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A FRUIT OF SEASON-RUSHING
POPULAR tlcmnml for llic new bench at
League Island I'urk was picturesquely
crystallized in tbe very Informal use of the
striuicl made by bntliers laH Sunday.
While nn infrnctlen of n-guliitlens Is net
te be encouraged en general principles, It is
evident from the latest developments that
bureaucracy and red tapcry vtere vigorously
Jolted by an unexpected runhins of the sea
son. The prolonged and pedantic dispute nbeut
the jurisdiction ever tbe pink, one of the nu
merous instances of the contest between the
Commissioners and the muuicpnlity, secmi
In a fair way te be ended, since Mayer
Moere and Director Ceven have been in
specting the operation nt the beach, and it
Is announced that Council will shortly be
asked te transfer the supervision of park
bathing te the Department of l'ublle Wel
fare. Meanwhile a sensible order authorizing
the ust of the peel by men nnd boys, prop
erly nttired. has been Issued. It would be
ferttlnntc if the fermnl opening, with the
battheucs nnd locker accommodations com
pleted, could be timed with the inevitable
return of the "het spell."
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HARDING AND WEEKS AGREE
TIIKHH seems te he an Impression abroad
thnt there is nn irreconcilable differ
ence between the rernarks en prohibition
mnde by Secretary Weeks at Columbus. O.,
en June 15, nnd the remarks of President
Harding nt Marlen en July -1.
Mr. Weeks, nccerdlng te the published
reports of his address, said that "whatever
may be the individual views of citizens en
prohibition, there Is no question nbeut the
disquietude, resulting from the adoption of
the amendment nnd the pnssnge of the laws
for Its enforcement." He said also that it Is
Impossible te mnke an abrupt change in n
matter affecting the habits of the citizens
without crenting violent opposition nnd pro pre pro
Teklng much criticism of the Government.
This is n statement of se evident n truth
that it is difficult te understand the sensa
tion that it created. It is neither nn In In
eorsement nor u condemnation of prehibl-
Mr. Hnrdlns Mid that the Klghtecnth
Amendment should be enforced. He could
net verv well have said anything else if he
were going te tefer te the matter nt all.
But he did net say that the Velstead net
heuld be continued In force, nnd lie np
pnrently took especial pains te avoid re
ferring te thnt law.
The Velstead net Is n tempernry, amend
able stntute passed te carry out the provl prevl provl
siens of the Eighteenth Amendment te the
Constitution. If It Is unsatisfactory It can
be repealed and n new law passed in its
place nt the discretion of Congress. Mr.
Harding is very well aware of this, and It
may be thnt he expects something of the
kind te hnppen. after n little mere ex
perience with the difficulties in enforcing
the present law, which declares every bever
age containing mere thnn ene-hnlt of 1
per cent of nlcohel te be Intoxicating.
There docs net seem te be nny radical
disagreement between the expressed views of
the President nnd his Secretary of War.
The Secretary spoke nbeut the dissatisfac
tion with the prohibitory laws and the
President spoke of the necessity of enforc
ing the previsions of the Constitution n
necessity te which Mr. Weeks would agree
if the matter were put up te him.
AN ENGLISH NEWBERRY CASE
THERE is nothing new in the scandal
ever the conferring of peerages in Eng
land. Centuries nge the Itrltish Kings gave
titles nnd estates te their favorites, and the
eiler nobility which had received its titles
in n slmllnr way from enrller Kings were
scandalized. They did net welcome the new
recruits te the privileged class. The com
moners were net particularly interested In
the matter, for they were net seriously
nffcctetl bj it. They had nothing te de with
the Government nnd did net question the
right of the aristocracy te de as It plcnsed.
Llejd Geerge n few years nge, when he
levied heavy taxes upon the estntes of the
nobility , was se bold as te remind the ob
jecting nobles that objection te contribution
te tlic expenses of government mine with
bad grace from them, ns they were profiting
by the Income from cstnlis which had been
confiscated from the rightful owners and
conferred upon their ancestors by the fuer
of the King. This little dose of truth si
lenced them nnd he put his tnxatlen plan
through.
As demecrney has developed nnd as the
power of the Pnrllnment has Increased titles
of nobility came te he conferred upon pnrty
favorites by the pnrty In power. A man
who had made n generous campnlgu con
tribution wns rcwurded with a peernge as n
matter of course. This became se common
that the Prime Minister and his Cabinet
were regnrded ns the finnl nnd ultimate au
thority in the matter of making peers.
There was sy much talk te this effect in
Londen a few jears nge that King Edward
resented it nnd caused his private secretary
te issue n statement that peers were mnde
by the King nnd by no ene else. This
meant, of course, only that the list of new
peers submitted by the mlnl'try must be
satisfactory te tne King, it uid net mean
that the King would make peers against the
advice of his Ministers.
There is a notorious instance of a veto
by Ihe ministry of n peerage desired by
King Edward for one of his intimate per
sonal friends. Lord Salisbury was then
Premier. It is said that when the King
v proposed the peerage for Ills friend Salis
bury announced that if he Insisted en It he
would have te get n new Prime Minister,
Salisbury had his way.
Llejd Geerge has been making a let of
5 riw peers with thp consent of King Geerge.
ve ucen men who nave Deen gener-
heir, contributions te his political
Efts Piieucnts are. ke dMetifeeta'
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V3a-. ji i-Jehn C. Martini Vies President and Treaeureri
PtfY.&'Charfci A. Tyler.. Secretary: Charlea 1!. Ludlns
Km ten. Philip H. Ceillnf. Jehn n. Willlamn. Jehn J.
7ft MWIteon.-Geerse F. aeldemlth. David n. Smiley.
B ' Dlrectera.
him for "the sale of honor's," and they have
been talking of a schedule of prices for the
different grades of the peerage se much for
a bnren, n little mere for a viscount nnd
se en.
A parliamentary inquiry is imminent nnd
the Heuse of Lords is likely te have n New
berry ense or several Newberry cases. Hew
much of the njltatlen Is due te the activity
of Lloyd Geerge's political enemies and hew
much nrlses from a sincere deslre te have
honors nwarded for distinguished merit is
net nppnrcnt en this side of the ocean.
USES OF A SENSE OF HUMOR
IN OUR NATIONAL AFFAIRS
The Example of a Traffic Policeman and
Ben W. Heeper, of the Rail
road Laber Beard v . , '
YOU wouldn't suppose, contemplating 'nn
ordinary or extraordinary traffic po
liceman such ns the estimable Jehn Mc
Mantis, who swings the signs at Fifteenth
nnd Walnut streets, that he could be in nny
way related in significance te affairs of
national Impert. Yesterday McMnnus was
celebrated In the news because some one
discovered that he had that rarest of gifts,
n sense of humor. At the same moment n
sense of humor native In Ben W. Heeper,
chairman of the Railroad Laber Beard, was
reacting te save an ugly and dangerous sit
uation en the railroads after mere logic
and technical reasoning had tended only te
mnke It worse.
McMnnus, if nil we hear is true, doesn't
fiercely ride people who err unconsciously
ngnlnst miner traffic rules. He doesn't feel
that his uniform, his dignity and his cnuse
nre Insulted by every meter driver who falls
Inte an unimportant mistake. He seems te
have learned what nil extremely wise people
learn sooner or later, that when you laugh
nt n man derisively, brutally, angrily or
sympathetically, as circumstances dictate
j en go further thnn any legal instrumentali
ties will ever get jeu in the effort te dis
cipline his soul.
Mr. Heeper, n member of the Public
Greup of the Railroad Laber Beard, may be
distantly related te Jehn McMnnus. The
fiercest friends of the Insurgent shepmen,
writing of Heeper, cnll him "a sensible nnd
kindly man." And it wns sense nnd kindli
ness rather thnn any formal rule or dictum
that broke n deadlock created by legalistic
nnd routine minds between the Federal offi
cials and the rail corporations en one hnnd
nnd the strikers en the ether.
Had Heeper nctcd in the manner made
familiar by the conventional public official
he would have steed sternly upon his dig
nity, instead of sending n very calm nnd
conciliatory message te Jewell, the shop shep
men's leader. He would have thought of
his pride nnd he would have burnt elnberate
offerings te it. He couldn't have found It
In his henrt te unbend nnd be human.
What Heeper seems te have perceived
was the human nnd emotional factors bo be
hlnd the barricade of claims nnd counter
claims erected between the Laber Beard nnd
the strikers.
"After all," he seems te have said te
himself, "these men nre in nil essentials just
like mc. Doubtless they think that they
have the right upon their side. They are
sere nnd they nre worried. Perhaps I
shouldn't have cnlled them outlaws. That
Is a hard word. I'll talk te Jewell again.
He's a red-head, but he's human, tee."
And Jewell, nt the height of his temper,
seems te have been instantly softened by the
sudden emergence of a sensitive nnd kindly
and Informal gentleman from the chairman
of the Railroad Laber Beard. Of course
he'd confer! He'd confer with anybody!
A sense of humor, you see, means mere
thnn nn ability te perceive the ridiculous.
Usually It Is founded en goodness of heart
and sustnlned by breadth of view. It is,
in rcnllty, a slsn of the highest form of In
stinctive wisdom.
Ne one knows hew much damage has been
done te the world by statesmen who had no
sense of humor nnd were, therefore, hnlf
blind te the fundamental truths about the
origins of human impulse. The strutter In
public office Is always inefficient. Usually
he Is a failure. The man who is forever
looking nt himself in n glass and forever
bent upon the maintenance of his own dig
nity is obviously net sure of himself. A
little of the willingness te unbend, if It
existed in hnlf a dozen Important quarters,
would have mnde the coal strike impossible.
A sense of humor nnd the light thnt It
might hnvc cast upon most of the conflict
ing claims at Versailles might have suved
the peace. But the humorless vanity of the
diplomatists made nnjthlng like bread rea
soning or humane compromises impossible.
It may be that a sense of humor rather
than highly involved and uncertain political
formulas of n new type may be, as the Irish
say, the saving of the world, If it is ever
able te grew nnd flourish in the murky airs
of international dlplemacj.
Traffic men who rear nnd stutter nre about
as useful In the streets ns the inflexible
minded table-peunders nre in an important
conference of any sort. It is the men with
the humane nnd humorous view of life nnd
people who release geed impulses In nil sorts
of people and clear the jam most effectively.
They go a long wny toward making people
de right by making them ashamed te de
w reng,
Jewell and his men went by Chairman
Heeper's step signal. And Instead of call
Ing patrol wagons and drawing n crowd,
Heeper sauntered ncress the street and
leaned en the side of Jewell's car nnd talked
le him goed-naturedly, as any man would
de who had a right knowledge of the diffi
culties of travel thnt confront most people
In these unsettled nnd changing times.
AN INDEX OF CIVILIZATION
EVIDENCES of an orderly and Intelligent
civilization are bemetlmes delusive, and
no sooner is self. congratulation begun than
an outbreak of crudities discomfits the opti
mist. But there arc some indices of improved
habits which nre unimpeachable One of
these is unquestionably a recorded diminu
tion of lire losses in a great urban commu
nity. An exhibit of that kind, which this
city Is new privileged te present, denotes net
only n reduction of crime, hut of ignerance
ami carelessness.
It hns been some years since Philadelphia
has suffered from a really large-scale con
flagration. Hmnller fires also are decreas
ing, Incendlnrisni has been checked te nn
encouraging degree by vigorous prosecution
of arson rings nnd se-called "firebugs."
A community regnrd for public welfare
and the security of human life is displayed
in the record for the first six months of
11)22, in which there were seventy-six fewer
fires than for tbe corresponding period lust
.J ear,
(cenfitj
jear, The slneirtlng causes et accidental
tgratlonssjiute
backfires, carelessly
i rf
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-EHILABEIiPHIA,
thrown cigars and cigarettes, careless use
of matches, rubbish, children playing 'with
matches and defective chimneys and stoves
arc also less numerously represented than
during the first hnlf of' ll21.
Monetary' losses have net yet been com
puted, but as they, hnvc steadily declined
for the last two years, the disclosure of
further Improvement may be expecttd. It
Is in this field that the vigilance and effi
ciency of the Fire Department are se con
sistently displayed.
As the city of few fires, Philadelphia is
earning n repute thnt logically should be the
reward et nny leiig-cstnbtlshed modern
metropolis with n regard for its responsi
bilities. CLOTURE IN THE SENATE
THE motion te restrict debate en the
Tariff 1)111, mnde in the Senate en
Wednesday afternoon nnd te be put te a
vote today, was In conformity te a rule
pnscd n few jears nge.
That rule provides thnt if at any time n
motion te close debate en n pending meas
ure is mnde at the instance of net less than
sixteen Senators, that motion shall be put
te a vote without debate en the day but
ene following thnt en which It wns orig
inally made. Then if the motion is ndeptcd
by n two-thirds vote of theso voting the
mensure shall become unfinished business
until It is disposed of. Thereafter no Sena Sena
eor may speak mere than one hour Inclusive
en the measure, en amendments te it nnd
en motions related te It. Ne amendments
mny be submitted save by unanimous Con
sent nnd no dilatory motion may be made,
nnd nil points of order shnll be decided with
out dfbatc.
Fifty-two Senators have asked that this
cloture rule be applied te the debate en the
Tariff Bill. If there nre only seventy-eight
Scnnters voting today fifty -two are enough
te pass the motion.
The purpose of the appeal te the rule is
said te be te put en record the Senators
who arc sceklnz te delay the passage of the
Tariff Bill for its effect en the congres
sional elections. It is nn attempt te spike
the guns of the opposition by holding this
opposition responsible for the dclny nnd by
demonstrating thnt n clear majority of the
Senate is prepared te vote en the measure as
seen as it can be pushed through.
If the cloture rule is applied there can be
only ninety-six hours of debate en it nt the
most. Ne one can filibuster or make dila
tory motions.
ELOQUENCE REVIVED
SPONTANEOUS eloquence, inspired by
irresistible emotion, is rnre in modern
legislative nsscmbllcs. With nil their
nllegcd fondness for thcntrlclsm, even the
French have been often of Inte jenrs pow
erless te dispel the clouds of dullness which
settle upon Parliaments. Aside from Its
historical nnd political significance, there
were extraordinarily stirring nrtistlc vnlucs
In the pnsslennte convictions se unexpect
edly expressed by Rene Vivinnl in the
Chnmber of Deputies en Wednesday.
The ex-Prcmlcr is of high repute as a
practiced and formal orator. But he is an
adroit statesman, ns his conduct en mere
thnn one Important mission te the United
States has demonstrated, and of late years
he has reserved his skill in peroration for
consciously staged occasions.
Ne preparation, however, was discernible
in M. Vivinni's outburst before the Depu
ties, apathetic before nn earnestly delivered
attack en bourgeois government In general
and the French Administration in particu
lar, voiced by nn nsplring young Com
munist, Vnilinnt-Ceuturler.
Among ether things, the roots of the war
were under examination. Much of the dia
tribe wns of familiar pattern nnd the
lethnrgy of the listeners was nppnrcntly un
disturbed until the survey of the spenker
included a criticism of the gevcrnmentnl
policy involved in M. Pelncnre's visit te
Russia In the epochal July of 1014. Then
in n twinkling the mnglc spark of person
ality illumined the entire Chnmber.
"If any Frenchmnn wns responsible for
what happened In 1014," interrupted M.
Vivinnl In n tone of ominous cnlm, "It wns
I. I wns the responsible head of the Gov
ernment. It is from me and net from M.
Petncnrc that the explanations should be
demanded. It was I," he continued, "who
gave the order te mobilize. It was I who
ordered the withdrawal ten miles from the
frontier, se ns te avoid ns Ions ns possible
any chance of conflict. If for what hap
pened during these dnjs my Government is
reprenchable, then it is te me that these
reproaches should be addressed."
But It wns manifestly unnecessary te In
crease tlic pressure of criticism. Vivinnl
forestalled It with his courageous confes
sion of responsibility, with his masterly ex
hibition of fact and with n display of mov
ing eloquence nnd nrdent sincerity which
recnlls a vanished parliamentary era. There
were embraces nnd even kisses nt the finale,
which beenme what is familiarly known ns
"a typically French scene."
Other countries, ether customs. Hew M.
Vivinni's deeply touched audience behaved
after he had revealed himself nnd released
a flood of genuine emotion withheld for
eight years is historically of less consequence
thnn his marshaling of fncts, his chronicle of
actualities, which the pest-wnr world Is in
crensingly inclined te ignore.
Origins of the conflict enn be traced back
te the fall of man. Mere proximate causes
were unquestionably imperialistic nnd eco
nomic conditions, habits of thought, national
rlvnlries, social customs, educational stand
ards, a multitude of complex nnd overlap
ping motives which the philosopher will long
find n field for cxplorntlen.
But of the reluctance of Trance te pro
voke the conflict by capitalizing the
European crisis thnt hnd arisen ever Serbia
there can be little question. M. Vivinnl
need net fear the consequences of avowal.
His course in the Immediate war prelude
was clearly pacificatery and in the noblest
degree pntrietlc. Ills exhibition of the
truth is particularly stimulating nt n time
when the brevity of the popular memory is
beclouding once startling realities. It is
hinted thnt his unforeseen "recovery" may
presage revived political nmbltlens. Time
will demonstrate the truth or fallacy of
that conjecture.
It Is vividly certain, however, tiint he did
revive, If merely tinnslcntly, the pulse
quickening nrt of parliamentary eloquence.
The thrill of his dramatic Intrusion even
carries In translation nnd across the sens.
If half thnt we hear is true, the next
great temperance drnmn will bn called "Ten
Nights in n Drug Stere," nnd the next grent
drinking bong will be
"Oft in the Stilly
Night."
And new even Honolulu reports official
enthusiasm in Tokie for tlie Pacific trcutlcs,
even announcing that the Japanese have
ratified all the pacts. Is there no way in
which the "little brown man" can be re
strained from doing the right thing?
New and then It becomes nppnrcnt thnt
one grent evil Is required te euro another.
Thus, since the farmers have taken furiously
te lobbying and established a highly effi
cient, aggressive nnd richly endowed or
ganization of wire-pullers In Washington,
th people who Blurted the fashion nre
deeply concerned and arc suggesting that the
national capital ought te be denned up.
There may be a clean-up of the Washing
ton lobbies before the country is much elder.
But It Is Interesting te ebserve that the most
hardened lobby organizers, who have been nt
the business for a generation, found nothing'
te cempiain aoem; lfuui, tne agriculturists
appeared en the scins'
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Twe Waya of Building a HaUie: One'
With Complaint First Hand and
the Other Relayed Advan
tages of the Country Towns
for Mechanics
Dy SARAH D. LOWRIE '
I WAS talking te an electrician yesterday
who works nt his trade ''when there
is n job te be done in his ' part of ihe
country, or if no house is, te be wired or
engine Installed he docs the mere expert re
pair work In one or another of 'the village,
garages, or if there is n hurry call for
plumbing, which the two village plumbers
are tee busy te fill, be is available : or later
en In the summer, when the full tide of
city excursionists Is en, he can be get for
extra hours by the distracted hotel men te
drive a motorcar te and from the distant
railroad station.
There is actually no tlme of the year in
which he cannot find a job thnt requires
skilled labor at geed prices within an eas$
journey of his home. His daughter Is new
a trained nurse earning n top salary; his
eldest son is nn electrician employed in one
of the bigger cities, nnd his two younger
children ere finishing high school. His wife
hns an easy, convenient house with u pleas
ant garden and her mother for company
wncn tlic family are uwny. Beth et these
ludustriens, agreeable people have had a
geed start in life. The man was his father's
asslstnnt. nnd his father was a prosperous
country-town dentist: the wemnn of tbe
family was the daughter of a music teacher.
She is new better off nnd with a mere as
sured prevision for her future than her par
ents hnd.
In the country town in which they live
there Is no social difference between their
family nnd the doctor's or minister's or chief
merchant's. Their children bid fair te be
better off nnd mere expert thun they, but
along special lines. Thnt is they will con
tinue te specialize if tin live in the larger
cities, where a variety of jobs nre less easy
te ceme by.
I THINK for the purpose of the geed, all
around American workman the country
town, with chances in the outlying and
nenrby country towns, has a far greater ad
vantage than the city If he is able and
willing te vary his occupation along tbe
snme general line. Fortunately the unions
which would prevent this in the city nre net
organized in the country towns in such a
wny thnt they can dictate the number of
men in any one trade or in nny one job.
I say fertunntely because however much
benefit the city trndes unionist mny get out
of the "Theu shnlts nnd thou shnlt note"
of the unions, he would be ruined in the
country towns by these same safeguards.
Fer instance, en the new house where the
mechanlclan-garageman-plumber wns vork verk
ing, there were n number of carpenters who
varied their labor as stonemasons and then
as painters. The bend workman of each job.
i. e., carpentry, stone masonry, painting and
papcrhenging, stuck te his particular work.
but the head builder shuffled the ethers about
te suit the urgency of tbe case. He was
able te build n house and de everything
about it from the rough stone foundation te
tbe electricity and papering and fine cabinet
making with the same twenty-five men em
ployed continuously for six months. The
wages were the highest along any of tbe
lines involved city wages. The work was
well and solidly done under that one builder,
who was also his own foreman of each
separate division. Twenty-five families had
a geed support for u little ever half a year.
with money saved against n slack time. Tbe
owner came in direct contact with the work
men in a human and entirely man-te-man
way, and when tbe furniture was moved in
and put In place, no one of the twenty-five
men who had seen the thing through but was
interested and in n curious sense critically
responsible of the final leek of the rooms.
THIS, I think, Is the natural and just way
for capital and labor te combine. It
helps human relationship and is a mutual
benefit and a recognlznble partnership of
achievement. It Is the way most of the
original houses in this country were built in
the days of our great-grandfathers nnd
grandfnthers, and even of some of our fathers
in the newer pnrts of the country. And
theso houses were better built and had mere
individuality, nnd in a wny mere character
in their very marks of sameness. The stone
mason was net just any stonemason ; he was
the stonemnsen !
I met an old mnn nbeut this new house up
in the country, for instance, who was laying
the bricks of the terrace leutsldc the dining
room for the new breakfast room. He was
very old and quite opinionated, but exceed
ingly intelligent nnd interested in doing his
job, because he had been the man te build
the original chimneys in the old part of the
house nearly forty years nge.
He was full of reasons nnd tales as te why
these chimneys new needed pointing up nt
the top and round the hearths, and he was
very particular and exigent in doing that
work himself.
What miracle of coincidence could bring
te one's beuse In Philadelphia the same
stonemason that had slapped en every bit of
mortar from cellar te reef thirty or forty
jears before?
THE losing the humnn centnets out of the
work we de or have done for us has only
ene ndvuntnge: we de net hear the alterca
tions or have te listen te the temperamental
complaints of the emplevcs who build and
make for us homes; we leuve that te hired
ge-betweens, who nic supposed net te bother
us with particulars,
I nlwnys thought the woman who could
employ a steward or expert housekeeper te
listen te the cook when she'had a grievance
wns let out of much wear nnd tear; but I
suppose some one has te listen te the stew
ard and the housekeeper when they nre
temperamental and have a grlevnnce that
needs a seething enr or n dlsclplinnry touch,
se thnt the employer gets it nny way either
cumulatively, through n head domestic or
first hnnd from the chap that docs the potato
peeling.
Just as the city mnn who is paying n
builder and an architect te make him com
fortable In u house has te hear of the dela.vs
due te strikes and broken contracts and nil
the things that make house building in town
nnd near town se mysteriously discouraging
an undertaking.
If we cannot rub a ring like Aladdin nnd
wish a wish and see the thing built and
ready for us out en the lawn the very next
Instant, blinds up, curtains hung nnd the
kitchen fire boiling the kettle, why, then, I
nrentlv nrefer the countrv-tevvn v. nr.
mntter If Jenes' lumbago and Smith's having
twliiH nt home de break into the smooth
process of completion nnd enter into one's
day's disappointments.
I'd rather be halted by Jenes' lumbago
nnd Smith's twins than bv Lewis' coal strike
nnd Gompers' matchmakers' union. In
short, I'd rather knew my neighbor and cm
ploy him thnn be n stranger in mv new
house until all the clever. Industrious or
lazy makeshift chaps who made it have
token up their tools and gene their wuys.
The Winds of Morning
NEVER the winds of mornlngtlde com
plain, But sound a virile and n vibrant note,
Oracular, and yet sometimes i emote,
A passionate and penetrating strain,
The uiiremlttcnt murmur of the main.
The sagas of the turf, the rhjthm nnd
rote
That from dim dUtaut islands seem te
float,
Bear blended chords of joyance and of pnln.
Vet these have net the dawn wind's utter
ance, Its exultation nnd its lyric scorn,
Its diapasons harmonies "that entrance
Like these that in the ancient daya were
bortie ' '
Acress the desert's undulant cxpunse
When Mem tien cried te greet' the mounting
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FRIDAY; JULY 1( , 192$
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
WILLIAM WOODBURN POTTER
On Artistic Building In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA is net only catching up
in its building, but the structures being
erected nre far superior te these whtch were
built before the war years and theso im
mediately following, nccerdlng te William
Woodburn Petter, architect.
"Philadelphia, with respect te its build
ing," said Mr. Petter, "is coming along as
well as any large city in the country. There
wns mere building In the first three months
of the present yenr than in the whole of
1020. Still there must be n let mere 'build
ing done if we nre adequately te house tue
crowds for the SesquI-CcntennlnL In spite
of the fact thnt contracts for two large new
hotels In the center of the city hnvc been let
within the Inst few days nnd building is
nctlve in both the city nnd in the suburbs.
"The city should gain a substantial nnd
permanent benefit from the Sesqui-Ccntcn-nlal;
but as fnr ns the building for It is
concerned, It will hnve te be begun before
long If the structures nre te be a permanent
asset te the city nftcr the close of the fair.
"The housing buildings which lire erected
te nccommednte the Scsqut-Centenninl
crowds by nil menns should be permanent
structures, because only In that way will
they be an asset te the city nnd because
they arc badly needed for the ever-growing
population of Philadelphia, If they arc con
structed with the idea of making them
permanent, they will be n real investment
for the city ; if temporary buildings nre put
up, te be demolished nftcr the fair closes,
they will de the city no lasting geed.
"The Scsqul-Ccntcnnlal also will serve
another geed purpose. There arc certain
localities in the city which need n clearing
out, nnd the necessities of the big fnlr will
bring nbeut this result, and if the buildings
put up en these localities arc of geed con
struction nnd design, the results for Phila
delphia will be grent.
Parkway a Ills Facter
"The new Parkway has done n tremen
dous amount of geed for the city which I de
net 'believe is fully appreciated. It was n
long time In coming, but It Is unquestionably
one of the grentest fncters In the improving
and the benutif.vlug of the city thnt has
ever been brought nbeut cither heie or In
nny ether American city. By waiting we
have secured a boulevard which Is incom
parably finer thnn it could possibly have
been hnd it been put through In n hurry.
The original plans called for n beulevnrd
enlv 100 feet in width, but by hard work
and the planning of It by men of renl vision
we have obtained the magnificent Pnrkway,
which will one day be one of the great sights
et the country.
"League Island Park Is nnethcr place
which hns been nn enormous improvement.
Places Uke these exert glgnntlc Infiiii'iice for
geed en the surrounding neighborhoods, in
making the residents there build better
homes, nnd they also exert a splendid in
fluence en the whole city.
"I wns n member of the Heusing Bureau
during the wnr jears and we had charge of
a certain Improvement In Seuth Philadel
phia. The plnce wns little mero thnn n city
dump, but it 'became a highly deslrnbln resi
dence neighborhood, largely through the im
provements which we were able te effect.
One building operation of the better kind
often changes the ntmesphcrc of nn entire
section.
"Roosevelt Boulevard has hnd the same
effect upon Its Immediate locality as the
Parkway nnd Le.'isue Island Park. It Is a
singularly geed thing, but often the people
as a whele de net sep what an influence for
geed such things are, and ninii have net
warm public support nt the time they are
projected. It Is net tee much te sny that
en the first presentation of such projects
mere than ene-hnlf of the voters are net In
favor of them. But ncverthehMs they have
nil benefited theclty as n whole as well as
their Immediate neighborhoods.
"The new Art Gullery will be n treinen
ilnus educational influence In Philadelphia
The building Itself wll be beautiful mid Jin-'
nosing, nnd just te have people walk nreuiul
it nnd sen it will bu nn inspiration fee
greeter things In city betterment. These in
fluences, if sufficient In number mid effect
may In tlme even reach the point f n'pnpii.'
lur demand for better political conditions, en
event which can be 'brought about whenever
enough of the voters want It,
Better Houses Demanded -.
:. J!Tho.peepl.W '. Ahole are dcmnndln
te?ttr class of frnses, They want, larger
THE STRENUOUS LIFE
law aatWW .afsW f
rV'V
homes nnd they insist that these houses shall
have all modern conveniences. The standard
of living hns risen materially nnd this Is one
of the ways In which this fact is manifesting
itself.
"I think that the architects have played
a considerable part in the condition which
new exists. Net se many years age it was
difficult te make people see the necessity
for nn nrchitect nnd ninny thought that tne
money paid in his commission wns thrown
away. New It is rare thnt n building op
eration is carried through without an archi
tect, ns both the purchasers and the con
tractors have found that they can save
money by employing one.
"But, in the general ndvance In public
knowledge of these' nnd ether things, the
public hns become educated te wunt better
things in their homes. This is especially
true of the newest electrical devices. The
grent lndustrlnl shows hnve done much In
this respect, for they have shown people
the new things In lnber-saving devices In
the home nnd immediately theso who see
them In operation wnnt them. There is
new mnturlng in Philadelphia n plan for a
permanent exhibit of the building trmjes,
nt which people can see the latest things
connected with their homes nnd judge how hew how
geed they nre.
Medium Houses Needed
,"The greatest need of Philadelphia at
present is for mero of the medium-sized and
medium-priced houses. In the city nnd in
the suburbs there is practically none which
mny be rented nnd this is n need which must
be supplied. A few men with vision started
building during the dull period when nl nl
mest everything wnR shut down nnd semn
nre iiuilding new and will reap the reward
of their foresight.
"The apartment buildings in Phllndelptila
have made great strides within the last few
jears. It has never been nn npnrtmcnt city,
but the housing tendency of the age is net
te maintain big city homes. We are new
getting some fine npartment buildings nnd
there is room for still mere.
"I believe thnt the city offers n splendid
opportunity for some ene te erect some low
and medium priced npartments for fnmlllcs
demanding that cless of homes. In her
building program, Philadelphia is coming
nleng as well ns nre nny of the larger cities
of the country."
The tnnglcd Tncnn-Aricn dispute 'with
which the courngeeus Mr. Hughes is wrest
ling easily wius the dubious laurels ence
earned by the cryptic Schlcswlg-Helstein
question, of which n distinguished British
statesman ence remarked that nobody hut
him had ever fully understood it, nnd thnt
he hnd forgotten what he knew.
Today's Anniversaries
routes,
1817 President Polk- rtn-n.i i- tx.-.i.
,nRiQ-nBfnfr " ,,our, eE I1"' 1,:'1(itcr" States. "
lSi ) Twcnly-Klx thousand persons itt
tended n fcte nt the Crjstal Pahce. ?n Len
fr :Lhn"l,0t M' l' Lcs-eps, bulldwef
CeiUenille, Ind Mnj- rV 1817! Ur" 'K'"r
100J freight hnndlera of nil the mil.
ry.lH. '"'"'ns Chlrage went en sir ke
llllll-Tipperary Rlnn Felners a I Irish
yelui. eers weic outlawed by proclaim m
irem uuuiin castle.
Today's Birthdays
Prince Gem-go of Spartu, eldest son of
the King of Greece, bem In Athena, ihl m m
twe jenis nge. ' l,,,,'
Richard Carle, popular ncter nn.i .,....
comedy star, born nt Semervllle, Mi.s
lilt.v-ene j curs age, . ,
im lit. uev. .Junius M. Hemer
il'lil l,ir,!ep Ol
Raymond Hntten, prominent motien-iilc.
re nctei" (enil ,tlr1tn. t.n.n -4 ll j Ul'.'1
1830 Samuel A. McCeskry was conse
crated first Epibcepnl Bishop of Michigan.
IMSAct of Congress making nil rull
wnja In the country United Sik.u .
-. -...,..., iivai-
IhSlI Paul Hamilton Hnjne. the South Seuth
e.n poet, died near Augusta. On. Bern nt
Charleston, S. U.. Jnniinry 1, 1830
lBOri-Gceigu W. Julian, candidate for
lce President en the Free Seil t elect 1m
18.(2. (I Pil at lrvliu.ti,., i.i t tl "
r.,i
aniicviiic, born nt tivfnr,i
Mxty-three jears nge. '
nt i .' $"' nilv,H NeMims, Episcopal
Bishop of New Orleans, born at I eV. ion
Tex.. slxtV-feur veins nn,. "eiuil,
la,, thirty iflvc' j rnrs ae
What De Yeu Knew? 'i
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QUIZ
1. What Is meant by the cloture naTA
Congress? " j
2. What kind of a window Is aa ''ceVtV
uueui i r
3. What were the satyrs of classical,!
Urology? x,
4. Hew did the Remans number their ri
d. new etten is the President of
elected?
C. What Is the lanrest IJrltlnh nei
lying entirely In the south temi
zone?
7, Who was the longest lived of Amu
WtACtl rtAntf.1?
ft. Whn nrn iht- Am..il.4 " ..
9. What Is the origin of the word Uteje
1W Which Is the largest planet of the Kej
eyaieni t
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. Charles C. Plncknev. whn vm mirii
Ambassador te the French RemiSI
in 1796, was the author of the qiiea
tlen, "Millions for defense, but net ces
tciii ier irieuie. ji
2. A nubia is a soft, light scarf or core
ier me neaa, worn by women.
name is aeriveu rrem tne
"nubes," a cloud.
3. Fendlcherry Is a French poueiiieD I
jimuu.
4. A sprltsall Is a sail extended by a fti
or spar. '
6. The nelnsettla. tnken Itn nam. from J. !
Poinsett (1779-1851), its dlscoreme
6. Prince Edward Island la an Inland I
province In the Gulf of St LawrtiaBJ
Canada Its capital Is CharlettetOTfJ
7. Copernicus, the famous astronomer, '
Dremulcated In 1543 tha theory I
the sun. net the.carth, is the center!
our system, was a Pele.
8. A homenvm Is a. word aereelns In MS
but differing In meaning from snettsBJ
as rair ana rare.
9. Pilaff or pilau Is an Oriental dlfBH
Deuea rice, raisins, spice ana
kind of meat or fowl.
10.
A raree-shew Isva show carried Ins
a peep show ; also a cheap street I
SHORT CUTS
President Harding said that he enl
Marien en n mule. He neglected te ret
that he left Marien en an elephant.
Tin Vnlern'a nnnnnncement thftt
Irish pact has been tern is less stirthaBJ
ns news thnn ns nn Instance et cenw
and sclf-rovclatten.
Mr. Stclnmetz'H assertion that a mi
railway train is lmncrvleus te lichtnlng
gests that some se-called acts of Ged
ciucuiy mere te ec icareu man tnese w
In the committee rooms of the HeJJ
Uncle Jee Cannen lest his pecKet iy
Uncle Jee, however, has no right te cj
plain. All his countrymen had tn
experience.
Any idea that Brldgeten. with e'jJJ.JjjB
marriage last March, may have enttrtwj'l
of competition with heaven is exploded Wl
the ilnimicltiL- record of twentV-OOC J
dlnga ill June. Ah might hnvc been ?l
pected, Jersey is net going te no tne i-i
ised land. J
New It is Sennter Peraerene wbej
being boosted by the Democrats for '
nreslfletii'v Wn ivm.lniv nf course. W0
Ml' Vn Clnn ..111 nn,' Ir. Hli Villi V 1
ller f.vnn mnrn ilnntilt .trtiv llie White IIV
shouldn't he moved t'e Ohie for the ntal
national economy.
r- ,i.. , i.-.m "ffl
viummuimy bars in was"" )'(
The (.eimuuuity motorcar, owned OT
by 00 would -be motorists, is the WJ
tiling in .lupnn. FIfty-five Atneiicaii
huvu been sold by a recently fsU"
lupnuesu company te 11,000 evvnera, y
nf iilimn iki.l.l 1ft f.. lilu uliillft in
of thn curs, In return for his $10 M
owner received n jenr s Interest lit i'j
The j ear is divided Inte days nnd W?l
and tbu specified tline Is allotted for
stockholder le Hili. 'I'lin hours have I
se nrrnnged that four people go rlrtlM $
tne uuvcr during eucu penu.
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A Fortunate People
A!
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V.. l'i,ll,,l. . ..I.....I... i... .llL,.irerrll '8
denies whtch lend hlhi te believe the iw"
burned renl. Tuu evidence, whl'e lBW
ing, Is Incomplete, e fnv It has W
.til .iiitiiinii ri,t',iiini mi.'. Hi". ". .:.d
Hiiewn unit me itemnns una any J
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