The Washington herald., 1914-08-04
ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY.
BY O. o. M'INTYRE.

New York, Aug. 3.-Joe Choynski, the
old time California fighting machine. is
parading UP and down Our Great Soiled
Way these humid days observing the
changes that have been wrought in the
past fourteen years-it is his second visit
in that time. The other evening Choyn-
ski. who is now the physical director OF
the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. was RENT
niscing with Charlie LIebeskind. his for
mer manager. Choynski related an
amusing incident with Jim Hall. an Au-
stralian fighter. Choynski had knocked
him out in the first fight in a bloody go
Of thirteen rounds. The second time
they were matched at Louisville and in
the fourth round ChOynski let go an all
wool -and-yard-wide wallop that sent
Hall to his knees While the referee was
counting Choynski walked around be-
hind Hall and whispered: IF you get up
you bloody Englishman I am going to
break your neck" Whether or not Hall
heard him may never he known. but a.
soon as the threat was issued Halls legs
shot out from under him and he fell for
the count like load OF lead.
There are some who say our noble cops
are not even human although they move
and breath just as naturally as regular
folks There are others who say they
may be human bu' they have no hearts.
The best way to learn anything Is by
experience and Commissioner Of Chari-
ties KIngsbury has turned a neat and
clever little trick. He delegated a repre-
sentative to dress up as a penniless will
ing-to- work outcast and to make a tour
OF the city TO find out for him. OF the
fifty policemen the investigator approach
ed at random only three gave him advice
of no value. The others directed him to
refuges where he could find a bed and
possibly work. some gave him money for
carfare and food. while one treated him
to a $50 meal and almost got a job for
him. All of them were kindly even
though one or two were a trihe gruff.
Even the doubling Thomases will now
believe the New York policeman has
heart.
Paderewski the pianist. recently met
Larry Waterbury, the great polo chan:-
pion, In Europe. SThe introduction was
made by a friend Of both who said: You
are both Leaders OF your separate pro-
fessions though they are, Of course, very
different"
Not so different" quickly responded
the great pianist. My new friend is a
a dear Pole who plays SOLO" new
record for catch-ss-catch-can repartee!
William Allen White. the celebrated
Emporia, Kans., editor. was much IN
terested in a scientific note he encoun-
tered in a New York paper while here
The article said that IL the
earth were fiattened the sea would i've
two miles deep all over the world.
Editor White thought the thing over
long while but II was not until he got
back to Kansas that he published the
editorial:
''If any man Is caught fattening the
earth, shoot him on the spot. There's
whole lot Of US in this State that can't
swim"
Begging seems always to be profitable
in New York. Every week or so a rich
beegar bobs up in some Of the courts.
Last week an old, gray and crippled
woman begged piteously for aims In
front of the Flatiron Building. detec-
live picked her up and at court she said
she was Helen Monohan, aged seventy
six. When the matron attempted 10
search her she fought until the services
of several policemen were required. A
bank book showing a deposit OF ks IN
two months time and $50 In cash were
round on her. The business depression
whether real or imaginary-has resulted
m more beggars than usual on the streets.
Many of them are old-timers and, de-
spite the warnings given through news
papers that great harm is done, by CIV
ng them money on the streets, they al
yays make a coed living. One newspaper
recently unearthed beggars' trust over
n Brooklyn.