The evening world. Newspaper, July 31, 1913, Page 14

juty 31. s9a 900" “#rABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Daity icx Bund the in! Gates cept weday by the Frese Pete ing Company, Noa, 68 to Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Becond-Cl Gubseription Rates to The Kvening)For England and ¢ mR ‘World tor (Md States im Matter, Continent and ane hi TO THEIR OWN UNDOING. HE taxical companies are only blindly fighting their way on | T toa moment when they can expect neither mercy nor quarter. Their insolent defiance of the law after two months of pre- | tended acquiescence has lost them the last vestiges of public con- | fidence and patience. Theiz contention that the rates established by the new ordinance are confiscatory everybody knows to be utterly absurd. Vive hnn- dred independent taxicabs have been operating for months in New| York at rates which are practically as low as thoso of the new| echedule. These cabs have none of the private stand privileges which favor the taxicab monopolies, yet their proprietors have shown not enly that they are making money, but that with a fair chance to add! to their patronage they can further reduce far The plain truth is the taxicab monopolies want what they have always wanted—a narrow, privileged taxicab service at exorbitant rates, for a few hotel guests and others who don’t care what they pay. On the other hand, the people of N k have decided toy have a Progressive, popular service which will provide up-to-date cabs, courteous drivers and low rates for everybody. As long as the present companies have had their way, so long | Rave graft, extortion, double-denling and slovenliness befouled the taxicab service of this city. 1@ them push on to their own destruction. MORE CHEER. HE report of the Steel ‘rust showing quarterly earnings of T over $41,000,000, the largest with one exception in the history of the company, silences the croakers who predicted a grave falling off in the steel trade, and adds its weight to the country’s favorable $640,000,000 tride balance, the increase in railroad earn- ings, the reassuring crop estimates, the absence of unhealthy agitation fn Wall street, and the confidence of Western business men——all of which were recently dwelt upon in this column as utterly routing the professional dispensers of gloom. The steel trade has long been watched as the gouge of our in- dustrial activity. Last quarter's earnings exceed the rosiest estimates by more than three million dollars. It becomes more and more plain that the croakings come from quarters where privileges are being shorn and wonted pickings dimin- | ished. The groans are not worth heeding. {The country is already beginning to rub its eyes in amazement at its own prosperity. eS TELEPHONE MANNERS. HE young woman who found herself rudely yanked out of a T telephone booth after she had monopolized the instrument for half an hour probably belongs to that large class of in- considerate telephoners who think that telephone etiquette forbids one to be the first to sny goodby and ring off. An incalculable amount of inane talk goes on over the telephone every hour, particu- Yatly between persona of opposite sex, often prolonged to agonizing Jengths on both sides, merely because each fears to hurt the feelings @f the other by saying goodby. This is obviously absurd. In telephoning neither person can abways know how busy or in what surroundings the other may be. It fs high time to lay down a definite rule that in telephoning either % . party, man or woman, may close the conversation without the slight- Nest hint of offense. The widespread habit of aimlessly prolonging telephone talk from a strained notion of politeness, or that “the lady must say goodby first,” wastes a vast amount of time and causes end less inconvenience to others. ~ and rested and reafy to tackle work and with giad memories of a good time, Any one who would briefly de serlbe such a vacation ought to win the gratitude of thousands, Who will try? STENOGRAPHETTE. Praise ter a “Why Nott” Po the Evitor of The Exeoing World: Ketten's “Why Not?” on Grape-Juice- Chmutauqua - Centre-Hynting-Bryan in ‘The Evening World was so clever that I simply must tell you so. This ts a ¢lassic from the head of the State De- Partment down to the “irreducible mint- mum,” the office boy, and If you never another stroke {t would put you k of cartoonists. I have am not looking for no- y sort and am simply say- a keen appre- hich is unique, pi lar cartoon th best that has come under m: from any source, JOH HO Fishermen, Ahoy! To the Editor of Th Word ix of us are going for Aa week's frewi) water fishing. None of um is An expert. 1 wonder if fishermen among your readers would care (o interest us and many others by writing a few rules for fishing, concerning bait, tackle, method, p timer &e.? Just ja word or two about eed It woul please many, but most of all THE FISHING SIN. ng World Being desirous of studying archi- tecture I would like to know what the best method would be. Probably other young men would also appreciate such information, and if some read \ GENERAL ighten us on this matter, chances, pay, &c., } would deem it a hteen years of age ani| d the Cret half of my and, Ww experien tude for TAINT AFRO TO FIGHT. finish high » ployment inan arcnite time? J. H, Mount Ver Beek emi flee at tile NOY, Broke, having the vankiing memory of better drbsseu | wirls than 1 at the iyed. And it was for and such memories that I ekimped and saved and econ- mised al] winter and spring! Ye dhere must be some kind of vacation thes will bring © woman—or @ man, that matter—beck to work baypy T milk to take on the boat for dren!” commanded Mrs, Jarr. it's cold.” she waited at the corner with the chil- | dren. secured a e, cold bottle. N tirst I saw this gay gossoon ‘hen fortune came to him in chunks, And be. Gon. J te it “Pan 1d @ aibliant voice as he W as on a sulthry aftherroon; | Soon hg was worth ten thousand plunks, nowt" int ere Darna Passed Gus's open doorway. He warbled some owl! Irith | He'd never sarve the stuff to dhrunke— , per corner was looking up the track, loit- | mee x Beany and the Gang ME AN'THE ARMY LF READY TO, DIE For Youser WE SALUTE YOUSE (AS OUR BRAVE LEADERY/ 1918, Can You Beat It? @ «<= ‘titty, @ By Maurice Ketten 1 SHOULD worey | oO dare turnéd and beckoned to bin. And he loped toward her aud the ch dren Just in time to see the next © failing by, half empty, and the tor and motorman enjoying the bree Made by th@ fast motion of the car. “We'll be late for the boat at Cherry go | the company of these gentlemen. nde vzo the track,” remarked Mra, Jarr. 1K daily vacation outing and games Some halfway downtown of the Jarr family was under way again, “Run to the dairy and get a bots st je eure dren in weather like this!" sald Mrz. Jarr determinedly, “I wish we bad your friend Gus here or that man Dink- ston, or somebody like that.” “Why?” asked Mr. Jarr in surprise. The Lad From Mullingar. hy Eugene Geary. Copyraht, 1913, by The Pres Publab ing Co, oe New York Evening World), line of others. And she let an open car go by while Mr. Jarr hurried to the milk etor: and Mr. Jar, seeing Mrs Jarr at the up-! tune | An act which oft meant war. Behind O'Leary's bar, ered sligh| “Where are you off to?’ asked Gua For it was he speaking over the hal door, but keeping well out of view, for sonehow he Knew he wasn't popular! wi) wives generally and Mrs. Jarr par-| theo wnty ng on a steamboat excursion—to ald Mr. Jarr, with throw his volce without @ tone of It reaching Mrs, Jar at the upper corner. “Perfection Point? repeated Gus in! A chap wid rinse an’ manly & surprise. wie!” Of offishness widout a thrace, “S'matter?* asked Mr. Jarr. But before he could be enlightened ‘To show their love for Pat McCann, Heyob! they made him Aldieriman— The lad from Mullingar. ¢{ 1 figured, in me humble way (An’ throth I wasn't far asthray), He'd rise to fame an’ wealth some day— ‘The lad from Mullingar An’ |? lle new jie's on the road to fame, Jisthrict echoes wid his nam owns an’ dbrives—an’ that's dhrame big green touring car there The poulticlans all came An’ praised the go! His merry laugh a Till soon he was a st > Upen his rise the biys are bint, They'd Uke to make him Pres! ‘The lad from Mullingar ) He came from Mullingar | west GEN. BEANY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YE GOIN’ TO Sock HIM AND DE GANG GOIN’ TO DO ABOUT THE] ALL AROUND DE LOTS- DATS co i WE SENT(— (WHAT YOUSE TELL HIM -GWAN ER? HOME! BEFORE | WALLOP YER. SAHTAHHSALIAAAASASAASBABAIAABA BABS The Jarrs Set Forth on the Deep With Trouble for a Supercargo FEN KLE NEE KEKE EEE ELE Ce we ee For this was the first time he had ever heard Mrs. Jarre express any wish for “They might stand In the middle of “Then if the car didn’t stop they'd be killed.” However, the next car did stop, the the car stopped with a Jerk behind a walting Mr. Jarr, alighting after a delay of some minutes, came back to announce the axle of a three-ton coal | 4¢ tast his ¢rinds hatched out # plan no| ‘The car reached the wharf an hour In five years’ time he owned the plave~ Put wan thing stops their grand Intint= | truck had broken end coal and truck Were blocking the track. “Yestiddy it was an ice cart,” grum- bled the conductor. for the ice to melt. “We had to walt Mebbe a lot of jd swipe the cor ‘Mr. Jarr, con- I would—my money,” replied his “but you might have used YOUR mone.” “From the way you talk one would believe I had a secfet hoard of aston- ishing proportions which TI kept for my own gelfish pleasures!" grumbled Mr. Jarr. rubbing your eyes. You've got your face dirty! Willle, kicking the toes out of your new shoes will not help mat- ters!"* 3 But at this point a passing empty coal truck belonging to {6 same firm as the Wrecked one came to the rescue, and| the car went on. | “We'll ride downtown, anyway,” said) Mr. Jarr. > Comet, 1913, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World), SUMMER widower'’s hardest cross is not to be able to brag: te-Rl wife about the women who “tried to flirt with him.” A “You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the peg all of the time,” but a girl in a wet bathing suit can’t fool anybody Sma minute, After all, the difference in husbands consists mainly in the degree‘ts which their wives happen to find them out. A man regards a woman's love firs' as a boon, then as a right, thediral @ matter of course, and last as # punishment. Mermaids are out of date, and the sea-serpent has been over-advertionl? but the presence of a Titian widow in a red bathing suit at any hotel # till guaranteed to sell railroad tickets, 1g love, as In poker, men play just to PLAY—and then proceed to threw away what has been easily won, without any thought of {ts value. Thad gamblers s0 often die poor and Lotharios in loneliness - No, Clarice, that VERY thin girl, completely surrounded by money, NOT “skinny;” she fs “divinely tall” or “willowy.” There's a subtle diff@m ence, you know ¢ Man's “infinite variety” consists chiefly in the variety of his faults. Ta there! If all men were perfect what a dull old world this would be! There is something about the effect of yellow moonlight on purge water that makes anything in blue serge look like an “Ideal” to a normal sirl. BA Fabl es of Everyday Folks. By Sophie irene Loeb. ‘ The Climber. Copyright, 1918. by The Press Pubiiah ing Co. (Toe New York Evening World). ESOP relates an old fable as fol-pevery step toward the summit, whi lows: the other kind leans on some frien@ A slave named /adrocles once] every step of the way. Thie mam excaped from hie|of the latter variety, master and fledto| One day very early tn his the forest. Ashe|h.ving Jogged along in a willy ‘mili was wandering} fashion, arriving nowhere, he saw ap about there helopportunity. He was in straitens® circufnstances and could not embraes the opportunity as wae necessary. 8 he went to a friend and besiege hiss to une “'- ~trength t-— .- gainthg te desired goal. It meant considerable effort for the friend, but he eet about to do it, and finally it was accomplishes, And the climber had gained » rung om the lad! der of life, But no sooner had he arrived there than the achievement of self-satisfnes tion tank hold of him +=4 he loonine \uward the higher places ame forgot to see the friend BELOW, Ase when the time @ that he could have been of sim: service to that friend he withheld his help. It ts a way climbers have, fannot FORGIVE those who Ket somewhere. They crave t its of the popu: favor of the few. with w friend to lean om reached a lofty poste hen thought he was RECURS came upon a Lion lying down and and moaning groaning. At he turne’ to flee, but finding that the Lion did not pursue him, he turnead back and went up to him. As he came near the Lion put out his paw, which wae all swollen and bleeding, and Androcles found that a huge thorn had got into {t and was causing all the pain. H pulled ovt the thorn and bound up paw of the Lion, which was goon al to rise and lick the hand of Androcies like a dog. Then the Lion took Androcies to his cave and every day used to bring }'m meat on which to Hve, But shortly afterwards both Androcles and the Lion were captured and the slave was sentenced to be thrown to the Lion after the latter had been kept without %. food for several 4 The Emperor and all his court came to see the apec- tacle and Androcles was led out into the middle of the arena. Soon the Lior was let loose from {t came to pasa in the common everpe day way that the heights become digay and have a tende: turn unexpected motorr pein « or felé ‘ve lost the boat. a= * ponr-| So that difficulties arone and t! HU wharf, Pin atrat remarked Mr. [Motorman being 4 queer sort of a his den and rushed boundine ron Jarr, "We should. go downtown in the {0 Who liked to play practical Jokes on ing towarda hin victim, But as soon|éned him, even to the point of Mle, subway. At least the subway trains top |the conductor and keep him busy col-; las he came near Androcles he recog-| taking a tumble from top all they Conpright, 113, by ‘The Pres Publishing Go, [At the mubway atations,” |lecting fares, But perhaps the two dl- "| nized hin friend and fawned upon him| way down. He looked allabout Niany the 'New York vening World.) “I'm not going down Into that suffos| vided the fares. Anyway, the car and licked hia hand lke a friendly dog.| for ASSISTANCE and at last call —_— cating subway with my dear little chil-|stopped and the Jarr faintly got aboard. The Emperor, surprised at his, sum:| loudly to thore below who had him climb. Yet to no purpose, a He came to a realisation that it never pays, nor fs it juat, ¢ 4 gnnned AWdrnsto= ta hie told him the whrin «+ Wherenn-> the slave was pardoned and freed and the Lion let loose to his native forest. those who made your path esster, Ang? Once upon a time there was a human| “the only way to HAVE a friende ie limber, A human climber {s an indi-|to BE one” vidual who, having ambitfon plus, tries| Moral: ' WHEN PROSPERITY “OWES af GRATEFUL TO THE PEOPLE \ PAVED HER WAY FOR YOU, : to reach the top of the ladder. There aré two kinds of climbers, .howev One kind uses all his ow~ energies at The Day’s Good Stories He Was a Worshipper. continued the pastor, “but until now I havaw® had the pleasure of making your acquetatenen, NG a conversation in Washington the] I presume that you are accustomed te divine hor evening the topic tumed to things D worship every Sunday evening,” ecclesiastical, which reminded Congres “Oh, yes alr,” was the smiling response @@ man Henry @, Danforth of an inckleut that] the young man, ‘I am on my way to op Rep’ cccurred in his State, now,"—Saturday Evening Port, A new preacher, pee uae oy been called to one of the churcl teen et te the arrrice ope Sabbath evenine] ‘The Point of View. ltate, But there was the gallant steamer Ructiana, flags flying, the band playing, and the Gentlemen's Sons, with much swearing, preparing to cast off from the | whart, “turry!’ ried Mr. Jarr, and they jandshake, “1 am Mr, Harkins,"* ‘And the man with les wealth than youpsgfie: tmade a run for it | Dave seen you several times,” pleassatly wal re divide with bint” “That's bi fe met a young man whom he bad seen on cae} "SHE adjuster of old wrongs approached occasions, man of wealth, Mr, Hagtinst”* he said, “you tave more memap or asked the ominie, stopping the soung man and extent: should divide with me.” ing his band, “Tam the new preacher who bas wealtli receive! the euzgestion wi just come to. town, © strong show of inter “Yen, replied the young man, returning think 1 get the point of be cally, My Jimmie's — ONE OF THE ALLIES Cotas HORRID WAR WOULD END- REMEMBER, GIRLS! WE MUST STAND BY OUR BROTHERS AND - — (| THE “NURSE GIRS” HAVE DECIDED To REMAIN NEUTRAL, ALTHOUGH THEY Wit. CARE FOR THE WOUNDED OF GOTH replied the adjuster eal, Clevelaud Plain Deals, —_—_—S—_— Poor Girl! YOUNG woman failed to pase ber ment as teacher im tie mall town, end stalked “Lam sorry, your datgbter did “BELONGS TO & THE BEANIES nN 0d the womAR, ‘» you dou't hmow mb | Why He Kejoiced. WAS creutile, Lue suai lad stood @@ the bridge clapping his hands vigorous, Bevnd Uae brow of tie bi @ dub mat ouffumd Ue sky. femariod the stranger, wal. ited, it Saad of perfect biim, ‘A eal post without e doubt! ed |