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THE WAY IT WAS DONE
GINSBKKC is huk in j:til nsnln nft-r a
killfuUy staged tipptul l him tli.it 111"
parole li ri'e'ni'il "lc-t the rcp-.it.itlnn if
two worthy .Iik1;en be mli-clu(l "
But tlireiiRlKiut t! von-lieur li nrlnc
tlirre vn no explanation of why furmrr
Judgp Patterson M net vek te learn from
the Dl.-triet Attorney what kind of a man
the dope pedd'er wn. or what the elmrye
tsnv te which he had pleaded puilt .
It was shown that Jehn It. K. Sentt. the
former Vare eandldnte for the lieutenant
Bovernership. aetlnc as liinsbers's lawyer,
went te Mr. Pattei.sen. the furnu r Vare
candidate for the maeralty, and aski'd him
te request 'Judge Qulc'ey te Kraut the parole.
Judge Qulglej granted the parole en the
request of Pattersnn. who wits then the
President Jtnlge of the Common Pleas Court.
He asked Patterson te make geed his premise
te notify the District Attorney, but Patter
eon did net de it.
Scott admitted that b cot .?00 for de
fending (ilnsberg. who ha 1 pleaded guilty
te dope peddling, and fur securing his pare'e.
Hew the whole thing was done is new
fe clear that it needs no fmther demon
stration. THE ART OF PROGRAM-PEAKING
VICTOU KOI-AIl. directing the cen.-erts
of the Park Symphony Orchestra at
I.emen Hill, is te be congratulated net iei'y
for hi technique as a leader, but also for
his skill In the by no means easy task of
program-making.
"Popular concerts" have net infrequently
failed te represent that nice balance of ar
tistic authority, with elements of wide ap
jieal, which the term should Imply. Stimu
lated by the ideal of educating the public,
musical conductors have en occasion been
tempted te inade tee suddenly the rarefied
upper strata of music. The opposite tend
ency thnt of underestimating popular tute
is equally deplorable.
Last night's program included such num
bers as the charming "March of the Toys."
from Herbert's "Babes in Tejland": 'tin
dream music from another delightful fan
tasy, "Haensel anil Gretel" : the daintily
pictorial "Omphale's Spinning Wheel" "f
Saint-Saens. the stirring and irresistible
Spanish Rhapsody of Chabrier. the old
fashioned but still nttrnetite "Fra Diaveh."
overture, the familiar intermezzo from
"Oavalleria Itutiana ' ami the dramatic
prologue te "Pagliacci." the last named
onoreusly interpreted by Henri Scetr as
Tecalist.
In such offerings there is neither debase
ment of the intlnctlve popular appreciation
of tunefulness m r the least sUpgetiPn 0f
patronizing emphasis upon "uplift." Mr.
Kelar obviously aims te reach a wide pub
lic in quest first of all of enjoyment and
recreation.
The most uninformed nudiier need net
fear that the Purk concerts will be ever
his head nor need music levers with educa
tional baikeDiund dread efKnse te tin it
ears.
GRAFT AND TAXICABS
PROPERTY owners have no mere right te
exact petty graft from a public service
organization than the politicians who, at
rare intervals, go te jail fnr surh offenses
against reason and the public interest.
Xe owner of a hotel or a restaurant or a
theatre or n railroad station has any moral
or legal right te demand rent for the spare
at his curb where tnxicabs stand. Meney .,,
collected comes directly out of the pocket's of
the people for whom the street- were made.
Superintendent Mills, of tl.e police ,. .
rartment, sajs properly that his pan for
thirty-seven public taxi standi, at whi. h ail
cabs would have equal rights, would step rt
guerrilla warfare that ha been en for jears
between cab owners and drivers.
It would de mere thnn that. It would
provide for the people In Philadelphia a -or-of
public convenience which is net rmiilahV
here new, though it is te be found in almost
every ether city of any size in the ceuntn
Tnxls are a public utility. The mere' i (
them there are the better it will be for the
general public The present system of pettj
graft by agreement which, by the way, the
cab owners accepted only under pretest is
mean-spirited as well as illegal.
AN AMBASSADOR OF COURTESIES
PERHAPS nowhere in the world is there
a mera sensitive appreciation of effi'iul
courtesies from abroad than in the Latin
republics of Seuth America. This feeling
has net been invariably realized in the
United States, and there hae been occa
sions when the cqunnlmity of l'an-Amenenn
relations has been ruffled by neglect in the
North of amenities deemed Indispensable bv
our neighbors In the southern half of the
continent.
Fortunately, it will be impossible for
Brazil, which in the autumn is te celebrate
Its hundredth birthday, te allege that the
(levernment at Washington Is unmindful of
its polite obligations toward a great sister
nation.
It Is announced at the State Department
that Charles V Hushes will trnel Seuth te
attend at Rie de Janeiro In September the
plendld fair which Is te signalize the com
pletion of a century of Brazilian independ
nre. The voyage of Mr. Wilsen te Europe
under extraordinary conditions is net gen
erally' regarded as subversive of the historic
precedent against the departure of Amer
ican Prcbidents from their country In time
of office.
In the nbsenee of Mr. Ilardinir. Mr
Hughes will rank a high substitute, In whose
pretence will lie mete significance than in
that of the Viee President, who is only
Mcnmcaiiy me second eraciai in tlie execu-
JVv lia branch of the (inrernmenf.
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KIM. flugnta, both as head of the State
L?Saiatala and n Mr. Hardlna' ntnnml
Itlre, should be
admirably fitted
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for his, mission of geed will. It is explained
that the dispatch of Pem Pedre te the Cen
tennial In ISVd Is net forgotten by the
United States and that Mr. Hughes' visit is
partly In the nature of formal reciprocity.
The Brazilian exposition is unquestion
ably the most ambitious and pretentious un
dertaking of the kind ever attempted In
Seuth America. Rie. with lis superb scenic
environment, its unmatched sltuntlen and
lt cordial pleasure-loving and guidens In
habitants, is especially well suited te be
the setting for festivities mid resplendent
cmcrtnlnment.
Although Mr. Hughes will be fulfilling a
duty In attending the fair, it l mere thnn
likely that the austerity Implied In dele
gated obligation will be Insignificant.
lioed t lines. rc unquestionably in store
for both the Secretary of State and his
sympathetic hosts.
WE'VE HAD ENOUGH SNIPING;
THE FAIR MUST GO THROUGH
Greed, Jealousy and Ignorance Have
Dene Their Worst and Failed, and
New Cemes the Time for Con
structive Ideals
TASHIONS change with lightning swift-
ness even in popular discussions of par
ticular events. Thus, a day or two age the
fair of lPl'il was The Fair. New, following
n meeting of the directors, the fair Is being
culled Chaes by some timorous folk who
prefer any settled condition of affairs te
rregressHe change of any sort. But there Is
nothing chaotic about the general plan for
the fair, and there will be no dues unless
It Is dellberatel created.
Mr. Reb's suggestion that full authority
an'1 'i working fund be acceided the directing
Inr.d of the enterprise a suggestion de-s-ibed
a lmprm tb'nl by spokesmen for the
wrecking crews is about us sane und con
structive as any suggestion could be. Ills
demand that a date ee fixed and that boun
daries of the fair areas be clearly defined is
net only reasonable. It Is constructive and
expressive of a clear and active purpose and
an Intelligent understanding of the Im
perative requirements of the situation. Tha
way te begin is te begin. And the fair even
new needs ;ln acthe nnd Independent head
quite as badly as a ship needs a captain
with a right te select ceutses nnd issue
commands.
Wht every one really Interested In the
Sesqui-Centennial desires Is te see the pre
liminarj work free from every conceivable
taint of graft and favoritism nnd political
color. The enterprise will require vision
nnd it cannot succeed if creative minds arc
nor given free play at the outset.
Whether the fair will be an event of
world-wide importance and significance or a
limited "exposition" of narrow meaning and
doubtful worth will depend wholly upon the
scope allowed nt the beginning te men capa
ble of lnrse and wise understanding of the
1 essibilltles of theSe times.
If men appointed te la the groundwork
of the Sesqui are hampered and harassed
and bound nnd bedeviled nnd checked nnd
counter-checked and made te take orders
from this and that small seeker after favors
we can expect nothing but disappointment
and a thing half done.
Ne man in his enses would attempt te
plan a great world's fair or assume respon
sibility for its ultimate forms who could net
be certain In advance that the work could be
done upon a plane where the devastating
inroads of graft, greed nnd political ignor
ance arc impossible.
The Senate has given nat.enal sanction
te the fair plan, and new it will be harder
than ever for any one te make chaos of the
project If the public stl'l seems a bit
lethargic. It l because a rather sordid con
flict of private purposes has made it difficult
for tl.e public te understand what the Sesqul
would mean te this general community.
Even If jeu are te tcw lr only in the
light of materialistic interest the fair would
be a great been net only te Philadelphia and
I'hiladelphlans but te all the regions within
a radius of n hundred miles. A vast let of
money would be required te build it. But
hat same money would be circulated here.
It would be put t constructive uses. Muh
of It would go te 'aber and pass in turn Inte
the business channels of the community. A
great part of it would be used te clear up
the dank Industrial morasses that for gen
erations hae hindered the development of
the central section of the city adjacent te
the Schujlkill
This, indeed, is why some people ebjpet te
the fair en any ground. People would be
benefited ! Wage earners would be benefited!
Property owners would be benefited!
Of course, people who own property and
v erk for wages ve'ild be benefited. T':cy
are benefited be every public improvement.
Elevated railroad systems benefit them. Se
de new reads and new rail systems and all
ethr general Improvements. But no one
cer before suggested that all the progressive
works of civilization should cease, te main
'din tl.e complacency of jieep'.e who happen
i . be se fortunately placed as te find eilst-
nee complete and full and entirely satis
factory. The man, whoever he may be, who as
sumes the responsibility of laying out the
groundwork of the fair of lOL'tS will shoulder
datles as exacting as an) ever imposed upon
a private dtii-en In this part of tl.e country.
The mere intelligent and earnest and en
lightened nnd honest he may he, the mere
will he he disposed te be allowed freedom of
action, freedom te find and enlist the best
available minds In his work, freedom te
make important decisions prompted by u
noble view of his tak rather than by the
purely selfish needs of the hordes of belf
seekers who normally hamper nnd confuse
work such as his.
A let of sniping has been done under cover
by folk who seem actually te dread the
prosperity which a building project as vast
as the Sesqui would bring te the rank and
file. Business men who are wise and who
de net happen te be monopolists will be en
the side of the fair. Fer they can never be
relatively mere prosperous than the ma
jerity of wage earners. And, as .we see it,
they and the men of selfish purpose who
have allied them-elves with the Hesqui
project solely because of a high civic and
patriotic spirit are going te put the thing
through with bells en it.
WHAT MAKES A GREAT EDITOR
THE summary of the attainments of the
late Charles. R. Miller, for mere than
forty years editor of the New Yerk Times,
may surprise the; outside of newspaper
offices by its revelation of the extent of the
mental equipment regarded as necessary te
qualify a man te direct the policy of a great
journal.
Mr. Miller was a doctor of laws. The
decree was conferred en blm by Dartmouth
College fcvcntccn years age In recognition
of his learning. He was first a fine classi
cal scholar. He spoke and read Frcrfbh,
Ccrman, Italian, Spanish and Russian. He
had n mnstery of the political history of his
own and ether countries. He was an ex
pert en International law and en foreign
relations. H(s knowledge of economics and
of literature was as bread ns that of many
college professors. There were n score of
subjects en which lie could have lectured
te college classes mere Illuminating! than
the men hired te de it.
He had equipped himself in this way be
cause It wn.s his business te knew the sub
jects which his newspaper had te discuss,
just ns the editors and editorial writers of
ether newspapers have equipped themselves
by constant study in order te discuss in
telligently the questions which nre con
tinually, arising. These editors nre as well
grounded in their subjects ns any one. nnd
they nre In closer touch with the chang
ing currents of opinion thnn any ether
it.'eup of men.
It lias been fashionable te regret the dis
appearance of the (Jrcrlcys and the Ray
monds from journalism, but Mr. Miller
would have held his own with these men In
their specialties nnd he could have written
all around them en n let of ether subjects.
There nre young men in responsible posi
tions In the editorial offices of the great
newspapers today who will In time achieve
the distinction which came te Mr. Miller,
nnd when they die will merit the same kind
of tribute which is coining te him.
HARDING'S COAL PROGRAM
THE theory cm which President Harding
Is working in his efforts te settle the
coal strike is set forth In this sentence from
his telegram te the liovcrner.s of the coal
producing States:
Your State, Government and the Federal
Gcvernment nre jointly responsible for
maintaining conditions under which free
men, willing- te work, may work in safety.
Whether the guarantee of safety te the
men willing te work will be enough te open
the mines docs net yet appear. It prob
ably will net. Hut whether it Is enough or
net that safety should be guaranteed.
The President has been Insisting for
weeks that the right of a man te work
without molestntien Is as sacred as the
right of n man te quit work without Inter
ference, provided, of course, he Is net vio
lating a contract In quitting.
But if it does net result in the opening
of the mines, then something else will have
te be done. It Is commonly believed that
the next step will be the seizure of the
mines by the Federal tievernment and their
operation until such n time ns the dispute
between the mine owners and the miners
can be adjusted.
The possibility of the resort te such an
extreme measure was sufficient In 1002 te
bring the mine operators und the miners te
a reasonable state of mind. The country is
mere disposed te welcome such a method of
intervention new than It was when Presi
dent Roosevelt contemplated it. The right
of the President te de thl tiling has been
discussed for twenty years und it is gen
erally admitted.
The operators nnd the leaders of the
miners nre probably doing a let of hard
thinking just new, and it should surprise no
one if they decide that it Is net worth while
trjing te buck asaitist Uncle Sam.
THE HAGUE GHOST
WHEN the delegates themselves arc en
gaged In asking whether The Hague
conference is dead or alive, the outside pub
lic should nssuredly be pardoned for Its
bewilderment.
In spite of reports te the contrary, it new
appears that the sessions in the Dutch capi
tal have net tinnlly expired. Tuesday's
meeting was devoted largely te n debate en
the riddle of its own existence. After much
controversy it was suggested by the Belgian
delegate. Baren Cartier, and adopted by the
non-Russians, that the conclave should be
considered as a continuing reality while the
Soviet envoys were deciding whether or net
te present new proposals te the full com
mission. As surrender of the Rusnns upon the
questioe of private property safeguards Is
net exjected, the collapse of the negotiation:-
is still imminent.
It is evident, however, that the Com
munist Government, while clinging te its
principles, is still extremely lenth te forge
the possibility of securing credits. If cher
ished political and economic convictions
could only be retained with an appearance
of relinquishment, Mr. Lltvlnev would be
overjoyed.
It is indeed unfortunate for his peace of
mind that his opponents se childishly decline
te be fooled.
MODERN CHINA
THE political revolution in China Is In
considerable in comparison with the
mental revolution that has ceme about
within twenty-five years.
The news from Peking thnt Secretary
Denby. of the Navy Department, narrowly
escaped death In the fall of an airplane near
the Great Wull indlcntes the extent te
which China has changed. Fer two or three
years nlrplenes hnve been making regular
trips from the capital te the Great Wall for
the accommodation of tourists.
Thirty years age there was strong hos
tility even te railroads. The Chinese were
afraid that the repose of the dead would be
disturbed by the noise of the trains. But
sentiment toward the railroads changed
rapidly and new the Chinese are building
then as fast nB they can get the capital.
licit even the men who overcame their
hostility te railroads would have objected
te airplanes n few year age lest they
should disturb the s-plrits of the air.
A nation which is accepting modern In
ventions and which has overthrown an nllen
monarchy and is busily engaged in setting
up n popular form of government can no
longer be described ns backward. The Chi
nese intellect is the most subtle In the
world. It Is also extremely practlcnl. And
the Chinese character Is dependable. What
will happen In the next twenty-five or thirty
vears no one can foretell.
But it is evident thnt China has waked
from her ancient lethargy and has set out
en her wny te no one knows what splendid
achievement.
Army nvlnter attached
Made a Hit note te his mother te n
With Mether spaik plug and dropped
it into the yurd of hur
borne ns he flew ever Rochester, N. Y. It
was a beautiful idea nnd a wonderful shot;
but what a shocking and startling thing- it
would have been If it had struck mother
when it fell!
Chicago man, fat. de-
He'd Better spendent nild suffering
Cut It Out from bleed pressure, cut
his threat, lest half a
gallon of bleed, was Mwn up in hospital
and felt fine. Doctors say he saved his llfe
uv trmg te leso it. But nt that, threat-
eiMing can never be classed ns u pleasing
habit.
"The bride were n
Democracy lovely white salnln dress
with a long train tin
id.cj with a spray of orange bloteius. ' It
waR in Londen and royalty was present, but
it might just an easily have been any church
en Main street. When Cupid visits tnc
mediste, both are demefrata.
THE GHOST OF THE MINE
A Rare Story of Lest Vein of Rich
Copper Ore Within Thirty Miles
of Philadelphia Chance
for Bey .Scouts
By GEORGE NOX McCAIN
LEGENDS of lest mines nre peculiar te
the. auriferous regions of the romantic
West.
Tales of adventure, daring nnd death are
net uncommon even teduy among coal mines
of Pennsylvania.
A new sort of story, one that reads like a
modern fictietilstV, with an English tin mine
en the West const ns Its background, whs
given te me the ether day.
And it's n ghost story nt that.
A -weird narrative with the ghost of an
Indian, or a Revolutionary times prospector,
us,ltn fecal point.
My antiquarian friend. Jehn II. Tnllis,
of Schweiikvllle. put me In the way of get
ting It.
It should by rights be called "The Ghost
of the Old Mine."
FEW,
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very few, I Imagine, even of these
living above or nbeut Its nnclcnt work
ings nre aware thnt tin- second eldest cop
per mine en the Atlantic seaboard Is within
thirty-five miles of Philadelphia.
It xvns discovered nnd worked by the
aborigines.
lloferc Washington and his men encamped
nt Pcnnypncker's Mills. It had been worked
for the valuable ere that threaded the Stene
Hills In refractory veins.
Lnter en at irregular Intervnls, up until
three years age. speculative mining engi
neers tried te wrest a profit out of its depths.
Its location is still well known.
In one wny nnd another it has Impressed
its presence en the surrounding country.
There is the "Mine Hill" schoolhouse,
and the "Shnft Meuth" te call it te memory
of the present generation.
Eight hundred feet of tunnels beneath the
undulating and rocky surface of the Stene
Hills, iu Pcrklemen and Frederick Town
ships in Mongemery County, tell of decades
of work.
THERE are ether copper mines within a
radius of half n dozen miles.
Seme of these were In Philadelphia
County when they were first operated.
"Old Pcrklemen or Caledonia" was one.
Then there arc the Brcndllngcr nnd the
Eeten workings in New Hanover Township.
A le ten 1 connected with the Brendlinger
mine Is imu it 'contained geld as well as
copper.
The mines in the Perkiomen region, ac
cording te Prof. Redgers, carry lead as well
as copper.
Others along Pickering Creek carried lead
as their prlncipul ere.
The mines I hnve mentioned date back te
the beginning of the eighteenth century.
They were worked profitably for these
days 200 years age.
Net only are they the eldest mines in
the State, but with one exception the eldest
in this country. Pcrklemen was opened in
1005.
Minlslnk mines in New Jersey were
opened by the Dutch in 1C."0.
The Grandhy mine in Connecticut was
opened In nor; nnd the Schuyler mine, in
New Jersey, in 171.".
Perkiomen mine Is. therefore, the second
eldest mine In this country.
AFTER j ears of desultory working, the
Pcrklemen mine was sold for debt.
It xvas a debt owing te none ether thnn
Hannah Penn, the widow of the founder of
the province.
Then a company was formed among the
farmers nnd foregoing men of the district,
who bought the property.
They sent ever prier te 1740 te the Hartz
Mountains in Germany nnd from ntneng the
men who had worked In the mines of the
Sanle secured the services of one Christopher
Geist.
He came ever, bringing with him several
ether miners.
It was under this man. evidently a mining
engineer, that most of the tunnels and drifts
that exist today were sunk and driven.
Much geed ere was raised.
There were black und gray copper ere,
end terre verte, or green copper, new known
ns chrysocella and malachite.
And, moreover, there were distinguishable
traces of geld.
THERE were no smelting works nearer
than England.
The ores were sorted, sacked nnd shipped
en horseback down the Skippack read te
Philadelphia and thence sent te England,
Se the work went en until the outbreak
of the Revolutionary War.
One particularly fine eln of ere had been
discovered, nnd te conceal this from the
British it was ordered securely bidden and
the principal openings sealed up.
Werk ceased, the mine was abandoned
and it remained abandoned for ever 100
years.
AS TIME went en the Indefinite Idea that
the old mine wns haunted grew Inte a
stock legend.
Thnt belief, though, had faded like a mist
until twenty yenrs or se age It was revived.
A mineralogist from Philadelphia found an
old mnn in the neighborhood who claimed
te have been tl e first te enter the mine after
it hnd been abandoned.
His adventure occurred when he was nbeut
twenty years of age.
Accompanied by n young mnn of his own
age, equipped with candles, nnd unknown
te their families, they broke into the old
tunnel.
Their purpose was te wrest the secret of
the lest vein from the spirit of the mine
that guarded it.
He described their entrance, the widen
ing of the pasngcs at places and the nar
rowing of ethers.
The old wooden preps and supports were
still In place.
At length, according te the nonagenarian
narrnter, they came te what wns unques
tionably the end of their search.
In front of them wus whut appeared te be
a skillfully constructed wall of Belid
masonry.
BEHIND It undoubtedly lay the wny te
the lest vein.
His companion, according te the aged
adventurer, was in the lead nnd n few steps
niicau ei mm.
Ills deliberate movements mnde the ether
impatient, nnd pushing ahead he tore down
several of the top stones that were loose.
Instantly there burst upon the pair a
hissing, rushing sound that, as the old mnn
said, "started it cold sweat en him."
He urged his companion te retrcnt. The
Guardian Spirit of the mine was. making his
presence felt, us he thought.
The ether, however, refused te budge and
mnde his friend remain with him.
He then began te tear down mere stones
Ne sooner had he done se than in nn in
stnnt both their lights went out and they
were in blackest darkness.
They stumbled, feeling their way in the
darkness, through the tunnel and finally
reached daylight, cured effectually of ever
desiring te tempt the ghost of the mine
again.
THIS story was current seventy-five years
ngn. It was the local ghost story of
its time.
The old man who related it, then past
elghtv, is long since dead.
"It is plain." says the mntter of fact
writer who put this story of the ancient
copper mine en record, "thnt the extinguish
ing of the lights was done by a current of
air from another opening oppesito tliu one
they hnd entered.
"It also proves that there nre two open
ings te the mine, ene Imperfectly closed en
tiiu north slde of a tunnel that extended
through the mountain."
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Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
EDWARD T. HARTMAN
On the Play Need3 of the Child
THE play needs of American children,
especially these of pre-school age,
furnish one of the most important ques
tions of the present day, according te
Edward T. Hantaan, managing dliecter of
the Child Federation.
"Whatever the thought may be about
education," said Mr. Hartman, "we have te
admit that the first thing in life N life. If
we arc net ullve, we are dead; if we arc
nnlv half alive, we nre net developing, phji
icailv, mentally or morally. Tacse facts
bear en our educational problems, nNe en
our civic. Industrial and milttaiy problems.
The labor turnover in industry, a heavy
burden in expense nnd efficiency, Is largclv
due te the fact thnt our people ate net phs
Icully fit.
Officials Itcalle Need
"All ever the world there is an awakening
te the necessity for better physical opportu
nities for children: and the United States
Government. In one of its health education
leaflet, says that "the determination is
widespread that the public schools of the
country must never again, In the future as
in the past, place book learning before phys
ical fitness.' Frank Cedy, superintendent
of the Detroit schools, sajs that the me-t
far-reaching change lu education is 'the new
emphasis upon health education. Twenty
vears age health activities were incidental
te the main purpe-e- of the schools. Today
ihev ate the fust of our seven objectives.
Sir' Geerge Newman, chief medical officer of
the English Beard of Education, says that
it sc' ins futile te attempt te reform educa
tion apart from the physical condition of
the child.'
"Se our schools have n definite task In re
lation te health. If the money we arc
spending en them is te be well spent ; if we
nre te get resultfa in education ; if we nre
te turn out from our schools people able l'
de their weik, the weik they und the ceuntiy
need; if ignorance, incompetence nnd un
natural slothfulness aic net te pull us down ;
if the 'g'.eater bill for u greater ill is net
te sap our treasury for care of the crimlna.,
impoverished and incompetent rlasscs, the
schools must build, build in every benc with
every child.
The Pre-Scheel Period
"But If the schools are te build, for life,
for the work the world needs, what nbeut
the pic-schoel period, the great neglected
period of childhood'.' Thu pre-schoei child of
tedav Is the bchoel child of tomorrow, the
cltlzi'ii of the day after tomorrow.
"We are slowly learning the importance
of the prenatal period. We r.re doing u
little work in this, ami a lilftle lu the period
of infancy, but net enough. This Is obvious
fiem the fuct that in Philadelphia meiu than
"1.100 children are born dead every jenr,
mere than 1000 die in the first week of lifcj
and 11000 die between una week und en
cnr of age. Se what wc nre doing here is
het all that needs te be done.
"But we ntc doing practically ncthing lie
tween infancy and the school period. Here
are five years, among the most important
in the development et the child, phvsically
and mentally, when we leave it te chance.
The Health Department needs mere nurses,
trained In health nurture, te enuble It te
reach into this period.
"And the bchoel department must de
something. It mUHt reach down into the
pie-school period nnd prepare its mateiinl
(or the schools. Why net? If tha public
renehes down into the school period te pre
pare material for renewing itself, for per.
petuatlng civic life. It is surely logical for
the schools te reach Inte the pre-school
period nnd prepare the material with which
they nre te be continued. In the nbsentr e
this the schools find their material unfitted,
dlseused, backward, end nil pregiess Is ie
tnrded. A year, two yenrs, nerhaps the
whole school period. Is wasted in trying te
make school material out of the results of
neglect In the pre-school period.
Play Space Required
"Hew nre they te go about it? Here In
just one suggestien: The pro-bcheol child
needs one thing net provided in abundance
by parents, private organizations or the.
city, and that Is proper play space nnd
ROUGH WEATHER
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equipment for children of the pre-schecl
period.
"Play Is the serious; weik which Nature
requires of such children. Through I his
play they grew. It develops their muscles,
the co-ordination of. mind and muscle; In
short, it makes life possible. One ire'iblc
with Philadelphia is thnt it ha", in its large
areas of home-covered laud, tee many grave
jnrcls and tee few playgrounds.
"The scl 1 yards nic tee small and many
of them have no corner whcic childien may
play lu salety. Where elder ekUdicn ue In
a mea.suiv cared for. the little ones have ie
content themselves with the downed hen.c,
the sidewalk or the sticet. And they du
content themselves, for they art lengj
suffering. But the trouble Is that when
they de net die, but grew up in spite of their
surroundings, we arc net contented with
them. And every fall they tin- ii'ling our
greatly handicapped schools with further
handicaps.
"The illy needs hundreds of small chil
dren's corners, separated from the play space
of elder children, where the toddlers nad all
children of prc-schoel age may play in
safety. These should be provided with blocks
for building, sand, swings, teeters and ether
equipment for young children. Such chil
dren wnn t te de things. They need mate
rial, nnd nlmest any nut-rial which they can
use is better than t' . Mechanical te.,
are an educational ciime.
Handicapping the Child
"The department of ph.vslcal training
would be- glad te provide such corners unci
equipment, but it lias no money. Se neglect
continues and wc continue te 'pay the giv.ttvr
bill for a greater ill.'
"If the greatest thing in life is life, hew
can we convince ourselves that ivc cannot
afford te de the very thing- which arc es
sential te life? Wc have allowed thousands
of our children te be bem into conditions
thnt mnke healthy, physical, mental and
moral growth all but Impossible. The only
wonder is that se many childien grew up ns
well as they de. They de It In spite of con
ditions. But that does net relieve us of our
responsibility. And we must assume our re
sponsibility or wc will find our boasted
civillalleii dying off nt the top taster than
It is renewed from the bottom. It is n se
rious question whether this pieccss Is net al
lcad.v in operation.
"This itimmcr hundreds of babies will
sicken and die because of lack of outdoor
iipnrti'iiity. Crowded homes In congested
districts are net the breeding place uf thu
highest t.vpc of citizenship. These who de
net die nre net being prepared as we bheuld
prepare them. It is the fault of the girnt
city In which they live, and net their fault,
If hundreds of thc-c childien grew up Inte
undesirable citizens. We can't depot t nil
we de net like te Keep, it is our duty te
give them a chance te be as we would have
them be when they become the backbone of
our citizenry, of our lndustiics wucn they
become Philadelphia."
'I'he United States Su
Then Again preme Court having de
Perhaps Net elded that Section -1 of
the Lever lnw is uncon
stitutional. Uncle Snm may decide te re
turn all moneys collected in fines and costs
from profiteers, n sum amounting te $1"1 -OOO.OOt).
Thu Department of Justice thinU
the ceuntrv may save money bv paving with
out defending bulls. Which is as 'it may be
There Is an off chance thnt some convicted
profiteers would rather suffer the losses they
hnve had thnn have public attention djnvvn
ence mere te their particular cases.
Senater King's objection te the horse
being before the cart was, of course, due te
his mentulity momentarily insisting en the
tart In Ing before the horse.
Switzerland Is suffering from the coldest
July en record. The weather mini would he
mere popular the weild ever if he
nvcragu ills output.
would
Sharen Hill man captures n ere.il.cr as
ling ns his aim. What the town pine-, fel.
however, is the man who catches a bueiter
as long ns himself.
England's cancellation of the "C" bends
proves Jirr ability te recognize a scrap of
paper when the sees It. ,-
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SHORT CUTS
Violence is the harbinger of defeat.
Spite of setbacks Senater Vare is join
like sixty.
The trouble with the local Potefflce
largely bronchial.
Lemen Hill concerts point te the u
ccssity ter t'urkway busses.
N. J. G. O. P. plans te teach ema
oratory. J'alnting the Illy.
The Tariff Rill has at least one virtue:
It delays action en the bonus.
The Straits of Dever continue te bl
provocative of the usual qualms.
Perhaps it is the sea serpent Commit Cemmit Commit
slener Hnjnes seeks nt Atlantic City.
It cannot truly be said that the malntl-nnnce-ef-wny
men nre justifying their natat,
It is te be hoped that Investigators cl
Izzy Ginsberg'h'iiaiele will get the rl.t
dope.
England's interest in net results de
net, apparently, extend te the tennis tournl teurnl
iiient. Great Britain does net pretend te U
philanthropic in her willingness te assume t
portion of tlie German debt te France. Sm
Is frankly throwing a tcparatien sprat U
catch n cemmeuial whale.
1 What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. What Is meant bv tensile strength?
2. What 3 the present government of In
cary?
3. What Island discovered by Columbus e
his first xoyage was named "UWt
Spain'" .,
4 Why is an Ungllsh pound called sterllnl'
5. In what century did Secrates, tlie famous
Greek philosopher, live? ,
6. When was ten intreduccrd Inte Eurepsi
7. What country is known te Its Inhabltanu
fis SvcrtKb
8. What Is the origin and meaning of til
expression, "t'lHler the resa".
0. What Is taxylng In aviation?
10. Frem what la tapioca derived?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. The flrbt "railway king" was Geerc HJ
son, an English financier, who by us
car 18t4 ii.ul a thousand ""'J8..?
read under his control, lie ;'
when the bubble of railroad speeuia
tlen In England burst und Uvea
obscurity until 1571. Carlyle.
".utter-Day IMmphleis referred"
Hudsen ns the "big, swollen gambler'
2. Larrikin Is a. slang term et Australia
origin for a rowdy or disorderly P
son. The word Is thought te M
diminutive of Larry. ..,.
3. Hippocrates, the famous Greek pns'cl"
Philosopher nnd writer, Is called t
"Father of Medicine." He was W
lu the fifth century I. C. , .-
4. A hev is a small vessel, uuaJ .JHS
rigged, formerly used In large hartwj
and rivers nnd, te some extent.
coaster. The term Is new obsolete, e
cept as applied te "POw?er "
"nncher heys" and similar henvy-buw
barges, sailing or steam, used wj
carrying ammunition, anchors or ou
heavy weights. , ..,, .,
6. The principal dramatist of tha dart M"
wnB llretsvltha, n. nun of GM"
helm, Germany, who wrote six "
dies, modeled In form though nej
theme en the works of tha Latin pw,
wrlght. Terence. Her play !JJ
chlelly with legends of the saints s
was born about the year 035 .Jcu.
. Andrew Jacksen married a ;i2
Rachel Donelsen ileuarus, me -
iv if ft of famuli! Robards
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The Parthenen is the famous
e rnrtneiien is me "''?" rv:d te
Creel; temple In Athens dedicated
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conceded te be tha most Wu'!.'"c.
and majestically propeitloned Jtf
tuie in the world. It Is new partly
uilns. although n number of its u
Deric columns nre still standing.
S. The I'nn-Amerlcan Union Is compo" (
the republics of Argentine, wem
llrazl , C'una. coiemuiii. "; eri
Chile, Dominican Itepuh lie. fce
iluntemnlii, Haiti. Honduras. "'..,
Mcaraguu. Panama. iy",y iaJ
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