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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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