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Evening journal., 1913-08-07
on TRIP TO NIAGARA.

William II. Gibbons. the well-known
real estate man Of this city. accom-
panied by his daughter. Mary f. Glib
bons and his sister Eleanor nj. Glib
bone, are taking an extended tour,
which will include Niagara Falls. The
Great Lakes. Duluth, Toledo. Cleve-
land and many Of the smaller cities
ehroute.
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
TURN LIGHT
ON FUNDS OF
GOV. SULzER
Frawiey Committee Hears Of
Campaign Check Not Listed
In Statement
ALSO DELVE INTO
PURCHASES OF STOCK
By The unlted Press

NEW YORK, Aug 7.Ae climax 20
today's tgUbe into the campaign fsad
Of Governor lrl1er, the Frawley lnyastd.
eating oomrOikaee pnodaced ansthes
check received by thc governor bss mot
reported in the sworR statement oi his
contradiction The check. Sbacb WAS
for $3.50, was produced By Henry a
keGllIsisi.s.E, d Representations 81 Petes
Doelgeg, tAe brewer IT ws= tbs contFir
bution os DodgeT te this SgSEef eaaa,
paign fund and was signed by Peter
DoelgeT aaa Charles y Doelgef, attoT-
ney.
The chees was drawn ON tbs Seskyille
Bank eudoTsed with the rubber stamped
signature, William Sulzer, and J.. A
Sarecky. Attorney Richards. for the
committee, called to the attention 81 the
committee tke fact that this check.
dated UstObeF ia. was drawn belpre sui
zer left New York on his campaign trip.
Attached 70 the check as produced
was letter and voucher. The
voucher Fsads Fey bsii attached !
and the billing was Campaign contri-
button" note op the bottom stated
that the cheek "had beea mailed 70
Nj SUlzer ana no receipt was nee.
essaTy."
The cemsosstee continued its ;nVes-
legations into the governors activity
IN the stock market Hbieb they eX-
pect 20 show by evidence from
brokers.
Phillip Boyer, formerly ssaaeetej
win the firm Of Boyer and Griswold,
Of AZ Broadway, identified q check
for s549 as having gone through the
firms books. u was the check sign
ed by john Lynn and introduced
yesterday as contribution ~ Sui
zers campaign fHRd. Boyer eai9 that
Frederick Colweli, who figured in the
testimony yesterday, he'd purchased
100 shares of Big -Four stock through
his firm.
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
LECTURE AT ARDEN.

Frank Stevens, a trustee Of Arden,
gave an illustrated lecture on Switzer-
land in the Guild Hall at the colony for
the. benefit Of the church building fund
last night Miss Clara Fling entertained
with several selections Of Swiss songs.
This evening the Single Tax club, re-
Gently organized at the village, will
meet
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
LEFr mn HnspITAL.

John B. Ginder. Of No 923 Orange
street. who took a weak solution Of
carbolic acid by mistake for medicine,
did not have TO remain long in the
Delaware Hospital, where he was
taken. He left that Institution yes
yesterday after spending one night
there
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
Rop pRINcFroN srAr1nN.

BY The United Press.
PRINCETON. n. y. Aug. Z Yeggmen
early today broke into the Pennsylvania
station az Princeton Junction and cash
and tickets to the amount Of 500 or
more was stolen
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
CLEAN COURTHOUSE SIDEWALKS

Solomon Peterson. who has charge OF
the Courthouse lawn ia making a decid-
cd improvement by cleaning of the
pavements around the courthouse.
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
BECAME i'll ON srRTFT

Mrs. Ellen Mills, aged a. years. of
Philadelphia. was taken III with pleurisy
at Eighth and Market streetk this after
noon and was taken TO the Homeopathic
Hospital in the police automobile.
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
Y. W. G. A. LAWN EETr.

Despite the heavy downpour Of rain
last evening the lawn fete of the
Young Women's Christian Association
was a decided success. The lawn
was decorated with lanterns. when
the storm interferred with the affair
those present went to the building
where the remainder Of the evening
was pleasantly spent.
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
10 BuILp NEW HOUSE

Building Inspector Johnson issued a
permit today TO II. spirer to erect o
dwelling in Peach street. between Clay
mont and Heald streets. for B. Vein
stock, costing Slso0
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
p0LIcR HOLM spnRTs.

The annual sports and baseball
game Of the Wilmington police de-
partment are being held at Union
street grounds this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
ITALIAN CONSUL MOVES.

Joseph De Stehno. Italian consul here,
has removed his Office from No. III Tat
nall street. to No. 223 West Seventh
stree
Evening journal., 1913-08-07
Rv The rnited Press.

~ 7 = :. III ? ~
ALBANY, n. y, Aug. 7.-As 8 eoun
Ger sttsck 70 the proceedings Of the
Frawiey Investigating committee. Gores.
nor SuizeF, IL was learned here today,
wall investigate the personnel Of the sew.
efal departments Of the state in an at
tempt 70 prove thst Temmany hiss been
HAduIy active in finding places At fat
salaries for IFS followers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
LIKE KINGS LAWN HOUSES
Five of These Superbly Built
Structures Sold Last Week.

Richard G. DOegett. the well known
builder. sold last week five Of his Kings
Lawn houses in East eth street and Ave
nue. @, besides several lots.
The Kings Lawn houses are built Of
tapestry brick and stucco in the quaint
old English style after the California
method Of construction. They are the
only ones Of their kind in greater New
York. Mr.. Doggett reports the following
sales Of houses. No 1851 East 18th street,
to Bertha c. O'Rourke; No. 1879 East 7th
street TO Emma Wall; No. 1871 East 7th
street To Alexander Gardner; No. 1921
East eth street. to j. Thomas Holmes,
and No 1866 East Sth street. to Sydney
G.. Bass.
Hundreds of homeseekers took advan-
tage Of the exceptional weather cOndi-
lions last Sunday afternoon to visit the
various residential sections along the
route Of the proposed Brighton Beach sub
way line in Brooklyn and inspect the nu-
merous homes which have been erected
there by local builders.
According TO present indications the
coming spring will be the most active in
many years as regards the sale Of modern
Brooklyn houses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
LONG ISLAND TRANSACTIONS.

w. Buriing Cocks and Samuel Willets
leased the Max II. Schultze place at Lo-
Gust Valley To- L. Stuart Wing: the J
Searle Barclay place M Brookville to
Mrs. Clarence w. Dolan: the Philip W
Livermore place at Brooltville to Victor
Morawetz the Camille Wedenfeld place
at oyster Bay Ia George ". Brewster.
the William H. Parsons place at Glen
Cove 10 Mrs Brokaw Fisher: the jaime s.
Byrne cottage at Mill Neck 10 Robert
Livingston and the Alexander Campbell
place at Roslyn 10 \ Ludlow Kramer
The same firm sold the John Alvin
Young, ID. Fairfax Bush. and f. =.
Moore places at Glen Cove 10 William
II. Porter. the Franklin ). Turrel farm
AT Woodbury. To- ogden L. Mills. the
Thomas Griffin farm at Wheatley to
Cornelius y. Bliss. the Frederick H.
McCoun property at Wheatley to Ralph
\. Ellis and the william r. Price prop
erty AT Glen cove. to Mrs. Hanford.
Morris Il Gerard sold for Josephine
Lynch 10 W II. Brady. fftcen-acre
farm and buildings on jericho Turnpike.
south of Northport. l.. l.. and west Of
'ommack. The property is known as
the old Gillespie farm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
CHOICE SITES AT AUCTION
Parcels To Be Disposed of by
Various Estates.

Bryan L. Kennedy will sell al auction
At the exchange salesroom on Wednes-
day. March 26. at absolute executors sale
for the estate OF Alice quinn. No. $50 East
32d street. near Third avenue, and nj
trustees and voluntary sale for the es-
tate Of George W Rutland. Nos. 1897 and
1899 Lexington avenue, adjoining Fast
llith street: also on the same day Nos.
IA and 10 East S6th street, adjoining the
subway express station on the new Broad
way-LeXington avenue subway. and No.
l39 Firth avenue. near 10Th street. one of
the most valuable locations In the down
town Fifth avenue section. size OF plot
32.6Xl3SXiix irregular.
on Wednesday. April p Mr. Kennedy
will sell the northwest corner of Broad
way and SD street. one of the choicest
locations available In the new automobile.
theatre and hotel district The property
contains a six story and a three story
brick building. with stores on Broadway.
There is "A frontage OF 100 rs feet on
Broadway and 1903 feet on SD street on
the same day the same auctioneer will
offer No. a46 West End avenue. near 10Th
street "a fine four story brick dwelling
house
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
FAV0RS WATERWAY BILL
Measure Provides for Straight
ening Harlem Ship Canal.

Acting on the advice Of its committee
on harbor docks and terminals. the Mer-
chants Association has indorsed the bill
introduced In the Legislature TO provide
for Strengthening the Harlem Ship Canal
AZ Spuyten Duyvil creek. between the
Hudson and Broadway. so ~ to avoid the
sharp bend ~ the Johnson Iron Works
Thu curve IN the canal a this point is
so sharp that it Is impossible for vessels
~ any considerable size or FOR large lows
10 pass
Tho bill approprates tl.oS0.ooo FOR the
purchase Of the necessary land. and II au-
thorizes the special examiner and APP
praiser Of canal lands. subject to the APP
proval ~ the Canal Board % agree with
the owners upon price. II no agree
mcnt can be reached the land Is to be
acquired by condemnation
when the state has acquired the land
tho act directs the Canal Board 10 cede
II 10 the United states as right OF way
for the elimination OF the bend provided
that the federal government in turn shall
cede 10 the state us present right Of way
in Tho bend OF the canal and shall MI II
IN with the earth cxcavatel when the
canal Is stralchtened
The federal government has already
made an appropriation 10 be expended
when II ~ possible 70 eliminate the bend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
Workmen Are Busy Altering
Landmark Where Burg
lars Got 100000
Years Ago.

The remodelling of the former ocean
Bank building. at the southeast corner Of
Greenwich and Fulton streets, will proba-
bly, bring 10 mind the famous robbery Of
that institution nearly n half century ago
of securities and cash amounting 10
81 10000. The wreckers who are at work
preparing for the alterations which are
10 be made are removing the vaults. along
with other sections Of the building. These
vaults. although crude. have been found
solid The building is being altered by
Louis and Martin Goldsticker, who pur-
chased the property in 1906.
Although the building has not been used
for banking purposes for many years
these vaults have remained in the struct-
ure. and are massive affairs of steel and
rock imbedded I'm concrete. the walls
being approximately six feet In thickness.
There are three vaults, two in the base
ment being used for the safe keeping or
paper bags and tw1nes Of the tenant who
deals in those commodities. These are
not to be disturbed. but the vault on what
was the main banking floor Is being re-
moved. but with considerable difficulty.
1t was this vault that gang Of burg
lars entered after several months Of Sc
cret working In the basement OF the
building. where they pretended. so the late
Thomas Byrnes says, in his book on pro-
fessional criminals. 10 conduct a money
exchange.
Edward. alias Ned" Lyons was one Of
the gang which got away with securities
and cash amounting to 100000 belonging
to the Ocean Bank. Lyons was a partner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
PRAISE GR|FENHAGEN
Registers Efforts to Make
Office Pay Approved.

Register Max Grifenhaecn has re
celved special commentator from the
Citizens Committee appointed by Mayor
Gaynor 10 advise the Board OF Estimate
and Apporiionmcnt on new sources OF city
revenue The commission consisted OF
former Deputy Controller Edgar Levey.
Joseph French Johnson William Jay
schicncl.u. r. :. Tomin. Robert $ Blink
erd and Robert y. Mcintyre
In It's report the frequent coutention OF
Mr. Grfcnhagcn that a public Office con
Quoted To safeguard property interests
should be self-sustainng is fully ap-
proved Discussing this topic, the com
missioucrs say.
In order 10 ascertain with some degree
of accuracy the extent and nature Of tho
fees that AFFORD insufficient remuneration
for the cost Of the services rendered. II IL
essential To- effect classification OF the
different Instruments and the fecs there
for statement showing such classiii-
cation. with the revenues. was submitted
by the Register Of New York County. and
renders with greater facility and sim
plicity the accomplishment of this task
In no other county Office visited by the
commissions representative did II appear
possible TO procure such exhaustive data
as were obtained here. and particularly
worthy Of mention when extended In a
manner most accommodating. frank and
courteous. Hence the adoption Of the
records Of this Office as a basis OF com
putation for the Registers offices In gen
oral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
SALES AT MUNCiE ISLAND
w. H. Short Buys a Site for
Improvement with Bungalow.

The Town and Country Estates have sold
a plot IN Algonquin avenue. Muncie ISL
and. 70 William n. Short. secretary of
the New York Peace Society. who plans
TO erect a bungalow Of the California
type.
John q. Bremner has purchased n plot
on Winona avenue. on which the com
pany is building a frame and stucco
bungalow for occupancy the coming sea-
son. James Carruthers has bought plot
at Seneke avenue and Iroquois street.
facing the ocean.
The New York Telephone Company is
contemplating the laying OF marine
cable from Babylon TO Muncie Island, In
order 10 take care Of the Increasing de-
mand for telephone service
The opening Of the new direct channel
from the Great South Bay to Muncie ISL
and has shortened the distance from
Muncie Island 10 Babylon 10 twenty
minutes in the company's passenger
boats which meet The principal trains
from New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
SPECULATION ON |. |
Small Farms May Be Had
Along North Shore.

Speaking OF the DEVELOPMENT ~ Long
Island and the changes Long Island =
undergoing. Thomas Kelly, president u.
the Beneclaire Realty Corporation anu
the Brook Haven Heights company uncl
which own large HOLDINGS o. huruh7''"'
Long Island. and Brook Haven he'Sh'''
East Moriches, Long Island. said les'e.'
day.
New York suburban real estate h"S
been developed boy outsiders t : d."
acknowledged fact that the man i1O'"
out of town usually knows mere ayou.
ones own city than one does himself anu
especially So is this The fact in the rear
estate field
"A Few years ago. when the secUon %
New York lyins between 10th ana iV'"
streets was largely vacant ground 10"
Now Workers took advantage Of the spec
Native possibilities of the territory. Inc!
waited until the subway Was actlaN!
completed and running. and then PAID 'he
outsider large profit on his investment
Exactly the same situation exists To-
d.y in many other sections. and the same
opnortunitles are awaiting the man VIM
has the foresight To realize That the e"0'
nous expenditures NOW heinz made anu
PLANNED for and the electrical equ'pl'''",
of the railroads running INTO Ne"
city are for the purpose OF pa'ihs 'n'
suburbs thin easy reach Of inc '"eU's
olis. and il is this man who is going "
make the big profits. .b,.
There is still time 10 PICK up "'''' -,
home sites and small farms on L"ns -
and. where property is going UP ~ ""s
and steadily. | am speaking OF mat pa.'
of Long Island twenty-five ana -
miles on the North Shore. with It's oeaO"
ful surrounding country. -,
Mr.. Kelly. through the Brook No. Vs.
Heights Company dnc). is aoou' ~ "rs
out model farms consisting Of one az.
and one-half acre parcels At Efe'Ia' 49,
East Moriches. Though the plans 10Y W..
undertaking were only recently io.m
lated. many inquiries regarding 'i'e
have been received by the colApa"s'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
Devery'S "Shoestring"
Brings Him 100000

was BORN in the district" he added.
80 got the start of the imported
beings | used to go fishing off the
old docks. When a person grows up
in a section like that he comes to know
the houses just as well as he knows the
people. He can tell a house that never
was any good. that never will be any
good. almost by just looking az H. and
when he runs across the gilt-edged stun.
why ne can't miss il. even II he has one
eye closed.
Sure | got a bargain when ] paid ISL
500 for the 18th street nathouse. Would
| sell il? Sure Nike I'd sell any
thing, even sandwich. II l could make
profit. What's my price? We'll, youl
have 10 take big tumble over the big
price | paid for it. I've always been a
firm believer in the Greenwich Village
section. but it amt going TO be what 1t
is much longer.
New York is being shot through the
tubes out into Jersey and into Long ISL
and so fast that it's cheaper 70 live there.
for right here business wants things all
its own way and must have II. Al this
talk about the big piers along the West
Side and the plans for marginal railroads
lots the cat out OF tho bag. YOU see
Business is Just crOwding everybody up
north on Manhattan Island beyond Seth
street
There may he a few bachelor apart
ment houses and some swell hotels and
big retail trade centres from nth street
TO 10Th street for some years. but the
older you grow the less you'N see Of the
old family type OF house. Land is get
ting too vaiua bio in the Village and near
bv sections for big fathouses and then
there are the taxes and the other annoy
ances which come by beins a property
owner
81 never pay much attention 10 how the
Tax Department is treating me- I'm not
surprised 20 know that the assessment
on the seth street parcel I bought il
5000 more than ! paid for IT, / don't
mind payin' my fair snare n the tax
kitty. but | hate 10 see the big church
corporations with investment properties
bearing no burden of the cost of running
the city government Now, don't Dut me
down as wanting 20 tax church Sites Pc
licious schools and charitable 'nstitu-
tons. but IL any Of them own hataouses
they ought 20 be- made 90 pay part 81
the tax.
The way 20 get on iu the real state
business IL TO first gtt ,noesirins'
Maybe. II you hold D. TOO usht an nrst
il will trip you up. bIt sou won't -
,,,.,.h ,,o-o fo, WON u.fi fI-f boz back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
WATCHING LEGISLATION
Forum Likely to Hold Meetings
to Oppose Some Measures.

Many advocates Of the real estate forum
are watching closely the numerous bills
relative to realty interests introduced re-
cently-in the State Legislature. To learn
the views Of the pubic on these important
questions meetings Of the forum are likely
TO be held in the Real Estate Exchange
sal@s-com at Nos Il and l6 Nesey street.
in the near future.
measure which has not met with
the favor Of realty interests Is the
Schaap BILL which is said TO reproduce
the Sullivan Brooks bill OF former years.
increasing the rate Of taxation on i'm
provements and decreasing the rate on
land. This bill is subject. II IS said. 20 all
the objections that have heretofore been
urged against this leg station and 10 the
additional objection that it contains a
referendum clause.
Senator Duhamels bill to amend the
charter in relation 10 instalment assess
ments so az 10 make assessments payable
in instruments where they are per cent
Of the value Of the land. exclusive Of i'm
provements. is also opposed by some OF
the leading real estate organizations. the
objection being that II would make the
percentage so low that practically every
assessment would be payable in install
ments
The Blauvelt- Mckee bill 10 amend the
charter so that I'm the counties OF The
Bronx, Queens and Richmond a local i'm
provement where the cost exceeds NO.1O
may not be Initiated unless at least 3 per
cent Of the value Of the property affected
petition the local board is also being OPP
posed. as there seems TO bc some doubt
as TO its exact intention.
The Henernan- McKeon bill. to amend
the charter so that during the first year
that taxes are lien. If interest be
charged thereon, II be at the rate Of per
cent a year. and thereafter at the rate Of
10 per cent "a year. has had few advocates
I'm Manhattan realty circles.
This bin Will weigh. II is said most
heavily against the taxpayer who has not
the money with which TO pay his taxes
promptly. II raises the rate from 10 10
per cent against the needy taxpayer, but
the one who can pay within the first
year gets reduction OF interest
II Is said that Mr.. Kanes bill giving to
liens for work. labors and materials. filed
within ninety days Of the doing of the
work or furnishing OF the materials.
precedence over all membranes placed
on the premises or cOnVeyances made
thereof after breaking ground for the
building or Improvement. would make
impossible the placing Of building loans
or the purchase Of property until ninety
DAYS after IL had been completed
Mr.. Ulrich's bill TO amend the charter
so that no penalty accrues on the hrst
half of the annual taxes until December
would make it optional it is said. to
pay the first haf Of the tax with the
second half on or before December and
destroy all advantage intended 10 be
gained for the city by having the tax
payable semi annually.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
Recalls the Famous
Ocean Bank Robbery

Of Jimmy" Hone and. while arrested
several times was never convicted
Instead Of opening a money exchange
as the gang told the real estate agent from
whom they rented. they started an ostab-
lishmcnt To make carpets out of rags the
room was divided in two and in the rear
part they set up a carpet weaver. when
made So much noise while in motion that
J.; drowned the sound of chsels against the
stone floor Of the vault. They hnaly
gained entrance into the vault on Sat
urday night after the jantor left. on
Monday morning the iron front door OF the
bank was found unlocked. ard the vault
strcwn with bonds, debris Of the vault
and gold coin which the burglars could
not carry or thought they would not be
able to convert into cash.
The Freundschaft society has leased
temporary quarters at No. sc West 56th
street for 1900 through Pease Eli
man. The society is now having erected
new home on the north side OF 5'th
street 100 feet west Of Sixth avenue, on
a plot 43x1OO.3 feet II will he ono of the
most up-to-date clubhouses in the city, and
the estimated cost is $4,000. The or
ganization recently sold the site of its
present clubhouse at Park avenue and 12d
street
The John J. Tully Company has sold
No. 232 10 236 East 1920 street, three
four story tenement houses, on plot 5OX
100 feet. to Sigmund Levin, who gave in
exchange property at Lakewood PARK
south y. J.
The Houtain Company has resold for
Thomas Howard No. So West 11Sth street.
a three story dwelling house, on lot COX
1OO.11 feet. adjoining the northeast cor
ner of LenOX avenue.
BreuniG & Jaeger have sold for Philip
H. Krausch Nos SEA and 666 East 22Sd
street. two two-famly dwelling houses.
near White Plains Road
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
SALES AT NEPONSlT.

The Neponsit Realty Company during
the week sold house In Ontario street to
A. NJ. TrcynOr. a California bungalow in
Huron street. four lots in Dakota street
TO Edgar f. Rudd n plot 50Xl00 feet, in
Seminole street 10 Edward ". Sage: a
plot in Dakota street 10 Dr t. V. Quin
a plot in Seminole street 10 :. =. Keen.
and a house in Ontario street To Il. l..
Droste. Dr Quin and Edward ". Sage
are having plans prepared for houses to be-
the company Is about to build six new
stucco houses of the English cottage type.
city mail delivery service was inaugurated
at Ncponsit on March