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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
BUILDING In AS
CITIES FOR 1913
Statistics Show a Big Slump
for Greater New York
Over 1912.

"Bradstreets" in its review Of January
II on THE Decline in Building in 1879
says:
stringent money, close scrutiny of
credits and evidences Of past overbuild-
ing in or near some large cities were
three frequently assigned reasons for the
allied Industries during the year 1918.
Bearing on this feature of trade and in
dustry during the year recently ended, II
might be noted that Bradstreet's, through
| its monthly building report, has been able
to follow closely the subsistence in activity
! which became visible in the early months
| OF 1913. and was in evidence in most
months Of the year, though the month Of
| December showed a sharp cutting down
of the percentages of decreases earlier
visible.
The receipt by Bradstrects OF building
! statistics from most of the important
cities OF the United States enables the
| presentation this week of the totals OF
expenditures permitted for at AS cities
during 1918. with comparisons for the pre-
ceding year, which. II might be observed.
| saw closely approached the high record
set up In the year 1909. AS TO this matter
Of records. it might be said that the ad-
dillon yearly OF great numbers OF cities to
the record tends 10 enlarge the grand
totals Of such expenditure. despite the
fact that records Of identical cities over
q period OF years show 1909 TO have wit
messed the largest volume Of expenditure
| at the cities then contributing statistics,
mainly because building at New York in
that year reached total since unap-
preached.
1.-THE total expenditure at li5 cities in
1913 is here shown TO have been ssl2, 75s,9S7
which marks a decrease of 6.3 per cent
from 1912. or the 145 cities. sixty-nine
show increases. while seventy-six show
decreases from the preceding year.
"Of the large cities OF the country show
ing gains In 1918 over 1912, conspicuous
examples are Chicago. with an increase
of sS per cent Cleveland 800 per cent;
Detroit, 1863 per cent; Newark, n. j.. 1917
per cent Philadelphia, 40 per cent; Pitts
burgh. 10 per cent, and San Francisco.
24.8 per cent. In the list OF notable de
creases are New York. with 2s.5 per cent;
Boston. 227 per cent Buffalo. rs per cent ;
Kansas City, Mo, l21 per cent; Los An
geles. one-tenth OF per cent; Milwaukee.
IA per cent; Minneapolis, SO per cent;
Portland. Ore. 1913 per cent, and St Louis.
IS per cent.
Because of the additions OF many new
cities each year. It is necessary TO make
nroper comparisons over period of
years TO compile list OF identical cities
permitting such comparison. Such a one
is that presented in the following table
giving the expenditures for the first and
second halves of each year and for the
year as a whole bacL 10 1903:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
rnOMesos 6u,l otss
uos 81 SIS w A2S 81
DESIGN OF BOROUGH FLAG
Emblem Recalls Many Histors
Facts About Queens.

The Queens Borough flag. az aeoo,,,
by the Chamber OF Commerce Of IN. Bo
ough OF Queens. June, 1913. consists o.
ground divided into equal parallel sri,.,
OF light blue. white and light blue. viz
a tulip and rose crossed IN the cent.
OF circle OF wampum. In the uprsf n
hand corner is a queens crown uncs
which the words Queens Borough. 1875
are placed. The significance Of the die.
ent emblems IN the flag are az follows
The colors. blue. white and blus a,
those OF the Governor who purcAas,
Long Island from the Indians.
The first settlers OF Long island, t'
Dutch and English, are represented y
the tulip. emblematic OF the Dutch on
the double rose. red and white. as IN
emblem OF the English.
The circle OF wampum signlnes M
Indian name OF Long Island. seasr'
/ haka." at tho time Of It's discovery. "a
/ wanhaka" translated from the lnds,
| means "wampum.'
The queens crown In the upper q
corner is emblematic OF the name Of o,
! borough as originally called In horn
| Queen Catherine, when the county va
first named.
/ The date signifies the year In which "
county became a borough OF greater M
| York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
New York
Apartment Rentals.

Douglas l.. Gilman & Co. leased a
duplex apartment in No AIS Madison ave
nue. for Clarence S. Day to John r. Re
barer an apartment in Marquand House,
No IL East 6sth street, for Pease & Eli
man to William L. MeKenna. and an
apartment In No. IS East saith street for
Mrs. Thomas c. Smith to Walter Il. Dew
ereux, Jr.
Pease & Gilman have leased a large
apartment in Marquand House. No. IL
East 6Sth street, to w. T. Moynan.
The Gaines & brennan Company leased
an apartment at No. 1 Lexington avenue
to G. V. Rogers, also at No. "a Gramercy
Park TO George b. Lester.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
QUEENS | OANS$332,936,782
Mortgages Filed in Borough for
Year Ended July 81 Last.

The second issue OF the monthly bull
letin published by the Chamber Of Com
merce OF the Borough OF Queens was
out last night. 1t gives some interesting
facts concerning the tremendous growth
Of the great Borough of Queens. Ac-
cording TO the bulletin the sum OF the
mortgages recorded in Queens Borough
for the year ended July !, 1913, was &c.,
ss6, 1872. OF this amount, however $780,
I6S. 600 represents trust loans. leaving a bal
ance of over $4,000, 900 in mortgages for
building loans.
The following is a statement OF the
mortgages recorded in Queens for the
wear ended July |, 1913:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
Sale in Forest Avenue.

+. Breunig has sold for Elizabeth
Smell Rogers To Jennie Latlook. No. S6i
Forest avenue a three story frame
dwelling house. on lot 20 by 100 feet.
ad Joining the southeast corner of i6lst
street
julius Tishman & Sons have increased
the size OF their apartment house site
by the purchase from Celia Block OF
the three story dwelling house at No.
1873 West 95th street on lot II by zoos
feet. near Amsterdam avenue. Their
frontage at that point is now l02 feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
five years added to what might be called

five years added to what might be called
the fixed capital of the country.
The key 10 the large decrease in all
building reported in 1913 from 1872 and
preceding years is largely found In the
volume of building at New York. In 1913
the total value OF the building expenditure
i'm Greater New York. Richmond Borough
excepted, was sl55, 700,Sl7 a decrease OF
295 per cent from 1872 This total was l7.5
per cent Of the entire expenditure at lio
cities, and the decrease at New YORK from
1912 was $50. 10000. whereas the entire de-
crease at all cities was S4645,000 In other
words the decrease at New York ac-
counted for s. per cent of the total de-
crease at all cities The following table
shows the expenditures at New York City
and at 10 other cities for five years past:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
REAL ESTATE.

TEXAS LANDS. any size tract. any pn"'
veloped farms. ranches or Wild lanas =.
dress Or. Z. VI. PAYNE. BOX 4ss. Alsln. >.
For HOMES in the real couatr, ne
York consult The Countr, Home -
40 West 3ad street Phone $500 hso'~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
Hasbrouck Heights Plots Sold

Samuel Kraft has sold for the Has
brouck Park Land Company, at Has
brouck Heights. n. j.. to A. II. Smith
and Henry Olcott two plots. 50XloO feet
each. In the Boulevard. TO John Melon
aid. Thomas oConnor and G. g. Duffy
plots Of BOXES feet each, in Longworth
avenue. 10 s. csrdell a plot 76xl2 feet.
in Stanley avenue; 10 O. Disney a plot.
tOxl2s (eet. In Williams avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

and the site adjoins the Suzzara Court
apartments. q nine story structure nm
ished last fall by Charles Flaum. Mrs.
Block who sold No. l56. proves 10 be
the buyer of No. 525 West 18TH street:
five story dwelling house. the sale or
which by the Messrs. Tishman was re-
ported RECENTLY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

The total expenditure In 1913 Al lsD
identical cities. It will he seen, was 50
Der cent below 1912. "a per cent below
1911. and 9i.pcr cent below the record
year 1893 total OF the five years ex-
penditures aggregates SAFE, 7ss,lso, or an
average Of nearly 100000 yearly for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
BROOKLYN Rink for Dancing

The Claremont Rink. Brooklyn. W.
has been for several years utilized
boxing club, has been leased to s''l
cate. which will operate the old sporH'
landmark as dancing resort.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
DINNER FOR CAPT. wENMAN.
Friends Honor old Guard N~i~rai
on Ninetieth Anniversary.

Capt. Jim Weumau OF the Old Guard,
who has been actively engaged In business
in this city for nearly fourscore years.
was guest Of honor at a dinner given by
nearly hundred of his comrades and
friends last night at the Hote, Wallck.
Broadway and Forty-third street The
occasion marked his ninetieth birthday.
Former Mayor Ardolph Kline, who it
IL said II to be the next commandment
OF the Old Guard. was POSTMASTER and
o0e of the speakers, The other speakers
who paid affectionate tribute TO the guest
Of the evening were Capt. Charles n.
Huestis, Col. W D. Mann and Capt.
Charles II. Rockwell acting commandant
u the Old Guard.
Capt. James r. Wenman was short
stop on the Knickerbocker team. the first
baseball club organized in New York.
For more than sixty wears Capt. Wen
man has been associated with the cotton
business, and IN 1861 he organized the
Board OF New York Cotton Brokers be-
coming its first president and holding
ONCE until 1870. when the present Cotton
Exchange was formed.
Mayor Wickham appointed him Park
Commissioner IN 1876. and II was while
serving AZ president Of IN" board that he
was Instrumental in having the obellsk
placed IN Central Park. His father was
Uzziah Wenman. and his great-grand
father was Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
WINS FROM MOVIE TRUST. e
J.. ". Swsb Gets a2O.OOO for seizure
Of Ills Film Earhnnwr.

PHILADELPHIA. March IA blow AZ the
business methods OF the moving picture
trust" now being prosecuted by the GOV.
crument. was delivered to-day In Judge
Barretts court, when IN" jury In the re
pl-vin suit of the NtagrHph Company OF
America against Louis NJ Swab. whose
film exchange was seIsod by the trust
awarded Swah $50. 900 damages
Swab's conflict with the trust" dates
back to 1901. when there was considerable
litigation among Aim manufacturers over
patents and ten OF the concerns. includ ng
the Vitagraph company. formed the Mo-
tion Picture Patents Company to settle
this trouble and license all exchanges
Among the leVles made by the patents
company ON the exchanges was the pay
ment 10y them Of s? week for every
movie" served with films.
In April. 1910. the trust" formed the
General Film Company. which was incor-
pornted in Maine with "A capitalization OF
$4,000. 600. Its purpose, II liz said. was 10
take over all exchanges like that con-
Quoted by Swab.
Swah objected To the methods Of the
him company. In January, 1911. the pat
"nts company decided to cancel Swab's
license. and the ten concerns composing
IN" company ISSUED as many writs Of re-
plsvin against Swah Four deputy shcriffs
with assistants descended on his exchange
and seized the reels
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
TOXIC COLUMBIA CLUB FORMED
AIumnus srnds 0uatUtiS WOrdrd
Letter Rearing News.

Columbias native born Japanese alumni
have formed an alumni club in Toxic
according TO a letter received AT Colum
b.a Yesterday. addressed to James Meyers
formerly secretary of Earl Hall. by
Suyemasa Koju. who received the degree
of master OF arts from Columbia in 1910
The letter reads in part as follows
This letter finds YOU very well and
prosperous at about the Christmas. Since
my return to .Iapan 7 never have been
gifted from the Christmas festival, and
also the joyful eve never has come Ia
me as YOU will have, as usual in your
home and through on the Broadway,
The Columbia Club Of ToNio are now
completely organized. I I'm happy to
state that the members OF the club num-
her sixty. and almost forty three are liv-
ing in the city
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
CHILDREN RESCUED AT FIRE.
Fifteen >aved-EOur Women Escap
Death In IiObOkcn Blaze.

Fifteen children and four women were
rescued from fire yesterday afternoon In
the four story double frame apartment
house at &C Adams street. IIoboken. The
building was ruined, the damage amount
ing to about 5000.
The Are started In IA" apartment Of
Samuel Massarsky on the second floor.
Mrs VI \. Case, who lives on tn. fourth
noor, was aroused by shouts and started
to the street. on the third floor she
stumbled over the unconscious form of
Charles Fllherg, 2 years old. She picked
the child up and seeing she could not 70
down the stairs ran to the roof, She was
about to toss the child into n heap OF snow
and jump when shouts warned her.
Four men helped the woman from the
roof of the burning house to an adjoining
roof. They also entered the building and
carried out fourteen other children and
three more women,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
MUST PROVIDENCE" PLAY
SECOND TO "ROOSEVELT"?
Hot Debate in Long Island Town Over Change
in Its Name-Say 1t Brought Bad
Luck and Ridcule

ROOSEVELT. l.. I. March = What some
persons here call the Big Stick hoodoo
liz being felt again This time II isn't a
robbery OF the post office. nor has the Fire
Department busted It's a fight among
members OF the Board OF Education "a
to whether the town shall be laughed at.
hooted and otherwise made foolish be
cause It bears the name OF an ex-Pres'-
dent. or whether a petition shall he sent
to Congressman Lathrop Brown reauestin.;
him to get the permission or the postal
authorities to change the name to PruNi'
dcnce
Roosevelt, l.. l., hasn't had moment :
peace since T. H. presented to the Board
~ Trade big stick valued at $1,000, a
year and a half ago. Immediately there
after there was friction among the towns
men as to who should have the honor OF
guarding the big stick. Conrad Gaenger
finally got 1t. but he didn't keep IT long
on January "a burglars carried 1t OF
This caused rejoicing among those who
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

The matinee concert was well attended
and the numbers warmly received Max
imillan fllz"r. concert master OF the Rus
sian symphony Orchestra and a chorus
OF 1900 children OF the elementary schools
OF New York under the direction Of Dr.
Frank r. R!x. director OF music for the
Department OF Education. were the fea -
lures.
Although the audience gave enthusiastic
applause TO all the numbers Schubert =
Who Is sylvia" by chldren's chorus and
orchestra was particularly well received
The first OF the programme. Weber $
overture "Jubel" which closes with
America" set the standard OF enthusiasm
for the afternoon.
This was followed by the Andante from
beethovens Fifth symphony. and the
familiar Pilgrims Chorus from Tam
haeuser' was the first song by the chill.
dren's chorus. Mr.. Pilzer with the or
chestra. struck popular favorIte In tn,
meditation from That's and the after
noon programme closed with the stirring
March Sadar" OF Ippolitow Ivanow
Mime. Owe Frematad will be the soloist
in 'o-n!ghts concert. which will end the
series
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
EASTERN TIME TO GO WEST.
Great Part Of Ohio In Line for PRO.
pOsed Change.

CLEVELAND. March All northeastern
Ohio will adopt Eastern time at noon
Saturday. May 2. II "A plan suggested
to-day by l.. y. Fairchild. president Of
the Cleveland Milling Company. is carried
out Whistles. bells and horns will be
sounded in "A score OF cities and more
than 100 villages az the clocks strike the
noon hour on the appointed day
The plan to make the new time enec-
tive on the same day II Endorsed every
where throughout the district affected,
Eastern time legislation Is alredy
pending. Cleveland. Lakewood, Bedford
Rocky River Herea and Euclid viii con-
slider the subject At the meetings OF the
councils.
The Akron Chamber of Commerce will
begin Eastern time activities next week
Youngstown and conneaut now have
Eastern time In certain sections of the
cities Sandusky. gainesville, Ashtabula
I,orain and Elyria are talking OF the pro
posed change.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
THINKS WOMEN ARE BABYISH.
Colombia Professor suGaests part
Time Jobs 10 Relieve Men.

DR. James Harvey Robinson, professor
Of history at Columbia University, who
was chief speaker last night at a feminist
meeting of the Womans Forum In the
philosophy building at Columbia. said
that woman's present status was due
partly to nature.
1T is the lot of all Of Us to be born
babies" said DR.. Robinson Women are
encouraged less to outgrow II than men.
One thing tfat possesses a baby 10 to
be doing something. and whatever II does
* at the expense Of some one else.
Women haven't been encouraged to leave
the baby stage soon enough. IL they
weren't permitted to remain babies so
long their status would be different"
DR.. Robinson suggested that wome n
ought to have part time jobs and devote
the rest of the time to raising families.
He believes that men are now the slaves
OF their Jobs and that IL they would play
part of Ihe time and give their Jobs
10 the women while they arc playing
both sexes would be better on
Henrietta Rodman, teacher in the
Wadlelgh High School, who Is married.
suggested that women could accomplish
something nv defeating the amendments
the Board OF Education il trying to get
through the Legislature toprohibit teacher
mothers and teachers who have husbands
from holding places in the Department OF
Education.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
IDLE ACTORS WILL PARADE.
Duh Times Throw 200 Hebrew Play
ers Out Of Work.

Representatives of the Hebrew NHudr
willie Actors Union reported Yesterday
that It's members were having hard
time on account of the scarcity OF money
due to the present stagnatiun in business.
Abraham cogut. the unions business
agent said that Of Its 375 members e0J
are now idle
Arrangements are being made. he said
to have a parade OF these unemployed
vnudevill. actors to the CITY Hall this
week. accompanied by their wives and
Childden, to ask Mayor Mitchell to use his
influence to have the theatre ordinance
20 amended that vaudeville can he given
In theatres srHting fewer than 400, ever
II not hreproof
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
SANS SHIP SAILS, BUT
NEGROES STAY HERE
The Chiefs Followers Left on
the Dock Weeping and
Wailing.


Inc Coco snip 'ur''S va, Nnl'" '', ~
Z. sam pouent Some M'ehS az" ~ ~ IN
the hrst lnstalh'n' Oh tne i,ett''s v. ,'''
country pack 10 'he 'oio 'o@sI W ~, ''a'
Nahsn'u iiVi" ..'o '" " - ~ +,
noon, leaving the ch'ei au"p'eu so''N ~ w,
daughters OF ANN s'tan"eu on Wv W. n
weeping SAD rare~ei' 10 ''e'' "'''7 '''
future ease ana luxury
The vessel sailed unuet ,u"ai' nag
the same IA she mas hau since sam uuus ~
her from the Morr"' LAW W. w 80
Me. where sam says she WI" unu',so
repairs ana theh take on ooHl *" ~,
African pllgrims VINO nave ilaue INV S"'
their hotel Tor the iast nv MvunS' 49,.
why sam ola not go WIN "'' VI wy
the colonists were 'et' peh'n" ",c "IHo
teries stu unsolNed pu' the ns' '""' M's
seen OF the chlef ana ms io''o"''S VIZ
a straggSng me OF oeJe''e" us "
shuffling ACROSS the lo's tro" INV p'e'
headed no on" Knows "het''
The curityha was IN charge oil '"l'
]. Mckenzie OF BOSTON Tor the past "eeh'
white master. ana Ira Heh'oru' "hi''
engineer. She had negro crew also
from Boston, but no oth.r human '"rS'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

Charles stuart Hale OF M1nhasset, l.. f.
pleaded guilty yesterday before County
Judge Humphrey in Long Island City to
a charge of having robbed the New York
Architectural Terra Gotta Company Of
Long Island City by padding its payroll
The specific charge was the taking Of $50,
hut Hale confessed to having taken about
$4,000 Hale IL said TO belong to a good
family and as his relatives have promised
to make good the sum taken sentence was
suspended.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
SOTHERN QUITS SHAKESPEARE.
VIII Revive lord DundreRry" aud
Leave stage IN Two N~ara

DESvrE. March -. II Sothern
abandoned Shakespeare with Tonight :
performance OF hamlet here and for
maly announced that he would retire
permanently from tho stage AT the close
of the 1913 season. In the meantime he
will revive Lord Dundrcary' In rernem-
brance of the elder Sothcrn and Will
clos. his stage career with it He Will
put on "Dundreary' when he opens u
Kansas City two weeks hence
Il nave been on the stag" since 1919
and that IL IA long time" said Mi Sothern
am vigorous. but this life without any
social phase IL wearing on tn" system
My wifes poor health forced her to leave
the stage. ! shall quit and lead a thor
, oughly domestic lifo."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
MAY LOWER HUDSON TUBE FARE
HObOken Recorder Makes Request
Company ConsiderinR Matter.

Recorder McGoveru Of HohOken re-
Gently wrote TO W G. Fiske of the
Hudson and Manhattan Hallway, the
Hudson tubes, suggesting that the fare
from Jersey city and Hoboken to Ninth
street and Christopher street In Man
haitian be reduced from seven to i've
cents.
Recorder McGovern argued that the
shopping crowd all went further up town
and that the great majority ~ those who
used the tube to the two Manhattan sta
tions were working people to whom the
extra four cents "a day WAS considerable
item.
Mr. Fiske mas replied. saying the sug-
gestion will receive full consideration
with a view OF ascertaining IL the pro
posed reduction would result In enough
Increased riding to maintain the total
| receipts up to their present point