The evening world. Newspaper, December 23, 1914, Page 14

PeRa? gaara ing <i iv KATABLISHBD BY JOSPPHE Noa 12 ry pa and t the International Union. t tie’ ‘Bvening | For Ene All Countrte Po ; World for the United Stata end Canada. 02.50) One Year... t0lOne Month. ows ts ‘ VOLUME 55.......... NO, 19,482 BACK TO EARTH. LIHOUGH high finance transformed it for a time into @ 300,000,000 paper pyramid, the Rock Island Railroad hit bedrock again yesterday and found itself to be worth just 97,135,300 i in the market place, ‘That was the sum brought by Rock Toland property when the shares were sold for ten dollars apiece on | the steps of the County Court House by an auctioneer acting under a Georee of the United States Court. Rock Island once paid big dividends and sold for 175. With peckless issues of preferred and common stock, with wild promises to | gay dividends on capital inflated far beyond real values, promoters @@d financiers took this road ballooning as they have taken other feeds ballooning. When the balloon buret Rock Island dropped until it otruck earth. Twelve years ago the Rock Island system was a railway company sith an issue of $75,000,000 of common stock. That is what it has Pome back to, Only, by striving to look like three hundred millions ‘W finds it has made its seventy-five millions worth seven. tp PROTECT PRISONERS. INVESTIGATION of the waye in which unscrupulous professional bondsmen prey upon prisoners in the Women’s Night Oourt be- | gen in the District Attorney’s office yesterday. f Evidence in the case of a negress arrested last week goes to shew | * Chat a fee of $40 for a $500 bail bond for twenty-four hours fs “con- @idered fair” by certain bondsamen and surety companies that make * w epevialty of furnishing bail to the humbler and less intelligent type ; of prisoner. In this particular instance the bondaman or agent ad- + maite thet to obviate riske he held the woman in the office of his © firm, where he kept a guard over her until eho returned to court | , Rext day. The agent in the case turns out to be a disbarred lawyer who was tried three years and a half ago in a Federal Court on a charge of “conspiring to conceal saseta in the hands of a trustee in bankruptcy.” It ie high time to look into the character of the men and com- { Penice—eometimes, as in this case, “recommended” by a policeman— 3 te whose extortionate methods ignorant prisoners seeking bail fall “T ready victims. iF Rok ve 4 2 a NEW YORK’S FINE HEALTH. OR the firet fifty-one weeks of thie year the death rate in the city wae 18.41 per thousand as compared with 13.78 last year. The Health Department reporte that if this rate of decrease g keeps up until Jen. 1 0 saving of 2,056 lives will stand to tho credit of 1914. dj When health figures for the year are complete a large part of Ci the caving of life will be found to be due to the marked awakening of meee of their surroundings. Practical hygiene is continually making ww oo. and intelligence in the care of babies, In this reapect 1914 ©. hee been the most progressive year the city has ever known. me Year by year adult New Yorkers also learn to be more and more| : f eareful about the things they cat, the air they breathe and the cleanli- + A few weeks ago the State Commissioner of Health declared that pecetion will save 25,000 lives in the State in the next five years. ne * Phe latest mortality figures for this city lend strength to thg pre- / @iction. --¢- ‘* EGG-WASTE AGAIN. NCE every six months somebody groans about the enormous egg-waste which spoils four out of every ten eggs Inid by the American hen for the benefit of the American consumer, A lawyer attached to the New York Central eatimates the annual P waste in eggs at 200,000,000, of which $50,000,000 is due to nead- E * ©, Jess breakage in the course of getting them to the retail dealers. “The 2 Welance of $150,000,000 represents unnecessary addling, spoiling and $ deterioration of good eggs due to poor handling.” No doubt the railroads have to pay many claims for broken ogee. » But whore fault is ity We are supposed to be an inventive people. | Why don’t the railroads make it worth somebody's while to devise a y safe and effective method of packing eggs for transport-—atandard “Ny 4 pecking upon which the railroads can rigidly insist if they consent to pena t. > claims might secure at last the perfect epg-carrier, Hits From Sharp Wits A crurmul man nemtates @ call another a@ lar, eer how Jong he can hold bis breath, it's @ nafe bet he won't develop into a ef e@ | politician. Columbia late, The more knowledge a man ac- Quires, the Jess it neoms to him. eee ong ad | » A Now York educ aon saya people 1 fuels, Bay taxes us gladly ax they] A man's record in made of hin do- risttas presents. ‘They do. ~ Mugs, not of his sayings. Albany | Macon Tolegras Journal, ) eee About the only thing that can grow om nothing is expenses. eee oe The value of ailence in not always! One of the probien determined by the amount of hush! the human stomac Money.—Deneret News, and other thin, | Toledo Blade, Gome girle are so Sal of muale) » that they won't sing or touch a piano| ° Whon you eee a . Never get the tdea, because you are! . ot appreciat: ought to be, that it im the worl fault, “ i site im to get . While thin i" the land of the free, there are many who contend that [barber shouldn't eat onions, ying son Globe, . ti ‘* mall boy ti masen Letters eam the People ‘The “Minute Man” idea. I also wish the next s¢asion of our carry eggs at all? A small part of the money they pay to settle|, |) YOU can't see thelr leg This culeted the Nttle bowlegged Dane a dat the breakfast ta- The Evening World Daily HE — HOLLcers — By Roy L. IN'T mind us being up ear- ly, Mra, Jarr,” remarked Mra, Bingle an Mre, Jarre came out in the private hall of the flat, aroused by the muffled cries of Master Halloway Bingle, who was being dry polished for the day by his mother, “But 1 DO mind tt!" whimpered Mra. Jarr, “You'll wake up Gertrude, the |, and Gertrude doesn't like akened early, Why have you that child up at this hour?” and here Mra, Jarr cast @ wondering glance at the arched legs of the little boy. “Do mahogany polish on his ‘othing but yaller soap.” ex- plained Mra, Bingle. “But they do shine, don’t they?" And she gazed on the glossy red curvilinear lege of Mas- ter Halloway Bingle with due moth- erly pride, “But what are you doing up #0 early?” asked Mra, Jarr, reverting to her original inquiry, “Halloway wante to see the Santa Clauses, That's why he wouldn't go home,” replied Mra, Bingle, “He wants to see every one in town, “Well, wait till a reasonable hour,” nd, as Tam going we can all go downtown to- wether, and your little boy can see all the Santa Cla he wants to before he goen back home to Camden.” At the suggestion of going back home little Halloway set up a lon deep bellow, Mrs, Jarr jumped, might have elliptical legs he was not |affiicted with nostalgia or loaw of ' vote “Dear me! What makes him bel Jow like that?" asked Mra, Javr, “They all do, them as ts gifted j with bow legs,” replied Mra, ingle | solemnly, “Didn't you ever notice that them as sings bass always has bow that has bow logs al- a? That's why eburch in always up in a gallery where ble, som later, he regaled him- nelf most heartily and stiekily coming inspection of Santa Clauses, “Halloway likes them with the chimney beat,” explained Mra, Bing! 4 forth the ui Xmas Shopping « «2 CATCH — A— SUCKER — BY... THe — Toe — IF The Jarr Family was evident that while Master Bingle | with) § | Molasses bread to fortify him for the} WHITE KIO SILK HA .McCardell Copgwight, 1914, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World), “What prompta the child to do that?” asked Mre. Jarr, “I think he gete it from Mr. Bloa- wer, who wan his godfather,” Mra. Bingle explained. “You know how Mr. Bi do carry on at women Getting euch small wages that they can't support a husband on them. Well, 1 peters our little Halloway thinks the Tady Santa Clauses what rings the bella on the corners {s non- unton Santa Clauses and is working at the busi per than the reg- ular men Santa uses, and #o the dear child he do butt ‘em down,” Mrs. Jarr wished ahe had not vol- unteered to bring out the boy with the avid animosity against feminism in the Santa Claus profession, But just then the ohild sighted a corner Santa Clays and made off at &@ rapid pace with a weird rotary ] the mistletoe, she merely means any use. In the marriage game, a “busy dragged out of the house in the dragged into it. Oh, yes, you can alw A man na re i taming on Reflections - of a Bachelor Girl By Helen Rowland Courright, 1914, by The Pres Publighing Co, (The New York Evening World), N these unromanttc days, when a girl says she ie “afraid” to stand under York Weenira Word LET— HIM PERFUMES ND HAI Tower SETS @DDDDOEDHGHOODOPDHDHOOHHHOQHOGHODHGHIGGQOQGGHOGSOHOGDHOOGOOS Jarr Leads Unwelcome Guests Through a Vista of Santa Clauses GBWDDOHHOOHO®DHHOOHHODSGIGOOIOSS: motion that held Mrs. nated. Standing in front of the Santa Claus, who lifted his artificial whis- kers to solace himself with a chew of tobacco, the little bowlegged boy gazed with rapt interest, and refused to atir till Mra, Jarr had dropped some pennies down the portable chimney that stood to receive the contributionh of the chari! “Come on, Hallowa: mother finally, “There' Santa Clauses to hee.” went, “What tebrible fascination have the corner Santa Clauses for the child?” asked Mra. Jarr, “He wants to see ‘em go down the chimneys,” explained Mrs, Bingle. “And then, too, his pawr saya Hallo- way jest waits for to ace the rein- deer, He wants to butt with them, That child has the hardest bead,” Jarr fasci- a lot more And off they my — MOTHER_— TOLD— NE To — TAKE — THis — ONE ly Magazine. Wednesday: December. 23 N' EENEY_ MEENEY— GOOQGHDOGDODODHGOODOGOGOO the mother went on proudly. “Some| day he'll be @ great writer or some-| thing!” Warologues By Alma Woodward Peak et Copyrigt 19 Publishing Co. hg Crass Kubiishing reno and Weakkneet “against’ the Pepneet on of “enter: ing and jartaking of holiday cheer, R. A. (pulling ica by the| sleeve).—Aw, you'll be home in time, all right, I'll see to that. Mr. B, (wavering).—All right. Only cut out the war talk now, There's always a bunch of fellows in these joints ready to get into a free-for-all, when they've had one or two. So ; Woman last week. 191 Fifty Copgright, 1914, vy ‘The I’: You Should Remember By Albert Payson Terhune 4 Dates Publining Co, (tue New Yore Greming World), NO. 8—-NOV. 2, 1664-—-Start of “The Plague,” That Taught Epidemic Prevention. any country lane—trumdled , Your dead!” HROUGH the streets of London—streets as silent and deserted as black ons whose drivers snuffed at pungent smoke from censers they carried and who from time to time intoned the words: “Bring out your dead! Bring bar Scattered thickly through the city were pest-stricken houses uae |doors bore huge red crosses and und Mercy Upon Us!" The streets were rr jer each cross the words: “God Have ank with the scent of burning herbé The few people abroad were white faced and trembling and they scurried along like scared rats. panic had gripped the capital. The date is worth remembering. Since November 2, 1664, the plague had raged and For to the historic plague and to the London fire that ended it we owe the beginning of scientific’ sanitation, | elvic cleanliness, gpldemic prevention organized fire departments. Once and again, since the beginn of their peril. for their lives. Then, out of London's the nearest country district that was t j —ee 307,000 People in Flight. fea" die Business and social life came Remember, there were in those day: it, was unknown, hospitals—pest houses—were few and cleaner and safer, lt! profited by it, too. were born. ‘Then, on Sept. 2, 1666, unprepared as had the plague. It laid in ashes five-sixths of the houses as though ing fire fighting as » stamped out the Swept by sic But it was a momentary Condon Burned § te the Ground. tres? stupefied. our own, Christmas purchases are completed and every one is of cotton,” remarked a club “You know we agreed to confine ourselves to cotton articles in the selection of our gifts this year, and 1 am really surprised and delighted at the wonderfully pretty articles one can secure fn cot- “Mr This is indeed true. Some of the shops are offering advance patterns in spring fabrics for the holiday shop- pers, Beautiful dress and waist pat- terns are put up in attractive boxes, Cotton crepes will be very fashionable next season and one of those new embroidered patterns will prove most acceptable. ¢The woman who has pledged her- self to wear only cotton stockings would appreciate a box of these in extraordinary quality. In undermuslins there are beautiful me ‘ments, and when tiled into a Christmas box make a very attractive gift. In blouses there are quantities | to select from, and prices range from $1 to $5. In aprons, too, there is a large assortment. Then for the kid- dies there are the cutest cotton dresses. In challies and crepons there nix on this “dying so that Hoboken may live” stuff! Mr. A.—I get yuh. I'm not strong for it myself—at any time. (They enter. The vartend reets them with thesproper holiday spiri' Mr. B.—What yuh going to have, BI? Mr. A.—Bourbon high for me, What's yours? Mr. B. (meditatively).—I think I'll take a glass of beer, I'm kinda thirsty, Dark, George. (George draws something dark and Middle West. There is ort silence. that she {s afraid that it won't be of man” is the one best bet; because husband who is straining every nerve from eight to six to pay his wife's millinery bills hasn't any time or energy left to have his nails manicured, ‘This le the time of year when Satan listens for the New Year's vows, and begins laying in the annual supply of “paving stones,” the post-road to his “little home town.” and mending There seem to be just two kinds of husbinds—those who can't be evenings, and those who have to be can always give you fifty-seven “reasons” for anything he ever has done, or ever wants to do--except for getting married A wife may be a matter of choice; but a husband Is a matter of luck, love a matter of chance, marriage a matter of money—and divorce a matter 's love by making him jealous; but it isn’t his love of you, it’s his love o3 a fight, Suddenly a wail is hea: Voice (sadly)—No more Munchener -hic—no more Pilsener—hic! Oh! Oh! The cruel war! Voice—Holiday — ch-cheer—hic—an’ dark b-brown beer-hic--an'—— Mr. A. (mellowly)—It IS tough to think of those poor fellows over there espegially so, at this time of year. house). Mra. B. (waiting at the door)—What do you mean by coming ii hour, when you know we ha at 6. you—you've been drinking—you-— Mr. B. (slipping in a word)—Beer. B. been drinkin, whiskey, (They exit. Take the subway, Get out at the same station, Enter their separate apartments, in the same t this dinner how dare you get me all ner- vous wondering what's happened to gin, see it—I know | Abalnthe- L smell it— vq been-— (In selfdefense Mr. the outer hall, behind him. contact with Mr. shot from his apartment, their arms around each oth their heads together. In clo: mony they render the following:) ani Duo: Oh, lead me to a battlefield Ey I may lay my he And make a trench my bed, B. dives into| slamming the door He comes into sudden | A., who has just "They place | har- | i on affliction. Medical skill was in its infancy. The only real disinfectants were burnt spices, &c. came the London fire. For four days and four nights it burned, dying at last for lack of fuel rather than through any skill in fighting it. RAPA APPL PPP PP PPD DPD PP PPP PPP ADDL LA LPP D AA ERIDD, The May Manton Fashions and quarantine, as well as of highly ing of history, the plague had ewept | Yarious sections of Europe, but never before as it assailed London November, 1664, to the fire of September, 1666. bave been brought from the Levant via Holland in bales of merchandise. It had continued for several months before the public at large were aware Its germs are thou to 460,000 population, all but 163,000 fled The roads and waterways were black with fugitives, running madly to ‘hus far free from the terrible malady. Nor did they venture back until the cold weather of December, 1665, lowered the death average. a chronicler, “They crowded back as thick as they had ‘Then, says Meantime the city lay helpless in the grip of the Plague. Out of the 153,000 people who remained there, no fewer than 68,000 During September, 1665, the death rate was more than one thousand to a standstill. Oddly enough, those who lived on or near the river were almost wholly immune. no means for battling against euch Sanitation, as we underatand The wretchedly incompetent. The sole idea of quarantine was to shut up every house in which the Plague appeared; forbidding any of its inmates to stir forth; forcing them to stay there to contract the disease and to die of it. like the average Oriental city of to-day. in the East can fully imagine such conditions as those. The plague awoke the English to their own hopeless condition. And, with the scourge came remedies against its return. sanitation; to seck and prevent the cause of epidemics; to make their city The lesson was costly, but London learned it; and other The old evils were wiped out and modern methods London at large was And no one who has not travelled Men began to study It found the city as bulldings within the city walls, burn- ing to deathghundreds of people, demolishing the ill-built, inflammable old they were made of tinder, and mock- he feeble efforts of such primitive appliances for were then in use. plague, kneas and by fire, the city of London lay stupor that was to lead to strength. Incidentally, it A new city was built on saner plans and an improved and organized system of fire fighting was put into operation—a system which was the nucleus of To London’s two fearful tragedies later generations owe an unpayable debt. RS First Aid to the Christmas Shopper are exquisite dressing sacques and bed jackets. Pretty crepe night- drasses are only $1, The housewife might te pleased with a pair of cotton portieres or cur- tains for the summer cottage for which she will soon begin to plan. In cotton pillows there is no.end. The printed variety filled with balsam would be appreciated by the woman who suffers with headaches, These are 50 cents. An exceptionally pregy gift in eot- ton is a doily case, ese are made up of cretonnes in circular shape, bound with tape and tied with ribbon. One in nine inch diameter {s 59 cents. A large size 19 $1.25. A set of four in graduated sizes made up of blue or pink flowered cretonne and tied to- gether with matching ribbon Is $2.15. Bath robes and slippers of terry cloth come under the head of cottons, as do also some real nice pajamas. Purses and bags for various pu! made of mercerized cotton make an acceptable gift, as do also slippers and caps of the same material. Then there are the boudoir caps, middy blouses, pin cushions, motor bonnets of cotton poplin, skute skirt protectors in the shape of a bag, book covers and slipper cases, “LJ ERE te a skirt H showing plaits used after one of the newest and most approved meth- ods, They really are not made in sep- urate pieces, but, nevertheless, they are arranged to give @ panel suggestion. While they flare abundantly and free- ly as the wearer walks, they take straight lines when she is not in motfoa, and these lines @ro always becoming. The smooth yoke does away with all bulk over the hips, The yoke, as well as the skirt, is cut in two pleces, and the timming of buttons} at the side seams is an effective one, if; preferred, the fini can be made at t natural waim « nei with a belt, For the 16- Bt sxe will be cep 43-4 yards of teiaed attern Ne, is cut in siges for bt and 18 years, as Mra, Jarr come visitors in the hope of losing them in the swirl of Christmas shopping, “Them with the iron kittlea-—the ‘Koop the Pot a Biling’ ones—he likes of course. "We the Raitor of Toe Evening World: Lewisiature could aee the ab- I wish you would follow up your surety or ihas Dortion of te, 1. of en a felon of a Fecent editoria! of “The Minute Man"! man wh» keeps any weapon in his it is impressed | house deadiier than a brickbat to de- A Zeppelin or howitzer no longer read inspires; They're not @ pa:ch upon my wife, when hp toads ue up an fires. Call at THE EVENING WORLD MAY MANTON FASHEOSE BUREAU, Donald Building, 100 West Thirty-second street site Gimbel Bros.), corner Sixth avenue and Thirty New Yorks, or sent by mail om receipt ef tem cen ‘The more you tell a man that a woman {s dangerous, the more anxious {t seems to make him to find out the truth through original research. FI Government's his life and property against a 1 pahahaal ‘The battlefield! PA a ttenaidl stampe for each pattern erdered. burglar. That part of the law should hoe, But he jeat ne y So. danpiee A man would select.a wife with © great deal more sanity if he would 1 toe the polaler's life! DAPORTANT—Write your address wainiy led as seon them lady Santa Clauses. You gotte n A rm » @ knife I'll wield aime wanted. Add twe cents fer letter Xa We watch him or be’ butt ‘om” =| eimpiz soba wo. hie entnd to erry, instead af walling wail p logen fe ‘teanar'p tase may wise! postage . r . *