The evening world. Newspaper, September 17, 1921, Page 10

_——_ ; i { aihatis a —— —eE apes Those without jobs could as well attend day schools. ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Puoiehed Daily Except Sunday by The Press Publishing Company. Now. $8 to 43 Park Row, New York RALPH PULITZER, Preeident, 63 Park Row. J. ANGUS SHAW, Treagur Park Row. JOREPIT PULITBER Jr., Seer . @8 Park Row MEMBER OF THY ASSOCLArED Phas. ‘The Aseociated Trem ts exclustrely entiiea to the use for republication tches credited to tt or mot ormerwise ereuiten tm tas paper Jocal mews publishea im . HIZZONER SKIDS. PEAKING at the luncheon of the Men's and Boys’ Apparel Industries, Thursday, the or said: “I'd like to suggest that if some of you busi- ness men would stop advertising for the next six months many of these newspapers would have to go out of business, and they would then stop this continual knocking and conform more to decent business methods.” ! Fie! Would Hizzoner stoop to the depths of shame in which his chosen adversaries wallow? “Advertising control” of the newspapers by the “Interests” is one of Hizzoner’s own pet theories to account for failure to properly appreciate “The Best Mayor.” Could even the righteousness of the cause make fight the use of a weapon which the Hylan mind $0 rigorously condemns? May Lloyd George is reported to have a chill Who wouldn't shiver under the circumstances’ A few chills among the hot-heads the other side of the Irish Sea would be encouraging. TAKE THE TAX OUT OF THE INCOME. HE third income tax pay day of the year was the occasion of many defaults in payments due. Many whose incomes last year were large are not now earning or receiving such sums. Their failure to lay aside from last year’s surplus in antic- fpation of the tax makes payment impossible. In some cases this year’s entire income will be Jess than last year’s tax. As the result of slipshod business methods the Government stands to lose, and the loss eventually will be shifted to those who thriftily prepare to pay as they go. This condition suggests the possibility that the Government may eventually be driven to require a “pay as you go” system for all income taxes of more than nominal amounts, requiring persons re- ceiving large incomes to pay each quarter a deposit of a part of the estimated tax for the year and making the March report little more than a balanc- ing of credits and debits. For the income tax payers this procedure would he a hardship, but in many cases it would be of money value in that it would force the adoption of business-like methods of income appraisal. Many classes of professional earners in particu- far would gain a new understanding of the real amount of their spendable incomes. In the long run this might even prove less in- convenient than the present system. Applying Governor Miller's rule of “economic Justification” to the up-State G. 0. P., it must be admitted that the organization grades high in the justification race. THE WILL TO LEARN. DUCATORS have explained increased enrol- ment in colleges and schools as a natural result of unemployment. When boys, girls, young men and women have limited opportunities to drop out of school and earn they are more likely to stick to their books, we are told. How then are we to explain the increase of 25 per cent. in night school attendance in New York City schools? Surely night school attendance fs not drawn from the ranks of the unemployed. Perhaps a period of unemployment does encour- @ge renewed school attendance, for workers are sMkely to observe that the better educated workmen are more likely to he efficient and useful and so are more likely to be kept on the payrolls in periods of depression. But unemployment alone does not fully explain the increased demand for education in all its branches Isn't it more reasonable to assume that the spiritual shake-up America experienced during and as a result of the war has hada lasting effect and that the average American to-day is more in- tent on making the most of educational opportuni ties thar he was five years ago? * 4 Boston man receatly insured himself against inclement weather on his wedding day, Now wouldn't {i be wise to insure against mar ital squalls and domestic c lones? MARDI GRAS FOR WHOM? ARDIGRAS week has marked the “official” close of the “season” at Coney Island and many of the other beach resorts But think not for a moment that Mardi Gras @eans the esming of a period of sombre Lenten abstention for the many. Mardi Gras is the “end @f the season” only for the beach pirates, the Profiteers in amusement. It is the very opposite for those who appreciate the delighis of Sept ber, October and November. In summer sport is, in a measure, monopolized The fortunate owner of a beach and a bath house m- can exact what he wills ‘from those in search of coolness and com! i of-doors beckons. Every roadside provides co ness and comfort and the joy of living. No mo- nopolist can corner the glory of autumn skies, the tichness of autumn foliage, the bracing tonic in the autumn breezes. There is physical comfort and spiritual satisfaction in the mere fact of being alive in autumn, the season of seasons in these latitudes. And it is free, free as all out doors. The only requirement is a will to walk and a will to enjoy. Autumn joys are waiting at the end of every car line. Even within the city the air is an invita- tion to walk and accumulate the reserves of health and strength depleted by summer heat, building the body to withstand rigors of winter. Mardi Gras it is for the beach profiteers. For the rest of us autumn promises most of the joys of summer without the attendant expenses TOWARD TEMPERANCE. EGALIZE the sale of beer and light wines. Collect therefrom a billion dollars in taxes to ease the burden of other taxation that bears harder on taxpayers in general. ‘This is the purpose of bills which will be int duced in both houses of Congress when it recon- venes. Representative Brennan will sponsor such a bill in the Ho Senator Calder of New York is preparing a similar measure for the Senate. It has been suggested that a tax on legalized light wines and beer might go far toward provid- ing “adjusted compensation for veterans of the World War.” There is a larger argument for light wines and beer than the Soldier Bonus. The veterans have no more to gain from such a measure than has the entire country. The whole difficult problem with which we are now wrestling—the problem how to place taxes where they will not weigh heaviest on shoulders least able to carry them—would be made easier by a new interpretation of the Eighteenth Amend- ment differentiating beer and light wines from dis- tilled liquors. The distinction should have been made when ‘Congress first undertook to interpret and enforce the amendment. Under any honest and sensible definition of the word “intoxicating,” as used in the amendment to limit the kind of prohibition in- tended, such a distinction would have been made. The general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League has been forced himself to admit that the definition of intoxicating liquors contained in the act of Con- gress and dictated by the Anti-Saloon League is false, and instead of prohibiting only beverages that are intoxicating, prohibits those which are not intoxicating. American common sense is coming to see that to define “intoxicating” in a way to exclude beer and wines of light alcoholic content need not bring back a single saloon or increase drunkenness. On the contrary, it would go far to reduce the present scandalous excesses of those whom Prohi- bition, as now enforced, has only driven to drink more liquor and stronger liquor. The revenue they could yield to ease the tax load is a strong argument for beer and light wines. But is it any stronger than the relief they could afford from the stealth, hypocrisy and disrespect for law that are fastening upon the country li fell habits under the present interpretation and at- tempted enforcement of the Eighteenth Amend- ment? Tyranny has not produced and never will pro- duce Temperance. But Prohibition Tyranny is producing states of mind and morals that no sane American can call healthy or promising for the Nation’s future In his recent book, Days,” the editor of ‘ zanne, writes: “The ignorance of democracies about the Tost weighty acts of history is a mighty and disturbing thing. The things that don't matter, which could remain secret, are al- ways divulged; the events which carry in their wake the destinies of the Nation al- Ways remain secret—an astonishing way to leach people to govern themselves.” This {s a sentiment which might well be dis- played as an illuminated motto for the confer ence on limitation of armament next November Tt 1s a sentiment wh the peace-loving and tax-ridden peoples of world must !mpress on the delegates. The delegates must not be allowed to forget. Great Men and Great 46 Matin,” Stephen Lau- TWICE OVERS 7 SUPPOSE I can't help qualifying as a senior, but I should like to meet up with your mem- bers and give them a demonstration that I am not yet venerable and, like the rest of you, have no intention of ever being aged.” - President Harding to Seniors’ Golf Association. S6"T*HE bathing suit doesn't count; it's the girl who is in it.” — Polly Salisbury, prize winner. ‘ & sh 667 KNOW now that I overestimated my powers of recuperation.”—-Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen. 66 QO TRAW hats may be worn with all propriety and dignity attached thereto until and in- cluding Oct. 1.""—-Floor Committee of Pittsburgh Stock Exchange. By John Cassel . ieee oe ae ERE es rari tie SE AE “ ’ She i 10+ wer seemnc Bye OUP Outen ~ at Men, we — Fas ee) i that gives you the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying Take time to be brief. to say much in few words. A Better Enforcement. To the Faitor of The Evening World | Why not drop Prohibition? Then devote the millions of wasted dol- lars to the everlasting of Ku Kluxism, and look after the |destitute, jobless, half-claa, halt-fed |ex-army fellows, If such klans as | the secretive Ku Klux are allowed to exist, then this country is not a free jor safe country for Americans. ‘The surely can be carried out without | such lawless organizations as tl {Klux Klan H Now York, Sept. 14, 1921 ¢ “My Me Doesn't Go To the Editor of The Evening Wor! In regard to the recent letter headed “My Medal Goes Mack,” al- low us as three World War veterans who volunteered at the beginning ot the World War to express our. opin- jon in regard to the “bonus” and w we went overseas. No doubt Mr draftee, and we would advise him to refer to the dictionary for the dofint- tion of the word “volunteer.” Yes, we need financial assistance, but give a thought to the depression of busi- ness and the bad condition the coun- try is in well as during the war. Back.” is paid now? } Well, my boy, If consider money before country’s honor | go back to your nattye land | THRE TRUE BLUE AMDRICANS you your ‘Theatre FP To the Kalitar of The Evening Work! Jewell Theatre, No. U1 h Street, has been dot a Fair. West a rush business since started playing “Over the |theatre seats 10) persons boked the | standing {busy most of the ‘eleven and hha play for tour wee room only sign bas been time. There reels to the p’ the banishment] ,.¢ laws and Constitution of this country} Ku] sb Frank Crowe was a| We want to help now as Who would pay and suffer in the end {f the bonus nen it | ry win, the} at S| and usefulness. From Evening World Readers |; What kind of letter do you find most readable isn’t it the one | i | are ever, I still insist that one cannot jas: the expression ‘nine out or eve! |ten” when speaking of pairs un it 19 intended to imply that one out wears mis- every five persons | matched heels, L. H.C New York, | A Landlord's Anawer. To the Editor of The Evening World Beat jthan a tr |The wife What rd ave the worst asks " IS trickle cky land! answe of the can beat |landiord with 1) ON Sie nt.” profiteering down hand and others ou, state what business they |ducting. They may be plumbers, or may be selling y at $1 a glass, or they may ers, who used to work for $ give a and a year a gave a half a day's work for $6 I have owned real estate for over| thirty and 1 had a tenant who told me he was going to move, and never had one who owe move, with! The tenanta never friend than Judge Lobitzek, says that 95 per cent are falr, I would lik the former landlords kickers could say what they did, tenants were in a position to that they could get a van for $7 and a month's rent free, T thank you | OHORGH KANE. | 17, 1921 years, never didn’t did business me some Nico rent people to when do had a hetter and he of the landlords to hear what of the them of some about anid especially w! the say New York, Sept On Sale at Cashier's World 2 Editor of The gives me grei ment Office, The World your paper on I find a great deal Nn} of enjoyment in reading the artic by John Blake, and will ask you!‘ By John Blake (Copyright, 1921, by John Blake.) KEEP THINGS JN THEIR PROPORTIONS. The man who gets a grouch because his golf score was bad yesterday has got a bad perspective. Even if golf were important a bad score one day would make no difference. Theve are plenty of days to come. Don’t take things seriously unless they are serious. If 4 man is impolite to you in a trolley car, forget it. Get mad and stay mad and your day will be upset and your work will be of poor quality as a result. If vour friends or your relatives do not behave cxactly as you think they ought to, remember that their lives are theirs, not yours. You can't be responsible for the behavior of all the people in the world. Why get fussed because anybody in vou would act in the particular isn't acting exactly the way same circumstances? Your neighbor may not know how to raise his boy, but that needn't cause you to complain about his incompetence as a parent. The chances are that the boy will turn out all right. inyway. Most boys do. If vou find that the city officials you elected last yéar aren't competent, wait till next year and try to get a new ticket elected, Don’t storm and rage and say the town 1s go- ing to the dogs and there is no prospect of ever getting good men into office. There is a great deal that is bad and unpleasant in the world. Doubtless, you can help to better some of it, but don't try to better it all, And don’t be disappointed or annoyed when little things go wrong. ‘The writer has seen men throw their hats on the ground and stamp on them because they had missed @ train, when another train would be along inside of an hour. ‘Their sense of proportion was out of trim. We all worry too much over spilled milk. We all see too many storms in perfectly harmless clouds. “Looking back on nine-tenths of the things that appalled ter in the least. Indeed, some of turned out to be pretty good things us we find they didn't m our supposed misfortune for us. keep your sense of proportion—which is really your sense of humor. It may not add any years to your life, but it will make those allotted to you much pleasanter and happier. me] whether you could iet me know r aattaa® muah the! t ° number produced on the big thestres| whether there is a book by John |the ring ‘ 9 S| F h Wi downtown—and tt tukes two hours to] Blake and where I can get same. driver's fault, as he has to deliver the | . rom e ise, |run it off. The Harlemites get ex- MURRY BROOK, |89048. but soahUE shanis..be vome| We cannot contro? the evil Jactly the same picture that was! New York, Sept. 1 1921 Nhs care eer ere drawn| fougues of others, but a good tife joriginaily pr 1 downtown ter SAAS OAT woes PD Cor a square | enables us to disregard them. more money. ¥ have seen criticisms one hors cura for &. 89) natn | pubitwhed of moving picture theatres | Overworking the H deal. 5 GRABBY a that did not give their patrons q fais | P16 Pivtor of The Preving Work | New York, Sept. 17, 192 | We receive nothing with so much x : Why it that some deivers of — run for their money. 1 think you | Malicinine Garcactae | might find space for a good word for| horses will whip them unmercifully | Get Rid of Hylaniam., as + the other kind. when they fail to pull a weight that|To the Bultor of ‘Nie Evening World ~-Latin proverb. UPTOW OVIE FAN, Minion have! Asan old reader of your paper, I ask | New York, § 921 rat occasions witnessed some {you to help us poor taxpayers to get] 4 laugh i worth a hundred dndgment Confirmed. ta! tactics © part of {rid of “Hylanism.” Allelty affairs are} groans in any market.—Lamb. ‘To the Edlior of The Erening W va who, no doubt, when they Jo potian shape Fou bean i oa We], oho make history hav Sorry you considered my leiter}tend a yeizefight, loudly cheer th jRaow tt. H. W. MILLER. he mon Whe mane Avatory hace about “rubber heels’ foolish, How- defeated fighter as he departs from! New York, Sept. 15, 1921. not time to write it.—Metternish, 4 os ADY, I thank thee for thy love- liness, A poet sang, and sweetly long ago When all his heart @ glamor was, aglow For ett} love that came to him to jess And touch him with ita perfect happi- ne. These deauteous words, as music sweet and low, Echo within my heart, for 1 too know That gratitude as dear as a caress. 7 ede thee for the loveliness that en Within thy kindly spirit, for thy anite Upholding me the happy. livelonu lay; For all the beauty of that paradise We two divine and rest in all ¢ while, For every lovely dream npon the way. A sonnet borrowed for the orcasion —meaning the column. from “A tha Gypsy Trail” (Stratford Com pany, Boston), a book of perms b Myrtella Southerland eee Mr. Timothy at His Fase--- Smither, the attendant nu speaks this in Mr. Galswortiy® latest novel, “To Let ¢Seribner'ay, of the oldest of the Morsyths: rt . can't wo: about really ‘le does. As I say to cook Mr. Timothy is more of a man thay he ever was. “You see, wher he's not walkil or takin’ his bath, atin’, and when he’ t extin n UNCOMMON SENSE and there it ix. There { ora care about him any» Mr. Timothy is sc \his hundred-and-first time of remark. | If we all had to go |to become care- lcome of the Don't Worry ¢ | oe Freedom by Book and Ri toward at the ) many years would be- | After Gerda has dec can ma. arry withe her conscience, in lose “Dangerous Ages” (Bon |right), the talk goes on like t “Barry, T may keep m mayn't 17 1 may la, Bendish by But the name I've always | drawn under, you Tosee your point. ¢ you shall ‘be Gerda Bend 4 you like, on to ecques ‘ou don't wind And [ don’t much want t a wedding ring, Barry r 1 t ki vellini jos do tha ony Or your marriax ing of you to mind and owned it. T honestly will, Isa n out by ourselves and dine and do theatie, to celebrate th Asio So they march, Youth and Youth, with the sword of the new marriage freedom, as il were, Gerda'd on | The Friendly Lore of the Fil | Im Panama, Rex Beach learned of lthe San Blas people, eighty miles aw untamed, splendid lignite and difficult—a tribe embracing men who wore derby fiats and “midds | blouses” without blu In i book Ih, Shoot” (Harper's) he tells of the film sho * methods of mak ing friends with th Histrusters of, the stranger. The story runs tiie, y speaki canoes in them, “Now thing to Indians wil agree to take them and show perior people thes “We make many beamed ben rodigality was hi : distribute vast sums of money wher ever For instances, wa Ww Ret up a cayuca race and to the mar with the awiftest canoe we will give --he paused dramatically ‘a bean tiful gold watch. 0: want a watch, we wi full value in money——84, silver the second man we will give $2 to the third man $1. “We'll do. mor Salisbury growing reckless. ‘We'll give prizes to the fastest swimmers among mén, among the hoys, am We'll have games and x and make a present to the handsomest girl. We'll sond her a copy of her photograph. “Oh, we'll have the best time th San Blas people ever had and thes be sorry when we leave.” And it will be interesting, perhane even discouraging, to missionaries of conventional type to learn that t San Blas people fell for the filia oe e What Do You Like in Art?--- Friendly counsel on the foundatio: of taste in art as delivered in “Look ing at Pictures" (Doran), a book by 8. C, Raines Smith: ‘I know what I like."" Do you? Think of other arts. What do you like to read? novels always? Do you care about good English, or are you interested only in the story? Uke vivid Light Do. you eharacter- drawing, or scenery, or Incident, o dialogue? Have you a fancy for epigram, or do you like slowly built-up detail? Apply the same test to painting You cannot expset to enjoy all pic tures equally simply because they are said to be great. ‘The artist has said what he had to say—with a paint brush You are not obliged to listen to him with your e: But {f you do so without atten tion you will miss his meaning and you will not know whether you sympathize with him or not. Con sequently he will not interest you You can no more "skim" ‘aud “skip” a picture than you caw book without losing the fine shades of its meaning. But there are many books you Will not care to read and also there are many at which you will never look: gt pictures: care to Count them out for the time beings and set to work on the plutures naturally attract you. It is a heartening suggest be who takes with under« what he likes in art may well be on the road to understanding what he ought to like, ; i i