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SPs Sy, eS Sa 25th 8t., Hotel Theresa Bldg. BRONX, 410 B. 149th St, near} CiiGAGO, 1608 Mall ve OOKL . 8nd 417 Fulton st. ot In this paper, and also the local news publi action as closing the case. be full and frank revelation of all the details, including the names of those on the “buying He had a high opinion of his capabilities. a pity he did not have pride to go with them. than $83,000,000 of new construction. cording to the President of the Tax Board, means a loss of nearly $2,300,000 in taxes to the city. bagatelle. the same sense they are “losing” many times over $2,300,000 that they are unable to gouge out of tenants but which they would have been able to take had {it not been for tax exemption on new ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. by, ‘The Press, Publishing jow, New York. RALPH PULITZER, President, 63 Park Row. 13. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 63 Park Row. + (JOSEPH PULITZER, Secretary, 63 Park Row. i EEVENING WORLD; mit by THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1922. SUBSORIPTION RATES. PRS BP Wier ie et on ye One Year Six Months One Month $10.00 $5.00 885 Ee ‘ lly i “AW aes «World Almanac tor 1922, 35 cents; by mail 50 cents. BRANCH OFFICES. WN, 1203 B'way, cor. 38th. | WASHINGTON, Wratt Bldg., LEM, 2002 7th Ave. near} 4th and F Sts. DETROIT, 521 Ford Bldg. Bldg. ‘Washington St.] PARIS, 47 Avenue de l'Opera, ion St] TONDON, 20 Cockepur Bt, MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Ansorintod Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republt: news despatches credited to it or not otherwise credit pe a its niblished herein. TELL THE WHOLE STORY. ASEBALL is the better to-day for Manager McGraw’s prompt action in barring treach- erous Phil Douglas from further play. But the fans cannot be expected to accept this The next step should end” and the circumstances of the proposed deal. Douglas deserves no pity. But the fans de- serve the utmost in the way of explanation. Surely the management mus: realize that sus- Picion will’ rest on every member of every team with a chance of winning the pennant. fiable surmise ‘will flourish in the absence of a complete statement of the facts. Unjusti- If this incident means the toss of the league pennant, then better lose it than compromise with what Douglas represents. Douglas was one of the best pitchers anywhere. It is But New York fans do not believe that the champion team is a one-man affair. This regret- table incident ought to put a fighting edge on the efforts of the rest of the Giants. Let the team prove Douglas mistaken as well as short-sighted and dishonest. Let the management tell the whole story. The obligation of silence to other players and other teams cannot compare with ‘he obligation to tell the whole truth to the supporters-of the sport. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE “BIG FOUR.” HEN the representatives of the “Big Four” brotherhoods meet the Managers’ Com- mittee to-day they have an opportunity to make industrial history and to remedy recent mistakes. The managers are quoted as welcoming the con- ference if for no other reason than to convince the leaders of the brotherhoods that the railroads are not engaged in ; “union baiting.” The brotherhoods could pursue no wiser course than to take the executives at their word, settle the present row and then insist that the man- agers abide by the decisions of the Railroad La- bor Board and pledge obedience by the unions, By so doing the brotherhoods can Swing pub- lic sentiment to support the Labor Board as never before. preme in employment rélations, it can never be turned into a “union baiting” organization unless * the unions force it into that position. If the Labor Board is made su- Specifically, the brotherhoods can well afford to indorse and accept the reply to President Har- ding made by the majority of the railroad ex- ecutives. will be the task of the majority executives, the President and the Labor Board to swing the minority into line. Once the unionists have done this it There is no good reason for continuing the shop strike against roads ready to make fair terms. If the minority goes to court as they have threatened, why shouldn’t the unions go to court too? will be presumptive evidence that there is some- thing the matter with the law. And if the unions can show unfairness, they will have an excellent case for asking relief from Congress. If the unions lose a fair case in court, it The brotherhoods to-day may make the choice between war and peace, between law and disorder, Let them choose wisely. THE “LOSS” IS A PROFIT. RESIDENT GOLDFOGLE of the Tax Board is authority for some misinformation that ought to be corrected and put straight. Tax exemption of new homes applies to more This, ac- Speaking of losses, this $2,300,000 is a mere The big losers are the landlords. In THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1922, construction, which has stimulated a veritable — ———= ‘When Al Smith Calls! building boom. Rents are decreasing. They are on the down grade and this “loss” of taxes is the price the city—the tax and rent payers—is paying for this condition. It has proved an unbelievably good buy, even at $2,300,000 a year for ten years, Of course, that figure is in itself false. The city could have taxed only the houses that were built. No one can say how many of the houses would never have been constructed had it not been for the exemption privilege. The $2,300,000 would shrink materially if this were taken into consideration. On the other hand, much of the new construc- tion resulting from this law has exceeded the maximum allowance of $5,000 exemption and the surplus value is paying taxes which would not have been paid otherwise. New York could well afford to “lose” a few other millions that would vieid so large a return to the masses. orem SEB Leo Sat FREE PORTS. NE. desirable feature was introduced into O the obnoxious Tariff Bill yesterday—the provision for the creation of free zones for manu- facture and conversion of goods at ports of entry. This is highly valuable to New York. Those responsible for planning and developing this port should make haste to take advantage of the opportunity offered. But desirable as this is, it only serves to em- phasize the iniquitous character of the whole system of tariff making. There is no earthly reason why this measure should not have been adopted as an individual measure, receiving sup- port on its own merits As it is, Senators Wadsworth and Calder may seek to justify their course in voting for the whole bill on the basis of this provision. That would be an excuse, not a justification New York, every other port, and the country as a whole, have much to gain from a clearly understood free port policy. I! ought to stand on its own legs. and not as one part of deal in political jobbery. SENATOR M’CUMBER, PLEASE NOTE. HE attention of the Hon. Porter J. Mc- Cumber is respectfully called to the “vast profits” earned by New York department stores selling imported goods and dominating the press through their advertising, as shown by the state- ment of R. H. Macy & Co. It reports a gross turnover of $44,000,000, with a profit of $2,- 200,000, or a bare 5 per cent! IN CASE OF FIRE. NOTHER fire yesterday showed that sub- way patrons are in a nervous and excita- ble mood. Had it not been for the cool courage of Fireman William P. Hogan and a few other cool-headed passengers there might have been a heavy death roll. Fires in the subway are dangerous. There is no denying that. But it 1s also true that fire From Evening W orld Readers What kind of letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one that gives the worth of a thousand\Words in a couple of hundred’ There is fine mental exercise and a Jot of satisfaction in tryin to say much in few words. Take time to be brief UNCOMMON. SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1922, by John Blake.) WHAT DO YOU WANT? Torn the Politicians Oat. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: For Hous brand of Americanism and will stick to it despite the tempts of for months the members of the|eign intriguers ahd Senate (with few excep What you'll get in this world depends on what you want and on how much vou want it. The child that evics for the moon never gets it, no mat- ter how necessary he thinks it is to his happiness. it A REILLY tions) have contented themselves by isn’t nearly so dangerous as panic. The lesson Jaoing the tounge-lzard act. Railway lin in cane ot ane renin world If he continues a child, crying for other impossible from yesterday's mischance is that a cool head [magnates and empl mean-| Jt is the duty of everybody to pro “moons” through life, he will get neither the ‘moons’ nor is better than any other one thing a passenger | while organized the greatest and most] cure a copy of the odious Volstead anything else worth having. fearful strike in history, unprevented | act, by the Nution's Chief Executive or by his Congress. Likewise a co: rs [strike has been thoroughly developed without hindrance and put into suc- cessful operation, ‘The all important tariff harp has been strummed upon, but no definite selection has issued from its strings. Discordant notes After having done this, each and every one of us should carefully read and study its provoking provi- sions. Then we should let the eoun- know what we think about this chievous and tyrannical done through the p ssmen or at the election: so be accomplished through the The same child, earnestly desiring an elusive puppy, will catch the puppy if he is sufficiently determined and waits long enough. When he grows up, if he fixes his mind on something he can get, he is reasonably sure to get it—but only if he is willing to make the sacrifices necessary to securing it. One of America’s millionaires once said that anybody could have a million dollars, if he wanted it more than he wanted sleep and play and personal comfort, and kept on wanting it for thirty years. He was not altogether right, for a certain amount of aptitude for business is necessary to the accumulation of a fortune. And all men do not possess that aptitude. But of two men who have business sense, the one who wants the million dollars will get it if he is willing to make sacrifices for it, The man who just wants it along with many other things is not very likely to have it, no matter how keen a business mind he has.* \ If employers could know what every man in their em- ploy really wanted, they would be far better able to make promotions and to fix positions in their establishments. Naturally, they would favor the man who wanted to be a general manager and give him an opportunity to show by hard work how much he wanted that position, » : Also they would do little for the man who wanted a job with them merely to keep him in food and clothes till he got some other sort of a position. The sooner you make up your mind what you want and let everybody else know what it is, the sooner you will be on your way to achievement. Your success, of course will depend on what you want and whether you want that mpre than anything else in the world. may carry with him. The subway corporations, the Transit Commis- sion, city officials and motormen and conductc must be moved to do their utmost to prevent and cope with fire, but for the individual citi- zen the path of safety lies in determining in ad- Vance nov to lose control and become panic- Cerys most unpleasant to the} vrrorts of organizations devoted to the stricken. That is hard enough at best, and there }? The lesnarsssionsl orchestra has| Worthy cause of being against Prohi- is no preparation so good as to calmly face the |been listlessly tuning tts instruments bition, ibili rary : while the flames have first crept, and| Without any provocation whatso- possibility before it happens and consider the finally have broken forth. Sto ever the amazing Volstead act com- relative chances of safety. like, a confused leader held pels us to pusrengen a Pisee part sf i ry his baton, but has failed to b ~ jt] of our personal freedom. In the beau- Even in the worst of the recent subway acci- |aown. ‘The world's greatest country |tiful words of John Dickinson, dents no one has been burned to death. But |is accordingly in chaos “Honor, justice and humanity forbid many were injured yesterday in the jam to get out, and if the panic-stricken ones had had their suffering yet to follow. In spite of all| U8 tamely to surrender that freedom way and jumped through the open windows of this an impatient audience of one| Which we received from our gallant hundred and ten million people must, | ®Ncestors and which our innocent the speeding train, there would certainly have been a death roll. perforce, wait until the November terity have a right to receive from elections have passed before definite} US.” We must not shirk our duty, Keep cool and help keep your neighbors from panic, action may even be hoped for; action| Even though our hearts bleed at the that should bring harmony out of dis-| thought of the deplorable distress cord. produced by the attendant enforce- The audience is tired. The audi-| ment of the cruel and unmerciffl ex- ence is disgusted, Fortunately it|®ctions of the Volstead act, we still controls the remedy. It will supplant | Dave faith in our Government to rec- many of the Congressional laggards | tify his grievous wrong. who have been playing politics at itd] ‘The tyrannical and detailed provi- expense by men of action. November |8ions of this law not only make our will witness a change. But what aj!and a country of criminals but it ‘What perils meanwhile! What- |@lso expects the injured ones to give ed public ser.{UP thelr happiness and pay for the ntire responsi. | Privilege of letting certain private in- Put none but true Americans |“ividuals get ‘an ample supply of al- on guard! Put nono but men of [cohol and promote its use in scientific principle and action on guard—and|Fesearch and in the development of turn the politicians out 2 M.R fuel, dye, and other lawful indus- New York, Aug. 13, 1922. tries.” It means that they should anal receive immense profits at the expense of our sufferings. On such unjust and dtshonorable grounds as the aforesaid words of the law itself sug: we are prohibited from having any so-called intox ing be: . ACHES AND PAINS Well, anyway, the coal miners have had a nice long vacation and the stock is pretty well worked off. . Does any one want a nice, new penitentiary with all the modern improvements, beautifully situated, sine view, dc.? The State of New York has one at Wing- dale, a few miles above Pawling, that answers all the requirements and is tenantless. . The demand for new golf courses is considerable but not as big as that for time to play on them, Bigwer Ireland Winning, itor of ‘The F lently, your cor Costello,” who strenuoy your readers’ 0 cent editorial To the E WHOSE BIRTHDAY ? a second time due to his vigorous op- AUGUST 17—DAVID CROCKETT|P9Sition to many Jacksonian meas- was born in Limestone, Tenn., Aug.|""8. Discouraged and disgusted he Hie youth was spent In|!ett his native - ch was a mi nig Moreover, it looks very much like]17, 1786, ee State and emigrated to sous Ppees n eee Te American tiers BB Ta piece of spite legislation because It Tennesseo backwoods, where he|Texas where, when the Texan contest Flour is down to $7.50 per barrel. Hat more bread? that in order to be a reat Amant | was vetoed by ex-President Woodrow| acquired a wide reputation as a hun- |) r independence broke out, he lost ° nan & la Costello one should enlee ig| Wilson, The bill was returned to the| ter, trapper and marksman, In 1818 Sa Mert ane of the getenders of Now what do you all'really think of an immigration | De Valera’s ranks, avail himself of all| House of Representatives oy him, /and 1814 he served in the Creek war » March 6, 1836, Not only under Andrew Jackson, and subse-|W8% he considered a great frontiers- quently became a Colonel in the Ten-/™an, but was known In Washington nessee militia, In 1821 he became a[@8 & man of common sense, good member of the State Legislature, /Judgment, sound ideas and thorough having won his election ‘not by politi- |!ndependence: cal speeches, but by telling stories. - then it went to the Senate, and af ‘lay utter reconsideration by both Houses it be: law that will admit Papa and Baby and shut out Mamar friendly nation and for How will Pop take care of the kid? its subjects, Whether provocation i exists or Not, and hel De Valera's cause, whatever that may be, or be pt such a desperate shot at sunrise as u renegade, That} measure with the meekness of a lamb, is the sort of Americanism this gen. |On the contrary, it has given us the] In 1827 he was elected to the House tleman would have us embrace if he rage to ask for the repeal of the} of Representatives. In Congress his had his way. , shteenth Amendment and the} wit, shrewdness and eccentric man- Fortunatel, Abraham Lincoln, [eternal destruction of the Volst ners made him a conspicuous figure, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson | act with all the power of unabating| but his opposition to President Jack- and ninety-nine millions of Americans] firmness and perseverance, son's Indian policy caused his defeat * of lesser greatness, including your JOHN LYNCH, |at the next election. However, he was| ‘7ukenncas and the third of re humble servant, have only known one] Brooklyn, Aug. 18, 1922, again elected in 1883, but lost his seat Pentance.—Anacharais, however, has not yet A living ass is better than a dead doctor,—Italian proverb, Dr, Oliver Wendell Holmes once declared that na tions progressed as they shortened their weapons, pointing out how the short Roman sword had made The Japanese have just ordered five inches trimmed from the blades carried by the police. Here's excuse for another scare! JOHN KEETZ, ‘ way for the empire, A vine bears three grapes; the first of pleasure, the second of “| scenery. Epoch-Making BOOKS. By Thomas Bragg Copyright, 1922 (New York Eventi | World), by Prose Pubilaning Go, THE “PRINCESS OF CLEVES.” To this now forgotten book belon: the high distinction of having the FIRST NOVEL. Romance 18, of course, as old humanity, and long before writin was known strolling minstrels sang |) of life and love, There was romantic fiction tn olf Egypt and Babylonia, Persia and Rome, middle ages the knightly roman was very much in evidence, ‘Theology aside, such writing const! tuted the bulk of medieval literatu: from the eighth to the fourteent century, After the romances of chivalry cart the Italian tales—of which Boccaccio “Decameron” may serve to ‘remin us—short stories of cotes, and designed for immediate amus ment. With the dawn of the seventeen Jeentury people beganjto grow wea of romance literature!and to feel th desire for some*form of story whid should depict the real ‘world—thi world as they saw it and expert enced it. And so in answer to this silent b powerful demand fiction began slough off its romanticism; no long dealing with necromancer and et chanted castles, preposterous knight and impossible ladies, but with folks in a real world. In the old romances love was ov shadowed by the herolc, the marv lous, the angelic, while in the n lterature love was to hold the centt of the stage, attracting the whole tention of both writer and reader. , In one word, the day of the NOVEI was at hand. } But what ts the novel? Broadly speaking, the novel is narrative of fictitious events co nected by a plot and involving por traiture of character and (incident ally) discription of scenery. But what sort of character and whi sort of scenery? Human character and And by this definition the honor q writing the pioneer novel clearly b longs to a woman, Mme. Lafayett daughter of Ayman de la Vireney Mme. Lafayette was born in 1645, and wrote her novel, the ‘Princes. of Cleves,"’ in 1675. The strange, new task to which th author set herself ir the writing of the “Princess of Clevep” was to brin about natural events by natur: means, to catch and hold the interes of her readers without resorting the wonderful, to exhibit human lif in its true colo: diversified only b the accidents which daily occur «01 us and by the motives which ag actually to be found In the every-da experience of humanity. tting the clue from the French woman's story, Richardson and Field<) ing made the break with the old ro- mance fiction complete; and iu “Pamela” and the !mmortal “Tom Jones’) the modern novel appeared in full panoply, like Minerva when shew sprang from the cleft brow of Jove. In estimating the honor belonging to Mme. Lafayette as the pionee novelist we need but to reflect upo! the immense influence of the moc y “Uncle Tom's Cabi " Dickens's “Olive All Sorts and Con Twist,” Be ditions of Men, 3ackward’ and ard’s Spots” made mi nd America think never had thought before. Ee When You Go to the Museum HOW THE HORSE BECAME AMERICAN, It was the Spaniards who brought the horse to America, first for pur: poses of conquest, and then bred hii for purposes of peace. The Indians showed their complete) unfamiliarity with the incoming) quadruped by giving him the widest) possible berth when the Spanish “conquistadores” galloped ashore with him and began to show the natives what was what. The Indian was almost as much impressed with the horse as were the Romans when Pyrrhus appeared with his war elephants. The Spanish horses, escaped or turned loose on the range, were tho ancestors of the so-called “wild horses” of the plains of North and South America, ‘These horses plainly reveal their “tame” origin by the ease with which they adapted themselves to saddle or to harness when captured. In the intervening centuries Amer- ica has done a good deal to improve and develop the horse. “That’s a Fact” By Albert P. Southwick Copyright, 1922 (Tho New York Evening World}, by Press Publishing Co. known swan Jack” on the ornamental waters in James Park, London, which was known to have been hatched inthe garden of old Buc ingham House in 1770, Old Jack was killed in 1840 in a fight with a flock off Polish geese which had taken pos session of the waters, and which hi attempted to drive away, * #8 Surrender of Burgoyne” and There was a well called “Old The “ the “Surrender of Cornwallis" ai both large paintings by John Trum, bull, (1751-1848), executed —_ undef commission from Congress for the !« tunda of the Capitol at Washingt» c, Each is well known by en= gravings and other duplications.