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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

Why give II as a reason for not
coming now?"
Good afternoon" said Scrooge.
II want nothing from you; ask
nothing Of you; why cannot We be
friends?"
Good afternoon" said Scrooge.
Il am sorry, wit hall my heart, to
find you so resolute. We have
never had any quarrel. to which !
have ben party, But have made
the trial In homage to Christmas,
and III keep my Christmas humor
to the last. SO, Merry Christmas,
uncle."
Good afternoon" said Scrooge
And, a Happy New Year."
Good afternoon" said Scrooge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

Dine with us tomorrow
Scrooge said that he would see
him--yes, indedd, he did. He went
the whole length of the expression,
and said that he would see him in
that extremity first,
But whya" cried Scrooge's
nephew. "Why?"
why did you get married." said
Scrooge.
Because l fell In love"
Because you fell In love-"
growled Scrooge. as If that were
the only one thing In the world
more ridiculous than merry
Christmas. Good afternoon"
May, uncle, but you never came
to see me before that happened.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
PARIS APACHEs FIGHT DOGS WITH DOGS:
CANINE AIDS HELP HoUSEBREAKERS

PARIS Dec. 14-The injury today Of a Paris police
man by an Apache dog" standing guard at a house
while ks MASTER rebbsd H. has shown the necessity Of
some better way ~ coMhatng this aid burglary
Todays incident the third Of Its kind In the
last week. The dog attacked the policeman. warning
It's master and enabling him to escape.
Apache dogs" introduced into Paris ak
months ago. The only difference between them and
Paris famous police dogs s that they the law
breaking element instead Of the police.
They trained to fight the "poce dogs" and In
many they have attacked the police with great
feroeity. In six nonths' time hundreds them have
been either imported or trained
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

His nephew left the room with
out an angry word, notw,thstand-
ing, He stopped at the outer door
TO bestow the greetings Of the sea
son on the clerk. who. cold as he
was. was warmer than Scrooge; for
he returned them cordially.
|, There's another fellow" NUT
tered Scrooge, who overheard him !:
my clerk, with Is shillings week,
and wife and family, talking
about a merry Christmas. I'll re.
| tire To Bedlam."
| This lunatic, in letting Scroge's
nephew out, had let two other PEG,
pie In. They We're portly gentle.
Continued on Pane Six
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
THAT. MINCH HEAD
GOT BIBBER's GOAT

Holiday and other spirits abound.
ed in the mind and person of q
well-dressed individual woh entered
Davenport's last evening about
o'clock.
At a nearby table sat q girl with
q huge muff. The intoxicated man
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

CINCINNATI. o.. Dec. 14.-AIrs.
Mary Hanna, the third richest
woman In Cincinnati. died at her
home here today. AS the widow of
Henry Hanna. she was left a for
tune Of $T.000,000. Mrs. Hanna was
I91 years old. One daughter inner,
its the estate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

X, JACKSON, Mich, Dec. 14.--Wil.
liam l.. Seaton, former warden Of
the state prison here and credited
with being the originator of the sys-
tenn Of giving convicts credit for
"goOd time" is dead at his home
here, aged Sc.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
LEOPOLD OPERATED UfON
SUCCESSFULLY; CHANCE RECOVER
lBY United Pressl

at
King essuy Thsd
The operation o'clock this
morning -...>..
According to the statements of the physicians the king has
recovery
Intestinal which
monarehs Illness have been
a " found.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

son as being somewhat large for
shie aSe, 8 sfeet inches tall. dark
hair and eyes. and was dressed In
q brown hat and brown suit Of
clothing when last seen. The police
are now searching for some trace
OF the lad here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

Continued on Page Two.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
IN THE BROKERAGE MARKET.

Mendel D. Amdur has sold the Victoria apart
ment house a seven story elevator structure No.
5f to $50 Lenox avenue, southeast corner Of 13Sth
street on a plot 9910xlO0 feet
Elizabeth NJ. G. Bigey has sold No. 457 Convent
avenue a four story American basement dwelling
house, on lot 16x5O feet.
Mrs John Burke has sold NO PC East nth street.
a nve story nathouse, lot 25X0oI feet.
Walter V Reynolds sold for Emey Morrison the
three story and basement dwelling house No. 215
West 12Sth street. on a lot 16SX99.1 feet
Shapiro POrtman & Henry have resold No. 81
East 123d street, a four story single hathouse on
lot I9x1OO1l leet and have bought the three fye
story buildings No 5iS to 552 West SD street. on
plot 75xiOD.5 feet
The George +. johnson Sons Company has sold
TO an investor the two family brick house, lot
25xlO0 feet the east side of Whitlock avenue,
100 feet south of This is the thir
teenth house sold of row OF fifteen recently
completed by the seller.
Francis Haff has sold for John a. Boyer No 2573
Marion avenue. three story frame dwelling house.
on plot 50xl526 feet. extending through to Balm
bridge avenue. The buyer win occupy.
The Kingsbridge Real Estate Company has sold
the plot 75xi9O feet the west side of Sedgwick
avenue, north OF Fordham Road, extending through
to Bailey avenue. to the Fordham Realty Company.
which will build three family houses the
site.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
LARGE NUMBER OF OFFICE RENTALS

AT1oyer a Marston have leased in The Farmers
Loan and Trust Company Building. No "a kN-
change Place the fifteenth floor 70 the New York,
Westchester & Boston Railway; the eighth floor To
ArkeU * Douglass, Alfred Fraser the ninth
floor addition and TO Holman Brothers the entire
ninth floor.
Milton s. BaueuberE. as attorney, reports the
leasing of the dve-story building the northeast
corner of 46th street and Eighth avenue by Leo 3
Weisl OF S Baumann & Co. for term Of sixteen
years.
g. Bretteu < Son have leased for Jacob Levy 10
Mrs Braun 40 234 East I24th street, "A three story
browrston5 house. sublet Tor Osl & Edelstein To "A
Mr. Dvyer No III East u4th street. a three story
browustone house. and for Ida h Belts TO MI
Lang No. 1890 Lexington avenue, three STORY
brOwDstone house
The Charles z. Noyes Company has leased offices
in the city Investing Building to Francis L. Field
and in the Broadway Maiden Lane Building 10
SiIas II Dayton. The same firm has leased the
second floor of Nos. II, and IN Maiden Lane 10 the
Montclair cigar Company for three years
Frederick Fox X Co have leased for Louis Sachs
Tor lous term of years. 900 square feet Of space
at No. 5, TO a West 2lst street 10 ;. q >. Holo-
berg; for the Edward Hart Realty Company TO the
Greater New York Film Rental Company, 90"
square feet of space at Nos. ll6 and lis East lHh
street; for : 4 5. Goldbcrs, 500 square feet or
space at Nos. CT and 6G East nth street 10 NJ IL
Silvermau: for Frank Waller, 300 square feet OF
space at No lo2 Fifth avenue to Morris kittenplan
FOR Garfnke K Rosenblatt. 900 square feet or
srace at No II West 18th street 20 Hotchner
Brothers. FOR the Shorthand estate Z59 square feet
Of space at No. 2oa Greene street 10 A Lips q
60; for Israel Hershfed. 25oo square feet OF space
at No s. University Place 10 Jacob Miller. and for
the Haines Realty Corporation. 25oo square feet OF
space at 80 IS East nth street TO the Sterling
Button Company. Also for the William FOX
Amusement Company, FOR a long term Of years
the store and basement at No. 2lT Third avenue to
I Hyman Schecter.
Sheldon & Becker have leased for the Curtis x
Curtis Company. of Bridgeport. Conn, TO the
Adams Express Company the store and basement
in the building the northeast corner OF lVth
street and Broadway. for term Of years
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
FLIRT WITH SUFFRAGE
RepubIican WOmen Viii 4dmlt
Discussion Of Topic.

The New York State Women's Republican As
sociation hasn't exactly adopted the yellow mower
of tae suffragettes. but ii took what seemed IKE
significant step al the annual gathering al 'lle
Hotel Astor yesterday. At the business meeting IN
me morning a committee appointed TO amend
that part Of the constitution adopted at the Tor
nation the society twenty years ago forbldolng
the discussion Of suffrage Mormonis1n, temperance
and other topics Of character calculated to ere
ate rumpuses in naturally peaceful women's clubs
At the luncheon which followed the business meet
ing Mrs. J Ellen Foster, VINO came from WASH
ington for the occasion, set the fashion Tor tAe
future by aIluding quite boldly TO suffrage
How many women here would vote for latt-
she asked Every woman there raised her hand
Il think" said Mrs. Foster, leaning slightly low
ard John Barrett director the International Bu-
reau of American Republics, 1t won't be long Dc
fore we women have the power 20 vote
Cheerful applause greeted this sentiment
Mrs Fosters subject was What the Country
May Expect from President Taft, but she oe-
voted part Of her speech TO the battle from Wflch
she said she had come-the battle of the Daugh-
ters in washington we didn't yet the president
we wanted" she said. I'VE didn't get our presl-
dent but got board; we broke the iliaciiiiie
we got the scalp We were after .z
Mrs John Masury, the woman who honnlnd'eu
Mrs story in Washington, was of the opinion that
what her faction needed machine "l'a'
we wanted was machine, she said. But con con
sidering that we had only thirteen Gays lOi ~
campaign we did much Eight more votes ~ouiu
women had gone from New York or from my
own Massachusetts, should have Won
Mrs Gabrielle Stewart Muliner said that sle
had seen women in politics during her week wiz VII
the Daughters in Washington. and she oidl ~
!, I'VE have heard talk here about cohseI 'lIle
The natural resources she added w omen oOet''
n conserve their sweetness. If they must go mo
pa,blic affairs at the expense OF thaI-"ei' '
had better keep out o,aota5
Mrs William Grant Brown, who was eieelsu
,,residsn- Of the association at the morning neet
inr smoke for home first and politics after"Ato S u
..JVtan woman steps out into the world OF Poli'i
:, must not mean that the home IS neglecleu' sN
said. . .,-e- tbe
,,es+e we're Miss Dorothy whitney and MIS- Ja
T5-,,i+ne, Of Canada John Barrett was ahlloul ~
.. -neslx on what the Party in Power Has Loie
fo- our international Prestige, and told SUI |
stories of his own experiences 1ie NV
wesley Hin made a short speech
GREAT deal of fun created oS tIle Ie09 IS
f ..1rreless telegrarns' from President IaIt' - ~.
IT. roosevelt Longworth and other celeorlueS-
C1r. addressed 10 John Barrett and signed me,
5n-e Roosevelt" read: Don't thlnk you a. liz
e1 lion that Is roaring There are others.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
HuR7re & sEAMoN SAVE LICENSE.

The test suit brought by the Corporation CoIh-
sci for the city of New York against HurtlE * sea
mon proprfetors of a music haI on 125th street
to recover a penalty of $500 for an alleged viola
tion Of ordinance passed by the Board Of Alder
men on December H. 1907 which prohibits concerts
other than those OF n religious educational
character to be given on Sunday. was tried before
Justice Greenbaum and a jury in the Supreme Court
yesterday
MI Josephs motion to dismiss the suit because
wilfuness had been shown being denied. Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Leale asked for verdict
for the city Justice Greenbaum said that he was
inclined TO direct the jury to find verdict for the
plaintif but as this was the first action of the
kind he would reserve his decision, with the stjpu-
lation that when he decided Mr.. Leales motion he
would do so just II the jury present This
stipulation agreed to and then counsel were
ordered To submit briefs This finding saves the
annulnent of the license. which expires May next.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
HoNoRs MRS. NoRDHEIMER.
King Edward Chapter Enter5ains Head oI
Canadian Society.

c+.nainr before g British flag al the woman >
r-,1,h No East 18th street yesterday afternoon
Ter the Stars and Stripes dTaped at one slde anu
Eart+isb and American flags standing among no"ei :
n5 terms On the mantels Mrs NordhellneF' %
rToronto president Of the Canadian Chapter OF lle
Ir,-s,sal Order Of the Daughters Of the Empire
con,e,ed the congratulations Of the Canadlan So
ciAt, 70 the newly organized King Edward Chap-
Ter Of the United States.
we trust" she said. that the national chapter
of the United States In all its future aims anu
ersa4ness will emphasize and, il possible, 1urtleI
promote the good relations already existing between
tha United Kingdom the self-governing nations OF
the British Empire and the United STATES IIil9
friendship is a worldwide influence and power Tor
the maintenance of she sacred cause OF peace All
over the world-a cause which has been lnstlled
into the hearts of our people and is such potent
and pervading force in the reign Of his gracious
ma iestv King Edward the PeaCenaaker.
Mrs Nordheimer, who is the Canadian vile or
the German Consul for Ontario, said that the
Imperial Order, whose constitution has naturally
teen modified for the American branch endeaFored
TO cement the links which bind the British Empire
>orether and she stated that branches have been
formed in Australia New Zealand, the West Indies
and India
Mrs J Elliott Langstaf, president of the King
Edward CHARTER. followed Mrs. Nordheimer with
few words about the fntertwined flags, both Of
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
FLYING DUTcHMEN ARRIVE IN PORT.
Nieuw Amsterdam and Vaderland Keep To.
gether from Holland to New York.

The Nieuw Amsterdam. from Rotterdam and tbs
Naderland. from Antwerp, came in almost together
yesterday, after starting the same day and
keeping in slight almost all the way across The
HoIand-Anerica boat beat the Vaderland in by
an hour and fifty minutes But they didn't race
Far from it. Well behaved liners never do that
II a pure coincidence
The Vaderand started first on Saturday. April IL
and took an early lead, but didn't hold it long
Ihey met and parted again Sunday but the
NleuW Amsterdam caught up Wednesday. Tha
Red Star boat went ahead again for a time bur
the Nieuw Amsterdam soon began TO show her
ability and. steering little to the north got here
hrst, though the Vaderland's passengers were tbs
first ashore
"he brought with her J. H De Reus. the Dutch
diplomat expelled from Venezuela by Presidents
Castro He is on his way to Hong Kong whers
ne is 10 be Consul General
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY ALUMNI DINE.

The annual dinner Of the Alumni Association Of
the Catholic University Of America. Washington
was held last night at the Hotel Astor. About one
hundred members were present from various parts
Of the United States. The president Of the asso-
caton the Rev. Joseph + Smith. of this city, pre-
sided and among the guests were Archbishop Far
icy. DR.. Shahan. acting rector Of the university;
Monsienors Mooney, McCready ana Hayes. Eugene
A PhiIbin, Attorney General OMaiiey John J.
DeIany and Willis NJ Moore. chief Of the United
States Weather Bureau.
Archbishop Farley responded TO the toast The
Holy Father" John J. Delany To The Catholic
I,ayman' Francis 2. Duffy the Alumni and
DR.. Shahan to The University" Al the meeting
before the dinner the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year. President the Rev. Dr.
William Russell, Of Washington, vice-presidents.
the Rev Dr. william Kerby and the Rev. Thomas
Burke. {. s. p.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
AF tNrERE.T ST roWbMEN
g.

which, she said. the Daughters OF me Imp Linz
loved She also mentioned that twenty-three places
trcludi-e cleveland Chicago and San Francisco
had expressed desire form subsidiary chapters
of the order.
About three hundred Britsh-born women accep'
ed the invitation of the King Edward Chap'eI -
meet Mrs Nordheimer and other CaIlaoIau Ca 'ls ,
NJ T,,,er-raff rrsselted the guests Mrs. Nord-
beir7er and with her in the receiving line were
Lady Purdon Clarke and Mrs. Ccurtenay belliet''
wife Of the British consul honorary Vlce-presloel
of The Canadian Chapter; Mrs Albert GoooeIhdih'
of Toronto. first vice-president OF the tSiiidu1 a.
Chapter: Mrs. K. e. Lapham, Mrs. "llhaih
Hamilton and Mrs carl Won Pustau Vice-presldeh's
OF the King Edward Chapter, and Miss Cathailie
Welland Merritt, of St Catharine ontaTo, VINO
was sent by the Canadian society to assist IN TIE
organization of the. American chapter In the te"
room were Miss Purdon Clarke and Miss RUIN ui-
laT
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
|eer1 in the Shops

Bowls for salad. made Of the red china Holsters
with claws ouJspread, sell al s. 40 and iobs'eF
pitchers s. . apiece
Black and white striped sunburst pattern Llrec-
xoire pestiooats sell s3 Plain colors may be hao
tn the same model
SILK braid belts in colors are 50 20; those OF
Oriental elastic from 81 81
Tailored crepe waists in broad stripes are smart
end cost IS. Those Of striped chiffon are s. o.
Printed and shadow taffetas for summer hang
sngs may be in soft pastel colorings from 81 90
TO ss yard. They are used for summer cottages
Woven rugs in soft colors for bedrooms cost from
6 TO ses 90
Luxurious English morocco leather upholstered
chairs with down cushions are from $50 Up.
Porch rugs in greens. tans. reds and blues are
from ss 80 to s27.
Colonial reed furniture, with glazed chintz cush-
ions in the color painted in red. green
white. for porch use. is most attractive.
Suede shoes for men in tans and grays de-
signed for wear with light summer suits
Preserving aprons in long sleeved, high necked
patterns OF blue and white checked gingham. in
black and white polka dots, may be had 95 cents
each
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
SALE NEAR TINES 50.
SITE TO BE IUPROVED.
Market Fouad for Parcel O7oned
bu DOran Estate.

good volume of realty trading was reported
Yesterday Parish. Fisher & Co. sold for frahcIS
X O'Connor No. 220 West 4Sth street a four STORY
dwelling house. on lot 2xlOO5 feet 10 l.. q -
Pincus, who recently purchased No z-z 10 20 ~
4stb street through the same brokers' IheY no"
have a plot S6xlOO5 feet which they Will improve
with a modern apartment house. Henry NJ "eHi
represented the buyers in the deal
Noover & Marston sold for the estate OF James
Doran No 153 Baxter street, five story teheiiieli
house on a plot 254x1o0 feet, to J. q t bdIuSiey
owners of the factory building Nos 149 and 1o ad
Joining They intend to the premises NO. 100
for enlarging the factory site. The coIhoHieu P"i
GELS form a plot 1G0X1O0 feet.
George B. Post. jr., sold to Mrs. Katherine. -
Wafdenfeld No. is East 37th street, Iour stoiS
and basement dwelling house, on a lot 23X9S-9 Ieet
% feet west Of Madison avenue. He gave III eA
change No 3 East 5lst street. a five story AHieIi-
can basement dwelling house, a lot Sz'oAlooo
feet. adjoining the Union League Clup- rust ~
Reese were the brokers in the deal
NJ w & 7. NJ Hall sold the five story American
basement dwelling house No u West 5lst street
on lot 22xIO.5 feet. The buyer is said 10 pe H.
p Davidson, of j. p. Morgan Co.
A & c. Lewis sold 30 the Realty Mortgage COM
pany (Benjam1n Mordecai. presidenp for benjamin
Altman a plot 100 1Ix975 feet northeast cor
ner of s9th street and West End avenue Inc
property Will be improved with a twelve story
anartnent house similar TO the Allenhurst, when
is being built at Tooth street and Broadway by per
sons connected with the Realty Mortgage Company
Plans have filed for remodelllng the J. X
JessuD house No. 555 Fifth avenue, eliminating II .
present ornamental stoop and the decorative col
umns of the facade and making the front oNel
with an American basement entrance and also IN
staIIing a concrete staircase In the basement The
improvements to be made from drawings py
r. H. Robertson & Son, architects. to conform with
t,e wide a q a cost OF St,-JV
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
IN THE AUCTION ROOMS.
Tenement House in East ed Street
Sold for S91,76O.

George c. Schneider bought yesterday 1or 900
the six story tenement house with SUIT So .sIe
and 8O4 Cd street, 5ox106 feet. at toreclosu r.
held nv Joseph p Day at the Real Estate e. M
obarsa sa1esroons Nos IA and 16 Vesey street
The amount due was about sn.750 subject 10 M.
cages of So COO The other auction safes reSui'o
follows:
BY Joseph P. Day
1884 AND po 1906 sr as tennis nTs and stores ns savings
Bank agt Charles welde ct all action 9, 5 80: taxes
ed e5tys ST. to Pai5s12a K2af, for ss
Gerard .,, ref J., amt mt ,SS due s'SS' o.
S2 1865 "a ave- 10th :i'@a 2s SklOP Res. 't st
tGl i ti dn1 q Srnsten L. attys; olvany Gtd rel
amt due $3.50 10; taxes etc $50 90; prior n'Se'
TO IS s sher i ST. $ 2oo4 IT Rivngon st. 23El9O ss
s Ee%nE sfn' co % ast Pnkas TrnOr s 8
g attys + , E 70 Wse5 fSd 9, Fef for a@t ssf sou Ss
1 Park ave 2 .SrT e Of lSta Meeks: s ast Msndel
Daondon ct al wsehe. E E 6S9 st!y.i sub to arst mtse
$50 200 # Of 1T E aTs TcDeEt 1iSg ast Noses
Bowers ssys ss9s l Tih9fsTn RssT1ns rF' amt
By Samuel Marx.
- v,-,.o- Ct - 20 II W Of ct. 2 4H9o Ok
rreg; lott and store bldg; louis Jersawitz.
ref partition to the Leon Realty Company for III
,t$ $40 tea@ 299 st. 2 ct a samuel t Gods Gas
ct ct all al x, Brakowsr Sy etc s1s 90 sub to Tst mtse of
81 800 10 the defendant for SlO'4sZ
BY Herbert a. Sherman
74o 9Th ST 22f It W OF Ave D. 22N9; 3aar 50 Nv
Jennie Oppeuheimer agt Gottlieo et nse II res
H. attys F oliver. ref; amt due so''0V " ~
otc S3gg 80. to the defendant for Sl1,6Oo
BY Bryan L Kennedy
T2atbqate ave w s. 40 OF 1T2d ST. IoxI -, - z
Mary Hand agt Thomas Hand ct al Mn IIand a
attyS F Russell. ref; partition; TO Thomas hoi-D
party in interest for $3.50
The auction offerings to-day will be as tolio"S'
BY Bryan l. Kennedy.
5O+b e OF Tth ave 9o1IVV-1'
.o stv tennis sty stable in rear; vol sse sat
/ . 9th st $ s. 100 OF 5th ave 151iVo.ll' sly ~
house. vol sale. stv
nathouse: vol sale.
BY Joseph 2. Day
Eagle = 302 II OF "e9'o' '
40 9: vacant: vol sale . . ,,-a., u>n5 ave
900 r. 22s p6th st, 225 It or West EAia o,i
1,IvToO three sty tennis; Rudolph onner az a,>
Reatv co ct al: LHienstern. atty } rs ~,
ref. amt due SO. 500 ~; sub to PRIOR ntse
S1sTODO. 49,, . 900. stv teuut.
!. NJ Steinder agt Della Hahn et al go.
attvs Frederick DurRan, ref; amt due s+,gL -
etc S2jS %: o mtges aggresatlng sifVVV
BY Herbert Sherman
292 Central Park West. sos n OF sSth 81 aot t
100 Z sv fathouse Young 81 al trustees eIc,
/, ID Dunont Albert Richie, atty " nthrop
raf amt due s45 Is: etc, 81 5lo os - *
oq2 Central West. I5S ~ n OF c'tn - n
100. > stv tenmt, 4 stewart ct al trustees agI -
Duulont Philbin. & NJ 9ttys;: 20 L hie'"' &
amt due. 1902 10: taxes. etc, Sl'9ie o.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
REALTY NOTES.

Fenwick +. Small has sold for the J. II. Small
Realty Company No "a Granite street Brooklyn.
a three story double brick dathouse on lot 25x0o.
Lewis II. May Company Charles f Noyes Com
pany. New York agents. has leased for Ellen c.
AugaroIa her cottage. No 1oi South oak street.
Far Rockaway, Long Island, TO w Z. Bedell for
the season.
DIR. James W McLane is the buyer Of No 107
East 2Sth street 25x9S9 sold recently by Payson
Mel Merrill for the Barney Estate Company Dr.
NcI4ane will erect five story English basement
house.
}. J.. Van SAINT is the buyer of the four hve story
fathouses with stores. at the northeast corner of
Bergen avenue and 1f7th street the sale of which,
through / y. Wakeman, recently reported.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
LAWYERS ELECT OFFICERS.

The first annual meeting OF the New York County
Lawyers Association was held ia the grand ball
room of the Waldorf-hstoria last night. The first
president Of the association. former Judge John r.
Dillon. having declined a reelection Alton T.
Parker the former chief judge Of the Court OF Ap-
peaIs was unanimously elected president with the
following lawyers his associates: Nice-presI-
dents William j. Wallace, Joseph T. DAILY and
former Justice David Ieveutrt: secretary. Charles
Strauss; treasurer, Edward NJ Grout. The direc-
tors for three years Jorn F. Dillon, Willis B.
Dowd Abram J. EIkus, Abraham Goldsmith. J.
Noble Hayes George W. krchwcy, John Brooks
Ieavitt and David Mcclure. Dennis a. Spellissy
was elected A director to fiji the unexpired term OF
Mr. Grout who was made treasurer.