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flllfd e iu ei 'PHftfii-alieit nf nil nni
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NOW IS THE TIME TO AGREE
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OW that Mr. Mitten has rejected the
'Mayer's new sucecstlen of a lp.T-e for
the operntfeii nf the FrankferJ elcvatrtl line,
nothing remains te hf done except te agree
en tcrtes wlilch Mr. Mitten ran neiept. Tie
,rlearly cannot acceul the Majer's term.
Whether he en mn!e anj irere penereus.
payments tlinn these j.'opeed in lii offer
of January 0 will appear after ronference
with Mm, He offered te begin the pujment
t a rental of I per cent en the cost of the
line beginning with the eeend j-enr of op
eration, 2 per eent the third jrar. 3 per cent
the fourth, 1 per rent; the fifth and 5 per
cent the sixth and thereafter se long as the
agreement remained In feree.
The operation of the line, however, i. of
mere importance than qiiihlillns eer the
terms of a tempt -my lease. The people
would le better off tednj if Mr. Milieu bad
been allowed te operate the line two jenr
age with no pajments te the i-itj. Intere"!
has had te be paid en its cot during the:.e
two years and I'runkferd has been deprled
of the rapid trnnMt which (as premised
te it years ase. The operatieu of through
trains from Frankford te tixty-nitith -treet
Is what Is wanted, with no mere delay than
Is Involved In making the phIcal connec
tion with the Market street line and pro
viding the new equipment te accommodate
the new busine.
The importance of operating the new line
as a unit with the jest of the rapid transit
:' ' system was admitted by the Mayer in hi
latest propeaU. It is admitted also by
, every citizen of the great northeastern dis
trict of which I'rankfenl is the center. The
people there tunc been patient be.etul meas
ure, 'it is surprising thar they 1km e net
marched in a body te the City Hall te de
mand that the dclajs be ended.
Mayer Smith at the beginning of hi last
year in office insured the rrankferd people
that the, line would be In operation before
jije Jcrm expired. Hut it was net. Majer
Aioerc premised mat it weuni ne m upera-
tlen before the encl of In. fir.t jear. lint
it 'was net. Ilii second jear has pasrd and
he Is en the fourth month of his third jear
and the trains are net yet running, and they
cannot be In operation until near the close
of the year if agreement en term .should be
reached at once.
Mayer Moere nuiM be crediled with a
desire te get the line in opeiatien. The only
difference that remains new between him
V and Mr. Mitten lb that of two or tlirce
i years in the time when the rental shall be
f eik cueugu iu tair.v nit' uuuua. .vi eui
' the people of Frankford but the people of
the whole city would prefer thar the line
nheuld be1 iu operation before net winter
rather than that mere jeais should be
frittered away In a fruitless, effeit te accom
plish the impossible.
WAGES AND PROSPERITY
SOME ONK obviously net a radical had te
My it foeuer or later, and Charles H.
Mackintosh, president of the Asecmtirf
Advertising Clubi of the World, happened
.along at the tight time te put it into sjmpU
W'erds. Said he, in an address ,, niher
.llscra' reprcscntathes in this , ity :
Trcper!ty ar.fl hitrn nrltt" hae netn.-i?
In' common. If IiIkIi pi lees meant nro nre
perlly, TtusHa and ether deiimrallzeil Kure.
pcnn countries, in wbi.-h Out test of pii"l
ticta has Rene ie Fanilaleus Iielghts miciM
be the ineft pii'pereiis ureas in the wet M
tedaj. The only relattrn hetwcn pi li ci
and prosperity Is lhl Hew muili m run
medltlts can n man buy ler what h arns
by hla labor" Hew much will hi- erf'u,
buy him?
The culminating query in Mr. .Mat kin
tesh's argument suggests the rlean-st a,i
most honest sort of economic ieaenin, U
presents a lucid answer te tbe-c huslne.s
men en the one hand who permit themselves
te believe that lower and lower wages, e.s.
tabllshed through centlim with labor and
a denial of every rational claim of the mi. mi.
pleye, must lead te geed times and guiera!
prosperity. It llkewis.; answers the3e rep
resentatlves of labor who would feice wng(
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BRYAN THE PHILOSOPHER
fihTUtR' IIUVAN bus arrived at the uge when
ifjyA be can leek upon iuhcrm with n
X A, philosophic eje. Time was when his dls-
5f cevery that his desire for n nomination te
efflre'xvns net shared bv emniirh menilini... ..c
," hla party te secure it for hiiq would have
',( caused him endless vm-rj. He would have
rushed nbeut the country seeking te in in
fliience the lukewarm ie heroine imUi
lyaflt' supporters.
IpVsiL V-Hut that time has passp,i The Flerida
IGrffV .democrats huvc decided that they de net
jvgni nun te represent iiieui in tne rnnte
'.' after be had expressed a willingness te ac-
$vfcept the nomination. New he has an-
iVftjieunceu that lie is net a candidat.e, and
iWrlat a nearly nil the principles for which
jj&ke, Jias contended "nave jieen written into
'$Serepea!able laws" lie miild net at his age
rf?ttfif.frem such enjoyable work te pcisenal
W- . , , ., . , , , .
, BlUKl. uu imnilllllil nine lit' IIIICUUS IO
nue hla agitation for the embodiment In
Miettlable lows" of the rest of the r!n-
'Art vaililnlt tin !. 1ia. l!l,iti,M Tf
i"f'WbiblHelt arnica cjuul hi)
ltfr( Wl'h" n Ml'VU IIUtlllM MC
fcUffnigiHt,
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J And he was an advocate of the free eelnnge1
or sliver nt the ratio of sixteen te one.
Can it be thnf he Intends te work for the
embalming of that principle In n constitu
tional amendment? And he does net believe
In evolution. Perhaps he wlhes te get his
views en that subject embodied iu n statute.
lie Is capable of wlshtns It, for he hns been
known te believe that economic laws can be
repealed by Congress. Hut the Interesting
point in bis abandonment of Flerida sena
torial ambitions is that he can contemplate
the prospect with philosophy. This Is much
better than that he should nllew himself te
be soured by disappointment. ft
FISHER'S WITHDRAWAL
LEAVES THE ISSUE CLEAR
It Is Whether the Vetera Shall Control
the Republican Party by Naming
Plnchet or the Besses With
Alter as a Blind
TN WITHDHAWINU from his candidacy
A for the Uepubllcan nomination for(!oer fer(!oer for(!eer
nor Jehn S. Fisher has yielded te the better
counsel of his friends and te sound politi
cal expediency. Uy this net of abnega
tion he has given proof of the sincerity of
his expressed delre te defeat boas contlel
of the Uepubllcan l'nity in the s;tatc vihleh
his very candidacy Itself belied.
Se long a Mr. Fisher remained in the
canvass he could only assist the purpose of
the machine leaders te maintain control of
the State (jecrnment by dictating the nomi
nation of their last-minute choice, Mr.
Alter. l!y the nature of bis political back
ing, Mr. Fisher could net have hoped te
make serious Inroads en the cempart, sub sub
erient, ollice-heldlng oie of the orgaui ergaui orgaui
7:itlen. but be could have nnd met likely
would hme confused the Issue in the mind
of manv lepubllcan nhe are really and
truly opposed te the Capitel Hill gang's
brand of government, and thus might have
been lest many -rotes that new are sure te
go te Glfferd Plnchet."
Mr. Fisher, therefore, deerres te be
warmly congratulated upon the wisdom of
his course, since It Is the course e! un
sTlfishness, of patriotism and of honor, even
though some of the machine politicians will
pay it is bccaue bis chances of v Inning
were rapidlj fading. In evy truth it may
be said that nothing in the whole of his
candldncj was se becoming as his resigna
tion. There i no doubt about I he siiiuulnt'iig
effect this deelepmcut t 111 have upon Mr.
Plnchet' candidacy. It clarifies the issue.
It separates the sheep from the goat?. It
If at ps no doubt about where any Itepublican
man or woman who wants te rescue the
State Government from the bosses should
stand. The line is new plain nnd sharp,
without any twilight zone.
.Air. Plnchet Is for decent, four-square,
all-fair administration of the State Gov
ernment, without dictation from any bosses,
but dedicated te service for the people,
lie is an able and honest man who has been
often tried and nlwajs found true as a
public servant. There is no mystery nlveut
his candidacy or about his backers. They
are ull out In the open and proud Ie be there.
His whole career hns been abeelHiard. and
Its greatest characteristic has been courage
In lighting for the best interests of the
public. In .supporting him at the primary
election en May 10 no Itepublican need fear
the re-ult in November. His brief but
pointed statement of Jin Tlepublnanlsm be
fore the Hepubllcnn women nt their dinner
in this city last night was. strongly re
assuring. He can beat Mr. McSparran be
cause he is stronger new with the firangcrs
than the liemecratin nominee. te-be, ecu
though Mr. McSparran was picked princi
pally because of his supposed strength with
the "farm vote."
Mr. Alter'? candidacy ha no such appeal.
He will be under lire constantly If he should
by any fluke of the primarv win the nomi
nation. His greatest hnndiiap' will be the
manner of his entry tit the eleventh hour at
the behest of the bosses-, niter they bad
brutally bowled out die ren of the (jeld
except Fisher and Plnchet. It i going te
be hard, if net impossible, te make any
Miter who ha cut his peliti.al ejeteeth
hol!ec that there is net some hnbb n agree
ment between Alter and the men who
shunted him into the race v h h he per-t-enally
was reluctant t enm
I
iery day that has passed Mn, , ,t, etj r ii
of Senater Penrose 1ms been levcaling mere
and mere the pe-wer thar be alone wielded
:n the Hepublieaii IVuty of the State, nnd
especially ever ihe machine feres. Fach
day hns ale been revealing the increasing
confusion and ineptitude of the little fel
lows vlie have been presuming te try te
take his plai e. They are dubs, it new
seems, when all along they have been posing
as understudies for the In,- fellow. This
last explosion, the withdrawal of Mr. Fisher
and the elimination of the Giundv Milient,
hns had the effect of a Mar-shell ever the
Ne Man's T.and of the In ss...s, nnd it
startlingly exposes thorn ns s,, ,,,,.,. ,,, ,J(1
chirk en the xerge of a ie.it
MORE ABOUT MOTOR PARKING
rjTHF upshot of the l.ite,t official discussion
X of the general question of meter traffic
held for the benefit of Council's Committee
en Public Saletj i a plan te police pedes
man traffic iu irewib-d are.is. The prob preb
liin of the parked or uuparlceil (,nr Is still
high in the nlr. and none of the suggestions
inhanccd nt the recent hearing seems ade
quate te bring it down or te meet the con
flicting requirements of meter driver',
pedestrians and b'lsjnc--, men in the busier
streets.
Policemen will be stationed at liread and
Chestnut streets te s,.e te it that the public
that gees a -feet is a- attentive te the sema
phores as meter diners are required te be.
Senile siieb sjstem of regulation is neces
sarj, though six policemen at otie street
Intersection will seem like a great many.
All that went en at the debate between
reprcsentutixes of Council, the police de
partment, the Automobile Trade Associa
tion, the Chamber of Commerce, busiue.
associations and meter clubs indicated .that
there is an automobile tiatlic problem only
beiausc people who should ceiiteni tliein
selves xiith a quest for remedliH leiitinue le
take a prlmiilw view of the automobile
itself and tin millions which huie gjewn
out of its general uc.
It should be admitted in the lust phiec
thnt nothing useful will be a pllshed fop
anybody by putting dnlly new rest net Inns en
meter drivers and owner or icquliing
chauffeurs and the police te engage in an
endless cat-and'deg game of chatc and eva
sion.' The whole general complication as
it confronts the traffic police grows out of
an absence of parking facilities convenient
te tbe shopping nnd theatre seetlena, and
the seeming inability or unwillingness ei
Council te provide the necessary space as it
Is being provided In soine pthcr cities.
Theio seems te be nt City Hall a feeling
that all the vai'ant ground In the center of
the city Is somehow snercd. The desert
aiea around City Hull itself is sacred. Se
are the unused side-angle reaches of the
Parkway nnd the unused space nt tbe terminus-.
, Sacred Is the unused space about
public squares and en some of the cress
streets. Yet there is, in fact, no reason why
the city itself or the police department
should net go into the business of maintain
ing parking facilities iu thec ureas. Such
u business would be pielltnblc.
As Mr. Klrchbaum. chairman of the
Traffic Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, said in the discussion with Super
intendent Mills, It is net necessary for a
shopper te have a vehicle await his or her
pleasure at the deer en u crowded thor
oughfare. People who use meters In the
city would be content te leave their ma
chines anj where within convenient walking
or culling distance. But there is no place,
except high-charging garages, te leave
them, though such conveniences might easily
be established end equipped with telephone
communications and police guards author
ized te charge a small fee.
Having thus made a sensible nnd scientific
beginning nt the root of the question, the
city should find the money te establish n
modern system of synchronized electric
traffic signals In nil important streets. Sig
nals te go or step, flashed simultaneously
along all the length of n busy thorough
fare, would permit traffic te move evenly
and without the unnecessary dclajs which,
due te haphazard signaling, new cause
much of the congestion nbeut which nil sorts
of people complain. The lack of such de
vices as are used in many ether cities with
great success causes crowding and accidents.
pieper use of the modern electrical de
vices would make, it unnecessary te employ
sir policemen at one traffic center, such as
Ilread and Chestnut streets. ITlsewhere
experiments have been made with signals
fixed In the pavements and controlled from
the station where the central semaphores
are located. It has been found that a red
Hash ni the curb will step the walkers ns
easily as the red light en the semaphore
pole steps moving i chicles. It is interest
ing te perceive that the Automobile Trade
Association had an energetic representative
nt this latest traffic debate. The meter
trade has n. right te be Interested Jn a sys
tem of regulation that tends stendily te
make the usp n a motorcar a hardship
rather than a convenience in Philadelphia.
THE DEBTS CAN BE CARRIED
TIIH Itusslan delegates nt Genea, who nie
saying that Kussin will recognize her
foreign debt, but that she an net premise
te paj it. have net given enough study te
the history of national debts or they would
be mere confident of the financial strength
of the Itussinn people.
Itussiu today is in a disorganized indus
trial state. Her potentialities are dormant.
Put a nation with 1SO.000.000 people and
vnt resources can In time find wajs te jiaj
all lln debts. Jlussin Is like a large factory
wliih has been shut down. She is pro
ducing nothing. As seen as the factory
can be opened production and the creation
of wealth will begin. If there is any dis
position among the Tiussian lenders te face
the facts and te restore the international
credit of the nation, the foreign debt can be
paid and the interest en it can lie met in
the meantime.
There are no ncouinte figures en the Uus-
in ti debt, but it Is net e great in propor
tion te the potential wtalth of the nation ns
ihe lirltlsh debt after the Napoleonic wars.
In ls.10 tire.n Ilritain was struggling under
a debt of .sl,."iOi,000.KM), with a national
wealth of .'!in,00ii.o0i.e0o. Her debt
amounted te -le per tent of her wealth.
V.evy one knows that this debt has net been
repudiated, that the ititcresr en it litis been
met and that pait of the principal has r-n
paid without reducing the nation te bank
ruptcy. The present P.ritish debr I, approxi
mately .:w,ui0,o0e.UfM and the national
wealth is estimated at SlOO.OuO.OOO.OOO.
Se the nation has come out of the World
War with a debt of J!l) per cent of her
wealth and n proportionately smaller debt
than that with which it was buidencd at
the lee of the Napoleonic wai
A careful comparison of the present debt
and wealth of the nations involves in the
war with their debt and wealth a hundred
years age will de much te counteract the
prevailing opinion that the tuitiens never
before were called upon te Ixnr e heay
a financial burden as new pressf.s ,,n them.
TIip butden wa borne then and 't i an he
beine new .
VISION THROUGH TEARS
jrii. PiOHAlFS fearless faculty ier '
1M knew lidging facts, the itreiie of
xvhich he depletes, ban seldom bi en mere
lefrcshinglj displayed than -.u In? warning
te Meilill McCormick for presuming te treat
t!ie League of Nations as a purtisun issue.
" ""I ill-, Administration,'- confesses the
Senater from Idaho, "can no longer be on en
fldered an anti-I.eague Administration."
Mr. lierah's regret is ebun.is. Hjs re.
f u sal te minister te Ins depression with
Illusions is brave.
The foremost leader nt tne ,nly dimin
ished irrec-encilables add'H"i the -Qarate
treaty with (Jetnianj. with its affirmation
nf many clauses of the Versailles pact and
the evident movement toward the pattleipa pattleipa
tien of the United States in the Reparations
Commission, as tes tin. my mat the present
Government is hi caking deliberately away
fiem isolationist principles r !! the Ite'
liiibliiau Party a a whole ever eritermin
them 7
If Mr. Horah ever tl.eiiglii -e. be U of
number mind tedaj, especiallj when he ic
tleets uiien tlie itn linaiieiis of Cliarle, F.
Hushes and Herbert C. Hoever.
It is recalled bj the Idahoan that thee
stntesinen have, broadly speaking, alwajs
been sjnipath' ti toward tin- League Idea.
Indeed, be nc-usf- the Secretary of Com
merce of "making no euecalnicnt" of his
xlews. AiiitnadM'rsiens of this kind nie
pxtraeidiuniily interesting. In Mr. Ilernh's,
despnlr there U hope for Americans who
have censed te admire the ostrich.
"I snj," proclaims the interpirtrr of
things as they nre "that it (the League i is
net a party issue, it is- a question of Midi
x idiinls."
lu.lliat case there ! still n ihaine for
this subject te be toiiMileiod en lis ineilts
and npait fiein pelitliul prejudice's and par
tisan alignments. Is it any wonder that
Mr. lierah Is se profoundly disturbed'
ltfcv. Di. N. MixeiK. of
(lid Herse Cuiawlssa, IV, tee. old '
Needs Aid In preach, is retired en i
pension of n Uu)e inme
Hum .1 dollar a clax, which is little enough
for a man, bis wife ami a heise, ( 'liuii'li
members want the horse hlllcM ie save ex--pense-,
but Ur, Meyers and his wife object.
They have bad Clever thiny-tlvc years, He
I new- fifty-one years old, probably the old eld
est horse iu the world. Of coure, nobody
aires much about old picachci's, but an old
horse is something else again; and new tluit
the facts have been published perhaps some
lever of horses may see te It that that pen
sion Is Increased.
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BOOK LORE OF 100 YEARS
Mercantile Library In Ita Centennial.
People Are Reading Mere Mere
Than 100 Llbrarlee Open te
Research in and Arbund
Philadelphia
By (JKOKOK NOX MrCAIN
JUKllTllAM LirPIXCOTT, vice pre?!-
ilent of the Mercantile Library Com
pany, tells mei some interesting facts about
that organization, t
Incidentally the library has Just entered
Ue 100th year of its usefulness.
Its nliictynlnth, annual report ii bclug
sent out.
The hist year has seen a decided Increase
in membership ns well ns an increase in the
number of books circulated.
In 1020 the library, circulation reached
J72.-.V volumes, ihe largest attained for
many years.
During the year 1021 the circulation crept
up te 1fW),12Uf the largest in Its history.
Mr. I.ipplncett attributes this te two
causes : bne te a gradual disappearance of
the nervous, high-tension strain of the war
years, and the ether n dcslre for what might
be called literary relaxation.
"There is no doubt that the public is
taking mere kindly te rending. This In
itself Is an Indention that it is getting back
te the saner life," he says.
T WILSON HEDLEY. librarian of this
ccntnrv-eld Institution, has been a
'bookman all his life.
"As n result, ns well as the fact that It is
his business te keep his finger upon the
pulse of tne book-reading public, his views
are these of an expert.
"The book business has been better the
last year than it has been for a number of
years," xxns bis comment.
"Peeple are reading mere. There is a
greater demand for prelty much nil classes
of literature.
"At the same time books are much mere
expensive than, formerly. The reading pub
lic has just begun te appreciate this. It
costs mer te gratify literary tastes new
than It did In former years.
"As a consequence libraries are becoming
mere popular. Mere people patronize them.
"The public is finding, relaxation from the
overwrought and strenuous conditions of the
war period. It Is the reflex action of the
greatest event in history. They are finding
a solace In reading.
"As a forward preposition we keep very
closely in touch with the popular demand
for literature. Our ability promptly te sup-r-ly
what Is asked for wins friends for us."
ACOMPAIUSON of the Mercantile Li
brary of 1022 with that of 1822. the
year of its founding. Is a less-en In contrast
One hundred years age the llbrnry had 300
members, including subscriber. Today the
membership, consisting of common stock
holders, perpetual and life members, Is "607.
The total receipts for the first yeHr eif Its
existence xvcre S&20.00; in 1021 they were
S4I.74S.S1.
In 1822 the salary list fop the year was
$7.-., the bill for light .?I1.02 and 50.47 was
expended for fuel.
The total number of volumes in the library
then was -171.
AN KLAIiORATi; pamphlet of thirty-two
pages, xvlth gla7d rover and highly or
namental Japanese borders nnd corner piece5,
contains the sixty-third annual report of the
Mercantile Library.
It was Issued In January. 18SC.
The ninety-ninth annual report is a se
verely plain, unbound, eight-page produc
tion, without any pretension te artistic
make-up.
In fact, it is a decidedly ugly production
of the utilitarian (ype.
The striking contrast between the two re
ports issued thirty-six years apart is that,
while the officers nnd directors in point of
number are the" Fame, net a single member
of the beard of 18Se remains en the beard
today.
Thirty-seven years irge T. Merris Peret
was president: niehnrfl Weed, xice presi
dent: F. Peret Ogd"n. recording secretary:
Edward Pains, corresponding secretary, and
Jehn H, Watt was treasurer.
The librarian wa's the late Jehn Ediuainjs,
The elliiers for the last year were: Jehn
Frcelei iclt Lewis, president; J. Itcrtram I.ip I.ip
plneott. vice president: Lemuel C. Simen,
recording r-ecretary ; Alfred S. Miller, corre
sponding secretary, nnd Edwin A. llnok llnek
uiyer, treasurer.
The outstanding feature of the report of
1&H0 Is a ene-line paragraph en the tear
cover :
"The rooms nre open en Sundays from
0 A. M. te 10 P. M.
THE Secial Libraries Council of Phila
delphia and Vicinity is n most admir
able organization but about which, unfortu
nately, the Rcneial public knows very little.
It was formed two years age by a few
librarians and business, men and women of
this city.
Its object was the co-ordination of all the
library resources of Philadelphia.
Louise Keller is chairman, Helen M. U.n
kin Is secretary. The office of the secretary
is at J22M Locust btrcet. Individuals en
gaged in research work would de well ie
carve that address en the tablets of their
brain.
A year was spent In compiling a directory
of nil the libraries of Philadelphia and it
environs.
Louise Keller. Jesephine P. ("arson.
Helen M. Itnnktn and Jech F. Kwnpll.
Ubrannii of the Prni.ifi Lnnef.'n. formed
the Committee en 1 Urcctery und Informa
tion. And most fjucllently did they peifer, i
their task.
The result hns been the preparation and
publication of the most valuable' librarj d'
rectory evet compiled in this or, possibly,
uny ether city.
There are 107 libraries in PliUmMpnin
nnd vicinity available te special students
and workers in the various fields of icsenrch.
Among these are corporation nnd prhatc
libraries wbee owners have cxpiessed -i
willingness te haxe their resources con
sulted. Put one requisite is attached: the i.
quest for Mich a pilvllege must be made
through .i library serving the publn
it A LMUKCTOItY of the Sources llt .
j A formation in and About Philadelphia"
is the proper title of this admirable weik.
sieicnce technology, commerce, tinance,
public utility, education, religion nnd cul
ture are all included in the wide scope of the
committee's endeavor
Included In the list of libraries in und
mound Philadelphia Is n ''biibjeci index."
Ir embraces hundreds of subjects, tanging
nil tin way from accidents, accounting u,,,
American drama down te Wet Id Win, .me
and zoology
Philadelphia's educational institutions un
celebrated throughout i he civilized weild.
j 'Ihe werK nccempiisneii uy this committee
I of tin' Special Libraries Council will go fur
i toward extending that reputation.
It is a distinct addition te Philadelphia's
myriad icseurccs.
"lie patriots before partisans-," .m
Michael Cellins te his countrymen, a wise
inan'b ndvice is net always followed, but it
Is always justified.
Ferester Plnchet. says a kind imii. ,-.,
i Ihe telephone, will have no difficulty fit git.
I ting material for his platform. With n
' geed hammer one might easily nail that
jehc
Eli vc-u New England colleges l!m.
balled professional athletic coaches, Thin
may net appeal le all students j but it will
net be wholly without appre al from tjjn.e
who pay for their tuition.
The anti-Jingo song of Congress appeals
te i un :
We don't hnve te tight; we hate te de am.
thing rash. s
We haven't the ships and wp haven't the
wen but, by golly, w've get the cash.
MXMj'i
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NOW MY IDEA IS THJS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
DR. THOMAS D. GALLAGHER
On the Specialist and the General Prac
titioner THE passing, te 11 certain extent, of the
general practitioner in medicine in favor
of the specialist Is In a manner te be re
gretted, according te Iir. Themas U. Gal
lagher, formerly' one of the city's best -known
medical men, but new retired from active
practice. It has net affected the develop
ment of the science of medicine, but It has
taken nn element from its netiinl practice
which has an important place iu many
cases.
"The general practitioner," tnid I. Gal
lagher. 'is a specialist without 11 specialty:
that Is. he has te knew n xxhele let about
ninny things in medicine without being able
te devote Ids entire tlme te any one or any
group of them. It is he who gets the really
hard work of practicing medicine, but it i.s
lie nl-e who gct most of the joy from thet
10rk.
"It is this type of physician who receives
all the family cenfidences: and who Is In
trusted with many of their secrets ns well as
with many things of material Importance.
He is mere than merely the medical adviser;
he is a friend In xvheui they feel the utmost
confidence, and they ask end act upon his
mix ice in many things ether than medicine.
He bus his prototype In fiction in the old
doctor In Ian Maclaren's 'Heslde the Itenny
Hilar Hush' and in real life in the "work of
Dr. Grenfell In Labrador, te mention only
one of thousands of examples.
Physicians Werk Toe Hard
"This type of physician does net make
much money ns a rule, but be bets the real
je;, out of life, because he is! doing geed for
ethers in n number of ways, and he is ap
preciated and loved by his patients, both as
.1 physician and as a man.
"Most pliyslelnns. whether of the general
lu-.u-tltienei' or of the specialist type. Hke
11 many active men in ether xvnlks of life,
work entirely tee bard. They forget every
thing in' the demands of their labor. The
p'ljsiclan mus,t answer the call of his pa
tientn, no matter at what cost te his own
comfort or cf of his health. They are
called for all s-orts of Inconsequential com
plaints and in answering them might be
said te have saved many lives xvhich ucver
needed saving at all, because there was never
tny danger.
"They feiget hew te laugh and hew te
play, and they thus shorten lives for which
humanity has the greatest need. And be
it said te their honor that they rarely de
this' for the sake of the money which they
jeeclve.
"Hut it is net the work that kills'.; it Is
the lack of change and of the proper roc rec roc
iciitieii. Werk never kills, especially the
weik that is done fej; ethers: the work that
bills is that which Is done for self. Thene
men med distraction fiem their own pursuit,
nnd equally they need practice in that great
est of all prts, the art of living.
The l.ailifr Physicians
"In the elder daj every physician xvas a
geueial piaotitieuer und the specialist as we
knew him today was unknown, Of course,
there were certain physicians who were
deemed te be especially competent in the
handling of ceitaln diseases, but they did
net dexote themselves especially te these
ailments, but accepted whatever cases came
in them.
"The.sij men. as a lule. were admirably
equipped for their weik. Practically all of
them were taught considerable surgery, and
they did net hesitate te perform even major
operations when the cases demanded them.
And as surgery was understood in tlnNe
days. It must lie admitted thnt they did verv
well.
"It xvas net until as lute as the early
S;Os that Pasteur drew the line sharply be' be'
tvveen bail medicine and bad surgery ami
geed medicine and geed surgery, lie did
this because be was the first te xveik direct iv
mi the germ Uieery, and thus xvas able te
lay the foundiqtlen for modern medicine and
'modern surgery ,
Kise of the .Specialist
"Tins theeiy, carried te Its logical ion.
elusion, made possible the rise of the sp.
I'lnllht, because! it opened up many llm, n
wlilch special study was demanded Hues
se vast and complex Hint n lifetime ih net
long enough te learn them at all tlloreiighlv
and at th same time devote any time te tliV
general jirnctlce of medtclne. Tbun cmue
Inte existence, the peclnllst who studied but
one line of medical work aud w.lie mm,.
ih'TtW5'yV'rA'i
fT''X iiwaw
" 'ANAWujdf'''!vfK
1' 'j t'jytKFMItWW iiiKW AX.Fuft.-'InHBIBiaKU n I,' 4 Jll illiiH 1 l v JB
tered It ns thoroughly as any similar line
can be mastered.
"One serieuB thing nbeut specializing is
that the young physician often decided tee
early iu ewbnt line lie will specialize and
without n sufficiently accurate view of the
whole medical field which he should get
first and then decide in what he -will spe
ciallze. The wiser way Is for him te famil
iarize himself with the possibilities of medi
cine first nnd then later cIioeec his course
for specialization. '
"The specialist i.s badly needed in our
complex modern life, and his special knowl
edge and technique nre required mere In
surgery than In the actual practice of modi medi
cine. Anether impertnnt branch of bncciiil bncciiil
Izatlen is that of the laboratory. The labo labe labo
ratery specialist has no time for anything
like general practice, nor. for that matter,
for anything except his own work. Indeed,
Inborn tery work has subdivided Itself Inte
branehe.s. s0 that one man will upeciallze
in diet, ier example, and ethers xvlll take
up one of tbe ether Innumerable lines and
each xvlll tind that he is fully occupied. The
result thus achieved nre of inestimable ad
vantage te the world.
Oelli Types Are Needed
"Speciallz.iilen may be said te have de
veloped through a broadening of the medi
cal Held 11 one way nnd a narrowing of It
into specific lines iq another. A fine dentist
is a genuine snccinllst. a i. .,,t. 1
n fairly thorough knowledge of the field of
medicine, which formerly he usually did net
,.in'iiTi,0r? !-" src,nt nr,pd for btb the .pc
clalist and ter the general medical prac
titioner, ns te,, much specialization would
mn nini'"f);r"ve ,mU for ,bft Profession of
medicine. There are a great many diseases
tit t-.-- Miij llUis! PJ1KP4
real internal lllncs are like storm at
sen; one cannot de anything with the storm
but he rat, de the best he can with the shin'
. ',L, ,VaM f. amputation the surgeon
'lvu"1"1 neeiicfi, Put In buch u disease
as pneumonia, for example, much depends
upon lb., human treatment of the pm" t
J he physician ,ve !ls lipun Vaiunt
nth The Er' Kyry "1 ,s '"r
Ii.in.. . j '" ' wnrm-''cnrted type of phv
s Ida 11 and many also knew the In per
tonal type of physician, i.ud ,he,v is ItUe
R1:',:; ' "'" 1 he mere successful
in ti en Ing cases reqQIr ng long nnd close
personal attendance. K e
Physician and Patient
"In such rases of illness inni, ,1 .
upon the personal relations of the 1.1, l .
c at. and bis patient, and much also up, ,,
the element of human sympathy. hv-
,"',i"H..!"!,0l,"r".''- te de great geed
, ,1, ,, "' 1U", '" u, "led eine which lit
idmluls or,, ,! something besides ined cine
counts for a great deal fii th sick y '
A general praeth,. nids iu the dc'Vtien
.act 01 these things. The specm 1 ,
Today's Anniversaries
1770 Washington with the nain heir np
LAtt' "J!, "r'Uy "r,wl N-v Verk
tl
Irem Cambridge.
17VT The beard of regents of th,. i'i
ve
cs
ISIS Themas Hntclioeck, reputed 10 in.
1-'.. yeats old. died j Rli-limen f'e",,tv
an'elWrWjj;,- ""' yxbi
Jf' "vli Cbrlsile M11rr.1v. ceh-1 .,!
"'-"-Kaiihtis coal inlnerB went .. stVil-e
Today's Birthdays
Joint Hajh Ilainiuend, Jr.. ),.,,.., .
vViele.,.0,,,, oiled totpede. I, n "L,"
I rum. vnr. ,1,1..,. v ' 'e "I
f It
San
; .-.'' "'ii.' -loin- .vents ,,,.
age
Jehn ". I.h-Ik ...,.... I-.... . .
"f .ins s Miully M man et hcurt as hi.
general piaciltiene.', and for t 11 mu tter e
""unlly is. ,t hi work tend" t. t-vel n
him along dlfTeicu! lines fiein thai of Z
geiieinl practitioner." ' ' ,he
1 'i'. nay .Milan Will,,,. .......
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.eland Stanford. ., 1 hU' " ""!'" t
lloiincKberoiiKl,. Iowa. f,,",;. :.!;,' ;;',"""'
Majer General Hcnrv T ll, ', I ,,J0'
nand.,1 .be Aineib-un -fe!. ' ' , u;
born at S niiMii,,, i.-. . ..' '.' '.uinc.
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SHORT CUTS
It is usually nn Informer who pure the
peach In impeachment.
Oh, well, said the thermometer, we all
have our ups and downs.
Theie x.vbe' didn't register may regimr
disappointment at the primary.
Net until the last minute did the
bosses knew xvhether te tremble or net.
As British optimists ee it. Belsbertjia
only has te be recognized te wither away.
Aw, shucks! said the" Peer Fieh.
Whenever there's a peel I'm a pucker l-!t,
American valuation of Fordney, inci
dentally, would net ceustitute high tariff.
This Is the weather that mitcs te re
mind us that even the slowest can catch
a cold.
Easter in Washington is the brief
period In which leg-rolling gives place le
egg-rolling.
The baseball season having opened, tb
general public will continue te forget" the
coal strike.
Senater Pepper having made dec ra
tion of bis ideals, his constituents will pro
ceed te impose duties en tbem.
The girls xvhe have their names em
broidered en their hose may have been losing
tee many stockings in the wash.
Twelve inches of snow in WicMla,
Kan. ; 107 . degrees in Housten, Tet
xxe're satisfied te be living in Philadelphia
Germany i.s turning her bayonets into
weed -splitting machines. Leng age she
made hair-splitting machines of her diplo
macy. Unable te keep our trusty typewrit"'
off the hottest news of the day, we feel
railed upon te remark that it wae a case of
"Ham!" for Blni.
Tomorrow's fare will rcrve te remind
us, remarked Demosthenes McGinnis, that
the het cress bun is one of the very few that
ene may legally acquire these days.
The ene thing tnriff tinkering demon
stintes Is that attempts te combine the
raising of revenue and the -protection of
Industries Fometlmcs make both plans mere
or less Ineffective.
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1, Xiees
tlie Constitution of the United StaU;
ribsurt that all men xvere created equal.
!:. What In the inaxlmum speed attained "
airplane '.'
a. Who la Geerge Chicherln?
4. Wliat Irf a, bivouae?
5, ut what Stute was General V. S. Giant
a native'.' ,
ii. What is tbfl literal meaning of Arnen.
7. Who was Geerge Idiot's husband?
S. Where are the Apennlne Mountains'
ft What Is the capital of Rumania?
10. Distinguish bctween Sappho and Sipne.
Answers te Yesterday's Quit
1. -minus, the Gallic chief, in exacting
geld indemnity from Heme, which nt'
forces bad capture nnd pillaged in -3.'
IJ. i"'., originated the. expression, "Wet
te the conquered" (Vac vletlsl).
I. The French Academy was founded W
Cardinal Ulchclleu.
S. The three sreat divisions of the Slavic
peoples who form the built of the popu
lation of. Russia are the Great Rus
elan, Little Russians or Ukrainian
and the White Russians.
( The Iague of Nations le the interna
tional society formed In Paris In 19'
for the preservation of peace and for
co-eperit!vn notion and for the Mttle
meiit of disputes by urbltratlen. tne
economic blockade and, as a last re re
teurce, joint armed pressure again'
nations averse te accepting arbitral
Judgments. Association of Nations i
tb name given te n unformed soelou
with almllar general ulms, but Iff
closely knit nnd less bound by re
clproeal obligations. , .,
e Citorge Eliet xvretc. "Oh, may T join tli-;
choir Invlslble of thoe Immortal dean
who live again."
ii A ticray Is a tern or ion swallow,
T. .V tipster is 011a who gives tips en hers
races, le A tlptittitf la an elllclal wlie
iicaiii a st.ilf tipped villi iiietnl, a co""
tnb!c tit bailiff. A tipstaff Is alfe h
suiff lipped wltli metal.
s. A lisniic or ptlsnu U a nourishing clccec
ttllll A lAltl II 1 I lntstzt.lt tl'fl tAI"
5 The anther of 11 (lower Is tbe part of -"
niniiiviii ueiiiauiiiiK j'uiice.
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