'V, v -v " vv iWM tt 'Ws'W "?, - p 'tw 1 "ll 9! ' j t j ' u i) i VHV ' fJ T .,flW$ 8 2-futming public ledger PUIILIC LEDGER COMPANY p emus ir. k. cunns, mesuiEM Jehn C. Martin, Vlc I'renldent and Treasurers Fh,rlt!..A Tyler, Secretary, Chnrlen II. I.udlnK I.udlnK Jen, Philip S Cellins, Jehn II. Williams. Jehn J. Bpurireen. Geerge F. Oetdimlth, David 13. Smiley. Directors. PAVID K. BMII.EY Editor JOHN C. MATITIN... Oeneral Bmlnemi Manager rubllsheil dally at TCBtle Ltpern Building Independence Square. Philadelphia. ATLAKTte ClTT Prrti-t'nten Ilull.llne i'W ehk ,14 Mmllen Av JnieiT 701 Ferd IlulldlnB BT. Leuis 013 aWibe-nrmerrat Building Ciiicaoe 1302 Tribune Building NHWS UUKKAUS; WASIIINOION Dl'BEAl, ., N n. Cor Pennsylvania Ave. and 14th ft. "EVV en K limit KV The Nun Ilull.llne JmO.nde.n Ijciieae Trafalgar Building HIHXCHIITION TKIIM The nrtNiNi Pl'slie Ledger la eervid te sub scribers In Philadelphia, and nurreun-llnc towns t the rale of twelvg 1111) cents per vveelc, payable te te carrier. evE, mn" ,0 Point' outilde of Philadelphia In me i n.te.l .stiles, raim la or t'nltn.l s'-iten eos ees seen Ions, postage free, fifty (.',01 cents per month. "'J.'"" 'lelNrs per ve.ir. r.u.ihl in n.lv.enee. Te all fereln countries nm. (l) UHInr a month Netice Subscribers vthlnir address changed must clve old as well ns new addres HELL, 3300 WAI.MT KFYSTONE. M UN HOI t5"Adilres3 nil rommieifrcif'nn? fe frrning I'ublia filgtT. ililejienilenri' Square, rhllatl'lphlit. Member of the Associated Press TWr ASSOCIATED MHS3 i ejefi.m-e'i en titled te (nr nif for ' rru'irtccir ion rt all news oiapetcnes rrcefifrcf te t ur net etht.ru uc erect tid n tnl paper, ami olje flic lacul cmh published therein. All rlehti of republication of jpccal etupalcfccrj nerelit ere nle reim-ed. rhil.dflrhU, Wcdnc-.liy. Allu-l 1. IKi KEEP THE BALL ROLLING THE sum of S.'iO.Oiin pledged te t li. fnlr in equal parts by .IdIiii Wnnamnker and Hedman Wnnnmukcr is nn earnest of prac tical anil ceiistiuctlve interest in the under taking. The Igulfir.iiu-e of this gift is mere I linn rnn lie measured In prec le financial terms. It marks the breakdown of a diffidence which has cmhirrusscd the exposition proj ect and caused it te appear mere as n grandiose dream than ns an enterprise grounded in oenvln, ing icalitles. Phllndelphians h" deire that a splendid fair bniilil be held anihit ren-itentl.v afford te imlulge in mere re-eate viriens of Its possibilities. There iv.is a manitieent response of prlv.ite generosity for the On tennial. A similar manifestation of finan cial co-operation is neeesar.v te the suc cess of iti historical descendant. The exposition cmiiet be conduced with out money and net all of this can be sup plied by Council, the I.ejl-lnture at Har rlsburg or Concurs. The Initiative of the 'Wnnamahers is stimulating and worthy of extensive imitation. Much has been heard of the need fir en thtisinsm for the project At the present time this can be best p.prcse(l in voluntary contributions. The most expert direction of the fair nrpam.'iitieiT will be futile without the requisite lin.inei.il bin-kin;. The ball has liegun te roll. It should net be halted until it is as bi as our ambitions. WHAT SPROULE HAS DONE TIIH ret of us will share the cratlfieatien of Director Sproule. of the Depaitmcnt of Wharves, Decks and l'erri"s, ever the fact that there is net an Imh of the de veloped waterfront in the pospsjen of the city which is net leased at s.itisf.u terv fisurcs. It was net fe long age that there was mere pier spaie than there wis a demand for. Hut Director Sproule lias bei n func func tlenins. He ba brmislit t" the city a num ber of steamship hues und provided pier pace for them. Ills latest achievement is the leasing of the south si,i0 ni IVr In te the I'nited States Steel Products ('empan.v for a new nervlce te Seuth Africa, th" Dutch Hast Indies and the Philippines, This company operates n Ileet of thlrtv-nine modern American freicht slaps. Tin will make regular trips te pert- which have net been touched bv vexels from Philadelphia since the ilnvs of the sailing ship It has net been forgotten that semi months ae ari.ingeinents were mnde for the u- of this pert as the Atlantic expert point for twenty members of the Millers' Na tional Kedi ration. It is estimated that 3. lien. nun tens of flour a year will be "hipped fiem the Oregon avenue group of piers and that 1 I KM ,000 barrels of flour will be stored there in the near future. P.ut t-i- is eulv the beginning. Welk is progressing en two pier-, north of Market street which Dim-ter Sproule exteeis te lea-e n -een as they are reuipleteij. Then xverk will begm en mere pier. and be car ried en until tl.e whole w.iteifrent Is lined xvlth modern structures the ecptal of these of 11 nj pert in the world and superior te most. BRITISH JUSTICE CUIKK ,11'STICi: TAIT. who w.-nt te Hngland te study P.ritMi methniN for expeiliting t'ie business of the courts, will report seen en the u-si.lt of his investiga tions. In the meantime it is worth while noting that the 'we mi n convicted of the nssassi nssassi natien of Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilsen and sentencul te be hanged en Thursday ure net te be nllewe,) te appeal te the Heuse of Lords, the higlu-st judicial tribunal. Ne appeal is granted in criminal eases in England unless there aie na-nnable grounds for believing that the ends of justice will be Ferveil. Dilatory tactics such ns nie ie ie Ferted te en this sble of the ocean te delay execution of u senteine ler two or three yenrs. are m r oft. n .id- u.pti d "- .-jicess-ful when atii mpiisl. DISTANT CALAMITIES TItY as one may, it is difficult en this sble of the world te realize the horror xvreught by the tvpheun at Kwatuw, in China, where 'J,(I(I0 lives were de-treyed by the storm. This is one-half the population of the city. The Johnstown Heed seems mere tirrible te us because Johnlevvn is In this Stat" and because the people who were drowned belonged te the same riue. TliObC killed in Suatew were Chinese. They spoke a different language and they nte different feed and dressed differently and believed in a diffcient religion. But the Swntevv calamity means mere te us tedny than it would have meant seventy five yearn age, for the reason that the four corners of the world have been drawn mere closely together. We say new that the Chinese U a man and a brethvr, but the time niny come when we will net have te any it, but will take it as n matter of course and govern ourselves accordingly. MISERIES OF MERE EXISTENCE SELF-CMTICAL Philadelphia!,,, doubt deubt ful sometimes of what te be thankful for, may contemplate If at a safe distance 1 Police CoramlHslener Knright, of New Yerk. Ha at least is one of the blights that this community ban been spared. This funtastlc eflii-lal Is buck in Manhat tan nftcr a European tour In which the Im pertinences nnd vexatious, pettifogging red tope of foreign police administrations slg .',' Mlly appealed te him as worth Imitating. 'VaV .llrf'(wlet seems te liave decided that os .re certain annoyances of bureaucrat(7 which Americans, have be hitherto exempt, no time should be lest In repairing the deficiency. The police plan which he advocates Is a system of spying Intrusion upon the move ments of nil visitors te the metropolis. This, according te his design, involves the personal reslstrntlen of all travelers te New Yerk, nn inquisition concerning tlu-lr past, present nnd prebnblc future peregrinations, nnd the taking of their finger-prints, all of which Information will be duly pigeon holed nnd cress-catalogued at police head quarters. Americans abroad have net Infrequently resented the surplusage of regulation, scorn ing te Imply thnt they were criminals until otherwise proved. They have rejoiced, how ever, in the knowledge that there was at least one set of rules for existence with which their own countrymen had net jet become Infatuated. Commissioner Enrlght Is obviously vexed by that satisfaction In even a modified free dom. A conceivable further development may involve the Issuance of n specie' of passports for admission te Manhattan and lis dependencies. Limits te the regulation mania, t-e virulent since the war, are net .vet in sight. BOTH SIDES IN RAIL STRIKE PRESUME ON PUBLIC PATIENCE Shepmen and Executives Alike May Find They Can Ge Toe Far In Count Ing en Mr. Harding's Geed Nature rTUIK present nttittlde of the striking rail- read men and of the railroad managers toward the President's latest proposal sug gesls that neither party te the dispute Is thinking nt all of the public's tights. Mr. Harding Is seeking te settle the strike nnd te have all disputed points adjudicated by the Uallrend Laber Heard. The leaders of the railroads, who seem only te think of penalizing the shepcraft union,' are holding off en the submission of the rcnierlty Issue te the Laber Heard. The shepcraft men arc Insisting that thrlr seniority rights be guaranteed before they return te work, because they wish te enforce respect for the authority of their union. In the meantime the repair of the rolling stock is delayed. It Is charged that the engineers are compelled te take out engine and cars that are net In proper condition te be used. This charge can probably be di.-counted bv 0," per cent, but there remains the pos sibility of the use of unsafe engines which may break down en the read. The shop era tt leaders are harping en this possibility In order te t rente public sentiment In their favor. The country has had some experience with the control of the railroads by the tiovern tievern meiit and It does net wish te lepeat it. Hut if it is forced te cheese between the evil of a return te control by the (lovern (levern ment and the evil of n transportation hteakdewn It will net hesitate te make a heiee. It may be this last re-ort the President has in mind. The shepcraft union is as much te blame as the railroad managers for being obdurate. Fer Its private advantage It is holding out for a guaranteed recognition of rights which are of little consequence in comparison with the maintenance of service te the traveling public. Ne union can long survive popular con demnation. Its only cc use for existence lies in its ability te serve. When it be comes unreasonably obstructive, when it re fuses te submit lis gilevances te the ad judication of a properly constituted tribunal it forfeits public run!' deuce. The seniority question en which both the mucin ami the railroad managers are stand ing out is net cif enough lmpeitanee te justify what Is happening. I'eth spies have said that they will accept the decrees of the Railroad Laber llnard en all ether matters Theie s no valid reason why the seniority question should net be submitted te thlsvheard. Ye: when President Harding, taking the di-putants nt their word, invites them te step their quarreling and resume the rela tion of employer and empleje while the Laber Heard passes en the seniority rights of the men, the disputants show no Inclina tion te fellow the course which the logic of their pledges mark' out. Are both sides counting tee much en the geed nature and patience of the President? De they expect him te let them tight their battle te a finish regardless of the rights of the public? De they believe lie has net the nerve te iisseit himself as the leprescntatnc of the whole people and force them te step quar reling and get together? If i hey de, they should consider seriously the announcement fiem Washington that the President's request that the seniority issue be put up te the Laber Heard is the final effort of the fiuvernnient "te bring the strlke te a settlement through voluntary action of the two parties concerned." And they should net igneie the further announcement that the President Is pi,., paring te ask Congress te pass n law whb h will force a settlement. Whpn si,mll boys disturb the peace r,f a neighborhood by ii.'htlllg in the streets it is customary for some one te go e it anil t.-ike the bevs by the scruff of the neck unci A like them until thflr if ft h c butter and send them home. If they have thrown stones unci damaged the neighbor-' prepurv, the.v are taken te court und the ';iw- is laid down te them te pret'-rt the pub'lc There is autheiltv enough In the fjovern fjevern meiu te force these foll-giew n men who are acting like children te step their fighting, which is Inconveniencing tl.e whole country, and te behave us fiii-grev-.n u.i-n should behave after they hav tissuid obligations te tl.e public GERMANY AND THE TEDDY BEAR WORD comes from IJerlin that the "ier man woman who invented the Teddy Hear has just celebrated the seventy-lift ii anniversary of her birth She was a representative of thp fjertnany which nncp commanded the admiration of the people of ether nations. She was tender hearted and sentimental. She used te amuse herself by making little elephants of cloth, which she gnve te her friends te be used as pincushions. Her brother, with a commercial Instinct, per suaded her te make a let of cloth elephants, which he sold In the neighboring town. Then she vvns induced te make mere of them for sale. The market for them led her te make ether nnlmnls and finally she made n little bear out of fuzzy plush. She stitched a smile en Its mouth and sewed beuds en for eyes, with no thought that she could ever sell It. Hlin mndA rhn tev for the nlenmire H .. , .J-. ... .--- ---- -v ,i, Bavc her. JfH nn American aaw It and he gave in erdd pr several tbeuiand bears, and. as EVENING . PUBLIC LEDGER seen as they were en the market lie re peated his order nnd the woman's fortune was made. Hut If it had net been for the kindly spirit of the German woman, who put Inte the ex pression of the first Teddy Hear some of her own friendly heart, nothing would hnvc come of It, This same spirit found expres sion In most of the toys which c-niiie from (Scrinnny before the war. If It has survived the war the old Germany of the last century may In time emerge nnd recover the place lu the affection of the world which she lest while seeking a bigger place In the sun. OUR CITIZENS FOR OUR SHIPS CANTfN'O pessimists, who have long been engaged In circulating the absurdity that neither the economic structure of the coun try nor the tciiipci-amaut of lis inhabitants was such us ever in penult of It becoming n sea-faring Natien, will seek in vain for corroboration if their views in the most recent curly lepert of the .Shipping Heard Sen-Service Huicau. It Is recorded in this nnaljsls ()f condi tions that an Increase of mere than ''. per cent in the eniplevmeiit of American citi zens en 1 'lilted States vessels took place within the twelve months ending June 110, 101.2. The general order giving certain prefer ence te American empleyes en ships was perhaps partly responsible for this marked' change, but much of It was doubtless due te the expansion and sturdy growth of op portunities In the merchant marine. "The type, skill and efficiency of both officers and men, aNe improved," asserts the bureau. "This is reflected by reduction of accidents, greater economy and general higher effi ciency." The contention that American maritime prestige was nn Ideal Impossible of attain ment was a favorite with backwoods Con gressmen In the .vcars of depression In our own sea-borne commerce that followed the depredations en the merchantmen of the North by the roving cruisers nnd privateers of the Seuth in the Civil War. Foreign nations were naturally net averse te this misprizing of our own abilities, and ninny an American who hns crossed the At lantic en a palatial Hrllish. French or Gor Ger man liner has swallowed flic fable that his countrymen were no sailors nnd could never regain mercantile distinction en the ocean. Facts are seriously weakening that shal low legend. Legislators who ere opposing the sen-ibl devised Ship Subsidy Hill en the ground that the case for a genuinely Amer ican an reliant marine is hopeless will be In clined te long for n suppression of n Sea Servlce Hureau that has been se diligently mindful of realities. SHORT CUTS France if sue coos it alone must expect te make a giaud slum. In discussing international debts net candid but candled statements are popular. Meanwhile the thiid party te th" con troversy is boiling the President still has n card up his sleeve. The weather man cares no mere about mislay ing a storm than the average man docs about mislaving a nickel. Operators, miners and the public gen erallj may all knew a knockout when winter swats them with hi- icy mitt. Geneial Crevvder pcil.s with se much auiher.tv that he mav vet induce the Cubans te lake their budget n'rieisl lilsb irregulars are burning property ns they retieat. each si ceding fastness being responsible for mere looseness. Ship has arrived In Camdcji from Portu gal with a cargo of cork. It Is alleged the stuff is still use I in llfcsavei-s. As It presents itself te our attention it is the di.v nav.v's plan te shoe off the free booter who pre.vs en the bootlegger. That pirates are attacking and lobbing rum-iunners would appear te show that then- i no honei among lawbreakers. Perhaps the ren-en the Scn.i'e is sts. picbuis of the high prices of ga-eline is he-c.tu-e .t is net the child of the tariff. Later en Germany will proceed te nulll f v , te tin- best of her ability, the decisions being reached at th" Louden cenfeience. The only effect lime appi'.us Je have en German reparations is te se-,ile "cm down. That is wh.v Gi-rniiny wants mere of it. As Senater Smoot describes it, the seven groups el American sugar reline-is are ele-"i-i-mined te brighten the corner where they ure. Everything N comparative, as the trials in Me- ni( remind us. Socialists aie i.uik and l.iile-liciiiinl ceiiseivatlves and le-.i, licin- Ulle-i in Itlissltl. T'.ie trouble' with many prohibition en forcement bureaus is ihnt i.ie.v arc ke ,,t sc,, busv investlgatnu themselves that nil ee. casienal boetleg;;er gels away. It is the evniejsm ingrained in hi'inan nature which e-iuses the average reader cor cer real v te i one-hide that the engineer blamed for the wreck en the Missouri Pacific is dead. Twe residents of Asbury Pail; .nlniirin,t each ethei's sjdrt swapped at once- and pie-cccib-d te change en the sticc-i. Si.ecking! Sonic men have.- no nmie modesty than a flapper. Twe deer invaded Yetiki i s, N. Y., and were leui ing up lawns when the police were apprised. Their cervine Eden disturbed, an line lent story was icvtised. In im- eh.ise thnt ensued the doe Eve passed the buck. William G. McAdoo Is nllrged ie have aid a word te a mule thai made it tractable tifii-i- Yescmlte guides had vainly wasted tin I.- vocabularies en It. Se what it is te Lave had experience at Democratic coiivcu ceiivcu coiivcu t.ens ! ll.irrlhbiirg Is cleaning up and striving for efficiency; which is the finest kind of testimony te the belief of friends and fees alike in the sincerity nnd geed faith of Gifletd Plnchet. Hairlsburg knows what Is coming und has started a backfire. Willlmantlc, Conn., man challenges the world te nreduce twins that can bent his ten. ear-old daughters at swimming, fancy diving, singing or saxophone or violin pluy Ing. New It Is up te the twins Ie challenge the world te produce a prouder papa. At the Deaiivllle, France, race course Mrs Geerges Cai-x-iitiei- were n while or gandie gown with miniature boxing gloves decorating the hein of the cerbage epcni.ig. We anxiously await description of the gown of the wife jf the prominent perk packer. The American institute of Meat Packers notes the fact the price of hums is going down nnd advises housekeepers le buy them. And, naturally, if a sufficient number of housewives take this excellent ml vice the price will go up again. Thus altruism anil l,eejd business walk hand in hand. We lenrn from Reme Poultry F.ificlstl that martial law has been proclaimed in Leg horn. Can this have anything te de with the action of the New Ciulle, Del,, ben which, after laying fifteen two-yolk, eggs In fifteen days, proceeded te lay a three- yolk enef Ik It n ferelgu yoke, as it wcra yum llliu ( an ic e ii the is throwing off? Si. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT' Safe en the Back Seat of a Car, the Feet That Won't Behave Can De Ne Mischief Uy SAltAll I). LOWME T MIGHT have learned te drive n car easily ten yenrs nge through Rhcer Ignorance. At the end of four lessens from nn Instruc Instruc eornever the snme Instructor provided gratis by the Ferd management I wns hastily pronounced competent nnd given my rouge by the genial soul who had sold tte my car? It was like pulling tcclli te get these four lessens, there were se many new owners waiting In line. My feeble pre'est lint I needed te he taught te park the enr en a cievvdcd street, nnd te turn It under the awful eje of the traffic policeman nt Hrend and Arch streets, was wnved aside n mere feminine humility. The last boy who had in-fed ns my preceptor had pronounced me "geed enough, ' and theic was no mere te be said. The car thnt I had bought, because It had one less senile h en its body than any of the ethers in (he salesroom, was readv tn be delivered te the factory, where additional parts such ,, speedometer, n rug rack, a less pliable running beard nnd covering-' for the cushions, net te spenlc of n horn that bellowed Instead of squeaked and n cut-out were te be added unto it. These were the dn.vs when Ihe Fords were sold naked nnd unashamed with 910 allowed for n speedome ter find nothing extra but a coconut rug in the back, T MIGHT have taken the verdict of the ."7 ,"',ns'. ',ev '"""'her" en my driving ability, if 1 huie driven the car out mvstlf thflt day Instead of hnving It sent for bv the pnits mnker. While he was embellishing It with paint and ncceulcrments. I had, however, n pause te reflect. And during that pause I was inundated by insurance literature, which gradually scared me into n perpetual geese-flesh nn,i lny hair Inte permanent waves of rising and fulling in sheer terror ever what I might de with mv ar or mv car, with me in it. might de te ethers, as well ai what might be done te me. Lurid exnmplcs of cverv sort of cnlns cnlns trephc were set befeve mv eves, of the llilngs that had happened which would make every sort of insurance ebllgatntv te the owner nnd the driver of n car. What the lnnrnncc circulars left te the imagination the press illustrated day by day while n v coinage tinned te jelly nnd my nerve fe water. I hat was hew I came fe hlic Thema te give me mere le.sens. And Themas' firm determination that if he could help it I never should learn te drive In the end triumphed. He became mv chauffeur, and I n helpless lnller en the back sent, whose sole connection with the affair was te pay the lulls that Themas ran up. IT WAS perhaps our second loon thnt l stepped nil traffic nn Hrend street near Cherry for fifteen minutes. I was learning te turn in the middle of the street and mv happy selnlinn of the difficulty in threading mv way between two parked cars was te steer in the opposite direction from the ap-pre'ie-hlns traffic. The.v vvns no npprenehing traffic near, nnd momentarily it seemed easier te go lintewn than devvr Themn very righteously indignant, snatched the steering wheel, but left my feet te plnv nt huge mi the various steps ranged along the fleer, with the result that 1 speeded up nnd ihe cat- lightly bounded en te the pavement and. indeed, nearly up a pair of srp. In "ur pith had been a street cleaner, whe had felt safe. 1 suppose, en the pavement. He leaped aside. 1 nt failed te hurl his street cleaning paraphernalia out of our way. We gathered that up in the bumper nlid depisiteil it en the front steps intact. After a second of piennratlnn for what I might sis- In our wake'. I looked behind me, once we were stalled, te beheld n huge crowd nlreidy gathered nnd siiri-juiidiiig a figuie in while overalls with arms raised te heaven, whether In thanksgiving or praver it was haul te say. t He never gei back hi speech, even when Themas icsturcd his dustpan nnd brushes and sciaper. lie even let his nnns come down with stiff I elite tiincc as though he vvnsn t sure he had power ever them. At I lint moment the mounted policeman cnnie pricking o'er the lea nnd the crowd surged from the "white wing" te me. 1 get n very severe toelding from a very Irate liNiman. and I took ii with n meekness that I was proud le discover I possessed. Themas ami the etewd were very much disappointed that I was net arrested. CT(W w-e'i'd have get pinched If you had J- been am thing but just a woman." was Themas' disapproving summing up as we drove elf. he behind the steering wheel, 1 en the back seat. He kept me there in disgrace for several dnvs, during which time he drew Me car te the curb te fix something wrong ,very time I was about le gather courage te snv': "I'll take a lessen new, Themas!" Everything wait wrong with the inwards, the mysterious invvaids of that c.ir, until whnt courage the insurance circulars had turned te jelly evaporated Inte moist air. About ihe fifth ilnj I jiiiccl Themas for m. "teai her" for the summer, nnd nrvcr get round le asking him for a lessen again, P.ut the dent it left en mv nerve.-, wa fe m-ike thai seveiniii-c of the co-ordination lu rvveen mv bunds und m,v fiet n fain move for nnv leae-hcr v, he followed hli.i. And tl ev nil see-in te de It in moments of doubt, Yc-lci-ehiv 1 nppieai he'd n very narrow gate with n guiding hand en the wheei, Mich as one might use with n 'four-in-hand" ; that is, I swerved very far round instead of turning sheit en the near id,.l and my "learner" was sure I was net going te what he ealh "make it." S be reached a strong nrm forward and snatched ihe wle-d. Again my unattached fe-et played a wild tune en what was under ihem, and I "gave her gas " Will, the resuit timt we shot through the gate, taking sampies of It with Us and greatlv alarming me ns te the outermost paitsef the cur, wluc-n was a bur lowed one. I de nei think most human beings nie- u-ed te using their f(Pt in u niiicbtni vvitneut some i (illusion Wlih thclc hand". I think "snatdung the win el" is a dangeieiis und u nduuleus waj te "-.ive u bad situation. I KNOW one man und one woman who could unco-erdliiiite en u mnehine and iiecempllsh something valuable. Wns the same mix bine and thev wen- husband and vvif-. iiml the.v were the pride of (l home for 1iiciii1i!cs that I used te visit. He was purai.v.rd In the hands, and she in the It, 'ft. lie inn the treadles of the sewing miit'iuni' and sue guided tlui material under the needle nnd they made, between them vi-iy ci editable pajamas. T have postponed inking another lessen en the idea of the wiuther since my gate expi- ionic, but I realize that it w-111 be another case of Themas and the Ferd if I de net seen go nt it again. I am trying te mnke up my mind te mnke sorties into all my neighbors' front gates or rather through them from new en until I am "gate perfect." - It will be a surprise te thc-m, of course. A sort of "new we see her and new we don't," but ns by new the whole countryside is involved In my "lessens," and perfect strangers te me jump aside as I approach with comic motions of pretended alarm, I take it for granted my friends will interpret my sudden entries and Immediate departure-! as all part of the great endeavor. The only person who may object is the owner of the car. If I see signs of weaken ing !n her generosity, I shall take it HH a sign also from heaven that I mil fe tnhe n lifepluen en the back seat of n motorcar, Hut until that hour strikes: Te steer or net te steer Is still the ques tion! ( Charmed by the Spirit's Tooting Petit .test Correspondence, in the Conway Count. (Ark.) Unit. veuniy If we are rightly informed, the mnrrylni spirit Is still en a boom In our vicinity. Mr. .Toe Cnrleclt. of Morrllten, came up u few days age, nnd by listening te the gentle nnd pleading calls of oue of our most beau tiful slrlsVfcll u vkltin te the, eplrit. MORE dwj&t s.;? .VT' .-:-". s ' s f? ..' l- --r- .,-i J- NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They Kneiv Best ELIZABETH O'NEILL On Summer Playground Werk rpiIE great need of summer playground work in Philadelphia Is for trained IfScliers, says Miss Elizabeth U Weill, wlie has charge of that depirtmer.t of public school work. "We are new in the second month of the summer's work," said Miss O'Neill, "and while there is u definite program followed out every cluy at all the playgrounds, there Is no ever-supervision. The piegrums are flexible and much is left te the discretion of the tenchers icgurding the work at the play grounds. "Hut it has been Ihe experience of nil who have been associated with i-Ms work, both lu Philadelphia and elsewhere, that theie must he supervision unless we are te have the unwholesome atmosphere of the alleys und the back streets brought Inte the playgrounds. It is true thnt all children knew a certain number of games, but giiiues, like everything else, deteriorate by being handed down from generation te generation, nnd each succeeding generation must be taught hew te play lu the proper manner, If a high standard, both of the games nnd of the children. Is te he maintained. Forming Correct Habits "Many persons misunderstand just whut is meant by the Idea of supervised play. They think that the children are compelled te de certain things nt certain times, where as the real truth is that the trained super visor knows exnetly what the child can de and sees te It that each child is placed In a position where hu will form ceirect habits. This Is, lifter all, the main object In super vising play. "Again, many persons have the idea t' t any one can handle a pluvgieund, but the truth Is that thl3 has become a specialized matter und keeps the person employed busy from the beginning of the day until the close. Many persons app'y te us for the position of playground teacher, but In most of the cases we find that they have net hnd the right training te de the work, "At the opening of Ihe gieunds, both In the morning and the altcrnueii, mere are opening exercises or assembly and in these the keynote of the ela.v is given. These are the periods in which ate given anj thing in the way of health, safety or kindness talks, and they have an Impuitiint inlliienee en the minds of the children. We have had repeated instances that the seed sewed during these little talks have grown Inte permanent fruit. Qualifications of ; Tcnrhci "There Is n difference between the teacher and the supervisor. The latter visits the playground nnd assists the teachers in over coming any possible dllficulties in the way of making suggestions or in organization work. "The teachers them-elves ure all normal school graduates and the.v take a two ears' course In the playground work. This course consist H of one lessen n week for twenty weeks. This coming jenr the lessens will lie given in the West Philadelphia High Scheel for Girls en Tuesday evenings from 7;H0 te l:30. They are given Instruction In games both elementary and advanced, gymnastic games, songs, song dances, folk dances, stories for beith younger and elder children and in handwork. The latter is sometimes known i.s manual training and Includes paper und cardboard work, hammock weaving, vol vel ley nets and the caning of chairs. They are ulse taught the making of simple pesters. "The teacher who has received this trnlnlug has no difficulty in going 0 the playground nnd giving instruction in ,0 work which Is te be done, Ve co-operate In all the playground work with all the civic clubs and organizations. We teach lit tle girls te take the pieper care of their smaller brothers and sisters and teach miinv things en the playgrounds besides actual Many Subjects Taught "Kindness te nnlmnls Is n feature of this work, this being tnuglit through short talks animal songs, stories und pesters, Meutli hygiene is also taught and, by co-operation with the Park Commission, the children are Instructed hew nnd when te destroy the cocoons of caterpillars en the trees. We also teach safety, both In and out of the playgrounds, nnd lny, especial emphasis in uiej nciuin Biae, miuwiiig tuc necessity. 1922 IMPORTANT THAN FENCES VV elenn schoolyards, clean streets and, nbeve all. clean children. "Each day theie are two periods of free play. During this time the children are nt play of their own cheesing and the teachers watch closely, noting the various chnrneters of the children, what they se'ect for them selves in the way of games and hew thev plnv them. "Hut, If ihe period of free play were ex tended throughout the entire day. It would become niniless and degenerate Inte disorder. Instructed play U better becnus-, while the child Is free te play pretty much as it pleases, at certain times the teacher gathers n group of children and teaches them new games. These children teach them te ethers in their turn and se the ew und healthful games spread rapidly. A Well-Organlzcd Yard "A well -organized playground is one In which every child Is busy doing something nil of the time. The children are organized Inte groups nnd a leader for each of the groups Is appointed by thp tcuchcr and the groups are assigned te separate activities. "We have seventy-one playgrounds In operation this summer. As a rule there are two teachers te enih playground, usually a man and u woman, although there are sev eral grounds where two women net as teachers. The afternoon sessions en the pluj ground ure much mere largely attended than are the morning sessions, this being tin tin deubtedlv due te the fact thnt se ninnv of the children have household duties at home te perferin during the morning hours und cannot get te the grounds until afternoon. "Rut there is n shortage of trained teachers for this work. Our programs, ns I have said, are flexible and the children have full nnd complete llberl, but it is the per fect freedom which comes only under law. I. ihe te Knew Rules "The necessity for law is recognized bv the children themselves. They like te knew the iiile.s of the games nnd they arc per fectly cognizant of the fnct that all games must have rules. I playgrounds where the teacher bus net Intel the necessary experi ence, the children organize things for them selves te a certain extent. "lu the matter of the swings, for ex ample, the children recognize the idea that there must be some rule by which perfect justice wi be done te nil. l some vards a child will use the swing from the time one trelle.v ear passes until the time the next one comes along and various ether methods of government have been devised by the children themselves. They like rules and like te fol fel fol lew them and, while the.v will mnke them f,,P themselves If there Is no teacher te de it still li is belter te huve un elder person te help them in the formation of such rcifiibi rcifiibi tlens. " "About ten years nge there was a move ment ie open the playgrounds without super vision and this was done in ,, few- of them lhere were caretakers who hud little train-' ing and no Interest, but this wns all Tl e result was Interesting, fr ,,,. children Im mediately began te stay uvviiy fr, ' grounds. When they found that there was se little te de and no suggestions fortlieerninc their lack of interest seen reached the 3 where they would net come an , , ,,,. l-urthermeie, tl.e children knew Imn ed Vly when the resources of entertainment , ,. 0 tenchers have been exhausted. Many Kinds of Training "Supervised phiy gives many (lmIs of training, it teaches the right- ki 1 It habits, phvsleul, moral n,l ,,.( 1, the nnlriJ of fair plnv, li..mty and obedience. ""ffi Is no pliii-D where a child can get n be u ter conception of democracy, obedience te ,w am geed citizenship, than in the playgre id which is properly supervised. uJKunii "There Is the loom nnd the need in Phlln. delph in for many mere plnygreunds. T Heard of Education has authorized MO bit there fire only seventy-one eiiened thus f,i Lxierlcnee has shown thnt the smaller eh I dren will net go further then two blocks or three at the most, te piny, nnd therefore It is necessary te have them close together." A Short Grass Philosopher Frem tlie Klncman Journal. When hope and love d.ave gene from your life you're dead, It does net inakc any dlf. ference whetlitivjhey hive buri. ;.."!: rut. .-dOii. - -" n A "5BSC What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ Who founded the Banlc of England! What nre the chief coal-preduclns tlens besides the United States. In what century was "Koblnsen Crw written 7 In what Cabinet position vvns Thetxli itoeseveit serving at me tune ei outbreak of the Spanlsh-Amtrii War? In what part of England la the City uristel? What pest In the present Cabinet Is b by Henry Cnntvvell Wallace? Hew many national narks of the IV Stntes nre cust of the MlsilJf Hlver? Name two Semitic languages. What is tlie origin of the word hards," ns applied te obstinate I sons? Where nnd what Is Ungava? Answers te Yesterday's Qui: 10, An American railroad which Is eh Known bv a woman s name Is the J HOUrl. KiumfiH cinrl Teyiis. the. M. 1 which by the emission of the "Xl necemes tne "Italy. KltiK David wns the Shenherd Kins'. Mummies nre se called In reference 'mum,' the ancient name of tne' used In cmbalmlnc. The Catalan Is a Itnmnnce langaani fieri te Prnvenenl unci Snanlsh spoken chiefly In the Province efO lenin, spam, et vvnicn tne cniei i is Ilarrnlnnri. ' The rent li.inin nf tlie eMehrflleil Frttl writer. Plerrn T.ntl lu .Tnllen Vliui I Schlapurelll, the Italian astronomer, i covered tne se-cnlleu canais en i dinner Mers In 177. Havnieml Pelnenm was succeeded I President of France by Taul DtK nei, i The lyre-bird I.s found In Auslralas't I ene wlie encounters personal peril' the u.ilfn of nlhnru enflertnkes tO T the rut." The .illusion Is te the M of the cunning old mouse, who ii g( steu mat they sneum nans -i en the cat's neck te glve notice! her nnnrnneli te all the mice. I cellent," said the wlse young out. wne is ie uniieriuKe mc j"-j r.n.1, i, ,,,, i.. ,. .. i.,r. ..i- ,i... mustard Is 10. Ily, with whlte or purple flowers, m vuicu in gardens. Today's Anniversaries 17S7 The ship Columbia tailed t Husten en the first ve.vage In whlM American Hag was carried around the ISO." An expedition under Lieutee Zebulon M. Pike left St. Leuis te t the sources of the Missouri Hlver. 1W0 Edward Tiffin, first State flen of Ohie, elled at Chilllcethe, U. Be" England, June 10, 1700, 1842 Ashburton Treaty. ",K11infJ boundary line between Canada rinil JJ signed in vv asiiiugieii. h 18 H Imprisonment for debt was Ished In England. ., 1880 General Heberts started ej i famous march from Kubul te relieve m dnliar, .. 18118 Spain formally accepted lrw McKlnley'h terms of pence. -rJ,,,'e RlrthriaVS (uu-jr " " ' , ri,rj End of Ltten. hivernnr of i''1 wnic li is said te in- un- """ ,-i, .i i tf T...H.. i,ni nt aimisi ' tne provinces ,u iiieiei, u-- din, forty-six- years age. Dr. Edward S. Parsons, nreiM. Marietta College, born in Hroekljn, llttynine yenrs age. Tl.e lit. Kcv. Wlllinm 'l rape," copal Hlshep of West Texns, born st vine, n. v .. un; -mr ." ""- rt( Charles Nagel. Secretary of f emmL Laber In the T.ift 1I'0,',I,U". ,earti rade County, Tex , scvcnty-thr ee n IOuIh H. liannn, '"; "uen," North Dakota, born nt New JJriguw1' t sixty -one jenrs age. U. 8. Pharmacopoeia for Chln a !-- IflnlrlM from An.ericuii ,w'fc,H" ... ,nrtnnpU The I 'tilted States P i"'1 L, being translated Inte the hliww ffi'n under the auspices of tle IMilIaclelPg" lege of Phttiinacy and h-c-ieicc- -V, ,rt before the war Is snld te have "if", means te hnve the German I ""f., 0 i.i i.. -i.i..nu.. lii order lm,M irillllllllVII UIU Wlllivrs ... ,, ta l" man manufacturers might expert i ( drugs of (IcW Htandnnh.. JJO uiiiicriHoeii mui vjri-nv '""' ffi,reilC similar effort since the war. Yat dop'len of American stamisruvja twvf; ".:. jffi - stji - inr drugs anu medicines h A I . .....& ' -Y- rtiacricun urug nianuinciu,. . . i . .i. W? M!Pjffi:fl t.',.t. ' mmmmmmMlm
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