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EVENING PUBLIC LliDGEK PHILADELPHIA, JfONDAY, JUNIC 0, 1021
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PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY
' CTnUS II. K. CUUTIB. Fimidmt
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,. TyUr. fltcrttarri ChrniM It, l.udlnc
Id S. Coll Inn. Jolin n. William .lnhn i
i Otorte F. floldsmlth, Duvl'l K. Smller,
s.Mii.r.T.
.Editor
MAUTIN... Onrl llmlnm Mnmter
had dally nt l'mi.lo I.Knar HnlMlrr
Independence) Siuarr. l'tiltadelDiila
To Cixr,., . I'rcsfVnkrn llulldlns
T0a.., 304 Ma.ll.-n Ave.
VMT 701 J-'oM rtnlMlsr
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SrafHr In Philadelphia and aurroundlnz towns
, ri or iwcivo u ent per wc-tlc, payable
P -."- VIIIO,
Cm, mall (o points outilde of Plilladlnhla. In
United State. Canada, or United htatea pen-
Alnfia tits.., f.... i,.. ia ...... . .s.
. ,5."0..40",l.r, p'r y'r- rayahl In advance.
rp a,ll foreign countries one (SI) dollar a month
". OT,o Surll-ra wlshlnit nddrcea changed
mum sit old aa well a new nrtilreu.
BELt. 1000 WAUMn
KEY5TOM'. SAIN 1691
fcr Address all ecfnmuricationa to Kitn.ng I'ublw
Irttlorr. nrfep1ldftOl Ftiuatr, l'MlaMpU n
Member of the Associated Press
.", VlE ASSOCIATED VRi:SS H ereluMvlu tn
tu'ro to the mc lor rtpubllcalln i nt n vrvt
.attpatchtf rrtdlted to i or nnl othrm Isr n-rdfrrf
In tWi pafur, anil also the local iicim vuliWihnl
All rtghtt -of repiilifleaHoi of jpeclal dlipofrficj
B'reln nrr nln mwnl.
rhllldtlphii. Mi.r.lij. June 6. 12l
PICAYUNE SQUABBLING
THE proposal of Uic.iard Wegloin. presi
dent of Council, that the city linll i-muh-,Hh
Us municipal garage in the old and
abandoned pumping xtutlnn below . (Jirard
. avenue bridge Is worth hcciling. prnviditiR
Lis program U not Miibinltted in tncnlj an
ohstructire plrit. A fin-d hnbitntinti for
city automobiles In an obvioim iipccssltx
The .Mayor's pl.m to rstabli'-li it on ground
, ,-ncar Uroad and Kacr strcrtH. ncljomlng (lie
"Tjoir authorized City Hall Annex, has
.Aroused opposition in Council on the coro
of cxtravngiinr-c I'lidoiibtedlv the Park
proposal would bo c.s i-otl.v and the loca
tlon would be .iiflicieutl.v ncec.lblc. Within
, ten minutes motors summoned for service
could easily rotor (lie distance between
Glrnrd uvenue bridge and the 1'ubllc DulM-
- But squabbling oer the site i, from the
I ttandpolnt ot public interest, simply futile.
The present Inck of n municipal garage Is
an Instance of bmkuard civic administra
tion. BYNG OVER THE BORDER
TUK name of that ill-futcd Itriiish nd
mlral ulio was executed, according to
oltalre,"to encmrage the others." Unshod
lntoglorious redemption one autumn day in
3017, when .Sir Julian I'.yng caught the
Germans napping on the Himlenburg line
I xnc moral effect f this brilliant offensive
at Cambrai was as durable ns its practical
results were temporary, equilibrium was
restored to the front when tho foe stiuck
back, but tho hopes f the Allies and Amer
ica were not so readily dashed. Coming at
the cud of the I0113 and disheartening cam
paign of Jill 7. 1! tig's terrific blow gave
promise that the slaiemate could actually bo
broken.
Snvc for his elevation to a higher title,
Lord Ilyjig for the last two years has not
achieved particular public prominence. Urit
ain, however, ix a nation with a lone and
tenacious memory, nud it is gratifying to
Bote its operation in the appointment of
this gallant and able leader ns Governor
. General of Canada.
The post is chiefly honorary, for the Pre
mier Is the real ruler of our northern
neighbor Tint that Lord ltyng has earned
the prestige that accompanies his new oflico
Is incontestable.
English -"peaking Americans under two
JJfljn .which have waved for trio same cause
must rejoice in n case of laurels well be.
stowed.
MORGAN AND CIVIL SERVICE
"jaO LI ISEIIAL-MINDED friend of clul
' service reform need be disturbed bv the
repoft that Edward Morgan, former Post
master in New York, is to bo appointed to
succeed the Demociatic iucumbent ns soon
as convenient.
. Mr. Morgan is not in the classified service
.at the present time nnd he has j,aSed the
age when randidutcM are admitted to exami
nation to qualify for entrance into that
aervlce. Jlut he is qualified to serve us post
master. Indeed, he served siioccsfullj in
the New York oflice for many jours.
It is now intimated that as lie sorrod in
the classified sen Ice for more thnu thirtj
S-oars, his name is to bo put on the eligible
nsr oy an oruer of the President nnd Hint
, lie is then to be appointed from that list.
As the purpose of the eligible li,N U to
.-.secure men qualified to do the work ev-
. , pectcd of them, theio can lie no just com
plaint of the means to be usrd for getting
Mr. Morgan back in his old job. Mo begun
lift service as a letter carrier nnd rose bv
' promotion through the arious ranks until
- he became Postmaster in 1!)07. o served
j lu that cnpn-ltv until 1- was displaced by
J "resident Vilon in 1017. lie illustian
',ln his own iun tin soundness of the
j principles' for which the civil sprioo re-
' formers have always contended.
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
M(
OTOKCAK ownurs will niait uiti.
deepest interest further deiniu ,,!.,.,,.
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me pian oi 1 nomas A. Edison. JY . to equip
car with a distilling device which will pro-
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Ifr : V 1'ie-iuiiiig me engine and enough
it ,i ny-proiluets l pnv for its uiniulonatice.
W'xir If JIr- 1':,,iM"1 lll,'i invented his still nnd
;; reauy to put it on the market, the men
5L who have had to cconnmir.e on other tliim..
M:fi' in order to run their cms and tho mm. .v,..
WAW" ' not bouglit enrs because the could t
. " T.. am.. ... .... ..--
p nuom tub tipKi-ep will he inclined to luiil
, him a ono of the greatest benefactors of the
2f -generation.
f )' Ho announced his plan nt an automobile
- Mhool In Boston. Hut tho explanation of it
f., is too monger to satisfy the curiosity of
j, tlose looking for some way ro cut (iown
i their gasoline And tire bills, not to sHy their
f, (i bills for repairs.
"'' A CONVERT TO WISDOM
'TFrFJJAN TANNENIIACM. fonnerfv an
'l I. W. , agitator and for one venr an
,fnra.at0 of HinC Slug Prison in consequence
of hla attempt to stampedo n churcli into
t-ftepgnition of his "rights." were n,.t uim
ky-ouas mnn' niB I,rt'hC"t estrangement from
MMiu iiii.M.uiiaiii tiiliiUl UK MSCrillt'll to the
jaiwrlng weight of age.
Youthful stard-pattcrs, torie. conserva-
rt?, can them wliat you will, are rnre.
Umarek himself is sold in i,n... .. ,..
tiWROtt sensationally revolutionary doctrines
Vn young.
'n-.t rn 1 ., .
jfin auuncnuaum, tnc enthusiastic stu-
ilent. w!
ho has just been crndmited frnm
!.. . Ti. "1. ..7 .-.:.."-. ""
U'f vviu'uum uimersity whii "Highest honors
jl Jiuhlstory nnd economics," first saw the light
. Jte,'!"! Iay but twenty-eight years ago. TTe Is
't jsouiiR enougii to be foolish worn ho not
ptudlous enough to be wise.
., TIaylug delved as a scholar nnd ns n aeru-
milAiia InVAavtfiTiiiii Intf. t.A -.!..f i
PA structure of modorn rlvlllznflnn. n.ia ,...
P it ?' iMivitiamui iiiti Ljiii tiriavlll1 in I
fev; ,t MHberl" nobrioty Ijhh evidently
K 'aAtiA,l tliA 4Ann1itat,n flint ...LI t.l
kkyIMH net instantly to, be Rattled by soap-box
mtory, rwienet; anu intoiernnce.
Vrtrnmi'toxificanomka, Industrialism nnd
lb)i'eMiiMfktfasiea no h complex
9'
?c.t ots a?""'!,';
Ui a ii Importnut. Making a port ot mil on
lil voyage of Intellectual discovery, the ex.
ngttntor hns nlremly prepared n carefully
reasoned book upon labor conditions. He
In worklnc alio' under n $2000 fellowship In
the New School of Social ltesearcli In .Man
hattan, It h highly likely that Tanuenbnuin, the
practical philo-ophcr, will admit that the
h)tcrlcnl Tninicubatim of -even jears ngci
had murli to learn.
Intolerance In and eer ha lifon the pnr
tlcularly ii(Tpii-Io ervnnt of Ignnrniice.
DISARMAMENT MUST
COME ON THE SEA FIRST
Mutual Agreements to Reduce the Land
Forces Are Impossible In the
Present State of the World
EVENTS in Washington ludicule Hint the
manner in which the subject of dis
armament Is to b-. approached by the Ad
ministration hns not been decided.
When the l'orah resolution reeounnctm
ing thnt tho President urrnngo a coiifcroive
on naval disarmament with Great Itritam
and Japan wtis introduced It was opposed In
Administration Senators. This newspapir
at the time reminded its renders thnl the
initiatiie in foreign relations lit s with the
President, and Ihat i tesqltH wire to be
attained he should bo allowed to dicido how
and when tho subject of 11 modification of
naval programs should be discussed willi
foreign nations. It is doubtless the inten
tion of the President to retain that initiatue.
Hut as the dnjs went by the opposition to
Senator Ilnruh's resolution began to be in
terpreted ns opposition to nnj form of dis
armament, and the Senator began to get
glor, as the spokesman for the great mass
of people who wisli something to be done to
discourage war. This put the rest of the
Senators in a false position. Then the word
was passed that the resolution was to be
adopted with no furthei objection, nnd when
it i-iimo to a vote it was supported unani
mous!,! .
Attempts arc now making in the House
to ntnend the 1 "solution so as to Include
consideration of disarmament on laud (is well
ns 011 the sea when the proposed confoionco
is held. It is charged by Senator Itornh that
fills expansion of the purpose of the lesolu
llon is nn attempt to pi event bv indirection
what could not be prevented directly. Tie
may bo right. There arc many persons who
do uot think the time is opportune for pre
cipitating a discussion of smaller navies.
'I hoy are experts in manipulation and they
may have succeeded in persuading certain
members of the House to assist them. Land
disarmament is on 11 very different footing
from reduction in sea forces.
Senator Ilorah is right when ho sas that
nn attempt to brine about land disarmament
nt the present time Is bound to fail. At the
Geneva meeting of the Assembly of the
League of Nations Franco aiituntnced that
she would not consider a reduction of her
urmies and would not even vote for the
principle or disarmament. So long 11s con
ditions in Hussin remain unsettled, with the
pnssihilitj nf the emergence of n Uussinn
military lender with a genius for organiza
tion, the oilier, European nations must be
prepared to defend themsehes on land. Ami
so long as Germany remains in Ict present
mood no responsible rienchmnn can be foumt
who would advocate weakening the French
military forces.
It lias remained for the .lipnncso to re
mind the world that it is ignoring the ma
chinery provided for the adjustment of the
military and naval problems. The League
of Nations secretariat asked the members of
the League for their views ns to the pro
priety of limiting their militar expendi
tures for the two years following the not
tisi-nl year to the amount appropriated in
this jenr's budget. The reply of Japan,
given out by its embassy in Washington,
is that it would be "inopportune' to make
utn such agreement in view of the fuel that
the Council of the League has not yet completed-
the plans for disarmament which it
is commissioned to prepare.
Article VIII of the League Covenant, to
which Japan appeals in suppoit of its
course, prou'des the way for lessening the
military burdens of the mil ions. It was
tnrcfnlly drafted after the fullest discussion
It begins with a declaration that the mem
bers recognize thnt the maintenance of po.ioo
"requires the 1 eduction of national arma
ments to the Ion est point consistent with
national safety and the enforcement
common action of international obligations."
'Ilio council is then directed to formulate
plans for such reduction, after taking no
fount of tho geographical situation nnd cir
cumstances of eacii Slate, and to recommend
its adoption by the several Governments. It
is further iu-oviibd ftmt after the plans Inn a
been adopted bv the Governments the limits
of armament fixed shall not be eceeilcd
without the concurrence of the louneil.
So long as the I'nitid Slates icinnins out
side of the League it will find itself in nn
embarrassing position w In-net cr it seeks to
discuss limitation of naval armaments with
member nations. They are obliged to act
with the other nations if tln-y net nt all.
They cannot tory well make independent
agreements with an outside nation.
Yet if Mr. Harding should consider it
expedient to net on the recommendation of
tlie Hoi all lesolution, assuming it is finally
passed in its original shape, 11 conferent f
the I'nitid States with Jnpnn and Great
Itritnin on natal armaments might result
in the disclosure of n policy which thc.e
nnllons aie willlm; to follow, ami would
llius It- helpful to tin- Council of the League
in the pieparatlon of tts 1 omnrchr nsitc plan
for the lobulation of Ho- size of the natal
f es of tin world
LITERACY OR EQUIVALENT
TO r.NTOUCE the ew tost, ,.U - linim
giatiou l.sw. tin Immigration I'.ureaM
lias tho diflieult task of evoliing an adequate
workiitg plan of solei'tion. The iniiiii lui
inlgrntion question that the bureau has t,,
consider Is well stated In a recent reunit to
the I'nion of American Hebrew CongroCn
tlons, in session In I'uffalo, urging rescission
of the literacy test for Immigrants :
It Is brain and brawn that Is nfoiIM
and that Is never dangerous Tl.o dan.
gerous tmmlKriitlon comes In the shapo
of anarohistf,, Socialists, levolutlotustn
and liolhhovlkl, who are capable nf ipuil.
InK. rcartlnt; and wilting sovej il ,,,,.
frunges and urn patriotic In none The
Immigrant cupablo of working brings 11
vnluablo asset to the. wealth of the Nation
without endangering its futuie
Hut. unfortunately, nil the inuimvcry
over the question of what constitutes nn
adequate tp,t for the admission of immi
grants to this country continues in revolve
itself into one crux "literncj test or no
llterucy lest." There Is tm ei hieue,. nf
nffielal effort to seek the true (est In the
middle ground between the two contentions.
To no better purpose were donnish eoii
troforsies long carried on over the questions
of Greek and mathematics 11s eutiauce ie
quirements to college. Recently more pro
gressive, counsols were wedged In, with the
result that In lists of entrance requirements
Greek nnd mathematics nro followed by "or
equivalent," tho equivalent of Greek being
modern languages and that nf certain math
ematics being natural science Mibjeets. Thus
the curriculum becomes of practical value to
much greater numbers of students.
That tho literacy test is Inadequate to
prove tho desirability o immigrants public
opinion generally acknowledges. There is
no blinking tho glaring fact that many Jit
cratea are; dangerous radical nnd crooks,
whereas rtany Illiterate are nblpibodled
peatanti wl(b a worklriv knowledge of arm-
r
lug or persons skilled in some trade or handi
craft. The question at our Immigration stations
Is one of comparative usefulness In the
prospective citizen. The able-bodied peasant
who knows how to till the soil nnd tnke care
of animals nnd (lie Illiterate workman who
can ply a necessary trnilc have n knowledge
which Is nt least equivalent In social useful
ness to fho ability to pen pernicious propa
ganda or forgeries.
To rescind the literacy test would put nn
absurd handicap on worthy literates. Yet
as now applied, with no alternative, tho
literacy test admit the literate crooks nnd
agitators, and cheats the fnrming districts
and industrial centers of much-needed help.
The five yours' residence required for
niitnrnlir.nl inn affords ample time to lenrn
to tend and write English to the extent de
manded by the law for citizenship. Either
the immigrants should be able to rend nnd
writ show Hint he can turn his hand to
valuable work requiring other skill. ,
Where useful citizenship Is In prospect
lawmakers enn well emulate the progressive-
Hess nf fillloTO iiiitlwi, itfrtst nml tnnkc tho
entrance requirement to tills country "lit
j enn t or its equivalent."
A SERVICEABLE TRIBUNAL
e
rpHF. utility of the Public Serviei Cotnmis
1 sion has seldom been more ndimrnhly
illustrnteil than in its present investigation
of Ho- "cut oft'" nnd "turn-back ' methods
applied bt the transit company to the op
eration of tho Market street clotnteil ami
subway .
The stihei-t is not precisely as simple as
the ugitntnrs for through service for nil
trains would imply. Possibly both parties
in the contest hnve overstated their claims.
Naturally, the P. It. T. is anxious to
operate its high-speed line ns economically
ns possible, and in (lie end, it may lie ob
served, etlicu-net in this regard will benefit
flic entile public On (lie other hand, if the
public is seriously inconvenienced bt the
setit lit of (rains bototid Second treit nnd
Sixty -third street this burden is lusiilli
clenty counterbalanced by the adtnnlnges
of reticnohliieiit.
Hy homing both sides the Public Sort ice
Commission is enabled to ninnss necessary
fnots and to npninisr- them In the wnv most
conducive to inaiiitennnce of the highest
average of public good.
'Hie problem is not one to he decided
nffhnnd. ExiK-rt information ns well ns
emotional nigumonts warrant full nnd fair
consideration. The commission npprei mtes
tho situation, although it lias refused to delay
proceedings jiomliiig the suggested prepara
tion of n report upon fnots which are gen
erally known. The hearings nro to ho
resumed on June !l.
Iloth the petitioners and the transit com
pany should bo nhle In that time to em
phusuo the leading aspects of their eon
tending positions. The commission will he
the arbiter.
It is diflieult to renli.e how the public
in Uie past ever dispensed with this body,
which serves to check the intolerance of par
tisans nnd the unreason that sometimes- di.
tinguishes corporate enterprises
SOME RIGHTS AND WRONGS
A. NEW YOKE aeior uurricl in !l0 nud
j wns dnoic-d in 1!HL'. Sine, that tine
he has paid in nliumnt something like
SI 1,1(00. In aupenling against nn ordei of
the Supie Coin t increasing the nlimony
payments from Si'."; to S7." 11 wiok his
lawter averred that SI 1.0110 is nn eci-sivc
price to pay for being mariied to a woman
for two jenis.
This will always he n matter of opinion
varying witli the muii. the woman nud the
sulnry : but theie uie many who will agieo
with the lawyer.
No equality hefuio the law will i vet re
lease a man fioni the riuhteoii- nsponsi'
Jiillty of adequately pmtidjhg for the woman
he marries. Hut, without goin-; into the
merits of ibis pail iciihir m-i-. of which we
know nothing, il is time thai n little common
sense was iniecieil into tliejnw n biting to
tlie upkeep of u woman whose marriage tlo
bate been di-olod -
Two womi-ii mil yf
Kiih of !I8 Per Cent uni hundred hate
perfei 1 fi 1 1. says I)r.
Adam M. Hull And the oilier mm ly 'eight
have foil good enough 10 kick against the
verdli t
Congress is splnii,," peace m little
piece
AVMIt -milt we erc nil cat It buds this
morning.
It fikes the heat of competition to thaw
out Iro.en loans
The mid- me all In fator of the odd
Fellows hating a good week.
Tho lusi a to get Inspiration says
our otliee optimist, is to 1 11 n after her
Tlie Mat Grand .liny 1. ot the opinion
that 1 In- llou e of Corn-i t ton in oils- some.
Impoi-iMs long ago dKiowrod that
theie is nothing more impermanent than 11
permanent tarllT.
And I heie doesn't iippeni to be nny
bureau to can- for the wfllarc of the ,ug
gested welfare hiiH'nii.
Ltery little wliile, just to show that
tliet ate -till on the. map, the 'i'uiks in
augurate another mnssnon-
Then- isn't lunch hoop-,i ui the na
tional industrial lethal. li'H tin uplilliii"
of the sp j gin s on upio e
The lied Cross Villi doubtless 1 ffef to
ll.e ititesiigntioii suggest, d by the , y,,,v
( 'oiigiessinan ns Volk's Mm
It was slow in starting hut n,i. 0s
from Washington indleati Hum the building
boom is rapidly ot.-iinhmg the house vhoit
nge. C. minus tn Sih- in an angit bemuse
F11 lu-li soldiers openlt s, nipalluo with the
Poles: but tthnt in hemm's name can they
expect?
Now that GrcuiHbh Village is gelling
so much ftee iidtcrtlsing, Il nun . proper
to nsk just tthnt it has cu-r produced be
sides ja...
Charley Schwab is u 1,1 ring a suit of
clothes ten years old That's Ins prltilce
Ho s famous enough 10 be able to get atvtiv
with It.
Tho stoil, .iitiMd nt a Ninth Setenth
stieel home while i,e house was being raided
us nn illicit liquo- o.t.ibiishinoiit. That bird
must linte though! ,t elf a lark or a swallow.
Softli we suggest II and with all respect
In 11 i-apahli phtsjcfln n,,, estimable gen -tlciiinn
but would it he uuippioprintc (0
lefer in liiigadur Giucinl Sawyer as that
son 111 lint of Mills''
We leiuse to glow i cind 0101 the
nmniint of unmet one celebrated boxer is
going to gel for puiichini; another 1 elchrateil
boxer. Wo know a railroad oleic k that it
cost SCoOO.fKHl i punch. U
A Chicago statistician says there are
enough eggs lu cold storage to provide every -body
in the country- Willi sixteen. Hut t li is,
slxteen-lo-one slogan bus no appeal for a
Cluiutituquu lecturer.
Despite prohibition nnd prohibition
evasions, Sir Oliver Lodge's weather pre
dictions will probably receive moro earnest
attention thnn his siilrit dlstlllntlons, so to
spenk, 1 For one thing, they wlll.bo more
casny vcriucu,
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Musical Education In Philadelphia
Somewhat Retarded Because En
thusiasts Forgot to Organize
Before They Held an Or
ganization Meeting
My SARAH I). LOWItlE
I HAVE been to n good many organization
meetings In my life, but the first one I
ever went to wns the best. Everything wns
arranged beforchnnd, from the announcement
of the temporary chnlrman to the election of
the board of directors. The decision ns to
whether there should be nn organization wns
mnde hy two persons a long while before,
nnd by patient endeavor the directors were
found, the officers were cajoled, the neces
sary motions were typewritten nnd when the
hour came every one took over his role with
the cnlm of long hnblt.
It wns, ns tlie president remarked s ho
adjourned Ihe session, n meeting that had
been entirely Inspired,
Since then I hnve seen n great many or
gnnlzntlous hang fire nnd nearly come to
grief, certainly come to unnecessary delay,
beontiso of the tentative character of tlies
program. Too much hns been left to the
inspiration' of the moment, nnd the porotis
with tho Idea have trusted the idea doing the
work of organization.
The best. Idea In the world requires for
"gettlbg It over the top" as nn organiza
tion a president, secretary, treasurer, ex
ecutive committee and supporting members.
Even If the president is temporary and tho
executive committee Is mostly on paper and
the members who will support tho idea nre
still unaware of their function, If you hnve
mem nn, so to speak, sketched in, your idea
hns n chance of looking practical ns well as
Inviting, nnd you enn safely call a meeting
to discuss It.
I THOUGHT last week when Iwas present
at a meeting to discuss the possibility of
(J Civic .Music League that was called by
Mrs. Sidney Thnycr. Miss Anne McDnn
nngh. Dr, Gertrude Walker and others thnt
the very admirable idea wiich inspired the
meeting was launched cm most of those
piescnt with not sufficient prcorganlzation
to make its debut quite as decisive as it
should have been.
Ihe idea was so good nnd the women who
had formulated it nre so well thought of that,
if the.y had been less modest in their appeals
,. ,1,s,'onsonbleucRs and more cut-and-dried
In their methods, tln-y could very well
have put It over then and there. As it is,
just ut tlie last, like a postscript lu a lady's
note, the chnirman wns nsucd ro appoint
a committee which actually ought to havo
boon functioning before the meeting wns
called.
THE idea was something like this;
Since the town needs more baud con
certs, more commutlltv slnclni- more nnwi.
cat festivals, more competitite classes in
music-, more music schools. 11 general musical
program for Ihe year to bo carried out in all
parts of the city, n cenoral oversight of
pageants, festivals, concerts, and n moro
general intelligence legarellng music as well
its more general participation In It, why not
form n lenguo to bring nil this about?
THERE were present sumo professidnnl
niuslcinns nt this meeting lo discuss the
Idea, some amateurs, some supporters of
musleul interests, tome persons whoso in -llueiiec
In creating public opinion is im
portant and others valuable for their or
ganizing nhllity. It was a very well-picked
crowd, but it did not function as n good
organizing group because no one liked to
taken very decided stand for or ngalnst it
wlilie it was still only an Idea and had no
visible backinr beyond that of its enthusias
tic but gently tentntlve inaugurntors.
The question thnt gradually fouiiel words
was whether, in the minds of its oiiginators.
this league should . e'omprlsod of the mu
sical orgnnizaiioiis nlremly in existence in
the town, which would work through a
central committee liuicle up of appointed
repi-e-sentativi's of those organizations, or
whether it should be comprised of Indhldiiul
members reciuitcd by an appeal to the city at
large by a general membership clrlte.
In the one oiiso. the musical citizens al
ready interested in tin- subject would be the
body to innlvi- tin- miisii-al program ami pro
tide the performers: in the other case, n
membership r-f-i-ti I totl ns individuals inter
ested in music, hut unt of necessity nrtlsts
or teachers or perfoimers or eveii pupils,
would mnke the program and invite tho mu
sicians to earn It nut would start the
schools and employ the teachers to tencli
in them, would constitute themselves through
an executive- committee (ho musical pur-te-yors
.-nn arbiters of the town.
Ii struck me that the women who had
called the meeting prefeiied this Inst plan
to tin- lirst.
There was a third suggestion kept mod
estly in the hmkgrounil. vi., thnt failing
any enthusiastic support from those present,
the original group to whom the citv owes its
imunity singing would gradually enlarge
Its se-opo to take in most of tlie activities
suggested for the new enterprise.
ONE tiling was ory apparent before the
meeting came to an end. Evcrv one
agreed that more band concerts were ncederi
in the public squares, a musical festival each
year would be popular, a junior orchestra
would bo practical, and more and evem better
music In the schools would stimulate an in
telligence in musical affairs that would
irently affect the future music- of tlie city.
It was also nppaient that no one pel-sou
of the twenty or so present find nnv complete
Idea of the exte-iu of the- choruses, musical
societies, orchestras, schools and teacher
groups that were iilnady 1 isting in the city,
Generally speaking, u siu-vev of those
musical orgiiiilzntlons and nn idea of their
capability ami status would have to be pretty
well formulated in nut case-, whether they
were to bo asked to lonn n league or bo use-Il
by the league- to bring more music into the
general life of the city
No league could be sue cnsful without the
full eo-operalion of the musical organiza
tions of the city, thnt Is certain.
AS I listened to the pros and cons amiably
discussed I suddenly had a vision nf n
long, hilly load In Wales fiom Reim-M-y-Coed
up into the mountain coimtrv lownrd
Siiowelen. F.tert tillage we pus-oil seemed
excited nbout something. Women were
standing ut tin 11- gates, ami in one town Ihe
tillage postman wa- surrounded by n crowd,
lie M-euied lo b" bunding out something like
largish books which tlie crowd enntohoil
hastily nnd fell to rending.
After a while we slopped nnd asked what
It was all nlioul. A little girl answered us
gleefully. "It s tlie new song books!" she
said, opening her famllt's book unci showing
us tin- music.
"Can you 1 cud the music?" tte asked her
admiringly .
"Yes"' she snid nmazeilly.
Eton tho indifference of most of our rural
populntloii to music, good or bad, cannot
quench flint inherited Weish ardor for it.
Tlie most beautiful folk-singing I ever lienni
was in tlio null district of this Stale by
miners at their tenrly festitnl.
It would take nbout twenty. five years to
train up a generation thnl wns intelligently
musical in the rank and &fo of this town.
Hut it could bo done nud If the Civic Music
League can get itself organized and procure
the co operation of the musicians of tlie city,
good luck to it nud a happy elnv to us who
have seen it start, even if wt. won't be on
hnnd to cheer its completion of tlie task.
The King's English
-ion'ti riitsliiiruh hinni. h 'iPie-hmph.
A flock of ships is called a licet .
A licet of sheep is called a flock.
A hock 01 gins is cuiieei a levy
A bevy of wolves is called n pack.
A pnek of thieves is ijnlled n gang.
A gung of tftigels Is called a host.
A galaxy of ruffians Is called n hord
A liordc of rubbish is cnlled n heap.
A (linn nf nYiui (a peillerl n clrntfA
A drove of blackguard s called a mob,
A mob " whnlcs I; Vnllcri. n schpol, , .
. !ai
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Talks With Thinking Philadelphians on Subjects They
Know Best
Daily
CHARLES LYON CHANDLER
On South American Trade Opportunities
THE war lias conferred no monopoly of
t tho South American trado field on the
.'tilted Stales, mid the precedence of Ger
many and England there is being maintained,
if not, indeed, Pigmented, while we hesitate
or blunder in g"tting our share, says Oniric.
Lyon Chandler, head of the foreign trado
department of the Com Exchange TJunk.
Mr." Chnndler says the immediate oppor
tunities in South America are as follows:
"First, the example should be followed of
a number of Inrge I 'tilted States firms whe;
are using this comparatively dull time to
Investigate thoroughly the market In Latin
America, in view of tlie war conditions.
''Since the end of the war, conditions in
South America have completely changed.
C-ormnn competition has not merely become
very active, but mnny of tlie old English
houses also nre showing renewed netitity.
In fact. Great Britain will be 11 much more
important foreign-trade rival than bus ever
been the case previously .
"We should always icmember thnt tlie
first English brunch bank in South Americn
wns founded in 18(115 ; the first German bank
in 188(1, and the first Tinted Stntes bank in
1014. This shows what 11 head start the
English nnd the Germans had over us in
South American trade. Just this morning
n prominent Philadelphia, manufacturer came
into tlie Corn Exchange Tlauk ami told of
hnving recently seen in Havana a great many
shipments of hosiery which did not come un
to cither samples or specifications. In a
great many cases tho manufacturer in tlie
I'nited States simply cannot and will not
live up to the speeltieutioiiH set for him by
his Latiu-Ameiiciin customers.
Neglects Even to Write Excuses
"Also, when the manufacturer in the
I'nited Stntes cannot fill nn order, lie fre
quently does not even take the tumble to
write a letter to the customer explaining why
he hns not boon ublc to do so.
"Wo should nlttuys remember thnt South
American countries arc not as jet in posi
tion to maniifnetiirc their own requirements.
Tiiej will, theicfore, be good custnmeis for
many years to come. However, they now
linte their choice between u great inuny bar
gain counters.
"Tlio I'nited Stntes hns no monopoly of
South American trade and this cannot be too
greatly tmphusicd. More Spanish should hi
taught in tin- public schools of Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia school children should learn
much more economical geography. They
should lie nhle to locate on tho map all the
places nhioad where Philadelphia, goods 111 u
sold. They should be token into the fac
tories and shown these goods packed and
ready for export. There are very few fac
tories in and near Philndclphin that do not
do some exporting or importing.
"In fact, the importing side of foreign
trade sometimes him been rather .over
shnduwed. One of the grentest defects of out
modern educational system is its failure to
tench the facts Involved in our international
interchange of goods nnd commodities, and
economic geography particularly.
"To puunote interest hero in tlio traito
situation, a determined effort should bo Hindu
to get tho ninth annual foreign-trade con
xention to come to Philadelphia in 10'J2.
Sixteen hundred persons attended the last
meeting of this convention ut Cleveland and
more thnn -000 were at the meeting in San
Francisco. Furthermore, this convention
would attract a largu number of foreign buy
ers to Philadelphia. It Is greatly to be hopcel
that tlie Chamber of Commerce will take
active step, to securu this convention next
year.
Credits Not Analyzed Carefully
"At least 00 per cent of the foreign trade
difficulties which have arisen during (he lost
your havo been due lei the fact that the c-iedil
rating nnd financial standing of foreign linns
liuve not boon analyzed with sufficient cine.
There is absolutely no excuse for tiiis what
eter 011 behalf of hrms in and nenr Phila
delphia. Not merely is tho Philadelphia
Commcicinl Museum 11 vast stoi chouse ol
foreign credit information, but practically
all tlin larger Plillndelphin banks are In posi
tion to glte this Information In great de-tail.
BATTLE-BUND !
NEVER to climb the hills ngain :
Neter (o see the shining spray
Tossed from Ihe crests of sapphire waves
.Out in tlie bay ,
Nn more to watch the westering sun,
llloc.il red. sink in tlie di earning sea.
And the tioineiiilous dusk wrap nil the hind
In mthtcry.
I'nseen (he wind in the long, brown grass
'The g amour of dntvn on leagues ot Snow,'
Jlrokcn I lvo that other men ' '
Slav are and know.
AuWr""1" MrKBJr ,n th5 Mont'
's '
"WELCOME BACK"
.,.,..., , .ay n .4 tf i .' fj . y. Jj'fJrjF vujiii M.W- itPi IFAhIIkMicIEf tHiHH IHHi
"T know of any number of cases where n
stitch lu time would not incrqjy have saved
nine, but eighteen.
"The mushroom concerns arc rapidly being
forced nut of the export und import busi
ness. This is a tery good thing for trade
as u whole. Tlio sound coinpuiiies, those
which I :ive proceeded with caution nnd enre,
will, when business revives, reap the benefit
of their prudence. Speculators arc no asset
to any phase of modern business, least of
all in n trade where so much depends on
mutual confidence,
"Those firms; which are fnr-seclng will
now seek information from the best possible
sources in regard to foreign markets, or they
will connect themselves with permanent ntid
responsible merchants therein. They will
obey those simple but eternnllv significant
rules regarding packing, nnd giving the cus
tomer what, he wants, etc-., which lipid tnie
today just as they did 100 years ago in
Stephen Giraid's time."
HUMANISMS
Hy WILLIAM ATIIKKTON I)U IM'Y
WHEN President Obrcgon of Mexico
wns a colonel in tlie army and handling
a command nf Yiiqul Indians, neenrding to
American Consul Frederick Simple);, he
used to have a lot of trouble be-cause, "when
be wns moving his command, the Ynqtils,
seated on the tops of the boxcars, delighted
in shooting nt tlie pigs, sheep nud chickens
of tlie farmers nlong the track. Finally
Obrcgon called them together and said:
"Now look here, bombres, this has got
to stop. The next man who does nny of this
shooting is going to be stood up against the
adobe wall and bored all full of Mauser bul
let boles."
"Si, Senor Colonel," tesponded the Yu-
qtlis.
About a minute later the crack of a rifle
was heard from the top of n boxcar anil a
pig in a nearby yard ran squealing.
The colonel rushed to (lie scene, storming
profanely.
"Me no shoot." protested the Yaqul, with
.shoulders protesting eloquently.
"Well, what made that smoke all around
you?" demanded Obrcgon,
"Him left out from yesterday," protested
the Inci Int..
And the colonel, quite renowned for his
sense of humor, let the peon off.
Captain John McGiath, of the Const und
(loudello Purvey, once spent tlie open season
in Alaska working busily cm tlio task of
establishing the proper boundary between
that Icnitorv nud Canada. As the season
n'Al'l? ,0,," rlns" h" '"i" ned down the Yukon.
..000 miles, to cnteli tho it ,nnt buck to
the States hofene the long Arctic winter
set in.
In his attempts to finish his task he had
waited u day toe. long. When he got to the
mouth of the gicat nver thc boat had just
en. He could almost see her smoke in
the distance,
S ho had 10 sit down in tlie solitude and
wait eight months for the return of spring.
.n0 fJU". nnl1? nf,th0 Passional man
to his fee is illusirated by Colonel E Lester
Jones chief of tho Const and Geodetic Sur
vey, in the fo owlm- sinrt.
A sick man went to his'ilneHor, was ex
lie ZlTu'? n ""''l l,ottl" of metlicine.
be f"l """ ,,ld ft wouI1
"Four dollars for this little bottle of
Thl " iUl l',"l.,r0tOfS",,, '-'It '- 'MIC Iouh
more ffi fe,;Vnu"',,,0,n' '" not orth
"Hut I would not know u-lmt e . 1
how- much of it " sni,,nt otu'en, ,nkC Dr
"There is .ho point," ,,, ', ;,, ft;.,
Ifor that knowledge, that , niii.-trglng
0
It happened some tears back (Im.i .i
hen Secietn,-,. ,,f (VininuTce! V, ",, r
Rpdhold, f,- flnPd f,. his .1? , J'
whiskers. me with Pr ,-s ,!,., J ,,k HhH
Sena.or John Sharp UMII M , fe" ''n!
certuli, matte,, of Goternment poll" ' "
It iitppencd also that Secretary- 1' I11..1 1
".d Seuaior Williams ,m.. ? , '''
"11 this quest op. Aft,,,- ,eV ,,'l "Kl
iM-l' nnd forth iy
'"''I" 1 loiibledlv two sides ..'
Hard to Kill
J'rom the Tolceli IUartB,
llrSa.n,".,,,,,,,, """" ,n h"t mn"?
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What Do You Know?
QUIZ
Who In now tlio Democratic leader In thl
United States Senate?
What Is pomology?
Who was Arnold von Wlnkolrlcd?
What Is tho capital ot tlio American
West Indian possession, tho Vlrglr
Islands?
What Is meant by simony?
Whut was tho Magna Chartn and whet
was It signed?
What Is tlio correct pronunciation of th
word mayonnaise?
Who Is tlio Pontlfex Mnxltiius?
What famous group of revolutionists took
tho name "Thc Heggars"?
Who Is the national hero of the Ncth-
10,
ei lands?
Answers to Saturday's Quiz
. There nro six Central American nation!,
Giintemnln, Honduras, San Salvador,
Nicaragua, Costn Ulca nnd Panama
. The former immo for the port side of a
ship was larboard,
. Bv tho battle of Toun, France, Charles
Muriel in "32 A. P. defeated the Sara
con Invadars under Abil-er-nahman.
The engagement hns been classllloel ai
one of the most decisive battles of the
world because the victory delivered
Franco nnd Northwestern Europe from
Mohammedan conquest and thus
prevented a radical chango In the
course und character of European
civilization.
Tho salary of the Chief Justice of Hie
I'nited States Is ?1.-.,000 11 year.
Charles Wolfe, an Irish poet, wrote the
poem "The IJurlal of Sir John Moore"
Ho wis born In 1791 and died In is:.,,
Dents Diderot wns a celebrated French
philosopher ard writer. In point 01
versatility and originality of thought
bo ranks among tho most fertile think
ers of France. His dates nro 1713
ITSI. Gobi Is a great desert lu Central Asia
with u licet tain boundaries. It com
prises two principal divisions, the
eastern, situated lu Central Mongolia,
and tho western occupying approxi
mately the basin of the Tnrim, In East
ern Turkestnn. Its streams hato no
outlet to tho sea. Tlio average altitude
is 2000 to -1000 feet.
A morris danco Is (i grotesque dance bv
persons In fancy costume, usually ns
chaructern in tlie llobln Howl legend.
Tho nanio Is a variant of Moorish
. Taffy, tho nickname of u Welshman Is
a corruption of David, nn exceedingly
common nniiie In Wales.
The Latin Monetary Union Is a convce
Hon signalized by n trcnly signed Hi
IKfl.-, by France, llaly. Helglum anu
.Switzerland for (ho unlfoim 1 ovulation
of i-olnnge In llu-so Stntes (jreece he
siiiuo a meniber In IStiS
Looking Forward in Kansas
from tho Topoka Capital
Frank A'nn Wy.sc, carrier on Route 2,
brought in a peculiar sight Wcdncsdav morn
ing in the way of a homed rabbit that had
been shot the day before by Mrs. Lew Tur
ner. It was a cottontail, seemingly of con
sldernble age, having twelve well -developed
horns measuring from an inch to two inches
in length. Woodson County Advocate.
Let us reflect 11 moment, good people
Let us imagine Kansas .0ll0.0U0 years
henee. A new prehistoric animal has been
discovered. Scientists will give It a Latin
name and niiiiiuince to the world thnt this
creature, though smnll, evidently wns very
dangerous to munkind. being built for licet
Jiess and equipped with twelve horns, a
wound fiom nnv one of which sent its victim
to 11 speedy dentil. Tim horned riihhlt of
today may bring signal recognition to some
deduct ho scientist of the far-away to
moriow. N. Y. Herald.
Lost One Swarm of Bees
Qu.ncy C jrrtnpondeneo Ilostnn Uvcnhu' iilons
Among various advertisements appearing
in the local papers hist night is u lost nd.
announcing the disnppcarntica of a swarm
of bees from Albertina street, South (Julw-.t.
Tho bees disappeared Wednesday afternoon
after they wern been to enter nn apple
orchard. The owner does not stipulate the
usual neighborly invitotlon of kiudly return
and receive reward. He is quite willing to
pay the reward on being told where his boos
are, lie will do his own returning If the
bees prove to bo his, for he Is afraid the bees
might not tnke kindly to the interference of
11 stranger.
The First Claimant
That prize of Edward link's is mm'
If judges bo hut fair:
To servo old Philadelphia
moved
awny
from
there.
-A. M. Adams, in the New York Tribune.
I TIIIS PARADOX
THE tiny light saver saved an hour,
Then In the garden spent It;
IiitcNtcil it in muscle power j
Then (o good health he lent it.
And wliui he saved brought interest
And what lie spout brought plens.nc,
Ills wise It vcMiucnt gave him y.eit;
His loan bidught later leisure.
Ihlft files tho day nnd cornea the uiglil.
'though clucks nra misbehaving,
And daylight saving brlngri delight -
ISccuute of daylight spending! S. .
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