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The sun., 1918-12-29
ORGANIZING TAX
RELIEF IDEAS
Leading Minds on Taxation
Discuss Plans-Progress
Is Reported.

The first OF a series of informal con-
ferences which the Mayors Committee
on Taxation will hold for the purpose Of
organizing the ideas OF every faction
and every interest IN the subject Of
-elieving real estate OF the long borne
unjust proportion OF municipal taxes was
held last week with the result that a
big step toward tho aims OF all parties
was taken. Other conferences will be
held until the best ideas are secured and
matched up with others In a bill or bills,
which Will be presented TO the Legisla-
.lre for enactment A. the meeting held
last week were Nathan Hirsci. chairman
Of the Mayors Committee on Taxation,
who presided stephen II. Tying and
Robert f. Bowling for the Real Estate
Board of New York, Professor IL. A f.
The sun., 1918-12-29

pansion OF the heart o: financial
America
Dow At the other end Of Wall Street.
or. TO ba correct, the other end of financial
Wall Street. the National City Company.
whose growth has been mushroomlike.
bought the former home OF the Me-
chanics and Metals National Bank at
90 Wall street, adjoining the northeast
corner of William street and directly
across from the National City Bank. the
parent of the National City Company.
. The National City Company was
greatly In need of space. II wanted
large space to centraliza its depart
ments. 1t could not get what It wanted
but o what 1t could get, and that was
the four story building at No. so. The
company paid $1,l75. 600 for the property.
but 1t secured sufficient space 10 house
several of Its many departments which
are now scattered In three different
buildings in the vicinity of Wall and
William streets.
In making the purchase the company
Is anticipating the future and will
eventually use the building al No. so
for h executive Offices OF the concern.
1t Is a t~wo-year-old corporation. It's
wonderful development from a business
OF fifteen men two years ago to thou
sands to-day IL symbolic OF the general
business development of the country.
Last week a building around the cor
ner from the one purchased by the
National City Company was taken by
the Bank OF America. The building ts the
twelve story London and Liverpool and
Globe Building, which adjoins the home
OF the Bank OF America at the north
west corner of Wall and william streets.
The bank Is buying for future use.
The business OF the Institution is In
creasing and the banks premises will
have to be enlarged. The bank is ready.
The corner and the property adjoining.
although covered with a tail building.
will be improved with a single struc-
ture which Will he an asset in addition
to a business necessity.
h buying in Wall Street has not
ended with these deals; more are pend
ing n will be announced perhaps
sooner than many expect.
The sun., 1918-12-29
By FRANK
Wce-PreSident Title Guarantee ond
Trust Company.

Wce-PresIdent Title Guarantee oad
Trust Company.
One OF tho interesting problems con-
fronting the real estate interests at the
present time Is the effect OF the dry
law upon real estate in the city. This
question Is interesting both from the
point OF view OF the owner and from
the standpoint OF the mortgage lender.
First, from The owners standpoint,
mere can be no doubt In the mind of
any one that tho Immediate effect of
the new dry law upon the owners OF
corner properties. especially In Brook
Ign. viii be very Injurious. I have in
mind, for Instance, q man who ran a
reputable saloon and cafe in property
a. only for that purpose. He had a
long lease OF the premises and died
worth as he supposed about $4,000,
His wife must 60 to work, for the la
bility Of the estate on the lease will
destroy all his remaining assets.
Then. there are the owners who have
their all invested In a corner They
will be confronted by payments on &C.
count of their mortgages asked for by
the prudent mortgages. They must
fnd new tenants for their buildings OF
reduced rentals. This means, of course,
ruin for a great many corner owners
and great losses for many others.
In Brooklyn. where there Is not very
much business. this situation will a,
once become quite acute. and probably
lower values of small stores viii become
The sun., 1918-12-29
Steps Being Taken Now to Replace
Lost Revenue-Necessit for Find
ing New Sources May Turn Pro
hibition Into Blessing for Real
Estate

sold by !. C. Wolf to Frank DUFFY, has
been resold by Pease s. Gilman in con-
junction with Mr.. Wolf, to a New York
er. who will occupy The property as lis
summer home.
This property consists of eleven aores
with $50 feet of shore frontage. The old
homestead, which Is one of the finest ex-
nmples Of New England Colonial archi-
lecture. was built 1856 years & by Col.
Fields. 1t has recently been remodelled
at a large cost by the former owner,
Airs. Elizabeth NJ. Palmer. who was the
wife of the late Senator and AmbaS.o-
dor J., NJ Palmer. OF Detroit. Mich.
Six weeks ago the property was re-
ported sold for 5000 900, and II Is known
that the new purchaser paid a material
advance to Mr.. Duffy.
The sun., 1918-12-29
Lower Values on Many Properties In
evitable-Some Owners May Even
Suffer Total Loss Of Holdings
7 Situation in Brooklyn More Acute
Than in Manhattan
han in Manhattan

\ o single act of legislation in the memory of the present genera
ton has caused as great commotion in the real estate world as
has the bone dry law. With national prohibition looming
nearer every day millions of dollars worth of real estate in all parts
Of the country is being dumped on the sales market, owners in many
instances offering their properties at sacrifice prices. Until the signing
Of the armistice prohibition was not feared greatly because owners
believed that other uses would he found for the great establishments
where spurious liquors were made and for the stores where they r.
sold, but the end OF the war came before this transition a accom-
phshed. What is going to become of the properties where intoxcants
ar made and soidT. is the great question of the day. What will be
leases and the offering for sale of all distilery and brewery propertes?"
The sun., 1918-12-29
BUYS FIVE EAST SIDE FLATS.
Operator Pays Cash for string of


Max y. Natanson has bought five tene-
ments on the upper and lower East Side
from Jacob Rosenthal In the Mason
Realty Company. They are at 1895 and
1870 Third avenue. Two five story cold
water tenements, Zach pm plot 40XlO0
the southeast corner Of Delaney and
Chrystie streets, "A six story tenement
on plot 50x100 the northwest corner Of
B~oome and Clinton streets, a six story
tenement on plot 10 feet on Clinton X
SIS feet on Broome street, and tho
northeast corner OF Broomc II Attor-
rey streets, a six story tenement house
on plot 60 feet on Attorney street Y rs
feet on Broomc street, i%rregular. Cash
wa paid for all properties,
The sun., 1918-12-29
MEEHAN 0IsT ST. HOUSE BUYER

Thomas J Meehan Is the purchaser
OF the -four story residence Of Dr. Bur
riil b.. Crolin AT ~ East SiXty-hrst street.
the sale of which was reported yes'or-
day. The new owner will alter the
house into small suites, the ground fioor
apartment having been arranged for by
DR. Crolin for his office. Douglas l..
Gilman a Co. were the brokers.
The sun., 1918-12-29
Wall Street, Nations Business
Signpost, Signals Prosperity

rich property owner Is able TO fight the
assessments and win a decision.
Il think the public ought to back up
the administration, and particularly the
Assessment Commissioners and Corpora
ton Counsel. and to ask the Governor.
II necessary. to appoint a Justice outside
the county to hear the proceedings"
The sun., 1918-12-29
Palmer Property at Great Neck
Sold Again--Hcld at 100000.
The Palmer estate, in the Kings Point
section Of Great Neck T.. l.. recently

alton purposes nv the city at $4,000 and
was purchased by NJ. Brown for al.
cash. il having ben held free and clear
by the owners. Mir. Tonnele bought H."
house in 1879 and occupied Il Contlnu
ously up TO six years ago, when he re-
moved TO a hotel a couple OF months
& Darwin +. Kingsley. president Of
the New York Life Insurance Company,
bought the adjoining house at so East
S!xty-eighth street for his residence.
The sun., 1918-12-29
nUYs OATH ST. DWELLING.

William n. May 4 Co. and the
Douglas Robinson, Charles S. Brown
Company have sold 10 East Ninety
fourth street, n four story high stoop
dwelling on lot 2OXl0O.Sl9, for stephen
w. Kent. TIE same brokers nave sold
to the same purchaser the adjoining
property, at IL Fact Nincty-fourth
street, for Mrs. Diana sim. Both houses
will be altered and ~remodolled into >
single residence by the purchaser, The
combined properties are assesscsed for
500 600.
The sun., 1918-12-29
QUICK RESALE IN BRONX.

Joseph G. Abramson has purchased
from Paul NJ. Herzog $40. ss3. 9l3 and
81? Longwood avenue, near the Pros
peci avenue subway station, -four five
story new law apartments. each or plot
SsX1oo, assessed at $780, 900, which was
the approximate purchase price, They
are pIrt Of the eight apartments re-
Gently sold by the George +. Johnson
estate. Jacob Leitner & Co. and Starr
& Brener were the brokers in the resale.
The sun., 1918-12-29
NoRTRIGHT DWELLING Is SOLD.

Albert n. Ashforth and Tucker
Spcyers q Co, have sold for Mrs. Gou-
lerrcur kortrlEht the four story and
IA senent dwelling on lot 25x1O0 feet
AT IL East FIfty-sixth street to Burton
: Castles. The buyer will occupy after
"~xtersive alterations. This was an all
cash transaction. The Kortrlght prop
crty has been rumored sold SEVERAL
times in the last few months.
The sun., 1918-12-29
DuNING IN

Louis Schlesjngcr has sold 70 a client,
for b. Cordone. the property on tho
north side of Centre street. 100 feet
west OF Franklin avenue. Nutley, n. j..
plot o0Yl00; and also a plot 50xl0O on
tho west side Of Franklin avenue, near
tho Bloomfield line. in Nut,ey.
The sun., 1918-12-29
UPTOWN SUITES LEASED.

Douglas L. Gilman & Co. have leased
n large furnished apartment in 500
Park avenue to w. Thorn Klsscl an
apartment In as Els Thlrtieth street
for Miss Virginia Potter TO Arthur r
Jones and George b Wagstaff, and an
apartment IN 416 Madison avenue 70
Thomas Parkman BattelleS.
The sun., 1918-12-29
CONTRACTOR Buys on 9TH AVE.

The II. NJ. Well Company has sold
for the estate OF Samuel T. Reynolds
the four story building At S96 Ninth
avenue, between Twenty-ninth and
Thlrtieth streets. on lot ls.3N7o. The
purchaser will alter for his business.
The sun., 1918-12-29
ESTATE SELLS IN 18TH STREET.

William r Ware has sold for the es-
tate Of Charles Edward Smith. 3O5 West
SevHuty-eighth street, a three and a hat
for occupancy.
The sun., 1918-12-29
WEST OPPOSED TO SINGLE TAX.
California and Missouri Reject IL
by Large Vote.

Information from the West Is that tho
Henry George idea Of taxation has been
rejected by the voters Of both Missouri
and California in the recent elections.
when the acceptance Of the plan was
made a subject Of referendum for tho
voters Vote on the subject in Mis-
'n'iri has not been received but the State
$ known TO have rejected the PROPOSE
Ion by a greater majority than in Cali
'ornla. where the vote was 360.334 to
llS.0Ss. The 1916 vote on the Same
question in a less revolutionary form
stood 576.533 to 2G0.332.
After spending over 500. 900 on this
election" says the Advisory Council OF
Real Estate Interests, "the single tax
trength sank from one IN two to ono
in three.
I'm connection with this California
'dmpaign It should be noted that the
result was a foregone conclusion long
before the election. The strength Of the
proponents of the amendment was mus
tered far more effectively thar In tho
case of the opposition"
The sun., 1918-12-29
HARLEM FLAT BUYER,

The five story FIAT at : East 18TH
street has been sold TO an investor by
Michael kaufman, president II the
Grand ConcuGrse Realty Company. It
was held AZ $4,000.
The sun., 1918-12-29

from the transit contract brought about
by the contract. lack OF completion Of
the subways and by the a Popula-
ton has not increased as rapidly since
1914. The bolsheviking OF the street
railway system Is now going on rapidly,
and the idea that the city must pay addl-
ditlonal taxes In order to transport
people below the cost of operation can
not DO approached by those interested
in real estate with any degree OF pleas
ure, for the deficits In income cannot
come from real estate without ruin.
II. as a direct result Of the dry law.
the Legislature and the people Of the
city shall come to realize the desperate
condition of real estate caused by this
increased taxation and shall look for
the increased money which is to be
spent. l assume. and this deficit from
license and transit contracts TO other
sources Of income. as proposed by the
Millbank committee, then ! would per-
sonally bo perfectly willing to live
desiccated and help absorb the losses
caused by the dry law because OF the
benent which would generally occur to
reel estate. AS an investment, real
estate cannot be attractive II a yearly
increasing percentage OF income Is to
he taken by the taxing authorities. II
taxation is limited l prophesy and al
most guarantee the greatest Of all real
estate movements,
If per cent beer is to remain for
tho inhibition OF the thirsty, the effect
will not be as drastic and the recovery
will be quicker. Perhaps harmless beer
will remain for the comfort of the people
DEAL FOR NEWARK FACTORY.
Tho Celluloid Plano Key Company
factory. at 325 and 327 Ferry street,
was sold through Louis Schlesinger &c
the Abrasives * Metals Corporation.
The sun., 1918-12-29
PINCuoT RENTS IN 18TH ST.

Douglas l. Gilman s Co. and Horace
$. Ely & co. have leased the three
story and basement dwelling at SO West
Twelfth street for the estate Of Mary
A Chisholm to Amos r. L. P!nchot
The sun., 1918-12-29
Small Loft Bought in June Resold at
Nice Profit-Scene of Many
Profitable Deals

Piccott. and the adjoining parcel at 1875
Bank street, northeast corner Of Sum
NIT street. 70 Felix Cautelno. Both
properties are being rcnOle.lcd and viii
Toe used FOR mercantile and residential
purposes. Louis S~cheslinger was tho
broker IN bota transactions.
The sun., 1918-12-29
100000 DEAL IN w. s7TH ST.

The two four story residences at 81
and 90 West Fifty-seventh street. valued
Mt $500, 600, have been sod. The pop
critics occupy n plot 4SXl0O Title Is
held by c. s. Rogers and Mrs. NJ. c.
Dodge, respectively.
The sun., 1918-12-29
BUYER ron RIDGEwooD HOUSE

S. S. Walstrum-Gordon & Formau
have sold to Hugo a. Bondy of
Manhattan the country residence q
Charles T. Stewart on Phelps Road, up
per E4dEewood. y. !. The property
fronts goo feet on Phelps Road
The sun., 1918-12-29
bronx FLAT IN TRADE.

August Lauder has sold for Il, j.
Morehead. III Wills avenue. a five story
fiat, TO II. w. Brede, who gave in eN-
change a residence at Woods!dc, /. l.
The sun., 1918-12-29
ToNNELEs SELL DWELLING.

Frederick Brown. operator. has bought
from the estate Of JOIN J., Tonnele, rep
resented by Harry II. Herche as attorney,
the four story and basement dwelling NJ
as East Sixty-eIghth street, on a lot COX
1905 The property Is assessed for tax
The sun., 1918-12-29
BROOKLYN DWELLING SALE.

The Buckley & Horton Company has
sold 1A3 Linden avenue. between Bed
ford n Rogers avenue, Brooklyn. a
large detached residence on plot 75x25i.
for Edward McGarvey TO a client who
will occupy.
The sun., 1918-12-29
INSURANCE COMPANY BUYs IN
NEWARK.

Tho Newark Fire Insurance Com
pany has sold 1873 Bank street 70 D.
The sun., 1918-12-29
DEAL FOR NEWARK FACTORY.

Tho Celluloid Plano Key Company
factory. at 325 and 327 Ferry street.
was sold through Loui Schleslnger TO
the Abrasives * Metals Corporation.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
Proposition to
Establish Can
ming Factory
Continued from page u

and treasurer shall be elected from
members of the board of directors.
You may designate two persons
from among the stockholders of the
company, who shall be elected as
members of the board of directors, and
we will designate the other three
members. You may name the treas
urer and vice president of the compa-
ny, and we will name the president
and secretary thereof.
Mr.. Langley shall have personal
charge and direction of the actual can
ming and preserving of the products
of the company, for which he shall re-
5ceive fair and reasonable salary, but
in no event an exorbitant one.
Said main factory building shall not
be less than forty (40) feet by sixty
(6O) feet, together with necessary
boiler and engine rooms, storage
rooms, ETC., adjacent thereto.
We agree to provide such building
and assemble such machinery and
equipment, etc., and have such fac
tory ready for operation, within forty
five (45) days after said twenty thous-
and dollars ($2O,OOO.0O) of capital
stock is subscribed, and the notes, etc.,
evidencing the same are deposited as
above provided.
1t is expressly understood and
agreed, however, that you are to pro-
vide, at once, a proper and accepta-
BILE factory site, and if this site has to
be paid for, the purchase price thereof
shall be paid out of the proceeds re-
ceived from the sales of said twenty
thousand dollars ($2O,OOO.0O) par val
ne, of said capital stock. You shall
make every reasonable effort, how
ever, to procure such site by donation,
without cost to the company.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. E. LANGLEY.
E. j. BINFORD.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
Defamation
Contest Was
Great Success

The defamation contest which took
place last evening at the public school
auditorium was a decided success. The
hall was well filed with those inter-
ested in the school work. The teach
ers had taken great pains to coach the
pupils for they want Tarpon Springs
to bring home some of the prizes when
they contest with the other west coast
schools in the great meet at Dade City
next Friday and Saturday.
The contests last night were for the
purpose of selecting the best repre-
sentatives among the children to seld
to this meet. Lyman Hoadley deliv-
cred Services masterpiece, and was
awarded first honors. Miss Ernestine
Moore told a war story and was select
ed to go with Mr. Hoadley to Dade
City. Miss Grace Dilworth won hon
ors for instrumental music. At the
spelling contest today it will be de-
cided who is who. The girls quartet
may also go with the Tarpon Springs
delegation.
At the spelling contest this morning,
Miss Helen Peterson was the winner,
and will accompany the other success
full contestants to Dade City.
Miss Mona Bates has worked very
hard to bring her pupils up to the
mark of perfection, according to the
report to The Evening Leader. The
other teachers also deserve much cred
it for the forward strides made by the
pupils under their care.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
Jacksonville ROTARY CLUB
INVITES US TO take DINNER

We are delighted to receive the fol-
lowing invitation which is magnifi-
cent piece of printing work and gotten
up in the most attractive and unique
manner. We wish we could ind the
time to take ourself and wife and en-
joy the delightful company of the
Florida editors:
/" Service, Not Self"
Recognizing the generous co-opera-
ton of the press of Florida in helping
to make the 1918 State Fair and E1-
position success, and in appreciation
thereof, the Rotary Club of Jackson
vile hereby extends to Mr.. and Mrs.
L. l.. Lucas most cordial invitation
to be present at dinner to be given
to the Press of Florida at the Hotel
Mason, Jacksonville, Florida, On
'Press Day. Monday, March 4th,
1918, at $50 p. m.
"Mr. Editor:
eff you have no wife, get busy
what Florida editor but can get one
in week?
please leave your dress suit home,
because we don't like to wear ours,
and if you wore yours you'd make US
feel bad.
"Mr. sBeacham viii give the menu
the once over. II you don't like corn
bread and mullet, please bring along
some chewing gum.
sour wives want to meet Florida's
editors and their wives. We hope you
will bring yours with you.
please send our secretary the en-
closed postal card so that he can ar
range the proper credentials for your
luse at the hotel the evening of the
dinner.
BE sure to come, we're looking fol-
lyou."
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26

The Tarpon Light Infantry, Co. G.,
drilled last night before Major Lew
B. Brown, of st. Petersburg. This is
the first occasion on which Major
Brown has seen our boys drill, and he
was much pleased with their work.
He observed them closely last week
while visiting Mr.. Backus, he said.
Major Brown addressed the boys for
a few minutes, telling them, among
other interesting things, that the
county guards were organized at the
request of President Wilson, which
shows the urgency felt by the govern
ment of protecting those here at home.
He said further that he had always
been specially interested in Company
c, andeis well pleased with their rec
ord, which has been in his office since
the company was formed. Corporal
Thos. j. Harshaw addressed the boys
telling them many things regarding
military training that further inter
ested the men because they knew they
were getting pointers on training as
practiced in the U. S. army camps.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26

The following Belleair peop1e enjoy
ed yesterday up the Anclote with
Capt. G. w. Turnpaw: Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. N. Barrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Knight,
New Rochelle, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. R.
S, Whitmore, Mt. Vernon, N. Y; Mr..
and Mrs. Hezeltine, Warren, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. Slayton, Manchester, N. H.;
Mrs. and Miss Farrell, Saginaw,
Mich; Mrs. Waterbury, Brooklyn, N.
Y; Mr.. and Mrs, Duryea, Miss
Schmidt, Chicago; Mr.. and Miss Ray
mond, New York.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of June, 1918, at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon or as soon thereafter
as the court will permit, in Clearwa-
ter, Florida, I shall present to the
County Judge of Pinellas County,
Florida, my final account and vouch-
ers as administrative of the estate of
John F. Cogan, late of said county, de-
ceased, and will then and there ask
for my final discharge as such admin
istratrix.
Dated this 26th day of December,
1917.
HAZEL COGAN HILL,
Administrative of the Estate of
John F. Cogan, Deceased.
(Dec. 26-monthly-6t.)
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26

Charles E. Straton, a certified pub
lie accountant of the Hutchinson Au-
',dit Co., of Jacksonville, and his wife
motored to Tarpon Springs Sunday
night, registered at the Madole and
spent several hours here yesterday
among friends. Mr.. Straton has au-
dited the city books of Tarpon Springs
for the past four years, and is popular
with the business men. He is doing
some work now in Tampa.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26

The Tarpon Springs Citizens band
will give a concert tonight in the park.
Another alto horn is ordered and is
expected at any time. There are many
lukewarm people the world over who
fail to cooperate with such organiza-
lions as our band, failing to realize
that the chief aim of the organization
is to please the people. We are inter-
ested in our band-are you?
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-26

Postmaster Register called at The
Leader office last Saturday morning
and informed us that an order had
been issued establishing free delivery
of mail in Tarpon Springs, beginning
April first. There will be one delivery
a day, and the. people win be expected
to provide mail boxes or some means
by which the postman may leave mail,
not having to wait for the door-bell to
be answered.