The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-08
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MezO York
NJ PAUL HARnYeoN

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lerB. Armed with q good flexible
lease which has been eharpened b.
smart lawyers. q landlord can tell
HE tenants when 10 move, when
they. cannot move. whether they
can buy . dog, or have q baby. -
what hour their guests must be
tlce on the plano ana whom they
may put up Tor the night.
You no longer hear stories about
s1eAsesbroAking parties. A noisy
tenant can be arrested for disturb.
Ing the peace, his LareB and Pen.
ates pitched Into the street, ana he
can be sued for beach os contract.
But there II q method, at least
there was q method, which worked
beautifully In the instance Of Q
man who was Unexpectedly assign.
cd TO his company's branch once
The landlord was adamans about
the lease, which concerned Q small
but quite gwAnky apartment on
upper Madison avenue. The ten.
ant, who had boon living 70 the
limit Of his means, explained that
no couldn't remain In New York
and keep his Job, and that he
couldn't move 60 London and pay
rent IN two places at once. lie
suggested a. compromise. The
landlord wouldn't bulge q nickel.
won't to soc lawyer. And the
lawyer proposed o scheme.
lFobocs to tho Rescue
Tho next afternoon four Of the
most diBrcputab lo.looking dore.
ilcts who ever gracod o B0wory
gutter violated the austere gentii.
tty Of the building by stalking Into
tho lobby and asking for Mr.
Parks. And Just "a they were
about TO be, evlcted by the Mortified
attendants, while shuddcrlng ten.
ants looked on the scene. "Thcso
gentlemen" no said, fare my In.
vltcd guests. / shall expect you to
show thom every courtesy accord.
cd any caller In this place ..
Como right on up, feilows.'
Tho following day. Mr. PARKS
had o guest about every half hour.
One old fellow with weeks stub.
bio Of beard and q sonso Of humOi
foil into the spirit Of tho game and
which was almost brlmiess, with
b0utOnnicro Of discouraged paper
flowers. and jauntily swinging
spilntcrcd iath instead OF q cane.
Mono of Mr. Parks' guests stayed
moro than q few minutes; only
long enough, In fact, to collect U
promised dollar.
Late In tho afternoon, SOON
after tho imIDcriOus advent Oe
tho hobo IN tho topper, there
was unOthcr caller. IL was
the lhndlOvtl.
he snid hc had decided ~
cancel the lcasc.
Gold In Them Chimneys
Tho price Of gold being what II
II, and tho activities Of pros.
pect0rs and old.goid buyers being
what they arc, tho United States
AHsay Office. down on South street
by tho East river ID pretty bury
these days. In spite OF tho fact
that IT'S q new and efficient plant,
Some Of tho gold, In fakes and
Tho floors and into tho clothing OF
tho workers. For this reason tho
clothes Of employees OF tho rein.
Ing room arc never taken from the
building. whom worn out, they're
burned down for tho precious dust
they have accumulated.
In tho Same way. the floor
awoepings arc stored away and
finally burned, and tho water from
tho workorB' Bhoworbaths III saved
until tho gold u contains IL re.
covered. rho chimney yields the
biggest return, though. a chin.
ney sweep has 20 post bond Of
$40, 900 before no In permitted to
Rernpo down tho SCOT which has
accumulated from tho refinery
fires. This SCOT In tuli IT mlcr0s.
eopic fakes Of gold. and q single
sweeping may return $4,000
worth.
Packing Fin In
Nobody Ia quite sure whore .all
tho moneys coming from, but
there In high finance along the
rialt0 this autumn. Theat0r box
offices are buislng, four Of thcm
selling tho first standing room that
has giaddcned tho heart OF any
manager In n long tlmc Tho
better night spots aro packod In
spite OF Increased and often dou.
blcd tariffs, and a general revival
Of the cover charge -. Famous
pro.war places, among them lice.
tors, Rolscnwebor's and Church.
ili'a. nre to no revived under their
original names. Another such IL
tho almost. historic palals Royal.
which became only q glorlflcd chop
suey parlor during prohibition.