The evening world. Newspaper, November 7, 1919, Page 34

EDITORIAL PAGE FRIDAY,NOVEMBER7,1919 19 ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER, Puiished Daily Except Sun; by the Press Publishi pany, 40 Park Now, New Yok O™ Let le Mle RALPTL PULITZ! President, 63 Park Row, J. ANGUS SHA sasurer, 63 Park Row, EPI PULITZER, Jr., Secretary, 63 Park Row. MEMBER OF THB ASSOOTATED PRHSS, idhusively entitled to cmt watt dre Prem ts ox ly entitled t ime for remmiblication of Chay -smee Mae Touherwias cfodlied” inthis pater nnd” sleo the local ewe pull rein, THE GRAND JURY. URRENT ACTIVITIES of the Extraordinary Grand Jury which is reported to be probing the city’s present municipal administration remind New Yorkers of one of the most powerful and, on the whole, dependable protective bodies with which their judiciary system has provided them. So important are the functions of a Grand Jury in the County of New York that the average citizen should know more about them than he does. Here are twenty-three men—of whom sixteen constitute a qno- Tam—upon whom devolve the duty of inquiring (Sec. 260 of the Cade of Criminal Procedure) 1. Into the case of every person tmprisoned tn the jafl of the county, on a criminal charge and not indicted; 2. Into the conduct and management of the public prisons im the county; and . 3. Into the wilful and corrupt misconduct in office of public . officers of every description, in the county. In the language of the Code, the Grand Jury “must” 90 inquire. And in order that it may fulfil this duty the Grand Jury is not only _ empowered “to inquire imto all crimes committed or triable in the county” but is also entitled “to the examination, without charge, of all public records in the county”; to “the advice of any judge of the court or of the district attorney of the county” and to the aid of the district attorney, the assistant district attorney or “an attorney regu- _ larly in the employ of the district attorney and paid by the county” whenever such aid is required for examining witnesses or securing information. Obviously the powers of these twenty-three men are only equalled _ by their responsibilities. How are Grand Jurors selected? They are selected from a list of names the number of which is limited by statute to 1,200. The list is made up annually by a Board consisting of the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, an Associate Justice of the same, the Mayor, and two _ Judges of the Court of General Sessions. The persons selected must _ be citizens under seventy years of age, intelligent, and presumably _ competent, fair-minded and willing to do their duty im serving. Practically, as noted in a little manual compiled and publixhed a few years ago by the Association of Grand Jurors for the use of _ Grand Jurors in the County of New York, “the list consists of a \ pick@l number of prominent business men of the county, active or » _ retired, lawyers and most professional men being non-eligib enever a panel of Grand Jurors is required the Commissioner " separate ballot, all ballots being then placed in a wheel and fifty names _ drawn at random in the presence of one of the Judges of the Board. At the opening of the court a further drawing from the names of those summoned on the panels provides the required twenty-three for each Grand Jury. The Oourt appoimts a Foreman, administers the oath to him and to the other members and then charges the Grand Jury, instructing it as to ite duties and powers and calling to its attention special matters with which it will probably have to deal. By statute the Grand Jury “can receive none but legal evidence.” It & warranted in finding an indictment “only upon evidence such as wil be admitted upon the trial of a case in open court.” Cases may [be submitted to it which have been passed upon by a Magistrate or | which are brought before it by the Court or by the District Atiorney. _ Om the other hand, as the Mannal for Grand Jurors notes: “There are cases in which no individual is charged before them, but where they are to inquire whether there is any : eriminal, and, if s0, who he is. In this sort of investigation . there Is no limit to the range which they may take if they see ‘ fit, ‘\bey may summon any person in the community who ia , their judgment may throw light upon the inquiry.” ; Here is where the power of the Grand Jury becomes almost un- _ Timed and where its own composition, character and purpose may _ be of vital moment to the community. q “The Grand Jury was designed to be, in most cases is, a body | @ Biserest and thinking men called together to protect the public interest, and not to be converted into instruments af private cupidity 0 revenge.” Grand Jurors are bound by the statute to keep secret what they | Ray have said or how they may have voted on a matter before them. ’ The inte Justice Field of the Supreme Court of the United States well | defended what must be the necessary attitude of a Grand Jury toward | @ataide influences or interferences: ; “Let any reflecting man, be he layman or lawyer, consider the consequences which would follow if every individual could, at pleasure, throw his malice or his prejudice into the Grand Jary room, and he will necessarily conclude that the rule of law which forbids all communication with Grand Juries engaged in ertminal investigations, except through the publie institution of the courts and the testimony of sworn witnesses, is a rule of safety to the community.” Grand Juries in the County of New York have meant’ much in _ the history of the City of New York. It is solid ground for confi- dence thet, by and large, they have proved so reliable and active a i i i _—_——-+ COUNTRY OR CLASS? “Where the right of collective bargaining has been recog: nized, and the peaceful processes of settlement of disputes real been offered and rejected, no Government worthy of the name can permit the strike weapon to be used to enforce the demands of a single class of workers at the expense of all the people. “In a statement recently issued by officers of the miners’ anion, reference is made to the ‘supreme authority’ of the miners’ organization. The question which we must now try ont is whether the by-laws of the miners’ union shall prevail against the great needs of the pcople and whether the ‘supreme enthority’ of any non-governmental! body can be substituted for _ fe authority of the Government under the law.” t Attorney General to the District At- DR VORONOFF OLD MEN MADE Young Wine the Tiger was seeking city election the goat was butting into the campaign out in Eden County, in which Paradise Village is the commuters’ pride. Charlie Day, who is as popular in the county as Mawruss Pleasantman 4s in Paradise, was running for re- election to a county office and every- cally no opposition because he made @ good olficial and, what is of more Consequence among the commuters, because he is a good fellow. But right in the middle of the campaign the most violent opposi- tion developed, led by the Garden of Kaen Socicty for Moral Develop- ment and Civic Purity, and cropped up in the most unexpected places, the mystery of which has just been solved, It happened this way: You Know How It Is! Chariie loves a practical joke al- most as well as Doc, He has @ bosom friend in Charlie ¥. Warble, who js a bosom friend of a w known residenter known to all hi friends as "Jake." Jake js a leading member of the Garden of Eden So- clety. During the early stages of the war the three had many arguments and discussions, and Jake, by reason of his German accent, was frequently twitted by the others in a spirit of pleasantry, In the latter part of the war War- ble suddenly disappeared from his accustomed haunts in Paradise and vicinity, and Jake began to inquire about him and to worry about his ab- sence. Warble had gone on a quail hunting trip, his favorite sport, but had told nobody except Charlie Day. When Jak y to inquire about Warble, Charlie took him off into a corner and with a great air of mystery said in a whisper: “Our friend Warble >} coret § vernment don't’ know whother he will ever come back to us. It is the most dar- mission for all _war: “Vat is It? asked Jake eagerly; “tell me quick; is he in danger?" “Yes, and it's all your fault; @ fearloss man that he took thi, “Spill tt; spill it," said Jake; keep me in suspense.” Mystery Stuff? cross the Atlantic 8 new type . dential & to the ih ae ruin 1 | has gone to the and 1 ing thing ever done in the history of you were always twitting bim about ‘not being in uniform when he was serv- ing the Government in other ways, and I think it was to show you he w job." ‘don't “Well, the Government is trying out of submarine which ts 0 You CAN WORK; ON THE FARM The Gay Life of a Commuter! whom he might devour in the | Over, get an answer und be back here | body thought he would have practi-, | \ | Modesty is recognized everywhere, be it in the office or the home, By Maurice Ketten CAN YOu MAKE HIM STRONG ENouGH Dac * SO HE CAN BE oF SOME USE AROUND THE FARM 2 ) Actin © has been selected to take the message | ¢ in three days, been tried The boat has never ut except on a short trip. | If it dos ink Warble ought to be | back in three days now.” y ! I hope nothing happens would never forgive my- ; * said Jake, "ll tell you how to fix the whole thing and take credit for it,” said Day, “You get up a nice dinner for Charlie | on his return and invite about two dozen of his friends. We'll only have two speeches, one by you and one by Charlie, and maybe he'll think you had something to do with sending | him over,” At the end of two days Warble re- turned, was greeted warmly by Jake and told of the forthcoming dinner. Jake's Speech at the diner was a masterpiece. He praised the Amvri can Government for its inventive skill; he praised the American sol-} dierg and sailors, but above all he) Praised his friend, Charlie Warble, as @ braver man than any of them; toid how he had crossed the ocean in three days and recrossed in three more in an untried craft under the water and how he ought to have his name writ- ten highest on the scroll of fame. And Charlie Y. Warble got up, and in a voice quavering with emotion declared he was overwhelmed by this evidence of friendship, especially on the part of Jake. In a way it was nothing; nothing more hazardous in his trip than there would be shooting quails, but the tributes paid him by his friend were too much; he could not trust himself to speak further. And wiping his eyes he sat down, The injunction of secrecy was What Eve Said About Cupid By Sophie Irene Loeb Copyright, 1919, ‘by The Pres Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) we men think they are throwing their hearts in the engagement ring friend husband was de- parting for the day. “Yes, maybe pretty early,” Mr. Jarr replied, “in fact, Jenkins, Johnson and I are thinking of going on strike and calling out the barbershop manicure girls and hat check boys in sym- pathy.” “You never mind that,” said Mrs. Jarr, “You stick by our own ‘one big | union'—and 1 want to tell you you! needn't come home early, for if it! qvesn't rain Mrs. Hickett wants me| to go to Lhe cemetery with her.” | “A jolly day is in store tor you, then," said Mr, Jarr, | “Now, please don’t jest on serious subjects,” replied Mrs, Jarr. “Mrs. Hickett would feel hurt, because to- day is a sad anniversary for her.” | | “How long has she been a widow?" | asked Mr. Jarr. “Her first husband has been dead ten years and her second husband has obeyed for months, but one night at| another dinner Cilarlie Day let the | cat out of the bag, and at the same) time let the goat into his compaign. Jake got the Garden of Bden Society | after him; his friends got busy and Charlie Day knew no peace until the polls closed. ‘To the voters the oppo- sition is still a deep mystery. “Oh, yes.” said Doc in telling the story on the 7.55 A. M. “Charlie Day| pulled through, of course, but he's ore all over where he collided with that goat. | when it is only their hats. After all, heart strings make up the lines of least resistance: | ‘There's many a slip 'twixt the flirt and the fit | Discrimination is the better part of wisdom and of later well being. The woman who wins is she who lets the man woo in the winning. Jt is a fine thing to have a mortgage on Cupid, It keeps the heart young. Even Cupid demands interest, no matter bow well the principal is pro-| tected, Cupid cannot pay dividends on love when the interests on mortgages are not paid. As “murder will out,” so will the real heart of things. He who fishes for a big catch must have elusive bait. and return in three days. It is taking other | Cupid is the one master It is man’s prerogative to be the pursuer in the love game; which condition no suffrage age will ever change. once the oldest and the newest oe ‘ ILL you be home early to-| day?” Mrs, Jarr asked as/ the wu | would most The Jarr Family By Rube Towner | By Roy L. McCardell Coprright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World.) } Copyright, 1919, by The Pross Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) The Goat Dinner asa Vote Getter | Mr. Jarr Discusses the Probable Social in the Paradise Election Unrest in the Spiritual World eee? been d x, and they both died y of the mouth,” replied Mrs, Jarr, “She goes over twice a year and fixes up the lot where they | both are, She dues this in the spring and, 48 pow, in the autumn. It is such @ little lot that it takes her only these two days to get it look- ng_nic “Have your owa good times in your own way,” ventured Mr, Jarr, seeming not to hear his wife's lasi remark. “I'm only glad I'm not ex- pected to join in tHe jovial doings of the day.” Grass and Sod Widows, 1 don't know that I will go he Mrs, Jarr, “Mrs. $s has asked me to You “Oh, ith w upsta shopping with her. can say what you like; Mrs, Kittingly may be divorced, bul | never have scen her act otherwise than in a most becoming manner, And then, too, she's @ enerous little thing and al- ways takes me out in @ taxicab and buys # nice luncheon, And that's more than a lot of people do who are so quick to make remarks about her hospitality, There's a thing I have noticed, and that is that a lot of peo- ple who pride themselves on their extreme respectability are so mean and grasping and stin Poor lit Mrs, Kittingly! and it's wretched the way her former husbands treat her about her alimony.” “Don't they pay It?” asked Mr, Jarr, “Oh, they pay it ail right, but they wait till the very last minute the law allows and then just send her a check for the exact amount, although it costs her now twice as to live as it did when she got rees.” “Welt, L hope you have a good time,” said Mr, Jarr, “I rather think I would prefer to go shopping in a taxicab with Mrs. Kittingly than on the trolley with Mrs, Hickett." Ghostly Comforters. “1 have no doubt you would,” re- marked Mrs, Jarr with a meaning look. nd if | have any fault to find with Mrs. Kittingly it is that she likely not object, either, Oh, well, she's no worse than a lot of oth What alls all the women any~ way?” she continued, “They will tell you the terrible life they le with this husband or that who has died or whom they have divorced, and yet they can't keep away from the men, M Kittingly is almost as bad as Hickett, tunch: knows her ex she glares at them a most terrible thin’s about the make n uncomfortable. While as for Mrs. Hickett, she goes to spiritual meetings to communicat parted, and, at the sean with widowers who are municate with their depar' “Well,” said Mr. Jarr, “maybe di- voroed husbands and ghostly ones will 0 on strike 00." Mrs, Jarr’ he de- sah ‘London Dramatic Critic ' Reviews ‘The Passing Show” - For The Evening World) Ladies in Audience May Glean Novel Fashiow | tyles From Magnificent Frocks on Gamboling Girlies. | Mrs, Monica Ever, Dramatic Critic of the London Herald, reventty | arrived in New York and The Evening World has arranged with her to review some of the current New York plays, By Monica Ewer Copyright, L919, by The Press Publishing C8. (The New York Evening World) 11) Winter Garden offers us “The Passing Show of 1919." Not @ significant title, We have had many “Passing Shows,” but the; seem a long time about it. It reappears and it differs not, and t poor lady, “Molly Malone," {s still on the job, But then she rhymew> #0 nicely with “my own.” Some five or six years ago some one evolved this type of show was too disjointed to be a musical comedy and too continuous to be vaudeville entertainment, Apparently, it has come to stay. Not morc does it exhibit no signs of “passing” away, but it shows no signs of de- ping. One can see no particular future before it. The closest scrutiny does not yet reveal an offspring to neopation Yet, even now, it was with sur- prise that I met a turn of acrobats in the middle. It should be added that they were splendid acrobats. It is always a relief in the midst of the rather misty attainments of the mu- sical comedy company to come across anything so efficient and so perfect. ‘Here were people who really could do gomething and could do it well. I think it was G. K. Chesterton who said: “You can counterfeit an at- mosphere, but you cannot counter- felt a pun.” Likewise, clothes and rouge and limelight will carry lots of things across, but it has got to be the real goods when I lift my part- ner sky gh with one hand. Nineteen-nineteen is largely a mannequin show. I tremble to think of the expense of all those magnificent frocks; creations that one cams hardly see because they are so many and they change so often. One mig imagine every women in the audience making notes for the instruction her dressmaker. It seems strange that this should be used as the particu lar appeal to the young man for whom, I presume, such @ show is inq tended. It is like straying into the model’s parade in a smart department) store. But, perhaps, as one of our most offensive muste-hall songs Lat presses it, the young man is “looking for the ttle lump of cuddle inside’ Anyway, he has ample opportunity for studying the female anatomy, who was it said “a woman is interesting from her chin to her toes"? Your, get an extra good view if you are near the gangway. The old, happy, ro-, mantic days are gone. Days when an actress knew that her place was: behind the footlights, and from where she allowed one to cherish one'a) illusions. ' ‘The young things of the chorus worked terrfdty hard. The programms, was generous enough to give us their names, No wonder they are proud, of them, I am divided in my mind between a desire to know Miss Trixte’ Brunette or Miss De Veaera Anguillar, There is something in a name@; after all! And if the chorus did not sing very well they danced efficiently. But I have no use for this habit of shaking the shoulders, as if they had @ pin in the middle of their backs. ‘ It was hard to distinguish individuals among such a bevy of stare, ‘There were several beautiful young men, with square chins and straight» noses, all looking like advertisements for collars. I never could decide, which of them was which, but one of them set out and had some fine ad-" ventures, in the course of which he visited Egypt and China and Italy. aj Florence he was fortunate enough to see some really fine coloring, espe+ clally the little Botticelli pages in their blue tabards ; Then there were lots of lovely ladies, but they had an alarming way of baring their teeth, I expect it was only a smile, but I had a cowardiy} dread that they wanted to bite me. They too worked very hard, even the extent of assuring the pale young man sitting next me that he had& “mischief in his eyes,” which was really quite untrue. Of course there were outstanding features. There were the Avon Four! in Hebrew comedies. The American Jew must be an entertaining persomj |in the home circle. be given some more to do. Above all there was Mr, James Barton. Ther can be no doubt that Mr. Barton is very clever; whether he is very fum is another matter. His dancing ts brilliant, but it 1s grotesque to th verge of being sinister. His work is so minute and finished that he need: a smaller theatre, But that he has big talent is undeniable. Yes, Mm Barton is a man to see! Ellabelle Mae Doolittle By Bide Dudley Copyrieat, 199, by The Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Frening Wortd. | AYOR CARNIVAL V. CLINE of Barberville visited the netgh- boring city of Delhi last Tues- It was a business trip, his ob- ject being to purchase two shoats from Phineas Cramer, but much lother than business has developed out of Mr, Cline's trip, The friendly relations that have existed heretofore | States.” , { between Barberville and Delb! are|tom Min Goges ns” Naver,” camel badly strained and there is tear that! “Give us quietude,” said Prompt« from now on the two towns will be|ress Pertle, rapping on her little ta- hated rivals. It is all the result of a|@,with her silver-tipped gavel. speech Mayor Cline made betore thel town’ to"hever een eave Women's Betterment League of Delhi] ‘The remark came ‘Tuesday evening, ‘| Skeeter O'Brien. Just When Promptress Pertle heard the|tl0, "as heard coming, from visiting executive had bought the; “My train!” said Mayor hogs and had a few hours of spare|must go. Excuse mo!” time on his hands (the 6.30 Pollywor This Way Out! being four hours late) she got in) FH took his hat and left touch with him by telephone at the) pack door quickly. Eat Cafe, where he was dining, wasn't the Polly “Our league meets to-night at 8|"nistled. They knew it was the A Mayor," she said. “Would you care|rection, But they et hin go. tovavor us with @ few words op any| while what amounted © subject you wish to select?” “Gladly, madam, gladly,” replied Mayor Cline, "I seldom have a pandemonium reigned Miss Doolittle went downstairs and, in a box gtall, chance to talk to the fair sex, as I don’t care to interrupt, It will be a she ground out a poem touching o1 the “subject. of beautiful. womens] Rushing upstairs again she held up treat for me.” “Oh, Mayor Cline,” replied Prompt- ress Pertle, “I know you must be a one hand. A poem funny person, We'll expect you at 8,” Poor Stufi, Mayor! Recogni Promptly at the stated hour the Pertle. Quiet was restored and Mis visiting executive entered the Hugus Be signed to @ seat on Uttle read the following rhya ort in the Bazoo to the effect that he carried a big red bottle in bis pocket has been denied. Promptress Pertle arose and held up one hand, “We have 4 you! You are nice to look at. Thredl cheers for you! You are almost good looking as the women of Bar pervs. I am indeed fabberxasted Pi pfs “One moment, please!" : It was the voice of Delhi's no poetess, Ellabelle Mae Doolittle. “Delhi is noted for having most beautiful women in the Unit day. from no whire " she shouted ed!” said Promptres Doo« Beautiful women are everyirlicray Some may be in Barbervit! -, ! But what of our little city, faire Do we not some harbor still? , Barberville’s girls are quite pretty, But Dethi's are delicious, 3 Mayor Carnival V. Cline 4s crazy, His talk is quite fctitious ‘ My oi Scared us to-night, la- noted man, He or Carnival V. Cline of Bar-| borville. Mayor Cline has consented to say a few words to us. Isn't that | nice SGreati” Mrs. ers child, Teeney ici we with some bugs, But I am so temperamental via T merely gave her two hus be dis, sang out cutey Delhi leads the whole world, Mayor Carnival Y. Cline 90 home, You've acted Uke @ little squirrel, With the reading of line the poetess sat down eo onl ine mitted to|triumph. The ladies applauded witty Cutey! cautioned — the mptresg, ‘That is rather inele- gant. I now take great pleasure in resenting Our distinguished visitor, nival V, Cline." it is vor, to be Then, there was Miss Frankie Heath, who might welf!! But getting back to beautiful omenea|