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rWCTItJa H. K. CURTIS, PMinNT
JB C. Martin, Vies Preldf?nt and Treasurer:
A. Tyler, Heeretam tnn ii, l.ucllfic
illlp 8. Ceillni. Jnlin I. WlllUm,, Jehn J,
in, Cleerc F. aeldimlth, David 13, Smtlty.
or.
I.TID E. PMtf.KT.
.IMItnr
C. MAIlTtN'.... Oners! ninlnfs Minster
Pnbtlshed dully nt Prstia T.rnim tltiiMing
' Independence, Square, l'hll.icMi'ln.n.
ItUKTIO ClTt rrf-i;iilrii IiiilMtn
IVBW Tens nH4 Mmllren Ave.
Dmeir .ni I-or, i iiiiii.llni.
t. Lecii 013 o6'-Drmecnif timidlng
CUIC.OO 1303 3'ribun r.ulldlng
NflWS tlL'nRAUS:
Faiiiinotes Ui net i',
N. Ii. Cor. r-nnylv.inla At. nnrt !4tn St.
1 Tem: llcnmc Th Sun llulldlr
NBON Bcnm Trafalgar UulIJIn
MllllnLltll'TIUN 1KKMN!
TIM RrcNiMi I'l BUd Lkl-IM III served te mib-
ieerlbera In riillailel)hl.i und surTeumllmr tewnf
t tht rata of twelva (IS) cents rr weak, miabia
fe (he. riirrler.
Br mall te relnts outside of rhlladelrala In
ns un'iei P!i. 'annus, c inn.i m nr r-os-aaalena,
pentage tnr, flftr (SO) cents vtr month.
l
(111) ilellnrM for e.ir. riyuMn in n.l m-e. '
jITe all fericn r-tintrlcs cn (Jt) itniin-a mnntli '
("TfetlcD PulidTlNT") v.Ifdilar nd.!res changed i
&'
wt elve e!.l nn cll in n.--v nddi-c-
JIMO WU.MT
KFY.TOr. MUV 1MM
TAddras all ceeim'jnlre' 0'i te J'v
' J.tderr. nlri'if.,)tv Aunnrc. I'hi
J rs(e
p.'uu.
Member of the Associated Press
I M ASSOCIATED PRESS (f txrtwlvlu -jNlira
te the use or rrrubltrnNen e' ml nnct
Mltpatehtt crrtiteil te (f or net ethrnrbr rndited
m tMt paper, aid alto tSi local ncici vubltshtd
' JIM rlflsf ef rrpubtlMflen of tpecHal dUgatche $
ftaratn or alie rtnervta.
i " , Phll.Jtlplil.
MenJ.r. October 3C, "t:
DISFRANCHISED DRONES
?
OMLTIIINt! mere t' .in one 10 nand
names were added t t!.e te. n;.t!i ;i
lists en the dnv -et n-idc for be. ! en
rellment at the City lln::. What v.- de
scribed as "11 general rush" took plaee tit
the Commissioners' eificc en Saturday
MPfllnff.
Tht charitable euphemism will net bear j
auujrili. Te he worthy of such a charac-
terliatlen, a "general rush" should have
me the outpouring of a throng of several
eusdred thousand citizens. About halt of
$ electors of this city are apparently con-
tnt te be disfranchited. The thousand or j
wne ayauea laem-wv gi.-iratn-i.wi
pertunltles is a mere handful.
rrrn.- .i v a ti,- .i-v. .-
4et en Tuesday of ne.it week will be denied
tk 'persons whose name de net appear In
teem. Slightly mere than a majority of
adult citizens of thN cemmunlt wi'l be
ijoeipelled ft) accept the vrdlet at the pelN
at the remainder. The tyranny te v blc. the
drones will be subjected is entire' v of their
qwTi making.
1 Frem the pehtlMl peln' of view : : Iiard
tj conceive of tiny group of citlxetiv lcs de
nerving of st:ipatliy than the hundreds of
thousands of Philadelphian, several times
tjiere than the whole population of Nevada,
who ere tee lazy te vote.
1 jg
1
I ! AS STRANGE AS EVER
PESPITK nnyth.ng that th run.iw.-n
Imagination of met Ien -p; :i-.t v. -'terv
1 tun de nnd tl.e uel.ieeu,enw l-i itt ;it
ijinncy of the mere rc.!es gre-.n of cm
temporary :ierei,'. truth sti.l -. ....uin
jfilj ! Xe tale In which Sherlock IIi.1n.e- i.r
ifl'l flturcd wns 50 a!ne witli dram.it. il-,.
tlveness, se packed with the stuff of a u in
cited romances, as the narrative v hii'li de
tectives at Xew r.runswlck are Tini 'n
rfiece together. Hate and love. .u.ilh jia--
Jf,wlen and violence of excited human 1 .m-i..
tJMlderne, brutnlitv nnd the -!ien -md
mystery of nlijlit. Then there :, ii, -d:i-fjenul
figure of the woman wl... tiii rgeil
fjrem the background Iahd by cni i mv te
tell what she knew, and plendim: v i-!i ti.e
ijelice te let her own dead pc-' bury lt
dead.
1 Teu have te Ilv" a long time t.-. l.n.iv bow
Infinitely strange and bejend unibT-.tni.ling
llfecan be Immediate1!' below the -urface
And most people die without knew lug that
there can be no such thing in tl.e wet'd a.
an absolute se-rer. Seme one alwavs k.tev s
V res. And what romancer lm I'.t.
would think nf bringing Xemesis en a n i:!e.-
END OF AN AUTOCRAT
JT IIAPPEVS In the best-!gu'
lies. It las hceii I.nppriin!:
den. And It was like Wiihe'..
(Jerman Emperor, te believe tl .1
tuld happen 'e lilni
; f.u. .
I s,,, (.
li,rn..'r
1' nc-v. r
(The new houst-heid te be erm-id bv Ii!
nSarri.ige te the I'rincc3 Hernin'e i." U,.uk
Is divided upon the question t hi'iitatlnti
rn before It has come into being
The Prlnees dee-n't like J r, ... jt j,
qjulet and que r nnd lonely, a-id t.r. ere
HO parade the-e and 1 e sein a r ,,., iPr
rle ballp and no cejic rr- and no -rit I np..ra.
Wilhelm hu-. been informed tb.it i .- hr.de
4tl live nt iJenrn enlv n f.-w months of the
j;r. And Wl'iudm v ill net le ii-.-miUvd
te live elsewhere !
One Inconspicuous I'tlneen .ni j, ( ie
Unlshlng touches te tl.e r.nrt: tlnir the Allies
set out te de. Wilhelm knows no. if be
njever knew hefer-v that the ,:mi ,.! ),;,
autocracy ate pine te stay.
j RELIEF FOR WOOD
npOTTlr, outsider there is unn
X" politics fj.if 1- 1 i ri, ring
ffe'pMc. Thin t.ie iiuriejii'
.yaniln that the (,ur.-n : and f)-.
!"!. initie
te -..'
! f IT III
P'itt.l--
uve reunueii .igum-.: ine iw
t $fcpert of it Celf'tlvis- Sp. '.. of rhe
i!-"Jhiul'ir IIeue nf Id presrntntlt 1 nut 0:1
':', tpe'surfare pintn-ilarly Jliiimin t.g
ll.l HI
Jit Is, l.euet r, dlsi.ue'ly ,,rt! noting
tpat the, new .I'lcti-n.-j.t of ),iru - tl., .? ,1,,,
end of the de.idlin'k wlm-ii f.jr 'er, wre.'.s
ttek the form of legislative j hj;, ,, ,s
die assembly undsr such stiiltif,n- ,-ni,d:
tlens was unable te function, in-mrui Weed
ias eempellid te ded r the dii.v. iv ,,f ,t
.:imual message iimmnri.iug ri , .-1, - mdei
IBs administration and e uliiiiu. 1., (le-.)'h,
ipnemlc, flunni-la'. iducatlen-i1 an,! .ndus
tlal programs for the future.
3t has been -i niafir of ,-..i,,i b..;ief
tilllt the publ '"itien of ibis m. -..i wmi d
ifcArk the (ioMtuer (ieueinl's ',-i oil I.,
tiie Islands. i'li il.e lifting
" ill an
1 1 -Hint
1 .it lure
spi .-d-
WC l.s
" Pun ii-
lock General Weed should In 11 n
t'.makc final pif iirmien for 1 . .;.
Unless all signs fall he sn, ,j ,
llg .across the Pa. itic In fun ....
I ajrn passed, wl Ii the I'nh-i - u ,
a fhranln ns Ins Mcmual distiu.f,,
THE LAST. ACT
rIE tragedj whi-h culiniunied "ben n
Laiu'iiMcr iiiiiii drown -d bliis:i In
-agunt Klvrr In order te tiee b. nf,.
begtiu when the wife dlscevi red tlmt kIie
wgnlssl her freedom.
e-Che su' !de wns mil the last a.; in the
1 uaili-. .ti'.-nnn. If 11 skll'i il ni. 1 v ,.l..l.i
VakltHld handle (be subject he would -bow Ihe
Y Hf rttual tragedy which is linii'n't.' In the
TliaTtage of two persons one nf - hem (is-
ra that he or she has uiaib- a nn-tal.e.
I, many such trngedirs diet" in-e no one '
W knew, for tlie renseu ilia tiV
seldom tnken Inte the ceiilldt-nce
lis, lt Is only oci-nsleinlly that
II finds ntmsfir se orcrceme
tlmt he resorts te desperate measures. Some
time It results In murtler. Then ngnln
there Is suicide. Afore frequently there Is
dlveree. Hut the number tlmt Is endured
Is kliewn only te the Power which knows
the Ferrets of the henrt. As Willu Outlier
remarks In her latest novel, there ere many
men. and perhaps many women, who go
about like n machine with the spring
broken, patiently enduring te the end.
CONSIDER THE CHILDREN
Gl'I'nitlXTK.N-DBXT UttOOMi; l. feitu-
nately, able te leek at the schools of
the city with a judgment uiululled by long
familiarity with prevailing conditions and
with a purpose unblunted by long contact
with the difficulties "in the way of betterment.
If he had net come afresh te the task he
would net have hud the courage te recom
mend a building program Involving the c-
nemllfiirn nf StJ.VRnT (Vlil TM aum Is
... ...
nceueii, lip says, net te provide for the
,,.,.,.., .t..,.-.t. t... ... ....t... ,i. 1...11.1.
" '"""'""'i "" " '!""' " n.i-
111 : t'u nre unfit for school purpose and
10 biu'd new .'I'.oellioii'of In accommodate
the pterent .-cliuiil population.
Thl newspaper has begun today the
publication of n series of article Intended
te call te public attention the present con
dition of the school plant. The first article
Is devoted te an outline of Dr. Uroeme's
recommendations. Succeeding articles will
show in what sort of buildings the children
are compelled te spend their day.
There are ninety-six building built fifty
j ears 0" mere rge. Seme of (hem are mere
than 100 j cur.'' old. I'l.e.v vere bul't at u
t.i.ie when l'lt'e attention wn p.".d te
pieper lighting and when inltnry arrange-
11 en';i were the most primitive. 'Che, have
been patched up in one w-n, or another, but I
it is disgraceful that in a city of the size
nd wraith of Philadelphia It heu1d be ,
-0tn!dcrcd necessary te ue them.
There are classrooms se dark thnt artl
nclal light has te ne previaea in ewrr tnai
the children may see their textbooks
There are stairways se narrow that a
man of ordinary size rubs his shoulders en
th wn , ning them.
Jn the lt, t0 tbe gtreet ,
, ,. . . ,. ,... . - .,,
se cramped that in the case of a fire and
'" buildings are net fire-rroef-the chil-
dren would ee in danger 01 inning ana pumi
up In a heap at the feet of the stairs in
their haste te get out.
In ethers the toilet room i the only place
provided for the teachers te rest or te eat
tlu ii' lunclie.
In Mill ethers the overcrowding is se
cre.it thnt two children are compiled te
oeupy a seat intended for one.
And the plant Is se inndequnte that nearly
TiCOOO children who ought te be In school
all day can b accommodated only In part
time classes.
.i a beginning of bettermcrt Dr. Broeme
has suggested that 15.000.000 be pent
during the next two years en new build
ings and er'arcemttit of old ones.
'1" ..re 1- liiperntive need for two new
senin'- 1 .cli 'choel buildings, for eighteen
junior hich scuenlb. for twelve new elemen
tar s.-hoels and for remodeling and lm lm
pre.I'ig 113 eh! buildings.
If this plan is carried out adequate school
accommodations will be provided for the
ihlldren In the tder parts of the city as
well n-i for these In the ilistr!"ti farther
nwny from th- center of the town which
!me bun devi'eped wit'ttn u ami five
-.cars. There wil" retniln, of .nirs'. 'he
neeess.'- uf jiru I'ling for the Increased
sehe.)l population whiih accemicinit s the
gentval liicri.i-e m population of 'lie Ity.
If ii itei.ti is te be reduced, if we are te
i. -e it ji,i u'l.tien e' voters capable of fortr fertr
i".g an !ntel"getit iudginfi 1 en public uue5
tb.iis r.: d berenntig la'uable (ltinen in a
den e r: . 'here must h, iilt. utmost gen-ei-m.1'.-
in pnlding money te bring the
si tin ' ! ant up t.i (ia-e
IRRECONCILABLE" WAVERS
DA,
kAVIli .IAYNE HILL. wIksp oiipesltion
the I.itlgun nt Xn'fiiUM Wtis ex-
t.r'ssn! v-it'i t. p'.as.' .n IMP, tetun:- from
; -n,.- eciiig cetnjil.t.ien-n for the nsso nsse nsso
elatien of governments. "The League,"
dei lures I): III". "i doing admirable
vnrk." According te bis view, fhe much-ritic-.zid
Article X appears at present te
ti" Inoperative.
Only thre years age opponents nf 'he
League were appn-nnfi unable te imag'ne
nnv such lap-e. Their picture of th" work werk
.ag of Article X was hnt of nniinni "
sii'r.lng l-illitary and naval re-p'uisih'.'fles
against their will and ''. wars te preerv
jif-a'-' meie terrlb.e than cenflt' r waged
v .! ;!. plain puriiee of disrupting -vnrid
erdrr.
Xe'hlug of the sort has happened Where
t'.e League hns been pentiltted t- function
it hns worked. If net Ideally, at leait In
spiritual le-i erdn.-e "!'' ' ' 'i .-sr
l,'r in which lt wtih d'.-ii-'eii
Ilurep-' and .!n haM- 1 nt' ne- wars
sln.'i- the ariul-'.lce, but netie of -hes.. was
of tl.e League's tanking, f'n the cnt hand,
" as through the mac! : nery if the .irt-
I er-Mp of nations thnt tbe Aim i t-'-md-.i'-pu'e
w-.is settled. Ilia the -.'vls.etj of
.1 1 s . -i- 1 ffci ted and :- - e -vnngh
. . .;., - - ij ti..' lt is te '.e j .tird:;.nhtii of
;.ji J . . iie-it the fre. lefii of tin.- Dsr
dat '. 1 i,al' be intrustr ,
Tie-" .ic!,i..venieu(i. 1 r.mi eti i r,. m
prf.t"'i f, "''r only p'trt of ihe League - ;nnd
! ,rd .iini .1 is te he observed that they
lave p'ared no inteleritii e burdens t;;inn t'.e
biiet of iiie.utiri- tilitl'T
I r llll' ..-siTtM 'hnt t-ere is ri tl Ing fni
Amer.in te gam h jolt in? 'I: r, in
j; . iie-entieu sugg. -t. r, sttivi r ;',,r ,,,.
slstency trnilsferined into a pnrndey by
Uenehiv of judzmeir
H's jiretdt eddh an'.tn'ile :s pebltlnti en
tl 1. uliPi't lis 11 v'f.'e -. .a.-ii'. .n 1! ",T
II t' inlt.n' wn- t ng-i et a prespci ti e
. hu - 1 r el' along the Hue l'er'.npi.. nar
nV. It 1- tee ear'- 'e d. iinun-e the League
a- 11 monumental "
THE STAU OF .SL'FFKAfiE '
Till; pii.siii-ts tiu.t woman suffrage will
fentii,ili be a e,.pteij in all sa.'f-gev-
erniiig finintr-es :s a nntiinl fiut'.re if
1 detnei rntlc Institutln'is urn sQ plum tlir t.
wii.'ii A ' political hllll'i'S en this sijbleet
(s in jrimlile s prrerngalery. The out
1 nine of the engagements e be fought inn
I be refllltly lefei 11st .
t It eetns it pit, then fore, thai h .,mp
te the tesult with tlie elimination of inter
mediate agonies cnniiet be mktn !n these
I leuntries wheie fnimhlse i.ithntit d ,1m,.
tlen of .-ex Is nglt.iti-d. Pe1! ileal history s
net fnsliietiid m curding te that kind' nf
j i,.-. hewi-M-r, and mi 1'iitinc is pn-pnriiig
for th" tfiiees nt uiiitriiveis .
It -ne Vlvlanl, It Is announced, will lend
the Ugh' f"i" woman niffrnge In tl.e French
ripubi' ai.il wl'l lend in the inure t,
weight of Ids Impassioned nml glowing eh,.
queiice TIlis lisst s i-peiei te serve as
n powerful weiipeii iin 11 tjK- uiitl-Liin"ragii
sentiment In the Semite.
'w Chamber of Iyputlea the SuffrHge
M
.
EVENING PUBLIC , LEDGER
itlll was passed by n large majority three
and n half year" age. Hut feminist politics
has never been erganised In France with
anything like the efficiency which bore fruit
in Oreat Hrltnln and the United States, and
the measure has been slumbering between
the two houses of Parliament.
Vlvlanl should prove a notable acceM of
strength te the movement, which Is known
nle te have (he lnderement of Premier j
Pelncnre. ,
In spile of the npathy of many French 1
women, world sentiment en behalf of the I
political equality of the sexes is Irresistible.
Weman nitTrnge prevails today In Oermnny,
(.V.cclio-Slevnkia. Finland, Denmnrk, Hol Hel
land, Sweden, Xerwny, Lithuania, Latvia,
Poland, Luxembourg. Auetrln, Australia,
Xew Zealand, Iceland, Canada, Orent Brit
ain and the fnlted States.
It seems unfortunate that the certatn
course of the Mars cannot be noted, with
much saving in the still unregenernt land
of time, money, effort, political maneuvering
and cleml-plerclng oratory.
BARLEYCORN LEBER ALLES?
NOTII1NO (inilil be mere t-lguilicnnt of
modern trend 01 thinking than the
pci'M-lency with which the terminology of
war U applied te the utTnlr.i of pence. Wt
had a "dry conquest" of America. Elec
tions nre te be carried, if you believe the
campaign managers, by "ussaults" en this
or that "political salient." Propaganda is
new the work of persons who formerly were
content te be designated ns political press
agents. And se. when the advocates of a
wet world met the ether day In Brussels te
1 organ I-.e and find money te check the work
"( prohibitionists the ut'inblcd in secret
, rim! talked of "a war" ne.ilnt lnws and
mmemcul designed ti restrict or rbelNIi
i the liquor traffic In ti.i I'tuml Si.-.ti.- .mil
Jt ;hN icrn tmi , ,0 ,e
ethed, . ,.. .. , ,.... of ,ifinltlell
eilginnted by military general staffs that Is
beginning te Irritate the non-combatant
public. Why should any movement Intended
te affect a whole people be achieved, organ ergan
ised and directed in secret? Why should
either the drys or the wets of this world
fel Impelled te operate from any sort of
ambush? There, Is new In this and ether
countries a great confusion of opinion In
relation te the prohibition movement.
But If the feeling of Americans could
be nnalyzed It prebnbly would be shown
thnt most of the nntt-Velstead sentiment
Is antl-Velstead sentiment and little else.
That K the average man who finds himself
onnesed te prohibition ns we knew lt is net
necessarily dispened te favor either the re-
ern nf tlm Hener fulfill- te 11 Ipenl hnnis
or a reviva. 01 ine saloon mil uc reseius,
though he may net always say as much. Is
the presence of mere or less mysterious
forces which epernte In the background nnd,
without his knowledge, ndvlce or consent,
go about the business of regulnting him.
It U certain thnt there would have been n
mere unanimous support of the dry lnws In
the I'nited States and n less widespread
disposition te evade or ignore them If the
movement which cu'mlnnted In tin- dry
amendment nnd the Velstead net had net
been surrounded In ! - early stages with 1111
air "t i.i'-'ery and if the country hail been
permitted te knew n.ere about the source
of the energy which 1' displayed nt the lust.
If the drys pet off with a bad start the
wets are getting off with a worse one. The
"world association of opponents of prohi
bition" seems determined te epernte subtly
nnd in secret fe- the control of public opin
ion In countries wheie prohibition Is a
present or approaching fact. They nren't
i-entcit 'e put their cards en the table, te
argue tin; thing out upon its merits and te
leave the dei-N'en te the people- .'iiin-.e.
diately anil directl n.ncern d. Tlsej , tee.
are -ecking nppreaelus te the lawmakers
ntd means by whii it laws mny be passed
t!rst nnd submitted for public dis usslen
afterward. They ulTer from dangerous
misapprehension at the beginning. Fer
while the dr' mils' be ri edited with un
1 ffert te serve a moral principle, the wets
are frankly out te serve only themselves nnd
ethers engaged commercially in the distri
bution 01 intevlcnnts.
If t'.e patietn-e of the public has been
'rlcd in s, rcf iiie.nenve-s of prep!-. Intent
11 en 1 1 '1ft lug it. what will It say of equall
k.-crer maneuvers frankly devised te thre-.
it d: ''
OVERWORKED PRESIDENTS
rplir. duties ind resperslhl'itles of the
JL iiusidcntlnl iiUiie have multiplied at a
great rate In recent years. It Isn't sur
prising te hear that Mr. Harding has been
nglng rnp'.dh and that h Is obviously a
Ict 111 of overwork
A President Is looked upon nowadays ns '
tl." responsible lender of 1 Is pnrfy. He
must Initiate foreign relici.s in a time when
f-iMm'in would t'.nd it difficult te say whnt
a really geed foreign pep !. He must
be the nnhltect of uen philosophies of
social action iidequnte t" meet the needs
n a swiftly changing contemporary life.
Congress has developed th" habit of waiting
for bis guidance in every important emer- '
Willi tl.e growth of tie ivmiry the rules
anl dm.es of political 1 t- once sitnple r.nd
., ileis. lave been mti'i'- 'uirfuliy complex
f.i- the man In the White , through tin
intrusion of enormous 1 e .nmle cencrns
unki.eun ern In the teeerit isf
Ye' it is linpesslb'e te ...ncivr of an
,-!.fa.,f '-esident or. indeed, of anv wnv )
' , ' ', 111 1 '
b. which the suaully It. r..e.ii, burdens of
the chief executive may Ii i..ieneil. Mere
i-de:n In fn-igref.s weunl he'p the s;i u .
ttell. Hu' thnf weu'd rei.il-r- trnre wisdom
in the electorate, wh.eh lm. - te great dis
position te improve its pe itb'ii! mind or Its
elit,ea! morals. S-'et. .- ..- 'ater the conn cenn
ir v ' ' 1-nve te step and leek nnd listen
end ve-dei- vhfher 1' 1 '1 entlnip reck-b-ssjy
te increase the b irdens which crushed
Mr. Wilsen and wni.-n t'l-i-nly are ulllng
-gn'ns- Mr Hnrdlrg's !e-iih
WHY THEY GO FRKE
rplli:i(l'i were W) hemtcidss In this
X iniiniry last ve-ir ' -aid Judge 'al..y,
of the ficncrnl Sesilens Court nf New Ver'k.
t e course of a harsh reprimand minim-
Istered te n jury which fieed n man against
"ll"m "vldence of murder was almost ever-
wh'ltring. "I rejoice ilat pe pnrt of the
lespemiblllty for t'.ls lerdlct pttnehes te
me," h" continued v,, ether country In
ti," w end hns a record for such sherkiug
lnwlessmss. W'p lei. the world in ciliim
because juries render vrdiet of this kind."
.ledge l'allcy did net state ihe case fullv.
Juri'H nri net uuwlll ng te punish ciluil
iri's. If tiiey seem lenient It Is Intgely be
. .hiss tiiey feel that efforts te make capital
punishment somehow humane, with the aid
1 f the electric chair nnd ether devices, have
in- de It even mere ntt'cunn in practice than
it was before.
Juries flinch from the thought of torture
iiupe-rd even en a murderer. Most nf them
would be readier te i!(I for homicide if
ether sorts of punl-liiiii nt than thnt Inflicted
,i, ,l.i. death chair we e possible.
Lister's w hdrnwai from the Irih
I'ree Stale need j.ti age no dis-i-tei- ji ,
n legalized gesture nf dissutlsfui-tiiin wnj 1,
may be follewrd ut any time by perfect
amity. '
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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30,
AS. ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Superintendents and Teachers Toek
Unusual but Successful Way of
Remedying a Shortage of Nurses
by Raising the Standard
Required
K.v NAHAH D. IXIWR1E
T AST spring I talked with Miss Clayten,
aj the superintendent of nurses of the
Philadelphia Hospital, about two iiinttcrM
Mint were then uppermost in her ltiind. The
lu-st wns (he shertage of pupil nurses net
only nt Hleekley, hut In all the hospitals.
The war and then the higher salaries women
were getting In ether fields nnd the opening
up of various professions bad perceptibly
lessened the number of applicants, and for a
time threatened te lower the standard of tbe
type of aspirants applying.
The doctors, some of them panic-stricken at
the shortage, were for Inu-nrlnv tlin renill.
tlens of cntrnnee nnd shortening the training '
f (he undergraduate nurses; in fact, make
lt ?nsler fe be 11 nurse. The superintendent
nurses and leaching nurses of Miss flayien's 1
sort proposal just the opposite way out of !
me iiiicmn.'i. iney were ler rinsing tlie
sfiiiulards all along the line, by raising the
requirements in education te a high school
grade nnd by standardizing the hospital
work und the class work te n level with the
best training schools.
These women held te It thnt te better the
type entering the classes nnd te better the
training In the hespitnls would put the whole
profession en a mere nttrnctlvc basis and
make an appeal te n larger constituency.
SO INSTEAD of lowering the entrance re
quirements and dropping n year from
fhe curriculum, the standard lias been raised
nnd the length of service has net been short
ened nnd th" opportunities for study hnve
bcci eiilrrsed. If is harder te be n nurse
.ii't.i 1 -ed 1 '
The plan has apparently worked. Mi-is
Claytons theory that girls wanted mere
training, net less, lms been proved the cor
rect diagnosis of the situation. At nil
events, 1 learned last week thnt the present
first-year class of nurses out nt the Phila
delphia Oenernl is n very large one, almost
beyond the pan-era of the Nurses' Heme te
accommodate, nnd the type of girl who has
entered is very geed.
THE second matter the superintendent of
nnrses and I discussed was the plan that
had been tentatively tried out last year by
n number of the big hospitals of combining
their training school Activities for the first
year pupils, end giving them their laboratory
nnd theorctlcel training together In one class.
The theory of thnt wns that lt saved expense
nnd tenchern and room and nnnllnnct. nml
it also Insured nl first-year nurses having
the best opportunity for diet kitchen nnrf
laboratory work under the best available
UlHIlcrS.
The plan had worked well tnr the fe-.v
hesplials thnt l.'id thus peeled their inter
ests. The questions last spring were: Could
the project be launched en n large, pessiblv
a city-wide scale? And would there be
sufficient funds ns well as sufficient co
operation? I find thin autumn thnt ten or mere hos
pitals 'have co-operated In this plan. The
large classes are having an admlrnble effect
en both pupils and teachers, nnd the hospi
tals themelve are greatly benefited, because
the nursing staff has mere time for nurMng.
s'nee one teacln r new does for the combined
chi-K what in former times required ten
ic-u-ucrs. nun 1 iice ine equipment of ein
lnbnratery clnsi 100111 take the place of the
former dozen or se lalioraterlesc expensive! v I
manned and cauiiiped for tenchlne nuniniti
Apparently tbe nrgt.nlzntlen thnt ban put
Mils through Is what is known as the Council
for Xiirslnc Education at stonfhenuf i.n.
' svlvnnin. tlm rhnliintin of whom Is rrs
t Henry Ileyer nnd the vice chnirmnn Dr.
j l'.lward P. IVnvls.
rpili: I'espltals that have eo-eperatetl are;
x nr.ii .Mnwr Hospital, nrvn Mawr, Pa.
The Children's Ilestdtnl nf I'lillnrLinM.,
i l'a. '
I rniikfenl Hospital, Frank-ford, Philadel-
ill. l'a.
Pri Is Hospital, rrnnkferrf. PMln.l.
I hia. Pa.
Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, Fn.
Hes-pifils nf the lii-rdunte Scheel of Medi
cine. Cnivei-sliy of Pennsylvania,
.Teffer'nn Hospital. Philadelphia. Pa.
Jewish Hospital. PI lladelpliln. Pa.
The Lnnkennit lle-pltal, Philadelphia, Pa.
Pennsylvania Hespitni. Philadelphia, Tn.
Philadelphia (ieneral Hospital, Philadel
phia. Pa.
Samaritan Hospital. Philadelphia, Pa.
Hospital of th- 1'niverslty nf Pennsylva
nia Philadelphia, Pn.
T COM-ESS -. I Ierk ever that list I find
x myi
yself wend"iing win the ethers hnre nnt
accepted the plan. - ! ve.nslj geed for the
nurse and se prni tnal for the hospital.
There nre a few- things nheut th- art of
nursing thnt I wih could be brought up te
stf.l.darl. 1 r.-l'bet T !li it W.I,. noKslble
that certain instruction could be included In '
ine nursing course.
I wish, for instance, thnt nurses could be
1 tfliiitVit t n. 1 Ami nli. ml n. ..km! 1 .. .1 a
I It in Ptimnlnt: lmw rj' feu them nvc who
1 nra nuTiittr lunr in fliif- illrt-f !
a. nrrel:f nl,,j jntoui.tien. mn'n'r of then
cannot nprnrenti.- read the long words cor cer
reetlv. words 11 it nre of mere than three
syllables. And .ev d net, genernlly speak
ing, seem te ha.. the hr.st notion of'puncru ef'puncru of'puncru
ntlen. The sanle thli g is true in regard te writ
ing notes and letters. They nre, most of
them, helpless te etpiess themselves well n
writing. Which i unfortunate, because thev
could de ti gient deal for their pntieuls by
lilt1 V
in it; -.- -nnn ..,i v riling icr them
Pcrhttp.s being u se-ietary des net seem
part of a nurse' legitlmnte business And
certninly time spent en these nlTnir f..r n
verv ill patient would be Inadvisable. iut
during (eiivnli -'ence both these nrt.s would
1 e a great ti-M . a real lifting of n burden.
HXl': r,mM V"h' '"?'. '.lml !" ,h" mnUpr !
of diet ui-e c,ild be given a wider ;
range and 1110.-1 of their persona d s j:ei
,,..,.,,. i hnu.eheld of nine p,,",
a-it winter, the two nurses of n ver. ,1 n
ent were the only ones "who never ate"
his or thnt staple feed. They cetib have
lled en perls In nn feiui, but shied Ht eggs
in any form or veal and "did net mre fn
cereal." fiiilieliclfy of taste In feed l .1 r'.-h nian'n
perquisite, rather than n i".m- -imm's, T
oppose, nnd tlm r ere restrict-.; (), i,p.
Iirlnglnt; the less one lennn te nrv one's
diet. I fancy, tee, the ordinary far-,. ni the
purses' table af a bespifitl is net apt te
widen her horizons In ihe matter nf pp.lir
able and nt the "utile time at' mg tneniii.
but part of the friction se often e, rendered
1 c n nurse's prolonged sin h a famllv ha
te de with the kitchen en'1, end Is a 'point
.n ti lining well worth tnckling.
I THINK th whole matter of tmrs off Is
open te the suspicion nf "bi-e t )nnMV
1 tunes off en'fli dnv at hours
1 uses.
itj many nurses ms , nl) t leI.
ii..ii.
respeiislMlltj falls en one member of the
1 ouseheld, prnliablv the , en nr, ipj,.,, ff
ihe two bout" nre Ter tin- nurse s relaxation
It need net fellow flint flint must include her
sr.elnl und shopping nnd movie pleasures aa
well.
The heart of the nftertmnn everv afternoon
is the plcnsnnlest time for her r- be 0ff ,intv.
m, far as she l concerned, 1, n n js M.hien!
n -nml tlme for the one who mu t tnlra i.n
! place. Of course, these matters only refer te
nurses wim nre neing jimmc wens una In the
houses of the well-to-de, or moderately well-to-de.
Pertunnlely for the profession, one
enn lie n nurse In b ch standing and yet
avoid the pitfalls te selfishness that nre per
hups iieculiur te prlvnt" r r-in
There Is, for institute, iustituiiennl nurs
Ing which requires un Intensive education
and notable .perleiu-c, then there nre th
public health ihm-c . si.flt service nml
Industrial Nurses Scheel and preventive
ili-eiiM mir.'es, pre- and iiest-iiniiil care
iii'pnrtmenl, , ,
'rhcrc, tee. nre tne n ssiennr nnd church
nu -si-m, ami the most recent of nil, ib(. spe
ci.ilift ntir-e-s In f. (, 11 le wide fluid.
Ten theurand nurses un;. needed today la
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
DEAN R. I- SACKETT
Hew the Technical College Influences
Industry
T1IIE relation of the tcchnienl college te
industry Is nn Important one and one
net se well understood by the public n it
should be. says lfcan Snckett. of the Engi
neering Scheel of Pennsylvania State Cel
lege, who is spending a year in l
In the Interest of that institution
lege, who is spending a year in Philadelphia
"Tbe technical oelleees." said Dean
Racket t, "train men te enter the industries, I
including transportation ami uihiriuuuen.
With experience a large percentage of engl engl
!ieer!n i-rniliiates lu-cemn executives nnd
enter the management side of industry. It
I Is being recegnised that the human element
1 is. after nil. the keynote of stable, ciiicient
Industry, and therefore if is Important thnt
the technical M benis uive due emphasis te
chiirrcter, the square deal and the elemental
-.tt... f nil nnmliM n. In InilllLfl-V. IIR U'ell
I!llll Jl 111. ..iiii.iw,, in ......-..', ..v .-..
, ns te the scientific planning of factories, the
1 selection of materials and machinery nnd the
' ether practical factors In economical pro pre
I ductten.
Inllurnce of Trained .Man
' "Every well-balanced course In industrial
1 engineering must tnke dun account of the
, human element, nnd in time the technically
I trniried engineer will influence still mere our
, industrial life and ler pi ,ic, ..nu emciem-j .
"In fact, it septus jirebnbb' that the tech- j
nienl colleges will devote mere time in the
future fe the management side in the train- i
ing of 1 tijincr.s. The management of men
, depends upon 11 n appreciation of liuinnu
1 rights, the reasonable desires of empleyes 1
and the rising stnndard by which the cm-
I plee measures the management. I
"The technically trained mnn eugnt te
I have the benefit of the liighest idenls for in-
' dustry which prnrtlenl, high-minded leaders
can set
"The building program for lit.- hns em-
phasireil t he shortage of skilled mechanics.
lMasterers. for example, ate receiving from
. V, te VA n da). Why this relatively high
wage. considering the skill required, the
til" te learn the trade, s.asenal unetnple -
ine it and Hi" various ether fa.-t.us involved?
Tbe nlnsterer is net te be blamed. The
fact Is thnt. while this londltlen has been
visible te builders for some time, neither tlie
emplevers, tlie unions nor the public hnve
tnken 'steps te provide 11 n adequate supply
of skilb d labor.
"There hns been n radical change in in
dustry for which wn h'.w1 net provided.
Formerly bns were apprenticed, nnd after
about four yearr of service they wete all-
'euiid ' iirpcntcr.s or mechanics. The ('en
tenniiil Lxposilleii inarl.ed the beginning of
the ngc of pewer: then came labor-saving
muchinrrj and the nptirentlcu system be
cnnie nbselele, apparently eiithe assumption
thnt we no lunger no ded sl.il'id mechanics.
The Age of Kaay Wealth
"Then enme Ihe itge of easy wealth The j
Idenl in tlie mind of the schnolbei atl( in
these of h.s parents wns (and still is te '
nn nlnimlng extent 1 te gniu leisure nnd J
easy money. A white-cellnr job, u clerk- '
I ship, n noeKKi'i'per, iiuvuiiiig i-ccpt nnru
1 work was the goal.
"Tlm whole world wns lnlrif"d Mnnv 1
tried te enter college In the beliet in. 1 this .
led in ens)' pay without litiru work. Ihe
public schools mid everv ether agency n,.pi
te preneli the dignity of labor, the tin me of
The Servant In thu Heuse,1 and te assist
In a saner (election of vocations.
"It would be unwise nnd prehabl t titrne
te say that tee man uie going te .n'b.ge:
,ut cettainly tee '"en- nre learning 11 gnm
trndt- and lenrniiig it thoreiighl.
"()e you realize thnt twenty-lne ears
nge n ra'rpenter was an all-rnund skilb d nie
i.innii. lilni ledii it ere are rough carpen
ters, deer Imagers, sash fitters, hard Hour Heur
Ing carpenters, llnlsh carpenters, and thnf
In Philadelphia today no one carpenter U
trained te de nil kinds of work? The mod
ern carpenter ('of,s net go en n job nt the
stnrt of tlie framework and lciunin until the
finish is en.
All (iet the Same Wages
"Speclnlinaiien has entered carnentrv ns
lt has enured nil ether lines: nt lui-t thai
is what a builder told me only a few dnvs I
age v us the cnsii in Philadelphia. Nete, tee,
thnt 11 I receive the same wages. Specialia Specialia
tlen mn.v be carried tee far, epd se can the
ilat hourly wage. Tim problems Invehed are
mere serious thnn most persons Imagine,
"The railroads have been eemst.ntv
pursuing n sjstcui of apprentice t";1n'i)s f0',.
many years, nnd the Metal Trades Associn Assecin Associn
tlen bus it carefully worked nut nnd exten
sive plnu of apprentice rtl illK, m,-;,,. -(l(N
Yerk Hiilbling Congress is nu nssochttlen
representing bankers, builders and Ihe labor
unions. It is new operating n M.hf.,,,,, nf
apiu'cnilcc triiliiing for carpenters, and n'i
extend it te the ether hiiildiiu tnide,, H
fast ati pOR.slile.
"Modern industry -cannot derate four
years of time te the training of apprentices,
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"SHOO!"
se it is being done tcientiflcally by well
known school methods, including actual
practice in doing the thing taught. The time
required will be cry much reduced; less ma
terial will be wasted: right methods will be
learned: something of the history of the
craft will be taught and 11 broader knowledge
gnined than the old method 'gave. Eleven
years age our college organized the nnnrcn-
1 flee classes for the Pennsylvania Railroad
111 -iiiioeim, iiiiu uus 11-u grvjuuuy u u Yvr.t
unusual development.
Engineering Extension
"If it was geed for an apprentice, why
wns there net a type of instruction which
wus geed for the machinist, thovelcetrlcal
worker and ethers which would help them te
knew mere about their ;ob without leaving
It? Our own institution has mere than 7000
students who are regularly employed In
various Industrial centers of the State and
who are pursuing some seventy-live different
subjects, ranging from elementary machine
design fe ihe mnre advanced technical
courses, nnd which entitle the student te
regular college credit when he hns passed
them.
"Hut some one asks why a State educa
tional institution should depart from the
regular academic lines and from Its classic
hails. The answer 's thnt ns enrly ns 1802
Senater Merrill, nf Vermont, foresaw In a
wii; our Industiial problems, and into the
lYdcral act creating the land grant insti
tutions lie wrole that they were 'te promote
the liberal nnd practical education of the
indi'sirial classes In the several pursuits nnd
pi'ofesiieiis of Hie.'
"The State hns provided specific funds for
this purpose, just ns it has for the extension
of agricultural knowledge. We ncprl n wider
knowledge of the fundamental niineinles of
' economics or of sound industry. Much of
j our turmoil is due te ignorance, a inlsuiider-
Miiiimnn 01 principles nun a tendency 10
' -""perUse. The extension tn of education
, " be and, will be in time an Important
, ' in bunging employer and empleye te
' " common urn erstnnd Ing of be sane, funda-
nr,",:l' principles of pioductlen and of
' "'.""' ""1 which must form the feun-
,,i"""1 of Mnericnn industry.
Women ' Democratic Club, of Utah, hnii
elected n baby tender, n wemnn te wntch
tlie infants while their mothers attend te
political duties; but real feminism will nit
hnve arrived until they elect a mnn te the
job.
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1 In what (,-eueral ilircct'cn iJecb the great
wall e( I'htna 11111'.'
2 lle'v irmti prisoners were, ti-lenst,i fi-cin '
th. li-istllle when that ihIhqii nnrt
initie v.i.s cnptuied 011 .Inly 14, ITS'.i '
S Wh.it does the 'J'lilnl Amendment te th" 1
CenstKutlf n of the Vnlted Htutes nt-e- '
bl,
i, What "as the average daily rainfall 1
r. Who w.i- Heciiiia in 'classical mvihoiegv?
ti ilew mum AnierlcniiB were l.'iieii in
iictieti in th" WmM War"
uui"ii tns (leiiign.
Hew. many were taken prisoner by the
ilenniins''
' Frem what year wns tlie ancient rtem.in
cal'Mirtnr unteil''
9. Whnt 1h th area cf the surface of th
metiri"
in When was Halley'n comet last visible te
the naked eye?
Answers te Saturday's Qui
1 .fad; shtppnnl was n notorious i:nKiish
lilghwiiMnnii. Il. niuUe iv,.. . -ciputi
,'.'.' :!;::,1v'M,,r, n'.i ,;"V.1.","' wn,,
2 The IblK ts the pncreil I,tj il of Kgjpt
... , .... ...i.jir. wi iiiv oe.i;ii ion urn violet.
:v.l
nuieji, unit-, i;rri-n, jviiew, orange and
4. Viid-I. tlm fiineuii creU of Un, great
Cende, was mill "te )uie illeU fei 1
want of lobster hiiiiim," ,r 1 ,e fenst
Klv 11 by his muster te KIpk j,uIh XIV
fitfl was told that the lobsters for
11 .into for the ttnbet hud net ar
lUcd, wbcreuiien th., i-niiBclentliiii'i
1 hef . nii.iiiltteil ..11. dj u '.ill,, 01l
his sweiil "
5. The jcuiik pretender was ('luirln i,i.
w-aul hlnwnit, son of the obi re.
ii-iiuer. James '. n. Stewart .,
a.i the ten of J'liu; t England
lm young pretcndHi-, bcidliiK ib
.laiebltes, asiiii,., 1., lfl ,,?,, "'
f.u In ...I . l.ll. I --.-" n.
6. A
...r.. -.,,. ,,111, 11 nu ,vn.s 1111:111
mnli c ip jvn a weuian'i Indoor cat!'
It) In r t ..
uvuiiiK me wnei,. iita.i ami worn f, 1
llm clKlitte 11 11, and ciily iilneticn
.eiituriiM Tlm word is pnJhiVWy
lived from tin. Hutch' mop." :i
wetnnn'n 10 fieii.. ' ' ,l
7 The it'jiiii-tau Library b Oxford lfmv.r Though hr, hit friend dtelarf,
in-, rmflaml aril take, its -im. nrthvti if all the nil leaxet fall
was'ieiiereiVi,;' , Ji'i'"' - ' i wliei.i H 7'Ae fM ere irft ten hare,
i hi'tmier' N ,7 1-ne' l-?r'e, Ohie ','l'SJrre.M "FnW ' '"f C"'d'
1 Miakenirare u-a-is 1, i, ' . hic chill In rrrry leaeil. .
ml.1.,.!' 1. , Vn10 ,1.e,i;:;,l " ntlvrt hr-necr inurfrehrrnlM)
Tun Willi. 1-., Tl '"'';. .V.'.l.V IVn . 1 '' '"'' Ht1ir"' ' ff"0''' ,
new forms pan or .'lecho-sievali a I ''''' HaUetreen in wnl ami hurt
never bail i. 10a. ,., is,iui, rufire irmeii when i
10. Jehn Dnrdwi, the fnn.eua Kiiwllvh pi0(. The 'pumUH.IIentl in honor, Me'
was Known as 'ninrleu, Jehn." ' 'reM 0f H, rave emtnl 9' M
V ' F " 'l ' MA
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SHORT CUTS
There is always dancer of a town ptnet
suffering from dry ret.
Old General Apathy is getting reidy te
retreat from the political field.
Somebody has struck a profitable lay.
Eggs are ninety cents a dot en.
.. rn "cellenr day op which te organic
the 'town Pumpkin-Head Party.
, , ".T'"S,,t Halloween was a helldiy,"
said the office boy. "Nuttln dein'."
In the mnttcr of Sesqui-CentennUl
preparation every check increases speed.
t t L,',ey.? Oe,ergc Is willing te admit that
Jehn Hull made a mistake In letting him go.
Jack Ernst has been decorating th
weeds for Halloween und lias made n beauti
ful job of it.
.. ','?V .,)0,.,, ,m ls " B-reng-a mnn." M
the Insclsti lieutennnti "da beeg-n Mu Mu
sellnl." ... Apropos of Halloween, Mrs. Arabslla
Slfxing says many a false face covers a trut
heart.
Everybody admits thaft Better Time,
are coming. High Prices are already hr te
greet them.
T'nele Sam may take a seat in the Near
fcnst conference; but as a mere spectator In
mny net take a stand.
It Is tee bad of Editor Fate te malt
front -pege serial readers carry the detail! ef
se many thrillers nt the one time.
Reichstag committee named te And th
cause of Herman defeat In 1918 blaraei
Ludendnrff. The superman will new preeetd
te leak sawdust.
Hahnemann Medical College protester
says one biith n year Is plenty. He will
receive hearty indersement from small heji
and Uelshevists.
If American investors have lest mew
money in Herman marks than Germany bn
paid in rcpnriiiinii. Isn't Germany maklni
n profit out of her penury?
American ships nre American territory
even in 11 foreign pert, sn.is Judge Hand.
This seems te provide foreign ships in Atn.r
lenn ports with an excellent argument.
Subsidiary of the Standard Oil Com
pany In N"t.,v Jersey hns declared n stock
dividend of -100 per cent. Stockholders prob
ably celebrated by tooting automobile horns.
Tlepresenintlves nf a Havana dillf
newspiiper haw presented te Secretary
Hughes a thnusnnil elgnrs. The SeeretaM
does net smoke. New wnteh his frlfndl
tally round him.
Because fiflv niil students in a Tliltlt'
Ington, W. V11.. college staged n p,iain.
1 Pnrnde In their dormitory tiiey have ben
lerbhlden te attend n foetbnll game. ln
I iilized for n forward pass.
nein
Every once In a while the average ritl
strn tenrs himself nwny from the murd"
news long enough te remember flint we are
In the middle of n red-het (se te speak
political campaign.
Mrs Feil nn nt Cpnrsla mill Wit ttik
. te take the enth as United States Senater.
' Her appriintmenl was merely a remantw
1 iiuldent of historic Interest, she says. All
i f whhdi demenstratei her level-hendeilne
1'CUPKIX.JIEA.D
Prem nil the rare nf men there' due
A tiibi'lr, hr it uid.
Te Ptmtiii' ceutitiii reutin uhe
I hntxrn an Pumpkin' Head,
I known an Pumpkin-Head heeauii
He doth forever try
Te 1 eh J. miitm of it tetr;
Te put thu punk in pie.
Te put the punkin pie en top
tif applet, vakrs and nut.
' er.iiii pan it an open thep.
Hi mouth hv never thuti,
Ilii mouth he never thutu. But talk
It temething Iw nr'rr hath.
And yet ftl head uhrre'er you italk,
Though rmptu, light your path, A
Thnuuh empty, Huh ti your path fnreMyS"'
linaiiinlnitt, Prreelvet
Tliiiunh life at he a I it rare and eark
The Pumpkin-Head ne'er ptievrt
The Pumpkin-Head ne'er grtevtt at an
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