The evening world. Newspaper, January 2, 1920, Page 26

ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. {Pa a Dally Except Sunday by the Press Publishing Company, Nos. 53 to 63 Park Row, New York. RALPH PULITZER President, @3 Patk Row, J. ANGUS & JosEPH F . Treasurer, 63 Park Row, ER, Jr. Secretary, 63 Park Row, UIT? ' MEMNER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRERS, Whe Assotiated Preee te exctusively entitled to the ase for epublica om of all news despaiches credited to it of mot otherwise credited tm thie Bape And wis0 the local ews published herein. HELP HORSES STAND. VERITABLE avalanche of letters indorsing The Evening World's recommendation of an ordi- Nance requiring sharp shoes for horses indicates the widespread approval of such a measure. Any Alder- man skeptical of the popular demand for such legisla- tion has only to examine the heap of unsolicited letters recc:ved at this office which may not be published for lack of space. Better yet, let him inquire among his own constituents. The demand is not confined to any class, creed, age or sex. It is well nigh universal, It is safe to say that nine persons out of ten would favor this help to horses. The Evening World has no pet contrivance for in- suring non-slip footing for horses. It is not boosting business for any manufacturer. There are several effective devices. It is interested in stopping the unnec- essary cruelty to faithful dumb animals and in prevent- ing the serious economic waste that results from Smooth horse shoes used on slippery pavements. Holidays are over, Aldermanic meetings can settle down to business again. A good piece of work to start the new year would be an anti-slip ordinance for horses. Readers who agree with this sentiment can earn the ks of horses by suggesting as much to the Alder- who represent them, SOLDIER INSURANCE READJUSTED, R /ISiION of the Government’s policy in regard to payments on soldier life insurance policies was certain {o come, The only mysteries were how Con- gress and the War Risk Bureaus ever contrived in the first place io arrive at so unjust a settlement of insur- ance sold to soldiers in good faith, and why a read- justment hds been delayed so long. ‘The plan in effect during demobilization offered a Pdlicy in which the face value was $10,000. On this ara were made in 240 monthly installments of 7.50 each, a total of only $13,800, The annual total | of $690 was scarcely more than the income from a ") conservative investment of $10,000. Dissatisfaction _ and the dropping of policies was a natural consequence, Now that payment is offered in lump sum or in install- ments, at the option of jhe insured, it is probable that a veterans will avail themselves of reinstatement privileges, which should be allowed on liberal terms tae muddling, he neW: scale of payment will be examined with] . e, and if it does not compare favorably with the lucements offered by private concerns, then another ion will be necessary. When the United States went into the war the insur- @fCE Neasures Were recommend:d as a desirable alter- native to a pension system. Soldiers took insurance without careful investigation because they relied on the good faith of the Government and believed that $10,000 in Federal insurance meant $10,000 just as certainly as in’ any private company. Good faith and common decency demand that the Government live | up to that understanding. During the war it may have’ been wise to pay insur- ~ ance in installments to guard widows from making un- wise and improvident use of the money. But $13,800 in twenty years is not a fair settlement of a $10,000 ) ¢laim, Policies on which payments already are being made should be revised to compare with annuilies which private concerns will sell for that sum. Incidentally, these veterans, or any civilians who have insurance, may make doubly certain the comfort ot » Joved ones by providing in their wills that the insur- | ance money shail go to a trustee, with the direction ~-that he invest it in a reliable annuity for the surviving ~ - dependents, Oh, things have changed, if not for the best, Since’ the Fishers went sailing out into the West, For men don’t work and women won't weep, With plenty to earn and few to keep— And the Bartender does the wailing. TELEPHONES IN SUBWAYS, FTER almost a generation of talking about tele- phones in subway and elevated stations, it be- | gins to seem probable that eventually we may be able to talk through the telephones. Judging by the delays in installing’ instruments in private homes there is no reason to expect service in subways immediately, The need for such service is so evident that it is hard to excuse the seemingly interminable delay. The little white tiled holes in the wall in new subway stations have caused unlimited curiosity to those who did not Snow their purpose, and unlimited aggravation to those who did and wanted to use the telephone, | Stoner Delaney, the booths are to be within the subway According to the agreement transmitted by Commis- NEW MINUTE-MEN NEEDED. OBODY has forgotten the great campaigns of patriotism and persuasion that sold Liberty | bonds, encouraged saving, speeded production and mobilized the energies of the country for war. Nobody has forgotten the power and momentum put into those campaigns by the Minute-Men—the volun teer speakers, thousands of whom stirred their fellow titizens in every community in the land by talks—brief, | Dlain, to the point. The war is won. Nevertheless the Nation now needs | more Minute-Men—for another fight. In discussing the gravest of the domestic problems that now confront the people of the United States—the problem of an unrest that cannot be ignored, a radical- ism fed from many sources—The Evening World has more than once pointed to the immense good that might be accomplished by ten thousand level-headed men sent throughout the length and breadth of the country to preach simple economic truths as a counter influence, These men need not be trained speakers. On the contrary, the most valuable would be plain working- men with clear heads, sound principles amd a knack of straightening out the mental processes of their fellow workers. Thete should be no “talking down to the laboring class.” It should be the appeal of hard sense, from man to man. For every agitator who mounts a soapbox to attack the Government and laws of the United States there should be another speaker on another soapbox ex- Flaining why the workingman’s best guarantee of get- ting his due without destroying the source of the hoped- for benefits is still the Constitution of these same United States. In his message to Congress Dec. 2 the President said: | The only way to keep men from agitating against grievances is to remove the grievances. An unwillingness even to discuss these matters Produces dissatisfaction and gives comfort to the extreme elements in our country which en- deavor to stir up disturbances in order to pro- voke Governments to embark upon a course of retaliation and repression, ‘The seed of revolu- tion is repression, The remedy for these things must not be negative in character. It must be constructive. Constructive also in the sense of seeking by direct means to counteract the effect upon men’s minds of constant sinister suggestion that they can get what they are struggling for only by “smashing things.” What we need is more organized counter-propaganda to show workingmen how much, instead of how little, they have obtained and can still obtain under the present Government and laws of this country, Many Americans seem to think the danger of radical- ism is like the danger of a man who has run amuck somewhere down the street. They feel safe the mo- ment they hear the police have got him. The fight against radicalism is not imple as that. The battles must be fought in men’s minds. The vic- tories must be won on the field of judgment and com- mon sense, by close grappling with enemy ideas as they try to take possession, Ten thousand Minute-Men of the sort we have de- scribed could make a telling campaign against the radical invaders. The Federal Government could well afford to organize and maintain such an army. The New Year should see a larger and more intelli- gent mobilization of national force against the Reds. Why not new Minute-Men? TOO MANY DIVORCES, N increase of more than 50 per cent. in divorce cases in New York County is recorded by a com- parison of tigures for 1918 and 1919. There is food for serious thought in this record. Many reasons will be advanced. Reasons ascribed will vary with the social, economic and religious views of those who air their opinions, Some few will even view this as a desirable condition. No one reason can cover all the factors. Two Supreme Court Justices have been quoted in the press on this subject. These gentlemen surely are in position to make valuable ob- servations, Justice Greenbaum is quoted as ascribing the higb total of divorce cases mainly to the increase of mar- riages, the greater freedom of the youngey generation and the weakening of home ties. Justice Davis attributes the increase largely to the relaxation of religious ties and “the failure to observe the religious obligations assumed at marriage.” opinion that the large nusiber of soldiers who rushed into marriage on the eve of departure may have helped to swell the total. Another possible explanation is that a considerable number of the so-called “slacker marriages,” contracted | in hopes of evading the draft, are turning out about as expected. A wave of divorce from this cause was anticipated at the time when yellow ribbons figured | sensationally in nuptial decorations, Here is an opportunity for a student to make a social : © gates. Is there any good reason why the Interborough, | study of real value by tracing back and cla » the B. R. T. and the telephone company should not| 1919 divorce list. favor ihe public by installing other booths outside the! interesting answers. How many | gates? In outlying sections of the city where pay sta.|in 1919? In how many of these did the bridegroom tions open at night are few, far between and hard to| serve in France? In how many find, these booths would meet a real need in cases of | exemption advanced? How many divorcees were “war emergency calls. There is no reason that the public brides” and how many “slacker bridegrooms?” d be forced to pay for an unused subway ride to sifying the Such a compilation would lend some Answers would form an interesting sidelight on the good and thetbad in Parana aye i ee THE EVENING WORLD, “FRIDAY, “JANUARY 2, » BY i Bi. Cassel. by Tae Serena ‘alae (The New York Evening Begin the New Year Right! Where to Find Your Vocation By Max Watson Vocational Adviser Re-employment Bureau, N. Y. C. Copyright, 1920, Pr iliahi wi 8 Ye Ea We Oo Below is given an article of The Evening World's Series of An- alytical Descriptions of Vocations Suitable to Young Men entering: trades and business. Study these carefully, weigh your qualifica tions, and find the work for which you are best adapted. ic ocoeecacaeneaeataeaa a aaa maaan amma Banking. 1, Opportunities for Entering This Field. All large banking houses are on the lookout for boys from the age of 14 to 16 to enter their services as pages, or aS messengers if over 17, Al- though there Is a continuous demand for these boys, not more than one out of six who apply is engaged. The boy who makes good in this work 4s the future business man, Banks of high standing will not consider an } applicant unless he has the qualifi- cations which will make it possible for him eventually to ussume a po- sition of trust and responsibility, The | boy who ig yought can be considered to belong to the top .5 per cent. In |intelligence. The period while a boy 18 a messenger or page should be considered one of training similar in j Purpose to an apprenticeship. From then on he enters one of the various branches and specializes in bis work. Yhe boy comes into direct contact with executives. He learns business Methods and even though he may not remain in a bank he will have re- | celved valuable training for any field of ‘business. Boys who have had spe- |cial training as bookkeepers may enter the serv of a bank in ¢hat capacity. ‘The messengers may be- come junior clerks or bookkeepers. Some of the larger banking houses train college men for foreign service. It is very seldom that the boy who enters as a page or messenger is sent to foreign branches. 2. Schooling Required. | All boys are required to have et | least. a common school education. In some cases they receive special educa- tion with the bank. If they have only @ common school education when em- ployed they are urged to take special hight school work in such subjects as english, composition or correspon- dence, Some high school work 4s very helpful. ‘This is a field where educa- tion counts and must be obtadned in one Way or another if the top is to be reached. 3. Salary. Yn a large banking house pages re- ceive from $10 to $14 a week to staf, During the first week or so they aft n special training. Mes- ive trom $12 to $16 a week, lerk from $14 to $20. Book- ee receive from $1,000 to $2,000 i year. From then on their pay de- pends upon their ability and the char- UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake. (Copyright, 1919.) WATCH THE MA Of course the man just behind you is after your job. He would be a pretty poor sort if he wasn’t. You may step out of it. it in either case, if he is any good. But if you step out of it, you won't care who gets it. And when you leave it, step out, den’t fall out. e man for you to think about is the man just ahead of His job is the job that you want. you, and does his best to keep you where you are, all the better. He is looking back instead of ahead, The man who looks back is soon going back. If he is a decent sort, and gives you all the information in his power, and tries to help you along, you can be sure that he Then, if you know how to do his work you will be doing it. You'll find no difficulty in learning Most people do that without effort. You will notice, if you are observant, hundreds of men whose lives are spoiled by the constant fear that somebody is after their job. Somebody always is after it, to be sure, but that is nothing to be afraid of. Few jobs were intended to keep. usually better ones to get. An ablé newspaper proprietor once told the writer that when he found a man good enough to be city editor he had to make a managing editor of him. the job he was best qualified to fill on account of the shor of men to fill the higher place. Keep your eye on the man higher up. Don't think you can Don’t try to get him es. That will only get you, and it will get you so quickly that it will astonish you. But qualify yourself for the place that is ahead of you. It will be vacant some day in all likelihood, If the man in it doesn’t want to go any higher, and is strong e! pick a job still higher up, and go after that. You may not get it right away, good exercise to your thinking machinery hout exercise than will the muscles ee eee was 86 | FROM EVENING WORLD READERS Seek and Find. To the Editor of The Evening World: Regarding 5. A. ‘Should they, jtault but their be carried by their station, the and yitincation M.'s letter pub- yesterday's paper about liking foreign girls, would go to the right kind of social centres in New York he would find girls who do not like to spend “all the money a fellow has,” r amusements to be (aside from caba. wilt pour upon HIGHER UP. the guard would shock the devil him- able that people jadies and gentle seem to for; You may fall out of it, He'll get And he ought to get it. n elevated train. are but a few of the incidents we have to put up with in a day's do not wish to antagonize the If the “foreign” girl is more desir- able to 8. A. M, pe has all the right in the world to Ko back to the he left behind him.” id this some day he might learn to} appreciate the American girl. My advice to 8. A. M. is, "See! thou shalt find.” HS New York, Dec, 27, 1919. Not Forgotten, To the Editor of The Evening World; When will our dead heroes who lie in France be returned home? My only boy gave his life with the 27th Divis- jon and now lies in bonny France. I want the boy back! understandin, but we do not our manhood nor sucrifice our self-respect in so doing. » the rules, and in order to If he is suspicious of Perhaps if he} re there is such uployed, all are jority of them dustrious men with dep ilies, and while, as Mr, a Hottentot may be able to pel ror our suties, I think, from my , that after a is going ahead pretty soon, how to draw his pay. As to the enormous s getting, | would say M many others, is like a rock in a run- ning stream—progress A Third Ave, Bronx Park “El" 919. that this Government! tell with him back to this country as soon as the mother whose wishes him home, Those who speuk | of Jeaving them where they lie never lost a boy or they would consider the! feeling of a mother who gave those she loved dearer than tongue a9 1 Terminal, Dee, 26, | Girls Ready to Fight, To the Editor of Ite kvening Work! article by 8. A. M. of | I hereby take exception to He couldn't even keep a year has passed and no signs ot | It did not take a year| to wend them across to their death, So this 1s to be the reward of our The people wish us to for- Well 4 mother can never "if she lives to be a thousand years old. HBARTBROK New York, Dee ecanonable Pablic, The Kveulug World job him out of hi through office poli place, for you can't. According to his knowledge of New York girls is | lives in Yonkers good opinion of | ve, as New York Ww York girls. ugh to hold his own, xirls if we get the g for it will give nd it will no more of your body. Soldiers who brought brides from and and France are not the .| true Americans. » right kind of stuff, od Veritas, regardipg rail ve road men, may I not, as one of the: County Clerk William F, Schneider advances the}: are not made acter of their work, Mést banks have given quite a substantial bonus the last few years to offset the high cost of living, 4. Type of Boy Best Suited for This Field. The boy who receives consideration is the wide-awake, clean-cut Amenean boy. He must be quick to learn and considerably © the average ih gen- 1 intelligen He must be anxiqus to improve his education. He showid appreciate good surroundings and net be the rugged outdoor type of bay whom we find suited to the construc- tion and mechanical fields, 5. Description of Duties. The page and messenger first learm the personnel of their department and the system used. ‘This is usually through special training. They must carry out orders with dispatch and care. 6, Remarks. Five of the officers of the biggest bank in New York City started as pages. If a boy can make good his future is unlimited. GC keen and only a few tions that carry the big sala less a boy ig ambitious he should enter a field where a smaller pre- mium is put on brains. For our future captains of industry there is no school of training equal to this field. PY ews Flashes rom bere Autos Versus Hickory Nuts. The scarcity of hickory nuta, which has been growing greater year after year, is ascribed to the motor car industry, accord- ing to the Detroit New When the forests were removed the owners of the! land generally left the hickory trees, but when the automobile became universal the demand for material for wheels reat that even stray Unfortunately, we have not all h the benefit of high school and college ations and cannot all be sch. lawyers and » it is true the performanc Deformities From Malnutrition, Practically all varieties of malnu- | trition occurring during infancy a arly childhood tend to terminate rickets, a disease softening of the bones a The essential feature of rickets, says Dr. E. Pritchard in the British Medical Journal, is the want of calcification or mineralization of de- veloping bone, and this, in its turn, is | due to the existence of requirements | ° for calcium, which for the time being are more urgent than those of de- These urgent’ require- ments are the necessity for neutraliz- ing acid bodies in the blood; in other to neutralize or compensate an existing acidosis. argues that all chronic conditions of of whatever kind from whatsover cause arising, finally terminate in an acidosis—all of which means that phuarie who do. not get fwne sould bo’ preper now nour! pres tare in & keir way 'a) ne, of water,"—Cartoons Mager Safe With Him, w York girls plainly arry £0 Municipal Court has a keen » most people, he lets fire jwith repartee at the precise moment t| when it is apropos instead of conceiv- jing it on the He is quick to tiong of attorr gh | nore like them, | much book knowledg ss what might be termed “! | intelligence,” which 80 many passen- ‘gers seem to sadly lack, is need for some science even in the opening and shutting of a gate is proved by the fact that a "1 Legislature a bill was oduced making a mental exam- ", We Must po Want Ad Weslams To the Editor of The Hvening World: Your correspondent Manning, sign- himself “American,” parisons between foreign and Ameri- can girls in whch the natives suffer » seems to think that a good wife not be clever or know the mean- word, se long as she is ound and kind the| work in single or double not know the Independence or Fifteenth amend- is Sood at seruo- home afterwa through the inven-| to, according to @ writer in the and witnesses ing down their card| Toronto World, Textile experts » great drought wa jainti®® with a ceri: was & Weak case, ome unknown reason the > seems to hate and to look upon his culling us veloping bone. “4s a man of important ac he is intrusted with large affa big financiers. H ceedingly respon tty little nickel they expect dition to @ ride and a news S| human encyclopedia, a perso servant and a mind rea 1917 martiages broke | Be heard of the mt, so long as sh pr, Bome will bing floor; ases were claims of Supplies several « that most necessary Judge Olvon surveyed the plaintitt others will close t They will never look a | will keep their seats in the ce the car and make no attempt to arise} nin the summer, malnutrition, Happily not many Ameri- intl ibe Gain tas stopped and pas-'cun bodies are topped With foreign sengers are being admitted, and will brains. confusion by Brookiva, Des, 20 1218, ee trees were cut down and sold, oe 6 of the Toronto Plans Textile Schools, Canada is inereasing its manu- factures at a rapid pace, and schvols fur textile education are soon to be estadlisivd in Toron- will train students in the make ing of woollens and silks. Potash Mace From Seaweed, Kelp apparently is going to be a profitable source of potash, un important fertilizer ingredi- | ent that the United States for. merly ubtained almost wholly Our suburbs with | from Germany, During the war an experimental kelp potash plant, was established by the United “he looks like aman} States Department of Agricut- trusted with any} ture at Summerland, Cal, and eT AO Ry mele