Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-18


but tomorrow WIN be ap where belors
lin the millionaire class I was born 70
make , Az money Us sit from Providenoe'
TAKES TO MOVIE IDEA
rs the report true that you contemplate
houses across tho state. Il there Il a repeal
OF the blue laws 70 that the worklneman
and his family can attend the movies on
Sunday7"
scEai caresscd the left hook Of his IRON
gray military mustache with n smooth
white hand. and then replied, enihusias-
ticaliy:
4 would do that thing" he said, ~
repeal Of those blue laws could be brought
about
''The workingmen Of our State should
have some clean entertainment on Sunday
their only holiday from the weekly grind
! rot the idc1 while I was IN the hospital
Every Tuesday nlght we had moving pic
lures up thsrc Luhin used Go send up
iilms and we all enjoyed them We also
had bail each week and ball games and
other amuscments Tho movies were as
medicine 20 me. They soothed my mind and
they gave me mental and physical pleasure
The idea was born In me that II would be
worthy Of my financial genius 20 establish
chain of moving picture theaters. will
DO Il n the Legislature wipes those blue
laws on the statute books"
The hypnotic borrower" repudiated the
report that he was about TO launch COM
pany for the building Of the tunnel under
the Delaware River from Philadelphia TO
Camden.
II used 20 live In Camden" Lo said, "and
1 have built hundreds OF houses there.
Therefore. have special interest IN the
pace and know something what the people
need. a bridge Is needed far more than n
tunnel, and II went Into the thing at all
my plans would call for a bridge"
Segal intmated that at some future time
he might apply his financial genius TO the
held OF aeronautics.
SUGGESTS AIR TRAFFIC
The time is near at hand" he said.
when millions will be applied 10 develop-
ing air traffic. ! may go into II " have
time. The inventive field is not a new ono
for me- Invented the FIRST automobile
motor. II was called the Louis motor, and
II was "A fair success"
DO you believe that the young man has
as good an opportunity for success today
az he did twenty years ago7"
More, more" he said "The young man
OF today who cannot get rich Is a fool
or blind America is 80 full OF gold today
that you have to wear rubber heels TO
Keep from slipping on II. The trouble with
the young men OF today is that they are
like sheep. waiting for somebody to lead
them. IL they had n real idea they would
rush TO doctor, thinking they are suffer-
ing from some incurable disease The young
men OF today don't know how 10 use the
brains that God gave them
Mere knowledge doesn't count our coll
leges are turning out educated nuts by the
thousands and as fast as they come out
the squirrels gobble them up That's the
last we hear of them.
YOUNG MANS CHANCES
IAN the young man needs today TO be
successful is to have an original idea and
believe In II. Any day he can take this
idea to the office OF the Standard OIL Com
pany, 20 Broadway, New York and the
folks there will finance that idea and let
him in on the ground floor / never had
TO go TO 26 Broadway, for I always found
plenty Of people in Philadelphia TO finance
my IDEAS
You hear a lot OF young men say to-
day, L can't make good In Philadelphia,
am going TO Frisco or, I'm going to
Alaska. Those young men are fools, and
they won't make good In Alaska, Frisco
or anywhere else. There is.coin right here
In Philadephia-bundes of it-penty of
II around-I got hold Of plenty Of IL. and
young men with legitimate ideas can do
the same"
segal paused all OUT OF breath. He
leaped TO his feet.
Get an idea" he said, smiling "Rub
hat idea up against a man with money
and watch the dollars fall into your hat.
Segal gave tho right hook of his military
.nustache littl pat and softly closed the
door.