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Show THE MURRAY EAGLE "First in the Homes of His Countrymen The Marriage Problem Ey JEAN H. NORRIS New York City's First Woman JudS TH1 CONSTITUTION Amemlnwnt Will Unify Marriage and Divorce Constitutional thi or i fHOUOTIHO rO 4 BONDAGE uouii thi riA i twintt-thii- in. or mioi TO WHICH & -- 5 o thi apiil, lllf. All ADDIO, THI ACT! Of THI IK. General Aflembly of rcnnfylyania, rot thi Gradual Abolition of Slavery. i, p m Ua.iri.ll. nwtn rStm,fm k lit Urn mi (A, rtant, n CHunut-rrur- fVW r 5 n gOME one has siiKsested that ity CcreitumitHis marriages uill have hem discarded by the majority. Promiscuous relations "uilhout book or ring" will be the mode. Children born of lltese relations uill be placed in the custody of the slate shortly after birth end the parents divested of all rights and responsibilities in regard to their upbringing. There wil' be places temjwrary abode, of necessity, but fern real homes. Men and women wilt be economically indefrendent of each other end their relations will begin and emd at wi'L A terrible forecast T Yea. but the logical consequence of America 'a divorce and separation record. So. emphatically, no. Long before the BmJc vf Time has been turned to I'age JMj our natumid sanity uill have been restored. It la axiomatic that nations react hke Individuals. We are a Very youi:g and a very prosperous coun try. her or i final uhtdeutme rNil.'oofc on tlie question of marring, end this will be hroutht mlxml thrimsh legidation, education and religion take a genuine In fie hca'th and future hap f the bride and groom and plin-- is Ihelr responsibility will nt end with th lucre erfornian'e of the liinrrlae ceremony. w!l here wilt be at amendment to the ('nilvf Stoirs Constitution uhiih wdl en'ifde enntrrts , puts uniform mnr. tince and divnrr bins and the or I v. ru;i i i ni,' be unnhle (, dit'rfsrh on niuilFti tf xmh paramount importance. 'ii-- Even Mows, the prvnt law giver, wan confronted with the problem thousands of jenw ago, wIumi be attempted to deal with divorce of the hardness of men's "le-caus- beui-ts,- ililf aide to ,irf tun b J I4tr.'ifinn, orromm-ninuilH Cttiilrntes thawing that rfiry n'e free cm dur.nrt, and nunnd loinn. Hull drug parties uill ltrrnt prorif tht thr are proficient in turn profi ts, ,n. f,u,'. uni or inde, t inU-riim- s 0 tl.re UJit, I no WM! ("tr.-- . 200-Inc- h bring become, tM by ikefc Prefaui becoming t Member of the Ptiutuuffi Currnminatefir tU Eirmut sf Hmftt, t. frm Lfi hj Fur, vidua the City of PbiUJtlftia. and lea Mile rooad use time, ia ecisfrisZ foul naDttdsf SttllranL besriar Date ibe twentr dfth Da of Msrrk. At r ... r f r,v. ' (JsuiJi. yf vfiii vrw ni, J Zfrtl atUbyU-fi- Jd ami ... ,J " The Nizam of Ilyderubnd, one ot the numerous rulers whom the llrlt-lsh keen on their thrones. In return for a servility that delivers their filihWta tn tlio V.rttleh la nhnnt In celebrate his silver Jubilee as ruler, IIo Interests Americans, beeatijt he Is called absolutely the richest man In the world, richer thai Rockefeller, Ford or Mellon. His Income Is put at $50,000,000. year, which might be possible, al- though his real fortune bears no Id- - ia CrJiZl to rfcWorer of ibe&kf txecutoa, Adniiulxxtsott, ted Affija lStlf lllfJIIriJfVIItt j fellow-citizen- fr u igrcaWc wood-burnin- Those of us who preside In the Criminal courts realize that the (Ironic deserter, ttie man with no sense of family responsibility, the ignorant, Incompetent mother with no capacity for training her children, are the ones who are primarily responsible for many of our youthful delinquents. What will be the situation of the United States a century hence If her people continue to regard marriage in this casual, trilling inan- k il'iiMil Wash-wfLm- Ington Is supposed to he "first In If the hearts of his countrymen," then l Itenjamln Franklin, whose birthday II we observe on January 17, should he hailed as "first In the homes of his countrymen," becausj "ids In- ventlons and adaptations of his dls- I reveries have found their way Into well-nlsevery American home." Until he Invented the Franklin stove, the first stove In this country, successful Americans heated (or tried to heat) their homes with open fireplaces, of which It has been said that "when you tried to warm yourself, you scorched your front while your back froze." lie also Invented the valuable contrivance by which a fire consumes its own smoke, and his pamphlet, "Cause and Cure of Smoky Chimneys," revealed the correct principles of chimney construction which rid the world of the annoyance of smoky fireplaces and chimneys. Franklin contributed to the health of his countrymen by belnc the originator of the modern acleiue of ventilation, lie was the first to discover the poisonous quality which repeated respirations give to the air In a room. He was the first to call attention to the folly of keeping fresh air out of hospitals and sick rooms. When most of the world slept with bedroom windows tightly shut, he was a vigorous advocate of open windows, fresh air and proper ventilation. When there were no bathtubs In American homes and the general custom was to bathe but seldom (not even every Saturday nli:tit !) , Franklin was an advocate of frequent bathing and took a hot hath twice a week. He also advocated and practiced air bathing, the forerunner of the modern "sun bath." Although he was not the discoverer, he was the first to demonstrate the production of cold by evaluation (a fact up to tiiat time unknown to science) thus paving the way for modern "air ciHillng." Franklin was the first to advocate dressing sensibly. He made tests of various colored cloths on snow which showed that black and dark colors absorb the heat from the sun's rays and that white does not. He made recommendations regarding white rlothea for the tropics and white cloth helmets for the troops In India which were adopted many years Inter by the Itrtllsh. He Invented a laundry mangle, which lightened the burden of Ironing clothes after they have been washed. (Washington records In his diary the fact that he saw a demonstration of this machine.) People who near spectacles can thank I'.enja mln Franklin that they do not have to carry round two pairs one for distant vision and lenses For he Invented one for close-tip-. and made a pair of spectacles with such lenses In them for himself. Among his many other Inventions were a three-whee- l clock, a library chair that could be converted Into step ladder, an artificial arm for library, taking books from high shelves In desk or one arm chair that could be used like table for writing (the modern "one arm restaurant" has added another use for It), the pulse glass and an electric jack for turning a roust of menL I)o you know why you enjoy the convenience of all kinds of household utensils operated by electricity? It's because I'.enjamln Franklin was the first to discover that a current of electricity can magnetize a piece of steel, lie found that wire carrying a current of electricity and wound around a piece of Iron makes the Iron a nuuncL It Is I'poii this fundamental principle that the telegraph, the telephone and the electric motor are based. In a world that believed that lightning was caused by Hilnutiis c.isi exploding In the sir, kite was Frniiklln by his fatuous tests with able to prove that lightning and electricity were Identical. Knotting nbat lightning whs, be was able to cotitr.'l It os much as man Is able to Voiurol any force of Nature at least t Hie extent of reducing Its hnrtrdft. lie did this by Inventing the liirhtnlng rod, which Ir. Charles Sieltimetn, the umderu "electrical wlxard," de clared to be the best and tnosi reliable protec ttoii we have axiilnt lightning. Another way In which Franklin protected the American home, or. at least, compensated f.r one disiister whlth might happen to It, wis to or ganUe the llit lire Insurant rotupar-ylh"Philadelphia Contuhotoi,p for the Insurance of Houses, etc, fn.in Loss by Hre." l'ut mure of I'lillndelphla Important to bis was the fact tint he established tl.f first fire engine c"inpanj to protect the city from fire. And hot content with that civic tilerprle, he also did these things I'hiladelphls (tlierery providing an etMmpio (or other clUs tt follow); h s wwiTT If U le IWe, yirti ky Uw Policy ire or t the Ttoor Cull be enfured ibeij'of (hit Culr'itulinlhit. in fnrh r.r. urn uua dc i UtnUcnd of the but true Intent of the bid Dad Guiana. urat ud elfber, rry, thu Policr to be roUL terest. (m, W.d,, mii Uut MCAnwmluilhriu T - tfnniy N bur' If tin Cl hes I i;io aret $ mce an v JJ In v fst is a 5 .JfJerstj He has 14,000,000 Hindu subjecti "fouds under his rule, thanks to the tolera- - 'ut b tlon of Great Britain, and after J ridee England has finished with the 14,- - oa f 000,000, they might well yield an fla fo average per year of 4 to the Niznra, 3I Fo: which would give hhu $.G,OOO,OO0 t joraii year of new money. of id c tAr AScMni tTiW W relict m.,. Hut that Is not the year's greatest scientific achievement, although It Is gratifying to know that Colo, nel Lindbergh, while so young, with no more "air" to conquer, h;n turned his concentrated mind toward science. Vastly more Important than anj Invention for studying human disease Is the new telescope lens that will enable men to study the universe more Intelligently, That universe Is more Important than any cancer or gland. oj finest boarding schools on account of Uie divorce of their parents, or committed to public institutions through tlie desertion of their fathers, the efneed affect is the same. Young-iterfection end tenderness and when they art domed Hhut their tittle hearts creve, nothing in the future ever makes up to them for lack of person-a- t parental care during their formative yeus and nothing ever eradicates die hurt. No won nr woman will Pa I78 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Whether children are sent to the 1 HIS OWN lHfNTION THIS Inftrument or Polrrv OF rKAHKLIH PMNTED BY FEKE IN PHILADELPHIA IN NOV OWNED BY HARVARD UNIVERSITY KNOWN PORTHAIT letting seases. FRANKLIN PLAYING THE MARMONIA, THE EARLIEST N( scientists study Arthur Rrlxbaae the progress and nature of cancer and other di- miLADELPHUr iv pur jamo, "for keeping orgam alive when sop. arated from tin body." This fnven. tlon, credited to Colonel L 1 n ij. bergh and th learned Doctor Carrel of Rock, efeller Institute, may be Impo- HILO III UNLAWFULLY The average young man and woman who contemplate matrimony no longer view the status as one which curries with It the vow "until death do us part," nor the promise "for better or worse." Our divorce statistics proves the contention. What Is the effect of the disintegration of the home upon the children? Whether affluent or poverty-strickethe results to them arc ghastly. Clergymen What! the Whole World? Universal Service lists the tea greatest scientific achievements in 10."5," and putt first the artij. FREE NEGROES, ancestor prospered beyond tliute ul any other race and we are reaping die rewards of their labor and sacrifices. Today, howevert while we mate-rupossess tlie greatest amount of iveulth in the world, we have lost many of our spiritual treasures. regain 8,000 PlaneB for Englan.l THI Qui will The Greatest Deed The Richest Man ABOLITION OP SLAVERY. t0 thi iiLiir or V ftlt' changing attitude toward this relation, the writer welcomes the opportunity of venturing h prophecy as to what marriage will mean to Anierlcu a century hence, If the present spirit of laxity continues. The men and women who laid the foundations of this wonderful couutry of ours were Intensely nd to them marriage meant Die rfituhlLshrnent of a home and the rearing of children. America THIS WEEK rial heart Pennfylvania Society, ONE who comes ! clo.se con-- 1 tact in the family court of New York city with the actual results 0 disrupted family ties, broken homos mid neglected children, marriage looms on the horizon as a very Conscious of the rllal problem. BRISBANE "Aj ti'i, A The British who realize what airml planes mean, as thoy study Italy tt ii and Ethiopia, have more titan 2.'j0 mg? planes ordered for Immediate bee with full equipment and men ready, hrigl and, for every plane In the air, Engzeni land will have three on the ground, ar( thro ready to replace losses. Thus, Britain's program Is 8,000 jrfei tt planes, compared with our retail hkenti I tan buying. Ifntli Senator Plttman thinks Jflpna ei; plans to conquer the United StuM ije to ana me rest oi tne woria lie sa.i ! hat Junnn- s ill XlaIia Ilia " Miltlnuhi, If even "'"as soon as tne opportunity oners.-Thha Is probable; the Philippine! Ry hall are is Asia. After the Philippines Japan will om take Mexico, then the w est const of d D the United States, according to ssed Plttman, who wants to ku r Is whether this country will with'lrx at n within Itself as Japan advances, or ntlng make a definite stand somevv The west coast would give liim pi nlnhi a definite answer about that. P u.--e, POLICY ISSUED BY INSURANCE COMPANY caused the city to be paved; orgunized the first street cleaning system; reorganized the autl quated city watch and caused the city to be ef ticiently policed; and established there the city's first academy, Its first library and Its first hospital When the American housewife brandishes het broom In an assault on dirt and trash she can thank l'.enjaniln Franklin for this Invaluable lly. According to the atory, of which there art several versions. Franklin saw a whisk broom that had come from abroad. In the bands of a woman acquaintance. He examined It, found several seeds, planted them and from this start came the broom corn Industry In this country. I'.ut the broom corn was not his only contribu tion to American agriculture or horticulture. He Introduced the following useful plants or grains Into America from Europe: Scotch kale, the kohl rabl, Chinese rhubarb and Swiss barley. He promoted silk culture to Tennslyvanla and Introduced the yellow willow Into America for basket making. He taught the farmers of Pennsylvania to "plaster their land. He Introduced fowl meadow grass Into F.ngland from America and the "Newtown I'lppln" apple Into both Eng land and France. He was probably the first American to direct attention In published writing to the value of education In agricultural sci ence and was probably also the first to suggest the Insurance of crops against storms, plant dis eases and Insect pesta. Franklin was the first to propose "daylight saving" the feasibility of setting clocks forward In the summer and back In the winter la order FOUNDED BY FRANKLlM He organized the first society and made the first protest to congress against negro slavery. (The title page of the constitution of this society Is reproduced above.) lie was the originator of the Idea of a League of Nations and the first to advocate a policy of legal condemnation and punishment of a nation which commits aggressive warfare. Not all of Franklin's contributions to his coun trymen and to the world, however, were strictly utilitarian. Many of them were cultural and In these he exhibited the greatest versatility. He was one of our first writing among others a "Sailor Song." "The Mother Country," My Plain Country Joan," and "Fair Venus Calls." He was a leader In the musical world of bis time, wrote on musical harmony and played on several musical Instruments, Including the harp, the guitar, the violin, and the barmonla or glassychord, which be invented. This consist ed of a series of graduated glass bowls, pierced by a spindle snd revolved by a foot treadle. Tbe music was produced by holding the fingers against the moistened glass. Franklin roncelved and organized the Junto, the forerunner of all the service clubs (such as Rotary, Klwanls, Lions and Clvltan) of today. Out of this grew the American Philosophical society, America's first organization of scientists. He was the first American economist. He was the first president of the Society for Political Inquiries of Philadelphia, the first society In the United States Interested In promoting the study of iMjlltlcal economy. He conceived and established In Philadelphia the first auccessful circulating librnry, the forerunner of those we have today. He devised a reformed alphabet which was based upon simplified or phonetic spelling. Franklin was Instrumental In founding the College of Pennsylvania, which later beenme tbe first real "university." He originated the elective system of college atudles, also the "group system." He wus the first to recommend the teaching of modern languages, the first to advocate training In agriculture and In the arts and sciences snd the first to prescribe athletics as an adjunct to collepe education, Henjatnln Franklin was the first real American newspaper man and as such contributed many "first" to the profession of Journalism. He established the first foreign language newspaper In America (the Philadelphia Zcltung). He made the first attempt In a colonial paper to Illustrate a news event by engraving a crude type metal map of tbe siege of Loulsburg during the war with France. He wos the first American and two of bis cartoons are cspiclally noteworthy. One was the snake device with Its motto of "Join or Mo," an appeal for unity among the colonies In resisting the French 'and Indians. Later It was put to good use as a situ-lia- r appeal to the colonies In the Revolution. The other was bis "PrlUanla Reduced." which wns Intended to Influence P.rltish public sentl-tnen- t In favor of the American colonies and point out to tjrrat ltrllnln the sad condition which would result If her harsh policy toward American children was continued. Nor are these "firsts" all that can be credited to Penjamln Franklin for, as the Encyclopaedia I'.rlttnnlca says: "A summary of so versatile genius Is Impossible." Hut they are enough to Indicate how apt Is the suggestion that e shouhl hp regarded as "llrst la the homes of Lis anti-slaver- song-writer- d JOIN, Frankl!"' or DIE. Snakt Cartoon. to benefit by all the diyllght possible. He was ridiculed for the Idea Jt the time but modern Americans have adopted bis Idea. He started the first thrift campaign In that his m.ulnn of "I'.mr Hit hard" did more to encourage thrift stid Industry In the colonies than any other thing. He organised our postal system and was our ilrst postmaster general. Franklin was America's first "weather mnn." He was the Erst to discover that northeast storms come out of the southwest. In other words. that storms travel In an opposite direction t the winds. He was the first to discover that the temjierature of the tlulf Stream Is higher than than of surrounding water, and the first to hsvr that t renin charted. He was the first to dem onstrate that oil on the water will still (he wares. He pointed out the advantage, later a'U'p'cd universally, of building ships with wa trr tight compartments. He can not be credited with originating the Idea since he took the hint for It from the Chinese, but he did Introduce the Idea Into the western world, hr coun-trjuitn- ." t Wtttcra Ntvtptptf Coir, "-- at i Sen-at- lo-r- lng There Is an aristocracy even In crime. Ton read, "llauptmann slagJ carols In death: house." et c Five other murderers la the s.im gMI house sang the enrols with him, "Jingle Bells," and also "lleillse Nachf ("Holy Night"), which mint have had a strange sound comlnit take from the throats of murderers. There are six murderers In the death house, and all sang together, bnt the ether five are merely "also present," no names mentioned. Their murders were not stitllcli'iit-i- l .i i.. iiiinwiuii m "Japanese airplanes bomb K if- - iW losjii nan In China ; many killed" Inei iJ- f$unt Ing civilians and soldiers. Itysinti Japanese ordered China's soldhn s!hff to evacnate the city, dropped bot: K b ttt when the refused. What will kind hearted Engbni and the Lcngne of Nations do ah at thntT Not much. Premier R.ihl" In, Justifying the sudden decision to fH adi-- i carve tip Ethiopia to satisfy It 1;. rcw.ns me inri jnai i;ritisn s i le.1; feared to visit Itallnn ports dir nt '0 Vi Pt the recent unpleasantness. T;at iacrrbrings danger too cl se. fl y y,' - lKnsa Thm rntitit i hi!"( SW If I It (1,1 t 'II V".iiu; St. It lntint..n wlih Its r,0crnt dollar snd d- ' C?rmlf fan the amount of cash circulating c h ii with prosperous 1020. Inflation Is not realized, twcut bankers, their vaulls bulging, do id too dare lend. 1 I - tin m fr calls thoe trying t" ii larve Ms people with ,inr"rJ golltcnl, hypocrltlcnl," siv I' i'I 'an t ran ro on In sjdte nf them. h 'til Tall Queen Elenn. the king's w!'. orays at the tomb of the It'" Unknown Soldier the trlT i torn i lu of Roman clvillrntlon In Africa " h ror If It Is possible to talk or t"" In the tomb, that Unknown S '"i t may have mnrmnred: HSn, in. v ' tht t illll t If." Muoinl t C KHl( Srr4'1tr, r'n,. WNf S'ltlr InO. rr, |