The evening world. Newspaper, December 24, 1912, Page 8

SE Ie PSTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. PwAMished Daily Except Supdey by the Presa Publishing Company, Nos. 63 to 63 Park Row, New York. HIANGES SHAW Treapurenc#) Park iow, . furer, 6% Park Row, JOSHPH PULUTZNN, Ire Mecretary, 6 Park Row. Entered at the Post-Office at New York as SecondClass Matter. Wedeeriotion Haier to The hvening |For England and the. continent ang . World for the United States All Countries in the International = and Canada. One Year.. One Month One Month VOLUME 53. “THE BECKER POCKETBOOK.” M'= GOODE testified before the Aldermanic Committee that some members of the police seemed less awed by the convic- tion of one of their number for mumer rising out of graft | than made mad with greed by the well advertised fatness of “the Becker pocketbook.” Does it not almost seem as if she were right? Policeman Skelly, and Maas and Wolf, the alleged collectors, were yesterday indicted. Corroboration has appeared that Mary Goode paid graft money. Other indictments aie pending. Perjury is pal- pable, and may be punished. Two men are under arrest charged with trying to hire a third to swear that he was offered money by Mery Goode to testify. A number of policemen have been suspended, and more may follow them. The situation has @ lesson for Mayor Gaynor and Commissioner Weldo. If “people’s heads are filled with vice and crime” just now it is becauso vice and crime and graft exist. It may be hard to prove their existence in all cases; but what we all know, and what the Mayor knows we all know, can be proved in some cases. ‘The grafters have grown bold and careless. And the situation has a lesson for the people, too. What are they going to do about graft? Is the State of New York going to put a stop to it, or is it content with the “outward decency” under which pillage and murder are committed and a section of the police force is hopelessly corrupted? k Is honesty or hypocrisy the best policy? canstallpainiaacetiplpomeanemmaaeimiet A Delaware wonran applying for a position on the police force reserved the right if appointed to choose her own style of hat tn- stead of wearing the uniform helmet—a reservation ¢het ouggests trouble when the suffragettes clamor for edmission to the army. pele ancy Sian LIKE OUR OWN BRIDGE PROBLEM. Jo os logic often works in a manner which it ia impossible for Occidentals to penetrate. Some years ago the express train between Yokohama and Tokio was so overcrowded as to cause complaints. The Railway Com- pany (this was prior to the nationalization of the railways) replied by running an additional train to avoid the overcrowding of the first section. ‘Travel increased and both trains were crowded to their ut- most capacity. But the Reilway Company knew how to deal with that. A pub- lic announcement was made that, as the additional train had failed to remove the cause of the complainte—the overcrowding of the first section—the second seotion would be discontinued. ' Se . A Christmas tree in Madieon Square would seem to call for Mayor Gaynor as Santa Claus. Perhaps Df. Parkhurst woud lend him « convenient spot near by ¢o dress up for the role. Sa A GREAT AWAKENING. JHE State of New York has discovered the child. T His needs are discussed in @ dozen aspects. The Chil- Gren’s Court in New York City is hereafter to engrose the attention of four Special Sessions Judges. The needs of the back- ward child are thoroughly realized. The wayward child is the sub- ject of wide discussion. Maud E. Miner of the Probation Association tells how toil and privation drive young gitls to lives of shame. Judge Ben Lindsey reminds us that if New York had spent as much time and money in looking after the four gunmen and other young crim- inals while they were children as it spends in: jailing them, thore would be little crime. Admirable, all this. But New York has had a greater awakening * than the provision it contemplates for exceptional children would in- The child we are most concerned with, after all, is the child who fs not a young criminal, who wrongs no one but is wronged, and who children. ment has no power and the States have all the power. The way to eave the exploited child is to save him. We look to see it done in New York. Letters From the People| + “9 and 6 ts M4! or “9 and 5 GEO. B. ‘To the Kaitor af The World : eee ‘On Dec, 1% 1912, “Regulations Gov- WUT He Evening World Daily Magazine. - FOR PRESENTS KISSES FoR Your PRESENT THis CHRISTMAS cum thetr seate by thcir mother and &randmother. And ten burly men fought for the empty places with some seven But the women were handicapped with Dundles of goods they to the stores to have exchanged, and MAN again triumphed by cunning and Jerking their tender arms from their tenderer sockets, Mrs. mother dragged the little dears through the fighting, striving throngs, getting on and off the jammed and crowded cars, and then up the steps to fresh air to Vreea Publiahing Oo, World), F some people wouldn't teach thelr : children bad mannere,” said the “Leggo! Leggo me grogans!" appealed as the energetic infant gave the beard another Jerk and pulled r fat lady standing in Bent of a ary she a dicate. It has discovered the exploited child, aren ia tear erercan Coeay san Evidently the fat lady's complaint wae due to the } pony Maier - Mise jeeling on eir ie more likely to fill » amall coffin than an adult's cell; the child who |Stuneneaca ore okies eu has worked “ever since I was”; the cannery child who goes to bed at | windows of the o: midnight and is prodded into wakefulness at half-past 3; the play- a etrap-hangere nei Sante Claus was holding a recep- le the great doors of the Jarr were A Christmas Prospect By Eugene Geary—— Copyrigt, 1912, by The Press Publishing Co, ERRY Christmas time is nearing, When the Frost King’s jewelled looking out of the ‘This brought thelr (The New York Evening World). Sorrow leaves no pencil traces On the old familar faces, As they brighten up the places that we know and understand, . asked little Miss Jarr, “Yuse gits a whippin’,” answered the enraged Father Christmas. shoes against the at them, and it was etarved child of the tenements who makes toys for more fortunatc bd this the fat lady was doubtless altud- Gilatens in the cheek of nature in the si- lent vales and woods, And old Ganta Cl His white whiskers ere careening On the joyous occupation of delivering T nee cowees and'I nce horses!" cried Something is going to be done for this child when the Legiala- | Master Jarr looking out of the subway ture meets, How much will be done, how thoroughly and how wisely, Peeem: te the ; ivi What he did see was dirt, darkness ie for people to eay. It depends upon them. No State need |#"4 4 rapid succession of tron girders. wait for the Federal Government to act, because the Federal Govern- Pee _ ET jae ier and ry Genres little Miss Jarr, who waa also gifted with a marvellous imagination, Place the “turk” upon the table, Let us feast while we are able, “Shame! The loafer!" cried all the To oblivion with our real and smaginary | women. “‘Disabusing the minds of Uttle ‘Tho’ the biithe apothe-kerry On the monrow As he reaps a gol dark blue liver pills, “Oh, Now the children's voices ‘With the sleigh bells’ silv’ry Jingle. Joy's bediamonded surcingle is around them, bless their souls! May their future years grow brighter— Such at least the present writer Hopes, tho’ he's but an inditer of spas- madic barcarolles, oried her brother, “Ho! That's ‘cause they can only be saw f'um ‘iss winder!” asserted little don't see ‘em But this gay, Yule-tide effusion Here 1s Joy to every mortal—dreamer, At this her brother tried to push her toller, millionaire! away from the window of beautiful sub- way sights, But just then the grinding, wereeching, swaying train came to a jarring stop, and Mas- ter Jarr and Miss Jarr were yanked the happiness of Christmas! From Niagara to the Isthmus ‘Runs & golden scintillation ighting up Meet in happinei While the meery C! upon the frost: movement of the Tuesdsy: Deo 1 AM PRESENTING KISSES FOR, CHRIGTMAS GIFTS, THIS YEAR PASAASAAAABAAAAABAAABR AR AAA AAA AA AM The Jarr Children Get a New Angle On the Good Old Saint of Yuletide PRR PPP PPP RP eer er rr | Big Bargain Bazaar. ‘The Jarr children | !t halt off. with their elders took their place 18! “Oh, oh! He's hurting Santa Claus!” line to greet the jovial Saint of good child children!” eth anerry, harvest trom his rou're fired!” Claus has lost his job!" ering Radio Communication,” United States statute of Bept. %, 192, went into effect, requiring licenses, The United States Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y., has faoued approximately 8,000 amateur Ii-/ censes in New York City (license ro- fees Fire Perils in Wireless. (= Boarding House quired only for transmitter), giving ei Nerves ee permission to operate tons, This BEFORE SUPPER ? wtatement can readily“ be verified by Department of Commerce and Labor, Radio Service, Custom House, New York City, Such apparatus improperly installed 1s, I think, @ fire risk from lighting; the! outside conductors being ted through | the building in violation of the rules of the National Bourd of Fire Under- weitere, The equipment should receive | & rigid examination and a certificate of fnepection from Electrical Department, Board of Water Supply, Gas and Elec- tricity, New York City, I hereby desire te inform you that In my opinion fow comply with the law. Why? The Latter In Correct, {Wo dhe Kaiitor of The Evening World: Please decide the gramatically correct ‘be Press Publishit vening W ‘AN 'SEEIN’ AS HOW YOURE IN OUT WOULD YOU MIND 24, °1912 Such Is Life! 3% .2ets: 3 By Maurice Ketten Rel ction struggle feels almost as chagrined and injured as though his partner A « trumped his ace. \ flattery as a good cook seasons a ealad—by instinct, a grand patkiller; not a stimulant, but a balm; not a siren, but a nuree, with a halo and wings his head outgrows the former and he uses the latter to fy—to another woman, considers it really dangerous tf he can manage to escape afterward without proposing. ‘ Alas, a women without a husdond ts like a closet without has nothing on which to HANG. his professional activity covered ao wide & range that hia career was more than! self exclusively to i. terest: halt spent before he had settled down| Mra, ‘Heckett's, careenitad nam into he in one fied. ~ operatic field, and in 1864 he came forth Born in 180, in New York City, the|as an impresario at the Academy of years of his youth were spent in Ja-| Music on Fourteenth atreet.. It was un-®§ maica, L. I, and at the age of fifteen! der Hackett’s direction that the Acad- he entered Columbia College with intent|emy of Music was dedicated by the {l- to study law. But Young Hackett did| lustrous tenor Mario and the greatest Qot remain long at his studies, for two|lHving coloratura soprano, Grisl. years later he became @ bookkeeper in| The two had previously appeared at the employ of one of hts relations, |Castie Garden with great success. But At the age of mineteen Hackett mar-| Hackett insisted on charging two dol. ~ tied Catherine Lee Sugg, a singer of |!8rs for the best sents, opening to only ‘coniderable reputation. The two went| half ® house. On the second night the to Utica, N. Y., where Hackett con-| Prices were reduced, but it was too late. tinued his business career. But uitt-|The season was « failure. mately the importuntties of Mrs. Hack-| But Hackett was of that mold to per- ett that he join her in an artistic career | #¢vere. took Mario and Grist to Drevailed and Hackett made his first ap-| Boston, prospered = there, and then pearance on the stage at the Park The. | brought them back to the Metropolitan | atre in the operet lage,” in March, they induced Ole Bull, the ft Mra. Hackett, however, was the coal| ine? induced Ole Bull, the famous view Attraction. And for several yeare the | ‘must to undertake young comedian drifted from one char- acter to another without scoring to any extent, though in @ series of imitations of famous actors of this period he had some vogue. In 188 (again at the Park Theatre), Hackett made his debut as Falstaff without attracting much attention. For The nee foun are aletan ny Cor | of @ tragedian or comedian and soared acted intermittently. But when Hackett | wink) Ag assumed this role in London his success was emphatic, Wi i “Fremaet,'* In fact, 80 favorable was his recep- +3 yobs tion by the London public and press thet Hackett made four visits to Eng- in 1871. walled a sympathetic child of ten, “Madam, please move on and “Don't crowd!” erled Santa Claus. liittie boy dale to Sante Pieacttaadin 4 “Here you! Stop shovin' and make that | Mrs, Jarr fiercely. kid let go me fringe!” ‘This remark was addressed to a babe of tender years that @ fond mother was holding up “to kiss Santa Claus,” ‘The bave in question showed no alarm | jicasure!"* but had grabbed the long, snowy false whiskers of the store Santa Claus and was pulling with all its “It's little Theodore’s first Christmas,” retorted the mother of the beard-pull- ing babe. “Some people is such grouches they don't believe in babies having any Seeing their dear old Santy in trouble, all the children in line began to wail, and an immense crowd gathered around. Finally, the Santa-Claus-baiting in- fant’s hands were loosed from the whiskers of good Saint Nick, and the borne off by its proud moth- er, The child meanwhile obliging with &@ vocal obligato staccato fortissimo! “Kin I have a drum for Christmas, Santy Claus, and roller skates and a real movin’ picture machine?’ asked Willie Jarr, who had edged and wormed nts way up to Santa Claus during the untangling of the baby ai ‘Naw, yer gite nuttin’ Claus, now in a state of white-hot rage. “And ain't I to get @ dol house?” T wae Gaturday noon and the abo! teacher nsolately beneath « tree in front of the school- —— Li aag R. SMITH had the habit of lighting hie “Why, Tommy, my boy,” he ssid, pausing os | end then laying it down she tu ww, “what to the mattert Ansthing 600 | Later be would relight it and finiah pee trey, wrong! mene, “Nope,” sald Tommy, giving an impatient} the tray, “Get out of here, you big stiff!" cried store euperintendent coming up. walled the ttle tots, “Santa ‘Where ere the eet of the boys!” asked the| this father light one of the shor variety end schoolmaster, “They haven't run away from you, | sald: have they?” “How do you like that on “I'm glad of it!" replied the retiring Now must come to a conclusion; Santa Claus, ‘And I hopes I g!ts money enough to start a canning fact'ry next summer, so I kin wolk every kid and May we, one year hence—age, twenty—|its mother to det’! d plenty, And he stalked away to get his time, tmas music floats|leaving the children to wonder if there will really be any Christmas this yea “Gone home to lunch,” growled Tommy, try-| “This, my son, is a very good cigar," replied ing to talk and whistle both at the same time, | the father, blowing long puffs into the alr. “Well, why don't you go home to lunch, too?” | “I thought you’ x : laughed the teacher, the gutter outaid “Can't, said ‘Tomm: A b / Copyright, 1012, by The Prees Publishing Co, (Phe Nex + Evening World). * HIS i the time of the year when it is hard to decide whether 14 more terrible to give or to receive. Somehow a man who kisses o girl under the mistletoe wit f (A practioed Alet plays olt the of6 Tove tunes by heart, ond seonone-A y, That which @ man te looking for in a wife ie not a grande passion bud Let @ man do eli the “ideatising.” The moment a woman decks him out Ktecing may be ‘se wnhealthful as the physicians say tt 12, but no man, | Ané now ye ecribe must turn to folly, And deok her little den with holly, While you, of course, must quickly go And hang that bunch of mistletoe! Oh, hang {t etrong and hang tt high, Where it will catch Prince Charming’ eye. Fear not the message he'll be missing, For NO man is SPUG—on kissing. Memories of Players para Of Other Days. HACKETT. By Robert Grau. F Copyright, 1912, by The Press Publishing Oo, (The New York LTHOUGH ‘nia fame rested land within’ period of seven years, It principally on his superb por-| was this triumph abroad that induced trayal of Falstaff, James H.| American managers to offer terms for Hackett (father of James K.| this country. Hackett) was so versatile and) But Hackett was not satisfied to be ‘© one part actor or even to confine him- “Love in @ Vil-| Theatre in New York, which so angered | the stockholders of the Academy that | Seasons ended disastrous! Hackett returned to the stage in 1868 with a revival of “King Henry IV." and for the next fifteen years his career was along definite lines. He assumed almost every character in the repertoire)” hits in @ dozen roles. His “ was regarded as superior to Jefferson's by many critics, “King Lear” and similar tragic roles the public was not attracted. He led A Dull Job. here, until the other fellows get back, I'm the ermbtice,—Judge's Labrary. passing along the roed yurprised to 908 the ordinarily po Tons iy Son sitting ae Giving Paa Treat. cigar after dinner, puffing it for @ while Often three or four unfinished cigars would be on One day hie small son, sitting nearby, watehed paper”? “You see, Mr, Slimp- and I've ‘got to stay rummge @or. ‘by tn @ buggy the old man nevei ‘~~ ‘off the bobber in the water, never tat re 2) When the travelling m { afternoon he was Pman still in ¢ Glued on the bobber, “Hello, uncle! he shouted, ©, of a Any luck to Without taking his gaze off the cork, whteb J rested on the murface of ti old man replied toad stream, the “Had a nibble ‘lon i Library, Me "Tone About na0n.*— Judge's —e—_.. Poor Giri! \ OW long have “i married?!” “It H will be xm vest ‘Thursday, ’* And do you | regard your Qusbend a the most wonderfy who over w " ‘When the poor «irl i a sod ebead i ously, , When she could trust herself to apealt again, she sald No, Charles has disagpetat. ed me terribly, I'm affraid 1 have wre-queshed my lidife, Last night when 1 asked tim te qo up and see if there wasn't a bungee, ta oud room 2 bumped his nose against the efge of the open door and he ssid three slmpty emt smear words just as if they came naturel eo Gm, en Foandove tar, 4