The evening world. Newspaper, July 12, 1922, Page 22

' | ! SW Che Evening World, ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER, Published Sunday, by The Press Publishing Bensely, Bets Bua hone New Wore. RALPH PULITZER. President, 63 Park Row J. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 63 Park Row, JOSEPH PULITZER, Secretary, 68 Park Row. City. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1922, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Jt the Post Office at New York as Second Class Matter, Fenmge Besta ths United ‘slates, outalde Creates ‘New Sark: One Year bat pes ‘One Month 10 00 15.00 9,38 Hy and . 6.00 iy World Only... 5.00 y World Only. ; ‘ 2.25 “A Week World 1 ‘World Almanac for 1922, 85 cents; by mail 50 cents, BRANCH OFFICES PRRORT: eB arer cor, sete. | WASHINGTON, Wyatt Bidg , 2092 7th Ave, near 14th and F Ata. 25th St, Hotel Theresn’ Bide. | NETROIT, 621 Ford Bldg. TR “id Ee 140th St, neat | GyicaGo, 1603 Ballers, Bia 85 a5 292 Washington &t, PARIS, 47 Avenue de [Oper * ton Bt mE LONDON, 20 Cockspur St. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ‘Press ‘tustvely entitied to the use for be egg STS pee ae WSS Sra i. Paper, and also the local news published herein. IN ALL FAIRNESS. N his proclamation warning all persons against interference with “lawful efforts to maintain interstate transportation and the carrying of the United States mails,” President Harding divides the wrongs of the situation impartially between the striking shopmen on the one hand and cer- tain of their railroad employers on the other. The President says that “the shop craft em- ployees have elected to discontinue their work, rather than abide by the decision rendered” (by the Railroad Labor Board) But the President also declares that “certain operators have ignored the decision ordering the abandonment of the contract shop practice.” In all fairness we must recognize that public opinion itself puts less pressure upon the oper- ators to obey orders than upon the men to keep at work. The reason for this is that defiance on the part of the railroad operators does not always directly interrupt or threaten to interrupt railroad service upon which the public depends. A strike of the workers does. The public is not deliberately unfair. But it inevitably sees most urgent call for action where and when its own needs are most menaced. This fact must be considered wherever it is a question of securing acceptance of the Railroad Labor Board's decisions. ‘The law itself should provide a proportionally greater pressure that can be exerted upon the operators to make up for the lesser degree in which public opinion can be concentrated on them. If such pressure could have been brought to bear upon railroads that continued to farm out their shop work in defiance of the Railroad Labor Board, the shopmen might have seen a fairer chance to adjust their other claims, in which case there would have been no strike. - ¥) a7 Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Elmer Dover has resigned from that office. Even the present Administration should feel relieved at being rid of so blatantly old-fashioned an advo- cate of the doctrine: To the victors—and par- ticularly to their henchmen and camp followers —belong the spoils. ae WHERE TO BEGIN. ITH a view to scoring against the Transit Commission, Mayor Hylan lays great Stress on the permitted use of the Pyrene fire extinguishers, dangerous fumes from which are held to have increased the peril in the recent fire and panic in the Lexington Avenue subway, Simple aim to secure a new maximum of sub- way safety will put chief emphasis on? another point: Cut off the electric current in the smallest possible number of seconds after a short circuit occurs in a car and there will be little need for fire extinguishers, slight panic and small strain put upon emergency exits. Fail to cut off the current and there is pretty certain to be continuing fire of the most alarm- ing and panic-producing kind, despite any sort or number of fire extinguishers provided, To discuss fire extinguishers as if they were the first consideration is absurd. One might as well go on and advise gas-masks for all pas- sengers, with doctors and oxygen tanks on every train—as if the last thing tc be thought of was the shutting off of the powerful force that keeps up the fire and smoke. The day after the accident The Evening World pointed out that the immediate shutting off of the current would check the burning of the insulation, reduce the volume of the smoke and keep the fire within ’ limits where a few buckets of sand might ex- tinguish it without adding to the fumes. A few days later Mayor Hylan’s own investi- gator, Commissioner Whalen, said in his report: “The futility of using pyrene fire extinguish- ers was obvious. So long as the electric current { Was continued their use simply added another hazard to the passengers’ chance of escape. f “Every subway ear should be provided with two sand boxes at each end. Had car 3871 been equipped in the mgnner recommended the power could have been immediately shut off and with the use of sand any fire that resulted from the short circuit could have been very readily ex- | tinguished.” L Common sense is enough to show anybody be that in this instance fire extmguishers are a sec- ondary matter. Even independent lighting, im- portant as it is in preventing panic, is not the first. The first and main thing to go after is quicker, surer control of the electric current in every sub- way car. il Control that and you control trouble at the source, EXHAUSTIVE, THOROUGH. N his statement on the Administration plan for settling the coal sfrike, the President said: “The commission shall investigate exhaus- tively every phase of the coal industry, It shall reveal every cost of production and transporta- tion. The President will ask Congress to confer authority for the most thorough investigation and make appropriations necessary to do such work.” When the Trade Commission Law was enacted it was generally supposed to grant power for such an inquisition. The coal com- panies thought differently, appealed to the courts and prevented an examination ot their books. HAS SWOLLEN THE Federal There must be no such hitch in the emoower- Di- rect, specific and broad powers are essential. The legislation must be court-proof and so clear as to prevent delay. There is ample precedent in the Interstate Commerce Commission legislation. The Inter- state Commerce Commission may prescribe uni- form systems of accounting and railroads are re- quired to submit full and complete statements subject to check by the examiners of the com- mission, ing legislation to be enacted by Congress. THE DANP WEATHER Epoch-Making BOOKS By Thomas Bragg Worle) ny Prose Pubiiehing Go. BODIN’S “REPUBLIC.” Aristotle, Bodin, — Montesq Such, according to the late Sir V fam .amilton, is the “great utivirate’’ in the fleld of pot science—the three names that high above all others. Going to the immortal old Gi to the fountain-head, Bodin, inap by what he found there, added m that was original and vital, and in “Republic” prepared the way Montésquieu, the teacher of all since his time have written upon subject of political science. Born in Angers in 1530, Bodin fan life as a lawyer, but taking like to that profession he turned literature and finally devoted hin to political science in its bro and most comprehensive sense. He .oon came to be recognized the “modern Aristotle," and wil Propriety, for his book i.as the hi and . nique honor of being the first tempt at the reproductio. of the Stagirite’s ideas regarding society its government. For 2,000 :ears the work of profouncest thinker of antiquity the most vital lines of all, had b practically forgotten, and it was Bo who revived It and made {t once mi & power among men. It 1s quite just to say that J Bodin's ‘*Republic''—publ.ahed Paris 346 years ago, December, 157 will always mark the real begin! of modern philosophical thinking alo economic and political lines. Unlike the ‘*Republic" of Plato, ti ten Fork He fork Kiven! By Prees Pul ‘Co. IF YOu HAD Sessiin AoA EASONE \W/OOD THIS = > WOULDN'T Oo, STOP FUSSING ! 1 CAN FIX THAT DOOR | NOTHING To FIX A The mining of coal is as important to the public as transportation, and similar systems of accounting are essential. Without these figures an exhaustive investigation of every phase of the industry is impossible. Now that the President has mapped out his course, he must follow it inflexibly. If either miners or operators hesitate, the commission must go on with that party unrepresented. Even if both parties to the dispute should refuse, the public group should proceed to investigate. Appointees to this commission should be big men worthy of public confidence and brave enough to make radical decisions. President Harding himself will be judged by his ap- pointees. Merit alone should count. Politics, friendship and all else should be sidetracked. You ARE So - SHART ABouT |) + WHATS FIXING; DOORS /| HAPPENED THE DRY WEATHER. HAS SHRUNK THE the most virile and persistent of the :-oblems that call up us f solut on, Humanity's debt of gratitude to great Frenchman is a large on large that It can never be fully p For the hum.n uplift he toiled un selfishly and unfiinchingly. He fought for freedom of con sclence; for justice between man and man the earth over; for peace bo tween the nations, and for all th large, tolerant, generous thing! are uppermost in our minds to-d@y And he did this In an age bigotry, Intolerance and strife everywhere rampant, With amaszin, courage Bodin withstood the mag] nates of church and state In their «tf tempt to throttle thought and stran gle liberty, and often by sheer dipla macy he won his point. The King attempted to ma everybody think alike upon the su Ject of religion, and Bodin man: to get inserted tnto the decree t STUPID AT BEST. HE Navy Department, it appears, has not words “without war"—which 99% pletely blocked the King's gam Long before Lessing's “Nathan Wise,"’ Bodin, in his ‘*Colloqutri yet completely abandoned hopes that the city may turn over Jacob Riis Park at Rock- away for an addition to the Naval Aviation Field. Just now Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and From Evening World Readers What hind of letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one that gives the worth of a thousana words in a couple of hundred? There is fine metal exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying concelved the idea that the best thi to do is to live together in peace ai charity, paying no attention to dogmas that make men hate o another, and laying the grand stres UNCOMMON SENSE . By John Blake first harbor of the Nation without protection? fo say much in a few words. Take time to be brief. others are shuddering over the horrible lack of protection New York is facing. The navy is grieved and the propaganda machine is working to stimulate a reconsideration. Actually this sort of talk is either stupid or discreditable. The greater the damages to the city the more indefensible the threatened action of the Navy Department. Why, if New York City is in such imminent danger, does the navy even consider leaving this Liqnor and Ships. To the Editor of The Evening Wort’. In view of the position taken by] and happiness. the United States Shipping Board, stg pamemiber i “| childish prayer * whereby they have successfully JU8-| 10 gieap.” ‘The tifled the sale of wines, liquors, &¢. | tors 1 wake’ ‘on Shipping Board vessels when be- yond the three mile limit, tt would appear since (in theory at least) the laws pf the country are supposed to apply to the Government as well as to the people, that any American citizen or corporation should Hew! be entitled to the same rights and permitted to charter onc or more of the many Shipping Board vessels now lying idle, for the purpose of selling, outside the three mile Mmit, such drinks as are being offered on other Shipping Board vessels. As a matter of equality, conditions of charter party should guarantee charterer that competitors not ope- rating Shipping Board yessels should be compelled to remain at a distanc: of not less than twelve miles from the Untted States coast, thereby per- mitting charterers of Shipping Board boats to partictpate in the exclusive privilege; and, furthermore, that part or all of the charter hire should be set aside by the Government for the purpose of defraying in part the ex- pense of prosecuting Illegal competi- tors on both land and sea. ‘As the Government does not coun- tenance any acts or designs that in thelr nature can be construed a8 being “in restraint of trade,” it 1s dificult to conceive of any objection that could be offered against charter- ing Shipping Board vessels for this purpose. E. T. HUTCHINSON. Roselle Park, N. his death would not worry us to sleep. us to sleep. By all means let us follow Mr. Why doesn’t the department recognize and pre- pare for emergency? Why not buy and equip another aviation field instead of trying to de- prive New York children of all-too-limited play space? Long Island includes a number of acres not in Jacob Riis Park. If naval aviation is so im- portant, why not establish another station some- where else in the vicinity? ~ rejoice to see the children at play LANDON. New York, July 10, 1922. Forbidden Frutt. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Wor! Pope forbidding his followers to read comical, this great author could not be found The French Academy of Medicine is con- vinced that sun spots affect human allments. ‘s always been a good, Safe distance to place the blame. as the forbidden fruit). WwW. M. “We Are Temperate,” To the Editor of The Evening World: ACHES AND PAINS After all, we suppose some will say Mrs. Molla Mal- lory is an American only by matrimony, . soaks, the return of the “devil's brew," bu they are deluded ‘thoodlums" and for. eigners. Thanks to the numerous autos, the commuters will not be wholly tied up tf the trains stop. They're easily mobilized. ° Quaritch, the London bookseller, offers a copy of Daniel Denton's “Brief Description of New York" for £800, Which reminds us that our old friend Sam Colesworthy of Portland, Me., once picked up this rarest item ahgut our town on a Nassau Street book- stall for 25 cents, ‘tdens,"', so-called saloons, Pleasure of a few? shot! They may shout “Murder! untill their tongues Senators and Ff For the Memortal, for To the Editor of The Evening World: I wish to differ from J, A. Me- Gowan, even though he ts a gold star relative. So am I. Let us by all means have a war memorial, Mr. Wanamaker's proposed memo- rial is to my mind the best offered thus far. Let us not wait years and years be- fore we begin the work, It is true the Soldiers and Satlors’ bd Monument, Sherman's statue and hang out. resentatives Oui We cannot belleve the cruel report that no one wants to sell Hizzoner's autoblography. Where is his 400,- 000 majority? Wilt it not rise as one man and raid the book shops if the modest volume once gets on the shelves? legislation, Such Idiocy! Any one knows that we who hay. a little Hquor in the cellar use 4 only for medicinal purposes, which | allowed by law. If we were “‘sots’ and drunkard: we wouldn't have It in the cellar, be ing flowers, but to Ive our remaining days among bright flowers, sunshine correcting our Yow I lay me down If I should die be- line was omitted or rather changed so that the fear of but instead a sweet song would lull Rodman Wanamaker's suggestion and have the swimming pools, &a Sure- ly, it will be an improvement to our park and surely our dear dead will ‘The recent announcement of the the works of Anatole France is indeed A better way to popularize He has still to learn the lesson of Adam and the apple (otherwise known Before Prohibition you had one of the finest papers in the city, but now it 1s merely a publication for printing the mouthings and rantings of all the They speak of voting this fall for Do you think we American people will allow the return of “rum” and 4 the Not by a long Watch!" know enough not to pay attention to them, Only to-day I notice a letter printed from John Lynch raving about class on the clean daily life. 4 And yet—to show the power of aart, qnental environment and how hard is to lift one’s self out of the a of superstition—this great man 6 Meved to his dying day in witcheral and the “power of the stars," and maintained that he was always w! tended by an angel that never fall to touch him on the right ear whe he was about to do wrong, and oi} the left ear when he was about to ud right. When You Go tot. Museum THE HOME OF A BUFFALO- HUNTING INDIAN, in tne centre of the Indians-of-th Plains Hall at the American Mu um of Natural History is a t fitted up to show the home life of iffalo-hunting Indian, (Copyright, 1922, “THE JUMP.” It was the illiterate but shrewd Confederate General, Forrest, who said that successful military strategy consisted in “getting their fast with the mostest men.” Forrest did that a number of times, thereby gaining small victories from better educated men, It is getting there first with the most of anything needed that gives business men success. The race for markets wiJl go on as long as the world lasts, and the man who gets first into the market with enough goods to sell in profitable quantities is the suc- cessful man, whether he is a huckster coming into New York or Philadelphia with eggs or strawberries, or a packes getting to Europe first with the best and biggest supply of beef. What you have got to sell will bring you nothing if somebody else has sold the same thing to your customers before you get there. In most cases the customer is the employer who buys the time and the work of the individual. At the left of the tepee—or tt It is the individual who is first on the job with the work as the museum ethnologists pref and who has the best kind of work to sell that gets “the 3]! spell the word—ie a model ill jump” in the way of promotion. tating one of the ancient custom < y be of the Arapahos and other pial That “jump” is a big advantage. Once the employer Indians is convinced that a certain man is always on the job early ‘This is the sun-dance, held anni and has a reliable line of goods that can be delivered in any $|S!¥ 17 the early summer to fulfill desired quantities, the man’s future promotion is assured. Or pee haar itiee Bae Ree. It is his business, of course, to get into an institution 3Jstill practised in a modified forn where there are bigger and better jobs to fill or which has $|*everal years ago became the subje: competitors who will value his services if his own em- ag i fpbeeni zeus on Pe eA ployers do not. self-inflicted cruelties practised in” But it is “the jump” that is important, the registering of ceremony. w ability and willingness to work before other men who may ‘The aboriginal Americans, like ig have these qualities in equal amounts can get started. VE SRODALOTS: NPSL CPESRRMIIDY: Sy The earlier a man makes a reputation for industry and idea that religion required suft pea dees dee reliability the more chance he has to beat the other fellow to the better jobs. by John Blake. d jt . WHOSE BIRTHDAY! JULY 12—HENRY DAVID REAU was born in Concord, Mi July 12, 1817, and died May 6, 186! He was graduated from Harvard, 1837 and soon after began to teas This profession, however, was ceedingly distasteful to him, and, tried surveying and engaging WHERE DID YOU GET ‘| From the Wise THAT WORD? A woman is not a woman until she has been baptized in her love 186.—CORKER. trade In turn. He soon found th ‘and devotion to home and children, | The American word “‘corker,"'| "¢ Was unsuited for these professio also, so he withdrew from societ; built himself a hut on the shores Walden Point and devoted his time the study of nature After spendin two years there he left Wald Point to become a_ pencil in Concord. Thoreau's early writin —Mrs. F. Croly. When a man has not a good rea- gon for doing a thing, he has one good reason for letting it alone. —Scott. meaning a person or thing of super lative quality, is only a slang use of 4 legitimate English word. Corker in its original sense, meant a conclu- sive argument. It probably originated from the finality which a cork thrust t 8 5 ‘i ‘ roductn 3 ‘s Tomb stand alone, Alas.| cause we'd consun ¥ into the mouth of a bottle sto) 1 Rabetate te eredited with tntroductig the meton to |Arunn” et Me. McCowan read. the| "so that shows iii wine taneey.| He Rapptest. be Re King or | egress, or ingress of material Init | pers. and. his frat publismed wor the Western World. It was a great discovery. So | piue Bird, see the children’s visit] ment comes in.) If we weren't tem.| peasant, who finds peace in Ms | The relegation of the word us used} appeared in 1843, entivied “Wald would be the location Of the S-cent melon we read about |to their dear dead and rejoice. ate we wouldn't have it in the| pome,—Goethe. in America to the limbo of slang by! or Life in the Woods." His clo but which gets no corresponding echo in the grocers Surely, 1 would prefer having chil-| cellar, 1t would all be gone. : ¢ danger yrenter stilt the dictionary writers has neither] contact with nature tn its purest fo! bill. Rabelais, by the way, was a great joker, dren and my dear ones visit my monu-| As for the poor man? All working| The abse” gee a) weakened the ward nor limited its|enabled him to induce a clea ment, sing and play and rejoice in @] people are better clothed, fed ana] appears; less fears he who is near | use. fresher and closer insight into tl wholesome way dressed to-day than they were whan] the thing he fears.—Dantel. The word ‘‘corker’ is a perfectly] subject. His writings include “ The pug who had to pay $10,000 for a chance to be- come champion at least had no incentive to “throw” the fight. they had thelr "'rum,"* By all mea We older people mourn in our hearts, but It is not wise to ask chil- dren to begin life with "grave respon sibilities.”" My dear father, long since passed away, requested his dear ones not to wear crape, not to send white mourn- , ns let them vote. Nine Democratic Senators voted to raise the tariff on — “Peanut politics.” JOHN KEPTZ. 4 what's good for the masses, Yours for patriotism, PUBLIC SERVICE, Brooklyn, July 8, 1922, Tt will do no good, because we know better good word, It expresses precisely n shade of meaning that needed to be expressed, and the chances are that {t will be a word of good and regula standing long after the bones of the last living dictionary writers have thoroughly bleached. Maine Woods," ‘Cape Cod, cursions In the Field and Forest’’ "A Week on the Concord and Me mac Kivers.""| The writings of Th u are remarkable for the exe ness with which he details .andsca, objects and persons, Wie a Better be friends at a distance than enemies near each other, —Italian proverb. The folly of att follies is to be lovesick for @ shadow.—Tennygpn.