The evening world. Newspaper, September 8, 1904, Page 14

me eo pat ae od * @udlished by the Press Publishing Company, No, 63 to @ Park Row, New York. Entered at the Post-Oftice " at New York as Second-Class Mail Matter, + NO. 18,724, The Evening World First Number of columns of advertising in The Bvening World during first six Number of columns of advertising in The Evening World during first six MONHS, 19O3.eeerersereesreresee 6,019 INCREASE ..s000se0se00e I, 681 No other six-day paper, morning or evening, in New EVER carried in regular editions in six consecutive bach a volume of display advertising as The Evening ‘World carried during the first six months, 1904, 7,700 UNPUNISHED MURDERERS, “What becomes of New York's indicted murderers?” * >) Coroner Scholer’s question is pertinent at a time when the public attention is directed to the alarming preva- PR UR ae “& THE # EVENING » WORLD'S w HO / Men, Women and Widows. | By | Nixola Greeley-Smith. 8 burg, N. J, there are elaehteen widows living within two short blocks of each other. These women have all lost their husbands within the last year or two, and thelr exts- \fue tence in such VER itn Gu tten- Bn! close proximity . re ‘was discovered Jie MB and chronicle Nixola Greeley-Smith» tn yesterday's news by an enterprising reporter. Is is safe to say that if the same young man will canvass the widows block a year from now, he will find even a better story awaiting him. The widows will have vanished with Inst _ Yence of homicides. It is of interest in connection with "+ the published statement from the District-Attorney’s Office that during Mr. Jerome's term up to June last the rs number of indictments on file had been reduced by trial * Or other disposition of the cases from 1,000 to 296, ¥ t re yg “a The annual reports of the city magistrates for the «) past ten years roveal a regular and remarkable increase fm the number of persons held for trial for this crime fm Manhattan and the Bronx. Where in 1893 the num- ¢ Der of persons committed for the action of the higher courts charged with homicide was only 46, by 1902 tt /* Bad mounted to 330, In the five years from 1899 to 1903 fnclusive the number of those held on this charge in- . @reased from 192 to 312. These records potnt to an in- crease of murders entirely abnormal and wholly out of Proportion to the regular gain of popblation, and attain- fag now the startling climax which is the subject of General and jus: complaint. The increase ot arrests to correspond with the in/ @fease of murders may be thought to prove a previous! police efficiency in contrast to that now conspicuous for fa absence. But the diminished ratio of convictions to Qrrests prompts other questions, Were these arrests made 00 & substantial basis of suspicion, or were they merely % @ false showing of detective activity? Or were they festified by evidence which was not skilfully presented, Qnd does the fault of failure to convict le with the + @ounty prosecuting officer? Whichever alternative is accepted, {t Js obvious that Grrests which have their final destination in a depart- ' ment pigeonhole sadly fall of effect. : 4 alg Be © & Hew City in & Day—The addition to the nation in one Gay of 6,018 prospective citizens calls attention afresh to | the magnitude of the increasing stream of immigration. steerages of half a dosen ocean liners disgorge their ‘there is deposited on American shores the material for a new city, It ls a dumping process ‘with some apprehension, for the allaying of should be the strictest possible screening on Ellis fsland, WHY NOT NOW? Following Vice-President Bryan's statement that he © ‘gould open the subway for traffic on “three hours’ Rotice” comes the report from the office of the Inter- borough Company that “if it wero desirable to open the * subway a way to do so could be quickly found.” Twenty ‘@ains are runoing up and down the line, “moving like @ockwork,” and capable of transporting 10,000 passen- gers an hour, All that reporters can see of evidences of ty tmcompleteness are “a few unfinished jobs and a few Dalf-decorated stations,” Tho Bronx line is now ready for tralns, power having been turned on yesterday, The signals are in perfect order. } Then why no&t now? Why not do at once what was * @ be done in the emergency of a strike, and open the t Underground for public use? The people would appreciate +" the favor of an early opening es compensation for dis- eonilorts and delays long and patiently endured, 0° Barty Marriage and Divorce—Gov, Warfeld's theory that a late entry into the matrimonial state is more promising of happiness tha: youthful marriage appears to be disproved by the figures of the Census Bureau, The divorce statistics tabulated from the census of 1900 show Just the contrary to be true, According to these it Js more frequently from the carefully calculated plunge into )* | matrimony of seasoned sultors that divorce court eases arive, é Uy THE PELHAM BAY ATHLETIC FIELD. * The formal opening on Saturday of the cfty athletic ) field in Pelham Bay Park will be an event in the new order of municipal provision for public recreation which fs worth noting for praise. It is only in recent years that New York's conceptions of a park's uses have broadened beyond the old “keep- Off-the-grass” idea of restriction and exclusiveness. Boston a century ago gave her boys a playground on the Common, and within a decade has established for them fm Charles River Park an outdoor gymnasium and athletic fleld which at once proved its usefulness, In *; this city the tonnis player and the golfer have received favors which aro now generously and amply extended to }) 08 army of youth on a scale of comprehensivences and unparalleled in other American cities, ¢ Commissioner Schmitt came in for much {ll-con- _/ gered criticism when his elaborate project was “wm Bronched last spring. ‘This criticism has since been D) @rowned in an approval of his athletic field as one of the most sorviceabie gilts which the present administra- tion bas made to the public, ‘The Pelham Bay grounds are reported to be “‘as well as those of the Now York Athletic Club on Island.” There is no reason why they should! gerve for the general public the excellent uses of gi club playground and furnish the boys of Manhattan m4 the Bronx with the full opportunity for sport and! winter's snows or last summer's popu- lar songs, For the masculine demand for widows !*» apparently even greater than the suppl), Some time ago @ can- did relict who described herself as “forty-cight, with some remains of good looks,” wrote me asking how she could obtain a husband. J published her query and the next morning’s mall contained five bona-fide offers of mar- Mage from as many lorn widowers, Luckily I had lost her address, and 1 have not upon my conscience the crime of having helped a widow to a second ‘ husband. Only yesterday a young man in Marion, Tilt in @ lengthy discussion of the joys and sorrows of matrimony, wrote me that bis brother had just de- cided to marry a widow “because her first husband had not died of dyspepsia and {t was fair to infer that she was a 00d cook.” From this and other mag- culing gbservations on the subject I fave been led to believe the widow's Wuperigrity over the spinster ts that af the ready-made article over what may be termed the “custom” article, Of course, the ready-made article is not teally superior, but it ie cheaper and easier to cet; In fact, In the case of widows it is one of those things which, in the lanwugge of the trade circular, “practically sell themselves,” Consider the mere matter of cooking, 4 man may take i for granted that tho rollct of any one in moderate circum- stances knows how to cook, or, at.least, he does take for granted, And the tact that ehe may occasionally get mixed ag to whether it was the late lamented Jones thet had such @ kean relish for stuffed peppers or the present devoted Brown who eo revels in “pota- toes au wratin,” ts not disturbing to the prosaic philosophy which he who Warries a widow must possess, Another thing that recommends a widow is that she has no foolish sent. ment about her, She loves, to be sure, does it in @ good, solid, matter- way consistent with ber good, r-ot-fact self. There ls no moonshine about her, no hysterics—ahe knows if you came home drunk that fee-water and damp towels and not tears are the order of the day. If you don't show up at all he realizes that she is to wait your final homecoming with the patient resignation of an ad- vertiser in the Lost and Found columa, who has proclaimed that “no questions Will te asked.” She knows enough, too, to believe you at all times. If you go away on @ fishing trip and retarn with he same pallid city hands that you took acray with you and a string of foe-cold fish fro mthe nearest market, she ts wise enough to be grateful ind to comment pleasantly on the freehness and flavor of your catch, In brief, the great charm of the widow is that you don’t have to make & “biuft" ¢o her, your lamented prede- cessor baving in his lifetime enlight- ened her as to the varied “bluffs” known tto the mind of man, Therefore, the eighteen relicts of Gutenburg need not fear that they will be left blopming alone on the two blocks which they adorn, Ma; hair ja getting thin, their neck: ay, thelr eyes narrow and shrew the cold calculat what does t jon ‘ot molds ‘age, “oat nm hat matter? ‘they’ are widows, Ty her thet hath not dows no husband To her that hath (s freely given all, LETTERS, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, ——— Tuesday, To the Edttor of The Srening Worlds On what day did March 46, 1207, fali? CASEY, THE FIREMAN, Restaurant Etiquette, | To the Editor of The Evening World; When @ person at @ restaurant ts served with mashed potatoes, ts it correct to egg the same with a fork from the dish In which they are served, or Is It proper to remove them to the plate with the meat, and then eat? Q. T. The latter {s correct. Vegetables should never be eaten from the side dishea on which they are sotett served. Sanday, To the BAltor of the Evening World On what day of the week did Feb. 14, 1875 fall? PEARL, No, To the Editor of the Evening World: Is it proper to fold your napkin when you have finished eating in a restau- rant? EMMA V. March 30, 1902, Peereation which has hitherto been denied 4 WOU AND THE OTHER MAN, power span has what you want, | the ¢ wants what you've got, 2 }, (a the wink of an eye, To the Rattor of the Evening World: Did Paster ever come in March; and, if so, what was the most recent year? Valine ef O14 Cotas, To the Editor of the Evening World: Kindly state the values of the “tal- ent,” “sestertius” and seatertium in INQUIRER, ‘was worth wes Jane and Kickums Go Fishing wv ww They Get a Bite, Which Is Followed by Exciting and Memorable Events Mary 4 @ IT coup vusr] / DE FISHING } LETS TRY HHPCHSS+-F-S-2-45O4 2 P-BE-8-0-8S-O8S-9O-8-E-D9-3-559O-9-000-0E0O4-s5 12: Two CONS Meet Count Confetti #» ww w a rd] s a a And Introduce Him with Social Eclat to the Peach, MISS PEACHE, MEET OuroLD Paris CHUM, Count Conretn The THE DIFFERENCE, “A genius \s 4 genius whether he's| “There's no doubt about it; he le get-| ‘What's matter?” demanded rich or poor. There's really no differ-| ting on in ence"— 7 “He “Pardon me, there is @ slight differ-| tar” tit 19s pelle ote shee 9: ‘te, stow long; 8 poor J tt ‘ om £-S3-£-8-3-6- Lets Lots of Old New Yorkers.B Their Bankrolls Back to Broadwiaye shy for years.” “Those familiar maps,” explained “The letting a divorced man out of paying alimony his 4 former wife has married again has opened the jcity, 08"; Jersey and look across the river at the high buildings, than cough up to the one-time better halvesswhoahare © ‘that {t was cruel and unusual punishment. When @ woman forces her husband to jump off the matyimontay! dock she generally has good reason, and he gets all. thas atudy for acute agony to the iiusband who hastto rig: his bankroll for her benefit once every week. noons, carrying a loose roll of bills in each band end) carelessly waving them when the women who: once Te to work now. He has been an alimony eater for-five years, while the producer, who was a resident membery ways. valialg +ieramag “The Census Bureau report Just*issued‘is full’ has been sitting on the chest of the dot ‘| as far back as memory extends, : ‘ q SKE,” remarked the Cigar Store Man,) Higher Up, “belong to the former New York to many tightwads who have been laqualie | * thrown them into the discard. is coming to him when he is soaked for alimony, But “It is @ great sight to see the members of thevAlimony, ceived mall in thelr names pass by. 1 know at least of the Alimony Club, because his business compelled him: ing thoughts on divorce. It shows that divorce has “Rverybody believed that actors were meats The New Alimony: old familiar faces on Broadway that havi members of the Alimony Club, The fied in the matrimonial stakes and would rather jlivedm,,' “The law was unconstitutional anyhow, onrtheygroum@ after she marries again it certainly must be an undem Club marching up the main thoroughfare theae afters one husband of a divorced woman who will haveto.go to remain in town, has been cutting his incomewe creased 25 per cent. in ten years, It also lifts a Mbebthng! | divorce game. In fact they class fifth. Soldiers, saflora, marines and hostlers beat them {n the order seventeen actors out of 1,000 are divorced, while are fifteen farmhands and twelve woodchoppers.” “I wonder,” mused the Cigar StoreMan, “if- women ever have to pay \alimony.” { “Well,” said The Man Higher Up, “therevaredotees® married women with dough who are paying-whatwrtee! tically amounts to talimony.” The:Rare Quagga, A An interesting correspondence on the the quagga front South’ Africa has been proceeding for time in the Cape Times. Mr, Sclater, dizector of the African Muswum, confirms the statement that this interest: Ing species ts now extinct. Though frequently 't By hunters and sportamen, it can be recognized at.6 Glance from Burchell's or the mountain sebra, by the that only the front half of the barrel and the head-are marked with the characteristic zebra stripes, The legp-end the hind half of the barrel are a very ligMt brown white, This animal formerly ranged over the plains of theh| Orange River Colony and the northern and centfal Cape Colony; apparently it never extended north ef , Vaal or east of the Kel. It was very numerous in of Harris and Gordon Cumming and apparently’ soon became acarce in the colony, where it probably was exterminated about 190, It survived a good many, later in the Orange River Colony, probably until"18%. The Cork Crop, tis; Seventy-five years ago Italy supplied nearly all the covld used in England, but the Italian supply has faiien off; Greatly of late years. In some provinces the trees have.deem / cut down for charcoal and in others they have been felled on account of their hig hpotash values, Cork trees reach the age of 200 years. They yield cork tn thelr { tleth year and continue to do so évery seven years. A new Process has been discovered by which large pleces of corks can be made out of small ones, and this has given a great mmpetus to the cork industry, The price of cork is gone up steadily, both on account of the increasing demand and, the decreasing supply of the raw material, Where Mormons Are Strong, ‘Utah, of course, is under Mormon political control, but 1 is not generally known that the Mormons also control, onat least hold, the balance of power in Idaho, Nevada, en@ possibly Wyoming and Colorado, with a strong following f= Arizona, Washington and other States, Picture Puzzle, v) ma vhs shits kL