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| mission, by instituting certiorari proceedings lessly prolonging’ the contest in the courts. while the es BSTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. by the Prens Publishing New York. Park_ Row. Park Row. 63 Park Row. CALL A HALT. T is high time to call a halt at Albany, ; | The purely logical course for Speaker Sweet Is _ to follow through and cap the unwarranted expulsion “of the five Sociatists with legistation outlawing the Socialist Party. But logic leads to more serious-error when it starts from an erroneous premise, ‘he proper thing for ‘he Assembly to do is to prefer _ etiminal complaints against the five Socialists and have the “perpetuat traitors’ convicted and punished by law—if they are guilty. : Speaker Sweet is in the uncomfortable position of “man who starts down hill drawing a loaded cart. | He finds it easy to get under way, The difficulty comes in getting the cart stopped without a smash. Now is fhe time for public opinion to compel the ~ other members of the Assembly to put on the brakes =’ ANOTHER HARBOR STRIKE. | EVEN strikes crippling harbor traffic in the Port of New York in a period of two years is seven ‘strikes too many. The latest walkout among harbor workers has not \ tyet assumed serious proportions. Threats that the fongshoremen and dock workers will be called out to " join the striking ferrymen and fighter crews are so far only threats. Nevertheless the presert strike again calls attention Yo the fact that harbor traffic in this biggest port in the Western Hemisphere is too often tied up or dis- ~ organized by labor troubles for which there ougit to _ the some less disruptive means of adjustment. It is preposterous that the food supply of 6,000,000 or more people should be imperilled and the com- _. merce of New York interrupted every time there is a _ disagreement between some railroad or terminal com- ‘pany and the men it employs. The trade of this port is important enough to war- the establishment of a special commission to aid in the prompt settlement of labor disputes which “menace harbor traffic. public waited in vain for relief. , The appeal taken by the city against the part of the Hughes decision which nullified the 80-Cent Gas Law is still in court. fusion and protect the public, rent bills. gratifying, mittee, sald: “We want all we can get.” yesterday are not the best imaginable, structive. negative in character. Now for the rest of the task. the present bills expire in 1922, decision, IT SPREADS. 4 A SENSITIZED STOCK EXCHANGE? NE encouraging sign amid times that inspire none 8 too much confidence is the action of the Stock Closely followed by similar action on the part of curb market, this move of the Stock Exchange been ruthless to a degree. "‘sanguinary bouts. Protection of the weak has never |? een one of its principles, practised or professed. If Stutz brazenness went beyond the bounds of what “a indication that its digestion is at last becoming more __ Sensitive. ‘manipulators. At the present time it would take but slight en- couragement to turn the Wall Street end of the coun- “ary's so-called prosperity into a gambling orgy. GAS RATES. EFENDING the interests of the city, Assistant Corporation Counsel O’Brien contends that Public Service Commissioner Nixon has no right to © alse the gas rates charged by the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company from $1.10 to $1.15 per thousand cubic feet. ae Mr. O’Brien goes tack to the findings of Charles " &. Hughes, official referee in the Brooklyn Borough = Gas, case two years ago, and points out that although Mr. Hughes held the 80-cent rate confiscatory as ap- plied to the Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay sec- b, tions, he at the same time declared that the Public Service Commission had no legal right to establish a 95-cent rate. _ The point appears well taken. Hughes said in July, 1918, was this: 4 The commission hes had and has now no power to enforee the 9%5-cent rate, and said rate has been and is now of no force or effect. Earlier in the same month, July, 1918, the Court of ‘Appeais upheld, in the Albany gas case, the rate-mak- ing power of the Legislature as a power superseding the Public Service Commission in the fixing of gas rates. ae Assuredly if the Public Service Commission had no > power then to fix gas rates in the interest of con- _ sumers, it has no power now to raise them in the in- ~~ terest of a gas company. Since the Legislature thas not given the Public Ser- , What Referee “cannot exercise it, the only authority which can fix Compensatory gas rates remains in the legislature, Over and over again have gas companies fount it syice Commission such power, and since the courts | much to the national movement. So many are the threads that bind other communi- ittee which forbids further dealing ties to New York that its action may be compared to if in shares of the Stutz Motor Car | he dropping of a rock into a pool. The ripples spread ees compe siares throughout the pool and are reflected from the shore to the centre. Chicago banks are seriously considering a general na . . ‘ the | Change in banking hours. Early closing here makes ties is calculated’ to convince the public that the | “48 ing ho y closing ' Mr. Ryan’s stock iputation must | ©Xhanges and collections from Chicago late for clear- 5! Bis os Mt : ae ing on the day following their despatch from the West. The Stock Exchange is not squeamish. When it|AS 2 result, Chicago banks are facing the loss of a 4 eomes brutal it stand some cruel and | 4ay’s interest on the huge sums involved. By closing it ao Aye AA had at 2 o'clock instead of 3 the old relation would be restored, So Daylight Saving sentiment in the metropolis Be Pea eeetor et caf, ch , the fact may be an exerts pressure om Chicago to follow the example. the Si ing jourach y Undoubtedly there will be other «manifestations of By a little firmness even the farmers The change should not be lost on other stock |™4Y find that their selfish objections cease to be all- similar effects. powerful. this comment: can a mere man do?” trousers. tailoring? make clothing. his. skill, Two possibilities are open, | with a fetching twist and tuck Why not one or the other? | ‘(possible to evade orders of the Public Service Com- the leader of the toga crusade? It would seem about time the Legislature either ex- | erted or delegated its power in a way to clear up con- A FAIR START. TH EVENING WORLD accepts with apprecia- tion the pen with which Gov. Smith signed-the, It is proud to ave been of service in helping to gain this measure of protection for the tenants of New York. Official recognition of the service is doubly In thanking The Evening ‘World for its assistance, Senator Lockwood, Chairman of the Housing Com- ‘We have given the publio the best laws that seemed possible under the circumstances. ‘The circumstances were summed up in the slogan, The Evening World realizes that the bills signed For this the realty owners are in part responsible. Their attitude was obstructive rather than con- As a result, the enacted measures were They are emergency measures for immediate protection of the public from the goug- ers and do not provide a permanent remedy. Housing will continue to be a problem long after If landlords feel that the prohibitions of the ‘present bills are oppressive, then the only logical thing for them to do is to abandon the policy of obstruction and join with the other interested parties in the de- velopment of a housing programme so desirable that there will be no need for a renewal of the bills in 1922. The significance of the present enactments is that housing is recognized as a quasi-public utility, in which the State has an interest and a responsibility, What direction this interest may take remains for future EW YORK’S uncompromising determination to retain the benefits of Daylight Saving means WHAT CAN A MERE: MAN DO? A CLIPPING from The Evening World Wednesday was returned to-this office yester- day. It told of the marvels in dressmaking and mil- linery produced by the Y. W. C. A, girls in their campaign against the High Cost of Dressing. Penciled on the margin in a masculine hand was I believe in suffrage and equal righls, but what can a mere man do? My spring suit is going lo set me back two weeks’ wages, The sertiment will appeal to many men, but “what The Y. M. C. A. will teach him to make a living or to repair an automobile, but there seems to be a woeful lack of any instruction by which a man may devote his leisure hours to the manufacture of derby hats, stiff collars and form-fit- ting sack suits with flaring coat-tails and cuffed Is there a demand for short courses in tailoring by which men could learn to be self-sufficient and laugh at the garment workers and manufacturers who have combined to send prices to unheard-of heights? Will] 1 the expense of dressing drive men back to home- It is not that men are constitutionally unable to The best of the tailors are men, is merely that the average man has failed to develop If present prices are prohibitive, why not revolt? Either men may learn to tailor or they may resurrect the good old style of the Roman toga in which it was only necessary to grab a bolt of dress goods, cut a hole for the head and drape the remaining cloth about the, manly torso Who will be first teacher of popular tailoring, or} To the Eultor of the Evening World, May I ask if the police have a legal right to peremptorily order a citizen back to the sidewalk when he wishes to cross Fifth Avenue and sees an op- portunity to do 80? | This was my experience to-day at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue. I wished ‘to cross from the northeast side to the southwest side and was held up for several minues at both crossings, What made the matter particularly annoying was that at the time traffic was unusually light an there would have been no difficulty in| crossing. 1 suppose this latest rule is another gample o; our wonderful police “ef- ficiency.” How long will our public stand for it? PRO BONO PUBLICO, ‘The Washington Gap Ferry. | Che the Editor of Tho Evening World: 1 Under the caption “A Question for} Oldtimers,” William J. Knowles jr.| refers to a ticket in his possession for the “Washington Gap Ferry” and asks information regarding its exist- Jence and location, 1 do not know about its operation at present, as I have not been in the locality lately, but you can easily as- certain, I also have one of these tickets among my. collection of souvenirs and have ¢rossed on this ferry on different occasions not so very long ago. Washington Street, Jersey City, ends at tho entrance to the Morris Canal basin, and there is (or was) no bridge at this point to connect with the Jersey City terminal of the Central Railroad. ‘Therefore this ferry furnished communication for employees and others to and trom Jersey City WM. JHFFERSON,, 104 Westfield Avenue E, Roselle, N. J. March 30, 1920. 10 the Heitor of The iveming World : reference to Mr. William J Knowles jr.'s query about the Wash- ington Street Gap Ferry, appearing in last evening's edition, beg to advise that the ferry is in Jersey City, op- eraling from the sugar house to It] the Lehigh Valley Railroad yards, It is @ einall man-power affair. G. HL SAVAGE No. 144 Park Place, Brooklyn, March #1, 1920, ol ‘To the Katitor af The rening World; The Washington Gap Ferry ran from the foot of Washington Street, Jersey City, toCommunipaw, carrying laborers to the shipyards there and paswongers to the Central Railroad of Now Jersey AUGUSTUS ROORARM. No. 72 Brooks! ¢, Rdgewor N. J, Marc ’ os What kind of letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one that gives you the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction”in trying to say much in few words. Take time to be brief. | ton Street Gap Ferry. | operation, |‘To the Kditor of The Evening World ments in the varlous branches of the Dear sir—l'm not an “old timer” by! United States service far below their | long-shot, but I can give your etandard, Anierica and Americans @ little “dope” about the Washing- It runs from Washington Street, Jersey City, N. J. to the New Jersey Central at Com- munipaw. Up to five or six years| ago, the little rowboat ferry was still | in operation and charging little or| nothing for passage. VINCENT DE PAUL CLAUSEN. 199 Donaldson Avenue, Rutherford, | N. J. March 31, | To the Editor of The Evening World T. D, Mills's Washington Street Gap Ferry was located at the foot of Washington Street, Jersey City, N. J. The last time that I was over there Was about 1915 and it was still in) When I was « boy many | a day did 1 scull the old “ferry” across the To get there take Penn, Ferry xchange Place, Jer- sey City, walk west to Washington Street, turn to your left, walk as fav as the sugar house and there you will find the “gap” ferry, I hope. OLD GAMMONTOWNER, | New York, March 81, 1920. The Irksome Law. To the Editor of The Evening World In Sunday's issue of ‘The World Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel for the | Anti-Saloon League, says: “We glad- ly accept the gauge of battle.” Can this body ever be sincere or fair? Have they not always fought tooth and nail against anything remotely resembling a popular decision? Let it go to the people by all means. That is all the “wets” have éver asked, If the Anti-Saloon League were sincere and altruistic, having sue- ceeded in securing a Prohibition law, they should disband their organiza- tion and not attempt usurpation of functions that rightfully belong to Government departments and not to private ,organization» or capital, namely, ‘the interpretation and en- forcement of the law. Suppose the people, finding this !aw irksome and profitless, do wish to re- peal or modify it: What of it? Can- not they exercise the same privilege the Anti-Saloon League so abused? Or does this body wish to dedicate themselves to the frustration of the will of the people in perpetuity? P. J. Met 9, New York, March “Love's Gamb ‘Do the Ryitor of The Brening World Kindly give my heartiest congratu- lations to Miss May Christie for her brilliant novel, “Love's Gamble," which brought back memories of J Fdgar Rice Burroughs's episode, “Paraan of the Apes.” I am sure “Love's Gamble” captured the hearts of many of your paper's loyal read- BJ. B. rs. ‘ . Brooklyn, March 30, 1920, Dangers of Tatl Twisting. Yo Ue Yehtor of The Hvening World With the present quotas for enlist- SSeS en UNCOMMON SENSE ’ By John Blake. (Copyright, 1920.) TAKE PEOPLE AS YOU FIND THEM. Men are bad as well as good. You must associate with both kinds. Don’t always expect justice or consideration. Don't always expect fairness. If you go into the game without any illusions you are less likely to meet with staggering surprises. You will not like many of the people you must mix with in business. But you cannot help that. You must get along with them. Do so with as little friction as possible, always remembering that you do not need to meet trickery with trickery or deceit with deceit. Reforming the world is difficult business. till you have had more experience.* Adapt yourself to life as you find it. Make up your mind that some men will try to cheat you, and they will have less chance of doing so. Do not try to mould others on your pattern. And do not think that’ they are altogether hopeless if they are not exactly your sort. Life would be altogether too easy if the world were composed of altruists and philanthropists. Yokr battle will consist partly of holding your own against knaves and crooks, Learn to know them when you see them. And remember that very often the crook is a very c6Ompanionable and magnetic individual. Molasses, you know, catches flies, Expect rough going, and you will not be shocked when you experience it. Learn to keep your eyes open and to be on your guard, Keep your own moral standards up, but don’t be aston- ished when you find that those of others are down. All thieves are not in jaff. Some of the cleverest know how to keep out of jail, Look out for them. By and by perhaps you can make them see the'error of their ways. But just at present keeping yourself out of their clutches will be about all you can attend to. If you are not too trusting you will be able to do so. Ideals and illusions are beautiful things, but the sooner you discard them after you leave the old homestead for the big fight, the better chance you will have of coming back a Don’t try it winner, for the British at this time. Away back in 1917 we boasted of our ned- trality—ave were not looxing for uble and we kept out of it, To- pver 50 per cent, of the United 8 would be more than willing to aR and we have just emerged from a war where we welcomed it a8 our ally. We are looking for trouble, We had better look out lest all this petty insulting should lead John Bull to a His navy is bigger ain afraid his treat- ment of his ex-sgldiers hag been far superior to that of Uncle Sam, which would cause many to enlist in the Canadian army, which is to-day paying $1.10 per day for soldiers. if we go about casting reflections bn Bull, such as Admiral Benson has recently done, we are linble to awaken to a time when Bunker Hill will again stage @ much more spectacular. scene than in_ 1770, We are to-day facing a Great Britain groater and wer under one man power than Congress put together, If we put a mateh to its INT we reader, who wauted the information, are displaying lack of appreciation mus} expect an explosion. We must ein a war with Great Britain, | f Bens TT not let Irish sympathy hold our hearts, or steamship lines, &c., arouse our anger, or we must Ys 7 pa It is high time that the public let | up on John Bull, for with the United States in its Prevent disgraceful con- dition, its soldiers without homes and ‘unds, recruiting in the British ser- vice would be much more desirable, both in lines of welfare and treat- ment. If we are over-anxious for a war with Great Britain, we are in- deed paving the way, but remember those that make war should also take part in it, and not “duck” when the time comes to do their bit, EX-MEMBHR A. E. F, Yeu and Yes. ‘To the Mditor of The Evening World: Is the number of judges appointed to the Supreme Court of the Unitea States limited by law? Is an Ameri- can born citizen of foreign born parents eligible to become President of the United States? MATH &W BANDLER. No, 516 West 140th Street, New York, — By— Albert Payson Terhune Corrie New York Breving Words No. 66—Tom Jones. By Henry Fielding. OM JONDS% began life as @ 'F foundling in eighteenth century England, He' was left on the doorstep of @ philanthropist named Allworthy, who adopted the luckless baby and brought him up in luxury as his own son. Now at heart Tom Jones was @ good enough fellow, but he had a streak of wild recklessness that was forever leading him into scrapes. And he had o knack of making all sorts of women fall in love with him. This trait led him into etill worse scrapes. At last, Mr. Allworthy’s patience was worn out by these escapades and be cast Tom off. Meantime, Tom had met a woman ‘whom he really loved, with all that was honest and best in him, and who alone could have reformed him end made a man of him. She was Sophia Western, a good and beautiful girl, who returned ‘Tom's love, to the full. Her father, a sporting squtre, adored this lovely daughter of his and wished to shield her from all harm. He refused, point-blank, to let Sophia throw herself away on a young scapegrace like Tom Jones, Indeed, he ordered Tom out of his house and forbade Sophia to speak to him again. Tom set off on an aimless journey of adventure, resolving to forget Sophia and to mend his bruised heart by a career of recklessness, But all the’time he knew he could never hope to forget her and that sooner or later he would risk all, if need be, to win her. Lite without Sophia was a burden to him—a burden which he sought to lighten by dissipation and foolhardy adventure. In lof absence, Bilifil, another of Sophia's wooers, sought in vain to | win the girl; and he tried to further his own suit by blafkening ‘Tom's reputation. It brought Blifil no suc- cess, Sophia's heart and trust were all Tom's. And she would not look at any other man. At last, after Jong and hagzartous | wanderings, ‘Tom Jones won a recon- ciliation with Allworthy. The mystery of his birth was | cleared up. He renounced his evil | waya and became a decent and law- abiding man. He even provéd his reform so en- | tirely as to overcome the opposition ‘of Squire Western and to galn the "s reluctant consent to bis mar- News Flashes From Around The World| A Long Distance Call. When King Albert of Belgium was being entertained in Cali fornia, says the Telephone Re- view, the New York Tclephone Company made it possible for him to have a little chat with Belgian officials in New Yorle City. The telephone circuit was set up ov $3,500 miles of clear copper wire, and all arrange- ments were carried out success- fully just as planned, 80 that the voices on both ends of the line could be heard clearly and distinctly, Rohe ie Our Herds of Elk. The two principal herds of eik in the United States—one of which is under the protection of the Biologicul Survey of the United States Department of | Agriculturc—are in danger of | euch serious depletion, early severe weather and ; shortage, that special funds hav been set aside for the purchase of hay for these animals, whose home is in and near Yellowstone National Park, a8 Chain Stores for Canada. A new chain of stores follow- ing the potioy of the 5, 10 and 1i-cent stores at present in existence are about to be opened up in Canada, he stores twill be known as the R. Steel Com- pany, Limited. The plan és to start a chain of 100 stores in Canada, They are to be located in cities of over 6,000 population. A Great Secret! The Marquis of Hartington tells an episode from the war days when the spy scare was at its height, accord- ing to a writer in the Halifax Chron icle. Certain confidential information that the military authorities wanted to keep absolutely secret was sent round by trusted couriers in locked despatch boxes, with elaborate pre- cautions of signing and counter- signing andchecking every stage. No one below the rank of Major General was entrusted with the knowledge, ‘and even these were bound by tre- mendous oaths of secrecy, After time it was found that these weighty documents, which were circulated in printed form, were being set up by ordinary printers, who were under no obligation to preserve secrecy, and, gue. in fact, took no precautions what jever against leakage. However, noti)- |ing did leak out, but the military | mandaring, it is said, shuddered when hey realized the risks that had been March 80, 1920, "pum