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PRESIDENTIAL FORESIGHT
MH. IIAUIiINC'S holiday m .iiIIimI
ceiiililiics 111 11 way Ri'iirliuiMly anil plcai
tintly American an .ipprreintlen of litilh the
formally stately anil the Intimately appealing
tignihVann'.s of Independence Day.
A vli-lt te the lieme town en its litinilreiiHi
fclrthtley has Ieiir been an item luh.'ieKnl en
the pre.-idenllal caleiulnr. With this jn-tU
finbly sentimental pilci'lmace nni hlended
mi official iiixpcctlnn en route of the tnnvlneV
cneampment nt (Jettyt.bnrs en nnether .in
nlver.sary date, signalizing the hMerle en
Rnceiuent which ivn the Mnrne of Civil
"War. The President preenee at Imth of
these oeenslens wni timely and littlnc
It mny be reealleil that Mr. Hardin;:'
announcement of liiv inability te attend the
dedication of the world fair vltP In Phila
delphia was received here emc months age
with marked regret. It w.is questionable
Nfhether the exercises without the Chief
Executive could be a success.
The thanks of this community rather than
,lts censure are new in order. The city lias
been apnred the embarrassment of suinmen
ing the President for nothing. Save for
crowds of picknickers. lecreatlen parties and
n ocensiennl parade the "(ilorieus Keurth"
in the Parkwaj -l-'alnneunt area will be
much like any ether day The President
cems te have planned his program with
discretion nnd foresight.
TWO CHILDREN IN COURT
THE two children of foreign -horn parents
who were arraigned before the Heard of
Education's Committee en Discipline and
threatened cerieusly or net with incar
ceration in an "institution that might blight
their future reputation" because their par
ents didn't see fit te pay for two broken
choel windows, deserve a little mere than
passing attention.
Children of seven often break windows.
They aren't te be expected te knew all the
differences between right nnd wrong. Put
It Is a fact that many children caught in
similar plights must often go te Institutions
that tend te "Wight their futuie reputa
tions" for the Inck of six or seven dollars,
Buch ns were needed te repair the Peurd of
Education's windows.
The question here doesn't relate directly
te, the Beard of Education and Its careful
economy. Whnt most people will wonder
is whether, if there are Institutions that can
blight the future of children of seven, they
re permitted te exist at all and whether
njr child should be sent te such a place for
an Imaginable cause. There are bad nnd
incorrigible children, of course, and formal
ways have te be found te discipline them.
Hut they are children, and children, though
they may he deprived of their freedom, cer
tainly cannot be deprived of their chanm in
life by nny society that makes a pretense te
Intelligence nnd humanity.
MOVIES AND MONOPOLY
ASL'IT just entered by Fred (1. Nlon Nlen
Kirdllngcr nnd Themas M. I.eve, mov
ing picture exhibitors and theatre lessees,
against a number of mm cms engaged in
the distribution of films. Is intended te prove
that the movies are controlled by a trust.
It Is a suit that is pretty sure te attract
attention. Fer a movie monopoly may be a
source of for greater danger te the general
public than It ever could be even te the
owners of theatres. The great majority of
the people of the I'nlted States go day
nfter day te have its mind swayed, Its eiuo" eiue" eiuo"
tiens stirred nnd its opinions colored in one
wiiy or another by the nlnis. The movies
ought te be free. Ne single group of men
can safely be intrusted with power te (ontrel
their messages nnd iin-niings What would
the country think if the ueuKpapeii weie te
be brought under the uiiiuel of u trust
frankly determined te run them exclusively
for profit?
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L:7y .."-. .-w
Pki fPIIE summer school at the T'nherslty of
' X Pennsylvania is
one
the nuinerniii
evidences of tin n.t and genuine l.i : -i r-c in
the opportunities of higher education which
has already assumed the proportions of n
national mew incut.
It Is enlj 11 compaiativel.v few jtars sine,.
the opening of ienises te summer stinlenis
Dt Pcnn was n novelty Miniewli.it timidly
Introduced. The euture is new well pa.st
the experimental stage.
The six weeks' sessions, which will last
from July 10 te August ill, will be oeveled
te studies in a wide Vllllety of subjects. An
attendance of about "."0(1 studmt, neatly n
third again as much as Inst year's then
record-breaking total, is expeetul.
The cost of matiii'iilnlien is net high. The
environment is attraciive, the aocMiinieiln-
lens will be of the collegiate st.1nd.1nl, with
beh the gymnuslum and the ii irinilorie irinilerie
available for the summer student limb.
There arc excellent reasons fei believing
tbnt(the school will continue te thrhe. 1'enn
isylvnnin may new be regarded as in effect
an aU-year-reund university.
DISTURBERS OF THE PEACE
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EWSPAPEHS In McnUe charge llatly
knf II..,.,,, lllulnM .1... I ,
t.wn reported te he in the ImmU r i,.,,,.n..
'? r v , ."iM'tus,
jne aemanueu u ransom ler ids release, de.
j?rnieiy arrangeu 111s own kldnnplng for
Masens net yet clearly explained
VThls will remind the wwile in th T'mtn.i
ff etates that Mexican kldnapiiigs of the past
.5 "'Soften have had the loel,- of In. in.. u.,.,
aged, though much was made of them by
the crowd that never loses an opportunity te
if demand that "we go down and clean up
V Mexico." it win ue intcreutlns te observe
tl, ft wuev .ui. AiiciueiM nun 10 miy, jjih (Unup.
f I pearance and his escape were alike colorful
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4s Government has never been able te deal
jefatutely with these who plot openly en
f:w ci:m wiuw ug jiruiouBienai aiHturb
laf the International peace, the people
ij,umiv eegun 10 see tile .Mexl-
3.,"nt.W,t. Stage kid-
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neplngs no longer greatly Interest them.
And n geed many men of the sort who get
themselves kidnaped would he required te
reuse anything like "Invasion sentiment" In
the United Hlntes.
Whether Washington consents te recog
nize Ohregen or net, the people In this
country have made up their minds that
Ohregen Is making geed at 11 dlllicult job;
that he deserves a chance and that he shall
liiive It.
A FOURTHOF JULY NEEDED
FOR INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY
Foundations Are New Laying for a Dec
laration That Will Free Laber and
Capital and Benefit Every One
THElti: Is net a clvllled country any
where in the world today the cltlcns
of which would den the truth of the funda
mental principle laid down In the declara
tion adopted In the old State Heuse in
Chestnut street Mil jeurs age.
That principle is that nil governments
derive their just powers from the consent
of the governed. It was a new doctrine In
17711. The rule then was that the plain
people bad no rights which the governing
class was bound te respect. In Prance the
farmers were forbidden te put manure en
their Holds, for it drove the game away.
The game hud te be protected for the sport
of the oristeoraov, even though it were at
the expense of the feed crops of the farmers,
And the farmers were net allowed te hunt
the game. This is but one of ninny in
stances of the disregard of the governing
class for the rights of the governed.
The famous Declaration of Independence
laid down the principle of political democ
racy. In the Intervening years it lins spread
throughout tin world, until new .Inpnn Is
the enl country in which the form of
autocracy Is preserved.
The battle of democracy is wen, nnd
women 1110 admitted into the political body
with the same lights ns men.
Lest we should be tee complacent, how
ever, it Is wet th while reminding ourselves
that we can reserve our liberties only by
centlnunl wntfare. The citizens of the
great cities and even of some of the great
States have surrendered their liberties te
political mnchlnes which have usurped the
powers of government. Their leaders are
as selfish and ns Intolerant and ns Indif
ferent te the rights of the mnjerlty as were
the old tyrants. The public officers the
Majers, the Coventers nnd the rest are the
creatures of these machines. They take
orders from them nnd are the mere dummies
of the Irresponsible nnd unetliclnl bosses.
If nny one dares te appeal te the people
ever the heads of the bosses he is denounced
for his audacity and charged with an
attempt te subvert the established order.
ClfTerd Plnchet was denounced In this
way by Senater Vnre in the primary cam
paign. The Senater said that it wus pre
posterous for Mr. Plnchet te seek the Uc
publle.an nomination for the governorship.
The machine hud picked out another candi
date who wns one of Its creatures, and nny
one who dared contest the nomination was
guilty of treason te the organization.
The Kepublicnn voters, however, In this
Instance net only believed that government
derives its just powers from the consent of
the governed, but that the governed had an
inalienable right te cheese whom they would
te be their agents in carrying en their Gov
ernment. The spirit of political democracy
is net dead. It mny smolder at times, but
it can be fanned Inte n living tlnme het
enough te shrivel Inte n cinder every form
of political or party dospetUm. The ma
chinery 1ms been provided through which
the popular will can make itself deminnntly
manifest.
While the citizens of the nineteenth cen
tury were occupied with the problem of
political democracy, the citizens of the
twentieth century tire struggling with the
problem of industrial democracy.
New mechanical inventions were followed
by n new form of industrial organization.
Men of power nnd initiative created great
corporations, just ns when the political
organization of society was In progress men
of force set themselves tip as rulers nnd
compelled elcdicucc te their will. Some
body hud te rule, and the man with the
nblllty te de it assumed that function.
Somebody had te establish the great cor
porations for utilizing the mechanical in
ventions, and the men with the ability te
de it organized the corporation, nnd trod
ruthlessly en every one who steed in their
wny, whether it was the working men or
ether men seeking te enter the same field in
competition with them.
The natural result was the organization
of an opposition army in the shape of labor
unions te light for the rights of the workers.
Se we have had Industrial warfare in the
form of strikes and lockouts, with Incidental
murder.
This sort of thins cannot continue, for It
leads te anarchy. It certainly is net bovend
the ingenuity of the race which framed the
Declaration of Independence and laid down
the principle of political democracy te find
a way nut of the present chaos.
The two parties in the present warfare
insist en special rights and special privi
leges. The worker asserts his right te fix
the conditions under which he will work nnd
the price at which he will sell his labor.
The employer insists en his right te hire
whom he will, nt what price and under
what conditions seem geed te him. And
neither party cares what happens te the
rest of us while they nKbt out the isu,.
inns we olive mu ienns et tjrnnny con
tending for the mnsteiy. There can be no
peace se long ns the spirit of tj runny domi
nates either side. The way out lies through
mutual respect for common rights and
through a determined purpose te co-operate
in the production of the largest amount at
the lowest cost for the seneral geed of all.
Such a system of co-operation bus been
set up here and there te the satisfaction of
all parties. It lias resulted in n fair rate
of wages for the workers and In increased
profits for the employers, nnd It hns pro pre
vented interruption in the business of the
companies adopting it. It is industrial
democracy, in which labor recognizes the
rights of capital and capital recognizes the
rights of labor, and the two work hnr hnr
menluusly together toward n common end.
THE AMERICAN WAY
PULLMAN-CAU civilization has been n
distinguishing feature of American fron fren
tier development. Ilallwny reaches, for all
their defects apparent In a closely woven
social fabric, were by far the most comfort
able hestclries of the West In the days be
fore the great American desert was re
moved te the realm of imagination.
The chapter of progress is being rewritten
today In another environment Alaska. The
V
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA,
Installation of stnndnrd sleeping cart, en the
new Cevernmeni railway from Anchorage te
l'alrbanks presages n social revolution.
Inns are scarce, indeed virtually non nen
elstent, along the fiOO miles of rnllwny be
tween the Tnnnna IMver nnd the sea. At
division points sleepers will be available for
hotel lucotnmednllons. This Is In addition
te their use en the through trains between
the termini.
It hi Inevitable that towns will cluster
about these stations, many of which are new
iboerlessly named with reference te their
distance from Anchorage. Appellations such
us "Mile Twenty-five" nnd "Mile Fifty"
nrc common. The new "household trains"
may be exnecled te blaze the way of progress
us the stenin caravans of the Santa Fe did
fier the old trail.
This does net mean that Alaska will he
speedily populated or that thousands of
square tulles of wilderness will suddenly be
made te bloom. Hut n beginning has been
made in ohnraeteristienlly American slyle.
"Solid vestibule trains" picturesquely pro
claim centtnsts in civilizations which will
eventually be blended In harmony.
THE SHOP STRIKE
SHOPMAN In the rnilread operating sys
tem de he repair work and the over
hauling thai is constantly necessary te Uvp
rolling equipment In poed and safe order,
nnd they build locomotives nnd cars for
some of the lines. Signal apparatus Is also
te rntiie degree- dependent for Its efficiency
en the rnllwny shops, which' In ninny enses
keep the details of Its mechanism under
supervision nnd in repair. The function of
the shepcrafls Is best understood when It
is remembered that wear nnd tear en nil
roll equipment is censtnnt and peculiarly
destructive.
Such Inconvenience for the public or such
danger ns may he present in Idle railway
shops would therefore net be immediate. If
it should become apparent at all or develop
in spite of the resourcefulness nnd the pre
cautions of executive organizations nlert te
the requirements of geed railroading tech
nique. It would he only nfter n week or
two that the absence of the shepmen would
be seriously felt en lines where the work of
censtrui tlen and repair lias been completely
interrupted. Se the railway executives are
telling the .simple truth when they assert
that for the time being the public will be In
no wny directly nffected or Inconvenienced
by the walking out of the shop crafts. Were
the railroad shops te remain idle for nny
length of time, however, there might be n
different story. There might be enforced
restriction of transportation service nnd
nctual danger te the traveling public If, In
the elTert te keep their trnlns moving, the
rnilread companies were driven te the use
of equipment net regularly nnd consistently
inspected nnd overhauled by competent men.
lp te this time the elder rail unions,
made up of trainmen, engineers, firemen,
telegraphers nnd signal men, who nre the
real operating forces of the railways, have
disphijcd no Intention of joining the shop
unions or even according them the encour
agement of sympathy. What these elder
unions have in mind no one nctunlly knows.
Mr. Jewell, bend of the shop crafts. Is n
radically minded man nnd his organization
always has been far mere mercurial In tem
perament than the ether brotherhoods. It
Is net easy new te Imagine n situation In
which the trainmen, telegraphers and signal
men would feel justified in nldlng a move
ment which, beginning with the walkout of
the shepmen. Is really Intended te bring
about an alliance of Interest between nil
railway workers and the striking miners
nnd preclpltnte n nation-wide mine nnd
railway strike. The real complaint against
Mr. Jewell Is that he hns been laboring
consistently for some such end. Hut it is
fenceivnble that an unlooked-for turn of
affairs might come If some of the corpora
tions carry out their apparent intention te
use the shepmen's strike ns the basis for
another strong "drive" for tin open shop en
the railroads. We are seeing merely nn nn
other round in the long-drawn-out battle
between employing nnd employed groups,
which, though It hns been furious and
bloody, has net led te the knockout which
each side hopes te Inflict upon the ether.
Meanwhile, nil that President Harding
said In his strong nddress te the conference
called In Washington te end the coal strike
applies, in letter nnd spirit, te the men who
own nnd operate American railroads. They,
like the people who control the national coal
supply, ewe n duty te the public. Their
duty is te be reasonable. Intelligent, fair te
each ether nnd aware at nil times of the
obligation which utilities ewe mernlly nnd
legally te the country nt large. That rule
is easier te enunciate than te apply. It has
been cried out ever and eer again In every
great Industrial dispute. The Government
speaking through President Wilsen nnd
Mr. Hoever sanctioned it and uiged it upon
the nttentien of the corporations nnd tb
unions. Finally it went ns far as It had u
legal right te de In the effort te estahllsh
the rule of reason ns n wet king principle.
It organized the Railroad Laber Heard.
The Ilailread Laber Heard hns failed te
keep peace en railways because neither
the mrpoiatlens nor the unions felt bound
te respect its rulings. That was because
the beard has no power te enforce its deci
sions. What, then, are the implications of
the present disorder in two essential Indus Indus
tries'; They ought te be plain. If Federal
hoards, speaking for the Government and
acting for the general public, cannot pre
serve the lnw of reason or decide momentous
questions vltnllj affecting the Natien upon
n basis of simple justice, the Government,
acting through Congress, will have te go
further. It will have te give these hoards
the power te enforce their decisions with nil
the strength and certainty that legal sanc
tion and Federal resources make possible.
.. , . "Dees nny serious-
Mildly Amuses minded man esist who
Imagines that debts con
tracted In wnr times will ever be paldV"
demands: the Paris newspaper L'Oeuvre. Ah
you surmise, the remarks occurred during a
discussion of the work of the Ainerlenn Debt
Funding Commission and bnd nothing what
aver le de with what Husslu ewes France.
The French Minister of
Trouble Ahead Public Works has pro
posed a plan te build
the tunnel under the English Channel with
German Inher provided and paid for by the
Gemini! Government. It seems rensonable
and feasible up te a certain point nny cer
tain point raised by French or English un
employed. Aged prison poet in Slug Sing advised
his wife thnt she need net visit him before
his execution, us be Intended te oomtnunl eomtnunl oemtnunl
cnto with her from the spirit world after
he hed been "transferred." There is here
appreciation of word values as distinctive
ns that of Shakespeare's cutpurse with his
"Convey the wise it call."
Lnncnster, Pn., has n muslcnl frog
which ucceinpunles n phonograph with musi
cal creaks for the .benefit of his friend und
patron, nn invalid. Anether Lancastrian iimh
n two-year-old son whose playmates ere
four sheets. We confidently await the
story of the acrobatic goldfish which ex
temporizes en the saxophone.
Lonlne Iiuh become a farmer. He can
not possibly raise worse crops than he has
rulsed already.
An ordinance has been passed by
Council prohibiting wagons with "wild hay"
from .trnverslng city streets. This bay fever
for reform is net te be sneezed ut.
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
There Are Drill Mistresses In 8eme
Wemen'a Colleges Where Thera
8heuld Be Pereenalltler That
Are Torches te Light
the Way
By SARAH D. LOWRIE
I SAW a line of teachers nt a college com
mencement in June, thnt strung out
single file, would hnve been nn long ns the
Walnut Street Ilrldge. They wsire most of
them women teachers, 'or It wns a woman's
college, one of the largest nnd most notable
of the Eastern ones, nnd besides the faculty
there were the tcHchcrs who hnd come from
ether colleges nnd schools te receive degrees,
nnd also the teachers in classes having their
reunions with some visiting celebrities
thrown In. Of course, the faculty had en
their caps and gowns nnd parti-colered
heeds; se did these te receive degrees, but
the women who were back simply for their
clnss reunions were net in cap nnd gown,
but in some strange short plaited capes of
n striped pattern thnt 'nve them a narrow
shouldered, Inadequate appearance, a sort of
wistful hilarity.
In fact, with the exception of one rather
regal matron with beautiful pearl earrings
und n charming slimmer gown, all of them
looked n bit frumpish who were net in cap
and gown, nnd these who were In cap and
gown looked ns though they woel4 be frump
ish If they took off these scholarly emblems ;
nent but yes, frumpish!
THERE was a certain disregard, a ccr
tnln contempt for the amenities of femi
nine leeks, the ncqulcsence In slight blem
ishes thnt come with middle ngc, but need
net necessnrllly stay with middle age unless
the owner cheeses te Ignore their presence.
It wns net thnt they were net nent and
lmpertnnt looking even notable looking, for
most of them were but for some rensen best
known te themselves they hnd Ignored the
femlnone prerogative of ranking the most
of their geed points se far as appearance
went, and In disregarding the passing style
they hnd net acquired a graceful or chic
individual style.
I suppose some of them were married nnd
some of them weu'd marry, and most of them
could hnve mnrricd, but with the exception
of the suave lady of the pearls none of them
looked especially marriageable.
And the men of the faculty who walked
with them had an alien, . ncavaller manner
that was odd and unfamiliar te these of us
who looked en.
I was net surprised, therefore, when I
inquired of the girl of whose graduation I
wns there te share the honor te find that
there was no very romantic enthusiasm felt
by her fellow classwemen for any of '.heir
teachers. One or another of tlicin had their
favorites hers was the teacher of French;
but none of the many women of the faculty
shone ns 11 bright particular star te excite
either cnlliiislnsm or emulation.
It appeared rather that In bidding their
college years farewell It was one another,
or nt least the halls and campus nnd special
buildings Hint inspired affection und regret
nnd, in a sense, appreciation. In going out
te begin life they quite frankly felt no emu
lation or loyal enthusliisiu for the women
who had been busy training them for life
for the last four jenrs. They liked them or
disliked them in un indifferent, vague way.
It never seemed te occur te them, for in
stance, thnt-their parents nnd relations and
these teuchers could have anything In com
mon ; there was no suggestion of nn intro
duction und future relationship.
NO DOUBT commencement time Is net
the moment for such nn exchnnge of
amenities, but, ns It happened, I hnd been
at that college mere than n few times nnd
because of quite vurleus girls, nnd net one
of them had insisted that I meet one of the
faculty ns being a person of my own gener
ation nnd therefore presumably congenial.
During these visits, en the ether band, the
girls and the pnrents of the girls who bnp
pened te be visiting tee, were urged upon
me us well worth while.
I concluded that this estrnngement must
be n part of the atmosphere of the college
and designed by the teachers themselves ns
n snfeguurdlng of their leisure hours. After
having some ten clnsses pnss through one's
hands, classes anywhere from 225 te 285
each, It Is small wonder thnt popularity Is
net much In vogue ns n thing te be courted
or contrived by a mature person who has
her own affairs te fellow up out of the class
room. Being popular with the undergradu
ate has its seamy side, one supposes, look
ing back te one's own jeuthful enthusiasms
nnd wild-eyed pursuits of Idels. Se I fancy
this limbo of forgetfulness almost invisi
bility In which the college faculty with
draws itself has Its protective advantage,
but the point is: Why elect te be a teacher,
especially a teacher of m) great a thing as
truth, if one is unwilling te benr the penalty
of oil tliut being n teacher Implies? Why
shirk being magnetic te young minds or fail
te make disciples out of one's pupils?
TnE greatest tencher that I knew nnd
she wns n wemnn by the way hnd a
theory which she practiced up te the hilt:
that If you were a Christian it wns your
duty te Ged and man te be a superlatively
happy and therefore attractive person en
the ground of "letting your light shine se
that all seeing it should glorify net you but
Ged," und slie further laid down this maxim
for her life te the effect that if you under
took te teach the truth about anything,
especially te the young, you should also "let
our light he shine" that they seeing it
might glorify the truth. Te h'er thinking
tlie shining quullty was whnt attracted. She
had found during the course of n long life
time of touching thnt no jeuthful mind
caught fire rendily from abstract facts;
there hed te be a personality recommending
nny iruiu, net dj- preucning nut Dy embody
ing it recognizably mid se that even crude
minds could leup up te nt least feel the
Impetus of n great ideal. Her subject, for
instance, was the eighteenth nnd the nine
teenth centuries in history nnd in liternturc.
Well, then, she wus a witty and delightful
talker. Yeu tasted the eighteenth century
lu her shrewd-balanced philosophy, and
emerging Inte the Victorian sentiment you
were eruceu ny jis common-sense morality
jeu get this In your class contact and in
your persenul contact. She was a person
of many and brilliant friends, but she shone
for you.
THIS has come rather te a head In my
mind net only because of that long line
of nloef Hplnsterlsh females I snw lilt past
my pew ut the college graduation, but be be
cuuse a friend of mine rend me her letter
of resignation net long nge as a teacher.
She ban all the great perquisites that I
nm urging beauty, attraction in her per
son, u fine nnd brilliant mind, a power te
impart knowiedge nnd Interest white het and
the balance nnd coolness that dominated
young and willful minds. I asked her why
she was 'gettlng out of it nil. And she told
me nn odd thing. She sold It was because
lu her theory of personifying her subject
shining se that seeing her ether minds might
glorify whnt she glorified she found no
backing from her principal or, indeed, no
particular comradeship from her fellow
teachers, who were all headed toward being
Impersonal drill masters, with grades und
examinations and allotted schedules as their
goals. The minds under their tuition were
te be disciplined Inte concentration or
cajoled Inte pujing attention, but net set
en fire, net personally attracted te fellow
suit because of a living example of its happy
and gracious success.
I HEART of 11 child who was caught up by
one of the grown-up men In his family In
his study of British Guiana In his geog
raphy. The grown-up hed been there nnd fasci
nated the youngster by a recital of his ex
periences until the boy stepped him with a
gesture of dismay;
"But leek!" he said. "What's the use?
She won't let 1110 tell her nny of these
things. She only likes what's in the book!"
I suppose It really is a question of man
ners back of nil the reasons for some tench,
era being whnt they nre seclnl frumps,
male and female.
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Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
WILFRED JORDAN
On Philadelphia's Patriotic Shrlnei
OF ALL the cities of the American Com Cem Com
menwanlth, Philadelphia Is easily the
first In the number nnd the Importance of
the patriotic shrines which It contains, says
Wilfred Jerdan, curator of Independence
Hall.
"Of course, the greatest of these, ns It
Is unquestionably the greatest in the whole
country," snid Mr. Jerdan, "is Independ
ence Hnll, but there nre many ethers which
nre visited nnnunlly by thousands of
visitors. In fnct, the very wealth of num
bers of our pntrlotle shrines and the places
which played an important part In the
early development of the country mny be
the reason why Philadelphia does net 'blow 'blew
Its own horn' mere regnrdlng these places
of unparalleled historic Interest, when com cem
pnred with places which make n great noise
ever n sninller number of places of far
less Interest and Importance.
"Bosten Is doubtless the second city of
the country In this respect, but every visitor
te that city has the number and the im
portance of its patriotic sites and buildings
constantly Impressed upon him. And yet,
whnt even Bosten enn show Is small com
pared with the number and the Importance
of Philadelphia historic places of the first
rank.
Many Patriotic "Firsts"
"On the eve of the anniversary of our
Natien's birth, Phllndelphinns mny therefore
be especially proud of their city. It was,
first of all. the birthplace of the Declara
tion of Independence und of the Constitu
tion of the I'nlted States; Old Glory, the
flag under which we live nnd which gives
us protection, came into being here In 1777,
In the Betsy Ress Heuse, which Is another
of the shrines of American liberty in this
city.
"Philadelphia was the first capital of the
new republic, and the first Congress of the
United States met here in 1781). The first
Supreme Court of the country ulse met here
the same year. And these lire only n tew
of the places which arc still standing or
the sites of which nre marked in which
the first steps were tnken in the building
of 11 new republic destined te be the greutcst
that the world bus ever been.
"As I have said, the Independence Hnll
group comes first, net only In the city, hut
In the country, both in historic Importance
and In popular Interest. Slnre the days
of the Revolution, the peeple of the I'nlted
States have evinced net only n keen In
terest, but also a profound love nnd venera
tion for the Indenendence Hnll creun nnd
the traditions of the historic pnst which
these buildings represent.
What Independence Hall Represents
"Independence Hnll Is hallowed, because
In It was proclaimed that great document
of humnn liberty the chnrter of humanity
which hns been nn inspiration net only
te this Notion, but te the oppressed of the
whole world, for the march of humanity
for almost a century and a half has kept
step te the rhythm of the Declaration's
song of freedom. And Plilladclphlnns,
proud of her possession of the blrthplnce
of American freedom, will rise in 1020 te
the occasion with n grcnt International
exposition in celebration of this event.
"Whatever the preliminary arrangements
mny have lacked up te the present time
will be mere than iiuule up by the patriotic
sense of our people. If the past lias any
patriotic lessens te tench, they will be in
spired by reverence dene at the sacred spots
where the Natien wns created, The Sesqul
Ccntcnnlul will stir deep net only the emo
tions of Phllndelphluns and their fellow
countr.Miien, but these of the whele world.
"Beside the places which I have men
tioned, there Is Carpenters' Hall, where the
first Continental Congress mji, nnd Innu
merable places of historic interest In the early
days of the republic, such us the Hnmllten
house, Stenton. where JVnshlngten was
entertained as first President of the United
States nnd where Lafayette was also a
guest, and ninny ethers,
"Far beyond these, chronologically, are
seme of the buildings nsseclntcd with the
settlement of the city, such ns the Pcnn
Letltln Heuse, new In the Pnrk, which
William Penn built for his daughter. Letl
tln; the Jehn Penn Heuse, ninny historic
churches like Old St. Peter's and Old Christ
Church, with its historic burying ground,
where Franklin and ether famous persons
, of Colonial days are buried, and a large num-
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her of ethers. In fnct, almost every feet of
the elder portion of the city hns some place
of Interest te the patriotic American.
A National Lender
"But there ere many points of Interest
in Philadelphia nnd the achievements of
the city outside of purely patriotic lines.
Thus Philadelphia's importance as a ship
building center is no new tiling, for ocean
going merchantmen were launched en the
Delnware as early os 1712. and Philadel
phia was also the site of the first Federal
navy yard.
"New Yerk makes a great fuss ever
Fulton and his steamboat, but Philadel
phia may justly claim the initial triumph
of stenm navigation, for Jehn Fitch opcr epcr
nted en the Dclnware In 1780 the first
vessel propelled by stenm In this country.
Washington rede en this beat, nnd Con
gress, In a body, went te the Arch street
whnrf te see It In operation.
"The first automobile is also te the credit
of Philadelphia, for in 1804 Owen Evans,
of this city, ran n combined horseless
carriage nnd nutobent through the city
streets. Stenm locomotion, en lnr.d ns well
ns en wnter, hnd its first American adop
tion In Philadelphia, for in 1800 the first
track for experimental purposes was laid
In the yard of the Old Bull's Head Tnvern
nnd, in 18H0, Matthias Baldwin began the
commercial manufacture of locomotives In
this city.
In the Field of Finance
"In finance nnd Its relnted fields Phila
dolphin hns n long nnd brllllnnt record, for
here in 17S0 Rebert Merris wns granted the
charter for tlw first Incorporated bank In the
country, nnd ten yenrs Inter the first stock
exchange in the country wns established
here. Even the money which we used had
its origin right here, for in 1702 Washing
ton approved the act of Congress establishing
the first mint of the United Stntes In Phila
delphia, where the official coins of the Re
public were struck.
"In liternturc nnd the fine nrts Phila
delphia's record is glorious. William Rush
here modeled the first American sculpture
and Benjamin West painted the first really
artistic American picture. Tlinmns Godfrey,
son of the Inventor of the quadrant, here
wrote the first American play produced in
1707 in the first prominent Amerienn play
house et Cedar nnd Apelle streets. The first
Amcrlcnn mngnzlnc nnd the first dallv news
paper were also produced here in 17-11 nnd
1784 respectively.
"The pre-eminence of the city then ns
new us a medical center remains undisputed.
The start wns Dr. Shippen's lectures en
nnatemy begun In 1702 und the first school
of medicine wns begun here three years
later.
"Philadelphia was net a laggard In pub
lic utilities. The first fire engine In America
wns Imported here in 1710, the first mu
nicipal wnter works in the country were
sti rt ! In 1700 nnd the first te be steam
op. r t . in 1810,
" 1 k It is, with these ns with n thou
sand mid 0110 things untold except that in
its distinctions of leadership Phi'- '-'-bin
Incks one It has nlwuys been the Inst te
present its clnlms publicly. What mere ap
propriate day could he chosen te de this
than the Fourth of July?" Ims
Today's Anniversaries
1008 Quebec was founded by the French
explorer Chnmplnln. "
1740 Henry Grnttnn, ce.lohrnted Irish
statesman and orator, born in Dublin Dleii
in Londen May 14, 1820. , ' lcU
1703 Inhabitants of Detroit gathered le
hear the nrtleles of peace between France
and England. c
1801 r R. Grant left Springfield for the
front us colonel of the Twenty. first llllne s
Infnntry. ""'"
1804-Strlkers blocked the operation of
all railroads from Chicago westward.
., IIS Benjamin R. Tillman, Governer of
Seuth Carolina mid United St ites Sem. or
died in Washington, 1). (', Hein in l'i,
field County, S. C. August 11. ibV. B
1010 Canadian Senate rejected the 1.111
te extend prohibition onewr flw peace. '
Among the splashes from Hilca-e's
crime wave nete the fact that seme mi.
creunt out there Is advertising bis abl ,0
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They're railing new instead of n&
ruuunig.
Something doing in copper. The Gov
ernment Is selling stills.
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Everybody wishes old General Humldltr
take a vu
vacation.
Mayer Hrlan's grandson is getting il-
most ns much publicity as the President'
Airedale.
The Senate has fixed the duty en eat.
at fifteen cents a bushel. Wild eats will
of course continue te be higher. ' '
If persuasion falls te take a trick In-
flA t.-i n it 1 i.. .....
wm j-wijk um n ijuner kuiuc, uie iircsuuiy-
tlen Is that the President has still another
ami stronger caru te piny.
Chamber of Commerce ebiects te pest
penement of the Fnlr. Se de we all, dear
neys. Jiut that docs net make It less in
evitable if the Fair Is te be worth while.
Reuehlv tnklne Time bv the forelock,
the Antic Spirit thnt rules the Eminent!?'
Safe and Disgustingly Snne Fourth kicinl
thc old gentleman in the back of his stomach'
and presented him with the Introduction te
the usual juvenile casualty list.
Rory O'Connor is a prisoner and jm
pathy Is bound te flew toward a brare
though misguided fighter. It may well be
that wisdom will dictate that, new that a"
firm hand has put down rebellion, a kindly1
hand may work for geed feeling.
Twelve Atlantic liners racing for New'
Yerk in order te land their immigrants be
fore the July quetn is filled. Losers wW
have te take their passengers back home
again. Useless, wnstcful nnd unnecessary
procedure. These nre matters that should
be settled before the ships sail.
Oatmnn, Ariz., mnn hns found in "
volcanic bubble in nmygdaleldal rock
frog two million yenrs old which kicked
feebly when exposed te the light. Prob
ably bears a close resemblance te the vol
canic nnd amygdaleldal yarn Itself.
Sing Sing lncks a band because one.
player punched nnether en the nose and
nobody will tell who did the punching. This
Is ascribed te the "convict's cede of honor,
which, in this instance, mny be another
name for fenr. Real credit, though, would
be coming te the offender If, rnther than
see the band disbanded, he were te confess
and "take whnt's coming te him."
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. By hew mnny persons was the Declara
tien of Independence signed?
2. What Is a grec-gree?
3. Who Is the patron saint of Paris?
4. What Is a rlgadoen? .,
6, What in the correct pronunciation 01
sumac?
6, What is tarletan?
7, What Is a sangaree and from what Is the
word derived?
8, Who was tne wife at Ananias?
0. What Is the Salie law? .
10. What Is the name of the path describe
by a projectile?
Answers te Saturday's Quiz
1. Geerge Washington was net one of the-
signers of the Declaration of iw
pendence. .th
2. Perter J. McCumber represents NcfW
Dakota in the United (itateshenjte. '
3. "The hherl and slmple annals of '"J.
peer" Is a quotation from "'"
A , "Megy In n Country Churchyard.
4. The lirorretes nre members of one 01 in"
savage tribes, of Northern Luten,
Philippine Islands.
a. The Hlver Nlle Hews north. . .
0, The Austrlans wcre defeated by the iIW.
elans In the short, sharp conflict ,
lsUU known ns the Mix Weeks "flr.
7. Jehn Adams nnd Themas Jeff1??'
Huners of the Declaration of InO".
pendence nnd afterward Presidents0'
the United .States, lived for fifty y"J"
after the Fourth of July, 1776. They
died en July 4. JR20. ..,,-
8. Jeseph Hedman Drake wrote the patrlpi'e
poem "The American Flag," wmen
opens with the line "When freedom
from her mountain height."
0. Washington defeated the Ilrltlsli at Tren Tren
eon en December 26. 1776. ,
10. Six Presidents of the United States r
inaugurated In month . ether wan
March. They were Washington. OW.
Fillmore, Jehnsen, Arthur and wfT
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