Show AA a V ay F NEW YORK your average new york or cr Is an animal wholly devoid of any moral indignation or reforming fervor cavot try as you may you cannot excite him with tales of political scandal andal Bc bribery and graft possibly he has built up a protective crust that prevents him from rom working up any emotional steam over such beuchi metters metten without such protection in a town like this he would simply emote himself to death take it easy last longer seems to sum up the whole towns attitude I 1 corrupt and contented outsiders marvel that the people of such a great city would put up with the corruption graft and hokum that has been folsted foisted upon them by the present city administration in any smaller city administration in any smaller city the sturdy burg burghers liers would rise in righteous wrath and demand that someone be run out of town but in new york A new york newspaper had its reporters go 90 out and quiz a number of average typical new yorkers as follows will the present political scandals influence your vote in this corning coming election only one out of six answered yes one person replied as follows no prior to election time one party Is always loudly trumpeting the so called scandals of the other there has always been corruption and in my opinion always will be another no we all know that there Is a certain amount of graft in politics in all large cities but the question of whether one did or did not pay a higher up tor for obtaining the position should not enter in other words its quite right and a little swank you know for a judge to buy his appointment to the bench the only crime lies in being stupid enough to get caught that gives you a rough idea lt lighting biting the fighters new york cites consumption of electricity takes a big jump every time a big prize fight is staged it was shown recently by representatives of 0 local power companies before the state public S service ervice commission new yorkers stay up late burning lights and keeping radios going the wallops that jack dempsey bestowed upon gene tunny in that seventh r round und in chicago are said to have boosted eo new yorks light bill just kilowatt hours it has been suggested that such occasions also put the electric refrigerators through a severe workout he had spent se several weeks looking lor for a job had bad made a desperate search but the longer he be tried the more hopeless the quest appeared finally a young man ot of twenty two he dropped in at the office of a new york newspaper 1 I dont like to te be spectacular about my job hunting he said but ive got to do something ive only got fifty cents left will you please say for me in n your paper that I 1 will pledge myself to work conscientiously for anyone in any capacity I 1 am able in exchange tor for a s livelihood and an opportunity to study a little it that tails falls im going to auction myself off to the highest bidder A human auction impressed by his resourcefulness and courage the paper printed his unique appeal within a few hours offers began to come in by mall mail and telephone one enthusiast went so far as to send in a 10 check which was welcome indeed while another a woman physician offered a home and meals until such time as he might obtain employment A lawyers firm offered a position as did several department stores and others the youngster finally accepted a job with a manhattan dress goods house with a substantial salary and the opportunity port unity to pursue his studies its a bighearted big hearted town in spots A c certain new yorker of my acquaintance is named let us say ralph waldo brown he had a twin brother named waldo ralph brown who died in infancy leaving doubt in the minds of the parents as to just which one it was that died ralph waldo or waldo ralph to this day my friend goes by the name of ralph waldo but he Is still undecided whether he Is the one or the other and his parents do not know dashed embarrassing you know skidding all the way through life wondering it if you are yourself or somebody elsel |