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New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

In the summer OF 1904 a professional mendi-
cant. known as Chi Slim" was arrested
az l4th street and Broadway. in New York
City He was found walking backward
through the crowd. His head. thrown back.
lolled from side To side in horrible FASHION.
His feet we're twisted. as was his back.
He managed to hold his hat in one hand
and supported himself on cane in the
other. AT the police station the sergeant
shipped him TO Bellevue Hospital. Inc
president of the hospital protested at the
Incarceration Of one who was vlctim or
lOcomotor ataxia and the magistrate dis.
charged him. A week or two later sim
was gathered Up I'm Harlem. but neanWhlle
We had been investigating. and the magls-
tratc was not 10 be imposed upon. Later az
Police Headquarters he gave eXhipitiois OF
his "art" which was due to some knack or
double jointedness
The only adequate wav to deal with men
delaney is by special police IN plain CLONES.
In New York from time TO time Such squads
have been maintained. In zeal TO re-
6uce the number o. men on special duty
the members have been reassGned 10 duty
AZ ordinary patrolmen. In each case after
the abolition OF the mendicancy police the
streets became crowded with becgars. who
are only restrained by private activity Inc
work of "A private society sucN as ours
Is needed not only for the purpose Of oring-
inc conditions to the attention OF the police.
but also 10 find work or permanent aid Tor
those who are really crippled or disabled.
This makes mendicancy on their part un-
necessary and takes from the work OF sup
pressing street beggars the Odium o. being
purely repreSSiye.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
ARMS WE'RE NOT POPULAR

While the japanese save in the soil
tarv instance of my drunken Samurai
friend above mentioned. were uniformly
urbane. the courtesy Of the high officials
and of the mobiles being of the most eX-
cuisite character. in China the people IN
those days were quite the reverse OF
friendly to the foreigner. But none of
the men whom knew out there in those
days ever used To- go about armed. and
while of course there have been attacks
on foreigners. yet my experience and
that Of my friends was that. provided
the natives received no provOcatlon, they
would do US no harm. Trips of several
miles on board native sampan off
Hong Kong on dark night with none
but Chinese boatmen were perhaps
little risky in those days, when the
neighburing mainland was still the lair
OF pirates and criminals of every de-
scription-thc scum of China. in fact.
Yet even there never found the use of
a revolver necessary, or carried one.
Egypt in 1878 and 1879. when the ma
tive officers and troops were mutinying
and when KhediVc lsmail was resorting
tp every device To retain possession Of
lis throne. when European officials
found ID prudent 10 refrain from accept
ing the customary cup of coffee that
forms part of the welcome TO every vis-
itOr 10 native dwellings ard even To the
khodivial palace itself, was not as safe
as il f. to-day for EnGlisnmcn or other
Europeans Yet no one dreamed OF
going about armed. and even at Tant1h,
where the annual fair used To result in
Outbursts Of wild Moslem lanaticlsm
against thc unbclioNer, and at Port SAID.
which was then the greatest sink of
in.quity oi the universe especially IN
the outskirts of The town. where many
a t.aIclicr in search Of adventure and
perhaps more OF less befuddlfd with
strange drinks and drugs. Ia which he
was unaccustomcd. disappeared and was
never heard of again. no one ever went
''hocled" there.
In Spain ! have carried Britiah gov
ernment dispatches III trains III when
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
the COST OF GoLFING.

This idea that golf is simple mex
pensiye game. which is especially adapted
for persons Of moderate means. Is good
deal O, a fallacy.' remarked devotee
OF that sport. Just take my own en-
perience. for instance. belong I"
country clrb some ten miles from the citS
o nd The railroad fare and coach hire neces-
sary to get there take the best part Oh
dollar Then | generally have Ia buy
couple Of Golf balls. which cost 40 cent,
apiece. and the oaddles have TO be ,ippeu
generously To insure any sort OF drcrn'
service After the game there II usual!
a round of drinks. and the appetite eA'
cited by the exercise In the open makes !,
good dinner necessity. BY the tune
have had another drink or Two ana nav
,e,u,red Ia the city there is little. n any
hing left OF . tive-dollar hill. Some OF These
trimmings ,orid 10 cut out by n teetotalet
but YOU can see that FOR the ordina,N yer
phia Rec ord.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Megaphone Paging

SuppOsing you had an engagement to
meet a friend at the Grand Central Terminal
and had some difficulty in finding him on
account of not knowing just where 10 look
and granting that your friend had the
same trouble and YOU were looking aim
lessly around when suddenly and very
distinctly you heard the words. "If Mr.
Jones is in the waiting room please step
10 the information bureau" you would
be little startled az first. but whether
YOU were in the waiting room proper. the
smoking room or on the train concourse,
YOU would start for the informal tion bureau
and would there find your friend.
All this refers to new system OF an
nunciation that has just been established
at the Grand Central Terminal. The familiar
figure Of a man with a megaphone an
nouncing departing and arriving trains has
been done away with Instead. the an
nouncer steps into footh talks into a
transmitter very like that Of a telephone
and through small megaphones placed i'm n
dozen or more places in the waiting room
as well as in the smoking room and wom-
ems ROOM the announcement is heard
clearly and distinctly.
only for train announcements bat several
times since ts installation has been used
10 page persons who are supposed by ap-
point ment 10 he in the waiting room. one
of the great advantages OF the use OF this
instrument is that trains may he an
nounced as soon as they are ready To re-
ceiye passengers. which is usually from
fifteen minutes To half an hour before
leaving time. and several times during the
interim until time Of departure, thus keep
Ing the public Informed and avoiding
crowding at the gates.
. II occasionally happens that there Is
some bit of special. Information that the
railroad people would like 10 convey To
passengers In the waiting room and on the
concourse and this new system affords the
means Of reaching practically every one
anywhere on the station property nstan-
taneously.
The instrument that does all this r. called
IN. inegnaphone. II II one OF the most
wonder rful Of the many devices for trans
mitting speech over wires. and is flung
seouel To the marvellously perfected ieai-
,,ree Of telephone service Iis unique re-
cciver and transmi'ter receive and rcpca.
recorded sound vibrations insianiancously
from A central point to a number oi 90
lectcd locations. doing II with - perf",-
tion Of articulation and volume unprecs-
dented.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
FIREARMS NOT NEEDED.

When murderous outraGes are com
rrit,od in Great Britain and Ireland il is
almost in every case by some other
means than shooting. and TO such an
extent is this the case that neither the
police in London and the other big cities
OF the United Kingdom nor yet the pro-
yincjal consta bulary find il necessary to
carry firearms. Not being confronted
b. revolvers, they can usually manage
g. deal with criminals without firearms
themselves. 1t Is only when not merely
the carving Of rcvolvCrs but even the
sale and ownership Of them is forbidden
and the laws enforced that such whole
sale shooting outraGes viii be prevented
rs arc now so common in and around
New York
In this connection, perhaps tie per-
sonal experiences OF an old traveller may
be of some interest rs throwing llgnt
upon the folly Of carrying arms. !
have been all over Europe and th'
Orient as woll as North America an
went twice around the globe before lH'|
end have never yet had occasion TO use
revolver for purposes Of self-defonce o'
even of menace. Thirty years ago the'e
vas no trans Siberian railroad To con
Ncy the tourist leisurcly and in complete
security from Moscow 10 the Pacihc
-oast. ard when first landed in san
rancisco the transcontinci.tal railroad
TO New York had but recently been com
I!ctcd In one word. the conditions oi
iraFci We're wilder, roughcr and less civ
ilized than they are nowadays. Al
though ii is possible that my life may
iometim6s have been in danger in IN"
interior " China in the 7Us around
Eaigoa which was very fag from bc,ns
the handsome cts which it H. to-day as.
Tho METROPOLIS of Coch.a-China. and IN
Eeypt at the time OF khcdiNe lsnals
deposition set have never been called
upon 10 use revolver My experience
J. that ot many another globe trottel
and rcs.dent IN exotic countries. NJ
friend Yerney L0yett Cameron even
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Some of the Foreign Laws
About Going Armed Are Odd

crossed the entire width of Africa un-
armed.
Indeed. there arc times when | have
congratulated myself on not being
armed. Thus once when riding through
the streets of Toxic in 1870. at time
when the Samurais. especially those who
came up from the provinces TO visit the
city, still went al out armed with their
two swords, one Of them, crazed with
sake. caught sight ~of me. Sake is a
species Of rice wine, which brings about
an intoXication that, though brief. is
characterized by extraordinary and
sometimes almost maniacal violence.
Evidently the drunk of this particular
Samurai was Of The latter order, for.
drawing the longer of his two swords
me with imprecations. There was a
sauve qui peut among the people in the
street. which was in the outskirts of the
city. and no policeman in sight
Prudence in such an instance as this
was preferable to valor. and swinging
my horse around | put my spurs 10 him
and was soon beyond the reach of my
friend with the sword. Had | been
armed might have been led by the peril
Of the moment to shoot. and had | killed
the man | should have been obliged to
leave the country, even though acquitted
of any judicial responsibility for his
death since ! should have been acting in
self-defence. for his nearest relatives and
heirs would have considered 1T lncum-
bent upon themselves to avenge him. and
existence in Dai Nippon would have be-
come So fraught with daily and hourly
danger as TO be intOlerable, for although
to-day the civilization of Japan is on a
par with that of Western nations, and in
some particulars even superior thereto,
yet among Oriental races. as with those
of the Latin order, the sentiment Of ven
geance for an injury or for an indignity
is not merely a matter OF burning desire.
but even of family obligation.
During my various sojourns in Dai
Nippon have known several young for
eigners-neither American nor English
compelled by their employers To leave
the country in consequence OF their lives
having become endangered through in
suits and indignities to which they had
subjected young Japanese of good birth.
who had accepted work of a humble
character in order to obtain knowledge
of foreign languages and methods and
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
NO ARMS IN LONDON SLUMS.

In most European capitals ! have had
occasion to do some Summing with the
police and in London | attended on one
such occasion Emperor Frederick Of Ger
many. while still Crown Prince, and on
! another occasion an Austrian archduke.
I In every instance the detective assigned
by the Home Secretary and Chief Com
missioner Of Police as our guide and es-
cort insisted that no member of the
party, not even the princes, should De
armed. fearing an ill-timed shot IN
+ moment of excitement. On the occasion
of the visit Of Emperor Frederick
fierce fight broke out among the habitues
of one of the dives which we were Visit
ing and | still recall how the detectives
pushed us all pell-mell into corner oi
the room. jammed three of the nearest
tables in front of US. and then iined up
in front of the tables.
ONLY IN Paris did the police insist on
our being armed on Summing expedi-
tions of this kind. | made the rouhus
, there with more than one royal person
age. But when the present King oi
Denmark Uhen Crown Prince asked me
10 arrange sightseeing party OF that
kind. rendered curious by my descrlp-
ton to him of what | had seen the
prefect Of police reported the matter TO
the French government, which on ms
advice declined to accept the response
bility for the princes safety. and the
trip did not take. place. Some years
later these Summing expeditions of
roval pcrsonages in Paris became quite
! common. and the police arranged GER
tain route and certain establishments.
where they knew that thcir charges
would lie safe from any serious danger
and where the Russian grand dukes
who formed the bulk of tho ilustrious
visitors, imagined that they were seeing
the most repulsive sights and visiting
the most dangerous quarters of the
French capital. If the Paris police in
sisted on visitors to the barrieres etc..
going armed in the ante grand ducal
days, it was because they were never
absolutely safe from combined attack
on the part OF the ruffians congregated
in the owes seen uuilng tne course ol
the night-rufiians who were the pre-
cursors of the Apachcs of to-day.
The only other place where the carry
ing of a pistol is insisted upon by the
authorities is in Montenegro. There il is
q legal requirement. and the law like
wise stipulates that every chamber Of
the revolver should be loaded save one,
the empty chamber being for the pur-
pose of cna bling its bearer 10 have just
q second or two of reflection before pro-
ceeding TO slaughter. SO strict is this
rule that King Nicholas. when out walk
ing or riding, will often stop one of his
subjects whom he may encounter no
matter whether he be q soldier OF a
civilian, and will demand 10 examine his
revolver. Woe betide the man if il is
not loaded, as demanded by statute and
custom, and ready for instant use. The
King is on such occasions quite as likely
as not TO inilict personal castigation.
But Montenegro is not the United
States. and the carrying of revolvers
here is productive rather than preventive
Of murder. EN-ATTACHE.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

the presence of .Guarda Civil-that is TO
say. members Of the magnificent gendar-
merle Of the kingdom-served to remind
one that the passengers were frequently
held up by bandits. many Of them rem
nants of the army of Don Carlos whose
insurrection was still fresh in the mem
ory of all. have carried dispatches to
almost every capital in Europe. yet
have never had any trouble, save once,
namely. at Amiens. in France. where a
leather dispatch box. containing money
and unimportant papers. was dexterous-
" removed from the reserved compart-
ment in which | was travelling by some
one entering it from the off side, while
my servant stood on the platform at the
door. keeping guard AS. however. had
kept the bag Of government dispatches
with me while at the restaurant. the
thief did not secure what he was un-
GOu bt elly after
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Experiences Which Show L
Is Preferable to Travel
Without Arms.

Copyright. 1911. by the Brentwood Company
Murder is a crime in which the United
States leads the civilized world. The
majority of the homicides are the result
of shooting. and this is likewise the case
IN Italy. which comes second in the list.
Here. as there, laws exist prohibiting the
carving of firearms. But as il is only
after the preparation of some offence
that man is searched for concealed
weapons. the statutes bearing upon the
matter are more honored i'm the breach
than in the observance
Great Britain has, however, attacked
the evil at its root. Not only is the
carving of weapons by civilians very
strictly forbidden, but by the pistols act
Of 1908 the sale of q revolver or OF any
other frearm with a barrel less than
fourteen inches in length is oibidden
save to persons provided with special
rolice permits Such permit IS deiV-
cred 10 an applicant on payment of a
zee Of s. after ne has furnished the po-
lice with his name and address. together
Win Ittblliill' 4iNsiA At'i4f +'''''
suectable citiz ms who are houscholders
and a declaration as 20 whether the re-
volyer or pistol is to bo kept at home or
10 be carried away on a journey. Viola
tion Of these legal requirements. either
bv the vendor or 10y the purchaser Of a
revolver. is punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment
The law makes no difference between
the sale ana the loaning or Nntne out
OF a pistol Moreover, persons under the
ssc OF eighteen are absolutely forbidden
under any circumstances whatsoever to
purchase. rent OF carry a revolver. and
the sale 10 them of such weapons is for
hidden with equal severity. while any
rerson guilty of having sold firearm TO
a notorious drunkard or a person of un-
balanced mind is liable To a term of inn
rrisonmcnt with hard labor. in addition
I. a heavy fine. The result Of this law
of 1903. the adoption of which should be
recommended in every state OF the
American Union. has Dcen To reduce
shooting outraCes to a minimum in the
United Kingdom. where the three hun
drcd and odd indictments for murder in
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
sketch.

money for the payment of their educa-
ton. while Germany for similar reasons
was obliged to recall one OF its enVoys'
the late Baron Gutschmdt, who had 50
far forgotten what was due to his posi-
ton as To lash with his whip native of
birth who had not with sufficient quick
ness got out of the way of the phaeton
which the minister was driving.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Artistic Designs ii
n.niuis. Cret0nnes, BuriapS

New .'retonnes 26 TO Sc inches wide
specially attractive designs FOR
summer Furniture Coverings,
BED Sets Drsperies. Pillows, -
Shirt Waist Boxes, etc.......... 0H 10 - .
New ART Tickngs--Frenchy stripes.
Orientals and floral effects in CaintN
summer colorlngs-36 inch. ............, y
Neu Linen Tafetas-3 -36-inch--plain and
lattice grounis--hlgh art col0rs and -
nattcrns-lowest elsewhere .4'....-.-.... .e5S
Figured Buraus for wall and hoor...,.. L I
Plain Byrla;s -bcst colors. IL
50-inch Imported Cretonnes --beautifuI
quality. in exquisite hoial, stripe and
,rrit designs-elecant and artistic 10
worth 81 20 70 So Especial ..........' .SS
Plain and Figured Denims ..,...'. - ] .' 20
The as'ired denims are ie'e'ilbe'
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

England and Wales the sixty in Scot
land and the one hundred and twenty
nine IN Ireland. where tempers are pro-
verbally hot and scrappins popular
compare to-day faYcrahly with the more
than three thousand indictments FOR
murder q year in Italy and with the
figures in the United States, where homi-
cides have reached as high as over ten
thnnsand in a single year.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Overflow Budget of Monday and Tuesday Sales.

Fine Lawn Princess Slips 9sc.
5ac. all wool Cashmere. 4lc.
$50 all wool Storm Serge. 98c.
59c. Hairlnc and Shadow Stripes. f&r.
sI25 English Briilianiine. CSC.
Solid Oak Rocker. sI.35.
Solid OAK Dining Table Silly.
$500 Oak Dressers. S5.s5.
Porch Chairs and Rockers. 6Jc.
SI.30 Dining Chairs 95c.
Fitted Leather Hand Bag. &1.00.
$3.50 Leather Hand Bags. &S 90.
Women's $500 Shoes at S3.4R.
Soys $500 Serge Suits. S?.8s.
BOYS $4.00 Extra Pants suits. x2So.
Mems sl25 ShrtF. 1Sc.
25c. Wall Paper. tiac.
Women's fine silk kimonos. 1898.
Women's Tub Dresses. CSC.
Women's $1.oO Dressing Sacques. '9r.
Childrens Double Breasted Coats Sec'
Juniors Spring Suits. $3.50.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
sfe.98 and S2l.98 Women's Suits
l5.0U
,s SPRING SALE SPECIAL TO MORROW

,s , SPRING SPECIAL MORROW
shepherd checks
skirt ana coat rhe"
thvdeH
be
phenomenal
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

81 - ward wide Foulsrds. S9r.
Mems si.2g silk Ties. sfc.
sl.5 -ard wide Mcssalines .9r.
s., 30 to sG. 80 per ward Emb. Bands. Si.00.
$50 and $500 Lorraine SILK Parasols'
Si.6s.
Mems sac six Socks ISc.
$500 Renaissance Table cloths. S".I3.
Women's 81 20 shoes. &?.9s.
..Rengo Belt Corscts' $500 and $500.
Wonen's SI.np SILK Mousquetaires, 33c.
Women's sac. Kid Gloves. SOC.
Elbow length Kid Gloves. Sf4S.
"a pitce China Tea Sets, St.9a.
90 piecc German China Tea sets. $3.50.
100. piece Austrian china Dinner Sets, St.98.
81 90 r'ntrimmed Hats, 09c.
81 20 Ostrich Feather Bands. Sl95.
chiffon cloth Scarfs or Auto Ncils Si.Bs
Nainsook ana 'ambrlc Gowns 43r.
Nainsnok corset Covers. ?Oc.
Lace Trimmed Cambria Drawers. 23r.
Lace Trimmed BTassieTs, SOC
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Cdd Lots Of
Bed Se.S
1T Specially LcW Prices I

Muslin with coi'd BORDERS
slightly soi,ed-Terc S2.3s. ............. .9S
Colored rufi'e and inserting plain and
fgurcd centres-speci1l ..............,. z. OS
curtains can be had TO match these sets
French Net Novelty Renaissance and
Marie Antoinotte motifs ano hcIgeiS.
also gcrim and Irish Point Bed sets
E0lstets or ShamS
were s79s TO S2I3s. 90 10 | ! OS
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Wcmen's Tailored Suits

French serses. Worsieds
ana Mannish Mixtures,
and other fauclrs-olack'
ravv. srays. stripes and
fashionah,c black-and uhlte
checks strictly tailored II
With emb'd or braid trim d
collars, some with little
touches OF contrasting color
ucrth $500 ...........'''' ''''J
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Underprices For Silk Stockings

The exb, Easter hosiery Boomingdac is fully up to
high standard by this store for many years Inc eXa
values noted below worthy OF the attention of all women seekS
quality i'll silk stockings at low cost.
Silk Stockings iul fashioned made Wlh garter T
split solcs Regular silk thread 81 w and Sip
mil
invisible entirely harmless their wearing EOc
qualities Special wv
Silk Embroidered Stockings collection samples bought
The 2O~
and black designs handsome Special Wv
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Vomen's Handsome Dresses

satin Fouiar1s and fine
Tusssh cloths -cclors and
black also handsome
figure. spo, and stripe
designs in charming contras:
tores-fine 'acc yokes. with
shirged chiffon. velvet
handing or fancy silk cmo'y
-new and elegant models
all sizes-the finest
value in New York AZ
price offered .................
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

: -Boomingdales, Lex. to Sd Ave-, 59th to Goth St.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
At 1898

Introductory other great
of following only examples:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-17
KEARNY SCHOOL HOLDS
CLASS DAY EXERCISES

Class day exercises were held last
night by the graduating class OF
Kearny High School. under the direc-
ton of Principal Thad j. Knapp. The
graduation exercises will take place
next Thursday night.
The program last night was as fol-
lows: Piano solo, Miss Gustafson;
characteristics, Miss Carpenter; class
history, Miss Dunscombe; prophecy,
Miss Huebel; vocal solo, Miss Hewson,
accompanied by Miss Bovill; presenta-
ton, Miss Coons; legaeies, Miss Howatt,
Mr.. Dickson; class yell.
The graduates are as follows: Com
mercial, Harley +. Brown, Lillian Bes-
sic Hewson. Ruth Bodenwieser, Frank
A. Broedel; scientific, Clymont Mac
Arthur; Frank Edwin Enstice, Lorette
Putnam Hurtz, Charles Field Sabourin,
Agnes McKeown, Ralph Russell Dick
son, Emily Elizabeth Bovill. Ruth A.
Huebel, Blanche Beatrice Carpenter,
Elizabeth Martina G~ustafson, Leroy
Sterner Allan; Latin, Helen Maude
Elliott, Dorothy Opal Coons, Ruth Ara
minta Davis; modern language. Grace
Amy Davies, Helen Winifred Howatt,
Eva Laura Dunscombe,
The officers of the class are; Presi-
dent, Mr.. Allan; vice-president, Mr..
urer. Mr.. Enstice; class teacher, Miss
Blake. The class colors are crimson
and white and the class flower is the
crimson rambler. The motto is Let
Us Be Known by Our Deeds"