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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14

streets.
Ever been on the stage. l.impin
Lin rickers: You know the most noble
conviction swelled our venerable blue
serge as we stood on the north side Of
the footlights at the Alhnmbra Theatre.
Twelfth and Morris streets. Friday
night. The electric light bulbs blaZed
up in our face and Il sea OF hypnotized
eyes peered up at US from out in front.
We we're amazed at the thought. but il
was there. We should have been an
actor,
Then when We went behind the
scenes afterward we became perfectly
convinced OF il. Picture this. fellow
Lin 'rickers Out on the stage. the
lin pin lim'ric in the hands of two
| star performers and a jury, and back
| in the wings US, in the hands Of a beau
tiful blonde lady. There may be- other
! little things to consider about being on
the stage, but think of lending her your
shoehor1 or your buttonhook or some
| thin like that And she held the cur
tain open for us. too. so We could see
! what the star performers and the jury
were doing to our lin rick.
This is what was happening:
Simon Myers. the star in snappy
! little musical comedy. called Time. 4"
made the announcement that members
! of the audience We're 10 come up on
the stage and decide who should win the
800 prize for the limpin' lin rick. He
was black faced" artist who had
alabama Bonn" beaten forty differ
ent ways
The men just had to do what he
said and pretty soon ten Of them piled
over the footiights. rhe girls were
pretty shy and for one awful moment
We thought our curtain holder would
have 70 drop things and run around
front and get the girls started, but
finally two very nice ones came up and
the ten fellow Jurors rushed for the
cdgc Of the stage 10 help them over and
everything was lovely.
Comedy About Lin ricks.
Simon Myers certainly knew how to
tell an audience about a lin rick. Well
say he did lie read all ten Of the last
time. Right in the middle of every
thing. Joe Barton. Of Fox and Barton
comedians on the bill called out from
the wings, DO lot me read one. dear
10" Then after that, there was a lot
of rapid FIRE comedy about lin rick,
that sure hit the bulls eye.
Even Mr.. Schwartz, who is the pro.
Driotor OF the Ahambra. forgot TO b,
busy. and stayed around back" ant
had a good time listening After IN,
jury brought in the verdict (and, b!
the way. the decision vas close, becaus
there were so many good linesD. Mr.
SchwartA gave Ms box seat to see th
rest Of the show and what vas our jo.
to fnd that the blonde lady who hel'
the curtain for Us was very importan
person ON the bill Of fare. But o
course. that's our business. But. let
see. We went down there to find on
who won the lmpn lim'r rick prize
didn't We?
W"ll. the jury hnally gave the $40
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14
Wild Eow, ElyIna Northward

Cape May. Feb. If.-~Thc last few
nights great hocks of geese and ducks
have been Aging northward, coming
across Delaware bay,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14
Graduation Week at Farm School

Plans are completed for graduation
week at the National Farm Sehoo near
Doylcstown February 10 TO -. DIpIo'
mas will be awarded this year TO class
Of twenty five.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14
WOMEN'S CLUBS OPEN WEEK
WITH IMPORTANT MEETINGS
Lieutenant Governor Beidleman
Tells Of Sprouts Pronram

The Civic Clubs committee on ward
affairs. Of which Miss Clara Middleton
is chairman, held meeting this morn.
ing at 1900 Spruce street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14

Today's award in the limpin' Iim'rick
contest was nude by jury drawn from
the audience at the Alhambra Theatre,
Twelfth and Morris streets. on Friday
evening.
The award to be announced tomorrow
was made By Jury Of employees Of
Frank Seder. Eleventh and Market
streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14
Patrons of Alhdmbra Seem
to Enjoy Chance to Act as
Jury but Girls Appear to
Be Bdshtul

Gloucester Man Said He
knew We'd Be After
Him With That Check
Ind offered to Bet
Nephew
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14
THEA TIRE ACTORS AND AUDIENCE
HAVE FUN GIVING LLNfRICK PRIZE
One Hundred Dollars Daily

For the Best Last Line Supplied by Any Reader Of the Ere
ledger to the Incomplete Limerick Which Appears
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

mors being 6rsd sus OF having my ssn9
jumped into the dy."
Asked aboua ths financial stds Of ths spsra.
ten, he said thSa 10 would make more uausy
having his savings In the house than n
savings bank.
What win save in rant snd ths taxas 81
tho building win give me back NY tnvessunsuS
In few years." no said.
Although 1t sounds parsA1xeal, this uns4
now is happy over the building shortage ana
because his landlord wanted moro rent. Hs
said that II pressure had not been brcughA
on him be would have continued rsntsrs
It has taught him tho road TO health and hsps
piness, hs declared.
Most Of the home builders are active snly
IN the evening after they have finished THAR
customary work, OR Saturday afternoons and
Sundays. An interesting sight Is family
mother, father, daughter and son-engaged in
building. They are putting up house along
fremont Avenue in the Throg's Neck section.
To the son has been delegated the Job Of mix
!ng the mortar. His sister handles the hose,
the father carries the mixture to the wood
frames in the ground, and the mother pounds
it into place. The foundations were completed
last week. This week the construction Of ths
house viii be started Their objective Is ia
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

to the property to dig holes for foundations
A collector Of antiques would have had the
opportunity Of his life during the first few
weeks Of this building drivs.
An appearance Of disorder hangs ovsx the
developments because OF the lack Of physically
defined street boundaries, the elumps Of trees
and the heavy growth Of underbrush on the
properties. The fact is that every house fronts
on an avenue or street, even though this Is
not shown except on paper in the Highway Do
partment Of the city. Tho streets are COM
ing some day and vii. bear the names Of for
mer Presidents, great soldiers and sailors and
statesmen.
The houses that front on these avenues-to-be
are Of every type and character. Many of
them were built without the plans Of an archi-
tect, while others are attractive homes Of the
kind one meets IN moderate priced suburban
home developments. Black building paper Or
tar paper enshrouds faeades OF many houses
and will show grirlly until their owners have
money to complete them. Although this is
contrary to building regulations, the authori-
ties have raised no objections because it would
be hardship to enforce the law to the letter
at time like this. Blue, yellow, green and
white are the colors Of the houses that have
been painted The inpre 1sion prompts the
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

OF lack Of streets, sidewalks, sewers. water
er light. The exigency was too great to allow
for the loss Of any time if the October in
crease was to be evaded or folks were to
escape the ignoniny Of being evicted. Simple
mathematics worked out after the evening
meal had decided tho course for many fam-
lies. Backing the story Of the figures YVES
the logic that If they did not build they would
continue to pay high rentals for several years
more, and the subsidy offered by tho city in
the form OF tax exemption for ten years
would be lost. The figures showed It was bes.
to build, and they built,
Overnight people cams on tho property
which they had bought from an auctioneer at
few hundred dollars and started building.
Vehicles Of every character and all ages were
pressed into servics hauling cement, store,
lumber and other building material to build
ers in among trees, goldenrod and weeds
Every old tool that could bs found was
brought out and put into tho hands Of men,
women and children, few Of whom had ever
handled things Of that sort before. Rakes,
shovels, hay forks, hatchets and pickaxes,
rusty and antiquated, were recovered from
dark corners Of cellars at home and brought up
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25
Finishing touches thine Is ge,, M
the AS
pdfing the house

force of the movement against high rentals Is
not so vividly evident as in the Eastchester and
Throg's Neck sections, where thousands of
people are building or helping others to build
homes.
Real estate men say there has been nothing
to equal the movement In interest or impor-
tance in this part Of the country since the
building boom that followed the Civil War
In the Gun Hill Road section, on the former
property Of the Eastchcster Syndicate, ia
homes have been completed in tho last few
months, and twice that many are now In course
Of construction. Three weeks after landlords
had announced that October would bring
higher rentals 268 applications were fled with
the Building Superintendent Of the Bronx FOR
permission to erect small homes in the section
fanklng the Gun Hill station Of the New York,
Boston q Westchester Railroad. Another 100
applications have been made since then for
permission to build in this neighborhood. As
many applications, II not more, havs been
made for permits to build on each of the other
big subdivisions IN the northeast corner Of the
Bronx-the Bruce Brown estate, the Coster
estate and The Burke Foundation tract
People have not delayed building because
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

get away from the landlord before snow dies,
They say they will win, because it's fun and
it means freedom from the constant worry and
care that have bean with them for the last
three years.
Several New York policemen have shown
the way IN home building. They have been
not only source Of encouragement to others
but have helped neighbors to overcome some
Of the obstacles which they met after thu
skilled workers had left for home
Robert McQuade, one Of the policemen, has
completed home OF AlIerton Avenue. near
East Chester Road When off duty he was
a builder, and his wife did her share to hasten
along the home. George Miller, another Do
Ice officer, has cheated his old landlord about
$25 a month. Officer Miller lived in one of
the congested sections Of New York. His six
children had no place to play in safety and
his apartment cost him SIS a month. Now
he has home Of his own on Otis Avenue.
where his children can romp and play. In
ten years it viii be his own If he pays no
than $50 month
After John Henry has finished each dav
with Father Knickerbocker ne hurries over TO
his house which he is putting up on Throg's
Neck. He works until nightfan aad all day
sunday. lie Gays 1t may take six months to
complete it entirely, but it will have everv-
thing he wants and the cost will not be
much Mr.. Henry now occupies the home
de said: cit Is not alone what save In
money, but am living now for the hrgt time
IN thirty years" All that time sdr. Henry
has lived IN crowded sections Of New York.
AT another corner Of the scene Of rsyolA
attention IS drawn to an attractive homa
which Miss ]. OGorman, school teacher. 1.
building Most Of the work is being done bv
her family.
John T. Snyder wa. one of the first to coms
into the section and build. Bac, in June hs
anticipated boost IN rent, so he started to
build little shack large enough for two. Il
IS shlngled and attractive and comfortable.
His house was well along when the landlord
came, IS Mr.. Snyder expected no would. and
told his tenant shat because Of high taxss
and other things ne would have to get more
rent after October l. Snyder smiled and told
him he would have to get It from another. a
ne wAuld not be his tenant that long. His bun-
galow and lots havs not cost him more than
81 1900
There are many similar incidents to be told
OF the revolt in the Bronx. The indications are
that building viii continue all through the
sear and that next spring will find that COR
ner CT the Bronx pretty well built up Jude-
ing from conversation in the borough the am
aseur builders have scored big hit and may
be the means OF bringing about q speedy TN
rrovsmaus Ia the housing dtuat1on
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

dntalss sbmSttnes have baen found snsufs-
dsnt protection against the rrofteering house
mnes. They have postponed but not removed
Has which every rent payer fears and has
'arsd for the last four years--eviction OF
Sns Increase out Of proportion to Justice,
The ysbsls against landlordism who have
aksn their stand In the Bronx have set out
V build homes for themselves They are
edfng tbs work with hands unfamiliar with
Ms kind CT labor-with hands that tap the
1yboards Of typewr4ters or push pens or
wing lccusts or push brooms in the streets
Volunteers have rushed to the assistance of
As pioneers In the drive. Comparatively few
Killed home builders are employed on these
asw projectA These few serve to guide the
work Of the lsrger army Of uns1illed workers
It's remarkable how union labor has entered
ato the spirit Of tbs movement, disregarding
ir the time being she strict rules Of union
On to cooperate with tho amsteurish but
sry determined builders
It La without doubt one Of the most Inter
aang sevolts IN the history Of the city, and
oars is no telling how widely 1t will spread
ssopls In Chicago and Cleveland and other
taces IN the Middle West, and In Boston and
am England generally, have made inquiry
u Ia reasonable to assume that the hope Of
0sse other cities Is that the experiment Of the
unity foIks Of the Bronx will encourage
ensthing Of q similar nature In other parts
1 q Tie country,
4 Information received from other sections
creator New York shows that tho lead Of
10 Bronx In being followed hers. Statistics
"upiisd by building superintendents bear
W the Information that ths home building
a''smsut which Was started few months
has stirred many homo builders 60 action
s0fooklyn, Queens and Richmond. The hg-
uu show q remarkable increase In the num-
@ nnall homo constructions recorded
q enes August /.
10 some sections OF the Bronx people are
~0ns building and little else. On the street
sa' IN the subwsys and in the shops general
sa'ersaticn indicates many are anticipating
.ms their apartments and Joining the
's.la your OWL" movement
AAs revolt came N suddenly as . clap Of
~ ssaosr. Not thing presaged defiance to tho
q -" saoss In control Of the situation. To be
~ ners were murmurs, thrcsts, protests
@w actions, but they had become monot-
~ ~ 70 landlords, who had heard them over
\. 0'er again in the last four years. 1t was
way OF the weak and the complaints were
'a'eo with complacency, for there was moth
Do feared from threats and nlur1aurs.
s~"S an old story to house owners, whose
~. sue was that since the supply Of homes
s,.,s sss than the demand high rentals were
a..A aS0 viewed in the light of cold business
as asa' sneir conclusions were Justified, but,
pointed out time after time by the Jus
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

suggestion that little attention vas given to
color schemes by some Of the house builders.
Ihe spirit Of cooperation is one of the out
standing features Of this interesting move
nlent. The feeling prevails that every one
building is enrolled against common enemy
and therefore every one is willing to help his
neighbor put up his house. Building tools are
lent and borrowed and advice and actual as
sistance are given. One Of the houses under
way In the Gun Hill Road section is being
erected by Long Islander. Helping him are
his father-in-law, who is carpenter, and the
owner Of the neighboring site. The under
standing Is that when this house is finished the
trio will start building on the adjoining lot
Il have won back my health mixing mortar,
laying brick, hammering nails and saving
wood" said the owner Of the house now being
erected. II have never worked hard, which
I suppose has had something to do with my
condition. / came up her when my landlord
informed NE that my rent would be higher,
and started digging hole for house. Il was
very hard on me at first, but it is remarkable
how the body will respond to pressure. just
keep at it and now feel fine. I have been
playing at building for two months. I have
made mistakes building this house, but not
serious ones, because the man who built that
house over there" pointing TO a tar paper
covered house across the potential avenue, "a
traffic cop, ne is, directed ME right in number
Of things. My neighbor, when he gets to build
ing his house, will have the benefit of this ex-
perience."
He told his story he mixed cement to be
used in making a cellar wall. The neighbor
was welding a trowel on some brick which ne
was putting into window in the cellar wall
The father-in-law, man Of sixty-eight years,
was perched on ladder at the other side OF
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

the house fitting a
window case. The
house will cost about
$4,000 when finished.
It will have six rooms,
all on one floor. He
said it could be built
for less money, but
they had put stronger
timbers than usual in
the walls to carry an
other story when the
sections builds up. He
will cover the walls
Of his houss with
building paper and
perhaps next spring
he will put on
shin giles.
"It is not al that
I would like it to be-
ne said. admiring the
house, but It il mine,
and ! nssd fs.r No
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

when be is sure Of his ground. Then he re-
minded the big sailor that he had not come to
argue nor to be invited to sea. He came to
inform him, tho landlord said, speaking IN
low and measured tone Of voice, that his apart
ment would cost him $50 month rent start
ing October l.. With that he turned away
leaving Watkins standing like a ship becalmed.
Skipper Watkins would have to pay increase
or get out!
Thousands Of other tenants had similar en-
counters with owners who did not caro- whether
the increase asked was just or unjust.
Watkins rebelled. Ho decided then and
there that he would strike cut for freedom.
Several months before he had been led by the
skillful auction advertising of Joseph P. Day
to attend sale Of the Bruce Brown estate
in the Throg's Neck section CT the Bronx. Tbs
property was being slbdivided into building
sites. On the urgings Of tho auctioneer that
people buy lots. build homes, gain tho subsidy
offered by the city to home builders and cheat
the landlord, Skipper Watkins bought lot for
1915. When his landlord laid down tho ulti-
matum to pay or get out, Watkins thought
Of his lot and the advice Of the auctioneer.
SO he hiked off to the northeast corner Of tho
Bronx
There he discovered TO his great surprise
that town was in the making. The hum Of
activity came to him from every section Of
the big tract. He found hundreds OF people
building on the Coster estate adjoining, which
had heen sold TO about 1000 people a few
weeks bsfore thu subdivision Of the Bruce
Brown estate had been staged. Over in the
Eastchester section the extensive holdings Of
%ha Eas&rhAstar SvrdicatA which haH haan
disposed Of about year ago to 1900 In
dividuals, thrifty folks Of every section Of tha
city, was the scene Of intense building activity
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25
1f1E BRONX GETS AROUND THE LANDI ORD

ssos. sx the MunAuspls Curt continent could
noe b divorced from tia rsnA situakaon. Many
landlords In tia Bronx did neA understand fully
ths economic sftuxtion before xhsm. They
knsw little OF nothing Of its various phases and
perhaps did not care what wss ths situat,on-
they wanted rsnA. Feeling this way about
things, landlords hare and thszs In tho Bronx
and other sections o3 the city inforrnsd tenants
In tho early part Of July that In Octobsr moro
rent would b required for the apartments
occupied.
Thomas Watkins, VINO has sailed The ,Aas
for twenty-eight years. told his landlord in
characteristic deep-ssa parlancs Just wha. b.
could do.
I'D sooner bs strung from . yardarm than
pay you blasted penny moro than 70 arc
getting, which Is many xathoms too much for
this here galley I'd like to have 70 out be-
yond the three-mile mark. beyond Tho roach Of
yer tricky harristers," said Skipper Watkins,
and I'd show ye Just how feel toward "a
I'm sure ye would agree with my way Of think
In before long," continued the skipper IN a
n'enacing manner. As he expressed himself
ne shook his hrawny fist in the face Of the man
who told him his rent would b hiphey altar
September had passed.
The landlord smiled hlandly, ~ one does
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

Men, women and
children seemed to be
straining every effort
to put together homes
which were Of every
type Of architecture
and ranged from a
shanty Of a few rooms
to houses OF some
pretensio 0 rs and
which cost several
thousand dollars to
completes.
Home building Is
going on In other
parts Of tho Bronx.
Thousands Of lots
scattered through tho
borough are now be-
ing improved with
small homes, each to
house one or two
families. But being
scattered, the full
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

LBEL1oN has broken out In cha
Borough Of the Bronx. Several thou
IN sand people have arrayed themselves
ssrinss what hAs been the accepted
stu Of thtngs for the lass three OF four
TksA and ars determined TO be free forever
hun the sxsctions Of landlords Of q cer-
nh Eps and from high rentals Courts and
sstsougins lavs, wonderful az they hava
hsn N mitigating shs svil Of un1ustiy hieh
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
MORE THAN HE COULD STAND
MIR. Cityman Changed His Mind When
Business Partner Began to
Brae About His Garden.

What He Said to His Wife-f you
want a garden this year you had better
hire somebody to make it. I'm not go
ing to try it again. I've figured it out
and if / would spend on my business
the time l put in on that garden
would make enough money to keep US
in vegetables for fifty years. am off
1t for life.
What He Said to His Neighbor-I
don't think I'll bother with a garden
this year. 1t doesn't pay; 1 may do a
little; but the digging and the labor
I'm off that for life.
What He Said to His Partner-Well,
how's the garden coming along? I'm
not doing much with mine this year
What? How high did you say2 Al.
ready? What seed did you use?
What He Said to His Wife When He
Got Home An Hour Early That Day
Call me when dinners ready. I've got
to get the garden started today or I'll
never raise a thing.-Life.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
To Be in Keeping With Style, Women
Are Now Wearing Vestees in
Lieu of Waists.

A certain amount of skepticism fol-
lowed in the wake of the announce
ment that suits were again de riguer.
Those whose interest it is to make
suits fashionable have so faithfully
started that cry season after season
only to have it prove the cali of a
false prophet, so when again the cry
for suits was heard it was more or less
unheeded. ut seemed to be the old, old
story of wolf, wolf
However, suits are here again and
are acknowledged to be the smartest
attire. 1t is about time. Having
learned to dispense with them almost
if not quite entirely-we are now
called upon to become reconciled to
the shirtwaist and skirt idea. 1t is
really this that has proven the great
est enemy of the suit; but women
have learned that It is about as bad
torm to take of their coats in a res
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
NARROWED FOR THREE YEARS
Sailors Long Period on Loneliness on
Small Island Located in the
South Seas.

Narrowing occasionally brings about
a modern Crusoe; just as it did with
Alexander Selkirk, who was put ashore
at Juan Fernandez, and whose adven-
lures gave Defoe the foundation for
Robinson Crusoe." The trading
schooner, Queen Charlotte, passing a
small island of the Marquesas in the
South seas, landed her boat to investi-
gate the smoke of fire, as it was un-
derstood the island was uninhabited.
Here was found United States sea-
man, who had been put ashore with
three shipmates by their captain, on
account of their mutinous conduct.
The three others had died, but the
man from Connecticut had contrived to
live on the fish he caught, and the
breadfruit and coconuts and other prod
ucts which he could gather. When
rescued after three years loneliness,
his utensils consisted of great shells,
and two cups which he possessed,
made from the skulls of his CON-
panions.