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New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

pie laugh And that is what the self-styed
prchibitonists are to-day doing"
After finishing his apprenticeship young
Voorhis embarked on his own hook as master
stairbuilder, and in the evenings foregathered
with the Democrats, where the Wings were
unwelcome. But it was not until 1865, in his
thirty-sixth year, that Voorhis entered politics
actively. That year he was elected leader Of
the Democrats Of the old 9th Ward, as Green
wich Village is still known to politicians, de-
spite the various numerals it has since borne
because of the changes decreed by the Legis-
lature. In fact, there are no longer any wards
in the city's political nomenclature. Yet even
the younger politicians of to-day refer to this
old section as did their predecessors fifty wears
ago. Politically it is still ''the old 9th Ward"
lin 1865 Tammany Hall was not the object
Of worldwide contumely and derision that the
grating of Boss Tweed and his ring made it
a few years later. Tammany Hall, or the
Tammany Society, as it was then known,
founded by the Liberty Boys at the close of
the Revolution, was not merely political or
ganization, but society Of patriotic men
banded together for mutual help and protec-
tlon In 1871 came the exposure of the Tweed
ring, with the astounding revelations that
So,oUOOOO had been stolen by Boss Tweed in
the building of the Courthouse. I could
hardly believe it when l first read the news
1t seemed as If all my gods were shattered and
the pieces scattered amid the dirt Of the
streets. And later l was shocked even more at
the defense of Tweed by partisans whom had
looked up to, and whom regarded as the last
word in honesty. Their defense was that anv
one similarly situated and tempted would
have fallen had Tweed. That was more
than could stand, and l quit them, one and
all, and until 1895 Tammany Hall and were
strangers, although I contHued a Democrat,
taking prominent part in politics"
The Tweed expose was in 1871 Two Years
later Voorhis was working at his bench in his
shop on Bethune Street, adjoining the house
on Greenwich Street, which he still occupies,
and where he and his wife, now dead for five
years, spent the major part of their sixty-fve
years Of married life, when delegation of
aldermen called on him.
~ wondered why they called on me-a
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near Prince Street, and had an office around
the corner from his home That was NV
first sight Of John Jacob Astor I recall that
as he went by man on the street said TO
another:
" Astor is worth more than $1O0OOO'
"ln those days 100000 was an almost ur-
heard of fortune in this country Even many
years later, when man had saved out Of his
business $4,000 to $4,000 he was consid-
cred exceptionally rich, and he could retire
if he wished to and live for the rest of his
days like prince"
At the age of fourteen young Voorhis got
his first job, clerk in law office at 4 New
Street, building long since torn down, and
the ground on which it stood is now part of
the site Of the present Stock Exchange.
THAT was about 1843," said Commissioner
Voorhis. "There were few houses in the citv
then OF brick or stone throughout. The more
pretentious had brick fronts, and the rear
and sides were of wood. All the roofs were
OF single, mostly wooden, with here and
there slate roof. My employer was John
GAY, one OF the leading lawyers of the town.
and the grandson of one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence didn't have
much time to read law books, as in the winter
my chief job was hauling coal from the cellar
OF the building to the office, which was on
the second floor, and every room had big
open fireplace that seemed to roar eyerv min
ute TO me: More coal! More coalp The Of
noes OF the larger business houses, as well as
'ne reading professional men, burned soft coal.
which was brought from England and was
Dought by the chaldron, measure no longer
used' but which was slightly in excess Of
tor. IN addition to carrying COAL / had one
other task which meant real hard work
that was pumping out the cellar, for at every
blgh tide the cellar would flood with the
water from the harbor
"All the men wore frills in those days. and
their raiment was more gorgeous than that
affected by the women of to-day.
"When / first went to work for MIR. jaw
who was a charming man, received 81 a
week. At the end of three years was earn
ing but s1.75. Then it came to q point Of
having 70 get out and earn more money, as I
'ould Dst study. my parents being unable to
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25
Seventy-Two Years in New Y ork Politics

afford to send me to college, and after q
family conference I was apprenticed to nv
uncle, stairbuilder, at $3.50 week until
was twenty-one."
Then he talked about his work as STAIR
builder and OF the magnificent stairs and
balustrades Of exotic woods he built in the
mansions of prominent and wealthy New
Workers, some of whose glory is perpetuated
by their descendants, while others left fami-
lies that did not carry Oh the traditions of
their parents
Il still have the tool chest I made as an
apprentice, and many an hour of recreation
tind on Saturday afternoon of working at
my BENCH" he went on. "And what an odor.
so fragrant with memories of the past, has
that old tool chest! There is the scent Of old
wood in it, scent that remains forever fresh.
When I open that old chest with it's various
planes and chisels and what not-all carving
in those days was done by hand-I see the New
York of my boyhood once more, city where
men of intellect and honor gave the best there
was in them to making this the metropolis that
1t is to-day. Life was simple then, doughnuts
and cider being considered a great treat.
Washington Square then called the Parade
Ground, where the men of the city, for we had
universal military training then, drilled three
days each year, and at the end of the yearly
military service practically every man jack of
them went to porter house or grog shop
no one called them saloons then-and found
something stronger than cider and doughnuts."
Commissioner Voorhis chucked as he re-
called some of the sprees that followed the =
drilling on Washington Square, and of the
horror it was to his mother, who, like his
father, was devout comp,unicant of the old
Dutch Reformed Church at Broome and Greene
streets.
My mother tried to persuade me to promise
that I would never enter grog shop or
porter house, or drink anything Intoxicating.
ne went on. THAT was something I would not
do l have never drunk much but even as
young man, as to-day, was great believer
IN what we now call personal liberty, which
does not mean license or licentiousness. but ;s
negation of all prohibition. Prohibition in
the very nature of things is fallacy You
cannot 1 aohibit. You can. however. make peo-
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

delegation of thenl," said Commissioner Voor-
his. The spokesman, however, didn't leave me
long in doubt. Said he:
Mayor Havemeyer wants you to be Excise
Commissioner
Il had more than high regard for Mayor
Havemeyer. l venerated him, as did others in
the city, irrespective of politics, was honored
by the offer, but could not see how could
neglect my business, which was going along
very we'll, to take office. | said as much to
my callers.
'Then said of the aldermen:
"'There is $500 a year in it. The Mayor
wants you to take it. If you don't, somebody
else will
Ihe speaker was one Of the reform ee.
ments and one of my political colleagues
Ihe Tweed ring and its wholesale grating
Which so shocked the whole world at the time
loomed up before me, and l looked at the
speaker, who had thrown a meaning into his
words which the words themselves did not con-
vey, and said I would take the job knew
would remain honest, and it was honest men
Mayor Havemeyer was trying to get to aid
him III clearing house, and so / accented.
Il had aided in the election of Mayor Have
dent of the 9th Ward Council of Political Re-
form, helped in the fight that threw off the
shackles Of Tweedism, and there was no doubt
that there was recognition of service in the
Offer
After year of service as Excise Commits
sloner Mayor Havemeyer named him Com
missioner of Police, which office he held until
the end of the Havemeyer administration, only
to be reapponted to the post in 1879 by Mayor
Edward Cooper, son of Peter Cooper, through
whose generosity Cooper Union was built, and
who designed and built the first locomotive on
this continent
Il remember Mayor Cooper's father yerv
we'll. Many times l went with the Mayor to
call on his father, and the sons devotion was
beautiful to behold. He had succeeded to his
fathers business, and, like Mayor Havemeyer.
was highly educated, successful business man
and prominent socially. Mayor Cooper was
the most noble and conscientious man have
ever met in public life, and / have known
many. Frequently would be in conferences
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

Herald Square TO Sixty-third Street, is crowd
ed and congested with chorus girls in practice
clothes and principals in latest modes, all in
mad rush to get letter perfect in their
parts" and dances. Even the dignifed pct-
ure houses on Broadway, lulled to sleep by the
monotonous click of the reeling celuoid are
being ruthlessly invaded at the unholy hour
of a. m. by brisk, stockingess damses of
the chorus. and are forced to cape and won
der at rehearsing beauties Gin person."
Up in the gymnasium of the Century thea
ire, perspiring dancers are hanging on to the
side walls, practicng "back kicks'' Down in
the gloomy sub-cellar of the old Casino still
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

These temporarily disnlantled stages
waiting for the long sixty-foot truckloads
of new scenery, are awesome and dour look
ing fellows. Bereft of their tinsel and with
bare brick walls glooming morosely at the
shroud-covered seats in the empty auditorium
they remotely resemble blinky cat Sleep
ing in a tombstoned churchyard.
Not for long, however. Very soon they
will be very much awake, full of jolly color
and sparkling visions at So per-plus the
warsick tax. BY hook or crook the shows
will fill in their rehearsal periods and finally
launch themselves, new-tuned with noise and
music, and with customary Broadway by.
sterical brilliancy.
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man eighty-three years Of age to this impor
tant office, does he?"
eyes, Mr.. Mayor
will you tell Mr.. Murphy I'm not fool"
But, Mr.. Mayor, Mr.. Voorhis is
Yes interrupted the late Mayor, 81 know
you are going to tell me that Mr. yoorhis De-
scended from Dutch ancestors who settled here
more than two hundred years ago, that he has
rendered distinguished service to his city and
state and party. That is all true. But you
tell Mr.. Murphy was not born yesterday, and
that Mr.. Voorhis was born eighty-two OF
eighty-three years ago.
The secretary of Tammany Hall had hs'
tened to peppery speeches of Mayor Gaynor
before, and he knew when there was no fur'
ther use Of pleading so he parted with:
"Mr. Mayor, I say this with all sincerity.
cannot wish you any better luck than to hope
that when you are of the age of Mr.. VoQrhls
you will have his keen mind and vigorous
intellect"
Thank you, Tom; thank you,7 said Mayor
Caynor.
Mayor Gaynor appointed another man. This
was a severe blow to Mr.. Murphy's pride, %
when the state Legislature met the following
January the Tammany delegation had ps
passed taking the appointing power Of inc
Commissioners of Election out of the hands Of
the Mayor and lodging it with the Board ol
Aldermen, which is easier to handle, when COLI
trolled by Tammany
And that is the reason, now told for the nfs'
time, why Tammany had the power to appon'
Election Commissioners taken from the Mayor
and transferred to the Aldermen.
But Tammany had Governor Dix, Demo-
cratic Governor, name Mr.. Voorhis as Sta's
Superintendent of Elections, and this ofncs
he held for four years. In January, 1910,
there again occurred vacancy in the boala
OF Elections, and the Board of Aldermen
elected Mr.. Voorhis to his old lob, and he CAS-
be found at his desk there during any worki"s
day, for he took but one vacation in his in''
and that was many years ago.
mere IS no more reason why a man sh0u-'
take vacation than he should eat in the i.'.1.
die OF the day he explS:ned. ut takes h,"'
too long TO get over it. 1t is the woman "n'
needs vacation, especially the house"i''
who spends most of the day in standing over
kitchen range and doing all the other en0,'s
that woman alone can do without complain
And as / rose to leave he rang for ".
stenographer to whom he was debating "nSA
entered his Office.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

cleared off and dismantled in order to be
ready for the "rehearsing' of new scenery
for some forthcoming production. Scenery
has to be rehearsed just the same as the
chorus girl. He, too-meaning the scenery
has his ''lines," so to speak, and he must,
like the actor, be set up and taken down
countless times that he may be properly cast
all fit the part. Like the ancient Greek
chorus, he must explain whole lot about
the play, and if he is a garden scene, for
instance, we are sure at least that the play
las something to do with a garden, even if
the characters and costumes, like Ko Kos
Aowers, shave nothing to do with the case,
ira La
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

other determined dancers are aiming their
slender ankles at the rough ceiling of the stage
above, because another company is rehearsing
OH that stage, to say nothing of still another
company handling dialogue way up on the
promenade behind the top tier of boxes. Ere
quently after show has finished it's regular
performance the stage is turned over to a
new army of principals and chorus girls, who
begin their rehearsals long after the last
Limousine has left the front Of the theatre
and are through only when the rattle of the
early morning milk carts mingles with the
music of their dance.
Down in Wall Street there is lots Of vacant
space on top of the sky-scrapers. Why don't
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

the nervous business kings give the girls
chance? All each chorus girl needs is a
radius of forty square feet. If the present
congestion keeps up, Times Square is likely
to annex, for rehearsal purposes, the New
York Public Library or the playground of The
Hudson Guild.
Another reason for lack of space lies in the
fact that goodly number Of theatres are un-
dergoing elaborate repairs and alterations,
and temperamenta stage directors and stars
are driven wild by the sound of hammering-
knocking in general. Also it's difficult for the
chorus girls to convolute around stage scat
folding.
Then, too, many of the big stages are being
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25
BY Theodore Stearns

~ 0 many song-and-dance comedy rehearsals
- are in progress in New York to-day
~ that it is literally impossible in some
cases to find room to hold rehearsals at
all. This applies to new productions as we'll
as countless new vaudeville acts, all of which
are frantically sparring for space in last
minute endeavor to. whip themselves into
shape for initial performance, either here or
out of town.
Practically every theatre, every roof gar
den, every available rehearsal hall from
The Republican., 1921-09-01
NORTH GLADE


A surprise party composed of hun
dred persons, was held at George H
Beckman's on Saturday evening, the
occasion being in honor the twenty.
first anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Beckman's eldest son, Mr.. Earle Beck.
man.
Quite number attended the all-day
meeting held at Mount Zion on Sun.
day.
Don't forget the picnic at Brenne
mans grove on Saturday, the 3rd inst
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Moon, of Wash,
ington, D. c., who have been spending
their annual leave with Mr.. and Mrs
G. w. Moon here, have returned tc
their city home.
Mr.. Lloyd Winters and family, OF
Cumberland, have been visiting rela.
tives here for a week or so.
Rev. Lawrence F. Green, of North
Dakota, who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Green, residing neal
North Glade, preached an excellent
sermon for US on Sunday evening. A
large audience was present and en-
Joyed the service very much. Mr.
Green left here yesterday for Oakland
where he took morning train for his
home in the northwest.
The Republican., 1921-09-01
BITTINGER
N@NNNN@NNNNt


The canning season now is here,
And the good wife mildly states:
81 guess I'll have to try this year
To can some candidates"
In two games of ball played on last
Sunday afternoon by the Jennings
team, known as the Morgart Coal Min
ing Corporation team, the Jennings
lads won by score of to II over
the Addison (Pa.) team, and by the
score of to over team from Har-
nedsville, Pa.
Mr.. E. ]. Shaffer, of Miami, Florida,
and Mr.. John Keller, of Kingwood, W.
Va. were guests in the o. C. Buckle
home last week.
Miss Lena Keller, who spent her va
cation with relatives here, returned
last Sunday to Mt. Pleasant, N. c.,
where she will re-enter school for the
coming year.
Mr.. Paxton and family, of Califor-
MIA, Pa, are visiting at the home of
Mrs. Jonas Bittinger at this writing.
Mr.. B. H. Wiley, who is attending
school at College Park, Nd, is among
his friends and relatives here spending
the fall vacation.
Mr.. Nathan R. Selby, accompanied
by his daughter, both of Selbysport,
spent last Friday evening in this vii
lage. While here Mr.. Selby addressed
the voters of the district at meeting
held in the school house, where he de-
livered very forceful and interesting
address, giving clear outline of his
position before the people as can
didate for the State Senatorship.
Noah Stark and family, of Blaine,
West Va, visited relatives here on
Sunday last.
Arthur Broadwater and family, of
New Germany, spent last Saturday
night and Sunday with P. H. Broad
water and family, near this village.
The Republican., 1921-09-01

James, of New Germany; also Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry burst, spent Sunday at
the home of Bruce burst.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Nine and daugh-
ter Auburn and son Ebert spent Sum-
day at P. F. Mines.
Quite a number of people from this
vicinity spent Sunday at Black Water
Falls and all had very enjoyable day
Miss Marie burst, of Oakland, was
at her home here on Wednesday and
Thursday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Lee were the
The Republican., 1921-09-01

guests at the home of Robert Lee at
Deer Park on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Glotfelty spent Sun
day afternoon at the home of her
son, Mr.. Hiram Glotfelty.
Mr.. Andrew Biggs spent Sunday
with home folks in Crellin.
A few of the folks from this vicinity
attended the dance at Shaffer's Knob
Friday night.
Sunday school at this place at 10
A. NJ; Singing at 8 P. M. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
The Republican., 1921-09-01

LOST-On Third street between
Green and Pennington, Monday morn
ing, lady's gold wrist watch with
gold link chain attached. Reward to
finder if returned to the residence of
The Republican., 1921-09-01

Second street for a number of years,
is now located in the Creutzburg
building, which was recently purchas-
ed by Mrs. Brown, on Alder street.
Subscribe for The Republican, CtAs
The Republican., 1921-09-01

]. W. Whorton, Third street.-Adver.
tisement If.
The Brown store, which has been
located in the Ravenscroft building on
The New York herald., 1921-01-30
COPS SEIZE ALCOHOL
AND FIND IT WATER
Continued from Fsrst Page.


can surnise the, look OF surprise that
swept over his face.
"No," he said very stiffly, IT don't,
and besides
'Tt would be FOR the hospital" Mr..
Fleck interposed. Legitimate usee solely
underestimate"
Chief Minnerly thought for a minute.
IN that case" he said, perhaps l. can
lend you some that belongs to q guy
who got pinched here three months ago.
He never came back for thirty gallons
OF grain alcohol he was carrying around
in an automobile. He was freed in court
and disappeared"
So they walked over to Police Head
quarters. Chief Minnerly called couple
of spare cops, and some OF the Ave
gallon containers In which the alcohol
had been seized were brought up for
inspection.
The Westohester County Grand Jury
will be asked to investigate the mys-
terry Chief Minnerly uncovered when he
pried the lid or the first can. The same
Jury will investigate the succeeding mys-
teries concerned with the contents OF
the other Ave cans All the containers
were filled with the purest water that
ever came down from Ashokan Reser-
voir, and Mr.. Fleck went back to the
hospital empty handed.
II was said at Ossining yesterday that
the cans have been in the Police Head
quarters building since soon after they
were taken from John Bonbroski. the
owner.
The New York herald., 1921-01-30
HARD FIGHT IS EXPECTED
ON MILLER,S TRANSIT BILLS

mating these figures, the leaders say
there must come a complete reversal OF
all form overthrow OF the organization
control OF ths two houses ana an insur-
gsncy sweep that will break down the
existing party leadership. There are no
signs OF such q revolt. In fact the
movement at this stage all seems to be
away from insurgency. even In New
York. where the Hyian administration
and Tammany are trying to seixe upon
the Governors recommendations as an
eight cent fare issue for the next munich
pal campaign.
The New York delegation will meet
on Tuesday TO discuss its programme of
perfecting city organization In the
Legislature to fight eight cent fares.
Brooklyn members as q protest against
the receivership management OF the b.
r. T. system and before the Governor
sent his message on transit to the Legis-
iature. The situation has changed ma
teriaily since the Governor laid down his
policy
The Brooklyn Republicans in the two
houses are not as anxious to participate
in the movement as they were since
their action now might be viewed as
lining up against the Governor rather
than merely protesting against local
traffic conditions. Further, they now
realize they might be playing into Tam
many's hands by joining in the move
ment and several Of them are consider
ing not attending the conference.
The New York herald., 1921-01-30

to suffer. I have asked the insurance
companies TO modify the payment OF re-
wards in the manner indicated, and they
are considering It,"
Evidence against two. and possibly
three, more members OF the police auto
mobile squad will be presented to the
Grand Jury by Mr.. Whitman tomorrow.
He thinks they will be indicted. He
spent all of yesterday in his home pre-
pairing new cases with the assistance Of
Police Detective Al Thomas and others.
Several prospective witnesses who did
not wish to be seen In the Criminal
Courts Building are supposed to have
visited him. His four lawyer assistants.
Assistant District Attorney James t.
Smith, william Chilvers, Frederick j.
Groehl and Arthur NJ. King, were at
work on other angles OF the investiga-
tlon. Mr.. Whitman said the automobile
graft inquiry had developed into big
affair, and that checking I'D all the In
formation he had received was a slow
process.
He was asked about n report that a
woman is one OF the band of automobile
thieves.
There In a woman involved In mat
ter Of which I cannot speak, he said.
.'but it does not concern automobiles"
One of the stories that has como TO
him is that woman of some note on the
burlesque stage has been treated to Joy
rides in stolen cars by member OF the
police automobile squad. She is not
under Investigation. however.