Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-17
NEWS, VIEWS
AND GOSSIP
Some OF the Life Pictures OF the
Great Metropolis Of
America.
lBy Glenn onernasy.l

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melodrama. which have been trans
formed into moving picture houses.
with the general admission OF dime
q throw. The Fourteenth Street
theater II the latest addition TO the
ranks Of the ''canvasbacks" and signs
are not lacking that other threaters
VIII soon follow suit. Already there
aFe nearly dozen big and expensive
houses, representing large invest
ment, devoted 10 this form Of amuse-
ment, In addition to the hundreds OF
neaF-therters, with gaudy fronts,
which cater to the fve-cent patrons.
The existence Of All these places has
had a decidedly bad effect upon the
boz once receipts or the regular van
deyille houses. The "salome" craze
served for time to attract patron
ags 70 the vaudeville theaters, but
the Sensational limits IN that diroc-
tioH have apparently been reached.
and the managers OF vaudeville
houses are In deepest despair.
stop skyscraping.
New York II inordinately proud OF
~ akyscrapers. The Metropolitan
Life building. which il e76 feet IN
height and the Singer building
which projects into the atmosphere
eia feet, arc looked upon az archi-
tectural achievements which win
soon be surpassed. In the brain OF
every New Yorker IL q vision OF the
future when the skyline will show air
piercing structures which will make
the highest odIices OF the present
appear pygmy-like. Vain dream.
The Building Code Revision commit
tee has set lst foot down on the
skyscrapera. metaphoFicalIy speaking.
and u IT, recommendation are
adopted, the Singer and Metropoli.
tian Life buildings win BE- the last
81 their kind. Three hundred and
nifty feet 10 quite high enough for
any building. in the opinlon Of the
members Of the committee. and then
only when the oditlcos face upon a
park. square or plaza.
II the board Of aldermen acts
favorably upon this recommendation,
the aky-serapor Is apparently doom.
Lure Of the city.
October u tho month. when New
York receives its greatest accession
% population from tho county dis
tricta. and this month has not proven
al exception. Farms, villages and
ANAL cities all over the country are
fnFniahing their quota to the teem-
ina millions Of the metropolis. Most
q these arrivals are young people.
Of both sexes, who see IN the great
ess city Of the land an opportunity
70 display their ability.
For the young person from the
county who has gained an expert
knowledge In some particular line,
New York often Offers fulfllment OF
the f0ndost hopea. Az rule, en-
ployers prefer boys and girls from
the country and sfnall towns, as they
are usually more anxious 70 succeed
and less susceptible TO the diaslpa-
tien that ahatter the energy OF the
city youth.
The young man OF ability who has
. capacity for hard work has no
reason 10 fear New York. The born
and bread metropolitan youth may
b able % put up : better front.
and for = time may laugh al his
country cousin. Il win be only
matter Of q few years until his spirit
viii be chastened and he win b
tamely eating out % the hand o.
. ''hoss'' who came 10 New York
from Oshkosh or Podnnk.
There Is pathetic side to this an-
naal autnmnal invasion. however.
The boy or girl who arrives IA New
York with little money and no friends
of inAuonce. and expects TO make a
living hy working IN the stores or fac
tories, viii have q hard row to
hoe.' and they had much better re-
main at home. There are always
4 thousand vacancies for the man or
woman who can DO something a little
better than anyone else. but for the
unframed and mediocre New York
has q few inducements 10 oRer.
Many = homeless. ankept man Who
came to the city > few years ago.
with hope Of conquest beating high
d hin heart. now sleeps IN the City
HAL park and ''hits the bread llns"
Cor bis daily food.
the unframed Girl from the coun-
try has An even harder time. me
great department stores prefer the
homegrown product for their shop