gl r ilif.ir'?'rzj'?-ffii!';m r-iV V!"'W- ", X RFACMAppCTT Srecra ji).ii lWf4fV, .?$ Mi h & ffyj?" EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1922 i'O j. !.. 1 i? -k it- - -v rcnina ituimic meaner PUHLIC LEDGER COMPANY 3. . ------ --- -- 1 - ..-.. j UXltUH II. II. C KTH. 'RMnPVt i MflM f' s.fnrel Vice Prescient unci Treaietii-eri tnriii A. Tyler V Jwt. PhfllrvS Cell'nu. Jehn II Wilinms, .letm J. nrarKnn,'Ucerne 1 CleMmUh David K. Smiley. 'Director. t cretnrj c-nnnes H i.uciuiR. V ! ttivm t? m.r?r i-.ii. 1 fi Y""""' I,,,. ' ' """f ()h,n c. MAItTIN... Qeneral Hulncn Manager !,'( rubllnhed dally nt Pest te I.kpcieb rtulldinft it tndepenelente Square. Philadelphia. JtTLlNTtn CITT . rrei-niten Unlltllnc Kw Yentt . . .Hit Mnillenn Ave Xi:reiT 701 I'eret ltulMttiK T, I.OUIC. . ,.013 Olob'-Prinecrnt lliil..hnff ClllCiOO UU2 Tritium' Uulldttij NTAVS UL'HUAVS. TTuin.Mue.s tlinEAi, Ns H ("or rcntuvlv.inla v and H'h t NTf YetltC DcnKjtC Thn Aim TltitMli k lONDON DuJiEiu TraUlcar liullJInc Ml 1IM. liil-i lO.S TMiMn. The EliMMi 1'tBLle L,Lln.ui Is served te ulj. e'rlber In lMim.ltli'i.i.i unci turmundlng towns at the rnle of lu.i (l.'( tents rer Wfk .laiab.e V te the carrier H ,.?, mull te rdlnts euulde of Philadelphia In I Vn ITnllMil qrniB. I'.nmlii , l'nii..i u...,. --. . -...-. . ...- - - ...i - , .-i , iiiiru . in." 1 . ffMIIOns. DOStAire free. Mflv (.".01 cnti hip Mmnth il B,r. "'!' ''eINrs per eir inv Ahlr .n nrtvurie-e p Te all fereiun reiintil's nm cjn dell-ir a month jxeticb JctinscrtteM vvlirilni; vcldreis changed jc n Give eia as Men a new miures BEtt. 3000 WAIMT KIVTONF. Ml HOI t-r Address nil cnrnmuntcattnni te Kvtlnff Public Ledgtr, litdcitrntlmcr Square, ''itfmMn'ilri. ' Member of the Associated Press m tMIrd te 1 .If dUpntcirj (filed le fh- or rrniiblirat e 1 e' in I iu' crrj.f fl fe it or net ethrni tir crrdttnl r 1 in this tc J ' thrrrln. OVi it (i ni&a t lucal hm .n.li ..h..! JI riffliM e' republication of jpectal Jl5ntcne 1 ( ntrrin are v ,y "-arrxed. rhitad Ipliia, Mturdm, rplrrnlifr 16, 1722 J I THE ROAD TO TAXI-CRAFT I TpIin nveime for prtft ami (.'otrniUlen I opened b that f.-iitni' nf the new taxi j cab erjln.in'( whi'-li iermi,- iirepert owu ewu j ers te h" 1 1'' hiilt ( 1 1 c iinp.in. 1.111 main , tain fti neS ii''ii' tti,ii irn;nitv ts shame lessly bro I, This obneMitis joker." whli'h was hus h I tied through by Mr. I.lmeburner in fem , j mlttee, will be submitted te the judgment of .''Council when ths whole measure la pre f Mntcd te that body nest Thursday. Its passage would mean nothing less than the farming out of the city streets te property ' QUiBn WfcU Pl.W .,wuiimu.uw ww.v - I us cab trade. j Public stands established under municipal ' I authority provide, of course, the only eelu- I tlea of a problem that has been disgracefully ' handled In this city. Their establishment , Treuld mean the end of special privilege and i iual opportunity for cabs of whatever hue. ' The system has worked admirably In New New Yerk and has for years been operative In , the leadln; European cities, notably I onden J and Paris. The "taxi war" whleh this community , has lately undergone is -small -town -tuff In addition te the inconvenience and fnlly of such a conflict, the absurd notion has I been festered that pmpertv owners may a- ert claims ever ptiblu- tlioieughfarcs. Frem the standpoint both of law and morals, the present proposal te lvalue this Ldlctatership Is preposterous. i LAYING THE FAIR FOUNDATIONS H rrnr. derision of the fair directorate te 'X determine the scope and general plan 'of the Sesn.ni-Centennial before exploring the financial problem is sensible and straightforward. Commendable ale as an instance of In 1 cere nubile spirit is the pledge of the diree- iMters te defray among themselves the ex- V I t .. 'P1.4, ipenses of drawing up tne program. mi 'money will, of reur-e. li repaid when frthe financial machinerv l set te werls. In Tn ether words. I'hlladelphlans and lgls- latlve bodies, lnunicipal, State, national, Will net be aUed te make gifts in the dark. Investment in the fair will be eaerlv so se Melted when U ii definitely known what the anterprise will be like. L' li.i ..!. .1 -1. in I... !.a n,An.,tllnn. Alinetign me uai i- win-, in.- .u. . ......... tlen which has rharartenzed the undertaking Is net irreparable, and it Is refresh. 'is te note that the Heard of Directors i at lat working upon foundations. Heretofore the fair has been li:lt from the top and l"i been, Indeed, let an insubstantial pageant There can be tin reulif In th" project with out fashioning I e lii structure and as embllng i-' - 'i niatenal a": were hap pily brought ferwaid yenerilnv. THE NEAR EAST CATACLYSM . rpHB detern nvitmn of the Allies te main-J- tain and de'end their joint control of Constantlnep'e i alut the enlv gleam "f hope which the most resolute optimist i an '. extract from tie i-ontl.igr.iten in the Near East. If from their omnien peril en the Bosperus some consistent and unified gen eral policy t word the Turk can he derived ' -there is a penhllit that hi depredations may be confined te hapless Asia Miner , i What has nlievlv happened in that tin- I fortunate region is kid enough 'I lie into- , man Turk. n erer m the past, has cele brated vi terv with inits,icie outrage ,md , destruction rpirenth ninl in the light of K long hlsterv lie is uttcrl nnregeiienite, j a persistent fee t progress nnd inihatien The wean p und "f "Id World annals is also exemplified m the advantage he has taken of the cress-purposes and disingenuous manetiveung of the Western nations. The general outline', of the present ad venture present nothing new In the past, Under Disviel ind In- adherents, it was Britain wh n .rsed and cuddled the -t k bandit of t'e Levant I.atelv it has been France and t. sonic extent ltnh who have succeeded te the protective eilii e and have Been fit. among ether perilous, policies, te "regard the Treat v of :evres as a dead letter The flames of Smvrna attest the desperate nature of this game Something like clairvoyance is nee led te predict even the immediate consequences of the reawakened fur? in the Near Kat. It may be taken for grunted, however, that any Kurepean foothold gained by the con quering Kemalists would present cataclysmic possibilities. Greece, peliticallv divided and prostrated ( by utter defeat. Is in no condition te defend uer new European ireniiers. unigaria covets (a stake in Turin e. .Itige-Slavia and Hu manla nie re.ulv te pounce upon the pos sessions pi tlie-Kelm (ievernmeut the moment I' a southern advaine begun,. !By the time anv mcii movements were started llungarj nnd ('.echo-Slovakia would ...L.I.I.. In C.t.,.1 IkLllMlf. Lt ,,..,, At, , nl.,. it "net regarding with indifferent e" the tuinul- (UOtlS Klllllllien Whether they are fertilised or net, the teds of a new war ever nun h of the cast jern half of Pumpe uie visible. Itussia, it Is cllwiuleting te observe, has abend) ter mutated n polio) frankly favorable te the Turku and te their ambitions in Constanti neple. It might be said that the Tinted Btntca Is pla.Miig the ungrateful role of b) - , atanuer were u nei unit .uncncaii lives are c Impeflled, perhaps even lest, and that American jirepenj is (ii'sire)eti uy tiie utte- man from) tilt 1b u matter of common knowledge that the Turk has survived only beuiuse the major Pewem of Kiirupe huve never com- i' kleeil their Ktrciintli te render him helnlcsx. .' It is absurd te imagine that the nations which hummed tne great (icrmaii military t sachllie are incapable of depriving the ' aincular nnd ninoriilieuH iigitinn of Turkey of R"'tfc caitaclty of wrecking Near Eastern aJvllltutien. -The Turk can be easily halted In his BMMnt Insensate career If u l8ireuH, candid .ftlU unllled opposition la ersanjxed. The 7mL .. l..lul.it,tttiinlM tllt helfir lint thnf 4fVIK.- Wl, v'i'vf. " rv - . alone -x-v ill net be enough. There must be conscientious e(T rt te Interpret tlte Near Knstcrn question without "back thoughts" mill furtive plays for privilege if Europe Is te be favetl from danger of the llrt 111115-nitiiile. THE OLD-FASHIONED TARIFF HAS RECEIVED A HARD JOLT Whwi Republicans and Democrats Com bine te Reject Committee Recom mendations a Nen-Partlsan Sci entific Tariff Becomes a Possibility p.VUTY lines en tin tnrlff vvr - loosely drawn ns the hit ik ere never se new. 1 lining the pregiess of the Ferduey McCumber bill through both Houses of Congress, Demo crats have voted with Uepubllcnns en cer tain previsions and Republicans have voted with Democrats en ethers. The disposition of Congress regardless of part) lines h;ls been te protect Anieili-in Indusfiles ju the broadest sense of the Mertis. Where our Industries have needed foreign products Congress has etcd te admit thes,. products fne of duty or at a itj low rate ,,f duty. This Is real pro pre pro teitieti Whete American products have been in danger of distinctive competition If foreign products were admitted at a low rate, the rate has l,een made high enough te safeguard American interests. The extreme iartla:i opposition has been deriding the Republican lenders for their inability te keep their followers in line In "uprert of the duties recommended by the remmi'tees Technically It may be said that pnrtx di. ipllne las broken down. Yet Senater Ledge the leader of the Senate m.ijerlM. has ieted against the recom recem recom inend.itiens of t-e Finance Committee en the dines en materials necessary te Massa chusetts industries. The most significant evidence of the growth of a national tariff policy In dis tinction from a partisan policy was dis closed when the Heuse by a vote of 177 te 180 ordered the Tariff Bill back te the Conference Committee with Instructions te put potash en the free list and te strike out the previsions for a dye embargo. The majority vote, was cast by Republicans and Democrats, The American farmers need potash for fcttlli.-er. and the farm bloc. which evcrv one knows is bipartisan, was I se'id for free potash New free potash Is f a form of pre-e, tien for AmcrUan agrlcul i rure I; i educes the ces: of fertilizer and f d.rectlv increases the profits of farming. i (-Hirlu:v enough, the dye embargo was ebje, ted te by the textile manufacturers. who have found lt dlfhmlt te get atsfae- terv lives of American manufacture. ,They ! he.r, je projection for textiles and have had it for vcars. Hut they want cheap dves Their friends in the Heuse combined ! with the friends of the farmers In voting down the dye embargo, asked for by the I i hemic al trust, and in voting up free potash l The extreme old;fashioned piotectlenls' , will regret this disregard of party discipline bv the IJnpiiblic.n legislators But these who are hoping that the tariff may tiltl I mately he "taken out of politics" and eon een j sidered en Its merits will hail the action of I the Heuse as n sjn of progress. I A protection Is a pnllev It is te be ap plied as expdiinc dli'.ites. Democratic ermters and Repp sentatives from Mates i with Industries needing a pre-ectlve duty for their survival have for vrars voted for a protective tar'ff Se long age as the Administration of Ciever Cleveland, when It wa- de'land , the Democrats that a pretertivH tariff was uni onstltutienal. Sen Sen aeor Murphv, of , w Yerk, grieved the President bv et'ti for a protective tariff en I cellars He ':vnl in Trey, where the cellar factories are the , hief Industries. The Louisiana Democratic Senators have always voted for a du'v en cane sugar And the Senators from te cotton-growing States 1 ave fivered dutv en long staple cotton, i And se it has l.cen for years. TIip wlel- tendency Is toward the unl veisal acceptance of the expediency of n. I prete. tive tir.lT, with a free list lneludlrg I the commodities needed in agriculture and i manufacturing ind with duties en ether j products high ene'igh te preserve the Amerl I can market for the American producer. 1 When Repul.l ..m dissatisfied with the I duties jrepc,fcl In the congressional com 1 mitiecs will ,,Mi with the Democrats who ! oppose them in ordering that these duties he removed or modified, we have made per ceptible pregiess toward the framing of a Tariff BIT en scientific principles. When Congress is prepared te accept the advice et experts in framing a tariff bill - experts who will Inform lt what rates of dutv are needed for adequate protection ns well as what goods should go en the free list in eider te prev ide indirect protection te these who use the duty free goods the tariff will cease te be the kind of political issue that lt has been In the past, and party lines will net be drawn in Congress when a new Tariff Bill is drafted. This blessed day will net dawn In the immediate future. Old customs and obi habits of thought are net easily discarded. There would have been no revolt against the Kerdnev -Mc fiitnlii r bill If lt had net been drafted bv men ebsc sed by the old tariff idrns. The) are as far behind the times as the humorists who write jokes irbeut a man lying en the ground under his automobile tinkering with the engine, n posture that has net been ncccs-niy since the engine was taken from under the driver's seat years age and put beneath a heed in front. SECRETS OF STATE IN A CI KIU:NT discussion of the terms of settlement leailicd by the railiead shop ctafts and the mil ecc uthes, bended In Danbl Wlllard, of the 11 and e, Ben W. Heeper, ihuliiiLiu of the Railiead Laber Beard, seeks te correct what he calls a mis taken general impression et the manner In which the senierltv pilnclple was disposed eif Mr Heeper Insists that, centr.uy le the existing beliefs, the iuestmii of seniority lights was lift eipe n nail that the shop vveikcis did net tctiiiu in wink with thcje tights iiiiliiipaiiid lido we have iinetliei illiM latien et the milliner In which the pub'n is pi evented by a cloud of amblgiiiilcs and half-truths fnun getting a glimi se eif the actual facts of m dustllal iciiitievcisle The statement Issued from the Chleagu eenfeienee le announce :1ii adjustment f the dlffeii'iiecH belwein the shepmen and their emplevcrs s;iii ueihiiu; explicit about seiilerlD lights It did sny that the shepmen would return te the clashes In which they were pievluusly listed. f this dldu't mean that seniority rights had been preserved for the men lt dldu't mean anything. Mr. Wlllard was all along In faer of granting seniority rights te re turning strikers. The strikers themselves continue te stay "out" en Hues which still lefuse te tccegnlzc their rights te seniority privileges. The details of the understandings nr lived at In Chicago are still secret. But deductions from the published facts make it appear that the unions and the executives alike made their own agreements and de elded le permit formal announcement te come at a later date from Mr. Heeper s heard It might be snld. therefeie. that informal lecognltlen of the seniority rule seems te hne been accorded by the execu tives at Chicago. The formal recognition will pielmbl) come from the Railroad Heard at a later date. COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES Till: patience of the American people Is great. But It is net inexhaustible. Ij the coal operators of the country, and esped.illv these in the anthracite field, sup pose that they limy afel dexete an interval of stress nnd uncertainty te frank and open profited ing they are grievously mistaken The xerv worst thing that the coal i'n could de would be te believe that they may put fuel in a class with mii'lcal comedy tickets or cirrus lemonade nnd Impose nil the costs that the traffic will bear in a period of accidentally stimulated demand The suggestion of an increase of .'1 a ten en domestic anthracite has a bad sound It reveals the men xxhe have made lt In a light which no feats of argument or propaganda can make favorable. The operators have spent limitless time nnd money In efforts te convince the country that they are efficient, that their desire is te deal fairly with con sumers, nnd that they have been content with reasonable profits, nnd that mine own ers are net disposed te encourage the abuses of monopolistic' control. In view of such professions as these the present campaign for Pederal and Stat" sanction fir higher coal prc.es seems ridiculous or worse There is no moral or technical justification for such a demand. The cost of mining coal has de creased, with the cost of coal distribution. The miners have returned te work at the rate of wages that prevailed prier te the strike and throughout a pejrled when an thradte was available) In the most expensive domeetle slaes at apprerlmately 12 a ten tn the retail market. Mine equipment and macbinenry have decreased In price. Freight rates are dexen. Everything Is down but coal. That, we are told, must go higher. The producers of coal cannot complain If they are accused en every hand of a desire te capltallre the hardship of the masses of the perple and exploit a helpless public te the last limit of its endurance. It happens, however, that the public has endured about enough of this sort of thing. It is new. and has been for mere than a year, extremely sensitive te manifest wrongs and injustices in the coal business. It is paying n much a it will ever consent te pay for coal it n is once convinced mat i.inui-i I sncritices will lie necessary it will dec iile that j peace between the miners and mine owners I is tee cestlv ; that the root of the trouble is I b'icl management, end that coal ought t be I produced without the enormous bribes which I opeiaters .ind weaker, alike seem te ic.piire from the consumers. Then the goee that 1 has lieen laving golden eggs for the mine 1 and railway e irporatiens will be dead. I Anthracite mining was deadlocked for i almost half a vejr because of a demand of ' tl.e miners for a wage increase that would 1 l.ive added about twenty -seven ccnls te the , labor eest ccf a ten of coal. If the dollar ' advance asked for bv the coal men were te ! be allowed they could grant the wage which , they refused the miners and have seventy- I three cent additional for their own pockets , trem every tell of coal There is no acute si ertage of anthracite. I 'Il.eie i no reason why there sheu'd be one 1 Tie strike was called at n time when great I leseive stocks of all seits of coal were 111 I stcrag" and xvlie't the pubV had every rea- ! son te expect a reducti m in retail costs ' because of a plentiful supply The six months of idleness served te create an im im prelsien of present or future shortage in the ce.il mm kits Anthracite held te peak pines and even displaved a tendency te go higher ct this coal vva mined at re'atively low e-est The owners ptetited largely by the peiteel of idleness just ended New they i se. Hi determined te nirtner exploit tne p-vciiolegv et tne strike inter tne siriue is ended and te continue the pretense of a coal shortage. Secretary Hoever, In a blunt statement ju-t issiHel, ebserx-cs that the cost of the railroad strike will be borne ultimately net bv the lallreads but by the farmei s who eeiildn t move crops nnd the consumers who found the cost of living going up in cnne- cpieiic e The cost of the coal strike will I s.inil.irly fall net en the miners or tne oper eper 1 I'crs but upon the unorganized pub ic in I the cities. I If the corporations in control of basic in dustries continue te invite the enmity nnd siij tcien of majorities in the industrial and ,11:1 cultural area alike they sneuid net com plain if, before long. Congress and State Legislatures nre exerv. helmed with demands fc r tndieal legislation nnd Government con trol of rails and mines alike. THE COUCH OF ROYALTY Till: couch of royalty knocked down for It l a geed round sum cenidering thnt the bed in which Albert L'dwnrd of Wales, CI. nib's Dickens, General bhermnn and exerv President of the I'nltid States, from Lincoln te McKinley, found repose, could effect an entrance In but few modern house holds. The altitude of that monstrous mod em headboard alone is very nearly equal te two npartment house Menes of the Ingenious Urd-cage typ1"- Possibly the antique denier who pur chased Wales' bed at the picturesque auc tion sale that is stripping the historic and once mnjestic old Continental Hetel of all its xenerable possessions is count In en an nccess of sentiment te enhance the value of the incubus. Kingly bed.s nre much admired by Ameri can tourists In Kurepe, as the Heeds of xisiters te the boudoirs of Malraalsen nnd 1 entainebleau nmplj attest. Are such relics inspiring only overseas-1 It seems se, and yet Memerial Hall man age.nent has long maintained a collection of period furniture which occasionally ureuscs the passing interest of visitors te the base ment. Most of th exhibits there, some of which represent the domestic artistry of past centuries, are noteworthy f"ru beauty of line and charm of design The Wales bed 1.' net thus chnracterlred. It le a somewhat staggering creation, but net xxitheut possi bilities in the instruction field. Its ex hibition might at least demonstrate the liorrers of mid-Victorian decorative stand arils and Us attempts, new amusing, te re xeal beauty through pomposity, ernatenesi and sheer bulk Meney is being raised in Nnriistewii te provide each new policeman Norristown Cast oral with n c ap. a whistle, a badge, a I eel lantern and u piece ei lope t is a pli'iiMii.t picture that is here piccuicd Setting hie cup hghtlv en the hack of hi heael the lie. cop blithely whistles a hej polishes Ills badge, hut naturally, h,. s ie. united te (wing his iec lantern every time he smokes his iec e et iepe. Remance) will never pass away, says Laura Jean Libbev It does and it doesn't, Lauia dean. Kwr time a fellow passes some etlivr fellow ma Lea it. And the game geeb right ou. DOWN WITH THERMS! Epidemic In England and Likely te Hit Philadelphia Alias Is Btu, Its Habitat the Headquarters of the U. Q. I. By OEOKGK NOX McCAIN Londen, England. ENGLAND is suffering from nn epidemic of "therms." Philadelphia will likely be ntlaekcd In a similar manner. Severnl Londen dally newspapers have been devoting considerable space under "scale" heads te the subject. Scores of denunciatory letters have been published from nil parts of England. But what are "therms"? Members of Philadelphia Council knew. Mayer Moere knows. The Knltcd Gas Im provement Company In particular Is Inti mately familiar with the subject. Every citlren of Philadelphia who Is a householder has had his experience with "therms." If he has net, ns yet, he possibly some time will have. "rnilEKMS" is the slang English term for X the British thermal unit. It is a system for measuring the gas used for heating and lighting by gas-producing companies. England is the home, the mother as It were, of the British thermal unit. Philadelphia's Interest In the subject Is te the extent of n fine of $.100 per dav being paid, or was. when I left home, by the U. O. I. te the city. The company's contract with the city calls for the sale of gas en the basis of candle power illumination. The British thermal unit calls for it en the heating-power basis. Cenl has been largely supplanted by oil In the manufacture of gas. Heretofore It has been claimed by gas engineers and experts that the "Btu." as It is hnewn, is tne only reliable svstem of I '"cafmring gas consumed by the householder. That it is fairest both te consumer and I producer. Mayer Moere's Gas Commission experts recommended lt in their neglected report months age. NOW Enjlantl, the home and the original originator of the "Btu" method of measuriJir 'gas, la rising up In wroth There Is a jenerai wall that gas Is cost cest ing mere and Ita heating power Is growing less. Scores of letters from all ever England and Wales charge that the gas companies are providing a xverse- than -ever quality of the article and charging mere for it. A change Is demanded ! When Philadelphia City Council, headed by Councilmen Hall and Gaffnev. these eimlnent gas experts, visited the various works te learn Just hew gas is made, there Is no record of their findings en the "Btu." This is evident from the fact that the sub ject has never been discussed publlelv. Meantime, the V. G. I. has the'?e10-a-day fine piling up against lt, and seems te be satisfied. Council permits the U. G. I. te suffer this less and docs nothing; and It. tee, Is satis fied. ENGLAND'S gas xvail was preceded bv months by that of Philadelphia. The greasy gas, its slew -heating quality, its intermittent supply and all that has been experienced at home. But nothing is done. There Is neither progress forward nor hickvnrl The Londen Dallv Mail has taken up the gas question and the British thermal unit system of measurement and is fighting it. Because the experiences of .some of the English consumers may hnve a parallel among Philadelphia consumers, I quote one or two of the Indigmm letters. Th" mnnnging director of the Ladles' Na tional Clubs reports that in sem instances the gas bills of the organisatien were mere than eleubled in a jenr uniler the "Btu" svstem. Director Mnnby points out thnt nt Branch lub ?e, 1 the gas hills leaped from SI 2 1.3ft for the June quarter In 1H21 te ,1S0 in the sanl0 ,,lmr,,.r m At nran;u (.,b Ne 2 the bills Increased from Nil 21 te !sl.-." and at a third dub from .07 0 te ,?lis -,n I have translated the sums from pounds and shillings info dollar and cents Majer McGregor, of Cnnliff. Wales, re ports an increase under the sme conditions from O-2.000 cubic feet te fil.000 feet Majer K. G. Bnyliss, of St Jehns Weed, reports a gradual Increase in his gna hills under the "Btu" fiem S20.20 for the June quarter of 1010 te S23..r.O for the same quar'er in 1920. te ?n0.0S in 1021, and te S01 Ml in 1022. ON THE part of the gas companies of Tnglnnd, thev claim that the cost te the consumer is being reduced under the "Btu " The experience among the (gas consumers of the Kingdom is te the contrary. It is pointed out that the very rich gas supplied by the companies under the "Btu" does net burn economically in the ordinary heating nnd kitchen appliances. Househohlois claim that they are com pelled te bum twice ns much of the rich gas supplied by the companies ns they would bavee done under the old candle power system with a poorer quality of gas. It Is for these reasons that individuals and societies demand that the British ther mal unit be siibiccted te careful and scien tific Investigation. As n result of the general complaint against the thermal unit a demand has been made en the Londen Beard of Trade for an Inquiry into nil the facts. Londen County Council has already In augurated a preliminary investigation, with the object of bringing the subject before the Council nt its October meeting. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ What was the list general engagement fought en Northern seli In the Ameri can Revolutionary War" What arn the ceIts of the liar of EcyntT What is a vilayet" Where did the gaae of pole erlslnateT What Is the meanlnir of the name Ieha Ieha bed'' N'ame three plays hy Henrlk Ibsen. nistiniriilsh between perlque irnd per ruque Why is thev petrel se called T Where is the Oulf of lepnnteT What were Hessian beets? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz In addition te IxaEhlnKtnn, Philadelphia, New Yerk and Lancaster haxe been capitals of the, t'nlted States Several ether cities h.ixe been In effect rnpl tnls while the temporary seat of Con Cen Kress v A junta Is a deliberative or administra te council, especially In Spain, Italy or Latin America In Spanish countries the word Is pro pre pro neunceel "lioen-ta," but among ling-llsh-speaklng peoples the word Is new pronounced with the English round of "J" A Janitor Is se called in allusion te the Latin "Janun," a deer. Inde-C'lilna Is In .Southeast Asia, south of China with a coast line nleni? the Gulf of Simn the China Sen and the Gulf of Tonkin It Is bounded en the wen bx- Slam A IncustriiH' country is one containing many lakes Llevd s, the f minus British association of underwrite i , for marine Iniiiianee p se called li cause the necletv re moved in 1710 from Cernlnll te a erffee heusei in Lembard street, Lon Len Lon eon, kept bv a man named Lloyd In 1771 the office of Lleyd'a was moved te the Iteval Kxchaniie S A 'limn ele guerii" Is a psciiilenyni ns Miuied name, under which a prison fights plays wrltcB, etc. The word means ' war-mime ' Jacinth Is nneihci name for livaeinth Muslin takes lis natne from the city of Mesul, In Mesopotamia, where It was formerly made. NOW MY IDEA IS THIS ! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphians en Subjects They Knew Best JOHN A. VOGLESON On the Meaning of City Planning CITY plnnnlng is a thing which directly concerns evcrv man. woman nnd child In the Citv of Philadelphia. A well-planned citv will provide for the convenience, health and comfort of nil of it inhabitants and should the city, or anv pail of it. be lacking in any of the essential for these aims, the citv plan should provide for their attain ment bv svstematic and eiclerly procedure. Making' a limp of the city is part of the work and an important part of city planning, but earning out the extensions or changes in the 'citv plan made necessary bv the c It) growth' is a matter which should be par ticipateel in and its meaning thoroughly understood bv everv one This is the opin ion of Jehn A. Veglewin, chief of the Bureau of Surve.vs. Philadelphia Has Bone Mutli "In the first place." said Chief Voglesen, "Philadelphia ha already accomplished a geed deal of work which comes under the general head of citv planning. Among these f kings nre notably, the Parkway, from the Citv Hall te the entrance of rairmeunt Park, nnd the elimination of grade crossings m Seuth Philadelhl.i. the plan of which was in the preccs of execution but winch was temporarily delaved by the conditions arising fiem the war. However, negotia tions for the resumption of this weik nie new under way with the transportation companies interested, and it will probably be resumed nt an early elate. "The widening of Delaware nvenuc was a distinct nehiexemeiii for the city, and linked xvith this was the construction of the municipal pleis. These tilings, together with such operations ns the construction et the ltoesexelt Boulevard fiem Bread and Cayuga streets toward the northeast limits of the city, aie excellent examples et what has ahead)- been dune and what is being carried forward In the planning et the city. "Citv plnnnlng, in it simplest terras, mentis 'simply the orderly development of n its and its environs It will be clenr te anv one who will give the subject a little consideration that city plnnnlng, te accom plish the best results, mut necessarily go be vend the strict geographical limits of a citv and consider also the problems in their relation le the region which the city serves. Many Things te Consider "Cilv planning is tee often considered ns relating enlv te the street system, hut it must go fnrther mid must give careful con sideration te nil the transportation facilities of a city ; steam and elect tic milways, water transportation, street railways, vehicles of nil tvpes and descriptions, nnd pedestrians must net be overlooked. "This relates net only te the efficient nnd rpcedv handling of passengers, but of goods of all descriptions also, because the ceo cee mimical transportation and handling of freight both nt the point of origin and the point of departure are of the greatest eco nomic Importance. ... "And this includes the market system of the city, for it Is apparent thnt for a city te be well served it must hnve the best of transportation facilities for receiving its feed supply and ter distributing it through. out the limits or me cu. . j in- nuiiniiiK ei the feed supply between the time of arrival in the citv and the drte of being sold for consumption is another matter which is of the first importance and rightfully cuines under the general head of city planning. If a city plan be exirrce tly mnde in the first place," and well carried out In the second, the matter of the city's feed has an important place. Itcsldence and Business Zenes "In order that a great city may be prop prep erly planned for its erdeily development it should be districted, or, a. districting is Hilled nt the present time, divided into ones, "eniiig bus a gieat innnv advantages, both for the K'sidential and for the purely business neighborhood The residential sec. liens aie piulecled bv oiling against the invasion of industiial opciatietiN and against iiuiaiiies such as garages, slaughter Iihiisim aftd the like, which, while necessary te the existence of n city la sonic of its sections, de net properly belong te the residential sections and cannot exist there without deling ceiisiileiable damage le the value of the properties as icsidclices. Likewise, the eidustrial sei'iiens may develop and lUmrKh without the constantly tlneateiied eiicieach. nient of the small homes of person wjm dfsire te live near the scene of their labors. "Oiiexef the greatest, advantages of the zoning system is that xvticn a city is prep THE TURKISH VIGTORY WHBJt THE GREEKS WERE WOtMOKS. WHEN THE TURKS ARE WINNING. erly yened for specific uses, the problems of transportation, water supply, drainage and many ether details which are constantly before the ellitirrU of a city become definite, and therefore Ihe meie easily and efficiently solved. Thus it is possible te plan eco nomically for the best ue of the various section', of a city which have been set aside for specific purposes. "In developing n city plan verv careful consideration should he given nnd aelequate prevision should be made for recreation hv pievidlng patks and open spaces at suUi e tenth short intervals, se thnt thev are net tee far removed or tee difficult of access by the pei sons of the neighborhood which they are designed te serve "The importance of the city park and the open .space which i sufficient in area and is also of easy access is new tee well hnewn te require any argument for it exist ence. Ihe relief of congestion and crowding is cine eif the most important factors m the VtH I,I(,ni"K of a city, and ene of the things which will yield the biggest returns ittlie health and the happiness of its pee- Central Cky Section im! en'M,rl"'1''"' "( ihe Delaware River 'allli "'V necessity for providing nde- liate approaches te it require the xviden- ,.- "T le.'!"i"' f the bridge having een definitely fixed, it the,, fellows ns a after of course that certain of the streets near t must be mnde wider. '.! i"S "m"J"" widening will be a cestlv "Freer. ?' "'V' V"'st he "tended from the streets jn ,h )mra,.,lintP Pi1lt, of ,,, bridge in such a manner that adequate lines vvfii,rhe,,;,,,,,:,,;,;reid'.n ,e vnn ,if rJ'lf ''.'t'" ih" sl.r(,,,t "''"lug will be cestlv, yet if the cost be distributed ever a period of jinis the burden will net be excessive nor the annual outlay required he tee great. Planning Commission Needed "City planning is of such vital importance te the growth and the proper development of a citv tint it should receive the attention of a city planning commission. Such a com mission is provided for In the new citv i baiter, and it hns been the experience e'f ether cities that pi egress can be best mnde with a elty plan when a representative com mission co-operates with the citv depart ments for the development of the 'plan '( hicage, Buffalo, Cleveland and Minne Minne npel.s are all cities in whld, Citv Planning ( emtnlssinns have bee,, ,,t work for a con siderable period of time and where much hns been nccempl.shcd. It has long since passed the exjiennientnl stage, and all of thee cities, hut especially Chicago, are beginning .i rea ire the importance of the plans vvl.l'h have been formulated arid what they mean te the ; city w he,, they l.nve been carried into execution." ' " A SONG UIIALL you return again? sJ Yes, some tune, In hawthorn, summer rain, Or a new ihyme; Hoefs green xv 1th vveathtr-stain And bells n-ed.lme; '" A latticed window-pane, Where roses climb. Hew shall we knevx It's xeu' By this and tills; While sand, the gentian's blue. A song, a kiss, One ever born anew, low ninny you miss "v he live) the whole )ear through In all that is! h Margaret Kackvllle, In the Londen Natien nnd Atheneum. -anon An Illinois Editor's Steady Income Tiern thi1 AHiirnenl 'I Im1 A rliilil h horn In tin- iit'iL'hlHirh.HHi i rdiler gives ,l,e leucMungcl ',.? the happy patents a sendnrT ami get in It is christened and .he mmjste J ' ?,"" and tin; edller gets Su ,,11. The editor ,,,h, and tells a eleeil lies about the ., 1 and ac.einpllshed bible. The , ,,s ,', ' f'1 JK) and, a pie. e of cake , i ' !, . " J(I.IM). In the course f ii.,.,. ,,. ' .".."-s iloelor Ki.lu fi.n, 1 St.-. ,.. ,i. .. ', tile " i.iicici, ,11 i. ... 1 . . gii permiis another s.i. iln "c minister fiem S,T.-, ! S-'flii 11 1 . ' ""il go timiiii , .. 1 ... ubliuary two columns ,m u , '4 ,.1 '" thanks and gets ,0.u. N,."" , , " , ' mi country editors get rich. Have ve, L'i jour fciibserlntien? vt! "" l'uJ '- -- 'l"""l I ll- IMIIIII v x"'s - viiim . r va-zr-zz m w s. your vibscrlptlen? (-Ge tr,) CJQW SHORT CUTS A dispatch from Harrlsburg sets forth that Every night the State cops clatter And the highways sternly comb; And from parked auto petting parties They are driving Nellie home. The lid is off the srtraw one. The last raid seems te prove the police have the right dope. Interest continues te center at Manbelm rather than nt Geneva. " 'Rah fe- Potash"!" cried Pcrlmutter Tariff. "Never say dye!" The unspeakable Turk Is doing some loud talking just new. Europeans cultivate Americans as they de asparagus, solely for their tips. And new you won't have te worry about your income tax for another three months. Mere nnd mere reads are responding te the Invitation, "Come en in! The water's fine !" Lloyd Geerge Is te get a pound a word for his memoir' pretty nearly five tens te the newspaper page. We may confidently expect a few re marks from Admiral Sims when he gees en the retired list October IC. Unless the expected and customary hap pens, the Baker-McCermlck wedding will take place in Londen next Wednesday. In view of the shortage, the real public benefactor is one who can show us hew te make one lump of coal de where two were used before. M'hen Mr. Gompers blames all railroad troubles en the Railroad Laber Beard he cheerfully forgets the past. He should get Mr. Debs te jog 1 is memory. Prohibition agents nie said te have busted up a home-brew college in Bayonne, N. J. Pursuit of the higher education Is forever beset with difficulties. Lloyd Geerge has premised the Amer ican Legien te come heie this fall. If Ciemenceau would but wait for him, what a time they could have in Washington with W. W. ! The cost of the railroad strike Is esti mated nt n billion dollars. If from It there should develop any plan that will de away with further btrikes it will be worth the money. Secretary Hoever eleclarcs present bitu minous coal prices "an outrage en the pub lic." But Ihe public counts that dny lest thnt doesn't turn up an outrage of large proportions. Venizelos In Paris Is showing friendli ness te Piince Christopher nnd wife, the former Mrs. Leeds. Strange, if in exchaage for the fruit stands she has sent us Greece should get nn American Queen. What the fiddlers three played for Old King Cenl: A diller a dollar, the pub lic's a scholar, who still excites our laugh ter We wicked him hard before the strike and new we'll sock him after. - V Three hundred thousand storks have In vaded Oeynhnusen, Westphalia, 'ami from ten te twelve of the birds roost nightly ea each house in tin town. We trust this will net seriously affect the birthrate elsewhere. " " - Paul Pelret, designer of fashions, l grieved because fewer women nttend the race tracks here than in Prance. There have been limes when It seenud te us there vvere one or two things in life that have perhaps lift 01 (led greater cause for grief. New Jersey iindertakeis in convention at the shorn , Have ja..ed their undertaking till it deesn t seem 11 bore. . Ki 0111 the eigan solemn dirges rise and leiiiidlv tumble, but Theie are bebbcd-liiiired girls parading In 1 heir shrouds of modern cut, . With the proper styles of caskets, floral wreaths where mourners wait And a geed embalming fluid even Death U up le date. vi M. . Jl A A :.,..: . .. . .u. .jr- e ' AXaL1& ..ai . '.:immh siCct f iA-K
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