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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
JOHN c. HUME.

that since il had been an integral part
Of the city of Mount Vernon for three
years il was not annexed TO New York
City.
To maintain the legal contour and
grades of streets, il is absolutely neces-
sary that landmarks of survey, now
commonly called monuments, owing TO
the fact that they are slabs OF stone
placed in the ground by the surveyors
or their assistants, be frequently made.
In The Bronx these monuments have
been put in the ground to the depth OF
three and one-half feet. If one will
but look carefully he may see these
slabs of stone near the curb lines Of
intersecting streets.
Years ago il was a practice of most
surveyors to put the slabs or mOnu-
ments at the nearest point of a build
ing, and consequently numerous slabs
were cast aside like ordinary stones
when the plot was eXcavated for I'M
provement. To insure the stone being
in a permanent place. points near the
curb corners, and not the nearest build
ing lines, at the intersection of streets
we're chosen as the spots to bury the
stones.
The cost Of putting down a land
mark in The Bronx is not more than
s25. Whenever a plot opposite a mon
ument is to be eXcavated, the con-
tractor for the work is required to de-
post S25 with the Commissioner Of
Public Works. as the Typographical Bu-
reau is part of his department, in order
to insure the monument against being
disturbed.
In speaking about the work of the
Typographical Bureau of The Bronx, a
we'll known public official said: "a COM
plete history Of all monuments is kept
with the card index system, and there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
BOARD ISSUES ITS DIARY
Manual Contains New Feat
ures and Useful Data.

The Real Estate Boards diary has
been issued. It contains several new
features, the more important OF which
are the workmen's compensation and
labor laws as applied 10 real estate,
and the Davies rule for the scientifc
valuation of an entire property or any
fraction thereof has been revised and
enlarged.
The manual contains some 200 pages
of information relating TO the Tax,
Water. Tenement House departments
and Of the city and its government.
This years manual, which is obtainable
at the board rooms for 81, was com
piled by the diary committee, compris-
ing Pierre NJ. Clear, Frank d. Ames,
William L. de Bost, A. N. Gitterman.
William c. Lester, Walter II. Warren
and c. Wheaton Vaughan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

suit. An experienced surveyor from
another borough or from out Of town
has no difficulty whatsoever in The
Bronx in locating the boundaries of the
plots or parcels which he surveys.
"A fault frequently found in the
surveys made in the early days of The
Bronx by amateur surveyors is the
omission of one of the boundaries of
the property. This omission is some
times called leaving the premises open.
Costly lawsuits often arise from such
errors as there is doubt as to the
dimensions Of the premises. A recent
survey of one of the largest tracts of
land in the borough showed that there
was considerably more land in the
premises than the maps Of the prop
erty indicated. No one has cause TO
grumble or complain when there is a
surplus of land in such cases, as IL is
an easy and joyful task TO partition
the extra land among the parties in in
terest But when the findings are less
land than defined by early surveys the
owner or owners usually begin a search
TO discover how the error had been
made and how TO reduce each holding
equitably, but owing TO the fact that
some of the land may be built upon
the inquiry often leads to a lengthy
lawsuit.
John c. Hume is one of the best
known engineers connected with the
Typographical Bureau of The Bronx.
Among other prominent engineers in
the bureau are Edward H. Holden,
Walter A. Herckenrath, Herbert II.
Claxton, John Toomey, Joseph f.
Hefele, John L. Whalen, Martin c..
Keller, Charles p. Bounett, John F.
Drake, John F. Torpey and Walter ".
Mccoy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
DISAPPROVES ORDINANCE
Expert Says Faster Elevators
Will Not Help Service Much.

Reginald Pelham Bolton says the re-
cent extension in this city Of permits
sible speed Of express elevators from
900 TO 700 feet minute is mistake.
"Such speeds cannot be utilized be-
tween the stopping floors of the ser
vice." he adds, "for the car does not
have time to attain its full speed in
short distances. The excessive speed
tends TO over-running past
landings, and is an expense productive
Of little gain 70 the convenience of
the service"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
PROPOSED LAW
TO Be DISCUSSED
Meeting Arranged in Re-
latiOn to Fire Limits
Measure.

The Advisory Council Of Real Estate
Interests has arranged for a confer
ence between the members of its build
ing code committee and those officials
in the Borough of Queens who are par
ticularly concerned with the framing
of ordinance 1875 relating TO fire limits
now before the Board of Aldermen.
This ordinance proposes 10 establish
an intermediate zone between the fire
limits and the frame building limits. In
this zone buildings Of certain classes
must be built of brick, whereas other
may be built Of frame. The
advisory council is of the opinion that
this ordinance will be TO the advantage
of real estate people, and recommends
its adoption. However. there has been
some question raised as to whether the
provisions Of the law are just when APP
piled to conditions in Queens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

River was annexed to New York by
Chapter 99d, Laws of 1895, all of the
village of South Mount Vernon was
also annexed to New York City. Hence
Corporation Counsel John Whalen was
requested to give an opinion as to
which city belonged this plot of land
which was covered by the act erecting
the village of South Mount Vernon and
by the act incorporating the city Of
Mount Vernon, and his opinion was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
LIFE OF AFACTORY CENTRE
Expert Tells About Yearly
Depreciation of Plant.

II. Shuekmann, in a discussion be-
fore the American Society of Mechani-
cal Engineers, gave the following
classification of annual depreciation
charges as adopted by the plants with
which he is connected:
Factory buildings, per cent.
Factory machinery, II per cent.
Power plant equipment. 10 per cent
Electric light system, Z per cent.
Railway tracks, per cent
Tools aud fixtures, 10 per cent.
General construction, fences, retain
ing walls, and so on, z per cent.
Oil storage tanks, z per cent.
Dwellings, b per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
BUSINESS SPACE LEASED
New Tenants for Midtown
and Downtown Buildings.

Bastine & Co. leased at 112 East
10th st. Offices to J. de Sofa Mendes,
toilet preparations, and 10 the I'm
perial Ribbon Company, Abraham Levy
and Scheisser & Bechtel, silk mer-
chants. .-
The Douglas Robinson, Charles S.
Brown Company leased the psrlor floor
in % East 46th st. 70 Maud X. and
Ella Borland for business purposes.
Pepc & Brother, with the Charles F.
Noyes Company, leased for the Lon
don, Liverpool and Globe Insurance
Company the store and basement at
13l to 1876 Prince 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
Reflects Higher Values.

The recent purchase of Barnum
Island, in Hawlett Bay, in the southern
part of Nassau County, affords another
example of the increase in Long Island
values. Barnum Island comprises ar
area of 450 acres; it is crossed by the
Long Beach division OF the Long Islam !
Railroad.
Barnum Island was sold in 1901 for
$4,000, in 1905 it was resold for $780,
600, and it changed hands subsequently
ut a considerable advance in price when
ii was bought by the Seacoast Realty
Company. The latest sale of the island
was 10 Philadelphia syndicate, the
sellers taking a substantial profit. The
property is to be developed along Vene-
tian lines, inasmuch as several streams
flow through it and join Hewlett Bay,
on which the island has an extensive
frontage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
SCHOOLS FOR
FARM INSTRUCTION
Organization Preparing
an Education Campaign
on Agriculture.
TO TRY TO COLONIZE
BELGIAN REFUGEES
Settlement Concentrating It's Ef.
forts to Bring Them to the
South from War Zone.

The Southern Settlement and De-
gelopment Organization, with head
quarters in Baltimore, is preparing for
a campaign Of education in all the biz
centres Of congested population 10
establish agricultural schools wher.
those now occupied in other pursuits
may learn the principles Of agrieult-
ure. The organization also proposes to
arrange to place these students on
farms during their vacations, where
they can get practical demonstrations.
Many of these students in the mean
time. it is believed, will buy farms on
the instalment plan and continue at
their present occupations until they
are paid for, or until the time is OPP
perfume, by reason OF study or other
wise, for them to take up agrics@-ure
as an occupation.
Michael p. Walsh, formerly Deputy
Water Commissioner of Queens, who
has just returned from the South, says;
81 had a conference with W. j. Casey,
vice-president of the Continental Trust
Company, and representatives. of the
Southern Settlement and Development
Organization.
"The latter organization represents
sll the trunk line railroads IN the
South and various state and local
boards of trade and commercial bodies
working in unison for the upbuilding
of the South. The organization IS con-
centrating its effects on colonlzlng IN
the South Belgian refugees from the
war. This movement has the sympathy
of the national administration, and |
understand that a representative or the
Southern Settlement and DEVELOPMENT
Organization is now in London, &C
companied by a commission composed
of prominent Belgians who are resi-
dents of the United States, and that
they have also the support Of the Bel
gian Minister at Washington in their
efforts to bring these people TO the
South. This movement, If successful,
will open up a splendid opportunity for
land company TO deal IN Southern
farms.
"The Southern Settlement and De-
velopment Organization ~ not IN the
land business, and is forbidden BY It's
charter from in any way taking sd'
vantage of its own work 70 reap any
pecuniary profit therefrom. It's orleer'
and employees as individuals are Ike
wise forbidden TO invest in any move,
ment or company taking advantage OF
the work of the organization. OF
profting in any way from its work OF
information developed by its operation.
1t is, however. working on a pan
whereby it will indorse a land com
pany's land and terms of sale Il y
measures up to it's approval and VIII
permit it to use this approval IN sd'
vertising literature.
"The organization has just sent gu.
letters to all the boards of trade ana
such bodies in it's organization, ASKING
whether they are prepared TO proyide
farms for these newcomers on terms
that will give them a chance TO s'sr'
life anew in this country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
OLD MILL FOR OFFICES
Plant at White Plains Too
Valuabl for Former Use.

The Eastern Mill and Material Com
pany plant in White Plains is being
converted into stores and offices. The
brick boiler house will be transformed
into large public garage.
Several years ago Robert f. Farley
bought the mill from Ex-Governor Eu-
gene VI. Foss of Massachusetts,. The
Eastern Mill and Material Company, OF
which he is president, occupied the
building for a time, but the property
has become too valuable to use for
milling purposes, situated as it is in
the heart Of thriving White Plains.
1t overlooks Depot Square and the new
railroad station just opened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
Steel Furniture Demand.

Steel furniture is more plentiful in
the modern apartment house to-day
than it was ten years ago, but the
furniture is really not fixture of the
as il is in most cases the per-
sonal belongings of the occupant. New
ertheless, in the efforts to make the
houses as near freproof as possible
steel furniture is being used more ex-
tensively in the rotundas and in
other places wherever chairs or little
tables or lounges are needed to make
the equipment of the apartment house
complete.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
Furnished Apartments Rented

Pease & Gilman let furnished in the
Mentone. at 800 West End av., an
apartment for Joseph O'Hare TO NJ. o.
Schsefer; also q furnished apartment
for Mrs. Campbell in 200 West 5Sth st.
to Arthur w. Page, of Doubleday, Page,
& Co., and one in 66 West 18th St, as
agents, for Mrs. Charles w. Lesvitt, TO
c. ii. 4 L. X. Robinson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

fore a ready and accurate reference is
at hand.
MANY schoolboys think that they
are qualified to do surveying is,
take entire charge and responsibility
for such task. A person, however,
must be experienced and one with a
natural aptitude for the work to do
perfect Typographical surveying.
with the terminals accurately de-
fined there is no possibility of a law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
Lease Along Harlem River.

NJ. Just has leased to The City OF
New York for Alexander Walker, presi-
dent of the Colonial Bank, the eleven
lots, with stable and dock. situated at
206th st. and the Harlem River. The
Jesse Is for term of years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
Rents Beach Cottage.

John F. Scott has rented for DR.. Irv-
ing +. Strong his cottage at Lawrence
Beach, Long Island, for the coming
Summer season 20 Charles A. Marshall.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-06-04
ALL IN JAIL
WITHOUT BOND
Men Charged With MUIR
der Of COppinger
Await Trial.

TRACY CITY. Tenn, June 2.-The
preliminary hearings in the cases of
Robert Throneberry and John Throne
berry, charged with aiding and abet-
ting in the murder of q. A. Coppin-
ger, were concluded Saturday after
noon. and both bound over by g. W.
Tidman, justice of the peace, to await
the action of the grand jury. Neither
of the Throneberrys went on the wit
ness stand, each resting his case when
the state finished its proof They
were both committed to Jail without
bond.
Charley Kilgore, the confessed muir
derer, was also committed to Jail
without bond. In his gruesome story.
which he told as though it had been
an ordinary transaction, he implicat-
ed both the Thronsberrys and also
John Landlord, Sr., in way, but so
far no warrant has been issued for
Landlord, and it is reported that he
has left the country. Kilgore had
murder and was scouting, and be
stated that John Landlord had harbor-
ed him and furnished him with saws
to enable him to break Jail. He den
led that Lankford had advised the
murder or assisted in anyway in it,
but Landlord was in the court room
and heard this evidence, and when he
was wanted for witness in the after
noon he could not be found, and it was
reported that he Tad left FOR Okla
homa. The sheriff had an attachment
for him but he could not be found.
Kilgore swore before the coroner's
inquest that he knew nothing of the
murder. On that night he confessed
to Tailor Anderson that be did it. On
Friday just before he went on the
stand in Bob Throneberry s c&e, he
implicated John Throneberfy, and
on Saturday, while testifying against
John Throneberry, he stated that he
had not told all his story yet. On the
whole Kilgore tells very plausible
story, but each time he was on the
stand he would admit that something
he swore previously was untrue.
He is only 10 years old and an or
phan, his father having died about
three years ago, but he has been in Jail
five times heretofore, and is consider
ed dangerous character He had
had some trouble with Coppinger, and
Coppinger had sworn out some war
rants for him and had him put in Jail
about three different illness. Coppin
ger had also declined to allow Kill
gore come to his home to see his
daughter. This. it is thought, was
the direct cause of the killing. 1t was
shown that Kilgore bad been on the
road several times lying in wait for
Coppinger.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-06-04
Did Not Throw Mud.

Editor News:
would like to explain to "Pedro "
or any other who may have read his
letter, that l did not mean to criticise
the writer he referred to, and I GER
tainly did not do any mud singing, I
do not think we should wrestle and ar
que over the holy scriptures but study
them prayerfully and humbly. l was
merely trying to explain the matter
and harmonize the words of our Lord
The writer "Pedro" referred to claims
that Paradise is the throne of God and
quotes from Revelations, second chap
ter and seventh verse, to prove his as
sertion. Now, the dying thief did not
ask him to remember him when He
came to the throne of God, but when
He came into His kingdom, and we
know that He has not yet fully come
into His kingdom. We still pray,
"Tby Kingdom come," and when our
Lord used the word "today'' he sim
ply meant that the promise as given
on that day, / think ''Pedro" is right
about the punctuation. OF course, it
was not inspired and / think many
other scriptures have been misconstru-
ed, but thanks b. to God, the light is
now beginning to shine from one page
of the Holy Bible to another and we
are coming more and more into the
light Of the perfect day when the
knowledge of the Lord shall fill the
whole earth as the waters that cover
the sea. Then Paradise once lost by
the transgression of our first parents,
will be restored and the enitent thief
will be there as our Lord said he
would God says through the Proph
ct Ezekiel, 81 will open your graves
and cause you to come DIP ont of your
graves and place you in your own
land, and We shall know that am the
Lord and it is clear the thief did
not have any promise of heaven;
neither have any except the elect, the
body of Christ, the church of the first
born whose names are written in
Heaven.
Now. If anyone disagrees with me,
1 hope they will give their opinion in |
the same humble spirit in which /
have given mine.
AUNT BELL.
Dunlap, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-06-04
Dunlap.
SneliaL 10 ne MC1ps.

Speaal 10 ne Mas.
We are having plenty of hot and
dry weather. Some are at work and
some are spending these hot after
moons fishing.
There is prayer meeting at the Hall
every Wednesday night.
Mrs. Grover johnson spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Ed Lewis.
Lawrence Hatfield and wife spent
Sunday with homefolks.
". NJ. johnson and wife and daugh-
ter. Miss Lizzie. were the guests of
L. s. Condra and family Sunday.
Misses Elizabeth and Matte Hatfield
spent Saturday in Dunlap shopping,
Miss Jennie Hatfield has been on
the sick list for a week or so.
Frank Cordell has joined the army.
He was in Ohio last week and is still
going further.
Tom Bowman and wife and children
spent from Saturday until Monday
at Whitwell with their sons, Ed and
Cline.
Miss Vita Lamb is visiting friends
and relatives at the Hall.
Green Evans has been quite sick
with meningitis, but is some better
now.
Well, "Uncle Tom, that remedy
that you told Jim Morrison to use,
gasoline and oamphor, which is sup
posed to cure them, want you to
tell me in the next paper what it is
good for.
Thomas Andes and Wash Price took
dinner with W. S. Barker and family,
at the Hall Sunday.
W. F. Hoge and family were the
guests of Arthur Burnett and family
last Sunday.
Several from this place and other
points attended the picnic last Sunday
at the Stone Cave. All had a good
time. Little Dot.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-06-04
Defends Himself.

Editor News;
write you word. 1t is not nee
essary to tell you I have been in bed
for nearly five weeks, but there seems
to be some who don't know this, 80
write you word to say when l get
up, will answer this fellow, Hugh
Rankin, to queens taste, / never
did Rankin any harm in life and why
he still keeps barking at me is more
than can understand, but will give
the boy his fill if must, but will
wait until l get out of bed to do it.
Rankin, / am not the republican
party When the republicans of Ma
rion county met in mass convention
they elected the executive committee,
and .one of the number was made
chairman and one was made secretary.
The candidates themselves decided to
have primary at certain date.
Then the mass convention proceeded to
select the primary committee, to-wit:
j. W. Morrison, F. M. Mccullough
and J. G. Lancaster. We did all the
work of holding the primary, which
was to be reported to the chairman
and secretary, which was done. Then
this primary committee was thru with
ITS work, and was no part of the party
any further, but is this any of
Hugh Raukin's business what was
done with the campaign fund? Hugh,
you look after your little speck of bus
mess, and you will have no time to
bother about other peoples.
When the republicans get in
straight for an auditor they will call
us some one who can make the tally
Sheet ring and there will be no muu
singing about it. What if / had writ
ten about the democrats or your PED
pies campaign fund, whose poodle
would you have thought was am
this way, if the Republicans don't get
ont men who are deserving of my sup
port I vote for whoever please.
Now, in closing this little piece,
will say this committee spent all it
collected and myself paid $i4,0O over
the collection, but what is that to you
/ will attend to you at the proper
time l will make plain your matter
as to W H. White Whites on hon
est ground.
j. W. MORRISON.
Jasper, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-06-04
Coughs and Colds Weaken System.

Continued Coughs, Colds and Bron-
chial troubles are depressing and
weaken the system. Loss of weight
and appetite generally follow. Get
a SOC bottle of DIR. Kings New Dis
covery today. II will stop your
cough. The first dose helps. The best
medicine for stubborn coughs, colds
and all throat and lung troubles. MIR.
o. H. Brown, Muscatine, Ala,
writes "My wife was sick during the
hot summer months and | honestly be-
lieve DIR. Kings New Discovery saw
ed her life. Good for children. soc
and $t,00 at your Druggist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-24
FOR SALE

FOR. SALE - AT GABLES. ia, 115
and III South Second street, 5000 gall
Ions NeW Era ready paint Acme
auality. All the full line of the Acme
make.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-24
&RAthRoADEQepasR
EDGAR Y. LEEDS IS
ON ADVISORY BOARD
Reading Relief Department Off
cials Announce Result of the
Annual Election Today

One Harrisburger. Edgar V. Leeds
employed at Rutherford, has been elect
ed a member of the advisory board, of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company Relief Department. The bal
loting started November 12. The new
board includes: Division No. /. Read
ing division, L. *. Morris, passenger
trainmaster. Reading; division No. 2,
shipping department, Horace Smith,
lumber inspector. Reading; division No.
3, motive power department, Harry H.
Wilson. Reading; division No. 4. gen.
eral office, Charles E. Dilkes, Jr., Phlla-
delphia; division No. 8, Atlantic City
Railroad. Frederick B. Il. Tompkins,
Camden, n. j.: division No. 6. New York
division, Samuel ]. Logan, Olney; divi-
sion No. z, Shamollin division. George
Heebner; division No. s, Harrisburg di-
vision, Edgar V. Leeds, Rutherford; di-
vision No. 3, Wilmington and Colum-
bia division, Harry c. Hunsicker,
Coatesville; division No. 10, Philadel-
phia division, John G. Wormick.
Edgar V. Leeds is q brakeman EN-
ployed at Rutherford. He resides
at II South Fifteenth street, and was
formerly employed at Steelton, where
for number of years Mr.. Leeds father
was freight and passenger agent for
the Reading.