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cuenta £ i ! | { i } { i t The eClarid, Pedlimea Dally Except Sunday by the Press Publishing Company, Nos. 8 to @ Park Row, New York POAEPM PULITZER, Pree, 1 Fast 124 Sirers J. ANGY 0) Went 117th Street, Matter. 1 and the Continent an@ International Entered at the Post-OMice at New York as Sec Bubseription 1 World for tes to the U ening One Year. Ona Yrar. #3 One Month One Mont ‘ ~~ VoLUME rt BU RettseceeE NOs djOas6 TWO KINDS OF POLICEMEN, OMMISSIONER BINGHAM has re- ity charter an appli- cant for a place on the police force must first pass two examinations be- il Service Commission, and mental. From the ist the Police Com- r may choose one out of every three names, but since those not chosen are re-certified the initial power of selection by the Com- missioner is very limited. Unless at the end of their probationary period the Commissioner rejects them, they can be removed only on charges and after a police trial which is subject to review by the courts. Hitherto probationary policemen have become regular policemen @s a matter of course, unless during their probation they went on a fla- grant drunk or made their unfitness notorious. Not until promotions to the higher ranks of the department were reached have Police Commis- Sioners been in the habit of using discrimination. Civil Service examinations produce better clerks than policemen. Handwriting, the knowledge of geography, history and arithmetic, the ability to do sums and other desirable educational qualifications are much more likely to be found in high school graduates with clerical jobs than fn truckmen, longshoremen and motormen, who, as experience proves, make the best natrolmen. fore the ( ical Mental examinations are on a graduated scale, while the physical ex- amination is a pass test. Thus book learning counts for more than ex- ceptional physique. Policemen are most wanted to do faithful patrol duty. They must have good feet and legs and know New York. Few clerks can stand or walk for eight hours a day without their legs aching and their feet Evening World Daily Magazine, Friday, Ap | On the Way! By Maurice Ketten. | promoted to be Secretary of State. ril 3, 1908, The Presidents By Albert Payson Terhune 9-JAMES MONROE—Part I1.—The Who Man Said “Hands Off !?? nd | ates LUCK” would have been a catch-phrase {f the fifth Prest dent had lived in our time. From the very start James Monroe was borne onward upon a wave of good fortune that neve? wholly deserted him. He met constant failures and setbacks that would have swamped forever the average man. But each seemed to Jeave Monroe in a little better position than it found him. Crowded out of the army, high civic offices fell to his lot. Reprimanded and dismissed from the Ministry of France, he became Governor of Virginia. Failing in three European diplomatic missions, he was again elected Governor and soom Bungling the War of 1812, he dodge@ unpopularity, and in 1816 was elected President of the United States. If was a run of luck almost unprecedented. Nor was !t yet at an end. For, emerging from the war, financial distress and disputes that had marred Madison's second term, the country basked {n what was known as “the Era of Good Feeling.” Prosperity, peace, national development—these followed fast on the heels of confilct. And Monroe, as President, reaped golden advantages therefrom. The criticisms that had harassed his pre decessors were not hurled at him. The nation was happy and well off ; Monroe got the credit. Even in the masterstroke of etatesmanship by which his administration swelling. The physical strain impels them to shirk patrol duty and to find a place to sit down or something to lean against. That is reason why so many new policemen are trying to get clerical details or | court work or a place in the mounted squad where they can sit on a horse. Let any man who is not accustomed to being ‘on his feet all day try it and see how he takes to patrol duty. If a man has sore feet or aching legs, to patrol a beat regularly and cheerfully, Besides patrolling, a policeman must act as an off-hand j c many happenings and disputes. The truckman learns by ae difference between a real fight and an amicable altercation. The motor- | man knows how to get through a crowd and to get along with the \pepulace, besides having the train- ing of standing on his legs all day. The longshoreman has no fear of massing his clothes in a scrap, and & row which would lead a clerk po- flceman to send for the reserves ‘would be handled by the longshore- man policeman without bother in a minute, Also a disproportionate number of clerk policemen break down and go on the pension list. They cannot stand the exposure, “Where a truck-| man policeman would not mind sleet or rain, the clerk policeman gets | an attack of rheumatism or pneumonia. Commissioner Bingham should go farther. The patrol policeman! _ should be wholly separate from the police clerks. Keeping bo an- es swering telephone calls, making out reports, acting as court attendant Love In Da rktown eq and Beau and all work of that nature should be done by a separate force, who : 7, 5 E'S should neither be policemen nor wear police unifo he uniformed! B kee RE See eden DeNenc nceD £0, force should do patrol duty. Its needs are sound feet and legs, a liking STIFFANYS AN? PUR- ER LONG. Tie HN A CHASIN’? ER OEGACE- yt MENT RING. LE’S” 4 BOTH Go? By Roy L. McCardell, 7; HAT would you like for supper this evening?” W asked Mrs. Jarr as Mr. Jarr was preparing to be off to business the other morning. Mr. Jarr had just had his breakfast, ond if there was one subject he was NOT interested in at the time it was food, “Oh, I don’t care,” he answered careiensly. “That's what you always say when I ask you," said Mr-, Jarr peevisnly; ‘but when you come home you say, Oh, you've got beef stew again, hey?” “Well, don't have beef stew, then,” said Mr. Jarr. “I don't like beef stew, I will admit.” “Then tell me what you would like," sald Mrs. Jarr. “Oh, I don’t care; anything,” said Mr. Jarr indifferently. “But have some salad. When spring comes I think our systems demand salad. It's healthy at any time of the (year, salad js, but doubly so in the spring time, gentle Annie!” “Oh, I intended to have a salad. dandelion, romaine or lettuce?” ‘Any will do. | dandelion salad. It always seems that spring 1s really here when we have dande- |iton ealad. And if you want me to say what's to be for supper, we haven't had perk chops for some timc." it is too much to expect him said Mrs, Jarr. “If you are considering economy, have codfish, salt codfish,” sald Mr. Jarr testily, “Have anything you want and don’t bother me!" “Now, that isn't a nie way to talk!" sald Mrs. Jarr, “Pork !s ton dear, and so pork chops are out of the question. How about lamb chops?" Bureau of Vital Statisties sf 5) K 5 (DOES MAN [FOUR HUNORED 1 IN EARS RE- “LAND FIFTY _ 1 8 | YEARS RE) ~~ DOLLARS: Juntor Netional G | What kind of salad would you preter— But {f it'is just as convenient I think I would prefer to have | “Don't you know that pork has gone up? It’s nearly as dear as mutton now,” “But lamb chops are dearer than pork chops, even If pork has been raised In| rr He The Courtship of Cholmondeley Jones > oe What’s the Use of Telling Your Wife What You Want for Supper When She’ll Give You What She Wants and You Don’t, Anyhow. Price, aren't they?” asked Mr. Jarr, | “Yes, they are,’ admitted Mrs. Jarr, ‘but one doesn't look at It that way. When you've never paid more than 12 1-2 cents for pork chops you just won't pay! 16 cents for them.” “Have @ steak, then,’ sald Mr. Jarr. “You had steak for breakfast just now,’ said Mrs, Jarr. “Yes, and it was so tough 1 couldn't eat it,’ replied Mr, Jarr. steal.” “Get @ tender \ if vont do anything of the kind,”’ said Mrs. Jarr. “It wasn't so very tough.” | tell you What Would be nice.” said Mr. Jarr, now getting another appe! during the discussion. “Let's have fresh fish. Flounders are running now and tomcod; have fis have anything, so’s we have salad with It." | * wel, an said Mrs. discouraging to keep house |for you. You won't teil you are the first to fuse if we have any I'm sure it's immaterial to me what ts cooked, so if y: what you want, make some sort of cnoice, I'll have it.” “Have a nice light soup an “You can't get e chi for tt, Can't you suggest “Would nand s * sald Mr. Jarr. f year unless you pay a terrible price asked Mrs. Jarr. “You don't seem ave, any do want a salad, siere you've been standing halt ipper when you've Just finished your g but eat wasn't of his © get enthusiastic ng will do me, Don't yo Mr. Jarr was & to argue and so mac 5 | When ne cam supper Mrs. made beet stew. It's plain h {t's too late to send cut for tt Mr. Jarr heaved a algh and let It go at tat. ' By F. G. Long joosing, but decided not rr sald: “Now, don't start to kick, g, and tvhat steak was left and so 1 Ithy food, and I forgot about the salad, and new Bie bey.ai0 tiful Araminta Montresecr ne ONE TASTES KIND OB AH GUESS AHLL TAKE, Be — < las ONE -77 DO SOS UTASTE AWFUL rg, (MIALICIOUS. | (AW, COME ON= Nes TS Go AN’ SAH SECONDS, ED weg (DAT EMOTIONS, !BuY ER “CHOCOLATE Ac in th Recrults would the a ‘To the FE. A reader head of a fish is 11 i tall ts as long as & head and one- Fi and name are beat -emembered, Monroe won lasting pr The “Monroe Doctrine.” ~—— that was partly Monroe Doctri @ general idea what thi full history is forgotten by the m story: The Seminole.war was at an end and Spain had ceded Florida to the United States. England were the only countries besides « tory on the Western Hemisphere. Portu. Shelr once great South American holdings. into a number of tndependent or sem!-depen tient ne” mes jority. He —_ in 1819, tussia and large terri- and France had lost erica was divided up e kingdoms, empires and republics, These and our government were on dec! friendly terms. In Europe several nations had cor 1 in a 80: dl “Holy Alllance.” Spain begged the Alliance's h cover her n lost power in this hemisphere. It was believed he: 0 f the great nations in the alliance would receive, {s service, tory in South or Cental America or in the We fies and would thns, perhaps, be able to endanger the supremacy and growth of the United States. The situation called for quick action. Here again Monroe luck came to the front. His Secretary was John Quincy Adams, an fnspired tesma t of State jetis and son of the John Adams who succeeded W ‘Adams pointed out both the danger and the remed a great extent, formed the basis of Monroe’s m 1e subject of the Alliance—a message embodying as the “Monroe Doetrir The gist of this doctrine was: in the affairs of Europe, Europe: alone. That America, Nort by any European nation. oppressed or interfered with a United States should the Alliance try to gain a foo South America. This was plain talk. what the same effect upon the Holy approach of a hen-hawk might have o 1 plan to ald Spain to recover her | ground hurriedly abandoned. The right of our gove stand has never been proven, for the s. 1 has ever dared to dispute {t ser! hemisphere. A fence no foe hds Otherwise, Monroe’ dmini was at the White Ho: I power Increased. When was affairs be colonized s shall not be d in either North or It meant “Hands off, or else fight!” It had some America was ke so daring a foreign power cet fence about the t very eventful. While he r hened and {ts wealth ang onroe came up for a second term, tn 1820, he reelected. There was but one dissenting } once been practica } his personal popu! » Strife, unnappiness, hard tragedies—all were brewing. was destined to burst during Monroe's Ending his second term in March, country home. A few years later oved to New York City, where he died soon afterward. He was burled there in the old “Marble Cemetery” on First street, between First and Second avenue. In 1858 his remains were removed to Virginia. Thus ended a strange career in usual part, a career whose crowning of which sprang from another man’ “era of good feeling.” times, future national But none of these storms His “luck” held Monroe retired to his Virginla ayed a more than ine,” the best ideas Missing numbers of this serte ay be obtained by acnding a one-cent stamp for each article to “The Evening World Circulation Department.” on application that most men be the serpeaz in whom would Ada usplotous of It. ; jen of Iden; but if have hat to blame for eir hearts to; her and throm r some old legal! nail to plele im lh Reflections of a Bachelor Girl. By Helen Kowland. ETTING married ts so e: A mothe hadn't been all his troubles? When ‘0 people m y they “l away the key,” then they begin looking arou the lock with, Luck in love consists in getting not the person you want, but the person whe wants you. If you don’t believe it try being married to somebody who {s not ia leve with you, A man thinks that by marrying a woman he proves he loves her, and thag therefore nothing more need ever be satd about ft. It's not his understanding of the plot of the opera that makes a man ap preciate it, but the “understanding” of the chorus ladies. A man's idea of an engagement 1s a chance to find out whether or not he really enjoys kissing that particular girl. a Mayme Explains the Situation. By Purdy Van Kirk. speqg|OTHER belongs to a bunch of swells; | Father's a millionaire; Of course, I could make society, But somehow, you a9, I aun't care For autos and diamonds And clothes and ali that, So I work in the fact'ry and live in « flat, And do up my own back hair, My salary is small— A cute Uttle mite— Ten dollars a wei Ridiculous—quite—for a rich girl like me, Hut I'm after experience—that's all, you see; So I feel quite conterted to keep working here, Though I s‘pose to a stranger It looks kind of queer. But I must he off— What's that, Katie, you say? ‘The new boss was thinkin’ of raisin’ our pay! And I've filled him full of a crate-load of foam! Well, wasn't I easy?. Come on, Let's go home, —From the Bohemian, fp ; Field’s Lynching S Eugene Field’s Lynching Story. UGENE FIELD was at a dinner in London when the conversation tume@ to the subject of lynching in the United States, It was the ge IE] fon that a large percentage of Americans met death at t! ly the hostess turned to Field and asked: ir, must have often seen these affairs?” “Yea, replied Field, “hundreds of them." “Ob, do tell us about a lynching you have scen yourself,” broke in half @ dozen voices at once, “Well, the night before I sailed for England," said Field, “I was giving @ dinner hotel to a party of intimate friends, when a colored waiter spilled a plate of soup over able. The gown was utterly ruined, and the gentlemen at once seized the wi r, tled a rope around his neck, and, at a signal from the injured lady, swung him up in the air.” “Horrible,” sald the hostess with a shudder, “And did you actually see thie urself?” 7owrWell, no,” admitted Field, apologetically. “‘Just at that moment I happened to be downstairs killing the chef for puttlag mustard in the blanc sang: =)