The evening world. Newspaper, December 15, 1920, Page 26

ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Pavitmed Dally Excopt sunday Company. Nos. 58 to 44 Pa: RALPH PULITZER, Preeident 42 P J. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 63 Ps JOSEPH PULITZER Jr., secretary, 6 Park Row MOMEN OF THE assoctaren ress (The Asscctated Prem te exclusively entitled to the use for republteation Jef all news despatches credited to It or not otberwine creditrd ls thie payer Rd also the local news published bervin. WHERE MR, DANIELS IS WRONG. ECRETARY DANIELS is correct in believing ' that membership in the League of Nations would ; he the most effective basis for a limitation of naval building. Secretary Daniels is entirely wrong when he tells 4 4 cai ' | ‘ the House Naval Committee: “It would be @ blunder almost equal to a erime for the United States to enter into an ‘ailiance with any two or three nations, elther to Auspend or curtail naval building or for any other purpose. It would certainly make for suspicion among the other nations of the world.” | What process of thought could lead to such a Conclusion? An agreement to limit naval armaments would a not be an alliance in any sense. It need have no t “other purpose.” It should have no other purpose. It is inconcervable that such an agreement—reg- istered, agit would have to be, with the League of Nations—could cause suspicion in any quarter, Who would suspect? What would be suspected? . : England, the United States and Japan are the three leading naval nations, thanks to the dispersion of the German fleet. If it wished, the United States might be able to outbuild either of the other two. be + But what would be the gain? / On the other band, a “naval holiday,” a con- struction moratorium, would preserve the propor- tional strength of the three fleets. The probability is that such*an example would ead to contraction of building programmes by "France, Italy and the second and third class navy nations. “I would rather see my son stand at a bar and drink two glasses of beer than have him see that vampire woman,” said Dr. Wil- ‘bur F. Crafts. For the information of Dr. Crafts, it 1s only fair to say that the sons of a great many other men agree absolutely the senti- ment, and would take the two glasses of beer every time if they had the option. It’s the near-beer that drives them to the vamps of the film. CHRISTMAS FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS. by That 1s a question that has tortured the ‘ minds of many wounded and crippled soldiers in | hospitals all over the land, The Evening World does not believe the soldiers have,been forgotten, nor that their sacrifices are not -) |, appreciated. if the public has failed to do its full part to make "| life as bearable as possible for theeinjured, it is the X result of a lack of knowledge, not, of a lack of At this season of the vear, at any rate, there | } should be no neglect. The general public qught to ) share with the less fortunate of the soldiers, By all means let this attention and consideration be personal and individual when possible. But in case this is impractical, The Evening World Chrisimas Fund for Wounded Soldiers will serve @s proxy. * “Buddies,” too, are invited to chip in. Think ; ™ they forgotten? sympathy. how it would be if the tables had been turned. A JOB BAROMETER. “A. WANT-AD, survey by Editor and Publisher reports the number of help and situation wanied advertisements printed by seven representa- tive newspapers in as many cities of the country and compares the figures with those of the corre- sponding Sunday a year ago. On the Sunday in 1919 these seven papers printed 7,251 help wanted advertisements. This year the number was only 4,527, a decrease of more than a third. In 1919, 2,221 sjtuation wanted -advertisements were inserted, A year later the number had in- ‘creased to 2,819. Here is an excellent reflection of the labor mar- Ket. More persons want jobs and there are fewer jobs available, Such a lation of data relative to want ads. ‘& cx excellent barometer of employment conditions. EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE. IMERE is so much reason for caustic criticism of New York's manners in the subway that ft is a pleasure to be able to recount a variation from the rule. In a crowded Seventh Avenue express the other evening there were two striking éxceptions to the general rule of rudeness, : A young woman arose and insisted that an elderly voman take her Stat. Count one for courtesy and i | | | } THE EVEN tked an elderly Workingman, ‘evidently weary, sag- ging from a strap. She too prevailed over the man’s objections, and he rode in comtort while she clutched a strap. Score another for manners, Both these exceptions to the rule occurred in one car and within a few minutes of each other, In both cases the courtesy was displayed by a woman, It may not be fair to generflize from two instances. They do, however, suggest a question: Are New York women more kindly and cour- teous than the men? thoughtfulness and good BACK TWENTY YEARS ? OLICE COMMISSIONER ENRIGHT'S pet project for a $5,009,000 police hospital got a bad jolt in the department itself yesterday when delegates of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association voted 168 to 5 against the hospital plan. Policemen who voted “yes” in the larger refer- endum on the hospital scheme told The Evening Workd that if the ballot had been secret a majority of the force would have voted “no.” They were afraid of persecution from above if they went against the Enright wishes. This is the spirit of fear and intimidation toward which ¢he Police Department has been turned back under the Hylan-Enright, administration. Mrs, Ellen O'Grady, who resigned this week from her office of Fifth Deputy Police Commissioner, asserts that she could have continued to serve under Commissioner Enright only by consenting to be- come “a rubber stamp.” When Cominissioner Enright demoted former Inspector Daniel £. Costigan, and later when he got tid of another Inspector, Frank J. Mortis, by de- moting him to the rank of Captain and assigning him to the Richmond Hill Station, Mr. Hearst's newspapers explained that co-operation and har- mony were essential to the administration of the Police Department and that the Police Commis- sioner must have only aides who understood and | indorsed his policies. : It is a singular thing that police officials with whom Commissioner, Enright has found himselt least able to get on have been known to the public as officers with exceptional records for honesty and efficiency in the torce. Costigan had won the special respect of New Yorkers for energy, courage and intelligence as head of the Vice Squad. Yet Enright pronounced Costi- gan’s record “Rotten,” Morris had thirly-three years’ police work to his credit with a high reputation for efficient dealing with gamblers and Black-Handers. Enright shelved him, Mrs. Ellen O'Grady became Fifth Deputy Police Commissioner after years of experience as a proba- tion officer in Brooklyn, and in announcing her ap- Pointment Commissioner Enright himself com- mended her “rugged honesty.” Mrs. O'Grady now Says she cannot be honest and serve in the Enright administration, If this is the feeling of high officials in the de- partinent, what must be the demoralizing effect on the rank and file of the force? Is New York going to let its police standards be put back twenty years by a Hylan-Enright adminis. traion without a protest? The police of this city to-day are a body of men who deserve something better over them than a dictators with a mysterious set of policies which sooner or later displace all honest lieutenants. ENLIST THE FANS. * AT Judge Landis says will “go,” as far as the professional part of the baseball public is concerned, But if his power is to be as fully effective as pos- sible, he must exercise persuasion no less than coercion, To clean up baseball and keep it clean, Judge Landis nwst enlist the aid of the fans, ° If the fans persist in fostering crookedness by bet ting with the gamblers, Judge Landis will have to exercise his powers of punishment, If Judge Landis can lead the fans in an offensive against the crooked Influences over which he has no immediate con- trol, he will not need to punish offenders, for the inducement to crookedness will be removed, Fortunately, Judge Landis has shown a lively ap- preciation ot this fact, and his seems to be the sort of personality which can best make such a crusade effective. c ‘The big rush to-day, according to the Col- lector of Internal Revenue In New York, is not to pay the final instalment of taxes on in- comes for 1919 but to beg extensions of time for this last quarterly payment. Dig firms 4nd corporations that were raking in the money this time last year can't raise enough to pay their taxes now. Which means that 1921 will | that gives you the worth of a thous to say much in a few words, Take The Police Honpital. To the Ecltor of The Evening World Attending a theatrical performant last evening I was very much sur- prised at an announcement which was made to the effect that a collection was to be taken for the benefit of the Police Hospital, Before the perform- ance started the ushers passed the plates around and the audience do- | nated. Just what is the idea? We all thought that this had been finished long ago. Why should the Pole Department have a hospital of their own? In proportion to the uniformed employees of New York City, do w not hear of more accidents to the fir men than we do to the policemen? Where do they come off to get @ hospital exclusively for their own use? If any one should have the use of a hospital it should be the firemen. Ws read In the papers day in and day out of heroic rescues and racrifices on the part of the Fire Department, and yet here is never a word out of them, Kindly give this a little publicity, ar you have In the past few weeks, and bring it to the attention ‘of the public so that we won't be “taken over” again as heretofore. If the public In gen- eral feels as though they would like to Jonate to a worthy cause, let them contribute to & hospital for the soldiers ve the best thet was in them NT, A. E,¥. ce ‘To the Kdltor of The ¥ It is with a of ne feeling shame and sorrow that T write these intense lines. In our beloved country, first and foremost upon the globe where civilization and honesty are supposed to reten supreme, we stand calmly by and see the lives of strong (or wenk) men taken to explate a crime We are supposed to be a Christian nation. “An eye for an eye: a tooth ‘or a tooth,” saya the Bible—but “phon shalt not Kill,” saves the Ten ‘ammandimenis, and “Venceance te Lord, “I will repay.” he expected of poor weale mon (literate and some tmbectles) cohen the State and the United State: Government do the same thing? A ehild born deformed and who woule he only a source of deep w to ite rents all Its life must Ive, accant ine to our laws, but men mentally wenk=for all who commit crimes mat he mentally weak—are put te From Evening World Reader:' What kind of a letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction im trying ING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBE R 15; 1920, Te Bree Mamantne Go Prem ne Oe Nie Fork renting WOR), ‘and words in a couple of hundred? | time to be brief. | | pense of the past World War they | would use a little more sound judg- ment before handing out all sorts of lonns to foreign Governments, thereby (increasing an already oyer tax bu! dened people. Now there 1s talk about increasing the tax 2 per cent. Why don't they come around every Saturday to collect our week's salary and be done with it? 1a. WwW. West New York, N. J. Dec. 18, 1920. rotest. ‘To the Editor o¢ The Evening World The Juntor Alumni Association of P, 8. 109, Hrooklyn, wishes to express its indignation at the malicious, un- founded and ridiculous charges made by Ford's Dearborn Independent, The Protocols of the Blders of Zion, and other antl-Semitic publications. The atlicks made are Les of the most despicable character and can only be regarded as such by the up- Yight, and falr-play loving American public. THE JUNIOR ALUMNI ASSOCIA- TION OF P. 8, NO, 109. Pitkin and Rockaway Avenues, Brooklyn, Dec. 10, 1920. Tobacco Prices. To the Editor of The Evening Worl Iy It not possible to compel the American Tobacco Company and Its allied interests to cease profiteering | and follow the procession? For the past four yegrs the workingman ha: Yeen paying 10 cents for one ounce « inferior smoking tobacco, inatear st two ounces for 5 cents, as previous > the wat, or an increase of 200 pe: t. Chewing tobacco shows th: Jame increase, As for cigars, one hat coats 10 or 15 cents would no Th: n noth be tolerated in a public park. c same applies to cigarettes. vert to pre-war prices an Does not the Lever act apply NICOTINE, New York, Dee. 18, 1920, Compulsory Milltary Training. To the Editor of The Evening Work; I think it unfair to compel student: and workers to take military trainin; outside of thelr regular work, Man of the workers are Ured after the! lay’s work and most of the students ime is devoted to thelr lessons. It im true that milltagy training bullds up the body and teaches us t ybey, but there are other means o improving health and learning ou devoir. Moreover, military sclencr ‘ath for an act broueht on from thetr nhwateal condition, Tore Shame! Shame! Shame! for such Vawee?). MF. 127 W. 96th Street, New York, De 11, 1920. Taving Feder ‘To the Editor of The Evening Workd 1 understand the Prestdent, Sena tors and Representatives of the United States are exempt from Federal In come Tax. \ “What's the idea?” Are they any better than the ordinary man earning only from $80 to $40 per week, and who feels this tax, email it is, Mri much ?, Sey Minit no matter how may have been all right during th war, git {t has served {ts purpos: now that hostilities have virtually come to an end. Many prominent persons admit that military training {s practically use lens and many States of the Unto have no law providing for military instruction between the ages of a! teen and nineteen, yet the State of New York still Insists on ie military training compulsory, I believe that military training sd be opt ne ora ———— ~, - QUR MOTTO yw) “QH-H-H-H | 5 UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1020, by Jha Blake.) HOW AN ENGIN ’ WAS TAUGHT A VALUABLE HABIT The steam engine that James Watt invented wouldn't run itself. ‘’he steam was fed and then to the other by a 5s] operated by a string, whieh engine operated powerfully on the string. But the boy was ingenious. engine could be taught to pull be free to conduct other investi ubly relating to mischief, for b 1 first to one of the cylinders iding valve, This valve was was pulled by a boy. Th: nly as long as the boy pulled He reasoned that if the the string for itself he would igations he had in mind, prob- ne Was a very young boy. So he tied the string to one of the moving parts of the engine ‘in such a way that it distance and at the right time. steam engine became the mos' time. What the boy had done w: able habit. cally operating power plant. was always pulled the right And from that moment th: t important invention of all as to teach the engine a valu- And that habit made the engine an automati- He could, of course, have taught it bad habits, which would have made it useless. right kind of habits, or the wrong kind. right kind, and they will mak matic, thus saving you the t thought and reflection, For example, if you learn tions and to do a certain sec day, you will soon be going matically. You won't forget let you. there on time, without even t! you get there you will go to going to work. Thus your day and*your drudgery will be dor require thought. daily life. how to inscribe every charact munication would require an ¢ Rat habit has taught you without thinking how they m use. Cultivate good habits as ters that can be done automa your working time in two, and nat to loaf, but form still bett of thought—you will be a lor ought to be travelling. have time to use your mind when You seldom think how mu You can teach yourself the Teach yourself the e much of your work auto- ime that you must have for to divide your work into sec- tion at a certain time of the to that particular task auto- to do it, Your habit won't If you develop the habit of promptness, you will be hinking about it.’ And when work, without thinking about y will be started automatically, ve automatically, and you will problems come up that ch habit forms a part of your If in writing a letter you had to stop and think er, an ordinary business com- entire day, to write words and sentences ust be put together with the pen; and your mind is left frée to select the right words to much as you can in all mat- tically. Good habits will cut if you use the time thus saved er habits—ineluding the habit 1g way on the road that you Words From the Wise. Every law not based on wis dom is a menace to the State. Anonymous, Great thoughts come from the only a strong desire for greater benefits to come, La Rochefoucauld. Patience is the necessary in- gredient of genius, by Disraeli. uman soul is the mirror {hum in substa: 2 (a nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnre’ The Statesmen| ot the Bible By Rev. Thomas B. Gregory Coprngat, 1920, the Prem Co, | No, 3—Samuel, Bamuel, the son of Elkanah and Han- nah, was the last of the Judges and the first of the Prophets. Apart from Our tuterest In Samuel as a muna full-orved und glorious character—he 1s interesting to us in the histortoal sense, inasuiuvh as he stunds at tho transition point from the theocratic to the monarchical form of government, By the eleventh century B.C. there had grown up among the people of Israel the conyiction that if they were to hold their own they must have #,. more closely knit form of government more inténse centralization of pub- Ne spirit—io a word, they must evase to be a loose confederation of sniall tribes united only in the presence vf 4 common danger, They needed to come A military people, and to acc plish that ¢ must have a mo archy, And 40 tho people went t representative of the Samuel and said to "Wo" must have @, change in our form of government We must have a King, or we will per- ish as a nation.” Samuel opposed the idea. He told them (he monarchy meant a standing hat would be used to oppress le; und a court thut would avier taxation, corruption, the concentration of wealih und power in the nands tow, the uitimate extinction old-time democratio simphitity and happiness. Ata second meeung, at Tuinah, the people's delexates told Samuel in straight language, in words thut were not to be misunderstood, that they had le up their minds to have a King, and that he might as well make up his mind to that eftect. Samuel consented to the monarchy, Let the will of the people be done Read chapters 9 and 10 of I. Sam- uel for the story of Sumueks firat meeting with Saul, the people's nom- inee for the Kingship. You will find it “mighty Interesting reading.” Afwer Samuer bad anoinied Saul he met the people again. He had a little te business to transact with Jia aatter that Was Very Clost to. his heart. Looking them squarely the eye the Grand Old Man made this Uttle speech to them: “Here I am. Wit- NESS ag“inst me before the Lord. and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have 1 oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a bribe to bilnd mine eyes therewith? and 1 will re- store it to you. And they said, Thow hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of apy man's hand, And he said unto | them, the Lord is witness agnins! you, and His anointed Is witness this day, | that ye have not found aught In my hand. And they said, He ts witness.” That wis all that Samuel wanted with them They got their King, and unsoured, Samuel remained to advise and assist him, He was still the righteousness of the Gu Far and wide he was consulted by all who were tn any kind of trouble. Young and old, the obscure and the Mustrious, looked to him for leht and guidance. He was Israel's priest- sta‘esman. wix the founder of the first regular schools for general education. He was the true friend of every one, and {t {s on record that at its burial “ALL the Israclites were gathered together, Our National Monuments _ “The final returns (for 1919) show that 919,504 tourists visited seventeen national parks, und that 138,951 tourists visited | eleven national monuments, | “The conflict betiveen the de | mands of commerce and the preservation of these wonder | places involves constant vigt- } dance. In my view their presen | vation is of first importance. It should be a settled policy of the country, regardless of any ques tion of utility, that when in the wisdom of Congress national parks or monuments are deft nitely set apart they must be preserved in their integrity, forever free from any form of commerctalization.” — Secretary Payne of the Department of the Interior, LEWIS AND CLARK CAVERN NATIONAL MONUMENT. VERLOOKING for a distance ot over fifty miles the trail by | which Lewis and Clark tra- | versed the great Northwest ls a won- |derful limestone cavern which rivals the well known Luray caves in Vir- ginia, ‘This location was designated as a national monument tn 1908 bo as to protect the wonderfully covorful and Stilugimite ror he lcavern contains innumerable vaulted lchambers, but up to the present has omy been exp.ored for a distance of 700 feet horizontally and 859 feet ver- iy. The cave ts in the deposit Madison limestone, which ly at this spot toward southwest, (he cavern following tion of the dip, So far only two small entrances have been found, both of these being on the same side of a steep canyon, about 500 feet below the rim and 125 feet apart. Only one of these can be used without ropes. From the main entranc stairway descends | for about 175 feet to the main portion Jor the cavern, which {s nearly hort- Ladders have been built at in order to reach still lowey Jevels. A very narrow passage abot 100 feet long Is followed to reach the |lowest points. Due to the fact that there ia wp custodian in charge, it Is necessary to keep the door of the main entrance locked, 0 that It is not accessible tw visitors at all times. The monumes has been placed in charge of the St perintendent of Yellowstone Natio) Park. It {8 expected that a permae nent custodian will be appoin hortly so that the cavern can remal open. The location is abo’ five mil outhwest of Butte on thy Northern Pacific Rail and three the'Post oftiee oe