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HARD PRESSED FOR A CASE. or later Senator Lodge's newest “Yel- low Peril crisis” is likely to come to public |, knowledge, even ‘hough it failed to convince Sena- _ fs of the imminent carger and the immediats ‘heed for greatly augmented maval construction. Probatiy it would tave no more effect on the ‘United States and Japan than the recent spasm in- _ @aiged in by a British speaker who foresaw imme- late war between Great Britain 2nd the United tes. "There are about 8,006 good reasons why Japan “and the United States arc mot likely to engage in “pmmediate deadly combat. The distance across the ‘Pacific Ocean is about 8,000 miles. Every mile is ‘a deterrent to war between fhe two nations. Every ‘hile helps to keep that ocean pacific in fact 25 well ‘as in name. * Neither nation can wage offensive war against the other at such a distance without a fleet vastly to anything it now possesses or might co" “4 ly buikl, Each nation is already abundantly Provided with naval force for a defensive war against 2 navy operating 8,000 miles from home, When Senator Lodge is moved to drag out the Yellow Peril” to bolster up support of an unpopu- ~ Yar naval bill, it is not an occasion for apprehension 4 the United States. It is an indication of how hard pressed the jingoes are to find support for their case. ‘Chicago now has anothor opportunity to ex- hibit its traditional chivalry toward the woman ‘who shoots er own or another woman's hns- ‘band. + eee WORTH TRYING. TERE SBBMS to be no reason why the Legis- _™ lature should not go ahead and pass a bill to tax theatre ticket brokers 50 per ceni. of their profits . 0 tickets sold at an gdvance of more than 50 cents iY ‘4 seat over box office prices. '/ The Federal law takes 50 per cent., and if the allow the State to take the other 50 per a law woukl make speculation either will such On the other, we have courts nullifying confiscatory laws. What de- would make on such a law is a miat- love the speculators so well that they the-attempt to tax them out of busi- _ Officials leaving Washington are to observe 2 “hooch moving day.” We wonder how many incoming servants of the people will risk the _ fare ef the Anti-Saloon League by requesting similar permits to move a supply into Wash- ington. CHAMP CLARK. . ITH Champ Clark passes another of the WV rugged, old-fashioned hard-fisted fighters in Rational politics. _ His death came two.days before the end of his Present term in Congress, after twenty-six years of ‘active and vigorous service in the House. He was an oki-time Democrat, sprung from hardy pioneer stock, with the physique of a giant and a ¢ of oratory that he combined with hand com- ; sense and no little culture into the ideal utter- ance of sturdy Missouran Democracy. “From the sole of his foot to the crown of his _ head,” as he himself declared, he was a free trader. It was Champ Clark who once said: | “A would destroy every Custom House in, _ America. If I had my way to-day, sir, I Would tear them al! down from turret to foundation stone.” “He led the attack on the Payne-Aldrich Tari.T Bill, he joined the move for the election of Senators , ‘by popular vote, he was always against immigration > Yaws that would permit the importation of contract ~ Tabor, he was one of the strongest urgers of an in- "come tax, he was foremost in the fight against Can- ' nonism and Republican legislative tyranny, and he ‘was one of the most competent Speakers that ever “presided over the House. : He himself would probably have placed the high- | ‘water mark of his political career during the Demo- : fatic Convention of 1912, when he was candidat: President and they “kicked his dawg aroun'”’ usly—while the sport. lasted, took Champ Clark from public life two ‘before the effects of ast November's tandslide hhave retired him, like him to express the wish that the Sixty- a sixth Congress ce uld lose nowe af its closing hours to do him honor. BAD POLICY FOR THE VICTORS. HEN President Harding reaches. the White House he will find waiting for him a new broom. This gift from an. anonymous donor is accompained by the admonition, “Use it.” Unless the political prognosticators are all wrong, the suggestion was superfluous. Mr. Harding has already indicated that all White House employees suspected of Democratic ‘contamination are to pack their and skip. It is predicted and not denied that Mr. Harding intends to abrogate the executive order requiring civil service examinations for Postmasters. In a recent public announcement to job-seckers Mr. Daugherty only indicated that they must wait, not that the jobs would not go to the G. O. P. counterparts of what Mr. Bryan so foolishly de- scribed as “deserving Democrats.” Intensely parfisan as Mr. Wilson was charged with being, it is a notable fact that he did much to strengthen civil service rules. The ommiry as a whole is not willing to have the civil service prin- ciple weakened. Any general raid by the rival polit- ical factions under Hays, Daugherty and Penrose (speaking through Mellon) will cause general re- sentment, ‘ The “faithful” have acquired an overwhelming appetite for the perquisites and profits of Federai office. The “victors” are loudly demanding the “spoils.” No President ever had so much patron- age to bestow, nor so many demands for place and position. But patronage broking ts a dangerous pofftical game. When ten\men want one job, the enmity of | the nine who do not get it in large measure offsets the friendship of the one who does. Mr, Harding’s victory was so overwhelming that he has no need to go raiding. At a time when the country demands efficiency in service it will prove bad policy to cause ton heavy a turnover among Federal employees. THE LEAST THEY CAN SHOW. E hope no American is so small of soul as to let partisanship make capital out of the physical plight of a sick man. However President Wilson’s health may restrict the part he plays in to-morrow's inaugural cere- monies, we hope sneers and innuendos will be stifled in their utterance by the larger honesty, kindness and understanding of the American public. Not .even his bitterest enemies could accuse Woodrow Wilson of being the kind of man .who would fail in courtesy to his successor. To a man in the President’s condition the fatigue of public appearance might prove not only a trying but a dangerous ordeal unless carefully considered and limited. ' We believe most Americans, whatever their po- litical beliefs, are capable of showing toward an invalid President at least the consideration and sym- pathy they would give any sick person in private life.” * “FAREWELLS” IN THE FILMS? F IT were not for the Los Angeles date lime it would be easier to credit the announcement that William S. Hart intends to retire from the movies and write Wild West books for boys. That date line bothers. Los Angeles is identified with the most press-agenled industry on record. Because of this peculiarity of Los Angeles ews one speculates whether this announcement is not the celluloid equivalent of the “farewell tour” custom sg firmly a part of theatrical tradition. But the mere announcement is a significant com- mentary on the youth and surprising growth of the motion-picture industry. So far as comes to mind. Hart is the only moving-picture star of first mag- nitude to announce retirement. There have been “desertions” to the speaking stage. A few first- rankers have died in harness, But the fact remains that the first generation of film stars is still starring. New stars have joined the ranks, but the carly leaders have stayed in the game. Most of the more famous of the players in the earlier feature films continue at work. In time, it is reasonable to expect that “farewell” pictures will become commonplace, but {hat time has yet to come. TWICE OVERS. “ce R. WILSON has become boyish in the last few days. He's glad it's over.” —Charles Swem. * * 66 (YHAMP (CLARK) was my friend and col- league for more than a quarter of a century, and we engaged in many contests on the floor without alienating our friendship or weakening our’ respect Sor each other,” —Joseph G. Cannon. Ob eine 66 [ROM the drop of the hat, if this legislation (the Transit programme) passes, we. will look to the courts, and we will jump there just as quickly as there is an occasion that gives us opportunity.” —Mayor Lunn of Schenectady. : ‘idle me 667T was not Wilson who failed there (Paris) but humanity itself.” —Gen. Smuts, ‘ PAN ; HE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, Carried MAROH Th 8, 1921, What kind of a letter do you find most readablef Isn’t:4t the one to say much in a few words. Take Hie Day Will Come. ‘To the istitor of The Evening World: March 4 is inaugural day, There 1g no new significance in the birth of a new Administration, but it thrills me to see the curtain fall on an old one. There are no shouts of “Bravo!” der and abuse, Only my decency per- miis me to ro..ceal the language of sane people with whom I am in daily contact in reference to the career and character of Woodrow Wilson. After eight years of the most criti- cal, strenuous, painfelt Administra- tion in the history of our country, the leader descenda a hero to true Amer~- foans, a beaten individual to disloyal citizens and political enemies. Some day those who scorn and mock will learn the truth about Woodrow Wl- gon. J. JENNINGS MAHRAN. No, 81 Fulton Street, New York City. Hoping for @ Change. | To the Editar of The Evening World It is nearing March 4, and every one is looking forward to a change of affairs throughout the country. There was never a time that a decent change in’ the Administration needed better than now. How will our new political office- holders remedy the unemployment condition that prevails throughout the land? 1 think it's about time that we, the citizens of this free cauntry, should have some say how we are to be governed, Let us eliminate those political tyrants who through their “prohibition” put over 8,000,000 people out of employment Those individuals in whose interest this condition of affairs was brought about are harvesting millions of dol- Mr. Harding, I hope, will put bh shoulder to the wheels of represent tive government and ite industric and make this country once more o government of the people, by people and for the neople. SAMUEL GORDON JR. i} ‘The Gmith-Towner Bill. | To the Editor of The Broaing World I wish to call the attention of your readers to a speech delivered in the United States Senate by Senator W. H, King of Utah, Feb, 18, 1920, in which he said: “The idea of the present and grow- ing bureaucracy is that it alone shall provide for the needs and welfare of despots and bureaucrats. The people are not capable of governing them: selves. Hence paternalism is neces- sary. “The Federal Govermnment is to look after our roads and bridges, our schools, our persona, our lives and our property, and soon these central!- xationists and bureaucrats wil! tell us what we must wear and what we paternalism to extend to the homes of the people, and the Federal Govern ment displace the authority of father over the family and the ho! life? Bureaucracy js so insinuating that the internal affairs of the States are rapidly coming under Its eontrol, and the Federal oficial may soon destroy home authority and pa- rents maibility.” @Gouator bes many who agree and praise, but moekery, scorn, slan- | is lars through the sufferings of others. | the | the people. That is the idea of all) May we not expect this that gives you the wrth of a thousand words in a coupie of hundred? There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction’ in trying time to be brief. eel |With him and the latest paternalis- tic measure is the Smith-Towner ed- ucational bill, which Federalizes edu- cation and establishes a Secretary of Education at Washington as a mem- ber of the President's Cabinet. I am opposed to this bill: 1. Because it is not an American ideal, but a foreign importation wholly Inconsistent with American ideals of freedom and liberty. 2. Because tt ia taxing the North~ ern States to educate the Southe: States. 3. Because it creates a bureaucracy | and Prussianizes the public and pri-! vate schools. | 4 Because it will add hundreds of | |millions of dollars to the country’s | already staggering financial burden jand creates a useless Department of Education, JOHN T. M'CAFFREY. 37 Tancoln Road, Brooklyn, N.Y Mareb 1, 1921 Has Recipe for Whiskey. ‘To the Editor of The Brening World I am glad to see that we have at | least one newspaper that is not under |the lash of Anderson and will come out with the facts as, they are. Prohibition has made more crimi- nals than the world has ever had be- \fore, and the sooner it is repealed ‘the better it will be for this country. | Iam not a drinking man and only took a glass of beer now and then, |®ut lately some friends of mine gave me a recipe how to make whiskey at home, and now, instead of drinking |beer, I am becoming a whiskey | drinker, | But I am only one of the thou- jsands, Prohibition was made only | for the crooks and grafters, More power to you, Evening World AF. H. New York, March 1, 1921, Paying for & Job. ‘To the Editor of The Bvening Workd : It is high time somebody got up courage enough to let the employers know what a person unemployed jas to do to get a position. I do not think that half of the employers | know that any one who gets a post- tion from an agency must pay o week's salary. If the employers had to pay this to the agencies they would soon tire of it_and then would advertine. The typewriting companics are full of girls seeking positions. Why not try them out? There are lots of good stenographers to be found there who are not able or who do not care to pay & week's salary to an agency. Why not give them a chance? UNEMPLOYED STHNOGRAPHER Brooklyn, N. ¥., Mareh 1, 1931. Meking Food Desrer. ‘To the Editor of The Drening World: Sir: Putting aside all argument on the pending tariff bill, what erust be thought of any acheme that would use delegated authority to make food scarcer and dearer for the people, whose interests those holding that authority were elected to serve? EDWIN New Yoru, Marah 1.1951, UNCOMMON SENSE By. John Blake (Copyright, 1921, by Jom Blake) THE IMPORTANCE OF CONDITION. A year ago the shi jumpers at Dartmouth College de- feated all their opypuents during the week of the winter sports. All winter long the snow had been deep about the New Hampshire College, «21d the men got plenty of practice. This year they were defeated by the team from McGill University, Montreal. It was generally agreed that the two teams were of about equal merit. But there had been no sno through the season at Dart- mouth and plenty of it in Montreal. And while the Dart- mouth mer were sitting about praying for a snowstorm the McGill men were out on their skis, getting ready for the contest, Perhaps next year, should some miracle prevent a fall of snow in Montreal and cover the ground with it in New Hampshire, Dartmouth would win back her laurels which she has held for many years. Certainly success in a sport re- quiring so much skill and such perfect condition as ski jump- ing depends on long and hard practice. So, asa matter of fact, does success not only in sport, but in any other department of haman achievement. If the nations of the world did not constantly employ their navies at target practice during peace times they would amount to little in time of war. If Demosthenes hadn't spent many hours a day in youth learning how to speak, the world would not still remember his fame as an orator. With the competition you must face on the way to suc- cess, condition is absolutely necessary. Let your mental ma- chinery slack up from disuse and some man of far less ability but better condition will take the place that you aspire to. Permit your bodily health to fall below par and your mental powers will fall with it. Condition alone will not bring success. But condi- tion is one of the elements of success, and no success worth the while can be obtained without it. Keep your bodily health in good shape and your brain in constant exercise and you won't need to worry when opportunity comes along. ‘That's a Fact’ fifteen and forty-five are single. By Albert P. Southwick Compra, 1221, 7 the Press Publishing Co, | hin Nets York renin ‘adie | much oxygen as five peaple. eee |man; 4 Of the birthdays tt 4s said: “Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, thick will m tal Wednesday best of all; eee Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses, Saturday no luck at all.” eee Between thirty and thirty-five a woman's chance of marrying {8 15% per cent; between thirty-five and forty it ie 8% per cent., according to an arbitrary table made by a mere man. ‘train. vivid, mifionth part of a grain of musk ee 6 Steel melts than malleabl: only containa 3 cabbame Bugar rater, while eee . Relgtam and France have the same marriageadle age, the man at olghteen, the woman * fifteen. Out of 1,000 persons in mngiand fess hick 608 are-anmarried, 545 aro married > and fifty-three widowed. In England over one-half of all women betweon An ordinary gas jet consumes as Ice, 1% Inches thick, will support a inches thick, will support \cavairy; 5 inches thick, will support \an 84-pound cannon; 10 inches thick, will support a multitude; 18 inches support road ‘The gense of smetl is the most deli- cotahot all The memory of odors is of Valentine estimated that we can detect the three hundred @ lower temperature 7 cent, of has 91 per cont. * elevator in the | The World’s Oldest | Love Stories By Maubert St. Georges or, oe toon Fens O ECHO AND NARCISSUS. | JUPTTAR, according to mytholory, J was a gentleman who thought but slightly of the conventions binding married men, and spent much of hie time deceiving his wife, Juno. She, aware of his frequent infidelities. uble to help Jupiter in hia deceit, she took away from Echo all power of Independent - demned her only to repeat those words which she would have heard other people utter. It is from the name of Echo that the Greeks derived the word which we still retain, Poor Echo was thus rather unfairly driven Into the world with this hands - cap. She wandered about unhappily. but after a while became almost reconetied to her unfortunate position. Or at least she was almost recon. ciled, until she met Narcissus. Narcissus was the most beautiful youth In Greece Besioged by the »|maidens of the country, h# had be- come vain. In his conceit hu had be- come unable to think of anything else than himself, and he was in the habit of taking walks during which he spent all the time in considering how beautiful he was On one of these occasions Echo met him and fell in love with him. She watched for him and followed him on his wakks, but alas! the curse af Juno prevented her from ad tim. At last one day he exclaimed ajoud. Immediately she repeated the excla mation. Intrigued, the youth turned to see who whs there. Seeing no one, he bade the person who had repeated his words to come to him. Instantly Echo sprang forward and embraced him, unable to restrain her emotions any longer. But Narcissus was ao- customed to such advances and too conceited to return them Seeing this maid who spoke not except to repest the words he uttered, he thrust her aside. In vain Echo followed him ‘on this and on many other occasions. Narcissus was too taken up with him- self to consider the unfortmate maiden. Poor Echo continued to follow htm pining and pining, repeating his slightest si¢hs and whispers. At last the Fates had mercy upon her and Echo was taken to the kingdom of Pluto, whére among the dead abe finally forgot Narcissus. Feho’s sister nymphs, however, were sorry for her apd resolved to punish Narcissus, They made him fall in love with himself. Leaning over brooks and streams and lakes, he would look at himself, yearning that this beautiful person he saw might return his love. So he too, like Echo, pined for love until finally, iike her, he died. And to remind the worki of the evil of conceit, there grow by the banks of any water, flowers deautiful but so perfumed that their scent will eventually over power the strongest. Men Who Made NewYork By Irwin Thomas. NO. 3—COL. RICHARD NICOLLS. (1624- 1672.) OL, RICHARD NICOLLS, the first Governor of New York ‘under the British, had been an exile in Holland. He spoke French and Dutch a9 well as be did New York City was then, according to historians, small as it was, @ poly- glot town. There were eighteen lan- guages spoken here, so that Nicolle had need to be samething of @ lin- ist. eyyul_ the Governor was more than that. He was a diplomat, and taking over a conquered province he set about harmonizing the differences He was just, and handled the situa- tion with a certain sanity that ap- pealed to the bardheaded Dutch. He gavo to them the. choice of selling their land and going back to Hoi- land ‘or taking the oath of allegiance to his sovereign. There was a coun- cil called and he won them over, signed the oath of governm landt had been Bu continued him until such ‘was ready to announce als of the city would thereafter e , @ Sheriff and a Board Aldermen. There was ortch over the change, but Nicolle emaoothed it out and of the seven appointed three wero English and foat were ‘Thomas Willett Dutch. He made Mayor and Alfred Ant! Sheriff. Much to the chagrin of Nicolls he learned that the King had put what js now New Jersey under a seperate Governor, He made a protest, but ft did no good, Had he succeeded, New Jersey probatly always would have remained a part of New York and Jersey City would have been a part of New York City; i would to-day be one great port under ome maenage- ment, as it should be, but tate ruled otherwire, Nicolls established the fret Court of Assizes, He cetablished the land office of the colony in New York City. Ho established the rulo that no per- son professing the Christian religion should be fined or jmprisoned for dit- fering ever religion, During the war between Holand and Britain, Nicola had to wo deep into his pocket to keep the Governmont here running, Ho gave up hia last doliar, and broke, naked to be recalled. A population that bégan by belng hoaktie to him was ready to weep over his going away, He had given to the Een others an fa, form government and made them Me @ven though he went troke doing it, He had lasted Coup from 1664 bo 1808,