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BATHS FOR THE MULTITUDE.
TEE HANDSOME NEW HOUSE IN CENTRE
MARKET PLACE

Eirss sfthe Kind In This Cosntry-E1psstsA
t. Assist IN Promoting the Health a.A
Mappisess OF Last Side Tenement Dweli-
ers-More Like 1t Soon TO Follow.
The now bath house erected on Centre Market
place. between Grand and Brooms streets. BY
tho New York Association for Improving tho
Condition Of the Poor will be formally opened
tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. 1t 10 the
first place Of the kind ever built In this coun-
try. Mayor Grant will open the bath. Bishop
Potter and Archbishop Corriean are also OK
pected to be present as we'll as many lea,lns
clergymen and physicians Of the city. Gov.
Hill has been invited. The guests will inspect
tho now bath house and see it's practical work.
ings from o'clock until Q. They will prob
ably hear some speeches also.
The bathroom is not . usual adjunct to the
houses In the downtown tenement districts.
Probably not moro than q dozen houses In -
many blocks are furnished with bathtubA
When this state Of affairs was brought to the
notice OF the Association for Improving the
Condition Of the Poor some time ago the ASSOC
citation called . conference OF all the leading
charitable organizations Of the city TO talk the
matter over and devise some means OF giving
the people in those crowded districts q chance
to take hot or cold bath regularly the year
ronNd
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At THE DINE MUSEUMS.
Doris's New and EnInrEed Nnuss ana H..
ber's Palace Ready for Rusiness.

Doris's New and EnInrEed Houae ana Hs.
ber's Palace Ready for Rusiness.
Tho museum season opens tom orrow. whom
Doris's. on Eigh avenue. and Hubers. on
Fourteenth street. present their first bill OF the
now term. Doriss place, which has gained .
numerous and loyal constituency, will hardly
DO recognized In its renovated shape. This On.
largement gained by adding an adjacent built.
ing will 10 valuable chiefly in afrording more
room for the stage shows and curio exhibits,
and there are now four halls for the latter. But
tho price Is as low before. and that is probably
what will please Doris's crowds mos Dur.
ing the summer pa,nt.rs. decorators. and car.
penters have been at work to goo advantage.
and the museum Is about as complete and rs
comfortable az an averauc theatre. Waxworks.
week are Georg. LIrpert three; Legged man;
monte. m mi readers. aud othsrs The hourly
AMONG b. ssd
Hart the Edwart;es. md Maskin and Davis:
boa sve 81 ohsr nnar plays
Gs9Ts M"Ss now S s ts
,nmmsr shs sn;irs saii ing in T hir'..ass MIN
has been rr..ed ana nc" ADDED I" hs est" Saith,
meu'. giving itn total floor. surface Of almost
boNeH HCFeF. ITO nov DulliuQs. Wu'fQ con-
meets with the old curio halls By means o. q
s , ga is finished thr ;pEn;u, in OK and
and freaks OF nature which de light tho hon, |.
Of museum patrons The onenin. weeks bill.
Theh VII 10 =, seen Gomnrsss
thu strong man: Little Dot the child SINK;
h .,Daasr. s M M..b.n st snd dns q"
Big Eliza, the Murray. TEplets, Lorenzo: frs
eater; and belmont Wilson,, comsdians.
number ri Stage entertainments MS In pat
seasons. but twice the time Will he allowed Tor
Q visit 20 the curio halls.
WORMS Museum will reopen noxt week.
Like Dors's and Hubers. 1t has besn ex,en.
siN ely rafl,ed
Manager tiebhardt Of Huber Il Gebhardt's
Casino Brooklyn. will open that house to NOR
very. attractive entertainment. "iIandsoms
Dan" will introduce his specialtes: the stand.
ris and Walters will open in Tho Faded sis.
tor" and The Brewery. while Marie Car will
give . selection OF ballads. followed By Hoc.i
III his corlet solos.
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BUILDER FULLER's PERMITS.
They Confer PRIVILEGES In Violation sf
City Ordinances.

They Confer Privileges In Violation 81
| City Ordinances.
Charles A. Fuller who is building the Hotel
Endicott. on the southwest corner Of Eighty
second street and Ninth avenue. Processes to
10 not 1t all concerned relative to tho COM
plants Of the residents OF West EiRhty-sscond
street or a. tho threatened action to be brought
BY tho City Attorney to compel him to remove
the rubbish that has half closed the street for
many weeks. He says that tho permits issued
BY the departments charged with the super
| vision OF building operations authorize him 10
mix mortar and otherwise block up portion
Of the roadway.
Police Captain Bsrehold Of tho West
Tooth street station. while sympathiz-
ing with the residents OF tho district
who cannot open their windows with
out making way for clouds OF dust and
refuse blown in by every gust OF wind. thinks
that the Building and Public Words depart
ments are to blame for tho leckessness with
which the permits have been granted and
said gest.r rs o'fe is about 81 ooS ,ob
believe. but he ought not to have 20 much II
be no end to the. permits he can Sc! and the IL
cense they give him. Perhaps he has big po-
Whsn ' Foieeman Sctormics 70" Of this prscncs
arrested TWO OF The workmen Tor taking w
srraigned In court and Mccormick was trans
{srred. His mother lives lear this station, and
It was very inconyenient for him to be moved.
My mon do all they can. 1t is very hard on
the people living near By. but can give them
no remedy II the builder has permits for the
At the City Attorneys office It was said that
immediate action would be taken to state the
nuisance. 1t is understood that Fuller Is
Broadway. Whichever his pull may be. 1t will
not deter tho complaining residents. who arc
now thoroughly aroused from efforts to ro-
deem the neighborhood from bis annoy ance.
One Of them said yesterday: I've know per-
isctly well that builders have special privilege, PITY.
no reason why permits should be- given that
are In conflict with corporation ordinances. and
We propose to find out II any department. or
official has tho power 10 grant such permits or
70 countanance and condone violations OF city
ordinances. This man Fuller enjoys exsmp-
| tions that even the city does not claim for it.
self. for tho city compels its employees 70 place
they may leave IN the streets. but Fuller has
never hung out a red light In the two years
and half that he has occupied the streets In
this locality. All OF his violations ri law have
been forma lly reported to the Department Of
Public Works which issues tho permits. and
as q last resort to the Mayor. with the result
q invarihly elicitating the answer that he Is
abie e show ~ public what .or. q ispseinl
tion we are now complaining OF. any one can
see that II Is IN No sense building material, but
rubbish and refuse which must eventually 20
to tho dump: and II Fuller and his principals
had sniRhtened Vows Of their investment 1t
would have been taken there long ago."
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ned about the building in pipes: When the
Nil n In sGs II
the winter hot air will keep 1t warm.
The, bath hou;e will be kept open tho year
FoIRG tHp My i,sm t? Oct SO se hours ,"f
Each. person Will be required to pay Ave cents
VIZ ). en-
pacity OF tho house is zoo baths a day. super
intsndent Taylor doesn't think more than 100
people will take advantage Of the privilege.
This new. bath heuss will be followed by
mors shortly There !. already talk OF erect.
iusd Ha n f MsbraSs Of Il. sast SID.
bishop Potter. In speaking OF the now enter-
p''f' am ra Sincerely glad to hear that tn. New
Of the Poor has undertaken this work.
I. has b'.n t on. Of do,n my dreams s.., to
those, to whom It is designed to minister will
contrlbuts substantially toward its msints;
d dsRSsd is more intImsts than most PEG.
no doubt that Children can b hsppy Without
Sonai.ion can b 81 sctsd TO coSditions q iis
In which cleanliness 10 practically impossible.
whether OF body or reiment without steady
and sure deterioration OF the whole moral
Archbishop CorrIgsn said that he was with
am. movement which aimed TO improve the
The w,oie history OF the Catholic Church."
he sail. is n history OF good works under
taken from age 10 age In hel,ali OF suffering
and institutions Of ali Kinds show our constant
These "A examples Of the sentiment Of the
and professional men. philanthroDlcally In
clipsd. In general
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Justice Hogan Closes . Disorderly House
Upon tho Complains OF :. NelxkSor.

Justice Hogan Closes . Disorderly House
Upon tho Complains OF - NelxkSor.
That the respectable residents Of Capt Bro
game precinct welcome the work Of reform DO.
gun by Justice Hogan last Thursday. whom he
sent couple OF court officers to close up q dis
orderly house in Third street. was made evil
dent yesterday whom nineteen persons Of both
sexes. ranging in years from IS to IS. wore ar
rAigned In Jefferson Market Court ON tho
complaint OF Mrs. Matilda Klein OF 14O Mac
dougal street. Mrs. Klein was accompanied
By other res dents OF Macdougal street. NJ rs
Voorhees, Of LA. Mrs. G. Hesue OF 1921. and
Mrs. Sarah Marshall OF 40. as W tnessea.
On Friday Mrs. Klein went to Capt. Bro
Ran's station house in Me.cer street to SEQ
why the police could not. or would
house. She said she had lived next to the
place several years and that she could not
sleep at night because OF the noise and dis
order. She had had several respectable men
boarding at her house. but tho obscene lam
Euag" by day. and the loud laughter. shrieks
an groans during the night came through the
wall ON thu adjoining house and made her
The police made their customary excuse Of
helplessness. Then Mrs Klein made u formal
mIalnt against Mr.. Eli2at 9th Leonard. the
50.year-old Eray-haired mistress OF the den at
l3S Macdo igal street.
Oi1icer Cooney was sent to the house with .
warrant. besides tho mistress OF the place no
arrested nine women and nine men; JustIce
The Leonard woman wanted to- know II she
couldn't have bail. You are entitled to bail |:
got It y you can" said Justice Hogan. and hs
fixed 1t ut $500 for zach Of tho prisoners.
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the Immigrants will enter two rallied enclos-
Mrrs. one 58x144 feet and the other lOx72 feet
Those who are going away from the immedi.
ate neigh borhood Of the city " Ill wait in one OF
these wide enclosures un II the sidewheelsr 10
ready to take them to tho r8iroHd stations
brought over TO the Fargo Oflce aud landed
Tho southeast corner OF tho second story
will he given over to offices for Col. Weber and
his secretary. and a huge bricked- up vault for
tho storage OF records. Assistant Commits.
sioper O'Tetrne will have a room at the north
east corner. The Information bureau Is in
tho southwest corner, next 10 which is the en-.
tho west end will be the money exchange de-
partment. lunch counters. telegraph desks,
local ticket Offices. and the western Tor rooD
ticket office. which will occupy a space 12Sx58
feet. with 100 feet Of counter.
Two buildings. formerly used as shell
The build ing will be heated by steam. con.
veyed by pipes. running. through an undcr-
ground tunnel. from two big boilers In a house
several hundred feet to tho northwest. Two
arc and three incandescent dynnmos in this
house will supply the big building With light
Water fit for drinking has not been reached
which Ttie1 has bored over thousand feet
cd abundantly. The flow was stopped
BY casing. and the boring continued. Mr.
Pierce says he expecta to get lota OF good water
at 800 feet. which he w III reach. he thinks.
within e few weeks. Major George b. Hib-
bard hard The , snprssEntendent Of construstion.
over len thousand Immigrants may be passed
within a dav without discon fort to themselves
or the registry clerks. Sheridan 4 Byrne arc
the contractors who constructed the building.
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the stores are always full and IS soon as you
s asrn y u5nE its the custom 81 the
VIZ, ne, We nueht to have large STACK Snek rooms.
be the kind OF whisky that tenn perance lsctur.
scribe the horror Of rum"
. "ops cyl Of ,his drug store system" said
women to drink. Now. woman can 20 Into
z drug store withou, being susrected.. and
sns. clear e and sy nsHs % st s e:
regular SALONS they wouldn't think q going Y !,
near the m. 1t would mean disgrace II they did,
:, In tour Of the drinking places made hy .
BUN reporter. many women wore seen drink
- Purifier Bradley wns found on the beach BY
The Sun man. who asked HIM:
You G.h ,ss Town e hi hns s; Sa
rss Of iiaTor .re sold here every Sny;, h.
every day. No Know that Tie Inv against
the saIs q LIQUOR 4 th. same ,s . ,hs law
work. doss Il. Vol, the law, against selling
sn0s sHsa' ss f ro
caught at It they IRE punished like the sneak
sISs sss :S i .ss P Sxd that didn't sell auor
get "a e. SrP Il: h%1d:
ct th ing in the Mo,id To- get T., evidence against
Jury to indici them. They have healthy pulls.
Now In q lot. OF the stores they have regular
doctors or clerks. and II you want drink you
ths stomach, 81 corr, q somsthins 81
rum. He makes his prescription read
take as often as necessary and that presorip-
ton lasts . whole season. ! sometimes get
d.. cour aged in this fight, but I'm not ready 70
monsy to put down this traffic: | don't want
traf|e in i. and the men who sell Il. and put
our lives IN danger rye been flehtine It I'll
methods o, 4, may change. but my face is against
just outside Of Asbury Park. in the middle Of
hwilderness. 10 place called Tbs Farm"
names Of ,hs Park say LIQUOR shall not ;: sold
On ~ . ragged edge Men VIC S on's IKE ihs
times they take women who have lost their
sei.rsspset with them; and there arc hilarious
new saloon; and BRADLEY aEnlied ths taps
milo limit and made him close the bar. Tho
place is now the resort OF fast women and
GAmblora
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building viii be as cool as any summer resort
In this neighborhood. for every side 10 literally
filed with. windows. The building is 400 feet
long. loo feet wide. and is two ,stoi les hikl,;
There 10 a four story tower at each corner. and
10 the middle Of each side pediment flanked
with three-story towers. The building and
adjoining. structures. including the boiler
house. VIII cost about $200.000.
In the first story which Ia thirteen feet high.
are tho local general, anil railway sggage de-
partments There Is enough room on this
floor 70 handle In less than n day tho baggage
OF IL OOh immigrants. The main entrance for
immigrants faces the south. and Is sixteen feet
wide. When they leave tho barges by which
they are TRANSPORTED from the steamships they
VIII 60 nr double stairway % the second moor
stand stand II the top Of tho stairway and in;
disease. sickness, insanity or lameness. The
niue Immigrant "pens" are enclosed by, tall
sides Of tho building where the OFFICES are Is
awite pa,saReway. Immigrants detained by
the doctors will be conducted along this pas
sageway TO the physicians detention room;
pens. connected by gates. They will march
either side Of each aisle there will be registry
every immigrant After passing the clerks
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G.-..,..I:I..I'pEh,tr''
THE FENCE.


The trouble back OF the erection OF tho fence
began when that house was built Builder
james /. Newman had the contract. and he
suble, the brick work and plsstsrInR. O'Dono-
hue bid on It, and so did . mason named
Parker. That was in the days when o Donohue
was Just plain mason. before he began to
build houses for speculation. Newman and
Parker are English: 70 10 Bsvington. O'Don.
ohue is Irish. Tho trouble was that Newman
gave the Job to Parker nstsad Oft O'Donohue.
o'Donohue Is Bevineton's nefehb"r. 6'Dcno.
hue said he Understood 1t; He happened to
b. IN: as had and zee se aoa
Newman built she house and Parker did the
shot h: about 'sf:
Recently the Catholics In East Now York be-
gan to erect q new church. O'Donohus bid on
Srsk and 9s:s ToR and got
plaster work away from O'Donohue. There
%nd Is. ga :SS sai
- sns 3 s.. Sssa
for reysn.s. WSsn he saw sSas S:Wm sSa
SSss putting up the hous. h. was sGirs5isr:
1Is md "a :sr
piled in The st.sss II front q his house. Tier:
q
would give Lexington until noon to remove
the brick. He came at noon to Wow the land.
had been removed Bevineton's new house
.n@ ss s6e ~
ct ct on 6 0,D9nohues side q the fence: oDSn.
lion WAS paid to his order. be araspsd An axe
the heuss SIDED aboa se ne a' w
UP T If,s he sT n the YORK q his hands
Newman and his carpenters went to the now
riseed their rcaf!old By moonlight, and the
sS5s al f"S d. "ssn S sas hs
dowS' Will 3 obonohue used s I s SeW.
mans painters w;re not idle. They rleged
addeEs nd sapTed
s The siding msds him HIM .nsry tSe
bis but Wss1 {" the
paint on O'DonohMes house insult and iniury
we're complete. The painter agreed to paint
Nothing would Dc hut Il, .5st tIs whole house
Pc to
ID: Which - "a = AZ es:%I.:d e paint
q .hs lin. fence: Two long poles .Is # e 81:
:na Il s sssd
Sy nS osse nd vailed sn
penters to O'Donohue's house. To get An
idea Of It, look at the, picture and notice tho
Donohue boosted Of the fencs
IT'S all right" no said. They've got their
ps!ntfn % iii iii show sm" W. " '0"'' 70 'n'
Hs will. But It seems probable that he will
Il but az e R H. es
house. and the paintsrs say It Will BE- the
Easiest thing In the world to scatYold bstween
$50 You see" said Mr.. Eevincton. we're
glad IT'S there. 1t help. us with our painting
and 1t absolutely prevents our trespassine on
bis lot. 30 he can't. raise q row about that. "
Mr.; BesyinEton lauFhsdi Then he locked up
ready to have 4 come down It VIII come down.'
Meantime O'Donohue hires o man. ostsnsibly
to NOW his grass. but In reality. Newman
SAYS, to watch the fence.
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INTERNATIONAL FENCE WAR.
A BROOKLYN FRESHMAN AND HIS
ENGLISH NEIGHBOR IN STRIFE

Differences A. t. . Contract. . Piis 81
Tricks. n Daub OF Raint, aaA British
Politics Lead to tho Erection or the
Uriiest Division Fence Hereaboat.
Two men walked down Arlington avenue.
East New York. yesterday afternoon looking
at the numerous improvements In progress
there. They stopped just after crossing Glove.
land street to look at = new house which Ia
building there. They looked at 1t . minute.
and thsn one said:
We'll. tho man who built that II damn
fool"
That" Is n fence. Ahnormally homsly even
for a board fence. and high beyond the widest
possibility Of usefulnesa It was built above
the common picket fence which separates the
corner lot from the one on which the new
building stnnds. 1t is . patchwork fence OF
just tho extent Of the south side OF the new
building. and hardly more than . foot and .
half from It. Tho house on the corner was
built BY John O'Donohus about year ago. but
was never occupied. O'Donohue built It for
speculation. and he has been specializing ever
since as to what he could do with IT, The now
building Ia owned by G. F. Beving.on. Mr..
Bevingtnn also owns the house Just east OF
the new building and lives in It with his
family. The house on Cleveland street Just
south Of O'Donohue's Is also Bevlngtou's.
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Ju.psa late the River, but Didn't Drown.
Thomas Smith. young EnRlishman. came
10 this country fifteen months ago and
got employment at his trade OF silver
smith In this city. his health broke down and
oil his money WAS spent In doctors bills.
Three weeks ago he was discharged and was
unable to get any other employment. He was
without friends or money and was III oil COTS
sumption. For two weeks 0 wa dered about
noon he jumped OIL dock at the foot OF [ arlisle
street. Nor,h River some truckmen on the
steamboat squad arrested him. At the Tembs
yesterday Smith begged Justice ORsilly to
Tor Examination.
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SOME AGED PERSONS.
Philip MeCauley. 1Ol Years. sad ~
Hasnah w. Mnekey. OS Year.


Hannah w. Maekey. Os Yeara.
MnpLErowN. N. Y. Aug. 15-Philit Nc.
Cauley OF this city entered to-day upcn his
1920 year. His age is well authenticated. 10
was born in County FermanaRh. Ireland. on
Aug. Is. 1890. AID came to this country In
1880. since which he has lived hero. He has
been . hard working man. and temper.
ate and regular in bis habits He 10
now Is we'll preserved and active ~
most men at three score. Bis hearing
and eyesight arc but slightly impaired
and his mind is bright and disposition cheer
essn :d s.aa
eSIid5:a ~: Ii. ksS F.shc: TsEs os.t :h"
priest At the old oathsaral in Mott street. New
%sy Messy F wso Ds.s as boz sses
birthday, on Thursday last. Fer porents were
and :he was born on hsr tathers farm neat
PopRhkeepsie She was married when Is ye.rs
81. sna Ss, b s'f q y ds
only one OF whom. widowed dsneht.r: q IL.
Ing She has sixteen .;n living ar.ndshiIdf.a
Ref vens sIs sS rI D1
s .ime es
health ,through her l9ns Ne and stI r
sIIightly and cheerful.
o!dIss q LtRSs s Mss %.s i
and nseds no hired man to help him hi 81:
big farm Is yet. Mr.. Merriman was tesiins
rather spryer than usual last week. 70 Do
moved .iH acres Of grass alone. oIred e
bis barn. and unloaded and novel 1t away
=, PITIsByzoH. Aug. 15.-Petsr Kinney. wao
lives at ConemsuRh. Pa. celebrated to-day the
attainment OF . century Of life. He was born
II Irs ,lss Aug IS. 1871, and cane to America
est fires dsvsststsd bis isrm In. is23 he Se-
turned to Ireland Six months later b. once
more emigrnted to America, this lime to Que
bee. In 1881 ~. Kinney moved to Psnnsylvs
MIA. and lived forty years on the same farm,
In 1913 be moved 70 ConsW Hueh and has lived
nsr F sns u l' Bso @ nn'' married
Tho pair, have hal nine Children. eight Of
BE sI Lying en- Q, n: F:snI q
ofisn seen about the streets o. ConsmsuEn.
but having boen injured BY q fall he is now
on6nsd TO the house. suffering no pain and
ENJOYING coed health: He lives With hGs son.
sylvanis Railroad.
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THE NEW nATH HOUSE.

The conference was held IN March last II
was attended by representatives q tho As 80
The eot char!y % soetesy
Now York City Mission and Tract Society. tie
Protestant Episcopsl City Mssisn, ,hc Society
Medicine. The Association for Improving the
the work Of establishing baths which. it agreed
to do The other organizations promised their
committee. consisting OF William G. Hamil-
ton. Dr.; Gouverneur NJ. Smith. roland Red.
mend John E. Asxandfe G.orge b sS
to s
Sroo@. hGyefhs o', II he
City Mission the lot on Centre Market, place
isased ol term lo Of Years. The cty Mission
also secured these subscriptions for the pro.
-
&oe9i Hla: g stu Sns''' A'''' ~ AA' A'' Anna
Tho Building Committee secured the rest Ct
the money required. something, like $4,000
sHf Gssu prs ss, SSDdns o, Light
cslored brick with terra Gotta trimmings OF tho
sons Fns bs sY Ia. asssnsa
The front portion is two stories high. Ito uprer
OF the bath as his living apartments. There
s.s two r;esnton rooms On j.. ,he ,st
moor. On0 Oh tueu lS 1OE women. tu0 Otuer 1Of
men. They arc fni he'd In hard wood and are
very handsome. In tho rear OF the reception
rooms is the main bathroom. This is sub
These com pa tments are OF: metal. They are
lighl cd In tho daytime BY. = largo skylight. and
brick and tho f6or is Of iron and cement.
There are only three st tubs In the building.
ciusively by children and by mothers who
want to give their babies frolic In tho yaie,.
Improved spray or shower baths. This is 30
they can 10 kept clean easily. The water.
whom 1t is turned on. flows from circle Of per-
forstei pire. which keeps the head perfectly
dry. Each Compartment is furnished with Q
rubber curtain which protects the clothing
from the srlashing stray.
Besides the baths on tho main floor there are
seven IN The basement The boiler and engine
down there. too. The bath house is furnished
with an artesian we'll which will supply $4,000
gallons q water a day. Tho water viii be
Iron beams above the baths. and thence car