The evening world. Newspaper, August 5, 1922, Page 9

677 W. horse to Ut vollies ran back and forth, guiding given to them distance away. The intelligence in THE EVEN A PAGE OF REAL NEW MANHATTAN. ‘ THh MEASURE of ENJOYMONT. While atandiny near one of the teonte ratlways at Coney Istand 1 saw two merle cone out into the atecet aftor a ride, Ono said to th other, “Why, Beatrice, didn’t you enjoy your ride? I didn’t even hear you scream,"’—Charles B. Berner, No. 159 Norfolk reet. LIKE WAITE HOYT. Sidewalk traffic was almort blocked between Slat and 89th on Broadw Streets, by a’ small boy, hardly more than three years plete baseball unite ing cate led himself with the of professional ballplaye the ball with surene m, ase and grace He o The crowd chi row, No. 140 Wi t 105th Street. Ds ed up. 17 it for 4 mom nt und then gave chase but on stopping it drew back, hesitated for a moment, saluted and permitted he big cur to go on. It was a Pol partment car.—Frances Mayers, No 204th Street Ireased in a com- He was play- with his daddy and he han- ught and he had a perfect ‘wind-up for his throw. His round, baby face was perfectly sertous. 1,—Florence J, Fur- twelve boarded the Ninth Av at 69th Street. In the car she saw th boy still had his ticket in his hand. He had neglected to put It in the per, She began to scold and went most wild with frengy. Th car which had just passed us on St. Nicholas Avenue suddenly started t ptoreycle cop watched MAKE TIER PRESIDENT. T saw a woman dressed im white stand om the curb in Times Square waiting for vehicular trafic to pause so she could cross, The gutter was filled with water and a passing tact splattored her dress with it, She looked at the muddy splotches and waved her umbrella and yelled at the driver. He heard and thought she was a prospective fare. He headed his machine around and ro- turned. Agaim the taxi splashed her with muddy water. — Spectators thought she would have hysterics, but instead thts woman laughed, really and truly laughed, analifying thereby for the Good Sports’ Club,— H, H. Comins, No. 146 West Pow Street,.New York. BRINGING HIM UP RIG A foreign woman and h i) "son nue * n she spc him more calmly and at 14th Str et into the chop) ert Allen, No, Avenu SCENT. T saw the boys of the neighborhood playing hare and hounds. The hare, it appeared to me, had improved over the old method of dropping pieces of paper for the hounds to track him by. He carried a can of perfumed and high-priced taleum powder, taken from his mother's dresser, and, as he scampered along, shook the powder on the ground. F.R.W, p. 145 West 45th Street. EPFICTENCY. A smal? voy at Cotton Exchange offered to shine mu shoes for 3 cents, I told him I didn't have the time to spare, but quickly calling to another bootblack he proposed that the two of thom would. do the work in half time. I jad to accept after such a display entrance of the of enterpre.—P. P., No. 99 Wail treet. WESTERN STUPR, 1 saw two girls wa St. Nicholas ue. One, dre the styte day, carried ¥ The other rl wore knicke Sire it sdswe Avenu » the curbi y the bridle and ted nny side of the he threw one arm wround ck and was phe Beekman, No. 521 W ORACK * T sent a little three when broken open proved tlonable She was gone so long that 1 tigate, L found Lena on the stairs bre g the eggs und smelling them. ‘Lena, for goodness saks, what “To see if they ure bad, But not and I won't have to carry them back."—Mamle Gibson, Avenue, you Buy " fresh, because of the tu me alarmed and went out to inve aking those eggs for?’ ' Sh A $10 bill, pasted on the window of 1 adies' waist shop in with this wa lerfeit Bills 44th Street, NOT ICE? The iceman who serves this ne The tenant below was away from iciborhood is rather absent-minded. e to-day, but as she usually takes ice, Tony thought it best to leave some for her. He spread a newspaper on the hall floor and put the jee at the door * She returned Guess what she found at her door?—J. Albert, No 38 Avenue A. MPET “DICK.” Gm On your way hone s 4 taniing out walk through $tst Street b t de a famous he in s$th Street Hotel Belmont vet ann wou TI Dick is an affectionate i watel attached to an express wagon. With both forefeet planted on walk he awaits your fri If he isn't notiond he lus head and neck a little furtie If still neglected he wilt paw th with hix left forefoot. Anim trvesting aniynal.—John Martin, No jo East sid Street. TOWN HA TO-NTC In Eighth Avenue this after friend and I were impr entiemen in ox nely gaudy white, red and gold. 1 was ere foreign officers. German &¢ ty friend suggested. When we were igh to exuttine we t, No, 270 sieture play.—-Claire 5, Wert 38th Street xt al what you say to thos ster Grady, No, 18 East 18th Stree ratered the the way the ming around from anentrance on the newt street. Then they walked away toaether.—Jack Connolly, No. Arden Street n™,. du a Brighton Beach train 1 over- heard nger say to the ere you can pick op some easy cola the higher ups set theirs whi » you and just make guard answered simply gener KO! jon and the and said: “You spotters. DEAR OLD SOUL. While crossing City Hall Park yesterday 1 was approached by a kindly looking old lady of motherly appearance who handed me a slip of paper containing an address in the Bron: y clear to her and was proceeding about my busi- there. I made the wa nd asked me how to get ness when I was halted by a really heart-breaking sob. “Oh, my good- ness!” she was whispering, “how can | get there without a cent to my name?’ I slipped her some money escorted her to the ubway en- trance and, brother, felt happier all the day. * * * To-day I saw the same dear, motherly old soul working the same game at the same place. She caught four suckers in fifteen minutes.—James Lynch, No. 48 Mulberry Street. SHEEP IN PROSPECT PARK 1 saw a flock of sheep in Prospe Park driven by two shepherd dogs. Thr cording to the direc iarges a A man standing som fested by the dogs and their marve quick interpretation of the sig were good to see.—Edward A, Kimbul No, 23 West 47th Street ‘TONY. A well dressed woman and her ton in an automat. He was a tal youth in the careless garb of eun- mor, Kkhakt shorts, sport blouse, “freckles and tan.” Lach scoured @ glass of milk and they stood at one of the high table> 9 drink it The boy disposed of hit, nd with a broad grin on his face waned te ward his mother and pretended to wipe his mouth on the organdir collar of her very smart dress Tony, the bus boy, wan horrified Approaching thes pair he directed the lad to @ servictie. Strungling detcoon lauvhter and embarra muni, mathe: oud gon departed Won Prem. Br. 13h West sitd Biro o On Lenox Avenue near 112th PROG HOLDS CAT A PRISONER. yming in to-day from Woodside we © thrown forward in our seats just wfore reaching Long Island City by 1) sdden stopping of the train, ‘Ta ) rushed te the doors to see what all about saw a fireman releasing t which had one leg caught in the switch.—Edward Harris, No BREAKFAST. h morning as the clock in the tan ‘Tower strikes ceven 1 a¢ man at ond Avenue and 2 rounded by a flock of flutter UR IN THE wor > NOW saw a little boy of five or so drape string a discarded ery d from siycan, | Tw it hin wh i nt when t y look hie pyroy Peat 1 don't u live uptown now."—Mari N » Wort Washington Avs NIGHT PICTORIA T choy n out to the platform and threw there,— 74 Seventh °M AND TRY ‘EM BEFORE girl for some eggs and told her to tell the man to be sure they t order “ob- » 9 Pirst ahth Avenue, ing: “Look Out for Coun- his One Was Put Over On West I'm making an honest ff at the turned to to be careful Syl borne flowe But last night, whee returned frop ness. I noticed ja buds on it midnight, to my ¢ astonishing I beheld three of most heautiful flowers I ever saw ons which he feeds generously om hands.—Frank Hers, No. 215 sat 26th Street my things ins 5 [EVENING WORLD PAGE OF BRIGHT, UNUSUAL HAPPENING REPORTED BY EVENING WORLD READERS O make this news feature even more entertaining and interesting Special Prizes are to be One Dollar is paid for every item printed; the prizes are in Send them to “What Did You See?” Editor Evening World, Post Office Box 185, WRITE ABOUT HAPPENINGS IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. Tell your story, if possible, in not more than 125 words. State where the thing written about THE POLICEMAS Asa volunteer Evening World re- porter I interviewed the beat known man in our neighborhood—the cop on thr corner, “I directed ten prr- sons to correct addresses,’ he told me. I stopped some boys from breaking windows with their base- batis. I heard a half dozen trivial and ridiculous complaints. I carried aq number of kiddies across the street, ‘bawled out’ three careless motonats and helped with trafic at two funerals and one wedding, | didn’t arrest any one,""—Hleanor Kahn, No. 438 East 17th Street. WHICH OF THESE, THINKEST THOU, WAS NEIGHBOR UNTO HER? Every night I look out from the window of my room and see inter- sting things. A little while ago I saw a young woman clingin She appeared to be decently dressed. She held a handkerchief in her hand. She evidently had been ill ple passed continually. It was clear she was helple: None turned even to glance at her, except one policeman at her searchingly and passed on. a sitting posture. People passed within a few inches of her looked and turned their heads away. another young woman walk up to her, straight up to the figure against the wall. The stranger spoke gently and kindly. woman around the corner. I saw no more of them. —Peter Verrons, wall of the house for support. No. 206 East 99th Street. KEEPING UP WITH ‘TONY. He was at least eight, but he knew much that ix known to eighty, and he expressed great contenipt for his rival dealer in shines, He was an oil can, Tony told the world—pretended to have a dome but never lit up. Can you beat it never had a butt im his trap. So Tony, who teas all of eight, pro eroded to give Mike, who w the office. They sat on the running board of an automobile parked at th curb, Tony inhaled expertly and with enjoyment while with a critical cue he watched — Mike Mike's face took on a greenish-yal- ley hue, which is a symptom of ut- ler misery, but he held on to the half consumed cigarette in a soiled fist, determined to learn, Ten years old and never smoked? ‘Tony had just rassed him about that To bt a kid like Tomy have the eukkoo on him. Not a chanee.— Marie Losealso, No. 1,306 St. Nich- olas Avenur 8 ten, SOMEBODY'S MOTHER. 1 sat near the entrance to an Kighth Avenue surface car, nes conductor, At 23d Street an old woman got on and in the forgotten her purse. I've forgotten my money.” “Oh, that’s all rig ductor, in a brogue so thick you could butter your bread with it, “that all right. See? I'll take this nickel from me pocket and I'll drop it in you—so!—-and everythi discovered she the box for pered to me, * same for m must meet many oc Hb HAD TIME, A man in gr low of the rand ¢ ed a golf hag of clubs and reeeive kit ® lools, whereupon he off ns if to work, 1 wondered if he hid eaten break at itt e Biltmore in, No, 6) Bank Street ONCE IN A HUNDRED YEARS Phe This plant (1 our flower pot is good-looking. Ti twines like 4 snake shout aree stick and never since T bonght it. flve yeurs ag olden brown and yellow of and will not be William Masur HORTICL The roof of te W house at Weehawken 4s covered with tar, buf on it there ty a twrelve-foot aquare on which wm xo piusterious way a lit of fine green grass | READ TO-DAY’S STORIES A..0 PICK OUT THOSE YOU THi (GREEN SHEET) EDITION A ING WORLD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 192%. ° BROOKLY swarded Daily and Weekly. addition. City Hall Statin. letters advises “len and seeing took place. Write your own name and address carefully and in full. Checks are mailed daily. bonnet with abel Rosenthal, rinined grip SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT If you witness a serious accident, the outbreak of what threatens to be a BIG fire, or know of any other BIG news story, telephone Beekman 4000 and ask for the CITY EDITOR of The Evening World. Liberal awards for first big news. BE SURE OF YOUR FACTS, A TEMPORARY TIP. T was waitin: y and a little girl of elght paying the check | saw the waiter step DAILY PRIZES: For the best stories each day: First prize, $25; second prize, $10; third prize, $5. Ten prizes of $2 each for ten next best stories. left It on the And running to WEEKLY PRIZES: Capital prizes for best stories of week distributed among daily prize winners as follows: First prize, $100; second prize, $50; third prize, $25; fourth prize, $10. rm and they left reet T heard nd saw A grent num: standing around a wagon. rand saw one OUT OF TOWN chap stood on the walk alongside demon trating a whistle TRUTH THAN PORTRY. This morning in Washington a man enter with ed a toy nutomobile man sat down to rend while the A horde of bootblacks desi no him and to get thoroughbred 2A sociable man ts one who When nd ph boy who car bent old bough of a man rying to mai Who haen’t."* River Road, F rid of them seem- ANOTHER ONE OF “TIE FINEST” to shine his shoes Dootblack worked ding most of his time watet IN HACK BNSACK, a ball game in Hack they stayed shuffled up Ais ay a news vendor. 5.80 o'clock oF & marshmallow from a tin] thereabouts and ¢ loned him tow went’ to pla while the man finished shining his shoes stepping out of @ mov bix, but instead of eating it she propped and used it for she employed the marsh er puff.—Mrs. up the bright box cover {880 Union’ Streut bent old man raised his ‘Thank ye, thank head and smiled. BROOKLYNE hird Avenue, Brooklyn trolleys Rrooklynites Thoxe of us who could do xo at all conveniently were plad to watk, Hasbrouck Heights, N. ROOM FOR THE BABY (ELEPHANT), PLEASE! After giving up the struggle to get through the crowd at Times . 1 heard somebody back of me end of trouble walked along ay, “Won't you please let this I did my part to make room, and the “little boy” who I looked to see if Just a new ind distressed. little boy pa: sed was a whale of a gent weighing at least 250. there wasn’t some little shaver with him. It was “sprung” on me last Saturday night since with great success and can rec . 2000 Sunset Avenue, crowded that men were standing on She sank gently to the sidewalk, in “getting a Wie’ Occasionally, Nary a kid! subway trick I have used it several time mend it to all fellow suffe Asbury Park, N. J. Ten minutes passed and I saw care that carried the largest loads of humanity were cheaper ma who ride in swell cary have the to help thety fel I saw her guide the EXTENDS HIS ACTIVITIES, ras the boy chess marvel, by was explaining He was sitting a handsome man of hair snow white healthy tan on his distinguished saw him in another rote, He was making MONIKEYSHENES. Ht had been several days jonkey listed Hand placed it enrefully and walked in haberdashery store made no pure kazed suaploiou® walked over parently smelled RErORWED, 1 saw a woman get ons Willi 1 saw chap who a sleeping baby in her SHEGGART A EDGGAR NO Loser, stood a ite dist learned that tns 1 that was und tra kind to hon to gel off,” she In our neighborhe "sas right as rain.’ ‘aith it's me would like to think » old mother.” J offered to make good, for asions of the same kind, but he wouldn't listen to it.—A. A. La Belle, No. 52 West 82d » one would QUEENS. VIP FOR YOUNG MOTHERS, WOR BAG IN y work clothes stood his afternoon Kitt who live in front of me in the line at the check room win Station, He watched him and saw him eheck the ting together in the nared by thy ntral butter) 1 ask vig srlho POLISHING EEE festerday’s Special Prizes INQUEST) Fiyst Prize, $25 Second Prize, $16 IENRIETTA Third Prize, $5 ind beauty. This morning the shrivelled up and dead, The whieh hore them x centur Ten Prizes of $2 Each PRED BATCHELL BLO CLARK BAUDELMAN NK BEST. \/INNERS WiLL SE ANNOUNC ND IN OTHER EDITIONS ON MONDA TAKING NO CHANCES, id In © Broklyn trotley car I saw @ worn walk over to # young man whe Was eented and heard her say: ‘Witt you please . your seat? The younk man Jumped ‘and the woman ned to me and sald; "I alwaya eal 4 man for a seat. That's a certain way to ket one.""—Blizabeth Robin, No. 1968 Lincoln Place. Whar While riding on @ saw. mith Street car E saw the motorman suddenly stop the car and jump off in great excitement, He ran back and picked up something from the street. He returned grinning broadly and showed a two dollar bill Mabel Rosenthal, No, 1418 Avenue Py Brooklyn. “IN UNION The train marked “Woat Bnd Coney Ivinnd,”” stopped at Ninth crue and the conductor yelled, ATL out! Last stop!" There were tinenty-two passengers in our car, and although we were all angry be- train didn't go any fare in spite of its marking, we (ed to yet out when one mam suid we ought to stick im it until went (o Coney Island, After half om the train went back to Timea Square, but on the return journey it went ta Coney Island, proving te us (he winiple lesson that if people stuck fovether long enowgh they would their due—W. FP. Vaw Ww . 1,819 63d Street, Brook= ty YOUNG WALTON, T saw a street gamin walk to the edge f the Inke at Prospect Park and take 8 fishing line from his pocket, He Halted It with a piece of bread. As 1 was wondering whether he was waat= ing hiv time the line gave a sharp jerk and whipped the water into a foam, ‘The boy pulled in frantigally, ‘There on hie hook was a carp—altwo pounder at least! He hid the fishin the grasa and threw his hook into the water aguin,—Samuel Ginsberg, No. 1451 Noas nd Ay FOR EFFECT ONLY. On Brood Street Taw a laborer put down bis shovel and nonchantly ght @ cigarette of a brand which sells for 40 cents « box. A group of fellow lobor= ers stared at him in ainazement and when they hid moved on the one smoke ing exclaimed trhumphantly to a come panion: “Didn't F tell you they would tak tier to me smokin’ th butte!—Frank TP. MeLoone, Pacifie Street, Brooklyn, AND NO INSURANCE, Smoke coming from the back pocket He jolned us at Rockaway Boulevard, couldn't get u seat and proceeded to h his pipe Into his pocket and hang: on us best he could. Some one shouted “Fire! and the bus stopped. When the blaze wax extinguished the gentle- m roux rs were an alm total \ Joxephine Blanck, No: jrand NEVER SATISE arbew and Puit n Streets my wos drawn to @ gentleman of nund a lady of siz who eat un the seat of a Ford truck while wax in a neighborhood had been having am Lax 1 approached the yeutlenon called to me. “Hey, mister, he said, DO little girle turn into bows?’ When I answered in the negative he turned to the dy and 1 triumphantly, 1 I believe 1 was ungallang and t her sorry ever I. With urbey Street, Krouk PANDAHANDLER, A ipproached me last night sbe station ut 33d Street and ‘ and asked me to stake Newark, explaining wt he had lost his purse. I came nthe « bit another 1 to What did that fellow 1 told him, Must be his bust- " 1 smn, “You're the fourth L have seen hand him something." =« MI Mandel No. 490 Livonia Avenue Hrookiyn FINS) CLASS OPR, ‘Two men playing checkers in the Res@ Room of the Western Union Telegrapla ‘ uny Walker Street. One of the s was about sixty and the ether irty years old » older chap snked as office champ; the mer. They played was won by the n ung fellow,” ex | the ox-ehamp, finally, “whe are y wo OL” said the new arrival, Champion Checker f Willam R. Kitty, 1019 Bast Lith Street, Brooklyn, DANG Ont Strect T saw a man carrpe with 4 barber's {on the other the tify! blonde, holding se-ad.” YOUNK aneny he happy pair Was the word r below them—im ttors—"'Spectal Ate oid to Other Girls’ Fellowa’* was the at addrese irist establishmenty Kockaway Point SHOOO PLY, DONWE 8 PDER ME" mail to-day 1 vese pasture, som had ted t long to the “ this wise old his novel and day was @ », Banta,