The chronicle=news., 1913-01-15
Stray Topics from
Little Old New York

New York. Jan. 1.-THE New
Workers. or at least n great many OF
them, evidently are no, satisfied
with the safe and sane celebrations
which the municipality provides on
special occa Sions like the Fourth OF
Iuiy. Christmas and New Years day.
Ihoy do not object TO the entertain
diiion Ia II as much of the old nm
safe and lnsnh" ways OF celebrating
a. they can possibly get. Tn. New
Years "y" celebrations In New York.
"sp"cialy during recent years. were
a disgrace TO the city. II seemed as
II all the pcnt up rowdyisn OF the
multitude. all III" hysi"rical craving
Tor nois" and qualification on n I
night and all night pnndcmonium
r.igncd supreme along broadway and
practically all the streets OF the
Eow.ry and the Tcnd.rloin districts.
|, WAS with tn" hope of putting an
end to the scns.lcss nois. and the dis
play Of rowdyism on New Years cv"
that the city authorities. supported
by tho better elements among the
citlzens' tried the experiment OF ar
ranging public celebrations with
music and other features of enter
tninmcnt i;ut the rowdyism would
not be downcd ~ easily and there
was enough OF II throughout the city
Ia satisfy the toughest hoodium,
To max" things u It'll. liyciicr the
striking walters mad. an attack with
bricks and paving blocks upon the
Hotel As,or which was filled with
merry making crowds. The police
reserves had TO bc called out to sub
du" and disp"rsc III" strikers. Some
OF them wcr" captured and ordcr
was finally restored. II IL SAT. TO say
that the striking walters did not win
much sympnth. from III" decent clc-
ment among the citizens hy their vio-
lcnc..
The suicId. the other day under
rather peculiar circumstances Of Bar
rington Hutton. y young man Of 81
y.arr. and the son oi Il wealthy re-
tired business man. attracted consid.
crhbi" attention. Last winter the
with the railroad company at Pann-
ma. but IN tn. spring his father. who
missed the companionship OF his iay-
oritc son. called him home. Since
then Young Hutton had nothing to
do and being OF M active disposition.
the feeling OF being dependent upon
his father had highly depressing
Influence upon him. In his morosc
condition the young man began to
attend church and Sunday school ex.
crc!scs. lie attended u meeting OF
the Y. NJ. e. A at Tarrytown and
heard sermon by John ID. Rockc-
t.ll.r. Jr.. the sanctimonious son Of
the oil king ilutton's mind being
IN an abnormal condition made him
receptive for all the cheap claptrap
of the sermon. So deeply did the
young man become impressed with
Mr.. Rocscfciler's words that he went
home and hanged himself. The fact
that II" took the sermon seriously is
considered proof OF the abnormal
condition OF the young mans mind.
The much talkcd-of Film Dill,
which proposed the creation OF n
board OF ccnsnrs for moving picture
films to be exhibited in this city. has
been Vetoed By Mayor Gaynor. lie
took the stand that such a law was
unnecessary and would mean an In
lfringcmcnt upon the rights OF free
Iuttcrance and would Interfere with
the unhampcred pcrsunnce OF n lcgi"
itimate business. Mayor Gaynor re-
Huested the movers OF the bill to give
MIN a single instance where immoral
or improper films had been displayed
in the city. hut they were unable to
do SO. In view of this fact the mayor
maintained that 1t was unnecessary
Ito create such a law and to antici-
lpatc trouble that did not exist.
The other night the maid OF Mrs.
George B. Mcintyre. wife of wealthy