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MORE EXPLANATION NEEDED
JOHN A. DELL'S explanation of his no ne no
"cemmo'lnting check tuinxaitletH with II
M. KepLart as State Treasurer does nut go
quite far ciuhikIi.
It Is revealed In the fourth section of the
report of Auditor (Jcncrnl Lewis' expert
accountants that the Treasurer of Allegheny
County drew checks en one of Mr. Hell's
bunks, the Carnefile Trust Company, nnd
ent them te the State Treasurer In payment
of taxes due; that the State Treasurer did
net cash the cheeks at once, hut handed
them ever te Mr. Hell and recehed In return
checks en the Colonial Ttust Company
signed by Mr. Hell In blank.
The amount of the Allegheny County pay
ments was carried en the books of the State
Treasurer ns cash en band, nnd It was
months before there was any record In tue
books of any bank thus far dlnelesed that
the money had been deposited te the credit
of the State. The total amount Involved In
these transactions Is mere than $1,200,000,
and the largest amount held out of the
banks at any one time ns "cash en bnnd"
was a little In excess of $1100,000. The
accountants sny that the State has lest
11,000 In Interest by thet-e transactions.
New comes Mr. Hell with the explanation
that Mr. Kephart told hint In 1018 thnt he
wanted te accumulate about SeOO.OOO ns
"a war emergency fund," and that In order
te de It he would like te hnic Mr. Hell's
checks In exchange for the checks drawn
by the Allegheny County Treasurer. Mr.
Bell snys thnt as he assumed that Mr. Kep
hart was nctlng within his official authority,
he did as he was requested.
But Mr. Hell does net explain why he
signed, the checks in blank and trusted Mr.
Kephart te fill them out nt such times nnd
for such sums ns he thought best. Se far
as ,1s known, neither bank presidents nor
any one else Is In the habit of signing checks
and permitting ether persons te fill them out
at their discretion nnd present them for
payment when they were ready te de It.
This transaction needs a great deal mere
eaplanatlen than It has received. Net the
- icswi luiiiuriuui iMjiiu uiui neeus Clearing up
r -- tvi""1 u im:u mc muni eru imt ue-
.1, -s wen me uates wucn .Mr. nepnnrt receive!
ji the Jchecks from Allegheny County nnd the
IW twil-ll ..11. XJL'II M JiUIlli I'liei'ttS HCR"
filled out and deposited in tne banks.
SHAM VIGILANCE
THE sensibilities of Council with regard
te the Mayer's excellent appointment of
Themas P. Armstrong as City Purchasing
Agent arc In significant contrast te Its pro
crastination In disposing of the case. It Is
weeks since Mr. Armstrong wns named for
the position, nnd until jesterday he was
' denied the opportunity te explain formally
his technical violation of the Sherman Anti
Trust Law.
The excuse efficred by Council for this
delay vfns the primary election. Deuntless
that event wns indeed somewhat disconcert
ing te several members of the City Legisla
ture. But the upheaval is new some ten
days piyt and the first Intensity of the
shock should by this time be dissipated.
The truth Is that the opposition is aware
that Mr. Armstrong enn euslly clear himself,
but the temptations of playing tinhorn poll
tics were tee keen te be resisted.
In this instance, however, the game Is
about at nn end. Mr. Armstrong Is likely
te be confirmed after Council has proved te
Its own satisfaction that It is a vigilant
custodian of moral refinements. What the
general public thinks of this display of
watchdog tactics Is a subject en which ex ex
patlatien Is unnecessary.
A NEW ONE
NARCOTIC drugs, as nil physicians
knew, are tee numerous already. The
chemists' expedition whlrh has brought bark
te Philadelphia news of the discovery in
Seuth America of a drug which "dispels
fear" will net have justified the cost of Its
explorations unless It hits ether mere useful
' finds te report.
Drugs that "dispel fear" nre plentiful
new. Criminal addicts can name Meral
of them. Without them murders, burglaries
and highway lebberles would be fewer than
they are.
The police everywhere nnd the l'tdernl
authorities nre tee busy trjlng te check the
unlc of hublt-fernilng drugs te feel any en
thusiasm nt the discovery of n new one
NEIGHBORLY MARS
WHISKING through space en Its elliptical
orbit, Mars Is becoming positively neigh
borly. tAt n proximity of 42,000,000 miles
the ruddy planet will, however, careen away,
and none but the most hyper timorous nfed
be troubled.
The anxiety of the most nervous persons
Is Insignificant computed with the scientific
trepidation which this visitation will occa
sion. Tbe "Canallstns," us they might be
called, ure marshaling their conjectures,
priming themselves for some justification,
ten the tiniest, of their contention thnt
Mars is a network of extiuerdlnury water
ft'ajrs devised by its alleged Ingenious In
habitants te carry Its alleged Ice and snow
from Its poles te Its alleged tropics, there te
fertllUe Its alleged soil nnd te sustain al
leged life.
The skeptics, ruthless te lemance, have
repudiated these fascinating theories nnd nre
nt this moment preparing te demolish them
beyond hope of revival. Mars, they ussert,
has no atmosphere, no canals, no climate,
HO Inhabitants, It Is, they Insist, n super
annuated world, eons beyond the possibili
ties of uny life, a miserable relic of u planet
which for some reason unknown adorns the
firmament wWi an artistic reddish glow
Thes6 remorseless reulUts have deter
mined that nt this point In Its travels Mars,
with the. aid of the modern telescope, is
a- tqturaient te an oeject descried by the nuked
7ftW 'row a dUtnuce of .3,000 niiles, about
ti,'Hi dreumference of the .glebe. It mar be
Zf,tmm tbat tbis is u' long-tiistanet Ttti
ipfPJJri ,ue wmn ,tewf,
nllesVte 28,000 la worth considering. There
Is many a suburban commuter who has con
quered the Jnttcr mileage. Galilee would
have thrilled at the conception of a planet
visually se near.
Astronomy has undoubtedly done well,
but the conquest of space Is a large order.
It is questionable If even II. O. Wells would
venture te furnish his audiences with an
"outline."
THE EXTREMELY TRYING FIX OF
ATTORNEY OEN. DAUGHERTY
Question of Whether He Should Retire
or Stay and Convince the Country
by Overcoming His Enemies
la Hard te Decide
ALMOST since Mr. Harding's inaugura
tion day the Democratic guns have been
feeling relentlessly for a weak spot In tbe
Administration lines. The gunners believe
they have found it at -last in the Attorney
General's office, nnd the rising uproar of
the attack holds n note of furious jubilation
rather thnn any premise of compromise or
pence.
It Is clear new that Mr. Dougherty took
n risk when he entered the Cabinet. Mr.
Hnrdlng took n greater one In appointing
him Attorney General. Fer Dnugherty had
a I'ast. A Past In national politics Is likely
te be ns troublesome te a man as a Past may
be te a lady climbing wearily for the higher
social levels.
The Attorney General used te be a po
litical lawjcr. Thnt Is, he was u lawyer
who apparently did net hesitate te use his
political influence nnd friendships In behalf
of clients. The type Is familiar everywhere
In the United States. There are political
law era In the Senate, in the Heuse and in
every impertnnt pellticnl machine. They
de, as n matter of routine, much ns Dnugh
erty did. But they seldom accept offices that
bring them into the glare of partisan search
lights and into the direct line of fire of
enemy guns.
This newspnper had little enthusiasm for
Mr. Dnugherty nt the beginning of the Ad
ministration. It lmd none at nil with the
furtive juggllns through which the Attor
ney General's office nttempted te intervene
in the case made out by Assistant United
States District Attorney Walnut ngalnst
former Prohibition Director McCenncll.
Properly, though, a Past, if It is no worse
thun the average, ought net te be called up
against n man. But the Present matters
greatly, especially In relation te an indi
vidual who holds the enormous power for
geed or evil that lies in the office of the
Aticrney General of the United States. It
still remains te be seen whether Mr. Daugh
erty carried the ethics of u political lawyer
te bis newer office In Washington. An at
tempt te use the powers of the Attorney
General for political purposes could result
only In a double-edged catastrophe. Ulti
mately it would politically ruin these re
sponsible for it. And, of course, it would
be terribly damaging te the prestige of all
Federal law.
This, oddly enough, is whnt Mr. Daugh -erty's
assailants want him te de. The
Democrats nre being aided by the Associated
Powers of Darkness. Because the Attorney
General Is vulnerable they are attempting te
gag nnd hobble him.
If the Senate had net ordered a wide
spread investigation into reports and rumors
of war graft under the Democratic Adminis
tration, if $500,000 had net been appro
priated for the use of the Attorney General
and the Department of Justice In this work,
there would have been no concentration of
fire upon nn erdlnury politician in nn ex
traordinary place.
Only the ether day Mr. Gilbert, telegraph
ing te this newspaper from Washington,
declared that the pest records of nll( men
who may hnvc anything te de with the
preparation of the Government's case against
war grafters were being raked ever by secret
agents appointed te frighten or even dis
grace them. A Cabinet member should have
been able te read such nws with entire
equanimity. Daugherty evidently cannot.
The President's position, therefore, is as
trying as that of nis Attorney General. If
he sacrifices his friend and humiliates him,
he must de se knowing thnt the forces te
which he surrenders are even mere sinister
than the forces typified by Daugherty, the
political lawyer.
Can the Attorney General proceed with
a devastating expose which may Involve some
of his own most powerful friends? Has he
the strength und the temperament necessary
te se hard a tnsk? Whether he advances
or digs In, he will be at n terrible disad
vantage. Of course, he could retire and de a patri
otic service and turn the tables en his
enemies by making way for a man se able,
determined nnd ruthless thnt no grafter, no
blackmailer, no traitor and no thief of the
war period could ever hope te escape the
light of day when heatings ure begun te
Identify nnd punish the men who set about
systematically te rob the country nt a time
when the country was tee busy fighting for
Its life te keep watch upon them. Hut will
Mr. Daugherty de It V
AN ENGINE ARMY
THH mind of Geerge Stephenson or Oliver
Kvuns was obviously net deeply con
cerned for the grace and beauty of that new
instrument of mechanical traction which wns
te transform transportation throughout the
glebe.
Considering their outlines, it is net sur
prising that the parent locomotives of the
twenties nnd thirties of the Inst century
were objects nt once of nmazemeut nnd of
ridicule, Whnt forces of evolution have
operated te render the descendants of
"Puffing Hilly," the "Itetkct" or "Jehn
Bull" such majestic symbols of art nnd
power as they are today may be left for the
expert technician te determine.
But certain it is that while mnnj, per
haps the majority, of the mechanical Inven
tions of which modern man is proud nre un
gainly and unbenutlful, the loiemothe pajs
in its way an tinmntchuule tribute te pulse
tingling art.
The formal benediction of the score
of stately engines which begin n unique
processional today from the Baldwin
plant nt Kddystene te the Southern Pacific
shops nt Corsicana, Tex., is appropriate
and jet fundamentally unnecessary In em
phnsling the grandeur of the spectacle.
The fascination of the modern locomotive,
with Its eloquent proportions, Its cjclepenn
boiler, its formidable drivers, its dainty
smokestack nn esthetic ns well ns practical
refinement Its general harmony of gleaming
steel nnd superb craftsmanship, is Jrre
slstlble. The precession, nil but trnns-centlncntnl,
which this tremendous caravan will mnke
bus been heralded ns a signal of revived
prosperity. It Is that nnd mere.
These 'resplendent giants of the mil .
ilect, among ether things, an artistic tirxe.
If unformulated, yet exceedingly vltnl In n
people fnnfed abroad mere for Ingenuity than
csthetlclsm.
The titanic types of locomotives, "Santa
Fc," "Ppcifiq" and their kin, are epics In
steel. "Predestination foreordained In yen
connecting red," cried 'Kipling's reverential
MncAndrcw In his rhapsody ever the pro
pelling force of nn ocean liner.
The appeal of the contemporary locomo
tive Is broader, mere Immediate, less de
pendent mien the skill of the Interpreter.
Nevertheless, n Kipling should sec that
imposing m'cnc nt L'ddystenc. That' Is of
the stuff of poetry.
An army with banners Is thrilling. Whnt
of nn nrmy of locomotives, collective em
bodiment of grace, Btrenffih nnd of the awe
some Instincts of this civilization?
STOP FOSTERING IGNORANCE
ONK would think that the decision of the
Supreme Court en the Child-Laber Law
might have Informed the Senate of the diffi
culties In the way of constitutional legisla
tion by Congress en subjects reserved te the
States.
Senater Ledge and ether leaders, how
ever, arc new said te be urging the Judlclnry
Committee te report n Federal nntl-lynchlng
bill In spite of the fnct that lynching Is a
form of murder, nnd murder within the
territory of the States must be 'punished
according te State laws. The bill Is sought
"In order te keep the Negro vote In line"
for the fall elections.
It may he that the Senators nre nware of
the constltutlennl difficulties in the way of
a Federal nntl-lynchlng law nnd that they
arc deliberately planning te feel the Negro
ters. They might be engaged In n mere
profitable occupation, nn occupation less
menacing te the preservation of our Federal
system.
The Negroes nnd every one else who is
seeking te have Congress invnde the juris
diction of the States ought te be told that
the powers of Congress nre expressly defined
by the Constitution, nnd thnt the Stntes
hnvc delegated te it no power ever child
labor or the labor of men or women or ever
the punishment of crimes ngalnst the person
or property, save within the territory under
the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal
Government.
THE NEW STEEL MERGER
THE Government inquiry into the plnns
for the merser of five large independent
stncl-mnnufnctuiiiig cempnnles is evidently
for the purpose of discovering whether there
is any contemplated violation of the anti
trust laws.
It was understood when the Federal Trade
Commission wns created that it) would in
'form companies contemplating' a merger
whether their plans could be carried out
within the low, but In practice it has told
the companies that they would have te as
sume nil responsibility for what they did.
If the Attorney General, who is directing
the Inquiry into the new steel merger, ran
find n way te tell these interested whether
their plans nre legnl or net, he may estab
lish a precedent which will relieve business
of the uncertainties under which It bus been
laboring.
The undoubted purpose of the proposed
consolidation of independent steel com cem
pnnles Is te reduce the cost of operation und
te increase profits. It will have plants in
various parts of the country nnd Its orders
will be executed In the plant nearest the
point of delivery which Is equipped te de
the work. This will reduce freight rates te
the point of consumption nnd will benefit the
consuming public. This will be true, pro
vided, of course, there Is no secret under
standing with the United States Steel Cor
poration te keep prices up.
Without the Anti-Trust Law the con
solidation could be made se complete ns te
Include within it nil the great steel-manu-facturlng
plants in the country. It re
mnlns te be seen whether the lnvv permits
the organization of another large steel cor
poration te compete with the corporation
formed by the late J. P. Morgan through
the purchase of the Carnegie properties.
A FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE news that Paris is sweltering under
n temperature of 04 degrees in the shade,
the hottest in May for 110 years, is coinci
dent with the nnneuneement thnt the new
French Ministry of Health nnd Secial Fore
sight is conducting n fresh-nir cumpnign.
It is fortunate that its arguments nre ad
vanced nt this meteorelogic.il crisis or some
thing like a revolution might he in prospect.
French citizens nre nctually requested by
the Government te abandon the practice of
sleeping with the windows closed nt night.
Who knows but that, under the new dis dis
pensntlen, the window's of railway carriages
and street cars may eventually be made
movable. At present they will open, ns a
rule, partly en one side of the train, for no
German projectiles were ever se feared in
France ns that deadly novelty u "current
of nlr."
Raymond Peincnre has been called a re
actionary. Evidently jie hns been libeled,
unless it Is found thnt the resignation of his
Health Minister hns been called for. If he
is te sanction oxygen in the home, in hotels
nnd in vehicles his affection for some of the
most cherished Traditions of France hnv
been grievously mlsreperted.
"STILL HARPING"
WHEN a Hoboken man made himself dls
ngreenble te his daughter's beau she
had him locked up In jail for the night nnd
enjoyed her cptnpnny for the evening in
pence and comfort. Which gees te show
bow far we Jinve traveled in the last few
j ears.
Where, asks the Middle-ArmI Guy. is the
girl of yesteryear? His wife supplies the
answer. She's still knocking around, just a
little stouter thnn she used te he, but her
heart is where it always was, nnd she hus
u lenient cje for the vngaries of her daugh
ter. That the flapper does some silly things
may be admitted; paint nnd lipsticks nre
plumb idiotic; but foolishness is net dam
nation. Lady Aster says she may be ridi
culed out of her mannerisms. May be
Nnney knows. We give it up.
Perhaps there is benicthing in the view
point of the Rev. Aimer Pcnncwell, of
Evnnsten, 111. "Flapperism is net u
disease," he tuys, "but u diversion. Bobbed
linlr and short skiits are net signs of sin
but u declaration of independence,"
Right-e! Thiee cheeis for the Red,
White and Blue !
A New Yerk woman get
Dominant .Mule, a. judgment against her
the Peer Fish husband for $.'J0 a week
alimony und the Court
put him under SL'OOO bend. Lacking a bonds
man he is in jail. He has no money and
run't earn any. As the judgment directing
him te pay alimony has never been served
the elder for bis airest remains in force.
Under the law he may remain In jail until
rights
An English major and
his wife (nccetdlng te it
wlieless message from
Tight Little
Island 'Ome
Londen) desire te emu
late the couple who plan te understudy
Adum und Evu in the M line weeds. They
nre looking for a place "which offers the
facilities we require." We suggest Hyde
Park, ii wee bit back from Rotten Rew. It
will only niiike a difference of a few minutes
in the time requlied feri 'Arrjr and 'Arrlet
te find tliem.
no dies, uuicm no nuv iu-jiiiimis mat no
be punished for contempt of Court. Case
tespectfiilly referred te the National
Weman's Party, which Is working for eeunl
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Coming of the Seaqul-Centennlal
May Help the Ketabllthment of
Proposed Central Scheel I for
First-Year Nurses
By SARAH D. LOWRlfe
I WROTE, something concerning my find
Ings en the general subject of trained
nurses nnd the training of nurses some
time age in this column, nnd since then,
nnd because fcf what I bad written, no
doubt, much Information from the nurs
ing profession has been sent me. The
Information that has-been sent te me was
principally apropos the proposed Central
Scheel for First-Year Nurses, which I had
touched upon and which the Southeastern
Council of Nursing Education hns placed
before the hospitals of this city with a rec
ommendation that It be adopted.
I remember spying that such a school was
already a fact In Philadelphia through the
generosity of the nurses from the various
hospitals, "who gave their teaching services,
and te the accommodations provided by the
Drexcl Institute, the University of Pennsyl
vania nnd the Girls' Nermnl Scheel. There
were last year ten hespltnls that sent their
first-year nurses te this experimental Central
Scheel in which there was an enrollment of
sixty-six pupils, I remember thinking ae
1 wrote that surprising bit of Information
thnt it was n very big and progressive thing
for nurses te de make n school, teach it.
and support it for the first year In order te
prove thnt It wns needed, thnt It wns popular
and that It would be practical.
IT STANDS te reason thnt one school doing
the work of fifty-five schoejs for there
arc thnt many nurses' training schools new
in Philadelphia for the first-year, theoreti
cal studies required of nurses, would net
only save time and money and equipment
and service for each hospital, but It would
insure a higher standard for nt least half
the hespltnls, which cannot compete with
the large Institutions in teaching facilities
or In tejtchcrs.
I am interested, tee, In looking ever some
bf the plans for this school te see that the
requirements for the nurses entering It arc
raised rather than lowered, four years of
high school or Its equivalent being de
manded. I nlse observe thnt eventually the
school Is designed te become n part of the
University of Pennsylvania, se that Its grad
uates may have a degree en talcing a five
years' course, which , would include some
college elcctlvcs ns well ns hospital train
ing. And I found nlse a suggestion that
for ordinary nursing as distinguished from
administrative nursing there should be n
shorter Course than Is new permitted, the
Idea being thnt better-prepared students
would go into nursing and need less hespltul
training, or rnthcr be, able te get mere
training in less time, while these wishing te
educate themselves for executive positions in
hespltnls nnd Institutions, or as teachers,
could take the five-year course, which
would include certain college courses. These
wishing ,te de only private nursing or
organization nursing could have a certificate
after .a full two years' course.
In this way the public that needs nurses
would be supplied, nnd the nurses who need
immediate work would be trained after n
short course, while these who wish te go
farther and eventually higher would hnve cn cn cn
oppertunlty, net new provided, te broaden
and deepen their knowledge.
T AM always struck in looking ever Buch
J- plnns as these by the exactness of the
calculations. Nothing is left te guesswork
nnd all the figures prove themselves the
exact number of hours involved, the precise
cost of each division of Inber, the prepara
tion for the time off for study, the expense
involved in equipment, mntcrinls, rentals,
salaries, etc., the cost per hundred pupils
nnd the per term for each pupil. Then,
tee, the previsions made for n governing
committee, hew it shall be appointed, hew
organized and hew it shnll function. Of
course, the persons making this particular
plan were nil women of greut administrative
nel'ity. who nre used te thinking scion scien
tificnlly about everything from epidemics te
cut fingers ; but still remembering the guess
work indulged in by the Beards of Directors
thnt must pass upon these plans I am both
amused nnd nmnzed by their detailed finish.
The ordinary director may knew hew
much he pays for coal u year without look
ing In ills checkbook, but that is ns far as
he gees in exact knowledge of detuils of the
cost of living nnd learning. He is impressed
by clear columns of figures nnd it cheers him
up if in 'running his eye down them he can
find something te pause en and doubt the
accuracy of. He nlse likes te be told firmlv
thnt in the end the proposed venture will
save much money or time, but if he votes
fe.r. I1' ,lt Js en "ier grounds thnn these
which the figures prove se glibly before him.
He will be for the plan because it appeals
te him. nptirt from the proving figures,
which he takes with n mental reservation.
And thut appeal is generally purely n per per
sennl nppenl that cannot be quite calculated
in a scientific way or even stated accurately.
Which is why most scientific discov
eries have te he advertised by persons who
de net actually understand their details,
... ...... ..v..u ...w. tureii in u lurEC.
picturesque, wholly unscientific way.
SO I SHALL net be surprised if this nd
mlrnble nnd scientifically worked-out!
plnn of the leaders among the nursing body
of the city is eventually put ever en the
hospital beards by men who grasp the idea
and discord the line of reasoning it. the
details of the tepert. In the end the hos
pitals may fall in line because the well,
because the Scsqul-Centenninl is coming,
nnd for no ether reason bnd or geed.
Meanwhile the plan of the school Is net
new In nil its particulars. In the Middle
West some of the universities have added
nursing te their curriculum, just us many
universities Enst nnd West Jmve added
medicine.
And, Indeed, n girl who hns had four
years of high choel and two years of aca
demic studies in college, and. two years of
nursing in he-pltuls. nnd one year of spe
cializing en some department-of nursing,
would be splendidly cmiipped-fer an admin
istrative career, and decidedly ahead of the
ordinary university graduate in experience
and in pructknl equipment for life.
Dees n pearl in n clam
Clamer of tImest swallowed by a
the Clam cook belong te the cook
or the cook's employer,
the original purchaser of the clam? If n cook
is piivlleged te taste ns she prepares feed
docs she assume sole right nnd title te the
thing tasted the moment It passes the portal
of her lips? Dees she relinquish that right
when she. coughs it up? May she be assumed
te have reasseiteil that light when she picks
up the peail and pqts In l.er pocket? Can
she be forced te cough up n second time?
Thesu questions are new of vivid interest
in Atlantic City nnd there is likelihood that
the wise may get into court.
Scheel teachers in Washington Leng
Island, complained the children were stay
ing out lute te hnve their pictures taken
se a pelli email pinched n photographer for
taking shots without a permit nnd took him
en te the reef of n house a Justice of the
Pence wns piilnting and the squire imposed
a line of $2 as one artist te another without
missing n stroke of the brush nnd If thnt
combination of circuinstiinces isn't enough
te rob n man of breath nn.: n paragraph of
punctuation we pass it en te ethers for
mere cxpcit treatment.
Tin Moscow Government hns Initiated
a bend issue, subscription te which, ns Veil
as repayment and interest, will be in grain
instead of coin. Henceforth In Russia wild
cat Hellenics niny have their counterpart in
wild eats.
Nine young New Yorkers charged with
corner leullng have been sentenced .by .a
magistrate te attend cjiurch every Sunday
morning for twenty-six consecutive Kwtekr.
We nope it may ue mem geed ; but Miewf !
church a punishment will hardly htrtjr
make 'It popular, -y
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
PERCY CARROLL FEQER
On Toe Much Law
NOW that the clamor of the primaries
has censed, It might be profitable te
mention some social problems which will
confront the new Administration and te point
out some aspects of government In relation
te the public which these elected te office
Rheuld try te change, Is the opinion of Percy
Carrell Feger, one of Philadelphia's best
known attorneys.
"We are nil greatly impressed,' said Mr.
Feger, "by the wisdom of these who
founded our system of democracy ; and their
work in mnklng the Constitution and settlne
up the Stntc-Fcderal plan Is always praised
by speakers and writers : but It seems te me
that the praise is mostly lip service, nnd
that there arc few public personages who are
net doing their worst te upset the entire
scheme of the fathers.
Three Types of Mentality
"There nre three types of mentality which
produce pellticnl action entirely subversive
of American democracy : First, there is the
autocratic type, which pursues n Kalserlieh
ceurse of repression, nnd their harsh treat
ment of the public is best typified by the
incident of the Park Commission nnd the
Twenty-eighth Division; the second class
includes oil these se mentally confused that
while frequently animated by geed inten
tions, they seek te have Government (par
ticularly the Federal Government) super
vise nil functions of society regardless of
constitutional limitations, of Stnte rights, or
the rights of the people; in this group fall
the advocates of the Sheppard-Tevvner Ma
ternity Act, the Fcdcial Child Laber Act,
authors of zoning nnd traffic lnws and some
of the members of our legislative bodies who
seek te remedy supposed ills by combina
tions or blocs.
"In the last class fall these alien-minded
persons who enre nothing for America, Its
tradition or Its system of government. It
includes some labor lenders, all the anar
chists, the criminals nnd the self-seeking
politicians of every corrupt organization. It
is thev who fester the h.rnhcii in Amerlcn
and encourage the formation of hyphenated
societies which seek special favors from
Government.
Most Dangerous Overlooked
"The newspapers nnd the public writers of
the country l)iiyc devoted se much time te
the third class of m'entnlttles, which Is by
fur the least dangerous in America, tat they
have overlooked the first two classes. An
illustration of the attention which is paid
te the third class is the constant campaigns
ngalnst the Republican organization of
Pennsylvania nnd in Plillndelphin. It Is a
constant cry of 'Wolf,' 'Wolf,' until the
newspapers liave nearly convinced the public
thnt the only danger te popular government
is the political boss.
"The real danger te democracy arises from
the, first two classes ; and it is my opinion
that the primary result Is the effort of the
people te free themselves from' tee much
government nnd Is expressive of a desire for
simplicity und economy.
"We arc told by hlsterlnns that most of
the peeple who came te America as colonists
did se te escape the tyranny of kings. It
might be added that they came here also
te escape the very complex and hide-bound
seclnl organization of the Old World. But
they were fortunate in being able te come
te n new country and establish a new social
system; they had found it quite impossible
te change the system in Europe. Their do de
scendnnts are unfertunate in their Inability
te move te a new country, where again they
can escape the present complexities of our
own governments. They must de better than
their ancestors, for they must make their
present system simpler and mere responsive
te their will or leso all.
Much Autocracy Here
"The poeplc of this country, through their
Inattention nnd really their ignorance con
cerning their Institutions, have permitted ns
much autocracy te flourish here as ever
flourished In Englund. Lnst week a Judge
in Pittsburg, Kunsns, threatened te burn
the house of an accused man If the law
breaking In that house was net ended by
the defendant. Charles I went te the block
for carrying out such threats,, The Park
Commission of this city has been guilty of
a number of autocratic offenses which are tee
recvm iu ueeu uicmiuu uvea.
t
"Oppressive measures are net only out e?
''place in a land where the people are tup-
posed te rule, but autocracy Is very ex
pensive. I am Informed thnt the city pays
$.10 a day for the policing of Bread and
Chestnut streets, at the same time main
taining In large numbers In the center of
town thnt well-known traffic nuisance,
mounted policemen.
"However, while autocracy In America
is growing te kingly proportions, the real
dancer te the Government of our fathers,
whose wisdom and foresight we love te extol,
nnd whose admonitions we de net-heed, is
the second class, whose mentality is se con
fused and whose political education is se
meager. As seen as the Supreme Court had
declared that the congressional Child Laber,
Act was unconstitutional, a Congressman
from Ohie Introduced un amendment te the
Constitution which would further encrench
en the rights of the States by taking another
matter of strictly local concern the rearing
of children from the States in order te dis
cipline some States which this Congressman,
sworn te represent his Stnte nnd te guard
Its prerogatives, thinks nre bnckward and
need the guiding hand of the Federal Gov
ernment in their domestic affairs.
Dangerous Amendments
"Such amendments will eventually, destroy
the American system of government entirely,
will centralize all authority at Washington
nnd make it very easy for n Cncsar and his
Praetorian guard te seize absolute authority.
"A further troublesome fact is that these
mentally confused persons In public life
make alliances with persons of the third
class, whose avowed purpose is te upset all
government. The news dispatches en this
latest amendment indicate that its friends
are new allied with the American Feder
ation of Laber nnd its leaders, who clearly
desire te subordinate the rights of oil the
Feeple te the authority of a group. It took
ennsylvnnln mere than one hundred years
of industrial life te lenrn te take care of its
people, It Is true, but it is far better for
the se-called backward States te work out
their owh'lecnT problems than for the ether
Stntes te discipline them before they have
become conscious of their se-called wrong
doing. "Mnny ether invasions of Stntes' rights
have been based en nn economic theory that
if the weaker Slates can burden the Federal
Government with their local problems nnd
expenses, these same weaker States can
combine te place the burden of Federal tax
ation necessary te pay the expenses of such
centralization upon the larger and mere
densely populated Stntes of the North and
Lnst. This is a species of taxation without
representation which will lend te very serious
consequences.
"It is necessary te fight the devil with
nre, and It may become necessary for the
Congressmen of the various States, with the
assistance of the Governors of the Stntes
te organize Inte a cempnet body te protect
all the citizens of their censtituenccs and
the better te discipline theso members in
Congress who persist in serving groups.
Education the Remedy
"Of course, the real remedy lies In edu
cating the people te a sense of.rcspensibllltv
for their Government, and te educate into
them such nn interest in the workings of
their pellticnl systems thnt we will never
again hear such expressions as 'I nevcr
bother te vote,' or 'Politics Is a dirty game,'
or 'The gang counts y.u out anyway ' let
them leek with prlde upon the results of the
primary election In Pennsylvania and let
them note that Council is about te withdraw
from the jurisdiction of the Park Commis
sion n portion of the Parkway, both n? t s
resulting from en nreused public Interest
which, once Informed of the trouble, can
Immediately compel the application of n
"We are very fertunntp In Pennsylvania
in being able te draft for public service
such a man ns Senater Pepper who i
above all else, a free man who realizes the
menace of meddlesome nnd hurdensei
political systems, nnd who can be counted
en te preserve te us our American inherl.
tance if we help him all we can. Will we?"
The French Govern Gevern
mcut, it is snld. will
Light Lunch
conference i nn .experimental plan te aid Ruh
sla in a limited area, the iden being nn
liarcntly thnt f Russia plays fair theiircn
end the credit) may be extended. Thee
mitf.l?e ?w,t ,.n.t,l? pJnn' & Ions fast
a little financial feed may be all. Russia
mVarma7mT later:"" i' ' W
I SHORT CUTS ;
Caraway may, of
the Attorney .General.
course,
tnmwtmm aa
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Out nt TlaMTAn an nntAmnhllA In mrW''
the handmaiden of the horse.
aiafiffffnelflakti fka fitva ' v
,i'
As a kite flier Franklin might hiT) &
learned something in Harrlsburg, , itf.
eure, everything s Rii.rignu uenauewn, ,i
Kephart rang the Bell for every fare.
r .. . t i .!-. r . .
We point with pride te the fact that tw-Ujcl
body has a word te say against old Deej'pfl
sawyer. :s",;
itch unester lias luapeiea in iu aniuMu
ing water. We sincerely trust West ChtttH
people Dell their tadpoles. i..'f
' , ''fir
."Skirts Are Due te Dren te Call, si
Within a Year." And then whnt IncntHi1!
will a girl have te roll her own? l""l
"Yeicks! Yelck's! Tallyho!" has bv),j
revised te read "icrkes! xeruesi usuy
hee!" and the hunt Is en in Mlllbeurne.
MJ1
The Hnrrisbure wrangle has new paiwflV
tTU
the stage of the retort courteous and Mi i'I
arrived at the countercheck quarrelsome,! r
. Mentclalr. N. J., citizen who has ln-f t.
veked the law against a noisy rooster should f,
urge tne owner te trade it ter a ceupie -
goldfish. J
T i.f m.1 a V I.L finnnAlal
investigation ei nurnsuuris uw r
affairs in ilntn iteviOnrm the fact that. tOOUID Vr
the principal Is Intact, principle has ba )1
Jolted, nnd there Is no lack of Interest In U
alleged lack of Interest. cj
Chicago dancer has sued her manawr
for $10,000 because he required her te miwi
se many contortions that she centractraj
Jln.lli-Aolellla M.UI. Ua KAttlllf flint lflZZ 111
cites her teAvrlggle inveluntnrlly. Think of
tne multitude et victims wne ue ,"
suspect there is money n their ceinplalati
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
Whnr la n ennfA?
Who was Saint Vitus?
What Ib an accolade? . ,. ., . ..
What, spirituous liquor Is distilled from,
molasses?. . L
uiBiinguisn eeiween a umvuem ..- - , i
rudJ?P."?ff: ... . .,,,,trfl IU '
VYtlUb IB lilt) IIO.IIIQ Vl "w - , -1-l v
porting a number of railway 8lgnm
What Is meant by the expression, in
Pickwickian sense"?
Where la Mandalay?
Who was Zurbaran? , ......
What nation has a red and green flag' ;
Answer xe Teaterany "
Previous te the election of 1804. lMtJ
. w--a i i nnl fJl
were net required te "'e,-" ",y;s
candidate was voted for as PreaWMM
and wnicn as vice re""":"1" Vn
in which led te confusion an
rjJntnlnid thit nesslblllty that uu
President, with the highest number
votes and the Vice President with me
next highest, might be of ePPpl.
parlies, was ennngeu "?,-
viuiim lliui vim .--..- --
r...iH. .v,nii v vnteri for separate1
by the electors chosen by PPu'r X
let. In case no candidate for ( the Wj j
presidency receives a majority e : wj ,r
electoral-votes, the election l threw; i
into the Senate, wnicn i inen .-;" V;:;
a majority vote one of the two leaaies j
a n","at...MHnr- te France dur tag),
the World War were Myren T. Herric, ,
ane yvi uem . e"j" . .bout.
The heljfht of Mount Vesuvius Is bdeu
4000 feet. iii thsi
The famous ancient statu w" QlX.i,
Venus dl Med cl Is in the Uml u t
lery In Florence, Italy. . ni ,
Dera, waa the ,name frequently g "",.
iv, TWn 'nt the lleaim Act, opera
tlve In England en many imperi.-,
occasions during the World war.
An unguent Is any ettfufti'lK?
as an ointment or for lubrication.
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a native of China, but new C0,n,MB
In Europe and North America- '"r.
Un ted States it .pper" ' : : i" trh
tleularly in back yard In ct''"fcleVr
weed Is fine-grained and suiwuie
cabinet-making. Tne i ' -
male plant have an unPl"1 iffm
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