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——_— —— ond urgent. “but still dangerous \ a ‘The report that final peace terms will be put before the German i Government—and presumably before the Austro-Hungarian Govern- tient also—along with the immediate conditions of an armistice, _ touses in some quarters misgiving as to the possibility of treating _ twatters of such magnitude and complexity as final peace adjustments inthe brief duration of the Versailles Council now assembled for rapid decision on the armistice terms. Surely it might be possible to set forth certain essential terms of peace with enough precision to show Germany and Austria now and at once tho Jeast of what they must make up their minds to pay for the incalculable damage wrought. If either Austria or Germany declines to settle now it will be with the certain knowledge that the cost of peace will rise higher with each succeeding month and week. For as much longer as the conflict lasts, all costs on both sidos will be added to the already colossal reckoning. It is for those who sue for peace to say whether they will pay ‘ the present or a yet heavier price. i The alternative is one which cunning cannot dodge. : ee ‘ ~ considering them as rm a ; rey H 7 d it i a F the girl losing a day's pay. A SUBSCRIBER. From the Landlords’ View, eT the Kditor of The Brening World: | of the articles Evening World on the subject landlords, particularly on Oct, 22, Qn the general subject of “proti- I have read several The by landl uch exploited by others, you ignore re, ten iteered” gt the landlord's had no word of ou tries roast HE American sugar supply comes from the beet fields of the far West, the cane fields of Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico. Much could come from Java and the Philippines if ships were Formerty the Cuban producers began grinding in October and tan until May. Now the crushing does not begin until December. The producing season has therefore been curtailed several months. ‘This extends unduly the famine period, but labor conditions in Cuba, it is alleged, prevent any return to the old and better system. The Cuban and Hawaiian gesources are about up to capacity. Hayti and Santo Domingo offer new territory for sugar growers. ‘These unruly republics are now in hand and it would appear timo for tters From the Peo closu: mine is a telephone | deprived of his rent, which ie hie only exchange of the New ' ‘Telephone Company. it epidemic the girls who deen affected have willingly bly hard so that the tele- would not be too crip- subscribers as when of operators was on girls did their best with- the fact that for six years tenement houre rents have that landiords have re- ceived & lower rate of interest than ou “to improve bis is MOMBER OF THE ABROCIATED NO. 20,890 _ Whether Teutonic cunning is still at work or not, it is hard to eee how the true inwardness and depth of the professed Teutonic desire for peace can be concealed once the Central Powers have before them the Allied conditions of an armistice. 4 The cettainty that those conditions will be drastic in reducing | a military power to a state from which it can never “come tack” must be already clearly recognized by militaristic governmente a thoroughly awure of what would be their own policy toward a defeated foe. THE TITANS. since the Titans broke out of Orchus, and piling Pelion’ upon Ossa, stormed Olympus, has there been such an achieve-| » ment as our American Titans have performed in France. . We do not mean by this military prowess, That is a contmon Property of the Allies, ‘We meon rather the enormous industrial Syne Da 8,000 miles of ocean, the transpért ot of men, the building of a vast’ system of. railroads and depots, the construction of colossal docks and terminals, in short the remaking of a section of old and plodding Burope to fit our ieeds. "Here is the theme for an epic greater than that which chron- leled the siege of Troy. It is something upon which the Nation can _ ttand with appealing pride, It is not a matter of chance or impulse, such as sometimes swings a victory, but purposeful, organized and effective beyond anything the earth ever saw before. It is America at its best. forts put forth, the safety and comfort a’ SUGAR. Coletta Thur EDITORIAL PAGE ay, October 31, 19 alt SEAL SET LAT FOR THOSE WHO SUE TO SAY. HE succession of notes from Vienna and Berlin leaves no doubt of the desire of both Austria and Germany to have it believed, at least, that their wish for a cessation of hostilities is earnest By Sophie OMB time ago I set forth the con- tentions made by many business men of their inability to seoure competemt stenog- raphers. The chief fault found was in the lack of knowledge of the girls who apply for posi- tions lack of knowledge of the commonest rules ot grammar and the first rudiments of ordinary business transactions. 4 source for augmented supply. ple and taxes under a threat of fore- re or sale, and yet should be baymeni? fympathta casts, but the loss ought borne by the community, not by the landiords, If there were many such cases it would bri ruin on landlords, for the accumulating in- terest and taxes are liens on the Jand, but the tenants’ rents in most cases would be a dead loss, Neither is it ateqesner @ benefit to these ten- ants, for landlords, in self defence, are very carefy] about receiving the ey do not want tenants who won’ | OF can't pay their rent for any reason. On the general subject beg to | Point out to you that for some years |landiords have been oppressed and na | tormented in every way by tenants clamoring for wasteful repairs, and dodging payment of rent; by the vari- ous departments which, for political reasons, have insisted on burdensome and unnecessary alterations bringing ruin to many, and a heavy loss on thousands; by the grievous increase in taxation; by the increase in the rate of interest on mortgages and in the cost of maintenance. The result of al] this has been that capital has been driven out of business. Of course those that are in must stay in, there is no new building in Man- hattan (elther of tenements or fac- tories) because no one would buy them after they are bullt, and as things are now no one will lend money on them, This condition existed be- fore the war and is independent of it. Thus tl is a shor buildings and an of existing build! . en our sol- diers return after the war and immi- re ger) begins again. I think you will ind an increased demand for hous- ing and a further rise in rent, TT of tenants and land- and on the ot! ith + ~ During yy shone was impossible t which has been | your paper and Yet now when m. all, tl are un it will react public authorities, ‘and courts, to interest cannot help. \v you oppress Th to help the tenants will be to make real estate once again an depend. newspapers, stop | shoes landiord hounding tandlords for what od AnA | ‘They took special exception to the so-calied graduates of business echoola, whose equipment for service ‘usuaily, consisted of a little speed rec- ord on the typewriter and being able to read their stenographic notes. T deplored this attitude of employers and in behalf of the girls begged a degree of patience and argued that employers might well be lenient and not expect too much of the young stenographer, In a word, my sympa- ‘thies are naturally with the girl who works and must make her way, I ‘think that if every employer would bear with the girl until she has had a chance to learn, that in most cases he would be rewarded for his tolerance, However, there is something to be said on the other side as well, In an effort to secure a stenographer I have talked with some fifty girls and tried them at their work. Many of the statements made by business men are thoroughly well founded. nography and the business world as her means of livelihood, She is mostly unprepared in the commonest ele- Boilers Used as Shoeboxes. (By United Prove.) PARIS, Oct 4 (By Mall.)—Thirty thousand French refugees from the invaded districts are wearing new pairs of shoes as the result of the in- genuity of an American woman and the euterprise of a Toledo business man, Aijiter seeing thousands of homeless, shoeless refugees in France, Mr. Muihoiiand of the Chautauqua Delegation offered to supply the Red Cross with second-hand shoes col- lected in Oblo. Shippii space was at a premium, and the Government needed every inch to transport men and food. But Miss Alice Archibald of the Metropolitan Canteen Service Was undaunted. She arranged through relativ nm Philadelphia to have the ipped in the interior of loc Give Him Plenty of Rop The Schooling of a Stenographer Irene Loeb Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publisbing Go, (The New York Brening Worl.) ments of commercial work, and I be- Meve the main root of trouble is in the business school that is supposed to turn out stenographers ready for a salatied job, As @ general thing, the chief effort to prepare a girl for work is to teach her “stenography and typewriting.” In most cases the use of only one make of typewriter is taught and therefore when the girl is confronted with a machine she has never used before she is considerably handi- capped, if not useless, In order to aid the girl who would succeed I want to say that the ma- jority of the young women whom I interviewed were unable to spell Properly, If you were to ask them the rules of capitalization—and they are very few in number—90 per cents would be unable to answer, The same thing applies to punctuation, The trouble is that a girl goes to @ business school for a few months, gets two important things, steno raphy and typing, and assumes she is ready for business, There are common, everyday activities in busi- ness in which every would-be stenog- rapher should be trained, For ex- ample, few of the girls knew how to make out an ordinary check for money or a receipt, . While there is plenty of employ- ment and even incompetent workers are in demand, there will come a day when the soldiers will come home and the thousands of stenographers who are now working for the Government will go back into business, Then only the “fittest will survive.” The incompetent girl will have greater difficulty in being placed or even in retaining ber present posi- tion when that day dawns, In an attempt to ascertain if any move had bees made by business schools that turn out stenographers and typists, in the direction of greater competency, the head of one of them —who has been connected with a business school for thirty years— seemed much offended at any one questioning the ability of business school stenographers. ’ If thie is the attitude of business schools generally, then it is frankly a matter up to the girl. After all, it is not the business school that has to meet the employer, Regardless of the hasty “stenographers-while- you-wait" business schools, the girl Choose only the school that really will make you ready for business. Anybody can turn out a machine-like stenographer and typist. What is needed in the workaday world to-day is the girl who has been taught to usg her brains as wel! as her fingers, who can take the initia- tive and shoulder responsibility, In order to do this she must know some- thing about everyday business usages, A few of the first aids in office work Learn to spell or carry a pocket dictionary, Find out exactly when capital letters should be used. Study the few rules of punctuation, Learn how to make out a check and a re- ceipt. Make a letter look neat. Learn paragraphing by getting interested in the subject, Keep your desk so that you can put your finger on any needed stationery. Learn to avoid asking questions when taking dicta~ tion, Be able to take dictation on the Copyright, 1918, by The I'ress Publishing Oo, (The New York Evening World). R. Jarr came briskly through «the office this bright autumn re Jarr “Mr. Jarr,” said the boss, looking out of his private padded cell, “I would like to speak to you a mo- ment.” The best husband in our town was not atways ahead or even abreast of the times in the matter of pffice hours. He glanced apprehensively at the clock. But fortunately Johnson, the cashier, being there before Mr. Jarr, had set back the clock fifteen minutes to save himself as well as saving daylight, Through these manipulations of tempus fogitting, the boss never quite undestood what was the matter with his watch. Almost every morn- ing it gained fifteen minutes when compared with the telegraph time of- fice clock. But when he came back from luncheon his watch appeared to be keeping time with the, office clock again. “Shut the door, Mr. Jarr,” boss. Mr. Jarr did so, and’the boss fum- bled with his watch chain for a mo- ment and then said: said the Women HE was Pailippa of was at Crecy, 60 among them, They fell evercaine the Scotland. of the English Channel. “I crossed the seas and endured followed your fortunes meekly. The Queen Pleads for Mercy. « these six men’s lives. Do with them rulers example gave @ new turn to of chivalric clemency. before. timore American. Family “Um—er—Mr, Jarr, “ou are here in @ position of—um—er—trust, and while there are some matters in which possibly you are lax, 1 can— um—er—ahem—recommend your dis- evetion, You never—ahem—gossip By about the firm's affairs even to your intimates?” “Certainly not, sir!” said Mr. Jarr briskly. “Very good,” the boss went on somewhat nervously. “It is—ahem— @ most commendaple trait. A busi- ness man in a position of trust should never—um—er—discuss the firm's af- fairs, nor—ahem—any personal affairs —of—say—ahem—any member of the Mr, Jarr remembered some recent incidents in which his boss's fair young bride, Clara Mudridge-Smith, was concerned, Just recently they had had a flare up and the boss's bride had rushed to Mrs. Jarr to tell her troubles. Mr. Jarr did not know whether he was to be praised or blamed, so he stogd pat awaiting the worst. “Well, sir,” he said finally, “a man in my position, sir, to Mill that posi- tion acceptably must be discreet and keep all affairs, either business or personal that concern the firm, and typewriter as well as in stenography. kind of machine. Look over every- thing you do and sum up your own to go out on the plea that you wo: do it the next time. Go to a busin mental principles of commercial work. And the best way to accomplish all your job, The Offi (The New York Bening World) “| SEE by the papers,” said Pop- put his pen on his ear, “that the Americans in France are using to me, guns, to be effective, ought to be longer than 16 inches.” the Boss, couldn't suppress a smile, “Oh, Mr. Popple,” she sald, “the “Pop's right,” piped Bobbie, the Office Boy. “They haven't been using “Stop joking!” snapped Miss Primm. “What I mean is the length of the a soldier shooting well with #o short @ gun.” chuckled Bobbie. “Oh, shut up!" said Miss Primm. cussions with idioti¢ remarks.” “Just a minute! came from “Tbosee guns are not 16 inches long; the hole in tl is 16 inches across, has to prove her worth, Better take motive boilers from an American locomotive works, Practise operating more than one mistakes, Refuse to allow work s schoo! that will give you the tunda- of these things is to be interested in Copyright, 1918, by The Pres Publishing Oo, ple, the Shipping Clerk, as he 16-inch guns on the Germans. Seems Miss Primm, Private Secretary to guns are longer that that.” them long.” guns must be greater. I can't imagine . “That's what they're aiming to do,” “You're always butting into our dis- Spooner, the mild little Bookkeeper. Our men are experts with them. @ little time and make good rather|'They seldom miss except when facing than make exouses for ineMolenoy. | the aun.” Force “Does the sun bother a gun crew?” asked Miss Tillie, the Blond Stenogra- pher, . if it's a certain kind of a sun.” “What kind?" “A sun of @ gun, I should say,” anid Bobbie. “Pay no attention to him, folkd!” said Miss Primm. “If we ignore bim he may keep quiet.” “Now, as to these guns,” sald Spooner, “I understand they fire great big shells, Oh, it’s a wonderful game.” “Sort of @ shell game, I should say,” came from Popple. “Very good, Mr. Popple!" said Miss Primm, “Pay no attention to him, folks!” said Bobbie, slyly. “If we ignore him he may keep quiet.” “Look a’here, kid—you chop that stuff!” said Popple. “Do you hear me hang off me!" 4 “Hub!” said Miss Tillie, “It looks like it makes @ difference who eprings @ geg around here. Popple’s joke wasn't any better than the kid's, They were both small-time stuff.” “My dear Miss Tillie,” sald Popple, “I'd have you understand that my mother’s @ descendant of the Nye By Bide Dudley Bill Nye was a very funny man,” “Indeed, he was,” came trom Primm, “You must ‘a’ inherited his looks,” gested Bobbie, "My dear little boy,” said Popple, sourly, “you're extremely precocioys.” “Guess your next move will be to try to sell me @ dictionary,” said Bobbie. “Here comes Mr. Snooks,” said Miss Primm, “I intend to have him cail Robbie down.” ‘Thé boss entered and was about to pass on into his private office when Miss Primm said: “Mr. Snooks, Bobbie is continually springing jokes in here. Won't you speak to him?” “Sure I'll speak to him,” replied the boss, Then to the boy he said: “Good morning, Bobbie!" Mr, Snvoks smiled at his own wit and passed on into his private room. Miss Primm was lpughing. “Huh!” said Bobbie. “I wonder what branch of the Nye family that old boy comes from.” “Aw, go chase yourself!” growled Popple. “And the morning discussion, was at Miss family, 1 pride myself on that fact. tan end ’ ta By Albert Payson Terhune \ Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening Work.) No. 35—PHILIPPA, England’s Warrior - Queen. Count of Flanders, and she married Edward Ill, King of England, thereby changing the history of t: Edward claimed the French throne (to which he had no lawful rigat) and invaded France at the head of an English army. At Crecy, in 1346, he won @ groat | victory over a French force far larger than his own. It used for the first time, leather, with iron hoops. Next Edward marched on Calais and besieged it. But just then some- thing happened that tareatened to wreck hi as well—for the Scotch declared war on England. ‘Taking advantage of the absence of the Kjng and of all his best fight~ ing men, the Scots crossed the border in force and invaded England. Philippa checked the panic among her subjects, She raised a littie army, besought it to fight for England afd the absent King, and rushed it north to meet the oncoming Scotti#h hordes. ‘The handful of English recruits were roused to a fervor of patriot! by their Queen's stirring words and by her presen: As soon as she had crushed the Scotch invasion, Philtppa hurried over to France with reinforcements for her husband. Edward was atill besieging Calais, in an effort to make himself master, ‘During the siege Philippa fell i. When the city surrendered at last, BAward bade ‘six of the foremost men of Calais to come to his tent, clad) in sackcloth and with ropes around ‘heir necks, The six men obeyed.) At the sight of them the brutal King ordered all six to be beheaded,’ Philippa heard of the order. Springing from her sick bed she tot- tered into the King’s tent, threw herself upon her knees at Edward's feet, and begged bim to spare the prisoners’ lives, Edward refus' declaring’ that the siege had cost 90 many English lives as to make re-, taliation necessary, Philippa made tiris historic answer to the refusal: | I have never before begged a boon you. But I entreat you again to spare the lives of these innocent men!” quished was, in those days, as unfavorable in civi-, lized countries as it is to-day in Germany. for love of his wife, Edward granted the request, eruffly saying: | “I would rather you had not crossed the seas at all than to have come to me for such a boon, Yet have your foolish way. in War Hainault, ddughter of the all-powerfit world, goes the story, that gunpowder was The cannon were made of expedition and his kingdom upon the Scotch at Neville’s Cross. invaders and captured the King of) much peril for love of you. I have? of Now, mercy to the Van- You Iwill give you what you will.” Fame of the Queens mercy spread through the camps and courts of Burope. And, in an ag» when women were regarded as’ little better than slaves, this one genti# warfare, by adding to-it an element Both the French and the English knights sought to emulate Philippa's teachings. Mercy all at once became more common in warfare than ever ROUGH ON THE SPARTANS. One is tempted in these times to wonder if the Spartans gained their justly famous simplicity from high idealé or the high cost of living.—Bal. Roy L. McCardell especially the head of the firm, as sacred. He should never breathe a word, gir, no matter how small his salary, nor how long he is kept upon the same paltry stipend, despite the increase of his own expenses, due to the war time high cost of living, age unexpected sickness. We have all had or are having the influenza.” “You should wear an influenza mask, then, Mr. Jarr,” said the boss. “But no matter, I ha imply called you in to tell you I have instructed the bookkeeper to increase your sé!- ary five dollars @ week. I shall ex- pect you to be as diligent as before and—ahem. ‘en more reticent and discreet. That will do, thank you!” “And thank you, sir,” said Mr, Jarr, “You may rely on my discre- tion. Your wife is well? I trust the influenza bas spared her youth and beauty.” “She is—ahem!—quite well, but not in—hum!—good spirits, I am sorry to say, She has—ahem!—a bad nervous attack. That is all to-day, Mr, Jarre ahem!” But he faltered so that Mr. Jarr emerged, kicking himself because he hadn't taken advantage of the situa- tion and hinted that @ ten-dollar in- crease would augment his reticence still further, But there is a wireless telegraphy in every business office, By the tims Mr. Jarr was inside the boss's private ‘ sanctum the word was around that he had @ raise of salary and was in high favor with the head of the firm. “Petticoat rule!” sneered Jenkiss, the bookkeeper, “Jarr’s wife carMes the boss's wife's wraps and oyer- shoes. I saw the two togasbor A ioe Liberty Loan drive. ‘ “It's up to you to do something,” sald Jenkins to Jarr at lunch ume, after all his office mates had congr- ulated the latter on his raise, a “Sure, Come out and join me,” said Mr, Jagr, . “The old man thinks a lot of you~ all of a sudden,” said Johnson, (49 they were having something, d' “Ob, yes,” replied Mr. Jarr care- lessly. “I attend to a lot of confideti= tial matters for him, you know." “Well, we'll have to hurry back to the office,” remarked Johnson, con- sulting his watch. “You won't want to be late, Kd—having just gov @ raise!” “Oh, that's a matter of small mo- ment,” said Mr. Jarr with affected indifference, “I'm pretty well through for the day: I think I'll go uptown and attend to some private matters.” And.he called for the waiter, pala the check, bade the others good “Usy and strolled away.