The evening world. Newspaper, April 15, 1921, Page 34

Sa ee ey World, JOSEPH PULITZER. by The Prom Publishing to 63 Park Row, Now York. RALPH PULITZER, President. 63 Park J, ANGUS SHAW, Treawurer. 63 Park Ro’ JOSEPH PULATZER Jr., Secretary, 63 Park Row. MEMPER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Amoctated Prem: ts exctustrely entitled to the use fer republication @ Gli news Gespatches credited to it or not otherwise credited im thin paper Wed alto the local news published berein SEARCH AND SEIZURE. NDER the new Prohibition Enforcement Laws of the State, the police of this city are al- “eteady entering private homes without invitation or warrant and making arrests and seizures. In a venerable instrument known as the Consti- ” tution of the United States, among the ten (Bill of Rights) amendments made immediately after adop- tion, is found the following: Article IV.—The right of the people to be secure im their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no war- rants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particu- larly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to, be seized. Thus did the fathers seek to protect citizens in their homes from high-handed and insulting exer- ise of Federal authority in cases of too hastily alleged treason. The Federal Constitution does not specifically forbid State authority to istitute unreasonable searches and seizures, nor does it assert the right of the people to be seoure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against State tyranny. The Bill of Rights (Article 1., seotion 6) of the Constitution of the State of New York makes no specific mention of search or seizure. It only says: No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. Process of law seams likely to count as little as the spirit of the Federal Constitution when the Pro- hibition forces enter into the full joy of a personal liberty pogrom here in New York. ] The fathers of the “land of the free” did what they could to save citizens and their homes from the arrogant persecution of Federal treason-hunters. They could hardly have dreamed that these same homes would one day be invaded by fanaticism backed by the Federal Constitution, served by Con- gress and armed to the teeth with State laws. “To ratify the treaty with Colombia,” says Senator Borah, “is to confess the charges that have been made since 1903. The world at large will know that it is a confession on the part of the United States.” Confession is good for the.soul of an individ- cal. Is it any leas desirable for the soul of a nation? _ LOOK AHEAD. ANY persons are finding that income taxes, State and Federal, are a source of serious financial embarrassment this year, Many incomes have shrunk until the tax on | year’s large income which was spent is a serious ‘burden on this year’s smaller income, This does not apply to most of the large corpo- tations managed by men who are experienced in finance. In financial reports last year it was common to read, “After providing a reserve to cover the esti- mated corporation’ and excess profits taxes the company was able to pay a dividend of’—— This policy is as wise for individuals as for cor- rae zvitkrna WORLD, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1921. is a more effective mover than cajolery or rosy pictures of the joys of fresh, dew-sprinkled morn- ings. Adequate labor supply will tend to confirm one opinion held by many farmers who believe sincerely that “daylight saving” was responsible for all their labor troubles, They reason that farm labor became independent when Congress tinkered with the clock. Again, they see that labor is plentiful when the clock is let alone. They refuse to see that there is no necessary connection between the two. Under a daylight-saving schedule this year the farm workers would work from dawn to dusk as in other years. And if there had been no change in the clock, the farm hands would have been inde- pendent at a time when there were two jobs for every man. REAL BARGAINING POWER. TT should be no disposition to deny Gov. Miller full credit for a great inyproverent in his transit policy. The “afterthought,” amendment or “elaboration” niaterially limits the discretion of the Transit Commission in fixing valuations. This restriction is entirely in the public interest. As The Evening Work has contended from fhe first, the determination of valuation is the very heart of the practical problem of transit regulation. Application of the principle by the commission will make differences in ultimate valuations. If the Miller valuation plan is applied to the holding com- panies controlling several underlying companies. the results might differ materially from the sum of the valuations of the component companies. If the plan is applied to component companies, it is evident that many of the weaker roads would have no more than a “scrap” value. Security hold- ers would find little to salvage from. the leases which have proved profitable in the past. In essence, Gov. Miller seems to have laid down the rule that the city may take over the properties either at physical valuation or at “goimg-concern” valuation, whichever is both fair and al the same time more favorable to the city. This promises to give the Transit Commission a power in the bargaining process which it has hereto- fore lacked. Unless the companies come in at the valuation laid down by the commission, they can be held to the letter of their contracts and even forced into bankruptcy if the commission deems it just to go so far. ‘The “flood” of imported meats alkali’ | which Congress will “protect” the American farmer is well iltustrated by February import statistics just published. Six million odd pounds is an imposing quantity and sounds like a “flood” until one calculates that if the imports were rationed it would allow less than an ounce as the per capita meat supply for a month. A MISTAKE. S a matter of practical, political procedure, it would seem the Democrats in Congress blundered in trying to bind members to support the majority sentiment of the caucus in opposing the Tariff Bill. Party regularity is what the G. O. P. wants in support of taril egislation. A binding caucus by the Democrats will gratify the Old Guard by giving them an excuse to whip independents and mild protectionists into line. It was right and proper for the Democratic Party to caucu: ind express its opinion on the iniquitous Fordney Fake, but it would be wiser to leave indi- * vidual members free to vote as they please and so Half of 1% By John Cassel Is It Sarcanmt ‘To the Editor of The Evening Wortd; To enforce Prohibition I propose taat the local police force of every city and town search every store, dwelling, building &c., also every conveyance and serve summonses and bring every person possessing liquor to court and send them up for life imprisonment, if} necessary, ‘The only dwellings I would exempt | from the above search would be those | of the very wealthy class. They beng | the life and foul of the Anti-Saloon League, It would not be fair to use) their money against themselves, A DRY, Brooklyn, April 12, 1921. Ingratitude. To the Editor of The Krening Works While standing at 125th Street and Third Avenue 1 was accosted by four different men, who begged me to give From Evening World Readers What kind of a letter do you find moet readable? Ten't it the one that gives you the worth of a thousand words im a couple of hundred? There 1@ fme mental ezercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying te say much in a few words. Take time to be brief. and bypaths are long | sae the require- ment of calling up every hour Arsenal Headquarters from some park tele- phone makes their work most arduous as well as. interfering with proper patrol work. BRD. | No Finer Girls Ever. ‘To the Rdstor of The Evening Work! : I’ certainly feel sorry for "Grand- pop,” who used such strong terms in condemning the girls of to-day be- cause they use powder and rouge. To eay that girls go wrong because they use these beautifiers 1s positively absurd. Of course they wear short skirts; give them credit for that, Would he have them go back to the styles of yesterday, when skirts dragged along the ground? At no time have girls been finer In spirit, mind and body than they are to-day. GEORGE MACNULTY. New York, April 12, 1921. exactly as they are. learns. They have no fear of rank or wi would as soon stop a millionaire on the street to ask him how to get to their homes as they would a policeman, They have no fear of appearing ridiculous by display- ing their ignorance. That is the reason that by asking a mul- tilude of questions of everybody who will reply they gain in a very short time an immense amount of knowledge. When you think that a child at birth knows nothing at all and that by the time he is two he understands, if he does not speak, language, knows who loves him and who doesn’t and enough of the laws of nature to keep himself from be- ing badly hurt, you will begin to realize how really fast he UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1921, by John Blake.) SIMPLICITY IS RARE—AND THEREFORE PRICELESS. Children are interesting because they are simple. They look at things directly and talk about them frankly. Till they learn affectation by imitating their parents they appear ealth or power. They With speech.comes the power to ask questions, and after that his mental progress is incredibly swift. This rapid mental expansion comes only as long as sim- Nature in The Bib By Rev. Thomas B. Gregory worciee Wena) No. 12—-ASTRONOMY, It is impossible, as another has of served, for those who have never vise ited the glowing Kast to form an ade~ quate idea of the exceeding beauty of an Oriental night. The sky—bending over clusters of graceful palm treem, fringing some slow-moving stream, aw groves of dark motionless cypresses rising up like Gothic spires from the midst of white-roofed villages—te og Lhe deepest, darkest purple, unstained by the fauntest tlm of vapor, ume dimmed by a single feecy cloud, an@ the stars look nearer and bigger aad mor resplendent than tocy do to the wyes of tuvse who live in Wester sands, Jt is no wonder then that the writers make go inmany relerenoes ibe star-aecked firmament, it is no wonuer tat we have thas subline 8th dsl, in which the poss When 4 consiver ‘Shy avens, the work of Thy iogers, the moun alu toe suk, which Loom baw ordained, what is man that Taou art minuful of him, and the Son of Many that ‘hou visitest him?" ‘he heavens are 6o vest ond mam js so snail, will not God lose sight of him in the mighty maze? Lf you would realize kow insignificant you are, look up at the stars. ‘The author of the aubiimest poem in the world (Job), chapter ix, speake of the Mighty Power “which sealet up the slars, which alone atretchet® out the heavens, which maketh thé Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades.” Ang in chapter xxxvili God is represented as saying to Job, “Canst thou bind the oluster of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou lead forth Mazsiroth in his soason, of canst thou guide the Bear with he train?” It brings the Bible men close to us indeed when we stop to think they were writing about our old fae millar “Seven Stars,” “Ell and Yards® and “Big Dipper.” { The Bible is not a scientific book, was never intended ag such, and the Bible writers did not know as muck about the stars as we do. They probe ably did not know that Alcyone, the brightest star of the Pleiades, is the, centre of gravity of our solar system, | the hinge round which our sun with its planets is moving through 5) and in all likelihood they knew no ing of the scientific significance of the stupendous “nebula” of Orion which marks the remotest poin# which human vision has been able,to reach amid the awful profundities of space. The Bible is, before afl else, Teligious book—a book about and about man’s relation to Him a@ his immortal child, and into ite teachings upon this supreme these are woven the beauty of the flo’ of the field and the-glory and grane deur of the starry firmament. In the beginning, when creative energy reduced chaos to order and beauty, the morning stars sang toe gether and all the sons of God shouted for joy, and the last word of the Old Book ts: “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turm many to rightcousness as the star forever and eve! | mrs Sm YS ome tas | No, 13-—JOHN PINTARD, (7T69—1844.) John Pintard came of « family @ merchants of French Hugueno® stock. His uncle, Lewis Pintard, wa® the foremost importer of his day, From his mother Pintard inheriied @ great fortune. He was a student im Princeton when the call came to arn for the Revolution and he joined the patriotic forces, His uncle, trusted } by Washington, became the agent the Continental! forces in looking #! American prisoners in New York, John Pintard became his deputy. Fow this he was thanked by Gen. Washe ington. Pintard, with William Duer, weng§ into Alexander Hamilton's scheme t® fund the national debt, and the for» tune he had was swept away. The loss of money appears not to bave bothered him, for no man was mor@® active in doing for New York, nor lef behind a better record. The first Sagamore of the Tame many Society, Pintard, staged the ree porations, Do not depend on paying this year’s | give independent and intelligent thinkers in the |them a dime, Of the four thee plicity remains. With affectation and posing, and pretend- }| ception "0 the twanty eight cre Hi . claimed to be ex-service ne A Friend . i e e ii paid ij a reserve” as the corporations do. For the indi- Party solidarity in voting can avail nothing | ack from France: jobs taken and| In reply to Alice 1. Essling of y most of us, after we cease to be children, learn very : vidual of moderate income it is not difficult to compute the approximate tax as a percentage of income. To meet next year’s payments without difficulty, have a separate savings account for taxes. Deposit each week or each month the given per- centage and when it comes time to pay next year the money will be there. There will be no need to borrow or sell bonds at a sacrifice, The scale of merit in police examinations will have to be revised. A 1922 model copper will be rated 60 per cent. on his sense of sme!) and 60 per cent. on eyesight, hearing and gen- against the Republican majority. Individual inde- pendence in voting would be a bid for independent support from the ~*iority. TWICE OVERS. HE most important thing to me is that fine spirit of altriusm which has flowed through the city (New York) and which is still flowing.” — Dr. Simon Baruch. “ec a) ce OMEW must serve on juries, nol to be equal to men but for the protection of other women can’t find others. ernment do something for these men? It looks like a case of ingratitude. JACK KAHAW. New York, April 14, 1921. Policemen ¢ Parka, To the Fxitor of ‘The Evening Work! A letter In The Evening World of April 7, sined M. J, B, “a Law Abiding Citizen,” strenuously objects to the action of the police in prevent~ ing ballplaying on the lawns in Central Park. At this time of year it has always been customary, when the new grass is beginning to sprout, to prevent, if possible, all trespassing upon it, Signs to that effect are placed about | Brooklyn, would state that I did vote last fall, So did my wife and other members of my family, and even though I am @ registered Democrat I with others voted for Gov, Miller and am tickled to death that I did so, It's a pleasure to think there is ONE man with backbone enough to assert himself and save this glorious city from the low, second-handed, commercialized politicians such as we have In office at present’ As Miss Essling, I am going to yote and t to persuade all my friends and rel tives to vote against that bunch this fall. All honor to Gov. that we had more like New York, April % slowly. up our mental progre 8. ity is gone. It is not so much the lack of adaptability of mature years as the tendency to concealment and pretense that slows For “pretenders” is what most grown-ups are, and we do not realize, as does the pretending child, that it is pretense. We pretend that we are better off and better connected and abler and more gifted than we are. We pretend that we know things that we do not know. We pretend that we are more important, and in order to realize our pretensions seck to make the acquaintance of in- fluential people so that we can boast of our great friends. All pretense, and dull pretense at that. And by and by our natures become so complex and so full of pretensions that the simpli But those who retain it, as Lincoln did, climb to heights imaccessible to the rest-of us, the heights that could be clety representing the thirteen tri made up as Indians. Pintard social outranked any member of the society. He was the editor of the New York Advertiser and published Thomas Paine's “Rights of Man." He con- ceived the idea of a historical so» ciety, He met with little encourages ment in New York, but In Boston his argument for the preservation af what was of interest took root, and in 1791 the Massachusetts Historical | Society was formed. A year later Tammany made arrangements for @ room in the City Hall, and there Pine tard started what is now the New York Historical Societ e used hie paper to advertise for historical relics and documents, and his time to catalogue them, and the room ia the City Hall was open to visitora, It was not until 1804 thi! the suctety the grass, unfortunately only to be was formed. Historians say? ” . The Uniformed Workers, a aha - ape mat i ro Pintard’ belo. ine, hong! 6 eral physique. A cripple with a keen nose may who come to court." —Catherine Waugh McCulloch. quite ignored, The officers are Bln, ine Editor of ‘The Evening Work es ested by all children if their experience and knowledge having originated but) societies and outrank a strapping six-foot athlete unable to -* . . hard working lot and in the:r en-| y read “Taxpayer's” letter in refer- could match their simplicity. he may be justly pronounced the distinguish the aroma of corned beef and cab- deavors to see that the park ordi-| ence to the salaries of patrolmen and father of historical societies in thie bage from the perfume of automobile exhausts on Fifth Avenue. MERICANIZATION has come and gone its way a3 a national enthusiasm.” —Frances ‘va nances are observed are subjected to a lot of contumely which they cer- tainly do not deserve. firemen. trolman has got to pay for all his Does he know that the pa- country.” Pintard was one of the founders of the American Bible Society and Saile Kell uniforms and all other things needed iets and pontemen bhi subjected or F t Wi ors’ Snug Haypor, ioe ee the ellar. Constantly visiting the park, so far . annoyance of policemen com- d h first savings bunk in the city in 1819, : ° ns pernonal experience and chservac| Sen yee eye oa ke coeecte | ing tons, taking the drinking vessels, $ POM ChE WASe |e in is given. credit for ‘writing FARM LABOR AND DAYLIGHT SAVING. x 0k a . of all the extra hours the patrolman| smelling ‘them and going away. i There are three faithful friends | the report that induced the Governe ar 7 tion go, I can testify to the politeness | has to put in besides his eight hours|that's not impudence I don't know) _ 4, ory scife, Ga old a q | ment to make the Louisiana Purchase, S WAS to be expected, unemployment in in- | ¢¢ HE girl of to-day goes far, but not too far.” | 8nd courtesy of these me Many |guty and eight hours reserve? Why| What !s- yO OU: Ges an He made a translation of the Beok of : . times I have observed thelr forbeur-|be so mean? The police and firemen| Beer and wine should be allowed.| teady money. ° Common Prayer into French, and ig dustry has resulted in an abundance of farm Rachel Crothers. ance under extreme provocation. It/sure deserve what they are getting. Christians would like it tet alone Benjamin Franklin, | stands to-day, He laid out the streets . ‘ 2 ‘Their lives are in danger every inin- | Pro! : pr hay and avenues of New York ve the labor for the work of planting and preparing for . 2 6 seoms to ibe a very prevalent Idew tat | The sie AV.” | papers a bill Is to, be Introducad ints Grief is the agony of an in- | oid town, or what would be from any old language will do for a “cop."| 3rooklyn, April 12, 1921. Congress by Mr. John ip 0) stant; ihe indulge: ‘About Houston Street north. crops. ‘ec [ OCAL OPTION ts an American principle; | Voxsibly this complainant or his asso~ . ae =. , repeal the Volatend Act. Let every! the blunder 4H} Bee In agdition to doing this he hy oe es did not explain in quite such a| The Landalip etweem the Cap) one who rem is letter CA pos- — Le time to ride a couple of hobbies th; Industrial depression is the most reliable—if not pao fhe only—incentive to the “Back-to-the-Land” movement, Prohibition is not." —Representative John Philip Hill. “good natured manner” as they seem to think and were somewhat more culpable than they admit, as otherwise | no subpoena would have been served for a first offense and the Lip. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World; As a result of the Harding land- slide, a man named Miller slipped in tal at once to the President of the United States indorsing this bill, It might be the means of saving the Statue of Liherty from being carted ack to Fraper. In no other nation People spend so much time try: ing to make a living that they forget when to live and enjoy life —Louis M, Notkin, he lived to see put through, One w: the Erie Canal, which was to fe grain and other produce to the city, and the other was the free publio school system, of which he q J was the Nitdmcther too many crimes are| as Governor of the State of New| would the people tclerate such a law ie greatest advocate of his time. In boom fimes farmer boys come to the cities. “ OT one measure has been enacted (by the New |committed in the parks, Hardly a day York. Democratic votes put hm Aa Now Crore. lees anges om r sia eee eee “ John Pintard entere“aouniic life bea} sab ome outrage oce hare sw ho! -day, | the first world-- 9 ors % ere - In slack thmes they return to the farms, because ther= ark Legiletion af a) congiraction neture | [Cee eee ree uaaen omens Hal where Al Smith should be to-day Y, fore he was of agy andumained in ( ts no other way, The balance swings and hunger | for the ~ of the people. —Samuel Gompera, The force of men actually on duty at any one time is wofully inadequate, ‘Their beats through the various walks ) The yoters themselves asked for it, gd they are now Coney Island tting It. up with, HERBERT JENNINGS New York, April 12, 16a), pentance of a hypoenite & M#eclf hypocrisy. —Haality, until his death, always working ‘’, 2 6 rs cmeeeecinereintit oaensnat . . “ —- siemumsisians