The Washington herald., 1918-05-30

New York, May 29.-The secret is
out. New Workers like New York be-
cause of the fascination of being buff
feted about. This is the verdict OF an
English psychologist who has been
studying the city at close range. He
finds that New Workers do things diff
ferently. and thus the appeal of inno-
walton lures them on and on.
1t Is certainly true that the New
Yorker does things differently. He
gets up in the morning and closes his
folding bed. bathes in a patent fold
ing tub and cooks his breakfast on a
colIapsible electric stove.
Then he is of for the Office with his
4.S92.359 contemporaries. lie is crush
ed in the subway-the subway being
built to- hide those who wish TO go
TO Brooklyn from public humiliation
and he is crushed in the elevator up
to his Office.
At luncheon he is crushed again. On
his way home he is liable to be run
over by an automobile or a street
car which offers its share of thrill. II
he rides on the surface car he will
more than likely be a victim of the
Spring Drive of the car rowdies.
The car rowdies break out in fresh
rash each year despite the police pro-
lection. They delight in crushing new
straw hats. tearing bundles from
tired hands and throwing them out OF
the window. Meek and patient wom-
en- are their particular targets.
There Is always excitement going tC
and from work in New York. The
passenger may see. the meane5t man
t.,N
patriotic school child in payment fol
a thrift stamp. This actually hap
pened on Broadway car the other
evening.
Surely Gotham offers something new
every minute. A man on an elevated
train the other night suddenly began
barking like a dog and swapping al
those about him. When the police ar.
rived. he was found to be rational
He just wanted 10 see what people
would do il they thought he had the
rabies. His little innovation landed
him on Blackwell's Island where he
will pulverize granite for a spell.
The daylight saving scheme has
meant nothing in the lives of the the
atesSoers of Broadway. They will not
arrive at Sis. 1t is being discussed
seriously by the theatrical brother.
hood TO make the official time for cur
tain raising 3 o'clock. That Is about
the time that the majority of theater.
goers reach the theater. Nearly all
first acts are being spoiled by the late
comers.
Fifth avenue at Forty-second street
long supposed to be the busiest corner
in the world, must relinquish the
honor, due to the sweeping of bust
ness northward. Columbus Circle is
now the busiest point in New York
The traffic experts have found that
Ss.2l0 vehicles passed in a 10-hour day
as compared with 2S,735 at the Ritz
corner of Piccadilly. London, in /.
hours in 1914. Columbus Circle is ran.
idly becoming the heart of New York
Theaters and hotels are going up
there. Even the newspapers are mov-
ing there. Mr.. Hearst has Just COM
pleted the new building for his news.
papers and magazines at that point
The Childs restaurant at Columbus
Circle is the busiest in the city,
Coney Island started of in a blaze
of glory this year. The humber OF
soldiers and sailors gave 1t a military
aspect. There are two places in New
York that every stranger wants to
visit-one is Coney and the other is
the Aquarium. The next in interest Is
the Woolworth Building. Coney has
boosted the price of hot dogs and
popcorn, otherwise it remains as Of
yore. Luna Park and Steeplechase
have some new devices for extracting
the thin dimes from the populace.