The evening world. Newspaper, October 24, 1914, Page 5

PLAY STREETIDEA * BACKED BY WOODS: -CALDREN HAP Commissioner Satisfied With Trial and Will Give More Youngsters a Chance. TRUCKMEN HELP ALSO. Evening World Investigator Finds 300 Joyful Kiddies in King Street. By Sophie Irene Loeb. ‘The play-street, which The Eve- ming World has champtoned, has come to stay, if Police Commissioner ‘Woods has anything to say about it, and he has considerable to say. When the Commissioner issued his Feport during the week he had some important fi to testify as to the eMeacy of pli treets, And he fur- ther said: “I certainly want to oon- tinue in this matter until we get the best resulta possible.” From 312 accidents during July and August, the number during August and September was reduced by 47 in the same locality, Forty-seven chil- 4rem saved from accident or death, and perhaps from being a charge on the community—forty-seven mothers waved from heartache and care, Twelve thousand children were arrested in New York last year. Agcording to the duthorities, “They are arrested for the only thing a child oan d the street, tnd they have no place but the @treet in which to do anything. These children represent the child pepulation of half or more of the tenement districts of New York City.” Statistica ghow that 96 per cent. of the city’s children have as their only yground the street with its traffic, the etreet with ite stores and win- dows. Yesterday I went down to Green- ‘wich Village, one of the most thickly populated sections of the west side, and on King street, a nice wide as- phalt street, I found approximately 800 children in full frolic and fun under two supervisors. At the trance to the atreet stood a police- man, and a sign reading : THIS STREET CLOSED FO PLAY. This ofMfcer told me that vehicles new, as @ matter of course, go “round the other way,” and have be- @ome accustomed to respecting the Uttle citizens’ rights, At last the child's needs are recognized in the seething city atree! And that is not all. The erdgor} along that street had to be educated te the fact that Py was necessary child, clr pi ita depend upon her digestion pw bec rbd ay ti skin, mn ples, facial blemishes and depression dis- sede Bs Meats BEECHAM'S PILLS “I We with Bes, Ceo SeetelV e e” | has bee: Sign Th BN rat they rel a an faces Ubpeared at the win- dows, and all pore at. unkind threats between the hours of 8 and 6, the after-school period, the children's hours, was their contribution to the civic growth of their community. I saw no angry facea, it be ga the happiest street world, And every little kiddy wanted his or her picture in The Evening World. Cornell students sent down som: footballs. And there wa. skating an: “Ring-Around-the-. ” and well— this street all theirs, and they had as much room for their play as if they were living 14 the country. Kat a oo ae, fled that supervising meant jus games bane In this way the ohidren's in- tiative was not unduly su PLEA FOR ALL-THE-YEAR- ROUND PLAY CENTRES. ‘The People’s Institute, which supervising some of these play stree' is .|in a letter to The Evening Worl pleads for co-operation in developing these playgrounds and all-the-y round recreation centres. In their re- port they (ay 4 &@ oriticism of the park playgrounds, saying: fork which needs efficient large cities of America for eficient park playgrounds. “Sol jaygrounds, like the De Witt Clinton Park, are notoriously unpopu- lar, even while the neighboring streets are thronged with children. This con- dition py fo § month after month | with no apparéht effort to modify the playground policy in the direction of attractiveness. “No policy appears, in the supervi- ~ | sion of playgrounds, to establish with civic organizations such contact as n established by the Board of Education, and which ts reguiting in a rapidly growing amount of volun- teer help and private contributions of money, notably in the case of the Public Bchoolé Athlctic League and of the social centre work of the Board of Education.” ‘The institute has found by actual count carried on by ‘1 in, ostigatora on @ single afternoon that there were op the streets 65,397 boys and 45,590 girls, playing, watching and idling, Therefore, they urge more opening of otreets, especially in the congested areas, They particularly indorse this 1evspaper’s ©. .rte to all the,sc\ools for the leisure periods, Th the following arruign- rk school prope lee represent an investmen' mo 130,000,000. If, than eh been reliably estim ropertics are idie 40 of the time, this over 807080 boo Invested in the eohool pl ont le now bringing ne terest and sinkin; gre, Ide New Sle thie. munielpal economy?!” ———————— MUSICAL NOTES. The Philharmonic Society will be- gin its season at Carnegie Hall ni Thursday evening with a concert entire receipts of which will be given to the American Red Cross Society, Mr. Stransky is congratulating him- self that his orchestra is practically The principal number of his symohony. Strawinsky, a Russian progressive; Richard Strauss and Berlloz also will | be represented. The concert will be repeated on Friday afternoon. Maud Powell, the distinguished American violinist, will give a recital at Aeolian Hall on Tuesday evening. She will introduce as noveltion a Spanish dance by her friend Fernan- des-Arbos of London, two dance movemen' by Sibelius, which at» heard the composer conduct last spring, and a “Rock-a-Bye Bong” by the much talked-of Belgian composer, Florent Schmitt. Hamish Mackay, @ Scottish bart- tone, will give a song recital in Aeolian Hall om Thureday evening, Nov. 5, assisted by Fay » the American composer and pianist, Mr, Mackay is strong for the development of the Scottish folksong, and he will sing his group of Scotch songs in the beautiful and historic Jacobite High. land costume as worn by Bonni Prince Charlie. The Catholic Oratorio Society, un- der thi ©] the block a few times instead of turning and you will soon have it become THE EVENING WORLD, at Brings Joy to Hundreds on East Side; Youngsters Playing on ‘‘Closed’’ King Street » a FOR PLAY... What You Want to Know About Your Auto and How To Drive It and Keep It Expert Advice How to Keep Automobiles Running Smoothly and the Best Way to Remedy Machine Troubles— Traffic Suggestions and Pleasure Routes for Evening World Readers. By GEORGE H. ROBERTSON. HERE {s @ dangerous spot at the intersection of Bedford and Payk- side avenues. Parkside avenue !s quite narrow, and heavy traffic coming through and turning into Bedford avenue makes it one of the most conjested corners in Brook- lyn, A traffic stand of one green Nght set in the centre of Bedford averme at this polnt would tend to eliminate most of the short turning and would warn drivers to proceed with caution. At the Ocean avenue entrance of Prospect Park, opening upop Park- side avenue, there ts another bad spot that should also be protected in this manner. The Police Depart- ment is rapidly eliminating these danger zones, and it will only be a short time when all these spots will be covered. Now that the etreet cars are re- quired to stop for the taking en and discharge of passengers at the sear aide of the street, why not have the auto buses also observe this rule? On Proadway, north of Fifty-seventh gtreet, drivers in crossing often become confused because street cars, by stopping at the near side, naturally give the crossing drivers permission to proceed, while the buses, on account of their far-side rule, go shooting by and provide a dangerous interference. ‘This double stop practice also divides the people waiting for both the bus and street car, some going to the south corner and others going to the north curb. There would be much less confusion if both groups waited at one spot. On Fifth avenue it would be In accordance with the traffic rules if these buses stopped before crossing the atreets, As a rule the traffic is halted nearly ry block, They not only have to make this stop, but must ‘also come to a standsti!! a few yards further on for the conv sengers. A stop of this sort causes a break in the vehiel times forces the stopping of machin: in the intersecting street line, Many automobDilista have written me complaining about the aumerous youngsters who equip wooden boxes on skating wheels and go dashing down side streets ard around corners without any regard to their personal safety. There have been many accidents lately due to thie dangerous pastime, and I believe it te about time for the Police Department to do something with the idea of controlling this recklessness, There must be some solution to the problem that would please both boy and auto driver, There is still a tendency on the part of many drivers to attempt to turn thetr cara in the middle of the block, whether on the avenues or in side streets, As a rule, t erage machine to-day has a wheel base, whieh makes 1 very awkward for turning it on an average street. It ie a great dea! better to run to the corner, where a turning may be facilitated by the traffic officer on post. The Police Department in trying to impress upon every one who drives that it {s much easter to drive around the block than It ts to become mixed up with traffic while trying to turn at even the corners, Try driving around a habit that every one will appreciate, ANSWERS TO LETTERS. Awtumobile Biitor: ly What is the difference between high and low tension? M, FISHER. A tension magneto is one that furnishes a continu ia broken only by the use of a make and break arrangement at the head the piston and operated by the pd “ohaft. The iste of armature and fi wicks, &o, gneto is one id die- requires the make lh current of a high ed In conjune- tension magneto d break, the hi What makes my oar jerk when | give It gas and let It in second a * 4 master vibrator any what 5) Mt fort, . ¥. Vv. 1 jerking le due no doub: rich's mixture, Would adviee yours cut di improve t' It would of your motor, put one on, Automobile Editor: Will you kindly let me know where & young man can connect with some company and learn to be a racer chauffeur? BILL F, Get in touch with @ concern that le now racing and eee whether er not ition them poe! xperionce le necesaa: From the bottom rh fer “England Expects” ae the attraction. There will be a free organ recital at the Old Firat Presbyterian Chureh Oscar Hammerstein's London Opera next Monday evening by T, tt House, after ite memorabl Buhrman. rough distributor. The two windings, one the primary, of tout wire é id the other, we gee, i ine wire. ie type of sony, © within itself urn ributor, break bow geane of advance, do. While the low The conductor, Selma Kronold, will, Coleridge Taylor's “The BATURDAT, OCOTOBER S4, £926, Zimbalist, Star Of Symphony’s First Concert I Ran Symphony Orchestra gave the Sst concert of the sea- son at Aeotian Hall yesterday after- ue veteras supporters of the society and of new recruits that, after six months of abstinence grem musiea! pleasures, showed their that musical activities were resimed. Refreshing n| the follow: P thet held haunting suggestions o: Debussy, whose nocturne No. (Revels by Night,” was the last num “La Boheme” will be the opera in 2,|No. 4, “Russian , Music Brounou! | “Musical E: » English to be faust at the C tury Opera House beginning night. In the cast will be Hel as Mimi @r, Eileen Casties, as Mune' n ingston, Thom halmers, Henry ‘Weldon and Louis d’Angelo will ma! the quartet of Hobemians in Puccini’ popular opera. Mr. Jacchia will con. @uet. There will be repetitions on Friday and Saturday evenini the Thureday matinee. Wolf. “The Jewels of the Madonna,” one of the triumphs of the company, will continue on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and at the Satur- day matinee. Mr. Hubbard's talk to- morrow afternoon (free to all Cen- tury Opera House subsecribérs) will be an “La Bohem The Sunday concert to-morrow it, will enlist the services of most of the principal singers of the company. Manuel Quiroga, the young @panish violintet, who made his American debut at the Hippodrome last Sunday night before a large audience that ap- plauded him generously, is to give a recital at the Shubert Theatre to. morrew sight, sted =by Mau Klots, aoprano, and accompanied at | py the piano by EB. Romayne Simmons. Hie principal number will be Bruch's firet concerto. ‘The Board of Education announces free lecture recitals for londay, at Public Behool gi by Peart 8. Cleveland; Tuesday, at Public School by Flaton ff; at Public School No. 11, lon,” by Mary Gre; ry Murray, and at Hopewall Hal Folk Songs of Scotland,” by Honore yr” ty ‘Blakely Bouton. Thursday, at Pub {le School No. 2, “Folk Songs of Ger- | “ by Walter L. Bogert, at| years 1, “Polk Songs of Spain,” by Maria Pas Gainsborg. Friday, et j Public School No. |. “Patriotic |Songs and War Songs,” by Kate 8. ‘hittenden Public Bchool No. Saint-Saens,” by Dr. John 8. Veo} ve, and, at Public School No. 160, by Clarence De Vi Boyer F A series of musical festivals to be given by the Tercentenary ra, aug. mented to sixty, will play under the direction of Leo Schults. Prof. Fleck, Chairman of the Music Committee, | ha waged Andre de Segurola, Mme. aquall and Lila Robeson of the tickets for admission The second concert wi! the Washington Irving Hi on Tuesday evening, the third at Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn, on Thursday evening, and thefourth at Commercial igh ool, Brooklyn, on Friday evening. Joha McCormack, the Irish tener, han arranged a sramme of new songs and arian for his recitals this His collection will in¢lude warian, Norwegian and German folk songs, translated into Engtiah; | modern songs by Landon Ronal hes, Charles Villers Stanford. One of these. —— WE GIVE AND REDEEM SURETY COUPONS @ E30 pa | In accordance with the United States ‘The business of the O’NEILL-ADAMS Co. terme of am order of the District Court is ecraatea General customers’ office for the payment ef accoun' ray new located on the ee Feurth Fleer—Simpeon-Crawford Cerp. Building ENTIRE STOCK of Furniture, etc. At Prices Which Average 65¢ on the Dollar ains in Every Department DANCING ACADEMIES. Ci Private eernce ‘e for est Via. GRAND i 0 dance ‘fees 's World and American for double pages of de- this tremendous event. OEESimpson-Crawford Store, Sixth Ave. 19th & 20th StreetsSq@ STEAMBOATS. CATIONAL, INSTRUGTI wumueeeemm | CIVIL SERVICE CLASSES. 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