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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18

and its rapid expansion in recent years
Is in a large degree due to TINS and
to the fact also that the majority of
its residents, as previously said, are
always sounding the praise of the
town
Rockville Centre is almost twice as
large as il was in 1900. The United
States census of that year showed it
then had a population of 1884. In 1910
the town had 1867 residents. Accord
ing to unofficial reports, the present
census just taken by the state shows
that its all year residential strength
is 4.476, and thus. considering the
growth of the adjacent little settle
mcnts. its shopping centres cater to
the wants Of about 5000.
The principal shopping thoroughfare
of Rockville Centre is Village Avenue.
It is broad and clearly and Is one Of
the most prepoSSeSslng business streets
in the entire suburban region of Long
Island The windows of the shops
seem to indicate that the drawing
power of the section is of the highest
order. Even on the hot days last
week there was large number of
shoppers in the Centre at noon. Or
dinarily, about the quietest time in
suburban shopping centre is the noon
hour, and particularly so when the
thermometer is nearing the high marks.
On Mcrrick Road, which forms ct"
with Village Avenue, are several blocks
on which are many attractive and well
conducted stores. Other business areas
of the town are on Front Street and
Park Avenue.
Values along the business section of
70
$500 a front foot. What is said to be
the high record price was paid for the
landmark at the southeast corner of
Merrick Road and Village Avenue, a
parcel about 17X75 feet, which was
bought by the Osborn Realty Com
pany at a reported price of about 500
a front foot. On Village Avenue, north
of the Long Island Railroad tracks, .
the prevailing value of store proper
ties is about 5000 a front foot, the /
S400 values being in the heart of shop /
ping centre, south of the tracks. About !
$3.50 a front foot was the price paid /
near the business centre. Well To- .
rated home sites, 5cXIO0 feet, in the
town are to be had at $500 up, and on
easy terms. If the buyer desires to
nave his plot improved with house
for his own occupancy, or as an in
'estment, 1t Is said, that satisfactory
oans for the carrying cut of the
project can be arranged. A seven
'oom house on nice grounds can be
bought from about $500 up.
A distinctive feature Of the develop
nent Of Rockville Centre is that the
'illage has not one, but many fine
lome thoroughfares, and that these de-
ightful residential places are scat
cred. There are many towns in the
section that have all their
hoice houses on one street or clus-
cred on and about one thoroughfare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
Says L. |. Railroad Lease
Would Prove Profitable
Arguments Advanced by North Shore Transit Association
to Substantiate Assertion That Proposition Would Be
Good Business One for City-Territory To Be
Benefited Nearly Twice as Large as Manhattan

fourth year, S1,3OO.OOO the fifth wear
and $l,560,0O0 the sixth year, az which
time the assessed valuation would Be
1854, 000,0 900, as compared TO S70.OOO.0o0
at the present time.
This appears 10 be such a remark.
able increase that 10 would seem 70 BE-
an extravagant estimate II IL were no,
proved by the official records OF the in.
crease in assessed valuations in The
Bronx, where, as above stated, the as.
sessed valuation increased 1881 100000
during the first six years following the
opening of the subway.
There is another reason why rapid
transit in the Sd Ward will produce an
even greater increase than occurred in
The Bronx, and that is the fact tina.
the present subway lines in The Bronx
are only about five miles long, and the
effect on values was therefore limited
to much less area than will be effect.
ed by rapid transit 10 the Sd Ward,
which will get ten miles Of rapid tran.
sit lines, or twice the mileage that
caused the tremendous increase in
values in The Bronx.
IF the city were 20 treat TIE leasing
of the Long Island tracks simply as
business proposition, entirely Ignoring
the claims of the Sd Ward for rapid
transit. no other conclusion can be
reached than that il would be a good
business deal for the city, for, assum.
ing that at first the net earnings OF the
line would not pay one dollar Of the
rental, the city would get il all back
each year in increaed taxes, and, in ID.
dition thereto, a profit of 100 per cent
the second year, 200 per cent the third
year, 300 per cent the fourth year, 400
per cent the fifth year and 500 per cent
the sixth year
con the other hand. If rapid transit
is not given 70 the Sd Ward il is GER
tain that the present assessed yslus.
tons cannot be maintained, for these
values were based on the use OF the
land for residential purposes, and peo.
pie will not live where they are CON.
PEELED to pay from 81 cents TO IL cents
a day for railroad transportation. with
few trains, when they can live in any
other part of greater New York and
have the privilege of riding over all the
$50 miles of tracks in the dual subway
system at cost of only 10 cents 3
day"
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The campaign for rapid transit TO the
Sd Ward of the Borough of Queens
which it is now proposed to furnish by
the operation of the trains of the dual
subway system over the tracks of the
Long Island Railroad from Corona to
the city line at Little Neck and TO Col
lege Point and milestone, has brought
out some very interesting facts in re-
gard to that section of the city.
1t will probably be surprising to
most people to know that the Borough
of Queens is larger than Manhattan,
Brooklyn and The Bronx combined.
twice as large as Brooklyn alone, three
times as large as The Bronx and six
times as large as Manhattan. II will be
equally surprising to find that the Sd
Ward of the Borough of Queens is
nearly twice as large as Manhattan,
tive-siXths as large as The Bronx and
has six-tenths the area of the Borough
Of Brooklyn.
Not one dollar has been expended so
far to furnish rapid transit TO this sec
ton, although for rapid transit pur-
poses in The Bronx more than $4,000
900 has already been expended in con-
structing the present elevated and sub
way lines, and more than 100000, 900
will be expended on the new elevated
and subway lines, making a total eX-
penditure of over 100000 900 to serve
territory only one-ffth larger than
the Sd Ward Of the Borough of Queens.
That the proposed contract with the
Long Island Railroad would be good
proposition from the city's standpoint,
based entirely on the increase in as
sessed valuations that would be caused
thereby, is the claim of the association,
and to prove this claim the following
statement was made by John VI. Richie,
chairman:
The assessed valuation of real es-
tate in The Bronx in 1905 was S274,-
$4,000 while in 1914 it was $685., $780,
600, the increase for the nine years
being 3S4,000,000, or approximately
SAB 100000 a year, which is an average
increase OF 10 per cent year. The
increase was, however, much greater
during the first six years, when it /
amounted to 1881, 100000, or an average /
Of S55,0O0,000 year, which is a little .
more than 20 per cent year.
There can be no doubt that rapid .
transit, with a scent fare, to the Sd .
Ward of the Borough of Queens will .
cause an increase fully as great, if not /
greater, than that in The Bronx, from .
the fact that real estate in The Bronx .
1t the time when the subway was
opened had already had the benefit for
many years of scent fare on the ele-
'ated roads. and real estate values were
at that time very much
''"h"r th'n thew are now in the north
hore section of Queens.
Assuming. however, that the bene-
its of rapid transit in the Sd Ward
would cause only the same average in
rease in assessed valuations that the
ubway caused in The Bronx, the pres
mt assessed valuation in that ward,
mounting to S70,000,000, would be in
reased an average of 20 per cent. or
100000 year for six years.
This increase in assessed valuation !
Gould bring into the city at the pres ;
MT tax rate 100000 in increased taxes
he first year, $4,000 the second year.
100000 the third year, Sl,O4O,OO0 the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
Street Crossing Competition.

The July number Of the Bulletin of
the Municipal Art Society Of New York
announces the winners of the recent
city planning competition of the soci-
ETY. for IAN Architectural Solution OF
the Intersection of an Avenue and
Street"
The publication also contains pict-
ures OF the plans of the winners Le-
sides other information of interest TO
the members of the society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18

Bassss

In addition 10 the passengers handled
on trains as shown, there were 1882
passengers carried on the five trolley
lines operated by this company.
The average delay to passenger
trains in 1909 was minutes % sec
onds; in 1910, 2:35; in 1911, 3:05; in
1912. l:44; in 1913, 1852; in 1914. 8 :O3.
and in 1915, 2:45. OF total of 4.O97
scheduled trains 2,636 were on time.
The average delay to each train that
was late was 7 minutes AZ seconds.
The number of carloads of express
and baggage moved was as follows:
1903, 38l; 1910, 42l; 1911, 643; 1912.
7i5; 1913, 500; 1914, 1914, and 1915. $50
The above was accomplished with no
personal injuries or train accidents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
LAWRENCE PARK RENTAL
Deputy Commissioner MacKay
to Occupy Premises.

Fish & Marvin have rented for Roy
c. Andrews furnished for the summer
a property in Lawrence Park, Bronx
vile, TO Deputy Police Commissioner
Douglas |. MacKay, Of New YORK;
also rented a property at Lawrence
Park, Bronxville, y. Y, known as
Northern Cottage, 20 Frederick john
ston, of New Rochelle. The property
has been rented for term Of years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
ScarSdale Estate Leased

Fish & Marvin have leased for Clar-
ence L. Smith his estate at Scarsdale
known as Wood Lea for a term to Car
man II. Messmore, Of the Knoedler
Galleries. The property is situated on
the south side of Drake Road and con-
sIsts OF large stone house, outbuild.
!ng5 and twenty-siX acres of land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
JULY 4 PASSENGERS
NUMBERED 917,917.
Long Island Railroad Issues In
teresting Comparative
Tables.

j. A. McCrea, general manager of the
Long Island Railroad, has had pre-
pared the following comparative state
ment showing the traffic handled on
the railroad over the Fourth of July
holidays, the figures being for five
days:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
Parkway Helps Brentwood.

Brentwood is especially fortunate as
regards motor traffic, as the Long Isl
and Motor Parkway passes through II
It is considered that this highway has
been instrumental in bringing rumber'
Of persons TO Brentwood Park.
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amazed at his own sensations, con-
scious of fears and emotions of which
he would never have believed himself
capable. He gave in his card, and
after a few moments delay he was
shown into the presence of one of the
chiefs of the detective department..
who greeted him warmly.
"My name is Hardaway," the latter
announced.
"My assistant, young lady, Miss
Lenora Macdougal, has disappeared!
She and I and Professor Ashleigh left
the steamer at Plymouth and travelled
up in the boat train. It was stopped
at Hamblin road for the professor and
myself, and Miss Macdougal came on
to London. She was staying at Cliff
ford's hotel in Payne street for the
night, and then going on to the aunt.
Well, I've found that aunt. She was
expecting the girl, but the girl never
appeared.
where did this aunt live?" Harda-
way inquired.
"No. II, Princess Court road, West
Kensington," Quest replied. "She had
just moved there from Elsmere road,
Hampstead. went fret to Hampstead.
Lenora had been there and learned
her aunt's correct address in West
Kensington. I followed on to West
Kensington and found that the aunt
wao still awaiting her."
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board your steamer" Quest explained.
"Please take us on board"
The captain shook his head.
Are you from Scotland Yard?" h9
asked Have you got your warranty
eve are from America" Quest arr
swered, "but we've got Scotland
Yard man with US and a warrant,
right enough
The captain shook his head.
II am over all hour late" he said,
"and it's costing me fifty pounds a
minute. II take you ON board. you'll
have to come right along with me, I'M
less you find the fellow before we've
left your tub behind"
Quest turned around.
"Will you risk it?" he asked.
"Yes!" they all replied
Were coming, captain" Quest de-
cided.
A rope ladder was let down. The
steamer began to slow down.
The captain spoke once more to
the pilot and came down from the
bridge.
I'm forced to go full speed ahead
to cross the bar" he told Quest. "Pm
sorry. but the tides just on the turn"
They looked at one another little
blankly.
The professor. however, 5eamed
upon them all.
II have always understood" he
said. that Port Said is most inter-
ssting place."
eTo BIZ coNT1NuEp.)
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SYNOPSIS.


Sanford Quest, master criminologist Of
the world, finds that IN bringing to JUS
tice Macdougal. the murderer of Lord
Ashleigh's daughteg, ne has but just be-
gun Ife-and-des struggle with mys-
ferrous master ;ofi7ninal In a hidden hut
in Professor Ashleighs garden he has
seen an arshropoid ape skeleton and a
living inhaaman creature, half monkey,
half mas. destroyed by fire. In his rooms
have appeared from nowhere black boxes
containing diamonds that had been torn
f7am the owners throat by pair of arm
sess, threatening hands and sarcastic,
threatening notes signed by the inscruta-
BILE hands. Laura and Lenora, his assis-
tants, suspect Craig, the professors valet.
Of the double murder of Ross Brown,
Quests valet and Miss Quigg. Quest
traps Craig, but he escapes to England
on q tramp steamer. The black boxes
continue to appear in uncanny fashion.
Notified of Craig's recapture by Scotland
Tarti men Quest and the professor go to
Hamblin house, Lord Ashleigh's home in
England, only to find that Craig has again
escaped.
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Mrs. WiIIet,
1877 EIsmere Road,



This was 157 and the house was
empty. After a moments hesitation
he rang the bell at the adjoining door.
A woman, who had been watching
him from the front room, answered the
summons at once.
Can you tell me-" he inquired,
what has become Of the lady who
used to live at 157-Mrs. Willet?"
She's moved" was the uncompro-
missing reply.
do you know where to-" Quest
asked, eagerly.
'West Kensington-No. II Princess
Court road. There was a young lady
here yesterday afternoon inquiring for
her"
Quest raised his hat. 1t was a relief,
at any rate, to have news of Lenora.
81 am very much obliged to you,
madam"
You're welcomed" was the terse re-
ply.
Quest gave new address to the
taxi driver and was scarcely able to
restrain his impotence during the long
drive. They pulled up at last before
a somewhat dingy-looking house. He
rang the bell, which was answered by
q trim-looking little maidservant.
"Is Mrs. Willet in?" he inquired.
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The maidservant stood on one side
to let him pass. Almost at the same
moment the door of the front room
opened and a pleasant-looking elder
ly lady appeared.
Il am Mrs. Willet," she announced.
IT am Mr.. Quest" the criminologist
told her quickly. "You may have
heard your niece, Lenora, speak OF
me"
"Then perhaps you can tell me what
has become of herr" Mrs. Willet OBJ
served.
isn't she here?"
Mrs. Willet shook her head.
Il had a telegram from her from
Plymouth to say that she was coming,
but I've seen nothing of her as yet
: you've changed your address, you
know" Quest reminded her, after a
moments reflection.
u wrote and told her." Mrs. Willet
began. after all, though" she went
on thoughtfully, II am not sure wheth-
er she could have had the letter. But
it she went up to Hampstead, anyone
would tell her where / had moved to.
There's no secret about me-"
"Leno-a did go up to 157 Elsmere
road yesterday" Quest told her. "They
gave her your address here, as they
have just given it to me-"
"Then what's become Of the child?'
Mrs. Willet demanded.
Quest, whose brain was working
quickly. scrubbed upon one of his
cards the address of the hotel where
he had taken rooms and passed it
over.
why Lenora didn't come on to you
here can't imagine" he said. "How-
ever, I'll go back to the hotel where
she was to spend the night after she
arrived. She may have gone back
there. That's my address, Mrs. Willet
If you hear anything wish you'd let
me know. Lenora's quite particular
friend of mine and I am a little anx-
ious."
Quest had already opened the front
door for himself and passed out. He
sprang into the taxi, which he had
kept waiting.
"Clifford's hotel in Payne street."
he told the man.
He lit cigar and smoked furiously
all the way, throwing 1t on to the pave
ment as he hurried into the quiet pri-
vate hotel which fellow passenger
on the steamer had recommended as
being suitable for Lenora's one night
alone In town.
Can you tell me If Miss Lenora
Macdougal is staying here?" he asked
at the Office.
The woman shook her head.
Miss Macdougal stayed here the
night before last" she said, "and her
luggage is waiting for orders. She left
here yesterday afternoon to go to her
aunt's, and promised to send for her
things later on during the day. There
they stand, all ready for her"
''What time did she go?"
Directly after an early lunch. It
must have been about two o'clock"
Quest hurried away. So after all
there was some foundation for this
queer sense Of depression which had
been lowering about him for the last
few days!
Scotland Yard" he told the taxi
driver.
He thrust another cigar between his
teeth, but forgot to light it. He was
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Copyright, 1915. by Otis F. WOODY

1--WE must not eat or drink or Sleep"
Quest declared, dercely, until we have
brought this matter to an end. Craig
must be found. This is the supreme
horror of ALL"
The butler made an apologize ap-
pearance. He spoke in a hushed whis-
per.
"You are wanted downstairs, gentle
men. Middleton, the head keeper, is
there"
AS though inspired with a common
idea, both Quest and the professor hur-
ried out Of the room and down the
broad stairs. Their inspiration was
true one. The gamekeeper well
coined them with smile or triumph.
By his side, the picture of abject mis-
cry, his clothes torn and muddy, was
Craig!
"I've imagined this little job, sir, -
Middleton announced, with a smile Of
slow triumph.
a'How did you get him." Quest de-
manded.
Little idea of my own" the game
keeper continued. II guessed pretty
well what he'd be up to. He'd tumbled
to it that the usual way off the moor
was pretty well guarded, and he'd
doubled back through the thin line
of woods close to the house. dug
one of my poachers' pits, sir, and COW
cred it over with lot Of loose stuff.
That got him all right. When I went
to look this morning I saw where he'd
fallen through, and there he was, walk
ing round and round at the bottom like
Gagged animal. Your servants have
telephoned for the police, Mr.. Ash
leigh"
Quest suddenly whispered to the pro-
fessor. Then he turned to the keeper.
Bring him upstairs, Middleton, for
a moment" he directed. Follow us,
please"
They passed into the bedchamber.
Quest signed to the keeper to bring
Craig to the side of the four-poster.
Then he drew down the sheet.
"Is that your work." he asked,
sternly.
Craig, up till then, had spoken no
word. He had shambled to the bed
side, a broken, yet, in a sense, a stolid
figure. The sight of the dead man,
however, seemed to galvanize him into
sudden and awful vitality. He threw
up his arms. His eyes were horrible
fhnxy rr1o o. o1>
marks. His lips moved backwards and
forwards, helplessly at first. Then at
last he spoke.
"Strangled!" he cried. Zone more!"
"That is your work." the criminolo-
gist said, firmly.
Craig collapsed. He would have
fallen bodily to the ground if Middle
toms grip had not kept him up. Quest
bent over him. It was clear that he
had tainted. They led him from the
room.
Wed better lock him up until the
police arrive" Quest suggested. 81
suppose there is safe place some
where?"
Inc pIOLSSSOI dWOho lIOM LIS
stupor.
Let me show you," he begged. 81
know the way. We've subterranean
hiding place which no criminal on this
earth could escape FROM"
They led him down to the back part
of the house into a dry cellar which
had the appearance of a prison cell.
''This place has been used before
now, in the old days, for malefactors, !"
the professor remarked. He'll be
safe there. Craig" he added, his
voice trembling, 'Craig-I-I can't
speak to you. How could you!"
There was no answer. Craig's face
was buried in his hands. They left
him there and turned the key.
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we came into Southampton early this
morning, and here l am. Say. before
we go any further, tell me about
Craig"
We've had him." Quest confessed,
"and lost him again. He escaped last
night"
where from?' Laura asked.
"Hamblin house."
"Say, is that anywhere near the
south coast?" the girl demanded ex.
citedly.
''It's not far away" Quest replied.
quickly. "Why?"
'I'll tell you why" Laura explained.
II was as sure of it as anyone could
be. Craig passed me in Southampton
water this morning, being rowed out
to steamer. Not only that, but he
recognized me. I saw him draw back
and hide his face, but somehow I
couldn't believe that it was really he.
was just coming down the gangway
and / nearly fell into the sea, was
so surprised"
Quest was already turning over the
pages of the timetable.
What was the steamer" he de-
handed.
II found out" Laura told him. ~
tell you, l was so sure of it's being
Craig that I made no end of inquir-
les. 1t was the Barton. bound for
India, first stop Port Said"
When does she sail?" Quest asked.
"Tonight-somewher about seven,"
Laura replied.
Quest glanced at the clock and
threw down the timetable. He turned
toward the door. They all followed
him.
I'm for Southampton" he an
nounced. "I'm going to try to get on
board that steamer before she sails.
Lenora, you'd better go upstairs and
lie down. They'll give you room
here. Don't you stir out till come
back. Professor, what about you?"
Il shall accompany you," the pro-
fessor declared.
'And nothing" Lenora declared,
firmly, as she caught at Quests arm.
would keep me away"
''Tll telephone to Scotland Yard, In
case they care to send a man down."
Quest decided.
They caught a train to Southamp-
ton, where they were joined by man
from Scotland Yard. The little party
drove as quickly IS possible to the
docks.
where does the Barton start
FROM" Quest asked the piermaster.
The man pointed out a little way
down the water.
"She's not in dock, sir" he said.
"She's lying out yonder. You'll bare
ly catch her, I'm afraid" he added.
glancing at the clock.
They hurried to the edge OF the
quay.
Look here" Quest cried, raising
his voice, ''Pll give ten-pound note
to anyone who gets me out to the
Barton before she sails"
The little party were almost thrown
into tug, and in few minutes they
were skimming across the smooth
water. Just as they reached the
steamer, however, she began to move.
run up alongside" Quest ordered.
The captain came down from the
bridge, where he had been comforting
with the pilot.
Keep away from the side there"
he shouted "Who are your"
-, of 20
criminal whom we believe to be on
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CHAPTER XXI.

Quest stood, frowning, upon the
pavement, gazing at the obviously
empty house. He looked once more
at the slip of paper which Lenora had
given him. There was no possibility
of any mistake: