The evening world. Newspaper, August 22, 1914, Page 8

_ THE SAME OLD SUGAR TRUST. “They ‘ere simply jaggiing ‘with the three months’ they ha @uRiad aot are making ne purchases of cone raw vega iat S in the testimony of Robert Oxnard, President of the American Beet Sugar Company, before the United Statcs Grand Jury in On Francigoo which is investigating the advance in sugar and other owed peloes since ihe opening of the European war. Other witnesses ‘that te price of cngar on the Pacific Const is fixed in New York. |. _ Who aro the gentlemen who fix it? And by what atmospheric , are they guided? Do the prices they fix ever by any} upon the supply of sugar available? We ecem to re- | Jemtmbber « big twenty-story sugar plant at Philadelphia which hes | @teed idle for years. Is it more profitable to refuse raw sugar than q1 has any illusions left concerning the Sugar Trust. organization first began business it went into Wall with marked cards, stole money right and left and corrupted the sources of national legislation and was caught. t atole water in Brooklyn for years until finally detected and ' pay ite debts to the municipality. added extra eprings and false weights to its scales, thus rob- p the Government of its revenues until finally caught and forced restitution. What kind of concern is this that is continually taking the country | eo threat? Just now, under cover of the war, it is trying to pat up and got its fingers inte the potkets of the poor. It's about due to be | s ! ee een) Another expiring ultimatum. Another helmet in the ring? WHY NOT GET STARTED? NGLAND, with « big war on her hands, still finds plenty of go after the commerce which Germany has lost. British Board of Trade, helped by the Colonial working day and night gathering information concerning ‘and the markets that formerly absorbed them. The of Commerce is arranging meetings between British, manu- former importers of German goods. ~ Germany's total exports have amounted to $2,500,000,000 annu- It is even discovered that Germany exports twice as much | @atlery as England. The lion’s share of all this commerce England ‘pane to acquire—not forgetting Germany's $170,000,000 customer, ii.flt So much for the enterprise and prompt initiative of a nation et war, with enormous drains upon her exchequer, her population and| her peace of mind. q | ‘The United States is profoundly tranquil. Its Government has | Re preocoupations to keep it from exerting ite best efforts to help UCH is the charge made against the Eastern seaboard refineries | ‘ettend trade. Its commercial interests have nothing to do but put on fall epeed and go after business ebroad. "> Im the matter of commercial courage is this country to be put + #0 chame by « netion handicepped by war? Ie American commerce a Millicas of moths are aeroplaning around New York recon- Boltering for likely places te lay eggs. It's a good tip to keep ‘the closet door shut. ————— — A HINT FROM JAPAN. MANUFAOTURGBES in Japan chose a particularly hot, dry a emer od sp to on the plea that is necessary to increase the price of ice greatly to prevent the reckless use of the precious commodity.” ‘This philaathroplc eptrit in commerce,” observes the Japanese Chronicle, “is @ continual joy, and we should be grateful to those who, putting aside their own feelings, extort F our money so an to prevent us from spending it in a criminally y extravagant manner. It must be a pleasure to the ice makers to feel that the poor—elways liable to criminal tendenciese— | nave Comptation 00 effectually removed at this trying time.” t ‘We wonder that gome such happy argument did not occur to the gentlemen who are marking up prices of food and other neces- herealouts under cover of the war in Europe: ‘War is terrivle. Waste in time of war is ortminal, whether ' waste ef food or waste of money. If we put up prices nobody ee wastes feod, and we get the money. Having thus reduced all * "waste to 6 mistmuta, we become benefactors. would make at least as good an impression as the explana- tien offered by the meat handler who testified at the inquiry before Oniet Magistrate McAdoo that wing prices come out of the atmos- -—_+_—<+. f On Aug. 23, 1858, Queen Victoria wired President Buchanan over the first Atlantic cable and wished us peace and prosperity. ‘Letters From the People ‘Their “Crowning Glory.” "To the Mitor of The Hwening World: I notice that the prevailing hioa among ladies now to dress their Ld Lae at! aot "ashe this a per: iy aaa ve fs fair soadere It cei tata 4 grace 4 charm of omanbood; it lends them a new Siento end shows off their crowning glory better ud- OBSERVER. M ren; dida’t Johpeo: loyalty—againat friendahip oan fears to her. poor feet!" with Smith? wife? Foreal; Many @ man who '9 re @ time as 4 shining only o will- be Journal, * when Italy Somaree wee in See which alliance Wak for nies nee et ‘hates iesenidarie. R. JARR was taking an en- forced vacation at home and wondering just how strong he was at his office, He was wondering as to his sth on the works because he feel wholly convinced that cashier, in an excess of ae no office prevall—would od dock him for the day off he was n't wee why you worry about remarked Mra. when he voiced his vague Jarr somewhat “If that offictous smart Aleok Johnson—and you know I al. ways told you to look out for him. fae to take & day out of your sal- . One of courtesy is that a hard-working man give up his car seat to.a woman her way to a pienic.—Tol * 8¢ 6 AS Hits From Sharp Wits. The man who keeps hia eyes fixed too far ahead is the logical candidate for the open coal hole.-Uncle Zeb, Mostly, not all the right is on one of the two sides of a question. ° vat is @ thing which many of us are always regretting thet we did not have.—Albany Journal, Where rigid Saae ania {a neoded is in the case of fish stories. An easy-going man is ikely to go into all sorts of diMculties. ir, Jarr, ary you go right to Mr, Smith!” “ain't ao very strong with the boas either!" groaned M: “t ire saw such a chicken hearted Mra, Jarr, agen get wore feet exvept through ing @ willy of yourself dancing that ninn; Isn't what then?’ “That's just it, what then?” “How else Clara Mudridge- your employer's . severest demands o ie on 0 Blade, for ight proves to ~the-wisp.-Albany Many men are stiil of the opinion | sa: the ideal way to fight the battles that ~ | of the aE ie. with one ged on the the soft, sound fase” the mentee fan. “Oh, my} © What “the © Waves Ai Are “Saying By Robert Minor ‘New York peated Mr, Jarr, as he groaned again Bnd shifted the position of his aching EE SE EE SE OE EE IE SS SF 8 FHISASABIASSISSIIS “Jt used to be a ain to divorce « husband or wife, no matter how you To Speak Very, Very Plainly, Mr. Jarr Is ‘‘Up Against It.” CPR rrr rrr ry HAIAAARAL SSD | determinedly. 8 tt feet on the pillow they were resting on, “O-0-0-0-h! Ouc Chapters From CHAPTER LXX1. HE next morning Jack left early, as he had said he must. We had had none but the moat perfunctory con- versation, The door had scarcely closed after him when the telephone rang. ‘Hello!’ Mildred Somers's voice call ' “Hello!” 1 answered, not wishing to! begin the conversation. “T was so wild to know what Jack thought of the picture I couldn't, it! Do tell me what he thinks of He thought it lovely—but, can't tell you over the phone. Can't you come ove I asked, knowing 1) should have to make some explana. | tion, and wanting to get it over. ‘No--but you meet me at the Blank ib for luncheon; Ned is lunching some inen there, and asked me to come down. I'll telephone that I'm bringing you. “Now, tell me all about it,” manded Mildred as we were going uptown in her cur. She was going to do some shopping, as usual, and insisted that I go along, also as usual, You will scarcely believe it!” I beseni then I told her what had bap- Pav ou don't mean it!—Your lovely picture!—1 wouldn't have belleved t of Jack!—-You poor child! ne of the comments with which. r eo in- Sarrnnies, my story, en ‘told her how hilarious he! dd been all the evening and that he had scarcely spoken to me since. Well, what are you going @ do| about it, je? Bend it to your mother?” ‘O—, Mother would take the same attitude that Jack has, Not that she would say much, byt she would | think me hopelessly extravagant, Perhaps | was,” I admitted, “Nonsense! Any man that can ten thousand dollar housu told Mildred nothing of this; letting her blame Jack for everything, How could I quarrel with ay, Pa doing the} 6 thing I did myself? “Til tell you what to fa, Bue," eaid after a few moments. Ped as 1* com. | she} i a Woman’s Life By Dale Drummond Copyright, 1914, by the Preas Publishing Co, (The New York Freuiag World) to Jack's pormission, I will give him just a hint of how matters stand between you--oh, nothing much!” seeing me start, “Perhaps he can sell it for you. He could namo it something. he Lady in the Gold Dress,’ or something like that, It should bring a big price. Double what he asked for it.” “Really, do you think IT might?" I ‘questioned. Ja mentioning it pi ‘#8 absolute prohibition as to vented my consult {ing him, and would also make it iin: | possible for him to censure me, what- ever I did. “I certainly do!” she replied, “I'll ‘see Mr, Howells for you. if you would Nike me to~and let you know what he | “Oh, will you?" relieved that I should be save erview with the artist Yertainly 1b will, 1 | to-morrow, and make an appoint- ment to see him. Then I'll let you ' know at once he tells mo what he will do.” “You are awfully good to me, Mil- dred," I protested, giving her hand A squeeze, call bim up! ou haven't thought so, with her amazing porapic | I*blushed, knowing what she sald was true “But don't let us talk about the picture a It makes you too | miserable,” she went on. “Tell me, has Jack had any information about the market, and will his being angry with you about the pleture prevent i telling you 2, ing how frail a thing mine wa » but with anger, that | was compelled by jis actions to lie, instead of sorrow. “Well, I hope he will hear some- |thing soon. 1 want some pin money!" ;and she laughingly dismissed the sub- ject. Mildred drove me home, and we took the children up to the club with us for a@ little while. Jack disliked {to find us out, and I thought it would be a slight punishment for the way jhe had treated me. He was reading when we went {i nd except for a hug and. Kien for cach of the children he said nothing, hike himself, m and of his 16; and soon after announced his in- club, It an unt tht} jhim to do, unless ¥ accompanied A yay and at first 1 was inclined to prot jat being left alone. ‘better of it and said nothing. guest room, where my les standing, Tale as he had is face to the Be Continued.) an embarrassing In- | but resumed his reading, Norah soon called us to dinner and then Jack was He spoke of the lun- rprise at secing tention of spending hin evening a ™ or But I thougl t yates he had gone I went Lf late ait . I'm sure we didn't want to | out to that old roud hou a couse Clara Mudridge-Smith ig crasy and spend money hundred dollars et root rardea and road houdes— Just so his wife cun win a piece of plated silver, turned out by machin- ery for about $2 each"—— | Mr. Jarr was going to make a re: mark that the poww al boul priced quadrupied ats his wife to win. But then hat he and the boss were both members vf-the Sheltering Order of Wok Wol or, Married Men's Protective Association,. and hence he would be # traitor to his) lodge vows to betray the secret of | Ipow the boss kept more or lows pence | in his faimily. No, as was saying,” Mrs. Jarr re: | sumed, swil hing buck to the orig:- nal topic, “if that officious Jobnson | daves to take a day vut of your gal lary becuuse you aré incapacitate j here at home—and why you were such # noodle as to try tu dane: | cup contest I can't underste ad: go right to Mr, Smith and have bim discharged. Anyway, what right ao. {he to have such # position? a jing cashier! Why, hi let alone having u “I tell you the boas 2 ‘sore at me,” growled Mr. Jarr. “And if Johnson} waa to dock my pay for being away, | the bona would say he could not in-/| terfere with om aenintinn. That's what @ boss alw: I can bear! him now: ‘in mattera affecting the | | various departments it id be! | prejudicial to office discipline to go over the heads of those in cha: the various departments!’ It matter in which the bose would be that much money in and I would be that much money out, of course John- son would be sustained.” fter the way that mai eT my fricasseed chicken, had three helpings and praised ne dumplings ilke a bypocrite, last win- Lf cried Mra. Jarr. “Weil, just for that I would INSIST he be discharged. Aren't we the social equals of your ope rer? Don't I go around with nis foo! wife and try as far as human hower try to keep her from making a s) ot herself and bave everybody talking about her? You just tell old Jabes Smith THAT!” ‘How could 17” asked Mr. Jarr. ‘One doesn’t talk to a man about his wifo that way, and especially not to your boas. And if I did remind aa that 1 fell upon the firing line, bat tling for the cup his wife was dyit to win and I nearly died while try- ing to er win it—you know what he'd say? He’ ‘Our social relations must not interfere wh our business relations, Jerr, can not interfere: “Then what good does it do us run- Ming around with the old tiresome ren and his empty headed, fooligh acting wife, Clara ypiaciony oe in- Mra. ter ‘Search ure! “I'm out about $13 Pay nape ee sq) a ee OW opened her spangled fan. Be a lttle optimist. that's right! , Widow. our old- | morals are funny things, anyway. something newer and better. | one time.” “J Bua 3 your pardon!” in return.” | Bachelor. what they called ‘honor.’ their arguments.” ‘What egotism!” : Re | good to work.” \>7 her family to the highest bidder.” ‘While now,” added the Bachelor, | high it bidder and does the bargaining herself.” erled the Widow, laughing. say. The modern man and woman have ten real virtues to the old fa And even our SINB have changed for the better exelaimed the Bachelor, mockingly. | “Ob, atop being so cynicul,” {man and woman's one. “You don’t may,’ “For instante,” went on the Widow, calmly, or play cards, or gamble at bridge”. “And now Jt's a social sin not ( jumemi “It used to be a disgrace for a “And now & | | “There Are Only Three Real Virtues.” | > fe WORK.” ! es.” declared the Widow, triumphantly, We have learned that there are only three real virtues in the worlé-— WORK. HONESTY and BROTHERLY LOVE—and the greatest of these ‘And there are only three real sine—laginess, deceit ane of all, brotherly love. ifishnese—and the greatest of these eried the Bachelor, thts ne | _ “Hear, hea a Bernard Shaw text. jen while, It | isher, | ‘ “If they keep on | Nie forcing the Ger- mans back the ii they have | 4 mi} been forcing,” eaid the laundry man, “the first thing they know they will have a German army climbing trees in the Boise de Bou- logne: The right wing of the army of the Kaiser works like a bundle of dough. Push it in at one point and it pushes itself out at a couple of other points. “The war is young yet. But we al- ready Lot e at us the man who th Belgium one time on a teow, tour and who insists on saturating us with information about the logical point at which the armies of Germany and France must meet. Take'it from him, he alwaye knew those Bbigians were scrappers. He could have told the Germans they were, making a big mistake when they started through Belgium. When he wae in Brussels he talked to a hack driver, who spoke English, and ot the whole inside secret. plans : We have alo in our midst the man who was in Germany or France or putes, or janten when the war = a Some ao ghane faye whe | ng ax HO by this, world tén't gtpwing better every day? the lwidow, as the Bachelor arranged thé, footstool under her Uttle bromze-kid_ feet, handed her a glass of iced punch and “Nobbdy,” returned the: Bachélor laconically. aitting on a cool piazza, drinking fced punch ‘and wearing cbitfons, But Never worry about anything, that hap- | pens—even war—so long as it doesn't happen to YOU!" “But I do—and that’s just’ what I'm thinking abotit,” “This dreadful war has shown us lots of things that we never realized before. For one thing, it has shown us that all our o°* f hioned notions of bravery and nobility and right.ead wreag and virtue and morality—have been completely revolutionized. ‘Virtues: ‘They change just like thé fashions. j wear them for a Nttle while, and then cast them into the rag-bag far What was considered right and proper years ago, would eeem merely silly now; and what is considered now, will be merely right and proper twenty years henee. For REVENGE used to be a virtue, and murder was quite fashto! | WAAR AAA AARARAAARAAAAADAAARRRAADORADDORAO | | { The Strictly Up-to-Date, ™ ‘The Bachelor almost dropped his glam. ~ “Well,” explained the Widow, smiling triumphantly, "if anybody hit your sister's husband's cousin on the nose it was considered quite bad form if your whole family didn’t go out and murder HIS whole family “But now you merely bind up your sister's husband's cousii cut the offender off your onlling list, and let it go at that,” “Exactly!” agreed the Widow enthusiastically, Honor once meant that if somebody objected te the color of your coat, it was only dignified to run a sword through him; er that if two men got into a dispute over the respective fascinations of their lady loves they went out and tried to break one another's heads to bed of jut now they merely go out and have a drink together and leave the girls to fight it out,” suggested the Bachelor. “Which is much more sensible and humane,” “And lots more exciting for the girta,” rejoined the Bachelor, “And then there was ‘consistency,’” pursued the Widow, ignoring tis flippancy, “which they called a ‘jewel.’ ig headedly to your creed, your opinions and your political party, no matter how decayed and obsolete and moth-eaten they might b’come. Even your faults, your feuds and your hatreds were sacredly guarded with your life, } A Still Hunt for the Highest Bidder. Tae a a a ae oe ne ne em ne a eemmneeeene agreed the Bachelor, waking up to a little enthusiasm. then there was ‘family pride,’ which meant that if your grané- father wore lace in his sleeves and could outdrink any other gen- |tleman in the county without getting under the table you were somehow too “And there was ‘maiden modesty,'” exclaimed the Widow, “which meant that a girl must #it meekly at home until shé was bartered off in matrimony merely a pleasant little break in the domestic monotony.” associate with the wicked ‘and (he outcast"——— ’" murmured the Bachelor. irl not to marr ‘s merely a-migtor—a ‘princ'ple,’ EOPLE \uséd to be ashamed to work for a living.” “And now,” sighed the Bachelor, ‘Oh, Lor, mak ngo to-day, to-morrow and forever.’ | Well,” laughed the Widow, atten delightfully as she leaned | the ateamer chafr avd laaily sipped her punch, “it 18 nice to moralise en you feel ao good and noble and neit pationed ther. Bealdes, the world I® growing better every day, ana i} =The Week’s Wish By Martin Green Copymight, 114, by the Press Publishing Co. (The New Tork Bveniag ‘Wesa.) “phat is, :nebody whe Me " retorted the we \ nose and scoffed the “And then there wap declared the Widow. ‘Consistency meant sticking ‘ ‘asa cynically, “she goes out and finds the mean “It uwed to be « ain to dave, laughed the Bachelor. .” continued the Widow, ventured the Bachelor, o | “most of ‘em just live te nd that's the very best sigh SELFISHNESS.” ‘a Henry Ward Beecher sermen, with us DIFFERENT, and give os a peetspty Tn tie ot a 5 know without inquiry that the Méeless form is that of an American who inalsted on telling how pays = a subsist on hard boiled egge altaey rh his pockets we og fae 'y good express maney pideitobeldicianis! Bi: {Denatured Vaudeville. { | nnnnnnnnnnnnnanoonoeiny AVE you noticed,” asked, the head polisher, “that the re- formers have succeeded in purifying Sunday night vaudevitié?’ “With all the respect in the world for the olty officials who alloy themeelves to be influended b; Mttle band of pervistent mi GY ee ca oer is town,” e lat “the new regulations a: Certainly tt Sek. & safety re to init that all ecrobatio ani acts, buck and mae dancing and requiring tights’ be “cc 5 are po} i oe a re, ik lc acts lief in a programme ry in more or less painful they are kept out of Sunday t because athletic performers their legs. Hypocriey hae po other knockout over common 4 66] SHE.” at tne heed poiiener I] “hat the eminent author Opie. ‘| ty Mathewson sage tet: Sue ‘ee