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FRTARLISHED BY JOSMPH PULITZER, tf Dally Pxcept Bunter, HY now. New York. LM PULITZDR, President, 63 Park Row. RAVINE Te SHAW Treapurers @s Park Row, JO%:PIL PULITZER, Jr, Secretary, @& Park Row, = od at the OF! Baers. recrys, _ World for the United States and Canada ‘Toa: Month OLUME 54. NO MORE SUBTERFUGE. Second-—Class Matter. i For Harland ‘and the Continent All Countries in the Tn! Postal Union. on One Year. .301Ono Month. their word to their New York patrons and ai of fair rates in this city, then the sooner they show their the better. thod of procedure that shall produce results in six months. ‘ebatraction—better open hostility than euch pretended aid. and concentrate first on telephone rates in this city. which to attack this abuse is here. Every day the present rates continue means an additional $17, ive charges extorted from New York telephone users. Puight course through al’ cavil and confusion. » tp so much to hundreds of thousands in this city through ons more sanitary than ever before. fe and sanitary public bathing in this ctty. Sef happiness and health. y by the Presa Publishing Company, Nos, 68 tu seecceeeceeesNO, 19,281 New York Telephone Company officials do not mean to keep it in every way the valuation of the company’s property preparatory to a prompt The proposal to make the valuation of telephone property in ty include an exhaustive inventory of all the wires and telephone in the State, thereby putting off for two yeare any change in exorbitant charges which now burden New Yorkers, is propos- The present investigation of telephone finance was meant to} ly first and foremost to this city with the view of securing to tele- of the Assembly, of Senator Foley, Chairman of the Legislative | ittee on Telephones, and of other friends of telephone reform | Hbany, in securing the appropriation of $100,000 for the expenses | valuation. Such is also the clear understanding of the up-State | Service Commission, which now declares that it will insist upon Alf the “hearty co-op»ration” which the Telephone Company has amiduously guaranteed only covers the old ely policy of evasion “In the ultimate interest of fair and equitable telephone echedules hout the State the present inquiry must follow its intended © ¥f telephone users in Greater New York are being overcharged the support of telephone service in other cities where the company me to crush competition with less than cost rates, then the point 000 Let the Public Service Commission remember that and hold a OPEN BATHS AND BETTER BATHS. OLLOWING the campaign of protest led by The Evening World against the proposed closing of the public baths which mean , the contract was let yesterday for the conversion of the etx cipal floating beths into eirtight tanks. The use of Croton will allay the fears of the Health Department as to danger from | <= ted river and harbor waters, and in leas than five weeke these | Are You a Meavy Eater? municipal bathe will be thrown open to the public under con- iting baths will be required to keep their establishments up to the standards of cleanliness. All of which marke a distinct advance | {Temendous pane Aig eevee ‘ strainte of appetite in his youth. . The next step should be*to instal) bathing pools in the open cou LESSON FOR YELLOW TAXICABS. NE HUNDRED DOLLARS was the fine imposed by Magistrate Krotel in the West Side Police Court yesterday upon a| een Planted this season i the royal Yellow Taxicab Company chauffeur charged with (1) oper- finglnod, excesda's matilion, the wetent a public hack without holding a public driver's license and (2) o.oo WaT sad Se STORE Food 15 THE Can You Beat It?’ Daily Ma wo m™ ! Lo Worty | MY Wire 'S THE GREATEST LU Maree me eet gazine, Fri pre t aeO re 1AM Gong TEL HER ‘You ARE COMING For DINNER I WANT You To See WHAT . June 5, and OF DIVORCE ... ween, ‘You EVER SAW~SHE LON'T THINK OF FEEDING NE WITH DELICATESSI Pee STUFF 4 GOOD Cook SHES real the would make the schools immensely more useful as centres | ssirabeawa, poets seem to have had the eame rapu- 66] test ares salen save being There of SI + AY HU! IONED HE IS SNCING oF Maybe You're a Genius. Goott ts said to have attributed his German statesmen and —_——— AMATEUR GARDENERS, AHOY! The number of bulbs which have between two are 140 beds, with an a’ It would be thought a hard gov- shortens life. summes faster than labor wears, while the used key ls always bright, as os more than ie necessary pen in asleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard recious, wasting time must be, as ernment were the only ones we had to pay we might more easily discharge them. Sloth, like rust, con- dow much do we id Poor Kichard says. and that ways. If time be of all things the most r Wit, Wisdom and Philosophy but to this we must add frugality. A man may if he knows not how to save, “keep his nose all bis life to the grindston nd die not worth a groat at last.’ hard times and heavy taxes, for what maintains one vice would bring up little finer and a litte entertainment can be no great matter, but reme ber “Many a little makes a muckle.” Beware of little expenses. a will sink shall beggars prove” and moreover “Fools make feasts and Richard saya, “the greatest |.Wi#@ men eat them.” form with the wishes of those whose guest you are, which may be at con- siderable variance from your own. by | | “Visitors” friende during the summer. If there is anything in the world I Bate to do ft is to seoms to me that no matter how sometimes sorely tried in an en- deavor to con- refore, a# I am sure there are hundreds of others who are in the Jealous good-for-nothing. Rachel Robards. No. 8.—ANDREW JACKSON The Love Stories Of Great Americans By Albert Payson Terhune ~ Coprrteht. 1014 by The Pram Publidhine Co, (The New York Drenion World). AND RACHEL ROBARD6, IHN DONELSON, 6 Virginian surveyor, emigrated with hie family to the Tennessee wilderness. There he was murdered by 2m diane, His widow supported herself by running a bearding house, Her daughter, Rachel, helped her with the work With thom lived Rachel's husband, Lewis Robards, a drunken, dissolute, oresfly One of the widow's boarders was @ lean, hatchet-faced young backwoods lawyer, Andrew Jackson. Jackson was just beginning his wonderful career. He was already a |. He heaped insults and false accusations upon Rachel, and then he left | her, going to Kentucky to live, big man in the little wilderness community, and be fell in love with Jackeon, to the ond of his days, had always a reapest, that amounted to veneration, for all women. When he found himeelf in love with Rachel, he said no word to her about tt. Perhaps she suspected; perhaps not. 1 is certain her husbané @i. Presently came news that h® had secured a divorce. This was in 2791. and best dancer in the county. hustend have been a young man of tyrannical and unreasonably ‘The community in which they lived was more or lees free-and-easy, Rachel's character was above emtrching. Yet Jackson felt keenly the dis- grace of the whole affair. death any one who might presume to speak lightly of his wife. Instantly he found hie hands full of quarrels. | A lawyer—Avery by name—during @ courtroom wrangle sald something that Jackson construed into a elight on Rachel. | promptly challenged him. They fought with pistols, Jackson shot Dickin- son dead and himself was dangerously wounded. These are but a few of the | fierce measures whereby Jackson sought to uphold the honor of the woman he had unknowingly wronged. Both Jackson and Rachel were twenty-four at the time. John Fiske tn de- t weorng i Twlee Wed to tasers here the epeediest possible relief. | {Twrleo Wed te} sealous disposition.” ; Such was the distinct understanding of Gov. Glynn, of Speaker nDranrborddsheised As soon as word of the divorces reached to be his wife. She giadly For nearly forty years the Jacksons lived an {deal life together. Rachel | grew old, lost her good looks and remained in speech and manner always an illiterate backwoods woman. But in her husband's eyes she was At last Jackson was a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. And out of its grave his political foes dragged the rotting corpse of that early marriage scandal. read in helpless amazement the vile stories printed about herself and her adored busband. She was weak and 0 semi-invalid. The avalanche of Mrs. Jacksor. insults and of distorted campaign lies concerning her girlhood life was too much for her to bear. It killed her. She died, literally of heartbreak, about & month after Jackson was elected President. Counsellor Blake By Eugene Geary Copyright, 1916, by The Prem Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening Wert). OUNSELLOR BLAKE Its the big- hearted man, (His ancisthors came from @ In his knowledge of law, An’ ft might be @ christenin’ din’ or wake, , @ wed- Every mornin’ in style he goes down to the coort, left eye, An’ they rush for the candy store standin’ nearby. Father Pether will pass On his way back from mass; Between these bd owld friends there's But ye go me wan betther,” says Coune sellor Blake 3 i she F kin’ grand hes himeelf ts Borough President Marks, who warmly supported the efforte of hag ecorer’ erie —( B y Famous Authors -— pide raohadeet sed pred gooey! soa invaded th we tin crconael ex” she Follee newspaper to have these cooling, health- hot-weather re-| th “Bicago Tribune. They require Coprright. 1214. by The, Pree Rubisbiog Co Ans long Detere Cromwen "By : (isa : Lept pen at all coste, has rey Masai igen des to ingure'a| ten tec ow conmouee ane part 18-THE WAY TOWEALTH. By Berdamin Franklin, ie yee i Gage flower of r. An’ ith "round ection he'd charst-me pt start on the neceasa improvements. Owners of private {intelectual work demands full nutrition AXES are indeed heavy, and estate nor the office will enable us Ans writes: a Bini wor the of @ power- ptt vay trum he tall arte ey iP ; to repair the waste brain tame | Af those laid on by the Gov. | ",o¢nuch for industry, my friends, a2 sen lovitee We vet ‘There's niver a flaw cart. It's “Counsellor, Jewel, Yo'll not be so cruel, As to say ye won't come to our miit in’ to spake.” “Arrah, boys that'll do, rty| Most of the French leaders in war,|ernment that should tax its people) Front at last’, “A visit. I don't ‘Where the neighbors appear— Till be there in full view : you w ‘ Ki Reena in the new type of echoothouse, ‘This Improvement, already |[atesr’s sere cirtgatn wh | one cant part of chai cine 128 0m; | wealthy ink of saving cn well as a ee ee en ee, cnene| He Eee” ee Ol rested by The Evening World, together with the echoo! play-|'n‘alting. Napclean's capectty to eat| taxes many of us much more; sloth, | Setting. Away then with your ex- crank. I love my |The afaiva incomplete widout Couns see Mase id 2 "| was enormous, aa were Talloyrand'’s and |Y bringing on diseases, absolutely |2oVe ‘so much cause to Catia friepte, but it = Vor dlethtesned’ ones: be always teens something to do, What his right hand doled out gure for Btemerck asi Goethe were two children. You may think that ; his left nivir knew; ss inden, tor Blamarst sot Gosine were] Poor Hichard saya.” Lut dost inou | Peaapm a Witte wine mow and, then Diecast | Cae prone en | hae, erage on eee eae deatre tor food. for that 1s the etuff life ly made off | ‘it & little more costly, clothes a His hand's in his pocket, he winks the When tho boys went to work an’ elect. ed him Judge. “This renown came," says he, “Onexpected to me— But the President's chair should & happen to take Or a King’s colden throne— Sure I'd want to be known To me good friends an’ neighbors as 4 “Buy what thou hast no need of ‘Counseller_Biake’." nig ey cab. abot ¥ r rodigalit, since, as he elsewhere eed of aud/ same boat, perhaps some suggestions £3 ete iy for his vi es rey the potlie tpt g oA) beds wale! Tals ‘cont time la never found sec leaw teen shalt wall: thy. neces | along these lines would be helpful.” iow Taxical ompany notoriously evades again,” and " we call ime sake of Ob yes, my dear ai » there are pany iy ¢ present | tends from the river to the Hampton enough always proves little enough.” | livery on the back have gone with a! many stirs the same boat.” There are te b ordinance, charges its own exorbitant rates and scorns to apply Nifer public hack licenses on ‘he ground that it is a private livery service. 7 law now makes plain answer to the impudent contention of this Hits From Sharp Wits. A ny that in prowling about public stands to pick up chance faree —_—_—__ Hie cabs are not doing « public business. Some patriots tose no time tn an- ~ License Burean inspectors had no difficulty in taking this Yellow | Gon sstecon asthe new Saty bontns cab at the curb on Twenty-ninth street, near Fifth avenue. I ty eae erty pital “The prevense of the Yellow Taxicab Company that it fe a yee Se One touch of natui ak Private livery and not engsged in public hacking {s ridiculous,” whole world in, but 8 tome to Eales Court Road, takes than beda. mene ail the | iat us then up and be doing, and do- ing to the purpose, so by diligence shall we do more with leas perplexity. “Bloth makes all things difficult, but industry ell easy,” and “He that riseth late must trot all day and shall scarce overtake his business at night,” while laginess travela so slowly that pov- erty soon overtakes her! “Drive thy business, let not that drive thee,” as Poor Richard says. So what wignifies wishing and hop- ing for better times? We may make these times better if we bestir our-/ those of us who are almost punisned by making a visit, and a great num- ber who would much rather pay for| § a vacation, at @ considerable cost, rather than have one at the ex- pense of a good, kind friend. ‘We are all familiar, for instance, with the breakfast hour st at a certain time when you would rath do anything in the world than get up; when you would rather go without the breakfast, but for fear of being discourteous. We know what it means to have a “social gathering” scariets and kitchen fire,” as Poor Richard says, and yet only because they look pretty bow many want to have them! This is, however, a folly soon pun- ished, for as Poor Richard gays, “Pride that dines on vanity sups on Else hah, Prnektented with jenty, dined w: overty, si with Infamy,” ee And now to conclude, “Experience keeps a dear achoel, but fools will HIS surplice cor. set cover is of and prettiest to be seen. Added to itz Prettiness, it Is made of flouncing, and, oon. sequently, means al- most no labor, There shoulder and Une with the policy of the company which has defied the law and the city authorities ever since the ordinance was adopted, “Hereafter any Yellow Taxicab Company chauffeur brought before me on a charge of operating a public cab without a Neense as required by law will be given a jong jail sentence.” with licensed taxicabs at legal fares under the provisions of the an Automobiles Are a Century Old. Taxicab proprietors who are doing their best to serve the public ee are entitled te all the protection the courts can give them. ordi- Bai pea eine, Baanine Uh-huh. lut wobody likes to you whistle. —Tol edo Blade, * al ° How that overcome by the heat ate belt gaol Chicago News Every season is an open season for pour grapes. pales ‘The man who really does things needs no press agent. Mony a fishing party was not or- ganized for fishing pwrposes.—Macoo Telegraph. Everybody likes to see you happy.— | bath trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed or neither the an office of profit and honor, Poor Richard says, but then the Betty Vincent’s Advice to Lovers NLESS tt te absolutely sary, two newly of either one, married persons should never live with the family “They that will not be counselled cannot be helped,” and further, that “If you will not hear reason she will surely rap your knuckles,” “When a young man takes a youn, lady out, or when be meets hor goo ing to business and pays her fare, ta it her place to thank him, or should he thank hor for her company?" her fare she naturally says, Thank you.” If he has taken ber out she thanks him on ber return for her jeasant evening, and he may very If he happens to meet her and paye | * ing that you are being ‘‘entertained;” and the everlasting query, “Can I do anything for you?” Also @ atrict programme arranged for ery minute of your stay, when that is t the very last thing you had oped for when you arrived. ‘Then there are a thousand and one things that in truth make visit- ing more of roblem than @ pleas- ure, more of @ si @ solace, more of @ restraint than @ recrea- Jon. Stull, there ia the other side—the host and hostess who really mean to be kind and put themselves out in an effort to make you happy, and 2 folks always | selves, Industry need not wish, _ unde " * i ; .and|learn in no other,” as Poor Richard r-arm seams, Pha Geclared the Magistrate. “Here is a plain case of one of their get in the “poor cousin” class —Com-| hq that ilves upon hope will die fast- | says, and scarcely in that, for “We piscaeas fer AA's cresing tee bent armhole edyes are fin. taxicabs beim rented on the public streets. ecel Appeal, ing. He that hath a trade bath an | may give advice, but cannot give con-| pie, Ly) with insertion Eat ae cose inetabos ot: deviance of (he lew, but ih 0 mm Whistle and be of good cheer, |0state and he that hath a calling | duct.” However, remember this,|" Then there is the atrocious feel- jace edginy there is a n: at the waistline, the flouncing is not liked, any plain mate- rial can be used with suitable finish for tho edges and any fine tt le materi would be pretty wi the edges a and embroidered by band, but, as a matter of course, flor whether bei it XE first application of ateam| riages. About half a century ago power for propelling carriages| New York was convulsed with mer- was made by Oliver Evans, who|riment over what was called the in New York ninety-five years |‘steam man,” a figure constructed to vans was born in Delaware in| drag a phaeton, About the same time and in his youth was a wheel-| in England the Earl of Caithness in- sht’s apprentice. About 1800 he steam carriage in which he pted to build a horseless journey of 140 miles in two , but the reeult, which was an| days. R. W. Thomson of Edinburgh Serdinary carriage with a steam en-|applicd india rubber to the tires of to supply the motive power,| the wheels of a road steamer in 1868, 4 so much mirth and derision|The first vehicle to bear any resem- sus abandoned the scheme,|blance to the automobile of to-day fe made several improvements in| was built by Siegfried Marcus of often “put their foot” in it instead, Thus there might be a few general suggestions, as follows: Treat your guest as one of P well reply by expressing bie appreciu- tion of her society. “E. W." writ “T am in love with @ young man @ years my senior, He called on me the other evening, and when I came to the door he turned his back and seemed to ignore me, though we had had no quarrel ao far as I knew. I ask your advice,” ‘The young man most certainly owes you an apology for his rudeness, and you should walt till you get it. “B, ¥." writes: ‘How should | in- troduce a sixteen-year-old boy friend to my mother and other friends at a Often the par- ents of the bride or the groom will offer a young couple ® more luxurious home than they can possibly provide for themselves. Nevertheless, it ts the part of wisdom to decline euch of- fers, With the best of intentions “in- laws” will interfere if they are close enough te do so. ‘A young man and woman are much more likely to be happy together If wide, the 4 farully, ad forgive him if he doesn't Pisin manera Oh Ne: Tre $4 laches Wide with: 28 yards ef Shain four way © fall in plane programme of ever-| Pattern No. 8295 ia-cut in sizes from 34 to 42 inches bust measure, lasting going, for the going may not be good for the visitor, Clockwork entertaining is wearing on all oon- cerned. Don't expect your to be “wild” about your children as you are yourself. Dono't fecl that you must “make conversation” all the time; {t ts un- natural and unhappy. . A promise is the one thing tha: must be kept by the giver.—Albany Journal. eo - Who suspects all otbers will bear a lot of ‘watching. fe eee Some persons don't accomplish any- thing because they are always plan- ning what they might bave done.— | Albany Journal. . “Chewing gum is our great national subatirute for thinking,” th Forum. Chewing the rag 1s @ close second.—Deserot Nowe, jainty and epedity ne wanted, ‘Aad two cents for iter postage if in berry machinery and in 1814 in-| Vienna in 1878. It was driven by an ° they have thelr own little nest from|dance?’ Should I say ‘Mr, John| Don't have ironclad hours for ' but 1 ‘The man who kicks hardest at|the very beginning. They will adapt| Brown,’ ‘Mr. Brown,’ or ‘John| every meal, except the principal one| you are not fairly certain will prove| skeleton. It never has a funny bene torn-up streets is cenorally the one | themselves to each other more easily | B: Vi of the day, A little leeway now and/| congenial. And a safe rule is to have ag who complains most of cobbles.—|i¢ they are allowed to do so without Baltimore American. < pectators, rown' Speak of him as Mr. Brown, if the the presence of 6) formal Uttle then is relished by the vacationist, Don't discuss your family equab-|rule as possible introductions are Don% invite people to meet BE that bles at the table, or show the family! itors do pretty much as they pleases,