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MR. BLISS AIDS THE FAIR
1171TH a ..- pci
' nspersieiiH him
rliaps te niTseiting 'lie
iipmi the i liin.ue of
Philnilelphi l in ciieiii tii if tin" vrnrrli n,;
umiucr cf 1ST'I. cxpnei'in'i ellii i.i'i ii
nrnetlv 'ecl.ing in n - -1 n b 1 1 -1 1 th" im"'
tatien df th m 1 1 n n vimiuer re-mi-t
Geerge S nii, llie (iovet nun m iiiiieur iiiiieur
clegist, has been asked in siietik frank! v
concerning the mrt nf wenthci that maj tie
'expected fn- the nxt gr'it fair '1'lic re
'suit, it mu-t l" eenfesaed. is lerjg-distanee
forecasting
r Mr. I.Uys. liewcver. does net Intend te
be caught in the predicament of the rural
'almanac prophet Well furtilled bv solid
tntisties and irrefutable chart", he general
izes hopefully of a ilimate which has lmig
been the butt of thoughtless emirum
'Llie forecaster for this region i of t lie
pinion that the variation of weather lieif
re en tin- whole agreeable, tlur our chmntc
in "generally comfortable and pleaam"
and that as an exposition i'v I'hiludelphia
possesses several iiieteoreloj'.i al advantage
ever certain ether places 'hut have heen
chosen as the scene if pretentien fairs
Unquestionably ' I "'lis iJ n soling
community in summer and Ch coge is net
censpn no i for its climatic ckarui Sun
Frnnci.se i. Mr. Miss com edes, is a mere
praiseworthy "station.'' t'alifurniany, hew -rer,
presere a lejnl and fraternal Mb ne
regardiiig the fogs and damp wind of their
coast.
At the r sk of pa.ning inmpibrs of hotel,
railway and sti-ainsh.p ' literal ire." Mr.
Bliis dare te be deprecatory uitli respect te
the climate of the ilelden State. In this
Instance, at least, science and organized
propaganda cannot be mied.
Philadelphia weather has come in for it.s
hare of abuse. Even the natives here have
occasionally been unable te appraise and
appreciate its merits- It i icfreshing te
observe thnt Mr. Hliss, assigned te ihi
tatien. remnlns an epnmit and does
net consider that weather which he has
atudied te intently us nn obstacle te the
nceess of the fair.
Relieved from anxiety en this "jlijee.
the Sesqui-Centcnnial management can well
afford te turn its attention te seve.-.il ether
preblem'' in need of solution.
JEWISH RELIEF
lInKN the Jewish lU'iief ('emtuitii
lis
l' its third nnnunl convention in 'li.-s i.tv
en Saturday detmled reports of the needs
.of the Jews in Kurepe will be made
The organization has already collected
(16,000,000 for the relief of Jew who s-jf-ifered
In one wnj or another by the war. It
1 said that S1O.00O.ueO mme i needed for
.buying farm tools for the Jews In Kussia
and In the T'kruine, the state carved en of
the territory of old llus.ia.
These are the general facts that are
known te the public nt large. J'efere the
,convention ! ended mere spi ific informa
tion will be forthcoming nnd doubtless plans
will be made for raisin? the money needed.
This is a matter of interest te every one,
whether be be dew- or gentile, for it is a
humane effort te relieve suffering and te put
'men en their feet once mere who have been
left prostrate by the war and .ts conse
quences. The Jews, however, nre mere particularly
interested because thij sufferers ure of their
own fulth and race. The Jewish popula
tion of this cit, which is considerable, is
.likely in make a generous contribution 'e
the fund that in te be rai.-d.
DR. WORK'S QUEER CHALLENGE
POSTMASTHIt i;i:xr.HAL WORK as
serts that he will net support the bill
nutherizing the restoration of tli piieiinvitu:
mnil service te this city unless he is con
vinced that it la nn essein, ul tied justifying
the expenditure It would be lnter"stlng te
knew just what smt of evld'ii' e would be
regarded by lr. Werk a ltrpresle
1'ostethci- ellicials btne lt.sis'nl tlmt the
reopening of the service in .Nm Vri. is net
relevant te the bituutien in l'l liadelphia.
Dr. Werk apparently tnKes their w-.id f"r
this nnd is of the np'u.eu that the long
hauls said 1 1 be common in New Yerk ure
te be found less frequently in l'hiladeltihia.
That, rightly or wrongly, being the official
lew, the problem resolves itself into one of
" Intensity and vigor of pretest.
I'hiladelphlans have been inclined te be
lieve that their clamor en the subjei t was
fairly loud Rusiness organizations have
pleaded for the return of the serine. i i
mereuH delegations have besought nuihent.i s
' In Washington te undo the harm peremp
torily effected by M- Hurleseu After m-v-ral
yenrs of per.sisient agnation th.t com
munity is informed (but it has net fully pre
' aented its case
, What does Dr. Werk wan:-' Have ibe
nppliant.s been tee courteous? Is it in-
. cunihent upon them te fume and splutter
with vexation, te shriek their arguments,
' bfere the Postmaster lieneral will permit
himself te be "cenilnced"''
HENRY'S DARK MOOD
TlTl OH water will Hew under the bridges
''J.V.I, of the land between new and September
i 10 and it is fair te believe that If exiting
obstructions were te be quickly removed it
'iTu'eat deal of oeul could pass ever t lie rnil-
-ways In the same period Hut llenrv Ferd,
,2-whesc hubit it has been of late te m tribuiu
Try human ill te Wall Street, bus un-
aeunceil that his plant will close for an
-Indefinite period en that date. Innumer-
, able Industries which supply uuv materials
I.te the Ferd plants would in ihat event
T-mffer n greatly tia the urmj of worker at
n'rnlt.
W" s. Mr. Ten! appears te lmve found a sort of
lrjisittft MtJ(ncj!n In preparing an an-
fs.i'fc.jet nccturat oeviouy ceivumiru wuu new
te make the wtiRC earners of the country
shnrc the dislike nnd suspicion which Wnll
Streetcrs Inspire in him. Henry is n mnn
(if Rrent nhlllty ntiil goodness of hrnrt. J?ut
he is ii mnn of overwhelming whims. He
prepared nn indictment of "money hnrens"
mid (,'nl It ni the front pnges. t'ndeubted
ly he feels better for that.
If hit plantK de net elee en September
US. If liit hntried efferlt te ebtnln fuel
me wiccexsful, no one euuht te be mirpri'-cft.
I!enr, isn't I lie man te (piietlj iibiindeii his
market te energetic competitors.
A CONTEST OF INTELLECTS
TO BE STAGED THIS FALL
The Debates Between English and
American Students Leas Exciting
but Mere Significant Than
Intercollegiate Sports
TT liens without saying that the Inter-
collegiate football games this fall will
attract mere attention thnn the debates be
tween a, team from the Oxford 1 nien and
teams from Swaithmerc nnd from various
ether American colleges and universities.
Football is spectacular. It is played in
the open nir with the accompaniment of
music and cheering. A football game In
the stadium en Franklin Field is a spectacle
whiih iiistiiies the attention ITint it receives
The spectators are part of the spectne'e,
although thej probably de net realize it.
Ker one gees te see the enthusiasm of the
crowd of which he is part.
Tins pleasure in seeing a multi'mle con
centrating its attention en an athletic con
test is iiluuist ns great ns the pleasure de
riied from watching the contest itself. The
pt ((portion between these interested in the
spectacle and these interested in the nieo niee
iiis of the ;,uiif is abe it as live te 'lie.
An imenellegiate debate makes no Midi
appeal le the imagination or te the nppeti'e
of excitement. Yet it !s n contest just the
same. Rut it is a contest without the
primitive appeal that gees with a test of
physical prewes
Small boys who nre primitive In their
instincts never engage In Intellectual con
tests of their own will. They devote th
lirst ten or twelve years of their life te
tes'ing I heir phxsical abilities. They begin
(I mb tne, if they nre se fortunate as te
hine access te them, seen ufter they lenrn
hew te valk They nn races with one
another 'i'hej see which can jump farthest.
Thej turn handsprings, and they even en
gage in list fights, all of which Is but re
peating the history of the.r earliest an
ees'ers.
Sm b intellectual nbiuties jis the cave men
developed were devoted te the increase of
their skill in phjsical contents either wrh
ether rave men and soinet'iiies cave women
-or with tin- wild beasts with which they
encaged in the struggle for existem e
The inttllectual contest is a development
of a later civilization There is something
artificial about f It is one of the arti
fn lalities of civilization. The natu-al i i
st'nets nre forced in an orderly secietv te
manifest themelves within fixed boundaries.
Whereas in the cave man stage of -octal de
velepment they had free play as among the
brute beasts.
Ru' e ,i of -h s artificial. has c.me n n
ventien. the u-'s nnd the 1 teratu-es tint
distinguish man from all ether l.xing irea
tures It has been said thai 'niiglit'-r sepa
rates man from the bear This Joes net
go far enough.
"e beast eve" w ole nn .'c .e in de
n rileng the long wai wh.. h followed llie
theft of the mate from aiie'her beast T'le
Iliad if the elephants remains t i be wntten
nnd will prebablj se remain 'intd time les -s
.isclf m the abjss of eternity There has
vet te be produced by a quadruped a tiagedy
like that of ' Hamlet." or a lalunng like
the Sistine Madenna, or n marble statue like
the Yum? of Mile. or a building like tne
Parthenen Independence Hall. Man ill'
firs fn m the brutes m meie thnn laughter
The Swnrthmere-Oxfnrd debate would
net have bet n possible if there had nor de
veloped in man nn ability te de snme'hing
mere nan piny fnnrb.it! te enter en a con
tot of physical prew.ss. The colleges nnd
universitii s would net justify their exis
ence if they did no. train young men in the
ust of their intelle. s They must keep the
phvsic.il body tii in order te keep the in
tellect sane 'I lii is the jtistincat'en of
college athle'lcs, aid cit of the natural de
sire of youth for a rentesr of strength has
coin the intercollegiate games.
When the youth from Oxford ine the
veitth from Swarthmnre we shall have an
exhibition of what sort of Intellectual train
ir,g they have reeeiv.d If thev can think
straight nnd (.m express their the.jh's ,n
vigorous nnd convincing language tl,ev i
prove that itiey have rece'ved sem b-n -lit
from their mstiU'tien If th( v cannot le
these tilings ihev w.ll nn' be able te succeed
the full grown tr.en In t':e 'aw (eurts and !n
the legisla' .res where M.e wt of one tniin :s
p '"hed ega"ist that of another.
Rut the contest will be mere than a
matching of intellects It will nfTerd dm op
portunity te cm. .pare the kind of fa n'tig
Oxford gives with the kind given at Swurih Swurih
niere. When the tour of the I 'astern col
leges is er.dul we shall have a pretty geed
idea of the kir.J et men that Oxford i irris
oil'
If the series if debate reei.lts in im
pressing en the minds nf the rnllej;.. youth
i tmt lifu Itself is a contest. Its importance
i!l be tr.iieh greater than will at'ii'di te 't
e a comparison of ibe relative merits of
Fnglish and Amer. i an irait.ing Fer life is
a contest, and In iiiedern conditions that
i eiitest is net physical, but intellectual. The
man with the best brains wins, and he wins
ever the man with a strong bed v. Prawn
is always worsted in ir.'eHctunl contests,
nnd bruin can de with it what .' wills
A PLEA FOR FORESIGHT
Till' ten-ear improvement pin ii for
Philadelphia and adineent territory is
likely te prove a Kvere test of fore., gut
and cemmunitv .titerpuse
The Industrial Relations ('euinuMee of
the Chamber of 'runnier, e, whi-h Is nd
vuncing the piopesal, Is endeavoring te in in
eidinnte, stimulate and simplify projects at
present under way and te relate them te
possible lurge-s-cale developments of the next
decade.
The preliminary steps will consist of meet
ings of committees of experts, including in
dustrial lenders, engineers, bankers, edu
laters and olfiei.il authorities in ihls rij
and nearbv towns
The funil.'ltiK mat i 'en is le iIeihv sonic
system of enterprise wlndi wil eiinnnai.
costly experiments, reduce waste, prevent
the exeeutlen nf cenilicting programs and
carry en physical civic betterment accord
ing te a consistent and preconceived pur
pose. Forethought Is n quality ns yet Imperfectly
developed in American cities. Indifference
te future problems hns cost an Indulgent nnd
geed-natured public millions In reconstruc
tion work which, in many lnstnnces, would
have been unnecessary had some compre
hensive) plan of improvement been followed
from the outset.
It Is net easy te convince the Individual
citieii, nor the legislative bodies which
rcpiesent him, that an ounce of prevention
Is a primary need. With a cheerfulness
which is positively reprehensible he will
pa for he pound of cure.
Seme .vears age the grade-crossing dan
ger nt Ninth and Columbia avenue was
lemeved bv raising the street level nnd build
ing a bridge ever the track. Scant con
sideration was given te the prospect of
elevating the Reading Railway through the
iltv. Within n comparatively few years
this operation was completed nnd Columbia
avenue nt Ninth street was depressed under
the tracks.
While this may be deemed a miner in
stance of extravagance, it Is assuredly
tvpical. With a modicum of foresight In
the' beginning the street would hnve been
lowered in anticipation of the railway Im
provement. The comprehensive program Is Intended
te mitigate the expensive undoing of errors
mid the wasteful rebuilding in which se many
Ameiicnn cities indulge te repair initial
blunders. Rven n slight attention te the
principle of intelligent co-operation nnd nn
occasional glance at the future would be
u distinct gain.
DOPE AND C0UNCILMEN
Till' tone and inler of statements issued
informally by Mr. Weglein, Mr. Lime
burner and ether members of City Council
indicate that iliese gentlemen were actually
shocked te leuin. tllleugll the records of
Judge Metiaghan s tour! and the Police Ru
roan, of the extent and recent growth of the
lllidt drug tiallic in Philadelphia. Se we
have the pieniUe of nn appropriation te aid
lu the suppression of the traffic and the de
struction of the system of distribution which
makes It dnily mere prelltnble. This is
welcome news, for the root of the drug
question Is political.
It is held in tome quarters that the
spreading use of narcotic drugs is related te
the strictures of the prohibition law. This
may be true In some miner degree. Rut as
every one who knows anything of the gen
eral problem rcali7es, the psveholegy et the
driitikai'l nnd the psychology of the drug
addict are fundamentally different. It may
be assumed that heavy drinkers, no longer
able te obtain ted liquor, may experiment
occasional! with the far mere dangerous
narcotics. Su h a person, however, would
never become the typical "fiend" of the gut
ters and th" police courts.
Drug peddlers seek their victims among
paitl'ular and well-defined classes thru
never were familiar in the saloons- chil
dren of school age. jeung cirls, out lis of
all son- in the undis. iplined groups of the
si reels and men and women of the sort
who-e mera! resistance is obvleubly a little
below normal. They nppeal te sensation
hunters of every class and kind. And lu
ebseiving In City Council the growth of a
ieali-tic Interest in the problem of illicit
drugs, u is interesting le remember that the
peddlers and the managers of drug syndi
cates almost invariably work in co-operation
with the baser sort of political heelers
or '.nder the protection of the system which
these heeleis maintain.
Te get nt the root of the drug traffic in
this ci'y it would be nei esary mil le raid
and wipe out of existence forever the in
numerable obscure dies nnd clubs nnd gath
ering places wbidi exist if net with the
help nt least with the sanction of ward
workers In peme areas. Whether such a
" lean-up" is centdiiplufd in statements
new bdrij 1-siied from Citv Hull remains te
be seen.
HERRIN: AN ECHO
WHAT dispatches from Herrin dcsciibe
as "a thorough investigation into llie
massacre of twenty-six non-union mii.e
workers' .s te begin two months nfler the
vuit under th" direction of l'dward .1.
Rrundnge, Attorney Ueneral of Illinois,
obvious Illinois desiies te .save its face.
The investigation appiius te have been
organized ns an afterthought te p!iu ate pub
lic opinion Had it btei instituted Imnie
(i ately after the outrages en June HI and
JH something might hnve b. en accomplished
imd the miners who adopted the methods of
the Ku Klux Klan nnd carried them te the
limit of death and torture might hnva
been iiiinishfd. The ceuntiy would new
have b ss reason te be usliamed.
Rut Herrin is a union community. Its
pelii e are union smpatbizers All the wit
nesses of the tragedy were union s.vmpa
thizeis The local courts are administered
b union svmpathizers. If nt this late date
Mr. Rruudage can find ground for positive
action against aii of the criminals he is far
e'everer thnn the average lawyer in Illinois.
AFTER COLLINS
II Ul LD Lave been a fine lhing for
Ireland, and, indeed, for the whole Fng
lish speaking weild w heie sjmpathies ure
involved in one way or another with U
business at D iblin. u' the Irish factions
cculd have buried their differences yester
day with the body of Michael Cellins Rut
it was and is impossible te hope for any
ginh termination of troubles .n the Seuth.
The flame that rises from a mixture of
hatred and idealium in the souls of the activu
rebrLs burns mero fiercely even m the gloom
of a trugedy seldom equaled in romantic or
political significance. De Valera and
P'unket and the ether influential republiejn
lenders still ft el that they have u moral
right and n moral obligation te fight for the
absolute independence of Irriand and the
fclleit assertion of Irish spirit and con
science in forms of government. They still
iiis.st lhat they would prefer te die rnther
tinii relinquish their purposes.
'1 e die is the tight of any man who wishes
. . hum it in the name of r. particular
muse Rut bave He 'valciu and Plunket
and their iisbeclutes a moral right or u legal
cue le drag the whole, Irish nation or u large
part of It te a lingering death with them?
That is the question that every Irishman
nnd every Irih sympathizer ought te ask
himself ut this Juncture of affairs in the
south counties.
Said King Alfonse of
Where Wishes Srinin te his aide-de-
re Horses camp, the, Duke Vliimi,
as bejeweled dames ur ur
reunded him at Denuvllle, "'llie sight of
ni' h splendor makes me a Relshrvik." King
Albert of Relgiiim pas.-es through Deauvihe
almost unnoticed, being, ns it were, a home
body. Rut in the Casine, In the Million Millien
lure's' section a bundle of 10,000 lies under
a table unnoticed and unclaimed. Nobody
hns missed it. A pair of kings cut little
figure in u game where the deuces are wild.
German aviators, cx
Glve 'Km Air perimenting with
gliders, aie said 10 have
developed 'with the aid of a chemical
pieparatien plastered mi the fucel a bird
m use which niaMes them ti take immediate
iidvnntage of every air nnrciH Wludi
ceutiruis belief thut ere gl ling i caches nnj
degree of perfection the guileless render will
b fed up with the usuul amount of pure
bank.
"MAN OVERBOARD!"
Suicide at Sea Delay Liner an Heur
and Provides Conversation for
Mere or Less Bored Sa Sa
eeon Passengers
Ry GEORGE NOX McCAIN
AT SKA Inti ue forty degrees five min
utes fourteen seconds, longitude forty
seven degrees twenty-one minutes fifteen
seconds.
"Man ovcrbenrd !"
The cry Fcemed te come from out of Ien
distances.
It was a faint note; a note of terror.
Then It was taken up much nearer; the
call te the bridge:
"Mnn overboard, sir!"
It was mldnftcrnoen with n slew, heav
ing, sparkling sen.
The lime when the dewnjrers were taMni
their nfternnen nnp.
Rrnss. circled stateroom portholes were
Pm!!p'' ''' ,0 cntCl1 vcry vagrant breeze.
I he chatter of the young people In the
deck chnirs had dropped te a monotone.
It was siesta time nt sen.
There was a sleepy sway te the gTeat
ship, us well ns the forward urge.
Huge engines far below throbbed dreamllj,
laboring Incessantly.
The world, the sky, the sen, penned up
voyagers nil seemed at nenee.
Then that wnlllng voice, far aft
full of terror.
and
"TiT- overboard!"
"A Like n
nrv tf iltn tit.t'it a aiirrrit
up by the watch amidships and repeated te
the blue-nnd-geld-lriecd officials en the
towering white bridge.
"Man overboard, sir!"
A rush of feet along the beat deck an
swering a sharp command nnd the plerciug
whistle of the be'sun.
Creaking nt block and tackle followed as
a beat was lowered.
The drowsy throb of the engines stepped
by magic
Fverythlng siiddcnlv became still but the
squeak of block and fall nnd the clatter of
feet Ci the tcc; outside ter rnnm
Theie's something uncanny nbeut a great i
ship stepping short in mldeccnn. '
The sudden silence, the unwonted absence
of motion, the Immeasurable spaces of sky '
nun sea become oppressive.
STAID gentlemen In tweeds elbowed te the
packed rati.
Frightened women crowded tip and listed
eager questions.
''Why the blnnhety-bmnk don't they
trtTrn.. flief lifrtl.rtni fnetrtV
lie looked like n college professor mnybe !
re was n lumberman anyhow, lie spoke,
in his excitement, like n stevedore.
"Ne use." said the master-at-arms at
his elbow, quietly,
"We're going astern. W0 can reach him
quicker than the lifeboat," In a tnatter-ef-fact
tone.
Kvrybedy noticed new that a bubbling,
heaving fountain of pale, greenish water
was pouring up astern.
Twe round red and white life buoys tossed
en the waves.
The chap overboard had missed them.
"They saw bim swimming," said a man
eracularly.
"Who was he anyhow?" A college
comedian nnd his latest girl acquaintance
craned their necks ns they pushed te the
front
"Seme one said he was a fireman," came
the answer.
ASMI'li, smooth-shaved, likely looking
Englishman of 1 .. wearing n straw
fedora hat. strolled up.
A sharp-faced thin woman with the high
color of the moist channel atmosphere en
her cheeks clung te his arm.
"What's the excitement?" he asked,
loftily, I thought.
A pu.lgv fellow from Pittsburgh turned
nnd looked nt the questioner with the un
expressed words in his glance:
"When did yui come te life?"
"I say, what's the trouble?" the fedora
bat lepeated.
"Man everbnnrd." some one replied with
ou turning of head
"Real! ? '
I.elsiirelv adjusting the binoculars hnng
itig from his shoulder he took n sweeping
squint ever the shining but funereal waters.
Then he quietly walked back with his
companion te their deck chairs. He wasn't
interested.
rpllF. sea had swallowed up its victim.
-L He was .. steerage passenger.
With no friends aboard, nobody knew
nnvthitig about him.
It was a ense of deliberate suicide.
He took the leap from the sturbenrd side,
far lift.
A fellow passenger, paralzed xvith fright,
made u tardy effort te grub him as be went
ever.
"He xvanted te ee nil right," he said
ufterward.
The ship hung around the Fpet for an
hour
Ciuising in a circle the yawl picked up
the drifting life buoys.
Then with the sun still sinning brilliantly
nnd the sen breathing peacefully the bells
clanged nnd we were off agiln
off. but with the bhip's company less
by one; a desperate, life-weary steeruge
passenger.
uttnie was he?" I Inqu.red later of a
VV decl; steward.
'" Im? 'R was just a nut. 'Ad been
tn'.y dued. they say, nil uleng."
Smoking suloeri talk the rest of the nfter nfter nfter
noen turned t" suicides nt s,.n.
' There's 'nrilly 'arf a de7eii v'yages thnt
fonie one don't go overboard from the
steerage," ventured the assistant dispenser
of letnoiinde nnd grape juice.
"Wbv de they de it?" asked the Chicago
mnn. who wan continuously "lit up" and
uiici.'iisdr.usly "gabby."
"Well." was the sententious reply, "why
does n ihap get up 'lgh. top of a sky
scraper, an' then want te jump erf?
"its the same feclin , 1 fnvvney. Then
hi added :
One e' these steerage chaps loses all 'Is
money in feme skin game the night afore 'e
cemis aboard.
"H tlggers 'tnlnt no use geln' back te
the ole 'nine dead broke, se 'e up nn' ends
it all w'en V gits out of sight e' land."
"Roeking nt the water rus-hing continu centinu
Rlh past addles some brains." said the
sebe'utl looking man from St Leuis.
(Cr QV'lt hnrdl believe come of the stories
1 thnt come out of the steerage," spoke
up the smoking-mom steward.
lt'n bard te think uf humans belnr;
well, like some of 'ein
On one vej'sge I recall a fellow com
mitted suicide; like this one, only It wan
nt night.
"lie had a chum alenu with him. Beth
of 'em were Hungarians, or Rehetnlnns, or
"When the fellow didn't tern up for his
breakfast, his chum wild:
" .eh' him gene fur tcnwlm. He come
bid; win n be get tired '
Whether the fellow believed what he
said or whether he was trying te pass off
the sulclde as a joke no one was ever uble
te discover. .....
"Anyhow, that s nil they ever get ent
of him; bis friend hud decided te take a
bwlm. ,
"And he must be hwimmlng yet.
"Yesslr! Anether of the same? Yesslrl
Plain water or ginger nle, sir?"
At the present rale of
(Jrt the llenli exchnnge the riipiiiin of
a German liner, which
nruved in New Yerk en Friday, receives
SRJ .") month while the wtewurds who
receive their tips in American dellurn,
average 1J100 or meie. German currency
would be opera beutfe If U wcre net
trasenr.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphiuns en Subjects They
Kneiv Best
WILLIAM F. JAMES
On Constructive Planning for the Future
TWO things aie vitally neecssnry for the
development of n mere dependable and
permanent prosperity for Philadelphia nnd
vicinity, according te William F. James,
of the Westinghouse F.'.eetric nnd Manufac
turing Company. One of these is neccslty
for careful constructive planning for the
future of the various municipal elements of
the district, and the ether Is for a better
relationship between employers and Iheir
workers.
"In the Industrial Relations Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce." said Mr. James,
"we have been nt work for seveiul jeurs te
clear up some of the differences existing In
certain industries in the city itself, with the
idea of developing conditions se thnt the
emplevers and their men might get together
naturally rather than by organization meth
ods. "Rut as we have gene along we found
that while we had accomplished a geed deal
In cases where a third party i.eemed te be
needed. If we were ever te accomplish any
thing permanent, we would have te get, down
te fundamentals, te the differences en which
the present difficulties rest.
Several Things Needed
"In tills stage of development we see that
several things ure needed. One of the most
impertnnt of these is te spread the gospel
of mutual understanding between employers
nnd empleyes, se thnt they will net between
themselves without resorting te outside con
tacts, whether these outside elements be in
the form of labor unions or In the necessity
for the employed .s te form an organization
umeng themselves.
"There is In Philadelphia any number of
mutually satirfactery arrangements existing
between employers and emplees, arrange
ments which bave been tested by time and
difficulties, il list of which is being prepared
for circulation by the Industrial Relations
Committee. 1 believe that when these are
universally known much of the industrial
troubles of the last few years will be elimi
nated. "It is hard te say where the main trouble
lies. Tbeie are lnstunces v. hem the em
ployer niuy Justly be criticized for hln fail
ure te make such agreements with his work
ers, and It Is cer tain that nil of the fault
does net lie en either side. Our point is te
get this information into the hands of the
right persons und te show both sides their
obligation te the community te de the right
thing and te keep production up te a high
point. When taken in the initial stages
every difficulty of this kind is the mero
easily solved.
"Then there Is the very important matter
of stabilizing conditions by keeping workers
permanently employed. In order te de this,
xverk should be provided far beyond present
requirements in point of time, se thnt ns one
piece Is completed nnether will be available.
"Te de this effectively, we must leek far
Inte the future, us the City of Philadelphia
did xv hen the comprehensive plans of im
provement new being carried out were first
made. It accustomed the public te the ex
penditure of conaiderable sums of money, nnd
thus the jH-eple were net only satisfied, but
approved, because they wiv that it was all a
part of some definite plnn and they could seu
things being accomplished. Jn the end im
provements of this kind nre net enlv in
vestnieiita which pay for theiuselvhs in the
course of time, but they are permanently
there for the benefit of posterity.
"We feel that if we can get net only this
community but nil of the surrounding com
munities te de the same, thing, tlmt su
blimation and permanency of employment
might be largely nsHiired. There is no qucs qucs
tten of union In this; eayh community would
de its own planning, but there are many
things in xvhlch they might ndvnntiigeeusly
wurk In nn Interlocking manner, especially
In the matter of read transportation, sewage
disposal and like things.
Many Have Net Planned Ahead
"There can he no doubt that many cum cum
iimnitleK have net planned ahead, hut have
meiel kept nbienst of Immediate needs mid
thought that it Is hard enough le de this.
Rut It Is my belief that If they would make
a serious study of their own pegfibllitleii,
A PERILOUS JOURNEY
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financial and otherwise, ntid then endeavor
through co-operation of nil the interests of
the community te plnn for the future, thev
would net only find possibilities thus far
undreamed of, but bv co-operation a com
prehensive plan for the ei t're district could
be evolved, cneh section developing its own
and pn.vlng for it, but in conjunction with
Its neighbors, especially the neatest ones.
The IJasN of Prosperity
"When nil is said and done, the basis of
prosperity after all is the continuous em
ployment of the wnkei-s of a community.
It s upon them (bur the merchants depend,
und the whole cycle of prosperity turns
upon the single condition that the 'working
people he continuous employed nt wagon
Jair both te themselves and te these who
give i hem employment.
"Rut u iiK pi,m .,.!! ,,, m,t m
done systematically. It cannot be carried
out in a single fall or spring or In one vear
or two or three, but must be se nnanged
us te spread out the great public Improve
ments where thev can be most advanta
geously used for the l.enelit of the coininu ceininu
nWy nnd the district at large.
"There are certain great municipal Im
provements xvhlch should be, interlocking for
the benefit of all. Seme of these, ns 1 have
said, nre reads te be rebuilt or newly con
structed, sewage disposal, water, gas trans,
porlntlen. heat, light, power und n 'number
of ether things. Ce-operation in these things
simply means efficiency. It is net merely
when they are done, in the matter of time,
but hew they nie done also enters largely
Inte the situation,
"It is te be hoped that something definite
w II ionic of this proposed hi und movement,
which, in my opinion, will make Philadel
phia and the surrounding communities net
KKly mere greatly and pcrmanentlv pios pies pios
pereus, but will tend te make thousands ,f
persons come te n place where they can live
peaceably with cadi ether rather , lmvi.
te light their xv.iv through bitter economic
competition due te the scarMtj of employ-
"I am sure thnt when the professional
men, manufactuiers, wholesalers- ,,. tailors
artisans, mechanics and empleves generally
com,, te realize their dependence en pr. -ductlvlty
of this character. i,t..,nimeN .
prevul of such procedure will be the icsult."
, What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
,1- ".'.I.Vlune? faatSl bIK" ""r " 'X
2. Vlin t Is a, lirochure?
.f What l.s a imiKlille?
4 In what jenr In tin. World. War di,i ,h
, ,,8!,;K; of Verdun bet-ln? "' 11'1 ,he
5 What Is alabii' ter.'
e. wnat iiiwitnal drui; of the ancients w
reputed te banish pain u, Je row
sculoleis'"" r"'St ,"",OU!' &
tele
S. What hind of an nnlmnl Is the cniacca
low does lb,, pvtl.eu attn.u Its iire i ' '
Ansvers te Yesterday's Quiz
1, I.evt 1 Morten was Vice l'reiiu,,.
thrilled .suites unucrjU!
11. (', en th.. Uiand nf Vbares eV,
;n'tn,r,,r',Hi"" ".U..M;,W.:
4 Jehn T. Trew bridge, wrote ti, i...
"cratch ciadle" or "ii, ! . ,V""U" et.
In Willi h Hi., infant s ' "" f'
7. HiuinumifCii Is . boa , n,' ! V'.H ""
tntl'iu Jevvdiv, erlL-ii llv I U,,im
inlnKbani ' "ik'i'Ullj f,,,,,, .
8 Ci-uslii-Keiii'iin h a tot I,, f,... Mlv.
In l-'ll'i "l'.' rieii, us ',,;., wVi'ih1''
or oiie of He ., . " ' '' '"'dlier
. Ilru.ll is the l.i,i..i , , :..
I'eitUK.ies., , tV, l.i iiKuiKe "'""'
JO. Knucklebones H ,hu KX, ,e , f (.., ,
pK'thf fi'n Puttee;!
J
In Geerpia (if the Mil is passed and action
fellows wishing)
.1 wmii must get ft is trife's consent Ufert
lie gees (i-fhhitifl.
She'll urtaiiilri withheld U (and this is sure
(ii fate)
Until with kern Velstendian neis iki'i
overhauled hi bait.
And si it really seems te us wherever ki
may Inel;
Tie peer fish of fisherman's the ent cAe
gets the hook.
Jehn Rarleyeern, alias Jehn Roetlegjtr,
continues te fill up police dockets.
Still another still explosion shows that
the bootleg business is going like a house
afire.
1 he season for huckleberries is aieut
ended, but the pantry shelf, happily, etill
endures.
Wonder if Mr. Wilsen's ears burned
when Cox nnd Lloyd Geerge xvere closeted
together.
Ten thousand tens of Rrltlsh coal ar
rived here .xesterday. Merely a drop In the
coal bucket.
The Reds are rushing teachers out of
Russia. Experience nleile will give then
their tinnl lessen.
De Vnlera's news vnlue Is diminishing
After being killed a couple of times he ha
new been wounded.
Quaint is the juxtaposition of talent
featuied for the street-car men's picnic:
Mitten, Seusn, Redeheavcr.
There is strong suspicion thnt the coal
denier is nbeut ready te make the American
dollar leek like n German mark.
When Old King Ceal entirely reeeven
from bis tantrums he is likely te start a
tire under that balky old mule, The Hail Hail
reads. Nobody really wnnts T'nrle Sam te run
the uillreads and the mines, but every
body realizes that he may be forced te de
se te prevent disaster.
Italian aviator has broken nil records
by llv inn ut the rate of 200 miles an hour.
Heating n hurricane and no fly cop te pinca
him for speeding.
The son of a famous F.nglsh plll-maiet
has written tin opera shortly te he preuuew
in Londen. Admission, we understand, l
worth u guinea n box.
A very crude person is the grocer w'
puts sand in his sugar. One mny accemj
plish se much mere with a tariff ana jet
keep one's conscience clear.
Incomplete returns from Sunday's refer
endum seem te indicate lhat the peP''.?
Sweden aie opposed te prohibition. R"
is depressing news for the beutlegger.
Chief Streng Wolf, of the Oji'jtvaJ;
seeks citizenship for Amerlcun Indiniu. J
his case and that of ether war veterans
desire te vote should be qualification eneufO.
IJFE ON TUB FARM
Dispatch from Alteena tells why Mrs
Margaret I'liiiniberliiln returned te town
after two months en n farm In SlnKin
Valley, and our tame olllce poet has done
it Inte verse .
Imhed, said Mis. Chumbeiialn in acctv
petlayngicul, .
Our home ice.c, (( ira.t vny plain, a fn"
:onleiiical.
lUu-h hiy (Hid fifffe mine thing '"
(iii('.i heart ueulil link irtth ns. ,
The beari ueulil vtiit at our spiing
thrrrfully they'd iliinli with hi.
My fainting spirit I had schooled te stem-
nvs ii s '( battle snnkci
Fer bloodshed in the ueuthhed ruled becaw
of fiursome rattlesnakes. rti
When I picked berries, vipers hlsteil. ('(
ceiiMf, iii t it stayed with them.
Hut milk snakes, always nn our "'
dropped in. The ehildien playtd with ':
77ic iiililentH huul.it. The it niseis iheaO
id. playf ulna by bitinu mi, ,
W'hiie dial's dinning needlei sewed srici'
up all thlnui tiUiiii'ittiiu mr. .
A pielly bay of hicks it was' Lift "
(ill' w (Hid mesird a bit! i
Why did havvt Oh, jul beunnf'
thought I'd belter est e bit. .
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