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All rlahti of republication of special dispatches WfTfiit urn nie mined, Philadelphia, Vtnliiridi), Neirmb'r 1, l'.: FINEGAN TALKS BACK FIXKtJAN'S visei'uti defense of his XJ in administration of tin- State Derartmeut of 1'tihllc Instruction at Hx- t'it flub " tcrday aKain-t the ntt.'.el.s (,f Mr. Mi'Spar ran did credit in his cn'irase and te bis conviction that lie lias le,in purulng the proper course. He did net mention the Ucmecrnii can didate for the governorship, but llint gen tleman was idearlj In lit mind, lie did net mention him for the reason that It is net fitting that the Superintendent of I'tibll1 Instruction should engage in n lelitical campaign. It Is fitting, however, that a man tinder attack should tate his ease in the open. Mr. McSpnrrnu lias attacked the I'lue gan administration for eenir.ilizlns authr ity, for iiicreasitn; tip' cost of the ehoe! by bringing about bulier salaries and mere rigid tests of the fitness of the ten "her . and for lengthening the sehoel jenr ngiilust the child-labor Inl crest of the tanners. Mr. Fincgnn declared that officer of llr agricultural organizations had been misrep resenting the attitude of the farmers toward the longer school year. The farmers did net object, he insisted, but I lie welcomed it. He defended the Kdmends act tai-inc the qualifications of teachers and declared that the boy en the hilltop had :i rishi 10 jut as go id instruction as v.:is offered te th boy in the Hinge school in the vallej . The low which pieeiits uiniia!itied ier-eiis from tenehing, he insisted, v ill benefit net Only the State but the whole Natien b de creasing illiterac and b iiuikiug it easier for every be and girl te get the elements of n geed education in hi or her home tchoel . And he challenged cer. rltic of his ad ministration te offer any evidence that he hud brought about a centralization of au thority in Ilarrlsburg in the detriment of any school district in the f-uinienwcnlth. It Is evident that '" Fln-'ann .an d" ' eml himself, and that he is net afraid te come Inte the open and meet hi- crlii'. it has bien evident ewr-iuce be np eintnl that he ha definite and n.n-trueflvc ''du ''du rateonal policies conceived for the letter liient cf the public si hoeK. These peHeies alreadv have raised the schools of the Com monwealth from the rank of twenty. first among the States te a place very near the top. fnless these policies are centinuid the schools will retrograde and the younger feneratien will suffer. ART FOR THE MULTITUDE THAT I sin interesting experiment in popularizing art te be made under the patronage of th" Art Al'inuee. The Alliance s net satisfied with the ar tistic ipinlit.v of the i tire lestmrds t ou tfitting views of the city. It is proposed te make a series of pestiunl containing repro ductions of the best etchings unci paintings of local buildings and scenes b.v Philadel phia artists. The-e card will be offered for rnle In competition with the emit, which contain colored reproductions of photo pheto phote ITrnphs. There ought te be a feii'-Mcrnblc sale of the new cards, for there i a public v hMi has a taste for such things. It would rather have the rcpiocliietlen of an etching of n Philadelphia building In IVnncM than the best coler-proees reproduction of a photograph of the same building. Hut there are ethcis who would prefer the re production of the photograph. They are like the captain of a ship who hired an artist te pnmt a picture of his vessel and complained when it was completed because It did net show all the sbeis nnd the spnrs and the portholes He v. ante I meticulous rcnlim. while the artist had made a pic ture with auuesplieie. leaving something te the imagination. Hut if the postal cards of the two hinds are offered for snle side bv Mile there will lnevitabl come about an Improvement in popular taste That improvement could be made permanent through the co-operation of tile schools in bringing te the attention of the boys nnd girls the essential difference b'tween a work of nrt and a mere commer cial product. If the Art Alliance, beginning with the picture postcards, will extend its Interest te the improvement of nil pictorial work ex posed en the billboards throughout the city It will commend Itself te a wide public which new knows little of lis existence or lis purposes. AT LAUSANNE IN SPITE of the fact that the KeniallM Turks hnve net .vet accepted I.ausnnne is the seat of the peace conference, eleventh-hour opposition en this point is evi dently net expected ill nllled circle, where preparations are being made for an Inter national conference of the first magnitude. As line been anticipated, the American answer te the invitation of the. Western Powers I' a refusal, although it is consid ered likely that an unefheinl observer will be In attendance. The communication con cen Tycd through our Ambassadors te the (iov (iev ernmentn at Londen, Paris and Heme point edly refers te the fact that the Putted tUatea was never at war with Turkey nnd bene cannot logically participate In the mefotlatlen te replace the discarded Treaty I Sevres. Nevertheless, no secret is made of Amer ican Interest" in the Near East, especially these of a humnuitarliin nnture. The note mphnstxes the need for the protection of racial and religious minorities In the Levant, for rensonnble opportunity for archeolegj. eal rtaenrch and study, for gunrnntces for philanthropic, educational nnd political in stitution! and for freedom of commercial BDmeBea." Mr. Hughes' contention that as- IFAnCei 01 UC ireenium vi hid vaiuciccncc.-i be given is reueratea V It ! hinted that Admiral Mark I. WII 4gM .our High Commissioner at Const an- tlneple, may be named Amerirnn obnerver. Under the prefrnm silgsoxted, there I xnmll elinnee of IiIm Imvlng much superlluuti! tliiie en Ills bunds nt Lmisnnnp. Active authoritative itleitltiiitcntlnrlct in the conference will be nitiiied by (trout Ilrltnln, Italy, France, Turkey. (Ircece, .Itifce-Slnvln nnd Humiinln. .Iiiimn Iiiik iiKe been Invited te nttetul and Itusslu and Hill garla ne rt'ierted te have been aiked te shore In the illMMiytilnns of the jiirlcdlctliili of the Danlnnellet when that subject Im brought forward. World -War allgnmentH nnd social and economic prlnclplcH aside, there can be no doubt of the legitimate lnterel of ench of these nntlens in the disposition of the Straits. The mere generous in Its treat ment of n tangled situation the negotiation can be made the brighter will be hopes of a real and durable settlement. MOTOR OMNIBUSES NEEDED TO RELIEVE THE TROLLEYS As n Medium of Transit the Automobile Leng Are Proved Its Great and Grewing Utility TT ISN'T alwa.vs easy te reconcile the American theory of iiregress with the Individual American's characteristic dis trust of Innovations intended te serve n purely social end. The motorcar, for example, hns been achieving one triumph after another for mere than twenty jear. It is doing useful work everywhere in the world and epnitdliig the siepe of its utility In a reallv aniazlng way. It has Improved Industrial methods and made life richer and plcusuntcr. All Its pieml.'cs ere of increasing elliciency and ndded perfecllea. , Vet there remains one p-ticiiicly painful and troublesome pieblem in ever modern Ameilcnii cit.v which has .vet te be ap proached with h consciousness of the speed with which meters could solve It. That is the problem of transit In congested nnd eutl Ing areas alike. Kperiiiieuts with automobiles as a means te relieve trolley systems of their increasing overload have been unsystematic and for the most part ketchy. The jitneys Ret nowhere permanently. In Kurepe the sit uation Is different. Motorbikes there de most excellent transit service. livery ether Anierltnn city has made bet ter public use of meter vehicles than Phila delphia. Yet Philadelphia, because of Its wide dimensions and Its admirable habit of pushing steadily outward for open country and fresh air. is a city In which meter transit cn'ild be most efficiently developed. What will come ultimately from Mr. .Mitten's reported plan te put (ominedlnus moterbuses en the lioesevelt Heulevard cannot be foreseen as jet. Ter the present the p. U. T. management seems te be ex perimenting carefully net only with the mechanics of buses and bus Hues, but with the far nieie uncertain temper of fit Council nnd the opinions of the people. Certnlnly the public should welcome this wholesome departure from the ancient street car theory. What are the new boulevards for? Net exclusively for je.v riders, surely, or for people luck enough te own their evv n meters. (Jreat thoroughfares like the I'arkwa.v and the lioesevelt Heulevard will net serve a lalleiuil purpose until they are used te re lieve the hardships and difficulties which the public suffers as a result of ever-congestion in the ether streets and en trellc lines. The notion that metered emnibuse co these new thoroughfares or even In ether important thoroughfares would be ur.sightl.v or In the wa.v is wholly false nnd mislead ing. In foreign cities vehicles ,,i this type actually add a decorative? note te the gen eral scene. And they provide millions of people with a comfei table and pleasant menus of getting about. The new Franliferd elevated Hue vvi'I clrevv e Inrge pnrt of the northeast section Inte what you might call the city proper. The development that will fellow after it i opened for service will tend nutwnrd. Hut such development will be retarded with out constant extension of transit facilities In regiuu? where, because of the lack of crowds, trolley lines couldn't be made te pa for themselves. We Mieuld accept moterbuses even mere enthusiastically than New Yerk long age accepted them. Heom should be made for them en Hread street. It Is about time for the authorities te realize that the trnnsjuit of people is fur mere Important In ever wa;. than the transport of heavy freight, which might easily he shifted te ether thoroughfares, Slmllarl. if the rnoterbus vvcje te be a part of the transit system, omnibus, lines should be deliberate touted ever some of the central drives In Pntrineunt P.uk for the benefit of recreation seekers unci residents, in the northwest sections of the city. There still Is a feeling In Philadelphia that the Park, like the new boulevards, ought te be reserved for walkcis nnd folk who happen te own automobiles. Hut if Park drives could be put te n better use than that ejf giving tired people an oppor eppor opper tunit.v for n pleasant, open-air ride home from work in the evening we should like te knew what thnt use could be. Much would depend en the nppenrance of benlevnrd and Park buses nnd the way In ... .. .e ti.. ,l.A ,.!.. WlliCll tney lveru uiuiiut;i-ci, nice, mc , nj will never enjoy the full benefits of Fnlr Fnlr meunt Park until It Is possible te reach any pnrt of it quickly, plensuntly and cheaply without a long trolley journey or the aid of a private meter or a tnxirib. MAKING THE GRADE BANK clearings the accepted reliable barometer of business conditions show conclusively tnnt tne revival or tne coun try , industrial and commercial prosperity Is no longer a matter of theory, but an actuality, Heperts filtering from various sections of the country for some weeks have been telling et a consistent ami compre hensive quickening of trade, Huslness, in ethor xverds, has been mak ing rapid progress in the recovery from the depressing effects of the strikes of the coal miners and the railroad shepmen. Rising trends of commodity prices furnUh addi tional proof that business has turned the corner. Hefere the end of the year pros perity will be in full swing. The real proofs of the existence of this pronounced betterment, of increased manu facturing operations, of broadening trade and teady and healthy growth of produe predue produe tlen are clearly found in the Increasing volume of bank cle.ringe. Hevertl day ego the bank clearing of v.w Yerk City reached the largest total in I the Mtery of that city. Coming nearer home, Philadelphia bank clearings for Octo ber, for the first time since January, 10-1), picdlhc .S'-MmO.OOO.mW mark. Te be exact, the turnover of checks through the Ph'lbidelphla Clearing IIeiims dtfrln Ijie month of October totaled mere than f-,ll".-(HI0.0IHI. This was the largest of any single month during Will or Httl!. Compared with the corresponding menlh of Inst year, there was ii gain of $441,(MMI,tllM, or 120.81 per cent. Fer the ten months of the calendar car the total clearings were $18,1151 ,"50V 000. or $l..O7,:t-'0.57 greater than the same period of IllLM, n gain of ."( per cent. All of which shows Philadelphia Is main taining Its grip ns n business and manu facturing center. HORRORS OF PEACE WHEN it becomes nee'cssnry for u man llke Governer Allen, of Kansas, te lie liver broadsides from the stump against the rising uicunci' of aggressive religious hignlr, we have te admit that something ominous is happening Immediately below the surface eif American life. Who Is responsible for a state of affairs whhh. in many parts of the Seuth unci West, is causing members of various Chris tian denominations te arm themselves against one another? Governer Allen has mere courage than most politicians. I'ntll new the light against the menace of hntrcel has been left te sueii newspapers as de net share the timidity that gags the average politician seeking te etbtain a job or te held it. The worst thing about the Ku Klux and the countcr-mevemiMit.s apparent In regions where kiiew-iuillilngism Is new a political Issue of the first magnitude Is that this mod ern mania had a piuely commercial origin, ll came neither from patriotism nor sincere beliefs of any sort. It has been from the lir"t a game for nuuie.v . When the war ended a great ninny shrewd and resourceful Individuals trained in (lie technique of intensive organization ns boost beost boest ers for one quasi-public- e-auc or another campaigners, propagandists', stumers and whlppcr.s-up of emotion of the sort that wan j e'onsplcueiis m the war activities of a peo ple eager te go te any length anil tolerate almost mi tiling in their desire te back the army found tlu-inselvcs suddenly out of easy jobs nnd confronted by the unwelcome prospect eif real work. Oae of these was Clarke, who. from the unimportant status eif a booster of conn cenn try fairs, bveauie an organizer of war welfare work. When the war was declared ended Clarke looked about feu- n substi tute. He found Wis-nrd Simmons, present lieael of the Invisible Empire, who was then wandering about Georgia In u state of pevert.v . Clarke hastily surve.ved Simmons' scheme for a Iti Klux revival, lie- appear te have perceived at once that It ceulel be made te grew enormous! by methods of propaganda nnd organization previously applied in e-em-munity and national activities. Patiletlni was the vogue! The people were still emo tionally sensitive. A umltitud" of profes sional campaigners wen- ussiuubled in an oig.iniatieti of Kle-agles. Territory was allotted te each of them. Tlie-y were as sured a large percentage of every S10 gath ered from every new Khuisieun. Clarke es tablished a heed and mask fnctery, ami monopolized the business of manufacturing and distributing the insignln and disguises and incidental equipment of the order. Meanwhile, b.v all methods known te the "intensive ergauize-r" the membership of the In,viibh- Empire was made te grew. The- endless-chain system, by which every i.evv Klniisiunu was cxpecte-el te bring two ethers Inte the fedd and was paid for his trouble, was established by organizers In the Wet and Seuth. The appeal was eli-le'c-ted, like Harnum's. te the cieduleus and the illiterate. These who for one reason or another had within them the germs of social and religious intolerance were zealously sought out. The money rolled into the Klux headquarters in a flood. It became --e plentiful that the ergnulzers of the order began te sqtnsbblc among themselves, at Atlanta nnd enter suits of one sort and another thnt still threaten te disrupt the icier from the top. Simmons and Clarke appear te have been frighteneel at last by the intensity of the feeling which they managed te generate by their utterly reckless propaganda. The Klan get out of their control. They are unable te control it new. Thnt duty falls new en Governer Allen and oilier men who an- courageous and American, and deeent enough te underlrilie It. MONEY FOR STATE COLLEGE THE Pennsylvania Sate College alumni are concentrating their attention th!" week en Philadelphia in their efforts te raise S'.', 000,000 for an emergency building fund for the great institution in Center County. I)r. Themas, its president, has been In town, setting forth the needs of the college and the chnrncter of the work that it Is doing. Every dollar that Is nsked for should be subscribed, and there also should be created a public sentiment which will force the Legislature te appropriate as much money this winter as can profitably be used during the next two yenrs in equipping the college te take enre of the growing number of students. It has te deny admission every yenr te 1000 young men nnd women, for It has no room te accommodate them. The nccommo nccemmo nccomme dutlons for these admitted nre woefully inadequate. The nlumnl of tlie college will de what they enn, but philanthropic men of wealth ns well as the Stnte Treasury will have te go te its relief before It can he equipped te meet the demand upon It. PENALTY OF BRIGHT SKIES Pl'HLlCITY for nil droughts Is t-ecured during the farming season. At ether times realization of prolonged dry spells vvnits upon the dismay accompany ing the embarrassing moment when wnter faucets decline te perform their usual functions. That crisis has net yet arrived, but with out a "break" in the weather It may be considered imminent. These nlensant autumn clays are Indeed playing havoc with the water supplies of a lnrge and populous region. It Is reported from Pettsvllle that the Ppper Schuylkill Is the lowest In years, rocks in certain places being visible for the first time in half a century. The scene through the winding river In Fnlrmeunt Park Is unbeautifully suggestive of mudflats. Chief Davis, of the Water Bureau, has repeatedly Issued warnings upon the uncer tain nttiire of the existing supply facilities of Philudelphin. He is among the experts who are heartily In favor of planning in comprehensive fashieu a system of adequate water resources for this region. The va rieus proposals Include utilization of snp; ... . ,l.n Wr.M1mn mil ViBliamln, piles from the Tohlcken and Neshaminy Creeks and the Upper Delaware, Autumn rains, remarkably lacking this season, may eventunlly relieve the present situation, but the remedy will be only tem porary. Every continued drought in this pnrt of Pennsjlvnnla centnins disquieting possibilities of a water shortage. The supply syttem is urgently'ln need of re-equipment nnd reorganization. It i little less than foolhardy for n great metro politan community te klm he perilously near the edge of a crisis every time there ie a precession of might, clear any AS ONE WOMAN SEES ITt Informal Meeting of the Sunshine Len ten Union Society of Helpers' Com mittee (Known Familiarly In Town as the S. L. U. S. H. Committee) . By 8ARAI! D. LOWKIK AX M.ECTION OF OFFICERS Scene A committee room. Enter Miss Amanda Pickle with minute book, etc., nrrnnges the books nnd the papers en table. Miss Pickle. New let me sec (consults n memorandum) what have I te de? On, yes. First, keep the president te the point and come te some derision about out mill girl scheme. (Heads down the list.) Second, see that Mrs. Nllbly Pelts tlneii t get ncM te Mrs. Middle fmlvuilnder Mump. Mrs. Hump told me she positively weiltel net belong te this benrd if she had te sit next te the Potts woman. Third, get Mrs. Pen Helder Jenes te give her name for the Dishwashers' League benefit. She will de It. I'm sure, If I tell her she won't have te go or buy tickets. Fourth, get Mrs. Nubly Potts te buy a double amount. Fifth, see Lillian Gurelener ubeiit her house for a musical for the- slums' fund. She may as well de It. I'll suggest she fives the refreshments. tte. 1 knew there s something else remember te nsk the janitor If his wife knows what she Is doing te take that girl out of that splendid posi tion I get for tier nt Madam Duval's. Sili con Id net expect te learn mere than te rip bastings in a year. (Enter Miss Lucre tin Snipe.) Miss Snipe. Always an early bird, 1 tec, Miss Pickle. Miss Pickle, till, Miss Lucretle. jeu are the very person I came early te get. I de want te knew your opinion. Miss Snipe (aside). She may want te knew It, but whether she acts upon It is another matter. Miss Pickle. Who shall we elect for presi dent? Miss Snipe. Wh. I thought (lie committee had derided en Mrs. Cudwuludcr Hump. Miss Plekle. Well, you see she is se partic ular nheiit who she works with, and who she appoints chairmen of committees that I'm afraid she will make some of the women angry. -Miss Snipe. Nonsense! I've known Mary Hump when she was just plain Mary Themas and ns for who's who and what's what well, when you're doing tliN work te step te leek in a social register is all w reng. Miss Pickle. 'Hint's whnt I think. Hut then Mrs. Nubly Potts? Miss Snipe (lietrltledly ). Mercy preserve us from her! It is one thing te snub people because they arc net in jnur particular set, hut te toady te them te get into theirs well, it is work for the city that we are doing, net for Mrs.. E. Nubly Potts ! Miss pickle. Then hew about Mrs. William Pen Helder Jenes, Mis3 Lucretlii? Miss Snipe. I've known Patty Jenes before that absurd daughter made her write "Pen Helder" before Jenes, and I like her. She is a geed woman. Hut she would never de for the president of the S. L. U. S. II., my dear! Toe visionary. Last year it was eat and grew thin. This eat it is soul germs! New, why net Mrs. Drag? Miss Pickle. Well. yes. Mrs. A. Drag Is the only one left, but she Is se nbsent mlnded nnd she has se many children. Miss Snipe. Hut, my dear Miss Pickle, she means well nnd she interests people nnd if she forgets you can nudge her. Miss Pickle. Here they nil come. Will you rend the names en this card when the nomination are nsked for? (Places a card in her hnnd). Te save time 1 put them down before I enme: President, vice pres ident. cto.4(gee.s back te her seat). Miss Snipe I putting en her glasses reads the list). Why, if she put them nil down before, elid she ask me? (Enter Mrs. . c. Hump, Mrs. W. P. H. Jenes.) Miss Pickle. Oh, Mrs. Bump, will you take the c-lialr during the election of officers? I knew I sin n little out of order asking you myself, but It is te save time. Mrs. Hump. Yes, I will certnlnly. but who is te be nominated? Miss Pickle. Oh, ah Miss Snipe Is chair man of the committee, you must ask her. And, dear Mrs. Jenes, will you be secre tary until the new one la elected? Mrs. Jenes. Of course I will, but Pen Helder says I nm a perfect feel at busi ness. Mrs. Hump. Patty Pen Helder Jenes, there is no business about this; it is only n inntter of form and if you don't take it thnt Potts woman will. (Enter Mrs. Potts.) Mrs. Pett-. Did I henr my name. Howdy -de. Miss Pickle! Miss Lucretia Is well, I hope? Mrs. Hump (aside). She will be calling out "Mary" next. Mrs. Potts. I wns afraid I was late, but Alec Van Ripple kept me tnlklng in the square nbeut that absurd bal masque he wants me te be patroness for nnd then Mr. Willie Tnlcett joined us and your daughter, Mrs. Pen Helder Jenes, se alto gether I am late, I guess. Well, what has I lie Sunshine Lenten Union en hand for today. (Seats herself next te Miss Snipe.) (Enter ether members of the society.) Miss Pickle (te Mrs. Hump and Mrs. Jenes), We must get Lillinn Gardener Interested, she is se rich nnd we need these young girls ! Mrs. Hump. Awfully faddy, I hear, like her father and mother were. Mis. Jenes. I cannot get her te listen te soul gcrniists. Mrs. Hump. She is en our e-emmittee te leek Inte the condition of factory girls. I doubt if Mie has tlone much. She is nvva.v from home a great deal. That is the way with them, no sense of respon sibility. Miss pickle. Yes, she hns been en that com mittee three months nnd never had u chnnce te give her report : there hns been se much else en hand. I think it would be well te mnke her treasurer (enter some mere members), don't you, Mrs. Hump? And if you would just call for the report of the chairman of the Nominating Com mittee we could begin. Mrs. Hump (rising nnd rnpplng sharply). Ladles, will you please come te order? Miss Lucretia Snipe Is the chalrmnn of the Nominating Committee, I believe. Miss Snipe, will ,veu make your rejwrt? Miss Snipe. I will read the names en the card given me. (Heads.) President. Mrs. A. Drag; vice president, Mrs. William Pen Helder Jenes; secretnry, Misn Pickle; treasurer, Miss Lillian Vnnderbllt Gar dener. Mrs, Hump. Ladles, you have heard the list of etneers ter tne Hunslilne Lenten Union Society of Helpers. All these in fnver of - (Enter Mrs. Drag.) Mrs. Drag (beginning te talk at once). Such n time as rve unci every ciiiid down with the smnllpex (every one starts away), (th, I menu chicken-pox net contagious, the doctor says, though very infectious or, maybe, it Is the ether way. And one et the nurses has developed epilepsy. Yes. I assure ou I left her whooping and lmttllng about with the conk sitting en her. And , , , Mrs. Bump. We nre having an election. Mrs. Drag. I am sorry te Interrupt, but I think we must proceed. All these in fnver of the officers named say "nye." Chorus. Aye. , Mrs. Hump. Contrary, "no." Mrs. Drag. Well, I should just like te say te the president that I don't envy her. My husband says that there arc two things no woman can de lead a meeting and sharpen n pencil. (General laughter.) Miss Plekle (going up te Mrs. Drag escorts ner i i,,u ,iihi, "s. ,a, ,uiiiji va- cotes), . Mrs. Drag. Dear me. am I it? Members. Yes, Indeed ! The votes of President and Mrs. Hard inc arrived at Marietta Instead of Marlen, O p, e. Department evidently thought one Qble girl as geed at another, - ,1 , NOW MY IDEA VS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best K. W. BALDERSTON On Philadelphia's Milk Supply DESPITE many reports te the contrary, it is a fact that the milk herd of the Stnte of Pennsylvania bus net been great i reduced b.v selling the cows te be killed for foeel because there was tee little pre!" in keeping thorn for milk, says H. ""'" dersten. secretary of the Interstate Dair Council. "There lias been no wholesale slaughter of the milk herd of the State," snld Mr. Haldersten. although at many plants there hns been some slight -reduction of the licrel. This is due te two causes: 1-irst, that tne farmers hnve been getting se low n price for milk that some of them have sold their poorest milk producers for ensh, ami second, en ncceunt of the high price for feed unci lnber. Thus, for example, the ( umberlnnd Vnllev herds were reeiucea one-mm i "; en ncceunt of the low price which the farmers get for milk. But there are three plants there new nnd these will add addi tional cows. Besides, this locality Is net typical of the territory which supplies Philadelphia. Laber and Feed Prices High "But the chief enuse of xvhatever reduc tion of the herd has tnken place Is the very high cost of feed nnd lnber. The widespread drought also helped, ns it cut off the possi bility of using pasturage upon which the dnirvmen depend at this time of the yenr te save buying feed, by drying up tiie grnsu. "This Is net a local situation, for the changes in the feed prices ere bused upon national figures, nnd feed hns been gradually mounting, especlnlly cottonseed and linseeel cake meal, which is from 25 te 50 per cent higher than last year. After the war n let of thts feed wns dumped bnck en us nnd we nre just new getting ria ei u enum-i-.i. material and getting back en a normal basis again. "The prices of land, the cost of labor and taxes nil enter into this sltualien. Lnber is 75 if net 100 per cent higher than in pre war times. In raising milk, the feed Is es timated nt eue-hnlf of the cost, the rest being labor and evernenn. Ne Danger of Shortage "With impieveel quality in the cows and modern methods in dairying, there is net the slightest danger flint the ml k supply of the citv nor of the Stnte for that matter, will ever be in any danger of n hhertnge, "There have been certain well -defined movements in the mill; herds during the nst twenty yenrs. A generation nge Philudol Philudel phin get Us milk shipped direr! te the .i...i. i,rn from farmers en the railroad lines. At thnt time Chester, Delawaie and Montgomery Counties in our own State and Burlington in New Jersey had relatively large herds. Then It wns found te b nee-es-wirv te go farther away nnd te put in col lecting stntiens, se thnt new it is possible te go '-'."O miles and still get perfectly geed milk. , . "The encroachments of high wnges by in dustrial plants, i-eupled with the opportunity te get milk from cheaper land further nvvav, te some extent has reduced the milk herds .,.,,. tlie citv: but thev have incrensed the size of the herds farther away, where cheaper land nnd lnber nnd the coming of pasteuriza tion made necessary great consolidations In this business in order te reduce overhead and effect slnudurdiratien. Grewing Pure-Bred 'Herd "A new nnd important movement in the count rv is just under wny. This Is the de velopment of pure-bred herds of high-producing cows, all with fine yearly records liehlnd them, nnd keeping the best of the off spring te replenish the herd from time te time or te augment it. And these herds are mniinneil bv veung men using every luetlied of modern dairying te keep down the costs of production. Thus we are improving the quality nnd nt the same time keeping down the costs. Mesl of the herds, of course, are under Federal inspection for tuberculosis, "Our organization bus four persons in the field constantly working for improvement of the qunlily of the milk, watching tlie care given te the herds nnd assisting the farmers te improve llteir lliceiiecin eci ruillliaiiejii unci eflleieney. D has been a big step forward for the milk supW.v, especially of the great cities of the Commonwealth. "Fer the Inst two yenrs we have worked with both city nnd country, the city tis te the consumption of milk mid the country ns te hew best te produce It. We have worked In cenlunetlnu with the Heard of Education and have given instruction In the proper use and the vnlnn of milk as fend,' The children have been taught te aive little plays, and these rnnge from kindergarten te tilgh schools In difficulty, although any of them may be given with n few rehearsals, "There Is n vast amount of work In pro ducing milk nnd very little profit In It at the piU'cs which hove prevailed, after the farmer hns paid himself a fair wage for his own time. And only the best farmers have been nble te de even this. Pennsylvania tlie Third State "But all the xveirk done lias accomplished much and Pennsylvania is rapidly taking u place among the greate, milk States of the Union. We are new third en the list, only New Yerk nnd Wisconsin ranking ahead. The pure-bred herds nnd the young men trained Jn the resources of dairying nre the things wlilc-b nre doing It. "There is no reason why the Stnte .should net be the banner milk Stnte. We hnve wonderful farm lands artel with the introduc tion of the two elements which I hnve men tioned we shall rapidly forge te the front. The production and the marketing of milk is new rightly deemed te he a science nnd net n business, te be conducted in a hlt-er-miss fashion, nnd with the use of scientific methods we shnll move te the front. We have pasturage, water, hills and valleys, and the dairy cow is the natural method of marketing farm crops In Pennsylvania. Milk in Philadelphia "Philadelphia's dally milk consumption is about 000.000 quurts. Milk Is the most nutritive and necessary feed en the list ; In fact, the mill; business might almost rnuk as a public utility because the public has nn interest In it which It cnu have in no ethor feed. "There nre three grades of milk In this city Inspected, rnw n'nd pasteurized. About OS per cent of nil the milk useil is pnsteurizeel, and this Insures absolute safety for human consumption. The supply from the present herd Is mere thnn adequate anil the possibilities of increasing this are se great that there need never be nny fear of a shortage. "The area xvhich snnnlles the cite with milk is from Blair County en the west, te Bradford County en the north; Hunterdon County (New Jersey) nn the east and en tlie south all the Enstern Shere of Mnryland te Talbot County. This is n tremendous rnnge of territory nnd Includes some of the finest dnirying country in the United States. The herd can easily be quadrupled If necessary, se that It makes nn difference te what ex tent the market develops, the rnnge will easily be nble te take enre of it." 1 What De Yeu Knew? I QUIZ 1. Vhnt are the names of the seven hills of Heme? I. When were uniformed police first organ ized la the t'nlteel Pinter? 3. Itow- often nre members of the Pnlted Stales Heuso of Heprescmntlves elected? 4. Which Is the second largest planet of the solar system? tj. What Is lie- lantcunRe of Tunisia? fi, Ahe are the Sepharellm? 7. Distinguish between septangular and ben ben tagenal, ' 8 What la a sagamere? 9. What Heninn Hmperer exhibited himself In gladiatorial combats In the Colos seum? 10 fMenait3 Thewife?10'19 " W" Phl,llpa Annwera te Yesterday's Quiz 1. The William P. Frye, n salllntr vernci 2 Osar Franck was a famous lrench Flemish musical romp,,..,,,., ,t native of Llcge- nclgluni. Tlie cnteiiaiv of ),,; birth Is te be observed In Fiance ..,,) HelKlum next inen,,,. Franru s V"! garcled an piebably the greatest of oiganlst-iemposurs slnce tne time "f Harh lie. is especially noted for tie theimlltful nnd de-en milrlt,..,i ,.Y . '" - Ids music. '" ""ms et 3. One-thlicl of the total number of United Mans NnnteiH are elected cverv tvi-I ear te n-rve for slv jears i. j,t-iiicu .uu.-iMiiiei is 1 10 llenil n ,u I'liselsti movement in Itulv nnPi , ; Pi hue Minister of that count?y n" A nertliensl wind blows In a ilii, fily direction. ,n ll "euthweBt- Jehn in. menarc 11, lllelinrd 111 Menrv IV I,n'7, V. lleiiry VI and He, ,? ViiY iiKllsh Kings lend their Ll1 I n...L,,,lfi.'...'?l'nn" names te " T.i.i. m hUZTZ:. thee IllKllt Of April i-i r;"""'' "' .. . c il,, s. I,a Pan is the capital of Hellvln O The K.ikcIuH ,1.p,'.n n...ii ... ."ln.' Italian 'fasce." u 1 4 e" ,lf. "n ,,,n from the I Attn ''ruse's- "' ,'"' "' the bundle of leds, syinbei ,,f im "f Ity carried, by, the I c ors eforehli!i; consuls, and ether mimiatra tes ii?,..'"' the days of the ancient Kin 'Jen 5 lie The present slunlllcai fee of bffii se far as the modern Fascist ! corned. Is union, " t0"" 10, A "Jeu el'csprlt" is a piny of wjt or fancy. '""'") riiiiiceei -I'lllirit in ('no.., de I'Armre elu Uhln" (War K,mr nf i, Aiiay of the Ithlne). i , Jlh I he 'Marseillaise," vv i, ,, rW , '". ,'';'' Hern Mutsellles 'sang It an, !,'.' ""J t.i Its strains en route te pi,"'1'01,1;,'', months later. ""' u ft'w J C WH H ' "I Tic, . .- f ' ?H' SHORT LUTS Tofe ef a chimpanzee In Chicago's tee. Keepers plan te let him see Jungle pictures true. Will he greet his monkey frtendst Tell 'cm where te go tot Reason's otherwise denied In Tote. Massachusetts sees Ledge in a wilder ness of words. But the country is convinced thnt tin real boob is Beeb La Fellctte. Breakfast fare these days consists el yeggs en toast and mush en the homicide. At the rick of being redundant wi casually mention thnt this is the month el fogs nnd ejections. Happily there must be nn end te even the most unsavory mess. The West Virginia coal strike has been called off. New Yerk's Tammany Hall, looking into Pennsylvania coal conditions, suggestl tlie pet investigating the kettle. The International Longshereinen'i Union Is tnlklng strike. Thnt's the kind ei .talk thnt doesn't make anything cheap. Governer Allen proposes te drive tin Ku Klux Klan out of Kansns. Seems te bl fighting the Klanncrs with their own weapons. v When Secretnry e Blaa Perhaps Laber Davis says hi Pardenable would rather work iq a rolling mill than de nnything else in the world, one's faith in his honesty convinces one thnt he meant whnt he says ; hut a reasonable knowledge) e what it means te handle n pair et tengi nnd the relatively easier physical task el pushing n pen causes one te wonder if with perfect lucidity he says wimt he means. W incllne te the belief that the subconscieul thought which prompted the declaration would, if disserted and analyzed, reselvi Itself into a Intent desire for n setting-up exercise as a heater for, say, twenty minutm about three times n week: nnd that during tlie third and fourth week he'd renege it least twice. The Dutch Government is studying sound wnves the setting off of five tens el explosives at Odembroek ; the faint seiinill of revelry nt Deem. Why don't the Paris dressmakers intro, ducc their long-skirt enmpnign into the I'arll salon? There, nre mere nudes there thll cnr thnn ever before. The ex-Kniser's bride (he says) will be known ns "Her Imperial Majesty Kaiserln Wllhelm II." There nre ether re treats thnt knew even loftier titles. France Is talking of refnlintery measure! te the American tariff. The Tnriff Commis sion may new consider the advisability el utilizing the hack pedal. Lloyd Oeorge has received an offer te lecture in the United States. If he is de feated in the election he will nccept. Lec tare fans will wish him no hard luck, but-' Five Central American republics will attend the all -American conference In Washington. Seener or Inter the Western Hemisphere will have n little League el Nations nil Its own. The wny the King of Italy erderwl Benite Mussolini te form n Cnbinet nnd tti promptness with which he wus obeyed sug gest the masterful husbnnd who orders hit wife te get a new hat. NOVEMBER "Ne butterflies, no bees!" cried Heed. Ne comfort in November. j We've lapped the month iiind "rapped ll geed" ) As long as we remember. j Yet, 'burring weather's freaks that may j Sui charge our henrts with sorrow, 1 There's net much chnnge from yesterday, Ner will there be tomorrow. J . r What though she sometimes plays the shrcw '' Grubs Nature's iium te tweak it V If there Is ciillcism due We're net (lie ones te speak It. Throughout Ocleher'H gorgeous treat (Its breezes, Toms and Jerries) We si ripped the weeds of bittersweet And robbed the birds of berries. November never lllrts, nor shows Desire te win or hurt you. Her lowly, grateful heurt still knows A homely, kindly virtue. What though the mouth knows slush and sleet, Jhe's always worth the living, For'lheugh ihcre's fog around her feet, Her heart still Knows Thanksgiving,- n. A, . I ,, JJiiLi''tU. .SaYWa.ii.iW r -,XM I rf,j , l(t K c nh.i ;.
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