The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-05
TO BE READY THIS WEEK
Police Of Gotham Are All In Favor
Of Votes for Women ~ Result
Of Unions Good
Act.
by Carlton Ten Eyck. written for the
United Press.1

NEW 1OftA, July TT - SSt.auS
SO nothing IL too good for New Yorx's
poor. Gofham's favored wealthy and
well to do may go ahead with their
good times on the famous roof gard
ems and roof dance halls along Broad
way and contiguous streets. They'll
be no better on and no happier than
the residents of the lower east side.
On the other hand, the lower east
siders ought TO have more fun than
the erstwhiie envied ones who have
long had monopoly on this roof gard
en- stun. It won't cost the east siders
cent. Everybody knows That the
upper half" pays pretty penny for
its roof gardens and such.
Here's what New York Is going to
do to even things up q bit. Bridge
Commissioner Kracke is having
recreation ground GS feet wide and $50
feet long laid out on the Manhattan
plaza Of the big Williamsburg bridge.
where the Centre street subway tracks
leave the big East river span.
Commissioner Kracke hoped to have
the floor all laid and the space all
ready for use by Monday at the latest.
SO that 235,000 people who are crowd
ed into the territory about the bridge
may have use Of !. during the period
which always is the hottest and most
uncomfortable in the greater city.
The bridge commissioner at first
thought It would be a fine thing for
the youngsters II he rooted over the
place, which contains about $4,000
square feet, and is thirty feet above
the street. Al the work progressed,
however, it was realized that the old
er folks as well as the kiddies might
get some good out of It,
The youngsters may have .he whole
space to romp and play In during the
day. Being higher than the street
and overlooking the river, every wan
dering zephyr and breeze will help.
But at night the grown-ups may at
tend the band concerts without any
charge /. il planned to build large
dance floor at one end of the roof
garden where east side couples may In
dulge In q supervised tango II they
are not content to sit about and mere
ly listen to the band.
The idea Is heartily commended for
In the radius which has population
equal to the combined population OF
Albany and Syracuse there II only
twelve acres Of parks.
Sufragists OF New York have won
over New York's Ten Thousand
Finest" The women who are fight
ing for votes for women in the great
er city have tried themselves In many
ways and on every occasion. to aid
any movement that worked for the
uplift Of New York's police depar:-
ment personnel.
The latest thing which the Wom-
ems Political Union did to strengthen
this growing sentiment in favor OF
votes for women among New York's
policemen was the taking OF box for
the big carnival by which the de-
par.ment raised nearly half a million
dollars to go toward fund for wild
ows and orphans of policemen killed
in performance of duty. Besides tax
ing the box-and paying q good round
sum for 1.-THE union gave two prizes
lin the novelty races which were pre-
scented by Mrs. Norman de r. White
house from the unions box. On both
days OF the carnival the votes for
women" box was filled with leading
suffragfs.s.
The sentiment Of the New York
police force toward the votes for
women movement was aptly express
ed by big traffic policeman on low
er Broadway who said to comrade,
| who told him of the help the union
was giving the fund carnival. "sure,
and If 1 had my way livery wan OF
thin wimmen would get five votes a
piece, If they wanted that many
Mod nat C4fcherR