The evening world. Newspaper, February 20, 1920, Page 26

LIHU ROOT'’S “keynote” speech last night at A Carnegie Hall, where the Republican Party in this State began to tune up for the coming Presidential campaign, came in strong on the chord The Evening (World has been sounding for the benefit of no one ‘Party but for the guidance and profit of the country Bs a whole. \ Of all reconstructive needs, Mr. Root declares, “thrift stands first. And the primary example of thrift sat the present time should be Government thrift: : “The, useful thing is not to have a Govern- ment that preaches thrift, but a Government that practises thrift, a Government which | makes people understand that their money is | © peing saved, 20 that 4t will be worth while for them to earn and save.” a o Fs 4 THE EVENING WOR Plainant’s point of view, this is not a satisfactory reply. Its merely an explanation. But perhaps it will help ‘to make the situation more comprehensible and ac- | ceptable to those who are in the same boat. The Re- serve Board considered this feature, but decided that |ihe gain more than offset the losses. THE GREAT AWAKENING. RESOLUTION originating in the Chicago City Council asks the Illinois State Legislature to ‘rescind its ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment |and submit to the electorate the question of Nation- | wide Prohibition. The resolution dwells on the fact that the Prohibi-| | tion Amendment was forced into the Federal Constitu- tion while the country was preoccupied with war, try- jing to forestall the consequences of a grain shortage, and “at a time when the people of America were not { When last week the Government Loan Organiza- | afforded a fair opportunity to pass upon so extraordi- tion of the Second Federal Reserve District appealed nary an innovation in their habits and method of to the public on Lincoln’s Birthday to cultivate habits living.” of Federal extravagance, current and proposed, and said: | Let the Government teach by example. The people have already proved themselves g00d pupits. ‘They can be counted on to keep the lesson all the more steadily by them if’ they see con- i sistent effort to lMghten their present tax burdens. _ Mr. Root adopts this as wise doctrine for the Re- | publican Party to annex. | It is better than that. | “It is sound doctrine for all voters, irrespective of party, regardless of a political campaign, to get behind amt push—vigorously and at once, . } 1 t { { } } i} ‘ The Dutch are reported to be considering the ' wisdom of sending Wilhelm von Hohenzollern __ to the Island of Curacao, just off the coast of sietermination to undo the wrong that has been done | Venezuela. After considering the suggestion, : i Cae . 4% ft is quite proveble ¢hat Wilhelm may develop loa fundamental principle of ean democracy. iol } a sudden respect for the Monroe Doctrine. Here in the State of New York the illusion pf Pro- \ |hibition as a permanent super-power exercised by! A CLEVER WITNESS. M ‘up to expectations. Mr. Hillquit is a clever propagandist, and Sweet has | given him the chance of a lifetime. | It is not improbable that he will be perfectly willing more effective'as martyrs than as members. If Mr. /Hillquit is as clever as we believe him to be, he will be judicial. | Meantime he will spread his most ingenious and sophistic arguments in a manner best calculated to, catch those who cannot or will not think straight, and | ‘they will gain undeserved prominence in the news! “columns. Mr. Hillquit’s defense of the Socialist platform and his condemnation of our participation in the war are _ fair examples of what he is doing. i THE GAIN OUTWEIGHS THE LOSS. | | { N EVENING WORLD reader complains that his | bank has increased its interest rate on a loan he made to purchase Liberty bonds something over a year ago. The loan is secured by the bonds and he Js reducing it as rapidly as his savings permit. He bought for patriotic reasons with the expecta- tion that the bank would carry him with only a small differential between the rate which it charged and the ‘pate which the bonds yielded. His purpose in buying ‘the bonds was purely patriotic. He intends to keep and pay for the bonds, but feels that he is the victim | of injustice in having to pay a heavier interest rate than he had been led to expect. » His case is typical. In a way he is a victim and en- titled to sympathy. There are others in similar cir- <Gamstances. If any one is to blame it seems to be ‘the Federal Reserve Board, and it has a good excuse. _ The Federal Reserve Board did encourage just such Joans during the war, It did lead investors to expect "More liberal treatment. But when it changed policy it |) had a good reason. In raising its discount rate, which forced this correspondent’s bank to raise the rate on vhis secured loan, the Federal Reserve Board was try- “ing to reduce inflation, contract credit and discourage speculation, all factors in the rising cost of living. This does work a certain injustice on our correspond- and other good patriots who bought more bonds they could pay for in the time allowed. But if is an appreciable drop in the cost of living as the aE * of economy with.a view to investing in Government | This week Gov. Clement of Vermont wrote to Gov. ySavings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates, | Milliken of Maint declining to bring Vermont into a| “The Evening World pointed to its striking disclosures | movement to oppose Rhode Island in the latter’s efforts | ito have the Eighteenth Amendment annulled, The Governor of the Green Mountain State hopes | Rhode Island will be successful. \claring National Prohibition to have been “put on the He goes further, de- statute books by as corrupt methods as have ever been used in legislation in the United States”; | “The Anti-Saloon League had unlimited funds behind them. I do not mean to say that they bought votes of Congressmen. What they did do was to go to a man and tell him that if he did not vote favorably they would attack him in bis home district. In this manner they ob- tained the support of a lot of weak men.” Daily from different sections of the country comes fresh news of popular protest, weighty condemnation from respected holders of high public office, organized | William H. Anderson has just burst like a bubble at | ORRIS HILLQUIT’S testimony before the As. the touch of The Evening Worki’s blithesome cam-| sembly Judiciary Committee seems to be quite | naign to find out what Republican legislators really think of the Prohibition Boss. FY It of the action of the Board it seems probable from change in the discount rate. paper yesterday. worthy of notice as a fair example: ment, Anderson may have been able to frighten Republi- jcan votes into subMissive obedience a year ago. But to make admissions far more damaging than anything | The Evening Worl! has shown the great Prohibition the prosecution was able to prove. Mr. Hillquit, as a whip-wielder how little cf love or fear the hearts of propagandist, knows that the five Socialists will be far Republican Assemblymen at Albany hold for him to- y. < ist 3 / ‘ ! | Weak legislators of the type to which Gov. Clement ‘do-all in his-power to drive the judges into a state Of | refers begin to find themselves exposed to the back- ‘ptogressive exasperation, so that the verdict will not | ire of an anti-Prohibition sentiment which day by day gains strength. That sentiment is based om sound reasoning and reversion to an older Americanism. { is intensified by such revelations as the Prohibi- tionists are now making of the shallowness of their pretense and the extent of their inordinate appetite for tyranny in their new efforts to control the conduct of Americans who leave the actual limits of the United States, The true issue becomes more and more clear and insistent. The great awakening progresses. FRANKNESS AT ANY RATE. OW many have observed the new style in adver- tisements for city real estate and the differences from those of five or ten years ago? Here, for example, is one elipped from a local news- It is in no way exceptional, but Elevator apartment house on Broadway, six stories, 50x100, rents $13,326; no leases; price $73,000, S———, — Broadway. Compared with ‘similar advertisements of other years, there are points of difference: The price is higher, The rents are higher. , Absence of leases is a catchy feature. The percentage yield on the investment is greatly increased, Once upon a time 10 or perhaps 12 per cent, was considered a fair return on an apartment-house invest- In this instance the rents are a fraction more than 18 per cent. of the price asked. Once upon a time the presence of long-term lease- holders in a building was a desirable argument to ad- vance, Now the owner as much as invites the buyer to raise rents by telling him there is no legal pre- ventive. Increased selling price is natural. Such brutal frankness, > A proportionate increase in rent is to be expected. But a large part of the difference between 12 per cent. and 18 per cent. rain will be greater than his loss in interest | of the selling price represents greed and profiteering, Democrats will yield. Each party is u advertisement has little to commend it ex-| that, from the com-| cept its Hiooet age Paar LD, FR IDAY, FEBRUARY Peace Should Put a Check‘on Government Spending: _ The War Is Over; Lighten the Taxpayers’ Load wh a in SPP Living im Bingville. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: Amsterdam Avenue on Washington Heights reminds me of a small village street on the route of an interurban line in Michigan, ‘The interurban juses good, strong, effective track clearing apparatus that piles up the snow at the sides of the track just as only difference is that the village snow does not get quite so dirty, BINGVILLE, Where Fig [7 the itor oc "Nie Hi 1 would like to ask “One of the So- Called Minority," whose letter ap- |Peared in ‘The Evening World last | Saturday, whether the 87 per cent. of |territory in the United States which he mentions as having voted itself dry in 1917 would show the same percentage based on the entire popu- lation of the United States. Texas, with an area of over 262,000 square miles, according to his metho of figuring, would show a percentag: of nearly 10 per cent. of the entire larea of the United States, whereas on a basts of population be would get less than 4 per cent His facts lean toward sophism, and are, therefore, unsound, The writer stands for the abolition of liquor, provided the voters so de- cide im a popular election; but the tactios by which Highteenth | Amendment was made a part of our Constitution could not stand the glar of publicity | 1 fully appreciate the horror: th anc Jerimes ‘that have boon traced t whiskey, and agree that its eal should be restricted. By this 1 mean the abolition of its ‘sale entirely through the saloon, the abuse of which has been the downfall of many American lads, But I cannot agree to the prohibi- tion of Nght wines and beers, which have been popular the world over since time immei 1D} D % TOO MUCH." Richmond Hill, I , 10, 1920, Need « Wet Party, ‘To the Patitor cf ‘The Brening World Men and women are clamoring and enouncing the Volstead Act (Prohi- bition), but will that help us to regain our lost liberty? To get to the root of this thing money and influence are needed, A new party is also needed to undertake the work and have this as its plat- form, for neither the Republicans nor gatangied in the meshes of Protibl, tion. ‘Whispqring is heard here and there about the’need of a new party, a party FROM EVENING WORLD READEKS _ | that will furnish the needs of to-day, for the people are tired of the old political parties (Republican and | Democratic), and if the men who are | prepared to ‘lead that new party will not soon awal y will find the ma- | jority followin; party that every true citizen of country would be {ashamed to adopt at ordinary times: the Socialist Party, , Americans, take heed of the it is piled in Amsterdam Avenue. Thepgreat danger that is threatening us. Make use of your yote, so that the ideal, that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from earth, a1. | Recalls a Rhyme. | To the Editor of The Evening World. I submit this little rhyme benefit of your readers God made man, frail as a bubble, God made love, love made trouble. God made the vine, was it any sin | That man made wine to drown trouble in? I wonder if Mr. Anderson, the star Prohibitionist, ever heard that little} is ‘schooldays. OLDIER OF THE nH for the | od Give Ux Men. No the ‘tditor of Te Evening World With your kind permission I would | |tike to say a few words to the many | complainants who have of late been serenading you with their sorrowful | stories in the “From Evening World Reader: column. It seems that | all we can do or} rather is talk, talk, talk of the injustices being meted out to us daily by our ‘“mis"-representatives, profiteers, Prohibitionists and an| ver larger growing army of gloom dispensers, Can't those of use who have felt the thrill of freedom in our hearts unite as did our fathers in days gone by, into one overwhelming effort to bring back ,the good old fashioned days? Let's cast away this lately ac- quired yellow streak and take on our natural bu Oh God! Please God, give us men, | men like those who fill our histories! pages—a Washington, a Lincoln or a Roosetelt, Perhaps it is because during the past few years we were too busy with the Kaiser and 90 did not take much note of our own Little Kaisers. Give us a real red blooded LEADER. aK lL “wil do East 14th Street, Feb. 9. Operators, "To the Editor of The Evening Wort, We, as daily readers of your Eve- wing World, wish you would\publish the collowing in your editorial section 4 UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1920.) YOUR CONSCIENCE IS YOUR COMPASS, There are few men who do not know instinctively right from wrong. In their course through life their consciences are their compasses. And those compasses are always in a convenient place, ready to be consulted. The thief knows he is a thief, although he may try to justify his thievery. The idler knows he is an idler, and is secretly ashamed of it, although he may find a hundred excuses for being idle. The man who succee the man who uses the compass that, nature has placed wit him to direct his course and to warn him when he is going wrong. He cultivates the habit of steering by compass. allows nothing to distract his attention. Two lines that were greatly admired by Doctor Johnson are worth engraving on your mind. They are: “Though pleased tg see the dolphins play, I mind my compass and my way.’ Learn those two lines and their lesson, and you will be saved many idle and useless wanderings from your course as you navigate the difficult waters of life. The love of pleasure is strong in man, and should of course be indulged to some extent. But to indulge it to the exclusion of the important business of making the port you are bound for is mere stupidity Be thankful for the “‘silent voice” that will give you your real position if you ask for it, Be glad that the most useful in- formation you can obtain is always at hand when you want it —the information as to where you ought to be fea: Ships set forth through fog and storm, sure that while the compass holds true their course will be ri@ht, and they will reach the destination they desire to reach. You too, by choosing your destination, can reach it, per- haps after delay due to storms or tides, but surely, if though you may occasionally watch the dolphins, your chief attention is upon your compéss and your way. And he regarding the telephone service. We are operators who have been working for the company four, five, six, seven years, ‘As experienced operators, we wish to give the public a little information regarding the r service of the tele- phone. The New York Telephone Company is actually giving their skilled help underpaid salaries. They have raised the salaries but have only given the benefit to the new and unskilled foree they are em- ploying. ‘The experienced force 1s being obHged to actually give the best of service they can. They are being overworked because in a Cen- tral office three-quarters = are unde If the pany paid their experienced girls vice, actually uncalled for, 80 wake uj New York Telophone Company! Don perienced girl one mean dollar, a satisfied public. sidlied, one-quarter skilled, Then they] pesition of our fundamentally ime New. York ‘Telephone Com- salary that would correspond to those of other working girls of to-day, the girls would stick to their positions and the company would have a force that would give the public good ser- All this poor service would be give a student a $3 raise and an ex- Give what's right, and then you will have 4 BUNCH OF DISGUSTED OPpR- ATONE. Where to Find Your Vocation IBY Max Watson ‘oprright, 1920, by ‘The Press Publishing Oa Prriaiie New York ening World.) Window Decorating. Opportunities for Entering This Field.—Window decorating or window trimming may bo considered as & special branch of advertising. It has developed along artistic lines un- til it can almost be classed among the artistic professions, Like all branches of the advertising field | window decorating makes a strong | appeal to the young man, but at the same time makes very exacting de-, mands of the man who makes good. This fleld can best be emtered by becoming connected with the decorat- Ing staff of a large department store. Very often young men who have shown promise are taken from tho regular employees of the store and transferred to the decorating depart- ment a8 even @ small knowledge of merchandise will help them when | learning decorating. The beginner is usually assigned as a helper or as- sistant to a regular trimmer, under whose direction he will work for the first few months. If he has the necessary qualifications he may then bo assigned to interior decorating such as showcase and ledge work. ‘Two years of experience are gener- | ally required before a man is allowed | to trim windows without direct si- pervision. His advancement depends upon bis natural ability for this | work, but it cannot be expected to be rapid, and many young men become impatient and seek other work before they have attained the experienee to become,g trimmer. A bead decorator of a la¥ge department store stated that not more than one boy out of thirty who starved ever made a first class. decorator, Schooling—-No specified amount of schooling 1s required, although largo firms would like to have high sehovl graduates. A young man starting in will Increase his chanves of ent and success if he wi! night, school course in drawing . Some large department stores are working toward special training courses in the stores. Salary—The salary of a beginner is from $15 to $18 a week. A trimmér receives from $35 to $60 a week, de- pending upon his length of experience and ability. The head decorator of a large(store will receive from $3,500 $6,000 a year. Many men branch out for themselves and become free lance trimmers. They trim windows tor small stores at from $5 to $10 a wii- dow, or at a regular contract pric! Many of these men are able to earn very good incomes. Another branch is designing stock windows for manufac- turers, Which are photographed and duplicated by smaller stores in various parts of the country. ‘Type of Young Man Best Suited to This Field.—The qualifications which make a successful decorator are hard to define in words. He must have ur- tistic taste and a sense of color har- mony and form. There must be an almost intuitive sense which tella him when a window looks right. One head decorator stated that he could tell by the wgy a man put a coat on a form if he would ever make a decorator. |The decorator speaks of the “feel” | which makes {t possible to grasp the theme and motive of the idea to bo expressed. Many young men show no | progress after two or three years, | while others will show marked ability | after a few months. Duties—Tho assistant must first learn the names of the various fixtures used, such.gs T stands, flat top stands, ' shirt easels, oval stands and pedestals, | As he advances he must learn mer- | chandise, so that he can appreciate its display value. When he becomes a trimmer he must study the various Oftentimes a trimmer will specialize time and care to window decoration New York does not make it possible this field with some of the Pacfic quite confident that the pres- productive processes going at full tit types and styles of windows used and | certain line of goods such as h | | is generally conceded - that is evident in the Western cities, to work out the display effects in in other cities. Chicago is generally regular publications are the Mer- published in Chicago, and The Dry~ N . | ent pace will be maintained for that the world is bare of goods and | in order to succor needy nations, = « keep abreast of changing methods, shoes or draperies, ie «3 City does not give the The prcssure and rush of business in such artistic detail as can be found given credit for taking the lead in Coast cities a close second. The best chants’ Record and Show Window, goodsman, published in New York. WE majority of business men are! another year or two. They point out that the United States must keep tts They declare confidently that in ome way or another the means and mae chinery Will be devised for financing >} the enormous prospective purchases of Buropean countries. They draw attention to the portant agricultural population, to the settlement of all the major al strikes, to the effective punishment being meted out to the more hot headed Bolshevistic agitators, to the formal ratification of peace between Germany and the leading Buropean countries, to the unparalipled pur chasing power of our own people, te the prospect of an early and satiea 2 tactory solution of our long-discussed railroad problem and to the waning of widespread agitation for Govern- ment ownership. What, they ask with a chal! 4 tone, can hold this country 4 Porbee : Ds 3