mnmmprnBiniwOT ;-:W lTt- ,rM EVENING IBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WMjAU&DAY, A1A1T li, una iWf fry5 '&ff KJ- v ras Ir w 16 I h' IV ? ! ifi r.. DV, Iff liW1 PiA. dr. I "A. lf'V Vli 1 .' A'lmi. mini ., . -,,-, n .... . .... B f&tf luV'u ijr.uur-.ti wUiiiwi VSI: -if ' vMe " viiiiTJB, rnMine.iT Jkxi&t,M c- Martin, Vlt ITflldnt ntl Triiurri t. Mv?JF",'tt?..A rXZTi. Scrlr-! Clirln II. l.uOlnr UffMVV. Philip ft. Collin. Jehn n, Wllllsms. .lehn J. MB?.". Dn urn" uewsmiin, vavia K. Burner. fefiftfrilUVlP B. SMtLRT Billter r ... JOHN C. MAnTTN.. Gcnrat nuslncss Manncfr Published dally nt Tccilc t.rrew TiullJIns AtMNTTC Citt rren-Vninn niilMlnie W YeK .134 Maill'en Ave I'tteit rei Fent IlullJInc BT. I.ecii" 013 atobe-Drnieerai nultdln CHIC1Q0 I.Tjj Tribune Building , NKWH IILT.KAVS. WlltIJTON TUutU', N V.. Ce", f'tnn!'lMinti Av n"d Mid ' r.RTT Verk ntmic, . Th Fun HulMltiK Ionden llcniuc Trafalgar Building ' prTtecntPTieN tjtims The EvrNi.vii I'I'smc Lyixirn I served te sub crlners In Phllmlelplilv n.l surrnunltic tnvm t t'ift mt of ip1v (is) cents per urrk r-ayabl te th carrier Br mall te point eulld of PMU.Ielph'a In tn united ptnt, CanmH or I'nitrj stm-n imh imh lleni. teitis free fifty (.10) e-nts per month. U (IB) dollar' i-r imr, pan n idvarce, Te all fore-ten rnuntrla - (!! tinl ir a month NOTIcr subacrlber-s lhln addren chanted mat give old as ncll a new ndJrcsj, if 9T.IU JAM TAIMT KrYTOT. MUV 160t ul KTifrfrftt all comminifcnKens fe Ki'lr PunUe . Ltdtttr, Inrttpnttlrnce Aware, PhUed'IpHta I Member of the Asseciatwl Prens I TtlR ASSOCT.ITED rr.?5 M rrr'i-i.ry m I lUiad fe ffi Mr or rreutlleatlin e' oil nfic I dUvafehr crdlfJ fe If or nnt effifntxr credited I n IQIi pnpfr, enrt nlse fhr local nni vubltthid I lltfrflti. All rijJli ef tfouDlfrnlleu of a. clal dlsatehtt ffrti are ele rtiervei. Hiilidflphli. TIne..l. "Tf. i:T IMPERVIOUS LAGGARDS MANY thousands of phllndelpliintis were debarred from etln? In the pnm.itj yesterday There is no crnlenie th:r the ictun of this inhibition acutely rcallred that they tvere disfranchised, tliat they were Intimi dated at the polls, or suddenly sniitlcii with n incapacitating illness. It is mere than likely that these ex emplars of paralyzing apath were but dimly aware than nny election was being held, nnd oblivious even of the lotatieu of their division polling place. The vast contingent of ineligible was composed mainly of the icgularly unregis tered. Citizens prevented by unavoidable circumstances from conforming te the i-imple requisite for enfranchisement formed an un fortunate but relatively tiny minority. Opportunities te qualify for the primaries Ahls year were abundant. In addition te the four btatcd registration days, seasons of grace for delinquents were liberally prelded at the City Hall. The permanent disfranchisement of regis tration slackers hns been occasionally pro posed but never seriously urged. Perhaps this is well. It is e easy for men und women te sign up like citizens anil secure the right of voting that laggards are conceiv ably Incapable of pretest. They are, perhaps, impervious te the pun ishment suggested. It is the principle of republican institutions which suffers from their Inertia. WHEN GOOD IS BAD YESTERDAY c printed n leltfr from a correspondent in Chambcrj-burs who. htlng birasclf nn earnest churchman, fetish: an opportunity te express u sense of anxiety that has grown upon him n n result of Ihf oTcr-zealeusnetn of these workers for righteousness whose zeal lends them te moods of hysteria or tyranny. The bill .presented net Ions age in the Legislature 'of' Masuachusetts by a member who wanted te pai-s n law making church nitendnnce compulsory en nil citizens was the thine ,lhat led the gentleman in Chambersburjr te pretest. He feared the effect of this -ort Of thlnkinc en the Church ltelf nnd upon the country. And his fear is justified. All the laws., all the prohibitions all the taboos nnd nil the polio and I.egiHlntures in the world will net make men Reed if they de net wjut te be Reed When jeu tell a man that this nr that particular thin muit net he den ou get newbete but into trouble. Tell a man that a thin1; shouldn't be done, nnd you will be en the right track. The whole psychology of prohibition .' reflected in the difference between two Words. Many people who never drank before drink new because they were forbidden te drink. There is a very definite line beyenn which reformers may net safely go in their efforts te compel righteousness in the people f the United States. And because it is frequently passed we have mere trouble than we would otherwise have had. THE RUSSIAN ANSWER THERE was a time net long age when the partition of China was freely and frankly discussed in diplomatic notes and contemplated ns an inevitable culmination of European ambitions in the East. Tht partition of the economic resources of Ru la is the new dream of diplomatists, who hare net yet awakened from their ancient leep. The United States cannot be a party te any such wild schemes of exploitation. Itt refusal te enter The Hague conference does net mean enmity tewnrd the Russians It means merely a refusal te engage in nn extremely perilous game of econem-c im perialism. All the current new. from abroad teli.s of the "surprise" of statesmen who expected Washington te accept the invitation te the new conference at The Hague. Rut the President and Mr. Hughes are. fortunately, Jn no mood te accept such nn invitation, whether It comes from Londen, Paris or Moscow. Men who were surprised at the quick refusal of the Invitation are net in tliem telves surprising. They are. for the raes' tfttrt, the same men who were surprised when Mr. Wilsen went te I'ariy with t cheme te end war forever. WASHINGTON'S SCRAMBLED DAY IF WASHINGTON isn't any cleverer In dealing with the affairs of nations than It is In saving daylight It is about time te mourn for the United States. As wns pre 'dlcted In these columns a week age, the "reluntary dayllght-snvititr plan" inaugu- wrrated with the sanction of most of the ad-M-vislnlstrallve deeartments of the fievernment i.',i j . . .. . .-. .; . ... .. PJL rjvj- HI Tailed, and taiieu ratner dismally uiuri vtl.rn lull. ci tiiv i.un ft lurniu or tuck rigorously te standard time when the & A lI6lA 4 II KI1 AH HA rili.af fsv m J 4a;light-saving season came along, They iaved daylight or they dldn t Washington tried another scheme, it would save da" light. It announced, without menkeying ir reverently with the clock. All business houses were requested te open their doers n hour earlier than usual. Se were the theatres. The luncheon hour was te be Bored up te 11 A. M. , Te Inevitable happened. It always ders. Half the people entered Inte the spirit of the 'j j 'ncbeme. The ether half didn't. New no dr-i,ene in Washington knows what time it Is. 'A V .The theatres stick te standard time. dm-- lyr , lht suver who gees le n show therefore UWZ&Ap nn hour of sleep. The rnllreadn nre out f.U&- tUD ,th hu,f thl5 Pcel),, '" Wiishlngleii. A,S.4H,ic'ieen riS'Kn"'iis between daylight .'1Wri and standnrd-timern are impossible. h -W' awngten experiment provides an fi z pjirMtlnr nrrr'tr all the people who used M.miy te save daylight was IWT, Buri and general co- 'a ' PT .wrpwinjc , ciecica pic may always be depended en le slick rigorously te accustomed habits. They will net co-operate if co-operation means n de parture from familiar routine. There is only (Hie wny te save daylight, anil that Is by making n rule width every one may follow fellow by the clock. WATER SUPPLY NEGLECT IS AN IMPROVIDENT GAMBLE A Future Crisis Can Only Be Averted by Rehabilitation of a Vital Municipal Service rnHK complacency with which Phllndel J. phlans are disposed te regard a water supply system which is stemlily growing dispropnrilennte vte the needs and develop ments of the community Is pet Imp partly a icnelien from the great scare of twenty three yrnrs nge. in ISri.1, for the first and entj lime In Its history, t iuncll iittacl.i'd the wafer problem with celerity. Kneigy was sharpened by u typhoid feer crisis which claimed Immediate attention. The result was ihe appelntmenl of n commission whee findings bore fruit in the construction of n flltruticn plant, which, of its kind, remains the latgest in the world The inclination te rest en this achievement, which embraced n complete rehabilitation of the water jstem. was tempting, ieme jusll tlcatlfin for this attitude 1, moreover, dls dls tevernble in the vktunl extinction of tne typhoid menace, of 'rlilch but 'J per cent per 100.000 in the population of Philadelphia weiv victims l'ist year. In the past th" figure... had hern ns high as 7S. In 1S1I!. the memorable year of action, it wns ". This ik the reassuring side of a problem among these question;, under discussion bv the Ameilcan Water Works Association no In s"sien here. Mitt the publ.e heal: it gain inTelv dii" side of the case It is ptirnefly te be hoped that Philadel plilnns will net have te he frightened into (iructic.il realization of its ether feature Reform through panic is superfluously emotional and excessively costly. Chief Davis, of the Wafer lliirenu. a com petent and thoroughly informed official, has made no secret of the imperative need of preparing for the future nnd of recognizing the responsibility which the municipality in nn lncrcn-lngly populous urkiu community dwelling between two industrial rivers ewes te its inhabitant. A severe drought some two years age canie perilously near straining the resources of the Water Uureau te the uttermost. Reserve facilities were almost exhausted. Shortly after this warning the Mayer appointed n beard of consulting engineers te cxnminc tin whole system and te suggest means for arming against possible future crises. Rut the comprehensive and authoritative report was delivered te n Council which Is apparently incapable of conceiving that n wnter sjnem. admittedly of a high type mere than two deendes nge, is, despite cer tain surviving merits, becoming antiquated and insufficient te meet the mounting demand of the city. The municipal legislators, however, nre net exclusively blameworthy. Public Indif ference is partly instinctive and partly in duced by the magnitude of a bill for modern ization. It i estimated that ?.'l.,,000.000 will be required within the next five or six years te bring the service up te date nnd fortify it against future obligations. This is indeed a considerable sum, but a metropolis Inadequately furnished with water is obviously n cripple. A further consideration is the increasing pollution of the present sources of the Phila delphia supply. Experts. Including the en gineers' lienrd and the specialists of the Bureau of Municipal Research, who have published mi enlightening booklet en the sub ject, are of the opinion that the tapping of the Schuylkill will eventually have te be abandoned. Objectionable tastes and odors are fre quently noted from the Schuylkill supplies. Intensified when Ice covers the river, and due. It Is said, te decaying organic mntter or Industrial wastes, particular! from coal tar products. The first step urged in the reconstruction plan is the establishment of an impounding reservoir en the Perklemen Creek as the basis of a comprehensive program by wtich the waters of this stream, the Tohlcken and the Ncshamlny could be utilized as "raw water" supply .sources. In the end, it Is suggested that a demand upon the upper waters of the Delnwarc above Trenten may be necessary, but that is net advised until nearer supplies have been used te full capacity Extension of the meter system as nn economy arm is also advocated This is a patently desirable reform en which some headway has already been made. Ocerge W. Fuller, in reviewing the situa tion before the water-works convention, ad mitted, indeed, that certain improvements had been authorized, but emphasized the un un wiseom of accepting these of which the new Fainneunt dam project 1b one as evidence that the bread recommendations of the en gineers' report had been approved. They have been neither favored nor rejected. The opportunity te take nctien in n forth right fashion remains. The obligation Is pressing. At this moment Philadelphia water 1 wholesome nnd the supply under normal conditions Is just about equal te the demand. But there is almost no margin of icserre. A drought of any considerable duration would instantly disturb the delicate equilibrium. The city will be taking desperate cliRnces if the season of indifference nnd ticlf-satis-factien is prolonged. AN ANCIENT SPORT REVIVED SOMERODY ought te erect, n geed -sized monument te the man or the boy who revived the game of marbles. Here is a game that was universally played in -what, te the middle-aged person of ledaj, seems like a dibtunr nnd idyllic age. That wnb before the game of craps was popularized. Parents generally would be numb with astonishment if they knew hew much their children knew ubeut crnps the fastest gum b'lng game but one. Marbles is different. It requires skill, a steady hand and a cool head. It combines the fascinations of billiards nnd baseball. Apparently it Is going te sweep the coun try. National "hampienahlps and trephic) nre already being talked of, nnd in tens of thousands of streets and alleys nnd back lets crnps Is becoming passe. JUSTICE AND LAW NEW YORKERS, troubled by congestion In the civil courts, where miner litiga tion I" carried en, have icvertrd te nn an cient prinrlple for relief. A cull tribunal, with the authority of the legislature and the sanction of the courts te support it, ba9 been opened te hear and settle all miner differences without the delajs, formalities and confusion of ever-developed legal tech nique. The plan is being tried under Imposing auspices In 10S0 the Ktnte Legislature authorized it and provided that the power of the courts will he evened te sustain de cisions leudered by the arbitrators. These nrbitraters may be selected by the parties te the controversy that Is, business men may select such of their associates ns they cheese te hear evidence relative te con tested claimt). Peer pcople may go te the Arbitration Tribunal and be ,lti no danger ,of injustice because - they cannot engage legal telsat as cv&j w tut el tntt P1 , ncnls. Questions will be settled net en a basis of legal forms, but according te the central principles of common justice, ns they were settled thousands of years nge by wise philosopher-princes who sat under trees and judged net between technicality and technicality, but between man nnd man. The Law Association of New Yerk, Emersen McMillan, a bnnkcr with philan thropic tendencies: Samuel McCune Llnd sa.v, of Columbia I'nlverslty, and hundreds of ether equally pieniinent persons nre aid ing In the establishment of the Arbitration Tribunal of New Yerk. It is estimated that the annual landslide of small Inwsults In the New Yerk courts will be reduced about 7i) per cent by the work of the tribunal. Of course, It wns time for something of this sort. Any one who ever was In a courtroom knows (lint courts have come te seem like places devoted merely te the exer cise of the technical resources of lawyers, vvheie Justice Is often bound permanently by miles of red tape. THE ELECTION -RESULTS 7TU1K result of the governorship contest In Pennsylvania at tills writing is uncer tain, but with Ihe probabilities fnverlng Clifferd Plnchet s against Attorney (len crnl Alter, Whatever the outcome, however, the re sult has been the most dlsnstreus setback the regular Organization has experienced in twenty-five years. Every one of the Organization leaders, without exception, has cither encountered defeat In his own county or has witnessed heretofore potential majorities reduced te a point that barely escaped annihilation. In Philadelphia, where the Ymes con fidently predicted a majority for Alter of l."0,(JOO, their llguies have been cut te S'l, 000. governor Sproul failed te carry his County of Delaware for Alter, while Dau phin County, controlled by Lieutenant Gov Gov ereor Reldleman nnd W. Harry Raker, sec retary of the Republican State Committee, has had its normal majority of fiOOO te 8000 redured te less than 2000. The same, according te available informa tion, is true of Fayette, the home of United State Senater Ciew nnd Deputy State Treasurer Harmen M. Kephart. the central figure in the Intcst Treasury scandal. The most dramatic nnd .sensational re turns ieme from Schuylkill, the home of State Treasurer Chnrles A. Snyder, n hitherto hidebound organization county. Advices sa.v that Plnchet leads in the county by nearly fiOOO. and that Snyder has net only lest his county but his home ward and pre cinct, three te one. It Is tee enrlj te analyze Jhe causes which have contributed te this result. Whatever the outcome, however, and whichever candi date may win. there Is nothing that can detract from the wonderful character of the fight Glfferd Plnchet hns made, a fight against a hltheite pul'sant, reckless nnd boastful organizatien: a contest net only against nn entrenched organization, but In the face of the met lavish nnd corrupt use of money, which in some districts literally flowed like water. Though Alter may win. the fact will add no luster te his vlcterv. It will be n faded wreath that a demoralized and discredited coterie of petty political bosses will place upon his brew. BONE THE lift between the Fnlrmeunr Park Commission and the general public will be widened and deepened by the cold celd cold beooded affront offered te the men of the Twenty-eighth Division when they were summarily ordered from Ihe small pla7a ni the end of the Parkway near City Hall, where, with Mayer Moere's permission, they had nrranged nn exhibition of arms nnd u recruiting stntlen. The commission hns the distinction of ndministerng the first delib erate snub te veterans of the World War. It is net n sort of distinction te be proud of. The self-respect of the city itself Is involved. The men of the Twenty-eighth are the guests of Philadelphia, nnd the memory of Phllndelphians ib net se short that they de net feel bound by honor and sentiment te nccerd all possible courtesy te the ex-service men and te make their reunion n success. The eviction of the soldiers from the Iarkwny plaza may have been due te i-cd tape or the automatic operation of an inflexible rule, or te the increasing ex clusiveness of the Park Commission's col lective mind. In nny case it must be re garded as nn astonishing dlspla) of bad manners nnd bad taste. Mr. Price and his associates will live te regret it. That is certain. Meanwhile the people of Philadel phla and the members of the Twenty-eighth Division can only wonder at the incident nnd speculate about the mystery of n public com mission which appears te be entirely out of sympathy with the public It is supposed te serve. Ground does net bdome sacred when it U brought under the rule of the Park Com mission. The Parkway is public property nnd is for public uses. There is, indeed, n serious question of the right of City Council te give any city thoroughfare Inte the com mission's control. That is aside. The astonishing thing Is the appnrent inability of the commissioners te perceive the require ments of the present occasion or share the feeling of the mass of Phlladelphians in re lation te the Twenty-eighth Division re union. The austerity of the Park Commission's rule has become kemething of a trial, despite the excellence of the administrative system applied normally in the Park Itself. The eviction of the soldiers from the Parkway plaza Is reminiscent of the order by whieft, ns seen as the boulevards were put under the Park Commlssien'H direction, residents en these great thoroughfares were net allowed te park their own motorcars nt their own curbs. There was no parking rule in Fair mount. Se there should be no parking en Roosevelt Roulevnrd ! The oemrulhslon hns nn air of merely toler ating the general public 0n it preserves. It will net be permitted te inniutuln that at titude of mind for long. It Is new up te tint Mayer and fill ether municipal officials te atone ns best tbey may for the inexcusable bad manners displayed by the patk adminis tration toward the soldiers of ihe Twenty eighth. Fer the whole city must bear at least part of ihe blame for what was a triumphant achieveDvnt in unwarranted dis courtesy. Fn manv directions there aie evidences thnt the problems of Swatting the Sphinx capital nncJ labor are being worked out nnd there Is reason for hope that practical solutions will eventually be recelvrd. The PeneNvlwinla Railroad an- nteaches the .subject from one nngle; our , own P. It. T. fieni another, unci te these American Instances: may lie ncldecl the British guilds In the building trade which hnve ob tained contracts te the value of millions of dollars and me new teeklng te raise n national lean. Of cenrse. woman will never be inore j than nn amateur in pHtlcs until she has " t-.- lnk.J a ..MMVn.' I pvva yuwucsi ivi irin.'i.. v AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT What Can One De When the Cat Hat, Bitten Off the Bunnle's Head? Why, Train the Cat and Buy Anether Rabbit Ily SARAH D. JLMVKIE DURING n recent week I received many phone calls te this effect : "What are jeu going te de about the Episcopal Convention's turning down women?" , It reminded me of a brief letter I saw from a son aged five te his father: "The eat has bitten off bunny's head. What te de?" What indeed! One can say It of both enlnmlttes, the one te the Episcopal Churcti In this diocese, and the ether fatality te the rabbit ! What le de? Nothing at present, at all events. I WAS looking down from the organ left in Hely Trinity Church while the laymen called or bawled out their votes. And 1 observed an Interesting phoneu-cnon. Almest universally the laymen from the big rich parishes nnd from the High Church parishes voted "Ne," wnlle the small parishes and less rich voted "Ae" ns n rule. The clergy voted "Aye" by an apprecia ble majority, se thnt it wns the lny vote thnt defeated the measure, and the well-to-de and, in n worldly sense, Important lny vote thnt killed the poorer, mere humbly plntvd vote. As it wns u question of having te share an Important position with women, and by that sharing eliminate some men. It is natural that where n man liked his position nnd found satisfaction in wielding whatever power It entailed he should con sider gravely whether he was called'ttpen te glve It up. In the case of High Church n.cn there is a policy of "thus fur slmlf thou go and no further" touching women thnt permits them te worship the Deity nt the shrines of "holy women net a few" nnd remember their women saints' blrthdnja or deatlidays in n devotional state of mind, but which discourages an nttltude of relig ious equality between the sexes among me living. A POLICY of fifty-fifty In administration has net yet been recognized with regard te women in any of the church beards or standing committees of the diocese, although were than one parish is trying it out. Rut a policy of fifty-fifty regarding work and gifts has been the rule in the dlerese for many a long year. It Is a policy net always successfully carried out, however. In prac tice because the ratio of work In most parishes is sixty-five for wen.cu te about live for men in general, the remaining ihlrtv per cent being carried by the rector. Thcre Is n general belief that women de church work because they just love te busv themselves near a sanctuary. I think the'r de it because they realize the importance of the church te the community and te their families, and rather than see it fail or be carried by the clergv alone, they come for ward te help put the thing through for the sake of the husbands and children, ivlin. whether they go te church or net. are still benefited by the church. If the men would transact the work of the church with the snme ardor and interest and fidelity that they earn their dally family rations, the women would gladly give then, n fifty-fifiv Eharc in all these nctlvltlcs. I THINK the rub in the present state of affairs comes in because the men depend en the women te crente most, of the interest In the church and te fellow out the pre cepts of service nnd tcarhlng nnd giving of the church, and pre-empt for themselves the sole direction of the ultimate policies of the church, from the spending of the money te the making of prayer books. Of the two, bossing for Ged or working for Ged, the part graciously left bv the majority of the laymen the ether dav nt the convention ns the wemnn's pan is infi nitely preferable. And I for one nm glad if there is te be n division of functions te belong te the sex honored by having the work end come my way. But I think since we wen.en nre set upon helping the church progress out of the stand-pat into the forward ranks, it might be ns. well next j ear. instead of petitioning the convention te jicrmlt women delegates, te suggest te that niigust body that when the tnlkfest is ever the lav men go te It and be represented among the church workers en a fifty-fifty basis. I hope that T de net sound vixenish, or soured, or mad. or anything 1 One Is always a little sad about the church ns It is, because one hns such hopes and con victions for what It might be. I nm continually surprised by hearing echoes of these hopes In the most unexpected quarters. I was congratulating a very suc cessful owner of n newspaper en a very great Sunday paper. It was a Western paper nnd was a great moneymaker as well as n most enlightened journal. I said that in view of the fact that se many persons were non -churchgoers his paper steed te them for the only religious Influence they had en Sunday. He shook his head and sighed. "Ne," he said. "I cannot flatter myself that in nny degree what they get in n.y paper makes up te them religiously for what the church could give them. And the newspapers cannot fuuctlen for the church In society." he added gravely. "Noth ing can ! It Is the great stabilizer and interpreter nnd the high court of nppenl for the country that is, It ought te be; It could be! Why isn't It?" IV YOl massed all the objections te going te church that jeu henr or feel you would pair off contradictory statements that would nullify one another, such as: Toe much Is made of works, tee little of spirit for They de net practice what they preach ; or they talk tee much of hell and bleed nnd sin and net enough of love nnd faith nncl hope for They never preach against the renl Sinn of the congregation or tebiikc the deadly flagrant misdemeanors that are under their noses! The truth is persons ever fertv give every reason but the real reason for net going te church. Under thirty they announce the reason without compunctien: Gelnc te church bores them ! The undergradunte Is bored bT most 0f his college classes for the same reason nnd the committee n.ember in bored bv the 'com mittee reports for the same reason, i neither Intends te make any use 0f what he hears. LET either or both of them listen te a lec ture hearing en the particular specialty each intends te pursue ns his business in life and he will he sitting up taking notes which he will later verify bv experience' Medical students like baseball as well as undergraduates, but thev go te clinics Instead of te a match game. Men in the hchoel of architecture still draw en the margin of their textbooks, but tbey de net draw the professer: they copy his shorthand jottings en perspective. Pest-graduates menn te live nncl grew rich by what they nre at present setting themselves te master. On is generally here, by listening te something for which he has no special use. Most appallingly frank young persons will sa.v right out in the, open thnt what they hear In church Is of no use te them. Whose fault Is It? The minister says It is their fault: they sny It Is his fault; certain consclentleiiB-for-othcrn persons in the pews say It is their parentR' fault; perfectly neutral persons looking en In the world say It is the fault of the times. It leeks ns though the snu.e weakness wns the matter with all of them all of l)s; The preacher presches what hn wants te say, net what bis hearers wnnt te hear. The hearers, net hearing what they have cemr for. will net listen at nil. Therp Is n klmr of stubborn, stupid hclfinhness In Ita klnct of Intellectual pride en the part of both listener and speaker.. One wonders " when that spiritual nridc wlllvbe broken up, and I by what) , ? gtitSk. "X.. - - . - . . ' t r" -vt. -' JTT w . vs, -. "- " -. '.'"w . - s-v vu.;-T .7ss- - "V "-w -:...,. "V 'O'Nv.- ' :?J V. . . . "... --.-v. v. " -.. v. - NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadel phians en Subjects They Knew Best LEONARD McMASTER On Eliminating the "Bum" In Charity THE unworthy recipient of charity has elways presented one of the most vexa tious and embarrassing. problems in admin istration. snyK Leenard IcMaster, manager of the Seamen's Institute. "One of the most important considera tions in this work of weeding our the un worthy." ssld Mr. McMnster. "is the fact that we must be absolutely certain thnt no mistake is being made nncl, therefore, thnt the ends of nn Institution such as ours arc net being defeated. Such n course would be fatal and. therefore, every precaution against this contingency is tnken. Every institution doing humanitarian work has its own quota of 'bums,' as they nre generally termed, and each must solve the problem in Its own way. "Like all similar organizations engaged in this work, we have n large number of men who come here for meals nnd shelter, and it is net always easy te make the right distinction between them. We have been successful in weeding out n geed many or these who raake a business of living en bumnnltnrian Institutions, but some of them are se slick thai it Is very difficult te eliminate them. Net Many "Bums" Apply "It Is only a very small percentage et these who npply for assistance nt the vari ous chnrltable institutions who nre un worthy of help. It Is a menace the size of which" has been considerably ever-estimated In the mind of the public, but in fairness te all concerned, the supporter, the Insti tution and the worthy recipients of aid, every effort should lw made te weed out what unworthy nnes theie nre. "In our own case, most of the men who npply te us nre the victims of unusually hard condition because of the prostration of the shipping industry since the close of the war. I think thnt it is safe te sny thnt we have net been able te obtain berths for mere thnn fifty or sixty men, nnd we hnve hnd a couple of hundred sleeping here every night nil winter. "When the shipping business is net geed the seaman is in hard luck. Ar the best his work is hard nnd long. The hours nre long, the pny is net very high nnd usually the environment Is net of the best cbjr ncter. The American merchant marine has geed living quarters for Its men. but some of tbe ships under foreign flags aie pretty bad in this respect. Few Americans Apply "I think that our experience has been that of virtually every organization con ducted en the same general Hues as ours with regard te the applicants. Very tow of them nre Americans, nnd by far the largest, number of these who ask help are of foreign birth. The American in everv walk of life will usually find something t' de when his regular employment is cut off for any reason. But the foreigner Is dif ferent. The average one does net rendilv adapt himself te American conditions nnd methods, nnd when hard luck overtakes him he knows of no way te meet It except te apply far help te some of our humani tarian organizations. "Fer this reason, ns well as the fact that the man born with American ideals will net take advantage of these who are reallv try ing te nsulet the unfortunate, most of the unworthy applicants are these of birth ether than American. Mhen a person Is sus pected he is rigidly followed up until we feel positively certain that he is attempting te take advantage of the opportunities which are given te him, and after this is conclu sively proved we simply refuse any further assistance no punitive methods arc ever undertaken. "Recently I'bad places for two men at a point In New Jersey nnd they expressed their willingness te go there. Neither of them had any money, se their fare was advanced te them. They started for the station a little late and both missed the train. One of them came back and returned the money but we never heard from the ether one or from the money either. Most .Men Are Honest "Rut we find that most of the men who ask for aid me honest. We have frequently ndvnnrcd money le men who were coin'" nway en cruises lasting four, five or hI months, only te have them return the mnne'v J le us at tbp end of that time, ' Li'TH bx2nMt rapn ,!(new ,he '''"n"' and my let them severely alone. ,ThlsJs'-one FED UP KBKtKKKfttfiSrmJrtBSfikB m VBggggP H - '.... 'i. ".. vi.. i,. -.,. 'a. -C.'is. isx s, . "'s ,u- "v. "--. "-- of the most effective ways of finding out the worthy and the unworthy ones. A man of the latter type may be able te conceal the fact from the authorities of an institution for a long time, but it will net he long be fore these with whom he Is thrown Inte dnlly enntnet will find It out, nnd the mnnner in which they treat inch a mini gives n pretty brend hint tit. te his renl character te the management of the Institution. Then It Is only n mntter of n short time befeie the case Is proved. "Net only Is such n man a bad influence personally, but he sets n pernicious cxnmple te the men who are being helped, especially te the weaker among them. It is unfair te these men and te these who support the insti tution, nnd we, like nil ether slmllnr places, de our best te weed them out. It creates a bad Impression nil round, but especially upon Ihe honest applicants. Consequent! we use the greatest care, as does every organization of like kind in the clt.v. te see 'that whatever assistance Is given, either In money, feed or shelter, gees te the proper persons, City Has Relatively Few "The organizations in Philadelphia ap pear te be particularly well equipped for picking out the unworthy ones, nncl theie are probably fewer cases of the kind in this city than In any ether great cltv In the United States. This is principally due te the great care which is taken bv all the local institutions in the examination of the ap plicants. "The 'bum' Is nccusten i! te being caught, and when this happen In usually mnkes his exit ns gracefully as possible under the cir cumstances, and while he mav pretest his innocence of any Intention te obtain ussist ance te which he Is net entitled justly he ubiially makes no objection. "The disciplinary effect of this upon the ether men Is geed nnd it helps every Institu tion In the administration of lis work b.v showing the applicants that It is illflicult te take advantage uf it. There has been a noticeable deeiea.se in the number of un un wertliv cases which have applied te the Philadelphia institutions within the last few vears. It. gets around among the frntetnltv of the unworthy and they slmplv step trying te get thnt which they mve come te realize is difficult te obtain " What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ Where Is sodium found and who dis covered H1 IniY..mLyc;ir ?f ''.'i? World War did the . eKl" tne Dardanelles cam Who nru the Fascist! .' Hew should the name be proneunced'' vvrltYcn'n,Ury Was "Ueblnf0' Crusoe" AVhimliar,'" mranl,1K cf lhe word sub sub Wh'e waBth&rDn,!u-0,MnyRCl,, "" me'lR enJ!?hmAmW "humrt"' parabeli. bC,WeMl '"m,b, a,lJ 10 Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1. In traveling westward around the world a day Is calnid at the International date line, the 100th meridian ne'ir ti... middle of the Pnclilc e-enn 2 The 'Silver Koik" school of literature was composed cf these EiifcHsh lievel " 'i'parUfd m. piecl , H "h ,' . teis of c quelle and the Bia"e" of society The peisenpel included Thco Thce Thco deio Heek, l.ady BlessinKten. Mrs 3 The Dead Sea Is a salt lake sixteen miles southeast of .IcniHalem. "H,es 4. Acedia Is sloth or Burliness; nlse a r,ratnachUe1Krde' "larketl PCn3 5. The pogo, a Btllt-llke Stick with n. Hnrln- at the base, was use, erlg rulP? for Jumping rivulets TrSnsslvanU , ..J00'" a .Transylvania vU0Be consists or a pet of moral miim written by I'tnh-Uctep, the i;i mI' ." about 3'iDO it, c '' 'Bjpiinn, 7 A photestat Is it en mera drslcne.1 i rrpiocluce directly without thnL. witlei, of ,t negatlv" decUrnts" u .1 drawings, clucks, records, i v bromide, pripe,- t i' (1,HU ,',''" incut .. reproduced nnd a mcwii i trade name. i'iuiu.ieei S. There, ,ii about rne and llirce-flftlm Ullemcler.s in a nille. "Ml,s 9, Vitamin or vltaniine is a tittrecenmn. SB eeeU8iF2 s - .ryvJ -,. Vjh," '. N- viTSwt;'"' SHORT CUTS "Come across!" said the ballet. And new we can all take a rest. "Te Switch Itusslnu Tarley te the Hague." Right. Beat it. It occasions no surprise te learn tbtt Fih, of New Jersey, is an anti-dry. The marble contest, it will be noted, was net affected by yesterday's primary. Chicago man ordered te kiss his wlfe'i feet. He mny new consider himself under it. The need of saving the face of the en""11 ronfercnrp ls ns I,lal ns the dmi r w. .iR ."V suspected. Fifty per cent or political claims hnve been disallowed.. As we understand It, Ull Kirk Trie was marked down in Iren Division bead quarters. The presumption is they decided te ban; he .Jehnsen pictures before they fell an) killed somebody. "By their fruits shall ye knew thm." Anil thus does temptation come te riff BIhep Berry the razz. "Vedler for a Rubberneck" is the i n man described himself in a New Tort police court. 'TIs thus the language grevri. Vellvn says Satan is tee busv en earth te attend te the tires in hell. Strange. We bad thought he was somewhat Interested la the coal strike. The man with decency enough and enterprise enough te sell a glass of buttermilk for five cents instead of ten may nuke a let of money this cummer. Climatic conditions have decreed then shall be no bumper crop of winter wheat this.jear. but If was Velstead who took the bumper out of the iye crop. Anether Interesting thing about flapper is that, every time somebedv as her somebody else defends her; nnd thai is nlike indliTeient te praise nnd blame. the IKUlll that she H is related of Walter W. Hubbard, of the Pennsylvania Antl-Snlpen Leaiue. that he went te the cupbnaid and found It bare of nn.v thing stronger than grape julc. Thnt Spanish nllen who sailed from Europe ns n first -cnbin passenger with bl mother In the steerage was Indiscreet la permitting himself te arrive In New low en Mether's Day. A hundred thousand fans are asifd t duff up a dollar nplectj for a monument t" Pep Ansen. They won't miss the money; he is worthy of honer: but why n moil meil umeniV Why net n bnll park for boys? The United States Navy will ask 0"i' gress fe,- UI3 airplanes for Its fighting Consideration of what Chinese planes did J Chinese battleships very lecently w" prompt Congress te nrceda te the requw without delay. Senater McCumber Is peeved hecau" ninny Republican newspapers frnnklv wjj; demu the Fordney. McCumber tariff WH; but Hie fault lies with the bill, nor the newspapers. It Is net one (e cemmW itself te thoughtful minds. T linen nntsAtnl in vrvtgm llfff'iV ruminnted Demosthenes McOlnnls. n.ij well urge women te form party divisiens'1' sex lines. Fer when men find thcetfrt)'' arrayed against women ns a body the we'. innv nreiinre in ilennrt from the politic field. When jnu've done jour household chore Wlieen Marie, You'll be welcome te our shnir. Queen Mnrle. Slope nnir nrlthnt. iirpncli nor ail. Maj your dn.vs with joy be packed. ."J mi re a wjiiufcr, tllnt s a iaei, Queen Marie. Nete, We take it for granted that J? nrn cognizant of the fact tluit me ''""Vl Jtunuiitia intends te visit' this nun'"i una taken occasion te tenj"auat ,! appear, in the mevK.' ' Li3 XcjiL' -.It.. ... iau&:,k J !J tt&&&$&&&tfi jJ&i&JuL -ftj J-sfl.Safr.;! V - . rf-ii. f-f jt ' ' '--'-- : -