The evening world. Newspaper, January 15, 1916, Page 10

FORDER RA LE BSTABLIENED RY JOSEPH PULITZER. Puplishes Datly Bxoept sun ta by the Press Publishing Company, Now, 62 to rk Row, New York. t, President, Treasirer, 63 Jr, Secretar J. ANGUS Now York as Seoond-Clans Mater. ‘or anc and the Continent and owntrien in the Interoational » Pomtal Unton. VOLUME 56.......... BE AT HO HE Thompson Committee's advice to the Virst District Public 7 Service Commission to celebrate its own reorganization by reorganizing its offices should not go unheeded. Methods developed under the McCall regime have shown their utter unfitness to run the machinery of the Commission in the interes! of the public. 1t is in all ways desirable that advisers, engineers and! subordinates committed to those methods should not remain to ham. per the work of the new Commissioners. i “Any one familiar with the testimony brought out in our investi gation,” declares Chairman Thompson, “knows that the whole at-| mosphere of the Commission's office is much more friendly to the} public service corporations than it is to the citizens who appeal to the Commission to right wrongs or prevent wrongs.” | That is certainly the impression the public has gained, not only) from the inquiry but from its own experience in presenting com- plaints which never seemed to get further than the Commission’s letter files. ; | If a reorganized Public Service Commission is to regain public eonfidence it must take extra pains to prove that it is henoeforth, as) ite name implies, uniform|y attentive to public needs properly brought! to its notice. | This it cannot do through secretaries aud subordinates who have been taught to suppress letters and bury complaints The Thompson Committee is quite right in believing that it will not have done a real job unless it aids in bringing about a very differ- ent feeling in the office of the Commission from that which now prevaile. ! It’s about time we had a Public Service Commission official premises the public found itself welcome. on whose —— Ryidenuy Gov. James 1. Ferguson of Texas In hurry to “Gharge Hell with a bucket of water.” $$ A GAS CENTENNIAL? HE Hyvening World expects to win its fight for eighty ce nt gas in South Brooklyn before the one hundredth anniversary | of the first use of illuminating gas moéity in this country. | ‘This is assuming that Baltimore can make good its claim that in! 1816 it saw the firet attempt in America to supply gas for lighting! Purpores on a commercial scale. The Bulletin of the Brooklyn Insti! ~tate- of Arts makes timely note of some interesting gas reminiecences| im the Baltimore Gas and Electric News. In an advertisement in| the Baltimore American of June 13, 1816, Rembrandt Peale boasts| ~~~ of the wonderful new lighting system he has imetailed in Pealo’s Museum: “GAS LIGHTS! Without Ol), Tallow, Wick @ Smoke!—K i is not necessary to invite attention to the gas lights by which my saloon of paintings is now {lluminated. Those who have ~ seen the ring beset with gems of light are sufficiently dis- posed to spread their reputation. The purpose of this notice es A marked the head polisher, is merely to say that the Museum will be {illuminated every | re of the opinton that we evening until the public curiosity shall be gratified.” {should send the United States army London had already for a year or two been “illuminating” Wost- me esentbed yngetins — his minater Bridge, Covent Garden Theatre and a number of streets) bandits a tew daya ago “If we don't,” aaid the laundry man, with gas lights “represented as being infinitely more brilliant, more “I'm afraid Col, Roosevelt will go in i Nes a commeroial com- é Pl GREAT many peopl SRE EPEAT LORE EA AAT DRA AS ONT CAE MAL The Week’s Wash ——~ By Martin Green -—- Copyright, 1816, by The Prev Publishing Oo, (The New York Drening World), Te- | catise Federal regulation would mean inoxious, and vastly more economical than the common lamp light by down there across the Rio Grande oil.” The Baltimore American of a century ago observes with mild sarcasm that this improvement was “first offered by the invemtor to the people of Baltimore about eight or ten years earlier, but the people of Baltimore then laughed at the idea. Now that it has been’ carried into effect in London, no doubt our citizens will look upon it ‘im a different light’.” , Baltimore's pride in the matter is to be respected. It is » fact nevertheless that various gas corporations held a conference in Phila- hia in April, 1912, to celebrate the oentenary of the use of H- = ae Satna tive Apel G0, 1019, tok ihe fons ones Sighs cet edvel eats was granted to the Gas Light and Coke Company of Englnd. During] atttons in Mexico and along the bor- the aame year it has been claimed gas was introduced into the United| er He has no sources of Informe. States tion whatever. 7 ‘ Yn i : | “OF course, thowe who are not in We can understand that Baltimore's interest in gas history ia! tavor of a rush into Moxloo because stimulated by the fact that the city has at last achieved seventy-five! a band of outlaws held up a railroad oomt. gas. , train and sot American citizens will i the miggestion that In the past few yeare progress in lighting in this country Laraes foo Loc has been} maybe the President has some know!- mminly measured by snocessful campaigns in city after city to bring| kt “win of affaira for the out- rit *, col of which he will have to the price of gas as supplied by private companics down to just and shoulder the Fenponaibility, It may i it i i be ested on the President's be- reasonable figures, This year it is going to he the turn af South suggested Brooklyn. Fe and do it himself. The first thing he Knows he will be beyond restraint, and if the United States won't go to ‘war he will start a private war of Ris own. “Of course, to hear Col, Roosevelt and others who favor immediate in- vasion of Mexioo tell it, President ‘Willeon hasn't the sligbtest idea about ‘whet ts going on down there. He is only the President of the United half that perhaps he has sv far for- gotten himself as to confer with tho | Secrotary of War and with Gen, Scott tt —- jand Gen. Persing and to read ro- porta of Secret Service men who have Mexico. One month from today the @ 0. P. of this State will Perr Me ‘avan insinuated that the gather at Carnegie Hall to nominate delegates to the Republi | President has been advised that if ean National Convention and draw up a platform. The Old | we aend soldiers into Mextoo to chase Guard sit firm in their saddles, Late tryings of a well known | trumpet have stiffened their backs. and shoot the Villa band the Car- ranga troops, ho we med, will join foree: with their recent ad- )versaries as against the Invading —~ | Gringoes and that our army has not sufficient men OF aumolens equines at Hi ct ‘ont the situation a is time, Hits From Sharp Wits | %9,gonfrony Cae or of Texan ip reaoe If a man go lives that his wife looks |foote the other women.-Culumbia| tionary enough to say that to | upon matrimony as a great institu- | State, an army into Mexico now would me Hon he docan’t need to care the o 2 8 useless sacrifice of life. “But all who suspect that President Wilson may have some inside knowl- ledgo ure mistaken, Ho js a Domo- crat, Te fs» an interloper. ‘The real sont of knowledge is at Oynter Bay.” whom neighbors select for model hushand| Sweethearts—what women have be- honors.—Toledo Blade. fore marriage. 8 8 see Ht taken a courageous man to say! ‘Tho kinfolks who have tho to "No" to the friend who aks him tol and look tho worst alwayn think tho} drink or the woman who asks him to] most of us.—Macon News, { OPAPP PLLPLPPL PLP SLIP marry.—Pittsburgh Sun, . 6 Se { i “Mostly Meddling.” § 2 8 © ‘Tho driver who most vootterously | D panes t It doesn’t take much art for a wom- an ¢o fool the men. But you can just jay your little wad that ehe never Urges « team dragging @ heavy lord) HATS the dea of the move- Heater (he ade aSane tome? '°] OW ment In favor of Vederal | censorship of moving pic- ——~ | tures?” asked the head polisher, Mostly meddlesomeneas,’ the laundry man, “but there is good in the idea at that, and let us that the movie people will profit by —— Letters From the People A Sequel to “North of 53," to write a sequel to 1t? 1 am sure WPerthe Editor of The Brening World, every one who read "North of 58” Benjoyed your serial entitled ‘North piled hope would lik» to read the sequel, the fight they are making, ‘The very much, But {t seemed to STENOGRAPHER, | super-virtuous folk who waut to regu ended somewhat abruptly.) 4 sequel to “North of 58” will be| late everything are naturally eras | things merely implied. | pubtished in The Evening World, ve-! to regulate tho movies, not ouly | Wouldn't 1s be possible tor tha author winnie dam SMe sp nue. ease they Uke to regulate, Lui be- the creation of a large mumber of fat, powerful jobs. ‘The movie people are largely to blame. The average moving ploture theatre is a pictorial slaughter house. It would seem that a moving pioture director, once having purchased re- volvers for use in a production, has an idea he must use those revolvers iu every mucceeding produotion, Re volvera, shotguns, knives, poison, masks, electric flashlights, assault and battery, » booze and sud- den death minate in a very aby Raat eittlig cs, —— By Roy L. The Jarr Family The Evening World Daily Magazine, Saturday, January 15. 1916 Wanted! McCardell —— Copyright, 1916, by The Pres Publishing Oo, (The New York Prening World). HY doem't Gertrude come | and help me with these chfldren,” said Mrs, Jarr,) “LT think somebody se Petulantly; should!" As this wks obviously Intended for Mr. Jarr (who really should have heen up and about) that gentleman pre- tended to be sotnd aslesp “Where are your mittens, naughty little girl?” asked Mrs. Jarr. ‘Thies was ® natural question to nek; as she just had started putting on Nettie Emma's stockings. you @ minute and let me get up, Til belp to dress them,” said Mr. Jarr. So the children were taken out and Mr. Jarr delayed as long as possible over hie attiring himevit in the vain hope Mra, Jarr would be through with the dressing. But this was not to be. Mrs. Jarr called to him that she bad fintshed The Woman of It. By Helen Rowland. Conyright, 1916, by The Pree Pubiiehing Co, (The New York Brening World), She Tella Why Women Should NOT “ Propose. 6 REAT SCOTT!” a shudder, ‘ G chance hee a the water and “What -with war on the other side of this side staring exclaimed the Bachelor with this lif ge-by-cgnacription or man in Aim in the face. Leap Yeur here and every femininist and authoreas tag ing the ladies to propose. What do YOU think about {t, anywap? SHOULD a git! do her own proposing “Pouf!” maid the Widow airily, “How old i» Ann? You don't realty take @ question like that seriously, do you?" she added, as she handed him © oup of tea and patted his shoulder soothingly. “Well—er, no; but THEY are taking it sertously. And you never ‘know what will happen next these days, Nobody took aeroplanes, or Wireless telegraphy, or fireless cooking, or even automobiles seriously until they became facts instead of fancies, and we HAD to acknowledge that It CAN be done!'" protested the Bachelor with a sigh. ' “Yeo?” emiled the Widow, quite unimpressed, “But there are Just two things that will never work—perpetual motion and the feminine proposal! 80 possess your poor, struggling soul in peace, Mr. Weatherby, You oan Drove by every argument and theory and illustration that they OUGHT to work, but you can’t MAKE them, because they are against all the laws ‘ of nature.” { “tl Could—but One Doesn't!” if Rn oe UT,” protested the Bachelor hopefully, “you COULD propose to me @t any minute—er, couldn't you?" “Yea,” agreed tho Widow trontcally, “and lose you forever! I COULD ask you to take me out to dinner—but you'd never do it again, I COULD aak you to send me flowers and take me to theatres, and invite me jout for tea. Ihave as muoh right to choose my dinner-companion as I have to choose my life-companton, haven't I? [ have a perfect right to drink my tea from a saucer and tuck my napkin under my chin and wear a ring {tm my nowe if I Iike—but ono doesn't do tt. “And my reasons are not foolish, old-fashtoned, conventional ones either; they are purely modern and economic, I have read all that antediluvian }nonsense about it being a ‘mistake’ for a woman to esk @ man to marry her ‘because a man prefers to do his own courting,’ and ‘because no man would ever accept her,’ and ‘because it ia so much easier to make a man propose to her, &, &o. &c, most of which is stupid, foolish, sentimental, fallacious drivel. There ts only ONE real and vital reason why @ wotnan should NOT propose marriage to a man, and that is because {it 49 IMPOLITE! But that’s enough!” | “Impolite!” repeated the Bachelor, almost dropping his tea cup. “Certainty,” answered the Widow promptly. “Would you consider tt ‘polite’ for one man to ‘propose’ that another man treat him to a bottle of (wine or pay his carfare? Then why should any girl even THINK of com- mitting the atrocious impudence and indelicacy of asking a man to enter- (tain her for Mfe at HIS expense? Unless she is prepared to foot the | BILLS, unlees she is prepared to tell a man that @he will ‘guard and cherish \and support’ him and keep him in good cigars; unless she is prepared to promise him that hie I!ly-white hands shall never do another day’s work, in the name of Heaven, let her have enough modesty and fairness to wait until HF tenders the invitation to matrimony!" and the Widow snapped her fan together impatiently. | Derren : ; Not » Dream. Only « Nightmare. { nner t “WHATI" the Widow rose so suddenly that she alma turned (over the teapot, “That's their argument, you know,” explained the Bachelor. “Not that | they want to buy husbands, but that they are economically man's equal most of the time, and therefore should hove equal rights in pursuing the fove chase and in choosing a ‘inate.’" | The Widow emiled sadly as sho sank back im her ohair, | 4A dream!” ghe declared, shaking her head. “A beautiful, beautiful \dream! But did you ever see two Idealists who went into the ‘economia Jequality’ marriage dream who didn’t wake up from !t with a nightmare? And even ff such a mating ever did turn out happtly tt was a ‘mating’ not a ‘marriage’ ‘The trouble is that we have almost forgotten in these daya of sex problem discussions what marriage IS. It fs a provision of the state, | Mr. Weatherby, founded on the first primitive laws of nature, for the ea- \tabiishment of the Home and the Family, Two childless theorists, tled together by law and living In a two-by-four apartment, can't know what the word ‘marriage’ means, ‘They may have attained their ‘tdeals,’ they may |have even attained happiness, but ‘marringo’ fa something quite different. And what tho average girl wants is MARRIAGE—not a scientific imitation of ft, Sho wants a Home and a Family—and given these, sho oan never, |never do her part—tho part for which Nature intended herby them and sti!l be her husband's economic equal. Just let her try it! A woman who does her duty by her home and her family should be, MUST be and WILE: bo supported. T," suggested the Bachy “auppose she IS prepared to do all And it's a man's economic privilege to choose the par- toular woman whom he WANTS to support, And what's more, he alwaye wilt = “Amen!” said the Bachelor fervently a sed his teacup, “Heres to Leap Year—The Feminine Proposal—and Perpetual Motion! May they aiw: ernaln OUT BWoot, Mweet dreama!” ties. Everyday Perplexi large percentage of moving picture roenarios. The best way for the movie people to avoid outside regula- tion ts to do a little inside regulnt- ing.” {"Weneve ix Vows Belial ue JEN 66] SEE." said the head pottener, I “that Henry Ford says he voted only stx times in thirty years,” in peace?” ‘In view of what Henry has been | “Not when you should be up giving |saying and doing lately,” gaid the) mo nome help with these children,” | aundry man, “it is surprising to learn | replied Mra. Jarr. ‘Why don’t you?” | that he ever voted at all.” Lf you'll take them out of the room | “Willie lost ‘em,” aniffed the little girl. “Story-teller—story-teller! didn" exclaimed the boy, who had ceased tn his efforts to attire himself for school land was throwing his shoes around | exclaimed Mr. Jarr, sttting up tn ded, “can’t a man sleep | Too Much Husband! } By Sophie Irene Loeb. Coorright, 1916, by The Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Krening World) N contrast to the woman who wrote about her husband being “too sure’ of her, comes a complaint from one | whose cry is "Too much |husband!" She says: “Do you think I am lacking tn pa- tlence or in love for my husband if |1 get 90 Ured of his being around joan contain myself no longer and want to run away from him? “Ho is engaged as a designer, work which he can do at home, And, from the day we wero married, « years ago, he has hardly béen away from me more than a couple of days at atime. Relny in the houge all the time, he knows everything that hap- pens regarding household matters, He watches the opening of every parcel that comes home after [ have pur- ohused it, In fact, he has a voice tn | the selection of not only my own | wearing apparel, but fn all tho home buying, Ho knows everything he 1s |eoing to bave for breakfast, dinner and supper, becauso he is ever present. Jie takes care of all the | business is so methodical that he be- | eves everything about him must he ‘so, In fact, there ta no activity about the premises of which he Is not. a part “TL muat confess that he gets on my | nerves at times, It Isn't that I don't love him, but it seems to me that things Would be much easier if ho Were not #0 constantly at my side” Quite rig an, You would both be muc me so much that sometimes I feel I) household bills, because his line of | ry happier, It Isjout which a team In double harness movele that. wilh net ‘gee!’ People can go on forever and not feel the strain of each other's society, Some separation is necessary during the day, Constancy is not built on canstant companionship only. There tfust be seme moments for . You can’t get the right perspective of a person af De is never more than a few fost from you, ‘The greatest loves of history are thowe in which an ooca~ sional separation was the one thing that kept the bonds strong, Sometimes, when people are together too much, the bearing with each other reaches the breaking point and often goes beyond repair, I should advise the husband in thin case to have an office down town, away from home somewhere, even If it be only desk room, Every woman must have some feminine folbles in which a man Should have no part. ‘To have him select her bonnets and her soup meat must prove in the end distasteful to the best of wives, This man would certainly enjoy his meals much more if his wife might have the pleasure of arranging them to sutt herself. Ho would appreciate his home more tf he wore not forever in tt, It ts the wise married couple who Jeara these little, natural, hu man qualities that must be adhered to if a measure of happiness is to obtain. The joy of meeting Is always moeas- ured hy the reflection of separation, verlasting propinqulty Is bound to breed discontent and discord, When the work of each ts so arranged that they need not be constantly together, | therein lies the better chance for tol ‘ance and tenacity--elements with. | the little girl and was going to see) abous the broakfast for the children | before they went to school, and Mr. _ Jarr came in to harness young hope- | ful. | “Come here, air!" sata Mr, Jarr, se- verely. “When I was your age I would be up and dressed before day- break and out chopping wood.” "I'd chop wood, too, if I had a hatchet, only the Janitor won't let me 0 into the cellar,” said the boy. “Say, pop, buy me @ gun, Buy me one that will shoot cate, Johnny Rangle bas one that shoots cate.” * “You would shoot somebody's eyes out,” sai@ Mr. Jar, ‘T wouldn't oare,” said the boy. ‘I'd like to hear thom hoiler.” Well, put on your stockings or ‘ou'll hear yourself holler!” said Mr, Jarr. ‘What's all these watetbands and ‘stocking streps for? What do they put all these things on ohildren for these days? [ used to go barefoot when I was a boy.” “Johnny Rangle says If you frees your feet your toes will come off. Won't that be funny? “Here now, stand ettil! lace these high boots if you don't stand stil?” asked Mr. Jerr. "My feot hurt,” whimpered the boy. “You've got my #hoes on wrong, An Mr, Jarr had the shoes in ques- tion laged up he was compelled to undo them and change the shoes, “What are you laughing at?” asked Mr. Jarr, seeing the boy was grin- ning “You didn't put my undershirt on," sald they boy, “And I'm not going to," said Mr, Jarr, and he called to Mrs, Jerr to come and attend to the young eon By Andre Dupont Copyright, 1916, by The Pree Publishing Go, Concerning Children’s Parties. mag HILDRIIN keenly enjoy hav- ‘The New York Erening World), ing the little hosteas nothing to but fill in the names and dates, C ing a birthday, It 1s some thing distinctively . their own, and it makes them !m- | portant, That day out of all the year a youngster 1s the prom!- nent and potied member of the house- hold; and if the event ts to be cele- happiness ia filled to overflowing, It is very easy to give @ birthday party for @ child if only you do not make it too elaborate by preparing costly and indigestible refreshments and buying expensive souvenirs. Nor- mal children appreciate simple pieas- ures, and often have & belier time with a few toys from the ten cent store than they would with the most costly contrivances. It really takes ‘no little to make a child happy on his birthday that every mother and auntio and even grandme, feels fully repaid for the extra trouble If after it is all over she sees the smiling litte ami hears the little voice say: brated with a party his little cup of| the child could write friendly notes ny small sized letter paper, readin something like this ‘Dear Lesiie: Will you come to my birthday party next Saturday atter- noon from 3 until 6 o'clock? T am asking all my best friends and you must be sure to come so that we can have a@ folly time. Cordially ye TAZEL, Naturally tt 1s not at all to follow this wording exactly. Hat seo that the childish notes are short and simply phrased and not stilted. At the top of the note at the rig hand sido the address of the lou! should be written, Engrav: tions are never used for parties unless the parties very large or formal, Besid-s the great amount of fun that children get out of a party, sush an ocoasion is extremely good for thelr manners, ‘Tha small host or hostesa should be taught to bo wh. {selfish and courteous to the little How can | guests, to play the games they prefer face . “Oh, I've had auch # fine birthday!" | S245 dance with each cblld we tore Suppose @ certain little girl will be regardless of Individual prefes ten years old next week and you dé-|j¢ the ehildren bring ethe silts th ele to give her a party to celebrate] | the birthday they should the event. Let her sit down and write ut them ay soon as they arrive the invitations to-morrow afternoon| and wish the recipient ‘a hapwye when she comes home from school.| pirthday.” They should not leave This will be twice as much fun as} without turning finst to the mother having the affair a surprise, for she| of their friend and saying: will enjoy the anticipation of the! “Goodhy Blank. It's been’ great event for nearly a woek, And! a nico ; sor something ¢ Shen we are young this ty the best! effect then bidding part of any pleasure. Very pretty| farewell with “Goodby, F juvenile stationery Is wold for this ‘ose. Some of it 1s simply decor- ated with flowers, figures or tiny land-| with acapes, and another style has thi natun vitation partly printed upon !t, pon ral a splendid time.” . insisted upon tly become second n important offeet after politeness in Ife. By Samuel Ry Parmieion of Harpo a Brothers, Smiles} and heir, And 1'd'rather hitoh up @ - hippopotamus!” he declared, mop-| No, 2—-The Joys of Labor. — the heip of human labor, tho wont ping iis perspiring brow, | ha spin and the i “And how do you think [ stand it, dressing the both of them every morning?" asked Mrs, Jerr, ‘Then she took both youngsters in we © for. owe t we rs Us, ought ne at, however r be, all that we clothed with, all from palace to i ABOR Is not orlly a necessity ut | [14 ‘| it is also a Pleasure, What) Uorior would otherwise be a curse, by|mas life i aut, wilt that shelt he cottage ‘ge conatitution of our physica jtem becomes blessing. | Our charge and led them out to brealtfast /a conflict with nature tn soe result of Jabo in the and then rushed them off to school, | spects but it ts /peration enarnmenoton ith other for they've gone, and you never waahed | stractinis from vides foo ‘ Willie's face or hands or neck, he'll be sent home and we'll be disgraced! Llet me alone when I'm e children; apd not intere © manufacturer 164, which the ¥ #8 make which wo eng Nuuibers of ud bey io ‘Hence we eat and d | ment and c ourselves for w Natu $ vides the grows and ripens tal into el furrow; sh aveds that we She tugalebes, Wily Workmen tis coi ame Lhe wenertal