Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-28
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Statue Placed on the Roof

OldluC ldCCu VII TIC nUOl
! When William K. Vanderbilt
erected his mansion at the corner o
Fifth avenue and Fifty-fourth stree
he decided to engage a French archi
tct to design it. The plans were
drawn and were highly satisfactory
to the millionaire, but one stipula.
ton entered into the bargain thai
made Mr.. Vanderbilt reject the plans
and seek the services of an Ameri-
can architect. The Frenchman
would not sell his plans even to a
New York multi-m llionaire, unless
statue of the architect was placed
in the house. Mr.. Vanderbilt would
not agree to this, and the plans were
sent back to the Partisan. An Amer
lean artist was then sought out to do
the work, but no one was found that
offered as satisfactory plans as the
exacting and eccentric Frenchman.
Consequently Mr.. Vanderbilt was
obliged to send for the Partisan and
agree to his demands. The statue
has been placed on the roof, and is
in a kneeling position.
Jews at Christmas Tree
Those who were detained at the
immigration station on Ellis island
over December % were given Christ
mas trees and celebration that
made many of them believe they had
actually reached the faIryland that
they thought awaited them in Amer
ic. There were number of Jewish
people among the others, who SEEM
ed only too glad to get the small
presents, although their brethren
who have been longer in the country
have been trying to have the Christ
mas exercises eliminated from the
public schools as being too sectarian
in character. Another curious fact
was that the Jews devoured some of
the Christmas mince pie with a
great deal of relish, despite the fact
that it contained some ingredients
that were not in accordance with
their religious diet. In justice to
them, however, 1t should be said
that the mince pie was a new treat
and they did not know of what it
was made. e." t',il ~~ Us,$g
Wave Of Crime in Gotham
According to the most reliable sta
tistics ave of crime has been
sweeping over the city that has
brought down heap of criticism on
the police department and has caus-
ed the Gothamites to give their win
dows and doors an extra try at
night to see if they are all securely
locked. Police Commissioner Bing-
ham Indignantly denied the increaG
in the number of burglaries, and de-
clared that fully 25 per cent of the
number reported to the police were
fakes in. order to collect the burglary
insurance. However, many of the
insurance companies are giving up
as fast as possible this branch of
their business, and it is generally
believed that the thefts are increas-
ing as is customary during a period
of financial depression.
Carrier Pigeon En- Route
A bedraggled carrier pigeon arriv-
ed in New York the other day on its
way to Cooper Square. BY the time
1t reached the Battery sea wall, how
ever, 1t was so exhausted that it
dropped to the ground near the
Aquarium, where it was picked up
by a passerby. Attached to the
brass ring encircling thu pigeons
leg was thin strip OF wax paper
bearing the following inscription:
Introducing Beauty, & record
breaker. Left Charleston, y. c.,
bound for Cooper Square, N. Y. If I
am in trouble, give me square
meal and pass me along"
Beauty got a square meal and
then was tossed into the air for the
last lap of its 7Oo-mile journey.