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New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
PLAN HOMES FOR
COLORED PEOPLE
Committee Formed to Garry Out
Idea of Building Model
Flats In Harlem.

Model tenements, copied after the
Phipps and City and Suburban Homes
Company houses, are TO be built for
negroes as the result of conferences
held recently by representatives Of or
panizations who wish TO provide better
housing conditions for colOred people
in this city. The first group Of houses
will most likely be put up in Harlem
where the negro population is now
estimated to have passed the 10000
mark. Hotels are also contemplated
TO correct the present existing evil.
The committee formed TO carry out
these plans consists Of Cyrus c. Miller
chairman Of the executive committee
Of the Advisory Council; Allan Rob
inson, president Of the City and Sub
urban Homes Company; L. Holling'-
worth Wood, president Of the National
League on Urban Conditions Among
Negroes, and Frank W. Shaw, vice
president Of the Property Owners I'm
provement Corporation.
While the invasion OF Harlem Dy
the negroes has deprecated realty in
many sections, II II found that owners
Of tenements in most instances are
getting higher rents now than when
The houses were tenanted by white
people. To pay these high rentals
colored families were forced TO take
lodgers, with the result that these
dodgers now constitute 80 per cent Of
the negro population Of the district
The committee claims that this
lodger element endangers the morals
u family life in the district. u wants
10 correct this az well as 20 eliminate
the congestion by providing more
healthful quarters for but part Of the
present cost The tenements and dor
mitories will be under the supervision
Cf the City and Suburban Homes Com
pany. The lodging houses will be pro-
Wdod with reading and lounging rooms,
and the social and economical welfare
Of the negroes would be more effect
iyely attended 20, instead OF them
being scattered, az at the present time.
The negroes propose 10 establish a
bank In Harlem, with a board Of direct
ors composed Of negroes and whites.
The deposits, IL 81 figured, could be
utilized for mortgages.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
Mrs. Tracy'S Claims and
TorrenS Title System
Register Hopper says That Under That Law Present Owner
Of and Would Hold 1t Absolutely and No Dover
Liens Could Be Filed Against IT,
MRS. TRACYS CLAIMS.

Mrs. Hortense Pine Tracy has
filed, through her counsel, Mer-
chant, Olena & Merchant, suits In
the Supreme Court to recover a
dover interest in property In this
city valued at over s4,400,0O0. She
recently got a judgment in Albany
County for dover interest In prop
crty in Troy.
On the basis OF the settlement IN
that suit, Mrs Tracy would be en-
titled. 1t is said, to receive 100000
from the New York properties. She
alleges she was married to Edward
Tracy, of Tracy & Russell, brewers.
whose brewery was in Greenwich
Street, this ,'ty. Tracy & Russell
speculated in realty here, and many
properties which they owned are
now improved with private resi-
dences and apartment houses of the
highest type. Part of the residence
Of Andrew Carnegie stands on one
Of the parcels which they owned.
That Is why Andrew Carnegie has
been named as one of the defend
ants. A plot of the home site Of
Henry c. Phipps, at S7th st. and
Fifth av- Is also one of the prop
critics which Tracy & Russell owned
years ago. Consequently, Henry {.
Phipps is also among the defend
ants. Other claims involve the
School for Ethical Culture at 2
West Gath ST.; the Century Opera
House and the Barnard apartment
house, at list st. and Central Park
West.
Mrs. Tracy is about sixty years
old. She has one son. She says
she married Tracy in 1872, when
both lived in Lansingburg. They
always lived apart, Tracy making
his home with two maiden sisters,
the Misses Sara and Eustace Tracy.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19

Stores Company FOR a term OF twenty
one years. Through this Mr.. Palmer
is assured Of permanent light on the
westerly side Of the proposed build
ing.
Mr.. Palmer is understood TO have
given other properties in this city in
part payment for the Dey ST. site.
Other sales follow:
HONEYWELL AV.-Philip Kaufman
& Son have sold 2141 Honeywell av.,
northwest corner Of Honaday Place,
five story, new-law house, on a plot
GIANTS. l0x62. .9xS7.11 feet. The buyer,
Max Brill, gave in part payment the
plot 50x94.7x irregular on the north
side Of l8lst St, 100 feet east Of Vyse
av., and also the plot of four lots, di-
Tectly opposite, on the south side Of
18lst St, 100 feet east Of WISE av.,
i00x99.1lx irregular. In the deal the
valuation of the apartment was placed
at SG5,00O and the vacant properties at
$4,000.
6lST ST.-Wiliiam B. May g. Co.
have sold the vacant lot, 1sx100.5 feet,
at l07 East 6lst St, adjoining the new
apartment house at the northeast cor
ANA VI 81 ave. AOT thHSSs VI uAuoOu
and others, represented by II. K. Zit-
tell. The buyer will erect residence
for his own occupancy.
MADISON AV.-Negotiations are
pending for the sale Of the B'nsl
Jeshurun Synagogue, occupying a plot
75X95 feet, on the west side Of Madi-
son av., 25.5 feet south of Goth ST. II
is expected the congregation will buy
new site on the upper West Side.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
LOFTS IN VARIOUS
ZONES RENTED
Large Space Taken in New Vim
cent Astor Building
Other Leases.

Pssss & Elliman leased for Vincent
Astor in the new Astor Building,
Broadway and Vesey st, approx
naisly $500 square feet on the fifth
soor TO tho All Package Grocery Stores
company foT executive Offices.
Porter & Co. leased for Constantin
wagner % Martin Slcherman, the store
.ocsted a. 1919 East l63d 81.
Roy Sherck leased 20 Becher q
9ondshein the ninth floor IN 1888
West Beth o.. for term OF years.
Gross & Brown represented the lessor.
Corn { Co. leased 10000 square feet
Ia s5-54 West 25th ST. 20 the Chelsea
Wais. Company; for Henry II. Morris
.s agents 5000 square feet In I-s west
lsih a. 70 A. Levy & Co., and for Al
esr B. Ashforth, Inc, space In the
Aho1 Building az 4b2 Fifth av.
Spear & Co. rented for s. II. Tying
!. q Co. loft in l3 East 18th 81. 70 A.
spegelmsn; also lofts in 1919 west
z.ih 81. 20 j. Lsshin; in l3O-l34 West
llth 81 70 the Puritan Raincoat Com
pany, and in lS3-I35 West l9th 81. 20
sehildhause & Ginsberg.
The Cross & Brown C.r pany leased
.eNs a. 1911 Spring s.. 70 the wall
Az Novelty Company, the Fair Waist
Company. and Louis Berger.
Douglas Robinson, Charles s. Brown
~npsny leased for Levy p. Morton
ait stable al l3e West 5lst 81. for a
srn Of years 70 the OToole Motor
Asntin2 Service. James A. Dowd rep
fsssnied the lessee william j. Rus
~, architect, has FLED plane for alter
hg the premises.
u. & !. Hess leased, through +. s.
Willard Z Co., the eighth floor at 41G
Broadway, for . term Of years, 70 Levy
q Aerzbach, also Offices a. 432 Fourth
a. % Walter J. Sinsheimer & Co.,
Mtsi the eighth floor al lao Fifth az.
y Larss Aitheimer Company; also with
s!lsphsn II. Tying space a. 1913 East
tl'i %. b the Manicure Novelty Manu-
AeiVnng Company
.. hmss q Co leased lofts AZ l57-l5e
xxa1i s2d -. 20 the Animated Target
k,mpanY; % Jacob Lewis. az ia West
ssisi 81, % Ryer q Cashel. AZ ii East
t.e -. ~, ard 70 Gottreieh & Mirtkin, AZ
AcD West Ztfb ~
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
TT. RYAN'S OLD
HOME SITE SOLD
Fifth Avenue Plot Will Be-
come Part Of S2,000,000
Building Project.
PLAN SI[YSCRAPER
FOR DEY STREET
Leslie R. Palmer Buys Site for
Twenty Story Structure
Other Sales.

The site Of Thomas Fortune Ryau's
old homestead in lower Fifth av.,
which was deserted by him when he
bought the home of the late Isaac
Stern, at 85s Fifth av.. has been sold
to become part Of plot for a S2,0O0,-
900 building, designed as the headquar-
ters of the wholesale book trade Of
the United States.
The former Ryan property has been
disposed Of by the II West Twelfth
Street Corporation. represented by
Robert f. Dowling, through Z. II. Lud-
low & Co. to the Macmillan Company.
IL comprises a plot 5O.9xl25 feet, at
the northwest corner OF Fifth av. and
18th ST., opposite the First Presby-
terian Church. and the eighteen story
building completed a few years ago on
the site of the Lenox mansion, now the
property Of Mr.. Ryan.
The Macmillan Company recently
purchased from Mr. DOwing's company
the adjoining old dwelling site az %
Fifth av., extending in an IL" 20 West
18th ST.. together with the building it
has occupied for several years at So
and IS Fifth av., and with the prop
erty purchased yesterday have gath
cred together a plottage with front
age OF l54 feet on the avenue and lou
feet on 18th So.
This property is 10 be Immediately
improved with twelve story structure
with a base area Of nearly $4,000 square
feet, the ground floor Of which, in
cluding the first three floors above,
will be occupied by the Macmillan
Company. The remainder OF the build
ing will be devoted to the occupancy
of concerns engaged in kindred pur-
suits.
Leslie R. Palmer, who has been iden-
tilted with many big building opera
tions in this city in the last five years.
through the Duross Co., as brokers, yes
terday bought from John b. Peck the
property 20 and % Dey ST., 5OXl9 feet,
between Broadway and Church st. Mr..
Palmer plans to reimprove the site
with a twenty story o!iice building
from plans by Herman Lee Meader.
Adjoining on the east is the new
twenty-six story Telephone and Tele-
graph Building. Adjoining the plot on
the west is the 22-foot five story
Church st. corner building, held in
trust for the infant, John Jacob Astor
and leased to the United Cigt
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19

land, but permits him to make a claim
against the assurance fund.
New York Assurance Fund Provisions
Defective.
Opponents Of the true Torrens sys-
TEN may object to the above statement
ebout the assurance fund on the
ground that the Torrens law OF New
York does not provide an assurance
fund that would be applicable to the
ravment Of claims such as the Tracy
claim and the Striker claim even
though the claims should be equitable.
This is true, and It is one of the mis-
takes in the drawing of the New York
law made by the original drafters OF
the bill. who designed the law to mt
the special interest of the title COM
ranies instead of the general interest
of the public.
The present New York law permits
the pavmcnt into the assurance fund
10 be optional on the part Of the ap-
rlicant. No one is foolish enough TO
nav for a thing when he can get the
benefits Of it without paying, so the
result is that there is no money in the
assurance fund New York County
has S1s.30). This popularity of the
New York law is not found in the Tor
rens law Of any other state or country
The original Torrens act and every
other Torrens Law IN the world, with
out exception, provides an assurance
fund, the contribution to which is
made compulsory on all those who
benefit by the system, and the result
is an ample fund to cover all losses.
Massachusetts has s250,000 and Illinois
over $4,000 in their assurance funds.
A change in the New York law pro-
viding for an adequate assurance
fund Is one of the amendments which
I advocate and which Is necessary be-
fore the New York law can be sue
cessful.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19

20 arouse realty interests TO the need
of corrective measures, to have some
laws repealed and others remodelled
10 suit modern conditions.
Summarizing the report, its author,
Edward d. Cronin, one Of the vice
presidents of the National Properties
Company, said yesterday. With but
only two general laws directly pertain
ing to the real estate brokers, I. e., IL
cense laws and laws regulating, under
the statute of frauds, the form Of
agreements the brokers are required
to obtain from landowners to sell prop
erty.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
LAWS RELATING TO
COUNTRY'S REALTY
Study Made To Be Reported at
Convention Next Month.

An interesting study Of divers laws
of the various states in the Union. re-
lating 10 real estate, as directly affect
ing the broker, borrower, and lender on
mortgages, has been made with the
view of presenting a report to the joint
annual convention Of the National As
sociation Of Realty Brokers and the
Realty Mems Protective Agency, TO be
held at the McAlpin Hotel in January
Further object of the investigation Is
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
New Jersey Sales.

s. S. Walstrum-G Gordon & Forman
sold for George Ithell his property -
East Franklin av., Ridgewood, n. j., 20
James Davies.
Edward p. Hamilton e. Co. sold for
Mrs. s. Bayard bod her brick and
cement residence and about one acre
on Scotland Road, in the Mountain
Station section Of South Orange, n. ].
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
New Tenants for Dwellings.

Douglas /. Ell.msn q CO. leased,
.isfnthed, l27 East 7Ith 81, three
sspry house. for Mrs. Charles g.. Bar
'sf 70 h0nfy Dater
repe q Bro. leased FOR A. j. Ham
hsfs'ngn the dwelling 40 lZ8 wash
.aagion Place 20 Gregory Mason. fOr
hfff ysars, - 1850 year
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
Briarclif Manor Sale,

Fish & Marvin sold for Walter A.
Evans, of this city, his property at
BriarclifF Manor, consisting Of one
acre. 1t adjoins the estates Of II. H.
Albright and y. 7. Hungerford. The
purchaser is business man of this
city.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19

sotn = Scott rented for Oothout Ia
snt,ssi. Whitehead bis house In the
,nssistt Bay property, Hewlett, Long
'Assnes 70 Or. w. Whitehead GilhiiAn.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
LONG ISLAND ESTATE SOLD

Barclay Property ri Brookyillc Has
Been Held at $225,00O.
J. Searie Barclay. jr., sold his coun.
try estate AZ Brookville. near Glen
Head. Long Island, 70 Stephen c. Mil
let. Of Manhattan, for a summer home.
The property consists Of about sixty
acres. and has bssA held at f22G.o0a
New-York tribune., 1915-12-19
REAL ESTATE.
NEW JERSEY.
COUNTRY PROPERTY,

Rrsr FINANCIAL. PLAN FOR PURCHASE cF
country houcs explained IN Love 0'Lne Msfs'
zine. Country Houe league No ~ West a-d ~"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-29
FABLE OF THE ETENOG-
RAPHER AND PLEBIAN

One upon time in a city that was
populous enough to support a big-league
ball team there lived a young man who
earned almost a living by copying his
employers conversation in a notebook
and transcribing it onto the firms sta
tionery by means of typewriter. This
young maa always was draped in the
latest creations of the tailors' art. His
collar was invariably the latest thing in
neck decoration, and his cravat follow
ed suit. His haircut bore semblance TO
those one would expect to see at bar
bers' convention, and his handsome
face always was adorned by cigarette
Every morning, much to his annoy
ance, this Beau Brummell was forced
to ride down town on the seven-fifteen
car with ANOTHER young man who never
wore a collar and who generally wore a
four-bit calico shirt This Plebian often
stood on the rear platform with our
hero, too, and the cob pipe he smoked
bespoke many months of service. Not
only these things proved annoying to
the young stenographer, but his re-
pulsive w-commuter often needed
shave.
Now the fashion-plate was often
heard to make sighting remarks about
the Plebian, such as ''low-brow, I"
"rough-neck, "bruiser," and the like.
But the Plebian never happened to hear
them, so the stenographer kept on liv-
ing.
One Saturday evening, it came to
pass, that both of these young men
stopped at Jerrys place to partake of
refreshments and to cash their weekly
pay checks. They stood side by side
and surveyed each other with much
wonderment in the back bar, while
Jerry himself served them. The rough
neck exchanged his check for schoon-
er and twenty-six, ninety-five, while
the pretty stenographer received a
highball and eleven, eighty.
MORAL-White collars add more to
appearances than to pay checks.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-29
J u N E

June this year,comes in on the first
and ends on the thirtieth. 1t will have
ten and twenty days with night tack
ed onto each one of them. June's days
too, have habit of absorbing most of
the allotted twenty-four hours, and the
habit is not at all approved by those
who retire and arise by the sun.
Though sowing time for many, it is
Cupid's harvest time, and wedding
bells resound with JOY in every known
cline. A bunch of flimsy, fluffy lace
'he" takes to be his bride, to shelter
and provide for her, no matter what
betide. But presently, we should sur
mise, by Fashions onward trend, it
will be "she" who promises to keep
him to the end.
On June 10Th, Jupiter, who has long
been working mornings, will give up
that position and take job as evening
star. His place in the wee sma' hours
will he vacant for about a week when
Saturn will go on duty Summer is
almanacally said to begin on June 22nd,
but most of us will be willing to believe
that it has been hanging around un-
comfortably close long before that time
And then comes the dreamy maids,
creamy and screamy maids, filling and
thrilling our souls with delight, and
though with discretion, slight pre-
monition says money is. saved if we
stay in O. nights. Summer times money
time-picnics and parties both call us
and ball us until we attend, and once
we are started quite soon we are part
ed with all winters savings, yes, every
stipend,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-29
Along Came Ruth

whats the matter Aunt? you look
so worn out" said Ruth as she breez-
ed herself through the screen door OF
the breakfast room.
'T'm simply tired out because didn't
sleep well last night" replied her
aunt.
"You must have overworked your
self cleaning house," Ruth suggested,
"sleeplessness is a form of nervous
ness" But it is so easy to prevent it.
l used to suffer the same way, but I'VE
overcome it entirely. If you will 90
out into the yard and walk for ten
minutes, exercise with light dumb-bells
just before retiring, and then eat let
tuce sandwich, half-dozen crackers or
even an apple, you will go to sleep at
once. Then besides, you should try to
get to bed at the same hour every
night for several nights. In this way
you will cultivate the habit of going to
sleep at once. Just try these rules,
they're simple"
And away went Ruth.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-29
Commission Proceedings.

Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Commission held at the Commits
sion rooms Monday evening, May oath,
1915.
Meeting was called to order by
Mayor Cross. Present-Cross, Graft
and Gidley. Absent-none.
Minutes of the last meeting were not
read.
The following resolutions was offer
ed by Commissioner Graft, who moved
its adoption, seconded by Commission
er Gidley:
Resolved, That the sum of $5171. 50
be raised by general tax on the real
and personal estate of the City of East
Jordan, for the payment of bonds and
interest; that the sum of $29551 be
raised for general street and sewer
purposes; that the sum of $2216.37 be
raised for special bridge purposes, and
that the further sum of $l1820.61 be
raised for general purposes, for the
year A. ID. 1915.
Adopted by the City Commission of
the City of East Jordan, on the Oath
day'of May, A. d. 1915, by an aye and
nay vote as follows:
Ayes-Cross, Graft and Gidley.'
Nays-None.
Moved by Cross, Supported by Graft,
that Carl Heinzelman be charged an
annual license fee of $1,000 for the pri-
vilege of running his popcorn stand.
Carried.
A petition was presented, signed by
the owners of majority of the proper
ty to be benefited thereby, asking for
the installation of a sewer commenc-
ing at the termination of the sewer in
the alley between Third and Fourth
street, and thence east through the
alley in Block 20, Nicholl's second ad-
dition, to point so feet south of the
south line of Garfield street, and on
motion by Gidley, it was referred to
engineer H. l.. Winters to furnish
plans, specifications and an estimate of
cost.
The Mayor appointed DR.. Robert A.
Risk as health officer at an annual
salary of $4,000, and on motion by
Graft, the appointment was confirmed
Moved by Graft, supported by Gidley,
that the Mayor and Clerk be, and here
by are, authorized and instructed to
horro1v S1O0O M Corr;ad
On motion by Graft, meeting was ad-
journed.
OTIS j. SMITH,
City Clerk.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-29
Former East Jordan Boy
Wins Spelling Contes,

The friends here of Charles g. Falls
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. g. Falls, OF
Ontario, California, will read with
interest the following clipping from the
Los Angeles "Times."
Ontario, May 15.-Upland grammar
school won the sixth annual Y. M. C. A.
track field meet held here today al
Chaffey High School. Central school
of Ontario was second. The meet was
a great success, over 2000 witnessing
the different events. The most exciting
incident came in the last lap of the
relay when Robert Guthrie of Upland,
cut down twenty-five-yard lead given
his opponent from the George Junior
Republic and won for his school,
The High Scnool meet, which was an
individual meet, was won by Theodore
Myers of Chaffey with Robert Arnett,
also of Chaffey, second.
In connection with the field meet
there were spelling matches and May
pole windings, today's meet having
been postponed from May 1, and the
original schedule was carried out.
Charles Falls of the Central school, this
city, was adjudged the best grammar
school speller of the county after a
desperate struggle
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-29
"ONLY A DAD"

Only dad, with tired face,
Coming home from the daily race,
Bringing little of gold or fame
To show how well he has played the
game.
But glad in his heart that his own re-
To see him come and to hear his voice.
Only dad of brood of four,
One of ten million men or more,
Flooding along in the daily strife
Bearing the whips and scors of life
With never a whimper of pain or hate
For the sake of those who at home
await.
Only dad, neither rich nor proud,
Merely one of the surging crowd,
Toiling, striving from day to day,
Facing whatever may come his way
Silent whenever the harsh condemn,
And bearing it all for love of them.
Only dad, but he gives his all
To smooth his way for his children
small,
Doing with courage set and grim,
The deeds that his father did for him.
This is line that for him | pen,
Only a dad, but the best of men.
Detroit Free Press.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-29
What Vinegar Will Do.

Vinegar works like magic in cleaning
dirt and smoke from walls and wood
work Put some i'm a basin, wet a
flannel cloth in it and wipe the article
that needs cleaning. When the cloth
becomes soiled, wash it out in clear
water before putting it in the vinegar
again. 1t will remove fly-specks from
woodwork, picture frames, windows
and so forth. 1t will soften an old
paintbrush on which paint has been al
lowed to dry. Heat some vinegar to
the boiling point and allow the brush to
simmer in it for few minutes. Re-
move and wash well in strong soap
suds and the brush will be like new. If
the hands become chapped or roughen-
ed after having them in water for a
long time, rinse them well and apply a
little vinegar, letting it dry on.