The evening world. Newspaper, October 31, 1921, Page 18

DSTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER Pubitwded Dally Exeept Sindy by The Prose Pub Company. Nos. 63 to 63 Park Row. New York. RALPH PULITZER, President. 69 Park Ror J. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 63 Park Row. JOSEPH PULITSER Jr., Becrota 5 Park Now — ns MEMPER OF THE ASSOUTATED PRESS. “The Assooisted Prone ip exctusively eniiiea to the use for republication Of All Dewe despatches credited to It or nor oinerwise crewited im tae papee ond “the lock! news publishea berein A DRAG ON THE WHEEL. Wo Mayor Hylan makes his pitiful and fundamental mistake is in assuming he has done anything whatever that entitles him to speak with authority on the transit problem. If during his four years as May6r of the City of ‘New York, while the traction tangle was going trom bad to worse, he had come forward with a construc- tive plan or programme to meet the problem—as a competent, capable Mayor would certainly have done —Mayor Hylan might have some foundation for his Present claims. He made no such contribution. While traction companies were going into. the hands of receivers, while transfers were curtailed, while the 5-cent fares for which he takes credit to “himself were becoming in reality 6, 10 and 15 cent * fares, all the Mayor did was to start a few “Hylan buses” to advertise himself. * The fact that the collapse and separation ~#f city traction lines are not quite complete ) eis in no sense due to Mayor Hylan. \ ++ "The fact that the people of New York are “not paying a 10-cent fare to ride on the ele- vated is not due to Mayor Hylan. “* The plain truth of the matter is this: The inability of the Hylan Administration even to «Understand the city’s traction problem, leave alone to “tackle it, became so evident as to challenge State ‘interference. Gov. Miller’s method of procedure was not tactful. Ne proposed to sweep away the last vestige of mu- nicipal home rule. He said nothing at first about the possible effect of his plan on fares. He aroused the natural opposition of a city unwilling to believe that « even the weakness of the Hylan Administration ching ae | could be justification for depriving this municipality + of all voice in the settlement of its own triction | r affairs. The Mayor is now trying to make much of what . . The World and The Evening World said in disap- * proval of Gov. Miller's way of taking charge of the traction situation. It might have been a different way if New York had had a Mayor capable of something more than petulant obstruction. It might have been a different way if there had been in the City Hall a Mayor able to give intelligent aid in the traction settlement, even while he defended the city’s right to participate. Hylan was not that kind of Mayor then. Hylan is not that kind of Mayor to-day, Hyian| is not the Mayor who can ade- quately represent the city’s interests in framing any traction programme. _ Hylan is not the Mayor who can do most for 5-cent fares. ». Since Gov. Miller's unfortunately heralded move “the Transit Commission has been appointed, the * “ransit Commission has been at work, the Transit _ »,-ommission has made public an outline plan of * action. . 24 That plan may not be perfect. But it is the one constructive, comprehensive, forward-looking, expert _ Plan so far offered. As such it deserves to be “treated. To try to brush this whole plan aside as a dia- bolical plot of “traction interests” to “unload on the city” is too silly to square with the self-respect of any citizen who calls himself intelligent. This Transit Commission plan explicitly pro vides that there shall be no increase in the 5-cent rate of jare for one year after the plan goes into efiect. Nor is there to be any subsequent increase if drastic and substantial economies along with other readjustments under the new order can avail, As a matter of plain business, what more could vo be asked? The Transit Commission plan also states: ¥ ‘ In readjusting securities on the basis of honest value, the commission has in view, and will insist upon, the elimination of “water” of every description and the frank recoynt tion of @ depreciation that investors have long since discounted, If the Transit Commission was to be a “tool” of 3} the,“‘traction interests” in a nefarious scheme to “put 3 _ ane over” on the city, the above passage ought to f “have already lost the commission its job its : alleged employers. In view of the present market qugidlon for action securities, Mayor Hylan denounced the lransit Commission plan before he knew what it “traction interest plot” in advance. indication that he ha$ ever even read it. it means the opposite of what it says. ; Such talk is cheap and eas) But what sensible man or woman is fooled by it? | How can any level-headed voter, who knows that something definite must be done to keep the traction lines clear of the chaos for which they are headed, believe that Hylan prattle will help on the job? Hylan has no plan of his own, Hylan can do nothing toward trying to make the 5-cent fare he screams about a solid reality. He hasn't it in him. His whole record proves it. From first to last he has been and he remains a mere He branded |! There is no was. He is sure challenge to the exercise of State authority. IF THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR A “5-CENT FARE HOPE,” HENRY CURRAN IS A SAFER BET THAN JOHN F. HYLAN. Where Hylan is an obstacle, Curran is an aid. Curran will help home rule and the 5-cent fare by constructive, co-operative action, by accepting what is good in the Transit Commission's plan, at the same time trying to add whatever will make it better, Curran will strengihen the leadership that gets somewhere. Hylan would only destroy the city’s influence for good and all by stupid antagonism and obstinacy. Talk can’t fix 5-cent fares. Five-cent fares depend on a traction set- tlement. Curran will speed up that settlement. Hylan is a drag on the wheel. city’s influence by Report first had it that the nagging of the former Empress Zita) was what drove Charles fo his last grab for the throne of Hungary. Now his penniless state is advanced reason. Probably it was the penniless state and the nagging combined as cause and effect. It's happened in families something less than im. perial. as the IN NORTH DAKOTA. OST of the comment on last Friday’s special election in North Dakota interprets the re- sult as: “The league is dead.” If the opponents of the Non-Partisan League in North Dakota assume a similar attitude, the league is likely to prove a lively ghost. It is only necessary to glance at the election re- turns. With about nine-tenths of the vote counted, the Non-Partisans had polled more than 47.7. per cent, of the vote. The’ Tribune says: “The farmers believed that they had been squeezed by the railroads, the banks, the grain elevators and the distributers generally.” This is rather less than half the truth, The farmers had been “squeezed,” unmercifully and shamefully. It was no matter of belief. It was common knowledge. The Federal Government has since stepped in and revised the grain grading rules which worked manifest injustice. North Da- kota's Government, dictated from raitfoad, grain and financial circles in Minneapolis, was as corrupt. as any State Government ever was. This was the background of the league. Its pro- gramme covered too much ground, To have car- ried out that programme would have required the services of leaders of absolute honesty and the high- est executive ability.. Both the honesty and ability of some of the league leaders were open to question. But if the “Independents” who have captured the State Government assume that Friday's election means complete repudiation they are grievously mis- taken, A change of one vote in forty would have evened the election. If the league is to stay dead the ‘Wndependents”’ have the task of doing most of the things the league proposed to do, and doing them be: sO as to keep every “Independent” vote and win new ones, Soviet Ruble Headline Instead of “ it will be “ Output 1s 6,750,000,000,000 thick as leaves in Vallombrosa,” thick as rubles in Russia.” TWICE OVERS. “ce ND Mayor Hylan—honest Mayor Hylan— has he stood quietly by and let the political stench (of the Lee and Cassidy Aldermanic contest) continue, or has he as the great champion of the ‘dear pee-pul’ demanded that the gross injustice should be righted? Let's ask him.” —Reo. J. H. Lockwood. * * 6 66 ]'T is a disgrace that a woman entering politics (Miss M. L, Smith) so soon after the grant- ing of suffrage does not think for herself, but submits to the dictum of party politicians as the weaker of the men legislators have done for generations.” Trade Union League. Women's Desperate as they y be, the “traction interests” Ae $0 cruelly significant— 1 Ng modern warfare the victor pays his desperate ( analties as truly as the vanquished.” —The Reo, Dr. John Kelman. . THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY If OCTOBER 8 By John Cassel. The Great Teacher In Action By Rev. Thomgs B. Gregory. Copyright. 1921, by The Proas Publishing Co. (The New’ York Evening World). THE ‘WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE. MATT. XIX, 16-22, This story from Matthew should be printed in large, beautiful type, framed and hung up in the living room of every home in the land, and every day it should be reverently read ovep by father, mother and children for the Nght and guidance it would give them, Let me tell the story in my owri lan. guage, and to-night, before you go to bed, you can take five minutes in which to read it in the words of the | Your memory. The young man in question, having heard much about the “Eternal Life,” went up to Jesus and put the ques- ton squarely up to Him: “Master, what good thing shall I do that@ ma, have Eternal Life?" “Well,” an- |swered the Master, “If you would en- ter into life keep the Command- ments.” “This being a very important mat- ter, Master, will you be kintl enougi to ind.cate to me WHICH Command ments you have in mind, so that there | may be no mistake about it?” | “Certainly. Thow shalt not kiN, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, honor thy father and thy mother, and thou shalt love thy neigh- |bor as thyself.” At this the young man straightens himself up to his full height and comes back with the apparently tri- |umphant reply: “All these things have I obseryed from my youth up; what lack I yet? Go a little further, Master, and ‘make the situation clear to me, for I am very anxious to ob- ae the great thing you call Eternal Life. oung man,” said Jesus, “as I look into your eyes [ love you. You are perfectly sincere, You are honestly seeking the truth. There is no hypoc ; you, and L admire you greatly n afraid I have some unpleas- s for vou. You are very rich, # you have great possessions in houses, jand lands, and cattle, and moneys in ; and all of this you will have ) rid of and follow me, if you | would find the Eternal L Ate. cab |} Hearing this, the man's jnanee took on a look of “Ip intinent and sorrow AWAY as th when the counte- deepest disap- and he turned ch his heart were | ing Jin kin the jare but making | made by the great ma. { ple Mages. Your heart is set on | your’ freat Possessions, the immense {wealth that Is piled up around and | OUTSIDE of yourself tn the shape of |hroad acres of earth and big barns und herds of sheep and oxen; while | the fact of facts is this: that the only j real wealth is that which one has IN- SIDE in the shape of the invisible What kind of a letter do you find most readable? that gives the worth of a thousand words ina couple pf hundred? Say much in few words. Take time to be brief. as ter printed Oct. 24, 1921, I wish to for citizens not voting is that through voting they get their names on elec- tion books, which means names for jury duty. We find the business man who feels {t his duty to yote, losing precious time to fulfil his jury duty ‘This in my opinion is a good pun- ishment for citizens who do not make use of their voting privilege—ma them serve on juries. J. O'B. New York, Oct. 25, 1921. teenth century cf the early days Ww d the witch bu Brooklyn, Oct, RBbert W. Sery ‘To the Editor of The Ev the following poems; tion of Sam McGee, Yukon” “Shooting grue.” and Am Anti-Something or Other, To the Exlitor of The Evening World: When glancing over the letters to| the editor last evening I happened) Who Work, e Evening World: Penatone To th. Wiitor oF retired pc World's shortcomings, | income out of a In the second he belittles and criti-|and families de ainter, and he was on his way to cises The World mainly because, as) support. 1B But they are far from equally competent #uccess when he fell in love snd mer law was pi { "0 as one can judge, you claim |!#W was pa The man who fits himself for his job, who studies it and $| ried. "IMs wite arove ans. PrN da sees o = it ro! . credit for certain movements for the | tiring ay!% works at it and improve: in it, never need lack for em- | ever poor by her extravagance and [betterment of humanity, Se. 8) pension not able to1§ io vment |Geserted him when he was dying of a would posst! annoy or] work, in a show to ° « | |/ihouit eter: cole ans hh a ily. A He has really little competition, ay any one who has | he slau of this ooniuanl Rinne harmxeny one Bue mM worked among numbers of men will tell you. ‘ iness, his genius was somewhat A lit further along in his ye | orked among 1 let } a ee Sut nevertheless he Jett bec r ho voices his disapproval of Profits in Givtog. His office mates are generally willing 2 Hit tim do most | find some of the world’s most wone | 10 the Editor of The Evenin ‘ 5 spc “Tobit and the > | editorial policy in ¢ al, the | t RAitoriot The Brening Wy 13 of the work and accept most of the responsibilities. |derful pictures. His “Tot <iu Klux Klan expose, ng ¢ Rockefeller handed two dimes to a ey are willing to let him get the mental exercise that $| Angel” Is tr pical, One of his greats ity her {Uttle “birdie” who “chirped” to him They tachivements was his perfeot ool President Harding and! a few other : aD ey oe means growth while they enjoy the mental indolence which | Oring, and the two figures, beautifulas items. 1 haa ‘ea oh re ep 1 otha ferryboat. Now gas is one cent on: las they are, ate even more remark~ »; | portion _ of Poridy laontiinalls ban aggre SATREYE INCANS STRAUS | able for the’ fact that after, 400 yeare \ yond) ‘ he he profits by gly If you want your future assured be competent, Learn every color and tone in them LF e seamen lt nreeetrivercoaren% st FERER your job at no matter what cost, | lear as on the day it was painted, di the German Peace New York, 2 Q | | att vue carne over to-day thousands of men who are still merely bunglers }| Mi antlesomothing: OF Vor One Day Only, lise that there is no demand for incompetence. to satisfy bh ieee aoe eas ave discovering | F Dean retiane te ttear ane reer Unde rs dinavelina iedia neste Uiali ont, L rom the Wise dks dashes nae Competent mien, on the oflier hand, are dust ag eure of 31 mor is @ vagrant without @ I think you make am the In plac- 1 Rw ing the "L an 1 Sense” articles employment as they ever were, and there is just as much | home, and lives upon what it can- np! among @ti- lin small type. Lake many of your competition emiong ‘employ ers for their services, pick up.—H. W. Shaw, ; antieteimkers aneeevel Voter readers Ihave become u It is a good world for the man who has worked in it— els prey T d to re o}them in the large type and 4 ve j vgr ceenioh: sone wialice ae Aimed maa a hard one for the loafer, | which cause the seed of heaven to vhen my Worst suspi- [articles are singularly tree from the Ones) sprig up in the Numan heart, marine | Hie choletst ae ontig ani ure taal —Walter Soott, A veer nee of preaching and ace r : é hat space they py In ¢ r) Staten Island the wonderful trolley) support, 1 think I iknow the temper! Hennium its ey Ms tthe scrap books the change makes it ex aries has to-day? Who} of the people of Staten Island, and, Jealousy seca tinge always aR n living un-| tremely unfortuna for they don't saved. th fLinoleumville, 8. L,, the next Mayor c W York will) with magnifying glaasea whtoh \w Te pase v0 ce tg Nuh LOGG, carfare by giving) be the same, Hon a &, Hien. | makes ttle thinge large, of dwarte | Beet iat te - whereag itusedto vost (23), Staten Island, Oct. 26, 1921, «| giants, euspiotons trutha, {ihe following lines: "Childish and Staten Island and the Mayor, fora asl OnE wie 4 Non-Voter. | a — Cervantes, Jsane" he terms the lette To tie Editor Kee NS Sdhocia. | To the Bditor of The Evening’ World 5 Jwho are not in a T have been a voter * sity 1M | ’aihe teason [do not vote on lec. , 20l@ {4 the fool’ eurtatn whiten Jon the question yand 1 have neve TOSS #8 Pia now founda-'| tlon Day fter the oft. | Midea alt hte defecte from the Petey ‘fan honest: Mayor Johny F, Hylan Nile Tt was never | clals Who vr office are} wortd.—Fellham, | prominent in Heiney | in my forty years of voting. ‘The! « ry Until Jom 1. Hslan was] elected they cease to. interest them | ; nd public life th out the Meyer Investigatin an r ed Mayor of this great city Teen aN the Late Ah ie eons. People frat abandon reason ena y, the views of bra'ny and bri o get somethin ‘These are only. 8 aw facts, and | ae a ete pre re tue then become obstinate; and the A Ave appeared The W. yor, but it ts » could mention of others, as oe OP ! an have spaniel Pre Wy Raeoe BRE Be . a aren a Ke number of citizens whe do not vote,| deeper they are in error tt move culumns in oppostiicn to the hypoe- pull a New York » supbage f aes BG a8 p DUDE Ge Bees | risy of Prohibition—this means noth- hus kept the five-cont fare for the dynt of aten Island, fou thy NON-VOTER, angry they oremDlals, > = an eomeremomarennem From Evening World Readers); Isn't it the one There is fie mental exercise and a'lot of satisfaction in trying to “child‘sh Voting and Jury Duty. jimind. ‘They, too, must be | To the talitor ot The Evening World | and insane. . | In regard to Mr. Weinberger’ let-| I have met a few Prohibitionists in my time and found them all alike— nurrow minded, ted exoists, re. express my opinion regarding citizens] 16 go to any + Tata renee | who do not take the privilege of vot-| impract ideas and doctrines upon | ing. the universe, In their violent fanati- : ; cism they differ not one iota from the | I have found that the chief reason|Tolitioue intolerarts of the seven- our own country. AM TURNER ok Stove, Kindly let me know the author of The Crema- Spell of the of Dan Ma- Also where I may buy them, W. W. W. We have in New York hundreds of nen and firemen who are upon that of “E. J. A.” In the first| drawing a pension from the cit paragraph of his letter your corre-|at the same time these policemen spondent serves notice that he in-|tiremen are holding down other jobs tends to point out some of The} and so doing another man who has no sort OF rs UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake’ e 1921, by John COMPETI (Copyright CE as prices. Unusual necessary ab! The man who can play a golf course in seventy-two fairly regularly has unusual ability, and as a rule can make it pay him. ability may not be in demand unless it is also But he cannot make it pay him a quarter as much as if it were the ability to get the best work out of a factory force, or to sway a jury, or to write a book that everybody would want to bu Caruso, possessed of a supreme ability to sing—an ability which was in demand by thousands upon thousands of people—could put his own price on his services. So can the man who can build a better automobile than any one else, or can show a great railroad how to double its income without any reduction of its expenses. Ordinary competence, as well as unusual talent, is al- ys in demand, And. in hard times competent men are the only ones that are in demand. It is really fortunate for the competent that the average human being is lazy and indifferent. If all men were equally competent the world’s goods would be divided into equal shares with little luxury for any ones ‘ -lime at ali to the Prohibition type of people in New Yorks? Who guve ba should give him thelr preight, 1921, Hake.) | Bh 3 ‘E IS ALWAYS IN DEMAND. | The law of supply and demand governs wages as well | thing called CHARACTER—right houghts, right purposes, right rela- | yfonship to one's fellowmen. Not until you see, and see clearly, that the thing is BEING, rather than ‘G, what you-are In ynd of ther than in what you m of material posses- possible to enter into the life that is Bernal” | ART MASTERPIECES IN AMERICA | By Maubert St. iE Georges: | Coemricht, 280, Yoek"inaiing Words: © TOBIT AND THE ARGRUSAnees de! Sarto, There is in the New York Pubiic | Library, in the Lennox collection, @ picture called “Tobit and the Angel,” by Andrea del Sarto. Surrounded by other pictures of all types, it is rarely noticed by the visitors that pasé | through the galleries, and they go by jit without realizing that it is a mas- terpiece and that it was executed by an artist whose works command al- most fabulous prices and whose life was one long tragedy, | The art of Andrea del Sarto, bios- soming at the same time as that of the greatest geniuses tn the history of painting, was prevented by an un happy marriage from reaching the heights that it should have attained. | He was the son of « tallor and bis name means only “the tailor’s son.” | "By sheer hard work he forced him: recognized main jecte to be as a great Evangelist, thus fixing it securely in