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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
SUBMARINE WAR ON GERMANY
Russia launches Campaign In the
Baltic, Copenhagen Hears.

C0PFHHAGr\, April Russia has
started submarine war against Ger
many IN the Baltic sea, according TO a
report circulated here.
The campaign is similar To that
launched by Germany agains, ling.
land,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
SAYS FARMERS RULE HERE.
Wall street Influence Small.
Writes ". lie RouH. Paris Editor.
c....., r.a,. n....,x, .. TIM. arx

PARIS, April 7.-IIugues lie Roux.
writing from New York to the Mdtin,
says that public opinion in America does
not receive any impulse worth consld-
ering from Wall Stree, fnanclers. pow
erful manufacturers. or clever business
men. /; Is the American farmer. In his
estimation. who will be the ultimate ar
bitter Of the manner in which the United
States shall engage IN peace or war.
Hughes lie Roux. well known au-
thor and explorer, and one Of the most
prominent editors OF the Matin. Is at
present in the United States 10 deliver
lectures on France and the war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
CROWN PRINCE HAS DAUGHTER
storL Brinas riuh Child to Crown
Princess Mt Berlin.
>sec,oI CoJi, Despatch TO Tur St

l,oNDoN, April "A daughter has
been born TO the Crown Princess Cecilie
of Germany Al Berlin. The news comes
from the Daily MdiPs correspondent at
Amsterdam. Both mother and daughter
are reported to be doing well.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

This makes the fifth child horl to
the Crown Prince and Princess OF Ger
many. The first four were boys. The
Youngest, Prince Frederick. was born on
December 10, 1911. The Crown Prince
was married to Ceclie, "A daughter of the
Duchess OF Mccklenburg. on June 6,
1905 Their first son was born In July
OF the following year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
50c the case OF six glass stoppered bottles
ado
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
DEATH Turks AT AZ TO 30.

Middle age mortality 10 increasing. The
State Health Department is alarmed.
Read its novel plan to combat this con.
dition in next Sundays SUN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair to-day and probably tomorrow;
rising temperature tomorrow.
Highest temperature yesterday. 81; lowest. a..
Detailed weather. mail and marine reports page IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
CITY'S PRICE ACCEPTED
BY LONG ISLAND R. R.
Community VIII Pay Initial
Rental of S125,OOO Year
for Use of 10 Miles
of Tracks.

Mt -
mo "sn' ny '"e ->o''" '"o'e ila"''
Association and the Third Ward Rapid
Transit League for "A lower rental OF the
1o,g rs,,,d ,racLs cor tina o,er,,ion
- ~ -
u 'raIhS VI 'He uuai suc""s es,'o
TON ,orohs 10 Lh'tIe ->esN ~ "
Nm!testohe' mas pee" suceessiui !" n,a
pe''I"s inc 'a''ro"u 'o"pans 'eu"
I.s orIgthai oe'haho Oh s.So'oo' d YEA,
70 sI-o'VVo d s'tr, VIZ" an '''uh
lhcteaso III M le't'' Vi o per 0'"- pei
a',nu'h iol zen sealS.
the action or the ra'Iroad company ~
practicaiIS a surrender 70 tne terms ialu
Gown oy chairman MeAnenS OF we
rapiu transit comihi,tee OF ,he bosru
OF f.stltna'e ana 'ne fuolc service
'on'n,sS'oh' anu ~ ass ~ aecotua".e
WIN 'ne report OF we vns'n,,FS ~
oush ires'uent 'oI,Hu'y, al OF wn"ni
TOOK the pos!'lon 'hat the ''N! shou'u
NOT pay an 'h.'lai reht'I srs".er ma,
tne earhlhss OF the sec'Ion ot 'ne loIu
10 DE leasu' plus an ahhuai increase
eaual 10 tne averase annua' increase
OF the net earnings LOT the last hNe
year,
me rdilroad states 'ta' inc
net earnings ior lsIt from tnat SEE
tlon Oh tne roau on "H'eh Fhi'u 'rdnsi'
trains VIII run was APPROXIMATELY $50
oOo, ahd that the annua Increase W
sross PASSENGER earnlnss TOT the az. ".e
Years was an a''tase OF ~ per ca&a As
u " inlpossIp''' however tor Foh-
pshs !" STATE inc actuaI Iercehl"se Oh
.he het iherease III earnIhss' oMlus 10
tne pact 'na' ,"e operatins e.Pe'ses are
,o, Iusa,eu W.. i'spvvt ~ So
'loh Oh lne ruau' II ~ WINS % a.Vept
an ah.u'l increase IN rsnlai on per
cen.. . q peIr"u te" S,aIs, ne 's
rental " Nv ren.a'nlns ven sea.s, J..
,ne as 70 ne"e' w ru" "'''ou' any
'uI,ner
,es,uo', WI ~ 'eauo..s ~ ~,
20, 90. ptopVa'o'o n.n, ,'In" ~ ne
."s. wa, Nc 80 ~ WuL W ~
osn''e 49, nnoo ,S'on w.,
y q LIS M'aa' w. ~
Nv m >. t,riston p"J w n,,1.oS
on.rats nhom, six m,ies ~, road ,ron,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
BOARD
CAJOLES N. Y. OWNERS
Reduces State Tax Assess
mcnt. Then Levics on Bank
Stock. a City Revenue.

Notwithstanding Ehe fact that prop
erty owners are agreed that the assess
ments upon real estate Throughout; the
city are abnhrmally high compared with
market values, the State Board Of Equal
izaticn at Albany has liked the ratio OF
assessment upon real property In the
city of New York - follows New York
county, 90 per cent the Br-nN ard
Kings counties, % per cent. Queens and
Richmond counties, 50 per cent, with an
average OF 92Al per cent. for the Ave
counties.
The city of New York will be required
to pay 6S per cent OF the direct state
tax upon this basis. as compared to ~
per cent In 1913. Out of a direct state
tax Of $40, G93, $40 the city will pay Sl3,-
35S.4l2. In addition 10 placing the as
sessed valuations Of New York city at a
low figure, the state BOARD has, for the
first time, decided to tax bank shares.
gone direct - the city, for the direct
State tax has been levied merely upon
real and personal property, exclusive of
bank shares,
Comptroller preudergast and the Cor
poratiuu & unset 'EaVe decided TO ruu-
test this action uN the part OF the state
Board, for II "A direct State tax OF IL
mills should he Imposed on bank shares
the city's curtribu,ioT TO the State for
this year will be- SGl6, SOS. 80, increasing
the amount TO he paid 10y New York city
TO SlS,9ij,O2l.
The Advisory Council OF Real Estate
Interests has decided to reenr rec the &C.
,lon taken by the Comptroller In con
tending that the value of bank shares
should not he included in the assessed
valuations upon which the basis OF the
State tax is fixed and collected, II the
State should determine to take to Itself
his tax NJ n bank shares 1t will thus
impose upon real estate an additional
burden, for the tax on bank shares OBJ
tanned by the city has always been con
trihuted 10 the general fund for the pur-
posi- OF reducing taxation.
Each year there are certain funds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
BIG DEMAND FOR DWELLINGS
Houses small and Large in Ever,
section Find Tenants,

Moore & Wyckoff and HART, 4
Vaughan have rented for Ralph p1il,zs-
TO Mrs. Gardiner Sherman for the Sea.
o the American basement house al n
East Seventy-third street.
The Houghton Company has leased 10
S Stricbcck Won Itcyn the dwelling al
3O7 West Eighty-seventh street 70,
Hannah VI. CoZZens.
John j. kavanagh has leasei Ii.
dwelling at 50 East Sevcnty-ffth stresi
Tor the Lawyers Title Company TO l. V
Wal.
Whi,nell r. Ta,iaferro has rented n,
dwelling at 50 West Sevcuty-secOni
street for the estate of lIarrie 4
Cullen to Mrs Eta Chr!sten for ,h--
years.
John II. Davidson has leased FOR Ar,
NJ. BAckes the dwelling Al III MsS
haitian ave Il to James s. Watt.
Goodwin d Goodwin have leased 20
Luke \. Burke. Jr, TO Herman Wsss
the dwelling at 40 West l2lst street
The Dun & Brown Company has taed
for Emma II. Worcester 10 T J
Dougherty the four story dwelling "A
462 West 1i+th street.
samuel H. Martin has leased for SUI,
Scott Hall the dwelling at 70 Wet
l31th street to Mary Mu.hcru
The Duross Company has leased ~
dwelling 2i3 West Nineteenth street %
George NJ OzcSy.
Douglas L. Elliman 4 60 have leased
1875 East Thirty-ninth street, a five story
American basement. for Mrs. Price POs,
of Tuxedo TO y Thomas Moore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
BLISS STREET STATION AND
NEW ELEVATED ROAD
FACING PROPERTY.

The Greensboro subway from Forty
second street to Long Island City, though
only a few months In operation, has
lone much 10 attract investors to Long
Island City, which has been tho in
vestment field for many dollars In the
last few years, Investors. big and
small. have found Long Island TO their
liking. For this reason and tho future
promised for that section when the new
transit system Is In full operation II Is
expected that a big crowd OF bidders
will he at Bryan l.. Kennelly's auction
sale next Saturday OF 2sS lots of the
Courtney Development Company facing
the Bliss street station on one Of the
new trunk transit routes.
The lots are on Thomson Hill and will
he sold, Mr.. Kennedy says to the
highest bidders. In other words. tho
property Is to be sold Dor the best prices
o~btainable. With a new transit along
Its front this virgin property. virgin In
regard TO building improvements. will
probably go cheaper than property not
as well located on the transit map OF
LnnR Island City.
Mr, Kennedy Is enthusiastic over the
fnture ~ the lots, which are on Queens
boulevard. formerly Thomson avenue ;
Bliss street, Carolin street and adjoining
streets
Mr.. Kennedy ~. that In his many
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
MUCH DOING At YONKERs.

NJ. A. Broderick has sold in Yonkers
TO the Queens Daughters the building
and large plot at 4 Maple street, for
merry owned by Edmond Stammell. The
organization is charitable and conducts
a day nursery. The same broker sold
the four family apartments at 80 Pur-
ser place for Henry y. Schade to Mrs.
Eva $. Brown hollow tile and stucco
house and garage, 100 Bellevue place.
for J. Bradley Scott to William stan
eek for j. $. Hawley of California,
six lots at Warburton avenue. Grey
stone Station, to l.. +. Kenny, who
owns the corner Of Odell venue two
family apartments at 1872 Morningside
place, for Eva S. Brown to Henry y.
Schade for American Real Estate Com
pany plot on Lawrence property TO
Margaret johnson. who plans TO erect
n three family apartment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
BROOKLYN'S BUILDING BOOM.
Borough's Growth Reelected In
Continued Extensive Construction.

All classes of buildings are included
in the category of projected operations
filed in the Brooklyn Building Bureau
during the past week. The estimated
cost exceeds the million dollar mark,
being Sl.2O3. 500. The sum Of $500. 600
will he equally divided between a seven
story addition to -. C~hr!stopher's Hos
pital on the sCuth side OF Hicks street,
west OF Joralemon street. and "A SIX story
brick factory 20 be built b. the Alner'-
can Tobacco Company At the northwest
corner OF Nostvand and Park avenues,
on a plot goo by 232 feet, In addition
$4,000 Will lie spent by the hospital au-
thorit.es for alterations In a three story
extension adjoining the new structure.
\ $4,000 theatre ia 10 he built AT the
northeast corner OF Ocean and Emmons
avenues, S~heepshead Bay, by Mrs, Fred
Lundy. Oh a plot ~ by 50 feet. 1t is
TO be "A one story brick structure.
one OF the largest apartment house
operations In the Eastern Parkway
section. since work began on the sub
way line 10 run through that territory.
was revealed his week. when the Bryua
Realty Company filed plans for four
four story brick apartments TO cost
$4,000. The buildings ave 20 hc To-
Gated on the south side ~ Butler place.
west OF Stcr.,ng place, and each will
have accommodations for t~wenty-four
families.
\ six story brick tenement. to I've
situated on the Eastern Parkway IT.
self, east of Tuderhill avenue. on a ploJ
- by l2S feet, and to accommodate
thirty-sevcn fauIlles, Is 10 he built by
the TaPgert Building Company at Il
cost OF $4,000,
The entire block front on the south
side OF pumont avenue between Geor-
gia and Sheffield avenues, Is TO be inn
proved with three story brick teue-
ments, Two corner buildings. each to
cost $4,000, will have stores, and the
six inside buildings, to cost 10000
apiece. will accommodate altogether
forty-six families. Nathan Halperin is
the builder.
The southwest corner Of East Fourth
street and Ditmas avenue Is to be i'm
proved with four three story brick stores
and tenements, AZ a cost OF 500. 900, by
Samson Falk. on the north side Of
Fort Hamilton avenue, east of East
Second street. Richard =. Sherlock Will
build Ave three story brick stores and
tenements. Mt a cost OF 500 900. Al
together nineteen are to be
built, at n total cost Of S399, 900.
Activity continues In tho one and
two family trpe Of dwelling. Plans
were hled for hfty-scven, TO cost S2A4,-
400. Two rows of seven and eight
are among the operations planned. The
southwest corner of East Smith stree,
and Foster avenue will he improved by
the poret building Company with sever
two story frame dwellings, as a cost ot
s27, 800, and eight two story brick dwell.
ings will he built on the south side OF
Seventy-siXth street, east or sixth ave,
nue., by i, j. Carlin, AZ a cost 0f $50 ,O0O
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

%vations. commanding extensive views OF
the river, picturesque reVines and rustic
bridges. wooded groves. large shade and
ornamental trees, and abundance OF
hJwers and shru5oery. The manor house
Will be used for the academy proper.
II contains numerous bedrooms, large
living room, librdrr, dining 70 spa
more buildings or the property. which
will be remodelled into large d rmitories
and gymnasium. The property has over
one mile OF frontage on the Albany Post
road n nearly one mile 4 frontage on
the Croton and Hudson rivers.
Thu property is surrounded by the
large estates OF Frederick Potter. Mrs.
Antoinette Olevia Herbert, Mrs, Walter
Gear, Thomas r. 8, Ill. Edward J. Nally
and many other prominent estates.
The Fox Realty Company negotiated
the sale.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
ACADEMY AT EAGLE PARK.
Religious order Buys Hudson
River Home of Miss Potter.

The country estate OF Miss Blanche
mon, considered one Of the finest es-
,ates along the Hudson River. has been
purchased 10y the Dominican Sisters Of
81. Mary's OF the Springs. OF Columbus.
ohL,. for use as a boarding and day
academy for girls and young ladies,
The institution VIII be known as
Mary Immaculate School OF Eagle
Park. The properly consists approx
mately of 100 acres, with over -four miles
OF bluestone drives and walks: high ele-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
BUSINESS SPACE RENTED.

John ]. KavHnagh and Frederick T.
Barry have leased n store In 100 Nidi-
son avenue to May Hagen.
Senior & Stout have leased -" 'wo
story garage at ll3 West FiHy-ar'i
street for L. W. Barnes, and the second
floor at 200 Sixth emu to MHEi. Be-.
VI. VI. Hayward & Co. have lstsi
for a long term Of years the lott AZ -f'!
Roadway 20 the II galway Ar ''-'
pany. furniture dealers. and tie &c
ar 2lg West 100th street to otto CASH
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
YOUNG zIEGLER's CorARryrp,

Helen X. Robinson. George $ R,su.
ster. Hiram W. Sibley and Marcia NJ y
Tucker II Interested with Wiu.1
Ileg!er. Jr., In the purchase Of 73J ps,'
avenue. northeast r of Sayen,,1
first street, from Everett T.. Wheeler, "a
as to preserve the private rcsiden-aI
character OF the o corners. Each !,
TO subscribe one-fifth OF the capital s.ck
and other money to complete the pun
chase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
$4,000 MONTCLAIR SALE.

The brick AM frame residence on the
west side Of orange road, Montcla!r,
y. j.. opposite Draper terrace, has been
purchased 10y Thomas :. Giadd!ng of
MOntclair. The house contains twtve
rooms and three bathrooms and was
built by the late william II. NeShit The
properly fronts loo feet on the e
ana extends 10 a dcp;h Of $50 feet. n
was held at $4,000. +. VI. Cgaw,ey a
Rrnthers wcra, the hrokers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

The Noukers Trust Company has
about completed arrangements for open
ing "A branch in South Nonkers. The
company Is taking a site on South
Broadway. south Of Ludlow street.
Nearby are the Van Cortlandt Terrace
n other home developments.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

which are utilized by the II ART %; ~
innate for meeting "A cerTa.0 p~f"i"'-V1
Of the expenditures under the ,,s 2ui'
get. So If these funds are 20 Dee gHi'
ually taken by the State and me as
sessed valuation ~ real es.air is 'oN
determined at a lower figure ;rt' ~.
tually prevails, the possibility 'e"a
is far distant. ConseQucr'.F pH0pe.E
owners should communicate Wi'a 'He ~
torney General and State Il Nrt, IN
pressing upon them the fac, t.N' ''v~
decisions that have been arr.t'. ~ y
Costly are unfair and i%uelui'A'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
PHYSICIAN TAKES APARTMENT

DR.. Jonas Spinner is the buyer o, N.
new five story apartment AT % TO "A
West 1llth street, sold recently by n.
1llth Street Construction CUmpany
Samuel Williams president. II was A
cash sale negotiated By Feuerstean 1
Rosenberg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
BROOKLYN DWELLING BUYERS.

Hy. Agar has sold 7s4A Quincy street,
rear Reid avenue. a brownstone dwell
ing. for Elizabeth Morgan to "A client
also ASS Lafayette avenue. near Frank
lin avenue, a brick dwelling. TO Cecilia
Kenny.
James NJ. Hawley has sold 1874 Sum
merfeld street for Adam Klein to a
client for investment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
NEW WORKERS TAKE Houses.

The Frank Hughes-Taylor 'om'a'!
has leased 1T Moutcla!r for Mrs Wa
Norris Bogert her res'dr0 " a. u
Prospect avenue, to W. Y Woods ti
Mrs. Ruth T.cmann, 81 h-a.Sr's
road, to r. H. Hovey. aud for MS
Cenn RadforE. 204 Orange road %
Rufus T. French all lesscoS are ''on
New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
NEW nr,lr, conrom ,rIoN''

ALBANY, sept lN-Twu r'''E ,'.
Germs were Incorporated h"rn '.-u"''
They are
The Farmers Bureau, MAJ ''t'"'
capital, Sl0.o00 directors, Z. " ~
Cadarhurst, l.. l. and Johu p M''-,
gomrry and Oscar c. Roberts, ~" i'''
city, ,
T. q. Solimanu BruuN '''.S"
$1,000. directors, M.llIc !" S".'t''..'
Elsie T., Soltmann and r. g. ''N"'"'
Bronx.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

be that, the railroad company having
practically met the terms Of both the
Public Service Commission and the
Board Of Estimate, the proposition will
o. accepted without further delay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
RoCKL>ND co. FARM DEAL.

Arthur Meyer Of the Arthur Meyer
Farm Agency has bought from Moses
W. Taylor OF Valley Cottage, liorElaud
county. the Castle farm, consisting Of
thirty acres and Il Jorge house Of hf-
teen rooms, barns and outbuildiuGs be-
sides "A stone tenant house, with out
buildings for same. The farm Is oppo-
site Rockland Lake, facing the main
state road. Mr., Meyer resold the same
to Mrs. j. DuPratt White of Nya'k,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
LEASES wooDMERE DWELLING.

Goldschmldt n Macdonald have
rented "A house 10 be erected AT Neptune
avenue and Growers Point Branch road,
Woodmete, by Louis Simpson 10 Sidney
=. Kleinbergor for a term OF years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
BUYS VALHALI.A House.

william H.. Malcolm has sold for the
Bryant Park Realty Company to Fred
erick c. Harden Of Riverside Drive. a
house and stable with three acres of
ground at Columbus avenue at Nalhalla.
y. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
NORTH BERGEN ESTATE SOLD.

Brandon Moses sold for Miss NJ W.
Geislnger her country place, lunstclds,
on Rivcrvale avenue Kiveivalc. y. j.,
containing ATTY acres ami c%o'ontal house
of twelve rooms. The property j. one OF
the finest in northern Bergen county.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
COUNTRY LEADS
CITY IN ACTIVE
REALTY TRADING,
Investor Buys New Bronx Apartment
House---Buyers for Many Homes
in Outlying Districts

william II. Mehlich has sold for the
Costing Building Company 1928 An
drews avenue. "a five story apartment
house. on plot 40xi0O. near lI9th
street. II is one Of a row OF twelve
buildings recently completed by the sell
ing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
NEWARK DWELLING DEAL.

Louis Schlesinger has sold for Mrs.
IL. b. osborne As STANLEY avenue, be-
tween Madison and Avon avenues, New
ark. y. j., a twelve room house on
plot 42Nlll, to Harry Lewis OF New
York. who will ocoupy the house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
RI\ERDALE HOUSE LEASED.

The pclanold estatc has 'Nsei =
Arthur L. Elliot a residence II E7r.'i
typ now under course Of c"r-'....o1
a. the corner Of Livingston ay,D-e and
2ijth street, Riverdale.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

The Essex county Board of Taxation
has fixed the tax rate for tho city OF
Newark for the coming year NJ 81 9S,
an increase OF 20 points over last year.
The city property valuation was fixed
at s~Al9.6SA.3i2, an increase OF sl6.396,-
S3S.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
ELEVATOR GATES TO DE USED.

The New York Building Managers
Association Is cooperating with Super
lntendent Of bu!ldings Alfred Ludwig IN
endeavoring to further secure safety in
elevator operation. Superintendent Lud-
wig suggests that n uniform set OF rules
he posted In passenger elevators II Is
likely that by the first OF next month
all inside gates will be closed. The
building rs think this n greater
protection against accidents than the
proposed intdrlocks which the Board
OF Aldermen favor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

The buyer. n New York business r,,
intends making u number Of chans"s'
and using II as a %per1nanou; home. ~
estate has been held at 100000. ID"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15
Real "Dayy Sweetlna.r

"Davy Sweeting." whose real name
was James Chesterfield Bradley. one
OF the famous trio OF curates who hg'
ure in shirley" died recently In Rich
mond, England. in his ninety-fifth year
according to the London Morning Post
Charlotte Bronte denied that the char
acters in shirley" were literal .por
traits; but that they were based on
existing persons has been proved be
yond doubt. The three curates were
painted with q vigorous brush. ant
"Davy Sweeting" alone passed un
scathed through the ordeal.
Although not averse to talking abou
the Brontes. Mr.. Bradley never con
tributed much to the general stock o
knowledge about them. He spoke free
ly, however. OF the high esteem II
which the much maligned curate
were held. and OF the conscientiou
manner In which they discharged thei
duties.
He passed q long and happy tim
among his people at sutton-undeI
Brailes, and passed tho years OF his n
tirement in serene contentment q
Richmond, in Surrey.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-01-15

MOT startlingly new in style, but de-
~ lightfully effective, this trim after
noon gown Of panne velvet shows an
adaptation Of modes to material that
commends It to the woman Of taste.
The use OF the new fur-cloths. light
weight plushes and long-napped panne
velvets In entire dresses is an innova-
tion which furnishes novelty enough
for those who value It above all else.
The bodice and sleeves Of the model
appear to be cut in one. although the
sleeves are long and close fitting about
the forearm. They taper to the wrist
and extend in rounded point over the
hands. A rufile of the material.
doubled, finishes the edges Of the
bodice at the front and across the
back. In many dresses Of mapped or
pile fabrics narrow borders Of fur
are used for finishing edges.
The upper part Of the skirt is set on
to the bodice. overlapping the front
and extending up in square tab al