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I- nfi!in-ci 4L,ir,,ln' Xict P'MldMit nJ Treasurer,
en, Philip n. Cnl ni. Jehn n. ".Vlllliimi.. Jehn .t.
Ipurg-een, Qceria 1 aeltlsmlth, Dvld K. smiley.
Director.
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!. ' JOHN C. MAHTtN'....acniT.il IIiikHiehb Manager
1 ; pfibllshe.l dnlly at Pernie Lcrern BulMIng
lnilrndctic .Square, 1'hilnrieit'Iila.
. ATMNTie ClTT Prt-ViHen HulMlna
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SCUirillliS l-LUXl!.
tt.Utt la fried te euh-
erltwra lii I'tiitadeinsu, n.l urreiimllti- tewna
at th rate of twelve (IS) lenii fer weeK
rayebl
By wall te telnts eutsld of rhlldtlrh! la
tita t'ntel S'ltet,, Ounu la. or t'nlti",! stnt -(vt.
easlene, peMasa free, rtfty O0) cents ir month,
Blx (Jrt) 1- 'iirs pir sear, rnvahle in a.lvanc.
Te all fer-lan cnutilries or J1) cellar j month
jNeticd S'uMcrn-ers xxlahlig address chanscd
nust elve oil Ha well at w: -d.iress.
lEtl.. 3000 T.IIMT
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tACdress all eenut'(caliati te J""!"? I'ulUe
litAqtr. llfnl'lr Iriunrt, I'htfadr'pMa.
Member of the Associated Press
THE ASSOC! ITK'D r.?f.V Ij rrrusiiWi; r-i.
tlflrd 10 the u for rrpub'icatwH nt tj,r i,rt
lltvntch'i cn-illl'fl te (( e- iief eI'iiti -w f-iltttil
In tlil vat'tr, and uisn l.'ie local nrii'j fjhllihrit
therein,
.111 rtc'iM of rcru'i'lMfa.ii e sfi'Clnl i!lipatcht$
hrrHn urf n!e rfifri'iid.
I'hiliilrlplili, Tu'eli), N(irn.tiT Jt). V'Zi
ELLIOTT APPEALS AGAIN
Fltti: MAUSHAL KI.I.IOTT'.S appeal
for a largnr per-etmel i't lii depart
ment has been repeated -e nfleu anil with,
mch little siii'cevii that it i a familiar en,
like the demand fm' wider -.ireet- or clean
polities or the abolition of nil crime. Otv
Council Is iie te it and listen unturned,
ns it h'tetiH te 'ill the f imillar euivl-- of the
clamoring werl.l. The public t tnucli lihe
City Council. S, ir will be transe if t'e
new reipiei fcr additional ii-pee,or" niid
"lire police" cause cen a ripple en fl.e
Complacent surlaee of nlTair at t'n.v 11. ill.
Meanwhile die l'lre Marhai'M etB' " con
tinues te function with a force wlje!l in
adeipmte te !'. needti or te the imb!i
afet. It ha never tyi'l the finl'llle li'c
risary for a tei.utic approach te i In
problem of tire preiutieu.
Ti'.ere is cue!iile cviilence te -.hew tiiit
the making of de-truetne cuiitla-ratp n is
nn or;tan zed bulne-s which cm he che-lied
by the effort', of the l-'ire .M.ir-hal and his
assistnnt-. Yet '.U depMtment of the t'it
Oevernaient has nlwa had t rijilit hard te
receive md or ireognltien or approin.itten-.
adeilliat" te t he weris it does jii the te te
pensibillties that ret upon it.
REED ON THE RAILROADS
SEXATOK Heed, in hi- fiim,, I.e.isv.e
sjiech about the ret' ration of the old
conditions in railroad regulation, di i i :
make clear pit what he would have done.
It U revble te Infer that lie would abolish
the Interstate ('ummer'V Cein'in -ion, with
Its ratc-maKim: power, and permit tiie rail
roads te make their own rate in cempe-:ti,n
With one another. 1! it he d. ; mu a this
in any definite terms.
That l.r.e ha peen tee much legislative
medd'nu v-'h t'ie ra'lri.id i alme-r ;in.
Tersall .idar.tted. I'm t it in- been sip.
posed tha' the railroad m.inacer were
Itrateful for the protection cien te them by
the Interstate Common-' Commission. I.jf
vars. whb h werj alwav cestl. lne be.'ii
ended. Ueb.itins. which was ruinous te
railrejils and te bu-lncs. men unable te
ixcrt enough influnc- te get the. rebate-,
haa nNe ben dea away with.
Under the exist ns laws the railroads are
In fact what th-j used te be ni tl.rerv.
public hishw.is a, . mail d by tru-:ei- for the
cenvenin. e of the general public. p,ut P.
cessivn reg. i'a;iin l..is h-'-l: raihead -pansieti
In tl.e ten ?nr b'Tw.in lss;;
and lyill .in 'iht:i2 of ,'siji; , nb's of f;ii .
read w.'s im.ir 'M--y ,-,ir. lii-iwien ls):j
and inn:: tl..s () . :;iim mile., ,,rid in the
period between r.'I.'i and 1020 a tela! of ml
27e- miles hi- b-en built, or an meiage of
les. than -4'in ni'e- u -.ir. (Jf ceur-e. tin-Inclu-'es
;. por:el of !-." war. but th"
I'nitH S-ates 01i -mt t-n'er the rentli-t until
the spri'i; of VH7 and the war closed in
tin- a it j::e f i;i,
Kail' ead :: i n .'l-i-t that the decline m
builUit..- .an., "-tit becau-e r" tije le.-.l.i.
the i" d i w.ih tlt rnilread-. (arnlal
ltt, ref'-e.i ., inet in railroad secui-ri. ,
and the rir'read mnn.'u'er.- have he n put t
It te ra.-e th' money needed te maintain tl.
lines u. ready in operation.
Semethins is urens. lint there will h"
censitierable reluetanc te admit that a re re
tera Uj the conditions whn.di pre,iiled befn.-e
the crtat.en of 'he Interstate Cemmrr -Commis-ion
isd-irille, ,,ven theu;h penil
ties should be n.(d for rebut in,- and d s
crimination. Perhaps Senater lire.) will cla Urate h;c
Ideas en sim" future oei.i-.'eu. If i. h.ii'i.
Folutien of the problem that will en.mim'
ItH-lf te t.'.e , ei :.1(,n sons,, nj tl,p ceimtf- J)(.
will jlistifj tit ouiideiue pi,i., , '. ,
wucn ne w 1- -cnt te ti, Si'iiute I .
Tetcrs of tb s ( ' mr'i'oiwejiith.
tae
WHARTON'S PL'BLIC SERVICE
TT IS yreatlv te the ,.red t of ,.. Wh.nrei,
X helioel of the I uiiersity ,,f Pennsv Iviinm
inni it continues te ngur. i-pi, uei,.lv ,,
'I an aid te government in almost everv imtier
U tant and olut.en.iry effort which tends te.
:i ward a seientitie improvement of j ,
I relationships te tin- newer emuen-iV sv.ten
Dr. Emery It. .lohnsen. Dr. Clvde K,-,--
i Dr. Samuel Mcf'une Llnd-ay and' lir "j Z
,. ......v ....... . iiiiiiiMiirij largely I,, (i,p
past te the solution of some of (he i,,r, .
problems tli.it have oerifronred f P ',.'',,
and Pedeinl Government as a result , ",i)P
increasing vjeial itspensibiiitirs of jn, istr..
end udmmisinitive agencies win,;, rxst ,;'
rtjulnlc it. TI.Hir knowledge was seientln'e
Impartial. profound. of centemprarv
enrces and therefore most valuable '
New Prof. .leseph It. Willi, , j',, bn
ppeinted te direct the ptudy of d.iti r,.i.
tive te wages, leutraets, earnings, VTe,
and Hung costs t.pen which the Ww j-n.
Finding Ceal Commission will n Iv vvi,..,",
it is ready te prepuie recoiumeuuatieti, fr
Congress.
One of the old complaint- against eelIP,
Is that their nilnd are en th.. past Tn,.
Wharten S.he'd is lir-t 0f a few brjlian-lv
administered educational institutions which
have their e.ves net only upon the present
but upeu the future. '
CHURCH CHOIRS
C HAROLD LOWDEV, lender f ,,
choir of the Linden Ilupun Chunii, of
Camden, told the Presbyterian ministers of
this city C!jtei'day that there ought te U
.ero miiblc and b'i s prvaehing m tlnj
ichurcheH. Me also wild that it was a mis
takt te permit the wives of the Minister; t.,
Inf In the choir. And he condemned the
practice of hiring singers whose only fuali fuali
eatlen were Knovvlrdge of umslc and the
amnion of a geed voice.
T .Ha has thus raised Keme nurhllen whi..i,
own the cuuse of controversy in the
shea for many years. The outsider who
I attempt te umpire the dlepute would
Ma, labor (or bis paint. It is as irr.
.-TV-Mil. e ,
$mmwtf$KXM'jn-3m mu
A'.. A t T m.
Vif 'JT s.
of illuslratlng the difficulties of the ltuu
tlen. Fer cxnmplc, one of the lnrgest Con Cen Con
grenntlennl vliurclicn In the country had for
it choir lendir n few .venrn age one of the
hc.it.qunllHrd musicians in his city. He In
"Med en nrrunglng the mti.slcal pregriini
himself, iind the pastor, one of the most iU
llrgulahed clerpMiieti of hl tiny, had llii.illy
coiisentrd te tliN nrrnnaenu'tit. One Sun
diiy r ruing iL. pre.irln'd u moving seriuen
ni the liniiiiitieiicp of tled, and when he sat
down the (mid quartet nree In the choir
left behind him and sang the atithrm ar
ranged for the occasion, wlih'h wae, "O
Lord, hew long wilt Theu hide Thy face
from us?" Needles te say, when the time
came te renew the engagement of till- choir
lender he . told that some one else would
take Ills ilac"e.
If Mr. Lew den can suggest a way fur a
li-riiianetit peace between the pulpit and the
choir left he will cam the gratitude of eeiy
flergjmau.
MR. CHILD'S "SENSATION" IS
ONLY A PLEA FOR FAIR PLAY
Traditional Soundness of the Open-Doer
Policy 1 I'nalTcctcd by Our Kiiui Kiiui
ecul Position at Lausanne
fT.MIl acceptance of American repri soma-
tlves at Lausanne in the capacity of
elmia! eliservers umpiestlenably contains a
sanction of free speeih. It was net only
epc.ted that the jirivi'ese would be ever-cis.-d
regarding certain issue, but anient
hopes of American cen-tructhc participa
tion, cen without the authority of tlie
billet, were entertained. Mr. Tlitslie- note
of Dcleber :!0 was bailed in allied ihancel-l-ries
as Indicating a crach in the American
peln j of isolation.
Ii i- proper te respect these fncN in con cen
sider'ng tl.e re, option of Kieh.ird Washburn
t'hild" mini iposiiien of the traditional
American prim iple of the op, n deer and
e'lualicd ieminrrii.il opportunity in all
nations.
Ambassador rhild' proiieiincement has
been termed a bomb-heU, ,i sensational in
trusion and m c.s-imple of inconsiderate
manners. After the Initial slick the Untisb
seem te have recovered tlieir hearings with
I.eni furzeji'M antieunceiiKtii that hl (iov (iev
eniiiirnt indorses the open-deer policy in
Turlc. Hut tlie prevailing 1'iench opinion
i- less ir.n't.-ih'i- and the Amer.c.-ui tbuern
uient already is severely critnued for Inter
ference in d"lii:ie questions wlllinut as
siiming fi rniuiiy any of the r, .p, isilulilicb
iinehi d.
Ii i.s therefore well te remember that our
presen.'rt was- .suht at Lausanne nnd tha tha
eur participation vn any tetiditl-ns v.i
deemed preferable te a fiat refusal te att.nd
the ?e,s. havi; at least departed
upon a discussion of foreign problems v ith
foreign plenipotentiaries commissioned te
debate iheia.
When the smoke of Mr. Child's "bomb."
whfili im identall.v does net warrant that
emotional description, has cleared awaj, it
lruiy be discovered that hl address consti
tuted simply a mere eueuded treatment of
one of the points ctium.ateil by Seiivtaiv '
M'-ghes s,,ini live weeks age In iletining the
position of tlie I'liitrd sr.itc.- with regard te
Near Eastern settlements.
Ner was Mr. Hughes eApbir.ng new d.p'o d.p'e
mat ic tields in his (.ontentieiis for tl.e open
de.u-. Wi'li an authority that has lieteme
h.stern , .lehn May vitalized that peiiM- in
China. American tradition was preserved
again under the wil-en Adminiratien and
wnli p.trti'iilar im i-iveness after we had i
withdrawn from the general treat ai range, j
ments and wen- .nccrned vm'Ii s ifeg nitding
our legitimate interest- in r'gleu- appor apper appor
lened under a mandate tegim,. ,, winch
this Government had net subscribed.
Mr. Chid L.i. been engaged m i. insert
ing sound American doctrine, discount?,
naming the erection of spe, ul 'iie- t,f
economic and commercial lniLieu'e e.-pe-wally
sin I. a- wer created iv t'.e I'rance.
Uritish-Ita'.an .isreenient et r.c.u i;i form r
Turkish territories. and M'ki'ig no un-
justified concession, for ti'O ltj',,1 St.lte-J.
It i.- the irltic.s of ills pmar'-is v,he liav
stressed the oil fltuatlen at Me,i; and wiie
are in u sense self .coudenmater m their
unxietv aL'"'if a new prechmiatii u of a con cen
sirnt!y nui.ntained American point of
view ,
Th" I'r.'ted States is nceu-ed et "plu.vlng
iu'e tl.e hutida of Turkey,-' of emeuiaslng
s-ev.e! IJusSln in it.s stand agam-t Wi-tern
Europe and of increasing the i tli iltje, of
an adjudication of Near Eastern piebbm.
Contention of this ht:ca, spfens fail
te sijuare with realities. The American Gov
ernment d'ire t rnt..ri'il t.ibi i,y m t,c
I.ivaut, the neutralization of the i,ln.'i.
idles and the protect),, n ,,f i-ai.nl aid re
ligious tliinellti I' 1- even los-llile i Ia.it
the I i.i'd .s.'. - wi'l favor - me variant of
trie ..ii "i a-. '.- ---Mm, v ...-, i,v tfir.'igner
.1 the (I'temiu d in.ai.i were er-m t f,,ni
r.al in Tu"1. -u le'.rt uiid v !. protected
li.v e, ial mii.eiia; trihu.uil-.
Although differing en numerous t-eniti- of
det.i.. and uniiuf stiunably lenpn.n,' with
ea. h ethf.- in the race for Near Eastern
pre-t.ge and materia! gain, J'.-inn, Great
r.n'i.in a'.d pal ar" undei.ht"d!v m up.
i i.rd en i1'- .ft. or. lies of ,' e above
pe.l 'I'.'. I'i ' ' ! S te i-'ah.l-Q tl.ein, these
nation un r''y '.'! Arannan support.
T'.at si'h hss.s'ai.-e eanne be i-iven for fer
inally by di-:7 rj ia..rs-l delsa,pS nr. Tn.
sanne is the r'-t .It in part of Intransigeant
political threes in the L'-iitrd Stat, par.
tl'iilarly m 'he . ". I' is u e one ren-sequel-'e
of t." )-.-,-.- fa thnt this
eeun'f' v '" ' ' b' v '" '' ' Turkey, was
net u pa.- t , '. ni,-;. ..f S'vrn, new in
ribbon. b'A th'-.-cfere . irUs an outsidi-pe-itioi.
w.'li r".'ir'l 'i p;j'-- making.
J'e-sih : ti.fse :i,"er obj'-tiens might have
l,(en over'eme if ! H'.r.'ih-, tie Johri'ens,
the Keed-. the La yeVnte-t nnd these mem
bers of the public who subscribe te the
par"'hta!itm- of thi-n, and ether .Senators,
vere t.vtaittfiie te the idea of active
American intern nn'e in Europe. Indeed,
whether rightly or wrongly, n strong under
current et popular opinion in thin country
dings te it. .-o.atlen concepts.
The situation ik hard en Mi. Child, de
barred from directly taking part In the Lau
sanne negotiations and confined te the role
of adviser, or, an bis critics would uvur, a
lecturer. U cannot lie denied, however, that
u. ,.,Klei wan excellent, that It was In lien
villi the best ideals of peace, (hat It was
in btriet conformity with American tra
dition and thut he had the right le offer It.
The virtues of the open-deer policy are
tee salleat te ba obscured by technical ijuts.
tlens of status or b partissa cemplexlaw
of America n mluiinlstratlen. It In a doc
trine upheld by uiilniieiichiible ethics, by
American precedent nnd by the Stnte He
pnrlinent functioning under both Demecinllc
and Republican Presidents.
THE COAL TAX DECISION
THE decision of the Supreme Court en the
constitutionality of the Pctiui-ylvnnin
unthracltc lav nasi foreshadowed by n o,uc.n e,uc.n o,uc.n
tien from Chief Justice Tni't during the
argument u few dn age.
Tlie Chief Justice nsked the Attorney
Oeneial of Massachusetts, who ns tittnck
Ing the la. whether lie thought bin own
Stitle had the right te levy u tax nn the
textiles manufactured in Its mills. The At At
lerne.v General dodged the ipirstlen, merely
saying that If anthracite could, be taxed by
Pennsylvania, then wheat could be taxed bj
Iowa and steers by Mentana and colten by
the States of the Seuth.
Justice Mi'Keiitin, who wrote the opinion
sustaining the utitliraeite lax, paid thnt if
the theory of the objectors was accepted it
would iiufleuull.c nil Industries. "It would
nntleiialie and withdraw from State juris juris
dieiieii nnd deliver te federal commercial
lo'itrel," lie continued, "tlie fruits of Cali
fornia and the Seuth, the wheat of the West.
and it meats, the cotton of the Seuth, tlie
shoes of Massachusetts nnd the woolen in
dustries of ether States at the xery Incep
tion of their production or giewth that !'.
the fruits unpicked, the cotton nnd tlie
wheat ungathcred, hid" and flesh of cattle
ct en the hoof, xvoel ei unshorn and coal
et uiimined. becat:,. ih,.v ai- in var.xing
percentages' ilestlned for and surely te be
exported ,e States ether ih-n thoe et their
plodllctien."
The court has asserted the right of the
Slate te exert their li.x.ug power ever any
commodity produced xvithiu their border.
If it Iind rear lied any etlnr d i.-len It xveuld
have detre.ved the uiitonenn of the States
ami cenc.'ntr'ited power in Washington mere
i mpb'tely ihaii even Alexander Hamilton
hoped te celicelltrule it.
Th" most ateunding le.ituie of tlie whole
case ha been it.s revelation of the fiat that
there were Attertie.vs General in several
States e blind te the oeno,iioiiie- of their
eept. ntlens thai in order ie bring about the
reduction of u few cents in the price of
anll.r.'e it" they were wilting te al; the es
tablishment of a prend'Ht which would
have left tli'ir revenue whi'.lv at Ibc mercy
of Congress,
Whether the tut en nnthia ite I wie i i
.itiether matter. The rul t of the State le
levv it is no longer in dmi'it. Its light te
di criminate bctxxceu nutli'iint" and bitu bitu
Illineis coil is ale ettbd. N""'v lliec who
ebjei t t" the tax slieu! 1 i en eiitr.lle tin ir
(flferts en the Legislaluie in II.irriburg, be
cause tl.'ie I. wlicre the suppiin auiherily
rests.
TRITH ABOUT MOTORS
AS A (emineiitary en the , urrenr agita
tion for 'mere drii-te " meter law- and
the habit 'f the autheriti t X w ,lerey
and el-i-w here ,e echo .ill the sen.itienni
thing iii f Pennsylvania ill Iver-- by tlie
unea.v pie In tlieir Ij.cee State, nothing
could be n.eiv inteieting than th" record of
ttafiii -eiilents u.pai-il by l'r. W. It.
Itatt. Ma.,, regl.'.rar of vital slatl-tbs at
M.irr.sburg.
Figure sonieflni'- lie. ',ui nl lea-t Ibev
are net uli.ic t te i e ! tial ndeiing. l'r.
Itatt. (e.itrar.v te .ill p"pi.'.ir iuiprc--ien,
I'pert tln.t tr-iliic ic. 1 tit per ei.tagi have
be.ui dee'e.isin" s,e,c' IV tu tl.i Slate ever
s.ii'c l'.ll." and tli.it Piii'.idelpl i.i new lia a
bcitfr safety record than an ether large
ii- ill the r.cmtr.x .
"In 101."." ax l'r. liatl's report, "when
there were ll',n tiO" autnmehibs of all tie
iu I'enu-.vlvania. 4i!'i person- were killed in
meter aceldent. In 101'!. with COM.OiHl
meter vehicle., in operation en the strct
and higlrvu. l"'"' pious were killed. In
I'.'l." L'.'.l p. ten- were hilled in traffic acii
Jen's f..r i fli P't'it ii..iiiimcs. In 1!'J1 the
pore- uta.-e was rid.i'cil te l.'j for lai-h lli'Jt)
automobile-."
Tl.'ie i-. et i enrsi . -emeth.ng appnll'iig
in the ? -"id 'f ncr. than lOU't pi'iuis
lt.llc.l in prexeii'able acc.d'lits. Even en"
preventahi,' d ith should b" a matter of toti teti
icrn for the public autheriti,. I! it it mut
b" remembi n d thai of the people who lee
their lh in meter ac.,ilent a very large
number are victim of their own i-M-hle.-ne.
Th' are the cm less dnver-, the
speed nrin.a.- and the leavj dr'iiker On
the eth'r haud, there ai" t. kb jicdes
ttian. The sig' .leant ihinc about l'r l'.alt'. re re
pert i the n-iid it s!iewP tev.,rd th" auto aute
malic , in nation of tr.irtie aci ident
through n.iievid control of me'rirears and
the great' r familiarity of tin- public with
the dunged of highway tr.itbe. If that
tendency i maintained a t lie heub! come
when there will be xii'uiUy re ,i.-cidents,
no matter hew great tin in reae. may be in
the numbir !'f iiutomebil' en the s,reets.
Tlie case of the motorcar i mudi like t Pat
of trolley cars when t L y were ri'latlxely
new. Trelh xx-ere dii.gimus aii'I they
killed and lrirt a great muiv jn-r.-eiis before
th- public aciitireil bv fai.i.'iarity nnd e.
,ne'i,e tin. habits of i.i-tin the self.pre-
i
Heii. 'ricier rc.-i. i-imis ier autouie-
Ills
bile- and a mere car'
may be r-iuired te 1"
word down. Hut ''
I'ltlll ri'lll!'.!!'!. ff "'
r ii 'fTising v -tern
g annual uei idi ut
-" w l.'i attemt't i
P'eiibm ought te
liegni vii a tiusis i i - u anil uuioiernl
truili.
NO UNSEEMLY HASTE
TJIE seaplane an.p Cerr. la has been
ri ported attain, t1 - t.me as far south
a Civenne. Eri-iv 1 G.ana. landing witli
ea.e and tlien n- g the tlight te Rie
de Janeiro.
Wlii'e it is per' ap- e ! nntiih'e te dwell
upon the mlail'ij .-is, herei'nllv born,
of this "dash" " ' ' Hrazil, the k-.en of
the adventure wi'h re-peet le aerial naviga
tion are net of a kind te be discounted.
At about the time when Secretary of State
Hughes suib'd away en an ecm liner for
the Centennial Exposition in the Prailiau
capital, Lleutemtit Hlnten embarked en
what xv a s te have been the longest north.
and. south ni" voyage en record. Mr.
Hughes' Hraz .inn reception is a pleasant
memory.
Lieutenant Ilin'en, after narrowly es
caping death in an uee.dent early in his trip,
is still deieri-.ned1- plodding. Many week,
have been n.i -uu.ed, and mceruing te last
account" thi' Equator li.'nl net been crossed.
Celin p-s . f airp'.me travel for Injmen,
picture of uii passenger services ever vaet
Bent ami cnti'.ueuts are favinating nnd in
npiring te 'he iniiiginutien. Hut the mishapa
of the Correia gie pause te the fabulist.
It nuiv be predicted that the dlhVultiet.,
perils ti'i'l I'liharras.sments of air xeyaging
for Ien.' ii -ninces will be eventually' over
come. I' i-, however, obviously inadvisable
(,. exer-'.ne the immediute possibilities (,f
lueili rn i' nvels.
NI,. ii ILiiten reaches Itie, xvhfeb, ,-enifi
wee iet.1" xviack, he is grimly lenjJved ,
de. ins tlight will be an epic achievement
even though he find, the fair ubeut 0 close
peruiunenti. Hut it leeks a., though fan.
eies of Pullman piano excursions i0 I'ekiiiir
New Zealand, ISuenes Aires, lleuibay JU1,i
back will huve te be for the moment
tevi'cd. ..
Asi.vre-C'hiililtans have notified (he
Lnusnuue conferees tliat tliey desire heparnte
recognition. Self-determination for amali
nations continues te be a fruitful cuuae at
trouble.
. i ,'
BIBLE THE BEST SELLER
Dr. Parkin Gives Interesting Facts.
Mere than 141,000,000 Issued Thus
Far Semi-centennial of the
Revised Version Celebrated
Ity OKOHOK NON MrCAIN
rpilK Rev. Prank V. Parkin, D. D.t is n
radio preacher.
He Is gcnerul secretary of the Pennsyl
vania Hible Society.
l'r. Parkin Is nlse secrelnry for Penny1
vtitilti. Xew Jersev mid Delnxvare of the
Ainerlcnn lilble Society.
A few Sunday apn be enjeved the unique
distinction of preaching a sermon in Phila
delphia that was biii:uhat exer ti radius
of IL'UO miles.
Kadle fans among the Plerhhi Keys heard
Jilm ut the same time as "listeiiers-in" In
St. Paul and Minneapolis.
It was a historical sermon in celebration
of the fiftieth anniversary of tlie first .)ub .)ub
lli'atlen of the lSevised Scriptures.
In the liilerx-enlng fifty .xcars millions of
Hibles hnve been published and distributed
ever the whole earth.
That expression "the whole earth" means
what it says.
There is today net n nation or tribe in
the xvhele world Hint Christian civiliatien
has touched with Its magic wand or that
has risen te the cetiimandiim dignity of
having a distinctive iiiguage of ll own
that has net had placid iu its outstretched
hands a copy of the I'ilile in it- own tongue.
It is a miracle of translation and publi
cation. It Is a literal fulfillment of tlie command
of the Xanarene, "Ge ve into all the world
and preach the Ce.-pcl le ever creature."
rp.VLK about best selleis!
Are you uwaic lli.it llie Hible is 'eday
tlie bes! seller?
It has always held lirt place in the world
of books en the core of popularity.
Printing presses arc bus every working
da.v of the ear mid binders are running full
time putting out fepl" of the Scriptures.
ion inn buy a vet-pocket edition of the
Gospel of St. Jehn Im me cent, or a mm
plete New Testament ter ten cents.
Since Hie u'vied version aw tlie light
something j(. hi, nun. nun copies of it have
been distributed mining the cliiidicli et men.
TV PHILADELPHIA, mid In evangelical
J- ohms host throughout the I'tiited Stale,
tin' lat week ha been one of ic.ieicing.
It -was a lilble iulul v.
'f the scholars, Eiulii nnd American,
originally engaged in the tcvisieii. net 'lie is
lixite; teila.v.
There 1 a difference between the Engllh
and the American wi-nui. although both
beilies of revisionists vveiked in hm tunny
and acquiesced ill icu!is 'iftv xear age.
Tli" Americans took exception te the
Eiiglih orthography ei certain word.
Seme, they said, wire obelcle. Utliers
were net regarded n. fi ll.v expreive ,of the
me:iiiingi intended by I he nend wi iters.
imlssien of the "u" from uch wenls ns
honeur, faveur, labeur: the ti'e of "who"
in place of "which and that" when expul
sive of personalities..
It was ngieed. though, that the American
revision should net be published until the
expiration of a certain number of years after
the English publication.
Thus it came (hat the merican "tnnhird
edition did net appear until ltbl, nearly ten
j cars aftir the English.
THE first publication of tlie revised New
Testament 1'flx .vears age witnessed one
of l he greale.t fells of journalism of that
p-r ed.
The eiiMie icligi"i world of th" Pulled
Si He was intensely iuieiistid iu the new
ll.ius'aiien
'I'h" N'-w Verk Herald, n a piece of en
terprise, had Us English cm repeidcnt cable
il" entile New Teiaiiieiit as it appealed in
tin' tip i volume b .iied fir publication en
thi side the following da.v
The prestige e James Gorden Iteuticlt
xv.is euhauiid migiril.v fiem that day.
It wa- a -hiewd but ietly beat."
rpHEItE a-e Ihri'e grt'at weihl erg.mlsa--L
tiens etigage.i iii tlie publication and
di-omitiatien of the Scripture-..
ThelSiiti-h md I'eri'ign liiblc Society lias
held tin- lending plme hentofeie, with the
Auicri'-in liible Secieiv and the cettih
Uible Se. iclv in the eruer named.
The World War ha sadl.v liampered tin'
work of the two f iieign I'.ible oiganiiatieii.s,
and th" Ahum ban seculy i giadually as
Miming fu-t place.
It dh-tributi'd uc.uly .".iioe.immi copies of
th" niblc in I'c.'l.
The total distribution of the three socie
ties for tli l.-i car wa a fellow;
liritill and Piircigll l'.ib'. ,s,,etv, S.il,-,,",,.
?sl ceiie : American I'.ib'e -J ty, i.sei,-
I--1 ; Natien. I Hible Smn'v ei S-eilanil,
.'. I I'.'.'iel ; a magnificent i'"..1 , ,",iii;i;,,ii,;
'pie.
A 1CAIHCAL ihangi! in puMnatien lueth-
A eds lius taken place wit' in the last .xear
xvitli tlie Amerb-llll "Slbb .s.niely( l)r.
Parkin says.
Since its organization mere K,n a hundred
year age and up until n few months since,
the seeiet.x bad been it.s own publisher.
It had a xast printing phut m ii.s own
buiMlng. Uili!" Heuse, N"v V"'. Cit.
The strike in the printing ad presinen's
trade lempelled il te lake . -eck of the
situation.
Contracts were finally mid' vwth several
great publishing lieuc..
It own plant was de, , nermanently
after a hundnd years of pi t iieii.
All tlie Hible new pulili-i,. , by this so se
cieiv ate bv i ulid" leiitr.nt
'1 ne irad.tiens of Hible II.,, ,. amj j,
mciierbs have disappear! d
THE Htiile, says Dr. P.n,.. i .., srrat
aid te Americaniatieii
"Ihe Voik 1 perferinetl m e 'enl.itlniinlv
by it and nlmet uncoiicieii- ,,, ,jl(, ijt.,,
l,e sieieiv l.-s-iura iiii.i is KreVVIl IIS 11
dlglotte fdltl"Il.
A U t.aiue implies, it js printed in two
laiigUlg".
In en- column the xeri... ..,r,, ,- j:nK-H,,
In th" paralbl column th'v ate Jn ,he for.
eigner' teiigui. whateviT H it i ay ir
Heading the Hible in 1 un KiriKH.'t
the immigrant begins cumpurng ,t wi,, the
text in En-'ll-h,
Lltlmnti'ly ii" translates in I tig nnd
the first step iu bis, progress u ;n American
citucu has begun.
WHILE Themns A. Edi-e,, ,. about it in
the m.T'er of his iu,'t"intiaries te eol eel eol
lege men, be might ring in a tow queries
fcljf'i ns these;
Where is the Qulchticin tmigiie spoke,)?
The 'I's'hl. th" Temii" nnd i,e Dunlin v
Who speak-. Ibe, Kus.ii. ii, M.nc, Nar
rinveri ami I'we-Karen .'
If thiy speak Ossetliiian in U(. Caucasus,
where il" the people dwe'l who speak
VetjakV . , e i .
Yet tome of the Rcriptuir, hre published
in these languages that range frntn Went
Africa te SiU-ria, and from lie Philippines
te the farthest bounds of ihe Australian
jUEdxx'nrd 'Hek and Edgar Pahs Smith, of
thi ut). u re ice presidents of the Ameri
can Secielj.
Dr. Talcott Williams, fermi rly t phlln phlln
delphin but tmxv of Xew 'rk, i, eim (,r ,j1Q
managers.
Weman Ics a , mirage.
Heroine "' ' "vn, a murage
en the Jeb 'n0'" frequently bera of
love than of devotion i
dntv. Hut I hat slit n se has ibis ether ,ur-
ici.,' tlie ceurage of tlie ibilly job, has niere-
nine been evidenced by teleiihenn girls ami
ethers. The latest instance in n, ,. u
the case of Mis Anna hewney, elevator
irl III tin' .iauuiiit""i" wiiu, mm uiucK
',, ,er xverk carryinit firemen uu und down
ilie elevator, altbeuib ate uld Uaat tbs
ilPrcwckilngjrrrcs
nit the commendaeaja a-s-ka
llamea cracuin i
all the cemmeadat
ml
V--sate- ( j' 'i-slaQBi vsr RH'ffJv
nlBfik jWuJri' tJwfiJLJv' ys3B9sBlfSBP'v' s vMAnfu9Kfuf
s tWBIh B h 1 1 -BBS fjr ' i((lly9siHPuMar
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinhittf, Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
DAVID J. SMYTH
On the Legal Business of n Great City
TIIE legal business of n great citv is suf
ficient te keep n City Solicitor and n
large staff of assistants; busv nil the time,
as there Is a very large number of cases
annually in which the city tigures either ns
a pioseciiler or es a defendant, says David
J. Smxth. City Solicitor of Philadelphia
"The Citv Charier." said Mr. Smvth.
"provides that tlie City Solicitor shall be
the legal adviser ami net as attorney and
counsel for the city, for all brauclie-" of the
City (iexernment and for all departments
and elhcers of the city.
New an Appointive Oll'.co
"It was the Citv 'barter also that made
the office "f Cilx Solicitor an appointive one.
llefrir.- the Clmi-tee became encrntive. til'1
Citv Solicitor was elecled: but new the
in t provides that ii" ball be appeluteii ity
Ihe Jlnjnr xv'th the advne and consent of
tlie ( ity Council.
"Ihe City Solicitor's office handles n
multitude of iiises of varied character, "ne
et the busiest branches is the rea 1 room,
w here a staff of Assistant Citv Soliciteis
handles nil the detail of the litigation aris
ing limn tin' dulv authorized act- of eminent
di'iniiu by th" City of Philadelphia.
"I'lider the act of eminent domain tli
iitv lias tlie ii.:ht le take for public pur
poses private property within its limit1,
en the pa.xiuiuit of fair compensation te die
owners thereof. When private prep, rly is
tin. taken for public purpose.- b the ciiy.
the me-t important thing is te arrive at a
fair price ,e be piid te the owner Fer
ll is purpose evidence is presentid both by
the owners and tli" tity before the Iie.it-d of
View for the purpose of determining the
value of the pieperl.
"As seen as the condemnation proceeding-
have been begun, an ellicial plan i pre
pared by the city surve.vers and engineer.
Thi plan is picsented when the Heard of
View meets and the taking of the testimony
a te value is then begun. T'sually experts
testifv for the owners and tliev are then
cre's-i xamined by the City Solicitor's office.
Appeals .May lie Taken
"Alter tlie testimony for the owners lias
In a pusciitf d. the case for die city i tneu
pri-eiiied also h.v ixp"il and, after cnnii.
eratl"ii. the Heard of View gives Its il"i i -sum.
Till iiiiletl, however, is net liei'-
sarilx hull, as the right of appeal from the
pel ' II 1 peViei ier IV VV.
"Whole the City Sole iter'n office con
siders tli" award exce-ive appeals nn
taken te the Cem i of Common Pleas, and
suili appeals are lollevvid up by tins elln e.
It i- seiueiimi's nec'ssary te go fun ler
and te appeal tin; nies te the Superior
Court and I'vm te the Sujueme Ceuit. in
all tins appeal xvmk tin; cit is represented
ll the olliie of the 1'ily Solicitor.
''Anether Important brani Ii of xverk of
tlie elln-e is tlie drawing of the city eon.
Mints. 1'ractii all every piece of work done
for the iity licct's-itatfs. the drawing of a
lentract. and nil of these deciimnits arc pre
pared in ihe department of bends and con cen
tliiclh of ilie Cily Solicitor's office. It is
unnecessary te say that these documents
must be drawn with tlie greatist care, ns the
amounts inxelved fioqiiently mil into t lie
uiillieus of dollar.'.
Contracts in Duplicate
"The jih.vsical xverk of cep.ving (iiesn
contracts alone Is xerv lieav.v. a-, jt i,
necessary te niake two cepii.s of each
original leutrnct. Thy are nlvvavs nccom nccem
paiiicd b bends guiiianii'eilig the satis satis
lacterv iiimpletieii of the xveik williin a
specified period or with ether restrictions,
and all of tliese bends and all piopesal
bends me prepared iu this department of
the City Solicitor's office.
Th" bundling of real estate in which
the city is a part, either as purchaser or
us seller, occupies hid uiientien of Mill
another department of the office. When the
ciiv either bujs or sells real estate, nil
matters of renxeynticing are handled jn t10
(eiivev'anelug buieau of the City Solicitor's
etlice. This Includes th" preparation and
the iccerdlug of deeds iu fee simple for nil
land icquired, the striking off of taxes and
wuier rents and all oilier xarieus iletnlla
incidental te real estate settlements,
"The leases for the different departments
of the City Cievernment tire also prepared iu
this etlice, us well as all ngieenieiii.s le
Indemnify the city against eh by the icasen
of th" Miciitlng of stieets.
Makes Muney for Cily
"U will piebahl.v come as a surprise le
many persons tn kuuw that the etllcu of
the City Solicitor makes a financial return
le the city' of no insignificant u mount ouch
year. The uuuier's bruuuu receives frew
LETTING 4N THE LIGHT
the depart ment-i and bureaus of the city
ull bills and schedules of claim against
owner of import upon which Ihe city has
pet formed some necessary work ami for
which tlie owners have failed te reimburse
tlie depiiitments.
All leases are prepared nnd filed, -rits
nnd judgments issued, services nre made
from our locality index of properly sold by
the Sheriff and individual, and all the col
lection are iiiiule from the Sheriff's sales.
Witnesses in all tlie city cases are paid.
"In a great city like Philadelphia (here
occur every .xear niauv hundreds of viola
tions of the varieii laws ami ordinances,
which may be legardcd as qiiai-criminal
nnd which finally come for attention te the
office of the Citv Solicitor. Te handle these
cases various departments are maintained.
Uur Hureau of Magistrates' Court Case
nie.-eciiies xiolalers who have been reported
by the Hureau of Huilding Inspection, the
Hureau of Health, Division of Sanitation.
Division of Tenement Heuse Inspection,
Department of Public Works, Higbvvnv
Hureau. Hurraii of Steam Engine ami Helier
Inspection and the Tax Otlice.
Much Werk With Taxes
"In the Tax Lien Hureau of the Citv
Nilieitnr s office about l.'i.iKMj new tax: lien's
'io-e?. ;,',l'.(l "",l lil(?( l'i,r!l "'. '""I "bout
JiiiU old ones ar,. satisfied, 'fliere are
about Hi.iiimi liens en tl kets dating
treiu 1.,, ,e ij,e,)( JlI1(, M (1. fl
u.nstantl l. revived ami kept alive as
lequired by the act of Acmbl.v.
"Tax sales are iieid menthlv. All ap
peals from assessments of taxes aie referred
i this bureau and they me ,r,,, ' elp.hy
i.i-i's. All claims for exemption of laxes
ihethrr by appeal restrain' taxalbi, r as
d'-nhe te tax lien procedure, are ne "
,f .1 T-!'f .hi". ",sl('.,,t ,,ur""us "' l'' "ffira
;;f h" ( ity Solicitor i.s the Hureau of Claims
I his bureau investigates ,,11 ,ieglig,.,,ce s , u
u which ,he City f Philadelphh; s named
s d.. feiidan, ,,, k N inneva. if
he present Adiuinistrailen. At the i , ,,
"""' mere than linn damages . , ,,s ,re
"-nl'Ug agains, ,,e ,.uy, InCt f ! $ ;
based upon accident nlleged te have b ,,,'
-luseil by defeciive paving of Mree ., ,
sidewalks. Ail.Ii.iemil iv,--.tli, e , s ' '
""led . ibis bureau if we rc t. mi e
t" ge, result tv tin; city." '"
r..herles ,,,-e ,,,g T'U '
"-r. new .,) a ,an.p-,g,. i Massac ,.,,
u,,,ron,e,eote,,whoa,e,,o::I(:(::;;
.UiZ
.i ship threimli b, 1 ,)" '."Tl'l by
What Vice 1'res I, , , f ' ', ' ' V ! '' " '
reuBiu a ,i,k, ;;,' ,,'J ,";;;' t.;s
, opponent .' " "llli'J hln
What la the me.st recent nrmii.
sWWl"w ''"- 'Mm"cnl,
W,!n.,n.,lTi,!.C,, "m "'"a" '"-ical ,Pr.
'V';:halp.,ll:-,"!t '"""" rltte by
Nhat me irlllllarv buuei Mle-i n i .
no tiny .0 i iiu.i.' ' '"' "by
Answers te Ye-,terda,ell.
...Mi'ilrnii Honan.u-le lelune.l ,., is...
.. a,'. , Mas hi ;t
"l.vll ciiininuuicatleiiH eenuni Fnn i
tiers" i.s from tlie FiiJt i-m .."' "ian-.min,,,ans.nf!eu;-,,!;j;!;.
'X'wa-!,; W0Jr"" " of ,ec;s,
f'U ami ,11, , ,,, .w ii l ',!'
whi.h",.', lwzr ''!":
Jh inmi famnii: xe cane of th,, M.ie.
t"iiiiiii lsl.ui.ls la i:iir,. I,, Kie.K Uir,r
Most of , , V, niH f f si .Pen Uv".u
"Hnml.t" are laid I n, rP"ire '
Hbluere, Denninrl! "npert of
An Aineili in cKUen beceinesi ,n i,
for II... Federal He.is . ?" r.,'1"-' ''e
tix.snttli, iiki ertweny.flv ril""a-
l In. liXen.R,, welKlit of 111., i,ii ,,
!ii;fe7r,,t,cph',,,u-,r,wn"oe,,f2ou
L'ddBH Is tbn namn flven te Breim. .
ftnnlent Iceland pe?mH? nn,S ?,
prose, boinelii verse. d .allni , i
Nerse mythology und early history
j What De YeuKiin
SHORT CUTS
UNMASKED
"We have a Ku Klui en our farm,"
Kcmarkeil the farmer's wife,
"A feathered KInn of grace and char
That fill a peaceful life.
I'm glad te xievv
My waddling ducks
And guinea hens that thrive,
While the doves Ku
And the hen Klux
And the Turkey Klans arrive."
L'eth Chile and Ireland are suffering
from a succession of shakes.
Women of a Gloucester church arc te
serve "ii m.vsterieus biipper." Ilaib?
A hopeful populace bees transit dif
ferences buried iu a Bread street -bubway.
Net that we wish te inject a sour note
into the festivities but Smyrna still nedi
feed and clothes.
'J'he time approaches when the Red
Cres.s seals prove themselves the most use
ful little animals alive.
There is danger that the Ship Subsidy
Hill xx III lie swamped with amendments
before it reaches pert.
Pela Negri has denied thnt she Is te
marry Chatlie Chaplin. Thus one little bit
of publicity begets ntiether.
The Italian Parliament has mads
Mussolini dictator until the end of P.C'.'I. But
the dale doesn't mean n thing.
When turke.vs "drop" te fifty cents s
pound the old-timer begins te shed tears for
the da.vs xv hen they xvcre ten und fifteen.
Colonel Hoescvelt does net allow griff
te overcome him xvhen he vehemently declares
that the xverld bus net seen the last of
war.
Uecetit disclosures by the Attorney
C'eneral's office seem te have demonstrated
that iu some cases 100 per cent Americanism
ilurin:; the xvar meant thnt rate of Interest
en money invested.
The I'lerg.vniau xvhe is organizing the
Ku Klux Kin u in New Yerk Ciiv uiihelds
piohibitien, but chews tobacco. Which may
mean that it Is the ether fellows weak
nesses, that need regulating.
Police C.iiiiuiieliei' of Ossililllg, N.
Y., sa.vs bootleggers have bested him, and
In- therefore offers hi job te ii local clergy
man. Only a pronounced optiniisi.-lievvever,
will consider this un end te all trouble.
President Harding has given Secretary
Wallace full authority te give a decision ea
tlie pidpnscd consolidation of the Armour
and Merris interests. He inn cither lit
'cm iiieign or send Vra packing.
The Po-telTioo Department lias offered I
reward of .flL'.iiOO for tlie arrest and con
viction of men who robbed a mail truck and
get about ..i, As j en have guessed, "H
isn't th" money, but the principle of t"
tiling. "
"Tilings de net happen in this xverld.
sa.vs Will II. Hays. "They are breuja
iibeiii," A half truth at once helpful and
dangeieiis; helpful, when it spurs j9
endeavor; dangerous because it is merely
a hull' truth.
Ii may liaxe occurred te New Yorkers
who i ei en! ly vifwed un eagle high in W
heavens with a deg in its talons thnt dot
meat was se high ft mnde the eagle snr'
though, of course, it was really tbn ether
way about.
Convict iu Meiindsvlllc, W. Va objects
le being pardoned i this time, becaiiss M
wants te take part in n minstrel sluw and
eat luikey en Thanksgiving. In order W
discourage crime, it may et be necessary
te make our penal institutions lrs nttrac
tixc .
A woman xvhese si
Cnal Mi Ilie husband is dying el te'
Afti mint Ii mid was pushed out
ii waiting line ''
storm. ul a Kenili Hlillmleliililii celli rflrS-
Tills la one of the tragedies that could baJ,
uccii lorcteiu last summer wnaa miners
operators worn wrangling u trugeuy
wight have been avoid!.
Scereinry J'all, of (he Deportment of
tin) interior, will, of course, he glad "
disprove the allegation that the Iliirsum
Pueblo Indian Hill xius passed by the Hen'
ate without examination Inte Its merits ana
I liat it serves le reh Ilie Indians of --!"
lights.
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