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MORE TUAFFIC LIGHTS
IF, Al'Tint he las i-lalieiatul tli" new
byut'liiDiiixt'il moter-MRU il sti;ii timl
extended It out tin- greater IctiriIi t Ilread
street in neeeul.iiiee wi'li tin- plan nn nn
reiliu'cd jeterd.'i, Si.verintendcnt Mills eau
find n way in uluHi te deal -.ifely and elli
eiently with cress (iirrnt. it' titilHc .11 the
intcr.scetini; ".trei't . he will have d;-let'd "
the mefct trying detail of the general meter
lirehlem.
The chief fault with the towers new in
perntlen, as we pointed out when they were
first put in sen ice. is their inMiiliucnt
height. It is pieper that the permanent
towers should he altne-i twice as hiph as the
present .inns. Tints it will net be neuary
for drivers te leek twice for s-isnal :a.nps
lest in the plare of street and decorative
lighting which is biljthtest at the leel of
the pres-ent traffic liglit.
One thliit mere the police will have te de.
They will have te (.olivine all dner that
the streti lies lutween central -icnais en
Ilrenil street are net te be ued fr ti'ial- of
crazy speed or for circus stunt-. A few
plain dethes men patrolling Ureail street en
motercjcles. with orders te at rest xiolaters
of the'speid laws, c.utld quickly citninate
a new ilmijer created by the Introduction of
the new sjstem of t rattle regulation.
THE GAME AND ITS CRITICS
THE Pennsylvania -(."or 1 '11 cente-t. the
one tirst-rank foetl'-ill game in the 1-astern
United States, today marks the end of
B season which has been characterized by
familiar laments ,per the a'leged prepon
derance of elaborately staged ath'etic- In
American colleges and by record-breaking
attendance at gridiron spectacles. The
public as a whole Is evidently unmexed by
the cries of perhaps a well-intentioned but
nn assuredly alarmist critical minority and
there i every indication that the popular
held of football will net seen he relaxed.
Of the game itself it may be said that it
exhibits marked improvements ever the foot
ball of some two decades age. when brute
trcngth and avoirdupois were such a ie .t
essentials te victory. Open -play features
have been attractively expanded and skill in
punt catching and kicking and in the ma
nipulation of thrilling forward passes has
been notably developed.
Virtually all American colleges have added
honorable prestige te the game by enforcing
trict eligibi'lty standards, and un-averv
professionalism scandals, te which se much
pu' liclty wtis rightly accorded, are new in
the main, fortunately, relegated te an un un
neurned past.
Football remains nn exhl'arating gam"
and is a much cleaner and mere inspiriting
pert. Of course, if adverse lommeataters
would take the trouble te study the existing
facts, net a great deal of ubstani' would be
left in their crusades.
NEWBERRY'S SUCCESSOR
(TlIlE appointment jesterday of Mayer
JL James (.'euzens, of IMnut. te stlci eed
Mr. Newberry in the Senate should caue
the country te rejelie at the ircum-it.inces
that forced Newberry out of the way.
The new Senater from Michigan lias a
highly developed business sense, a taste fur
facts and a fondness fur the truth and an
ability te bring it te light from amid all
sorts of clouds and fess of pretense and
propaganda Moreover, he 1ms n lenscienie.
He is net hnrd-bel ed. Ner Is be soft in a
political sene. as Newberry virtually con
fessed himself te be.
Mr. Couzens is nn independent and a
forceful one. He is net a professional poli
tician nnd he is a Ui publican net because
of tradition or superstition, but because of
experience and nunli ti"n. He ought te be
a helpfu' and n iiirins figure in the , n.
nte, where under the Iah of partv "r tac tac
tletml whips the men. hei ship ti nils m, re ainl
mere te be blind') herded in one direitien
or another.
A WORD TO NEW BRUNSWICK
ONE needs enlj a supert'uiu! knew b dge of
hun an pschelug te feel that tin 1. u
tery which the authorities nt New liiun--wick,
N !.. couldn't or wouldn't s(,lv,i may
at any moment solve itself.
Knowledge of a murder is almost n hard
te conceal as murder it-elf The secret that
lies at the center of the New Jirunsuick in-e
will be a must unpleasant thing te live with.
Whoever harbors it wll' et'eii fi el Impel' 'd
te nil sorts of desperate efforts te escape its
endless whispeilng.
It Is Id'e te say that anv murderer i ever
Innuuii' either fmm detect, mi or punl-hm ut.
The murderers of the U-v. Mr. lla'l and is
companion probably will lie ti wish that
they had been ideutiiiid and rellewd eme
ami for all fiem a terror that will be at
their heels as king as tbej Ihe.
The law-enfei cement authorities at New
Brunswick have been utterly disci edited.
The piebability new is that this discredit
will extend 111 the course of time te 11 gieal
many ethers. This paiticulur incidmt is
far from closed. It will be open as long ts
people remember it and wonder.
HOUSE PASSES THE BUCK
WITH the passage of the Ship-Subsidy
151 I hj the Heuse of epresentiitle.s
the measure Is tninsfencd te its main bat bat
llrgreuitd Ii is in tlie Senate that the pros
pects of opposition tire particularly ominous,
It is in the upper house that all the pressure
anil tactical abilities of the Administration
will he needed. If the American merchant
marine is te lie delivered from disaster, te be
revltelized ami rendered lit te compete with
the shipping f foreign nations.
As se often in the recent past, the Heuse
rf Representatives has in a sense forfeited
legislative powers uy trimming uu im-
IBt mcusuic, iinueriiiuiiiig ub original
, producing a muvu et uuuuieweuie
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remrtlMltlea and eontrndlctienn. The ferml
dnble tank of elucidation i intrusted te the
Senate, which Is thus forced te assume mere
than Its share of responsibilities.
The tinkerers hove already withdrawn the
clause providing for the free judgment of the
Shipping Heard in selling the commercial
fleet, and have complicated the subsidy ma
chinery' by making Its operation contingent
upon the disposition of Congress te make an
annual assistance appropriation te ship ship
owners. The difficulty of reviving American
shipping under conditions rendering It Im
possible for private umipnnles te knew
whether they are te be bencllciarles of gov
ernmental aid or net is apparent.
Upen one act of common sense, however,
the Heuse deserves congratulations. The
amendment restrletlm; compensation te ves
sels transporting no lin,"er was palpably
superfluous under the existing laws and their
Interpretation by the Administration. The
ninendment merited the defeat It received.
THANKSGIVING DAY AS
A SPIRITUAL FESTIVAL
Its Meaning Is Lest When It Is Regarded
as Merely a Time for Feasting
and Mirth
A STHAXOEH visiting America for the
first time and unfamiliar with our cus
toms would be likely te think, in view of
the display of feed in the markets in an
ticipation of the festivities of today, that
the spirit of the observance was set forth
in the well-known "(Jrace llefere Meat"
of Hums ;
Some hae meat ami canna eat.
And some would eat that want It;
But we hae meat, and we can eat,
Sae let the Lord bu thauklt.
And he would be rlcht in part.
Thanksgiving Day is an occasion
gratitude for bountiful harvests and
of
we
celebrate it with feasting.
Expressions of gratitude te the I.eid of
the Harvest are net se common as they
once were, when the whole community
flecked te the churches. Nowadays in many
farllles it is thought that sufficient thank
fulness is shown if tribute is paid te the
bounty of Nature by partaking of it te the
extent of the diners' capaeitj. Yet there
remain a few who In a contrite and humble
spirit obey the injunction of the President's
Thanksgiving Proclamation and go te their
respective places of worship and express
their gratitude.
But a thanksgiving which considers only
material things is empty nnd futile. There
can be no heart in It If there is m t In the
back of the consciousness a realization of
the spiritual forces at plav among men.
Without tliis realization it becomes a glori
fication of a crass materialism. Materialism
Is but another word for death. The car
cass of the steer is inert matter. A nation
absorbed in material things te the exclusion
of all ethers is as dead as the steer that has
passed through the Chicago stock;. urds.
The spiritual forces are these which keep
men and nations alive, which enable them te
grew In stature and te confront the unl
xerse with level and confident gaze un
abashed by its shining glory.
The history of the decay of civi'izmien is
the history of the atrophy of the spiritual
instinct. When men reach out into the in
visible and take the unseen hand extended te
them they march ferwaid. Their minds ate
centered en a Higher Power, and they are
reaching forward te an ideal se much bigger
than they can fully (ei.iprehend that they
are continually stretching their minds in an
effort te realize the greatness of xhich hu
manity is capable, a greatness that overtops
the highest that mere scllish glerlin atien can
attain.
The priests and prophets of the spiritual
eras of the dead nations live te this day,
white the kings and conquerors aie all hit
forgotten. The thinking of Secrates and of
P ate has coleied all the thinking of the
whole xvestem world, while exen the names
of the commercial magnates of their time
are forgotten Confucius is a 'iving force
and Oautama Buddha's teachings influence
the lives of uncounted millions.
It would be counted as irreverence te
c'ass the Founder of ChrMii'iiM with any
of these, but Ills influence rm.ii!e the west
em word. He breathed upon the material
ism of His time and life brgan te stir among
its dry bones. It is due te Hi- intluetue
that the first thanksgiving service was held
en this continent, and without that influ
ence thi Natien xveuld never have set apart
a day for expressing its gratitude te the
Power that controls the recurrence of seed
time and harvest and makes the herds and
(locks bring forth their increase.
It i". indeed, fitting that we today should
say with Burn- that
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he Lord b thankit.
But it !- mere titling that we should be
con-cleu- of t'e un-een forces that put it
into the heart of man te he thankful in any
degree for the lile ings of home and wife
and chi'il. and for these bends which bind
all mankind In a common brotherhood de
scended from a common Father whose gieat
est joy is that men should dwell together
in amity.
JUSTICE PITNEY
Till' bill for the retirement of Justice
PlMltij . "f lie S'lpieme Celli f. is neces-
siry because, although he is lncimacltntcd
by il'ness, he has net yet reached the re
tiring age.
The passage of tie bill will fnnb'e a sick
man te xacite a pest the duties nf which
be cannot perform, and it will insure te him
the -alary xvhidi, according te custom, gees
te the Justices of the Supreme Court when
they retiie nfter the age of seventy years.
It will ale emb'e the President te ap
point n Justice capable of functioning. The
work of the court is se prcs-mg that It Is
important that ,it a'l tunes there should he
11 full bench in order that each case may
receive the attention which it deserves.
GOLF FOR THE MASSES
THAT one pub'lc golf ceuise is net enough
te meet the demand Is evident te every
one who has attempted te plav en the Colitis
Creik course. It Is no uncommon thing for
plajers te be cempe'led te wait in line for
two or three hours for their turn te begin
play.
Ceuiicl1 xvas petitioned last July te make
arrangements for two mere courses, one in
Seuth Phiiade'phla and one In Tnceny, but
nothing has been done. The attention of
Council has nalii been called te the need of
the new coin scs by it letter signed by a large
number of representative citizens, who
plead for public prevision for the sport for
the benefit of these who are net able te pluy
en the prUate courses.
If the money chu be found te meet the
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EVENING PUBLIC
expense the petition should be granted forth
with. The two proposed courses would re
lieve somewhat the pressure en ,the Cobbs
Creek course, but they would also provide
a recreation field within convenient, dis
tances of the homes of thousands who can
not readily reach the course beyond Sixty
ninth street.
NAVAL TREATY DELAY
IN THE announced determination of the
British Admhnlty te sciap no mere naval
vessels unfit the Washington disarmament
treaties have been ratified by all the nations
concerned there is a recognizable undercur
rent of grievance.
According te Commander Menscll, who
made the statement in the Heuse of Com Cem Com
eons, (ireat Britain already has materially
reduced the strength of its nnvy. Eight
capital ships hax'c been made useless for war
service and have been sold te ship-breaking
firms for destruction. Six mere vessels have
been rendered Incapable of war-risk service
and two mere will be similarly treated by
the end of December.
That a policy of delay i new advocated
is a fact I lint reflects less upon the sincerity
of (ireat Britain than upon that of several
of tier sister nations. France and Italy
have net yet rntifled the Washington trenlies,
although mere than a year lias elapsed since
the tlrst session of the Washington Confer
ence was held.
If these nations nre playing for position in
the Near Eastern and ether international
situations by holding up the naval treaty
sanction, such maneuvering is wholly nt
variance xvith the spirit of co-operation
supposed te have been engendered In Wash
ington. It was believed nt the sessions Inst year
that the disarmament program xvns as geed
ns autherlxed by the slguatuies of the quali
fied delegates. This opinion xves net 8' '
etisly affected by predictions of amendments
and revisions of certain details that might be
made in -eme European Parliaments. What
is unpleasantly apparent new is a mere or
less studied indifference te responsibilities
and pledges regarded as valid at the time
of acknowledgment and making.
Premier Peincnre has lately been insisting
that the treaties xveuld pass the French Par
liament and that he xvas emphatically In
favor of ratification. Evidence of such -m-pathy
for the cause of peace in Paris, and
an equivalent at Reme, would contribute
vitally te the clearing up of a sltua'en
which is becoming awkward, te say the
least. One recent effect of the procrasti
nation has been the automatic renexvnl of the
Angle-Japanese alliance for another yet
The I'tilted States. Japan nnd fireat
Britain have clean records se far as ratifi
cation of the Washington covenants Is con
cerned. Curiously enough, it was these tui tui
teons te xvhem the questions of naval dis
armament and the balance of peace in the
Pacific were of major Importance.
France and Italy have never been reck
oned among foremost naval nations. The
former has comparatively subordinate terri
torial interests in the Pacific and the latter
none whatever What Is the meaning "id
ptirpee of the obscure game of inaction new
being played?
SHORT CUTS
The cenfarci ctre detrn te work;
Thn 1'' net the tlirihtwt deult of ii.
Then leek upon the . 11 7'trfc
.l'mi" knock fic tttiflnvj out of it.
America's death rate is decreasing,
ether cause for Thunk-civlng.
An-
"American Can put or, 5 per cent
h.isi-." Seems te suggest the days xvhen there
was joy in ru-hing it.
Wire-cutter- who seek te isolate Dublin
forget that wireless Dublin may lese her
isolation In I'ub'in wireless.
Anether thing that cnl's the ex-Kaiser
is that eeit.i.n of his feimer subjects have
the nerve te criticize hi- book.
The work of the modern Athenian is
full of color, but the civilh'.cd world does net
wholly nppreM' of his execution.
The curious and startling thing about
the Hall-Mills case is that se very many
people refii-e te consider it unsolved.
Though her ultimate intentions be ever
se pacific. Fiance has a way of e mliaria ing
the. si- who declare her peaceably inclined.
"Women's Democratic Club Holds Card
Party With Many Prizes." W,. trust tin
loving husbands took proper care of the
little ones.
Clemenceau itemizes war materials
Oermuny ha- hidden. Among them lie
xveuld doubtless include the will te wage
another cent'ict.
Bosten roil man xvlm gave' short weight
was erdeied by the Court te donate a ten
of coal te the xietlm. It 1.111 net be law,
but. eh. bn ! it please- the consumer.
Five hundred saloonkeeper- have opened
drug -teri 111 New Yerk Cm. If a breath
of suspicion is ever I I against them
the 'II piebably flax or it with cloves.
Discussion of the Dyi r Anti-I,nching
Bill In Cutigie-- appear.- te lie piovecntiw
of di-cui"ii eif pretty in- irly everything
under the -un except the Djur Antl-Liich-ins
Bill.
That men xvith mni ey are growing mere
expert in hoi ing en t" it is evidenced by
the fact that the income of (hi' (Jovern (Jevern
ment lias dropped t n-tty nearly a billion
and n half this 'ear.
Steps are being taken, it is said, te
punish the middies who drnnk te eves., last
Saturday. But the punishment will hi in
complete unless it is shari'i by these who
furni-hed the liquor.
Prohibition agents aver that 11 glass of
whisky xvas "a tried egg in one saloon
and "a het point 1" in another. Se mar mar
wleusly has the loetlegglng hu-lne-s giewn
thut there is new hooch te suit all tastes.
Male student- of the University of Cali
fornia hav signed a petition te banish
women fiem the campus. Which is n
natural rcuctien. kis Deme-thenes Mo Me
Glnnis, again -t much sentimental piffle.
Londen woman doctor says men should
de the cooking and scrubbing mound the
house, sji that women may de uplift work
outside. I'irt of the uplift xvill. of course,
lie the finding of some mure jobs for mere
men.
Four mils explode; six men burned.
Tills show the cruel, insistent demands of
sport. If duty had net calleil the piohlhl piehlhl piohlhl
tlen enforcement officers te Franklin Field
thex might have discovered something en
Neble street.
Congressman Burten, of Ohie, performs
a public service in reiterating the fact that
paviiii'iits made te us b foreign (Jovern (Jevern
luetits sheu'd he sacredly devoted te reducing
our own bended debt and should never he
subject te 1111 upprepriatiuu by Congress.
(Jcnenil Perching, plead
Camouflaged ing for military train
ing, urges the country
te leek the facts in the lace. But that's
the trouble. Tin facts won't be looked at.
They carry peace labels and have shifty
cjes, Every time we get reaely te beat our
swords into plowshares we get another
order fur shrapnel and poison gas.
LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY.4 NOVEMBERS
GREAT THINGS AHEAD
Men Frem Twenty State te Dlseuea
Canal Acress New Jersey The
United States Gave Them
$42,600,11110 Last
Year
Ity (lEOKdE NOV McCAIN
GHEAT tilings tot Philadelphia will he
afoot in Washington next week.
A body of very earnest anil far-seeing
men will meet there le discuss ways nnd
means for spending nmnv millions nf dollars.
First of nil, however, they will -tiggest
ways and means for tetting these vast sums,
At epe of their recent meetings they de
vised plans for grabbing off $42,00.H)O
from the (levernnient
"Ilell-nnd-Mnrln" Dawes had put them
down in his budget for IIH.iMHI.nOO.
The Appropriations Committee nf the
Heuse of Hepresentnilves thought better of
them nnd their work and Increased it te
$..'7,000,000.
Then this body of earnest nnd far-seeing
citizens for twenty States "dug In" en the
question.
They decided thnt $42,500,000 would be
just about the right sum for what they
proposed.
It was the very lowest amount the chief
of all the experts who Ii.mI worked en their
plans said he could get along with.
Of ceuise it was 11 tremendous increase.
Three times what the (levernment's
budget maker said they ought te have.
It was fought bitterly In the Heuse; hut
it wen out, because puhllc sentiment was
behind It.
It was enrried hv ever 10O majority. It
xvent through the Senate by txve te one
vote, and was signed hv thp President.
I'he Mississippi te Atlantic Internal
Waterways Congress is the collective and
distinctive title these- gentlemen hnve as
sumed. It Is four tears old.
It is their annual convention that will
convene next week.
WILLIAM II. STEVENSON, of Pitts
burgh. Is --Idi'iit of this Congress.
Buret S. Patterson of the same city,
formerly of Peftsvllle, Is "eeretary.
Jnmes E. 8mith, of St. I.nuis. formerly
of Bedford County, is president of the
Mississippi Valley branch of the organiza
tion. It will be seen that the three great
moving spirits of this very powerful organ
ization are Pennsvlvwiilans.
Philadelphia's Interest is found In the
fact thnt the Inst appropriation. Indorsed
nnd forced through n.v this Inlnnd waterxvay
organization, obtained for the Improvement
of tliei Delaware lliver and of the Chesa
peake and Delaware Canal about $7,000,
000. At ten-t that is what thee men claim
as pari of their work.
Anether part of tle-ir great general plan
lenks toward n canal across New Jersey nnd
the reopening of the abandoned Sehuvlltill
Canal.
That means something for Philadelphia.
ANY appropriation for rivers and harbors,
in the expie-sive vernacular of national
pe'itlcs, is known as ''perk hill."
The name is derived from the fat pick
ings which such a hi I1 usually provides for
politicians and contractors.
Likewise because everv Congressman
labors te "bring home he bacon" In the
shape of n dam or a elreidglng scheme In the
stream nearest hi ellstrict.
A Western Pennsylvania Congressman
some years age drew the ridicule of the
Natien en his proposal te dnm and improve
he Kiskiininetas lliver.
It is a creek the -ize of the Perkiomen
that drains into the Alleahen River above
Frecpert. Armstrong County.
The legend prevails in certain Southern
States thnt their Otnsrcssmcn used te
secure appropriations te drain ponds se that
the haunt- of the festive bullfrog might be
mer" easi'y approached.
The Uivers and Harbers Cengrcfs Is,
however, engaged in 11 great work.
1r demands mere nnd better Internal
waterway- te relieve pressure of traffic en
the tnilreads of the country.
In-tead of a m-i-ly Srj..V)0.000, they
claim that the (levernnient should spend
..-,' O.OflO.OOO in sums of S1fl0.fl00.fl00
annually for the next five years te produce
aih epiate resu'tS.
1 hey produce figures, tee, te prove their
claim.
WILL the opening up, or building, of the
proposed inland waterways itnnreve the
transportation piehlein and reduce freight
rates, or will it reduce the earning power
of the ''ail emts?
Here I- what thesp ndveentes sav nbetit it:
Since the cle-e of the Wer'd War Ihe
railroads have received in gifts or lenns
from the lievernluent about M. 000. 000, 000.
About ll.000.000.000 mere has come
their wav In increased rates during the last
three years.
Last month they had 1 70.000 cars less
than the traffic cf tile ceuiitrv elemnneled.
It I- estimated that it will require about
Sioeoo.tioo OOii te place the railieads and
their equipment in the bct pes.-ible condi
tion. If they bud this tiieni-v en hand new,
six year- would be required te spend It.
At the end of that time, xvith normal
growth of our population, the traffic xvill
lie -ci increased as te demaml mere great
expenditures,
The wntervnxs advocates claim that xvith
-Miefi.niifl net) evpendeel annually by the
Cm eminent for the ensuing live jears and
thi- is etie-ei'dith of the -nn received by
the rni'renel- during the his four .wars a
romph'te xMiterway system can lip con
structed that will carrv Mill (UIO.OIIO tens
at a -.'iving f SedO.OOO.OOO te the public.
That is in direct freight a'nne.
It will alto cause the saving of several
billions of de''ars a ear in promoting
iiieri'ii-ed proilictien nnd elect-eased prices.
It will help the railroads.
A N IMPnllTNNT feature f the work of
x"l thi- nr'-Tinlatlen. se far as Pittsburgh
nnd We-tern Pi'tuisvlvnnin I- eeiicerneii, was
tlie seiiiring of about Js'inoe.onn f(,r the
juinrevf ment of t he Ohie Itiwr, and money
sufficient for ihe Mirvpv of a ennnl that will
run 'engthvl-i' of Ohie from Luke Erie te
th Ohie lllve'r.
Tli- will connect Pitt-hiir-h with New
Yerk City by a direct ami continuous water
wax. The route will be from New Yerk vin the
treat Erie barge canal and Luke Erie, nnd
thence down the Lake Erie ami Ohie lliver
canal tn th" Ohie lliver mil Pittsburgh.
As a member of this congress writes me;
"With Philadelphia harbor fully
imprexeel. tin- Chesapeake md Delaware
'anal enlarged, the canal acres New Jersey
built, anil the Schuylkill Canal ri'epeneel,
all if whldi pruJectH are contemplated In
the nreginm eif tlie xxnterwajs Congress.
there would be a x'ast increase in traffic
ever the Pennsvlvenin lt.illrend between
Philncclphln ami Pittsburgh.
"Beth citie- xveuld gi-jw rapidly in
wealth, population and resources."
WILFBED H. SCHOFF, secretary, who
s working lieiiil eif the Atlantic Deeper
WatprwujH Association and a director in
the Mississippi te Atlantic organization,
informs me that the former will be repre
sented at the Waterways Congress next
week, ,
The most Important nrnieet which afreets
Phradclpbln directly Is lb. New Jersey
canal, which will unite this city with tide
water near New Yerk,
It is de-Igiieel te take the place of the
Rarltim Cannl. which is ccntrelb'd hv t' 1
Centra1 llailread of New Jer-ev as lessee,
(Severnment engineers have surveyed an
etitlrilv ww canal route from llordentewn
te -t'uith Vmhev.
Mr SchelT tells me. until the State of New
Jersey donates te the j-ederul (Severnment
Net mug iiirmrr - " mini', However,
the rlgllt OI wuj ir " luuvviiiriii.
Mr. Sclieff also snis that considerable
attention has been .psW te the question of
reopening the Schuylkill Canal.
"THERE'S ENOUGH TO GO ROUND, WHICH IS PLENTY!
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS !
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
EX-JUDGE JOHN M. PATTERSON
On the Influence of Charles Dickens
NEXT te the Hihte and Shakespeare, the
writings el Charles Dickens hnve '
itil 11 ureiiter influence unen modern
civilisatien unel In n greater number of
netivltles than these of any ethe one
person nrrardlnt te former Judge Jehn M. I " wn also the nyenter et the Uirlst-Patter-en
f.ir many years prpsidpnt of ,the "J"- r n his Christmas hooks. 'The
Dickens Fellewshlp-and new It. vice presi- J ?lr,J H
dent
"Take first his own line of work," said
Judge Patteisen. "and there xvill lie few who
will net admit Hint the influence of Dickens
unen ether xvriters has been tremendous.
But thev all refined en Dickens; there was
none' wtie could drnxv with tils bold strokes
or n-e the colors se daringly. They all had
te be mere subt'e.
"In his xvrltlngs Dickens xvns a scene
pnlnter and lie xvas able te use big splashes
of color in xvlileli his imitators could net
fellow him. The modern trend of writing
is impressionistic, but. even se. they are net
se impressionistic as xvas Dickens; his
Ftibtletv tny in the tilings xvhich he left un
said, in which he perhaps never hnd an
equal.
"Of the modem xvriters xvhe ewe the
most te Dickens there is Oeerge CU-iug, but
he never has the cheerful aspect of Ids
master; but he was much like him in the
gruesome and mournful style. Xangwlll
hns admitted the enormous influence of
Dickens in his own xvnrk and Tem Burke
was anethiT. In ether languages, the modern
French school of realism, as represent' d by
Hamlet, and etheis, was almost medi led en
Dickens works.
"The three erentest forces in English
llteratuie. emitting some writers exclusively
poets, were Chaucer. Shakespeare and Dick
ens, and they were all mere or le.-s realists.
Had Londen at Finger Tips
"The man who had the most accurate
knowledge of the people of the Londen
streets anil the quaint places of the great
metropolis and who therefore write of them
with the most certainty, was Charles Dick
ens. In fact, the aveiage intelligent Ameilean
seeins te put Londen around Dickens. The
Thames at night recalls Lizzie llexam row -ing
her father around en his gluMly mission,
and Londen Bridge brings up the nice ting
there of Nancy Mites ami .xir. iirnwm
created. 110111 10'- ui-icie n n eiii-u.
. f 1... c ;.. ... 1..... ..,.,.(.
Many writers of plays have felt Ins influence
and many of the best phi w rights have
dramnti.ed his boekh.
"Operas have beep written around his
works; Little Derrit was one and De Wolf
Hepper once pertui.M'd Pickwick in a comic
opera. The history of the stage is incom
plete unless one deals with the influence of
Dickens eui both writers of plays and
actors. Virtually every one of his books
lias been used in the moving piciuies, and
the", net only proved popular, but were re
garded by the men who nut them en the
screen as the easiest unci best kind of ma
terial tu utilize,
Influence en .liiumallsm
"Dickens bus also hail an immense in
fluence en xvriting for the newspaper press.
lie was 11 piirllnmeiitiir li'perli'r in IS.'II,
xvhen great reforms x.'erc pending in England
nnd men l''"' Itu-sidl and ethers eieuhtless
had considerable Influence upon him mid
upon Ids weik. But nearly cxerv .xeutig
xvrit'T taken the 'Sketches by Be.' lis bis
first moiled. Dickens was always keenlj In
terested in tlie newspapi'r press ami bad It
In mind en several occasions te start a
paper for reform purposes, net se much
politically ns against some of the great
social abuse's which were then llaginnt.
It is doubtful, however, If nn. news
paper could have accomplished the actual
reforms which lie itccemiillnhed .ingle
handeil through his hooks. 'Nicholas
Niekh'b.v' put un end te the infamous Voik.
shiie si benis. 'Pickwick Papers' and 'Little
Derrit' ncceuii llshed iist reforms of th,.
debtors' prison through cxen-nie nf l(.
abuses practiced there. 'Oliver Tul-f ,,
the same for the parish weihl en-os, ,,f ;,,.
land and material cli.inves were made In
British legal procedure .ifier the puhi,..,..
tlen of 'Bleak Heuse' with (he tamens imsu
of iHrniiyi e vs .iiiniu.i'i',
"Dickens was among first writers of the hs.
terical novel and he has te his credit th.. ,,,....
finest ones ever penned, A Tale of Twe
Cities' and 'Barnaby Iludge.' In the former
will e the ciwer river erings duck ine siery 01 1
the death of Mlip. AH these and hundred-of '" M'icrau, get it 111 ti ml, although he
"Retries DHiens has al. strongly influ- KSr.u? lZ! 1
enced the stage. The best actors, such as ,,..., ,,,iMl,tl( , nlv w of be.n he
Irving in England mill Jeseph Jeffersen In ,.u.hvs ,,, ,,. ,,, ,, ft J,. "t ". ' l e
this country, have p ny.-d the characters he ,,phll,k -. ,,.,. ' . ' erl",1MV tt'; ; '
0. 1022
of these be gut the atmosphere if Paris in
a manner remarkable for n foreigner, nnd his
description- el t lie trial scenes in Paris and
in Londen are declared te he ery wonderful
pictures pertrnxed In 11 few lines nnd show,
ing clenrlx ihe great differences betxveen the
111 a liner of conducting trials in thp two coun
tries at that time.
"He was also the lnxenter of the Christ-
might almost be called the forerunner of
the short story which Inter became charac
teristic of French fiction writing.
"Ne writer has ever done mere te croate
the right kind of sympathy for the down
trodden, peer nnd oppressed than Charles
Dickens. The cartoonist of today has been
largely Influenced by Dickens nnd many of
the leading characters of Ids works are 1 ften
used by cartoonists te make the point which
they de-ire te bring out. Every one knows
the lending characters of Dickens te a far
greater extent than these of any ether
xvriter in the English or any ether language.
Valuahle te Speakers
"Dickens is always of the same value te
the public speaker as he is te the cartoonist.
At an address in Independence Hall the
ear we entered the war, I quoted the last
Words of Sidney Carten as a prophecy of
the things te come and every person in the
audience apparently understood the allu
sion. "But it Is net only in the ready under
standing of an audience that lie is useful
te a public speaker, but also because he is
se fertile In suggestions en any topic. But
the hearers always have nn instant appre
ciation and understanding of quotations from
Dickens, whereas when references or quo
tations are made from the works of ether
writers, alwujs excepting Shakespeare, the
audience apparently is, nt a less te get the
mci.uing,
"It might be further said Hint Dickens
was the first literary man te xvrite a book
of travel which i still lead. I mean the
'American Notes. xvhich if they are net
altogether templimeiitat v. created a great
-tir nt the time of their publication mid
-till stand as a model of a book of this
kind.
"Dickens was a great student of nrt in
the sen-e that he knew exai'tlv wlint hi
wanted in the illu-trnti in for his hooks and
pid.lele a text for some illu-tratiens which
were begun but were neer finished by the
artist. Lewi, Sejiueur. Ne one new re
members either him or his diawliigs, hut
Ihe chuiai'ter of Mr I'li'l.wicl: is deeplv
wilt ten mie the hearts; and the minds of
all the English-speaking people of the
earth.
, , ?"yil't Kusslu demands
Ileheirsed full participation in the
Di-unler Lausanne Conference,
, , , ''I'1' Ii. rcpeit sa.sj, has
hei'h thrown into a Mate of chaos. But
wh,7 Thai lliis-hi would seek participation
was a ion-gene conclusion, and it is safe
te a-suiiie that the pros and cons of her case
wen- Ihoreiiglily canwissiii hefep the- confer
ence was iiiimally called te order. There
s at least reason te believe that manv a
Mine of chaos" is carefully stage-man-
Ceiinn Dovle's sterv of
the mini who made 'it 11
(Jueer
luactice 10 threw his
at his Wife, at the ,r,,.t,,l
false
table
teeth
was net mere unusual than that of
miee Island man. who ..,....
the Ciiiiix'
Mi wife's testlmeti) In a suit for iliverce
caught
mic" uiie st ra til! ed tli, 1 1,...
in ese nee. !,' owing that the act alums male
her iLXsmeal, , ,.. ,,,,, ,,,',,,,,,'j ' ,,
it that iiial.e this such a queer uurid.
. I'll. lie lieuiietl -jN ,,
m. it aicsi men jn ,M.
I lllll'l, KlII'llllUM
I. upland's
(il'iUcst
,, , . ,. """'I Shaw. J. (,',
I illicit II. A ... .nth, Lord p. av.i-
'"' "iidi npd Sir -"lUfe'd
last for thai, whe.i II.,,, I ii
Wi'ls.
Il I 'I.
Ailbiit.
,.. 1 . .. , ,, 1 . 1. 1, 1 ""' 'iiiire
... ...n , ,. l , ,,U, ,,ui I .
SmttuSir1'- Au" """ """
Mussolini Is new due te learn that power
menns responsibility.
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
L Hew long after the discovery of America
was Australia discovered?
. Who whs Alice Meynell?
3. Who were the American Peace Commis
sieners te the Carle Conference et
191s which framed the Treaty et
Versailles?
4. Who was Thetis tn classical mythology!
5. What is meant by the feet-pound?
6. Hew many ounces make a pound In trey
weight?
7. What Is the characteristic dress of the
Fascletl In Italy?
8. Of what Is Isinglass made?
9. Who Is the present poet laureate et Eng.
land?
10. Where is Lake Leman?
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. General N'egl commanded the Japan
Army which took Pert Arthur In the
RusBO-Japanese War.
2. The poem, "The Lest Leader," was writ
ten by Rebert Browning and rotors te
William Wordsworth.
3. Pedagra in gout In the feet
4. The Mackenzie is the longest river la
Canada.
E. Twenty grains make a scruple In apothe-
carfesf weight
6. Twenty-four grains make a pennyweight
In trey weight.
7. Hegemony meenB leadership, especially
of en State of a confederacy.
8. A gauche la a Seuth American cowboy.
A- J.!?e Pr-?ent King of Greece Is Oeorge II.
10. The title of Adelaide Anne Proetefi
poem usually referred te as "The Lett
Chord" Is "A Lest Chord."
Garden Grace
WISE man, wise man,
Where does the seed
Find all the color thnt
Blossoms need?
Each one after
Its own kind
Gets what It wants.
Though small and blind. ,'
This old earth
With rain and sun
Waits for a day and
The thing is done. i
Tulips gay and '
Purple shower
Of dripping, pale
Wistaria flower.
Wise man, wise man,
Things that grew
Have some power that
Yeu don't knew.
And my garden's
Wiser fnr
Than your books and
Sermons are I
Wise man, xvise man,
Come nnd see
The small green fruit
On my plum tree!
Louise Drlscell, in the N. Y. Timed.
Tudny's Anniversaries
17fl0 Marshul Snxe. one of the (.''''''
of French soldiers, died ut Chamherd. Ben
October US, 101)0.
18'Jl Elias Kent Kane was elect
United States Senater from Illinois.
IKe.-- Samuel I,. Clemens (Mark Twain),
famous author and hunieiist, born at rler
Ida, Me. Died at Redding, Conn., APf"
21. 11110.
Is7 PorfirJe Dlnz, after defeating th
(Severnment troops, entered the City 0
Mexico and proclaimed himself President.
1WM Fourteen acres of fllleel-ln land
Tacemii xvere engulfed by the wateri
Pngi't Sound.
181)7 Commedore Oeerge "'...uS
assigned te the command of Ihe uia
States Asiatic squadron,
11100 Cuniidiun troops from Seuth AM
were received by Queen Victeria. . i
11)18 King Albert and the Bel-.i''"." !
family niiidu their official entry into WeP
Today's Birthdays
lit. Hen. Winsten Siiencer PHwS"?
British statesman and Cabinet Miuwwt
born fort) -eight years age. .
Tlie Ut. ltev. Denis (VDennnhiie, t ,
die Bishop of Louisville, burn in "
Count, Itid., seventy-four ears ins0 .
Pief. DnugluH W. Jehnsen, noted lf ,,
eglst of Columbia I'nlveislly, born ' ' ,,
I .1 W V',, r.iriv.r.iei' vein's 110 i
ivi ni'iu , ,, . icii, ,j ' ,-" -
Ilr, David N. Beach, for '""lllllJSS; X
president of P.ai ;:r Theological u,?!2, '
iierii at Orange, N. .1., sevcni "" T
age, AJ,
lliilph D. Cele, representative " fg
gres of the Eighth Ohie District, wrspj
Hancock County, Ohie, fertywa ITO
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