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Vi'Mltili In. Philadelphia and' iurreunlna tewna
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..peiac tree, nity OS) eenta per mentn.
) Hellara per ar, nayahle in advance.
II feretim reuntrl-e en (l) dollar a month.
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rrruMieatlen 0 all nrie.t
or net eiArnetf rrediltd
th9 local news pubUshti
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HOW ABOUT THIS?
"5-f('TT IS. reported tlint the Stnte ItepuWlcan
ti'-K 'Xbrksnizatien 1r ae uncertain nbent the
omlnatien of Alter tlint it Is puntiing te
trade votes for Unrke for United States
Senater In return for votes for Alter for
Governer.
Hew can this be? Senater Tepper, who
Is a candidate for the same vacancy for
which Burke la running, has announced that
B U an organization man, and ths Repub
lican City Committee has indorsed his can
tfidacjr. Is the organization going te sup sup
pert1 him In Philadelphia nnd knlfe him In
ether parts of the Stntc?
f&4. -The Senater should be Interested in the
Wi, Biwer te this question. He is a tyro In
iiv.-' ":-. ,-- ii,t. .i l. .it. i.
Iz'lSr aracucai puuuis, nu uv iiinjr uia;uvi:r uv
Y ,for the campaign Is ever that for ways thac
til- "are dark the organization' politician is
peculiar.
UNIVERSITY'S PREDICAMENT
VTIVATmVa 'wm ll'n.hln.lnn linf
. A Majer General Leenard Weed will net be
Bit t-reaent en September 1 te nsMime direction
Kj-rf i inn umrcrsujr i ciiiis.vivuina cuniinu
rv ;j (aa uggesica magnuuue or mc werx wnicn
L;ii bws rjeen assigned mm in tnc rnuippines.
. kv . Should the report of a further postpenc-
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aent of his arrival here be vcriued, rccen
mL. aiaerauen et the "JIO.OW.OOO endowment
r .'Vm .'.M..K. til !. 1..L1. tni
feaaibly Interested alumni te whom an early
ODenint" Of that Undrrtnk'lni- unnl.l nntiKnl
audit ,rv,aui win ue incTiiuuic. xnerc nre
vf ' lt '.ndeed imperatively necessary te wait
Stfj ,-? G",l Weed? ,
.1 L. With proper organization, it is scarcely
$-h v. eeetceivmble that a vigorous effort te relieve
i,r ...iwr i-JuiTcrBiiy or inc nqanciai rmDnrrass-
WfKrf&umn wnich It has been se sturdily c-em-t:-K;fcaUttf
would lack wide public response.
klli- rWe foremost institution of higher learn-in?fA-Jf
-ta the State ia already entitled te pride
EfcivV ' tv;'1",' ul " icumman regime
Kv4ittac mett trJ-naT period. Considering
rtfce tUfficultlea at hand, the, direction r
t-!'1-"- TTnlrvraifv alnie h. ri.n..t -
vWrett- Smith has been admlrable and effi
C'Ji!. cleat in man war.
PSJ.t XJ'' tee MLme spirit of enterprice nnd re
W iktfmatcttulnts could be imparted te the fund
E?"4iVeBspalcn, that long projected work might be
fJlHeap!eted before the advent of the, new
Bfr I1 " F "eci i ine oppression caused
m. protracted season of uncertainty.
ifes "DAVIS KEEPSOUT OF IT
&ii" 'afSeiiONEr. nxvm .t. tiavts Trin h tn
nViv . IJl candidate! for TJeiitannnt nnriimn-
whether Plnchet or Alter is nominated for
), uvverner.
Ks? a meae wrong, the relations between him nnd
f" jtae next Governer would net be very cordial.
EMVI'1? ', Consequently he has refused te have tiny
PjC ' tklat'te de with Alter in spite of the efforts
Wfiit' f """ xrienus ie inuuee mm te introduce
l?i''K .-'tae Organization candidate te his own
i.'i;' friends In Scrahten.; He will net tie liim
lk self up in any way with Alter, and he knows
W1 . that Alter 's friends have no war te cet
ftU back at him.
Sjr. . can maintain his Isolation with im-
ifai' J tatatt anil ftmttA .1 ttA .mm,!.), ' .!. II...-
mv"j People, who were counting en using his
.-, Influence with the soldier vote te strengthen
Ij-Vi. eir cnneiaaie.
Vfi Ta.i. i- ...i i.i. ... i.i- ..-i...
"V" V jw atung .iu Lunaiucruuic political
yti i, wuaem, and is making It evident te the
'Q1 .Organization that the 1'lnchet candidacy Is
S.,f'Tj.aalnf se much support that it Is becoming
hVi jraneiy aangereus te its candidate.
' ' THE NEW CATHEDRAL
i QTErs taken te link the existing mn-
' Ocblhery for erecting n great Protestant
1 'Episcopal Cathedral en the Parkway with
the Diocesan Convention lenrl nnn 'iif .
islli ' endertaklng of noteworthy civic, artistic
f3s anal spiritual consequence. Bishop Rhine-
5 j, ianaer-8 advocacy of these moves represents
tV ... sitniflcant advancement of an lmnrefi-,1
Wi"
MK,1 , vYn au us cnurcnes, m abundance 0f
ilKy'wbich it js rivaled only by Brooklyn, Phlln-
f.tl'jHjflelpliia can Deast et comparatively few rn-if'KS-.tifled
te great distinction for architectural
Psfe,tl3Pr?Pt,ety ni1 beauty of design. In addition
f$8ff (f it religious appeal, them should be In-
KW8iriwe arunuc inniuraiien in tlie proposed
Ksv.Wetyice. Fortunately the nlans emiirp i.-
Bjraractlen of the building en the Parkway a
EiM s.thoreuibfare .dcstlne.l In time, and. It' la
Krtf1!? h0Pd' by 1020' te bcee,nn one of the
KftV ( TtAtmilBnirii lit avAmA lH .U. . i.
K'Vi4'i T" "'iu in me worm.
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yWKAte.. THE PERSISTENT ISSUP
wlTtj:&, apparently quite as impossible in
ai.nate the disarmament question from
.uGJHia cuiucrence as it was for Dickens' .
aTf t. r ". ir. K' J0, ,cluUe the em"i-
mt head et Kins Charlm fmm i,i u...
& ,tx. en.DETiDrminraa
Ka?,B -' ,iJctI.M,en of wer''1 trade-cendltlnns,
Fa' """ """Bnliu revived tne irrepressible
wTLt ,v: : v.: ;:i.i":, . . .v v""-"' "" re-
'.i !;"".. r " ? iai.wn.ey asscctinB
J,tat; "only by a policy of peace can the
IfeTii,n? b,nc" thelr bu''-" It Is utifer-
ilJWW"".1? ".w"'t lu' me general prlnclnle
jr. : biiii' t i a Anv.ii.ciib ui uarciniiiav Aft....-
i rr umiifiii laiiii- ha. ni.ni e . .i. .
k ,aA .-.i- r ". " -
ClTi;' ."Luyes et nnt'ens which
I'Jtttle te gain bv war. lhn...i. .. i-
A WpjiT Geerge lias net refrained
yS".,nB ,u" 'u, n Kemcwhat vaguer
a,HlH,iatural, of course, for defeated Oer-
LLAMAAT'wlih mnllllnev .! ......t .i ., ,
:a.: reduced te inslan flcant nnmH.
iWi"'w rTty, te .espouse tlie
i k siirMf "mh , a, weaxencd france
WrwWWi. W'eve Mime of the
.'jMaHg.reparaUeBs ebll-
r.KOsriMa
dvHniatten way. begin te take hope when
military reduction pregraia are, urged in k
practical manner by, nations aacrlflcing
sesKthlng by disarnanent. In that desir
able event se ttark, ulterior sMtlves could
he alleged.
ORDER IN THE COAL STRIKE; t
A GOOD SIDE OF A BAD THING
Let Us, Heps That All ths Various In
terests Concerned Will Centlnus te
Maintain Their 8elf-Contrel
IT IS a relief te observe that, as the coal
strike progresses te what ordinarily is
known as "the trouble phase," the federa
tion lenders and the police in the affected
areas are managing te nvetd many of the
conspicuous mistakes which led in the past
te violence and outrages of various sorts.
The lessens of the steel strike seem te have
had n sobering effect upon county officials,
who arc net no ready as they were In the
Pittsburgh region te experiment clumsily
with repressive nnd oppressive measures.
The State police have acted thus far with
admirable restraint even in places where
disturbances have occurred. There is an
apparent general' desire among local officials
te stick within the Hmlta of their authority.
A conference held yesterday et Unlontewn
by Sheriff 8haw, of Fayette County, nnd
William Feeney, a union leader, ended with
n pledge of the unions rigidly te police their
own meetings nnd te penalize or eject any
one who causes or suggests trouble of any
sort. This Is something new in the technique
of labor demonstrations.
Sheriff Shnw rescinded nn order issued
te prevent strikers' assemblages after one of
them hed led te n clash between miners and
tha police. Mr. Feeney made nn address te
the miners and said that each individual
union man was te be held responsible for
trouble in which he participated.
The strike leaders have been pleading for
pence. New they demand peace among their
followers.
Operators and their committees held meet
ings and because they nre orderly no one
interferes with them. But it happens that
miners are in vastly greater numbers than
operators nnd that any meeting they held
becomes naturally and inevitably a mass
meeting. In the early days of coal miners' unions
meetings of strikers were frequently prelimi
nary te unruly demonstrations or general
dlrerder, with marches en the breakers. But
with better organization and cleverer leader
ship strikers' meetings have become mere
and mere orderly.
In Ohie during the steel strike no riots
were reported. It is said there were no
fights between strikers and police because
no attempt nt the suppression of union meet
ings was made. Immediately ever the line
in Penniylvimla, where petty local officials
were permitted te have their own way and
where the customary "ban" was put en
strikers meetings, trouble was continuous
and n few persons were killed.
Members of the unions found public halls
closed te them. And they were net per
mitted te held meetings in the open.
Oddly enough, this sort of attitude was
net due te any theory clearly fermulntcd by
Stntc or local authorities. It resulted from
th feeling, still prevalent in some quarters,
thut citizens of foreign birth or parentage
who are numerous in the coal and steel coun
tries are net entitled te the rights of citi
zenship defined in the Constitution.
This belief, translated Inte action, did net
settle the issues involved in the steel strike.
It merely postponed a settlement and sub
stitated allegiance te the" I. W. "VV. for al
legiance te the Federation of Laber In great
masses of werklngmcn Jn Western Penn
sylvania. The preservation of self-control by nil
people directly concerned with a labor
demonstration as widespread as the coal
Btrlke Is imperatively necessary for n hun
dred reasons. Ignorance and excitement
rather than a wish te be unfair or lnwlec
lead te extra-legal operating methods
ntneng 'policemen and deputy sheriffs in
strike areas. And some of the wild talk
and wilder action charged egnlnst individual
strikers In cases like this might be "traced
te the irritations of an empty stomach rather
than te tiny desire te destroy governments
or seize private property. It Is pathetically
easy te Inflame n crowd of people who have
hid no breakfast.
In that simple fact is reflected the real
dnpgcr of every hard-fought nnd widespread
strike. It isn't pleasant new te sec a sit
uation which ought te be viewed In the full
light of scientific and bumane reasoning
blng drugged slowly out te nn Inconclusive
and temporary end by methods of attrition
Involving 000,000 mine workers and their
families. There ought tebc n better way out
of the difficulty, though the agencies of
Government nppelntcd te discover them are
still groping Jn the dark.
RECOGNIZING THE MEN
THAT is an Interesting suggestion made
by Mrs. Edward II. Blddle, the retiring
president of the Civic Club, that the doers
be opened te men until the membership Is
evenly divided between men and women.
The club Is an association of woraen in
terested In civic betterment. "When it was
organized the women had no direct political
Influence. They had te content themselves
with discussion and the creation of public
sentiment. New that women muy vote, .Mrs.
Blddle seems te think that they should
co-operate actively with men in the accom
plishment of the ends sought by the club.
Much can be said jn support of this view.
The club has had eight men as associate
members who have advised it when advice
was desired. The election of these men
te nctlve. membership nnd the addition te
the number of ether men In sympathy with
the purpeB of the organization ought te
make the club much mere influential than
It has been in the pabt, because, if for no
ether reason, it will deuble the member
ship. WHAT WAS DIER?
ELMORE D. DIER, head of the bankrupt
firm of Walnut street brokers, told the
referee In bankruptcy that he "never pre
tended te be n broker.'
"I merely opened an office and get cus
tomers," he explained.
He certainly get the customers, and he
get their money also. Tbe customers are
new trying te find out what becume of it.
DIcr professes te be ignorant en this sub
ject. The lawyers for the creditors, how
ever, bsvn forced him te admit that be
tween Jununry, 1021, and January 10 of
this year, when the firm closed its doers,
he withdraw from its receipts 9302,000 for
his personal use, and $200,000 in addition
for unnamed uses.
But he does net explain hew he used this
money. His memory l at fault, or his de
sire te save his skin is acute.
New, If DIer was net n broker, will seme
expert In definition explain what he was?
It niny be that the courts will eventually
live us an answer.
HOW THE FAIR HELPS
fVHE tendency of mankind te. discount fu
l.iure pleasures has long been recognized
among the dicta of political economy, It
may be added ..sat the disposition te ignore
'fprthaewlMflhHiMlnas; U squally pre-
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griessi &&mu wiw :: m
10M is'very eeatWabW. As a wast, the
present Congress Is net looking mtich farther
ahead ihan, Nhvcaber; ltf. -, ', .'
But, In the oldmeledramatle phrase, 'a'
time will wMe'when the NatleBalLigls
lature will be' forced' te think with seme In
tensity regarding the eopamemeratlon of
1C0 years of the nation's .Independence. It
the City of Philadelphia had rejected Its
responsibilities, and even If no tribute te
the event had been proposed here, Congress,
within the next four years, would still1 be
compelled te devote definite attention te com
memorative proprieties. The claim is in the
end unescspable. Philadelphia- blrthplacs
of the Republic, la ready and wlllina te as
nume the bulk of the responsibility which
fitting recognition of this great event entails.
The appeal for congressional aid, made In
Washington yesterday, is, therefore, net
merely a matter of right. The Immediate
object Is official indersement. But it is need
less te dlegtilse the fact that financial as
sistance is also of vital Importance,.
Allowing for the present embarrassments
In Washington with respect. te the bonus,
the tariff and ether vexatious problems,
there should be no hesitancy In pressing re
quests for aid beyond the pronouncement of
a few stalely and highly generalised phrases.
The Exposition program launched by this
city enjoys the utmost warranty in national
pride and historical consciousness. Its sig
nificance is national and world-wide. In
soliciting co-operation' it need never be
feared that the cause is net of the highest
moment.
BEVERIDGE COMES' BACK
ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE has proved
that n man enn win n political cam
paign without talking politics. His defeat
of Senater New In the 'primary contest for
the nomination In Indiana has been accom
plished by the use of most unusual tactics.
Fer the Inst two or three months Bever
idge has been going about the State making
Speeches. He hns addreaxad tntlnc nt
lawyers en the career of Chief Justice
Marshall, about whom he has written an
able and informing book. He fans addressed
high -school pupils en the art of public spesk
ing. He has talked te churches en ethical
questions. And he has thus obtained access
te audiences made up of people who de net
usually attend political meetings. He has
I .ated no one' for he has refrained from
talking about anything en which there is
n wide difference of opinion among the
8cnater New thought he would serve his
own interests best by remaining In Washing
ton until near the close of the canvass. He
allowed Bcvcrldge te have bis own way,
assuming that the voters would rally te the
support of the organization candidate and
decide that he should be Returned te Wash
ington. But New guessed wrong. The
voters hare preferred Bcvcrldge.
Hew much of this preference is due te a
survival of the spirit of Uie Progressive
Party it would be difficult te say. Bever
Irlgc was the Progressive candidate for the
Senate in 1914, and polled only 108,000
votes, while Miller, the Republican candi
date, polled 226,000, and Shivcicy, Demo
crat, was elected by a vote of 272,000.
Wilsen carried the State in 1012, but the
combined Roosevelt and Taft vote was
greater than the Wilsen vote, and Roose
velt ran ahead of Taft by 11,000. When
New was elected in 1016, there was a
straight contest between the Republicans and
Democrats, and New wen by 11,000.
Whatever else the Indiana primaries may
indicate, they certainly show that the plea
te support the regular organization has lest
Its force, and that the voters are acting en
their own initiative. If any organization
man inquired, "Who the hell asked him te
run?" ns Ceuncllmnn Wegleln naked the
ether day about Plnchet In this State, the
voters seem te have answered the question.
BOOZE WEEK!
AFTER Bey Week nnd Art Week, Prune
Vetk nnd, especially, Rnisin Week,
what could be mero natural than n Boezo
Week, a week consecrated te liberty for the
thirsty, the nssertlen of man's inalienable
right te get tight and te wash down his
daily nourishment with light wines and
beer? Boezo Week is really upon us, and
it will be thirty days long. The spring
drive of the Association Opposed te Prohi
bition will be pressed in Pennsylvania dur
ing all the month of May!
Well, these nre times In which every man
with nn iden or nn objection or n hcipe te
express should be respectfully permitted te
have his say. Fer, with trying te settle a
hundred nnclcnt problems nt once, the
country is getting pretty deep inle spiritual
confusion. The folk who want te be ex
tremely and rlgoreubly geed sometimes np
rcar no nearer te n tolerable way of life
than these who insist upon being very bad.
The vigor of people who Insist that they
nnd they nlene nre fitted te knew whnt
mnnklnd needs, nnd who feel divinely ap
pointed te be the police force of the nn nn
tienal mind, is Indeed astonishing. They
knew hew te fight nnd they seem never te
get tired. Some very earnest people are
allied with the Association Opposed te Pro
hibition. Slnny who nre giving money nnd
moral support te the nnti-Velstend move
ment never took n drink in their lives
even after the passage of the Dry Law,
when net a few drys'becnme suddenly wet.
One thing is certain, nnd that 1 that the
Velstead law Isn't working out te the ex
pected result. It needs cither tightening or
loosening. These who resent inquiring
criticism of the dry lnws nre most unwise.
Whnt use Is there In hiding nny sort of
truth?
Properly speaking, the drys are opposed
net se much te the Velstead act ns te the
Anti-Saleen League. The Lengue hns been
making n greut many enemies. It hns many
bnd hduTTs nnd it has been developing
nlmest intolerable nrregnnce in Washing
ton. And yet there Is much te be said en
the League's side: Every Intelligent dry and
every intelligent wet ndmlts that the aboli
tion of the saloon was n geed and neces
sary thing. The Anti-Saleen League abol
ished the snloen, in theory at least, nnd, in
the course et time, the saloon will be abol
ished in fact, largely because of what the
antl-saloeners did. And It is worth remem
bering thnt until the Anfl-Snloen League
rnme along no one else had ever tried te de
the work It finally undertook. The saloon
wns nn unchallenged jtewer for mernl nnd
political devastation until the dry Jaws went
through, and none of tbe people who new
7 for liberty and rage at the Anti-Saleen
League seemed te be sorleusly concerned
about it.
Signing a petition Is the
Helpings easiest thing a man does.
Minority Frequently he signs first
and then nsks what It is
nil about. This is regrettable, but it is se.
And the fact discounts the "monster peti
tions" thnt sometimes reach Congress. If a
petition wcre gotten up calling upon tbe
Wilernl Government te give cverv lrl n
box of candy en her birthday nnd n smnll.
IlUr mJllir itui mn b Mw ..v. iw IIHMI-I'dinii
te boost the plun, the number of signatures
the petition would get would, amaze the
populace even while the wUe pep wns affix
ing Its signature. (
The AwtrKan Uaelff ledrlck YIW.
.bound tt New 1'erk with a eeasigamsat of
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Bfr;avts,
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DMIng ulaheli . Men War Caught ,
iwlndllnt Oamea Run In CyalM. ',
Ths threWa-set Cannet )
' iapa the Snare
By GEORGE NOX MeCAIN .
ROBERT, Et PATTISON, x-Gevfer,;
ex-Clty .Controller, Incorruptible cttl
sen. able lawyer and .banker, was aee
"caiytht In a get-rlch-qulck game. ' 'C .
which' gees te prove that the most asiatV
and far-seeing business and professional Ha '
get their jolts the same as the ordinary cttl,
sen and the man en the street. r
Governer Pattlseri was net the only vletimj
General Benjamin P. Tracy, of New Yerk, "
ex-Secretary of the Navy, was another Ignra
in the episode whose hindsight bad the ad
vantage of his' foresight.
The man who hooked them and made
them officers in his mining company also
organized a grindstone trust. Think of that I
If left alone it Is net Improbable that this
man, Grable by name, would hare aa-'
neunced a scheme te extract platinum from
old rags and brown bottles.
Taken all In all, the promoter who en
gineered the scheme managed te sssemble the
most prominent array of victims' this city
ever saw. i
It all happened back in 1807-08.
INVESTMENT swindles run In cycles.
The last year has seen a recrudescence of
bucket-shops, the hoariest swindle of, all,
next te geld-bricks and green-goods.
It has witnessed the smash and the. ac
companying disaster of about twenty-nine
ui lucre concerns wttnin tnree months. ,
Five of them belong te Philadelphia.
Only one of the guilty se-called "bank
ers" has been brought te trial. ,
When convicted last week ha. collapsed
in court like his disreputable brokerage
firm.
The present era marks the third cycle la
twenty-Uve years of such"- Investment
swindles.
They all run true te form. In bunches,
.we iuj v-iguk or ecu years,
pUtANCIS GRABLrTInaugurated his pre.
Wallingford cycle just twenty-five years
age. He was n Weatcrn nmHiiA
Seme years later came the.era of stock
niiu vunun swindles in wdicu tne notorious
Storey Cotten Company was the Star.
The aftermath of the third cycle Is new
being rcsped in the burst .bubbles of bucket
shops, with their accompaniment of de
frauded widows, ruined men and despairing
uJ "f fcw ?f 0M"' dupea still
living; aged men nnd women.
Of these who figured officially In the Phil
believe hi" game U re dead' J
GRABLE was n sort, of Jeweled serpent
In the financial Eden of Philadelphia a
quarter of a century age in 1807.
!.. iff'!1 . innocents. He persusded
them te bite Inte his apples et golden prom prem
ise, which turned te dust and ashes en their
lips.
He was se phenomenally clever as a pro
moter that he even seduced Cashier Qulnlan.
v Jbv W 'Chemical National Bank et
tk tA.rk,t0 h?nd h,m ever 5250,000 and
th"k..h.,ln ,or thc opportunity.
the promoter the largest bankers arc linble
te turn feel.
"CX)R ten years prier te 1807 Grable had
hma?H. WW?1, ,'.? noeHm; stocks nnd
bends in doubtful Western enterprises. Ha
decided te ceme East and selected Pblla
'ffuii -nc of hl" centers of operation.
Phlladelphlans ultimately subscribed the
largest amounts te his schemes.
smainnnvCeMeUrs.fUrn,8hCd thC ,0nMt ,Ut of
,AJa.r8C nu,m.bp of these were school scheol schoel
fofk min!stcrs nnd entail professional
It was the old familiar game; geld signs,
m,ah2B?An-J fur,n" nnd Oriental rugs were
the bait for the suckers then as new.
Grable had this peculiarity, theugh: He
advertised that he did net want menev.
He wns nnxieus. however, te secure geed
promissory, notes with responsible indersers
in exchange for his steckR and bends.
Mn, KJl hTf th0Uf bt he vas the Wwt
thing thnt bad ever come down the trail,
because of this feature of his dealings.
They followed hltn like sheep te the
shearing. '
AMONG the varied and spectacular In
vestments into which hundreds of thou
sands of dollars of Philadelphia cash were
poured were some of Grable's mining claims
In the Black Hills.
That is se-called mining claims.
He established half a dozen town sites
along projected Western railroad lines. He
ran free excursions te them from Chicago
nnd Omahn.
He organized mining companies among
2UH,.n,J,'iniR&u,0De et wh,eh wns capitalized
Ter pa.U'UfiHv
"t 2f, c&'Vi?00'000 Mr- 0raDl re
ceived $1,800,000 In payment for certain
claims. It was a way he had.
He merged a smelting company nnd a
?J.lnill5JSmpany with a ""'tni stock of
,i?0, tall). l)UU.
Grable took ns his shnrc of the consolida
tion $4,800,000, which left ?1, 200,000 in
the treasury for his dupes.
HE STARTED te build a smelter nnd in
nugurntcd ether dreamy nnd extensive
schemes.
He hnd mere business thnn ten men rnnld
leek after.
It wns nt this time thnt he get the Phila
delphia crowd interested in his cempnny,
with thece prominent Phlladclphlnns In
volved :
President. ox-Gevcrnor Rebert E. Pattl Pattl
sen, president Security Trust Company;
treasurer. Themns Bradley, director Security
Trust Company; secretary, Geerge A.
Fletcher, merchant and director Union Trust
Company.
Directors Philip S. Hertz. director
Seuthwark National Bank; David Jenes,
Iren manufacturer: W. V. Kcllcy, invest
ments; C. S.. Mlddlcten, M. D. ; Themns
Bradley. Geerge A. Fletcher,- Rebert B.
Pnttisen Hnd J. Wesley Supplce.
Other officers wcre Jeseph F. Crater mer
chant and director First National Bank,
Enstnn, Pn, ; Congressman Ben. Butter
worth. Washington. D. C. ; J. Edward Mas
tin, banker, New Yerk, nnd ethers.
It was n glorious nrrny 'of influential
"come-ons."
Even Jehn E. Searlcs, then executive head
of the Sugar Trust, bit hard and often.
IT WAS r sad awakening that this dls
tlngulihcd cempnny of financial gudgeons
had in tbe end.
It wns the forerunner n quarter of n cen.
tury nge of the Oibbeney-Yucatnn fiasco of
Inst year without Its tragic nnd fntal ending
The Grable balloon blew up with a bang
Then followed the usual meeting of the vic
tims te discuss revenge or rehabilitation.
Thc usual committee of Investigation was
appointed.
Grable was kicked out, nnd all sales of
stock were stepped se far as the Phlladel-
pninilS I'UUMI yiuvrui. II.
An nttempt was made te raise n fund of
$500,000 te pull the whole concern out of
the ditch.
Meantime Francis Grable stepped from
under with ever $4,000,000 worth of stock
and all his profits of the preceding venrs
The moral of this rccltnl Is that big cnnl
tallsts, prominent men nnd influential citi
zens are often as great "boobs" aB the ordl erdl
nary everyday mortal when it comes te deal
ing with slick promoters.
The only difference is that they take their
medicine, keep their mouths shut and go
about their business trying hard te forget It.
Tli" Itttle fellow has te "ralag a holler,"
. .. . M.,M 1-orrnlne Elizabeth
The Matter Wooster, Stat Muperin
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best ,
JOHN,Q. WILLIAM8
On Real Estate and 8esqul-Centennlal
THE planning for the SesquliCcntcnntal .
buildings should be done with mere than
the immediate needs of the exposition itself
in mind, according te Jehn G. Williams,
president of the Philadelphia Real Estate
Beard.
"The cemlngSesqul-'Centennial. with its
manifold activities," said Mr. Williams,
"added te the normal activities of the city,
which remain proportionately about the
same at all times, with 'due allowance, of
course, for grewth and development, will
undoubtedly result in an Immense amount et
business In the real estate and bulldmg
fields. Thc great question is hew te retain
all of this business which will come te the
city as the result of the exposition. The
nnswer te this question will be necerdlng te
the mnnncr In which the plans are laid.
Should Be Permanent Buildings
"If the buildings are planned in a per
manent way and constructed with some
definite use in view after thc exposition hns
closed, It seems te me that the city may
reasonably expect te gain sorae great nnd
permanent ends through the Scsqul-Cen-tcnnlal.
Ne one will dispute the fact that
expensive buildings, which nre put up for
a temporary purpose nnd then n little Inter
have te be scrapped, will net pny for them
selves in the relatively short time that the
fair will Inst. But If they are se con
structed that, after the close of the fair,
they may be used for some ether and per
manent purpose, they will net only pay ter
themselves, but thc directors of the.cxposl the.cxpesl the.cxposl
'tlen will be justified In putting up mere ex
pensive and hence better buildings than If
such advance plans are net made.
"We should profit by the experience of
ether exposition cities in the matter of the
buildings and the general handling of the
real estate questions which are certain te
arise with the nppreach of 1020. The ex
perience of all fair cities has net been alto
gether happy In some respects, nnd we
should tnke a lessen from what they have
been through and plan differently and as
far in advance as it is safe te de se.
Many New Dwellings
"Dwelling construction will attain normal
activity, in my opinion, with the return of
confidence among the people that prices l.ave
been stabilized, and I am equally convinced
that present prices represent about the nor
mal level of the future nnd that home
buyers can safely invest from this time en.
"Concerning the suggestion that legisla
tion be passed nt the next session of the
Legislature looking te n regulation et the
financial- return en real estate, I am firmly
of the opinion, nnd it is the conviction of
every ether man who is nt nil familiar with
the general situation, that such legislation
would retard rather than help matters. This
has been demonstrated everywhere that such
legislation has been placed upon the statute
books. Taken ns a whole, present rents In
Philadelphia are en an equitable basis and
they represent only a fair return en the
value of the property.
"The great body of realtors and the prop
erty owners as well In this city de net ap
prove of excessive rent charges, but such
cases are comparatively few nnd It would be
unwise from every point of view te pass
general legislation for the correction of a
few cases.
The Experience of Washington
"A recent Illustration of what legislation
will de in such rases is the City of Wash
ington. Fer the last two 'ears that city has
been working under the Ball Rent Act. nnd
the effect of that law bay been te retard
building construction of the very class of
dwellings that are most needed, and which,
with a sufficient number of them, would
automatically reduce rents. When preperty
owners become convinced that they will net
get a fair return en their Invested cnpltnl
they will sell their properties and put their
money Inte ether forms of investment, und
when thl hnppens, construction Is retarded
greatly, If l does net fuse altogether, unci
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very inaterlully In tjie reutnls,
, 'The,' whole mntler et rentals, lk yis
ethtr' commodity In the world, com-a h,.b 1:.
tka end. 40 the question of suppy tna Je.
sji4.. When thir; art mere heu iE,
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the only safe and- sane manner in which
rentals can be reduced nfter a period of in
flation, from whatever cause. Is te hnve
mere houses built. When this occurs, the
rent question will nnswer itself. Fer this
reason, any fncter, whether leglslntlve or
otherwise, which retards in any mnnnur
the construction of dwellings is bound in
the end Ie work toward higher rents.
The New Price Level
"It is my opinion that the present cost of
labor and materials, which, is considerably
lower than the peak of 1020, represents
about tbe new price level and that no further
drastic liquidation In these lines may be
looked for. There is no disguising the fact
that there has come n new level of living in
this- country. Laber Is getting mere money
and Is working Bherter hours, nnd while no
sensible person will deprecate this. It cer
tainly adds te' the general cost of living. It
is, In itself, a part of the new level. .
"Anether thing responsible for the present
hopeful' building market Is the Improve
ment in the financial situation. There Is
mero money available new for building con
struction than there has been for some time
past nnd the Indications point te a gradual
but steady betterment of this situation. All
'. u.ft0101?' "nnicly. returning confidence,
stability of prices and the betterment of the
financial situation, should prove a great
stimulus te an Increase of activity through
out the year. I predict a very active spring
and summer, and firmly believe thnt we shall
have during the next few years the greatest
business in the history of our city.
City's Future Bright
j",1'!.1?8 r1 $, ether members of the Phil
adelphia Real Estate Beard, I am a firm be
liever in the great future of our city, nnd
this confidence hns prompted us nt nil times
te de whatever we can for the advancement
of the city's interests. It is for this vcuseu,
for instarice, that we have arranged for a
transcontinental tour of Dr. E. J. Cnttell
the City Statistician, te tell the people of
clmttnTaf M?" CU"try f
"When a city grows as Phllndelphla seems
certain te, in the future, lis real estate
acquires Increasing value with the years!
and just us we are thoroughly convinced
.A M,ure 8r0wth and P"PIty of
Philadelphia, se are we certain of the in.
trlnsle value of Philadelphia real estate?"
What De Yeu Knetv?
QUIZ
I' W.!lai wa?the P"ied of the Crusades"
2. What Is the origin of the expression "A
custom mere honored I11 the breach
thun the observance"? uieacn
3. What route wns taken by aviators In tha
eX? " l "y BCrM th0 AtlantlS
4. What llewtr Is sometimes called the.
Rese of Sharen 7 i-iu cue
! S!"4 nre 'Itches' thimbles?
8. What Ih argon?
7. Of what country is Monrovia the fcanltnl'
5- Wr?v.WH.8 ,n" "-eleal god of dreams?
burg?" CrrCCt' I,,lursh w Tuts.
"' W wayf" the C0,0r,, of ,h0 "n f Ner-
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. TU first United States Supreme fn..ri
mt In New Yerk City, But e lect'
slens were, rendered there. Th2 rnnit
was removed te Philadelphia- 1?, 17.11
2. Andre Qretry was a net.,? French muaV
ciU composer. His dates ere 17.1 mT'"
3. Tlutarch, the famous Greek bleBmihir'
wrete In Creek ths paralle ?!?,
4. A banderele Is n long, nitrrew n9 ,,1.1.
a cleft end, flown at T m, stffi
ornamental atreamer en 1 a r Tiihi I
lanca a rlbbon-lllie scroll" I.. nSDii
lecture, a stene band wr,'!1n,,,ln2cr?,,pl;
E. The legal phrane "In hanr1' m. .... .,
the bench," is appilodTe thTM Rf. ?,nr
' fu.'UcSurf?.r C0Url f "''W'lu'w'r,!
8. The Cemmiinwi-nltli 0' Mmi.-.,.., .,,.,.
7" Ada&e,,?' '-' '.Ji'S. MM."
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SHORT CUTS 1-
The Sesqul Battery has big guu 1
Plenty et ammunition.
. .. It was evident Senater Vara wasn't I
ouiideg senator Pepper meant.
TTrnftln jfAnlaa Ik Ctti.11 . Ja.1 I
Genea is still looking for the little psav !
Tim mail thlne I. !.. .1a- ..l3
- -- h.ha .a aaim. ,1 wcaif ,UJ f.
..j nniuiuuj uieana semcimng very
fcrcnt from "keep clean."
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Man named Brandl la rhnrpd
boetlegclnc in Cnmrlnn. HI. ml.h k.i.
strong case If charged with soda. . 4j
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n ,Vnrn .V.uninian Liraeburaer 1
blackjack talk is n pipe dream he does':
ne nniemiu. ... 'a . . .. ..1
. iuuii, mean a tcaa-pipe dresra. "Ml
Backers of the Wissahlcken Beys'
truly declare that mum hnv- .i,.k
fewer criminals. They club ths life out
ie wiuu gangs. .jl
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tifc.... .1 ,BS? .,"" "nsuccessfnl attem
simply' nrev r that effrentery1 d ees peft
ways bring backing. ' p S
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.Vfiy.if78 ,hnt .n 'lnan can't iemert-1
dandelions from his lawn without the neli
uura bccnting neme-brew.
pn.,-.Vi ""lcrT,irent the statements m
Uub .dinner that some of the tables ltd
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oettio et Scotch. CurlouBever8lght. Ul
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flrer;i-""."2f, .? Tork
hi. ...j .? '" ". r"reaa nstidcsr.wi
.. uevu nuenrver lie wanted te go te t
village, really stele anything but a few rift
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v', 'ifl"c,"-l l.n" oeciety of Motien-Kcl
; "' " ie, time approaching Ws
it,? Sf p,c."rc wI be broadcast byrsdl
uut wen t the pie comedy lnusa tin tht'il
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who hrnnn?i-i,.evcraI I,tt,fi children In te'
A.AnP,nlly b,,.,,eTe that " hospital is spli
for l in ,.ViS ;nnl triek', en u l
dews. Bma" Patients at tn wffl
... iT1hf8 ne thing civilisatien is geln'
T-nnu-i.1.. ,iMA RreBB"t crime wave 11 m
knevi edge that the one great crime deterl
rent is certainty of nnnliiim-m. . Aumt
is immaterial. ,
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hA-Jfl of If Tork Policeman shot !
i., .. i ,""' prencient witu a row
Pin nnd frying pnn doesn't hnve tow
time with n gun. jwl
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1... .ArmpnlanB claim that Clirlstepher.C
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V.iU. i. ,, " "Pny tne compliment
,.in.? bfen ""Tered by finding the Aft
men aus In nnh., nn t..ji. n.. :n
J ' UIJUUiB M-ltlJ
tw .noief. the epochal events of Pi
going te sleep while listening te a long I
dress nt n nilblle maellnr trh i-mn't
example 0 mero cenerallr followed? I il
"n'lm r.i,,.n1. - r..i f ,1 u- r!.A
. v niiii-ii in iiiginiiu, enj jw
Bernard Shaw, "Is only a society of intlt
man nimiteuis." Wi leek for n ilMI.J
nmri. iroiniseme gentiemnn of the eietn im
some rcferunre in M te "amateur gwW
men." fl
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.'Marttinr Time yeunwter, by "Ml"
IslMArl Iti atr-lflmn 1
an alarm clock placed, a prenatal urge.rtfl
a Deylellke leg and n psychic ben llj
, , ,",,r '"it- tee tnirtcen k"ti
dial showed made the owner cry, "Well,' J
up iiiewpii i a straight twelve hours
isiirely missed. This Rhede Island Red. Hj
Bolshevist. And what, would have Me
nened" (he says, sn.vs he) 'lf a'r'nraPi
been plnced In this Hennery?" MC
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rnilE Vnrcs and tlidrs predict stW'n,s,
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