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Julf 11. 1M2 A MYSTERY SOLVED WIIII.K It 1h geed te knew wlie It llir re re Siienslblc lieail of I lie pollce depnrt -Blent, Mayer Moere'e offielnl iirorlainutien fe the effect thut It Is Director Certelymi will go ilewn In nmnlclpul history iik one 5f the e(Mc.t ever Ismtrcl from City Hull. Tnless Mr. Cortcleii drew lil Milnry for merely looking pleiiwuit. Ii4 has been hend of the police depnitment lm' the tiny of hl.s appointment That is hi job. It li net anybody else's job. If anybody else- Ciiptnln Tempest, for exnmple lind reason te believe that he mid net Corlelyeii vas the true and only boss of the pollee. who was te blame? The City Charter names the Director of Public Bnfety as the man who shall have "the cure, management, administration and su pervision of police affairs." Naturally the May"or was familiar with the terms of tha Charter. Captain Tempest could net have exercised or usurped the power and func tions of the Director his chief for a single day if the Mayer had net wished It. It is unfortunate that the Mayer In hl announcement saw lit te attach a striiiu te It by emphasizing the fact Hint all appoint ments, promotions, remevuls and se forth muet be submitted te him. This is as un necessary as the proclamation should have been. Of course, the Majer has this power ever nil his directors, but accenting It de tracts from the effect, se far ns Mr. Cortl Certl Cortl jreu is Concerned, because It restricts tin free exercise of Ills own judgment ns di rector. A TRIBUTE TO BRAZIL LATIN AMEKICA has long been re-sj-ensive te visible artistic symbols of the geed will of her cordial Northern neigh bor. It can hardly be iiuesthmed that the dignity and beauty of the I'an-Ametlcan Building in Washington have been n potent agency In cementing International friend ahlps in this hemisphere. The Menree Palace, which adorns the sea beulevnid In llin de Janeiro. Is another effective reminder of Western World sympathies. The latest project of this kind involves the erection of an allegorical meiiiiiiienl en Rie liny ns a tribute from the people of the TTnited States te Brazil, te be displayed as one of the conspicuous features of the cen tenary of the great Seuth American repub lic and te serve, nfter the exposition has run Its course, ns the reminder of a community of ideals in much the same waj a the Bartheldl statue In' New Yeik harbor lias represented France-American relationships. The undertaking, which was originally launched by the various American Chambers of Commerce lu nrn.ll. I- additionally sup ported by a North American committee and lias wen the Indersement of Setietaiy Hughes. As the nuclei taking Is privately conducted, as distinguished from the gowrn gewrn mental support of the lirazlllnn fair ex hibited in the Federal appropriation of $1,000,0(10. subscriptions from Individual eitizens me earnestly solicited. Support of the preiect calls for nu ap preciation of sentiment as an Instrument of peace and progress and n bread conception of patriotic Americanism. "If responsibilities of thai type ate mil lzed. the money can lie i nixed for u concrete testimony of the harmony of Ilrazllinn Americnn ideals and of an inspiring record of honorable friendship between nations ani mal -d In the main b . '0111111011 purposes. POMERENE'S CHANCES SENATOR POMEKKNE is doubtless aware of the fact thai his availability as the Democratic candidate for the presi dency In 1U- Is dependent en events ever which he has no control. Therefore, he cannot bine been midiil c'litcd evei his informal nomination in the Senate the ether day. Ills nvallnblliiy Is contingent en his ability te secure re-election in Ohie tin.s year." If he can carry his State In Novem ber and defeat the Itepubllcan candidate he would nt once lie lifted into such pioml pieml nence as n vote-getter that his party would have te consider him In 1024. Ohie is President Hnidlng's own Slate. He carried it In 11)20 by n handsome ma jority. 1'nless all recent precedents nic te be disregarded, he will be the Republican candidate In 102-1. New a Democrat who bent Mr. Harding's party in hl.s own Stnie would become n national figure. The Ohie Republicans are as well awaie of this as are the Democrats In the ether States. Mr. Hnrdlng himself Is aware of It. Therefore, Mr. Pomerene will hove te make u stlffer fight than he has ever made In order tn come within sight of victory. Consequently, he Is likely te postpone (ill consideration of what lie.. u III de two jears from new until he knows whether he Is te retain his seat In the Senate nfter March 4. POLITICS IN GERMAN MARKS THE German marks have a l,m; way te fnll before they reach the depths where the llusslan ruble is floundering, it takes mere than 20,000 rubles, iicn-mally worth no tents, te be worth n cent today. Yesterday tfce (Jermnn mark, normally worth 23.8 cents, wen quoted at eighteen cents a hun dred, or n little mere than five for a cent. A French economist, writing in j,,. ,onr ,enr sal, of Paris, has lately charged the Or mans with deliberately reducing I be v.iluc of (he mark. They urc keeping their print ing presses going, and Inst week (hey In creased their paper currency by Il,'2,"i0, (MVJ.OOO mnrks. At Hie outbreak of the war there were only 1,231,000,000 marks In circulation. The present total is JOIUSV 22,000. There could be only one resn t e audi wild Inllatlen, mid se long ns Hie In flation continues the mark will continue te decline in value. fa I TLi " There Is no othartjfeuslbln explanation '..' m. "'auar.KriB ioeiisi avaaaaaamia. aa nma 00. . W T7; " TT ' .-1 -J-.1- !Vt ' J '' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA,- I l-- t.l lL. .... 1- it., aervers have done, that' the stump In the value pf the mark yesterday was due te the political assassinations In Ocrmany nnd te the possibility of nn approaching revolution. 'If (lerninny should set about deflating the currency thp value of the mark would begin te rise nnd the ability of the country te meet the reparations payments would Increase, Hut there is 11 widespread suspicion that (lermnny Is deliberately reducing the mark lu order te create Hie Impression nlirend Hint Hie nation Is bankrupt and Is unable te pay the war Indemnity. "THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED" HAS BEEN SAID TOO OFTEN Industrial Peace la Dependent en the Official Assertion of the Supremacy of Public Interest rpWO fundamental principles are Involved In 'the coal strike and Hie railroad strike which cannot i-afely be Ignored. The first Is Hint the public Is the chief party lu Interest In each case nnd the second Is Hint every man has 11 right te work for whatuver wages are offered without molesta tion from these who are unwilling te work at these wages. President Harding's suggestion te the coal operators and miners Hint (hey submit their differences te a commission composed of six of their representatives nnd five rep resentatives of the public Indicates bis be lief In the preponderating tntetest of the public. There would be three represent 1 tlves of the ijilners and three lepresentntlves of the operators en the commission. If the live representatives of (be public agreed en n plan of settlement It, would take the vote of only one of the ethers te enrrj It. 1'nfertiilintely, however, the Interest of Hie miners and the npcinters Is opposed te the Interest of the public. It Is possible Hint Hie six men en the commission would combine in opposing nny plan conceived primarily for the benefit of the consumer. The only way that the preponderating Inter est of the public can be protected Is by giving te the public sullicleut power In the commission te enforce Its will Indeed, the time should come when com missions created te adjudicate disputes be tween employers and empleyes in essential industries will he composed entirely of rep resentatives of the public. When 11 case is fried In the ceuits It Is net tried before thiee fudges, one representing each lltlgnnt nnd 11 third representing the public. The Judge Is supposed te be Impartial, with no Interest snve the establishment of justice. He Is net supposed te bring about n compromise be tween conflicting Interests regardless of the equities. We are en the way te the establishment of tin" theory that coal must be supplied te the consumers ut a reasonable price. If the miners and the operators full te produce the coal then the (leveriunent will step In and see Hint It is produced. The only thing that can check this movement Is the abandonment of the present attitude of mind of these con nected with coal mining, nn attitude resting en the assumption that the public has no rights which they are bound te respect. The situation Is substantially the same In the rnllread industry. The public is de pendent en the uninterrupted operation of the trains for Its dully supply of feed and fuel. There Is net 11 large city In the coun try which would net be en the erge of starvation within a week after the cessation of the operation of the railroads. And the producers nre just as dependent en the operation of the trains. Their perishable crops must be get te market expeditiously or they will mt and be a total less. Fanners In the neighborhood of this city have nlieady been holding meetings te see what thej could de te get their crops te market In the event of n railroad strike that weulcl tie up ine tiains. 1 neir pencues nun 1 their summer apples uuiit be shipped as seen I ns they are picked or they become valueless. and their market Is heietid the lench of automobile trucks. Se much for the Inleiest of the public. If the right of a man te work were univer sal recognized, as President Harding has said it must be, the danser of interruption In these essential Industiles would lie much less. Hut strikers or their sympathizers sometimes assume te deny te any one else the right te take the jobs which they had filled. The Government cannot permit a condi tion te continue which makes it unsafe for any man te accept n day's work where it is offered. It has asserted itself en several occasions, but en ether occasions It has permitted inatteis te drift until there has been a violent outbreak. It was laxity en the part of Government that made the Hen In massacre pes-ble. Thai trouble was brewing was known for many da.is In advance, but the local poli ticians In charge of the peace officers did nothing. Timely precautions would have prevented the trouble, just ns they prevented It In theGnry sleel strike when General l.eenaid Weed was sent te the district with Federal troops. The general announced Hint he was net concerned with the dispute between the emple)ers and the employed, hut that he was concerned with the pie.servntien of pub lic order and the protection of life. The strikers might held all the meetings they cheese, they might parade in the streets If they wished and thej might engage lu con cen con vernatien with any man at work in the steel mills, hut he said he would held the men personally responsible for any disorder that aresci because of their nets. There was 110 disorder thereafter aujl the strike was seen settled. Nearly every instance of Industrial ills ills elder has come about because these icspou icspeu Hllile for It have counted en the Inactivity of public officials who had n chocolate eclair where they should have had u backbone. When public officials de net lnslbt Hint the public Interest Is supreme It Is net sur prising that the employers and empleyes Igrere It In their disputes. There has been incipient violence already In Hie railroad strike, and Nntlennl Guards men hnvc been ordered out In Illinois mid ure under arms iiwaitlng orders lu several oilier Slates. The disorder will net step If the impression gets abroad thut this exhibi tion of force Is 11 mere political gesture. THOSE SPURIOUS HOLIDAYS Bl'COLIG poetry, rural reinnnce and the spirit of the great outdoors have no Illusions for the modern health expert. Dr. I, In elu C. Furbush's distrust of iinguliled ntituie continues te be profound, nnd this summer ip repeats the warning promulgated last, year against the Insanitary dangers of rasaJlenini . t Xer Jrwprtnj.-nor-euer,ji'ost,.i nor even Rebert W. Service can feel the realistic Director of Public Health In Phila delphia. It Is plain Hint he will entertain suspicions of bards until they can show that running brooks through pleasant meads arc net Infected with typhoid ; that country' feed Is well prepared! that country milk Is pas teurized nnd properly handled, unci Hint sea side or pastoral plumbing reflects something of the metropolitan progress of science. Net even woodland camps nre exempt from his indictment, Issued In nifegunrd the city a gal 11 st the perils of holidays. "In the fnll of each year," asserts Dr. Furhush, "there is usually an outbreak of typhoid fever In this city, due largely te Infections contracted by vacatienists." While his admonition is unlikely te halt that migratory army financially fit for the experience of 11 11 out-of-town sojourn, home dwellers, who, despite the annual exo dus are numerous, may find his views wor thy of philosophic consideration. Philadelphia In summer hns Its draw backs. It Is often het, muggy, noisy nnd, In some respects, dull. Hut the superiority of Its hygienic nnd sanitary equipment ever non-metrepolltnn areas Is manifest. Phila delphia weather Is tee well policed te be deadly. GERMANY'S PLEA THE appearance in Paris of finnnclnl ex perts from Herlln, who have appealed for two years of grace In Hie payment of money Indemnities due te France, brings te mind ngaln the peculiar situation created In Europe. In (iermnny people arh busy building railways, machinery, ships and factories. They work long hours because the sweep ing defeat of their armies, the full of their (evernment and the unlvirsnl nature of the nntlnnnl misfortune gave them n common Interest 11 nil a common purpose. The Germans are net permitted te hnvc mere than the skeleton of an army. Hut their children nre being drilled In marching cubj. Multitudes of them are en the icinds every chiy carrying knapsacks with camp ing equipment. The French cannot he blamed If .they feel that Germans who are asking for n moratorium of two years are In reality ask ing for an opportunity te gain time for re cuperation nnd two jrnrs In whlrh boys new below the military age tuny grew up. KINGS IN PARIS PEACEFUL and picturesque is the phn lanx of dusky mennrchs Hint has in vaded Paris. With characteristic cnprl cnprl cieusnusH the city of light hns long played the gracious host te these who wear the shadowed livery of ihr burnished sun. but never In Its history have se many tropical potentates appeared there en masse. The two dozen swarth) Kings new rnp turnitsly lecelved nre reported ns magnifi cently compliant with mrterinl conventions. Exquisitely fitting formal clothes, top hats and nw agger canes nre conspicuous In the official delegation, members of which hall from Senegal, Dahomey, Guinea, Morocco and the Niger country. Hut it Is net exclusively In a pieplant sensation that Paris rejoices. Times have changed since these Gllbertlnn three rulers of Chlckcruboe, Piiclllce, Hang-Hang, Pop Pep Chop, who exclaimed one terribly sultry day, "Oh. let's be Kings in a humble wny," were regarded as objects for mirth. France lias stripped the native chieftains of her vast equatorial empire of real authority, but she Is no longer rush in forfeiting their geed will. The old process of exploitation has been shorn of seincthin; of Its cruditj. The French are looking te these dusky hoi de liver which the republic's authority has been extended as a line of defense unci ns an offset te diminishing population returns nt home. Plac.itlen and the amenities of friendship arc new lit mly fixed as concemitnnts of French colonial policy. General I.yautcy, a prodigy among colonial administrators, has been exceedingly efficient in Moslem lands where the trl-coler wnes en the southern shore of the Mediterranean. The problem Is perhaps mere complex in the liearl of the African tieplcs, where hnr- hnrism confusingly rubs shoulders with alleged civilization and where even the culture of Islam cinlv superficially prevails. i lie asserted mennrchs In Purls will un doubtedly have a geed time shown te them. Everything will he clone te prevent them lamenting what the, hnvc lest nnd te per suade them te appreciate the glittering glories of "liberty, equality and frnternltj." BLACKMAIL: A NEW BUSINESS Cl'RRENT news from Atlantic City, when- police liitei'fcience saved an un named "rich Pliilnelclplilaii" from the clutches of 11 blackmailing gang, like many pf the 11 nt headlines lu the New Ycnit newspapers, tends te show organized black mail is becoming 11 business in the under world. It Isn't necessiirj m nS; hew rich men away from home niaiiage te fall Inte the net spread It) well-dicssed jeggmen who, apparently, couldn't make enough money out of drug peddling and highway robbery. Hut some of them fall, because the members of the gang just broken up at the shore had extremely luxurious motorcars te gel about in Yeu couldn't call u blackmailer a deg without efferlns nn ugly Insult te the he.ist. The laws devised for the punishment of this particular crime are tee lax. One of these clays 11 btnckiualler of the new type will be caught nnd convicted. Then li nmj heem that the whipping pest was abolished tee seen. Aulo-Miggestien which hypnotism under 11 politer name made 11 new nuin of l.eid Curzon, according te the account of the Hrltlsh Secretary for Foreign Affairs himself, who wus tilling before a French specialist hnppeiiecl along te give him what the hoi pollel would call "treiitmeiilh," We knew what ailed I.eul Curzon, He was (lie crowned prince of llritlsh standpatters. If he is really 11 new mnii the French diplo matists lu Paris ought te demand the re turn of their clever ceuiitr.vman fop service te the Gim-rniuent, Jehn I). Rockefeller permittee) news paper photographers te make pictures of him nfter they hud agreed te pay hy going in ills company te church. Jelinl), always wus n shrewd bargainer. Somebody is always taking the joy out of life. Peaches are ripe. The corn is up and reudy for the butler. And the fanners are finding Hint their shipments may be de layed by the full strike! It may be true, as Chancellor Wirfli maintains, thut "the Allies handicap Iter lilt. but considering what happened lu HUH then1 Is little novelty in Hint procla mation. Kegs of beer, whisper the wires, have been cariled openly Inte the Heuse office building. If this be due, no wonder Con gressmen urn willing te vole "dry." If precedent menus an thing Hip an neuncement unit i uaries , .Merse, Hie promoter, must stand trial Is equivalent te staling thut he Is "n very sick man." Yeu will admit, of course, that Hie nre llmlniulrs of the fair of 11)20 at prcseut suggest net a Sesqul-Centennlal, but a jDonnybreok ayrtpfSair,. .) THE ROCKEFELLERS' STORY Jehn D. Hat Traced the Famlfy Nme Back te 99 A. D. In France A Geld Reck In Its Ceat-of- Arms Curious Facta Ily GEORGE NOX McCAIN THE Rockefellers have been continuously In the eye of the world here nnd abroad for n generation or mere. Jehn D. Rockefeller, nt the age of eighty three, celebrated-Ills birthday last week by playing n round of golf en his estate. The matrimonial prospects of Mathllde McCermlrk, his granddaughter, are keeping society of two continents en Its tfptecs. William Rockefeller, millionaire brother of the Standard Olt capitalist, died a few weeks age. It Is u far cry, ns Jears go, from Jehn D. nnd William, and the rest of the present generation, back te Jehnnn Peter Rocke feller, the German miller nnd former, who founded the family in New Jersey 202 years age. Johann Peter, however, was net the first of the name In this country, although he was the ancestor live times removed of the great capitalist. Till we IHE first record of a Rockefeller In the .'estern world Is found In the registry of West Camp Lutheran Church, at West Camp, .New lerk. The yellow pages relate that Anna Mar garet Rnckfiillln was u communicant there en August 20, 1710. Nothing mere Is known of this Individual or her family. Jehnnn Peter Rockefeller Handed In this country nt Philadelphia in 1720. He was accompanied by his two sons, Peter and Jehn. He was born in the Rhine Palatinate about 1080. He died in Amwcll, Is'. J., en nn uncer tain date between the writing of his will en December 11, 1703, mid the? proving of it August 10, 1700. .The first notice of the Rockefellers In 2Cew Jersey appears in the records of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Rarltnu, near Semmervillc. They show that en June 17. 1724, Ann, daughter of Jehnnn Pietcr Rnckcrvclser and Elizabeth, his wife, was baptized. These weie Jehn D. and tha late Wil liam Rockefeller's forebears. AS THE final development of n pat ronymic the Rockefeller nnme has run a series of remarkable changes. Fer iiiiuiy )cars Mr. Rockefeller employed Aaren R, Lewis, nn exceptionally uble nnd painstaking genealogist, te trace the family In Europe. The trnll led te France and Germany. In this country the history has been care fully recorded by scores of members of the family. The name Is derived from the French "Requefeuille." It means rock nnd field, as depleted en the coat-ef-nrms of the family. In France It was spelled In 11 variety of ways Hequcfculllc, Requefrell, Rockeval Reckeval llcr. Requefcull mid Rockefelle. On flic records of the Revolutionary War n fnr wider diversity Is displayed, us: Rock Reck enfeller. Roacknfclevv, Rockefcllew, Rocke feller, Rockifellew, Reuckuffliltcr, Reckf al low and Rockfellew. In the; lust half century It hns been uni formly spelled Rockefeller, though there urc some dcNcrnduiits who spell it Recktellcr, Rockfellew mid Rockefcllew. TOI O ni ncesters in the old country. nccerdlnr te A. R. Lewis, the genealogist, were French Huguenots driven into Germany bv the revo cation of the Edict of Nantes. lu a statement iiinde In 1012 at a meet ing of tlm Rockefeller family, Mr. IajwIs said : "The first of )our family originated In France, clown in Hie southern part In the province known us Lmiguedec. "I have been uble te trace the name back as far as the year 11411 in the ancient town of Ledeve, near which they owned 11 chnieau. They were titled people. "The name Rockefeller originated from the old French name of Hequcfculllc. "They had money (coins bearing their nnme) in circulation. "One of your kindred married Inte the family of Le Tell, or Lc ThelU, nnd this marriage no doubt furnished (he name he bore." Mr. Lewis referred te the corrupted name of Dlell, which Is common iinieng the Rocke fellers of the last century. The Rockefeller genealogist also had n long correspondence with Count Rebert de Requefeuille at Rennes, France, who spent fifty years tr)lng te perfect the genculegy of his family. A ROMANTIC featiiie of Mr. Lewis' work wns the discovery about fifteen years age of the Rockefellers of parish ltiiein ltiiein brehl, Germany. It came about through an American newspaper. In 1110(1 Jehn I). Rockefeller erected n monument te the memory of his uncester. Jehnnn Peter Rockefeller, near the site of his old home In Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Newspapers of this country gave consld censld ernhle space te n history of Hie family mid 11 description of the monument. One of these fell Inte the hands of the pastor of a Pietestaiit church In the vulley of the Rhine, Germany. He nt once wrote the pastor of the church nt Rlngees, N. J., where the monument Is erected, thut his parish register contained the names of Catherine Reckefellder. 10S8, mid Loreu. find Peter, children of Jehn Rockefeller, miller at Ileriingheller, and Annn Veronica, his wife. The pastor's letter was ferwnrded te Jehn D., who passed it along te his brother Wil llntn. who died the ether day. William Rockefeller sent' Aaren R. Lewis ever te Germuiiy at once te leek up the records. The icsiilt was a rich find in genealogy of the Rockefellers. 0NK 10rif"1 "f f"mllJ' history needed clenr s ing up. were tne iiecherellers among the German Palatines whom (Jueen Anne hired and hent ever under contract te her American pas sessions in 170II-10? ' Mr. Lewis dug around nmene the old documents In the Colonial record office in Londen for several weeks. lie finally unearthed the original payroll of the Palatines hired by tin. QhppVi K 1 nowhere did he find tin, ,mme ()f iecke. I Villa Neither did he find (he mm,,. .,.., old documents mound these veins Whatever conclusions mny mve 1 ... reached that the early Rockefeller,, can, . t America with these contract-beuiid Pala tines, based upon the fact Hint thev, settled umeng thorn in New Yeik. there is new "re tiny record showing Hint they were of theiii. TT IS singularly striking and apii,,p,in(0 J- 111 lew of Jehn D. Rockefeller's distinct Hen in the world of linn,,,,., tmt tlTl , ,,-of-arms of lis undent French ancestry ire cpinrtered, the Iirst and fourth quarters r"i" icseiitlng u geld rock en u Held of red I he second and third quarters nu.'rv ,, liuiiler.N horn upon 11 silver field Tlie border of the cont-ef-nnu's Is of geld ever which the hand. knotted rnidellercH 1! decoration peculiar te the period of the cru sailers. Is twined, LrUm The; motto, suggested by the go!, rock doubtless as the original emhl,.,,, "f. ,,. family, Is "Ged Is my rock." r """ Tlie addition of the hunter's horn 'which was the Insignia of 11 celliilei.il mic-cder euused the motto te be changed t,, v,,...' mere faithful" about 12.'0 A. D. " THERE are two branches of the Recke. feller family. These dcK'cndlng from Jehnnn Peter set tled in New- Jersey. The descendanu of Dlell. .who arrived In- America lwl733, set- i a.4ia;ii.,uaw vUHVa ? -VM Tr TUESDAYS JUiJEJjfrl DOG DAYS ,. 1 ' aal t'l JllT SriA? Tj aTs r'Af yHljtfl'a'J'rfBeMajPH iKHKSfBwKif' "V- ' WL.' "11111 iVifl fly ji " iTifll It etTnAflppCfc'ilaisJf Wm TJJr "ff JIMr vWmBM NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best DR. THOMAS LYNCH MONTGOMERY On the Development of Public Libraries THE development of the public library with its increasingly large use by the American people has been one of the out standing features of the civic nnd cultural life of the United States during the last fifty years, in the opinion of Dr. Themas Lynch Montgomery, formerly State Libra rian for eighteen years, nnd new librarian of Hie Historical Society of Pennsylvania. "My own Interest In library work," snld Dr. Montgomery, "begnn in my college days, when I found by bitter experience hew difficult it wns te get material which was actually needed along the line of the humane studies. The student of these days In search of such material would be kindly treated by the empleyes or the libraries, con ducted en the proprietary system, and al lowed te use such bonks ns he wus able te select from the catalogued entries. After the seeker for knowledge had given a cer tain amount of trouble tn the search for the things he wanted, frequently, without success, be thought he had asked enough nnd often went nwny without the informa tion for which he came. Libraries of Fifty Years Age "There wns nt Hint time no institution In Philadelphia where he might ream and cheese for himself, except the old Appren tices' Llbrnry nt Fifth nnd Arch streets, nnd the City Institute nt Eighteenth and Chestnut streets. After my graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, I become associated with the former of these Institu tions, unci was partially instrumental in changing Hie classification, the catalogue system nnd the charging for the books In that useful corporation, which, at the time, circulated mere books than nny ether library in Philadelphia. "Shortly after this, I became librarian nt the Wagner 'Free Institute of Science, and there drew together the books which hnd been collected by Prof. Wllllum Wiir ner. the founder of the Institute. This wns entirelv n reference collection, ns the deed of gift of William Wngner did net allow nny drculutien of books. "When City Councils set aside tlie sum of $11,000 for Hie estnDlishment of free libraries in the city, through the agency of the Heard of Education, I brought tn the attention of the trustees of the institute and te the members of the Henrd of Educa tion that each had what the ether wanted and needed for tlie better development of the plan; the" Wngner Free Institute hnd the siince and the librarian for such work, and the Heard of Education had been given the money -ivJilch wns needed, The First Library Krnncli "The suggestion wns adopted in the mat ter of opening the first branch of the free llbrnry sybtem of Philadelphia, and It wus opened in the quarters of the Wngner In titule In 181)2. "It Is unnecessary .te fellow Hie develop ment of tlds Institution (the Philadelphia Free Library), which Increased Its branches te six lu number before the amalgamation took place ylth the corporation founded under the will of Geerge S, Pepper, mid the additional ctewth provided by the gift of Andrew Carnegie, through both of which it has become one of the mostly widely, known mid popular Institutions in the United States. ' "Philadelphia always has been a leader in Hie public llbrnry movement. When tin.' Wngner Institute wns rirculutlng books ut the rate of two 11 minute during a twelve-hour day, representatives were sent from 11 number of ether cities te see hew uneli n work could be uccemnllshed. "I have always been firmly of the opin ion Hint there is really no limit te the usefulness of such a public service ns 11 llhinry provides. When Hip Inte Jehn Thomsen bciaiue pieud of l he circulation of the Pliilndelphlii Iree Library, of 401),. (100 volumes, I told him that the books should e circulated at the rate of 2,000,000 11 year, nnd. when that 11,'ure was rcucheil mil rni-ii 11 iiiii, nine mice -warn, I lirei letei a circulation of 4,000,000 velumei ,, ycae Within u short time as a reasonable growth VS. am new firmly convinced iCtt .1.. Vfr Bm new firmly convinced llfut ,i7 from lfi,000,000 te 20,000,000 volumes a year, if the book fund were sufficient te supply the demand. Real Value of a Library "But these stntlstical figures have noth ing te db with the real value of this peo ple's university. Tlie tremendous increase in attendance nt all the colleges and the schools of the United States furnishes ample evidence of the appreciation of the pub lie of all nvenues of Instruction nnd Infor mation. The proprietary institution has Us place nnd should be supported liberally by these who have ample means, te provide for the collection of literature and material which, is unnecessary in nny private library, material whicli is required bv the scholar who cannot ebtnin It himself. Vi?no et tlle S's-ntest elements of value in n library is the freedom of nccess te the books, tlie actual examination nnd hnndllng of them en the shelves, with nn nttendant nt hand net only te give Information when needed, but te go fnr afield te get for the student what he really requires. "An interesting case, which will show wlint 1 mean by ultimate service, occurred nt Harrisburg while I was State Librarian. A resident of one of the counties in the center of the State came te us. saying that he was te take a trip te Sumatra and. Bernee and Hint, in order te get the required Information, it would be necessary for him te go te Washington, Baltimore, Bosten nnd some ether 'cities te get the books he wanted. In the end,, we sent te these- libraries and get the books for him, which he wus permitted te exnmlne at his own home, we acting us trustees for the vol vel umes until they were returned. All Reading Bencflcl.il "This, of course, wns nn unusual case, and it wns n service net te be cxnected by the patrons of n library, and net nlwnvs pesslbe for the llbrnry te give. But it II lustrates what I mean; the ultimate in service is net te let any one fall through ack of information, no matter whence it mny be necessary te get it. "All rending, whether recrentionnKer in formative, has value. I lmVe never ills, counted the recreational feature, as I be leve that the great point is te get people te read; 1 you can de this, they will alt get something of value out of it. "The library is a great stimulus in the search for knowledge l the modern library, people can find what ther want or the librarians can tell them where It , be found. This Is one of the evclei ne its of the modern llbrnry as In the 1 of, "" was sometimes Impossible either te find what Mined1. r ,0 f",d Ut W"erc " M Mere Meney Needed "The great need of all public libraries is for mere money te get books. It f, easier te get money te put up llbrnrv biilli Ings thnn It is te get menev for L louts of the bulMlnV TliTbu &" te be regarded as a sort of stntlennrv ,,! ment te thn donor, quite 1 part f?n n !il" fact that the build.,!! is Ze es.sfrwm,m,t the contents thereof, nnueiu "Beeks nre se expensive 11, ... , donated for tlie ,mrchi:enonPhe!nntewronly8 go about half us far ns they did n feu , y age. Bindings tee, ar citenlV y?, u se much lower In qunllty that thL' Mentions librarian Ut Vhlik w & nTt'e rebound'."'1 r,h bf0re "e "! a boe'k "An important thing in ti ,u,...i of the library is ,.10 Bc,nUi cnJ,e0 e " merly there were many of these' new iw" nre only a few. and, therefore , is ..mm cesier for the library patrenVflmi "ha! he wants. There are actually en , ti,! or four classifications se, n lh rlfri e of he better kind, and the systematic catn catn lesulng has been thorough y worked off The dictionary catalogue is genemlly usi'd" se that 11 11.1 nersnii ran i.r. ... ""' USP( say 100 libraries mid knew 'e' cllv"')0, LZ,; v...,..,,.,,,p.., ,1,1,-ius eci in tn s matter, which Is icnlly one for n the neenli. ,,.... 1 forward will, confidence tn , niuc hJwer prevls e of all that Is worth vl lie. vie e LLbL'k':,,.,;1' ""iseuins, art Bullerles arki 1 .peunaii, . The trend of the ibircliea dlstlactlyin th.t ! I- r 1 --a 1 i...l ,1 ........ a s. s. -- , -i f M Ml ' - T ' - S-laBaBB SHORT CUTS Life for President Harding is Just 1 crisis after another. It mav. he stated without reserTitkt that 'Philadelphia is simply mad ever til nesqui-ientenniai. As in medicine, se in industry, then U I netning wuicn an operator se arjbers aa 11 1 operation en Himself. The Mayer is doubtless better pleased I with the barrel of olives given him by the City of Seville than with the crate of Iemem wuicn Council hands him every week. The latest efficient Hoever has wee suck laurels that herenfter it mny be neceMir te give tne name of the Secretary 01 Cen- merce in tun. The Senate's ruthless determination tt tax foreign-made eggs recalls Mark Twsln'i expressive description of "soft-boiled prl cnicuen in tne snell." Midsummer is almost here, nod tiw annual sen -serpent story is ns yet unfolded a circumstance quite ns difficult te credit 11 the conventional details of that famillu yarn. . , Five Persons were drmvne,! u-lille kith. ing in this general vicinity en Sunday. New, the excitable people who are forever de manding new and stricter meter laws ought, te arise and shout for new regulations t govern tne ocean and streams. 1 What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. Who was the famous English poet wheie grave contains only tils heart, hll body having been burned In a funeral pyre en the seashore? 2. What Is the highest shade temperature ever receraeaT 3. Who was Allen a. Thurmnn? 4. Where Is the, Taltitirt nf TWincm? 5. What was the real name of Tem ThunAt 6. What Is sorerlclde? 7. What Is the origin of the word caelwl 8. Why la n merry-go-round called a csire 9. Who was the goddess of war In Reme" ' mymoiegy7 10. Hew are etchings made? Answers te Yeaterday's Quiz 1. Attle salt Is elegant and delicate wit Salt, both In Latin nnd Oreelt, wa common word for wit or sparkluif thought well expresaed. The Athe nians were .noted for their wit, and hence "Attic salt" means wit pointed and keen as that of the Athe nians. 2. Gibraltar takes its name from Oebel-ti Tarllt (Hill of Tarik), after the Aral chieftain who Invaded Spain In 7H and erected near the base of ,tna famous rock a fortress, a part of whrM still exists. . 3. Suttee was the name given te the Hlnau widow who Immolated herself en yer husband's funeral pyre. It Is also uw name of the custom requiring " sacrifice. ... 4. The old rhyme about "the lien and inj unicorn fighting for the crown' " nllegerlcally te England and bcetians. Since 1603 the English lien and Scottish unicorn have supported i" royal arms of Great Britain. 6. The horse latitudes Is the name given te a region of calms in the ocean m between 30 and 35 degrees north, i" region is said te have derived Its from the fact that ships laden vm horses bound for America or the w Indies were sometimes obllgee'-tj lighten their freight by casting norm overboard when calm-bound In wr latitudes. , 2j C. Whipping boys were boys kept 0 " whipped In the English court and In France when a prince deserved pu Ishment. ...,, 7. "The golden bowl Is broken" means ' has Biipervened. "Or ever the Hi'" cord be loosed, or the golden dewi j broken, or the pitcher be broken the fountain, or the wheel broker. the cistern, then shall the dust return te enrth as It was." Eccleslastee, " (I unci 7. S Ttift wn.il mnrllnal mAnnlllf? OO " ng en ; 'I ecBslvely strict and tyrannical a''Kjl llnnrllin. or irlnnllv nlluded tO . '"Vl Mnrcinlx of Mnrtlner. a. VOUIIfC COlOMl KIHIllHia W. UlUl.lilVl. M J ... In the relsrn of Leuis XIV, wnqp.i .- -.-.-- -.- -...-.. . -...1,, modeled the Infantry and was slain the siege of Selaburg In 167. ..,.:', 9. An nrmy Is called a host from the 1"?, ... . ii .,..., ...1.1-1- ... nrmV. C 10. Henry Percy, an Impetueus, gay, 'eiiwj; and fiery-tempered neblr man, ,enw, me iirsi isari 01 iNerinumueritv-i: ralli.il UHnlinn.'l ITa Xlaa DrOOll! v In revolt gilnt King ;n(r.' J ,auia wu Kiiwa in ,, im.""?) 1" ;. . - . s. (kjji KK rfJa-TOWJUiJBWUI.' Z - fe: ,V 1 .JliirI!iiiiiUJ' .. - ,rJ?tUStsii& LL"Ajjrir-'-'--fi Wjc ,.tf,.,t y,. jy.1. 1 . , 1 :AWti
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