The evening world. Newspaper, June 29, 1917, Page 16

eed a sree ae k| Che eG ty ewiorld, ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Published Sunday b; tt » ee ee emit) SHAW, Fronearet. oS pank A Jo! PULITZER, Jr., Secretary, 63 Park Row. oT es Entered at the ( Ngge 4 at ati, by an ae ee Matter. Rates to evening nel a Continent for the United States “An Countries 1 i parents and Canada, Petal Union. seeees $6.00/One Year, $15.40 + .60/One Month, 1.30 WOLOMB Bi. i... s.cecesevcsees NO. 20,401 NOT IN VAIN. OMETHING is happening. S Persistent protests against price boosting, analyses of the constantly advancing cost of common articles, concerted campaigning fur Federal control of food and other indispensable com- modities, have not been in vain. Even before Federal regulation is actually in force we find the coal operators of the country deciding to make a virtue of impending) necessity, recognize the existence of a great national emergency and immediately reduce the price of coal at the mines. The first reduction of from $1 to $1.50 a ton is regarded as only preliminary to further decreases to be determined by the Federal {rade Commission and the Coal Committee of the Gouncil of Na- tional Defense, This means that not only will the Government be able to buy coal at reasonable prices, but hundreds of millions of dollars will be saved to American consumers, large and small. Something is happening. Already the bakers and food manufacturers, who have hitherto organized ouly to advance the price of bread and abolish the five-cent loaf, are now co-operating to secure through the Government a lower- ing of the cost of flour which will enable them to restore the five-cent loaf throughout the country. Something is happening. The big producers and distributors are being brought to realize at profiteering has gone too far. Not only is there no patriotism in it, but henceforth there is no safety in it. ‘The nation is taking stock of its resources and of those who have the handling of them. Preparation for war has taught it a thing or two. There will be scant security for anyone who continues to gamblo with its food or exploit its common needs. Something is happening. Producers, middlemen, wholesalers, retailers—let one and all take note: Those who hasten to co-operate in the interest of the nation and its consumers will be the ones, and the only ones, who need not fear control. ooo Canadian troops again setting the pace in the movement on Lens. Canada has done a noble part all these years toward con- * serving British brawn and bravery. —— a CLARIFYING THE ISSUE. HE Austrian Premier is reported to have specifically repudiated any assumption that the Government of the Dual Monarchy recognizes the right of peoples to determine their own fate. In Austria-Hungary, according to Premier von Seydler, the Em- peror alone has the power to conclude peace. On the other hand we find a former enthusiastic historian and | champion of Hohenzollerns now admitting that the “fateful dictate of the hour,” even in Germany, is the democratization of state and @ national lif "We Prussians cannot alone offer resistance to the great tide of the times flowing toward democracy in the midst of the German Empire, yes, of the European continent and of the whole world. We should thereby get into dangerous isolation among the nations of the earth.” The issue becomes more and more sharply defined. Every time Teutonic Imperialism, whether in Berlin or in subservient Vienna, is forced to put its principles into plain, outstanding words, some new section of democracy in Central Europe shudders and begins to grope for some means to escape the fate to which Prussianism but too surely dooms it. —-t > Let us be thankful the Senate is not too august to supply & worthy advocate or two for beer. It was left to Senator Lewis of Illinois to hurl the niftiest dart of eloquence against discrimination: “Muet need I paint the picture of the rich youth seated at a table with fine champagne and a lady, and the young man fills the slipper of his paramour and lifts it to his lips, while outside the laboring mian finds it impossible to have his g! of beer?” Need he, or need he not, it's painted. Maybe this prepos- terous Prohibition meddling with grave national exigency wil) stimulate the contribution of more lasting lines to literature, To 4 in the opinion of most, no one has better summed up the matter than did one William Shakespeare three hundred years and more ago: “Come, come, good wine {s a good familiar creature, if it be well used; exclaim no more against it.” > People m of Army Service. ‘To the Editor of The Br ne World: I was born in England, but came to this country at the age of three. My father became a citizen of the United States of America in 1912, Am I Hable for service in the British Army? Letters From the ft au Cttine o {fo the Eaitor of The Brening World A bets B that after joining the army or navy any man would at once be- come a citizen of this country. B sa,9 he is not a citizen until he serves bis full term. Kindly decide who is eormore 1s ont wayin teacan ba BG. ere tg only one we or If you were under age at the time usual process of naturalization. But) are now a citizen and subject only to former soldiers and sailors do Bot) United States Army service. have to get first papers. Twenty-Five WB the Baitor of The Evening Wortd ‘Will you kindly inform me of the value of a United States liberty cent, face to the right, dated 179%. A.V. L. Thursday. To the BAitor of the By World Kindly lot me know the day of the week on which June 15, 1876, fell J Sharp Wits just what they have decided to do.— Hits From It was said many, many years ago | fae sip ll iff Fifty Failures Who Came By Albert Payson Terhune Back son, from babyhood, found the mine machinery. young man, was a wonderful “flame of absence from the army and went of his engine. The engine did not order to earn a living. a <a ~ ee INST locomotive engine. Barreto Unlucky Even In Success. eee gine which was to Novelty. again he failed. His next be placed entire! satisfactory.” Undiscouraged he tried for a for a scrow propeller. $101 ship revolutionize sea fighting.) But through a technicality promised reward. Nor could he conv inventions. . At this point {n Ericsson's long su Covsrizht, 1917, by the Press Putlishing Co. No. 39—JOHN ERICSSON; The “Failure” Who Revolutionized — Naval Warfare. ; 18 father owned a mine in Wermeland, Sweden. ‘he holsting-engines especially were his delight. Ho had a positive mania for engines. At seventeen he entered the Swedish army he yearned for a return to his beloved atmosphere of machinery. He was forever inventing machines and engine-parts. he scored the first of his repeated failures. In 1826, when he was in his twenty-third ventor buried under a mountain of debts. Instead of giving up the fight, the Swede threw himself into the task of perfecting new inventions—working, meantime, Bix years later an English railroad company offered @ prize for the best Ericason in seven weeks planned an engine, made its drawings and built a model. The public were another competitor, big invention was a engine was tried out by the British Government and was branded “not (This Ericsson propeller, by the way, the navies of the world almost as completely as did bis later ironclad war- he was deprived of four-fifths of the can who turned his tide of luck. Commodore Robert Field Stockton (The New York Evening World). And John Erics+ his own greatest joy in tinkering with as an ensign. But always His pet invention, as ® engine.” Through this flame engine year, Ericsson got a leave to England, there to press the’ claims give satisfaction, And it left its ime in a machine factory in He called his engine the loud in praise of it, But The prize was snatched from him by type of marine en- y below the water line, His marine the Admiralty revolutionized 0,000 award offered by ince England of the value of his best ecession of failures it was an Amerl~- of th, United States Navy (“the Conqueror of California") had faith in the Sweat amd interested our Government in him. Ericsson came to New York and in 1841 was employed in the construc. tion of the United States ship Princeton. He built her, submerged propeller and all—along the lines which the British Government had rejected. Not only in the propeller but in a dozen other details the Princetot embodied Ericsson's favorite theories and inventions. The failure had become a success. His fame and fortune were as- sured, His prowess at last was recognized. Pumps, engines, barometers hydrostatic gauges and many more products of his brain were now made One more failure awaited him. greatest triumph. Ericsson had alres But he dreamed of an invention that an ironclad warship. He worked out his Idea, No one in this “floating fort” Government, when France clashed wit gon hated Russia. So he sent his p i French Emperor, hi He Invents the Thun it was First Ironclad: } naa the glory of ERGs Pantha move Ericsson was allowed to build ago devised. No one had much faith 9, 1862, the story of the fighting had been revolutionized, who had wrought the revolution. public, adding to his fast-increasing wealth and renown. notion of his. rejected them as useless. After the Civil War began the Government at Washington learned that the Confederates were secretly making an ironclad. Merrimac-Monitor battle told the world that and that John Ericsson was the seni ‘Ericsson lived twenty-seven years longer to enjoy his hard-won success and to enrich humanity by further inventions. A failure that was to lead to nif ady done much for maritime warfare. would eclipse all the others. Namely, but himself seems to have had faith He first offered it to the French h Russia in the Crimean War, Erics- plans for an ironclad warship to the Napoleon Ill, The Emperor promptly that the United States and not France introducing ironclad ship: into ocean ‘To checkmate this the type of ironclad he had so long in this Monitor of his—unti! on March’ Bachelor Girl Reflections By Helen Rowland ~ Covrnaht. 1917, br the Preas Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World), N ideal wife is merely a “milliner’s mirror,” in which a man always sees @ flattering reflection of himself, After a woman has finished reading all the sum- mer-resort catalogues, and her husband has greedily devoured all the automobile advertisements, they are ready to count over their assets, and compromise on a new porch-hammock and @ garden in the back yard. It {sn’t @ husband’s disinclination to Hsten to his wife’s conversation, but that “I-am-ready-to-bear-with: you” expression with which he does it that grates on ety her nerves 60. ~~ No doubt « man figures that 8 woman believes such a small portion of what hé says, anyway, that if he didn’t “lay it on thick” to begin with there wouldn't be anything left of it. When they sit off alone and gaze dreamily up at the June moon, you can safely surmig that a woman {s thinking of the last man who kissed | ner, and that @ man {s thinking of the next woman he Intends to kiqg. A man’s vices are merely his virtues carried to extremes; @ miser je an economist gone too far; # prodigal !s @ philanthropist run to seed; and a rounder {s simply a “good fellow” overdoing the role. When she can hear his key in the Signs that the honeymoon {s over: 1 without glancing up at the mirror latch and go right on reading her novel or running to powder her nose, punishment {s the thought of having # him picking up things. A bachelor’s {dea of eternal woman forever trotting around after nteresting colors, a woman always In order to see a man In his most fi hitewashing. has to scrape off such a lot of unnecessary W! \ | ‘To-Day’s Anni 1 Joi Mant IPNZL, last of the Tribunes of Rome, on June 1547, rose above the struggles of the nobles in the E City, seized the Btates Governin chief power and expelled them In an] oe oe. to build sfrort to restore the ancient liberties | 2 : of the city, Lawlessness and dis- flood-restraining lev of dr’ which had been the order of| een on either side of the day, disappeared under his wise | the Yuba River, Cal, administration, which, unfortunately,| ang to do it free of was overthrown after seven months | {en onaition being that the com versary DREDGE com JX pany contracted with the U nt by & counter-revolution, Rienzi was the son of an innkeeper, Despite his) that all is fair in love and war. It is @ mistake, There are things that are| mph» man who always says “call on mot fair in either—Memphis Com-|me when you need me" is the man mercial Appeal. Memphis oe 8 People who are full of thelr own concelt prove their emptiness by gtv- fing out hollow noises.—Chicago News. a ae + ‘There are men who ask your advice gust to find out if you won't advise | Wilmington (N..C.) Star, eee book that capital and labor.—Toledo Blade. . Great ideals are not to be fpund tn the dark places; they are the out- growth of sunsbine,—Milwaukes News. f? dreams were of nothing n of the glory of his was eloquent on the subject and his enthusiasm kindled the flame in others. With saddened heart he looked upon the doings of the nobles, those who were supposed to be Rome's leaders, And then one morn jing Rome woke up and found that Rienai was king, Accordingly a gold | dredge, costing $500, 000, was built which is said to be the larg- est of its kind in the world. An un- usual feature of the mammoth float- ing machine ts that tt has two arms, native city. each 220 {001 loug, instead of one, says, the suvum as the dreds: ‘The Jarr Family Coprright, 1917, by The Pree Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening World.) R. RANGLE looked up from his newspaper, “Don't you think this world war has aroused all the primitive instincts of self presar- vation?” he asked of Mr. Jarr. “No, it's the instinct for fruit pres- ervation—I mean preserving,” repliod Mr, Jarr. things, jams, jellies?" “gure,” sald Mr, Rangle, “Isn't your wife putting up “AN the women are,.Those who have no yards to raise fruit and’ vegetables in are preserving them—food conserva- Uon, the advice of Mr. Hoover of Bel- gium, and a good thing too, don't you think so?” Mr; Jarr nodded assent, but sighed. He had forgotten to bring home sugar, and there would be no Home, Sweet Home for him, he feared, But when he arrived at his domicile he found so much excitement and stewed fruit fumes in the air, that Mrs, Jarr had evidently forgotten about the sugar, she having enough for her present needs, it would seem, Besides, there was a visitor, Mrs. Clara Mudridge-Smith, in the guise of 1 Red nurse, The dashing young matron evidently thought she was doing her bit by wearing the very becoming costume, without any of the responsibility the guise should call for, It occurred to Mr, Jarr that this masquerading would be regulated against in due time, but just at pres- ent the turmoil of war is an excus \toe fa lot of people to make nuisa lof themselves in the gulse of Cross nees those Dredge Two-Armed Giant Wider Tha is humble birth he early displayed a] pany be allowed to desire for learning. The history of} yet ; F feelrewn Rome interested him above | dredge for gojd wil 3 all else. fulfilling its contract ¥ % Popular Mechanics, ‘These are pro- | vided with 44-inch belt conveyors that | deponit the ta'lings on either bank of moves who are actually and unselfishly doing something. “and are you putting up preserv you dear practical thing?” asked this counterfeit Red Cross viston. “Of course I am!” retorted Mri Jarr with some asperity, for the Jelly hadn't “felled,” and she had burned herself twice, “What do you think T am doing.” she added, “telling fortunes from frult skins?” “Oh, do let me help, and don't be cross, dear!" said Mrs, Mudridge- Smith, appealingly. “You are so prac- things with efficient perfection, a tical, so helpful, don't be so hard on ‘Well, stir the jelly then, if you've poor untrained met"? finished those berries for the jam, “Don't talk bosh, Clai anapped|ald Mrs, Jarr in a mollified tone. Mrs. Jarr. “If you bada't married|And thus was this visitor busied that doting old rich numbskull Jared| when the door bell rang and Ger- Smith you would still be doing laun-| ‘rude, the maid, announced Mr, Sil- dry work if not light housekeeping in| Ver the bachelor friend. a turaished room! “Come right in, Jack!” cried Mrs “It's real mean of you to talk that|Mudridge-Smith, “I told you I had way to me when I want to belp,”|to come over and help Mra, Jarr to sald the visitor, but without any | day. We are making Jellies and pre Animus, whereat Mr, Jarr marvelled.|@erves for war time; want to help? Mra. Sarr pushed over a tow! of| Mrs. Jarr gave the speaker BUCH berries to be stemmed and the visitor] look, but a bachelor was upon the esconced herself in a picturesque at-| Scene, and, for the sake of her sex, titude, after a cover on a war time| Mrs. Jarr could not utter what wa issue of @ popular women's magazine. |'n her mind. “] want you to teach me how to be| Ah!” cried the impressed Mr. Bil- heipful, how to be useful, in these| ver, “How can America fall, when its times when no woman should be a| fairest and most delicate take up the drone or a parasite,” said the visitor|rough tasks with a devoted and pa- meekly. triotic heart?” helping me unless you had some pur- pose!” “Oh, I do want to be useful and helpful, indeed I do,” pleaded the younger matron. “Let me have an apron and teach me how to make jelly.” Mrs, Jarr almost blurted out the dreadful secret that she was In doubt as to whether the jelly would ever jell or not, but she wished to pre- serve her influence, as well as the fruit, as a housewife who did all “Now don't try to fool me, Clara t have known that minx Mudridge-Smith!” said Mrs, Jarr some scheme,” sald Mrs, Jurr sharply, and yet with note of ad-|to her husband later, "Her old hus- miration in her voice. ‘You wouldn't| Band is in poor health, ond,, Tank | be telephoning me to find out what I| "put Mr, Jarr had his own troubles; am doing first and then come to see| he was wondering when the subject me rigged up that way and Insist on | of the forgotten sugar would come up nR iver It Channels hull which supports all this macbin- nery 18 entirely of steel and is 165 feet long and 68 feet wide. The gold- saving tables bave an area of 8,000 aquare feet, along, The digging ladder is equipped with steel buckets of 18 cuble feet ca- pacity, which can dig to a depth of ty feet below the water, The e NE of the principles of eff. ciency emphasized by a eminent expert ts that ad- Vocating the utilizing of specialists’ service,” remarked an executive of @ great publishing house. “It was by applying this principle that I secured my present position. Vil tel you about it: “It was*some ten years ago. I felt drawn to the publishing business and felt that, given an opportunity, I could make Kood in it, But I was ® youngster of little experience, and found it tmpossible to land a job, First I made an office-to-office canvass of all the publishing concerns of New York. This resulted in nothing but @ succession of turndowns, Next I wrote a letter, had it multigraphed and matled {t to the same list I ed covered in person, I reci i ecelved single answer, bis “About that friend of mine time I met a college who ha was now in the advertising profi sion, I told him my troubles, He | 48ked to see a copy of my letter, | “'The trouble with this ts that it's too general,’ he remarked after read- ing it. ‘You claim to be ambitious, energetic, well educated and #0 on. These concerns receive hundreds ot letters of that type, ‘They all go inta the wastebasket, Now, select one of these evolve some definite, @ which you think would e thelr business, and put it up with the suggestion that man to devel least your letter will command @ close reading and your individuality will be impressed upon the reader, The same principle applies to selling bot merchandise and services, If a mer.* chant advertises that he carries @ full |line of ladies’ apparel he gets no re sults, But if he selects a few spe- cifle items he awakens a desire foxy those articles, and neople respond,’ + “Now it happened tha scored a great circulation suecess x through utilizing boys to st ‘and in offices. bay hy not apply this idea Literary Weekly?" I reflected, the e ing an organ published by one of the concerns with which I sought connec tion, I outlined my plan in consider- able detail and mailed it that evenin, Two days later I received a request ‘o cail. I was promptly put upon thi payroll and set to work to develop m plan, The idea proved to be {il adapted to our medium, but I had gained my foothold. By ‘the th scheme was abandoned I had fixture and was shifted to oth ties. I've been here ever since,” | concern, conerete td incre to th | you're the AN 4 4 | i i i i