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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
Income Better than OufgO, BE
III municipal or Personal

But say-iust to humor the ultra
conservatives-that the total amount
that might be cleared on Brooklyn va
cant lots was 100000; that would be
pretty good, wouldn't it?
1t would pay the expenses of caring
for all the poor in Brooklyn-indoor
and out-for one year, which, roughly
estimated, costs from s1,500,000 to 3d.
100000.
That is better than paying out some
thing like S3,OO00O0 for taxes every
year and getting no use from the land
at all, isn't it?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
Bringing Land and Seed
Together for Good

The same plan has been successfully
worked out in other localities, among
them Philadelphia, Jamaica Plain,
Mass, Baltimore, and recently word has
come that the experiment is to be tried
in New Orleans, but the scheme has
been worked out on the largest scale in
Minneapolis.
Why could not the same thing be done
on vacant lots in New York?
Let us see how it would work out. To
begin with over in Brooklyn they have
a good model to work by, for they have
real farms right in the zone taken in
by the circles of the vacant lot adver-
Users, with the City Hall in the inner
circle. Yes, real farms-not mere truck
pardens-but farms of 100 and 80
acres. All together there are about
1900 acres of farming land sown to
crops every year right in the Flatbush
district. There are farmhouses and
barns and cultivated fields, and every
night during the harvest season great
covered farm wagons are drawn by
powerful horses to Wallabout Market,
and hundreds of thousands Of dollars
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
The Man in Minneapolis
Has Many Duplicates

Now. the Minneapolis man is just one
of thousands. Men from North Caro-
lima. Georgia, Alabama, and other states
have read the advertisement IN maya
zines showing the way fortuneward-
or. perhaps their wives have, which
amounts to the same thing,
Hundreds-yes, thousands of these
lots have been bought on speculation
and on speculation alone. Not one out
of a hundred buyers has ever seen his
lots.
If you take a stroll or an auto drive
any pleasant day you Will see these
vacant lots spread all over Flatbush,
and especially that part of Flatbush
which formed part of the old Town OF
Flatlands. You will find them spread
mo out from Jamaica Bay and Mill
Creek to Canarsie, Brownsville, Bergen
Reach. Gravesend and other sections.
They are iotted down in the report OF
tho DEPARTMENT of Taxes and Assess
ments as being contained in 90, $50 va
cant narcels. and the tax assessors val
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

which is about 1862 acres. Altogether
there is an area of 51,797 acres IN
Brooklyn, so it will be seen that the esti-
mate of vacant acreage is very conser-
vative.
1t is apparent that this vacant prop
erty is not just at present working very
hard for its owners while they sleep, as
the advertisement in the magazine said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

arner Within the City Limits Is Making $50
Yearly Ont of Potatoes Alone, 1t Is Time
TO Think of Vacant Lots i'm Connec- 4
ti0n With the Cost of Livine

uation Of these parcels last year
amounted to S147,910,877-enough to
send a good many little Harolds in Min
neapolis and other cities, towns and vii
lagos to college to the end of their nat
Ural existence.
Now, parcel of land may contain
one lot, two lots, dozen lots, a hundred
lots or more, and therefore there is no
method of calculating just how many
vacant lots are lying idle. But there are
a good many of them There must be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

it would. On the contrary, its chief
work seemed to be for the city in round
ing up millions Of taxes every year
and New York, they tell us, never
sleeps.
Well, all this vacant land, then, isn't
of any special use at present to any one
except the tax collectors. In time it
may be sold. Certainly some of it viii.
Certainly, some time in the future it
will have houses and garages and other
things on it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

metropolitan boronghs OF New forR-"a'naa INC
land suitable o
i0r
beginning with the ola DHcn anu
the soil has constant ferthzaon "
,,e The Bronx
rocky and unPoducfe IN queens
land but Queens to an nnS ana
Brooklyn therefore, me o'y pa OF
sW contains farm lands
and truck gardens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

TT WAS quiet little family circle
that sat around lamp in a GER
tain coy house in certain street
in the Furnishing city of Minneapolis
one evening three years ago. The hus-
band and father was reading his even
ing newspaper; the wife and mother
was reading a magazine, and the boy
and girl were studying their lessons. 1t
vas happy group. The head of the
family was drawing a fair salary and
putting by little each week in the say
ingS bank.
Henry" said the woman, here is
an interesting advertisement iii this
magazine.
"Yes?" said the man. and he put his
paper aside.
1T tells of some wonderfully cheap
lOts in New York, and it says that they
can be secured on terms so easy that
no one will miss the money, and that
long before the full payment on the lots
is due the value will have increased
many, many times. | was just Won
dering, dear, if that wouldn't be good
investment for u.s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

worth of crops are sold every season.
Last year was an especially remarkable
season for potatoes. The yield in some
cases went as high as 900 bushels to
the acre and the average yield of the
season was 400 bushels to the acre.
Now, when you consider that a good
average yield in ordinary seasons is $50
bushels to the acre you will realize what
they are doing in the farming line right
within the New York City limits. For
these potatoes they receive all the way
from $3.50 to 81 a barrel, which con-
sists of three bushels. Long Island po-
tatoes were quoted the other day at
Wallabout Market at $3.50 to S6.25
barrel. One farmer in Flatlands made
$4,000 last season on potatoes alone,
and several others did nearly as well.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

there, also; not so many, OF course, out
thew have them. And some economic
men and women there put two and two
together and they arrive at the sum
total in very surprising short time.
They have high-cost-of-living prob
lem in Minneapolis just as they have it
in other cities. SO some of the men and
women organized a Garden Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

But why not make it paying propo-
sition now?
How?
If you want the best answer you will
lind it in Minneapolis, the home city Of
the man who bought the Brooklyn lots.
You will find the answer in other cities.
too; but the plan is worked out best in
Minneapolis. They have vacant lots
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
ARMENIAN TO sing
IN CAPITAL CHURCH

An Armenian vocal artist, who left
MS netisE fsad to become a stage OF
concert tstar. is today eeking out q
: bare living in Washington singing in
churches and devoting his talent tc
religious work.
BE Is Prof. HagopJan Garabet Mar
shall Marashleian. who years ago be-
came converted to the Christian faith
and since that time has used his tai
ent in choir and pulpit. In the opin-
ion of the Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson,
pastor OF the Bethany Baptist Church,
he is exceedingly well informed on
religious matters, especially those re.
lating to the life of Christ.
In an humble room across the street
from the Government Printing office,
Prof. Marashleian lives ana works
daily on an invention which he-says
relates TO the elimination OF the sub
marine. At Bethany Baptist Church
the Armenian will sing several times
during his residence in this city. He
possesses an unusual voce, combining
tenor, soprano. baritone, and bass.
Prof Marashleian limits his expen.
ditures for meals to 20 cents a day.
Born in Tarsus of Cilicia, the birth
place of St Paul, he came to America
twenty years ago. He has lived two
years in London, a year in Russia,
and a year each in China, Japan, and
India
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
FILM STARS TO ATTEND
KNICKERBOCKER OPENING
New Crandall Theater to Open To-
night Special Geusts From N. Y.

Washington's nawest, as well a.
most costly moving picture thsater,
the Knickerbockef, at Eighteenth
street and Columbia road, will open
Its doors tonight, and one OF the
most representative crowds of pro-
ducers, movie stars, and patrons ever
attending such an affair, is expected
to be present
A special train will bring q dele
cation OF guests from New York. In
cluded in the party will be leading
photoplay stars and heads of many
of the big hIm companies. Among
them will be;
Miss Alice Brady, Miss June Ell
vidge, Miss Beverly Bayne. Miss Rose
TRpley, Francis X. Bushman, Carlyle
Blackwell. Adolph Zuker, Walter S.
Greene, Albert LIcEtman, OF the Para
mount and AIRCRAFT Company: Will
liam A. Brady and George Schaefer,
of, the World Company; Samuel Gold
fish and William Warren, OF the
Goldwyn Company. Louis J. SelEnick,
of the Select Film Company; Walter
W Irwin, of the Vitagraph Company;
JOSepn Lee anu rcllN tlSI, OF Ino
Metro Company; Charles c. Pettijohn.
of the American Exhibitors Associa-
tion; Samuel Spedon, OF the Moving
Picture World: VIM. A. Johnston. OF
the Moving Picture News: VIM. H.
Donaldson, OF the Billboard: Stephen
Bush, OF the Exhibitors Trade Re-
view, dramatic editor OF the New
York Telegraph; Wild Cunning, Of
Wid's Magazine, and others.
= The appearance here OF these stars
is a personal courtesy to Harry N.
Crandall, the proprietor.
In addition to these a large number
of WashIngtonians, including Gov
ernment officials, business men, NOV
ing picture theater heads, and news
paper, will be the guests of Mr..
Crandall for the evening. At the end
OF the last performance, a buffet sup
per will be served to the invited
guests in the promenade lounge.
During the evening, the photo play
stars will be presented to the audi.
ence.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
NEW YORK BANKER
LIVES IN SWELL
TENEMENT HOUSE

NEW YORK. Oct. 13.-Columbus,
Ohio, has the distinction of giving to
New York the only man in the entire
length and breadth Of Manhattan is
land who lives below Fulton streef.
He Is Henry L Doherty, banker, Of
90 Wall street. -~ .. =
.Doherty, who started out inslIfe as
q newsboy on, the streets, OF celum.
bus and who now Is mliIiosiaire
banker and owner of some 200 pub
lie utilities, has a unique home at the
corner OF Bridge and Broad streets,
on the lower tip of Manhattan island
Across the street is the old Frauncs
Tavern, where Washington bade fare
well to his troops. To the south is
The New York harbor. with. its
myriad Of ferryboats.
Doherty, an indefatigable worker,
formerly had q home on Riverside
drive, but found that after working
until past midnight It was q Ions
trip home in his automobile. So he
looked about for a place In the neigh.
borhood where he could sleep dhtii'
the next day. There are no hotels
below Fulton street, except perhaps
a few longshoremen resorts. So at
last Doherty discovered an apartment
in the tenement house at Bridge and
Broad streets.
He rented two rooms and had them
rented in keeping with his station
in life. The lower end OF the island
after midnight is practically deserted;
only the staccato beat of the night
watchman's stick and the chimes of
Trinity break the Silly air. Doherty
found he could sleep better away
from the Noise and after two weeks
he rented the entire second floor OF
the building. There are large living
rooms, guest rooms, and one music
room, in which Is installed q large
pipe organ, where Doherty amuses
himself after hard nights work on
the stupendous details of his enor-
nous business. o..
The apartment Is lighted by q sys-
tenn of flood lighting that gives added
charm to the rare bric-a-brac and
costly fittings. A negro servitor acts
as cook and general factotum. There
is no elevator. but the visitor, after
a walk up a tiny pair of stairs, finds
himself in one OF the most taste
fully decorated and quiet homes in
the city.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
.369,2S2PEOPLE| IN
WASHINGTON, Says
CENSUS ESTIMATE

Washington has q population today
OF 36e.2s2, according 10 the latest
Census Bureau estimate. Civic lead
ers and district officials are inclined
to place the total at q much higher
figure The Census figures make al
lowancs only for the normal growth
Of the city, giving but a little better
than a 10 per cent increase for the
sevne years from 1910, when in the
official census Washington had q
population OF 331, ,069.
The Bureau states that, due to un-
usual migration the figures may be
too low.
The estimate as made in connection
with a new weekly health index to be
issued, giving mortality reports from
the Largest cities. .-..
Last, year the Census Bureau esti-
mated the Capitals population at
365, 600
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
TEACHER SALARIES
BELIEVED RAISED
lNNENESHMATES

Salary increases for the smaller
pair teachers OF the public schools. II
is understood. are provided for by the
Commissioners in their estimates for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1918.
Recommendation to this effect was
made by the Board of Education.
The "Reminiscences. it Is under
stood. also have provided literally for
new school buildings.
The extent of the salary increases
will not be made known until the ss-
Inmates are in me hands OF ConKress,
publication of the budget being pro-
hihited by act OF Congress until that
time. The present salaries range
rom $500 q year for kindergarten as
sistants to $4,000 q year for heads Of
high school departments.
The board. Il is understood, has rec
commended few additional school play
grounds. considering the need Of new
buildings to be greater.
The Commissioner were busy today
in putting the final touches on the
estimates which on Monday will be
submitted to the Secretary OF the
Treasury. The total, It IL understood,
win aggregate approximately SIS, ,O0o,-
600. The board Is required by act
of Congress to keep its estimates
within twice the amount of the estI-
mated revenues of the District, which
for the fiscal year 1919 amount to
se,204,372.
The total of the estimates for the
current fiscal year was 17,s0a.sl, and
the amount appropriated by Congress
s14.172,ssTs5.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
GOV. STUART
TURNSDOWN
NILITANTS' |
PIEbEOR AID
Tells Times That Virginia Is Not
interested in the Penal Insti-
tuition at ocCOqdan Which
District. Only Controls.

Gov. Henry C. Stuart, of Vir'
ginia, today announced that no Vir.
ginia investigation Of the occoGuar
Workhouse would follow the demand
Of the National Woman's Party fol
such action.
In a message to The Times, Gov
ernor Stuart said:
The State of Virginia is in
no way interested in the penal
institution at Oceoquan, which is
under the sole control of the
Commissioners Of the District"
Admit They Are Baked.
Although suffragette headquarters
had no comment to make on Governor
stuarE's decision In the matter. It was
generally understood that they con-
sIder themselves balked in this plan
and will center their activities fol-
the present on bringing about a Con
gressional investigation of occoquan
conditions as soon as the National
b>dy convenes.
Miss Jeannette Rankin, member OF
Congress from Montana. and Con-
gressman BAer of North Dakota are
vitality interested in the suffrage
Aims, and 1t was Miss Rankin who in
troduced q resolution for a Congress
sipnal Investigation on the day that
Congress adjourned.
- National Women to Meet.
.The National American Woman Suf-
fraSe Association, the rival suffra-
gette camp, issued a statement today
thai the forty-ninth convention OF the
association had been called TO meet In
Washington December IL to 15, at
Polls Theater.
Washington was selected for the
meeting place, 1t was said, so the
assembled delesates could force upon
Congress their demands for the pas
Sage of the suffrage amendment.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
Man To Be Hanged
Asks and Obtains
Draft Exemption

NEW YORK. Oct 13.-Here is
q new claim for exemption from
service in the selective draft that
has been allowed:
An italian yesterday appeared
before Chairman William H
Stonebridge, OF local board No.
II, and exhibited the identihca-
tion card OF John D'ovonzo.
MY cousin can't CO." he told
the chairman. "He Is going TO be
hanged" -
"This is no time to joke" said
Stonebridge.
mo joke" replied the Italian.
"He il up in Connecticut. and
they are going to hang him"
On Investigation it was learned
mat D'Ovonzo had been convicted
of murder In New Britain. and is
to be executed on November Q,
He was exempted.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
WARMER WEATHER
COMING TORELEF
OF COAL cellars

/ Warmer wegther forecast today
win relieve the coal situation. -
i while the yards of many Of the
dealers are empty or nearly 90. .
sufficient supply OF anthraeite Il on
the way to care for the present needs
Of householder.
The principal sufferers from short
Etoeks are the newly married and
persons just coming to Washington.
Dealers are reservIng what little coal
thay have for old customers, and viii
not sell 70 new ones
WIN Name Control Agent. rs
A fuel administrator for the Dis
triet win be appointed early next
week BY the fuel administrator, and
he will Immediately take up the coal
problem as 1t Affects Washington.
The fuel administration believes that
shipments now on the way here will
be Adequate to care for the situation
until the District administrator or
ganizes his Office.
AnthracIts coal dealers and opera
tors controlling most OF the country's
supply will meet Fuel administrator
GARFIELD and his. stan at q general
conference here Tuesday afternoon, to
discuss the anthracite situation and
arrange for co-ope alton in production
and distribution.
A workin1 committee of three will
be designated among tbs dealers, to
aid in collecting data which is to be
put at the disposal OF the Fuel Ad-
ministtration whenever required. Per-
manent relations will be maintained
with whatever organization Il ef-
fected.
win Relieve Aeute Cases
Following the precedent set when
the priority program was set aside
for shipments to- Washington to meet
q pressing shortage due to the recent
cold snap, the Fuel Administration
has adopted a defihite policy Of meet
ing acute shortages in any locality By
Immediate shipment from the mines.
In line with the policy q months
supply. OF coal has. been ordered
shipped TO Fredericksburg, Va
No change Will be made in the gem
eral policy Of shipping to the North
west and New England. until there Is
real need in other sections. Ship
ments to New England during the
first eight months of 1917 were ssSs-
7o4 tons greater than for the similar
period last year. Shipments are go
ing forward at the rate Of q hundred
cars a day. They Will be kept up un-
til the winters normal supply Is
stored.
Heavy shipment to washington and
other Eastern and Southeastern points
will begin about November u.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
'PATCHIN WAR WDOWER
NO LONGER; WIFE HERE

Philip h. PatehIh. assistant to the
counselor Of the state Department.
Quit the ranks OF war widowers to
day when he was rejoinsd By Mrs.
PAtehin and his two children Who
have been In London aimee the early
months Of the war.
PAtchin Wls in London. ~ . nsTFs
paper correspondent, before tAs war.
He was Joined By ArA Patehin in 90
Ratehip baby Whsn Nn. Petchin Re.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
STEALS HORSE, FIRES BARN.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s13.--Aftsr
stealing q horse from a large barn
on Soapstone farms, ,Gladwyns,
owned by the Clement A. Griscom
estate, a thief yesterday set IRE to
the barn. TIE frs was extInguished
before much damage had been done,
and the thief was captured after a
chase by Mounted Policeman Murphy,
OF the Lower Merton force.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
GERMANY FACES PAUPERIsM.

THE Germans are now in the war
so deep that they will be paupers for
the next 100 years should they accept
the peace terms as outlined by the
allies. To keep on fighting, with the
hope of a break among the allied ma
tions which might bring them more
favorable terms, is the only apparent
salvation for them" said Major NJ. S
Boehm last night before the Press
Club.
Major Boehm was selected to come
to this country to tell the people of
conditions as they actually exist He
is now in Washington for the Cana
dian government, showing the of.
fcial government war pictures
which are on exhibition at Rauscher's.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
DAVID STARR JORDAN TALKS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 13-
"Alsace-Lorraine cannot go back to
Germany unless that country be un-
der the rule of the people. France
VIII, probably, never again claim
What l should like
to see would be an alliance OF indie
pendent countries consisting of Bel
gium, Luxembourg. AIsace, Lorraine,
and Switzerland, stretching across the
country between Germany and
France, which would enjoy a freedom
and democracy they so well deserve"
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
VICTORY SOON, SAYS GERARD.

NEW YORK, Oct. lathe Liberty
loan committee has received the fol.
lowing telegram from ex-Ambassador
James w. Gerard, who Is now In Los
Angeles:
The Liberty loan must not fail.
Failure means that we resign from
the war, that we confess we are not
even willing to put up money to back
the men ready to risk their lives We
are on the edge of victory. A little
nerve and We will win.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
TWO PERISH IN FIRE.

TRENTON, Oct. 13.-Charred and
burned beyond recognition, the bodies
OF two men were recovered after FIRE
had destroyed the large frame stable
OF 'Joseph T. Comfort, on the canal
here, early this morning. 1t Is be.
lieved that a third man perished and
q search is being made for his body.
Nfneteen mules and one horse also
were burned to death. The estimated
damage is about $4,000.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
WON BET; WAS ARRESTED.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 13.-Helen
CoU1, a Cumberland street girl. wa
gered NJ R. Shaffer, Of the same
boarding house. that she would make
q Good-looking man in mems cloth
ing. Shaffer bet she wouldn't. She
put on the clothes, and. with Shaffer.
walked into the central city to test
the disguise. The police arrested
both, sending the girl home in a cab.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
PRESIDENT WON'T AID CADET

President Wilson has approved q
sentence of dismissal from the army
for Cadet Cyril c. Courture, q first
elass man at the West Point Military
Academy, who absented himself
without leave from the cadet camp at
Stony Point, N. Y. Courture, who
entered the military academy from
Sioux City, Iowa, was dismissed for
falsely asserting that he was on
guard at the time when he was ab-
sent from camp.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
GERMAN "PRoF." DISMISSED.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Oct. 13.-After
being connected with the institution
for sixteen years, DR.. Carl Eggert, as
sistant professor German at the Uni
versity of Michigan, has been dis
missed by the board OF regents. His
position was declared vacant follow
ing an investigation into charges that
he had made unpatriotic utterances.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13

turned TO washIngtou year ag6 q
join the state Department executive
stan, and this meant an Inferred stay
in London until the dangers OF sub
marine warfare had been reduced
Mr.. and Ara Patchin and their
children win live with MrA Patehln'I
mother. Mrs v. n. Mascn. 1905 Flor,
ida avenue northweat.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
GERS naEEELEsag DAY.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct I8--Propris-
tors OF thirteen hotels and restaurants
here, including several famous cafes
In the French, quarter. have notified
'Jdhn NJ Parker. food admintBtratoF
for Louisiana. that they had decided
70 make Tuesday OF each week .
ssbaeflenni, day.f ~ ~ e3-ssi
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
sAkER oFF FoR Hor SPRINGS.

Secretary of War Baker left today
for Hot Springs, Va. where he will