The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17

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Ark Of approximately the same' sizs
as the original Of tho Old Testament
|containinE animals in great variet!
and capabl" Of OF navigating an.
seas. Is the unique plan OF n compa !!
which has become nublIc here. In
reality the ship Will he q huge marine
circus. The plans provide for n shiT
With q length OF 525 feet. correspond.
Ing as nearly ~ may he 10 that Of rs
prototype: "a beam Of so feet. a trille
lars than the supposed With ri
Noah's ship. and u depth from avn.
inR-ridse tn keel Of n little more than
90 feet. or, about the same as its or.
IRinni. Her lines will he those OF q
firyt-cluss freishter of from twelve
to fifteen thousand tons and like
several Of tho latest ships Of It's class
She will be fitted with oil engines In
order that space aud fuel may b.
economical ind tunnels dispensed
with. This will secure n perfectly
uninterrupted View In the arena. In
the lower hold. anti-roll tanks will
be- placed In position to lessen motion
In heavy seas. and there will he oil
reservoirs. machinery ana engine
rooms. and store rooms In addition to
water tight compartments, while II
double skin and bottom will make tho
ark practically unsinkablc and IN
cansi,ablc. The lowest deck viii
urovid" quarters for In" yarions side
shows. for nn aquarium. ayIary and
hospital for man and beast. and n
m"nascrir o. splendid proportions
from which there IL To he u slop!nr
m "A - o hn b..
use OF the animals when Ia siow Is
being given. or for deck paradcs. The
chief interest of the ship will b" on
III. nr"na deck. The deck houses In
which travelling performers will be
accommodated. will. when the ship H.
af sea. prcf"nt no appearance Of any
particular character. hu, when n per-
formancc Is to bn given III port these
houses VIII be pushed out until they
ov"rbang slightly and then there VIII
b" available arena asa feet by 1875.
surrounded by twelve tiers n! seats
and capable Of seating inward Of
900 persons. TIL" Incorpu.aiors
ray iha; they intend 10 hcain hH!ld-
In; nj once.
Tho formerly down-irodi"n ten
ani of whom New York has scycra!
million Is apparently "a, last 10 nss.s;
himself aRains, the iyraun!cai land
lord. Already lower courts have held
IN several eases that II the landlord
failed TO keep an apartment properly
heated the tenant might break hi
ica,c. Now comes a decision from TO
les, authority than the Appellate di-
Vision OF tho Supr"m" cou,, that the
and scnmpcring OF roys-
tcring rats Is sufficient grounds for
breaking a lease. II rats. In the
words of the court. hold nl.htl-
mceiires and performance In the
walls and ceilings Of your apar,mc f.
You nre Justified In breaking your
lease aud leaving tue rats In cxcius-
i've possession Of the apartment, The
question waa before tho court In the
suit In which the landlord sought to
hold the tenant for tho rent Of the
top floor OF u new apartment house
and the defense was that the tenant
was driven out by the rats Ia less
than two months. In upholding the
contention that tho presence Of the
fa:s amounted to constructive cv.c-
lon OF tho tenant Justice Clarke said:
Very large numbers OF people live
In cncment houses. aparamcut hous-
cs and apartment hotels In this city.
Such tenants have. aud can have.
control only Of the inside Of their own
limited premises. This tenant could
not pull down the walls or the cell
Ings. He and his family ought not to
he compelled to pay rent for mn
apartment in which they could not
live. We think the flat dweller was
ju u.,iiied in his abandonment of the
premises. The court said, however.
that the rule laid down does not ap.
ply to bugs or ants within the apart
mont, which eau he dealt with by tho
processes known 10 all housewives.
According to proposals and plani
now under consideration here. New
York in the near future Is likely TO
have the country's first suffrasettc
bank, a real financial institution
which will operate like any other cx-
cent for the fact tina; from president
down to office hoy. or rather from
TO office gill, only NO.
men will be concerned with ith man
agemcnt and operation. Many at
tcmpts and proposals have been made
before by women identified with tho
suffrage movement both here and in
England to start such an institution
but for one reason or another they
have failed 10 be productive of any