spare
their
unh.iliplucss at home, or te ,-,f,,,.
in ecnt u,..
yen bad better go slew. "'"i
nr- .1.. -. ..
,. ... .. i
a vcr) happ) way of -eri.'U V fev
ineii "new
I innlh knew wha- ,rn ,nIk, ,
"' ' - --. ,, , I.MIlur,..,,, , ..
yeureeii aim inc money f0r ,0ln. n, iCntnl tone apparent alike In teachci and
nnd have- a sod,, instinct , ,, ',,,
dttl!?en "and nrTre nT " !""' " 'f" -Ventilation In ever-crowded room, even
Hcrerah .In nnearanc ,i ' U"'l,h "'"' ni the best, is far from perfcet. .Neitliee
ffl; "e PJn?a "emerV'r "," " " iiehtte-tural skill nor saniin.y science ,n
v.. .T. y ... Vn inniTe a e s.V'n, ,",;,!Vn rver ,,eV,ih" ""l M"?X ';!n,,,!,n"s ,n ," T'1"'1
b.iH.iess. Rut if .von vri,t ,., .. "' ."f Ul" ln"i.iutlen w.e.'.'Iii Hie human bran can
done since then has seeded quiir e itiem, diox'ec cin.nmiieiis. nnd luirmlu! te Msler.. I " ";" ceui,'c u iisiiingnn, ,11,1 , -1 5
etis or quite se interesting. "len" 1 ,. being daiigcieus. te life with Inndequa'c I""1 "Iter being l.ecklc.l 1,. ,i. ,,, ' """.
- I fire ptotet'tlen. narrow lls nnd cenn,,,.,,!. K,,",,;;'!1 " "'',"' 'i"i') '"' 1e1.mil ',!"',' '1 r
, ,,,, catiens and mortality from contact diseases ll0 ' "c damiicd If he. K0 -,... .1,,,u' Hi..t C
1 ''"'st'iTVi ",c')1',re ev r w'""- '""'K ',',,,,"1(, meralV In the fail.,,,: ..
p'lin te replace tlie geld sinndard it, trnib te provide efficlent safeguards against the c,,,,.,, , , ,,
.uneus the Allies , ether nnfleusi c,f evil' p.ecocleui tendencies te xvlfl.-ti many for KV" X 00 Li mi' . ."'"re Is .,, .
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itue'-c ': ,'iV ""' ' c iiuBimici, in en irnen nre inci uen. n sliert, hie rctiert in t,n i, ..,. "u "uuii t a teceiiu..
,1,0 Financial Rogues' Gallery; alias Run- is n dreary confession thSt our trader VK" Shi ." 'rf ,,,en?0,Wl And B'e
COmbO, i ' llren nre .lull.- unee n..i.l 1.. . Xfl,.,. r .T. """.. '"I W lllOney COIll.l K. ....! i .. '
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Phihtddphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
DR. GEORGE W. STEWART
On Needed Public Scheel Crjanges
THAT Philadelphia parents will justly
view wiih alarm nnd with some indigna
tion the charge of inefficiency brought ngiiiic"'
the s) stein of public education in this city
by Dr. Kinegnn in his repot t en cxlslri'
school conilltien". is the opinion of Dr.
Geerge W. Stewart, professei of the history
of medicine in Hahnemann Mcdiinl t'ellese.
"The probably tee conservative statement
of Dr. Kinegnn." snld Dr. Slewarl. 'thai
nunc than .VJ per cent of the pre-rnt ..cher '
buildingK aie totally inudequnte and in liait
a menace te the life, health and moral.-- of
the pupils, should at least excite a vlgoieus
popular demand for immediate lOTcvtlen.
if net a tadlcal alteration In iln- entire
I -inciple and methods new s.Vf'Kii.atic.ilIy
employed. v
"It is a mallei of common niisei vnilen
that, from the date en which the public
schoel1' are opened, epidemics of dnngereiin
infectious (licenses begin and pi'isM with
iiuabating Intensity iinlll the cnliclrcu ai"
dispersed for the hummer vacation.
Diseases Arc Communicable
"These diseases are communicable ninl.ii"
Imparted from one te number with nppaliiiig
rapidity, resulting annually in eufterltiR and
death te thousands of oeor llttle innocent",
who arc literally driven Inte these jaws or
death and compelled te uuiicign il"i:s aim
dangers te me aim iiriiin nun ie e, in-
t.A .... ,-,. .,.. . ! 1.-
p.ircill", 11 llie.ii K.lll.CIJ H. "I .- .......
te incur themselves. Organized school In
spection serves only te detect nnd Isolate
already Infected pupils, but net befete con
lactH have been maile nud the damage done.
Ktimigaterv and dislnfce ling pun-tiec haw
been found tut lb in pwvrntlug the spread
of infections and new in many instauccs
have been abandoned.
''This is net nil. Kdtieollen and n-.:it '
training are recognized re.iuisitcs in tlie
making of future citizens. The pwivldliiR
of abunelanr opportunity and of the p.-eiic
facilities te this end aie obligation, as
sumed bv the municipality, and upon U icsts
(be seilc'uis icspeiiHibllity cu' afleuling con
ditions which aie be-t adapted te itiipat I
gia.lc.l Instiiictien te ihildrcn (luting th"
tcn-cltive. formathe age.
"It i" a fact attested b) ixpetieu. c ti i
i ven tin .strongest and me-t alcit ucltiir
itilnil' becomes lethargic and tilitrc.ptive in
atmesjilieies Inelrn with the detritus of lm.l.v
oxiialatietis and peismed with traceable
quuntlileji of carbon -dioxide gas. And .vet.
notwithstanding this acknowledged fiie-i.
these nie admittedly the mentally b numbing
iiitliiemcs ie which our childien nie len-iil'-subiected
in order tlmt they may acquire a
sufficient menial training In the public
schools of Philadelphia.
P .1 ..... li... I. .....il.l .nil, lift.
Results of Rail Atmnsplirie
" Pue inevitable outcome of resJdcni r in ..
poireued and vitiated ntmes,liere, even for
brief peiieds U evidenced in brain wcari-ties-c.
uervetii. iiriiiilulity and physical pie"
i ration, net le speak of the damage done
tlie cliculallen li) faulty .i)geuriiinu, 'I'l'.c
le.icjteiH ate etiuallv susceptible nnd an
likewise influenced mentally and p!i)s!e,ul,v
bv 'lie-n penii.-leus . enditinns. A vlsil te
en) scboelrooiu Iu the city neat the i-lese
iif'a elny's tessieii'. wi I reveal the. visible
1 1 ni h of these htntements iu the pale fiiiri.
ewcied
function 10 lie bc-t lldventllgc. illld Dill
ticilnilv se if tin sule purpose of Hie Ind.
tutleti be Hie unfolding and training of tin
ii.il'U" lietiahlc .line nlli mind.
"liv imi.lieatieii Dr. Fincgan ,immarl..M
ilie Philadelphia school conditions as bring
unsanitary.' by which be means infe.i-ie.I
i iui c .. . . viif is rasi i "Pi i iiiuiii iu siii'a i
credible hud; of vision and penuileus stu
I'idity. "Wc aie t.,1,1 that it v.,11 uquire ."56tl.
iiliil.iMHi and twenty j ear's of time te rcmedr
Ibis- revking iuiquit). Meaiivvhilc. .',0.000
children will directly and Indirectly sue
i limb e preventable maladies contracted mi
he chirsumms and the lcinaiiider denied the
necessary neiuiinl facilities utielcr wiiirh te
inquire a ,uepcr education.
, "I llicrc no immediate practical leniniv
ler this hidreiis state of nff.iln? j t lsli.li
llieic is. Tniiinnv, who arc in the bondage
et custom and tradition, the suggestion hcic
euei-ed will appear uiithinkablc and radical
m l he evtre;,,,.. but radical measure., ;,ie
icquli..,. wiie-ii the neeessit) arises i0 uproot
"ii'iiie'ldc " ""' u""la,"('"1,'i.v reng in
"In the lli-st place. any s-,,m0i of niuc-r,-
ion '"inpeliiiiL' all classes' ,j herd together
m anlli-lall.v heated buildings is dLCnl-
wrong in ,.;,,. iplc and vicious ... pri,ft."'-
,.,h .' ""'l,',ll',, m"a"tircs si,,,,,!,) .
aken at in,) cost. i (he -c.-ei , a-'e
"" qncstmn of liuamial ,-conem, should
.,,.;. iV "', V ""."'"i.'iiiy pr.utlcabli
Tlnee Important 'llilugs
' ' f . I'm.. ..
, ,.""" .)- disease
hed i,,,,.,!.,... , ,.,- ', ,,-;r'!lfv"
eve
te tin
I -'
imigatiug the , -tige ei .IK:
tleii" of the ten,,. Wall them ,'t ,
ceiiMn,,, i-v,,,fu,s!,;iXnr!,e::net;
dic-cl
............. ..iii, a . ,.f ., j
"bmi.s could be cisih -0,, . .
emnl.ie'j i ia.li,. ,()., '"" fl
t.ual c.
I.-.I ;en
l u lll"iniii,c ,, ,,,1,1 i,.,i, . ,
tnuily inteMcted I, f,e i, tlJ . ""'
Pierc and Kupefylng lie-, , ' '"""J--'liiM-ioem.
Alere er. pin n",,;''0"11''11
'"'n 'lie winter met, hs' ". .",. :' n',".,1
cratiie t cenl nen,..n. i.. ","".' iiret
d
ill the
in the itiMif) of meiual e. .V,... ""'ll-''
and -haded ,.ir.le,V , nd.,-' li''11 "-' r"'
anil .-eutici of le Jhfi L,1'" ?' '"
teachers? ""iMliful. iien-asphyMntcj
te lmiSn
;!!..!'r::.1;"' ".'" f u..
I The c Yetk H'eihl w ,,,,
I Mifutleu nmciilcd m tluit tin". r""'
-i1'"" rn " '" the Senate iiii.',.V',','n!1,I'v "
l;'lend tlie tteatl-s wind, j , ';"' an.
' lwli ll" "' t"tjt thai the ?,.,,, ".","'
and pcrlecil., ideal method of municipal ' I'h'.is ler the nailonnlli-.alien of the cei!
puiu e education is inline Hatch- feasible ' """'' ,u'llll '" mero insistent newsrlsys ll
pi'evicie.i ,,,. nlltl ,,,- i.'ducniiei, and en ' , " l'p('1'"1 "xperlment with the rnilresdi (III
Revcinineni cin be educated te tlie neim '"" 'l' horrible example.
""I "'"bseuuently In.lue-c,! , ,Ie tlio-e ,',-- '
iiliillie I ii. mini-,. ....I i , .....,
.. ''i lit ( ImHI-I kU t
flMNments. , . V i" , " . "'" h.nte
celli Hiriseu between mfn, i". " ' "
r.,'a-i!Ms f1 2fra'"-:
l.aieiitalob.ervalien '"""" "l"'"1,
leerent.. n, the J,,,,, ,u,st ,' ' w . "'ll
of a eleiiM. ..ii.. ..'.... hl.'.'." n'd nil. c ,
---.., ..,,,,, iiiii-stiii-i- . nnu.. e
- ' I l- I III I' I II II T.I. I
possibilities unfolded V v ,,,, '"fS'ivn
tins radle.,1 j, '! ,P " " f ''""."en of
SHORT CUTS
The primury appears te be
with mighty little grist.
big cif,!
Net much graft for a read contractor
in the straight and narrow path.
The Misniclen crews that while Ik-
Iiish Republican Army In en Its way 'It
uecsn r Knew wnere it is going.
The Armament Conference treaties LiC-:i;
History, historians mav new proceed, whfa
they're ready, te misinterpret them.
With many miners returning te their
em Hemes m i.urepc. there ought te be wert
enough for these remaining when the strike
is ever.
One wonders at the mental and moral
quirk" icspo.'iMble ler the theft from a Gnr-
Held. X. J., mission house of a lantein sir!
a lliblc.
Marget says we aie inclined te vuIm
mene) tee much. The charce is casi v d
proved. A let of it was spent tu hear tli"
mciy lectiiie.
The lirltish IIimise of Commens is new
en recetd as be.lcvinir tlmt I.levcl Georie
muM need knew a thing or two a Genea
tiling or two. as it were.
I'lie list of things Rlnnten. of Teta.
knows nec te nothing about Is perhaps ti"
longer than that of the nvernge man. but
why does he iiisdn upon cheesing them fr
Ills, u.ssj.,,, ;
Iiioeklyn hey arrestee! fei stneimg
cigar-tie en ihe ,-ear lilatfeini of a Ceii'J
Island sulnvay car was .seiiicnccd le trach
his father Knglisli. As the old man bin
becn in tliis country eighteen vcni hQI
hnMi t learned, the youngster probably hi
ins me worn cut out for him.
A pme is te be offered for a .-en? "'
1 e;iinsyini,ia le be sung elitr.ng .Mai"
.. .-. h. ner. . our entry .
1'ciins.vlvaui.i, swift icturnlng
l.eve we ghe willi Iteall .'Hid 0ul!
"Iillc wc keep (be home fires lutininr
1011 must needs provide the coal.
lVans) Ivnnl.i : Life'-, a college
...When, with useful handicraft
M.' must gtaft the (reei of I.imwicJjU-
1011 ,ui;n needs provide Hie gta.i
IVniisvlvniiln: Politicians
Fill ti" up with wiii.lv hope ;
Weiid iiieMtipilei,.. fi-im, physicians
ion must need, provide tin dep".
Pcnns)lvntu,i: llerc'.s our lilcssliu.
True 11 js a" skies nlmvc.
While v,c .tecr we're m; confessing
Vmi iuiis, needs possess our love
IJ hat De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1 lUsiiiiguiKi, between ertrten j.ul csrtncs
'J In what county Is it an Insult te call
, lean h camef
0 What Is the dally egc piodur'len of.
.JU'ell hue, I,, h. 1,1 V"''
What Is a marguerite?
6. On what riser la tl.e Cltv of Ilucr.es AIM
situated?
- JJm'" '.'.l(1. 'llv''' f'lemwcll dle
.. ht lirltish statesman war e-ilefy re
Hn.nillile for ihr. Ill-fated )ar.lsnH'
. -,' l;dltlen during the World War!.
s. What Is a prle-dleu?
It What is my.int by the priming of t'
tides?
te What nre tielley cars called In EngUfll'
Answers te Yesterday's Qui
1. Lewis Carrell's pc-eni. "Jabbeiwecky.",'11
"Tllreugli the Leeking Oli.si." ef1'"
"Tv hi brlllbr and the bllth) teven.
'. IlenJnmln Harrison waa the Inst V'
dent of ilvs ('nited states te vtr
wlilskerr
3 'Hie Itatil., of I'hancnllersville In th'
iv 11 War was feuKhMn the vearljl'
4. TliemsiH Pinckne) In Kfli, wni Hie flrei
A.iicrtcj.i 1.111-m. tn iit-Aet iiric.iln.
I lie le. th in members of the wl.ale farsb
Miry from 316 In ceruln large whin'
te iv.e in delpblns. , ,
Cupper Is ihe predominating metal I"
Ave. cent piece, The proportion!
, copper. 75 per cent ; nickel, ii percent-
liai'sltek Is the capital of Sinin. , ,
A ceaiMc H a shert-ta-lled coat, eplI
.' Tatirenmcriy is the aclsnce of bull light
11 11 niiarv mm ,
, rtiuiurua is tne brlgnteit Htar a
heaven, escluslvc of some of
planete.
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