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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Germans Still Sink EN-.

Berlin.-An armed transport steam
er of 34,494 tons, with about 500 colo
NAL troops on board, was sunk by q
German submarine in the Medittera
mean on February "a, the admiralty an
nounced Saturday. Some of the troops
on board were lost.
A troop laden transport of about
5000 tons was sunk on February %, il
is also announced.
A 9000-ton transport and escort is
reported sent to the bottom on Febru
airy II south of Malta, while the sink
ing of 13 other vessels of total Of
more than $4,000 tons is recorded.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
GRAIN AND MILLING NOTES..

Plans are under way at Heppner,
Ore, for the erection of a 100000.
bushel elevator.
Plans are now being made to dedi-
cate the new 35,OO0-bushel grain ele.
vator of the Farmers Union, Pendle.
ton, Ore, big event. The dedica.
ton will take place early In March.
At the meeting of the Port Of AS.
toria commission, Astoria, Ore, the
port engineer was authorized to pre-
pare plans to erect four storage ele-
vators with capacity Of 100000 bush
els of grain.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09

Policeman Casey had ordered pair
of shoes at Rosenberg's store and was
about to try one Of them on when the
clerk reached for 1t and deity sprink-
led some French chalk in it to ease
the Forthcoming strain. When he
handed it back the patrolman threw
it on the floor, pulled on his own shoe
and started out.
The proprietor had noted the scene.
What's the matter, Mr.. Casey?' ne
painted as he caught up with MIN.
WAS the clerk sassy or anything?
For moment Casey glared at him
in almost speechless anger then OBJ
served with icy dignity: IF ! can't
come into place and thry on pair
av shoes widout havin' chloride av
lime put in them beforehand, I'll
thrade somewhere else"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Troops Guard Wilson.

Washington.-Penn avenue
was lined on both sides with New
York national guard troops when
President Wilson passed from the
White House to the capitol and back
Monday last in the inauguration Ger.
emonies. Troops, it is said, have not
been used to line the route of the
inaugural procession since LiDc3ln's
first inauguration.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Lost in Storm.

Norfolk, Va.-Nine men are believ-
ed to have been lost Sunday when a
lifeboat of the coast guard cutter
Yamscraw, sent to rescue the crew of
The stranded Texas OIL company ship
capsized just as it reached the side of
the tanker
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
STOCK AND CROP NOTES.

One acre of field peas grown in the
Colville valley last season yielded the
grower $171.79, according to Hugh
One hundred dollars ton for seed
potatoes is the price quoted to jobbers
at Seattle by farmers in the valleys
between Seattle and Tacoma. Hold
ings are reported scarce.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
"PoIice" Robbed Women.

Des Moines, Iowa.-Five young men
masquerading as police officers gain
ed admittance recently to the apart.
ment OF Mrs. Isabel C. Merrill, and
bound and gagged her, escaping with
liamonds and jewelry said to be
s. orth $1,000, and $24 in money.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09

A woman from the city was spend
ing the summer in small town, and
one day, while doing her marketing,
she asked the butd her how he hap.
pened to choose his business.
He hesitated mpment, and then:
We'll, don't know" he answered,
"but | always was fond of animals"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Honor for General SHUTS.

London.-Lieutenant General Jan
Christian SHUTS, commander of the
British forces in German East Afri-
ca and member of the South AT
rican cabinet, has been made a privy
councillor. y
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Metal Market.

The fetal Exchange quotes lead
f1rrs as @9.75c.
SEsher firm; electrolytic spot and
neasy nominal. y
Bar silver, 76hc.
Iron steady and unchanged.
Tin strong. Spot, $51.50@52.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
President Wilson Busy Man.

While President Wilson is seeing
few people these days, those few
who have seen him say that never
since he has been in the White
House has he shown the strain Of his
responsibilities as he is now show
ing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Navy Gets Men.

Washington eports from all sec
lions of the United States show that
the navy recruiting, campaign is hav.
ing greater results than at any time
since the Spanish war.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
aoeIke,s Brother honored.

William Boelke, brother Of the eel
ebrated Captain Boelke, who was kill
ed on the western front after de,
stroying 40 French and British air
planes, has just been appointed Ger.
man consul at Cartagena, Spain.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
MORGAN Gets the Cold.

New York.-Gold amounting to 49,
100000, to the account of j. p Nor
gan & Co., arrived Saturday from
Canada. This brings the total gold
imports from all sources since Jan
uary to $151,OO0, 600.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Is Americans on Laconia

Washington.-All the evidence on
the Laconia destruction now compiled
at the state department shows that
Is Americans we're put in jeopardy
of their lives by the German subma-
rines Three were killed.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Rush for Citizenships,

Denver, Col-Naturalization rec.
ords in Colorado were broken in
February. when application of 200
Germans and Austrians for citizenship
papers We're filed.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Pasadena, Cal.-John M. Ross, II
years old, a wealthy lumberman of
Oak Park, I'll.
ashington.-Represen NJ F.
Conry of New York city, democratic
member OF congress for four terms
and reelected for fifth
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
WILSON URGED A
UNITED AMERICA
IN AGAIN ENTERING SERVICE OF
UNITED STATES, SAYS mo
TURNING BACK.
BEWARE OF FRACTIONS HERE
Warming to- Nation in His inaugural
Address-Are Being Forged Into
a New United Nation by the
Recent Events.
BEWARE OF FRACTIONS HER

Washington, D. C.-With a new con.
secration to the nations service the
president touching on the information.
al crisis, declared there could now be
no turning back from the tragical
events of the last 80 months which
have brought upon Americans a new
responsibility as citizens of the world.
The president declared anew that
America must stand for peace, sta
bility of free peoples, national equal
ity in matters of right, that the seas
must be free and that the family of
nations shall not support any govern
ments not derived from the consent
of the governed.
Warns Against Intrigue.
Sounding a solemn warning against
any faction or intrigue to break the
harmony or embarrass the spirit of
the American people, the president
called for an America united in feel
ing, purpose and in it's vision of duty,
of opportunity and of service"
For myself, beg your tolerance,
your countenance and your united
aid"
Beware that no faction or disloyal
intrigue break the harmony or en-
barrass the spirit of our people.
I'VE are being forged into a new
unity amidst the fires that now blaze
throughout the world. In their ar.
dent heat we shall in Gods provi-
dence-let us hope-be purged of fac
tion and division, purified of the err
rant humors of party and of private
interests and shall stand forth in the
days to come with new dignity Of
national pride and spirit.
THE thing I shall count upon, the
thing without which neither counsel
nor action will avail, is unity Of
America"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Strike at Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Five thousand
members of the building trades union
are on strike here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Deaths and Funerals.

Harry A. Adams died in Pomeroy
recently.
At Pomeroy Friday, Ambrose A
Owsley, who came to Garfield coun
ty in 1869, died at his home.
A. j. Splawn, pioneer stockman OF
the Yakima valley and known tc
hosts of friends throughout the north
west as Jack Splawn, died March 2.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
Berlin Admits the
E~rDkr~> C1o~o<or, 7t,v, ',

Foreign Secretary Zimmermann's in
structions to the German minister to
Mexico, as published in the United
States, are admitted in Berlin to have
been correctly quoted.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09

Thirty senators took the oath of of.
flee, sixteen reelected. OF the six
teen new members nine are repub-
leans and seven are democrats.
The senate Of the Sixty-fifth con.
gress now has 81 democrats, AZ re-
publicans; democratic majority, IL.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony
Of swearing in new members the par
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Big Feature in Week Pur-
chase Near Acres Bought
by J. ID. Rockefeller, Jr.
PARCEL FRONTS ON
RIVERSIDE DRIVE
Other Transactions Affect
ing Bronx and Man
haitian Properties
BY ARTHUR T. NICHOLSON

John d. Rockefeller. jr., has become
a regular weekly headliner in the local
realty market He doesn't have TO bus
property any more to occupy large
space in the real estate news columns
no, not since he became member
Of the purchasing syndicate that
bought the Billings, Hays and Shesfer
properties on Fort Washington Avenue
and it was rumored that the Heights
properties would be used as the founda-
ton Of a Newport residen-
tial colony. or for great park to be
given by Mr.. Rockefeller to the city as
a gift. August iieckscher is IN similar
position In relation 70 the buying OPP
erations at or near i2d st. and Madison
ave. or along 57th ST, Just east and
west of 9th ave. Whenever big sale
takes place in those centres and the
BUYER is not officially announced, a
rumor is soon heard in realty circles
that Mr.. Heckscher is the purchaser.
Other well-known men occupy similar
positions in other zones of activity.
| called attention in these columns
a week ago to the food of inquiries
that had poured into brokerage offices
as to what properties were for sale
near the former Billings estate, and
| voiced the prediction that some big
speculative deals would be made in the
sector as result of the purchase
by the Rockefeller syndicate in a week
or two. Such an operation was the
most interesting, if not the most i'm
portant, purchase made IN the real es-
tate market last week Title to the
property was taken in the name OF the
Grove Corporation, Of 12S Broadway,
a company which was recently formed
by Stoddard g. Marks, lawyers, FOR
clients. Dame Rumor quickly. SAID
that Rockefeller, jr., was the real buyer
Another report was that the New, YORK
Central Railroad was the purchaser,
and that the parcel, which extends
/ 900 feet along Riverside Drive, with
a depth of from 200 to $50 feet, would
be used by the railroad. 1t was part
OF the former holdings of the Loyal l..
Smith estate.
The market bore all the signs of
being in the doldrums when Charles
F. Noyes Company and L. J. Phillips
g. Co. enlvened the trading by the
sale Of India House, at / and 2 Han
over square, GO to &C Stone ST., 80 to
1903 Pearl st. The property was sold
for George Ehret TO an investor of
Washington, d. {.
Other Sales Reported
Among the other sales reported last
week were as follows:
Purchase by Trinity Church Corpo-
ration Of the three-story tenement at
43S Canal ST.
Resale by Charles F. Noyes Company
for Harry X. Gtigg TO Blocker q Sim
ons. 90 Front ST., five-story and base
ment building, with elevator covering
lot 23.9xS5, on perpetual Sailors Snug
Harbor leasehold. Bleecker g. Simons
will make extensive alterations and DC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
NEW HOMIE FOR
MALvERNE CLUB
Swimming Tank To Be 20
by so Feet-Organiza-
ton Lately Formed

The Mslverne Swimming Club, Inc,
Of Malyerne, Long Island, has just &C
cepted plans for the construction of 8
clubhouse on a plot, 100000 feet, which
was recently purchased by the club and
which is valued at over $4,000. The
proposed clubhouse, when completed,
will cost about $4,000, making a total
value Of about $4,000. The club was
recently formed.
The plans for the clubhouse, drawn
by Herbert f. Garlock, architect, pro-
vide for the erection of one of the finest
buildings of its kind in Nassau County.
In addition to the building provisions
have been made for tennis courts,
handball courts and an outdoor illumi-
mated skating rink. The building VIII
be constructed on the club property at
Malverne, which faces on three streets
Nottingham Road, Lindner Place
South and Alnwiek Road. II will be a
two story and basement building, with
large verandss facing east and west
The building will be Of modern archl-
lecture, finished in white staceo, with
red tile roof.
On the main floor there will be a
library of ample proportions, with large
open fireplace. The dining room will be
equally as large, and the versnds ad-
Joining will be used as 4 combination
sun psrlor and tesroom. The feature OF
the building, however, on the main floor
will be the swimming tank. which is
fifty feet long and twenty feet wide,
with q sloping bottom. containing four
feet of water on one end and xix feet
on the other This provides for the
Younger generation and others who are
learning TO swim. For winning com
petitions or water polo games the water
depth can be increased 10 four and q
half feet OF one end and six and half
feet on the other. There will also be
bowling alleys. billiard rooms, rath-
skeller and apartments for the steward.
The officers of the club for this year
are: A. Roy Camp, president; Herbert
T.. Garloek, vice president. Alfred IL.
Wagg. secretary treasurer; directors,
Eugene T.. Dressner, William J. Pickett.
A. Roy Camp, Herbert +. Garloek and
Alfred II. Wagg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
CARRIED 254,SOS COMMUTERS
Big Increase in Travel on Long Island
Railroad Last Year

The Long Island Railroad carried
over a quarter million commuters-
254,soS, to be exact-in the last year.
This exceeds BY 2S,496 the number OF
commuters in 1915, and establishes a
new record for that class of passenger
traffic.
A closer analysis OF the figures just
compiled by the railroad shows that IN
every month of 1916 there was sub
stantial increase in commuter travel az
compared with each corresponding
month of the preceding year. These IN
creased ranged from 1876 in May 70
1909 in August During the latter
month 30,094 communication tickets we're
purchased, making the largest ga le OF
such transportation for any single
month in the history Of the Long Island
Railroad.
The following table shows the num-
Der of people who held and used com
mutation tickets from month TO month
in 1916, and the increases over 1915:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

cupy the building for their business,
which is the roasting and sale Of cof-
fee. Blocker d Simons are now To-
Gated AT 236 Greenwich ST.
Andrew +. Gilsey sold for Dr. II. Hol-
brook Curtis property at the northwest
corner Of Madison av. and 30th 81. The
BUYER. q MIR. Brady, intends to erect a
twelve-story store and loft building on
the property. for which plans are being
prepared. Negotiations are under way
10 lease the entire building to SILK
goods firm. This corner is assessed foI
taxation purposes at SI5o,oOV'
William H. Archibald and Charles
Lynch. as executors OF the estate o.
Thomas Lynch. sold the Duquesne Ho-
foI al the southeast corner OF Ninth
az. and sd st. This property was one
of MANY owned by Thomas Lynch, who
operated extensively IN real estate III
the Chelsea district.
/. Salzberg sold for +. VI. Carter 70
the Kornblum Building Company plot
4Ox1OO feet on the north side OF 4Stn
st.. 800 feet east OF 10Th az.
Kurz 4 Uren, Inc, sold for Grueh-
stein & Mayer the vacant plot OF LAND on
the easterly side Of Concord ay, 80 iee'
south OF l5lSt ST., t0A1of 70 a DH''"N'
for immediate improvement. The same
brokers also sold for the James {. Can
new Construction Company llcl foH
St. near 18TH ST., iiye-story new Jaw
apartment house, iBXlOo, WIN i've
families on a floor. -.
Pease q Gilman sold for the helr
Of Mrs. Elizabeth Croker 5 East 74th -
Wolfsohn & August sol TO an m
yesting client for the Level Realty
Company. Maurice Muller, PRESIDENT
the premises III East seth ST., on
plot 2SxlOO, which was acquired oy tH ne
selling company this month. simon ~
Katzen was associated as broker IN the
deal. ~.
Porter & Co. sold for Lilyan /. Nor
man. OF San Francisco, 10 Gustaye ~
Stein the dwelling at 1853 West l25d 81
Senior & Stout represented the puf-
chaser.
OReilly & Dahn were the brokers N
the sale OF the property 1879 Lexington
av. to Ennis & Sinnott, a three-story
and basement private dwelling on Plo'
l6X62.6.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
TO BE LARGEST COLD
STORAGE WAREHOUSE
Building Will Cover ali Entire
Block Front

The contract for what is to be the
largest cold storage warehouse ever
erected in this country has been given
out, and work is to be started at once
on the excavation. The building is to
be erected BIZ the Turner CONSTRUCTION
Company for the Merchants Refrig-
Grating Company of this city.
The building is to be eleven stories
and basement and will cover the en-
tire block bounded by Marginal st. and
Tenth sv, 18th and 18th SITS, the
ground area being approximate
3o0x20O feet. The building will have
about 1000 square feet OF floor area
and about 100000 cubic feet The
construction will be of reinforced
concrete of the fat slab type. with eX-
terror walls of face brick. The build
ing will be insulated with cork in con
tinuous construction. There will be
wholesale produce stores on the
ground floor Of the 18th st. side, and
receiving and shipping platforms on
the 18th St side. Two railroad tracks
connecting with the New York Central
nm Tenth av. will enter the building
and run approximately the entire
length of the building: Provision is
being made in the design Of the new
warehouse for connection with the
New York Central when the West Side
improvements are put through and the
tracks of the railroad elevated at"his
The plans for the building were pre-
n.red bv and the work will be done
under the supervision Of j. b; sn .S,,A
eral cold storage plants: r..
The Merchants Refrigerating Com
psny now operate ten warehouse units units
~ lover Manhattan. together. with
nine line refrigeration in the vicinity
Of psP their warehouses; four large ware.
houses in Jersey City and a large plan.
in Newark, asFregat4psg. i in Nj sG %ili
store in the new plant the same gen,
sTSi line of commodities and food
products which they now hAnoie' sueh
a. poultry, meat, provisions butter butter
and other similar articles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
ITS NET PROFITS
$l25,4S5 LAST YEAR

The Alliance Realty Company has de-
olsred a quarterly dividend Of ~ per
cent, payable January Is, 1917, TO
stockholders Of record January 10.
The company's financial statement
for the fiscal year ended December 81,
1916, shows net profits of si25,4s5.
The surplus remaining after the above
named dividend is $729,706.44, The
company has also deducted "A reserve
for contingencies Of 100000.
This dividend Is the ffty-ninth con
secutive quarterly dividend since the
company began business in 1901. In
that period Of hfteen years stockhold-
ers have received dividends aggregating
1l2 per cent upon the outstanding cap,
ital stock Of 100000. In the last
ten years, covering the period Mr..
Chesebrough has been president of the
company, dividends TO stockholders
have averaged Sis per cent year.
The Alliance Realty Company in its
statement calls attention to the fact
that il has one class of stock only,
that il has issued no bonds, and that 1t
has been the compsny's practice not 70
incur liability upon real estate bonds
The presidents report 10 stockholders
expresses the belief that improved con-
ditions are likely 10 prevail IN 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
LEWIS FAV0RS
SETBACK LINES
Chief Engineer Submits a
Report About Advan-
tages of Project

Nelson p. Lewis, chief engineer OF
the Board Of Estimate and Apportion'
ment. has submitted to the committee
on city plan report relative TO the
establishment OF setback lines. This
matter is now before the compittee on
report submitted by Secretary Whit
ten several weeks ago. The chief en-
gineer's report lays special emphasis
on two results which probably would
follow the adoption OF such policy
one relating to the protection Of those
who may have bought and improved
their property under restrictive COW
enants and the other to the saving IN
cost to property owners in connection
with the original surface improvement
Of the street and to the city In the
expense Of maintaining an unnecesssr-
lily large area OF pavement.
Mr. Lewis says in part:
MANY attractive developments have
been made where the property has been
sold under restrictions running for a
definite period which require buildings
TO be set a certain distance back OF the
street line. When the period covered
by the restrictions has expired any
owner of unimproved land Is free TO
disregard the setback of his neighbors
and to place his building on the street
line, seriously cbstrueting the view,
light and air Of those who may have
improved their plots and thus added
to taxable values. The establishment
of building lines conforming with the
setback restrictions imposed by the de-
vcloper would permit those who bought
and built upon restricted property to
have the character of that property
preserved; without the establishment
of such building lines, those who hold
the vacant land would have the right
10 use it in any manner they pleased
even though such use might depreciate
the value of adjoining property which
has already been improved"
The other advantage pointed out IN
the chief engineers report is the pos
sibility Of laying out streets OF lese
width between street lines, with con
sderably narrower roadways, which,
however, would serve the local needs
of the particular streets for many
years. When, owing to a change in
the character of the street or An IN
crease in the volume Of traffic. more
roadway capacity becomes necessary,
the space between the street lines and
the setback lines could be added to the
street and the roadway could be Wild
ened. This would enable the owners
of property 10 secure street improve
ment at q smaller initial cost and allow
them to pay for the additional i'm
provement when il becomes necessary
and when their property is better able
to stand an assessment for the purpose.
Al the same time the city would save
the cost OF maintaining an unnecessar-
liz large area of pavement.