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ffllfrt Je tnc uie for rrpuhlteaHnn et nil n'u'
fltpntehra crrdlfrii te (f or Met ethenilsc errdllrj
Jn Jil paptr, and aim the local nrm jiul,jirrf
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rhiUdrlphli. rlnr.r, Jul; 12. )?::
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A PLAYGROUNDS PRESENT
WIULK no elillentlun rr"!" upon the
Rpnlnt order of KltfM te cmiiluiKlye tlielr
elnlm upon iieptilar oeil will, tlic epJ:il
nervirc tuulprtnlclni; iiinperd nt the nnmiiil
nipptliiK whleh Is new enllvenliu Atlnntlc
City would unnuestliiniilily be welcomed by
any rnminunlly Involved In the eompre eempre
bennlvc suggestion.
The lden, which i mii imtcrewth of th
activities of the Memnrlnl CoinmNnlen con
cerned with the envllen of a national me me
nierlnl building In Chlenpi. embraces jilnns
for the ctablNhniciit of large public phi
grounds In rrry Impertnnt city of the
country. Including Philadelphia.
Thin Is nn ninliitlniiK conception, entnll
Ing n eenereus expenditure of funds nnd an
elaborate jystem of orgnnlzntien. Hut the
Klkn are enterprising, and It i reasonable
te nKumc that a full Indersement of the
project will presage practical execution.
It need never be feared that, while the
growth of American cities does net fall he
low Its present rate, there will be any su
perfluity of recreation areas. Kll;s KiehN.
as they are te be called, could be made con
spicuous and stlmulntln- features of the
Welfare work, which is plajin: an Increas
ing large part In the risht hind of metro
politan civilization.
WHERE STRIKES ARE NOT
THKItK may lie some comfort in rellecting
that, no matter what happens among
the unions und In the employing groups op
posed te them, the land at least continues te
work nnd the sun -hlues and the rain falls
R usual, and with magnificent effect, as
Belasco might say.
f'reps are generally geed. The season's
yield of white potatoes and tobacco, llax
find rice, will he above normal. Slljht de
creases are reported In the wheat nnd corn
belt. Hut there have been none of the
misfortunes of weather unci circumstance
that sometimes hinder or destroy the out
put In central farm regions. Fruit crops
lire bountiful. Yet much of what has been
grown ami harvested may yet lie lest te the
country through the railroad strike.
Farmers couldn't strike if they wanted
te. Once they have gene te work' thej mii"t
Kick for the season or lese everything.
They have te fellow the pace of the weather
and the changing seasons. All this thej
have done, and new they are confronted
with increasing difficulties of shipment.
Orchnrdlsts In till parts of the ceuntr have
reasons for worry. Fruit lendy for the
markets must be shipped at once if it is te
be saved. Hut the curtailment of train
aervice in many parts ()f the West will
probably lead te wholesale wastage.
The aggregate of destruction that a long
continued rail strike might cause en the
farms anil in the orchards of the country
cannot be calculated. Hut it may be safely
said that the farmers nnd fruit growers nre
the business men who have most te fear
rem n rnilread deadlock or ccn a general
curtailment of railway service.
GEORGIA AND ITS KLAN
WHAT was te have been expected trem
the Ku Klux K'an in (leergia has come
te pass with h swiftness (hat seemed im
possible even in the da..s when the ceiimrj
was astounded nt the news of an extensive
organization of Amerluins detei mined te
substitute inids, whippings and tar and
feathers for the processes of law and te
accept the rule of masked leaders nilliei
than tint of the ientltuted authorities
The Invisible F.mpire Is letting within.
And the resulting spect.ule H net p'easant.
One Wade, a Fert of grand sccretan of the
order, resigned in an uproar and was aleut
te tell what he knew when a reiirt lnjuni -tien
was Issued against htm te tempel his
silence. It happens that the Judge win,
Issued tills extrnerdlnai.i elder is supposed
te be a Klansman. lie Is at Itast the iin-t
Judge who eer sought te use the uutherlt.v
of the court te take away the niht of fiee
speech.
Meanwhile, fiurcrner Hanlwhk. appalled
aeemlngly by the spread of violence anil ihs.
order In regions where the Klau is supposed
te be strong, and fearing the effeits of Klau
propaganda en (leergla's leputatleu ler de
cency and intelligence. Is prepnilng te foice
the organization te put aside its masks
The Legislature of the State will )(. asked
te pass a law making the wearing of du
guises n crime.
And the Klux beasts that the Legislature
will net hae the reurnge te de an; thing
of the sort !
, A CROWN FOR UNCLE JOE
j I TF AT some stages of his cueer Fnele ,e
1 A. Cannen seemed te renrcsem ,i,. . .
. elements In the Republican I'am ii i,,,..
hare been because the 5001J and the m, n
politics nre often extreme!) hard le Frpa-
rate.
1'ncle Jee always had the Uriurs of
frankness and ceurnge. Ven never could
I be in doubt about him. lie could alwajs lie
found, nnd he was neither a sniveler
pilesyfoetcr nor a hypocrite. He had a ph.
le)phy In which It appeared that big busl
new was one of the chief preps of the mini
stry und lie wasn't ashamed te rvlend u,nl
wm nnu wwi'iiiiij ne ennui 10 uie iiiihinpiv
"H distrusted reformers as any professional
F'mlwaTH distrusts any amateur,
triKi.klln.L llA ll.lC tlttA.l ... I .
wj rwwuuii'n" " '" ifviit iu icarn. And
?.$' doing that he has done' much mere than
$ many Congressmen de. He deserves the
X lutMAi. .fliti.li fi frrfilin nt 111. II.. .1.1. .1.1
(1 , " " "millenniums,
;6 'J beaded new by Mayer Moere, seek te eh-
rife! ''" 'or ,l,ln 1)-T 'mv,M Mlm ,m"' n s-nrt of
Fi fbairninii enierltus of the Nutlennl Hepubll
PjAjCfn Committee.
WV1.V '' '""""" ,B '"" "" eiiiy one who
FB'i "1' benefit by such an arrangement. The
i?Miflc National Committee needs some niie of his
rmy Wt. it needs some one witn tun virtues
-f?v?iit courage and frankness und a knack of
,!.!(rFriUliig l"'? truths In uluiple and direct
1 'iKStlHL,..
W&Wdtn a" bSfei",,fd mT
m&aM5BLi -: -
;rr. i3hii as
with big buMness and the forces of reac
tion, Is nnd nlwnjii lias been nt heurt n
commoner. It In Ills belief Hint If farm
ers and biz business men are prosperous and
Influential, nil the rest of the country will
be prosperous and safe. He mny be wrong
nnd he may be right. We bnve yet te sec
his theories properly tested. Heme experi
ment recently made te serve n great emer
gency did net wholly Justify the Cannen
theory. Hut Pnrle .lee remains one of the
most Interesting nnd spirited and likable
tncii in our political history.
ALL THE FAIR PULLBACKS
OUGHT TO RESIGN MONDAY
The Secret Knockers, Doubting Thern-
aees, Falnt-Hearts and Squelchers
Should Be Shown the Doer by
Directors Who Believe In
the Seaqul
THH first business before the meeting of
the directors of the Kesnui-Centennlal
Kxblbltleu Association next Monday should
be te make It dear te these directors who
have been throwing cold water en the
project thnt they sheuTd resign forthwith
and make way for ethers.
There arc forty directors. It has been
said that twelve of them nre Indifferent or
hostile te the whole enterprise. If this he
true, these men have no business en the
Heard of Directors,
They may he intending te remain en th'i
heard In order te block all plans, but If they
de net veluntnrily resign their resignations
can be requested by the members who believe
net only that there should be a fair, but
who are confident thnt there nre men In
Philadelphia with the vision and the Initia
tive te organize It and te rarrj out all the
plans for the most brilliant and significant
fair ccr held.
The centertcd ambushing attack en the
fair prej"it, whli h began several weeks age,
still Is In progress. The snipers arc both
Inside and outside of the fair association.
Samuel II. Viiuelnln, president of the Hnld
win Locomotive Works, hns been snlng
that the people of the city were net Inter
ested, and that if the manufacturer wanted
te sell their goods they could attract the
attention of the world te them mere cheaply
by moving pictures nnd radiograms than by
a fair, as theush the primary purpose of the
fair were commercial. Mr. Vauclaln has no
official connection with the project.
Jehn II. Masen, one of the directors, has
been tnlkln; nheut the lack of Interest, as
though It were net his business, In common
with his as lutes, te create enthusiasm by
censtructhe plans which would appial te
the Imagination of every open-minded and
progressive citizen of the cemmunitj.
AVhy, there even is one director who has
been saj Ing that the immensity of the en
terprise Is staggering, lie did net realize
at first thnt It would be necessary te provide
nurseries en the fair grounds te take care
of the lest babies, a thousand of them a day!
He Intimates that it is bejend the ability
of the ncutcst engineering Intellect of this
city te plan and build ijurserles enough for
these babies.
If lie had said thtit It has thus fnr proved
te be impossible for Philadelphia te provide
nurseries te accommodate these I'hiladel
phlans In their second childhood who held
back every great enterprise which they de
net eriginute he would have mad" a state
ment within the bounds of reason.
If these pullbncks who have 1 cached the
time of life when they like te snuggle clown
iu nn easy chair and denounce every one who
wants te de something new could be segre
gated and put te sleep with n nursing bottle
In a cradle, with kind-hearted attendants
in charge, thlnss would begin te move faster
In this town.
When Karl nloemlugdn'e, of the I'oer
Ilichnrd Club, remarked that the Sc-iui-Centennial
was fast becoming 11 S'uei her
Centennial he made an epigram the aptness
of which was universally recognized.
The squelchers should be forced te the
reur. There are men enough who bellee In I
the fair te put it cuer. They may net he
members of the small !iiiie which thinks
that nothing can he clone without its np- ,
prevnl and support. Hut thej 111c the men 1
who In a few jeais will be the leaders heie.
They are making their tcpiitntleii bj 1
demeiistialing that they bac mine si,n
than a huiiewing mole and mere courage 1
than a baby rabbli.
There is no enteipilse tee big In daunt
lliein. Thej me convinced iliat what has
been done hcfeie can he done again, anil
done bettei. They aie in the Peer Hie hard
Club, the Itcitiir.v Club ami In cither business
men's associations bj the hundred, and
thej would leap te the orrertuntty le de
something tin the fail. 'Ihey he!i..e m i.
They huie Ideals and they have iiuiigin.iiinii
And what Is of gie.iter impei tatice, ibej
hnw courageous inltlatue
When the pullb.ii ls resign nct Meinl.n .
as they should de, tl.elr pliw es should be
tilltd Willi the best jeung bleed in sghr.
These jeung mm would net diaw back Iu
horror nt the thought th.it a fair would
bring millions of visitors te the iity. If the
streets should happen te be ciowded with
strangers they would smile complacently at
this evidence cif the success of their plans.
If the nuiserles for 11 thousand lest babies
a day were net big enough, they would pre-
vide quartets within twentv-feur hours for
the surplus, with room te spare for these In
their second childhood, metaphorically
speaking.
The sn.eking out of the objectors in the
inner ciicles has been tin; most Important
thing that has thus far happened In con
nection with the enterprise. They have been
dragged partly Inte the mien. They cannot
longer in common decency retain their offi
cial connection with the fair association.
Such cenfidem e and entluislnsin and
jeuthful vigor as that expressed by .Jehn
Wannmnker en his eighty-fourth birthday
anniversary jrsirdny aie what are needed
te put the project ever.
A WAR-DEBT FANTASY
SPKAKIN'S te a swnputhcilc audience of
Spanish War veterans. Congressman
Hamilton Fish, ,lr . of New Yerk, has re
vived the suggestion, luteinilltentlj made,
of canceling the debts of the Allies te the
t'nltrd States hj irnnsfeiti of sovereignty in
ltdnnds of the West Indies.
The proposal Is. perhaps, superficlallj at
tractive. Much has been said ceniernlng
manifest destluj In llie Caribbean. Seme
Americans have been disposed te believe that
the unfurling of their Hag en tropic IsIch
new French or Hrltlsh would result Iu an
almost Immediate cure of West Indian ce ce
prewlen, it hus been assumed also that
the nations new lu posnesnlen would wel
come the Idea of cession ,
In such conjecture the Imagination may
be., Mid te be working overtime. The eu.
EVEMNa PUBLIC LEDGEK
tlmenlnl nttnehment of France te Uuadn Uuadn
leupe and Martinique nnd that of Hrltnln te
Harhades, .liunnlcn, Deminica, Trinidad,
.St. Kltts, St. Lucln. St. Vincent, the (Iren
ndlnes, Antigua nnd dependencies Is strong.
Keonemle conditions Iu these Islands arc by
no means en 11 parity, nnd while there Is
decay In certain of (he Hrltlsh possessions,
lp ethers, notably Harhades nnd Trinidad,
development of natural resources has pro
duced a new presperltj.
Moreover, it Is u popular fallacy te credit
the I'nltecl Stales Willi modern necreinnncy
In the Caribbean. The progress of Perlo
HIce has been much less rapid than was
anticipated iu 18HS. while In the Virgin
Islands, purchased from Denmark at nn
exorbitant price in 11)10, the social and
commercial situation is approaching stag
nation. Critical labor troubles and the restrictive
survivals of privately organized Danish con
trol have brought hard times te the sugar
Island of Suiitn Cruz. The F.lghteenth
Amendment has put an end te the manu
facture of rum. for which that Island for
merly wns celebrated,
St. Themas has lest most of lis old ills
Unction us a West Indian entrepet and
exchnnge pert. The Island produce vlr
lually nothing, and the Inhabitants, while
grateful for American educational und sunl
lary sj stems, entertain few hopes of Imme
diate 'prosperity. I
Extinguishing war debts with West In
dian islands Is n fancy picture which will
hardly bear dose examination.
THE GREAT DRY DRAMA
PllOHIHITION news ns it is received
fresh dally from the four qiuirter of
the country continues te he interesting, di
verting, significant, sad or simply funny,
according te the color of the spectacles that
you use in reading it. It presents some
astounding contrasts and Innumerable nn-loeked-for
Indications of the strangeness
and variety of our national character.
Mere, for example, ate the Klks. The
Klks were never conspicuous as advocates
of prohibition. The order wns mistakenly
supposed te be dedicated solely te the nrt's
and graces of conviviality. The Hlk.
though he wns essentially a representative
of practical fraternal Interests, never was
ashamed te admit that he liked te take a
drink new and then nt 11 P. M. prefer
ably te the absent brothers. Yet It was no
less n person than William Wallace Moun
tain, Crnnd Kxalted lluler of the Klks,
who said bluntly In a public address at At
lantic City that the Velstead law ought te
be respected, even by these who haw jet
te he cnmluced of its wisdom and justice.
It should surprise no one if 11 vote or n
survey or an iiupilry of eme sort were te
prove that the Klks as n class are mere
consistently respectful of the drj laws than
people who never heard of 1111 11 o'clock
ritual with a friendly drink In it.
What of Washington, meanwhile, where
the drj law was made? And what of New
.Jersey, where the most desperate nnd the
most futile efforts have been made for the
enforcement of that law? In neither quar
ter enn you find nn example se admirable as
thnt of Mr. Mountain's address te his fel
low LTks.
Federal Judge Jeseph Hedlne at Trenten
has just addressed a withering reprimand
te prohibition agents of the s-jrt who like
te drag small offenders Inte court. Judge
Hedlne refused te punish a man caught with
n pocket flask anil wanted te knew why It
was that truckloads of boe.e go unmolested
through the State every night, while the
person caught with 11 flask In his pocket
or a quart bottle under his arm is hustled
te a cell by a squad of policemen. These
are interesting questions. The people who
share Judge Hedlne' curiosity are In
numerable. Meditating en such matters, one's mind
turns naturally te Washington and te a
dinner at which some of the most promi
nent Itcp'ibliritn Senators recently sat
down. The Senators were guests cif Mr.
Ledge. And none of them has attempted te
deny the widespread report that the din
ner was wet. wet in a polite and well-bred
sense, but wet nevertheless with the wet
ness of what new may prepeily be called
line and raie liquors.
Mr. Ledge Is -aid le Inve called his col
leagues together te tell them that they will
have te be mere consistent In their' weik
if they de net vlh le he rebuked hv the
country at the next elections. His dinner
suggests that Mr. Ledge himself may he iu
need of seni" such advice item an aut'ioil aut'ieil
taihe epinrter.
PEANUT POLITICS
aVIV. spectacle of Demeciallc Seiiimus
iiiug for n high taiilT en one of the
exclusive pieduets of the Seuth has moved
Mi. lSebiusiiii. of Ail.iuisis, te indignation.
His in is nut directed against thus,. ,,f
lu felloe, p.misins who have ic-pudinicd
the faith. It !s the Machiavellian Hepiihli
cans who. In h.'s view, aie primarily je
spunsihlc for this lauieiiiable infiactlen of
piiii'lplc 011 1 lie pail of their political up
penents.
Senatiir Itobliisen stents n plot, a lie
Lu leus censpliacy te compel Deme, iniic
support of a stlfl protective clutj cm p,n.
nuts. Perhaps h" is light, but that is no
leasen win a sense of humor should be
lilllllsln d ill ciilisideilllg one of the ninsl
iiiiiimii; situations thai has arl-en iu con cen con
iieciien with the Furdtiey hill.
The priuiarj cause of this inversion of
p"litlcal roles Is the Innocent and ubiqui
tous peanut. Tills article is prnduied 111
large quantities in the Seuth, f spi-i-inlly In
Virginia and (Jenrgia. Ileall'.lng. pcichnme,
the 1 emlc possibilities of the case, the Sen
ate Finance Committee lecemiuended a re
duction cif the Impert tax en guebers, hulh
In and out of Ihe shell. Nine Demneintlc
Senators, iepresenting the States of Lou Leu
Isiuiiu, Arizona. Alabama, (leergia, Wje.
mlr.g, Texns, Virginia and Flerida, winced.
The proposed decrease of Imposts 1S
called discrimination, 11 deliberate effort te
test the sincerity of the Seuth en the doe
trine of tariff for revenue enlj . Whatever
its origin, the "conspiracy' seems te have
worked, since the Incensed nine Senators
joined with the Ucpublica:; majority In
proposing new peanut duties.
According te Mr. Robinson, they were
tricked into unleudlng their principles. Ac
cording te external Indications, (he merit of
protection depends upon whom 11 protect.
The Seuth, which raises peanuts, would
welcome a tariff wall safeguarding its In
tere.ts. This Is jircclselj the icasenlng
which repretentntives from Northern Indus
trial Stales apply te the question (,f duties
en nnnufaclureil products.
The usual Tariff Hill, whether under a
Democratic or a Republican Administra
tion, is inglnrleuely free from the applica
tion of scientific economic study. The
North. Utile concerned about foreign coni ceni
jictlllnn In peanuts. Is unperturbed by the
iharge of Cebdcnlsin cm this tlirme. The
Seuth, caring a grral deal, ihafe.s under
the silgma of Dluglejl.m, jei cheeses in
consistent') when liillmale deinesile Interests
are involved. There Is an abundance of
Irenj In the scene ami hut the scantiest
traces of Hatcsinanshlp or bread construc
tive; pelic .
The Atlantic City Child Federation's
objection le prize baby shows as Insanilury
ami disease, breeding provides another
lllutirulieii of the fatal curse of beaulj.
PenuutH ure protected iu the new Tariff
Hill. Leave It te Ihc.bej te guurd thej
foundations of the pejtical Industrj !
- PHILADELt'HIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12,
GETTING EDUCATION
Seme of the Best Fruits of Adversity
May Be Qathered In the
Schools
By SARAH 1). LOWHIE
THK question as te hew a boy can get nn
education without his family linvlng te
pay for It comes up in many n household
nnd Ih often left nn open question until tee
late. I sometimes think that there should
be n hnndy reference hook printed giving nil
the free nnd semi-free educational oppor
tunities pessible1 te a boy or girl, nnd the
cendltlniiH of itilnd. body or eslnte that
would mnke these opportunities available.
TpOR Instance, there nre whole college
" given ever or nearly Riven ever te the
graduates from high schools who have get
scholarships. In every university there arc
whole or part-time scholarships, and most
"prep" schools bnve a number of scholar
ships te certain colleges, nn well as scholar
ships for their own school years. The big
ger and the richer 11 university, the better
chance there is for an industrious, hcnlthy
student te earn his way nnd, indeed, mere
than earn his way through nt least, his
last three years by tutoring nnd by acting
ns agent for one or another kind of com
modity or service.
In fact, It Is the best policy for n boy
educating himself In the sense of finding
Ids own beard, keep and college fees te
make for the bigger colleges. Ilcing nn
earner will net nffect his seelul condition If
he Is worth knowing en ether cemnts, but
the fact that a geed ninny oilier fellows have
money te spend will very comfortably take
cure of his benrd-niul-keep bill, without his
losing one Jet of self-respect.
I'VE known n great ninny boys three gen
erations of them, for I began early with
my kith and kin nnd nil their pals and I
never knew n boy whti earned his way
through college te have n hard time. When
vacation came rich and peer were off to
gether, being entertained cither by their
families or tlielr friends. In fact. It Is im
possible te tell who is who, or what any one
Is up against when 11 crowd of college men
ure together.
I find myself stressing this social side of
It because net long age I had n discussion
with n mnn who hail earned his way through
one of Ihe smaller colleges. He Insisted
that he would have "sat en the curb," his
own expression, and would never have found
himself if he had gene te one of the famous
universities, because, being 11 peer man with
lets te learn about people and things, he
would have besen completely lest among a
crowd of mere sophisticated, better-off boys.
He had, of course, lu his young clays, all
the things in hint that have since made him
both famous and most likable. And I held
te It thnt u unlversllj Is net different from
the world. A man Is found out lu both
places n little- sooner lu college than In the
world, If nn) thing.
THERE are snobs in all ph
world, persons who bold them
daces In the
ihemsclvesnbevc
their companions socially, either because they
nre better educated, or are mere religious,
or nre better placed, or want te be thought
better than they are; but among boys or
girls nt college there is u feeling for, net a
feeling against, the hejs and girls who art
working their waj through. And It is net
n feeling of sympathy, let nlenu patronage.
It Is a feeling of milled respect.
And it Is the .same sort of respect that n
hey feels for another boy who jumps or
runs or plays tennis up among the first
rankers, Fer all of them knew thnt out in
the world the chap who has earned his way
through college possesses n weapon of of
fense and defense! ugalnst poverty thnt the
boy who has been supported all his life up
le his first jub iu Ills twenties does net
possess.
T SIT!
1 vant
Sl'PPOSE that where the technical ad-
itage of having money or neenle .with
money icliliitl jeu comes in Is net In your
school nor in jour college days, but in the
preparation thnt you have te get In order
te be the master of any trade or profession,
the technical training te be; an engineer or
an architect or a chemist or u biologist
or a specialist of any kind.
Let us say that one's family has done with
out the wages of the sons and ilaughters of
the house as the familj 's share in the getting
of the high school or even the college.
courses and that the student graduate then
takes 11 position that supports liliu. He can
either keep en indefinitely lu that position
nt se much or se little a week, or he can
better his earning power and gaiu u higher
position.
There 111 e two xvnj of bettering your
earning power. One Is by what jeu learn
at jour job. anil the ether l.c b) what jeu
learn outside jour job.
THE tl
night.
HE time te leai 11 outside jour job is al
hook are net for the very nreflcient. hut
for the persons of little education who wnnt
a Jilt li- mere. Hut new und then there ate
night schools for ihe proficient, te truin
them le be se ellicleiii that they eventually
become experts and masters of their pro
fessions. ,-sipese 11 out HI, IIHUIICS 110111 Illl' lllgll
school and tal.es a job as an electrician
or as a mechanic, and suppose he finds liim
sclf s(, naturallj inieiested in the whole
business of liieclianli s or of electricity that
he wishes le 1 me a niechaulcal 'or an
I'lcclricul engine it. lie cannot step work te
go te a school like the Husten "Tech," but
he lias both lb Kig.v and the ambltleu
te work ut night.
Weil, that is whuc a school such as the
Frnnl.Hu Institute Scheel comes In.
rpHE night ienises in mechanics-, n naval
i. architecture, in ilraughtuiainhlp of
technical kinds, in elccii leal und in mechan
ical engineering Hi laeu le take long, very
long steps forward In their trades at 11 mini
mum fee nnd wllh cveiy facllltj for stuck
of machinery at first build, with u technical
library and world-famous lecturers and ex
pert.! nt their service.
One of the gieat plivsiciMs of the I'nl
verslty of Pi luce ion, Prof. Augustus Trow
bridge, told me thib spring that he counted
his lectures new anil again before the
Franklin Institute among the greatest
chnnces of his profcs.sen. The degrees the
Institute confers. tlc guests that It enter
tains und the investigations and special
studies that it pursues are world famous.
I (if IT from one of its officers net long since
n little list of some of the institute's
world-wide work its icasens for being
known and lelied upon outside of Phila
delphia :
18'JI- First Exhibition of American Man.
ufacture. Carpenters' Hall.
Medals awarded for steel, domestic car
pets, straw and grass bonnets.
JsVJ" Repert en drj decks.
IK.'!! Experiments with water wheels,
lSlt'J (ie eleigleal survey of Pennsj Ivnn'ln.
Investigation of causes of explosion In steani
boilers. Investigation of building material
testing metals, steam boilers, etc, '
1W17-- Hegintilng of what was eventuallv
the Depaitment of Science for the.- University
of PcniisWvunin.
HsHd-Translatien and discussion ()f
Dagueric's discoveries eif phoiegraphj
is.'itl The Scheel of Design for Women
founded.
1IH- Reeoinmendnlieu of adoption of
uniform screw heads, known later j(H l0
Franklin Iiisiliulr Standard.
I Vi'." Committee en petroleum mre in
lamps.
I87U---The Pennsj Ivanla Scheel of jn
clustrlal Arts feslercd und housed.
ISM First Intern, 11 ienai Cenfrienee of
l'.licliieiaus and Electrical Exhibition
1SS7 Peiiiisjlvnnla .Statu Weather iStrv
Ice organized,
Ihim National Expert Exhibition.
fTAUESE are just 11 few of the; outside deal.
.J- lugs of the institute from H dignified
old building. Ne. 115 Seuth Seventh strent
A new building te heiise lUoclieo Is planned'
en the Boulevard.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Kneiv Best
JOSEPH H. HAGEDORN
On Community Character Rating
ONE of the largest and best known clubs
In Philadelphia has a requirement for
membership that is entirely new, according
te Jeseph II. Hngedern. This requirement
is thnt the prespectUe member fchnll give
n general, if net specific, statement as te
what he does te promote human welfaie
and whether or net he contribute te the
support of hospitals or ether institutions for
the care of the stricken or tnc unfertunnte.
"Seme of Ihe persons desirous of becom
ing members of this club," said Mr. Hnge Hnge
eorn. "have expressed tin- opinion thnt such
matters were their pcrsennl business, nnd
they uiiet!encil the right of the club te In
nuiie into ll. These person were Informed
that the club was a private body, anil thai
it was the opinion of its governors thnt anv
mnn who could afford te nay its member
ship clues could equnlly well nfferd te de his
part tewniel human bettcr.xient.
"If eveiv club, church and ether similar
Institutions" iu the city did likewise, the
problem of the care of the peer and cifthe
stricken would be instantly solved. Take
the matter of clubs alone; for Instance, the
bit downtown ones, the country clubs and
all ether such organizations, membership
in which may be classed as auieiig the lux
uries. If membership weue even partiallv
based upon a man pei forming the social
duties or upon exercising the social view
point, the financial success of all welfaie
weik would be complete.
Stnte Vast Resources
"The Incomes of the people of the State
of Pennsjlvanln in 1H21, according le the
returns which were made public only a few
clevs age, amounted te meie than if'J.'JOO,
(11)11,(100. Of this huge amount, perhnps
.'15 per cent was received iu this city, or
about $77(1.1)00,000. A veiv small percent
age of this Immense miiii. If contributed tn
Ihe needs of the sled; nnd helpless, would
take caic of all cases and de an amount of
geed which can only be guessed at. Anil
in l lie face of these astonishing figures, the
best welfare institutions have difficulty In
raising the money necessary te carrj en the
weik for humanity which ihey aie doing
se well.
"Thcie Is no place In anv enlightened
cemmunitj for the welfaie slacker. Con
sider for n liniment whn( an luvctinetit
mrnns in such work as Is being done by
our own Welfare 'Federation. It signifies
nn investment In nn Institution which Is
well managed, and Is of ever Increasing
possibilities In the field of social work; n
company with a record from the very start
of generous dividends, which must inevitably
be materially Increased.
"All the benefits accrue te ihe needy and
the sick, or te that far nobler but 'little
understood work of supporting nnd stimu
lating thee agencies which prevent or lessen
the need for aid, This sleck, and that of all
similar Institutions, Is offered le every citi
zen us nn Ideal investment for a yield which
never defaults, which reduces his Income
tnx ami, Just as Important as either of these.
Increases his joy lu life. The federation Is
under Ihe direct management of men and
women who nre devoted In the inlerestn of
Ihe 1"." agencies which comprise It.
Inspiration and Service
"A tempnthrlle approach le the nrehlems
which confront the federation, a heart nnel
Immediate response te Hip crj of ihe 'peer,
a spirit Inspired by affect Ien for these who
leek le us ns fester-parents and ns hlg
lumbers and bis sisters, a sense of obligation
te 'the ether fellow,' and an appreciation of
ihe blessing which we enjej will bring le
lis eaiiipalgii this fall the funds which arn
reiinred ami will jleld tremendous encour
agement te the devoted men and women who
are engaged in ihe work of making thn
'J."i institution which make up ihe federa
tion 100 per cent efficient.
"The feelerr Ien Is far mere than n col cel
led Ing agenej. 1 1 Is an Institution of in in
epilatien and of service. am curious te
knew hew much menej would he raised If
till persona would assess themselves when
Mr. A. or Mr. X. e-nlls for their subscrip
tion, jllrt US we would If the L'elli-rtni ..f
Jnteriml Revenue examined In our imm
ijuur Income-tax returns for the lust ten years
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"ASLEEP OR DEAD, WAKE
, '.it'j J .rt , fin I 'iwAjf-il H - jV-m9 p i
jla 7 1 r v4 z 1 ' i v.LrtiJM ' - i' j -- I
and then struck an average and made his
appeal as a solicitor for the federation.
Why Net' a Club Survey?
"We have had surveys of every tort,
school surveys, crime surveys nnd tee many
ethers te repent. Why net have a survev
of the members of the various clubs? If
the prevision of which I hnve spoken were
in effect In all the clubs of the citv, some
very inteicstiug things would be revealed bv
such a survey. The great commercial
agencies give financial ratings; whv net nn
Institution which will give a character
rating?
"There Is little doubt that n great num
ber of the meanest crimes In the calendar,
that of separating widows nnd orphans ns
well as unsuspecting men from their money,
are committed by a class of persons who,
somehow; or ether, nre ndmltted te mem
bership in the best clubs nnd who nre found
In ether high positions; in ether words, in
many cases, club membership Is enlv a mask,
and even the Church itself has been used
net Infieqiicntly for the Mime purpose.
"Te my mind, the fake promoter nnd the
fnlte investment house d'e the greatest
amount of hnrni In a ceiuiuuultv. Munv of
the member of this fraternity work their
I rathe largely through membership in the
best clubs, churches and ether institutions,
membership lu which Is supposed te be u
kind of moral guarantee. Hevv often and
hew painfully the fallacy of tilth supposition
has been proved the refolds of the last few
J cars Indicate.
A Character "Who's Who"
"These and ether happenings have shown
the necessity for some sort of a character
Whes Who, If we had such a thing, It
would net only save countless victims the
mene. which is rightfully theirs, hut would
give the community another leservelr te tan
for mevements: which are sound in everv
respect and which are badly in need of fund's
te carry en the work of mercy in 1,1,1,.),
Ihcj are engaged.
"I am confident that In the course of
time some such survev of club life will he
worked out. nnd that it will ,c of Inestima
ble geed te the community gees without
saying. Its need has been emphasized al
most every week of the last few veurs and
never mete than in the current period. Net
enlj would It be of value te the cemmunltv
but II would aKe prove of Immense benc'-'
fit le the clubs themselves, bj making men,,
bershlp therein an actual and net a fictitious
giiaiantee that a man in what he represents
himself te be.
"The idea is net chimerical, but Is In
lenselj practical, and Its merit will be an
prt'claled by every club member who hn the
welfare of his organization leally nt heart
Every club would have te be its own censer
In the development of such n plan, and an
point it committee composed of its best mem.
hers te compile the character luting of the
whole membership. h ",L
"On this plan club membership would
net he based ntrlnslcully upon a . nan's
business, or social position. t would nn?
matter whether he were rich or 'pe,'
whether he had many stores or clients ,r
fc'w, but what would be the deciding con
side ration would be his character d
whether he is doing what J,c ..,,,, fr ,.
benefit of the rest of human" v. The "en
muiilty has ,1 perfect right te knew v lit
evftii itieiiilwu. of It .-..... - "ii.ll
'",.,, ',' "' " '-I'lescilis, anil IT
con.
.'ini.i. nn, 11, 11 iiujiuing, in
bents,"
mlsrepre.
Today's Anniversaries
IMH -Alexander Hamilton died in 'e
Wick Cllj of wounds received In the ',i.,i
will, Aaren Hurr. Hern iu I, " u-cT, I
dies. January 11. 17.". tbt J"-
i !S:,,J .i1'1"' NT? "ns V'-ualcd hv ti.
':'. .'I' ' ""l" '"T,F1 "i 'irctt Ilrlti. in
and France.
IK'li -The Emperors of Aiistiin
Prauee ,e, . Villi, Francvian," (f
upon preliiiilnniicfl of peace, "hie 111
iniii rim nrst uiige f Knlirhtu ,
Pjlhlas In Indiana was erganised .' ,','
llpells, '"'111111
IfNO .James A. (liirlield accenti-,1 ,i,
Repub lean nominal ion for the tires !, .. ,I,P
IM)J- Cjrus W. Field, projector ,,, .
ocean telegraph, .lied nt Ardslry. N v
Hern at Hteckbrldge, , Hefiafy &,
4 if t
UPP
SHORT CUTS
"Fifty Passengers Unhurt," exults I
headline, which suggests nn Inadvertently
ironical comment en recent railroading.
The Treaty of Versailles may have con
tained errors, but it 1b net nearly In se much
need of repair as the organization of the
Sesqul-Centcnnlnl.
An v Industrial Peace Conference li
about due in the United Stntes. But It can
not be held, of course, uutll after an
armistice is signed.
It may be said of some members erf
Council that they ere tee busy with tt
texical) problem te give much attention te
the plans for the Ses1p.1l -Centennial.
Reiiln, cable dispatches soy. sets liepJ
in n moratorium. The rest of Europe mm
no hope anywhere ns matters stand. Thit
Is the European situation In 11 nutshell.
There may be uses, after all. for some
of the artillery token from discarded battle
ihips at League Island, The (ievernment
might de worse than distribute It tn auto
mobile owners who have te drive ia tbi
streets of this city nt night.
The fuss between Mella and Suzanne)
isn't ended. They hnve lifted lawn tennis
fiein the realm of sports te the plane of war,
Thej will he worth watching and tickets te
the next match between them ought te bl
worth whatever is nsked for them.
The Stnte Depnt Intent's announcement
of a plan for the evacuation of Sante
Dominge by American troops may be con cen
strued as another unfeeling attack en
Senater Horah. whose dismay at construc
tive accomplishment mny be measured by till
silence.
Secietnry Denby's criticism of the Ship
Subsidy Hill is basvel lu part upon the con
tention that the merchant marine is sec
ondary in Importance te the navj. This li
ihe kind of argument thnt seeks te block
development of schools because sewers are
needed, or the improvement of the drainage
sjstem because mere Kdioelhoiises are
wanted. Dees it never occur te the high.
minded obstructionist that two or even tbiM
prepositions could be meritorious?
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1 What Is the salary of the Chief Justice
of the VnlteU States?
1' What Is thn sapeelllla? , ,
li. What article of clothing is a doublet.
4. What Is the strnke of 11 ship''
d. Who was Strabo?
0. What color Is subfuslt?
7. Who wns Francis Pnrkman '
K. Whnt does oolong mean?
:i Where nre the Orkney Islands '
10. Why Is an opal regarded ns unlucky!
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1, Percy Jiybelie Shelley, the Kngllsh pee'
was drowned In the Qulf of SpM
Italy, en July 8, 1822. A few dai
Inter Ida body wns thrown up en tl"
shore at Vlareggle and whs biirnea.
lu accordance with an Italian licaim
rcft-ulr.tien, The ashes nnd the "":
which w'ns saxed. were burled In tni
Protestant cemetery, Heme, under a
stene bduiing the Inscription "( or cor cer
elluni." heart of hearts.
", The highest shade tempera U.ie ever re
corded Is tSO degrees r-'.ilu-enne'.
icglhtcred In New .Seuth Wales, Am
tr.illa. ,.,.
?,. Allen O. iiiurmnn ran for Vice VttfWim
en the Democratic ticket when e
land ran Ihe second time for I'resM'.
In 1888. The ticket was defealeil '
Harrison iinrt Met ten weie eUctcci. r'
hpectlvcly, President and Ice Ire"
t The Island of Tobago lies off the a
of Trinidad In the West Indie;.
competes with Juan FernawlM , i"
llie honor of being Robinson Crusoe
inland, , .,,
fi The reul name of Tem Thumb, the A'"';
lean dwarf. (tsas-lSSS), was Cha""
Sherwood Hlrutten.
1; hoieilclde Is the killing of h s ster.
7. Casine in the dlmlnutita of the I'all,n
word, "caste." a, house. j
5, Tim word carrousel, a nierry-go-reun".
la from the French Wrruiisri. '''',
eileliinlly niMint a parade or series
evolutions of mounted horsemen. .
9, lleiienn wub the goddess of war "
Human mythology. ,,,,
10. Etching in process of cngnixlrj
which lints ure scratched with a 'i"
en plate covered wllh wax or ?
coating and the partu l,0'V ,1
subjected te the biting .of " acia' S
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