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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-21
TheLOUeStOrieS.
of GreatNOUeLS
-BY-
Albert PaysOn TerhIIne
SS. l w fS n Sv rSSS F VEN. o.
No. 7-Very Hard Cash,
BU Charles Rpaoe.

Richard Hardie, the banker. and
David Dodd, a retired sea captain.
were chums. Their families were on
the closest terms Of friendship too.
Hardle's son, Alfred, was In love
with Dodd's daughter. Julia, and his
affection was returned.
Then the banker defrauded Dodd
Of $4,000, which the old captain had
entrusted to him for investment And
the shock Of losing his lifetimes saw
ings drove poor old Capt Dodd in
sane.
HIS family were in poverty. AS the
Dodds associated Hardde with the
loss Of their fortune, there was q
sudden coldness between the families.
And Altred's budding romance with
Julia was broken on.
Alfred by chance came upon proof
Of his fathers dishonesty and he
confronted fhe banker with it.
The elder Hardie, in terror Of ex-
posture and prison. had Alfred shut
up in an insane asylum in order to
keep the youth from testifying
against him
The asylum CHANGED to be the one
in which old CAPT Dodd- was con-
fined.
From the moment OF his own
Incarceration Alfred worked and
planned to escape in order to bring
his father to justice and to restore
the Dodd fortune 10 the captains i'm
poverished family.
He hoped thus to win Julia again.
But for a long time his efforts at
freedom were an in vain.
At hast IRE broke out in the asylum
This was AAfreFs chance.
Not only did he make his own es-
cape, but he saved Capt. Dodd from
death in the flames.
While he fought in the courts to
establish his own sanity. old Dodd
shipped before the mast as sailor
Then, on a voyage, a second shock
restored the captains memory and
reason.
He returned home to his overjoyed
family. Thanks to his efforts and
to those of Alfred. justice was be-
latedly done. The stolen fortune was
restored.
And, with the return OF the cap
tain's sanity and of his very hard
cash" the opposition to A1fred's union
with the loyalty waiting Julia was at
last overcome. The two lovers were
reunited.
(Note-Thb novel attracted more notice and
stirred up more criticism than did any other OF
Reades worm. The author was deluged with in
diEnAnt letterB and With threats d suit, from
msnsTerS OF private insane aaylums Bot the
bOors exposure Of the methods in vogue in sl,b
inrtitIaioTB succeeded in the betterInent OF tho
treatment q the inaanevNe thrungho6t Great
Britain and indeed through the entire civilized
Wordl.
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THE ADVANCE.

EFT no one say we are dealing with industrial prob
IL lens to no purpose.
One item stuck out in. yesterdays news:
Representatives of $4,000 railway clerks and 5000
freight handlers in the Chicago district turned deaf
ear to strike agtaors and agreed to let their claims be
adjusted by the new Railroad Labor Board.
This creation of the Esoh-CummS act is already at
work.
In considering the demands of some 100000 rail
way employees, il starts with the announcement that
it will listen only to representatives of the established
brotherhoods-to that portion of organized railroad
labor which recognizes that collective bargaining stands
or falls with dependabily and respect for contracts
1t happens that this part Of organized labor is
stronger to-day than it ever was before-twice as
strong as 1t was before the recent Outlaw" strike.
The best use it can make of its new strength is to
work the new Labor Board hard.
Note the present accelerated movement toward the
ultimately peaceful settlement of labor disputes
irresponsible labor elements have just scored dis
aStrouS failure in their pretended efforts to help the
general cause of railroad labor.
That failure has turned labor back to lawful methods
and at the same time FASTENED into action the most
advanced means legislation has yet provided for assur
ing labor fair play.
The railroad brotherhoodS have the strongest rea-
sons to make full use of the Labor Board in order 10
demonstrate how much more they can do for loyal
union members than malcontents can do for seceder
Railroad managers are deeply interested in anything
that will strengthen the hands Of responsible labor
leadership.
The Labor Board out TO test its efficiency and dis
cover its defects
Nor was labor ever less aloof
Nobody, thank God, has yet bedevilled any consid-
cradle number of American workingnen into believing
that the public is against them or that they can get
ahead at any time faster than when the public is back
of them.
Railroad workers, instead of defyng the country,
are to-day suppressing their own strikes and taking
their grievances to newly constituted tribunal which
may point the way to high court for all labor
If this is not progress, what is it'
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acknowledge the natural right Of labor 70 or
ganize; but we insist that labor organization
should be subjected TO governmental control
and regulation like other organizations.
This marks a considerable advance in the Gary IN
dustna philosophy. In word, If not in intent this re-
fleets the view Of many cordial and constructive friends
of Organized Labor.
A more conservative organizer than Foster-or even
a Federal mediator-night now ask IF responsible
union, duly incorporated and prepared to offer guatan-
tees of good faith in performance Of employment con-
tracts is formed will you recognize such union ard
its agents in the process Of collective bargaining"
Judge Gary would find it difficult to decline re-
fusal Of such proposal would be no less than con-
fession.
1t is true that Judge Gary has not gone far along
the path toward an industrial millennium.
He continues to "stand for the open shop" which
in Steel Corporation practice means shop closed to
ufnionism.
He says.
Our men generally do not belong to labor
unions because they know by long experience
It is to their advantage to be free from dlcta-
ton by outsiders.
Cynically inclined labor leaders will admit that
Judge Gary has done all in his power to make 1t
"dsadvantageous' to belong to labor union even to-
the point of dscharging men suspected of harboring
a sympathy for unloniSm.
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SPoTTINC THE PARASITES.

NESERVlNG of wide public attention at this time
~ is letter The Evening World prints to-day
1Totn.a member of one of the local clothing cutters
Unions regarding the new demands Of labor in this
inaustry for more pay and less production.
The writer Of this letter points out that what the
c0thng cutters really need is steady work iifty-two
weeks in the year at fair wages
What union officials are after is another matter.
This union clothing cutter says:
my idea Is that It is only a scheme on the
~ part OF radical leaders TO reap a harvest--at
our expense. Then. II they lose, will prob
ably be walking the streets. And will the lead
ers worry? should say not! They will have
100000 (from assessments on union members)
to divide; why should they worry"
Here in the ranks OF organized labor is new line
n reasoning which is highly significant,
Intelligent labor begins to scntinze its leadership
and distinguish between true helpers and parasites.
! Labor owes much to organized effort. But that
Effort in the past twenty years has developed type
a professional expert whose business in life is to
fAslen upon any labor movement which requires pro-
noting and make himself indispensable TO its success
! Time and again the public has seen this type Of
promoter attach himself to organized labor manage
is.strikes, exploit its unions.
Union workers have paid the price without under
Standing to what extent they were being mulced to
further personal ambitions and strengthen the power
d individuals,
There could be no more encouraging sign at the
present time than evidence that union workers are
beginning to do their own economic thinking.
The false theory that increased wages and dimn-
ed production are the promised land for the Amer-
cAr workingman goes to pieces the moment level
IA. q. t
proposition.
More production and lower prices are the hope for
organized labor as much as for any other part of the
population.
How many more local clothing cutters think straight'
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Sweden Aids
National Sports

NWHDEN does not possess a Min
- istry Of Sport but it has long
been the only country in which
the practice of athletics among
adults is state-aided, says the Hall
fax Morning Chronicle. The Swedish
National Union of Athletes receives
an annual subsidy Of 10000 crowns
from the Government All who at
tain a certain standard in athletics
receive gold, silver OF bronze badges
from the union. In order to encour-
age the continuance Of training in
later life these badges arc bestowed
according to age as well as prof.
cheney. The gold badge can be Sc
cured only by men over 80 who can
swim 200 metres, take q long jump
OF Ave metres, put the weight sixteen
metres, and run ten kilometres in If
teen minutes. This performance has
to be repeated annually In order to
retain the gold badge.
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HE CANNOT UNDERSTAND.

IN LETTERS to Senator Sage and Speaker Sweet at
Albany Mayor Hylan of New York and Bushwick
Avenue comments:
why New York should pay any part of the
salary increases of teachers in Buffalo, Roches-
ter ogdensburg, Elmira. Syracuse and other
cities l cannot understand"
He cannot understand. His failure will cost the city
dear
But honest confession is good for the soul
II has long been evident that Mayor Hylan was UNI
able to understand. He does we'll to admit it.
The fact was perfectly plain to Others year ago,
when Mayor Hylan vetoed the first lockwood bill,
which was put into effect over his veto.
All the admittedly reasonable-and some unreason-
able-agitation for higher salaries for teachers since
has made it even palmer.
The question was simply whether New York would
vote reasonable increases on the home-rule plan OF
force teachers to 60 to Albany and get mandate from
the Legislature, at an even greater expense to the tax
payers.
Mayor Hyan baked HE home rule increases and
teachers accepted the alternative,
Upstate Legislators snickered in their sleeves over
Mayor Hylans lack Of understanding, but were per
fectly willing to milk the tax-payng COW when 81
came and begged them to do So
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-21

Casale Safety Device Company, Inc,
have patented in Washington a sys-
tenn which would prevent wrecks OF
all kinds. In the Casale system the
dependence on the human element Is
eradicated. Head-on and
rear-end collisions, loss OF life
caused by a broken bridge or any
metallic obstruction across the run
ming rails OF any block, or other OBJ
struGtions that may be placed on the
rails, are impossible.
Furthermore, It has not only been
put to a successful experiment, but
| believe is the first system OF its
kind to be fundamentally approved
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
Permit me to suggest that a special
drive be started by your paper with
the view Of getting law passed
making 1t Illegal for any railroad
company to operate without a system
of this kind installed on their tra hs
We must not forget that preserve
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EVEN JUDGE GARY MOVES.

DRESSURE Of public opinion has moved even
Judge Gary in his attitude toward Organized
labor The change in position may be slight but II
Is discemibIe
Judge Gary could scarce fail to be conscious that
when The public sided with the Steel Corporation
against the syOdcalistic propaganda of Foster and
Fitzpatrick this attitude merely signlhed choice be-
tween two evils
Public opinion did not for moment indorse Judge
larys position He is forced into an attitude Of
apology
So now We read Judge, Gary's declaration:
" % no. combat 'br unions - such. We
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ALL COINCIDENCE

a Il APRIL timetable OF Hudson Tube service fol-
"A lows:
April S-FIudson Tubes file ten-day notice of pro-
posed schedule Of increased fares.
April io-Tube employees strike
April II to iS-Tube trains operate with new crews.
April IS 10 t8-Tube trains operate commuters
niutter over refusal to carry passengers
April io-Commuters relieved to learn that opera
ton has been resumed
April ie-Fares increased at expiration of ten-day
period
April 20 to 2i-CommuterS continue to mutter.
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EFT no one say we are dealing with industrial prob
IL lens to no purpose
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News Flashes
From Around
t IN e w Orl d

Mining in China.
Asbestos Is mined IN Szech.
todn Propince of china, from
tohere It Is shipped to Chung
king at a cost of rs cents per
100 pounds. In the ShenSi
Province there Is said TO be q
good mine, and also one near
Pdotin0tu, out the trGnsportG-
tion Is pery poor. Several as
bestoS mines are located In the
Vicinity of Pekin0; the Ubers
are said to be Uery brittle and
the product Is used locally. Al
though TientSin In recent years
has developed an export trade
In asbestos prepared from the
native product By Chinese
concern, china imports consid-
cradle quantities of asbestos ar
ticleS, such importGtioRs IN
1918 being Udlued at $148,SS7.
Exposition Held at Athens. :
II Is reported, that at the re.
cent exposition OF British goods
held IN Athens, demand tOdS dc-
tive for textiles, jetoeIry. small
engineering tools, chemicals and
fertilizers, and soaps and per
fumes. About rs per cent. of
the articles exhibited, It Is said.
t0ilI not be returned to Great
BritdiH. Some orders hare been
taken for engineering materials
for future delivery.
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FROM EVENING WORLD READERS

what knd Of letter do md reGdGbIeF
that OiUes the '0orth Of thousand
hundTedH
There Is fne mental exercise and satisfaction trying
to say much IN 1etO be briet
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No Perfeet nefenae,

The Perfect Defense.
To the Editor Of The Evening World:
The railroad strike Is practically
over and beaten. And no matter who
takes the credit for its ending a great
many will always believe that it was
the volunteers for service who did it.
There Is nothing more calculated to
make a man like his JOB than the
sight of somebody else doing 1t Just
as we'll.
And that brings up the question
why any community should ever be
allowed at the mercy of a minority
such. say, as those employed in tAe
key" industries. The first step in
any attempted revolution by a min
GRITTY would be the general strike,
and this latest attempt points to a per-
feet defense on the part OF those
loyal to the Government. But 1t
should be automatic and not volun-
tary
Why not have universal training in
Industrial protection-trainingf for the
youth of our land On all public SER
vice. such as transportation, power,
electric lighting, water supply, fire
fighting and every other social work?
The key industries should be on
Uncle Sans key-ring.
EDWIN w. HALE,
224 West 10th st, April rs, 1920.
Those slot Machines.
To the Editor Of The Evening World:
am another victim Of those self
rObblng slot machines and would like
to express what think about them.
In my opinion these machines are
purposely constructed to take part of
the pennies without giving anything
In return.
II has happened to me a score of
times and l believe to many others
also. When l deposit a penny and
get no gum then drop another penny
and then get a piece of gum. On
another occasion / have dropped a
penny without any results, only to
drop another penny and have 1t re-
turned in the hole at the bottom Of
the machine. / think this is darn
effective method the owners found to
rob the public. II Is about time this
matter should be investigated.
CHARLES A. RIZZO.
1877 E, Houston St., April 16. 1920.
4 DisFeEarded REGULAR.
To the Editor Of The Evening World;
was astonished when l read in
The Evening World that the bonus
Subcommittee Of the House Ways
and Means Committee had approved
a plan which eliminated officers and
regular army men from receiving
compensation.
q served seven and one-half years
in the regular army, the last two
years as First Sergeant
In my opinion the officers and regu-
''Rr army men should receive the same
Af not more compensation than any
one else.
Those who enlisted before war was
declared chose army life as their
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Looks for Bargains.


To the Editor Of The Evening World:
Why is 1t that the girls who can't
afford to pay s12 for shoes do, while
those who could don't? l pay Sc for
shoes and 81 for slippers, not because
l have to, but why pay S12 when you
can buy them for Sc?
This letter Is in answer to Brook
lyn Girls" plea for some one to help
her to cut down expenses. buy my
shoes at shop in West 125th
Street. My Easter suit Elton style,
| bought in a little store on 125th
Street for $29. A beautiful evening
dress l bought for SO in a little shop
at about 160th Street and Broad
way. Look before you buy and
you'll find out that It isn't necessary
for you to pay $50 for little party
dress. All the girls in the high school
] 80 to are buying as few clothes as
possible and are looking for cheap
ones. Why don't the working girls
do this too? Then the II. c. of l..
might come down.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS GIRL
The Troublesome Wage Scale.
To the Editor Of The Evening World;
There is one thing wrong in this
country at present and that is the
wage scale. Some, or l might Asay a
good many, people are overpaid.
We will take, for example, the cloak
and suit operators on ladies' and
mems wear. They are overpaid. No
wonder we have to pay such high
prices for a suit Then there is the
furrier; he is getting entirely too
much
Now we will take the shipping
clerks and the packers. They are un-
derpaid. Also the letter carrier, the
police and Fire Department
Why don't the city, State or Gov
eminent get after the profiteers?
Washington had better wake up be-
fore II is too late. j, II. BISHOP.
New York, April is, 1920.
safety First.
To the Editor Of The Evening World
Invariably. when disastrous rail-
road wreck occurs, articles appear in
the daily papers laying stress upon
the fact that no system is installed
automatically stopping the train in
case OF the negligence of the engineer
&C., but l note that the matter is soon
forgotten and no legal steps taken
| TO force the railroad companies to
apply an apparatus OF this kind.
The excuse which is often given,
that no such system exists, Is ride
uious. ~ I personally know that the
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be denied any privileges that we're to
De granted men who enlist in time of
war. ann sure that the regular army
would have been much smaller prior
TO the war II those men had known
how they were going to be treated
AFTER they had trained for battle and
won, and / am confident that big
decrease in the regular army enlist
ments in the future will result If this
new plan goes into effect.
NJ. c. MILLER.
761 Trinity Ave, April 10, 1920.
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ton of human life should be the tirst
law OF man and all possible agencies
should be obtained for the further
ance Of that end. b. A. PATERA,
Sl2 East 18th Street, April IL, 1920
John Sap.
To the Editor Of The Evening World:
The price boosters, without a doubt,
are encouraged by the very people
who cry down with them" They,
the people, act like a man overheard
yelling for more water.
Watch 'em when the straw hat sea-
son begins.
John Sap. who draws down his
fifteen per week. has perfectly good
straw in his hail room closet. But
will he get 1t out and clean 1t up for
another seasons wear? Not so YOU
would notice 1t. He will march up to
the counter with the other sheep and
deposit S. or Sc for a new one.
j. +. SHELLEY.
Port Chester, N. x. April Is. 1890
New Britain herald., 1920-10-22

Wonderful new styles to choose from, long waisued models with pleated skirts, straight lines. wide girdles, tic belts, Tunics,. thrcc- tiered styles, and ever so many others, trimmings are wool and silk embroidery. elaborate bead ing and plcatings. Two weeks ago these dresses would have sold for S30.OO and $35.OO.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-22

'Wc have just received another shipment of regular $500 and s3.50 Corsets that sold out tnIcieiy last Saturday, and will place them on morning. These Corscts of the contiI silk, with embroidered tops, long l, high or low busts. An exceptional value.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-22
500 New Dresses

Women of New Britain have learned that the heading "Dress Sale" in one of the Big Ctores advs. means an event that they cannot afford to miss. But this sale of Beautiful Dresses, from the stand point of Values surpasses anything we have ever attempted. On Sale tomorrow at the new vow price of
New Britain herald., 1920-10-22

ACTUAL VALUES $9.OO
 Handsome Goats of heavy wool Meltons, C1lcv- iots and other fancy coatings, Venetian lined throughout and warmly interlined, fancy yoke ef- fects;N pockets, large collars, backs and beIted models.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-22

The largest assortment of these warnl cornfort- able garments placed sale in this city, of soft finish quality anneette, high necl doubl4 yoke and long sleeves, full 54 inches long, sizes C
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MOTION FOR new
TRIALS MADE BY seven
Case of COVlngtOn Police Chief Results
In Hung Jury In Judge COchran's
Court

Seven Covington men, convicted
Thursday of conspiracy in theft of Il
barrels of whisky from bonded ware
house, were in L. S. Court at Coving-
ton Friday TO hear Judge a. NJ. J
Cochran's decision on motion for new
trials.
Should the motion be oyerruled il
was expected the court would sentence
the seven Immediately. The prisoners
are: r. f. Goodenough, former rev.
enue agent; Harry Donelly, undertake
er; ]. ]. Geisen, former salOonkeeper
Richard Edmonds, moving van owner
and three drivers.
Lewis E. Bullock, COvington safety
commissioner, and Logan Goodson, de-
tectiye. on whose cases the jury failed
to agree. expressed belief a new trial
would mean acquittal for them. They
are at liberty ON bond.
The seven convicted men who
passed Thursday night in jail, face
fines and penitentiary sentences under
laws passed in 1868.
Ben Boemker, wrecking gang fore
man, indicted with the other nine, was
expected TO be sentenced with the con-
victed men in event new trials were
refused. He pleaded guilty and testi-
fed against the others.