Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
Highways and By-Ways
OF Lii Or New York
By A Y M o N D C RI o L
Copyright 1914 b. Public Ledger Company

| NEW YORK, June G.-New Workers
dwell in terraces, those above looking
down upon the life in lower levels. All
! this is exceedingly interesting, except
for those at the bottom, with whom
there is that compensation OF being in
full view of all attitudes. This morn
ing from an open sixteenth floor win
dow I gazed below at a Sunday rest
period in what appeared a strange pro-
cess. the laying Of an asphalt pavement
upon the roof Of an old five-story house
with brown stone front On subse-
quent inquiry being made Of the house
owner it was found to be true the VEN
cradle roof being covered with a hard
surfaced asphalt roofing as a fire pre-
tentative.
First had been laid rag felt shingles,
thoroughly saturated with asphalt On
top OF that was being placed heavy
coating Of ordinary asphalt, which wa
tcrproofed the felt shingles and into
which was rolled crushed slate. II can
have the roof colored green. gray. red
or brown as | wish" said the owner.
"And to give those living above treat
/ have decided upon green, which sug.
gests the country"
Just think--if the buildings OF New
ork had been restricted to the same
height--the terrible existing traffic con,
gestion in the streets could be relieved
by simply bridging over the chasms be.
! tween the solid blocks, thue creating roof
top boulevards, asphalted slated or
tiled, whichever preferred
In FIVE years the total fire loss in the
United States amounted TO Si.762, I'D 6lT
which, according TO engineering authori-
ties, is sufficient value to build $4,000
dwellings at $1,000 each, enough to house
1. 100000 persons That is equivalent to
the combined population OF Connecticut,
Nevada and Wyoming.
A New Yorker has come forward and
confessed TO having eaten his way
through 400 public dinners and ban
quets. His name is John Griffin, in
surance man and champion diner out He
is hale and hearty, but what is more sur
pr,sing he comedies what has long been
suspected, that many Of the persons seen
at hanGuets are not there to hear the
eloquence Of job Hedges or Chauncey NJ.
Depew, but instead "to know people and
to have people know you" There You
are, and for that accomplishment he has
souped and fished through seventy din
ners annually for twenty years.
Mr.. Griffin said Business depends
upon personal relationship, Not that I
attend public dinners purely as a busi
ness proposition. But It Is at these din-
ners where all the people you know and
want 10 know congregate. / am In n
business which depends upon personality
and acquaintanceship IT is so with thou
sands Of others and we become more
or less chronic diners out" How refresh
Ing Il is to hear the truth spoken, hypo-
crisy pushed aside.
Half Of what Is called luck consists Of
preparation for Its advent. as recently
shown IN the cases of two Hotel McAIpin
bell boys John Duffy. In his free time
during seven years telihopping at this
hotel--wIth two years counted out for
his service In the Army during war time,
going overseas-period over grammars of
foreign languages. finally mastering the
rudimeuts Of Italian and Spanish, Ger
man and French. Edward Hillsburgh, a
permanent guest at the hotel, needed an
interpreter for tour OF France, Belgium.
Germany, Italy and Spain, with month $
stay in London. Dufy got the job. which
means four months OF travel In Europe,
stopping at the best hotels, expenses paid
and a handsome salary.
Throughout medical circles Of the me
tropolis and along Fifth avenue where
his tall and sinewy figure was familiar
sight, the death Of Or. John Allen Wyeth
came as n dread shock He was re-
markahle parsonage, as fearless with his
pen and speech IN the latter days Of his
life MS when as a 10y he was 4 cavalry
man with Morgan's men in the Civil