Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-12
FINEST HOME EVER
BUILT FOR GRAND
OPERA IS PLAN
Metropolitan's Present Home
Is TO Be Abandoned and a
Handsome Structure Will
Replace II.
lNeN zoe lsl.er % Eyenlna lisrslal


tNeW Yors letter 10 evening ,ieraid)
New York. Dec Abandonment OF
The present Metropolitan opera house
which occupies a iull block Of almost
priceless broadway real cslatn be-
tween Thirty-ninth and Fortieih
lH,recis haH been decided upon by the
directors. according 10 an announce.
nent today. A new opcre bulldlng.
the finest and cosllleni IN the world.
" 10 be- built ~ n part OF the grand
central terminal group of buildings
above the New YORK Central tracks
and adjoining the mammoth amuse.
mcnl palace which n 10 take the place
~ Madison Square aar,ien when that
structure n torn down next year
The present Metropolitan Opera
house was built In the summer of 1889
NJ cost OF fi.l00.O00 The ground n
standg on IL today worth nearly double
that sum
Edeuard de Reszke Dying.
\ According 10 adyicss received In
musical circles here. Edouard de RESI-
he, the famous basso. Ia dying Ia
Paris He IL afflicted with Ecari dis
ease.
Walters Organize Against Tips.
A campaign against the tipping evil
~ Ia he the chief work os the newly
organized International Hotel Work.
crs union. The unions platform De-.
clared for "a living wage Ter hotel
workers" whirh would render tlps
unnecessary.
! THE tipping system IN q relic of pa
iriarchial limcs.' declares statement
f, By President Paul Vehliue lie Ecolts
~ the idea that walters can mako
fortunes those times and scores the
heavy fines levied boy employers ON
Their men. Then he explains the per-
: W. of hotel employment Hotel work.
ers, he says, are more prone 60 dis.
ease than any other workmen except
miners He attributes this condition
10 th. fact that mans ct them work
In oyerlioatcd rooms and smoke laden
atmosphcro Shorter hours will help
lnlscyiale these conditions. he declares.
ana ne advocates u i2-hour work day
with one day on each week. Shorter
hours Of employment and better pny
II the solution OF the tipping e9il. he
says
suffrsgists After Mise Morgan.
IN her suffrage address before a
gathering OF society women Yesterday
~ the Waldorf. Mrs Ida Hustled liar.
per scaihlngly referred To the series
OF lectures ON Democracy" which
has been arranged by Miss Anne Nor
run and .0theg members OF The Mo.
mans department or the National
civic federation M "a farce
Miss Anne Morgan" said Mrs
Harper referring 10 the nnanciefs
daughter. is an antl-suifraeisi WIZ
docs she want 10 teach women aboei
democracy and then. because OF her
anti.sufrage views. ny 10 prevent
them from enjoying this democracy? q
Yes. why7" chopsed several In
tie fashlonably gOwnod audience III
Miss Morgan, being an anti. has no
use .or public life. why docs she and
Other women. also ahtls. trouble them.
selves TO learn about how our govern.
mont Is rnng Their Inconsistency rs
a fnrce"
Father Asks Prison for Son.
Mercy viii not temper the Justice to
be- melted out "a Timothy Mcmahon. n
youthful criminal, for obtaining money
on the name OF hts father. " tho faith.
or, Joseph y. McMahon. police lieu.
tenant. can prevent. Mcmahon. tho
yolnger pleaded guilty 10 the charge
aud the disirict attorney asked that
he be sent to the Eimlra Teiormatory
rather than To states prison. when
Timothy faced tho court for sentence.
Than up rose Mcmahon. the elder.
Il am the hoy's father he said.
"and | don't agree with the district
attorney that he should be given any
mercy. He Is maynard. incorrigiblc
boy and ! want the court 10 send him
10 Sing Sing. where he will have
plenty Of time 80 iikaro out the sor-
row he has accustomed me In my do
ciinlng years"
cision on the unusual request.
MIfY NIXON WktslfY