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concluded that q new track from 9th

concluded that new track from 9th
to 18th streets was necessary, and tube,
yoke. rails and all that goes to make a
perfect track for street car use are being
renewed. Good progress has been made
on the work. and the railroad men cal
and all signs Of street disorder removed
by the end Of September. In place 81
repaving with asphalt. scofia blocks.
made from Stag from iron furnaces at
Middlesboro. England, is being used
Workmen have been employed for sew
eral weeks past In renewing the rails OF
the tracks on 14th street from Water to
B streets southwest. and this work will
be completed within the next week or
two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-21
70 ATTEND DEsTRoYERs.
Secretary Daniels Approves Contract
Plans for the Melville.

Secretary Daniels has signed the com
tract plans submitted by the New York
Shipbuilding Company for the constitute
ton OF the destroyer tender Melville,
which is to cost $4,000. The vessel
is to be a general repair and supply
shop for a fiotilla Of fifteen destroyers,
and the tender ordinarily will be used
as the flagship Of the notilla. A con-
siderable quantity of stores. spare parts
for the destroyers, provisions and other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-21

After standing In dread for thirty six
hours Of q serious fire. with the water
supply cut on. during which time q third
Of the city Of Lvnchburg. va. was With
out fife protection of any sort. relief came
Sunday afternoon, when the break IN the
thirty inch wooden pipe WAS restored and
the pipes were again filled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-21
MYSTERY At MIDNIGHT
OUT CHEVY CHASE WAY
Peace of Neighborhood Dis.
turbed by Man Who Climbed
Rainspout.

1t was midnight in Chevy Chase. Dark
and drear was the scene on Keokuk
street. where peaceable citizens had gone
to sleep. with but one eye open to watch
for the possible marauder. Only the oc-
casional grinding of a car wheel as 1t
whanged around "the circle broke upon
the stiffness of the night air.
man came walking briskly down
Keokuk street and stopped In front OF
the residence Of Charles Waters. Al
though he did not creep or sneak or
keep close to the shadows an ever-watch-
full person in the house Of Mr. Waters
saw the man and kept close vigil.
This ever-watchful person, 1t is averred,
was Mrs. Waters. She saw the figure
at 3711 Keokuk street. She saw him
try the front door. She saw him go
around and around the house-recOn-
noitering. possibly. and then, with the
discretion. which is ever the better part
of valor, she told her husband. Charles
street.
Uses the Telephone.
Charles Waters also is endowed with a
far-seeing sense Of discretion. Instead Of
rushing pell nell to the fray with his
shooting irons buckled here and there
upon his silken pajamas, he telephoned
Henry G. Hanford. next door. and that
master strategist collected his arsenal.
Meantime, from the vantage point in
the Waters residence, 1t was seen that
the enterprising mystery" across the
street had whistled two or three times
and had then calmly walked up the
rainspout and had swung himself into
a second-story window.
From the Hanford house and the
Waters house emerged the rescue
parties. Henry and Charles, with guns
ready. planned that one should stand on
one side of the Gillis place and the other
man on the opposite side and bid the
burglar come out or be shot in his
tracks.
Again Demand Surrender.
There was no reply. and together they
split the night air in twain again with
their demands that the steeple jack
burglar, who had Skinned up the rain
spout, should present himself at their
feet and declare himself captured. They
made considerable noise about 1t, too.
They were ready to take the citadel by
storm when suddenly the front door
opened:
For the love Of Mike what are you
fellows doing?" asked the man VINO
stepped out on the front porch.
why, hello. Glllis.' said one of the
rescurers There's a burglar in your
house. He climbed up the rainspout;,
Back to Der, back to bed,' said ellis.
That wasn't any burglar. l climbed up
that rainspout,
"You!"
"Sure. I was at the Chevy Chase Cup.
Forgot my key. Family all away. No
servant in the house. No way to break
in. Rainspout handy. Athletic me.
Selah. Good night"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-18
ADJUSTMENTS

Chas. ]. Smith has returned from
Denver, Colo.
Arthur Brodt Of Davenport was an
arrival in the city this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
ORGANIZE PLEASURE CLUB
II Is Composed of Residents at
Philipse Manor.

Members OF the Philipse Manor com
munty on Saturday night organized
themselves into a club called the Philipse
Manor Club, with the stated purpose of
promoting all land and water sports in
and adjacent to Philipse Manor, and 10
promote social intercourse. entertain
ments and good fellowship among mem
bers'
The club. which is composed for the
most part Of the original mem bers of the
Philipse Manor community. has completed
arrangements with the Philipse Manor
Company for the use of the new yacht
clubhouse. anchorage facilities, bathing
beaches, bath houses and tennis courts.
II will coordinate with the yacht club,
tennis club and other organizations for
sports anbsocial betterment that may be
formed
The Phnipse Manor Club is being incor-
pOrated Election of governors, officers
and committees will follow Immediately
IN the receipt OF the certificate Of incor-
poraton.
On Memorial Day the Philipse Manor
residents. with many invited guests from
Sleepy Hollow. Irvington. Tarrytown and
New York, enjoyed their second dance Of
the season. The dance was given in
Assembly Mansion. Riverside Drive. over
looking the Tappan Zee. The committee
N charge comprised Mrs. William +.
Dunspaugh chairman. Mrs. Maynard A.
Dominick. Mrs. Guy z. Norton and Mrs.
4 Bassford, jr.
Much interest on the part Of residents
Of the entire Sleepy Hollow section and
u tourists and other vidtors TO the scene
Of Washington Irvings somances, IS dis
played in the death OF the ancient Treaty
Tree.
This mammoth chestnut. some twenty
odd feet In circumference at its base, has
been slowly dying for a year OF more.
and the only sign OF life remaining now
are two or three clusters Of leaves among
It's giant branches. 1t bravely withstood
the ravages Of the disease. which has de-
stroyed practically all the chestnut trees
throughout the East, and is probably the
asst one 10 die in the Sleepy Hollow and
the Tarrytown sections. This monarch or
the primeval forest has been known In
history as THE Treaty Tree" from the
fact alleged that under its shades the
last treaty was made between the whites
and the Wequaesquesk Indians, who in
hablted the Sleepy Hollow territory. 1t
Is also alleged that under its romantic
shade Washington Irving wrote story,
The Headless Horseman,' the scene OF
which is in Philipse Manor. Although the
Treaty Tree is now practically dead, II
viii not be felled and destroyed like hun
creds Of it's fellows In Philipse Manor.
On the contrary, IT is to be preserved by
me Philipse Manor Company and con-
'erted into a feature Of rare beauty.
humber OF long trailing vines have been
planted about its base, which will cover
he tree completely.
The Treaty Tree stands almost in the
centre Of the Philipse Manor property.
close to the Hudson River and in full
View from Broadway or the old Albany
Post Road. which constitutes the eastern
boundary Of the property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
WANTS 1000 MEMBERS
Westchester Organization tc
Work for That Number.

Members OF the Westchester County
Chamber OF Commerce have decided TO
begin a campaign to gain as many big
brothers" as 1t is possible TO get who will
be willing to assist in advancing the in
terests of the county as a place of resi-
dence and commerce. The work OF the
chamber has been felt by realty interests
and business in all OF the big towns and
villages, and the members feel that they
will get what they seek.
IL is their object to increase the present
membership OF 425 to 1000 within thirty
days. and to perfect the details that they
may accomplish this result a meeting
has been called by President Arthur w.
Lawrence. which will be held on Tues
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock In the Hotel
Manhattan
A committee Of thirty representing all
sections of the county. Will be delgated at
this meeting to try to accomplish the de-
sired result
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01

has been planned. Where? In Jersey
In Pennsylvania Not at all. The new
plant is to be erected AT Laurel Hill-a
plant with a capacity five times that OF
the prcscrt plant and with an output
worth over 100000 annually-a plant
which will employ not less than 6'W
laborers Al Of these engagements VIII
take place I'm the next five years and com
petitors already far outdistanced viii fade
into oblivion. At least In this one indus
Try New York city IL not so seriously
handicapped
our pcssimist'c acqEaintarces viii prob
ably say at once. This IL an Isolated
case There are no other manufacturing
establishments OF such size expanding IN
New York city on the contrary. one
OF the largest automobile factories In the
United States is located IN Long Island
CITY. The General Vehicle Company Is
uefhaps the largest manufacturer OF cleo
trio commercial vehicles IN the United
states Recently the whole question OF
moving away from New York city or re-
naming and adding 20 the plant was
brought up. The arguments pro and con
were carefully weighed, ana the upshot
Of il all was that improvements esti-
mated to cost over 100000 are now In
process Of construction. Would they To-
cate elsewhere? Well. not much! Why
Because. all things considered, the two
vital elements In any manufacturing busi-
ness are 10 be- found right here.
First. the goods can be- manufactured
lust Is cheaply in New York city az any
where else
Second. the goods find an unequalled
market in New York city,
Some OF these "gongs on IN Ne"
York CITY will astonish even our pro-
vinclalized natives. Many New Yorker
doesn't appreciate ;he advantages or
New York. and he doesn't know that Ne"
York is the greatest manufacturing cen
tire In the country. Perhaps some OF these
facts will awaken him 10 the fact that
New York city il on the industrial map
OF the United States. and that II - TURN
ing out an increasing rather than "a de-
creasing share OF the manufactured prod
ucts Of the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
NEW STYLE BUNGALOWS
They Will Soon Be Built at
Brightwaters, Long Island.

In addition to the forty-two newly COM
peted houses with which the 7. B. Acker-
son Company opened the season Of 1919.
the Brightwaters Building Company is
now putting up three big new bungalows
one in the Bay section and two in the
oaks section. OF these two are rapidly
nearing completion and one is being
framed All will be occupied during or
before July.
The T. B. Ackerson Company is plan
ming to build soon a large lot Of bunga-
lows OF varying types in the Pines and
Oaks sections, where there are now
lightweight bungalows, all but eight Of
which have been sold So many of the
houses of this type, which were originally
designed for summer use only, have been
converted by their owners into all-year
residences that the new styles of Acker-
son standard bungalows will be built with
view to continuous residence use.
The steam heated Ackerson bungalow
has proved such a successful seller that
the Brightwaters Building Company Will
confine itself TO that sort except in cases
where the summer type is preferred. The
last of the summer type has been dis
posed Of and except for four, every one
of the smaller unheated bungalows has
been sold
The increase Of the number Of all-year
residents in those sections led the T. y.
Ackerson Company to try the successful
experiment Of erecting large semi-bunga-
lows and residences i'm the part OF the
Oaks and Pines near the railroad. which
has resulted I'm the erection of the actual
village Of Brightwaters. as distinguished
from the residence park about the lakes
and the distinctly seasnore resort in the
| Bay section. Four groups of these houses
are now located within a few minutes
walk Of Orinoco Drive. where the business
centre is now established. This comprises
the local postoffice. the grocery store and
vegetable market, the Brightwaters bak-
cry, the offices Of the Brightwaters Build
! ing Company and Of the T. B. Ackerson
| Company. the Brightwaters Garage, Inc.
and the headquarters for the manufacture
of aerial irrigating machines.
| To meet the increase in the number of
trains included In the new schedule OF the
Long Island Railroad. the Brightwaters
Garage. Inc. this week published a new
timetable which provides vehicles which
connect with fifteen trains daily and six
! express trains on Sundays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
CORNER OF TENNIS COUPrs,
z>s PHlLIpSe MANOR
A HEALTHFUL TOWN
Of Late Years Death Rate Low
est in the State.

The healthfulncss of Hackensack. the
county seat Of Bergen County. is such as
to place il at the top OF the list Of the
State Board Of Health. Several times in
the last twelve years it has had the low
est death rate of any place in New
Jersey.
The health Of the town is conserved by
a board of health of which y. T. Holley
is president. the other members being A.
A Altschuler. +. b. Walden. DR.. II. c.
Humphrey. \. W. Powlews, Richard
Yearance and Il. Blake.
Or. +. y. Essertier is health officer and
Newton DE Baum sanitary and plumbing
inspector.
Many people living in New York City
think that Hackensdck lies on low land
the town with the Hackensack meadows.
The Hackeusack meadows are many miles
east Of this beautiful town.
Hackensack is on an elevated table
land, through when flows the Hacken-
sack River. Along tie westerly bank OF
the river is considerable fat land, at
present of not much use, but which is TO
be filed ia and made into one OF the
most delightful parks, II proposition at
present being considered crystallizes.
The healthfuness is primarily due to
the elevation OF the town above sea level
and the fact that the entire place has
modern water and sewer mains. Inc
water "a said by chemists to he aoso-
lutely pure. There has never been Dix
typhoid or any serious epidemic IN the
town. Last year there were only eight
cases of scarlet fever and nine OF diph-
iberia. There were no deaths from those
diseases.
In Bergen County there is commission
which has charge Of supervising and
planning the work Of getting rid OF mos
ouitoes. 1t IS having all the marsh lands
in Bergen County filed in and proper
drainage established for all stagnant
pools.
The Hackensack Board Of Health is a
body with the necessary powers TO en-
force adequate steps to control epidemics:
No pupil who is stricken with conta-
gious or a communicable disease can re-
turn TO school until Or. Essertier OF the
attending physician says that the child
IS no longer a danger TO the community.
IL a child has the measles he or she can
not return TO school within less than two
weeks. and if the child has scarlet fever
not until after four weeks.
All arteslan and other wells are in
spected at regular intervals by the board
of health and the wells found to be i'm
pure are closed.
The board Of health also carefully SUI
pervises the sale OF milk. In 1911 not one
case OF typhoid fever was traceable TO the
milk supply delivered I'm the town.
All ashes and garbage are taken away
by the contractors This service Is done
I'm L satisfactory manner. The ashes are
being dumped on the marshland or mead
ows. which eventually will be made into
a park. with a frontage OF pretty nearly
a mile OIL the river.
The water supply of the town Is fur
nished by the Hackensack Water Com
pany, a private concern. II Is putting up
a plant similar to the one at Columbus
Ohio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
WILL LIVE AT GARDEN CITY
D. M. Stewart, R. M. Brannon
and B. H. Holden Buy There.

Gage H. Tarbell has sold at Garden City
the house on Stewart avenue, East, re-
Gently completed for Sanford {. Boiling,
after plans by Richard A. Walker archi-
tect.
The house is located on the south side
Of the avenue, between Clinch Place and
Devereux Place. The purchaser Is ID. NJ.
Stewart. Of New York, recently Of To
ronto. who will occupy the house immedi-
ately.
Mr.. Tarbell has also sold for Warren
F. Thummel his Colonial residence, on
the west side Of Wellington Road. be-
tween Stewart and Stratford avenues on
a plot 1O0N1S0 feet. II. NJ. Brannon, the
buyer. will move into the house at once.
Also, for the heirs Of the late Colonel
Simpson. the house on the east side of
Nassau Boulevard between Stewart ave-
nue. and Stratford avenue. plot lCOXl5o
feet, to Benedict NJ. Holden
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
n MANHATTAN CENTRES.
1,adinu in the Upper Districts
Principal Feature.
SALE IN 82D STREET
puver Found for a S250,000
Apartment House in the
West Side.

r..6ng in the uptown sections. partic-
,.r,v IN the upper Fifth avenue district
'.,,rues 10 be a predominating feature
,be real estate market.
Tho transactions yesterday included the
-. NJ No. East SD street and some
,.ssr well located properties.
The marcel No East sd street is a
600 story stone dwelling house. occupying
n, gjxlO92 feet. 1t was sold for Mrs
,lhert Gould Jennings
Tho house adioins the southeast corner
-, FIFTH avenue. or which stands the
,,,mer residence Of James b. Duke,
,,,rb ne used prior to building the big
.snson at the northeast corner of Fifth
.,.oue and 18th street
Tho house also abuts the easterly end
~ the twelve story apartment house on
,,e gst street corner, erected a few years
AGO by Lee & F1eischmann. and having
,bs most costly apartments in the city
Tho five story dwelling house at No. 3
vast Nd street. opposite. was sold few
rooths ago by Robert Hager. jr., TO d.
" Gardiner.
Mark Rafalsky & Co sold for the Acme
Realty Company TO the New Holland
Land and Mortgage Company No. $50 to
"a West llSth street. seven story apart
ment house. on plot looXl0O feet The
house was hold at $4,000 and was built
nv the sellers about ten years ago. II has
gross annual income Of $500
Agnes c. GeoChegan sold to Emily r.
HOPKINS No IS West ed street a four
story store and loft building. on a lot
,7sy&.9 feet. between Broadway and
Fifth avenue TIE consideration was $50.
10 The premises adjoin on the west the
Twelve story Builders Exchange, which
extends through 10 32d street
Laura Hoag sold No. 107 East I'D street.
four story and basement dwelling house.
on a lot 2OxlO2.2 The property. which is
On the north side of the street. 90 feet
east Of Park avenue. was purchased by
Mrs. Hoag in 1856. The present buyer is
said 10 be an adjoining owner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
EXCHANGES TO MEET
National Convention Planned
for Winnipeg Next Month.

The sixth annual convention OF the Ma
tional Association OF Real Estate Ex-
changes will be held at Winnipeg on July
Is, g and 80. In attendance and interest
It is expected to eclipse all previous con-
ventions Of this kind.
Present reports indicate an attendance
OF one thousand. The Chicago Real
Estate Board expects TO have from one
hundred 10 one hundred and twenty-five
members present; Pittsburgh, from sew
enty-fve to one hundred; st. Louis. sixty;
Cleveland, thirty; Buffalo, ten, and 81.
Paul is hoping TO make record by nav
ing its entire membership OF seventy
present. while Minneapolis has reported
seventy-fve, and Milwaukee expects hft!.
Every subject discussed will be one with
practical possibilities that can be con-
verted into dolarmaking ideas
The convention will be held In the Ex-
position Building.
novel feature will be the sunrise. or
the breakfast meetings 10 be held al
a. m. II is daylight in Winnipeg. IT is
said. at $50 o'clock in the latter part
of July, and IL is probable that $50
O. clock Will not be an early hour TO arise.
The regular morning sessions will be
begun at 10 O'Clock. On Monday or the
first evening there will be an informal
smoker and vaudeville. After the bust
sness meetings on Tuesday there will be
motoring and baseball. Business sessions,
election OF officers and selection OF the
1914 convention city will close the meet
ing Wednesday. and in the evening the
Winnipeg Exchange is to give dinner
to the guests at the Royal Alexandra
Hotel
Many delightful entertainments have
been planned for the women who attend
the convention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
WINDSOR LAND BUYERS
Report Shows Big Demand for
the Long Island Properties.

The Windsor Land Improvement Com
pany has sold plots at Oceanside TO j. W.
Schmid J. Hoffman. II. l.. Kile, W. King.
g. Kahrs. 6. Glynn. j. Helms and W.
Schrader. at Hampstead, plots TO l..
Monahan. NJ Kelly. j. T. Mulligan. ].
O'Connor. $. Caban. /. II. Hemmer, VI.
O'Connor. p. Bradley and =. j. Rooney;
at Valley Stream. plots to q. Seufert b.
Leibinger. NJ. +. Eckhardt w. lohmeyer
G. Wilkinson. f.. McCusker and ii. * IL.
Spitz; also. sold at Floral Park. plots 10
NJ. Crowley. T.. j. Baulter. A. Murphy. l..
Dickinson. G. II. Wassman and J. J. Nc
Namara.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
EAST Hampstead PURCHASES

Mark Rafalsky & Co. have sold TO-
Eugene Van Schaick his country place ~
East Hampstead. known as the j. ".
Barnum homestead. consisting Of a large
mansion and about six acres Of land. ad-
joining the property OF Mrs. o. H. =.
Belmont
Toch Brothers. manufacturers OF paints
and varnshes, with a plant in Long Isl
and City. purchased through John Welder
three lots adjoining the site OF their
plant, on which the firm intends 10 erect
a storehouse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
BUYS IN THE HIGHLANDS
Carl D. Jackson to Erect Mod
ern Dwelling House on Lot.

Carl d. Jackson is the purchaser OF the
lot. 23xl0o.s feet, on the south side or
seth street 100 feet east Of Fifth avenue.
recently sold by DR.. Charles V. Palermo
through J.. j. Phillips a. Co.
The lot. together with an abuttlng par
eel in Fifth avenue. came into the pos
session OF DR.. Palermo through an ex-
change with Benjamin y. Duke for the
Marc Anthony and Prince Humbert
apartments. on Cathedral Parkway. MIR.
Jackson, who lives at No. II East SD
street. will improve the seth street lot
with a dwelling house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
SECOND MORTGAGE OF s27,5Oo.

The VI. Morgenthau. Jr.. Company has
negotiated a second mortgage OF &Io"
for the Helenita Realty Company o. :.
Hearn and a. NJ. Cohen) on the property
No. c. 10 SO West i6tE street, three four
story and basement dwelling houses on
a piot 6.2xlOO5 feet. The property is ON
the north side of 46th street, 100 feet east
OF Sixth avenue.
TO perfect negotiations it was neces-
sary 10 secure release of the .restric-
lions on this and the adjoining property
which were all originally restricted TO
,rivate dwelling buildings. The Helenita
Realty Company also owns the A-ioo'
building adjoining on the east. No. %
West 18th street. giving it total plot Of
7s 2xlOO5 feet, which will ultimately be
improved with store and loft building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
DINNER FOR R. E. BOARD
brooklyn Brokers To Be Guests
of the Neponsit Club.

invitations have been sent to the mem
0eis Of the Brooklyn Board of Real rs
s'e Brokers 20 attend d dinner TO he
sven on Wednesday at the Neponsit club
a celebration of the second anniversary
VI 'he opening Of that property.
special train which will leave Flat
O1sh avenue station at 4:3O O'Clock VIII
AIRY the slXty-odd members who have
-Heaay said they will be present.
many members have not viewed the
'pohsit property since its initial open
'"s' and they are looking forward with
"ueh pleasure 10 seeing the wonderful
s1"oVement and the scores Of pct
7sque houses and cottages which have
"ssh erected within the last two years.