Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-11

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divorce case last week. The case turned
upon the question whether a man found
under a bed at or about the midnight
hour was a burglar or a stray visitor.
The wife, as defendant in the case, did
her best to convince the court that the
fellow was a burglar, producing testi-
mony to show that when the husband
pulled the intruder from his hiding place
she screamed, called in the police and
ordered his arrest. The courts chivalrlc
spirit was touched and for a time the
scales leaned toward the screamer. Just
as things seemed to be all her way the
heartless husband proved that the bur
glar was clad only In hubby's nlghtgown
and showed the garment, bearing hubby's
initials on the collar. Where did he get It?
How? Why? The court did not answer.
Simply decided the man was not a burglar.
The Bowery is going about in a condition
ap~proximating trance. 1t is dawning upon
that region that the politicians who have
been superior to mere laws and ordinances
under recent city administrations are be-
ing forced to obey the rules that apply
to the rest Of the town. The other day
a force OF men armed with axes were
demolishlng the billboards which, In de-
fiance of the ordinance, have been occupy
ing the pavement in front of the Sullivan
theater. A crowd collected in no time.
Pretty soon a large man, with a cat-fur
collar on his oveTooat, hustled up. What
We doing here?' he demanded Of the boss
OF the crew.
The boss told him.
But" he said, ~astounded, don't We
know this is Big Tim sullivan's theater ?'
The boss said no. He didn't know, and,
what was more to the point, he didn't care.
III It was Charley Murphy's the-ayter
I'd tear thin billboards down. said he.
do we get that7"
The large, c~at-furred man hurried out to
a telephone to call someone up and .remon-
strate. He called official after official and
district leader after district leader. No
one could ease his sorrow. Finally he
got the private secretary of the mayor
himself on the telephone. He was heard
explaining the horror of the case over the
wire: Mind ye," said he; mind We; it's
Big Tins t~he-ayter billboards they're
tearing down; Big Tins, mind ye."
He paused for a reply. Gradually the
look of triumphant Indignation on his face
changed to one of disgust. He slammed
the receiver on the hook. And yet" he
said to those who had gathered, and yet
they say this is a free country"
1t is said that fully so per cent of the in
habitants Of New York City live in Hats.
In fact, the building Of private residences
in Manhattan has come to a ~standstill, we
might say. AT the present time there are
more h 10000 flat houses in that city.
During the year of 1908 there were only
thirty-elght private houses built there,
while more than 200 were demolished to
make room, usually, for more apartment
houses. The everlincreasing number of
flats In the big city, however, is not the
most distressing phase of the New York
problem, Having to live in them is the
most pathetic feature. Just to think of 1t.
a million human beings exist on Manhattan
island, from year to year, without expert
encing the sensation of living in a real
home. Huddled into dilninutive apart
ments, man. of this million literally eat
from their knees and BUNK on shelves with
never a breath Of wholesome air and rarely
a sight sof tree or flower. F'h"
A young physician in the East Side, New
York City, spends much time in charitable
practice. In fact, he sometimes gives to a
poor patient enough money to pay for pre-
scriptions. I'm not getting rich," he ex-
plains. but I simply can't see them suffer
for medicines that MAJ put them on their
feet again"
Not many days ago the doctor had occa-
sion to visit a woman who occupied one
small tenement room with her three chill
dren. After making out a prescription he
gave her 50, telling her TO buy the medicine
and TO use the change for needed food. On
the following day, as he was about to enter
the tenement for a second call, he met the
l~O-year-old daughter of the patient.
How is your mother?" he inquired of
the child.
"Oh, she's all WE'LL" was the answer.
"She took that 81 and got a real DOCTOR"
In Public School 81, in Mott street, at
tended by 800 children, most of whom are
Italian, an experiment is being tried which
may revolutionize the present luncheon
system in the schools. About 200 children,
ranging In years from Z to IA, are now
being fed at noon. They pay 8 4 and 8
cents, according to whether they have an
ordinary dinner or fruit and cocoa. as well.
The meal is hot and well cooked, and, ac-
cording to physicians on tho committee,
contains more than enough nourishment
for a child. The cooking is Italian. so
the children find the things with which
they are familiar. There are macaroni and
spaghetti in abundance, and often there is
a thick bean or pea soup, with three slices
of bread. Sometimes instead of soup rice
and oInatoe are served.
The gentlemen who believe that New
York City should hold a worlds fair in
1918, because the Dutch first landed here
in 1913, have incorporated themselves under
the name of the Dutch Advancement COM
ANY, with a capital stock of 100000. The
incorporators are evidently good men, but
are not among those celebrated in large
type in who's who" in New York City.
1t will take a large degree Of enthus-
iasm, push and energy to talk New York
City into an exposition OF this character.
1t was proposed to make a fair OF the
Hudson-Fulton celebration, but the con-
clusion was reached that America had
had its fill Of events Of that character.
A HUMAN EXECUTIVE.