The evening world. Newspaper, February 21, 1908, Page 8

aur Season — ance ete een nn tr NE i ~The Evening World Daily “Mogazcin Hi “Friday, February 21, “19008> | Gambling vs. Anti- Gambling Gambling, | By Maurice Ketten | Che Published Dally Except » Press P . New York JOREPI PULITZER, Pree. Feat ont Entered at th Gudscription Ra World for the No. 52—Beginnings of Oar War With Spain. HETHER the United States, in making war on Spain in 1898, acted on lofty humane principles, or in a spirit of hyeterical and unwar ranted interference; whether the war was a good or a decidedly bad thing for our country; whether it was justified or not—all these are ques tiony our grandchildren will be better able to decide than can the present generation. The war is too recent for its causes, events and results to have reached the “perspective” needful to the forming of unbiased judgment. | it remains only to recite these happenings without comment or partisan- ship. IF. YESTERD; AY WERE EVE RY DAY. 2W YORK |} r McClella PERCY. Dee Hae = e 2 his P: i of Ald ie mer some legislati on chairman of the Board of Aldermen, had gone to the Hot prings, in Arkansas, to fit himself for the} Politics of the spring primaries. Suppose they all st ANT!- RACE- GAMBLING HO) ads 32 ABouT a selina?) | The inhabitants of Cuba were constantly on bad terms with thelr Spar ish masters. From almost the first days of the nineteenth century trouble had been brewing. In 1868 Cuba openiy rebelled because Spain refused to grant the island certain reforms, A ten-year war followed. Spain con- | quered, but the islanders’ diecontent was not quelled. This resentment smouldered and in 1895 broke out into active—if largely guerrilla—war- fare, Spain sent a large army under Gen. Weyler to put down the revolt. Weyler’s cruelty, his wholesale slaughters, his driving of non-combatants Suppose | } none of them came ba uppose the c into “reconcentrado” (concentration) camps and half starving them there— } government of New York dissolved. Would these and other brutalities not only won for their perpetrator the nickname the community be better or worse off? of “Butcher,” but worked powerfully on the sympathies of the American { What would happen if there were no city] people. i} || government? sel Property interests of United States citizens !n Cuba also suffered from, a f P ; | the stagnation of trade ed by the So far as the putting out of fires is con-! An Era of 3 Wats. One of the methods of the rebels cerned, the Board of Underwriters would H stroy plantations and oth ces of W 0 | Destruction. with the ide: ail ak Promptly extend the fire patrol system so| é J worthless to Somewhat on the 1 that it would do drevegy? Senate S| * ing a house to clear it of bu at it would'do)the work of the present fire The United States, in 1896, recognized the existence of the 3} {department in the way of extinguishing fires Cuban war and declared a polley of absolute neut But } in addition to its pr re aki vl fairs on the {sland had reached such h of ruinous disorder ' 2 lon to its p nt work of seeking tc press and people of this cou r intervention protect property fror fire loss. The ex- our Consul-General at Hay ed that the in Cuba could not succeed in crush could not drive the Spaniards from were terribly rife. Spain (unofMciall of the rebels to secret ald and por Spaniards in Havana threatened Lee's perilous deadlock With an idea of show nation and Spain, the U 1898, on a fr! half w New York. Ne! ing strain. In Spaniards there as or not, that the Y American interests that pense of the new fire department would be | met out of the fire insurance premiums, like |the cast of the fire patrol now. Since every property owner insures his |Property against loss by fire the additional | cost of his insurance would be in all likeli- | hood considerably less than the taxes his | j Property pays now for the support of the fire | , department. The p private watchman companies would immediately have} additional customers. Other businesses would imitate the jewellers, the cordial rel. outwardly Wy YY YY KL Ml , _ banks and the department stores in employing their own detective force. a street disturbances in ' The burglary insurance comp: grew. 0 : 5, Soe ee om parnES would combine with the watch | ra |" Late that night the Maine, while lyin man companies to sell insurance inst burglaries and to provide police Oo Harb yas blown to de: fon by a flo ping crew Protection. > no less than & 2 i of the f we on promptly placed the blame upon Spa E to consider that such a murder useless deed as i Maine would in no was SIRE (Sf Harbor contained n benefited tha do her far more harm There were factions who would be f act which might precipitate war be these were details that were for the swept the United Sta Popular c flags were everywhere dark man who looked i} a quarter of a century But the Government net eive: nee from Spain w ours. But A war wave nerican an one for A Wave of such a cata |.4 Woman Caller May Be Both ‘‘Bore” and “Awtul Gcssip’’ war Madness.” } ish waters j by our Government failed to find But She’s Sure of Sweet Treatment Once She Gets Inside. *. aa auey conblame) snd announced tnt evidence obtainable fixing he Maine | basing?) said Mrs. Ja upon any person or persons.” Thus the Spanish nation thoroughly ae te = > “Yes, baking. I go every day and have my—er—er—iimbe baked, and the per- exonerated Some private company would take out a charter to utilize the Lone By Roy L. McCardell. spiration just roils ~ me t is torture, positive But the mischief was done. clamor for war would not be stilled. tt," said Mrs, Jarr, as she ey, t not well?” asked Mrs. Jarr to divert t 000,000 ady from the recol-/ Qn March 8 Congress unanimously national defense. The army was mobili were hurried on, Congress 3 5 declaring Cuba's right to freedom, orde authorizing President McKinley to use navy to enforce the comm. Island underground water supply and to take over the Croton watershed | If the contract were left to a man like Gov. Hughes to draw, the wate Supply would be promptly increased and the water rates lowered. Suct a company would not spend $7,924,110.93 in preliminary engineering | “What brings that woman here to-day? Uh, dear me, if sie knew er own suffer! said Mrs. ‘or the coming passed a resolution on Ap ain to leave the island and whole United States army and ‘ ERE comes Airs, Hiekett,” 6H sisscot out of ine "windon Hicket in a hollow tone. “At least ner operation ad ty v ¢ 38 a woman In Brooklyn h said this proudly. Jarr, operations. I don't be s had so many Mrs “Weil, if you are going to have @ vialt “TH duck.” and it would no! vt ) C fe , you stay just where you are, Maybe a change air will do her good lace.”| ment, a e left W: nited States Minister Woodford, ae t invent a police force of a thousand men to patrol the | awfullest gossip ever was, and it she nie ted Mre Sarr °Novy, remember an pa ees SaeA Gri MOLINA LOIRE NLTOD maybe she won't ong. 1 dy hope she is just st ES Ofte] GENE) Chic) RUSH) Che) USES 1 id agony, expulsion marked the real beginning of hostilities. The State Department of Education could take ver the school Gato a dead aE ig a at Sa Rantet : April 25 that war between the nl G) iF fi are. tho Gillean 6G Naw S\ th 5 Hii nearer s peabed Wer ti LO: Meee Of an LENS Fe arty change e will be when she is taken to Greens| since April 21. Next day the S vernment formally announced ga children of New York the same sound instruction doesn’t interest me, I don't cire what Mrs. Hick ing a point wit ‘ver to allow that war was on. A blockade of Cuba wa nimed by President Mo ves or their immed at I've always found it true that Jarr, with well simulate tale will carry one!” “I'm glad to say It," said Mrs, Hickett, with a <1 these few re my Aunt Jane, bed-ridden for ninetee ging of the waite And my bre cont 1] Mrs, Hicket to suffer m n, don't say we alone 11 1 was issued for 000 volun- ive the on April 21, and two days later a « the three R's as country school c be for the better and the saving would be millions of dollars. What would become Inge woul ‘or the first time since 1815 the United States was at war with a Eure dnt move a hand pean nation. homas, look what he “AN s bones turned to e +e. f the taxes? it may be asked. They would How sweet of you to call! exclaimed Mr r r he's break his arm a wrist. Mr. Jarr =f Ey LH ES Ge aie Resear fet Wt Wo Me ena went he Indicted Magnate’s Lament, stay in the people’s pockets. There eno! now 1 him on the " Where would be no 6 per cent. revenue By Martin Green. bonds, no check swaps between ig fl, and I’m on way to see h replied the ¢ or for "1 fund asso escaped assault at ib the F ational and National City © tleol (it that F arproachedinimmnndistarteditc) iit T's an outrage!” cried the magnate, as he staggered to his cell; hank Napoleo i) z smiles. Es ‘€ “It is cruel persecution, thus to throw me Into Jail. a | “My law advice was of the best; they said I couldn't fail | outside of Wall st The Names of British Inns. ie pea eae By Frank Presbrey, } ll nh » sat ed going London to Scotland, and ev n| “I never turned a crooked trick; the law and I are kin, He ETE eR RC ERT ay |] wouldn't sign a contract if my lawyer wasn’t by. MM signe ant writing down snme of the mat “I always took Instructions from the filest of the fly Re ind in nelehdoriy proximity, “On how to keep outside of jail—and here they've got me in, Cow.) Parleveorn™ en “To beat the case if Bill Jerome should ever raise a yell. great d get alor ar them. Lette i) from the Peop 8. “The sacred rights of property I dearly do revere; “[ always told my lawyers, as we figured on our plans, “That if evasion wouldn't do, we'd better hold our hands, “and get the Legislature to revise the law next year, Iv, «| “The ordinary man don't know how earnestly I've sought | “To hedge around my every act with safeguards fit to stand “Against the mad attacks of e’en the highest in the land— “A million dollars wouldn't pay for what sdvice I've bought. v. “1 Jove the Constitution; I have gathered up some wealth; lawyers always told me that my trail was free and clear, “They tell me even now that I've no cause to think of fea’ wish they'd get me out of here—the place will ruin my health, Phe country’s surely going to smash—you cannot but agree— When they indict a law-protected citizen like me.” (Business of clanking chains.) + The First Test of Baby’s Mind. By Woods Hutchinson, M. D. UST as the germ of the flower is contained in the tiniest seed and wil reveal itself with an absolute certainty as will rootlets and leaves when proper conditions of heat, moisture and light are accorded, 80 the germ of the mind of a child is present in bis little body and will develop and unfold itself with the growth of the latter, The Erg Proteom, ane sells the a OMT ere tk ‘The only way to stop the growth of a child's mind is to stop his body from aulece : growing. Appetite is the mother of the mind, and muscle ts its father, At its For Civil Wer Vecerans. tof At lowest estimate the body with its brain ts the tool of the mind, and good work To the Pa Lt efnnot be done without good tools. « I hear : s The first test of muscular vigor, the hand grasp, is an ind{eation of the mental ei: | possibilities as well, Not one child out of a hundred who at ten days of age ng for, Jimmie? See here, how many ti [grasps firmly and clings to a finger or pencil rubbed a, his pink ttle R | 1 don't know, pa, I haven't learned to count yet!” palm will ever fall below Une average intelligence of his rac fer the militia who were called for cities tn’ made de eyes soft and beautiful! Companion, tee r } . int) ‘ s i