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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
MIDTOWN LOFTS LEASED
New Tenants for Buildings on
Side Streets.

Pease & Gilman have leased space for
the Century Holding Company d.ee &
F1eischmam at No. D West 18th street
to the Frymier & Hanna Company
The Pa-son Mel. Merrill Company. Inc,
and Ames & co. rented the store No. ?
East SD street TO Leopold and Ida Gut
man.
Frederick Fox & Co leased the tenth
loft i'm No. l4 to liJ West S6th street to
Kohn Brothers; the sixth loft in Nos ~
and q West S5th street TO Resented &
Weingarten: the third loft in Nos. 81 and
&c East 18th street TO Hochner Brothers;
the fourth loft cast in No % TO % West
45th street 10 the Century Furniture Com
many. of Grand Rapids. and large space
in Nos s. and 81 West seth street to the
Film Exchange.
ROYAL Scott Gulden leased loft in No.
60 West 46th street TO Adolph Bernard
ladies' tailor: also offices in the Aeolian
building. West 4sth street, to +. L. Muir
raw drcssnaker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
ostter Business Outlook
Gan canse of Scenes of Build
ing Vigor There.
THIS N. J. SUBURB
WITHIN HOUR ZONE
...iSsrt Mears Describes His
plans for This Beauti-
full Development.

MURRAY Hm Park DEVELOPMENT al
n -. ci,v line Of summit. y. o.. for
80 -. of half a mile. is. after period
vars inactivity. the scene again
Q - important work.
- hrovsnt tone Of mercantile and
80 channels and the larger local real
s,. .. armand. particularly shown IN the
~. -. weeks in sales and building oper-
q, and around Murray Hin ana
-t Influenced ". Howard MeaTs'
-, OF Murray Hill Park 70 rene"
~ n LAYING paved streets sue
seve- and water mains and build
= =. - men Is now engaged on TINS
,,chitects are busy on plans OF
- .,.ss The dwellings have ALREADY
y IA from these plans and VIII ne
4. MS winter. The COMPANY no"
:" s,sr OF competent engineers,
- gardeners. architects ana
-, with an up-to-dste sales or
-. ..,,,o, and proposes to prosecute
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

activities which will result in the sale ~
the entire area within the next few
years. President Mesrs SAYS: when !
ertered into contract relations I'm the pur-
chase Of Murray Hill Park and it's de-
velopment I had i'm mind something more
tran moro commercial enterprise and
profit ~ had long been my ambition TO
found an ideal suburban residential COM
muuitv. believed that in making my
home I'm such a community, as ! have
done and producing an artistic. beautiful
DEVELOPMENT. would surround myseh
with beautiful homes and estates. I'm the
midst Of which could spend the renain-
dor Of my years with pleasure and salts
faction. building for myself at the same
,ir,o q monument which would he a mat
ter OF pride permanent I'm character. and
cause me 10 feel that my existence had
been worth while.
81 became identified with this develop
rent because Of its wonderful scenic ana
Isndscapo charms. certain social and
roiehborhood features that Will appeal 10
New York business and professional men
as factors OF their home life and as par
,,cularlv attractive and advantageous to
tho family. neighborhood and surround
,nrs With this in mind l have added 10
the DEVELOPMENT clubhouse.
1T is I'm most central part OF the prop
ertv. equipped in an up-to-date manner
propose 20 complete at an early date
splendid Roman swimming pool four
complete tennis courts and modern hotel
"a IA. oncncd throughout the year, and
70 he constructed at the highest point in
the park. which is 125 feet higher than
Summit station. There are one hundred
trains day to and from Summit on the
rackawanna system and Murray Hill
Park Is within less than an hour OF loft
and skyscraper sections Of New YORK
City.
Il shall give the work OF further de-
velopment and construction at Murray
Hiu Park my personal time and atten-
,ion have surrounded myself with
stan OF men thoroughly competent In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
Skating Pond at Park Hill.

The Park Hill Country Club recently
obtained permission from the American
Real Estate Company TO flood large
area OF ground Immediately adjoining the
club grounds. the purpose being to con
vert this area into huge skating RINK
for the use OF Park Hill residents this
winter.
After careful preparations to avoid the
escape OF water. the plan was put into
effect. and the cold weather last week
brought into existence most attractive
skating ground. much 10 tho delight OF
many grown-ups. as well as the young
sters. The skating pond materially adds
To the many attractions offered in this
beautiful all-year-round suburb.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
INVITING RENTALS
In THE BRONX
Many Large Modern Apartment
Houses There with All
COnVenienCeS.

The Bronx cannot be characterized by
one word or ono sentence, for its several
sections present widely differing aspects.
For the most part. The Bronx has been
a residential section. some 70 per cent OF
It's $4,000 inhabitants having their work
in Manhattan. Yet there Is coming TO be
valuable business and manufacturing
territory centring around the railroad
tracks. says THE Edison Monthly But
the residential aspect affords the great
est contrasts; there are Riverdale. Spuy-
ten Duyvil and Mount st. Vincent. con-
tanning country homes Of prominent per-
sons: there are Fordham and University
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
Staten Island Tract for Camp.

on the south shore OF Staten Island
J. Sterling Drake has sold for the estate
Of Walter T. Elliott TO the Young Men
Christian Association. Of Brooklyn. over
look Park, Princes Bay. The property
which will be used as boys summer
camp. consists Of over seventeen acres of
upland. eight acres OF waterfront and
land under water. with nearly l'sp ieet
frontage on Woodyail avenue.
II is considered the best piece OF water
front on Raritan Bay. On the properly
are two groves Of trees over century
old. The shore line is 555 feet long.
sheer bluff over twenty feet high
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

The julius Friend. Edward NJ Levi
Company leased the store No 100 Fourth
avenue TO the Is. & J.. lunch room for a
term OF years.
Folsom Brothers leased the parlor floor
store i'm No. 81 West 3sth street 10 Dean
& Pinetu for term OF years
Ames & CO. Inc. leased 20 G. schlrmer
the third loft in No. 2n to 20 West 37th
street. the third loft I'm NO. l50 West 18th
street TO Workman & Silver; tho fifth
loft TO Silberfarb & Halprin; the FIRST loft
I'm 80. 2s5 Eighth avenue TO Matthew
O'Connell. and the second loft in No. o
West sd street TO H. Schneider.
Hell 4 stern leased the store and base
meut I'm Nos 1870 and 1872 West 18th street
to the Leo Uhlfelder Company. importers
Of bronze powders. for long term Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

their various departments 10 fulfil my
highest ideals and get practical results
with the minimum OF effort and expense
! am grauhcd with the sales recently
made and the promise Of largely in
creased business this year. From present
plans and indications I anticipate that we
Will have not less than twenty-five houses
built and under construction at Murray
Hin Park before July / next our aim
will thereafter be TO produce one COM
pleted house week. We realize that
the demand Of the New YORKER is for
homes. not land alone and we aim To fur
nsh a type Of home that will appeal TO
and satisfy the most critical requirement
We will always be ready To receive sug-
gestions and ideas that Will in any way
assist us along these lines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

A limited amount of exceptionally dcsir-
able loft space available. Location well
adapted to embroidery and lace trade.
Very low insurance, due to high class, up
to-date sprinkler system. Inquiry invited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
ENDS
SUCCESSFUL WEEK

Petersburg, Va. June 24,---The
second annual Petersburg Chau-
tauqua. after a most successful sea
son, completed it's entertainment in
this city last evening
The week was one Of the most
pleasant that Chautauqua lovers have
spent here in the history OF the city
The final program was a concert by
Nietors band, and an address by
Judge Ben b Lindsay, Of Colorado
on The Misfortunes OF Mickey" or
the boy problem,
The afternoon session was taken
up with an entertainment by about
fifty local boys and girls, who had
been in training under the direction
of the Chautauqua management for
the past week They presented a
play which showed the good result
of the careful training which they
had had
Several hundred patrons Of the
Chautauqua expressed a desire TO
purchase season tickets for the 1915
season, which assures Petersburg OF
having the Chautauqua another year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
2
Panplln Va. Juno %.
Shutters in Print.


As vel as it IS possible to gather from a
moad Times Dispatch intends to DENY having
sad u times past that tho two Virginia sena-
tors would have no recoeniton from the VII
son administration and having said the other dav
mat the same two senator's viii have control Of
ne federal postal appointments in the Ninth
lrginia district and will he responsible IL these
appointments are not made promptly Perhaps
II Is rot exactly safe or accurate 10 accuse the
IIfnoS- Dispatch Of ever having said or saving
ANYTHING very clearly definitely That some
Wha unhappy newspaper lahors against the
mlsIf rtune Of constitutional impeachment in its
editorial speech It is 1ne Of the few institutions
known 10 humanity which can stntter in DrInt
ct, II this esteemed contemporary will consult
It's c"f flies for March and April for the year
1872 We think It viii find frequent and some
times EIceful announcements that Martin and,
SWa' son particularly Martin-woud have 1T
tie t.fuence. or none. with the new adminfstra-
ton. l. Will find IN SIS own recent editorial slut
terri les the assertion that the recommendations
OF the senators for Ninth district postoffices had
been considered and in y great ma iority Of in
stances accepted. Also there is a. demand that
the senators go right ahead and send in their
recommendations for the remaining offices We
eannet imagine that esteemed contempor.
arr woutu GIVE senator's such advice unless Il
believed and intended - state that their recon
menGatons will be successful. Certainly there
would no sense and no propriety in urging men
20 se1 in the names of their friends for sIaueh-
ter o. 70 waste their times and breath in PRE-
scntnC names not likely to he decentralization
nqSa Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
w 1o,r III INeAMrMr VI.

Richmond SIS The ira5Hi7H had foFese"n ara
predicted, loses the eucamoaIopt Of the Virginia
State troops fixed ser July 21-2o because of the
Indifference Of a few members 81 the board
OF aldermen n the last analysis and the dila-
,tury tactics Of thu city administration primarily
The anca1np4ent goes 70 Gordoosvil!e. whose
citizens we're more alert
The members of tho statetmiltary board. their
patience worn threadbare bytthe tactics display ed
shy the city administration, decided upon this
step yesterday afternoon, at the same time ex-
xyresstng their disgust over the whole affair, No
wonder II has heeB disgusting performance
Richmond has had every chance in the world
to secure tie encampmcnt and was only asked
to expend the insignificant s0mtof 10000 TO put
she proposed camp grounds In unnecessary SAINT
aary condition The finance committee was fin.
ally spurred up to the point of.a favorable re-
port on the matter. and then ittwas allowed to
die through lack Of interest on>the part OF the
board Of aldermen
1t has been Professionally rumored since the
rnatter came up that the members o. the Rich.
znond military companies wanted The encamp
rnent held elsewhere. and since the citzensoidiors
hook upon tie outing as vacation. they are
rot to be blamed if it IS true. On the other
hand the merchants and the ciIzens Of Rich.
nond generally wanted the encanpment here.
and the administration should have respected
their wishes. Thc,eneanpatent meant money in
Richmond pocket ard the eojourn Of a fine
lot Of young fellows. whose stay would have
made things pleasant all around,
We ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on its enterprise
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY.

Safety first" and efficiency are now the
notices Of the railroads of the country, and it
is interesting TO note that the railroads Of the
South are keeping abreast Of progress in both
directions
The birmingham AqeHeraId calls attention
to the fact that within the past few years the
Louisville aud Nashville railroad has spent NIL.
lions Of dollars IN reducing grades. double
tracking and other large improvements. And
the Southern railway Is now doing an important
work n North Birmingham in the matter Of
scientific. economy in the construction Of one
unit Of a "tro.way gravity classification yard
to be known as the Finley yard in honor Of the
late " ", Finley, who at the time of his death.
was the Southern's president
AS President Harrison points out
THE completion Of these improvements viii
enable the Southern railway 70 concentrate at
Finley yard work which rs now done at four
different points scattered over territory Of
ton ana promote an easy aow OF traffic, there
by resulting IN increased efficiency in handling
the heavy business of she Birmingham district
and the great amount Of business passing
through Birmingham"
OF even more vital interest 10 the public IS
the announcement that the Southern has now
IN service with the addition Of recently-com.
pleted links. an automatic electric block signal
system from Washington to Charlotte over dou-
bic track, and work Is being pushed on the ex.
tension Of the track and service 10 Atlanta
This signal system Is TIE last word in the safety
first plan, and will not only greatly facilitate
traffic bu; will reduce the danger of accidents
70 a minimum.
The system is thus described:
AZ Intervals Of about two miles fos automa-
t.c siruals rhaNe been erected. each interval
constituting a block" and the system in
cludcs Iuterlockns plants controlling switches
The signals the three position upper quad
rant type using red, green and white lights
at night for the stops" caution" and pro
coed Indications The tnterocking plants
trolsiHg RWlt hes equipped with power sig
mails ard electric lights in the towers and
4 he signals Aununciators have been provided
I" announce The approach Of trains in both
directions ar each of These towers. The cur
rent used "a operate the system also furnishes
lights FOR stations
The southern is spending lot Of money in
Improvements in every State it trayerses. and IS
planning to give the public the best service
possible Its terminal facilities at Richmond
rave been greatly bettered by recent progressive
steps and il contemplates even more ambitious
projects here
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25

LOUIS l.. LANENSTEIN
DIES Or OPERATION

Petersburg. Va. June 24.--Louis
l.. LAVenstein. one OF Petarsburg's
best known citizens, died at the Pc
tershurg hospital al 80 o'clock this
afternoon, following an operation OF
several days ago for gallstones BY
Doctors Boiling Jones and GORDON
Rennle
Mr.. Lavenstein. who was slxty-four
years of age. Rad a complication or
diseases, ard il was feared from tho
first that he would not survive He
was native Of Russia, but had re-
sided in this country for the past
twenty five Years About three years
ago, he removed from Eliza beth City,
n. G, 10 Petersburg, since which
time he had made numerous friends
here Besides his wife. he is sur
vlved nv the following children:
Moses E.y Harry II, and Ahram L.,
Lavenstein, of Petersburg. Mrs. Bet
Tie Mopsikev, of Portsmouth. Mrs.
Louis Weinberg. Misses Rosa and
Fannie Laverstein. OF this city.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
DANVILLE CONVENTION
IN MASS CONVENTION
DELEGATES TO
FIFTH DISTRICT CONGRESS.
SIGNAL CONVENTION.

Especial TO The Richmond virginian)
: Danville. Va, June 24.--At a mass
convention. attended by nearly 1000
people tonight, twenty delegates
were elected to the Fifth congression-
al district convention, which meets
here Friday.
The delegates were instructed for
E. w Saunders and resolutions were
adopted commencing the administra-
tion of President Woodrow Wilson.
the course of Senators Martin and
Swanson and Representative Saund-
ers. Other resolutions endorsed
Bergman Green, S. r. Clement and
r. L. Dodson's legislative course and
specifically approved the Green kill.
The faction which has supported
James A. Lawson for postmaster, led
by Eugene Withers. was present ID
force and sought to make 4 nght On.
ar aactioH telkeF. es,tl ssfe hopelsfsly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
JONES ACQUITTED
Of WARDS MURDER

Petersburg, Va. June PA ohm
Jones, colored, charged with stab
bing and killing Robert Ward, col
ored. on Cross street last Thursday
evening, was before Police court this
morning and was discharged of the
ground Of having acted in self-de
Tense.
The testimony of fourteen witnesses
in the case corroborated Jones state
ment to the effect that Jones, while
much the larger man of the two.
was assaulted by Ward. who followed
him in an attempt TO do him bodily
injury.
Robert Gillian Jr.. appeared az
counsel for the accused, but the po-
lice justice decided the case without
argument,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25

Mineral Y f. y. Va. juno %, 1914.
Mfr Ben T. Owen Jr-:
Dear Sir.-I have received your letter and
the speech II Roy4I =. CaHell. You say n
your letter that Yea would appreciate hearing
from me OF eoa1ss4 this isa circular letter that
goes 10 everyone 70 whom your literature goes
4 must say little surprised that Won
should se mixed ny in such thing Won
are, knowing as you do ny experience, what
~-h.skey and other evils that atterd Il lead 10;
causing men 10 take the lives Of their own
wives and they having 70 he el@ctrocnted l.
for enc cannot how any man con-
csen-ao11slv cooperate with stlch organiza-
HON, for = IS plain that tire whole aim Of the
Organization Is IN the interest u the liquor
Business and against Statewide prohibition. in
nther words FOR liquor and us degrading and
uehauchine influence against right and home
and the poor women and children 81 oar coun-
try You talk about local stlf-l-oyarnncnt,
when you know as we'll rs yo7l know you are
Hving that under the lave 81 our State the
rcuntry districts cannot govern themselves he
caase the Titles Of Richmond and Norfolk and
other places dump their poisonous products
called whisley into tour dry territory and de
bauch and ruin ynunE men as well old
tones. and then for 10 II mon Of intelligence
TO try to hide behind any such cloak this,
calling themselves an association for local
self goverr1nent This ts practically the same
thing taxation without representation. which
Es tyranny The gooa. right thinking people
pf our State have gotten tired IF II and are
determined that the people Of the cities NJ our
Etate shall cease 10 annoy us tntlJs way You and
your organization cry local Seff-ROvcrnTnent,
and shen wiz not allow IA in dry territory to
have ioral self Fovernn1 ent-~why don't you be
acoraesstent and govern yourself IN the confnes
bf your city and let alone and not bother
with your rquor7
Your MIR Cabell te9tifes 70 what have said.
die says: we sec. therefore that In 1917.
10000 GOO gallons % whskeY went direct to con
xune~s In prohibition territory ny the express
ROUTES IN sh pmcnts of less shan two gallons
f0ss no, az fs7ftr n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
DIR. MTTCHErAis MISSION.

The old adage has il. go away from home to
learn the news. and # seems to he true IN this
case. The Charleston Ncrs and Courier IN.
forms liz Of DR.. s C .Mitchells plans as the
head Of Delaware college. of which institution
he assumes charge shortly and as everybody
Knows and admircs Or. Mitchell. it is deemed
Of sufficient interest to reproduce it. Says oar
contemporary:
Dr. Mitchell goes 70 Delaware 70 introduce
u thc Eastern states the now famous Wiscan-
sin system. In Wisconsin last year lec'sla-
tive appropriation Of si.1G0, 600 was procured
fer the further development Of an instltl'ton
that combines within its own confines Gerry
phase Of higher education science. Iterary
military. professional-itrow to the STATE u
Wisconsin. In the University Of Wisconsin
education of the Young mon and women ~ the
State is co-ordinated The college to which
modelled on the lines Of her much larger sister
Under the new presidents direction scientific
and literary schools 10 arise side by side
with agricultural department in which a
military system viii be open to those who wish
TO enroll for It. Within a shor, distance IF the
campus dormitories will be erected for the
female students Of the institution. and educa-
tfon VIII thus he co-ordinated Conservation Of
State resources and consolidation Of educat 7nal
energy are sought by the State of Delaware,
and the prophet Of the movement is TO he the
South Carolina university ex- president.
Just as The Vtr0taian held at the outset Dr.
Mitchell considered that in tho successful uni.
hcatton Of the two colleges, with the work IN
such shape that another could carry it on he
believed that his mission here was fulfilled and
that he had even a greater mission to perform
at the Delaware college We believe il is a
striking cyamnla Of nnsslfsh devotion "a .,ro
fessonal instinct If there ever was one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25

saws put not stunlbngblock in your brothers
way. ard YOU people calling yourselves
citation for local self government would continue
10 NEEDLE with our business and put stumbling
blocks in your hrother.s way In the shape Of
poisonous liquors and have them stumble and
fall into the bottomeFs wit Again
hrofhers helpers and ynu would keep him under
the Influence NJ liquor. This is the whole mean
ins "f y"ar oreanlzatiou for local self-govern-
ment-
I7Irs sincerely.
y WALKER
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
W. c. T. u. CALCULATES
STRONG LITERATURE

Petersburg. Va. June 24-The To-
cal " c. r. Z. has been engaged for
the past several DAYS in circulating
strong prohibition literature through
out the city. a meeting of the union
will be held at the Second Baptist
church at S:l5 o'clock tomorrow
evening. to which every member and
others interested are invited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25

a London engineer has invented an instrument
by which light can be transmitted over wires and
the image of any object can he reproduced be-
fore the ewes Of spectator who may be miles
distant. II this apparatus comes into general
use it will be impossible for a man to get away
vacation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
Amateur Play Tonight.

Petersburg, Va. June 24-The
Fhilathea and Baraca Sunday school
closes Of the Halifax Street Baptist
chapel will give an attractive enter
tainment tomorrow evening. known
as Mrs, Briggs OF the Pountry
Yard" The entertainment consists
Of exercises divided into three scenes
and some of the best local talent
viii take part in the performance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25
James NJ. Saunders Resigns.

Petersburg. Va, June 24.-James
NJ. Saunders. for the past twenty
five years associated with the vir-
ginia Life Insurance company OF this
city. has resigned his position to take
effect on July l.
Mr.. Saunders, who has for some
time represented First ward in tho
city council. will spend the next sew
eral weeks az Virginia Beach. after
which he will return to Petersburg
and engage in business on his own
account.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25

'suIoIofsI 10 sIeNpId On supuss err atdoet
aVl puB 6eIIRA UBopuu7qS eql III lqSnoIp Zap
eql uaYoJQ aABu suFni snolduD
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-25

J ""ITS FIDNcT"INl
J. y. WALKER.