m'iM - '- i &m .' y SW ! fi ,' a "'." .,. 8 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY," JULY 26, 1922 ..T.'- K f E& w- I' Rfptlinri Hithli r UriWr Sffc , PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY '& :W . ctrus . k. cmms, pmiem , m v. .enrun, vice l'reMilent ami Trf-amreri . "'Ki.V Tylr. Hecretaiv. L'l.nrl's II MullnK MullnK Jen. Philip R. Collin. Jehn II William, .lelm J. BBurteen, (liertr K, Unldamltli, David K. Smiley, uireetnra. DAVID K. BMII.KT , r.lltnr JOHy C. MARTIN.. . ttanerat mln.aa Ma'iagr Published dally at I'mtlc l.nxitR nutMlng Independence Square. Philadelphia. Atumtie Citr rreii'Vntrm HiUlllti ISlW TeK,. . ae Maillann s DaTfteiT 701 I'eM llulllInK BT. I.emi 1)13 6Vo(n.Dmierrn llullilli.a; CHIcioe i;ie2 Tribune llulldltur te NT1VS Ill'HI.'AVe WlllllMlTON Ul'KkAl', . J? ,: Snr Pennsylvania Ave arid l-fh 't Niw 'V.enK m-nitii! . 'I hn ..',e Huil.tl, r MMhin HllBtAU Trafalgar llilllillwr SI lHCIUI'l'IdV TKHJM The KVKNIMI Public I.ki:i:u I served Ik S'U ctlbra In 1'hlladelnhi.i. and s'lrteui.iliinr iei.n ai Hie rote or twelve ,1J) Ciiua per mi-pk, pavatile te n carrier. .D?. tF.a1.1 .,0 Points eutalj of Philadelphia In i United State. iitn,la or rnlfe.l Mint en. 5? SI?' ,p?.,Um free, fifty CO) cent rer month. "5. "I 'I"""" per 'ear, iay.hle in a.lvatu-e Te all ferlm ceuntrl one (ID ,lnllnr a month NeTirr HuMcrlhera wishing address changed fcuet aive old aa well aa n-w addresn MLL. SOOO WALNUT KEYSTONE. MAIN HOI tT Address nil communications te Fvrnine Public Ltdetr, Indtnrnttmc .Scumr. PilJdddp'ilii. Member of the Associated I'rcsi i,T".E. ASSOCIATED rttKS'i in ricllisivrlv e ?, . '." "'" "" I"r ttuublicauen W all mwi fltpptchts crtdttid te It or net etlirm if rredll'tl I Ala iiaytr, tin J also the local mui iMti.liririi 9ntTtln All rghts of rcrut'irollen 0 apeclal (JispdlMiei Jereiw or nle reicrvrd. I'hlliddftlj, WeJ.ifidir. Jiilr J, 19.'J PRETTY QUEER BUSINESS THK tnerc tlmt Is ilNi-leseil nlieut tin' manipulation of check by .Inhn A. Hell, of the CiinieRle Trust ('npipuny. of I'ltl hursh, mui Iliirmnii XI. Kephnit. former Btnte Treasurer, the mere !i.letitnliiis the trnnsnetlnn become It will he ipcnllril tlmt when the Tir:i tirer of AlleBhetij County sent checks for State tn.tcs tn Mr. Keplmrt. the indorsed cheeks were exchntmed with Xlr. Hell for checks sinned In blank. The blank cheeks were net tilled out and deposited te the credit of the Stnte for mouths afterward. The money In the meantime remained in Xlr. Bell's bank. Hundred! of thousands of dollars were I11 vnlvul. It has just been shown what be came of ?17f).!'00.(.", the amount of one of the checks drawn bv the Allegheny County Treasurer te the order of the State. After It hail been indorsed mid after .Mr. I'.ell had given Mr Keplmrt a let of checks signed in blank. SlOO.tiOO of the sum was transferred from the account of Alb-shi-m Ceuti'j en the hooks of the hank te t'ie bend account of a coal rempanv one-thud of which i ewnrd by .Mr. Hell, anil the balance, after beinu for tne dn in the account of a pipe and unrduife ceinpanj, was applied te a note by n company of broke).- which .Mr. Hell had ns-tmied. Mr. I'.ell ei.plnins that he knew imMunc nbeut tin, but that it w.t- done b the treasurer of the bunk. Hut the fa t that It was done at all puts .cr one lei h.nl any connectieu v, it It the matter en the ih tensive. Te say that the State will le-e uetlnm: by it. a the interest which the State lest by the whole series of blank-check transac tions will be paid, does nut oxeu.e nnj one. It is rather an m-i u:itien npiiiw the men responsible for the irteular tnainpulatien of State funds. And it imaet the perti nent query whether anj offer te pa the interest would hae been made if the tacts hnd tint been diclestd b. Auditor liineial Lewis' FORTY MILES A YEAR JUI.IfS ADI. Hll'S lemaiUs i,be,u sU..et pavitc jinuteii en this ,,s testerd.i.i. justify the hopes of the people w hen !hc, elected the present Cit, Adi.imisi ration It wai hoped that the public affairs would be munnu-dl with eicienc As w- r,. marked the ether da. the e n. n, ,. of that efficiency i seen in the inipiewd p-ie ments which are beim; l.ud Xlr Adler. wlie is depni; i-hief of ihe Rureuu of HikIiwiijs, explain, d tlmt i- tracts for sixtj -nine miles i, Utn p.iveinen! were let lut jear and tlut tluitv true miles of pavement weie l.ud Win 11 w. ,il! that the a venire fei scw-i a' war- befme the war a milj tiftetu miles ,, i,,. ,. can form some idea of ihe ai-hieM-meiii of the Director of l'ublii Work Werk But the pavement laid !hm jear wa 110 mere than should be laid r r jear if the streets are te be kep- in pieper (omiitien This is eiiient from the tacts set lerih In Mr. Adler He s.iid that the lite ,. asphalt and of Kfunite ble.-l;s is ubmii tweitt ine years. Hj dnidinu the number of 'miles of these kind of pucmenis h iweim-tUe it appears thai an aciai;e of feri miles of new pavement must . :l,i even je-'i '" keep the streets n, proper .omlitieti. vvuli no allowance for m w stt,.,.ts r f0!. (,,. Rtrect.s which have a ilillenut kind e; s.., face. If fert.v miles a w.ir 1 made the m.iu mum, and if the menev ter 11 ,, piew,ni nnnually, it will net b, uuK befen this will be the best paved -it,v 111 tin I n iei States. HOOVER'S WAY OUT K Qjr.CHKTAIlY nuu lUl'sJ .n , ,,. n n ; O the coal shiut.ise v.1'1 work if t ,u WIlOsp success a dipemls iet in i I f.tirh It 1 a scientific ami hu-lnes,.i'Kl, pllM for apportietilni: ar- ami (0.1I a, meet the needs of t Ik ntr.v .mil for pivent.u un- Kcrupuleus dealers l'lum ue!tieun A committee eiimpesM of repie-eu' 1 ,.,s of the Departiui-iit ,,f Comme he m,.r KtatC Cellllllelie Commission, the Ilcpnlt. ment of .lusti, e ntul the Iiepaninent of tlie Intetier will l,.n, i;e,,.,., .,,, . N ,,.,,, ,,, the IllClstnes te be ad,, tel T ,,. ,, (. representative, of i,,s , .i,mi , ,.,,, ,t coal-predticjiK,' leie,, , ,.,)M. ,,,, ',ttj a committee 1,1 the opemters. ami th Ml mined ui'l be ilistnbmed v. i It the a, fclslancc of the Intel stale Cemiuer, e Cem. mission te thee points when- it ,. nt-.-.l- The leasMirinu' le.itu th. .,1 i,,,,,,,, ,v that there ate m the I'edei.ii ;., i-jirii-n t men who .11 e willing te ie.su,,,,, iesp,,M.i. hllltj ami with ahilltv i ,1, u ( p,,, which 11 Mills 1, 111 be a, , euiplixhi , FRENCH BEST SELLERS TTNyl AI.IKIi;!). aiieiillti!! te seine v.ews unpleasant, titct.ii le.ili.m W,,. ,n. vented In I'liuiie et nbeut the din. when the liiiiniiipriiiiiiMiiK m hoel is iiewileil with nrdent students n, l.'ni'lainl and Amen, a. Ihe French, ever artistl, pieueir-, aie , ,j considerable decree 1 mcin.' ihe , ,,,, f their own muLnc,' nml their ttn-te in In 1 011 Is, exhlbitinu' 11 dnetsitj ntul unlielicitv which can haidlv fail te bewilder ininltniei nbread who have incepted Xul.i a ti.eir model J'er afier a lern; hubii of popular tip. v prcclntleii the wink uf ih, Indtisii ieul,v "BlietOBiaphli " I'leiuh novelist, laudable ,, purpose, prurient In ellect and often dull In eiecutieu, hare fallen from iheli uih estiiie. A lepeii leluplled bj i,e l.iiudeu f'lll-enlc'e lils Itestnud's "Cjiane ,,. Itfrxerai " iindlliiied ruiiiuiitli Urn a the 'Bcrenil best seller In Trance Kltt p'aie I iijrupnl by the same peet-ilinniuti t's i l))tliiterlcal, sentimental-patriotic play ' i'I.'AIi-'mii." a work Imbued Willi the In'. .T 'c'"JtiihUmlftfiil neetr.v of loot cnuhv'. The Lsv.vfAwlltM tfsV,,,,,!!,,,. ...A IAIhi'Im I hntl.lnlnliiA1' vm& ' r. yr """"" ." r. .. ;::t. . r r i"".. kvuiiiu iBBMiieiise unu ueiur ruuicui jh: u of Henri Harbusse fellow In the order named, Prominent positions are also occupied by the delicious Auntele Frnure, with hi "Ited I.ll" : Uene Hiizln. with hlschnrmliiK hron hren leles of rural life; the ntmespheilc l.ell. with his latnent ever the vanished Kat. a ex piveil In "The iMsenchanteil" ; Heiielt. with his i'xtravaiiutly ndventiireu "IAtlan tide." and 'Ceiahl.v , with his biee.y and Ktncefully witty "Tel et XIel " It would be difficult f?t 11111 this display te define ihe piedemlnaiit current of French Uterarj taste. There can, however, he no doubt that, even though Xeln is still selllm; well, he Is (i dethroned literary d,nat In his own laud. I'clectlelsm, ail einani IpntiiiK artistic In fluence, wherever tevealed, should pieve a lire.idetilii(j feri e In France, hetelofere 11 leiilitrv iiirtlciibirl famed for lis ardelitl.v espoused ilear-eut lllerar.v ineveiiienl. whose 1 fleet ha been werfd-wlde and at the time lather narrowing anil eppieslve. AN INSTANCE OF FUTILE FAITH IN MERE LAW MAKING Attempt te Give Cabinet Members a Voice In Congress Exemplifies This Craze and a Misunderstanding of This Government "DV A merciful dispensation presumably -- of I'revldetne only seven out of mere than -Sue amendment te the Federal Con stitution ptopesed since lfeill have been adopted. Previous te the Civil War. whbh settled pertiuinentl.v the fundamentals of the ion ien ion treversy between the strict and loose con structionist, most of the susucsted tlnker I11B lencertied ihe relationship of the States te the Fed, nil autherltv. Willi the vlciurv of the latter afier the cenillct, the amendment mania assumed a new ami virulent form, the effects of whbh, especlallv In the present entury. have in spired some curious misconceptions of the principles originally supposed te underlie the structure of this (leverntnent. Vociferous hands of mlslnterpieterj, their vision blinded by intense and even fanati cal espousals of special causes, have come te view the Constitution as a handy cure all, as u kind of universal remedy for all the Ills or abuses, real or a'Uvcd, in the lle puhlli Considering tlie a, tivitps of the revision trews. It is remarkable thet the bulk of their efforts have ended iii talk or in pigeon holed hill l'hs elevi uth-beui piotectien ha been variously ascilbed le spiritual in tervention or te vagrant chain e. Occasionally, also, it has been demon strated that an iinilerstanilln? in ie,ponl ie,penl hie quarters of the design and plan of a Federal republic, with It trip.ittlte divi sion of power, has hi en operative Hut Instam es of sin h wisdom ate. i.n f ort u nut el, v, buemlng mere and mere infre quent The development of constitutional demeciiiiies in I'mepe lia unquestionably leiiliibiited te a mi-apprchcnslen of repub lican institution, which, though perbnp til. 111 In sp.rit. aie tadiiallv unlike in gev ei nineiital uiai bluer . Chronic experimentalist have lauded the advantages of iespeiisMc inlnitilc, sip li a prevail in Ktiglanil. France ami Italy and oilier Fuiepeau nations, ever the clear-cut sepinatieii in thi ceunti- of the ewciillve, the 1 idlelal and Ihe legislative peWtts. I The latesi spei inn a i,i f tl,s niiiddVd . thinking Is de.ieted bv ,1 bill pteparnl by l!i pi "iii.idie Kellv . of I'eniis Ivanla. acceiditig te Cabinet member a veiie in 1 1 oiigtessional debates I Sitne the Cabinet itself Is net ie, egni.eil bv the Constitution, the amendment zealots are net .vet mdbili.eil. I'as.age of the pin- 1 d iiieasine. however, would In all pieb.t- bihtv prep.ite the wav for a lampuigii te sei ure for the Pie-ldent's adviser voting Iir'.vlleg.s 011 the fleer of the Senate 01 Ile.lse i:periellie hits shown that one hole puin Hired In the legi. e e ,r governmental -Vst.ni is suittlv fellow id bj wide ep;,u ep;,u s.eii of flu- 01 ill, e Hni If (lie winding ei the Constitution , llllle Hi lied b the .es. nt 11 ea-lire. thele is no question that it 1 a.ige would tend te iitniermliie .mil dlsiett the pint of the in strument a designed , 17S.7 Mr Hughe lias spoken geed winds for the Kell,v bill, pointing e it with plausible IllgUllielll the lliellls ,, i,re,l leUtait lie IWien Cabinet elll, l.l's ami ihe legislative braiii h. Hilt a Ciiluiiel etlli ei lejubing 111 the iii iii peitiiuii te explain his position ma.v 1011 ceivahlv be , .ilbil iip,,u le defend It ami even in s,.ni personal 1 l,iiticmciit from legislatets ,0 whom he us a piruential .lllpeintie l Het life)" tlv ep(illlle. 'flu- niietnali et iich a it 1111 1 inn would. if iil.ll-se be die ,0 the futile attempt te In .Ie our gnvei iiiin-iii.i! uinihliierv with T lit. t of Klllep, Wlieie Cllllllli t ettlllllls ;isi, aie parllatiieu'.-iiians nml le.nl, r of the lllllJOIItV Jl.lltV. . . . i I lie llleliielll III Willi II eVsle'n .- lies, i ellslble lulll!,.ll ies or II Cabinet of cxc.lt- uve depnitiin tit head, leriiuiig the l'ie- -dent elll, ml I'.iUiilv ---s in, 1 geimane te the pie.,. ni ss,,e. 'Ihe dinger lie. in ihe ion ien lusiuii et two wide1 iIii'ii u'i ,, rntiiental 1 1 1.e 'I'll" iftett '" lelllpl"! be Wieii them Is bi-'.i .tig wi'h ui.vnail ihlh. n't .es '('in. 1 1 1 . 1 1 'onstitiitieii. it I siinl. will ntti-iupl te make the s, raddle Hut thai is a new Instrument ll.ltle.lill b .VMIIs et ptie,et and leug- 1. ,1,11-1,, d il 111, Iple- Mr Hughes, iml'iil i. . vlt double in the him - it was hound in In ferthi eniing that Cabinet meiuhei should he allowed te Vele III Cilll'.'l'es- 'I'll llllllielle this irlvl lege 11 1 olistllullellill Illlli liillliellt Would be 11 s.iiiv mui self -i etisiii uied vvieiljei of the bases et mil (ievi rniiieut would, at ' least for 11 time, be enieuiuijed unevv. The ."ecietitlj of Stilt' also s nverse te the 1 oinpillsel -nlteiidain e piov,seii of the new ptopeseil lid While it is. bappil.v. iinagitiable that the Kellv bll1 will be defeated or shelved. Ihe lllillsllle Is one mole lllllielilb'e iustuilie of the popular taste I'm , eiiilu, ling the leutitiy liv ,as.iug nev. '.iw i.ithei than icspectiiij; old one Cabinet meinbei s nie net pteii.elv gagged 'fill' IIUi.v delllie I heir illleresi and ile,n the 1 .iiii' befen' 1 ougiessleniil 1 euitnlttee. The present i elatleiishlp of Congress and the Cabinet bus net In tluerv proved em baiiiisdug te the operation of ihe (jovcrn (jevcrn ment 'fatigles which have been produced 1111 he 1 tin ei! te personal deficiencies or the exigent Irs uf pnlltii s nilhei I illlli le lefjul rigidities Laws are stipeiahundant 111 this leuntry. Theie upon which .the Natien wiin founded hnv been tented bV time and proved serv iceable In a vast fcnriety of circumstances. What M needed Is Intelligent comprehension of existing acts nnd sincerity In their ap plication. The conception of legislation as n pannren for every III e which the Natien Is subject Is In mau.v lespeels childish, hetrnyins n preference for pictures and pretentien) forms ever realities. HATE WON'T SOLVE IT rpUKHF, Is something pathetic about the L uniiitelligcnce of the radical ngllnter.s who wrote the inflammatory circular that was handed out te the men at the Haldvvlti Locomotive Works, Tlie ciieiilar said that there Is an attempt in progress "te crush labor en the tnilrentl of this country." It centinued: "New Is venr opportunity te retaliate for treatment eit have leceived iii Ihe past Are you man enough te take advantage of it V The asMimptien here is that retaliation I a weapon the use of which can be justified in the social strugitle. li is. unfortunately, a weapon that is ued tee frequently, hut It usually Is resorted te in the heat of passion nnd its use is ex cused en thai ground. This Is because there is in the bottom of almost every man's inind a feeling that a deliberately Vindictive course ha no defense in reason or common sense. There i 110 wa.v mil of the tangle In which the relations ,,f capilal and labor are involved save through a spiiit of conciliation and accommodation ; ihut i. through the exercise of these qualities which distlngulsh uien from the brute beast. Retaliation breeds trouble instead of ol el lajing It. It never settled 11 dispute and it never will. It has been denounced by every philosopher nnd by every icligieus" leader since men began te think, whether they wete pagans or Christians, OtieiilnN or Oc cidentals Pi eat-ess is mil made ever that read. New. whv have net the radicals diceieicd this fmiv Is it because they are Imper fectly developed and cannot think beyond the immediate present? They are supposed te be working for a better and mere orderly social adjustment nnd they are cenvii il that the capitalist svstein is wrong. If this view is correct the capitalist system is deemed just s the feudal s.vs'tem was deemed. Ne amount of bolstering up can keep it nlive. It will die of dry ret when the better wa.v emerges by evolutionary processes. Kvery ounce of energ used in vindictive attacks upon it 1 wasted. All this is se simple and se elemenlarv that it seems foolish te state it, but when gieup of men act as though they wete ignorant of it a ielutcmcut of the fact is excusable. Ill spite of the snuggle new en between the emplo.veis and the emple.ve in two gieat industries, the situation I net hopeless nnd it certainly docs net justify iniv kind of retaliation High! bete in Philadelphia h ha been denieiistratid that emplejer and emple.ve can get along amicably when tbei- ,., ,. ,lis. posed. The Mitten nien-aiid-iiiaiiugement plan of operating the Itnpid Transit Corn Cern pan, which 1 cognize the human quality of werkingincti ami their right te have some' seme' Ihing te say about the condition of their employment, ha maintained peace for ten enrs. fr ha made the empleves share holders in the company and il has increased the earning of capital and has maintained the wages of the men UM all equitable basis. I SHORT CUTS Mug Peng Hell hn net a thin-: te tell. It m.'iv be that part of the fun of the 1 .111 I prepaiing fr it. Pershing' plea for prepnriliie is se well gieundeil that it irk. In the nutter of prizes for eivlce Kep hurt appeal, te have drawn blanks. Ciilbei-en might have made the 1 iffle In I e.as If he had billed himself Kulber-en. The fellow who held oil te their I.lbeity I'.eti, I aie new sujiug. "1 told ou e " In thinning down tile glove tariff Ite publii.iu liisingeiits picked up the gauntlet . WI1.11 the Ku KIiu Klan gave Cilber mui viis a testimonial of the ceiiuir.v . 1,.. i, id lust new It is hard te reall.e that theie die sea.eiis of the jear when men weui evet - (lilts. Alexander Keieiik is writing his me. moil Lil's see' What is the Itti.si.in for .Villi! " 1 (tie's .., is will seel; vainly for en, ,1 lllltltlis of Cl)li'le ut session of the Vin.v Plucking Heard. At least we may try te keep our ex- itement ever Laddie Hey's blrtlulnv within le.lM,nal,e leillld. Attn t some of these witness,. 1, holing Mi Kepluiit by declaring that ihe.v get nniiie.v ler nothing' M'lnber- of the Chemical Foundation w mi ji understood that tlie.v an- il.vcd-m-'he-we,il Americans We 1, -ni hi Ic.isi iisuie Xlr Hoevii ihnt eveiv iiiep in the 1 util u ice peel will lleate n tipple of interest. I tnler the Hoever plan, the Cen.,.,euce-le-s line opine, the price of cal will de no mole than held It 7ene Hi, 'iii. Inst Is new servfd te p'isou,.'er liming the (light between P.itis anil Lou Leu Lou eon Plane fate, of ienise Well, mused Mi. MiCiimlei ,,. a tariff 11 iiinv hi- nothing te brag .il,m. ,m .1 11 ban ler i.ud step-gap. it ha its points. l-ailni,, Il, 111, an has (ievi-cil a new ilnnie in wliicli the movement aie xecuted bv the eve ami ejeblO'Vs old st iff. ,Iove vamps wet l.i ,1 ii vein 111:0. I lilted Stale Xlurshlll 111 liloel.lv 11 wii unable te soil at auction forty. one Imnel et gill Peslble bll.VMs inn.) have .us. pei led a siring te it semewliett, I'll .iipeteiiliui i" of I in 1 nnd Peru lijve signed nil agleemciil le .irh.ti.iie tlie Tiiciiu-Arlf 11 dispute; se all the double is evel except I'm the 111 bllinler Hv the lime I 111 If Sum is able te put .".lll.lMilHMMl ill the pockets of hs ie,m' as a n Mill of the tariff nil woe1, be will be pn.Miig ."s'Jllil.lllKl.OOO for the diniser. Wilt li Ihe Soviet (ievi'iiiiui m i;eS ihi'eiigb snipping Itussin of valtialiles, ie mnrki'd the ui. IMitm. theii'H 1. neihlng left there but led Hugs ami bread cauls. A son of the peel sa.vs Longfellow vvieli' me liuueur. rhjme hegliining "There was a Utile i;iil who had a little cull." This gives iiiiu fume tipiul le that of .Mether Uoe-e. New thai il bus been tleiiienstialcil that the Stale funds have hien juggled ir legularly but net Ilh'gull) peihaps It may be shown iust why they weie juggled ul ull. The Last .Man's Club of .Stillwater, Minn . nvwi 11 bottle of wine thirty-six jeur.s old. which will be drunk some day by the club'H sole NUi'vher. Aul", we vcuturu te prophesy, It will b like vinegar I' the mouth and may kill htm, 1' iii AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT Competition Was an Excellent Geed Werd Until It Was Ill-Sorted; New There Are These Who Think Ce-operation Is Better lly NAItAfI I). LOWKIK COMPKTITION used te be the word when men talked business around 181H). Kvery kind of change was rung en the word, and every kind of boasting or rueful or complaisant or cvnlral Mery Ravn It point and splilt. It was supposed that it em bodied nti Idea that was henceforth te rule the leuniry, net alone In trade but In every line of endeavor, or sport, or art. There are many men In high finance who swear by if (till and who cannot conceive of a world, let alone of a business. In which competition 1 net the ruling fncter. Yet. curiously enough, It was during the gte.it era of competition that nil the great monopolies sprang into existent c. A, It and O would compete in the open market for (he trade of D. .1J nnd V until they had about mined themselves by under selling one another. Then 1), h nnd F would be beguiled by jet airelher man, (!, te deal only with him If he would undersell all ether competitors. And after a bad year or two A, It and C would have te sell out their profitless businesses te ( or go into partner ship with him en his own terms, nnd every one would buy from (. who would then raise 1,1s prices te a sum that would reim burse him for all past cut prices nnd give him n large profit en his capital. He had killed competition by monopolizing the nun Let. And he had done It by being nble te held out longer than his competitors in the mune of cutting the prices. IN 0TI1F.K words, the game of competi tion ended up in the successful coup of monopoly; a mtthreat market ended in the survival of the strongest. The plajers nt tlmt game were never the general, public and the iiuintifiictuicr. never the buyers nnd the sellers, but ulwu.vs the sellers. During the process of cutting tlie prices the public might he presumed te get the geed nt something near cost price, but that was never a long period for any one staple ; eventuully when the competitors had been mined off, or bought off, or taken in, nnd the monopoly had been accomplished, tlie bii.v or would net only pay the present profit of the manufacturer but his past losses. New It took capital te be able te stick It out until II had the monopoly, hence the rdling up of great fortunes that far outweighed mi; peiseual or family need of the owner. .Men lad te have money by them In elder te lee enormously se that they might "MM; it out" until' nil com petitors were cornered nnd they could then gnlu enormously, xien playing the game of competition ler monopoly, tlieiefere, played with eetititirs lopicseiitlng huge sums, much mere than they could spend in a life time, even en what might he called after the Si. .Tames Veisien "lloteus liviug!" W11KN I was growing up nnd listened te men talking of their affair, when they were preparing for a deal, 1 heard continu ously these three word, "ceinpt tltleu. capital, monopoly." Hut In my twenties I began te hear still another word, upon which a great variety of change of tone weie Ming. That word was labor! Among Ihe crowd that pln.ved the game of competi tion with (apltnl for inoiiepulj the thrusting up of that word labor was very disconcerting. And if any one implied that the chances of succe In the game of competition could he jenpiiii.ly.ed by labor he was promptly squelched. It was a though the counters tepiesentiiig million! hnd suddenly put en overalls ntul carried dinner pail niul get off the pluvlnu table nml irfucd te go into tun one's pocket. It was at that point, and jul when I wn beginning le de mere than just listen te l he business t envei satien of my elders, ami join In. te their impatient amazement, that two ether word began te have a slg iiltic.iuie in the general talk. Tlie.v icpte senlcd two divcr.se Ideas, or talber they pointed the wa.v te two wav . out of the then game of i otnpetitieii fei monopoly with capilal. the game that l-ibei was biginnini' te break up. One pointed te n radical change in ll.e tiiles f the game of lompe lempe til Intl. The eeinnt titei weie te be no letigei two capitalist, but lapital and labor. The ceuntei would he en the one hand power te spend, and en ihe et ier hand power te sdll.e. The one v. 1 1,1 "Mick it out longer, I. e,. In,!, I the most power, would win the moiiepolj . That was en the whole a very under standable ihnnse in ihe game 'for men bteught up In the school of competition. It made the mui who wee iimsI te cen-blerlng enl.v capital mad. but thev understood it, because It used exactlv their methods. Hut instead of holding up their opponents with capital the labor men held them up with the 'inke. It wits the power te les,. enor mously in both case in order le gain enor ener ini'iislv. The acciiiiiulatieii of vast capital in erdei le gain a monopoly vvetks great havoc with the general public, and the eeii. linn of wetk lu order te ten c capital Inte u hole winks great havoc; but te the one who inn "iick it out longest" there ienics an emu moils niotiepoh. rTMIi: ether idea suggested as a way out was J- le give up the game of competition as being en the whole net a logical name te plav, because no matter hew lumh it lietie liteil the wlnneiH it verv serleuslv Injured net only the loser bu the general public. It was siiKgestnl that Itisteaii el competing men should to-eperute. Net eulv co-operate ns innnufticiuier. Inn Us buyers and seliir. Hut hateful as weie (lie winds "labor and lnke" te i-npit.ilJM of the old school of i euipetitiiin. and maddening a wtie the words "capital and monopoly" le union labor and dlker, the idea of m nip ping the game and th uutei and going in for new fiiiuiisiniu et co-epeiaiinu met with blank leeks from th,, (iuinpei.se a well a the (ii)iihl of Iii nice and power. It liqillle quite a dlffeieni t.v pe of genius te iii-ept'iatc lu elder te act emplih from the kind i, I mind that leumete in elder le iiionepolle, and tl iiclilue thai will fuitlier competition and iiiiiuopel.v , wliMhei it i the machine of the strike or that el capital, i peilVtil isie. for cii-iipi'i ut Ien - all the pans aie intsHt down te the lubti i ants fei tiie olio' I '! Ii tin nun blue of the sit ihe iiudei a man like (Jumper ami the machine of iiiomipeh of the (Jeiihl or a llurilmun t.vpe have taken t,,e long te build, und icqui'ieil such care and geiuu ami M-heuilii.' ami palieuce te manipulate nml train men te II. Ill, lie and net 1110111 the populace te i.e that te sirup them 1 tee much, peicaps, te i.k el I licit- fmiinhi ami liieclitiiliciaii! e.icclnl! te .1 rap them for an ideal thai has never teiili hem winked mil or demon- stt.lte.l en .1 large enough i i,p I,, prove it pnif I if ability te anj hut Idealists and ehl'tl like person- who belli ve ll.e Scijiimu en the Xlei'lil lileiall.v. SO THAT when nnj st,, j, person .suggest, io-eperiiiioii 10 tli nun who ate p'ni. lug competition he i regarded 'bv both labor and capilal lis 11 uiiImiucc Laber 1 ti pt te 1 all him a 'In ii inn and wave l.iiu off a' "dated" and tjed's tool. And mplfal u, apt te cull l-1 111 tin "unutchlst" and wish some one would "shut him up." Hut no etic, net even an iiilnisJunl for nuimipelv, tun say as he leeks at America today thill it Is a pleasant or safe or even a successful game le play, either for nn admirer of Iichu or a ciqiler of Keckefeller. And new that the Piesldent bus hnd te call the itriii and the navy In le pietect the InnecMit b.vstand.'r from the havoc wrought by Ihe "sticking. eui power." (1f both opponent, it leeks as though Ihe lime had come te consider very gi lively whether "doing unto ethers as you would that thev should de unto you" mbhi net he n belter trude motto for both trudu unienltls and capitalists than "buy in the lowest and sell in the hlshesf market." Sr5&- ,k"M 1 V.v-'V.r J??.. NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphiais en Subjects They Knew Best EVALYN T. CAVIN On Werk of Mothers' Assistance Fund CO-OPERATION of the mothers, chil dren. State and county can alone make successful the administration of the Mothers' Assistance Fund, sa.vs .Miss Fvalyn T. Cavin, executive seeietury of tlie fund. "The fund has new been administered for almost eight jear." sHd .Miss Cavin, "and the operation of It ha been very successful as n whole. The most obvious value which the fund pes.sei.ses ha been brought out in tlie improvement In the gencrul physical condition of the children whose mother. have been the beueliclnrle. This improvement in health is very noticeable after the pension ha been given for a short time. "The children make better school lereids, loe. than thev did when such assistance was net forthcoming. This is prebubly due te the fact that under the pension condition the mother is able te be at home most of be time. Il also make the children feel tint the one Uilng which they can de te ('Mil js money I te go te school regulurl.v and make Ihe best refold possible. Xlenry Kariied, Net tilven "The fact that the chlblicn and the mothers a.e te consider that this ';"," .J! earned and net given Is the be,t basts 01 the Meil.eis' Assistance Hind. It takes iivvav ali llina of cl.aiily when both mothers and childien feel that they aie inking a return fir what they ie.eive from the State and the county. That this matter of school iccerds is considered important H shown bv the fact that the tiiitee have the power te cancel the pension ter any child who willfully remains awa Hum school. ... 1 "Anether matter winch "hews 11 gient iinpieveineiit l- ill the ilci-i a-oil number of delinquency case- among the childien who are receiving thi assistance. Trained siiper siiper veis visit the 1'uiuille constantly and net etilv keep in touch with the inembei. bill aie' able te give the mother tin' advantage of their higher tunning in -iii-li mutters. Thu uiniiv insidious ''"i--"4 "' ucniquency lie dilecteii and nievelited from buemlng scrimi. , . "Still another ndvanlage Is in the Ameil cuiiiutlun of the families of foieign-beni methei 11111I this applies very frequently te the ll'ietlnis Hieinselves lis well lis te the ehlldriii It iti'"- the I'oieign-belti methei l sense of illlegiatlie lllld lespenlbIllU te I lew 101111I1. vvhlfll i fuqlieiltl tc- Meileil ill I lit unite speetlv and thelinigu Amerif.iiii.ntleu of the cliildrcn. 'Hie Pennsylvania l.-ivv "MellielC a-ststuiice 1 new ill epei.ilinl, Hi abeill foil) Stati of the I llleil I'enll vlvuulli wii one of the llri-t te lal.e II up and we have .in- of the best laws en the subject of anv of the Stale, the enl.v thing being that the nppiopriillten granled hv the I eglslntuie 1 net sullii iently large te de all the vvelk wbi h should he lifcempllshed. The Slate Mipiillc one half of the fund, and til s sum I uiatcheil In the leliuly, the Stale giiuii being divided among t lie 1 unti tle ncceiiltiig le the population. Thus Philadelphia leceives about -1 per 01 ut of the total amount given bv tlie Sttite. "'fe be eligib'i' for iisstiinie from this fund the mother appl.vliig for assistance iinis have livid in the Slate for two .vt.irs 1 f..- 1 ui'v In the ceiiutv lu which aniillcallen I' made She must be of y.eiid 1 inn udcr abilltv ii' and ii.ive demonstrated her a ciirelaker of .veung childien. XIeic and leglllil the gives her mere the State is coining te mother its entitled te pav if she service in this wa.v for her 1 llil'llt'll. Net a Xlulheis' or WldimV Pcnsieii "The pilhlic has seiuetluies icgardeil the .Mothers' AssltHii'e Fund as simply a iiinlheis' or a widows' penslm. This is net the uisc. The menev is net given le Ihu mui her because she Is a mother irid n widow, but because hhe is a mother vlth veung childien and Is net able le siippeit them until such time as they are able te support themselves. If tlie mother does net UM- the iii'iney le thi' advantage uf her children she Is net entitled te ii, "The law also requires thai the mother he u widow or a woman whose husband is lu an Institution for the liu'inic A veinan who IniM been decitrd bv her husband Ifrnvlug her with the cine of children, Is net cMlelble. Hhe was originally, but thin whs nangca iiy tne jieiiaiainra in ime, wncn ich unfeitunatajMpen were excluded from SOMETHING TO KICK ABOUT .aaaHmaKAaVaLHaVLaT V t mL 1 I 1 BaHaLaaa s aVsk. M 1 l H flarC 4 MB'il&iifiJiia 1 11 .- .'i- . -" the benefits of the fund, the Legislature taking the position that this presented n dlffeient piehlem. the solution of which was te catch the man and bring him hack fe fulfill his duties. A one legislator said, the giving of n pension le deserted mothers looked like putting n pieinitim en deertlen, "As a uile. It Is the mother who is willing hi sacrliicc herself te keep her chil dren with her who applies for assistance from the fund. The selfish woman who puts her own ease ahead of the welfare of her children generally doc net apply; she pre fets le let lelatlves raise the children or le put them lu Institutions. The Pension Principle "Kvery pension granted I supplemented by the eainlng.s el the mother, if she is phvIcnlly able te weik part time. The pension is simply the difference between what she earns and what she 1 d te nuil'- Inin her fan, lly In the home with her. Fach pension is a matter of Individual adjust ment, mid the trustee have jurisdiction us te the amount granted. "As the earning power of n family In creases the pension decreases until 'it Is canceled. Last jour we granled pensions In Philadelphia te SI" widows and can celed --li, most of the latter bv reason of the earning capacity of the famllv In-coming sufficient te maintain it. The pensions te nle canceled en the death of the mother, en her lemarrlage. en lemeving from the county and. very r.uel.v. because the mother flees net stive satisfai terv Mile te the chil dien. "In Pennsylvania lifty-ei f the sixty. seven counties have avulled llieiuselves of Ihe Mel hers' Assistance Fund, the sixteen which de net de se being chlellv rural coun ties. The money set aside for these sixteen count ies is redistributed among the lil'tv lil'tv ene (etinlles se that none of the grant 'is lest. Ne Danger of P.niierl.illeii "The danger of paiiporialien of u famllv is iedi.c.,,1 te a minimum hv the gradual dccifuse ei the pens!,,,, n tll rumv , (emi.s selt-Mistaining. Tim, the grant doe net uintlnue until (,vi,,y child of Ihe lamilj is et working B,.. ,,,,, imlv ,,, Mich linn a enough incmhci of a' f-imllv-are win king te support the ether "Our aim Is le make the whole "t, ansae Hen as business. IH;,. ,, ,..,, "" the ...ethers and childien fe ,' lu th" m"'ey is give., under cerlai., ebligat ens ' ""'l1' I';'" which will be Ins.'s,, i''"""! ll.V US if UV W fill 1 1, ' "l""1 .,,., I, ..." " '"" "".''.' I'l'V B,-Ill- I f tb- grants ,,. fr, , , ' "l" !'f "Kufli application Is take w, ',-! '."'" nun and tl, ev is ,, j ,"'' " ln M- II bold out; who, '" ,(ilS ,'""- l:;.!".. ''""." -....ng iis;:'"v :-: :::.; consider tl.e.iiseM's as em, ,. " ,..' !"' Slllle e de Ihele ,w.rl- ...'.'.' '"" "! OK .1...:.. 1.1.. . ". '""" "7 iniilllHs. ilh, ,, ,, H I S. 111,(1 1, ,1 1. ii.ei,- ,,,,, we tty fe show mother Ih the best and Ihe inker th.it the State can , that il,,. K,HI(1 ilieiipest car... """"ii. 1 nev llle 1100 or ta icr eu 'M"'ll Iheu, whether the 1,1 bli., ' '"l"'"d finis, have 'eniidence "l"1 ""' "Hi- P'eservlng I'U'vlL '", ' ! I''"'" the Pea. e ,!'.', "'""'I "ml .lupin. 1111 nMIOIllI betlld Of h,, Hii fall ti. ant he. l,c,lV,)llVi;!J ':";'' -'"Kless light crulseis, M.binar In,. , s11 ,0,t,'"m Vf J war vessels ,,, ft hi,,, Ie ' b " fc W' inglen Conference. .! f .. 1,1 1 " "sh" show nml ti..'..-...... , ,.';u.v?,ik'i'i!r '" I'"1"" 'le than bv , hel.lt I- 1 P . " "t " liuillc soft M,ap, ''"'' " "'"i dip!,.. A heaisi. iinveling from Inji,, , . le I'W Ulh WHS sleiped seven ,'l" ' Pi'ol.lhiilen agenis and se ,-cl ,, t,r Leeks as though ,( bed v were ,. I"ll"r' IH1.I K. hU .iiil.iili.iWihuT " l,,,,a,,r "- Weman of eight .seven In Mnum v 1.011. K.. has lustid feriv-M. u V." en. HI effec, WlvlewetX'' 'hV;:.' lag publlild '" ""i" At 'lut 11 rcull.v serious iiciiint u hoi.,,, uiade le piinlHh the (lcr.uuns.BA ,el V h Plan i unuer way te deprive! hem pf their fi What De Yeu Knew?, QUIZ 1. 'Who Is the present President of Bratllt 2. What Is encaustic in painting? 3. What is the route of tne present alr-mtll line maintained by the Postal Depart ment? 4. Who waa Albert Ballln? E. What is the official name of Jufeilavlat C. What noted writer has been called "Thi German Pee"? 7. Who siald "Ne man ever became trcmcly wicked all nt once"? 8. Where was the first attempt te preptl a vessel by stenm made? 9. Who succeeded Millard Fillmore M ('resident of the United States? 10. Distinguish between pompom and pom pon. Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1 C'hocelato was first brought te Europi by Spaniards, who learned Its use from the Mexicans. It was Introduced lnt Kngland about 1C57. 2. The literal meaning of Mente Carle Mount Charles. 3. Armand Sully-Prudhemme wa.s a cell- lirated French poet. He excelled In translating Inte languaga the melt delicate Bniitltnents of llfe and of thi heart and In his philosophic peemi high elevations of thought He re ceived one of the Nebel prizes In 1801. 4. Miiichpane is a confection of nuts, sujir and whlte of eggs, once popular la Knglnnd. C That important dominion of the Britlin Kmplre which Is composed of North Island, Seuth Islnnd und Stewart If luud is the Dominion of New Zealand. C. The praying mantis is a carnivorous in sect xvhich assumes 11 position ai of prayer In awaiting Its prey. 7. Passementerie Is u. kind of beaded laee trimming for dtesseu, formerly fain lenable. 8. Ii.ignnrul; wa the doomsday of NerM mythology, the twilight of the geifi ami the doemsdny of the world pre ceding tts regeneration. 9 The great fortress of 1'ert Arthur nai besieged by the Japanese In the Hutso Hutse Japanese War and finally taken by the army of fienernl Negl. 10. Attluir Wing l'luere wrote "The Second Mis. Tunqueray." Today's Anniversaries 1T01 -Cadillac laid the foundation for St. Anne' Church In Detroit. ISIS Jehn I). Archbold. one of tin founders of tlie Standard Oil Cenipati. hern at Leeihurg, O. Ulcd nt Tarrytown, N. -t December .", lDKi. 1S.10 William Itniney Harper, presnleut of the University of Chicago, .born at Ne Concord, O. Died In Chicago, January I", P.IOII. IMili- (leneral S.1111 Housten, the fjtli of the State of 'fcxn. 1II11I tit I luntf vine, Te.x. Iteiu in Virginia, .March -J, 171KI. 1S7L' Fiance announced a loon of .'i.OOO. (100,1)00 francs ler the speedy payment of the Prusiui. war inilemult. 11)00-Henry (i. ltlasdel. first State ji"'1 eruer of Nevada, died at Frultvale, Calif, lieui neur Liiwit'iK'eburg, Ind., Jnnuarj -v IS1.'.-,. 11)0.'! -Solemn service in ineiiier.v of I'yP' Lee weie held in Iteuuiii Catholic liuiriliM lliioitgheiit the world. Ull- Sei rotary of Stale Hughes il uiiiuded tlmt Hussi.1 release the AliieUd"" held liriseiieis. Today's Birthdays .Inhn It. X'oeihis, (irand Sachem of ! Tiimmiiiij Society of New Verk, born ninety Ihtee .veins age. (leeige H.'inanl Sliavv, famous writer aw dramalic author, born lu Dublin, sixty-" jeai's age. James K, Vatduiiiau, who Is atteinpllnl a "ceiue-bnik" as Fulled Slates SciialM from .Mississippi, born in Jucksen CeiintJi Texas, sixt -one years uge, The Kl. llev. Jiinies Wise. I'retraiant Fplsiepal Hlshep of Kansas, born in I'"'1' dee, Scotland, forty-six years age. The (ievernineiil will, of course, refuse le jieiuut tin operators and miners 10 fi""1' M'liltle Ike Ship of Slale, opines Alr. 'r' hel'ii Xllx.n. It was probably after examining tt iiri In In a tariff bill thut Mether 'ff:, Itrwlii Ia wrote her JUUBterpiccea, "JJehl Ui-UI uucr Over In Fnglaiul il" .M1lur.1l (irim llenper siw" Di'iluiiluns signs of being ear. Cupid is iiiniilug ;i' ariews lu his quiver, lljuieu has ilevelnj11''1 w 1 Iter's 1 ramp and the stork's hill I ''" glniiiiig le sag with fatigue. At least. Ili' seems te he the natural deduction from l", cabled assertion that the tight little ManU ha hi ekeu nil records in vital stntistli'i'. f,hby. HUVL'y. i.--. & v . yf, , j, ; ', ; H j V t-U ! &H&1 1
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