The evening world. Newspaper, September 23, 1912, Page 14

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Budscripon Rates The Hvening| For netan rT World for the United Staten All Countries in the International Pow and Canada. tal Union, One Year tee ses $2.50] One Tear... ++ 99.76 ‘One Monin. ve 20] OMG MOth. seseeeeeees tise AB VOLUME 3 seveeeoeesseesseesN@s 18,659 enon at ane oacaiants “To say that $1.00 @ mile—for it amounts substantially to this—ia a fair taxicab rate for New York, while the rate for the same distance is sirteen cents in London, is preposterous, inaamuch aa in London the original coat of building taxicabs > ia not much teas than here, the chauffeurs are as well 4 not better paid thon here, while gasoline ie more expensive there than here.” —From the report of Borough President McAneny’s Com- mission for Improving Fifth Avenue. “1 don't use taricade myself because the exorditant farce would soon land me in the bankruptcy court.” —New York Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum advising the public from the bench to drive bargains with taxicab | chauffeurs in advance. “Many first-class New York chauffeurs would be utterly unable to pase the extremely severe teata imposed upon Berlin drivers, hence Berlin's casualty list, which ta only one-tenth of the New York annual total. The quintessence of the whole reguiation of traffic in Berlin streets seemed to me to be nbedience to the law.” + —Col. Fdward Cornell, Secretary of the National High- ways Protective Society of America, “It's robbery! I'l not be robbed! I'll not pay it!” * —Baron Hengelmueller von Hengervar, Austrian Ambas- sador to the United States, speaking from the steps of , the Hotel St. Regie on being charged $6.50 for having ridden in a motor cab from the Hamburg-American Line pier to the hotel. ¢ “That same cvening three of my steamer companions were thrown out of a rickety taxi into a hole in the ground in the middle of New York, with the reault that one of them spent @ week ina hotel bed under doctor and nuracs. —Arnold Bennett describing his first impressions of America in Harper's Magazine. “1 Kad myself driven to the club where I was to stay. realized that I was not in London when the drier named Ms fare, Three dollars he demanded for a drwe of, I euppose, t some two miles. Thiswas not out of the ordinary. The | tezimeters stort at fifty cents—two shillings and o penny, in- stead of our cight pence (sisteen cents). Only millionaires, i they told me, use tezicade in New Yor! ) —Keble How “America as I Saw It,” London , Magazine. 7 “1 have found the taxi fores here somewhat escessive, I 4 should esy thet having to pay seventy-five cents for o ride in @ motor cad from the Grand Central station to this hotel (Rite- Cartton) is rather stecp. The taricade ore not wp to those of —tLord Montagu of Beaulieu, editor of the Royal Auto- mobile Journal, in an interview on traffic conditions in ‘ this city. “There remoins the supreme mystery of the vices of the American tavicad. I sought an ezplonation of tée from various The moat vices of the American taricad by reason of their ol- charges to the compentes for the privilege for hire at thetr august porticos. I listened with but with incredulity. the were merely very dear, I could under If they were merely very beé, I could understand. If they wore merely numerically insufficient for the number of people testosbe, I could understand. But that dear, very bad and most incon. + fates in New York Oity than you now have, ond with con The rates are too high for do not see why your They would get con- x {i deradly Not 20 prohibitive to the people generaily. “femtoads should de @ comfort ond o convenience ond not a @ usury. I venture to cay twice as many people wee taxicads * im London as in New York t-proportion te the population.” —Davidson Dalziel, pioneer taxicab capitalist. HE Standard Oil Company seems to resemble the glass snake celebrated in fable for its ability to break iteelf into bits at the approach of danger, and to reassemble when the peril is over. Letters from the People Tegal Ald Society, 280 Brondway.|of those little ponies. | ‘Te the Bitar of The Kwning W years ago and put the casein the hands|and allow the pony to ride. of a lawyer. ‘tes, trial, Five months ago my brother . to lash the poor horse that hi I told the lawyer and he eaid the case | ¢ stumble on the str: he ta ply for legal advice in the matter, free er at « nominal cust MRS, C, daly 4 ‘of The Evening World: very poor eonditton. walks. ‘There is a dispute an to the date On] a10q7 ‘Then, jet the same rule a ly which the Declaration of Independence! e, goth man and his best friend, the was signed. Will you eettie it? pel ‘ F, BERNZOTT, A bany: NY. a ‘The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 17%. It was mot aigned ten, but 1 There was no eet time for the signing. Some of the delegates eMxed their signatures the following month, some later; and ane or t eaid to have signed it during the To way Declaration w: aignod on July 4" is @ very common mistake, That date mere!y marks Its adoption by Congress. A Plea for the Stumbling Herae. Fo the Rditor of The Kresing World Am Aut To the Rditor of The Evening World Gollar prize, and if I had the moni Would cheerfully do #0, the prise would never be claimed. and annoyance they hav elty and country 1 read with interest the letter signed | used to be rearonavi ©, EB, K. in regard to little ponies draw| country roads were @ tas BrOwWRGD, heavy people, for the little pony, | eck of gasoline, the af detight. & tart to every one except ra tee batt The Evenin I have often been tempted to approach such a driver {2 ‘My brother met with an accident three | and ask him to get out of the wagon Another Tt never was called toleies to inhuman drivers; 1 ask them 1 would like to suggest @ miliion- i offer euch « prise for a statement of any actual and practical benefit whic! Gutomodiles have caused to the humen race that can compensate for the death, damages, fright and general nuteance caused in TRE TOPr Ooperigiit, ON that we are heme after that "What' Jarr, herself nto replied. “Stupid about WHATiN “THe Deuce ISTHIS? WON'T OPEN IT; “THIS TIME: ie ‘York Word). long walk,” began Mra, Jarr, “all I want te @ good, freak cup of tea. And, my gracious!" ‘The Prege Publishing Oo. the matter now?’ asked Mr. ‘Faw nd, what do you think, Gertrude? While we were out walking in Jersey we came to a Gypsy camp and met the most remarkable Gypsy. Gunday is your ay out and you certainly should go and have your fortune told!" “Does he give you love oharms, mum?" The Day of Rest ¥ | watsitin| B@ By Maurice Ketten ¢ World Daily Magazine, Monday, September 23, 1912 eee neenrnmmeretet ct GET our! Bear iT! WEL! YE BE: Tiecereo! C hakshal ak olalekskekghahshekahatakalabakal al akakakakakakakal ahkahaked Mr. Jarr Preaches a Temperance Sermon—With Tea as His Theme. eererererre reer rere ne tere rrr rrr trees asked Gertrude. to keep company with his ol4 Company This question was eagerly put, for! and her. Claude, Gertrude’s fireman admirer, had| “On, he does everything,” said Mrs. been transferred to a Bronx fire honse|Jarr, “and now a cup of fresh tea, and Gertrude desired @ love charm to| please!" tnfluence subtly the Fire Commissioner| Gertrude was now @ willing slave. to have the gallant Claude brought back] Ghe rushed to the culinary department No, 2— Marriage. he observed his mate throw what? about what?’ enéd Mr. Jarr, with Mik “To be in @ Gypsy camp and to be the Romany King, and a real Dealer in Dowtinies, and then FOR- GPT to have my fortune told!" ‘Now “Yes, I know," replied Mr. Jarr, may die and you may marry again. Maybe you'll pick a rich guy next time.” t way!” oxpostulated Mrs, Jarr, ‘“Doa't begia tq talk unpleasant thing: me @ chance to get @ fresh owp of tea. you shouldn't talk t! Gertrude! Gertrude!” ing: sulkily at Mre, When the Jarew light-running domeatio Appeared at the oall and began to nod| cept for the couples who haven't been ‘8 request for a fresh | married long enough to have shed their cup of tea, that lady put vim and alac-| company manners! rity Into the reluctant servitor by add- Their Future. ) from the fact be dropped. Where can I @P-| shat the pavements are many times in Human beings very often stumble on d@feotive aide- ‘What would they think f some one lashed them whenever they etum- fl Our quiet whioh| about it now, with the honking, the omair and clasp her hands Ooprrigh together in great agitation as she ut- , tered the words, ‘And, m: “To think of my Ddel think T never thought of it!" Mra. Jarr gracious!” eo atupid, to ‘Not thinking At least give . 1912, by The Press Publ BEFORE 1 @ candidate myeelf, I took much Notice, It seemed to me that marriage was 6 thing that had to be, @ little while after one’s frocks were lengthened and one’a hair was stuffed full of hairpins, In- stead of hanging comfortably and natu- rally down one’ back, But now that | AM a candidate I've noticed—and, oh, dear, what I've no- teed isn'ta bit encouraging! I wonder whether it's only the people around me | who are so terribly mixed up with the wrong partners? It doesn't seem natu- ral, eomehow, that EVERYBODY should have picked out the person NOT In- tended for them. And yet, after careful Investigation, I find that that’s true, ex- Of course, when I marry, ite going to be different unless I'm swamped by terrible opposition. At first I thought I'd marry for love —wild love—the thing that people who have never loved call infatuation. But Bess Barton married for that, My good- ner I remember she used to be so crasy about Tom that when they Junched together the walter'd take away the dishes just en he had brought them. She'd have artichokes and eoallops Newburg and everything right under her nose and never even notice them. And there she'd alt mooning at Tom lke she was hypnotized, Well, Be nd Tom have been married ow and the other day when town with her she met him on the street and begged his pardon for asking him where he Was going to dine that night Then, when I saw how infatuation failed, I'4 thought I'd marry just for friendship, palship, you know, But Joan Davie tried it first, And now her husband's out in Teno because Joan, @nding she couldn't do without Idle Thoughts Of An _ Ingenue By Alma Woodward Coprright. 1912, by The Prees Wublishing Co, (The New York World). — of the Jarr menage and in an incredibly short qpace of time returned with a mMeaming hot oup of tea, just of the Strength she knew Mrs, Jarr preferred mum," charge much for a good fortune? Some of these Gypsy women that come around won't tell you a good fortune for a quar- ter any more. It's the high cost of Hy- ing, I suppose. I used to get splendid fortunes for twenty-five cents, But now they won't tell you « thing for a quar- ter, except a dark woman ts crossing your path and you are going on a jour- ney over water. A dollar is the very least the Gypsies will take now ¢o tell you anything you want to know. What ishing Co, (The New York World), And they write plays and books about it and call it “selling yourself” and bloodcurdiing things like that. And al- waya the heroine ends up by falling on the floor, a heap of heaving ehiffon,' beats her breast and tears her halp and cries "And that reminds me, Ger- “| WAVE PATD!" | trude, T wish you'd make ua beaten bia- When all the time it was the other, “wits for @inner, and be careful not to feltow who was doing the real shelling DUT the steak, and I would like if you'd out! But now that I'm not so unsophis-| clean out the ice box and scald ft, and ticated en to believe all the things Ieee! #°TUD the paint work tn the kitchen, and and hear, I came to the conclusion that | “lean the sliver, won't yout’ {t'a a ereat deal easter to spend an un-, Sure mum, I'R get at the biscuits happy life if you've got something | ER Sow: And le this Gypsy camp far tangible to epend it with, than it ts to and Go yom sake the Fort be both unhappy and broke, I thought that, until I witnessed « vivid demonstration of tt. jeline “Hunt was rallroaded into « marriage with an old millionaire by her mother, principally because her father wouldn't pay the old lady's bridge debts, It seemed a shame at the time Madeline was so young and so trans- parently beautiful. Her akin and eyes were just as glowing es a baby's and her body 0 full of strength and Brace. After her marriage she had a different car for every Gay in the week and never appeared In the same hat twioe—and her Jewels were wonderful! I took dinner with her @ short time ago. Her husband eat opposite and Kittentshly dodged the floral centre piece, trying to get a giimpee of her face. 1 wonder whether what he saw pleased him? Madelin face has become an almost Imanimate thing, with Joathing and Ditterness shining through its lifelese- hess, Her slender, pretty fingers eeemed factually burning with the white flame of the diamonds on them and the “After inner, after dinner! reptied ‘Mrs, Jarr, ‘The eager Gertrode rushed away and soon they could hear \her hard at work and singing lke @ lark, “Now I'll have some comfort and sat- isfaction out of that girl for a while, anyway,® said Mra, Jarr, ‘Won't you have a cup of tea?” “I wil NOT!" said Mr. Jerr. ‘Toa? Beh! A straw-colored siqukl that turns dark when {t's left standing. A decoc- thon of weeds, made partly palatable, I Delieve, by adding mi and cream to it. “Tea! The stuff that makes women who ere addicted to tt quarrelsome and fault-finding, Steady drinking of this nefarious concoction inspires its victims with the desire to get clothes, hats and Jewelry such as ts worn by wives of woaithy men! “Toa excites the ‘imaginations of ‘women and causes thei to Imagine they Getect the odor of spirits on their hus- bands’ breaths, and it also makes them ‘belleve they behold blond hairs on the lapels of thete husbands’ coats! "Tt rouses dormant memories, revives olf quarrels and augments new ones. It thought came to mo that she'd Ife to! oausoy women in the clutch of the habit clone them tightly around his throat) oe arinitng it to pluck each other in the enti! he should stop taking any more unlicensed reeorts whe t is vended breaths, and say, ‘Bee that womén over there? I looked et him, His skin had come/y knew her before her husband left her. loose from his flesh and pleated about) Yee, BIH got the divorce, but I know his fortures, ‘Tho dasvling teeth bis) what I kaow!! f Gentist mate for him seemed as incom-| "Wo, midam," added Mr, Jarr, putting gala Geotric Ughting)on als hat, “2 will NOT touch tes, I'm the | him or leave him just as he is; in short, who will accept him ae a “mere Copyright, 1912, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World). GOOD wife is always her husband's “quide, philosopher-and friend,” also his guardian, digestion, conscience, time table and valet. very time a man falls in love he fancies that he has discovered a brand new sensation; but, alas, it always turns out, like the hotel soup, to be just | the same old “stock,” with a different flavoring. Funny, but somehow the onty good a man's wife's vacation seems to do him is to teach him to appreciate his tuck when she comes back, Why is it that the momené a man proposes to a girl ehe wants htm to “give up" something—his pipe, hie clubs or Ms mustache—just as though she thought he ought to do penance for the privilege of loving her? When a man stumbics over his wife's train he always acts as though she had deliderately put it there to trap and mortify ham. 4 woman yearns to be ideatized, but a man twante a wife who wilt take man” and let him go right on being “mere.” If any woman thinks she has married a hero, out in a straw hat after Sept. 16. No, dearte, it ten't poverty, dub perversity, that keeps so many of theve nice young men from marrying. let her dare him te go 4 man never kmowe how to say goody; a woman never knows whente eay it. The Day’s Good Stories Looks Easy, But--- iat looking up from « Detroit news "Well, here's my old frtend Draco getting married! I wish him lack, poor fellow, Barat Ge va a is jmme time, whet?’ tay ooliee wl mid @ ort "Whee 8 “Ag the eame time, marriage fo very much | "7 CuRDe Ie beseball,’* “How sof How ts mmrriage like baseball” (the editor \ g,T Woke 80 san." the areat Oot anewered, hore ae tte fon re never tried it," —Washing- — ne More for the Money. 667 THEIR Gofense te an sggraration of their crime," eaid Senator La Foilette of « corrupt political clique. ‘Their defense reminds me of the I’. D. 8. itne, “A man ata P. D, 8, station demanded « ticket from Bucyrus to’ Geiina, but, on bearing the price, balked. “What! be snorted. ‘Fifteen cents trom Boeyrus to Celina! Why, the troileys'll take me for, fiver’ "Yea, I know that,’ eatl the ticket agent, ‘But you must remember, att, that the trofley run from Bucyrus to Celina is only twenty min. 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