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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

Rockefeller. Mics Grace Dodge an"
Cleveland II. Dodge handed over n,s
900. John d. Rockefeller ,r' oil"
wife came down Handsomely. rrmeu
cally every millionaire In New
who Is known az a cheerful s.e'
solicited by the hoo .ers anu o''"'
across with a check.
"Thesc people didn't have 10 "
urged along by loud cries and puo-
lic,ty The 100000 could have oeeh
raised quietly. 1t might have taken
little more time to conduct the cam
pign under cover. but It wouldn't have
cost as much.
with all duo respect 70 the l. NJ
lC. A. and tho Y. W. c. A. these orsan-
cations do not reach the very poor
They are what might be called cut
rate philanthropies. catering to per-
sons who arc able to pay but not apIe
to nay much The self respecting poor
man reading In his daily paper how a
thousand volunteers. headed by the
energetic George w. Perkins OF the
Harvest Machinery Trust. can go out
and get $A.000.000 for these quasi
charitable institutions In fifteen days
time Rets an idea--mistaken or not
that there 10 a great deal Of misapplied
energy devoted to relief work In Now
York.
"There Isn't community In the
world kinder to the unfortunate than
New York City. But the r millions
Of dollars expended in charity &c
largely to those who are looking for
charity. 4 considerable proportion OF
It goes to persons who don't deserve
what they get. The deserving needy
the poor who would rather 90 hungry
than ask for aims. are absolutely YER
looked. There should be a way OF
reaching these people.
"A householder who could help Q
sick family get out of debt and put
himself on O basis OF self respect vita
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

Mrs. Jarr Revives Sweet Memories
of a Purely Mythical 'Presidentess.

ing a made-over dress Or that I need
sipy' Why. men are twice as curious
and four times as foolish! Yes. l used
to watch the malls to see II that Pish-
ford De Grey woman would have the
nerve to invite ME.
but as for having any interest In
such persons-you know yourself she
has sent Mrs. Stryver and Clara Mud
ridge-Smith both to me to beg me II I
would come to her so called Literary
Sundays and read paper on The
Presidentess OF Costa Rica at Home
laughed at them. The Presidentess
OF Costa Rlca shouldn't be mentioned
In the same breath with such people as
the Pishford De Greys!"
"By tho way" queried Mr.. Jarr, who
Is the Presidentess OF Costa Rica?"
"Ir you did not meet the First Lady
OF the Land in Costa Rica II was he
| cause you were out at the Hippodrome-
Will IN IL nothing but race track-with
that young man iron, Newark. whom
, you spent SO much time with that I
would have been a stranger in
| strange land BUT for the Presldentsss
| Of Costa Rlca!"
And Mrs Jarr locke Mr., Jarr straight
in the eye And from that day forth no
also believed in the Presidentess Of Cos
Ia RIGA In all her glory. Mr.. Jarr
scratched his head.
"wel,," he said. "sli I remember
about san Jose was that the sidewalks
were very narrow: II rained every day
at Up. NJ; the police carried umbrellas:
Il was against the law NOT to buy lot.
terry tickets. The greatest excitement I
saw while we we're there was the crowd
that collected in front OF a drug store
20 guess how many quinine pills were
E, n ia- IN the window"
Maybe you are goir to say that you
did not meet tho President OF Costa
H!ca?" remarked Mrs Jarr. you will
admit you net tho President Of Costa
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
Hits From Sharp Wits.

A female archa eologist 4. Pittsburgh
has discovered that In the days OF an
cient Rome women wore slit skirts and
hobbies. Yes. but What Eve wore 10 10
gument,-MIlwauke sentinel.
Wonder how those Mexicans pro-
nouncs the name O'Shaug hnessy.-Ai-
bany Journal.
While sitting In an once chair man
may feel just AS young as he used to
be. but after running block to catch
street car no changes his mind
Toledo Blade. =
II In relief to learn that Huerta gets
intoxicated on champagne, There had
been some fear that II was kerosene oil.
Chicago News.
A now way has hNen found for dis
posing Of husbands. A GAINESVILLE
woman had her husband sent TO jail.
Under the new law the Sher' has u
hire els prisoners out. The woman
hired her husband and will boss him
around for the time Of his sentence
The wages she pays to the sheriff viii
then be paid back to her. incidentally
this IL not the only law passed by u,s
last Legislature which ranks With
vaudev.iie, -Miiwtukec Sentinel.
A health officer says that colds ma,
be caught from kissing. but we can
figure out IN what way that fact add
| TO the allurcment OF one Of the mos
popular OF indoor sp0rts.--Philadelphl:
lnQuiras.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

How long are We going to "fair FOR
the follies Of fortune tellins7 How long
are wo going to take for gospel tho
humdrum ramblings and imaEiniugs OF
these professional pretenders who pre-
dict things? How easy II seems to
put two and two together and make
q hundred" out OF their forecasts!
OF course there u always "a dark
haired woman In the case" and . "Mtter
enemy trying to do you harm" And
who can't think OF some time when no
or she Is likely ITO cross the water?'
And who IL there who Is NOT expect
Ing . letter." And some wonderful
thing 10 to happen In nvs weeks. i've
months or ave years Just because you
happened to cut the Ave spot OF spades!
In truth 1t ~ YOU who are "sp0t ted''
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
Letters From the PeoDIe

draushty stable without the little
the brutes do get out Of life. their Door
baS OF oats or fresh water to drink 4
that aions. but they must bear the extra
heavy load. which At all times 10 too big.
must bear the extra lash Of perhors an
e'ertired driver '"ery often one who
has been drinking. and naturally 10 not
man enourh to gtvs his blows where re-
taliation can b resorted to- We all
know that when walking on slippery
, ITS or Icy walks. even without .
load. our limbs are h, and almost re-
fuse to act. whe.. horst sink IN utter
wesrincss and need sympathy. they are
often goaded on by the lash. There ~
certainly no charity demanding more
helpers or more worthy sar han
tho poor animal that has not been gifted
with the o,,er Of Ieee. to tell when
the buckle grinds or the harness 10
ssbblnS n spsa veun4 =. q v. O.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
First Raise" Prize Awarded.

The ~Inner In The Evening Worlds
First Raise" contest IL Joseph Pom
tessa. No. lsSl Sixty-Ainth street. Brook
iyn
Thousands Of contributions were re-
ceived In competition for the IS cash
prize offered by The Evening World for
the best account Of How I Got Ny
First Raise Many OF theye were OF
an excellence that made It difficult for
the Judge 10 reach u hnal decision.
Mr.. Pontessa's winning story follows:
] landed a Job through pull with
the foreman. / had always thought
that having a pull with boss In any
ospcssn would b Q great hslD " -.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
SSes~>dsN"s|>1s'>
! Reckless Pedeetrisns. !

GGYV IELI.." sad the head poi.sher.
M the representatives Of IL
Pos -Off flee Department
didn't succeed In blufing the Beara
OF Aldermen"
1.-The mail delivery contractors" sa,i
the laundryman, will find that wh..s
the streets Of New York are postroa,s
they are not race courses. But svsT
the new law passed BY the Board o:
Aldermen Ia not going to stop chs
slaughter OF pedestrians on the streets
unless the reckless chauffeurs ars
severely punished.
I'm this connection something ought
to be done about punching reckless
pedestrians. A great many accidents
probably majority Of then-ars
caused BY the carelessness Of people
crossing public thoroughfarea
Automobiles XIII more people n New
York In month than they kin IN Lon
don In year. Automobiles run faster in
the streets Of London than they do J..
New York. The principal streets thsis
are jammed with numbering. clumsy
auto buses which do not stop 70 adm.
passengers or let them ofr-oniy show
down. On the other hand. the London
pedestrian Is careful He watches TO-
his chance to cross the street. and he
| crosses only whore the regulations pro.
vide that no shall cross. An awful roar
would 70 W here II We attempted TO fin-
pedestrians violating trafic rules. b.,
| We ought to have such . law"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
Absent-Minded.

northwest corner Il Pasylvanis ~ Ma;
ingtou streets. One bad b. unts.lla IN
the other carried his n ~ hand. evidently ob,,v
om q the fsct that hr bad n umbrella.
Hello" said ths obliviou opA what An
you doing with that umhrslki"
"your untrellst"
Eyes. no doubt about II. mov Il By the
handle. There's not another like II IN town"
"oa. there isn't" said the aceused ons. sn,..
ING eA'ravassnuy. WHAT'S that ysu hays 10
your hxnd!'
"Ehi Why. that's ny umbrella" aid H. d,
hv!ous che "I-l-tOrsot that ! hsl 49,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

Tne9os inc w.
Of q fortune teller
burned into the
brain OF = young
woman In . West
ern city. And her
brood,ng finally
brought ao o u I
her death. This
young woman was
soon TO be mar
RED and this so
called forewarring
caused . TRAGEDY
which concerned
s>yera, fveA.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
Il d u E $$y5oo5qw>

dered on. you used to send Gertrude
downstairs when you heard the post
man whistle every morning the whole
week before she gave any Of her
special Literary Afternoons. And when
any Advertisements from fur or Jewelry
stores came In fins square envelopes
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
An Explanation.
cot HERE are In the United States 1900.

SST HERE are In the United States 1000
900 unmarried adults. Out of every lO0
American men 10 are unmarried. How
to explain these dreadful figursp'
tam philosopher.
'One explanation" he continued. may Lie II
dis.ngue | overheard At a ricnsc. The par.
tic.pans in this Dialogue we're q bachelor and .
syuster, he about thlrty.fivs. size about thirty.
"'Men.' said the sp!nsisr. used 70 mary
younger than they do now. didn't thsyi'
"Ye.' ths bachelor answered. but didn't
women used to b more willing 70 waah dissss
theur' "--Washingtou Star.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
The Days Good Stories.

sminsd u. You, ntus - M = - ruu>avda,
for half pound a chess - ~ ps1al Il
soap. ThAts tAs chsssa"
"Ths chesss" sxsiansa ~ vsosa .a.
that accounts Tor ths stAr tAana,
why. ! lay awake the whols sisAa ws.Asr,.s
what made tH weish rshbt ve hed ~ -
queer. '-Pittsburgh ChnnnicleDdsu
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
Battle Of AustsPlits.

Oottlo 81 Au0t0Po1t1s
SAs 04a@ q NJ psnins Worth;
1iaAay <sal NJ who won the battle Of
Austssaits and the general OF the VIC
torleus ssmy3 Who were his opponentsf
p, n.
osveaty tAevsaad Preach under Ma
pslssa Besap.sis wo. The bath. Of
AnGe91ts tsaas Bsuaa IN Aoravia).
"a Z ~ 1sfsattnS he combined
0aanAaa a1A Aasessan serosa 5000 In
sE}'r Cruelty - Animals.
- - D1less q n 1vnlng wosi1;
14DW sbsut putting In . good word for
~ Dae1sat friends. the horses and mules
VeDc6 a. this Time Of the year deserve
s11s1 kinAnsas? Do people ever stop 10
eoas11sr that 70 the many other abuses
OeA aaimalD mast bear ars sddsd longer
- - SGshAos S..s::s. y . asassy.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

. Co. crhe New York E,enius World.
500. but who has no security beyon
+. word and his record ~ an hone,
man. has no more chance Of gettins
that needed modest san than he hab
OF getting Andrew Carnegie's tncon-
A charitable organization with q cap
tai Of few hundred thousand doils =,
to engage In the business Of loanin ,
funds to deserving persons on . b,s'.
OF mutual confidence would do as niue :
good as the 100000 20 clnmorousl.
piled up for the two Cnristian associA.
lions"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

the New York "ashe grow holder more numerousp
Despite the frequent Of this come into the
courts and The increasing severity with offenders arc
treated BY the magistrate who goes the streets Of
New York kaows that for instance insult that punished there
~ hundreds Of others that are heard Of
Mr. winsd Harper Cooley has interviewed prominent New
Yk the subject the mashe nuisance and their views
presented The Sunday World Magazine tomorrow show how
seriously this evil regarded by those position know the facts
sxteenyearold japanese GIRL who expert in iu iitsu
hs thirty neat and effective putting the mahcr
But all women have not the advantage Of u President
the City Federation Of women Clubs the remedy for tn.
nashing evil Lies In the education Of men,
While they being educated however, try workhouc and
plenty Of it.
Nov - 1874 for the first time London Times,
W. printed by steam Instead Of by the old method
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

WORK THE SCHOOLHOUSEs.

HE tango and the turkey t.o do thrive recreation
csutres and vacation schools.
Tho fifteenth annual report Of the Superintendent Of
Schools informs the Board Of Education that the dances
held under the suspes Of TIE educational authorities twop
waltz and Nantucket the voEs Dances while prances and
vigglss have bsen reduced b . minimum.
Bettsr yet TIE report declares that Gin many nghborhoods the
yuns Of the dancing closes reaching higher standards
conventional refinement The night the dances finds we'll
goomed and the ordinary Of polite society being gradual.
iaculcated."
II such be the admirable effect Of letting people have good time
places where the associations surroundings not those
cheap dance halls Why not extend the good the utmost
Why not the schools social the fullest stretch
their capacity!
Planning and using school buildings the young by day
snd y show them how 70 snsy themselves semy wemsn
nsss during the evening would Be first municipal
BY oil means expand the social centre idea and school
hsuses 70 the limit
Mayes sser . saSemey q advertising Mr. found
hiding b uudevna
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

marked tno ueoo
po,isher.
ut was a whale
Of an undertaking"
a greed the laundry.
man. but why the
circus methods at
tending tho collec-
ton? The bulk OF
In. money was CIV
en- in great contr'-
buttons. sue n as
tina. OF John u
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

you'd tear them open with a hairpin.
quick, and then say you'd never deal
with stores that sent out ADVERTISE
ments under false pretenses."
oh. you're VERY observing" sa'd
Mrs. Jarr. interrupting him. And
yet you DO not observe that I'm wear
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
WHY MUST THIS CITY BE Mike

VIM mOSl lf11S Ill De MAANCOS
VTsHE EVENING WORLD be- put before New Ysrksn oo.
vincing proof that The New York Telephone Company
tsnaesly squsszins big dividends out Il M enormous bus
,sss in Iii city find the whsswh y extend IT, poy
q monopoly In pisces outside New Ysrk.
In 1913 The New York Telephone Company psN ~ pass.
Aoa Tlsphens and Telegraph Company dividend
~ ssat In prsvisu year New York CITY oenbatsa
g pr esnA Of The entire net earning for Ill telephone operation
sss New Ysrt State and the aohsrn half Of New Jersy last
yss telephone IN this y piled up than Neoooooo
pssfis fer TIE company.
Al what have New Ysrtsn rsosivsi fer their
OO pskeaassi
H " Nov York Tssphsns Company ussd tAs huge profit
~ from thi aty to abolish the tol-ssts systsmi
Has s Telephone Company taken advantage q s constantly in
ng Income from New York business to lower rates the five
st bass snjysd BY other tss with far lee patronagei
With half The vlums Il New Yos telephone business Chicago
- spAsns rates o. cheaper than those Of New York and
- telsass asct:sas
psy et udgns concession and crafty concsalment the
st q ~ New York Telephone Company VIM longer satisfy the
pull n III city, New Workers to find out Why the colossal
pssnsss y give ths telephone does not result By every
q business should result reduced RATES and uniform charges
WY must the millions who the telephone in New York City
y msnA sitter month paying for such schemes Of monopoly and
ansu the telephone interests fit to project parts
Z The esantryf
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
Mystery cleared Up.

CHE walked in and banged . hunk os yellow
~ substance on the cornisr. This" she an.
nouncei saras.ically. Il, the soap tina, docs tn,
wsshu itsslf. Its the soap that makes WaShin'
. pleasure; it's the soap that
That amt soap. ma'sm. Interrupted the
woo9. q y teok ~ sulstsan y hAad - -
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
The Line 10 Drawn

SSI SDE." said the head pelishss.
that the Milwaukee Prsss Clus
refused - receive WaNam
sulxsr."
"Oftsn." explained ~ iasnlsymas,
"obs(vers at . distanes - Q eisars.
idea d . procssding <haa sthsas y 70.
served seats."
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

Copyright. 1913. BY The fsso ruons"'
Z POUR young man win DRINK
Y and b unfaithful and YOU,
/ married life Will BE- unhappy.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29
The Weeks Wash
BIZ Martin Greer

Copyright. 1915. BY The lnss PUBLISH
~ ONE cleanup. that N.0oc. ooc-and-
odd they raised for the Y. NJ.
~ c. 4. and Y. W. e. A." re-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

Nov. - 1884, for the first time newspaper he London Times,
printed by steam instead Of by the old and method
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-29

Mayes sr se'ney advertising Mr. Slower will be found
hiding b vsudevfMG
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
SOLVING THE
WAGE QUESTION
Garment Workers Told to Increase
Wages for Increased Skill
Among the Girls.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Nov. 10 Miss Jane
Adams plea Of better wages for
girl workers in garment shops was
today the principal topic OF discus
sion at the semi-Rnnual convention Of
the National Association OF Garment
Manufacturers. Addressing the gar
ment manufacturers, many of whose
plants have suffered from strikes In
the past year, Miss Adams adv sed
that better wages not only make for
contentment among the workers but
for efficiency as well. IF you men
pay better wages, you will get bet
ter type Of girl worker" she said,
"and / can tell you that as soon as
wages go up, the efficiency of your
plants will be increased. Make the
girls know that increased skill means
increased wages and you will solve
your labor problem"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
Offer BELLS a Refuae.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DENVER, Colo, Nov 19.-Mendel
Bells, principal figure in the sensa-
tional ritual murder trial at Kieff,
Russia, will be invited to Denver to
seek a cure for tuberculosis, con
tracted during two years in a Russian
prison. The Central Jewish council
of Denver in telebram to New York
asked the American Jewish commit
tee there If efforts to bring Bells to
the United States were being press
ed. If so, funds will be raised here to
pay the expenses of himself and his
family to Colorado.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
PLANNED RAILROAD
CLEAR TO PANAMA
Mexican War Put an End to the
Dream Of Empire by Yoakum
Of the Frisco.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 19.-When
Chairman Clark of the interstate COM
merce commission resumed investiea-
ton of the affairs of the Frisco, 1T
was with the knowledge that appar-
emily only the Mexican war had pre-
vented the Frisco from building a
line from ST. Louis to Colon. That
was the substance of dream OF a
railroad empire disclosed by Chair
man Yoakum OF the board of direc-
tors, who explained that he planned
water grade line with so impercept-
ible grade that trains carrying a
tonnage as great as steamships leav-
ing New Orleans could be moved
easily and swiftly over the tracks.
Had this line been completed it would
have tapped seven rich republics
Yoakum said he had all the neces-
sary agreements with Mexico to al
low construction of the trunk to
Panama.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
WORKMEN PREVENT
GENERAL. STRIKE
!. w. w. and A. Il. Of /. Members Hate
Each Other Too Deeply to
Form Combination.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
Y LAWRENCE, Mass. Nov. 1S-On1y
the enmity existing between the Indus
trial Workers of the World and the
American Federation Of Labor pre-
vents general Lawrence textile mills
strike today. The striking firemen are
federation members and it was doubt
full today if they would consider the
offer of /. w w. members to go out
on sympathetic strike if the firemen
wish 1t.
Charles G. Wood, of New Bedford,
a member of the state board OF con
ciliation and arbitration has an.
nounced that the board will begin q
hearing Thursday at the city hall, re-
suming their attempts at affecting an
agreement.
The board now has power to sum
mon witnesses, which was lacking
when it endeavored to straighten out
the strike of two years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
FOUGHT DUEL IN
MORNINGS DAWN
Erenchman and bulgarian Meet With
Swords to Uphold Honor OF
Countryren.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.g
PARIS, Nov. 19.-In today's gray
dawn Georges Breitmayer, one Oh
Frances best fencers, and Lieutenant
Torcum, Bulgarian, went to SUI
burb and fought duel to uphold the
honor of Pierre Lott, the French
writer. The outcome Of the affray'
was kept secret.
The Bulgarian army took excep-
ton to Lofts satirical writings during
the Balkan war. Several young Bull
garian officers drew lots for the priv
ilege of fighting Lott. Torcum won
and challenged Lott. The writer ignor-
ed the affair, but score of French
swordsmen demanded the privilege OF
fighting for him. Breitmayer was
chosen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
CRUSHED
UNDER COAL
Sixteen Bodies Taken From
Mine and That Many More
Are Thought to be Be
meath Wreckage.

/ limited press Leased Wire service.l
ACTON, Ala, Nov. 19.-Fighting
desperately to pierce the coal ana
rock clogged entrances to the shafts
Of mine No. of the Alabama Fuel and
Iron company where forty-three miners
were buried, miners today feared that
the twenty-one min xspt unaccount-
ed for we're not az s. Nine of sixteen
bodies found csu1 4 beneath the coal
near the sixth ance OF the mine
have been IL $1ed but the others
are SO badt 4angled that further
identiicatj Sr.as feared impossible.
THE si yners rescued alive were
on oneA ne upper levels and they
escaped Ne avalanche of coal that
crashed down when the cavy-in occur.
red. Rescue crews with first aid ap'
pliances have been rushed here from
Birmingham.