The evening world. Newspaper, December 5, 1922, Page 27

THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1922," i auld DOLLARS will be paid for each item printed on this page. Checks are mailed daily. The weekly special awards, announced on Saturdays, are in ad- dition to this payment. Open to all readers. : MANHATTAN, “RAGS” TALKING, SAW A MAN come into the National Drug Store at 125th Street | and Lexington Avenue, followed by a white poodle. The man stepped into a telephone booth, leaving the dog seated just out- side Presently tho voice of the man ‘could be heard distinctly. He said: “Hello, Frank; that you?” * * * At the word “Frank” the “poodle leaped up and began to bark. Then he commenced scratching at the telephone booth door. The man let him in, took him up in ‘one arm, placed the receiver to the dog's ear and safd into the tele- phone, “Hold the wire, Frank, ‘Rags’ wants to speak to you.” * * * IT saw Rags’s cars stiffen and he began a series of sharp, staccato yells which ceased only when the receiver was hung on its hook.—Joseph Hirseh, No, 52 East 131st Street, Manhattan. HORSE'S $1 BREAKFAST. Tam a Borden milkman, and after making some collections last Mon- day I missed my horse and wagon, ‘After seeking them in various parts of my route, I finally found a man holding the horse’s bridle at sed Street and Second Avenue. I was thanking him for catching him when he informed me that I'd have to set- tle for the damage he naa done or auffer arrest. The man, it appeared, was a vegetable peddier, My horse, accing carrots and apples tempting- ly displayed in the man’s wagon, had followed it and caten a good meal. The meal set me back just #1.—James 8. Schwarz, No, 514 East 6th Streot, WHEN YOU HAVE MONEY. I was waiting for my train yesterday in Pennsylvania Station when I noticed that the restlessness of two small chil- dren was tiring their young mother. Then I saw her face brighten as a happy {dea struck her. She went to the toy counter and returned with two toys. One was a windup circus wagon that went in clreles and the other a wee auto that woyld run about 20 feet. The Joy of the Kiddies was infectious. A passing old grouch scowled when he had to side- step, but seeing the children he softened and smiled, The children were no lonyer restless—A. A, Wasserscheld, No, 32 Platt Street, FISHING IN ‘THE HUDSON, Some of us play golf, some play tennis and some go fishing—even on these cold days, Bright and early Sunday morn- ing I saw number of men on the dock at the foot of our street. They were catching cels, flounders and other fish from the chill waters of the Hudson. What cared they though the winds did low?—Agnes Jack n, No. 646 West 158th Street. OSSUM HUNTING IN NEW YORK. My twelve-year-old son, returning at this afternoon from the Riverdale , led me proud- 5. Country School for Boy ly forth to see what he had brought home. It was an opossum, He said he had taken a short cut home throu: seme woods and knowing possums to bo destructive creatures had siain his trophy when he encountered it on the trail, We going to eat the suceu- lent possum and have its skin preserved for my hoy. Just ir iling possum rigi y York City Marguerite H. Schrenkeisen, Moshalie Avenue, Riverdale, ONE P ALIBI, We had an exc time in our office to-day. Our office boy had been sent to the bank with a large package of checks to deposit and had not returned, One hour, two hours, three hou waited, and no office boy appeared, Four how ne the boy. ¢ hours—and then here ne package of checks was under his arm, To the office manager he rel n range expericnee. He had he jail all day! A policeman had arres him for hitching onto reet car, We sau » takin the us another invented by an ingenious office boy; but to-night I read ir paper that actu- ally several h boys had been arrested for hitehing onto ar on and I believe our office boy re one of them.—Irving No, 1004 Fox § et, Bronx. “PREE.” Ina store on lower Broadw where I 1 young man offering free eam ice cream to-day, several young people refused. The young Wwomun was coaxing them to help them- they seemed about § a tall woman of about lirty-five stepped forward, doa rover all the mon counter and tas erybody hed and then stepped away.—Rose anepool, No. 2110 Chatterton Ave- Bronx THE WYE A POLICEMAN, : policeman on nd 42d Stree power to keop ns to know in a one contemplates a the streey a an eyebr&y, a oifender hes ime Wal who immed barra. 1 and dee wai And practi the on he uses to “ t him is iend emiile 4", Worms jr. No Grand Concour + THE PRETZEL MAN. To-day, at noon, while passing Public School No. 10, Bagte Avenue and 163d Street, I saw my son buy- ing pretzels from an elderly man. For @ moment it, seemed like a dream to me, But it was truc. There was my son buying pretzels from the same man, at the same place his father bought them twenty- yiwe years ago when attending the same school! Then the man told mo he had been selling pretzels there for thirty years.—Sheridan P. Collins, No. 1025 Boston oad, Bronx, FIREMAN’S DAY OFF. While patrolling my post on St. Ann's Avenue at 14Ist Street to-day I saw @ man in his shirt sleeves dash from @ house and run into a nearby drug store, Later I learned this man has . OODLES. when I return home to-night that they bee! 1 ‘or ninete: 7 < ‘ 4 han never been burned, but to-day white] ‘This moming I left my noodle board have Joined my Kitten tn the animals lifting a boiler of wash from the stove for his wife he was badly scalded himself—Patrolman T. C, Youngman, 45th Precinct, Alexander Avenue 138th Street. A THANKSGIVING DINNER, On Sunday I saw a@ sign which gave \many poor men cause for thanksgiving. On the menu board of the ¥. M. C. A, restaurant at No. 8 East Third Street 1 read “Thanksgiving Day, Turkey Dinn served from 11 A. M. to & P. M. cents.””—James J. Barnes, No, $38 East 22d Street. “DOPE” THAT WENT WRONG A friend and I were watching on the World's scoreboard the progress of ‘th. liarvard-Yale game. My fiend, an ex- Ya an, was cheering for his alma mater, and I was one of the Harvard rooters. Up Park Row, clankety-clang ted a bright red Fire Department flivver, and I yelled for Harvard as her color went by. ‘But look at Yale sit- ht on top of Harvard,” laughed nd, indicating the bluecoatc® But Yale didn’t sit on top of Harvard in the despite my friend's prediction.—Lawrence I. King No. 1421 Vyse Avenue, Bronx, MISS COLLINS'S WAY. ding a lecture given by ins at the Museum of Art on I saw the manner in which she held the children’s interest in the story she was telling of King Arthur and how he became ruler, Twelve boy were called to the ® and each w given a name, Sir Launcelot, Kay ete., and each took a turn at trying to pull the sword out of the anvil (a desk) which Merlin had put there to deterr who should be crowned King of I land. The boys did what Miss C directed, but also added _ finis! touches of own,such as tumb! over from thelr exertions and wiping imaginary sweat from their brows. They gave prom!se of becoming good actors. —Julia Spratt, lird Avenue WHERE LEASE SAY WH R This afternoon I saw two little four year-old girls walt n front of their home, keep muste. ‘Thi perfect time to imaxi y were obvious of their sur- roundings until my too intent interest uawned uy thgn, when they we overcon| h bashfulness and ed daneing.—I, Mullir 0. 275 W. 10th Street. TWO “WHAT DID you IN ONE, In front of the ferry house at the foc of Grand Street, from which boats ply to Broadway, Lr I saw on Sun- day a sign annou ‘On account of the shortage of coal there will be .no night boats, No boats will run Sun- days." And in front of N Bowery I saw an old fashioned » hitching post, a relic ef the days when people used horses. its iron ring was still in the top, ready for service.—James J, Burnes, No, 838 1. 1 Street. cn 4 the SAVING ON Wh atre, OVERUBAD, Thee verside « tall, glasses fastened with a broad L ribbon, B had no hat others F followed him ser and he appeared to enjoy the atten: tion he aroused,—Estelle Lo No, £50 West Sith Strect, lest ni handsome welled With ral Vlocks, mis, ANDRE TRIDON, 5S I PASSED the Aquarium late yesterday afternoon I noticed fi \ a young man near the sea-wall, series of curious motions. am small urn are doing I addressed him, Are those really noe 8 © “Yes, Mig waye his lasi wisa.” * * * Tridon, famous psychoa yst, I stopped and watched him. nt or two I saw that he was slowly scattering ashes from a “Would you mind telling me nes tha ) ," the young man angwered solemnly, “these are the ashes of Andre Tridon, scattered in accordanc: He was going through a After what you attering upon the you are s with I had often attended the lectures of Andre E In silent reverence I bowed my head anti] the last trace of that brilliant man had been carried away Jonnie Weiss, No. 1160 Simpson Street, Manhattan, and $100 readers, e: $100 $100. School and collsge contributors MUST name their school: mind the question: “WHAT DID YOU SEE TO-DAY?" Not what somebody last summer. What did YOU see to-; jay? Contributors to the page should write of subjects with which they are familiar, Choose, preferably, thi borhood. Tell your story, if possible, in not more than 125 words. State WHERE the incident took place, Special Awards for High School Students will be divided weekly among high school pupils contributing to the “What Did You See To- Day?” page. For the best letter of each week sent in by a high school student, $50; second best, $25; five next in merit, $5 each. Special Awards for University and College Students will be divided weekly among university and college students concributing to the best letter of the week, $50; second best letter, $25; five letters next in merit, $5 each. Wait for the worth while incident. Do not try te write every day. Bear in saw, and not what you heard and not something that happened Wri EVENING WORLD pays liberally in cash for FIRST news of really impor- tant happeninge—FIRST news of BIG news. Call Beekman 4000. Ask for the CITY EDITOR of the Evening World. Every reader a reporter. A PAGE OF BRIGHT, UNUSUAL HAPPENINGS REPORTED FOR READERS OF THE EVENING WORLD BY READERS . OF THE EVENING WORLD © New Program of Awards and Special Prizes FOR THE BEST STORY OF THE WEEK; $50 for the Second in Merit. $25 for the Third. TEN stories adjudged Next in Merit, $5 each. This competition is open to all For the that happen in your own neigh- ite your name in full. Write your address carefully. Address your letter to ‘What Did You See To-Day?"” Evening World, P. O, Box No, 185, City Hall Station, New York. OUT OF TOWN. NO REDSKIN BIT THE DUST. I was on 116th Strect this morn= ing on my way to Columbia when I saw an apartment house window flung up and an elderly lady thrust out her head. “Bang; Bang! Bang’? sho began to yell, and foaring she had suddenly gone insane, I was about to call a policeman, when I saw an English bulldog come run- ning up the atrect in response to the calling of his name,—Hervert Hall, No. 7 North Broadway, Tarrytown, THERE. time, had killed. happy hunting grounds. and some flour on it in the kitchen to ne chat a few moments with a neighbor. Returning to make the noodles. I found my three-year-old kiddie busily at work making them on his own account. He had scooped a hole in the middle of the flour, but instead of using store eggs. as I would have done, he had proken, shells and all, nine of the farm eggs that I pay $1 a dozen for and have har< work to get at that. Of course the whole mers was _useless.—Mrs. L. Rhou ‘0. 70 Henry Street, saic, > vaney, No. Orange, N. J. Bossy. at a remote her horns, came bellowing to give battle, on the gas I managed to lose hi At a fly VISITORS. me to step in and have a cup of coffee. lock the door. * * * Ju pything valuable around.” of a feast from the ice box. Why, look here ped against the sug to the point: “Ain't it hell to be-poor!'—Mrs. H. Hal Avenue, Bryn Mawr Park, Yonkers. pro’ and Parry, cross his back, lay BUT SHE DOESN'T WANT THEM This morning I saw two Alredale dogs tossing something through the air from one to the other, shaking it viciously. These two dogs, which are 80 savage that they chased my mother into our own house on one occasion, have been hanging around our homé for some The object they were mauling I found to be our pet kitten, which they I immediately made com- plaint about them and hope to learn Eleanor De- Fairview Avenue, In a strip of forest to-day while I was driving our local doctor to make a call place in this section of the Catskills, I saw a Inrge cow that evi- dently intended to dispute our right to the road. I blew the horn, taking her belligerency as a Joke, but she lowered jumped a stone fence ome this morning. 1° ow drive her away with stones to sav atop on tho gas and start roll radiator from being torn apart.—M. 1°, across the reclaimed meadow, pre-|rerwilligen, Box 286, Adhokum Nex, paratory to flying. st as he was a about to rise his eng! ied" but he : i 2 CLOSING QUOTATIONS, kept on goin nd, 3 there are no into the sticky mud in @ ditch and the] @fternoon J saw the following sign plane somersaulted. I Joined the other| outside a farmhouse: “The best of friends must part, so I am ‘going to per No, flyers in running to lend assistance, but the ator was unhurt, for| part with some real fine turkeys for a gash in one arm.—Winton Burrhus,| Thanksgiving at 45 _ cents No, 286 Montross Avenue, Rutherford, pound Irs, Bertha Magner, N. J 3 Larch Strect, Pawtucket, R, Y NEIGHBOR, Mrs, 5- and I went to New York to-day M to do some shopping. On our return this afternoon she asked Accepting with pleas- ure I relieved my friend of sundry parcels while she started to un- The door unlocked readily enough but would not open. “Why, the chain’s up!” said Mrs, S———in surprise. “I didy’t put it up. We'll have to go around back.” * * * Hardly know what to think, we hurried to the rear of the house. The back door was wide open. “Visitors!” she gasped. We hurried into the hous * * ® Visitors, indeed! But not welcome ones, The spectacle would have made any woman weep. The house had been simply ransacked, Everything inside out or upside down. * s I was on the verge of hysterics, but Mrs. S--—- was as calm as 4 “I guess they didn’t find much,” she said, “for I never leave On the kitchen table were the remnants “But they did clean us out of food,” she said, “and I can see where John will go without beans for supper. She picked up a pfece of paper that had been bowl and on it we read a message, short 0. NOT POLITICS? SHE wow While riding to-day along the Farm : is afternoon in Polis} ingdale Road to Bubylon, T saw a pi Haven, was a young taay | & whieh I'm sure Rosa Bonh tw hat, and Taaw a{Woukt have enjoyed. In a field, aeoeaeeeak the seat directly be. | tite or four feet of passing autos, ly unoesoplaa in| baltsrown black and white pig Pad rae malty him, her neck stretched contid Kis: t stor yon which the d 1 couldn't get it off If T]gponsible for the position of those t t stuck to my | strange bedfellows.—-Catherine 1. head.” An usher ared, whispered | sine, No, 35 Arrandale Aycnue, (aes d them out. AlNeck, L. 1 few minut they reappeared in sis ne of the box nid cheers and Taugh- ASSISTANT POLICEMEN. ter from the audience, Later they were} On ‘Sussex Avenue, Newark, t conversing in an animated manner and) morning I saw a traffic regulator appeared th friendly—but the | twelve hold up my car and many other lady still wore | “TM. Purdy, | and bawl out some who did r jr No. 93 ¥ ation, New Haven, | hromptly enough at the raising of Conn, hand, Then I saw him grasp the } PINT POCKET Sean it ioe eau ee BX ee ought a bottle of catsup in| with leent art my 4 and | dere forwat 1 asked ron T 4 al aes 1 frov the put ed, he sia ‘ ¥ wn the bl f a2 aT fore innit door if r , pon 1 fi meat i t cking | i he ut wr f the t the i ud into his] believe me, th t Nom] with Pre Ms uinmerwell, n Torre Bast Oran, and stepping r when we struck a good stretch of road, but when we returned she was waiting for us and we had to abandon the car and our BRONX. F OUT OF THE LINE AND INTO THE LINE-UP, Bergen Building there was @ great last-minute rush to pay A T THE BRONX OFFICE of the Receiver of Taxes in the the last half of the taxes for the year, and with cash or certified check it was possible to leave with your receipted bill. windows. * * * At 130 P. M. on one of the long lines, SELLIN PIES BY THE INCH. In the window of a store at Fifth Avenus and 23th Street thte afternoon I saw the following prices listed on a placard: “Mince pie, 13 inches, $2.50; cocoanut pie, 18 inches, $2; apple pie, 11 inches, $1.50.” Perhaps in these ProMbi- tion times they'll soon be selling mince pics by the raisin.—Il. Matl- brown, No. 923 Barretto Street,.. Brone. ON COMES BACK, YEARS, UNNOTICED, orr At the corner of Gun Hill Road and Webster Avenue there used to be a beer saloon that was changed to a soda store when Prohibition went into effect. ‘To- day I noticed that it js again a saloon. ‘Are the “good old days’ coming back?— Miss L. oupin, No. 300 t 162d Street, Bronx. ONE SAL ' OFFICER 2856, I was driving down First Avenue at fifteen or eighteen miles an hour when at 86th Street the traffic cop held up his hand and told me to pull off to one side, My heart was {n my throat, for I ex- pected to be handed a summons, A rather large crowd collected and I felt as though I had committed a serious crime, Finally, when traffic permitted, the cop came over to mo, but instea of the customary ‘Let me see your Heen: ard," he said: “Say, budd: take a look ‘at your steering rod. It’ on the ground.” By the alertness of Policeman No. 2856 my Jife probably was saved, and I am glad to thank him In this maMer.—Benjamin $, Smiley, No, 923 Hoe Avenue, Bronx, QUEENS. NOT EVEN THE PRIVACY OF A “BLACK MARIA The biting wind, bringing with It a slight flurry of snow, bore down on a sad procession in Union Street, Jamaica, to-day, and I paused to wonder about each child who was belng escorted from the Children's Court to the Children's Society, some perhaps to start a term for delinquency. In the lead was a young woman who held by the hand @ iad of five whose tear-stained face told of separation from some one he loved He was followed by two “gunmen” of who seemed to enjoy th ention passers-by. A flapper with a suit case smiled brazenly at two men as she strutted by, Alongalde her was a pales faced girl of fifteen, sad and ashamed, Along with them « a powerfully built man with a forty-pound desperado n his grip, and they all made for tht Washington Strect “L' train. I won- dered why the philanthropists have al- lowed this condition to exist, parading these unfortanate youngsters through the streets while felons have at least the privacy of a “black Maria,” to say nothing of shelter from the weat Hi. Fellows, No, 48 , Richmond Hill, aufort ATER PIPTY YEARS. On Nott Avenue, Long Island City, 8 Hospital, 1 Kenne % 1 ’ ‘ « Villard A dollia, * The services of a policeman were required to direct the callers, answer their questions and maintain two lines to the cashiers’ @ woman entered and was placed She wore a worried look and when she had been waiting five minutes she expressed to those nearest to her the fear that she wouldn't be out by 2 o'clock. “Well,” suggested the genfal policeman, “what have you got there, a certified check?” * In reply she handed him a slip of paper. Examination showed it to be a summons, directing the lady to appear before a court sitting in another part of the building.—Walter J. Tillman, No. 2860 Creston Avenue, Bronx. RICHMON! TA Gh On @ bow of rock candy I bought at a drug store to-day I read thia on the label: “Formula for old-fash- toned rock and rye. Dissolve the contents of this package in a half pint of beat ryo whiskey. This cor- dial 4 soothing in all cases of coughs and colds.” This may be a good remedy,—William F. Schnetder, No. $07 York Avenue, New Brigh- ton, 8. I. WRITERS MUST TELL WHERE THE INCIDENT TOOK PLA I missed seeing a real football game to-day, so 1 went fishing and saw an- other kind. A flock of seagulls, it seemed to me, were having a game of their own with a fish as the ball. One of the birds swooped down to the water, picked up @ dead fish and tried to fly through the other birds, One of them tackled him and he dropped the fish to the water. Another bird got it, but he too was tackled and dropped the fish Then a third bird picked it up, darted through the whole field and the last 1 saw of him was as he was winging 26 yards ahead of the others for a certain goul—A. V. Harding, No. 27 Crescent Avenue, New Brighton, 3. I. PREPAREDNE To-day as the tiny flakes of the first snow wero falling, I heard laughing voices and a scraping of iron behind a fence. There were a group of litte boys happily sharpening the runners of their sleds, each telling of the fun hé had sleighing last winter and bragging about what he was going to do thts winter.--J. H. Johnson, No, 5304 Amboy Road, Huguenot Park, 8. I. MERCHANT MARINE, As I watched four tugs dock an oi) tank steamer at the Standard Oil docks at Bayonne to-day I was amazed to seo so few ships flying the United States tug. Yet there are many boat id for by the Liberty bonds we bought, lying In the mud in Staten Island Sound —-8. Weir, No. 127 Palmer Avenue, Port Richmond, 8. I. HIS OWN MEDICINE. Last night when I called on my den- tist at Cebra Ave and Richmond Turnpike, New Brighton, { saw him getting some of his own medici Yes. he was having his own teeth worked on. Another dentist was grinding away on them, and I heard him make the some wailing sounds of pain that his patients make when he grinds on them, —Alvina Renz, No. 98 Otis Avenue, Grant City, 3. I. BRY ONE DOES. Y Madison sed two apartment AS ALMOST On Clinton Ayenu Avenue, to-day I ps houses which are not yet firtshed. In almost every window of the eight floors a Ked Cross the of the two buildings was membership card, showing that workmen there appreciate what th Cross is doing.— Mrs, A, N. Rus 1468 Richmond Avenue, Port Ki 81 st HITE WINKS” A young lady in my oft I to be married, and every other da the noon hour I sce har clipp Ki chenette Kink om The yeni World magazine page and pasting them Ina rap book for future refercner Vthel Meclfugh, No. 160 Van Buren Street, New Brightou, &. 1. BROOKLYN. YOURS RECEIVED AND CONTENTS NOTED. SAW a very attractive stenographic position advertised in The | Sunday World and, although I am employed under conditions that are quite satisfactory, it suggested opportunities it seemed I ought not to forego, I answered it, therefore, setting forth my quali- fications and volunteering the information that, while I am employed, I am anxious to better myself. * * * To-day I was called into’ tho office of one of the executives of our company, who handed me my letter and asked for an explanation. I had replied to an ad in- serted by another department of the same company! * * * A mo- ment’s reflection, while I scanned the grim countenance of my chief, and I said: for being ambitious, haven't you?” He did not laugh, exactly, but little wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes. All he said wat “Humph!" * * © T have not answered a single advertisement to- “I tried to better myself; you've got to give me credit’” day.—L. M., Brooklyn. cal. fpa))\\S MR. AND MRS. GOLD"ISH IN NEW APARTMENT, On Newkirk Plaza this morning I saw a Uttle girl carrying a small aquarium in which swam two goldfish. Her father was cautioning her not to drop it. but as they started to cross the street an automobile passed, frightening the child and she did drop the bowl. The two goldfish lay flapping on the pavement, and the sound of breaking glass brought a drug store proprietor running to the street. The child was crying. The man Immediately took in the eltuation, picked up the goldfish, ran with them into the drugstore and came out again in a few moments carrying them in an ice cream container filled with water.—Mra. Wil) liam KR. Sturges, No, 684 Rugby Road, Brooklyn, DERBIES ARE COMING BACK. T had purchased a derby hat and was standing at Fulton Street and Elm Place, Brooklyn, when I aw a lady carrying a baby and an extra large bag, which was open. “How foolish,” I thought, and suddenly I saw two women grab the woman and the bag. She screamed, and thinking It was a hold-up T ran to her assistance, getting into an awful jam. Then I learned two women detectives were arresting her for shop- lifting. And I lost a new derby hat go- ing to her assistance!—Michael B. Far- rell No. 1825 West Kighth Street, Brook- lyn. “WATCH THE DOORS!" I was a passenger to-day on a Sea Beach express the cars of which heve horns through which a guard in an- other car announces stations, Just as we were leaving 36th Street came the announcement through the horn 'Paci- fic Street is the next stop! An elderly lady immediately Jumped from her seat and shouted into the horn: ‘Does thir car stop at De Kalb Avenue?’ Seated in front of the lady was man half asleep, maybe a little drunk. Without raising his head he answere ‘No, change local ‘Spific Street!" The old lady sat down satisfied, and turning to a young woman beside her remarked: “You get more civil answers from this radia than you ever got from thy stupid old guards!"—W. G. Stoddard, No. 1865 7lst Street, Brooklyn, ‘THIS EXPLAINS A LOT, On Myrtle Avenue, near Jay Street, Brooklyn, to-day I eaw thie sign on the window of a cigar store: “I have a smoke that will put you THERE WERE NO POLICEMEN. I saw a short fat man and a tall thin one attempt to beat one another into the Post Office through the revolving door. Both of them got into the same section of the door. Neither would allow the other to proceed and the crowd that gathered permitted them to stand there and argue it out. They could have saved at most barely half a minute, but they stood there yammering at each other for ten minutes and might have been there yet had not a policemen come along and shooe’ them away.— Clare W. th, No. 275 Westminster Road, Flatbush, Brooklyn. THE BEAUTIFUL 6NOW. During a torturous period of commu- nity civics to-day I heard the pupils of Public School No. 3 yelling with de- light. A few boys from my class ran to the window to see what was the cause of it, “It's snowin, one of them yelled. Immediately the class was in an uproar, Then when we had quieted down we had ‘the pleasure of Ustening to our Principal on the subject of self-control, following which he an- nounced an hour's detention for the class for next week.—Irving Cohen, No, 3051 Lakeland Place, Brooklyn. NOTHING MISSING. T lost my pencil case, which con- tained 20 cents, a month ago and had forgotten it until to-day, when my teacher held it up in class ond asked who had lost it. Then when 1 got it I fownd everything in ét, Viola B. John- Kings Highway, “FOLLOW MY LEADER.” On Nostrand Avenue the other even- ing I saw a group of boys about 11 or 13 y of age, playing “follow the leader.” He put them through many arg varied manoéuvres and they followed implicity even to the finale, in which the leader snatched a red apple from a pusheart. Each of the boys did Uke- wise, and although the owner of the cart gave chase, all got away, following their lec ter.—G. Hennessy, No. 1320 8t. John’s Place, Brooklyn. LIKE A COMIC OPERA CHORUS. On my way to schoo] to-day I eaw @ peddier selling live turkeys. He was driving along yelling: “Gobble, gobbi: gobble! Gobble up your turkeys while the gobbling can be done!” Evidently the turkeys were of the same opinion, for all, alto, tenor and base, sang: “Gobble, gobble, gobble!"—Birdie Ros- on edge for your day's work.”—F. Jenberg, No. 1891 East 14th Street, X. H., Brooklyn, Brooklyn, OVERALLS. vers of our club and, having assumed the duty of “cleaning up” [' WAS EARLY on Thanksgiving Day, I had invited several mem- before their arrival, I was dressed for the job in the overalls I “work around the house” in. when I decided to run around the club members. I went, without a thought, just as I was. © The task was almost finished corner to the Mome of one of the eee I rang the bell and stepped aside. The door opened and somebody handed me an orange and closed the door. Somebody opened the door and sald The door was shut again. * I had been taken for one of the kids who “masquerade” on again, it.” me. Bang! © © * T rang the bell “That's all; now beat’ * © Then it dawned on Thanksgiving Day and practise a mild but effective form of hold-up. ‘This time I rang thric , opened the door and stepped inside. I heard my friend's mother say, “Those kids will be the death of me! isn’t another bit of fruit in this house’ There I placed the orange in ber lap and turned to face the confused young man who had told mo to “beat it.”"—Elste L. Fisher, No. 2793 27th Street East, Sheeps- head Bay, Brooklyn. THE TWELFTH GUEST, Yesterday we gave a “birfday” party to one and only, three yea Eleven ttle ones, plus eleven mama: present. It was a hectic after- n, but still I had time to wonder y our twelfth guest had not come rhis afternoon at 2.30 the door bell and there was the absent guest terday, followed by his mother. as a “pwesent’? for Buddy, I thought it was very nice of them to bring a pre: nd sald so, asking why they 4: The ran of ye He bore a large box, announcing it no? come to the party yesterday mother looked at me blankly and then exclaimed: "Yesterday! Why, I thought it vas to-day! My poor baby!" It der veloped that thir was to have been her son's first party, and he had been look- ing forward to it for a week only to be disappointed. And his mother so keenly felt remorseful for her forgetfulnese. Mrs. Hannah Berkowitz, No. 1092 Presl- dent Street, Brooklyn. ron A TRAIN, \is morning I saw four WAITIN At § o'clock’ t ‘ business men standing in " al tracks in the le bush Ave- nue Station It seemed strange to 4 time when thoukands were hurrying to work they should think of @ cards.—Maxwell B. Zimmerman, Euclid Avenue, Brooklyn, 18 IT POSSIBLE? Every morning on the Nostrand Aves nue car, which reaches Willisensburg Bridge at 6 o'clock, the motorman stops about ten blocks from the bridge and holds a sociable confab with another motorman, who stops his car also. There they stand and talk like a couple of old women hanging over a backyard fence, This morning the passengers held an indignation meeting, but not until we had pounded on the windows and shouted in our rage did our motorman close the conversation and start us on our way to work.—L. C. Blanchfield, No. 775 St. John’s Place, Brooklyn, OFFICIAL VISITORS FROM GERMANY In assembly at P. 8. No, 93 to-day & man from Washington introduced to us a German Senator from Hamburg and a woman who js taking an active part in the work of the German Gov. ment, The man who introduced them xnid our #chool was honored by the visit of two such famous people from the G yan Republle who had come to ex-~ plain to President Harding the problem of the German debt. Naturally we ap= plauded. and we were surprised to see that the two Germans also applauded, And not until later did we learn that they spoke no English and thought they. were dolrig the correct thing by plauding with us when we were plauding them.—Garah Faucett, No. Parkside Avenue, Brooklyn, SS