El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-15
LIKE ARK Of
OLD WILL Be
CIRCUS
New York to Have Unique
Marine Ship, Which May
Visit ALI Seaports.
SUFFRAGETS PLAN
TO START A BANK

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= same size as the original of the
Old Testament, containing animals in
great variety and capable of navigating
any seas, is the unique plan of a COM
pany which has become public here In
reality the ship viii be a huge marine
circus.
The plans provide for Ship with
length of 525 feet, corresponding as
nearly as may be to that of its prOtO-
type; a beam of 80 feet a trifle less
than the supposed width Of NOah'S
ship, and a depth from awning ridge to
keel OF a little more than so feet. or
about the same as its original Her
lines viii be those of a firstclasS
fre1ghter Of from 1900 to $4,000 tons
and like several Of the latest ships OF
its class, she will be fitted with oil
engines in order that space and fuel
may be economical and tunnels dis
pensed with This will secure a per
fectIy uninterrupted view in the arena
In the lower hold, anti-roll tanks
viii be placed in position TO
lessen motion in heavy seas, and there
viii be oil reservoirs, machinery and
engine rooms, and store rooms in addi-
ton to water tight compartments, while
a double skin and bottom viii make
the ark practically unsuitable and IN
capsiZable.
The lowest deck will provide quar-
tiers for the various side shows, for an
aquarium, aviary and hospital for man
and beast, and a menager1e OF splendid
proportions from which there is to be a
slOping roadway up to the arena deck
Tor the use Of the animals when a show,
is being given or for deck parades.
The chief interest of the ship will be
on the arena deck. The deck houses in
which travelling performers will be ac-
commodated. VIII, when the ship is at
sea, present no appearance Of any
peculiar character, but when a per-
Torrance is to be given in port these
houses viii be pushed out until they
oVerhang slightly and then there viii
surrounded by u tiers Of seats and
capable Of seating upward Of 1900 per-
sons The incOrpOratOrs say that they
intend to begin building at once.
Relief for Tenants.
The formerly down trOdden tenant OF
whom New York has several million is
against the tyrannical landlord. Already
lower courts have held in several cases
that if the landlord failed to keep an
apartment properly heated the tenant
might break his lease.
Now comes a decision from no less
authority than the appellate division Of
the supreme court that the sQueaking
and scampering Of registering rats is
sufficient grounds for breaking a lease. !
II rats, IN the words OF the court, hold |
nightly meetings and performances in
the walls and ceilings OF yOur apart
menrs you are Justified In breaking I
your lease and leaving the rats in ex-
elusive possession Of the partment.
The court said however, that the 1
or ants within the apartment, which I
can be dealt with by the processes I
known to all housewives.
Suffraget Bank Planned.
According to proposals ana plans /
now under consideration here, New /
ork in tde near future is likely to (
have the country's first suffraget bank,
4 real financial institution which will ]
operate like any other except for the
fact that from president down to office /
1oy' or rather from presldentess to Of
nee girl. only women viii be concerned
with its management and operation.
Many attempts and proposals have I
been made before by women identified |
with the suffrage movement both here
and IN England TO. start such an insti- I
tuition but for one reason or another
they have failed to be productive of !
any definite results. The women be-
hind the present plan, however, believe
that this time they viii be successful.
Just what the plan is they refuse to
disclose until the big meeting at which !
II is to be made public later in the
New YOrk's HeirIess Fund.
While the conscience fund at
as it is generally known
has come to be regarded as the gov
7rnments strangest source Of income, |
{ has now been discovered that New
Ork has a source of income equally ,
remarkable. which for the sake of a
ess fund
New Yorl's "heirIess fund" which
t is now reported enriched the state by
more than $4,000 last year comes
rom the estates of persons who died I
Without dtscOverable heirs. Like the
contributions to the conscience fund
hese varied greatly in amount, the
argeSt tOtal1ng $29SI, while the small Z
st amounted to just one cent found ! :
n the pocket Of an unknown man in :
,entral Park Probably the average is I
cry much nearer the second than the I
lrst amount but by no means all OF 4 q
hem are negligible, and not infre-
uenuy one is OF the sufficient size to I :
ause activity among a small class Of I
aWyers who make it a business to q
earch Tor missing heirs in the hope {
I sharing in the division of the state a
the hunt turns out successfully.
Big Crops Promised.
As result of the almost unprece-
ented warmth of the month Of Janu- {
~, New York bids fair to set a new il
Jumper crop record next summer. Gu
lously enough there is no rejoicing
yer the prospect since the crop will [ o
e OF flies Of the common house va 2
As there have been no really cold d
lonths this year, three or four genera
Ons Of flies which never would have / y
cen daylight In an ordinary year have | :
lready come into being and their hab- 7
8 OF coming in on the kitchen ia | =
le without Wiping their feet are as q
ad and as unhygienic as ever II the ] {,
les nave been active preparing for the h
ext campaign, however, as hove the Il
u
as been stored up in the New York / b
tfiees which ought to shame every fly :
18th a spark of self respect IN his
osom into an early grave. '
Adding story to Ocean Liner. 7
In these days OF notable achieve I
ents in marine architecture the ad- i
ing Of another story to a great ! =
sean liner is undoubtedly worthy of s
ore than passing notice. Some time | a
go the COmpagnie Generate Transit / b
.ntique having placed the mammoth | r
aw steamship France" in commits o
on between Havre and New York | Il
lund that the boat deck music room ( t
scame Immediately the center OF at L
action. On the other express steam | a
IS of the French line the music rooms | o
ere all on the upper promenade decks J b
I'D the saloon dining rooms on the
ain promenade decks By way of an
lperiment the French liner La LOr-
line" one of the most popular Of / r
ansatlantic vessels, was taken off Inc ! Il
.rvice. Temporarily and put in shipyard I 4
St Nazarie and when the La Lor- Il
line" arrived al New York recently, at 8
r an absence of several months old Il,