The evening world. Newspaper, February 26, 1919, Page 16

| ! : ! ; ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER, Sund the Press Pub! Published Daily Excopt rye 4 REE FNUE FEblshine Company, Nos. 63 to RALPH PULITZOR, t, 63 Pe re J. ANGUS SHA Fonsaren Vere to JOSEPH PULITZER, Jr., Secretary, 63 Park a MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRS, Associated Prem te excusively entitied to tie use for remuhiication of at! in this paper Abd ale the local news published Aesratchee to itor rein, VOLUME 59..... THE BIG NEWS. HE EVENING WORLD sprung a top note surprise on the town yesterday by printing, in a special cable from Martin otherwise credit isp «NO. 21,008 ES Green, its staff correspondent, the first news that Gen. O’Ryan and his staff with 9,000 men of the 105th, 106th and 107th Infantry of the 27th (New York) Division had sailed on the Lev than from Brest, This means that a big contingent of New York’s own will be home early next week, while other umits of the New York Division are already clambering aboard transports to follow. Among those on the Leviathan, it will be noted, is the 107th, which is nothing less than the old 7th, that this city is aching to take again to its bosom in the whoopingest welcome ever whooped in these parts. Boys from Brooklyn, boys from Manhattan, boys from the Bronx, boys from all over the city and up-State—the Leviathan is full of ‘em, homeward bound! The former pride of the German merchant fleet, the biggest boat in the world, is bringing back New York’s fighters, and when the great vessel steams up the harbor, past the Battery and up the North River to her pier, it will be little wonder if old Father Knick- erbocker goes stone deaf with the noise and the skyscrapers them- selves tread on one another's toes to get a close look. Some news! Some doings shortly! S/n LOOKING AHEAD. IGNED by the President, the $6,000,000,000 Revenue Bill is now law. New levies on many so-called luxuries begin at once. Regilroad and steamship tickets take their turn April 1. Soft drinks begin to pay May 1. Machinery for collecting income and profits taxes is already in motion. And—most of this $6,000,- 000,000 will have been spent before the last of it is collected. The outlook further ahead? . As the Treasury figures it, the people of the United States will have to raise some $1,200,000,000 a year for the next quarter of a century to pay off the war debt alone. ‘This takes no account of run- hing expenses of the Nation, ordinary and extraordinary. It takes no account of what the railroads may still cost the Government before it finds out what to do with them. Above all, it takes no account of sums the United States-may have to spend or advance in filling the role of recognized leader in the big job of cleaning up parts of the world where disorder and chaos persist in spite of peace and where disrupted peoples prove incapable of putting their houses in order. In Russia alone there is costly work ahead. If the United States “is not to fail the world” it must be pre- pared to shoulder a load—even though the load is one of those bur- dens which, as the President says, “any nation ought to be proud} to carry.” Living up to its ideals on a world scale is pretty certain to cost this Nation money—much money. It is not its habit to do things by halves. Some of the money it may in time get back. Much of the spending may turn out pure “missionary work.” In any case it will have to do its part and that part will be a big one. Getting Together ! EDITORIAL PAGE Wednesday, February 26, 1919 tht, 1919, re Pe ining Oo, cite iw Yor Evening Weta.) By Roy L. ‘Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Breving World), We May Lose Our Grip, but Women’s Fashions Never Do | ON'T go, Mrs. Dusenberry,” said Mrs, Jarr as the neigh- borly little old lady from In- . Accordingly the people of the in the immediate future their ind an ever increasing power and resou demands, At the same time they must United States must seé to it that |flane acces at the sound of the LOOGF> ustry, thrift and prosperity form | pen TIAEINE: 5 “Yes, I'l just run along,” said the ree equal to heavy and continuing jiittle old lady, “That's a visitor, I kin tell by the ring, Curious how folks get so they can tell sounds in see to it that increased demands |),,. ai. jest like what animal it is and The Jarr Family McCardell | better than they are now--and I mean clothes and behavior and everything-they don't know what they're talking about,” said the old lady from Indiana, ‘The fashions is always beautiful, especially to @ plain old country woman like me, Manners is more beautiful too. People ain't #o mean and gossipy and narrow minded like they used to ee By James ARS always enrich language. That just ended has given us many terms which we never used before, or which now have a different meaning. Tery few words are heard so frequently to-day as “Bolsheviki.” It 1s being applied to radicals of every kind and condition, The word is Russian, and our near- est literal translation would be “mu- jority,” a tame translation Indeed, considering the sinister import which it has assumed for us. From Bolshe- Copyright, 1919, by The Prem Publishing Co, (The How Everyday Expressions Had Their Origin of the rebels were crucified on the 'The Romance of Words C. Young w York Bvening World) | Appian Way as an example, An English fine drama, called Spartacus, German with move imagination than | most of his race hit upon this name | | and twisted it to fit a new political | group, As Spartacus was noted for |his strength and bravery, so the Spartacides might be supposed to aim at emulating him, The fact that he led a rebellion also has signifi- playwright took this | theme and built from it a singularly Some ~ \ Every Woman’s Job By Helen Rowland Copyright, 1919, ‘by The Pree Publishing Co, (The New York Krening World), And Now We've Got to Learn How to “Live ” Again— And How to Enjoy Life! That Is Every Woman’s Job—To Soothe Shattered Nerves of the World! PEAKING of “Reconstruction” — iS It's going to be something simply colossal, isn't it? * Leaving out Belgium and France, and passing completely oveg the cute little Balkans , The problem of Reconstruction before us, here at home, is almost terrifying! 5 Think of all the “slackers” who will be rushing ‘ out to Reno far marital reconstruction! And then, of course, all those of us who didgtd qualify as Red Cross nurses Will have to begin the stupendous task of recy structing the masculine view-point and of teaching the men to fall in love with SOMETHING besides a white uniform and a long veil! And all of us who have been wearing nice, comfy yeomanette uniforms and motor-corp costumes will have to begin recon structing our figures, to squeeze into the new spring gowns, And will have to learn “all over again to suffer bravely in French heels and hobbles and tight stays and freezing chiffons! And those of us who went a-farmeretting will have to start laying om cold cream and reconstructing our complexions and necks for evening wear! And those of us who “released a man” for service at the front and are going to hand his job back to him, Must learn all over again how to COAX for money and wheedle car« fare out of a husband and teach the butcher and the grocer and the dress maker to “pad” the bills as of old! And we shall have to reconstruct our knitting fingers and teach them to pour tea and toy with a vgnity case and manipulate a fan, ‘ And to reconstruct our whole programme of life, and learn to stay at home and watch the bills and the children and the servants, Instead of rushing out to Red Cross meetings and canteens and offices! * ” And somebody will have to do SOMETHING about the restaurant’ To make them see that we MUST have a little food served with’ , bills—and still have enough left for carfare home! And all the playwrights and scenario authors and novelists will have ' , . to recomstruct their plots and write some nice, peaceful things for the ake of our nerves, i And THINK of all the reconstructing we shall have to do for our dear, blessed BOY, back from over there! a | We've got to teach him not to grope for his gun every time a motor+ | tire explodes | And not to call food “chow” and a street a “rue,” | And to stop humming “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” at | of Paris, And not to grab all his knives and forks and spoons and dishes in one hand whenever the waiter comes around to serve him, And to stay up unt!l ven and lie abed until half-past seven, | And to wear his evening clothes as though they BELONGED to him! | And we shall have to teach him to FORGET! | | | | the mention We shall have to start reading poetry and going to musicales and art exhibitions again, But, most of all, we've GOT to stop hating and worrying and dwelling in a whirl of excitement— ~ And to learn, ail over again, how to LIVE and to enjoy Life! attered nerves of @ ‘That is Every Woman's Job—to soothe the s | tired world, ( And bring it back to the NORMAL! )/ By IRey Griffith Copyright, 1919, by ‘The Presa Poblish readers of Uhe F Adare Mr. Griffith's salesmanship column is published daily. articles like to-day's alternate with answers to questions which salesmen ning World are invited to ask Mr, Griffith by letter, him care of this newspaper. are made upon legislators and upon the administrative departments what animal it isn’t, from the tracks | pe cance, of the Government for watchfulness, care and prudence in the spend- jin the ing of public money and for wise and equitable means of raising it. ‘There is no longer excuse for the haste and waste of war. While the excitement and the pressing necds of the struggle lasted, Congress and the country quickly acquired the habit of thinking in billions. a With quieter times that habit needs correcting. Only a few years |Pusrle ago a One Billion Dollar Congress was a thing to talk about. Now a Ten Billion Dollar Congress threatens to become a commonplace | Muar even in peace, ja that tell tt Least of all, with settled peace, should the country have to make |jarr! ‘There! I shouldn't have kis the best of another such belated hodge-podge of confused, half-|you and maybe given you the ‘fu'— H lw pole "ve got! 3 hen, studied, overinvolved taxation as the present Revenue measure|¥!s this cold T've got! But then, | everybody has the ‘flu’ these days, provides. the weather's so very changeable, And A clear, consistent, equitable Revenue bill that the average citi-|how do you do, Mrs, Dusenberry? zen can read and understand without needing columns of explanation and the advice of experts to make even the most essential of its pro- |. have! visions intelligible, ought not to be beyond what the people of the | stoutl United States have a right to demand of any Congress—partic ularly |! an of the next one, which is likely to labor under no pressure of war, — |B’! ™! | sexes, She said bloomers would cure Letters From the Peo P le \the grip—but I dunno! There's only Approves of ‘# Plan om Food) consuming public get what belong#/one thing that's bothered me, and Rnensiem to them, Binos th articles have|that is why healthy, sensible clothos To the FAitor of The Evening World j@ppeared our family of four have | should always be so ugly. © Have just read the article in to-| saved at least $3 per week on food Mav's Bruning World written by P | supplies, and now that the war needs | , look at you, dearie”: re Q. Foy on the food question, and| normal pre-war prices, lf consumers | the old lady smoothed down Mra must say that this is the first time! were orsanized we never would have | Mudridge-Smith's beautiful gown— I ‘have read so comprehensive an) oro mre Tank Of organisa. “your skirt ls so narrow you i article on this question, Mr. Foy's| your wood” werk the consuming | pare walk; your corsets ie a0 long array of facts and figures and his| public needs it. %lyou can't sit down; your dress is clear and explicit statement in re- 5 A. FB. MoMULKID thin and you hain't got no petticoats 4 gard to conditions in the food line 1st Gevmbs Hetghts, Brooklyn, on and you have on silk stockings show beyond a dmubt that he gos-| ea And low-cut shoes, 99 you Almost esses @ Mastery of the situation re- The Conditions at Brest, freeze to death, But, dearle, you do ‘To the Fatiter of The Ev garding foods that can only be ac- It is truly @ treat to read in your quired by many years’ experience as| columns tho roport of Gen. Persirg| Thi® genuine compliment pleased @ reporter on the market and close| concerning the real conditions as they |the abject of it greatly, contact and study of the situation, bo er PAID As res + France, Uien imine <0 haab you talk he way The Evening World is to be con-|)9, lawyer Boa Sha vaotanatls you do, Mrs, Dusenberry,” said, Mrs, @ratulated on printing these articles, tnodgne we were to fight the Ger-|Jarr. “Most people at your time of not only because they are the best articles on this question that have wepaper, but the great mans with a two-room and kitchen- ette outfit furnished to each man by Unole Sam fade when a storing off cer wehing takes up t us eithe: fashi | “Now, Gabe, my husband, uster say couldn't name you, it made no difference to Gabe, and to ady was about to depart “My, how well you're looking, Mrs, You didn’t get the ‘flu’ yet, I see!” |ments and equal liberties for both my heart good to look at you!" snow! any track he Even hog or deer, there wasn't ne hog mark from deer mark d the best of them,” h this bit of wood lore the old when Clara hing young dge-Smith, that da n, bustled in, ly for my rheumaties, T would * asserted the little old lady ‘One disease cures another’ old saying, I was only a litth hen Mrs, Bloomer went lecturin’ i the country on sensible gar- “Why, I always thought manners were so perfect in the old days,” said Mrs, Mudridge-Smith, “Every- body says the race is degenerating, just as everybody says the city ts wicked and the country is so inno- cent and unsophisticated—I mean they say city people are wicked and country: people are good." “Humph!" sneered the old lady. ‘or downright meanness and wickedness the worst city folks ain't any worse than the worst country folks, Sometimes I don’t think they are half as mean and hard and cruel.’ “But you were going to tell us about the grip epidemic in 1851 Mrs. Jarr “There ain't nothing to tell about 1." sald Mrs, Dusenberry, “Then men sat Around in taverns drinking hard licker and chewin' tobacco and sayin’ licker was good for the grip Now men’s place will be in the homes when the taverns close! “And when them wimmen reform- ers came along and lectured on sen- wble, healthy and very ugly for women, all the men hollered, “That's how women will dress when they get the vote!’ But they got the vote and they dress just as insen- sible and lovely in the styles as they allus did!" said dress “Oh, you think that dressing in fashion doesn't preclude one from having sense enough to vote?" asked Mrs, Jarr, “Some men still believe that!” “Never you mind what the men say they believe, dearie,” replied old Mrs, Dusenberry, “IL can tell you that when hideous clothing suc bloomers was identified with wom- en's rights, the cause was set back life haven't a kind word to say of vr modern manners or modern ions," “If anybody saye things.ueed ta delbave the stylish clothen)” eel ‘ . fifty years. Now that women don't dress sensibly at all, the cause wins, viki we of course get Bolshevik, ein- gular noun for a member of the ma- jority. And it has remained for Americans to build another word the whole political wend for which the Bolsheviki stand. Just as the Bolsheviki originally were one radical element of the Rus- masses, so the Spartacides represent a similar element among the Germans, This fine title has a most interesting history, Spartacus was the man who started one of the most formidable rebellions in Roman history. This Spartacus had taken prisoner and brought to Rome, where he became a gladiator. He sickened of the life, and in 73 B. C. sian brought about their defeat, and 5,000 from the root, Bolshevism, implying | been | started what is known as the gladia- | tors’ rebellion, It made such head- | way that the empire was threatened, but division among the leaders Another word which all of us have come to love since the war taugh¢ us so many new things, is our old friend | ppilu. Of course we all know that it is applied to the French privat soldier, In his language poilu means “hairy.” Why such a term shouid be applied to a fighting man requires some explanation, | French recruits are called to arms | at an age when most of them scarccly have begun to boast a beard, They serve with the colors three years, and by the beginning of their final | year usually wear at least a sug tion of mustache or beard, Bezore | house to From House to House. HERE are many roads which Ip lead to the degree of Master Salesian, One of these roads ling the consumer from house.” It's a somewhat rocky road, but those who travel it become, in time, real, honest-to-good- ness, dycd-in-the-wool sales people. It is the finest salesmanship training I know about, The house-to-house salesman of to-day is following in the footsteps of an illustrious company, Napoleon canvassed, Webster canvassed, Grant canvassed, Blaine canvassed, Bis- marck canvassed. President Hayes is called “s The Evening World's Authority on Successful Salesmanship. (The New York Evening World.) Instructive hing Co. \the ethics of the profession, to causd wrong impressions in the minds of those called on and thus make hardes sledding for the experienced salgsmaay A housewife will judge all house ta house salesmen by the one who hap+ |pens to come to her door. This may |be unfair, but it's the way of tha world. | Oldtimers will bear me out when I say that the hardest thing with whica |they have to contend in their work is to get a favorable audience with @ Woman ‘who has had some bungling, inexperienced “agent” call on her and Who, because of her unpleasant ex+ perienge with said “agent,” feels how tile toward all house to house sales« the war these third year men were|80ld books. Jay Gould sold rat-| men, |4 kind of honor class, and called|traps. Anton H, Classon, the man What to say on the opening of the themselves “poilus,” or the “hairy! who financed, built and now controls | goor? ones.” So it was the ambition of every youngster in the army to be- ne a pollu, Th® fierce stress of war earned for all the common dis- tinction of being poilus, even though many died without the coveted beard, from the East, And out of the Golden West. From the South and North they went bravely forth For the Plag they loved the bes Men of many races, their bold set faces Showed a type distinct and rare, No matter the size in the light of their eyes, The American Spiri E™ the call had ceased they came was there, The Spirit that won for Washington At Trenton and Yorktown Heights And luid the foundation for a won- derful nation, To stand for freedom's rights, Througa the darkest days its inapir- Lincoln's part, in his noble heart, And, besides, the men is prouder to be with a fine dressed woman than even the fine dressed woman is to The American Spirit was there, } a a . The American Spirit. Of death's sad toll for the Honor Roll And of wounded bathed in gore, Of mothers and wives, their darkened lives ‘ To be lived with courage rare. Oh! These mothers of men, what about them? ‘The American Spirit is there, When storias are told of heroes bold, And of battles fought and won. | An honored space in history's place | Will tell how we crushed the Hun, It will laud to the skies the brave ANies Who fought him logs and square, And nobly died ‘til the turn of the tide Proved the American Spirit was there, JOn! that Peace may reign for all again, ing rays In the world so torn with strife, Shone bright through the troubled| And the Spirit of Love sent from air, above Lead us on to a better life, The Spirit that shows to a beaten fo, Justice, equal and fair, And kes from his breast all selfish- perienced people, This is really tam- Py st tbe ad, OF ln aay other Waniat To place the American Spirit there, | entable, inasmuch as an inexperienced | ways work against pont 4 Drofession, _ Oklahoma City's street railway system, started his career by si flatirons from house to house. So I could go on, giving you lit- erally hundreds of examples of men |who have had their names written {high on the roll of fame and who lowe much of their success in later | years to the experience they received |as house-to-house salesmen, The modern house-to-house sales- {man is a much more dignified and |reputable individual than |sumer salesman of twenty years | aR: Somewhero in my reading I ran across the following: “It speaks |well for the improved character of | business that one of its most essen- al representatives should have so | far advanced in refinement, ta knowl- |edge, in power to achieve, as has the | house-to-house salesman.” Despite the fact that consumer sell- ing is a recognized, reputable, dig- nified profession, it is also true :hat |in no other branch of salesmanship is | there such a large percentage of inux- ator Beveridge worked his Way! your Hfo on the front doorstep. through college by canvassing for!” wie jntroduction—the first books. the con- | ja apt, through jgnorance of! the As short a statement as ia consistent With conveying a correct impression of why the bell was rung. | Don’t attempt to tell the history af | Words—is really the hardest part of the whole business. What you say and what you do immediately on the opening of the door will, in lage measure, determine your successor failure. Make your introduction short and to the point, Your introduction will vary, of | course, according to the article you are selling. A woman will not usually stand and talk to you at any length at | the door, You cannot project your | personality through a screen door which ig hooked on the through a &oor which is opened justa crack either, It 18 usyally necessaty that you get insidé in order to present Your proposition intelligently, As stated, make your introduction short, then make a motion and shuffle your feet as though the housewife hud invited you in, She will usually step aside for you to enter, Remember, however, that the home is HERS—not yours, She must show by her ae! that she is perfectly willing for you? come in, Any “rough stuff,” sueh ¢ sticking your foot in the door, pushin, AE inside, or ©