''Vi V"wst'-V.jH U-iJ31?57 JO" '-4 r - f tmvwmi. w r.t;rf -'" ?Hf.vsifrf; ' w , ... .Ar" ."-': ? EVENING PUBLIC VIiEDGER-4 PfilHiADELPliiA ' e.IJ WWtl ' frratoAfite StpJ'Mi BK - ; '- ' &C ift " J' I J. f I LC I i 1 f rT ,M I 1 ? 'tllr'M - . - - . F fguenms public Heeger :7,fF'1 PUBLIC I.F.nfiER mMPAW CYRUS H. K. CURTIS. President Snhn f Marftn. Vlrn 1r.Mnf anil Trfti,ra.. CharUa A, Tyler, HfcreUryi Chsrlca H, l.udlnc- ion. rnuip h. tenens, jnnn 11. wiiuams. jenn J. fpunrfen. Qeeraa r. Geldimlth, DaMJ E. Smller. Plrsctnrs. PAVtD B. PMtr.HT rdltn'r JOHN C. MARTIN... Ccnirnl DuslncM Mansgcr Publtihsd dally at Pen la I.rnann Building independences. Square, t'hllailetiihla. AttASTie Cut rrrtvt'nlen nullilnc New Yeke .104 Mndisen Ave. DSWOIT 701 Ferd llulMlnir T. Loen 613 Ohb'-Dtmeerat IhtlMlr.g CmciOO 1302 Tribune Building vpira ntmrAta. v?LfU .. ? K. Cor. l'ennsylvanl. 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Alt right at republication 0 3. etlal dlioarehe JMrrtn arc alto reserved. Phllidrtphls, Tucdiy. June e, 19:: A MUNICIPAL NECESSITY TUV. opportunity te justify the selection of the Piirkwiiy-Fnlrmeunt lte for the world fnlr and nt the sanie tlme te Inau gurate n revolution, practical n uell as Wthetle, in the Ncll-bclnp of I'hiladelph'a will be at hand tomorrow tit the mcetlns of the Sesqui-Ccntennlul Coininlttee of the Whole of Council vrhich i1" te consider the Proposed ordinance te take ever for public purposes both banks of the Schuylkill from the dam southward. The proposal is ambltleui and, if adopted. It will brine the conventional oppesition1 from Little l'hlladclphland. The iniilrlnR cry, "Save the steckards!" Is certain te be raised. Chronic obstructionists will charge advocates of the undertaking with extravugancc and '"'ill pronounce them arrant visionaries. It happens, however, that the present ' moment is one In which an e.xercle of virien '. is imperatively needed. It may be frankly stated that the Parkway site Is unfit for the fair unles the Schuylkill banks below Falrmeunt are redeemed. In addition, the contemplated Improve ment will remove conditions which have both seriously handicapped the development of the city nnd have mvnuecd the health of Its Inhabitants. The expense of the reform should net be reckoned absolutely, but with reference te the rehabilitation of a district which will Insure a marked inercnt-e of real estate alues. Beth artistically and materially, there is inevitable profit in the enterprise If completely and promptly carried out. Jehn Frederick Lewis, president of the 8ewiil-Centcnnial Association, is fully war ranted in ursine immediate action. The necessities of both the city nnd the fair are admirably balanced In this project. The lets of the present chance te launch an , exigent reform en a comprehensive scale . would retard the growth of the community ' for decades nnd very possibly jeopardize the aucccss of the fair. It will be Infinitely cheaper te dlesc of . m vital municipal problem systematically and conclusively than te loiter with com promises tcductlve only te narrow oppor eppor opper i tunhts. The period preliminary te the Se'nul- Centennial sht.uld be consciously conceived as "clean-tip" jears for the Xchinlkill " f region in the center of urban Philadelphia. Action upon tnat line will mean that the city has kept pace with Its roseun.es. HARDING AND PENN STATE . rpHE Indersement by President Harding J JL of the plans of Dr. Thema. president of Pennsylvania State College, te make that i institution n State university after the man ner of ether Innd-grnnt cortege, Is likely te t make It caler for Dr. Themas te carry out ) bis purposes. Thdc purposes have already received the 5 approval of lioverner Sproul nnd Dr. Fine- I tun. Superintendent of Public Instruction. J This was expressed Ian fall at the exer- risen nttenrilnir the ln;iiifzinetlnn itf Tlr I' Themas, when his ambitious program was outlined. ; It It morally certain that the Legislature i Will be asked next winter te make the slight v j- modification in the law necessary te change J, the name of the college te that of a mil- t- verslty nnd te place It nt the apex of the " public cducatienul system of the Common- 1 wenlth. There is no valid argument ngalnst i making these changes in the law. The ether colleges In the State would net suffer ; either In their funds or in their attet. 'ance. They arc already taking cine of as many students ns their equipment will allow, and v fome of them have te turn students away. I The State College, itself Is compelled te re- fuse admission te 1000 young men and women every ear because it has no room for them. It's anomalous that the State should offer lnitruct'en te the jeung pieple j, and then he unable give It te them when j. tney sceK it. It is only within comparatively recent years that the State College has begun earnestly te seek te fulfill the purport of its creation. Hut It has succeeded te well that It Is new cinbnrrasrcil by the demands upon It. The quality of Instruction offered in Its technlenl schools Is equal ie that offered in any ether educational renter. All that It needs te make it one of the areatcst State universities In the count is adequate financial support. The foundation l. has been laid and part of the superstructure - has been erected. Dr. Themas has ninbl- . tleus plans for carrjlng en the work started by his able predecessors. His success in S.'iWJT " r "in plans the moral support of iii?: the President of the I'liiteil Stntes lneitw M,'-th hope that he may cnlUt the financial r support ei men interested In iiunllfjing n . greater number of the euth of the Cem-f- menwealth te de the work of the future. i INVIOLATE, UNIQUE VERDUN fnHB medul bestowed by the United States 4 i upon Verdun the only community ever ae honored by this (Jevernment Is no less 1" extraordinary than the event justifying the gift. At this day, six years from the height of , the th struggle, nothing can be added In . praise of the heroism und valor with which wj&'T the great French fortress was defended, it Ttfeev1' net however, 00 superfluous te renew jpvy mpiiaain uiun n iriiiisuriiiii'imy mulling itS$ and fundamental fcuture of that titanic con- jVSv pages or History are replete with !:. &! & it ! I i a ills nnii 1 11 . nf f .-.. i .. ..I kHvE.umv " iinwim-'ii-B ui liiiuuitB airjiCM i.vri iniv. AiiL'i. 1111 in tciipsisii . i ii-khiiii rir . .iiirvn Uiif!!?v'Torktewn. Tim bravery of the defenders laV-Pf1 tbtse strongholds have net lucked cule- 1MH: ltlt is noteworthy, however, that In the "'JMt majority of Instances even C'nrtagenu Mmerlclt eventually fell te besiegers inaat in military annals UJellert, u it true, held out In the FrnnccPmsslan War, and in the north of Irelnnd the name London derry was long synonymous with defense, but the attacks upon these bulwarks were Incomparable in Intensity with thee hurled upon Verdun by the huge armies of the (Jermnii Crown Prince. Verdun Is unique. Ne stronghold In the records of this planet was ever se severely tested. Had the defense failed It would nevertheless have been superb. It succeeded nnd the language of rhapsody has been proved Inadequate. The medal authorized by Congress Is wholly unlikely te. presage a weakening of the standards of distinction demanded by that body In awarding such n laurel. Verdun stands majestically alone, gloriously Invlelnte. INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT BY THE POLITICAL UNDERWORLD The Mayer's Raids and the Significance of Police Tolerance for Profes sional Gamblers WHEN Majer Moere perceived that a few police raids were necessary te keep the professional gamblers from doing busi ness with n brass band accompaniment he had te depend upon detectives outside the Department of Public Safety for tjie Infor mation he needed. He could net trust the officials In the Police Bureau. This news will gently shock a let of easy going nnd ingenuous folk who seldom pause te contemplate the destruction that their own political negligence Is doing In the American system of government. Fer whom de the police work? Whose orders de they take? If they are net willing or able te recognize the authority of the Mayer, what authority de they recognize? Such queries bring jeu fme te face with the queer truth nbeut municipal administra tion in general und the Administration of Philadelphia In particular. Fer cities In the United States are net actually ruled by Majers or ether elected etBelals but by an Invisible government directed for nnd by the political underworld. The pretension of a free administrative system is make-believe, folklore, romance. America still tolerates in city wards a theory nnd practice of politics that haven't changed or advanced since the sixteenth century. A vnrd under boss control Is a feudal holding organized In"' the feudal manner. That Is, its political action is net based upon intelligent theory or free opinion, but upon allegiance te n personality or u hope of individual reward. The voters accept their patriarch nnd hall him nnd de his bidding uncritically. New and then one overlord is downed and nn nn ether appears. But the system remains and It is altogether unrelated te any matter of general interest or concern. It Is exclusive, stubborn, unthinking. These men and thousands of ethers of their sort in the United States distribute largesse or withheld it; they reward or punisb members of their clans; they inspire fear or sentimental loyalty; they make no Intelllgejit appeal te the minds of their fol lowers. Their aides de all that the feudal captains did te maintain order in the baronies four centuries age. They exert themselves te befriend or afflict tliewerthy or the unworthy. They threw bones. They even fight for or against particular groups. Their methods alone have changed. In stead of using visible weapons, they use the machinery of the magistrate's leurts te ter rify. Intimidate, protect or destroy members of their group or ethers who may be of use or danger te them. The feudal-minded leader laughs at pub lic opinion. He sajs there is no such thing. Gradually the national pelitlcnl system is being dragged down te his level, since the ward is, utter nil, the ultimate source of dominant political forces and Ideas. It Is from the associated feudal lords, the real powers of government ns we knew It most frequently In American cities like Philadel phia, New Yerk and Pittsburgh, that the police usually take such orders a relate te gamblers. These leaders of underworld politics have no taste for abstract ideas, no knowledge of the science of politics, no conception of what enlightened men are trjlng te de In governments which really aim te serve and enrich the common life. They are self-in-terestcd and aloof within the borders of their allotted preserves. All that they de is planned with an eje te the feudal treasury. Since the modern political faction u a tight association of thee feudalists nnd since all such interests unite ntitnmaticilly when any exterior or progressive force threntens them, they have it In tlieh- power te choee the men who will be the figure heads of municipal government. What is mere, they dispense the jobs and the places. They put men In police uniforms. Thev can take thp uniforms away. Why then should any one be surprised when policemen leek te their ward lenders, rather than te the Mayer's office, for orders? The police can not de otherwise and remain in the ..e.nii.'e. The existence of the ward machine Is a practical negation of the whole theory of politics which Is supposed te prevail In the United States. "Leaders aie neiesary," the bosses will tell you. "Without them there would he no elections. Why, the people wouldn't vote If they weren't herded or hnras-ed en Klcctlen Day or taken te the polls In motorcars." This is true only in part. New and then the people go voluntarily and in great num bers te the i oils. That Is when some un usual emergency arises. Then It appears that we have nt last broken away from the feudal sjstem of government. But the roots of thnt system always remain and It Is only en rare occasions thnt the people generally seem angered by It or even aware of Its ex istence. Urdlnnrlly they seem content te live under n system of government h Ignor ant, buse and Irresponsible greupn which seized power In this country generations age when besslsm was first heard of and huve ever since Issued orders te men In the places of authority. OUR WATCH ON THE RHINE THE process of withdrawing American troops from Germany has already been prolonged far beyond the time deemed suit able by advocates of a "bag-and-bitggage" exit from Europe. Ardent cxcluslenlsts will new be disap pointed te learn that the cemplctu evacua tion, which according te report was te have taken place In duly, Is indefinitely post pest post pened. Majer General Henry T. Allen has been notified by the War Department that after next month, when the bulk of the force will bnve departed, nbeut I'-'OO officers nnd men will be retained in the Khineluml. If tlic Isolationists are shocked by tills prospect, they may be commended te a perusal of the Mnarata Treaty, of Peace with uermutf, wnicn reserved, among ether articles lifted from the pact of Ver sailles, these which authorizes the United States te maintain troops In Western Ger many as long as any of the ether nations, formerly known by the term "Prlnlcpal Al lied and Associated Powers." French and British troops me new occupying parts of the lihlnelniid as security for the execution of the Versailles Treaty. Although the United States Is net inter ested In preserving that instrument Intact, there arc parts of It In which American concern has been specified. Furthermore, the enforcement of the separate Dresel Dresel Hesen Treaty is by no means completed. The claims of the American Government and of its national ngalnst Germany have net yet been satisfied, and of late compara tively little has been heard of the supple mental pact which was te dispose of some Important financial problems. The force of two battalions of regulars which Is te stay in the Ceblenr. area may possibly serve ns a reminder that pe'ace with Germany has net jet been equivalent te the settlement of nil the Issues between the two nations. Pending the negotiation of a financial nnd commercial treaty the troops will carry n meaning net te be measured by their shrunken numbers. "Bring all the bejs home" Is a catchy phrase, but It hap pens te Ignore some of the reasons for which thej originally went ever. WHAT DID THEY TRY TO DO? SOME uncertainty nbeut the purpose be hind the proposed merger fit consolida tion of the Mldvnle. the Republic and the Inland Steel Companies has arisen from the incompleteness of the details published. The report that SliO.dOO.OOO was te be used "te inSkc a market" for the new se curities has given rise te the suspicion that the primary purpose of the merger was te provide an opportunity te speculate in the new securities rather than te bring about economies in the manufacture nnd snle of steel. This 'suggestion is lesented with indigna tion by Mortimer L. SchiiT. of tfie banking firm of Kulin, Leeb & Ce.. which has charge of the financial arrangements. His lndlg lndlg ifntien is a wholesome sign. There was n time when such a suggestion would have stirred no one connected with n stock promotion enterprise te pretest. Every one connected with it would have admitted the charge. It would have been said that they had nn enterprise which 7s tilled the floating of several million or sev eral hundred million dollars' worth of se curities and that they intended te float them and take their profit. Such exploitation of business affected by a relntien te the public has become un popular. The railroads aie leaded down with obligations created bj financing of this kind made by men who cared nothing for ruilreads save ns an excuse for creating se curities in which thev could trade en the stock exchanges. The street railroads arc also handicapped In the same way. The franchises were obtained by speculators rather than by railroad operators. They were capitalized nt enormous sums and the inheritors of the franchises have te struggle day and night te keep out of the bankruptcy courts. Sometimes they arc able te de It and sometimes they fall. There is public knowledge nnd a public conscience nbeut these matters today which make it necessary for the promoters te con ceal their purely speculative designs and te profess te be Interested solely in service, if this were net se Mr. tSchiff would net have become se indignant at the suggestion that he w-as connected with a stock-yiremo-tlon scheme. The exnet purposes nf the proposed steel merger hne net been disclesed: but in view of what has happened since it was first announced it may be assumed thnt special efforts will be made te remove the suspicion that it has been arranged for speculative purposes. "SCENIC ROUTES" IN THE EAST TUV. restoration of obcrutienacnrs en the Pennsylvania System, te' be made August 1, bespeaks the laudable Intention of this railroad te inctense the pleasant amenities of travel. There Is much charm ing and gracious sceneiy between this city nnd Pittsburgh, stimulating te the sense of beauty, especially when viewed under condi tions of case. l'n the West, of course, net even the war was eituiil te depriving the tourist or lay traveler of the veranda -platform survey of the grandeurs of natuie. A blew of suffi cient intensity would conceivably have wrenched the self-esteem of California far mere violently than any one of its unnd vertlsed enrthqunkes. However, the pride of that State and some ethers in the benefactions, ()f munifi cent nature Is pardonable. The Bust has newr Imagined any rlwiliy and is en the whole modest in exploiting its scenic de lights. Its humility does net preent Pennsyl vania, especially at thU time of jear, from being beautiful wheiever the hand of man is net tee Impertinently Involved. It is the continuous walls of kaleidoscopic hoard heard ings between this riy and New Yerk which inspire u somewhat pathetic- smile when the theme of observation cars is breached. If the restored accommodations ea one of the great railways of the East can provoke the faint tllckerlngs if a decent respect fei what nature can de If undetiled, a public benefaction will hae been initiated. IRELAND'S TROUBLES IT IS impossible, even after the closest scrutiny of the news from Ireland, te say what faction or party Instigated the vio lence that led te British intenentien en the Ulster border. But It seems pretty clear thnt the fight Is net se much between the North nnd the Seuth ns It is between the lnw-ubidlng and the lawless en both sides. Thus it Is fair te believe that the Republi cans nnd tlie Sinn Fein were no mere te blame than embittered nnd Inwless Ulster Ites who turned gunmen In sheer hatred of the political and religious sentiments of their Southern ceuntrjinen. The Die-Hards in England, who fought the movement for fin Irish Free State, will find their position grently strengthened. There will be a tendency in Londen te re vert from the policy of conciliation which almost helved the Irish question for geed and nil. But there is cneugli lihernl senti ment In England te assure continuing help nnd encouragement for the Free State lead ers after the present storm has blevyn Itself out. A burglar nrrestcd nt Sins Big Newark. N". J,, has and Little confessed te getting a let of enjoyment out of the way victims exaggerated their losses when telling their stories te the police. "Thein folks surely can tell lies," he said. "I had le laugh when I read 'cm." Just bow much the lies told help te confirm a burglar in the error of his ways the (let us hope) Involuntary liars may settle with their own consciences. A little girl and her Foolishness grnndmether, both In Penalized Knickerbockers, led a parade of pretest against the order of the Mayer of Traverse City, Mich., calling for the nrrest of all women wearing bifurcated garments en the streets, Serves htm right, tee. Such nn order simply encourages them. If hu hud mude wearing 'em obligatory they'd have burned the hist pair In town. - THE GAMBLING MANIA Seme Lessens Drawn Frem the Big Raid of Last Week Games of ' Chance In All Lands Famous Gamblers of Other Days By GEORGE NOX MrCAIN DIRECTOR CORTELYOU struck a high spot in his career when he conducted one of the biggest and most effective raids en gambling houses ever made iu Philadel phia last week. It Is a snd commentary en the police de partment, though, thnt the Director was compelled te go outside recognized detective channels for the information which led te the clean-up. It Is net a matter of wonder that the word "police" is often synonymous with "protection" in these hectic days. Te the ctcrnnl credit of the system there nrc officials like James T. Cortclyeu who, seeing their duty, are net afraid te per form it. Thcre were thirty-seven men among these nrrested who were held en chnrges of main taining gambling houses. The "peer fish." the "little fellows," the suckers1' one hundred nnd forty-two In number who contributed te the support of the blacklegs and tin-horn sports were per mitted te go free. Notwithstanding their painful experience, the chances nrc thnt another gambling raid thirty days hence would find these same "suckers'' in the police net. THE mania for gnmbling is ns old as the race. The eldest literature records this passion for gambling. The Instinct began ns early as the recog nition of the right of individual property. I have noMaeubt that the Tenth Command ment was aimed at these Jews who coveted the possession of their neighbors' goods nnd sought te get them by games of chance, hocus pecus or skulduggery. The American Indian was a gambler be fore he knew the use of alcohol ; the China man before he became addicted te the use of opium. The Chinese nrc the most inveterate gumblers among all the races of men. MODERN commercial insurance, ns de veloped by certain great foreign com panies, is gambling pure and simple. One of the greatest Insurance corporations In the world will take a risk en anything. Amusement malingers or promoters of great events In the sporting world can se cure insurance weeks ahead en the possible character of the weather and ether condi tions affecting the success of an enterprise. Se far as the aboriginal American is con cerned, and his remote predecessors, the mound builders, cliff dwellers, Aztecs, Teltecs nnd all the ether strange nnd little known races that have gene down the wide avenues of time en the Western Hemisphere, they huve left te the nrcheolegist no recog nizable indications of the gambling spirit in the way of gambling implements. THE Spanish Conqulstnderes Infused the American Indian with the gambling spirit four hundred jears age. In one of thp big cases in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington there Is displayed an array of crude and primitive gambling paraphernalia tliat illustrate the games of chance played among the North American Indians. The most curious of the exhibits nre packs of playing cards collected among the Apaches. They nre made of dried skin and arc the size of an ordinary playing card. The number of cards in a pack and the character of the device indicate that they are of Spanish origin. During the Inst century the researches of ethnologists have failed te disclose nny gambling gnme or devices nmeng early In dians in which the mlud is brought te bear. There is no game in which the player is supposed te exercise mental skill. All their games were games of chance. THE average American of today, like the average Chinaman, is n natural gambler. The passion seems te be net only instinctive, but Infectious. As a sti night gambling game poker Is the universal favorite. In gambling houses fare is the most popular game, with roulette a geed second. The American admixture of bleeds und races demands quick action in games of chance. Fare is chain lightning. It is one, two, win or lese, en the turn of a card. It requires en an average it lapse of eight seconds for the marble te 1-ettlc itself in one of the brass-bound cells of a rotilctte wheel after It is first sent spinning round the groove. It is the next swiftest gnme te fnre. IN LLROPL S civilized centers gambling inns te roulette. It is one of the big games at Mente Carle. Ne one has ever tried, se far ns I have heard? te invent it sjstem that would win systematically at poker. It simply cannot be done. As for reuletic. the systems that have been Invented te circumvent the supposed law of chance that dominates the whirling wheel arc Innumerable. The most successful plnjers come te grief if they stay with the game long enough. One remarkable: plujer, and I watched her operations during a part of an evening in the Casine nt Mente "nrle, was a woman about twenty-four or tweutv-the. She wut plnjlug the hank with reckless abandon. She scattered geld Napoleons ever the "lay-out" with open hand, and yet I thought I detect! cl a system in her piny. At one time she had at least a pint of geld coins belere her. When 1 left she had a tea cup full remaining I suppese she stayed with the game till si,e went broke. HILL WELLS, or "Benne-Chance" Wells, was one lucky Britisher who real y gave the Moniue gamblers u genuine thrill some j curs age. Iln operated what he said was "a little sjstem df my own." lie plajed for one week steadily nnd then departed $140,000 te the geed. All he would mi j concerning his system was that It required $,'10,000 capital, and for the most part it must be played with maximum stakes of from $1000 te $2500 se as te enable the plover te withstand a con cen siderable run of adverse, hick. When he retired some one asked him why. If his sjste.u win infallible, hu did net go en nnd break the bank? " "The jilusleiil strain Is beyond mv strength.'' said this premier gambler "I have been sitting daily from pj ,,een till 11 at night, .playing without a break? I niu 1 U W V14II FARO, stud poker and roulette, with draw poker as the leading came have for n generation been the gainbliig-heule specialties. In this eeuntrj. Kcne, with Us "geese"' arid cord of'num ef'num hers, bus been thrown into the discard It was tee noisy, and the commission te the keeper wus net large enough. In Mexico I have seen them nlav kenn with paddle and grains of corn, it was crude and demoralizing, ,ls the- game was putrenlzed largely by ,unR . hU", "nH THE most famous proprietor of gnmbling palaces In this country In the last ferw years was A Canlield, of 'New Yerk ceUege graduate and art connoisseur. Before hi,,, Vl...n wnu .In in M.,.le... I",' " ;UOre " ielnn. CengresMn nmVgamfier P"" Jehn Chninberlin, of Washington ,i Old Point Comfe.t; "Mike" Mcfienald e eminently Phil Duly, owner of ihQ p0, , Hjlvunla ( luh at Leng Brunch, will long be remembered. " "v In Philadelphia of the famous old cam biers, who were princes compared with the pikers of today, there was the father of Phil Daly, with Fred Miley. brethe?!j"aw of Mayer Stokley; Charlie Miller 'and Geerge Lchr. "S But gambling palaces in Philadelphia art tic h of t ja cmct. ....... iivu are .-...,.., -. ,. i -.. - r i-. , NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best CARLETON E. DAVIS On Philadelphia's Water Supply THE water supply of 'the City of Phila delphia, like that of all ether great cities, represents either a sieve with a couple of million openings, or n carefully con served, well-operated system, according te hew the public, which is served by the Water Bureau, does its duty, says Chief Carleton E. Davis of the City Bureau of Water. "A geed water supply is the underlying necessity of life," said Chief Dnvls, "whether that supply Is found in nn oasis for the nomads of the desert, or whether It is distributed abundantly te every nook nnd corner of the tremendous aggregations of humanity found In the grent modern cities. "The real value of water Is net appre ciated until it Is actually lacking. Most of us assume the flew of water is the mere turning of a spigot, as a matter of course, and give no careful thought te what lies back of the water brought te our homes, manufacturing establishments nnd places of business. One Fixture Per Inhabitant "There nrc npprexlmntely 2,000,000 per sons In the City of Philadelphia and there are likewise approximately 2,000,000 spig ots, faucets, hjdrants and ether attachments through which wnter can be drawn. In ether words, every inhabitant of the city may be considered us having under his control one fixture,., through which wnter can be drawn In a careful nnd reasonable manner without waste and without thought or care of what it costs In the way of taxes te bring the water te point of use "Thus the city water works are either a sieve with 2,000,000 openings, or a carefully handled nnd well-operated system. Which It is depends upon the use which the pub lic makes of the water appliance under its control and the care Individual members of thut public give te these appliances. "The amount of water used every day In n city the size of Philadelphia Is net gen erally known by the public. Every day the city water works pump, purify, distrib ute and deliver about .'i'.Ml.OOO.OOO gallons of water, or, 1,'JSO.OOO tens, which would bB a lead for a freight train totaling 23.0S0 enrs. And, speaking of freight trains, the distribution of wnter from points where it is drawn from the rivers through every street, hlghwnj, court nnd alley in the city nnd te the various rooms of dwellings, offices, stores, manufacturing establishments and business houses, is just as much a matter of transportation us is the carrying of peo ple in street cars or the moving of coal, flour, lumber or any ether commodity ever a railroad. A Limit te the Supply "People use wnter as though there were no limit te the supply. It is true that the pipes are underground nnd therefore out of sight, but there actually Is a limit te the amount of wnter which can be crowded through these mains, just ns there Is a limit te the amount of freight which can he enr ricd ever a rallrend or a limit te the number of persons that can he handled iu a con gested street during the rush hours. The force behind the wuter is icprcsented by the pumps nt the stations which drive the purified water through the mains. "There is nothing miraculous about a water supply. It costs dollars end cents te install the works und it costs dollars and cents each year te operate them. The lnrger the works the greater the cost of installa tion and of maintenance. The taxpayers pay these bills und they nre the residents of the city who have at their disposal and under their control the L'.OOo.Oeo epcnlnis through which water may be drawn ji is. uit-ri-iuii- i iiiiDiiiKe te assume that water Is free, which mnny persons evidently de from the careless manner in which thev use it, for It uctually costs about $4,000 enii te operate the city water works and In add -tlen there is Interest en the slnktmr f .i of about $2,000,000 te carry th""". j Wasted Water Is Costly "There is thus n direct relation between the amount of water demanded each dav and the charge te the taxpnycrs direct n & indirect ler tneir water supply. jt costs which 1. waste 1 it doe. te W&g AT Ien of water which is used, and each laffen of water, whether wasted or use,!. n.!?i ,. HUNTING COVER, tzn a certain outlay in actual dollars nnd cents. "At the present time, mere than 1C0 gal lons of water per day are being pumped, filtered and delivered for each man, wemnn nnd child In Philadelphia. This large amount easily can be reduced and a con siderable saving In money be effected If care ful personal attention is given net only te the opening nnd the turning off of fixtures, but also in the keeping of the fixtures nnd plumbing appliances in geed order and re pair. "This has been proved time and time again where the high cost of wasting water has been brought home by the use of water meters. Many nnd many a time a bill for excess use of water, under meter rates, has been disputed and the claim made by the taxpayer that there had been absolutely no waste of water, only te have this claim refuted when nn Inspection by the Wuter Bureau has shown thnt constant wnste was going en, of which the owner wiis either unaware or te which he was indifferent, this indifference having grown up through a long training under the wasteful fixture rate method of paying for water. A second excess bill for wastage of water Is very uncommon. Progress Is Being Made "Nevertheless, progress is being made and the campaign against this most useless and unnecessary wastage Is showing geed results. There Is n definite trend toward the better. Schools arc taking nn interest In tills very important matter und the school children nre taking home with them the lessens which they have learned and net only putting them, Inte application themselves, but impressing them upon the ether members of the family. "Fer tills, if for no ether reason, I strongly recommend the use of the water meter, because each meter Instnlled means one nieie consumer transferred fiem n pos sible wusteful user of water te an economical one. "We nre new approaching the warm weather when the consumption of wnter necessarily reaches its peak for the jear and when it is mere than ever necessary te held pumps in reserve in order thut the supply may be kept at least even with the demands of the city. The conservation of the water supply is net n spectacular way of showing geed citizenship, but it Is very lmpertunt and practical method of proving It. "The house-te-house campaign constantly carried en by the Water Bui can Is also fruit ful, and owners are showing an increasing interest in it, evidently fully renllzing thut the saving of water Is for "their own benefit, ns it actually Is," ' What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. What was th 1'aeli massacre in Amcr- lean history V .. Te hew mnny treaties negotiated at the nam" " Ccnfeience ws China a ?' vM,1!!t,wre,"leuAllei1 nm Sedition Laws? 4, JJhy is a farthing se called? ,,'u g.rieat Anerknn river Mews almost e xvi,lre;tly n"r,h 1,,t0 ,no A-etlc Ocean-' Colens? lawyers 6"s called 7 What is "a mavis? e'tplMc5?kHUP W.0r1 f0T a eellt'n ,2- .!,at ,B ,l Malagasy? 10. Who was Salvator Resa? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz I. The Cicrmaji natives of Switzerland call their country Schwelz, the French ca It Hulsse nnd the Italians Hvnwe?n In a classical und official sense U fa known by the Government. 5,a ev! deuced en the postage s ampaby Ita Latin name Helvetia. ' ' y us -. I'ranklln Pierce succeeded Millard vim Stale. aS lr"'dent ' "KljnVed ' A oVTelton1 TuXV',Stab,e' RerVant 4 OttSK. C ,h6 or" "' Is i. $,& fsVrnf iTe'd Mrs. Edward Payson Terhun."' .?' American novelist; blearanh.r -i river banks, " pertaining te . $ I SHORT CUTS I Judging by the darkness, dawn muitl ee ciesc in irciunu. As nn authority en ancestry Brjul prciers jjogecrry ie unrwin. When old King Ceal gets tired of Ui uuuicrs tnrce no u pincn cm. Greup rule in Congress is being fei- iewcu uy group demoralization. We casually note that that Yal watcu en tlic KUinc in still marking time. We gather that net all June dnrainj rare ; some nre medium and some well dm Untermyer continues te exnreii Mr- prise that se much water should go te till making of steel. I Max Oser's indignant denial thnt ll u a fortune hunter will surprise these whott whett pected him te admit it. May acknowledged fish pirates ll Alaskan waters be justly charactcrlm! u gross net law violators? If there are no creeks in spirit Und, U Cenan Deyle declares, Sherlock Holmn ll having a lonesome time there. Camlllc Flammarlen, French astro astre mcr, bays he con prove the beuI survlrei Ut body. Well, why doesn't lie? Perhaps Watsen, of Georgia, la mini ful of the fact that In every human drtw somebody hns te play the feel. Net the least serious aspect of th iti, tacks en Dougherty is the public's Cite. disregard of the attacks en Hoever. The fact that Pnrtu seelntv women IN appearing in public" with bn're legs i nrnccnrl ,1m T,..mIV.h . A IIS!... .I.n Unit " ...WU.J..U l.tu 4. emul, LCJ III Vll'i IUC HW A million baby shad have been plantdl in the Hudsen. But when thev goeutWl the world they'll probably register fremtMl uciawarc. I.nst week in' Belfast eighteen wtrtl killed and beventy-fettV wounded in stmt 1 disturbances, and there was. moreover, nwj'l looting, isice quiet little place for a wv CIIU. Why net hnve n "roped arena" in United States Senate and wind up mT session with a set-te? It would nt IM demonstrate whether Watsen, of fiwrPj for Instance, hns a punch te tit ulJ tra mil per. There will be persons mean enough ti wonder If Sennter Berah knew AmbassaW Bnkhmeteff was about te resign whtn b strenuously demnnded his removal. TMJ one may sometimes snatch glory from t logical and inevitable event. In the report of n Wilkes-Barre i $ der the fact Is stated that "bloednouto failed te fellow up the scent." That IsfJ! one thing that bloodhounds may be dupM"" upon te de. That men should continue use them is a remarkable Instance of mi persistent faith. The fnct that Belivia hns been able tj horrew $24,000,000 from American baniui houses causes one te wonder If the !' lecKeu republic is going te reap beneni ht the Tacna-Arlcu dispute new being t,'eMj out In Washington by reprcsentatHM Chile nnd Peru. That members of J Beast Shows crowd should eccail" Its Claws ally let their angry pf slens rise is net W . "''"i1 '" l. '." . -" ..'"""mMOS.I njieci ur me law puts a curu en, -:-, i.a It Is felt by geed citizens that the I "JI that he Is ready te preside here en Jf.l provecuuon is occasionally utm manifested. On North Twenty-second awj en Hununy a small boy wanted in of a slowly moving trolley car no H"1 J nese severely. Only the present.0",. (inline. t,.At.An,nl K.v .ah..I pAtTl bTSS I.U...U iniiuiiicu i mi icunu .. -i7iieiaaasif'" the motennan from the car, altheulB SMiJ in no way te blame, That's bow "rWst stiineient te cope with situations ".-jg arise. Which argues that we are net wX a civilized people. Judge Lynch n j court In manv section,, of the country,,?: fi H&gH ;v h 1!W1.I. . ., .ri'.vcvma brulal,; be is unintelligent. t -,,. $te. ... A tX BilK'W?S5rf! a" jim tj I -i- ; LkiiiliMiiW-, .& I v ' ArfiStfS. 'flf-'iimflVritf'" -3tasa
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