The evening world. Newspaper, January 16, 1906, Page 12

Publistiea by tho Press Publishing Company, No. 6 to 6 Park Row, New York. Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Second-Class Mail Mattor. A SAMPL.R PROMISE. Za the campaign of 1901, when f first ran for the office of Dis- Pict Rtoniey, "Me elerome made Nowsny jementa in Speech published In the Herald of en corporate ure of the St Mle quite tine that plain said something on the sub- no war with corporate ut ask any lawyer ce in the city, of New Prodided by the sharp inquiries concerning his failure to act in the in- suranéé scandals, District-Attorney Jerome puts out a lame and impotent impersonal reply to the effect that he is go- ing to try to do something. He shows no eagerness to keep his promises. Mr, Jerome has been a prolific prom- iser. We append a sample promise made during his first campaign concerning the ro- gueries of the traction magnates, trimmed with some insinuations against judges which it were a crime to mention unless true. What has become of all this knowl- Home . The Charmer. By J. Campbell Cory. NICE LITTLE edge? tut if Tam will name HN? jead vinta, tenement. 7 T shall follow them they lead into the officn Metropolitan Street. Rall- AOR owe ‘better than I do hon Tam. attacking the Street Ratina, - ful jenced At work in this com- And Pr la: ) 86 ae to theft, Bas Mr. Whitney died in -peace and Mr. Ryan is living in righteousness and greater affluence than ever. “The Hunting of the Snark” cover it, aftei Does this verse from This was charming, no doubt; But they shortly found out That the captain they trusted so well Had only one notion For crossing the ocean, that was to tingle his bell! The Marriage Question. Father Lauer, of Schenectady, recently appealed to the young men and women of his parish who are “keeping company” to hurry up and get married. One hundred weddings a year in his large parish would not be too much. There have been fifteen. Age In defense the young men truly say that houses are renting very e« high and almost impossible to get and that provisions cost too much. Schenectady is the town of the General Electric Company, which is accused of getting illegal rebates from the railroads so that stockholders can draw unearned, illegal and usurious profits. There is no rebate at the corner grocery for the young man anxious to marry. And he is the man the country should look out for. The advice of the Chicago Chief of Police to women not to make display of Jewelry in the street is just as good for New York, Such display is 2 provocative Public Affairs and Citizen Kickers. Deputy Street Cleaning Commissioner Gibson is reported to have j made this rejoinder to criticism of the uncleaned streets: The department, no matter how bad the condition of the streets may be, is 4 ‘not answerable to any newspaper or band of citizen kickers who choose to ask us why our work is not being properly done. ® Ht is a faint echo of Vanderbilt’s ruder “remark. “The public be «. damned” attitude is a favorite one with persons dressed in a little brief “guthority. It was the McCurdy and McCall attitude. It is an attitude Which assumes its mast offensive form in public officials. New York has had many examples of it in Park Commissioners, Building Commissioners * and others. In the end they all had to go. Contempt of the citizen kicker on the part of city officials is the height of egotistic folly. Whom the gods would destroy they first make “a bigger man than the public” and leave him to his fate. jOPSIS OF PRECEDING ‘CHAPTERS. e a wea!! ite foe eee soe fuseian "music taster, ‘Tos further Me suit stakes rooms in the same house with the wi There he mocts soveral foreign i. Alexis and others, “ One i Steer pave fasa nia Sl oh carried nim to Ruse red. » Tom Bite by name, and Jennie, hie wits, accost' Merton and volun teer to earn the reward CHAPTER VI. 5 Tom Bliff Investigates. S the reader may have surmised, Tom Blt was a burglar; an ex- ‘is convict who had recently ‘come down the river’ from Sing Sing, Wyere he had served a term of three years and six months for what the po- ibe called “a failure In the profes- sional Ine.” To do him Justice, it should be said that when Tom Blt reached New York ft was with the firm resolve to lead a new iife and try to win by honest labor, and in this resolution Jennie, his wife, strongly supported ‘him. Unfortunately it is @ dimcult thing for unknown honest men to get work in the crowded city, and it is nearly impossible for the man to do it whose record 1s # Dad. And then, the only business or ediling that Tom Blft knew well was that for which there was no demand— the calling whios in the end had provea his downfall. But he tried, living on the Uttle savings of his wife till thelr money , ‘was exhausted, their larder lean and © * the Christmas shops and the Christmas heeds tempted them with their in- ; aceasible abundance, ‘The case of Fritz Hugger, Tom's pal, added to the misery of his situation, Frits Hugger had served the same sen- fence in the same place and for the #ame crime, and he left prison with the fame determination to lead an honest Ate. future, (But ‘the man)onee tn prison for a "y for he can- eyes of the New York has too few citizen kickers. But there are enough to serve. ‘ Hopper, ask Schmitt, ask Schrader. Among public officials those " last: longest who are respectful when the. people ask questions, “Kidnapped in men paid to keep track of him. If he secures a place, his employers are not!- fied of his chanacter, and a speedy dis- charge follows, till 1p very desperation the man goes back to his old agsociates and takes up his old ways, only to be &gain ‘‘sent up,” and so to go aver the old ruts ti kigdly death ends another of the many tragedies of our clviliza- tion, Just two days before this Fritz Hug- er, entirely innocent of any fresh of- fense, was.arrested on suspicion while he was feasting his hungry eyes on the Christmas good things in a Bowery win- dow, and was now in the Tombs, with the chances In favor of his staying there till the holidays were over. And so it was that the sentiment of affectioh for his pal added to the mis- erles of Tom BUft's poverty at this time. Again he arose, pushed the paper shade aside and looked at the back windows of No. 17 Betaine place, which were so close that he could lean out and touch the s'll on the second story. Through the threads of light between the opposite slats he could see that figures were moving about, and the de- Sire burned in him to learn more about this houss and {ts Russian occupants, He was engaged in these observations when Jennie returned, quite out of breath and with the glow of the night cold on her cheeks, Throwing off her bonnet and coat tho woman, who had brought with her a Stout paper bag containing coal, soon had a fire burning tn the Itttle upright stove, From a small flask she gave the man a drink, took one herself, say- ing as she did 0, “A merry Christmas, Tom!" and then proceeded to cook some chops and coffee. When they were seated at the rickety pine table, she Pay ‘When I came through Betaine place, I heand that the old man's daughter is missin’. Now, I fruess that young fel- ler—Martin—Morton? No, Merton—yes, Eaward Merton, will offer another five thousand to them that finds her, Ah, it would be a mighty good thing if "bout half the folks in the world was Jost and never found; the rest might have an easier time vf it. Five thou- sand dollars, just think of {t, Tom!" “Hi am thinkin’ on it,” be responded. “Hi can't get it out of me mind. Wy is it that some has money to squander Uke that, while others has to pinch and starve, or beg, or steal? “E think, Tom, one feels poverty more about Christmas time, for the season js cold and @ hungry stomach has seldom Wy) " MH} Nii) NYY) MKY\K \ NX) N Letters from the People #@ ‘Answets to Questions Meek Brooklynites and B. R- T- To the Editor of The Evening World: The most meek people in the word live In Brooklyn. Gentlentss, patience, endurance for themselves and families are prominent in’ the features and in the acta of the men of the Borough of Brooklyn. Watch them packed and trampled upon in the Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit car-boxes, treading on feet and dresses, grasping wildly at straps or careening into their neighbors at every corner and swaying in continusus rhythm as the halting cars follow each other in Jerky procession through crowded streets, If faith can save sin- ners, the Brooklyn man will surely sit near the throne,.for he actually believes in the Brooklyn Rapid Transtt's prom- |tses of decent, satisfactory service. He New York, f ingen mo @ warm back. Why didn't they have Christmas in July or ‘long there, when the poor doesn't need so many clothes nor 80 much to eat?’ Seeing that her husband showed no inclination to an- swer her question Jennie continued, with a sigh: “I wish poor Fritz was with ur to-night so as to have sup at the flask and a bite of chop." “No,” growled Tom BUff, “pore Fritz is jugged, and ‘Im as hinnercent as a baby unbornt. Wot's the good of hany- thin’, hanyow?"* Feeling very much better for his sup- per Tom Bl pulled back from the table, It his pipe and stretched out his legs, The tooting of distant horns was in his ears and the reward cf five thou- sand dollars was running through his mind; but {t was the immensity of t sum and not the possibility of gaining it that concerned him, About midnight J Buf started up 1 promise not to get into no'danger, or ‘ace Pou dela’ gut of bed derail BIRDIE |! SEE THE SAA a SSeS WARN SS OSS SSS SS SSNS SASS SSSESS SSSSSEAAN SAS << SSS SSS SN TOSSES SSSGSSS SS SS SSNS SS Ss os SSSNSSS oS Sote SSESSS SSCS SS XX OX 9, 3S oS YOR PRETTY CAGE UNCLE TOMMY HAS FOR You A SQN SOS SONS SS “an Tuesdas> Evening, Jam wary sees always a jam, always a crowd; seldom, day cr night, a comfortable car. Turkeys are caught by trailing corn under @ hole in a fence, but the average ‘Brooklyn man can beat a turkey to a standstill in following the trail of the Brooklyn Rapid Transits promises. He doesn't realize that the erowd and jerk are here yesterday, to-day and forever. G.0. Cc Areas of Canada and United States. To the Editor of The Brening World: Is Canada larger in area than the United States? What is the area of each? M. SMITH. Canada’s area {6 3,745,574 square miles. ‘The aren of the United States !s 3,602,- 990 square miles, The area of the United States and its islands is 3,756,834 square miles, Not Good Training Fare. To the Editor of The Fventne World: Are te-cream, candy and such kind: of sweetmeats fajurious to an aspirant for athletic lonors? ANXIOCS. That Canal-Digging Plan. To the Editor of The Evening World: Du Chesnay's idea to send convicts to dig the Pinama Canal is good. An- other reader writes objecting to {t, but hfs contention (that convicts would pot Uke the work) is weak. A convict. as a Tule, is not one who merely “got inte trouble," as he complainant expreases it, but one who committed crime, a fel- ony, and who should have no choice in likes and dislikes while serving his time. However. it may be advisable to give im small wage and board. It would p> @ Very good thing for the country at sree if every State contributed {ty yuota of criminals to the digging of tbe canal, to save better lives and money besides, IMPARTIAL. Apply to Supreme Court, Where can I apply to have cy name changed? M. W. M. Stamforivine, ¥; The “Mechanic's Problem.” To the Filltor of The Evening World: R. Elvins asks what position any ma- terial object would occupy in a hollow sphere {fa perfect vacuum were ob:ained thereln. The body in the sphere would fall to the lowest point. ‘Gravity is in ne way affected by a vacuum, and the only difference would be that if the sphere were quickly reversed the boly would fall inore quickly than in the alr, The :.Machinations of a Russian Secret Pitted Against the Lowe of a Plucky New Yorker. Jal Sy Us Ny, ener ve we | bed. Tom?" iy “And perhaps kill him?” |e lyin’. Hi can't rest till Hi've looked | into them Roosbins aciost the. way. There, don't you worry, Jen, there's “Dressin,”” was the reply. 2 Nestles the seed perfection, apas.cr i abeenres yg ue —Watt Whitman Providence, R. ‘1, - — a Society nie offered no further objections, As Tom wore tubber stoes, she could not hear him when he-lefc.the room. 3>ft- ness of tread, coolness of hoad, and quickness: of action are the prime re- quisites of the burglar's profess} n. Silently as a cat, ‘Tom Bilft made his why to the roof of the house in which he lived, and from this !t was but a long step to the back mareard windows of the house 17 Betaine place. m There was some snow on the ledge, but as It was froxen {t did not greatly’ hinder his progress, though (a misstep | would send him orashing down forty feos to the cluttered mpace betwen the not going to be.any swag,” sald Tom Elif, 1p tones meant to be gentle and reassuring, ea etste rand Perhi because Ighew from ex- oF ins 3 Would ono” good. dear 'No you're not,”” ‘ “Hi am; Hi tell you! Now keep stil.’ two ree) \ ed fice Previous‘ inspection» ’ convinced’ | him | ‘ard Pp @ Rodshin that: aetna nea part of ee a Race of HERE are cave-dwellers in the twentieth century, just as there Were in prehistoric times. Thelr abodes are arranged on a principle not wholly different from that of a Harlem’ flathouse, Theso modern cave-dwellers lve in Cappadocia, Asia Minor. ‘The whole region Is of volcanule formation, which covers & vast area, and is composed of a deep layer of pumice stone, tufa or peperine, overlaid by rugged lava fields, The pumice or tufa !s of almost incredible thickness, but the overlaid lay- er of lava is quite thin, not more than three feet thick at any point. The tufa Is so soft that It can be dug away with the thumbnail, so that only time and patience were necessary to exca- vate it into chambers of any required size. It Is known that a chambe feet long, 13 feet broad and 10 feet high was oxcavated by a single workman in the space of thirty days, In thls re- gion the troglodytes of Cappadocia 16, 1906) ; Twentieth Century Has Cave-Dwelilers. Lave wonderful dwellings, says the ll- lustrated London News, from which WITIt ROOY, the accompanying pictures are reproduced. These dwellings ate lav ¢ up In some selsmic upheaval. ‘There are more than [0,000 of thet. “vie hes the cones varies greatly, ranging perhaps from 0 62 910 fest. The process of dis integration by ‘the-splvent action of water sti.l contimues, of course, and in many cones the exterior wall has been worn away to such an extent that the clansere are lati bare. Such exposed chambers, if they lis fairly: to the sun, are ured for drying grapes and other fruits. as they are safe’ against invasion by animals, Often the cones are almost perfect in shape. Very often the doorways are quite elaborate, and display an attemp: at archi- tectural and decorative effect. more espcially in the case of\cones that have been turned Into temples, churches or chapels. The usval meihut of Ingress fs by means of a double flight of footholes cut In the laya at regukr paints, Ite the rungs of a ladder, and extending from the ground to the doomm\rs. Thes> holes give support to foot and hand In climbing. On entering the doorway of any of these cone dwellings we find ourselves within a spacious chamber, about the walls of which niches and shelves for the storage of small household ef- fects have been cut Int the stene, The irways leading the upper stories are lke wells or round chimneys. and one ascends to an ripper story by neans of the lad r holes out In the rock. The floors be- tween the stories are usually thick enough to witistaad any welght that might be put upon them: -occastonally the exs ors mis= calculated the thick- ness of the floor, and 90 had to make one iefty chamber nstead of two. As many as nine storles may occur in one cone, but most have only two, three or four stories, which ean be counted by the windows. The natives of this re- gion are still, to all intents and purposes, troglodytes. In most respects, howe ever, they differ in no way from the inhabitants of ordinary Turkish villageay their customs and Ianguage being the same. It fs very difficult to fix a date for the origin of these cave-dwellings. They are mentioned ‘by no classical author, except perhaps Cicero; but there is an allu« sion in the works of Leo Diaconus, who tlourished about {50 A. D. Prof. Sayce, however, believes that the cones of Cappadocia were well known and Inhabited In the Hipute period, about 190) B. C., a date beyond which we cadnot and neo® not try to go. EXTERIOR OF, CONE, SHOWING LADDER. HOLES, AA Thought for To-Day. In this broad earth of ours, Amid the measureless yrosaness and the slag. Enclosed and safe tcithin its central heart, By Arthur Rochefort, AUTHOR OF “‘THE DETACHED RBRAIN>!’ ,| not a little surprised to find the door but could not open the shutters -vithout ; Some nojse, and this he did not want. With the ease of a wildcat, he climbed to the roof and, to avoid being seen jfrom the street or from neigiiporing | houses, he crawled along till he reached the trap through which the servants in [the old days came up to hang out clothes. He lfted the trap, though It moved stiffly, and then, leaying it open to facilitate a hasty flight should it be necessary to make one, he went softly own the dust-covered steps to the musty garret, Every burglar 1s more or less of an architect. Tom Buff knew the internal Plans of these old New York houses as well as if he had built them or lived in one all i:is fe. Without much trouble he found his way into the mansard story, and was of a front room open and a light burn- ing within, He listened and his-trained ears told him that the room was unoo- cupled then, but the licht meant that some onc might be expected back at any moment. Stepping softly to the door, Tom Bilft Jooked In. A fire burned in a rusty stove. There was a attdents’ lamp with & green shade on a little round: table, and beside it a small oblong box of such exquisite workmanship that the burglar felt it was made for precious things— perhaps {t held them now. The old instinct to appropriate was strong im Tom Bliff, but he‘ restrained himself, not because he at that moment! recalled his resolution to lead an honest fe, but for the reason that he heard, even felt, that there was some one at the foot of the s:airs leading up to this He moved gently hack to.the dark re- cess from which the stebs tose to tho root and with every sense on edge bent to Isten. < “Ravens! there's a woman in trouble ‘on the floor below. |, J#¢ pulled shut che door of the\ closet, mit thrauga the cracks in, th Doards | died. phe Lump, “Two of ‘em, an’ mi eigners! Can't make owt ther dingo! Hat ‘That name 4 Merton?” y, that's the bloke wo! hoffered thourind the: hold a mi i The two men, Orloff and Dr, Semvtet, pasved closet door and wont into the stuffy front room, |leaving.the dor Chenin the vain hope of fresher air, If Tom Buf had whderstood Russian and could have entered the front room as reporter on an assignment, his 1s what he would have seen hd hws. Orloft wits nevvously | mola & cigar and he doctor was vigor ypely pulling at a black meerschaum jipe\as the two sat duwn at the little table, “7 tell you," sald, Orloff. ‘it 14 betters much better, that we have Sophia with r presence reems to olny hin: ur meticine. my dnctor, 16 protested ‘The medicine. the drug, rin Dr. Semvitch with myppressed anj his voice “has-not. lost Its powers In nine hundred and ninoty-nine oases’ out of a thousand it will have. tho acme effect to-day that It had when it: wns iscovered and used In the time of t! Borgias, Hut the Count yon Wagner i the exceptlor stronger dose will pro- tice the desired results,” “And perhaps kill him? “Never that; but if it ald, why shoud you care? You have the daugnter tm our power at last: that is an, offset fo the brother In Siberia; that tr 9 on= gennce, Even If we hand the over to the Czar and set the req aol we will get!—I donot thinkanvt (;¢an ‘he proved against him. He ts Innocent of axe drop of Prince ‘Orloft's blood. we know ‘St. Now, -telt me what learned on the streets Nite Beansite” haeeMied den to neon is pipe and ae! + ft ked iahes from | hii and vou Dr. thee Mas He @ “pve: = anything had, been’ Jen and IT even wont,to, the ofered my rervices, you a‘l this -betore,”. . ‘rhe doctor’ puffed and Rodded and cour Ttaly, “any In the . burgta: heart, depraved ‘though ‘(tt was, there remained a saving strain of pity for pain, of sympathy for one of the sex of bis mother in distress; and so this sob of agony, this suppressed: hisveare Hike the thrust of then. he recalled Jenni: I take hi the clty American, . te ‘oUt friend, Zaune mo worry.” ery of despair’that came up, cut through Ton knife. and} 7