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jl'.M eA( creiiitn! fe if or net eheru(5 rrrcttted
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,. therein.
Alt riahf et rutl(atleit e ;.crtal dlspntehf
Wla are alto reierved,
Philiatlphlt, Siturd.. "April U, 19:2
A NEW FIELD FOR PATHOS
MATIVnTf 1 ........ 1 .. I....1.. 1.. .Ulln.
yH&i j public hearings upon the ordinance te
I?, pnnrlnnn flic Sirlmvlklll stei'krnrils In enler
iCfc ' tb use the property for part of the Sesiiul-
I' Centennial site. "Save thi stockyards!"
' & ! tl Vnttl ti km Jinf nnntw,f ItA utti u I iln 1'i-irl
4 a" aaaiii5 V tllUb I.UIIIIUL 'U n;ilin liu
lightly. What I" te become of Philadelphia
r , If' centrally located ubattelrs are te make
vay for ntniL'ttirei of taste and beauty?
' Vhat shall be thought of then elements of
" the, .ce'imnunlty which eek te cleanse nn
,y 'Odoriferous river, adorn its banks and safe
T' kpard public health?
rv 'Mr, rtaffney is plainly shocked at the
J Wh6Ie. conception. It Is lUtlng, therefore.
t that ever- argument that can be marshaled
Jj In' the pathetic cause of (lefemllnff a nuNance
. shenld b heard. Here Is an opportunity for
T developing- the subtlest kind of poetry,
r A primrose by the river brim was
-.Kmethlng much mere than that humble
flower te William Wordsworth. Mr. tJuff tJuff
."teeys symbolism Is still deeper. Te this
Oi ardent champion of unseen beauty a dock
yard by the Schuylkill's bank is all the
tweeter when It's rank and e'en a great
n deal mere.
' Tbc whole subject Is one of the most
avery that has arisen In connection with
the fair of 1!)2C. The publb- discussion is
v welcome if only as nn Instance of the possi
bilities of pathos. If one has tears te shed,
stNcatf they rlew for anything mere appro appre
vil,prlatcly than for a slaughter-house?
v,: .CONGRESS IS NOT A PHYSICIAN
'. TV DKAVEIt'S objections te the intet
, JLf ference by the Velstead net with the
.S phynlclan's discretion In prescribing alco
holic stimulants are similar te the objee ebjee objee
'.tlens raised te the previsions in the Hnrrl Hnrrl
weri Narcotic Act.
"Dr. Fdward Huntington Williams, special
lecturer en crlm'lnolegy and mental hygiene
uatJthe State University of California, has
'lately been saylnj that the Harrison act Is
J fundamentally defective from a medical
TV fltftndnnlnr. Tf trintd 1rilc- mlillntlrm tiu f.
&t rfmlnnl mr nflw, llmti .m .. ui'inntmn ..f
O V disease. Dr. Williams Insists that this
C 'lew is as mistaken us the old view about
"insanity. We Knew new that Insanity is a
disease and that there are criminal insane
and insane who would net think of commit-
tin crime, a distinction is made in the
method of treatment of the two clashes, and
recognition of, the fact that Insanity i.s a
' disease has led te the discovery of ways te
i n-.eure certain lerms or it.
IS'- 'f Se Dr. Williams insists that the Xar-
cetlcs Act should take cognizance of the
pathological cotldltlen which leads te drug
t raddlctlen, and which makes it almost Iin-
1-7 ,,tQSS'UIe. for the addict te cure himself wlth-
out aid.
'Dr. Denver has net said that alcoholism
?! a, disease, but he does Insist that the
s,.pli7tjlcinn should be allowed te use his own
I jndsinent In the prescription of alcohol te
i.,8uch'patlents as need It. He objects just as
jatrenueusly ns Dr. Williams te having Con Cen
, i (tress set Itself up as an expert and te say
what physicians may ami may net prescribe
and what physical conditions should be
. .treated lie nliv.,li!fim. nml Ml.t I... ,i.
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LET THE CITY HELP
J A SUBSCIUITIOX of S2.-.0( by the Com Cem
". merclal Exchange te the fund of $75,000
" needed te finance the Ocean Traffic Hiire.iu
ought te be followed quickly by ether sub
scriptions, jr iThe Council, which has been asked In
'appropriate S-Vi.OOO toward the fund, could
net make n better use of the money. The
v. bureau Is Intended te supplement the work
of the various commercial organizations of
the city and te de what no ether body lus
.authority te de.
It could easily he argued that the work
should be done by the Department of
Wharves, Decks and Ferries, but that de
Jpartment bus no facilities for it. Arrnnge
ments would have te be made for organizing
a bureau within the department and for the
""employment of a head and a working staff.
This would cost mere than $1J5,000 a year.
But as the bureau is te have Intimate con
nection -with the business of the pert, it is
in many respects better that It should be
Subsidized by the city, while Its management
Is. V t should be in the hands of
J - UVMt M ,.-- , ,111,1,-1 III iJIUII nUU
i directly interested In Its success.
fc"-tLvi ""' If new business Is te be brought te
men who nre
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Ugh, men familiar with tin- character of thM
WrA, lnnn liarn n ml il t h f...im.. I,...,.
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atA uunq iirvv mm wuii connections acresH the
? t ocean and In ether unrts of tlu nmm.r
than by an official In a city bureau. In
!i-f 'brief. It is better that the lnmlum ,n
Irir''' ''should de this work for themselves than
fc Itbat they should depend en the City (iov (iev
Mhrnment te get it done. Hut the btibiness
RMfCT important te the city that a modest
myiKroprlatlen ca" well be made In support
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pT . . A WILSON-TUMULTY BREAK
EW -?i A TWEAK between former President Wll
l 1 -jTV. son and Jeseph 1. Tumulty, who was
fK, conspicuous us his friend and secretary, had
te ime sooner or Inter. It probably would
Lave tome sooner If Mr. Wllben had reud
Mr. Tumulty's book about Washington and
;the White Heuse In wartime. In that book
,lt appeared tee often Unit Tumulty was
rpretldent and that Mr. Wilsen was little
M& 'CWre than lilt voice and strong right arm.
frWiiJ, Mr. Tumulty Is a pelltlclau te the heart.
BHJHir'M. wllten Is a. politician and much mere.
;WA 3y ene who knows anything about him or
'VffiWia wa able te understand the revelations
ffisftwr: wa personality uiscieseu in tne white
"-'C-Vllaute and in I'arls must be aware that bis
lr"'lla1 imperil is with a tibllosenhv of nelltlenl
i?l?m .-I...- .!... ...i.l. r.....i
I9fl miiivi- iuiiii iiiu uuj mi-nun hi uny
ttcular party. Se, when Mr. Tumulty
tared te make, It appear that the former
tat was syiupathetlcully disposed
Mr. Cox and his wing of the Deino Deine Deino
riktiUatleu, trouble was euro, te fob,
f.J4Vi Wilsen .sent no mcssageXte th
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Cox banquet. Mr. Tumulty selected from
ntnenjr some casual utterances of th'c former
President n few phrases calculated te put
spirit Inte the gathering nml Implied that
they were tittered ns n message of inspira
tion and a premise of support for the. Cox Cex Cox
celiotts, Xew, It happens that Cox does net
represent the progressive Demecrats: or e'en
the Wilsen Jim Democrats. Mr, Tumulty
knows this as well as any one. It wus the
Inevitable that happened, Mr. Tumulty's
characteristic audacity carried him u bit
tee far. ,
THE P. R. T. AS A SCHOOL
OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
It Becemet Plainer Every Day That
Mitten Hat Found a Real Alterna
tive for the Strike
THE mere we lenrn about the trend of
nffalrs in the I'. It. T. under the direc
tion of Mr. Mitten and his men the mere
significant uud premising the experiment
in co-operative management appears.
Prophets nre still without honor In their
own countries, and se It does net seem te
hate occurred te any one te appraise the
Mitten theory In the light of news thnt con
tinues te come drearily from Xew Yerk. Xew
Jersey and ether strongholds of backward
street -car management.
In Xew Jersey the old alliance between
politics nnd badly mnnuged utilities have
continued without check or challenge. The
allied street-car companies have arrived al
most at the limit of futility nnd confusion.
They nre staggering under enormous over
head charges. They are inefficient and down
at the heel. And wherever they turn they
nre met by a bitterly antagonistic public
determined te encourage tiny sort of com
petition which will further depress the value
of street-car investments.
The moving geniuses of the Jersey street
railway mergers were at lenst a century
behind Mitten in point of view. They seem
te hnvc believed that financial adtnntage and
political inlluenre were enough te insure the
continuing safety of public service corpora
tions which serve no one but the owners
of their securities. They have had te learn
in recent jears that the geed will of the
public something that has te be earned is
n fundamentally necessary asset without
which no modern utilities corporation can
be secure or even safe.
Mitten, en the ether hand, seeking te provide-
u square deal for the public and the
working personnel of the V. U. T., has as
sured a square deal for his corporation. Fer
even n trolley company gets out of life nbeut
what it give.
The practical value of co-operative man
agement hits jet te be properly estimated.
There is n pathetic deficiency in the philoso
phy of a corporation which dally puts mil
lions of dollars' worth of physical property
into the hands of men who nre at heart Its
enemies. In encouraging a plan of joint
responsibility which new tends toward
actual full ownership of the . It. T. by
the operating force. Mitten lias gene far In
the way of enlightened industrial evolution.
Fer he has made It both possible and neces
sary for the empleyes te share the responsi
bility and the risks that fall as a matter of
course en Industrial capital.
It Is impossible new te measure the geed
effects that such a policy of education must
have, or te even guess at the miracles that
might fellow if that policy were te be mere
broadly applied In ether essential utilities,
such as railways and mines. We should
enjoy the benefits of real industrial efficiency.
The terrific waste of business would be
largely eliminated. A working system of
education by experience Is, however, the
least of Mitten's achievements". He has, in
fact, recognized and utilized a new mine of
creative energy, for he Is seeking success
fully te apply the limitless energies of en
thusiasm, sjmpathy and personal Interest
te the practical problems of a large business.
That sort of creative force cannot be
bought for money alone. t Is u priceless
thing te the man who ran liberate or con
trol It. It changes the whole nature of
lalier by milking of labor an attractive, In
teresting and premising business in which
a man's heart and mind can have a part.
While ether leaders of big businesses
were nppenllng te ceurts'ind te the militia
nnd te strike-breaking organizations, Mitten
made his appeal te the faith, the sympathy
nnd the intelligent and generous spirit of
men. He wen. He couldn't lese. And he
wen merely because he was able te see that
all men. tich and peer, are alike at heart:
that n peer man or a man who works for
wages will be as keenly ami as Intelligently
concerned about his children's future as a
man who lnes en diildcnds alone, nnd
quite as determined te maintain his own
dignity ns a human being.
The Mitten policy, se called, is net
founded en scientific abstractions. It is
founded en simple human philosophy,
through which one must admit that the rich
and the peer are net made of different sorts
Of clay.
It is strange te perceive that this obvious
truth Is yet te be recognized In many ether
Important Industries. When It finally Is
recegnised, as it is sure te he, the capitalist
will be no worse off at the bank nnd he will
be a geed deal happier. There will be no
criminally wasteful strikes and conflicts,
no labor wars, no need for embittered agita
tors. And there will be fener broken-down
utilities corporations shivering en the edge
of ruin.
The (utilities corporations, by giving a
square deal, will get n square d"al in re
turn. PROTECTING TREES AND BIRDS
WHEN tbe statistics have been assembled
It will be known hew many trees were
set out in the State en Arber and Bird Day
jesterday.
This annual Impetus te reforestation found
In the celebration of Arber Day will net
result iu restoring the forests te their origi
nal condition. Xe one expects that te
happen, for when the .State was first set
tled by white men it was all forest save a
few meadows ami some rough mountain tops.
There were mere than ",S, 000, 000 acres of
trees, (inly 50,000 acres of the original
forest remain. There ere about 15,000,000
acres, however,' of forest area which has
grown up ever the land denuded of Its
original trees, Of this, 8,000,000 acres are
productive and the remaining 5,000,000
acres can be brought lute a state of pie
ductility by proper care.
What the original forest was like can be
seen, by visitors te the Cook trnct of H)00
acres en the Allegheny watershed in Clarien,
Ferest nnd Jeffersen Counties, There Is
white pint: there 115 fer.t tall and se clear
of brunches that fpur sixteen-feet legs could
. be' cut before a liuib Is reached. This land,
Jumevar, dena joet .belong, te. the State. Un
let It U secured, thl original titneer is
ILI(
likely te be cut down for commercial pur
poses. The interest aroused in forestry by Ihe
annual setting out of trees en Arber Day
may In time lie strong enough te bring about
the preservation of this and ether bits of
the original forests of the Commonwealth.
It has already brought nbeut the purchase by
the State of large areas of forest land which,
ns tlie timber is cut in accordance with
sound principles of forestry, will yield a
considerable Income,
While Arber Day benefits the forests,
Bird Day benefits the farms through a spread
of knowledge of the valuable work of the
birds. While it will be fifty years en April
i!U since the first Arber Day was observed'
In America, It is only twenty-eight jears
since Bird Day begun te be relebrated. It
was In May, 181)4, that Charles A. Babcock,
.Superintendent of Schools of Oil City, ar
ranged the first celebration, He bad been
attracted te the interest nhewn by the chil
dren In bird study In the nature courses, audi
he set out te make that interest intelligent
by teaching the importance of preserving the
birds. Xew Bird Day Is observed In every
State nnd. farmers are protecting the birds
which once they regarded as a nuisance
when they were net Indifferent te them.
BARTHOU'S EMBARRASSMENTS
AI.THOUtlll the tienea conference has
proceeded te ether matters, I.euls
Itartheu, of the French delegation, con
tinues te dwell profusely upon the subject
of military disarmament which provoked the
brush with Geerge Chlcherln. M. Bnrtheu
is plainly grieved at the Imputations of
French militarism and Is Intent upon justi
fying the recalcitrancy of his Government.
Much of his defense Is in a way con
vincing. M. Bartheu contends with truth
that "France lest the war of 1870 and for
forty-four years did nothing te trouble the
pence of the world. Then without provoca
tion she was attacked and lest ft million
and a half of her best youth. If France
actually had the intention some people credit
her with, then France would be mad." In
thee statements the sense of facts Is well
preserved.
But the outside critics of whom M. Bar Bar
teou complains have net denied nny of these
assertions. They understand, and this Is
particularly true of the majority of Ameri
cans, thnt France has Buffered cruelly and
that the temper of her people Is utterly op
posed te further tragic cenfitct.
It is the attitude of her present Govern
ment which is the sole basis of concern.
1'crhnps at heart M. Bartheu realizes this,
for he has Intimated that the disarmament
question cannot be reopened unless special
Instructions aiu forthcoming from the I'oln I'eln
care Ministry.
There is the rub. M. Bartheu Is evidently
struggling hard te be loyal te his political
superiors. Among these, Premier Pelncnre
Is undoubtedly the most trying. He is the
type of extremist who hedges covertly, ns he
has already done with I.leyd Geerge, when
pressure arises.
M. Bartheu Is obviously waiting for an
other exhibition of these tactics. His posi
tion Is net enviable. It Is especially typical
of the uncomfortable iele which partisan
politics se often force sincere statesmen te
phi .
THE BLOT ON COLLEGE SPORTS
ADETEUMIXED effort is making at
Princeton, Yale and Harvard Univer
sities te put nn end te the practice of sub
sidizing athletes. As u result of it three
Princeton students have been debarred from
further participation In college sports.
It seems that u fund had been provided
from which leans were made te deserving
students who engaged In sports. Its evi
dent purpose was te enable the students te
take a college course se that they could piny
en the college teams and help win victories
for the college.
This fund was admini.steicd in Princeton
through the offices of the Bureau for Stu
dent Help, but nbeut a year age the name
of the bureau was changed and It was put
under the direction of the secretary of the
university. The athletic fund, however,
was net turned ever te the new director, but
was retained by a committee, which admin
istered It with the knowledge of the unl
ersity authorities. The thiee students who
lmve been debarred from further participa
tion In sports were receiving leans from the
fund that H, they were apparently being
helped te nn education net because of the
Interest of any one in enabling deserving
jeuth te go through college, but in order
that they might play en the college teams.
The debarment action bus been taken in
accordance with nn agreement with Yale
nnd Harvard te prevent interested persons
from using money te support athletes whose
services would net be nvullable without such
support. This agreement i:m be made
effective if all funds for the lellef of needy
students are administered by the college
authorities, and, If relief s afforded, It Is
given te students regardless of their athletic
ability.
But even hitch an arrangement would uet
step the scandal of subsidized athletes iu
the present state of college sentiment. It js
notorious mat the athletic authorities of
the colleges scour the ceuntrv for geed foot
ball and baseball plajcrs. If they hear of
one in a high school or private preparatory
school they seek te Induce him te enter their
college. His tuition will be remitted and
a lean will be premised te him te pay his
college expenses, with the understanding
that he will net be pressed unduly te repay
what be has borrowed. There have been
cases where a boy has allowed the colleges
te bid for him and has gene te the college
which mndu the best offer.
This abuse has grown up hince the em
ployment of expensive coaches te train the
teams. These coaches receive n bigger
salary than Is paid te the president of the
university, and the coaches have festered this
practice of getting tlie best athletic material
the country afforded, lu order that they
might by their t l.-tei-ks justify the salary
paid te them.
, The president of Amherst College has re
cently been urging the discharge of all pio pie pio
fcsslenal coaches and the restoration of col
lege athletics te u purely amateur status.
Ills suggestion has net been seconded any
where, it Is net likely te be seconded se
long ns the purpose of college athletics Js te
win Ucteries from ether colleges lather than
te keep the students In geed physical con-
dltlen while they are pursuing their studies.
But the dropping of the three Princeton
students from the college teuius Indicates
that the authorities aie beginning te realize
thnt something must he done. I'nless the
abuses nre cured it may come te pm-s that'
Miss Jeanes, who left SL',000,000 or $3,0011,.
000 te Swartliiiiurii College u few jears age
en condition that it participate In no Inter
collegiate athletic contests u bequest which
was refused may have been only a genera
tion in advance of her (line.
It Is ns wc, surmised.
General Hokum A little thing like an
Generous Guy old clergyman ami his
wife being in hard luck
Is of small Importance, but the moment the
old horse was mentioned cheeks and cash
began le pour lu en the Rev. V. Myers, of
CatawisMi, Pa. Here's wishing n huppy
remainder of life m the nut lent trio.
It was with due icgard for tbc pro pre
prletles that Mr. linchet divorced himself
from his job hrfere becoming wedded te hlj
campaign.
V wlV V v
THE WEEK BEAUTIFUL
Chestnut Street in the Handa of the'
Artists of the City Painting and
Sculpture te Decorate Every
Window Anether Phila
delphia First
By GKOKOK XOX McOAlN
JULIET WHITE GROgS l secretary of
the Philadelphia Artists' Astoclstlen-that
Is going te mark "Artists Week" with a
white stone in, the contemporaneous history
of this city. " ' ,
I acknowledge my indebtedness te this
gifted artist for (he condensation of facts
herewith presented.
Artists' Week, which begins April 22 nnd
ends en the 20th, will be both charming and
unique. Every painter, sculptor, etcher and
Illustrator In the city, is interested in Its
success, directly or Indirectly.
Every school of art and design will, in
the end, be Its debtor.
IX THE last year wc have had all sorts
of "days" nnd nn indiscriminate array
of "weeks."
There have been mothers' days, fathers'
days, children's dnjs and donation days
without end. and tag-rag and bobtail days
which Is every day,
There hne been "Smile Week." "Cheer
up Week," "Clean-up Week" and "Talk
Philadelphia Wtek"r and forget It next
week.
Xew Director Furbiish has Jils press
agents at work advocating "Get-Ready
Week" for the Sesqnl-Centennlal In 1020
or Is it te be In 11)27?
Anyhow, the Director is years ahead of
his time. He's rushing the mourners.
But Artists' Week will be something new.
Net only new but beautiful.
Juliet White Gress says se. Her fellow
artists, sculptors, etchers and Illustrators
agree with her.
I'm a convert te (heir confident faith.
CAX you imagine Chestnut street in its
length from Xinctcenth street te Fifth
street, and possibly farther, transformed
into nn nrt gallery?
Twe miles of paintings counting both
sides of the thoroughfare.
A quarter of n million dollars' worth
and the exhibits will be Insured for mere
than thnt of palnttngs In oil nnd water,
landscapes, marines, still life, portraits!
Etchings, busts and ' pallid sculpture.
Gems that grew under the sculptor's chisel
and mallet set forth with the added beauty
of drapery by day and the luster of electric
lights by night.
Getting down te earth It is the recital
of n fact when I say that Philadelphia has
never seen nnything like It.
The merchants of the grent business thor ther thor
eughfnre. one of the world's greatest, are
co-operating as heartily us though each one
of them belonged te the ancient and en
nobling fraternity of the brush, palette,
graver and chisel.
Art, for the time being, has taken them
te her besom.
OF THESE beautiful objects iheic will
be n number in each window en the
street or most of them.
Half a dozen firms, I am told, have agreed
te turn, each of them, one grent show win
dow Inte an art gallery during the exhibition.
Window dressers a unique profession that
hns grown into life In the last quarter of
n century and whose every member is an
artist at heart will vie with each ether in
the way of backgrounds, draperies and
lights.
Artists from a distance, from ether cities,
natives who have wandered afar and whose
names have added honor te the splendid
roster of the Philadelphia Academy of the
Fine Arts, nre sending some of their best
work here for Artists' Week.
A XI) what Is it nil about?
Te arouse in Philadelphia Us innate
love of nrt.
Te encourage n lee for the beautiful.
Te win recognition for the young men
nnd young women and the elder men and
women, tee, who nre of these gifted above
their fellows, who make life brighter and
better for the rest of us plodders nnd grub
bers. MRS. GROSS tell me that the commit
tee, the Exhibition Committee, will also
bring the artistic: iind the business worlds
face te face.
It will be it unique feature of the occa
sion. At a number of luncheons and dinners
arranged for the week there will be "cbulk
talks" and quick sketches by artists and
illustrators.
What a delightful innovation '.
Instead of a prosaic talk-fest with stut
tering or inaudible statisticians, hired ora
tors and alleged humorists, the diners will
have an opportunity te witness real talent
unadorned
And thnt out of the ordinary aud far
away from the commonplace.
ARTISTS' WEEK is a big civic proposi preposi
tion. It's a "Phlladelphln-Flrst"
movement.
Its purpose is te bring te the front a mu
nicipal asset, Philadelphia urt, which has
never received the high consideration that is
Its due.
Here is an extract from a letter 1 received
from a distinguished painter en the subject :
"Artists' week will touch everybody
somewhere. It Is parr of the same Impulse
that causes a man te cheese a certain necktie
for its color or its pattern. Why'.'
"Because it pleases some instinct within
him. It appeals te his Innate sense of the
beautiful.
"I heard of a firm of necktie manufac
turers who went te the Metropolitan Mu
seum of Art in Xew Yerk te find new pat
terns, Ideas and suggestions In color and
stuffs for their ties.
"It Is the snmc Impulse (hat carries
through every municipal building lu its
architecture and udernment. Art Is life."
The greatest exhibition of nrt that will be
viewed by the greatest number of people,
nnd without the charge of a single penny for
tlie privilege, will be held In Philadelphia
en the stieet called Chestnut for an entire
week, lieglnnliig en April 22, which Is
Saturday next.
Geed people, take heed!
Dr. Adelf I.ercnz. says the glandular
operation te which he submitted lias proved u
success and exhibits silvery hair new turning
te geld. But perhaps this Is due te n study
of our currency system and the geld hns
always been In reserve.
Pennsylvania Congressmen are a unit In
favor of n naval personnel of MI,0U0. "lis
n huppy chance thnt self. Intei est Is here
truly enlightened, and that the possession
of a navy yard should point te sanity In
natlenul policies.
Dr. Sy, of the University of Buffalo,
has been telling club women that If they
wish te attain physical perfection they must
eat raw meat und drink the bleed of slaugh
tered animals. Our guess Is that Sy Is short
for Silly.
It Is queer bow fate chasten In order
te bless. Right en the heels of the Presi
dent's proclamation urging (he populace te
observe Ferest Protection Week Pennsyl
vnnln loses thn country's bst forester.
The Big Four are said te be standing ns
a unit at Genea, but Germany and Russia
have apparently nut yet decided te their
own satisfaction whether the quartet con cen
slsts of aces or a bobtail Hush.
Judging by some of dm interviews
criticizing his speech at thn Forum, they'll
be banging Jehn B. Denver In the morning.
At all n enl- l''l're ""en stem te be need of
temperance somewhere.
We are Just a little tee near te It te
appreciate It full Importance, hut Mitten
and the P. B. T. empleyei are making
economic and Industrial history,,
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Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
DR. W. W. KEEN
On the American Philosophical Society
THE Ameican Philosophical Society,
founded by Benjamin Franklin, which
will held its general meeting in this city
next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, has
contributed greatly te the useful knowledge
of the world, nccerdlng te Dr. W. W. Keen,
for ten years Its president, bcfeic declining
re-election about it year age.
"There arc few organizations lu the
Fulled States." said Dr. Keen, "which can
show cither n finer record of things accom
plished or an equally distinguished person
nel In membership. Eight Presidents of the
United States were members of the Ameri
can Philosophical Society at the time of
their election te the presidency. These begin
with Geerge Washington and end with
Woodrew Wilsen, who was elected a mem
ber while at Bryn Mnwr. Besides these,
two ether Presidents, Tnft and Roosevelt,
became members of the Philosophical Society
after their election le the chief magistracy,
se that in all ten Presidents of the I'nited
States have been members of our organiza
tion.' Themas Jeffersen, third President of
the United States, wns president of the
Philosophical Society for eight years.
Founded by Franklin
"The American Philosophical Society was
founded in Philadelphia by Benjamin
Franklin and, ns is generally known, the
headquarters of thn organization are in its
own building in Independence Squnrc, en
the Fifth street side. Franklin modeled the
society closely after tlie Reynl Society of
England, but the American Philosophical
Society has continued along the original
lines, which the Rejnl Society hns net. The
latter, some years age, closed its doers te
all branches of study and research execut
pure science, while wc have retained the
humanities, such as history, philology and
ether lines.
"The humanities were (hen taken up in
Englund by the British Academy, of which
Lord Reay was the first president, but, ns
1 have said, we have continued, uleng the
original lines, und still include them.
"When Benjamin Franklin was a young
man of nbeut twenty-one, he surrounded
himself with n group of persons of scien
tific tastes. This was In 1727, nnd tlie
grout was called the Junte and laet in it
tavern every Friday evening. Later this
organization was merged with another one
and In 1743 they took the nnine of the
American Philosophical Society, but the real
organization of the society dates from 1727.
Other Distinguished Members
"Besides the ten Presidents of the United
States who have been members of the organ
ization, four of the American winners
of the Xebel Prize also have been membeis
of the American Philosophical Society.
These four incn linve been Dr. Carrel, in
medicine; Dr. Richards, lu chemistry!
Dr. Mlchclsen, In phyblcs, nnd Theodere
Roosevelt, who wen the Peace Prize. Be
sides these, there have been Innumerable
members of the society who hnve wen dis
tinguished honors both nt home nnd abroad
for their contributions te the useful knowl
edge of mankind,
"The society is the only 'alien' bolder of
ground In Independence Square. The State
owned It originally and gave the society the
little plot of ground where the building new
stands, nnd in I7e tne present structure
wus put up. But wc are cramped there te
the last degree, se much se that It bus been
necessary te store 10,000 of our books else
where. In n building erected thut long age
most of the weight Is carried by tlie walls,
and we ennnet safely put any greater strain
upon them thuu we have new,
"We have n contract with the city for n
let near the beginning of the Parkway, and
If It Is possible we should like te have a new
building erected there by the opening of the
Sesqul-Centennlal in 11)20.
'Die Magellanic Premium
"One of the Interesting feiitures of the
coming meeting of the society will he the
award of the Magellunlc Premium. This is
the Income from a sum of money given te
the society In 17s" by n lineal descendant i.f
the Ferdinand Magellan who in 1 ,",:;e ,H.
covered the straits which bear his riiiine,
who wus the first European uavigniei ;i",
cress the Pacific Ocean and thn fitst iieisUM
of any nullunallty te clrcuuiniivlRule Hie
globs.
"His descendant, the Magellan who cre
ated the Magellanic Premium, gave the
money te the American Philosophical Society
V ! '
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and the Income from It hns been mvarded
ever since. This year It gees te Paul It.
Heyl and Lyman .1. Brlggs for their Inven
tion of the earth inductor compass, by means
"t which It is possible for nn aviator te locate
nls position even though above the clouds.
Treasures of the Society
"The need of the Philosophical Society
for a new building Is for ether reasons thuu
merely for mere room. The society has some
of the greatest treasures of American his
tory, nnd these should be In n thoroughly
fireproof building. Among these nre the
cinlr In which Jeffersen wrote the Declara
tion nl Independence, the bust of the Mnr
quls of Condercct by Heuden, by means of
which tin. curator of the Leuvre discovered
tiint certain busts iu the Leuvre were incor
rectly labeled, and the old library cluilr of
Benjamin rrnnklln, which when the seat Is
lifted reveals u little set of steps, ui,ell wus
used te reach the higher books. This phalr
is used as the official chair of the president
of the society.
"Besides these then: are scrapbooks which
contain mere than 80 per cent of the writings
of I runkllu and u curious pamphlet of Dr.
Jeffreys and M Illunchurcl, u Frenchman,
describing the first night ever the English
hannel in a balloon, this night being made
by these men. In the .shaft put up by the
Jrench .Government te commemernlo this
feat Dr. Jeflreys Is described as an English
man (probably because he spoke English ),
but he was nn Atmn-lii.,,, . ,.,i.... .''
Bosten. ' K lrem
"Anether relic is the clock made by David
Rlttenhnusu le observe the transit of Venus
in li(ll). At that time this was the only
known method of computing the distance
between the earth and the sun, the yardstick
of the universe. There was n truiilt of
enus In 1,4, another In 1700 and then net
iiiictW.- one until 1S74, which I saw myself
It se happened that all the Eurenean astron
omers had cloudy weather in 1701). while it
was Hear here A result the observations
of David Itltteiilieuse were the enlv ones
which could be made nnd they steed ler
10i cai-s.
State Aid Needed
"It Is Important te note that the Ameri
can Philosophical Society is still carrying
out the original plan of the Royal Society,
founded by Charles II. which Is the i,re
tiller scientific body of the world. I like
the corporate title of (he American Philo Phile Philo
sephlcal Society nnd always used It iIiiiIiil'
my presidency. II is 'The American IMillo IMille IMillo
sephlea Society, held at Philadelphia fr
Promoting I seful Knewlege.' nnd It seems
te me redolent of ih sound ceinuiuu sense
of Benjamin Frniihlln.
"It Is the el.lest society in the ceuntrv.
ami the Sim,, has in-ier cleu,, uiiuhlnc ler
it evcept le give the let In lndeee,,,!,. u!,
Squa.c. When ihe bicentenary of Franklin
was held a lew jears age the State ,,..
printed slmukm) but It was net for 0
society, but for the celebration.
"The society should hnc the heartv n,.
pert of the citizens of Philadelphia " ( su
ilfiit State aid te put It wril upon H fe"t
and enable it te erect a new building u,i
need net be very law. hut should h e a I,.
lately fireproof, se that the prleeles, Vp?.
srbftVeMebPMfrftnn,l-!.-.
"An appropriation from (he Stale mielt
be used either In (Ids way or it might I " n
I ew a n nn endowment. The se,.,.t " by 'is
splendid achleveinenlH In (he mist leis siii
great glory e the Slate , , ' , f
vast scientific villi (e ,). (!e v.mi m' I '., .
heugh II does net bear the efllelulVe alnnt,
It hit some ether organization hsve
.ni !".!.. ,M',IH1"1' f the society'), ,,
Gilbert Stum-t portrait of Washing, ,', '.,.?,'
bangs ever ihe entrance deer, It ,".',. '
bv order of (he society , , Xf" '
, ''The II,,,,,!,,,, bust of ,in M r, J , ;"c2 ;"c2
deicet has an luteiestlng Ills ,Vr i, ""
... lnn-1. .;ve, , n-.bt fan!? ,',f ',,''
but when Condercct turned Liberal !,.,''
guillotined ,,e owner sent (he .,:, I1 V,ns
grace te the basement or miuip ether ,,
place, wheie It could net be i ,.,. " ..".l,.s,''
n bouts u ,.,, (.i1Pi,e,i ,., ,i.. " '" wiiere-
T.i i"rii in Hie senrelarv ..
Jehn Adams, who was c.rie.i ,Ui( ,;,., "f
home. Adams Msed for I . "7 "''
America,, Philosophical s.,rl...,' , , f',r ''"
given te Id.,,. Jehn Adams, second riLn
of the United Slates. m,ik Ik i JUht
i.resident of the Philosophical r!!,'0"'!
Themas Jeffersen succeeding hm ., ftfr
president both of (be R,ted SaVi1"!
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Fisher Is new digging ball.
Red Russia Is being bled white by
famine.
'Rah for the Tariff Bill. It may lightea
the market basket.
Let's ghe the Tat Iff Bill another kick.
It hasn't any friends.
Already the optimists tee the Phillies
cantering lu winners.
Perte Rice's Ment Relly appears te lie
In constant eruption.
Congress has returned te the kinder
garten stage and spends its time building
blocs.
These are strenuous times and we fear
the Easter Egg Is going te crack under the
strain.
The gang doesn't care hew many dlltnt
are back of Plnchet se long as they don't
register.
Tat Iff tinkers may at least pieudlr il
clarc that nobody urged them te put a tariff
en books.
Tlie Easter rabbit who lays candy it'
appears te have a peculiar fondness- ler
chocolate.
Geed Democrats are praying for the
nomination of Alter. They have a better
chance of licking him.
It may even be that Bryan has ijb'
te the conclusion that they don't want, hlu
for Senater down Flerida way.
The Irish rebels have the handicap of
knowing that If they lick .their own peepH
they have te turn in nnd flgbt the l.uglltn.
The Reparations Commission iP1'
fully, but firmly, informs Germany tb M
cannot possibly knew whnt she tan de in
the matter of payments until she tries.
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What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. Name two Geneese of world fanif-
Who said, "Your If Is veur only P"
1 .M....l, lviin III it" t
limner ; muen viriuu , ..
Who Is the present heud of thn ran
Amciican union.' , .,...
Who popularized the stage character ei
Lord Dundreary? ,,i t
What is the correct pronunciation ei
Wluitllwaj.e first great victory wen l)jr
General Grant In the Civil I"7,,nll.1
What undent city of France was feunuea
by the GreekH?
Who were tlie Urebdlngliac aim. .
What famous American will be """
this year by a celehratlen of ins B
tenuiy cf hU blith?
What Is a unicameral legislature t
in,
Answers te Yeeterday'e Quiz
t. The tlrst name of Itebesplerre. tlie Frem
i evolutionist, was Maxim lien. ,
:. At the. time of the cruclllxle 1 1 of CluW
PdUius PHate was the Reman P'"
curator of Juden, ri-,i'
2. The fictional character of Te'il J'"u?
the lovable nnd sweet-natured organic
was created by Charles Dickens m "
novel, "Martin Chuzzlewit," .
I. The Peets' Cerner is u space In tne"
side cf the south transept of wwi
minster Abbey, containing the table",
statues, busts or monuments of bis
spenre, Hen Jonsen, Chaucer. Milten
s'penser and cjther Urltlst peett
actors, divines and great men. Horej
of them arc burled near or under n
monuments. Hebert Urewnlng l burtes
In front of Cowley's monument ana
bust cf Longfellow is tieuiby. .
5. The (treat steamship, the second Wg".
lu the world, originally the "nH.1?,,
American liner Vaterlnnd. an IW"
the. United Htates transport I'OVjatMJ
Is te be reconditioned ns u pa""!?
vessel and named the Piesldcnt Ha
C. HcpwAfilcanus Majer (the Greater) wa
the name given te the Reman """:
1'ubllus Cornelius Sclple. who ej
wbelmlngly defeuted the Cartheglnianj
under IMiinlluU In the Punic wars i aj
'amii. Africa. In 202 U. C. " n1?S
tun svceml I'unle War and negptleu
l he treaty of peace with ."' ..,.
7. A in-ni Is a tableland nr pl"1u.,5ilj
ulmipt ei steeply sloping self or sief
,i high terrace The word Is ,&""'$
for 'uVil and Is used partlculiriy n
the American i.;eiuiueni. .... m
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painted by Arneld Ueeclcllit, the SwJyJ
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