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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
THE APPARENT CRIMINAL IN
CREASE,

An epidemic of blank pessimism
seems to have attacked the moralists,
and they are woefully lamenting an
apparent increase in crime. The direct
cause of these lamentations is the
publication of statistics by the chiefs
Of police of several of the larger
cities, calling attention to the in
creased number of arrests made and
the greater percentage of criminals
as compared with the entire popula-
ton.
On their faces these reports do seem
to indicate that criminality is in
creasing. especially in the larger cities.
However, if all conditions are taken
any material gain will be shown. In
the first place a large part of the
criminals are found among the lower
class of foreigners that come to this
country. The recent decided lower
ing of the rates of the big steamship
lines from Europe to America makes
1t much easier for their class to i'm
migrate here, and that they are taxi
ing advantage of it the reports from
the large ports seem to show. Once
here, they begin committing their
crimes. and though criminality seems
Immediately to make a big jump, no
real gain has been made, taking all
society into consideration. The only
difference is that more crimes have
come under the eye of the statisticlan.
Possibly another reason for the APP
parent increase will be found nearer
home. Crime, from the standpoint of
the criminologist and the statistician,
is not a violation of moral law alone.
Violation Of the criminal statutes is
the essential element. II should be
remembered in this connection that
nearly every session of the different
state legislatures passes new laws
making criminal acts that were there
tofore not given legal disapproval. Ar
rests and convictions follow and
though again an apparent criminal In
crease results, in reality as far as the
moral standards Of society are con-
cerned. there is none. Indeed the
very fact the acts previously approx
ed are made criminal seems TO indi-
cate an elevating Of the moral tone.
Then. too. modern inventions and
enterprises have given us more
sources Of information and naturally
we hear Of more criminality, the bad
news coming in with the good. Other
causes also enter to give an apparent
Increase TO crime, but II is exceeding.
ly doubtful II any material gain Il
made We prefer to believe thai
when all the conditions are taken in.
70 account that no cause for lamen.
bati0n exists, but rather cause for re-
joicing that the world - steadil,
] growing better.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
Fixing the Lower.

Barney Oldfield, the crack AUTOMOBILE
list, is fond of pictures, particularly of
etchings. He said the other day. says
the Baltimore American:
The best etching 1 have is one of
the leaning tower of Pisa. This etch-
ing hangs over my writing desk.
Looking up one morning 1 noticed
that the picture hung crooked.
straightened it and resumed my work.
THE next day the picture was again
crooked, and the next day, and the
next. Finally, happening to be in the
room while the maid was cleaning, 1
saw her deliberately take hold of the
straight-hung picture and tip it to one
side.
Martha, / said. that picture of
the tower-look how crooked you have
hung it,
81 have to hang the picture crook
ed said Maria, to make the tower
hang straight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
A sharp Boy.

Hardship sharpens the wits" said
Bishop Isaac w. Joyce of Minneapo-
lis, according to the Boston Post. 81
have never known brighter or better
informed lad than the son of a con-
firmed gambler of Cincinnati.
During my residence in Cincinnati
saw q good deal of this boy. His
fathers disgraceful conduct seemed to
stimulate him to study and improve
himself. Instances of his precocious
and wise sayings were constantly be-
ing passed about.
''The boy, coming home from a his
torical lecture one night, found his
father in the parlor playing for high
stakes. Luck was going against the
man, and his son, perceiving this, be-
gan to cry.
" What are you crying for, Jim?' the
players said.
At a lecture tonight, the boy an
swered, I learned that Alexander the
Great wept when he heard of the null
titude of cities his father had con-
quered. He feared that his father
would leave him nothing to win. Well,
l weep for an opposite reason. fear
that my father will leave me nothing
to lose ="
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
How Far Did He Ride.

Pop" and Edward wat 4 the
laughing girls and grown. too,
as they swung round and round, perch
ed on the backs of mettIesome horses,
fierce lions and awe-inspiring, long
legged giraffes, on the merry-go
round, according to the New York
Tribune.
Pop" turning to comment upon a
small-sized youngster astride a huge
tiger, noticed the serious look on his
heirs usually smiling countenance, and
said to him. Son, what makes you
look so thoughtful?"
Il was just wonderful" replied Ed
ward, who had just enjoyed a ride on
the y-go-round, and having a
ticket in his pocket emitting him to
another ride was anxious to use 1t to
the best advantage, whether 1 would
get a longer ride than I had on that
horse in the inner circle If I rode one
of the lions on the outside row."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
PHnNETIC LAZINEss.

From the London Daily Chronicle.
A paragraph on phonetic laziness''
recently brought the eccentric pronun-
citation of some of the curious place
names that adorn the map Of England.
Some forms are unfamiliar and may
help travellers in out-of-the-way places
in that happy land.
These are the local recommendations:
Rhudbaxton is Ribson.
Woodmancote is Uddenmucket.
Sawbridgeworth is Sapser.
Churchdown is Chosen.
Sandiacre is Senjiker.
Little UIrswick is Lilosik.
Aspatria is Spethry.
ST. Osith is Toosy.
Congresbury Is Coomsbury.
Happizburgh is Hazeboro.
Salt Fleetby is Sollaby.
Almondesbury is Amesbury.
Congresbury is oonsbury.
OF places better known Ulverstone is
Oost'n and Hurstmonceaux Horse
mounces. It Is a safe rule apparently
in Britain never to try TO pronounce a
name according TO the spelling.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
Might use his sword.

A certain matron of Chicago. since
a habitue OF royal courts. has always
been celebrated for her Malaprop
speeches, says the Baltimore Ameri-
can.
once, while entertaining Gen. Phil
sheridan at a dinner In Washington,
she devoted herself to making her
guest feel at home.
Noticing that he glanced at the no.
bic array of knives and forks at his
place, she said In a CHEEKY whisper
"Oh. that's your fish knife. general
I ALWAYS have 10 tell my husband. as
he will start to eat his Ash with his
meat knifei"
"Damn Il, madam" said Sheridan.
IN awful tones, tn eat the fish with
my gword n e pleasea met"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
HUMANS WHO LIVE IN NESTS
From the Chicago Journal.

Travellers who have returned from
the heart Of Africa and the Australia
sian continent tell wonderful stories
Of nest-building people who inhabit
the wilds of those countries. The
bushmen OF Australia are perhaps the
lowest order of men known. They are
so primitive that they do not know
enough 10 build even the simplest
form Of hut for shelter. The nearest
they can approach 70 IL is to gather
a lot of twlgs and grass, and. taking
them into a thicket or Jungle, build
a nest for home. The nest Is us
ually built large enough for the fam
ily, and n the latter be very numer-
Gus then the nests are Of large size
Sometimes the foliage above will form
a natural covering. but there Is never
any attampt at constructing a protec-
ton from storms.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

society looks upon them IN their true
light, until 1t stamps them with dis
approval instead of passing them over
as 'Just wild oats" in sentiment they
support them. and we doubt If the
army of wind-sowers will decrease or
the whirlwind harvest find fewer hands
to gather it In. Until the sentiment
of society eradicates the causes the
dire effects must continue.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

Alexander Kiss a man with only one
arm, one leg, and one eye, has been
executed in New York for numbering
his wife. Mrs. Kiss should have kept
on the side of her husband which was
short the eye, the arm, and the leg.
If she had there would probably have
been two Kisses alive to-day. And
by the way, Whats in a name?" Kiss
does not sound so warlike and MUIR
derous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
PERSONAL.

1t is said that save in the case of
royalty, no expense for medical at
tendance in England has ever equalled
that incident to the illness of Lady
Curzon, formerly Miss Mary Letter
of Chicago. Sir Thomas Barlow.
among the most eminent physicians
in Great Britain, was recalled from
abroad and has spent days at a time
at Walma, as have other professional
men scarcely less celebrated.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

The Indianapolis News calls attention
with evident pride to the fact that the
sun greeted Senator Fairbanks dur
ing his stumping tour in the Central
West. Our contemporary, which seems
to construe this into a heavenly tusti-
fication of Republicanism. should re-
member that the Scriptures call atten-
ton to the fact that the rain and
the sun are given alike ito the just
and unjust"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

This morning we publish the call of
State Chairman Yeomans for a heavy
vote in Georgia. Beyond a doubt he is
duty Of all who voted in the April pri-
mary to vote at this election. A small
vote would be a quasi-indorsement of
Watson and Roosevelt. 1t might fur
nish the opening wedge that would
split the Democracy of Georgia and be.
as Chairman Yeomans suggests, the
means of later throwing the balance
of power into the hands Of the blacks.
Let Georgia Democrats turn out in full
force and announce to the country their
belief in the principles of Democracy
and their disapproval of RepubIicanism
and wisconsin.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

Pennsylvania physicians are interest
ed In the fact that private of the
Pennsylvania National Guard was not
injured by bullet fired point-blank
at his breast, claiming that the air in
his lungs was sufficient to turn aside
the steel-covered bullet from a Krag-
Jorgensen rifle. The brand of Repub-
lican air in the boss-ridden state is
respectfully referred to the Car and
the Mikado. There might be a great
saving in the casualties in the Far
East If Senators Penrose and Knox,
and Messrs. Durham, Finn, Oliver and
Brown could be persuaded to go over
and address the soldiers for several
hours each day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
THE sENATE's DYING THIRD.
From the New York Sun.


Below is a list of the members of
the United States Senate whose pres
ent terms expire March 8, 1905, with
the length of time each has been a
member of that body. Ex-Gov.
Crane of Massachusetts, is not yet a
member of the Senate, for he has not
been sworn. If Senator Fairbanks is
elected Vice President the Indiana
Legislature must elect a successor to
serve out his term, which expires
March 8, 1903, when the term of the
Vice President expires. Here is the
list:
Service
me-Politics-State. in years.
Aldrich, Nelson W., r., Rhode Is
land OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "a
Ball, L. HeisIer, r., Delaware 80. 2
Bard, Thomas r., r., California -. 5
Bate, William B., D., Tennessee g.. Is
Beveridge, Albert j., r., Indiana =.
Burrows, Julius c., r., Michigan =. 10
Clapp, Moses E., r.. Minnesota =.
Clark, Clarence D., r., Wyoming :. 10
Cockrell, Francis M, D., Missouri. 80
Culberson, Charles A, D., Texas -. 6
Depew, c. NJ, r., New York ...... s
Dietrich, Charles H., r., Nebraska 4
Foster, Addison G., r., Washington 6
Gibson, Paris, D., Montana ... 4
Hale, Eugene, R., Maine .......... "a
Dick, Charles, r., Ohio ........... /
Hawley, Joseph r., R., Connecticut 2
Kean, John, r., New Jersey ....... 8
Kearns, Thomas, r., Utah .... 4
Lodge, Henry c., r., Massachusetts IL
McComas, Louis E., r., Maryland 6
MeCumber, Porter j., r., North Da
kOUa Observation-Disclosures.
Money, fernando D., D., Mississip-
pl $3.50. ......... s
Proctor, Redfield, r., Vermont 49,. IA
Quarles, Joseph ", r.. Wisconsin 6
Knox, Philander c., r., PennsyI-
NdIlld .....................
Scott, Nathan B., r., West Virginia 6
Stewart, William M, r., Nevada IS
Taliaferro, James p, D., Florida :. 6
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

The dropping of city pensioners who
were found to have pianos in their
homes, or other evidences of being able
to look out for themselves. will no
doubt be commended by all thinking
people. 1t is a good move against in
discriminate charity and tends to pro-
tect the really needy and deserving
poor from those who depend on blind
ing the eyes of charity in order to
avoid earning an honest living.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

Delaware pastor has announced
that yet another political party is to be
organized in that state. That poor Adj
dicks--ridden section of the country
should garb itself in sackcloth and
ashes and lift its voice in the woeful
lamentation. my cup runneth over"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

A Philadelphia woman has been in
tured as a result of being run into
by football squad hurrying to catch
train. If this keeps up we can ex-
pect to hear of a law being passed
requiring football players to wear a
large numbered tag when on the
streets in order that they may be iden-
titled a la automobile.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
MTLL-HAVEN LINE.

Schedule Effective July 10, 1904.
Cars run east on Bay street to Whit
aker, south to Broughton, west to
West Broad, south to Margaret.
Cars leave Whitaker and Bay street
for Haven 1920 a. M, $40, 100,
1920, 500, ETC., and every 40 minutes
thereafter until $40 p. m.
Cars leave Mill-Haven for city "6:40
a. M, 700, %7:20, TAO 500, 900 and
every 40 minutes thereafter until $40
D. M, then at 1906, $50, 700, TAO, $40
and 500 D. m.
Last car leaves MiIl-Haven 900 p.
m.
extra, daily except Sunday.
L. r. NASH. Manager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

The Indications for Georgia and
Eastern Florida for to-day are for
taar weather, With light north winds,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30
MONTGOMERY LINE.

Through to Thunderbolt
s1S-minute wait at Sand1y.
Between MONTGOMERY ana Thunderboit-
The Washington times., 1904-03-30
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WYATT LEE SOLD
TO PITTSBURG
Sum Involved Is Not Known-Bar
Johnson Authorized to Sell Several
Other Players.

Wyatt Lee. the Washington pitcher.
has been sold 10 Barney Dreyfuss. presi-
dent Of the Pittsburg club Of the Ma
uonal League
The news came out this morning, when
Dreyfuss telegraphed it from Hot
Springs 70 Pittsburg.
There was a goodly sum Of money in
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The affair was arranged entirely by Ban
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sold some likely youngsters win be pur-
chased.
Lees record last year was S SaEles
won and II lost, which placed him al the
head Of the Washington pitchers. He
tied Harry Howell in fielding, accepting
G6 chances without ar error His bat
ting record was .2ll, and he proved use
fui as a utility Outhelder. Lee was one
of the players Jimmy Manning brought
to Washington from Kansas City three
years ago.
The Washington times., 1904-03-30

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WASHINGTON.

Six stocks embraced all the trading
done on the local exchange today.
These were Capital Traction. Washing
ton Street Railway preferred, Potomac
Insurance Company. Washington Gas
Mergenthaler, and Lanston. Prices
were again above recent quotations, and
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peared. for Washington Street Railway
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AS on yesterday, there was notable
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but none came out at that figure, the
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GEORGETOWN MEETS
OLD ELI TOMORROW
First Big Game for Locals-Infeld
Should Work Together-Crumley
and Mackay TwiIlers.

Georgetown plays is first big game of
the season tomorrow afternoon, with
Yale, at Georgetown Field.
Mondays game with the strong villa
Nova College nine afforded the Blue and
Gray players fine practice The field
ing in this contest was somewhat of
color, so Coach Moran and Captain Nor
gan have had the men hard al work IL
lEe past two days attempting 20 get the
.rnelo 70 work together better Crum o.
leg, who pitched the last three in
niugs Of ihv Villa Nova game without
being hit VIII be ON the rubber tomOr-
row. while Macilay. formerly of George
town. VIII do Jhe tWirliug fJr Yale Inc
game VIII bc called ~ = %. m.
The teams viii line up as follows.
Georgetown - Crumley. pitcher Hart,
catcher; Bowling. first McGettigan. sec
Ond; DOrman. short, Captain Morgan,
third; Apyerious. Iett5 COuEor. center,
Burns or kcaue. right
Nale--Mackay. pitcher; Captain Wins
low. catcher Bowman, first, MetcaIf.
second; - Erlen. short; Cote third ,
Barnes. left. Miller. center, Hinscamp.
right
The Washington times., 1904-03-30
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS

land Will reduce it's minimum discount
rate tomorrow. In support OF this the
DRY IL is said that reduction IN the
bank rate would facilitate the negotia-
ton of certain large loans. which are eN-
pected to be brought out AT London as
soon as circumstances become propl-
uOus.
The heavy purchases Of Union Paclnc
stock which have been going on Tor sew
eral DAYS are declared to have Deen
madt for the account of Villa. Rockt-
teller and the Chicago, AlilwaL ee ana
St Paul Railroad which is known as a
Rockefeller property.
1t is underst TODD that the purpose of
the purchase is not to disturb the
Hartman interests in the control.
but simply to permit the ST
Paul road to have an influence in The
affairs OF the Union Pacific. with which
il now has "a very close traffic agreement
on exactly the same terms as the Chi
cagO and Northwestern.
The Washington times., 1904-03-30
CORNELL BASEBALLISTS
REACH ANNAPOLIS

ANNAPOLIS. March 3O.-COrHeu Uni
versity's baseball squad. thirteen in
number. accompanied by Coach Hugh
Jennings and Manager h. Y. Vincent.
has arrived I'm Annapolis. The team is
on It's annual Easter trip through the
South and VIII use the Naval Academy
grounds this week for practice Two
games will be played with the Annapolis
mLa.sLinmcm on FIldaN and Salurday.
The Washington times., 1904-03-30
ENFORCE BALK RULE,
ORDERS HARRY PULLIAM

PHILADELPHIA. March 35.-Presi-
3ent Harry Pulliam. of the National
League. has held "a conference with I'M
Jires O'Day. Emslie Moran, tombstone
ADAMS. and Smith.
Hereafter. when the pitcher has taken
MS position. any movement he makes
4 shrug 0f his shoulder. bend OF the
<uee. or swing of his arm. no matter
now slight win be- considered "a baIk
lnless he delivers the ball 10 eithe.
irsl base or TO the batter.
The Washington times., 1904-03-30
CORNELL BASEBALL
HAS STARTED SOUTH

ITHACA. March 20.-The Cornell base
ball squad Of thirteen players, accom-
panied by Coach Hugh Jennings and
Manager Vincent. has left for "a two
weeks Southern tour. Games viii be
played with the Atlanta Southern
League, Mercer University Annapolis
Naval Academy. UuE ersitios or North
Carolina and Virginia and the Balti-
more Eastern League team
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