Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-06
Around New York

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Rlpplss on the Current OF Life
as Seen in the Great American
Metropolis from nay 20 Day.
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Few things give the onlookers more
pleasing thrill that to see the we'll groomed
horses OF fire department dashing
the streets This Is especially true of
New York, where drivers and animals take
long chances on narrow and crowded
streets. But on Tuesday New York had
a new sight, stirring one that will not
soon be forgotten by those who witnessed
It. An alarm rang In and the automatic
fronts OF the stalls In the Morgan avenue
station flew open. The three great ,grays
sprang to their places under the engine
harness II made no difference to them
that the fire was beyond their station.
The doors of the house opened, the horses
hesitated an instant for the we'll known
clasps to snap, but dutey called and time
was short. They moved as one, swung
out of the engine house, caught their stride
In few steps and, all bare of harness and
free from controlling rein, dashed away
abreast to the fire call they had been
trained to answer They galloped for
blocks like cavalry troop horses never
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turning as II driven by an expert 1t was
beautiful sight even IL rather terrifying
to pedestrians, and 1t showed that horse
knows that he has work to do and
Initiative to do 1t unassisted to the best
Of his ability.
It was all that a policeman and an am
bulance surgeon could do 20 get u-year
old John Slcha to abandon the ball game
which the Wales Juniors, of which he is
captain, were playing against the West
chester Juniors, Notwithstanding his left
arm was fractured in two places.
1t was In the ninth inning with the score
tied, that the accident befell the doughty
little base ball captain. He was standing
on third base, which was covered by a
rock, when he saw a chance to steal to
the home plate, which was also represented
by rock on the big field that runs from
one Hundred and Fifty-second to One Hun
dred and Fifty-flfth street. in Wales ave-
nue., AS he slid he struck another rock
full force, and his face was white with pain
when he picked himself up.
He ordered the game to proceed but the
policeman called time" The policeman
summoned an ambulance from Lebanon
hospital. DIR. Goldschmidt tried to per-
suade the boy to get into the vehicle,
but he refused. Both the physician and
the officer pleaded, but Captain Sicha per-
sisted In seeing the game out.
The men were reluctant to lift him into
the ambulance against his protests lest
they might add to his injuries. Finally
one of his playinates got into the ambu-
lance with him on a dare. At the hospital
1t was found that in addition to the double
fracture of his left arm the lad had prob
ably suffered internal injuries.
Julius Scholz ~ years of age and penni-
less started TO take the first job he had
been able to get in seven months He left
his wife and five little children in their
home, 1880 Washington avenue, and walked
away with only a few crusts of stale bread
ali that the hungry mouths at home could
spare-for his lunch. The crusts were care
fully stored in his pocket
1t was seven miles from his home to the
place down town where he had work. Lack
Of food during the idle months had made
the man weak. At One Hundred and For
ty-ninth street and Third avenue a special
policeman for the Inter-Borough saw
Scholz accept transfer from another man
! that he might ride to work. Taking anoth-
| er's transfer is an offense and the police
man arrested him.
At the Morrisania court when Scholz
was searched the police found the crusts.
With tears the prisoner told Magistrate
House that he had only procured his first
! Job the day before. When he finished his
work for the day he would have carfare
and would never again take transfer.
This man ought never to have been
brought to this court" said the magistrate.
He is discharged"
Then the magistrate dug into his pocket
for few coins The policemen around the
platform followed the lead of the judge,
and Scholz cashed his champion hard luck
tale for S9,25, and went away with the
rosy view that blessings sometimes come
along disguised even in the uniform OF a
cop
! That the aeroplane in its present state of
| development is far from being a satisfac-
tory engine of war is the conclusion OF
Glenn H, Curtiss, as the conclusion of the
experiments in mimic bomb throwing
which he has been conducting over Lake
Keuka. The tests thus far. he says, have
demonstrated two important facts:
"First-That no aeroplane can be made
into an efficient war machine unless it ia
fitted for carrying two persons-one to act
as pilot and attend to the motor, the other
to act as gunner.
"Second-That the dropping Of projectiles
is waste OF ammunition without a gun
which can be aimed straight from over
head and can carry its missile to the tar
get"
Rear Admiral Kimbalrs comment on the
tests is as follows: These are the aero
planes present defects for war purposes:
Lack of ability to operate in average
weather at sea; signaling approach by
noise made by motor and propeller; i'm
possibility of controlling heights and speeds
SO as to predict approximate range; diff
ficulty of hitting when working at height
great enough to give the aeroplane fight
ing chance of reaching effective range"
Vice Chancellor Emery got a lesson in
English as she Is spoke when hearing a
divorce suit in chambers in Newark, N. j.
Jerome Scotto Of Brooklyn wanted sep
aration from Gertrude M. scotto of 22i
Willow avenue Hoboken, on the ground OF
infidelity. They were married year ago
by justice Of the peace in 'Hoboken and
separated at once
Albert Werner Of Hoboken testified about
the marriage.
sScotfo told me he was steWed that