??& K Wr ' f tfW- -T ; EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1922 i &N. ,.Vlfc m jw;i w M In Vi. 1 $ ' .n f !'? MRU enina llublic Uledger m-' FUOLIC LEDGER COMPANY sN . crnus it. k. cuims, pkcsident .'.rJkB C. Mrlln. Vie T'r.,lnt ami Trmnrtr: j . . tT$Jt WirlM A. Tyler. Secretary: Churls II. l.udln. ".?.?. Fhllln 8. Cellins. Jehn n. WHlInn,-. Jehn J. IXM'W0"' Otere V. Goldsmith, David E. Smiley. l.V-teAVlD n. sMtr.r.T .IMIter if i2!Si c. MAn-ris. Oenral Kulnm Mnnarer Publlahad dally nt Tent te Lcnnni Building Independent!! Square. l'hllaillrhla. ATL1NTI0 Citt Prtafl'nten BulMIn XSW YOSK .164 Mnillfen An. Danerr 701 Fer a Hulldliig T. Lems 015 Oteb'-Drnwernt llulMlr.g CB10400 1C02 rrtbui Building NT.WS BUREAUS s WttlllNCITON BllEAl', N. K. Cor. Pennsylvania Ave. nnd 14th St. NRW Yerk BuntiU The Sun BuUdlr Londen Ucbue Trafalgar Dulldinc smiscnifTiev terms Th Brrxise t't w ic I.kihieu In iTe' te nub. terlbtM In l'hllnilelphlii nnd lurreundini; town- the rate of twel.e US'! cents per week, payable te the carrier. by mall te points outside of Philadelphia In the United Stated, Canada it United stnt pn pn sessiens, postaee free, fifty (50) rents per month. 'I (10) dollar! pr eir, disable, m advance. Te all fer'lun countries ntie ($11 dollar a month. Neticb Subscribers wishing- address changed last glve old as well as new address MIL. 3000 W.U.MT KFYSTONE. JUIS HOI KT Address all con m im tea Hern te rvrntia riiMlij t.rdetr, lndepmdnc Unuarr. I'hUadflpMa. It Member of the Associated Tress 4,f 41.301M ia. .1 .moo r.i n.aivii rn nfled e lie ue or rerubffeallim e! nil nn (Oetchf credited te II or nef elheruiije credited te (Ms paper, and alie the local tints pjslK'ied laereNn. XI! rcsMs e repiibllciiflen e 4. eclel dlspafeM yeretn erg olse reserved. Philadelphia. Wdnnd. Mr 2. 1'" OUR OWN VERDUN IN THE twilight of gangdem's last days. Charley llnll. Tem Cunningham nml Tem Watsen stnnd te ilefcnd the sncrcil pre cincts et the Uciiulillcnn Clt.v Cem ml t tee from the udvnnre of eiillKhtenment. Shull recognition In the committee he extended te women when the lemmlttee Is reorganized en June 7? That question litis been worrying Senater Vure. Jlr. Vnrc u.ed te Inngh nt the woman vote. Well, a let of people laughed 'it team when It was tir.it tueil for methe power. The City Committee Is recenelled te steam. It is net reconciled te the femi nine voters. Since Election Uny Mr. Vnre has net laughed nt the Indies who sought recogni tion in his committee, lie believes that something ought te V done. But his prin cipal nldes ure of a different mind. "They hall net pass!" cry Tem nnd Charley and Tbru In unison. Tem nnd Charley and Tem seem te Imagine that they ure at Verdun. They aren't. They are at Deem, though they kave yet te learn the name of the station at Which they were tesed off the train. Shall women, with their foolish notions of honesty nnd straightforwardness nnd high thinking in politics, be permitted te dlstuib the serenity of u bund of party dictators? "Xe!" shout the members of Mr. Vare's general staff. Their shouting doesn't matter In the least. Fer when the moment arrives for a decision they v. ill probably find that n entirely new question will have arisen. That question will net be whether the City Committee should recognize women. It will be whether women will consent te recognize the City Committee. OLYMPICS AND THE FAIR ANNOUNCEMENT of the detailed pro pre J. gram of the next Olympic carnival dis poses of the rumor that bickerings In Paris ever the financing and the arena for the games would deprive the French capital of the scheduled honor in l'.l'-H. The ambitious of Les Angeles, where every report of dis cord abroad was hailed with undisguised easure, are also extinguished by the settle- B.ent. Had agreement net been reached It is pos- lible that the California city and Philadel phia might have been contestants for the Olympics. Mere than a enr age the pro priety of holding the great international athletic event in connection with the Sesqui Centennlal was suggested in the hope that the dote might bp put off until 19i:i!. Hut the proposal, although engaging, was net energetically advanced. Whether the International Committee could new be induced te consider an inter mediate Olympiad dividing the conventional four-year intervnl in two is uncertain, but the idea is still worthy of the expenditure of some effort. The World Fair of 10'M trill f if present intentions are executed, bu an exposition of sufficient magnitude te warrant breaking a rule. ,The games would accord admirably with the display of progress in all lines which' is the aim of the fair-makers. It is by no means tee late te Initiate negotiations en the subject and te apply in practical, vigorous fashion the art of persuasion. PAYING THE BILL DRi HUBLEY It.. OWENS' suggestion that persons in rested for drunkenness should in the future be forced te pay the coats of medical attention administered by the police department doctors is, in n bense, justified by the evidences of the hour. Nearly 10,000 Intoxicated persons, fired by moonshine or real red liquor, have been treated by police physicians in the last three months. This Is a record number. Dr. Owens estimates that nil money available for this work will be gene before the be ginning of nutumn. It happens, however, that any man who manages te get Intoxicated nowadays is very likely te be broke by the time he achieves a place In a cell or a hospital. Since whisky and its Imitations continue te Hew freely ii mere just nnd logical remedy may be sug gested for the condition which troubles Dr. Owens. The bills for medical attention adminis tered by police surgeons te i-itexicated per sons might be paid through levies made forcibly upon the pay of prohibition enforce enferce ktnt agents. WHY NOT GET THE BIG ONES? nrtHE conviction for grand larceny of a X member of a defunct firm of bucket bucket nheppers in New Yerk shows what can be done if the authorities und the defrauded public co-operate. The District Attorney expressed satisfac tion that the jury had agreed with him that bucketing "is just about the same as plain ordinary stealing," But this conviction is net se reassuring us it might hnvc been. The firm of which the accused was a member started in business Inst May with it capital of 5S00. It had about thirty customers, most of whom were bootblacks, servant girls and the like, with accounts of $!)00 and under. The man en whose complaint the prosecution was made was a salesman who had opened nn account Ith $00 cash nnd $le00 in Liberty bends. .It was a petty business, carried en in .1 V little, office. The bucket shop that nrc a Menace ie ine jiivcmkik puunr occupy nanu. tamely furnished efiiccs and have a lnrre 'v ,.'taf of elcrks. They handle millions. Their " proprietors have connections with reputable a ItAitaAa Mini although thf nntiirp nf rhnl, l.i,c. f$$ MWMi 0" enc" wed they nre allowed te W" 4'MMte without serious objection. fcw&.W jWhen the prosecuting authorities hale into I'"?Wtiirt some et the big men nnd make a Hr&tMrHt t'ft te convict them bucketing will Ci'VUtMA lasso cwuwenas it is today. Ulicre ure r&MtcMrs..)etrhp District Attorneys' m ! T 1 il in ill In llil III Mil lull lii II new wkaf .U.-J...U isBeiilai Sitnl.. ih.jAU !"" zlzi::. - ' -- -i . ""i" f'TW '7 """ "VT jT"? "m ?. ii,MJ-ti -il liV &t.Jmt2Siilte8& rty,...., r,A net have te be proved. Bucketing of orders is illegal whether the customers lese any thing or net, and the penalties nte scvcic enough te discourage the business if they were ever applied. GLAD-HANDERS IN AN ASSAULT FOR THE CAPTURE OF PINCHOT Old Guardsmen, Smiling Brightly and With Dlrke Carefully Concealed, Move Forward Frem Ambush By CEOKOE NOX McCAIN FOB the ensuing live months Clifferd Pin Pin chet will be the recipient of mere un solicited udvicc than he has ever had be fore In the course of his life. It will net be disinterested advice. It will be covert, insidious, ingratiating, di rect, indirect and frankly outspoken. It will assume the hypocritical guise of friendly (etinsel. disinterested suggestion, courteous recommendation nnd subtle warning. It will conic from the eminent nnd the obscure alike. Beneath it. if Mr. Pinchot gees deep enough, he will discover that self-interest, personal aggrandizement or the attempted political rehabilitation of some discredited bes is the basis of much of it. Already Individual members of the de moralized Capitel Hill coterie have begun, through their newspaper organs, an appeal te let bygones he bgenes. Thus early they nrc endeavoring te ferce his hand 1 unfounded statements that he rentcmplutes supporting this or that dis credited boss; that he Is favorably disposed toward this or that member of the Capitel Hill crowd for a place as a State leader. Metaphorically Capitel I Mil slaps Mr. Pinchot en the shoulder and In seeming je int cadences exclaims: "Congratulations. Clff. old boy ! Yeu put It ever en us this time In line shape, but we held no enmity. Let bgeues be bygones. We're with you te n finish and pledge our selves te roll up an old-time majority for jeu in November. Shuke, old man!" It Is the same old discredited political bunce gnmc by the same old discredited crowd. It Is a moth-eaten, frazzled, de cayed and .mildewed scheme te Induce Glf Glf ferd Pinchot magnanimously te forget thnt they were the members of the combine thnt exerted every power te defeat him nnd per petuate their grip en Republican politics In the State. It Is the same crowd thnt whispered innuendoes, like the poisonous breath of vipers, against the Plnchets ; the same men thnt fought beak and tulen in every county of the State with a vkieusness that could net have been exceeded had Clifferd Pinchot been a discredited Democrat instead of a clean, decent Republican. Every protestation of loyalty that poli ticians of their grade new make te the vic tor Is both Insincere and mendacious. Every high-minded Republican knows thnt It was the best element of the Republican Party that placed Mr, Pinchot in nomination ; that any premise of the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Contractors' Combine nnd their Capitel Hill allies te roll up n reusing majority in No vember Is u gratuitous assertion. If they should default as discredited lenders in their nlleglance te the Republican ticket in No vember, ether lenders would spring Inte the fray and they would be swept into political oblivion forever. But one purpose nleue animates these leaders of yesterday, and that is te retain their grip upon the party machinery and by se doing perpetuate their power. They de net admire (ilfferd Pinchot. The have nothing in common with his high pur poses. Rather, they hate him for what he has achieved. Their brand of political logic teaches them that it is better te salaam In mock reverence te the victor than te sulk In their tents behind the battle line of defeat. It sounds like a "geed sport" for the leaders of the old combine te pull the "hurrnh-for-Pinchet" stuff while the print of the Loet heel is still en their neck. The "forglve-nnd-ferget" business tickles the ears of their camp followers, who strut or shuffle at their nod, while their lingers still clutch the dollars they received te fight him. The Republican Party In Pennsylvania i net in pnrtlculnr need of solidification. It is urgently in need of purification und re generation. fiifferd Pinchot nlll need shrewd political advisers, praclleal politicians; but lie will net seek them nmeng thee who endeavored te encompass his defeat In a State-wide campaign that for Insidious uttack and malign methods has had no equal since the Hartrnnft campaign of mere than half a century age. One thing which Mr. Pinchot will discover In spite of his wide range of experience is that the Individual members of the Capitel Hill crowd will net approach him except by Indirection. Men of State-wide fame, bankers and lawyers, philanthropists, and even high-minded women Ignorant of the wiles of unscrupulous politicians, will doubtless approach him in their behalf. Eminent respectables will urge that he thrust net these fawning fees from the audi ence room, but that he take them unto him self and sent them In the plnce of honor at his right hand. Experience, knowledge of the State, fidel ity te the party, geed fellowship and every ether possible excuse In their campaign of sympathetic buncombe will be ust-d in a play te soften the heart of the successful candi date toward the Capitel Hill coterie and the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Contractors' Com bine. The mass of the Republican Party in Pennsylvania hnve made (Ilfferd Pinchot net only their candidate for Governer but their leader. By their votes they demand n re organization of the party upon clean, fair and honest lines. There must he a new deal. Th" guilty must be punished ! It is inconceivable that the members of an organization which countenanced these disreputable things, and by their ete cn cn reu raged and supported them, should be commissioned te undertake the work of re generation and rehabilitation. A SERIES OF SHORT FLIGHTS WITH proper arrangements in advance for repairs and fuel the two BritMi aviators who are te start fhlng around the world today ought te succeed. Lenger flights hnve already been made without landing than any which they nie planning. Their piegrnm calls for a series of short flights. They would probably makj te the skeptics a reply similar te that mnde by McDonald, the contractor who built the llrst New Yerk subway. When he was L.-.1 l,itv liA liii.l tvwirmwm 6a Kl.l .... UHku -. - "" , w uiu Ull MICH a stupendous undertaking, he remarked that feL -. . .11, he had been digging cellars for years and thnt the subway was nothing but n let et cellars placed side by side. All these aviators hnve te de Is te mnkc n ceries of flights, the longest of which is much shorter thnn the flight across the Atlantic from the I'nltcd Stales te tU Azores successfully made three cars nge. The flight across the English Chnnncl, with which the clicuinnnvigatien of the world will begin, is made every day. There nre no fcrleiw difficulties in the way of flying from France te Italy. It Is a short distance from Italy te Greece. Frem Greece it is planned te lly te Egypt across the Mediterranean. Then there will be mere overland flying te the Persian Gulf and from there the nvlaters will head for Inilln. Their route will be overland from Iiidlu te the Eastern Const of China. They will hnvc te cress water again te get te .liipnn and they will fly ever the sea again te the Aleutian Islands. After they get te Alaska they will hnvc land beneath them nil the way te New Yerk nnd thence te Labtader. There will be another water flight te Greenland and two mere from Greenland te Iceland nnd from Iceland te Scotland. If everything gees smoothly they eufht te reduce the time of Jules Verne's here until It is much shorter than eighty days. But accidents may happen ns they happened te the Portuguese fliers who nttcraptcd te go from Southern Europe te Brazil. They are likely te experience their greatest dlfficultlcp between Egypt and' Alaska nnd between Lab rador and Scotland. Even though they no net succeed in their undertaking some one will fly around the world in the near future because such n thing lins become feasible provided nny one Is ready te put up the money necess.irj te provide ngninst accidents In these parts 'of the course far from fuel and repair shops. LADY ASTOR'S PRIVILEGES ADVICE generously dispensed with much charm of manner lias been the domi nant characteristic of Lndy Aster's Amer ican tour which ended yesterday. 1 he evangelism displayed has been of the dis tinctly gracious type, a fortunate circum stance in view of the controversial nature of ninnv of the topics discussed. Lndy A-ter has net hesitated te indorse the principles of the League of Nations or of any international pence-protective so ciety thnt may be offered ns a substitute. On the theme of nlcohellc prohibition she has spoken frankly, her valedictory con taining nppreval of what, for nil its defects, bhe regards ns an advance in social welfare. She has pleaded for cleaner politics, the development of moral sensibilities nnd es pecially for u (sympathetic American npprc npprc ciatien of world problems. American-, she nsserts, "need net fe.ir te enter a League of Peace, but had better fear net entering if they desire peace." The candor of the former Virginian, new the representative of her sex In the British Parliament, is refreshing, but It must be admitted that it is also privileged. Lady Aster lias been a friendly critic with oppor tunities of comment arising from her free dom from partisan affiliations here and her luck of direct contact with such social, eco nomic and political conditions In this coun try as have net infrequently cheeked tin. tongues of otherwise ardent reformers. A free-lance from the outside is especially favored, as was Theodere Roosevelt when his proffered solution of the Egjiptlnn prob lem provoked admiring nmnzement in Lon Len Lon eon. In the responsible sense. Colonel Roosevelt knew net Conservatives nor Lib erals. "Great" or "Little" Englnndcrs. He was a privileged soethsnyer. Lady Aster has been likewise, with the result thnt her "geed sentences nnd well pronounced" have assumed an aspect of oracular wisdom. It is se easy for the na tion te go straight, if it will but heed the simple rules, compounded of common sense and an elementary idealism, formulated b. the ingratiating peeress. It may be conjectured that this is Lady Aster's opinion, a view which in principle is net dissimilar from that held In America when alleged militarist France or alleged concession-hunting Britain have te our col lective mind chosen the wrong path. Admonition is nn art which can be most comfortably practiced by these en whom the obligation of failure will net rest. This ii ii net te Imply the faintest suggestion of -mugness te Lndy Aster, but simply te sug gest her divorce from many of the inhibi tions thnt paralyze our will. The League of Nations struggle in the Senate Is n historical example. American in general are believers in the principle of arbitration. They adored It before und during the win, until, in fact, the task of reducing the nbstruct te the concrete awak ened inlieiltcd prejudices, partisan tradi tions and factional Ire. Nevertheless the country should be grate ful te Lndy Aster. She has been u delight ful visitor, evoking without doubt npplnu-. from citizens averse te her teachings. Con Cen Con cieusness that she was only a sojourner has been acute. MOST DELICATE CONFERENCE THE refusal of the Peruvian nnd Chilean Commissioners, new meeting in Wash ington, te admit Belivia into the discussions of the most complex territorial problem en tills continent can be justified en practical latlier than moral grounds. It Is tinquestieniblc that the inland re public has a right te be interested jn nego tiations designed ie dear up n situation which for nearly thirty years has menaced the peace of Seuth America. Belivia is naturally anxious te recover ut least a por tion of that strip of scaeeast occupied by Chile since the bitterly fought war which ended with the Tieuty of Aiicen in 1SS3. What is in a sense n revision of that pnet is new before the i representatives of Chile and Peru. But the task of the dele gates is already sufficiently tr.in- without adding te their anxieties by (lie inclusion of a third party. Here lies one imperrnnt rea son for the somewhat . urt answer te the La Paz Government. It must be remembered, moreover, thut the conference in Washington i.s governed by such rub") as the principals cheese te luy down. The I'nited Stntes is serving ex clusively In the capacity of host nnd is net autherised te widen the (.cope of the nego tiations. Latin-American progress would be admir ably aided by a cettlement of the Pcru Chile dispute ever the ricli nitrate provinces, In that case the new vigor imparted te the principles of arbitration might be usefully employed in a conslderat'en of Bolivian elnlms. It is the delicacy of the situation which at this time calls for patience en the part of Belivia. Thnt nst country has been seriously handicapped through lack of a seaport nnd It Is conceivable that, with their differences settled, cither Chile or Peru might consider some plan of concession. Such a program might necessitate another conference in which the tangle of treaties and historical facts en which the contentions of Belivia rest could be ana! zed nnd adjusted. At this moment the delegates of Chile nnd Peru, republics whose deep-seated animosi ties have been reciprecnlly harmful, nre evidently of the opinion that one problem nt a time in the higher calculus of diplomacy Is enough. The enc geed thing about the Filipine mission te the United States te ask for in dependence! Is the penslbllltyvthat the dele gates nmv lcarri hew untvtta) such a ulan ( would be at the present tirie. ,j Hk. Uiu'' ..i-, -. ,!!, . .. . V-iiVJfeMfrvlM! AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT Have Yeu Wondered Hew the Trick Was Turned at the Primary? ' Well, Here's 8eme Inside Depe By SARAH I). I OWKIfi I HAVE been asked mere thnn once since the election by wondering and cautious males if I knew what machinery was used te work upon pu'jllc opinion se successfully se ns te unite tlte women voters throughout the State in their uprising against the bosses. I hove nlse been asked mere than once If I knew where the women came from here in Philadelphia who appeared at the polls either as watchers or vigilantes, and by what initiative there was se evident n precon precen certed move in such counties ns Montgomery nnd Delaware, etc., te guard the polls lu the interest of honest voting'. Did the thing spring up spontaneously? Was it a sporadic flare of interest in the .'.Ir, or was It u worked-up interest with a bcglnnln; and a culmlnntlen? 1 have nlic.idy stated in this column that it was a movement nnd that it had a leader, nnd thnt that leader was ably backed by ether leaders who united te make n propa ganda for nn honest election nnd for nn in telligent vote. 1 hnve nlse Intimated that these who were behind the movement. were by no means sure of success at this election or of success even within n yenr or two. Seme calculations made It two years off at least. The Immediate objective was te form nn intelligent nnd experienced voting group of women within the Repuhll' Party, and te eliitillcate that croup in every locality pwsible, keepl g nn easy but net tee binding held en nil the duplicate groups by enc central representative group. Before this plan hat mere hnn begun te function, this primary election with all its strange developments und its strong fuctiuual elements wus upon us. THE Weman's Republican Club of Penn sylvania, or as it is new te be known under its charter. "The Republican Women of Pennsylvania," had met eflieially for the first time nt the new fnnieus banquet for the candidates for the governorship and sens sens tership within the party. The dramatic withdrawal of Fisher and the last-moment Interpolation of Alter, the Governer's enig matic attitude nnd the Fisher letter all conspired te make that banquet a note worthy occasion, nil the mere significant, tee, when enc remembers the very spon spen spon tnneeus applause which Mr. Pinchot received nnd the tense nnd curious Interest with whicli Mrs. Medill McCormick's very able speech en the power women bad when they organized politically was listened te. It became evident en thnt evening that if the women of the State could be get te unite politically, even temporarily, an im pression could be made en them nnd en the organization and en the gcnernl puhlic thut might in the future lead te their better recognition ns political fucters. The ques tion was hew could It be done quickly. THERE were the fragments of political groups of women formed by the orgnn ergnn orgnn izntien chiefs in the Inst year, chiefly te keep the letter while evading the spirit of their premises te give the women a fifty fifty share in political councils. Seme of these fragments hnd broken away from the organization, some were standing pat with their local bosses. Here in Philadelphia the local vice chairman of the City Republican Committee. Mrs. Altcniiis, nnd her group, which represented nbeut six pretty well well ergnnized wnrds. were independent nnd ns independents were practically ignored by the Vnre faction. The Vnres depended en Mrs. Hnrmen and her club te carry en the women end of local politics, and they had publicly announced thnt they would elect her te the vice chair manship in Mrs. Altemus' Btcad. Pretty much this same state of affairs had occurred all ever the State. The women recognized by the bosses rep resented enc fnctien nnd these who had broken away from that rule or were working with the independent men's factions were the ether group. With her knowledge of these stnndpnt and these disaffected groups It was easy for Mrs. Wnrhurtnn ns Stnte vice chairman of the Republican Committee te gauge the general sentiment of the political women throughout the Stnte. And she found it anti-boss by n ery large majority, which was what gave her confidence te oppose the candidacy of two markedly machine cnndldntcs en the ground that In bncklng either of them, Snyder or Bcidlemnn, the organization would be playing into the hnnds of the te say the least unpopular factions in the party nnd courting u defeat from the independents. The organization leaders could net believe that she knew their machine lieutenants told them such n different tale! Neverthe less, the het cry of the newspapers en their heels nnd the threatened scandal in treasury matters mntle them less nssured. With the sudden ejection of n new candidate, who wns wittily called "n lebt-minute man," the issue became even mere threatening than before for the organization. GREAT numbers of women begnn te join the Federation of the Republican Women of Pennsylvania. They joined by political organizations. 700 or mere in Hnr risburg. -ine In Scrnnten. 350 in Delnwnre County, M0 in n single township In Mont gomery County, nnd se en, great groups at n time, whose paramount object was te see thnt this primary election should be run straight and that Republican women should have a chance te knew for whom they were voting. Mrs. Worburten found in Mrs. Geerge Lerinicr. who is the State president of this federated organization, nn admirable executive. In a sense, euch move that the Republican women's orgunlzntien took un der Mrs. Lerlmer nnd Mrs. Geerge Dunning, who is chairman of the Organization Com mittee, established a precedent and therefore needed very careful steering, but the thing was cleverly and fnlrly done, nnd the club heiiquartcr.s of information wns the center and the meeting ground for creating opinion and co-erdinating effort for the Inst two months before the election in u degree net possible for any ether organization center either in the city or the Stute. It wns possible for Mrs. Altemus' group of shrewd nnd well-seasoned workers te threw their weight in with thnt of the Republican women, one of the Altemus fac tion, Mrs, Clements, becoming the very able organizer of Election Duy activities. The newspaper reporters hud at last a headquarters te which te go for the lutest information; as an Information bureau its offices were invaluable, and as it headquar ters for Election Duv for the watchers, vigilantes and meter messengers it unci its secretaries and staff formed u long-felt need. Lunches were sent out from these head quarters te these serving at the polls who hud volunteered from ItN office, nnd ejien house was kept for these coming and going until the late hours In the night. Similar headquarters bused en very much the same plan were without doubt busy in u like fashion in all its altiUutcd branches, BIT apart fiem the strictly political or ganizations that recognized the Repub lican women's headquarters ut 110 Seuth Seventeenth street us their headquarters trmpnriirib. it was a meeting place for con ference and co-eticrnlion of ninnv of the great women's clubs nnd societies of the city nun Mnie. mini 01 mi, cuiiuug opportunity thnt Election Day would glve for the women te make a bland for lienest voting nt the polls was passed nleng te thousands of women, through this center, by word of mouth. It se happened thnt inaiiv of the clubs nnd associations were having their club luncheons anil dinners, or tucir umil meet ings for the sensen during April or the first week In May, and that fact gnve a vcr favorable opportunity for it timely word te lie t'peken face te face regarding the Issues nt stoke. On a certain afternoon in the upper room of the Republican women's clubhouse I counted some ten women present who were the administrative heads or representative of organizations that touched soma 10,000 members, who were lu their turn the ky women of their communities,, whHrlJS.fcy,' Dcrbapa the women without a HKMj nhU ta function iui nillckW'ajsM' lU'.ii V. (MlKffi 'Tff-y- -,MM"?Trtmm ... ..rjM.wi'sisssaisssssssK.Viy SsLIBfcfM v ivftt- .k hm fPKS&aM'f XJIB5k. -.- vi B . M v fi3ms aU rtrclWs sj'm IsefLILIml j 2ns-s. WM if , iias a mJKti t Mr HBHr --.. . .skmv - VBtaha. i' i j. I MAMmxr:.jQirww e . r ,,a Wr!!-,'Z.'i -JX. ' Vi Tr 25te&&&2&?-- . JV1 J.f. - S-Tj- -r." .w - A r-r". ."- - lSL.t. ' NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia Knew Best STEWART A. JELLETT On Fire Prevention In Pennsylvania MOST of the fires which occur in dwellings nnd ether buildings nil ever the country can easily be prevented and tliey ure In most cuses ciue ie gross inB,.B.i..i nccnrHintr te Stewnrt A. .iciicii, of Philadelphia's most distinguished engineers nnd chalrmnn of the Fire Prevention and Insurance Committee of the Chamber et Commerce. .. , , ,, T ., "Preventable fires." said Mr. TcllcU, "amount te mere thnn 00 per cent of the tetul number of conflagrations. Philadel phia, like all the great American cities, is placing the emphasis en the wrong end. e spendlnrgc amounts freely for the purchase and maintenance of the finest fire-tightlng equipment thnt enn be ebtnined, but piti fully smnll emphusls is given, both by way of expenditure nnd cducntlen. te the pre vention of the very hazard which occasions such huge public expenditures. Reducing the Fire Risks "I nm of the opinion that business men generally place tee much importance en the rate they have te pay for fire Insurance and tee little te reducing fire risks in their build ing. Unless fire losses nre reduced, the in surance cost must rcmnin high. Mnny men held te the fallacy that, if they are fully insured", that Is, if replacement of their building, stock nnd machinery is covered, tliev will come through without a less. Unless their business is a losing enc, this is net true. In many cases, the less of busi ness due te being unable te fill orders, nnd the permanent less of customers who nre served during the emergency by their com petitors, will amount te mere In the long run than the immediate physical less of property,. "One inntter in the general subject of fire prevention, which has always interested me, is why fire-prevention methods are net mere effective. We hnve hud a let of campaigning en the matter, but the practical results of it in n materially lessened number of pre ventnblc fires hnve net been very impressive. In this connection the thing which has Im pressed me mere than anything else Is the fact that men will take chances of having fires because they feel that the only chance which tliev nre taking is the chance of nn increased Insurance premium. Aid Frem Insurance Companies "The fire insurance companies would glndlv help In any way they could te bring nbeut n mere effective means of fire pre vention, and one ery effective manner in which they might aid would be te have n common understanding nmeng themselves that the man who will net toke the ordinary means of preventing fire en his property und Ignores nil common precautions bheuld get no Insurance. "It is nn old meet question whether the hope of rewnrd or the fear of punishment Is the mere effective deterrent, and this enters strongly into the matter of flre In surance. There is n type of insurance broker who will tnkc all kinds of chnnccs in order te get business; that is Ills motto unci he lives up te it. If carelessness und a large number of preventable fire losses mnke high premiums, that is nil right from his side of it. but get the business. These nre the people te whom the reward side, in the nature of increased business, appeals. "The mnn ever whom the fear of punish incut might be held is the man who is in sured but who deesn , t take proper precnu precnu ,i.,e nimtnst fire. The mill sluncnt wnulil be the refusal of the companies te insure him. It would affect him and his business through less of credit and in se mnny ether wiiys that he would seen learn te use nor mal care in the matter, nnd the fire risks would be speedily reduced. Involuntary Incendiarism "There often is. in u protracted period of business depression, a sort of Involuntary incendiarism, brought nbeut by men refusing te take the necessary precautions against lire, lu order te avoid thn expense. This man figures that his factory is closed and he might ns well save money by neglecting these flre precautions which he lias kept up in prosperity. It Is needless te sny that this is a shortsighted and dangerous policy. "Fire insurance premiums are high be cause et the great losses each year and they .mall'rcraaln htih Just as lone as then !. TTnllniiA TVhan ttia lei am aJmJ aL- I ptcmluBalse will te reduced and the enly1 "WHOA, BILL!" 4Ster & . A ,. - u .A P W Wr .ft " jnp - ii -"v fa-" v "" en Subjects They thorough way in which they can be reduced is a mere gcnernl nppllcntien of the ele mentary principles of fire prevention. "In order te bring home mere strongly the lessen of fire prevention. Instruction In its necessity nnd in the best manner of se curing general observance of its principles will be taught in the public schools of the Stnte. "The State rchoel authorities hnve worked for some time upon n syllabus which is about ready. The Instruction will begin with the very young children, nnd the course of study outlined is biicIi thnt it will main tain the interest without making any mental demands nt first. This will be taught te children of nbeut eight te thirteen years of age. The elder children will be taught the danger of fire, the things te avoid, which usually cause fires, and the proper things te de te this end in the home and In the schools, "The fact that this course Is te be Intro duced Inte the public schools of Pennsylvania hus gene all ever the country. We have had for some time firc-nrcventlen instruction in the Philadelphia schools, but it has net been given in se bread a manner ns is new contemplated in the State. New Yerk, Spokane, cities in New Mexico nnd In mnny ether States have written te us, asking for detailed information as te hew the course is te be applied In our schools. Malting Careless Men Pay "The Legislature of Massachusetts is now new considering n bill te Impose the cost of ex tinguishing fires caused by curclessness or by a disregard of the ordinary precnutiens upon the person upon whose premlbes such n fire starts. The City Council of Chicago is also considering n similar measure and both Cleveland nnd Cincinnati already have such ordinances. "In France, after a fire, the burden of proof Is upon the person upon whose prem ises the conflagration started te show that it was net the result of cnrelessness. In that country damages also may be collected from nny person who nllews a preventable fire te start. . "The American public is generally inter ested in the matter of fire prevention, but the elder people who have been going along in the bnme careless we" nil their lives are net se much nffected by the movement as might be desired, Therefore, we hope for some beneficial icsults along these lines bv introducing the mutter In the schools, where the children will lenrn nbeut it nnd talk about it at home, thus bringing it mere strongly te the attention of their elders Once thoroughly inculcated, the habit of fire prevention will tnke enre of itself: the present necessity Is te get it home te even person in the State." J Wluit De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. Wlint Is a colophon? 2. What railway stntlen In the Unlfri framSr ha3 U,e 'ar8Mt Sanger 3' "Tame"?8 U' StatS f Colorato get Its 4' W1?uma'me."mCant by t,,e "Comedle G What I.s the corona of plants' u. Distinguish between niclmrd Henry Dana and Charles A. Dana cana 7. What is the ineuning of the word the" 0. niui mere are tliree faithful nM frlends-nn old wife, an old dei ur d rendy money"? u,m 9. When did the Crlmenn War occur-" 10. Who was Nicholas I'eussln? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1. The Clare St. Ixizare lu Paris rnnks fw among thn railway statlena of i? world in the amount of Its iiassi-n? g'erS'n' &!" "" "y "MeWs 2. A Lascar Is nil East Indian snller 3. Carp nre said te live from tee 'te ise 4. Samuel CSempern Is president of the American Federation of Laber B' Thi8fjBat" f 'r,-ftfulBnr Wtta fought in 0. The two longest party In the Hhakesnear. ean drama are Hun.let nnd IUchaVd 7. The native name of Montenegro Is Ter imuera. ' 8. Presldent Andrew Jehnsen was i peached In 18G? nnd ncriu tied '"" 9. Barratry In. marine law In fmn.i negligence of n, master or crew te thi .. i?Fefu,l!cV.f yi" "h'P" owners. ' A SsiS'feSf J" &trlct hM aTceast or river bank; ttr k Ak;w fikfk MM?: .vrir-s. MM 1tf iM ' SHORT CUTS Ceal has always resented being the first Byname et coalition. ,Tbe telescope gown has appeared ta j. un. .an cyc-iuu, uouetiess. Add wisdom What the Senate needil is mere speed, suyB Senater Pepper. When it comes te s... ing it witS newcrs Ardmere is a blooming success. Les AnselcB schools offer n enurse la manicuring. Case of giving a hand te til, inaciists. When the law succeeds in making the uoeuegging uusiness Doetlcss it wen t niti a ieg ie sianu en. The world mlirlif- net- n lintlnr llns nn Russia if knew exactly what Cbicbtris minus ei iretzKy. War-fraud talk in Washington prompt! the conjecture thnt by and by somebody will ict-i niuu unci ine settle et nsii will ue In utl ere. Quebec Beard of Trade limits epteclwf in i urea minutes "unless me speaker nn something important te talk about." But who decides? And when? e'll go ball that the fine points of tit Inw in Judge Jehnsen's decision make M driving appeul te the hearts, consciences lid strung oexes et me lining bquires. A New Yerk bucketecr has been con victed ns a common thief. It is cenceiwMi that this thing of calling a spade a spadi iuuy nave aistinctiy Dcncncini results, rri. f1-. t. n . r?.. iuc wutvriuiiciii, Buys eecreiury iw' vcr, would Ilka te hear from ull consumer! wuu nuve dccu everennrgcu ier ceai. no, lutii, un lugciai-r, iiiaies una gentlemen. Premier Craig and President GrlffitkJ' unite in conucmnauen or tne muruer ei member of the Ulster Parliament. The, world new awaits a pronouncement iron. im uieru. The suggestion has been made te a Xt Yerk Street Commissioner thnt street clew ing be done with vacuum cleuners. Seundr startling but ought te sound commonplace. If dust carries dlseusc, why raise a dust? President Harding isn't kidding himself nbeut the daylight saving involved in re ducing the twelve-hour day in the steel mills. He knows thut shorter hours are necessary te the making of geed Americans. lie. flenrpp T.itrlen rednelncr the flvef ' nge man te his chemical elements, finds him , composed of ninety-eight cents' wertn cm Lnnn l,n.i uliirni. lletn unit (.nlnhltr. AtlQ .w.,, ....., u,n. , ...... ........... ... i two cents' worth of beul makes u sage of tue, I chandler. There wns "a near fist light" In thi J Heuse between Phlpps und Watsen, w.J ueergiu. "isenr nsis, we opine, are - tnnnUnpv (lnirr.ru nml lint Southern blOOu, we surmise, prompted the gentlemen t i.nnKe tnem. Iiazlcten.Pn., clergyman favors whip . ping pest for wifebenters, mashers, ct cetera, It is the et cetera that ghc3 us pause. 'may be made te Include pastors who nxu'c unusual suggestions und parugrupui-is -,. comment t Hereen. Six girl sleuths nre being trnlned l Atlantic t-'lty te capture male Minus. -- II CIC'iiii-iili limy uk iirvi-KBui ; mm- -; . -. i desirable, there seems te be oppertunlt) '' I . ,. ..., i . ll ..I ui.mn snltl' l ier uiucii. niiMiiiiii-rniiiiiuiiiK uhu f"" i.,u fulness. And the job is net u particular!. nice etic ier u hum gin. ii., irrirl KOtUUIICC bC-lllum "v rl gorgeous trnpphip- J' is iibually se hccincJ I Kaiulliegs and Remance uy inu i:uwitwi ; i,, the prosaic and se nanuscd by fiery", lmrdshlps thnt It doesn't recognize '; bv the commonplace Consider the case of the fconuae. ,, f mnrrmv inlirnlllir the llrst Of feiir SUIIW ?.. men will stnrt work nt the bottom el ' fi i-1 Delaware River und will prect-cil "'""VerfSB rcoiien ie iuiirc uiu un-um c ":""", . S-...I.I.... ....i. i i, mnre stiineni than the outcemo of this adventure, Mi dally routine will be sweut una www artificial atmesnhere and daiuttr Ot a. Ing nlrat t Trjr return t JJS Remance," X,tatW al1,
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