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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
HundniSmS
BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY

THE instinct of Herbert Hoover is ever
i toward simplifcation, toward the re-
moval of unnecessary detail. He has the
directest sort of mind IN the world. He
hurdles everything and goes right after
results.
Take the question of dress, for instance.
Hoover directed his mind 10 the clothes he
should wear at some indeterminate date in
the past. He consulted with an excellent
tailor. He had a good suit made of just
the sort Of cloth he liked. Then he said
to the tailor:
Keep my measurements ana some of that
cloth in stock.
From that day 10 this he merely orders
one or two or three suits from his tailor
whenever he begins to get frayed lie wears
the same clothes summer or winter
wherever he goes. He hasn't had to think
of clothes for years-will not need to think
Of them again until some radical change
comes. SO Is this small worry which har-
asses many men from the cradle TO the grave
put out of his life.
high places, the contrast between the posi-
t!0ns they now hold and those they occupied
back yonder before the climb began, every
day throws down the challenge TO him who
would attempt to match the truth with the
product of his imagination.
Iuhe IurtlS Tor instance.
who is the whip of the Senate and, there.
fore, one Of the most important men In the
execution of the program of the new nd
ministration. Charles Curtis, who drives
legislation through the most august body in
the world, was fifty three years ago a ward
of the government living az an Indian on
n reservation. attending the Mission school
and dispOrting himself in every way as did
those little pure blood ahorgnes with whom
he associated.
His home was with the Kaws. sixty miles
from Topeka, Kan. Then. one day tbc
Cheyennes swept down upon the villages
The Kaw warriors went out TO give thor,
battle and the children watched az thcy
circled each other on tho prairie and manS
Il red man bit the dust. At nightfall the
battle was draw. The peaceful indians
wanted to send word to the settlements th",
the Cheyennes were on the warpath Ths
horses had been run Off so the messengnr
must go on foot.
Little Charlie Curtis, eight years old ,ro.
selected. lie started out in the dorkns,s
on the road to Topeka sixty miles nwaT
Injured to hardShps, with muscles AS ya,S,,
as bowstngs, as much ut home nm th.
prairies as newsboy on the city streets hs
carried on until he reached the settlement m
and told his story, '''"'n'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
Mr.. FRANCE WANTS TO KNOW

CENATOR FRANCE. of Maryland, is
~ seemingly determined TO go sailing to
Russia to look the Soviets over at close
quarters and to see for himself whether
there is anything good in them
Mr.. France is listed as radical in the
Senate. He has been put in the category of
unreasonables with Mr.. La Toilette.
The Senator should go to Russia All
Senator's should travel now and then and sec
the world. There are other reasons why
the Senator from Maryland should get n
close view of the Lcnine theory in ac-
tion. All other people in the world, and
especially those observers who went to Rus
sia with an open mind or frank sympathy
for Sovictism, have returned embittered or
disillusionod to civilization. Mr.. France
remains unConvincnd. He stands out con
spicuOusly and alone az a man wanting to
be shown.
The verdict against Communism is over
whelming. When the Senator from Mary.
land returns from his travels it will be
unanimous.
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PITTSBURGH PURITY

TT Is permissible 10 ask whether Mr.
/ Alcrdice. Director Of Public Safety in
Pittsburgh, has not recently been reading or
seeing the plays Of William Shakespeare.
Certainly the offenses of this playwright are
wildly stigmatized in the list Of things
which will be no longer tolerated on the
stages of the chief city Of Western Penn
sylvana.
The Pittsburgh theatre must not reveal
scenes of gambling. This rules out Ham
let" wherein Claudius stakes his best Bar
barry horses on the result of duel
Tho same play also transgresses the rule
against profanity and the display OF cpl.
sodes involving the use Of dope, Queen Ger
trude, il may be recalled. was drugged TO
death. Romeo and Juliet were drug addicts.
Fortune tellers are barred and this ruling
is clearly applicable to the equivocating
witches Of Macbeth. Bare legged females
must vanish, and with them. Of course, the
fairies Of "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
The ban on the one piece union suits
worn by females means the elimination OF
Queen Hcrmione from "The Winters Tale.
since a n crucial moment in this drama the
daring lady is presented as marble statue.
Richard III" will have TO be played, 10
played at all. minus Its titular character.
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WHARTON SCHOOL BIRTHDAY

THE celebration of the Wharton School
i fortieth birthday appropriately calls at
tcntion to one of the most significant and
fruitful movements in the history of Ameri.
can education.
1T is not easy to realize the limitations
OF the university curriculum in 1881. The
emphasis of college education at that time
was almost wholly classical. Political econ
omy was generally reckoncd among the
doubtful sciences. Sociology had hardly
been invented. The tariff was regarded as
the politicians field. not the students.
Commerce and finance were considered as
without the scope of text books.
The Interesting experiment made by Joseph
Wharton had the good fortune to be cared
for at the outset by pioneering scholars like
Simon \. Patten and Edmund J. James,
who realized that the meaning of culture
was broadening: that to be we'll informed
concerning the actual social and economic
conditions of modern civilization was indis-
pensablc to intelligent progress
The spirit of these men and their undog
matte and honest appreciation of realities
have been ittingly represented in later
faculties of the school This department of
the University of Pennsylvania has thor
oushly earned it's prestige. Its influence on
the whole course of higher education in the
United States has been profound.
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MADAME CURES VISIT

SIMULTANEOUSLY with the announce
~ ment that Nine. Curie the discoverer
Of rddium, will be asked to visit this city
az the guest of the City CouGcil. which is
preparing to spend about u quarter of
million dollars for radium installation at
the Philadelphia General Hospital, comes
the formal denial of the great Frcnchwoman
of the report that she attributed unfailing
power to radium applied in the treatment of
cancer.
Radum is. in fact, a medium almost but
not quite as useful as surgery in the treat
ment of cancer. Physicians know, and al
ways have insisted that surgery applied in
the earliest stages of the disease is BY far
the safest method No investment that the
city could make would be more useful than
that through which radum treatment might
be made freely available TO those who could
be benefited by it. Radum may be of i'm
measurable benefit in cases where surgery Is
impossible or unsafe. and such cases are
numerous. 1t has oven effected complete
cures.
But it would be wrong to cause any suf
fcrer to avoid the direct and almost certain
benefits of surgery with the promise Of pain
los treatment which. according to scientific
findings, is not always certain in action or
in results.
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UNFRATERNAL FRATERNlTlES

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Premier, fairly and sternly according to
the pact we ourselves have signed"
BY their reckless uprising in Upper Silesia
the Poles have fatty repudiated the Treaty
Of Versailles. There can be no argument
upon this point, and Germany will be en-
abled TO charge the Allies with bad faith
unless prompt and effective measures are
taken to restore the validity OF the clauses
relating to the pebiscite.
Mr.. Lloyd George calls either for sup.
preston Of the revolt by the major Powers
or for the issuance Of authority for Ger
many to take hand Britain, 1t appears,
is in this instance not afraid OF fair play
oven though her late foe becomes the ex-
ccuting agent. This Is the hopeful feature
Of an otherwise deplorable situation.
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THE RIGHT 1LAcE FOR PERSHINc

IRRESPONSIBLE gossip TO the effect
i that the War Department vas perplexed
about assigning to General Pcrshing duties
worthy Of his rank and abilities is happily
ended by the announcement that he will
succeed General March as Chief Of STAFF Of
the Army.
IL is now easy to understand why Gen
eral Pershing was recently appointed head
OF the new War Staff. 1t should make for
efficiency TO have the two positions, the
provinces of which somewhat overlap each
other, filled by one man.
The practical reorganization methods
adopted by Secretary Weeks are also visible
in the selection Of General Harbord as
General Pershing'S assistant, and there il
the nucleus of efficient war machinery in
the plan whereby, in a national emergency,
command Of the entire army would BE- i'm,
nnediately turned over TO General Pershing.
General Harbord would then AUTOMATICALLY
become Chief Of STAFF.
The changes outlined are refrcshingly free
from bureaucratic pedantry, and it will be
generally felt that the right men have been
picked for the parts they are pre- cminently
qualified to play.
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GOOD RAILROAD NEWS

WHEN the wages of railroad workers
w were increased the railroads asked that
freight rates be increased also to enable
them to meet the new charges,
Now word comes from Washington that
the workers are prepared to consent to
reduction of 90 per cent in their pay and
that the freight rates are TO be correspond
ingly reduced by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The increased railroad rates did not in
crease the business Of the roads because
the increase was made at time when busi
ness was declining. The higher charges
hastened the decline. A reduction ought to
hasten a revival. 1t means n reduction in
ultimate costs Of all commodities moved by
the railroads, a reduction in cost means
reduction in the price, and reduction in
the price means an increase in the demand,
other things being equal.
II business is on the up grade the an.
nounced reduction in railroad charges ought
10 hasten n return TO normal conditions
The announced willingness OF railroad labor
TO accept reductions in wages indicates that
it is prepared TO do its share toward bring.
ing the business of the natioa into more
wholesome state,
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THE RUM-RUNNERS

WHEN romance seems to have died out Of
w the world. when every one is about
ready to agree that there is nothing new
under the sun, the tides of tho sea bring in
some now surprise and go softly back to the
places from which they come.
The rum runner is new. He appears, in
current manifestations disclosed by prohi-
bition raids on shipping at Atlantic City. to
combine some Of the picturesque qualities
of the od-fashioned pirate and the more
daring smugglers of vanishing age. He
spreads u reckless sail or runs an engine
tuned like piano, and so long as he can
remain uncaught or unsunk he probably
makes enormous profits out of his ship.
The lanes between Bomini of the Bahamas
and the innumerable coves. harbors river
mouths and lonely beaches of the Atlantic
Coast-the very waters wherein Captain
Kidd did some of his most adventurous
work-are crowded. IL half We hear is true.
with the rum runners. And so long as the
unrecOnciled drinkers are eager to pay Sl2
or S15 n quart for authenticated hrcwater
the United States Government and its pro
hibition enforcement officers will have no
easy time in dealing with them.
Must the Government dot the coast with
special guards or elaborate the revenue
cutter service? The phase Of the prohibi-
ton problem suggested BY the capture Of
great stores of contraband liquor at Atlantic
City and the Identification of sChooncrs that
have been bringing it In is perhaps the most
serious thus far developed It is possible
for example, to imagine a day in which the
Canadian and even the Mexican authorities
will CO. operate efrcctualy with the United
States authorities 20 eliminate the whisky
smugger. But bow ar" we going to deal
with smuggling from the sea until all the
world has gone bone dry?
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. The word puss Is said to be derived from
An imitation OF cat splitting Tha
Danish word from which the English
form is thought to have descended Is
'poes.
2. Manchuria is q region lying northeast Of
China proper and bordering on Mon.
goia, Siberia and Korea.
g. A monsoon Is a wind In South Asia es
specially In the Indian Ocean blow.
ing from the southwest in summer
when the weather is wet and from, ths
northeast In winter, when IL Is dry A
typhoon Is a violent hurricane in the
China Seas, occurring especially from
July to October
1. An antelope Is deer-lilie ruminant ami
NAL. The name is from the old French
"antelop."
D. Two works by VoltaIre are the satirico,
tale "Candide' and the drama "Zaire"
G. General Korfanty Is the leader OF tho
Polish uprising in Silesia. '
:. Port.au-Prince is the largest city in
Haiti
s. Tho Golden Fleece in Greek mytholopy
was fleece OF the winged ram Chrvso-
mallus, the recovery OF which was the
object or the expedition OF the Argo
nauts.
0. Chile Is the great nitrate-producng coun.
try OF South America The deposits
are in the north mostly in the nrov'
inces OF Tacna and africa, which for
merly belonged to Peru ''''
TO- The nrst candidate for President nomi.
mated by the Republican party was
John c. Fremont In 1856.
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MUSIC AT CITY HALL

NNHEi are improving the band stand and
i its general purlieus near City Hall and
providing a better setting for the most am
bilious of the summer concerts given by the
Gity's bands. Is it too much to hope that
when the last lick of paint is applied and
the last tree planted folk who have to do
with municipal concerts will go little fur
ther and improve the music?
There is material for spirited and divert
ing discourse in the circumstances through
which a municipality like ours has been
trying to express its dormant esthetcism
through agencies like the Department of
Public Works and its Bureau Of City
Property.
These branches Of the ctys adn,instra-
tive system do not make any prntenSons to
q mastery of musical art. They will make
you a band stand or park or put in a
sewer system dcftly and without any fuss.
and having done that much they have reason
to feel that they have fairly discharged their
obligations TO the community. Why ask tho
Bureau Of City Property to be a censor of
music? It would be quite as fair to sug-
gest that Mr.. Stokowski should show the
Mayor and Mr.. Twinng way out of the
transit muddle.
When the Philadelphia Band was first
organized by the late Stanley Mackcv il was
at it's best. There were few better bands
in the country. Later. for several reasons
the band lost some of its best men. Lat
terly 1t has descended somewhat from the
older standards Its programs are too often
dull and indferently rendered. Its per-
formances are not always distinguished by
the spirit that Mackcy put into the work
Of the original organization
Is there in the City Government some
body with a musical ear and therefore able
to initiate the work necessary to put new
life in the plaza band?
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w, 8. THOMAS

On Preserving the Wlssahickon
CTIMULATION Of public interest in the
- Upper Wissahickon. with view to in
surfing the preservation of the famous beauty
spot. is the object of the Riders and Drivers
of Philadelphia, according to its president,
w. Il. Thomas.
Mr. Thomas, who has travelled all over
the world, believes that the Wissahickon is
the most beautiful natural park in the
world. There are number of famous parks
with impressive entrances, as the Champs
Elyscc, Of Paris. parks in Berlin and other
spots along the Rhine and in other parts of
Europe and this country. but none OF them
equals our own Wissahickon for continued
beauty at every turn through lts httech
miles or more. he said.
1--WE want to call attention to the beau
ties Of the spot, not in a perfunctory way,
but to have people actually visit 1t and
come with their horses or teams or on foot
and experience at first hand its manifold
beauties.
Want Park to Remain "WiId"
I'VE want to see the park remain in oil
the old glory of its original Wild spendor,
and to secure influential friends for 1t 10
preserve 1t against the ravages of so-cal ed
progress of the motorist and others who,
with no deliberate intention TO injurc the
spot, might do 1t incalculable harm If al
lowed to 60 too far.
some Oh \ lIllcSt
are associated with the Wissahickon. With
it's graceful, curving, slopng hills and lofty
hemlocks and other trees, 1t has been often
the theme and the inspiration of poet and
writer of classic prose.
"A geologist, who with his hammer and
magnifying glass trampcd along the rocky
cmbankment short time ago, declared that
the valley is older than that of the Schuyl
kill and that long before the latter was
formed the Wissahckon was there.
Wissahickon's Revolutionary History
THE valley, with it's peculiar formation,
restfulness and quiet, attracted the attention
and admiration OF good old John Kelpius,
who with his monks or Women of the Will
derness selected It for their retreat, and
these according to their way worshiped
God. who had given the valley its grandeur.
During the Revolutionary War, when
great and good men struggled for polti.
cal freedom, the Wissahickon, with its
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Phiadephians Subjects They
KnOpU Best

cntrenchment extending from and beyond
Whitemarsh to the Schuylkill, was occupied
alternately by the American and British sol:
diers. Here the Hessians were encampcd
during the winter of 177T -177S, while
Washington's army suffered at Valley Forge.
There is I'M old tradition to the effect
that the Wissahickon Creek originally
flowed across Ridge avenue q short distance
below where the intake of the Queen Lane
Station is now located. This tradition was
somewhat verified some years ago when the
excavation for the intercepting sewer was
made through Robson Meadow, evidence Of
the bottom of creek or river bed having
been found by the ditch diggers.
when the great food OF water swept
down the valley on the night of October II,
1877, the day Of the centennial of the Battle
of Germantown, and tore deep gully
across Ridge avenue. n short distance below
the lower side of the creek, there was re-
vealed the foundation and part of a wall Of
n stone springhouse which evidently once
stood on the shore Of the creek.
Resort for Picnickers
THE WissahckOn has been resort for
picnickers for the last seventy five years.
In the estimation of many the creek becomes
more attractive MS tho years go by and is
visited by thousands, whose numbers in
crease yearly.
1T Is the hope of the organization to set
help from the Park Commission from time
to time, to add trees or banks or improve
It with additional paths or sheds for horses
The work Of the body during the year
1t has been organized has borne fruit and
today there are more people using horses on
its drives than ever before
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

l. What was the trade dollar?
.. In what century did Gansborough the
painter, live"
g. To what nation does the West Indian
Island Of Guadaloupe belong?
l. What flowers are sometimes called lady
shoes?
g. Who was Galatea In classical mythology =?
g. who Is the present chancellor OF Ger
many?
7. What Is the original meaning OF the
Spanish title don2
s. What is meant by a carom shot In bill.
liards?
o. What is madder?
10. Where are the scenes OF Shakespeare.s
"Othello" laid?
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No exhibition Of deformity will be sane
toned.
From these facts It Is quite clear that II
Pittsburgh Is thinking earnestly about
Shakespeare, this reprehensible playmaker
thought Of Pittsburgh not ut all. He was
noted for his carelessness.
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The Tramway Pickpockets Associa-
ton OF Genoa complains that people robbed
Invariably tell the police they have lost more
than is really the case; and, as n conse-
quence, pickpOckets have trouble with their
colleagues when 1t comes to division of the
spois, There il evidence here OF an indns-
trlous group that believes liar is worse
than a thief.
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The Return to Private Life

From ths Washington Star.
Everything seems to depend on what
mans salary is-;vhen he quits the govern
ment." remark Senator Sorghum. ''Jf he
is getting twent thousand he expects he's
going to make a whole lot more. II he 10
making eightf' hundred he's afraid he's
going to max. Tess.
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LLOYD GEORGE ON POLAND

r LoYD GEORGES faculty for dramatic.
IL ing a situation and presenting it with
extreme clarity and forccfu simplicity OF
language seldom has been better cxempliicd
than in his address to the House of Com
iiens upon the Polish situation.
1--WE must decide" declared the British
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A tax on stair carpets has been pro
posed IN Paris. Sounds silly, but-oh, well
perhaps IL would be unwise to step too hart
on the carpet tax.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

Advices from the West Virginia front
set forth that General Disorder now occu
pics Mingo County, but that the State police
hope to be able to eventually dislodge bin
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A railroad executive recently pointed
out, truly enough, that "a living wage
couldn't be standardized. Point Is given to
his assertion by the Mississippi Central
Railroad. which has reduced the wages Of
Negro track workers because tho cost Of
corn pone and rice, on which they live. has
dropped 80 per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

There is suspicion in some quarters that
when the Bergdoll pot was emptied Of il,
gold it was filled with whitcwash
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

My land!' exclaimed Father Penn
when he found a surplus in the City Treas.
ury, and thus explained il.
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The treaty between Russia and Poland
is spoken Of as a bridge between Russia and
Europe. But It will be some time before II
needs traffic cop.