The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-12-13
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New York, - One lusty and ener-
getic messenger boy is going to raise
an awful row if the Anti-Noise Cru
saders try to put muffers on his be-
loved subway. He was hanging to
strap in a Bronx express the other
night, singing joyfully from profess
sional copy" of a ''ltest hit" Once in
a while his voice would sound above
the natural roar of the tunnel train
But not enough to bother anybody
whats the idea?" asek an original
minded passenger standing near him.
"Only place can practice" the singer
explained. 81 got hall bedroom ana
they won't let me sing there; and they
won't let me sing in the office. So l
sing here. Nobody can hear me much
and nobody ever stopped me yet
learn all the newest hits as fas as
they" The train started then and SO
did the song.
Whatever they say about press
agents, no one has yet accused them
of burning down hotels in the further
ance Of their art. But certain 1t is that
ELLEN Lee Worthing of the Green
witch Village Follies" either looks a
long way ahead on behalf OF hers or
else she keeps an exceedingly steady
head when opportunity presetns IT.
self. When the Thorndyke Hotel, home
of many theatrical people, burned the
other night, In the midst OF terrified
scrambling on the part Of mot or the
guests, Miss Worthing blankly refused
to be rescued until they would let her
also rescue little nig( which she had
adopted as a pet-and quite incideh-
tally had her picture taken with the
other day. She brought it out safeiy
through the flames well, at least
through the halls-and onto the street.
Goodness still has its appreciators'
even If they are found in the cold halls
of Justice. Mrs. Angelique Reese was
refused a separation the other day on
what had seemed to her sufficiently
pathetic grounds. Her husband, she
ayerred. was 80 good that he was i'm
possible" A "virtuous tyrant" she pro-
claimed him. But the Appellate Court
agreed with Justice Morchauser thai
goodness. however superlative and an
moving was not sufficient excuse FOR
abandoning oeshusbad. Mrs. Reese
felt that little bit of the worse" to
which she had agreed in the marriage
service should have lightened the
weight of so much better"
Over one hundred live ghosts gave
q theater party the other night TO see
the English play based on three VINO
found themselves in their own situa'
ton - that of coming home from wal
after they had been officially declared
dead. They make up the New Yori
City membership of national organ
ization comopes dof 1000 former sol
diers who have been by the War de
partment reported as missing" OF
killed naction" Officially dead bu
not Lying down" is their slogan.
To sacrifice a business paying $.
or S. a day for the sake Of going tt
schools seems pretty much ia de
mand to Leonardo Kucio, aged 13
Leonardo didn't have time to 60 t.
school, he explained clearly and annie
ably to the truant officer. The onl!
result was more questions, which con
stituted actual prying into Legitimate
business. 1t seemed to him. With hi
eight and nine year old sisters. Leon
ardi had been engaged for severa
weeks in picking up the trifles tina
subway rushers drop The children
stationed themselves o nthe starts o
q busy station. The work-mad peopl
did the rest Subway tickets, small
coins, newspapers, magazines, al
sorts of things are dropped and lie
60 by the morning and evening
crowds. During the slow hours of tn
day, the rio fished through sidewall
grating for other treasures. Its
good paying business" the boy ex
planned to the Judge, as man to man
land don't think II ought to be give
up for school," But now he not onl
must go to school, but wash his hand
twice day.
January l, 1921, may be New Yea
for most OF US. but II will be ne'
epoch for Governor Alfred e. Smith
When AL Smith comes home that da
to rs Oliver street. It will be the frs
day in rs years upon which he vii
not have been connected with a pub
lie payroll.