The evening world. Newspaper, January 22, 1921, Page 10

ESTABLISHED AY JOSEPH PULITZER. Wahed Dally Except Sunday by The Pres Pubiishing =Company, Now. Si to 63 Mark Row, New York. RALPH PULITZER, President, 63 Park Row. J. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 63 Park Row JOSEPH PULITSER Jr., Secretary, €3 Park Row. eerie MEMIPER OF THE ASROCTATED PRESS he Anmoctated Prem ty erctudivety entitied to the use fer republ wien ED news Grama iches credited to It oF not otherwiee eredited in (nls paper ee THE LEAST OF THE REASONS. OV. MILLER is quoted as follows: “ “It 1s not my duty to enforce the laws of New York City, but it is my duty to interfere with the head of the Police Depart ment if the police do not do their duty.” It is also the duty of the Governor to interfere with the head of the Police Department when the fatter fails to do his duty by the Department and by ‘the public for whose protection he is responsible. Moreover the enforcement of a Prohibition law, which Gov. Miller seems to have had in mind when the made the quoted statement, is far from being the sole or even the chief test by which he must measure the comtuct and fitness of New York's resem Police Commissioner. Gov. Miller has made plain his attitrde toward the enforcement of the Volstead act. Butt it would be inconceivable that an Executive of Gov. Miller's calibre and intelligence shoukd wish the people of New York to understand that he has either judged or means to judge Enright by the degree to which the police of this city enforce the dry law. The favoritism that has seriously undermined the morale of the police force, the reports of graft and bribery, the laxity that has left the public at the mercy of thugs and highwaymen, have nothing to do with Prohibition. They have everything to do with the rule of Enrtpht. The Greater New York Charter provides that the Governor may remove the Police Commissioner whenever, in the judgment of the Governor, “the public interests so require.” _ The duty of the police to enforce Prohibition Show's up small indeed among the public interests which require Gov, Miller to remove Enright. With dark hints of secession, the Borough President of Kichmond accuses Mayor Hylan of neglecting Richmond interests, By the same token why shouldn't all the boroughs wecede together from the City Hall? = DOUBTFUL PROCEDURE. PSEDERAL ATTORNEY REYNOLDS, in charge of liquor proceedings here, announces a new and novel theory of law and procedure. If-a man is convicted under the Volsiead act, t' 2 cour enjoins him from selling liquor again. If he continues to break the law, the Governmen’ pro- poses to jail him the second time, not for bootieg- ging but for “contempt of court.” One advantage of this method, it is said, is that ft dispenses with the need for a jury. “It may be admitted that there is a very general “contempt” for the Volstead law. But is there “contempt of court’? + If it proves possible to proceed under such a the- Gry of law, why confine the injunction to bootleg- - ging cases?, Why not extend it to petty larceny, violation of traffic rules, expectorating on the side- Walks and other misdemeanors? If the offender is enjoinad from repeating the offense, why is it not in the province of any Judge 16 commit the culprit for “contempt” ai the seoond Offense? Ipdeed, it would take only a trifling expansion of such a theory of law to obliterate completely the’ right of habeas corpus. If a Judge issue an injunction against repetition of an offense, can he not issue a blanket injunction forbidding the com- mission of a first offense by any person and so dis- pens: entirely with the fumction of the “twelve ygood men and true”? ~ Realty Men Fight Housing Inquiry. Head- line. Increasing visibility of the invisible. A SCUTTLED CHARGE. wile Gharge that personal expenses of Charles M. Schwab in connection with Shipping Board activities during the war had been saddled on the Government appears to have been left in a gz condition by the prompt answering fire of Mr. Schwab himself. > The wiiness who told the Walsh committee what she had heard about the alleged $200,000 voucher 2for Mr. Schwab’a personal expenses for the month Sof October, 1918, was so affected by Mr. Schivab's } vigorous statement as to earmestly disclaim all per- 3 sonal responsibility for the charge and pass it back to the certified accountants employed to audit the ‘Shipping Board books, $ Whatever public impressions may have been ¢formed of Mr. Schwab's industrial policies or pri- 2 vate habits of expenditure, few of his fellow-citizens “would ever think of him as a man likely to charge ?his personal bills to the public treasury during the 2 period cf war service. % His assertion that he “didn't even get that dollar be year” sounds much more probable and in S character. The Shipping Board investigation may have | | 4. much extravagance and waste to reveal. But noth- ing is to be gained by sensational guesses on the part of witnesses as to possible meaning of vouchers they have not even personally seen. BRINGS IT HOME. Raed of the proposed Congressional mem- bersitip increase was manifestly a triumph of good government and efficiency over polttical maneuvering. Taken in connection with other recent develop- nients in government, this action indicates an en- couraging trend in affairs at Washington. In recent years, even before the war, there had arisen increasingly effective opposition to the “pork barrel” method of river and harbor appropriation. ” First steps toward a ngtional budget system have teen taken, Both parties indorsed the budget in ther platforms. Some measure of budgetary re- form will come ut of the discussion, As time passes the sytem will be altered and improved until it becomes satisfactory. ‘The politicians did not want the “pork barrel’ abolished. They did not persomally desire a budget. They had as soon have more Congressmen. Bat the voters disagree. The voters have made their disapproval effective. Ten years ago informed Public opinion opposed increased membership in the House, but the House didn’t care. What has caused the difference? Perhaps public opmion is better informed. Per- hap» it is more intense. Perhaps both. At any rat, the politically inclined gentlemen at Washing- ton are paying more heed than in 1914. And why? Isn't the incame tax one answer? Isn't ft true voters are coming to demand more insistently that the Government must be economically and effici- ently administered? Isn't there more demand that political picnicking at the capital must end? Isn't there more vigorous and constructive criticism of Government affairs since people have been paying the income tax? The income tax is a direct tax. When the tax- payer lias to pay directly to the Government he hates to see his money wasted. He can figure how much this extravagance or that bad management is costing him. The waste becomes a personal matter. The income tax is a revenue producer. is also more than that. in good government. This Nation has nothing to fear if only enough of the volers can be induced to take an active, intel- ligent interest in Government affairs. This, it begins to appear, is one of the valuable services which the income tax performs, But it It is an incentive to interest House-boating ought to be a pleasant relief from Cabinet-making. DR. WM. J. O'SULLIVAN. is circumstances leading to the death of Dr. William J. O'Sullivan were so unusual as to warrant Corporation Counsel O’Brien in saying: “He died in the service of the people as truly as any soldier who died in the trenches.” No more fitting eulogy could be conceived. Dr. O'Sullivan’s qualifications for the work he had been doing were unusual. As a chemist, phy- sician and lawyer, it fell to his lot to work at the legal problems affecting the health of the city, To this he devoted his energies and was a martyr to his task—~lving from the effects of chlorine poisoning racied while investigating fumes from New Jer- sey factories. His dramatic death should at least serve to focus attention anew on the menace to public health ooca- sioned by the chemical plants on the other side of the Hudson. fen) This was Thrift Week. and cull it a year, Try fifty-one more PROM THE CITY OF HILAN. To the Heaven Born Mayor of Pekin, China In this City of Hi Lan, the admirable leho has had so many ‘clever ideas resulting in aveatly raising the taxes, is hav- iny equally clever tdeas for making them lower. The chief of these is that students in the two great public universities shall pay their way hereafter This will save much money paid from the tares. Perhaps if this plan suceceds it may be extended to the pud- lie schools, Also, perhaps to the Fire Depart ment, so that the citizen whose dwelling is on fire shall pay the firemen for coming to crtinguish it, and thus the Fire Department will cost the tarpayers nothing. Already, according to Grand Jury, this plan ts bring used tn Hi Lan's police service. Many have told Grand Jury they had to pay police to protect them againat attack and destruc. tion of business places. When they paid, eiti- ens sau, police work became efficient, Grand Jury does not approve these methods and has caused men of the police to be arrested. This keeps police so busy arresting other polwe they howe no time to catch bandits who leave citizens with no hope except that one day they will steal the admirable Hi Lan, HONG, COMMISSIONER now TWICE OVERS. e UMAN beings should have at least the same consideration that is gicen to animals under the Agricultural law. That law provides that only so many cattle can be put in a car.” -State Senator Bur- lingam. : ee iS aeae ! f \ a to say much in a few words, A Spirit of Self-Denial ‘To the Patiter of The Prening Work. I wish to express my interest in the| young woman who is denying herself in the Interests of the starving chil- dren of Europe. I wish we all might have the same) spirit of self-denial for one day so that we might appreciate what she is | doing and be more willing to help in this cause. I shall do my utmost for these chi!- dren, for I know how needful it is} that they should be properly nour-| ished so they may grow up healthy men and women. MARJORIF L. WARNER. New York City, Jan, 18, 1921. dary Daty. ‘To the Eatin of 'The Evening World I have served on the jury for the past thirty-five years every other year, and as this is the year In which Tam due for a call the thought struek me, how is it that hundreds of friends and acquaintances to whom I have spoken regarding this always give me the laugh and say, “You poor dumb- bell; T never served yet.” ‘This is a fact regarding many of the men called on for jury duty, their name is in the list they used as the war horses to bear tne brunt of the work. Upon Investigation you will find that the percentage of citizens doing jury duty (not excused) is very small considering the number available. Other Evening World readers must have had the sume experience. What's the remedy to make every citizon do his duty? Yours truly, HARRY BRADWAY. No, 36 Broadway, Jan. 17, 1920. To the Ealitor of The e Permit me to answer your corre- spondent who advocated the “hand off” doctrine in Ireland's unequal fight for freedom. ‘This policy isnot Ameri- can; it 1s opposed to every line of our Declaration of Independence ‘Those Americans who propose it at present, if they are sincere, should have done so four yeans ago, for if we had adapted it when Balfour and “Gal- loper” Smith were here begging for our intervention, and when the Eng- lish Tory press were reviling and jib ing us because we did not plunge to ‘their rescue sooner, we would have _The Life Saver! saved billions, and “Finnders’ fields where poppies grow” would not have been drenched so deeply in American blood. The spirit of every American grave, some of them my own Kith and Kin, rebels against this doctrine, and calls in trumpet tones to our Govern ment to have enforced those principles of liberty and justice for which they died Prior to our entry into the war President Wilson and onr Government in letters, speeches and addrawes ad Vocated the direct opposite and statoa plainly why America should inter vene. y terms were accepted by the Allies, including Great Uritain, the const ation for our aid. Amon, these pi declared obicets wer Lie eotgbliok @ Male Of laiy baped pow » oy By John Cassel = SY = €. W. Osborn rag es York Ereclng Wark JAX, the bull-dog, on hla oush toned place In the new Packard sits wit) chin held high, Like some great withered pansy te the face He turna upon the people passin TURNING THE PAGES t ol vs And, as life goes unseen beneath he And atill unaltered is his pompow gaze! My indignation he ignores each day: But once 1 saw him in the pantry stand, With eyes apleam, while James ar ranged a tray ” And let a morsel slip from his def. V hand; And Ajay stooped and ate it from thi Noort With dripping mouth he plead for one piece more! i From “Four Gardens," by Dawté Osborne Hamilton (Yale University Press). So little s there in a namef Bo then, it was never written that Ajay defied his appetite along with thr lightning, oe Resolutions of Sir Justinian. «« To those whose New Year reso tions have not as yet cither lapeed into the forgotten or hardened beyond amendment, we present possible ad ditions on these general lines: Resolve that wakening at 6 o'clock 1 will knock with my bed- Staff to waken Elias who shall Presently rise and make a fire whilat T rub my body and then ¥ shall presently skip out of bed. Query is not playing om the viol immediately after meales hurtfull by reason that it stirres ve faney and bringeth a grate (i, 6, flush) into oy face. Resolve to skip-rope each morn- us| eS 6 o'clock. arte saltand 1 jt not to dance loftily so much acts carry ye body smoothly comportment. In some places hanging steps are very graceful and give much ease and time to breathe, These noble resolutions are ex- ted from the diary of Sir Jus h Pagitt of the Pagitts of North: alnpton, as cited in “Phe Cream of Curiosity” (Dutton), a book of ouri- ous compilations by Reginald L Hine. Sir Justinian wrote as quoted about A. D. 1633 A. D. But “hanging steps’ in the dance! Did they, then, have the hesitation waltz in the seventeenth century? ' 8 The Beaver as He Is Busy--~ According to his book, “Waiting tr ~ the Wilderness” (Doubleday, Page & Co.), Enos A. Mills has seen a beaver do these things: Gnaw down trees Carry mud tn hands. Carry mud and sticks between From Evening World Readers } What kind of a letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one that gives you the worth of @ thousand words in a couple of liundred? There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying Take time to be brief. the consent of the governed,” and “to secure the liberties of every other na- tion.” Om the faith of these declarations our Government received from m lons of Americans their sons and tl daughters, their money and their t and I assert that until ment makes good the plelges t which they obtained thowe it h. faulted, the honor of our count been beamirched and thos gifts of a free people for spocific poses have been given in vain. This ig the cold logic of the situa- tion—a situation created by this na- tion itself, which cannot “he assai'ed truthfully even tf Irisiimen had never wielded a sword or fired a shot agi this sume Emelaid in defense of American liberty. I submit England ts not establish the consent of the govern: ther, that her “Black and are as guilty of excessive and unspeak- able crimes against the Irish as Bi sing’s hordes ever were against the Relgians. * And there I leave my case agai the “hands-off” theory, strong in th faith that the country of Washington, Lincoin and Jefferson will neither prove false to its principles nor betray its heroic dead. ROBE No. 861 45th Si 18, 1921. WADDELT. . Brooklyn, Jan To the Ration of The Bi J. W." may poswit able te control himeecif when near wine, beer or whiskey. My husband never could The liquor gave him a nasty dispos tion to bring home to t ly every ight. I have al liquor shows wp aman in lis true state and, t eome, "S, W. J." 1 wish the Vighteenth Amendment was a fully enforced measure. As il now stands drinkons still get all they want, cur family has quite a few unple evenings and holidays. SJ nd Juntice to the Negro, Yo the Fatttor of ‘The Prening Word Since the race riots in ¢ have taken particular notice tha great many negroes throughout thi city are being looked down u with disdain, and in certain casy and instinees, whenever there is argument between a white mg A negro, the former retuliate minding the latter of the Chics affair, There is «ood and bad every class of people, and the entire race should not be judged by an un. ruly few. Our martyr Present, the Great Pmanciptor and friend of the nesro, Abraham Lincoln, remarked tn his famous Gettysburg addr “All men are created equal, regardless of race, creed or cola iment of the peor for the peopl ind by the people,” Let us all fol tow the advice of this great henofa tor and treat (he negio with thessame courtesy and respect \ i want meted ont to 1 any ne Nowra of the whip for Ba peur mud BO ald this is a govern. | UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Wop yriant, | 1921. by John Blake.) | Usk YOUR REASON. “Men,” says Montaigne, to-day. It accounts for fret th fake spiritualistic mediums. Examine facts with Analyze them. state. ‘are not apt to believe what they least understand themselves This has been true through all the ages. much impossible in an age of civilization. superstition istic experiences your friends tell you about. But don't take less thoughtful people. There is plenty of exact knowledge to be obtained to- day without worrying about things concerning which no their word for it, |} Be perfectly sure that you have all the facts, and you will be little likely to be led astray by coincidences that startle Cony exact knowledge is to be obtained, | You must of course take a great deal for granted, $|has accepted her proposal of mar- hand knowledge, tent and accredited source. reputation. you is the best Use such informat But apply your own in time to do it in. my associations with them never | found reason for eriticising an of their methods or systema, One nly t trip up to the distriet twee ) Stroet and 145th Street taking in Wifth, Lénox, Seventh Kighth Broadhurst Avenues, and pate a aity in jtuelf; Newspaper af- tices, lawyers, merchants and varivus other enterprises of business, urd doutet the heads of these various branches ef commerce could have tained high sitions in life, only druwbiick being their color, Isn't this fot a stumbling block enough in the prugtess of the ambitions ni without having some one add insult t ary by looking down upen him 14 to a tha wird haul be ahown CHARLES SAW EN | ew Yor, Jai da dete t = \, thing m the ai Nine-tenths of the knowledge that you gain will be second- But be sure that it comes from a compe- You are certain, for example, that you can trust Dar- win or Huxley or Herbert Spencer or any educator of wide You are certain that the information they give that can be had, n, and get all you can at first hand, son to all of it. As to the mysteries of life, many of them you must 3 | allow to remain mysteries till men have found a way to look ™ further behind the veil than they ean now. ‘ Men have a fame; and the greater shave they have of tt Gentleness is offensive tH ou Blair. Dirty not aut Preston Envy. hike hich flan It is still true which It accounts for the t so many unfortunate people are easily gulled by It accounts for th? curious and almost ineredible stories of witcheraft that have appeared in the papers within the last few days, your reason. seems. Think about them, It is well enough to speculate on the future It is well enough to examine into even the spiritual- nce yourself, That will come There are, we are told, a trillion of years for them You will net live all of that time, but you will live long enough to have a ripe and well informed mind if you apply yourself, and to enjoy using it if you are suf ficiently industrious and alert to do your work just a litle better than other men can do it, Words From the Wise Treve high birth is of the inind, i not of the flesh Great Alexander the solieitude | the wore afeaid they | are of losing it.—Jobnson, corrects whatever oun Wwe we is above it, wehich it con ot reavh.—J, Pett Senn, tail and stomgch while swimming, Dig a canal Kil a wildcat. + Kun away from a wort. Dredge mud from the bottom of the pond | Wrestle and play with other | beavers. Build part of a dam. Wioat a tree across a pond. Scratch himself Brush flies off his nose, Comb his fur with a double claw, Whack the water with his tail. | Lucky world of beavers! | Where any unit is likely to be tor |Dusy in his own multiplicity af wasy to try to regulate the wuys of hit fellows. And yet, how remindful of the prac |tice of the reformatory “anti” is all that dredging and carrying of mudt oe e Philosophy and Snecess- ~~ i A curate in London, as quoted tr “Jenny Essenden” (McBride), the latest novel by Anthony Pryde: Philosophy lies in liking what roa jaye, and ‘success les in wanting nat you haven't: there is life for you in two nutshells. Therefore, the way to be a philoso | pher, should be— To want the earth, to succeed in get- ting It, and to like !t when one has ft However, the man who once suc ceeded in ‘getting this earth would probably prove himself no philosopher by Immediately wantypg another, o Me - = . | On Rebuilding a Hashand- - + Jones suggests to Joanna, when he that she might better have the man “higher up.” She re- Oh, yes. the chief would be suit- what they cal! But, dearest, he 1s is nothing you ean do about him, When T bought a house 1 didn't want one that was fine and per- fect and gave me no occupation but to sit and read. Y wanted one that I could work over, do things to for years and years, have in- spirations about Well, that is perhaps one reason would rather have you. You need a lot of rebuilding, Jonsey! ‘The quotation its from “Joanna Builds a Nest” (Robbs-Mernill), by | Juliet Wilbur Tompkins < And we hope the Tuilding Materiagg = Trust bad not seen Jones first. To the end that he come too high, “8 8 Reading and B.* Tarkington, ne | A page of confession ‘by Booth « Tarkington: After the Infant books. ‘ead to i my first reading was Cabin” when 2 wa Spon Quixoie.” “Ivan rene it about of three or. doles V all of 1 Ff Optic » Twitty nooks book any others ned) tk read Loread the “new. novels rom the time L was ten, Until Twi about. forty: wien T couldn't any inore under this prolonged burden he ages, Tarkington stayed + ehough to Write “Seventeen it to. the Society fue Rowcarob to vind out. Ft i sree of the that ey |