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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
PUBLIC LEDGEtt COMPANY
J CTIIUS II. K. CUIITIS, rrr.MDNt
Jehn C. Martin, Vice. President nJ Treurrt
Cticvrleie A Tyler, Secretary; Chnrl II. I.udlnir
tnn, 1'hlllp H. CellJnv Jehn 11. Willis ma. Oeenc
F. OnldTiilth, PnvM K. Hmlley. Director.
PAV1D E. BMILKY Kdlter
JOHN C. MAnTIN....enerl Business Manager
I I'ubllshed dally at Pcnt.10 I.Eixim Dulldlng
I Independence, Square, 1'hilmlelphla.
Atlantic Cur rrtti-Unlen nulkllng
JCaw Yeiik , 30 Madisen Ave.
Cmen 701 I'er.l ltulMlnn
Br. I.euia 013 aiobe-Drvtocrat PulMlr.g
Ciucioe 1.102 Tribune Ilulldlns
NBW.i iiunriAUS:
WASMINOTON lUBRtO,
N. K. Cor. Pennsylvania Ave. and Hth St.
rrw YetiK BtnrAD Thn Sun HuiMIng
Londen Beatm Trnfnlear Building
. suDscmrneN teiuis
I The Etenine I'fni.n' Lritirn is ("net te sub
crltera In Philadelphia and ciirreunillns town
t the ratn of ttvelve (IS) cents per vviek, pas able
te the carrier.
By mall te points outside of Philadelphia In
the I'nlled State", ranaila, or fulled Stairs pos
sessions, reitRise free, fifty (R0) cents rer month.
SI (JO) dollar" per year. panM In nilvnnre.
Te all ferelun countries one ijll dnllii n mnnlh
I Neticb utcrlbers nlshlnj; address changed
must clve old as well as new address.
nn.I.. 30(10 WAI.NTT K1Y.STONF. MAIN 1611
CTAdilrrsi nil rmnmtnifrnfceiM te J'.i'enine PubHe
t I.edgir. nitViirnrfrnrc Nqiinre, rhllnrtrlvhla.
Member of the Associated Press
Tilt: ASSnclATKl) rtfVSN It ( rrliisftrfj ett
ttttcd te th' icr fur irinhltrnti i nf ail H- i
CiipntChrn errilitril te it ir Me' nlhrrv ( c ( 'ft
41 thil ,c.tier, ntut af.s f'i lernl t. t , pic li- lu l
ftirreet .1' teci , ( , . tubltcnttni t,f ;ciut
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THE TRUSTEES' PUOHLEM
Tlin fnrmiil r'isnatlnii of (iiMii-nil I.pennnl
Weed i.f tlm it nt tlu l'niver-ttv wltiili
he hns ncMT lillcil Iehmw llie triistoes "f
thnt institution frep te 1 1 1 1 1 n t n new .ennli
for II ptine-t or cliief niiniiiistrtilte ellirnr
Thern nve no .trlncs te tioiienil Wnnil's
Wllnquislimeiit of mi honor whirli, Iiowemt
Togrel fully siirrrnilored, ln Ik en lirnuclit
about by mi eMietitiB situntien in tlie Phil
lppln"". In hl rnblesrain te Soeretury
M'oeUi tlie (!oernor (ienrnil reneeilps the
impossibility of an early return te the
United Stnte: nml while it i siicceited that
the rurrent lcgi'!atie losslen Is the criti
cal bar te release, the difhVult.v of speeili
eall naiiiiiic u date for the completion of
the uerk in the Wands Is aNe set forth.
Information venehiifeil the I'niversity Is
lit detailed, fieneral Weed, as is iirejier
tinder the unusual lumlltinim, andidly re
lieves the institution of the lpspen-ibility of
ttnltins for him anj letiser.
disappointment that the oblur.itlen of na
tional senioe is se pressini; will naturally
be felt hj tliose administrators of the I'ni
Versity who hoped te enhance the distinction
anil success of Pennsylvania by the direc direc
the onerKle.s of an executive of niknowl niknewl
filled cifts.
Hut it is the future which new demands
earnest consideration. The trustees ure
llKaln confronted with the preui-t problem.
In solving it thev may iel upon the sym
pathetic interest and support of the alui'uni,
of nil friends of the I'lmersity and. indeed,
of nil puhllc-splnted (ili?ens encerned in
the well.ire of a distinguished and venerable
Institution of higher leurninc
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
IT IS a fashion with bad-tempered people
te sjij ,.,t clirlstmns and the Christinas
en son no longer roilect anthni but nuto nute
rnntlc Restures; that th" spiritual quality
as gene out of the Rrontesi (,f Imlidajs and
that en this acieunt then' ma be no mere
miracles, I,et us see.
Sime l!M)7 the national death late from
tuberculesi- b;is been reitici.l In ha'f.
Through educational methods uriled ss.
tematli'iill. and persistently te danger points,
through the practlie of prcwntiw midiiine
In all congested s(rtietis of the leuntry,
through watchfulness ,,nd (are and help ex
tended In every region when- the men.ii e
mighty be, the most feared of ail diseases
was first (hocked and then brought under
control that Insures n nctunl and remp'ete
obliteiatlen. Virtually a'l the money w lui h
Diade this work possible in Philadelphia mid
throughout the length and breadth of the
country was yiven jM the ChiNtnias holi heli
dajs, out of the Christmas spirit of pint
j ears te the Nutienal Health Ceiimil. by
pfeple vhep letters and ii'ickages bore the
tiny Christmas Seals whldi .lie everywhere
npimient at this time of the jear." The
pennies and dimes of hurried sMI,pi.r, meed
suddenly b a theuhi of what Christinas i
about, meant ineie hi the nggn gati than the
large gifts of tin- ilih in a uiuwiiniii which
Is still in progress te help the .'in.nne pieple
In this city who still are si, i or threateind
Tltb tuberculosis.
Since Christmas geed-will is eliminating
tuberculosis, it is ! littb tee inn, b, te say
that the time of ciirisimas miracles Is past
MR. VARE WOULD MARCH
TIMH and again and often in oddly pic
turesque way it lias heen (bmenstr.iK d
thnt a Philadelphia pnlitirmn, once he is
fnturated with the traditions of i niling
faction, uinnet c-t it into ,i, 1(. iiiat
times luiNc a habit (.'' dunging and that
we are net new Imnv in th'- eightes Amid
all the harsh realities of th,. ),,l1lr . ;s
apt te feel like a man in a orange anq
far teuiiiij. Alemeri. s ( it.iiigs t opted
and familiar long ag. are th- huhstu of
his philo-eph. Such a man will el'iui feel
a need of sell'-assumm He will wish te
piove. te biuisell and !.. ilm world that he
hab a grasp upon life and public affairs.
Give him, then, a hnml and a drum major
"and a marelwiig delegation and a non-skid
. silken hat fm his bead and a set of 'spats,
and his confidence in himself and his f.utli
In the future will be restored. His soul
' TV-ill be strengthened and refreshed. He
1 will no longer suffer from n lowering sense
of Isolation from life nnd political rationality.
i He will be comforted as a man i comforted
I who finds refuge from daikness and storm
and loneliness.
It Is characteristic of Philadelphia, wheie
, the instinct of factionalism alwajs has been
deep-rooted and almost ineradicable, that it
can still produce u political marching club.
Blnkely Md'nughn tool, a bcautifullj ens-
, turned squad and a baud and a drum major
te Washington for the inauguration of
, President Harding nnd te de honors te the
late Bennter Penrose V.vtn .Mr. Penrose,
who had n grent respect for tradition,
frowned upon the demonstration, and Mr.
McCnughn and the band nnd the drum
major nnd the attendant company had te
de their marching in n side street. New it
Is Renntnr-elcct William S. Vnre who would
repent thnt performance nt Ilarrlsburg,
where marching clubs went out of fashion
years age. The Senater's plan te force small
Jeb holders te spend the price of a rather
jelly Christmas en high hats and spats and
canes, te take from tlie tiny snlnrles of some
' of the smnllrst and poorest members of the
eld organlaitien the money needed te fill the
Chrfstmns stockings of downtown children,
U net nice.
It ought te be stepped. Them ought, te
be a rebellion or an Injunction of same
ort te step It. Mr, Vnre was net originally
a PInchet man. His desire te de such
honors as can be expressed through n
marching club en the occasion of tlie coin
lag Inaugural may have various eiplnnn-
' 'tlems. Doubtless there Is til the back of his
i'iftd m lutinctlvft wish, iA It, lionet: 'te
tradition by doing honor te the new Gov Gov
ereor. Uttt at bottom Scnnter Vnre Is seek
InR stretiRth for his Awn spirit. He Is
fecllnR around for a place for bis feet. He
would show the people that he knows hew
te serve them. lie would prove thnt he
hns n firm and intelligent grasp of nffnlrs,
thnt he Is equal te the political requirements
of n time of uncertainty nnd stress.
Are the times out of joint? Are public
affairs In confusion? Is Injustice being done
anywhere? Are we forgetting our pntriot pntriet
ism? Are people restless about eenl mid
the tariff and taxes and the ineptitudes of
public ellieinls nnd the waste of money nnd
the dangers of renewed militarism nnd the
stnlc of our foreign relations nnd the tnlk of
war te come? Any geed political leader,
trained in the rules of factionalism, knows
what te de under such eircumstnnces nnd,
moreover, he will have the courage of his
convictions. He will trot out his march
ing club, put en bis high lint, order his
band te play the geed old tunVs of the
pelllleal past nnd then nil will be well and
peace and content nietit will reign once mere
throughout the land;
THE IIOLMESHURG INQUIRY
UP TO THE GRAND JURY
A Prima-Facic Case of Abuses Is Se
Clear That the Court Has Decn Cem-.
polled te Order an Imestigatien
Jl'IiCi: .WI)i:NKli:i pursued the correct
" course In charging the (irnnd Jury te
Investignte the conditions In the Helineshurg
prison. The i hnrges made te the Investi
gators of this newspaper which have led the
Judge ie order the Inquiry are what Is
known lu law as e parte statements. Thnt
Is. they me statements of only one side of
the ( asp.
There is supposed te be another side which
has net jet been heard lr. Ileeves, the
president of the Prison Inspectors, has net
stnted it in his comments en the dis
closures. He has ndmitted many of the
charges and has defended the prison man
agement. Judge Audenrled, however, who is accus
tomed te hearing both sides of a case before
he lenches a decision, has Instructed the
(rand Jury te .summon witnesses and te
get their sworn testimony in elder that the
truth mnj be disceu-rci, whatever It may
lie. In leferring te the inqiiir made by
this newspaper he remarks that no private
investigators have the power te lemmnml
this sworn testlmenj. And he adds: "I
have no doubt that the writers of these
newspaper articles are animated by the
highest purposes and that their agitation of
the subject Is intended enlj for the ad
vancement of the causes of humanity and
the public welfare. It can result only in
geed, whether the information Is correct or
net." He could net have stated the pur
poses of this newspaper in better terms.
P.ut the wholesome thing Is that the Judge
himself admits that the e- parte statements
charge the existence of a condition of affairs
which. If proved by swein testimony, is
scandalous and must be coriected. That is
all that any one eilhl ask for
Although the Judge placed upon the laws
of the Commonwealth part of the responsi
bility for the kind of punishment admlnls
teied. th" tiranil Jury Is epei ted te make
n thoieiigh inqulrj into the way these laws
an' administered. They can he administered
bumandj or brutnllv. Se far as we knew,
there Is nothing In them which instlfies the
selltaiy leiilinement of a prisoner without
feed for twenty -four hours if lie smokes a
elgarutc In violation of the regulations
agiiins- -nuking. And there Is nothing In
the la" dther. se far as appears, thnt
(euipils the prison inspectors te l'eibid the
use of tobacco by the prNeiieis Indeed,
the inspdters are te permit the use of
dicwing tobacie after January 1, s() that
next year the prisoners can de with im
punity that for which, according te the
statements, made by the prisoners, they have
been this year subjected te solitary confine
ment without fend.
The ( Irnnd Jurv will begin its Investiga
tions, therefore, with knowbdge of the ad
inissiun by poisons in authority that some
of the ( i parte statements are true and that
there is no Justification in the liw fir the
abuses which arc charged
Tlieie was hardly nn moil fei warning
the jury against willing n trti" en prison
reform nfter Its !nvesugi,un 'I he jurors
are intelligent and humane miiiis, ton ten
fronted with the tasl- of l-iquirliig into the
practice of inhumanity in tlie natment of
oriseners. They ate l.l.cS ., sis k after
evidence of spot itlc nbi, nnd ie describe
what these abuses are with i i.w le their
correction by the pter iiiil.eiriis. if
ibey lind thnt some ei ihun mu be ...i reded
only by cluing' s in iln law, they likely
te recommend m,, i dangis n- s em de-
sirable, espeiiallv previsions i.,j pievlillng
wholesome nci upntien lei the (envi'is dur
ing the term of ili if liiipii-oiiiie in.
Whether the invcMlgiitnm lv ih" Crand
Jury will take the p'.,i' of ti iiivi-s Igntlen
by the l'.eanl of Judgis ileiii.inilid by Conn Cenn
illman U'd er s icluinrii dm net yet ap
pear. Tin- Hso'utleii is sun pending nnd
the Council Is le-eniing il.e i.ttempls of Dr.
Hoeves te p'ai e upon Ir the n spe'nsiblUty
for the feed seived ie the inl-etiers. It
Insists that it lias always appropriated whnt
the Heard of Inspoeteis ),as asl-ed te provide
the prison Mipplle". The Mini amounts te
about STfl a yar for inch prisoner, which
nt the pieseni irloe of feed does net seem
adequate. Hut ibis i- nil that was asked
for and all that was appropriated in the
budget just approved bv the Council.
It is clear that ih" time was about ripe
for an inquiry into what hns been going en
at Ilelmesburg.
PEPPER ON THE SENATE
SHNATOIl pni'PHIJ, being a new arrival
In Washington, may be able te view his
colleagues nnd tlie system In which they
function with an unspoiled and unprejudiced
eye. It is only fair te assume that he can
discern at the Capitel many smnll virtues
and nobilities which the faraway public
ennnet sec.
His formal defense of the Senate nnd his
suggestion thnt It Is tee often criticized
cnrtles a note of fine chivalry. And yet it
does net carry conviction te n public which
hns some reasons te feel that if It didn't
shout nnd threw an occasional verbal brick
it weulil be forgettrn altogether in the upper
house.
Mr. Pepper will have te tnlk often and
eloquently te convince (he peeple of the
I'nlled Stntes thnt their Senate is n sensi
tive, grent-henrled mid sadly misunderstood
heelv of men. One of the traditional duties
of the electorate In thn I'nlted Hlnles Is te
remind these mk that tirel4i.yesldgnt4
1 reml
EVENING PUBLIC 'LEDaER -
n Heuse of Iteprescntntlves, a Supreme
Court nnd, finally, n people who, under the
law of the land and the laws of reason, have
right te some share In the direction of
government.
Then again It will seem le n great many
people thnt Senater Pepper was wasting his
energies rnther recklessly when he delivered
the address In which he advised some of
the grent insurance financiers of the country
"te leave the chairs of their clubs nnd take
nn Intelligent Interest In the Hcnntc nnd the
election of lis members." The Senater's
New Yerk audience was composed of men
who ordinarily reveal no need of the sort
of ndvlce thnt wns offered them en this
occasion.
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS
DOMESTIC affairs occupied the mind of
the President te the exclusion of almost
everything else when he wns preparing his
address te Congress. They are the nffnlrs
which nre occupying the attention of the
country. The people want le knew hew the
National ftevernnicnt is te come te their
lellef. There arc net only questions grow
ing out of the wnr thnt have net been nn nn
swered, but there are questions nrislng out
of the development of the country thnt still
perplex us. te say nothing of the new ques
tion of "iifereement of the prohibitory laws.
Mr. Harding Is evidently deeply concerned
ever the domestic situntien, ns he may well
be. And his messnge Indicates thnt he has
thought le some purpose.
The two points in his address which will
attract most attention are (hose made In
connection with his discussion of the rail
road problem and the problem of the en
forcement of the eighteenth Amendment te
the Constitution.
He has courageously put himself en the
side of a rigid enforcement of the amend
ment. There is no doubt whatever that the
widespread disregnid of that amendment by
reputable dll.ens is having a demoralizing
effect. These citizens are responsible for
the traffic of the bootleggers, for if there were
no buyers there would he no sellers. And
Hie buyers nre willing te pay se big n price
for liquor that men willing te get easy
money' nrrnngc te sell the stuff te thorn.
And the bootleggers get Immunity from pun
ishment by debauching the law enforcement
officers of the Government.
This is a condition which ought te nrouse
nny honest man trusted with the execution
of the laws Mr. Harding hns pointed out
that the States as wefl ns the Federal Gov
ernment are commissioned te carry nut the
Eighteenth Amendment. The States are net
co-operating. In order te find out why net
and te nrrnngc for co-operation, tlie Presi
dent Is about te summon the Governors te
Washington.
If the President can Induce (he Governors
te work with him we shall very seen knew
the extent of the sentiment in favor of a
rigid enforcement of the law against the
sale of Intoxicating beverages. Then If It
shall be found that the demand for some
form of stimulant Is s0 widespread that en
forcement is practically Impossible, the
gieund will be laid for a modification of
the rigors of the Velstead act. Hut it should
neMie assumed that the Picsldcnt is pre
paring ultimately 10 recommend such a
modification, for there is nothing in any
of Ids public iittetaiKcs that will justify
the inference that he favors any modification
of tlie law.
His. discussion df the railroad problem
shows an approbation of its difficulties, nnd
it Indicates that he is icady te relax the
restrictions of the anti-trust laws which
have prevented railroad i onibinatlens for tlie
impievimenr of the service and railroad
ew net ship of steamship lines te supplement
the land lines. He wisely advocates a tying
up of the land and water lines and a group
ing of th" railroads in Hie Inteiest of elli elli
clene .
He condemns the Itmliead Laber Heard as
a body composed hugely of icprcscntatlves
of two conflicting interests, th,. employers
and the empleyes. Ne such body can reach
a judicial dedsien, ns this newspaper has
pointed out many times in the past. It is
net a judicial body commissioned te estab
lish justice, but an arbitration beard bound
by 'Us very nature te reach a compromise
which may or may net lie just. The sug
gestion that its functions lie performed by
an enlarged Interstate Commerce Coinmls, Ceinmls, Coinmls,
sien deserves serious consideration. And
his suggestion aKe that some way be found
by whldi It can enforce its decisions in
elder te prevent an interruption in the
operation of the riillreaeN ought te be
adopted. As seen as it is universally recog
nized that the public interest is supreme In
lailread labor controversies the way will
open Itself and tlieie will he an end of rail rail
lead strikes and tall, el them
ASSESSMENT DUTIES
TN PHILADU.PIII.Y assessment is the
1' foundation of tie political structure. It
'is the basis of fruehlse. precedent te reg
istration and. .,f (en se i,, voting.
This fad ipied with iceent doubts c ast
upon the authentic liv ami completeness of
assessment re tuns b mis particular sig sig
nifiennee te the s,f,,. and binding instriic
tienis of Ceu in v Ceiiiiiiiss(in,,r Helmes te
the division a is new- engaged in the
December task ei I use-tn-houhe visitation
te enumerate II iec leis.
Mr. Helmes ,ni piepi-rly points out lh.it
the canvass (I pe'i nu.il oters will de
termine the iiuiul.ir of t'euncilmen te which
each (lisiint will he i-ntnled for the
four years l.egiiining Jimuaiy 1. 10U1, Tim
necessity for making uniful returns con
corning the- wnunn, work that lias thus far
been somewhat impcrfcctlv peifetined, is
also duly emphasised.
Incorrect assessmiiii may be, as has been
shown in the ast. a convenient agency of
political coiruptieii It is nor always easy
. te! demonstrate whether exact Information
has been given te the official investigator
or whether deliberate misrepiesi ntatlun of
ilicts lias been practiced.
The charges of Prank ISlter. thnt assess
ments in ciigani-zaiien words have been
full while electors in independent sections
of the city have net bem ciiielltd, nre tee
serious te justify en the part e,f the County
Commissioners any course hut that of the
most rigid and painstaking scrutiny
Nen-property holders when net "as'sesscd
are debarrecl from purchasing poll tax re
ceipts, which nte ciedentinls for registra
tion. Nen-registered citi.ens are denied the
vote nt election time.
It Is the duty of all adult Phdadelphlans
te co-operate effectively with the assessors
in their work. Maids or ether representa
tives of occupants of duellings (,r apart
ments should be instructed te gun complete
Information concerning the number of resi
dents. Soen nfter the Nineteenth Amend
ment went Inte effect thousands of women
were disfranchised In Huh city for failure
te heed the demands of the situation.
Assessment faithfully computed Is In the
technical Fence the cornerstone of citizen
ship. The fact that editorial
Te lUmove opinion in Mexico City
Itcacntment is te the effect that It
, . . H tl.'c Peliti,,"l policy et
thn I'nlted States te Isolate Mexico from
the rest of the world seems te make it the
part 'if wisdom for the Pnited States Gov
eminent te Invite Mexico te participate In
the Central American conference n WiijJi WiijJi
Jnctea. -V
PmUADEIPHIA SATURpAT: DEOEMBfeR
DEATH OP "BOB" COOK
Odd Incidents in His Unusual Career.
A Collector of Glrardlana Nevin
Dctrlch's Remarkable Line of
Political Activities
Ity GEOItflE NOX McCAIN
ROBI3KT .1. COOK'S death n few days
age en his ancestral farm en the Motion Metion Motien
gahela River, nlwve Pittsburgh, created
only n ripple of comment in Philadelphia.
Thirty yenrs nge his demise would have
been a sensation.
The reason for these contrasts Is thnt
"Heb" Cook belonged te n past generation.
In Philadelphia his name is new only n
memory. At Yale and In national rowing
circles It Is n tradition.
During the years that he was business
manager of the Philadelphia Press he re
sided with his family out en the Main Line.
He was a son-in-law of Calvin Wells,
pvvner of the Press.
About twenty yenrs nge Mrs. Cook di
vorced him nnd he then went te Paris, where
he lived for a number of years until re
cently. It wns n surprise te many of his surviving
ncqueintnnces te knew that he hud returned
te this country te die.
T)OB" COOK, te these who knew him
--' best, wns n brusque but companion
able nnd genial soul.
He wns never popular ntneng men though
because of certain peculiarities of tempera
ment and action.
Accustomed te dominating younger men
ns conch and rowing tutor nt Ynle, the habit
of cemmnnd grew with bis years.
He brooked no opposition te his will or
desires.
His word wnR law around the Press busi
ness office, nnd his orders were delivered,
sometimes. In a manner that provoked the
bitterest resentment.
An uncontrollable temper, under certain
circumstances, marked hl conduct. On on'e
occasion It almost cost him his life.
He get into an altercation with a gigantic
Negro employed in the pressroom late one
night.
With nn equally ungevernnhle temper the
Negro seized a hatchet and dealt the busi
ness manager a blew en the head thnt al
most brained him.
The Negro went te prison nnd Mr. Cook
carried the visible scar of the assault te his
grave.
INNUMERABLE stories were told by old
Press reporters and editors about "Heb"
Cook's vagaries along In the "nineties."
He could be found, usually, en late after after after
noens In the enfe-bnr of the Hellevuc Hetel,
which occupied the present site of the Manu
fuclurers' (Hub.
One of his peculiarities during these times
wns te assiduously cultivate tlie acquaint
ance of nny young reporter who happened
into, the hotel.
Finnlly, in the excess of this temporary
interest, he would notify the nenphvtc that
from thnt day his salary was doubled. .
Accepting the business manager's word as
gospel, the chagrin of the victim can be
imagined when en Friday, which was salary
day. he discovered .that the premised raise
was net visible in his envelope.
One innocent, iinncquninted with "Heb's"
tempermenfal Idiosyncrasies, bearded the
lien in his den in the rear of the counting
room with a polite request for nn explana
tion. He get It.
lie was fired en the spot.
IIHIK.V E. M. Beyle, for years the iinan
' cial editor of the Press, died lie left
behind n splendid library of Byren's works
and biographies.
Judge Jehn M. Patterson has a rare li
brary of Dlekcnsinnn.
The late Colonel Jehn P. Nichelson had
the finest Civil Wor library in the United
Stntes.
Themas Donaldsen, father of State In
surance Commissioner Themas Blaine Don Don
aldeon, was a collector of Indian literature
and legends. He had lived for u number of
years in the West
New comes I-Yidimind II. Graser with n
library of ever L'OllO volumes, much of which
relntes te .Stephen Glrnrcl, his life nnd
works.
Mr. Graser Is a graduate of Girnrd Col
lege, 'fid. and bis library had its origin in
tlie books which he received as Girard pre
miums for eicdlenec in conduct and scholar
ship. He tells me that his collection of books,
pamphlets nnd sketches of Stephen Girnrd,
exclusive of autographs, letters and ether
material of the great founder of Girard Col
lege, is constantly growing.
I fancy that he has spent n small fertune
in gratifying his taste in this ellrectien.
Mr. Graser was n newspaperman In this
city a quarter of a century nge.
Hu is n graduate of the I'niversity of
Pennsylvania.
Later he was an instructor nt Temple
I'niversity In history and economics.
lie is pnrticulaily distinguished for his
exceptionally line collection of Glrnidiana.
A NEVIN DKTHICH, who was one of
Gifferd Pindiet's mnnngers, noting as
secrctnry of his Campaign Committee, lias
had n most remarkable experience in prac
tical politics.
With all that, he Is only forty-two years
old.
His career began as editor of dailv Public
Opinion in Chambersburg and the Ponusyl Penusyl
vunlu Grange News in 1008 also had him
as its editor.
He handled legislation both at Washing,
ten and Ilarrisburg for the State and Na
tional Granges.
In H10 lie nssjsidl in organizing the Na
tional Republican League, with headquarters
In Washington.
It wns then n Lu Follette organization,
and Det rich started te maiiiige the Pennsyl
vania campaign for the Westerner.
He swung the parly machinery behind
Roosevelt the following year and joined his
friends In a fight for delegates for 'J'. R.
iic wus one of the secretaries of the labt
Republican State Convention In 101L',
That body elected him secretary of the
State Committee, succeeding Harry Baker.
HE WAS secretary of the Pennsylvania
delegation te the National Convention
nt Clilenge that year.
When the Washington Party was organ
ized In this State he had charge of the
dcteils.
The late Themas L. Hicks was elected
chairman and Mr. Detrich secretary of Its
State Committee.
When Gifferd Pinehet In 1HM wns a con cen
dldate for I'nlted States Senater ngallibt
Penrose, Detrich ran Ids campaign ns State
chairman of the party.
Governer Brumbaugh appointed him Su
nerlntcndcnt of Public Printing und Bind
ing, but he declined the office.
In 1017 he wns appointed chief examiner
under Denny O'Nell lu the State Insurance
Department.
DENNY O'NEIL'S unsuccessful cam cam
pelgn for Governer in 1017 closed Mr.
Dctrlch's activities temporarily, for he en
listed as a private for the World War.
He entered a school for adjutants at Fert
Oglethorpe, On., and gnlncd a commission
ns captain.
Assigned te n unit as adjutant, he was
about te sail for trance when the armlstlce
was slgncel.
After that he became secretary of the
Grange Committee mi Conservation, of which
Mr. PInchet was chairman.
When PInchet was named Stntn Ferester
Detrich ergnnlzed the Committee en Resto
ration of Pennsylvania's Timber Production.
In the Legislature of HCI he put through
all the forestry legislation without opposf epposf oppesf
tlon, Including the appropriations.
Early In the present year he organized
the IMnchot.fer-t.overnor Campaign Com Cem Com
niltteo, jvlijrli resulted in the loiter which
called PInchet le he n gubernatorial fundi-
nDetrirb wnf ; secretory of that committee
Jill alter.Mr. Pinghet's election,
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS !
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
S. B. LLOYD
On the. Necessity of Saving
THRIFT isthe backbone of the Natien
ns well ns of the home and is one
of the grentest necessities of tiie world tetlny.
according te S. B. Lloyd, vice president of
the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society,
"Te restore the world te normalcy," said
Mr. Lloyd, ''the extravagant waste which
is new going en all ever the glebe a waste
of time, money, effort and even life must
e-ense. The foundation of thrift Is work,
hard work and plenty of It. The mere
work there is te de, the mere expert the
individual becomes in sa.ing time, nnd time
snved menns grenter iccemplishments und
consequently greater mnterlnl rewards.
Common Sense In Spending
"Having worked nnd snved, the next step
Is the spending, nnd ns the late Theodere
Roosevelt wisely pointed out, when common
sense is applied te spending you have thrift.
"Philadelphlnns are, en the whole, a
thrifty people. About one out of every four
inhabitants of this city has n savings account
in one of the six mutual savings banks, and
the foresight of these individuals was well
repaid during the dreadful period of financial
depression and unemployment out of which
we nre just emerging.
"One of the questions most frequently
asked of savings fund ellieinls is: 'What is
the best way te save?' There is only one
answer te this, and that nnswer is that le
save successfully it must be done; regularly
nnd often, no matter hew small the amount
of the Individual deposit may he.
"Centrnrv te n very general impression,
the savings banks de net in the least object
te small deposits. It was te provide a
depository for such savings that the mutual
savings banks were first established. An
account miiv be opened in them with as
little as a dollar and interest will be paid
when the total amount reaches $.. Inter
est Is thereafter puid en all multiples of
S,r.. All these small amounts nre welcome.
Helping Small Depositors
"Piier te the year of 1810 there was
no bank lu Philadelphia, nor, for that mat
ter, in the country, where small savings
could be deposited and draw Interest. Te
meet this need of persons who could net
bank lu u large way a group of prominent
men in Philadelphia associated themselves
together and nt their own expense opened
an office and took turns behind the counter
receiving deposits nnd paying depositors.
This was the foundation of our organiza
tion, nnd from that day, 100 years age. It
has grown until there nre new Ji.LH.i7
depositors nnd the deposits tetnl mere thnn
Mil.", 000,000 with tetnl assets of mere than
1RI, 000,000.
1The need of such nn orgnnkntlen in
Philndelphin wns apparent from the very
beginning, and en the last day of the year
1810 the deposits amounted te .?l0i:t..VJ.
It Is true that this Is net nn impressive
sum when present-day figures are considered,
but It showed that such an institution wns
badly needed und that it filled a public
want.
"That this need still continues is shown
by some of the figures of amounts and trans
actions which we hnve had. In n single
business day 001 new accounts hnve been
opened nnd en another day -we completed
0170 trnnsnetiens en the receiving side and
have actually taken in within a ten-hour
dny ?7ri7,081 In small amounts. This lest
transaction occurred, tee, at n time when
there was a rule, since abolished, that n
person could net deposit mere than S.r00 In
nny one year. And ours is only ene of the
six mutual savings hanks in the city.
The Mutual Savings Hanks
"Why de the people patronize the mutual
savings banks te such nn extent? In the
first plnce, the mutual savings bank hns no
stockliedcrs nnd, therefore, no dividends te
enrn or divide. All the nsscts of these
Institutions are used solely for the pro
tection of their depositors. The safety nnd
care of the depositors' money is the first
nnd only consideration j whatever money may
be earned gees te make the money of the
depositors mere secure.
"The deposits of a mutual savings bank
nre net subjected te business risks, and la
institutions confine their investments te the
kmi .innuni'vniii'ii li inu .r itinnciii,w...i ..
Iimni i-uiinniiiiMi' j in r ifi j ti'Pi it'll I II Villi
bje, such us underling rJkWlld beiX
0; ?1922
AN AWFUL JOLT!
Government nnd municipal bends nnd mort
gage's en real estate.
"As between the deposit in n mutual sav
ings bank nnd nn Investment in stocks nnd
bends, much may be said in favor of the
former, especially for these of limited income.
In tlie first plnce, a deposit in a mutual
savings hank Is drawing Interest nnd the
interest is certnln. Secondly, the money
en deposit Is available When it Is needed and
can be withdrawn either in whole or in
part as the occasion demands, while with
an investment, If only a part of the money
invested be needed, the whole investment
might have te he sold in order te obtain
the leqtilred cash.
Market Fluctuations
"In addition te these reasons, nn invest
ment is subject te market fluctuations
whether It be in stocks, bends or real estnte,
and when the money is needed it may net
he obtainable without n less, while with
money in the savings banks the whole or a
pint of It Is available at any time.
"The thought of the mutual savings banks
is service, nnd that service Is te encourage
thrift and te help people te save. Their
one ambition is te make thnt service se
vital te the community that instead of help
ing one out of every four persons in this
great city of ours, our service will he
extended te every man, woman nnd child
within our geographical area,
"1 think, en the whole, that the war
taught people te save, In our own insti
tution nt any rate there 1ms been n sensible
increase fiem the time the wnr broke out
until the present time, both in the number
of the depositors nnd in the amounts which
they deposited. Of course, the nmiuints nre
lower new than they were during the peak
of the high wages.
War Made Investors
"The wnr also inntle many Investors In
seem itles among thpse who. previously te
that time, had never owned securities of any
kind. This was especially the case with
the Liberty Bends. We took euro of the
Libeilv Bends for such of our depositors ns
desirrd us te de se, collecting their coupons
mid i (editing the amounts in their bank
hooks. , "Te show te what an extent the wnr
Inlliieiicecl savings, we received en deposit
from January te November of 1017, ,esj .
tiiiO.OOO. In (he same period of the fellow'--mg
your there was a gain of n million
making the deposits $20,000,000. Then came
a big jump in 1010, when we took in S4! -(1011,0(10
and nn Inerense of S'J.OOO 000 in
1020, the tetnl for the same period thou
being $.15,000,000. which vvs the i,.. ,!,t
point leached. In 1021 came the depics.sidii
and the deposits for the eleven months sniil sniil
te Snr.,000.000, and the-y were also ?r 1000 -000
in the present year. Se they have n
little mere than doubled from the' time we
went into the wnr te tlie piesetit time.
Orgy of Spending Over
"Of com -0. when nny nation is thrust
into such sudden nnd unprecedented pros
perity, nn e.rgy of spending is bound te
fellow. I he I'nlted Stntes wns no exception
te this rule. But it leeks te me as though
tills orgy was ever and that the Amer
ican people are ngnin back te common sense
in the matters of saving and of spending
hen you consider the amount of unein unein unein
ployment thnt existed In this ,.tv d url e
the worst of the period of depression, the
figures of deposit which I llm. in'nt"l
which, It must be remembered, are for ene
inslitnlien alone, are perfectly nsteundlng.
I here is still some unemployment but
net a very great amount of It. semp ' ,..
C,wl,,(i ,,nl, .. ., I. ..11. II.... . "'" III lllll
......s,., .,, ,ir iiien iiik, are rimlm,! r.i
nnd It almost impossible te !r ,'I' ?".'
all of the trades are net yet entirely busy
f tin n(l,in ...v. ....i. " .. . "' llul'
.-.nn. one in cne most oneouracing things
about the whole situation Is that the p"n ,le
seem te have regained their, sense of pre?
portion ami flint they are both spend ng
mere wisely nnd saving what they can "
Chicago weimi,, (,K()(
e be u typhoid carrier
linn eone mi .. i... ...
Isolated
strike because authorities will net permit
her te continue her business ns , ,.',,
Svnipatliy in n ease like Ihls Is iibmu ,.,. V.
divided between the Health Beard ,,,
nriiiinn. Ainintnhtlr tlin t.il -i. . '" ' '"
. i trill iviiri- lih. -....
I ml i 1 1 I hi V . fill1 I If! V
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SHORT CUTS
It Is easier te repel an attack than j
dispel a suspicion.
Why net let the Chautauqua Aed.
tien stage a League of Nations
Relations being strained, "Dry up!
says Prohibition te Jehn Burleycern.
The one thing Irish Irreconcilable!
appear te he able te de well is te ulltniM.
public.' sympathy.
Charles W. Merse wants te go te Red
te consult Mniiiiafnva, he says, but tl
piieiic suspects .Maeuiavelli.
It must be admitted that Tresldd
Harding is showing the courage of his cm
viol ions in the matter of ship subsidy.
The "Marriage of Isnnc" hns been im
closed in this city nfter three centum
One simply can't keep these things Bccret."
It will perhaps renssure the little eM
te learn thnt, although thousands of fit
nnd sleighs and kiddie curs were btireei
nt Kane, Pa., Santa Claus Is utiillsmayrd
cleclnri
ing there nre lets mere at the Nertl
Pele
What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
I. What Implement of warfare was knew
as "Brown Hess"?
". Who was Warren Hastings?
3. Where Is the Intersection of latitude
and longitude 0?
4. Whnt languasu Is spoken In MaM
go scar 7
(i. What Is a cayman?
6. What Is the name of the Spanish Parlli
ment?
7. What proportion of the foreign trade i
the United States Is carried In shll
nylnif the American Hair?
8. Nnmn three prominent Italian mllltail
cemmnnclers of the World War?
0. Where is the lverv Cnnsi?
10. Hew many reeds make an ucre In squa;
measure;
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. The term Levant llternllv means rljtei
applied te the sun : henen liv- exteni'OB
tlie sunrise, the east, the Orient. T!
Levant lu the geographical sense W
come te slKtilfv the reclen east i
Jtaly. lying en or near the Medltei
i-.inean, sometimes reckoned as e
tcniling east te the Euphrates nnd
taking In the Nile Valley, thus l
eluding Greoce and Kgypt. Me'
specifically, tlie Levant Is the coil
legion and Islands of Asia Miner a
Syria. The name was originally give
by the Italians In the form "Levanti
". The Mllluey of the Slashes wns a nan
given te Henry Clay en account oft'
uire-uniBiunces et ins noyneoci. .
3. Thlrty-twe te thlrtv-slx bushels make
chaldren, nn English weight a
IlietlSUre for enn! unci cr.lfP. In tl
L'nlted States 2500 te 2900 peunl
mane a cnaiuren.
4. The Milesian Tales were short stories
ll wlttv and unlnpiniin eharaC
Rieatlv in veeim nmnnir the flrcel
and Hemans. The name nrose from
ouuccuen or talcs by Anienr
Diogenes, compiled by Arlstlues
Miletus, They were translated li
Latin bv Cornelius SlBenna. T
original tales nra new lest, but t
memo is given te stories of a 1"
nature.
I. CuumnalKtl Is flat anil level irreund.
clear and open landscape, a brc
ireeicss plain ; pence nny level,
ruffled NUfnce. Chnmnnene ll
highly effervescent wine, typical
iimuer-oeioieii, mnile In Jlnrne
ndJelnliiK departments in France.
C Pllsudskl Is President of Poland,
7. St. Paul's Cathedral, In Ixmclen,
designed by Sir Christopher AVren,
famous English nrchltect.
8. The Jewel called the Great Mogul
an Indian diamond said te have W
seen at the court of AurungreD ,
Hi65 and te have welched 280 carat
9, The War of the Pacific is the name ceiil
menly ulven te thn wnr waged
Chile against Belivia and ref";
1K7'I.R3 (tit. nt l.n i-'l.ltAnr, V IctO'
arese tlie protracted Tacna-Arlca "'
nine, or vvnicu a settlement is n
last under wnv.
10. Pimqunle Puell was a celebrated Ce"
can natrlnt. lln horn run ironernllll
and bend of the Cera I can Geveriimf'lf
in nt55, carried en n war nKif
ncnen, was driven rrem cersicn,'
EnKlatld bv thn French In 1709
returned te C'erslcn as lieutenant B
err.l In 1790. formed n censmracy vv
ihe ulil of dreut Britain ngal
! ranee, bct-iiiue generalissimo In I'
find finally left Corsica thrce c
mier. no cued In imgianu in 11
Puell, In Eastern Pennsylvania,,
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