Semi-weekly herald., 1913-03-27

Sity nds uisaue nunlDeT OF ul6cOVefles
of facts which for many years have
been known to everybody excepting
the school authorities. The investi-
gators found, among other things, that
the children in the New York public
schools are deplorably deficient in
arithmetic. Another one OF their dis
coveries" is that the children Of for
eign parentage show greater appli-
cation and make better progress than
the children OF American parents.
That this Is so, in spite of the handi-
cap of imperfect knowledge Of the
language of the country on the part
of the children of aliens is undoubt-
edly due to the home training Of the
children. Foreigners still adhere to
the old-fashioned notion that children
are sent to school to learn something
useful, not merely to pass the time in
a pleasant manner until the law per-
mits them to become bread-earners.
BY slow degrees the police authori-
ties of this city are gathering in
some Of the Italian blackmailers who
make it their profession to extort
money from their compatriots and
others whom they consider soft"
enough. One of the two black hand
scoundrels who tried to separate Sig
nor Caruso from good slice Of his
wealth, was found guilty the other
day and sent up for good long term.
His pal, who had also been arrested
and placed under bond. skipped be-
fore the trial and is still at large.
A few days ago detectives made q
good haul by arresting five Italians
who had been implicated in a scheme
to blackmail an Italian grocer in Will
liamsburg. A trap was laid for them
and all five we're caught in the act.
Two of the men carried loaded re-
volvers in their pockets, but were not
| given a chance to use them
There are undoubtedly several thou
sands Italians in this city who carry
concealed guns or stilettos upon their
persons, but only once in great while
is one of these violators Of this law
arrested on that account. In view
of this fact it seems utterly absurd
that the other day man was ar
rested for violating the idiotic Sulli-
van law by using for the enbellish-
ment of his "den" hunting trophy
containing among other features an
unloaded pistol and an equally harm
less rifle.
The New York Railways company
together with the Interborough Rapid
Transit company have undertaken to
solve the problem Of the high cost Of
living for their thousands Of en-
ployes. The other day the first Of
the contemplated chain Of cooperative
stores was opened by these compa-
nies and several others are to be OPEN
ed in the near future. The companies
have placed an experienced man at the
head of this undertaking and it is their
plan to sell to their employees and to
them only first class provision At
only trifle above cost price. As the
companies shall buy in large quanti-
ties they will be able to buy at low
price and their employees will derive
the benefit. The stores will be es-
tablished upon property owned by the
companies, thus eliminating the cost
Of rent and will be located near the
various barns and shops where they
will be convenient to the employees.
Among the passengers who arrived
in this port the other day on one Of
d, the Holland-American liners, from
Rotterdam, was Julius Wortz Of Schie-
dam, whom nobody would have sus-
pected of being on his honeymoon
journey, for he was alone. They do
some queer things in Holland, it is
e true, but it must not for moment
y be believed that it is the custom Of
a newly married Hollanders to go on
r their wedding trip unaccompanied by
!, their respective brides. Mynheer Worn
= was married to comely girl in Haar-
lem, Holland, and on the following
y day he and his bride were to sail
: from Rotterdam to visit relatives in
o America on their wedding trip. By
g some Misunderstanding the bride was
It left in Rotterdam and when the ship
J, reached Boulogne he received an an
+ swer saying that his wife had missed
II the steamer and would follow on the
y next ship of the same company. II
a is safe to assume that Worz will b.
d promptly on hand when the steamer
reaches its dock.
IS Among the paintings shown at thu
y recent exhibition Of the ACADEMY oi
r Fine Arts in Philadelphia was win
l. ter landscape 30 excellently paintss
II that it attracted the attention and ad
If miration Of all the art critics. Ac
3 cording to the catalogue the pictur'
ct was the work Of c. J. Jung Of Nsv
s. York. Nobody had ever heard Of th
" artist or seen any Of his works an
n. an effort was made TO find the ma
ne and learn something about him. +
r the greatest surprise Of everyone
x was found that the man who ha
H. painted the picture was barkssps