The evening world. Newspaper, December 23, 1918, Page 12

Re ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER, Publisded Daily t i by the Press Publishi: Company, Nos. 63 to Leon sure Parl Row, New York. ws “ Row. Row, RALPH PULITZER, President, 63 Park J. ANGUS SHAW, urer, 63 Park ' JOSEPH PULITZER, Jr., Secretary, 63 Park Row. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. | be ER fa Reg og ge Rat ny Ry Bs ri 20,043 SUPavav yt eesuiNO) w eat ——__—_—_ VOLUME 59.. THE CITY’S BIG CARD. HE Mayor's declaration of war against the proposed merger of i the Brooklyn Edison Company with the Kings County Electric ' Light and Power Company derives immense additional force m his warning that the city is itself in a position to talk about ‘furnishing cheap electric current to New York consumers. The Evening World has made plain the extraordinary oppor- tunity open to the city, as the partner of the Interborough, to use the ‘vast eurplus electrical energy generated by the power plants of the latter to supply the people of Greater New York with electric current | ‘at ss low 6 figure as three cents « kilowatt hour and still make a comfortable margin of profit. As the rate for electricity thus metered is now seven and a half | jeente in Manhattan and eleven cents in Brooklyn, the saving to con- gamers if the city supplied the current could be ‘put at upwards of $10,000,000 « year without counting s substantial revenue available dor municipal needs. Obviously here is a powerful argument with which to make these jight and power corporations see reason. The city has received no revenue from the thousands of miles ‘of conduits laid under the streets and now used by companies like | the Brooklyn Edison and the Kings County Electric Light and Power which have not even a clear franchise. The time has come when the city can back a fight for its rights and the rights of consumers with a perfectly practical proposition to{ become itself the biggest of all producers and sellers of electrical energy. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts sees peril in having Paris all in one spot. WORSE THAN IMPROVIDENCE. HE latest presentation of the reasons why the traction interests T of this city should not.be permitted to take $20,000,000 a year more out of the pockets of the public by increasing carfares to seven cents and charging three cents for transfers, comes from District Attorney Swann. | Reviewing the history of street railway finance in New York, Mr. Swann finds the surface lines have no one but themselves to blame if they are now “overburdened with rentals and fixed charges which they knew were excessive, unreasonable and unconscionable EDITORIAL PAGE |Monday, December 23, 1918 e Dawn of T | when they assumed them”: ‘ “Tho railway companies were fully apprised of the danger of overcapitalization, of the practical certainty that dividends could not be earned, and that default in payment of bond inter- est might result. If in disregard of these considerations the plans were adopted, the companies cannot now with any justi- fication appeal to the public for an increase of fares to relieve them from the effect of their own improvidence.” Improvidence is scarcely the word. If the past record of surface - line financing in New York shows anything it shows policies of ex- travagance and overcapitalization that can only be called deliberate ‘end ruthless. The pyramiding of charges and obligations upon actual earning power was done with the cynical expectation that the public could be made to pay whatever might prove necessary to keep the| structure from toppling over if a critical moment came. That is precisely what ought not to happen now. | Far better for New York and the future of transit finance in ‘New York if the scandalously fictitious capital values and charges precariously balanced on some of its surface lines could come ecrash- ing down, thereby making it possible to clear the way for a new era of street railroad operation based on honest earning’ power. a te Last but not least moves Rhineward von Eckhardt, the German Minister to Mexico, It's old-home time for the war- plotters, though some etill dodge the call. ————-¢ =. THE TENANT’S NEW FRIEND. HE WEEKLY BULLETIN of the Board of Health contains a report that is of special interest to thousands of apartment house tenants who are never quite certain as to their right to be warm: Immediately after the enactment of the ordinance requir- ing landlords to maintain the temperature of all occupied apart- ments, where leases had been made requiring them ¢o do 60, at 68 degrees Fahrenheit, the Department of Health received a number of complaints of failure on the part of these landlords to obey the ordinance, The procedure in each instance was to have @ representative of the Department investigate and ascertain the facts and endeavor by personal effort to obtain compliance with the requirements of the Sanitary Code; if unsuccessful, prosecute to secure compliance. ' The success of the Department’s methods in this direction is attested by the fact that out of 1,605 valid complaints of insufficiently ‘heated apartments recorded in October only two had to be returned for court action. In 1,603 cases the necessary heat was speedily ‘secured through the personal effort of the Department of Health| (Agents. } een any portion of the New York public finds a new kind | jof friend and protector in the organized municipal servic {tion and publicity are in order. ‘listens—and turns on the heat. e, apprecia- Here is one to whom the landlord —_— 4+ - Big Bolshevik Fund Sent to New York.—Headline, Where do they get it? We thought the Bolshevik! were Grand Battalions of the Broke. [Seeemits From Sharp Wits | We graddate from the school of ex- ‘perience when we die.—Albany Jour- snel i . i Never bluntly ony a fellow a lar. e news to hi: ly.—-Phil- yi i ma him gent! pare . : Wour pounds of eugar a month, Come on out, old sweet tooth, A » and take a look at the scenery,—: Commercial Appeal. aida ia eo. avs Who acquires a reputation for be- ing humorous must abandon expec- tation of being taken seriously evea when be desires that.—Albany Jour. nm How to Be a, Better By Roy Gniffith ‘ The Evening World's Authority on Successful Salesmanship, Copyright, 1018, ty ‘The Prem Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening World.) The Evening World ts presenting this series of articles to its salesmen and saleswomen readers to help them increase thetr 1919 ine comes and sales records, Roy Griffith is a sales expert who thoronghly knows his subject. In connection with these articles Mr. Grifith will be glad to answer through The Evening World all questions pertaining to salesmanship or sales protlems addressed to him in care of this news. paper. Sign full name and address, In publishing answers only int tals will be printed, To-morrow he will answer letters already ree ceived. NO. 7.—“AS A GALLEY SLAVE.” U remember, of course, the Again quoting from the story: tory of Ben Hur—a galley | ‘Every past experlence ts valuable to slave for three years; down in|/us. Where got Ben Hur the large the heart of a ship, pulling on an oar|hand and mighty grip which served ceaselessly, day in and day out. |him now so well? Where but from To quote from the book: “In the | the oar with which he so long fought labor of the rowers there was not|the sea?” enough art to give occupation to their) wo, ere got Ben Hur those mighty minda-the reach horwrend the pill me arms? ‘The answer comes back, jeathering the oar, the dip, were all| eying with it the paramount les- there was to It; motions most perfect bs son of all living, "As @ galley slave; when most automatic, As @ result of as a galley slave.” long service, the poor wretches be- imbruted—patient, spiritiess,| “Every past experience is valuable obedient—creatures of vast muscle |to us.” Success comes only through and exhavsted intellect, lowered into |¢xPerience and sheer personal hard work. Some one has said, “Hard the semi-conscious state wherein misery turns to habit and the soul| Work was invented thousands of takes on incredible endurance,” years ago and nobody so far has Ben Hur, even though a galley|been able to find a successful sub- slave, would not allow his bondage | stitute.” In climbing the ladder of to break his spirit, Noticing that| success, we have to make our own the slaves who rowed constantly on|ladder as we climb, There are no one side became misshapen, overly |ready made success ladders lying doveloped in muscle on one side and | around loose, under developed on the other, he| requested that he be changed alter- Even in our performance of the routine, perhaps menial tasks, we are nately from the left to the right of | building for future success, In the tho ship, And, as far as he know, he| great game of selling, a man must was chained to the galleys for life! | fight to gain a foothold, As a matter Then came his unexpected release |of fact, you have achieved a victory and the famous chariot race at Anti-|when some firm even gives you a och, Ben Hur comrolled his plung- |chance to show what you can do, Not ing horses with mighty aris which |many firms are going around begging glistened and gleamed in the sunlight | for a chance to teach salesmanship to |—"a mass of muscle swaling and|an inexperienced man, knotting like kinking cords.” {salesmen is no snap, pn the purpose of this story will | Mr. ¥, “Here ts that $20," be called. Mr. 2X, ask0d &!ing in tere snreretine? besa friend, Mr, Y., for the loan of §20. Mr. X, turned as though an. Mr. Y, replied that he did not have noyed by the interruption. Then his face brightened wi the money with him but would re-| sn AOE RAS TD 8 PRT ORURNE turn with it later. When he came smile. ® he back to Mr. X.'s office he found Mr, | “AY time I can do anything more X. busily engaged in an appar. | %,¥O%, let, me know,” ent effort to make a favorable im- ‘Training Ask any sales THE GOOD OLD QUICK-WITTED BLUFF, N Indianapolis man, who for| pression on @ visitor unknown to old fellow," Mr, Y., the lender, retreated f confusion,—lodianapolis News, : Salesman And Earn Bigger Pay manager, And you've got to start “as 4 galley slave.” It's the only way. “If it is true that salesmen are born,” remarks Hugh Chalmers, “I would like to ask who publishes the birth list, I think some one ought to publish a list of all these geniuses, so that we would know when they were born.” Salespeople are not “born.” They are “made"—developed. ‘This devel- opment of the individual involves, necessarily, the element of time. Rome wasn't built in @ day; neither are thoroughly seasoned salesmen turned out overnight. It takes experience, practice, study. All this takes time. If you are to-day complaining about being “a galley slave"—forget it, Be glad of the opportunity it gives you to gain the experience necessary to achieve a larger success. And re- member that success comes no other way than through work, work and then more work. To-morrow—Salesmanship problems answered by Mr. Griffith. Mrs. For when thou wast cu gumdrop I was studying psychol Behold, I kn two lovers. Yea, guessing. For she said And I knew upon his string two damséls, suddenly and without warning. Yet, when he heard that the he could not beliéve it, and he said love /him!” tion.” Yet, when he addresseth her as derful!” Nay, verily! up and cry, “Who taught you that?” Yet, peradventure, he may have cause they cannot find a man upon But is that a reason why there shall last? not exist! My daughter, three things I cannot believe. Solomon By Helen Rowland. Copyright 1918, by The Prese Publishing Co, (The New York Breatug World ) Being Random Observations of Wife, Concerniny the Follies of the Fair— And the Unfair. Y daughter, close not thine ears to my maxims, lest in the hour ef thy repentance, I say, “I told you so!” the Seven-Hundredth dling a rag doll and nureing @ pet taking notes in the moonlight and logy upon the front piazza, jew a damsel of Babylon, and she had » with much tact, she kept them both And it came to pass in time that she chose one of them and married him. And unto the other she said a farewell, and would see no more of him. Yet, when he consoled himself and married another woman she was much put out, and for a whole day her vanity suffered mightily. in her heart, “He did not love me!” @ youth of Babylon who kept strung And in time it came to pass that be mar- tied one of them; and unto the other he said no farewell but dropped her second damsel had married another in his heart; “Poor dub! Shoe cannot For dye may wear off of the hair, and peach stains may be removed with lemon juice, but the ease with which thou canst persuade a man that thou lovest him is exceeded only by the impossibility of convincing him that thou hast ceased to love him. Behold, the doughboy returneth in all his glory to his beloved. And in his vest pocket he carryeth his book of “French Conver.sm- “Mah Cherry” or “Bell Amy,” doth it arouse her admiration and cause her to fall down and cry “How wen- It arouseth only her suspicion and causeth her to rine learned it from his sargent. “Go to! Go to!” cryeth the feminist, “Half the women of the worki | do suffer and gnash their teeth because they are dependent upon men!" “Yea, verily! cryeth the youth—and meaneth it. whom to depend! . “Wilt thou love me forever?” sigheth the damsel. “Yea, verily! cryeth the Youth— Yet, to-day the weather man saith “Fair and Warmer.’ ‘and meaneth it. shall not be a snowstorm to-morro»* And who can tell thee how long his teeth or his top-hair or his love Nay, five I know caa An egg that {s half good, a woman that is somewhat married, a man The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardell Copyright, 1918, by The Prem Publishing Ca, (The New York Evening World.) Willie Was Cute, but—So Were the Pigs. HLL you, the people of this town are a lot of boobs!” said Mr, Jarr, laying down his evening paper and banging the table with his fist for emphasis, “If you mean ‘boobies’ say ‘boob- ies,"' Mrs, Jarr put in, “Well, what about your friends?” *Tm not speaking about my friends. I'm speaking about a lot of boobs and simps who are easy marks in this town,” said Mr. Jarr. “You are al- ways kicking if a guy goes out to Gus's, and yet when I do stay in the! house and try to have a little fireside | conversation in our steam heated lit- tle home, although the steam ts dying in the pipes and the radiators are gasping with ‘flu,’ so to speak, this ta the comeback I get!” And Mr, Jarr frowned and took up his newspaper again to signify that sé the proper place for ‘guys,’ said Mrs, Jarr with measured calmness, “But I do object to the vernacular of the gutter being used in the home. ‘Guys’ and ‘bodbs’ and ‘simps’ indeed! You never hear Mr. Dinkston use such terms, You sneer at Mr, Dinkston, and yet you would do well to emulate his choice of diction.” “I suppose you mean I ought to talk ke Dink,” replied Mr. Jerr, “I ought to look like him, too, and be @ Bolsheviki; and I should act like him, too, and be a sponge and a loafer?” “It would be well for you to copy his good qualities before you sneer at his bed ones,” sald Mrs. Jarr. “He may be all you eay and yet he js a |credit and his conversation has great charm, You'll have to admit that.” “It charms me out of two dollars his feelings were hurt, “[ do not object to ‘guys’ as you|!t on me,” admitted Mr. Jarr, call them, going to Gus's, I believe IT am right in assuming that Gus’s is every time he gets at me and unloads “But I don’t see how this conversation gets \sidetracked from something I've been ‘6 RE you @ dancer?™ asked A Lucile the Waitress of the Friendly Patron as he scraped some dried egg off his knife. “Oh, I dance a little now and then,” he replied, “How about you?” “I can dance, all right,” replied Lucile, “but I haven't done much of it lately on account of Joe, my gentle- man friend, having sprained his ankle running from a cop, Since my last offense they have invented a new lingerie step called the ‘shimmy.’ I never saw it, but I've heard enough about it. Every day or so there's an argument in here concerning it. Seems as though no two people got the same idea of it, It was up for trial here this morning. A slim hoof hound takes a seat at the counter and says to me: ‘Gee, I'm all tired out, Was out shimmying last night.’ “*You was? I says, showing tn- terest. ‘Well, please tell me how they do that new dance,’ “‘It'a simple,’ he shoots back. ‘All you gotta do is take your sweet patootie in your arms and balance yourself, Then you tremble your .|knees and shivver your elbows, Of course, you gotta keep time to the band.’ “Next to bim set another slim, Lucile the Waitress Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) An Authority on the “Shimmy.” worthless looking feller. He kinda gives a evidence of distemper at this first boob's talk. “Where d'ye get that stufft he sniffs, sort o' gentle-like. “*Why—what's the it? asks Number 1. “ ‘It's all right, except that it's all wrong,’ comes the reply, ‘It's evi- dence you ain't ehimmied much.’ “‘Oh, I ain't, ain't 1? epouts the other, ‘Well, suppose you tell us how to do it’ “You take your fair sex in your arms and wish-wash the shoulders. When you got 'em going right you use the hinge in your neck until you get your head doing the tip-tip from side to side. Then you shivver your backbone and tremble your feet, not your knees.’ “‘Say, friend,’ says the first per- sudio dancing professor, ‘you talk like Walla Walla, Wash. You could do the shimmy your way all night and nobody wouldn't never beat no tin pans in admiration. First of all you gotta have abanden,’ “A band on what? well, gir, it was s0 ludicterous I just had to laugh. I made up my mind that I was facing a couple of matter with out-and-out boobs. I decided to get the right dope on the shimmy for them, Turning, F called Lily, the | By Bide Dudley blonde at the ple counter, and she |come in a hurry because of curiosity. “‘LAly,’ I says, ‘we got a argument here about how to dance the shimmy, Knowing the plutichrude of those feet of yours for chasing about the ball- room's wide ixpanse, I have chose you |to tell just how this new step is | wiggled. Will you oblige? #‘L sure will,’ says Lily, ‘Well, first your tango-hound grabs you in his embrace; then you swish-swosh side- ways and back, doing a little Mip-flap | with the elbgys and acting loose and careless in your demeanor, That's all there fs to it. If you haven't got eome plough deserter stepping over clods with you you'll get along fine.’ “*Thank you, Lily, dear!’ I says, “That's exactly what I meant,’ says one of the boobs. “‘It'e the same thing as I said,’ comes from the other, “That'll be all, folks!’ I says. ‘We'll now regulate the shimmy to the rear arfd spend a few luscious moments inhaling rich food. What'll you two dancees have?’ “They both took beans and ate then, But they never quit arguing about the shimmy all the time they were taking on the delicacies,” “It seems to be a dance that should be expunged,” aid the Friendly Patron. “Say,” concluded Lucile, “I don't know just what you mean, but no doubt if You wanted to dance it that way you could, It’s just a ragtime rassie without any set rules.” \trying to eay. When I said that this town was full of boobs and eimps | wasn’t alluding to Michael Ange Dinkston any more than I was to Cora Hickett or Clara Mudridge- Smith or anybody elee whose names and doings we see quoted in thp fash- lonable intelligence pages of the Sui- day papers.” “Well, what great matter of mio- ment were you about to promulgate concerning the boobies and ai: tons of this great city, since you dying to tell it?” asked Mra. Jerr, | “Oh, that’s it, is it?" was the repif. “You thought I wished to say som¢- thing and you just wouldn't let say it?” ; “I was not,” oried Mrs. Jarr, in- dignantly. “All I did was to object $> your using slang in the house, Pos- sitly you are so used to it that ydu do not notice it, but the ohildren pid it up and embarrass me before peop!» who doubtless think they get such ex- pressions from me. Just to-day Mrp. Stryver stopped Willie as he passing her: house and asked him to tell me to come over, as she wished to see me about something, And when she repeated her message, knowiny how forgetful children are, Wille re- plied: ‘I gotcha, Steve, I gotcha.’ ” “How do you know he did?” asked Mr, Jarr. “Because she told me about tt. Said she thought it sounded 60 cuto”’ replied Mrs. Jarr. “Well, what harm was there tn it if Mrs. Stryver thought it wag cute’” asked Mr, Jarr, “I am not wholly in sympathy with Mrs, Stryver’s idea of cuteness,” re- torted Mrs. Jarr. “A minute latur she told me she thought little pigs were cute, too." “Well, I'm sorry more guarded in my expressions,” said Mr, Jarr. “But what I was go ing to say, if you want to hear it, way that the hat check tipping in the big hotels and restaurants in this town has become an intolerable nuisance. I tell you I, for one, intend to keep out of them until the brigandage of the coatroom is stopped for goed and all” “Is that the reason you don't take me out to dinner?” asked Mrs, Jar, “I thought it was because we coulda’t afford the dinner. You only need give the hat boy a nickel, you know." "Well, the principle is the same!” growled Mr, Jarr, “Well, the hat boys are girls now and 60 are the waiters,” remarked Mrs. Jarr, forgot thi remarked Mr, Jar; “Yes, we might go out fo. 7 this evening, F.. diaper that T am not