The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-19
MANY OF THE NEWeoEALERI
WIDOWS OR cRIPPlEs.

An Evening World reporter SONG over
every section OF New York and talking
70 the newsdealsrs discovered that many
OF the proprietor Of these stands are
widows. cr1ppies and sven In some oasss
blind persons. who could do nothing
else to earn . livelihood. and the en-
forcing Of this now ordinance will bring
disaster ard sorrow to them OF the
dircst kind.
Patrick Cronan, who has . stand un-
der the elevated station on tho north
east cora.r Of Twsnty-eiGhth street and
sixth avenue, 10 partially blind. and has
for years boon dependent on selling pa
psrs TO make his living.
"It = hard to believe" said Cronan
to-day. mat there are men 30 cruel
and heartiess !, this city as to pass
and enforce this new ordinance. Hun.
drsds Of poor crippics and deformed
people In Greater New York are de-
pendent on selling papers. Their In
firmities leave them no other means Of
livelihood. I don't think you will got
many IL any newsc .ers to admit they
have paid sxtortion money. They don't
| that which worries Us: Il 10 this now
ordinance. A. for myself I have been
on this corner for six years. and no
Alderman has ever approached mo-"
Mrs. Hanna Sullivan. who is . widow
and supports four young children. has
y stand right across the street from
Costello. east OF Church street
I've never had any one approach
me-" said Mrs. sullivan. Tho question
OF graft Money Is no trouble to me.
II IL the thought OF the enforcement
Of this new ordinance that worries me
to distraction. II It 10 enforced II
means that / will have to take my
| stand all the way to the cetnre OF the
block. and of course that will ruin my
| trade"
| William Cosgrove. at the corner OF
Forty-second street and Broadway
says that he has never paid any graft
money. and he is supported in this
by Alfred Hutchinson. who has stand
several blocks below. at Broadway and
| Thirty-eighth street on the northeast
corner. Samuel Cohen. on the south.
west corner of Forty-second street and
Seventh avenue. says he has been sell
Ing papers on that corner for ter
years and has never paid u cent OF
tribute to the Aldermen.
Solomon Charged. on the southeat,
corner of Broadway and Forfeit
street. claimed to have been occupyinI
that site for three years. and said h,
encountered no trouble getting his II
cense. Morris Kasdan. on tue south
east corner OF Thirty-ninth street ant
broadway. said he got his license with
out difficulty.
Louis Epstein. who has a large stan,
under the elevated station at Thirty
third street and Broadway, has beei
there for several years and spen
nothing but the money for his stan,
and the $40 necessary years for hi
permit.
Jacob Debobeo. a dealer with a stan
on the northeast corner OF Sixth ave
nue. Thirtieth street. IL another VIII
says that he paid nothing but his leEs
fec for his license. Mrs. julius Fine
on the southwest corner OF Twenty
eighth street and Broadway, who ha
been there for three years. says sh
has never had any trouble In obtain
ing her license an soon as she wante
H. Benjamin Kamensky. on the OF
posite corner, who has another stan
under the elevated station. corroboI
ates her statement