New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22
WAGG NEW HEAD
OF REALTY MEN
State Association Elects
l.. |. Man President as
Convention Ends

Alfred II. Wngg. Of Malvern, Long
Island, was elected president Of the
Real Estate Association of the State
OF New York at the closing session Of
the fourteenth annual convention yes
terday at the Hotel Nassau. Long
Beach.
The other officers chosen were:
James Frank, Of Woodmere, Long
Island: Phenton NJ. Parke, OF Brook
lyn, and Laurence Mcclure. OF New
York, vice presidents; Clarence A.
Hill. OF Syracuse, treasurer, and
George $. Horton, Of Brooklyn, secre-
tary.
The members OF the new executive
committee are l.. d. Woodwork. Of
Rochester; James F. Failing. Albany;
Earl c. Clark, Utica; NJ. Morgenthau,
jr.. New York, and r. A. Wright,
Brooklyn.
Utica was selected as the convention
city next year.
The last day Of the convention be-
gan with n conference breakfast at
$3.50. followed by a session at 1880,
at which the speakers were John W.
Paris, Of Kissena Park; James Frank.
president Of the Long Island Real Es-
tate Exchange, and c. G. Wolf. Of
Staten Island.
A Greater City luncheon, at which
the five borough presidents were
guests Of honor was held at 1890.
Thomas A. McWhinney, Assemblyman
from Nassau County who spohe on
"A Review OF Legislation Affecting
Realty" cited how he had kept the
tax rate in that county from being
boosted
when ! was frst elected Assembly
nan two years ago" he said, 81 found
the Prison Department had notified
our board Of supervisors TO increase
the size of our jail ! asked them
to suspend the enforcement Of that
order until l had made an investiga-
ton. asked the Sheriff for a report
Of the number Of prisoners, for what
terms and for what crimes they had
been committed for the previous year.
"To my surprise, | found that al
most 1000 had been sent to the Mine
ola Jail for terms not exceeding ten
days for the crime Of vagrancy. There
were in the County Of Nassau twenty
odd Justices OF the peace. but two
judges alone had sent over 600 TO jail.
This became interesting. | made a
closer investigation. found that thir-
~ Of these men had never been for two
consecutive weeks out Of jail in year
and they had been sent away by the
same justices OF the peace under a
dozen different names.
do you realize what that cost the
taxpayers of Nassau County? Why,
these judges and constables received in
fees nearly as much as the Governor
of the state. We passed bill putting
the justices under salary Of $1,000
year, so we did not have to increase
the size of the jail"
Joseph p. Day, auctioneer and pub
LEFTY man, spoke on "Real Estate Pub
lefty" and Ardolph l.. Kline, former
Mayor Of New York, spoke on Brook
Ign" "Real Estate Legislation" was
discussed by William z. Petit. and
Borough President Marcus NJ. Marks
of Manhattan delivered an address on
Pollution Of Harbors and Streams"
Borough President Lewis II. Pounds OF
Brooklyn also made a brief talk.
Following luncheon, the visiting dele
gates were taken on a sixty-mile auto
mobile tour of Nassau and Queens
counties, passing through the impor
tant real estate development districts.
While passing the aviation field at
Hampstead they were surprised to see
nine aeroplanes in the air at the same
time The airmen performed startling
evolutions for their benefit