Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-06
e0TRlM NEWS AND GOSSIP

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New York, Sept 6.-When the pub
: lie schools Of New York City, which
has just contracted to spend $3.50, 000,-
900 for subways, open next Monday,
100000 boys and girls. or one-sixth of
the city's total enrolment, will be
obliged to stay at home or be al
lowed to roam the streets because
enough money has not been provided
to build schoolhouses to accommodate
them. There will be about ~ per
cent more Of these part timers" as
the "schoolless" children are called.
than there were last year, and there
were about per cent more then than
there were in 1911. 1t is claimed that
construction work on the school build
ings this year has been hampered by
congestion in the steel industry, the
Ohio floods and the granite cutters
strike. which was settled only in July.
Public Service Commissioner Nc
Call. on the eve of the campaign for
the mayoralty on the Tammany
ticket, has turned down his glass on
grape Juice. mineral water, and milk,
and other light beverages Endorsed by
Administration Democratst.
He is treating his friends with
brand new concoction, nicknamed the
Mccall highball."
II is made by squeezing Florida
orange into glass Of ginger ale.
1T takes all the sting out Of the
ginger ale," explained Judge Mccall,
as he squeezed his second orange into
long temperance tumbler. But il
keeps all the afivor and snap"
Jealous wives having complained to
the police, a ban has been placed
upon the custom OF some OF the fair
bathers that go to Rockaway Beach.
OF disrobing in their automobiles. II
was said that the fond bubbles OF the
community spent too much time on
the front porches, opera glasses in
hand. gazing intently upon the near
water nypms as they disrobed.
The wives OF these gentlemen didn't
care much for that sort OF thing and
trouble arose. Finally one OF them
telephoned to the police that human
ity had advanced several stages be-
yond the style Of dress that was rap
idly being assumed by some OF the
fair motorists, and II was about time
that q stop was put to It.
The near September Morns" ex.
plAyned that they couldn't get bath.
houses and wanted TO 60 for a swim,
and thSn the rubberers we're too
fresh" anyway.
The largest book In the world-a
200-pound album-has just been de-
livered to the Daughters OF Jacob
Home. No. 203 Broadway.
II will keep for many years hence
the names. pictures and memoranda
Of prominent Jewish people. and It
contains 1000 pages and room for
10000 photographs and 100000 names.
Four men were required to lift 1t.
The leaves OF the book are OF the
same kind Of paper as that upon
which the Russo-Japanese peace
treaty was signed.
One OF the first evidences to be
made public that New York's police
commissioner has CLEANED some new
ideas from his recent trip to Europe,
where he made study OF the police
methods in the larger cities is an
announcement to the effect that he
will apply for additional money with
which to employ civilian teachers in
the police schools to instruct the re.
cruits in the elementary branches and
other branches that do not come en-.
tirely within the especial province OF
a police instructor proper. He is
working to devise some system where
by the patrolmen may make a uni
form report about the ordinary mat
tiers upon which they must make re.
ports.
Another innovation is disclosed in
the announcement that as soon as
possible he intends to adopt the Swed- |
ish system Of gymnastics as EN-.
ployed by the police OF Sweden. BY |
this means, the commissioner says,
the new recruits who enter the ranks |
in the best possible condition will be |
enabled to keep in condition. Besides,
the commissioner stated. the men
will be kept in better health all the |
year round.