The evening world. Newspaper, May 24, 1907, Page 18

} ‘otered at the Post-Omice at Now Tots ax Becond-Class Mail Matter, . VOLUME 47 wascee esses eceee dosus seeses eseece eoveee NO. 16,718. LEECHES. a ANDLORDISM is one of the great evils in New York L to-day, The ownership of many,blocks of valuable Y property by absentee Astors, semi-alsentee Goelets and the leasehold managemént of Trinity, and other incorporated landlords are powerful factors in_re- tarding the improvement of Manhattan Island and in > Tia teal ts bad enough now, If there is to be any legislation fon the suibject it should be ‘to abolish the evasion of the laws against entill by incorporated landlords and trusteeships. There should be a limitation that no corporation should own more land than it uses for the ‘necessary purposes of its business. Furthermore, the advanced ideas | edopted by the English liberals and in France might well be copied here b: ! a progressive landlord tax. “In view of the existing evils it is the more to be '\ wondered at that a bill in exactly the opposite direc- , fion quietly passed one house of the Legislature and «almost passed the other before it was detected. This fs the bill to repeal that section of the tax law which ‘tmposes 2 special tax upon teases in fee and leases more than twenty-one years. iN Originally both New York City and New York ‘Beate were owned by a few landlords. The Van Rensselaers, Van Cortlantis, Livingstons, Morrises, Philpses and a few Slee 9 uf oan eeprennan ener am Publisnes by tho Press Puntioning Company, No. @ to © Park Row, New Torx — Worlds Daily Magazine, Friday, May 24; 1907, The “Good Will.” ‘Franchise and good will of the Gas Company are worth $20,000,000.""—MASTER MASTEN, By Maurice Ketten. STEP Livety! | ié HELEN OLDFIELD, The Chicago Heart Expert, Says @ Pretty Girls | ' Get Wise Lovers | by (From the Chfcago Tribune.) U restr women to mort men prefer beauty te brains, pretty women to clever ones, when tt comes to the matter of persona! taste. Of course, no man would admit himself willing to marry an absolute fool merely be cause she had @ pretty tace;.in theory, oh, no! But if the Uttle fool, in addition to being a deauty, is amiling, cilnging and witha! appealing of manner, she t# precisely the woman whom most men, however clever, even brilliant, cheose eegerly and avidly as a eweetheart. Helen Mathers, the popular Mngiteh novelist and writer of love stories, essays, &c., says: ‘Frankly, if « woman ts extremely good looking, good humored and dainty, her brains entirety subortiinated to his pleasure and comfort, man graciously will forgive her for being clever; not un- leas.” Which '@ putting it strongly, even for Englishmen, much mere for Americans; yet the statement has a sound substratum of truth. | Perhaps it would be better to eay that men object to women who are aggree- | sively clever, the adjective “aggressive” being subject to indtvidual tnterpretation | by each and every man. He loves a bright woman who amuses him and makes | him laugh, but not « learned or « professional! one, even though he may pay the | latter the Just due of admiration of her talents. Man is & creature of slow growth, of deeply rooted prejudices; hall-marked by the traditions of generation upon generation of forefathers who guarded and pro vided for their womenkind, meanwhile keeping them duly in subjection to them- selves as the rightful ‘and divinely ordained ‘ords of creation, he ix not yet reo- onciled, however much he may be accustomed, to the sight ef women jostling One famih j owned almost the whole inhabited area. ly eta sow te-proset comties of Aliany and Rensssaer ani '\ part of Columbia. A property qualification restricted the right to vote ho the landowners and their thore prosperous tenants. By insporting the _ English landed customs of quarter sales and double rents the population | was divided into-a landed aristocracy and a rack-rented tenantry. f The Constitution ee stricting all leases of agricultural lands to a term twelve years. To prevent the same evils extending to cities the Legislature imposed double taxation upon him, sometimes even throw!ng him, tn the dusty arena of life. Let Her Be “ Just Stupid Enough.” As a rule @ man desires that his wife shall be just clever enouga to under stand Fares and just stupid enow dmire It is reason it le apt to be unfortunate for a man to marry an whe te mentally ht perior, and, what ts worse, who knows that she ts so, and, worst of all, sho him thet she knows it This always is a grave, often a fatal, mistake upon the part of « wife. There {# no more cherished article in the masculine creed than that the man must be the head of the woman, to whom she must look up accor@ingty On the other hand, women, allke the best and worst, bow down in homage te intellect in @ man. A clever woman fesia intense pleasure in Use society of an in- tellectual giant who “suffers her gladly," and when the giant is her husband het pride and joy in him know no bounds. ‘The tact that eo many great men marry apparently commonplace women pom sibly may be explained by the other fact that a really strong man of strong body, strong brain and strong will does not demand brains in others. The woman whom ne ikeg ts she who rests and soothes him; he takes women as a relaxation, an amusement, not as an intellectual exercise, and prefers a pretty fool to a woman of genius, when It comes to choosing « wife. It was not for nothing that the ancient Greeks kept th apart, realizing that strict attention to domestic duties ts cultivation of brains and beauty. Folly Better than Brains. Nevertheless everything, even foll: ‘The men who affect aillliness |: some one has said, they choose for the table. The virtues of « sweetheart not infrequently are regarded It takes good sense, a plenty of it, to Manage a household, come, slender er stout, and to brin should go. . The woman whose folly and frivolity were charming when taken as an occa sional amusement may be quite the contrary when she becomes the companion of a lifetime. Few men, especially before Marriage, realize the fact, stubborn though ft be, that the lack of brains is a positive, not « negative quality. It ts not the mere being without—e vacuum which may be filled to order and to taste. There ts ne human being so obstinate, so wholly unmanageable, as « fool. The Fat Man as a Husband. £2 £2 {2 By Nixola Gresley-Smith, | Fools Are Unmanageable and the Hetain mpatible with the To repeal this penalty would allow the great landlords to imitate the Iniquities of the traction merger by making 99 and 999 year leases. With e better for the use of brains, rongly object to itina wife As rd and expect it to supply hen's egge vices in the wits, administer an ine ® up children in the way in which they. i This’ bill came from the hereditary landlord in- terests of this city. Its purpose is to enable the repe- tition here of conditions in London, where the Duke of Westminster and 2 few other nobles own the major part of the business and residential sections, where the tenants pay all the taxes, repairs, water rates and other charges; where the tenants put up the buildings at their own expense and the landlord owns them; where the children of the generation yet unborn are insured of enormous incomes of which their utmost folly can- not deprive them. ., The heir of one of the greatest landlord families You cannot appeal to reason where there in none, nor rely upon good sense tyr which does net exist. , WIDOW of South Bend, Ind. is advertising in jag | Penapeay! qmherein the hero has « fifty-two-inch waist than where thirty-two f \ | Chicago papers for & fat husband “Fat men,” sbe| netter-ontured than thin ones ia, T think, an error. It ls uaually a fat man that UKely to be agereesive than passive, ie quoted as saying, “are kind, loving, gentle and )° oo" pay rate castor td] the “L’ car conductor or the Gubway guard The woman wh» Ie silly, instead of being silent, says foolish things; instead generally lovable. I abhor thin men, they are so grouchy The majority of peevish women I know are fat. Why should they not be? They | of having no ideas, she has perverse, irritating ones; instead of being merely un- and mean But « mice, fat man with @ smooth face—oh. have all the worries that beset the rest of us, and the problem of trying to re-| companionable, she ia @ constant annoyance. he's a darling!" duce weight besides. Lack of intelligence does not make people passive, much leas submissive and e yeast sy ference, Moreover, the idea that fat persons are| People who are stupid are not merely not clever; stupidity is by far more Ordinarily the fat man considers himself as rather un-| There is one advantage of having » fat man ore fat woman: we know the| Diddable; the prejudices of the stupid are colossal, and i& is impossible to overs ft je them. i 9 available for romance and concludes that if a woman loves worst at once. To marry @ 110-pound syiph and view her change before one's | com : | f Now York is an imbecile. The heir of another has him it must be for his qualities of heart and head rather eyes into a portly matron of 1 pounds must eurely be a leas agreeable experi- epee ereetedhttereninanese é 3 ag tendencies that he speedily scatters whatever money ‘he gets hold! than for his personal charms. ence than that of knowing you are acquiring a stout wife when you marry her = News of « woman who actually prefers fat men should go, too, Jo wed an athlete who from sedentary habits and too much beer begins Ml _the stout fraternity with joy, There may be others. to assume the proportions of an overfed battle-ship must carry {ts delusions. It serving propert: And really, now that we come to think of it, why should took « widow to advertiee for a fat musband. Widows, as « rule, are practical y. not fat men be more attractive than thin ones? Three crestures. They have learned that a man's waist measure {s not the measure Far better should they be left unfettered io make hundred and fifty pounds of frankness apd good humor and of “A kind heart and = good income is all any woman should require ducks and drakes of the fortunes which the f chivalry should surely be worth just #0 much more than | in ” gaia them to me the other day. The wiist mnnenae has ™ ‘OUT | yo pounds. And yet to the romantic eye of woman they are not. Love and a|nething to do with cithes of theese aneallont qualttion The fat man who pos- muilion people of New York accumulated for their| lean waist are somehow associated in her mind It # more dificult to dream | parents than that the law should be so amended that | —-—-—— | epapealflapdleepeligeheg rial orta LS 4 || Hustle, of Harlem. £2 &2 By H. Methfessel. jm : Sates from the Paccla HALLOA, THIS IS HUSTLE! Letters from the People. | fm 2&5 na GauanT we WET ‘The heirs of others are incapable mentally and morally of con- f JARR F; BY ROY L. MISCARDELL 467] PRES 4 letter mat came for you « few days H sald Mre. Jarr, “I thought it was for me, opened it.” “You knew well enough {t wasn’t for you,” grumbled Mr. Jerr; “It wasn't even addressed “Mr.,’ 0 you could say you thought ft was ‘Mrs’ ; “Do you mean to insinuate that I would do such a thing # AM ILY- ' s* to reas your letters?’ asked Mrs. Jarr, hotly. DAY 1 - DON'T TALK To Him! AVE THAT SUIT TODAY : “1 don't mean to insinuate anything; here's the letter, wet and you did open it and read it.” , NDERSTAND “I Aid not read it; I saw my mistake es soon as I read [, Cente He's Worked It Out. {and to ewoaps home work. All these! bY "Dear sir," said Mra Jerr, “And, anyway, it wasnt any- ¢ t Se ew ot Sho Bvening Lasetw fads are eaddied on to the taxpayer. thing of importance.” las that ice wagon problem yos No wonder rents are high i! i a lieg wees ie ee Basic ‘How do you know it wasn't of any importance?” asked he A IAcense Is Necessary. fan on the back of the wagon 7. LON Mr. Jarr. "This ten't the first time you've done that What 4 you suspect? Who do you think fs writing to me?’ “You needn't be so touchy,” said Mre. Jarr, “it jan’t anything of importance at all, and, Mf it was, I don't see why I shouldn't be in your confidence, and I } notice the writer aske you ¢o come out to his house, and never says a word | about your wite!”’ “It's Jost & man I met who wants me to buy rome real estate; he dosen’s | even know I'm married.” said Mr. Jarr, “and how do you know he Invited me @® of The Brecing World loense necessary to #ell some ja Of clears tn Coney Island, pecial stand, but at different ED, BROWN. What o Lot of Penniest in reply to Waitress, I would Mike to! jocalities of the Wom Dalon League, No. 20 Kast Fifth street, ‘Trades | “ spend a Bunday with him if you didn't read tho letter?’ > somebody “I couldn't help seetng that; t's right near the portom, where the signature Eee mevereame Aetwern ¢ and ¢ P. | oussie about @ doy puiting is, and I was trying to see whe it wes trom,” sald Mrs, Jurr, warmly. hey have feirly well organ aod rr box. I will say that if the boy had “Aren‘t you giad you know mow?” said Mr. Jarr, sneeringty. esses’ union and can do ® £reat Seal 10) o'r ax Dennen nee nhuits Soe bay haa “Ob, you needn't be afraid,” said Mra Jerr, “Any letters you wouldn't wang t for th rene Secure fair treatment for the wa Your correspondent claimed. He might me to see come to your office; I know that!” UNION WAITI BS. be able to do It with » lesser number Net This ¥ | “1 do not get any letters I'm afraid of any one seeing,”-said Mr, Jarr. “Then why do you get a0 angry when I do eee one by chance?” said Mra ALREADY SEnT ir | [MEW SULT y bey up To YER House! MATHEMATICIAN “Sleeping « e Go OVER We THAT a BE TAILOR SAiD HE'D | | WILLIAM, HERES YOUR) On HANG IT \ TALOR AND BRING My SUIT! TELL HIM VE Wo the Fattor of The Bre: Is May 16 the omc fing strew hats? ‘That Tt oe the Kditor of 7 ‘There wea an agitation to aiolish Upping. 1 seo now a b ‘ » “T Mke that, TM bet I never had o letter im "i : my “What did you bring them home foy, then, if you 4idn't want me to see them?’ There must be something wrong if you are afraid to let your wife see e aid Mire. Jerr, ' wtraid, Up in avotier Blate to make Upp and | wales 4 punishable by law. “Why should the| Somes in off the road before getting | Ferber and the watier be Upped when, ™Y F Nuree 4 be a tae! the buicher and car conductor are nott|*4piration of each week envud | We don't help these beneficiaries by ve vwelve hours’ ¢uty and @ bed to} Sipping them. We help their employers yp in, Then there will be no “sleep: | gybo can thus hire them at a lower | {# at the awitoh” and no sending tele | Wege When will the public cot wise | eTeme to wolf #0 ae to leave tre] } fo this? 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