w .- BW TTw laVfaUIlTISL PaaatMw l ri. Vfc Praaldant and TriiAiMft Ceillna. Jehn R. Wllllama hn 5. era K. aeldamlth. David E. Bmller, SMILTiT Editor Aimis'.... general Thndm-tii Manatfr dally at Poitte Lkoerb Building cnacnce equara, liHiafltlphia. rrttt'Unten Buudlnc .. tfei aiaainen Ale. 701 Ferd Itulldlns ..1.....013 aiebg-Drmeerat nulldlrif .a XJ01I Trlbnnt Bulldinc NKWa BUHHAVS: Buaatu. LtB. Cor. rennlvala At. and 14th St. ; iicie .Tne nun nuiiiune nun TMfiitip niiiMin ft j"1 nunscniPTieN tcrms WJHwa PciLia Limii la nent.1 te aub- via Fnuaanpnia and aurreunlnc tewm aie ni iwtne 1121 ctnis per wcck. payaDia riar. te nelnta eutilda nf PhlU1tr,hU in tttata. (Tanaria. np l?nltl Ni mi. S saatac free, fifty (SO) ctnta par month. I dollar! per jeir. paaM In adanea. I farelan reuntrlra one 111) dollar a month. nracnnn irianinc aauresa chanted old aa well aa new addrtu. WALNUT KEYSTONE. MAW IfOt all communication te Evening Publla inaiyenaenc' nquarc, Phllaatlphia. iber of the Associated Press ABBOCtATED PRESS It txctutlvrlv an mtht utt ler republication of all new wm crraiira ie ir or nor etntrwue errdlltd r, ana alie me local unci publiihcd hrMa e republication of t,tctel rftepalekw art alto retervtd. VS-'4i .PkUldtlahle. Silurdir. Mir 6. 1922 tMeiTa ii-aa ... .. . .-. . irimi "Mt&S IN l-IMKK &UUKU I'tTpPnB.aubmlsslen te Attorney General Alter eAS the expert's report of Juggling with the ItmmAa the State Treasurer's office carries ...' rffn comment. 'the face of the report the law seems te ?piTt;!rteii violated, and the legal officer or. .Mitate must decide whnt te de about It. ftfcrAlter has said that he will de his duty. 'Mrceuia say no less, it remains te ue CdMlA!tY ' rt'lMtai whether he will de as much. a V" " 11'i Vhm erne rilsrrnnnrliii hetween the Ktajf-F . .... . . .KBHBeantB en aepesit in nanus as saewn ay vjitM Treasurer's books and as shown by the watalaiueats of the banks en the same dates bjaMexplanatlen. This Is in addition te Pi!) Mcesslty for explanation of why certain ' Were allowed te have $400,000 of ReJtite funds In an Inactive account when the Hmi permits the banks te have only $300,000. l;r4;xtTe sneuia ee instant ana ngiu mvesii- f?.wwi into tniB Dusiness. it is mere nu- V.ifwtiaafc Kuan autum. cibc mut tir. viiiti -. nana, .it is important eccautie ei tue JMMlWlHy that the old Quay system of using k'tkavMbllc funds for private profit hns been hXsttTat. Under that system money was de ls faverit banks and the banks 'financial favors te the politicians. t'way they did it was Indicated In Quay's Kaatorieua telegram te Jehn S. IIil.tns. p aailsr of the defunct Tceple s Hank of this 11'-.. '. MIL. A-. . . . wav ul icicjirniu ivuu; mftJT .) Xf you will buy 1000 shares of Met. (or ISlaS I will ahaks tha nltlm tree. KH$$ M. S. QUAY. K,Vf4??fln tne p,um tree" mrant deposit depesit fifcsjttltate money In the bank te be lent for B-tsW'iWak'B profit. As a result of the ills- of the kind of juggling Indicated In Ptalegram Hepkins shot himself in his 'Imhu and was found dead in his bnth- : fatV'aaa tne people a lianic cieseu its doers ;eM Qm? narrowly escaped prison. It was a$Jtli statute of limitations that fcuved ir.-.aBaBLiis. . JSv SBBuk MtH.lllMI tfV III. I.AAttH nt .I.A C(1A rbmm wauuuRuvu y we uvvu vk ilic kltiic by the experts of Auditor General BOt finished. The partial report PBWBKia DCCBUBC, IU IUC llingllllRC OI IIC - i . .i. i .. lyttptijfetf was discovered that "If the hunk i: amwienu are te De taken as ceirect, the :tm'ta Treasurer has been a party te the nub- 'f'BtnMtn nf InmrrMf atntamentu " Fj&jTfca Auditor General has made the report nwuB eccmuse no Knows taut it is a purine FfaakBMM of which the ceenle sbeulil he in. Kiatied, even though there is an election rThe people have a right te knew whether RfaWaalltielana have been Nhnklni? tin. nlmn M again and whether that is responsible Plec'-'what Mr. Flnchet calls "the mess in arrlaburg." rEL IKAIMSII rKUUrtfcSS hTnTOANIMOUS approval by Council of the fc.'i V-Frankford L lease ordinance furnishes a '(VSiittUtinr commentary upon a protracted sea- riiaat.ef Jockeying nnd obstructionism. At AtJUK five years were wasted in crab-like itfaMMHvering In efforts te becloud the issue ."raaaVte avoid the inevitable. EMiffi-ie, however, needless te rehearse the f ''twtalbj of the long and devious approach te c. awun sense. . Agreement was lamentably rtWayed, but it has at last been censum- l BUM, ana vnuaueipnians may tuke comfort Jd'Vartening prospects. Villi city and the transit cemnnnv e nnw iJJalaAly obligated te co-operation In an un- 'tMrtajluiur of notable nubile imnertanea. It ,'kM keen announced that the hlsh-sneed line '.Bridge street, Frankford, will be in op ep op 'M'SitieB by November 1 of this yenr. This hwinui aneuiu ue muiie a reality, rirrtinatilv the Piihlln Hprrlxa r,.t- Afcil unlikely te raise any obstacles nnd f jPp Wic hearing en the agreement may be rBTaeu as a lennaiuy ey wnicn no new JiWmeni will be raised. The decks are "leleaired for progress and a practical lnfnninn JJesT Mf Inte the transit situation in this com- BMiBlty. Q1.. The transportation problems of Phlladel- aaara arei nrahnlilv n rflmeiilf n iline in n.. 'tinr targe American city, but they are net aaaadable. The straightening out of the Xmakferd L tangle represents an lnsDlritinr I Mftfarward and provides a basis of hope jWBf'W aay wnen an adequate high -speed anBB aj auuwiiy unu cievuieu will connect lalpArtiens of the urban district. VA ' ''.- n.,..A ...... ..! int irtrriw wkmpjule iVID KinSCHBAUM, chairman of the 'Traffic Coipmlttce of the Chamber of MKce, continues te be the ablest critic i haphazard system of meter regulation I la tne streets of Philadelphia. Again y, at a neartng in Council en Mr. (en's new traffic ordinance, he nt nt "te make the authorities understand -'H necessary chaugcH nnd improve- Ma la aVlua Avlutlu .. I a I .. . . I . a a fwitr'' Dy 00(l ens'ncerlug rules rather RW&fb theory or Prejudice. Thus Mr. y-. t audBBBBBaa au liic ita laLintr i I'vnuii iiitih unniiin iia " fwS,em urgc'1 that erewdin can be 'ft "fliMfoely by attacking the general nuestlen fu roots. A synchronized system of med- Ifaals for liiead street and ether r, traveled streets he described as fun- ally necessury. b wne stamiH en a Uread street '1a few minutes anv afternoon nml the vast empty stretch of unused Mrfaca from which vehicles arc held rRjr" casually nperntctl semaphores will i Mad for this primary reform. With Btaa recommended traffic would flew "taaai constantly until It was halted latrmera simultaneously te make way Cjfftwu, There would be no ifcfMiaa every lew minutes te Kftifii4lnrA rmmA 4 Mh traaVv MHtii earth Better paving en tome of the smaller Cress streets would certainly relieve pressure en streets properly surfaced. Talk will net correct any undesirable conditions of traffic. Hut a majority in Council seems still te be lieve that debate will de whnt ought te be done with money, common sense and nn en larged force of traffic policemen, ONLY OPTIMISTS THINK EXPERIENCE IS A TEACHER The Genea Delegatet Are Proving That They Have Learned Nothing Prem the Lesiena of the War "pXPERIKXCH keeps a dear school, but a-1 feels will learn in no ether," sold Peer Itlchard, optimistically, amplifying- a remark of Llvy. Neither wise men nor feels loam much by experience. Otherwise ihe world would be much farther ndvanced toward an In telligent civilization. Last winter a Polish count in America, Impressed by the failure of men te profit by the accumulated experience of centuries, wrote n book in which he outlined n plan by which he insisted n perfect world could be created in a few generations. Kqeh gen eration was te accept as established what the preceding generation had learned and was te go en from that, adding te the store of wisdom by its own experience nnd avoiding the blunders of the past until everything worked ns smoothly as a per fectly running engine of a .$10,000 auto mobile. His faith in the wisdom nnd goodness of mankind wns infantile. If wise men profit by experience, then we must assume that the world is governed by feels. This is net se violent nn assumption ns it may seem at first blush. Loek nt what is hnppenlng nt Genea, neprescntatlvcs from the various lTurepcan nations are assembled there supposedly for the purpose of agreeing en a plan for bring ing about a revival of industry and the restoration of International commerce. The phrase used In describing what they are after is "the economic rehabilitation of Europe." Each nation, however, is se completely absorbed in its own economic rehabilitation thnt it is Ignoring the needs of the ether nntiens. The delegates are like a let of cutthroats standing about with smiling faces, while each ene has a knife up his sleeve ready te use the first time he can catch his neighbor off his guard. - Germany has already made a trcnty with ItuBsIa intended te give her commercial advantages, nnd she executed this treaty before her delegates had been in Genea 'a week. Italy hns made a treaty with the Turks, announced this week, nnd the Brit ish oil men nr0 negotiating with the Hus Hus seons for concessions In the Baku district once granted te ether interests If they have net already secured the concessions. Such negotiations cannot go en without the knowledge of the British Foreign Office. New if one nation secines mere than her shnrc of cemmcreinl pri lieges, the ether nations will neccssntily Miure less thnn tltelr shore, and thnt eienmnlc pence about which se many fine words have been ppeken gees glimmering down the wind ns airily as thistledown before n summer breeze. The same national pride nml natiennl selfishness that prolonged the great war for j ears are new dominant In spite of the fact flint Experience stands en the outer walls of (Jenea shouting In tones of thunder that Destruction is nt the end of the read which the delegates are traveling. Fer four years it was legnrded ns mere Important in official England that the ac tivities of the English nrmies in France should be directed by English generals than that the Germans should be defeated. And for the same four years the official French were insisting that none but French gen erals should direct the activities of their armies. The result was thnt there was no concerted plan of campaign. Nothing could (be done until a council had agreed en It and then it had te be done by generals each of whom was jealous of his authority. As the result of the divided counsels among the Allies, the Germans did almost as they pleased en the western front. It was net until March, 1018, when it was apparent that overwhelming disaster wns threatening them, that the Allies finally agreed te the concentration of the com mand of all the armies in the hands of one man. Then a definite campaign was begun with a definite objective, and it was prose cuted with such success that within six or seven months the enemy vas forced te surrender. At least two years in time, billions in money and millions of lives could hnve been saved if official England and France had been willing te subordinate all selfish ambitions te the single purpose of defeating the Central Empires. This lessen Is se clear that it lies out before the eyes of men like, a straight stone read leading te economic peace. There can be no such pence with the nations jealous of one another and grabbing nt everything in sight en which they can lay their hands. It is only four years since the nations learned that this sort of thing was pro longing the war, and yet their representn tives seem te have forgotten the teachings of experience. GOOD NEWS EVEN mere significant than statist kal re ports of improving industrial condi tions is the current news from the Employ, ment Bureau of the American Legien in New Yerk. The bureau, established some time age te deal with the job shortage nt a point where It was extremely acute, new has mere jobs than men en its waiting Hutu The changing situation In New Yerk re fleets a state of affairs that Is general In all parts of the country net affected by the coal strike. Such areas are considerable and in the end, unless the strike is settled seen, continued idleness nt the mines, the resulting high cost of fuel and the less of wages normally pnld te the 1100,000 union mine workers will go far te offset business gains elsewhere. Such losses will be felt net only among the strikers. Many busi nesses dependent en coal will be affected adversely and the steel market may b hindered in its return te the pre-war equl librlum. NEW PHASE OF AN ART MUDDLE AN ESCAPE freir the melancholy mud dling 'ever the disposition of the John Jehn son pictures is provided In a legal move te compel n definition of the city's rights ns co-trustee. It Is no secret thnt tills action is a direct result of the municipality's high handed attempt te wreck the Jehnsen resi dence by opening Naudain street, with a i I aMaii WaVHaa In- tn new art museum. Tne validity ei Air, jonnsen a win is no longer under discussion. The erpnans under discussion. Court disposed of that point some time age. Whntremalns new is a conflict of opinion concerning the fate of the paintings should the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances en Lives nnd Granting Annuities be recog nized as sole trustee tinder the testament. Should the ruling be favorable te that view, the question of the transfer of the collection te the Metropolitan Museum of New Yerk would then become scrleUB. It is, however, unlikely thnt the city will in the end nllew its claim upon the pictures te be imperiled. What has taken place is a natural reaction against a threatened shady attempt te invoke the right of eminent do main ns n will-fracturing instrument. It is sincerely te be hoped thnt the rash ness of thnt effort nnd the danger it has in in elvcd will be reatlzed before it is tee late. The new legal proceedings should serve both ns n warning and ns a crystallization of en unduly prolonged dispute. MR. HARDING LENDS A HAND WELCOME indications thnt the first con gressional resolution upon the world fair of 1020 will be something mere than nn empty formality are contained in the amendments te the Darrow measure new In preparation by Mr. Bland, chairman of the IIeNisc Expositions Committee, nnd Repre sentative McLaughlin, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Harding is said te hnve suggested that the resolution should Include authority for the President te invite participation by for eign countries. This is n very material Im provement en the measure ns originally planned nnd should speedily set in motion nutieual machinery of nn indispensable order. The Important work of enlisting the'sym pathlcs and Interest of foreign Governments hns thus far hardly been touched. The re vised resolution, which seems te be nssurcd of nn early passage, will be of substantial assistance te the Fair Committee at home, 'far surpassing in its effect the mere ex pression by Congress of laudatory senti ments. The next step, which can only be regarded as a national duty, is the passage of an ap propriation bill commensurate with the dig nity and patriotic significance of the cele bration. It is perhaps proper in this situa tion te nllew Congress time te catch its breath and adjust its accounts, but the ob ligation te contribute financial aid is none the less genuine. VOLSTEADISM: NEW PHASE THE requirements of dry lnw enforcement methods arc chnngihg quickly. The mere closing of distilleries nnd the locking up of breweries has net made the country nearly se dry as many people think it ought te be. The reason is suggested in the news from Norristown, where n moon shine still with n cnpnclty of two barrels a day has been seized by the State police. It is with the moenshiner thnt the en forcement authorities will have te deal be fore) prohibition becomes much mere thnn a theory. And hew the moenshiner can be dealt with no one seems te knew. LITERARY STYLE IN LAW SOLOMON wrote well. That Is one of the reasons why we still read him and re member many of the things he said. If people knew mere about ancient laws than they knew about the lnws under which they live, Isn't it becnube most judicial opinions arc terribly hard te rend? A Judge in the common lnw courts passes his working hours in the intimate contem plation of troubled humanity nnd souls un adorned. Thieves in nn nrmer of nrrogance and geed clothes, misery mistaken for crime, romances dragging their tatters in n public place, men and women disillusioned and bitter, love transmuted into hate by the mere progression of days and seasons, felons say ing geed-by te the lhlng world they wronged, are sights that surely should be an inspiration te literary stjle In these whose dut it is te record their meaning te society. But the written opinions of Judges are almost always rigid in manner nnd color less. They are reminiscent of studious twi lights nnd old bindings, and tee often they suggest a concern for legal principle se overpowering as te exclude even a reasonable concern for bewildered humanity. Were it otherwise peeple might knew' far mere about the rights and wrongs which law Is supposed te define. The text of important decisions might appear mere frequently in the news papers. They might be ns widely read as the opinion with which Judge Herace Stern has jut brought a divorce suit te un unusual end. There was nothing outwardly strange or novel about the case. A man was suing his wife for dhercc, and a master had recom mended that the decree be grauted. In re viewing the evidence, Judge Stern ob served the significant fact that the woman was sixteen years elder than her husband. The plaintiff had been happy enough until he became prosperous. The marriage had lasted for twenty-four jeats. His wife wouldn't cook for him, this husband said. She became angry when he insisted en hold ing long and secret telephone conversations with people she didn't knew. She became jealous, and she appeared in court, a woman of sixty-six, charged with cruel and bar barous treatment. Judge Stern, maintaining n keen sense of whnt the law required, seems te Ime re membered that law alone docs net and can not run the world. His opinion Is Gals worthy with a dash of Shaw and the ease and directness of geed journalism. The decree was refused, despite the recommen dation of the master who first heard the evidence. Judge Stern did an unusunl thing. He looked for the truth behind tthe legal fact and rendered a decision In nccerdance with it. One of the grievances expressed by the complaining husbnnd related te n "switch" of false hair worn by his wife, a matter of which he 'said he wns unaware until after his marriage. "If," said Judge Stern, "the Court were te rule out nrtiticlal adornment Biich ns the one here called in question, where is the line te be drawn? At rouge nnd the lip btick? Is a becomingly arranged gown te be tuboe en the ground thnt it acts as a snare te entrance nn emotionally Inclined mascu line temperament? Te grant this request would be te mnke the divorce laws of the State u refuge for persons who lack the ten der sympathy nnd conciliatory disposition thnt married life bheuld bring. Jealousy is an exaggerated form of love. It is often Hip best evidence of the existence of affection. The truth of the mat ter. In the opinion of the Court, is that the real reason for the llbellanl'H desire for n divorce is due te the disparity between his own nge and that of his wife. The differ ent e still exists, but a difference In age is mero marked in the dawn and again in the twilight of life than in the midday glow of the sun. The llbcllnnt Is pe-haps a bit ashamed and tired of his wife, nnd new he comes into court after twenty-four years te !mc the matrimonial tie dissolved," Much else that Judge Stern has te say nbeut the nndcrljlng causes of divorce is peculiarly Interesting because of ltH nIid pliclty and truth. Divorces of the routine kind are relatively small and unimportant things. Dhorce itself s something lather ominous te society In Its present form and extent. lK A. H. nui4, InglneerT-la Inattlllng N4w Signal! That Are Visible Alike In Feg and Sunlight Rea and College Men By GEORGE NOX McOAIN AH. RUDD is chief signal engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He is the originator of nn idea that will revolutionize the entire signal system of the read; ultimately of every large railroad in the country. He is nn iconoclast. , His purpose is te wipe out of existence the red, green and yellow lights that from time immemorial, se far aa railroading gees, have dotted freight yards and main traffic lines te Indicate switches, danger points and speed. Novelists like Cy. Wnrman, flctlenlsts of the iron read, have dwelt In loving descrip tion of the myriad jeweled llglits that marked tne pathway of the locomotive, Under the Rudd system atl these are te vanish. , Ne longer will train crews answer curious passengers during mysterious halts en route with the cxplnnntien, "Th' red's ngin us." Meaning thnt the red signal of danger barred their progress. A NEWER, Bhnplcr nnd safer signal sya tcm is being installed en the Pennsyl vania, Six divisions of the central region have already been partially equipped with it. The new signals are called "position lights." The rigid arms nnd flaring colors of the semaphores above the signal bridges that lift nnd drop ns trains come and go are being discarded. Their day is nearly done. In their stead there nre being installed "position -light" signals. Clusters of clear white electric bulbs. They represent simplification together with the clement of safety. A remarkable feature of this innovation is thnt the new Itudd signnls are replacing the old system piece by piece. It is unnecessary te dismantle the old en tirely before the new can be installed. The outstanding feature of the new signal system in that the white light penetrates fog. In railroad operation, ns in ocean trans port, the overpowering drend is fog. Seme of the greatest tragedies in the his tory of railroading have been due te this cause. ANOTHER; remarkable feature is that the new signals arc te be utilized by day as well as by night. The high signal these set nbeve the tracks, of the ltudd system have "heeded lights." Heeds mask the lights from view except straight clown the track. They exclude the sunlight by day and penctrnte the darkness by night.' Te brenk up the sun's rays coming from a low nnglc n glass cene projects four or five inches in front of each light bulb. These heeds nml renes cnmhlne rn trcntc a shadow in which the white electric signal is visible even In the brightest sunlight. FEW of the millions of railroad travelers In this country nre nwnrc thnt the great est care must be taken te secure a sky back ground ngeinst which the long semaphore signal nrms will stand out in bold relief. Trees nnd buildings help te confuse the men in the locemothc cnb; a clear sky background, never. In establishing block-signal systems there have been instances where precipitous hill sides and deep cuts shut out the sky from nny usable unglc, se far ns semaphores are concerned. Under such conditions artificial back grounds hnve te be crented by rjic engineers. The new white light, the day nnd night signal, can be set up anywhere, for it is net dependent either upon a natural or nn nrtl liclal background. WHILE the new white signal lights, ever flashing, nre te tnkc the place of the colored lights and semaphores en signal bridges and poles, there has also been de vised a class of "dwarfs, " which are placed close te the ground nnd located nt siding switches and similar slew traffic points. These "dwarfs" have two lights close to gether, and already the men of the reed have given them nicknames in the varied nomen clature of the track. On the six central divisions where the new signnls have already been Installed by Super visor II. L. Stanten, of the Telegraph nnd Signal Division, they nre known te every train crew na "cnt's ejes" and "owl ryes." The well-known figure of "Docter" Mun Mun yen, with arm upraised and the caption, "There is hope," has for jenrs given tethe semaphore signal arm above the shining rolls the name "Dec Munyon." But the "Docter" Munyon signals, like the advertisement itself, will seen have dis appeared forever. In their steud will appear, as they already have done en parts of the system, the new, simpler and safer signals, the Itudd position lights that are te triumph ever sunlight as well as fog. SAMUEL REA, president of the railroad, n few weeks age discussed at length in a nubile communication the advisability of col lege men, following their graduation, enter ing a railroad career. As I read His ulluring words nnd Inspir ing arguments I recalled n scene in n Balti more courtroom fifteen or mere years age It was durlug the trial of the celebrated coal graft cases in which a number of Pcnn sjlvania Railroad subordinates were in volved, v The Inte Jehn B. Thayer, nt that time a' vice president of the read, wns en the stnnd under cress-examination as te traffic, freight rates nnd car supply. Mr. Thajcr gue a sketchy outline of his connection with the Pennsylvania. Among ether things I recalled these sententious words : "I left the Pennsyhnnin Railroad after seme j cars of service as n clerk because of the slew rate of advancement. I saw no prospect ahead of me. I was cetuinced there were greater opportunities elscwheie J subsequently returned te It only because I was assured by my friends that my merits would be recegnised by rapid advancement " And they were, most effectually. WHETHER or net there- has been an ac celeration In the advancement of young college men in the railroad profession since Mr. Thnjcr's lime, I de knew that honors are being paid te some of these ounger officials who are admirably entitled by long and fnithful service te the recognition of their superiors. Oi., In Ttnmn tnilnv T C tTn..1. 1 w.i. ........... vU..j ... ..,, iiiiLuneurg, superintendent of the Buffalo Division, in nt tending the International Railway Con gress that is held every five years. I recall Hackcnburg when he was wearinir his first long breeches j when his father my friend, William, II, Hackcnburg, was State Hcnnter, and afterward Judge, from Northumberland County, nnd the Ind would come down te spend a few days at the State capital. At the Bellcvue-Stratferd this afternoon n dinner is in progress te nnether of these college chnps who, as engineers, are givlnir the best that is in them te the railroad. State Senater t). D. Murphy, of New Jer sey, Is doing himself the honor of entertain ing H. II. Gnrrlgues, the recently appointed superintendent of the West Jersey and Kea shore Railroad, with headquarters in Cam den. There was net n .State Senater or member of the Inst heuse in Harrlsburg who did net knew either by face or name nn amlablu and efficient jeung man named I. B. Sinclair who guarded with jealous care during that tedious nml tumultuous session the interests of the Pcnns.hnnla Railroad. And new Sinclair has ceme into his own A bulletin announces his appointment as superintendent of the Delnwaie Division with headquarters In Wilmington. ' Pesslbh the nnswer te the criticism of Jehn B. Tiiajer iiuii be found In the words of the .New England poet, "All things tome round te him who will hut wait," and I might ndd "work." wn . .-. -''' $.. &' . ( "i vW ' -r3.' -sr ru t tZ5& :- ,' "," d bbV I sbbmb. f.' LiriHl Jl 1 1 TrFfWiTW . " p- gmr - ImT WW 'a'er- -JVAbW aa f;,,i - .' T - J NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best By N. LINDSAY NORDEN CHORAL singing Is nn important factor in the musical development of the coun try, nnd it should hnve mere financial nnd moral support than it usually gets from the people at large If it Is te 'fulfill the possi bilities of which it is capable, according te N. Lindsay Nerden, director of the Mendels sohn Club and of the Second Presbyterian Church Choir. "Netwithbtnndlng' the fact that there nre theusnnds of choral- organizations in the country," said Mr. Nerden, "there nre very few of them which will bear comparison in their ensemble with the comparatively small number of fine symphony orchestras. It is true, tee, that, ns a rule, the larger the city the poorer propertionntely is its choral music. Thus, choral music, which is main tained with difficulty In Philadelphia. Is in n far worse plight in New Yerk, nnd in thnt city the matter has resolved itself Inte pay ing a certain number of members of the large choruses in order te insure regular at tendance at rehearsals. Best Cheirs in Smaller Cities "At the present time the finest choral or ganizations are found In the smaller cities, nnd this Is probably due te the fact that the smaller the city the less musical nnd ether distractions there are, und mere genuine in terest there is taken in the rehearsals. "The whole matter of choral iuubIc lies in n sufficient number of concentrated re hearsals, und for this reason the rural choral bodies arc superior te the metropoli tan ones. There is little difference In the material, nnd In many cases it is net se geed in the smaller towns as In the cities, but the conductor, if enthusiastic and efficient, has the opportunity in the little community te develop the mntcrlal he has te a point of 'efficiency impossible In n large city. An Im portant ndjunct te the position of conductor in a big city would be a truant officer. "A number of the choral organisatiens which have visited un this year have been rehearsed two nnd three times n week, but such n plan in any large city would be an impossibility ns n regular thing. Glen an ambitious conductor with normal conditions, nnd the attainment of results such ns we hnve heard several times this season resolves itself simply into a matter of rehearsals. Twe Cheral Possibilities a "There are only two possibilities in choral music, ene the presentation of a cappella works, that Is, compositions with out accompaniment, and the ether, choral works with orchestral accompaniment. Un accompanied singing is the scvciest test of nil choral music, and It means many patient hours of serious rehearsal te be able te sing eight or ten part compositions in perfect pitch and with careful nnd intelligent in terpretation from cover te cover. "Out-of-tune unaccompanied singing is, of course, horrible te hear, just as is out-of-time playing in the case of a string qunrtct, and if the ideal of perfect pitch is te be maintained in choruses, it means hard and serious work en the part of nil concerned. "Perfect pitch can he acquired by any group of conscientious singers, without very grcnt difficulty, if they will devote sufficient tlmu te the preparation of their music. But In order te sing n perfect pitch, every singer must be bure of Ills or her notes', nnd furthermore, must avoid nny faulty tone production. Sometimes n short phrnse in the middle of a composition will icqulru heurB of pninstnklng reheat sal, and again, there me certain ewel sounds in the low positions or enharmonic changes which are very difficult te a tuppelln work. On the ether hand, when artistic results aie ob tained, there is a satisfaction which cemeH te all the participants, in the euphonious blending of nil the pnrts thnt certainly is never dbtdined In uccempnniecl choral work. Singing With Orchestra "In the matter of blnglng with orchestral accompaniment, there uin numerous diffi culties. Unfeitunatcly for the progress of choral music, the intcicst of theso who could afford te support it financially Is mainly centered in the backing of the great Ameri can orchestras. These orchestras are doing work of immeasurable value in the artistic development of the country, btit does net excuse the lack of support of choral music. 'There are many masterpieces of choral music with orchestra which ure never heanl because of these conditions. In the first place, no such mastei piece can be ade quately performed (with chorus and or chestra) without at least two rehearsals with the orchestra und there ically should be mere. Ne matter hew geed a chorus may be the members are net accustomed te the sustained tone of an orchestra, and this must be learned and the members of the ,v' ,,.Yiw-ttt)rrtmmt. -$') nyUt wmffl- if, if ef M & chorus become thoroughly familiar with It before the best results enn bo'heped for. Great Cost of Orchestras, "Twe rehearsals with orchestra, which Is the irreducible minimum, costs se much thnt the nvcrngc choral society simply has net the money te de It, in addition te pay ing the orchestra for the concert which Is te fellow. "Te take nn orchestra of nbeut fifty men out of the city for n suburban per formance means an expenditure of about .1."00, n very large sum when nil the ether expenses of the concert nre considered. If fewer than two rehearsals with the orchestra arc held, the result of this insufficient num ber of rehcnrsnls means n lack of ensemble, the members of the chorus net knowing the orchestral 'leads' and the members of the orchestra net knowing the 'leads' of the chorus. Thus the conductor frequently works in vain against impossible conditions which he cannot rectify. 'Until we can obtain a-sufficient llnnn clnl interest in our cheial music, nn in terest at least cemmcnsurntely equivalent te thnt which is back of our grcnt or chestras, wc shall the deemed te mediocre performances of choral, (works with or chestras. The Sesqul-Centennial "Undoubtedly the forthcoming Scsqul Centennial will de iriuch te stimulate in terest in choral music In Philadelphia and It is sincerely te be hoped thnt whatever ndvnnce is made nt thnt time will be sus tained permanently. The choral societies piny fnr tee Important n pnrt in the mil sicnl development of the city nnd of the country te allow any opportunity te stimu late Interest in their work te pnss unim proved, nnd whnt they can de in advertising a city is shown by these smaller cities which hnve famous choirs. "Philadelphia Is blessed with the 'finest orchestra in the United States nnd perhaps In the world, and, if the choral music standards of the city can be raised along the lines which I hnve mentioned, we shnll be fortified musicnlly in n manner te mnke ether less fprtunate communities envious of 0UF.im i cnI Ending nnd progress. Perhaps the visits of the Bach Choir, the Medelssehn Club of Terente, St. Olaf's Che r and the Vatican singers have given music levers in this city a vision which in turn may react toward leading them te sup- cheruScsT y n"d mrally 0,,r ew" What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 11 WAulaStraffn'?le' f ,he Ce,"mnweaUh of 2"lWhtnt .'im3 rth0 ,!;'"rtnth- Amendment 3' W1Afrlcu?r 'a nW b0lne nreacutel in 4- W;Oer8h,V'?S0ClC,y '3 ,eun,,ed en "e--6. What Is the full name of Leigh Hunt? 6. What Is a coulisse In a theatre? 7" W,feuGht?r th Wars et "'o.ne'es I8' Fr?re,rlvVedi?t anBX,a ' t' word circus 0. Who was Philander C. Knox? 10. What Is chantage? Answers te Yesterday'a Quiz 1. The Virgin islands and I'orle Itlce ,r possessions of the United States which were discovered by Christopher Oelun,! " A baSx. 'S a ceml"'" War and 3. A crwth Is nn obsolete lyreshaned Instm ment with six strings fj,i, ,.n1s,ru; with the bow and tue"' pfucked'The crwth, which was highly penuiar In Wales In former times, appears Tte haw been the llrst of the Me In Tfnmiiv T.urepe Tim weuC should be mi neunced 'Vroet i." u "Q ,,r- FI.lecrs" S t'' ClnH3l,:"1 Wdaese of w','S yvWM1-"'"": T"onLSrayin7,.ttlVl'68.SU,,U,,'thea,'-"'nU Tlv thrcn main illusions of the whim K.M? lVaWticr """ --n i sldcrcd the we, Id's mWttXMi- Jehn Adams, In U90, was the first eYe"tlen,:n I'reBllll"t fall of "IK 10, .-' ... -""" mtP n1 i vflKlMr ' 'jijuS' AbbbbbbHK( is mm EtmmL s '0n wmmmrJi SHORT CUTS Wc presume that Bey Week will be also Attabey week. Se far as New is concerned, it was net n Bcvcridgc but a dose. Ceuncllmcn have decided that a city empleye may net call one of their number a blatherskite. Very proper. Supererogation annoys. Further considerntien of the returns convinces us that Bevcridge is a personality-plus guy. If free seeds include Caraway, would Mr. Dnugherty be willing te have him mailed somewhere? It is net en record that the Democratic candidate for Governer shed nny tears ever the disclosures made by Auditor General Lewis. x Agriculturists and feminists will be In terested te learn that Jenny Wren has re turned from the Seuth und is nbeut ready te fellow the plow. i T'1.cre,!s difference of opinion whether the string irnncc has tied te the peace pact is a rope for hanging or merely a cord for strangling purposes. The Smoot Benus Bill is n shade mere ?.scirnilt,vcJ11 y'Bfnfnncc than the Ford Ferd ncy bill or the McCumber bill, but there is ue evidence thnt it Is any mere respectable. Uncle Sam presents his bill te France net because he expects te be paid immedi ately, but merely thnt the fact that there is a bill may occasionally get into the record Americans have nbeut definitely arrived nt the conclusion thnt for the President te be pestered by pickets and parnders is un- 3,1 L!!ml V'1 "i? Praccc should be ended once nnd for all. KnvaPii.yn8icJn.n nnd Psyfu'ntrist nt Sing Sing sns the prisoners, of a II aacs !mvi tha mentality of children. Thus the ,rca?tTone ' hrenicles of a day continue te prompt a restatement of the obvious. -7) wlthri','L?mnI1 ml",st says she leeks iiiJL ie ?'' the American flnpper and be dress rr,&nS ma lx ml,,d aa ls ln 80 sl'ert as they were, are they? " I - n MM,kC(!!Yerki mf?lcian who advertised for n rabbit te use in his act was visited bv an ?hJ!!L0f i"Sn" h,0ia Ith.VJnrexlZtely.V," wrSthiV,nles- he 4ftfcn turned down wriggled their noses dlsdaluftilly, flr klLvcnt,,iir the sucs.s tl,at the dlfficul- rest nH,nei' lMnce nn( IWsIum and the nf nil 'n C0!MCCS nt (c,, l' the matter ," f,1 eventually be btrnightencd fexVcegrnplfcr?" Ct0,,0""8t' bllt a " nnK-Tl15 ,)rlnss I,s "vengea. und there is enlj one mero sweet than that of the traffic nnVm. ? m '"."i ,rlvtc. who can arrest a ZZ i i. ' 0L'M,'B !r,,ffic- The sweeter thing H?.,inJ-2-tl,ii,.,,llch,n et e's uw" Par ticular second lieutenant. Aii.iMH.nni ''"bnnkws In convention in ?.. I Ci,y ",nt ue"lcn et 'nedcst means hnmii ,inS,!"i"y " 'let,,,', thnn thflr hus xvJll in' are mero economical in ether rtujs. And the really odd thing nbeut the statement Jsjhat it Is probably true" iu,1?er.i.?Ic.Cl,mbcr's 'duration thnt fVdtUctlen C0l,t8. Me"ls argument for a postponement of the tariff until one may be written scientifically ratlier than a fbdn.CUH.p f?,".tl!0 "l'ltt?d guesswork in the present schedule. " n.i.i.1 i . .. C'nel I'usey thinks Helght Is Rclathe Alter should be elected t..ii m , .Governer bcenuse Pcnn- Hlvnnlans like a big man, and Alter is six .fU0?l, "ut ,I"-'.rUulH fln oft chance that . i lhni lreH'nt, imbroglio peters out and Milliners down nnd fades nwuy. us It were, and munis te its lair, If jeu don't mind i - ,mc'nP1,erV he'll feci as though he were about lour feet six. '! c, , Dr- Salter M. ICriuis, Iho Simple of New Ymk, hns hern Mapper telling the Ameilcaii ,,,,,, . Neurological Association In iiMiiiigten (hut mi analysis of nunc and postuie shows walking Is composed of four simple activities, two of which are the cn tuil llapper ami the dorsal dapper Unlike movements j)f the lower limbs. Which sug gests Unit The Hoppers hud been viewed at the bherc, 'a ti ; ff'r-rtiVZ-T- ft. 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