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New-York tribune., 1910-12-17

to William j Schumacher: Dec To- *l"o' ao
dress les Terrace View ave o.,
los 6x jrreg Jacob Basheim TO Emilia Psiae.AA \ \
and ano tmtg 5000; 81 address $50 "es'
chester ave.
UNION AVE. 11s1 and 11sa 42xa1:i; David
~ ,-auJkins and ano 70 Herman c Kudlich lmtg
sSe o0O); Dee 49, 800: address, 11o West 3fth 81
WORTH AVE, n cor of 17ith st; 1"xlopH 1,'
irres; Marshall Wilder to Aiosat w. = ,T Eora-
stein: Dec II; exchange address. IL west roro-
ham I'd.
WEBSTER AVE, s. 200 # n Of ia@h st, .tsIS oon
I25.5x irreg; Albert L Lowenstetn TO Msrsnal' sdn
P Wilder mtg ssa .oool; Dee 10 eSehsuse' '
dress. Atlantic City, ].
wEsTCHESTER AVE. cor OF lntervale e
ave- 1O0x52. ex irreg; Henry NorgsnLhsu 20
Edmund Sens all liens: Dec Is; *loo' aoore0S'
11of Hoe ave.
5TH ST. $. 2n5 # of Avenue D. 2oSs2leT s :
irreg. Wakefield: julia Hirsen 90 sdn i-iI.'n Il
Llthgow all title; Nov % si'
King st.
18TH AVE. n 8 's Of lot 12i and = @ 81
lot 12s Of Wakefield; lcoxl14 70 GSarsnss mernss
Pr,it Rrsitv CO Co Of bes SeN " = $50 600 eAs'''
SAME PROPERTY: release dover; ea Marsin
Plug to same; all title: Dec 49, sl aooress
2715 Webster ave.
137TH ST. n $. 200 # OF Willis ave. 5oI2oox
irreg: De Csoode Realty Co to New Holland Land
and Mortgage Co; all liens; Dec =; Slo"; aaoiesS
100 Broadway.
100; Hyman Bau to Philip Schntza' al iie"''
Nov Ia ST. address. 30 West 18th ST
nth ST. e. sis ft W of Marmion ave. ave.
Gerard Realty Co ct al to Aloph Boch uis
S11. -G0): Dec Is: 800: address, =" Nassau ST.
177TH ST. s. 1923 IT W of Marnon az avG
5o6x1Oo5; Gerard Realty Co ct al to fraah .snn
Eberhart fmtg sl7.5eo) and s. Dec 10; sio''
address 32j East STth ST.
100; James J srnithwicb to Margaret SnlltnWlca'
all title: Dec 10; 81: address. 15' West oo'h ST.
1s2p ST: 124s # Of Ryer ave: 2;a;. 40 1S
Mary F Muicadhy to Aaron Weinpers' Dec 10
Si00; address, 2J3:j Sd
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
SOCIAL WORKER PROMOTED
John A. Kingsbury Leaves State Char.
tiles Aid Association

John A kingsbury. who has been for
three years an assistant secretary of the
New York State Charities Aid Associa-
ton. In charge OF the organizations tuber-
cuiosis work. has been made general agent
OF the New York Association for Improv-
ing the Condition of the Poor. He will
assume his new duties on New Years DAY
Mr.. Kingsburv lived in the State of
Washington UP to four years ago, and had
wide experience as educator in his native
state. He received his early education In
North Yakima where he also taught for
Schools in Georgetown, near Seattle. for
three years, and was principal of a school
in the latter city. While performing his
duties Mr kingsbury studied at the Uni
versity of Washington in the departments
OF political science md education.
In 1905 he entered Teachers College.
OF Columbia University. At the beginning
of his second year there he took charge
of the work among the tuberculosis
patients in New York State outside OF
New York City CARED on by the associa-
ton he is leaving. Mr.. Kingsbury will
take up work which has BEN in charge Of
William H. Tolman. now connected with
the Museum of Safety Devices; Frank
Tucker. of the Provident Loan Society;
William II. Allen of the Bureau of Munich
PAL Research, and Robert W. Bruere,
lecturer and writer
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
RECORDED LEASES.
with name and address of lessee
DECEMBER IS.

BOONE ST. 2TS. store, etc; Abraham Blum
berg to Samuel Aronsor; 3 yrs from May /,
1911: Sl.3so; address, SIS East 165th St
STANTON ST. 1s5. cor store and basement:
Isaac Buss and ano to Rubin SHAFT and ano;
yrs and mos from Sept 1, 1919: $12o; address,
l19 East Sd 81.
1ST AVE 1890. store etc; Ludwos Vein
berger TO Frederick Cfaloupka from Jan l. isii, ,
to April 30. 1915; 5000 address 336 East 10th ST.
ID AVE. 22o1. store etc; Egdeo Comodo and
30. 1913; $3.50; address. 2201 2d ave.
I'd AVE. 10 store and basement; Max Borck
TO Isaac Heimann: 3 yrs from May !, 1911;
Sl.62o; address. 100 ID ave.
Sd AVE. 12s. store and second flcor: Annie
Marks % Max Heller; yrs and mos from
Jan l. 1911: 81. 43G; address. 129 Sd ave.
18TH ST, $40 and 642 East: Samuel Gross and
ano to Solie Cohen: 3 yrs from May i. 1910;
$3.50; address. $40 East 14th ST.
22) ST. 4Sa TO 437 East, > sty bldg; 23d ST.
$50 10 436 East. lots; Carl r Schultz ct al TO
Aomone Manufacturing Co; = yrs from May /,
l9l1; 5000; address, 450 East 23d ST.
42D ST. 223 West: Thomas Sturges ct al 20
fenn Amusement Co: 10 yrs ana from
March /, 1910; 1000: address. 223 West 42d st.
10TH ST, 273 West; William II Yawkey to
Jane IL De Witt; . yrs from Oct /, 1910; 81, 700;
address, 273 West roth st.
lh9TH ST. s. at west wall OF a garage bldg
now occupied by party second part Sex to east
wall Of Parkway Theatre X rreg; tho J. and
new bIdg to he erected by party of the second
part; Martin g and Samuel I Ferguson 20 EJ-
Nicholas ave
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
WIFE NO. 5 SEEKS ALIMONY
Court Advises Her to Have Husband
Arrested on Bigamy Charge.

John Cotton Smith. whose three wives
have given him much trouble and court ex-
per1ence, was again in the Supreme Court
yesterday, and this time Justice Amend
made the suggestion To the wife who had
nun IN court that the best thing that she
could do was to go TO the District Attorney
snd have Smith arrested on a higauv
charge
The proceeding Yesterday was the appli-
cation Of Mrs. Elsie +. Smith. third wife
OF Smith, for alimony and counsel fees
pending her suit for divorce. Smith is
already paying alimony to Lillian Marie
Brown Smith, whom he married in Kansas
city in 1883. He obtained 2 divorce from
ner IN Philadelphia and married Annie
Rowe. of Brooklyn. Then Smith had his
marriage TO Mrs Smith No. annulIed on
The ground that the divorce that ne got
from Mrs Smith No l not valid
Mrs. Smith No. !. the present plaintiff
against Smith, sued him some time ago for
p separation but Justice o'Gornlan dis
missed the suit on the ground that Smith
vas already married when he went through,
the marriage ceremony with Mrs. Smith
No j. According to counsel for Mrs Smith
No ?. when Smith married the plaintiff
ne told he- if was his second venture
Justice Amend reserved decision
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
LEASES REPORTED YESTERDAY.

/ TanenhaIlp, Strauss & Co have closed
Love torn, lease for the Brunswick Realty
ca on the store and basement in the ne"
building No 70 10 16 East 22d street, to
Frisbie. Coon & Co; for Louis Ettiinger'
+be store and basement at No. $50 Broad
my, through TO No. $50 Mercer street, TO
Jacob & Samuel Norman, for term OF
wears. for I.owenfeId & Prayer, the third
loft at No 1872 to 1876 West 14th street, Tor
Helen c. .Julliard ct al, the fourth lo1t a'
Nos. 4S2-4 Broadway, to Gutman Brothers'
for Kahn, Wertheimer & Smith, the third
loft at Nos 73e-41 Broadway. TO M t1nkle-
stein & Sons: for the Boreas Realty Com
pany the ninth loft at Nos 14S-oo W est z4'"
street. to Gittler & Murray. for FRANCES
f Woodbur the store and basement st
No 90 Bleecker street, to H j. Harding &
Co: for H & NJ. Gernshyrn, le,p0 So II
in the building No. 1So Greene street, 10
various tenants, and for NJ. W. Levine, the
eighth loft in the building Nos. 40 west
nth street, to Isidor Beiley-
NJ & L. Hess leased for the A II. Stiehi
Furniture Company the third loft in No.
81 West 18th street. TO Meirowitz 4 Drey-
foos. for Fred H Thorne, fifth and sixth
lofts in No 40 East 10th street, TO Seligman
& Jatz; for A Hirsh & Company. eighth
o.
tage Company. ninth loft in No. % West
18th street. TO J. Levin {: Co, and for Real
" Holding Company, sixth loft in Nos
1852 West 18th street. to CTtiSsle Rodbeil-
G. W Barney leased for Edgar ~ Curtis
the top loft Nos. 1925 West 18th street: for
the Geron Construction Company, tenth
loft. Nos. 132-1S4 West 2Ist street; for Ames
&. Co. the top loft. No IL East I'd street
rJa II.,r7d NJ &C h
street. and for Isaac StiebeI the top loft.
No f5S Wooster street
Daniel H Renton & Son leased for kath-
crime C Herne the dwelling No. BAT Con-
vent avenue, to NJ. Linn Bruce, for a term
of three years. with the privilege of re-
newal
Frank g. McAnerney leased for the We'll
lace estate, 70 J. ". Brett, No. % West
3Sth street.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
STovER SUMMONED TO COURT
Order Issued on Demand Of Firm for
Removal Of Park Entertainments.

Park Commissioner Slower was served
with order yesterday to appear at the
special term of the Supreme Court on De-
cember g. when Browning, King & Co.
will ask for peremptory writ of man.
dan1us compelling the Park Board to have
certain encroachments removed from the
building at 32d street and broadway, owned
by the Englisll-American Realty Company.
II is under the Jurisdiction of the Park
Board. as it is within $50 feet of Greeley
Square Park.
The Park Commissioner took occasion 20
announce that he mas been comforting with
Borough Presidents McAneny and Crom-
well in an effort to have adopted d uniform
policy in Manhattan and Richmond re-
gardins building projections. 1t is impor-
tant that such a policy should be adopted,
Mr.. Slower says so that all parties con-
cerned will know what TO expect when
building making alterations.
The success of Mrs. Ackermann. on
Riverside Drive. is making il evident TO
other persons who find projections in their
neghborhood obnoxious that il is only
necessary for them to secure a court man
damUs 70 remove such projections said
the Park Commissioner.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
WIDOW HASTENS TO WE'D.
Marries Husbands Best Friend,
as Oyinu Man Had Asked.

-rb. reason ,hs. Mrs Sadie W. Rafferty,
,,,s-r,e6 William T. Haas on "Wednesday In
tb. Mayors office at Newark while she s'h
,c,. widows weeds was that her dying
husband had exacted promise from her 10
do SO Indeed. he had stipulated that the
wedding should take place within week
after his death, hat Mrs. Rafferty, thoneh'
that would hardly show decent respect ano
30 she stretched her pledge into month
William r. Haas. who is wioower anu
Hives AZ No 4l2 Central avenue, Harrison,
had been the best friend James haHer'a
eyer had He was the superintendent OF
tire Pure OH Company at East Newark
while Rafferty, was foreman under him.
snd il used 10 he said about the works that
the two acted more like brothers than no
blood relation at all
And so il came about couple of months
ago that Rafferty,. carried from his home
AT No. 5oa North Sd street, East Newark
"a 81. Nichaers Hospital, Was told by
the doctors that the abscess he had was
going TO kill him and whatever business
nrairs he'd leave behind had better be set
tied VI.
Well for the sake of Sadie and the
TWO kids I'm sorry" said Rafferty,. AS
20 the business affairs, there is one matter
7 guess ! can fix up satisfactorily If you'll
send for my friend, Bill Haas"
And when Bill came. along with the
weeping wife and seven-year-old Lizzie
end three-year-old Jimmie. Rafferty,
asked the nurse 10 prop him up higher so
he could speak and he said to his friend:
After I'm dead and buried. Bill the
thing ] want you 10 do is TO marry my
wife. She'll be a good wife 70 you and
she'll make q good mother to your chill
oren. and I'm going away knowing that
she will never want for anything as long
you live
The weeping wife protested earnestly.
She said such a thing wasn't right under
any code Of thinking, and she said that.
anyway. she didn't intend 10 be bartered,
even at her husbands deathbed.
But ~RiI'' Haas rose to his friends aid
just no5ly as he had always in the past
IF she'll have me. Jim he said. III
he glad 70 marry Mrs Rafferty,, and you
And three DAYS after tf.. ;unersi. accord
ing TO the promise he Rad made. William
Haas went over TO the East Newark home
Of the Raffertys and proposed marriage TO
the widow On Wednesday the widow, all
n black went with William Haas to Mayor
and Andrew Nolk for witnesses the cere-
Inony Was performed Mrs Rafferty, gave
her age as twenty-seven. and by WAY of
hushing up matters said that she lived in
New York.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES.

Robert n Lyman and ano sxrs. to Robert N
Lyman and ano. as trus; assts; total. SS3- 4fD-
Same to Anna Lyman; assts; total. S33. 463.
OPS
Same to Lois VI Lyman; assts; total. So. .0s7-
BenJamin F Elsar ct al exrs, TO Mary o FL
gar ct al; So 031 30.
Title Insurance Co to New York Life Insur-
ance Co: $50. .OGo.
Barbara l. Glass TO Augustus Scnuck: SO, coo
Louis Hansen TO Miriam III c Cannon: S3.5oH,.
Bronx Investing Co to Elizabeth X JPhaTl,
$40 700
Laura Riper TO Emma Hassey: 5000
Elizabeth II Gates TO Elizabeth II Gates, exrx;
81.
Emma A Brown John @ Brown. ST.
William G MuIligan TO Jennie Cockburr: SS+o.
Sarah Brown Minnie Weinstein: 5000
Jacob Iasher to Benjamin levine 81
Prospect Investing Co to Sarah Brown; 81.
Title Guarantee and Trust Co 70 Troy Savings
Bank: S27, 500
William Butler. jr. to Frederic J Agate; 81
Title Guarantee and Trust Co TO German say
ings Bank; s.. 500 -
Same to Robert 5 Ferguson and ano; $4,000.
BENJAMIN r EIgar al to Benjamin F Elsar.
exr; $4,000
Same to same. as trus: $1,000
Same 10 Alfred l. Elgar and sno; $500
Louisa Stein TO Anton William; 5000
Harris Moran to Samuel Wacht: 500
Lille VI Yocom and ano to Mary u Rfchards; >;
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
MECHANICS LIENS.

CHERRY ST. 4o7 and 409: New York and
Brooklyn Paint Co agt Celina Furse owner; har-
nett Levine, contractor; SlfS-
BRYANT AVE, cor OF 1S1st 81. l5x1O0'
John Schwatkod agt Krabo-Ernst Co owner;
Paul Kravetz, contractor $50 so.
STH AVE- 4T2: Albert I. Fessler agt Charles
H Kuhn. owner: Adams Pharnscy lessee
Michael l4ruarante, contractor, S12l 90
ANDREWS AVE. e2o2 and 2ao4: Daniei g
Christie ct al agt JeSsanine 9 and Collins (
Bliss owners: Bliss 4 Griffiths- contractors;
1882
BROOK AVE n cor of 1Toth 81, 5o115"'
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co agt Brook Avsnue
Construction CO. owner and contractor; soI"-
s2D ST 40 TO 4s East: Albert J Booker ct al
sst 1916 East Sixty second Street Co. owner
and contractor: $40. 500
14TH ST 3i6 and 31s East; Evans Bros. Inc
ast Rubin Rosenthal. owner: Louis hnnin' con
tractor: 500.
e4TH ST 407 East: same ast Margaret Gosd
smith owner: Louis Rubin, contractor; soo-
42D ST, 80 East; 41st st. . and - hsas.;
Nathan c Mellen agt Athens Hotel GO. owner
and contractor; $l,ooo
1s5TH ST. n S. AZ II " OF Summit ave. :",x
100: sarah Siegei et al agt William Schiichter-
owner and contractor: So
CANAL. ST N " of sullivan st. tso-5xloo 4;
Mnrler. Iron Works agt Corporation Trinity
t+huI-rh owner; A I. Guidone & 90, contractor
IS 530
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
LIS PENDENS.

f3p ST. 3 g 15s r OF 5.h ar. -.
100 >. 43d 81 q 3 17s6 9 ft Of 5tn ava 81
1GGJ: J Rhefnfrank Co agr Adeiin4 < -
notice Of levy: attorney. " 9 Refy4s
SAME PROPERTY: Joseph A Behs, -
same fnotice OF isvyb; attorney. A FulIr1asN
HOE AVE. " 3. 2fT.S e Of Hons s. -
100 FIizabetf' Hoar aSt Eastern ST. -n
Realty 90 - al foreclosure Of mts)s attaysss
L Tenney.
I4sTH ST. :. 3s4 II Of Morris ave. "a
xsGS, Charles Josephs ast John Douov.
foreclosure Of mtgJ' attorney. L Brsat.
Is5TH ST. s $50 IT OF Amsterdam n.
56xTq.1I: Seitz Realty Co sgt Harry L n
ct al foreclosure OF n1tg): attorney. NJ
72D ST. 254 West; Mabel Kavsnaxa -
Daniel Seymour faction to impress trur'
attorney. : T. Frooks-
LOT 23s. mortgage map OF Arden prooe-.v
Bronx. Thomas HoTisy agt Beth Yo-
tensen ct al foreclosure OF mtg)s sttorn.,
Il ID Elder
s9TH ST n = 400 II " Of Columbus A..
81 IOx100ff Alfred Johnson agt William J
Walters ct al foreclosure Of transfer -
tax Iien1: attorney. W LustGaTteu-
s5TH ST. 219 East: Leo Lesser sgt Bs--,-4
Lang CT al foreclosure OF mtg). attorz-n
Gross & Sneudaira.
LOT 473. mortgage map Of Arden prop~-+-
Bronx: Thomas Howley agr Beth Va.
teEsen ct al foreclosure OF mtg. stteran
ssTH ST' 30s East: Alfred J Johnson -
Marie L Canton ct al foreclosure Of traas
fer Of tax LEM; attorney. " Lustgartsn-
BUILDING LOAN CONTRACT. =
a3D ST. 41s TO 40 West: Austin FIs,cas
and Lewis III Schultz trustees. loan 413 yA
33d Street Realty Co $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
RECEIVERS FOR CANNING co.
Resources Placed at Million and In
debtedness at Half That Amount.

Buffalo, Dec. ls.-Receiyers for the
United States Canning Company We're ar
pointed by Judge Hazen in the United
States court here to-day While no sched-
ule Of assets and liabilities was filed, John
Lloyd Jones, president Of the company.
places them at approximately sI,0aGeo in
resources and half that sum in indebted
ness. The company has ten plants in the
fruit belts Of Ontario, Western New York
and Ohio. The application for the receiv-
>rship was MADE by William l.. Marcy.
representing the Bank of North America.
of Philadelphia
The receivers are William II Sterling. ~
New York, and Arthur r. Moore Of Ere
6cnis.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17

Trading in the midtown districts Ses'ei
day was of large volume and of more 'nah
ordinary Importance.
George Backer and Arnstein Levy pe
came the owners of the two four stois
dwelling houses on a plot 4saxl"' leS' at
the northeast corner OF $50 street "'u
Madison avenue They bought the properly
which was held at $4,000. from loa =
Bracher and Ella A. Rogers.
On the site Messrs Backer ana Afhs'ei''
& Levy will put up a sixteen story iiie'
camille building. which will soon be ieaseo
TO one tenant If present negotiations are
successful. -,
The land and the proposed puiuiis Wv
represent an investment OF ABOUT el'G'o'V'''
The nInt ahlts August Belmonts prop
ertv running through from 33d street some
months ago it was announced that the Old
Reimont residence on 34th street was 70 DC
altered for business occupancy At the
Park avenue end OF the pioch Sta"uo 'iio
new Vanderbilt Hotel
couple of months ago announcement
was made that Benjamin Altman had Sc
cured control of the entire block in which
his store is located by the purchase Of two
properties at the northwest corner OF Aadl-
son avenue and saith street ihfee
weeks ago ]. J. Wysong sold his residence
at the southwest corner of these thorough
fares for $4,000 to James A. McMlilan'
who has represented Mr.. Altman in sew
eraI of his realty purchases
Messrs. Backer and Arnstein & Levy last
wear bought the two dwellings at the
southeast corner Of Madison avenue and
18th street and improved the site with Il
twelve story building.
A 23d Street Sale.
Another important midtown TRANSACTION
was the sale by Ogden & Clarkson loI
Augustus l. ClarkSon, OF the TOUR STORY
building at No. 112 East sd street, on lot
24x9s9 to a client, who will make extensive
alterations to the premises. The remodeiled
building has been rented by the same pro-
kers for a long term of years to one tenant
The property owned by the 'larkson
family for more than fifty years
Albert b Ashforth sold through the
office of James Bailey, for the estate OF
.John Fl. Tietjen. 4e3 to 4s7 Tenth avenue
and ao2 and 504 West 3sth street, being the
southwest corner. a plot of 4.2xi1S feet
The buyer the Pine Hill Crystal spring
Water Company, will tear down the old
buildings now on the site and erect six
story stable and loft building for its own
use. The new structure VIII De reaoS iol
occupancy early next fall
The large five story American basement
residence at No. East SSth street was sold
bv ex-Corporation Counsel Francis X Pen
dIeton to Mrs. Barclay. II was held at
s150aO It is larger than the usual house
Of this type, as it is built the full length
of the lot. which measures 26xle.S feet
The sale was negotiated by Henry ID.
Ninans & May.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
THE PRIVATE SALES MARKET

2&D srREET-.oeden & Garrison sold for
Augustus L Ciarkson the four story building iljJ
feet, to a client who will make extensive
alterations.
resold for William +. Havemeyer No. II East
ssfh at a5si6e srs feet l0q 4G Howard a9cr
Rst'' has been sold within year.
10TH sTREET.,william p We're has sold
ef 7fb me street. Ssel' four s story = dwelling house
lot 2oxIn2.2 feet. The purchaser IS Emanuel
E. Ansdor. former Consul General to tbs
first ls1'e president Of Panama
ssTH sTREE1-The large hve stery, Amer
has beer sold by ex-Corpors ton Counsel
Francis X. Pendleton TO q Mrs. Barclay. The
sale was negotiated by Henry u. Winans &
May.
haze sold foT J Henri Rethsshild sob 70 Magaiee
street fvy. story law house plot 90
xfo011 feet The same brokers leased the
house last year for long term to the Realty
Leasing Company.
14sD STREET.-THE Duross Company has
sold for Edward d, r ,nl and Marie Mar D du viyieE
story loft building plot 5oxs9.1i feet, be
tween Rrsdhurst and Eighth avenues, TO
Nell L. Duross.
133D STREET--Robert Levers. in conjunc-
ton with Rothweli & Co 5as has sold for Sadie
story tenement house on lot 25x93 II feet.
COLUMBUS AVENUE-Charles S. Kohler
has sold for the y. & z. Realty Company the
Ave story double fathouse with stores. No.
926 Columbus avenue, on lot 25xT5 feet
MADISON AVENUE-Cieorge Backer and
arnstein & Levy have bought the two four
story dwelling houses, on plot 40 5x100
feet at the northeast corner of Madison ave-
nue. and 31st street, from Ida c. Rracher
and Ella 4. Rogers. The buyers will erect
a sixteen story building on the site.
TENTH AvENt- E,-Albert b. Ashforth has
sold through the office OF John Ii. Tetjen.
No 4a3 to 4s7 Tenth avenue and Nos. 500
and 5O4 West 36th street. being the south
west corner, Il plot 742x1i9 feet The Pine
Hnl Crystal Spring Water Company is the
buyer. and will erect six story stable and
loft building on the site for its own occupancy.
THE BRONX.
WHITE PLAINS ROAD-W. L. & W. l.
Brown have sold for the estate of Frederick
J. de Peyster. the plot on the west side of
White Plains road. 100 feet north of Nereid
avenue, 3s.1oXl35 feet
WEBSTER ATENUE-Marnhsll 7. Wilder
has sold 70 A. l.. i4owenstein the northwest
corner of webster avenue and 174th street,
plot a3xl9.4X Irregular
TINTON AVENUE-Walski & Greene have
sold No. 12s linton avenue, The Bronx.
two family house witt stores, for Jacob
Ba sife.n.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
RISING BELL A NUISANCE
Harvard Crimson" Wants It
Abolished.
tBy telegraph 10 The Tribune. /


Cambridge. Mass. Dec. 1s-Austin Kings
ley Jones. eighty-f1ve years old, the Har-
ward College beIlringer for fifty years and
major domo Of the university since almost
the oldest graduate OF the university can
remember, is heartbroken over the sugges-
ton by The Crimson that the tolling OF
the bell each morning be abolished,
inasmuch as it is a continual nuisance.
'One very antiquated custom have"
SAYS ''The Crimson editorially. which
has very little to recommend its continu-
arce save its antiquity. is the ringing Of
the college bell every morning at o'clock.
The mode of life at the university has so
changed in recent years that many stu
dents find no occasion to rise so early.
Why. then, should those who live within
the sound of the bell be subjected to this
continual nuisance? The Z O'clock clanS
performs conceivable useful function
and only serves to add unnecessary dis
comfort
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
DENY REPORT OF LEASE
Not Yet Closed for Rent
ing Of Broadway Building.

II was reported yesterday that " &
J. Sloane. carpet dealers. had leased the
building now occupied by the concern at
Broadway and 18th street to n syndicate
of which William Mayer & Co. lace i'm
porters are the prime movers
" K J. Sloane are to occupy the north
erly half ~ a building to be erected on the
site of the Windsor Arcade, at Fifth ave
nue. and 18th street. \ representative Of
the latter firm said yesterday that while
the company was considering offers for the
leasing Of the Broadway building. no such
arrangement has a. vet been closed. He
said that il would be next May before the
razine Of The Windsor Arcade structure
Il ould be begun and that IT would he some
time later before the new building would
he resd-- for orcupanrV.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
HOTEL MANS WILL FILED.

The win of Horace II. Brockway, a
veteran hotel man, who owned the Ashland
House until it was closed, year ago. was
flied in the SurroSate's Office yesterday.
Brockway died at the Park Avenue Hotel
on December 5. He left no real estate, and
the value OF his personal estate is not
known.
He left $4,000 to Mrs. F. j. Hutchinson.
who WAS Julia NJ. Brockway, the wife of
Charles Brockway, a son. He gave TO
Horace H Brockway. jr.. the income OF the
residue of his estate. amounting to $3.50 a
month. The son is TO receive this income
until he is thirty-nine years OLD. when he
will receive 1he principal.