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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-17

TIP to 1865 New York, now the
u largest city in the world, was
a rube town.
1t is hard to believe, but prior to
that date the foremost city In Amer
lea was only protected by volunteer
1iremen. If you want delightful evil
dence of this fact, go to old Jeffer-
son Market, Sixth Avenue, just above
Eighth. Street al" station, and talk
to some of the old Survivors of those
gallant days. They still have head
quarters here In the Market at No. 10
Greenwich Avenue.
I'VE have these quarters signed up
until 1882" said John Carroll ancient
fire eater, land after that we won't
need them. Wen all be dead. Out
of the seven thousand volunteer fire.
men of the old days there are only
about one hundred alive to-day"
The quarters should be preserved as
a museum after 1882, because It Is
practically that now, containing equip
ments of the volunteer days-engine,
trumpets, red shirts, paintings and
photographs of this honorable body
of self-sacriflcins New Workers who
gave their time without pay for q
most dangerous service
Before the paid department was
established, in 1896" said Carroll,
I'VE alone gave protection and color
TO the city We didn't have uniforms,
but we had badges and red shirts and
high peg boots of leather. The city
was divided into districts and in each
district were located firehouses hose,
engine or truck, all separate. There
were about nifty men to a company
and each had a key to the firehouse.
The companies had picturesque
names and were numbered in order
us they were established. There were
60 engines go hose and 10 trucks"
(Another estimate puts 1t at 80
engines, 80 hose and so trucks. Take
your pick.)
Some OF the celebrated names
were: Perry Hose Company, Horatio
Street; Guardian Engine, No. 20, AZ
West 10th Street; Gulick Hose, No.
II, West 10th Street; Columbia Truck,
No. IA, No. SO Charles Street; Valley
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the West, has resisted the eastward
advance of Prussia and Sweden, and
has been racked with the throes of
Instruction and revolution. Twelve
times, defeated or victorious, she has
been in a state OF siege, and now the
world awaits brea thlessly the result
of her thirteenth great fight, agalns.
the onslaught of the Red Terror.
While Warsaw seems closely linked
70 Russia, and not far from PetrOgrad,
II is 700 miles from the Russian capt.
tai, 400 miles from Berlin, and only
1000 miles from Paris. On that ac-
count the diplomats OF Europe regard
with grave concern the threats of the
Reds to push forward to Berlin, and
thence to Paris and London.
The Polish capital had its beginning
IN the ninth century, when Conrad, n
Mezovian Duke, erected a castle on the
banks of the Vistula on the present
site of the city. TWO centuries later
the castle was built into a fortress
and from that time on the hundred
inhabitants grew steadily until they
became the 100000 Of to-day.
From the beginning Of the seven
teenth century possession Of the cap
ital was in constant dispute between
the Swedes, Russians, Brandenburg-
fans, Prussians and Austrians. After
the union of Poland and Lithuania
4. Charles Augustus Of Sweden captured
Warsaw, but lost II a year later when
the Poles in a bloody encounter over
came his forces. They losl 1t imme-
dlately to Augustus H., and in 1903
Cha les XII Of Sweden captured II,
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Ibanez TO combat to the death on the
campo di hOnra, which is the same
thing as the field of honor, as soon
as they get out of jail. For 1t is they
who are meant in this passage in one
OF Senior IbaneZ's articles:
at would be interesting TO find
how ex- ambuIant milk dealers,
vendors Of dry vegetables or Mex
lean hats, hungry rural school
teachers or mail carriers can ae-
cumulate several million dollars
in five or six years"
1t was told of Senior Ibanez when
he was living in New York that he
has fought duels in his native Spain.
Undoubtedly he will find a way to
reply to the challenge of Gen. Bar
ragan. Maybe he will select hot
tamales or frijolis as weapons. Senior
Tbanez is the possessor OF a Latin
sense of humor He could see some
thing funny about the Mexican Army.
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issue the latest editions instead OF
the latest styles. Material will be
all woodpulp and a yard wide, with
a vellum finish and scented, too.
You don't send your suit to the
cleanser so long as you have o rub
Der eraser. and rich guy can un-
dress with a paper cutter. A man
can also wear a paper napkin for a
vest, although lots OF guys are doing
that now. Only one drawback APP
pears on the surface-when all the
world uses paper suItings there'll be
no more fire sales of mems and boys
clothes.
The fad may even spread TO the
fair sex, which wouldn't be bad
idea. But II women ever made skirts
out Of woodpulp there1l be a paper
shortage always In sight. When the
danes step into the foolscap garments
you'll see one fine bunch Of paper
dolls. And the chances aren't so slim
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pounds). 1t was hard going in win
ter SHOWS. When the street was
blocked we pulled her along tho
sidewalks.
"The intense rivalry between
companies TO get TO the fire first
was amusing, as We look back to
the old days" laughed Gale. There
was a racket at every fire. I woll
remember cutting of, neighbor-
hood company at n corner once
and in the ensuing fight I was hit
over the head with n trumpet.
stu have tho scar on my hchd."
Kassel smiled and recollected.
why the boys would DO playing
dominoes, Then came an alarm.
They would be at blows during the
fire and later return 20 their
friendly game OF domInoes. The
worst fire 1 remember" said Kassel,
who Is eighty three years old, was
Allen Hays soap factory at First
Avenue between Second and Fourth
Streets. This was in 1858 II LASTED
for two days. The other was Good
wins cracker factory at tho foot Of
Pike Street.
"A chimney fell there and killed two
OF our boys nearly got II myHelf.
The city did nothing for the families
OF the dead. The fire escapes on
buildings In New York didn't come
in until the eighties" Kasscl went on.
Our 45-foot ladders took their place.
The buildings were mostly three
stories high. All the hotels had rope
fire escapes cooled in the ou side
rooms.
"I once rescued n woman and two
babies by hanging over the roof and
swinging them up from the window.
q ~
on. That was down in Baxter street
'"The engines were pumped by hand
in our day, but we could MAINTAIN a
eS2-foot stream for tho stretch OF half
an hour"
George s. Brant contributed the in
formation that the volunteers who
sometimes slept in the fre houses
used the stair banisters for a
"grensed pole" when they slid down
10 answer an alarm.
Ezekiel Wny, 81. Joined the Vol
unteers on The 4th OF March, 1851,
the day OF LincOln's first lnau-
gurhtlon. He was with Harry How
nrd Hose, No 90, il5 Christophor
street TO show the pride OF each
organization, Wray told how his out
III paid $3.50 out OF It's own pockcet
to have their fire house made into a
brown stone front
Kassel stated that one Fourth OF
July his company made n runs dur
ing the day Between fires we shot
of cannon" Some OF the old boys
recalled how they used to hold an.
nual balls and clamhokes. also chow
der parties on Saturday night In the
fire houses.
Boss Tweed was a foreman and his
trumpet Is on view at the hcadqudr-
tCTs
John J German was another pollti-
cal light Of the old days who served
10 say nothing Vt Sherln James
O'Brien and Richard Croker and SEN
ator BroderiCk, shot In California by
Judge Terry In 40. Lorenzo Delmon-
leo, who started New Workers. eating
stylishly, was "a member OF tho Vol
untccrs. also Simon Brentano, who. /
am informed, founded the famous
Fifth Avenue bookstore. james r..
Menman, founder Of the Cotton Elk
ahanRa- uhh0 a ikd -rsaAntiU an thA a.
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Warsaw's Thirteen Sieges

1. Charles, Augustus, Sweden,
1865. captured.
2. Retqken in 1856.
8, Augustus H., SaxOny, 1855,
captured,
4. Charles XII, Sweden, 1902,
captured
8. Russia, 1T64, captured.
6. Russia, 1894 following bat
tie of Praga). captured,
Z. Napoleon, 1906, occupied.
8. Austria, 1909, captured.
8, Russia, 1913, captured.
10. Insurreotion, 1891, captured.
IL. Insurrection, 1853, unsuc-
cessful.
70. 1nsurrection, 1005-19O6, I'M
successful
10. Russia, Reds, 1920.
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the WIFE Or
Y & $SsH H5sE ALL TRADES

she was 10 weary OF work that she
silently stole away"
Perhaps II this husband had not
permitted her to engage In all OF these
activities, he might not BIO searching
for her now.
MethinlGs IL must have been a case
OF "an work and no play" and jim
became tired Of the grind, as happens
in the best regulated families.
have known women like this. who
have gone ON day after day, month
after month, year after year, working
at this, that, and the other thing in
an effort TO help husbands, little real
iEing what they were losing in the
process. And the husband has been
blind 20 the cost.
Some women win never stop doing
as long as they are permitted 10 do.
Many a husband mas lost a good wife
because no has not put a stop 10 It.
He has allowed her 20 be too much
helpmute and not enough playmate.
II some mems real Want Ads. could
be printed right out OF their thoughts
they would read something like this:
''Wanted-Wife who can cook. sew.
clean house. take care OF children, cut
grass, hang wall paper. help me earn
a living. and love me, She must be
sweet, kind and have no temper
never forgetting the Difference due
me as the head OF the house. For
this l am willing TO pay her hand
somely by letting her bear my name"
IL happens that such men do get
wives, but they don't keep them-not
forever. They may use all the elusive
bait during the oourtahiP period, but
what Is expected OF the wife 10 dis
covered by her sooner or later.
II she has the courage, she leaves
when she has no children. But woe
10 her when mother-love creeps In.
and she must bear the burden for q
protracted period.
The day Is gone when a man can
hold a woman under these circum-
stances.
The world Is wide and opportunity
Is open TO her.
with her grandmother Il was dif-
ferent What was expected OF her by
her lord and master she did. Cheer
fully II she loved him. and unden
protest II she didn't. But she rarely
left. There was no escape. He was
the bread winner
To- day she can do the same.
Therefore no man can hope TO hold
a woman II she must do too much OF
the bread winning to keep things
going In their domicile
The man who would keep his wife
ipust not pern,it her TO be the wiCe
or all trades, but rather the wife OF
his heart and home, and the mother
of his children.
Thla II ';traebl' enough In. most
aalalaHA~s ----s-7+.7#at ra-7s-- $685. .-t -
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Pretty soon they'll be running off
fabrics from printing presses with
the colored supplements for fancy
vests. A guy can then have a suit
OF the same material as his pawn
ticket A tailor will get a shipment
Of cigarette papers and announce 20
the trade he's got all the maklngs. A
suit made OF newspapers will always
have the press In It, anyway. And
you can get q snappy raincoat from
a roll Of tar paper. The London idea
smells like a success!
There's a whopping advantage In
paper suits. The classy tailors can
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-17
SUMMER GIRLS OF 1920
Diagnosed From a
Dtcky- Boys Diary
No. 1.-THE Fishing Girl!

WYE all know her We sec her
w everywhere as soon as tho
season opens. And from tho
tips Of her tiny toes 10 the Sparkling
waves OF her shining hair. we admire
hor--and sometimes fall in love with
her.
She Is always at the beaches, al
ways by the lunguid summer lakes
OF the mountains, and sometimes,
strange at II may seem. in woodland
hooks and corners where there In not
even a brook IN which to practice her
art.
For the fishing girl does not seek
alone the jewellers Of the blue sea,
the limpid lake or the purling brook.
Some say that that Is only pretense,
only her pose. Her real aim In 10
fish for the hearts OF men, with we'll
baited hook to catch them, and land
them, struggling, at her feet, where
she can look upon them with pity
and dlsdain, and wonder how they
could be foolish enough 10 be on
SHARED by her irresistible lure. Then,
indeed, II she happy and content.
Her bait comes not from the fisher
mans can OF worms or from his pail
OF cleaning FISH or from his book Of
flies Her bait Is her own heart and
the golden hair, the reckoning lips
and the bewltching eyes are only the
spoons which lure the unwarY 10 her
AA4Na --.-
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idea. And It isn't outside the realm
of reason to have blotting paper for
babies clothes.
II they can turn out an evening
paper for three cents a copy they
can make evening gowns for the
same price too. A danes ballroom
dress would be no different from an
evening paper so long as the front
part left plenty of room for makeup
and the back page OF the gown
showed one spinal column. The wall
flowers could wear dresses made out
Of wall paper, and the dead ones, Of
course, would wear crepe.
And that's the scope OF the paper
suit fad. II sounds fantastic when
you think It over, but so did fig
leaves when they were in vogue.
And here's one SURE tip for the book.
The wooden kimono is only a Joke
now. but the woodpulp kImono viii
soon be here. la
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OF a hit with the observant and sar-

OF hit with the observant and sar-
castle Senior Tbanez.
It so happened that the Senior did
not write out his Impressions OF
Mexico until after his return to the
United States. The writings of SEN
or Ibanez did not get back to Mex
leo.
''Maldlcion!" shouted Gen. Bar
ragan as soon as the purport OF the
articles penetrated his understandings
which means n large, heartfelt curse.
Senior IbaneZ called Gen. Barragan
"Juanito," which is the Spanish
equivalent for johnny" and went on
40 speak OF him as follows:
"Wth the bright blue of his
uniform and his gold braid he was
a dazzling sight. He bought a
new uniform every week. He
seemed TO have just stepped out
Of toy box, freshly Vanished.
"During the past few years II
has been fine business for singers
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He Is supposed to be hiding in New
York and from his hiding place he
has sent out a word that he yearns
combatir enduelo la muerte with the
aforesaid Ibanez, which means that he
aspires to meet the novelist on the
field Of honor and STAY him pronto
II not sooner.
Senior 1banes spent six weeks in
Mexico last spring and wrote volu-
minously about what he saw and
heard. A prominent figure in Mexl-
can affairs at that time was Gen.
Barragan, who is twenty-seven years
old and reputed to be the handsomest
man in Mexico, If not in the whole
world.
Gen. Barragan did not make much
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and actresses TO 90 TO Mexico.
Thanks to the amiablo chief Of
staH an actress could visit Mexico
with savings amounting to one or
two hundred thousand dollars.
"'Juanito' never said no TO any
one. He was capable Of surron-
derina Don Venustiano's head II
he was asked for il with real In
Bistenee.
III left Mexico City without bid
ding adieu to the Apollo Of the
revolution. Poor and amiabIe
boyI can see now why the
Carranza regime collapsed so
readily"
1t is quite likely that other Car
MA Generals will challenge SenoI
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only to give 1t back when peace was
signed a year later.
The Russians captured the fortress
in 1884 and after It's subsequent re-
turn took 1t again in 1894 after the
bloody battle OF Praga. 1t was given
to Prussia year later and remained
in her hands until It's occupancy in
1906 by Napoleon. Three years later
the Austrians took possession and in
1873 tho. Russians again annexed Il,
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as they look. mates-not when you
give the matter thought They're al
ready wearing envelope chemises,
paper dresses are a short step from
those.
As soon as paper outfits arrive for
the chickens you can count on a nifty
surprise or two. Well see flappers
clad in tissue paper and the chorus
girls will wear fancy confetti. The
danes will have paper wrappers for
household wear and soap wrappers,
Of course, for taking a bath. And
they'll have scratch paper for winter
flannels, which figures out as neat
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-17
TUESDAY, AUGUST AZ, 1920
PAPE q clOTRa 0NG
BTNEAL e. OHARA~
purirAt 1880

The Classy Tao Can Issue the Latest Editions Instead Of the
Latest Styles; You Don't Send Your Suit the Tailor So
Long 5 You Have a Rubber Eraser.
Now we've suits The Government al
London The wOodpup naty
des all the whole nation will The House
Kppystyler
a yeaswhy
and suits too?
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OF ninety Ave, Joined the firemen in
184i. He was highly respected
member, so much so that his asso-
ciates had his picture done in oils,
The main one at the market il a
landmark OF Greenwich Village. on
the windows It's antiquity IL lndlcat-
ed: Association u Exempt Firemen.
Organized oct IL, 1872"
John Mulllgtn, q, A. r. veteran Ia
President Of the Volunteer Firemon'H
Association. Housed here Is tho Ex-
empt Association, George Collier
President, and the Uniform Company,
Daniel l.. Mott. Foreman.
Tho Uniform Company paradeA
every Whshington's Birthday, and
put wreath on the statue OF Wash
ington In Union Square. Augustus
Collier, old time foreman OF No. 20.
brother OF George Collier whose
grandmother was raised IN Green
wich Village, Is stlll n fine figure OF
old stock American manhood
John II. Harris Ia the lone survivor
Of his company The only Induce
mcnt outside OF glory. extended TO
tho men who volunteered for fire
duty, was tax exemption OF 1000,
freedom from jury and military
service
Although exempt from military
duty the firCmen have the glorious
record OF sending two regiments TO
the civil War with the Ellsworth
Zounves, and have the prettiest mon
umcnt In Octtysburg' to-day; a fire
man in red shirt and boots and hell
met standing with soldier boy in
Aaaso~ $500
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Warsaw, Battle Scared for 400 Years,
Now Engaged in Its 18th Upheaval
By Roger Batchelder.

I a Warsaw?
stronghold,
civilized world has been the nations has attempted
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BV Martin Green.

COPYRIGHT 1890 Publishing
EN- JUAN BAITGAN Chief
dent Venusno Caanze Of Mexico to the time when the bearded
President eliminated is
Vincene Bao Ibanez the distinguished
men OF the Apocalypse which that
ando okin for troyIb
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Gen. BGrrGgdn Is PeeUed;
BGnez C0ILedHin1 Johnny
Duel May Be the Result
MexicO's HandsOmest Man Seeks Revenge

Soldier Who Supposed to be Hiding New York May Fol-
low the Great Author Span-and then"NIaldcon Sill Sill
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When Snow Was In Streets the Veterans
Pulled big Mary" Along Via Sidewalk
Trail Thrilling Rescues in old Days.
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to help him find has wife who
disappeared last March.
This man describes his wife as
meat dresser and n hard worker and
may be employed as saleswoman, mil
liner, telephone operator. cashier.
beauty specialist, confection maker,
piano player, or possibly some other
work"
Small wonder that woman left II
this wife did all these things, she was
a much overworked woman.
II this man expected that his vito
might DO found In any one OF these
trades. then she must have worked
long enough at them 10 have given
her sufficient practice 10 earn money
at any OF them.
Az she was only twenty-slx, ao-
cording TO his description. some OF
these various kinds OF work must
have been done during the time she
was married,
What n tired woman she must bel
Doubtless there came a day when
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T Picturesque Fire Headc
"Smoke-Eaters'

Only 100 Fire Fighters NoW AIiUe-FOrce
Numbered 1000 in IS65-Furhished
Their OUn Beds and Clothes.
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Il all know her. We sec her
everywhere as soon as tho
season opens. And from the
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MAN from Missouri has APP
pehled 10 the New York police
TO help him find HIS wife who
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TIP to 1865 New York, now the
largest city in the world, was
q rube town.
Rock Island Argus., 1920-02-06
br,d'sBto' Vux


II all the forecasts that We hear
should chance to come about, my
dear. hoy sad will be our plight!
For sad-eyed seers are seeing
things, the futures full of grief and
stings and dark with gloom and
fright. The signs and portents in
the sky should make US lose our
taste for pie, according to their
views. Well meet grim terrors,
wars and strikes; and Weary Wills
and vagrant Iked will honest work
refuse; and we will lose our help
full jobs, the while will come un-
-uly mobs to batter down our doors
the banks will fail, we'll lose oul
crops, the panics will close up on,
shops. and foes will seek oul
| shores. II Il must meet them ev.
erywhere, these croeking prophet.
Of despair, then. for the love ol
Pete. give me a tent or some lon'
beach where Gloomy Guses nevel
screech. where kill-joys never bleat
The times look dark ahead, they
say; but I see many = sunny da!
along the coming miles; and I'll &
marching up the track, the old til
harp upon my back attuned Il
cheers and smiles.
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus., 1920-02-06
JANUARY GIVES
ANOTHER SMALL
POLICE RECORD


A total of - state and city cases
were handled by the Rock lsland
police during January and $lss vas
collected in fines by Magistrate D.
]. Cleland, according to tho month
ly report submitted by Psliee Chief
Tom Cox.
Although the number Of cases
tried and the amount IN hnes col
lected are exceptionally low. there
is. however. . report for one month
that shows.a lower record.
December holds the record Tor
the smallest number Of cases and
amount OF fines for any one month
in the history Of the department for
years.
During December only II cases
were tried and only $80.75 collected
IN fines. There were II state cases
during December and a like num-
Der during January. However,. sl1
city cases during December stand
out against 81 city cases during
January.
Police Work Falling Of.
The work Of the police is lesi
than during last summer. wher
some months showed records o.
higher amounts collected In fines
than any similar In the history o.
the department.
Detailed Report
The report for January shows
three cases Of larceny and one cas<
of assault with a deadly weapon al
the major offenses and nine case!
Rock Island Argus., 1920-02-06

with all respectable Burmese
!smllies it is an invariable rule
lG The child's name must begin
!. sAc one OF the letters belonging to
~ oay OF the week on which it
W born. They have a notion that
s,scofdins to the day Of the week
w rather the constellation repre-
suns that day) on which a man
~ born. so will his character be.
Rock Island Argus., 1920-02-06

4 famous firm Of Sheffield cutters
NOV visitors . knife with 1900
olaoes. Ten new blades are added
70 II every tenth year. A second
arosity of which the firm is
Woud consists Of three pairs of
s'ssors 30 minute that all three
oa be covered with an ordinary
taimble.