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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20

In a "rapid-advancement class" in
Boston, composed of the Sc brightest
pupils of the 5th and 9Th grades, and
placed under the direction of one
teacher from entrance to completion
of course, the children finished all the
work of the 9Th, 18th and Sth, grades
in year and half. Only one hour
a day was allowed these pupils for
outside study. ~. ...
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20
LAWSON LEAVES SOON.

Pitcher Jack Lawson, who figured in
"a. no-hit game for the Coast Defense
team of the Oahu league, will be seen
in only one or two games more. Ho
has been discharged from the army,
and leaves for the coast on the August
transport. ~"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20
NOT FOR HIM.

Goodheart-I'ye got you down for
couple of tickets; we're getting up
rattle for a poor man of our neigh
borhood. 81. .>
Joakley-None for me, thank you.
/ wouldn't know what to do with a
poor man if won him.-Christian
Register .......... 80 H..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20

You don't seem to mind the pros
pect of session extending into the
summer" NO" replied the member
of Congress. They play a lot better
baseball in Washington than they do
out home"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20
DIVIDENDS.
MERCANTILE

l.. DIVIDENDS.
July 20.-Alexander & Baldwin SO;
Haw. Agri. Co. so; Haw. Elec. rs.
Latest Sugar quotations: SO deg.
test, 3.26 cts. or $500 per ton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20
BY AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO. t7s.

RESOLUTION APPROPRIATIONS
Honolulu period ending
December 81. A. D. 1914.
Supervisors Of the City and County
Thousand Hundred sxFe t$37lSSe
City County Honolulu for salaries fixed
ending with hrtyrst
n the sched Their
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20

Dividends were announced today
amounting to $40,625, being: Alexan.
der & Baldwin, soc, or $4,000; He
waiian Agricultural Co., soc, or $10,,
600, and Hawaiian Electric Co., 75c
Or $5625. There were no sales re,
ported or on the board.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20
EXPERTS ON FIGURES.

Judge-What is your occupation?
Witness-I'm an expert on figures
Judge-Oh, mathematician, Ell?
Witness-No, your honor; select
the chorus girls for the musical com
edies.-Springfield Union. s.. r
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20
NEW TODAY
NOTICE.
EVA PLANTATION COMPANY

The stock books of Eva Plantation
Company will be closed to transfers
Tuesday, July 21st, 1914. at II o'clock
noon, TO Friday, July 81, 1914, inclu-
sive.
.. CHAS. H. ATHERTON.
..- Treasurer Eva Plantation Co.
Honolulu, July 20, 1914
II. 5910-1t
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20

Willie-Uncle, did you ever play In
dian in your life?- Uncle-Indeed, not
Why do you ask? Willie-Because
saw scalp on your bedroom table.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20

When you read 1ot-head begins
to throb-eyes pain you as a result
take Shac and read all you like-no
headache advertisement.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
GOOD SERVANTS.

Young Mr. Thorndt 10. an EuT iigi-
nan who wa. very promin"n, so
cinli,. was invited Ia din" with tn"
N.iison's on" evening Louis. th'
young pon al til" Ailison'r had hrcn
ALLOW I'd to he one Of the party. Dur.
inr n sil"nc" at the dinner table. tho
hey asked:
Are you an Enllishman
Don't Won like EnRlishmons
"Oh. ycs," was the response. Our
huti,r Is Hn EnEiisnman Mother
most capable house servants In the
world. In National Monthly.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
BRIGHTEN THAT WORTH ROOM
Sk,,isv, Touches In Arrangement Of
furniture end orapseiss VIII
Aeeesnpiiok Wonoere.

would advise papsrins the room
with a selEtoncd paper. light tan In
color as near 10 the tint OF sunshine
a. you can get. Your shades should.
Of course. match those in use all over
the house. Then make your drapers
curtains OF tan AFT scrimm. just a
deep hcmatitched hon at the ho,tom.
md allow them to hang straight.
Stain tho woodwork white aua give
1t several coats, Finishing o6 with All
enamel or csx.shcll Hnish. For the
center Of the room have an art
square made. This may he woven as
the rag rugs are or croche;ed or knit
ted. prefer the woven rugs aud
beautiful solit effects with handsome e
borders now possible.
Try to have the rose color pre-
dominate In rus and articles Of fur
nishinK for the bureau and chi6onier.
pillows and couch cbycr. With white
enamel furniture, the north room VIII
he far from cold. repcllant room,
and will be transplanted sunshiny
corner.-Exchange.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
327-a20 West Main Street
- xsi,es & Rssr,..s.

Th1fo = 10 douot but that exercise
10 4 gool tang ser thoss who do not
eet II, bat to Dahy the dsIly use Of
ltnk bslh. wslghts aud si0iiaf ~
pASatue s1ows trksone. the fcAs0n be.
~ . laek oe seinsaatton owiae 10 the
fact that The psrsoa tskinS The eGsr.
else sess nothiss accomplished 80 the
reSalt OF The work aud time speat.
0lsdstoue preserred 10 work at the
woo1pils. ana hero and there was the
coAsaAAtly maintained interest Of see.
Ing the pile Increase after eeeA period
of setioA. TIE same has beeu accom-.
piished In . real up.tothe nomsat
manner BY French inventor who hes
tAksa an exercising Inschine which
10 rather familiar In the shape OF y
Mcs ole o. . permanent stand. and he
has combined this with storage bat.
terry. When the various members Of
the family are taking their daily exor.
else on this machine they are storing
W csfrsnt to be used in the form Of II.
lhminant after uishtfall
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
NEED ron yaaos eoa sasss
ssA oA . eAsase 6sa 0ssps Asssa,
: ~ ploBeoev1oDs - ooaoss1

Toas . beao1lA q ~ IN - ~.
sov vi1sA s110Dss I<s Il - asss
y0O No. ~ sss ~ - u ~sss
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ssa1 ~ . ~ ~ . ~ - ~
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tn -. ~ - a. - sg111 -
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voeop vs1aA Soan1 = ~ Aool. TAess
q ~ so1s y . loGUs ~. ~ vt1s
aooaasoose g - 1ssag lssealS -
- eesaaoD 80 a1sAasa q tAs 0essaa1
ssunse. ~ - GuG11oss ~ hosk
= ~ aaese IN usrA o1sDsev. bs1ag
ersua sssy oshe1y ssosA ~ ~
q y . loag ~ s1oee eoboso1 ~.
vsl. eoGAee ~ 1FtO ee 0ul1DeFS ~.
osoes. ~ 6oss ssalN enGA1sQAAoA
oaAse Vs1Go Aase osvean1s1 - t1lnk
~ ese1es1 voessn. ssseDs ~ 1D1es
oD0ao l10oo011 ~ 0aboaa. ~
"1FevsasA5e18, . ull)s. ~ oaGDQl
tive q uo06ao e1nno ,v0n1onO ~
~ ~ t1oeA va1vss ~ bsaa -
Aasos, - - osesUo110aaG s1ns N.Y.
loDotsouD y r611oe y. 11nak. veD&Gl.
49,, 01aGA, h1oGb bs0ooe@so1se .
14epQRNpeAa1e 49, - -
~ y - " 6611snO 4 ~ -
- Dua ~ . eonAGo = oo01no.
Caooso1 Vo1ssas ~ veevsessGo -
s0slA eoosi - saj0y . posss1 . -
="
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
3UvILLE srNL has cAaMe,s
fMssssass ss ne 'pssssrAssss sns
6hsswtHs 0eOasoess 0tsls Az
Gmpieye4 Tksfs.

Ths nss, sstsoosA1eg buii1ta0 IN The
Calls Il Ssn Fssaaa6o y the I'M.
Alpss two s,osy baseeas sai1os that
oovoes moro srea1l thaa the caths.
afsi D,ss tho eoart q oraaSss, and
AR<eS ~ pssD1ss u . tobacco FAC.
tGeSs r. vorta1 - o1ss1eA With busts
d ce,ukbss ss1 Fefnaado Coftss. end
~1eA very nnoh that We had had
tiDs 10 60 insiAe ADA So these many
ctsarstts sIrls 4 their work. As we
paSesA 1 thoue1t again OF Carmen snd
he seerS OF Bls1kn tastastic Sevliiian
opars. for aboat 5.o6e Carmsns. or
'.ciearsras" hhe Caenss. are en-.
ployed In this fasaory. and sttirs them.
selves today In sny gowns and fas.
ctaht,ag mantiflAA with flowers tacket,
uA1st their eifs and coqusttishly
lp>Gse6 in thsls hasr. WV n,ech like
de hsreAae ~ ~ Upsss, Like The
opssu, siso. sd3stnlAe ~ fsctory arc
tie artillery bafsAeks. 80 ore insx.
iaSs It to be quits possible that some
inprvssionu npn Jose should be
fassisatsd by. sons Of thsss piquant
ana Pretty CofAsss.--rrom Royal
2pAin OF today by Mr.. Tfyphoss
Detss. .Batehsllss.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
0k0G O. PietV)1 t63ft3l|l ~
-, ::,; s,::;: ~ -: ": 80. ~

Is,s as.1s w. . ss.s'ssss -
49, ~ ~ - - ~ eeo11o -
sste psoo1D0 6so1n1n0 \. ~
oasees - ~ sof61DaD1 aso ~ ~
Aeoos - . ~ = ~ ~ ~
- ~ sof1a -
1os1e pAQss = sos1Aelso -
sD1o19 eoe1goo - ~ e1oos IN
alk. - s1oo 0l1oeooe0D o11no -
iaAs1 - - 49, - ~ oogeeo1
We '~e aet3s osooe. teses1 ieuosoe
&C., sogulDe
- se0oo0 - sssse - ~ ooeA
- ~ s1ooo ~ oooA0 saoeaAeg q
~ bost ~ aagso0 seo1aa. 's~s
~ ~ 0ou1R GfVho tou6 - -
~ baAfl1o10 - 00eonQDe -
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sssWV1 - sbs6 p1oeo - . soDA sssA.
- sAsosoA - sauoe - ~ tssk
- ~ = 0Vs - - 0.s1n Oe11
- ee1D Oso1Do - 0sysa - ~
~ soa0 uAanA nsssan1ns ~
~ eooa. - aAs0s - - y
v011o ~ - Uoe0 hA11D - poOoo
- o11eas ~ V4n ehs0 Aoso q osen
~. ~ - - ssO0ooo = . ~
oass ~ 0asU1 0oooAaG . 80 ~ q
haooooesn unoog ~ soe0
eAseaU1UoD - sasvs ~ Vsssg0le1
- ~ Usse U11osos ~ = las1D -
ssooa ~ 00'Vov1eA 80 ~ l11DG
~ seseo - . yeeou01 oosv6a1o
Oa1Do - - - o1oo - sesy
uooA 0aoDaDo0 - Y - oee1p ~
9an-ooo1Deo u0no - ~ - \.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
WAS HE RIGHT,

Two young women who were not
bail attended q game one afternoon
Who keeps the records OF tho
game" asked Dora.
''Oh. don't Won know" said Corr
in surprise. "why, the vampire. Of
course lin National Monthly.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21

Printing ~ crcry description neat.
!. ana quickly executed at the
cEroticlc-Ncws job rooms. SHup!cs
and uuotu ,ions on request. Use the
'c!cphone. Trinifad 40. n
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
.s.aaselpe. Rssr

Though not coasi1ered absolutely
careless u ~ aeefss Senator John
2AasD Wnl1Aos 1oss sot pay partios-
lar Alteration % his gloves. his Ties or
whether . hanAksscAief 10 stickiae
sort Of careless ct Of his vest pooket.
Bat the otAaf nornins he rsaehsd
the haft Il ~ earins. or. possibly.
was too sA0T6oso1 ta certain MEASURES
to pass criticasm upoa himself In The
hall mirror - he left bic home for the
casatoi.
wlsa hs cans into his oace. biz
ciaeks gri11o1, bat said nothing. think.
inS - kDew his ovn business asd
dt1A1 care to b reminded or advised
- 70 his appsarancs.
bat It was Mrs.. Williams who called
ap. Drsssaely. .aaA asked one Of the
ysang nsA b pieass 90 over to the
ssaake aAl re0lnl ths ssaAtor that he
~ Voen tAetf young ssn's rakish
sEosa eale AAt 1swA 70 tAs capitol. aua
sAas ~ ~ eoai1a't 20 to school, or
AOntlA'H tin - AaA II.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
~. lD,,,,N

Pretty covees Ase bsas saa ~ maze
Of csstoans or baAsy uh1aEx. 70 ~
a.S1 Instead q ~ tlDsAosorsA esun-
ttrpans. says ths New Yesk Sun. TIE
covers are 10 b cut At the cersrrs
- tAsy will At saA We fat. ~ n,ay
~ AaisAsa OF With lace or wash ~.
ini Use the sAsue material eve.
NAere In the rg1A. on drawer, table
cuehieas-ssen 70 the oartalns. -
sab 70 cAeoss . we'll cevsrea tAssSA
0d,Asy aeet0n. ~
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
DseD~,ls Tie

Bpsy nathAss nAsks tie little siris'
olopnsSs out % lisAtvstsht black q,
latSA fpskSad Il taAeen. They iook
hSkfst, coat less and n u hard to wear
her ,ost. asJs the Christian selsses
MS4itbr 80 .g
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
BOOK CASES
LACE CURTAINS

w sg- sssssseehsa Aaa in agasg Is assss
Ia.aa aaisisy vii, aiio~ ai.n"sans ~ %
peg GO, ssii- ,.is sAi. iasss
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21

vEnS sri1iNis-rss c-isssssea haaons
0sai.s vss.as Cissses. = sts Aasshin-.
for s. -. oaiy Tee i.s'.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
A vsrsa.lIis Psaeh.

YI011v-I4 ~ IeOtsy!
Whyts-Wei. you can Judge for
Af1alf. - tod Ne last ajsAt tat
- nsseCAAA % saAnA ~ b . crowd.
- a,ee- eer1zeosssflis Journal
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21

H. .no4psn Mtlesss ~ ~ p.as
fore. 10 peoeost 1aeoty froets - eaf
sspidssy asA lace. juss a. ~ w
abs0he saIhsr OsuA1oen0s. ~ ~
psoo1oeo ~ . avsW0n1Dsh hAtlo a0Aie
rather like ssuic tbas ~ sSsoa. Tbia
pt.aiess b q sAeseea boos paA whits
si1gAAa Dtesl VIII, shiss 80 rs1.
ssa 's hs'a Alps : IN - rsa.ssssssi.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
s t1ke sdpaataee Of Aaaual Clearance Sale Prices
IL following partial List Of 4myass ken in and
H yssr slcioa you don't need The goods you haze
In reserved by ssalns a reasonable cash deposit .'
MISCELLANEOUS

iass"as.-.i shias .ns ragsrlsia ware at
s.ss shsa bait ssiT- Sf she sssassSn shii-
eaFr. kisshsa as-hsiis sf ait kihas as
less than HAi,r FORMER PRICES
Table Tlmbirss sss FanrF aiasspaFs s,
fs.a. sss ~ 80 in saF la sain nss@A.sss'
ns sfss- sa go a@sn q, IL ,sstas eith isaE-
ssihs s..s sass-ssHss ~ s,~e.iss
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21

LIBRARY AND CENTER TABLES
. 81 tos - salsau.r.ars s:sss C~assf Table
-: fos = ---.-.a-sa,. s:s.i is-iash -issa
30. fns . ~. t'am~a OsA l.issrss, Tshl"
a ~ for 81. tAasd rah Library Table
lRa0 sar y 81" Pune. osh i.ihr,ry rsb'"
Mot. than forty aisi.s-a, patterns al
t.ihs,,y saa c-h,sr Table f.s sour .si.c.
,i.a
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
c0ucHES AND nAvEHPoRIs

XIUV HW3 = EsN7"V N1H'tktNf 77HTE' ~ y
hsiss-r-s In sE-~a rlash
% 90 tSs a ls..Ss MsAsssaF salJs. 1s-
a@tsi-F-a Il. hrs, grade is.t-~sIsi isasssr
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
plElRkls
CulV1o ouIH1s
vIxY SPECIAL

chair Ia Maseh
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
uN0LEuN
RUGS

34 tpf q s.sRt NsHins,sf kkS
- "A for s.sss Nssainsisr i:bs
III 10 far a ssis Nsriins'-r Egs
4l0o ~ f.r an ~ sia,i" n & in NHN~t
Ha@.
Sll 43 for an g. zinsis -, { Il. Tsi.-s-
,Fy iins
$500 iar ssis g. rsissrF nns
rs 90 'or ,Ni: u itci, ',uiss-ls Iius
$4,000 ,.r a s,is g. w,i'.. Velvet nns
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
blulN0 ROOM TABLES

IISlAlY AND cIxrER TABLES
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
DINING CHAIRS

iiie''-F r'i''s niH.'s ''' in proportions
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-21
,si. pn(AoLAv.,

up at the ceiling and obeefv01:
That aoctors hal founl Q nav curo
for Indigestion.
That there were more ioads around
than he had ever seen before.
That some folks thought The stesDts
OF the Methodist church wss ost oi
pltfnb but he di1At.
That . stranger had arrived At the
village hotel and taken . room for. q
week. and Il WAS evident that Q bust
mess boom was about to set In ovss
the whole, country.
On her part Miss Fssay observed
ths& she had bssn told that the school
house was to b rspaiatsd.
That some tramp had burned hay
stack for Farmer Johnson.
That = rat had run over Mrs. Ray
burns bare foot and made her fsin,
away.
That 0sandp1 Stivers was alrsad,
predicting that nsxt winter would bs
cold enough to 1Psess The hinges ea
the saass. r "
When George 7ess.to 90 he held sst
his hand. and II was evident that h
wanted 70 say something bad. but h
haA just beguneto.stammer when Mist
lFAAny'A mother came into the room
and ~ broko. on. He vas invited "a
call aSain. and he did % to invite ths
giri to y candy pull with him. shs
Accepted. II wAs at . house . mile
away, aadisn route he started to say
AonaaAinss asd . stray dog raa BE-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-20
GoSSIP'S WAY

An Atchison girl showed off an out
of-town beau Sunday; she took him
to church and he carried a cane. The
girls are so envious they have started
a story that the girl became &C
duainted with the stylish looking
young man through an advertise
ment, in which it was stated a GER
tain young man was lonely and
wanted to meet bright. vivacious
girl; object, mutual entertainment
Atchison Globe.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-20
BETRAYED

The advanced maiden was out
rowing with a possible sutton, and
had taken her little sister along,
who was exhibiting much fear at
the waves.
why, Martha, if you are so
nervous now, what will you be at my
age?"
"Thirty-nine, 1 suppose" meeklv
replied little sister.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-20
NOT TAXES THIS TIME

Gaspard 1.-THE landlord) Dive got to
raise your rent, Mr.. Sullivan.
Tenant (sarcastically)-I suppose
the war is to blame?
ard-Certainly. Haven't you
read of the wholesale destruction of
houses in Belgium and the suburbs
of Paris ?-PucI
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-20
DhMWr.
lGaFa$''

n. y-there is guy named loney
haskin up to hammerstine's theayter
that ust to be monnoiog man.
he amt monologging no more, he
does all kinds of high class work for
mr.. hammerstine.
well, cuppel of days ago a letter
some to hammerstine's theayter say
ing that lady was sick, and she
wanted mr.. hammerstine to send her
comedian to tell her> goaks and
cheer her up, and she would pay SO
doIlers
loney got hold of the letter, and he
decides he mite as well have the so
as any boldly else, so he hikes up to
the lady's house that mite.
,, for about hour he set and told the
poor sick lady all his best storeys,
and then he coleckted his so and
went away.
next day he thinks, gee, this is a
swell graft, CESS i'll see if she don't
want to buy another earful tonite.
so he calls up the house, and the
butler comes to the fone, and loney
tells him he has thought of anuther.
elegant batch of goaks, and what
chanst is there to come up again that
mite.
ime very sorry, says the butler,
but there amt no chanst, about hour
after you finished telling her them
goaks she dide
1890
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
432 PER CENT GAIN
in BRONX BOROUGH
Assessed Value of Realty
and Special Franchises
Is S658.632,013.

Since 1899, the first year after con-
solidation of the greater city, there
HIS been a remarkable increase in real
estate valuations in the Borough OF
The Bronx. "In 1899 the assessed
valuation of real estate and special
franchises amounted to Sl23,7O2,O3O
and in 1914 to $685., 632 ,O1S, an increase
of 1884, 929, 1888, or 492 per cent, which
is a much greater percentage than is
shown by any other borough" says
Robert j. Moorehead, Superintendent
of Buildings in The Bronx. This
enormous gain in valuation has been
caused by the many improvements IN
real estate which were made during
that period lover S350,000OOO having
been invested in this borough and the
natural increase in land values"
In 1899 the assessed valuations IN
The Bronx were 1923, 100000; Queens,
S1O3.751 500; Brooklyn, 5000, S22 26I;
Manhattan S2,054 ,903,S75, and Rich
mond, S40,265, AGA, the total for the en-
tire city being S2,932 5,464. This
wear the assessed valuations are as
follows: Bronx, S658, 63z, 013; Queens,
S4Ss, 1886, 756; Brooklyn, s1,67f, 1880;
Manhattan, S5,149, $50, 760, and Rich
mond Ss2,114,453, the total for the
greater city being S8,O49,o59,9l2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
CITIES BUILDING
FOR NOVEMBER
Gain in Bronx and Queens
Over the Same Month
of Last Year.

Building operations for November
make almost exactly the same relative
showing as did October, namely, de-
crease of 20 per cent as compared with
a year previous. The comparative loss
for September was greater, 81 per cent,
90 that the statement may be regarded
as recuperative. The shrinkage, how
ever, is now the more general through
out the country, indicating that the
causes are countrywide. OF seventy
one cities ffty-siX show comparative
losses. II ia almost universally pro
claimed that sentiment at present IS
distinctly better than a month ago, so
that the index finger OF probability
points 10 recovery. However, as the
momentum of large bodies IS not so
easily swerved from its course as IN
lighter affairs, il may be held question
able whether the full force of the sen
timentai and actual improvement wlll
become Immediately apparent. II the
statement is not specially encouraging.
it cannot be regarded as discouraging'
The official reports of building per
r,its issued BY seventy-one cities dur
ing November, received by "The Amerl-
can Contractor" Chicago, reach a total
of S32,S05. 7S9, as compared with SAL
005 .5l4. for November, 1913, decrease
of 90 per cent. OF the five boroughs OF
greater New York two show gain over
the same month last year. The Bronx
shows a gain of per cent, and Queens
a gain of per cent. Manhattan
81. wed a falling of of 80 per cent over
the same month last year.
For the first eleven months. OF the
wear the total value Of the building
operations of the cities Is S5S5'S4l'-
305. compared with s633,776.574 for the
same period last year, decrease OF
ner cent. The operations follow:
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associate members, whose annual dues
are SO, but associate members who are
not also charter members will have no
right in the property of the society un-
Ill the charter members are repaid
their original subscription with per
cent annual interest.
The officers OF the society are c. G.
Hine, president; Walter W. Price. vice
president; Appleton L. Clark, vice
president; John Quincy Adams, vice
president; Howard Humiston, CORE
spending secretary; William Il. Mer-
sereau, recording secretary, and c. +.
Grieshaber, treasurer.
The directors follow: John Quincy
Adams. +. {. Bridgman, Lester L. Cal
Ian, Appleton l.. Clark. j. II. B. Edgar
Carl F. Grieshaber. Charles G. Hine.
7. Livingston Kennedy, Russell II.
Loines. William II. Mersereau, Walter
". Price and William Mason Smith.
Among the advisory committee of
members are Mrs. j. Q. Adams, Chester
II. Aldrich, Mrs. j. Harry Alexandra,
Harcourt Bull. Mrs. Ernest FlaPg. Mrs.
John z. Handley-Greaves, Mrs. Edward
Bronson King, Mrs. Lewis Nixon and
Miss Eleanor Sparks.
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spection, your committee felt that the
provision permitting the superintend-
ents of buildings to accept inspections
made by inspectors other than those of
the Bureau Of Buildings should be
omitted. Some doubt was expressed as
10 the competency of the inspectors OF
the insurance and casualty companies,
and il was also thought that il might
not be wise 10 delegate the powers Of
inspection 20 private corporations.
A careful consideration was given
TO section 10, providing that all PAS
senger elevators must be equipped with
some device that will automatically
prevent the car from being moved
while tie shaft door at which the car
is standing is unlocked, and fixing the
times within which all existing ele-
vators shall be equipped with such de-.
vices. An analysis of the ,coroners'
records for the years 1907 to 1911, in
elusive, shows that there were 23l accl-
dents in connection with elevators
which resulted in one or more fatali-
ties OF these accidents ll9 we're
found TO be in connection with passen-
ger elevators. A study Of the accidents
themselves shows that in 80 per cent
(ninety-five in number of the accidents
lNTAllIltS
not have resulted IL devices Of the kind
required by this ordinance had been APP
piled. II was further found that these
fatal accidents were distributed as fol-
lows: -,
In Office buildings, 80; in loft build
ines. %; in apartment houses, 10; in
hotels and clubs, II; in stores, 8, and
in private residences, 8.
. 90
cidents occur about as frequently in
low rise as in high rise elevators, the
figures being as follows:
In buildings six stories high or less.
So; in buildings seven TO twelve stories
high, 80; in buildings more than twelve
stories high. 20.
A list of thirteen devices, some me-
chanical in operation and some cleo
trical. was submitted as being suth-
GENTLY tried TO indicate that they will
probably meet the requirements OF the
ordinance. OF these seven have been
found TO be already in use in the City
of New York, and one now in process
of installations These devices, so far
az applied in New York, are distrib-
uted in twenty-five buildings and repre-
sent from seventy-fve 10 100 elevators.
1t is also learned that similar de-
vices are now in process Of in
stallation in seven buildings in
addition 20 those referred to. Re-
plies to inquiries Of the owners 4.
agents and superintendents of nineteen
of these buildings already equipped in
dicate that the devices have given salts
faction. Not one Of the replies indi-
Gated that the devices did not serve
their purpose. Some of those devices
have been in use for a considerable
time, those in the Metropolitan Build