New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
ED" KLEIN GOES AWAY
Leaues Little Germany" and Lo5ccr
Second AUenue to Its Fate.

Bronxward the Merchandising takes its way and
all that section Of the lower East Side. between
Houston and 18th streets sometimes called. i'm
properly, perhaps Little Germany growls but
follows. or is it that it precedes? Ed Klein in
Clines The latter view Of the caIe. but then Ed
has his own particular reasons, and there isn't
"Dutchman" in lower Second avenue who. though
they think his opinion on the subject is bad and re-
gret his passing. would venture 10 contradict him.
For. perhaps when Ed" finds what Gus"
Wischman amounts a guide in the picking
OF the ponies after close contact at SheepsheaJ
Bay. he may reconsider and open up that hebe
Merchandising again at HIS place uptown Be
sides Sheopshead Bay is ali right in the summer,
but when the winter comes and Coroner Julius is
so busy looking for the interests of the public,
which he not and will not sacrifice 20 private
interests, however dear, who's going 10 see that
Tanmany is all right in the "old Tent?
Led him alone. und ven he bays Rye coope
OF times. no more sheepzhead for Ed % as the
twenty years patron Ed" said last night trying
his best 10 convince himself that It was his old
Weiser nit and not Pommery Sec that he was
imbibing, ana that il only "A regular night 1t
the weinstube instead of the blowout that marked
Eds separation from the business which his
father Karl Klein, started forty -four years ago.
within eafshot the sacrlegious reference to that
sliced sun cherished on the Las; oIde, even ii IL
does disconcert a bunch ard then by keep
ing well without the money Ed" wanted
Pheasant incidents last night.
Among Eds lares and penates there is a bronze
statue a ST 1ammauy. 10 say nothing u "A leather
Tbai Sa,I Yy ~ -. VI bd iG w. - [ tR
public TO the eastward Of which inscription
wag has appended the letters '1-t-y"
81 and lower second avenue VIII i Know hs VEIN
handling more, unless, of course, ne changes
his mind and opens UP in that fine place he has
bought in Third avenue. SD street. Sure.
thereH be Val BrilIs which has been there Tor
MY years or more, but the Germans need all the
commissary they can command II they are really
TO make any stand against the encrOachments of
the Italians and Russian Jews IN their old citadel
But what's one Merchandising against hundred
thirsty Germans on hot summer night?
Ed however, thinks his old patrons can get along
well enough without him. He's sorry 20 leave the
. ioI I7,r Dse t ola line families Thai made lite
Germany began TO away. and eventually il
became so bad that one never understood what the
Slocum disaster The picnic Of the German Luth-
eran Church in East eth street was an event in the
neighborhood even then. and the Klein family were
among the members OF Mr.. Haas's flock who made
gleeful plans for the outing. .
contained the names OF Klein's wife; his mother a
son and daughter. Two OF the other chii1[sn' a
boy and girl who went on me excursion ~eIe az
the Weinhandlung last night to aid In the farewell
capped. To cap 1t all, Klein Oldest son: haIL was
drowned in Highland Lake, kenoge, y y last
father make up his mind to get away from the
old scenes and try to forget
So he has bought q house at Sheepshead Bay, and
lower Second avenue will more hear him say.
You can treat me tomorrow not tonight, un,
begin running at the seaside track. Sol Mandel, of
last might when the sparkling French water was
passed. but Ed" would yield 10 one, not even
big Tim when it came TO weiser init.
AS always. Eds leader. Julius Hamburger was
ION the job the wind-up of the old resort as
big Tim and Little Tim Sullivan, Justice
George F. Roesch, Jacob Sohmer. formerly County
Clerk; ex-Assemblyman HUH and a host of pollti-
clans and members of the White Mice and N r. s.
Of both Of which organizations Mr.. Klein has long
been officer.
In the old days. when he was Police Commits
sioner of New York. Theodore Roosevelt knew
Ed Klein's. and liked 20 discuss politics with the
hosptable proprietor. But the dwindng numbers
of the OF the FatheFland in lower Second ave-
nue. could well have spared last nights display of
fireworks and the sending up of Illuminated bal
looms If ED" hadn't made of his departure
on May by selling his place TO a furniture con-
Germ.