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The evening world., 1921-01-26
Nutley, N. j. Jan. q, 1927.
FFom the OiviI service.


70 '7 Editor Of The Evening World:
am a Government clerk, having
served IN the War Department at
Washington for nine months. I saw
service with the army in the field, and
upon being discharged was reinstated
as a civil service clerk at $1,000 in the
Port Of EmbarkRtion offices. That
was in March, 1919. Am now serving
at the same basic salary, hut with a
bonus increase Of $24O per annum,
which became effective July, 1919,
which Congress threatened to revoke
last year.
In this connection / often criticised
The Evening World for the stand II
took recently in trying to enforce the
discharge Of many of the Government
clerks. OF course, The Evening World
helped to bring this about, with the
result that our special department Is
severely handicapped for the want OF
clerks. The last cut OF one-third took
place this January, and a previous re-
duCtion in December OF a third took
away a great many valuable clerks.
/ realize that The Evening World
meant to cOnfine its efforts mainly TO
Washington, where clerks are appar-
emily doing nothing. This leads TO the
present stand of The Evening World
in regard 10 its very clever detective
work In disclosing the present Con-
| gressional scandals. As stated recent
| ly, congressman are carrying names
| on their payroll OF relatives and friends
and John Does" who apparently do
| no work at all,
/ wonder II these same "honorables'
are the ones who shouted to reduce
the civilian personnel OF the different
Government departments? wondei
why they didn't include their clerks
1 wonder n these same men were III,
The evening world., 1921-01-26

A new system OF signs for directing subway
travellers is advocated as "a convenience for
visitors"
Isn't this a polite and diplomatic method
Of getting around the fact that most New
Workers do not know their way about in their
own home towni
The evening world., 1921-01-26

Striking Mattresses in Boston recruited
their picket lines oy smiling on the crowds
Of passing men.
Would there be any capitalists left to-day
# Karl Marx had only thought to put more
"Pollyanna STUFF into Socialism?
The evening world., 1921-01-26

Thts Is the htty-third article
Of series defining the duties Of
the administrative and legislative
officers and boards OF the NetO9
York CITY Government.
The evening world., 1921-01-26

ones who haggled over the soldiers
bonus? / wonder how many Of them
are now shouting economy Perhaps
when the various names mysterlously
lisa npear from the Congressmen's pay
roll we the civil service clerks, will
roce,vp our much needed increases and
moi he in constant fear Of being dis
charged. CIVIL Shi'NlCE'
The evening world., 1921-01-26

To the Oiitor Of The L'"n4ng World;
was surprised TO read S. j. W's
letter Of the 18TH inst. in which he
invited c. +. A, TO stand on the cor
ner of Wall and Broad Streets TO
solicit opinions for and against Pro-
lar according TO each opinion received.
lie should know that there is not one
nickel nursing Frohibitionist in this
town to-day who would take such a
chance. JUSTICE
New York, Jan. 23, 1921.
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.rMhO,a Mhoiv


10 the Blitor Of The Evening World:
Your editorial captloned who's
Who?" apropos of the building probe,
once again clearly demonstrates your
persistent devotion to public welfare.
The public instinctiYely clings to you
to voice it's wishes. Your mighty
force is Indispensable to the people in
ests" from plundering them.
The Lockwood investigation has
proved to be a vital necessity in the
public's interest Any obstruction to
their scope OF action Injuries the fu-
ture of every industry.
Various real estate sSOciations,
fortified with powerful Hobbies and
backed by enormous funds, are un-
doubtedly desperate in their efforts
to cause the nulliticatiOn of provisions
in the rent law, obnoxious to them.
While the present laws have to
large extent curbed the prOtiteering
Of greedy landlords, they are still in
adequate in protecting the tenant
The landlord has found ways to evade
the oppressive rent clause and over
come other obstacles. His bill OF
particulars reads like the expense acc
count of Cooks tour round the world.
In the course Of litigation, the un-
scrupulOus landlord has been found
to scheme, bribe and corrupt every
! influence necessary in order TO achieve
! his purpose. tFrom start to finish Of
| the case he has the advantage Of
time, money and counsel.
The tenant Is pounded into submis-
! sion and, unable to meet the high
| rents, Is forced to crowd his home
| with boaTders,
High rents force the worker and
business man to demand more for
his product, and the result Is misery
| for many,
The Legislature must remember this
fundamental principle and function
accordingly.
SAMUEL II. HBCKER.
Bronx, Jan, 81, 1921,
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Good Habits In RendIng

10 tho Editor Of Tho Evening World:
You have been publishing articles
on your editorial page of special in
terest to me as a mother who has
been a teacher-namely the Mytho-
logical Romances and Our National
Monuments. Articles of this type
may be used so easily to encourage
young folks to supplement home and
school education and are interesting
to young and old.
Would 1t be possible, when this
series is cSmplete. for you to discover
and use some other such series ?
Newspapers develop good daily hab-
its which can never be acquired
through magazines.
HELEN DENNTNGER.
Nutley. N l. Ian 81 1921
The evening world., 1921-01-26
A BETTER Newspaper.

10 the Bditor nf The EveninE Word'
rye been reading the letters and I
want TO commend The Evening World
upon It's new features during the past
year. think that the wonderful
"John Blake" articles, Bide Dudley's
theatrical column. Neal O'Hara's
humorous stories, tho funny cartoon.
"Katinka," and the fearless way in
which The Evening World Is getting
after our City Administration has IN
creased your paper 100 per cent. In
the line OF interest. i like The Eve
ming World for its frank way OF
telling us people what really goes on
abroad and at home.
MRS. GEORGE DUNHAAE.
New York City, Jan ~. 1874
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TWICE OVERS.

0TI/OMENS rDaiss should eOOsr hsir neeks u7-
~ less they Dant 10 sci pneumonia. Rec.
M G. Kyle Of s. Louis.
0DE0PLE simply you'd moi buy al he price,
Us Gsksd. and aGS Olv jGuL" &C B. ROSs.
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Ten-Minute Studies
of New York City
Government
By Wills Brooks Hawkins.

CopJTiEht, 1921, 10 ths PTvas PI1lishinF %.
fThs New YoEk Bruning Wuid.l
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02
AMERICAN AND CANADIAN
WAR VETERANS COOPERATE

Kingston, Ont, April 2.-Closer
cooperation between American and
Canadian veterans of the World War
is indicated by the fact that repre-
sentatives from American Legion
posts at Watertown and Oswego, N
Y, will join with the Kingston, On
tario unit of the Army and Navy Vet
Grams in Canada in it's annual ban
quet and celebration of St. Julian's
Day April % and 20.
st. Julian's Day is commemorate tive
Of the day when Canadian troops first
encountered German poison gas near
Ypres, Belgium and suffered eX-
tremely heavy losses.
1.-THE recent occurrences in New
York and the splendid stand taken
by the American Legion and other
American patriotic bodies" letter
from the National Executive Council
of THE Canadian society says, "have
reminded us here in Canada more
forcibly than any other event since
Americas formal entry into the war,
that the veterans of both coun tries
must stand, and continue to stand
shoulder to shoulder in defense of
our common liberties, which, strip
ped of unessentials, are one and the
same"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02
HINTS TO GARDENERS
tBy United preSSD

In the battle against the bugs ev-
erybody wants action. says the Amer
lean Forestry association, and for
that reason Paris green is used in
preference to other things because it
is quicker on the trigger than ARISEN
ate Of lead. for example. This wide
ly known bug getter is. when pure. a
brilliant green and finely divided
powder. Here is the combination
suggested by the American Forestry
association for spraying purposes
Paris green. five-eighths of an ounce;
Lump Lime, one pound: Water or
Bordeaux mixture (never lime-sul-
phate), fifty gallons.
In small quantities use Paris
green, one teaspoonful; Lump Lime
size of a walnut; Water. two gallons
This should be applied in a liquid
spray. or may be used with ten or
twelve times its weight Of plaster
Paris. -four Or fine air-slacked lime
which is preferable. Burning Of the
foliage when spraying with Paris
green will occur on account of n
small amount of wat er-soluble arse
mic. This difficulty may be overcome
by using an equal amount Of lime,
which counteracts the burning quail
titles. The use Of Paris green for
spraying is advanta geous in case the
poison needs to be removed when
plants are used for show purposes.
The same is true in it's use on certain
fruits which are approaching the
ripening stage.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02
(By United PreSS)

Although less powerful than Paris
green the American Forestry associ
alton, in its series of lessons for bat
thing insects, points out arsenate of
lead is cheaper than Paris green but
must be used in larger quantities
The proportions for spraying with ar
senate of lead follows:
Arsenate of lead (powder). one
third Of pound: or arsenate Of lead
(paste) three-sixt his of a pound: Wa
ter. Bordeaux mixture or lime-sul-
phur, solution, fifty gallons.
In small quantities use: arsenate
of lead (powder). one tablespoonful:
Water, one gallon.
in two forms, viz. thick, white
paste or a very fine powder. The pow
dered form, although not differing
chemically from the paste. has adj
vantages since it is not injured by
freezing or drying. The paste arsen-
ate of lead is One-half water and for
this reason twice as much of the
paste as of the powder must be used
in the usual spraying operations,
The powdered form is coming into
general favor and use for dry applica-
tions by means OF busting apparatus
the association says. The rapidity
and ease of application and the good
results secured are tending toward
a widespread use of this form of the
poison.
Arsenate of lead has advantages
over Paris green in adhesive quality.
non-burning of foliage. and the white
color by means Of which thorough
spraying is more easily determine
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02
In THE LEGISLATURE

Ut the measures acted upon during
the present week in the state legisla-
ture, perhaps the greatest interest
centers in the motor vehicle tax meas
ures, which finally passed the house
by vote of 10 to none. This meas
ure is part of the good roads legisla-
ton specifically authorized by the
electors in November when they
adopted Good Roads Amendment
No. /.
Under the bill, as passed by the
house, the minimum tax on cars
weighing less than 1000 pounds is
placed at $12. An effort was made
to reduce this tax to SO, but on the
contention of proponents of the
measure that is would cut approx
mately 100000 fro mthe fund
disturb the balance of the entire
schedule, and interfere with the So
called wheelage tax limitation bill,
the proposal was rejected.
The bill provides a tax of los per
cent on the value of passengers cars
I. o. b. factory and per cent on the
value of trucks. The minimum on
trucks is SIS.
Truck owners plea for exemption
of bodies and tralers from the tax
was denied, after it was explained
that the bodies would have to be
taxed otherwise as personal property
and that it deemed best to divert the
revenue to the road fund.
A series of amendments asked by
truck owners and dealers were pass
ed, however, the list including those
for reduction to 25 from SO per cent
of the extra tax on commercial trucks
and trailers, tags at the $12 mini
mum for dealers instead of deposits
at the regular rates, half rates after
July 81, instead of June 80, and 50
ton capacity rate on trailers in lieu
of $40 minimum.
Another amendment clarified the
provision that delivery cars of retail
merchants are ms = be c,as5cd as
commercial freighters.
A provision to allow the public en-
aminer to prescribe the administra-
ton methods and : equipment to be
used in the secretary of states office
for the collection of the annual reve-
nue. was stricken On motion of Repre-
sentative George Rodenberg, on con-
tentions that an elective office should
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02
By Charles Sughroe
q Western Newspaper Union

Winnipeg, Man.-Board of Trade
officials here claim that the indusA
will show approximately 20 per cent
increase ON all lines Of development
since 1918. At the time of the 1918
census, according to the Bureau of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02
not be subject to supervision by an

not be subject to supervision by an
appointive office.
Two companion bills designed to
protect car owners from too heavy
taxation through any double levy
made by cities were passed immedi-
ately after the principal bill was out
of the way. One Of them prevented
any city from levying wheelage tax
greater than one-half the state tax.
The second, which related specifically
to car owners in St. Paul, where a
wheelage tax ordinance has been
passed, provided for a refund of any
excess wheelage tax that may have
been collected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02

Toronto, OMIT is reported that
factories will be built in this city
by the English Electrical company,
said to be the largest manufacturers
of electrical machinery and equip
ment in the British Empire. 1t will
compete on a large scale with the
American concerns. on whose Cana
dian branches Canada has SO far re-
lied for her supply of electrical ma
chinery and equipment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02
M A R K EFT S
HIDES
POTATOES

Chicago, April 2.-Potato receipts,
"a cars. Market steady, New Flor
ida spaulding rose, double-head bar
rels, $3.50 per Dbl. Old Northern
whites, sacked and bulk, S1.1O to
$1.20; Minnesota Early Ohios, sack
ed, $1.10 to $1.15.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02

Now that so many are talking
interior decorating, what do you say
to us going out and getting measured
up for about u quart? Most of it at
that is inferior decorating, that is,
the kind you go to get measured up
for.
April Fools Past
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02
I THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY,
LIMITED
They Often Do.
l11AA11llllAllAlAlAAE

IF A merchant of our acquaintance
81 hired a homely girl to work for him
because he thought he could keep
3 her, but soon a young fellow came
4 along and married her for the same
& reason -
Does 1t Pay?-
=. Much the Same.
A man with little money wants a
lot more and a man with lot of
money wants a lot more. Therein
they do not differ much
That's About ALL
Have You Noticed?
Did you ever notice that the be-
whiskered cuss who hasn't had a
shave for three or four days always
persists in rubbing his face to feel
what a rough customer he really is?
Most of Them Do
Ye Olden DAYS.
In the old days they used to buckle
binders on horses to keep them from
shying at what they saw on the
streets but they don't buckle the 60
loshes on the young girls any more.
- wait Until Next Winter
Some Did. Some Didn't.
Some people evidently went out of
their way yesterday to have an April
fool joke. And some did not have to
go out of their way.
Found Some Handy
It Must Be Different.
Tn Lo I,,1
about the war We know what war we
mean. but it must be different in Tur-
key, Greece, Ireland and few other
European countries.
But It's War Just the Same
Suggestions Only.
1t has been suggested that the in
ternal revenue be called the internal
revenue. Whatever we do, let's not
call it the eternal revenue.
That's Going Too Far
Luke On the Job.
Luke McLuke says that it is all
right for a girl to believe that thu
face should be left exposed. The
trouble is that she imagines her face
runs all the way down to the wish
bone. We've seen long faces and
long faces.
But Not That Long
Time to Be Careful.
Ottawa Journal: 1.-THE job that
man did was too thorough" COM !
plains a western editor who got a
strange man to clean out his cellar.
What Did He Find
Hear! Hear!
Stump Orator: 81 want reform; I
want governm ent reform; | want la
Dor reform: | want"
Voice: "Chloroform.'
Can Someone Help Him.
Why Do They Do It?
Why is it that so many people
were so anxious to find out yester-
day who knocked the lamp posts
down? | am sure we don't know !
Maybe they thought they were part !
ly responsible
Maybe They Are
Interior Decorating.
Now that so many are talking
interior decorating, what do you say
to us going out and getting measured .
up for about quart? Most of it at ,
that is inferior decorating, that is, !
the kind you go to get measured up
for.
April Fools Past
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02

Statistics, Winnipeg had 779 indus
tries with a capitalization of $82,-
7O9,029. 1871 employees, payroll
of $1S,773,622, and an output of
Sis, 154,995.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-02

Arsenate of lead remains in suspen-
sion in water longer than Paris green,
which settles to the bottom more
quickly.
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-20
Telephone Rates

The with the public service
petition and has asked action as
soon ground exists The increases
asked look large rather difficult
view of reduced labor costs and re-
Nevertheless early hearing OF the case IS
due he company the public as well
pending than months petition for
repeatedly
people taken the procedure OF
petition in order to bring about nearing An inter-
the
original petition This leads to the
necessities before whether
1t not make suc large
telephone rate situation which should
first of these the fact that the automatic
and systems
would be $3.50
would be entitled
giving the
comparison between the present
nanualra would indicate
telephone problem which the commission
the Indiana Bell
Telephone Telegraph Company
practically the FORMER
of
for various services
interlockng and
difficult with which the commission
whether the Indiana Bell
Telephone Tele
phone Telegraph Company
properties o identical.
public commission
public will satisfied hearing should be
of these things
that Indianapolis
in having telephone
that should
the of the capital invested
reasonable under the circumstances complete
gn the public service commission Of the various ramfcaon of
that
established level provide reasonable return to the tee
phone and insure good service for patrons
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-20

ing as well as singing. Mr.. Bispham
counselled me to insist on getting some
big roles to sing, no matter how hum
BILE the organization was. rather than
take little parts in a big opera company.
The big companies will come later in
your career, he assured me- THE
principal thing now is good, strenuous
experience"
Therefore, Miss Francis spent three
seasons in Mushroom" opera companies
which toured the South and West and
men" with a bankrupt Italian troupe
somewhere in Louisiana a director Of
the French opera company Of New Or
leans happened to hear her, and on the
spot engaged her for Drlma donna roles,
1t was Mr.. Bispham again, recalled
Miss Francis, who approved OF her plan
TO get into opera a. n plain American"
rather than disguise her nationality by
foreign name or manner. Dorothy
Francis OF Boston" he told her. with a
twinkle in his eye, may not conjure
up IN the mind Of m audience the fan
tastic vision that Nine. Dyva koyakleska
or something even more unpronounce-
able would evoke. but II you can sing
your country will forgive you in time
for being native born"
Miss Francis success last season with
the Chicago Opera Company. and now
with THE Merry Widow" has proved
that Mr.. Bispham was magical guide
Of al least one young American singer S
career.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-20
TOMMY O'CONNOR
TRAIL AGAIN COLD
Wisconsin HOusekeepers Yer
sion of Escape Found at
Fault.

CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-The trial of the
elusive Tommy" OConnor was 'cold"
again today
Although the search for the fugitive
desperate apparently continued undated,
Chicago police admitted they were with
out tangible clews to aid them. Reports
from widely separated parts Of the
country continue to tell of Terrible
Tommy" being seen at various points,
but In no case has convincing evidence
been produced.
The possibility that O'Connor might
have been aided in his escape from the
county Jail, by Barney Grogan, Chicago
politician, was seen yesterday when the
housekeeper at Grogans farm in Wiscon-
sin testified that two men, one answer
ing the O'Connor description and the
other that Of the man found dead near
Palmyra, Wis, had been the guests Of
Grogan at his farm. This theory was
exploded when it was esta blished that
the two men entertained by Grogan were
members Of an alleged rum runners
band who had been arrested at Monroe,
Wis, and who obtained aid from Grogan
after their release on bond. Authorities
Of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, after
asking Grogan's arrest, later absolved
him from any connection with the death
Of the man whose body is held at Pal
myra.
The latest reports reaching the police
is that a man answering O'Connor's de-
scription leaped into the Ohio River near
Louisville and was drowned. Although
this clew is being investigated, local po-
lice are not optimistic regarding it.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-20

Dorothy Francis. who sings The Merry
Widow" which Henry w. Savage will
present at English's for three days com
mencing Thursday night IS a recruit from
Grand Opera. She decided on a grand
opera career through a chance meeting
with the late David Bspham Miss
Francis had at that time studied voice
in Boston with Charles white, n friend
OF Bispham's but because OF her father
also a friend OF the late baritone s-she
had never sung in public.
After her fathers death, the young
singer went to New York to prepare for
a concert career She met Bispham one
afternoon in front Of Carnegie Hall and
told him OF her plans. He was singing
a concert that evening, and at the mo-
ment was on his way 10 his studio TO
go over one or two Of his numbers with
an accompanist. He invited Miss Francis
to join him 'at rehearsal" and to the
young girls delight, he went through
his entire evenings program for her,
singing as encores ballads and arias that
she requested.
when he had finished" relates Miss
Francis, Il was so inspired and stimu-
lated I lost all the circumstances l
might have felt, as n beginner before
great artist. and when Mr.. Bispham
said Now It Is your turn to entertain,
sang on and on. He was the most re-
sponsive audience have ever sung to.
"When I finished. he said You are
meant for opera--give UP the concert
idea And through his advice I changed
nv career and went out to seek an en-
gagement in n small opera company
where could learn something about act