The evening world. Newspaper, April 30, 1920, Page 34

4 f vie ik i is weather the’ storm which may engulf some of the more scrupulous dealers, PULITZER, by the Press Publishing ~~ New York. nafe as far as possible, Investigate the comparative profits of large concerns and do their boycotting ac- | cording to trade mark, Refuse the goods manu- . factured by the worst offenders, SAFETY FIRST. ae COMPTROLLER TRAVIS lays stress on the warning that a constitutjonal check or limit of some sort should be put on the Legislature to prevent arbitrary increases of the State income the local mews published herein. THE BILL JAM. HE heap of 1,000 or more bills which Gov. _ Smith must struggle to understand and to bept or to veto in the next three and one-half is form a serious indictment of the recent legis- | tax rate, Aative session. ‘The Comptroller points to, what has happened in ” For three and one-half months the Legislature did} Missouri: “The last Missouri State Legislature in- creased their imcome tax by more than 300 per cent. The first law enacted there a few years ago started out lightly with an income tax rate of one-half of 1 per cent. and per- mitted local taxes to be deducted from it, at the same time allowing exemptions of $3,000 and $4,000, ié “This wes an exceedingly moderate rate, so last year the Legislature shoved up the rate, increasing it to 1% per cent, at the sathe time reducing the exemptions to the same es those here in New York. It did away with deductions of local taxes, and by this action more than trebled the tax.” The Missouri Legislature may well be astonished at its own moderation. Imagine what might happen to the State income tax rate in New York if Legislatures like the one that has just ended its malign session at Albany should take a notion to see what the taxpayers of this Commonwealth can stand. This is no idle fear. The 1920 Legislature has shown the people of New York to what low standards so-called repre- sentation in their State law-making body can sink, This year New York's Gtate income tax was too new to tinker with. A year or two hence who'd care to trust it to the tender mercies of a Legislature fashioned after the 1920 model? “PUSSY FOOT” INSURANCE. Roo, can insure themselves against Pro- hibition-within-a-year at the rate of ten shil- lings per 100 pounds sterling, according to the latest news from London. An act of Parliament prohibiting the sale of aloo- holic liquors in England would, of course, be the British equivalent of the American Eighteenth Amendment—the unwritten British Constitution ‘having. been made by Parliament, so to speak, as it went along. Parliament, however, can repeal its acts in direct response to popular sentiment. -Nor is it likely to pass a Prohibition Act under any such pressure as that by which the Anti-Saloon League fimmied the Eighteenth Amendment into the Constitution of the United States. The English have always been a shade quicker than Americans at the insurance trigger. But before the actual breaking and entering oc- curred, how many Americans ever thought of taking out a burglary policy against the possible stealing of liberty from the Federal stronghold? DOES HE SEE BUT ONE COLOR? TTORNEY GENERAL PALMER'S position in regard to a Red May Day plot is unassailable, * Mf such an effort materializes ‘ne has given fair ‘nothing, because a Speaker's imperial will was cen- ae on ousting Socialists. In the last few days it “passed 1,000 bills, good, bad and indifferent, with- © out any serious cohsideration. A record of 254 bills in four hours, more than ne a minute, was made, Not even the steering “gommitices had any clear idea of what was hap- jing, as was proved by the duplicate passage of bills in each House, ‘The result is that Gov. Smith must assume the, burden of investigating and judgment which the vislators neglected. Furthermore, in a single ; nth be alone must attempt, this four-month task men, y By Goreme finds it impossible to complete job, it will afford an example of poetic justice. ~ if some of the bills which Speaker Sweet rushed yho had just howled down and refused to hear a ficism of the Kansas Industrial Court Plan by D prove workatte it must depend on a public “amenable to reason and willing to hear and fairly ». judge the other side. ‘ Had Gov. Allen risen io the occasion he would have accepted the discourtesy of the chamber as fortunate opportunity to’ read a lesson in toler- ance, He would have refused to discuss the plan "Htself before 2 group of self-revealed bigots. He “would have strongly defended Mr. Woll’s rigat to THE AMERICAN GIRL WINS AGAIN. )ERSIAN readers of American newspapers may puzzle over the action of their compatriot Ahmad Sobrab in renouncing thé privilege of main- taining a whole harem in favor of monogamous itrimony with q single American bride, American readers will not. American girls will accept the renunciation as a American husbands will back them with a ma- Even in Perdis, Mr. Sohrab’s self-denial may not so astounding. The Cost of Living has mounted + in the Near East as well as in the West. ; Semin, PICK YOUR CLOTHIER. i MERICA’S resentment over clothing prices which has culminated in the overalls move- i the “don’t-buy” propaganda, the old-clothes and the white collar strikes will not be i ted by the publication of Bureau of Labor Sta- tics reports indicating a rise of 177 per cent. in } ig costs as compared with 100 per cent. in d, 49 per cent, in shelter, fucl, Tight and heat, PA 8 83 per cent, in sundries, ; It is hard to escape the conviction that among all If no assassinations are attempted he is in posi- tion to claim credit for prevention by exposure. As a discoverer in wertain fields of endeavor, Mr. Palmer unquestionably takes the cake. It is strange fat his field of acute vision is so restricted and specialized. It is strange that he is unable to dis- cover profiteers whose existence and acts are patent to those unable to peer beneath the Red veil. Can it be that Mr. Palmer’s eye is sensitive to only one color? A MOVELESS MAY DAY? re once in the history of New York, May Day promises to be comparatively peaceful. For once the armual May Day hegira is restricted by court rulings, Evictions have become so difficult and new leasing 90 uncertain that van men complain of a lack of business In place of the usual rush with twenty-four-hour shifts and people camping In the streets to await the moving men, New York Is not moving en masse, Business can’ continue as usual, without the loss of thausands of workers who absent themselves to guard the transfer of the lares and penates, not to mention the players plano, the stand-lamp and the kitchen mop, The prospect of a comparatively peaceful May Day may fill the van men with gloom, 1{ will not gileve the tenant who has moved out only to dis. cover that the new home fs fully occupled by the hold-over resident who was unable to secure a van, Does not the comparative state of peace suggest that In future, when moving again becomes possible, it will be wise to spread moving day over a longem period, say from April 1 to June 1, so that both tenants and landlords may part and meet wiih less antagonfem and inconvenience? profiteers the clothiers are a shade the most y. _Nor will the conviction be weakened by the ex- nation of Mr. “39.38 per cent, American” Wood, sident of the Wool Trust, who protests that HIS ofits are not excessive, only a little matter of “$1.50 on a suit—or 40 per cent. on the aqueous stock of his company. - Pethaps no exper! accountant could figure the Crease in prices which would have resulted had Mr. Vood followed the advice he gave to Lawrence m appreciable and would have exeried a steadying ct on all the other clothing profiteers. The economy wave in clothing {s a mass reaction, he American people lave decided to make sure at there will be fewer 40 and 50 and 60 and 100 az cent, Americans in the clothing trades next year. If the reaction continues, some vlothing men are fo be hurt, The pity is that the worst offenders P Way reserves sufficient to ‘The fair thing for purchasers to do is to discrimi-’ Ce EMR RVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1920 What kind of a letter do you find most readablef Isn't it the one that gies you the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? There te fine mentol ewercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying to eay much in few words, Take time to be brief. ‘To the Biitor of The Breniog World: Your editorial, “The Menacing Mid- die,” {9 the kind we need because it 1s true and of vital interest to all. ‘While other workers have been re- ducing their hours of labor, farmers have worked long hours. Otherwise we would have had a real food short- age. Farmers do not get overtnme pay for extra tabor or Sunday work. but instead have produced a surplus which has kept their income down while other jines of industry have and to that those that do farm get a 1920, fair to encourage them to go on. ‘That is why the boy leaves the Platform. He will stay when he is paid a Work : | and he will have modern tmprove-! On the 234 of the month the long- | ments when be can make the money to pay for them. Much of the prog- resa and benefits of towns and cities ‘The Tax Burden, To ttm Déltor of The Breaing World: ‘We have recently seen demonstra- tions of various sorts with the view of bringing down the H. C, L.—anti- rent profiteering, overalls, food profi- teering, &c., but I want to impress again on your readers that the taxes Uncle Sam exacts are responsible ore good deal of this eo-called un- IT am one of the so-called white collar employees and not only have | mot shared the increase in as the unionized class but I am called upon to pay taxes just the same. Tax on light drinks, tax on enter- tainment, tax on shoes, on clothing, railroad tickets, ao, I am allowed §200 exemption on each child, Recently my family was increased with a baby girl which cost me $300 plus upkeep @ year, W. F, Long Istand, April 38, 1920, A White Collier Unten. ‘Te the Biliter of The Wrening Word: 1 read with much Interest the ar- ticle of the 8d inet. written by Wayne relative to a white collar union, I agree with him in every respect, I'm with you, Wayne; how can we get together? The whole trouble with the oMce man of to-day is that they lack the tm union, As far as mployers must recog. union if it ls well or- ganized and if the office men will only stick ther, Come on, fellows; get towether with Wayne and let's see if we can't get what we need and want as well as the bricklayer and the other lads who use the brawn and not so much brain. 8. New York, April. 28, 1920. jorkd, I wonder why the Interborough does not use the third track from 157th Street to 96th Street as an ex- press, down in the morning and up in the evening. It !s usually idle at these hours, It would also seem useless for each train to stop at Times Square—why not every other one and thus pre- vent unnecesgary congestion? ‘Why is it necessary to have 4 officer in each tower on Firth Ay nue? The 42d Street tower corftrols. ‘Why not connect all on one switch and let the other officers be on the ground? J. B, MOLLER, New York, April 28, (dreaded, narrow and inadequate Canal Street subway station was the cause of @ tragedy which resulted in the death of Miss Jessie Goldstein of No, 2834 West 30th Street, Coney Island. ‘That there will be other Jessie Gold- steins who will meet death in exactly the same way is perfectly obvious to any one who understands the physical conditiona of this hazardous station, Outside ‘of the ratiroad company there is not one person in a thousand, including “Public Service” Commis- slover Nixon, who will dare deny that this is the most dangerous platform in| © the city. This platform, which is but ten feet in width, has long been a menace to the life and limb of every solitary soul who is obliged to use it going and coming from business. In view of the impending dangers which lurk in a platform of this kind, pray may I ask. how much longer will the public permit itself to be placed in a state of jeo) ‘Will @ repetition of the Goldstein tragedy be necessary to stir the people from Uhelr attitude of nonohalance toward the inadvertency of those re- sponsible for this abominable care- lessness? I believe would make practically impot sinful occurrence of last Friday. GEORGE M. FERBER, No. 478 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, Apri! 37, 1920, Parade. fori : we 1 gee the overalls parade turned out to be a farce as far as the people were concerned. In my optnion the overalls belong to the real working man who has to them in his line of work, not to jot of fools who have nothing to do pt try and keep their name be- the pubile, hat a general shout of protest at this time would prove most effective in forcing the railroad com- pany to construct safety rails which ible the e average yorking man is glad to'a year and when Wor, By J. H. Cassel | UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 4920, by John Blake.) ADJUST YOUR LOAD TO YOUR POWER. A five-ton truck will carry six tons, but will not inake much progress. Keep it carrying six tons and it will soon break down. The loading of a ship is scientifically calculated. Every added ton beyond its capacity will take some- thing from its speed and put an undue gtrain on its engines. | You can, loaded beyond your capacity, make progress. But if you intend to go very far, or keep going very | long, it will be worth your while to adjyst your load to your power. Any man can handicap himself with bad habits if he wants to, and still get-along. The great genius often has many. But in spite of his high power they will retard him on his way, and finally break him down. The man of ordinary talent can afford to carry perhaps one bad habit. The average man cannot afford to carry any. | And most of-us are average men. | By bad habits we do not mean drinking, smoking or gambling. Yew indeed are the men of such high power that they |3 can carry any of these in any considerable quantity on top of their reguiar load. But there are many mental habits—indolence, procrasti- nation, carelessness—-which are inherent in almost every human being born into the world. A few of these you can carry. But not very many, Select those that you think you MUST have. Discard the rest. And as soon as you begin to make progress you will get interested in making further progréss, and will throw the rest of them overboard. For once you make a start, and see that you are actu- ally getting ahead of the other fellows, the race will become so fascinating that you will want no handicaps at all, get out of his overalls without par- ading around ,in them. - | It the parad® was for the working man why was it started so soon? Did those who marched have an engage- ment for dinner, or what? Surely they did not expect a working man with a family to lose the morning's time when his family needs the money, which he would have had to do if he wanted to march, As to advocating the carrying of dinner pails and lunch boxes, what is off to go somewhere, he is told, “Who ever heard of a chauffeur ge time off?” woe If you are ready to protect the owner, Why not protect the chauffeur who is worthy, I asked for time off and by the fuss there was made I rather not ask again. Chauffeurs are paid from $100 a month up to $25 a ‘week on the average, He breaks up his home most every summer to go to the’country, the reason? Are not the manufac-|His hours are from 6 A. M. to 11:30 turers selling enough. or making| P.M. or 1A. M. most every day, he enough money? The working man is lucky if he has the paper to wrap his lunch in without buying dinner pails and lunch boxes, so if those who paraded Saturday want to Wear overalls let them get into them for a good day's work where real work is being done. M. T. O'DRIEAN, 297 18th Street, Long Island City, April 25, 1920, gets about 20 cents an hour. And a man that cannot talk English ge’ $4 for eight hours work. eal GLEN DODY, New York, April 23, 1920, Amendment Accepted. To the Edttor of The Bresing World: In your article in to-day's issue, “Senator Capper Opens Fire,” you ‘say, “The Attorney General seems too intent on promoting his political for. tunes¢to care what happens to the Profiteers.” Is this not a mistake on the part of your editorial writer? Should he not have used the word “people” in place of “profiteers"? Palmer, by his Inaction, appears to bave taken. very ong sare thet noth- ing shal pen to profjteers; Miorit 26. 1840. FRAN ‘The Chanffeur Protests. ‘To the Editor of The Brening World: The other evening and before I have read in your paper as to the Chauffour Graft. The chauffeur who is not stealing or screwing up the bills is not afraid, But tell me! What right employer to work a Man 365 4. he aske for » ‘The Evening World's inv | Evening World’s | Coal Disclosures Supreme Court in Ordering Dissolution of Reading Railroad From Its Coal Company Breaks Up a Monopoly. . By Sophie Irene Loeb. ‘The most satisfying decision of the year in the United States Supreme Court was that handed down this week, which dissolves the coal trust. ‘The Court's opinion bears out every statement made by The Evening Harrison S. Morris, a prominent ditl- zen of Philadelphia, who investigated the coal freight rates for that gity and the Public Service Commission, in\ his congratulations to The Hve- ning World on the verdict, states, “I am eure that your agitation has done nruch to consummate it” ' The Evening World, in the fail of 1918, after a study of conditions in the anthracite coal region and the coal Tailroad properties, pointed out that until the monopoly of both the coal railroads of the anthracite field was broken, the public could not ex- pect any relief ftom extortionate coal prices, ‘The people of-the anthracite region, represented by the Anthracite - |romere League, passed a resolufion on Sept, 30, 1918, “corroborating jthe exposures, made in The Bvemling World on the conditions prevailing in this ‘region, and urged the paper to continue its exposure until the profi- teering by the anthracite trust is ended.” Not satisfled with mere exposure of the conditions found by this news- paper, the whole matter was pre- sented to the Special Committee on Coal of the Senate. This Senate Committee, after ® thorough examination of The Eve- ning World’s findings, concluded to reopen their investigation of cpal, which had practically been cloged, and all of the matters found by The Evening World were brought oug at a series of hearings called especially for'this purpose. The Evening World's representatives attended all ese hearings, and daily presented facts found, and suggested witnesses that were called. ‘ ‘All the Presidents of the large coal and railroad corporations, as well as the miners, in accordance with ‘The Evening World's ,suggestions, were brought before this Senate Commit- tee. The Evening World further ui the Senate Committe to go to) the coal regions and see the truth ||for itself. In January, 1919, accompanied by The Evening World representative, the Senate Coal Committee held hearings at Pottsville, the centre of the coal territory. After this investigation and fur- ther hearings in Washington, a par- | tial report of the, Senate committee vas presented to ‘the. Legislature in }Mareh, 1919, and it contained the statemént of the Chairman of the committee that “there is no comniod- ity in common use that {8 so al&o- lutely monopolized as the anthracite coal production." ‘The case, which had been pending for years before the Supreme Court, was now urged for a speedy opinion Pending this opinion, further action by the Washington Coal Committee toward legislation, has been held up. ‘The next step must now be tak Now that the lurgest coal rail company—namely, the Re pany, which controlled fort: cent, of the anthracite United States—is dissolved, some check is placed upon them + obviate interlocking directorates. q smaller concerns, that will now doub less be organized, the vatue of th’ decision will fail. tigation’ pointed to two important moves,/one of which this decision now meets, to relieve the coal conditions: " 1. Dissolve the coal trust so that no one group may have complete jurisdiction over all the coal under | the earth. : | 2 Some Government supervision. | control or regulation of these Yast natural resources must be established oo What Other Cities | Are Doing (From Municipal Reference Library.) With the backing of the Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial Club and other clyic organizations, a $2,000,000 housing as#ociation has been launched in St. Louis, the object be 4 “to build houses at reasonable | Prices.” A new traffic ordinance in Indi-, anapolis, according to the Toledo City Journal, allows physicians, having oftices in a section, to park their jautos nearby for three hours insteac of for one hour dnd a ‘half, the usua time permitted, | , The voters of Columbus, ©., accord jing to Fire and Water Engineering, |have voted for a bond issue of $3 |000,000 to increase the storage cu- pacity of the Scioto River and tolen- large the filter and pumping systema suffleiently to handle the increase in Omaha, Neb. according to Fire Service (formerly the Fireman's Her. jald), it hes been proposed that the elty's firemen, in their Spare time, as- sume the responsibility for the ‘dis. tribution of milk to consumers {a order to decrease dedivery costs, A committee representing twenty five civic organizations in Cleveland, ©., after two years of study has rec. {ommended the adoption of the modet charter drawn up by the Nationa! Municipal League, which provides’ for a clty manager und proportional tep- resentation, acco: to the Ni Municipal Review. = Natuins The Counell of the elty of Deigo! Mich, according to Municipal FY ir nal and Public Works, has authorized the local Civil Service Commission to make a sarvey of all postions In clic departments in order that a grand. ardization of salaries pnd di neste aliens eanlelg World in its extensive investigation © of the anthracite coal industry, and ~ Decision Bears Out |