The evening world. Newspaper, March 1, 1921, Page 22

i ty Tost no time in decree Federal Jixige Hand which charges exceed the rate of feet will be impounded until United States Supreme Court original order permitting the raise the rate shall stand. This de- come in June or it may not be handed October, , ion accompanying his decree, Judge _ “Some way should te found, I think, to pre- vent the plaintiff from enjoying a long period during which it may charge any rate £ | shooses.” ~ Some way should certainly be found to secure Y authoritative ruling on the claims of a gas my or any other public utility corporation in like the present where the benefit of the doubt to the company while the consumer gets the FAKING THROUGH. ‘AST week The Evening World suggested that the ten remaining days provided ample time for the present Congress to make a bad record worse. _ Anticipation was not vain. > Yesterday Congress passed the Fordney Emer- gency Tariff_Law. © _The Fordney Fake now goes to the President. + ‘There .ts no reason to believe it will go further. ~ Gongressmen who voted for this measure did so _ An awe-dtruck New Yorker timidly wonders bie a Hiram checks the palladium when HE scheme for valorization and control of ‘Ouban sugar is one which deserves the care- : Impending change of the uinistration should not cause paralysis in the of'the Federal attorneys. - HIS REAL MISTAKE. ILLIAM DALTON, the youthful Chicago _. bank runner who was caught with $772,000 olen bonds, is convinced that he is “the biggest -on_ earth.” jam is not alone in such an opinion. Many thief has come to a similar conclusion when bt with the The trouble with Will- mn | his fellow “boobs” is that the discovery too. use. y the bonds, William D considered a “wise guy.” Ever his arrest people have been telling him’ where ere made Imistakes. He has been ought to have done to make a ser of much with himself pas ee hele THE EVENING WORLD, bonds at all, and that Is the only good “post | mortem” advice any one can give him. THE CASE WELL PUT. MID current criticism of Gov. Miller's Traction Bill, nothing more careful and competerif has been forthcoming than the letter of Borough Presi- dent Heary H. Curran of Manhattan to the Chair- man of the Senate Committee on Public Service. Mr. Curran puts his finger on the fatal weaknéss of the Miller plan in his second cljsction: “The firet duty is to investigate and get the facts. The next in to recommend the remedy, The third is to put it into effect. Your bill puts the last step first. Who knows whether this plan is right or not, until we have the facts?” Apart from its illadvised proposal to override all city authority, the worst defect of the Governor's programme is this chance it leaves to cover or patch up conditions which ought to be now once and for -all probed into and cured. Some of the existing surface fines, as Mr. Curran says, “are ready for the scrap-heap. The competi- tion of the city-owned subway has made them obso- ete. They are gold mines that have been worked out.” There ‘will be no sound or healthy future for New York traction finance so long as such relics are car- ried, They can only be got rid of by thorough study and analysis, followed by fearless cutting to the roots. + The same Is true of underlying leases and agree- ments with which, as Mr. Ourran says, “the corpo- rate cobweb of private traction interests in New York is swarming.” It is reported from Albany that the sponsors of the Traction Bill have already deemed it wise to eliminate the phrase which provided that the pro- posed Transit Commission should use its power to raise fares “with due regard to agreed provision for service or compensation.” There must be no regard for anything that stands in the way of getting down to the clean, hard bone of needed service and honest capitalization. Now is the time, if it is ever going to be done, to squeeze out false values and get rid of inherited obligations that paralyze. This, Mr. Curran rightly insists, can and should be done with the city exercising all the local power it now possesses. The city should not be bound to carry out the orders of a Transit Commission while the traction companies fall back on their vested rights and'obey or not as they choose. =~ Moreover, even those New Yorkers who are most disgusted with the Hylan regime must recognize the larger justige of the argument which Mr. Curran puts thus: » “The incompetence of the present Administration does not cqnstitute a clent emergency to warrant the State in brushing aside with one gesture the accu- mulated rights that have come to us in the course of the last fifty years.” What, in the view of this official critic, is the force that will assure the consent of the city authori- ties to a good transit plan based on exhaystive study of the facts? Answer: The force of public opinion informed as to the facts and Convinced of the merit of the plan, This newspaper suggested some days ago that: Whereas Gov. Miller’s idea is that the principle of home rule would be sufficiently taken care of in the moral pressure a powerless Board of Estimates could put upon a State Transit Commission by means of recommendation or criticism; The principle of home rule might be more fairly and consistently preserved in the moral pressure a State Transit Commission could bring to bear upon 4 a Board of Estimate which retained its veto power— the pressure in this latter case being the full facts of present traction conditions plus an argument for proposed remedies presented first of all for the en- lightenment and appraisal of the community directly concemed. This seems to be pretty close to Mr. Curran's view when he declares that “if the plan is good no Board of Estimate can stand in the way of the public opinion that will compel its adoption.” TWICE OVERS. “6 E can't fool nature by offering the adolescent sirl a class in embroidery or a prayer meet- ing especially for young ladies.” —Col. C. Seymour Bullock. ‘CA a a CHIEF defect of the radical mind is its lack of humor.” —The New York Tribune. > * * "| Bacondly, the ae 1 Continue Da: t Saving. |To the Kaltor of The Kventnt World: 1 have been reading with interest the various opiniony of readers on daylight saving. There seems to be |some opppsition from certain persons because they will have to get up an hour earlier, They overlook the fact that they go to bed an hour eariler and one week will agcustom them to it, ‘The opposition from the farmers might seem plausible when they claim the cattle become restless when fed an hour earlier, But most farmers arise at daybreak and retire soon after the sun sets. Any one who has been on a farm knows very few armers carry a watch in the flelds, but when noon comes they are al- ways around for dinner, having noted the progress of the sun. ‘Why can't the farmers get up an hour later than the daylight saving time, which would carry them along in their old routine? ‘The only farmers who might be entitled to complain are those supplying milk, who have to get same to plants ac- cording to city time. How many people, including young boys and girls, are working long hours in poorly lighted and poorly ventilated shops and factories?” Some of these unfortunates rarely enjoy the sun- light and fresh alr, This added hour after closing time in summer means & great deal to them, and subsequent- ly to the country itself, Naturally, illumination companies are opposed, as It means considerable reduction in the use of cas and elec- tricity in the early evening. farmers, from whom the main opposi- tion comes, the majority of city work- ers In shops and offices is overwhelm- ing. Let's continue daylight saving. JAMES A. M'CALL. “An Th ‘To the HAitor of The Breaing World: 1 was surprised at the take in regard to the city’ mont of Hi Johnson, I don’t think much of Mayor Hylan, or Hearst and his “Mud Gutter Gazette” but I think Hi Johnson |s “all there.” ‘The Mayor usally does things with his eyes closed, but he sure did have his eyes wide open When he chose Johnson. He js to be congratulated upon his choice. erWhat difference does it make where counsel comes from as long ag they are able and just? Do you knock Johnson because Hearst suports him? Cast all grievances aside and give credit when it's due. EMANUEL KARMIOL, New York City, Feb, 28, 1921. ‘The City and the State, ‘To the Baitor of ‘The Brening Workd Is the administration of the affairs of the greatest city in the world a failure? Here are some straws which show which way the wind blows: First, the Superintendent of the City Schools and the Board pf Eduvation ‘lare seeking to remove the public schools from municipal control and TUESDAY, |ing for a State law to enforce Prob: | In comparison to the number of AROH 1, 1921. wy eet By John Cassel Toa Now York Evening seve smeonntnte Fe cn IE SM, or 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 a thousand words in a couple of hundred? There ts fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying fe oy much in a few words, Take time to be brief. tems are turning to the Governor and State Legislature to gain relief from | @ muddled situation, Thirdly, the Prohibitionists are ask- | bition in views ofthe failure of ¢ elty to do it.’ f | Why has it been necessary for each | of these forces to turn from munici- pal to State control? A popular ref- erendum would doubtless support each of these movements. Has the present Administration tailed to meet | our democratic poedgt A. D. BATCHELOR. Ra—Ha—ne. To the Editor of The Hvening World: | Hearst — Hylan — Hiram. Please} notice the ha-ha-ha in the allitera- tive trinity. JAS. H. MEEHAN 1499. Prospect Ave., Bronx. Feb 28, 1921 Wants to Build, To the Editor of The Brening World: I have been very much Interested in the articles on housing conditions, but have looked in vain for a solu- tion tq our problem. At present my busband, three children and myself are living in one room, Unlike others living in one room, we are not en- tirely uncomfortable, for this room is about 20 by 25 feet and has fourteen windows, But if we could build our own home some other family with small children could have the benefit of this place, that has plenty of ground around it for children to play, for a very little rent. We have three lots, free and clear title guaranteed, and about $200 in cash, Can any one tell us how we can get a house on the lots? If we could get help we would be very grateful. CONSTANT READER. Is It Dead? To the Balitor of The Breuing World; Has the national bonus plan for service men Into the land of dead things with some of our per- gonal liberties? From my_ personal observation, the majority of the un- employed now are those men who gave up their prospects to make the United States safe for the “Ander- song” and now is the acceptable time for our representatives to do a little representing. AT. Bee Brooklyn, Feb. 28, 1921. Appreciat Legion. ‘To the Maitor of The Brening World : Kindly permit an ordinary citl- gen, to pay tribute to a truly wonder- ful organization—the American Le- gion. On Feb. 25, between 11 and 12 o'clock, a fire occurred in a tire shop on St. Nicholas Avenue, near 183d Street, The weather was extremely cold and the firemen and policemen on duty were coated with loe and frozen. J noticed a band of young men with pots and cups serving piping hot coffee and cocoa to the police and firemen, Upon inquiry as to their identity I goes to the Gtate Legislature for re- transportation learned that were members of jaliv Post of the Deadquacters UNCOMMON SENSE — By John Blake (Copyright, 1921, by Jon Blake.) KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING BEFORE YOU START. Now that the earth’s surface has been explored it is not necessary to embark on a journey without knowing about its difficulties in advance. If you want to see the Congo you can find out, first, what kind of a place it is; second, what kind of credentials and equipment you will need when you get there. If your destination is Paris or London it is easy to learn the way, and something of the things that are to be seen in either place. In the journey you set out on when you begin to work for your living the same thing is quite possible. Start out without a fixed destination and you will bring up at‘Some destination that is likely to prove far from satis- factory—the poor house, for example. Start with a definite idea in mind of where you are going, how to get there, and what to take along, and the chances are about eighty in a hundred that you will arrive safe and sound and be glad that you came. The other twenty chances are luck, You can’t figur€ that out of the reckoning. ‘ If you, want to be a successful physician, study the problems of the successful physician, and the stupendous labors that must be performed in the class and the labora- tory-and the hospital before success can be attained. Then, if you are not discouraged, go ahead. You will probably arrive—provided you are fitted by nature for the job. But you will never drift into the position of a successful position, or a successful lawyer or a successful anything else. People in life are like logs in a stream, They drift down, not up. Map out your journey in advance. You may find ways to take by and by—specialties that you are qualified Ao follow. But the first thing to do is to learn, in a very specific way, what is at the journey’s end and the surest way to get there, . Nature leaves very little to chance, and you cannot afford to leave anything to it if you can help it. Drifters sometimes have interesting experiences, but they are never bothered much by bond salesmen, . at No, 584 West 183d Street. ‘This is not the first time that I have heard of this post, as they have a won- derful reputation on Washington Heights for the good work they are doing, not alone in thelr own nelgh- borhood but all over the city. One of their members (who refused to give his name) told me that they send delegates to the various hospitals in order to make more cheerful the lot of their wounded and crippled com, rades, 1 wish that I was an ex-service man so that I could join this wonderful Richard J. McNally Post and take part in the great public service that they are rendering. Please print this letter, as I want the boys to know that there is at.least one citizen on the Heights that ap- reciates what they are doing. less them. BENJAMIN: JAOORY, New York, fev #8, 1921, Words From the Wise Nature has given women sv much power that the law hae very wisely given them little, —Dr. Johnson. He who tells a lie is not sensi- ble how great a task he under. takes, for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one-—Alexander Pope. Words, indeed, are but the signs and counters of knowledge. and their currency should be atrictly regulated by the capital “|shown by the briefest sketch of hia The Well Trained Man Yale’s New President Marguerite Mooers Marshall, Corrs Mar Tet tanning Werth | ex ROWLAND ANGELL, newe ly elected Prestfient of Yale Unie versity, is the only man not hime jaelf a “Yale man” to hold this In making the announcement hia selection Yale Corporation em phasized that the national charactes? of the university demanded an ode ucator of national dfstinction. Tha national—what might be called the “all-American”—character of Dr. Ane gell's antecedents and training i= career. Born fifty-two yeare ago in Burling+ ton, Vt, he was educated at the Uni+ versity of Michigan and at Harvard, His wife, who was Miss Isabel Wate rous and to whom he gives credit for |help in the preparation of his firs, book, “Psychology,” is a native of Des Moines, Ia. His professional career began at his Alma Mater, the University of Michigan, where he ,| taught his chosen subject, psychology. Later he went to the University of Chicago and became in due time tts Dean and Acting President. He now is Chairman of the Trustees of the Carnegie Corporation, with offices at No. 522 Fifth Avenue. . Some idea as to the educationas ideals he will uphold at Yale and the 4 sort of “Yale men” he will send forth may be gained from the follow= ing passages taken from his published writings. In a chapter in his first book, pubs lished by Henry Holt, a chapter which i ig entitled “Character and Will,” he emphasizes the importance of early training for boys, and defines the well-trained man as follows: “The well-trained man is the man whose mind is stored with a fund of varied knowledge which he cam y command when the neces« sity for it arises; he is the an who can keep his attention upon t problem in hand as long as nece Sary. and in the face of diatractio: he is, moreover, the man who, hav. ing paused long enough to see the situation correctly and to bring to bear upon it all the relevant knowl- edge he possesses, acts thereupon promptly and forcefully. Defects In any of these requirements may de- feat eMcient action and proclaim the actor or person of feeble or defective character, “The ignorant person cannot aot effectively when nice discrimination and wide knowledge are necessary, ney often are. “Byen the learned person ordinar-= ity cannot go far provided his atten- tion-is wayward and fitful, His ef. fort is too disconnected ever to ac- complish large results, "The person who is flighty or pre-« cipitate is either a genius or @ fo0l—. commonly the latter. “On the other hand, the hopelessly careful person, whose life is spey in &@ morass of dowbt and indeciSion, balancing imponderable _considera- tions and splitting insignificant hairs —he also is likely to belong to the incompetents and inefficients. “Evidently the attainment of a will which can fulfil alt these require- ments for the avoidance of pitfalls requires a training on every side of one’s nature, requires a rich experi- ence and a powerful dominant pur~ pose running through it. All life offers us such training, and our suc~ cess in building up a strong, rich character depends much more upon how we do our work than upon what work we do. There is no calling so humble that it may not afford scope for the expression and development of all the great human interests, if we really put ourselves into it, and not our mere labs In an address delivered at a meet- ing of the Michigan Schoolmasters’ nd printed in ,the Educational . Angell defines in t ion the function of true educa~ “The most that educational doctrine can ask or urge is that the mind shall be brought into intimate contact with all the great characteristic divisions of human thought, and that the proc- in each of these domains shall be made familiar. If one has thus mastered the several modes of pro- cedure needful in these main divi- sions of the world of mtnd, one is at least armed against the inevitable errors of complete ignorance, and one is fairly started he path to spe- clalized proficienc In the same addr the disciplinary value of study, cially of such unpopular subjec day, as the classics and higher mathe matics, and his conclusion seems to be that, while it may be good for the young to study what they don't like, still there is discipline in all st and courses should be chosen for their intrinsic value rather than solely for their value as mental gym~- nastics, The following paragraphs express these ideas in his own words: “It wag not so very long ago that the recalcitrant small boy who ob- jected to the study of the classics or of mathematics was urged to accept his fate gracefully on the ground that, however unpleasant the process, he was acquiring mental discipline which would stand him in good stead when-~ ever later In fife he had same es- pecially hard intellectual tusk to face, “Any one can attend to things which interest or please him as long, as bis physical atrength holds out But to attend in the face of diMcul~ ties which are not entertaining is distinctly an acquired taste, one to which ren and primitive peoples always strenuously object. From this point of view it may well be thas such studies as the classics and cer- tain forms of mathematics haye a peculiar value in affording the maxi- mom of unpleasantness, diluted with a minimum of native Interest, so that a student who learns to tolerate pro- longed attending to their intricacies may find almost any other undertake ing by contrast easy grateful, — “Every study has latent in it the possibilities of becoming to some ex= tent a formal or general discipline, Meantime, it seems to be @ safe and conservative corollary of this doctring that no study should have a place ims tho curriculum for which this general disciplinary characteristio is the chi recommendation. ‘The intrinsfe valu of each study afford at present a far safer criterion of educational worth from ess he discusses pe- to- , epee iis al mP ace re