The Washington times., 1922-06-08
HORACE FINDS
NEW YORK lsA
SWELL VILLAGE
Boy Author Admires Way
Mayor HyIan Guards Public
interests.

"oyS ''J'o' ~
interests.
The Washington Times today
presents the fiJth Of the remurAd'
bic series Of interpietcs With nten
of national prominence obtained by
Horace Wade, the Uortds youngest
author and newspaper reporter.
Today's interview is With Mayor
HyIand Of NeW York.
BY RoRACE WADE.
rhirteen-y.ar-oid Author Of I'm the
shadow Of Great Peril and Other
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New York is certainly a great
little village. Next to the Windy
City I'd pick it out as my resi-
dcnce. | looked about me at the
hurrying. scurrying people who
rushed every place with little re-
eard for the other fellow and l
mentally compared it with Chi.
cago.
And then there were bootblacks,
az described by Horatio Alger,
who dashed around like mice,
looking for a new customer. And
they all seemed happy as larks
on a summer morning, for wide
smiles oyerspread. all their faces.
And why--'cause they only had
to pay iitney for carfare.
All For Nickel.
Busses, street cars. subways. ele.
vated-only nickel. Name any.
thing you want to ride on. then dig
for buffalo and away you 90
ltckity-split like fast express. Scme
speed and all for a jitney. Can
YOU believe IL? Well, ] couldn't at
first until ] was shown. I'm from
Missouri and have to be shown be.
fore III believe a thing and II you
are-well, New York beckons 10
you.
And l was mad. too. Why should
New York have a scent fare ahead
OF Chicago, / reasoned, 30 on the
warpath l strode for Mayor Hy-
lan's office In the city hall.
Once there | went inside and
dashed into Mr.. Hylan's office.
had met him before and he shook
my hand with much vigor. Mayor
Hylan wore a brown suit with heavy
brown stripes in II. brown shoes.
a white shirt and a purple neckte.
He has a high forehead. a chin
that protrudes ever 40 little and
shows YOU some OF the bull dog
spirit within him; A pair Of blush
gray eyes twinkle forth from he.
nf uIa
a small up-to-date red mustache.
And his hair is also red.
Well" he said to me. a few mo.
ments after had quit sizing him
up, take seat and tell me why
the rush"
Say" I cried. Mayor Hylan. I
want to know how you got a cent
fare"
We'll. Horace" he returned, tap.
ping with a pencil on his desk, we
have p cent carfare here because
we wouldn't allow the transit
corporation to raise the price.
We're still fighting on that issue.
but-this chin came forward a trifle
more and he clicked his teethI--weW
win-the people and !. The transit
corporation and the State transit
corporation are struggling now to
bring about a condition which will
effect the raising Of the fare"
What does New York do for its
boys?" continued after his outbrust
was over.
Building Bathh0use.
"They give them shower hath
right near their homes and the fire.
men in the nearby flrehouse take
care of them. We are building a
large community bathhouse at Coney
Island for both grown ups and chill
dren. Then we teach them athletic
sports-baseball and all sorts Of
amusements. Then. as you know
we have no room for Fairgrounds
for children. we close up many
streets in the city and place a sign
there which reads: Closed for play
purposes Then there are no places
where a child can be run down. New
York loves 1t kiddies and We do our
best for them"
Did you ever start to write
book" l inquired.
No" he hesitated. but if the
truth IL known. ! confess that one
day | started to wv.Se a love story
this when ! was thirteen. But l only
thought about 1t and let It drop. I've
got all over such things now. I'd
rather be a politician than an author
with long hair and a big hole in my
pocketbook."
What books did you read?"
Horace" he replied: Il liked lots,
but the best were American history
and books on civil government. And
what's that?--no, never dreamt
OF being a mayor when l was a hoy.
I used 10 read tales Of the Wild West,
and how I longed to be a cowboy and
kill Indians. But though was
brave, ] had more sense than brav.
cry and stuck at home
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