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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
LANDMARK FOR SALE
Madison Square Garden Has
Never Paid.
HISTORY OF THE BUILDING
Erected Two Decades Ago and Run
Without Profit.
NOTHING TO TAKE ITS PLACE
Stockholders Suggest That Structure
Be Raced to Make Way
for Skyscraper.
HISTORY OF THE BUILDING
NOTHING TO TAKE ITS PLAC

NEW YORK. November 1o.-The stock
holders of the Madison Square Garden
met Yesterday and decided that the time
had come when the present corporation
should dispose of the site and the build
ing in which New York's greatest gather
ings are now held.
They believe there is no prospect OF
the garden in its present shape ever be-
ing a profitable venture. and they think
it would be better for some large busi-
ness interest to buy it up. rae the build
ing and replace it with an office build
ing or large store. What New York will
do in that event they have no suggestion
to offer.
At the same time the stockholders are
perfectly willing to sell it to any one who
will undertake to continue to MAINTAIN
the garden as an amusement center, ana
fl there are no satisfactory offers they
will still run it on the same lines as at
present. They have placed the propert!
in the hands of George X. Read d Co. OF
50 Liberty street, and are willing to con-
slider offers for sale by private contract
Twenty Years Without Profit.
Frank K. Sturgis. president of the Mad
ison Square Garden Company, said last
night:
lie directors nave HOW lliS
property for twenty years pro bono pub
leo, without one cent of return on their
original investment They think that they
have done their duty to the community
and wish to be relieved of the burden.
The company was incorporated in 1881
and owns the entire block between 4th
and Madison avenues and 26th and 9th
streets Its capital stock is S2,OO0,OOO, on
which no dividends are at present paid.
1t had also issued 81 100000 first gold >
per cent bonds and $4,000 second gold u
per cent bonds.
Among the suggestions made from time
to time for the disposal of the building
and the site was the suggestion couple
of years ago that the post office should
acquire it for its uptown branch. The
selection of the Pennsylvania site, how
ever, made this out of the question.
In spite of the fact that the Garden
has occupied a distinct place in the life of
the city for the last twenty years and
that innumerable political meetings and
other gatherings have been held in it as
well exhibitions, circuses and enter
fainments, it. has been understood for
some years past that the stockholders
would not refuse any reasonable offer.
few years ago it was actually in the
market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
Dependable.

From Tit-Rifs.
..yez know Casey, the contractor"
"Oi do
rs he what ye'd call rellable?''
..He is the most reliable man Oh i've
knew. Whinever he tells yez anything
We can depind on it's not being So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
History of Noted Building.

Madison Square Garden, aside from its
entertainments, stands out as one of the
| most famous buildings of the city from
the architectural point of view 1t was
designed by the late Stanford White. and
he always declared 1t to be the structure
which fitted in most perfectly with his
ideals of architectural art. Its tower,
topped by the figure of Diana, for long
was the loftiest pinnacle in Manhattan
and although it is now surpassed by it's
near neighbor. the Metropolitan Life
tower. it still stands pre-emnent for grace
and airiness
The building is designed in the renais-
sance style. and is built of buff brick and
terra Gotta. 1t is estimated to have cost
| nearly $3OOO.OO0. 1t is divided into dis
tinct parts The theater. which was
opened on September p, 1890. with DIR
Bill has been under separate manage
ment. AS rule it has been associated
with light opera and high-class farce
comedy
Then there is the concert hall, which
has not been used much of late years. and
the roof garden. They will always be as
sociated with the murder of Stanford
White by Harry h. Thaw during the first
performance of a summer piece. Nam
zelle Champagne" in 1906. Close by was
the tower. in which the architect had his
private rooms. the scene 1t was alleged
of many of the incidents which led up to
the tragedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
Events Held in Arena.

The principal part of the Garden, how
ever. has always been the arena. 1t is
the only building of it's kind in the city,
and without it many of the most popular
functions of New York social life would
have been impossible. 1t was opened
June Is. 1890. with concert by Edward
Strauss orchestra, and every year since
given UP to the horse show, the official
opening of New York's social season.
The dog show only comes second in i'm
portance to the horse show.
In the political life of the nation NHdi-
son Square Garden has played large
part. Such rallies as greeted Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Taft in the last days of the re-
cent campaign are examples of the i'm
mense gatherings which it has made pos
sible. Carnegie Hall may be more salts
factory to the speaker, but Madison
Square Garden gives unrivaled Opportu-
mites for demonstrations Of enthusiasm.
A famous occasion for the Garden was
the welcome given to Mr.. Bryan in 1906
on his return from his world tour.
SDOrtsmen. electricians. business men
and many others have used the arena for
exhibitions. Athletic events of all sorts
have come off within its walls, among
which was the fight of John L. Sullivan
and Charley Mitchell for the champion
ship of the world, and the recent six-day
bicycle races. Barnum & Bailey. Buffalo
Bill and other well known shoWmen have
used it to delight New York and it's chill
dren. and it has ever been the one re-
source of those who wished to give the
people of Manhattan an entert ainment on
really large scale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01

perance Is passing over the south. On
the other hand they assume That the
army canteen question, which Is pro-
hibtion, pure and simple, cannot be
favored, by any man or woman that IS
not addicted to the use OF tntoXica.-
ing liquors. All of this irritates and
antagonizes large number OF tenn
perance people, who would willingly
work with them, to the end of lessen
ing the consumption of whisky. but
are not even allowed the credit OF
good purpose. case in point was
shown during the days when we were
agitating constitutional prohibition. In
q railroad depot discussion last
and furious was In progress before
large crowd One man opposed pro-
hibition and gave his reasons. Ad-
mitted that he sometimes drank beer.
And then came the exclamation: why
don't you get over with the saloon
crowd. where you belong% And TO
the writer's positive knowledge. the
radical prohibitionist was once intox-
ieated while on a Clear Lake excur-
sion, while the man he proposed 10
drive into the saloon crowd was a
model of temperance and sobriety
These "cranks," not to be taken IN
its offensive meaning. forget entirely
the Scripture words Of Come. let us
reason together For instance, the
writer met a man that had a pet plan
Of allowing certain number or sa-
looms to the population. Once upon a
time there was a good Iowa college
professor that advocated the Gotten
burg scheme. There are today In Iowa
many Episcopal and Lutheran clergy
men that think high license the best
possible plan Many christian men and
women in this country favor the army
canteen as a choice OF evils. Many
officers of tho regular army know or
the had effects Of the present no can
teen system. The writer happens. to be
a convert to modified Gottenburg-
South Carolina dispensary state plan.
And now let this question be asked or
any radical prohibitionist in Iowa or
elsewhere. Are all of these plans
and schemes born Of the devil and
conceived In iniquity? Should any
man that advocates any Of them go
over to the saloon crowd where he be-
longs?" Is there any straight and
narrow path" but yours, that is re.
spectacle, virtuous, or worthy OF
thought? Can man be a real tenn
perance man, and not think as you do,
and do as you say he ought to. Is
prohibition the only simon-pure ar
ticle that will cure the world of the
greatest curse known to mankind:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01
Need Of Banking Reform.

1 (ReVieW or ReV1eWS)
THE simple trouble is that no one
BAND can stand alone in a time of
frigEit when it's depositors have precip-
itatled a run upon it; and our system
provides no way by which the strength
of 1.-THE banking system at large can
adequately support the isolated bank
in its moment Of need. In times of
financial stress and stringency in other
countries. relief is afforded by bank
infg system whose motto is: Always
paty out money just as fast as possible,
talking good security for it, and If nee
eJsary raising the interest rate. But
iH these other countries the banking
system has some form OF central sup
piort to rely upon. Many experienced
people in this country are now advo-
dating the establishment of one or
more great central banks of issue,
(which shall represent in principle.
jwhntever be the legal relationship, the
power and strength of banking coop
GRAFTON. If we had any perfect REM
edy to offer to congress or to the
| banking community, it would not he
withheld. All that we can say is that
our present system, which is in many
respects, admirable, needs some fur
ther development in order to give 1t
greater strength in times OF sudden
and severe storm. So far as the safety
/ OF our currency goes, nobody could
wish anything better. The proposals
| for giving greater elasticity to the
I outstanding volume of currency are
] we'll enough in their way. But they
do not quite reach the real difficulty.
/ II is not so much that we need more
/ Currency when the crops are moving
ard business makes an unusual de-
niand, as that we need better pro-
.ectinn for the banks. SO that they may
noe fee that they must sacrifice both
| their depositors and their approved
/ be rrcvers for the sake of maintaining
/ their rNn solvency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01
FORGIVENESS.

In an album wherein he was requested
to write sentiment, Bismark found
this: II have lived long and learned
to forgive much" Below ii the Iron
Chancellor. gray with years and re-
sponsibility, wrote: Il have lived long
and learned that much has been for
given me-"
Most men who have done or tried to
do things, can subscribe to both as
sertions. He who has not been forgiv-
en- Of much has been idle and Opaque.
Who has not forgiven has had few
friends and no enemies. Whoever has
fought good fight has somewhere
injury to the innocent or the weak.
None who have pushed into the tur-
MOL OF life boldly has failed to receive
some wounds that he has not de-
served. 1t is SO in worlds, nations,
neighborhoods, homes. The opportun-
ity to forgive and to be forgiven is
ever present. 1t Is the most human
plea in the Lords Prayer.
After introspection forgiveness comes
easily When an honest self analysis
has been concluded the mind and the
heart alike incline to kindness toward
others. We have done so much that
is wrong, unjust, cruel, selfish and
arrogant that we find ourselves making
honest excuse for those who have de-
spitefully used us. He who feels his
own need knows the need of other
men, From such knowledge charity
springs and fourishes. The poor are
kinder to the poor than the rich are
to the rich.
Today is good time to write above
the mantels Of our living rooms the
words of the unknown, and those of
the great war chancellor: II have lived
long and learned to forgive much
II have lived long and learned that
much has been forgiven me-" They
are wise philosophy In themselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01
NINE CASES FROM ONE.

In Des Moines nine cases of dlph-
iberia followed the fatal illness OF a
4-year-ol child. Nine that We're d.
rectly and enthusiastically connected
with this particular case. And this
case had been we'll guarded. The
child was too small to have run about
carrying the contagion, the disease was
promptly discovered and treatment be-
gun. Still, the nine cases ensued. The
nurse was one Of these.
This is cited to show how contagious
and highly communicable disease
breaks even the barriers built about it
by science and experience. Had this
child been able to run about the city
and permitted to roam at will, who can
imagine the trail of infection spread
thru a crowded population? When
against the best efforts Of trained
nurse and skilled physician nine
known cases of deadly disease result.
what would be the harvest of an unre-
strained sowing Of disease germs?
There is little public spirit about the
man or family that is attacked by con-
tagious disease. They shun quaran-
tine. Perhaps our quarantine laws are
in a measure blamable for this. The
worker loses his time and the money
ii brings He is at the mercy of off,
Gals often not entirely competent to
deal with trouble, sometimes inclined
to be tyrannical and often overworked
in times of epidemic. He lodges as
long as he can in most instances. What
course of reasoning leads him to this
carelessness of human life and health
is hard to discover, but the average
person lodges quarantine as long as
possible, even when he knows it is in
evitable.
There should be no paltering with
persons. Quarantine should be i'm
metliately declared and enforced, but
the public in whose behalf and to
whose safety the quarantine is made
should pay the bills and in most cases
the wages of the worker who can not
afford to lose them. The first thing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01
M1.h4ze
Iowa Newspapers
"cR1BBED" SERMONS.
does Moines rribunel

(DeS MOlueS lflDuueJ
One Of the most sensational trials
Of Congregational minister in the
last quarter century is being conduct
ed in New Haven, Conn. The Rev.
Thomas Mckay, former pastor of the
Taylor Congregational church, Is
charged with plagiarism. He is ac-
cused of "cribbing" his sermons and
endeavoring to make his congregation
drink in the gospel as spoken by 9TH
ers.
Well, what of it? The truth is the
truth, whether spoken by the Rev.
Mckay or Henry Ward Beecher. Do
the church members go to the meet
ing to hear something absolutely
original or do they make the effort
each Sunday to reach the church in
time to hear words of shining truth
drop from the lips Of the pastor?
Truth is eternal 1t is original With
no one. It has always been and w
Always remain. Sermons differ. or at
least should, from ordinary literary
productions. In an essay, novel or
editorial there is the element of per-
sonality of the author which is i'm
possible to hide. We read Dickens,
Scott. Stevenson and Thackeray and
feel the heart of the author pulsating
in the pages. In sermon it should
be desired to hear the words of I'M
dying truth, with the pastor as the
interpreter. He should be allowed to
quote at will SO long as the selection
is In keeping with the topic under
discussion.
Besides, not all ministers are gifted
with the power Of eloquence and
forcefulness which is granted to 9TH
ers. A pastor may feel that he Is a
very mediocre workman in his great
cause. yet his heart is full to burst
ing with brotherly love and affection.
He may be endowed with that gentle
ness Of spirit which appeals to those
In distress far more effectively than
any sermon. His works of charity
may be such that the love of the COM
mi;nity is showered upon him. But
he cannot make a great sermon. Yet
he IS anxious ~ his congregation
!; ] / ! !;
may listen to u:
with a1oo,I but GOODNESS
Of hearth think these
two cIasse will rank on
tb.+ fnal =? "By their
works We em." This is
the divine the parlap1k
Of the sire
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

If the habit of using Intoxicating
fourths of the misery of this world Of
ours, there would be something lu-
dicrous in the written words of many
Jealous men and women, anxious tn
end this misery, and prevent future
degradation, crime and all that goes
with a drunkards life. These speak
ers and writer's wildly. portray a vast
array of facts and figures. that all the
educated world admits without argu-
nlent, l. e., the terrible results of the
use of intoxicating liquors. The tenn
parance lecturer brings tears to the
eyes of his audience with his elo-
quence He shows the drunkard's life,
his terrible treatment of his family,
in a word these radical temperance
,speakers and writer's, give us Ten
Nights in Bar Room every time
Alley write or lecture. And we all
know it, we all agree with them on a
condition that exists and confronts us.
AnA then comes the amusing logic.
"Be Vt resolved that the use of intoxi-
eating liquors is" Therefore we
want prohibition" Shutting their
eyes and ears to facts figures and re-
suits, they demand prohibition as a
cure-an. when any unprecedented stu
dent of the liquor questions knows and
can prove it has been fiat failure
from the days of Names first attempt
along this line. to the last ana present
greatest effort in the southeSrn states.
There's another phrase of the DISCUS
sion of the whisky question, thu.
would also be amusing if not so irri-'
tating And that is the intolerance
and bigotry shown by all of these out
spoken prohibitionists. Under no cir
cumstances will they admit that there
is any other possible plan (for prohibi-
ton per Sc is nothing but plan, good
or bad) to lessen the use of liquor, that
is, there can be no other good plan.
Almost unconsciously these good peo-
pie assume that the words teetotal and
prohibition are synonyms. They as
sumo that because so many southern
state have passed prohibition laws,
that a wave of tee. otalism of real tem-'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01
HORACE Bo1Es AT 80.

(From Sioux City Journal.
Ex-Governor Boies, hale and hearty
and reasonably happy, was 80 years
old on the 9TH inst. He was born In
New York landed at Racine, Wis, at
III with rs cents in his possession,
worked on farm six years, returned
to New York where he was admitted
to the bar and elected to the general
assembly as a whig, became repub-
lican, and removed to Waterloo, this
state, in 1867. He left the republican
party because of his opposition to tar
if and prohibition policies, and was
forthwith elected governor serving
two terms and was defeated in 1898
for a third term. In 1895 he was de-
feated by Mr.. Bryan for the democratic
nomination for president and in 1902
he was defeated by Judge Birdsall for
congress.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01
the NEW YEAR TO COME.

Inc new year opeliS with app
hension among all bread winners, but
with real happiness at home where
the cares of earning living are not
allowed to cast their gloom. Times
have been good, very good, and the
comforts that papa has been able to
buy have been many, very many.
Everybody for the, past few years has
been getting ahead in the world, has
been living better, the prosperity has
been enjoyed by the mothers and the
children, and the happiness Of 1T all
Will be cherished as sweet memories
in the years to come. In the homes
business apprehension has not yet en-
tered. among the people hard times
have not yet come and the new year
dawns even the happiest that has yet
been.
At the office and in the shop, how
ever, there is careful, apprehensive
counting of the future. Hogs are
down in price and there is no know
ing when they will rise. The banks
are calling in their loans, and there
is grave question as to how far fac
tories can go. Wages have not come
down, but there is imminent danger
that they will fall soon. Worry is knit
upon the brow of the bread winner
but it Is all more worry and appre-
hension than of real danger.
Men of experience in former panics
and of afar-seeing business wisdom
argue that the worst is over. While
the banks are calling their loans now
they win soon get their money all
back in their vaults and will be Won
dering what to do with it. Men VINO
are shrewd and experienced all pc
lieve that .money will be cheap" be-
tore spring. Hardly a day passes now
in which from one to dozen mills dc
not resume operation. As soon as
everybody Is employed again the price
of hogs will advance. There Is gong
to be good business this next year.
even IL it does not run at a feverlsh
temperature. For the men of the fixed
salary or wage income it will be the
best year they have ever known
Wages are much slower to rise than
the price Of commodities and likewise
much slower to come down. Commod-
ity prices already are failing. They
will remain low all year, while wages
will not begin to break for many
months The wage worker can sell al
the present high market and buy or
a lower one. His margin this year VII
be the widest in his experience ane
il he is wise he, will try to lay W
something. II times get much better
prices will rise and destroy his mar
gin. If they get worse his wages vii
come down.
For the bread winner optimism
should make New Years day happy
one. The sun is going to shine ant
the rains descend, and the crops grow
and there will be other years just as
good as any Of the past, very prob
ably much better. Cheer up ane
You'll make it a Happy New Year fol
yourself as we'll as for everyone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01
Topics Of the Times

An Iowa newspaper complains that
Secretary Taft is inactive in caring
for his presidential boom. True, he
isn't taking any straw votes, but what
does the complaining newspaper re-
quire as an evidence of activity?
"Ilka chorus girl has her ain million
aire"
That rasping sound is Secretary
Cortelyou saving wood.
Wbene'er Kentucky finds things duh
To pass her idle hours,
Her courts start up their justice mills
And retry Caleb Powers.
The fleet carries sixteen pianolas
and a full supply of ammunition. for
these terrifying instruments. .
The placing of the hospital ship uni
der the command of doctors wasi a
pill that Admiral Brownson refusedI TO
swallow.
After years Of the bitterest contFov-
ersy and conflicting decisions by
many judges, final decisio just fianu-
ed down by the court of appeals mas
dealt a body blow to the asphalt trust.
ed down by the New York court OF
appeals, has dealt a body blow 10 the
asphalt trust Incidentally a prSVlsloii
of the New York city charter. Whlch
has been questionable for thirty seven
years, has finally been interpreipeu ny
the court of last resort. Borough pres
idents and the board of estimate anu
.nnortionnoents GRO now free to taward
na1,ine contracts +o bidders who are
not directly or indirectly allied with
the asphalt monopoly.
go.
The purchase of the German flights
of the Schlick gyroscope by the s1aiil-
burg American line foreshadoWS tfle
near proctical use of this inveHlioli
for averting the rolling of shipS a'
sea. Experiments made with thd ue-
vice on the S'eebaer, a discarded S.rel-
man torpedo boat, proved it's prateie-
ability, the vessels arc of oscillatlQli III
a rough sea being speedily redNceo
from 30 degrees to l degree. 1t is nos
sible that some modified form of the
gyroscope may in time be applied 10
the human frame. Thus equipped $nd
assisted by photograph fedefal
Judges could attend banquets at Coun,
ell Bluffs with impunity.
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