The chronicle=news., 1913-07-30
STRAY TOPICS FROM LITTLE OLD NEW YORK

New York. July n.-Oscar ..
Straus. the Progressive candidate for
governor In the election last fall and
whose views on politics and public
questions are always worthy Of at
tention. Expresses the opinion that
the fusion movement In New York
City will be successful this year and
that Tsmmany ix in for . good lick
ing.
The New York police caution
hOuScholders not to leave all their
blinds down when away for the SUM-
mer. n II serves ss an Invitation TO
burglars to enter the place. 4 man
living In an apartment on the upper
West Side. however. has adopted the
novel expedient OF pulling his blinds
down aud putting u ITO Let" sign
in the front window. thus Eiving the
gentry with the Jimmy" the impress.
sion that the apartment Is unt.n-
anted and not worth entering.
building operations are al,ou, to
begin for the 325O.0O0 home which
the Young Women's Hebrew asso.
cIaiion Is to construct JvUt off Fifth
avenue. st the upped end OF Central
park. The building will he eight
stories hixh. Among the features
will be included . swimming pooi.
gymnasium and auditorium. dinInx
room. roof garden. sleeping rooms.
and clasaroms for the teaching Of
drcssmakins. millinery. cooking and
tyr.~ritinx. The Institution II to
hc conducted largely aionk the lines
of the Young Womcn's Christian as
soriations.
Many lines Of goods. ranging from
diamonds to chinawarc. ar" being
imported In large quantities by the
New York d~ai-rs In anticipation oi
the coming Into eject OF the new tar
in which will Increase the rates ~
duty on many commodities. TN the
other hand. the bonded warehouses
of this city are crsmmcd with near
Is SlO0. .OOO. .OOO ot merchandise
which will he favored by lower rates
under the new tariff Law. OF sugar
alone there Il said to he :0o.oon
tons. valued Al NOR. than Si:.ooo.-
600. stored In Brooklyn warehouses
under bond. In bc released ~ sooa
as the new tariff iaw romcs into rf-
feet. All Of the great wsr~housss of
New York and vicinity are filled
practically 10 their capacity with
merchandise OF which tho prcs~at
tariff IL expected to he reduced or
entirely removed.
To encourage tho invention of de-
vices to promote safety and health
In Industrial iitc. the American mu-
scum Of Safety announces that
number Of valuable prizes will h,
awarded At the first international
exposition Of such devices. which
will he held In this city In December.
Arthur Williams. president Of the
Museum. has gone abroad to solicit
exhibit from the iwen'y.onc mil
aciima OF safety In Europe. and h..
expects most Of them 10 he repre-
seated Al the exposition here. show
ing more thoroughly than has ever
bccn shown before tho entire field
Of progress In accident prevention
and health promotion In industry.
One by one the old church cdificcs
Of New York are disappearing.
Scarcely q handful OF those that once
sent their spires skyward At tho low
er end Of Manhattan now remain.
Even some Of tho.e farther urtown
are giving way to what IL called
| progress. as II evidenced by the An
nouncemcnt that Old South Church.
in the Murray lill section. has been
sold to speculatots and will soon he
torn down and replaced with fash
tOnabic apartment houses. The