davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

vncia1 towns for up-to-date methods.
Jealous public spirit and the tangible cvl-
dcnces Of material progress. 8
The salient point about London Is that
1t has been awakened from long sleep.
From this time on the world will be more
Interested in watching what London does.
land will spend less time In pondcrng on
what 1T did before 1t aroused from It's
Rip Van Wrinkle bed In the mud OF the
Thames. Let lis journey to Liverpool.
Those travellers who pass through Liv-
erpool on their way to London or tile
continent derive an erroneous Impression
Of the city which lines the banks OF the
Mersey They see only the seamy side
of the second city in England Their
only favorlte recollection is of the mag
niflcence Of the famous docks and the
imposing displaylof ships. floating all the
flags of the world. One sees little OF the
real liverpool from the window Of rail-
| way carriage.
Liverpool is rich and a great city,
with broad, well-pave streets, mngnif-
cent public buildings. beautiful parks and
progressive and enternrisng admins
tration so far as the science of muni-
cipal government Is concerned. It Is n
Liverpool and Manchester are tho show
places" of public ownership. &H "a.
Liverpool Is one of the worlds most
opulent property owners. Exclusive OF
I its streets, parks and its interest In the
miles of docks. 1t owns property which
has a market price of between $50 ZOO, 600
and s90,0t0,O0o 1t owns and operates its
water works system, conveying pure
and inexhaustible supply from Lake
Nyrnwy, through an aqueduct seventy
miles long, tapping the waters which flow
down from the hills far to the southwest
! of the city Liverpool owns a compre-
hersive system Of public baths and laun.
| dries. 1t owns an electric lighting plant
which furnishes power not only for muni-
I cfpal purposes, but also for thousands Of
! private consumers. It owns magnificent
! libraries. museums and art galleries, also
| public halls. reading rooms. lecture audi
! toriums and technical schools. IT owns
! all of the markets. Thecity has purchas-
ed and operates all Of the street railways.
! One may be born in Liverpool NUM-
| cIpal hospital. be educated and trained
| in its schools and COLLEGES, may earn a
! living by working for it In a score Of
| capacities; he may retire on municipal
pension, may die and be cremated at
| public expense, or his bones may rest
| in a municipal burial ground. All Of
| this is possible despite the fact that no
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08
Poker Player Tells Of His Luck.

good stake. The kind Of play, however
isn't what I'm talking about. ! mean
plunging on hands that are certainly
his entrance money, but he may make n
smaller than one or more other hands
that are IN. And It Is this kind Of play
cecds, or 1t would be better ia say that
some men who play in this fashion make
1t pay. ~ think myself that II Is purely
mtter Of lrE oa t IS Hoo ihoM YS
for some people
1T was good play for me once, ] went
In on lunch and two dgceS, and the
queer part of 1t was. that ] came ont Z
big winner comparatively, thought did
not better in the draw, II was one or
those games that man is lucky enough
everybody is good-natnred and liboral
and all hands play Tor The fnn OF me
game rather than for the money ~,
volved.,. hut when the money ls piea,itui
and we played table stakes, each man
buying $50 Worth of chips for a starter,
THE luck went back and forth across
the table. each man having s1reass o.
natey behind and ahead OF the, game,
till most al us had bought once Or twice
more so that there was nearly $1,000 on
the the. table without anyoody's having been
Eve GOT 10 Lettipg freely on our, hands,
and the ante got IN 70 ~ calls five,
so Lllat u JACK lOl Always lleiu S'o w ms
start and with a few 5&'eent sWeeteners
won!d grow to $50 OF more before y was
opened 1t was dispfQportionute game.
even with $1,000 OH The table, but as
said, the money was gong back ana
forth. Then came y Jack pot toward we
end Of HE sitting in which there WAS VI;
when | dealt, as It had been s"eetene,ul
under the guns for $40, and four other
players came In before u came around
70 me- None Of them raised SO ! hnd {"
chance TO play in u S2i9 pot lpr W.
II watched the others as They made
,her bets, according TO my ,o hnet' ~, ng =
came my turn il, play and when ! picked
them up found only q pair or aeucss'
Right then Was when caught the
lunch, and agalns! all my theories Of Il
poker, determined 70 play it Tor all II
was worth, 50 ehipped $40; On the
/ knew there could be nothing better
than n pair against me before the draw
! took three also, Then he opener bet
500,
Nlinowlng the game ms well as l3Ilf, |
took this for n sign Of wealfnfss he
tadlhad ares or kings or { he, had bet (.
lsrea his pair in the. dyaY. he .S.alld
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

given the inevitable tip he has expended
ut least 30 cents. II Is cheap for cab,
but when one acquires the cab habit
even In London he may expect 10 dsNot g
from one to three dollars q day for this
lIxury.
Tho buses are an intoierable nuisance.
London is used to them and insists that
1t likes them. but London tolerates so
many infections that It's Judgment Is
worthless These venerable vehicles are
slow. their interior Is not OF sufficient
height 10 permit one to stand erect, the
odor is indescrbahle and offensive. the
floors are covered with straw-scnerally
wet and Shiny with mud; at night they
arc lighted with smoky Kerosene lamps.
Incoming and outgoing passengers tram
pic on your feet, and the absence Of ade-
duate springs produces the effect of a
ship hammered by q choppy sea, The
windows are rnmorahle. summer or win
ter, and IL one wishes TO escape the COLI
tagion OF London's innumerable diseases
he must learn the acrobatic feat Of climb
ing to the roof of this swaying and rum
bling structure. Since II rains most Of
the time In London. the alternative Is not
n promising one. In other words. I do
not like the London brs. and j do not
think you would.
.
combination seems IN a conspiracy to de-
feat the county councils campaign for re-
lief froH these Anticipated methods.
Thare are only lis miles OF street rail-
way where there should be at least 100.
The council has proposed 100 miles of new
track. but the borough and other auttort
ties have cut this down to thirty. The
Board OF Trade establishes numhcrcss
rules among which Is one making twelve
miles an hour the maximum speed under
any circumstances. Tho board Of trade
IS venerable Institution. and It's records
of good deeds and stupidtics is fairly
we'll balanced When 1t passes a rule It
enforccs its execution and sends all Of
tenders to prison. The startling pcculiar-
iiy about English laws is that the Off
cias take them seriously.
But relief is In sight, and those best
informed predict that the present year
Will initiate a new era IN transportation
EARLY in 1909 a royal commission was APP
pointed to investigate the whole problem
and report TO Parliament tile measures
which they deem most effectual for the
Improvement, development and intercon-
ncctlon of railways and tramways on or
below the surface, and the desira biity
of establishing some authority or tribunal
to which all schemes of railways or
tramway construction should be referred
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

There are n good many players. said
tho gray haired. young-l looking man IN a
Glib smoking roonQ who play on the
who vet seem to succeed as well at the
gDmo as do. have kept tab on my
10Y for a n,tl,iler of years, and find
| nm very nearly even. making due NJ
1r the Fly f a Then ,ea .he when aS
has been a club game; therefore con-
clude that am a fairly good player,
Yet these other men do fairly we'll by
what seems to me to be poor play
table stakes game, seldom or never
come in on less than q pairEof eights.
II a jack pot is opened by another playsr
do not come n on less na man ll,ee N tSs
opener of weakness. Then I Will some
times play on a pair of queens, though
more often will pass, 1t seems 70 me
that ! am prudent without being t'nlld'
"Bu, llcre. Is the puzzle, know play
ers who will always stay on any par,
or on a four flush or a four straisht m
straight proposition is Legitimate enough
OF course If the odds IN the betting equal
the odds against filling, the hand ,l,nt.
hands without regard to the odds against
filling The hand. but the players speak
of stay on these hands without regard 10
the odds In the betting And II a jack
IDl - opcllSN why MI tp''S ~ W. 49,
old pair or any chance OF a hand.
'"To me that sort Of play seems suicidal
The puzzlng thing about It is that some
people who play poker that way do fairly
we'll at II, ! even know one player who
almost invariably plays in a limit game
10 draw an intermediate straight. do
not think lie would DO 1t IN table stake
game, but lie doesn't play table stakes.
NOW drawing to nm intermediate
straight under any ordinary cirre,umn,,
stances Is commonly set down as almost
as foolish as anything that can be done
IL = poker game bul 1udslns by results peM
doesn't seem TO be foolish At az, a lts
mp winnei, fully as often as he, does loser
ii tie end OF the games h, plays u a., !,
bet ween n limit game, especially ut a
small lint and table nI stke lisa Fats ie me s
right ar the opener and there Is. bls
pot and nobody has raised before 7
comes 10 him and he can get In Tor y
snail sun safely W'hs9 ,a 's to risk 'yy q
long shot. such as drawing 10 4 smaN
pair. Tie chances arc that he Wli! lyse
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

provides uniforms for Its drivers and
conductors. Tho private companies
charged them heavily for uniforms, and
derived considerable revenue thereby All
of these forms have been Installed at
the expense Of revenues. yet there re-
mains a reasonable profit despite the
handicap OF the delays and distractions
incidental to the tearing upsof the streets
and the installation OF electricity. It Is
fair to assume that the present year
will show decided increase in profits
The city is erecting two large power
stations, one at Greenwich. OF 10000
horse power, and the other at Pimico.
which will have a capacity of 5000 horse
power. In the meantime 1t is compelled
to rent It's electrical current from a pri-
vate plant. to1
The fares are not uniform, as with
u.s. but are regulated according to the
distance one wishes to go. These rates
range from 1 cent to cents In our mon
ey but large percentage OF the tickets
sold are OF the . cent denomination At
this expenditure one may travel distances
OF from two To three miles which. as
every street railway manager knows, is
as long tourney as Is made By the
enormous majority of those who patro-
nize street cars. 1t is capable Of. demons
stration that the citizens Of English mu-
inequalities pay on the Average less than
half Of what we do In the United States.
There are no places where one may ride
twenty miles for 8 cents. as is proudly
pointed out by certain OF our home rail-
way officials. but there are thousands Of
short trips which can be made for a
cent in London, Liverpool Mancheste,
and scores of cities in Great Britain. and
hundreds Of millions of fares are regis
tered annually at this nominal sum. in.
stead of the fve-cent piece demanded
from us. whether we ride a square or ten
or more miles.
l shall deter consideration of how
London Is meeting the problems of water
supply. electric lighting. gas. public baths
and laundries, and other utilities under
the control of its County Council or of
the twenty-six boyoughs. and will take
these subjects up after trip through the
provinces. Such cities as Birmingham,
Manchester. Liverpool. Glasgow and
Edinburgh are called provincial" Why.
do not know. London is tho most
provincial city which ever has passed un-
der my observation using the word in
the sence of "Iocal and narrow" and
New York Is fair second In both of
the countries of which these are the
chief cities one must look to the pro
.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

have been more likely, ! thought, ttoo
what the othcts would do. said Moth
ing, of course, though thought a
whole lot, and looked anxousy to see
wliatth others would do. or course. II
any Of them had hettered he would have
and there were two OF them that. !
thought would call on queens, KNOWING
the openers play
four laid down. showing that they had
either gone In. as ] had done, on weak
hands. or that the 800 bet scared them
fully at my hand and found the, two
look any bigger, than they did at hrst
t ttf = t Ii down down. bnt Willie was
sklnnng down my hand had time to
do something. / didn't dare to bluff, for
bluff and would call mo, and so, of
course, win, and yet I was satisfied his
hand was weak,
Moreover was certain that he Enew
500 bet II was pretty wild gambling,
but thu, way ! sized II UP was that y
queens, and II he had opened on jacks
as | suspected, he would be likely to
make ananeo 10 p aRs bu there wa Ms in
pot before I put my last $500 and !
thought the chance was worth the
money.
1T turned out all right, as 1t happened.
The opener looked ut me moment Or
50 before lie spoke, and finally said, III
divide the pot with you, and |, knowing
thar he had Tho winning hand; WAS by
no means slow IN agreeing to the prono-
srion, wouldn't have showed my
hand, NOT cariInng, to expose my play, bur
or course, had no alternative. The
compll ments received on, my play and
the caillng the other fellow got We're
things TO remember.
II have seen play similar to that sew
era times IN limit game ana twice /
have seen II succeed, though II fails more
often than II succeeds. In the limit
game, however, the man who calls. look
ing for 4 proposition from tho other man
VINO has him beaten. only has a small
amount comparaliyely, g nut M for
the call. certainly never would have
risSed 800 on such playeif The lunch
had not been worry strong one, and AS
il was I consider 1t extremely poor poker,
though it paid that time, tnok down
SEAS, having put up si6. Even at that
the pront was not commensurate with
the risk, SO perhaps should not $3.50 n
paid Nell. '-.Nsx hSSyk sun. N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08
CRE/347ORlUn,
AHEIElp 4 CEf1ETERI

homes TO their places of employment.
And tho executive officers Of the London
County Council boldly declare that this
cannot he accom- plished unless there shall
be aRected-lo quote their recent official
declaration: Some uniform ard COM
prehensivc plan of transit throughout
London"
To put 1t bluntly. they demand the
creation OF a transportation monopoly,
and seek ITS control. They include in II
Mr.. Yerkcs'' new tube" and all other
private systems completed or In progress.
They would control the suburban busi-
ness OF the great steam railways, which
now handle. or rather mishandle an cnor-
nous traffic. have neither the time nor
patience TO describe The horrors and ini-
uulties OF the suburban traffic which is
at the mercy Of these railroads. Pick
ont the worst specimen III the United
States and magnify Its discomfortx and
dutrages By three. and you may be able
family 10 COMPREHEND the kind Of Ser
vice" which London Is forced to toler-
ate.
The consolidation OF all Of these ave-
nues of transportation and the construc-
ton Of proposed new ones would place
under the control Of the London County
Council and the ownership OF the muni-
clpiIlly an lDlTd lnilEEtI SNFlhIl
not less than 1900 miles of dcuble-track
roads. and would represent an expendi-
ture az from 100000 to 5000, 10000. 1t
is entirely within the range OF probable
itv that the next twenty years will Wit
ness the completion OF this gigantic I'M
dertakinc,
Here is something which should In
terest and amuso the practical politicians
OF orr country. The London Tramways
Department employs 3,4oo men, all Of
whom have votes AT the hands Of Tam
many and It's imitators this would afford
a fruitful nold for graft to say moth
ing OF adding TO the power and efficiency
of the machine" There would be a
spirited contest among the ward hcelcrs
and leaders over such an appointment,
and the one selected could be depended
on TO '.do what WAS right" How do you
suppose they selected their tramway
manager In London? They advertised
for one. Imagine Tammany inserting
in Chicago st. Paul and
San francisco papers for u man to take
charge of its parks or to serve as city
architect. Yet the London County Colln-
oil advertised not only all over Great
Britain, but on the continent and In the
United States. They finally selected
man from birmingham. He has tho
Of the entire system, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08
BLooDHoUNDs5 NO GOOD.

Breeder Declares That They Are
EValueless for Tracking Criminals
Henry Poland. of Chicago, has probably
bred more hounds than any other man.
in the country. He is out of 1t now, and
has only one old 'uncle Toms Cabin
hound he keeps for q pct.
.Bloodhounds,' he said. ARE practi-1
cally valueleess for Tracking criminals I
loaned n pair Of mine once to the 'rerre3
Ilaute police force who We're alter
murderer They circled around the town
a few times and finally lay down
on n front porch where lived the Mayor
of the town At another time loaned
ttves in Indianapolis to track the muir
derer of u night policeman. They We're
as large as Young colts and finally ended
IN in the house of a respectable farmer.
They got away from the keeper, ran up
stairs through all the rooms, moved
everything down tn their path, ana
played havoc generally.
II went on5a hunting trip onece with a
| pack or toxhounds. We stopped SAL,
i urdav night at an Indiana town called
| Moscow, and the hounds We're confined III
! mo tavern stable. Some one in the VII
lipe who knew the nature of the brutes
/! burned a Dig piece Of meat IN a stowe
J DRAGGED il through the town. around the
| church several times, and finally. hid 1T
lnnder the preachers reading desk Inc
next morning during tho service tho same
| lndividual let the hounds out. or course
then followed the track Of meat barkcu
around the church, and finally rushed
| rrontically M the nislcs. The preacher
and congregation fed, while the hounds
| sat on the pulpit and brayed, y had 70
salary to keep tho pack from being KILL
on ppian1 Leader,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

cts in the United Kingdom offers II bet.
ter field for individual effort, nor Is there
any community where private enterprise
Is surer Of material rewards The IN
lndulsitlve stranger never realizes that
so many services are administered by tho
representatives of the taxpayers and In
their behalf.
az London. and that ancens corporation
still has special privileges and derives
vast profits from grants and estates
which have been handed down for nun
dreds of years. But like London. the
nominal bcneilciares do not dare to APP
propriatc to themselves more than a
modest share of these tltlfcs. and they
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08
Lonlon's System Of Transportation Both Antlquaed and
II nadcuuate Making the Problem Confronting the
County Council One Of Decided Magnitude.
REFORMS PROPOSED AND lNPROGRESS
BY FREDERICK UP1IAM ADAMS.
tbor OF John Burt and " The Kid mapped AIionarcs

TO create n suburban zone III which VIII
live two or more million OF the working
people of tho metropolis. They have
planned to huild houses and provide gar
dehs and parks and playgrounds for
them, as described In my proceeding ar
ticle, They do not intend to cease THIS
work so long as an horest citizen desires
to escape from the slums and tenement
districts which IRE responsible for the
deterioration Of the English working
class. This Is not possible unless means
can be provided to convey the workers
cbeaply and swiftly from their new
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

he is not even voter in London, IT
must he admitted that the l., G. G, sadly
'neglecls its partisan opportunities.
A. IGC, Felis The general manager Of
London's tramway and in an interview
with Tim forgot To ask him to which
political party he owsd allcsiance, lie
is n very busy man. and seems 10 know
his business, 1lo is of middle age big
broad sllouldered. plain spoken and de-
5c,sive in action,
/, I'VE have not much to show you as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

anmates those responsible for the decide
cd success attained. s5s4
Before considering the public utilities
for which Liverpool is famous. It will he
well to consider the ways In which metl8
are elected to office in Great Britain. !
have always been puzzled to understand
how it was possible to elect honest INTEL
ligent mon to office. They do It over
there and in the next article I shall at
tempt to let In n little light on what
seems to us impossible of accomplish
mcnt M
Copyright, 1901, by Frederick Uphhm
A dams
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

and the powers which II would be adj
ylsable to confer on such a body.
The London County Council insists that
It's authority should be supreme IN such
matters subject only to parliament, and
from what have observed and heard
! have no hesitation In predicting. That
the London County Council Will havc1its'
own way IN this matter, as well ms In.
all others on which II has set its con
struetive ambition,
These practical dreamers have decided
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

n knisht, and lator baronet, The col
lection contains S32 oil paintings inelud-
ina many of the notable works OF oIu
masters aud modern painters, The en-
hibit of Dronaes and Of statuary Is eNr
tne, and eyerSthins N the
huilding Il available to students The an
nI,ul exhibltions are successful, me re-
ocipts averaging f2N0o a yonr me IN
stitution is financed aud operated 10y the
and ta represenl,ailNes at'
nHsliorlzs1 ~ pls ~ sell works Of ART
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

A Leap Year Proposal.
nawy--fIere Is the newest conuuin
drum: Whcr is two an odd and lucky
number?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08
eonunaruns.


Harry When two are made one,
Celia Oh, Harry! This is so student
Town Topics.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

,SDON has the most, inadequate
systcm or transportation ofynny
large city IN the world. The
progressive County Council ist
fully alive to this fact but the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08
hNel'tIHN


or 1t. He is content 70 patrohizc the
dirty and numbering buses which choke
the tlioroughfares, IL Ills means afford
he rides lin hansonis or cabs. the rates
for which are about one-tentli Of those
cxorted BY owners OF such public vehicles
IN the United States. One may ride two
mics for shilling, but when he has