He believed in fostering self-sufficiency among the homeless. Combining his interests, he founded a "hobo cabaret" of homeless people with musical talent. Davis spread the model to other cities. Davis opened branches in Tacoma, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Late in 1914, he approached the New York City government with an offer to open a new facility to accommodate the city's growing homeless population. The New York City Hotel opened with an over-the-top gala on January 21, 1915. Davis, dubbed "King Jeff" for the night, was seated in a throne adorned with cabbage, carrot, onion and potato, an homage to mulligan stew. The facility was only open during the winter. The New York branch closed shortly before America's entrance into the First World War. The Buffalo, NY location was opened in 1925 by then Mayor Frank X. Schwab. It closed in 1929 at the end of his term. Although none of the Hotels is still in operation, the legacy survives. The term "Hotel de Gink" became slang for a short term less-than-desirable housing situation and the United States armed forces informally adopted the name Hotel De Gink for transient officer housing. Hotel de Gink was also featured in popular culture. In a larger sense, the Hotels proved the concept of self-service homeless services operated and maintained by residents. Load shifting  Load shifting is a dangerous phenomenon in water, air, and ground transportation where many small moveable items (ex. coal) shift or spill towards the downward side when the cargo vehicle consistently tips past 10 or 15 degrees. Over time, this can lead to escalating tilting of the cargo vehicle and can lead to tipping or eventual capsizing. Such a dangerous occurrence is prevented by active load management, avoidance of high sea conditions, and proper container/bulkhead design. On a cargo airplane, a professional loadmaster is necessary to prevent the highly-dangerous phenomenon of load shifting. If a plane begins to take off with unsecured cargo, some of the cargo may slide to the aft of the airplane, resulting in a catastrophic switch in the centre of gravity and a stall condition. The National Airlines Flight 102 disaster is believed to be a result of load shifting. Ships are used to transport a majority of today's goods which is approximately 90% of all non bulk cargo. Handling loads such as what cargo creates, is part boat design and part operation. There are many types of loads that vessels carry that can shift, including container, bulk, liquids, and fluids that leak into bilges  To design a boat to deal with loads such that they do not shift in the modern world is rather simple.