Smyrna times., 1933-04-26
SIDE LIGHTS OF
NEW YORK CITY
Told By Walter Trumbull in
His Own Immical Way
of Doings in City
INTERESTING SKETCHES

New York is a city where, if you
wish anyone to know you have been
away, you have to mention the fact
Under ordinary circumstances when
you don't happen to see some one
for a few days, weeks, months or
years, you merely assume that he
has moved over by another subway
line and has found new movie the
ater and a new crowd Of ac-
quaintances. One has to move only
about ten blocks in New York TO
get into an entirely different vii
lage, with new set of neighborhood
stores, new mailmen, new paper
boys and new neighbors. And,
should you meet one of the old
neighbors after a month or so of
absence. he probably will resume the
conversation just where you left off.
Inever shall forget something Will
Irwin told me long ago. He had
been in Europe for long months as
a war correspondent before the
United States was drawn into
the conflict, had seen unforgetable
things, and had returned full Of his
experiences and eager to tell some
body about them. He went to one
of his clubs and the first member
he met said he was glad TO see him.
because he wished to talk TO him
about several things he thought
should be brought before the house
committee. One of them concerned
the dining room, and another the
manner in which affairs in the bill
Hard room were being handled. Mr..
Irwin said that he had been away
and was a little out of touch. The
member said his vacation evidently
had done him good, that he hoped
to get away for week or two him
self. but that as they now were
both present, it seemed a good time
to get into the important matters
he had mentioned.
So | cannot expect the fact that
I have been in the Middle West for
a few days to make any great i'm
preston on the life of our city. Still
I learned a few things on the trip.
A conductor, for example, told me
that so far as his run was con
cerned he thought travel was pick
ing up a little. He also told me
that certain manufacturers, who had
journeyed with him to convention.
had appeared to be unusually cheer
full for these times and claimed to
see an increase in their business for
the coming year.
Pat McGill. the wrestler. and a
very good one, happened to be on
the same train on which returned
and showed me a picture of his
three children. which visibly proved
that there was nothing the matter
with the younger generation in the
vicinity of Omaha. I never saw
a photograph of three happier.
healthier looking youngsters. Turn
ing from family affairs to business.
McGill told me he saw a chance to
make little something on his hogs,
and at least break even on his cat
tie, although he said the farming
business was not in the pink Of con
dition. We rather agreed that what
would help the farmer most would
be to get the country in general back
to work and thus restore purchas-
ing power and increase the market
for farm produce The trick. Of
course, is to do it. That is some
thing for the new administration
to work out.
McGill is a likable. generous fell
low who speaks well of his fellow
craftsmen. He told me he consid-
cred Lewis and Stecher really great
wrestlers. In fact, he commended
almost every wrestler concerning
whom ! asked him, although he ad-
mitted that some were better than
others. He thinks that the wrest-
lers of today are as good as any
who ever lived and that most Of
the great grapplers are on this side
of the water.
Some smart person wrote recent
ly that the depression was doing
without some Of the things our
grandfathers never heard of. That
would seem to be true. We have
come to regard as necessities many
things which did not exist a COM
paratively few years ago. A lot of
of those things actually are lux
uries which we, too, could do without.
G. 1898. Bell syndicate-wNU Service.