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A LESSON FROM A TRAGEDY
THE verdict found by the Corener's
Jury in the cne of the collapse of
the Pnrkwav Building nt Bread and
Cherry streets wns net unexpected. The
diameter nf the tragic accident, In which
two lives were lest and scores of workmen
hurt, Immediate. and ominously suggested
that in repairing the building structural
Weaknesses had been tee lightly considered
and that insufficient nttontien li id been paid
te the riks of a clillicult and delicate opera
tion. There Is nn element nf irem in w.irninps
fter a fatnlltv, which Is inmctlmex deeinnd
xhlbitH e of the cold futillt of preber nnd
inquests. Reason" for catastrophe nnd tils -sters
ran generally be found, but they will
net restore the dead.
In the present Instance, however, the lei
ion te be drawn from the acidc-nt should
be of service in cempe'llns scrupulciu cin
In all construction work, and sp(( ltv.ilh in
the alterations t c the I'nrkwn Dullcllug.
The recommend.ttien of the jur that spe
cial inspection of the entire work ought te
be made by the Bureau of Building Inspec
tion and that the reconstruction should be
continued en! cm 'ii'-h parts of t'ie build
Ins ns nre directed b the burea i chief is
well conceived
The responsibility of safsimrdins the
lives of the public is net. however -inKle.
Architects, builders, workmen and tlm city
authorities are under a pressing obllintien
te disregard the untrustworthy possibilities
f superficial! favorable chance in favor of
Biakini assurance cleublv sure
Careless construction work i nneltv.
The surprising feature nf risks ra-hlv taken
It that exposures of misplaced confidence are
et mere frequent.
WILSON DEMOCRATS
THE defeat of Senater Culberson for re
nomination In Tea and the probable
uccess of Senater Kcec In the Missouri
primaries v ill net be (onsellng te the W.l W.l
en Democrats
Senater Heed fnusl.t President Wllnn
lid the I.eaeue of Vjtlnns nt.d Mr Wilsen
'las written a 'etter ii wlmli he lia urced
bis defeat in Missouri All the news how
ever, indi-afes that ther i nn mj'i scoring
the nomination asnnit IJwmI whej has
eneusli strength te defeat lii'n
Senater Culberson, en the ether hand.
"as one of the met persistent supporters of
all the Wilsen policies He is net an orator,
but he ha been continueuslv in his sent anil
during the debate en the League of Na
tions he voted for the League en evcrv
rellcall
But his support of !Uen was net enough
tn the opinion of the Texas Democrats te
Justify keeping him in the Senate Twe
Other candidates polled mere votes tlmn he
'In the prlmar last Saturdav se that he
"will net he in tlie running when the two
high men in the poll contest for the nomi
nation ill ane-hir prlmar en A .gi.s' 1'iJ.
FAIRY TALES OUTDONE
'sTTIHE Sleeper Awakened," exemplified ill
X Sir Chritepher Slj ns well ns in cine
of the most f imeuh tales of 'The Thousand
and One Nights ' vvus net nenrlv se sensn sensn
tlennlly startled bv a sudden thune of en en
Tlrenment as the- pioneer nenal stewnwav
This distinction has been captured by
Mll.e Stout of Detroit, who discovered a
geed place for a nap in the hull of the "flv
lng cruiser" Wolverine, at anchor in leve.
Innd, awoke suspended betwem e'irth mid
heaven, and elul net feel terra hmn again
until his oddly ihesen cradle liml reiched
the metropolis of .Michigan 'I he meter, ns
1b quite cenceivnble aroused AIlLe from his
allimbrrs.
If the stnwnwnv himself Is unimportant,
his unintentional cxp.eit unci t1,,. prier claim
which he is entitled te rrjistir ns an actor
In a new kind of adventure are net
Tune was when fair lore. fireeK mv.
tholeg and Arabian legend tired credulity
They are becoming tame tednv when Ituci
ynrd Kipling s eelebrited metrical prncla prncla
Batien of the indi'stiuctlbility of lemance Is
aaere convincing tlian ever
FAME AND A PRESS AGENT
F.ME Is net only fickle, but her sense of
proportions is frequentlv defective
Fer twent-feur .viars and without ever
Intending It, Andiew s Itew.m, ,( the
United States Ami, new retired has served
as n moral fertili.tr for human character
Small bejs with n talent for disobedience
have cordially cursed the 'Message te
Garcia," of which Colonel Rewan such is
new his rank -was the unpremeditated here
Emplejca with an nntlpath.v te homilies liavej
chafed under the trite injunctions of that
anecdotal tract, Professional scrmenlers
have gloried in its accessibility mid hundy
phraseology.
Colonel Rewnn, let It be repetted, was net
te blnine. At the Inception of his exploit,
which wns Indeed valorous, he line no means
of knowing that the performance in t he
army of an assigned duty would rnnk as ex ex
eeptlenal or that he was destined te be the
miplent of eiiu of the most wide! ills
eniinated feats of press agentr in modern
annals.
The facile Elbert Hubbard, as almost
everybody knows, seized upon eunic
Rewan's penetration, under orders, of the
Cuban jungles In 18JIS and his discovery of
the Insurgent chieftain, CuUtte (inrela, as
a peg en which le hung n readable sermon
en the eubject of prompt nnd unquestioning
obedience.
When skillfully hnndled, sentimental mor mer
alUing seldom fulls te win an immense
popular hearing. Indeed the public became
te thrilled en the subject of devotion te duty
ad the grand moral lessen of the episode
tfcat the original actor wan quite engulfed.
0lenel Revvun himself became -an lib
atMctian ami as u public diameter u only
!'mw atsmilcU te life by the bestowal W tht
rJv assB9, ft
Distinguished Service metlnl, reted by Con
gress nearly n quarter of a century after
his "deed of the highest daring nnd greatest
military Importance."
The here, admittedly pleased with the
decoration, Is none the less inclined te be n
trllle quizzical. "Anyhow," he queries,
"what did I de te deserve it? 'Distin
guished service' by a soldier or nny one else
Is te de well w'hnt he Is erdereil te de."
That Is one way of looking et the cae, but
it was net I'm Elbertus'. whose skill for ex
tolling the commonplace wen hlin se large
a following.
Deprecation of Rewan's courage nnd
inltlntie is net Intended. The eung of
ficer he was a lieutenutit nt the time per
formed a difficult task ably and speedily.
It Is tlie texttne of bis fame which in
quires misgivings. Personal obscurity was
Rewan's portion. Ills contribution te pos pes
terit is that of a tevt, deftly embroidered,
It Is true, but none the lesa simply u de
velopment of tlie unimpeachable truth found
In tint icceptacle for lefty thoughts the
cop book
IT IS NOT SAFE TO TRIFLE
WITH THE GOVERNMENT
The Assertion of Federal Power In the
Priority Freight Orders Is a Warn
ing Against Menkeying With
a Buzz Saw
TN SCCII days as these tlie wisdom of the
- men who framed the Constitution must
command tlie respect nnd ndmlrntien of
every one who believes that It Is tlie busi
ness of government te keep society func
tioning. The Constitution empowers Congress "te
regulnte eemmerce among the States." In
these six words lies the justification for the
priority orders of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The law creating the com
mission and elefining its powers was passed
In conform!! te this constitutional pro pre pro
l'ien The commission has new stepped Inte the
efhees of the rnilrnad companies nnd telel the
managers what the- must de In the present
crisis in elder te keep interstate commerce
moving.
It Ins suspended all the regulatieins for
the shipment of freight, and in their place it
has ordered tii.it, regardless of-the reepjests
of shipper, height be moved ever these lines
which can carrv it, even though the lines
are competing It lias ordered that all the
available eais in the cuintiv. regardless of
what railroad cempuiv owns them, shall lie
used, and It also has erdeied that all ex
isting contracts for n division of the fieight
charges collected bv connecting railroads
shall be suspended teiupei ulh If an ad
justment of the division of the money col
lected cannot be ngreed te bv the rnl're'ids,
tlie commission Itself will sctt'e the dispute
The purpee of this order is te expedite
the- handling of freight But the cnmmi'
son Ins gene further in that it lias set up
rules for the priority of shipment of fre iglit
enst of the Mississippi Hivcr which give the
preference te foeel for human consumption.
Then In this order ether freight Is te be
shipped feed for livestock, pcilshable
products, coal, coke and fuel oil In order
tint coal mav be shipj ed e xpodit.eus! ,
special rules are made for handling nnd
apportioning coil car
But the rules go even further than this.
for the set forth the order in which the
consumers of eal shall l. supplied The
CJev eminent itself must be supplied first
Then come rillleads and steam-hip lines.
fraiKl.isc.pnje; ing public utilities, pub'ic
schoe's and qtiisi. public utiLt.es ce.tl
moving te the Great Lakes and coil fei
general domestic consumption But such
coal is net te be stored for future use, but
only for e merit consumption And no coal
shipped under thee tules shall he re
shipped f,.- an ether purpose
It wen d be el.fjjriiit te make much mere
comprehensive regulation- Thev are bread
enough te I e ep freight moving piev.cliel the
railroads continue in operation Whit is of
mere importance, thev are all within the
four corners of the CorisMiutien itself
If the Government c n step in and tell
the railroads hew te move freight Ir natu
ral'v fol'ews that it a se can seep tn and see
that the freight is moved. It has done this
in the past, netjbl in the famous Chicago
railroad strike when I'l evident Cleveland
cnt I'eder.il troops te the disturbed area
mil stepped rioting unci protected the men
willing te epetnte the trains
it is of pnm.tr importance in this crisis
that even one understands that there Is
fiutl.ei.tv in the I'uted s,fjte., powerful
ene lgh fi keep inteist.itc commerce In mo
tion, and that no bedv nf eitlens, however
pewerl'll ill ether respeets, is powerful
enough te buik against the authority of the
Geve riuneiiit
The Intervention of the Interstate Com Cem
meice Commission should serve as formal
notification that the Government in Wash
ington is jlert te its responsibilities nnd
duties and that It Is in no mood te shirk
either.
All talk about Interference with Individual
or corporate' llbertv In mi h a crisis is
totnm.vret and flapdoedle '1 he public wel
fare Is at all tlmeH supreme nnd the right
of the Individual must he subordinated te it.
It is aside from the ejuestien te sav that
the men who framed the Constitution did
net contempt itc sudi a condition hr hns
arisen The.v ceu'd net have contemplated
it, for the steam railroad had net been In
vented when tl.ev draftee) the document nor
had coal been discovered ns a fuel, nor had
the population spre id hcvend the eastern
fringe of the eentinent
What the frame rs of the Constitution did
certnlnh contemplate, however, was the
establishment of u central Government with
sufficient power te de whatever nnv crisis
might make necessniv 'I hev laid down a
bed of general principles flexible enough te
meet everv emergenc , and they had confi
dence enough in the integrity of purpose of
tlie American people te trust Its represpnta
tive, In Congress with the tusk of working
out in detail tlie uppllintien of these gen
eral principles
AN ESCAPE FOR SPAIN
THE oppertunit for the Spunlsh Govern
ment te txtricnte it elf from a situation
which has imperiled the throne and turned
back the wave of prosperity flowing into
Mm nenlnsuln lis a result of neulrnlltv In the
world conflict Is indicated in tlie report of
a possible cessation of thn disastrous, costly
and tragic adventure In Morocco.
The proportions of this strife have been
en the whole imperfectly appreciated abroad,
where since 1018 an thing short of cam
el stale fighting Is regarded as somewhat
Inconsequential.
llut Spain has net found her Moroccan
..liar n 1l mlnAK 1YaI 'Pill Minil 11tt
MUlll W WS m Mtaiev H...fl s- .WW. WW
of that country hnre been severely taxed by
this conflict with the Rif tribes, who about
a year age destroyed almost In Its entirety
an expeditionary column penetrating the
hinterland of Melllla.
General Sllvnstre, overcome by xvhnt he
regarded as the shame of defeat, committed
suicide. Since thnt time public opinion In
Spain, nnd especially Its liberal elements,
hns been markedly tinsympnthctic te pursu
ing te ii conclusive termination a war of
conquest across the Mediterranean. Only
the mllltnry, renctlenar and Chauvinist
groups have attempted te defend en exhaust
ing experiment.
It is new reported from Mttlltn. the Mo
roccan coast town, long n SpnnHi posses
sion, thnt targe numbers of troops arc about
te be shipped home. Amicable appiericlies
from Moorish chieftains, including the hint
of surrender by Rnisult, presumably with
gtinrnntees, are also rumored.
It is unquestionable thnt the mnjeilty of
the Spanish people, who believed that they
were done with enervating overseas enter
pilses after the war of 1N!s would welcome
n relinquishment of extensive claims In the
Morecenn sphere of Influence defined in tlie
Algecirns convention.
Piepnganda designed te Inculcate the idea
that the present warfare Is a icvlval In spirit
of the romantic conflicts between Christen
dom nnd Islam of the Age of Chivalry lias
failed.
Spain within the last two decades has had
n taste of regeneration through authentic
development nt home. The appetite aroused
new demands further satisfaction.
OVERLORDSHIP AND ART
ART lias been known te flourish under
nuteeracy. Witness Lorenze tlie Mag
nificent and Franceis Premier, among ether
Imperious pntrens. The uierleidship of
Will II Hays Is n modern instance, but still
mete recent and In several wn.vs much mere
lemarkable is the elevation of Augustus
Themas as a dictator of tlie stage.
Precedent is during! broken bv this
ncgr.indi7cn.cur of an expert authority upon
the theatre. The case of Mr. Hns is net
precisely parallel.
It has nevei been demonstrated that tlie
former Postmaster General was at the out
set of his non-political career especially
trained In the field of motion pictures. He
hns used, with results that have been
praised, his common sense, vigor of person persen
allt.v, discernment of values and imperial
nutheritv. D.v mists who have Inspired nrt,
without perhaps profound) understanding
it, hive net been uncommon In lnsterv.
Wherefeir, tlie nscendnncv of Mr. Themas
is a departure from convention. Tills dis
tinguished diamatlst. whose contributions te
tin Ameriecan st igc include such admirable
works ns "The Witching Heur. 1'he Cop
perhead " 'Arizona," "In Mireir.i.'' the
ntmesphcile seric.. of "state plavs" nnd
some delightful comedies, possesses jn ad
dition te his llternr.v gifts n peculiarly inti
mate and seasoned knowledge of (he theatre.
The Pteducing Mnnngeis' Association
h've named him executive chairman of their
body, with power te adjust problem in or
ganization, te untangle delicate disputes
between authors, actors, musicians, stnge
hands, stage directors; te Interpret nnd it
isf.v worthily trends of popular taste and te
stimulate artistic Ideals
It Is a lug job, the mere creation of which
suggests that theatrical managers nre be
ginning te entertain some doubts of their
own abilities The state of dubiet at which
tlie.v hive apparently arrived is evidenced
b their choice of n governing elin i.il with
a definite comprehension of piiyvvilttng and
lie titlg
Reliance upon an ncknewledge sp.-clnlist
suggests that prielucets inclined te view the
thcatie from the nnsle of cemmerclalists and
se-called hnrd-hi nelecl business men must
lave been blundering of late. Eirers have
been cesth se much in indeed tli.it informa
tive equipment hns nctuall been viliclted.
The theatrical world is ebvinusl In n
state of revolution when its magnates sum
mon nrt te its nid and Invest the same with
the mandatory peweis of n high tribunal.
SHORTCUTS '
Calbnge Week In New Jersey. Round
te get ahead
Perhaps Mr Kephart as n boy was
never ver.v geed at tigures.
Anal7lng liquor Is hard, snys local ex
pert. Hard liquor, of course.
Priority rulings will, of course, linve
no effect en coal that is unmlned
Henry Perd Is making history sins an
admirer Histerj Is hunk, bas Henry.
Cheese eui line
Bv and bv the fact will be driven home
that mines are eperuted nnd railroads run
for tlie people at large.
An agricultural display and lnbv show
would, of course, be merely the farm nnd
fireside feature of the fair.
When Gerninnv first Immortalized "a
scrap of paper" she hud no idea she was
clese nlilng her curreuc s.vstem of Uj-U.
Sir Charles Hlghnm denies lie said
Americans nre still dazzled by titles. Oh,
well. Km Klux Klansmen may sa it for
him
Theie are some in Congress undecided
whether te root ter the Tariff Bill or Len
root for it, said the Man Without a Cen-
scienie'
The Hoever coal price nnd dlstiibutien
plan is evidence thnt the third party te nil
Industilal disputes is beginning te come into
his own.
Perhaps, after all, there are enough
rnitcel States Senators In the wool-growing
business te buciessfully pull it ever tile
public 's eves
Just when we nre coal shy, it is mad
denii. te rend of fire eating Its wav through
liver coal and eestreing a State highwa
nt Clark's l'i'rr.
Health Commissioner sns rats cause
Chicago an economic less of u million dellnrs
menthlv Figures for Philadelphia would
prebabl be Just as stiiitllng
I'nele Sam wants Jehn Bull's help te
enforce prohibition. Jehn Bull, if disposed
te be sarcastic, might lie-in b refusing te
sell liquor te Shipping Beard esseis,
"False nnd untrustwerthv," says
Woediovv Wilsen of James K. Vurdainnu.
Nice little birthday for the Mlssissipplan,
who was Hlxtj-enu eais old esterda.
If Senater Frellngiiuvsen's amendment
te the) pending rerdliey-Me Cumber bill be bo be
cemes law, what guarantee is there that
Congress will pay any attention te the find
ings of the scientific tariff fixers?
Ray City, Mich., woman divorces her
husband and ninrrles n boarder. Permer
husband is new the hoarder. Life, she biiyii,
is full of humor, nnd her first husband
couldn't see a joke. Well, he hns Ills chance
new.
A nilnmit Teilufin TinlMv efi-ler (n f'fttn-
men Picas Court, says most jurors wonder
what it is all about when Inwjers present
their arguments.; but, he adds, "Women,
nf course, never make any mistakes, " He
Is eighty -eight ear8 elu" but iue hasn't et
quit his kidding.
PENNSYLVANIA'S DISCOVERY
Judged by the Exploitation of Ita
Wealth the Credit la Due te the
Pennsylvania Geological Society.
It Began the Exploration
of Its Wealth
By GEORGE NOX McOAIN
"UHO discovered Pennsylvania?"
V The answer Is net se easy as It might
appear'.
Discovery in the sense Intended docs .iet
menu simply tlie first eight of, or the first
footstep en, Its soil.
Penns.vlvnnln is great materially only be
cause of what lies beneath Its soil.
The billions of dollars' worth of wealth In
its ores, uiineinls, coal, gas, rocks and sands.
The answer te the query, properly, would
be:
Pennsvlvnnln was discovered by the Geo
logical Society of Pennsylvania in ltS32.
Its express purpose was te obtain "an
exnet knowledge of the mineral resources of
tlie Stute" when it was organized In that
ear.
It was because of th! that the Keystene
Stale leads all ether States In the exploita
tion of Its wealth beneath the soil today.
Tlie grenlest contribution te ' mr.rvcl mr.rvcl
eils progress of Pennsylvania has come from
the Geological Survey.
The Penns.vlvnnia Geological Society was
the parent of the Geological Survey.
DR. GEORGE H. ASHLEY Is State
Geologist.
He is nt tlie head of the most Important
nnd possibly the least known bureau In the
State Government.
Scientists, no mnttcr hew eminent, no
matter hew much they . iny have contributed
te the sum of human knowledge, tnke a rear
sent en the left-hand side in comparison
with n roughneck organization politician
who carries a county in his breeches pocket.
Net nil ceuntv lenders though arc rough
necks, for which heaven be praised.
Jr, lieerge II. Ashley Is a man of rare
attainments. He s one of a little group of
men en Capitel Hill who bear the hallmark
of distinction.
Ihe late Dr. Ret breck mR another splen
did sample of the class.
Dr. Ashley lincl been, before he bet?fitne
State Geologist, chief of the Section of East
em Ceal Fields, thief of Ceal Section, mem
her of the Land Classification Beard nnd
noting dliecter of the Pnited Stat" Geolog
ical Surve.
But that wasn't all.
He had charge of the rcderal Survey In
Pennsylvania; was formerly Stnte Geologist
of Tennessee nnd Assistant State Geologist
of Indiana and Arkansas.
THE fust geological survey of Pennsyl
Minia was made by Prof. Henry D.
Hedgers in lsCUi.
Tills wus after the State took ever the
work Inaugurnteil b.v I lie Penns.vlva-in Geo
logical Seeict, praised be its name.
Neuil foil .veais Inter Prof. Lesley
organized tlie second survev.
Today these reports of Redgers and Ies
le. ate' se valuable that ou can rnly get
te sec them In the reference department of
some gteat Ubrnr.v.
In lMi nnd again In 1910 mere detailed
surve s weie undertaken.
Redgers' repeits occupy two large
volumes.
Lesley's work requir d eighty-eight
volumes.
Ashley reorganized the entire bureau In
Bill), from stiibhoeks te hammers and from
pleknxes te drawing tables.
Then he reorganized the scientific nnd
englneeilng personnel of the bureau.
He is ready te tell what has been done,
but that lemarkabl inefficient, or unfortu
nate, Department of State Printing cannot
de the work en time.
THOSE who may tiy te dispute the dis
covery of Pennsylvania will, of course,
want facts te prove It.
'Ihe Geological Suivey's whole purpose Is
service, with u capital S te the people of the
State.
It tells the people, aud they can write
and prove it te their satisfactien:
About the location nnd character of read
materials near reads that nie te be built.
Cenierning structural mnteiOllb for bridges
and buildings.
Pin 1 supplies.
Mineral supplies, where thev nre te be
found anel the nearest transportation routes.
It de'eimliics tlie limits- within which cer
tnln minerals or rocks mav be found, nnd
Iv answering inquiries about the character
of lands one may own or be about te pur
chase It docs mere thnn that.
It calls attention te opportunities of
mineral development.
It tries te protect investors against the
unpromising exploitation of lands -by
sharpers.
It has saved would-be oil speculators hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, nnd it has
mapped about ever hill, vnlle.v, stream,
township, outcropping of mineral nick, coal,
limestone or e lav In the Commonwealth.
It Is u wonderful institution.
AS A result of the discoveries of the Geo
logical Suivev, it hns stimulated n
search for all kinds of minerals, coal, gas,
cement, glass sand nnd rare rocks, etc.
Automebllists nre shown the character of
the legion they traverse.
Scheel childicn and citizens generally nre
furnished with Information about their
Stnte, its riseuices aud surface features.
Fer tight -six .veais the wmk of "discov
ering" Pentislvanla bus been conducted by
tills bureau.
Ne privnte concern, no gient corporation,
could possibly have can led en the work.
Even had it done se Its Information would
have been withheld from the public.
The wealth of Its discoveries would have
1mm n reserved for its own exploitation.
New, nil the accumulated Insinuation of
the wealth of nature's deposits Is free for
the asking by any of the people.
IT IS worth while te indicate tlie character
of the scientists who are co-operating
witli Dr Ashlev as an indication of the high
and thoieugb character of the Geological
Surve.v.
Ameiier them nre Drs. Bascnm and Blssel.
of Br.wi Mawr, Prof ('. A. Benine, of
.ll..n . T II T. Cn .,!, U ,. t
ier. en .-Tn..-- . u,- , , ,..., .-.. .... i, ,, iie.-i,v
of tlie I nitcd States Department of Agrl
Uliueiif.
Of tlie associate geologists. ,T. French
Robinson was fenner geologist for tlie Balti Balti
meie nnd Ohie Rnilie.id; J. Ress Cerbln has
ciuiled en researches from New Jersey te the
Philippines and from California te China.
J. I. Sihler was Assistant Geologist of
Maryland, and Merldeth E. Jehnsen was
late head sampler for the Ray Consolidated
Copper Company of Allzen.a.
Spenser for nil of their work is Secretary
of lntcrnul Affairs J. W. Woodward.
And well may be be proud of his preteges,
Water ballast from oil-
Oil-Troubled tankers disgorged Inte
Wuters prescribed places might
furnish geed material
for building toads or killing mosquitoes.
'Phis or some ether suggestion of tlie kind
may lie bem of the Inquiry into the subject
being made bv reptesentntlvcN of tlie Ship
ping Beaiel, tlie Public Health Service, tlie
Biological Survey and the Bureau of Mines.
The Imiulry Is piellmlnary te a cull te he
inude by Secretary Hughes for n conference
of maritime Peweis te take steps te prevent
tlie dumping of oil-laden water ballast Inte
navigable wntets, te nhate n practlce which
Is nn Intolerable nuisance te bathers anil a
menace te health and property, and one
I.IaI. Int'arlul.lu ma,.a ,l..utl. .. ttmU '
HIKU IIIIHIIUug .MKMUV ikhih tv HOM,
.1TIUU teii-,v, '. ... ... eeeiueiliu. ell
Rochester I'nlversit, N. Y. : Prof. CIiiir It
Fcttke, of Carnegie Institute, Plttsbuigli:
Dr B. L Miller, of Lehigh I'nlversit, and
Dr A I Jonas, of the 1'nited States Gee-
l....t.int CIiivillF
lug... I J ,""" '
Others aie Dr 13. S. Moere, of State Col Cel
lege, nnd Prof (! N C. Ilenchcn, of liar
lisburg High Schoel: Prof. Frederick B.
Peck, of Lafayette College; Themas G. Tay-
i. ..f C,..,,. I V.IL.r.n nll.l lie t' W Xt'l.....
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
A. ESTELLE LAUDER
On the Power of the Consumer
THE consumers of the country have it in
their power te exercise an immense
amount of regulation ever product, method
and working conditions if they will de it,
sa.vs Miss A. Estclle Lnudcr. executive sec
retary of the Consumers' League of Eastern
Pennsylvania.
"We consider the consumers responsible,"
said Miss Lauder, "lu a large measure, for
the conditions uiuler which goods nie pro
duced und distilbuted. mid the consumers,
therefore, can mateilall better conditions
if the.v only will de se. Our organlatlen
lias been weiklng te this end for about
twenty -four yeais; and while we think we
have accomplished n geed ileal, there is still
n let nunc te be done. Our preference Is te
bring about tlie desired result without re re
ceuise te legislation, if that be possible, but
If net, then te take up the matter under
considemtlen with tlie Stnte Legislntuie.
"An Instance of what 1 mean by accom
plishing results without legislation is
furnished bv the history of the 'do-yeur-Christinns-shopplng-enily'
movement. We
weie responsible a geed many years age
for this slogan, the aim being te end tlie
atrocious and tetnllv unnecessary system by
which the shop nnd stoie workers were se
teirlblv lushed during the few days before
Christtnns thnt through overweik caused by
the negligence of shoppers the holiday meant
nothing te them when It nrrlved.
Working Buck te the Source
"The plan worked back te the source.
When the shopping began cailier the dis
tributing agents placed their orders earlier,
and tlie inrtrufncturer in turn stnrlcd eniller
te make the goods. The stores co-operated
heartilv with us lu the movement, aud in a
few yeius the habit of the consumer of put
ting off the Christmas shopping until the
last mlnutu was broken and the leferm wns
accomplished in the most effective manner
without any reeeurse te the passing of new
laws. , i ,
"It worked out well for nil concerned, and
I feel safe In saying that today Iherc Is no
steie In the city which would willingly eon
template a retjm te the old system.
"This small beginning wns a levelatien
te uianv people of the power which con
sumers rrally have and tlie milliner in which
thev can co-epeiate with the dealers te gain
a r'eallv desirable end. Like all new move meve
inents 'tlieie were mnnv persons who said
thnt it would net work out and who salel
that we were impractical theeilsts, but It
did work admirably.
C'o-epciatlon of Manufacturers
"Generallv speaking, ihe lu.iniifai liners
aud einplnvers eo-epemte heartily with us,
Manv of them nie membeis of our oignnl eignnl oignnl
zatien and make use of the research work
which is tlie greatest featuie of the League.
Seme time uge a study was made of the va
cation sybtem with pn.v, as applied te factory
workers, and this was done with the co-ep-eration
of one of the largest industrial es
tablishments of the East, and it piediued
excellent results both for the workers and for
the In in Itself. '
"There is a gencinl disposition en tlie
part of the manufacturers and employers of
the better type te play fulrlv with their
workers, although, of course, there nre some
of the ether kind who come under our notice.
One big turn wns recently ceiisldeung the
matter of closing nil day en Suturdays
during the sumnur and at their lequest we
made the reseuich for them and the plan
was adopted, net only by them but by an
other oiganlzatlen le whose nttentlen the
matter came purely as a business Incident.
"Other manufacturers have sent at ether
times te get estimates of the living costs
for women werkeis te use as a basis of wage
determination. This is a mnttcr which we
take up every year, a research worker being
sent te uscertnln the costs ns they exist nt
that time. Reems, cost of feed nnd of
clothing are nil considered; nnd Inst year,
with tun co-operation of ene of the large
stercj, a complete clothing budget wns
made up.
The Laber Laws
"The labor laws and their impartial en
forcement nre Important matters in the
well-being of any State or community. There
are certain changes In the child-labor laws
of the Stnte which should be made. The
Federal Chlld-I.aber Law. icccntly declared
te pe unconstitutional ey tne .-supreme court
tne united Mates, wns originally passed
th the express Idea of bringing sowe.ef the
TO THE RESCUE !
Seithcrn States up te .he standard of most
of the ether States, but incidentally It
brought Pennsylvania ip in three points ns
well. These were the limiting of child labor
te forty -eight hours u week, instead of fifty
one us in our State law. eight lieui. n day
Instead of nine, and allowing no child te
work after 7 o'clock In tlie evening Instead
of S, as lu this State.
"In this inme connection anethei im
portant matter Is the regulation bv law of
the hours of lnber for women. All of the
Federal depaitments and these of the State
of Penns.vhnnin new work eight hours n day,
and all firms nnd contractors doing work
for these gevernuentnl ngencles must con
form te this standnrd also. But the State
law allows ten hours n I'ny work.
"Men. en the whole, have been able te
get better hours thnn women, but they hnve
accomplished this thieugh organizntie'n nnd
net through legislation, upon which the
women nie lnrgely dependent In this Ira Ira
!ertant matter.
"Tlie wages of women Is another subject
which has a great bearing en tlie well-being
of the Stute and community. Because of
their effect en the health and the welfare
cf women, the Stnte lias said and the
Courts have upheld that it Is proper te reg
ulate the hours and the sanitary condi
tions under which women work, and the
State has nlse said that the wage mav be
regulated ob well because of this great effect
en health nnd welfare. A minimum wage
law Is one of the things needed in this
Stnte.
The Department of Laber
"Ever consumer bheuld be Interested
deeplv in the State Department of Laber
and Industry, becnuse this depaitmcnt has
Immense power ever the working conditions,
which indirectly affect every consumer, ns
well as every worker. The inspectors of this
depnitment should see that the labor laws
are cnuiecl out and therefore thev should be
skilled men in ever Instance. ' These in
spectors nlse have It In their power te make
recommendations, which, of course have
back of thorn the prestige of efficialism.
"We feel that there should be certain
changes in the State Department of Laber,
one of tbem being that the Inspectors should
be placed under civil service in order le get
the best results for both the workers and
the cinplevers, because the welfuie of the
one Is se dependent upon that of the ether.
"We, as consumers, feel thnt a great
ninny of the lnber troubles could be avoided
if both sides in such disputes would lav all
their cauls squnielv en the table In the con--.delatien
of their difficulties. The Informa
tion should be ubfeliitelv authentic and
complete and then the publie would knew
exnetly what was the right thing te be clone.
The Honest Product
"The strictly honest product is another
matter In which the consumer is itallv in
terestcd. When a suit is sold, mncie of
sheddv. the consumer should knew this nnd
be asked only te pny a shoddy pi!ce for It
instead, as sometimes happens, of beting
charged for wool This matter is new before
Congress in the ne-cnlled 'Honest Cleth'
Bills, and there nie gratifying Indications
thnt seme nfflrmntlve action will be taken -
"The Intel est of the consumer lies In three
lines: First. Iincstlgatien, by wl ieh nil
the facts nre honestly Iciunnl; second ,
whatever nctien may be necessarv Vi.
quently legislative; and, third, In the mnfiei.
of the etrlet and Impartial enforcement n?
these laws. When this Is ncCS,
Interests, as well ns tliose of the workers a n,l
pretect0ed.,, m",0er''' '" Le ndeuateg
Down te Cases inleiest WaUiussiaill
. "K"1" O'ltllerlze the enle.
of vodka; thn the price of Scotch TliUkf
and Gorden gin has dropped In Vnncn ive,.
M. C, nnd that the president of the An i '
enn Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages whle i",
is te held uu exposition in Atlanta !
in November. Is n Mr. Rainwater. "
Uncle Ram has in effect asked Jehn
Bull what he means by tempting ),., ..."
Jnmiiicu rum fiem just outside the three
mile Unit. Which la still another vv a v0f
injecting Jamaica ginger Inte international
relations. "'
Somehow or ether, se bound In thrnl thrnl
elem of words nre we. ui minini e-.i "
------ ,i J ' V ""';we uti sur-
irtuvH nv iiiu i.cwa ireinj reianct or the ells
kreeinent between Pllsudskl aud the Diet.
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. What was the Tariff of Abominations?.
2. Of what State waa Patrick Henry t
nntlve?
3. Which of the planets Is named after as
astronomer?
4. In what play by Shakespeare does tU
character of Prince Flerlzel of Beh ,
mla appear?
E. In what country were table forks Iv
ented?
6. What Is a forum?
7. Who rnn against Newberry, of Sllchlitn,
In his successful contest for a test
In the United .States Senate?
8. Who wns "Fra Diavole"?
9. What Brent classical language lacked a
single word for "yes"?
10. Where are the F-lendly Islands?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. Arture Barnnrdes la the new President
of Brazil
2. Encaustle Is a method of painting prae-
tlccel by the nnclents, especially the
Greeks The colors were mixed wits
wax anil lesln und softened by the
nld of lire.
3. The present air mnll route maintained vf
the postal department Is from .Si
Yerk te San Francisce and return.
4. Albert Ballln was a noted German busi
ness man especially prominent In tM
development of the German merchant
marine and the Hamburg-Amenc.
Line, of which he was head
5. Juge-Slala is the kingdom of the SerW
Croats and Sleenes; also that porHen
of It nce.ulred In the partition of the
Austre-Hungurlan Kmplre. The capi
tal of the whole Kingdom Is Belgrade
C. U T. XV. Heffman (1778-1822), a writer
of remarkable fantastic and welra
tules, has been called "The German
Fee" . ,..,..
7. The Reman writer, JuvenM (?-J
. l. v ii pni. In tita starnnn Satire.
"Ne man ever became extremely j
., 111. v., .,11 .,s ui,,t- .
8. It Is asserted by the Spaniards that Ml
first atternpt te propel a "" ..
steum wus made bv Blasco de Garw
In the hnrbei at Barcelena In lMi.
In 1783 the Marquis de Joulfrey ex
perimented with a steam-driven bem
at Lyens, Trance, and Is said te ww
been successful In 1785 Jehn Fit
un American, fitted beats with varle'i
types of prepelllnB machinery
paddles, and In 1790 one of his beati
en the Delawnre River attained a
speed of seven knots ..,
9. Trnnklln Pierce succeeded MIHaTil i
mere ns President of the UnltM
States. . . ,
10. A pompom is an nutematlc gun A pem
pen In millinery Is ft tuft or ball, ai
of feathers or ribbon It Is al
colored ball of wool in tne front e: a
military shake.
Today's Anniversaries
1003 A bill for a stricter observance
the Sabbath wus stolen from the clerk s taws
In the British Heuse of Commens before u
had received the loyal assent.
1701 The Reign of Terrer In Paris en
with the arrest anel execution of Rebespierre
and twenty of his colleagues.
1823 Gilbert Stuart, the famous portrait
painter, died In Bosten. Bern at -aa
gnnsett, It. I., December 8, 1705.
18.10 The second French R0'ut,?n ,',',
gnn In Paris by a resistance te the decree
of Charles X. . .
1847 Brlghnm Yeung became head of I"
Mermen church. ,
1010 Time were killed nnd mnny burtm
a race riot In Chliage.
1020 General Francisce Villa surren
dered his command te the Mexican Govern
inent.
Today's Birthdays
Ernest II. Armstrong, Minister nf TuNlC
Works and Mines for Neva Scotia. ber"
at North Kingsten, N. 8., fifty-fight "
age. , .
Charles M. Levey, president of ";)'"'
em Pnclfic Railroad, bem in Huren Ceunije
Ohie, sixty -four years nge.
Jehn Ripley Freemnn, president of tw
American Society of CiUl Engineers, ww
nt West Bridcgten, Me., sixty-seven yean
age. ,
Clarence I). Ceughlln, representative w
Congress of the Eleventh Pcii'H'vn,lll,V,,.
trict, born In Luzerne County, Pa., tniru
nine years nge. , .
Prince Knucl, second son of the MM J
Denmiuk, born In Copenhagen, twenty t"
years nge.
A preacher opposed tn Darwinism h
shocked New Yerk newspapers by caiii",
two brother clergymen "baboon ,00,,t,r';.r
Hut te be shocked one must first be , fl
Ishcd j nnd since geed taste, or a lack'eMJj
is net peculiar te any race, creed or w r
fesslen, why should one be astonished? ;
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