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GIANT COLISEUM
TO DWARF GARDEN
Nov. Building to Occupy
Block a*. Eighth Avenue
anil 49th Street.
HAY END SHOW DAYS
OF MADISON SQUARE
Structure for Two Years Will
llousr Panama ("anal Models
I \liibited at the Fair.
sea Sauiir??
. ?? ?'rtic'urt? of
II w.'h
in a block of New York'? theatrical
dlStrr?
?ico eapita'ists. it ?A?? announced
have obtained an option on
Eighth Avenue block hotwe??n
Forty-ninth and Fiftieth BtieetS, now
COVSree* by ? car bam of the New York
Railway-. Cetepeay. The building will
b.? known a? th.? Coliseum ?nd will be
' constructed primarily for the accom
1 niod?tion of th? hag* Panama ("ana!
which ha? been on exhibition
i for the last sight1 month? on the Zone
St the San Fruncisro Fair.
It ha? been known f"r almost a year
1 that the canal model was intended
' eventually for New York. Humors of
n rival Madison Square Garden have
al?o been floatinc; ?lonif Iiroadway re
btll anr.ouncemctit yesterday
; that the two cnt?*rpri*es wore une cum.?
' i ? a serpilse. Fred W. McClellan, who
: ha? been in New York foi several
jmosthl repretfcritin*? the Panama (anal
Fxhibition Company, la?t night con
I : rmul ihe rumor? und identifn?.! th?
i site.
The lea??? for the property is row
heinsr drawn up, ?*;?.;.(? Mr. McClellan.
1 *nd will probably be ?lrned next week.
It i? for twenty-cne veare. with option
! of renewal for twentv-or.e more, sad
the entire transaction, including- the
sf the building, model, ete., la
? - between M.ooo.ooo and I ?
Thorn?? W. Lamb, who d<?ijrned
the Strand Theatre and i? now build
- at work on a prelimi
i Ian?.
Th?- I of those back of the
, proposition have not been disclosed,
i hut many h\g busm.??? men in Chicago
are ?aid to BO involved. The canal
' modi-Y U built
f ranciso. <
bal ' ra exclusively will
; con sir i.
Only th" Olympia, ?n London, will be
Inrcer thr.n thi Btructare beli.? planned
f(.r New York. The car barn ?ite is
MO faot bv 47S, and the Coliseum
arena will b? 160 by ?60 The arena
of Madison Square GaitJefl ?? approxi?
mately 120 V.v 885. In it? aaatlni ra
i pacify and aclaptability foi a variety
1 of ?how? it will be jrreatY.- ?uperior to
! both Madiaofl Bqaars (lardan and
' Grand Central Pi
When arranirpil for th? accommoda
j tlon of circuses and similar ?how? the
?catlnp; capacity of the Coliseum will
'be about 16,000, Thi? is nearly twlea
the capacity of th" Grand Cen'ra! Pal? I
Ses BS)4J* sbeol 'hree ..m* th?'. of Madi
? mis G er see.
With tht 'i.liseum at it? comrr.ard,
York will bt
! in it -
? the aren?.
! or central floor tpac , .
he ?he case with large meetings, The
? apacitv will be betw?
2SJS9S.
Mr. McClellan. whs :.???? been man?
aging the mode: .. will
be the manager sf tl
A? in San Franci??*.,. th? canal will
be view from a B '?Jim, capa?
ble of accommodating ..ns at
a tim?;. 1 :.e to?.a! .be
about ??0,000 persons : ,r ?*?iu
cational in nature, seid Mr McClellan,
the attraction Will run ?.even ? .1
; week.
Allowing two years fei
the canal model. It U tttil ted that
the Coliseum will si ;? r into active
competition witi
den end (?rand CeBtl in the
spring of 1911. Oten** ? entrai '?
never ha* competed ? ..?rdcn
fur circuses and other I) I
but, with th? s ? - and
in of the Co'.i?? am, il ..? general?
ly accepted that Mad ten Setters Gar?
den will be torn
few Vil I
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MONTAGUE GLASS
YOU who laughed over the "Potash & Perlmutter"
stories that MONTAGUE GLASS wrote for "The
Saturday Evening Post" now have a new treat in store.
Birsky and Zapp will give it to you?Montague Glass
writes about them in The Sunday Tribune, and Briggs
draws their pictures. You saw what B. Zapp, one of
the new laugh-makers, said about the series yesterday.
And Louis Birsky writes about himself in this letter today.
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DAY TRIBUNE. The series starts next Sunday,
December 12th, but now is the time to tell your dealer
not to let you miss a single Sunday is laugh.
?b* ?un?ag Sriban?
First to Last?the Truth' News?Editorials?Advertisements
iitrKKihiN-uURSTINE, INC.?ADV^-rT
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What Is the Gary Plan ? !
By ALICE BARROWS FERNANDEZ
Tribune readers will find in this department a
clear and authoritative account of the Wirt school
system, proposed for this city. Questions of parents
and teachers will be gladly answered. The de?
partment will appear on Mondays and Thursdays.
WHAT THF WIKT FIAN DOES.
It take? children off the ?tre-ets
and keep? them wholesomely bu?>
at work, study and play for ?Is or
?even hour? a day.
It give? all children just a? much
academic work aa the Iradiili.n?!
??-h?>ol. hut by lengthening -he
school day It give? time for practi?
cal ?hop work, ?clence, drawing,
music, auditorium and pla> for all
rhildren.
WHAT THE WIRT IM.AN MIAN-:.
To every parent?a chance to give
his child the enriched educational
opportunities usually reserved for
the children of the favored few.
To teecksis?no more hour? of
teaching; more congenial work.
To the community?better citi?
zen?; belter school? for less cost.
What Do I'i?nple Uut?ide of New York
Think of Gary Plan?
"Madam: I hear many comment? of
New York people on the Gury plan. I*
this plun attracting attention outside
??f New York, and what do people in
<?th?r cities thi.ik of it* What do p?o
pltj connected with education think of
knowing thin might help the lay?
man to get ?ome sense of proportion In
i ?yard to the matter in New York.
?'New Y'.rk I ;?>?. If MUI1AT."
There is very widespread Interest In
the Gary plan throughout the country
Probably no school system in the hi?
torp of this country ha? been so much
investigated and written about and
???immente'l upon a? the Gary ?chool |
l'?*deral Covcrnmcnt Report*? on Gary
Schools.
One of the be?t seSftSS of Informa- '
.?i regard to the Gary plan is the
repet? si Iks United State? Hureau of I
r.ilucation on "The Public School Sys
,'? Gary, Did." Any one can secure
- report by writing to the 1'nite.J !
States Hureau of Education, Washing- ;
toe. The report is Bulk-tin 1H1?, No. 18.
let Lest way to let our correspond-1
??ut know what people outside of New
York think of the Gary plan is to let
the outsider? speak for themselves.
Here is what A. K. Wmship, editor of
"The Journal of Eilucation," han to say
? the Gary schools:
barricaded Aguintl Car>*
"I* history to repeat itself? For
y years the world saw a multitude
becai'se the great I.iebnitz and
lielmholtz declared that the fermorta
i :' yeast was purely chemical, and
not biological. All eminent ?urgeon-j
denied the gem theory of Pasteur, and
i uiiilr.' It of thousands died.
gloried m the anguii>h
of thoutand? for several
rorld-festoru sur
%t "i ? ? setept Lister's dis
SBtissptiC treatment.
"Medical was burr:?';? ltd
? truth by its raonstroM eon?
Are u:.;. i ( us barricaded against
Cary ?
"li.ni.rs and repudiator* are always
? rously applauded in the Amen
? crime of the reformer If dis?
? .,: u?.-iTvatinn familiar to every
pert i n through ail .?.?.-. - from the
Ih?. glorj of itendai :
? . ? of : ?
age. The ?lifTerenc? between crystallized
???m is
between ? i ?.- * t-. -. ? -. i ?
? fruit-ladened orchsrd. Ths
I a - *?4 o sdve il
I a> boon for a million
. mora or l?.?s, and secondly, it
' rin ,) by M
ruit Ol fui f.ir another
re years. Its glory Is that it
i .-ver was good foi anything and never
will be.
1 We advise sublime silence when It
COBtSt ' I skepticism?. In
' -in! achievement out
:o achieve;
M pro*..' .rhievement
'hing.
Multiple I'm- "f Bcheol PUS Stroke of
Genius.
"So niiii'li has bees ??ritten about
tete I
[ be mo?t heroic
Ifg
? of the! ?
...is path straight and
:? ,1'ipie us.- of
the ?c
ion the
?tue is
oil ? ?- en day
?
tets it
: Me sny p?rt of
plant ?r.v ? ? ?OIS
1 WSI
it wanted ll ?ml
?
?rerworhlsf Scheel BalltVags.
1 ' ?'
....
i a ?choolhou
?
it?
? ?' ' ??
should terse, bel ths fact n
?
magnifv
?at er ed
traction. " '-'
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re. U -?
?
Ca?
in in) sfth te
. -.?rifth gradt
'ment is a itroke o? geniu? In I
??an i a bit of
werhing cut. Now her.. has Mr.
fully lie*, eloped bit |
cuing, as he does, I
the p. tfde? s? in whicB
? el
"Mi Wirt has ::;.,.!.. ,.
the mysteries of higher e!.;ca'.
that graduate? from tht
can tstet the sophomore year in
in one or more subject?.
fair way to ?olre some problem
ter than they are solved by an
mediste school, a junior high ?ch
a junior college.
"If Mr. Wirt doet r.oth ng til
tion of the twentieth c?
than he i? doing in the curricula f
fifth, sixth, seventh, tig
tenth, eleventh and twelfth gru.
?hould immortalize hit*i p.
V? t have no space her? t<> tut
that great achievement."
Chicago'? Opinion of Gary.
In a recent editorial in 'The t'h
Tribune" under the caption "Whet
Has DeBS f? r New Y'.rk He
Ye," a plea is made for the Gary
? rial ?late? i
"Many Chteagoans are of the op
that the rotary s ?bli?h?
William Wirt a? Gan -l.oj.Id bt
into operation in Chicago?
her last annual report Mrs V
liability of the til
keep pace with the growth of m
population. Last year over
ill ? B ?v? re added, ai,?! a like numb,
year before. The G.iry plan has
tried out to some extent it. sever
the high sel i ser, with *h
?ult that th -I' espsbtl let have
materially increased.
"There is more of ?slut Is the
?yStSSB than the economies whit
make? possible. It atTord? to the I
that relief from the mon?.'
schoolroom that k.ep? truant office
Th.- child has one ]
for work, another for study, and
another for play. The same mea?ui
relief is afforded the teacher.
Advine? E*?U?ndlng Plan Throug
System.
"There is still time for ample
perimentntion in the plan this year
it it successful it could he extei
ghost the system next year
New York has come almost U) Chi
for a man to ?how it how, and has
him well for a few weeks of his t
perhaps we could get as much fiom
man whose worh has been i
almost in the shadow "f Chicago,
?alary paid him ought to bring bac
Chicago a thousand t;tnes I
money, and at the ?ame time .-reati
assurance to all parent? that t
children will get the full t:
them and ??!:? "1 possible f
the public Schools.
Other Cities Start Campaign for (
Plan.
Many other cities have been ws?
Icsmpeient for tht Gary plan for s
I ".:".-- Kan.sHS City, Clevela:.., '
?neepolts, Tro.,, thtee si four teerst
, New Jersey, Snd others which we I
not ipece hen? te mention. Etece
? .polis ha? become io ir.tere
in the subject that "The Minneap
i Tribune" sent one of its ?tatf te It
1 the schools, and the results . f
study have recently been published
. Tribune ' in a fo;
mph'.'t. It is one of
.most tivid and able account? of
Gary school system that we have ??
and we recommend that all those v
are interested in the tsbjOCt write
Minneapolii for this pamphlet. <
of the ifiii-t interesting parts of t
article is the following description
hew the Gary plan was installed
New York:
"In a certain district of Troy
was discover? d that two buildir
were for the need* of l
children, wfhile the board mi e?
tidering the traction of a new bu:
ing pair burn
to the ground. The desperation
their strait? moved th?? Troy eoi
ill upon Mr. Wirt. He I
not keep them long II
introduced vocational she;
and auditorium; abolish
the ?ingle seat, shook up the teachi
, ineral tea
and in a short tir
had a true G.-.r;. 'ailed
Troy. The miracle of the erhole I
fair wa? revealed when ?'
that the children were now amp
housed in one school, where former
they had !.???:. ii adequately housed
I two. When with the two builuini
they declared they needed more rooi
they row, with one building, saw thi
had room to spare.
"Some of the dazzled folk In Trc
feared that the children would n?
well in their aca?!emic woi
' as they ha i formerly. The magic:
** they rogerded a? much tc
Bu' in the ne)
examination the children won th
high?-?*? averses they had won in th
? iy of Tros and Iteod up amon
I it schools in the ?t?te."
POLICE BAND CELEBRATES
..'"io f,,r Aid in Festivities at Harlei
Ri%er Casino.
The policemen celebrated last nigh.
SB and oh:i
gathered at the Harlem
Casir.o to ,. Th.? po.
? bey dt<la t heve t
watch the ero? I tome I
watch them. The crowd v. as happy ;..
Were, and it ma;
ti*k nf controvert?
that the ninth annual celebration i
the police band of New York wa? thi
? I L-H Cook ?ang "M..?s <'o!um
from the pen of Mrgeeet ?>.to C
rgei '? - ' * tne daugh
fa policeman and the niece of i
police lieutenant. She was followed by
the police bead Conrad J. n?cnenber(?
and Augustus J. Reicher! banged mu?;
c.il hammer? on anvil? that shredded
I I ?..?rks. Then the ?extet from
Lucie fleeted arro??-? the Harlem Rivse
At the stroke of twelve th.? grand
march ba?ss It vta? led by Patrolman
ii A. Beanfrere ai d hit wife. The
of I ; - tte Com?
missioner Wo...i?. Boiossh Pieoideat
Marks, Fire CetemloBiM ? - A Ian ion and
el B4 r city dignitaries.
innnOO PiDes Wanted for Wounded Soldiers
IUU,UW npes ? Buy A p,pE AND MAKE
$% A WOUNDED SOLDIER HAPPY IN THE
& BRITISH AND FRENCH HOSPITALS.
EVERY BRIT-HER IN NEW VORK IS EARNESTLY REQUESTED
10 MAKE THIS CHRISTMAS GIFT TO CHARTY.
. ... ,r?r? a 1/ ?>'>? ?' ???, I??"?1' s< - N'',' *"rk'
REGINALD HUGH MURRAY, i^uo-a 4-_ _a-4__a_4?.
met : ms.mer eke ,?l
t-~i-, "te?? /? ?.4J?-? a B\rd. Kt?e'l.i '..
?Vin? ?t'a"??"? Su?!
H'OBtrait b? OllT.t I?.'M* O*,
lu beieot.ug a piano or player pi.ino. bear in mind
that, throughout the years to com?1, many people will
pass judgment upon the taste and wisdom of your
I'hoiee. "That's a ''.ne puino" will b?? the general ver
diet if the nanie Kranich &. lia o h appears upon your
instrument. Owners of th??s?~ p.n.n.?s. bought quarter
of a century ago, lift the Fall Board ?_?_ display the
name of Kramc-h _ Bach i I proudly .?> day as they
did twenty-five years ago.
ICH ^RACH
%iltra-Qualitu PIANOS
and Player Pianos
"Sat/ istAf a traJ ftOMA toitory and ntoki year . itus."
233 E?tt 23d St *.??__. 16 W. 125th St
WOODS MUFFLES HORNS,
HAWKERS. PARROTS
Silence List Issued to Aid Thost
Who Sleep by Day.
Police CenustMleeer Wood? has ?
?oft spot In hi? heart for the night
workers who sleep during the day.
Be proved t yesterday by issuing a
special order that will compel patrol
men to ?ee that there will in the future
be:
No unnecesiary shouting by street
hawkers and "old clothes" men.
No unnecessary shouting or yelling
by anyone on the streets.
No use of horns, bugles or bells by
scissor grinder?.
No unnecessary horn-blowing by
auto dr
No unmurned exhaust on auto? or
motorcycles.
No yelling of taxi driver? In front
of theatres or h"'
No yelliag of "extra*."
No unni i -e? by milkmen,
icemen r.ivl bakery boys.
No unnecessary Bolseo in putting out
auheans.
No unnecessary noise by defective
or worn-out machi- ? i>
No unnecessary blowing of factory
or boat whistles, ami no barking
screeching parrots, etc. i The Commis?
II did not state that the
covered "singing" cats.?
And f'irther, the cops will, through
their captain?, report to the Public
Bervlee Commission faulty car tracks.
flat wheel.? on i-.ir?, faulty brakes on
car?, and unnecesiary clanging of car
gong?.
LASHES FOR WIFE BEATER
Maryland Magistrale Revives Whipping
Post le l'unit??. Cruelt>.
,I-.-n TI.? M m* Hu-.?u ]
Washington, l)ec. I, The whipping
post for all wife beaters is the rait
I Police Magistrate Mace, of Reehville,
Md., who revived that instrument of
punighment aftaT t'ifty year? of dlau?
. Richard J. T. i lubb r?
c?iv,.(l ten lathe? to .lay a?ter hit ?04
B for atUackinir hi? wife wi*
chinawar? nn?l ?torn'?.
''lubb ?crea, cl a? the lath cart?
do-vn on hi* bare buck, and irrest wel1
ros? on hi? skin, After expiating- h
o?Tence h.? derlnred that he would 1?
return to hi? hom?, a? he had been d
ftnoaS tat life, and would leave t
i-tate.
Put quality first, always, ?_
buying toilet paper?then kn
h o w 111 a 1
sheets there
in the roll,
no other
cm you dt
mine ho
quantity v
Toilet ifarv
can be loosely wound to tila-?
the roll look big.
"It's the Countej Sheets that Caus?t"
Scoflfesue
loilet Paper
has 1000 sheets to the roll?
10c. Soft, white and absorbent
Sari?-T???ue. The balttn? trrairnij?t
oriakfg it bealiitf. 2*?Uo \heets in
rtrton of 3 roll?. 25c \ti your
dealer.
SCOTT PAPER CO.
10 Church S?r??-.| Mahert of akernrk
N.w Ywrk
Ktakert of ,>*.., kernt
ScmsTittue I eut ele
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WATCH YOUR CHILD'S FEET
l*f flnf a'k!<-and an-h nrnn?rlr iupi?oit--J by
CowaiJ A:?I, ?.i;?r iba*.
Sairiof ar.Vl? ?n? MS without aapport ***
*i>? CmNN A.. :. bur, port IU-&
Coward
Shoe
-Ma,?, a.?t .??
Foot troubles usually begin young. Every mother
should see that her child wears proper shoes.
The Coward Shoe for children trains the child's feet
to be natural, healthy and symmetrical. It given
helpful support to the arch and ankle and prevents
foot troubles.
Sold Nowhere Else
James S. Coward
264-274 Greenwich Street, New York
'Ne?r W?rreo Street.
Mail Order* Filled S?ad for
The "O. G. V." letters to the New
York Evening Post from Washing?
ton were resumed with the opening
of Congress this week.
This correspondence by Oswald Garrison
Villard was one of the most widely-noticed
features of the Evening Post during the critical
months of last spring and summer.
Mr. David Lawrence, one of the best-known Wash?
ington correspondents, has joined the staff of the
Evening Post, and will write for its columns from
Washington during the coming winter.
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