Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
Stray Topics From Little Old New York

New York. Sept. 21.-When the pub
lie schools Of New York City were
opened for the school term OF 1928
last week, the names of about 100000
children We're registered on the rolls,
an increase Of about 10000 over the
number at the opening of the schools
last year. AS has been the case for
many years, the school accommoda-
lions of the city are inadequate for
the number Of children attending.
Last year sO.S20 children were COM
PEELED, owing to lack Of room accom-
modations. to attend school part of the
time only. This year the number Of
children on half-time will be a little
more than $1,000. Since the close Of
last school year many new school
buildings were begun and partly COM
pleted. but labor troubles interfered
with the work and delayed the COM
pletion Of many Of the new buildings
which were expected to be ready for
occupation at the beginning Of the new
term. AS these buildings are fin
ished the number of pupils on half
time will be gradually diminished.
The high schools OF the five boroughs
show a total registration OF about 3d.
600 pupils. This is a normal increase
over last years figures.
John d. Rockefeller is having his
troubles at Pocantico Hills. 1t seems
that the Black Hand is after him and
he is taking extraordinary precautions
to keep out Of its grasp. His country
home Is guarded by a small army Of
armed men who do not hesitate to
make use of their guns against any
suspicious characters that may be
found prowling around on the estate
at night. The oil king does not seem
to worry much over the attention
which the Black Hand is bestowing
upon him. He feels perfectly safe be-
hind the Gordon Of armed guards, yet
he is taking the precaution Of gradu-
ally eliminating every italian from his
estate and from the immediate neigh
borhood OF the estate. This requires
money. but Mr.. Rockefeller still has a
few oily dollars in the stocking in
which he keeps his modest savings. and
can well afford to keep up the fight
against the Black Hand for some time
to come.
Pleasantville is a village near Allan
tic City, n. j.. and visitors to the lat
ter seaside resort often take trips to
Pleasantville, in the hope, probably OF
finding 1t as aliuring az its name. A
man named Hunt, residing in WASH
ington, d. c., while spending his va
cation at Atlantic City, visited Pleas
antville the other day and returned to
Atlantic City with the firm conviction
that Pleasantville IN a misnomer. Ac-
compapied by two strangers whom he
had met at q restaurant. Hunt visited
Pleasantville and took q stroll through
the woods. Having reached a Sc
cluded~ spot his companions knocked
him down. stripped him - completely
and robbed him Of his money, watch.
jewelry and wearing apparel. On the
following morning he was found in
the underbrush on the outskirts Of
Pleasantville. where he tried to hide
his nakedness. Hunt thinks that the
men who robbed him must have
learned their trade from the hotel
keepers in Atlantic City. -
Quite characteristic of present day
New York police methods was a case
which came up before Magistrate Her.
bert at the Morrisania court the other
day. A man was arraigned In court