The evening world. Newspaper, November 14, 1919, Page 38

ESTABLISHED Pe OATS iw, Toe Fu ne Onmoaee. Mom 0 «VOLUME Pea bees wid Wei Verids ea vescaeceasoNO; 91,909 EVENING WORLD printod yesterday an interesting sum* mary of the damage caveed in New York during the past two months by futile and unwarranted strikes. One of these, of the longshoremen, ended in collapse, Others not yet eettled to inflict yet further losses, 11 seems a pity that so many ings and violations of faith should be allowed to con- to vex the city and impose burdens upon its citizene—employers workers alike. Conspicudus among cutrent troubles of this sort is the combina- m of lockout, walkout and “vacation” in the printing trade. The loss ‘million afd a quarter dollars in wages, forty times that sum in business and a threatened withdrawal of a big part of the printing r of the city’s largost—from New York, represents the ft to this community to date of idleness among its printers, press- and compositors, The trouble grew first out of union politics combined with refusal evasion on the part of Typographical Union No. 6 when called i to arbitrate under its just and well-considered international would bé hard fo find a bet{er code for employers and em- § than the carefully worked out ordinances under which this on operated previous to Oct. 1 last. It would be a black eye unionism generally if Typographical Union No, 6 failed to ft back to the safe basis of that code and put ite men to work before} ~~~ _ the printing industry of New York has suffered a blow from which . No labor organization can find it good policy to drive an estab- ‘thriving industry /to seck new localities where most of its wotkers will find it difficult if not impossible to follow. _ Employees in the printing trade are mostly intelligent men accus- med to.use their brains. They should have too much sanity loose-thinking element rush them off their feet. " to let tor. ‘time the pain is aggravated by two things: (1) ‘realization that there is little virtue in the latest ordinance pet the theatre ticket profiteer; (2) Perception that the box-office ts tickets is itself now only limited by “what the traffic little inquiry would xeveal a surprising number of New Yorkers have stopped going to the theatre because they cannot or ‘not ling ‘pricos—-$10 or $15 for two seats is an ) now—de ‘for the privilege of attending | one of the more popular theatrical performances when the would- al A Milk Boycott? New York, Nov, 9, 1919. of The Krening World: A few days ago those of us who i the prices of theatre tickets in New York? have our milk delivered to the house makes theatre tickets in this city cost five and} 149 slip viaced ac th a ith th, is the man from Sedalia who is in town “on mite bottic Aapelnie ai te, the Ney he goes to 25-cent movies at home,|*#at in the future our milk would be three years ayo. That this |, trage- in New York that set him back|ous is putting it mildly, “the Milk paying busidesy in the country, ex- longing to be spent. And there are thoubands| op: purnaps the New York Telephone ‘theatre ticket speculators will find way] week it ‘mist talge ulifious inthe ig a call to thi nightly and nobody daring to connect with | mothers og isetauarey. ont Pain you do as ‘much for yoursulvea? To the demand—though transitory—intenee, concentrated Gan. Mop taking iDiiki Do aot eat spending power, the poor man has to take his| tev Hie It yow must Arak oof: : ee . Pee wae at nd] wh better om he can 4 inl ee hout milk; give he f a his humble otter or fake milk. Change your meau ang loubt, But whatever it might or ought to be,|do not make dishes that require milk. ‘oad; why should we? It ls ume ‘ho do go must pay on a seale determined b the women of the country to | of the piece and the neatness of the date. The man|a protest against this last r yh iqui holds the seats until then expects to be paid for the risk— Sen pone oe as hay eae Yr also the theatrical producer who more or less openly shares A WIFE AND MOTHER, la won gama illegitimate so definitely that ingenuity} 1 we Biwi sre tune woth ’ ‘, 3 day, 1 a matralhed to ask wha: j The present theatrical season in New York finds the man from| Sou tnine sour renders ure when reinforced by many more or less permanent residents who “Theatre ticket speculators are created and maintained by that ypu! because that population wants them and would not will- do without them. ia why many New Yorkers who live hero year in and year » and cannot in hectic spending, cannot afford to to their own theatres, 18 cents a quart, or twice what it was Sedalia has the money right in his| 784 sFeady the biggest dividend. Company, makes the piea that be- ordinances that could ever be drawn | P¥ce of milk. you could desy yourselves for your truth is thet where « pleasure or lurury is limited in| Joss a fou hy pave ne tavatl oh stewed fruit if you must drink cof- af the line and probably find the supply ex- larger children cocoa. with condensed going in New York 18 a luxury. Nobody has to go to the|)V° are ttl Paying 15 cunts w lout for | busy. 1 havo stopped taking milk a Bedalia likes to make up his mind just after dinner. ‘The specu-| ¥o1%,, YOm*s, wo can do. likewise supply and demand works. speculation. It is extremely difficult to fix the point where|#vemima World Policy Not Approved. Reading your editorial of yester,, you attempt to coerce and drive thew i ‘the war have had more money to spend than ever before in their hn a Eo renger ed “ worth a Said jarding | li ; Nor should we forget numerous wage-earners for whom of| stand those Sshtlemen ‘have ses, Ne purchase of three-dollar theatre tickets at a premium has be-| So, (his, Parobeas-made League 0! .an exhilarating and by no means rare possibility. «ihe Writer haw no oouneocion what- ‘ “ ‘ ver with Lie two benacors whom ; Power, whoever at « given moment possesses it, always| Tae Kveulug World would usive inte to no small degree on the theatre. The spending power of a| Puitical vollvion, because, fi By " i f Lueir actions on the most monwutous nily veplenished, transicnt population in New York is of a pecu- | Proposition ever put to the American + is . ao pot colcide wilh ul iy intense and lavish kind. It was never more lavish than at the ieee but 4 40 Kuo tant a "a time, these gedtemen do represent the Views not only of the majority their constituents, but also of mil- ons of real, red-blooded Americans Who, if given & pievisciie vote to- thorrow, Would align Ubouselves with tavee Senators who refuse to swallow fla unprecedented docunent holus- gaa, ue you wo Ve them do goany) kt pena that the writer meets end talks with more oltizens in one than you do in seven, eo I think fhe whereot I write, Your as. lon that you are right, and therefore, everybody else who Newost Notes of Science ai With’ you must be. neces- ng is, to say the least, a ean accomplish without editorial dic- tatorship. t us have ‘Thanksgiving with- out reservation,” but let it algo be on: worthy our Constitution, our histo and our noble traditions, free from aii entangling alliances that would lea our man power and our money pow: at the beck and call of selfish Bu pean nations who have nothing common with our ideals of Gover: mont, and who admire and flatter ur simply because they need us and hop: to be able to use us. You'll hardly place the contents of thie letter before your readers, but that won't alter the final judgment the American people when they gs the chance next November, nor wi it have much influence on the futu actions of the two Senators whom you hove attacked, for they also know the vpinions and ideals of the average American, Even Senators don't go around blind and deaf. You are all right, Mr, Editor, as a rule, but nv newspaper dictatorship, or editoria’ czarship, please, as we are not reads fs for a Lord Northeliffe here. No ard feelings, for my criticism ts honest and sincere. New York, Nov. 13, 1919. To the Bilitor of ‘The Evening World: In yesterday's paper, on the edi- torial page, under the general head ‘From Bvyening World Readers,” ap- poared @ letter signed Willard King fingley. The letter decried the lack of reception plans for the Prince of Wales. I nover wrote this letter. WILLARD KING BRADLEY, Subway Slot Machines, 839 West End Ave., Nov. 10, 1919. To the Editor of The Kvening World; Does the Interborough Rallroad Company imagine that it is creating 4 public sentiment favorable to an increase in subway fares by filing its station platforms with slot machines that daily steal: the pennies of the public? Possibly this may be a mat ler worth the attention of the D: trict Attorney, as the aggregate st ings from the hundreds of machin & large percentage of which are con- stantly out of order, must amount to a cvnsiderable sum, * WHIDDEN GRAHAM, From Evening World Readers| Ellabelie Mae Doolittle By Bide Dudley Coprridht, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World.) Noted Poetess Settles Question of Woman’s Superiority Over Man for All Time. the noted poetess of Delhi, is a firm believer in the superior ity of woman over man. Mra. Elisha Q; Pertle, Prompt: 4 of the Women's Betterment League, has the same vonvictions and there are other mem- bors of the league who shure in the belief, “& woman will succeed where a man will fail,” Miss Doolittle told P. oilas Pettibone, the tonsorial artist, curing @ discussion of the subject in Peeweeple's store on Lovely View Avenue the other day, Mr, Petti- bone topk the opposite side of the discussion and, as @ result, a coolness sprang up between the poctess and him, which has been prolific in re- sults. Mr, Pettibone went to his shop and wrote an article for the Bazoo which was printed Wednesday. vromptress Pertle was so enraged at it that she called a meeting of the league in Hugus Hall for Thursday night. The entire ~-mbership, with ihe exception of Mrs. Caley Parsons, who was in Porterville getting a new set of teeth, responded, as did/a number of men, including Mayor Cyrus Porkins Walker and Mr, Petti- bone, The Promptress opened the £ on with blooa in her eye. “Ladies and members of the oppo- site sex," she began, “An article ap- peared in yesterday's Bazog saying we women were inferior to men, and we are here to protest about it. 1 say that woman ts twice as brainy as man, What do | bear?” A young woman stood up. She was gowned in petite alapaca trimmed with friasled drippings of cheesecloth Why Are They ALLBEARERS are a rather P mournful topic, But they area very definite element of our so- cla) life and ye cannot help seeing them or hearing about them, or per haps if we are men, some day our- selves finding conferred upon us the ead honor of carrying to his last rest- | steeped I vaseline can be For picking up neediee trom floors | fitte vmtintoal, for the average. man Ln} where glass ones | a it suspended by a cord has reat is me mage nat and been lavented. if you on’, Queation of being Understand — plain hich Iam glad to of Amerlouns matter le only : able to read an Dngiish, a tas! ony the vast ing place the remains of @ friend. It la meet, that we know the true significance of the term which jhas been applied to the office, ‘The mame pallbearers tor the Hermine- eustadt] _ rted__* “Pallbearers?” friends of the deceased who carry the coffin to the grave is of somewhat in- direct signiticance, Pall comes from pailium, which Means & cover qr @ mantle and may be used to designate any kind of rich cioth, But in olden times it was usea specifically for the heavy covering that was draped over the coffin at a funeral ceremony, And it ts for this reagon that the men who bore uyon their shoulders the.coffin came to be. * ar Gow fell over the assemblage as ahe held up one hand. She was Miss Doolittle; and all knew she was about to say something of great interest. The Feminine Touch, ‘Lam a woman,” said the poetess. T tolerate inen because they must be permitted to live, but 1 know they are inferior to me, And they are in- ferior to you." “They better not none of them get inferior with me," said Mrs. Patrick O'Hartigan, a new member of the League. “i won't stand for them get- ting fresh. Not me!” “Mrs. O'Hartigan doesn't under- stand,” said Promptress Pertle, “Miss Doolittlo means men are below us in night be below us in that,” id Mrs. O'Hartigan, “but I'll take no infertor from them.” Mi little stniled, “I am sorry she continued, gentiy ignor- irate member's words, “that che article in the Bazoo was written by a gentleman who was once @ friend of mine, Now we are stran- gers.” "Oh, Miss Elle,” said Mayor Walk- er, “don't be that way. I'm sure Mr. Pettibone didn’t mean you.” “I am of the sex," came the reply, in a clear, emphatic tone. lay Walker subsided, realizing his for the scorned man was uscless, The Muse Muses, “And now,” continued the poetess, ‘I want to read you a poem I have written on the subject. May I?" “We're all ears,” said Promptress Pertie “Yos," said Mr. Pettibone brazenly, “women are usually all ears and feet." Misa Doolittle frowned. Then in & vengeful tone she read the following rhyme: Men think they are all powerful, Oh, what a silly idea! Each one looks like @ sour bull, Ah, their plight brings me a tear. When @ man has any great question, | He asks his wife what to do, Her decision he will always rest on, While vile tobacco he will chew. My sister’s child, Teeney Ricketts, Accused the preacher of flirting, Oh, Teeney, what a cruel thing todo! Apologize 80 you will not hurt be. But getting back to men and women, Men are just @ small toad In a dig puddle; whtle women In thia world carry the load. Bureka for Women! tata osm te a Pal were Dleased- by LLABBLLE MAE DOOLITTLE, | 4nd gathered about the waist. A bush | Magazine What E ve Said About Everyday Lives By Sophie’ Irene Loeb Coprright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co. (Tho New York Brening World.) I men's shoes. Tho process of plodders may be slow, in the doing. @ meaning all its own.” The point of the hatpin brings us to rights of others. The mountains of yesterday assume The tone of a voice, the clasp of By Roy L. A Friend Is to Call to ERE’S that awful Mrs, Smi- lax phones she's going call, and it's Gertrude’s day out!” moaned Mrs. Jarr. “So I've got to hurry and clean up the house the best 1 can, for there never was & woman that went around talking about people like that Mra. Smilax does!" “Why don’t you send her word that it will not be convenient for you to entertain her to-day? Tell her it's the girl's day out,” replied Mr. Jarr. “She'll come anyw said Mrs. Jarr, with a sigh, “She’s one of those! husybody women who say, ‘Ob, let me help you,’ or ‘I'll cook the dinner and I jus’ love to scrub and clean.” | “I don't see what you find fault with that for. L®t her come on a long visit and do the washing and Ironing, too,” remarked Mr. Jarr. “Stupid! Don’t you see what she’s after?” cried Mrs. Jarr. “She's one of those chating-dish cooks—makes all sorts of horrible concoctions that no- body can eat and leaves you to clean up the messes she makes. Or if she | does the real cooking she uses so much butter and eggs that the expense is something frightful, and what she | makes, as I said, isn't fit to eat.” “Sull she means weil,” said Mr, Jarr. | “Yes!” sniffed Mrs. Jarr. “And she ‘always finds an excuse to rummage through the house, if that’s meaning well!” “She's a sweet friend!” remarked Mr. Jarr. “What do you have that sort on your list for?” ) The Worst of Friends, “She's no worse than your friends!” replied Mrs, Jarr, “With all ber faults, Georgia Smilax is good-hearted and means well, and that's more than I can say about most of your cronies!” “Ahem!” said Mr. Jarr. “Bo she's @ friend you can roast, but when it gets down to facts you are fond of her, Is that it?” “No, it isn't! replied Mrs, Jarr sharply. “I wish she'd mind her own business and stay home. Georgia By Rube OC came aboard the 7.55 A. M. humming his new favorite “Everybody wants the key to my cellar—my cellar, my cellar!" “By the way,” asked Newcomer, “were you down to Clarence's cellar party last week?” “No,” replied Doc, “I'm on the water Wagon by order of my doctor.” “And I'm on the water wagon by order of my banker,” interjected Sam Scout. “Ob, boy!” exclaimed Jim Moose; “did you see the final returns from Ohio; wet by 64l—the counury’s saved"— “Beautiful Ohio in my dreams I see Visions of what you still may be,” Sung boc in his rich baritone. “What about this cellar party?” asked Mawruss. “{ gave a cellar purty when Wilson vetoed the War ‘Yiwe Prohtbition act and the bunch got me back @ dozen bottles, woich is goue High cost of! living for 8.x poopie, but 1 wouldn't buve minded twat if Bill Anderson and the Rev i. C. Dinwiddie budn t passed it over the President's veto.” Re Then Newcomer explained about his friend Clarence, who is @ copper magnate and to whom a dozen bultics is siuply an introduction to ap even- ings entertainment, Ciarence’s' wile decided that she would live the year round at their country piace just outside of Para- dise, whereupon Clarence rented his town house to a friend of the t.unily, | About this time his troubles begun. bor the first time in his lite he began, te realize that he was living in a roal democratic country, H laced a large order for coal and found that he could only get his pro rata share from hig dealer, He ordered a barrel of sugar and the grocer sent him ten pounds, and so it went riebt o> seh tis household sur-"ee ‘Thon th ser- vers notified him that they would have to have double pay ff they were to immture themselves in the country during the winter months. One of the Millicnaires, But Clarence was a “good sport,” and etood for it all. tn fact, he re- garded it as & » siem that thy | millionaire and the average citizen were on the same level. Mut he took | a plearant satisfaction in She bnew. edge that in one res) he had the average citizen at a big disadvantage, ‘That was is the matter of this Pro- pibition stuff. . Before the War-time Prohibitica Act went into effect Clarence got an 4 Vine ; Union called a strike, ¥ you have something to give don't keep your heirs waiting for dead It is the big soul who, knowing that he ts right, lets It go at that with out the human desire to prove it #0. It is better to forgive than’ to receive forgiveness. , but they usually take the palm. Earth-bound spirits ate those that do in the dreaming rather than dream The chip of grouch is easily knocked off with one “little movement that Bas The sailor on the sea of mystery is only safe when ho can anchor to the true at the first call of the fog horn. the everyday need of respecting the, All grouch and no grin makes the blue devils your closest kin. Laughter is the unfailing magnet that always draws. the mole bill of to-morrow. hand, and the task in lessened. In looking for the real thing dort overlook what is at your door. The Jarr Family McCardell! Cuperight, 1919, by The Prose Puntiauing Co. (The New York Evening World.) Give a lielping Hand— And Mr. Jarr Gets Handed a Call Himself. Smilax gets me all upset when I sep her nosing into every hole and corner In the hi luge under @ pretense of help- ing me!" agpeer said Mr, Jarr. : A. at's easy enough for » say!” replied Mrs. yy care what. worrk are down at your office hard at werk baving a‘good time, and here I'll be pestered to death all day worman!” ~ “send her word the children are sick,” said Mr. Jarr. . “Then she'd send word to the schoo) or something like that,” replied Mra, Jarr, “and Have our children kept out, No, I suppoye I'll have to bear with her patiently, And she'll he bere ail day telling me about other people's affairy—as though I were interested!” “It looks as if you were up agaimat it. Send her a telegram that your mother ig ill.and you are going to see her,” said) Mr. Jarr. ining Smilax. “That wouldn't help any,” repfied Mrs. Jarr. “Georgia Smilax would pack right over to mothers nd find out te ‘agn’t go. She’s very cute that way!" . “Cute?” asked Mr, Jarr, “Is that your idea of cuteness?” “Oh, much you care!” replied Mrs. Jarr, and then Mr. Jarr left her hurrying around tn expectancy of the threatened visitation, When Mr. Jarr returned from his office in the evening he found his good lady still worried and irritable. “Well, I suppose you have had a bard time with Mrs. Smilax all day?” he remarked. t “She never showed at all.” re- 1 Hy bb plied Mrs, Jagr, “and the house all day ex; “For this relief much thanks, eh? remarked Mr, Jarr. “What's the matter with you?” asked Mrs, Jarr peevishly. “What have you got against Georgia Smilax’ Because she’s my friend, I suppose” She's the only woman I know that ever gives me a hand, and she comes here and cooks me little things an tells me all the news. But you do mo: want me to have any congeals! women friends, I have always Knogn tha The Gay Life of a Commuter Towner Copyright, 1919, by ‘The Prem Publishing Co. (The New York Brening Werk.) Opport.g.ty to buy a com: champagne, and as some of It fr -orite vinte~> he laid im ~e4 cases, which with stock he firured would last People got over being fooli«h. He got a lot of satisfaction out the knowledge that he was from the Anti-Saloon League last months of summer passed @ happy dream. Then tho weather began to chilly and the family began to mand fires. It was a great com! to sit by the blazing hearth, for & woodpile that would warmed the heart of a New land farmer, and anticipate the ing joys of winter when tap the reserve in the eel others were going around tongues hanging out like a chasing a rabbit that got a But there came @ cold it was necessary to start plant in the basement. A day later while the furnace was Clarence took @ friend down cellar to sample the reserve ter gayety. “Great Scott, man,” gaid hts “you've got to get this wine here; don’t you know it will this ‘temperature? Why, ft Keeping dynamite in the you'll have af explosion here day that will blow you off the map.’ ‘There was no other place to move the two hundred cases, but Clarence, after a few days of worriment, de- cided to have a sub-cellar dug and store it there. He would wall tt im and put in a steel door, which would make it doubly safe from or burglars. And Still More Trouble? But on the second day after begtm- ning operations the Cellar Diggerd He tried te get other laborets, but found tt possible. In the mean time the cases of the best wine money coulé buy was in dally danger of becoming @ total loss, At last, in despair, he closed up tis country house and moved into city in hotel suite, He gave a fare. well cellar party, and employed am armed watchman to guard the ible thing to do; that solved all troubles at one and the same time” “Not at all," replied Newoomer “a millionaire has no more show ta the city these days than he Nas te the suburbs. Clarence brings in @ case at a time only to find up against a new em.” yvAnd what may thay Derm Ashe ‘ec, “The hotel cha: him be harges © totes « i teitget FY REEVE EStea be Z i ih Ke yt il ‘ at By 8