The evening world. Newspaper, February 25, 1920, Page 13

“Golden Rule’ | * Landlord Is | Glad toWork “Kid Glove” Apartment Own- ers Responsible for Hi Rents, Says George C. Kelly, Who Fixes Own Fires and Does Plumbing to Save Tenants Money. By Fay Stevenson. FATE cannot harm me; I have met an honest landlord! Yes sir-ee! A man wio has not raised the rent of his tenants since 1914. His name is George C. Kelly and he lives right in the apartment which he owns at ‘No, 66 West 108th Street. “I believe in live and let live.” Mr. Kelly told me as I sat in the dining voom of his first foor apartment. 1 am sixty-five years old, and my wife here is almost the same age. We have brought up two good chil- aren, have plenty to live upon and we believe in letting others have a chance. Not one of my tenants has had pneumonia or the slightest illness this winter and I feel quite certain it is because I gave them plenty of heat. And as to hot water—weil, it wasn’t tot, it was boiling.” Mr. Kelly's brownstone apartment house is only a block away from some very first class hall boy and elevator apartments. It is “a walk wp" affair, but it is substantially | ullt and still comes under the head- ing of “apartment” rather than “flat” and when one considers that there are five and six large rooms and rents are thirty and thirty-five dollars a month Gne looks at Mr, Kelly as a hero and a wonder. “I am a good American and so ts my wife,” continued my host, “and ‘t hurts me very much to see these land- lords gouging people every month. Of course I know that janitor service is high, that coal is outt plumbers charge $10 is no excuse for any and lay, but there dlord raising | his tenants from $15 to $18 per month as many men I know are doing” I am : # lasdions and | know the game.” how do you meet the coal sit- uati font T asked. “I buy my coal in April when it is |cheap, at least much cheaper than jthis time a year,” said Mr. Kelly looking at me with clear, honest blue jeyes. “And although ave plenty of money and could well afford jani- tor service, I do a great part of that myself. “Too many landlords are afraid to do anything. They are kid glove landlords. “Every morning I put on my jumpers and fix my own stéam plant and I don’t see that it hurts me any more than tinkering under an auto or playing golf or doing absolutely nothing but sitting in an easy chair When I need a plumber I do the work myself or call in some of the neighbors. This ie an old-fashioned apartment and everything in it is good. “I like my tenants and they like me. 1 am willing to help them and they |are willing to help me_ Some of them have lived here ten and twelve years, £0 what's the use of starting anything unpleasant when (t isn’t neccssary. “A raise of two or three dollars from each tenant would cover the average landlord's extra coal bill plumber bilis and janitor service. I know it. Landlords are simply money-mad, but their time is coming. In a couple of years more when building conditions become normal things will change. “Few people feel that they can af- ford more than one week of their salary to the landlord. As it is, I know people who are putting in two and one-half weeks’ salary to simply keep @ roof over their heads.” “To keep the landlord in kid gloves,” I laughed. “Exactly,” agreed Mr. Kelly, ‘when what he needs is a hammer, a shovel or a decorati brush. No man is fit to be a landlord unless he is willing to do something in the run- ning of his place himself. That ia the way they did it in the old days. “At present I am putting elec- trieity in my apartment. One of the tenants is helping me. I won't have to raise anybody's rent for improve- ments. I can still Bn my taxes and have some money left. Ease First dose of ‘‘Pape’s Cold | | Dont stay stuffed-up! Quit blow ing an’ -nuffling! A dose of “Pape's Cold « pound” taken every two hours until three doses are taken usually breaks up a cold and ends all grippe misery. The first dose opens clogged-up nostrils and air passages of head; re- tress—Three doses break up colds—No quinine! ~ Nasty Colds at Once Compound”’ relieves dis- | jlieva' headache, dullness, feverishness, sneezing, soreness, stiffness. “Pape’s Cold Compound” is the quickest, surest relief known and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It aets without assistance. Tastes nice. Contains no quinine. Insist on Pape’s!—Advt. Suits Suits on Sale only, at ..... $40.00 stores Streets. 279 Broadway 44 East 14th St. $75, $80, $85 and $90 Overcoats and $30.00, Broadway, at 49th St. 1456 B'way, at 42d St. Saturday Marks the Our Annual Sale Saturday winds it up. It will be 1921 before we hold another sale. 1921 you'll look back to to-day just as to-day you look back to 1915. Cloth- ing will be at least 30 per cent higher. Forestall your needs and buy now. Finish Kuppenheimer and Brill Overcoats $95, $100, $115, $125 and $188 Overcoats and at 49th and 42d Street Stores $67°° 865, $67.50 and $70 Overcoats and Suits, at seven Suits, at seven BLOTES wseeeeeees BLOTES ve eeseeeee $55, $57.50 and $ 5 0 $45, $47.50 and $60 Overcoats and . $50 Overcoats and Suits, at seven Suits, at seven $32.50, $35.00 and Suits, sizes 82-86, at all except 49th and 42d 125th St., at 3d And in $ | 50 NO CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS § 5) THE KUPPENHEIMER STORE IN NEW YORK 47 Cortlandt Street of Ulsters + $87.50 $5,750 $3,750 2 Flatbush Ave, Ave. Brooklyn pein, na pe ae ’ RENEE ak 755) PNB RENEE + 5 OEE AAD BRA SRT Rl “TER nvEeNirc. WORD, Waswespay, FEBRUARY 25, 1920.7 set shown. six persons. larly priced $9.49 to $29.75 a set have for this occasion been reduced to $7.49 to $24.89 a set Semi-annual sale of China. Rreelain an Nippon Ching Tea Cups and Saucers Special 44c per cup and saucer. reduced from 59¢ A NOTHER landmark in #\eqys merchandising history. Twice a year this department offers our customers the opportunity to effect sub- stantial savings in the purchase of china, porcelain and glassware. Last year the shortage of merchandise and other untoward conditions prevented a sale ‘such as this. This is one of the reasons for the material reductions this year, particularly since this is our birthday month. No odds and ends, but regular standard stock, bearing the usual stamp of reduced from $14.89 to $11.49 o set Formerly Reduced priced Bon-bon dishes, $1.89 8-in. berry bowls, 3.89 Nut bowls and stand (complete) 4.89 Sugar bowls and cream pitchers 6.49 Fern dishes and linings (complete) 6.49 Nut bowls, 6.49" Footed bowls, 6.49 Celery trays, 6.49 Oval bowls, 8.89 9-in. fruit bowls, 8.89 Oval bowls, 9.89 9-in orange bowls, 9.89 to $1.49 2.74 3.89 ea. ca. set ea. ea. ea. ea. ca. ea. ea. Dinner set as illustrated—an extremely at- tractive pattern of roses and blue lattice work in three compositions. ing quantities: Pieces Regularly Sale 45- 82 pe. luncheon sets, $11.89 $9.89 60- 52 pe. dinner sets, 20-100 pe. dinner sets, 32-piece luncheon sets of decorated American porcelain The designs are many and varied, the quantities of any one decoration, however, being limited. -Service is For this occasion sets that were regularly priced $4.49 to $11.89 a set are now for six persons. reduced to $3.49 to $9.89 a set 52-piece dinner sets of decorated American porcelain The decorations are too numerous An idea of their beauty, however, may be ob- tained from the illustration of the Service is complete for to permit illustration. Sets that were regu- Vichy glasses Water tumblers Mineral water glasses Lemonade or iced tea glasses; | and 14 oz, @ year ago! Goblets Bell tnosed sher- ae tha nada Gh Low-footed sher-|% ver ago! bets Store hours 21.89 16.89 96.75 31.75 HH: CASd Macy : Offered in the follow- at th v “ meas 120 seek at the price of 18c each 24c each Cut glass 2,200 pieces of rich cut glass—glass that is heavy and limpidly clear—glass that delights the ear with that wonderful clear-as-a-bell ring, just as it charms the eye with its scintillating brilliancy. You will want some of these pieces at these unusual reductions, if only to give as a gift. Dinner sets Blown glassware 23,000 pieces high-grade blown glassware, with needle- etched borders, as illustrated. This glass was purchased a year ago. he differ- ence between last year’s prices at which they are - now offered for sale and present prevailing prices represents a substantial saving. ‘This is another of the beneficial results of AWeYS judicious mer- chandising which are invariably passed on to our customers. uy Glass with light cut designs Formerly Reduced priced to Olive dishes, 74c «= Be. ca. Vases, 97¢ 74c ea. Sugar bowls and cream pitchers, 97¢ 74c set Night sets, 97 74c set Spoon trays, 97e 74c ea,, Oil and vinegar cruets, 97¢ T4e ea. Handled baskets, $1.19 7c ea. Footed bon-bon dishes, 1.19 | 97e ea. Sandwich plates, 1.97 $1.49 ca, Cheese and cracker dishes, 1.97 1.49 ea. Syrup jugs, * 1.97 1.48 ea. Footed nappies 2.49 1.97 ea. Thousands of luncheon and dinner sets of such refreshing decoration and of such good quality that every housewife will be delighted to possess one, 51-piece nippon china dinner sets Only 180 sets in four pleasing deco- rative designs, These sets sell regu- larly for $29.75. For this event they are specially reduced to $24.89 a set 100-piece dinner sets of decorated American porcelain Border and spray decorations. Com- plete service for twelve persons, Sell regulafly at $24.89 to $64.50, Now specially reduced to $19.89 to $54.75 20% reduction on English porcelain decorated dinner services 150 sets of compositions that vary from 100 to 186 pieces and that were regularly priced $49.75 to a 50 a set Now reduced to $39.75 to $63.50 ot For a limited time there will be extra pieces to match most of these pat- terns. 1800 dozen pressed glass colonial table tumblers; regularly 72c a dozen. Special for this sale, 48c a dozen 5-piece yellow bowl mixing sets 1,000 sets available. The regular price of these sets has been 97c¢ a set. For this sale they have been reduced to 79 a set. Store hours 9 to 5:30 bo EW YORK