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apr mee Gempaicten wrentina ‘Ge tock mews THEY DIE 5 : M* BRYAN is reported to be much distressed ae over the present apathy of Prohibitionists. What Mr. Bryan takes for apathy is really an awakened realization that the prevailing good sense _ of the country does not favor making the suppres- sion of the saloon evil a pretext for a wholesale sup- Pression of personal liberty. pe There is many an American advocate of temper- _ Agee who can see only injustice in depriving the poor man of his beer while the rich man continues to alcoholic beverages of all kinds from his well- eked cellar. * Mr. Bryan is, of course, proud to be a Democrat, ; "If he will stop gloating over the Eighteenth “Kmendment and the Volstead Act long enough to ‘turn back to some of the earlier platforms of his ey ry, he will find that more than one contained the outstanding plank: as “No sumptuary laws.” 4 Democratic traditions die hard—even in * Pemocratic Party. © GOVERNOR LOWDEN'S DIVIDEND. z OV. LOWDEN, it is reported, is to have a most unusual political experience. He ‘s Scheduled to receive a dividend on a losing political investment. ° *\ The Missouri Republican bosses who were ; “caught with the goods,” much to Gov. Lowden’s * embarrassment, are reported to have returned the mounts they banked pending the delivery of their > Influence. So Gov. Lowden wil] have something Homing in instead of everything going out, as is ually the case in a personal campaign fund. ¥sGov. Lowden’s dividend will not be large, it is Mang about 1 per cent., but in politics any _ dividend at all is almost unheard of. ©* Consider how different is the case of Col, Proc- fer, the other unsuccessful campaign funder. Col. Procter testified that he put up large sums of his “Own money and borrowed other sums on his note. -. Instead of collecting a dividend he must continue ~ Mb throw good money after bad, and with the full ‘knowledge of the futility of the throwing. 38 Compared to Col. Procter it must be admitted ; it Gov. Lowden is lucky. He is still Governor Mlinois, while Procter is an “angel” whose wings singed and who soon must listen to appeals for Harding campaign fund, to which he will have contribute as an evidence of good sportmanship. 16. eee the GET THE SUIT STARTED, INCE the lease of the Fourth Street pier to , Carroll, Hagan & Carroll'there has been strong sfecling that “something ought to be done about it.” lt has been suggested that the courts afford relief | _ ¢afseverything is not as it should be, if political fa- _ + Wworitism played a part in the award, if the city is mot getting a fair market return for the privilege, .. Many threats of court action have been made. Sibut if the award is to be revoked something more fan threats is required. Surely there aré” enough 7 tions and organizations with immediate in- “4 in the matter sothat one or another will go f than threats and bring suit. **-The sooner this unsavory scandal is aired in‘ the *\eourts the better. Get the suit started. we WHEN? SHOCKING automobile accident in’ Pelham “Ff Parkway yesterday resulted in the death of o@ fifteen-year-old girl and serious injuries to her Amother and two other persons, » Why? Because the mother yielded to the plead- ings of her fifteen-year-old daughter to be allowed to take the steering wheel and drive the cara Sheavy limousine. oo As it happened, when this inexperienced driver) “fost control of the machine it hit a tree and only the occupants of the car suffered. But'it was only hance that spared some other automobile, colfision with which might have meant an even worse tragedy. ~ When will people realize that inexperience should never be trusted for so much as five seconds in control of a motor var? . *© When shall we have due recognition of the re- | sponsibility involved in operating a power-driven : — with such capacity for causing damage and When will the law absolutely forbid any child to | Mtive an automobile on public highways? 7 VACANCIES AT ANNAPOLIS. NROLLMENT of qualified candidatés for the f Whnited States Naval Academy at Annapolis is draggin and the period of, entrance has been ex- esting and peculiar contrast to the navy enlistment records of three years ago. When war was declared and young mea were tushing to the colors the navy seemed to have a Strong appeal to young men of the Middle West. Inland States, far from salt water in many cases, furnished larger quotas of naval recruits than equally populous tidewater States, Now the reverse seems to be true. Inland States such as, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Michigan have long lists of vacancies. Most of the appoint- ménts in seaboard States have been filled, The reasons for the situation probably are compli- cated, but the fact would seem to indicate that we are getting back more nearly to a peace-time state of mind. NO FUTURE FOR A HUSK. tT earlier days Democratic delegates assembled in National Convention felt it their duty, as repre- sentatives of the party which had from the first been closest to the people, to make direct declara- tion of their responsibility to and confidence’ in the people. For example, the Democratic National Conven- tion which met in Baltimore in 1844 adopted a platform which began thus: Resolved, That the American Democracy place their trust, not in factitious symbols, not in displays and appeals insulting to the judgment and subversive of the intellect of Ahe people, but in a clear reliance upon the intelligence, patriotism and discriminating Justice of the American people. To prove that reliance, the convention adopted platform planks which were straightforward and clean cut. Right or wrong, they struck boldly into the issues of the day instead of sidling away from them, They assumed that the American voter responds to clear thinking, plain statement and courageous leadership. In 1872, when the great parties went to pieces, when the Democratic Convention indorsed the Lib- eral Republican platform and nominated the Lib- eral Republican candidates, a “Straight Out” (as it was called) Democratic Convention held in Louis ville, Ky., adopted a platform which contained the following: : Resolved, That we proclaim to the world that principle is to be preferred to power; that the Democratic Party is held together by the cohesion of time-honored principles, which they will never surrender in exchange for all the offices which Presidents can con- fer. The pangs of minorities are doubtless excruciating; but we welcome an eternal minority under the banner inscribed with our principles rathér than an almighty and everlasting majority purchased by their aban- donment. This was the cry of a forlorn hope, it is true. Nevertheless, it.contains no small measure of the spirit which preserves the vital force and influence of any party, however powerful. “Clear reliance upon the intelligence, patriotism and discriminating justice of the people.” “Principle is to be preferred to power.” Is there enough of this spirit at San Francisco to produce a 1920 Democratic platform that shall appeal to American enthusiasm for courage and plain speaking? Or is it to be only a game like the one played at Ohicago, the sole points in which are soothed leaders and propitiated party factions? The party that keeps its eye only on the possibil- ity of defeat is not a party that moves on to fu- ture, victories. There's no long future for a husk. AN UNPOPULAR PRODIGY. FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy, Wesley Shel- don, triumphed over a field of feminine con- tenders in the county bread-making contest at Worcester, Mass. Wesley is clearly a prodigy. We refuse to be- lieve that the girls of Yankeedom have become less proficient as cooks. It is rather that Wesley has become more proficient than his feminine cousins in the land of good cookery, the codfish ball and the pumpkin pie. Wesley is a prodigy. Other lads must not be expected to equal Wesley's performance. We say this out of profound sympathy with American boy- dom which will have to listen to the tale of Wes- ley and the maternal admonition to go and do likewise, Wesley is in a class by himself. accomplishments such as dish-washing, scrubbing and dusting. These are activities which no normal boy indulges in. To hold up Wesley as an exam- ple, rather than-as an exception, would be down- right cruelty in summer vacation time, when the sand-lot ball field, the swimming hole and a hun- dred other vacation sports are calling, We sympathize with the boys of America who must needs hear repeated versions of Wesley’s ex- ploits. Wesley, it is fair to presume, will soon be as cordially hated by Young America as any char- acter in fiction. He has other. to say much in a few words. Wants a New War. To the Editor of The Bening World: Your editorial on “Ireland and the Léague” ts inaccurate. You say the cause of Irish emancipa- tion is dear to the hearts of “many Americans.” The truth ts that Irish independence is of deep concern to the majority of our citizens. You also seem to imagine the United States would not extend her clvilizing influence through the me- dium of war to Britain, and in that you are wrong, for eventually we will of necessity be compelled to do that. Since we brought the blessings of democratic government to the Ger- man people and forestalled the am- bitions of their ex-Kaiser we are now confronted with the greatest menace in our history. $ The English King, with his nobles, cherishes the hope of regaining con- trol of our country. The league is a subtle move toward the accomplish- ment of that project. it should be remembered we have not changed our American {deals since we persuaded Spain to liberate Cuba. We crossed the seas to prevent Eng- jand becoming a subject nation, and it il becomes her to continue to deny Uberty to the Irish nation, her next door neighbor. CLAUDE WALTER CULLEN. 680 Mott Avenue, June 23, 1920. ‘Will Ald Mrs, Levinson, ‘To the Kaitor of Tue Evening World; In reference to your article about Mrs, Vannie Levinson needing ald to save her life, desire to say that I commend your spirit in making known the facts. This was bound to bring good results. Having noticed the case in The Evening World, The Osphan Aid Soclety, Inc. (an organ- jzation composed of young ladies above eighteen and young men above twenty-one), took the matter up at my suggestion, and upon phoning to Mount Sinai Hospital, we explained that we were desirous of paying for the blood transfusion. We were in- formed that the hospital was taking care of the case without further out- our offer. I desire to say that our interest in the matter has not lapsed, but our {intentions are to help this party further if necessary. BENJ. E. GRAUBARD, president Orphan Ald Society. New York, June 24, 1920. Justifies the Violatt To the Buitor of The Broalog World Has it ever come to the notice of our agitative anfi-Prohibitionistsa th real tangibility of Probibition? It 4 axiomatic that Prohibition is a clear violation of our personal rights for ch our forefathers fought in . But is it not time for a nation t as America to intervene and ve itself from disgrace and moral bankruptcy when the peoples of this nation actually ruin themselves, their homes and familtes by drink? Only to one who hai side assistance, and were thanked for], __ TRE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, JUNE 28, Hunting for WET Spots! 1990, FROM EVENING WOKLD READERS | * What kind of letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one j that gives you the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? | There i# fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying | Yake time to be brief. i i 1 | der Prohibition the country will) rapidly progress and not retrogress. | A. M. BROWNSTEIN, | Brooklyn, June 24, 1920 ‘The Amount of Single Tax. ‘To the Ed¥or of The Evening World: I have read with considerable in- terest the letter entitled “Single | per, signed by George Lloyd, and the| Proposition outlined has impressed, me, ‘ There is, however, one question in my mind that 1 would like answered, | and that 1s, would the amount raised land be sufficlent to cover our public needs? = FRHDPRICK J. RILEY. Taxers,” of the 23d inst, in your pa- by taxing the entire yeaply rent of 340 West 19tb Street, June 24, 1920. Fruits of Sacrifice. To the Editor of The Evening World: I agree with “Yankee.” Let the “majority suffer with the few” to bet- ter conditions and keep poor women from scrubbing. I wish that the big majority who suffer 80 much Could see all the good Prohibition has done in one very lit- tle circle, Perhaps their suffering would not be so great, & son who drank all his life Is just as nice now a@ can be, gentle, kind and has a good bank account since Prohibition came. Many others I see every day benefited. Peace has come to those who have waited aad prayed for so long. ‘We cannot live alone. We must help others. So let the big majority help by giving up their strong drink. Thank you for your article; it did me good to read it. Let the small majority speak a few kinds words for poor old Prohibition. “VIRGINIA.” New York, June 24, 1920, ction in handing down his decision pping the ruthless methods of At- y General Palmer on the ground UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1920, by John Blake.) FAINT HEART NEVER WON GOOD JOB. If you were born timid, get over it. more intelligent men in small positions than any other one - thing. Timidity has kept The law of the survival of the fittest is still in force, and it always operates the interests of the courageous. Approach a prospective employer apologetically, hat in hand and afraid to look him in the eye and he is not going to give you a job. Approach him confidently—tell him what you can do, and look him in the eye. He won't bite you, and there is little likelihood that he will assault you. Even if he snarls at you and orders you out of his office, you are just as well off as you were before you came in. There is no reason in the world why you, John Smith, should not stop J. P. Morgan on the street and ask for a place in his office. You may not be as rich or as widely known as Mr. Morgan, byt if you can do something he neads to have done there is no occasion to fear to ask him for am opportunity to prove it to him. The best way to get rid of timidity is.to analyze it. Ask yourself why you are timid. Ask yourself why you tremble when you enter the presence of an important person. offense against business ethics. Calling on him is not a crime. It is not even an If the important person chooses to be haughty, well and good. That doesn’t injure you, and it may injure him. A good many up-stage, pompous gentlemen have lost the services of valuable men by trying to terrify them. You are fortunate in living in a land whose laws pro- tect you. Take advantage of these laws, and fear nobody. Don't let people mistake your timidity for servility. Look the world in the face and tell it you are going to take your place in it. The world will put up a battle against you, but if you fight your end of it, you will be in better condition after it is over. Get rid of timidity as you would of vice. As long as it dominates you, you will have little chance even of be- ginning to make your way. that alien members of the Communist Party should be deported, Being a United States citizen by birth tonished by the recent methods used toward these aliens. Mind you, by just being a member of a certain organ- zation, if that organization commits itself to recognizing the Communist Party of Russia then, according to Mi Palmer's methods, thése members would elther go to prison or be deported. ‘We have already several labor untoi who have handed down decrees, of sym: athy toward the Russian Communist arty. Behind these labor organiza~ tions are thousands of members. Ac- cording to the theory of Mr. Palmer u men would have to submit. to even 80, Mr. Palm- er hai the ‘Routh Wes a Presidential aspirant for the Democratic olng to nominate ar these disrra will be a Republts Make New ¥ ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: At the beginning of the at war I eilisted. and was sent ‘over there" to} yi? Un: Oght for @ better.world to lve im i) give the poor tenant & Cand bi ly was “bring re Anon you wal have lights in the halls.” Tf a fire should ever start in this house more tl out in the dark, Where 1s York? a with next election? I fought to make the world a decent place to live in. Another fight go make New F decent place td live in, where we will hot be ruled by landlords. . was in the trenches for twelve months, |The landlord is I fought for democracy. time. turned from the army perfectly well, I came back home to my parents and found that the flat for which they were paying $12 per month before I left, was costing $17 last October. they have The apartment is unfit for a human being to live in, as It is not kept clean th and lave’ made complaint to the Bulld- ing Department several times and they have paid no attention tothe com- By luck I re- Since then en raised to $25 per month. are no lights in the halls. the landlord about to court, I spoke to none would be killed running | Door Government of New Or busy the Is it on a vacation? Now I guess I'll have Fork | N°. have seen & number-of rent cases the courts and the Judge did not ehance to talk. New York, Jun Bored by El To the Eattor of The Brening World; A feeling of disgust comes over me as I gaze at fe headlines of the morning, noon and evening papers discussing the facts of murder. Why of the the same sense? day after ell Cane, the use anyway?) When day, advantage? t, last and all tl ED SORGEANT. Elwell in creation do they make such a fuss over a worthless gambler who has wrought so much evil and sorrow? Of what are such gamblers who are detrimental to the welfare country citizen is murdered in a like manner he ts no-moro than given a thowght. Why not treat the Elwell case in Why bore the pub- with news that }| means nothing to you or me? Why not eliminate a few columns and jn- sert news of some ~“ WELL JACOBY, New Xork, June 26, 1920, a | Jones. | Paul Jones's flagship. } deere No. 99—RICHARD CARVEL, By Winston Churchill. Richard Carvel was heir to a huge manorial estate in Maryland, in Colonial days. His father was dead and he made his home with his grand~ father, old Lionel Carvel, who ruled the countryside with an iron rod, The chief flaw in Richard's home life was ‘the occasional presence of his uncle / Grafton, who hated the lad and sought to undermine him with old Lionel. + Richard’s sweetheart from boyhood ‘was lovely Dorothy Manners whose snobbish father declared she must one day marry ap English noble. Dorothy , was taken to London by her fathe Richard missed her sorely. But he was destined to meet her again and : soon, Througt Grafton's plottings Richard | was kidnapped by a band of pirates, and was rescued by the great Paul Landing in England with Jone: young Carvel made his way to Lo don, There he found Dorothy was : the reigning belle of the town, He renewed his own court to her. lr. + Manners did all in his power to keep the two young lovers apart. So well did he and Grafton succeed ; in their schemes that Richard learned presently that his grandfather in) dy-.' ing had disinherited him, Unable to keep up his position as a mun of fashion, he came back to America and found a job as a farm overseer. Then the Revolutionary War broke out and Richard took service aboard In the battle Richard was with the wounded, He was brought to Lon- don and nursed back to health by | Dorothy, whose love for him had never faltered. Summoning tp all his courage, Richard finally asked Dorothy to 1» his wife. Then, in terror, he awaited her reply. “Dear Richard,” she made answer, “I believe I have loved you all my life.” ‘Time cleared up the tolls that Grat- ton had sought to wind about his nephew. Richard was reinstated as ‘ master of hig grandfather's estate, with Dorothy as his wife. In ending the tale of his own adventures in the war of the American revolution, Richard wrote: “I pray God that time may aoften the bitterness it caused and heal the * breach in {hat noble race whose : motto is ‘Freedom,’ that the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack may one-day float together to cleanse the / world of tyranny.” Serapis, Economics Primer By Dania Kysor. 1920, by ‘The Press Publishing yyright, 1! Pr The New ork ‘krening World.) This ig the third article of a series which presents in @ brief and simple way some of the elementary principles ge of economics that make clearer problems now upper- most in the public mind, 3. Value and Price. vi An increase in the supply of any commodity without proportionately increasing the demand for it will les- sen its value. An increase in the supply of any commodity when accompanied by @ e in the demand for that com- modity will greatly lessen its value, vil. Prices of commodities are deter= mined by two sets of factors: (1) the supply of and demand for the com- modities, and (2) the supply of and demand for money. Value is defined as “power to com. ' mand other commodities in ex- change,” Price is value expressed in terms of money. ILLUSTRATION. When wheat was 90 cents per bushel, a pair of shoes sold at retail for $4.50. Now with wheat at $2.60 per bushel, the shoes gell for $12.50, In other words, 6 bushels of wheat exchanged for one pair of shoes then as now, CONCLUSION. It 1s the purchasing power (value) of the dollar that has changed, not, in general, the relative exchange power (value) of staple commodities, vith. ‘The Federal Reserve Bank system came into use during the years 1913- 1920, making possible a far greater use of credit than before. This les- sened the demand for actual money, During 1915-1920 the United States banks received enormous quantities of gold from forejgn trade. This in- creased the supply of money. Both these factors tended to de- crease the value of money, and high prices of commodities reflected thelr pressure. " During those same years, however, the volume of business in the United States Increased, ‘This increased the demand for money, but not enough to offset the other forces, It was due to this increase in volume of busi- ness, temporarily checking the fall in the value of money, that prices did not rise as much before 1916 as they * have since. —_——_>__- Jamaica Women Have Vote, Under a new law the women of Jamaica, British West Indies, are to have a vote in the eleo tions for the parochial beards and the Legislature, Every woman is entitled to vote if she is twenty-five years of age or more, can read and write and is of British nationdlity, but she must have also certain salary or property qualifications. The sal ary designated is five pounds per annum, or she must pay ten pounds in rent or two pounds rates on house, lands or personal property, ry © tf : | h