The evening world. Newspaper, April 21, 1903, Page 12

‘TUESDAY EVENING, 3 APRIL 21 1903. Published by the Press Publishing Company, No. 53 to 63 Park Row, New York. Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Second-Class Mali Matter. VOLUME 48.........ccccccceeeeNO. 18,218, { A HOME PAPER, NEWSY AND SANE. The two items of greatest news importance in the evening papers of yesterday were the account of the Brie train wreck and the story of the identification of ) the victim of the barrel murder. Hach of these vital | news reports was given the public by The Evening World hours ahead of its contemporaries, By its habitual early presentation of the news as | farniehed by the Associated Press and supplemented by special despatches, and by the added interest of its read- ing matter in lighter vein, The Evening World has at- tained the unique and creditable distinction of being the One evening paper in the city satisfactorily combining _ “live” news features with home-page literature of the highest class. Tt is an enviable and untainted success, one achieved by legitimate and approved methods of journalism in which there has been no appeal to class prejudice, no incitement of race hatred, no perversion of facts to fit " pensational headlines, no propaganda of anarchy, Tt is & triumph of clean newspaper making all the More admirable because of the sane and self-respecting - policy which has made it possible. THE AL ADAMS FAVORITISM. Tt may be that a Sunday in the Tombs would have had a depressing effect on the delicate health of Al Adams; what a man driving a street car can stand may sasily prove too much for him fifteen years later. The physical powers of resistance grow weaker as the years 0 by, and free living does not improve them. But that a prisoner convicted and awaiting sentence should be singled out to enjoy the luxury of hotel fare while his fellow-prisoners are democratically herded in fail without discrimination points to a most objection- ®ble kind of favoritism. There is provision at Bellevue for the care of prisoners suffering from illness; there {8 @ hospital cell in the Tombs. It is idle to question the fact that the policy king’s money procured him privi- Jeges the denial of which to poorer prisoners gives basis to the popular theory that justice in New York is a Purchasable commodity. But admitting and deploring the scandalous favorit- ism, the main thing about Adame {s that he is likely soon to be temporarily behind the bars in part punish- Ment, at least, of one of the most despicable forms of /tageality. The influence of the gambler is bad enough, hat of the get-rich-quick swindler worse. But fer sur- pasaing them in predatory qualities is the policy sharp who preye upon the very poor. His ill-gotten gains are derived trom the part of the community least able to afford it. Pittances put aside for a rainy day find their way into his pockets along with childish savings and the portion of the week’s wages which should go for _ better food. The efforts of Capt. Goddard and others to unearth and end the policy evil constitute one of the Most commendable reformatory movements in municipal records. Consequently some very definite good has been accom- plished in having Adams declared gullty, whatever prison Privileges are afforded him. Of what benefit his wealth ‘will be to him in securing a stay of sentence, an appeal, and perhaps an eventual defeat of justice remains to be feen. Certainly the money is there to exhaust the fesources of legal delay and objection, CHURCH AND THEATRE. 5 Speaking before the American Dramatists’ Society | Mr. Heinrich Conried, the new director of the Metropoli- tan Opera-House, said that “it is certain that all au- iences in the theatres taken together, number more aren fe collective @udiences of all religious denomina- , Bor New York, at least, the etatement is rather Woosely made. There are forty-four theatres in Manhat- tan, with an average seating capacity of 1,500. Granting that they are filled at each of the eight weekly per- formances, they attract more than half a million persons each week. But in Manhattan and the Bronx there are of the Roman Catholic faith aione 120 ciiurches, vary- ing in capacity from the roomy auditoriums of St. Pat- rick’s and St, Pauls to the small mission church. But remembering the vast congregations they draw to three masses on Sundays and to vespers is it quite certain that the entire theatre patronage equals that of the Catholic Church alone? But regardless of exact figures it ts certain that tne ethical influence of the theatre !s very great. Is it necessary to incur the charge of moralizing in pointing ut the obligations of the dramatist to provide the pub- Ue with clean plays? Given an immoral play that fills & large theatre for, say, a hundred nights, how great a burden of responsibility the playwright Incurs in pur- veying pornographic filth to this multitude! It is a burden which a conscientious man should be slow to assume, THE ACTRESS’'S HARD LOT. That very charming and popular actress, Annie Rus- Fs confides to an Evening World reporter that “the average girl who works in a shop has a much better | ume of it all the year ‘round’ than does the actress, Por the stage favorite, says Miss Russell, “there is no }) Fecreation, only @ routine of sleep and acting; at the =) BeBson’s end you fecl as stale as old bread.” “The actress can’t go to parties or dinners, the Opera i denied her, holidays are the bugbears of her lot. It is Very wad, and Miss Russell really “envies’ the sales- ‘Course, the two months’ vacation the actress takes Maine woods is something. It must be something » have & crowded house applauding you, recalling you as you come before the curtain. It father nice to have all the good clothes you ‘and flowers and press notices and car- i attention and celebrity, to have reached an exalted place tn » are Chere no compensatory b Wall street tips, million- hatrimony ? w dog poor actress, undoubt- bie bs Fe B By fi wr av wallet ~ w THE .# EVENING 2 WORLD'S w HOME ww MAGAZINE 6044440000 o> 04OO4ODOHS POVODDOO44 ©OO2Od9DD $660900O0OOH6- 9000-90 ONCE MORE, COME TO GRIEF. WHICH WAS THE BOSS¢ A Marital Conversation Overheard on the Y,. By Nixola Greeley-Smith. E was a little, dark, very spick-and-span man of per H haps fifty, and the tall blonde of generous German pro~ rortions with whom he entered the car was evidently, his wife. They boarded a south-bound Gixth avenue “L” train ed: Thirty-third street and,, beyond the two men between whom the stout woman had rather forelbly wedged herself, they,’ ioted at first little attention. ‘The man soon drew the curlous gaze of the surrounding, passengers, however. For it took them only a few moments. to discover from his flushed iface and violently working: mouth that he was as furiously angry as only a very little mian can be. Hanging on to a strap and lurching hither and thither em his toes as the train jolted into the stations, he strove val- jantly to master his i1l-humor, Perhaps he would have succeeded {f at a particularty, vicious jolt, which sent him reeling into the lap of a stout. colored woman on the opposite side of the car, his mife ha@ not laughed with visible enjoyment of his discom@ture, When he recovered his equilibrium the storm burst. told you to meet me at 8 o'clock. Why weren't you these?’ I telephoned to the house, but no one answered. Three-quat~ ters of an hour you kept me nwaiting. Where have you been?” The blond woman looked at him for a moment es though wondering !f his words were addressed to ber. Then, mest- ing his little black eyes, she giggled provokingiy, but ela nothing. “Answer me, Matilda; answer me!” he shouted, and alk the passengers leaned forward eagerly. “Shhhbh," the blond women admonished. Then, in e Jow,! perfectly amiable ton: "I tolt you T was at home. Hew || could I hear the telephone if I was asleep heim?” ' “Matilda, you are telling me an untruth.” Mo! replied, still exasperatingly. placid, “I em-net.*. “You are! < “I am not!" They kept it up for three etations, he asserting, che deny ing, nelther varying the formula a syllable. From the pink flush on the woman's face the passengers’ could seo that she was getting angry, while ber Uttle hus band was dancing up and down with rage. Then the little man said “You are!” once too often, fer, suddenly his wife lost her calm and with it ber grammar, “Shut up, Hermann!" ehe exclaimed, in tones audible the whole car; ‘I tell you I ain't!” and ail the suppressed! passion of her nature seemed concentrated in the dnal syila- ble. . For @ moment the little man hesitated. His gaze met. hers, and fell before it. A “Why didn't yot say so in the beginning, then? be asked, in a sudden mild placation. And the remainder of the trip downtown -was accomplished’ in an atmosphere of peaceful silence. ' A PROTEST FROM PRIMROSE AND DOCKSTADER! Prof, Josh M. A. Long: ‘We desire you to understand that we re corkers, burned corkers, and your allusions to an asylum for the derelicts| of humor (your so-called Old Jokes’ Home) in connection wittr our modern | 4 sturdy, self-reliant jokes that can over the footlights without assistance from the leader of the orchestra, We do not fear your veiled threats. But Neil O'Brien and Eddy Leonard are new to the business, and the clanging of a street-car gong outside the thea- tre agitates them. They think it is the busy blue ambulance approaching and fear the ignominy of being deprived, in public, of the jokes they have working for them this season. And who are you, that you should shut the door of hope in the old jokes face? There is no joke so old but that it is &@ stranger to somebody. Besides, if a joke is old, the audience knows just when to laugh. Your threats have compelled u@ to put on a lot or Jokes so new that when we spring them the interlocutor has to drop a flag and shout “They're off}'* Let us arbitrate, GEORGE PRIMROSE; LEW DOCKSTADER. the Grand Opera-House, where be busy all next weeks. Our Answer, ‘We have nothing to anbitrate! PROF. JOSH M. A, LONG, OLD DR, LEMONOSKY, At the Old Jokes' Home, where we will be busy all next week. Note. Those desiring to attend minstrel per-| © formances, and to be prepared tor emergencies, should have one of our handsome 8. P, C, H, badges. If you want one send @ two-cent stamp to| Prof. Josh M. A. Long. $ Mr, Petersen §: Bi Prot, Jouh Of, A, Long: Dear Sir—Piease give these poor over- worked jokes the sugar barrel: Tramp—Got any quarter cigars? Proprietor—Yes. Tramp—Well, give me a ettes, ie OBLIVER 0g Z\GOO0S Trg YEAR DP) At walig! WHY HE WAS ARRESTED. “When I was ‘in: the Legislature,” sali the Kentuckian, ”” “T was called over to the Penitentiary to see an old friend. He eaid that wasn’t a place to keep a gentleman in, an@ = * asked mp to got him out. ‘How’d you get in, Jim? 1 Ui: “well, Mr. Tom, It was this way: You know i Wtie Dr, Smith down to Owensboro? Well, I met him om the street, and ses to him: “‘Doc, I'm feeling so bad I’ thinks I'm alck,” ‘Feeling bad, are you?” ‘he eez, Well, ———y > youn —— —— —, Jim," te sez. ‘Why don't you take some. js the Sugar |? “‘hné that night, Mr. Tom, I took his two muies.’” 1 ON THE EVENING WORLD PEDESTAL. a 1 t =z ® Bvery ball crank dn the nation sounds a shrill interrogation, And the Gotham “fan” hurls queries at the local nine Gigantic: A “Ie the last year's Hoodoo busted?” “Are you worthy to be trusted?” “Will you play pennant-winning ball or repeat your ‘Eighth Place’ antic?” pack of cigar-| @ Customer—Have you any wx for a|@ nickel cigars? POSOOSOOOO4 Clerk—No, we sell five for five. ry an aan ee oe Set LED TERS, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS. long as I get a good smoke. Why did Eve Gite the apple? Because she had no knife, Theee poor, homeless jokes were caught In the wilds of Brooklyn, so you need not fear an tnquest should they mysteriously die. MARTIN G. PETERSON, | * GONUNDRUMB, Apply te Supreme Court, Why is lide the @reatest of ell conun- To the Editor of The Mvening World: How can a person have his name Officer Murphyheimer’s Batch, | °o8need? ANXIOUS, Prof, Joab Of. A. Long: Sunday, Friday. Here are same jokes that 1 five | 7° the Balter of The Evening World: trained nurees or ime en acpsins ™ On what days did Dec, 14 and Dec, 19, disused well, with ten pounds of scrap| 5% fall? SIDNEY PULVERS, iron and lead pipe put on them, so that The Vanderbilt they cannot escape: To the Editor of The Evening World: Why 1s @ madman like two ment} What are the names of the late Cor: Answer—Because he is a man beside| "¢!/u# Vanderbilt's children? mself. R. P, 8. JONRS, ; Why 1s @ dmwn tooth lke athing for-| He had six children, five of whom are \ gotten? Anewer—It is out of your head. | *t!l! ving, ‘The eldest, William H. Van- paren rTM Aerbiit, died in 1892, ‘Nhe five others ar LAWRENCE MURPHYHEIMER. | (Cornelius, Gertrude, Alfred, Reginald A little Lady's Lot, and Gladys, Prot, Josh 4. A. ong ‘Twentieth Is (China Wedding,” Kindly make room for these Jokes, as|To the Haller of The Bvening World: they are past curing: When married twenty years ‘ : ‘wedding Js celebrated? Theatrical people are always quarr i. A. CO NB what NF el lng, but then they "make up" easily. ch A man's funny-bone, we presume, en- ables bim to laugh “In his sleeve. Who serves us through fire and water?| ,/4 Modovern weight champlon ohh ‘The cook, 0 wor WwW. Her Age, Te the Eéltor of The Bvening World: What age jp & young lady born on Jan. 4, 1885, on Jan, 4 Year of her'age i A bad place to get out at—The elbows. ETHEL ARMITAGE, Brooklyn, A Horse om Joe-Miller, Prot, Job Of. AP Long: ‘This tale has been told about long enough, Please pack it down on ice; Bertie (to young lady who be is driv- and | ing with)—- say, Maud, why are you no qulet? don't you talk? ne “mush when 1 am ti ee af