The evening world. Newspaper, July 25, 1904, Page 10

by \he Press Publishing Company, No, & to @ ‘Row, New York. Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Becond-Class Mail Matter, UME 48... .NO. 18,678. PROTECTION OF CHILD LABOR, Investigation by the National Child Labor Com- of the conditions under which children are em- in the United States, which will begin this week, to be a very extensive and comprehensive as i aa @ most praiseworthy work of philanthropy, the ) More 20 becuse it is on a national scale and will range "yom the ginss factories and mines of the North to the v mills of the South, The personnel of the com- {s of the highest conceivable standard, {ts mem. >) pifaira and most of them possessing more than a local work, ich Jegisiation has not provided them with remedies it injuetice and Industrial oppression and to secur Me enactment of protective laws where needed. of ite worst aspects, and that it still tolerates abuses of e@hildhood’s rights ts a disgrace to civilization, A hun- red years ago England had not yet put a stop to the ‘@mployment of children under nine in factories, Only within comparatively recent times there that the \ Work day of the child toller has been reduced by law to * #968 than iweive hours, Within the Jast quarter of a Gentury in this country the children of the poor have Gor the first time been accorded by the State that recognl- Mion of their rights and privileges to which their tender Years no less than the promptings of ordinary humanity Pntitied them. And that only in certain of the mora Progressive of the (nited States and agalnst the bitter Opposition of industrial interests, Ao fruit of the active intercession of this committee pomething more nearly approaching equal justice for phildren throughout the nation will be obtained. That tt must be thus obtained hy the efforts of a private philanthropic association ts not to the credit of the States which have failed to furnish it by means of fagislative enactinent long ago. 4 _ & POLICE REPORT WITHOUT A MORAL. Complaint was made recently in 9 letter to an editor that at least u quarter of ol! the arrests made in New York are unnecessary. There is nothing in the purely Statistical report of Inst year’s work by the police, just F Biven ont, to contradict this assertion. As to the arrests for violation of the Excise law in particular, they shay- |) Mg increased to 7,006, it may justly be claimed that _ wader a reavonable statute they never would have © Peached snch numbers, so that these, if not exactly the byes! ‘ers being men fad women all of prominence in public} @elebrity for special attainments in sociological and| The efforts of the committee will be directed chiefly | Ye protect the rights of tho children In those States in| Tt {8 in the treatment of the child factory worker | ‘ What man's inhumanity to man has been exhibited in one! » Tt ta) oe rs 24 DOM DALARAN ADDED Old Love Lelters—No, 9, From a Boston Girl to a Young New York Army Officer. Edited by Aunt Fila in the Boston! | | Globe, | HE Boston girl replies thus to her! lover's impassioned letter (in which he had Inclosed a formal re- quest to ber father for her hand* BOSTON, July 2%, 1861, Dear Billy: Not more welcome ts the | appearance of an inn to a weary tray- eller than your kind letter was to me. But how ts it possible that you should harbor the least suspicion of my fidel- ity? Does my Billy tmagine that I would suffer the addresses of any top or coxcomb er I was bound In the most solemn manner, I mean by prom- Ine, and be assured I pay the same re- to my word as to my oath. If there ls ever an obstruction to our love it must arise from yourself. My af- fections are too permanently fixed ever to be removed from the beloved object; and my happiness or misery will be in Proportion to your conduct. The In- cloned from my father will, I hope, be Sgreeable; I have not reen it, and Warvest of no necessity, were brought about chiefly in wareason. | ‘There were for 1903, in total, 175,871 arrests. This » Was 29,935 more than the aggregate for 1902, The ar- _ Feate'in 1903 were about one to every twenty of popula- tlom.. As the city had gained something 11ke 320,000 in- babitants in the five years ending with 1902, it is appar- e@nt\that the number of arrests in proportion to people has Jncrewsed, But this means rather that there are fore offenses for which one may be ‘taken up” than | * that crime iteelt is on the growth. Gy _Mtomodile brought forth new offenses by producing new a laws to be broken, ! ee which is demonstrated is that the Greene ad- tion in Mulberry street marked a period of in-| without’ my consent tense activity. & somewhat curious coincidence , that the celebration of the thirty-tfth anniversary of the firat train over the New Jersey Central road from , Newark to New York occurs in the heat of the Asbury Park no-Sunday-train agitation, As recently as seven Years ago the inauguration of a Sunday train service on the Morris and Essex branch of the Lackawanna road H@roused strong opposition in the suburban towns, which foresaw and feared the Influx of a “disorderly element,” ‘These fears have been so far from realigation that a Proposal te abolish the popular Sunday service would un- @oubtedly call out more vigorous protests than those originally raised against it, ‘ CALLED TO ACCOUNT. a ‘They have in Brooklyn a Grade-Crossing Commission meated under a special act of the Legislature, and em- Ny powered to abolish certain of the railroad danger spots which abound in that part of the greater city, It is com- posed of A chairman, who !s a competent engineer and fe paid a salary of $6,000 @ year; two members appointed by the Mayor and two representatives of the railroads. Becept the Chairman, the members draw $10 for each rs Meeting. In the year of its existence the Commission Be is computed to have cost the taxpayers $1,000. This Is Aconsiderabie sum, and one from which a corresponding feturn of public service should naturally be looked for, But as a result of the recent frequency of grade-cross- ing accidents the committee has come In for criticiem, much of it apparently well deserved, for delay {n carry- complaint has now reached the pass where {t is inti- mated that ip case of further postponement of decisive Setion the people will ask the Mayor to oust the Com- missioners. This is a very proper and commendable attitude of the nome It ts part of that eternal vigilance which seems be required Lo keep appointive bodies up to the mark and regardful of the object for which they exist, and } Necessity 1s the mother of invention, and invention is ined you hid ''s tale hgh oin Me can st! only aay that ave no objection to frequently tho parent of fresh misdemeanors. Thus the your complying with the young gentle- man's request,.gs I think it may be for your mutual happiness, Tt fe the final truth that no moral whatever {s to be|%2™* suspicion of it before ‘ yead trom the record-breaking arrest report of 1903, The beatiry step of that nature would be taken and even my approbation. May you Ing out the purposes for which # was created, Popular 1 Which they are too prone to lose sight of in snug berths. exercise of this vigilance is citizenship ih ita best A little of it would not go amiss elsewhere in Olding the State Railroad Commission to that stricter Accountability which is the best guarantee of efficiency, POPULAR INTELLIGENCE, An analysis of the two columns of “Letters from the in Sunday's World reveals a high order of intel. on the part of the writers which may well call % The letters wore all the productions of the “general " They discussed sich varied topics as the na- fal Democratic outlook, vegetarian diet, the Approach. ign for Governor, municipal improvement, er, Uie Boers and the law of compensation, # and the vote of Kings County. The treat. topics showed originality and some degree itetion, and gave evidence of thought The arguments were for the most part peeption they revealed a popular under- } Ante! co and interest in the questions of Bs view of existing educa- % pom fear 2 e MAOmRS | therefore enn only judge of itm con- tenta by the conversation last night at supper, When your letter wae delivered my honored fatha was extremely ill of cold, so that I did pot give it to him until the next morning at breakfast. He retired to read it, and at dinner told me he would deliver me an answer In tj ‘ening. Accordingly, after wup- Per and the servants being retired, the beat of parents spake as follows: “With respect to the subject of the In but. being we® convinced of hin T was almost assured that ro That you have, both be as happy as 1 wish! I desire no more." Here the good man stopped, tears \iindered him from proceeding, and me from making a reply. 1 cannot conclude without mentioning | { your conduct at the New York ball Was there none among ao many beau- tes able to attract my Billy's notice, and will he at all times prefer my com- pany to that of the gey and the beau- titul? I will hope a6, and happy shell 1 be If not disappointed. In hopes ot hearing from you goon, I shall eub- seribe myself, yours for ever, The father's answer to the young gentleman: My Dear Young Friend: Ever since I had the pleasure of your conversation I considered you as @ young gentleman of real merit, who would not be gullty of an ungenerous action, and to that Was owing not only the respect I al- waya treated you with but also the common Indulgence to converse frealy with my daughter, The account of your uncle and family I know to be true, for I met with that worthy per- son who ie your benefactor a few days ago at the stage office in this aity, and he confirms the truth of all you have written, My dear sir, if you ever live to be @ father you will know what t occasion; a will- r to you, from a firm mn of your merit, and unxtety for her preservation, from a convi in my own mind that there is nothing permanent in the world, However, sir, have my Ifee consent to marry my . and may the divine providence be gulde in the whole of your pro- gress through this 1 How great, str, is the charge which I commit to your care; the image of a beloved wife long since dead and the hope of my declining years! Her education has been consistent with her rank In life, and her conduct truly virtuous, I have not the least doubt of her conjugal duty, and your felicity {n acting conformably to the! character of a husband. Upon that supposition I leave her entirely to you, and as socn as you can obtain leave from the 1 I shall expect to see you at this place, to receive from my hands all that is dear to me in this world. Your uncle has likewise prom- ised to be here, s0 that all things are| according to your professed wishes. I am, wir, yours sincerely, —————_— THREE COURSES OPEN, he GOOK NOW THE PROPER THING FOR You To | DO ‘TO KEEP FRom BEING CHASED From THE BATTERY TO HARLEM EVERY DA} ees... Sele The Alarm Clock Sends in a False Alarm. ours W j | There are many thoughless persons Finds a Solu i ; WWD SZ Ga vt 3 Wy A Violin Inscription. To the Editor of Tho Evening World: Please lot me know the translation of this ingeription on @ label on a violin: | “Antoniug BStradiuartus Cremonensis. Facelebat anno 17%." Does this inscrip- tlon make ¢the violin valuable? The Inscription means Many labels of this ged. Any expert can prob-| as to the value of the violin @nd the authenticity of the lalel. Fire Engine, To the Editor uf The Evening World: | Which has the right of way, @ United! States matl wagon or a fire engine? 5. For Ivy Potsoning. To the Editor of The Evening World In reply to @ request for a cure for ivy poison: Damp table salt well rubbed on will sometimes cure the most obsil- pate cases. I have cured myself thus often, and I know of many others who have done so, RB. W. The First Man, ‘ To the Editor of The Evening Wil readers study out this question: a: | answer to| “Who invented work? GEORGE P. Going Away in Summer. To the Editor of The Evening World: rho live beyond their means and make 4 display by going to the motintains or elsewhere in summer and leave thelr tion to the Push-Cart Problem. He Explains How Remarkably Easy It Is to Stand Still and at the Same Time to “ Keep on Moving.’ Move THe clock on baal) rHImGS THOSE mORRo }) % wire Go) oot Rf a 16 TO PUTON A PAIR, Or RUBBER HEELS AND THEN JUMP UP AND DOWN SO AS NOT TO- STAND ON ONE SPor TOO LONG! THEN You Wont Ger, ARRESTEDAT Au; Gookoo-a! GooKa! Gook INA! Goo KINO} 4 ws? LATE !! UIUC he DPD GOO9009-9-9-59-5-49-956-9-9-96-9-9.98-3-00-3-5-9-5-355 93208: oft with a promise which often is not t. That Mile-a-Mi: Bullet. To the Editor of The Evening World: In reply to Q and J. D. G,,who are Aisoussing whether @ bullet fired at they would say that the bullet would o rate of a mile @ minute by a man on|reach the man in front as the rear of @ train one mil at the rate of a ute was fired one minute later. ANON. Either Is Correct. Latter More Common. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: 1 am not fair, But you have thought me a0, And with a crowd I go Mors rich than beauty's wear. And dread lest I forego The honor that you gave, T am not wise, But you loved wisdom #0, That what I did not know I learnt it in your eyes. I am not true, But you have trusted so ‘That faithfully I go Leat I be false to you. If heaven I win, I can no virtue show But that you loved me so, cate or dogs to their fates; and cardeasly neglect to pay the poor “ at hale pose -eresinege - lili CaM acti floult to At these aceln So rf I Know at}, ABour iT FoR By Martin Green. A Coat of Tan Is the —_ True Vacation Bulletin Just Now,’ 66 SEE," eald the Cigar Store Man, “that coats of: tan are the regular summer decorations at the, present time.” “Yhe coats of tan are plainly visible to the naked eye,” responded The Man Higher Up, “but not all” of the owners would stand a frisk on where the tan was avquired. A coat of ten is a vacation bulletin, and from: , its appearance you can't tell whether {t was accumulated, on a rear fire-escape or on the deck of a yacht. “The average tan decoration is a four flush. You cag, go out to the fishing banks and in one day broll yourself” so thoroughly thet an observer would be justified in thinking you had been on an automobile tour to the World’s Fair, A few hours in a rowboat in Canarsie a Bay or off New Rochelle will make a vacationer stack wtp with 2 farm hand on the tan business, But what's ~ the use? “Uncle Russell Sage says that the vacation system is | fooliah, He isn't ell to the bad, at that. The average): American goes at a vacation like a sailor off a long voy. . age goes at the Bowery. The letter-carrier parades om ‘ the only day off he has in the year, the plumber takes a day off and spends {t putting the shot and unloading schooners, the hardworking musician takes a vacation engagement in a seashore orchestra, and the flabby” muscled clerk spends his rest-time playing baseball or rowing « fat girl around a pond in a canoe, The New . Yorker 1n the aggregate does more hard work In @ vaca- > tlon of two weeks, gets bitten by more mosquitoes andy eats more bum food than he crowds into the remaindet ' of the year, He gets back to work with sore bones, in-" flamed skin, an ossified liver and a case of evaporation. of the bank roll, and blames {t all'on elther the Demo- cratic or Republican party, depending on which way de>, votes.” “Where, in your opinion, is the best place to spend vacation?” asked the Cigar Store Man, , “In that portion of the United States bounded on the south by New York Bay, the west by the North River, 4 the east by the East River and the north by the Har Jem River,” answered the Man Higher Up. Marry a Girl with Nerve, —.—— Greeley-Smith, ” By Nixol q ° i é z & i é t i f Fy ig i f aT ity F 4 it § Ss 3 ij i? ig 7 if : aff iz! i A | i ztge it sg 5% BE | i j i z i effective feats of burglar catching, Readers of current news cannot fall te be the daily chronicles of hairbreadth women take @ leading part, displaying a ¥ commendable quality of feminine “nerve.” This quality is in reality the best gift which the tha ide at human bigths can bestow upon their The nerve that makes a slender woman face an burglar without flinching or plunge to the 4 drowning man Is distinctly a product of to-day, Strangely enough, however, It is not met with eo often in thé tall, sunburned goddess of out of i! t : E Hi ES e woman whose general physical fragility suggests « sponaing degree of timidity. The woman who looks as if she would not hurt a fy the very one who would face mice, cockroaches and suddeg ; death without more then a first involuntary shudder. It fe she who will effect @ daring rescue or a startling she who in emergencies does not wait timorously for J to get his gun, but gets it and uses It herself. Some tall women may have nerve, but it Is rarely that «” fat woman, however imposing her alae, is anything but the” most trembling, timorous, defenseless creature in the worl, The thick adipose layers that bury and deaden the fine files" nts Of feeling that we call nerves seem utterly to de " q 4 stroy the less tangible mental quality of nerve, However, it seems useless to discuss the fat bravery. Her most ardent admirers will not make the for her and she herseif would disclaim the personal bravery, aa I once heard one of the solid