The evening world. Newspaper, January 12, 1914, Page 14

nnarrersierentaae VOLUME 66........scccrscsscessseseeceseers+NO, 19,187 GRATIFYING. BP. MOMGAN, celf-retired director of the New York, New Toven ond Hartford Railroad, is reported to be much grati- © Gel by the agreement the road hes reached with the ‘The Bow Hoven will ctrtp feel? of tte control of the Boston and ef el the Wwolley cyetems and of part of its steamship linee— ‘The New Haven will begin again at the point where the Morgan- theory of reflroed finance firet began to be-devil it. , After teinging bitter Glsester and dismay upon its stockholders the New Haven hes bought back its honor in the eyes of the Govern- iment, tte right to start anew as « public service corporation—-not with the help of the men who ruined i, but by painfully casting off the last vestiges of thetr influence. Mr. Morgan had his chance to stand by and wee some of his millions to repair the damage that had been done. Mr. Morgan chose tether te murmur eomething about public sentiment, and look for his het Bomdboty clee’s up-hill etruggie to win back the credit of a terely mishandled road is eure to prove an inepiring sight—from the s i entside! 2; Mo wonder Mr. Morgan is gratified. A ie 7: He | ae Ford Sees Uplift tn Movies.—Heediine. . ; ‘The views of Mr. Henry Ford of Detroit concerning movies else will be impatiently awaited. A man TWO BAD HABITS. Q HE unsightly and dangerous habit of cluttering fire-eecapes A with all sorte of household effects has developed to euch a ; degree among tenement house dwellers in this city that there ie only one way to stop it. / Z . Commissioner Murphy of the Tenement House Department is (iol cher en -en samen saa to climb about the fire and pitch everything found there into nets stretched below. The “catch” will be hauled in and held. Ownera can raneom their belongings only by paying charges. | i _ We wish the Commissioner would get after another bad habit of § © —s-— iat-dwellers. Even people who live in expensive apartment houses . make a disgusting practice of throwing orange peels, biscuits, candy a Doxes and even empty bottles out of their windows. * » Asa result, courte, air-shafte and roofe of lower buildings look like dumpe. Orderly tenants have to endure unsightly messes under their windows. p The shiftless ones usually throw out their refuse under cover Of darkness. If there is any way of catching them at it Commissioner ought to co-operate with landlords to teach some much Reeded leseons in tidiness. fee ar ae aera a At least marrying with the New Thought is safer than 4 i marrying with no thought at all. i ————_-++—-—___ PUBLIC PESTS—NO. 9. ~ She Man with tho Infalliele Cold-Cure. * Aw Evening World reader writes: ‘How fs this for a Public Pest editorial? Let any one say id ‘Mat be has a cold and seven people out of every ten within * | bearing immediately pelt him with remedies. A dozen persons prescribe a dosen different cures. They will keep at the suf- ‘ss Be » We agree with our correspondent that this variety of the Pest- with-a-mania-for-managing-others deserves a number all to himself. The cynic who declared that even in the misfortunes of our best '® friends we find something not wholly displeasing must have had in mind the inordinate eatisfaction some of us find in telling other people how to avoid their troubles. Counsel can, of course, be friendly and sympathetic. But the masa, like the cold-cure nuisances, whose mania for giving advice is ‘omy equalled by his resentment when you don’t take it, is a promi- nent member of the Pest family. If you have anything the matter ‘with you don’t tell him. ‘ —_—_—— “This is an age of immodest clothing,” said Dr. Cyrus “J Townsend Brady to his audience, and after waiting joment added: “From the slimness of your applause I gather that most of you are immodestly clothed.” ‘Well, honestly now, how ought we to applaud that first proposition?, With cheers or sorrowful silence? artes are higher, I think, and the op- Portunities far greater than in com- mercial work for the beginner. E. M, For Permanent Commi: ‘Fo the Béitar of The ae A good rule is the one that works both ways, The recent very uncere @onlous departure of Police Commis @oner Wi and the trouble to the city of NOw York it may have caused indicate the probable feelings of the former Commissioners who were sum- marily and unceremoniously removed from office with the shortest of notice. Under the infinite wisdom of our ia pecially as col pared with the Police Commiaal voted upon at certain intervals elected for specified terms and are not Qcating Mr. Jarr, fever end insist upon a trial of their various prescfiptions. Cae frist to etand by S90 And {f the victim doesn't immediately go out and buy what tenis ping lis (or hal] they mention they are offended. F. McC. bing pal, ry yon never met him before)— name ond-hand 6) we gotta stand by him. Joe?’ . nodded his head in assent. To be wakened at 4 in the morning, dered to open wine, called out of his own name, introduced to an old friend iste tn New York?—Memphis Appeal. that 1914 {9 not loop year.—Boston Tran- script. HERE'S SOME GENUINE HOME Coo! | MAbe IT MYSELF THANK You, WITHOUT You ? Cnr Net Yack Beta Weathes Night, Court,” sald the Plain- "M ‘stese-cour*"mta_ the ‘Pin clothes Man to Gus, and im “Now {# the time Gus, opening another bottle of wine. or- Hits From Sharp Wits Are they trying Schmidt or the alien oe Ladies who have taken to looping the loop im aeroplanes should remember ‘The marriage which becomes a failure never was @ succers.—Albany Journal eee If the price of leather continues to advance it will only be a question of time when @ leather medal will become & valuable bit of Jewelry to be handed down as heirloom tn the family.— New Orleans States. eee Since each man thinks eugenics is a| good thing for the other fellow, but for himeelf, why not spell it gentcs," just for variety's sake?— Charleston Newae-Courler. . + . It Je not until after he discusses the matter with his wife that a man learns his hostess's dinner was not a success— Topeka Capital, o 8 8 A capable woman has been named for & 87,500 position by Mayor Mitchel of ww York. Perhaps one reason so many men are averse to letting women vote is that they are qualifying so fast as a atranger and to a stranger as an old friend, was too much for Gus. Still, he was a votary of the Gods of Things As They Are, ang evidentty this te the way they were, REAL detective, im a brown eult, wearing a with a death's heed pin, double heavy Mnked across his big stomach, with a georet-society charm to the thort—and Gus peeked over the bar at the foot of the stranger on the rall— yes, t was @ equare-toed black box calf shoe, wih a eole an inch thick, and | han Gittering with a new shine—t was a real New York detectives, ay, | greets him effusively he never can be sure whether her kiss is one of for the big jobs.—Baltimore American. ee Gon, Miles says married men are bet- ter fighters than jelore, Maybe it ING MOTHER IN LAW. Dog wl 1AM Hunery! “THANK ‘You N&® JonN ! You't BE REWARDED (n He NEXT WORLD “What eay, Sam? We gonna let our stir for contempt of court, eh?” “gure not!” eaid Gus. “Maybe you're hangt a|you don’t like my frie For, leaning against his a bar wi jowlea red ni and a wateh thumb at Mr. Jarr. and he patted Mr. Jare on the back, “is 4 tle i E ohatn, with you, eh, Lesry?” Gus shook Mr, Jarr warmly by the 4. “Tm gied te know tt,” he said husk- up!" Copyright, 1916, by The Prams Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening Work), Hear the crashing of the vows— New Year's vows! What a world of vain regrets their memories arouse! Made with hearts, ob, 40 contrite! — How it fille us with delight Just to hear the gentle clatter As they ecatter, eplatter, ehatter— Oh, the dashing, splashing, SMASHING of the vows! —— ° When a woman says “My husband keeps no secrets from me" it is a sign that he has managed to keep them awfully well. A man fe just so naturally consciencestricken that when his wife ardor or one of investigation. Many a man has started out to “string” a girl and has got so tangled| “Gee!” he added under his breath, up that the “string” ended in a marriagetie. “We've bene on hour and a half getting under way!" Aman can forgive a woman for anything on earth*but ‘“‘sharpnees’— a sharp nose, a sharp eye, sharp angles, and, above all, a sharp tongue. Blessed are the fat! For they shall not inherit “temperament.” Em- bonpoint may not be fashionable, but two hundred pounds avoirdupois are easier to live with than ninety pounds of nerves. Joy No, Clarice; simply because a man breaks his neck to get you before marriage is no sign that he won't Break the traces after marriage. e Perhaps, after all, it's better to de @ poor man’s HERE Feed Your/FACE WITH “THAT'S THe BesT roan ba! No BiuL,1 CAN'T Gro To THE TANGo Tea 1AM RUNNING 4 TANGO HOSPITAL — IFEY HAS A SPRAINED ANKLE — AAUGHTER A BROKEN TOE ~ MOTHER AN INTURED KNEE CAP. FATHER A DISLOCATED HIP, AND THE COOK HAS STIFF JOINTS ~ CAN You BEAT IT 7 Mr. Jarr Tries to Help a Friend And Undergoes Weird Adventures “I often say to him,” continued the friend here—or rather my friend—ge to | detective, “Fred, give up the Mvery-and- feed business and settle down tn a quiet Iittle town Mke this and marry a nice Dack because|Httle girl and amount ."" insisted the| Don’t you agree with me, Max?’ Plain-clothes man, pointing with his) “Who, ne? Sure! What you eay ts “Thie little guy.” | right!” said Gus, hurriedly. “And now for the five dollars—charge one of us! Hite father before him wes|t to me—you eign the slip: ‘Denevan— a Fenish and gave bis young life try-| Thomas D. Donovan, Central Offies, five tng to rescue the Manchester Martyrs/ dollars on account.’ that ought to make him awfully etroug| The big man took the five dollar bill and tuoked it in bis fob pocket. “This next bottle ts on me,” he “No, I insist! Charge (t to me: Connolly—Big Steve. Everybody kn Big @teve.” Gus gravely charged the wine and re- Garded the stranger for further orders. “Can you get @ taxicab?” asked the plain-clothes man. +| friend who's gotta machine? Ring him Gus got at the telephone, and after | some difficulty succeeded in getting Raf- ferty, the buflder, at the other end of the line. “Now wait; don't ewear so," said Gus, “Here's eomebody wants to talk to you." | He handed the portable telephone to the detective. “Cut out the rough etuff!” advised the detective to the irate Rafferty. “This is Hagan—yes, Phil: Hagan of the Tenement House Squad. 1 gotta friend around here in trouble, You oall up your garage and tell ‘em to let us have your car." As Gus afterward explained it, ‘‘Be- cause everybody has done something they could be arrested for, wants to pick a fuss with @ detective.” The plain-clothes man put up the re- celver and ordered another bottle of wine—this time on the house—and, tak- is and Mr. Jarr and Slavi: (who had dropped in a: riser for a glase of echnapps), went around to the garage, where the detect! Rafferty's automobile and « driver. ‘Drive to the Night Court,” said Mr, Jarr, And he looked at his watch and then at the winter sunrise. ing slant At the Night Court all was dim and dark, None but a detective could have wotten any response. Finally a sleepy caretaker appeared at th “Night Court?’ be r ned at midnight. Thi late cases.” “Where aball we go?” asked Gus, But tho detective was fast asleep, and they all allpped quietly out of the automobile and came uptown In the subway, leaving to get away from You ine driver and the detective with the car. ‘Waa that fellew a lunatic!” asked Jarr. ‘T'll bet ten to one that he wasn't OLD DADDY in LAW. i r to “Too early. Gotta nobedy y all had no trouble in securing §] | before he oo. :d place himself Little Causes Of Big Wars Ibert Fayson Terhune Coprright, 1916, by The Pree Pubthhias Oo, (The New Yeoh Bruning Wedd). No. 36—A Rough Sea That Led to a Revolution. PCAUSH the Irish Channel was too réugh, during mony éays 1899, for @ ship to cross {t im eafety, a brief war covurred in which an English king lost his erewn. ‘The king was Richard IL, the man whe, cightekn years earlier, bad outwitted Wat Tyler's army and had put down o sevelution of the Diain people. Instead of profiting by thet experience Mécherd hed epent the next eighteen years in a right industrious career of miaruie. He had robbed the poor; he hed wrung unjust Snes and taxep Grom the people; he had dome all he could to wreck his own power end his country’s Prosperity. And he had added to this folly by neglecting Ge make htmmselt popular with the nobility. A king in those days could do pretty much Be nation at large as long as he kept the actles tm @ goed humor.~ For nobles were the masters of the peasants and Also a king who Sppressed the nobles eould hand if he took the trouble te win the had been eo rash as to iN-treat both the Henry, Duke of Hereford, Richard's politcal offense. In Henry's absence Richard had made a solemn promise eon'’e absence the old kingdom (for net only was Henry popular, but Soe nobles resented the precedent of a duke'’s estates being confiscated), ploked out that particularly unlucky time te leave the heim of stats to go ever to Ireland on @ military: expedition. A As soon as the King's back was turned Meary came from France. He wae folned by other discontented nobles, Richard's friends caw thet a Misi ya ising revolution might start at any moment untless active stepa were te prevent It. i A courler was sent to Irelamg to warn the Kisg his army. But the Irish Channel was whipped that raged for days. The courier could not While the messenger was waiting for the tion 41d not wait. It gathered new foree get back to England almost all The few nobles who remained true ¢o the the tide of revolt. But its Another army deserted him in the of danger. Such edherents as raiiied te his aid were soon dispersed. In a fow weeks the almost dioodless war was at an end and Richard was @ prisoner in Henryfa hands. Henry was proclaimed King, of England. A chronicle of the day says that even Richard’s favorite dog slunk away from its fatien master’s “Hunger Strike” adversity is the wisest time for deserting a master. or Murder? was imprisoned. But men whe had not teken the to help him keep his crown now rose in force to get it ack for him. And another short war broke out. Henry put down the revolt. But it was plain that there would be cim@ar ‘eprisings as long as Richard lived. So the deposed King suddeniy died. His ‘yuards said he had perished from a “hunger etrike.” But history tenflse to Delleve he was killed at Henry's orders. Diary of a Little Boy By Alma Woodward Coprright, 1914, by The Press Prfilishing Co, (The New York Evening World). TRAINGH things feet is awful large and chink be's ywr silly to get fresh with eni, I wood lut them be, but he knows bast. Well, the next morning when pa wus shaving I peeked and there he wus ing to do the dip, ownty jt hert granpe, | knees and I!ke-wize skratched his fate. and frum the looks; That wuz how it akted on Pa. of the moshune) Then granma came to see ma im the they make they| @fternoon and me took up all the ruse y els, nd the tang-go bit gra: in the foot nd she didn’t do bad for the ownly me sed she must flannul pettikote bee-cause and pa ma sed maybe I guess learn it and| brung home sum new rekords for ovr pa sed maybe you got anuther guess; fonograf under his, arm and he wanted coming to you, my wife aint going to, to undo them rite away but ma se@ go get up in a publik place and make a! we will have owr dinner fret fool of herself and thats all ma needid: ma thought they wus opra rekords and to make her KNOW he wus going to! she wusint crasy abowt them. And shen Jern it ineted of just guess it. latter dimer pe he undid them and lot! So over akross the street frum owr tang-go rekord and ma she howse on the korner there is a grosery jook like she couldn't bleeve oar and up over the grosery stoar ¢ is @ dansing skool and I saw ma ook in there looking like there wus a| sweet thing, you pet you, and dee-tektly after her, And then, in the) started to dance and they mornings when she wuz letting the|Konshus that sis and me th she wood practia| nuts and raizuns on. the water run for her ba i Li away with it, T have got to pa'a neck and she eed you o!d deer, the tang-go. I know bee-cause my bed- com is next to the bathroom and ie wood bunk uw; je wood nock my 3 doun on the bewro, And she; that had to practi wile the beth was Gilling 'to say dout do fo pa couldint hear her, bee-cause she! anuther thing had tq sing, to, too keep time with, O, yes, I wus on. But I wus mum. And then one nite when owr hired girl enuf butter for supper get sum and korner looking up into the dansing skool where there wuz lites and pepul going he wus shaking his feet. purpus, The Test of Teachers. Ss eae, ‘book, more than satisfied ‘the interest ui which delighted his instructor, a “Please, teacher,” he inquired, without orn the| eamblance of « blush, “hare you got any clgaretto ‘esteemed citizen who was greatly eppced to tobacco in any form, ‘One afternoon the enti-samoke pasty met om i i | | i i