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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
Music in the City

YESTERDAY saw the opening of Phia-
i delphia's summer season of open-air
music. In Fairmount Park and on the north
plaza of City Hall the voice of the brass
hand made the humid air seem at least a
little cooler. and the city not half bad place
OF a summer evening. Tonight the first pub
lie "sing" of the season will add mild exer-
else in the vocal arts.
There are lot of pretty deep and phil
osophic reasons why tho city should thus
supply need that no other agency htly
meets. Shakespeare has phrased one aspect
OF this:
The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor Is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is ht for treasons stratagems and spoils;
The motions OF his spirit duh night.
And his affections dark Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.
1t Is just as well. however. to remember
that the Germans are probably the most
musical race of Europe and TO keep an eye
TO other civic virtues.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
Doing STRONG Men,s Work

CPEAKING at the commencement of the
- Pennsylvania State College, H. Walton
Mitchell regretted that educated people have
too often thought OF political affairs as side
Issues not worth their consideration. II
there IS one Improvement we need more than
any other In public affairs in America. It is
70 have men OF strong minds and characters
take part in our official life" True. every
word Of it. But while men of strong minds
and strong characters sit back and yawn
women OF strong minds and strong eharac-
ters get out and fight political battles worth
while. SO many men have usurped woman's
place in the home that she has to get out
ana do a mans work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
Prison Reform at Last

This bill is a step in the carrying out OF
comprehensive plan, based upon humane
and economic principles for the mental
moral and physical betterment OF the Conn
monwealth's eTiminals.-Governor Brum-
baagh on the Hess bin
IITHEN the Governor signed the bill TO
VI consolidate the Eastern and Western
Penitentiaries IN single new and modern
institution in Centre County. the fret step
feWsrd real prison reform in Pennsylvania
pas taken.
The bin has antagonists, OF course, Some
object 70 the cost involved IN new buildings
and in keeping up so large farm as planned
Governor Brumbaugh seems to have such
affections well in hand when he points out
that the sale Of the sites IN Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh win more than pay for the new
eHiIdinss,and estimates that the new regime
SIR iis plan FOR utilizing convict labor in the
tannlsefure Of many prison necessities. win
fe me state three-quaFters Of q million an
naaliy
tsl eFeu q ne construction q - 81
huldinas 2 rspiace anat-.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
G. w. PEPPER FOR MAYOR
To the Editor of Eveuino Led1sr.

sir-will you publish the following:
"Honorabes Boies Penrose, James p Mo.
Nichol, William S. Ware, Edwin II. Ware David
H. Lane, David Martin and all others inter-
ested In our city's present and future
Gentlemen: In presenting to you the namo
OF George Wharton Pepper Esq, for the high
office of Mayor of Philadelphia am giving YOU
one who is OF the right age, just In the prime
OF life, who by birth is of the rare old stock
his ancestry dating back many generations
BY education 4 graduate OF the University Of
Pennsylvania, both academic and law. BY pro-
fession lawyer well known for his ability In
city, State and nation. A churchman the fore-
most In its councils, both of diocese and church
at large, In fact n Christian gentleman, a cltl-
zen whose friends are all glad to know and
would delight to honor a man every inch Of
him.. Republican in its truest sense all that
Republicanism stands for a member Of the
Grand Old Party Just such a man as all OF
our best citizens will be glad to vote for and
assist in his administration as he will stand
only for what is best and most progressive"
DAVID L. WITMER.
Wayne June o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
COLLEGE BASEBALL THRILLS
Commencement Games, With Their Spec.
tacular Environment Furnish Plenty.

tacular Environment, Furnish Plenty.
From seribneFs Magazine
When the OF a commencement CANA
stands one to nothing in favor OF the homa
team, with the young men OF a rival univar-
sty az bat In the first half OF the ninth innlng
intercollegiate baseball, In point OF thrill color
ana general spectacular environment NAV ~
regarded as having reached its apotheosls.
In the distance the hills and woods slssn IN
the purple haze OF a placid June afternoon,
over the baseball field silence hangs has,,ti,,
ana tensely, where formerly the air Mad Vi
erated with organized uproar, breaking q
easionauy into that unordered upheayal ~
SOUND which one knows az the Polo GrounSs
or az snibe Park Myriads OF red, blue, yybits
pink mauye paraFols gay costumes, ana 1a 80
nave become 50 motionless that each color -nols
stands out distinctly. mute
The antics OF the reunited classes. gho t,s,
before the game paraded into the aeid 6oTse
mating Il completely, are forgotten. sceteh
fhBhlanuers, Dutch peasants, Indian pssso
Arabs, sailors ana red Indians long avn r,sI,-s
from the centre Of the arena ana no,, s
merely segment In a vast. towering banE " y
The bands and drum corps have disanns....,.
hoals laasn With apt, timely symbolieai gro,,r5
are OUT of sight behind the stands A sr-s
pait Or tne game, e may Be suppoass 49,
passed before tha toval eraduatee a1,E s,t
watching them had been able 10 dirseriet. 49,,
struggle on The diamond from the e--s. 80 y
merry ~1zhaea which had marked ~ oesrta-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

stages. But now. in this first half Of the ninth.
the game holds full sway.
sharp crack of bat against an inshoot
smtes the ears like the splitting of a giant
oak deep murmur browns the little clat.
terinE volley Of cheers, from the devoted group
OF supporters of the alien nine, as the white
sphere describes perfect paraboa. But an
agile outfelder keeps pace with it-a race al
ways as beautiful as anything in the realm of
sport-and the ball finally settles into his hand
roar of relief and applause acclaims the
play, as a. similar outburst does a moment
later when singing grounder whizzes to the
shortstop and is deftly handled, making two
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

forna the northwest corner of Sonora should
he acquired at the same time. This narrow
strip at the head of the gulf was retained by
Mexico to afford an overland route to the
peninsula. Mexico, however. has made abso-
lutely no use of It., not even for this purpose.
All communication between the Mexican
mainland and Lower California Is by boat,
and there is so very little communication
that the territory has been almost completely
forgotten in Mexico City. The $4,000 people
who comprise the total population of the
peninsula do not figure in Mexican revolu-
tions complete is their isolation from
Mexican affairs The business of concessions
has thriven only moderately here. for the rea-
son that Lower California needs all-round de-
velopment, such as Mexico cannot give It and
such as the United States can give it, before
It can become immensely profitable to spe-
cial enterprises.
More Imperial Valleys"
With Lower California and the northwest
ern corner of Sonora in American control the
miracles of the American Southwest would
be repeated by the same methods, principally
irrigation and the development of waterways.
By the expenditure of some labor and
money by the Federal Government, San Jorge
Bay, near the head of the gulf, could be made
an important American port A railroad
thence from the Southern Pacific would give
direct and easy access to tidewater The
Colorado River, with some 'Improvements,'
could be made navigabIe to large boats all
the way to Yuma We should have, in case
of the proposed purchase, ports OF commerce
500 miles nearer the mouth OF the Panama
Canal than any we now possess. MagdaIena
Bay, the best harbor on the Pacific coast
south OF California, is closer to the canal by
this distance than San Diego. the first Ameri-
can port on tho Pacific reached by vessels
coming through the canal and San Jose del
cabo. at the southern tip OF the peninsula, is
300 miles nearer, Mexico would benefit COM
mercially from the presence of American
ports of entry on the gulf To return TO the
subject of war. the ownership of Magdalena
Bay a beautiful landocked harbor is miles
across, would offer naval and military advan-
tages which are obvious.
You have heard OF the great Imperial VAL
ley OF California. A few years ago 1t was an
arid wilderness. Now 1t is one of the garden
spots OF the world An elaborate system OF
dams and intakes was constructed. and
though owned and used by Americans living
in the United States It is necessarily located
on Mexican soil 1t is thus subject to Mexl-
can law, and the protection that Mexican law
affords is not much, But there are other I'M
perial Valleys awaiting development In
northwestern Sonora and Lower California.
This is our New southwsst-to be or not
TO be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
The whole City Invites the Convention

The Whole City Invites the Convention
MO ADVERTISING man has completed his
IN education till he has visited Philadelphia
and studied the methods used here. This ap-
plies to the advertising agent who sells pub
licity and to the advertising manager of a
business enterprise who wishes to buy pub
licity in the most effective and profitable
form.
Every alert member of the United Adver-
tising Clubs, the convention of which will be
held in Chicago next week, is aware of the
advertising pre-eminence of this city
Department store advertising has been de-
veloped to greater state of perfection here
than In any other American city, and there
are in Philadelphia, or across the river in
Camden, some of the biggest advertisers
engaged in selling their wares all over the
world. The city was the home of BENJAMIN
Franklin, himself an expert in publicity, and
1t was here that the bell was rung which
advertised to the world that a new nation
had been born. Publicity methods have been
changed since the time when a bell in
tower was used to attract attentions but the
purpose of all methods is the same, and with
the passing years the Importance of using
some method has become so evident that no
one disputes It.
But IL no other reason existed for holding
the convention OF the United Advertising
Clubs here next year, the announcement by
Provost Smith that the buildings OF the Uni
versty of Pennsylvania would be turned over
TO the advertising men for their meetings
should be sufficient Advertising is education
and education is advertising. The opportunity
to proclaim this fact so effectively never be-
fore presented itself to advertising men. They
are expected to accept tho invitation without
a moments hesitation and to come to Phila-
delphia next year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
Staying the Slain

Unfortunately, the practical problem right
now seems to be whether to embarrass the
harassed Independents and the syndi-
cate still further this season by pursuing
them with the Sherman act Once upon a
time, when the Syndicate had sewed up the
situation so tight that the Shubert explosion
was the result 1t was easy to find a trust
Early this season the blessings of competi-
tion, added unto our chaotic theatre system,
drove the two sides of the theatrical house
to design to make peace and join in a sin
gle booking office, The action OF the Gov
ernment raises natural doubt as to whether
the consolidation was given up for reasons
outlined at the time or whether II was given
up at all. But so far as surface indications
go. the shuberts and the Syndicate are book
ing their plays in their theatres independent
of any agreement except some restrictions
Of minor sort in Chicago. Boston, Phila-
delphia and st, Louis.
If the Government should set it's Inter-
state Trade Commission to suggesting some
method of handling our eccentric booking
system, II would. of course. do a lot more
good than antitrust prosecution. But the
task would be gigantic. mentally ana phys-
cally. Should there be two booking agents,
with two theatre routes, or one7 Should we
look 20 the openings given small producers
under competition as an offset to the wastes
OF dark theatres and badly twisted routes 2
Or should we create a single systemat tic
routing office and try TO keep 1t impartial ?
That would mean. OF course. divorcing thea
tire ownership and play ownership from
booking management. How long could that
be kept up among men whose interest in the
theatre Is not the creation OF artistic enter
tainment. but money triumph in speculation ?
And would our producing system ever reach
any sort OF decent respectable security under
any divine guidance whatsoever
The man who tries to hgure out a sound
financial future for that gigantic gamble
called Broadway and the Road. Is doomed to
despair
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

An English weekly publishes cartoon OF
Uncle Sam reading Wilson's note on the
Lusitania, clenehing his hand and invoking
"the touch OF vanished hand" while a por-
trait OF the Colonel glowers down from the
wall. But isn't the rest OF the quotation:
"and the sound Of a voice that Is sHlP'R
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
aIT,s HUMAN NATURE

From the Detroit Free Press.
Detroit Is 70 have a "hattsr babies week
Those Of as who have babies are sure thsy
couldn't possibly be any better
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
ONE ON THE GRoWN-UPs

From the Detroit Free Press.
You can't blame the June graduates for think.
ing they are needed to run the world when they
sec what mess the grown-ups are making
Of the job this year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

II they keep at It long enough the social
economists. who object 10 the waste involved
Ia allowing the church and school buildings
10 be unused in the summer win succeed
IA making the iaysstment earn good in
cons q the way % better cillzenshlp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
THE SICK MAN OF THE FAR EAST

From the Detroit Frea FreaH
japanese statesman explains that sChina
3 sick and japan Is the doctor" But China q
inclined % prefer worrying along VITA the 0la-
fashioned hona remedies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

The mere killing of ten thousand or more
men occasions little comment now that the
world has become used TO slaughter. Ths
only thing really interesting Is baseball or
swimming.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

The penitentiary may go away. but there
are some citizens in this vicinity neverthe-
less. who are getting nearer to 1t all the
time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

II begins TO look as II the Organization
were planning TO fight the mayoralty cam
paign on the issue OF hunger for the spoils
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
SHERMAN AND
THE THEATRE
Uncle Sam Stirs the Bones of the
Late Lamented Theatrical Trust.
The Big Problem Of Booking
Which the Managers Face.
Ru KENNETH MAcGowAN

TT is customary TO look among rich men tor
i philanthropists and among successful busi-
nesses for trusts. Hence, mild surprise that
the Federal authorities cave begun to scent q
theatrical trust at the end of this season of
managerial bankruptcy OF course, there is
something to indict in Broadway; there Is
something to lndict In almost every large In
dustry. But II the Governments investiga-
tors advise prosecution, the present culprt,
like all the rest, will be indicted for the wrong
crime.
Comparison with the other scapegoats Of In
dustry, however falls short The bankrupt
trust" has begun to puzzle the investigator
Just as the theatres commercial methods
have puzzled every hard-headed man Of COM
merce who has come into contact with the
theatrical business The New York Times
thus reports Investigator Thompson;
Theatrical people, he said, seemed to
transact business In way unlike that OF
ordinary commercial men and their method
Of bargaining was so essentially their own
that his experience in such matters as the
Tobacco Trust and similar Investigations
was not safe to follow in matters theatrical
Mr. Thompson is confronted, to start with,
by the question Of whether theatrical enter
tainment is a commodity of Interstate COM
merce; even the scenery, the only tangible
part, isn't sold, and the bulk of the product
comes under that enviable category outlawed
as mot commodity Of sale" And while he
wonders IL great deal of professional jeal-
ousy over the real merits of plays and man
ayers hasn't caused all the discoverable COM
plant, his analytic, legal mind puts a very
curious picture OF the case before him. Or It
ought to.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

It does not make so much difference where
the Italian armies are going The point 4.
that they are getting there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

Success is not how much you do but how
vou do ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

Ten years for robbing a trolley car must
seem pretty severe TO the average conductor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

The 1Oo-yard dash seems to be the most
popular outdoor sport OF the Allies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

It is good thing that the income tax also
is graduated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15

The one-time card sharps OF the ocean
greyhounds agree with General Sherman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-15
The Middlemen's Trust

Here we have a supposltitious trust of
mddlemen. The booking powers-the Shu-
berts, or independents" and Klaw G. Err
LANCER, or tho yndicate"-manufacture some
of tho product, but not half. They own some
of the stores where 1t is sold, but only frac-
ton. They merely arranged for its distrbu-
ton. The injured parties assume that these
stores, through the middlemen trust ought
to be compelled to handle their goods The
consumer hasn't n word to say He can't
discover that the methods Of marketing have
anything to do with with the cost or the
worth of the product. 1t is just another
little business man" that Is getting hurt.
And If the Government prosecutes, it will do
the playgoer about as much good as the
other antitrust suits have done the automo-
bile owners and the proprletors of pipes.
The real trouble in the theatrical system
bears no earthly analogy to the other trust
difficulties. 1t isn't matter of distribution
or sale. If the Government should prosecute
the Shuberts and Klaw & Erlanger for the
real wrong in the American theatre 1t would
be like prosecuting the Tobacco Trust for
some fault in the manufacturing organiza-
tion--for growing Burley leaf in Michigan,
curing 1t in Maine and rolling 1t into cigars
In California The theatrical trust" manu-
factures every ono of It's separate cigars
through different workman, and ships him
into all those three different States to do It.
Anybody who has studied the organization
Of Germany's independent, integral repertory
theatres, any one who has stepped into Wal
lacks with seeing eye, knows the saving
in cost of production. the security in patron
age and adjustment of losses which is possi-
BILE under such an arrangement He cannot
help contrasting 1t with the reckless ex-
travagance and the impossible risks of our
piecemeal, speculative producing and touring
system. And If he expects laws to be de-
signed for the promotion OF happiness, hap
piness to take account OF art. and art to be
product of security and provident en-
deavor, he is likely to press for prosecution
But, like Mr.. Thompson. he may doubt
whether the Sherman act can be applied to
such a Kaleidoscope business as the stage"
An application of common sense would be
better
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