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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
COST OF CRIME
In the United States More Tina.
Billion Dollars Yearly.

From Harper's Weekly.
The cost of crime to the government
reaches the enormous sum of $f4oOOO,000.
OF this sum $s0,OO00oO is expended in
certain percentage of the maintenance of
the supreme and federal courts, United
States district attorneys, United States
marshals, and the secret service bureau;
part of it is the cost of crime to the
treasury department to prevent SNUG
Cling, the cost of crime to the army and
the navy and to the portoffice and to
allied departments The government losses
by smuggling and postal frauds, etc, and
the $1,000 900 to make the aforesaid total
In the last statement, which is only an
estimate Of what the national govern
ment pays for crime, it should be remen-
bered that there are no reliable figures
on the subject. In estimating the gov
eminent losses at S60,000000 a year for
smuggling, fraud, ETC., the writer has
endeavored to keep strictly under the
mark. 1t is estimated that the govern
ment loses from $75, 100000 to $100,000, 600
year by smuggling alone, while the post
office frauds are believed to have cost
the government something like $40,0o0,00U
a year.
The detailed cost of crime in the United
States presents some astounding figures.
York was $35 562, "a. The state, county,
and city authorities outside of Greater
New York spent for it $42, sos, Az. rs. In
forty-five states New York excluded the
expenditure was $697 ,0S0,0 Criminal
losses by fires totaled $100,0O0000. By
customs frauds the national government
lost $50, 900, 600. During this one year the
loss in wages to 100000 state prisoners
was SOS, 0S0, 600, while the loss in wages OF
10000 prisoners in city and county jails
was $33, 100000. The grand total, there
fore of the cost of crime in the United
States reaches the stupendous figures OF
S1076,3 1921, SO.
The cost of religious work in the United
States is enormous. The cost of foreign
missions, comprising all denominations
is 100000; home missions expend the
same sum. We spend for education $780,
OO,000; for church expenses and minister's
salaries, $4,000, 000 Hospitals and dis
pensaries for the sick poor cost us $780,
100000; for sanitarums of all kinds we
spend $6o,000,0o0. City missions and rescue
work of all kinds demand and receive
100000; humanitarian work of every
kind, $12,000,0C0. Our Young Mems and
Young Women's Christian associations
cost S5,00o,00o. while al lother moral and
social work in the United States requires
an expenditure of S5,000000. The total ex-
penditure for humanitarian and religious
work Is, then. $4,000. 600 As against this,
the total cost of crime In the United
States for the year reached the incredi-
BILE total of s1076, 1927, COS. 80. That is to
say. we spend more than $500 100000 a year
more on crime than we do on all spiritual,
ecclesiastical, physical. humanitarian. ed
ucational, and healing agencies put to-
gether.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
CURE ATuH

embraced more closely. Eliph' Hewitt
flushed with anger.
Page SS4,'' he said sharply, giving the
divorce laws of all states, with term of
residence required in each in order to get
divorce, and causes legally recognized
in each. Table of charges at hotels and
boarding houses of Sioux Falls, S. ID. Fni
reports of twenty-five celebrated divorce
cases. with portraits of the correspond
ents and principals of each, together with
a table showing usual alimony paid per
thousand dollars of income. Page 342,
why Marriage Is a FAILURE Page 81,
Celebrated Murderers. F"
The young man patted the young wom-
an on the hair and grew suddenly serious.
rs 90 thirsty, little dovey?" he asked.
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ship-How to Make Love-Eow to Win the
Affections-How to Hold Them When
Won, comprising complete directions how
to begin conduct and close a successful
courtshp. 1t tells how to tell true love
from false, when to ask the final question,
how to cure bashfullness. See page 81, the
Ready Letter Writer giving the most
approved forms for writing on business,
friendship and love. See page
The young man ON the garden seat
arose. and Eliph Hewitt stepped for
ward, but the young man only changed
sides. His right arm was tired, nd he
seated himself at the other side of the
young woman and put his left arm around
her She nestled over the other way
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''Sic 'em, Kais' urged Eleazer. Tear
'em up, old boy Go for emf and Kais,
needing no urging, went for them like an
avenging spirit. Eleazer wildly clawed
his way to the ridge pole of a nipa hut,
and from this point continued to en-
courage Kais to further efforts.
Fortunately a bulldog is not built for
speed, and Kais's intended victims es-
capped him. Inside the palace the datto
an Jarvey watched through a lattice,
and Jarvey volunteered explanations.
You see what an untamed devil it is"
said<Jarvey sadly. There's only one thing
will quiet him now. The trouble is he
thinks this village is hostile That devil
of his has an idea you aren't friendly to
us Americans
Il am friendly" said Khali hurriedly
when this was made known to him.
Say" cried the sergeant delightedly,
do you mean it? That'll fix it all right,
If you do
He seized the datto's hand and looked
earnestly into his eyes. Kais came up
on the veranda without. shifting eagerly
an growing omnibus threats under the
urging of Eleazer across the way. khali
looked through tie lattice.
YES he said II am your friend
'And you'll come over tomorrow and
see the Old Man," asked Jarvey. He
gave some presents to Datto Mazi down
the road a piece, but | think he's got
some better ones for you.'
Yes" said Khali. tomorrow"
Good enough said Jarvey, and
stepped to the lattice.
Gail him off, Eleazer," he cried. IT'S
all right. Put the chain on him, and it
won't do any harm If he's still ferocious.'
shall we leave him with your asked
Jarvey. Maybe you'd like to keep him.
He's fine dog, when the devil let's him
alone.
No. said Khali hastily. I'VE are
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us title honey?" asked the young
woman
little honey is if little dovey Is,
said the young man.
"Then little dovey is, too" said the
young woman, and the young man I'M
coiled his arms, mad after a parting KISS
arose and vanished toward the house.
When he returned Eliph' Hewitt was sit
ting beside the young woman on the gar
den seat and Jarby's Encyclopedia oil
Knowledge and Compendium OF Literd-
ture, Science and Art was spread open
on his knee The young man STOOD pelore
them with tumbler in one hand ana
pitcher of water in the other, ana 1or the
first time he seemed TO see @Eilph feW-
lit. and he seemer surprised 10 see INN
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BY Frederick WaIWOrfh

Hide him." advised the corporal.
Cant" said Jarvey, mo place to hide
him."
l1leazar studied the problem.
Then let's you an me go an bluff EN-
out, Jarvey," said he. "Remember them
little yellow devils up Cebu way.'
Jarvey considered the proposition
This one Is another sort" he said,
but we might work it. We can't do any
more'n lose the dog, anyhow. I'll go see
the cap'n."
lie sought Chislett and had talk with
him, after which the captain saw the
Colonel and the Brigadier. Some one had
to so and open up negotiations once more
with the outraged datto. Jarvey volun-
teered for the somewhat delicate job,
and advanced reasons why he should be
chosen. Chislett knew his first sergeant,
and ultimately they let him go. Eeazar
wal included in the expedition and Kas
was taken along, to be delivered up as
peace Offering.
Tie company babe Kais a long and af-
fecting farewell, They understood that
his sacrifice was necessary. Even such
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Not Used to It.
ON Harper's for March.

From Harper's for March.
or;avekslMj umH Sgfou.
A Baltimore lawyer tells of the mus
ing plight of an Irishman summoned as a
witness In a burglary trial In the city
mentioned.
1t was apparent from the start that the
witness was much alarmed and ratified by
his unsought and undesired prominence IN
this trial.
Remember, Carey" said the Judge pre-
siding, that you have sworn to tell the
truth the whole truth and nothing but
the truth"
"Yis, Your Honor-r." stammered Carey,
his eyes wavering from the Judge to the
jury and back again; IAN TIL do the best
! can. But hope We gintlemin will be q
trifle aisy on me at the shtart, for I'm
little used to that sort Of thing, Your
Honor-r."
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comfortable she put up her lips and he
kissed her. 1t was a long, lingering kiss,
and Eliph' Hewitt turned away his head
until it was consummated. There are
some things that even a book agent
cannot stand This was one of them.
The couple did not seem to know that
he was there. He coughed again, louder
than before.
This book" he said loudly, lis one that
should be in every home" The two on the
garden seat were at ii again. and Eliph'
paused until the kiss was given. He
looked at the pair hopeessly They were
looking into each others eyes and sigh
ing deeply, and at the end of the sigh
they took fresh hold on each other and
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o.c.c.c.c.c.o"c-.o.so.cso
By Ellis Parker Butler


IT want that seatr' said the young man
angrily. you have no business coming
in here like this. Get outr'
Here" said Eliph' Hewitt, turning
over the pages of his book, I'VE have the
marvellous classified index. Fits, how
to cure; Fizz, gin fizz how to make
Flabbshness, how to prevent; Flags, his
tory of Flanders, man of; Fleas, how to
train; Fleas, how to kill; everything from
A to H. twenty thousand references in
ALL Why run the risk of having happy
home broke up when this one book, cost
ing only S. bound in cloth, will insure
neaeeful matrimony? Here" he said
turning to the young woman, is advice
to husbands, telling how to treat their
wives with gentleness and love- glVins
the rights of woman; and here" he said,
turning to the young man, lis advice 10
wives telling why the husband should
not be tied to his wifes apron string, why
the husband should be obeyed, the hor-
rors of jealousy, ct cetery Why pay the
cost of a wedding, only to have to pay
the cost of a divorce, when for III down
and 81 a month until paid you can assure
a
But we don't-we are not'-began the
young woman Eliph Hewitt interrupted
her
Not engaged9s" he said, with surprise.
mot engaged?" he said with surprise
which sum all the dangers of married life
are smoothed away! Who can afford not
to be engaged when the price Is only 81
down and 81 a month until paid render
ing divorce an impossbility, but giving
full particulars how to get one if needed:
If not engaged, why not? See page 30,
including How to Pop the Question:,
making 1t simple and easy for the most
bashful. See page
Well" said the young man, sit Amt
my fault if we amt, Josie. You know
that"
And I don't blame her for not being
engaged said Elph' Hewitt. without
Jarby's Encyclopedia of knowledge and
Compendium of Literature. Science and
Art who that knows the dangers of mar
ried life a. uld dare to be engaged? How
could she take the risk when not fortified
by this love-insuranee policy in one
volume including the dying thoughts of
famous men and women? And how can
a young man, when the price is only s.,
bound in cloth, $50 full morocco, hes-
tate to ask his love to be his blushing
bride? With this book in her hand she
does not fear to set sail upon the waters
of matrmony. viii you" he asked the
young man, Hesitate TO spend the sum
of s. to have this lovely girl place her
hand in yours and say, II will be yours
for life, since Jarby's makes me secure
DO you want the book Josie?" asked
| the young man.
She looked up at him and blushed.
"rhanks," said Eliph Hewitt, as he
arose to slip the dollar into his pocket.
You may consider yourselves engaged
But the young man he'd already slipped
into the seat beside the young woman
and was bending his lips toward her, and
Eliph' Hewitt tucked his book under his
arm and sighed. Sometimes he WAS sorry
he was a lonely bachelor.
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friends but he might not understand"
Maybe you're right" said the SER
geant. He shook hands cordially with
the chief. "Goodby, old man. he said.
See you tomorrow. So long" and the
three of them stalKed out of that village
as though they owned it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-27
A Threatening EVIL.

Twenty-three years of my life were
spent at the New York police head
quarters, where the final results of the
racetrack are checked off in the case Of
those who lose, and often enough, Of
those who win, too. l have seen the
thing work from the time the office boy
caught the contagion and "swiped"
stamps at the office to bet at the pool
room, ever conveniently handy to down
town business, to the day when, a man
in years, he was taken to Sing Sing,
handcuffed, for stealing his employers
thousands. They had gone the same way
as the stamps, into the Golfers OF "tpe
house" that ran the game and there was
left the poor thief the wretched man
hood, and the desolate home.
one man l knew personally for many
years, who, up to the day when he went
to Coney Island and on bet OF IS won
$3.50, was a decent, Industrious man, and
good father. From that day he was
a ruined man. Within a year he robbed
his friend and employer and deserted his
wife and children. The gambling devil
had him and had him for good The de-
tective Office could fill book with such
cases, and have enough left for sermons
for every preacher in the land. Don't fear
l am trying to preach one. ! am merely
telling you my reasons for saying that
horse racing now serves no good purpose,
whatever 1t once did.
One Of the reasons: How much has
1t to do, this spirit that seeks ever to get
something for nothing-something that
mas not been earned-with the corrup-
ton OF the young. even in the street
where shooting craps is the game Of the
gutter; with the more than doubtful
ways that make old business men shake
their heads these days; with the graft
ing which District Attorney Jerome
says Is virtually universal? Ask your
self. How mush has 1t to do with the
bribe-giving and bride taking that Is our
national curse and peril? How much
with the dicing habit in politics mat sits
on the fence waiting TO see which way
the cat will jump" before making up its
mind-that is, afraid OF throwing away
as vote by casting it for the right when
that Is in peril Of losing-that sacrifices
good government, principle, party, TO
coming in a winner" and boasts of II
as II 1t were the aim and end Of citizen
snip just TO win. Reason II out and see
If you do not think there is a connection.
and very close one.
This evil thing is gripping us tighter
every day. In corrupting the pleasures
Of the young, it is laying a heavy mort
gage on the future of our people than
any nation can well stand. How are we
TO shake 1t OFF? We need to be about Il
without delay unless this people-chosen
OF God, as verify believe, to water and
tend His tree Of human freedom, which
underneath all crudeness and all error
mas somehow in II the germ of the di-
vine, of the ultimate life-is to end in
stead as a nation of gamblers.-[Jacob A.
Riis's THE Gambling Mania in the
April Century.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-27
klpIIna al Ia Code.

John Kendrick Bangs, writing in the
fiftleth anniversary number of Harper's
Weekly apropos OF his experiences as a
recent editor OF that periodical. tells of
an editorial crisis which. he confesses,
was about the most difficult he ever had
to deal with. An arrangement. it appears,
had been made with a London news
paper by which the Weekly was to enjoy
the distinction OF presenting to American
readers the reflections of Rudyard Kip
ling upon the African situation. 1.-The
Weekly for that issue had already been
made up, full to Overlooking, and was
for the most part Off the press, when the
first of Mr.. Kipling's blasts arrived
by cable. Three thousand solid words of
portentous interest and not an inch of
space in which to place them, and the
copyright lost unless used at once! That
problem was easily solved by a resotr to
a four-page supplement, suitably embel-
hshed with illustra tons; but the other
question, as to what the three thousand
words meant, that was an editorial poser,
for every word OF the article came over
the cable without a capital, a comma,
a period. or even a semicolon from start
to finish, plus the inevitable errors in
phraseology in transmission. yield to
no man in my admiration for the
genious of Rudyard Kipling, and 1 would
cheerfully join vigilance committee whose
avowed object is the skinning of the Yale
professor who recently announced in
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-27

Pima tribe of the present day, conser-
vaUve estimates would place their mum
Der well up into the thousands in eacn
city.
1t has been a pet theory Of ethnologists
to account for these vast western ruins
by n series Of many occupations of the
same Site marking each return by the
construction Of temple" or gather
ing place" or compound" as DR..
Fewkes has termed these large blocks
OF buildings. One relic at least speaks Of
vast populations in words that are clear
the network of irrigation bitches con-
structed from the ella and Salt rivers.
Dug, as they must have been, with crude
stone implements the dirt carried labor
iously in buckets strung across the backs
OF women, imagination will conjure up
complete in this manner ditch found
by Mr. Gushing traceable at least for SO
miles.
All the Arizona investigations Of .hc
Smithsonian institution are being con-
Quoted with scientific caution. Much Of
the labor is performed by Indians, who
are probably the descendants of the very
men whose homes they are now unearth-
ing. Such relics as have been discovered
Will be carefully shipped to the National
museum to be compared by experts with
other specimens of Indian work DR.
Fewkes has reserved his own conclu-
sions until the completion of the exca-
vations, when whatever definite theories
he has established will be embodied in
complete report on the Casa Grande
and its vicinity.
One of the most recent letters to
the Smithsonian says:
Il believe the excava ton and protec-
ton of the ruins on the Casa Grande
reservation may be made the most i'm
portant archaeological work the Smith
sonian has ever undertaken, and II com
pleted as begun will be a valuable con-
tribution to the advancement OF know
ledge among men. Allow me to empha-
size one feature Of the archaeological
work Of the Smithsonian this winter
So far as l know. up to the present year,
70 museum, institution or private worker
has ever done anything to protect or
preserve walls of buildings in south q.
western ruins, brought to sight by ex-
cavations, but have left them to be de-
stroyed by the elements
by protecting the walls as well as
specimens found in archaeological ex-
cavaions the institution has inaugur-
ated new epoch in southwestern field
work"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-27
Modern Illumination.

At little dinner the other night Rev.
DR.. Harris told good story OF the adapt
ability Of the young brain from ancient
preaching to modern practice. At the
monthly concert in his Sunday school q
very pretty automatic program had been
arranged. in the course OF which one
little fellow was to rise as If spontaneous
ly, and repeat, Let your light so shine
and another, across the room, was to
finish the quotation.
The drilling had been perfect. The little
fellow was on his feet at the exact mo-
ment; but the anxiety to accomplish so
much swept away the rest, and he
struggled in vain to remember what ne
was to say, till, in a burst OF inspiration,
he exclaimed, Turn up the gas!" In an
instant the next boy was on his feet re-
peating, That men may see your good
works and glorify your Father which Is in
heaven. "-[Lippincott's Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-27
Daarriapes.

In Brattleboro, Sept. IS, by Rev. D. E.
Trout, Frank A. Lindsey and Miss CASA
d. Marsh both of Brookline.
In. Westminster, Sept. 10, by Rev, W.
F. Whitcomb Fred d. Jardine OF Charles
town, N. H, and Miss Lorena S. Noyes
Of Claremont, n. H.
In Bellows Falls, Sept %, by Right
Rev. A. C. A. Hall Of Burlington, Albert
Winslow Truax and Miss Alice Amelia
Sanford, both of Bellows Falls.
In Bellows Falls, Sept. %, by Rev
Father Reynolds, Henry Nicholas Bulger
and Miss Grace Elizabeth Stapleton.
In Sanford, N. H., Sept. 10, Frederick
William Welch and Miss Dora Alice
Felch formerly OF Ashuelot.
In New Salem, Mass, Sept Is, by Rev
c. H. Chaplin, Ellie Corkins OF Jackson
vile, Vt, and Alice Lawless Of Cooley
vile, Mass.
In Cambridgeport, Sept. 20, by Rev
George F. Chaplin. Edward D. Weaver
and Miss Jennie F. Bird, both OF Cam
bridgeport ,.,,,- :,
In Santa Fe, N. NJ, Sept 10, William d
HAYES of Bellows Falls and Nj 8 Emile
Augusta Walter of Santa Fe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-27
RirthS.

In Brattleboro, Sept. 25, a daughter,
Fanny Margaret, to MIR. and MIS- AT
thur c. Spencer
In Brattleboro, Sept. %, a daughter,
Fanny Margaret, 20 Arthur c. and Mar
Earet DUNN Spencer.
In Brattleboro, Sept 25, son, Robert
WAYNE. to Wayne Griswold Caswell and
NJ Edith Harris Caswell.
In South Londonderry, Sept. II, son
TO Mr.. and Mrs. L. Manning.
In Greenfield, Mass, Sept. 10, son to
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eugene Dickin-
son. grandson to Mrs. NJ. 7. Dickinson
OF Ashuelot. N. H.
In West Halifax Sept 10, son to Ed
ward S. and Nellie Bolton, grandson OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bolton of North
Heath and Carroll Vincent of Colrain.
In Bernardston, Mass, Sept. IL. son.
George Almon. to Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin b.
Hale and grandson to Almon d. Hale.
In East Mortified, Mass, Sept. IL,
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holton and
grandson of Samuel C. Holton.
In Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 16, daugh-
ter. RAVE Revere, to the late Ray Re
we're and Alice Burton Howard.
In Roxbury, Mass, Sept. Is, SON
Thomas Allen, to Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Brown.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-27
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.

t'nivorsalist church, Rev d. f. Trout
pastor: Public worship at 1890 a. M.
sermon by the pastor; Sunday school al
ID a. u. m. All are welcome.
Unitarian church, Rev. e. @. S. Os-
s-,nl. pastor. Service every Sunday at
1890 Sunday school at 1li5. Theme for
.,>t Sunday: THE International Coun-
.l" All are welcome.
First Baptist church, George b. Law
SON. minister. morning worship 1890,
coming worship I, sermons by MIR. Law
SOM. Bible school -. Sunday will be
observed as Rally day Prayer service
Friday $50.
Adventist church, Cottage street, Es-
f.,yilIc. Sunday school, 70 M; regular
s..ryico at p. m; childrens meeting at
E45: Loyal Workers : p. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 1870 All
ATE welcome
centre Congregational church, Rev.
II X. Miles, pastor. Morning service at
1880 The pastor will speak upon Re
Hgious Education" The annual rally
sunday of the Sunday school will be OBJ
served in the session of the school at
II 49,
The Sunday morning service of First
c,burch Of Christ, Scientist, at 1915. Sub
loot "J7nreality." The Wednesday even
ing testimony meeting at o'clock. The
christian Science reading room Is open
IN the public Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday afternoons from 2 until o'clock.
Market block.
Methodist church, Rev. A. II. Webb,
pastor. So High street Sunday SER
yices-10.30 a. m, preaching by the pas
for. Has a. m, Sunday school; p. M,
iunior league; 6 p. m, Epworth league;
u. M song service and social meeting,
tuesday evening, class meeting at 1.3O;
FRIDAY evening, prayer meeting at 7.30.