$f? "S , & r? 1 r 't i 't m-'. ' EuentngJJublic le&atc PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY crnus it. k. cunTiB, PaseAasi . fcbariffi A. Tylar. SertMnryf Char! H. luain Spurfrcen, Gcarffe K ion. j-ninn ti. ueiun. jenn 11, wiiiism. jenn j Goldsmith, David if, Smiley. ifirroiers. PAVID W. SMILEY t TMIter JOHN C. MAItTiN.... general TJmlneM Manager . Publlahed dally at Pcstle Lrenaa Building Independence Square. Philadelphia. Atlantic Citt rrtnfUnlm milMIng Nbw Venn 3114 Moittnen Ave. TJmeiT ,. ...701 Ferd nulldlnir 8t. Leuis.. 013 atebt-Demecrat Ilulldlng CHlCiOO 1302 Tribune Building NHXVS llflUIAV."! WASHINGTON VlkTAV, N, 1!. Cor. Pennsylvania Ave. nnd 14th PI. Nnw Yekk Hcrcac .. ... The Sim llullillnir t)NDON Htnr.AU .-.. Trafalgar Building auysciurrie.N iuiuis The Etknisu Yuiuii Luki la urtrj te autt. crltera In Philadelphia, and surrounding town l the rate of twtlve OKI cenle per week, piyable 'h carrier. By mall te points eutalJe. of Philadelphia In trie t'n'tert xtnte. CnniKli. nr I'nlted Htittra ros res ros eaalena, peatage free, fifty (ISO) centa per month. Ix (In) ileil-urn per jear, piyahl In advance. Te all foreign countries one ($1) dollar a month. rfeTicnSiibucrtbers wishing nddrees changed fcust glve old nn well rn new mldrr BEM.. 3000 WAI.M'T KCY'TONT. MMN ltll KTAditrts all commtiufceMnin te 1'vrvtng 1'utiUc Lttla'r. Imteprvii'iicr Square I'hllwtrtphlit, Member of- the Associated Press TIIV AMSOCIATlll) PRIMS (i ciclmlvrlu ex. tittrtl te the ii.r or tciitbUcatum or ulf tifw dip"cir.f crrttttril te if or net uthirwlir crrJIIfrt 1.1 tlili muni, wtU ulvi III' lean imri lmbluhrd tl-rtl,i. .lit rvhti nt iyiiWtcdflO'i of xpec at dispatches hfrrin die llMe rrrt'fd. rhiljilrlplua. TIiitwIk. Jul' ft. 1122 CRUSADE AGAINST FINEGAN r T IS licuiiiiiiiK t- lilt-nr thiit l)r Tlitiiniiw !!. riiii'sun i" nut in In- tii'niilttiMl tii rim..' mil Ills pieijruiii fur llfuni; tin1 tiiiliilu hrhiinU uf till stnti1 fren. tin1 twiMit.v-lirM fn llle Hl'-t lilut If II ruiiri'l It'll Htlllrk ilium hi .1 en 11 lut'U'iit il Mr. MrSpiirrnn, llic Di'inei mil' ntiiill lute for tin- cnterniiiiililp. Im. bren nttnrk Iiik' 1 In- SuiHTliili'iiilciil uf I'lilille Instriii' t ion fur month" II'1 i lui rj;r" Pr. I'lncRim with 1 xtiurinfiiiiri'. uitli iciitnili.ntliiii and villi Kliig uutiiili1 of (In' Stsilf te cct expert UiMilllri'. Thlh Pi'tnei'i.ilk nttiul. luis lii'i-ii nikt'ii up In Kcpuliliuiii iinirtei". lirrc I lie Me Ppiirran rlinr?e nre eiliueil. im I lie timrtir of i'tiiiiiKiiti(e. tlie recent request of Pr l'liiegiin for $:.!00.000 te rnrr.v tlireiiRli t lie vni'k of IiIm department until the next up up jneptliitldiis are nviillsihle is used n n peg en which te buns 11 dii'UMiin of '" alleged Tvnitcfiil use of puhllc menej. In the lii'Nt pkice. it nniv he Mild tli.'it the original appropriation, which will -een he exhausted If It Is nut I'vliausted already, wiik nut intended te cover the period of two J ears. A deficiency was expected. In the second place, the money uus ap propriated hy the Legislature and net liy Dr. Klnesau. lie made his leconunenda lecenunenda leconunenda tieiiM anil said thai If it were desired te lirlnit tin puhllc sehoel system up te the standard of that in New Jersey the ntnunnt upent en It would luue le be Increased. Tlie I.esislature expressed a desire te rulse the Mandard of the school and appropriated the motif. . It Is Important that the work which Pr. FlncKan has begun should he continued. It cannot be continued without spending mere money than Pr. Kinegnn has spent. Laws have been paseil raising the paj of teachers, but (he siale of pay is net yet se high us that In the States which tank higher in the cale of public s-ehoel elb'ciencj tliiin l'enn aylvnnla. If we are te have trained teachers for the children we must pa the market price for them. If we de net wlh the trained teachers and If we are te lie con tent with the low educational rating which has disgraced the Commonwealth for jears, e can sag hack Inte the old conditions. It' thou' who de net like Pr. Flnegan huve any Interest In the public Hchoelt. they rill net fall Inte the error of thinking they are Injuring him when they attack the geed things which be has done. A NEW SCHUYLKILL PROBLEM THK neM'l proposal of a tin vital elevator en the S,i'hulkill at the Fuirmetint Dam calls attention te marked deu'lepiiient of the river as n field for moierhoulliig .nel canoeing. The increase of ph'esuie i.raft has raised a problem which only a few jeurs age would have been considered exceedingly remote Ai tr affects the municipal water supply and 1 Intimately connected with the reconstruction of the dam nt Kairnieuni the nerest for giving it satisfactorily is real. f Jit t engineers are doubled about Uiei water wastage Involved in the opriatlen et the Fairmount lock, once a drowsy hack water, hut new enlivened with the passage if mail) pleasure beats, nioier and man dl ivell. It Is estimated that mere than Kl, 000.0(H) gallons of uter arc used in working fh lock en a clear Suudaj nr holiday. Ti obviate (Ids serious drain en the Fairnieuiii peel, sufiiclent te strain the water supply of n portion of the city dining u dry spoil, li is piopesed te substitute fur the present pli turpsqtie but old-fashioned mechanism a iier inllread and elevator te lift and lower units of the recreation Meet The conception of Chief Pavl, of the Water rturcau. is that of it cradjc In xx fair It n beat might be placed and drawn np hy mi incline railway te the upper river level, or let down te the lower Schujlklll. New If the time te effect such b ehnng.. In trnnspnitiuleu fucI'lUe. The xvuik could be combined with the dam operation and would be sectnity against the Inevitable day when pleasure beating en the Schuylkill will surpass its present very considerable proportions. Apart from tliii normal development ' prtphrutimi for a wiMly increased us.- el the river would be invaluable dining tlif rutnmer of the exposition JAPANESE INTERPRETATIONS r T IS beglnnliiB te leek as though Ameri cans addicted te the game of antl- .lupnnese suspicious and indulgence in qualms concerning the geveinmental sincer ity of the lhluiid empire were in danger of f.irfelriiiu unv tiile te stinrtsinunshlu Jt Admiral nud Premier Kate's declaration ? that "the liupenul Japanese Nmw intends uf in Uv ill) te till1 Stlirlt of the Wnshinutnii Conference ns well as te the letter of the C i Naval Tieaty f mined there" is net only n s candid general btatement but It is nccem- e' panled by the announcement thut the pre- t gram 'for auxiliary vessels un which no ' limitation is placed b the pact will be made te eonfenn with the principle, of, re- lf " 'dueed nrmaments. $&"- ndvuntage is le he taken of that al leged uliirmliig loophole in the convention, through which Senater King, of Utah, re cently presumed te espy se muny phantoms of aggreBslve Imperialism and subtle perfidy. In addition te the new naval llmltarlen'i nnd n teductlen of 12,000 in personnel, ex ptndlturea for Japanese coast defenses and naval stations are te be curtailed and, ac cording te organization plnns proposed by the War Office and approved by the Kate Cabinet, the array is te be restricted te Bfj,000 enlisted men. It U fashionable among a certain brand of American sensationalists te deny geed motives te uny policy emanating from j Japafc When restricted te the domain of 9 metaphysics. It is net easy te combat such r v!!- 3ete :'&Z?tV'Vr. P08""? w "i flwn content, tf. ?". Ui T SvASt WlrfS-Wr ...II' B.K swiv , HHR&YSr 'VU sV HW . - exhibited Jean of Arc in "Henry VI" n a vile, Insensate witch. The facta are other wise, but evidently they did net disturb the bard In his mood of youthful anti-French jingoism. Hyper-subjectlve philosophy Is sometimes nn untrustworthy guide. Healltles Intrude. They arc unquestionably present In the manifold evidences of the determination of Jnpan te conform te the new standards of pence established in the Pacific agreements. THE DISCRETION THAT DOTH HEDGE OUR PRESIDENTS Mr. Harding Kept Within Its Bounds In His Marlen Speech, While He Made Significant Allusions te Present Controversies MH. HAKDINCi hns discovered that there nre restrictions en the freedom of ex pression of the President of the I'nlted States which de net hnmper n private citizen. He cannot escnpe from his official pesi tien when he speaks In public, and It fre quently happens thnt significance Is given te n casual remark Intended te menu no mere than appeared en the surface. He evidently cbnfed under the bends en his freedom while he was addressing his old friends nnd neighbors In Marlen, nnd nt the mine time lie assumed the respensibilities: of his exalted position and spoke with dls dls cietleti. If he had been a private citizen he doubt less would have referred In detail te some of the controversies new engaging attention. Hut as the President, charged with the duty of taking sides in the controversies nt some time In the near or remote future, he con tented himself with the enunciation of gen eral principles. Take, for example, the labor contio centio contie versies. He mentioned neither the coal strike nor the railroad strike, but he did say thnt "a free American has the right te labor without any ether man's, leave." Ne ene dare dispute the soundness of this preposition by any formal argument. Yet it Is disputed by overt act In nenrly every strike. Strikers threw up their jobs nnd nssume thnt they still held them nnd enn prevent any ether mnn from taking them. Virtually nil disorder in n strike nrise.s from the attempt of the strikers or their sympa thizers te prevent ether men from accepting work uiuIt the conditions of pay and hours against which the strike has been ordered. Mr. Harding also said that any abridg ment of the right of men te bargain cel lectively that Is, through Inber unions Is as objectlennble as interference with the freedom of an individual te work for who ever will hire him. Here he was Insisting en the rights of the unions te represent their members in negotiations with their employers. Hut it Is worthy of note that he did net enter into n discussion of hew the repre sentatives should lie chosen, whether by the members of the unions In the shops affected or whether the general officers of the union should represent the workers. There is acute controversy ever this matter. He paid Ids respects te the agitators when he remarked that "Ihe greatest traitor Is lie who appeals te prejudice nnd tullnmes pas sion when sober judgment and honest speech are se necessary te firmly establish tran quillity and security." And he announced that the ftevcrnment has sought te give aid "with patience, with tolerance and with' sympathy." Here is the keynote of Mr. Harding's policy ns thus far disclosed. He lias sought te be sympathetic, tolerant and patient, net only with the men engaged In Industrial disputes, but with the trouble-makers in his own party. His hope evidently Is that by manifesting a disposition te lie fair nnd just he can communicate the same disposi tion te ethers. Such a hope Is net nlways justified, however, for men inflamed by passion hnve turned their hacks en reason and cannot be dealt with by peaceful meas ures. The successful executive always has pre pared in advance for the possibilities of a breakdown of reaen, hut he postpones the demonstration of his indexible purpose te enforce the laws, te protect the rights of nil the people and te preserve order until all ether methods hae failed. Hut the weapon of authority always lies ready te his hand These lutei ested III the matter can rend between the lines of .Mr. Harding's Marien address and find there the formulation of the belief of the uverage American citizen. Indeed, the gient strength of Mr. Harding lie? in the fact that he is an nverage Ameri can. He lias been called a typical citizen of Main Street, a characterization which lie would regard ns the highest praise. We have had ether Presidents nnd ether men in public ellice whose public nddresses have been constructed en n mere subtle plan than these of Mr. Harding. Hut they have net spoken In the language of Main Street. All that Mr. nardlng needs te de when he wishes te knew what the level-headed average citizen Is thinking is te examine Lis own thoughts en any subject. He spent Ids adult life tn a community which con tained no very rich men nnd no very peer men. He went In and out nmeng them and unconsciously absorbed their point of view The problems of Mnrlen were the problems of every ether community en n larger or a smaller scale, because they were the prob lems urlslng out of the efforts of men and women te live together in an orderly com munity. Every successful political executive has been a man who perceived thnt the problems of government are at bottom problems of human relations. Themas Jeffersen touched the fundamentals when he said the nrt of government was merely the art of being honest. Of course, mere honesty is net enough. It must be an Informed honesty, capable of understanding the facts In a case. AH the obtainable evidence points te the conclusion that Mr. Harding has that kind of honesty. NUMBER THIRTY-THREE PHOSKCUTOll WOLVEItTON, of Cam den County, representatives of the Pub lic Utilities Commission of New Jersey nnd effielnls of the Heading Hallway Company nre attempting a difficult task In the effort te find an explanation of the wreck nt Wins low and give it technical definitions that will fix responsibility finally upon one person or another. In the course of time verdicts will be reached and receive legal sanction. Meanwhile the simple fact remains that moral responsibility for the disaster extends beyond the railroad and is traceable In some degree at least te the Inevitable fallings 'of normal human character. Beme'wblre, ' either in the engine ca of 1 i W - .... - .. - nrmrrM T T(TN,nTI J TITM'T' l'TVWT,tTTT i''r HiVJliiNliNvt fVJOLlLXJ JUJJLIVJ2iXr--,jrXllJUAV-CilJirrilA Ne. 3.1 or in the tower nt Winslow or in tlnv office en the line, somebody's mentul processes didn't co-ordinate with usual swiftness nnd surety te meet the require ments of n high-strung railway schedule ant! nn emergency of the sort that ordinarily would be disposed of automatically nnd easily In the day's work. An Instant's lapse of mind nnd the thing xvas done. Railroading Isn't nn easy business for anybody nowadays and especially for the men "out front" who dally nnd nightly, in thickening traffic, pick their ways unerringly nteng, finding their own signals In mnzes of lights nnd seemingly proef,ngnlnst the sllp of judgment that trouble most people in occupations xvhere the consequences of mi Instnnt's error arc slight and unimportant. It Is en the rails that life is steeped in colors of romance nnd drama apparent te everybody but railroaders. Marguerite Brennnn. railroad telephone operator for the Pennsy nt Winslow, who conversed with the Heading's tewermnn nnd saw Ne. 33, go te smash, appears like n figure out of n book. "I called him en the telephone nnd told him thnt the flier xvas blowing for slgnnls," said Mnrgucrltc of Ihe operator In the Heading tower. "It wns misty nnd there was a driving rain, but I saw the lights of Ne. 33 n mile nwny. He thanked me nnd then the crash enmc nnd when I went ever they were lending him nwny nnd he wns crying." Hew many fast tialn.s had this same veteran tewerman seen safely pii't his slgiialy in nil the years of his employment there? Hew tunny times had the dead engine driver done bis seventy-five an hour ever tii? familiar lint; In obedience te the demands of n time thnt wants only speed nnd mor mer speed? Beth men were old In the service and both hud spetleps tecerds. The step signal was thrown with (lie turn of the switch nnd the brakes en Ne. .'13 werejecki'fi fast when the engineer was found dead in Ihe wreckage. They may have been applied nn instant tee late. It is possible te imagine thnt the man In the cab of Ne. 33 bad iu mere expectntien of n step signal nt Winslon Winslen thnn he would hnve hed uikui his own door steps. At nny rate we nre reminded again of whnt nil experienced railway executives knew nnd say that no mechanical device invented or lmnginnble can be depended qn te snpplnnt the human equation In the operation nf railroad trnins. Ne matter whnt Corener's juries nnJ ellicinl investigating commissions may lenrn In the Inquiry Inte the Winslow wreck the fact will remain thnt no one deliberately or willfully ditched Ne. 33 and that the flier met her terrible end because the factor of caution or alertness or sensitiveness te familiar rules wns for an Instant absent from n sini'e human mind. COMPLIMENT FROM THE LEAGUE SOMR of the bitterest opponents of the League of Nations, including, notably. Senater Ledge, labored energetically en be half of the naval reduction treaty nnd were filled with content when the signatures of lh participating nntlens were affixed In Washington. Tlielr joy suggests thnt of the contentious pedant en demonstrating te his own satis faction that the "Iliad" was net written by Hemer but by another man of the same name. Fer it l mere casuistry te insist thnt the snfeguiiids of pence devised In America in 1U21 -'J2 differ in principle from these in corporated In the Covenant of the League framed In Paris in 1010. This implied linnneny of spirit has new been accorded specific and vivid form in Lord Itebcrt Cecil's interesting proposal which has just been presented te the Armament Commission of the League. As might have been expected, this dis tinguished British statesman nnd undismayed champion of the much-dlscussed doctrine of International fraternity has interpreted the Washington Conference ns a distinct in spiration for tlie League net in the hnst as a depressnnt. His program centnins u plan for extending, through (he League, the Washington accord te nil the naval Powers of the world. A icpert en this subject Is te be prepared hy the nnvnl sub-committee for submission te the Assembly nt its Sep timber meeting. Of much wider scope, tantamount Indeed te n new invitation te the United States te nssume International responsibilities, is his design of a treaty Involving mllltnry, navni and nerial disarmament and centnlnlng what amounts te a modification of the obligations emphasized in tlie long. debated Article X of the Covenant. According te I his latest prejed n system of tentative ratios is proposed, ench unit i ('presenting 30,000 men. Under the pro pre visional scheme France would have six units, Ituly four, Poland four, firrnt Brltnln nnd Spain three, Sweden. Nerwuy, Denmark, Switzerland and Belgium two ench. Portu gal one. These proportions would apply only te home forces. Germany, Austria, Hungary nnd Bulgaria arc pievlded for ac cording te the drastic limitations en their armaments, set by the Treaty of Versailles. The contracting parties nre te reme te tnc support of a nntien wantonly nttacked, pro vided that nation has compiled with the dis armament regulations. The instruments promoting sucf?a move nre te be n permanent military commission nnd the Council of the League. Prevision Is made for the voluntary ad herence of the United States nnd ether non League nations, with the stipulation that Western World Governments arc exempt from obligations concerning Kurepe. Their ce-qperatlve sphere is te be the home terri tory In the Pnn-Amerlcan sense. This ai tnngement Is distinctly in line with Menree Doctrine principles, broadly applied, nnd meets the objections of nations of this continent te Interference in trans-Atlantic qunrrcR This is an ambitious and Ingenious ac commodation of the spirit of the League te realities. Bitter-enders, who go by the card nnd nre particular ubeut labels, are none Ihe less likely te be embarrassed by se put. pahle an extension of the message of the Washington Conference. Thnt memorable Congress may yet revitalize the League. The flattery of Imitation is Implicit in the pro posed adoption of the ratio plan, one of the novel and conspicuously stimulating feature. of the Five-Power Treaty. The test of Mr. Harding's affection for the simple life in Marlen will be met in 11)24. Moter speeders seem te grew mero reckless. They did hardly Hny damage ever th week -end. It Is becoming easy te recognize the geed men in Germany by the course of the assassin's bullet. A lndy we knew desired nnxleusly te be Informed whether the fleer walkers in the railroad shops also had gene en strike. We told her that we didn't Knew. There is nothing which renders the bigot mere unhappy than nn example of fatr play, a fact which may account for the dis tressed silence of anti-Japanese jingelsts when the subject of the scrupulous con formity of. the Mikade's Government te the spirit of the Naval Treaty Is breached. And, talking of the havoc wrought by reckless motorists, will nny one ever raise a cry against railroad Kpeeders, the deadly cocktail mixer of, these dry days, the fiend who dispenses lee water te children and ether malefactors who may (be classed as enemies of tbe general public? " a "LOVE ME LOVE MY DOG" An Intimate Little Instance of Presi dent Harding's Leve for Children and Dogs Hew Pasteur Con quered the Terrors of Hydrophobia By GEORGE NOX McOAIN PRESIDENT HARDING'S love for dogs . has been exemplified several times 're cently. Next te the Chief Executive himself, the Airedale "Laddie Bey" is the most con spicuous Individual nr'eund the White Heuse. Housten Dunn tells n fine story net only nf the President's love for dogs, but of children tee. It was nn experience within his own family circle. Seme time age Mr. Dunn took his children, three boys, whose love for pet nnimnls is perhaps their outstanding characteristic, te Washington. When the trip wns decided upon the youngest took his pen in hnnd and wrote the following uncensored epistle te the ?hief Executive of the Nntien : Dear President I am going te" Wash ington xvltb my mother nnd my clnddy Snt ttrdny. We will step nt Hetel Washington. Please let me knew what time I can sec you en Monday. NEWBOLD DUNN. It tickled the boy te write the letter, nnd se Dunn, Sr., let it go. Anyhow, he ar gued the President receives hundreds of such 1 letters nnd pays no nttcntien te them. THAT Saturday en their arrival in Wnsh Ingtnn, te their utter surprise, n Inrgc square envelope with lettered designs In geld waited the visitor. It wns addressed te Mr. Ncwbeld Dunn, Hetel Washington, Washington, D. O. It wns a letter, with nil. the earmarks of official character, signed bv Mr. Christian, secretary te the President, in which he said : The President will receive" Mr. Newbold Dunn nnd Ills family nt the Whlte Heuse nt i:au aienuny nttcrnoen. Would the boys ncccpt the Invitation? Well rather and with ti whoop, tee. AWE nnd wonder could net obliterate the smiles of anticipation upon three boyish faces that Monday afternoon. There xx-ns n slight delay, for the Presi dent wns in consultation. The author of the daring epistle perched en n chnir in the reception room nt the White Heuse, finnlly seemed te renllze what he had done, nnd exclaimed : "Gee, I wish I hadn't xvrlttcn that letter new." The President of the United Stntes nt last appeared, greeted the parents, and bending ever the three boys gathered them te till -self, talking te the lads ns only he can tnlk. "We have an Airedale at home just like the ene you have," said the origlnnter of the trouble proudly. "Is thnt se?" snfd the President with smilingly lifted eyebrows. "I'm glnd te hear it." Then pointing te n deer he gently pusneu tnc neys lewaru it nnd said; "Walk out there. Somebody wants te see you." They passed outside nnd wonder of wonders, there wns famous "Laddie Bey" held in lensh by n young darky wnitlng for them. It was the thoughtfulness of the President thnt, nbeve all ether things, irr-resscd Mr. Dunn nnd his xvlfe. The fnet that in the midst of his vast re sponsibilities, witli Senators xvnltlng, and Ambassadors crax-ing audience, he would arrange te bring joy te the henrt of a kid xvhe, like himself, loved a deg. SO MANY nnd varied nre the uses of n deg, his intelligence, fidelity nnd adaptability te training, that the question, "Has the deg n soul?" Is by no means a new or unusual query. At n meeting of the Academy of Medical Science In Nexv Yerk, some years age, the .celebrated physlclnn, Dr. Paul Glbler, read n paper In which he nsserted that animal;, like men, arc endexved xvlth' souls. "Dogs hnve souls," said Dr. Glbler. "A deg's soul is just like a man's soul, though it lacks some of the properties of the human soul," he declared. "Dogs hnve reason. They can communi cate xvltli ench ether nnd rendlly make them selves understood te ether dogs. "This is n matter of everyday observa tion." AS AN Instance of their reasoning power xi. I will tell you something that I have noticed myself scores of times," continued the doctor. "If n deg with hydrophobia appears, the most quarrelsome and vicious deg xvlll be come terror-stricken Instantly, no matter hew small the mad deg mny be. "I de net mean that dogs hnve a spirit. I think there is a distinction betxveen the soul nud the spirit. "By soul I mean that the animal has the indestructible vital principle, the principle of life. "I de net knew xvhether Dr. Pasteur be lieves thnt dogs have souls or net. I de knew that he has nlxvays been ns careful of tbem in operating nnd making experiments as If they were humans." DOG days are approaching, and the name of Pasteur Invoked by Dr. Glbler wakens thoughts of hydrophobia. Ah te the origin of hydrophobia, Pnsteur declared that nobody In the world could ex plain the primal cause. One of his ideas, advanced in nnswer te a question by n member of the Academy of Sciences, was the forced disappearance of hydrophobia from the world. His questioner nsked whether a man cured of hydrophobia could suffer from a second bite. In nnswer Pnsteur stated that the malady is transmissible only by a bite. By a general compulsory inoculation of dogs for several generations, he said, 'he malady would ultimately disappear, nnd there would be no question of danger te the human race. DR. LOUIS PASTEUR'S great discovery of a cure for hydrophobia was first com municated te the xverld In October, 188.1, The results of his experiments were made known te the Aendemy of Sciences In Pnrls. The story of Pnstcur's experiments is n new one te the present generation. Before the Academy he described the process of cure by means of n rabbit lnocu lnecu lated with tissue taken from tbe spine of a rabid deg. The incubation of the poison occupied lif. teen days. As seen as the first rabbit xvas dead, n portion of Its spinal morrow was Inoculated Inte n second rnbbit. nnd se en until sixty of them had been Inoculated. Se virulent had become the poison that the last period of incubation required only seven days. Pasteur discovered that exposure te dried air diminished the strength of the virus. He placed portions of inoculated spinal marrexv, i.l successive dutcs, in bottles of dried air. Fer nn operation he inoculated his rU,. ject xvlth the eldest tissue and finished by Injecting a piece only two days old. After that the subject xvas found te be absolutely proof against the disease. JEAN MEISTER, a twclve-year-eld boy was Pasteur's first human subject. He had been bitten fourteen times and It was sixty hours before he reached Pasteur's of fice from Alsace. It was decided that the boy was deemed te a terrible death, for an autopsy en the deg disclosed hydrophobia. lue Fer thirteen days inoculations were made en MeUter with pieces of spinal marrow con cen talnlng virus and of constantly Increasing strength: the Inst being from the spm0 f a rabbit that had died with hydrophobia only tbe day before. The experiment xvas a success, the boy xvent home cured, nnd the efficacy of the great pnysiciun s experiments was etab llshed. .... Hydrophobia had been conquered 'in tbe .canine world. ' MT" VMi" ,?' li. ..? 'V, r,; nf xcs?f-"isrx ?Ar&'z? mm IL&rS T.y HIJfit A.-r.-f il .Tw.it .ll ''MJ.'V wT wT w ..-. mil I TTlCttV OTLY XX1UXM3 DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE MADE A HIT, SOMEHOW X ' '' I ' "I X. I -v -'1 . I i A j ''wjr .'.'. ' I'M MUiO LHE''PVsliflLBHaiaBBBBBBlBBSIBB V LAflHBpsBlallVPBSPvV Mv'rSkBBBBBBBBBasBiliBHsari x i-iil'laltfgltfi1rrrt , i : NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best DR. WESTON D. BAYLEY On Psychical Research THE problem of the persennl survjvnl of bodily death has been the subject of graet human interest In ex'ery ngc, and in none mere than in the present one. nccerdlng te Dr. Westen D. Bnyley. one of the trus tees of the American Society for Psychical Iiespflrch. "The immertnlity of the soul constitutes the basic principle of innumernble thee o e gles," snld Dr. Bnyley. "It is the founda tion of the optimistic systems of philosophy ; great poets have accepted It as the theme for their lvrlc inspiratiens: lenrned churchmen hnve dogmatically proclaimed it as a verity and some of the grentcst scientific minds have gravely pondered ever It as en un solved psychological problem. " 'If a man die, shall he live again?' has been n burning question alike with the studi ous thinker nnd the mnn of the street who commonly accepts most of his thinking nt second hand. All who have mourned the less of loved ones have yearned for n restive solution of the mystery of life nnd death. With many the mere asseverations of some particular form of religious belief or the exnlted convictions of poet nnd philosopher are nil sufficient; yet from the numerous pathetic letters I have received nnd inter views granted during busy hours of profes sional work, it is certain that there- are many who accept the solace of religion acndemienlly, ns it xverc, but when it comes te personal harrowing less they are net fully consoled, much less convinced, and yearn for mere concrete evidence of the sur vival of their beloved dead. What Mind Really Is "The history of modern theology and ether considerations equnlly cogent lift the problem of life nnd mind out of theological hands and place it xvhere it properly be longs, in the psychological laboratory. Mind Is cither the product of nn Intricate chemi cal activity in the cells of the brain or else it is a seporete and distinct entity xvhlch merely utilizes the physical organism during the "material conditions of this life. Ac cording te ene view, xve may speak of the brain as hnvlng n productive function; ac cording te the ether a trnnsmlsslve function. If mind is produced by the brain ns bile is produced by the liver, then the conceptef human survival Is indeed a sorry delusion. "On tlie ether hand, if mind is a distinct psychological entity, merely utilizing the brain as an organ for Its earthly expression, then It mny be possible for this personality te survive bodily death, nnd furthermore (for all xve knexv). this surviving personality may be able (under rare and unusual con ditions) te manifest Itself nnd even te give satisfactory proofs of such continued exist ence. "Whether or net evidence of such sur-x-lval is actually lu our possession ut the present time is net u question te be settled by mere Ipse dixit medical, theological or otherwise. Ne matter hew proficient ene inuy be In some ether department of knowl edge. If he Is net entirely familiar with the problems and accomplishments of psychical research his opinions concerning survival arc of no value. Quite recently at a meeting of a medical society several of our most tal ented neurologists discussed and settled ull of the problems of se-called spiritualism with n vigor which revealed amazingly their total ignorance of the xvhele literature of psychological research. It is, indeed, hard te say xvhlch Is the greater offender, the un critical eplrltunllbt who sxvallews nil alleged phenomena xvlth sublime credulity or the learned scientist who, with a magnificent wave of his hand, dismisses the whole sub ject as unworthy of serious attention. Many "Magic" Cults "In all ages of the pest and among nil peoples there have been many instances of alleged supernormal or unusual happenings which have led te innumerable 'magic' cults The Society for Psychical Research has no preliminary beliefs or preconceptions xvhat ever. ,It has simply called attention te the fact that there Tinye always been accounts of mysterious and unceinDrehendeH i,,... penlngs which are and havebeen believed In as realities in spite of the 'commen-seme- in as realities in spite of the 'cemn LrUctum as te tbelr utter impesalbj v - .Oii,earefully Inspected evidence-of impossibility; that many ln pgS "?pj C.iir .W- A rf .'" W ' - ot," - et," "J-"' ' telllgent and reputable witnesses (often cor roborated by several such) tends te shexv that these same happenings appear te be relatively common, even in the critical pres ent ; nnd, furthermore, thnt very definite beliefs arc entertained In some quarters (e. g., the spiritualists) concerning these phenomena. "It has pointed out thnt there is a strik ing similarity in the nature of these alleged manifestations among people xvidcly sepa rated by time, space and degree of educa tion ; It has xviselv cautioned ngainst the danger nnd worthlessness of prccencelx'ed opinions either In the xvny of bias for or prejudice against these allegations; it has insisted that if upon examination these clnims hnve no foundation in fnct, even the psychology of such persistent fallacies is xyerth the study. If, en the ether hand, there be an element of truth underlying this great mass of allegation, this constitutes a fact of nature nnd as such places claim xvlth us te be observed, investigated and studied. Appeals te Scientists "With this series of prepositions psy chical research has appealed te experts in scientific methods te gather nnd examine the alleged facts and in time te pass judgment upon them. There has nexv been forty vears of work in this complex field; much has been accomplished, but the end is net Vet. The impntlcnt may consider this slew, but we did net have wireless forty years after t rnnklin labored ever his Influence machine nor trolley cars forty years after Faraday xveund his first cell of wire. "Furthermore, psychical research is in no wise bound te produce nny predetermined results. It did net start xvlth the intention of 'proving' anything; It has been unalterably committed te a method, and that method is the scientific one of careful record, impor imper tlal qbservat en, comparison nnd fhterpre fhterpre tntleu of this mass of psychological phe nomena which was completely outside the pale of M established and orthodox depart ments of science. ' ' . '.'Iunjnurce ?. cen'ess that I was a ma- ffl,8tn2r Xd,CHl tra"1,,B nml cellat'!1 study. But then came the opportunity for n rather intimate friendship xvlth Dr Rlch nrd Hodgsen nnd Prof. .limes II. Hysien who may be regarded as the pioneers of psychical research in this country. Hode Hede Hode en was a man of great attainments nnd n cold-blooded skeptlc, fully versed In VirV ti iBltatien, especially with rX :len tfrte tricks of se-called 'mediumshlp' and many u clever 'spiritual stic medium' xvent te e finish under his critical eye. A Remarkable Psychic "Finnlly Prof. William James, of Hnr vnrd, turned ever le his tender mercies a remarkable psychic, u woman living "in Mas SHchusetts. This psychic told some wmE able things n my personal sittings with her T"i i0,i V''i J k!,ew t0 1,u frue and ethers of which I hnd no knowledge but which were later verified. It xvas my" prlvilegi tS have access te the records made bv Dr iin,i. of this psychic and te knew all'hlKC? cunning In devising experiments te eliminate both conscious and unconscious fraud. That my estimate of Dr. Hodirsen i- ".' ,."?.$ upon any persennl consideration I mnv ,i i that there Is new estnbllsl,e,i V m"l J?J nl.nl,. tnr n.nnM..! ..". ""V" "" S.nUOW oMenl "7" "V 2uuweu Vfii;. W n . "' r.e."cu t Harvard fesplendld OTfi -edgse the death of Dr. Hodgsen Other y in public and private life Seld-dPXch,tB Inexorable conditions of ebser ration th study, nnd during his life the n,ags etVcS? mulntcd evidence for survival censHfnV-i large recorded literature. 8 nce the rfA of Prof. Hyslep the work h8 bwatf tinned In competent hands, ml then, n" exists in the recorded and still 7e Ve forded proceedings of the American Heel,.v J " Psychical Research n mn n 1? '.W for 1..K te establish the verity of the ft iR the Individual after the ,fi. ... .L"rr,v?' of "Since much of this miu "" f'V- hotly, lists or record, open te all nublln. ei.mi "i,B. 1 tile inquiry all further denial e t e verirC of psychical phenomena brands the one wlm offers it, net as, a skeptic, but as an i ramus, no matter what may be his ntiAin" cutlens otherwise." i '" pualifl. Hie Innnlrv nil furllia. ,1a..i..i ..'..' What De Yeu Knew? - QUIZ 1. Who said "Millions for defense, bnti one ceni ler irieuie i 2. What la a nubia? v 3. Name a French possession lrf India, 4. What Is a apiittatl? 6, Hew did the peinsettla gat Its nana! 6. Where Is Prince Edward Island? 7. Of what country was Copernicus, tl 8. What Is a homonym? 9. What Is pilaff? 10. What is a raree-shew? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz l. HiereEiypnics nieraiiy means sun writing because the character! w originally used In Egypt by the nteM The word Is from the Greek "Hers sacred: and "glyphe." carve. 2. The Inte Prince of Monace xvas for his studies In oceanerranhr. 3. The Corliss engine waa one of th m Sfttlens of the Centennial Exhibits or 1ST6. wnen it was regarded u extraordinary novelty. 4. Conquesta'ef parta of Europe by Afrla expeditionary rerceg were made the Carthagenlana. under Hannibal. the third century B. C. In the cu palgn xvhlch Involved an Invasion Spain, pnssagte of the Alps and deaes into uaiy, ana ey me Araos, who vaded Spain In 711 A. D. by way the Straits of Gibraltar. 5, Schumann, the German composer, wn the famous song, "The Twe Ores dlers." The words are bv Helm 6. Tragedy la derived from the Greek t godes," tragic-singer,, from "trait a goat, because of the Important v of the actor, who personified a satyr the early Dlenyslan rites, which i later developed Inte tragic drama. 7. Patregrad Is further north than SlU AlfLBKR 8. Carter Glass represents Virginia In United States Senate. 9. General Herbert N. Lord has sucmi Charles G. Dawes as Director of Federal Budget. 10. The Llffey Itlver flews through De! SHORT CUTS It is apparently hard te convince weatherman that neither the Poles nor Equator represent climatic ideals. The Fourth was snfe and sane, X( xve ought te see what can be done about I ether 304 days of the average year. A headline, "Murder in India justed," deepens the xvell-recegnized long-established mystery of the Orient. "Heavens 1" said the hardened J tienlst en his homeward way from tbe.fj shore, "nothing but xverk until Fn afternoon!" Accounts of the conference at Untrue nre se meaner that the suspicion ( actual accomplishments are under wM becoming tenable. If puns were net utterly reprebeMj it intgnt be suggested that tne v""r junket of the malntenance-ef -whey men' little mero than a sample slip-and-go-d" Rebert Chambers, tbe novelist, thnt thn mnilArn irlrl tlnAiin't tnkn mart very seriously. Mr. Chambers eufklj knew. He did his share In the emicw of .the modern girl. An Illustration of distinction! human character Is provided by that a can trnveler xvhe xvas dazzled and a blinded bv a brief sinrht of the eX-iW crown jexvels In Moscow. Their Jf possessors seem te have 'been enabled tei their eyes en these treasures ier slderably longer periqd. Today's Birthdays PrlncAaa Vlctnrln Alexandra, the stcr Ulster of King Geerge V, born fifti years nge. Gerald V. White, memher of the Sett Canada, born at Pembroke, Ont.i fert''1 years age. . JohiCSkelten Williams, former M Htates Comptroller of the Currency, Powhatan County, Va., flftyneven "" i. Reger W. Bsbsen, who has sn l nenni reputation at a saiiiiuciaui -U'edcester'. Msss.fertr-sfven'yrM1 itm. r rJi TlaKUJt.X-V'i MH ,M xw i.'...vT.j.',1 - . . s J, ,ijifcJ!A,''rtfi ??4 M;.fTmri ""'' ' --
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