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New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
The Last Say ON Railroad Wages

In submitting the railroad unions
''bill of rights" to the Railroad Labor
Committee at Chicago Mr.. Jewell
raised some fundamental questions
as to labor standards. He said that
the "bill of rights" comprised de-
mapds sanctioned by enlightened
public opinion" This is a sanction
which, if it exists, may be legiti-
mately appealed to by railroad work
ers, for, whatever may be the case in
private industry, the railroads are
affected by a public interest and
have been, in fact, brought thor
oughly under public control.
The Esch- -Cummins act recognizing
the peculiar character of the trans
portation industry guaranteed the
owners fair return on their invest
ment and the workers stable condi-
tions of employment and equitable
wages by creating a Federal Labor
Board with authority to pass on dis
putes about wages and working
rules. The government, representing
the public, is, in the last analysis, the
arbiter of railroad wages and rates,
1t fixes income and outgo, and neces-
sarily undertakes to adjust one to
the other. Neither the employees nor
the railroads can set up an absolute
standard as against each other or
as against1the public.
The adjustment contemplated un-
der the Esch-Cummins act has
missed fire. The roads have been
allowed to impose higher rates, but
many of them are not making their
operating expenses-to say nothing
of their guaranteed income. Oper-
ating charges swallow up nearly all
the gross earnings. The problem for
the regulative boards-the Inter
state Commerce Commission and the
Railroad Labor Boards to restore
just balance.
The railroad unions seem to take
the position that their share of the
gross operating revenue must not be
diminished-that the "bill Of rights"
may not be abridged under, any cir
cumstances. The only logical in
ference, then, from their argument
is that the share of the operators
must be increased by another ad-
vance in freight and passenger rates
or by continuance Of the govern
ment subsidies paid the roads under
the defunct Federal Railroad Admin
istration.
But here is where the controlling
interest Of the public intervenes.
The carriers do not want higher
rates, which would tend to check
traffic and thus defeat their own
purpose. Nor is the public disposed
to pay sitter transportation charges.
But if the public, the final umpire,
declines to increase railroad rates,
what becomes of the theory that the
existing wage scales and working
rules are inviolable because they rep
resent "bill of rights sanctioned by
enlightened public opinion?
If the present standards are not
upheld by the community, which
must make good the operating def
cts they cause, then they lose their
fixity and become revisable, the same
as the standards in other industries
in which operating expense has be-
come unbalanced.
1t is right that the unions should
have their hearing before the Rail
road Labor Board, as the law con-
templates. But their case is not pri-
marily against the roads, which
nominally employ them. 1t is di-
rected to the public, which is the
real employer.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Books

Virtue, good health, efficiency and all
the other subjects which are served up
in the numberless thick volumes with
purpose seldom seem desirable when
the propagandist has finished his say
about them. For instance, we began
the day with a firm determination
never to smoke again-that is, not for
some time-and then we ran across
Efficiency Through Concentration, by
b. Johnston. Since then we light the
new cigarette from the dying embers
Of the old. The passage which enraged
us most occurs in a chapter called
Personal Habits" in which the author
writes:
'If you are a gentleman always ask
lady's permission before smoking,
and if you find that her statement
that it is disagreeable to her is a dis
appointment to you, and that your OBJ
servance Of her wishes causes you real
discomfort, then you may know that
the time has come to give up the habit
entirely"
To be sure, Mr.. Johnston does not
specify whether "the habit" refers to
smoking or to the lady, but later it is
made clear that he seriously suggests
that smoker should change his whole
mode of life to suit the whim of "a
lady" who is not otherwise identified in
the book. What this particular Gladly"
is to the gentleman" We don't know,
but it sounds very much like blackmail.
Nor later were we much moved to
strength of will against nicotine by the
authors advice, "If self-conquest seems
difficult, brace yourself up with the re-
minder that as heir of the ages you
sum up in yourself all the powers of
self-restraint bequeathed by your in
Vulnerable ancestors"
To us that makes but slight appeal.
After all, the ancestors most cele-
brated for self-restraint were those
that didn't have any descendants
Later we came across concentrate
company moderation in all things"
This, however, seemed to US an excel
lent suggestion if followed in moder-
alton.
Next we turned to health book by
Thomas Il. Gaines which promised "a
sound and certain way to health, a cure
for fatigue, q preventive for disease
and one Of the most potent allies in
the battle of life against premature
old age" The book is called Vitalic
Breathing, and the Introductory notice
went on to say that the system sug-
gested was easy to practice and cost
nothing. Only when we came to facts
did the new guide to health fail us, for
then we read, "Vitalic breathing means
inhaling in snifes and forcibly exhal-
ing" No dramatic critic could afford to
follow such system. He would be
hurled out of every theater in town on
the suspicion that he was kissing the
show.
Vance Thompson's advice in Live and
Be Young is no easier. "The best is
none too good for you," he writes
graciously, and continues: whether
it is the country or the village OF the
city, the men and women you want to
know are the best-those who are get
ting the best out of life-those who
have beautiful homes and social infiu-
ence--those who play games and make
an art of pleasant things-in word,
those who are smart
We read on and learned that "Rich
people are, nine times out Of ten, pleas
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Puress English
Reader Rises to Defense of Biblica1
and Shakcspearian Grammar

and Ohakcspearlan Grammar
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your recent editorial on at
Are Me" takes up an interesting ques-
ton, but it seems to me that "thc Chi
cago ukase" is not in the same class
with "the ancient monitors of purest
English" They are we'll within the
rules Of syntax, but the "ukase" hasn't
rule to stand oni
Take your first quotation: "And now
abideth faith, hope and charity, these
three" The last two words, "these
three" gather the three nouns into one
group. Although each member of the
group differs from the other members,
all three have common characteristic
in that they abide. The group is the
thing that belongs with the verb. Any
group subject is thought of as whole,
just as any collective noun is thought
of as standing for one object. But the
group subject consists of nouns which
represent obje which differ greatly
and must, therefore, be named spe-
cifically. The collective noun repre-
sents objects which cannot be thus
specified.
To me it seems that every illustra-
tion quoted from the Bible charms the
reader into attention and unconscious
memorizing. And this is accomplished
by the use of the group substantive
(either in subject or predicate) and the
unexpected but correct form Of the
verb.
Of the quotations from Shakespeare
the same thing is true. BY his skillful
use of the group composed of differing
parts-for instance in '"Wherein doth
sit the fear and dread of kings"-he
draws q vivid picture Of kings as diff
ferent from efaer men, Any ordinary
man might be dreaded, and any ordi-
nary man might be feared, but the two
things are one and inseparable where 4
king is concerned.
Kipling's "The tumut and the shout
ing dies" is akin to Shakespeare "hos-
tility and civic strife" The two things
named are component parts of whole
which, by the union of these two, be-
comes something different from either;
something more hypnotic and terrify-
ing. One fairly feels the silence pic
tured by the line. What existed mo-
ment ago was more terrible than any
thing produced by the shouting alone
or the tumult alone. 1t was some one
NJ nd fho tlor toe 10
its many-sided force.
To me the arrangements referred to
were neither accidental nor freakish,
nor the results of carelessness. They
were brought about by writer's who had
singular insight into events and who
understood the psychology Of their
| readers. They had travelled much fur
ther on the road to the use of perfect
| English than have others. Their Eng
lish regarded the laws Of syntax in
every case and went further. 1t had
not one weak characteristic, but was
amazing in it's strength. Whole para
graphs were condensed into one short
sentence because these "ancient mon-
torS OF puresC EnSllSh understood per-
fectly the use of their tools. They used
words as a skillful painter uses his
colors. And one proof of their skill
lies in the fact that the trick is be-
yond the most of those who pose as
writer's. Few know the place to go in
order 20 apprentice themselves for that
sort Of work. w. A. WILSON.
Montreal, Canada, March IT, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
GUARANTY

You can parchase merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE With absolute safety--for n dlsaatisfac.
tsou results In any case THE TRIBUNE Suaran.
tess to pay Your money back upon request No rcd
tapes No auihhling. We make good promptly II
the advertiser daes not.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication OF all ncws dispatches
credited to /. not otherwise credited In this
paper. and also the local news OF spontaneous
erSin published herein.
Al rights OF republication Of all other matter
herein also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
By
Heywood Broun


anter, kindlier, better bred and less
selfish than poor folk-they can afford
to be; and they are more enjoyable
playmates and steadier friends"
No, after mature deliberation we
think we would rather try the shifting
and forcibly exhaling method. We
would even prefer to concentrate and
give up tobacco. Addition never was
one of our strong points, and Mr..
Thompson's advice is not for us. We
would have terrible time in finding
out whether they really were rich
enough to be of any use to our arteries.
Clews are simple enough. 1t is easy
to ask nonchalantly, "How much income
tax did you pay this year?" But after
obtaining that you have to find out
whether your potentially rich man is
living with his wife and whether he
has any children or bad debts or Lib
erty bonds Of that issue which is tax
exempt. Then you must calculate the
first few thousands on the basis of A
per cent and on up. 1t couldn't be done
in your head, and we doubt whether it
would be polite to ask your host for
paper and pencil. The system is all
we'll enough after you have your rich,
smart people identified, but the posi-
bility of contracting premature old age
while still in the research period seems
to US too dangerous to NEEDLE with.
After setting down all this we find
that we have not been fair to Mr..
Thompson. Early in the book, on a
page which VIC had inadvertently
skipped, an easy method is suggested
for ascertaining whether your friends
are actually rich and smart. Speaking
of such words as climbers" and
"snobs" Mr.. Thompson writes: "These
epithets are always ready to the hand
of the slack-living, uncouth man, who
is more comfortable in bad society
than he is in good society-and he
loves to throw them about. You know
that man? He stands out in the COM
monness and indecency of the street,
as you Eo up to knock at the door of q
smart house, and shouts, 'Snob!'"
Of course, we would like it fine, but
truthfulness compels US to admit that
we never met him. Whether we like
it or not we will have continue to seek
health in good works and deep breath
ing.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
A Needed Megaphone

fFrom The Philadelphia InQuirer)
German diplomacy would be more
successful If it let money do some Of
the talking for 4.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

Another reform that Postmaster
General Hays might institute Is to re-
move from the fiction category the let
tcr-box statements announcing when
collections will be made.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Quite Useless

(From Tho Philadelphia Evening Lcdger)
Stay-at-home lovers Of balmy airs
continue to ask, "Why is Palm Beach 7"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
The Last Letter b. L. r. Wrote Us

q.
Dear Frank:
I saw "Dulcy" the other evening, and
(probably) deluded myself with the
thought that the public is improving
in its taste for plays. But perhaps it
is only that the public will take what
is offered to it, good or bad.
Alva, who is home, tells me that you
bawled out the Pulitzer person for
stealing something of mine. 1t was
news to me, but much obliged-not so
much that it gives pleasure to me as
it may have given pain to the Pulitzer
person.
was looking over Tilden's tennis
book last night, and got number of
ideas from it. 1t was a novelty to
learn that ones shoulders should be
parallel with the line of the ball's
flight. Is that the way you stroke 'em ?
Knopf was in town and dined with
us last night, and we spoke endearngly
of you.
With love to ye Mssus.
AS ever,
r r. IT
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

Probably the milk from Henry Ford's
synthetic cows will be air-cooled, too.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
7T1T0l llIE TlllIl IElG
Gotham Gleanings
JlJG[1[CylIll9 nj T1I I1I ~ ri I1I1IGJ [GllIG

Here is spring.
Mrs. Carl Flanders Fridayed in
our busy midst.
-Crocuses arc reported out in
profusion out in L. l.
Julian Myrick was to the Natl
Capital (Wash, D. c. Thursday,
and to the Hub (Boston) Saturday.
J. S. is quite gadder.
Work on the University Heights
tennis courts began Saturday, Joe
Mersereau and others doing yeoman
labor with rakes, etc.
Red Lewis the author of main
ST." will give lecture a wk. from
tomorrow. The talk won't be given
on Main St. but it will be at the
Town Hall.
Miss Edna Ferber gave a fare
we'll party yesterday for Chas. Han
son Towne the w. k. rough diamond.
Chuck is going west on a lecture
tour. Good luck, old Chuck, is how
we express it, not unpoetically.
To the Collector of Internal Rev
enue: May an entrant who never gets
past the first round of tennis tourna-
ment deduct his entrance fees as luxury
taxes?
We are strong for disarmament, but
a sudden misgiving unsettles US. Five
years ago we were q theoretical Pro-
hibtionist.
$50 prosperous Marc Connolly has
bought spats," writes Agnes. Success
seems to have gone to his feet"
Probably the milk from Henry Ford's
synthetic cows will be air-cooled, too.
March 21st it II. Ethereal vernal
equinox, come. 6 F.P.A.
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New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

$50 prosperous Marc Connolly has
bought spats," writes Agnes. Success
seems to have gone to his feet"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

Still, our own house is pretty smart.
1t carries three mortgages and has
never dropped one yet.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

March 21st it u. Ethereal
equinox, come. & F.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

For years this department has as
sailed the stage comedians who lift
their wheezes, uncredited, from the
newspapers, but this time our attack is
made against The Arklight, quoted in
The Literary Digest. 1t prints the jest
about being a traffic cop in Venice,
which first was pulled by the fertile
Mr.. Ed Wynn, years ago.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

at seems to The New York Tribune"
says The Lit. Dige., "that the present
mood of Germany is more ominous
than that Of her Kaiser days" Her
present mood, however, is less ominous
than her imperative tense.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

We are strong for disarmament, but
sudden misgiving unsettles US. Five
years ago we were theoretical Pro-
hibitionist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20
JOHN D. GIVES UP OIL STOCK
olsposes Of Vast Holdings in Stand.
ard Company Of New Jersey

New York. July 20.-OEy A. pD-
John u. Rockefeller has disposed of
all his vast holdings in the Standard
Oil Company Of New Jersey with the
exception Of 1000 sharos of common
stock, valued at Sl0G.ST5. according to
nm account published by the New York
World .Oday.
he Worlds list shows that John D.
Rockefeller. Jr., now holds I52. .OSO
shares Of the common stock and IS. .070
shares of preferred the Rockefeller
General Education Beard. 170.32O com.
mon and SOTO preferred; the RoCkc.
fcller Foundation. 19G. 900 common and
81 900 preferred. and the Laura Spcl.
man Rockefeller Memorial Fund, DC, 900
common and 10000 preferred.
No information WIS available as to
whether Mr.. Rockefeller was making
transfers of any of his other vast
holdings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20

acting for the defense. Finally, in July,
the Supreme Court Of Appeals Cancelled
the Sassulitch verdict on the ground OF
informnlity and a fresh trial was or
dered
Vera Sassulitch, however, had escaped
abroad in the disguise Of Sister OF
Charity. In Switzerland and England
she edited revolutionary papers and
aided terrorist enterprises In Russia
until in 1905, encouraged by the am
turned to Russia.
She was gifted writer and her es.
says on social, political and literary
subjects were collected and published in
two volumes in 1905.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20

visited the st. Petersburg prison and
ordered the Nihilist prisoners to be
brought before him. ! Bogouhov refused
to salute the general, who In ft OF
rage Knocked of his hat and ordered
him lashed on the bare back.
Whether or not Bogoiuhov died under
the punishment, as reported. or whether
or not he had been the friend of Vera
Sassulitch. the young woman took nm
oath to avenge him or rather. as her
counsel at her trial declared. to 'ex-
pose to the whole country the hideous
deed and thus forever prevent its re-
currence.
On February :. 1878. she called at
Trepov's Office on the pretensc of pre-
senting n petition. When he stretched
out his hand to receive the petition, she
drew IA revolver and shot him in the
side. The wound was serious but not
fatal. Trepov has been described as the
'pampered darling of Alexander ii. -
and his assailant was promptly put on
trial
Vera Sassulitch rested her defense on
her desire TO direct the Government y
attention, by shooting Trepov. to the
Outrages he was perpetratlng. In the
presence Of the Imperial Chancellor,
and the brother and son OF the Car,
the jury-supposedly packed. for it in
cluded eight government officials
brought in prompt verdict of ac-
uuittal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20

cral thousand square kilometers Of land
on the Pacific side of the Isthmus, in
cluding the village Of Coto.
Panama declared the White award
unjust and completely unacceptable.
Costa Rica, on the other hand, con-
tended that the disputed territory was
wholly within her boundaries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20
Verdict Brings Official Tkase

The press received the verdict with
applause, and yielding to public opinion
the Government removed Trcpov. But
it also issued an ukase withdrawing
from the cognizancc Of iuries even cases
% common crime" when such crime
was directed against one of the Cars
officials. Next. fresh regulations we're
framed for change of the jury system,
as well as for the discipline of lawyers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20
PANAMA'S MEDIATION PLEA
DECLINED BY ARGENTINA

Republic Refuses to Arbltrate Old
Boundary Dispute
Buenos Aires, July 20.--(By A. P.)
The Argentine Republic has declined
to mediate between Panama and Costa
Rica in the territorial dispute. which
last March caused open hostilities be-
tween the two Central American Ma
tions and prompted the United States
to send several sharp notes to the 18th :
mus before warfare ceased. The spe-
cial Panaman mission, consisting OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20

Vera Sassulitch was the protagOnist
in one Of the most sensational political
''crimes' Of the last century the
shooting in 1878 Of General Trcpov.
chief of police of St Petersburg. IL
was the forerunner Of a long series OF
Nihilist assassinations inspired largely
by her example and by the demonstrn-
tion Of popular sympathy provoked by
her trial. which terminated with the
amazing verdict of mot guilty
Born in 1881, Vera was reputedly the
daughter Of a distinguished army Of
hcer. but there is a story that she was
really a child of Car Nicholas |. When
only eighteen years old she fell into the
tolls Of the police. and for seven years
was sent about from prison to prison,
though apparently the only charge that
could be brought against her was that
she was friend Of the sister of the
agitator Netchaev. Her experience OF
police tyranny transformed her into a
fanatical revolutionist. but she 80 sue
cessfully concealed her real sentiments
that the Government made the mis-
take of freeing her. in 1876. at the
height of the struggle with the estab-
lished or,Icr." inaugurated by the
famous manifesto of Tkatchev.
Swore to Avenge Sweetheart
The Russian Government. in the
winter Of 1S7T-7S adopted rppressive
measures TINT resulted in the arrest of
1000 persons. 1913 of whom were pub.
licly tried in ST. Petersburg. nearly all
being condemned to imprisonment or
exile. Among them was student
named BogoluhOv. said by some TO have
been n. childhood sweetheart OF Vera
SnssulitCh.
General Trepoy. head of the police.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20
VERA SASSUL|TCH,
N|H|L|ST, IS DEAD
Aneged Daughter Of Gar Shot
Petrograd Chief Of Police
y in 1878
RELEASED BY RUSSIAN JURY
By the Associated Press

Copenhagen. July 20, - Vera Sas-
sulitch, notorious Nihilist known
twenty FIVE years ago throughout the
world, died at Moscow Monday, aC-
cordins to n report received here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20

Harmonic Arias and Ricardo Morales,
has departed for home.
This mission has been holding con-
versations with President Hipolito
Yrigoyen and Foreign Minister Hon
orio Pueyrredon for several weeks, and
has set forth every detail Of Panama s
part in the controversy In the hope that
Argentina could be encouraged to take
diplomatic steps of a mediatory nature.
The dispute between Panama and
Costa Rica. which dates back nearly
100 years. reached an acute stage early
in March when Panama formally dis
avowed an award by the late Chief Jus
tice White. Of the United State Supreme
Court, which gave to Costa Rica sew
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-28
9UGGF9979POlUlER
Individuality

a man cannot cling the conventional and compete
with the original spirits of the world When man de-
real self
Individual disregard the of all men
when he wings himself away in thought You must not
yourself if wish to individual
ity.
The faces Of all differ from each other Graces
too differ according the individuality of the opinion
of each and all.
Separate yourself from your individuality and you
make yourself common-like other people.
Make friends with yourself believe in yourself-and
fight your way forward
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-28
2Ore DISCOUNT
HOLIDAY WEEK ONLY

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The same basis Of figuring applies
20 any priced car.
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