Smyrna times., 1932-12-14
SOME SIDE LIGHTS
OF NEW YORK CITY
Told By Walter Trumbull i'm
His Own Immical Way
of DOings i'm City
INTERESTING SKETCHES


Moskowitz, author, sociologist, poll
ticians, public relations counselor,
and constant aid and adviser of Al
fred Emmanuel Smith. Mrs. Mos
kowitz is a native New Yorker who
early became interested in social
service work and women's clubs.
Once an antisuffragette, she has be-
come one of the most powerful wom-
an politicians Of the nation.
1t was through her interest in a
woman'S club that she met Gov
ernor Smith, whom she escorted, q
rather unwilling captive, to make a
speech before her organization. I'm
pressed by her knowledge of social
and political matters, he kept In
touch with her, and appointed her
to the state reconstruction commits
sion. Later she was a member Of
such bodies as the governors labor
board, and the Committee of Wom-
en- on National Defense.
Tremendously alive and quick
witted, capable Of sustained mental
and physical effort, with an alert
sense Of humor, Belle Israels Mos
kowitz is shrewd publicist, capable
Of smooth diplomacy, and a fine
Snowman. This latter quality may
partially result from a short expe-
rience as an actress. She is one
woman who has had a real influence
on the course Of state and national
affairs.
The Yale football team of 1902
had some pretty husky men on it..
In the forward line were Holt,
Glass, Goss, Hogan, Kinney, SheY-
lin and Rafferty,. Walter Camp
picked the lot Of them for first
string all-America, with the excep-
ton of Goss and Rafferty,. Goss
made only the second all-America
that season, and Rafferty, didn't
make the mythical eleven until the
following year. The ball carriers
were Chadwick, all-America, and
Metcalf and Bowman, second all
America. Between the forwards
and the pigskin toters stood the
quarterback, another all-America, a
small bundle Of dynamite with fire
on the upper end in the shape Of
red hair. With commands. which
sounded as sharp as the bark Of a
terrier, he bossed those giant line
men and those plunging and darting
backs, driving them to victory and
to glory. His name was Foster
Rockwell, field general of one Of the
greatest teams football ever knew.
Della J. Akeley tells me story Of
a fair-sized town in Africa. An Eng
lish resident was robbed one night.
the thief entering and leaving the
house silently and cleverly and tax
ing nothing except money. A native
who had passed the house during
the night heard Of the robbery and re
ported that he had seen a bicycle
parked in the road. He had stopped
a moment to look at it and remem.
bered the license number. The po-
lice traced the bicycle to the town
jailer, who also was native. In
vestigation disclosed that the jailer
nightly had been releasing an ex-
pert thief from the jail. who would
take the bicycle do his stuff, and
then return to be locked up and
split with the jailer.
Some time ago. set of questions
were asked the members of the
Boys club of New York. The an
swers indicated that the average
East side youngster is interested in
baseball, but has so little chance to
play that he IS turning TO basket
ball. That is one reason many big
league ball players come from coun-
try towns, where there still is plenty
Of land for a baseball field.
Other things discovered by the
questionable were that the East
side boys great ambition is to be-
come an aviator or an engineer.
That Is what planes constantly fly
ing over Manhattan have accom-
plished. The boys picked Lindbergh
as their favorite hero. In their
choice Of books, mystery stories and
adventure stories lead aviation tales.
Just as the golfer would rather play
than read Of golf, 50 these would-be
aviators long to fly rather than to
read of flying.
g. 1882. Bell syndicete.-wNU Service.