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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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, .
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