l-f;.'
lYB, v
est -i-i,
&
P
, . &
lit
i
I
mi
1M If
!
tf
feVXi
B?1
E,'
fttv MRU
E'1 cm
p
giffflp
.1 ?
12
CuehiitS Jhtbltc leftaer
' PIUUC LEDGER COMPANY
crura n. x. curtib, paatssT
k. Martin, vim president ana Treasurer!
?..'' Il!r!. Bretaryi Chartee H. Hiding
Illp Celllne. Jehn D. Williams, Jehn J.
iia. Dana b. Bmuty.
iltab! dally at Pcblie' Lider Building
ftnaepenaenca aauira. I'mianainitiA.
iRTIO ClTT.. Prttn-Unten Building
BI 3M Mndlnen Ave.
tOOIi.,., 618 Glebe-Democrat Bulldlnc
eee....,., ......1302 STrieun Building
........ NBW8 BUREAUS:
Wackinc-en BeBD,
CN. K. Cor. Pennsylvania Ave. and 14th Ht.
IW Teil Beiuv The Sim Building
Rbeh Bdicad Trafalgar Building
J JBTBNiMaVamue. Iambs la served te tub
ctlbere in PnlladelphU and surrounding towns
U the rata of twelve (IS) cants par Mk, payable
tejhe carrier.
.rfr-l?,."j J? .pelnt 0UJ,,a et Philadelphia In
I?-"PLt Stnlea.. Canada, nr United 8tatf Jin.
S!Mte?,p?.,,," free' "" se " r month.
Blx (IB) dollars per ear. payable in advanet.
wLf.".!?2'5n cm""," dollar a month.
NoTtea gubecrlben wishing address chanced
must give old aa well as new address. V"",,B"
MIL, SH WALNL'T
KEYSTONE. MAIN 1601
tTAMren all communication te Evening Publio
Ltdaer. Independence Square, Philadelphia.
Member of the Associated Press
TttS ASSOCIATED PRESS la rxclurtvtlv en
Mtled te the use for republication of all nne
fUpatcht credited te it or Het ethtnctie credited
Mtnu paper, and alto tht local nevis publitfted
All riehta nf republication e special ditpatchet
mtrtin are also reserved.
FWUdtlphU, Wednesday, NeTimber . 111!
TRANSIT DELAYS
DELAYS mid confusion en the Frankford
eieated and the Market street line were
Inevitable as n result of the linking up of
two extensive sj stems and the effort te
establish schedules suitable te all the nf
fected purts of the city. Operating officials
will have te learn by the experience of these
first days te make the two lines work
smoothly as one. But no efforts in the
direction of new economies of energy or
money should be permitted te Interfere with
the elevated systems.
The Market street line is the chief de
pendence of the people of West Philadel
phia. It is extremely efficient as a rule,
nd it is te be supposed that it will become
se again as seen ns a working system in
volving the Frankford line is perfected. All
sorts of unexpected kinks are liable te de
velop in se large an undertaking. Doubtless
they will be smoothed out nlmes as seen as
they become apparent.
DOPE AND THE POLICE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ROTAX'S for
mal refusal te undertake the work of
proving or disproving charges of complicity
made against groups of policemen by dope
peddlers about te begin long sentences In
jail wns te have been expected. The police
facilities of the District Attorney's office
are limited. Mr. Rotan has net a force of
detectives such as would be required for a
task se exneting as this.
The situation, therefore, becomes a diffi
cult one for the Mayer and Director Cor Cer Cor
telyeu. Xe man in his senses would accept
the unsupported testimony of a dope addict
or a dope peddler, especially when that tes
timony is aimed at policemen. Meanwhile,
however, there are abundant reasons for
suspecting that some members of the depart
ment knew far mere than they are willing
te tell about the narcotic dmg traffic and
these engaged in it. New it Is necessary te
ask the police department te investigate
Itself. It almost is tee much te hope that
It ran or will Investigate with the thor
oughness necc-nry te a full exposure of the
roots of the dope evil In Philadelphia.
PANIC-MONGERS
rS" 1827 the Bosten Courier said editorially :
"The project of a railroad from Bosten
te Albany is impracticable, as every one
knows who knows the simplest rules of
arithmetic, and the expense would be little
lsiss than the market value of the whole ter
ritory of Massachusetts." ,
The elder Vnnderbllt laughed uproariously
at the notion of nn elevated railway in Man
hattan. "Whoever heard," he exclaimed,
"of a railroad en stilts'"
These facts are cited by the Camden
(Maine) Herald In a recent Issue as typical
Instances of purblindness ; but New Eng
land enjoys no monopoly of attempted self
stultification. It is of record that a cry of anguish was
raised in Philadelphia in the late eighteenth
century, when a turnpike te Lancaster, the
irst In the United States, was originally
suggested Montgomery and Bucks County
farmers went pale with dismay at the pros
pect of competition with what were deemed
far-distant agriculturists.
It Is needless te multiply Instances te
Illustrate the initial fears of progress. At
the present moment there are Philadelphia!!
whose nerves are unstrung by the Scsqul
Csntennlal program. Of course, the denun denun
ciaeors of the Bosten and Albany Railroad
and of the Lancaster pike were ridiculous.
"But," pretest the panic-mongers, "the
exposition proposal is another story." Is it?
MIDNIGHT AT NOON
F
ENGLISH visitors te the United States
have seldom failed te comment mlmir-
lacly upon the sparkling and crystalline
quality of the- atmosphere even in the large
industrial centers of the East. Compliments
In general are acceptable; but it must be
confessed that tributes of this nature have
of Iste been ncceptcd with misgivings.
What would these appreciative British
travelers have said of Stygian Philadelphia
yesterday?. If they remained long enough
umeng us, what pleasant things could they
Jienestly utter concerning the increasingly
grime-laden ulr of Manhattan Wand? T
the average English such conditions could
bsrdly seem aught but ominously homelike.
Indeed, Philadelphia, with its pall of
darkness yesterday, with its nln.est ghatlv
and lurid atmecpherc, its mantle of mist and
listless, heavy smoke, resembled with dis
quieting fidelity the Londen both of fact and
tradition.
The blame, however, is unfairly fixed,
Britain, It is true, Is often fogbound ; but n
primary reason for the ilenfe and much tee
palpable air of her great cities is uncon
trolled industrialization.
It is soot and grime from soft-coal burn
ing which constitute the chief impenetrable
element in a Londen fog, Snuolie consumers
have been developed te a point capable of
checking this uulmnce; but tee often they
are Indifferently and sparsely applied.
In spite of some experimenting with such
.kJunnu Amerlenn innnufneturlnv rltlaa
i
3
lk manT""
4& tr 'BVMHfli
gj) JligP BtttLBT Editor
f ' Jjg C MAnTlN....Oeneral Business Manager
'V kaWe by no means awakened te their re
' fsMslbllltlci in thU direction. Chicago is
ft ' r tjgsMestlenably one of tne dirtiest urban
'ir'aamsiiunltles of the Union, and its dun nnd
w.f HMBBOns airs nave mu ur.- ruiummcizea us
IfcJ'eV .p ... - t J fl'l. .,. .. .1 1..
lil ? . t... mnA unhealthy.
Km Pittsburgh, under the sting of ncuts
Kiii - ---- has instituted smoke-control re-
. - i.iMi are working fairly well: but in
. .aaaaaa wl
h'Yii1 '.SJ1W "! . .. - .. . ..
ygjijaltlr'-'- and in New Yerk, for all its
.fTv.i-1.: th0 situation is growing steadily
i
(plaining trie uncanny appearance of
la yesterusy, rerecnwr swan
taw net mat mere was umr-
'..... v ... m : .-j
-ftk WW! (IV HV
kw.(i",vFr:,
a,. 4,'iJiX.'rj
. M? t . . .
V "
' Y
EVENING. PUBLIC
don't." he added, "notice that evoke as a
rule, became the wind blows It away."
Be nature Is net, after all, the exclusive
culprit. Man Is paying the penalty for bis
Indifference te the smoke nuisance, and
American Industrial centers In the seaboard
region are fast losing their reputation for
atmospheric brilliancy.
Considering that the capricious weather of
.Eastern Pennsylvania is often an affliction
in itself, It seems absurd and reprehensible
te accentuate its misdeeds with offenses et
our own making. There are bound te be
recurrences of midnight airs at neon unless
the soft-coal problem is subjected te scien
tific and comprehensive treatment.
THE "PALACE OP JUSTICE-
EXTRAVAGANCE IS STOPPED
Plana Must Be Revised in the Interest of
Economy and te Keep the Building
Within the Needa of the Court
TT IS fortunate for the people of Phlladel
- phla thnt the law does net permit Judge
Brown, of the Municipal Court, te have his
way about the expenditure of public money.
He has been able te get what he wants
in the way of appropriations for salaries
from the City Council by the use of the
usual political methods. But when It comes
te the apprevnl of the plans for his Palace
of Justice he is compelled te go te the Court
of Common Pleas for it. Under the old law
the County Commissioners may build no
new courthouses without the approval of
the Judges of this court.
But Judge Brown and the County Com
missioners were going ahead with their plans
as though they had supreme authority.
They hired their architect and they get an
appropriation from City Council toward the
cost of construction. Then some one who
knew what the law was stepped In and
summoned them before Judges Audenrled,
McCulIcn nnd Flnletter te explain what
they were doing.
The Judges demanded the facts In the
case: what was the extent of the business
of the Municipal Court, what amount of
space It occupies nt the present time and
what was needed and hew much has been
provided In the plans for the court, and
what the proposed building was te cost.
Under their calm examination the plan
for the Palace of Justice appeared as pre
posterously extravagant te them as it did
te this newspaper when It was first made
public. They have summarily stepped the
whole project.
Their disapproval of the erection of one
wing of the proposed building Is as em
phatic as their disapproval of the erection
of all of It. This wing, standing by itself,
nhich would be large enough te accommo
date about nil of the present business of the
court, has been condemned as Inartistic by
a member of the Art Jury, the approval of
which is required before any public building
may be erected.
The condemnation of the plan seems te be
complete. It provides for tee large n build
ing. Its cost of $5,000,000 1b indefensible,
as It would Involve a waste of public money.
And such a part of the structure as Is
needed te accommodate the court would be
se inartistic as te challenge condemnation
by the jury created by law te prevent the
erection of architectural monstrosities at
public expense)
This outcome justifies the fight that has
been made by public-spirited citizens, backed
by this newspaper, upon the extravagant
Ideas of Judge Brown and upon his at
tempts te exercise dictatorial powers In the
premises. Until Judge Audenrled and his
associates called a halt he had had every
thing his own way. He decided what kind
of a courthouse he wanted. He get his
plans approved by the County Commis
sioners, who, under the anomalous law,
were supposed te have power te build it.
And he get the appropriation from the City
Council without giving any definite Informa
tion about the total amount that he wished.
New It Is up te the Mayer, the City
Solicitor and the County Commissioners te
consider what the rejection et the plans
means.
Dees it mean that the whole enterprise
must be started again? Or does It merely
mean that Jehn T. Wlndrlm, the nrchitect
who prepared the erislnnl plans, must
modify them te meet the objections of the
Common Pleas Judges?
The taxpayers' suit brought last year te
oust the County Commissioners from con
trol of the work under the previsions of the
Charter which puts the erection of all pub
lie buildings te be paid for by an appro
priation of Council under the supervision
of the City Architect was dismissed, for it
wus shown that the contract with Mr. "Wln
drlm was made before the adoption of the
Charter and that an exception wus made of
such cases.
If the disapproval of the plans Involves
the making of a new contract with Mr.
Wlndrlm, it would seem as if the Charter
previsions would run and that the County
Commissioners would hnve te withdraw.
But the probabilities are that a way will be
found te make the contract a continuing
one se that the work can be done ns It was
plnnned te be done In the first place by Judge
Brown.
In any event, the wasteful expenditure of
money has been stepped. If It shall ap
pear that the Wlndrlm contract Is a con
tinuing one the court, which already has
shown a proper sense of its responsibilities,
will see te it that only a reasonable sum is
spent en the building.
SHAKESPEAREAN REVIVAL
T MUST fight," declareH Walter Hamp
i. den, "ngnlnst a bloodless public who
soy Shakespeare is a bore." With all re
spect for one of the finest Shakespearean
actors et the day, it may be suggested that
Mr. Hampden is net without his allies.
Mere American players of repute are
either contemplating or participating In
Shakespearean drama than at any time
within the last decade. Net all of this
activity can be the result of exclusively
altruistic motives. Evidence must exist
demonstrating that there Is a genuine popu
lar appeal In the supreme poetic dramas In
our language in order te prompt a notable
group of stars in their undertsklngs.
David Warfleld Is te portray Shylock
this week. Ethel Barrymore's impersona
tion of Resnllnd is imminent In New Yerk.
Her brother Jehn will seen essay for the
ttrst time the role of Hamlet. Geerge Arliss
Is considering the presentation of "Othelle,"
"The Merchant of Venice," "Much Ade
About Nothing" and "Richird, III." Wil
liam Faversham is said te be preparing te
i lage. ' ...
ebert Mantell Ja rHuuurw,". V "
tensive "-"" feaessw
, .r,i:rj
A..istzzr ..,'
s.1
a former member ef his company, Frits
Lelber, alto la vigorously engaged In sua
tainlng the classic tradition. Mr. Hamp
den has deservedly succeeded with his ad
mirable Shakespearean ventures, 'for which
he is wajl fitted by technique, training and
Intrinsic abilities, eueh as were disclosed
within the last fortnight In a brilliant en
gagement In this city.
If the public is, as .Mr. Hampden mala
tslned the ether day at the Philadelphia
Forum, tee "bloodless" te appreciate true
tragedy, Ita capacity for affectation Is some
thing extraordinary. The fact Is, of course,
that Bhakespeare is neither "highbrow" nor
recondite. There wilt be audiences eagsr te
patrenise the fruits of his genius whenever
the playa are worthily presented by actors
recegnising the most splendid of all outlets
for their abilities.
PINCHOrS MANDATE
ASA result of the voting yesterday Clifferd
Ptnchet has received a mandate from
the people of the Commonwealth te assume
the leadership in the cause of geed govern
ment.
He might Insist, as ether men before him
in like circumstances have Insisted, that It
is a mandate also te assume the leadership
of the Republican Party In the State.
As the leadership is vacant at present it
Is there for his taking if he has the skill te
perform Its duties and the will te assume
them.
But this is a matter which can be left te
the future te determine.
There will be no disputing in any quarter
that he has been commissioned te de what
Is within his power te improve conditions
in Harrisburg.
He made certain definite pledges during
the campaign. The voters have accepted
these pledges at their face value and they
are confidently looking te him te fulfill them.
It is geed government In which the aver
age citizen Is interested. It that cannot be
obtained without the assumption of political
leadership by the Governer, the assumption
of such leadership will be demanded et him.
But he Is expected te concentrate his
attention en the administrative problems of
his office rather than upon the creation of a
Pinchot machine te reward his friends and
punish his enemies.
The purpose of a political party is geed
government. It has no ether justification.
Net even the most sordid political gangster
has ever publicly professed anything else,
whatever he may have said In private.
If Mr. Pinchot continues te stress his
purpose te give geed government te the
Commonwealth, nnd If he summons te his
aid the little leaders who have been Inter
ested In the leaves and fishes nnd in noth
ing else, he will occupy a morally Impreg
nable position.
He has shown his ability te deal with
these men during the campaign and he has
se conducted himself that at its close he
was supported heartily by the factions which
fought his nomination. If he can conduct
himself in the same skillful nnd intelligent
manner during the four years that he will
sit in the Governer's office his Administra
tion will be one of the most brilliantly suc
cessful In the history of the State.
Much Is expected of him. But he cannot
accomplish it without the hearty co-operation
of all the decent Influences in his party.
KEMAL BREAKS LOOSE
HOWEVER little the Turks have con
tributed te the cause of education, it
may be sajd that they have never been back
ward in mastering the mere questionable
points et Western diplomacy. Among these
features the principle of the "accomplished
fact" occupies a conspicuous place.
"Accomplished facts," which the Kemal
ists are plainly eager te present at Lau
sanne, are the overthrew of the phantom
Sultan, the reconstruction of the Caliphate
and Nationalist control of Constantinople.
This is n formidable program which the
Angera Government is new boldly endeav
oring te carry out at the expense of plighted
faith and registered compacts.
Reports of n movement into the Chanak
region ominously imply that the Mudania
armistice agreement is being treated as a
worthless scrap of paper. The insolent at
tempt te control the Dardanelles and te
dictate the movements of the allied and
American fleet is an equally vivid index of
betrayal.
It is evident that the Nationalists are
still reckoning upon conflicts of purposes
among the Allies by which Mustnpha Kemnl
has already profited se largel. The reck
lessness with which the present upheaval at
Constantinople has been brought nbeut lacks,
however, much of the appeal whereby for
a time, the. French republic became a part
ner in the uurKisn revival.
The Interests of all the major Powers, as
well as the principles enunciated by Secre
tary Hughes, are new endangered, and it is
net unlikely that Kemal, Infatuated by his
past successes, has overplayed his hand.
The conference at LniiFunne has been
postponed obviously te enable the Powers te
apply drastic measures te a situation which,
if permitted te become stabilized, would
render the international conclave a mockery.
The absurdity of calling a meeting te devise
some 'jurisdiction ever the Straits, If the
Turks are allowed te decide the question for
themselves, is manifest.
It is announced from authoritative cir
cles In Bnglend thnt the British will net
tolerate the suspension of the 'military oc
cupation of Constantinople. This attitude
has received official support In the formal
proclamation of the Inter-Allied Commis
sioners in defense of the Mudania conven
tion. The assumption of a firm stand en this
subject may cause the Kemallsts te redraft
some of their imperious orders. Turkish
understanding of nn impending blew is de
cidedly keener than Turkish appreciation of
the validity of a contract, unsupported by
force or the show et it.
There would seem te be n reasonable like like like
llhoed that the Nationalists have this time
goaded their opponents tee far. Current
events in the Near East are possibly quite
as distasteful te the French ns te the Brit
ish, net long since their competitors in the
game for special privilege,
s. Moreover, the reconstltutien of the Cali
phate may conceivably have the effect which
separation of civil and spiritual authority
in high office has almost invariably produced
throughout history. A Caliph who is the
nuppet of the Angera Assembly Is net likely
te enjoy the respect of Moslems of the
Hedjaz, who have repeatedly insisted that
none should held religious supremacy save a
member of the tribe of Kerelsh, stemming
from the prophet himself.
The hand of Britain in the protected
kingdom of Irak should be strengthened by
Arabic populations with scant inspect for
Otteman political fiats, and in India, the
Mohammedan Inhabitants are apt te be
equally unsympathetic.
Fer sll bis astuteness Kemal gives tbs
impression today of seeking te play tee
many cords at once.
New Yerk girl has fes
bequest
7rie
of $20,000 by reruswg w i
seleMld
tUSf !" Iirai, .
Msant some anvrei
I'Hm her love imraes
USDGER-PHH&teEtPHIA. WEDisbAY. tidWipt 'iSfe' '.. "V ' ,? TggS
I PI if -
WOMEN IN POLITICS
The) "Galbraltha ef Denegal" Had the
Pint Weman Political Leader;
Martha Highea Cannen Get1 k
Pint Senatorial Vete.
Dr. Mary Walker
By GEORGE NOX McCAIN
tlTOMEN of Pennsylvania who yesterday
exercised the right te vote for the1
election 'of a Governer ..re reaping what
et5S? women sewed 200 years age.
The beginnings of women's activity in the
way, of politics date back far beyond the
first meetinn hl,l .hatwuen 1840 and 1860
te agitate for suffrage. J
rcrnaps tne most conspicuous instance or
this Is related by Dr. William Egle In hit
"Pennsylvania Genealogies."
Lancaster County, which yesterday wae
one of the most bitterly contested con
gressional districts in the State, was the
scene of the episode which Dr. gle'
records.
A woman of the "Galbraiths of Denegal"
was the heroine.
"In 1T32 he (Andrew Gnlbraith) and hie
neighbor, Jehn Wright, were candidates for
the General Assembly," says Dr. Egle.
"At that time none but freeholders were
allowed te vote, and the only polling place
was the town of Lancaster, where all voters
w obliged te go.
"Mr. Galbralth took no active part in
the canvass himself, but his wife mounted
her favorite mare, Nelly, nnd rode out
through the Scotch -Irish settlement, and
persuaded the men te go with her te the
county town.
"She appeared at the courthouse leading
a precession of mounted men, whom she
halted and addressed. The effect was that
her husband was triumphantly elected."
TN ENGLAND as early as 130 years age
women, especially these of the higher
social class, took nn active interest in
politics.
This was natural, since peers and leading
statesmen were closely connected with the
society of their day.
Secial channels ran te the brim with
female politics In the eighteenth century.
Lady Palmerston, Lady Wnldegrave and
Lady Helland exerted themselves te aid the
parties with which their husbands were
affiliated.
Stories of contemporaneous writers tell of
the activities of the beautiful Duchess of
Devenshire in the realm of politics.
She openly electioneered nt the polls in
favor of Charles James Fex.
As a rule, though, it was net considered
In geed taste or in accord with accepted
conventionalities.
The Primrose League Ter both men nnd
women, founded by Lord Randelph
Churchill, has been one of the most powerful
political organizations ever known in the
British Empire.
Almest equally Important was Mrs.
Gladstone's "Women's Liberal Federation,"
estnDiisned te sustntn her husband in pro
moting the Liberal and Heme-Rule causes.
MRS. REBECCA FELTON, of Georgia,
appointed by the Governer of that
State te the United States Senate, is the
first of her sex te have that distinction.
The first of the sex. however, te be toted
for for the United States Senate was a
Western woman.
At the 1809 session of the Utah Legisla
ture In Salt Lake City a United States
Senater was te be named.
On' one ballet Senater D. H. Peery, of
Salt Lake, cast his vote for Martha Hughes
Cannen.
It was the first vote ever cast for a
woman for the United States Senate.
IT IS net altogether fair te condemn the
recent militant suffragists as the first of
their kind te bring condemnation en their
cause.
Earlier advocates of the rights of women
some of them nt least get pretty de
monstrative at times.
Dr. Mary Walker was most obstreperous
en occasions, and required te be set right at
frequent intervals.
The famous Judge Jeremiah Black, of
Pennsylvania, was an eye-witness of one of
Dr. Walker's tantrums, and, it is said, it
set him till bis death against woman's
rights.
It occurred en n Southern steamer bound
from Galveston. Tex., te Housten shortly
after the Civil War.
About two minutes before the gangplank
was hauled in h enrriage rattled up and a
small individual in nendpscript nttire
climbed out with a collection of shawls,
bandboxes, carpet bags, etc.
It was Dr. Mnry Walker dressed in
trousers, frock coat, plug hat and all. en
her way te the Housten Fair.
AFTER dinner Judge Blnck and several
gentlemen were seated en the com
modious efter-deck talking. Several ladies
were seated nearby.
Three of the men were smoking.
Suddenly n woman's veire cried eut:
"Threw these nasty cigars nwuy !" It was
Dr. Walker.
The men smoked en, pajing no attention,
as the beat's rules permitted smoking en
the after-deck.
Again the voice rose, mere emphatic? this
time:
"I want you men te threw these nasty
cigars away! They nre offensive."
One of the men turned te the ether women
present nnd inquired:
"Is our smoking offensive, Indies?"
"Net at nil. Keep jour cigars, gentle
men." was the reply.
Anether denunciation broke from the doc
tor, when one of the men started te leply.
"Sir," be began.
"Don't sir me! screamed the new
thoroughly excited woman. "I nm Dr.
Mary Walker and don't pretend that you de
net knew my sex.'
THE deck was In commotion when a
steward arrived.
Dr. Walker immediately laid hands en
him and demanded thnt "these dirty
loafers" be required te threw their cigars
"But smoking is allowed en the after
deck." expostulated tin- steward.
"Yeu are no gentlemen!" shouted the
doctor ns the steward backed a way, s-njlng
"I'll send the cuptaiu up, mn'm, and he'll
A- I. .a aiilf nll.
Presently the captain appeared.
He heard a repetition et the outbreak and
demands, while about fifty passengers,
among them the great Pennsjlvnnla jurist,
steed listening greatly amused.
Quietly plucing one hand en Dr.
Walker's shoulder the skipper snld:
"I nm caniain m mis snip. .My word Is
w here. If you den t go te your state-
law
room at once I'll put jeu In irons."
That ended it. rlhe doctor subsld
ubslded and
everybody smoked.
W2
OMAN'S ability te conduct the affairs
a municinu tv snccessfn I ......
demonstrated thirtv-twe years before the
Federal amendment giving them the fran
chise was adopted.
In April. lfiSS. Syracuse, Knn.. the
county seat of Hamilton County, elected n
City Council of women,
This step wns taken because "soiaebedv
proposed It. and everybody wns pleased
with the idea."
Other reasons advanced were "It was be
Heved they would make efficient officers."
Because "the temperance people thought
the women wouldn't be afraid te enforce
the prohibitory law."
Business men voted for them, for, as
they said, "We wanted te advertise our
t0And'lt did. ,
This wns the first municipality In the
United States te cheese a body of women
councilors.
There were volumes of condensed humr-
pathos a" honorable pride in the comm
smmf K ?! .filVl,JJ'0,5i,n. wh1?e 1.n ". "fb,lnI V
igWlii b , Aitiiitnifj -,-
v l. 1 t 1 i t ' i 9 . , ( ,, ' f ' v " t Jtmmmmi
rnVmUkmrnCsV -nmammS S fw iSgmhk smmmmmmmCV smmmmvsmTmlsBBBmmmmmmmvBlQ' siCmml
VsMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmW amnmmV J V ,mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmS.3mmmmmT V ImJmmBsmmmmSBmmmmmmmmmmrismmmPi vBmmi
sKsmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmlmmmBmB smmmmmmJ&fHHsKmmmmmmmmmmmmwlVnt mmmsBBmvBkKBmwBmmmmmmmmmmm ssmA?gC" Vmm
WKmBKKKBXiUnttBmKS 4smmmmmmmmmmmmmNmml!BmmmmmmmW.emmWm ljf ij W"Cn!-j
MMOKBBKKKBKK vjSiaijny VtWsl a. nmW gsSflLaastm '
V -1 S
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
REV. DR. H. P. GUHSE
On Community Church Werk
THE community church is one wMch has
n large and sympathetic background pf
the whole wide range of human interests,
which touches life nt large net superficlnlly,
but very vitally, according te the Rev. Dr.
H. P. Guhse, pnster of the Oxford Presby
terian Church. . .. , .
"The big appeal of such a church," wild
Dr. Guhse, "is te persons of an open mind
It brings the church home te them in their
everyday life ; it touches life in the day b
work and is therefore net n thing te be
pigeon-holed. The chief fault which I fjna
with church work today Is that it preuches
a message en Sunday nnd falls te set that
message in the midst of life. Patriotism
is the central motive of everyday life nnd
I want te weld patriotism and religion, se
thnt the one shall feed and complement the
ether.
Religion and Occupation
"Anether phase la the fact of putting re
ligion into vital relationship with occupa
tions and professions applying religion, in
ether words, nnd applying it intensively.
Big business lenders are advocating a prac
tical, liberal gospel which the .Church should
be preaching nnd acting all the time. This
makes religion real because It puts It In ns
e definite background, net etherenl. but a
renl force.
"The housing conditions of the larger
communities are altogether different from
what they were even ten years age. This is
shown in the immense growth of the
apartment house and In the fact that se
many persons nre 'just staying' in their
little quarters, holding en te them because
they must have some place te put their
possessions.
"There Is new little real home life and
few home ties; and, consequently, this, which
wns the greatest feeder te morality in days
gene by, new either does net exist or is
the exception rather than the rule.
The Church's Great Problem
"The apartment house and the rooming
house have net been touched by the Church,
and this constitutes- the great problem of the
Church In the Unltea atates lenny ie get
these people Inte the Church and make them
a prnctlenl asset for moral uplift or for any
progressive meicment in the community and
net merely n negative entity. Yeung people
come te the city from the country te work
or te study: they find themselves engulfed
In an ntmosphere of loneliness or of lowered
morality without the steadying influences
of the ties of friendship or the grip of the
home or any ether constructive force te as
sist them in their struggle.
"The avernge church is darkened nil the
week, but the dance halls and the gambling
places are net, nnd they make their constant
appeal te these lonely young people who
demand companionship. The Church tells
the people what te de en Sunday and then
does net offer n comprehensive program of
opportunity te carry out tnai message.
"My thought In meeting this situation,,
which Is n serious one, is te have a church
with an adequate program for young people
and old ones ns well, first of all giving that
vital and unfailing spiritual pewe- which
alone can sustain our people amid the battles
of life, whether physical, mentnl or moral.
We de net mean te lower in any way the
standard of spirituality, or te put less
emphasis en religion, but rather mere.
Opportunities for Play
"But we must de this by the expresslenal
side of our program. By this I mean,
among ether things, providing opportunities
for Play in the gymnasium, with shuffle shuffle
beards, peel tables and the like. We must
also provide proper social paBtimes, with
formal and informal evenings, and with a
wide variety of program. There must be
concerts, moving pictures, tnusicales, and
the dance is net te be excluded,
"The athletic feature of this program Is
an Important one, as it affords ample op
portunity for the physical betterment of all
who take part (n It, both young and old,
for it just us Important te train nnd de
velop the body properly as it is the mind
or the character.
''My thought is te hnve lets courting in
the cabaret and mere In the church. A
kitchen Is a substantial help, as It promotes
'He. Idea of having these peejle who work
. . " hieh-wn
fctLil l '
vicinity come nere anu eat in tne
wuuiti ee (orewa wm open
nlngi temther and
mien
f p7 f ef their eeentry. ' I , iieeees fmwl, A
l r WMTiiifilliiifiifii,ri..A4..i.J...I'ti.1'.,i;,- ... ,.,,,.-, wA -j.if.-iAr.,.., .-., . ,...,. ..w.kv'KI vm
' r:
NOT SO WORSE
these affaire there would be no rental
charges nor any charge for heat and light;
all expense te be met by the persons enjoy
ing the use of the church would be for what
they bring te eat.
Church a Community Center
"We should bring the'mest representative
men and women of the community te the
church for preaching en Sundays and for
lectures en weekdays. I see no reason why
the Church should net have u Chautauqua
program and comprehensive educational
courses for these who desire them, and
there ere many who would eagerly accept
such an opportunity in a great city.
The Church should hnve n wide com
munity nppeal. And by this I de net mean
te the little geographical area around the
church, but te people from nil ever the city
who have the community spirit and who nre
able te see the city as n whole nnd te see
the needs of the people as a whole. They
will come from all points of the compass te
attend popular meetings addressed by rep
resentative men and women.
If I could build up a strong church or
ganization It would wield a tremendous
power in all the reform movements of the
City, net by raising objections,- but by
offering the solution of putting something
better in place of the thing condemned. The
case of the saloon is one in point. The
Church might well take the nlace of this
institution by offering something far mere
attractive and better than it ever was.
Must Be Positive Agency
"The Church must be a pesitive agency
with n progressive religion. Te be sure, It
Is the old Gospel In all the power and the
truth which It ever had, but clothed with
the garments of the day in which we live '
I am greatly concern. J with the fearless and
open-minded message which has truth and
truth alone for Its unfailing basis.
"I de net believe that a man needs te be
n radical nnd indulge in violent criticism of
these who de net see the vision we have
Nevertheless we believe in going ahead, un
deterred by criticism, with what we may
consider our duty.
"The response of the people te whnt we
have, offered them indicntes that there is n
.eat need for these things and thnt if they
. e offered rightly they will be eagerly ac
cepted. Here Is a fallow field w-lde open
te the Church and one which is ripe for cul
tivation. Our experience of less than two
fears ; past has thoroughly convinced us that
in following these lines we are going in the
right direction."
Kansas public service
companies nre compel
ling empleyes te save at
least 10 ripr .e .i
Standardizing
Human Nature
their earnings, and empleyes have responded
by saving nn nvernge of 30 per cent. Pur
BU.e? . t0 ,.,tB l'cl i-oncluslen, empleyes
might well own the businesses In which they
are engaged and be able te retire at forty
This suggests many things, net all of them
pleasing te some of the mere earnest advo
cates of thrift,
- tu .... Atlantic City probation
Anether lilt officer says puppv love
.. . . . . doesn't last and that
there ought te be a law preventing peeple
from getting married before they are twenty
five years old. Always somebody te suggest
t "v .'' ..l "' B "ni or e etner, And
doesn't Cupid perjure himself enough nlrcadv
neugh already
at the marrlnge license office?
.. , Chicago insurance corn-
Otherwise nnny suys the male n aist
Ne Remedy linn In Increasing as a
lesult of prohibition und
suggests strenuous r;,cielse ns n remedy.
Frem the size of the uLdeininal equator, one
may infer whether when geed fcllewa gt
together Uiey censume pastrica or ether
jwcets. If se they ought te supplement
them with tennis. '
The cheerfulness with which United
State Senators are filing election expense
accounts, though Attorney General Dough
erty has ruled thnt thev don't have te in
doubtless due te the belief that the public
can swing a wicked linnginntlen,
New Austrian bends are'' secured by
cuetemi and tobacco receipts. Geed Austri.
ana will therefore smoke up for the honor
- -;vv'-s, iS
SHORTCUTS i
The Brown reign la feeUng the cheek
rein.
The Issue today la between X-mld-yea ,
se and theAlibL t, T '
And new there la happily nothing t
keen our ralnria nff fnnthatf
. - -jzmz. m
t1A nfiaa1 ln.tV ! !. il'.
yesterday for a brlcfvacatlen.
Kemal haa at least succeeded in ef;
fecting harmony among the Allies.
' '
Snaneler. tee. knewa that the erestst
tragedy is at the pit mouth, where the wirti,
nn.t.
. ; ..; .. .. ..... . 3
. una iroueie witn tne mii-Mtus uei-v
drama is that the cast Is continually being
changed. , t
.
It may be that the ex-Kaiser playing it',
being a King at Deem is net wholly
escap
ing punishment.
i
"Give ua a republic or wipe us out,"
cries De Valera. Well, he is going te fit
ene-uau or nis wisn anynew.
'.V '
3il
China is new nrenared te ratifv the v
Washington treaties. Slew- but sure, uli'l
the tortelsa tn the har ' .'!
It is quite impossible te discourage ,. '
feiuicai prepnet wne makes n wrong guw.
le gets busy at once with an entirely new
set of figures.
Mr. Schwab and Judge Gary smilingly
continue te lend the army of industrial optimists.-
Every day In every way, like Ernlli
Coue, they find the world growing better n
better and better. ' -
The International Chamber of Cew
pierce has announced the formation of in
International arbitration court for commer
cial disputes perhaps one of the most sig
nificant moves for world peace in recent
years.
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
. niifu utu narun Ai-nainia live ana etsjv
3. Who was Henrv QeergaT . V
4. Hew far. east did the American bison, ,
. rermeriy range?. ':
0. wnieii wan the first railroad in tM
United States te Introduce the block-
. What Is a he t man?
7. 'What Is a peintsman In English rail
parlance? '
8. When was the Battle of Gravtletlf
n .?g.nt and wh0 were the belllgerentt
,2' 5aJ J" a c2Pte In literature? . '
10. What is vanadium?
Annwere te Yesterday! QuU
1. The first permanent radio Installation en
- a seagoing passenger vessel was msM
en the North German Lloyd llnff
Kaiser WUhelm der drone in Msrcn,
1900.
1. A Hellenist in ancient times was en
who used the Greek language but we
net a Greek.
3. The word hammock Is derived frem.tst
Caribbean Indians, who used ham;
mocks at the time of the discovery v(
America. The native word wsi i"
Spanish form "hamaca'," from whl
ie nave eeen "namac." whence .is?
me cm
The secen
the English word was taken,
was Frledrlch III, who reigned from
nu
"rle
EmDarer of mnd.rn nermsST
March te June 1C, 18SI.
6. The original meaning of the word "flslfi"
an Importation from the Freneh.Jl
sense of smelt, Bcent, odor. Te hsvt
a flair for anything, therefore, maP
the possession of a faculty for seeqtj
Ing Its peculiar Intrlnsle qualities; .
8. A recensien et a book Is crltiesl t
vision of Its text or the edition's;
revised. The word also mns
critique, a review, an examination of
enumeration. . '
7. Eugene Scribe was a noted French play
wright of the nineteenth century. eeW;
brated for his constructive gltU,.l
technique as exhibited In the se-csllH
i&,.u:ffia.d,y Dly- "I" tM
17SI-1B61,
8. A pastel is drawn with colored crsyeaj.
or It may be done with hard crsyja
made of pipe-cUy and a plgiuM
mixed with gum water. ....
9. Redoric, the Vlsfgeth. was the Isst Oertfc
King of Spain, overthrown by tii.t'l
vdrng Arabs In the early part ef
10. Seranum ffTHen? tXka.Hk
tlvataVl M mamksssieV ell
-' " TT" nssaj-"-- eenw j- s.(
Mnrnm. - fTM!.' "'
' J.
P'1L.
r:-fiU '''':''' 'MWwssigjgmmmmmmn
&Jsmfc&ji e , ,y.'v--. i-i 'itl(ablKKm2iimLiMLJLtiKEMKpM
'
"'IV &
.u . .Jl
Jl