Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-06

ii METROPOLIS from Day 20 ny
/ The man behind the gun displayed in
| creased activity in New York last year
4 out Of 1S5 homlcides reported BY the cor
/ oner, los we're by shooting, an increase OF
forty-eight over 1909. Twenty-Five OF the
shooters vanished beyond reach Of the po-
ice seventy-nine we're arrested, Of whom
! thirty were American born, twenty
! two Italian and nine Chinese. The total
death record from all causes was sos, and
OF this number Ass persons met death in
violent manner The coroner's casualty
list. in which the deaths were originally
charged TO the acts of others, reaches a to-
tai Of S51 this being eighty-one more than
in 1909. This list is a partial undication OF
| the automobile, which is generally credited
with being responsible for more than Its
share OF deaths by accident. The figures
show that sixty-two persons were killed by
automobiles, ninety-three by horse-drawn
vehicles, sixty-two by surface cars. forty
nine by elevator accidents. twenty-tour by
subway trains, seventeen oy elevated rail-
road, fourteen by New York Central trains
seven by fire apparatus, fourteen by explo-
sions, four by base balls, two by bicycles
and one each by boat collision automobile
police patrol and motorcycle
| AS a result of falling rock, timber, ex-
cavations and accidental falls, 7O7 persons
we're killed, and PAS persons died as the re-
suit Of accidental burns. 1872 Of whom we're
children.
The number OF persons who committed
suicide was AS, practically the same as in
1902 The favorite methods are shown by
these figures: One hundred and forty-twO
persons chose gas, 1873 adopted shooting
fifty leaped from windows and roofs, thirty
ak hanged themselves, twenty eight took
poison, twenty-tour cut themselves to death,
twenty-one swallowed carbolc acid, nine
drowned themselves and five jumped from
moving trains
The tolling Of the Joss house bells in Mott
street sounded with peculiar mourntulness
in the ears OF Chuck Connurs one night last
week lie pulled his flst-crowned derby
far down over his rugged brow ana said;
"Wot t'ell" and again with increasing sad
ness "Aw-wot tellv'
New York World reporter asked him
Of his woe
81 amt fer lookin' youse ner no other
geek in the eye-never again" said Mr..
Connors. DER disgrace is fierce. I'm licked
by a chink-yep; I'm copped in der back OF
der conk and trown flat on me face in Mott
street and me right ears gone cauiflower
TN last me dat way to me grave"
Lung Sing, youthful Chinese, is at en-
nifty with the former mayor Of Chinatown,
owing. Lung Sing says, to the fact that
whenever Chuck found slghtseers patron
izlng Lung Sings chop suey psrlors he'd
argue that il they ate there they'd be pois-
oned and they'd better come away. And
they would
lie bum MeIHcan man; he try lick me
first ] soak him! the Chinaman said In
the night court last night
"G'wan, Judge" said Connors. Hes a
gun man; he packs a machine barker fer
der Hip Sing Tong
When they had been discharged with
reprimands Chuck went slowly back to
Chinatown. sorry figure his shabby
clothes stripped of the hundreds Of pearl
buttons that formerly adorned them
81 used to be kink dis walk" he said,
with the throw OF a thumb toward the
( Chinese district and here ! am licked be
a Chink It's me fer Barney Flynn's an
high dive into big scutte o suds, an
hope drown meself"
Both criticism and praise OF American
railways are embodied in a statement made
by W NJ. Acworth, the English railway
economist on the eve Of his departure
today for England. Mr.. Acworth has been
making study OF American railroads dur
ing the last two months.
The principal defect that Mr.. Acworth
mentions OF American railway manage
ment lies In 1.-The Capitalization Of admin
strative power in headquarters offices in
Chicago and New York
In
various important sections OF your coun-
try the large railway systems should have
real executive officers with the largest
possible discretion to deal with local ques-
tions on the spot"
ITO most people my business would seem
to be devoid OF chances said a dealer
in fine woods, quoted by the sun, yet as
. a matter of fact l know Of nothing that Is
more of a gamble. On every log of wood
we buy we take chance that the inside
of il is as good the outside. At re-
cent auction OF the woods In London my
partner and / paid 5000 for a mahogany
log that looked all right so far as we
could tell II the inside was sound we
stood to make a good profit; but worm
holes or rotten spots at the core would
mean a heavy loss Not until we got the
log to this country and got It opened up
could we be certain. As matter Of fact
] this particular log was perfect and we
t cleaned up 5000 on the deal. But It was
gambling pure and simple
% An old-fashioned woman who sometimes
. complains Of fads in the public schools has
, an opera bag and letter marked "Ex-
hibus ] and ." which she shows without
, comment to defenders OF the system. The
opera bag is made Of soft burned leather
deliberately monogrammed and befringed
The letter reads:
! Dear Aunt had expected 10 get up
| to see you during the holidays but was dis
sapointed This is my secon year in High
] School and am Literally rushed TO death
The opera bag ! am sending you for q
birthday present made myself. ! made
II at school. We devote an hour every day
} ( to artistic work OF this kind. II ls eX-
! treamly interss sting. | hope you will find
the bag useful as we'll as ornamental"
zone hour q day" sighed the old-fash-
J toned person, TO make opera bags and