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orld bhianea by the Press Publishing Company, No. 83 to @ Park Row, New Yori ©)" Mintered at the Post-Omice at New York as Beccnd-Class Mail Matter. ME 46 » NO. 16,247, JESTIONS FOR GEO. W. PERKINS. To the question whether he in- tended to réstore to the New York Life Insurance Company the $68,000 which he paid to former Judge Andrew Hamilton out of the company’s profits in Steel stock, Mr. George W. Perkins answered: “] silall have to refer you entirely to the Fowler Committee report.” The question was asked Mr. Per- kins and answered by him in his “palatial home” at Yonkers. ' : What the Fowler report said on this point was that the accountability of Mr. Perkins for this payment “should be submitted for legal adjudication.” No tribunal was desig- mated for the “adjudication.” But is not the Supreme Court the proper tage and is not the District-Attorney the Proper law officer to pro- ‘When will Mr. Jerome ask Mr. Perkins this question? When will he ask him the other pertinent questions to which eat more than an ‘umbane answer is expected? _ _ When will the District-Attorney ask the former Chairman of Finance Committee of the New York Life why he sold $400,000 Baie tile Marine bonds at par for the company to J. P. Morgan & Co. only to buy them back two days later at the same figure, with interest? When a ais Jerome ask Mr. Perkins what he knows about the falsification company’s books invoh i Ts 5 daceire? pany’ ved in this transaction, with in- , These are questions which ood be asked in a court-room, not in a Wf an investigation of the Banking Department of New York would unfavor- ly ae how will business be affected in the long run by letting it gas THE GAS COMMISSION’S REPORT.| ‘The report of the State Gas Commission shows a creditable amount of work accomplished. To compel all the companies to keep books in al uniform manner, to prevent the building of competitive plants merely to *untoad,” to limit the amount of stocks fssue—all But the commission has power to order reductions in the price of gas electricity after hearing testimony. They have heard testimony in What will they do with the power? The Evening World’s investigation of east-side streat-car conditions “Shows them to be even worse than Borough President Ahearn charged. iy | The reporter found caked and frozen snow within the cars and on the steps. The floors of many were foul with slime. Many were un- heated on a day when the mercury was below freezing. With the ram- Shackle appearancé of the cars most persons are familiar. The irregular Schedule on which they run has long been a source of just complaint. No city of half the size of the district which these dilapidated cars “Serve would tolerate them. It is only in the city where traction interests thave played ducks and drakes with the health and comfort of the trav- elling public that they would be allowed to exist. Millions for a traction merger, but not a cent to replace germ-laden seat coverings or for a fresh Goat of paint! In what other city would traction lords asking new favors froth a ‘plundered public dare to flaunt such an exhibit as this of the abuse and neglect of franchises and the default from their obligations to the public? Ts there no warning for the managers of the city railways in the attitude the public toward traction companies? President Ahearn’s action to secure clean cars run on a regular Magazine, Pie “for Pent. By J: ;Campbell Cory. Boarding-House Lore. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: Why is Sunday night supper at a boarding-house the most abhorrent meal of the whole week? ‘This isn’t ® conundrum, but a matter on which I'd like readers’ ideas, Even at a board- ing-house where other meals are toler- able, the Sunday night supper is an abomination. That is why so many people join the restaurants Sunday evenings. Not for what they hope to get, but for what they know they'll es- cape. VICTIMIA. The Farmer and the Fence. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: Here 1s something for readers to fig- ure over for a while on these cold nights. A farmer had a plece of land and he wanted to fence It In, but he did not know how many acres he had, nor | how many boards he needed. So he | figured it out by making the fence three | phards high, each board being one foot chetiule is timely. He has the power. Now for the persistence and the push! ' THE NEW xs ws w DETECTIVE Hortin Hewitt, a brilliant pri- vate detective, with unique meth- ode, is the hero of these ad- “I don't see anything particular about {t, do you?” he said, “It shows us the way they went, though, being found just here.”* “Well, yes," Hewitt sal ‘on in this direction we s! trapdoor, ehoulin't we?’ The inspector pursed his lips, smiled and shrugged his shoulders, “Of course, we haven't waited till now to find thet SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTER. genta is unearthed in Ttaly and cold to jtamway for ¥20,600. ost before ees pt whicn yay been, wrokem Int foes over the ground, Shariuing overyuning: Jie CHAPTER II. Tangled Clues. examined the broken door govewed lock of the door of the top required itle examination. out,” he said. “Do you know anything of Hahn, the agent?” Plummer asked a moment later. “No, I don’t. Have you found him yet “I haven't yet, but I'm after him. I've found he was at Charing Cross a day or two ago, booking a ticket for the continent, That and his fafting to turn ‘up to-day seem to make i worth while not to miss him ff we can help tt. He Ssn’t the aort of man that lete a chance of drawing @ bit of money go for noth- ing." ‘They returned to the room. “Well,” sald Lord Stanway, ‘what's the result of the consultation? We've been walt- ing here very patiently while you two clever men have been discussing the , | Matter on the roof." and emmined it from the top. @oor was hung on long external ‘hinges, and had been forced similar manner to that prao- 1 desk. <A jimmy hed been jeen the frame and the door nd the door had been bolt being torn away On the wall just beneath the trep door a very dusty old tall hat hung on ™ pes. ‘Chis Hewitt took down and ex- amined very closely, smearing his fin- gers with the dust from the inside lin- ing. ‘Is this one of your valuable and crusted old antiques?” he asked, with mmile, of Mr, Claridge. “That's only an old hat that I used to keep here for use in bad weather,” Mr, Claridge safd, with some surprise at the question. “I haven't touched {t for a year er more.” “Oh, then, it couldn't have been left here by your last night's visitor," Hew- itt replied, carelessly replacing {t on the hook. “You left at 8 o'clock last night, I think?" |, “Bight exactly—or within @ minute or ‘ewa,"” “Just v0, I think I'll look at the room on the opposite side of the landing, if you'll let- me," ss ete J wide and nine feet long. He needed as many boards aa he had acres of land. ly, If you'd Mike to," Claridge haven't been there—it Only a lum- ing the door open. A number of partly broken up pack- ing cases littered about this room, with much ether rubbish, Hewitt took the a off one of the newest looking pack- How many acres of tand and how many boards did he have? CLAUD BE. ZUBER, Wilkes-Batre, Pa. Is This the Origin of “231” To the Billtor of The Evening ‘World: Concerning the. origin of the slang phrase ‘23 I give the following ex- planation: A certain hotel keeper in San Francisco ran a hotel on what Letters from the People ~* # Answers to Questions would not~be considered a perfeotl: legitimate plan (a sort of a panel sys- tem for robbing guests). This hotel keeper had a set of trained’ employees | person; who conversed together in a soft of | scarce,” mathematical language. There was o| Mra CHARLES Ih KETTENRING, code of signals. that was numbered 1, Millington, N. J. 2, 8 4. 5 and so on. This system was| what shall She Do with $100f carried on between master and ser- yants so Rhat they could Eonverse | To the Eititor of The Hventng ‘World: I am @ young women of thirty-two without the of the~ place knowing just what was being said. No. 23 mfeant to get rid of a certain to each, ‘make yourself Thumbnail Sketches. UBJECT—William Travers Jerome. S Favorite Sport—Making promises. Favorite Task—Nat keeping ‘em. Favorite Book—"The End of Mann." Favorite Author—McCurdy, Favorite Artist—McCall. Favorite Fruit—The handed-out lemon. Vavorite Plant—The sloe. Favorite Vehicle—The simoon. Favorite Musical Instrument—The blow-pipe. Favorite Character in History—Boreas, Martin Hewitt, Investigator. label, Then he turned to @ custy old tron box that should like to tugging at it with his hands, heavy and dirty. Ie thero a small crow- bar about the house, or some similar lever?” Mr. Clartige #hook his head. “Haven't euch @ thing dn the place,” he: ing cases and glanced mt the address said and have worked in a factory for small wages right along and see no way of ad- vancing myself. If you were im my po- sition, readers, and had saved $100 how would you use Kt? MARIE, Patchogue, L. L The King vs. the Grafter. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: I read that King Christian of Den- mark left only $250.00 after nearly fifty years on the throne, How ridicu- lous that must look to the New York political boss or insurance grafter who in @ few years amasses millions, ©, A. PETERSEN. His Sixth Case THE STANWAY CAMEO A Group of Oddities ae in Picture and Story . vane ing (such as thore 1s of {t) 1s not done by “White Wings," nor, indeed, by any men. Women are the only per- sons who will stoop to the indignity of doing the street sweeping. Here is a group of Congo sweepers caught by a snapshot man for the London Sphere. ‘Their untform is a single loose garment, girt in at the watst by a rope. They wield long-handled brooms with bunches of brush at ono end. T the Congo district the street clean- A new type of bullet, known as the “D,"" is being served to the French in- fantry. This projectile consists of a elgar-shaped cylinder of bronze, instead of lead, and 4s cased with nickel. On being fired it revolves at the rate of 3,600 turns a second during its filght. At 800 yards {t will penetrate the equivalent bulk and resistance of six men standing one behind another. It has been suggested tn Engtand that | motor cars should be provided with cow catchers and the suggestion {9 favorably received outside of automobile circles. 8 ve. Smith “cow case” was closed in Cotorade, ‘a’ fees, plus court charges. The cow, worth ealy, $30 in the first place, has been dead fifteen years. Tt t» gaid that in Australia there is a regular traffic in lentiing engagemen® dings Because a revolver which he had purchased to kill himself missed fire Paul Schlardum, of San Bernardino, brought sult against the hardware company+fe@* the price of the weapon. ‘This rather ghast- ly scene depicts the | interior of a memo- rial chapel erected oa the battlefield of Solferino, Italy. At- ter the bloody battle ef Solferino the chapel was built - and the sicuils and other remnants of fallen heroes were Gisposed in various attitudes on ghelves and tables, Hither hero worshippers flock to view the bones of their fellow countrymen who died for freedom. ‘When a Japanese ship ts about to be launched there fe suspended bow a huge cage, into which are crowded a score or more of birds. Just as: prow cuts the water the side of the cage is thrown open, and the vessel ent ‘her native element with her prew crowned by a living garland of birds, free fight through space is emblematic of the spirit of the ship. King EGward carefully preserves programmes of the proceedings tn witch he has taken part. ‘This 4s the largest floating dry-dock in the world, and it is owned by Umple Sam. It was buflt in this country for use in the Philippines, the plan being @ tow it acroas the world to Manila. Just what would happen ff a hurricag@ chanced to strike the huge dock during the journey it {s hard to conjecture. By Arthur Morrison, Author of ‘‘ Tales of Mean Streets. been broken? As a matter of fact, I) “Meanwhile, what I want to know.ta, believe the trap hasn't been opened | apart from all your professional sube for months. Mr. Cutler, do you re-| tleties—which I confess I can't undape member when the trapdoor was last | stand—can you get back the camee?t” opened?" “That,” said Hewitt, stopping at ¢he Mr. Cutler shook his head. corner of the street, “I'm rather not for six months,” he said. 1 cannot—nor anybody else. But “Ah, very well; it's mot very impor- | pretty sure I know the thief.” tant,” Hewitt replied. “Then surely that will lead you te As they reached the front shop 4| the cameo?’ “Certainly “Forgery? Do-you mean to say | sell forgeries?” \\\ psa a \ Sw) | fiery-faced old gentleman bounced in ‘at the street door, stumbling Over en umbrella that gtood in a dark corner, and kicking it three yards away. “What the deuce do you mean,” he roared ety Mr. Claridge, “by sending these police people smelling about my rooms and asking questions of my ser- vants? What do you mean, sir, by treating me as a thief? Can't a gen- tleman come into this place to look at an article without being suspected of stealing it, when it disappears through your wretched carelessness? I'll ask my soWoltor, sir, if there isn't a remedy for this sort of thing. And if I catch another of your spy fellows on my staircase or crawling about my roof, YU—I'n shoot him!" And Mr. Woollett bounced into the street again. ‘““Mr, Woollett is annoyed,” Hewitt observed, with a smile, “I'm afraid Plummer has a clumsy assistant eome- where.”” Mr, Claridge said nothing, but look- ed rather glum, for Mr. Woollett was a most excellent customer. Lord Stanway and Hewitt walked slowly down the street, Hewitt staring at the pavement in profound thought. Once or twice Lord Stanway glanced turbing him. observed ‘You seem, Hewtt, to have noticed something that “It may, of course; but, then, st i jum possible that by this evening yout may not want to have It back after alk™ Lord Stanway stared in amazement, “Not want to have it back!” he @a» claimed, ‘Why, of course, I shall want you in the least; you talk in eoumn~ drome, Who ts the thief you speait ofr" With e@ emiling bow Hewitt “a away, while Lord Stanway stood ena gazed atter him, with an that implied a susploton thet his apectall detective was making a fool of him, — In rather more than an hour Hewits was back in Mr. Clanidge's shop. “0% Claridge,” he said, “I think I must adit you one or two questions in private May I see you in your own ‘They went there at once, and pulling a chair before the. window, 688 down with his back to the light. fhe dealer shut the door and sat oppesite him, with the light full in his tase, ‘Mr, Claridge,"" Hewitt proceeded stows ly, “when did you first find thet kona. Stanway's cameo was a forgery?” Claridge literatly bounced in his chair, His face paled, Tee ee, mann stammer sharply: ‘“What—w! d'you mean? Forgery? Do\you mean to aay I sell forgeries? Wongery? I ‘wasn't a forgery (" j ‘Never mind," Hewttt replied, “an- 1s too soon yet to ask if you. have other time will do to ehift that old/ formed any theory in the matter?" box, and perhaps, after all, there's) ‘Well—yes, it is,” Hewitt answered. Uttle reason for moving it. I ‘will Just perhaps, I may be able to eur- walk around to the police station, I| prise you in an hour or two; but thet think, and speak to the constables who|I don't promise, By the by,” he added were on duty opposite during. the night.| suddenly, “I suppose you're eure the I thiok, Lord Stanway, I have seen all} trapdoor wes bolted last: night?” that is necewary here.” “Cortainiy,”’ Mr, i 3 asked “Dis has set you thinking, Does it look like @ clue?” while, “If it wasn't a f Hewitt came out of his cogitation at| why did you destroy it and burst trap door snd desk to imitate @ glary?”’ at (To Be Continued.) ;