The evening world. Newspaper, November 28, 1902, Page 12

‘Row, New York. Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Second-Class Mail Matter. ++/NO, 18,074. DOES FOOTBALL PAY ? ‘Others besides college men will commend the Presi- ot Princeton for his indorsement of football. This Some manlyizing of games is charged with the death of ten-players this season and the infliction of injury on oven Tt.is a black record, But is it necessary to it in showing how greatly the good the game s Overtops the evil? ff in a cold commercial way we strike a balance of it and loss we must put on one side of the account 8 Sacrifice of an average of eighteen years of life by boys, amounting in the aggregate to 180 years, and st this on the other side of thc page we must ‘the gain of from one to ten years of life by the| of thousands of youths who are playing the yin the schools and colleges of the United States. 1s no doubt that there is a big balance on the elde “William Blaikie, writing in 1878, sald: “Football is a as yet not at all general among us, Excellent is for developing manly qualities.” This observation § made in an article deploring the prevalence of “halt- boys”—boys with “big heads and slim necks, poor , skinny arms and lanky bodies,” Football is now very much with us and with its com- Anto general favor the skinny arms and Janky bodies | grown symmetrical. The schoolboy as we see him 1s a well set up and manly fellow, his fresh face and figure arousing admiration. The boy who has m denied the advantages of a private school educa- p is also profiting by the game. He has been busy the pigskin on vacant lots and village commons ‘this fall, so busy that he has come near making football F of a national sport than baseball, It has been pos- to see a score of footballs in the alr at the same mt in Central Park on a November afternoon. You an 3 the street to “snap back” with a “signal.” _ All this is for the promotion of manliness and the _0f bodily vigor. The fate of those who yield their lives in getting it !s to be deplored; but it is re's pray of exacting a high price from the few for benefit of the many. FATHERS AND SONS. _ Socrates, wisest man of all antiquity, had a son who d to He in the shade and eat melons with chance dside acquaintances of the ne'er-do-well sort—tramps ently. Aristotle made him the subject of some ‘ks on genius and degeneracy. icero had a son Mark, who gained the reputation of the hardest drinker in Rome. He ts interesting to posterity as a prototype of the rich college it His father sent him to Athens to study and hign an allowance of $5,000 a year. son was 8 second-rate lawyer; Cromwell's - less fellow nicknamed “Lazy Dick;” Colum- j ‘with an eye to the main chance. When he ave been at the bedside of his dying father he @way at court getting an appointment as “Admiral the Seas and Viceroy of the Indies.” He came into fortane and reaped the rewards that were denied ‘father, In a way may be said that he fired the : sbot on Sumter, for he introduced negro slavery into the naw world. All of which hag to do with the lease of the “L” road ‘and populer speculation as to whether Jay Gould would have continued this great property under his per- ®onal control. The road is leased under favorable “auspices; stocks guaranteeing 7 per cent. for nearly a f nd years are gilt-edged. But would not the ‘s tenacity of possession have led him to hold on? _ Tt may be sald that George Gould is an excellent ex- Aen tt bbe 3 ‘even notice lads only a few years out of arms lining} ¢ POGOSOOHSDS 999099S9000S5-8995-6-499- of the general proposition that the modern son af # famous father does credit to his illustrious pedi- , Sometimes it is easier to make a fortune than to and magnify one. George Gould has increased ‘Value of his inheritance, He has expanded the $72,- 00 ‘estate to $120,000,000 and greatly improved its ‘Whe Jate Herr Alfred Krupp was another example in it. Under the thirty years of his management the gun works doubled in size and in the extent of ite The “three generations between shirt-sleeves Urt-sleeves” philosophy Waills wtterly jn these cases, utterly with the Astors and the Vanderbilts and American millionaires generally. The son 1s usu- equal to his task nowadays. It may be maintained Oliver Wendell Holmes, the son, is not a great but is he not 4 great Judge? And it is not re- sd that the paternal talent should manifest itself in vein. If Robert Lincoln is not a Great Eman- “has he not won a high name for himself in law, ip and business? 1 WAGES FOR GOOD MEN. despatch says that “the American plan of g00d wages and encouraging employees to in- } the daily output, which was introduced by the ger of the American Electrical Works at Man- , has been formally protested against by the Hm- ® Federation of that district. The latter claim p this labor market is being demoralized and their | drained of their best men by the American offl- iy recently we had a visiting delegation of Eng- my here making inquiries about American turing methods and seeking to discover the se- are \the greater proficiency of the American mechanic @ the British. Is not the secret to be learned in part if mire item from Manchester? The introduction Wages in the best “American invasion” of Eng- Ls ‘Policy of paying good wages that has put the on sale in English shops and made the rt waist a popular garment for English- if Means skilled Nabor in return and a larger 5 this policy that enabled us to wrest the fade from Mngland and to turn an annual im- i Gt 12,000 whecls into an export balance, in than $3,500,000. It is likely to enable us with the automobile against France. ‘That the idea and the first perfected product. iim the manufacture of the heavy racing details of mechanical construc- t an workman has already sur- Sli Models in ereater lightness and su- ost of construction, ai i Yc a ST TO | a Be | | Mme. Judice Helps Home Dressmakers. | Mme. Judice, who Is connected with making establishments of this city, Evening World. duct thie department, in which Dear Ame. Judice: NOLOSED is a sample of dress goods I purchased at a sale and plenty of material to trim with the I same, Please give me some Idea. 8 visiting gown. Your smmple of pale tan broadcloth will be very swell made for a visiting costume according to the accompanying sketeh. under with bias seams back and front, and fits snugly over the hips to the knees, where of same material is set under the upper part, @itohing following designs. Russian blouse, shoulders, Mne dack and front, and ending in two broad machine stitching the skirt. cored tucks explains it better—make the design on skirt and at the watst Une on coat. treatment at the top and where it joina the cuff, just below the elbow. disks helpful advice. swered by Mme. Judice. about the the other of a one over the other and ta centre with silk button of same sha: ‘This method of trimming in self-tone, . im distinctly new, and permits of STRAPS Room For Two MORE Should Mre. T. St. John Gaffney and her associates in the move- ment succeed in securing a no-seat-no-fare or a three-cent-strap-ride measure from the Legislature there will be gay didoes and interesting doings on the trolley and “L” cars of Greater New York. and new joys will be added to the conductor's collection of dally ex- ‘The women will have the best of it, of course. ductors will have to find seats for them somehow—on the laps of pas- pertences. JUST ASKED. Freddy Stump—Have youse got any twenty-five-cent cigare? Billy Clgarashes—Yes, sir, Freddy Stump—Well, give me a pack one of the leading drese- hi been secured by The and will con Questions relat: to dressmaking will be an- T have just how to do it. 1 want It for |, 37 buat LL. K. but don't know ‘The skirt fastens in front the machine stitching and Is cut a deep ctreular graduated flonnce several rows of machine the globe-shaped ‘The coat Is very similar to the with capes over the narrowing in at the waist with clreuiar-shaped tabs, with the to correspond with) Small tucks—or, I think, The sleeves have same The are cut out with sharp scissors, e of a BO-cent plece, cent piece, and 1 ed in tod The “No-Seat-No-Fare” Agitation By New York Women. Its Possibilities Pictured by Artist Powers. FoR SEATS THE WORLD: FRIDAY PD OPER: EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, ni = EVENING = LUT Us WAIT FORA CROW DEDCAR THEN WE Wont HAVE Yo PAY New HIGHLY FAVORED. A ‘Willie—Who's the proud guy over dere? Hank—Dat's de mug Russell Sage give ae nickel to. patterns or latd like band or border trimming. an idea and you can adopt any of the above patterns which will be equally as effective. THE FLUFFY BOA, Dear Mme, Judice: I wish to make a fluffy boa in black and white for theatre wear. some pretty w I simply give this sketch as Desoribe y to make ft, and the (Deaigned for L, 1. K.) A TAN BROADOLOTH GOWN, TRIMMED IN LATEST NOWOLTY; OUT DISKS OF THE SAME MATERIAL, IN GRADUATED 8iZEs, LAID ONE OVER THE OTHER WITH SMART SILK BUTTONS. kind of required, Bedford Park, N. Y. ‘Theatre boas are usually made of chif- fon, moussellne de sole or net, one 1s of white net with black rings a quarter of an inch apart, ruches of the shoulders, narrower ones standing up close to the neck. Each ruche is edged with tiny ruffles of white gathered ribbon—the material and amount of same RAD J. A pretty VY UY The con- 00SOG0060O: _— SIT °. if sengers, on the straps, 2 where else. It will take woes ought to pay, if sny. | _ 18 probable that ou bargal of a nickel, PLOT THAT FAILED, “Have you any objections cupying this seat?” asked th he approached a bench In th which a pretty girl was siting “Certainly not,” replied the fair mald never stop kissing me. as she arose to her feet. “L was just Mayme—How nice of him! But, then, going to leave anyway.” that's the way he always does. . DLDHODHHHOSIHHOOHHON DOODDHOOHOHOH HOOD ® {rar GUYS KNEE Appeals to lecide, for each woman's satisfaction, what sort of fare she Paying no fare at all would suit her to a dot, and it | she could make the conductor feel miserable and gouge the company out 206 HAVE To Pay OR GET OFF, THE CAR WDE 989939008. s Mr. Powers suggests, on the floor, or some- a session of the Supreme Court or.Court of r. days she would wait for a crowded car so that ARE STRANGERS NOW, Oe Oe to my oc- e dude as e park on Edyth-Jack proposed last night, and . after I accepted him I thought he would one's taste, The boa is mounted In +he centre of two yards of white lousine silk ribbon, which ties at the throat In @ soft bow with long loops. ‘'o make this boa without the long ends It re- quires three and a quarter yards twenty inches wide or two and three-quarters yards twenty-seven inches wide—the usual width of net and chiffon. The ends require twice the length selected, which 1s usually about forty Inches. GIRL'S RECEPTION GOWN. |. Judioe : How can I make and what material can, I use for an evening reception gown for a young girl? She made her debut last winter, consequently prefers ep enue rene different from the usual young ‘8 party gown. MARGARET L. Mousseline de sole is a pretty material for @ youne girl's reception dress and made in three deep flounces on the skirt, falling from a hip yoke of Ven tian polnt or Arabian lace, is particularly sulted to slender figures. ' Each flounce haa (wo plaitings, fully nine inches wide, in the edge, the upper one of the white like the gown and the under one pale green, Plaitings form the elbow sleeves ahd the bertha finish around the neck of the simply gathered bodice, falling below a narrow band of the lace, The girdle belt is of lace, having the appearance of being a con- tinuatiog of the hip yoke, Any delicate shade may be in place*of the green, and the effect is most beautiful. TO MAKE OVER A BLACK BROCADE, Dear Mme, Judice I would like to make a black brocaded salin skirt over want ‘ lad 80) e skirt. very little trimming welgh 140 pounds, @ A good way to modernize your six- It has three raduated widths falling on cape fashion, and two y design appropriate for that put-| kind that is woven with cord to draw shapes, maple leaves, ond in the contre. ‘Tho Jong stole ‘dc.—many of which are roa-| are fall width of the net and bar gored black brocade skirt is to recut the entire skirt Into the new five-gored flare destgn. You will find you will have ampie material, as aside from the pres- ent patterng being much warmer ¢han formerly, thus taling less ma\ will have an extra gore to ‘and any length “according tolin K& Few Remarks. Mostly on Topics of the Day. Several million pairs of jaws proved tne turkey's right to the title of gnash-fonal bird. No thanks were wasted on the Weather Clerk. Secretary Hay says Colombia ts trying to: block Uncle Sam's canal plans. If 89, the expression ‘‘cAnal-blocking’’ may in future years be used in Colombia as an equivalent to “monkeying with the buzz-saw.” ” “He has designs on a number of people.’ “Wihat ts he? An Anarchist?" “No. A professional tattooer.”” ‘That three-hundred-a-month verdict Must make Warren Smith to fee1 That he has against the jury A grievance that is RBEL. In taking a 999-yoar lease on the “L" Belmont must have unbounded faith In the lohg-continued patience of ths Gotham public. ‘That animals does change their forms Aln’t In accord with natur’, Yet turkey that folks eats at noon May be a night-mare later, “Would you be Crown Prince of Stam if you had to be named Somdetsh Chowfa Maka Vajiavudh?” “Not on your life, Half the people that heard of m> wouldn't know whether I was @ Prince or @ syndicate of health-foods."* Gen, Miles says the Philippines is hand place for cam- pafgning. Huh! Ask Platt what he thinks of New York State. - 2 SOOSTEOTHHICEOESD “|aon? I don’t mean rallway trestles, but etters, Quer Many Questions on All Sorts of Sub, Names the Staten Island Twins. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: OME one asks for names for twins born on Staten Island. Consider- ing the nature of that merry old dab of swampy earth, I recommend thet the twins be appropriately named Ma- laria and Miasma; that Is, if their par- ents want them to stay at home. For if they were named Hygiene and Health- fulness I doubt if they'd be found on Staten Island ater they once learned to walk. By the way, I've seen mosquitoes on Staten Island whose only reason for not being twine was that there are no other mosquitoes on earth big enough to be twin to them. LAMBERT D. BOYD. The Price of a’ Hat. To the Editor of The @vening Wor! ‘Will readers discuss what price is the joser expected to pay when the bet !s made fof a hat,-no kind of price spect- To the Editor of The Evening Wor! Wes not John Is Sullivan champion of the world? I have beard It denied. If he was not, why t he? Didn't he win every fight till he fought Cor- ett? If he wasn’t champion of the world, why was Corbett? BOY BOXER. Sullivan was merely champlon of America. He fought Mitchell for the championship of the world, but the fight was a draw. Had Sullivan won it he could have claimed the desired cham- plonship. Corbett, after winning the championship of America from Sullivan, won the championship of the world by defeating Mitchell, the English cham- pion, Square Inch Versus Inch Square. To the Baltor of The Evening World: B says that there is a difference be- tween a “square inch’ and an “inch square.” Please decide. A D. MATURIN. ‘There {s no difference in area, but the former is a unit Of square measure while the latter 1s a unit of lnear measure. Our Marine Corps. ‘To the Eaitor of The Evening World: Abou: how large js the Unitel States Marino Corps? Who Is its commander? AUPRENTICE,. The United States Marine Corps con- sts of 211 oficers and 6,000 men, The Commandant Is Brig.-Gen, Charles Hey- wont. Custom House Is at William and Wall Streets, To the Editor of The Evening World: Where is the New York Cuetom- Hous M. Li B. Thomas Willett Was First Mayor, To the Editor of The Evening World: Who was the first Mayor of this olty and by what party elected, and how long did he serve? MARY B. BROWNE. The first Mayor of New York was Thot Willett. He was appointed’ by the Governor of the Province of New York In 1665 and served one year. bt Bridge Is 1,460 Feet Long. To the Editor of The Evening World: How long is High Bridge? HARLPMITE. Cypress Hills Cemetery. To the Editor of The Evening World: Where is Cypress’ Hills Cemetery, please? STRANGER. It ts at Myrtle avenue and Jamaica Plank Road, Brooklyn. Washington Bridge Ro: Street, To the Editor of The Evening World: What 1s the highest point above sea level In Bronx ‘Borough? PEDESTRIAN J. B. Agrees with the Soldier, To the EAltor of The Evening World: In regard to Denis, the soldier, I agree with him, Bome folks judge all of the enlisted men by a certain few. Allow me to say that a soldier's life 1s not a path of roses, as some folks are led to believe, but quite the contrary. Soldiers are treated more strictly than most men, and the smallest offense committed by a soldier is punished severely, ADVOCATE. Say “(Madam Chairman,’ To the Editor of The Evening World: The presiding officer is called a chair- man in women’s meetings. I would like to know how to address her as chairman, Do you say ‘‘Mr." or “Mrs."" Chairman? BENJ. J. KRAMER, Bridges Over the Thames, To the Kditor of The Evening World: How many bridges are there In Lon- regular bridges. EX-COCKNEY. ‘There are, apart from railway bridges, twelve bridges over the Thames in London. Three Witnesses ‘There, To the Editor of The Evening World: ‘How many witnesses are required for a will in the State of Connectiout? L, D. E. A Wall Against Fate, To the Editor of The Evening World; HAT Is the use of working hard 461 you get old, only to be turned off to starve in old age? The Government ought to pension men who have worked faithfuly all their da: and who could not save a competence. ‘KICKER. Days of the We To the Editor of The Even! What days of the week were Oct. 12, 1804; Jan. 10, 1868? JI. B. Are Required ‘There was a young poet from Kas. Who wrote out ali,his feelings in stas., His woes he'd express In tong odes of distress And his joys in queint extravagas. The Porto Ricans must miss the sudden deaths that ac- companted Spanish rule there." “Oh, no. They've got a trolley system now." ‘The main who grumbled at having to pay $1.98 for his ‘Thankagtving Turkey will sound like a whole wild animal when he begins to think of $5 Christmas presents, Wednesday and Friday. ‘The Transfer System. To the Editor of The Evening World: Why do not afl the car companties*pur- sue thelr old scheme of having the con- ductors give transfers to the passengers instead of having a man on the corner give them to them? The other night, when it was raining, I took @ car and ies, Ainswers lects Answered for Evening World Readers by ' Experts, see me leave th & car. Even if I had gotten off at the scorner I do not think he would have s ten me, because I was on @ northbound gear, while he was on the side of the s Buthbound cars. As I did not wish to 1 walk home in the rain I was obliged to! pay a second fare. : A VICTIM. The Friend andi Bride Could Secure Ky: thens To the Editor of The ing World: Could a gentle/m. \n friend of a couple desiring to be thar led in Pennsylvania secure a license fo<# them, providing he had their ages, &c ,, and if the bride-to- he were with him f Or must the prcs- peotive bridegroom jwecure it in person? A. RION. Not Required to Pi Hel fb Ga ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: When vessels 1 ie bound for Europe are they all req. dred to pass through Hell Gate? 8, Ds. L., Elizabeth, N. J. The Gn rs Again. To the Editor of Ti 1@ Evening World: [cs YY, Veritas and e tew others who ve.) been writing con- 8 that dogs should not be allowed éut 1 rge—because he has been bitten by a do; }. Is thet any reason why he should don femn them all? The disposition of dlos.}, like those of the human beings, var y. No dog, I claim, will bite any one junless he has some provocation. U PHY. Evening § ct fools for Men. To the Editor of The E ening "World: Where are thes ne prest evening schools for men situated near Forty-firat street, Manhattan? ., HENRY LAMPAL, There 1s an evi! chool for men at No. 357 West hit ty faren street, at Fitty- second street, n¢ aif Dighth avenue, and at Thirty-neven{ h | street, near Second avenue, Workingmen 1 @y Do Jury Duty. To the Editor of The: , trening World: A says working m en may do jury duty. B says only busin: 388 men may do it. Which is right? “~~ } AB. Maine Wan Blow b Up Feb, 15, 1608, To the Editor of Tha)F jrening World: What day of tha the Maine blown M. B.D. Another; Long Name. To the Editor of The HL. ning World: In answer to H | G, Powson's letter telling of a man} {ith nine names and asking who know s @ real name half as long, I have a/ er with @ name half as long as the one he mentioned. And here it 4¢: ~,George Washington William Curley Bc jombrower Anderson. K /YPORTHR, W. J. Chinamen Ca\v es Become U, 6, ott . To the Editor of Th\> pEvening World: Are there fame that become citizens of the U, §.? If not, are they allowed to becomq citizens? = AFR. No, He Is Alm eady an American Cf tinen, To the Editor of The ( Evening World: If two Americai 1 parents are visiting a foreign country; > (nd during that visit a child is born to them, and they re- turn to Anférica in (the child's infaney, is it mecessary on, sthe child becoming of age for him to! take out naturaliza- tion papers to voted \} R. BE. WILLIAMS. Three { Records To the Editor of The Evening Wor What are the re cords of the follow- Ing: Cresceus, Dc n Patch and Star Pointer? fi BF, J. B. Cresceus, 2.02%; Dian | Patch, 1.60 Pointer, 1.60%. The Protee tor of Homes, To the Editor of TE » Bveiting World: What a merry Christmas for crooks it will be if Newry¥ork dogs gol A faithful dog wii de to protect his mas- ter and the mast: m’s property. What does that Alderma a mean by introduc- ing such a resoluti pn? I think us peo- plé suffer enough | hardship by being frozen out by higthJcoal prices, If the thieves have their. pay they will take the last blanket, i) f we have no dog to watch it. Mrs, E. BLOCH. Prehiatod 1c Football. ‘To the Editor of the/ & Wning World: ‘When and wh¢ re \ was the game of football first play ed?) D. J.C, Football was first “played by the ancient Greeks, who calle 4 the game “Epls- ‘euros. It was in troduced into Eng- land by the Ro mans (probably in Caesar's time), andl vas a popular game there as early am 1176. described It as a gi me ing than making at: le the usefs thereof." Thre 0 \Da: To the Editor of The J ive\aing World: , What days of tae week were Oot. 3, 1875; May 6, 1853; arg. April 24, 1878? B. B, F. Sunday. Sunday.) | Wednesday. “Concerning 14 Drinking, To the Ealtor of They # tening World: I N the office whe te I am employed there are sevey al ¢ vrfectly good girls of tender year who think thet a few glasses of beet *¢ lo no one any harm before retiring for {he night, and that thelr will-power 11 Pro strong that they can stop drinkin \ beer when they please, Now, I ¢ ink differently, as I believe thet a git 1| who can drink five or even three Blasses of malt Hquors ts in dang er lof caring too much for drink unless aor~gie power from above stops her cre she has grown too at- tached to it. I'd like readers to dis- cuss: Are these girl # right tn their opin- fons or am I corre ict on the position I have taken? PATRICK M, Newark Ente Vs the Field, ‘To the Baitor of The} w\wning World ‘Whoa, back! hess all this talk of pretty girls com ng trom New York, Jersey’, City: and Brooklyn? the matt! with our Newark girls? If they’re 1 tot at the top of:the was going to transfer, As the car was crowded I could not get off exactly the corner, but got off about block further up. When I came bunch, my pipeuny: Wye out, and I'd bet- ter move back to gmoke scft coal. Btand by the bestrot atic girth 5 chimneys and Wake up, fellows! hem all-the New. ~ ‘ jonth and year was , * ,