The evening world. Newspaper, March 23, 1920, Page 22

ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Dally Except Sunday by the Pres Publiahing Company, Nos. 53 to 63 Park Row, New York. RALPH PULITZER, President, 63 Park Row, (3. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 63 Park Row. JOBEPH PULITZER, Ir., Secretary, 63 Park Row, MEMBER OF THE ASSOCLATED PRESS, Amertatee Prom te ‘Gier tn ten) mews published herein. HANDWRITING ON THE WALL. comes at a fortunate moment. It is handwrit- io politicians during the coming campaign. Public offices may be for sale, but candidates are forbidden to purchase. If they do purchase, it is at their own peril. Imprisonment impends. ‘ * No more salutary laws ever were enacted than those t ‘i which limit the absolute amount which a candidate } so May spend as well as the purposes for which money rly be expended. Scrupuious regard for the spirit and the letter of The man whose reputation and previous activities _ would lead electors to seek him out would then have a Propet advantage over the candidate who needed to "$eek out and solicit votes. A DWINDLING ANDERSON. et unanimous vote the Assembly of the State of New York passed a resolution summoning Prohibition Boss William H. Anderson to appear be- fore the Assembly Judiciary Committee and answer charges that he has “challenged the integrity and in- ‘sulted the honor’ of members of the House. The basis of the charge is to be found in the torrent @ insult and abuse that Anderson has poured of lale upon “wet” Assemblymen and service men in general and upon Speaker Sweet, Assemblyman Cuoillier and Col. Ransom H. Gillett, Republican member of the Assembly from Columbia County, in particular. To a public more and more disgusted with the " spectacle Anderson has been making of himself, the ection of the Assembly is in no way a surprise. Enraged by the wave of anti-Prohibition sentiment which threatens his power, the head of the Anti-Saloon League in this State has dropped all pretense of dignity or decency and begun to snap and snarl like a cur in @ corner. He insulted Catholics, blackguarded law- makers and slurred service men with a choice of phrase and epithet that he might have learned in a bar-room when bar-rooms were his pet aversion. His appeals to Protestant clergymen are made in @ tone of cheap vulgarity which is itself an outrage upon the dignity of the pulpit. Even Prohibitionisis are turning their backs on him. The Anderson tongue and the Anderson pen are among the strongest present arguments against Pro- hibition. Anderson, it is now obvious, never had it in him to , become a tyrant. Under stress he dwindles too rapialy to an object of public contempt. Many a builder wishes now that he had built last year when material and labor costs merely SEEMED high, instead of waiting until this year when they ARE high. ONE FARE TO CONEY. NE fare to Coney Island on May 1! It is unfortunate that there must be more than a month of delay, but a May-Day reduction will be more welcome than such April-Fool reductions as New York has experienced in other years. For fourteen years The Evening World has fought ey for a single 5-cent fare to Coney Island. Final victory seems now assured. Millions go from the city to the ocean playground month during the hot weather, For those who need the relief of the ocean breezes the added dime on the round-trip was a material deterrent. This suminer promises to be a big year for the Coney Island concessions, and an even bigger year for the free attractions of clean air and ocean sand. One fare to Coney Island. Newberry Manager Assails Courts.—-Headline. Or as John Trumbull once remarked: “No man e’er felt the halter draw With good opinion of the law.” HOW IS IT FIGURED? NE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS loss in wages by strikes, lockouts and disputes during the year 1919 is the estimate based on Labor Depart- ment records. How much has this loss, plus the loss of production involved, lowered the cost of living? Labor does not answer this question, but keeps its eyes turned the other way. Labor leaders at the headquarters of the A. F. of L. amnounced yesterday that demands for increased wages will be put forward regularly until living costs begin to show a monthly drop. » Living costs cannot drop if labor increases its de- ‘mands. When will the viciousness of this circle become ap- parent to those whom it chiefly concerns? The viciousness might be lessened to some extent ‘ ‘ labor could point to increased production for each in wages. Pr Seocenw wuss emt ene eid Ps ONVICTION of Senator Newberry and his aids ing on the wall which should be a constant reminder these laws would do much to purify American politics. | a | Boara in this city, assured Mayof Hylan yesterday that {all the profiteering hereabout isn’t being done by hae Said Mr. Doyle: “As an example, I refer you to the garment makers, who in 1915 were making $14 a week and did twice as much work as they are doing now for $55 a week. Many garment makers are deliberately laying down on the job. That is why a first-class suit costs about $109, when $50 would purchase the same article a few years ago. “Bricklayers who want $10 a day for lnying 480 bricks should also be compelled to submit to @ reckoning. They used to lay 1,600 bricks a day. They are slackers, unpatriotic, un-Amer- ican slackers, They are helping put their coun- try in a hole.” Just how does labor figure that rents and the price of clothes can “show a monthly drop” when brick- layers and garment workers expect to do half as much work as they formerly did and get twice as much for it? LET HONESTY ANSWER GREED HE shameless yell for unrestricted rent-boosting and “all the income we can get” heard at the meeting of the United Real Estate Owners’ Associa- tion in this city last Sunday ought to prove the most powerful of all arguments for rent-limiting bills now before the Legislature at Albany. Ruthless landlords could have picked no better time or method to show the imperative need of the curb against which they protest. Rent profiteers must lack brains as well as hearts. One reassuring reaction, however, resulted from the outburst of brutal, unblushing greed at the real estate owners’ meeting. All landlords in this city are not profiteers, Nor are they all fools, blind to their own legitimate interests. Real estate owners and operators of the ti sort were shocked into plain speaking by the reck' talk of some of their gouging brethren, Said one swne real estate dealer: “Twenty per cent. net is beyond the fondest dreams ‘of the most avaricious of landlords, “Nobody would have the nerve to charge enough rent to bring in more than 20 per cent, “Landlords are lucky to-day if they get over 7 per cent.; and they made even more than that in the days of lower prices. There are some cases where the more lucky ones are getting 10 per cent., but they are mighty few. “Nobody is making 20 per cent. net unless it be shysters without honesty or human feeling.” jess The all-important question is now: Will real estate enterprise in this city collapse unless “shysters without honesty or human feeling” are lett free to boost rents as high as they choose? No rent legislation at the present moment can af-! ford arbitrarily to fix rents at figures which will turn capital away from the new building that will provide the only real solution of the rent problem. But the time has come to find out whether capital | will not see a fair and attractive return in building enterprise, even though that return is limited by law. Does building without the privilege of inordinate rent-boosting mean no building at all? That is the plain angle from which legislation must | approach the ret problem. Conservative realty interests in this city should come forward with their part of the answer. WHITE-COLLAR RESIGNATIONS. TAFF NEWS,” the periodical information leaf- let of the City Department of Health, reports changes in the service from Jan, 16 to Feb. 16, 1920, Under “appointments” we note the employment of three “laborers” and four ‘“cler! The rate of pay for laborers is $916, clerks is listed at $700, three at $560. Under “resignations” are listed six clerks, borers resigned. It is true that $916 is not an exorbitant wage for laborers in these times. But with collars at 30 cents 6c One of the No la- for white-collar workers, let alone food, clothing and RENT, Perhaps these figures are merely accidental, the other hand, perhaps they are symptomatic, On H. C. OF L. GARDENS. home gardening, Patriotism will no longer be the moving force that leads father to arise in the dewy morning to weed his vegetable “patch” or hasten home at eve to handle the sprinkling hose, Yet we do need more food. No organization of volunteer advisers will be on hand to give more or less expert advice as to what to plant and how to plant it. Nevertheless, we suspect that many, if not most, of the “war gardens” will be revived as H, C. of L. gardens. A visit to the markets where vegetables from the South already are on display should prove a powerful incentive. Vegetable prices will be high, Truck gardeners who have difficulty in hiring workers and who cannot depend on “farmerette” aid with their crops this year are reducing acreage, Which in turn will reduce the supply and keep up prices. Economy and the superior flavor'of fresh home- grown vegetables both suggest the continuance of ter productivity? of the Real Estate| home gardening wherever it is possible. | fearless editorial has earned for you a and 4 cents for laundry, $560 scarce provides livery | HIS year there will be no spectacular “drives” for | abe Reeling pa. H. Cassel The Thirty Cent Yoke. ‘Te the Editor of The Evening World It affords me great pleasure to thank you on behalf of my fellow employces and self for your timely editorial on the advance of stiff col- lar prices by Cluett, Peabody & Co. It is refreshing to see one paper in our midst that is not suppressed by the trusts, You have appropriately termed the stiff colar a yoke. This large mumber of new readers, M. JOHNSON, March 19, 1920. Independents and Suckers. To the Pxitor of ‘The Bvening World It really is generous of you to pub- lish not only the letters of the “Inde pendent Set” but also the ones of “Pussyloot’s Suckers.” MURIEL, New York, March 13, 192 A Hint to Retatler ‘To the Keitor of Mr bering World: In re an unusual query by Mr, James Simon in a recent issue of The Evening World; If Mr. Simon buys, say, 100 articles at $17.50 and sells at $26 he is making a profit of 30 per cent, Assuming he has sold fifty of the articles bought at $25 and buys fifty more at $8.50 he can afford to sell the hundred left at $18.60 and still make his 80 per cent, profit—this by the simple method of averaging his stock, which | fear a great many retailers fail to do. ALL CARDS ON THE TABLB, Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, March 13, 1920. Wants Common Sense R To the Haitor of The Evening Work! In an article in your editorial col- umns of March 3 you take issue with |my statement that 6 cents was the freight on an overcoat. Six cents was used as an illustration; the freight on ‘overcoats is both below and above that figure. It is fair to assume that | the cumulative freighis you name in Jyour article~in its five moves—have been added to the cost of the coat in its evolution, from the cotton field and the sheop's back until the coat rests on the fof the jobber, From ere it goes Lo the retailer with the costs added, and then to the con- |gumer at a’ price fixed by the re- taller, which covers the cost and his profit, We may consider then the several items of freight “posted” to the cost of the coat, the user of which is catled on to pay a final Treight from the jobber to the re- tailer, which may be fixed at less than 25 cents per coat Assuming the present treight doubled, the wearer Is not paying a prohibitive figure to him, which fig- ure is the salvation of the carrier, A raise in freight charge should not be denied decause distorted by any intermediate party, It is clearly the duty of some one to see that the jcarriers do not profiteer, which Is impossible under the law. On the two cents per mile passen. ger fare I was misquoted. Two cents ing them to the pre-war period basis would be a right thing. There are many commodity rates t could, without hurt to any one, be advanced several fold, while there are others on which rates are now high enough. A sifting out of the commodities that can carry the advanced rate and putting it on them would help the carriers and hurt no one else This process has in the past to a minor degree obtained, but there is room for a further improvement. The practice of following the line of least resistance has long obtained in the making of class rates, The making of rates at the outset had a slim foundation. It is time the whole structure was overhauled, and its ndations placed on the bed-rock of mmmon sense, the necessities of the rier, and on a ir basis for (hose who pay them F, D, UNDERWOOD, President Erie Railroad, 1 . New York, Mar 920, “of Infinite Valne. ‘To the Filttor of The Evening World I am very much interested in the articles “Uncommon Sense," by John Blake, of which you print one every day, Is there y possible way of my procuring a complete set of those already printed to date? I also think it would be a splendid idea to have sets made up and have these sets distributed throughout the high schools, evening trade schools and Y. M. C. A. buildings. I aim sure it would be of infinite value to many a young fellow, some of whom are just thirsting for such gems of common sense, some fellows who are down-hearted and discour- aged, as well a8 a good lesson to a lot of these “never-mind-the-future- $15-a-week sports.” I hope to see more of Mr. Blake's articles. CHARLES P, MONNEUSE. March 20, 1920. Union Course, 1. 1, A “Dog tn the Manger” Attitade, To the Editor of The Evening Wortd; It amused me to read the letter of the “dog in the manger” who signed “Reformed Drunkard." He admits himself that he wants some oné over him with a club to drive some will power into him, I have been drinking moderately for the last twenty-five years and never lost a day's work, Neither are my wife or children neglected through it, and 1 was no “dead one,” either, on pay day. My fellow workmen and myself often stopped in and had a few drinks, then went home. We did not hang around all night bathing in it and making good fellows out of ourselves. as Keformed must have done. My wife and I used to enjoy our pint of beer on a warm night before roing to bed and I hope ‘The Evening World will help us to get it back. 1 admire the fight you are putting up for it, Prohibition is all right for Drunkard “bar files" like Reformed Drunkard, but I want what IT want when I want it. LOVER OF LIBERTY, New York, March 18, 1920. per mile has long been the chorus of every song in the matter of paasen- jer rates, Advancing passenger Now is ihe time to plan and to prepare, | Spihlon s wrong thing, ‘while’ eeauc- SENN > me = = i eer res sue reading J. Johnson's and Jc in ‘o letters im The Mveming Johnson and of bie shedding UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1920.) ONLY THE CONCEITED ARE OBSTINAT Do not mistake obstinacy for firmness. Only never change their minds. Since the beginning of civilization progress has been checked by obstinancy. Columbus, believing that the world was round, willing to put his opinion to the proof. The rest of the world, without knowing anything whatever about it, ob- stinately held to their opinion that it was flat. And even when Magellan had actually cireumnayigated the globe many years passed before any considerable per centage of the world’s population abandoned the old idea. Opinion ean be founded only on knowledge, and knowledge even in these days is very hard to acquire. Twenty years ago many engineers of excellent educa- tion and gr repute insiste d tha t flight by a machine heay- fools was Persistence is an excellent quality, but persistence is not obstinancy. Train your intelligence to be receptive. Think over things, Examine new propositions, Don't be ashamed of reversing yourself when you find that you are wrong. If all the world had been obstinate we should still be- lieve that the sun moves around the earth and that witches ride on broomsticks and put curses on human beings, Thia is a world of change, and men must change with it or drop out of the race. Squadron and the | ote = aya — On this day, sixty-six years ago, World of even date commenting on|crocodile teara, I think the more of | yihan entered Into the affairs of the the letter of the man who styled him- | Prohibition, | rou hen nothing ia ane self “Reformed Drunkard," 1 can but] He need not have any ,sympathy ty, nor instruct her in the add, So say we all, At the se time, | for “reformed drunkard,” but let him flelds she ean will advise your readers not to take| consider the misery and suffering | pias i baffles us any of these birds too seriously, as it) (1,01 owing to childven lave ind to | uct her in the tre- is a well known fact the Anti-Saloon | )\m, Oe te RALORUBA CE ike field oe Uveataen League and a few other dogs ia the| became a dyed-in-the-wool “rummy,” customs, Japan manger, reading the handwriting on| #8 he teri the wall, are availing themselves of t view things & moderate drinker modern progress the opportunity of using your col- but {will gladly the United States, umns to maki ast peep before the | and harmless ee avalanche of reaction which for the beneft of | Japanese Budget Increase, ing the country engulfs the The length and breadth of these The Literary Digest asked 1 United States there is but one de-| tion through labor leaders thre mand from people in every walk of counter life—viz, repeal the Fighteenth efit to the w Amendment without any ifs or buts, nilies Replies com from 626 benefit to wor 143; doubtful, veving a fair tri eony 5 Li or bid goodby to public life, I care not what State you hail from, Car our representatives ignore this pro- | hibition n tis rathe juor renders a person more tional, so why not t est rst quencher of t he tha Balas of Teetanien Bas water? It_ will not destroy your stomach, | Doctor recommend copi- After reading the letter of ous draughts of water, Cc, W, By, ' New Fork, ier than the air was absolutely impossible. \ id of brick- A man of achievement and distinetion told this writer und other that no propeller could be made to turn fast enough to lift be familiar a body of any considerable weight. The same man is now pense tae a designer in an airplane factory. es Your opinions are all theories until they are tested. feu Don’t be too tenacious of them. Don’t think that you are Ma ne mentally wobbly if you change your mind, y facts are etforts. are continually coming along and upsetting prec enenlyan inane jon under Adapt yourself to the Be ready to accept them as soon urpenters’ as they can be established as facts, The progressive man examines new ideas and seeks to | hould he test them. If, after every possible test, they prove ground- 3 | taker for this trade less, he abandons them. ae Ie taal aor ‘Where to Find Your Vocation By Max Watson Covmright, 1920, by The Prew Publ ortrne New York brewing wnaiee O* Carpenter. Opportun' for Entering This Trade. The carpenter's trade is divided into a number of branches, the most important of which are the following: 1, Bench hand in a carpenter shop, | whose work consists largely of as- sembling of mill-made furniture parts and interior wood furnishing. Boatbuilder, who builds, small wooden boats, and motor boats 3. Bridge carpenter, who works on trestles, bridges and docks and héavy timber construction, 4. Cabinetmaker, who makes a kinds of wood cabinets and fine wood- work, repairs floats, pontoons 5. Concrete form carpenter, who constructs and orects forms for'rein= forced conerete construction. 6. Rough house carpenter, works on frame construction. inish carpenter, who does the interior finishing of buildings and hollow steel trim for metal finishing. 8 Machine operator in a carpenter shi who operates various wood- working machines, Resides these there are men who specialize in floor laying, stair bulld- ing, tank construction, cooperage and packing. Carpentry Is one of the oldest and best established trades, and the worn- out apprentice system is still in vogue. According to the rules of the unfon only one apprentice can be employed for every ten journcymen and the apprenticeship period shall be four lye This rule is not strictly fol- |lowed in either case, Apprentices | are employed by the contractors, and }union men are anxious to have the | number ‘increased, The training gtven in public schools does not make a four-year apprentice | period nec A young who | wishes to trade should the free training schools either in ‘ With this inities for becom- r superintendent are who ssar take advant given by the pu day or |tra ning ing a for | Schooling. | At least a grammar school eduea- tion should be required of an appren- ind if he wishes to advance he wid attend nigh » where he can learn the rules and principles of mec 8 involved in carpentry work also become familiar with build- plans, He should atso study building trades so as to learn their work fits in with car- ings othe pen Salary. eceives from $15 to f he has had no shop ex- and from $15 to $20 a week { trainin is in- b period, m $25. te for journey other large with double An apprentice $18 a week ate rk and Type of Young Man Best Suited for This Trade. f ntry are @@- a boy must instinct to The work is : ot very ean. 4 N nter must be streng and ch nd not afraid to work under ' Qualifications. rpenter must be 1 of Education scanned ‘ CONTOSAINT JAPAN'S ENTRANCE INTO THE WEST. On Mar 3, 1854, a treaty of com- mel ot was 1 between Com- mod rry and Western of the most Coma ial Attache J. P. Ab- 1 dott has for ela translation of the principal items appearing in the Japanese budget for the r year ending March 31, 1924, The jigures indicate an increase in total revenue from 1,064,190,840 ven in 1919 to 1,275,944,023 yen in 1920, the principal increase being shown in income tax, publie bond, saki tax, poste and tele graphe and monopoly burewmg ‘3 hye mt nets