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,4Wip "fWf'J, 11 1 'V ' VP3 '.V. V v; 18 i t lv i iff J s 1- ?'C i' 1 9'WK r r u. . .' faiening public ?cibger , , PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY 4 CYIlUfl it. K. CURTIS', I'ttMIDRNT Jahn C, Martin, Vie Prld.nt nd Trinsitrerj Charln A. Tylrr, Rfcrlryi Chare II. I.iKlInc I.iKlInc ten, Philip H. Cetlltii, Jehn It. Wllllnma Jehn J. Uptimeen, Cleerir V. Ueldnnli'i, David K flmlley. JUrpeiert. Ji AVID B. WMtt.KT. .. . ;.llinr JOHNCJIAJITIN.. ..Otnrl lluslnts MnnaMr Published dully at Pdrue t.naCB Ilulldlng InilDfndtncrt Uuuarr. PIiIIimIeIuhih. Aimntie Cut..... Press-Union Hullillnic Nutv YOUR Ml Maili'mi Ac, DcrxeiT 701 Feul tlulMlnf- l"T Letus .... 013 Qlebf'Dtmncrat ltulM nc ClllcVfie 1302 TrOunf Dulldlnt NIIWS Ut'RKAVS TFiHrtlNOTON DCSKAC, N. I:, Cur. Pennnylvanla A nn,l tl' Nmr TeK nuilAU Tim tfmi ltulldlng Le.'l-ON ntmuu TrafaUur ItulUliir HUHFCIUITinN TIIIIMN Tlie Kuninii PrsMO l.rtsim In nnl te suh- crlBsra In rhlladalphia inn iirreunillr,a towns t lh rats of twlv 111') enis pr wfk. rayabm te th rarrUr. iir man te point eutw or riiiiaiiaipMa In th t'nlteii Slain, t miuda. or rnue.1 fi.au pm aslena, reaiaga frca. firtv (4UI cnt pr month. hix Ittll dollar per ar, palil tn ad vane. Te, nil fernlsn riiuntri nna (Jl) dollar ft nienlh. Notiei Hubtcrtbera n lulling addra cdanstJ mull g old an well new addrea. nt.i i 3000 WAt.MT M V-lONf. Ml 1601 c tZf tddrfj nil rommi'mielcntii ie ramp 1'iihlte irtdyrr, hidrvndrnrr f'lumr Ptnlml Inli'ti Member of the Associated Press run ASSOCIATED Vnt SS It rxcluwly en titled te the utr for i '-pnbhrai ten of nil nttc dispatches credited te it or net ethernite credited in this paper, and also the local ntu i published therein , Alt rights n rpiuof(ilien of special dispatches hrrrin are also rrsrrved riiiiiJfi.iii.. TuM.i.y. j..iu.ry 31, p:: NOW FOR THE BIG SHOW MAYOU MUUUi:, apparently ius-plrlted bj liix l'lerida varaileu. h reuirnliii; home lired with enlhnlam fr advatirliis tlie exposition project Durliii; his nbcetipp the ne iiieM'm Iin been rarrled te u s-tase from which ii ean be lifted mil by nil net m rxpln it dei i-leii. All thp lindlngt lmp been collected. Tin report of the KngiiiperH' I'luli wns tiled with the Kxeciitlve Ceminittee nf I In Setqnl Setqnl C'eiiteiiiiinl Aneinl Icin ctcHm , Impnr taut entries luid been preiletiah iiiinle bv the I'liiladelplnn Ki'mI INtnle Ituiird mid the American Intllule of An-hitei t.v A number of lniprnclir.il rcccitiiinpiidutieiis have been ellininaled. The ebon e Is new nnrrewed down te four or five 8"ti Ins- fir thp fnir. A Held for Mr. Moere's pent-up energies la nvnllable in the exposition eninrprifc. Anv prcsMire exerted te lirin; about n apeeih selection of i lit fair locution nnd a director gencrnl will lie welcome CLEAN YOUR SIDEWALK TllVt fit ordinances require every house holder te. clean the snow from Hie side walk in front of his house. Meat house holders clean the snow e(T net because cf the compulsion of the erdinames. but beiauc thr believe it ought te lie done for their own comfort nnd for the comfort of these Trhe use the walk. Itut there are some who for one rraen or another neglect their ob eb ob Tleus duty. The Director of Public Safely has an nounced thai he intends te enforce the ordi nance and te inflict the penalties en these who disregard it. lie Is justified in this course, for clean sidewalks for pedestrians lire nlmest as important as unebsti lifted atreetH for vehicles. Thesp cilizptis who wish ie escape an In terview with thp pelhe will have their wnlkn clran before night. SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON IN ACCORD with u zealous personality wen the death of Sir Kruent Hhuckletim In barnesa. Te this Indomitable and Ingratiating rentlM and explorer the cempiest of ihe Seuth I'ele was denied. Indeed, although his nehlevpnipnts have contributed largely te the Mini of liutunn knowledge. i-iccial'v in the realms of botany, wnlngv, geology and geography, he wns en the whole mere widely honored for what he was t linn for what he did As intrepid as either Richard 1'urten or denernl (iordeu, us sueepillile as either of these English romantics te the call of adventure, Shackleton was their supurier In temperamental balance and no whit be hind th.eiTiln a kind of intluetuc ihlxalry. His last ejnge, ill-larred fiiini the nut -et. when the tlnj Qucat was almet wrecked off Lisben, was designed without regard te apectaeular effect and v. imll.i in the interest nf lentllic ncciinicv The cbnriliig of austral seas, the accumulation of uce.mo uce.me graphic data and of facts concerning sub merged islands or pesMbU een et irritl. nentn-' were its prune eliicci ivc. That Tnnt sweep of Southern waters, where the great oceans of tbe world imi be -aid te meet, ii s'ill a region ef'ni.Muen Amuiidieii, It U true, feunil the pole, but neither his dash nor the tiugic enture of Captnln Scott exhniited the opportuni ties for illuminating discewri". en the under side of the planet In a sen-e tlie latest Shnekleten enterprise was a "mep-pillg-np" expedition. It will he ciiiried tl as its original commander himself would have wished. Had he join noted further )n ihe euest his fame might have been enriched te de tails, but net in qualm The pennntien-e of his reputation is alreaih assured and H I. high. A nathe of Snulliern Ireland his i luir neter -was an iidinnnble blend i.f il,ee Celtie and axon trnltn. Hie imbilit mi.! aenslbillt of whiih n,' MMdh wuit K"en 'ii in the history of that 'inpire whhh agent of 1 1 1 z u 1 1 1 1 he mi iii nerved a - an ii ngl LAXITY ON SAFETY LAWS 'ASII;TII new th,.,e ,ni 0 . Tn movement for n detailed exiiniiuiii i.. ,.t the building cedes and lueiiines t defer mine the efticiciicv of the sisicin l.v vUii. h Hfety laws nie rnferred. Then ni , high lOMllies null lllljcr mi, klllr,, ,,,( regret and agil.itioe in ('euer.H, , ,;, ptllpitH llllll III the newspnpeis of the i ,1V Se It gees The i in ,s iilre.i.h en ,,i the Heuse anil the Senate And it is therefore the mere interesting i leek closely ,n t. leperls from Washington and find thai the same ('eiijreHsuien who have been sv. tematicnlh culling deuu or keeping down tne appriiprmtiunH allowed te the l-'Tte nnd Police Bureaus and the llinlding lupe tun. Division of the Distih I mlinltiisti-niuc M. lem are new wringing their henda and ile mnnding in picturcrue Inngunge in knew why the (iilaslrephe mi the Km. kerhecker Theatre could net have been pieveiiled TllPfe ate leusetis te believe lhat the hllildillg laws in inan.v niies lie, ame undulv elastic during the war boeui it M rciisen. able te suppose thai if tisuul rules were en forced there WeiUd have been no sudden flnughler of a multitudi gathered for no evening of relaxation in a theatre , , marily, however, and despite iin.vthmg that Censresh or the District etluiiiU maj iiiv or prove In their formal Inquiries, the cellnpc of tlie tlienlre was due Ie the Increasing in disposition of public ellieials in the I'midl States te formulaic and enforce Inns fop proper protection of life and prepcrij. As a people we trust ten much te luck. Thnt habit Is inns) conspicuous ameu pub lic eIIlelltlH lu thlw rllv the tire dcpait Wnt Is alvva.vs iinder-eiuipicd and uudci tfMltneu, The police ferci is about hnlf as ', $fK "s eilgli (e be, Tlie Uullditig lu :'f ,ui;imi nureau nun i"c tmi .uarmaru ilbalil tire, but rbqiuiiuy ersaiiizctt U9 r ' l . EVENING cause of n luck of mono? Ter nthet pur posed fundi rati iilwaa be found Rut for Ihe precautionary measures necessary I" Insure n city like this against great acci dents nnd great flrs nntl tlie like, money is seldom nv'ailnble In ntlcqiintp t) tt n ti 1 1 1 - Stich Investments show no inimrdiitti' re turns. That is why tliey ate net popular Willi public officials here or elsewhere. " oflen sppiitM tlint cities llkp ours go along safely enough. Itut we don't. Seener or Inter we pay fur years of negligence with n few days (if Hie sort of horror that has de c ended en Washington. THE TIME HAS COME TO GIVE UP OSTRICH POLITICS Voters Must Take Their Heads Out of the Sand and Fight ths Financial Incempetency In Harrlsburg TT 1! 1 for IS nbeui lime lhat the men iespiinih!c r the gevernnieiit of this. Stale slop their dickering about possible c.iiidiil.Ucs for the governorship and for membership In Ihe (ieneral Assembly nnd devote their at tention te ihe larger Issue. nt stake. Mr. tlrund.v charged Inst spring that the fikless appropriations b,v ihe Legislature were biingmg about demerallzul ion in the Slate llnaiices. lie snid that theic would be n large deficit in a few month- with no money In sight te pay it. Auditor (ieneial Lewis has jul told ihe Allegheny Count v blanch of the League of Women Voiers that this deficit N new about SJtii.OiHI.OOO mid lhat It i likely te he SIO.O""X befetc the period for which ap;iopriaileiis were last made expires. Mr Lewis blames this condition upon the tinbu-iness-llke methods of the I.egls lilt ere The members Mini it easier te vole appropriations iisked for In inlleeutinl or er or gnill.nt'ens than ' refuse llietii. After voting the money thev de ium provide for Ihe revenues te meet the new expenses. There w no d"iib: that mm h of Ihe money is voted with the hope tlint ihe Cov Cev Cov eneor will prune down ihe nuieunis until the total is within the estimated receipts. And the li.iveiner ml down the appropria tions te such a Hsu re as seemed possible te ral.se I'.til the Governer was misinformed about t'he available revenues The mail who mis informed him hi't winter was t'harles A. Snvdcf, then Auditor (ieneral That of ficial iinepaied a statement of anticipated rvenues whhh he suit m the (inventor and te the members "f the Legislature in which an estimate of receipts was made a'iflicictifl.v large te meet the ceniemplalPd appropriations. v, one knows en vvli.it be based Ins conclusions. And n one can find u copy of his estimate at this time. Every cepv I. as m.vsterieusly disappeared There were no ailivpiate data- for anv -tlmates when Mr. Lewis took thaige of the Auditi r Ceneral's ether in Mnv. and It was impe.-ible te barn from ihe hooks what the tin.inclal condition of the State viis It wns net until Mr. Lewis had put commercial auditors en Ihe books that he found positive proof thai the St .He has been apnreprlaling men1 than lis i -ipis for several uirs until the enormous deficit has ncetimulntiil He found, tee. lhat this deficit has been met bv borrowing money in anticipation "f future (olleciieiis in dis regard of the const it ut tonal provi-Ien that net mere than SI.IMiO.IhW can ! borrowed for such a purpose. Mr Lewis is a member of ti," 'mp Re publican organization. He l making his disclosures in Ihe Interest of a -.Hinder hu-i-lies- method in State finance. The fails ought te have been di-closed vear- a:e If I 'iev had been ihe school- and chanties of the State would net be clamoring vaiulv for the money appropriated te them Ii would have been paid when n was due I.ui new there is net enough mono in sight te meet these obligations nnd no prosper of an. The schools and charities In nerv section "f the Slate will feel the pillch of ti bel'eie iin.v ietne.lv .an be applied. These intolerable conditions will net be . ire. I If the men who a-e prep mug the sl'lle te he voted at I lie pt una ri' - In Miv devote then ntlciiiien e, I Isivelv iii divid ing ihe nlfii i among deserving p.irtv workers se'e. te. te streiigtlien the power of this man or that We uiil-l have a (ienrii nniuited le u-e nil the powers of his i.liee te put the fiiiniicial affairs ,n a sound hu-iues- liai and te bring an end in ihe legl-lative pnic the of passiug tie bu. k en all financial inn I ters We uiil-l have a I.' gi-liitui mpeseil of men who will assume the re-peu-iluli'ies of Ibeir etiices and will keep the nupreiu ,.i - liens within t lie estimated i pn. I'm- tunalelv we have no Auditor tictier.il who will make a it usi wet lli e-nmate I I mi a .arefiil stiulv of the it"lable i.i.ipt i.i.ipt flein nil possible sniirc - Itut even then tbeie will ,ii.,iin tlie eii.irmeu. dell It te he tnk'ii an l in some vvn The siiiinilen is -m. Ii ris te justlfv i ei v l.u-iin-s miere-t in ' I I'omiiion I'emiiion I'omiiien weiiltli in bringing pie--,.i' te I ear upon he p. .Ill I" Ill lea. lei te i"due I In iu te slop playing pelm s nnd te ;e .meniieii te the real bu-iiiess nf gev, ft, ug They have ref i-e.l te inert the i- i It clinriel be .1 voided lll'l, h lull; litii.ging nbeui a pnilic.il f-r will -.h ihe indiffirenr bad. tee long, w.theiit ei which inie ob il revolu revelu ,ive them i indent I v Ii W. i H' 'I liav , pit- lb. li.id an, I'" sin h I" I we . pi" .1 atj'ii'i at ii i- .1 LENINE TO TESTIFY H iiWEYER vielentlv i 'eiumuni-i aigu- III. HI li.lt . 1,1-h M .III se I MllOll (lipi - , l.l-h VI .III se i mIIei l-i'lt ex. lie, I-,,, ion iu H ,ii II. una ti e bint of cell -i.r..uii-'"l pri -,' in f Nil"11 I. en lie Is 'I here , of i be .mi 'Jut. Hun inini-tiikable a -iiggesl ion iH-n of a new lee.ird mil, s of i ii i ei ii 1 1 ,,,iiii I sport -mail -i, ,'e. ulei'ilv iifi'ishing A ni-" deemed worth llghling ler J- wertli staling Te We-t.i'ti minds nt le.isl the Sevni nlliluile rcspei Mug ihe j't-inkipu invite. en wns emphnti, allv unaepealing. Il u no -possible nl tins Inte date le conjecture vvnnt llllghl have Ii, en lie , elsciUCIW es ,,f th, niiileienee wllh Russia prope-cd in I'H'i. hut il Is undeniable Hint the uniuissen auie, In disdainful sulking wn- net u lievernnicnt thnt neers tit retpu-is fop nn explniialioe of lis prlti(diles i e.ilc.i l.itcd In dull Ihe -vinpathies of uninformed eiilsidi I' ll s rumored thnt Leiuiie k ,ieiuie. le slugger tlie i enference will, repara tion demands for damages by ihe various abortive ceuniei revoliilieii-, m i bin b, will answer feiiigu claims ag,nu-i the old Russian Heveriiuieul by the pi esentaiieu of a new and formidable bill lint whatever I lie exlieiint. of bis nit tcip Hml imserliens, It i- lllllli I uilllllllv belli i fin them t,, . Iraiikl made ihan l,,i iIime in lie rcpiis e. in silicon Questions nuiv ! rai-e.l nl Hie confer. en ce ceiictriiuiK me lioisiievist slandlit; my, Its iniiKliltuile nnd, liiteiiHens. There PUBLIC ' LEDGER s Is no need te s ippee that the. elher dele gates will be contaminated by the presence of the Soviet Commission which Lenlnc will head. The (ievernmeuta of the hated bourgeoisie will probably have it point e two te make, niid there Is no Indication lhat I hey will be reluctant te justify themselves. In recognizing the (ieiien program the Communist regime by implication admits lhat the structure of the bulk of civilisatien is mil te be overthrew n b.v venomous propa ganda, l.vrnnp.v. rapine, stniighler and n suppression of all the Instincts of fair play In devotion te Marxian socialism. There are innumerable aspects- te flic problem of Russian iclatlens with the lest of luimanlly. The issue s; complex', and tbeie are few etilrlghl heroes en either side. Hut the Indispensable prerequisite te even a skeleton of ndjusttnent Is acknowledg ment of realities, I.einne is nppareutlv willing le speak for Russia and li.s political philosophy with rcfeieme in facts. Se much is a step ferwatd and an index of Ihe spiril of coin cein coin pieiulse. without which all progress must cease. MOURNERS FOR CIVILIZATION 'piIEY ate Mttetnpiiiig te nig ihemselvis i- out In New erk net from under the snow, which prebiblv will lie mound a le.ii,: June le prove Mr llvlan's couicntieu that lainthiiuy is ii onset witlve institution net given ie era?- experiments with reform, hul fieni under a w.iglu of woeful forebod ing re.it oil bv advanced diagnosis of the meaning and profeun.l-r influence of ,Usa The population of Maiihatlati is being clenl.v divided Inte .amps of the pre-jn?. and the ntiti jnxx. Tlie 1 igh Mile of anxious feeling appears te ,,ii h i reached en Sunday The pulpits of fashion ihlc .hui.hes mng with denuiitdallens of modern music and the dances that acceiui anv it. Men of ,i plulosephicnl turn f in-u, wrote of Ibeir fears iu the lievVspapei - A dignified dally .teiiriinl gravely atineiin. . I the nppeintment of a jaw: editor, whose dulv, it seems, will he ie leek Inte the matt'i tight the modern mama mid save the world The Rev. Dr. 1'ercv Su. km v l Irani snid lhat modern music js bin an out waul s.vmp s.vmp lein of desirin live publi. lever-, an orcbes ercbes Iral iratislaiien of the ihvthni of a mil vetsnl gallop backward te -ivngeiy and the jungle. Others pretpiideil te see the vims of .tnzi! working in policemen and politicians and driving them te nets of brutality or teeklessliess. Meanwhile, tlie people of tlie stricken iltv weie being introduced te n pi.iv sjiciallv vvrilleii and aclcl te show thnt we me nil (Inuring together toward the pit The iiess agints- w he used te be pi em geed tml dlers in their reckless youth i mouths aje auueuuee lhat the stage has turned lu the nick of time te held the .rumbl.ng world t. iget I. or. It is likelv lhat a survey of I'lnl.idelpliia or Washington or Itosten or t'hii age' would reveal a similar general uneasiness of mind among people who arc, as .veu m.jht say. onpifiietisl thoughtful. The way te llelieiina is illuminated f,,r ihe I uite.l Stales, we aie lel.l. by the white lights of Maui sued due wen.bi-s whether Dr. (iiuut ami tie authors of the newer-pi ebleiu plays, the mere anxious ilerg.vineu nf all denomina tions mid the writers of the despairing books of the hour ever go si-jht-ecing mi wh.'ie else than en Main street., lin.adwti is, niter nil. but a small pail of New Yerk, and it isn't nearly si wild as interested New Yorkers themselves would have you believe. Thnt. however, is aside Someone ought te lake Dr. ( i I'll tit nil, I the instz editors by the hand wild lead them mi a lour of discovery through the ie.il. Ameri, ii. wbiih Ins tar bivend the splits and -eiiiuL of the ebtcr publics Tbete is really such an America. It is nbiiul the most cheerf'il thing iu I lie world le see. and the people who have begun In mourn pi.b- i , 1 v for vvlat thm call .i dving ivili.it ion will continue le s. em oddly funny until they go firth and get ac" iinte.1 with it About I I'M- n'llt of ill" total popul.ltlell of the t "tut -d Stale- j.iz.e- as a mailer of habit or In iiie-tieu,-ib!e wav- f nil ihe ever-fed und ev ei - money e, bounders in all the Eastern Itles of the I'llltcd t.itcs. the folk ill whose behavior a let of neivmib pen jile see signs nf se. in 1 d. -integral Ien. weie : be a-seuib'.i'd 1,1 one pla, e. there wouldn't be enough of 1 hem Iii establish n borough of the first cl.i-. The meiiiu, 1- 'or Iv 1I1.1I 1011 ought te go out te the f.ilin- .Hid 1 ' -in. ill teivns, the tanclies .ind 1 he nidiisli'iiil cnnini'itiiiie., where. tnei;h llierc inie be j:u. music, people, haven't time te ",. . ra.v ever it. These 1110 people v. hose minds, being nor mal, cannot be 1 ps.-t bv dm. e timi- More over, thev men 1 limine idler- iln- '.HI per cent of the iienple wlie live off .Mum stieet in I iii- leiintiv Their h'en.l .nine siii:n-ii" tlimunh lack lia lia et be icnt physical ei. i-e. Dr. (i 1. 1 nt in I ei In 1 - of In- vv.i v et ihink ill" necl iini wnrr.v ,v,n ler l'le.nlvv.iy. Thev in "(l eiilv find a way In solve the tin employ lie hi piebleni 1- il is presented among 'If' '' pro-peieiij men and women and fn- .nil girl- nf '!- 'and They should I' slelllll I," it I- bid binin 1-1, ten In , I, up sim.e job- tin tne profes prefes 1 bu - Even j.i and sometimes iieugu won't Ii 1 1 ..nv one who-e -liglnlv -elien, , 111 adv. mi c by dlene . THE COST OF MEXICAN CHAOS A III I III". SE nf 1 . H M HUH 1 1 1, pep- nun t M Mi e I 'tin i I'll IOl .-rlbeil If this Hi .1 vv a 10 Ihe ,..11 lis., II lit ,, l 1 I- , "I I' ' I ,1 ch ' mug I' --en li"i i I' I HIV II'' lli.leil i,e - Hid ng I ,ie ..(ill 'II ail.es III M".M,e Ul'l ,1, -ll ii live il operl ion 'i in i-i . Mildi re w 1 11 i it.i mid 'iirr.ni.i I'" ..-dilc i I In tig II .vevei licit W of Dill II"' l II. Il net w itb- li-tiirb--'iieusly - ll.lt I - IllUld Hi:'., when "I Cnder in i nil vv nrfare wns ,t i In- and i w.i- liit-g.-lv the bonier out- t.i", - and ,-pi Illinois ng.iin-l viirleiis I ,1'ldll-. ' aiai ten, d .1 v In, I, gave M llu ii ' , . ss.ilH . niilll. i icvnllltiullists, vv lib -ireild lll bi Lu v i'1. The .vcrnmi'iii luive Nev"i'thclcss, a inlllieii men. le-s of l-'rnnce c.mi i ha- Ik bidK p. ineipb's of 1,1 en ' lelellllv ib'ie ,, i.H i, v irjil'ii oil lb- r nilii, le v. lei In r the liiull.llll v it is iiu in minreaching n the W'ruld Win. weie intuath slain in the -ucce-slell of i,nll- mid I c ni ions. Censuses have seldom be. n ,i. ciiralclv taken in anv of the I.nl in Anicrn nn I'liun ii'u Seme two de, nih's ,ige Hi'ailiaii Hi'ailiaii beasteil thai Iheir federaii d icpubllc con cen tHineil a nl f L'.'i. Him huh inhabitant Little if anv iniic.i-e ..v.. that figure I- tcnel led t ,lll It I- pernil-s.l.le te pte.i.li through sta II. in- Inn I' i- iilvviiv . vvi'M le imilliie inie ibeir eiigin. nun ie retrain from Wellkelllll" gernt ion h gH mi. He vv. lining by exng- Nl A nil v feed I iiigl.inil is i, ii-n g ."i per cent of ii ii'Mini eineiits nn. Itai Ihe I'.ll III ,is iicii'iige of land mull i nil ivnlicii i. -iciidilv ill i leasing. This in Itself iiced mi be .lliirmiug. It' Is w bin happen- in fv.ii cuininuiiil.v vvbeic in innlueturi s spiing i, The disipin ting feature lie In the fact ibm she is le-ing , " in 1 1 in ii I) t ti i lui i -, her ( n , giving up siipicm.ici in inn- in the V.- ( t Ml llllll II illlM' "I IIIC I.I' I l,nj ,1 I llllll' III -I I Ihl .. I'. I 'I Iii if I I' illi'H me 1 1 return tn ngliuiltuic large or small, U best Hlii nil, I -Hill mil n lb, -ic iiiu-l be n i uai cemmuiiii V served tnet ih kI supporting r PHILABELtHIA, TUESDAY, JAKUAUT ' 81, THE STORY OF NELLIE BLY Hew She Decatne a Newspaper Writer Her First Werk In Pitts burgh Recalled An Insane Asylum 1 Experience Personal Rec- I ollectlens Ry iKOUGK NOX MrCAIN NELLIE ELY was burled In New Yerk en Sunday. She was Inld'awny In 11 sierni 1 lint was typical of her vivid, romantic life; a life full of tireless endeavor nnd journeys te strange lands. I ler inline means little te the present gen eration of newspaper readers. Thlrtv-llve years ngn It was en in.er.v in.er.v bedy's tongue. Her achievement was cele hralcM as iiui'pie In every elvillreiMnni1it With n commission from the Xevv Yerk World she circled the glebe in something likp seven days less than Pillions Eegg. the mythical traveler whom .Jules Verne sent round the world In eighty days. This is the story of Nellie III s begin nings In newspaper work. T1IER Hills WERE are living today but two Individ- familiar with the circumstances. Eucene M. O'N'ell. wt MI one of the prlncl p.il owners of the Pittsburgh Dispatch. Is one. 1 happen te be the ether. Possibly Colonel Charles A. Roeki presi dent of the Dispatch Ceinpnin. may recall some of (he instances, though 1 think he was then away at college. (Icorge A. Madden was managing editor 'of the Dispatch at the time lie wns a klndl. lovable chap, with cerl.uii peculiari ties, lie died n few years age near New Yerk. licerge Madden discovered N'eJIie lllv. Nellie Ely's full name was Pink Eli7a beth .lane Cochrane. She wns bem in Arm--tieng County, but had been living for years in Pittsburgh wllh her widowed mother and an elder brother, .lefl'er-en Cochrane, a traveling salesman. I was cilv editor (yf ihe paper when one dnv iu ISs,", Madden cnine te 111 desk with a letter ill his hand. "Here's n letter from a giil who wants te de reporting. It's might well written and I think I'll give her n chance," he said. I recall that I protested ngnlnst taking her en the local staff. Willi the prejudice of forty years age, .wemeii lu newspaper work were net then regarded as a success. Miss Cechiane came 10 work and-was taken In charge by Madden himself, Iter first nsslgntnentsv while she was en probation, were unsigned and were "spe cials." She developed se rapidh. however. Hint Madden decided te give her a tiem-de-plunie. There was a line vein of sentiment lu his nml:e-iip, and he signed her copy "Nellie I'l.v." Thus she became kimwu te the news paper world and te the New Yerk public up le ihe time of her death last week. She was then 11 girl of ighteen or nine teen, of medium height, slender, dark brown hair and eyes, u sllglillv retreusse nose, featities net pretty but attractive, and a wholesome, pleasing but whimsical manlier yn.l an impatience of restraint. A'1,, THAT period of ii- nicer tlie Dis- nalch. under l.ugene ' .M'll as c.liler- in-ihief. was beginning 10 branch out into th- wider paths of metropolitan journalism. licerge Madden sent Nellie Ely te Mexico, where -be wrote 11 -cries of brilliant letters whii h were afterward published lu book form. , After her return fiem Mc.xne. Ely came Inte the local depaitiiienl. vvbeic she was uillize.l for the higher class of society work. Its huindiiim, lnutine cliariicter, the lie icssity f,i. icpeitiug at fixed hours und sub mitting le the discipline of the city room weie dl-t.isleful te her Her traveling expeiiciice hud wholly un filled her for office restrictions and the rou tine nf assignments. Then began infractions of rule-. I took the matter up with .Madden, and iu In- gentle way be talked with Nellie ami endeavored le rea-mi her out of her really liile'erant inannell-lii-. Snvcrnl months vetil b.v. Tbeie was no improvement and the -ituatieu giew very -I rained. "Loek Inn i'." -be said te me one day, selling herself beside the cilv de-k. "If you don't want me lieie I'll ipill. 1 tan gi 1 a better place lu New Yeik." rpi Illi: en I of it was lhat Nellie Ely left. 1 wns in New i erk a year later, and a in New erk a year later. I stepped nfl the elevator in the I riliuue P.ull.litig I came fine 10 face with Nellie. "Wliit am ou doing here?" she dp maimed imperiously She still chcii-hcd le- enM t It vanished in all iii-tant when I mid hei I v 1- Irving te locate the office of the 1!m', l,eler Syndicate, of whi.h living Eatch- , n nv t'he .eleliratc.l novelist, was the V11 don't knew Mr Eutclielei ' All 1-1..1. 1 I'll I11110 dim veu ie him." She did with 1 'I In iiii.'i 1 iliaiiiuiig and und rveil eulogy next lime I -aw Nellie Ely ii wns stailllnglv dilTeu'iil i licuinstaiiic-. I ss; e-tnblilie.l ihe New Ynl k ntlli e tne I'ittsbuigh Dispatch, with dire. I wnr. nnd nil that, and went there le live ii- n -xi nl corie-peiuleul 'r.i tt Sclumir.. a fermi r Disi.it h man. I,. lug in New Yeik. was a freitieni vis,mr ,ll Iiiv elliie III ihe Times Hllildillg nil I'.irk Rew li'l veu t li.it slot ill the p.ipeis t '- i.'iinn: about them picking up a eung ". .i , mi tlie stud who leilldu'l tell aiiy ll. ig abiuil herself' Cniuplclc le-s of iinue tv." said Schant' one day. I i. plied thai I li.i'l and thought it n vcty in -ii , ciise , wouldn't siirpn-e nie if it turned .nil t , i ;lv Sounds like her." I "I Hie same tlieiibi. but did net e i,! in Sell. ml 11'' I- new l In bend of .i gi. i, mid-West inaniifiielui ing concern. iw-naiier sierics tuiiner ii.iu nuw tin- ," g vvemnii w.is ., I pmiteunccd -ullering from iiinnesia eiitinuallv the weid I -I' , iiii-Ii wehI Ni Hie I VI luul Mexi'e. Ihe circumstance pointed Ml- piece i.f U'-Wspilper Welk Willi , the i euii a I figure . 1 Till, i.iikiiewu gill was subse.plenlly enl ., tin- Women's Insane Asylum mi , l,wi l's 1-liind I flossed le (he Island dnv nnd n-k'-d In l -hew it ihe young .i i m mimed Morene 1 wns led Inte a In.' i uvular loom and i te -it down and wail. In i few mono ills u li'ln.lle lllllse walked itb Nellie El bv her -ule. She was i ..eil in an nn-ighllv calico gown ami her . was inmbed straight back into u'li-.vihc li'l tlieiigli il was wbnl I III, I ex peel ed, I v ii- up-el for the Ui-lillll. I in you knew me"'" in. lulled N siinp'e. self possessed way, hsi -en. Hi IV ill 111'1 eye-. "Ne." 1 leplleii fin ilislanlly tb.it slie was en HlackwcH's for a "Did veu ever -ee me before?" llle lug in a me I knew purpose, she per- s.sied Willi lenluleni iiiipuilenee in her tone. .1 il then the lilll-e million a nine instance iwav for some purpose mid Nellie said hurriedly: "I inn"! give me away . "Don't be afraid." I replied 1 iiferlunalelv she failed le bear mv mumbled i espouse and. as she afterward told in'-, was in gient suspense lest I would net understand. Seme weeks nflei a young wetmiu wearing n dark vill appeuied ,H my etlice. It was Nillie. . . , I was coming anv hew le thank you for what vii did." she said "I was released vestcrday nnd Mr. Coekiell (Jehu A. Cuck icll. cdl'ier uf Ihe World) told nie that I must come nl "ine and thank jeii for your courtesy, ou cniibl have wlicd n .lery (hat would have made a -"ii-.iileti iu Pittsburgh Her expeMiie of Ihe abuses in llu, insane ilepiiituieiit en Hlai'kweH'H Island vmim one of New Yerk's great K'usntlens of tlie day, Nellie Ely'M- nubwiiueiit career aa a traveUr-wrlter enn ner limrrlnBe te Rebert L, JjCllinilii n3 vTivivi nuuwei Epilogue ' m ..st. . iikrtrjit.vT .- ..r.S"ixns j.i... . J.i...i''.nii.uJ ji w-,'",l.i .mLk ..- ('' nt 1B m 'Jrt fflmftMsm w m fflwMmmwtmxK$njKiMtx W'JiwiKKW.zxMttf'irdirrV i mm, ml fi.M,umt'di?)WM n p?Twi'r.x 2h.. t 'in ? i . .m TnniiMffiwiTTff n ini'in i mm rwrirmM "tmi fi'n n nT nrTTiT irsici ni.-r xujinj3i4-aiT.TJii ti kevii ir. iii.it: il-jij; -i.ti !-.. i J: i h,xh ', UfflSEHMawsffiaSK MM lWwlwmk& Wmkmlruk mifwFI'rl lffii'VwTO'liwy!i'k',llyi ' w -y .? lllMM!lffisS Em I mm mism " lsHIHHMP"S3 ISi'r'ewR i'M i &yin- , ' j.3 i.iafl., . a NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks II illi Thinking Philadalphiuns en Subjects They Knew Best WILLIAM R. TUCKER On American Shipping TTI J- grr IS entirely possible for veses of Hull rent merchaiil Heet sailing under tne Slars ami Stripes le regain I be ueminaii. position which the Hag once had en Ihe high -eas if methods of operation nie established upon n p-aclicable basis, sa.vs WiUlnm IL Tucker, secretary of the Heard of 1 rade. 'Shlpplug must be based upon service." -aid Mr. Tucker. "Yeu cannot legislate a nation Inte a high shipping position, and il the country wants u fine merchant marine il must siippeii that murine. While mi American iiieichnni luaiiiie is an important adjunct te American indiisfr In Ihe main tenance of a foreign market for our excess production, il must be borne in miml that the shipper ilemands service pi inini lly, and if the service maintained under his own ting is net prepared te supply the masilniuui of edit iencv in -pec.l and economy, he will just ns i endll employ foreign bottoms wherever and whenever his interests dictate. "There Is llllle patriotism iu business in peace limes: then Hie coiupeiiiieii is se w ilmt the -hiniier inusl employ I no nieuium of Iraiispniliitien which gives him Hie nesi service at the levvc-t co-i Commercial Treaties "The piope-ed iibiogiilien of lb niiiej1- cial tientle- which ha- bc.-u uiged upon the President is. te m.v mind, ilangeieus and would jenpaidre su, cess of tlie Nalleli iii international irade. It would doubtless lead te retiili.Hei.v measures by the nations nfTected. I bus having a lendeiicy toward brln-ing about a ieinnierci.il wirfnie dl-as-ueus te all .eti.erneil. The cliiuinallini of feieign cemplin ion bv means of lcgilalIeii slinidv menus the iniiititciiain e of higher intes'thnn lb brought about by lempetl- live service. Should il.e l ui'lgn Heveniuieiils iclall ate it would le-ult hi conditions b.v which vessels would ciny cargoes only one way. 'Phis would in , ' only reduce the culling power of the v. --,! immensely, but the ce-t of the ene-wuv ,,nge would have le be -utli- I'lellt te pa.V II"' uill xpcll-e- of the ve-- -el's trip. Te de this tin- f n iglit rates would have le be enormously iiu'icascd - as te make the bundling of the beats profit able. "If trniis-ecenn tnighls III excess of such laics as come niiiuiallv from open cunpell- livc service be f I bv legislation, such excess iralispoi'lntleii insts will hniid! .IP every piedlicer of g I- expeiled nnd cverv buyer "f geed- ini,eilid Ner cm such foil- dltieiiK icsiilt iu ih" I, iltliy iiiaiuiKi n or inaiiiteiiance of mil ne i, bant murine "If the American merchant minliie is m ebliilii lis slniic of ihe i .mi til of the world, I r. inusl ninke it- rales as low ns these 'of the foreign n it inn- Pieiglili sn earned inusl yield I" ihe owners of the ves sel a pi'ivenliige of pi, lit no lower thun Ihnl ebliiiiied by foreign owners. Sin h earnings should he made pes-ible bv ( leverniiu'in as sistance or by legl-hilleu lemevllig mail of the existing handl'iip- "l would be llllfel I. hi. He a- well a- futile in the long run If the ilesucd ie-esnblisli . inent of American shipping i- obliged te de pend upon arbitral- mw- lempelllng ship pi i- te discriminate against foreign vessels. "There are iwe vv.iv- in which coiupeii ceiupeii coiupeii ieoii may lie met. The lu- nf these is te legislate' against it-nlwavs unsuts'nctei.v and soiuei lines a dang i- iiielhed of pre- icduic The ether wnv i- in heal It by better business melheds mid greater efli- clcncv nun sagiidiy. iiuie is no iiiesuen ns te which of these two ways is the better ami the mule effective. The Seamen's Law "Tlieic i.ui be no disputing the fuel thai lb,. La lb, Seamen s' I ,n vv. iniiiereii by Semilui l-'ellelle. of Wisconsin, nl Ihe demmiil of sailors' unions, has done meie te ctn- harnisH the American lueifuiint marine thun anv ether single inlliience, 'I'bls law com pels higher freight rales Iicuiiim' of ihe addi tional cost of inaliilcnniiic mul iipcrailen. The I'nsl step iu the rescue of the in haul marine iheiefore would be ihe icpeul or auienduieiit of mm Ii laws, hut ncceidliig in the prescnl slSuntien Ibis does net leek like n feasible plan of solution. "l'lldeubleillv Ihe pinpose of Ihese who put Ibis legislation through wa- the forcing of higher rail's umu the loiinage of tlie w ei hi. 'D IIMM' u he Hun when n foreign hbli made pert and inanv of her w ie- sclleil, the could be arrested and pm 1II(.i en the vessel te inmplele (heir cruise, Hut Ibis does net ci-l ail fellgei When -hip-from feieign ports make I'liiltuh Iphui m cMiiiiph'. and an of Ihe crew descrt-i. as mjiiic usnnlly de, the niiislcr of (he vessel is obliged lu hlp new men at the Auiurlt-uu rnlcN. TIiIk forces n higher freight rate te make up the additional expense, 1022 "During the Civil Wnr all our commerce, even coastwise, was carried by foreign ves sels, and that war. with its destruction of our merchant mm Inc. coupled with the !ov !ev erniueiit's lack of Interest iu the mainte nance of an American merchant marine, led te a continued and marked decline in (he nnietint of our tonnage in the foreign trade. Hut while our tonnage declined enr foreign trade Increased enormously. In 1SS0 17 per cent of it was carried in American bottoms nnd ten years later this had shrunk te 10 per cent. Tonnage and Trade "Il would seem clear, therefore, that the less of our tonnage had little or no effect upon our foreign trade. Congress first began te consider the importance of reviv ing the meichant marine as early us IS"!), but up te the time of our entrance Inte ihe Win Id War no legislation materially favor able te the revival of our shipping had been enacted. "Il is problematical whether or net there would have been a still greater increase in our foreign trade had the early puteiualistic policy of Congress lewiird Ihe merchant marine been continued. Aim it cannot new he salisfui lerily detci mined whether private initiative, vvilh governmental assistance, could have opened up m-vv markets te the. advantage of our producers and manufacturer-. "Adiiiiiliii" the wisdom mid the dosir desir iibilil.v of maintaining mi American mer- limit mm inc. its siippeii must depend upon rales high enough te cover the costs of operation, which have been proved mid gen erally admitted te he greater than that necessai f,,r the handling and operation of vessels i.f ether nations favored bv mole liberal and le-s restrictive logl-laUen' During (he War "Ne one will (hnllciige the statement that the (teieiiimeiit inti-t never again find itself in the position which il did at the outbreak of the lull- war llllll is. ileum, ,l,,i iin.n foreign tonnage for lis irunspnrtutlnn of men ami munitien et wur. Admitting this prep' leitnin'y ,e whole people ositleti then, should give -in marine a- te in u support te our merchant nn' its maintenance nnd net threw the Iini ,1. ii Ihe shippers , i upon the merchants and lie payment of addilleniil iii-iKeis in iii-uie such a marine. "England and nluiesl every ether ferei-n feuiitly has r,,s, ,.,,.,' ,! nialiitalne.l Its iiiercliiint mm ine by guvcrniiientnl oneour eneour oneeur iigoiiient (net te s,u subsidies, . ,! t. 1 .ingress of the friite.l Slates must ,ccen file Itself te an mini cciiii Ien ,.r , ...,i lii.'iril line busini's, slraie a willlngne. , principles 'nnd deuieu- te be ,'i.i,ln,1 lli...l.. ... ""acllng legi.lali alciilale.l te develop a sucessful iiierchmit ee if s , avert the i", in I.--, ei oiiiieus ei our peep Ic s inonev . What De ) en Knew? QUIZ Wl at s ,i c.iiiilen and ailed? wbv Is It low inn n v legs haR ,,n eniii What In Ihe oetr.ci tm r ,p , , Piipularly known s "Alice l WemTer- What U the chief ,tv nf t) (,ics' What Is e fe-H In lieLildrv' -"'I's WIihi m Helvclla" ' ' Wbnl is Ibc llienniiig of the ,;,t, , x. pressleit "Ellen fugices"' U'bal Is mennl by Kapellmeister music"' ,.",' "' ' sviliilile of tile conduit be pioiieunc... " What is an uve-avc'' 11lXt U Vlll .1 I ll,S I . nl . ! ' '- word in Answers' te Yesterday's Quiz 'I'lii en IKpulillMiiH pieinlneiill, ,on ,en :"!";!,."" .':."" i!' '"..".' Vr Preshlencv ,.. ii...' .. ..'., ".'.' 'laming Met- iicn I mover Weed Time wi re , I, lines 1 " '.eiirinl Leeiuuil '.""leeraiH inniillenc.l 1 IJv A Mitchell p.m. mer und William '! .Ml'A.Inn According I'niiturv le iccei.Ih of Italy Is the i,i.i ,i. ''".'' ih I,,., .. ..nub .. ..r ,i ' .. " r.irill- .....- . wi.e.i j wi ,or ,VO III 3 Tepliel wur the ple.e In I h0 Vnllev i.r llinnein. near ,l rusnlfie, used for Idol.ilreus weiHhlp nnd biler for ,i l.eslllng refuse for Hi., consumption of wlii.1i (lr,-H were kepi bumlm; T, l, l wis ,ise u llelircw mime for lull I 'lupin.. i Is derlvr.l ftein il .' .. plain, u product of the Iieiiich f. Tlie niiiiie Ivinlucl, is from lb,, Wvne.lni "','." I' n.eai.H "I .'I of 'I'".''". IOW "nun fi limrK.. W'lisliluulnu delivered bis fine ....... .,..,. n- ... me . iiuiineiilii Aiinv III New eih en Dec tuber I7s'i mi .... ' I'll Nnpolieo III h fi. in li iu IS! Itl.17 I II is In . ll.i ' 'i.iis .Ull'elOl I, I lb, ii pui. i, for din i Tamil" tii'iil is mi a Iru, xcut substiii ilerlvc.l ol.iellj from bmk etc of ea hiiI etbtir irfcea, and uhuU III undmrlini leather, writing Ink nnd In medicine A lam la n mountain litUe. : ie; t SHORT CUTS POEM SKTTINfl FORTH TH VT OCCA SIONALLY PRAISE OR HLAME I Si A 0 C U It A T E L Y ACCORDED TOl THOSE GULPARLE OR WORTHY. Weather xvlz. Ccts his. Old Dec Wind whistles ns'hp works. A wise book might be written of th'l journey of tlie bareback performaiice frnirl the circus te the ballroom. We don't need n thin? new fur ihe hi J fair but a director, a site, an appropriation mm a low eiuiiest werlicrs. Demosthenes IeOlnnls wnndcis if it corn In the land of Egypt that causes Jehn llllll le lilt t he heavy heel et oppression. The chccrfulnc.s.s with which the Rrili nie leaving Ireland is Indicative of their 1 lief thnt the Irish will settle their difficult j Senater Vare wents it distinctly uiiilt-.T steed that he docs net object te women Irjtl l.-lalerd se long ns they wear the Van. rlbbenl ludgiug alone from the hjttcriuss hciiul dlrecleil against it. one might be led te sup pose, thut the Park site is as geed a- selected! ler tne nut. There is nn air of righteousness nbmitl the man who has lcmeved the snow from hml sidewalk all by bis little lonesome that 14 only equaled by that of the man who breaks! the ice te take lii.s dally huth. President Harding is said te helme Hint ihe.-Senate will ratify Ihe treaties le.iilling, fiem the Wiishinglen Ceiifeicinc premjitl nnd without undue debate. Kaiih, hope and ihariiy are his been (oinpniiiens Dr. Lida Cogill says fiesh air i- n cure f fliiiineillls." Klaiiiieritis is ynillh la- fecied With iazz. The doctor's Idea is te blew out the ja. genu with the wini out-of-doers. Mele power le hei . of If ihe strike of wal-t and ilre.s iiiakerM ill New eik cetilllllics ami women .no " .i i i.. ii... ,i...,,r,ii i.i.i.,.ss.i v ..1 iiuiliili': lllll I'll 111 HO I'.. ...let ...l tbeie own. we de net imagine hilsli.lliiH Willi be heiuil making any streiiueu, n.i.i'.l.iini r'i..i,irrn..i. ,n.,l nu.-.l nf mi nutntrUll ... :.. .. Vi.iv X'e.'l. Iiesnlinl ns a H-ult el a fight with haudils. They ma.v die: hut, t lenui Ihev weie si cs-ful iu sav lllg MlhUlW )00 te te ' worth of silks mid lexlllc- cen-igned llilliideliihla. The day's work leiuimies IirediKO heroes. A hundred young men mul i m lh local I'Vderal Enihling are being in-nnelcl lu the interpretation of Ihe new icveiuie law. There is- pessihlln v lli.H llic muie ihev learn about II the mere convinced ihev will i Hint Iheie Is prebiibiy some viitue in I'1" proposed sales tax. Il has cesf ihe oily a let el nieiiev te ileau the snow off the sliccth, bin (In I"' fad net be fmgeiieni mnch of Ha nieiifJ went into pockets (lint would elhei w -e litivr been cmply. Whvre the i iiplved Jire coiiceiiiod worse things mav blew inln !'" it 3 than a snowslerm. The tugboat Araphee lowed liie s1'1''' mniliie T-li i safelv iifler -landing bv i " for hours while ihe Utile crafl snuggled ' " Hie nioiintaliieiis sens with a mnivsinni., rapidly giilheiing around her. Tbeie - up in Ing roniiiuiic-leoking nbeui a lugl-M'. ""l It Isn't safe te judge fiem nppeaiaic'" Prellv neinl every dlsiislei I- i ( 'he""'' hv some deed of heroism The iiiiis.ili I here of lb- Washington lieirm- mi- Alifr li Rudder, whose life lulghl hme '"" sa'vcd If he had mil insisled upon "IM . Iilieliolpe.lliisl. ln(heface..fd..nl1iKen brave man alvvnjs laughs at Nairn" - 111,-v, Inst law. t The KeiiM.i. nmlllee I IghlfulH -''"'''l H,c Culled Mine Winkers' claim m '' '"', Jiclal value of their preduel" f j te the somewhat obscure phrase I h" nn " coinmeiily in pled. I'.veu Iheilgli i '. llllll virinc, decided nl I vvniiui i"' i ,-; i n i. sin. before I ine pniip,, nn -" - . , whole people; It flllllll IH'V'i-l " ' ,e sell led I" I ween t local question In I plover ami empleye, Ilie II. ('. bf I- dnv in Ihe ceiinlry. when pi: nnl One Uiiews, The until of II- pb lllv i- giving stumbled ii ion n ciuivciilinn if '"" 4 Di.ciis, tig the hi'.'h co-1 in in in. 'I lie mul ion they maili wn ui ..i Uikln; 'Wherciih, wn uic fend of. K jl'lfXl UceeUcil, that ineii! corn nfiaii nc '""'"il rnch year." . . ,,.. 41 Ami ilmt Miia ihu t-ciise of the ni.w, I II,, sfn.i"" ..1 I.I. iSMiaA mf'YiJli-'-" - id"s.U etAHh,i,-.,,(i.,i,&. nssr $r. "' J!u4sS,(jt.fVta,f