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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-02
WAR PREPAREDNESS

WAR PREPAREDNESS ar
ticle signed "a Christian" seems to
convey the impression that because
we trust in God we should not take
even ordinary precautions for our
protection. It does not seem to me
to be good Christian faith to expect
God to accomplish miracles merely
because we neglect to avail ourselves
of the means he has given us for our
own safety and protection. Since the
bible shows so clearly that in many
instances God has advocated war and
has commanded his servants to take
certain cities by force at great sac
rifice of human life, fail to see where
we are insulting God by protecting
our nations honor and its citizens. If
we did not have an army and navy
can you not imagine my Christian
friend, what a dOwntrOdden nation
we would be?
If your principles are true express
sions of Christianity, then l am glad
that am not a Christian.-A HUI
manitarian. ,.-
-O-O-
- I.L.Ls l:-A-s,G -..sI.gA,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-02
GOLDEN TEXT NO. is. -

Kill, Letters, page 80: ''The great er-
rOr of this age-that all religions are
alike - is calculated to bring about
the ruin of all forms Of religion, es-
peciauy of the Catholic religion,
which, as it is the only one that is
true, cannot, without great injustice,
be regarded as merely equal to other
religion" Us the rock imperiled by
the mere breath of erTor?)-C. n.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-11

SEA, sec Is, twp 40S, R4
w. 100 acres ........ 1905
All NEN, NwA, sEH, sW
", ,-sec II, twp 40S, RAW, err
$40 acres ............ 1850
All NEA, NWA, sEA, SW
s41 acres -. ........ 1905
M, NJ sWA, NWA sEN,
sec 21, twp 4OS, RAW, 40 ~
All NEA, NwA, sEA, sw
Y, sec 23, twp 4Os, RAW,
All NEA, NWA, SEA, SW
u, sec 25, twp 4OS, RAW,
$40 acres .............. 4O.O6
Eh, VIZ SWA, sec 27, twp
4OS, RAW, 400 acres. -. 25.05
} All NEA, NWA, SEA, SW
", sec 29, twp 40S, RAW,
$40 acres ........... 40.O5
All NEA, NWA, SEA, SW
u, sec 81, twp 4OS, RAW,
642 acres .............. 4O.13
All NEA, NWA, SEA, SW
n, sec 33, twp 40S, RAW,
$40 acres ........... 4O.O5
M, SWA, NJ SEA. SWA
SEA, sec 35, twp 40S, R4
w, 600 acres ......... ALSO
SWA NEA, SEA NWA, s
} ", sec 1, twp AIS, RAW,
400 acres .......... 27.72
Nk, NJ SWA, SWA SWA,
SEA, sec 3, twp AIS, RAW,
600 acres .............. 1850
All NEA, NWA, SEA, SW
)I u, seo 5, twp AIS, RAW,
$40 acres .............. 5000
All NEA, NWA SEA, SW
Y, sec Z, twp AIS, RAW,
GAL acres ............ 5000
All NEA, NWA SEA, SW
u. sec 8, twp AIS, RAW,
NEA, Bh NwA, sh, sec
IL, twp AIS, RAW, $50 ac. 74.37
NJ NJ lots /, 2, 3, 4, sec
13, twp AIS, RAW 264 ac. 1920
nv Nk, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, sec
Is, twp AIS, RAW, 256 nc. 24.0O
, ny Nh, lots /, 2, 3, 4, sec
II, twp AIS, RAW, 256 ac. 24.00
UNPATENTED LANDS.
SEA SEA, NWA, sec 27,
Lot 1, sec 29, twp 39s, RE.
4O acres .......... 4.74
SWA NEA sec 29, twp 36S
RE, 40 acres .......... 1.50
Lots 3 & 4, sec 81, twp 37S,
RE, S5 acres ....... 9.07
NEA SEA, sec l, twp 37S,
RE, 80 acres .... 7.20
SWA sec 33, twp 39S, R3E,
100 acres ............. 400
SBA NEA, Eh SEA, sec
10, twp 3SS, RAE, 120 ac. 32.4O
NWA sen and lot 2, sec 1,
twp 39S, R1W, 73 acres. 1929
NJ NWA sec 80, twp S9S,
R1W, 80 acres ...., 7.80
All NEA, NWH sEH, sW
u, sec /, twp AIS, R1W,
$40 acres .............. -124sO
All NEA, NwA sEA, sW
Y. sec 81, twp 32S, R2W,
$40 acres ............ 1O5.6O
sh NJ, Sh, sec 33, twp
32S, R2W, $50 acres. -. 1920
NEA, sec II, twp 3SS, R2W,
sES ~ SWT S4TeS NwN '':.', :ec 10 SHSo
twp 39S, R2W. 10 acres. 80
NWA SEA SWA, sec 23
twp 36S, R3W, 10 acres. . 100
SEA NWA, sec II, twp 37S,
R3W, 40 acreG ........ 900
sen NEA, sec 35, twp 37S,
R3W, 40 acres ........ 500
SEA, sec 13, twp 3SS, R3W,
Eh of lot 2, swA of lot 2,
sec 5, twp 4OS, R3W, 80 ac 1.S9
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, sec 19, twp
40S. R3W, 1876 acres.... 9.72
Sh SWA SWA, sec 1, twp
36S, RAW, 20 acres. 2.4O
N hNh, lots 1, 2, 8, 4, sec
RAW, 40 acres ........ 6.72
NEA VIZ Ek SWA NEA,
} VIZ VIZ EA SEA NWA
sec 10, twp 37S, RAW, 10
acres .......... 1.2O
Eh NWA sec 25, twp 37S,
RAW, 80 acres ........ 120
Total for 1913. ..s70,87377
Dated at Sheriffs Office, Jackson
Vile, Oregon, this 7th day of Janu-
! ary, A. d. 1915.
w. H. SINGLER,
Sheriff Jackson County.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-11

TO EXCHANGE for improved or
close in Ashland property, five
good residence lots in city OF
10000. Good value at $4,000
each. Will trade one or all. Lo-
Gated in best residence district, sur
rounded by fine homes; paved; ON
beautiful elevation; on street car
line. Inquire Of Bert r. Greer,
Tidings office.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-11

Total for 1913. .....s7O,S73.77
Dated at She-iffs Office, Jackson
vile, Oregon, this 7th day of Janu-
ary, A. d. 1915.
w. H. SINGLER,
Sheriff Jackson County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
N6o 3g tbs TIE 1%z{, u yy22sM2

well regulated balls to-day other festivities
being enjoyed se and rain storm struck New York and
instantly demand for cabs people
VIII had caught late their homes
ball parties that the ball would
than did, and they started pick night
who making little homeward against the wind
and the eet They got MANY dollars in this way
picking when left the
ball and sought cabs take them home After wait of several hours the
missing Park Row boys home
Naugon heard about the that the
abs had epd the night before of which had been turned
the abmen had made much SIS in the few
pockets inside and ne all the thus obtained
envelope addressed the newspaper The read:
while working for last night the abmen carried not of
party The that they thus belongs don't think
they will do such dishonest again."
this city Ire
land the wrath of the British Government had made
political that particularly dspeasng certain officials
that street was noted Tor its number OF brick and ownsone dwelling
houses indeed attractive dwelling house street then
Most of the residents Irish Among them the Neases who
later years were prominent East Side politics. the Moss family
Of which Justice Joseph F. Moss member and other families
whose and daughters what called de luxe dwelling
apartment houses in the uptown sections.
poverty
stricken Iih Italians persons they
kept police constantly
Donho the and he kept
down all opposition by liberal display of his mighty right
At No. 80 Mott street the bownsone dwelling house which
Naughn occupied many years Although but
walk headquarters the Five
and other the seldom crossed into Mott street At No. 80
Mott he built house and 81 stable the site
Of the stable his old his erected the oy high
About fifteen Naughton the old
the southeast Mott P what the
first newaw the section Previous that change Thomas
Power Walsh the Tomb lived that house
He the father of Blanche Walsh, the
DAVID PHILLIPS the Phillips family which has
been the local realty world for decades He the
head the well known real estate house Of L. Phillips Co. His father
Che Phillips founder and his grandfather
John D. Phillips the pioneer real this
Truly notable character Lewis Phillips He had magnetic
sonay he had Aldermen He
offered 1884 the nomination for Mayor Republican ticket and
the Real Estate
Fraternity still his memory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17

of speakers the
Fraternity Real Men. His ability speaker widely
the Real of 1906 and
the landlords brokers and building of the Greater City
had have dinner, like other live associations.
adopts talking to a persons
the
disapponmen presenting a public
persons property sales
Ward however speaker
teranin kr on all occasions And realty is not an eas subject with
Professional and humorists have called the jantors Of flat
houses basement landlords the buccaneers of the realty world the
Of the and the while these
APPLY describe antors spokesman Of the realty world cannot
indulge remarks because the improvement the
billions invested in real property this city and elsewhere demand the
who thinkers whose characters
all realty
with all this limitation of speech which real topic prop
ery handled Ward has fund of wcms which he frequently
and which give frivolous touch proceeding of weigh
William Ryan say speak
taningy is art and Ward aru speaker Ward presi
of the Real Estate Board for three from 1902 1904 Prior
the presidency president organization
John F. Doyle being the head.
Among other delightful anner speakers world
John ~ Godng who succeeded buying
land the New York Central needed for Grand Central Station
Henry Morgehau Ambassador the Empire; Robert E.
nephew of Morgenhau; Bowling, president
State Workmen Compensation Commission Walter Sta the Metro
pan Life Insurance Company and Joseph Day and others John
~ oding the latest discovery public speaker He made his initial
ago Club
oatora still familiar topic realty
circles
LAURENCE JOSEPH AND JOHN NAUGHToN are following in
the footsteps Of their father the late James Naughon provers
property
law house Mott they recently
hahouse electric porcelain bathtub
other the district complete description this
which investment building
S5OOOO exclusively appeared in The Tribune recently
The late James Naughton Of Erin, how
make and friends lie owned the that stood Of the
the uthery half Of which had
subway building He well known Newspaper Row
night duty had his cabs
Of The late Patrick Fens who chief
The Tribune counting for intimate
Naughtons. 10
desire his To big ball held
Sixth Ward number of Tribune including Patrick Ferrens
Early the morning the ball happy ending
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
BUYERS and Builders in Many Sections OF UreaterCt
Will Decide Momentous Question

that the exemption Of improvements
stimulated building, but DR.. Haig says
II is not certain that u would have
that effect in New York City. DR.. Hang,
in conclusion. states that the condl-
tions which have been favorable 20 the
single tax in Western Canada do not
obtain in New York City to-day, AL
though they may appear again here.
To make the application successful,
values must be increasing evenly
throughout the city, which Is not the
case now.
A most exhaustive analysis has been
prepared by Dr. Haig with regard 10
the probable effect Of the halifax on
buildings in the various boroughs OF
this city. He maintains the tax bur
den in Manhattan would be increased
by the adoption Of the proposed plan
10 untax buildings. Under the partial
reduction plan, the tax rate on land
would increase 10 2.20 and under the
full plan 10 2.s6.
There would be a decrease in taxes
in the skyscrapers below Chambers
Street and uptown tenements. Down
town tenements would pay hi2her
taxes. while single family houses
would probably be required to bear
heavy increase. =.
The presence Of large quantity OF
vacant land in Tho Bronx would pre-
vent a very large decrease Of taxes IN
that borough under the proposed plan.
If this vacant land were 20 be oisre-
garded. DR.. Haig states that there
would be a considerable decrease in the
taxes on the remaining real estate.
The tendency would be 70 force much
Of this vacant land in The Bronx 20
immediate use.
Vacant land in Brooklyn is not
factor of sufficient importance to affect
the situation 20 the degree that II
would be affected in The Bronx. In
seven sections Of Brooklyn there would
be. Or. Haig believes, an actual IN
crease in the total tax on real estate.
In Queens there would be A slight in
crease in he total taxes. under the
proposed plan, while in spite of the
presence OF large quantity of vacant
land in Richmond, the report states
that there would probably be reduc-
ton in the taxes there.
II is not evident that the tenants
would receive any considerable beneht
from reduction in the tax on buildings
because of several factors which might
interfere. while If any benefit whatso-
ever should result. the cost would be
charged to the owner of the land. DR..
Haig comedies that this cost would be
considerable and has set forth IN de-
tail this amount as well as the modi-
flying factors in the appendix of his
report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
NO RESERVE
PRICE ON LOTS
Dash Estate Property To
Be Sold to the High
est Bidder.
LAND IN ZONE OF
VAN CORTLANDT PARK
Big Apartment House Construc'
ton Already Advanced With
in Mile of Site.

With the sale OF the Dash estate
lots. in the Spuyten Duyvil and River
dale sections Of the West Bronx, at
the 23Sth and 242d Street Van Cort-
landt Park subway stations, there VIII
pass into the ownership OF a NUMBER
OF individual buyers and builders one
Of the few remaining tracts OF com
paratIvely low priced land directly on
the line Of the Broadway subway ana
the Putnam division Of the New YORK
Central Railroad.
To encourage the widest possible in
vcstment Of funds the agents and auc-
tioneers, Messrs. Day and Dawes
have announced that the Dash estate
Sic will be absolute, without regard
10 the prices at which the lots are
sold. and that the bidders alone VIII
make the prices.
The 329 lots 10 be sold by the estate
AZ absolute auction on tuesday Octo-
Der 26. by Joseph ?. Day and }. Gar
ence Davies. agents and auctloneers'
AZ 40. Il Nesey Street, beginning at
1880 o'clock in the morning, prac,
ticallv control the future growth, real
estate experts say, OF the area east
and west Of the 23Sth Street subway
22stb streets. and will greatly infiu-
ence the future development and char
acter Of the southerly part OF REDS
ton.
In tho Dvckman section. just 70 the
south Of the Dash estate, the construc-
ton Of apartment houses has already
advanced along the line Of Broadway
70 about 217th Street, the 2l5th street
station being the centre Of an active
building movement. North Of this point
and Marble Hill the building OF apart
ment houses recently has been most
prominent in the immediate vicinity Of
The 231st Street subway station, east
and west Of which a number OF new
and substantial multi-family houses
have been erected West OF Broadway
Kingsbridge Avenue, biscctlng the
Dash estate and leading directly TO the
o38th Street station, is the local FORT
Washington Avenue and the scene OF
the most important structural changes.
The corner of Broadway immediately
at the 23Sth Street station has been
improved by its owner with two story
cafe building and summer garden
Fifty feet north of this corner Charles
Hensel. one of the pioneer and most
active builders in the Dyckman sec
tion. is now completing a good grade
five story walk-up apartment house
with three and four room apartments
10 be rented at $3.50 to $3.50 a room.
A row of five story apartment houses
is being erected in 23Sth Street, imme-
diately adjoining the corner The
23sth Street trolley car line TO Bronx
Park connects at this point with the
Broadway subway and trolley car line.
Regarding the property to be sold
foremost real estate broker says:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
Hearings Next Month OF
Proposal to Halve Tax
on Buildings.
.SITTINGS BEFORE
MAYORS COMMITTEE
DR.. Haig Says Assessment Levics
in Manhattan Would Be In
creased by System.

The long heralded official determine
ton Of the question as 10 whether the
tax rate on buildings should be halved,
with a commensurate increase Of the
tax rate on land, will soon be forth
coming. The Mayors committee on
taxation has announced the schedule OF
hearings on this proposal, to be held
on November 2, 10. -, % and % and
on the evening of November II.
Real estate interests will be repre-
scented at these hearings By those who
appeared for them before Senator
Mils's committee on taxation. CUES
tions are now being framed By the
Mayors committee. of which Alfred +.
Marling Is chairman. and they are hold
ing conferences with the Advisory
Council Of Real Estate Interests, 20
prepare testimony and facts against
this form Of taxation.
The basis Of the hearings will be the
two reports prepared by Professor
Robert Murray Haig. instructor OF
economies in Columbia University.
These reports deal. first. with the eX-
cmpt;on Of improvements from taxa
lion i'm Canada and in the United states
and. second. with some of the probable
effects Of the exemption Of improve
merts from taxation in New York City.
Or. Haie has acted as special inves-
tigator for the Mayors committee, and
his reports are exhaustive and compre-
hensive. He treats of the effect Of the
exemption Of improvements in Nova
Scotia. New Brunswick, Ontario, Mani
toba. Saskatchewan, Alberta and
British Columbia and, in the United
States. of the effect in Houston, Tex;
Pueblo. Col; Pittsburgh and Scranton,
Penn. and Everett. Wash. In none OF
these provinces or cities has the abso-
lutte single tax been put into operation,
the closest approach TO it being made
in Edmonton, Canada.
A real estate expert says:
at is evident that this form Of taxa
ton can only be regarded as satisfac-
tory in those sections where lana
values are increasing rapidly. for then
the increased tax burden upon the land
owner, in being required 20 sustain a
large proportion of local taxes, is not
so perceptible. With the depression of
business in those localities where these
principles have been applied, there
seems to be "A growing sentiment in
favor Of increasing the tax on build
ings. for there have been large amounts
of unpaid taxes. showing that there is
n good basis for the lack of confidence
in a land tax as a source of revenue.
"The costs of tax administration are
not lessened by any reduction in the
tax on buildings. Whenever the incre-
ment in land value promises to be
small with corresponding increase
in the tax rate, there is not disposi-
ton to put the single tax into effect
IL is significant that practically
every one in Western Canada agrees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
PARCEL SELLERS
FREE FROM TAy
Those, However, Who III,
pose of Mortgages Nat
Exempt from Law

The real estate fraternity h.
been much agitated because a, I
rs to whether brokers were lI.bl. :.
special tax under the war rev.,,.
The alarm was sounded bv a
Hawkins, chairman Of the Real y..
Exchange, OF Richmond. Va NJ.
the Following message 70 the lor,r,
estate board: For the first ti-. =.
real estate agents Of this citt A.. -
called upon By the United s,s,..
ternal Revenue Department. "a H.
special tax, as brokers. OF san
claimed that the first payme,,
account should have been FOR ~ - ni
months from the passage Of ,hs l'
July l last with penalty for f,u"n
paw same during the last wear ssI q,
additional SIS for the six mon,s. 10 IH
July ] last, 20 December 81 Ter, 80.
a penalty for non-payment in Julv n.
sent this word TO the local real s,,, =.
board as he had heard that !. -.
placed this important matter 49,.
Commissioner Osborn OF the Icy,
Revenue Department. Washino,o, ~
that ne had decided ,ha, bro<ers va 49,
exempt from the provisions Of "a. ~.
K. o. Chittick, secretary OF n, p.,i
Estate Board Of this city. ?. ou,s 80
inquiries NJ tho internal Reytrp. n.
partment about the FAX. Getting a raj.
from G. +. Fletcher, Denu,y In,sr.
Revenue Commissioner.
Commissioner Fletcher quoted T,..,
ury decision No. 2,os3. as follows.
Real estate agents engaged IN a..
gotiating. upon commission, pureL,.s,
and sales Of real estate. collects.
rents. etc, DO not incur liability !,
brokers under the provisions Of Sec,is,
3, act Of October %, 1914. Hov.y-
II in connection with such 5u,in..
they engage in negotiating purchase.
or sales Of promissory notes. deed, !,
trust, mortgages, etc. then special ,aY
liability as broker Is incurred Fv,.
TIER, II they also engage in the bro,.
crage business Of negotiating sale, a,
goods, wares and merchandise. sdG.
tional special tax liability as conner.
cial broker is incurred"
Mr.. Fletcher also stated:
THE provisions Of Section 3. ae, q,
October %, 1914, became effective No.
vember |. 1914, and the taxes du,
Hereunder were then payable for he
eight months ended June 30. 1915. Be-.
ginning with July /, 1915. the ur,,
were again due under the aboye-rsmed
section for the six months ended Do.
cember 81. 1918"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
COTTON UNEVEN
AT WEEK END
Bullish Crop News Offsets Effect
Of Early Bearish
Cables.

Bearish cables caused an opening de-
cline in the cotton market Yesterday
but rallies followed on bullish weather
and crop news. with the market closing
steady. net | point lower 70 3 points
higher.
Private cables attributed the decline
in Liverpool % weekend realizing ina
narrow market. but also said that ths
South was offering cotton more freely
and that estimates of both the Indian
and Egyptian crops were being Ia
creased. This, combined with AleIsn.
dria adyices claiming that the govern
ment will take no steps 20 restrict the
planting of cotton next season. may
have accounted for the early decline
here. The market opened unchanged
to 3 points lower. and active months
sold 9 to 10 points under last nights
ing. or Off l2.4S for December and
1857 for January. Offerings. however.
were restricted By bulllsh reviews Of
the domestic goods trade and the IN
favorable showing of the weather NAP,
while there were also reports that DO
nestle spinners had been buying rather
more freely during the last week, ant
there appeared 10 be some demand from
local spot interests. At any rate, TIE
market soon turned stcadier. and DE-
mand was stimulated late in tho mora.
ing by reports of heavy rains in Nofh
exas and Oklahoma. with the rails &C.
companled BY rumors that prominen!
New Orleans paper would publish
hTINfGh Martat Dafarar9l
sold up 10 1899 and January to l2.s.
and closing prices were within a poln'
or two Of the best.
Possibly some of the early selling
was encouraged by uneasiness over TIE
foreign exchange situation, although
sterling was reported firm during me
morning. The fact that the Anglo
French commissioners contemplate ne
gotlations for an additional !osi
seemed 10 suggest that the loan a.
ready secured wolld be inadequate
maintain sterling rates, and this had
tendency 70 encourage the rather le''
bulllsh view of possible export REQUIRE
ments. Manchester advices were also
unfavorable. indicating that the mar
bet there had been unsettled By We
proposals of the British government"
place restrictions on exports OF olees
goods. A better business was reporiss
to be doing in India. but az prices 100
low to make trade between that eoSs'
try and British spinners.
The local market for spot cotton vas
quiet and points lower. at l2.4V 'e'
middling uplaFid; sales. 500 bales.
Range OF prices: