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O'lhru In Phllailelrlile. ntul unrruunillnit towns
Rt.tfc late of iwelve (H!) irntR tr rrl, payable
I tlvj carrier.
By 'mall te point eutalda of Philadelphia In
th t'nilxl HMti "nnirtn. or CnltiM Stale- re.
alers, petce free. Ally (.".01 ccnta per month.
It (Ifll dollars p.'r nr, pay W in advance
Te nil fere-lan ieiintrl en (fl) dollar a rnenili
peller ."litiserllier winning; addrM chanced
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Member of the Associated Press
TIIH ASSOClATKn rKKSS i ercluatvrly t
titlrd te thr uf for fptiMfpeM.ti e' oil irict
lapefc'ir rmlttfd ta it or net cthrrv ,sc crrdlttii
in t)i(t jxijur, ihhI nlne the local ini imbllsuii
thtrttn.
All r'ehts at r'vuhltratleti of sptclal Altpntchcs
Mffiu nrt o.e irs'rvcd,
l'h,jjldili, Tlurtili, Nuirnd.fr C1. !::
THE TRAFFIC IMPASSE
MAYOl. MOOIJI'.'S ilefen-c of trntlic con
ditions in I'liilndelphiit us cemp.ireil
ivith thee of oilier cities constitutes mere
f-nn ausner te tlieiuilitless eritles tlinn mt
Indersement nf llie tl I nngestieu." The
problem i imt suheil merely lij iieintlnp out.
ith wluiteer .itistiilentien. that the chii'ti
Inr jam liere is nn wnr-e ilian t Imt in ntlier
rninmtinltiea. ('eiiiihitien nf tins Kind ma
he theeretbnllv i heel in:, but it iiee net
ettle the isMle.
Tile most lii;eninus oiiuiiilie:e. llie nn"-t
expcrtlv demised reguhitieti". may alleviate
some of the rehttixely miner purees of con
fusion, but IIipj rntinet eepe with tin1 salient
and fundamental featutes of the ease. Relief
will never be ba-ie until wide new traffic
arteries :ne rut thre.igli the densest urban
'districts.
Our feiel'alliev-. n .Mr Moere jii'.'ilUibl.v
llRgeM-. 'Mi,! net (.i,.ii niomelie rfi
their si reef v," 1'eiin hud vision when lie
planned his rheekerbnard town, u vat nn nn
Iifevemein ever the irrusnlarly and hap
hazardlj buiit Louden nf tin- seventeenth
epiitury. Hut the reetunsular system of nat nat
tew thoreushfaies is new obsolete.
Philadelphia will be i-linkrd and in a r-ensp
tilled until tlie need for modern lanes of
traffic is fully realized and made the main
aprine for lai'Ke-seale action Costly
though such H form would be. there can be
little doubt that the expenditure would in
the end be magniliceutly warranted.
THE OLD TICKET GRAB
HUMAN ingenttlt . of which n great deal
Is beard from time te lime, is para
lyzed by the irrepressible pieblem of ticket
peculation. Seas and uitflm nts uw be
Conquered b radio, the poles of this oblate
phcre may yield their secrels, human life
may be prolonged by bacteriolegk-nl mnv
tels. but the ticket e.Mortlen game is ap
parently no nearer extinction than in the
tJajs of Itanium and Jenny I.ind,
Scalpers are new infesting this city with
admission muls for llie Army-Navy football
efnssie te he biased en Saturday at Franklin
Field. Tlckit for tlie Stadium may be
purchased .it S:," npieie and upwatd. and
iii if intimated that N-OO a pair may be
rhargrd before llie mrnlinl of grab and
Breed is temporarily at an end. l'rescnt
millions am Iml a repetition of these of
the pass m Xew .Yerk as well as here, uot uet
wlth'tnudinc the stringent precautions taken
lnr tlie two (ievernment ncademies nnd by
the Atiilet.c Association of. the T'nlvctsity
of Pennsjhniiia.
'The authorities of tlie lntier institution
j:e properly eniidciit that tlif stud lit body
JS net te blr.mc. as, cm ept for scaseii-tieket
holders, only seniors were permitted te buy
dmlsien, and no upper lasmait secured
tnere than a single ti'-Uet for his personal
tise.
It is suil lOiKMVable lhat the solution nf
protracted abu-e may lie in logislnthe
action. Hills lestrieting the sale of tickets
tQ these disposed of sit original pi Ices
tuarkid upon th face have Iieen Intrediued
at Ifarrisburg. only te meet defeat. Dli Dli
vleuslj . the (hrent of lefurm was used te
"shaKe down" liitertsted partiis. I'eilmps
Mr. Plnchet maj ghe te tlie meienient the
species of slivcre impetus whl'h i' has
lacked.
water-rate inequities
mill' ebstiules in the wnv
of
municipal '
X water supply extending te all quarters
of the city niilj be as Mr. Weglelll suggest-,
formidable. The obstacles with which house,
holders In semi-siiburl'iiM Philadelphia have
te contend lieiiue of autiqiiaied monopolies
by privatelj owned water service companies.
are in degree quite as serious as stn. ion
fronting llie I'ltj tiewruiucut in the pins,
jiect of liinglcil litigation.
, Mr. Wcgleiii sensibly believes ill ailing
the whole vexatious subject and sett'ing it
prritinticuii.v. in spite of the fact thai s.,.h
nil impel" and solution will involve consid
erable liiin1 wink nnd vigorous action
The pn-ciit oppressive conditions ,iffe i
net only llie preperlv euncis, forced te pa
exorbitant wattr rates te c ilusive,v privi
leged coin erils. bill also tlie c it.v itself, oier eier
charged for lireplug ieiuum tlun ri the
northern and neitheiisieni section and lnr
xvnter furnished for police and tire stations,
public schools and oilier municipal enter
prises. Fer tlie cilv te cover llie entire municipal
territerv with its own water service, i will
bf iicces-tu fur Ceiiniil, as iu iiresiiicut
hjin made plain, te put thieugh a lean lull
raising money lu- the aiciuisitien of tlie
water plants ami for the i'ltj Solicitor's,
office te begin the undoing of legal knots.
The situation is nut new. bill it is aggra
vated bj long neglect, the effect of which is
liicreiislugl.v acute as the euilving ilisiiict ilisiiict
"ef the i iiy. for example, oak Lane. Holmes Helmes
lung and Tacen.v. are merged in the thickly
Cttled and disiiicicly u i Dim aie.i.
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MUSSOLINI RAVES
TKMTl MISSnl.lM'S liimcninuens of
X nn armistice, which gave the world at
lejasl one diiv et profound je.i
1111(1 III) lure.
conies with pariiciilai !.v had gni
flelll III
cjlizcn of it i..ilinii which aiilli ip.ited the
ax-tlen of lb' Al'.Cs at Kclheilde It.ilv.
indeed, set llie cmiiui t coining ,te ternis
with luT fdi' sonic dins liefeie llie jirunstice
xtUli tierm.iuv was ncgelintcd en .Nutcntbir
13. IDPs.
Why was 1101 the maich li.ieugh erusljed
RSel dlslntegniiing Austria puiued te
ieunuV If Mguer Mussolini d incs te
ahbwrr 1.
s quesiien. 11 may no assumed
iml tilt)
mis upon tlieiiMimis nf Italian
iA .il.lleiK ,
furnish the explanation
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appallint; sacrifices worn demanded, swept
tliretigli the whole of the petilnstiln.
If .Mti.e)lnl hml utteinpted in nny fpec
tanihir wny te stem Mint tldn of Rfitlttude
nnd eeslnyp. hit effort k would lime proved
dtilte lit tniiivnlllng lis these of King C'nnute
at the sriihere.
The riiK-lstl Premier, for nil hH wild ns
sertleiiB, is well nwnrc of this fart. Ills
present regrets nnd shnm exhibit of hindsight
are hut ntinther iniiiilfeslntluii of the cruel
nnd ruthless Chauvinism of which he choes.es
te be the showy exponent.
THE WOMEN VOTERS ARE
MAKING A GOOD BEGINNING
But They Must Acquire Political Power
After the Manner of Men Before
Their Wishes Will Cempel Respect
TT HKKMS te be the impression of the
members of the League of Women Voters
new meeting in Harrlsburg that the problem
of government Involves something a little
mere Important than nn elTert of the outs
te get in nnd of the Ins te stay where they
are.
They even went se far ns te nsk a lie
publican and a llemecrat le explnin te them
the differences between the tariff views of
the two parlies.
The Democrat, who is a member of Con
gress, attacked the pwlslen of the l-'erd-ne.i
Met.'unibcr Tariff Law; and the He
pub'iian. who once sat in Congress, defended
the .same law.
Yet as every one knows theic is no radical
difference between the Fnidney-McCuuibcr
lnv and the t'nderwoed law. There arc
differences In detail, but both laws are pro pre
tecihe in tlie bread sense
The pciiim rats, in practice, helicw In
pleleitii duties en tin. thing:, which I hey
make or raise and low duties or no duties
at all en the things thev buy: wlu'c the
l'epllbllcuiis lflcp in fiee timle or low
duties en the things they buy and high
duties en the things they se'l. Tlie protec pretec
tee duties in the 1'erdney -.MeCumber law
en things produced in Democratic States or
Democratic districts were voted for by the
Democratic representatives from these dis
tticts or States.
The two speakers dodged the task of de
linlng the tariff dlffcieuce between tlie two
parties for the ery simple rtnsen that It
is impossible. s,i,. u tcrm of the higher
mathematics, te define the itnlsiblc or the
nen-elstent. and u disutsUm of the higher
mathematics en such an occasion would have
been innppieprlate.
As tlie women can tell a hawk fmm a
handsaw, net only when the wind i; south seuth
erly but when ir Is north-northwest ns well,
they doubtless get the lufetmntlnt) for which
they were seeking, though it was conveyed
te them by indirection. Intuition, vliieh
serves 'them well In their ordinary activities,
cannot have failed them en this occasion.
The League is nen-partinn because its
purpose is te nsi.t its members in qualify
ing themselves for Intelligent political action.
They have informed themselves en the proe pree proe
ecs(.s by which nominations are made and
candidates are elected.
They tire new seeking further information
en the way lnws are made and en the prin
ciples which tlie lavs seek te formulaic.
If evetv woman in the State weie as
curious about these mattets as aie the lead
en in the organisatien, we should seen have
n body of women voter much better quali
fied te ait intelligently than the body of men
voter.
They would dl-eever t!it in muiie .pal
affairs the pretense that a Hepi.blic.in should
be elected rather than a Denmciat i pure
bunk, for there i neither Republicanism nor
Democracy in street-paving or geed schools
or water supply or police protection or fire
fighting. It would also be apparent te them
thai in the State Cieveriimcnt the main issue
Is clliciencj, and that smh differences as
there aie between (be Itepubli'nn nnd Dem Dem
ecratlc parties .relate te qutstiens of na
tional policy, with which the States .nnnet
luy themselves.
rnfertiinaiely. the numii"r u w.uiii a who
aie interesting themselves In thes,. matters
is net large. The great mass of women have
net yet nwakem-d te their oppertunli'es.
Tliev de net register and thev de net vote
in any leiisiderable numbeis. Su. h consid
eration ns the men are shewing te them i--due
te gallantly latlier than te an appre-
latum of their iKtiuil political power. If
they me te wield any power thc.v must win
It in tlie same manner mat men win n.
The word of the man who cm carry bis
cfiiiniy or his ward is listened te in party
councils Will respect, while the well-intentioned
iiiiin with no v.ciis behind him is
listened te. if at all. with ill-coin enlcd im
patience, nnd when he withdraws, the pre.
e ceding- go en as though he had net spoken.
This is llie fundamental law of practical
pentic Amiable theorists may talk all
thc.v pba-e abeul the incapj'it.v ami cor cer cor
rupiien of the men in nrtire. but they have
no power te In mi; about a c Image because
they lave net ev-rted ihcmsehe, te get a
following of voters who will accept their
advice and leek te them ter guldsnuc.
The League of Women Voters may pass
resolutions till tlie c ev s tome lieuv. but
they will be ignored until they demonstrate
that disregard of these resolutions means
less of votes te one party or another.
THE GLORY OF GREECE
IT WAS aftci the total lev of her eontl eentl
nriiliil Aiuericiiii empire thai tin- de
liressis) and impciveiished (Jevernnii ut of
Spain remeiLlienil the exquHte and illiOlll
p.iinble Al'iainbr.i ni'd consistently set te
work le prcseive a priceless relic. Net alt
of the icstninll'in 1 a been iiapeecnlile in
tasle: but 11 is income table that the delicate
M Picture was lesciiecl from the ruin ami
decay ihrrntcnii.s II in the davs v ben Ynh Ynh
nglen Irving wmte s,, Minpntlietie:il,, nf
its" beauties aii'l drew llie attention of thej
riigsi-speaking vveild te a easi of lamen
table neglecl.
(irceie at llie pi est nt moment is conscious
of the Parthenen and. bankrupt and loin lein loin
perarilv mined as she s, is actuallj fit
work upon 11 systematic leennstnietinn of
1 tlie world's sqpnn.t marvel of aichiteetiire,
I Tlie iindertnhing will be enstl.v ; but eiii -
pair. I vlHi the penally of rush tlreiiins nt
einplie and cr.plnltntiiui in Asia Miner, the
tunc' needed uie liisgnllleani.
Moreover, preparation ler tins dilliciilt
anil deliiate tisl; has been nuinifested for
penrfi ;.eai's. The e'linimiiig Ionic Tempi" of
YlUry en the Acropolis is. en the whole,
iidujVahl.v restored, while fur the Inst decade
v '" "i"h'r ,",, 'Hifctlen of recegiiijccd
ta and urcliroiegists, nnva ucqn ircen
lng with original matcrlalff tlieng.'
problem than either of these lesser opera
tions.. The. drums of seme of its mighty
columns have been lying for several cen
turies en the ground, te which they were
hurled one clay In 108", when a Venctliin
bomb aimed nt the Turks fell through the
reef, .
Fer a considerable period It was believed
that engineering wni unequal te the tnsk of
setting the celumni in place. That objection
elees net, of course, held today, nnd the
Oreek Government is confident that by the
use of a very little new material the archi
tectural sjmmetry of the Parthenen en alt
its facades can be restored.
This Is nn ambitious enterprise, which
may give heartburning te levers of the
picturesque, with an especial weakness for
(anions ruins. Granted the proper amount
of nrtistie reverence, however, there would
seem te be ne reason whv something of the
supiotne beauty of the majestic Deric temple,
intnet nt least in it outlines, 'cannot he
leenught. The true glory of Greece N net.
after all, dcindent upon the possession of
Stay run.
AN AMERICAN MAFIV
WITH (he institution of legnl notion
agnlnst the Ku Klux Klan In Knusns.
the ense of this highly ergiinircil and virulent
association of what might he called Ameri
can lllnc; Itnnders passes te a new phase.
Governer Allen has done 11 most courageous
thing I11 attempting by legal methods te ex
pose the lenders of the Klan nnd lmnlsli them
from the State. Uut he is compelled te rest
his appeal upon a technicality. Our legal
and political philosophy Is taxed te meet a
situation thnt is dangerous only because of
the spirit that it engenders in great masses
of the people.
Thus, were the kleagles te go en ns they
nre going nt the business of national dis
ruption we should seen find the United
Slates ns divided In mind as (he ltnlknn
used te be when they were the breeding place
for F.iirnpc.in war. Ter It is the habif of
people le meet violence with violence. d
the danger of the situation created by the
Ku Klux Klnn cannot lie fully appreciated
until one Is reminded of the rapid organiza
tion of opposing groups capable of being
quite ns ruthless as ihe marauding klnns
inen. When it Is remembered thai this icxivnl
et kiiownethlnghm en n scale never before
dreamed of Is due te the desire of a few men
te get easy money from the illiterate, vicious
nnd gullible, nnd that it was brought about
deliberately by methods of intensive sales
r unship ordinarily applied only In the field
of wildcat oil stocks, the whole affair seems
us fantastic ns It is perileu--. Aggressive
Ignorance is a hard thing le deal vith.
Ami the Ku Klux Is ignorance net only ng-gres-ive
hut savage.
If vve should read that a Kieiichmnn.
living In -eUtnry grandeur after n wild
Might upward from poverty, and muttering
strange phrases nnd wearing comic-opera
regalia and a mask, had called himself Em
peror and was supported by multitudes
sworn te de his bidding nnd intent upon
establishing themselves above the Govern
ment and the courts of law. wv should feel
naturally that France was approaching a
state of mental nnd splntuul collapse. Hut
that sort of thing gees newaday in the
Fnlted States. If we were te learn some
ueruing that bankers or labor lead'rs or
political radicals had denned masks nnd
selected hiding plnees nnd turned te mob-law
lyiiehlngs and Heggings te assert their power
and as part of it scheme of political domi
nance, vve should shout for tlie tinny. Yet
the Governors of two States have virtually
admitted that (hey find the Kluv. deliberately
interfering in the administrative Hffalrs of
their offices and laboring te frustrate the
operation of law and te deny the; funda
mental rights of citizenship in the Fulled
States.
Ill tlie last two years $i(l persons have
been lynched or Hogged In the southern and
'ciuihwesirrn sections of the country. The
question naturally nrises whether the Klan.
ergnui.ifd te split the ('tilted States into
warring, linte-intlr.nnd factious, has a legal
or moral right te the ,.. of thn mm s. It
will be odd if the Federal Government com cem
pels (iuverner Allen te fight bis tight .
aided. 4 , ,
NOT ENOUGH HOTELS
VISITORS te tlie eitv en htisiue.s have
fe" days found it impc.ssjhle te make
nny hotel icscrvnllens for the. end of this
week. AH available rooms have been jet te
person" who will be lieie t,. attend the
Army-N'avv football g'Hue en Satuiday.
This applies te the small lintels ;l wri n
te tlie big ones.
Fven though the Cnntlm ir-il and the
t'olenuncle. and (he Bingham wen. still open
they would have been rewded t capacity.
Hut tin se three hotels have been dosed, two
of them for only a few weeks, and 110 new
hotels are far enough ndwinmj te tnk" their
p!in e at the present time
These new in process nf oiisiructieu will
de little mere than restore the old hotel
equipment of till' ill v. Conditions seem te
be sucli as te justify the capitalists who
have new held piejeets i.iider consideration
te complete their plans and hasten the
erection of the building-
There ought te he hotel ti .iiiiinodiitiens
adequate net only for :i football cnivvd. but
nirpie i") in1' "lummy lei-mess et tin. toni teni
miinlty ns well. If e lmI smh ncmmnie.
elatielis the city would be nmre aMriHtnc te
ether large gatherings of people v.he nv
forced te assemble In ether c it. 01 YvV can
not even aeioniiiiedate a nation. il inl.tieal
lenvenllen With anv comfort te the ,.-T -gates,
while San 1 inn. -co. Willi le--, than
half the population of Philadelphia, finds
no difficulty In doing se
CHANCE FOR WELLS
IT CON'STITI TED no disparages n) of
llie pelllieal principles of Herbert f.eerge
Wells that lie has been defeated for pnrlla
incut, A mode 1 11 sage recently observed that
one of the damaging things about democracy
Is that It verkx Mr. Wells Is obviously
suffering fre.ni Is ,,,, i.itiun, and It may hi.
th.it Hiltish political life will he the po'eier
by lis pic fete in ! icf Sir S'ducy Hissel.
Weils as the. enuip.ini i.f ti fnlveisity of
Londen scat,
Whrn tlie Wi-ild War began An;1 teb'
France 1 hnrie 'ensiienllr icinarkul ttiat Im
hnd untiling te offer ins eeiintiy but bis
style, The confession was net wholly
irenlen' Willi his pen M. Finnic had
fcrved lis n.'t en superbly, and he still is
increasing Its debt te him.
II. G. Wells, tiJei hns n style, ,1 -flexible
ami pungent instrument of expression, in in
feinied iv a iilrvevniit perception ()f human
values iiinl 1 xl ibiird In such modern mas
terpuirs of thoughtful ami vivid liciien as
"Tlie Ilisterv of Mr. Pelly," "Toim "Teim
Hiiugin." "Leve" and Mr. Lwishnm" and
''Ihe Nik Mil lilaeli," f)f hite- years he;
has severe' v manhandled his instinctive
geniu-. dt.siliiini.il! 1 .ue nnd unmistakable
.ifts for li.el" in Vss questionable ec ur
smiis him sic. ml philosophy, hitniy and
the ilieHi. loefs of "wnild pain."
Mr Wei s may resent the Imputation, but
lie is fut.iliimentiillv a novelist, a goat one,
If I'm rebuff by the rlectcjrnte shall icsult lii
iinewed self. respect for Ills signal lalents
ami ler their unasiiann'il emplnyment thou
THE COSTLIEST CASE
A Homicide Trial That Cost $160,000.
Finest Detective Werk Ever
Dene A Pennsylvania Man
Who Put It Over
By CIEOROK NOX McVAIN
SPECULATION nlrendy Is afoot as te the
probable cost of the Ilnll-Mllls murder
trial if the celebrated case ever reaches the
trial stage. ,
Whatever the cost, It cannot eemparp with
(lint of a trial whose principals I Inter
viewed In Dawsen City, in the Klendike,
twenty -one years age. ,
Before the criminal was executed the
rase had plied tip $150,000 expenses for the
Canadian Government.
Witnesses were summoned from all parts
of Alaska, the United States nnd England.
Seme nf these witnesses were held in
Dawsen City for n sear nt Gevernmeut ex
pense. The detective traveled GOOO miles by :eg
sled, and Inspector Senrth, of the mounted
police, IfiOO miles.
The prosecution levenled the greatest and
most patient and persistent piece of detec
tive work possibly ever done in Canada or
the United States.
A Pennsylvania detective, tee, was the
here of this remarkable trial.
While in Dawsen City in 1001 I inter
viewed both the murderer and the detective,
PHILIP RALPH MrGUIKE, the detec
tive, was born in Mendvllle, Pa.
He drifted West, became n United States
Secret Service man. then fin Inspector of
police in Minneapolis, and later, ns the spe
cial representative of n big surety and
guarantee company of New Yerk, went te
Alaska. He located several defaulters and
forgers, whom he finally landed in prison,
Early in January. IM'0. McGnlie learned
thnt a personal friend, llulph Clnysein, had
disappeared, together with two ether men.
en the winter trail between Dawsen and
Bennett Take.
Tlie Canadian .Mounted Police took up the
renrch for the missing men. Tliey arrested
several persons, but were compelled te let
them go for want of evidence.
All but one. h ninti mimed Geerge O'Brien.
He hail been arrested while heading for Ben
nett Lake, the only outlet from that vast
country te the Southwest.
, O'Brien had n bad record. He had been
imprisoned in Hiniiiiighnni. England, his
birthplace, for trying te kill a policeman.
He hnd served two years in the leg prison
nt Dawsen for robbery after he reached
Alaska.
Purely en suspicion, he was held for de
velopments by the Canadian Mounted Police.
DETECTIVE McGUIKE, en his way te
Dawsen with a team of seven dogs,
stepped at the mounted police station at
Tagish and interviewed O'Brien.
He told contradictory stories, mixed up
with certain facts about where he had
slopped en the trull and what he hnd done.
McGulre went en down tlie trail nnd
found O'Brien'N statements, true as te ills
halting places. He did net tdl hew he bad
tried te sell geld dust te people whom he
met.
Willie going along the trail McGulre
found sonic oakweod borings from an inch
auger.
That first excited his suspicion. He al
ready Vegurdcd O'Brien ns the murderer.
He "mushed" back ISO miles te Tagish
and examined O'Brien's sled, then held by
the police.
The heavy oak standards had been bored
through, leaving orifices large enough te
conceal $10,000 worth of gelel dust, after
which they had been plugged up ugnin.
They were empty when McGuire inspected
them.
There was then nothing te work en ex
cept tlie fni't thnt Clnysen. with two com
panions. Lynn Wallace Itelfe. a theatrical
man, nnd Olc Olsen, a Government telegraph
lineman, had disappeared.
The men, by u process of elimination, had
di'siippi-aied. he knew, somewhere en eight
een mile's of the trail 'ictween Fert Selkirk
and Hiitchilte.
TO UNDEHSTAND the conditions under
which McGuire wonted, it .mist be
known that the ground ever the whole
Alaskan country was snow-eevere'd te a
depth of from two te three feet.
The thermometer fiequentlv registered
from At) te (ill below zero. The days arc
short in vv inter nnd the nights, long.
Snow in tlie Yuken country is light and
feather. As the sun n-serls itself the
snow sinks slowly, betraying ewery slight
depression
A man lying en the ground and running
his. eye ecver a level surface, of unbroken
snow can detect a irnil made in the snow,
and hiildeii Mibseepiently bv another fnll, by
l hose slight ilo.press.ions.
Fer weeks and weeks .McGuire traveled
ever this trail, lying down e-veiy few feet
te run his eye- ever the flat shining surface,
as long as daylight lasted. He made less
than half a mile u day sometimes.
After s.- vvee.ks of (his he Iiu-nicd n small
trail leading from the read, which ran along
the rivi'r bank, buck into the d(.nst. forest
for si mile and a half.
He found a deserted tent. Inside were
1000 pounds of goods stolen trem n scow,
nn nx. and outside some partly consumed
clothing.
McGFIItE then went ba-'t te ihe main
read. He knew there must lie another
trail made by the tent elvvi'lleis. t
Twe weeks mere of work en his hands
quel knies in the snow followed.
He made small brooms tmt of twigs, with
which lie brushed the snow i in fully nwny
from another feet-marked 1 1 ail. which led
le the river.
Here, en (he frozen surface of ilit .stream,
he came upon a great lileteh of )r,, jt
was bleed.
Te eeiiuleusp the sleiy from this te the end.
Mi-GiiIi-i' kept up his hunt ,,., hands anil
knees.
He found, hundreds of feet ap.irt, articles
of wearing apparel and weapons. Se pa
tiently did he work that he even found a pin.
Tlii' murelerers hail killed the three men
near ihe main (rail, elrngged their bodies,
te the river nnd dumped them in nn air
hole, which never froze, nin ihL. current
eiirried them under the ice.
Thev were siibsiuently found en sand
burs fiem fifty te seventy-five miles farther
down the river, when the ice went out in
the spring. ,. ,
O'Brien wns linked up with the crime
through the ax which the detective found
near llie tent in thn direst. win j
Dawsen had given it te him.
The murderers, there; were- Unee of (hem,
had lain In wait for (rnveleis along the
lonely trull. ,
Thev hnd cut down lii'es ,,, line se
they eeuld leek down the trail for n mile
ami a half and see any one appmai'hiiig.
Marks of his nx showed en th,. tiees.
Later the man who gave it t O'Hricn
teeegnized it and O I. Hen himself con
fessed it wan his. The lent and the Klon Klen
dike stove inside were identified ns belong
ing In him.
THE crime, an worked nut by McGuire,
showed thnt il hj"l been deliberately
nlnnned by the criminals.
fter sheeting their victims they inhl.cd
them of everything down te iher stockings.
Thev cut snplil'RS. placed the bodies en
these and thus dragged them te the river.
which they hoped would hulii their nwful
secret forever. , ,,
This trail of the saplings was swept clenr
of snow by M'''il';P' "'1I nlmeht nn acre of
ground in the vicinity, wheie lie found much
hXnmV w-e spent by him work
i,Ain liniulH nnd knees ami ImntJng trulls
Ivikj I" the snow.
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Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
KATHARINE TUCKER
On Hew Public Can Help in Measles'
t Epidemic
THE Philadelphia public can play -an im
portant part in tlie epidemic of measles
from which the city is new suffering it u
will de intelligently what it eeuld and should
de, says Miss Kiitherinc Tucker, superin
tendent nf ihe Visiting Nurse Society et
Philadelphia.
"About three weeks age the situation
with regard te measles in tlie eity become
acute," suld Miss Tucker. "One of the
most serious things about the whole busi
ness is that the people de net seem elispesed
te regard mensles ns anything mere Hum a
children's disease and. therefore, will net
take such precautions as wey weum in
case of ether diseases no mere serious in
themselves, but of which the public stands
in greater fear.
Should Call Physicians
"The first thing le be done in case of
even n suspicion of measles is te call in
u physician immediately nnd (hen. equally
important, te support tlie physician in
reporting the ense. in onler that proper
steps ngninsi infection of ether children may
be taken.
"Even intelligent persons nppaieutlynfsunie
lhat measles enlv is one of (he unavoidable
evils of childhood. If these persons eeuld
have seen, as we have, a perfectly healthy
babv climb ever the bed of his little brother,
who had measles, and then see that baby
die three iluys Inter, they might accord (he
seriousness te the; disease which is its due.
It is net necessarily in the seriousness ei
measles itself that the elanger lies, but in
tlie verv great possibilities of serious com
plications, especially these of the kidneys,
eyes, enra and bronchial region.
"There five (we great things which the
public, ns n whole, does net ele. In the
til si place, the physicians nre net culled in
premptlv in case of measles, which is n
liighlv infectious disease, mid. in (lie second
place'", there secmn te be little if any sons,,
of responsibility fell toward ether chihlicn
nnd toward the community.
Nurses Find Many Cases
"The nurses Vim! an astonishingly huge
number of erases of measles in tlie rounds
of their ether duties, and these, of course,
nre luinieiliiitely reported and proper atten
tion is given te them nnd the danger nf
infection reeliicrd te a minimum. Fer
example, in one short street there were
two cases of measles: within u few days
praetie-nlly every house in that street had
one or mole cases, mil out of the fweiliv fweiliv
edd eases, only two bad been reported. By
the time there were five crepe sign hang
ing in that street the neighborhood wm,
nreused. but Severn! lives: hail been taken
which might possibly luive been saved by
proper action,
"All that is needed of tlm public is intel
ligent e.ej-operatien. There is no use of
becoming unduly frightened, for. if the enscs
nre taken in time, the chances nre oil in
favor of complete recovery. In such enses
people must, show nn interest nnd n will
ingness te de what they run te help control
(he situation, (jiiarautine must be main
tained nnd the Interest and co-operation of
nil must be secured. If this is done there
is little danger idlher te the patient or te
ether children.
"As I luivi; said, measles is one of the
serious diseases solely because of the possi
bility of complications. If no complicntieiiH
set In. it is merely whnt se many censleler
it le lie a children's disease.
Complications Usually Prc rut able
"Measles eliffers radically from such
diseases (is rhiekeiipex or mumps, Most
of the complications which uiaku measles
a disease te Im promptly reported and I'nrr
fully watched ere readily preventable if taken
nt nnre. but (lie possibilities of these com
plicatiens nre always serious. This is iimde
ihe mere dlflieult te handle by (he atti
tude of such a large proportion of the publle
flint mensles really need net b taken very
seriously nor ciucd for le the extent of ninny
ether diseases.
"Tlie. iiieut serious of (hose complications
niiel the one which produces the highest
mortality is pneumonia, Later complica
tions which may appear nt a lime when the
child is convalescing from measles proper
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persons feel n sense of social disgrace nt such
procedure, but this is n feeling which is
entirely unwarranted. It is net nearly se
serious a matter as ninny persons thing,
nor docs it involve the inconvenience which
it is generally believed is tbe case.
Protecting the Schools
"Measles are chiefly infectious through
the discluiiges of the nose and threat, and
this is carefully guarded against by physi
cians and nurses. Anether very important
point is that the child who has beeu ill
shall net return te school until entirely
cm ed. The child mny feel perfectly well,
but there may still be some head discharge
which mny spread the 'trouble broadcast
among ether children.
'Tlie schools, of course, are a great seuree
of infection in diseases like measles, as well
as in the case of crowds of children play
ing In the streets, and the infection can
spread very rapidly.
"Most important of 'II is for the home te
co-operate with the physicians, the health
authorities and the school authorities te
prevent any wiele infection, and net assume
n cusunl attitude about the whole thing ns
is se often the case. On account of the
limited umnunt of space and the large num
ber of children, the infection can spread
about as rapidly in the schools as in any
place possible.
"The medical inspectors me eleing splen
did wetk. nui all that is needeel te control
the possibilities of the situation entirely is
the intelligent eo-eperntion of tlie home
with the authorities who are trying te get
tlie situation in hand.
Vlsltln- Nurses Werk
"Niiluriilly, our own organization is doing
everything possible te assist. The Municipal
Ilospital'iunnet take care of all the cases,
ami the Visiting Nurse Society Is earing for
fiem 1S0 te 200 cases of measles all the
time.
"But of just as much importance as this
is (he work we etc trying te de In instruct
ing the mothers, as te prevention of infec
tion anions the ether children of the home
ami of the neighborhood. The mothers are
generally wry responsive nnd will listen nmt
(airy out .he instructions carefully te (he
best of their uhility .
We take infinite pains te explain the
whys and llie wherefores of the situation;
why such a thing should be elene ami why
siu-li a thing should net be elene. The
isolation of the sick child is another thing
which we show flic mothers hew te ele, mid
they are usually only tee willing te tnue
the time mid the trouble neerssarv te carry
out the instructions.
Isolation ut Heme
"Mnny persons de net knew that in
"i"'" , '!, ,is .""'rely possible te isolnte
the sick child in its own home. This mis
tine lerMnnding nnd the fear that the hcu
child would have te go te n hospital may
have something te de with (he reluctance te
i-epeit and plnciird tlie homes where measles
exist. Iiy showing the mother hew this
may be done at home, we have an opportunity
te get info die house nml observe and cor cer cor
reot. when, necessary, the general siinlturv
conditions.
"With the proper precautions and bv
following the directions given, it is possible
ler the mother fe take corn of the sick
child in her own home mid yet have ample
time te give the neces-iiiy attention te the
ether ..hlhlreu. f these facts were mere
geueinlly understood, the greatest element
nn' vn . " m WOuW h ""t,",,"-'IIJ'
enkcrs, . y boy
w he wonted te piny golf
stele lllfeen clubs. Thus
Corrupted
Caddies
u we have lirniil.
home te mi fsnys Demosthenea Ari-'i....i
the evil of a game which, I have long siis.
j..c(c.I, is dragging the country te clestrf e e
ien: a game in which language joins every
ball tun (alls in the rough and in wun,
tlui n ueleenlh hole spells u (hirst (hut cv
a Loetlegger can assuage. '
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SHORT CUTS
After a reasonable time for comment
the world will proceed te bury Newberry.
Occasionally one suspects that Mr.
Edisen fires his broadsides with his tongue
in bis cheek.
Where Congressmen whistle for fnror fnrer
ing winds, Democratic mouths will pucker
per Simmons.
The phrase, "There is nothing like
leather," has nothing te de with the boot
legging industry.
We trust Congresswomen Robertsen
and Huck provided a little tea party for
Senater Fclten.
Xe sooner had New Yerk's baby gir.-uTe
been named Periscope than Death dispatched
him with a depth bomb.
The trouble te date with working agree
ments between Mexico nnd the United State
is that they don't work.
We gather from reports of the Giatil
Jury's sessions that the Rev. Mr. Hall ami
Mrs. Mills nre still dead.
The revolution that maVches down lii
street is at least preferable te the treasui
that snenks down an alley.
The weatherman's .old wife didn't :
mere yesterday than pluck the tall fratli."; fratli.";
ef the Thanksgiving geese.
Mr. Newberry should be gratified
knew that lie has at least succeeded ii
doing something of which tbe country who!1,
approves.
Several miles of sausage skin line
been stolen from n Newark firm. Thief
may perhaps be found in the nrigbborlieoJ
of a perk barrel.
Wisconsin mnn fined ever the long leng long
dibtnnee telephone for speeding promptly
mailed a check. Justice herself occasional!
exceeds the speed limit.
Twe women indicted for poiienhi?
their husbands. Foolish creatures thus in
endanger their lives nnd liberty. Shoot Sheet
ing is se much swifter nnd safer.
Defeated Democratic candidate for tlie
Legislature premises te help build the
Democratic Party. Well, there's lets of
opportunity in Pennsylvania, where Dem"
cratH are stone masons still busy with the
cellar.
What De Yeu Knew?
Qu,z
1. Hew often are regular eloctlens heM tV
members of Congress, Senators and
Heprcsentatlves?
-. Nhm la the original meaning of the
erd pesse?
3, Xhe were the belligerents In the Thirty
. ....Vara' War. and when was It fought?
Mho In chairman of the United States
r ,,.,'sl"PI)ln Beard?
f. "lint Is a Gargantuan appetite?
t. Of what country Is Kamen de Valera
native?
7. Where la the Dogger flank anil what
happened there in the World War? ,
S. M he w-tts Vice President In Hie admlnli-
t ration of Tnft?
,? JJ. ,er" a,'n ",0 Friendly fBlnnrts?
10. Vihcre nnd what Is drub street?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
ie official observers of the t'nltci
Stntenj nt the l.iiusaune Conference nr
Klchnrel Washburn Child, Amb.issa"l'
le Italy, una Jeseph a row, .Minister
te iSvvUzerlanil.
J. Th
.x. panel is a pleoe of parchment of
schedule containing the names of pfi-
' "Mi uinii no jmiw... y -,
Sheriff: hence, mere gcntrully, "w
whole Jury. ,
3. California, wus udmlttcd into the Lnien
In JSSS. ,
4. Prerrcaiit means effei'liue or ceailucuis
le or connected with procreation r
reproduction i hence, generating, f"11'
ful.
0. A xenlrcninn l n. prespcctlw Jurer m;n;
meneil by ii writ of "venire fa.1'"1.
("that you should cause or inaKe t
come") Issued by the Sheilff. ,
0. The t'lmvnller Hayard was a netij
Kremjli knight, "sails peur ct ""
reproclie" (without fear and l "l0"'.
reproach) ; a model of clilvalile L'.Vi V "
Tlirce French Kings Charles '"
Louhi XII and Francis I prell ed j
his royal devotion. He fell In "'..
Si.liu ui, ..,...-.. 1 .. u Im'iiru liV Olv
Ilattle of Hesln in K?4, Ills fa" '"""' I
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m i-iein' nil icrran ujii". ,.,,.
Theie we're eighty rows of scuts in l,,L
famous Cellceum In Heme. , ,.i,
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