Newspaper Page Text
13 SATURDAY EVENING REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S EVENTS, HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE EVENING i;EPaBB-PHlUADEluPHIA,) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 101 THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON i Happenings in the National Cnpi tal of Importance and Interest, Legislative and Political. In the realm of foreign affaire, tho most Important development of the week n Washington has been tho assurance received from the Japanese Government that the occupation of the Marshall Islands In only a temporary war meas ure. Japan sent word to the State De partment Wednesday that the seizure of the archipelago was not now, and would not be, regarded as anything more than temporary strategic move. The postponement of tho Pan-American peace conference, which was to have been held at Buenos Aires next month,, was announced after a meeting of the directors of the Pan-American Union Wednesday, which Secretary of Stato Bryan attended. Tho European war la ostensibly the cause of tho postponement. There were no Important developments In the Mexican situation, although the brief visit of John It. Sllllman, tho Pres ident's confidential agent with General Carranza, to the capital occasioned much speculation Mr. Sllllman left Washlng- ton for Mexico City Thursday night. The real nature of hts "mission" to Wash ington or the charncter of tho Informa tion ho gave the President has not yet been divulged. Great Britain's alleged selzuro of neu tral vessels bearing copper and other "conditional cqntraband" to Dutch ports was tho subject of a lively controversy In Washington. The British Ambassa dor, Sir Cecil Sprlng-Rlce. gave assur ances to the State Department that Great Britain's only plan was to prevent car goes shipped to Dutch porta from being trans-shipped to Germany. A settlement of the problem probably will be worked "" out on this basis. Ecuador signified to Secretary of Stato Ei van her desire to enter Into a pact with the United States In tho familiar "sobcr-second-thought-bofore-war" trea ties negotiated between this country and many other nations. ' Various plans for the rellof of the cot ton srowors of the South, who have lost almost their entire foreign market since the advent of tho European war, were advanced this week. Tho effort to have nny one of the plans culminate In legis lation by Congress to be passed before tho close of tho present session, has so far proved abortive, although Southern members of the House have repeatedly threatened that they will permit no ad join nment or congress until some re lief measures have been passed for the cotton plnnters. Perhaps the most practicable plan yet developed has come through the Initia tive uf Festus J. Wade, a St. Louis bank er, who proposes the establishment of a $150w.W0 cotton pool, to be composed uf all the leading banks of tho West and South Mr. Wade brought a delegation of bankers to Washington Friday to meet thn members of the Federal Reserve Board and President Wilson. The war tax bill was modified In some vital details by the caucus of Demo crat Senators Wednesday night and wns presented to the Senate tho next dav. The rates of beers, wines, rectified splnts and tobaccos were raised, and re ductions were made on the House levies on bankeis and brokers. The tax on , gasoline was stricken out. The Administration nlans for the com. In.; campaign were matured this week by vaiioiis conferences at the White House. Seci-tary of State Bryan was assigned to speak in the Middle Western States, In cluding Ohio. Indiana, Wisconsin, North a k south Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska. UK only appearance on the Btump In the Kj.ern States will be nt tho Academy of MufIo in Brooklyn next Tuesday evening. secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and fifci.tarv of Cummer?-) RedMeld will make fwrjl addresses In New York State, and pr ihahly a number In Pennsylvania. Sec retin of Labor Wilson probably will m ik an extensive stumping tour of the I'-tnne Stnte Postmaster General Bur-I'-nn will spend about ten days In the Miii.'in Woit, epeaklnk In Cincinnati, In dii.iiol)8 and other cities. "campaign conference" was held at thf White House Friday night, at which plin- worn discussed by the President, r -im-ister General Burleson, Represen-tn-ic rioivmus, chairman of the Demo, critic i ongresslonol Committee; Thomas J Ti-nre, of the Democratic National fnmrnlttee, and Secretary J. P. Tumulty. Another important political development or tlie week was the visit of Colonel r, mce Harvey to tho White House last Buiflav The truco between the President nn.i rolnn. Harvey Iris brought forth tlv .Miirci-stion thnt tho Colonel may be nim.il ns Ambassador to Berlin If Mr. d mril Is electei Senator from New York. Tr Hmisp of Representatives Thursday, ti i te (if 21 to 54, adopted the confer rn r .r.mmitteo agreement on the Clay ton inti-tnist bill, which materially sup- pi- "i-nis the ShPrman anti-trust act. The P t a, lias nlready adopted the agree ment nnd tho measure will now be pre f i"d to President Wilson for his ap Ti"'"' which will place the bill on the Statute hooks From the Baltimore American. HE'LL TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF BUT CAN HE? COMMENT ON BUSINESS PROBLEMS Editorial Suggestions Concerning Some of the Difficulties in the Business World. What we need Is to freo the energies of the American mind from governmental shackles. What we need Is to glvo freo course to American activity and ingenu ity and let tho American merchant find his markets or make them. What we need of government la a return to Its original functions, when wo would have better order and fewer laws and greater snfety and less Injustice and the true prosperity best built on tho highest de gree of personal freedom. Louisville Post. Much of our business depression Is wholly mental. It Is caused by paralysis of the mind. It is pure panic which In duces confusion and inertia. Amerlcam should set an example to the world of Initiative, Ingenuity and energy In meet ing tho business crisis, not only for our own benefit, but for the benefit of the millions nbroad who are dependent upon us for supplies. Present prosperity and future rewards rest upon prompt, useful and efficient service In all lines of Indus trial and commercial activity. Let us do business and quit talking war. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The cotton planters are not the only producers who are entreating us to buy something. Porto Rico Is cut off from her European murkets and she Is now asking the American people to "buy a bag of her coffee." In a sense, Porto Rico Is a part of our own household, and we should not Incur tho reproach of heathenism by withholding consideration from her. Boston Transcript. FILIPINO FREEDOM The Republican policy, as outlined in pum platforms and carried out by Re-pii-'unn Administrations, was to educate th. rillpinus and give them a larger and lai j.-r measure of home mle. It has pr-idm td excellent results and there has bren lemarkahle progress, but It Is much t- " rarh to talk about a piomlre of In ch rieiui. nee The time when complete self K'JM-rnment can be granted without ltnustln- to the peoplo of the islands and without ignoring our own obligations Is in thf future, and this makes It all fa l tin- mote difficult tn understand th Ad mmiotiations reasons for favoring en fl'tmrnt of thn Jones hill at this time he.ster Post-Kxpress. K In.- autonomy question most positively Is ti-t ono to be decided on the utility or ii uf ity ,,f tho Philippines to us In case of ur if we are not Justified in keep lni; them in peace, will we be Justified In i ing them that we may draw on their lesources In the event of war, that th, v may become a target for our en emies to strike at In striking at us. that t" nu be forced to share In the de ' tuti.jn bi ought to us by a war In hKh they may be only remotely con- 'I'd ''St Louis Post nisn.itrh 1 he question of keeping the Philippine leinida need not be considered from the i H duuint of self-interest at all, but r-w l fium that of duty. The real ques- 'i i day is whether, having taken over Jhe Islands we will do better for them a- b' in. them independence, or by keep-li- ihcm under our guardianship. This a -lutiy that can be answered only by espeit students of conditions In the archipelago Detroit Free Press. w hile the minority leader errs on the e'de of argument, he Is right as to the mam question. The United States Is not called un to commit Itself on that ques tion at present Such a commitment would "t only be subject to revocation by a subsequent Congress, but would also "use continued uniost In the Philippines. would have been better to have met ine SM, on ,he grouna tnat ,he FIlplnoa J"L ",ot nw trained for se'f-government As a man of peace tho President can not wish to make unnecessary trouble for himself. If It Is not certain, at least It Is as sure as shooting that Gov ernment freighters will get Into trouble with one or nnother of the bakers' dozen of nations- now of a temper to light any body about anything. Tho Government boats might be without fault, and yet fault might bo Imputed to them. If It were a matter of Government duty nobody would say tnnt It should bti shirked. But It Is. expressly urged as a matter of Government profit. That In troduces an element of calculation and of delusion New York Times. Why does the Administration continue Its support of the ship purchase measure after the only possible excuse for gov ernmental participation In the shipping business has been removed? Belief Is growing that there would be great danger of International complications If a Government-owned fleet attempted to carry grain to Europe. It Is practically certain that adoption of the plnn favored by the President would prevent the establish ment of n permanent merchant marine. Rochester Post-Kxpress. The proposal to have the Government buy. own and operate merchant ships might perhaps be defended If such pur chase were one step toward the rc-estah-Ilshment of an American merchant ma rine. But It Is not such a step. The purchase and operation of merchant ves sels by the United States Government would do nothing to encourage private capital to purchase and operate meiehnnt vessels. On the contrary, It would dis courage purchase and operation by pri vate enterprise. Outlook. Already tho transportation across tho continent is changing to tho canal route, and the railroads, to meet the rate, will meet with a declining revenue. But one railroad man says they won't lose, whicn Is as much to say that the whole country Is benefited by tho benefit to any part of it. Ohio State Journal. Besides attending to the obvious work of organization. Investigating foreign de mand and advertising we must In minor details tako the hint given by our rivals only temporarily eclipsed. Germany's tremenduus progress during the past dec ades has been laigely due to her educa tional system Involving Instruction In trades for her artisans and Instruction in languages for her commercial agents. Washington Times. means to It strict neutrality and tho per formance of Its treaty obligations? Now York World. Chicago has a new defense. It's not that there's bo much crime In Chicago, but that there's so much social conscience that you hear nbou't It more. 'Milwaukee Journal. Tho blossiugs of peaco do not necessa rily Include exemption Trom a war tax. Washington Star. Every boy born In Mexico seems to have a real chance to become President for a duy. If tho days hold out. Los Angoles Express. Carranza's friends seem loth to accept his resignation. In the clrcumstnnccs that Is a queer way of showing their friend ship Charleston News nnd Courier. Whut, people, do you think of a Natlonaj House of Congress containing IK mem bers, passing upon s vital a matter aa the Philippine question with only 72 mem- beis present nnd voting? Milwaukee Sentinel. One thoughtful educator rises to remaik that the way to do Is to emphasize the good In the child and minimize the bad, but the gnawing fear is that it will be a long time beforo this wise plan Is gen erally adopted with respect to the neighbors' children. OJilo State Journal. VARIOUS "TOPICS The question of how long the war tax will last Is of smaller Imnortanco than that respecting the life of the Under wood law, and what shape tho new gen oral tariff revision will tnke when de velopments force action on Congress Washington Stur. I Thn nation should own the home of Thomas Jerferson, and Representative Levy's announcement of his change of de termination not to sell Montlcello will be VIEWS ON THE NEW TRUST BILL What Newspapers in All Parts of tho Country Think About the Clayton Measure. There; are two considerations which ap peal with much forco to thoughtful people at the present time, Ono Is that there IS great danger In an overce'ntrallzed gov ernment, and In loo close political control of Industries. The war In Europe has Its Industrial na well flu Its political lessons. Imperialism In Industry Is as bad as Im perialism In government Our people have felt this, as has been shown by their opposition to ship subsidies, to the Gov ernment purchase and operation of a mer chant marine and to extreme protection. We have In the last few years seen an enormous extension of the (unctions of the State. Tho new banking and currency law Is the latest manifestation of that tendenay. Possibly It will be Just as well to stop, at least long enough to catoh .our breath. Indianapolis News, "I believe," Senator Brlstow Is nuoted as saying, "that tho President' knows ex actly what this conferenco report does and that he Is supporting It bocaUBe he does know what It docs. I am convinced that tho President has surrendered his Administration to tho most sinister in fluences In this republic. There has been no Administration since the beginning of tho Government which has so abjectly surrendered to Wall street Interests na this one hng done." Wherefore, In the absence of nny specific Information as to the terms of the conference agreement, we are Inclined to think It must be n very wise nnd wholesome one. Galveston News. It Is this bill also which embraces the great principle that "the labor of a hu man being Is not a commodity or an ar ticle of commerce." Hereafter no labor union can be penalized unless It violates the laws, and proceedings by Injunction and for contempt nro wisely regulated. There to no surrender hero. It Is rather a triumph or good faith and good sense. New York World. i.'WiWV? tin ill r? !iWifliif Nw ft zS Mm wife! MwBi-wmtilft JS&& LMa.4V? rell! silk l 1 2r " From the New York World. SEE WHAT THE DOVE BROUGHT POLITICS IN PENNSYLVANIA An unnecessary reafllrmatlon of tho Sherman anti-trust law and a little sop to tho labor unions prefneed with the profound philosophic declaration "that the labor of a human being Is not a com modity or nn artlclo of commerce." and asserting that proper labor organizations are not conspiracies In restraint of trade a fact which nobody had questioned. "Thou say'st an undisputed thing In such a solemn way" tho remark of Oliver Wendcl Holmes to the katydid. New York Herald. This experimental anti-trust legislation, greatly Increasing tho scope of Federal Government and widening Immeasurably Its control over private business, strikes most men of affairs. regardlcsR of nolltl- cal affiliations, as decidedly unfortunate. That there aro problems In tho present buslncst situation admits of no doubt, but that this is the way to meet them Is .in other story. But we shall havo to await developments with such patience as wo can mu3ter Boston Herald. The thoughful lawyers and broad-minded students of economic legislation would shed no tears if the omnibus Clayton bill should accidentally or otherwise get lost somewhere. The country has not studied It; Congress does not know what it means or portends; it Is as vague in its phrase ology as it in drastic In Its intent. It is a leap Into tho worst Jungle of the twi light zone, or several such leaps into ns many Jungles Chicago Tribune. Here we have vicious, un-American class legislation favoring tho mighty capitalists and the organized laborers against the great middle class of eoclety, which finds Itself each year harder pressed between the extortions of the monopolists and the requirements of the workers for higher wages and shorter hours St. Louis Post. Dispatch. mil fr ffei Mju mi mv v . i i J k - i Progress of the Campaign and Some Illustrative and Picturesque In cidents. The announcement that Martin G. Brumbaugh, Republican nominee for Gov ernor, Is financing his campaign Inde pendently of the Penrose-controlled Re publican State Committee, and the suc cessful efforts of friends of Roger C. Sul livan In tho Senate Committee on Priv ileges and Elections to postpone the Sen ate Investigation of the primary expenses of Penrose and Sullivan, were important political events of tho week. A. Mitchell Palmer appeared before the Senate Committee early In tho week and repeated his charge against Penrose. Pen rose paid one of his infrequent visits to Washington, and made a strong fight to prevent the Inquiry Into his campaign methods. Indications were, however, that tho Investigation would bo ordered, but yesterday Democratic members of the committee, who aro friends of the Demo cratic candidate for United States Sen ator from Illinois, postponed the Inquiry until after November 3. Doctor Brumbaugh's positive stand In favor of local option caused the differ ences between tho gubernatorial candi date and the Penrose-controlled State Committee. In his week's campaign through the Cumberland valley, ho repeatedly defined his stand in regard to local option. After speaking at Ncrristown on Sunday and visiting Philadelphia on Monday, ho re called to a throng at Chambersburg on Tuesday the fact that in 1SS5 he led the fight In Huntingdon County for prohibition. Officials of the Anti-Saloon League, which opened its campaign for local op tion on Sunday, have Indorsed Vance C McOonnlck. the Democratic and Wash ington party candidate for Governor. In lecognitlon of Doctor Brumbaugh's local option stand, A. K. Huston, anti-liquor lender In Chester County, came out on Thursday in support of Doctor Brum baugh's candidacy. J. Benjamin Dimmick. of Scranton. who opposed Penrose for the nomination last Bprlng, detined his present position in a statement Issued Monday. Ho said that he must abide by the decision of the voters, and for that reason cannot enter the fight against Pcnrote. Dr. William Draper Lewis, who with drew as the Washington party candidate for Governor in favor of MeCm-miir ti. the stump for McCormlck at Altoona on Mond.iv. Ho accompanied McCormlck and Palmer to Philadelphia, where the Demicrntie candidates campaigned for iu naj-a. un neanesnay McCormlck ad dressed noon-day meetings of working men. and lie and Palmer addressed the Washington Party Committee and ward workers on Wednesday nlnht On Thurs day Palmer and McCormlck attended fac tory meetings, and nt nUht addressed the Palmer-McCormlck League City Com mlttee On Thursday night alto the Palmer-McCormlck Committee of One Hun dred, at a dinner nt the Bellevuo-Strat-ford. dlscussrd campaign finances. Henry C Nlles, of York, entered the campaign to aid Palmer In tho fight agalrst Penrose. Director Porter on Thur.-dav ordered tho police to canvass every district in Philadelphia to discover any illegal Penrose writes that may have been included In the lists used on the registration days. COURSE OF THE EUROPEAN WAR Military and Naval Operations Con sidered in Relation to Their Effect on Whole Situation. War operations In France this week were devoted largely to flanking and counter flanking movements character ized by terrific fighting, as each advance met with stubborn resistance. No de cision was reached in the great conflict, first known at the Battle of the Aisne, and now as the Battle of the Seven Rivers. Tho feature of the week was the north westerly trend of the battle tine and tho violent effort of the Germans to sweep down through Belgium and outflank the Allies. This apparently has failed, al though much ground was gained by the invaders. On the other hand the Allies have pushed their lines to the northwest nnd are endeavoring to cut off the Ger mans operating against Antwerp. Tho movement means the shifting of the great battle to Belgian soli. And this has caused a lull in activities on the German left. Almost no flgHtlng has taken place In the region of the Vosges. A surprise of tho week was the sudden appearanco of a strong German force near Lille on the Allies' extreme left, threatening llnefl of communication with French coast towns. The Allies were forced to retire at some points, but re galed the lost ground after several days of fighting. Apparently the new movement by tli3 Invaders has removed the proba bility of the Allies' relieving the siege of Antwerp. More dependable accounts have come from the southern field of war. An Aus trian army has advanced into Poland, where it was Joined by a large German force from Silesia. The combined forces engaged In a bloody battle with the Rus sians along the Vistula, northwest of Cra cow, but this conflict is only preliminary to thp great clash which Is due for pos session of Cracow. A new Russian army has moved toward Thorn in East Prussia. a great Ftronghold, regarded as the key to Posen and thence Berlin. The Austrian German Junction came as a surprise to tho Russians and may defeat the move ment against Thorn. In Eastern Galicla the Austrlans have been pushed nearer to Cracow and the Russian advance has crossed the Donajec River, capturing Tarnow and other towns. In tho west Przemysl has succumbed to tho Russian bombardment, according to a late, but unconfirmed, report. Russia has reported further progress in tho Carpa thian passage, but successful invasion of Hungary is denied at Vienna, MONTICELLO As to making Montlcello an occasional residence of Presidents why not? It is In Virginia In near enough pro.lmlty to the National Capital to make It con venient for such a purpose. Its historic associations lend an added phase of suit ability to the project. It Is well worth considering. Buffalo Times. Montlcello was the homa of a man who had much to do with shaping the early history of this nation. It should be pre. seived and it should be owned by the nation Hnrtford Post. If the property be purchased by the Government It should be to commemoiate tho greatness of Jefferson and of him alone, and it should be converted into a nationnl shrine, an historic spot to which patri'-tic Americans of all shades of po litical opinions mlsht feel fre to en m any time to pay their tributes to the mem ory of one of the founders of this smi .-i-uuiii' -api-wsueiu L nion. IN COMMERCE AND FINANCE Events Significant of Present nnd Future Conditions in the Busi ncss World. This week tho Federal Reserve Board announced that Class C directors had been apolnted for all of the 12 Federal re serve banks. Actual work of organiza tion has nlready begun in several cities, all the directors of the 12 new Institutions will confer with tht federal Reserve Board In Washlngton on October 20 on plans to place the banks In operation. It Is felt that with tho Inauguration of the now banking system, which, ns be lieved, will be placed in actual opera tion tho early part of November, bank credit will bo restored by bringing the leading banks within their full legal re serve. Under tho new currency system reserves of banks will bo cut down con siderably, and this will bo a very favora ble Influence, especially at tho present time. Steps were taken by banks In all cities In response to tho call of the Gold Fund Committee for 25 per cent, of the allotted contribution to the Jlfrt.OOO.OOO gold pool tor the relief of the foreign etchange situation. Philadelphia's first subscrip tion, t2.000.fi00. was deposited at the Clear ing House In four hours, where It now la, at tho disposal of the committee That the gold har not been railed for would seem to Indicate that conditions aro be coming better, or else that the subscrip tions of other cIMpb aro sufficient for the moment. The qulek action of the Phila delphia bankers shows more conrluslvely than It has probably evpr before been demonstrated that tho banking methods of the Quaker City bankers are good and that the banks are In yound condition. A delegation of bankers from the cotton-growing States met In St Louis on Monday and ratified the plan for raising a cotton loan fund of 1150.000.000. Tho plan now awaits the approval of tho Secretary of tho Treasury and the Fed eral Reserve Board. It has the approval or resident wnson. Tho bill creating the Bank of Texas, with a proposed capital stock of in.OOO.OOO, for relief of the cotton situation, was defeated by tho Texas Legislature Dur ing the week the New York Cotton Ex change completed a tentative plan for taking care of outstanding contracts in futures. The plan. If it Is ratified by tho members of tho Exchange, Is expected to permit reopening by November 1. Two syndicates will bo formed to underwrite the cotton represented by "long" con tracts and to work in preventing heavy losses by firms with many obligations outstanding. A statement issued by Secretary Mc Adoo on Tuesday showed that tho pre vailing rate of Interest on loans of na tional banks to correspondent banks in uiuai ui m nnunciai centres was 6 per cent. Philadelphia was given a clean bill of health. It was stated that no caso hart been reported where a bank In this city had charged more than this rate. Tho New York, Now Haven nnd Hart ford Railroad started suit against John L. Blllard and five other oillcers of the Billard Company to recover $3,S2iI47 in connection with the sale of the Boston and Maine Railroad Within a week It is exp.ected that the decree providing for the dissolution of the New Haven will be filed in New York. Stockholders of the Canadian Pacific Railway voted to Incrnase the capital stock $75,000,000 to 1335.000.000. The fortnightly bulletin of the Ameri can Railway Association showed that on October 1 there was n net surplus of Idle freight cars on the sidings and In yards of railroads In the United States and -anaua oi lai.uji, compaiert with 136.01D on September 15, a decrease of E022 Al though this decrease Is not large, yet it shows that n little mom freicht is mov ing, and the freight business Is the main stay of the railroads. The Government crop report, which was Issued on Wednesday, shnwod nn -n!i We are now virtually assured of a bump er wheat crop, the greatest In the coun try's history. This crop comes at a very opportune time. Of course, we will havo a very large surplus that will not be needed, and win be wanted by Europe. This should go a long way toward help, ing our foreign credit. The indicated ield of wheat, spring and winter, la S!)2.WlO0O bushels, acainst tho flnni 63.3SO.000 bushels in 1313; corn. J.fi;G 000,000 nnai last year of uusneis. against a 2.4I6.95S.0O0 bushels. IN PHILADELPHIA THE RESPITE From the New York Tribune. Yr J!T uM'1 therfl ' evidence that they ln re.,1 ro neeJ ot even discussing i.. e!on of Independence. Chlcaeo Uxai4. EDITORIAL BREVITIES It seems Impossible to overwork a mem ber of Congress to such a degref that he does not feel able and willing to come back. Washington Star. The Agricultural Department proposes to organize the boys and girls of New England into apple-growing clubs; as If the kids would get any fun out of raiding their own orchards Boston Transcript. The lowest death rate ever recorded In the hlstoiy of New York city fall at a time when millions of men In Europe are engaged with all their might in cre atine a death rate unquald in the his tory of war. New York World. No one will care much about Slav and German and Anglo-Saxon culture for a few days while we are reading about Boa ton culture In the world's 8rles Grand Rapids Prss. The proposition to tax automobiles meets with the approval of the man who has to dodge tneni Birmingham Age-Herald Turkey's only desire, according to A Rustem Bey, is "to be let alone ' Is it welcomed throughout the country. Mr. Lovy, In putting a price of J500.0UO on the property, yielded directly to the solicita tion of Mr. Bryan, but the action of the Secretary of State may be attributed fair, ly to the national sentiment roused by Mrs. Martin Littleton New York Herald The statement of the Japanese Govern ment that Juluit was seized for present military purposes, with no thought of permanent possession, should save us from an outbreak of that painful disease sometimes described - as Hobsonitls, or moie sck'iitificalU- as Nlpponophobla. For this relief, much thanks. Chicago Journal Turkey's abrogation of the capitulations does not affect the American missions, colleges or hospitals, or any of the prop erty of which the hold In Turkey. These eiUt under the gtneral laws of the Em pire, and they have the protection of International law. As for the immunities hitherto grunted to foreign residents, we may as well confess that they amounted to a curtailment of Turkish telf.govern ment. Boston Herald. It la an unfortunate notion to proraul. gate that the. schools are hotbeds for the development of crime It "does sometimes happen that they exert a missionary in fluence upon parents through their chil dren, but It very seldom happens that they weaken anything of good that the child has received from the influences of his home The country is proud of its public schools and It has reason to be. but If the charge made at the prison convention wer-j true we could not close ready to obtala that end bv Uw aly wire thf m aax. loo wlcUj'.-Bostoa Traaeertet ' Amirictn Review, POLITICAL PROSPECTS The congressional elections tills year bid fair to be overshadowed, like every thing else political, by the European war, but it is evident that the Republican managers intend to raise all the clamor they can about "war taxes In time of peace " They will ba wise, however, In sticking to that vague cry, with what ever effect It may have, lather than go ing into details. New York Evening Post. The nesit Congress should represent the United States without any regard to the man wnu Happens just now to be the chief executive officer of the United i States. In no other way can the people ' of this country show that they know their right and are bound to maintain ' mem. not in any oosterperous or childish manner, but simply because these rights aro necessary and useful. Hartford Courant. Is it surprising that the Republican party falls to recognize "the Immense ad vance made by the Democracy" and that tn respect to the tariff "it stands Just where it did on the day after Wilson was elected"? Springfield Union. The return of a Democratic majority (to the House), however greatly reduced would signalize the most striking per sonal triumph of any President since An. drew Jackson overwhelmed the opposi tion in 1832. Now, as then, the issue Is not a party, but a personality North i - u sWw&i Vv S2t YftJ JffTE l? :3c33 Am Smi&li 1U3- s9F.y s7rnr( t wra ii raT i www Wr' Xf M'7s'"il A lV utM J U Wftjggv Mnnnt7nm r-T, , T, Ir.0.m.tbe Wsihlnton Star at MOBILIZING FOR THE FALL CAMP-ON Wn,," St" 6 " WKfnnM inf II IIS if MBMMisWBsWiisstssMtiMiiisMiiBsIs '' i r-J"-tsjsmjM, ,.IMMiJhLull--lsi r n -'li iifrsWsBssMJdlHilil m ii in Mii ... ,A , World's series baseball games and a boom in the business of local manufac turing plants were prominent in the week's news in Philadelphia. Thousands of persons arrived In tho city to witness baseball contests between tht; Athlitics and Boston team. A.- in former years scandal has nirnmr,,n,..i the advance sale of tickets, this vear the police being implicated to a considerable extent. The customary high puces rre- ailed among speculators holding choice seats. The I'nlted States Government has given considerable business to Philadel phia concerns this week. A larg-- j.jit of the armor plate to be ued in th- new dreadnoughts, the California. imi- sippi and Idaho, will be manufactured at the plant of the Midvjle Steel com pany In Nicetown. Contracts have been awarded that firm amounting to s; jM The New York Shipbuilding Conmn of Camden will build on.- of th two dreadnoughts, bids for which weie op. n 1 by the Navy Deputtniviit last we-k 'I o oig Dattiesnip to b coiiitiucte-J -n tl--opposite side of the rir will m.1 17 173.000 The Frankford Arsenal land Item it01 was announced by th- Secretary of War"5 t will this year be included tn ihi- sun-iiutej civil estimates budset This mark- t' seat achievement of years ui attix -n rP rl-J-rart of many organizations In Frankmi. The new tract of land tmludes ) a r a tn and will give the nrst-nal a Irontan-- ii r the Delaware River Kensington, the gra mill district nt rhi'adelphia. i-ported thai its nitons uia i r-erating ut from fin to T per cent of their capacity Th minufacturers my hat this Is bettor than for some Mi ia , past t'omhi, nee I, expiis-ni espt-i-ullv t- upholstery manuracturel s, Uoth w-,,. ; us and hosiery mukers Deeper waterways for the Camden. N J . harbor have bttn faiorei by the Uoy- ! ei nment, and the harbor is to be -m proved- The work will t-.tt fW.Oui- "f , which the Uty must pay $15. It a e&pei-ud that the woil will be started soon. The city-wide campaign for "safety nisi (H.'iil a 4eUMl impetus thu week when Judge Hulzocrser In l.u charge to the Grand Juiy scthinn de nounced Couiuils for lis nfylect of pedes trtanV cutely liy failing to pass lws regulating the ie uf niator-dnven vehicles A recert fet dumping coal into the hoi or i vestel was iitabi:hJ si the Oren wlch coal pier ol the iVmwylianu JUtUosd fuuipiiny when, by a new prucess. s&iii tons ere dumped in four hours. A esl, the ! Bruce, docket at the piers o'cl. k in the svornlnc 4 by J o'clock in the afternoon ready for see Tb PbihUU-lphla Housing Commission fharuwl Councils with prmiltitij squalM and 4ltts-brel4A6 conditions wokta no 4Ni to xit la various fctm,s of ti o city Tfcy say Councils Ihb failed M provide for the muiiitc-ume t., Dlvisicu of H iusmg an-l -,4n t.utou Infant mortality m-u U , i I-rl ijjej,,. a foi thj !at nit- month' ,w j-i - of .'7 ovir th i.i-ctilt,K eyi.a p- i despite ityadrs ujn,i ..ii.it-.s a ., . children Thp t -tal nunio. i t u, .u'., , ', the ranks of liue folks wu m, m iVJ, rj 8i n