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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21

sections Of the village have all improve
ments.
Plots near Rye and Oakland Beach,
varying in size from &-foot to 75-foot
frontage and a depth Of 100 feet, sell from
80 to s65 front foot. Those sites are
lacking not one desirable improvement.
Within the borders of the village some
progressive development companies have
improved beautiful tracts Of land The
Apawamis Land Company has developed
a big section on Highland Road, near the
golf links. The plots there range in size
from 25xl25 feet up. No one can build on
any site that does not equal the area Of
three plots Of 25xl25 feet each; or, in other
words, the home site must have front
age Of 70 feet and depth of l25 feet. The
prices for lots range from $50 TO so front
foot. The average cost Of the houses put
up in that section is between 5000 and
$3.50
That district is within a few minutes
walk of the railroad station, and is there
fore a short distance from the main ousi-
ness part OF the village.
Another attractive development Of Rye
is known as Rye Gate. II is in the south
erly part OF the town. SeVeraI houses 81
being erected there of the most arusuc
suburban type.
Many high class houses in Rye rent
from 900 10 5000 year. All OF those
houses are on large plots, some OF the
home sites being over two acres.
Quite an Improvement has occurred III
the appearance Of the business buildings
of the village in the last few years. Since
the laying of the asphalt blocks on Pur-
chase st. concrete sidewalks have oeen
put down and the facades of some ouilo-
irgs brought up to date. Some thousand
dollars was spent not long ago IN giving
the Hiawatha Building brick front
From real estate point Of view Rye
measures up TO the highest standards
of the ideal suburban community. 1t Is
probably az near perfection In this re-
spect as any other fine suburban place
within easy committing distance OF New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
TRAFFIC LAWS OF
RYE WIDELY COPIED
Other Village Ordinances
Also Adopted by Some
Suburban Places.
ORDERS OF OFFICERS
MUST BE OBEYED
What Are Nuisances Clearly
Defined in the SAM
tary Code.

The village Of Rye has up-to-date
sanitary regulations, traffic regulations,
and it has in effect many other ordi-
nances for the general good Of the viii
lage. It's track regulations as we'll as its
sanitary code have been copied by other
suburban places with a progressive spir-
II. One of the traffic regulations COM
pes drivers of all kinds OF road vehicles
and trolley motormen 10 obey ut all times
the orders of it's police force as to stop
ping. starting. approaching or departing,
the manner OF taking up or setting down
passengers or unloading or loading goods
I'm any place Here is an excerpt from
this provision: THE roadbeds OF highways
and streets are primarily intended for
vehicles, but pedestrians have the right
to cross them in safety and drivers OF
vehicles and streetcars must exercise all
possible care not to injure pedestrians.
Pedestrians should. on their part, never
step from the sidewalk 10 the roadbed
without first looking to see what is APP
preaching, and should not needlessly in
terfere with the passage OF vehicles or
streetcars." The village ordinances are
expressed. in terms shorn OF technical
phrases. In fact, they remind one OF
instructions on how to act so as not to
run counter to the law.
The common and special rules OF the
road are set forth in plain words. Every
driver OF vehicle ought TO get copy
o. the regulations and IL he lives UP to
tho rules he will help'to lessen the num-
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regulations all vehicles turning into an
other street 20 the right must turn the
corner as near the right hand curb as
practicable A vehicle turning into another
street 10 the left must turn around the
centre Of the intersection OF the two
streets. No vehicle can legally stop with
It's left side to the curb, except on an
established cab, hack or truck stand
No vehicle can legally stand backed up
to the curb except when actually loading
or unloading, and II the vehicle is horse
drawn and has four wheels the horse or
horses must stand parallel TO the curb
and face in the direction OF traffic. No
vehicle, however, can stand in such
position II Il interferes with or inter-
rupts the passage OF other vehicles
In slowing up or stopping all vehicles
must give a signal to those behind them,
by the driver either raising a whip or
his hand vertically. In turning while In
motion or in starting TO turn from a
s'andstill signal must be given by rails
ing a whip or the hand so as to Indicate
the direction in which the turn is to be
made.
one of the sanitary regulations OF the
Board Of Health OF the village says what
ever building or part OF cellar thereof Is
overcrowded or not provided with ade-
quate means OF ingress and egress. or Is
not sufficiently supported, ventilated.
severed. drained. lighted or cleaned. and
whatever renders soil, air, water or food
impure or unwholesome, are nuissnces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21

York City In and near the village are
some Of the most sumptuous country
estates in the metropolitan district.
Rye is unusually rich in both beauti-
full shore and inland properties Within
the village limits the Town Of Rye
maintains Oakland Beach. one Of the
finest beaches in the suburban territory.
This Is more than beach property, as
back Of the shore line Is a large and
well kept park of great natural beauty.
Thousands, Of persons visit this attrac-
tive public breathing place each year.
especially in the summer months. Ere
ouent trolleys run TO and from the
beach at all hours Of tho day and until
late at night. There is local trolley
line between the beach and the railroad
station, and another trolley link extends
from the beach 70 Port Chester. All the
troIIeys running between Mount Yer
non and Stamford connect with the
lines which carry passengers 20 and
from the beach. Contiguous 10 Oakland
Beach is Rye Beach. Adjoining the lat
ter beach is the Rye Amusement Park,
where there are many amusement at
fractions, such as ferris wheels, merry
go-rounds and other things. At Rye
Beach is quite large bungalow colony
where houses are 10 rent at from SZfo
TO 1915 season This bungalow colony
bears every indication Of growing in
popularity. Bathing Is most enjoyable
at both Rye and Oakland Beach. The
Rye Beach Amusement Park is owned
by Charles McAIanus and is operated by
Montross & Hardy A popular place
with many persons is Manursing Island,
Just northeast Of Rye Beach. The
casino there is one OF the most artistic
buildings Of It's type
AT Milton Point. whore nre the homes
Of many well-knOwn persons. is the
clubhouse OF the American Yacht Club.
In 1905 the assessed valuation Of al!
real and personal property. franchises
etc, at Rye was $75ll,970. Last year
the assessed valuation OF the same tax
able things was $s,5al,0s2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
Home at Arverne Resold.

The Lewis II. May Company has resold
for II. A. Thayer the Lewis Friedm n
homestead, on the southeast corner OF
Ocean and Seaview avs. Arverne. Long
Island. 1oOx125 feet. improved with a
twenty-room house, TO Kallman Cohen,
and the same company has leased the
premises 10 \. Bondy for the season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
Big Riverhead Tract Sold.

The windsor Realty Company. Harvey
Is. Newins. president. sold tract Of $50
acres at Riverhead. on the state highway
overlooking Peconic Bay. TO a developer.
This is one Of the largest sales in that
section for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Horses and Mules

If the local dealer who has already shipped several hundred mules to Europe to be used by warning nations is successful in filling orders for 100 more animals weekly for a period of . month, it will very probably happen that the farmers of Alabama will find themselves greatly handicapped when planting time comes again.
 The dealer in question is quoted as having said that he entertained no fears along this line, and he argued that the automobile has created sur plus. market of horses and mules. He has overlooked the fact, however, that up to the present time no automobile has been found capable of supplanting the plow-capable even of taking the place of the patient creature which is inured to the task of draw ing wood. cu
 There is, however, a bigger ques- tion of economies involved. The farmer who now parts with his horse or his mule for $50, will find to his regret that next spring he will be forced to enter the market for a new animal. and that he will be compelled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
The Next Presidential Campaign

The elections last Tuesday resulted in few surprises. among them the renewed strength of the old, republican party and the virtual annihilation of the Roosevelt progressives.
 The democrats lost many seats in the House of Representatives, but that was to be expected in an "off year" The democratic congressional campaign committee made large claims, but all experienced observers felt that the democratic party would be doing we'll if it elected a majority of 20 to 30. It was believed, however, that several of the districts that went democratic in 1912 would be carried this year by the progressives instead of by the republicans. In other words, while the democrats did reasonably we'll the republicans did better even than many of the forecasts had indi- cated.
 The democrats should be able to win decisive presidential victory again in 1916, but much depends upon busi- ness conditions as the next campaign approaches. If the European war ends next year business in this country will reach new high record of prosperity almost immediately. But whether or not the war ends before the next pres idential election this country will en- joy a great deal of solid prosperity. The west with it's enormous grain crops selling at very high prices is al- ready beginning to boom. There is reason to expect great prosperity in the south in 1915 and when the agri- cultural south and the agricultural west have prosperity in full swing the whole country reaps a benefit.
 Good times in the business world | in 1916 will make for the triumph of the democratic party. Between now and then the republicans will work like Trojans for the complete rehabi- tation of their party. The democrats should be just as busy in maintaining a perfect organization in every state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Nieuport which is frequently mentioned in the press dispatches from the European battle line, is a Belgian town situated half a mile from the seacoast and half way between Ostend and the French border It has recently been the scene of some hard fighting. The town is on the Yser. a stream which the Germans succeeded in crossing only to be mown down by the guns of the allies. Although Nieuport is badly situated and unhealthy, 1t is visited by many tourists in the summer wto are attracted there by it's bathing facilities. It was destroyed in 1883 by the English, but was rebuilt and fortified two years later by Philip the Bold. It was captured three times by the French-in 1745, 1?92 and 1f94 The battle of the dunes in which the Spanish were defeated by Philip of Nassau, was fought there in 1900. It has a lighthouse that was erected in 12s4. The chief industries of Newport are ship building, rope and netmalSing and fishing. It's population is about 4O00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

forward and the future alone can rec ompense for the losses of the present.
 War is made today with iron and steel and the destruction of finished Iron is enormous. Every ship that goes to the bottom means a loss of iron that Is measured by thousands of tons. Shot and shell, torn up railroads smashed cars, etc. all mean finished forms Of iron that ultimately must be replaced When the time comes peace will repair the waste of war and America will see an unprecedented activity. The problem is how to hold on until that day comes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

to pay 8 price ranging from S2oO to $500. For by that time prosperity will again be at it's height and the price of live stock will soar from it's present comparatively low level.
 The Age Herald is glad to note that the European war is creating business for local dealers in live stock. Never theless, this newspaper. cannot refrain from suggesting to the farmer that along with other resources, he cling to his mule, for it will be thing of great value when spring comes again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
ENOUGH

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The king brought down his mailed hrst and the heavy table groaned at the impact.
 Let's have war;" he cried The senior adviser stepped forward.
 mere should be some excuse for it., he mildly declared
 Race hatred" said the second ad- wiser
 self f-preservation, said the third.
 Diplomatic deception," put in the fourth.
 Impending aggression" added the fifth.
 The king laughed scornfully. And all the en-at-arms in the ante- chamber olashed their weapons and echoed the laugh
 Let's have a war" he roared So they had a war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
The Oldest Aeronaut

Prof. Samuel Archer King, reputed to be the oldest aeronaut in the world, died recently in Philadelphia at the ape of ST. He made his first ascension in 1851, and in all made 4S0 flights without ever losing passenger or having serious accident of any kind. A balloon ascension of Professor King was a feature of the opening day of the Philadelphia centennial in 1876. Since that time he had been feature of many fairs and expositions in all parts of the country.
 In 1907 Professor King built the "Ben Franklin" which was at that time the largest balloon in the world. He made flight in it, carrying seven men, one of whom was Dr. George H. Simmerman, president of the Ben Franklin Aeronautical Society of the United States. In October of the same year Professor King journeyed from Philadelphia to Mount Holyoke in the same balloon, distance of 320 miles. He took a party with him. As late as 1908 the veteran aeronaut came very near having a fatal accident. The bal loon Philadelphia" burst in three places while 5000 feet in the air. Pro- lessor King had with him in the basket of the balloon two women and three men. His coolness and experi- ence enabled the party to reach the ground safely.
 Nowadays, when aeroplanes and Zeppelins are playing such conspic- uous part in the European war, the old fashioned balloon seems strangely antiquated Even the management of the smallest country fair would not consider a daily balloon ascension a strong attraction and the circus that
 
 chute leap has had to substitute more modern "thrillers" or else do away with the "great free show entirely.
 Yet, the career of Professor King shows that when handled by an ex- perienced man the balloon is reason ably safe means of aerial navigation To be sure, the balloonist is more oi less at the mercy of the elements anc IS never quite sure where he's going when he starts out for trip, but com. pared to the tricky aeroplane, par. ticularly when it is operated by ar aerial madman who has penchant for looping the loop and flying upside down, riding in the basket of a bal. loon is almost as safe as jogging along behind an old gray mare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
 A woman spends half of her life worrying for fear she won't get mar ried and the other half worrying be- cause she did.
 You can't make a love-sick princess believe it, but calomel Is the best rem edy for broken heart
 If people always told the truth there wouldn't be much talking done, but there would be a hospital at each street corner.
 They have had prohibition in Kansas for long time and Harvey Parsons of the Topeka State Journal says that while lots of men stagger down the main streets of that town every day, the citizens realize that said staEEer- CTS are full of joy and civil pride, and they let it go at that.
 Maybe the reason why the women don't discard the tight skirt and wear trousers is because it would take more goods to make the trousers Every woman says: T don't care what the neighbors say!" But she does. She can't sleep at night if she inn agines the neighbors are talking about her. Tell a girl that she has a pretty nose and she will get cross-eyed try ing to look at 1t when there isn't a mirror around.
 17-year-old girl imasines that | every man she sees is passionately in love with her, and would like to steal
 her. But about 10 years later she re-
 alizes that the only way she could catch a man would be to set a beai trap on the sidewalk.
 A man will roar about Economy until l his wife makes him a shirt with hel own hands and makes him wear it Then he shuts up for keeps and bribei the laundryman to lose the shirt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
WAR ECHOES

Chicago Herald: It is declared at Lon don that the Turks have staked their ex- istence as a European nation by en- toring the war. Previous to the announce nent 1t was declared unofficially that the allies would exact the fullest retribution.
 Perhaps this is so. But the Turk is a gambler. He has no doubt that this is the present view of the allies But he is apparently willing to take chance that the allies, even if successful, will not be so harmonious on the question when they come to decide it.
 If the allies are not successful he will be in a stronger position to reassert him self than at present. German victory will at least confirm his present posi- ton in Europe. It may even lead to his reoccupation of some of the territory taken away. Who knows?
 The Turk has been so long threatened with extinction that he has apparently gotten used to 1t. It has ceased to fright en him, If ever 1t did. And even if 1t does happen 1t will be because it was fated to happen. There is but one God and Mo- homet is His Prophet"
 It looks as if the area of the war would widen The Balkan nations have never been averse to fishing in troubled waters. Now that the Turk has set the example, they are likely to follow. The Turks ultimate object is naturally to get back states have all an interest in preventing him.
 It is not clear how the entrance of Fur key will affect the situation in the field where the great decision is to be fought out She can't get at Russia by land. She probably doesn't think of 1t. She can embarrass Russia, but apparently she cannot make her weaken her forces at the front.
 The proclamation of ''holy war; may have a serious effect in North Africa Again, it may not All that remains to be seen. But if 1t does have a serious effect 1t will emphasize the community of in terest between England, France and Italy in North Africa. And that may react powerfully on Italian opinion.
 The Turk is an excrescence on the map of Europe. He has been sustained only by the jealousy of the warning powers. But 1t is impossible not to recognize his bravery. He has staked his all and Is seemingly willing Ito bide the hazard of the die'
 Berlin Dispatch (via London) in the New York Herald: The Bombay Chron- iele.. in an editorial headed, Suicide. , says Fof Turkeys entrance into the Flu ropean war:
 The folly and rashness of those in whose hands the destiny of Turkey is placed have plunged her in a vortex from which she cannot emerge with any shred of status as a nation.''
 The Advocate of India says that Turkey has been betrayed by a coterie of officials from whom the Indian Mohammedans are politically free. Turkey has been made the tool of a country, it Is said, whose ideals are not those which have given India peace, power and freedom.
 The Nizam of Hyderabad the largest Mohammedan state in India, has issued a manifesto in which he says:
 Tt Is the bounden duty of the Moham- medans of India to adhere to the British There is no country in the world where Mohammedans enjoy such liberty as they do in India"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
WORK
WORK From Bernhardi's "Germany and

From Bernhardi's Germany and the
 Next War;
 The wish to shorten the working hours on principle, except to a moderate de- gree, unless any exceptionally unfavorabls conditions of work are present, is, in my opinion. an immoral endeavor and a com plete miscomprehension of the real value of work. It is in itself the greatest blessing which man knows, and i'll be- tide the nation which regards it no longer as moral duty but as the necessary means of earning livelihood and paving for amusements. Strenuous labor alone produces men and characters. A warning must. in my opinion, be issued against the continual curtailing of the working hours for factory hands and artisans. It Is usu- ally not the work itself but the circum- stances attendant on working together in large numbers that are prejudicial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Expecting Cheaper Esr. and pou,tr

expecting Cheaper Eggs and Poultry
 As the holiday season draws on poul- try and eggs should become cheaper" said Clinton c. Hooper of Hooper's restaurant, Tn view of the fact that many farmers will hold their cotton Tor higher level of prices they will rush turkeys to market earlier than usual and few days before Thanks giving poultry of all kinds and fresh eggs will be found here in large vol ume.
 The market is fairly well stocked now with country produce and with fish and oysters prices are very req sonable.
 Speaking of eggs, there has been marked advance in poultry farming In Alabama within the last 10 years. Tennessee still finds a large demand Tor her eggs and poultry but Alabama Is catching up and the time will come when the greater number of eggs con sumed in and around Birmingham will be laid by Alabama hens"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
.DEUTsCHLAND uEBER ALLIES"

by Otto c. Kreuger German land, above all others; First of all, Der seas and lands, When it in defense and danger Brotherly united stands.
 From the Mouse up to the Niemen, From the mountains to the sea. German land. above all others. Thou alone our world shall be. German women, German honor. German wine. the songs we sing, Shall retain in all the. nations ! Their old, good and honest ring. And to noble deeds inspiring All the days that life 10 long, S German women. German honor, German wine and German song. l Unity and right and freedom For the German fatheriand,
 Toward this let us be striving Brotherlike with heart and hand. Unity and right and freedom
 Are the bond of happiness
 In this happy splandor flourish. Fatherland. which God may bless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
NEPTUNE'S TRIALS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. ' Father Neptune swung his trident angrily.
 I'm getting tired of this warship in- hiction,' he cried. Just as soon as I've curled up in some quiet grotto down comes an anchor, or a round shot, or something, and wakes me up. Con- found it, I'd like to know some way of getting rid of them!
 No, you wouldn't" said a saucy mermaid.
 Yes, l would" roared the water god.
 Oh, tell 1t to the submarines," gig gled the finny beauty as she wrigrled her propeller and darted away