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The evening world., 1920-09-08
UNCOMMON SENSE
By John Blake.
Copyright. 1870. by John BisGs.l
TRAINING is WHAT COUNTS.

You may have great and powerful horse, and find
him utterly useless.
You may a hunting dog naturally intelligent, and
with ancestry that ought to insure mis- value and yet
be able to him in the field.
And you may have a naturally COED mind quick to
ceive Impressions ingenious and alert and go through
life earning a living with a pick and shovel.
Unframed can be had by the thousands Just
they able to better than living, for labor
scarce.
But it will not always be With readjusment of
conditions, which bound to only
trained will be in demand Others will be lucky find
regular employment of any kind.
Training is what counts in life. 1t is what trade
schools and technical schools and colleges for
1t schooling of the mind well of the hands.
And in the latter instance the mind also
1t is really with his hands that the carpenter the
machinst the matchmaker his living is the
skilled brain that directs the hands that worth
than the ordinary day laborer.
Give your mind the best training that
it in college if you If that is possible get
of books and by learning of other minds
Cultivate people who have trained their own minds
You will find in their company inspiration your
Learn to do things and to do them well. Learn to
think consecutvey and straight Read biography and his
tory, a well literature
Get the nabt of thought, of constant and sustained
thought Find why things and them so
With training you accomplish much. Without
training though you may be naturally gifted YOU will he
of little the world and the world pays rewards o,lv
to those give it something valuable in return
The evening world., 1920-09-08
MAHON'S ADMISSION.

IN his first statement on the B. R. T. strike Pres-
j dent Mahon of the Analgamated made clear the
validity of The Evening Worlds criticisms of the
representative character Of the strike leaders and
striking unionists.
President Mahon virtually disavowed the action
Of the local leaders. His statement in measure
Bustifies the stand Of Judge Mayer and Receiver
Garrison.
Under the present arrangement Of balloting and
representation the employing company appears to
have little or no guarantee against irresponsible ac
tcn The public has even less security.
But Analgamated responsibility is only one Of
many similar experiences in which the public has
been the loser.
The Evening World has suggested State or Fed
eral supervision of union elections and referendums.
Has any one a better suggestion for making
ui;ons and union leaders dependablel
The evening world., 1920-09-08
EYES ON The SENATE COMMITTEE.

A II looks to the unpreudiced citizen, the Re
- publican campaign fund scandal sums up to
date as follows:
Gov. Cox has charged that the Republican Party
is trying to raise $4,000, 900 with which to buy Its
way back TO full power and privilege in the Govern
ment of the United States.
To support that charge, Gov. Cox has produced
evidence in the shape Of official documents issued
by the Republican Committee and Treasurers de-
partnent.
These documents, many Of which carried the
warning that they must be kept secret, appear to
give the direct lie to the assertion of the Chairman
Of the Republican National Committee that it "has
been the purpose to endeavor TO limit the contrbu
tons to a maximum of thousand dollars before
the nominating convention and thousand after"
Moreover, the tone of these documents indicates,
with brazen and shocking plainness, an apparent
Republican conviction that "Boys, get the money"
"See the right people," "give her the gas" and the
rest of what Treasurer Upham GALES "salesnan's
stuff" will buy the Presidency for the Republican
candidate
Gov. Cox Is neither Court, Grand Jury nor
duly appointed investigating body.
He can bring in no final verdit on the evidence
he submits or on the leads he furnishes.
There is, however, sitting at the present moment
in Chicago Senatorial Committee whose sole func-
ton is to investigate campaign funds.
If II shrks such investigation or If II puts aside
and fails to follow up such evidence as Gov Cox
has supplied, this Senate Committee convicts itself
of either incompetence or partisanshp.
As regards the Cox charges, the Senate Committee
is in position analogous to that of Grand Jury.
If il Is honest cannot dodge its duty.
The evening world., 1920-09-08
"NOTICE no THE TRADE"

NM sentence in the full-page advertisement OF
~ the American Wooden Company, printed in
the newspapers yesterday, was source of particular
satisfaction to The Evening World.
The statement signed by William N. Wood,
President of the company, said:
When however, on May 2sth, the Govern
ment brought indictments against this COM
pany for prices charged for its goods In open
competitive markets. It was notice to the trade
by the Government that the price for wooden
cloth must be reduced"
II The Evening Worlds campaign against prof
Reeng concerns had no other effect than, to incite
the Government to give notice to the wooden trade
that prices must be reduced, the publicity was well
worth while.
Mr.. Wood Is not entirely candid when he men,
ions that indictments were dismissed by the court
Of first jurisdiction"
The statement is true, but the dismissal was on
teohniealty. The court did not absove the American
Wooden Company of the practices charged.
Unfortunately the law was not so drawn as to
cover the offense to the satisfaction Of the court
The evening world., 1920-09-08

and some dozen or fifteen men. But
did step right into a similar job here
in New York, though armed with a
half dozen spellbinding letters of rec
ommendatlon? Well, l guess not.
But while l was almost positive
couldn't find SUCH l did try for fully
a week or ten days TO locate one.
Then my bank roll deserted me.
What did l do then? Go calamity
bowling through the daily papers ?
No. / needed a Job and funds and
didn't have time for such nonsense.
Though 1t sure did take my pride
down a notch or two went TO work
as a dishwasher in a restaurant at SO
a day for about two weeks. Mean
while kept both eyes open and my
ear to the ground. l located another
job, just little more refined and a
little more nearly in my line. but still
not what / wanted, though by then
my. salary had been almost doubled
to SS5 per week. Don't mistake me:
l didn't take this new Job as a per-
mRnent one, nor did i deceive the
10y: sa5 re SEA- W ssl Slns W. w.
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VICTORY NO GUARANTEE.

EXVTE have just got to win That's all there
w is about it, II we don't, it's goodbye
Republican Party"
This quotation from the informal philosophy Of
Western political leader is fairly typical OF PRO
fessional" sentiment in the party.
The feeling expressed helps to account for many
developments of the campaign.
"Boys, Get the Money is another expression of
the same sentiment.
But this politician is foolng himself If he magines
that victory will prove a panacea for Republican
Party ills. Once the campaign pressure for char
mony" is removed the old split will become wider
than ever.
johnson and Penrose, Harding and Hoover, Borah
and Brandegee, La Toilette and Lodge, Norris and
New do not belong in the same political reservation.
Granting that ii will be goodbye Republican
Party" If the G. o. p fails to win, it nevertheless
remains that victory may prove only less disastrous
In any case the Republican Party can not long
survive unless it reforms, reorganizes sloughs off
some Of the dissonant elements and comes to mean
something, TO stand for ideas whether reactionary
or progressively and not for mere place-hunger.
The evening world., 1920-09-08
MAKE THE DEMAND.

IT HE Department of Public Markets proposes to
take .whack at the prohibitive price on APP
piles set by the fruit jobberS
Commissioner O'Malley has concluded an ar
Tangement with an upstate cooperative association
of apple-growers under which apples will be sent
direct to the city market for distribution to public
markets and peddlsrs. The Markets Department
proposes to set a maximum price for retail sale of
the apples which will be materially lower than the
prevailing retail price
Success of the experiment win depend on the de-
mand Housewives should see that the demand Is
great enough to encourage other similar ventures.
To do this it will be necessary to revise buying
habits. When apples are too high the housewife
crosses them off the marketing list and gets out of
the habit Of thinking of meals in terms of apple
sauce. apple pie, baked apple, apple salad, apple
dumping and the rest Of the list of apple dishes.
Now is the time to plan to use the new apples at
the NV price. Put apples lat a fair price) back
on Tho menu and shopping lists. Then watch for
the agencies that sell these apples
Buy from the apple sellers. Make the demand
The evening world., 1920-09-08
NEGLECT NO TRAIL.

@ AMUEL UNTERMYER'S offer to serve as
~ prosecutor of the Building Materials Trust is one
which Federal authorities can not afford to ignore
Mr. Untermyer is man of standing in his pro-
fession. He has come to the conclusion that such
trust exists because of his investigation into the
local situation, which he believes can not be remeded
successfully except through Federal courts.
Housing shortage is not confined to New York.
Il is Nationwide. Whether or not Attorney Cen
eral Palmer sees fit to commission Mr.. Untermyer
as prosecutor he should Immediately investigate.
If he does not enlist Mr.. Untennyers aid should
be because he already has competent legal talent for
the task.
Mr.. Planners efforts against the profiteers indicate
that man Of Mr.. Untermyer's ability might be a
welcome addition to the Department of Justice staff
The evening world., 1920-09-08

fitted and which was Just the tob 7
was looking for. about three months
later, went out after 1t. / used a III
tie diplomacy scrambled with sales
manship' And to-day am back again
in the saddle OF office manaTer
though with not quite so large q
salary as before and not quite as big
job: II Is a much more pleaAin9
place, with bigger opportunities. and
II stick II out to Oct 10, one wear
according TO agreement, / am 10 faII
heir to a block of the Company
stock TO the amount of $4,000, which.
though will benefit from the diyi-
dends, will never be mine to dis
pose OF.
Now all of this happened in less
than year and a half, in the same
New York that Anonymous" Is com
planning OF. Let him turn TO" and
and a Job. Personally. wouldn't hire
a man who did not hold job from
which to rise, regardless OF his ex-
perience. ability and recommenda-
lions.
haW fpFh Sect 4 abAe
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McNulty's suggestions are purely negative They
reflect the spirit Of 1--WE want all we can get"
voiced at the Hotel Astor meeting last winter.
The men who know most about housing have
no constructive suggestions. They say "HaDdS
off,"
Neither the Joint Committee nor the Legislature
can accept the programme Of the Real Estate Board.
Whatever laws may be adopted will not relax checks
on the rapaelty of the rentgougerS An earnest ef'
fort will be made to draft laws which will restrain
rent profteerng, even If It proves necessary to fix
an absolute maximum Of return and tax away any
excess in rentals
Realty interests had an opportunity for constrc-
tive effort during the regular legislative session.
They threw this away with programme of obstnc-
ton It was to be hoped that they would learn their
lesson. Evidently they have not. The Lockwood
committee must needs do It's best without co-cpera-
ton from the landlords
If the Lockwood committee brings IN = report
dstasteful to the real estate men, they viii have
only themselves to blame.
The evening world., 1920-09-08
."That Fact
BIZ Albert P. SouthIDick
coyvrirht. 1870. BY The Press Publishing Co.
IThe New York Evening World).

1t Is a sad commentary that al
most every relic OF Washington
that remained at his home when It
passed into the possession of The
Ladies' Mount Vernon Association"
was borne away by the retiring
proprietor. These and many others
at Arlington House. the home OF
George Washington Parke Gusts,
were widely scattered during the
Civil War, and 1t is believed that
many persisted. Fortunately we
can read OF them in Lossings
Home OF Washington." time 1859.
II IL believed that there u only
one relic of the old Washington
family 1.-TWO brothers who came 20
virginia In 1869 in this country.
and that Is a small bronze mortar
having the initial &C. w" (Cimon
Washington and the date, 1854"
cast upon II, which 10 now In hide
pendenee Hail. Philadelphia
OF washington's two seal rings.
engraved with his monogram, ons
was lost by him on tho bloody fleld
OF Braddock's Defeat, by the Mo-
nonEahela, in 1855, and the other
by his nephew in Virginia about
1889. Both were found in 1884 and
restored 10 the Washington family
.
n was a beautiful spot near ne
Potomac, half way between Popo's
and BRIDGES Creeks, later called
Wakefield, where stood a modest
mansion in which WaShinEton'a
mother lived.
OF the birthplace OF washanKton
nothing now remains but a chimney
and a few scattered bricks and
stones. Everything Is neglect and
ruin. It was hallowed ground 10
both Federals and Confederates IN
1861-66.
The Impression made upon the
writer who visited this spot In
1888 was, that there had been the
usual style OF English brick col
eonial mansion ANNAPOLIS, Nd. has
a dozen or more of them, and so
has New Bernie N. c., and at
Williamsburgh and other towns in
Virginia, are many specimens OF
this type OF architecture), but thu
records, according TO Losing, state
that II was q -four roomed houss
With a chimney at each and,H p0r-
tsos1 AiAANs saAsAas 80 -
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On the Up Grade.

To the Biitur ID Tho Evening World:
1 never before appreciated such a
good joke as that originated by
Anonymous" What is the matter
with him, can you tell me? Has he
been accustomed to having some one
carry him around upon their Shout
ders? His own words clearly picture
what kind OF a fellow he is-and that
is not what he wants one to think by
the wording OF his letter-and I'll
wager my right eye dts glass one)
that he was not one Of the four mil
lion odd who did their bit" just a
few months ago.
Ny own case positively bellies the
claims Of Anonymous" In fact, had
believed all that my parents tried to
preach to me about position and class
and society, &c, perhaps l would
think about the lines he writes. for
my folks were wealthy and highly re-
spected citizens and my dad a poll
ticlan and they hobnobbed with the
elite OF society in my Southern home
town. But / didn't bank on all they
| claimed-and became the black sheer
OF the family. ! enlisted in the navy
and when discharged. i found myself
in New York City without funds oil
friends. 1 had 70 get TO work-ther'
were no two ways about II. had haC
n good education and, though l say 4
myself. according. 10 letters of recon-
mendation from FORMER employers
| had quite an enviable business
record. In fact, my last position be
fore enlisting was that Of office man
aaEeE. eth z Ss ,c,,i sI,lssy ~
The evening world., 1920-09-08
TWICE OVERS

&C 7 REGRET that you weye not more prudent and
careful IN going out on strike You can get INFO
strikes easily, and regret your Impotence "-Presi-
dent MahOn Of the AmalsGnpatsd.
CCTF zoe let these men out zoe cannot sOOern Ire
Iand."-PTemier Lloyd George
O77 HE time OM come tOhsn zoe shall need a pro
tectiOe tariif"-SendtOr WddswOrtk.
N77HE baseball gambler is The greatest peril
Of professional baseball to-day" - States
Attorney MaeLay Hoyne Of Chicago
GIT grape juice has moi enough bite in for me.
Mr. Mixer please make me ginger Gls-arGps
htShb~lL"-WiRiam ys'nfas' R'y~S
The evening world., 1920-09-08
Employment EItOrtIOn.

shhplogAueuN EANOFNhous
10 the Editor Of The Evening World;
Who is responsible for existing con-
ditions in the employment agencies of
New York City7
How comes It that open extortion
Is practised daily upon respectable
American ex-service and militia men
seeking honest employment?
They turn away in despair when
unable TO hand over in advance the
&S6. or whatever sum the so-called
prospective Job Is worth weekly.
Is there no way of curbing these
blood Shylocks2
And no law to prevent such a dis
grace to our city and to the powers
that be?
THE MOTHER OF A CHAUFFEUR
OUT OF WORK.
New York. Sept. Z, 1920.
The evening world., 1920-09-08

for her time Off or for the injury. In
fact, when the incident was reported
to the Board OF Health the wife OF
the owner of the dog hid the dog and
put on an expression which meant to
say, The nerve Of the common peo-
plel"
What did my mother do? The
money she. had lost was vital She
did not possess enough money to pay
a retainer fee, 80 she consulted the
Legal Aid. "You can't do anything
in case like that" is what the clerk
told her And when my mother was
going out she overheard the poorly
paid but morally sick clerk say:
These domestics do all sorts OF
tricks"
Is that fair7 Us the Legal Aid per-
forming a service? JUSTICE.
New York, Aug. 81, 1920.
The evening world., 1920-09-08
THE BEST THEY CAN CONTRIBUTES

A LEXANDER M'NULTY, chief of the Legal
"A Bureau of the Real Estate Board, speaks
with authority for the organized owners and dealers
in housing
Mr. McNultys recommendations made to the
Joint Legislative Housing Committee are serious
disappointment.
The realty interests have nothing to offer. M.
The evening world., 1920-09-08
stupid Children.

To the Editor Of The DTeninE World:
The price OF milk goes up again
After Sept. SKINNED milk wall be
IS cents a quart or IL cents pint
a little better grade will cost 21 cents
per quart. and full milk. rs cents per
quart.
one Of our State Senators who
helped kill the Fair Price MIX Bill
offered as his reason that price fix
ing is socialistic."
Some people do have awfully
stupid children.
MISS MAE LISTON.
So West 1O5th Street, Sept /, 1920.
The evening world., 1920-09-08
FROM EVENING WORLD READERS

What kind do TeadGbIeI Isn't u the
that gives - thousand of hundredi
There lot SatisfGctiOn In trying
20 IN a telO toorGs. Take time brieI.
The evening world., 1920-09-08
APersonaI Experience.

To ne Dditor Of Tue Evening Worlds
/ noticed In your columns Justice
Hughes's statement that more legal
assistance should be made possible
for the public unable to pay a re-
tainer fee to a competent attorney.
My mother was employed as a
maid In a large. hotel. A guest re-
ouested her 20 take a pet poodle dog
up to the roof for a little air. On the
way up a large bull dog attacked the
poodle and when my mother caught
nm the little dog TO prevent It's being
| Injured the bulldog bit her right arm
causing several deep tooth marks
which were very painful.
MY mother Is the sole support OF
several children The injury causec
her 10 lay off Tor three weeks. Sh'
was kept awake at night by the
severity OF the pain. She was obliged
10 pay doctors bills. When she re-
turned TO work she was not paid foi
per tina on; TIE ?y,nsr es ths e'lll
The evening world., 1920-09-08
Politics for Boys.

10 me Editor Of Tue Evening World:
1 am a lad Of about thirteen years
OF age, and am very much interested
in topics of the day. as are all boys
OF about the same age.
Now the Presidential election comes
along and as It is, probably. the great
est OF all times. boys are looking with
keen interest TO the day the political
orators will take the stump. But many
as In past years. perhaps, will be dis
appointed. They will not be admitted
to the campaign hall. Men at the
doors, when asked why. offer the poor
excuse OF Boys are too young TO un-
derstand A." But II they wiz ever
understand they might as well begin
now. We must begin to learn some
time, for we shall be the future citi-
Gems.
/ ask you, as editor OF one OF New
| York's leading dailies, to help in the
cause; to help build a better class OF
citizens for a future date; a class OF
citizens that will know and under
stand ALL LEONARD j. MANN.
500 Southern Boulevard, Sept. l.
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II was a beautiful spot near ne
Potomac, half way between Pope's
and Bridges Creeks, later called
Wakefield, where stood q modest
mansion in which WaShinGton's
mother lived.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-06-24

It.ls with regret that the Enter
prise notes that the Plum Lin;
suspended publication with its
May number, This very spright,
ly little monthly Journal was the
State official organ of the colored
Masons, edited and published here
at the Dawn of Light Office by
John G. Lewis, Grand Master,
assisted by his son, Scott, as asso-
cate editor. and while it devoted
most of it's s.'ace to the craft, had
much of national, state and local
interest. The high cost of paper
and other necessary material,
shortage Of labor, etc, caused the
suspension, which the editor cx-
pressed thus: I'VE have put forth
our best; we have worked from
sunrise to sunset; we have en-
countercd joy and sadness, but
this period Of reconstruction has
caused such change and we are a
victim of the tide"
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-06-24
A. F. Ortnieyer Of the Peoples
Hardware & Furniture CO.
Going 10 Winchester
Convention

A. F. Ortmeyer, Of the Peoples Hard
ware & Furniture Co., one of the mos
enterprising business men of this city
and the Winchester Dealer, will attent
the First Annual Convention of thu
National Association of Winchester
Clubs, which will be held at New
Haven, Conn.,, June %, 20, 80 ane
July l.
At the present time there are in the
neighborhood of 300 Winchester dealers
in the United States and it is expected
that 2O0O of'the,n will attend the con-
ventioD. a great number of them will
bring their families.
This gathering will be something
new IN the convention line and will
mark new era in the hardware and
sporting goods field. Those who at
tend the convention, which will be held
IN Woolsey Hall, of Yale University,
will be amply repaid for their trip.
After convention sessions there will be
class room talks and tours through the
plant. On these tours the dealers will
be shown how the goods are made that
they sell. In the class rooms merchan-
dising problems will be solved and
every effort will be made by the Win
chester Dealer in solving the problems
that confront him today, and by doing
this they know that the Winchester
Store will be the leading one in the
community.
The great majority Of the Winches-
ter Dealers will go to New York and
from there will take the boat trip to
New Haven. The Highlander" has
been chartered to take the tourists to
the Elm City, leaving Pier 70, East
River, at the foot of 23rd Street,
shortly before noon on the 9th. Fol.
lowing the business sessions in New
Haven entertainment will be provided
for all. A special women's committee
will look after the welfare of the fair
,ex. There will be moonlight rides, a
liam bake, field sports, shooting ex-
,ibition by the Topperweins, a theatre
'arty. ending with a banquet on the |
ast night Of the convention. /
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-06-24
Card of Thanks

Having sold my interest in the
Motor Inn, Inc, 20. to Mr.. John
Abraham, l ask the public to con-
tinue giving it the same splendid
patronage that was accorded me
while connected with this up to-
date establishment. l am most
appreciative and wish 10 thank
one and all and assure them that
they wall centinue to. receive the
same good service, prompt and
courteous attention from the new