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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
BIG STORE FOR BRONX
Work Begun on Dry Goods
Structure for Harry Weaver.

Work has been started on the new
drygoods store of Harry Weaver, at
Third avenue and 15Sd street. The Bronx.
The store will be 50 feet front and IS
feet deep, and for the present two stories
high, with basement underneath.
The first story front will have a white
marble architrave resting on granite
bases, and continuous plate glass show
windows. with double entrances, and
bronze griles and sash bars. Luxfer
prisms above the show windows will
throw light into the interior of the store.
The second story will be faced with
white terra Gotta. The show windows
will be Is feet deep, and will have d
parquet floor and panelled back and cell
ings in Circassian walnut; there will be
large mirrors against the end walls,
doubling the display in the show win
dows: and the general arrangement of
counters, shelving. aisles, cash and parcel
conveyers and other details will be UP
to the latest standard in department
stores. The high ceilings. embossed with
ornamental designs, combined with the
unusual depth of the store. will give it a
spaciousness equalled by few in The
Bronx. The cost of the building will be
about $4,000. Albert f. Davis is the
architect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
ALTA AVE PARK Hut

links and numerous outdoor sports, in
GLIDING cricket, baseball. football and row.
ing. is located in the near neighborhood.
In the winter skating, coasting and other
winter sports have a special attraction
here.
Park Hill appeals 20 the best type OF
suburban home seeker, and the plans for
buvine a home which have been offered
BY the American Real Estate Company
are exceedingly attractive The company
builds a number of houses each season
which embody every modern feature or
architecture and construction. These
houses are offered TO the public for sale.
Should a purchaser prefer TO build his
own house tie company extends to nm
the facilities Of its large architectural ana
building department, and il viii build
house TO suit his requirements. In either
case. the terms Of purchase, If so desired,
can be so arranged as TO provide for a
small payment of cash and quarterly OF
semi-annual payments thereafter, amount
ing I'm the aggregate TO not more than
the rent Of the average apartment ms
plan esneciaily appeals to business men
who have invested their capital IN ther
business and do not care to disturb ex-
listing investments.
A book Of views of this delightful DE-
velopment has just been issued by the
American Real Estate Company, No 52'
Fifth avenue. New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Tower Manufacturing and Novelty Com
pany and now being remodefed by him
With the exception Of the top loft, this
completes the sub-letting Of all the floors
The Frank Z. Hayes Rubber Company
will occupy the premises for its business
as dealers in rubber novelties, which bust
ness is now located at No. JIG Duane
street.
Walter b. Parsons and Camman, Noor-
bees & Floyd leased for the George Back
er Construction Company the southerly
part Of the seventeenth floor of the new
building at No. 56 West 45th street to the
Donaldson Manufacturing Company Jew
ellers, now at No. As John street
Ames & Co. Inc. leased the store anc
basement in Nos. 81 and 80 West 5Sth
street TO Woodrow & Markets., wholesale
florists, for long term of years; also the
second loft in No. 10 West S1st street TO
the Luber Button Works.
Robert H. Rainey and Asbury Lester
leased the building at No. SSi Washington
street TO John Kutsukian for term OF
years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
FULL FACTS AT EXPOSITION
Details of All Properties at
Country Life Portrayal.

An innovation in the development Of
real estate interests has been made by
Robert f.. Farley. II has been put in
effect at the Country Life Permanent
Exposition. II is the perfection by Mr..
Farley of a plan to have representation
in the exposition so broad that, no mat
ter what section Of Westchester County
a prospective purchaser may be inter-
ested in, he may find full information.
II the seeker is in need Of Hudson
River cottage, a picturesque home in the
Westminster hills, at Scarsdale or White
Plains, or a summer place on the Sound
or any other property in Westchester' full
details may be had at the booths.
l.. Ward Prince. vlce-president OF the
exposition, says: IT'S the department
store principle applied to real estate. It's
Shat the people OF New York City have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
To Open Office To- morrow.

r. Claiming Miller, who has for num-
Der Of years been connected with Stephen
II. Tying. Jr., & Company, announces the
opening of his Office tomorrow at No.
s53 Broadway. to carry on a general real
estate business.
He has been made the agent for all
the properties owned and controlled by
Roosevelt & Son in the midtown section
among which are the Roosevelt Building
No Sal Broadway; the Domestic Build
ing. No. $50 Broadway, and the property
at Nos 129 and 131 Fifth avenue, running
through with an L to Nos. and East
goth street, lately occupied by Lord s
Taylor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
ALTA AVE SHOWING ENTRANCE 10 Park HlL

for buildings Of certain kinds wal
lutely essential to the success o r.
scheme of rationah regulation. In
where the iegality%f tETs~soG q Eil
ton has been challenged the
upheld it. The district RESTRICT
mended by the Bassett COMM,
in view the safeguarding Of exiy
future investments and the a.
ment of an appropriate and ora
velopment.
One aim is to prevent by apnro
restrictions, varying with the dis,rtn,y
repetition I'm other parts of the ctr,
congestion of population on the !,
East Side of Manhattan.
1t is recommended that the charte
amended TO give the Board of Estir
power to district the city not only
purposes of building height restCict
but also for the purpose Of cla(
| buildings in the various districts.
Previous decisions of the courts ju:
the confidence Of the commission that
rights of the city to establish district
! the system is shown to be essential
the general welfare, will be upheld
courts have insisted. however, that q
be some fair relation between the pu
good to be secured and the private in.
that may be suffered; throughout is Y
! the commission has borne in mind
necessity of eflecting such relauoI
One OF the most significant
brought out was that real estate c: u
were strongly in favor of regulation
experts who appeared and presente
views held that real estate values
| be conserved and rendered far more /
by laws materially limiting the heig
buildings, providing for appropriate \
and restricting various districts az
| the intrusion OF unsuitable industrlt
was also established by the evidenced
scented that so-called skyscrapers dill
pay large net returns This will dS
less be a surprise to a great many
pie who have not given close attentid
the subject. and il is condition thai
moves the incentive TO any vigorous
position to the proposed restrictionsf
A part of the work OF the commh,
consisted in gathering careful stat
about the height OF different kim
buildings in New York. and this in
] CATION brought TO light some rather
prising facts. The average bui
height in Manhattan is as stories. n
per cent OF the buildings do not e.
height OF six stories. The buildinS
ten stories high constitute only
more than per cent OF the total.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

the Park IIiH station. or by the main line
trains Of the New York Central Railroad
from Grand Central Station, changing at
High Bridge TO the Putnam DIVISION
trains running direct TO- Park Hill.
Park Hill is noted for its healthfuiness'
the completeness Of its development its
beautiful winding streets and magnificent
views over the Hudson River and the
Palisades, for it's excellent schools which
arc known among the best in New YORK
state: for its delightful social life CEN
tring around the Park Hill Country CluO'
for its uearness to New York City, its
splendid shopping facilities in Yonkers
Immediately below the hill and having
population of 10000 people: for its unusual
combination Of every advantage Of the
city and every advantage Of the country
making life there cheerful, comfortable
and delightful the year round.
Probably no section Of the country
shows I'D to better advantage the bene-
fetal results OF real high class develop
rnent work and a reasonable selling
nolicv. for not only have the owners
marketed very large part OF their ~
acres Of land, but they have succeeded
b., establishing the most attractive home
community either by building themselves
~. ,,rov,,ding the means for purchasers TO
,...nd There are now within the limits
- .he nroperty nearly two hundred
&c park Hill can be best described
eavine that its owners have carried
the best features Of a high class Eng
s,,burb Such is the nature OF the
"a there that It lends itself admiraoiy
ohitoctural treatment. with the re-
3, that designs have been worked out
.o,o. If the most attractive houses In
,his mart of the country Ihere Is no
90, ~ house effect at Park HIM. II 10
-. community Of dwellings express
Tho hest Of Individual ideas. Inc
h"ud,,es in every case seem TO be de-
sionsd as though they were specially nt'eo
20, a. location in which they stand.
,rha park Hill Country Club Is de-
,;ahtfuI social centre. The clubhouse
.'.a,Ss IN a very attractive environment
90 - adroirably equipped. In It the resi-
-. told their amateur theatricals' re-
80 and other charming social func-
tons. .....o,+ park nm is
snI.nd,dlv situated. The Park Hiii Coun.
~. N.,,,h has made a special feature OF
- 80 and has held the championship OF
1899, Inns county In the immeolate
' esso'',n Of Park IIll are two famous
~ ~ the Dunwoodie and the Saeg-
In wan cortiandt Park. with its Son
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Along the Hudson, Just
North of New York
City Line.
LAND 375 FEET
ABOVE SEA LEVEL
Outdoor Life May Be Enjoyed at
This Development at All
Seasons of the Year.

Even in the section like that surround
Ing New York City. where there are hun
dreds OF builders in competition for the
patronage Of the suburban homeseekers
and where some of the finest suburban
districts Of the country arc to be found
the surburb known as Park Hill. owned
and developed by the American Real Es-
tate Company. in South Yopkers West
chester County, stands out in strong re-
lief Park Hill is not an overnight
boom. II is the result of twenty-five
years Of the most careful planning and
the wise and liberal expenditure Of money
with an eye single 10 the creation of a
perfect suburban home park. II is locat-
ed Immediately above the New York City
line, twelve miles north from Times
Square, on Broadway. IL is beautifully
situated on the top Of a hill, S75 feet in
elevation. It enjoys excellent trans
portstion facilities including three routes
Of rapid transit into the heart of New
York. 1t may be reached BY subway
express to Van Cortlandt Park, and then
a short trolley ride TO the Park Hill sta
ton, or by the Sixth or Ninth avenue
elevated trains to 155th street connecting
with the Putnam division trains direct TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
LESSEE BIG WINE DEALER
Will Occupy House Once City
Home of H. A. Sherman.

The Cresta Blanca Wine COMPANY.
which leased few days ago the ground
floor of the building No IL East 4ist
street. is one of the largest companies IN
this country dealing in California wine.
This building was once the city home oil
Herbert A. sherman, the well known real
estate broker and auctioneer. Mr.. sheI
man altered the structure for business
use. on the second floor he has his up
town office Royal Scott Gulden neso.-
ated the leasing Of the ground floor TO the
wine COMPANY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Brooklyn Dwellings Sold.

Charles L. Rickerson sold the three
story and basement stone dwelling house
at No. SOS Union street. between Seventh
and Eighth avenues, for Miss ]. a. Ellis
to DR.. s. +. Anderson for occupancy.
Visco Brothers sold for the Brooklyn
Church Society Of the Methodist Eplsco-
pal Church the three story brick building
at No. 81 Rapelyea street on lot 1sx10O
feet, to Gioyannina Tortora for occu-
pancy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
EXPERT REPORT
| IN PAMPHLET FORl
Heights of Buildings Com
mission Publishes Its
Findings.
| NOW BEFORE THE
BOARD OF ESTIMATl
If Acted Upon Favorably viii 3
Transmitted to Board of
Aldermen.

The report Of the Heights Of Buildir
Commission, headed BY former Pub
Service Commissioners Edward NJ. Basse
has now been published in pamphlet for
Presented in the first place to the Bog
Of Estimates committee on the hei
size and arrangement Of buildings
which George McAneny is chairma
has been laid before the entire board
Mr. McAneny. A hearing on the
port was held before the board on n
day and final action on the matter u
laid over until this week. IL II IS 4
ed on favorably there it will be -
mitted TO the Board of Aldermen.
two bodies together are empowered
charter to enact general ordinances
isting the height of buildings. az
action is recommended by the conlSssid
New legislation, however, will be
quired before thorough system of BY
ing control can be perfected, for rot
a height limitation but a separatio
the city into districts is necessary.
One of the chief subjects studied
commission was "districting. Th<
rience Of other cities. both heI
abroad, was studied, and its-%ss
that the reservation CT certain dl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

wanted for long time, but satisfac-
tory space was hard 20 procure. Other
shows may come and go, but we are here
to stay the year around Our exposition
will grow better every day. More depart
ments will be added. until no study per-
tanning to life outside the city is over
looked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Commercial Leases.

The NJ. Morgenthau, Jr.. Company mas mas
leased for Christian Luckey the third ioit
a. the northeast corner of Broadway ana
Duane street. known as NO $40 oloau
way. to the Frank p. Hayes Rubber OoIn-
pany for a term of years. ms Is .ne
building leased by Mr.. Luckey from Tue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
100000 Fifth Avenue Rental.

Corn & Co. leased for the No. 719 Fifth
Avenue Company (Klein & Jackson) the
store in the Hotel Langdon for a long
term of years at an aggregate rental of
100000. The lessees are Konchakji
Freres. of Paris and New York dealers in
art objects and antiques. now at No. Z
East 4ist street, witch will be torn down
on May to make way for the new build
ing of Rogers Peet Company.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-25
MAJOR LEAGUE RECORDS
Compiled by Expert George l. MoreIand.

American League Batting Average.
- Records Of sn PLAYER who have played in i've
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-25
Americas Best Relay
Runners Will Oppose
OxfOrd'S Famous Team
Victory for English Quartet in To-Day's -Four
Mile Race VIII Make John Bull Even Up
With Uncle Sam in 1914 Iuterna.
iionai Sports So Far Contested.

THOSE two old sport rivals,
your Uncle Samuel and John
Bull, will fight the second Of
their 1914 international battles this
afternoon on Franklin Field. The
arst one was the court tennis match
Ia which Jay Gould beat George
Convey a month ago. In the feature
event OF the University OF Pennsyl-
vania's athletic carnival Oxford's
relay team. the best cross country
runners in Great Britain, will oppose
runners from thirteen leading Amer
lean colleges in 2 four-mile relay
race.
Captaincd by the wonderful Jack
son. hero of the Stockholm Olympic
games, the visiting English flyers
shape UP a decided favorite over
their American opponents-in fact. II
IL doubtful II any Of the American
teams can offer enough resistance to
even trouble the fieet-footed Britons.
OF the defending colleges Cornell
and the University of Pennsylvania
appear to have the only chances Of
beating Oxford. Trainer Moakley. up
At Ithaca, Is very silent about the
quartet that will represent Cornell.
Tho upstate college always goes In
strong for long distance running.
Cornell almost yearly turns out great
relay teams. and 1t II limited that
this season will be no exception.
Penn. although seriously handi-
capped by injuries. will start q strong
team. and Princeton, with Champion
Miller Mckenzie, should make things
Interesting for the foreigners.
Athletic sharps. pointing out the
tact that the early season makes ac-
curate predicting almost impossible.
hope that ono Of the other colleges
WIN start team strong enough to
nose out tho famous British four.
9MolshmN ARE SPEEDY ANp
g., CONFIDENT.
ne formidable Oxford team II
composed Of jackson. Taber. Sproule,
oerve. jackson Is the speediest OF
Olympic games he created Q new
worlds record for $500 metres, beat
ING ont kiviat and Taber In Q won.
Nerfal finish. jackson. standing well
Over SIX feet and very thin, with lons
black hair. gives ono moro the i'm.
preston Of being poet than a
champion runner. Once he swings
into action 1t Is easy to understand
how the youth can cover ground &C
quickly. His legs measure 40 inches
end bis stride when going at tor
SlNpeed covers eight feet Of ground
slckson Is captain and spokesman
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-25

next Saturday night. The ballroom
dancing will be In charge Of Mae
Murray.
VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTIONS.
At Hammerstein's will be Mae Muir
ray and Clifton Webb in the latest
dances, Belle Story In songs. Harry
Fox and Yancsi Dolly. Roberta
Menges- Tearle. Mabel and Max Ford.
Charlotte Davies. and others.
Grace La Rue will head the bill at
the Palace. There will also be Joan
Sawyer and John Jarott, dancers;
Bickel and Watson In IA new skit.
Coleman's Lifelike Baseball Player.
Hermine Shone in "The Last OF the
Quakers." and Billy Gould and Belle
Ashlyn.
The Colonial will have Dazzle in
Barrie's playlet "Pantaloon," Stuart
| Barnes, singing comedian: Rolfe's
| Colonial Days." the Farber Girls,
Jim Diamond and Sybil Brennan. and
Consul and His Adopted Daughter. a
simian comedy couple.
Bertha kalich will appear at the
Alhambra In the epilogue to mari
ana" a Spanish play. Others Will be
| Nellie v. Nichols, singing Coincidence;
| Stepp, Goodrich and King. Gus Ed
wards's Matinee Girls. George Mckay
and Ottie Ardine In ''On broadway.
| and the Great Asahi Troupe.
At Proctor's Twenty-third street
| Theatre 1.-THE Musical Farmyard" will
be the leading feature. Heading the
bill at the Fifty-eighth Street Theatre
will be william Lytell In "The Gray
OF tho Dawn" The main attraction
ut the One Hundred and Twenty NTH
| street Theatre will be Dorothy Rus
sell and Leon Van Dele in society
| dances.
| IN THE BRONX.
"Everywoman" will be the attrac-
| ton mt the Bronx Opera House.
"The Traffic." a play by Rachel
Marshall. will be tho Offering ut the
Royal Theatre.
Features OF the bill at Keith's will
be- Pat Rooney and Marion Bent
Flanagan and Edwards. Nine. Doree
and company In Great Moments
from Grand OPERA" Marie Shaw, sing
ing Coincidence. and Apdale's AMI
| mails.
WITH THE movies"
Beginning to-day motion pictures
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-25
Fren,stad Ill.,;
Real Farewell
Was as Elsa
By Sylvester RalDlissg.

LIVE FREMSTAD really made
l her last appearance at tho Met
ropolitan Opera House on
Thursday night. Her physician has
forbidden her, because OF the ill-con-
dition Of her general health. 10 sing
night, for which she has been an
nounced. BY one Of the perversions
Of the types In which the word never
was dropped from my article Of yes
terday, . wrong impression was con-
veyed. The sentence should have
read: Perhaps we may NEVER
again have the privilege Of seeing and
hearing her (Mme. Fremstad) on the
Metropolitan Opera House stage" No
opera lover. or music reviewer. can
regret this more than myself. Nine.
Fremstad's retirement means a grave
loss to the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany's forces and a setback to Ameri.
can art.
Aida. the farewell opera for the
Friday subscribers. got a spirited
presentation last night, but evoked no
particular demonstration. either real
or simulated. Emmy Destinn. Mar
gnrete ober. Lenora sparkas. Ric-
cardo Martin. Dinh Gilly. Ruysdael.
Rothier and Bada. under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Polacco, made q fine cast,
sang and acted with spirit, and
earned and received a proper amount
Of recognition from tho audience.
And q refreshing relief from hys-
tcria. or claque. It was, too! With
"Traviata" this afternoon, and Iris.
tan und Isolde" tonight. except for
an unprecedented latter the opera Ia
over" concert Tomorrow night. the
season ends. Tho company goes "a
Atlanta, Ga, for seven performances
beginning next Monday and ending q
week from tonight with the double
bill of "Cavalleria" and "Pagliacci.'
Nearly all the principal artists OF the
company arc to I Ike part in the per.
formances there. including Caruso
Geraldine Farrar. Johanna Gadski
Scott. Amato. Dinh Gilly. Frieds
Hempel. Marguerite ODER. Riccardt
Martin and Bella Alien. with Mr.
Toscanini, MIR. Hertz and Mr.. Hage
man as conductors.
After Pavlowa and Diana Watts
a. far apart In intention and IL
method as the poles-there came Il
US yesterday afternoon at the Prln
cess Theatre another dancer, a youn,
woman whose stage name Ia Lada.
Russian, or an American trained IL
Russia, as you will. One may snil
to read that she Ia a poetess Of IN
terpsichorean art-the last word o
rhythmic Elasticity: her performance
not only dance, but also life symbol
ically;" but the young woman 10 wei
worth seeing. and II 10 IA pity tina
she apr ears 30 late in the season
There 10 sure to be opportunity mex
fall to review her accomplishment
at length.
| Prof. Samuel A. Baldwin Will Civ
free organ recitals at the City Col
lego on tomorrow and Wednesda.
afternoons.
Roy J, Cregar will give a free orga
recital at the Old First Presbyterian
Church on Monday evening.
| Louis EURO announces his inten
ttpn Of giving season Of grand oper
at the Grand Street Theatre begin
ming on Nay 4