Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-27
STRAY TOPICS FROM LITTLE OLD new YORK

needs; Of the future may demand: ThS
present street railways E.n this .ettsstE are
an .esoiut.en from "a great Number Of
smaller concerns, the very names Of many
Of which have ben practically forgotten:
When they were.abso.bed.s::. Il 'Haee not
found always profitable toy c%ontlnus the,
operation Of their original lines In 5thefr
entirety. Still. the big companies held on
to the franchises, and by such DEVICES IS
running i%r1frequent horse cars. sometimes
operating q single car a day. matntstneq
their rights to the streets and prevented
ay newcomer from acquiring a connection
It il anticipated that the companies, Will
now yield their rightsl - allow the
city to tear up the old tracks in all Of
the streets except those In which there
appears a possibility that the electric
storage battery cars may be opsrated
probably. ~ M: s4."
The brain Of DR.. Edward Charles Spit
zka, the eminent neurologist and allenist
who-died recently at his home in this
city. has been weighed, in accordance v
a promise exacted by the late DR.. Spit
zka from his son. Dr.. Hpitzka was the
founder of the American Anthrnlonnetric
Society, the members Of which agree to
beQueath their brains to the society for
scientific study: AS a matter Of fart. how
ever. very little has ben learned. or at
least proven, by the weighing Of brains.
The average weight Of the human brain
IS 1906 gttafnis!.- Tic brain OF .Dr. Sd tzka
was found to weigh 400 grams. 81 the
brains 81 noted MEN that havss been
weighed. the sheaYiess. was that Of Ivan
Turgeniefr. which weighed 2,o12 grams.
| 'rhe brain of Daniel Webster weighed
ISIS grams. On: the other hand. II. has
been found that tile brains. Of many. :,pted
men have been under the average wssght
All OF which would indicate that Ill the
matterssof brains. as in very many other
things in life. 1t is quality rather lthan
quantity lhat counts.
WHAT'S in q an: n good deal. .,v;:
IDENTIFY, if the name happens tie: be Rec
tor The new company which took over
the old Hotel Rector after the failure of
the old management is fighting In. the
courts for sole possession OF the name.
The new company does not desire TO Use
the name Of Rector for the hotel. At the
same time it seeks to prohibit any one
else from using the name. Charlie. Rector
who made his name famous / ntile res.
tanrant business, Is not concerned in the
fight. The failure Of the Hotel Rector left
him q bankrupt. His career was q me.
teoric one. For a number OF years he
plodded along as the proprietor Of a mod.
err. and modest eating, establishment in
Chicako. His place was practically u n
known outside the small circle that pat!
ronized It. One day the late Dave 1IGnder.
son. then at the height Of his career as
manager Of the Chicago Opera, House,
dropped into Rector'ss and found the food
and the service to his liking. He recon.
mended it to his wide circle5of theatrical
acquaintances. Before long it was q fav.
orlte place for late suppers. The, p.opric.
IIstor made money rapidly and looked about
lf6rraA wider field. He?canfcntt 'N4ar York.
and opened a big place on Broadway. IT
was the first n most, famous Of the
lobster palaces Here. Mr.. Rector made
money hand over fist. as the saying goes.
When his lease on the property expired ne
built the new Hotel Rector in Times
Square. It represented an investment ot
100000 and was the limit in the matter
Of luxurious furnishings. But for some
reason or ctkerSit failed to attract the
crowd OF s~penders that used to ill the
old place night after night. rho enter
prise proved a flat failure and Mr.. Rector
went into bankruptcy. The new, owners
have cut out the ''tsEgo teas aid other
features Of : similar nature and hope to
make the place pay as . family hotel.