The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-01-21
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New York. - Here's another honest
well, frank, at least-landlord. One
of the leading apartment house agents
in the city was testifying before the
housing committee the other day,
when he was asked about the practic-
ability of including phone service in
the rent and charging enough to cover
It. "That couldn't be DONE" he said,
because we charge as. much rent as
we can get, now"
For a good many years, Americans
have bee nable to buy "old masters
only once in q great while when some
thing unusual made 1T possible. But
because of the impoverished financial
condition of so many aristocratic and
once wealthy families Of the war-de-
yastated mid European countries, this
country is now richer by 81 such
paintings all with interesting histor-
les, that are on display in New York.
Most of them arrived after series OF
adventures nearly as turbulent as
their one-time owners experienced.
The "Burgher Of Amsterdam" for ex-
ample, one Of the most valuable OF
them, was the property Of Count An
Grassy of Hungary, whose chateau
was raided in 1919 by BolsheVik
mob. which destroyed most of his gal
lery, but tosse dthis little painting
into the River Thesis. 1t floated about
for three days and then was rescued
nv a fisherman, who restored 1t to the
Count. who in turn sold it for enough
to do considerable toward helping out
his depleted exchaquer.
Morris Greenburg, walker for the
pastime Athletic Club, has about de-
cided to become long distance run
ner. instead. He just found out the
other night what he could do in this
line. While competing in the one
mile walk at the Thirteenth Regiment
Armory, some one broke into his lock-
ar and stile his clothes, leaving MOT
ris attired almost as airily as any Oh
the Follies girls. He started bravery
forth. however, and ran from the
Brooklyn point to his home way up Ill
the Bronx. No one ever tried for any
record on that difficult distance be-
fore But If they had, Morris would
have broken it, whatever 1t was. Anu
was so scared of meeting police
man at that hour of night that didn
even mind the cold" he declares.
The world doesn't change much'
Melodrama and romance and all the
rest of the oldtime elements are stlil
with us. One of the Oldest dramas IN
the world is that o fthe girl VINO
throws herself in front of her lover
and takes to her own body the shots
spears - javelins whatever be the
weapon of the times - intended LOT
him. And Mary Martin, of Avenue A.
was as spontaneous when she did tha'
same scene the other night as have
been the heroines Of Italian operas OF
"a was our own Pocahontas. Mary was
walking home with John Burns VINO
came. safely through the world war III
spite of seven wounds, largely because
he was coming home to marry Mary
1--WE got you, now, John Burns" cried
a voice from a dark doorway, but as
the shots were fired, Mary swung IN
front of John, Just in time to get them
Fortunately, she is recovering lroh'
the wounds, and it all ends happily as
melodrama should.
An automobile company that meets
dull times with house to houuse can
vass does something worthy of COM
ment, In these days when we have
been trained to expect an auto sales
man to be our most up-stage acquaint.
ance. That's what New York con.
Germ is doing, though. Forty-fve sales,
me mare out, canvassing from resi-
dence to residence right along in solid
blocks for passenger cars and from
plant to plant for truck orders. Ant