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The Evening World Daily be World. PuMisdied Dally Except Gupsay vy the Frees ao Noa. 68 to Park ' mM ANOUS Ritxwe Treasurer rer, 63 Park Row. JOSEPH PULITZER, Jr., Seoretary, 63 Park Row. OT rr Becond-Cle Matter, te aes ievening |For Barmne and the, Continent and for the United States All Countries in the International ‘and Conade. Postal Union ¢ ovacseeees 08.60/One Yoar. s :w2: 80|One Month. «NO, 19,853 AS TO INVESTIGATION. 'F PUBLIC OFFICIALS are to exercise their best judgment and full abilities they must be free from continuous investi- gation.” This valedictory which George V. 8. Williams appends to his resignation from the Public Service Commission of this district moves us to reflect: Investigation conducted by The Evening World first disclosed the fact that Public Service Commissioner Williams deemed it « duty to the public to withhold eighty-five cent gas from the people of South Brooklyn and to sustain the Kings Oounty Lighting Oompany in perpetuating a ninety-five cent rate, Charges based on the results of The Evening World’s investiga- Gor of Mr. Williams's official acts would have been forwarded to Gov. Whitman by the Thompson Legislative Committee if Mr. Williams hed not resigned. As Senator Thompson said: “The Bvening World ts responsible for this resignation. ‘The gas rate case which The Evening World fought so vigor ously was brought before the legislative committee by this newspaper.” Investigation made by The Evening World disclosed the fact that Edward E. McCall held stock in the Kings County Electric Light and Power Company and was therefore disqualified to hold the office of Chairman of the Public Service Commission of this district. He was consequently removed three weeks ago by Gov. Whitman. It is improbable that Public Service Commissioner Robert E. Wood will survive charges of bribery which rest upon facts brought to light also by investigation. As @ result of investigation, then, McCall has been removed, {Williams has resigned, Wood is certain to go. Oram’s term expires te « result of investigation Gov. Whitman has a chance to replace a discredited Public Service Commission with a body of men ‘who will measure up to the new Chairman, Mr. Straus. ' Thanks to investigation, and plenty of it, the Public Service Commissions Law can at lest be rehabilitated in the eyes of the peo- Ble of New York. The Evening World cannot agree with Mr. Williams. There is mere in investigation than he thinks, pecaaeamninnnlpiapeeaaataiecins Meanwhile passenger steamers continue to be torpedoed and gunk without warning in the Mediterranean. It seems to be a fixed Teutonle iden that we ignore actions while we wait for words! — + Magazine? Wednesday, Decembe?t 29° 19138 SOOO OODOOII® OOO OOESEM e Stories Of Stories Plots of Immortal Fiction Masterpieces By Albert Payson Terhun 2 OOO DODO000. Copmrtaht, 1915, by the Prive Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World). NO.90—THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION; by Conan Doyle. {a HERLOCK HOLMES, unofficial “Consulting Detective.” had lodg- | ings in Baker Street, London, whither came police magnates of | both England and France to avail themselves of his uncanay skill at solving crime mysteries, . With Holmes lived Dr, Watson, who was destined at a later day to | | become his disciple and biographer. To bring Watson to the state of ab- j solute faith in the great detective's genius a series of tests were needfal. Here is the story of one of these tests: Watson, a little srritated at Holmes’s vanity, asked leave to prove the Aetective's powers by a method that should be apparently simple and yet |fraught with many difficulties. “I have here « watch,” he sald, “which has recently come into my Ly Let me have an opinion on the character or habits of the late er. Holmes took the watch and glanced keenly at it, first examining the ial, then the back, then the works, Watson looked on amusedly, The watch had just been returned from the jewellers, where it had been cleaned and thoroughly overhauled. Thua there were not likely to be any distin= suishing marks left by a former owner. . watch has been recently cleaned,” said Holmes, dian “which robs me of my most surgestive facts. There are hardiy any data Watson smiled in triumph, deeming this excuse a flimsy pretext to mask failure, “But my research has not been entirely barren,” went on Holmes. “The Quemmnnnrnnnnns@ watch belonged to your elder brother, who inherited ft A Crucial from your father. Your brother was a man of rr habite—very untidy and careless, He was left ost. good prospects, but he threw away his chances, Hved for f propane www"? some time in poverty, with occasional short int | of prosperity, and finally, taking to drink, he died. That 4s all I can ‘4 nara Watson leaped to his fect in sudden anger, denouncing Holmes aw denying teeae the detective of making inquiries about the dead bi rously that so many truths could have been glean ing es a mere watch. Holmes replied: peck never even knew you had a brother until you handed me this watoh.” “Then,” demanded Watson, “how did you get all these facts? They are absolutely correct." Briefly Holmes outlined his method: \ From the initials “H. W." on the watch case (the “W." suggesting “Wate doctor's fon") he had deduced that the watch belonged to a member of the family. The watch was fifty years old—thus was probably an het Such Jewelry usually descended to eldest sons, and such sons’ initials: likely to be the same as their fathers’, Then he went on to tell how he had deduced this elder brother's chare acter. The watch case was dented, cut and marred, as if carried in thé same pocket with knives or keys. A man who treats a costly watch In that way must be carelogs. Also, a man inheriting so valuable an article from father is likely to inherit other wealth from him. This accounted for statements aa to “carelessness” and “good prospects." Holmes showed Watson certain tiny numbers scratched on the casa inner surface, such scratches as pawnbrokers make to identify pledged articles, There were four sets of these numbers, Inference,’ explain olmes; “inference that your brother Gore at low water, and that he had occasional bursts of _— Holmes’s perity or he could not have redeemed the watch, “Finally, look at the inner pi: ontad: } Triumph. Keyhole. Look at the thousands of manete wes | 3 ousands of serat around Sammmnnnnnnnnen® the hole—marks where the key has flipped. ‘Whee #0- ber mane key could have scored those grooves? Hut you will never eee a drunkard’s watch without them, Where is tlie mystery tn all this?” ite as clear as daylight,” gasped the amazed Watson. “I regret the fae Justice I did you, I should have had moro faith in your marvellous faculty!* The Woman Who Dared By Dale Drummond }. 1915, by the Press Publishing Co, (The New Y, THE LABOR STRIKE PLOT. HE Federal Grand Jury has handed down indictments against | Capt. Franz von Rintelen, German agent; David Lamar, lob- byist of note, and six other alleged plotters and members of Labor's National Peace Council. Conspiracy in restraint of foreign eommerge, the specific violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust law, with which these men are charged, may be punished with one year in prison and a fine of $10,000 in each instance. By this time it should be clear to all persons interested that any Lucile, the Waitress By Bide Copyright, 1916, by the Press PublisbiM® Co, (The New YX F all the people I haven't got any use for,” Lucile, the waitress, as she handed the news- paper man the bill of fare, said Dudley. Evening World), the way, here's that fake picture box of yours, I just tried dt on this pretty etrawberry blonde, Bay, she’s the best looking girl 1 ever saw, and she’; Nha prettier when she's peeved a — By Roy L. R. JARR and his quondam friend, Mr. Berry, the un- dertaker, found Rafferty, M the contractor, as Mr. Jarr surmised they would, at his uptown The Jarr Family McCardell — Coprright, 1915, by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World), who goes upon the marts must never seem eager eithay to buy or sell, “I'm willing to Usten to any rea- Senable proposition,” growled Mr. Rafferty,” but I can tell you right one who foments etrikes in munition factories or otherwise seeks to| “the practicable joker is the most non Pr lyn 3 iy Petey I oftice—Gus's popular cafe on the now that Tam not eager to sell them est with me. Get mo, kid?” Ute of silence he asked: "Well, whag | comer, lapple grays. In the first place, they tie up industries by getting control of labor can be effectively deal “What's wrong now?” he asked. | happened?" se Mr. Rafferty, kept regular office |4Te young, sound and kind. They are with under existing laws of this country. ' | *T'm peovish. A whilo ago a follow} , ‘Him and Jeff went out to get a! nouns there—from 7 P. M. till Gus| Strong and willing and they are the Apart from this, however, Germany is now threatened with fur-| comes in hore with a black box in his} f™nk’" she replied. “What could handsomest pair of hay burners, per- ther revelations of the childish credulity with which she let herself be fooled and bled by the “Wolf of Wall Street.” Exactly how Lamar got nearly a million dollars of good German money from von Rintelen, and how small a part of that sum it took to convince the German agent that the munition industries of the United States were doomed, ought to make an edifying commentary on Teutonic precision and thoroughness. If every conspirator of this group will tell the whole truth, the costly fiasco of Germany's efforts to turn this country topsy-turvy without getting caught in the act ought to show up plainer than ever. Dollars and Sense « “ee jU say that I ought to be able to sell a couple of dozen of those bags in a month,” sald the buyer of the trunk and bag w ByH. J. Barrett Claimed that there was no question regarding the demand. What differ- enoe does it make to you, then, if I buy in two instalments rather than department of a small suburban|in one?” store. “But there's an extra shipping ex- “Easily,” affirmed the salesman, | pense,” @onfidently. ‘From the experience of other merchants, I know what a strong demand exists, That new idea fm the clasp is what moves them #0 fast.” “And your price on two dozen?" “Well, we're selling these at $1.10 fn two dozen lots,” was the reply. “But I'm especially anxious to put you on our books as a new customer, TM cut to $1 flat or $24 for the lot, “Well, I'll take four at $1 apiece.” “But I can't sell you four at the game figure I'd charge for twenty- four.” protested the salesman, “If they sell well, I'll promptly purchase the balance of twenty,” weld the buyer. “And you just “Call it 60 cents and add ft on,” suggested the buyer. “That means #450 for the four bags.'t» “I've never sold in half-dozen lots for less than $1.30," expostulated the salesman, “But you're selling me a two dozen lot," reminded the buyer. “I'll take the balance if these four sell in a week, And, according to your tig- ures, they'll sell in five days," “Take 'em,” was the reply, and the salesman jotted down the order, “One secret of close buying,” eolil- oquized the buyer as the salesman walked out. “Always get the quan- tity quotation first,” Letters From the People hand. He orders turtle soup and, while in the midst of !t, says: ‘Lady, you'll excuse me, but you're an ex- cellent type.’ “Where do you think you are?’ I ask. ‘In a printing office?" “'I mean,’ he says, ‘that you are a distinct representative of a certain style of femininity.’ “‘Outside of that I'm all right, I presume,’ I answer. “He don't pay much attention to that. ‘I'm a photograph fiend,’ he says. ‘I always carry a camera, and when I find a type I take her picture, Would you mind if I snapped at you?" “That turtle soup has got you vicious,’ I says, ‘Hereaftor you bet- ter eat something mild, like eggs.’ “He explains that he wants to snap the camera at me, Now you know, kid, a woman's weak spot is her looks. Here was 4 photograph fiend just crazy to take my picture, I figured he had paid me a compliment, go I thought I'd let him blaze away. “‘Oh, I don't mind, I says, ‘but attract too much attention. used to «xcitement.’ “He unlimbers the snap box and aims it at me. Ldzzie, tho cashier, eta wise and approaches to grab an eye load. 1 try not to pose, but can't boelp it. fiend says, ‘Ready!’ Then he touches a button, “Bay, kid, I never was so humiligated in all my life. The lid of the box flies up and out comes the ugiest looking bogie man I ever saw. You know—it was one of them Jack-in-the-boxcar things. The head grins at me. “There's @ minute's delay and then the fiend says he's much obliged and stuffs the head back tn the box, A roar of laughter follows. Lizzie looks at me rather dubbious and then he haws like as if she was quite deligh Bonusparts the crowd sees how important I am they top laughing, ‘The fiend never les. "I'll send you @ copy of the plc- ture, he says. “Bol | says, ‘You're one of them practicable jokers, are you? You'll humiligate a lady like that, en? Well, I'll have you know you got'something coming to you,’ happen after the salve he give me? He got me feeling lovely, although I Know I ain't pretty,” ‘The newspaper man ate in silence, “As I was saying,” continued Lu- cile, “I know I adn’ pretty,” “Of course you are,” said the news. paper man, “You're very attrac. ive. Luctle leaned over the coun: “Listen, kid," she ald, “have you get enough cream for your coffee? if you ain't I'll slip you an extra por. on, This happy holiday season is @ great thing, but it'll bust the pro. prietor of this place if he ain't care. ful. Some of us in here ts eo darned tender-hearted, kid.” cloned the place, If Mr. Jarr expected that Mr. Raf- ferty would be highly elated to have @ prospective customer for the dapple grays he had bought at the auction brought to him Mr, Jarr was dis- appointed, In the first piace, Mr. Rafferty was in a mood of profound sulkiness—the secondary stage of holiday and other times of cheer. In the second place, Mr. Rafferty was @ shrewd business man and had long ascertained the axiom that he Refiections a Bachelor Girl By Helen Rowland of Copyright, 1016, by the Pree Publishing Oo, (The New York Kvening World), Je: now a bachelor facing a pretty girl under the mistletoe and a hen itanding in front of a speeding of escape in this world, automobile have about equal chances Nearly 1916! Oh, well, maybe Father Time wouldn't be able to fly so quickly if Mother Time hadn't laid shirt, found his gloves, polished his out his clothes, put the studs in his scythe and brushed his hat for him before he started. And, even after that, no doubt he scolded her for “keep- ing him waiting” while she powdered her nose! A man’s interest In a woman before the kiss and his apathy afterward may perhaps be explained in the samo way as a small boy's desire for candy before Christmas and his indifference to it on the morning after, Lots of times a woman looks at her husband and thinks regretfully of how much she might be in love with him if she weren't married to him. The firmest resolve which the girl who did not get engaged this year will set down in her New Year's list ts that the mistletoe shall be hung where it will do more good next year, “1 look around and see a big chat fer friend of mine coming in. ‘Oh, Jeff’ I says, ‘this man here jy tricked me With a fake joke. Would ‘ou kindly take him out and get a w explanations from him? “Jeff looks around, ‘Which one? he asks, flerce-ke. I point out the Thanks for Mother Goose Books, To the Kalin of The Bvening World Please accept our very sincere ap- reciation for the “Mother Goose ry Looks” which were delivered to us by your Mr. Roemer on Friday I trust that the pictures “boarded out.” Again thanking you, ‘Very truly yours, Superintendent New York Nursery and Child's Hospital. “Marco by Vits-Greene ok, ant, Jeff goes to him and taken of our children | T the Editi of The Evening World oeeenand ou tls sioulner: The tollow ful and that they may| Please tell me the name of the poem turns around and Jeff sees his face, a8 much pleasure into the lives| which begins somewhat ns. follows, | "5 ‘Why, hello, Jeff!’ says the fiend. of ether children as the Mother Goose|"“At midnight, in his guarded tent, ‘Hello, Bill!’ says Jeff. ‘How you books have brought into cur wards, |The Turk was dreaming of the hour.” | coming? ‘0 our little people who are 4. Le “Ten all right, says the Send, “By ing to say. f k A wife's ability to remodel her husband is limited; she may be able to supply him with ideals and ambitions, but she can’t supply him with the grit to live up to them, The cook may dress and flavor the bird, but she can't make a turkey out of a guinea hen, The only way to make a bachelor belleve that he !s ever going to marry is to lead him right up to the altar and prove it to him, The most interesting moment of conversation is that first long, thrill- ing silence when you look into ane another's eyes and can think of noth- feotly matched, I ever seen, Them horses hitched to a fine turnout would be gdo4 enough for the Queen of Spain.” “If they are kind and gentle, lively yet sedate,” remarked Mr, Berry, “if they will head the cortege with an air of repressed emotion—those are the horses I should be Interested in, I would be glad to see them, indeed, and I think we may thank our mutual friend, Mr. Edward Jarr, for bringing us together in the matter.” “That's all right, my friend,” said the contractor, “but as I told you I don't know that I care to part with that stylish span of gee-gees, Tho way the price of gasoline is going up will soon make it so that only old John D, Rockefeller, who makes the stuff, can afford to use it, I hear that gasoline will keep on going up until it sella at the same price as cham- pagne,” These pessimistic remarks had great effect on Mr, Berry, “I believe you're right, absolutely right, my dear sir," he said, “I had Just been telling my old friend here, Edward Jarr, that I contemplated purchasing a@ motor hearse, but the constantly increasing price of gaso- line is enough to deter me, even though I have a clientele that de- mands the ne plus ultra and extreme recherche in mortuary direction, It 1s true," he added, “that my connec- tion is mainly among the more con- servative better families, those of whom it wae fittingly said in an edi- torlal in the Sunnyside (which ts the official organ of our art-profession), that a mortuary director should con- sider the genteel prejudices of the bereaved survivors in the most minor details connected with an interment that should be conducted with no thought of expense. “I don’t get you," satd the contrac- tor sullenly, “but I only know them dapple grays is a swell team, and gasoline 1s going up all the time, I'm not anxious to sell them, as I told you, but I will listen to any reason. able proposition, and if you want to give them the once over, my stables ain't far away So Mr, Jarr, accompanying the un- dertaker and the contractor, set out to give the vaunted dapple grays “the once over,” Copyright, OHAPTER XXXV. WAS stunned at the attitude Haskall had taken. While I knew he would be angry and was positive he would make things most disagreeable, I really did not think he would go to Such extreme measures as to order me out of the house, T made one concession to Haskall's pride after talking with Mra, Larkin —who approved of my plan and en- couraged me. I called the shop sim- ply “The Smart Millinery Shop.” When I told Haskall he made no comment. It took me about a month to get into shape, The day before I was to open my shop te the public I said to him: “Did you mean what you sald about my leaving home if I went into busi- ness?" 'l certainly did!" he growled. Then, “Who loaned you the money to do this fool thing? Some man tn love with you, I'll be boun “Mr. Larkin loaned me the money, Haskoll, and"—— “Larkin!” he interupted, white with anger. “Of course, you would go and whine about me to the one man T can use. Pity you couldn't have selected some one else for your crazy perform. ances! Just at a time, too, when”— he broke off speechless, “Why, Haskall, Mr. and Mrs. Lar- Kin both think it fine, They are ve: enthusiastic about {t.” ‘Then I quoted what Mr, Larkin hed said about him, Haskall, being pleased if I made u success, De talk to me!" he thundered, sten! But after you've lost Larkin's money don't you dare come to me to repay him!” I had ordered @ taxi to take me and my hand luggage to the board- ing house I had selected as my tem- porary home, I either imagined it, or Haskall listened closely when I gave ry|my story that I was doing an fork Evening We the man the address, The house was not far from ™ oat 1 Knew for the present ae one would be an advant Planned—if things apartment and have Mra, Glark Ittle Jack with me, Mrs, Cl keep house and take care of the bert ry would have a home, “If you change your min and want me 40 ‘come. Dag ieee ae I do not see why you should #0 object to my doi: hen many women of eiuam one hed the same thing.” “You'll be back fast eno’ ont Hy pending for you,” he ane , With a sneer, “afte; have wot the money you have | orn jut remember, I'll not it back for you.” sane I it you I “T'l not lose it, put out my hand,” “wij goodby to me, Haskall? to do this against your I nef tol I repeated. Rather sheepishly he took limpiy in his, then quickly ‘releeaee it. I said nothing more, but drove away he stood where I him until we turned a was hidden from sigh Heian ary} The tears came to my eyes, though Haskall had killed my for him, I—lke all womer for @ little tenderness, a little ness. It may seem to some who i wifely thing; that I had no Ieave’ my husband's ‘home: "ties, should have given up my ideas of fie dependence when he objected to going into busines#; but T ‘There are many who will unde: Then too, now that I knew loved Erle Lucknow, and loved me, my position as a dent on ‘Haskall's grudging galled me beyond expression, become unbearable, (To Be Continued.) i i Making a Hit By Alma Woodward Coprrtght, 1918, by the Press Pubitdhing Co, (The New York Eraning Worl), On New Year's Eve. IRST: On the way uptown, when sundry friends ask you Into eun- dry cafés to have a parting old year smilo, tell them that you've made up your mind to go home to the wife cold sober this year, When they insist, succumb gractously, though perceptibly much against your will When you've had one explain that another would completely demoralize your resolution and beat t ‘This will eliminate the “Now have one on me’ {dea, And if you meet enough Por sistent friends on the way up you arrive home yodelling and address the “Lulu” or as Jap Tave a touching seance with the © you go out to the little Rife pyears gathering” at a friend's homo, Get off all the stuff about the end of the old, the solemnity, &o. thal her that before you join the noisy pre-Fordian jokes, Do peo fectly visiblo parlor magic, Side parody on Milton's “Paradise Lose Sit down at the plano and render @ motif from one of the big o| taking care never to vary the oun apt enly chord in the bass. When the bunch is thoroughly awakened your versatility, help yourself to host's cigars, sit in a corner gather all the women about you, While you ply palaver and puff bik lows of smoke. (Remember ye ee Rerfectly, informal, | frtondly, ear's “Eve gathering; 60 anything goes!) LE is 4. If you are summoned t eupper few minutes before twalve, around and locate the electrio button before you sit down, On the stroke of midnight, when glasses raised, jump up, switch off the and kiss the woman nearest you, This manly ttle stunt, usually perm petrated by some bounder,: in @ “crowd of good fellows,’ = results Tell heryou want to Mako a fow reKo- = pout being more considerate jutions,der to her in the coming year, Then when you discover that she's forgotten to send your one pair of tonite gloves to the cleaners, drop the halo aura and be perfectly natural, ure her. Tt witriving at your friend's home to oodly bunch assembled (all Boe nea to have a riproaring time, at any cost), breeze in as though one of two things—a reputation being a daredevil, or a nose redused to pulp. Take your chance! 5. During the supper do various tricks, Eat from your n plate. Shoot bread pills at your ‘Twine garlands of celery around wife's brow, Baptize your host's Li son with tabasco sauce. (All copy. ~ righted New Year's Eve stuff.) 6. When you leave the party enough noise so that all the other uu know that they've been counting | ante-~stick-in-the-mud out-of-date hy the minutes till your arrival; and get! gies—who have retired will be entertaining right away, ‘Tell from slumber and think it's @ fire, &