The evening world. Newspaper, February 28, 1907, Page 16

Daily. Magazine, Thursday, tow.Newy York. Published by the Press Pubiishing Company, No £313. 3 1 Matter, Entered ut the Post-OMice at New York as Second-Claxs WY ONO M E47 er sinasenstetivatsaanncs ans, ABOLISH SWEARING OFF. VEARING ‘off taxes comes at the same season as the snow and the slush, It is a sort of annual allitera- tion, Every year ac department goes through the farce of compiling a list of the rich men aw usseee NO, 16,627. tax few ciphers after each name, Every year these ri “men either in person or by attorney appear before the Tax Department and have thes2: personal assess- _of New_York and of putting down a. figure and a ments wiped out Ee «Also. year .after year the Legislature amends these tax Jaws in attempts to prevent this evasion by additional legislation, Last year a stringent law was ‘passed to this effect. It seems to make no difference. “It is easy to move = stocks and bonds ‘over to a Jersey City trust company for a few days oeand- to-make-oath that-they: are-out- ofthe State It is 3 inancial perjury than to draw a check for taxes, © Small taxpayers do not seem to avail themselves of this ease‘in tax “evasion. Probably because they are unable to. ‘The small merchant with “doubtful credit hesitates before making a‘public oath that his debts exceed cheaper to. commit |- “his assets. The savings bank depositor, cannot evade at all because: the The taxes on insurance policies and = on savings eRe is a seer see ee in-this_State_instead of ion without. cea advice to ewe Jersey are_alss xpensive to the small} collected from rich as well as the poor or it shou id be abolis de With the failure of the Saxe bill to remedy the evils of the personai F taxes through exempting the personal property of estates, savings banks and merchants could be made up many times over by assessing at its full value the property of the great landlords of New York ani by lp aking-such_estates-as the Astors, Trinity-Corporation, the Goeleis, the ‘Rhinelanders and the rest pay back to the community a-small annual frac- ‘tion of the wealth the community has created for them. The man with ‘the one small house cannot hide his few possessions in a safety deposit “has tipped: well at tis first has become inflated out of all proportion to the ser- vice rendered. To be shaved comfortably the tip is alnieet as great as the barber's charge, “A drink taken sitting - U.S down-costs-an.2ddiional—dime, =e -eannet tseape-an-additienal-qiiarter nn - The result is not better service, but worse service. To excessive prices tmust be added an exorbitant tip. The scaieis setts" the most osten- _men, Pittsburg millionaires, wine agents, promoters and_their the lavish -touis. The ordinary citizen must-take second _place-before a ie Appet. -—Fhe-man_tips most injureis the man who takes them Inthe long “sun he is no better off financially. His employer -redtred-his-wages-on the strength.of the tir Soon the waiters at the big restaurants will have ‘oO pay for their Asis as they ue in Paris. Bi nt Beyond ann of the workman Gene 2 free ceilacting party ‘with the Tight ioe sue for & = tbe Pri is pay becomes a matter of whim and chance. The-man-who-gives-tips-is_alsa-injured,—No-man-—should service depending pon—a_vasiable. gratuity. Every man in a busi transaction should meet his fullow men on an equality of contract. Every party tothe transaction: except the proprietor to “and since the proprietor is the only gainer the only way ta-abolish the tip system is for people to stop going to places where the proprietor Maintains the tip system.” The moment the restaurant men and hotel: Keepers found that the tips hurt thelr business they woiild speedily si The Fe of ice erefar Teaple neems ty, they are jeu. Woria ally ag Dh Polloek, mo-| and no torman of 71 who put Lbo sprin at American flax ou lils car on V frigton's Birthday and was alssh “OE refusing to Although 1 y I and Can't sip eo car, Kiowa Mr. Pollo Ke + good many @bout hls p 101 Wie no beay verrs for Redan. in priro) filed a pr a Redan in 3st, Abaned, ie Mherelhe dled. thea An Tey A uboy c 3 revolt ste proy ng It remain etationary an BW, CARR + to obser ft waa” po 5 to. 80 Cae? Lily iidgewood, beanies. ‘The pide Wer ciganed until long after other } 3 by IT irs its own sake, iner yunding ‘in ct _deliz as Alon ay and h et Relinga ‘By ishing the Palms | Maurice Ketten. ITS Yo A WOND TAKE IT, You ARE URS. ER a think. sz. “xl if -L. wonder up athletics and the strenueuy outdoor life for | w many do It for the sake of makics ‘Tho girl wns ta 50 rdor over outdoor sports | ihe Summer Man? *Y And in real ts in all sorts of exercise ba us sfc -does_all the tend -Woss-#et_bedome » Worse bowling, golf, wi imming, f rls went in} tt was tho xamire ete who » the girl a admire th winemaker her-ty Ln askin I, of course, atl never-met any: of. le nave I gyer been invited to IVEGOT, A SCHEME! Las afin 2 50 Neran You “ipanslely in the opinions and admiration tee ef-mer February “Blowing it A” - The Cruel Cost of Drink. AYOR JOSEP! W. MURPHY, of Wabash, Ind., who delleves fn a bumane M treatment for drunkards and hes plana for thelr reformation, has gathered statistics concerning the enormous cost to men and their families, as Well as to'the community and country, of the abnormal appetites of the thirsty clan. Here in New York It ts estimated that $1,000,000 a day Is t gurgling down the throats of mip-takers and the more. extensive drinkers. What the saloom habit means tothe Individual who takes five drinks a day and smo} < the man, we will say, who spends $1a day ot himself in this way- y convincingly set out in the following table, witch shows how a man could spend the booze and smoke money to better advantage on himself and family if he chose to da'no. Here ts what he could buy for what he “blows 4 For Self. For Grocerles, 2. putts’ of clothes. Lbarrel best flour., = 5.50 v anirts;. + 2. “|4 pairs of rocks. + 5.00, 4 suite of undercl 5 280 Siesepetepe _|* pairs of shoes. 25 poun(ia breakfast bacon 3.78 ‘ 2 hats. G 1 sack cornmeal fs 100 4 cravats “Caltined’ frutt.. 10:00. Honey and’ molasses....:., - 6.00 For Wife: {5 pounds sugar-cured ham. E 2 dyesses ... (25 pounds leaf lard. Underctothtng: [10 pounds of cheene. 2 pairs of -shoes,, SIncktentily, mediines, 2hats. family (ono year)....-ye+ 4-paire 1 dozen handkerchiet For Happiness Rivbona, &c.... Theatre tickets and knickknacks $30.00 Os Expenses for'ten days’. outing For Son. to sdme summer resort, in- cluding hotel! bills and pay for family .,,. Sutt of clothes, he an& underwear, For Daughter. : Daughter. 3 potal fesse iielitelacisesijasas OBO 6 dresses, underclothes, stockin: Total cost five drinks and Ave. , hat, shoes, gloves, ribbons, &c..$20.00 cigars, per day for ono year.$365.00 The additional money thrown away by the drinker in a few years, together with the loss of time occasioned, ff computed, would be sufficient to pay for & pretty good suburban home. Mayor Murphy says statistics show that about one-tenth of 1 per cent. of the local population of the average-stzed town are constantly being maintained in the “path at pubtic experne ecauRe OF UPUNKEINSK Th a LOWN Of 10. ON population iis would mean that each day ten people as a result of intoxication would be found * In Jails, The cost of keeping such prisoners, at the average estimate, taking info cone cideration feeding, attendance, surveillance, &c., {9 75 cents per day, or §2,725.50 ber year, The average earning capactty of such prisozers will amount to about per day by takfng into consideration all classes of them. Hence ten persons per day means a loss to the industrial activity of a Sommuntty. of $20, ar. $2500, per. year. = When we add the annual cost of maintenance of convicied drunkarde and the sonal joxx from-theirenforced idleness we KeCR grand total of $1,058 as an Tage loss each year to a community of 10,000 ihhabltants as the result of alco holism. This proportion which the cost of drunkennen: bears to the population ts pretty constant, ho matter how large or small the community. We should also remember that the above ‘fgyres do not include the cost of carrying out and enforcing the laws for restricting Intoxication, nor the additional coats to.the differnnt.departments of chaczittes am a-Tennit-of the arrest-and-cone = vietion of heads of families, In many instances the drunkard ts the father of thi family and the principal wage-earner, Otten wnen he gets Into the tolls of the law his family Is left destitute and the remaining members become public charges, 2 -—— +44. ta Time Yourself f Reading This. Would yoe Csrad. as whenI saw. the young man he wEo tO whetner wae Te Kol Very indignant ay baying “attention 6 Bal wanted wo know whe lad. told loss to under: an untruth, This young. lady ry nic it he thing as a joke, i 4 , oF oUt, fooling = sh TO Tih aw Whenever entioned tt ar author of many. T the i Wrengdoer, but friend Te not to tell him. and would, not Hke jto—eatree— any | them. is she is } {WAIN —man anted: ty wi which, of course, ‘makes me feel | badly, and I would Ike to have an unbiased eainton from you: 1 do? Let th: you may ) he do to take, it for Rrantedyou | Fate of -a Trouble. Maker, | Dear Betty FRIEND company en of.mine ls 12 keeping young, vartourenst I_would drop the matter, What The yaune man intake col your trend more important Usan what he thinks Ax vou donot. love. him, t much respect for your-triend, ‘tolks, nor > call other oe G2 JUST CHANGE OVER. OAKS. jadiew, cours anything. of tha NOW, EXPECT ME TERE AT 10 01 crock! ES nanos | /, MINUTES pay with GREAT MEN COUNSELS BY BACON ORTUNE Ts like. the market, schere man “Tittle —he price wall. There tani greater acledam—than-a-elt to-time the-beginnings and-onzeta-of “things. It is better to meet some dangers half way than to keep too long a tcatch on their approach, The ripeness or unripencss of the océasion muat erer be weighed. The magic’ helmet that makes the politic man go inviatble ta secrecy in the counsel and celerity 4: For shen things har come to the execution there ia no secrecy cam= parable to celerity, like the motion of a bullet in the air, which fleth 20 ifily that it outruns the eye. ; ‘Goodness ts like precious odors, most fragrant then they are incensed} or crushed. For prosperity, doth best discover vice, but adversity doth dest Sdiscover virtue, > | — _ Further Frivols. . By Margaret Rohe. "San 11] auto that blows nobody up. . . . He must be a man of pceate [a ano ld ES 4.0L 1 * real woman is-always artificial. 7 > ‘Bhe laughs peat Tae ata always who haw dimples, 5 oo eos! aust A woman may have big feet but little understanding. 3 A pickpocket rene Ae hice of time. any a woman figures that the Ets or rishion fs an hour-glasa, ann bottle of peroxide sae ate tea ieat™ wana light: The man who takes time by the forelock 1s sure to get a head. . . . who gets a A penny first, The woman who wears a apotted vell alwnya dots ber eyes. . : A self-made man Is usually cach adel over, — eo Mr. Harriman’ S Retiring Disposition, -. By WALTER A. SINCLAIR. (Mr, Harriman says he will retire tn a year.—tItem.) 5 AYS Harriman, that merry man, “At sixty I'll retire, i? S There will not be a #!: gle thing that's left me to desire, To grab ail left in railway lnes—in one short year WII do It, One stingy single little year, and then I will eachew it. You, I'll wet out of active life. But SUID It doesn't matter, I can’t refuse {f they should bring mé moro upon a platter," Says Harriman, so alry, man, “Just one year in the Aitches, ‘And-1')l retire gladly with this world's entire riches. oe : I will not buy a bubble-cart ‘with foolish, nolsy ‘honker,: Buy'rather sit and mourn because no worlds are left to co. “er, For Inter-planetary Ines I'll very soon be wishing. I shudder at tho idleness. Perhaps T will go Fishin A ‘ Says Harriman, that very. man, “Just give mo ono year longer. : Til clean-the-stack up in-that Ume-and-come out-so-much stronger ra) It taken financial giants Just that long to clean the atable, { 1 And of the whole gigantic crew I think alone I'm able, t Call off this prebe and keep the fat from dropping ‘ the fire, fet One Uny year—not yet but soon—that soon wit: I retize,!? cs Science and a King. HE) French doctors are particularly anxious*to get Behanzin, ex-King Dahomey, who ja seriously ill at Algiers, away from hia native. and his wives, whose notlons of nursing are elomenfary. and The wives Insing on tantly all the medicine. pres do:not Ike the (ste st /t/they throw It'myay; but if they do: like the tas it they give him what ly’ Jett. Whpnever Renansin gets wives: cotigh too, in ey" hw end the other day th ‘eftort to ato cough Ry strangulation,