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a tin rata of twelvs (K'J cit pr week, payibls
te the (Hrrler.
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THE RIGHT TO TALK
THE suggestion, tlint debate en the Tariff
Hill be limited In the Senate Is objected
te by both Ucpiibllcnnt and I)einucnU,
The Democratic lenders hac announced
that If n rule is proposed which will permit
a mnjeilty le decide that debate shall end
or n certain lime mid that the length of
pc,cchcs (.hnll be limited, they will tnlk It
te death.
Certain Republican leader- nrc net ct
ready te agree en any plan for shortening
Ifipceches or bringing debate te an end by a
(mnjerlty ete. They Insist en their in
alienable right te talk.
If they would say something when they
fle tnlk their objections could be understood,
but the tariff debate new going en ure made
up for the most part of trivial matter.
'Cheap nnd inconsequent remarks are mnde
s though there was an unlimited amount of
time at the dispesnl of the Senators.
NJe cloture rule may be adopted thN
ummer, but the time is bound te come when
the Senate will decide thnt no man shall
liHve power te held up public busws by
talking merely for the purpose of delaying
ctlen, and will amend Its rules in Mielrii
ny ns te give the majority j.ewcr te de
business in nny way it sees fit.
SEGREGATING COMMUTERS
THE movement en behalf of a suburban
union station, which has acquired some
Impetus in New Yerk, represents an attempt
te grapple with a problem that has become
formidable in every great city throughout
the glebe.
Commuting has reached proportions uu
lmaglned by the primitive real estate op
erators wVe first announced "ensy terms"
for city weriers with a taste for the bucolic.
The huge traffic dc eloped, while It has
been profitable te the rallwajs, has vastly
aggravated the trnln-dispatchlng problem,
especially in terminnls of through routes.
The conscious effort te distinguish with
regard te station facilities between the two
kinds of trnvel has mine Inte, but encethe
Innovation is established it is likely te be
abundantly imitated.
, The Gare St. Lnzarc. In Tarls, which
handles the largest number of passengers of
7Bny station In the world, presents for cer
tain hours of the day the aspect, in its
crowds and confusion, of n popular uprising.
The plan proposed In New Yerk as an offset
te conditions enlj slightly less cmhnrrassing
is the construction of a union fctatlen nt
Fourth nvenye nnd Thirty-fourth street te'
accommodate all tuc principal ltyies et sub
urban traffic.
It the project gees through, l'hiladel
Jihlans, assuming n zest for instruction, may
learn something of value for use when the
railway terminal problems in this city nrc
considered from the standpoints of realities
and imperative needs. At present the sit
uation, steadily growing worse, represents
mere or less haphazard development.
TO THE SEASIDE BY SEA
J A NXOUJCCEMEXT of a through passcn
jTx ger steamship service, te he initiated
tuts summer, between New Yerk and Cape
lay. focuses attention upon n leng-neglceted
isslbi'ity iu transportation. Although
pid and excellent railway communication
s Riven almost a suburban character te
Mpw Jersey seaside resorts within a radius
cfv.fW miles from the great urban population
ecincrs. the charm of leisurely voyaging by
beat is by no means negligible.
The once resplendent Republic formerly
tuppHed nn nttrartlvc link between Phila
delphia and the Atlantic Ocean, but even
some tymc before the war river and coastal
passenger transit suffered from n steady de
cline, te which the test of onerntlen nnd
ether conditions during the period of con
flirt contributed a formidable blew.
Evidences of revUnl are, however, nt last
at hand. The Old Dominion Line has lately
restored Its historic service from New Yerk
te Norfolk. Fer the first time since the Avar
the i:rkf.en Line, pl.xlng between Philadel
phia and Baltimore in the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal, supplemented the night
line lest season with u day beat.
Thti Cape May icnturc should pin vide n
plrasiirahle excursion, the delights of which
nnny PhJlndelphlans will be inclined te
s envj. The steamers te be used are the swift
"Ylid, Well-equipped Berkeley nnd liranden,
erli' et t,lp .Tames Itlver night line,
drevi l"0,,nP,wl ilx the decadence of rlter
henj,"s throughout the country.
J lUc jeglcnl steamship route te Cape May
-should have Philadelphia for its ether ti-r-
.Mnlnnl. The Xcw Yerk venture, should It
't auceeed. may serve as business inspiration
iieded in addition te capital and urgiinlzln-
ability.
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AN EIGHT YEARS' WAR ENDED
flnOIl the American Ited Cress the world
X upheaval was an eight j ears' war. An An
Beuncemcnt of the end of a rehabilitation
campaign nlmeM twice ns long us the tragic
season td organized cenlllct Is made by Dr.
Kess Hill, director of foreign operations.
k-q ' - iav. tilliu t ua IIIU I
:$& Aiy" of the American Hed Cress
itand asserts with whnt must be di
rtberity that the peoples of the
S- are new "better off than nt nny
ur. mil lixcs June SO as the "evacuation
4ny" of the American Ited Cress in Europe
deemed nu-
Continent
nv time since
tne war, tlue largely te American aid."
It is estimated that the sum spent in the
kind of reparations that provoke no criti
cism nnd Inspire the deepest gratitude
amounts te ?400,000,000. Calculation of
the expenditure el spiritual and physical
effort 'ai'ld of the largess of the noblest
kWJV "ynpnthiet is impossible.
k ilA tnenuinentiil undertaking tins been
'' ItSeralcSlly acceinnlUhcd. Americans need
-' Wft fear the sin of boasting in taking pride
1 lil'm,. ....ll nt II, n mnt., n,lIIU. nf !,.
.'illed Cress In Europe denotes, moreover, thut
; stimulating uocinne or seu-neip nas
m, successfully preached.
TjDirHtll explains that the work of alloTia alleTia
LmklilU be ceatlnued by numerous foreign
m.
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aevernments nldctl by n ccrtnln personnel
from Amcrlcn, which S ill be permlttcd te
remain nbrentl in ndvlsery cnpncltlcs.
Tn spite of shipwrecked Internntlennl con cen
ferenrcs, rrstorattve processes will net be
lmltecl. flip recovery of the enllnnry
European citizen from shell shock 1ms been
quicker than "that of the diplomatists, and
for tills rerltnllzInK the American Hed
Cress I entitled te n majestic and Invlncl Invlncl
bie prestige. f
A GREATER PHILADELPHIA
TO GROW OUT OF THE FAIR
Preparation for the International Exhi
bition Is Merely Preparation for the
Needs of a Grewing Community
TEAMWOUK Is whnt will make the com
ing world fair successful. The men offi
cially In charge of the enterprise cannot de
everything.
They can arrange for the necessnry ex
hibition buildings and for the exhibits te be
contained In, them.
They can plan music festivnls, conven
tions nnd conferences te he held within the
fair grounds.
And they enn suggest what must be done
by the rest of us In order te provide for the
adequate housing nnd feeding nnd general
entertainment of the millions of visitors
expected.
When the rest of us co-operate with the
fair directors we shall have the kind of
teamwork that will make the fair one of the
most brilliantly successful international ex
hibitions ever held.
Scores of persons have doubtless been
thinking of what could be done outside of
the fair grounds. They knew that the
street -car system Is Inadequate le accom
modate the prc&cut population of the clt.
They knew that the railroad stations ere
net cenenlcntly placed and that they arc
net big enough new for the people who use
them. And they nre aware that the city
lins tee few hotels.
it takes se many million dollars te build
nnd furnish n large modern hotel that capital
hesitates te invest itself in such enterprises.
Hut splendid hotels nrc going up in ether
cities where they arc needed no mere than
they arc needed here. Experienced hotel
men have persuaded themselves that their
investment in the ether cities will be profit
able. Philadelphia capital is invested in
tome of these hotels.
Why should net Philadelphia capital be
invested in new hotels right here nt home,
where It is evident thnt there will be an
acute demand for hotel accommodations
during the fair? The pressure en hotel
accommodations will begin ii jenr or two
before the fair opens, as there will he ft
continual stream of visitors te (he city seen
nfter work en the buildings for the fair
begins. Prospective exhibitors will fcnjl
their representatives here te learn what
space can be allotted te them. Men seeking
conce'sslens of larieus kinds will fleck te
the ycity te make their arrangements. And
when these arrangements have been made
their agents.' wilt come te carry out their
plans, Seme of them mny huvcj te he here
ie long that they will bring their families
with them nnd rent houses. ISut there will
be a period during which they will have te
Hc in a hotel.
And this will make new business. As
the existing hotel accommodation Is no mere
than adequate for the present business. It
seems ns If capitalists would seen see the
opportunity for profitable investment. Of
course, it would be unwise te build a Jet of
expensive hotels te take care of oil the vis
itors te the fair while it is in progress. A
large part of them will have te be taken
care of in private houses turned Inte lodging
houses for the summer, But two or three
large hotels could be put up with the pros
pect of pcrmnnent business. If the capi
talists arc timid they could Insist that the
buildings could be se arranged thnt they
could be transformed into office buildings or
apartment houses nt nny future time.
This course hns been followed in ether
cities, where large club buildings have been
erected for organizations the future of which
was in some doubt. The men who have
lent the money for the undertakings have
insisted thnt the buildings he planned iu
such n way that they could he put te com
mercial use. Indeed, It has been suggested
right here In Philadelphia that some of the
new schoolhouses in districts from which jhe
population mny be crowded by the expansion
of business be planned in such ii way that
they could be turned into factories or office
buildings and sold when the city no longer
needed them for schoolhouses.
The demand for apartments nnd for offices
in the central district is new largely in ex
cess of the supply, and It is increasing every
jenr. Even though there should nut he
business enough for the new hotels after the
fair lias closed, the buildings could be put te
profitable use. But the chances nre that
with the growth In population nnd business
every hotel thut is likely te be erected would
(entlnue te be used ns a hotel. There is no
lack of sites for such structures that would
be satisfactory for apartment houses or
office buildings.
Enterprising men arc doubtless studying
the situation at the present moment, and we
may hear almost nnj day of negotiations )p
tween capitalists and hotel managers looking
te the business that Is expected te he creutPil
by thp fair.
The problem of the railroad stations Is
net se Mmple.
There are ninny phlludclphlans who have
been dreaming of a great union station Inte
which the trains of the Rending, the Balti
mere and Ohie nnd the Pennsylvania svh
terns would come nnd through which all the
north nnd south nnd east and west trains
stepping at this city would pnss.
They nre net thinking of nny such expen
sive and menuinenlnl structure as the Penn
sylvania terminal In New Yerk, but some
thing mere like the I'nlen Station in Wash
ington. But they nre aware that this Is
only u dream, ns the corporations involved
are net disposed te consider nny such con
solidation of their Philadelphia stations.
Yet it must be admitted that such a con
solidation would b of Immense benefit te the
city, while it would result In economies for
the railroads.
The street railway situation Is hound te be
improved before 10110. One nw high-speed
line the Frnnkferd "I." will he in opera
tion before the end of the year. The City
Council Is considering the authorization of
ether lines. And without nny doubt Mr.
Mitten, president of the Philadelphia Knpld
Transit Company, has been giving much
serious thought te the subject. If the city
authorities and Mr. Mitten can ceme te a
satisfactory agreement ns te routes and
terms of operation, there Is every reason for
ft. v
believing thnt ample facilities for carrying
the fair visitors will be provided In time.
Hut n decision cannot be postponed long.
It must be evident te every one thnt Jf the
fair is te succeed the people of the city
must mnke preparations for It nnd net leave
everything te the fair directors.
A REFORMER ABROAD
A'LTHOUOH the wild tnle of the impo
sition by n French military court In
Syria of a twenty-year prison sentence upon
Chnrles R. Crnne has been categorically
denied by the Foreign Office In Paris, the
delicacies of unofficial inquiry arc none the
less worth heeding.
Mr. Crane is obviously nn enthusiast en
the subject of administering mandates ac
cording te the original Smuts-Wilsen plan,
nnd Is of the opinion thnt there have been
abuses under th,e French regime In the
Near East, He has already reported his find
ings in Syria te the Mandate-Commission
of the League of Nations sitting in Geneva,
nnd hns admitted that even the French
members treated him "with every considera
tion." Whether Mr. 'Crane's activities In k sit sit
untlen e'f ucknewiedged complexity will re
sult In anything mere than respectful hear
ings Is, however, somewhat doubtful. Re
pudiation of the League of Nations by the
United States has net smoothed the path of
these apostles of self-determination who nre
aggrieved et some of the after-war settle
ments. It Is snld te be the belief of Mr. Crane
thnt Upper Syria, of which Damascus is the
chief city, hns been unwarrantably deprived
of notional rights nnd that the country
should cither be nccerded complete Inde
pendence, in response te the wishes of the
Moslem inhabitants, or liberal autonomy
under nn American mnndnte.
Despite his diplomatic experiences under
the WiNen Administration, this itinerant
critic without portfolio Is seemingly deficient
in n ccrtnln sense of renlltlcs. Well Informed,
perhaps, concerning the causes of Syrian
discontent nnd sympathetic with the native
resentment ever the ousting of King Felsal,
new restricted te a modified nutherlty in
Irak, Mr. Crane appears te have forgotten
what was the consequence of the appeal for
uu American mandate ever Armenia.
It is fantastic te presume that the atti
tude of the United States concerning ven
tures nbrend has lately changed. Further
more, It must be conceded thnt Europe hns
reciprocated regarding American interests
nnd exhibitions of suzerainty in the West
ern Hemisphere.
French nltrulsts nre net nt present nctlve
In Haiti nor nrc European pretests forth
coming when the United Stntes, as was the
vase last week, squelches an incipient revo
lution In Nlcnrugua.
The way of the nrdent private reformer
nowadays is fur from easy. There nrc
doubtless wrongs te be righted in Syria,
where the mixture of races perpetuates n
problem tr.vlng even te Imperial Reme some
two thousand years nge.
But Mr. Crnne, even If he hns discovered
the remedy, can scarcely afford te overlook
the fact thnt American governmental in
terest in whnt occurs ncress the sens is te
some extent measurable by congressional
performances.
MUNICIPAL BEACH SERVICE
SOMEWHAT unpretentiously innugurnted
several years nge, the municipal bathing
beach service has ulrcady reached propor
tions warranting its consideration ns nn im im
pertnnt attraction of urban life during the
season -In which the city is supposedly the
least appealing.
Commendable Improvements in facilities
have been mnde since Inst jenr. When the
season opens in June. Pleasant Hill Park, en
the Delaware near Torresdale, will be well
equipped te accommodate Inrge crowds. The
lake beaches nt League Island Park are ac
counted the best municipal undertakings of
their kind.
Buttling nnd locker houses providing for
C000 persons nt n time have recently been
erected, nnd during the last fifteen months
the strand has been virtunlly "rebuilt'' with
21!i),000 cubic jards of clean sand. Beth the
enst and west lakes nrc te be open for bath
ing this summer, and flood lights vvill make
them available at night.
As a "seaside" resort. Philadelphia has
made a praiseworthy beginning. What is
required new is an expansion of the idea te
serve conveniently ether sections of the city
save the extreme northeast and the extreme
south. The possibilities of the Schuylkill
for the West Philadelphia and central city
district have net been exhausted.
.. ... Dean Inge, of St. Paul's.
Morality ulleges that there is
Unaffected much Indecency and
vulgarity in modern fic
tion. H. (i. Wells replies that love stories
without a wholesome undertone of sensuous
ness arc net se commendable as the dean
nppeers te think. Geerge Bcrnnrd Shuvv
sn.vs the foulness of which the dean com
plains Is nothing' hut violent reuctien against
the dishonest nnd intolerable Victorian af
fectation that women hud neither legs nor
digestion. Frem which it would nppenr thnt
the gentlemen ure net necessarily nt odds
and all three statements may he permitted
te stand. While frankness is praiseworthy
and desirable, the passionate recoil from
prudery hns brought about a salacleusness
ns unnecessary as it is repugnant te geed
tuste.
Les Angeles man ad ad
Anether dressing the California
Hollywood Pharmaceutical Asso Asse
Scandal intlen utAvulen, Santa
Cntalina Island, said
any man with any claim te class has his
pet shade of fuce powder, his favorite fra
grance in toilet water, his own particular
shaving senp nnd his distinctive preference
iu nail polish; but the Hard Guy who sticks
te soap and water will incline te the belief
that he get his dope from the movies.
('. G. Abbet, nssistant
Planetary secretary of the Smlth-
Pessibllltles Minimi Institution,
thinks it likely the
planet Venus contains Intelligent life nnd
thut communication may he possible though
costly. Prof. Arrhcnlus, Swedish physicist.
sa.vs Mers Is covered with frozen sand and
will net support life. And, by Jupiter, nil
we seem te InLk is some light, frivolous,
nnti-saturnine comment.
Twenty-six wines 'of
Don't Answer! , special vintages were
He's Soused! served at u banquet te
American bankers in
Berdenux, France. De jeu suppose, asks
the Blithesome Imbecile, that if twenty sick
souls took twenty-six sips for twenty sick
stomachs' sake it would meke twenty sick
htemiichs ache? and if se, wlnt effect would
it have en the interallied lean and German
reparations?
Becnuse out of I "00
Pricking the students in Northwest
Lizards ent University only
twenty-two turned out
te tnke part in nthletlcs, Dr. Geerge Crnlg,
president of the Alumni Association, dubbed
them weaklings, tea-hounds nnd cake
eaters, and hns called en the ce-eds te ostra
cize them until they mend their wnys. That's
telling It te 'em, and If the girls cun't pull
the trick nobody cun.
Past president of the
Radie Outfit, Xntlenal Electric Light
Perhaps Association notes n curi
eus hip-pocket fad of
several .vears nge. Men, he declares, carried
little red memorandum books there and occa
sionally pulled them out te jet down items
of interest Curious, and interesting fact!
Weird ami wonderful progression! Gun,
book, natk! wnai next
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'AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
One Unimportant Reason Why Col
umn Writers Never Fake Letters
Nla That They Don't Have Te.
v The Malls Are Full
Iy SARAH D. LOWRIE
SOME ONE asked me the ether day if I
did net think thnt Mr. Heuse, of the
Punue Lr.ne En. made tip the correspond
ence thnt he enlivens his nlrendy lively,
column with from time te time. I snld thnt
from even my limited, experience he ,.ought,
te be nble te cull from his daily mall speci
mens upon which te let his wit piny without
going te the trouble of Imagining them..
The letters thnt sound funny when they
are printed are the ones written byvPersens1
who are mad clear through with the person
te whom they write. They nrcmcant te be
lashing ercutting and they aim ,fit Scorn
nnd sometimes even nt righteous wrath, but
somehow they de net hit' anything but the
funny bone, I fancy, because they de .net
seem, te have been shot off by one who has
nny notion of the real pcrs6h hcjs address
ing. Yelt ennnet take n scolding seriously
that Is meant for some one clscr '
I get n letter recently that made me
grin nil day because of one sentence In
it which calls up a picture thnt'ls se.unlike
me thnt it would make the most disapprov
ing person thnt knows me smile at me
leniently. x
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IT JUST happened thnt I had e begin
the morning by beguiling i- n' let.' of
women from nil ever the countryside te cel-'
lect money for a cause that .was, te say the
least, unexpected te nil et them and .net
particularly nenulnr with some, of thern:
nnd I hnd te end the morning in another.
crown ny holding up the easy pnssage.er n
constitution for n political club in an
nrtlcle which hnd te de with, the payment
of dues. I knew that nrtlcle would be
passed and thnt my nmendment would' be
quashed, nnd thnt out of the !K)0 women
present no one would quite ngrce with me,
hut I knew nlse thnt In the long run my
pretest would count, even though most of
these present were strangers te me.
The day ended with my listening te the
debate nnd the recording of the' votes for
nnd against the admission of women mem
bers into the Convention of the Diocese of
Pennsylvania. I was particularly interested
te listen te the debate nnd te observe the
vote, because I had been one of the original
signers of the then unnepulnr petition te
the men governing the Church, asking tbem
te recognize women delegates te the conven
tion, nnd it se happened that this winter I
hnd been chosen by the wdmen of the
Church Club te publicly debate the question
in the nffirmntlve with the men. Net nn
ensy thing te nttempt, though the courtesy
of the ether debaters niajle n difficult tnsk
nt least n gracious one. i
This day of all ethers, therefore, found me
listening te folks or discoursing with folks
from morning till evening, nnd nt lenst twice
having te stand nlenc in the matter of nn
nppenl te n let of strangers.
The letter that made me grin because of
the odd picture it drew of me was from a
woman who had written te nsk for half an
hour of my time te spenk te me nbout'somc nbeut'somc nbout'semc
thing. She had net snld what that "some
thing" was, se I wrote with mine own
hand, as St. Paul says te nsk her te give
me nn idea of whnt her quandary was by
letter, se that I might, the better judge if
I could be of use te her' by seeing her.
NOW this is her letter. And knowing
whnt my day has been, it is ensy te see
why what was meant te be scathing in it
only mnde me laugh a little, even while I
felt Rorry thnt for both our sekes the writer
had sized my actual self up se mistakenly.
I print the letter, net te be funny about
it. but bernubc. It Is n sample of one kind
of letter thnt ctliters get which, ns n rule,
cither go into the waste basket or into the
"funnv column" nnd quite fall short of the
editors heart or mind:
May 2. 1022.
Dear Madam I received your answer
tetlny nnd just wnnted te say that I am
the snme class ns yourself, though from
a Western city. T wnnted te ask you n
certnin question bearing en my own
nffnlr's becnusc .veu hnvc hnd articles in
Evkxine Public Lkdeeh benring en my
subject. But cither you nrc tee timid te
meet n stranger or you lnck tne enllnnry,
let us say human, interest in folks te try
te reneh.them ether than through the
newspaper. My mistake, I nm sure. T
can ask ethers whom I knew, and shnll de
se. Pnrden my temerity in writing te
you. Yours truly, etc.
NO, "timid" docs net quite hit off my
maketup. nor nm I a recluse exactly!
Toe bad! Fer we might have had such a
nice time eventunlly talking ever the "some
thing" which she could net prepnrc inc for
by nnmlng it in her letter. But then, ns a
very pretty book ngent snld te a friend of
mine whom she beguiled Inte seeing her in
the guise of n fieeinl call, -"If I had asked
.veu in thnt note te sec me for the real thing
I was coming for. probably you would hnve
phoned me thnt you were tee hnrd up te
buy books just new."
Generally spenking, I suppose. If n stranger
ennnet even nnine his errand he cannot
expect te hnve half an hour tot your time.
I get n geed ninny letters nnd net a few
spoken suggestions from people giving me
topics, nnd sometimes a sketch of hew te
treat the topics. Every new nnd then what
i get is n rent nnd, nnd X nm grateful for
suggestions nnd humblv wish I might use
mesT of them. Seme of them circumstnnces
Innke it impossible, ns. for Instance. fhi
suggestion I received the ether day that I
write against billboards and large "ads" en
public highways.
There are ether strong-minded souls who
would like te see this column pep off in a
series of bombs under the fcqt of wrongdoers ;
nnd ether generous ones that would nave it
n medium for n continuous passlng of the
hat for geed causes.
I saw a squlh in Punch the ether day
commenting en the new riot order sold te
have been issued te the Paris police. "In the
event of a popular disorder the police nrc
instructed te use bombs. A thorough wny
of dispersing n crowd," Punch said, "but
net se tactful u wny ns passing the hat."
Possibly n column given ever te cither
bombs or the pnsslng of the hat would
cventunll.v have a like dispersing effect en
renders.
What De Yeu Knew?
, QUIZ
1. Who killed Archduke Ferdinand of Aus
tria In 1914?
I. Who was William Caxton?
3. Wlie wan the first Chief Justice of the
United .States?
4. Whnt Is the eldest dally newspaper?
6. What Is nldlflcatlen?
6. Who was the, king of the falrlea In
Western Kurepean folklore?
7. Distinguish between ordinance and erd
nance.
8. What was the Peninsular Campalcn of
the American Civil War?
9. What Is the system of naming Ameil-
enn passenger vessels owned by the
.Shipping Heard?
10. Wlie wrote the fantastic novel "Peter
Ibbetson"?
Answers te Saturday's Quiz
1. Pagen was an Idel or god cf the ancient
Philistines, half woman and half flvti.
2, Tem Paine said, "The sublime and tha
ridiculous are often be nearly related
that It Is difficult te class them
separately,"
3, Pennsylvania was the second State te'
ratify the Constitution of the United
States, ,
4. The nearest point at which Mars en its
crrblt can approach the earth ilk about
35,000,000 miles away.
6. A margay Is b. Seuth American tiger
cat. 6, The Directors Oeneral of American Mall.
reads during the pcrldd of Federal
control were William O. McAdoo and
Wulker E). Hlnes. , .
7, Pierre is the capltat of .Seuth Dakota,
8, Themas Jeffersen was called the Hage of
Monticello, after, the namn of his
tntn nar C!liBTletleavllle. Va.
9, The Marne .flews Inte the Heine near'
10, King Helppen' Is sahute haye lived
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
MISS SOPHIA LEWIS ROSS
On Public Recreation Werk
THE three objects of the rccrcntlen pro
gram of the Depnrtment of Public Wcl
fnrc nre health, amusement nnd teaching
or rather inculcating the proper spirit in
which te nccept life in its different phnscs.
according te Miss Sephia Lewis Ress, chief
of the Bureau of Recreation of the de
partment. "A great ninny persons," sold Miss Ress,
"nppnrently think thut the work of the
Bureau of Recreation is for children nlene,
but this is by no means the case: in fact,
some of the most enthusiastic followers of
our programs nre persons who nrc ncnrlng
middle nge. nnd there nrc some who hnvc
even pnssed that point. Recreation, ns pro
vided by n municipality, is sprending nnd
being developed nil ever the country, differ
ing In miner matters nccerdlng te the lo
cality, but nil with one mnln object recre
ation which makes for health nnd happiness,
under proper supervision.
Philadelphia's Equipment
"It has been conclusively shown thnt the
formal gymnasium drills nre net enough nnd
games, genuine piny which unites ns well as
enlivens people, nrc essentlnl. The oppor
tunities te form seclnl clubs, held dnnccs,
competitive games, etc., under the super
vision of competent lenders, nic nil due te
the children nnd young people of nny com
munity. "Phllndelphin hns n geed equipment, the
units of which nre conducted by the Bureau
of Recreation, which is one of the bureaus
of the Depnrtment of" Public Welfare. We
hnve ten centers with buildings, seventeen
playgrounds with equipment nnd inclesed,
nnd three plnygreunds used during the sum
mer, In addition te which there nre two
grounds supervised. There llse nrc eleven
sites under the jurisdiction of the burenu,
but net improved or used, although plans
for the improvement of some of these sites
nre new in the course of preparation. Thus.
summarized, the equipment of the city shows
twenty-three plnygreunds nnd recreation
centers conducted nil the jear around, five
plnvgreunds used during the summer only
and eleven playgieund sites uetviiscd in nny
manner. There were thlrtytwe play
grounds In nctlve operation during the sum
mer of 1021.
A Fully Equipped Center
"A recreation center fully equipped
menus that it contains buildings with a
gymnasium, shower baths, auditorium nnd
c lub rooms. The grounds nrc laid out with
baseball diamonds, tennis courts, soccer
fields, outdoor npparetus, swimming peels,
wndlng peels nnd bench nnd shelters. There
are playgrounds with temporary or pnrtlv
equipped buildings, nlse playgrounds with
grounds equipped but without buildings.
"There nlse nre twenty-three swimming
peels, nnd these nre dedlcnted te the fullest
publie use during June. July. August, nnd
September. In the centers nnd en the plny plny
geounds opportunity is offered for either in
dividual or group training in nil bruncheH of
nthletlcs, gymnastics nnd seclnl nctivltles".
During the summer mouths these nctivltles
nre held out of doers, the grounds being open
from A. M. te 10 P. M. On uil the
grounds wheie the urea Is sufficient baseball
diamonds nnd soccer fields nre laid out.
"Basketball nnd vellejball nre gemes in
which there is continuous Interest, and ten--nls
is provided for both boys nnd girls, tour
naments being held during the summer
months. The jeungcr children hnve games
of lower orgnnlzntlen, occupation work,
wading peels, sand plies nnd the like,
The Winter Werk
i"i'lw.ui nrn ull.out-ef-doors snorts nnd of
ceurbe ennnet be done In the winter months.,
It is during me juie nm unci te winter,
however, thnt the recreation buildings come
Inte the fullest use nnd the club nnd gnme
rooms are freely used. Gymnasium classes
for both sexes nre conducted, and theso
tnklng this instruction range In age from
seven years te twenty-one nnd beyond.
Classes in folk, social nnd esthetic dancing
also arc held.
Wn encourage the Bey Scouts. I he Girl
Scouts nnd the Camp Fire Girls te held
their mectlngH in the recreation centers
buildings, nnd besides these mothers' meet
ings, baby clinics, parents' nssyelntlens nnd
maiiv ether organizations ure enrolled mid
nlvvnjs made welcome.
"ChrlstmnB, Mny Oar, the Fourth of
July, Laber Day' nnd Halloween all' arc ap
propriately celebrated In the recr.ntlen cen
ters, ana en yiruiniiy nn vi wicsn naiiaays
.i..i MuaMiu . awanAi ' r,aan
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n or .nny ccieurnuen m iiruarniiiincn as te i wnn iiwrnru ineww rniriein or Cen- ' efficiency Yt refu-i In be eve unti ?r
give the member of the community' the pa- neught, born forgone yutrs njte. '.Knciits disclest i eyUII erlwV.
: Physically, also, City Hall lmixta f;
trietlc demonstration e:.d pleasure 10 which
all leek fewnrd' and ni. the same time carry
out the Idea of Mayer Moere for n safe and
sane Fourth.
Other Special Program.!
"The May Day fetes are largely exhibi
tions of the work done during the winter in
the gymnnslum and in the folk and esthetic
dancing classes. Christmas is nn especially
happy time in the recreation centers. Par
ties, arc nrrnnged for persons of all ages.
Every center has its own Christmns tree,
beautifully trimmed, nnd in some of the sec
tions smnll gifts denntcd by some interested
nnd public-spirited citizen or group nre dis
tributed te the younger children.
"Inter-plnygreund swimming meets nre
conducted during the summer und much in
terest is shown Jn these competitions, which
hnve proved n great incentive te' the young
people te become proficient In thlsvmest use
ful of sports. Clusscs nre conducted in the
ten peels connected with recreation centers,
nnd the Benrd of Education conducted
classes in thirteen et the neels. That the
4 peels were largely used is shown by the fnct
tnnc last year tne nttenuancc was 274,413
mere than thnt of the previous year.
"Municlpnl recreation hns new get be be
yeml the cjilld, nltheugh It is under the
supervision of n corps of teachers and care
takers. The teachers give instruction In
various' games nnd these teaching the higher
grades "are technically trained. The pupils
of nil nges nre formed into classes nnd all
instruction given Is done systematically.
Muck Depends Upen Teachers
"Much depends upon the teachers, es
pecially these In the open grounds, where
his or her individuality nnd originality and
tact are seen manifested. In some sections
the churches arc vcrf co-operative, nnd If
there nrc no recreation center buildings the
churches frequently nllew us te use the base
ments of their buildings. Our work is, of
course, strictly non-sectarian.
"Wctry te teach the children nnd every
one else who attends the immense impor
tance of playing fair in everything ; In short,
te be geed sports under nil circumstances.
Ccrtnln idenls of conduct nnd endeavor nre
held out before them, nnd n training In
these impertnnt matters comes with the
gemes they learn.
"Xene of our work Is compulsory en the
part of the children, nor. except In n general
way, nre they under discipline while they
nre using the receratien centers or the play
grounds. Therefore they have nn independ
ence of spirit which is net often seen in
compulsory physical training or education.
''There nre very few serious brenches of
conduct. Police officers nrc detailed te the
plnygreunds duringthc summer, but there
is net often nny reason for them te interfere.
The disciplinary effect of the uniform is verv
effective, even if silent. Of course, there
nie many little disagreements, but few that
the teacher In charge ennnet fix up in n few
minutes. Infractions of) the rules nrc pun
ished by banishment from the playgrounds
for. periods of from half an hour te n half
day or se, the teacher having the nutherlty
te mete out these punishments. And they
usually are very effective."
Today's Anniversaries
1C01 Cornelius vnn Tremp, the
Dutch admiral, dfcdnt Amsterdam,
nt Rotterdam. September 0. 10IM).
great
Uerri
1760 Continentals under Colonel Buferd
suffered a'tlisnstreus defeat) at tlie hands of
the British nnder,Colenel Tnrleten, nt Wax
haws, S. G. ' ' -
1845-Frunce and Great Dritaln signed. n
new convention for the' suppression of tne
slnvc trade.
1830 The Republican Party held it's first
convention nt Blotnilngten, III. . ,'
1807 Charles Kcnn made his final art
penrance en the, stnge ut the. Prince nf
Wales Theatre in Liverpool.
1800 A monument e Washington and
Lafayette wns dedicated in Philadelphia
18H7 Dedication of n monument te 'the
Hawkins Zeuaves en the battlefield of
Antletnm,
Today's Birthdays
M
mnn
Leen Rourgcels, famous French states
nnd former Premier, born Iu iurj8
seventy-one jeurs age,
Gilbert K. Chesterton, noted English
journalist and author, born nt Kensington.'
1UT.3 V11IH 3. 'II 1.1 IIJ,U,
Charles G. "Bend, representative In Con Cen
ess of the Eighth New Yerk District. -irn.at
Columbus, e ferty.-flye years uge. '
grcss
SHORT CUTS m
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traffic. ' t
Nene of the jokers In, the Tariff Bill sri.
uuie iu ruise n lauga,
Sing Sing is overcrowded. ' Case of ye-
:copatlen, wc surmise. yl
The greatest of Russian questions teds; '
! When An .eV
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Charles Ark Rain should have carritin
his views en Syria te Genea. :
A traffic jani prevides the cop en tnrf'l
nnrnat wl li n atvaat .11 ltt ' &m
-vi sieves . nt,; i uiu iimic,
Tariff H-httiln- 1- nnw nlAvinr About fi
steel while Seriaters thunder.
Althniifrh rlnrlfn nn ntanltinrfi rinn't t11
i- i " j i -- Ti.. W
. ...Til FT TT, , . a1
in cue learner scucuum el jee iinu An j
there Is no Jckyll te the McCumber bide. J;
Attorney General Daugherty's letter te $
Jim Watsen is gentle te the point et metk- ;
ness. ,
' n
Ferty-niners in Sacramento's mlnlnf
camp nre having a rip-rearing time en nut
sundaes.
Whnt with nm W'atuin and anethar.
the Attorney General's interests appear taf
be divided. ' A
What seme of . the radio, broadcasting
stations nppenr te need is a few editors with
thick blue pencils. -'
,
If Dougherty Is te be the goat of the,.
Administration, there is possibility that nt
will use his horns. ' :
r- '
The greatest of all virtues is patience, :
seys Attorney General .Daughtrty. Tnli(0
appears te be his exercise hour. .'
Because of the number of Its published
words, the Conscienceless One wonders If
its full name isn't Genea Webster.
Perhnps the French military court Ii
Damascus alms te let Mr. Crane serve tnat
twenty years just where he pleases.
r...... m... ... u. teft tr.iV for i
the care of her deg. 'Thla ought te be eneugs tl
te sreer Itq bark te pleasant places.
.-, it.. u i.. .. .i.i.iiAn tn eon l
uuuiy cneugii, mc uiu.- uujn.ii " -
slderlng cloture in the Senate at this time
is that It would cause tee much talk,
Xew thnt Londen has heard that Dt
Valera is In favor of theFrec State, Londen
is wepderlng whnt he has up his sleeve. -
Uncle am has n' lighthouse fpr sale t
Morgans Point. Conn. Probably rce ;e I." .'
encumbrances save me iiguv uu.w"rp
w heeze,
The Yeung Lady Next Doer But OM M
wonders hew aviators expect te get nreunasM
the glebe when they have te hop off ea
one leg. i
if ii.ii,miin i.r inluYiind steamers et.
the Xew Jersey Coast .continues, fishing ffl.A
eventunlly be confined te sardines rendy ter-. t
cnnnlng, , '.'-
" . Yes. little boy. you must study your j
arithmetic jf you ever hope te become ju
successful prizefighter. Hew otherwise c
you figure your percentage of the gate r ,
celpts?
"The market," says a financial jlj',;
pntch, "Is well sold In pulled wools. ,
Quite se, quite se. The primaries ere eyer
and we're nil keyed up for the regular cam- '
palgn. Mind your eye! f
Clare Sheridan" says she wonders hew
Americans ever lenrn anything, ns they r, 4
always talking end never listening. w?nd"$
If that's what she meant when she said ,
have "damn geed chins"? ;,'
Swnt is a small kingdom with n bj
hinterland. When. the King of Swst in'.y
dulges In lierder wnrfam und tries te put,'
Svyat en. the mnp of a referee or n fan "J
mny expect the Big Powers le cllst'lp""
" fiWSjn e
Ua...... ..... . .-....l.neiM illft ffll't thflt
H.jptlun urgcniH n early, et ,Ur mJiiS
yc eble te perform operation m WV ShiiJ
iia many ammpli-hcd tedays out "JS1
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