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NEGLECTED SCHOOLS
MK. ItOWKN, the iirejilnt of the Heard
of Kducatien, and fie'jrge A. Welh. the
neweit member, 'aw llftle that wan net
already apparent in the record of th whoel
service when fhy teurH cernf of th din
tricts in the manner of Jlareun al Ka-hid
tnd veweI wime of the rrutnbline buildings
In the rengettwj reotiens of the rity.
Neglected er-hoels mean neglected children.
The whoel buildings in many of the poorer
MKrtleni are Inadequate, outworn, murky
and inxanitary. Klewhere the Khefjl equip
ment is modern and attractive. The build
ings are for the most part large and com
modious. It ih regrettable that the primary
and lower grade M-hoeis fel the tightest
pinch of that poverty about which the Beard
of Education Is alwai complaining, for it is
In then- echoeln that n majority of the city's
children K-t all that they may hope for In
the way of education.
Tin' beard new desires te spend $15,000,
000 en new building te replace thete which
are admittedly unfit or even dangereuH for
school uses. If ft can borrow that sum
without making a tax Increase neceiwry,
the mere outworn buildings will be replaced
with inr.dern enen and children of the lower
grade ulll net be herded every day into
insanitary and overcrowded fire traps.
There is another side te the general ques
tion. Property owners in the downtown
ureas should be anxious te de everything in
their power te improve the character of
school buildings in regions where declining
real estate valuer fellow naturally en the
partial decay due te overcrowding. There
is no geed reawn why real estate values in
ny part of the rity should ever decline.
Neglect, contention, dirt and a disregard of
the value of appearances cause neighbor
hoods te lag and fall into decay, (ioed
meuern school buildings heuld be a chal
lenge te property owners in such regions and
a stimulus likely te lead te better building
and an imprpved neighborhood life.
THE LEGION'S FUTURE
SOME of the mere Imposing delegates te
the Amenran Legien onventlen in New
Orleans notably .Majer Hugh .Scott, of the
Veterans' ISureau were dispeed net te
praise the organization, but te bury it. The
Legien, said Majer Scott, 1ms seen its best
days und bus been in n dying state since the
President vetoed the Soldier Honus Hill.
If that veto could kill the Legien, then
certainly the Legien would have little reason
te live. And it is in far from a dying state.
A great deal of important and extremely
useful work lien ahead of the Legien. It
should properly be an agency for geed citi
zenship, for enlightened anl free political
criticism, for the encouragement of a con
stant and sincere regard for the welfare of
sick and injured ervlce men and for fra
ternity of Hpirit atiierirf these who survived
the hardships of war
The bonus agitation was an incident in
the legion's history A new Legien may
come from the confusion created by an un
wise direction of the elder one. Uut the
Legien will net pass out of exiutence.
AFTER MANY YEARS
ANDItHW OltHOt; ("PUTIN was en of
the greut Coventers of this Common
wealth. He served at the time of the ('nil
AVar and scrwd well, meeting every emer
gency with patriotic courage.
His contribution te the success of the
war was recognized ,7 President Grant, who
sent him te JtuiMa as the American Min
ister. Hut after his return te this country he
joined the Democratic I'arty and represented
a Pennsylvania district in Congress for thre
terms. The Republican I'arty, which con
trolled the State, forget his great services
because of his change of party allegiance.
The erection of a statue te him in Harris
burg is n belu'ed recognition of his achieve
ments, n recognition that should have, been
made years age.
RADICALISM OF GEORGIA
FRIENDS of Governer Hardwlck, of
Georgia, are saying that he wiib defeated
for nomination te the I'nited States Senate
by the vote of the Ku KIux Klan. It was
net that the Klan loved Judge Geerge, the
Mcctasful candidate, mere, but that thej
loved .the Governer less.
Hardwlck has fought the Klan with cora cera
aaendable courage. Hut he seems te have
bn ft weak candidate for ether reasons
He was opposed by the followers of the hue
Tem Watsen. An there are said te be SO.OOO
of them who voted for Judge Geerge, thiij is
enough te account for the defeat of the
Governer, as only 80,000 votes were cast
In the primaries.
The Governer Is a conservative and Wat
ion was it radical. It Is mere likely that the
radicalism of Georgia wus responsible for
the defeat of the Ooverner than the political
power of the Ku KIux Klan. At nny rate
.we de net wish te believe that Georgia Is
w far lest te ull comprehension of what
Americanism means as te allow se abhor
rent an organization as the Klan te control
iU politics.
NEIGHBORS YET FRIENDS
rHAtf been the beast el tne United
States and Canada that they have lived
In amicable relations for mere than a cen
tury with no fortifications guurdlng the
International boundary. New comes u re
prt from Washington that arrangements
KM making for n revision of the treaty
wklcb permits each nation te keep a few
Mill warships en the Great Lakes. The
4...M im liilanrlA In Ali1a oil
Fra, ximnr ; -.- nar vessels
t, fftM the boundary waters, thus leaving the
13 nations with no weapons of offense or
?:aMMBVi '" i' " w iruin ue
r'Vf'JMhtttlc te, the Puclflc.
i-Vlw an arrangement would be JnTta
'X'ftSTMtleiik'ln their ability te a
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prrraiU there t no cti for the um of
force.
The frontiers of the Eureptnn countries,
are fortified becauw of mutual iplclerw.
Ne nation haa any confidence tn anj- ether
nation. Kach thinks It must b ready te
fisht te protect Its rights. This Is why
there are wars and rumors of wart. It Is
why the military budget are e large and
why reduction of land armament has ben
te vigorously opped.
The example of the United SUtes and
Canada ought te be ugge.tlre te the orer erer
burdnwl taxpayer of Kurepe.
LLOYD GEORGE YIELDS TO
A LEADERLESS ENGLAND
Mercurial Premier the Last of the War
Statesmen te Suffer the Consequence
of Pest-Armistice Reactions and
Political Insurgence
"OIMTISH Prime Ministers are removable
by dath. by voluntary relgnat!en and ;
by political defeat. The last of these
methods has been the most frequently ap
plied te Prime Ministers in office. Down
fall or repudiation i, as a rule, the ulti
mate censeq-jence of national leadership In
England. The mightier the statesman, the
mere vivid and dlive his collapse when
the tlitlrl pendulum swings byend his
control.
David Lloyd Geerge has therefore paid
the conventional penalty of eminence in the
HritUb Government. Signs of a predestined
overthrew In arcerdance with the dramatic
functioning of an unwritten constitution
have been increasingly apparent Ince the
failure of the Genea conference. The Nar
Eastern crisis, taxing te the full the con
summate audadty and tactical skill of the
most dazzling and perlaps the ablest oppor
tunist In the annals of the empire, stretched
the lines of the Coalition network te the
snapping point.
Mr. Lloyd Geerge's performance for the
last few weeks suggests Dr. Jehnsen's well
known comment upon a deg walking en its
hind legs: "It Is net done well, but you
are surprised te find It done at all."
The career of Lloyd Geerge has been re
plete with such surprises, though In fair
ness te his resourcefulness, unimpeachable
patriotism and extraordinary power? of wift
decision it must be added that in man) In
stances the feat was net only phenomenal,
but admirably done. Indeed, the average
of miracle-working has been se high that
his compulsory surrender of the seals of
office Is made net te some ether Inevitable
and dominant political antagonist, but te
impalpable and uncontrollable chaos.
That the Conservatives have capitalized
Lloyd Geerge's recent embarrassments and
are struggling te stnge a renascence Is the
superficic' and immediate rnue of the up.
heaval. Hut Its real origins are drefier than
the weIl-upheltered chairs of the Carlten
Club, In which the sudden attack was
planned.
The descent of Lloyd Geerge means that
for England, politically speaking, the war
Is ever at last. In no country the world
ever had the power of survival In political
machinery fashioned te meet the crisis of
almost universal strife proved se enduring.
Lloyd Geerge in the seat of authority wit
nessed the passing as prime factors in gov
ernment of everj' war leader in every major
nation. That In lt"ef wan an amazing
achievement. Considering the diversified
complexion of his Cabinet, bristling with
adversaries, the accomplishment savers of
the preposterous.
Lloyd Oec,-e. it may be .aid, was In
character te the end. He retires, for the
moment at least, in the face of a situation
with few parallels In Engllth constitu
tional history. Hritih purties nre in a
state of flux, confusion, metamorphosis.
The Conservatives, marshaling the rem
nants of the old Cnlenlst group, constitute
a minority against Liberals, Laberltes and
adherents of the ex-Premier.
If Lloyd Geerge's political astutencks can
effect n new alignment, the ascendancy of
Henar Law, Lord Derby, Earl Ctirzen and
the die-hard reactionaries, who nre pos.
hlj hoping In their hour of victerj that
England li ready for n return te Teryism
of the pre-war or Victorian type, may he
brief. "The parliamentary election virtually
certain te be held will demonstrate whether
or net the public is m the willful mood te
which, for example, Pelncare ewes his
elevation In France and which has been
displayed se perversely in many countries
since the armistice. Time will tell
whether pest-war fretfulm-ss and a nirleuH
breed of wanton irritation are merely show
ing Its resentfulness or whether there are
nny fundamentals of reasoned political re
construction behind the change.
Meanwhile, time Is afforded for esti
mates of the retiring Premier as a tremen
dous figure In epic times. The most In
veterate enemies of David Lloyd Geerge
have been unable te deny the splendor of
his most conspicuous acts. Ill- mercurial
character and the flexibility of his principles
may be the despair of the psychoanalyst;
but temperamental shortcomings, If such
they be deemed, cannot In justice detract
from the magnitude of his achievements. If
these be opportunist, Hrltaln, It must be
said, has made the most of them and for
tified many of them with attributes of per
manence. Lloyd Geerge, the fiery Radical, sworn
fee for a time--of privileged land -owning
classes, originator of revolutionary budgets,
extinguisher of the Heuse of Lords as n
vital legislative force, indomitable r ordl erdl ordl
nater of war resources, embodiment of
driving force In the hour of his country's
peril, tempestuous peacemaker, master
hand In the bolutien of Hie Irish problem
and all-around political Philistine, seuurelj
takes his place amens the artificers of his
tory. England has had many mere con
sistent rulers. She can beast of few his
equnl in Intrinsic democratic spirit, flaming
but simple oratory, enthusiasm, shrewdness,
courage and, perhaps above ail, magnetic
personal charm.
Henar Law, It Is said, lias been named
his step-gap successor in the premiership.
England, when she cools down, may devote
herself te the contemplation of this picture
and of that.
RAILROAD BOARD REFORMS
NOTIJINQ Is definitely known of the plan
for a reorganization of the Railroad
Laber Beard which President Harding Is
preparing te submit te Cengresu when it
reconvenes. But It la obvious that a change
in the character of the beard Is necessary
and inevitable. m fe:
It aheuW aurprisa'Uf one if thl President
reaa te auipei
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
would permanently remove the member
who new represent anion labor and the rail
corporations and mj',e way for the appoint
ment of unbiased representatives of the pub-.
He Interest.
At present three members of the beard
of nine represent the corporation point of
view, three speak for organized labor and
the three remaining comprise the "public
group."
It is pretty generally admitted that com
missions se organized are unabte te deal
efficiently -n-ith Important economic ques
tions, since the labor and corporations
groups are always disposed te maintain
fixed attitude in favor of the interests they
reprent. Decisions are, therefore, left te
the public group, but, because of the lack
of unanimous opinion In the beard, they
have net the effects en public opinion which
would result from decisions representative
of the beard as a whole.
What Mr. Harding probably should tog
rtt Is a reorganization of the Railroad
Heard along line established In the forma
tion of the new Fact-Pinding Ceal Cem
mission, which was formed without regard
t0 tj,e rote under which special representa-
tien en public commissions was regarded as
a primary necessity.
The Ceal Commis!en Is without any
blacd members. If the Railroad Beard had
been similarly organized its decrees might
have carried far greater weight in the days
preceding the shepmen's strike and It might
actually have ben able te avert the walk
out and all the trouble, confusion and less
that followed a partial breakdown of the
operating systems en some lines.
HARDING AND 1924
ONCE a man achieves the presidential
office he is disposed te regard bis first
term as a period for accomplishment and
service and the Incidental enjoyment of the
honors and prutlge that go with the great
est Jeb In the world. After the first four
years, astonished by the crushing character
of the tell allotted te the man In the White
Heuse, he may occasionally feel Impelled
te retire gracefully with the remnants of
his health and whatever of his faith In the
geed will of mankind thnt survives the
wild winds of criticism which blew forever
against Washington. Almest always such
notions are cast aside. Fer it Is te a
second term that a President leeks naturally
enough for the corroboration nnd the ap
proval of the country and the satisfaction
that comes from a knowledge of the pub
lic's confidence.
These arc the chief rewards of the presi
dential office. And that Is why no one with
any knowledge of the psychology of na
tional politics ever was disposed te believe
reports which pictured Mr. Harding as
anxious te retire at the end of his term.
The nnneuncement by Attorney General
Daugherty that the President will almost
certainly run again, and that he is in no
mood of discouragement or disillusionment,
was hardly necessary.
Mr. Harding has en occasions referred
whimsically te the heavy burdens of his
job. Mr. Wilsen often talked In like vein.
All Presidents de at some time or ether,
and they seldom tll or suggest half the
truth about the trials of their office.
The Democrats have been studiously at
tempting te make the country believe that
the President is weary of the stress and
confusion of Washington. As a matter of
fact. Mr. Harding seems te be serenely
se!f. pesseted. He has been doing n great
deal of constructive work quietly and with
out the accompaniment of drums and bugles.
His mind has been proof against the gusts of
hysteria that ruffled some of the groups in
his own party. Hard as his job is, he prob preb
Lbly likes it well enough.
McSPARRAN'S BLUNDER
MRS. PINCHOT'S activities in the cam
paign would net trouble Mr. McSpar
ran if he were aware of the fact that women
new have the same pe'ltlcal privileges as
men. He seems te have overlooked the fact
that women inny vote nnd he'd office, and
that consequently they are justified In taking
an active part in a political campaign.
Mrs Plnchet's inter' st in politics does
her credit. Her interest In the election of
her hmhniid is what would be expected of
her in the circumstances She is no mere
si bject te criticism for making speeches In
his behalf than Is any man who is engaged
in the same kind of political activity. And
when she says thnt she knows thnt he will
keep his pledges she speaks with authority,
because she knows mere about him and bis
charncter than any ether citizen of the
Commonwealth.
If Mrs. Plnchet had kept Mieme, Mr. Mc
Sparrnn could say, If he were Inclined te
be as discourteous under 'uch circumstances
as he has been under existing conditions,
that she was doing nothing for the election
of her husband .'for the reason that she had
no confidence In his Hblllty te be an effi
cient Governer.
Mr. McSparran Is net expected te be
pleased with the taMl.s ,,f the opposition.
They are net devised for his delectation.
But he Is expected te adjust himself te the
enfranchisement of women and te accept
their political actlvltj as a matter of course.
He would have been tiudi wiser if he had
held Mrs. Plnchet up a- an example te the
Democratic women and had urged them te
take an interest In politics. If he could
induce the wives and daughters of all the
Democrat!! In the Commonwealth te vote
with their husbands ami fathers while the
Republican women showed the Indifference
thnt tee many of the women of all parties
are showing he would poll enough votes te
elect him.
IS LANDIS IN THE RUNNING?
OCCURRENCES at the convention of the
Americnn Legien in New Orleans de
serve the attention of nil these Interested In
political developments
There was the appearance of Kenesaw M,
Lnndiw, for cxiimide, us one of the speakers.
He was Introduced by Commander MncNidcr
,ih the roan "who most nearly typifies the
Roosevelt tradition " Me UH applauded
enthusiastically. Then he made a speech in
favor of the bonus and wild that "the poll pell
tlclan who did nothing for his country in
time of war and I" new coining up for re
election should be 'pasted.' "
At thin distance It leeks as if Landis hud
his, lightning red up readv te attract the
smirk In H-' ""d tlmt Commander Mac
Nlder hed deliberately assisted him In call
ing attention te It.
Lnrtdlrf an n presidential candidate would
mid te the gnyeU of nations, but it is doubt
fill whether h' would increase the popularity
of nny pelltlcnl party. He has had nn
erratic nnd spectacular career, which has
culminated in his achievement of the pest of
general nrhlter nmeng the baseball players
Rasebnll Interests a large .ubllc, but it has
never been regarded as comparable In Im
portance te the government even r)f (j,e
amnllest Htnte. The step from the throne of
the car of the diamond te the chair of the
riilef Executive of the United Hint.,. i .:
,JenJ.,sbk II UIIBcult le understal hew
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PBILADELTPHt A. FRIDAY OCTOBER
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Next Garcraer ShenM Net IW CalM
Oa t Sacrifice Ge4 of State
lii Order te Da Her
te a Wents
By' SARAH D. LOWRIE
I WAS called np the ether day and asked
te state my opinion an te who among
the women in this State were entitled te
positions in the Cabinet of the incoming
Governer.
Of course, I would net give my opinion
as te that, even If I bad. any Idea that
places en the State Cabinet were going
a-begging for women candidates, because
the Governer's Cabinet is Just new until he
announces it the Governer' nftalr. If he
want help In the choice of either men or
women for State puMtiens, I doubt If (t
will be get by that sort of publii betting
process. And ! think that kind of pub
licity for the victims of this uniught con
test would be rather hard en both the men
and women who would be thus brought be
fore the Governer-elect's ntteniieti without,
nny consultation as te their wishes In the
matter.
But apart from these reasons of 8ym-
patby, I think, se far as the women are
leneerncd, such a statement would 'be mal
apropos because I de net believe that the
Governer will appoint women Js the heads
of any of the State departments,
I should be sorry te think that he would
feel under obligation te the women voters
te the extent of sacrificing the geed of the
8tate te the expediency of making a grace
ful gesture in their direction by se futile
an honor. Because there Is no woman
available in the State who could run any
of the State departments as well aa one of
a dozen or se men who are available. And
that is no sha.ue te women or te our edu
cation or te our brain matter, or even te
our geed will. The departments of State
nre first and U't business centers en a great
scale and their functioning Is blgbly tech
nical, from the Department of Highways te
tbe Department of Health.
THAT they have in the past been in part
open te criticism, nnd In some cases
poorly manned by unfit appointees, Is nil
the mere reason why the map who has set
himself If elected te clean up tbe "mess in
Harrisburg" should npixdnt only the most
fit officers available te tackle the "mess."
There are In this State no well-known,
approved business women whose experience
has given them an opportunity te think nnd
work in figures of many millions, or ever
shifts of thousands of empleyes. There are
many women who are very rich and who
Invest shrewdly and safely the Interest of
their millions, and there are mere than a
few women who have the oversight of the
many emplejes of their employer's work
fieeple, and there are thousands of women
n business for themselves who nre making
geed technically, just as there nre literally
hundreds of thousands who in point of
acumen and responsibility and farsighted
ness could be relied upon te take a first
rank In the affairs ei tbe State that have
te de with education, charity, health and
public safety.
But mere than acumen, responsibility and
farsightedness Is needed by the bead of any
one of these departments.
Yeu can define that "mere that Is needed"
by the one word exnerience. or you can add
"technical" te experience, or you can add
te tlie description by adding te "tecnnicai
eiperience" the euulifying sentence "that
Inspires general confidence."
In ether words, the nppelntee te n i nblnet
position has te qualify for this position in
the eyea of tbe general public te tbe extent
of proving that he nas done a big thing
well in the technical business world, from
which he Is summoned te de un even bigger
thing better. And this coming administra
tion is even mere obligated te make geed
with its department chitfs than most, be
cause part of the campaign ammunition has
been criticism of what the party has done
in the paat, ns, well us the usual premises
of what the party will de In the future.
THE women who have helped In the cam
paign will be the last te demand as a
price for that help positions for themselves
that would 1 n 'ican the Governer nt the
very start of his "clenrlng up the mess."
Hut that does net say that women can
he of no use te the Stale as executives or
ns administrators in the State departments.
Personally I believe that every department,
even that of the HUbuuys, would be bet
tered by women who could be pluced high
enough In the scale of officialdom te be
authoritative in the matter of suggestion
and of co-operation. I think the second or
even in some cases the first assistant of
the Cabinet officers could very well be women
appointees.
These women could be chosen for their
technique and for their proved ubillty In
lesser positions, where their character and
experience have been factors in their suc
cess. They would net of necessity be per
sons with State-wide reputations, nnd It
could be left te their own Industry nnd
acumen te build up State-wide confidence
after they nre appointed. Such persons
could net possibly be known In a general
way or suggested by a "free-for-all" con
test of n newspaper sort. Hence the fu
tility of that sort of expression of snapshot
opinion by their fellow women.
ALONG ether lines and for local appoint
ments and en commissions and special
beards there is looming up a large opportu
nity for women te go In and use the best
that they possess for the geed of the State.
Thev are equipped by every experience of
life 'te deal with the matters that come up
before official bodies nnd have te de with
prisoners nnd jmupers and hospitals and
local State charities; while for matters of
town Hnd cltv und borough and county
housekeeping, net te mention school hoards
and educational bureaus, they lme both
mere patience and mere first-hand knowl
edge than the generality of men.
These less spectacular but net les vitnl
activities that are part of the Stale gov
ernment arc what women can best under
take new without hnving te wait for mere
technlcnl knowledge, because they are things
that need specific and personal Interest, and
cannot be decided by general rule, or left
te the red tnpe of efficialism.
A WOMAN'S trump card is her natural
llkine for specific enses and her instinct
for n lai-ting the means at hand te fit the
ned of the hour. She understands the
value of little changes for the better nnd
. comfort there Is In slight adlustmentH.
Vnd h"r interest Is reuse, by things thnt
she hercc'f con put through. All of which
".,, Ut her value In local affairs, and the
iV? I niled lesser 'ffices of government, which
Ste-tfrt
18 T'uTbeheV'd therefore that the m
i.iL tit the new Governer will give te
eceg.
""ion that i W !CWu
the
te wt he i,jeng
the lines that they ere best fitted te ,ep
,m Iv icc'PtlnS. n"'l '"V""- their party
' . Ht'fn4Jsf 111 li.fc.nn
.. n ir it --- -! tr"ii,i
And It
i te be hoped thet no pressure will be
i rmitcht te bear en hid m me government
?,. inla te p'nee any woman in nn official
nosltten ns n sep te the Cerchus of the fe.n
fnisV element, that demands priviWe en the
er euntl of without any prevision as te
hew te exercise It.
Reland Holglane, eight-
nraveBey een, nnd Fred Little.
Scout seventeen, are credited
with saving tbe lives of
twelve paawngers when the steamship City
I Honolulu wa burned. When nraled
,L their bravery en their arrival In Les
AnMlM. iha boys explained It with. "Oh,
An',?J -.Ined ' 0 Bnr Kent. V ,
I WB "" !- -...." . .-? i-'" 'i
i one Imagin n ihht muuiv m inc. ok
ADRIFT I
Ecs!!SOFiBEKEn fiMErCfev!aa2s wi i if ??sy,'L -!!223&!rmfi!
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
F. L. BITLER
On Pennsylvania's Forests
THE forests of the Stnte of Pennsylvania
have proved te be one of the best in
vestments that the Stnte has ever made from
nny standpoint, sajs F. L. Hitler, secretary
and treasurer of the Pennsylvania Terestrj
Association.
"Pennsylvania may well be proud of the
pert she has taken in the great udvance e!
the movement for the restoration of our
disappearing forests," said Mr. Bitler. "Ihe
movement began in Congress exactly fifty
years age, although the measure proposed
that year was defeated by a small majority
und It was net until ulmest ten years later
thnt the first really productive nntlennl for
estry literature made its appearance. It
is interesting te note, however, that tiis
sponsors of the movement both times were
members from our Stnte.
Women Founded Association
"Se far as the Pennsylvania Association
is concerned, the real founders of it were
two Philadelphia women. Mrs. lirinten
Coxe and Mrs. J. P. Lundy. although .mud,
credit must also be given te Jehn Blrkin
bine, who, at great personal sacrifice, re
mained as president of the organization for
nany years and did much te make its ex
istence in the early days possible.
"The State Association was founded tn
18S0 nnd It has had a useful life of mere
than thirty-six years, with every prospect
of enlarged usefulness as the need of re re re
forestatlen and of preserving what timber
we have left makes its way deeper ni.d
deeper Inte the public consciousness.
'increased population demands that every
ncre must produce its beet crop. In the
eastern half of the State millions of young
trees are being set out every jcar in farm
and home weed lets, te say nuthiiig of the
additional millions planted nnnually en the
State Ferest Reserves. ...
"The State Ferest Department Is pre
paring te supply young trees te the planters
for the mere cost of packing and send.,?
them, nnd in tbe spring of 1022 this de
partment sent out te private planters .1,501). .1,501).
r,e!l young treea distributed among HIS
planters.
Many Failed te Understand
"A public fnilure te understand the
alms and the motives of the Pennsjlvnnm
Forestry Association halted its growth for
many 5-enrs. By many who lived in the
reams where lumbering was extensively
carried en it was supposed te be un nttcmnt
te limit their operations, if net actually te
.rev it hem. It wnj net until the late
Henry .1. Cochran, of Lycoming County,
became interested in the work of the ,,so ,,se ,,so
cTatien and made clear, te the lumbering In
terest a that the association's purpose wns
"assist und net te prevent such opera epera
iiniw that real progress wus mnde.
' "But it was net until lfif3 that the Leg
islature nppreved n bill creating n forestry
Commission whose duty it should be te ex
nmlni Inte nnil report en forestry condl cendl condl
Hen" in t " State. 'This report was made In
iHir. and nn net was tmsscd creating n
Bureau. Forestry in the Department of
VBrin tare. Tl?e bill was promptly s gned
i,v (1 erner Hastings, who appointed the
lnti. Dr .L T. Rothrock chief of this
i...... 'n,irlnn the administration of Gov
, rner Stene the Forestry Bureau was sep
'.rated from the Department, of Agriculture
and made it department.
Dr. Rotlireclt't. Werlt
"I'ennsvl. aula's debt te Dr. Rothrock for
wl.ut he did for Its forests can uever be paid.
He took an active interest in the work of
the association from Its start, nnd three
veers before the department was organized
lie hud Riven up his work nt the University
if I'riinsylvfinln te devote hie entire time te
forestry work, traveling throughout the
Htnte and trying te iirouse the citizens te
the need of prompt action te save our few
remaining forests and reclaim our devastated
mountain Hides,
"HIh official work lis Forestry Commix
sinner is new " well known ns .net te need
repetition here, but in Ills death, which oc ec
nirred last June, the State lest net only
one f her great forestry i.xperts, but one
of her most l.lgh-mlndvd nnd i vnlimble
citizens- '
"Wlujn Ihe Biirenii of Forestry was or er
gajahted tuegStnte did net own an acre of
lum' M ln fr tettntxu purheaea, though
I here wereMl leust 7,r.0O,(K)O ucrps from
VhM JVi FIT W" T TMTM Ml W,
20. 1922 .;; , ''t jr- v -. - .-H
land practically neglected by the owners
until it wns reverting te a deert condition,
though It bnd once been :i source of great
wealth te the State and could be made
se again if thc growth of timber were re
stored. "Today the Stnte has mere than 1,000,000
acres of land under the control of the De
partment of Forestry. This land, worth
twice what it cebt te reclaim it, al'eady has
paid into the school fund of the State prac
tically .2.-0.000 from the proceeds of forest
management.
"This is indicative of what is te fellow,
rse owner of waste land can new dodge his
taxes without risk of his land passing into
the ownership of the State. Fer every ucrc
of land owned by the State a liberal allow allew
nnce is made for reads, schools and general
purposes, and these are only u few of the
results of the introduction of forestry Inte
the State Government.
"We believe thnt the Pennsylvania For
estry Association is responsible for this con
dition of affairs hnving come about as seen
ns it did. There is no doubt that it would
nave happened eventual!1, but when?
Probably net until disaster bv flood, drought
and impoverishment of the soil had doubled
the expense of reclamation te the Stnte.
Protecting the Forests
"Of first importance is forest protection,
for without it the forest is net secure. In
this matter fires are perhaps the most de
structive element, nnd a large part of the
last appropriation of $1,0110.000 has been
spent for the erection of steel fire towers,
geed rends, trails and telephone lines. By
these means fires arc premptlv discovered,
reached nnd controlled. In 1P21 mere than
80 per cent of tiie fires were discovered from
the fire towers, fifty of which were erected
by the department in that year.
"But. granted protection, the maximum
production of timber In n forest enn only
be secured by proper methods of cutting the
timber and providing for a satisfactory new
crop te succeed that which has been cut.
The cutting in State forests is done en this
principle, but en ether forest lands in tin
State little attention Is paid te them and
the owners must be reached nnd impressed
with the necessity for the proper hnndlin"
of their forests. Thc department is eager
te co-operate with nny owner seeking nil
vice or nsslstinicp in the handling of his
lands, If he owns n small tract the cervice
is given free; if mere than 200 acres, lie
Is charged with only the actual cost te the
department of making the cxnininatleu.
Restocking Artificially
"While nature does much te restore the
forest lands it Is often necessary, because
of fires, te restock artificially. During the
last twenty-two years there have been
planted en State forest lands 31,200.000
trees or approximately 22,fi00 acres. This
Increase year by jenr hns been very great
nnd by 102." there will be nn annual produc
tion of 20,000.000 trees. '
"Fer accomplishment In ferestrv there
must be n public educated te its needs and
its benefits. Much still reniiiins te be done
but It must be done If the prosperity and
the wclfnre of the Stnte nre te be assured "
THE BRITI8H DUCK POND
Conlftlen' dcail! That dr.nr Jehn Hull
JS'etc IoeIm aheut unhappily,
IAevi Geerge, nt hast, icin never dull.
He, ran hit office anappilt.
Hut tieir ,iMf leek nt Parliament I
Dull fith irtthin a giibly net!
Wat one 0 them is heaven ent
Te build cuj'i Cabinet.
Hut irhat cjte can a peer King dot
Ue hti n ob; hf'll iiffer it
Te tome Comenative: 'tit true
And proper; there h Law for It.
And if it chance n boner Law
Should pull and go te bat for it
Sen Derby (rarcliil en thc draw)
Provide a head and hat for It.
Or Fate (who love$ a cup te fill
And take delight In tpUllitg it)
May put a rune en Vutzen, still
lnlitiii(i he be filling it.
Hut tcinf the eddtt )l7ie playt thl nema
Should ertlrpnte th&ieqrt fru New,
And anyhow, 'twere (AT (Ac tam
About a iMinartm pnri from teic.
" 'iliffl liiUittillii isttV "W.a.'..
ii
short cars
7
5
Mr. Frest, meet Mr. Punkln.
Three cheers for tbe Weather Mas! ,J;
Te skimp tbe schools la te starve the"
luiure. r ,l
It may be somebody said te Jack Frest:. j
"Make it snappy!" )1 ;'.
Just think what a terrible fellow the
Turk would be if he ever get drunk! 'j
Ti
Jehn Barleycorn as an able seaman, one
the Ship of State is a great trouble makers
What with one murder and another the
spotlight man doesn't knew which spot tes
light next.
. it
Mether Geese nnd Mnsea hsu tl,l 1n i'
popularity contest In n Chicago celleje..
Probably Judged by their quotebility. ' ,J
At the nrpRtrnf rtIA f IiraaIi ....
mnrked the eminent student of Jiether.'!
uoese, ,i taKcs an awful let of jack te buy?
a jill. ' U
. ;. i
. Plttsten, Pa., magistrate thrashes wlfevf
benter before lining him. His Hener's ln-
frnctien of the law is one one feels inclined?
te condone.
$
Mrs. Giberson has perhaps reason te be"
sorry New Jersey law permits conviction eH
first-degree murder without the Imposition',
of the death penalty.
' . '.,
., ? Genevieve, "David II. Lane ei''
Pell lnxes" is net te be found in the Lawft
Library. It is probably classified anionic
Political Works. -i.
It is. nerhnns.
Stinerintenrlanf Tlmnn... . i i ....
net surprising tnnix
.-,- ......... utvuiuc O CW Bl'MUUI UV- r
pmm arm,, i.l MAntnl-. , ....-it
.... . uulu lumuiu euiuu Hweeping ev
mands.
. $
Scientist declares It Is possible te send'.'
power through the air. Net the least of ths'.i
wejjd, " . wonder is that the wonders seJI
rrn. . 7. 7 .. J
mere nre typewriters and typewriters,,"-,
One that sports a ribbon but no ether feral-.1.'
nine furbelows has henn nn the rMrarO
municipal payroll for some time past. Ye,
somebody get the money. Alse the incident.
inn
t ue speKen ei nppreprintely as maciiinrj
litics. .1
pe'
What De Yeu Knew?
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QUIZ
1. W)lO discovered thn T!ntt ilnns
2. Who solved the mystery of its hlere-l(
glyphic inscriptions? ,.
3. Name an acephaleus animal. i
4. V,hen did Hogarth live and for what way
he noted? J?
6. Distinguish between La Hague and La
6. Fer hew many years, was David Lloyd C
,,..?eer.Ke Premier of Great Britain? '
7. hnt Instrument determines the purity?.
of milk? H
8. Whnt straits connect the Red Sea with!)
the Indian Ocean? V
,2' 2f, wnnt 3ta,e ,s Cheyenne tin capltalTr.
10. When and where were ta.nks first used li,
thn U...!.l WTnw.9 .
4AU&UC,
the World War?
J
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz ?J
1, Dr. Jehnsen, as reported bv Boswelll"
originated the phrase "Hell Is paved ,
with geed Intentions." Mli
2. Anne Boleyn was the second wife of .1
Henrv VIII nf Knirlanil ;.(
3. The Dred Scott decision pronounced by,',
the United States Supreme Court in2
1867 decided that n slave that hnd,S,
uecn ireeu nun pe stsnn'n- "c n i"' m
that the Missouri ConipremlKO was huI1a
and veil nnd deni il hi r Khi 01 Cen-t
gress or any territorial LKlslnture tn.
make any restriction concerning alav-'f
cry in any Territory. VJ
4, A moraine Is a ridge or heap of stenei
and earth collected by 11 jtlacler en Its,',
surfnee mid deposited en ndjacent M
ground. . JS
G. The name idehelnn Is derived from th
Latin plcba, the common people of anj'
cient Reme, ns fi'sMi" r tyrt from th,tf
aristocracy or patricians. 4J
6. The llrst immr pt General Sheridan was
inuip., t ,
7. The (inputs Itlver In India flews In jl
8. Musnnfi is jrtnernl1y reirardril an tn
ablfjat of Napeleon Bennpurfe'i marj
9. Edmund Ciirtwrlaht, an English ulery
man V17l-I883);.,ls uccredlted.wlwl
10. Neah was the father of Warn. Hlicm apj
iiih in vfn Kin nr n mm nnwap innm ti