The evening world. Newspaper, January 12, 1915, Page 16

rN y ‘ee Oe ‘United All Cou: $3.80] One Year, 801 One Month ‘ A BROKEN AFFINITY? HE Interborough Rapid Transit Company’need not be jealous of the B.R.T. Both have shared about equally the affection and forbearance of the Public Service Commission. = ‘According to a statement of the esrociate counsel for the P. 8. C., ive times since Jan. 7, 1918, the Commiesion has gently re- the Interboreugh that it was violating the order te operate ‘qmough to give passengers eeste in non-rash' hours. If public had not rodely interfered this policy ef patient end kindly on the part of the P. S.C. might have gone on indefi- The Interberough took it in good part. It never hurt the of the Commission by ectually refusing to put on the extra Neo wonder Manager Hedley of the Interborough took Chairmen ) MeCall's message about wooden care to mean only amiable inquiry. § MBWb corporetion hes never been ordered about by ite friends. * ‘he Mr. McCall understands it, a Public Service Commission serves , ite heart inclines until the public finds it out. ——— 24 —_____ The British Foreign Office “sald it eo politely” that it 1s @ pty te have to ask them to come down to brass tacks. ————- + -—______ THE RIGHT START. . DEORBAGE of 500 in the number of child defondante is re- ported by the Court of Special Seesions for the year 1914. Following the playground movement which this newspaper leat epring, and which already produced excellent results dur- ‘eammer, this falling off in juvenile crime points to what can plished herea!tor by keeping children off the atreeta, year there were 13,916 cases in the Children’s Court, out of numbér 9,739 complaints were sustained; 3,514 children were institutions of varieus kinds. o) low many of these youthful delinquents came from fatherless re poverty had been the child’s worst enemy? Index the Ilinoie Juvenile Court law, which was amended to ip- the first widowed mothers’ pension act in this equntry, Chicago i years refuced the number of children brought into court in tee of a year on criminal chatges from 280 to 8. yan act ae urged for New York. Along with the better campaign the playground movement, it represents enlight- va Delie? that whérever possible every child must have a snes to tions of health, character and good citizenship in safe sur- ings under home care. Give him a fair start and the courts will see him. * ‘tries in the Tn Postal Union. * —_—_-4- DIAMONDS DIMMED BY WAR. © ‘The diamond trade in Europe is well-nigh wipod out by S the war, The great diamond monopoly in South Africa, it ts eee its dividends and maybe suspend business en @ custom of “valorizing” diamonds—holding back hapa to keep up prices—has left the big mining e least, many people in Burope who wear trom wanting more, are going to find it con- @ay necessary, to sell those they have. ‘This More than satiety the feeble demand. It stook of Hurapean jewelry ‘to this country at bargain prices, Gew-gawe, Cold cash looks owners as food to millions £ N 4 ee .,, AND ITS CARS ARE STEEL. EARLY 190,000,000 passengers carried and not a life lost. | ‘The Pennsylvania Railroad points with pardonable pride to its record for 4914 and reminds the public that this is the | @uecessive fear thet ite fatality average has stood at 0.000, out of the last seven years 558,000,000 passengers wore trans- »over lines east of Pitteburgh without the eacrifice of a life. Poesident ElMott of the New Haven is sending out eppgial emia- to study operating methods and safety devices on other railroads country for the benefit of his own, They might do worse than New York thar headquarters for a epell and ride up and between this city and Pittsburgh. Whatever mistakes the vania has made, it has not forgotten to be before all else a , with its firat duty to look after the safety of people who rid ies peop! ide wr _—-+ Four hundred and seventy-etgtt weoden cars endangering lives in the subway: Another burned up, and then thore were four hundred end seventy-seven, Hits From ig also known "Be codes Coitm it things in the Stace te chat nati mini be WS tt-—Deoeret No eh ie } men like to be consid Decause of the implication have money when they ton Post. Sharp Wits Painted complexions shouldn't al- by the com- la Star, ways be taken at their face value. . Every one of ine boost.—Phila Golden nto News. > thoughts are readily turned tering remarks, — Deseret oe Tt is a telling commentary on a eee man when he begins to figure his east pitiahie thing in life in Eatg $ in Nquid measure.—Philadel- as fa man who tries to eat |Phia inquirer, | seas with « knife and fork.— * Some persons are misunderstood e because they do not know their own ° $ minds, as ready to are make about i ay ‘The most uncommon thing we know common senee.~Macon Tele- 6004 | graph. Recond-Cii Matter, Shes eo “Bie Mrening) For Pheland and the Continent and ie) W: BOING FoR ME SSAAAAARLAAAAPSABDLAAAASDAAAAARBAAD Mr. Jarr Is Honored by a Handshake oo ee From a Man Festooned in Diamonds rerereecer rere rere rere rere rere rerrrr re before the simps, and he wouldn't be| play, and nobody shilling or touting raising his pipe a minute before the|at all, mind you! And your b. r. wimps would be going to it—and no- body boosting on the outside of the The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardell Copyright, 1910, by The Pres HMublishing Co, (‘The New York Kvening World), R. JARR had been tn eome | of soap, wrap tho bits in tin fotl, palm Queer assemblages in his|@ dollar bill as he wrapped the soa} time, but the grand benefit ball of Tho Human Uniques was by all odds the oddest. Here a midgot danced with & giantess and there a skeleton dude with Zip the original What Ia It? Mme. Rone, the bearded lady, A “Psychological Moment” Seize It and Win: Miss It and Fail. By Sophie Irene Loeb. thing stronger than @ plate board or @ poodte wheel, the chance is you get and the Lion-Faced Lady, George the Turtle Boy and the Arm- lesa Needlewoman were just a few of the weird assembly of human uniques, But they took the whole affair and their pleasures very seriously. The pallid man consuming ice cream (Frits, the shipping clerk, informed Mr. Jarr) was Vulcan, the Fire Eater, He pointed out the other notables present, and mopped bis glowing face with pride, “Bome class to this, eh?" he asked. And then a deep hush of reverent admiration came into his voloe, “You can tell it down at the works to-mor- if you like, because I ain't the one to brag,” eaid, “But Diamond etopped an exhibition Argentine ‘the Dick's tap before you're through tango with Mina, the Hequimo bone Copyright, 1918, by The Prem Putilshing Or, (The New You Srentas Westd), your epening, and the rube flattic carver, Bonga the Wild Man was HAT {# the psychological, @ word, the psyohologioal moment ts bas you in the hoose gow. And no the devoted cavalier of the Pin- ‘moment? You hear it on| the Cs peng gl eo soy ore 6 ore matter if you are a lodge brother it Headed Girl, The Wall-Eyed Azteo all aides, It is the one big enarapien ot pA Mo m4 rt don’t equare it unless you come back a the Circassian Princess, the Blue moment sought. To choose even though it etifies. with the kale—and once you are jan & “psychological moment” ts deem: the ansurance of euccess, ‘The man or woman who recognizes it reaps the reward. A prominent business man told me the other day that all his achievements were due to hia “embracing the psychological moment” when it offered itself. “The truth of the matter,” eaid _ by all life in its presen’ busy, enna run on a pendulum of sychological moments, The discrim- fnating man, who knows when to act] moet propitious minute, or hour, or day, if you please, is he who hedule time, oriinea word, it ts the same old ‘op for the right, even If yeu de not have ‘J apoed »| the m! a Rens oe © nN ‘When your business goss , it kn ‘wrong Mi ger eo RMR: and you refuse to repine, but rather r, When you enatch, victory out of Gofeat, because you will net bow te th ‘tter. When you refuse to frown en the man who is down, but give him the ReWinen you don't sign the mete of @ en you don't sign friend beontise you want to keep him rea ave Be 4008 ae you realise & ehe joes not love you. When you ton your wite the bust- ness trouble that will cause ber later suffering if she has not known it. When you are not afraid to stand way ‘When you relinquish the at tl i fe Artsona “Doctor, let me introduce you te a triend—Mr. Jarr,” said Frits, ‘Mr, Jarr ‘extended his hand in a and that ‘ail.’ Co tell your wife how auch Jack has opened wine to-night! He|is why we vn te yr to save a sorrowful | PeTtunctery manner, and the Indian hadn't been in a minute before he speech wigan OB Oba Ie er ‘had | situation. Medicine Man proceeded to give it « opened wine, I wouldn't be eurprised| syery chance to be within the circle} When you can sa succession of gripe, twists and if he opened eight quarts, That's the] of achievement and he is broken|learned the work of Toe "oan et inte hie | *wecees: Mr, Jere, in @ epirit of fun, Kind of sport be ie! He alwaye has a| down, apiritie Ee eee Soe see of you and ean step returned ail the grips and pressures b. r that Is as big and yellow aa a|20Ung in yours, Mle Kilir roney to| When you tall anether woman's| that Re could originate in so short a flag. ver, I'll introduce you. Why, don't be afraid, ho'll treat you all right, He don't put on no eide, When he's out on @ racket, be'll epeak to husband to go back to his wife. When you sacrifice yourself to eave somebody that 1a near to you. When you keep saying the unkind word to your mother-in-law. When you ailence the voice of start with, and in fact everything to lay tho foundation for future develop- ment; but when the psychological moment came along in the course of this development, he wae “Hal € eee, a Brother!" cried the etreet corner quack. “Welter, bring “treating the crowd,” anybody!" Taleo know a young woman, whose | slander. through the eseembiage. Real wine nd tolled that; When you work as baré when the Mr. Jarr'a reluctance to meet the | devoted mother sieve) ait ee to | boss ie away as when Be le present. | wae belng opened! Af! after all, affable notable was taken for timid- ity, and Frits pushed him over as though he were a packing case to where sat a coarse and pompous man wearing, though in the ballroom, ® most impressive fur coat and an extra wide Western dove-colored bat with a leather belt around it. This belt was studded with diamonds, as were the man's fat, dirty fingers, His watoh chain, which was of moat tm- preasive side, was blazing with dia- monda, A diamond the eize of a hazel And above all, it 1s every moment when you put yourself in the other fellow's place, Advice to Lovers friends you must show yourself friendly, there’s no place like New York for the worship of wine and its openers to be devoutly respected! “and, ea I eay,” continued the treet corner quack, “don't holler about hard times. Times ain't hard; they are only changing. Change your graft to sult the times. The movies can't crimp my game. For grafta eelf-sul rting. But she Ey? d‘siy fun and frolic, and now alone and and helpless. In } , Betty Vincent's HAT te the secret of popu- “Beauty,” ts the answer 1 shall hear from ome girls, “Money” | will be the cynical response of cer- tain young men. And other answers will include the knack of dressing at- tractively, the abil di weil, “L, W." writes: “I am in love with a young man who only bows when we meet and has never asked to go out or shown me any ticular attention. How can I find if he cares for me and would like to go out with me?” simps come on forever!” all drank, 6 the art of “jollying, y does either he will show you nut was in his flowing orimaon| “) Gy not ‘think that any ono of Bat a You certainiy cauact cravat; his watstcoat buttons were | these more or loss desirable attrac-| afford to take the initiative, agpetntmente with any mao during tiona is the true secret for gaining | Giles eure. friendship and love. We have all) known individuals who were homely or poor or badly dressed or bad set in diamonds, He had sweeping moustaches of purple black which, “J, EB." writes: “I am a stenograph- er of seventeen and am quite often left alone in the office. An intimate “R. 8." writes: “When a young lady dancers and yet managed to win for) friend of loyer called up and| and jeman are entering a theatre, themeecives faiteotionate regard. How Bony ft gyre’ I sald Ryea? which proceeds thi frat?’ aid they every | but be failed to come at the t= gentleman do it? In practically y xing @ of Sine, De you th be was may come end grafts may go, but | © And to this optimiatic toast they | bee: Reflections of a Bachelor Gir By Helen Rowland Cuppeigit, 1018, ty The Prost Publishing Oo. (The New York Brentag Weill). OWADAYS a man’s proposal of marriage is something ifke a womelhl tolegram—exactly ten words, no more and no less. * No, Clartce, you don't need a family tree in order to break into amart society if your dog has a pedigree, your cat is registered, your moter the right model, your husband is in Bradstreet’s and your étvores enough publicity. Alas! Why can one never find any more of those good, old-fashioned, well-trained, well-tamed husbands—like mother used to make, % —_— . Broken resolutions may pave the way to perdition; but many a mas avoids that slow old route and gets there a lot more quickly by never making any good resolutions at all. Tho kind of busband who fe invariably “boss in his own house” éy fag one whe always insists on doing just as his wife pleases, pa “Basy come, easy go,” is the way of some men’s money—and of off love. Many @ man goes into matrimony fanoying he is going to be o Gutten and comes out @ slave—a “slave” to business, to bis children, te sestely, to his mother-in-law, or to his wife’s ideals, Oh, yes, a» far as the other man’s sweethearts go every men te @ kleptomantac. Indian Proverb: Trust thy friend fourteen times with thy fourteen years with thy life-secret—but not four minutes with thy heart. What Your Fingers Mean HORTER palms and longer fin- does not help, but to lower, gers. These show an aptitude|!s crushed and only the bad. The average length S for doing small things well. Their owners analyze everything, Balanced. Minds Cite aot oeets supersenaitive over trifles, ofter commonplace nature. It is @ ing unintentional sitghts. thing for the universe that we When theso fingers are slim as well| fren Or these hands, for without them we could not keep the dream from dwelling forever in the clouds. But also the world would be,a more than dreary place were we all have these commonsense fingers. When long fingers (with shorter Palm) are knott tt the joints we as longer than the palm they give to one the quality of diplomacy. Bometimes this is carried so far as to cause deception without deliberate Intention, When the hand is not good in other Points this deception is carried out with malice and forethought. Our card sharps and gamblers have these long, slim and smooth fingers, These hands help the pickpocket to carry on his trade. Persons with those fingers are either very good, straightforward citizens that are the pride of the country or they are en- tirely the reverse. The fingers give them traits and qualities that (used for the best and cultivated under the best environment) produce a nature that is generous, truth-doving, tender and sympathetic. Such people will also be steady and industrious and of a most dependable character, Bred under different aspect that F How They S HE first partition of Poland was T actively commenced 142 years ago, under the terms of acom- pact between Frederick the Great of Prussia and Catherine of Russia, In which Austria was invited to take part. About one-third of Poland was seized on this occasion. The second partition in 1798 and the third In 1795 Bisstionlty, completed the dismem- rment of the ancient kingdo: id after the Congress of Vienna tury ago, nothing wae left of Poland but a memory. fore the firat - tition the agdom stretched orm find an extreme love for the minor 0 logical, am not at all influenced by peaiaaian or gossip. They make our beat house- keepers, for they are orderly; never caring how many little things that they are called upon to do and gen- | erally doing thom all well, scholars they are good math- } ematicians, making our best ac- countants. Many times these hands are found upon doctors who have ' taken up some special branch study and are making themsel masters of it. These are our special- Ista, plit Poland the Carpathians to the Bi tance of 600 miles, ‘tt rica original lines that the Czar promised. to restore Poland after the conclusion of the present war. Dur- ing the last century terat and national spirit of the Poles, with little success. The attempt to force school children to adopt the German tongue h “strikes” of the have been so ter: attitude that all the govermmente in- volved have been forced to make compromises. Chapters from a Woman’s Life By Dale Drummond CHAPTER OXXX. “Dear, brave little by JOMETIMES as I worked or| Peron longer ee the Soeter a | was on my way home at my being out in the night . Tou 1] night (tired after a busy, Tilt come to gee me goon, my dear, J perplexing day at the office) |*"'' Jawa her that I shoud be Ge- I envied other women the secure| lighted to do so, and we fixed upen caim of a home and family life Sp foteming Bender, Sometimes I was weary to exhaus- he eee gecko direetty ‘Mr. Car- tion, body, although Mr. Flam was) gy with us,” she said as ‘ent. at all times kindness itself. coming hel; me. One Sunday afternoon Emelie had gone out for a walk with Mr. Carmen, and I was aitting alone, brooding over what wes and what might have been, | 12. when the maid Announced Mrs, Flam. I was very much surprised and pleased, for while I had been to see her many times, this was the first time, owing to her frafl health, ehe had ever called upon me, “I am go glod to see you,” I assured y e and so had prepare for Bim, all cone tributed to ariving my blue devils away. Oh, how I wish I could take every roung married wo: wi fe in- her, finding her a comfortable chair, ined to ‘De thoughtle pe. “I was making myself most thor-/travagant with ber husband's oughly miserable, here all alone.” “Yes, I know,” she answered quietly, "I some way felt that you would be at home to-day, and that you might be glad of company,” smilingly. “I am @o gied! And to have you here is better than I could have wished,” I replied, really flattered by thie unusual attention. “Mr, Flam told me last night he feared you were worrying again, and he seemed anxious because of It, fear- ing he might be working you too and eo depressing you. » BO, no, indeed/’ I hastened te way. “I have been busy, of course. it fe always @ busy office and just lately we have been doing an unusual amount of certain kinds of bustaess. But it doesn’t hurt me—dt ie good for me.” I laughed a little. “ me #0 much time to think.” “I want to tell you,” she glanced wmilingly at me, “I think you have and hi , who in desiring to | itate those whom she has no right imitate, destroys her sense of pro- portion, her ideas of what Is just and ra right—and tell them of m: payment of my debt against love, ture and all the rest. I might some one from being wrecked, was wrecked, through thought! and love of dress. i T often went into the library wh: I was alone in the evening. It woui be hard to say just wherein this roomy had power to comfort me, whether in its books, its articles and pictures of inte@est that took me out of my- self, or whether it was that theré by myself in the soothing surround- ings I could the better think things out, I do not know, but T do know that I always carried from it 4 sense of comfort as one does when one has been with a@ friend that understands. bi » sweet woman through| I knew that I coulf, not afford au "this hard trial of yours. I want| have my physical heal fected % you to know how I: {re you| this time. Srey tien depended . for the way you have borne it, how| upon my keeping well. 1 for tiie thousandth time determined to keep aan rye in Ak or, as T was able, @ better to care for these dependent upon me. even ee to, taut end as T brushed them away, she leaned for- ward and taking my hands said: “Don't, dear. Have @ good ory and Renporsetbittty, as regards those ter." love the greatest gure TT peabtert enawer & moment for | indulgence in our pag