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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
KEW GARDENS ACTIVITY
Record for Home Building IL
Last Eighteen Months.

record in home building has peeh
made at Kew Gardens in the last elshteeh
months. 100 new detached houses having
been built and sold In that period
In october, 1912, not single house nau
heen erected on the east side or the rail-
road station; to-day there are forty-three
houses. the majority of which are occu-
MED by apartment jewellers from Man
haitian.
John j. Britton, sales manager OF the
Kew Gardens Corporation. said yesterday
that the number OF visitors at Kew had
constantly increased in the winter months
in spite Of the disagreeable weather. Mr..
Britton added that the demand for homes
at Kew Gardens was greater now than at
any time in the past, and plans have al
ready been completed for the erection OF a
large number OF new houses this spring.
Kew Gardens Is but fifteen minutes from
the Pennsylvania terminal on the main
line of the Long Island Railroad, between
Manhattan and Jamaica.
The houses that have been erected in
cludc practically all modern types OF
architecture, forming most attractive
groups and marking the colony as one OF
the best in or near greater New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
Section at 9th St. and 9Th
Ave. Becoming Larger
Apartment Area.
TRANSIT FACTORS
OF THE REGION
Vaudeville House with Largest
Seating Capacity Being
Built There.
nv AUGUSTUS j. RIM.

The section of which 9th street and
Fifth avenue. Brooklyn. is the centre is
rapidly passing from the period when
frame dwelling houses and small brick
residences were the most suitable and
therefore the best type of building for the
district TO one Of large and modern apart
ment houses Students Of economics say
that this transition is the natural one. as
il is possible TO replace the old frame and
brick dwelling houses with big apartment
houses. so that there is no economic
waste. BY this is meant that the property
in its present form has ceased to be the
best kind of investment or the most suit
able Improvement for the premises. and
that the erection OF spacious and up-to-
date apartment houses on the sites is the
best and highest investment form for the
majority of parcels at the present time
This apartment house building epoch
dates back TO several years ago. At the
present time the class Of apartment
house being put up in largest numbers IN
the, section is the one of four and five
stories. with four families TO a floor. 1t
is a most popular type OF house with
small families. and this popularity Is
shown by the demand being much greater
than the supply.
Most of the builders OF these houses
were not long ago active in Harlem and
other northerly sections of Manhattan
Wnhin the last few years land values and
general building conditions affecting real
estate operations have not been favor
able for them 10 launch new Manhattan
enterprises Their search for a district
where they could be profitably engaged
led-them TO this part of Brooklyn. They
have met with much greater success here
than they anticipated. for the simple
reason that the entire district was ready
for such improvement az they have car
ried out The suites in these houses are
from four TO six rooms. and the rentals
range from So to sl2 a room. so four
room suite rents for s32 a month up. and
n Ex-room suite at about s4S month up.
Many OF these houses have all the con-
veaiences OF the most expensive class or
stElctures in the northerly residential
areas OF Manhattan.
In evidence OF the marked changes
which are taking place In this section OF
Brooklyn are the new building lines In the
very heart OF the centre at Fifth avenue
and 9Th street At the southeast corner
OF the streets is the new home Of the
Fifth avenue branch OF the Mechanics
Bank, at the northwest corner is the new
building OF Michaes Brothers. one OF the
largest instalment houses in Brooklyn.
and at the southwest corner is the dry
goods house OF McCormicks. which has
been greatly improved in recent months
BY the putting in OF store windows run
ming almost the entire frontage on 9Th
street.
In 9th street. just east OF the avenue, on
the site OF the old synagogue and on ad-
Joining property. is being erected by the
Keith interests the largest vaudeville
house in this country. The site on which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01

tries Of rapers filed: so when an attorney
came 10 the Office and made UP what We
call a Judgment roll in an action, II was
necessary for him to consult sometimes.
five or six of these different volumes 10
find the dates of filing each individual
paper. as they are all of a different ma
ture: but under this new system all thh'
Is necessary for the attorney TO 10 pefore
he leaves his office - TO consult MS
regis.e, and see the fling number gwen
IN the first paper filed, come TO the Coun-
" Court House, go to the ieluisltioi'
desk. make out his requisition tdate,
filing number and year. sign his name
and Office address, hand 1t 10 the clerh'
and the clerk thereupon gives MN the
folder, which contains every paper IN 'he
action filed up to that time.
Going back to this new system, THESE
fifteen books | spoke of before were re-
duced TO two books-one known as the
"Index to Clerks Minutes" the other the
Minute Book"
The Index Book is the one in which the
first paper filed in an action IS indeXed-
that is. there is one book for every letter
i'm the alphabet. which, in turn. contains
an alphabetical index, as the title OF the
action IS indexed against the Christian
name of the surname for instance, tine
clerk has a paper in which JOHN brown
is plaintiff; he gets the surname DOC"
! "B." turns to the alphabet j, the nrs'
letter of the Christian name, when COM
| bines all the Christian names commencihs
with the letter ~" which makes the
search very short and simple for ANYBODY
consulting these books to md the nufhoef
of an action.
| Another purpose OF the new system OF
| filing was the adoption or a plan to ME
all papers In an action fiat. and not rolleo
or folded. as was up 10 this time GUS
tomarv. and | think the fiat fling system
Is in vogue in the best managed record
offices in the country. For further con-
venience | took into consideration the
undsputed fact that the card index is al
most universally coming into use In al
we'll regulated offices. and | am having
prepared. in conjunction with the indeS
| Rock a card index for simplifying a
search.
After having adopted this system OF
filing and indexing in my office, 1t is sate
to say that the old system and order OF
keeping the records could not De aooi
ished overnight, after having been II
vogue about fifty years, and SAID u
myself at that time If the system wa'
in good working order In one year
would be perfectly satisfied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
ONE OF BUSIEST
PUBLIC OFFICES
Continued from first page.

kept; the old wooden shelves were re-
placed by up-to-date steel filing cases so
that to-day all papers are preserved IN
fireproof receptacles.
In addition TO the carelessness men
toned before there was no system IN the
manner of doing the work; everything
was done in a haphazard way. There
were no bureaus and there was no head
to anything.
on January I. 1910. there were seventy
four persons employed in the office. To-
day the employees total 1856 There was
no teleph one service. nor could find that
any communications addressed to the
County Clerks Office were ever replied TO.
asked for an appropriation to hire both
q stenographer and a telephone operator.
ana to-day not a single letter received in
the Office is allowed to go unanswered
nor is there any delay in replying to
telephone communications Both OF these
have been OF unreasonable benefit TO the
attorneys having business with our office.
The large increase in the number OF
employees is due TO the fact that in 1910
the Bar Association had introduced and
passel in the Legislature law whereby
all summonses and complaints in an ac-
ton must be filed with the County Clerk
within three days after they have been
served. Heretofore that was not neces-
sary, and ss a result of that omission
many suits were begun for matchmaking
purposes-the summons and complaint
merely being served and 10 further ac-
ton being taken. All that is done away
with Under the new law. but under IT,
whereas the total papers averaged 200.
go per annum, they now total 10000, an
increase of $50 per cent That necessarily
meant a great increase in the work. and
I'm order to handle it properly and avoid
all delay. confusion and complaints addi-
tional clerks were necessary
Another measure introduced by the Bar
Association and passed by the Legislat-
ure required the introduction in the Office
Of an up-to-date index system. and that
system to 20 back a period OF ten years.
In order TO do that work properly more
clerks had to be hired for that purpose.
and while all this has been an added ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
williamsburg and Wake.
field to Rejoice Over
Subway Spur.
LINK MEANS MUCH
FOR BOTH PLACES
With New Transit System Battery
Can Be Reached for a
Five.Cent Fare.

The people Of Will!amsbridge and Wake
field are expecting great things from ths
extension OF the subway and elevated
roads up to and through these old VII
lagos.
The contractor, Alfred P. Roth. Of Man.
haitian, has announced that he expects 70
start work not later than March /. Thu
contracts for the sand. gravel and cem,nt
have been awarded. as we'll as that for
the steel. which goes TO the American
Bridge Building Company. The Lucius
Engineering Company is 10 do the actual
building OF the structure and the con-
tractor is confident that he will have the
work completed by next Election Day
For fifteen years the Williamsburg
and Wakefield citizens have been lighting
for rapid transit. For number OF years
the carfare was only eight cents. but a
few years ago it was raised 10 y GEMS
from the northerly part OF the city 10
South Ferry. and the people have been
compelled to pay two fares and make
one transfer. II not two. TO get downtown.
With the extension Of the subway anu
elevated railroad. each with three track
ii will be possible TO go from any part OF
Williamsbridge or Wakefield TO EOney 49,
and without change for nickel.
The terminus of the line at 2ilst street
IS about one thousand feet south or shs
northern boundary line OF the city. This
terminus was fixed at this point on pur-
nose to avoid benefiting the suburban
towns and cities on the north NJ the ex-
pense of the City OF New York II is pre-
dicted that 2Ast street will. in a short
time. greatly resemble 18Th street. and
will be the point for the arrival and d:'
parture of all the people OF East Nonkers'
Mount Vernon and New Rochelle ana ias
northern towns OF Westchester County
desiring to go TO and from New YORK 'es
a cheap fare. Every other train uV1
24ist street will be an express train. wa
only seven stops TO city Hall, ana
calculated that the trip viii be MADE VI
less than forty minutes.
Both Williamsbridge and WakeMa
have made most excellent progress IN 'ne
preparation for rapid transit. For tn'
most part the streets are regulated sn4
graded and equipped with water, gas IN.
sewers, as we'll as electric light. None o.
the territory is fiat or swampy. and ths''
is a gradual slope TO all the land 10 US
Bronx River.
The committee on celebration meets "
morrow evening at Sundermanns HOB
cad street and White Plains Road. !"
complete the details for the jubilee. ms
well known real estate agent. former W
derman John II. Behrman. is the char
man of the committee, and William >
German, manager OF the Bronx Boro's'
| Bank, Wilhamsbrdge Branch. Is ut~
urer OF the committee Nearly 500 ass
been raised for the celebration.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04
A Message on the
Great European War

The present contest has its origin
I'm the enormous military and naval
ornaments which have been long
maintained in the larger European
nations. With but slight provoca-
ton or excuse people and nations
as well are bound to enter any con-
test In preparation for which they
have devoted years OF endeavor ana
fortunes Of money. This war comes
as an irrefutable answer to the argu-
ment which we have 50 often heard
advanced, even In the United States,
that the best way In which to main
tain peace il to be prepared for war.
Men who are unarmed do not commit
murder, nor do nations without vast
standing armies and enormous Tests
OF dreadnaughts seek TO do battle.
For years there has been an abid-
ing conviction among the people o.
Europe that war could be no worse
than the frightful financial and eco
nomic burden Of maintaining enor
nous fleets and standing armies,
saddling the nations with crushing
taxes and enormous national debts.
For even In time Of universal peace
the civilized nations OF the world
have been spending approximately
two billion, five hundred million dol
lars year IN preparation for war.
Out of these expenditures and the
purposes for which they have been
disbursed have grown the almost
ties, the jingoisms, the ambitions and
the jealousies which create war.
Though In the fields OF battle one
side or the other must win the fact
remains that In a greater sense both
the winners and the losers win be
crushed.
which will be the heritage Of the war
will be borne by generations yet OF
the future. Such utter exhaustion
viii ensue among the contending ma
lions, coupled with SO acute . real
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04
ppIi5c92R Is THE DETROIT TIMES
From Another
Point of VieU

PARTIES or THE FIRST PART.
nterioeutor-"very we'll rem
dered, Indeed, Mr.. Quaekenbush.
Now. Bones, what was your ques-
tion7"
6ones-1 desiah tew ask you,
Mr.. lnteriocutor, when all OF the
visiting companies OF q. A. r. In
gone, In what respect Detroit Will
diffah from a Northern Spy APP
pIe7"
Intertocutor-"i will have to
give II up, Bones. When all Of
the Visiting companies Of q. A. r..
are gone, In what respect WILL
Detroit differ from Northern
Spy appIe7"
Bones--"why (yahI yahD o.
troit won't have eorps."
Reports from the fields, incidentally,
indicate that the Germans have
caught up with the allies again.
Here's hoping that the car, In his
professed love for the Jews. proves
to have a better memory than the
Jews who are lighting for him appear
to have.
A newspaper item says that on &C
count OF the war there may be q
scarcity or blottlng paper. An item
we would say, Of absorbing interest
But maybe the war Is blot enough
Lack OF news from the North sea
leads to the conclusion that the pur'
sued fleet is--
, This week, so to speak. has been
all to the mustered.
Those boys are good young scoutA
Perhaps this style which stipulates
the color OF stockings Is just another
form Of hold-up.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04
why is III

NY q Il that NE grease spots on
= Hi1oh6n door, Crime on Johnny's
ndo o. any other kind OF dirt dis
oenrs bseors I liberal application
Is eoapf
\ The chemists have argued = great
81 about this question and they
&nxo f1nally agreed that II 10 q prop.
0Ety ID soap called alkan that makes
~ ~dirt n.y.. It's fat or OIL that
,6kee dirt--the oil or Precipitation on
- hands or face gathers dust and
1nkoo 40 grimy. The &lkali In soap
ro1fo the Oh or dissolves II, and the
o1ce that y always ussd with soap
in1hes the OIL away and leaves the
( 1my hands, the dirty floor or the
lied linen clean again.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04
ZEN. SMITHS SPEECH RECALLS
THE FINISH OF sen. BURROWS

william Howard Taft was in Detroit one night while pres
States; big dng with big man like the
resident hand and speakers with big voices present like William
The Hon Julius Caesar remarks and
~ weeks he down for the count
paper which favored ship subsidyhe called
American and for the industries from our hags
II wasnf message voioeled for the
o beyond butter dish in front Of him.
would done the senator at all had not the news
got speech printed and then the people Of
eou got pretty fair idea Of what the senator driving at
any thing particular time that
and in avor in the country Michigan included it ship sub
sidy.
popular enough the party with
- then sandpa domination to enable it get BY in Rspub
IN congress
And there was chance
yssr absolutely him after that speech
Beyond doubt it played part in the political finish Of
His United States senator
recall Taft express
1nsAt William Alden Smith who have said there and
hoord IT
william Alden has just speech himself senate
~ indicates that while he has managed in the keep
npsrstivey people state getting Of line
Hs s declared himself only unopposed nteong director
~ d corporations, but m FAVOR Of them.
squarely way President Wilson, whol
IT, that the iniockng directorate national
smatar Smith quite positve Just the that il is perfectly
nr and Legal affair and grand and good thing for everybody
tip nerockng just
popular supposed represent
~ hP subsidy Just prior the political demise Of his late
&o1sagus
We tip the senator that in Michigan the average citizen isl
y na sympathy with the purpose Of President Wilson protect
exposing dishonest underhanded
~ lawn put al business . square deal basis
We the there whole Repubh
- 0hign who ndorSe President Wilson's policy and
ut politically speaking putting his head in the lions mouth
e necessary this
~ q woods mot bunch Of mut hereby remind him.
They capable doing whole lot thinking themselves
and doubt ability convince them that railroads
10 OIL tobacco companies with boards drecto
- for with with controlling interest sit
Ihg both boards, be competitors.
Further SENATOR persist speeches support Of this
Ind robbery the doubt ability the Tins
candidate for your job to convince the members your
xH Michigan your sympaes they ought
We you senator, that win following Mchgan
r. ~ cozpcratcus
1ut Julius Csssar Burrows since RETIRED had that
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04

AA91 - . . SHOWS DAILY
80 1900 snATs ice.
Spsssal Grand Arny Week Attrastisa
Z. Jaak 0ORman's Players Present
THE DAYS OF '01"
= ce: 7Syr Re- s e AZ Acf H'-.a wa.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04

isation OF the horrors Of war. that
for q generation and perhaps for all
time peace win be assured. II not
through . realization Of the brother
hood OF mankind. then through . feel
ing that no hostilities can be Justified
when the cost In lives and property
u % cruel From these sentiments.
scared BY sufIerings into their souls.
the people Of the world win demand
that for the future the controversies
OF nations shah be settled by some
form Of judicial procedure a. We now
adjudicate the Quarrels Of individ-
uals. Hon. Theodore q. Burton, In
the CongregAtionalist and Christian
World
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04
The osnsrai.s Error.

The soldiers were dining and order
lies were Fastening back and forth
with pals Of soup. wdlseley stopped
one OF them and ordered him to re-
move the lid OF his pail. The man
obeyed promptly and the general said:
LET me taste IT," But began the
orderly. Let me taste II. I say," sx-
the general testify. Dds.
graceful!- he exclaimed. TITS for all
the world like dishwater." That's
what II II, SIR" said the orderly. "a.
uting gravely. Character.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04
Todays Healthooran,.

Todays Hsaltho0ranL
Nature furnishes the best remedies.
Fresh air 10 the best Of tonics. The
best restorative Of exhausted nerves
IL deep. dreamless sleep--a sleep not
produced by narcotics. Pleasurabie
emotions are the best aids 70 diges-
ton.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04

The largest sponge ever found
came from the Mediterranean. II
was three feet across and 10 feet In
circumference.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-04
Ware Compensation

Wars Compensation.
Stimson ITO Willie. reading the Pc
perl What are you looking 20 cheer
ful about, While?
willie: see q lot Of American
Iy In Europe.--Life.
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af.r. f., ...'n g1thc~ me 20 his ycarnng embrace So
I,nc .s he'd done !. $50 must uphold tine honor 'I'
c,mn Then / asked the rent fcllers h"" 'hcf
could spcG1izc for the game. NGghh'i, u cert ,'".
WIS some S. Fl sckcnin 10 see Sailor Dui'h Gin "","
no rroni.cd to throw ms man twice IN ten seconds
while Lonesome Bean wanted To bet he ''ul' 'iN' Of
cor, into "a bottle at fifty yards at the uIsi SHOT,
4C,onts pleaded. 81" ven cut out tins '1.'el rum
rJ and absorb "A little information, I'll try % c>llhh
what we're up ag'in. never played the game 'O'
I've read about it in the papers.
AN rigb. old hosslv, grins Big WEIGH now IN cool
bumor at watching Mcpherson trying To- und piece '
h; shirt to vc asa sample LET her flicker ere inc
foreman lfanyonc don't obey orders s'id en-, 10 '.
GLOW many men can we scare mp TO go ~ III c'n'
blc,te1 the Pankilcr thinking victory was TO lerch
on the banners o. the side having the biggest army
At last managed TO explain what little kne" about
the game When they got 1t through thclr huoIG7
that only nine men was allowed on a side Big NcIcn
BEGIN cheering and shook hands with AcPhcrson say
inc he and the Scot could lick the whole KIT 81 en-
alone But chung to it, and reminded there would be
an empire and that if we didn't play according 10
he'd give the game to the White EIossers.
4I he comes it that low down, we'll hang him. says
Sailor Dutch.
IF We touch single hair o. that empires scalp
warned veil be hootcd off the Arctic Circle as tiiln'
sports and weshcrs y empire is like lady: we m'i'h
insult him. .
This sobercd 'em materially and give me chance to
proceed. When finished even Big Welch was looking
lonesome. =, ~:
ITS rotten kind Of deal that this miserable ne
face has got us ntol he grows 81 might have known
the game was bracc1 What we've told US sinful mas
took away my appetite for hanging inc Si , n,,b
al couldn't enjoy it tonight slshS SalloT I}u i''
aft would be too much ike larrupng your sled dogs
lest cause we'd lost your dust at poker.
That seemed to be the sentiment Of all; Tor VINO can
enjoy hanging when the hearts bowed down; 30 we
voted to pass up the Shaddcr for time when business
wouldn't interfere with pleasure
pEING elected foreman Of the outfit, the bunch
- seemed to think everything was up to me, ana they
soon returned to the carcrcc ways the BAR As there
wasn't anything in camp what would answer for bal"
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Jolt to the grounds, where Pie whiteaced Shad-
der could watch us through the narrer wnder.
Then the Hosscrs began operating, and it was awful.
We had 10 let one Of EN- empire, didn't have any
one we cared to indorse In their first inning they
scored ten runs, and would have got more but for
Dutch, who sanged a runner fierce at first that he
paused to argue it out. tagged him while he was
humping Dutchs head agin' the rock what served
rs the base The Painkiller, by the tactics at
second let me bag another man, and Lonesome Bean,
taking his cue at third told the next man up that
III his paternal ancestors was sheep steaers In
that way we got three in q string; and Sailor Dutch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

! hired Tonka breed, to make me one out o raw
hide Laborng under the enthusiasm o the palcfaccs
strong waters he turned something in the shape and
size Of kite But had to DO, and next day got eight
o the fecrs to cut sticks for bats, and went to
practising
pitched, lettn Big Wclch strike first. He had the
trunk Of stunted spruce and his first smash dissolved
the ball into atoms. reckon it rained rawhidc for
week all along the Circle.
Flows that for ball playing" he whoopcd.
We've got EN- skinned mile" hootcd Sailor Dutch.
Some on lets hang the Shadder!"
Hold on, says McPhcrson rubbing his jaw thought