The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

current Wall also serve TO light the plaza
at the Brooklyn end of the structure.
orators of $50 volts, three engine type.
The cost OF the plant, which will burn
refuse from the city's streets, was an
proximately 100000, and the savings to
the city BY its operation is estimated
at about 10000 a year.
One Of the most extensive works in
behalf Of the poor, of the city eyer
undertaken Is about to be started by
49, the department. Of
r. huge Sanitarium charities, in the
form of sani-
Tor Victims tarium for the ex-
..ats. ,@ elusive treatment
OF WHITE Plague and care of per-
sons u IF er in 2
from tuberculosis. Plans for the sani-
tarlum are now complete, and the ac-
tual work Of building will probably be
started early next spring.
Situated on the highest hill on Staten
Island, overlooking New York harbor
for 500 patients, the sanitarium is
planned to be the finest Of its kind in
the world. For its construction alone
So, ooo,o 700 will be necessary. = -
In selecting Staten Island for the
hospital the city officials based their
decision on the fact that the city poor
prefer not to go SO far from their homes
for treatment that they will be- out of
reach of their, friends. It, is thought
that with the hospital so close to Man
haitian an old law relating to compul-
sorry treatment of tuberculosis may be
enforced. ~
To lay. down three aces and then
find that the JUinpnr Of q &G En0
pot has nothing more than pair of
-. my \ fours, was the ex-
Bluffs Down Three perience of
tourist in the
Aces With smoking room Of
the, French: liner,
Pair Of Fours La Touraine, out
X. side Sandy Hook
said to be George a. Kessler. Attic
he has denied the truth Of the occur
renee to the reporters, he told it to
some friends who boarded the ship at
quarantine. There were four PLAYERS
in the game. Mr.. Kessler admitted
today that he was a participant in last
night s game, but he said that it was
ten-franc limit. There was more than
SIS, 900 in the pot, it is said, and $500
said to have displayed his hand to sew
eral outsiders and all they could see
was pair Of, tours, a queen, a jack and
a six-spot. r..
There will be no floors numbered
thirteen in the new sky-scraper hotels.
They must change their numerical base.
..,... The Gotham is the
Ant1-Thlrteen pioneer : in the
- IN, .a*s5; 5-sE, ~ anti-thirteen cru
Crusade s SADIE. The others
| .>Jl.. Is will follow. When
IN Gotham Hotels. the Gotham was
@,..&s. :" open ed few
weeks ago it had floor .bearing the
unlucky numeral, but it has one no
more. It is now fourteen, impervious
to superstition and feared by none.
Senator Thomas G. Platt of New York
was one Of the first guests to register
at the Gotham. When he entered the
hotel he was met, by it's manager, Frank
w. Bennett, who ministered personally
to- Mr.. Platt's wants. (" SENATOR he
said, as he turned the register for Mr..
Plat to inseribe, 1nI'l give you a suite
on floor thirteen. - Mr.. Platt inter
rupted his registration long enough to
nothing, but there was world of wis
dom in his smile. "Oh, yes, certain,
w." interposed Mr.. Bennett, perceiv.
ing the predicament, for Mr.. Platt s in.
curing expression told the story, "I'l]
put you on floor twelve ~ -
The next guest to register was W. B.
Hibbs, a Washington broker.
Room 1913, Mr.. Hibbs, " said Mr.
'Mr. Bennett: y said the broker
"you ought to know. better. Cut ii
out; likewise cut floor thirteen out. Put
it on the roof, in the cellar, take it tc
the morgue, anywhere.
advice, and there is no longer a floor
4 thirteen in the house. @ -. IT..