Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-24

ae Seen IN the oreat Ameroan
Metropolis from Day 90 Day.
A writer In Harpers Weekly calculates
that there are In the United states some
thing like 100000 young men whose eyes
are directed more or less longingly toward
a golden, glittering vision Of New York
Job" The vision is alluring. There is the
big city-its fascinating dash and rush and
towering buildings; hopes OF big pay, rapid
advancement and moro pay coupled with
touches of glory. A pretty. enticing pic
ture but as unsubstantial as pipe dream
The writer draws a picture OF the reality
In part as follows;
Clerking will bring the young man any
where from 81 to $40 a week at the start
Eight dollars would be very fair average
estimate And in chroniollng these fig
ures, the clerkships in the average shop
are chosen as standards for judging. II
the young man gets job in the wholesale
houses downtown-an office job-he Will be
started out at about s. a week, although.
obviously, II he commands a knowledge of
or stenography, his pay will
start at figure nearer 3l2,
Wall street, with its lofty sound, is an
other lure. II the young mana stranger
gets a job in Wall street, he will start at
about $6 a week, although the figure may
be listed at IS in some Instances. And the
subsequent raises will take considerable
time to reach the SIS. to say nothing of
the go mark. There is lot Of money in
Wall street, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1t isn't in the
young mans first job.
If one Of these young men gets a Job on
the office staff Of an insurance company
he will start in at a salary Of about IS a
week, this figure, too, being q fair initial
Of the remuneration he will re-
oeive from similar jobs with other big COM
panies. A Job with an engineering firm
pays not more than from 80 to $40 week
at the start but II the young man has
ability his opportunity for advancement to
$40 a week will be open and comparatively
easy. Again. in this case, the young man
with an engineering education Is not con-
sidered. II the applicant obtains Job In
a lawyers office he will receive IS or $40 q
week.
petite figure in a black empire gown,
cut low at the neck, stepped from among
the spectators and entered the lawyers
Enclosure In the general sessions court.
Relatives must remain outside the rail-
ing" began q court attendant.
I'm not a relatlvei I'm counsel for the
Defense" replied the young woman,
"F. Thomas appears in the papers a.
COUNSEL" said Mr. Wssservogel, the &C.
sistant district attorney Informed thai
the defendants counsel was Miss Frieds
Thomas wasservogel gave place to hill
older and more hardened associate, Mr.
wilmot, who conducted the prosecution.
The news that a woman lawyer had in
vaded the general sessions spread through
the building, and all corridors led to par
two.
Occasionally she would pause to cast 9
reproachful glance at Judge Grain for Z
ruling unfavorable to the defense,s or K
smile assuringly at the Jury as she cor
nered a witness.
"our defense will be very simple" she
said in opening. 1T will be the truth
would not defend this prisoner II 1 did no
know he had the truth on his SIDE and
am sure all Of you gentlemen believe me-
Comptroller Pendergast OF New Yorf
City harbors some unpleasant suspicious
regarding certain philanthroplc organiza
lions In Gotham which are Handsomely
subsidized by the municipality for taking
care OF indigents and detectives. Their
is a bureau which looks after these insti
tutions, but the bureau has been so good
natured and the institutions so reticen
that before anyone knew 1t an era o
great extravaganza seems TO have devel
oped The city pays out to private insu
tutions something over S4,0o0oOo a year
sum which many declare to be alto
gether excessive,
1t is not necessary to mention anything
so unpleasant as graft" in connection
with these institutions They are not run
for private profit. But 1t seems, the!
have grown lazy-some of them-an'
extravagant, the natural result of beinl
fed too much pap. And 30 Comptrolle
Pendergast has sicked an investigation
upon them In spite of the fact that thei
boards contain some Of the most re
spected Knickerbocker names This inves
tigatlon will ascertain the unit cost o
the service which these institutions per
form and II 1t is far in excess of tn
cost for the same service elsewhere, tn
remedy, while heroic, will be easy an
obvious.
At 6 O'Clock Sunday afternoon q well
dressed couple walked into the West On
Hundred and F1fty-second Street station
Lieutenant McCann was on the desk.
appeared that they had just dined at
nearby restaurant. The man had a suit
case and wanted to go his way alone 70
the rest of his life. Not tearfully, bu
with calm persistence his wife would nc
let him.
Have a chair" Lieutenant MoCan
said when he saw that the contest prom
ised to be q long one. The wife sat dow
with a firm quietness that BODIED Ill for tn
success Of the mans desire. He put dow
his suitcase, paced the floor in front {
the desk. 1t was at about this point this
a reporter strohed into the station, but n
attention was paid to him.
I'VE can't get on together" said II
man, who was about "A years old. Nv
might as we'll part. We must part"
I'VE won't part, said the woman vii
gentle decision.
IT have packed up my suitcase" wei