Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-31
RouNp Amour NEW YoRK.
RippIes on the Current OF lite In tn,
Metropolis.

Cuba, in 1925. Statistics for that period
compiled by the World show l6l persons
killed by surface line street cars and
buses, p IN subway accidents, 10 on ele-
waited roads, 10 on steam railroads. 116 by
street vehicles, "A by automobiles. l6 by
explosives and falling walls. $50 by falls
from buildings or downstairs or off We
hicles and cars, making a total 81 1000
violent deaths, almost all directly at
~tributable TO traffic and building condi-
tons in the big city. The high rate OF
street fatalities in New York" comments
the Wrld. has two basic causes. The
shape Of Manhattan island congcsts busi-
ness between the two rivers and also con
gests foot travel and means of trans
portation. Coupled with this is the great
American desire to get there which con-
stantly demands and constantly is getting
faster and stll faster means OF travel"
Jacques I. emperor OF the Sahara" is
In New York. Although actually urem-
ployed at the emperor business at pres
ent, the new arrival has more money than
he could count in a month. When OFF duty
he answers to the name Of Jacques Le-
baudy. He is the son of Lebaudy. the
French sugar king. himself a picturesque
personality while alive He has inherited
the immense sugar business, valuable
property in many parts Of Europe and
much ready cash. His majesty, accom-
panied by the imperial court, consisting Of
four advisers, who are paid for keeping
their advice to themselves. registered at
the Hotel Belmont last week. The clerk.
mistaking them for street musicians, at
first ordered them off, but he was dis
f11u aioraa utha- ~ -.
gold piece on the desk and asked i'm.
periously for the royal suite" The men
have apartments at the hotel. but they
don't sleep or eat there, and all attempts
to find where they spend their time and
h they are doing here have been fruit
less. A year ago Lebaudv was in New
York loaded down with gold and registered
at half a dozen different places, keeping
reporters busy during his stay. His &C.
centricities have from time to time made
Paris turn around and look, but his estab-
ishment Of the Empire of Sahara, with
himself as ruler. won him his greatest
notoriety. He announced thai he Intended
to transform the desert into a Furnishing
kingdom. He was measured for a throne
and crown, but before the royal court
had a chance to get together, France in
terrupted and forced him to shut up shon.
A woman who shared the spotlight with
him was an actress known as Mile
MGrsy. He promoted her to be Countess
Dhozier.
When the dancing masters convention
took place in New York last year all the
delegates received a neatly printed book
let giving a brief history Of the waltz. with
pictures OF Tanner, Gung. Weber, Strauss
and other celebrated composers of waltz
music. The little book also contained an
appeal to the teachers Of dancing to give
their aid toward saving the waltz. which
was threatened with abandonment. "If
for no other treason than to save for the
world the beautiful compositions which the
waltz have 1t and to encourage the pro-
duction of similar works, let us save the
waltz The subject has the attention Of
the first international dance congress
which opened at Berlin on July 20, where
representatives from seventeen countries
began their work by discussing measures
to prevent the disappearance of the most
beautiful dance, which is threatened with
extinction"
The men in a family living on the upper
West Side divide their business between
two t~ailors, and each tailor has for two
years been doing his best to drive the
other out. The consequence is that the men
Of that household have the best at the
smallest cost. Recently the younger mem
Der of the family by mistake sent a gar
ment to his brothers tailor to be pressed.
The job was quickly and well done, and
the man OF business delivered it himself,
because, as he said, he wanted TO see
young Mr.. b. mo wonder your tailor
gives you clothes cheap" he said. This
coat Is made Of cottoD and wool cloth, and
you've been cheated" The charge was in
dignantly denied by the other tailor, who
proposed that three reputable tailors be
asked by the customer to decide as to the
quality of the goods, the loser to pay for
a days outing for twelve poor families Sc.
lected by the winner. The outing took
place last Sunday, and thirty-six children
carried little flags inscribed: IS cloth
is all wool, and he's all right"
The old Van Buren, homestead, two
houses in a large garden in Fourteenth
street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues,
New York, is not to be obllterated as vet,
although Elizabeth spingler Van Buren's
death at an advanced age has left one OF
lHS MUSES. N4NOS' Il dIJu ~ without a ten
ant. Her sister, Mrs. Emily Van Buren,
Reynolds, occupies No. 20. and she is the
surviving descendant OF Henry Spingler.
who bought the property in 1888. as part of
a considerable farm, and OF Michael NJ.
Van BureT. The estate, extending back
to Fifteenth street, occupies ten city lots.
and its dwelling houses are the only ones
remaining in the lot between the avenues.
On Monday the rev house of John d.
Rockefeller at Pocantico Hills was fin
ished and occupied. The Institution Of
Mercy building, a home for orphan chill
dren, is a little southwest of Mr.. Rookie
feller's new home, and its roof. painted a
bright red, was not a pleasing sight for
him. So Mr.. Rockefeller proposed to the
sisters in charge that II they would let him
paint the roof green he would send his
men down and do the work free. As the
roof Eeeded painting, the sisters readily
agreed, and Mr., Rockefeller's men have
painted the roof green to harmonize with
the surrounding foliage. Now the view at
every point Of the compass is wholly agree
able to Mr.. Rockefeller.
An italian contractor who has suffered
much from Blackhand outrAges in New,