The evening world. Newspaper, September 8, 1920, Page 21

ke ___ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1920 Have You a Kiddie? """"\"™ ent to read aloud the Kiddie Klub Korner, published thrice weekly. Look for it to-morrow. y ‘\ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1920 wt EDNESDAY. PSr) Laughand Forget H.C.of L. By Reading Neal R. O'Hara's Funny Chatter Thrice Weekly on the Magazine Page—"Saving the Coupons” To-Morrow. OBE Aas on, By Maurice Ketten by The (The New York Evening World). te _ Political and Financial Influence of ‘Old First Ward 4 Pretty & Still Exists To-Day—The Battery Rich in Traditions (axe GRANDMOTHER! La Penner \anennnnnnnniininnoiannnnnnnnnneiih: ; South Street Was a Torest of Ships’ ® Used to Take 15 Minutes to Hoboken Masts; Castle Garden Stood Where the a on Barclay Street Ferry; 45 Minutes to Aquarium Now Is;, Bon-Ton Tenants bd | Staten Island; Cortlandt: Street’ Used “ Lived at No. 7 State Street. + + + « to Be the Hotel ‘District. Story and Pictures by Will B. Johnstone ; HARD TO TELL SHE HAS | HER AGE THREE AGES, FLUCTUATES : ee uaa Nessie EvGag sv. ShoRTEST Street inn pee ht crv garden. t at being’ kept out People threw tin cans over the fence tiL it got the name ‘Tin Pot Alley’ : “This old’ shack’ of a tenement (at 107 Washington Street) is just the game as it was sixty years ago, “Here's an old relic,” said Nelson, aa he turned up Cedur Street. “It's the remains of Lady Washington ose’ No. 49. See its double door framed in brownstone Pat Ryan, F OLD BA PARR MANSION] fiat engin *. 7 eer on the ‘L,’ lived next NO. 7 STATE ST. j door. Sr eee thts Greenwich is gam Lederer’s goods store just as it “The first mile of the glevated Was Was in my tine. Sam was ono of the built here from the Battery to. Beth- rst Jows in New York aad the A. T. une Street in 1867. It was a single 2f* : ; e Stewart of our district. track. I witnessed the tensile strength 58 ‘ he eth ee that old house at No. 8 Albany tests of the first.piliars at Zenas Sec- Street? Well, July 13, ‘63, I saw them. cor's Iron Works at Washington and throwing the plaf® ‘and things out Reotor Streets, Smith & MeNell’s: the windows during the draty rots 4 : restaurant on Greenwich Streets tried Si? hat py gave me a picture of the old jit to stop the clevated bees f emake ‘At Te pORA (1,000) were’ masegl at maldlesliatath, Le re EA 0 stop the elevated because of smoke ‘City Hall. “Battery Park 1s changed stnce ¥ ONCE “LADY wasHiniGron| 22d Nolse of the locomotives. The first ~ “Cortlandt Street was the hotel dis- Played here ag a boy,” he sald. “The “NO.ad train ran by steam, then by cabld, trict then. There was the Howard on ‘Aquarium wae then Castle Garden, lator ‘by electricity the corner of Broadway, The sar agyeailiy na Syeuk a Mpa “Robert Block, who dled recently, Merchants was another. Peter Gilsey whe regione salirneripcebe == went jo school with me down kere, (who built the Gilsey House), a Dane, @tood off shore, connect with the yi1, immiggant girls now. It-was worked on the clevated and mvented bad a digag gtoro here then. Battery by a oridge, THE building all ike that once and peopled by the the Present block-aystem semaphéres. | “Fritz Liudiger hed a bar over in Tilak. ds ea thee and 4. thes te tk: peopl y “We walked through Washington’ Frauncts's Tavern in my time R. E. arrenrd mete don ton, Street and found what was once an Smith made a fortune in candy in ciples cement plaza wad a sandy , “02 the comer of South and Whites nl} Irish settlement now transformed Greenwien Street. He gave the beau- tah tccer ; nica, into a-Naar Naat tiful'altar to St, Peter's in Barclay beach, all water beyond where the Over iho remains of tie tamous old “Here are Greoks, Turkish, Armen- Street. I haven't missed a parade, vgreas 19 now. The grove of large Pxstern Hotel. Lafayette stopped in Syrigne with. only, one irish SOUT Of Deetye since 6 Tin B trees back of the beach was.country- 1t when he visited New York, It was name, Laugh oven ac. :ancient, (ci eraverssua, or tue Once Cape: tke. See that old mansion over #l#0'the stopping place of ‘old sea galoon at Morris'Streot. Morris Street The Kennefick Musketeers and & fan there at No. 7 Btate Strect? ‘That's Qutains The fymous Capt. Bum housed the upper Irish in tho. old Goolel sluts, ‘Wa: bad invas terion Day . 2 muels stayed there. Sam com- days,» said Mr. Nelson, “Fdward : R fhe inst of the: grand houses that minded the champton. clipper ehip An and John Fox (father of John . PAzades here uo ko 2008 fronted the park. It's a home for Dreadnotight, the Yankee boat that Fox jr, author), leaders of Tammany yond (now i, remember the broke the sailing record across the Hall in tie sixties, lived here. are behy ——— Hall 4 , lived here. Atlantic. Did it tn about thirteen ~ “Potash bd aA Ae le ces bet Megane Atiantie. Di : evotash the Fulton Street foot bridge, that ‘Samuels waa a hero of the day and Stijn; Fanny Louise iuckingham rode over 0 " % on her horse Mazeppa, and Genin eee FT, ballad about hin «used to play tho Accordion far the the ‘Mad Hatter,’ who paid $1,500 for FRAUNCES TAVERN - BROAD AND PEARL 1] gan at the Battery.and mod- ern New York history also be- gan there in the old First Ward. Its Politica] and financial influence on the city began to be felt in the six- ties and survives to-day, though its agents are gone. ; ‘Charles E. Nelson, born in 1850 on tb site of the Whitehall Building, took me through the. district and A NCIENT New York history be- AND IN THE EVEN UNDER THE Ae LIGHTS SHE LOOKS): ee eae TH * . e ¢ Rubles Orme Fair. BY Morguezite. Mooers Mars. ) was in Washington name from Babbitt’s t. World’s Youngest _| Orchestra Leader Osaah a0) 99 eatownr ah otae TA givis and boys to dance on the cov- a ‘seat to hear Jenny Lind sing at Coprriaht, 1920, vy ‘The Vrees Publishing Co. (he New dork Lveuing World), ‘ ‘The story Of the sallor sailed the ea.” ered fig phere. | One ey bid pe beat hove val Fee 6eé ‘OU forget we were to go to the steps and mec et he og and Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World). os vel _ watchman awoke rom reaming ere the on an excursion 7 +g bridegroom enter the machine. OY 0 toms: ryled the'wea. South Bireet “bout tho Franco-Prussian War and at the Battery struck up “When You es odding of Mr. Siryver® At thin juncture Mr, and Mra. DO :AANS ret, YOlSen pete ‘a forest of masts, You could shot Chris Higgins dead while he was’ and'T Were Young, Maggie.” “What r to his head bookkeeper,” siryver encountered them, “Oh, I And nerves and tempera, step from the upstairs windows of the ancing. @ coincidence,” said Charles Nelson, #ald Mrs, Jarr when Mr. Jarr came was afraid you were not coming!” And time and mileage, building onto the bowsprits. The “Over on Trinity Placo waa a walled with tears in nis eyes, a” ho ) exclaimed Mrs. Stryver, \'What ak . re : you think of 4?" All the Presidential candidates “We''—— began Mr, Jarr, for men Are canning themselves— ‘blurting out,the truth un- Putting themselves on records— and Mr. Jarr would have ang the talking machine does. the $ib-booms were pushed back to make We sent them a present; we don't om. Z “am the last survivor of old eval have to go," said Mr. Jarr carelessly, 4 Ward school No, Mr. Nelson (um) mq) @ | OM. “Mrs, Stryver would never forgive went on, “It stood at 901 Greenwich we ; r; me if I wasn’t there,” said Mrs, Jarr, done # ee Street, taken down in 1896, Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Fvening World), I wouldn't go either, but they have thought it was be * Se ) PARES “The late Gen. Tom Barry, Com- ‘ Tethe (Gulachoarten ted ise *J0vely place in the Adirondacks and terpolated Mra. Ja hand- Here’a a hint for husbands! mander of the Department ‘of the BE sure must apologize to all. the Oulja Boarders to-day, because maybe sho would ask us there for a somest couple I ever Raw, and @ 10ve- Perhaps thelr wives wouldn't “can” East, was a schoolmate of mine Sagurday lots of you didn't get your columm Here's how {t hap- week in September with the children.” ly service. And such @ fashionable 4p, 2 there. I helped coach him for his pened: The theatrical season openéd and Mr. Darnton «imply had “Do you think I'm going to a wed- crowd en Mr. Jarr was much im- eqeliapdlenies-¢) ‘ entrance into West Point to have our space on the back page #0 that theatregoers might know what dipg on the chance of getting an in- pressed, and you know how men are If they cgnned themselves for their “Four other mates also won: com-,hows went and what shows.are gone. So we went back to the magazine vitation somewhere some day?” asked whout sich things!” wives! petitive appointinents tothe Govern “page, which Is, between ourselves, the classiest page in the paper. And Mr. Jarr with @ growl. jut onthe way home sho told Mr. There are certain speeches ment academies with Barry. They Satur Pst figysta ecite “You shouldn't talk in that heart- Jarr coldly but calmly oe next yw, 2 Orange riots; Cha MIG OARTOL Bae Sarit kur ean eealet aaa welee would you Iike it if you were to die wedding of that sort among HIS 4, Henry Mc John Connel, killed p and people would be that heartless friends to please be sure he knew And no husband makes often enough, He gging to ask the fans to help us make ‘ ‘in the San . I, massacre, and hoy Be ear a cee itatcente Ree enpEa, that they wouldn't come to your Where he was going! Between his wedding day and the “Our school was rich in achteve- for, suggestions for questions for i ine 2) ane ane day of his wife's funeral. ments. When teacher called the ron Weeks to come, as the stock you sent Me dest: Uocannan itty canner How simple and charming any funeral. T hate them. I want to Dory. If he would only can them! bo cremated.” Do ow. j Suppose he put himself on record— =o sent. “Where is he?” aske@ the Mounced that we would print an teacher, “He enlisted yesterday,” Illustrated picture about the question was the answer, ‘Iwo thousand: of the week if the fans eould get old went In the Civil War from Wash- Oulja to furn he inspiration. To» ington Street. I give two medals a Gay we're showing one by @ staff year as prizes to Public School No. artist, just to convey the idea, Make 29, my old school's successor. ‘em in ink amd about the same size ag “The boys had to make thelr own a newspaper colunin. amusements in those ayse We got Now if you've r had some one up sleigh rides. They put runnerson dance on your feet while sittIng in i er 6 a en a = ee ie atte eigen owen in the sixties, every day a boy wasab- 1 {8 about gone. Then, also, we an- “You shouldn't talk that way; it's 1a] heartless,” said Mra, Jarr. “A nice pape eeseh: . ” After this fashion: funeral shows respec! “Aw, don't let us fight again over i anglbAaeas CRE Wik Shane {he funeral question,”” said Mr. Jarr. 1, Under what name are a. great Not just as tMich av I ever did—but more! MT donk mes whe Tee ane NOW ag mass of Balzac’s writings grouped? Indeed, you don't igok # day older than the day I married you. me there, I don't know those people” 2 Who 1# the leadér of the Ulster “you took an awful long chance, honey, the stages like the Dolly Madison or the subway, or had to stand up from fale ee Jarr, as ehe proceeded with Party? Pe i But I hope you're not sorry. Lady Washington. The boys ana Coney to Van Cortlandt’ Park while ok RG 3, By whom was the most famous ‘ b x } girls rode up to 281 Strect and hack, all the males were sitting on the “St, Vitua's Church te far uptown. English history of the French Revo- 1 don't know, what I would have done without you, f blowing trump@ in country fashion. choice seats, you should ‘get a big We should take a taxi,” sald Mr. Jarr jution written? Sure, | noticed your new hat—it’s a peach! 7 It was 10 cents round trip. We also tumble from this question, We as they’ started out, | c 4, By what name did the ancient Say, do you know, some night pretty soon slid down hill on Rector Street from haven't had as many answers as were going to one of your Greeks cerm their country? You and I are golpg o al Broadway tothe river. usual to date, so there'll be mbre haunts I would submit to your better 6 What does a scarlet geranium uu and Tare golpg on a real epree- “The volunteer firemen gave US room the rest of the woek than ordi. judgment in the matter,” sald Mrs. mean in the Iunguage of flowers? Dinner where you say, any show you want, theatre supper and a tax} homey Ahrls, 0, eaten, 20; bad narily, Just dust the Labor Day ogh- ‘a, 14; Franklyn, 18; were some o! bs off Oulja and him. |? bape 8. BAIRD, the young- the favorites. After every fire the boys Mera reaptrer ar’ LADY ithe ois eaten to @ church, 6. What \is the large bone of the Yousdon't get out often enough, ou hai etter leave it to me.” lower leg called? ‘4 " " v —— Mr, Janr protested, but it was no 7 What it the belt of time to the I don't know whether Mrs, Brown's pretty bd ond ta due nip they reached east of eastern time called? I never notice the others when I'm with you, 5 stand! it fap we we ms. Jarr said was near 8, What ig the birthstone for Aug- You’ ewutiful we e banite Gai tea old. fire companies, We went over to And remember, hereafter we'll’ be ese Retiree yan one ey the church, Mr. Jarr insisted that ust? el diac Senge staan Bs ‘or two weeks he directed a 40-piece Hoboken once and had a pitched bat- on this page, Keep right in line with their papers, The only time men are St Vitus's Church Was not near, but est orchestra loader in the engaged in stone-throwing fights, world, is barely five y: defending the reputations of their pet HIS SUBWAY SEAT? Who rote “The Confession of an I ike your eyes, all fire in darkness, : ' orchestra in Los Angeles, imperson- tle over it. tho rest of the fan lite is whi ey are ely Mrs. Jarr declared she would turn Engijsh Opium Hater’ The way your hair shines. when the sun catches It, ‘ ating the famous Sousa. He has also “Tho Barclay Streot Ferry, thé only "Hon. and. Dearie—Most éertainly bweetic, Vem ‘BOY Ore out with thelr rene around and 0 home if he didn't in, What element. in used es ® ome Meike ie. vos chad vou lve denies directed orchestras at Long Beach, ONS 2¢ross then, was a low one-deck {t's the man's place to give his seat Ask Me—Best question ever. Ac- Stop fussing with her. Aauussa i standard for atomic weights? rp 4, e 7 r Cale and Pasadena and In Sait Lake nisit’ Took fifteen minutes to Ho= to the woman, I should feel most cording to the Nineteenth Amend- _ 80 here they alighted ang weed in 11. Where was Bolivar, the Mberator And you love me, gtr, don’t you hed re emmenne ane ba boken, That was Jong pears, the Ger. ashamed of Hon if he didn't give me ment, they have equal righta, Let ee eet BR Ss ‘ Po! ae of South America, born? Oh, the man who canned that speech and gave {t to his wife, '. rn aire is living wi man boats docked here and created or any woman his seat. ‘EI . Three . a omg 2. Who we Laza: " his mother, Mrs, Margaret J, Baird, a German. settlement, BE Phir gy pea OT Na aa cheare Cor TereWle veered he Gidn't kuow where’ Bt. win’ Corer iret oth TUS Could hold out half the contenta of his pay envelope, in Los Ai Cal, Musical critics ‘The Staten Island ferry took three- they should? ‘They don't, and that's Fel de Rol—Women are better Vitus's Church was, Could be late to dinner every night, eae state that his sense of cadence is quarters of an Hour in those days:as here js to‘it. And we were stand- fighters than men, anyway, so if the: They took a street car back in ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, i id : ss marvelous and he directs any kind of against twenty minutes to-day. x long before we ot the vote, eo can't shave through’ the line. and silence, The street corner Mr. Jarr 1, Human Comedy; % Sir Edward Could set away with highway robbery, arson, scolding. the cook, barating Raymond apecializee on the ‘The Staten Island boat Westfield that wheeze about “Now they vote, ré, it's thelr own lookout. Start said was the right one to get off at Carson; 3, Canlyle; 4, Hellas; 5, Kins; the baby’s bank, turning the kitchen into @ brewery! blew up at her dock here in the sev- Jet them stand like the men," doesn't ten men and one woman at the same was, it happened, near the church, 4, Tibia; 7, Intercolontal; 8, Sardonyx; Every home would be happier Note enties, the boiler busted. One hundred go. ume from the platform, and the but they arrived just as the wedding 9, De Quincey; 10, Hydrogen; Li, Car- an his ee and fifty were drowned or scalded to Limited, N, Y. Cr-Many’s the woman will get two seate while the was over and the guests departing. acas (Venezuela); 12, Mary and For a Mttle canned husband— various mi death, " wane EBA.c0em an ciderly woman men stand up iw iwi» ‘They gathered with the guere ef Martha. Try it and scot “tal » ~ 2 6 ose eed Sint _ NO eel : :