B3 S?M H" m. mww Wr ' 10 fiuenmg "public Hefcgei , PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY i winua ji. iv. vuhtis, rncsiDENT -J VI XfMPllfi. Vlf ttratttnl nuil TikAiiiritri crmr SHw rjff A, Tyler, fcecretftry: Uhnries II. l.ttilliiur I. PhlllD H. Cellins. Jnhn n. Wllllnma Irnin .1. RtilirVMin. Hear-. V. nilr1,Tilth. T.ni.t.1 IV flnillM. fPreetnr. f, PAV1D B. HMtr.r.Y.. JMItnr qtm C. MAHTIV.. .Oetic-rnt Ilultirs Mnni or at rubllihl dally nt Petit 10 I.rearn tlulMlnti CL? 4 Im1f.11Anil.nnA UnHnr. t'Hlln.llt.l.ln if AtjUKrte CiTT Pre i-L'tileit nulMIng 7 NSW YeSK .10,4 Miicllsnn Ave K .parser -nt Ferd liuiMiw: KA'r,m Loeis 013 OfoV-Demecrtit Iliiliillt.ff by CtJtOMO 1.102 7'rlbunc liulMiti;; fck - ??.5W8 nenr-At-si ffi ' tt. K. Cor. Pennsylvania Ave. nnfl 14th M 1? NfeW Yerk lltiRRiu 1he Ann Itu'Mliia r .IxIndem Dcnr.iv Trafalgar Uu.Mlns B Tn EfEMScl 1'lkLI', l.tllHikU IS H'lved te sub r ... .i....... ... i. ..i ..... .... . .. . i. .. .f.uvin in g iiiiaurii'iii i ,11,11 ui iiiiui.iirK ttii.s l,lht rata of twelve (1) cents vvr week. Hnb ,li.he currier, ' fey mull te points eut-lJe of riilli.detr.hln Ii the Lnltnl .icilf-, I'lnmln. r flitted Simps w - sessions, pestnue free, tlfty (.0) tenta rtr tnenlli. Bli (til) dollar- per e.ir nMililu In nclvnnre Te oil fnrtMim countries one. (ID dnllir a tnnnili NeTtcB Subucrll'cni lhlti(5 Brt.lrefa cltumrcil mutt live old pll a-, new il.liJrf. .ftft-. ..... ttt. JOOO TAI.MT Kr.YT0NE. MMV IMt VT Address nil (amnitinlrnfh.it te i.'rnilna rulil'" Ufdaer, Indrpeudcnet Siiunre. i'dllnrfcfii.in. T Member of (he Associated Press klJE ASSOCI.IT17H 1'HL'SS (i rxdiufpry rti f(t)rd fe fhc tur nr r;ubfirnlien e tiru'i iHtpalchm credit til te it or net pUitrwtec cndifil (KffllA paver, und alie the local i:tn'.- vuthi d tAirrln. till rights of TfpuiUeatlun c spectal iftsjiafc'ifi hrrrtn are alie mcrvrd. f Philidflphll. TuflJr, etrmb(r 7, H23 ; THE SPANGLER DISASTER BETWi:i: thi lines of current new from tlie Iteilly mine nt Spanclcr, C.un bilji County, arc oxiilcliec-- of one of the Kl'untct fiiti-trn;ln'H in t!n iiNteij of lVim nylinnla coal inluins. -Vint the nnc-t -istiiil cult mil nievlns tliiiiit !ilinit t!ili i.u iu ul if disaster Is tliat no uriliuar fei'i'-lulit .inl none of the routine precautions dictated lv ffliclent mine '.as enulil hne lieen depeuili'd en te prevent it. Sucli tilings Will happen Respite nnythlnc that men cm de. Thoae who work in n coal mine of unr censidernhlc depth nre nlmest nlva nwnre of the ilKtant menace of great hedie of explosive sas tlmt may be s-lilfted suddenly in their direction by the unexpected fall of large qunnlltlcs of earth or ual in unu-ed or nhandened area" OmMant iiiiillci.il ventilation is inrear te lite sifety tif life in coal miiir". The '.plosien .it Spanslcr ih"-treed p.ut of the . ntil.i'i'u' fytem. It Is pos,Ible. theiefeie. that tlie.e meni; the dead who weie net int.niih killed were asphyxiated. LINCOLN BELONGS TO ALL frilE commander of the United t'onfed t'enfed JL crate Veterans of Missouri undoubtedly expressed the true opinion of the Seuth re gaiJllnB Lincoln when he said at thnr ntt-tlng In Kansas City that "we want the ,Terltl te knew that the majority t tie Confederate eterans believe that I.lnie.n sns one of the greatest and neble-t Ameii rails that ever lived. We think that the retfllt criticism of LlneMn is unfeuntietl hd foolish." These remarks were made In response te ,th charge that Lincoln was responsible for Ftartlng the Civil War. There are still a fey men anil women in the Seuth who ire unable te perceive the bigness of one of the greatest American- bem en this continent tinhe 14.)-. but they are iu the mii.iII xmlaerltv. Kver since hi- trasic taking oil l.iuceln lins been growing in popular appre ciation, net only at home but abroad, lie Is recognized a- the prophet of democracy and freedom In whatever part of the world men dream of stub thins-. The petty tit tanks en him heie de net mean nn thins " n'e that the attackers are unable te iomi; iemi; nizc greatness when they see it. '' ,, lu-U that the attempt- te belittle him -heiihl lie 'resented. QUERY VELI.OWLlftY. new -- n director of H. 1 i.n.iiinn iii "v Yerk, who h.is just been carried Inte eilice en a tine ei caudal that wa-I.ed out hi- I'r;ill";,f,r' echoed n sentiment familiar te Philadelphia Then he said thnt he intended te go haul after "the alien bootlegger." New, the alien bootlegger is a ve-y "-ickeil Hereen and an extremely dangoreu- one te deal with. IU- dilef stock in trade .- weed alcohol, nut prohibition enforcement el.i- rers nren't appointed te -upervi-e me mme. ground liquor trade or te cen-er iinrantee the uualltj of liquet- it or te illlcitlv sended. The reasons for persistent official dis crimination between alien and native boot beot boet Jegfcers is net clear te a reasonable mind. Why should an Ignorant and unlettered for eigner be expected te dl-p'ny a gienter ie iipect for the laws of the land than the native Americans who are e-vial'y peisMtur Tlojaters of the Vel-tead aV : WILLIAM THE PUPPET -.. . ,. .. 6 I1R HASH. TUI.UM), or eetinnu if Vnni. is iiutheritv for the story that "William II of Germany was bullied into IssJilnR the order for the advance of tlie linpcrinl troops into Belgium. In 1014. The tali-, expeunde in detail, is quite credible. Ven Moltke, it appears, was n perfect 4.,it,..r if net an Ideal military commander. 'I'lfe Kaiser's refusal te sanction the viola - ticiit of Belgium neutrality was met by a visit te the Imperial nparnnenis m m- i hears of the morning. "If Your Maje-ty rettses te sign." tliundereu me geierni.--.he "the general staff must take the responsibility." This ultimatum was of course, equivalent te a threat of military rctolutlen. i'hus nt the very outset of the war William of Ilohcnrellcrn became a tigun- lieid a spectacular but ilelustve nnt.ei.il i ,lc?' t " p' .... ., el.., i ,i,. mfiilel. iee huo-cciu.ei H. -...I i ..i .... !" "war lord" amply eenfirnis the spirit m 8$ Bnsll'b iinrrMive. I I.Ike the majority ei inuiiiircu-. uu oiec- i iX.'t their etewns. tlie last German Bmpeier WS -.;. iinnclekNly weak, vain: in effect, kpurleus. Bonaparte had nt least the tragic Vlery of fnlllns by his own bold excesses. The present rather ridiculous hrldegioem at XWern Is denied even that consolation. ! GOOD BEGETS GOOD nil IE iieiilgn contagion of progress 11 - I' covernble 'n the experimenting of the pelnnsylvnnia Rallnuul with gn-oline-drlien i -.. ..nrs for rail 'ervlce. One of Hi these meter coaches, i which three hae keen purennscu nun I14U iu ui- uviivi-n-ii 'within the next two months, will be used 3 it... nnstlktnn branch, ceiinectlne with um .. -- - - New Yerk division unci,- at iioimcs iieimcs 1, Janet Ien. 'requires no speclnl persplenelty te note t an attempt Is being made te meet the petition of tne iiusucien stirrace line 1 eDened. Fer generations a tranquil tra-murnl" town, furnishing a mere or steady supply et comic innucr 10 nuegeu rlsts. has been absurdly inaccessible, far as regular transportation is con- It lias Dcen 11111c.11 easier, en tue .. Ult K-111 Yerk nr A Hunt In flt JNetleten. 1 Traunra eievateu ana tne new six- HfHtf THUW" 1UTO in r ne-. .jy-f fs.a r-ft4 jii V. completely altered this condition. An Imme diate result is the effort te replace the joke I rain service en the Hustleten spur with suitable facilities. PieitrcKN grows by what It feeds en. Without the Frnnkfenl line ntul Its trans fer tributaries Himtletmi would very pos sibly have lemntned in isolation. .Moreover, the chanse in its status Is by no nu'iiiis parochial. The employment of motorcars en railways is In its Infancy. If fiiecesi attends the Pennsylvania Railroad's present efforts, local tiathc en a number of lines inn assume new nspects. It Is worth recalling also that the ltcntllns bns lately been inquiring into the mine sub ject with gaseline-drlveii conches suggested for tibe en (he (.tcrniantewii division. THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE STATE ELECTIONS In Addition te the Usual Contest Be tween the Parties There Arc Struggles Between Radicals and Conservatives and Wets and Drys llHII.i: the jury is busily engaged In "" lindlng lis verdict today, prophecy about what it will he en the doubtful points i futile. The result will he known tomorrow morning after the etes have been counted. It may be worth while te leek ever the field te discover where the result Is In doubt iu order that we may be prepared te rend the news tomorrow with an intelli gent appreciation of its significance. The situation in New Jersey is under stood pretty well In this pnrt of the etintrj. While there are ether 1-sues in-le'w-d, Hovernor IMwatds is running for the Senate against .Mr. rrellrigluiiii en a "wet" platform Senater Frellnghti.isen has accepted the Issue and litis said that there is no hope of changing the Velstead act. The election of Edwards will mean that the eters of New Jersey wish te have the act changed. In Delaware the Issue in the senatorial contest is between the control of the State by the du I'ent resources behind the Re publican side and the political potency of I the llnjard family tradition for the Diniecrats. Three members of the I'nynrd f.nnllj hae ahead, s.it in the Senate and the c.Teir Is te elect Themas I IS.ijard te -ucceed T Celeman du I'ent , the In i iimheiit. a- the fourth In Mar land, another State contiguous te IVnnsvlvanl.i, the Republican Senater. Trance, Is running for re-election against William (.'. Itnice, Democrat. Mr. Rruce is n conservative. Mr. .Prance Is n radical, who has been in sympathy with the radicals In ether parts of the world. lie has been 'pending large sums of money in hi- cam I algn. If Marjland i- rndlcnl it will return i mi te the Senate. If It i- conservative it will dec t Mr. ISruce. In Ohie Senater 1'emcrene Is opposed by IJepre-t illative Kess. The Democrats have been Insi-ting that If Mr. Pemcrnn is re elected it will mean that the State has con demned President Harding and that Mr. 1'enierenc will be in the running for the ner pre-idcntlal nomination with the record behind Mm of carrying Ohie when one of Its own -mis was In the White Heuse. It i easy te exaggerate the significance of the defeat of the candidate of his pari In the I enie State of the President, and it i- espe cially cay this j car where the eters hate te ehoee between Fess and Pomerene. The conditions in New Yerk are surh as te siijg.iet thnt the Ohie Democrats would be prudent te restrain their enthusiasm ted.iv. There are two men running for the governorship whose friends nre looking two j ears ahead, t'lowrner Miller has made an excellent record; se poed, in fact, thnt his name has nlreadj been mentioned In connec tion with the presidency. Fermer Gover Gover eor .Smith, who Is opposing him, likewise made a geed record. If he can carry New Yerk thi- ear Democrats believe It might -wing the Stare back Inte the Democratic column In IH'Jl. The re-election of Senater Calder In New Ynik Is expected, hut it Is possible that Dr. Copeland may defeaf him. If there should be thn landslide for Smith that his ft lends expect, Cnuler may be snowed under. In Miinelnisetts the Gasten barrel is net expected te reduce the majority for Senater Ledge. Yet expectations am sometimes un justified. The vote for I.odge will he studied by all thee interested in discovering the state of New England opinion en the ceur of the bitterest opponent of Woodrew Wilsen, the opponent who levi the fight against the ratification of th Versailles Treaty and the entrance of the United States Inte the League of Nations. The sltuntlen In the States west of Ohto shows some pnlnt of unusiinl Interest. The election of I.everidge te th Senate from Indiana Is forecast bv the political ob servers, notwithstanding th lakewnrmncss of Senater New, whom he defeated at the primaries, and Senater Watsen, who has presidential ambitions of his own. If Bev Bev erldge wins under rhe circumstances he will have te be reckoned with In 1024. The senatorial candidacy of Lvnn J, Trnier, deposed Governer of North Dakota, marks the high-water mark of radicalism thl year. He wns nominated by the Non partisan League Republicans and defeated Senater McCumber In the pilmarles. He js oppe-ed by a Democratic candidate who ha- the indersement et tne Anti-i.ea-.ne ne publicans. He has been nn advocate of all -eris of paternalism In government. Scnnter I a Toilette has been campaigning for him In the hope that he can Increase, the number of radicals in the Senate. The vote for him will Indicate the strength of the radicals In the Nerthwet. Representative Mendell Is running for the Senate in Wyoming against Senater Kendrtek. Democrat. Mendell Is new the Ri'publlern fleer leader In the Heuse of i.,rceiitatlp. Kendrlek has been the spokesman of the cattle rnlers in the Senate. Ills ic-dectlen wl'l mean that the cattle Lin-;- arc satisfied with what he has done for them. ,.,,, ,u In Texus the Issue Is Joined between the Ku Klu'x Khin nnd its opponents. There nrc two candidates for the Senate, betli Democrats. Maj field wbh neminnted by the Ku Klux vote at the primaries. Peddy, his opponent, 'vas nominated by the Republi cans and by the Dcmoewits who object te the Injection of the Ku Klux metheda into the politics of the State. There have been legal complications about the regularity of the nominations and an attempt te keep the name of each from the printed ballets. But the tetcrs are expected te find a way te mress their choice In addition te the the rfn anent contest be I twees the Bnu ad the Democrats ft.ftV.U.V SttALiAieife ,-. Mill.. BUW ''-' --r TT- ..... I .,V, . .... , ....... iB,,s..VftHBBBBBBBMaBBiffliy ' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER- today there li a contest between radicalism and conservatism In several States. In some rases the radicals are Republicans and in ether rases they are Democrats. There Is also a contest between the "wets" and the "drys," a contest which cuts across party lines. The politicians who trim their sails te the shifting brcci.es will shape their future course according te the Indicated drift of public sentiment today. THE "WET" NAVY IV A vast and various fleet of ships under foreign colors were concentrated in sight of tlie American coast line and engaged in maneuvers carefully planned te smuggle unlimited quantities of furs or diamonds or opium into the 1'nltcd Stntes there would be an uproar between the State Department nnd the embassies and an indignant and swift resort en the Government's pnrt te direct diplomatic and legal notion. Wash ington nnd, Indeed, the people of the coun try, would properly feel insulted nnd humiliated. There would be a general per vading ncnsp of a world getting gradually mere' lawless. Smuggling and the attendant spirit of piracy were supposed te have gene fouler from (he face of civilized waters. Yet we find the Treasury Department and these of its depiirtinents that are supposed te enforce the liquor lawn seemingly baffled nnd helpless Jn the presence of the ihl-ky fleets that new me tliitk along the Atlantic coast line. The whisky skippers and tlie traders of tlie British West Indies nnd their asso ciates In this country mnkc no effort te conceal thb nature of their business. They de everything but advertise it In the news papers. Ter se long ns their ships lemaln nn the deep-water side of the three-mile line they me bejeud Interference from any .i'i net let- nny mere n ,of the established authorities of our own ether count r. They me making i mencv than thev would have made if c they had struck oil. And thev say that they will go en doing business until a way is found te slop them. New, a way te step them should net be se difficult te find ns some people suppose. Any person, nntlve or foreign born, who is found conspiring te frustrate a Federal law is liable te prosecution and a term in a Federal penitentiary. Liquor smuggling Is no longer a casual business It is a highly organized and heavily capitalized industry. Me-t of the whisky shipped neith from the llahamas is purchased by agreement In this (euntry before It i- put ahe.ud tin! carrying vessel. Agent- of the Treasui.v Department have found that at least half of the money invested in liquor 1 argue- is American. They have found, tee. that most of the bu-iness Is directed from New Yerk, where what is perhaps the largest smuggling syndicate ever organized has its financial Leadquartcrs. Thus far the Government has been endeavoring te check the smugglers by the old nnd time-honored method of oeast patrols nnd scout vessels. Rut it stands te un-en that If a better wa.v is net found, nnd If nil the coves, beaches and Inlets tue te he constantly survejed for the power beats thnt de me-senger work between whisky ships nnd the land. Congress will hnve te appropriate hundreds of millions te build n new nn3 nevil nnvy of small ves sels and provide for its personnel. The Government isn't likely te nk for anv such appropriation. What it can de and what it ought te de i- te concentrate its police forces en land for nn as-ault en the nerve centers of the smuggler's bund. If n few of the financiers of the overseas bootlegging business were clapped into penitentiaries ether promoters might hesi tate before going into the bu-lnes of back ing whi-ky ship-. Most of the trouble with Velstendkm aside from such defects as may exist in the principle or letter of the net is due te the disposition of manv ethVia'.s te view It failures with complacent y. There is supposed te be something funny about a let of laughing skippers playing cnntonintueuslv with a v'eneral law of the United States. Rut they aren't in the least j funtiv. Thev are a challenge te the dignity I of the Government 1 f the United States and fe the national self-respect of Americans. .nd these 100 per cent American citizens who are the financial paitners or actual promoters of the smuggling trade ought te be made te realize thi-, and made te reallre it nt once. Since there Is no law te limit the trans portation of whisk v en the high sr.is the British Government is without power te check booze shipments from the Bahamas. A -hip has a right te take en any cargo nt rnv pert in times of pence. The skipper leading up with whisky in the West Indies may merely wiy "'at he Is going te Halifax or Nerwnv or the North Pele. Challenged anywhere "beyond the three-mile line, he need mnke no explanations te anybody. A few dlstrncted submarine chasers scurrying about in shallow wntcr will be helpless against him. But If the Treasury Department will go nbeut the business of enforcement Ferieusly nnd raid a few New Yerk office building the rum skippers, lacking their pay and financial support, may before long b?:ln te seem genuinely funnj A STRONGHOLD FALLS IT USED te seem te n great many people thnt when there was a lady President of the united Mates wun n uinimne ma jority in the Senate and when women cap tnins of industrv were running the world one unconquerable stronghold, one place of refuge would still remain for the man eager te keep sllve the delusion of splendid and superior isolation. That was the smoking car. The smoking enr never seemed attractive te women. There was something se mas culine in Its ntmosphere that it seemed te repel the gentler and mere sensitive patrons of railroads. Women used te say ,im. It smelled worse than the locomotive. In its linrd-lenther interior the masculine v, could ixpnnil fretlv and stie'ch itwlf. Thing" better left unsaid could be said with out hesitation. Smoking-car stories , mild be told. Heie was one part of tlie drilicd weild in which man still held absolute sway nnd fenred nothing. It wasn't much. But it was all that remained of a former world. "There is no law or rule te keep women nut of smoking cars," said a mluer official et the Reading Railway Company yesterday, "and If women wish te smoke In the smokers no one will inteifere with them!" He implied that the railroad corporation has neither the legal authority nor the disposi tion te question the right of n patron te smoke. Anether masculine stronghold, almost the last, hii'i gene down without even n cra-h. A Cincinnati man has Ierliaps He'll been awnrded damages Get the Meney in a breach-of-premise suit. He asked for S10.000 and was awarded $1500, That the jury should have awnrded him nnytlilng nt nil shows that times hnve changed, and thnt women have acquired lospenslbilitios und penalties with their rights. But we are saving our excitement for the duy when a roan is awnrded alimony in a divorce suit. New Yerker told the .Tudije thnt ever since he was hit en the bend with an alarm clock he has mania for stealing alarm clocks every time ne gets a arms, new fortunate it is that nobody Jrer hit him 1 we4wsji 4 v". PHILADELPHIA, TUEgDAY. NOVEMBER ,7 OUR NATURE LOVERS They Are the 700 Members of the Horticultural Society Memories of Jehn Bartram Humphrey Mar shall the Firat Botanical Auther Ily (1EORGE NOX McCAIN THERE is an organization, the tlrst of its kind In the United States, that Is celebrating its ninety-fifth anniversary to day. It Is an organization devoted te the cul tivation of the beautiful. , It isn't highbrow, in the sense of cult; it's of the earth earthy. , . , When I Btnte that Its anniversary Is being observed amid banked messes of color, rare beauties of earth anil odors that rival the "gales of A ruby the blest," I am net over stating the facts. if any person whose eves scan these lines is given te doubt, let htm or-her go down te tliu Academy of MukIc today or tomorrow or Thursday and prove It. Mere than that; you'll be invited te pais judgment ns te the character of the beauty that will be spread out before you. It's the annual autumn exhibition of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Founded nenrly n century age, In the words of a once popular advertisement, "It is still going strong." ROBERT C. WRIGHT. Sidney XV. Keith, James Boyd. C. K. C. Stout, J. Heren Cresman. Jr.. Jehn Williams. Mrs. Horatio Gates Lloyd. Mrs. William T. Elliett, David Rust and William Klelnhclnz are the resid uary legatees of the original group that protected the society. They arp the Committee en Exhibition this fall. Jehn Boyd. David Rust and Sidney W. Keith nre, respectively, president, secretary and treasurer of the society. The story of lis origin is se prosaic that it is nlmest oinmnnnliiee: thnt is. in the fine of the great weik that has since been acietnpllslietl. une reason way i snail regret te see me Franklin Institute move te the Parkway is because It cannot curry with it the old building und its memories of a wonderful past. Associated with that past is the modest beginning of the Horticultural Society of Pennsylvania. Despite its name it Is a distinctly Phila delphia institution. ON NOVEMBER 20, 1827. the following notice appeared in the Philadelphia newspapers : "These persons de-iietis te form n Horti cultural Society are icquesied le meet at the Franklin Institute, Seuth Seventh street, en Saturday next nt 12 o'clock precisely." Ten prominent l'hilndelphians of that day signed the call. Frem this Saturday afternoon's meeting the Horticultural Society of Pennsylvania leeks back upon nlnety-five jears of a worthy existence. Seme of the exhibitors whose beauties of field, conseivntery and garden are en view today in the Academy of .Music are descend ants of the original exhibitors at the first flower show, nearly a century age. 1'ntlnggiiig zeal litis marUd its years of exi-tence. It hns, ycai In nnd enr out, disseminated knowledge and promoted enthusiasm en horticultural subjects among both amateur and professional growers. New varieties of fruits, vegetables and flowers have by it been placed in our markets. By n system, of wh.jh Jehn Bartram, perhaps, was the first great exponent, there lias giDwn up 1111 interchange of seeds, plants and M'iens with foreign and American or ganizations that has kept Philadelphia abreast with every new discovery in hortl hertl cultuie. The society 1ms 700 members. They are drawn from the city ana the Main Line, from Jenkintevvn, Germantevvn and ether districts, from Glen Riddle nnd ether sections wheie great conservato ries welcome the sunlight, nnd vast estates blaze with the splendor of nature's choicest blooms. IT WAS natural that the first horticul tural society in the Western World should be located in Philadelphia. The culture of fruits and vegetables wns of first importance te our forefathers. It followed en the hetds of the fisheries; the raising of cattle and sheep. Germtintevvn early became noted for Its flower gardens. Jehn Kelpius nnd his followers were the earliest te construct (lower gardens. At Hetmits Glen they had n garden for the study of flowers. Dr. Christopher Witt early applied himself-eo their study, for Pnsterlus in 1711 wrote of him : "Christopher Witt removed his flower beds close te my fence." li was Pnsterlus who, twenty-seven vears b fore while laying out Gormmitewn, wrote te his parents thnt he saw a wild grape vine that had 400 bum lies of grapes hanging upon it. .lames Legan had a box-berdred garden nt Stcnten, nnd the widow Deshler and IHrck Kevser had well-known and beautiful flower beds hidden behind box hedges. it was members of thr Horticultural So ciety who produced the first melons, sweet potatoes, Chinese roses, dahlias, rhoden rheden rhoden drens nnd white Muscat and grien province varieties of grapes in this section. The society used te held its exhibitions in n tent in Penn Square wheie City Hall new stands. T WONDER If any of the 700 members of the Horticultural Society have a per sonal knowledge of Humphrey .Marshall's His is a name that should be remembered with gratitude by every lever of nature nnd flowers. Jehn Bartrnm has been Immortalized through his Philadelphia garden. Humphrey Marshall wns a relative of Jehn Bartram. He wrote the first book nbeut American trees, and 1(10 years nge his little place ne.ir West Chester was the wonder of the neighborhood. ,.,,. Marshall's home was at Marshallton, a posteffice long since discontinued. Until thirty years nge there were at least the ruins of the beautiful old place. Inte nn acre and n half of which were crowded some of the finest upeelmens of trees nnd flowers en this continent. Anit A II AM MARSHALL, Humphrey's father, was an Englishman from Lin colnshire who emigrated te America in 1ti!7. He settled near Darby and married .M(,rv Hunt of Kingsesslng, the name new pi?', served in a well-known West Philadelphia avenue. ... u n Mary Hunt, the mother of Humphrey Marshall, was the sister of Lllrsbeth Hunt, who was the mother of Jehn Bartram. It is rather remarkable that the two great est botanists of the new world were first cousins, the sons of sisters and both natives of Chester County. Mnrshnll was a lever of nature, as all t leiriiciilturistH are. He was born in West Bradford. October 10 1722. He never went te school after lie was twelve vears of age. It was net till he was in mntuie manhood that he begnn his famous arboretum. Twenty years later he prepared his ac count of the forest trees and shrubs efthis CftThlsywns published In 1785 with the title of "Arbustum Amerleanum,"er the "Amer lean Greve." lean -rT A WAS an alphnbetlcnl catalogue of native 1 trees nnd shrubs arranged according te the svstem et l.innneuii, leriiniiK u oueuecimo volume of nearly two hundred pages. Authorities say that it was the first work ever published by an American en nny branch of botany. Humphrey Marshall was a Qimker. Like Jehn Bartram and Frederick Jaekel, of whom I wrote last Saturday, he was a half century In. advance el r lilts 'time. He was twlcruiarrled but had no children, Death cuusiea bus ea stmmei v, evi i J .fttaVBaBaam.1. tuTiWf.. 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FLORENCE MEREDITH On Every-Day Accident Prevention PHYSICAL awkwardness Is one of the principal causes of accidents In every day life, and the best remedy against this condition is skill In the use of the muscles, nccerdlng te Dr. Florence .Meredith, pro fessor of preventive medicine nt the Weman's Medicnl College. "Accidents come high up en the list of denlh nnd disability," said Dr. Meredith. "Our use of the term seems le imply that we consider an accident ns nn net of Ged which cannot be prevented. Yet injury by accident Is one of the most preventable of nil things. "It is net enough merely te be careful. All adults try te de this and te teach chil dren te de it. yet accidents occur just the same. In this and ether respects we need net only general care, but Intelligent, specllie enre against certain dangers as well ns pro pre visions of law te protect these who arc in capable of protecting themselves. Ibis last includes childien. these engaged In condi tions bejend their control mid, of course, the large number of the naturally foolish and heedless. Where Most Accidents Occur "Fnlls lend the lit of accidents te both men nnd women, and mere accidents occur out of doers in public places than an.v wheie else. Industry comes second, and the home, wheie we consider ourselves safest, shows a large share of the accidents of the country. "In avoiding most kinds of nccldcnts, trained muscles are of the greatest ad vantage.. Skill in the use of the muscles Is the best means of accident prevention, net even second te the use of common sense. "Generally speaking, It seems us if in this respect we all belong te the nwkwaid squad. Just consider for a moment what a person sees every day en the streets with regard te the apparently natural avvkvvaid ness of the hummi animal. Persons totter and stngger around en the streets, seldom in complete control of their muscular facul ties thev trip ever small objects and fall dewn: tiiev cannot bnlance themselves en the Ice; they lurch off the pavements in front of approaching automobiles; the.v nrecinltate themselves from the street cars n nllghtlng; the.v stub their iecs in drag King or hurling themselves Inte a car or even ever the curbstone; they bumr, into ether persons or knock their eyes with urn bicllas or their mIiIiih with bundles; no boy seems able te ride n blejole without pulling it ever en himself at one of the cruclnl moments of street traffic. Training the Musrles "It does net require any especial light ness of feet or grnce of movement te pre vent these accidents; nothing mete is de manded (ban n rciiseiiiiuie c.in.i..i -e m. muscular faculties, such as unihedj could attuln, but that he few persons seem te hnve A geed dnnccr, for example, rarely trips' or fnlls, becnuse the muscles are under control and respond instantly nnd unbidden te prevent such mishaps, Tii sense of embarrassment we feel In falling In the street is a right In stinct; we should Indeed he ashamed te lie unable te move around with no mere cer tainty nnd poise nnd grace than a year-old baby or a man of ninety. But, unfortu nately, we de net feel the same embarrass ment in ether accidents that we feel when we find ourselves prostrate in tlie street. V man tells qultn brazenly about hew- he cut himself while shaving or ti woman about burning herself en the kitchen stove, mid vet Ihere Ih no mere excuse for lliesu acci dents than for the ethers, "Most persons, if they handle edged tools, will cut themselves, or if they use things which are pointed, they will etab themselves; if they have machinery with reviving wheels, tfiey will catch their fin Iters in them, and It they are handling heavy things, they will allow them te drop 011 themselves. All Due te Same Cause "The number of cuts and bruises nnd nuncturcd wounds and jammed fingers nnd tees 1" ' M industrial plant in the course of a year Is almost Incredibly large. These accidents occur usually nt two par ticular times of the day, In the morning at beginning, before the customary skill 1ms come, and at the doss of the day when fatigue, nniaaenawar. Ut manyywuwM in "v --- BttSMti s " vwe - --. m. m a -viLi - ' -- ? . 1PZZ cannot be relied upon nt any time during tin' dny te exercise the necessary muscle skill te pi event entirely unnecessary acci dents. Any accident Is serious, net nec essarily because of the nature of the thing itself, hut because each breaking of the skin has always the possibility of infection, result ing in bleed poisoning. It is no .uncommon tiling te rend that a slight accident has re sulted in less of iife due te this eatisc. Ne Necessity for These Accidents "But the sad part et It all Is that these accidents are se unnecessary. I believe that in ninety-n:ne cases out of every hun dred it is due te a lack of skill unci judg ment which it is in the power of the hum blest citizen t acquire. We should he proud of the piecislen with which we make every movement of the body. Grace that Is sloppy rilaxatien is net grace at all; renl grace Is the deft, accurate, poised con trol of each nnd every muscle action. "Sometimes peer vision Is responsible for awkwardness nnd no nccuraey is te be expected from a person when objects tire blurred or dance before his eyes. The first essential te ovoid accidents is le see that (he e.veslght is geed nnd that the muscles nie trained te de Instantly what they are nsked te de. .V person who does net see well is very apt te miscalculate, as is also one who doe- net co-ordinate well thn various motions he makes, or the one definitely lncking muscle power, "The wenk or unsteady person may be n sift, person, but It Is often merely lack of phjslcnl training; and this, It will be teuud. will de much toward the attainment of geed muscle control, both as regards strength, iteedlness and poise. Women's Dress and Accidents "In the en se et women, their manner of dress linn much te de with the likeli hood of accidents. Fer one thing, high heels are lesponslble for many accidents, as they are apt te catch en small objects and trip their wearers. Weak ankles are usually te be found where high heels are worn, and such ankles will turn ever and cause sprains, jf nothing mere serious. "Seener or later, the wearer of high heels is sure te discover the possibilities of accident which lurk In shoes of this character. The girl in high heels Is bal anced about ns reliably find Is obeut ns sure en her feet as a jointed French dell. "Skirts have been rnther less hampering for the past few ycf.rs, which Is n geed thing. Frem the standpoint of accident prevention, the bhertcr the skirt is the better, nltlieueh a feet from Hie around ought te be safe enough for even the most cautleuH girl. It will lie readily scen thnt e woman who slips or trips has no possible elinnce te regain her footing without a fall If she Is clad in a long and even moder ately tight skirt. "I hope that women will net let them selves be scolded or led by the dictates of foreign fashions into giving up this freedom of nttlrn tee completely. If we must have extremes, no Wuy or the ether, the too toe tee short skirt is better than the tee long one, nt least from the health point of view.7' It probably gnlls Wilhelm te realise that if he hadn't spilled the beans he could get hunk en the Socialists who are holding up bis glfMe ids bride. THE HOPTOAD Whereas the Agricultural Department Has declared with much solemnity nnd vim I lint the hoptead is u blessing, Ne nre enrnest in confessing ve hnve had sumo notions wrong ion. corning him, The ruling of the experts new Informs us lhnt the hoptead lives en beetles, bugs nnd grubs And no dereliction pardons In greenhouses, fields nnd gardens On the pnrt of Insect criminals, peer dubs. And best of nil (as golf fans seem te see It) Gelf courses are kept trim iih trim can be hen tlie hoptead, gent In fegle, Stints in ilium win, Colunel Begle And leineu'N the creeping irawleis fiem his tec. Se apologies we're making te tlie hoptead. We'd drink his health .(If possible) In euaits, J ' " Hes a hustling Insect rhnrmcr And 11 blessing te the farmer As well as boyhood's upeclelistiln warts, X' JBte wBSH .BMBv J SSPiSl t fsv .,;.$ rW$l OVVM SHORT CUTS Turkey may get that licking after all. New, aren't you sorry you didn't reg ister? Politics Is almost as exciting as feet ball, isn't it? Lloyd Geerge doesn't give Benar Law much of a chance nt the spotlight. Perhaps one reason Japan get out et Siberia was te confound her critics.' Among the failures worth while may be included the non-step airplane flight across the continent. The ivy placed en the late Knlserin's grave probably symbolized poison ivy for her successor. "The Kaiser must be brought te trial," said the Allies long nge. "Leave him te me, said Judge Hymen. Demonstration at his wedding seems te indicate that the ex -Kaiser couldn't carry his own precinct In Deem. Even in these dry days. Hennessy, said Demosthenes McGinnls, the pnragrr.pher need never lack ."Let me have Mr. Leng." said the man at the telephone. "Leng. Ne, net Wrong! Leng! L, ns in Frankford." Sousa celebrated his sixty-eighth birth day with a popular concert. One march he doesn't deem popular is the Mareli of Time. That we have, money (e burn seems te be proved by a recent estimate that out of every $4 spent en construction one is de stroyed by fire. Nicholas Murray Butler says It pleases him te henr n man called a friend of ths interests, becnuse it proves he Is net a demagogue. By (he same rule, it ought te please him fe hear n man called a thug, because it proves he Is net a mollycoddle. What De Yeu Kneu QUIZ 1. When was the first permanent radio In stallatien mnde en a seagoing pas senger vessel? 2. What Is a Hellenist? 3. What Is the origin of the word hammock 4. Who wns thn second Emperor of modern Uerm.my? ... B. What is meant by "flair"? s. What Is the recensien of a book? T. Who was Eugene Scribe? 8. With what Is a pastel drawn? I?: w!:at7.,.o,tt:?0ei,,, K,n--of "" Answers te Yesterday's Quia 1. (leergla Is the "Cracker State." 2. Edward Ngyes Westcott wrote the story. "David llaium." 3. CrlngleB In nautical parlance are eyes of repe containing ihlmbies for ether ropes te pass threiiKh. Tn?. ,A,,.n,lrabl2 ''rlehten was James ( rlohten, a Scotchman, famous for his versatility nnd universal accomplish accemplish nients. According te a popular account, he. "ran, through the whole circle et sciences' before his twentieth year. wan muster of ten languages and had perfected himself in every knightly accomplishment. He was handsome In appearance and was a notable swords man. He was associated with Aldus Mniintlus, tlie celebrated Venetian publisher, and died in Italy at about the age of twenty-five In 1186. 6, The Emancipation Proclamation wee Is sued en January 1, 1863. t. The invention of the harmonica was so se credited le Benjamin Franklin. 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