fr.? KWHHB flww mw in!' i-v;-' TTiWTAjr PMMm&niV'-n tot 5 ESS Iff-. . EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18; 1922 CI "& &? Vi W 21 rj 4F HE Ft' leiima public ftedaer SFULIC LEDGER COMPANY jWctmjb ir. k. cuims. pkbsident Mllflf fl fflt, IMA I,...,....... t .5.'l,pn''- Cnillrm. Jehn II, Wllllnm. Jean J. rcfifte a'0fB K' aeldmlth. Dsvld E, Smiley, iPAVIP B. BMILET Editor ,jOHW G. MAI1TIN.... general I3u.nM Manager Fublleihed dally at Pcntle LKDetn nulMlne Independence Square. Philadelphia. AttlKTie ClTT rreai.Unlen tltitldln li" WW 34 :.tdlinn A. 1T10IT 701 Ferd llulldins (Br. Lern C13 atnb'-Dfmecrat nulMlr.i C8I0400 1302 Tribune llullctln NEWS ni'RCAl'S: tWillll.NOTOM Btntil', . ,!nr Pennsylvania Avt and 14th St. NSW Yerk IIihihae Th Run IliuMIn IrOKDON DcntiU Trafalcar Uulldlnn . .. bc.eaOltil'1'iO.S n.it.Mn The EtENi.eu 1'uiiLiu Lkisjeu ,j served 10 iiiW- erlbcrs In rnllutletuniu and hurrmititiinir fnivns t the rate of tne.ve US) itnta per vel;. payable (te the carrier. !kP?t ?.1.1 i peln,s ouUlde of Philadelphia m 'SJ-i-i'"' Slates. Canada, or United States rsi,. S!!,!?,..p?.tK" free' nrty !0J nta I' month. IX (10) dollars per ei- payaMr in mlvanre. f TPJf.'iJera"Ln lntrlM.n? "" '"'I"'' month. . Nencr Puhscrlbers wlahlnc adlrets changed mUBt Blve old A we, I ;n nm- address. j BELL. SOOQ WAI.NTT KFYSTOE. MMN 1601 tAiiress oil cnmmnlfnf nm (e fi'niliij 'uM3 i.frfgcr. mfii"id-ncr Nu(ir Vtiifidetpliin. Member of the Associated Press ...T".K. ASSOCIATED I'RUSS is rxelurttWi m titled te the us or t-rpubtlcatle'i of nil nnet dOpatchri crrrtctcel te it or tiel etnrujl credited in im paper, and also the local tines puelljJied Serein. XII rlclift 0 republic-niten 0 special dispatches Serein are otse reirrvcd. Philadelphia, Monday, September IB. 1922 ATROCITIES AT HOME TT WAS refreshing te hear from Governer Sproul tlinf he is reaily te threw the power 11 ml Influence of his office behind tlif Stnte Fuel Commission which, headed by Mr. Alncj. N lnberinp te prevent a brutal winter rts-ault by the mal ojieraters en t lie poekctbeoks of linieelinUlerx. litis K mi oretileii en whlrb the fioverner flnd the Fuel ('umini'iiiiir ""ill deinerf trnte. If they will, that the c-nlrnl eharge of pe'ltiral pnrtN.'Uikhlp with Minsrlenec less big btf-lnees !. without jut ground The (onteurx of the e'd ; raiiml of rlms costs nre' alreadv dKi ernlble In the dl-ein-bIeii of prospective eal prlrpt. The op erators want te lnenitFe the anthracite rate Jl n ten nt the mine". The r"ta1!er mic cumbed te the contagion anil propeied te dtl fifty eentx additional for lurk. Tim the price of anthrarlle would he raNed SI ."fl above the rate wltl"h prevailed In jenr of unexampled Intlutten ami i-kj - titKh war COMs. If the I'nel Coiiinilkwien shes way before the coal men and itrant the nilii iai -ain'-'tlen which 1 nee.sary before the price of domestic ieal can lie legally mhiiiiifd : if It enn be stiitnpeded. persnuded or bnmlieuled. 'It cannot longer maiiitaln even a pretence of service In the interest of the public. The buinp "f the Fuel Cnmmlssieii new Is te stand pat for the existing rate, which In Itself would insure fat returns te oper ators nnd mine nuncis. It it strance thiir the ieal men them flelven cannot peneive the need for an eer clse of the lrfie of restraint in this in Ptnnee. Thej have a monopoly of one of the necessities; of life and 11 wide open mar ket and a prospect of endless sal,., without (effprt en their own part. De tliej want the earth' REGISTRATION CALL NO. 2 THK power of exhortation i" limited. Fer tills re.isen the most intensive and best organized urging is lue.ipnble et coning with the perfl.xtent and ehreuii registration -Blacker. As there are always a number of well meaning and woolly -minded individuals who would like te de the right thing bur nre a bit dazed after the manner of Milne s "Mr. Pirn" it may be repeated for their benefit that the second of the three t-gl"-trntlen days for electors occurs tomeriow. The division pellint; plaes will be open 'from 7 A M. te 1 I' M.. and from 4 P. M. te 10 P. M., ddjligl.t saving time. Pell taxes maj be purchased nt time of regis tration. Persons who have tint registered this autumn will be denied the right te vote In the November elei tlen. All this Is ancient stuff te p'iblii -spirited citizens nnd te the professional politicians nnd ward workers. Helterated pleas for the performance of a duty nnd the utiliza tion of political responsibilities may bestir the muddle -headed lnneients. The crus crus itaceetiH antl-citizen is irreclaimable and mav be recommended te skie all this. HOW TO OPPOSE THE FAIR THF.KF. nre enl two teasens en which opposition te the Sesqul Centennial can 1 based ; Fenr that Philadelphia is incapable of presenting a geed fair. Fenr of th nseipienies of the material prosperity resulting from holding u great exposition hire The first apprehension Is a matter of in dividual sentiments. . sure wnv te kill the undertaking is for al. Philadplpl.:ans te combine in a grand horns of distrust. Any enterprise, however ''nidiible in i'self, .can be crushed bj mas pessimism of this order. Uut until the wave of nnxietr be be remeB larger than H new is, this argument for dlsceuntennni lug the prejci t muv he dismissed. There remain te be iensiered the gen eral result of a well eetidiu ted exposition The only seurre of information en this sub ject Is the record of previous international shows. Approximately $70,000,000 was expended In San Franclsm bv visitors te the Pnnnma-Paclfn Fair In liil," The .gate receipts totaled mere thnn Sl.000.00O. nd the money spent with concessionaires ;mere thnn S7.000.000, Jt Is estimated that the city nf San Fran- Irlarn received mere than S.10.000.000 worth of advertising through the fair, mi asset mere than covering the cost of construction, 'the operating and the dismantling of the .exhibition, llank Hearings in San Frnn- cisce In 101," ameunteil te mere than !sl77, ,000,000 ever these of the ptevieus jear. j The figures for Chicago in is.l),'i and for 'Philadelphia In 1S70 pretient similar tales of prosperity. If this Is something te he lafrnld of, the tremors of the autl-fair re re 'mctlenarles nre justified. Obviously, In that srane, their preference Is for the security of fdecay. , A NEW NATIONAL CAME? I'B TI3NNIS debtlued te supplant baseball ?'Jih the great national gameV If It Is trtie that Americans Interested In outdoor sports drift naturally te these that nre me.st strenuous, buselmll and football have seen thlr brightest days and TIMeu's game will before long tu!;u their place in the public s ( estimation. t In the past tennis was regarded as a fcname for gentle Indies, n languid business I i .t... lt..t.A I. ..II ..I , 01 pnillUl 1 UKev uiiii iieuiii iii'en rccii lawns. The modern athlete have changed nil tlmt. They have tilled the game with strew nnd fury. A tennis star of tliesrj days reiptlres the lung iintl leg power of is ;, bread jumper, the vlriird skill of a finished billlardist and .jibe stft.vlnu power of n longshereiunn. Foot Feot Foet fiull ns It is played In the eelleireH is a muddy and clumsy scrimmage and baseball . ' 4 seeii-i JittU mtfre thm n casual trial of speclnllned nklll In compitrlseii with the gnnte of tennis as It was revealed at Man helm anil which, for all Its speed and grim ness, Is still the most picturesque nnd grneeful of eprn-nlr sports. If tennis were ever te become n national sport, If by some evolutionary reform In civic ethics courts could be provided for nil who wanted te piny, Including the foot feot foet bnll nnd baseball fans who new sit In blenehers nnd exercise only their lungs, what n nation of athletes wc should be within n few years t V THE MAN WHO SELLS HIMSELF WORSE THAN MAN WHO BUYS Consequently, the State Cannet Trust Itself te a Party Whose Leaders Have Persistently Betrayed Its Voters A DEMOCRATIC reader has asked us te " "tell the people why n voter should continue te retain In office n party such as the Republican Party, based en Its record for the Inst twenty years In Pennsylvania." Me wonders whether we "have the eottr eettr nge" te de It. It Is net a question of courage se mueh as of knowledge of the record of the He publican nnd Democratic Pnrtles In this State. This newspaper, In view of the record of the Democratic Party, certainly could net recommend that party te the people. Granting for the moment that all thnt our Democratic reader thinks about the Repub lican Party Is true, the record nf the Demo cratic Party Is se much worse thnt It can not be commended te the suffrages of the people. Ne Democrat can be unaware of the un holy alliance that existed between the Democratic leaders and the Quny machine, nn allium e which was continued under the Penrose machine. Democratic leaders of the State Senate nnd Heuse were for years In close confidence with Penrose. They were Penre.se agents. Men prominent In the Democratic organization were known as Penrose Demeer.its. They were rewarded by pelltlenl favors for their activity In selling out their party te the Penroe machine. They earned their pay by blocking the efforts et every genuine and honest Democrat te secure nomination te office. They sold out their party. It Is contemptible enough for n political tender te insure an easy victory for his mn didates by btijlng off the opposition. Hut the language has net words scorching enough te describe the men who sell them selves and betray the trust of hundreds of thousands of honest and worthy citizens. .s the Democratic Party must act thieiigh Its leaders nnd as many of Its leaders have been merely fake Democrats acting as agents for the Republican machine, we de net see hew the Democrats themselves can desire n victory nt the polls which would put such treacherous leaders in places of power and responsibility. We de net forget that a reorganization movement led by Reland Mertis. Vance Mc Mc Cermlck and A. Mitchell Palmer was temporarily successful. Hut this movement petered out partly because of the political Ineptitude of the men nt the head of it and partlv because the Democratic voters were as i alleus te their appeals for reform as any gang Republicans. New. as te the juttifirntien for continuing the Republican Party In control of the State en Its record. A1 a matter of fact that rrcerd is net whellv discouraging. Whatever may have been the offenses of the leaders, the rank and file of the Republican voters have been public-spirited when the emergency arose nnd thej were properly appealed te. In 1012 their leaders were committed te the can didacy of Mr. Taft for the presidency and were largely responsible for what happened !u the Chicago Convention when Roosevelt and his friends belted. Roosevelt carried Pennsylvania and received Its electoral vote, polling nearly ".00,000 mere votes than were iast for Taft. They were the votes of Republicans who were no man's cellar. The Republicans In this city hnve asserted themselves and have rebuked the political mai bine man times within the memory of fun new living. They elected Hlnnkenburg as Mav or and eight years later they turned down the mnchlne candidate and nominated and elected J. Hampton Moere and ether Independents. This j ear the Republicans of the Mate, Inspired bj the same spirit of independence whe h they siewed in 1012, have neinlna'cd (iiffercl Pine hut for the governorship with a mandate te clean house in Ilarrisbi.rg. The Pltichet slice ess In the RepubVan primnrles Is ;ut as much a part eif the Re.-, publican record for the last iwentj jears as the Roosevelt vote In l'.IRj. It Is proof thnt there is n sense of moral respenslhilitj In the rank and tile eif the partv strong enough te force the leaders te accept- its dictittiun. The conclusion Is irresistible th.ir the only hope for an Improvement in condition? lies In the Republican candidate for Gov Gov ereor, XIr. Pine het, because that pnnv Is sound at the eeie and contains a great army of men and women with nerve enough te assert rhemselvc s, while the Democratic Party In Pennsylvania Is moribund and feir the most part nuitent with (eiders who habltuullv betrav it te the op-iesition ROWLAND BUCKST0NE )R some j ears the tanks of Shake hiicarean comedians of the (list order F have net been crowded. With the passing of Rowland Duckstene thej are lamentably shrunken. With the art of this admirable actor, whose death is just reported from Londen, Philudelphians have long been agreeably tie quainted. Never a "star," it wns the privi lege of Rowland Ruckstene te essay n vastly greater variety of roles than the'e which fall te the let of phi) its whose nnmes blaze In the eleitrlc signs. With but a few Inter ruptions, he wns a member of the compa nies of I. II. Sothern for thirty-five years, nn extraordinary record of ulleglance in btngeland. During the course of thnt long period, Mr. Huckstene's gift of character delinea tion, his sure, Incisive and unctuous comedy touch wns. displayed te brilliant advantage. Ills biiperb Sapt in "The Prisoner of Zenda," of the far-away era of the drama tized romantic novel, was no less a tribute te bin talents than his fantastic nnel vivid Nikelinann, of Hiiuplninnn's symbolic mns terplece, "The Sunken Hell." It was only of comparatively lute jears that his feeling for Shakespearean comedy bore conspic uous fruit. Among lu inns' memorable In that splendid gnllery of portrait arc bib Sir Teby in "Twelfth Night," bis Degberry In "Much Ade About Nothing," his Lnuncelet In "The Merchant of Vcnlce" and, above all, bis First Grave Digger In "Hamlet." Huckstene, the Individual was, moreover, no less Ingratiating and droll than Huck stone the neter. It Is related of his reap pearance In Londen, after an absence of many yenrs, tlmt It saved the day for the Sothern perforiunnre of "Hnmlct," con cerning which critical controversy ran high. The performance hntl net been proceed ing any tee satisfactorily when the church yard scene wan reached. "Geed old Row ley!" boomed the pit and gallery. Hrltlsh theatrical memories nre long, and It had net been forgotten hew amusing Huckstone was In his early days en the Londen stage or that he was the son of the popular dramatist and Impresario, Sir Jehn Huckstone, long manager of the Hnymarket Theatre. The Huckstene technique, Incisive and cunningly planned, is unknown te many of the newer generation of players. Hut be hind this skill wits nn opulent nnd flnvor flnver ful personality that Illumed every role In his extensive repertory. Rowland Huckstone deserves the nffeetlennte and appreciative memories of nil upholders of what is best In the theatre. ATONEMENT FOR BAD MANNERS 'TM1ANKS te the eventual triumph of A what should be common instincts of courtesy nnd geed manners, n Mexican flng, embroidered by Senern Obregnn nnd pre sented In appreciation of whnt Independence Hall should mean, new reposes among the city trophies In the shrine of liberty. The event, celebrated en Saturday, wns te have taken place last May. At that time, however, n combination of stupid technicalities, n woeful misunderstanding of values nnd a kind of panic of Indelicacy operated te restrain the municipality from officially accepting n gift sincerely offered In n spirit of unaffected geed will. The wild notion wns circulated thnt act ing decently In this matter meant encroach ment upon the province of the State Depart ment, which hnd net then nnd has net tip te the present established fermnl diplomatic relations with Mexico. The city is the debtor of Mrs. Rudelph Hlnnkenburg. Mrs. Jehn H. Roberts nnd a group of women with sensibilities for Its ultimate rescue from nn undignified nnd ridiculous position. Americans, ns n rule, hnve no wish te be boorish, but sometimes they nre ignernnt. It is te he hoped thnt our friends In Mexico will chnrltnbly comprehend this falling nnd will also be pleated with the date for the compensation September 10, n day of epic significance south of the Rie Grande. Fer It wns en September 10, 1S10, thnt the liberation of Spanish America wns begun, when the ardent nnd patriotic priest, Miguel Hidalge, launched his historic "Critn de Delhres." "Leng live America nnd death te bad government!" The ideal may be elusive, even in mere countries than Mexico, but Hidalge lest his life In Its defense, and hl memory Is net the least of the values 0f Senera Obrcgen's handiwork, new nt Inst received without compunction. HENRY GOES ON STRIKE VrR. FORD has lived up te the lest grim "- letter of his word Ills Detroit plant Is closed. It Is net closed because the demand for meter cars nnd tractors has slackened or because of labor troubles or because n cessation nf work will serve any practical purpose or solve any practical problem, but because the Sage of the World of Gatellne preferred te see hundreds of thousands of men of his own and allied In dustries Idle rather than pay what he calls pieiiteers' prices for factory fuel. Pride Is cost!. Henry's attitude Is in its way heroic. Hut we venture te suspect that It will net be long maintained. There arc tee many ether manufacturers of meters eager for an opportunity te Invade the ex tremely profitable field in which the Fords nre new dominant. The Interesting thing is net Mr. Ferd's rconemlc gestures but .Mr. Ferd's mind. Henry has achieved something of n reputa tion as n humanitarian. Dees he wish te lese It? Is he willing nt this late date te confess that his hatred of profiteers Is greater even than his sympathy for these of his fellow-men who labor with their hands for a living? He Isn't a peer man. He has limitless resources, it may be sup posed that with his undoubted genius for organization he might have obtained nil the fuel he needed nt a fair prle e in advance of the existing emergency. S0 he will be lucky If he Isn't listed before long ns nn nn ether of these strong-minded persons who arc willing te offer up all sorts of human sacrifices for a principle en long as the sacrifice involves neither pain nor danger for themselves. A DISARMAMENT EFFORT THK Inspiration of the Washington Con ference is plainly behind Lord Rebert Cecil's plan of disarmament, new assuming tnnglble outlines at the League of Nations meeting In Geneva. The resolution adopted bv the DP arma ment Committee of the Assembly provides for n series of protective treaties te which the various Governments are asked te give adhesion before the autumn of U'Z. '1 Lis is emphatically the Washington method ap plleel en it larger scale. Fer some months the chief spokesmen for the proposal were Hrltlsh. but apparently both the French and Italian Governments have new experienced a change of henrt nnd the Interest of the proponents is new con centrated en Spain and Czccho-Slevakia, nmeng the important nurepean nations. The co-operation of Prague would un doubtedly hav a most significant bearing upon the future of the Little L'ntente. in which alliance mlhtarv piotenlen is n con spicuous feature. A trying obstacle te the success of the attempt te reduce the naval and military strength of the nations is, of course, the threatening situation in the Ralknns and the Near East. Seme kind of n settlement of nccommedutlon of purieses among the major European nations wl I have te be effected within the next t we've months te deliver the Cecil plnn frfim the domain of theory. Possibly the difficulties which new beset the Allies nt Constantinople may produce the long-needed hii-Menj Mere defense of the Hiralts agalns- Turkish en-lnughts will net solve the pri.hun The immediate necessity Is a Europe m conference u wiilch rationally cencelveel .nvenants with binding obligations will np'-ice the violated pr.e ts, which, In lnrge degree are responsible for the present chaos In the Levant. I.Ike the League Itself, the Cecil dis armament plnn Is a courageous, forward looking effort. If its success is problemati cal nnd imperiled b formidable realities, credit should be given for sinterltj of in in tentlen nnd consistency of endeavir te cany out the principles upon which l he League of Nations, whatever its practical tempcrnry defects, was formed Green worms were eating Cnvt.8 for up their white potatoes Thanks and two Cape May farmers were in de spair. Then along c ime ,'100 crews, who ute the worms and saved the crop. Is It pos sible the crew has been libeled and slandered that It isn't se black as it Is pulnted? It la nitetiishlng hew views change. Just u few days age a natural historian had a klml we-il te say for the centliieele. And can't a few kind words be said for the green worms'' If the.v hadn't been there the crews might have eaten the potatoes. Tariff tinkers who went fishing for gudgeons seem te have hooked an eel. AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT Why Political Machines De Net Like Prlmarlei Advertising a Rum mage Sale Has Points Net Wholly Unlike Political Campaigning Ily SARAH D, LOWRIE T THINK thnt I shall go te Albany en the 27th te see from th visitors' gallery just hey New Yerk State Republicans will work their return te party convention methods versus the primary, which latter they have partially screpped. thanks te very persistent come-back" maneuvers en the pnrt of one, If net both, the political machines. Political mnchlnes and machinists de net like primaries. I remember very well hearing Mr. Wil liam names discourse with a kind of pious unct en in n the helneusncss of leaving the public se ' le n chnnce te go astray. He was very earnest and very fiinnv In n Dick Dick enslen way. He was nt the time, se te speak. In t,p besom of bin friends at n com cem com ferlable afternoon tea, when he prenched his "praught. ' That was the -ear the pri maries were interjected Inte the politics of Mis Mate his in mere than one sense until nbeut then -and he was outraged, nnd I thought n little ferfui of losing the reins. hlch fear was net 111 -grounded for a time at least. rpHE program for the convention this month has two sides, n public and a pri pri vete aspect, apparently. The delegates convene nt 12:30 en the Tth nnd adjourn nt 1 :,10. All afternoon there are special committee meetings, which are pub Icly announced. All night there nre informal conclaves, which arc net specified. ext morning the convention meets ngnln, nominates its candidates for Slate offices, xetes en the nominations and then disperses. Its slnte of candidates will appear en the November tickets ns the nominees of the btnte Republican Party. e,N?iW !h? lmrertant meetings, of course, Z,J. in,f"rmnl ones thnt are held at night. S "?, ,llP n5', nyptlngs of the convention. I1 r, ;; L salt &?,&. . ";,; ,,,'"' l,w eeiegntes te the con smnll ,;., "f ""; '."" "' " "' . f " ," "" r l "V" ,",ei,' te put Alter lineKi -," Pln.chet or n,h,,r ndldntes up. Hut the Republican voters of Pennsylvania Jl? ii,Mm.0n,h'' J"" mero ,0 contemplate Ind .e d,ia,.l fl.nd. t0 w""h th(,ir mpff "hem Interests that were backing .J" rw Tork this month, en the con & ,hp 0,r", t arge will net hnve any chn ce te consider the party candidates as n whole until the final choice for the party is mnne. ' And at best the mnjnrity of the delegates e tie convention will hnve the brief morn mern ing hours before the second session of the convention opens, when they will hnve te PiT togethor miners in order te knew the slate In its entirety. They will vote, therefore, ns representa tives of nil the Republicans of the State of New erk without nny exact knowledge as te he reaction of the Republicans of the htate te the slate ns n whole. Tr THEIR acumen Is ns virile, for in X stance, ns the assured prophetic power? of the political leaders of the Pennsvivnnln ers In machine majority this stirlne. when n i.-.nnnn in Philadelphia for Mr Alter nnd nn 80,000 majority In 'Allegheny (euntv were announced as n dead certainty iur nie primary election, thev might well vote for n Republican candidate thnt could 2? . "..""W"'1 set enough backing of the State Republicans te see him safely through the November elections. In the case of n primary election can (late the voters who are te vole at the ntitumn election give their verdict. In the ease of n ronventlnn-chesen candidate the delegates of the voters cheese the candidate. In Pennsylvania we might well have hnd Alter instead of Plnehet by a Republican convention vote net a calamity for Penn sylvania, but net se free a choice, or se hopeful of a fairer deal in party manage ment ns what actually happened. ' At nil events It will be Interesting te see ,l:Uoel1iP,H'1Js J." Ncw, Yerk " the 27th and the JSth of September, nnd whether the new voters among the Republicans and the Progressives get u "leek In" during thnc night powwows in some well-guarded Miltc of rooms in the big local hotels. WITH the present qunsi held-up of old methods in Pennsylvania as nn object lessen, one wonders hew much the Ncw lerkers will he consulted. I understand that the New Yerk political women are well posted and en the watch and keen as te their organizations In the counties. Fer they are grevvinglv well organized, nnd the Independent Republican clubs which the women hnve started ate here nnd there, facts te be considered ami dealt with. Mrs. Llvermnre is n wemnn of very decided talents for organization nnd she has women under her that are very much en their fobs. I hnve known mere thnn one leave Iter summer-time home and vacation occupations for the purpose of putting the finishing touches te her local political organization. A grcnt deal of first hand information has gene direct te voters from these local offices. I think the main difference between the men nnd the women In this respect Is thnt the wemnn leader really tries te let all the woman voters knew nil that she knows, while the men nre chiefly concerned that these who enn hand ever the votes shnll knew; the rank nnd file of the voters can be sent Inst-mln-ute ereleis. COl'NTY fairs, movies, Grange meetings, church seclnbles nnd pageants nre fnmlllnr places for women te get In some of their nctlvitles for philanthropic ventures, nnd new they make ejoed soil for political recruiting, even if It Is only the word-te-mouth varlct or the cheerful postal-card reminder. There is nothing new in the methods; just additional facts te be gathered and sent along the well-worn channels. Fer In nn ordinary community It takes very little preliminary plnnning te send n message te every householder. I tried that this v ek In a community of some l,"00 villagers and summer cottagers. This com munity has never known the joys and sor rows of a rummage sale. And it se hap pened that there is nn accumulation of rummage here just new that would create n flurry even nn the Philadelphia market Hy a word dropped here nnd there casually, but te persons who act en their conviction's! In three days' time I wns nble te areuse'' such a passion for a rummage sale that the gift of a hall, the services of an auctioneer, the accumulating and carting nwuj of rum mnge rubbish were eagerly undertaken unci the affair Is being put through by a crew el of applicants, One woman who has a talent for sending pest-card notices sent out all the pest cards necessarv In nn nfternoen of her own ac cord. The clergy of the village and the Postmaster were walking bulletins; and the householders are lighting their lamps and searching their houses diligently for things thev de net want Will ethers come nnd buy en the da appointed? They will. And these t Iiut sell will probably have te stand en their outdoor garmentH te keep them from being sold from under the counters. I HAVE cause te knew this, because al most the enlv fur coat that ever came my wny was sold from under my feet bv an energetic fillew saleslady and walked out of the deer ami was held up only just In time, bearding a car. And that was in Philadelphia, n place, almost mi ted with rummage sales. Yes, I expect that rummage sale te he (1 great success and the village llbrar.v will profit considerably by the exchange of junk for currency. Hut the "putting ever" of the news of It te the village and ceuntrj -side lints been for me a matter of a few half hours of Informal chat say an hour and a half, all told. Yi, m.f . "Vrliilreil te "loose among. nViiin Si"" ;n,,w?e 'r nny election arc ft' ,ch0,e" '!y sn"" Kreups of men. In I'cnnsvlvnnln tMu n.i. ...i i. ...i... i . i k a 18 Hmu ftmn im rmaj NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphians en Subjects They Knew Best JULIA W. WILLIAMSON On Preparing Yeung Girls for Life THE real object of the cniiy training of veung girls through such organizations ns t'he Girl Scouts nnd ethers is the Prepara tion of them for the crises of llfr which they will later have te face, says Miss .Julia . Williamson, director of the Philadelphia Girl Scouts. "A great many persons." said Mis Wll Wll linmseu, "have a semewhnt mistaken idea as te the main object lying behind organi zations for girls such ns ours. It Is true that a great deal of attention is paid te hikes nnd camping pnrtles during the sum mer, but back of this is the idea of bringing te nil veung girls, nnd these who nie net se veung. tee. for thnt matter, the oppor tunity of learning through work, but mere through play, te serve their community. "That such movements are well worth while is shown bv the enthusiasm with which the girls enter into them and the fact that se many of them retain their Interest in the various organizations long after they have obtained nil that the organization can give them. Self-Gevcmmcnt Taught "Of course, leaders nre necessary te in struct and te inspire, but one of the most important things taught by nil the organi zations te which I refer Is the prlncip e of self-government qnd its practical applica tion. In our own, organization each girl is given a wide range for the gratification of her own tnstes, and nt the same time the work which she docs gees toward the win ning of the merit badge. "The variety of inclination in girls is almost ns diverse ns the number of girls is great, and therefore some system which will allow the individual latitude te express her individuality and tit the same time te pre pare herself for some useful work in her community is an absolute necessity. It would be 'a mistake, for example, te nsk n young girl who has strong tendencies toward nrtistry te win the badge for n childnnrse, and te nsk the girl of domestic tastes te work for the artistry budge would be eipiully erroneous. Therefore the plun of consulting the inclination of the glrrnnd letting her work for her bndge along the most congenial lines bns been devised and hns worked out most successfully. Every Activity Preldeil Fer "The organization which does net tnke cegnlznnce of the essential differences be tween its individunl members cannot work te the best ndvnntnge, anil we, like most of the ethers, seek te overlook no activity of girl life. Thus in our organization every girl may be winning her badge In a different maimer, either in u gieup or In outside work, se that it brings enit both the group and the individunl spirit. In ench of the membership tests especial emphasis is laid en three things head, hands and helpful ness. "It Is the girl from ten te eighteen jears of age te whom the group idea most appeals, and therefore thu most effect I ve work In all organizations is done with these between these jenrs. Great stress is laid upon geed bedilv health. The fact is thai we nie new educating our young girls in a healthful way. and thus giving them strong bodies se that when they lire given things te de which are big enough and healthful enough ihey re spond well. "There nre five great phases nf woman's life teday: these of the heme-mul.ei', tlie producer, the consumer, the e-itizen nnel the human being, nnd the training which the hcBt of the organisatiens for girls give is along these five lines. In the Scouts, for example, of the mere than lift) badges which are given for proficiency mere than one quarter of them are in subjects direct!.1; related te the service of woman In the home us housekeeper, nurse or mother. The Sense of ('murnileshlp "Inte this work, which is often ilistnstcful because se much of it .i selitur.v. Is brought the sense of cemtaili'slnp, which is effected by having the tiiiliihu; done, largely In groups. Anether element Is the public recognition and the lewarding of skill in this, woman's most elementary service te the world, se often simply taken for granted and Ignored. The spirit of play Infused into the simplest nnd most tiresome of household tnsks banishes drudgerv . "The element of production must also be recognized, because each .vear tiinie and mere women are entering the earning field in mmiie cnpaclt.v or rther Therefore handi craft of maiiv torts must form n pait of t lie pregrnin. Of course, it is out of the ques tion for nny organization which I'lidearnrs te tench useful things, in the spilil nf play te attempt te give instruction in any spe cialized line, but a program may have bev- eral things which might very well be used as productive occupations, among tbeta THE ANTI-BOOZE CRUSADE w5 r'5bnr; 0 ' Hfur '"tti?a: rui i rT, vnr a "sijpj t "& fl'2SS&r' e!"te.' Rem --"leepv vVMlleZ n,.;rll ON about immintnt xpeturtM in thm buetUgglfg indtutry mnd thm bnaginm Am panU Mrlchtn rnrwm memrytma het and thmn thm U a rrw tilmnem mfith lets et mjmtwieaa gelmga en bmUnd thm tmwmim wd that it the end at the gigantic ermeada. being dairying, bee-keeping nnd general fnrmlng, wenving and needlework. "As a consumer, thrift is one of the main things te teach, and this is dene hy teach ing buying of the right kind. Modern eeo eee eeo nemitM recognizes the fact that women form fhe purchasing public, nnd therefore the burden of household buying, even including most nf the things for men's own use, falls en the women. The right policy nnd the one which Is new generally followed is te begin early the teaching of this most important matter. Women Citizenship "With the coming of the vote te women some new elements had te enter into the program. I he self-governing unit is an ex cedlent trainlnc for the nrener use nf the ii'iiiet ntiei ier n constantly growing fninil iaritj with the political system of the Flitted States, without which no woman cm hope te exercise the franchise te the best advantage. "Greup action, therefore, teaches the rudiments of parliamentary law and the .... .-" '. ------' "- - - necessity for making democratic decisions. Ibis is one of the most important contri butions which can be made tewnrd the right training of girls for the duties of citizen ship, for if women nre te exercise nny con siderable part in modem politics the.v must be taught from early youth te have gregari ous interests ami occupations. "This is nn ndvnntnge wiilch young boys have had from time immemorial, but which little girls have net hnd. Little boys piny together and net only with each ether, but wiih eliler bejs nnd with young men. whereas girls have had in the pnst few if any such common interests; their games have been largely solitary or in very small groups, and their general activities hnve been largely of a personal character. The broadening of this hns been the first big step toward better nnd higher citizenship for women. Improving en the Past ".Many of the organizations for women in the jears past have net been successful because they failed te recognize that women nre. first of nil, human beings. Most of the Institutions for women of a few generations age. even these of n supposedly purely edu cational character, existed te shelter her from the world or te scgregute her. This hns been all changed In the modern girls' or ganizations, nnd designedly se. "New, physical exercise, athletics, camp ing, ster.v -telling and the like are encour aged, net merely for the inentiil nnd physi cal development which they give, but as part of a definite program which will make the girls better equipped for life through n realization of that human element in their characters and personalities which the elder education neglected. "It was England which first realized the possibilities of this method of education in the modern sense, and the first patrol of the Scouts in this country was organized by Mrs. .luliet Lewe in Snvannah only ten years age. Hew rnpidly the movement has grown Is shown by the fact thnt there are new in Philadelphia alone mere than "300 The sense of fair play is one of the finest things that it tenches, nnd it is developed from first te Inst in their traininii." ,, A A Muskogee. Okla.. dls- llnve a Heart, patch tells of an eighty- deiitlemen one - year - old woman losing her lefuge in the county home because u complete wine- making apparatus was found hidden under her bed. Wc suppose the authorities tig- ured that an oetegennrian who could make hooch need net be a public charge. Hut outside the cmintj home she may have no bed te wp as a hiding plnce, and she will be at the meicy of prohibition ngents. Have the peer authorities thought of these things? , , ... , I'edcrnl prohibition Just due hlch agents i.iy home brew- After Anether ing is dying out as an i, i. '''i""!' snort because of peer results. It may be dying ,Mit, u never for the reason given. That would . iJ(.i en American ingenuity anil perseverance If there is one motto an American believes in it Is, "If at eneu jeu don't succeed try a"iiin " Lord Rebert Cecil snvs sincj the war he h,,,, been made aware of War of I he Future clisu.veiy f Mientilic means for the almost iiuupicleewcrmiiiutieii of whole nations at a time. Hut vvhv "n. must i elnpli !('"' Won't it be pni.,.1,'(, ( ,,,. back and clean up ih scraps? M.us ,,,s nlvvajs been noted for M ,.y i0 . vym , never lefeuu? I The country continues te leek te ti. President te take the bone out of bonus. ffl?! at.: J- S 1 SHORT CUTS Rail birds are fluttering back te thili nests. Scsnul directors have the faith that moves mountains. Mnnhelm slipped from the first page in n blaze of glory. May the revolving funds be spoken of ns the State turnover? It will tnke .Tnck Frest te nwaken ml interest In the coal situation. Old Dec Sawyer is meeting with a let of knots In American Legien timber. The sting appears te have been taken from the tail of the Chicago Injunction bee. Turkish victories mnv hnve pnnvinJ '" rencli of the danger of playlnc with fl,.,. . - v fire. And new, we presume, somebody will choke these threatened fact-finding cemmis siens. Leeks ns though we had fed the Rus sians te keep them in condition te help the lurks. The press agent who attached a mevJs star s jewelry for unpaid salary continues te earn It. Mars has discarded the straw which shows the way the wind blows, and is new wearing n fez. . . 'l'i1,0'" ,he Constitution ameni friends?" is n question for which A. F. d Li. has a ready answer. Friends wnnt Mayer Moero te ran for Council when he quits hln present Jeb. There ought te be ginger in a Hall-Moere debate. Among things comparatively unlm pertant wc nre Inclined te include the ques tion ns te whether De Vnlera was beTa ia Ireland or New Yerk. , Philadelphia man nt Cape May catches lcOO pounds of fish with hook In one day's xwjen. What a catch he might hove mads of it If he had exaggerated a little. H.v the use of certain laboratory ap paratus Department of Agriculture experts are nble "te iniitnte at least a part of the digestive processes." They feed the artificial ntemnch beans nnd things, and, in return, it furnishes them with scientific data. Shocking, isn't it? Even Cobb's goldfish have mere privacy. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. Who wns Vlce President of the Southern Confederacy? -. What city s the present capital of tht Ivcmallst Turks? 3. hnt are the two creat sects of Moham medanism? i. Whnt Is trapreck? 5 What is ii vlllaticllc? 6. What English writer of light verse wrote the line "When the Rudynrds ccs; from KliilltiK and the I niggards rla m mero"? T. What Is the Vulgate? 1. What Is the memo of the gieeii rust en copper? 9. What Italian city Is the scene of th (.renter pnrt of the play of "Remee III el Juliet? 10. What Is meant by the expression "viv vece"? Answers te Saturday's Qulr 1. The last general engagement fought In the North between the Hrltlsh nl Americans In the Revolutionary war was the Ruttle nf Monmouth, whlca tool; pincn at Freehold, N. J- m county bent of Monmouth County, en June L'S. U78. 2. The new O.ig of Kgypt lias a wblte cres cent with tin eu whlte stnts en a green ground. , , , . 3. A vilayet Is nn administrative division of Turkey. , , 1. The minie of pole is said te huve eris'" nu'ecl In undent Tersla. 5. Ich.ibed Is u Hebrew nnnie and means "The glory has departed." ,. 0. Tbree plays bv Henrlk Ibsen are Tr Gynt," "Hcdila Uabler" and "A Dell HeiiBe." . 7. I'crlciUH Is a very high grude of darfc, ttiengly flavored tobacco grown at'a manufactured in Louisiana. A p ruque or peruke Is n v'c ... S. The peticl Is ii bird ie called because tne mono j-lgnlll'-s "Hale I'Jter" T nurel a'pc'iis te willt en the JlUe St. Peter. J , U. The Gulf of Lepnnte Is a long l'1lentfl tlen of the cea dividing Greece Inte two parts. Its ether name Is "', Gulf of Corinth. ,,1 10. Hessian beets were high beets, tssssise In front, worn In the early part of nineteenth century. I I ''ft '4; A 't 1 ' "ftiftc I, U- U j. -. i r- j
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