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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-30
Griasu bergs Touring Canads.

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. b. Griffenberg and
their three children. OF the Concord
pike. are touring Canada by auto.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-27
EXPECT FARM BUREAU
WILL GIVE ORGANIZED
ACTIVITIES IMPETUS

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-workmg con-
ferences on the many phases of the
federation's activities will consume the
major portion of the fourth annual
meeting of the American Farm Bureau
federation to be held here Dec. IL to
IA.
Among prominent speakers to ap-
pear on the program are Bernard M.
Baruch, former Governor Frank o.
Lowden of Illinois, Mrs. Ellsworth
Richardson Of Iowa, Assistant Score
tary of Agriculture c. w Pugsley and
Samuel Adams of Virginia. Reports
of officials and department heads are
the order OF business for the day.
Mr.. Baruch is on the program to
speak Tuesday afternoon on "Agricul-
tural Fiance," and will be followed in
the evening by Mr.. Lowden and Mrs.
Ellsworth, who will speak at the an
nual dinner.
Reports from department heads viii
be resumed Wednesday and Thursday
morning Mr.. Pugsley viii speak on
THE Relation of Agricultural Educa-
ton to Farm Organization" He will
be followed by Mr. Adams, who will
speak on Farm Organization in Eu-
IOpCs nO mCCtihE viii SAOcC h0A
day afternoon with the election Of Of
ficers.
VIII Discus Program.
r. IT. Cunnin CHAM, president of the
U. S. Grain Growers, Inc, will discuss
the cooperative grain marketing pro
gram of the organization, while prom
inent officials of live stock, fruit and
vegetable, wool, tobacco and cotton co
operative marketing associations will
speak on issues within their organiza
tons.
women's work win have a large
place on the program, 1t is announced
Heads of the various women's depart
= ments of the federation will conduct
sessions to be devoted TO developing
and encouraging activities Of womer
in the federation.
Farm bureau headquarters announc
es that special trains win bring dele
gates to the convention from all part;
Of the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-27

ma Irelan.. Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmer
Mrs. Ora Wright spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. jim Lamb at Modock.. i.
Miss Houpert spent Saturday with
Mrs. Ethel Williams. :. Mr.. and Mrs
Meek entertained for dinner Sunday
Frank Irelan and family, Mrs. Addie
Irelan of Dayton and Mr.. and Mrs. E
L. Whiteman and mother.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-27

LIBERTY. Ind.-Rev. w. e. Dye
viii leave next week for his new pas
torate At the Christy q. B. church al
Marion Vernon Bond is the guest
az his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30
John Jacob Astor Acquired
the Plot Gradually

Bat the Bulls Head Tavern was probably
the first structure on the site Long before
The Revolution 1t had been replaced by other
houses. Two English army officers, Colonel
A@tel' and Major Rutherford, lived in double
dwelling or lie corner of Nesey Street and
S-oacNay. Next to them on Broadway was
vacant lot used garden. After the war
Rufus King, once Minister to England. built
home on this plot. Next to him lived Cornelius
Roosevelt, and further on, near the corner of
Barclay and Broadway, was the home Of Rich
AID Harrison.
John Jacob Astor had his home around the
corner, IN No. Vcsey Street, and either he had
VISION or else ne calculated that this property
vas going TO increase in value. Anyway, he
bought it. First, he got Rufus Kings house
and rented it to Edward Livingston, then
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30
Ownership of the Land
A Fity-ffty Split

4 wrecking contractor razed the southern
half Of the building il 1913, leaving TIL
northern half standing, thus accomplishing
operation such as confronted the surgeons
who attended the S.amese twins in tho;, !ast
ll!aess. The part torn down extended from
the center Of the block to Nesey street. Jhe
land on which it stood belongs TO Vincent
As-or. The part still standing and the land
bsceath it, which Includes the corner Of Broad
way and Barclay Street, belongs to tte estate
Of William Waldorf Astor But the surviving
half, mere brick, mortar, WOOD and trsdit on
though 1t be, is srisly justification for the de
cision of those fused women who chose 70 end
their freakish existence together rather than
be separated surgically, The half Of the
Astor House that still lives deserves the ser
vice OF sore organization that will do for
miserable buildings what the s. z. c. A. does
FOR suffering animals.
yhc southern half Of the Astor House Uas
torn down because its ancient undcrpinnins
would not hold I'D under the stress of hay
inc q subway, an "S' Of the T. r. T. tunnel
bored through it's vitals-tha, famous wine
cellar that was mentioned with reverence
even in foreign capitals. For at easement
permitting the subway to be constructed there
Vincent Astor charged 100000. q rare trb-
ME TO the judgment Of his ancestor, John
Jacob Astor, who purchased the land. Then
year and half later he built another and
0Ncr structure on the site, which adds to the
confusion of the remnant Of the old Astor
House. bushing perpetuaNy behind its un~
washed windows because Of the grandeur Of
the Woolu orth building across thc street.
'If J were shut out Of the Astor House
%oud never go TO New York again.
Daniel Webster wrote that in August, lS49,
n letter TO Mr.. Blatchford, but this, while
raising ones estimate Of the Astor House. can
not but lower a long standing feeling Of
gard for Daniel. There was not single room
with private bath in the old Astor. and ell the
guests on each floor had to barter and bribe
TO get a chance at the one tub provided, That
ls mere assumption, of course. because in the
days CT 40 one tub 10 floor may have been
regarded effusive display, and tho bath
room attendants may have been the least busy
servar IS Of the army working in the hotel
The cornerstone Of the hotel was laid in
1882. Originally the site was occupied by the
Bulls Head Tavern. and fat burghers. who
fancied themselves far uptown. used to sit
IN tie shade Of its elna and smoke and gossip
and drink. with never fantastic thought Of a
future that would be restricted by Volstcad
act
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30
Poe Patroiied the lobby
In Search of Gossip

Thackersy while staying at tho Astor House
met Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Grand Duke
Alexis was entertained there, also that Prince
II Wales who was afterward King Edward
vi, Black Hawk, the Indian chieftain Sam
Houston, Edwin Forrest and Walt Whitman.
Edgar Allan Poe used to haunt the lobby in
search of gossip and news that would serve as
copy for his magazine
Few changes were ever made IN the hotel
structure. The most notable was made early
in the 4o's, when the interior garden With foun-
tans and trees arranged something like the
interior Of the Park Avenue Hotel was SUP
planted by the famous rotunda with vauIted
roof and richly carved bar To-day portion
of that interior court IS used as q parking
space for automobiles, the owners OF which
nay fifty cents day for the privilege: with
never thought, perhaps, for the laughter and
music that once echoed in that drab space.
One Of the great affairs at the Astor was
the banquet given IN 1841 to the Prince do
JoinviIIe. Lord Ashburton also was dined there,
and it was the headquarters Of the committee
that raised funds for a relief expedition to go
after the Arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin.
One of the persons who will always be asso=
ctated with the Astor House was the head
waiter, Albert c. Kaufman, who was for
mere than forty-four years an employee Of the
hotel. When the last meal had been served
in the rotunda in 1913 it was Albert whose
"reminiscences Of the old days we're most vail
ned. He recalled not only the great men bur
their appetites. lie knew that Grover Cleve-
lands favorite meat was mutton chops, and
that Garfield always ordered roast beef. That
was Grants favorite, also, according TO Al
bert, and sometimes he informed favored pa~
irons that he had placed them at General
Grants table--the one overlooking St. Paul's.
When Stetson's son succeeded his father III
control Of the hotel he was, it developed, too
much the genial host and too little the business
man. In 1875 the place was sold by the sher-
iff After being closed for few months it
was reopcned by Flavius Allen and his part
ner, man named Dam. The new proprietors
ran the place on cash basis on both sides of
the ledger. Every morning the chef was sent
around to market with enough money 70 buy
provisions for that one day. Guests and those
who came for meals paid on the spot There
was no changing up in the Astor House in
those days Sometimes the men clinging to
the bar would drink toast "to the proprietor
Mr. Allen, and Dam his partner" Each day
at the close Of business the partners divided
the days net profits. They could have closed
the hotel at any time without losing money.
1t was a crude cost system, but an effective
one.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30
Of the Vanished HuIf,
the Once Famous En-
trance Pillars Now
Adorn q Small QUIZ
Bank, While Many OF
It's Old Granite Blocks
Are TOgobst0E3e8

at the hotel also, and they persuaded stetson
to usher the Wings UP to see the disappointed
candidate. Webster met them ct the door n
dressing gown and slippers The spokesman
did not have a chance to utter a sentence.
"Gentlemen,' began Webster, my political
life Is ended 20 to Marahfeld 70 sleep with
my fathers, carrying with me TIE conscious
ness Of duty done When perous tines come
to you, as come they will, you VIII mourn IN
bitterness Of spirit your craven conduct and
your base ingratitude. Gentlemen, I bid you
q goodnight" The door slammed.
Webster left for home nezt day. Fare
well, old friend" he said TO Stetson. eve
have known and loved each other for more
than thirty years" Two weeks later Daniel
Webster dead and Stetson turned two
Of the rooms into a ladies' dining hail ard
took the third for himsef, saying that 10
stranger should ever have the rooms that had
been Webster's.
Another favorite at the old hotel was Henry
Clay. He and Frelinghuysen IN 1914 were
there when formally notified Of their nomi-
nation. Clay was there one time when Jenny
Lind was guest at the hotel. That was
when =. T. Barnum was her manager, and
one day, IS the singer was being helped into
her carriage at the door, Clay emerged from
the hotel and Barnum introduced them. dolf-
ing his high silk hat IN a sweeping gesture
as he did so.
Just across the street was Barnum's Mu-
scum. and such occurrences, 10 Barnum's way
Of thinking, helped both his projects. Thack-
cray, it has been recalled had a splendid time
standing on the steps Of the hotel gazing across
the street at the gaudy portraits Of the strange
creatures inside.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30
A Happy Haunting Ground
for Noted Spooks

Fred, the watchman, will deny with some
heat, if you ask him, that ghosts prowl through
the corridors ct night,
81 amt got anything TO be scared Of anya
way" adds Fred. '1 never hurt any ore, ana
no ghost is going to bother me- hear things
at night, but it's either the subway or the
wind"
Somehow when Fred talks he seems to he
trying more to convince himself than MS lis
tener; and if he clings to his job, who can deny
but that some dark and windy night he may
be startled by the apparition Of Daniel Web
ster demanding that fresh bucket Of Goals
be sent to Suite No. l.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30

granite that formed the walls we're sold to q
Long Island City tombstone maker by the con
tractor who bought the materials. All Of them
today form head and Ioot-stones on graves In
Brooklyn cemeteries. The ghosts that walk
among them when midnight comes must get a
real thrill when they realize that they havs
among them the remains Of the Astor House
Probably the big name that is most closely
associated with the old hotel is that Of Daniel
Webster, and, as was pointed out, he was con
vinced that it WAS the only place in New York
at which he cared to stop But do we sander
the memory of great man when we wonder
If this might not have been due to the fact
that he never was permitted to pay for his
rooms, although the finest suite in the house
was his whenever he chose to occupy It.
No matter who was occupying Websters
suite did he come to town, these unfortunate
guests would have to pack up and move to
other quarters in the hotel. Il was in this
suite that Webster received the explanations
Of the group of Southern Wings who had de
serted him in the Baltimore convention Of
1852. Webster's heart had been set on WIN
ming the nomination that year, but he had
only twenty-nne votes, while General Scott
had the pledges of 1871 and Millard Fillmore
had 1873. The Webster delegates, panic
stricken, finally swung to Scott, and their
deserted chief never forgave them. He felt
hat, had they stuck to his standard through
few more ballots, the tide must have turned
for him and ballots been attracted to him
from the other aspirants.
Webster came straight to New York from
Baltimore and sought comfort at the hotel of
his friend Stetson. II was there the con-
science-stricken Southern Wings found him
and sought to offer apologies and excuses.
Stetson would not allow them near the suite
Of his beloved friend.
Calhoun and Silas Wright were staying
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30

place with fitting charter for the govern
ing Of themselves
Then said the Sultan, "And what Of them?"
Whereat replied the messenger: "Oh, lord,
the Caliph wecOmeth them with even less
fervor that he displayed toward the company
Of the Shcik Meyer, and he and his Emir Abu
bn Craig, shrek with loud voices "Home
Rule. Home Rule!" with such persistence
that those who hoped to revise the charter
spend all their time in trying to hear them
selves speak, and 7 alone am left to tell the
tale"
And the seal Of patience continued to shine
on the broad brow Of the Sultan Nathan the
Curious, and he spake with calm voice. say
ing: "It is the will Of Allah"
But the Caliph Hy-lan of the Ruddy Counte-
nance shouted a jihad through the streets Of
his city, inciting the people to holy war, and
crying:
''By the sacred spear of Saladin, only can
keep thee from the cnvious inroads Of the
Sultan Nathan. Arm then, and mount the
walls, crc he destroy us utterly!'
And third time, as he safe in his chamber,
debating upon epoch-naking invention
whereby politicians might be induced to work
for their wages, came a messenger to the Sui
tan Nathan. And the dust of the desert was
upon him, and he cried with hoarse voice:
Hail, oh, thou forbearing one who hast
sent thy host to the city Of the Caph Hy-lan
to reform the transit conditions there! bring
the news. Behold, through the wes OF the
Caliph, thy host is as helpless as a rider on
$50 D. m. Bronx express. For at every hand
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30

he balketl1 them and day and night he cryeth
aloud Of the interests and warneth the people
Of his city Of the evil thy host intendeth' ana
only an left to tell the tale
Yet the seal Of impatience cleaned as before
on the benevolent forehead Of the Sultan, and
with voice Of calm he spake, saying: ut Is
the will Of Allah
Yet the Calph Hy-lan of the Ruddy Counte-
nance, leaped up and down in the streets Of
the city so that the keeper Of the seismograph
at the Museum petitioned him to stop. and
cried aloud
"Five-cent fare Five-cent fare! Rally to
the banner of the true believers. Ye allah
illah allah! Smite the host Of the invader.
Wah- hoo"
And, reused by his shouts, the people armed
themselves and Jared forth and snote the
Emir Ku1an hip and thigh and set the Caliph
Hv-la1 upon the throne Of state to reign for
four more years
Then, after many days, another messenger
came to the chamber of Nathan the Curious
while he was engaged in penning further
announcement that he would not serve again
as Sultan, saying:
Lord of this LAND, the Caliph Hy-lan of
the Ruddy Countenance preacheth rebellion
against thee And he shrelleth aloud in the
streets OF war and cryeth that he shall topple
thee from thy throne and take thy place rs
Su'tan.'
And the seal Of patience still safe upon the
brow of the Sultan, and he said with tran
oul voice: "It is the will of Allah" Yet he
picked up, as he spake, the screed he had
written and tore it into small pieces.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30
BY FREDERIC F. VAN de WATER

Sultan Nathan safe alone in his chamber pre-
pairing as was his custom, an announcement
that when his term of Sultan was over he
would not consent to reelection that ne.-
senger entered, saying:
Lord, | am come from the host that thou
hast sent into the city Of the Caliph Hy-lan
under the Shclk Meyer to that all goeth
we'll with that portion of thy realm. And be-
hold the Ca(iph recciveth them no more grace
fully than he doth a visiting British celebrity
and the strife hath been bitter between thy
host and the host Of Hy-lan so that manda-
muses. have been drawn and habeas corpuses
been brandished and I only am left to tell the
tale"
And the seal Of patience cleaned on the
brow Of the Sultan Nathan the Curious and
he spakc, saying to the messenger: at Is the
will Of Allah"
Yet the Caliph Hy-lan shouted aloud
through the streets of his city, saying: "Bv
the scimitar of Sohrab, I have been victorious
over the host Of the evil Sultan
And he made great jest at which men
laughed, holding their sides FOR anguish, for
quoth he: ~ have been Myered and Inter
myered." And the nlerriment was inextn-
guishable.
Then it came to pass that on another day,
when the Sultan safe engrossed in his usual
literary exercise, that another messenger ar
rived and. bowling before his lord, spake, say
ing:
"Oh, thou economical one, return from
the host thou hast sent to the city of the
Caliph Hy-lan to furnish the people of that
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30
Alone there night the colored
vtsiis illuminated BY single Pickering Kerosene
lamp that casts fearful shadotUs he

Mayor Of New York. Afterwards. he occu-
o4eo II himself, and among Chose who came and
smoked Ills tobacco anJ drank his wines and
atc i1'2 food acre Washington Irving, Fit
Gleen Hs-Nect. and otner brilliant men Of the
DAY.
b 1880 Ar. As5or owned the entire block.
jhcn lie engaged Isaiah Rogers. an architect
u olav- plans FOR the most elaborate hotel he
could imagine. Il took Rogers year, to com
ple:e lis design. Tie hotel cost $3.50 900 and
wa competed IN 1880. The next year it was
opened under the management Of Frederick
'0yden who had been running the Tremor,
donae III Boston. Charles A. Stetsou came
With alu to be MS c.erh
>retson was partner in the first year and
not long afterwards became the head of the
institutions With that day the Astor House
oegan to acquire a glitteIing reputation that
"0s discussed in the mining camps of Cali
I0rnla when red flannel shirted. vhislerod
'o7eI tGlcrs paused in their panning opera
ION. on the other side OF the continent to ds
clss The th;ngs they were going to do whom
'he! MADE their strike. Later, in the bivouacs
OF the armies fighting out The Civil War the
Astor House was the symbol Of the absolute jr,
luxury 10 which men might aspire when +h,
"ar WAS ended. When Horatio Alger was
WHITING hla books the country boy coming TO
New York usually first encountered the girl he
vas to marry III the last chapter as she
emerged from the Astor House or the arm or
hey rich papa; or else he saw there louncine
against one OF the pillars Of the doorway tbe
villain. in foiiing whom he would achieve Sic
cess.
These pillars, by the way, were part of that
half which was torn down, and today thew
support the dignity Of small town bank in
South Caroins. The blocks Of Quincy blue
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30

Continued on page seven
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30

-~~- ~&- who suffered hffHction and forbore
to curse, and, having given these
their due, listen in wonder and admiration to
the thousand and forty-scvcnth tale told by
the Sultana Sharazad to Shahryar, her lord
king Of kings, even the tale Of the patience of
the Sultan Nathan the Curious and of the
ending thereof.
For there dwclt in the land Of Al
Bany and his name Nathan, who for the
insight he possessed into the ways Of man
kind was surnamed the Curious. And upon
him Allah avished gifts and set him up as a
ruler over the people from the line where The
folk bring in BY stealth the Canadian Club to
the sea whence strange craft appear at dusk
laden with Jamaica rum.
Now, the Sultan Nathan the Curious was a
patient who withstood the proceedings Of
the Legislature and the appeals Of those who
sought advancement in his favor and kindred
annoyances without complaint Righte ~es
ness sat upon his right hand and justice upon
his left and the seal of patience cleaned upon
his brow.
Wherefore the land fiourished under his
sway and the people prospered, save those
who labored in departments Of state, and all
would have been at peace in the soul of the
Sultan Nathan had not the good Caliph Hy-
Ian of the Ruddy Countenance, a man mighty
in war and with courage fierce as the stee!
Of Damascus, held sway city Of the
Sutan's realm.
Now it came to pas, on day when the
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30

z IHh8h 5c auN'hi-x in psychomc =, ,
tlat power which sooac farcv ,s noeso:acd
~ hy sensitive persons Of catchinv impress
sicns from coutac; which c'ahIe tn.r, 20
describe Tho econes as-ociatcd vjta so. os;9ct
touched then it should be possible tor sucb
medium, t acquire much crudjtoa, oven VIZ
dom, end certainly entertainments by wander
Ing in the deserted rooms and corrido-s Of
that half of the old Ast9r Housc that sadly
confronts the middlc-aged Postofice ncross
the street from City Hall Park.
1t used to be said by folks proud Of New
York ar.d its institutions that the register Of
he Astor House was blue boot. of the great
people Of the nation. To-day there is 10 reg
ister like that in any hotel in the land, be
cause in every city where great men and
women gather there are many hotels of equal
merit to attract their patronage and the only
register left to the Astor House is the half
inch coating Of dust or It's Noors, where are
printed in faint trace1ics the record Of the
nightly gatherings of the rats and mice tha-
now Dwell II this deserted tavern.
True, there are the tenants Of rhe .ir-5t t.oor
shops, but when night comes they a. depart.
and then there remains only Fred, the cooreo
watchnan in overalIs. whose vigils arc il!u!.2i-
mated by single ficlering l<eroseue lamp that
casts fearful shadows on the walls Of the Ba1-
clay Street entrance; iii decades gone by e.
trance much Travelled by beautiful women and
others who might wish to avoid the starez and
sppraisen1cnts Of the lobby tnrong
New-York tribune., 1922-04-30

" II Q, YE Of this Faith, praise Allah the
ever patient: praise also Job of old
M ~ who suffered affHction and forbore
Evening journal., 1922-05-29

that led into the midst OF the silver
forest.
The twins followed. wondering
what was going TO happen. But
they had not long 20 wait, for in a
few moments they came 10 a small
tumble-down wooden hut almost
hidden by the low-hanging branches
OF a silver-wlllow tree.
Here we arei" nodded the Mush-
room. stepping up 10 the door and
tapping sharply. Il do hope that
Mr.. Peerabout is at homel"
''Mr. Peerabout!" gasped Nancy.
'Homei" exclaimed Nick.
What could Il all mean?
yes" smiled the Mushroom.
This ls where the Man-ln-the- Moon
lives. At least he used 10 live here.
Unless he's got so poor he had 20
move out"
Had the Mushroom lost his
senses? What did he mean by talk
ing that way? The poorest person
in the world surely wouldn't want to
live in such a rickety. tumble-down
place.
ITO BE COntinucd)
Copyright. 1922. NEA Service.)
Evening journal., 1922-05-29
Both Big Parks
Under the Same
Management Again
No Disorder Will Be
Tolerated

Both big parks in Will
mingtOn will be under
the same management
this season and clean and
wholesome amusement
is guaranteed.
1t has always been the
aim of the management
to make Shellpot and
Brandywine S prin G S
Parks safe recreation
places for women and
children.
Special accommoda-
tions are provided for
picnic parties.