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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24
CITY'S PERSONALLY
SIXTY BILLIONS
Estimated to Be Eight Times
as Great as Value of New
York's Realty.

1t is estimated that the value OF the
personality of the residents OF Greater
New York is at least eight times tho
value of their real property. In other
words, there is $500, 100000 OF real
estate and at least $4,000, 900, 900 OF
personal property.
This great aggregate OF personal
property pays comparatively nothing !n
the way OF tax for municipal purposes,
according to a statement Issued yester-
day by the Real Estate Board of New
York, which is sponsoring bill that is
expected to solve the tax problem with
regard to real property.
For State purposes, part OF which
Is returned to the city, II pays 10000
600, while $500. 100000 OF real property
will pay for State and city purposes in
one-eighth OF the value OF personally,
pays fourteen times as much tax.
The Real Estate Board feels that
this is a great injustice and It will ask
the Legislature TO limit the tax on real
estate to S170,000.o00 at the present
valuations. Mt the same time compelling
personality to pay $4,000, 900 OF the cost
Of government.
III all other forms OF personal tax are
abolished there should at least be $lO.-
000.000.000 OF personally available out
Of the estimated 100000. 900. 900 for tax
alton and u OF per cent. tax on that,
with the real estate tax OF per cent,
and the surplus revenues of the general
fund would be ample for the expense OF
government honestly and economically
administered.
las the personal tax would be but
$3.50 on $1,000 and $3.50 on $1,000 no
decent man would refuse to pay II or try
to evade being assessed.
THE difficulty in the past has been
that everybody felt THAI a tax on per-
sonal property so large as to take half
the income was unjust and unjust laws
cannot be properly enforced. Honest
men evaded what they believed TO be un-
Just tariff laws and they evaded wrongful
tax laws without losing self-respect. No
honest man, and 81 per cent. OF our
people are honest, win evade a personal
tax Of 2ia mills or u OF per cent.
The city's expense will be limited to
the estimated income from these two
sources and no administration could be
cajoled or frightened into spending any
more money. Taxation should be simple,
easily understood. just. impartialy
levied and payable at one place.
state and municipal expense should
be open, above board. not concealed by
indirect taxation. and should be the
amount the community is willing to give,
not the amount the Government feels It
ought to spend.
IF this programme Is adopted the
prospective purchaser OF real estate will
know the exact amount he will have TO
pay for taxes and the element of doubt
and uncertainty. so dIspiriting a factor
In the past, will be eliminated"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24
SCIENTISTS IN HARLEM.
To Erect n Fine Church on 18th
Street Near Broadway.

Trustees of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, plan the erection OF fine
church In the Columbia University sec
ton. As a site the church men have
bought the plot of six lots on the south
side OF 1l2th street between Broadway
and Amsterdam avenue. known as 513 to
$50 West 112th street Tho property has
oeen secured from the Mcintyre estate
and win be improved as soon as posi-
bio with fine edince, since Il is under
stood that the church at Central Park
West and Ninety-seventh street Is not
convenient enough for Scientists In the
upper part OF the city. The site has
frontage of 100 feet and is 1OO,l1 feet
deep Apartment houses cover tho block
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24
OPERATORS BUY bronx FLAT
Bankers Now Hold Sway Where Society
Formerly Gathered in Oelrichs Residence

is a commodious ladies room, which was
formerly the library Of the house. and
contains every accommodation for ladies'
having business TO transact with the in-
stItution. The old music room Is used by
tho trust department and the ballroom
mas been converted into two conferences
rooms for employees OF the clerical de-
partments. On the second floor there are
,.N,rnl conference rooms, including the
directors room. SC. The decorations
4 " been left practically the same as
when Mrs. Oelrichs was the owner OF tho
mansion
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24

ers, IN that II was leased by the late Mrs
Parau Stevens and occupied by her for
years before the late Hermann Oelrichs
and his wife took it. while originally II
was the home of Lady Mary Mason
Jones. the first woman In the metrop-
oils to have n day at home
In 80 far rs possible. the policy OF the
New York Trust Company has been TO
M Ike but few changes In the interior of
the building, although II bears the APP
pearance or an up TO date, high class
banking institution. The banking de-
partmont is finished in old oak, and there
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24

Announcement Is made by tho New
York Trust Company OF the opening OF
It's uptown office at the northeast corner
of Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street,
with Charles L. Haydocll, vice-pres dent,
as manager. Tho building occupied by
tho new office of the bank is the former
home OF Mra Hermann Oelrichs. and is
tho last OF the row of white marble
houses built by the late Mrs. Mary Mason
Jones on Fifth avenue from Fffty-Sev-
enth to Flfty-e!ghth street. From n
social point of view this corner mansion
possesses unusual interest to New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24
LACK OF HOUSINGS
TO FORCE BUILDING
Shortage Of Space Will Be
Notable When Soldiers
Return to City.
ny EUGENE g. L. MOSES.

Secretary, j. Romuine Bropn Company.
II people have thought that there Ia
a shortage of housing Accommodate
for the 1918 renting season, let them
wait and see what will happen in the
1919 season.
Here is slight illustration in our
Office of the present demand. A tenant
in a flreproof apartment house on the
West Side Is compelled TO leave New
York and asked us to sublet his apart
ment for him. Another tenant in the
same building who occupies a smaller
apartment heard OF it and asked us TO
let him have the apartment We made
a substantial Increase in the rent and
rented 10 him the apartment and sub
sequently rented his apartment also at
| a substantial increase. Both Of these
increases are over the 1918 schedule.
1 think Il Is safe to say at a conserva-
tive estimate that at least 100. 900 men
have left New York city TO enter the
various branches of the service. A
very large percentage of those men will
be back within the next twelve months.
When those men went away many Of
them married, there was a great deal OF
doubling UP OF families all along the
line AS soon as these men come home
they will seek their own homes. There
married as soon as they get home who
will be looking for homes OF their own.
aid there Is bound to be a tremendously
increased demand for apartments
While l realize perfectly we'll that UP
to the present moment II has been I'M
possible for builders to undertake any
new Jobs. there are now certain definite
signs tlrat show that building can and
will be resumed in the very near fu-
ture. The Government promised to lift
the ban on all kinds of construction.
The return OF men from the army and
the laying off OF men by the factories
making war necessities releases ire
mendous amount OF labor for all kinds
OF work directly and indirectly con-
nected with the building trades.
Tho War Department to-day can
celled over 81 900, 600. 900 worth OF war
contracts Ths must necessarily In
clude lot OF work in which metal
products enter. That means that the
steel ana iron mills with very greatly
extended means OF production will want
work ~ keep going, and II they want
work TO keep going they are going to
sell their products at prices that will
be attractive TO buyers, SO that I look
before very long for a substantial drop
In the prices OF building materials
The loan market has not yet generally
opened, but we can see decided indica-
tons OF such a condition in the near
future.
We arc told that the savings banks
are gaining in deposits and this in
spite of the country having absorbed a
Liberty loan OF almost s7.000000, 00o.
There are several funds In the market
now avai!ble FOR building loans, and go
It looks to me as II the stage were all
set for a very active rea! estate market
In all OF It's departments within the
Immediate future.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24
BANKERS IN REALTY COUNCIL.

Charles a Miller. counsel for the Saw
ings Bank Association Of the State of
New York and president of the Saw
ings Bank Of Utica, has been elected a
member of the Advisory Council of Real
Estate interests.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
 LIEUT.. F1TzEUGF GREEN U S. N
Ram ming

It's great thing to come to grips with your enemy The red d-blooded man itchcs 10 lay hands on his oppo- nent, actually to bruisc and choke h.m, to feel his hot breath growing weaker in painful easps. Are you unfortunate enough to know real an ger? The kind that trembes in your hngeT-lps and clamps your teeth in the imaginary ear of your victim.
 For if so, then you can well un- derstand the bitterness of having to fight across 30,000 yards of rolling ocean waves. In naval action we at the guns cannot even see the vitals of our antagonist. And as for get ting our fingers on his throat. we may succeed within the confines of DaVy' Jones inhospitable locker. On deck, never again.
 The reason? Because ram- ming and boarding have been scientif- icatlN proved failures
 Rammiug came first with our mod ern heavy men-ofWar. We built them with steel prowa. sharp and heavy late as the 90's. We even devel- Oped types. such as the ram .Kath- adin. whose sole purpose was to stab her armored nose into the tender in nards of the enemy. Nearly every ship of our Fleet at Manila was fitted with a heavy underwater how de- signed for use at close quarters.
 Recently the whole question of ramming has been analysed The period between 1881 and 1880 was most productive of nose-on nautical
 
 hundred authentic cases were studied not only for the tactics which lead up to the rammins maneuver but for the actual damage done when the crash came. And, most important of all, whether it paid or not.
 Figures don't lie: It does not pay to ram.
 Most interesting of these famous samples" were sixty-four intentional collisions, of which half were car ried out where there was elbow room, and half in channels too narrow for any sort of footWork.
 Of thirty-tWo ships that were rammed while they had plenty of sea room to side-step in tWentysiN came through unsca thed. Only five were slightly damaged; and but single one received serious injury. The point was of course that a good man can almost always present the side of his vessel to the ramming enemy in such a way that only a glancing blow will be struck Of the thirty-twO ships rammed in a tight place where they couldn't shift quickly enough nine re- ceived no damage nine were slightly 1 banged up and nine were sunk The other five were seriously disabled but l not put entirely out of action.
 We see then that even with eVery 1 thing on the side of the Billy Goat | there's a pretty fair chance that the i attacked shipp will come through scot l free.
 Now have d look at the attacller l Tn seVenty-six cases. fifty-six only scraped off paint. Nearly. twenty
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
T0DAY'S TABLOID TALE
Their Great Love.
By Joe Blast.

Young Mrs. Dashaway' $ voice was dull and dcspairing as she lifted brooding eyes from the Morning Snitcb and said, MT. and Mrs. Cuppaty have been granted a divorce. Oh. Win drow, that's the fourth couple this week in our very own set. We're hopelessly, hopelessly, out of it. We meet nothing but sneerine looks every time we go out together. A nd good ness knows we cant exactly blame them. They we given us plenty of time. But oh. Win drow, I can't bear to lose you,'
 DashaWay put down his fra gile StickerN china coffee cup so hard that ii split n half and loosed a flood of fragrant Key West coffee over the snowy Stooktield damask cloth. Then he rose and agitatedly paced the $4,000 Dohcdran rug
 It's been my fault" he said. "I know we can't maintain our position in society unless we get divorce. but oh, Stahelia, I love you SOL
 She got up and took him ten derly in her arms.
 'WindroW.' she stuckered, you couldn't love me any more than l love you without be- coming really i'll over it. So you J1u stn't blame yourself. We must both steel ourselves, Win drow If We allow our great love to stand in our way an- other week, we shall be oD- stracized frOr" society,
 Windrow Dashaway gulped a great guip.
 '-1'n see my lawyer this very morning." he glicked. Let Us strike before the iron gets too hoti' And he jammed his hat down over his nose and stag gered out of the mansion, while his wife called brokcnly to him from the doorway. Good luck. darling. And remember, we can always write to each other!"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
VICTORY.

Secretary of State Robert Lansing g speaking before the New York State Bar Association on Saturday had this to say: We are in this war as a Rapublic to the end. The President WEBS. challenged to name the reasons nsa1y we aDe in the war and what we ESxrE&to+sacfrieve. Hez has named these gknnssand has done so frankly, with prr+.. egutvocahon and veEy definitely. Rpe~statement has not been received wash,@ favor by the Germans, but un- ksssswes achieve those aims we have soSsures foundation on which to build s~peEnranent peace"
 Saspee Secretary Lansing spoke suenSs&hape been shaping themselves m@ Garnaany The German press has become asa, house divided against it. self And. all over the speech of President Wilson wherein he defined gaepafr1rss the United States hopes to papers. as might have been expected, ezrns a cold shoulder on everything EheS President had to say in his ad- Hresss to Congress. The liberal press, however, sees the dawning of a new light Here and there ii picks out 0raDosals that are in keeping with the lss ka1t the first stage. In the event the debate between the two wings of the German press is allowed to continue ghere is hope that the minds of the people there might be cleared.
 Nonetheless has the Wilson messa ge entered into the Russian situation and stands as a. guide post for the |Rolsheyiki in their dealings with the Germans at Brest- -Ltovsk Nickolai -lenine ordered the speech sent by Frotsky who is furthering the negotia- |svent the conferences at Brest- \ 1itovsk continue, which is somewhat doubtful as judged from today's des- patches. Trotsky will be fortified in Healing with the Germans. His S Strength will be augmented by the Wilson message. It will prevent the @7ermans from gaining the high hand. q So, Secretary Lansings speech, #wherein he assured his listeners that @all was optimistic in Washington, is &oroven of even more importance by news revelations of today. He Fold the New York lawyers that
 there is cheerfulness and confidence 8skould prevail throughout the Re
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

A Russian newspaper printed in German and circulated among the kaiser's troops on the Eastern front has been confscated by the Germ ans The newspaper contained complete ac- counts of the negotiations going on at Brest-Litovsk and also propaganda dealt out by the Bolsheviki element in Russia. Therein is the rub. Any, thing that smacks Of democracy, es- peclaIly on the lines laid down by the Bolsheviki. is sunk without warn- ing by the Germans.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

bats was worked up to show even a more even break between the two ships. For instance, out of hun dred cases where 7S per cent. of the rammed vessels survived without scars, only S1 per cent. of the ram ming craft were as lucky. Exa ctly the same mum ber-15 per cent. of each-were damaged.
 Only when the enemy is at the disadvantage of not having room to mOv0 about in and meet the attack properly does this method of dispoS- ing of an antagonist pay dividends. There are times of course as in every other game when it is to one sides gain to trade equally. A good exam pie is Hobson's exploit at Santia go where he would have been very glad to ram and sink not only the Spanish ship but his own as we'll.
 Nowadays mem of-war seldom get close enough to ram one another: With long range high power guns the largest battleship would be re- duced to junk almost before she came entirely up over the horizon. On the other hand it is always possible for fog and darkness to permit even a Fleet to bump into each other be- fore opening fire Destroyers on scouting work not infrequently get down to brass tacks'' and try to cut each other into twisted steel spa ghetti.
 It is interesting to note that one of the most difficult details in design ing successful rams has been to
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
RUSSIAN FAMINE ENDS
Food Stores Provided For PetrooraG
 By Joint Rulers.

Petrograd, Jan. 1.-The threatera6 food shortage in north Russ; promises to be prevented throueb +h < reconciliation of the Bolshev-iki m the Ukraine.
 MT. Bar1koff, member Of the Pe+ro.s grad Food Supply committee. has i,ST returned from Kiev, where he co,, 1erred with the Ukranian authorities. who say that they are willing now tC provide Perograd with an unlimita3 supply of breadstuffs on a basis of b.I3 cash and half merchandise. M. Ror;I koff says that the Ukraine guaranteos to supply 3.ooo,ooo,OOO pounds o3 bread within sixty days and will stiff have available portions of the 1o17 and 1916 crops.
 The Bolshevike authorities also ars sending commissioners to Siberia fo induce the farmers there to release more wheat to Petrograd.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

ba5&Sookgd VSpOn the Unlte0rS5t41HS of Ar1reraca~s and its people as money Yr1arf~ We were< supposed to snbor- ssszga4e~zfS other powers to the art and science of, grabbing the coin. Get Rfrk Quick lingfords every one Of 11s so the folk ins other lands thought Since Arnerfca's entrance into the world war, however, there has come about a changed feeling. The people on the outside readily see we are not the greedy monsterssso many painted us. AS a reminder of this changed opinion we here set forth the com ment of the Ottawa Journal so that all might read and profit thereby:
 .vThe United States is the greatest democracy on earth. A wonderful and most reassuring thing it is to see this enormous democracy. long ac- ..1lscd bv some of being a mass of greed and materialism, showing magnificent patriotism and splendid common sense in the manner of it's rousinc itself to vindicate it's own hanof, and dignity. and to strike for -the cause of freedom and justice in the world"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

Carrying coals to Newcastle was once considered a waste of energy like throwing apples in an orchard or paying the conductors fare. Now the slogan is, Bring on the coal.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

achieve ease in withdrawing the ram after the blow. Many valiant skip1 pers have seen their own shipsS dragged down or the bleeding enems supported by the foolish predicament of being unable to get away aftet the job is done.
 It's pretty fine though, to feel he's there.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
Not Positive.
fKyrtSaS City Jour

fKsrtsas City Journal) "Have you been following this trial?'
 "Yes.'
 'Is the defendant as beautiful as they say?''
 Well. she is beautiful enough +o he acquitted. If you mean to ask if she is beautiful enough for vaude- yAle.- L dunno" -----.-.-----
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

four per cent. compounded quarterly.
 Taking war savings certificate at s4.12 today and holding it until ma turity will net the owner a profit of eighty-eight cents This, at first sight, may appear trivial savings Yet there is no other place man can put a dollar and get the same amount of interest with the same cer- tainty. No matter what happens these certificates increase in value. A dollar remains a dollar. If there is one sure way of saving the quarters that the dollars will take care of themselves in the proper style this is it.-the purchasing of thrift stamps and converting them into war savings certificates.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
The Old Baby Carriage.

The o1I ksfaDy tIFEtASc. Poor TOrlOrn thing With rusty spring And stuling hanging out Of seat and back And body bruised from many a rack Of boot and heel In memory we go back When we were much aNerSe TO wheeling baby i0 II But delighted to steal it And fastcn our prancing p}aymates 0 it For fra ctiOus steedS And play 'DeadwOod Coach With the old baby carriage. Do you remember? Course you remember.
 Yours very truly,
 --HA NIX LONG
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

Our distinguished fellow citizen in flight? Impossible. It is only few days ago that he said he knew what his constitutional rights are. Have they become were? It would seem so. -NeY Haven -Lournai-Courier.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
Cut Glass

Several hundred pieces to select from. Marked down from department store prices during this sale.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
Trunks and Bags

A complete department on our 3fd floor. Sale prices pre- vail. Have your needs attend ed to while this sale lasts.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
FACTS AND RANCHES.

The weather doesn't improve much. Might just as well have frozen toes as fall and break a leg.--Springfield Daily News.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

New England is making 21.0OO,O00 pairs of shoes, and if placed on the right feet they may cover the ground from the Hindenburg line to Berlin New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

We are still liable to hear from Brest-Litovsk that the Bolsheviki del- egates have blown out the gas and gone to bed.-Waterbury Republican.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
Draperies

You will always find 8 splendid stock here for you to select from in scrims, nets, marquisettes, madras, etc, Everything at mark down prices during our mid winter SllG
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

were damaged and at least one sunk. So the fellow "carrying the ball'' hasn't much chance of keeping out of trouble than the one he's charging into.
 Another bunch of ramming com-
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

Charles Snetro, aged 22 of 1 West street, was lured away from the fruit business by the cIanon call of war He was in business with his brother Samuel SnetrO. at the corner of Beaver and North Hain street but on October 4, 1917, he decided to get a new suit of clothes from Uncle sam He en- listed in the Eighth cavalry and is now located at Maria. Texas He is the son of Angelo Snetro
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

Red Tape unless accompanied by White and Blue is completely out of nrHn
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

As d purveyor of news the travel CT just out of Germany who reports upon the growing disappearance of dogs has been scooped by the Ameri- can state departm ent, which has pro- duced a German censorship rule against advertising dog meat-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
Linoleuns

Printed and Inlaid cut from the roll at sale prices.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

Talk of food control" said one of the labor leaders in Britain the oth- CT day, there will soon be nothing left to control" Evidently not vvry- cheering news for the workingm en- New Haven Union.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

Eight bears in one week is the rec ord of the town of Redfield, N. Y., on the recent heavy snow. The big gest, weighing 373 pounds, was hagged by former Supervizor Thompson, who was doing a wood job on his wood lot.-St. Lawrence PlaindeaIer
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

Why Germany should include the Madeira and Cape Verde islands in the barred zORe is less obvious than the reason for taking in the Azores, but at any rate it will give U-boats a pleasant winter ngfield 1 Ill
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
Sale Prices on Everything in Our. Coat and Suit De-. partment.
Smart Coats
 at $14.oS

Worth S22, s25 and s27.
 An event in which style. quality and value are happily combined.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
Blankets and
 C0mfortab|es

Tn this sale at prices that we cannot match again in many months. Our entire stock at sale prices just the same.