Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-10
RUBBER HEELS FOR TENANTS
one Landlords way of Keeping His
House Full, NOIseIsss aaa
Happy. I

There lie at least one landlord in Harlem
who has solved the problem OF keeping
his house full of quiet tenants who will
not complain OF the noise overhead. His
method was discovered quite by accident
when new tenant applied for q lease en-
the string Of rooms known az q nat In this
particular building.
All the necessary formalities about ref
erences, finances, etc. had been salts
factorily gone through with, when the
new tenant observed an extra clause type
written in the printed form OF lease.
Whats that for7" he inquired
Read It and see," answered the land.
lord. That is for your protection as well
as for that of the tenants under you. II
explains itself-merely an obligation on
your part to wear rubber heels on all your
shoes, and requiring every member OF
your family to DO likewise. Oh-never
mind the expense-the lease, you will OBJ
serve, requires mo to furnish you with
the heels, so IL costs you nothing"
The tenant read the following clause
pointed out in the lease by the landlord:
And It Is hereby further agreed that the
said party of the second part (the. tenRnO
obligates himself and the members of his
| family to wear and use only shoes equipped
| with rubber heels, and the said party Of the
| first part (the landiord) hereby agrees to
pay the expense of fitting rubber heels to
all shoes regularly worn by the tenant and
the members OF his family, provided that
| such heels shall be fitted only at q shop
to be designated Ly the party OF the first
part"
The prospective tenant could only artie-
ulate:
"But suppose refuse to wear rubber
J heels?"
In that case we will have no difhculty
in hnding someone else VINO WILL
answered the landlord. This clause 10 my
own idea and is inserted TO guard against
noise from the fat -above-an evil which
you must admit is one of the greatest an
noyances of life in a nat in New York
People who wear rubber heels walk
noiselessly Not only are rubber heels
comfortable and noiseless, but you will
find many physicians who advocate them
for all ordinary walking, on the score OF
the nervous shocks which are avoided by
their use.
II have made an arrangement with .
shoemaker near my building, who fits all
the shoes OF my tenants with rubber heels
at reduced rate, and pay the bills. II
costs me something like IS a nonth-bui
for that 1 get about fifteen pairs Of rubber
neelS put on, ana Wnen Iney wear OUT AN
willing to pay ~. Hew ones.
The best possible proof of the practical
utility OF my schs~s,s is that my fats arr
always rented. and the particular one that
you are asking about is the only vacant
fiat in my building. However, II you don't
want to wear rubber heels say no more, FOL
/ have had three other inquiries. today
about the fiat and have no doubt but l will
| rent Il by tomorrow night"
Say no more" responded the prospec
tive tenant, II have never worn rubber
heels before. but l am willing TO try them
The people in the fiat below me may have
been worried by the noise made quite Al
much as the PEOPLE above have beer
worrying me with their Internal racket
BY all means let us have law passed com
polling every one who lives In nat u
wear rubber heels. The next thing viii b
rubber soled pianos-but I guess that dream
/ will never come true."-New York Sun
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