flW'Wf' I ivEftflv " it ipf&y- Smif!' '?SJ,TOg 17 ?C3 s-rs. '"?!!," kfn -fPmmm '-'V'V.WW ,V'V iMi'. 'v W'r r" m -J. ,1" "1 I VNING PUBLIC LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JUNE gi""W "sU-TP TWPm 4 'T " rBCJBl 23, 1922 ' Il - - - i i ' i! Jr i I m 1L &EUentng public He&ger PUULIC LEDGER COMPANY P emus it. k. cuhtis, prbsident 9ntiti y Mar. In VI.... PraalitAnl m1 Trn ai,-. I Churkt'A. Tylr, fl-crrtsry; Charles It. l.u.llnir I ten. Philip H, Cellins. Jehn II. WIlllHnn. .Tehn J. 1 mirfen, Clcerra P. Goldsmith, David E, Smiley. I)1rrtnrn. DXVID B. SMILEY.. .Hrtltnr JOHN C. MAITIN. ...Oencral nunlnp-s Manager Publish! dally at Frxt.ta LEiyir.a Building Independence Square, l'hllail.li.hlu. JtTtiKTia Cin Prcai'ftileii nulMIn Nw YenK HfH Miulisen Ma. Dbtieit T01 Kenl HulMiiuc . Lecm 013 (Itabr-Drmetrat lUilMlrg Cniciae 1302 Tribune Building vr.vvs TirnrMT'H! ! WAillt: OTON DlSEAL', 4 JJ. 15. Cor. Tennsilvanla Ave. mid lllii St i Nw Yenit Htniciu The. 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All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Philadelphia. lrld.y, June :3. im ; THE OLD MUNICIPAL BATTLE IT IS conceivable tlmt Reme, Hiibylen, Athens and Alexandria experienced licrledlcnl campaigns en behnlf of metro politan tidiness. The contest between tint .nielpal administrators seeking te instill 'habits of neatness and appreciation of civic 'responsibilities in circles inhabitants of lnrge communities Is apparently inter Bilnable. Nevertheless. It is srnttf inn te note t lint in Philadelphia new vigor has been infused Inte n monumental tak. It Is new pro posed te enforce emphatically the regula tions nsalnst littering the -trcets with trash and te support this laudable decision with new campaign of education. , Much of the dctilement of public thor oughfares is the reult of thoughtlessness Or, especially In sections populated by for fer eigA'rs unacquainted with their civic obli gations, nf ignorance. I The failure of householders te dispose of waste and garbage In properly covered re ceptacles Is n subject en which particular "tress should be laid. The special magis trate's court which will be set nside after July 1 should serve as n warning te wanton Infracters of the elementary principles of cleanliness and sanitation. J The duty of the city, however, does net qepend exclusively upon threats and pun ishments. Whnt is also needed is an In CTcnse of the receptncles for waste paper and rubbish in all the thickly settled dis tricts. ATTERBURY AND RAIL CONTROL GENKKAL ATTKUUrUY. in his address before the representatives of the Amer ican Itailwey Association at the Ilcllevue yesterday, resented "the Intrusions of gov ernment nutherlt Inte railway operation." He feels that the reads can be saved from economic suffocation only through the aid of n public better educated In a knowledge of the relation of transportation sj stems te the common life and the processes of na tional development. This is in the larger sense true. I'.ut mere criticism of the theory of Federal control doesn't answer the question of the (levernment in business ominously almost every day. The public docs need te be educated te a rlearcr understanding of the railway situa tion. It needs te be educated because most qf whnt it kiinws and feels it learned in pained contemplation of the works of an enrMcr crowd of railway magnates and 1.fitnni.i ii In. u.f.... 1.. in.. . ion.. .... ..mtn flt, ..... . - ...... ..v."-- ... .jiiwii iiii.tr. jiii ii.uiu- '' v2en te the country. The lievernment may .it K VCrnnplv In tlie hltstnnca .if nlt nmp.tln. fsi" '?'' ,,ut !t didn't go into that business 41 IfMthely or liurrletlb. It shrank from the jjr IjMk as it new shrinks from, let us say, the .V f',qM8tlen of ship subsidies. It undertook " v,;iUway regulation In self-defense and with 'view te preventing abuses that were s() WSrant as te be intolerable te the country. '.The rail executives of the present suffer far the sin .,f the lall c:,ecutivc, of the ijast. But It Is worth observing that the pirates and profiteers who were rleii out f, the railway world by I'ederal regulation tjave net reformed. Thev are in ether busi nesses new In the coal business, for exam ple. And they haven't learned nnvthing through reading or experience. While the public is being re-educated these gentlemen ought te be re-educated, tee. OUR SHIPS FOR OUR EMPIRE ALTIIOUtlH In neural respeus a dc- ifctjvc ami lii-censiiiercd mt astir.-, the Tenes Shipping Act, approved in lico.'pos lice.'pos lico.'pes nsssed the virtue of defining expressly the relationship of the merchant marine te the outlying dependencies of the I'nited States! vfjlnce the Spanish AVnr, usultlng itl s,', large nn Increase of non-contiguous terri tories under t he ling, the much -discussed extension of the coastwise Jaws te our in sulnr possessions hns proved a subject in which theory hns been In awkward con flict with practice. Fer mere than twenty year-- Japanese liners thrived upon passenger tunic between Hawaii and Snn Francisce. With regntd te tfc Philippines, suspension of tlie coast wise laws was deemed unavoidable. It was obvious thnt the great isl.ind empire acquire,! from Spain would be commercially Isolated vyitheut assistance from foreign lines, Dj. rect communication between .Manila and the United States was1 maintained by army transports. ' The Jenes int. however, duly recegnl.ed the recent enormous expansion of the American merchant marine. Anticipating (the employment of the splendid new cargo and passenger liners of the Shipping Heard of which ten are new operated en Pacific rjeutes, (lie measure established a monopoly tit American passenger business between lfnunli and the Tutted States, which became effective en February 1 of tills year, and urged the Installation of adequate .service te the Philippines by that date. ' The President is authorized te lix the new maritime status of these possesiens by proclamation. It is reported that Mr. Harding will make the announcement within a few days. Shipping heard vessels have disposed of c,n nuomaleus situation in the Philippines, - and It Is new possible te reach them by American liners net only by way of Veke- Jinma and Hongkeng, but by ships under the notional ling en direct routes from Sail Hraiiflhce and without recourse te truns truns Jteirts. .Inclusion of the Philippines within our irltline coastal laws, the general principle which mis nut eeen seriously questioned either Democratic or Republican admin Utratlens, Is a tribute tq administrative consistency nnd in accord With vastly im proved conditions of eccun transport by r.Mns of American registry. The next purndex te be removed by the (iMerHmvnt should be, that ,chiUif .In the rJi .Viwlu, IWh. tttwcMAwkVHlllPMMiOB l,ww.v. :i - -.ri&ims&te. and the United States foreign vessels arc still permitted te carry passengers and car goes. The extension of the law te the impor tant exchange pert of St. Themas, or Char Char eotte Amtille, has thus far been deferred because of deficiencies of American service, which if converted Inte n nationalistic mo nopoly would possibly result In the ruin of thnt much neglected group of lslnnds pur chased from Denmark In 11)10. The Shipping ltenrd, which mastered Us task se successfully In the Paeltic, has new n smaller though tin urgent problem ou its bands in the West Indies. THE NEWEST PLAN TO LET EVERYBODY DO AS HE PLEASES It Provides That Laber Organizations Shall Have Se Great Privileges That We All Will Seek te Jein Unions WE AUK In n fair way te gel nu answer te Comtressman Campbell's famous question te President Cleveland. "Whnt Is the Constitution between friends?" There was a time when the Constitution was regarded as one of the most perfect In struments of government ever devised. It was praised as an admirable guarantee of the liberties of the piople and ns a bulwark against tyranny. The previsions setting up the bounds beyond which Congress may net go, prescribing the limits of the jurisdiction of the Federal courts and the extent of the authority of the President commanded the admiration of foreign observers and the pride of the Americans in their political skill. Hut most of the comment en the Con stitution which we nrc hearing nowadays Is radically different from this, (filbert E. Hee, once a lnw partner of Scnnler l.n Toi lette, wrote a book n few years age devoted te damning the Supreme Court as u judicial oligarchy because the court had been cxer i lslng Its constitutional functions and had been held enough te say that Congress had exercised lowers that it did net possess In passing certain laws, and t lint tlie laws were therefore invalid. Senater I.a Fellctte has recently been repeating these charges nntl the American Federation of Laber has been applauding him. Here we linve the answer te Congressman Campbell's question, and it is that when one branch of the Cevernment disregards the Constitution In doing something thnt pleases you the Constitution should be ig nored, nntl that when another branch of the (ieverninent, also In the exercise of its constitutional powers, does something thnt displeases jett it should be denounced for the usurpation of power. In ether words, the Constitution should never be allowed te interfere with what you want te de, but should he Invoked only te prevent any one else from interfering with you. Hut this Is only n partial answer. The interests which lind themselves hampered by the elder view of the Constitution have lately begun te advocate its virtual abolition se that Congress could de anything thnt It pleases. They would have Congress repass every law which the Supreme Court had invalidated and have It agreed that this second passage of the law should act as a veto en the decision of the Supreme Court, just as the overriding of n presidential veto nullifies a hostile decision of the Presi dent. The vltnl difference between a presidential veto and a Supreme Court decision does net trouble the new school of statesmen. They are impressionists who de net think, yet if forced te defend themselves they would In sist that Impressionism has Its place In government ns it has In art. The President is part of the law-making power, ns, save when two-thirds of Congress disagrees with him, his approval is neces sary te every act. Ills disapproval is usually based en considerations of policy or expediency and almost never en the question of the Invasion of guaranteed rights. The Supreme Court, however, vetoes nn act of Congress en the ground that Congress ex ceeded its power in passing It. The ceuit was established te protect the people against invasion of their rights by any branch of the (,'eernment. Hut we are new told that no one has any lights which Congress is bound te respect. The situation, however. Is net se had ns it might appear at lirst blush. The Fed eration of Laber is proposing nn amendment te the Constitution which would remee nil restrictions from the power of Congress and it is urging the repeal of nil laws which hamper labor unions and their members from doing whnt they please. According te a superficial view, the success of this pro gram would make of the members of the labor unions a privileged class. Itut If the program should be carried through, all that the I est of us would have te de would he te join the existing labor unions or te organize new labor unions In crib r te eniev ., . i i i .1 , . . till me privileges which uic iiienu.ers et tin; ilder unions enjoy. Then there would be no privileged class, for we would all be en the same plnne. Nothing would de meie te hasten the formation of one great union of which the labor lenders have been dreaming. We nil work. The president of the steel trust works ns hard as Mr. (Jumpers, the piesi dent of the Federation of Laber. Se there iiuld In n subordinate union of elht ers of steel companies, another of hankers, n third of lawyers, n fourth of doctors, it fifth of teni hers of all kinds, a sixth of retail and wholesale raerchnnti, a seventh of cotton manufacturers and se en through all the occupations, Including liMeball players, pro pre pro fessienul golfers, artists' models, chauffeurs and bootleggers. And when they were all federated, as of course they would he under the Inducement of the new system, we should have te leek te the federation offi cials te settle the disputes thut arose among the subordinate unions and we should have a government of tb.; unions, by the unions nnd for the unions, in place of the (Jovern (Jevern ment set up by the Constitution. It might work, and then again it mlsht net. Yet, nftcr all, Mr. Ln Fellctte and the Federation of Laber have n perfect right te propose nny changes lu the Constitution which they favor, and they have a right te discuss them lit length nntl te seel; te per suntle the country te adept them ; for even In spite of nil the fiilmluutlens ngainst the Supreme Court, It has net yet Interfered with the right of men te advocate anything siivc riot nnd forcible revolution. AMERICAN MONARCHY KIMS (JEOIUiE V, ft monarch in theory, has seen lit te recognize appropriately one who has beeNMi monarch ln practice, While It is natursvind proper te Interpret the privilege of precedence accorded Mr. Tnft nt the Court of St. James ns deliberate expression of English geed will toward the United States, there Is .another aspect of the situation which Is possibly appreciated by the nominal ruler of Orent Hrlteln. ' A former President under the American Constitution, even a Chief Magistrate se urbane nnd se tcmpernmentqlly disinclined te autocracy as William Heward Tnft, hns known whnt It Is te be n potentate. The presidential power Is n vivid actuality, un matched in any civilized self-governing country throughout the glebe. Individual authority at the head of the Hrltlsh state Is a fiction. In America the prestige and lespenslblllty of the Chief Ex ecutive have steadily grown for nearly n cen tury and a half. The mildest mannered oc cupants of the great office have In the end been forced te rule, The Instructions which Mr. Hurtling from time te time delivers te n dilatory ami muddlc-maklug National Legislature are evidence of the obligations Imposed by the American presidency. The titular King of (Jrcat Htitain has witnessed the overthrew of three hereditary monarchic greuu'Ietl in medievalism. Kingdoms which hnve survived hnve reduced the authority of the crown te n shrinking minimum. In the exemption of Mr. Tnft from the caste of commoners nnd his elevation nt St. James te n caste second only te royalty, the head of the Heuse of Windser has In augurated nn Interesting precedent. Americans, snve in partisan Ire, nrc net Inclined te dwell extensively upon the monarchical attributes of their (Jevernment. In Hrltuin the icverse of the situation ex ists, an abundance of show nnd pretense with scant reality. Is it te be wendeied that In the case of Mr. Tnft respect for the extraordinary office he once filled should overturn the conven tional rules of formal precedence? STRIKE OR WAR? IT HIUilNS te appear that the coal mineis' strike Is. after nil, te have rough and riotous consequences, anil that what was te bine been a silent war of attrition between the unions nntl the operators, may repro duce throughout the larger bituminous re gions the bloodshed and violence thnt shocked the country whin it appeared in the restrfcted Ileitis about Minge. W. Va.. n year age. It was tee much te expect that n strike of unprecedented dimensions, involving ac tual hardship for hundreds f thousand's of families, could continue in serenity te a peaceful end. In one region of Illinois forty men have been killed In one assault of union miners ngainst guaided mines operated by non-union men. This is net the first outbreak of violence nmeng the miners. Humors ami omens from ether areas are suggestive of increasing trouble, present or te be. Whnt is happening was predicted in these columns months no when the strike was first called. Hunger is the one true radical in the coal Ileitis, the one agitator that never yet hns failed te produce the desired violence. And hunger hns been abroad In the mining regions for ti geed many weeks. It is net necessary te held nither the miners or the operators right or wrong te feel u sense of infinite regret and of some thing very much like shame at the sudden turn of nffnlrs in the coal regions of the country. Any indictment justified by wide spread recourse te lawlessness nntl organ ized anarchy nnd wnr between the two dominant groups in one of the niet Impor tant basic Industries must lie, in the end, ngainst the public Itself. Fer the public accepted the strike without emotion or nny show of intelligent Interest. Summer was coming en. Ceal would net be greatly needed. The prospect of a labor war In which the ee.il Industry would be subjected te pnraljsls, while whole communities would be required te face hardship almost as bitter as that which Americans hnve been trying te relieve in foreign famine areas, brought no word of pity or objection or challenge from any representative public group outside the mine areas. Had the public manifested nn active In terest in the first threats of an economic outrage of unexampled scope Congress would have had te be interested. The mere obdurate coal operators and the mere reck less unionists might have felt impelled te take a second thought about the whole mat ter. Hut the public prepared for its vaca tion. And the solution of one of the most painful questions of human relations ever raised in the I'nited States !ms been left te ignorant local officials anil te the war beards of the conflicting groups, who have nt last managed te blunder, in Illinois nt least, te the brink of a small -size, civil w;iP, The first cause of the coal strike is ex plained when you say that the public doesn't knew. cen new, what lr U nl' about. It Is the public's mood of complete indifference thnt is reilected in Washington nntl nt the various State capitnls. j,.. Hoever Is about the only one who made a really sin cere effort te settle the coal controversy in telliccntly nnd Jn-tl . He -t no help'frem the preple. who, if the disorder spreads In the mine regions, will he en tir tees in a few days clamoring for the armv. The atrocities committed hv strike sym pathizers in Illinois will iMvmuncntly hurt the cause of unionism. The news' from Herrln. where fem non-union men were killed, in lights or in cold hloe.l. in,n "" l "'" ""." '.""" ""' ""Wfiied. Murder "no lanaticjsm linx I flrS( (,,, need for ....,.,, urn.., jrem the f isnii and for justice opinion was apparent i il .iit.......l .. 1. f. supported by ptihlit but universally l';ie A COWARDLY OUTRAGE ASSASSINATION- the instrument of rv cowards nnd fanatics, has nibbed (.'rent Hritaln of the sn of a talented s0MPr nnd u zeale'i, pimiet The lesH f i"jt,i,j Maishiil Sir Hum Hughes Wilsen in i. j keenly felt tl'inugl. .... , . .,. - , nation iieepiv in his debt for s se enilid nml r....,..,r..i achievements in the World War As n u Clsicr "dic-hnid" of marked Cnlenist sympathies. Marshal WiNen en tered Inte n new and tumultuous phase of his cnieer after the International conflict Whut pnit political antagonisms l.nve played in the causes of his death is net vet clearly determined. While it Is muie thnn possible that indi vidual fanaticism, unsponsered hv f.-ir-t len-il authority, was iespeMsjb. for flic outrage a new inflammation of partisan prejudice is dangerously possible. Sehrietv of temper both in England and Ireland, together with it rigid inquiry Inte the origins of the dn. tardly attack, Is new requisite. The beautiful ,h,K about African golf , thnt It can he ph,yc,l in Requisite Atmespheie ciose quarters. Hulling hones need no rolling acres. tlt ..en'le" man what shakes 'cm slie'ly i0c s need te exercise Ills lungs when he sets 'em n-cal-leplir: Yessuh: And (lint's what queered two prisoners lu Meyninciislng. T,ev had made the tike out of hard yellow sen'ii nntl their joyous cries as they approached the eighteenth hole (as it wete) brought the turnkey nntl the gaum was stepped, Would It Interest you te learn that the prisoners are charged with the theft of silk shirts? Adelph XuKer will es- Quelling i.ililish in Hollywood n Tantrums school for movie actors nnd net testes. One of the principal studies will be the control of teiiiperauii'iil nnd one of the iiibtructers Kid McCoy, pugilist. If he Is given n free hand ernduutlen eucht te be easjf.1 AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT Seme Women Who Have Remained Yeung In Heart and Brain Despite Their Years, and Seme Younger Women Who Have Developed Leadership Qualities Sinqe the Occasion Offered lly HARAII 1). LOWH1K AT THE meeting of the Stale Hcpubllcnn Committee It chnnccd te us my very geed luck te hnppcn en n scat next te thnt held by Mrs. Mumford In the gallery of the Hellevue-Stratferd ballroom, where the com mittee met. , Since my earliest days of things political I have hud a chatting acquaintance llh that young-old ardent and wise woman. Once I met her se fnr ulichl ns New Orleans, I being en a pleasure trip nml she being also en n pleasure nntl u League of Women's Clubs trip. She was enthusiastic then nnd comfortable nntl amused nt all the goings en : and new, some twenty years Inter, she Is its cheerful nn observer of the ways nnd the manners nnd the motives of the minority that rule us. Her commentary en the proceedings of the committee was almost the most Interesting part of that most Interesting morning te me. I think sjie was quite unconscious thnt she said anything aloud, or that the amused, keenly critical, approving or firmly disapproving emotions that rippled through her shrewd mind were registered se un mlstuknbly for the two Vine men who were our chance companions In that box, or for myself. She was tee absorbed te care. Se much of the history that she knew and had hail it pnU in wns behind that conven tion that I fell she was sitting as much with the "cloud of! witnesses." whom she had known and striven with long since, as with us. Even the Vnre men could net take her witty, humorous asides nt the expense of the machine In bad part, because some how with the experience nnd patience of a seasoned reformer she hns kept the vvhlmsl cnl kindness of a philosopher. 1 sometimes think that part of the per sonal baggage of an ardent, successful re former is n youthful garment of expectancy of miracles which makes the unproductive ness thnt is npt te accompany old age nn impossibility. At nil events, my Impression of thnt convention, thanks, I am sure, te Mrs. Mumford. is one of hope nnd expect ancy for the woman's share In the next one. TIIEUE Is another woman, a contempo rary, se far as polities go, of Mrs. Mum ford, whom I have grown te regard as my personal guide in iniiiiy n vexed question of the present rather shifting pellticnl .values, and that Is Mrs. Hlaiikenburg. Nothing has been dimmed or dated about her. She might have been an old-young girl, but she Is cer tainly new n young-old woman, nntl ln her. prime mentally and spiritually. It Is geed for Philadelphia te have her "n chid nmang us taklti' notes." She always understood, when the ma jority of political women did net under stand, the value of party obligation, which Is why I fancy she is new ns much of u leader as ever, when many of her former associates nrc self-scrapped. AT EVE11Y turn one hears wonder and dismay expressed ever the women who have had experience in leading, nnd yet who are falling te materialize in the new posi tions demanding lenders. They either sulk in their tents with u "hetter-than-theu expression en and n non-partisanship golden text or they plead prier obligations te betterment clubs, where political cenvci-. sntlnn Is taboo. The old belief that you cannot discuss religion except in church, nor participate ln a political struggle except nt the polls, hns mnde mere lncffccllves. rellgltftisly and po litically, than any ether opposing force of " . . i i Hut ns a consequence the new lenders who hnve consented te lend are untrammeled by prejudices nnd unhampered by party nflili- ntiens. One of these women whom I watched with much Interest this winter is Mrs. (icurgt- Lerlmer. She hns come into her own as a political leader and a Hepub lican one at that through n life course at ether activities, which has titled her for what she is new and given her n per spective of what she can become. I first noticed her ciunlltics of success in the Ctish man Club afternoons at the Academy. She really presided! And she did it humorously and "cleverly . and each time with a surer touch for whnt she was doing was a new departure for any one and she ninde nn atmosphere for the nitists whom she intro duced with just enough of a personal blend mid net tee much. New till this takes prcpnintlen, however casual and light-hearted the result may up peer te he te a big public. Fer one cannot speak te a public that tills the Academy as one speaks In a drawing room nnd get the effect of a drawing room. It all has te be done in proportion. And Mrs. Larimer's casual, happy intro ductions were in propeition. It was evident that she had what many of us lack u sense of the public, what is clue te it ami what it will demand, THIS sense turned te move n public politi cally can be of infinite value and has Immense possibilities. And I have been further interested te observe that the or ganization known for a year us the Hepub licnii Weman's Club if Pennsvlvania. but new a ml from bene, forth shortened te the Hcpubllcnn Women of Pennsylvania I have been Interested te observe that in planning that organization and in canying out the plan Mrs. Lerlmer, as ns first president, has made u very strong ami individual mark en Its character. She was right about such n club being needed; she was rlglii. tee, in pievidlng for its partlsin but neu fin tienul character, and lu Insisting thnt this be kept clear In the minds of the onleoki r. a- well as in the minds of the p.iiticlpnteis, of machine or ganization. The personnel of lis first beunl has been admirably i hesen for holding the respect nnd lntiiguin tin intetcst of the public. i And its public .ippcarnmc. netnbly Its first banquet, and its "open house" at this siiing prlnmiy elenien were well calculated, admirably carriul out and very effective net u lest motion '. O'u COCHSF., lis presiding officer would lie the firsl te suv that these activities had been largely delegated ones te u very efficient corps of committee women, tried hands like Mrs. (ieergc Dunning, Mrs. niiinkenburg, Mrs Stiiwbridge and the very able executive secretin ies, Mrs., McNeil mid Mrs. Saudferil, but the fact remains thnt the organization as are nil growing or ganizations is what lis chief executive chictlv directs It shall he. I fee no doubt thnt Mrs. Lorimer's qualities that I first observed along less strenuous or less original Hues are admirably put te the successful furtherance of this In si Statewide politi cal club for women in Pennsylvania. I WAS bewailing net long age te a young married woman, who is a lender in town among her contemporaries; indeed, I wits doing mere "inn bewail. I was berating her mid her pair, among the younger set for net being eltl.cns with the rest of us middle agers." She took it geed-tem. pcrcdly. but she did net budge an Inch fiem her position of net being Interested in voting. It bus struck me since that she was quite right and I was correspondingly wrong, of course, they arc net interested: It is their present buslncs te be milkers of homes and bullders-up of famlliec und trainers of babies. And If they were net most of them naturally nnd effectively pointed that way, (ietl help the ceuntiy! "I lu my small corner nnd you In veurs," therefore, Is a geed adage still te live by. A sense of the public is natural for u wemiiii who lias made her hone and brought up her children, and equally u sense of the vitul Importance of making that home nml having these children and letting the public blunder along ns best It can without one is natural In a married woman lu her twenties. '. V -hi '-s "v : - ' ;- i$ - hu - ' ' AsiHi.'mv-w s mmL. mfnmmf fflffmrTR' IMnV BSW9E!!!n&li ti Ji8f:r'2'NtJIKS?B JrlsHfiRei JN2Rr?aM ;" ,r &:Cj-a ' -r xm 5SVf4, fOMtiMW f tmwusftKVsYs'i jMMi-.ni us vSBajTr?-r.vB - .ja-SB3 bhuOi w ri-m' v:.wsritLUmr.rffr-i j' &M9i.jmL'n. ii smiiiiii tmimfwt m i ,k&jy-&f8zmrtitiwr an&. r -i- jmmmj xir immi - - - - --- . ..-- ... -.. . . JJ... ,-.. im't i m .-.&,n .xnxmmmmi-am mmutu smsmscmi i smsism mi in in i i .jeum iWM mriw.wiu m;mtm wi sm.f-j,i. m.pw i-JBk2v&KigfflBlHK2l iKEBMfivlmSriySlL. JlX?, , J Mil. imsmi hMiii rt TTfflism'afcMTTMii rwrr ii n Mil i mini ii ii si i?.vw mwnwb 'w-sj 3' jra.KMRSiiifm mmyrmkwmi 11 11 m Mffll' NU I IM MM Wk i Iftfi&k WmmWWcVXJ, mrmmmitmimiMMajKTzmmamiLmr&rmrmmu 'ubtkt hwi.u:ij vifts ! i'i iim - aTbu-.-XjeViiHsitf B t i U1 ' ' VI, mSffwm-. f MwWmWMWWMi Wmsl&Jfc. ' HnmWrH ?- -' . A: Tier a J '" m ' -; NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks' With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best JOSEPH C. WAGNER On the Growth of Zoning Sentiment 'TMIE sentiment of the general public Is X new mere ln favor of zoning than nt nny time since the project wns first ad vanced, says deseph C. Wagner, Assistant Director" tf Public Works nnd one of the titv's greatest expetts in the theory and practice of zoning. "One of the strongest indications that a neighborhood interest in zoning is being created," said Mr. Wagner, "is the fact that a constantly Increasing number of cases are being brought before the courts, where the Invasion of residential sections by what might lie termed 'hostile users' Is the principle involved. This is especially the case where the use of mills, factories and especially public commercial garages Is proposed. Cases Frem Many Points "There have been a number of these cases ft mil various parts of tlie city. One was such it I'uisiiicsM hullillm: should net be erected there, as it would be Incompatible with the proper use of a property, facing tlie Par'c os it docs, nntl where there is constantly passing u great many pedestrians, especially young children. The words of the Court lu tills decision were thnt this garage would be 'distinctly objectionable te the welfare, safety and pence of the . neighborhood.' After an injunction had been issued the owner changed his mind nntl put up sev eral very presentable dwellings, thus muklng n fur better use of the land. "Anether case, nnd one which ultimately went te the Supreme Court of the Statu for decision, was the erection of a saw mill and planing mill near Eleventh nnd Westmore land streets. The neighbors mnde stren uous objections; and the Supreme Court, in upholding tlie decision of the lower courts, decided that the noise, dirt and ether ob jectionable features should net be permitted In thut neighborhood and ordered uu in junction te issue The mill, tliciefeie, Is out of business. ' "Ollmr cases, which would lie settled by u oiling ordinance. If we Intel one, but ln the ii'lisence ei which have te be taken te the courts, are the erection of a garage near Thirty-eighth and Spilng (.urden streets nnd similar cases in Frnnkferd nnd tier tier mniitewii. These three suits are net yet de cided, but the number of cases taken te court tends te show in whut direction tin1 wind is blowing in the zoning mutter. Zoning Principle Kctegnied "In the case of the mill, which was taken te the Siipicnie Ceuit. that hotly rilled that in certain sections of the city, given ever largely te lesidenies, the operation of a saw and planing mill, built en land formerly oc cupied by dwellings, was u nuisance, owing te the noise and tliit emanating from such a plant. "Hut the great point Is that in all these decisions tlie courts have recognized the zoning principle and the necessity of pro tecting the owners of homes. This, however, Is zoning by ceuit action, nnd it cannot be se effective as full zoning by law would be. This is because zoning by law throws the mantle of protection ever tlie entire city, whereas court action necessitates long, tedious nnd expensive litigation and is ef fective only lu the specific cases in which injunctions lire obtained. Zoning by law would give the same protection te nil und cost nothing. A Zoning (hirst leuiin ire "Since the sending 'back of the propescti zoning ordinance te the Zoning Commission for further consideration ami unienilmeiit, thu commission bus sent a questionnaire te property evvneis in the central part of the cltv land we shull continue te send these out) asking for information as te the feeling of the owners in regal tl te zoning. What w want te llinl "ut iH vthether or net tlie owners tlt'slre the present use of their prop prep crtv changed, their ideiis as te the height of iiulldlugs en the various streets ami hew much open space they think should he left en each let. "The answers te these questionnaires are held strictly confidential by the Zoning Com Cem mission nntl I hey will net he made public. Neither will they be belt! in auy way binding upon the owners, for property changes In this section ure se rapid ami ln many cases 1 nun twin,. Ifl.lf.n ni'iiitim nml 1 I lllir !ll(ilflll . ; s"- " imii. .oiling stamiartiizes prepertv values. street and opposite 1 nlrmeunt 1 ark, where "When, en ucceimt of tlie expansion of the owner tried u, erect u public garage the business section, it seems necessarv te facing the Park nnd in n generally rc-l- extend into the residential or partiallv res!- dcntlal section. 'I he Court decided that dentin se.tln.i ei ,i..ti,. .!... .1. .i. BECOMING ACTIVE se radical thnt it would net be fnir te con sider the mere answering of a series of questions ns te sentiment in nny way bind ing in 'business. We are simply after in formation and te lenrn in se fnr ns we can the sentiment of the owners of property In relation te the matter of zoning. "Zoning is, nfter nil, in the hnnds of the people themselves. It Is net nn erbltrary thing which will be forced tipeu them ; we me simply working for the best interests of the city, nnd the final decision must he by the people. They hnve the matter of zoning in their own hands and they can have it whenever they want It. Changing Properly Uses ''Hut zoning must be established bv police-power reasoning. We de net deal directly with the matter of prepertv values, but we believe that If we can get a henlthy, well-ordered nnd safe cJty, we are going te have an esthetic and beautiful city ns well mid one in which property values will be Indirectly stnbilized. E.xnerience In ntlmr cities has shown that there is no question evvneis et the properties. The previsions in the proposed ordinance ure flexible, and when such n change seems te be desirable, a vote Is taken of the owners of the block ln question. If "1 per cent of them favor such n change, the proposal Is submitted te the ening Commission, which passes upon It. "Hut in every case when prepertv is In tills transition stage, whether from resl tlential te business, from business te In dustry or any ether chnnge, the matter is entirely lu the hnnds of the owners. Hut, in case only 10 or l."i per cent of the owners want a change, the Wi or SKI per cent net wanting it are protected by the zoning law. As In the case of the ballet, the majority rules. "Without zoning, building nnd growth tie tie velep in u haphazard way. Zoning slmplv means that the building and tlie growth necessary te the full development of a titv's leseurces und possibilities shall go forward In mi erdeily manner. " What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. What Is meant by the law of angary? 2. Distinguish between mistral niul mistrial. 3. Who wqre the l'rernphuelltes? 4 Who said "If this be madness, yet there's method lu It"? ' meres 5 Who Is Ilepubllcnn fleer lender In the Meuse of Kcprescntntlvcs? 0 What Is Hie original meaning of the name Henry? "B T What uic the colors of the flag of J'iinn' S. What is cassia? 9. Whnt coin is called a napoleon? 10 What is caoutcheuc? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1. The CJunpewder Plot was n ceiisiilniev of nlinrinni u if I n r .i,ii.. ei .!'.".".. ""' "" nimeni lu Bur. la mi te blew up King Jam. s 1 n,,,i members of the Lords and Commens the Parliament Heuse In I.en let u was fellt .1 by the anest "f Uuy Knv. lies, nne of tin. ., ""' Nev, mber B. 1 60S. Most 0? I he "ode among whom were (Jateshy, r'crJy Dlgby and Winter, were cxceuieil 2. The doctrine, of signatures In ,ned "cine Is nu old theory that plants res , I parts of the human body wen. l, e final lu tl.,. treatment ,ff rtlswis Tn these pans. It was believed thai tlie shape or design of the plants w.ih li the nature of 11 sIku te inVnl, nd 3. Hit-hard Washburn Child Is the present American Ambassador te tulv "lt,cnl 4. Little Heck Is the capital of Aik.'.,,-.,, 6. The Miner Prophets' of the 1! H'w ", HeM.i. Joel. Ames ehtielliih, M -ah Jenah. Nnhuin, IliibiiKkult, Xcpl,,,, ' HiiKgnl, Hiclmrlali and Mulncl 1 ' v """. :"". "" 'ec niiiiiuer of tiw, sidles I I'ln. Arabian Mulits " t Sultan had vowed te Strang u,,.,?1" t tin morn nir. but bee kii.h.w ....'. " I.I. ,Mll-nnltv in m ,."'.?""" "CIl ....., ' ' Ml'lll Hint ,iivvi ri'iiiui lOHlJUIlt nielllH veked tils vow. ' he re- 7. Hcetheven. tin. world-fiimeus ceini,n.r was afflicted with deafness, KS in bis latter yturs . i"-cj.uiy All licailemle fill Is called 11 beai.l in allusion te its Mmpe ,v, ',: lestmbles that of the hoardei 1 J.i a imiheii holds bis mortar. "eici A patois In an Illiterate dialect. r... local or provincial, 'nvlnnlnl ' -" A puncheon is a liquor cutR of varlnhi capacity, from 72 n.liin ,.u w. s- '-MlOIH, -..-. ti. VIM I 'I17J1 MPlil Willi I 11U SHORT CUTS Happy ahead. the man whose vacation Is Forty new municipal tennis courts and tennis fans will love all. And Congress won't say n kindly word for Weeks and Weeks and Weeks! Perhaps the reason June Is bedraggled Is because May stele all her clothes. We surmise that songs of perfect diet will some day be sung by vitaminnestDger. With the opening of twenty-eight city bathhouses It ought te be easy te get Inte the swim. Ncwnrk Chancellor says nagging in s wife doesn't jiibtify desertion. But it per haps explains. The threatened strike of hot-deg mer chants came near taking the bark out of Ceney. And the bite. The Stnte Committee will find Mr. Pinchot an easy man te get along with se long as he has his own wuy. Campaign buttons made of soap net in appropriately have appeared in the interest. of a candidate of the great unwashed. One doesn't have te de mere than glance nt the Londen news te realize thtt Mr. Tnft is hnving the time of his young life. There is at least possibility that State empleyes will be none the less loyal te the Hepubllcan Party because they haven't been imiced. Among these who don't knew a geed thing when they see it may be included these who would uraend the Constitution some mere. President will spend Independence Day en his front perch in Mnrien. Mint Ire State of Ohie will see te it he hns 11 nice, quiet time. Hut net TOO quiet. Pictures of bathing beauties remind u that in thu matter of water transportation legs and arms are net merely the luxuries they leek, but bare necessities. Fermer Mayer of Havana says Amer icans go te Cuba for the climate and net for Intoxicating liquors. Hut, even se, one can't enthuse ever the climate nil the time. William Prestnge, of Floyd, Miss., father of quintuplets, seems lcbs worried about hew te support them than about hew te name them. Well, for 11 pat hand "lint could be mere npproprlate than Ace, Kingi vjucen, .Tack and TenspetV William ,T. Leve, vice president of tlie Shipping Heard, nt 11 luncheon in Londen told shipmasters that we huve ships, cargoes and tletermliiutleji, nnd nil we need is a siibsltly te make a geed workable quartet. Hcachlng 11 clear note uu the high bens, bj It were. When Premier Theuinls, of Helginni, gnve financial terms te German delegates, with the alternative threat te begin liquida tion of sequestered property, some memory of German guns perhaps reverberated In tlie back of his mind and made him Justly udamiint. Official Soviet organ in Moscow saj the courts of Hussiii have no right te ad minister justice Impartially: that it is their dtitv te rentier decisions favorable te the pielelurlat alone. Seems positively weird i bur stranger things thiin thnt have ceme out e( HllbSltt. New Yerk butler built up exclusive bootleg business by peddling his master J bee.!-. He says his customers iiichulril some of "the best people." Frem boot legger lists casually referred te we gather Unit "the best people" keep themselves fairly moist. There can be no objec tion te a discussion nt changes thought te III.UIL1III-1. In till. 1 oust 1 - When the Wind Shifts liitlen, hut some of the speeches at he American Fedcrutleu of Laber Convention go te show the wisdom of hnving tM changes n little difficult te Wke. TBS framnrs of the Constitution appeared " favor a csmpass rather Uuut weather vane e,'$:a?. m .jrf.sA.. .ai ' ' l C-fl - j , . . ... -. .-.SB TSJii , flXlkv&A &4r i-.T-.i', ,?!.'.. " vi"-( .v f f. f-iU
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