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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
THE MacSWINEY TRAGEDY

THE sincerity of Terence MacSwiney, the
- intensity with which he clung to self
raised standard of sacrifice, admit OF no
question. Consistency Is n rare virtue and,
though course of action may coincide with
principles arousing the most diverse opinion.
devotion to personal ideal undoubtedly
touches the strings of human sympathy.
Judgmenc upon the tragic fast of the
Lord Mayor of Cork is complicated by the
difficulty of separating the moral from the
political factors of the case. Sim Fein
today Is pointing to an act Of ''martyrdom.
1t Is evident that the British Government re-
garded the lf-imposcd starvation as an
attempt to confuse a matter OF individual
strength Of character with a problem involv-
ing the present thoroughly depressing Anglo
Irish relations.
Can a deed of sacrifice be at once hero
ically beautiful and unfair? Can govern
ment, logically obligated, by its very nature,
TO suppress rebellion, be charged with bru-
tality for ignoring arguments that stress
the note Of pity to the exclusion of realities? !?
Is patriotism merely another word for pref
udice? Is the morality of rebellion to be
judged only by Its success or failure? Are
right and justice absolute or relative? After
centuries Of debate no permanent answers
have been found for these enigmas.
The world, or at least those portions of 1t
not directly implicated in the vexed question
OF the claims of ireland and the methods BY
which they are advanced, will be inclined to
estimate the objective aspects of the case.
Adhering to this procedure Americans, il
they can divcst themselves of prejudice, are
entitled to ask themselves whether proof Of
the Sim Fein cause is OF is not clearer by
reason of Mayor MacSwiney,,s refusal to
acknowledge the authority of the British
Government.
As whole the citizens of this republic
would greet with the heartiest approval new
and better relationship between England and
Ireland. 1t does not dispose Of the prob
lem to suggest that there are either English
men or Irishmen with convictions stronger
than death
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
CHILDREN'S CLINICS

THE ambitions entertained by the Phila-
dolphin Health Councl; OF attacking dis
ease 'at its source foreshadow n socioog.
fcal work deserving of the highest praise.
The plan. which has enlisted the interest of
DIR. Blair Spencer. lately an official of tho
Department of Public Welfare. involves the
establishment Of clinics in all the congested
districts Of the city for the benefit Of children
under six years of age.
by organizing and co ordinating the ac-
tivities of the various philanthropic health
organizations the endeavor will be made to
get in touch with the mothers. teach them
TO train. weigh and examine their children
and to prescribe proper food. When this is
impossible the health council will seek to
furnish the right nourshment and sanitary
surroundings.
Recognition of the fact that the huge ims
migration of the present IL merely the begin
ming Of prodigiously large scale transfer Of
peoples from Europe to America illustrates
the soundness of the program. The imm-
grafton problem embarrassed the nation COM
paratively little during the war period. Any
movement acknowledging the now changed
conditions is grounded in humanitarian wis
dom.
Health benefit should accrue not only to
the little strangers but to the entire com
muuity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
THE POOR RICH MAN

NHEN one compares the wealth of
w Andrew Carnegie when he retired from
business and the amount Of his estate when
he died It must be admitted that he succeeded
better than most men in carrying out his
theories. He said that il was disgrace for
a man to die rich. lie could be called
poor when death overlook him.
Poverty and riches are relative terms. The
wealth which Carnegie left, now placed at
$23, ZOO, 900 by the appraisers. would have
been considered fabulous fifty years ago. In
another fifty years it may be regarded as
merely a comfortable competence.
But the sum which Carnegie left was
small In comparison with the sums which
ne gave away. His total direct brnefactions
amounted to nearly 1856, 600. 900, a larger
sum than any man ever before devoted to
charitable and philanthropic purposes. No
one will begrudge the comparatively few mil
lions that he kept for his heirs. When the
specific charitable bequests in the will are
paid the heirs will have about $40, ,0OO, 900.
70 h enough for all their needs, with sur
plus to Pc used for the continuation on a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
BRlNES FACES THE MUSIC

WHETHER William L. Brincs il guilty
" or innocent of completely in the death
of Elmer G.. Drewcs is still unknown. Cir
cumstantial evidence connects him with the
case. His disappearance on the night of the
death of Drewes along with the finding Of
his automobile abandoned in the street with
traces of bloOdstains on it naturally led to
the issuing of warrant for his arrest.
II may be possible for Brincs to explain
everything. His surrender to the authorities
Is the wiscst thing he has done since sus-
picion was directed against him. lie can
no longer be called fugitive from justice,
for he has put himself in position to assist
the officers of the law in discovering the
truth. How far he will assist them will de-
pend upon how deeply he is implicated and
upon the advice Of his lawyers. His decision
to face the music will lead most of us to
suspend Judgment in his case until all the
evidence Is in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

doing wonders with the camera there Will be
less need for some Of the rules necessarily
enforced by boards like that over which DR..
Oberholtzer presided. 1t is clear that the
censors. too, have had their faults. Pictures
made at great expense and, in all sincerity,
to tell a coherent story have been cut or
banned altogether on a few occasions to meet
overrigd views Of one or another official
who had more regard for the extreme niceties
of expression than for artistic standards.
But on the whole the work Of the Pennsyl-
vania board seems to have been fairly well
done.
The movies have shown altogether too
much of the side Of American life erroneously
called gay. A child educated In the movie
theatres might we'll suppose that he lived In
a profligate world. The incomparably rich
literature of childhood, made various and
wonderful by the contributions of the hap
piest minds from Aesop to Kipling and In.
fnitely truer than anything devised to order
In the studios, ought to have more attention
IN the movies--if only out Of courtesy to that
part Of the population which Is most ardenuy
devoted to the films.
Some dav or other the screen will find its
own Peter Pan and, perhaps, its own Ham
let. 1t does not lack artists and 1t does not
lack general equipment: 1t has gone Tar
toward perfection even now and 1t shows no
disposition to stop short of really majestic
things. That is one Of the reasons why
quibblcs about censorship between the state
and the producers seem altogether unnec-
cessary and unwise.
II the men who mike the movies will con :
tinue to make the most of their wonderful
medium they need never be aware that q
board of censors exists.
An unintelligent censorship might be
almost as bad as none. 1t might be even
worse. And nobody wants to see the movies
hindered. The people whose shadows pass in
them are too clever, too useful and too much
in earnest for that. They have made people
laugh who without them might never laugh
at all. They have shown beauty to millions
who see too little Of 1t. And, young as they
are, the movies have, In innumerable in
stances, improved the accepted modes OF dra-
matte expression and added largely to the
arts Of dramatic narrative.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

more modest scale Of the benefactions OF the
man who accumulated II.
No computation has been made of the in
direct bencfactions of the great steel manu-
facturer, but they were many times hts direct
gifts. When he began the manufacture OF
steel. railrond rails were selling at 800 a
ton and there was duty on them of about
$40. When he retired from business steel
rails were selling for about the amount OF
the duty on them in the early days. His
development Of the steel industry has saved
hundreds Of millions of dollars to the steel
users of the United States and has bene'
fted every affiliated industry.
1t Is the development Of American re-
sources in which this man was one OF the
leaders that has made fortune OF SOU =
600 today seem moderate, whereas 1t was
almost undreamed Of when the Scotch youth
from Dunfermline landed in New York.
Measured by present standards he was In
truth poor rich man when he died.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
SPEEDING PEDESTRIANS

A LII the speeders do not ride in motor
"A cars. II they did. traffic accidents
would be fewer. There are speeders who go
afoot. and until they learn that the street
semaphores are meant to guide those who
walk a. well as those who drive motors and
other vehicles the toll Of motor accidents
will not grow less.
First responsibility for motor accidents
must lie always with the driver. But grad
ually it is becoming apparent the speeder on
foot who disregards traffic signals Is In many
cases as much to blame as the speeder In
all automobile.
If n driver passes a signal set against him
he is stopped while the policeman on the
post very properly gives him a demonstra-
tion Of fiery eloquence or climbs into his
machine for drive to City Hall. Walkers
who pay no attention to the signals are too
numerous to be even reprimanded. So long
as motor vehicles fill the streets every one
should obey the rules established for general
safety.
Magistrate Mecleary held to this point OF
view when he ordered the release yesterday
of a driver whose machine struck and
slightly injured a man who dsregarded the
scmaphore and walked into the current OF
motor traffic.
This precedent is one that ought to be
followed cautiously. Motors should be under
full control at crossings. Truck owners
who, headed by George r. McCoach, had q
conference with Director Cortelyou yester
day with a view to reducing the number oi
motor casualties, can go far toward the enc
they seek by exercising greater care in the
selection of drivers. A speeding truck 1,
even more dangerous than a speeding pas
senger car because it is harder to control
For that reason truck drivers ought to b.
chosen carefully for their fitness, skill ant
general character.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
DREAM

THERE Is fountain In a wood
i Where wavering lies moon;
1t plays to the slowly falling leaves
melancholy tune.
The peach tree leans upon a wall
OF gold and Ivory;
The peacock spreads his tail the leaves D
Fall silently.
There, amid silken sounds and wine.
And music idly broken,
The drowsy god observes his world
With no word spoken.
Arcturus, rise! Orion, fall
The white winged stars obey
Or else, he greets his fellow god.
And there in the dusk they play
A game of chess with stars for pawns
And n silver moon for queen;
Immeasurable as clouds above
A chessboard world they lean.
And thrust their hands amid their boards,
And utter words profound,
That shake the star swung armament
With q fateful sound
The peach tree leans upon wall
OF gold and ivory;
The peacock spreads his tail the leaves
Fall silently. -.
Conrad Aiken, in the Lying Age.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
sKIP-sToPPINo AMENITIES
A SIGNIFICANT instance of the vaga

A, SIGNIFICANT instance of the Vagaries
Of popular psychology is the calm now
characterizing treatment of the skip stop
rule. 1t Is true that, in the beginning, care
lessness on the part of both the motormen
and the rest of the public resulted In acci.
dents. The novelty of the arrangement,
however, contributed it's share to the furore.
BY this time II is fortunately possible to
consider the case on it's merits. The Public
Service Commission is rightly intrusted with
this duty. The trolley patrons and the =.
II. T. have both rights In the matter and
they should be fairly balanced.
Moreover, the effect of applying the rule
should be estimated with reference to par
ticular street crossings rather than sweep
ingly. There are outlying districts where
skip stopping will undoubtedly expedite
transit There are downtown sections In
which the omission of stops may be posi-
tive public Inconvenience.
In the absence Of hysteria on the subject
some practical working scheme Is to be
expected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
BOURGEOIS ON ARTICLE X

TNilS is bad week in which to seek for
balanced judgments. Until after election
therefore. II il inevitable that each OF the
rival political camps will make it's own
Interpretation of the observations of Leon
Bourgeois, president of the council of the
League OF Nations. upon the meaning Of Ar
ticlc and the possibility Of amending it,
Mr.. Bourgeois insists that this particular
provision of the covenant is neither drastic
nor rigid. 1T is." he declared in Brussels
yesterday, scarcely more than Il moral
background to the covenant II Is not con.
Sidercd so important by Europeans as by
Americans
From the same expert source comes the
opinion that the much discussed article can
be modified without in any way injuriny the
effectiveness of the league,
1t would be cruel to ask heated partisans.
either Republican or Democratic to inquire
too curouSly into the nature uf these pro.
pounccmcnts.
On the one hand it is implied that the
Democratic bogie Of the imp0Ssibility Of re-
vising the league is Of home manufacture,
while, on the other. the validity Of fears of
the potency Of Article y w0u'd seem to be
questioned.
The truth is that NJ bourgeois vision
Ia. in this instance. not obscured by politics.
The role he has been called upon to play
permits him 10 view situation without par.
tisan prejudice. This, from the beginning,
was the proper treatment Of the league.
All Of which goes to show the unwisdom
Of making It political issue in an American
national election. Happily, when the tu .
multi and shouting die, there is an excellent
chance that the voice Of sanity will be
audible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
MRS. JOHN GRlBBEL
On the Work Of tho Y. W. C. A.


A FINER Philadelphia made finer through
"A its womanhood.
That, explains Mrs. John Gribbel, presi-
dent of the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, is the highest aim and the unalter-
able platform of the organization she heads
the development Of the city's girlhood, spir-
itually, physically and intellectually, so that
It may be woven into the fabric that makes
for better homes and better cities.
"Our work." Mrs Gribbel pointed out,
"is preventive and not rescue. We want to
catch the girls when their active young minds
and hearts are there all ready and waiting
to 20 which way the wind blows. 1t Is the
exceptional girl who does not want to be
good. Idleness, the lack of an absorbing and
happy occupation, is what proves the real
destructive force.
revel In activities. We had very recent
proof Of this when the call came from Frank
tablisbment Of Z. W. G. A. work In their
district.
$50 in Special Clubs
"As a result $50 girls from fifty different
mercantile and industrial establishments are
members Of special clubs for industrial
workers. Special classes are organized for
nnemnioved girls without cost have been
uananf,y oras5ized In Kensington where the
,non,njovment nrJhIem js becoming more
aa~,nns .vorv d.w Tho classes are blamed
~ n,ue IN. o;rIs something 70 do which is
ni.asant and nrofifoble during their enforced
i.,snrn t,mo
',nr.- VIZ n .;,,. % s.o,> - o,a
AnS n, ~ to,n, ~, orr,,;s 80
f.nt,,a giria tbat NAV bnpnen To develon,
A. nrasont there aro said to bc TX ooC women
az. - ennioyment in, tbe city and rho mn !.
;nn;ty ~ thSse ara yonng women would
Joii'; Joi ;;hot cr;.;s 70 bs net and Tho v "
~ bos mnda snlendid strides In meetinc
- Inst M nrosent we arc looking for n
hn,sc in Fronkford where tbe work can no
toran IN W. have definitely decided that
sha,i he our next extension. as there seems
co arcat demand for IL there, Al present
DR.. Elizabeth Miller, Of the Frankford High
School, s working among the girls
Started Fifty Years Ago
..rho ,vork of tbe v w q sfarted IN
.,,s nitv CIV vears oeo this December mt
- un'1 n,oa not until So1emher 1010 that il
~ IL, "aS n,,an;,sJ -, damocrat;c basis and
,noctsd @aS With the national hoard "''
'o,n" Wv" Wv
The organization Is nov nov eomposeu oi
four branches; Cehtrai, looo Arch street
kensinstSn, hneghehE avenue ana mancock
street. South"eS'; oio oouth oAtesntn u
street BUSINESS oon omen League, iiIo
Wnlnut street ana iEEs l<ocust street NL,n I'm
coin hotell, anu % rehnock, oto N9rth Ell
teenth street. ane ne t4taI hehpership Is ap
proximately io'ooo boards Oh hahagers are
eleciea pS 'ns n;rn Os shs o hsar pfuncn tG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
Answers to Yesterdays oulx

Ss'A
], Galloon Is a narrow, close woven braid OF
gold, silver, silk or cotton for binding
dresses or trousers. etc.
q The Gulf Stream Is narrowest at the
straits OF Florida between Florida and
8. or the 146 persons crowded In the Black
Hole of Calcutta in July, 1856, all but
twenty-three died from sufrocation
T. Christopher Smart was an English poet
OF the eighteenth century. His mind
gave way and during the intervals OF n
Mt of nsanty he composed his rnost
noteworthy poem, "A Song OF David"
The Congo river flows In a general west
erly direction toward the west coast
OF Africa where II empties into the
Atlantic ocean. N
Q. OF the Vice Presidents who became Presi
dents, John Tyler served the longest
term, since William Henry Harrison,
elected President on the WhiR ticket
IN l840,cdied within one month after
his inauguration.
T. The War Of the Roses, n civil confliot b.- :
tween the houses OF Lancaster and
York and their adherents fousht in
the fifteenth century figures In Shaks
speare's three Henry vi" plays ana
In "Richard III"
8. Tho planet Saturn has eight moons "a
greater number than any other planet
o. Jasper, an opaque variety OF quartz, is
usually red. yellow or brown
TO- About three and oas-ffth grains make q
Satuf -.....,---.-.A l. ~ :. : :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
Perfect Prohibition

From the Los Angeles Times
Even cereal beverages are prohibited in
Alabama. State regulation forbids the sale Of
anything that "looks, tastes or smells like
beer" Grasshoppers are not allowed In the
state because of their hops, and even Maltese
gestion Of malt. Down In Mobile they are
straining the Gulf of Mexico to get rid of
the foam. Alabama is being made safe for
democracy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

The president Of Hartford, soiJ s.oi.,J
trolley company which has recently avs u,
patrons will doubtless be pleased tha' hs.s
Inconvenience Of making change nag Vsilul vll
done away with, Let us hope the ne%SS M
never be impaired to the members
Public Service Commission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
Pbi,.s.lphi.. rue,dsy. October 70. lsioJ
4 F0UR.yEAR PROGRAM FOR
pHII.ADEI.rItIA

Things on. which tho people expect the new
administration 10 conc~ntrat- its uttentioni
The DeiuicarC river b idDe.
A drVdoch bio enough 10 occorrmo oda,e the
largest ships.
Dct ciopmrnt Of the rapid transit system.
4 contention huii.
4 building jor Eie Free Library.
An Art Museum.
Enlargement Of the rrdter supply.
Homes 10 dccomnl odnto the population.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

New York millinery show demons'tsWiHs aiH
that women are to wear hats trimmed WIZ WIZ
crockery the coming season. we pre'uJiIll wiIl
the time is at hand when all mother ,,s". s@
have to do to set the table will be 10 p''''
her hat on it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

Though ~ has not been stressed, sa,ys T ss
declination of Theodore Marburg 70 ssiopInl
n member OF the United states ,.a e"irIlI VII
Board may not be wholly unconnserI,%fsa, IA
the fact that, though he Is hepupm,tm men.
would, therefore. have been a mlin.Icism upos
himself from Republican citclss py ''
out for Cox. NJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

A Staten Island man has equipPSeoun Sons
md automobile, and Is going to move dow o,s'
to Florida. He says It solves the hous,as n"ss
and transportation problems; but the BE-, ms. tss
who can afford to 20 to Florida ior ,Ssn
winter would probably have solVep ''
anyhow, II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

There is little likelihood that labor WI
be fooled into the belief that the Lockwognnl nl
committee ia designed for its hurt. 4 WV,
hurt nobody but knaves, and knaVes pe'0p'
to no particular class.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

The Wilmington, Del, man who stoe n
song entitled You'll Be Sorry. hut loaa ,
BE Sorry Too Late" admitted, WY. M.
pinchsd. that there was appositeness ID 'H'
declaration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

A censorship Is like birch rod, q STRAP
or a slipper: 1t Is n good thing to keep iu
the closet for emergencies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

Candidates will have a chance neis
week to nurse their sore throats but ther
adherents will still be busy explaining now
1t happened.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

What Mr.. Wilson considers the hear
Of the covenant Leon Bourgeois, apparently,
thinks no more important than .vermitorn
appendix.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

The Lockwood committee has cinchst
the we'll known fact that every blind poo
Is we'll stocked with poor FISH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26
What Do You Kno,v?
QUIZ

QUIZ
/. or what state are the inhabitants called
"tarheels"?
2. Who was Praxlteles?
Q. What Is shalloon?
Arthur? So
8. What Is a saltation?
6. Why is certain kind of plum called a
damsonf
7, When did the American dispute with
Ian boundary occur?
8. Name three famous plays by Mollere. III.
greatest Of French dramatists.
0. What are the respective ages of Harding
and Cox?
10. In what part Of Ireland Is the city of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

Next week races between Gloucestr
and Halifax, Harding and Cox. Pick your
winners, gentlemen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

And there IL an off chance that wher
the aivver firt is arrested he may prove t'
be an auto bandit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

Bandits on a Buffalo train got only
Sl57 from sixteen Pullman passengers. Why
didn't they try the porter?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

The Lenine- -Trotzky regime Is about 70
demonstrate the ancient truth that autocrar
dies without strong army.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

In some sections Of New Jersey beg
kegs are to be used as ballot boxes. We'll,
some use has to be found for them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

D'Annunzio Indignantly declares that b,
IL not addicted to plots. This Is probably
because he Is q poet, not a novelist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

What the general public would like to
do is to tan the hides Of the leather
profteers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

This thing of holding up and robbins !,
deputy coroner has got to be stopped
Haven't these fellows any respect for the
law?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-26

Something more than good intention,
are needed to keep the streets In good con.
dition.