The evening world. Newspaper, March 31, 1920, Page 26

ESTABLISHED BY Preiened pave Com san; @iorld, JOSEPH PULITZER J. ANGUS BAW, 1 POSEPL PULITZER. J MEMBEY OF THE {Wee aswoennted Frees te exctun GB mews Geepetcbes credited io It Glee Whe joes! news published bereio. LIBERTY-BAITING AT ALBANY. ASSOCIATED PRESS, ed to the we ‘THE LAW. FROM | ITH the quick exoneration of Assistant District | Attorney James E. Smith from one bribery charge, the Extraordinary Grand Jury gave proof yes- terday that it is at last in action, he charge in question was one submitted to Gov. for repuniication ot otherwise credited io tnie paver Smith as part of the specific memoranda upon which he based his action in directing the Attorney General of the State to conduct the Grand Jury investigation O-DAY the Assembly at Albany expects to take of charges made against the three Assistant District a momentous step. | Unless all signs fail, the Attorneys, Smith, Kilroe and Dooling. Republican maj —, ment. the Assenibly is expected to adopt. 4 All this is water which has gone over the dam. oa The only encouraging features of the affair are to % Socialist expulsion. Not one ‘ras a kind word for the Socialists or the list Party. But they see the affair in the proper as a choice between two evils, one transitory and Mable to correction at the polls, ‘the other permanent, “a cancerous growth in the vitals of our democracy. To exclude a duly elected member because va of his membership in a particular political Party, or because of his political or economic ‘views, not.only would be contrary to the spirit of the Constitution but would be a most danger- ous attack upon the right of representative Gov- ernment and free political action. ‘Assemblyman Evans gets at the heart of the prob- fem, both in theory and practice, when he reports : “Radical minorities must not be driven from the Legislature. It is better to have them in the Legislature than in secret meetings in ¢ellars. It is better to have the radical give * vent to his feelings on the street corner or in "the Legislature than cause him to suppress his feelings and ideas and then burst his sup- pressed energies in violent form.” + “Liberty involves the right to think wrong” is a it sentence from the report of Assemblyman “Sotialists should be conclusive. It did not happen at , ly. ‘ Harry M. Winitsky of the Communist Party has | | Ifthe five Socialists are guilty of crime, the law BL bes a remedy. If the Attorney General of the State is able to secure of one or all the Socialists, then—and only - then—would the Assembly be justified in ousting them their seats. ANOTHER JOB FOR GOV. MORROW. KENTUCKY mob has added another lynching % to the American record. |. The deed was accomplished expeditiously and with Po advertisement. It had to be, for less than two months ago Gov. Morrow of Kentucky demonstrated “his stand on lynching. At Lexington the militia re- _ tived orders to shoot to kill, if necessary to protect a “ Megro suspect who has since been tried and executed by orderly process of law. Kt was a difficult duty which Gov. Morrow faced then. He faced it bravely and sensibly. The present E pd Presents an equally onerous task. It is now BP duty to discover and prosecute the guilty members | of the mob who lynched Grant Smith. 3 In this he should have the backing of every respect- able, intelligent and law-abiding citizen of the State. Lynching is so serious an evil that the Southern States—and the North too—must down it by State law, or we shall have Federal law stepping in to punish > erimes committed against the States. Such a bill has been introduced in Congress. Every lynching which unpunished will add to the sentiment favoring it. Every lynching prevented or adequately punished will prevent so undesirable an innovation. A “PLYING SQUAD” of profiteer hunters from the Department of Justice is in the city to track Profiteers. “particularly in the retail trade.” The “Business World” column of the Times notes that “retailers are anxious to see what happens,” Kt is high time that the Attorney General manifested femething more than oral concern over profiteering. Perhaps The Evening World’s exposures of profi- WHY NOT “FLY “SagER? mind. But why specialize on retailers? As it because retailers are less able to fight their cases? , the prdlic.records which the companies authorize. WO years ago, are now selling for 240 per cent. ir pre-war price. The manufacturers, Cluett dy & Co., report enormously increased profits. chafing the neck of the “new poor’2 ity under the party whip of Speaker Thaddeus Sweet wit! vote to nullify some of the MOSt Srrith by P Sacred principles of our democratic form of Govern- © ‘It is scarce worth while to review these principles. | ih aig It is less worth while to review the report which investigation. Ge found in the minority reports of the members of | the Judiciary Committee who refused to indorse the | William W. Pellet and Theodore Stitt, Republicans, | teering may have helped Mr. Palmer to make up his fe ‘The Evening World has pointed out several con- | jnconveni | sBlcuous examples of profiteering by manufacturers even bother to investigate the application for employ- wholesalers in which the Department of Justice | ment of a boy who is to be put in a position of trust? ts need do no gum-shoe purchasing in order to} blish a case. The evidence of profiteering is spread | to recover money which the owners do not care to fe wish to remind A, W. Riley, chief of the “Flying | d,” that Arrow collars, inferior in quality to those The number of repetitions seem to indicate something Charges brought against Assistam District Attorney ‘olice Inspector, Dominick Henry were not disposed of yesterday. Charges against Kilroe and Dooling are still under Nevertheless, the Extraordinary Grand Jury shows signs of settling down to steady work. One thing may hamper that work. When he superseded the District Attorney’s office, under Section 62 of the Executive Law, the Governor strictly limited the Grand Jury's inquiry under the di- rection of the Attorney General to the specified charges against the three Assistant District Attorneys. It may prove that the Grand Jury will need the ; Special help of the Attorney General in an investigation that could profitably be widened. To make sure of that help might go far toward forestalling arguments and manoeuvrings for a Legis- lative inquiry into the affairs of this county. The Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of New ‘York provides: Sec, 252. The Grand Jury has power, and it is their duty, to inquire into all crimes com- mitted or triable in the county, and to present them to the court. The Code also provides that the Grand Jury must inquire; Sec. 260, Par. 3. Into the wilful and corrupt misconduct in office of public officers of every description jn the county. Two Grand Juries are at the present moment in- quiring into charges of misconduct brought against Police officials and officers of justice in the County of New York. Both these Grand Juries possess the large and compelling powers given them by the law of the State to summon witnesses, examine public records and secure the production of legal evidence. Both Grand Juries are sworn to exercise their extensive powers in the public interest. All this is in strict accordance with established proc- esses of law in this commonwealth, By such proc- ésses it has been possible before and should be pos- sible now to uncover crime and bring criminals to justice. Why confuse those processes by Legislative inter- ference? i It is conceivable that relations between the Police Department and the District Attorney's office in this coumty might be such as'to call for investigation by Legislative authority. No such action could be in order until the duty im- posed by law upon a Grand Jury had been performed or until the Grand Jury had proved itself incompetent. Despite the eagerness of Republican leaders in the Legislature for a “Lexowing” expedition which would bring a Republican commission to the congenial task of probing a Democratic administration in this city, the moment has not yet come. Nor will it come, unless two Grand Juries—one of them reinforced with the directive authority of the State Attorney General—prove powerless to get at the. facts. Against misconduct in office of public officers in this county, first protection for the community must come not from the Legislature but from the law. GUILELESSNESS IN WALL STREET.-— GAIN the canny farmers and villagers of the Nation have reason to marvel at the extreme gullibility of the wise “city fellers,” Again a youthful messenger is “missing” with a huge sum with which a guileless financial institution trusted him, ' Again it is revealed that the youth gave a fake ad- dress, which the financiers took no pains to. verify be- fore turning over $100,000 and more and sending the boy out on the street. Truly the countrymen have reason to marvel. Such a yarn of trustful simplicity is almost enough to account for the “drift to the city” by country boys. Why work when it is so easy to come to the city, prevaricate and walk off with a fortune? Such practices are hardly fair to the police. Why should the hard-working detective be asked to chase a vanishing “Nicky” at considerable personal e when an employing financier will not Why should taxpayers be asked to pay for the effort -| protect by the exercise of elemental caution? The first few reports of the kind were amazing. + akin to criminal negligence. Commissioner Enright almost would be justified in . refusing to assign detectives to follow a thieving mes- ill Mr. Riley please take note of the 30-cent yoke senger in case the bank has neglected to verity his [address L by The Crom Piibliabt (The New York Brening Wont The Kinds of “Drys.” To the Editor of The Evening World The letter in The Evening World signed Reformed Drunkard sounded very much like the ravings of a pro- fessional Prohibitionist. By reading be- tween the lines one could easily de- tect the old time melodrama drunken husband, starving children, neglected wife and all. What could be sweeter than the final transformation through Prohibition, loving husband, happy home, smiling wife to meet him and all? ‘To my mind there are three kinds of Prohibitionists, first the one who really believes it is for the best, and who should be taught that there others in the big United States he- ides themadlves. ‘The second is the “water on the brain, cellar full of booze” class who advocate Prohibition for business principles. This class is a nuisance. Then there is the professional. This class is dangerous and should be dealt with in a court of law, for there is no trick, no matter how low, they will not pull off to gain.their end. McKEON. Park Street, Richmond Hill, March 28, 1920, . For One Good Wallop. ‘To the aitar of ‘Nae Kyening World In the Sunday World, on the front page of the main news section I note an article, “Drys would let it go to the people and thus decide whether there has been any reaction against Pro- hibition.” ‘This was a statement issued by Wayne B, Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-Saloon League, When has there ever been any senti- ment for it? ‘This measure (the most unpopular in the history of the glori- ous U, S.) was saddled on us without our ever having a voice in the matter, and now that the entire Nation sees that it 18 wrecking the country they rid of the Kighteenth Amendment. It is too fate. Confidence smashed, Foreign borns 6 and with the money are buying steam- what I loft, but buck to my own free country, Bohemia, Polang, Hungary, &e. And how many Anferican born will tell you they are here until the next eleotion, just ‘for one good wallop! How much longer can U. 8. carrythe Eighteenth Amendmept? JAMES P. REYNOLDS. New York, March 29, 1920. ‘Thirty Cent Co! ‘To the Kaittor of ‘The Evening W Galling. eld each day! We like plain people, imposed upon by light of public criticism, Thirty cents for a collar worth 1b. is especially galling and ours is going to be worn to a frazzle on both sides before we buy a thirty-cent ‘ind. | Meep up the good work, The milliang are looking for an easy way of getting has been selling Liberty bonds which they bought heye | family. ship tickets home, as they say, not to We would as oon do without our “eats” as(to miss our Evening World to boast ‘to our friendssof the wonderful things our | favorite evening paper is doing in the | way of espousing the cause of the We hate like sii to be such concerns as you are now putting under the lime- a of “new poo! appreciate the for ree: orid the champion of | May: your success con- grow in proportion to your WM. F. MUTH. tinue to efforts, Newark, KF. ML Co the Estitor of Th ; Your efforts to expose the various | combination in profiteering are most commendable and shou! be taken up by all other papers that have the “guts,” but I am afraid, as you have originated the idea, they, as usual, will take the other side ertheless jit is fine and just what is wanted, so |that the public may know them’ by name. A STOCKHOLDER, New York City, March 28, 1920, Hands Off the Clock. To the Htitor of ‘Pe Krening World When it comes to daylight saving You can hear the “high-brow” raving Of his “brotherhood of man.” His self-centred sphefe is bounded With conceptions wholly rounded By a narrow-walled life-span. Hands off the old clock! WILLIAM REID, 2333 Loring Place, March 28, 1920. Firemen and Policemen's Pensions. To the Editor of The Evening World: In reply to Mr. Fletcher's letter in regard to police and firemen pension fuhds I would state that they, the firemen and policemen, have funds to take care of their families in case of acoident or death, If L am correctly informed, when a policeman or fire- man is killed in the performance of his duty his family is allowed half of his salary. As Mr. Fletcher states, the family of a policeman who was killed lately was allowed $90 a month. This, of course, is not a large sum and a fam- ily would have to be economical to get along on it, But many men not belonging to the Police or Fire Depart- ment are killed and there no fund of any kind to help the unlucky 1 do not agree with Mr. Fletcher that the city should appropriate funds to the police and firemen. There is too much money given to these de- partments at the present time. As far as I can see the hcads of both the Fire Department and Police De- .|partment would not be satisfied if they were given the entire city treas- more. k ury, but would come back fer J NC Rockaway Beach, March ‘Thanks From the A. ar. 1D the biitor of The Evening World: I want to express to you my real appreciation of the help that you gave to the A. I, C, P. in their campaign for $975,000, It was most important that we should have the co-operation of your paper in telling our story to the public and we appreciate very |much the help that you gave us. CORNELIUS N. BLISS JR. 0, 19; Mareh 2 Profitecring Exposures Appreciated ‘To the Fditar of The Evening World UNCOMMON SENSE | By John Blake (Copyright, 1920.) KEEP GOOD WORKS IN A GOOD CASE. The best watch movement ever made would refuse to work if not kept in a strong case. The directing mind of a battle is kept back of the firing line, away from bursting shells. It is silly to develop your mind if you are going to leave it in a weak bod ‘ If your brain is exposed to possible destruction by every malady that comes along, why bother about educating it? . Mind and body are equally important. prosper without the other. There are book addicts as well as drug addicts, and neither get very far in the world. Physical education is rightly made an important part of the curriculum of every modern college. If you cannot go to college, at least learn to care for your health, Take exercise; learn how and what to eat; avoid excesses. If you have bad teeth, get them attended to. No intellectual treasures you can store up will last very long unless they are properly housed in a strong body. Leaving out of the question the fact that no man can be happy when ill, keep well for the sake of your mental condition, Stevenson, it is true, wrote great literature although an invalid. But Stevenson was a genius. And even he felt that he could have done still greater work had he been well, Cultivate your mind and body together, The healthier you keep your body, the healthier will be your mind. Pessimism, morbidity, self pity, all come from illness in one form or another. You can be healthy if you try hard enough. It means hard work sometimes, and often dull and weary work, But it is worth the trouble. Without strength you give hostages to the enemy which later on you will be in vast trouble to redeem, One cannot pe aaeeaeaaaamaaaaammmmammmmmmmmmaaa TERETE TTT cy Permit me to congratulate you on the ariicles which are uppeuting in The Evening World exposing profiteering tions. 1 trust that you will continue, whén- ever it is possible, to shed light an this class of American institutions, as no doubt you realize that the only effective way public have and look to is the news- papers, who have within their power the weapons to de: licity. ‘ Auditor Merchants’ Corporation of New York. March 27, 1920. To the I have been reading with interest the concerns and corpora- possible Of course some may argue it 18 unconventional to be @ collar, or it may be improper, may be undignified; but such arguments. What act conventional or proper or. di fied, or rather, who is the dict to decree what’ is conventional, pi er or dignified? 4 ypen that the American make out pitiless pub- Fr. WARCH, Fire Assurance collars, Let's have at least, with I shall be p! of the others have Wants a Collarless Summer. of ‘ue Bvenng World to say on th them on some of our hot August days and perhaps he would be willing to recall his idea, if such a thing were that without it away with an Just a bunel of old maids who have nothing eise to do but to criticise others, So let's cut and set our own standards and forget the a collarless summer mfort" thrown tn, ed to see What some is No. 65—-EUGENIE GRANDEZ: By Honore de Balzac. UGENIP GRANDET lived ttm her miserly and grim olf par- ents in a cheerless house Saumur, in France. Her father was rich. But howaees stingy that Eugenie had little-qnene than the bare necessities of Dife,iee had a dreary, loveless childhood | The firet gleam of sunshine that came into her bare life was whener handsome cousin, Charles, arrivedmat the Grandet house for @ visit, Charles had not come to vintt-tie Grandet family through any devotion to them, but in the hope of mending his smashed finances, His father had just died, bankrupt, having commit- ted suicide when his wealth vanished.’ Bugenie’s father was rich. Chartes hoped to cajole the old miser into let ting him have enough money to start him in business somewhere in the West Indies, ¢ His hopes bore no fruit at al. Old Grandet was not the kind of man to give anything to anybody, But Eugenie fell overwhelmingly and rapturously in love with her g00d looking cousin. To her he was the most marvellous and handsome and brilliant man on earth. As the visit was stupid, Chariesen- livened it by consenting to let ¢xis lonely little cousin worship him He and she"became engaged. Bugenie scraped together enough cash to send Charles to the West In- dies,and to give him a modest start in business there. It was arranged that he should come back and marry her as soon ag he could make a living. To the West Indies he went, Eu- genie waited—at first in blissful an- ticipation and then in patient loyalty, for her lover to come back to France and claim her for his bride. The years dragged on. Stilt Charfes did not come back. Eugenie’s parents died, leaving her their huge fortune. She did not write to Charles about this new wealth, for she planned to surprise him with it when he shoukd return to marry her. But the surprise proved to be the other way around. One day Bugente received a letter from Charles asking her to release him from the engage- ment so that he might marry an heiress in the West Indies. Bugenia’s heart was broken, For Charles was the one love of her life. But she wrote, releasing him, She did more. She learned that he was deep in debt and that the heiress would not marry him until he was once more solvent. So, secretly, Eugenie paid all his debts. And her worthless lover was able thus to marry a woman whose for- tune was far less than that of the girl whose gullant life he had wrecked, A Danish Republic? News despatches from Copenhagen state that there is a possibility of the establishment of a republic in Den= mark, the little country that has been a monarchy since King Healfdene ruled the country in 400 A. D. Denmark is t¢-day a limited mon archy, ruled by King Christian, who divides his power with the two houses of Parliament. During the war te suffered heavily in both its leading industries, dairying and the merchant marine. Many Danish ships were sunk by U boats despite their neus trality, and the large herds of cattle that had supplied a large part of Eu- rope's butter and cream were killed for food. Denmark has « population of 2,500,« 000, a large part of whom live om small farms, Its area is 14,829 square miles, slightly larger than the State of Maryland. It 1s densely populated, with 165 people to the square mile om the mainland and 275 to the square mile on the many islands ajong the coast. Copenhagen, the capital and principal seaport, is situated on the Island of Zealand. The island folic form the merchant marine and the fisheries, while the farmers live en the fertile mainland. eres The Wireless ’Phone. PN GR the signing of the armis< i tice the British authorities es tablished a postal aeroplane service to Cologné, and in connec- tion with this service systematic use was made of Wireless telephony, says the Halifax Morning Chronicle. Wireless telephone stations were placed on the ground at distances of fifty miles from each other and with the use of quite small sets were able ty transmit m ses to aircraft up to whirty miles away. They could also point. It should. be (his |receive from the air to about iy the letters of some of your readers for all of the talewa atk gab y| miles. Frequently these distanoss relative 4 your artlole on the IAG upon which all will appear at their |were exceeded and an aeroplane was tices and apparent business policy | desks hout dollars. nd the fate 0 catio: Of Cluets Peabody & Co, and’ your lof the fellow who wears sirew fer | 1) communication at one and (he article on the “New Poor Yoke.” 1| after Sept. 15 will be shared by the |2™¢ time with three stations, Come wish to say that I fully concur with | "sissie’ who\ would dare to disregard |idering the small size of the ape you and your readers—put jou don't|the day by insisting upon being |paratus employed these were remarice go far enough. dressed “proper,” “dignified” and above | able results, and testify to the rapid Here comes summer, now, playing | "criicism,” appearing in public w teate by ihe weiter right into our hands.’ Whoever in- |a “white yoke” around his neck rogress made by the British alr gape vented collars in the first place! A wanre COLLARKD CLERK, |vice since the first trials of wireless have been to weer March bee to aeroplanes in lab,