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The evening times., 1902-01-29

TOR the past several years there has
X been msintained by subscriptions
/ or the police departments Of the
prIncipaI cities OF the United
states a Central Bureau Of Criminal
Identification. where have been kept on
file measurements. photographs. descrip-
tions. and records Of such criminals as
NAV have come under the observation Of
the police authorities who are c0ntribu-
tors 10 the support Of the bureau. AT
anv time any one Of the subscribing de-
partments has had access 10 the measure
meuts. plct0graphs. descriptions. and
records Of criminals furnished such bu-
reau by the co-subscribcrs. for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining the identity and rec
ord Of any unknown criminal vho may
have been apprehendec by the officers Of
such subscribing department
II the identity and record OF any un-
known criminal was established by COZ
suIting the aggregate Of photographs and
records kept in the Bureau. the police au-
thorities everywhere have had such in
formation published to them, and the
criminal. his or her record and manner
OF operating became general knowledge,
and he or she thereafter became known
in police circles. and might be taken into
account and apprehended when like Of
fence was thereafter committed during
the time such offender was AT liberty. cs-
peciaIly If be or she was described byany
one as having been in the vicinity wEarn
an act in violation Of law was committed.
The bureau referred TO has been main
tanned under an annual private suhscrip-
tion amounting to about $4,000. and the
municipalities supporting it ana enjoying
its privileges number about sixty. This
institution is conducted under the man
agament OF a board OF governors, select
ed from the National Association Of Chiefs
OF Police Of the United states. who en-
pIoy a capable clerk or superintendent
and assistant. who have knowledge OF
criminoloey, and who are familiar with
the system Of measurements as applied
by the various police organizations OF the
world
The method in use in the Old and in the
New World. and which is being generally
adopted by police authorities. is known
( as the BertiIIon system Of anthropometry
and had its origin IN France When cor
rectIy applied and the application is sim
1 pie. the new science is not only safe
[ guard to Justice but a protection to the
I innocent. and is based on the principle
I that no two adult creatures are alike.
/ Used as il has been by the police on a
limited scale in this country. it has
/ proved Of wonderful utility in the idcuti-
/ hcation Of criminals who have been a sec
/ ond time apprehended and who have de-
MED their identity.
/ In New York State An act to facilitate
the Identification Of criminals became a
The evening times., 1902-01-29

r T.. FARRINGTON. when City five
r years old. was the master me
L.. ehsaic OF -he BroobIya Bridge
The FIRST man 10 cross on a beat
swsju's chair; spent ,h.rty-~jz terrible
hours vi,h G- RocbliuS. alone IN the
burning c-i-= on ua5cr the brooklyn tower.
and extingaished the flames. when
seventy yel-s old ne re5uiIJ the Niag2ra
Suspension Bridge. and later the Ccvins-
on-Cincinnaef Bridge
It was the White-haired General Lee
check. and alone. almost. carried the
Conlederacy for three years.
Lincoln was fc-y-t,-o years ola when
he took up his gigantic task Chase was
aging. and General Dix. who saved US
from financial rum. was ready by years TO
retire from active business. In fact. the
entire brain work OF that great contest
W@s carried on by grayins heads Erics-
son the inventor Of the Monitor. was an
old man The first Pacific railroad was
built by elderly men. as the latest one
has been by J. J. HH, as young in ac-
tion as any OF the boys. though far past
middle life.
The telegraph VAS actually set up by
Morse when nfly years Of age. The frs.
cable was laid By Field when over sixty
years old.
In Europe. IcoE at the mighty pro-
cession OF aged mcn, The Grand Old
Man" Gladstone. was the real ruler OF
England for thirty years. beginning when
he Was ffty. Il was an old general. Well
ington. vho conquered the young Napo-
leon and made modern EngIaad possible.
Ihiers. the first President Of the French
Republic and its Washington, was over
eighty years Of age when he wrought his
country's salvation BIsmarck. aged fifty.
FIVE; Won Moitke, past seventy. and En-
peror William. three score and ten.
founded the Prussia Of today.
Taking Europe with America. it is true
that the finances OF the world to-day are
in the hands Of men fast growing old.
or that group Rockefeller. sixty-two.
Morgan, hfty-two, Williams. president O.
the Chemical Bank. seventy-six. and the
very aged presidents Of several other Of
The evening times., 1902-01-29

1IR. ROOSEVELT as A HIsToR-
IAN-The Presidents SefentIacaI-
iy Impartial Narrative Of the War
of 1872.
tAe recent appearance OF a history OF
The British Navy. with a chapter from
the pen OF the President o. the UnIted
states. leads the "Athenaeum" 20 remark
mat AR Roosevelt is perhaps tie very
Er5- Chief Magistrate c. g powerful ma
ii1n whose name appears on the title
PAGE or book issued IN the ordinary
c-lrse OF trade"
she Presidents special theme Is the
War o. 1si2, and his narrative is hailed
1y the "LoudDu Review. from which we
nave already quoted. as "a valuable con
tTicltion Of naval history" IL IS writ
Ten from the standpoint Of scientific neu-
trallty-tle standpoint that the modern
historian IS more and more Inclined to
adolt. IL condemns mIsstatements that
have been made on both sides
De conflicts which at the time and ar
terWards attracted most attention were
the hrst three frigate tights, all or which
zoos place between the American AS and
tne BRUSH IS s. In each ease the Ameri-
can ship was markedly superior in force
The cOuntrymen Of each cOmbatant tried.
the victory by minimizing this difference
in force, and, on the other. TO explain
away the defeat by exaggerating it, The
Americans asserted. not merely Ga their
tories, but even BY resolutions in Con
gress that the ships were practically
equal in force. which a glance at the
hgurcs Of their armament viii show to be
an absard Untruth The British sought
consolation in declaring that the Ameri-
can frigates were disguised battIeships."
This is, Of course, pure nonsense
As To- the general result Of the costly
and unnecessary war. Mr.. Roosevelt does
not endorse the patriotic delusion which
has been steadily maintained by all
American historians up 10 az time OF
Captain Maaan-
The Anne lean privateers. be says.
did great Image 30 England. but what
they accompl shed cannot be compared
with what was accomplished by the Brit
ish navy The privateers harassed the
commerce Of England, but the British
bl0csading feet destroyed the commerce
OF America The ---ages Of the one In
clined the British r-5ple to peace, but the
steady pressure OF the other caused such
a bitter revolt against the war IN parts
Of America as nearly TO produce a civil
conflict
The evening times., 1902-01-29
Arizona
in
London.

Kirk LaShe!le has ar
ranged TO have the first
performance in England
Of Augustus Thomas
play Arizona occur in
London next Saturday
night Tie company has
been in London town Tor
some days now. and
much time has been de-
voted to rehearsals. 1t
is expected that when
the curtain is lifted on
the Candy ranch at the
AdeIphi Theatre Satur-
day night the am $50
uent patrons of the
English metropolis win
be given the best typical
American play that has
ever been taken across
the water. B-itishe.5 in
general have a rather
peculiar idea OF life iu
this country. and uu-
dou5tedly If The Texas
Steer were taken 10
England, it would be ac-
cepted as a pretty fair
Illustration Of how So
ciety is conducted in the
United States. and the
The evening times., 1902-01-29
FOR THE SENIOR HAMLET.

Philadelphia Inquirer-If the ghost Of
the elder Hamlet is still in the habit Of
visiting his former possessions on windy
nights. he is likely to hear of something
before long In Saint Thomas that will
interest him II Ie makes the move in
time he may no longer be "a king Of
shreJs and patches" but citizen Of the
United States. That ought TO be COM
pensation enough for losing a throne and
an unfaithful spouse.
The evening times., 1902-01-29
QUEEN AMELIE A DOCTOR.

The fact that her Majesty Queen Amelie
NJ Portugal has taken the degree Of
doctor Of medicine is causing a vast
amount Of discussion in arIst0cratic ciE-
cIes. The question OF royal personages
entering upon a professional life is viewed
from various points. and many are in
cIined to- regard it as an evidence OF
twentieth century advancement. The
Queen Of Portugal Is known as beau
tifuI and exceedingly clever woman. She
is the only princess in Europe who has
taken degree Of medicine.
The evening times., 1902-01-29
I he
Player
IOIR

The Hoppers-De Wolf
and Edna Wallace. Who
used 20 De the Comedians
wife before this honor
was turned over to the
keeping Of NeIIa Bergen.
the statucsque Brooklyn
singer who deserted the
choir loft for the foot
Eghts-are at present
very much In the eve Of
the theatrical world By
reason of the fact that
both are TO become stars
next season. They are
not. it should be under
stood. to appear in the
same company. Mr.. Hop
per is to De under the
management of Z. r.
Reynolds, the real estate
man who takes a oyer in
theatricals every once in
a while chiefly for the ex-
citemeut. Hopper viii be
seen in a new comic op-
era by Charles Klein.
who fashioned -EI Capi-
tan" for him several
years ago and which
proved TO be one or the
The evening times., 1902-01-29
WHEN A MAN IS OLD.

New York World-How old a man is de-
pends largely on himself. II an old man
is not wanted in position he has occu-
pied for years 1t Is not because Of his
years or his gray hairs. It is because
he has lost interest and ambition, because
he has made no effort to keep up to the
times, because he has grown careless or
has sacrificed his health to indulgence
or ignorance.
The evening times., 1902-01-29

the Washinzton hotel during the visit OF she
tcs7g committee coincide with the English
mans conception of how we things here
The Texas Steer has never yet been London
aIborrh there plenty OF announcements that Ma
ae=- the Hoytlaa piece EHa
IisI production. with Tim Murphy and VIII Pray playing
their original roles tLere og5 be scarcely any doubt
the success of "The Texas steer"
Manager LasaeIe came very missing the first
scheduled performance arizona arranged
London about week prior the coming OF the
members 81 his company, and thought he would have
plenty time submit the manuscript OF his play
censor. Charles Hawt9ey signing contract
Iash-ie the Loadon rights Beside the Bonnie
Bles BUSH Of their conversation learned
het Arizo==" a3 been forwarded the He
afozucs SIR La5hele by sending manuscript
Gay could be hope to get the license il time
time il getting Bulky package OF yDevritten manuscript
mails U5tn tie letters. getting IL
thaa-ical production in London is not
alrles- red connected
transaction surrounds doing business with the
Uaied States Government when claim for damages is
stake
telegram from 2Ir LasheIle his York repre-
yesterday announced that the license for Arizona'
Just reon granted. L0ndoEe- VIII the play
uIday night, as original announcement
Robert Huarl who has been frequently
the legitimate vaudeville stages is through wi-h The
rooghs for good VIII return business
rcer which was interrupted fourteen years
HilIaId Chases IN the pretty
- sketch The Litcst Girl stage version OF Richard
Harding Davis story.
The evening times., 1902-01-29
rrlne. i'm the auaker cItr.

Philadelphia Item-Workmen digging
under the city hall at Denver. Col. claim
10 have discovered gold In paying quanti-
ties. Pooh that's nothing. Philadelphia
has sunk millions In its city hall, and is
not creating a stir over t.
The evening times., 1902-01-29
solution OF TWO ProbIems.

Baltimore Herald-ProbabIy when work
IS begun on the oceanic canal employ
meut may be furnished for so many OF
the citizens Of Central America that there
VIII not De enough left 10 indulge IN
the pastime Of revolutions.
The evening times., 1902-01-29
A WoRLD-GIRDLING CABLE-CHn-

4 WCRLD-GIRDLIE CABLE-Cah-
adiau statesnan'S Dream Of GOV
eminent Ownership of TeIegEaphs-
While Mr.. Narconi is testing the prac-
ticabfIty Of his cable made Of air and
while The United States Congress is talk
Ing Of a cable made Of wire under the
Pacific the statesmen OF Canada al
reacv embarked with England upon a
trans Pacific cable. are now figuring on
transatlantic wire. With this built by
Government and with the Canadian land
lines rationaIized, Great Brirain would
have w0rld-girdIing cable ond tels-
graph system under Government conucL
This is the dream Of Sir Sandf0rd FIem-
ilE. q scientist. ScotchUan by birth.
but a Canadian of fCrty-tiEe years resi-
der-e a former CHIEF engineer OF the
Canadian Pacific Railroad and a man who
has always taken a lively interest In the
question Of new cables and The kindred
question Of na-ionaiiZa aLiou OF the tcle-
graphs The Toronto World gives tle
general features Of his grand project,
which was brought 10 the attention Of the
Canadian Government in cCulsul jcarlcu
he addressed 90 the Hon. William STU
lock. Postmaster General
sir SaUdford FleUiu- -cses the Govern
meut 10 acquire title to the land lines
in Canada. and then 10 look into the adj
Visibility Of building a cable across the
Atlantic % connect with the Govern
ment-Owned land lines I'm the United
Kingdom He himself has Investigated
the subject. and he estimates the cost cf
constructing the cable AT $1,000. 600. and
the annual charge for maintenance al
Sl56.000. he computes that the cable
would be selg-supporting az rate of two
cents per word. or Cne-rWelfth OF the
rate charged by existing cable lines.
These calculations viii help sir sand
fcrJs project. FOR 10 cut the expense o.
cable service TO One-twelfrh OF present
charges ought to be strong incentive 20
Independent action by the Canadians
sir SaudfOrd has not failed 90 note the
development Of Marconi's wireless teleg-
raphy. and. in reference TO the recent
achievements. says If they result in
providing an alternative means OF trans
mitting messages across the Atlantic
more speedily and more cheaply than
by electric cable so much the better viii
il he for the great objects we have in
view In Canada"
The evening times., 1902-01-29
NEW YORK's ETEW RIVAL Plea
for sydney. Cape Breton a. n Port
for Atlantic Traffic

NEW XORK'S 1TEW RIVAL Plea
for sydney. Cape Breton, a. Port
for Atlantic Traffic
An article IN the January Nineteenth
Century by Edwin C. Burgis ascribes the
slow development Of Canada partly 10
the fact that she is at a disadvantage in
the matter Of ocean traffic. although she
is geographically nearer 70 Europe than
is the United States There is some
thing radically wrong. Mr. Burgis writes,
.awhen it takes Eve days seven hours 10
cover the 3.055 knots from Liverpool TO
New York. whereas 10 traverse the z,o6S
knots from Liverpool 70 Quebec takes
nine days sixteen hours In reply It
mav be remarked that New YORK would
consider that there vas something rGdt-
cally wrong il she did not have the big
gest a2d fastest OF the Atlantic steam
ers or II the ocean record was allowed
TO pass 70 q Canadian line II may DO
added that the time OF I'VE days seven
hours is not reckoned from Liverpool 10
New York. but from Daunt's Rock TO
Sandy Hook-a fact that makes a differ
ence Of practically one day
To reued- Canada's sidetracked situa-
tfon. Mr. Burgis wants 20 see line OF
ocean greyhOunds running between Euro
pean ports and Sydney. Cape Breton, in
stead Of going up the dangerous ch-lAeA
Of the ST. Lawrence to Quebec Ihis
route he saws would give Canadian
steamers en- advantage over the New
Ycrk steamers" Compared With New
York sydney Is nearer Liverpool BY tls
knots. but the saving IN time would be
rronortiouatelv greater. for q vessel
leaving SvndDey is cut on the open ocean
at once and can Immediately run az her
maximum speed o.. say. twenty-five knots
Ber. hour. whereas O vessel approaching or
leaving New York has TO c0nsl0er2piy re-
fuce her speed. and between Sandy HOOK
and New York the speed is not hire
cuently reduced TO eight knots per hour,
while on Long Island the route Hes par
alIel to a rocky ard dangerous coast
. The rocky coast" Of Long Island IS good-
II might surprise Mr.. Burgis 10 learn that
me island is q huge sandba1k; that there
are parts Of IL where a man who wants
10 throw a stone at a Dog VIII have 20
walk mile or two 20 dnd the stone.
The evening times., 1902-01-29

interesting speculation iH % is tested In
as-u4l h7s.iities.
The evening times., 1902-01-29

EIR. ROOSEVELT as A HIsTOR-
IAN-The Presidents SeIentTHcaI-
iy Impartial Narrative OF the War
n r-a..
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CHEAP COAL FOR LOUISIANA.
A New water Route From Alabama IL
Expected 10 Cheapen Her Fuel.

Louisiana he's abundant raw materials
for manufacture. Its forests Of pine,
cypress and useful hard woods cover more
than three-fourths of the state, il is the
leading sugar State and its productions Of
rice nd cotton are very important. It's
industrial develop ment, however, has
Jagged largely on account Of the high price
of fuel. Many parts 81 the State have. in
fact, been unable TO procure fuel for manu-
featuring except at prohibitive prices.
According TO the census hulletin on the
manufact ures of Louisiana the outlook
Is now very much better. louisiana has
now a through water route to the Alabama
coal fields. A large part Of the improve
ments in the J lack Warrior tributary Of
the ~Tombigbee River have been completed.
The upper part OF the Black Warrior flows
through the heart Of the Alabama coal
region a little TO the west Of Birmingham.
IL Is now possible to bring coal from these
fields down into the Gul. Of Mexico, and a
through water route to New Orleans has
been completed by the S ort canal that now
connects the Mississippi River with the
gulf through Lake Borgne.
Thu the manufactures OF the State are
now securing water rates for coal from
the mines nearest TO them: the cost of fuel
has been materially lessened and COMPETE
ton has been created for the coal from
Pittsburg and other fields. Another ad-
vantage Is the development of the fuel oil
wells in Texas and Louisiana which are
supplying a cheap substitute for coal.
OF course the sugar and molasses indus
tries 81 Louisiana are worth more than all
tile other manufacture of the State to-
gether The sugar men are just now very
much gratited by the discovery Of a way
to utilize their waste product. One Of the
greatest obstacles la the way Of tine sugar
industry has been the enforced idleness,
during the greater part Of the year. Of the
expensive sugar grisding plants. thus en-
failing a loss on the capital invested
But now the manufacture of paper from
bagasse, the wood fibre OF the sugar cane,
after the juice has been squcc zed out, has
become an assured SUCCESS. With a small
adrlisture OF jute or manila this material
H. found TO make one OF the finest grades
OF heavy paper. The & mon, therefore,
arc now able 70 keep their plants working
for a much longer period than formerly.
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PRINCE HENRY SOUVENIRS.
A Flood OF Badges and buttons All Ready
TO He Let Loose.

w - ~
'Youn see the man on the street with
them about Feb. 49, said a wholesale dealer
in buttons and badges, -an army of them,
selling Prince Henry souvenirs. We've
been for weeks, now, at work on them,
getting the things ready, aud we've already
begun shipping out-of-town orders.
'Ther Q will be a great variety Of these
things, at all sorts Of prices. some of them
very cheap. There will be, for instance,
a small-sized, but very pretty Prince Henry
button, containing a photograph of the
Prince. with tiny representations At the
sides, Of the German double-headed eagle,
and Of the German and American flags
crossed. that will sell for three cents. From
that they will run TO five cents, and up.
Among the many things offered there
will be a souvenir button with pictures OF
Prince Henry, Miss Alice Roosevelt and the
Yacht Meteor. Here is an oval, medallion
like button with n picture OF the Prince
with a gold rim around il. There VIII be
badges and r~osettes of the German %colors,
German flags and canes, photographs, and
so on; a great variety Of things.
And we are looking for a great sale
for them. Not approaching. ia amount,
OF course. that OF tie sale Of badges ana
buttons in n lr' sidential campaign, with
its interest extending for a c~onslderaDle
period Of time. INC over the Whole country.
But there will b. n great demand FOR them
for a time, at least, at those points that
the Prince touches N In his ~lourneyings.
For the American pes ne are the greatest
souve air collectors in the world: 4 guess
they gather up more things of this KIND h
all The rest Of the world put together. Aud
wherever he goes the people VIII want some
sort of a mcmento oil Prince Hetry's visit
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FATHER KNICKERBOCkER AGING.
A Change In His Appearance which Is
Attributed TO consolidation.

To Washington Irving is ascribed the
creation Of Father Knickerbocker. a be-
nevolent citizen OF shIewd but kindly as
pect who embodies the stolid but sturdy
attributes OF the old New Amsterdam
oolonists.
The Father Knickerbocker Of romance
n fancy was formerly a kindly gentle
man, but no fool. He had, as invariably
represented, a stout cane TO rebuke back
sliders or m~alefactors, and a sharp eye
for those who interfered with the progress
or advance OF the city or the comfort or
happiness of its inhabitants.
But in the recent whiTl OF events Father
Knickerbocker seems TO have been too
slow. He is typical Of nothing doing.
as IN popular fancy, has become senile
and credulous. His stout stick is n cane
for an old mans support.
His wig Is awry, and no seems more
nearly to represent the Pantaloon OF "a
children's pantomime thai the former
embodiment Of great and growing Now
York, as the Quaker still embodies the
popular notion OF Philadelphia, the Puritan
that Of Boston, and the miner that OF San
Francisco.
Father Knickerbocker as a character
OF fancy has been falling behind tho times,
and this result may be in some part due
10 the fact that brooklyn. which is more
distinctively a New England city, has.
since consolidation, been an important
part OF the Greater New York. Manhattan
Is really the only one OF the five borcugh
of New York which is distinctively Knicker-
booker in its origin, and Manhattan, the
smallest Of the fve ~boroughs, has now
not very much more than hall the popula-
ton OF the creator city.
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was . 1dnd man, MIR. Beecher. He always
gave me e75 for q Christmas present Inc
church remembers me every ChristmasL
and now it's DIR. Hills. I've heard all
The old man was preparing TO go 70 the
Packer Institute, where he pumps the or
gam, too. For fifteen years he has beer
a faithful servant OF the institute, A
nsigheor passing up the stairs RS. P SsSe to 70
lowed Plymouth Church's TO Joshua's
~faithfulness. =,
Good day, Mr.. Savell," she called. i
see the church has honored you. It's a
long time. thhty-seven years, n you
They're ali SO kind said the old man,
beaming.