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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14

Historic Flushing continues to be one
Of the most charming home places, with
myriad of natural rural features. in
the greater city. II is within such a
short and comfortable ride of the mid
town section Of old New York that 1t
Is cause for wonderment that large
numbers of Manhattanites are still un-
aware of its numerous residential at
fractions. Indeed, II Is q true saying
that many persons who had lived in
Flushing for some years are so fortu-
nately situated that they are uncon-
scious of that fact, or, in other words,
are blind to many of the priceless land
characteristics Of their neighbour hood.
Some important building changes
have taken place in Flushing within the
last four or FIVE months and others are
planned to be made in the near future.
On November "a last there was opened
on Main Street two large motion pict-
ure theatres, one, the Janice, at Main
Street and Broadway, and the other, the
Flushing, between Washington and Lin
coin Streets. On the site where is now
the Janice Theatre stood for years the
Fountain House, a hotel which attract
ed to its doors many prominent per-
sons. ne IneaIre IS OH ichscHoiu niNe'
the lease to the plot having been nego-
tiated for a term of twenty years by
Runge & Co., one Of the leading real
estate firms Of the section, for the own
er Of the Janice Amusement Company.
The Flushing Theatre Is one Of the
largest Of Its Kind in the suburban dis
trict, having frontage Of go feet and 9
depth Of 159 feet
Extensive alterations have lately
been made TO the Flushingbranch Of the
Bank Of Long Island, at Main and Lo-
Gust Streets. An extension has been
built, and on an adjoining plot, just
west of the Flushing Steam Laundry, q
taxpayer, containing two stores, has
been put up. The store property is on
plot fronting 40 feet. At s Main
Street, a parcel, 20 by 100 feet. Zion
Abraham has taken down an old wooden
structure, and intends to improve the
site with q modern store.
Although many owners OF business
property on Main at. and Broadway
are complaining about the assessed
valuations of their premises by city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Leases GedneyFarmsHO Hotel
E. II. Crandell, Proprietor of lorraine, Brooklyn tc
Take Possession of White Plains Property About
March Premises To Be Open All Year

L. Nelson Ehrhart has leased for the
Gedney Farms Hotel Company its hotel
at Gedney Farms, White Plains, n. Y,
10 Z. II. Crandell, proprietor Of the
Hotel Toursine, Brooklyn, and lessee Of
the Allenhurst Club, n. J.. for term
Of years Robert z. Farley. represent
ed the Gedney Farms Hotel Company
and J. J. Fleming the lessee. with +.
Nelson Ehrhart as broker. Mr.. Gran
dell takes possession Of the hotel about
March /, and will open it in April 1t
10 planned 10 run the hotel the entire
year.
The Gedney Farms Hotel represents
an investment of more than 100000
II contains about 200 rooms, a dancing
pavilion, q casino, billiard rooms, bowl
ing alleys and swimming pool. The
Gedney Farms golf, polo and tennis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Expansion of Jamaica
Trend of Affairs Indicates Higher Values There
the Near Future-New Building of County
Clerks Office Nearly Finished.

important business and rsilrosa 60. 90,
in suburban Long Island; Soh . q
will probably question the sees 70.
that assertion, but, neyertnsiel A,
maica is the business ana faH
of suburban Long Island. AGO., al
at is a delightful home ,sadjs.
its residential areas are ertnSldI,,
rapidly. Frank L. Ferguson Is M.
extensively in the Aging Aveh's -sr.
trict. He is building tness is'
dwelling houses, with all moo,ss v
provements. The cost 49, . Louss
tween $4,000 and $1,000 for e. s.,trs |,
THE heart Of the retsii c,,sst "
Jamaica is along Fulton So So Az
tween Hardenbrook and Flusnihs Ar
nues. Important building en'nt sss
tsLiny Mace In that centre hs,,
boms for the County Clerk - -, =
built Of hollow tile and whi~s s \
the southerly side Of fui,o ION ooo. n
represents an outlay OF sivv Err vsssl
building will be ready ior WV
soon. ,,A buildsl
Nm ~ the store section OF JAM lss
ne new department building o. ..,sssr
Rrothers This prosperous 80
tegan in a small way In smns..Ir,,, b
six years ago. II started ..d W
little store, which " "a r,cdsf'
long ago It's business iequi, .elsres'
quarters and the old sno s,si y
premises Of the firm were '"
-. ,h..a uaeds"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14

! experts as being excessive, the sale
price of some sites in the centre, which
is from $500 up, is considered by some
wide awake students of realty affairs
to be surprisingly low, owing to the
bright prospect of bringing more Gus
toners to the retail shopping places
Of Flushing, and the fact that when
this beautiful home region is joined to
the great subway system of New York,
any one will be able to ride from the
heart Of Flushing to northernmost New
York for scent fare.
There are signs, not very strong, 1t
is true, that Flushing is awake to the
many realty opportunities that will be
presented TO 1t as result of the out
pouring from the heart Of the city to
its suburbs from the opening Of the
dual subways. One of these signs is
the recent building of the four story
apartment house Of the best type Of
walk up" at l69 and III Amity Street.
A. Gottlieb, proprietor of a popular
drygoods store in the town, is 'he own
er OF this new house. II was erected
for him by J. J. O'Brien, who ever
since he left the Police Department has
been successfully engaged in the con-
tracing business.
The house has rooms for twenty
three families and the average rental
is about 81 so a room. Suites range
from three rooms and bath up TO SIX
rooms and bath. Thus for $l3 80 a
month family can be an occupant Of
one of the three-room suites. This
structure Is in a most desirable resi-
Dental part Of the town. Many large
trees are in the avenues at this point,
and they afford ample shade in the
summer months. There ought to be
hundreds Of houses like that Of Mr..
Gottlieb's," said a we'll known resident
of Flushing last week. MANY persons
who would prefer to live there than
In any other part Of New York are uc-
able to do so because the rentals for
nicely located cottages are a little
too heavy drain for their purses. But
modern fats at 81 so a room a month
meet their requirements"
Robert Brennan is building an apart
ment house Of the highest type on the
east side Of Central Avenue, Flushing,
100 feet north of Broadway. In situs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
WOOL WORTH DWELLINGS
Plans Filed for Two Houses of
Gothic Style.

Plans have been fled by c. P. II.
Gilbert. architect, for two dwelling
houses on the south side of Eightieth
Street. occupying frontage OF sixty
feet. to be built for Frank W. Wool
worth.
The plans for the 4 East Eightieth
Street house show a building thirty
five feet wide and six and one-half
stories in height, the FACADE being de-
signed of blue limestone in the French
Gothic style Of architecture.
The house to be erected at East
Eightieth Street is to be twenty-five
feet wide and six stories high. and the
facade is Of severe classic design, the
material TO be white marble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14

nue. and Broadway, was erected by
william Waldorf Aston at a cost Of
100000. The architects of this
great structure were Clinton & Russell.
A s550,000 project in the same year
resulted in the improvement Of the
southeast corner of Seventy-sixth
Street with a twelve story apartment
house by the Seventy-sixth Street Com
pany, from plans by Mulliken & Noel
Ter. About 1905 the building period for
six and seven story apartment houses
in the avenue was at an end.
Within the last five years many nots-
Bile twelve story apartment houses have
been put up in West End Avenue. Pro-
jectors Of eight and nine story houses
have in the meantime found suitable
sites for theis operations in the side
streets in the section.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Realty Notes.

Pease & Gilman have been appointed
agents for the thirteenth story apart
ment house, 100x115 feet, at the north
west corner Of Park Avenue and Eighty
second Street, owned by the $50 Park
Avenue Corporation, J. E. R. Carpenter,
president.
J. Arthur Fischer has been appointed
agent of the building 1s49 Broadway,
opposite the Circle, and Of the three
four-story buildings at los to 100 West
Thirty-eighth Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
WEST END AVE. in
NEW BUILDING AGE
Continued from page I

construction work in the thoroughfare.
Still, two years after the subway was
in operation there were opportunities
in the avenue for the profitable build
ing OF six story houses. An imposing
six story apartment house, i00.ll by
go feet, was built In 1905 by the West
Side Construction Company, at the
northeast corner Of l0lst Street. The
plans were drawn BY George Fred Pei
ham, the cost being placed at 1926, 900.
This was the year in which the Apthorp
apartment house, covering the entire
block bounded by Seventy-eighth and
Seventy-ninth Streets, West End Ave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Brooklyn Sales.

The Realty Associates sold 1880
Union Street to Joseph V. Lane; also
six lots In the Ridgewood section, on
the south side of Madison Street, to
Charles Grosch, who will erect four
six family apartments on 3o-foot plots;
also 27xi00 feet on the east side OF
Flatbush Avenue, l15 feet south OF
Winthrop Street, to Louis Gold, who
will erect a four-story apartment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
New Tenants for Dwellings.

The Houghton Company has leased
for Anna B. Mackay, Of Chappagua,
n. Y, the dwelling house 20 West
Sixty-ninth Street to Lorenzs Giro.
Edward s. Foley & Co. has leased
the dwelling 23l West Thirteenth
Street to Mrs. Mary McGiff; the dwell
ing house 239 West Thirteenth Street
to Mrs. George Allison and the dwell
ing house 1863 West Thirteenth Street
for Joseph l.. Buttenwieser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
.Sl5O,O00 INVOLVED
In ORANGE DEAL
Elevator Apartment House Fig
ures in a Trade for Estate
Near Pennington.

Louis Schlesinger, Inc, through its
country department, has sold for S. NJ,
Benjamin and others the five story
Fairbanks apartment house, All to 4S3
Main st., Orange, n. j., on a plot
lO6xl5O. 1t is the only elevator apart
ment house in Orange.
The purchaser, Harold S. Maddox,
gave in part payment the country es-
tate known as Ingleside, near Penning-
ton, Mercer County, n. j., comprising
about ninety-fve acres, on which is a
residence of antique architecture, which
was erected about half century ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
OLD HOLDING SOLD
Property Owned by Barnes
Family for 200 Years.

A large piece of waterfront prop
erty situated at Woodland Beach, Staten
Island. which has been in the Barnes
family for over 200 years, has been sold
by J. A. Matthews to James S. Graham,
of Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Mr.. Graham now owns considerable
property on Staten Island in the vicinity
IF Tottenville, Prohibition Park. Silver
Lake, West New Brighton and other
large holdings in the immediate VI
cinity of Midland Beach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Totals ......s12,Gs9,2s5 nn,n

Although only tweuty-thre. et al
eighty-four outside cities reuart :
proyement, and the total, s2aaa.'
shows a falling off Of 2s.i De- ~.
from January, 1914, evidence a =
provement Is not entirely 80
Thus, while the aggregate Of Al 49,.
represents a loss Of approximate, 4
100000, it is mainly accounted 4, Z
the sharp decreases at a compsn.,,,
small number of large cent?. !.
most notable Being Baltimore, E.,,.
Dallas, Detroit. indianapolis, E,.,
City, Milwaukee, PHILADELPHIA. r.,
burgh, Reading, San Francisco. S,.,
and Worcester. On the other hasd d,
contraction at the remaining .,-,,
eight centres where decrease ,,.s,
are not at all pronounced. and AZ, 1.
most entirely offset by the gains a, 4.
bsny, FL Psso, St. Louis, St. Pc
Springfield, Mass; Syracuse, Tol,,,
Troy and some other points. Tie B,
ures in detail are:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
COSTLY BUlLDIN(s
FOR MANHATTAN
January Figures Hr,..,
by A,3l8,25O Those -
Last Year.
BRONX REPORT Also
SHOWS BIG INCREAs
Sl,li6,S50 Ahead Of Sam. a
Rod ii lel4-Large Cal,
in Richmond.

The value Of building permit,
in January, according 70 Syn,..s
ceiyed by Dun's Review from go
ing departments Of eishty.fvs ~
cities in the United States go. 90;
1893, 469, decrease Of n s.s
as compared with the san. 80, -. e
1914. New York City makes
more satisfactory exhibit than 70, -.
months, with a gain Of 425 M. -
practically all Of which Is drs !. ~
notable expansion tina, appear, 1. J,
boroughs Of Manhattan and Ths D.
The figures for the FIVE boro ~ ~. J
greater New York for January foIl s,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14

/, thus deferring the time when the
city gets its money By two months.
This bill only imposes on the city in
terest charges for borrowing money
for the additional two months, with no
compensating advantages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14

! fields adjoin the property, as we'll as
the Gedney Farms Development.
The nonpartisan leader. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-23
Give Unto Him That Hath Need

~ HERE statement the good book the effect that
Il those who have much shall receive and those
EsMgM who have nothing shall have that taken
s#]@8 from them.
may be pretty good doctrine to practice another
world but practical application Of it here in this vale of tears
II does not harmonic with Of justice
Even Santa Claus has been the habit of giving
literally who have abundance and giving scantly
all those need the most think lot of Santa
The nonpartisan leader. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-23

but must insist that he is wrong right there
We would like to that practice would like
to the deserving and the needy get big
the valuable presents.
Moreover there is doubt mind that if the peo-
pie got they deseryedwh their just and equitable
share Of the good things of fhere would be need
Of gifts 81
At rate hoping praying and working that
end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-19
LATEST NOTE ID
 GERMANY 0N FRYE Escape in LifebOats Not Sufficient Surety of Pas
 sengers' Safety

Washington, October 1S.-Publica- tion tonight of the text of the latest note sent by the United States to Ger many in the case of the American ship William P Frye relates that the Uni ted States does not regard to escape in lifeboats as sufficient surety for passengers and crew of any American vessel destroyed when carrying contra band.
 The American note. dated October 12, expressed satisfaction that Germany agreed to the American proposal for a Joint commission of experts to fix damages for the loss of the Frye, sunk by the commerce raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
 Without admitting that the declar- alton of London is in force," says the note, and on the understanding that the requirement. in article 50 of the declaration that before the vessel is destroyed all persons on board must be placed in safety Is not satisfied by merely giving them an opportunity to escape in lifeboats, tho government of the United States is willing, pending the arbitral award in this case, to ac- cept the. declaration of London as the rule governing the conduct of the Ger man government in relation to the treatment of American vessels carry ing cargoes of absolute contraband."
 In the Frye case the commander of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich took all on board his own. vessel. When the Lee lanaw, an American ship carrying ab solute contraband, was destroyed the crew was taken aboard the submarine and transferred to small boats when near shore. No complaint has been made, therefore, as to past treatment, but an effort is being made to- safe guard American lives In the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-19
STRONG PUBLICITY
 FOR VELVET TOBACCO
Local Retailers Getting Benefit of Big
 Advertising Campaign

Newspapers of this section have re- ceived orders for an extended advertise ing campaign featuring the Liggett & Myers Tobacco conpanys VELVET SMOKING TOBACCO.
 These orders call for advertisements of larger size than are generally em ployed in tobacco advertising and inc advertisements are scheduled to appear over long period
 VELVET has always been a good seller in this territory" said represen- tatve of the company, and dealers re- port 1t as one Of their strongest leaders But we want to make every one familiar with the fine quality of VELVET and to do this We are making special efforts in both our advertising ana safes depart- ments.
 "Of course. VELVET JOE will be our spokesman in this advertising. During the time he has been boosting VEI.vE,T he has become the most popular and widely known salesman in the tobacco business. The plain 'hoss' sense he hands out about tobacco has made thousa nds of VELVET smokers throughout the country, and Joe has his eve on this territory just now. There are going to be lot of new VELVET smokers f;, and around Biriningham
 "Our national advertising in the ma ga ; zines will continue Just the same, this newspaper work being intended to give the tobacco retailers additional sales making help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-19
RUSSIAN RULERS
 L|FEAT THEFRONT The Czar Lives Simply and Works Hard Directing
 His Forces

Petrograd, October 1S.--The follow ing authorized description of the Elm peror's life al the front has reached Petrograd
 Headquarters has been established in a small two-stor yhouse in a white Russia city, the name of which is nec- essarily omitted. Emperor Nicholas oc- cupied two rooms on the second floor one as a bedroom and the other as an office. On the same floor are Minister of the Court General Baron Freder- icks and Palace Commandant General NoelSoff, each of whom occupies a sin = gle room. On the first floor are the Emperors physician and various per sons of his suite. The number of ser wants has been cut to the minimum.
 Near the house in government buildings and hotels live Grand Dukes Cyril and Boris and Dmitri Pavlovitch and others of the temporary court.
 "A 9 o'clock in the morning the Emperor, attired in a field. uniform, walks to the offices of the general staff accompanied by one of his off cers. With General A1exieff, chief of staff, the Emperor reads the reports and issues orders until l p. m. He in- forms himself concerning the condi- tions on all parts of the immediate front, examines maps and discusses events To luncheon in the Emperor's quarters are invited the high military officials and the foreign military ob- servers, altogether a dozen persons The luncheon is brief and simple. Nc wine is served.
 Dinner is of three courses and Is less formal than the luncheon.
 At o'clock in the evening, after brief conversations with his guests, the Emperor returns to his office and works far into the night, General AleNieff frequently going there for g conference. The general staff works night and day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-19
NEWS 0F ENSLEY

Funeral services over the remains of
 Mrs. John Fletcher, aged 72 years, who
 died at her late residence, FOOT Park ave-
 hue, Sunday morning, were conducted
 yesterday afternoon from St. Johns Epis-
 copal church. The Rev J. w. Fulford,
 officiated. Interment followed at Oak
 land cemetery. The deceased is sur
 ylved by her husband and three daugh-
 ters, Mrs. J. F. Skelding, Mrs. Allen let
 low, and Mrs Edgar Keenon, all of this
 city. The deceased had lived in Ensley
 p years, and was highly esteemed by
 all who knew her. The pallbearers were
 as follows: Active, Walter Brigman
 Joseph Tetiow, Walter Jones, E. C..
 Mandy, W. T. Snow, Edward Bascobilt
 Honorary: z. T. Cushion, John Clarke,
 Steve Hogue, Chriss Marugg, Charles Hamilton and D. M Lewis
 Outgoing cars on the Tidewater line will go over the new track, which has
 just been completed near the substation between Birmingham and Ensley this
 morning. The new stretch will do away With a double curve near the subst1 tion which was considered dangerous In- coming cars will still have to travel over
 the old line until the new one is com pieted With one track already finished the officials stated that it would not take very long to finish the other as they could carry the material exactly to where it was needed
 Owing to misunderstanding the night public school did not open at the Ensley High school last night. Roy Dimmitt, principal of the Ensley High school, rxA1f- 1.sxA I.~f~< Al-A A-D
 had been set as to when the school will open.
 Funeral services over the remains of J. P. Donnelly who was killed in the ex- plosion at Fairfield Saturday night were conducted yesterday morning from St.
 Catherine's Catholic church of Pratt City. Interment followed at the Pratt City cemetery. Mir. Donnelly is survived by
 his widow and one child.
 Yesterday morning in the Ensley police court George Beggs was fined $50 by Judge J. T. I.owery on a charge of em- excitement. Ten negroes were fined s10 each on charge of gaming. The negroes were arrested by Officers Wiggins, Long, Brown and Sandefer near the fairgrounds Sunday night.
 The Ensley fire department was called to the residence of Tony Mariana at
 Avenue K and Sixteenth street yesterday
 afternoon about 1:50 o'clock. The fire oc. cured in the flue. but no damage was done.
 Burglars entered the residence of Thomas J. Roe at 2515 Avenue lC sometime Sunday night and stole gold watch a
 quantity of clothing and several other articles and made their escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-19
MRS. WILLIAM GUSSEN
 IN PIANO RECITAL
First of Series of Five to Be Given Under Auspices of Birmingham
 Conservatory of Music

At Cable hall last night the Birming- ham Conservatory of Music presented Mrs. William Gussen in the first of her series of five recitals for the season of 1e16-16. and the occasion was one of rare enjoyment for the large number of music students and discriminating listeners making up the audience
 The classic programme was rendered with true classic feeling. These were the compositions:
 l. Toccata and Fugue ...... .Bach-Tausig 9 (a) Gigue in G; (b) Gavotte in D
 minor; Co Prelude and Fugue in
 N minor .......................... bach g. (a) Rondo ala Turca. ........... Mozart
 (b) Impromptu in B fiat...... Schubert f. 32 Variations in c minor. .BeethSven 5. Sonata Op. 27, No. (Moonlight
 .......................... Beethoven
 Mrs. Gussen was very happy in Bach, especially in the Gigue and the Gavotte. She played the Mozart "Rondo Ala TIrca' with distinctive charm and, com ing to Beethoven, she fairly surpa ssed herself. The 32 variations were per formed with wonderful brilliance and clarity and the familiar Moonlight" so- nata has seldom had sue ha poetic reading in public performances here. In response to cordial applause Mrs. Gussen played. after the close of the programme, Schumann's much discussed phantasy "Why?"
 The next recital will be given Monday night November 10.