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Prose entitled to the use for republt- Apagpinted, Lone tence’ Weedived to. {t of not otherwise credited paper and slesine local bewe publiahed herein A “SHOW” SHOWN UP. HE WORLD performed a service in exposing the scurvy hoax Senator McCumber tried to inflict on the public with his widely adver- * fised “tariff show.” When Senator McCumber dragged in the cuckoo clocks, the “pearl” necklace and other articles, expatiated on the profiteering of import- ers and indicted the newspapers as bowing to the advertising patronage of the big stores, it was noted that he did not specify how, when or where the articles he displayed had been purchased. _ The tariff expert of The World exposed Sen- ator McCumber by showing that the inordinate profit record was the result of juggled figures and the falling exchange rate in European currencies. The “94-cent” clock now selling at $22 cost as many marks as are now worth 94 cents. The McCumber figures made no allowances for trans- portation, tariff or breakage. The “show” was an exposition of elaborate deceit by a Senator in high position in his party. The present tariff is so bad it must be sup- ported, if at all, by lies. ‘Women's Club members want to make mar- riage more difficult. Well, the Fordney-McCum- ber tariff will boost the cost of living. SINCE WHEN? HE resolution opposing daylight saving adopted by the International Theatrical Association is thoroughly selfish. It will be in- dorsed by commercial organizations selling gas and electricity. The motion-picture interests will also agree. This sort of opposition knows that daylight saving is “inimical to our interests,” as the the- atre men worded it. Grant that, but why the hypocritical pretense that it is inimical to all the people?” There is not a shred of evidence to bolster this view in so far as it applies to the ities in which theatrical enterprises do business. The theatres are crying because they are hurt. ‘The added hour gives time for golf, tennis, hik- ing, picnics, gardening and other open-air diver- sions by people who prefer these to the theatre. Box office returns reflect this preference. | Since when has fresh air become “inimical” and the crowded theatre beneficial to the health, wealth and happiness of “all the people’? ‘Tae longest dey will not seem so if the sun ‘will only continue to shine. RS, PETER OLESEN of Minnesota wins the Democratic Senatorial primaries from a male rival. If Mrs. Olesen can win from Sen- ator Kellogg she will be a credit to her State, to her party and to women citizens—although she sempzigns 2s 2 citizen rather than as a woman, Mrs. Olesen is an orator of parts. She has an excellent voice, personal magnetism and feminine @harm backed by good sense and idealism. She scored a personal triumph as a speaker at the Jackson Day dinner in Washington in 1920. She added to her laurels at the National Convention, ". But when Mrs, Olesen looks back on her recent experiences she probably derives more real satis- faction from an occasion less well advertised. Four years ago the Democratic Party in Minnesota met in convention to write a platform and recommend candidates for the primaries, Procedure was cut and dried. The Platform Committee was hand-picked and “safe.” So were most of the delegates. Woman suffrage was an issue. The leaders had determined not to ap- prove suffrage in the convention but to allow feminine advocates to blow off steam in fervid demands. Several women spoke and the delegates were evidently bored. Suffrage was “on ice” and scheduled to be kept there. Then Mrs. Peter Oleset spoke. Without a doubt she stampeded that convention, It wasn't 0 much what she said but the way she drove home point after point, with perfect good nature but with power and force. \ Before Mrs. Olesen finished the crowd was cheering. She demanded to know whether the convention was with the women and gained a rousing response. Hastily the leaders conferred. ‘A messenger was sént to the Platform Committee, The Chairman of the Platform Committee came to the convention room for confirmation. He got it. The plank was adopted Mrs. Olesen had stampeded a “hard-boiled and hand-picked” political convention. She not only won the delegates but won her point. It was an unusual incident in American politics. Senator Frank Kellogg is destined to have some uneasy moments when Mrs. Olesen discusses his record—his support of Newberry, for example BUMPED AGAIN. OV. MILLER said in a speech last Tuesday G evening: “The Transit Commission proposes to create not innumerable systems but one system which will be municipally owned, under which people can be carried from any part of tais great city to any other part, all for 4 single fare.” Mayor Hylan pounced upon the last two words: “The Governor said that his own system of transportation was planned to be operated for a ‘single fare.’ He significantly fails to state what the single fare would be. The Governor's weird oscillations upon the subject of fare are » making him dizzy. His failure to state what the ‘single’ fare would be is due to his con- sciousness that his barometer scheme imbedded in the State Transit Commission plan inevitably means a ‘single’ fare in excess of 5 cents, prob- ably 7 or 8 cents, and netting tae present oper- ators in the future an additional sum of $60,000,000 per year from the pockets of the public.” To this, Chairman McAneny. of the Transit Commission replies in the plainest possible terms, repeating what he has said over and over again: “The purpose and the very clear effect of the commission's plan is to cut down corporation profits and not to add to them, and as one of the consequences of the comprehensive study and investigation it has already made, it is pre- pared not only to retain the 5-cent fare where it actually exists to-day, but to eliminate the doubled and trebled 5-cent fares with whica the people of every borough have become un- happily familiar.” What does Mayor Hylan gain by trying to make out that the Governor and the Transit Commis- sion have sought to evade the plain words “5-cent fare’? He is utterly refuted by the facts. The Transit Commission is completely and openly committed to the 5-cent fare. Every time the Mayor makes his foolish charge to the contrary he only draws attention to his own failure to protect the 5-cent fare he harps about. The lie that the Transit Commission means to boost fares may have been a good lie for cam- paign purposes. But for his own sake the Mayor should stop using it now. Every time he trots it out it trips him up and brings him down with a bump. Once upon a time Ohio was the State where “boys grow up to be President and hogs grow up to become bacon.” The boys still have Presidential aspirations, but the hogs are cele- brated in song, COMING TO. ge gee OF WAR WEEKS believes pres- ent Prohibition law is the cause of most of the unrest in the country to-day, and declares that if he were in Congress now he “would vote for a modification of the Volstead act, permitting light wines and beer.” “The people eventually will have their say and sentiment undoubtedly will manifest itself in the next election. I find that sentiment is against the strangling restrictions of the Vol- stead law. In my opinion, candidates who favor amendments to the Volstead act are sure of election,” With the Secretary of War declaring light wines and beer to be an election issue, and the Chairman of the Shipping Board proclaiming liquor essen- tial to an American merchant marine, the Great American Inquisition will have to bestir itself to tighten the clamps and get out some more thumb- screws. The victims are stirring. ACHES AND PAINS Bomehow we scem to have a good deal more weather than we need, ¥ Years ago perambulated backward and forward over the U. 8. A. an eccentric citizen who called him- self “Daniel Pratt, the great American traveller.” He was always in motion, Hts successor appears to be the Hon, William H. Taft, OMef Justice of the United States Supreme Court. . We noted recently that Irving Bacheller, the talented novelist, had become a citizen of Florida, though born in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., and very much of a Republican. He has been appointed by the Governor a Commissioner for the Brazilian Exposition. Carpet. dagger! . We hope somedody will promptly court martiat “Pussyfoot” Johnson for calling the splendid lines op- erated by the Shipping Board “bdoore scows.” . Manufacturers who combine with each other to raise prices become criminals; manufacturers who combine with Congress to boost commodity costs through tariff legistation create @ national blessing, Excuse us if we seem stupid! . It t9 the new fashion to sing songs of cities, suggest this for our own village: New York's a good old town, you bet. Not very dry or very wet! JOHN KEETZ, We such a plan. THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1922, | Covering It! ve, ony, ore boat) From Evening World Readers What kind of letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one that gives the worth of @ thousand words in a couple of hundred? There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying ti fo say much in few worde. Tak Excursion for Mothers. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: It grieves me to see that the au- thorities who govern our city have not as yet acted upon Mr. Berman’ plan on an “Excursion for Mothers.” It te only we of the east side who can fully appreciate the greatness of In the dirty, filthy and congested sections of the lower east side toils the mother, with never a rest, with never a moment's breathing of fresh, pure air. Many of them have long ago forgotten the ht of a green hilltop, a blooming tree, the chirping of a bird, and have rarely felt the pleasant breath of a clear, cool evening's wind. Now comes a noble plan of giving the poor mothers at least one enjoyable day in thelr lives. Nature intended that all should share In her beauty, and surely the noblest of her creatures—the mother— must not be forgotten. Poems about the mother may speak loud, but gvod, sane deeds to help the mother speak loudest of all. 1 as an American aud citizen of this great city demand that the authorities give an excursion for the poor east side mothers. MAX STIENBACH. New York, June 17, 1922. Mr. Friedel Replies, ‘To the Editor of The Evpning World: I shall try to answer in one letter the arguments of Messrs. Cahanovsky, "C. H. EB. F." and “E.G, J." In the first place, Mr. Cahanovaky quotes me as having spoken of & “stupid American mob" in character- ising the people who would be voicing their opinion in a Prohibition referen- dum, If he refers to my letter, Mr. Cahanovsky will find that nowhere did I use that phrase, I, myself, do not see how any one could characterize an electoral crowd as a mob unless it did something which would make ft a disorderly crowd, Surely enough, an electoral crowd is expressing the will of the Nation. But the will of the Nation has been previously put In such form that influential politician or thinker has reasoned out. In choosing officials by 4 process of elimination, only two or three candidates are presented to the voters. In this way any totally tr- rational choice is prevented in many cases. But in the question of Prohibition there has been no elimination by polt- ticlans or thinkers. It te either Pro- hibition or the sale of anything con- taining liquor, even though it is strong enough to be highly injurious. Government is based on give and tike. We sacrifice some individual Mberty for the benefit of all concerned. A man has the right to live, but he Cwm PHI gtiwte AF to be brief. has no right to take his own life, And when he does anything which will lead to a premature death, the Gov- ernment has a right to interfere. If a man swallows poison @nd lives, if he uses deadly drugs, the Govern- ment may arrest him and prevent a recurrence of any such irrational deed. In the interest of the people’s own health the Government has a right to prevent the sale of any liquors whose continued use may lead to death. It is natural for one to set up a howl when you try to tell him that he dare not do something which detracts from his individual liberty, But the Gov- ernment has something greater than the individual to think of. If, as “E. G. J.” says, our politi- cians are perfecting their alibi for the coming election, it simply shows how inferior our political system is, when a man must set up an alibi for having expressed a rational and reasoned de- cision in voting. I still hold that the people are not to be trusted with the question of Pro- hibition’s fate. It is too vital a matter ‘The people who have put .p such a howl because they have been deprived of their nip will not live forever, and when they are gone and Prohibition has had a@ fair chance the world will be a better place for all of us. The country is not going to the dogs. Don't worry. The United States are all right and always will be. J. FRIEDEL, Brooklyn, June 18, 1922, ‘The proposition in some Washing- ton quarters to prevent not only American ships, but foreign as well, bringing into our ports liquors, wines and beers (even if sealed) can easily be nullified by transference of the beverages to sister ships of the line (outward bound) three or more miles from our shores, thus saving the valuable stocks from seizure by the Volstead myrmidons, Such a violation of the rights and Uberties of foreign citizens is the last word in fanaticism. Let us hope that Americans will soon awake from their torpor and treat the liquor question with some measure of sanity and common sense. Why not have rea- sonable temperance laws (all right- minded men denounce excessive drinking) and emulate the sane legis- lation of Quebec Province, Canada, where the sale of hard liquor ts ex- clusively handled by the Government itself, and wine and beer are dis- tributed by duly licensed individuals. That is regulation, not Prohibition. Results have proven its efficacy to promote true temperance among the people. NATURALIZED CANADIAN, June 20, 1922, Birr one, a So oes,, Sr UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1922, by John Blake.) EXPECT TO BE HURT. This is not a gentle world. in school discovers that there are enemies abroad. Before he has been there a weck he learns that he must stand up and fight, which means getting hurt, or turn and run, which means getting more badly hurt when the other boys catch him. We go about through life seeking to dodge trouble and to avoid pain, but we are never very successful. We try our best to protect our bodies from violence and our feelings from injury, and both get damaged considerably before we are through. The man who expects to get hurt and is willing to get hurt and get it over usually has the best of it. He who thinks he can in the agony we call fear and seldom comes off any better in the end. The poets and sages have enumerated the shocks that flesh is heir to—treachery, ingratitude, injustice. no excuse for not being prepared for them—for feeling as- tonished when they appear. There is no cause to be pessimistic and distrust all friends because one particular friend borrows $10 and never returns it, There is no reason to believe that all employers are unjust and dishonest because not make good his promise to raise one’s wages at the end of the year. To whine because one meets with injustice, to run to cover because one gets unexpected blows, is merely to con- fess oneself unfit for the world as it is organized at present. Perhaps some day it will be better. help, little by little, to make it better for those who are to follow us. Just now it is as it is, and it is better to fit ourselves to play a part in it despite all its inconveniences and unpleas- antnesses and injustices. We will all be hurt, be sure of that, some of us very badly won't be happy. i WHOSE BIRTHDAY? JUNE 22—HENRY RIDER HAG- GARD was born in Norfolk, England, on the 22d of June, 1856. At the age of nineteen he went to Natal, South Africa, as secretary to Sir Henry Bul- wer, Governor of Natal. Haggard returned to England and married Miss Margitson, a Norfolk heiress, in 1819, ‘After another visit to Africa he again returned to England and retired from official life. He prepared for law, but soon decided to devote his life ex- clusively to Mterary work, naa Feadt eaten ie aT 6 ene, ) me. uJ Dine e yh io aoa A treat ann ot Palins pe peter) “We will all of us suffer discouragements and setbacks. But those who make up their minds that the only thing to do is to keep going will keep going. Those who continually whine that they are being treated unfairly and crowded into corners may be right—but they ne, The child on the first day ve himself spends a lifetime There is one particular employer does Perhaps we can Haggard'’s works are fantastic, with the greater part of the scenes laid in Africa, In 1882 “Cetywayu and His White Neighbors" was published, fol- lowed by “Dawn,” “The Witch's Head; ' which contains an account of the de'eat of the British at Isandhl- wana, and “King Solomon's Mines,” suggested by the ruins at Zimbabwe. This last book caught the attention of the public and immediately estab- ished Haggard's popularity as a writer. He also wrote “She,” “Aye- sha, or the Return of She," “Jess"’ and “Allan Quatermain.” an atlas from the top of my desk and He wrote this charming piece after strolling about the country during the summer of 1891. So direct an inspira- tion wag it that Nevin sent the music trouble to correct it, MUSICAL CLASSICS How and Why They Were Written By AUGUSTUS PERRY Copyright, 1922, (New York World) by Press Publishing Co. AMERICAN MUSIC. Since the Civil War, Amertean music has made very noticeable prog- ress, The United States now num-, bers among her musicians men who have written music of undying qual- ity. There is little doubt that we are establishing a representative is musio, We all love the songs of Stephen Collins Foster and we know how truly representative of America they are. ‘They have thrilling patho: that is past. His great “My Old Kentucky Hom id Folks at Home" (Swanee In his “Biography, Songs and Musical Compositions of Stephen Foster,"’ Morrison, the com brother, narrates the story of writing of ‘Old Folks at Home.” “One day in 1851, Stephen came into my office on the hank of the Monon- gahela, Pittsburgh, and said to me: *What is a good name of two syllables for u Southern river? I want to use it in this new song of “Old Folks at Home”"’ I asked him how Yazoo would do. ‘Oh,’ sald he, ‘that hay been used before.’ I then suggested Pedee. ‘Oh, pshaw!' be réplieé, I won't have that!’ I then took down opened at the map of the United States. We both looked over it and my finger stopped at the Swanoe, a little river in Florida, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. ‘That's It, that's it exactly!’ exclaimed he, delighted, as he wrote the name down, and the song was finished, commencing, Down Upon the Swance Ribbe: Every boy and gir! who plays the plano and every et organ played Ethelbert Nevin's ‘'Narcissu to the publisher without tuking the His great song, ‘The Rosary," was written in 1897. One day he received a letter from a dear friend, in whieh was inclosed a copy of Robert Cam- eton Roger's poem. ‘The opel words so impressed Nevin that he gan to compose music to them, St with his customary speed, Me had completed the ballad. The following day he surprised his wife by handing her a manuscript and this note: “Just a little souvenir to let you know how J thank le bon Dieu for giving me you. The entire love and devotion of Ethelbert Nevin.” Other beautiful songs of Nevin are ighty Lak a Rose” and “Oh, That We Two Were Maying.” Some one has said of Nevin that “he wrote like a man who had a chrysanthe- mum in his buttonhole and the fear of God in his heart.” The most distinguished composer America has produced to date is Kd- ward MacDowell, born in New York Dec. 18, 1861. His music is of a very poetic nature. In 1896 he was appointed professor of music at Co- lumbia University. Favorite piec of his are “Witches Dance,” “Scot Poem,” “To a Wild Rose,” and hr “Indian Suite.” His death in 1908 was a great loss to American music. Prominent American composers of the present time are Walter Dam- rosch, Henry Hadley, Charles Wake- field Cadman, Henry F. Gilbert, Man- na Zucca, Harold Morris and John Powell, Composers of fine music of a lighter type are-John Philip Sousa, Reginald de Koven, Victor Herbert and Carrie Jacobs Bond, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WORD? 180.—POCKET. The origin of the pocket was a bag. The idea of sewing the bag into the clothing in such a way that it would not show on the outside was an afterthought. The earliest known form of our word pocket was the old Norman French, “‘poque."’ Pocket is an Anglicized diminutive of poque. A om used word for bag in Eng- lish ts still the word “‘poke"—witness that meaning in the expression, “a pig in a poke,” which means a pig inta bag. The comparatively modern idea of concealing pockets in clothing so that they do not show on the surface is illustration of the modern tendency utilize space and to do away with use- less obstructions in every form of utility. But, in the last analysis the pocket is none the less a bag, although @ concealed one. ————— From the Wise Among savages woman is a beast ~* burden; among Orient a piece of furniture; among Europeans a spotit child. —De Meilhan. Deceit ts the game that only emalt minds play at, and it te thus properly the quality innate in woman.—Corneille. Mon spends his life in reason- ing on the past, complaining of the present, and trembling for the future.—Rivarol. All things in life are a ming- ling bitterness and joy; war has its delights, and marriage ite alarm.—La Fontaine If men and women knew one another before falling in love, there would be few marriages. —Chamfort. Life is short, a little love, @ little dreaming, and then, Goode day.—Alfred de Musset, * -~ ry ’ OE