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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

The international conference will
continue. Out of it may come much or
little, depending largely upon the in
f1uence America brings to bear The
interesting point al the moment is the
contrast between the developments in
the Senate and in the Pan-American
Building. Nationalism and internation-
ism are fighting hard.
1t is indicative of the times that the
first official gathering under the peace
treaty should have as its objective a
solution of the industrial problem. But
II Washington was selected as the first
meeting place because it was thought
that the atmosphere of the national
capital would be clearer and more con-
ducive to quiet and sane consideration
of the problems than some European
city, slight error was made. This is
the storm center of the country. Take
the coal strike and its effect on the
minds of the foreign visitors One day
Mr.. Gompers sits in the international
conference; the next day the president
OF the American Federation of Labor
is battling with the coal operators. Mr..
wilson. the Secretary of Labor, sits
as chairman Of the international con-
terence. Mr.. Palmer, the Attorney Gem
eral of the United States, directs the
legal machinery which blocks all COM
munication between the officials of the
striking miners. President Wilson fe-
dictates a Republican upon his re-
election by an overwhelming majority
to the Governorship of Massachusetts
on the ground that his election was "a
victory for law and order" Governor
Coolidge's opponent had the ndorse-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER y. 1919.

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RESIDENCE OF" JE,ROAE@ AE,NDEES ON, Esq
ALBANY

simple, and men built homes that were
homely in the literal sense alone.
Some excellent examples OF early Eng
lish motives and forms. employed TO
inject new note into American home
designing, are shown in the pictures
accompanying this article. The illus
trations are Photographic reproduce
tons of recently built homes. designed
by Lewis Colt Albro, an architect of
2 West Forty street The most
pretentious is 'Hillbrook." the resi-
dence of George Arents, Jr.. at Rye.
\. Y. This IL a great house" OF the
Tudor period. built far back in a park.
as the English ldEed to place their
Tanor-houses yet II is a house with
every American convenience and all
those luxuries. such as sun parlors. eie-
vators. and breakfast rooms, which are
rapidly becoming essentials in American
country life.
The residence of Jerome Mendleson,
at Albany. y. Y, is also a large house
and is typical OF the simpler kind of
English domestic work antedating the
days of lingo Jones.
Here the high pitched roof gives
wonderful skyline and the English Chin
neys become most important note in
the general design. The white marble
entrance in reality belongs 20 a later
period. that of the early Renaissance,
but this blending of periods is charac-
teristic of much of the finer class of
residential work.
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RESIDENTS OPPOSE
OPENING OF GARAGE
Say II Would Endanger Lives
of School Children.

At its meeting In Room 9l9, Municipal
Building, next Tuesday afternoon the
Board of Appeals Will hear the ap7li-
cation OF James j. Shea, owner to per-
NIT the conversion OF FIVE story stable
at III and 1l9 West Forty-slxth street
into a garage. The property is located
IN section which the Building Zone
Commission has restricted to business
and Is directly opposite Public School
81.
There is great opposition to the pro-
posed conversion Joel de Fielding. speak
ing for the people Of Forty-sixth street
between Sixth avenue and Broadway.
says tho application should &c denied
because OF the proximity OF the public
school II for no other reason.
The block is cut off every day as n
public school street Policemen. also
monitors appointed by the school. are
required to look after the safety q the
school children under present conditions.
Mr.. De Fielding SAYS that the number of
guards is hardly sufficient now. and II
the public garage Is built the children
will be in great danger.
Application for, permission to convert
the old stable into garage was first
made on Dec. !, 1915. It was withdrawn
on April 3. 1917. Request 10 reopen Vt
was made on Sept. II. 1918, and argued
on Sept. "a. 1t was laid over to secure
the opinion OF the Corporation Counsel.
who on Dec. 10 suggested the reopentng
of the case
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In Mr.. Albros smaller houses the
early English spirit is particularly
happy. Here the architect went to the
farm houses o: the Cotswold district
| of England, and to the cottages found
in Surrey and Kent for his Inspiration.
and how well and almost lovingly they
transplant themselves to American
| soil the pictures plainly show. The
handling Of the roof lines and the detail
of the unusual chimneys all contribute
TO a wonderful picturesqueness which
IS neither forced nor playful.
! Aside from its artistic qualities and
| its possibilities for developing the pic
| turesque In domestic architecture, this
style is urged by the architect as espe-
cially adaptable for the modern Amer
lean home. or course. this type de-
mands in the first place that the exterior
walls be built OF stone or brick or fin
Lshed In stucco. But here any added
expense over the frame Colonial building
ceases 10 exist. The more homely the
material. the more imperfect the brick.
the more radical the departure from
| the mechanically correct in line and ser
Vice, the nearer does this type OF dwell
ing approach the old work In charm.
| color and feeling.
Not only the cheapest Of common
brick. but often refuse brick is used.
and laid In irregular bond. Slate that
| Is far from perfect and stucco work
that Is applied by inexperienced. rather
| than experienced plasterers' hands. help
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Artistic Effect Is
Gained Through
Use Of R efuse
Brick Laid in IT.
regular Bond by
Unskilled Hands

to form the charm of texture and color.
But-and II is very important ''but"
from the standpoint of the architect
this use of imperfect and therefore nom
costly material must be devised. con-
trolled and explained by one who knows
how, and that of course means the
capable architect. In other words tho
artisans and craftsmen OF the old days
have disappeared. Then It was the
mason, the carpenter and the
Joiner, who executed the details of
design and who wrought the individual
something that gave the crude material
a soul But he didn't work for union
in those days. and the materials wers
fashioned by his hand and not at
factory.
To return again to the practical. the
architect points out the simplicity of
all the details In the early English
types which call for no nultitudinous
details such as the classic Georgian and
Colonial works demand. Form. mass,
line, color. te1ture-these are the
foundations of the charm In the earlier
English work, and ornament OF every
kind. except in isolated cases, Is super
fluous.
The minimum OF wood Is used on the
exterior and hence there Is little TO
paint year after year, except the sash
and frames and even these should be
metal II the architects advice Ia
followed
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With speculative activity providing
the necessary spur TO trading the sales
reported for last week 40 greater n
volume and general intere,, than for
any similar period during the past three
years. Most impressive. however, 10 tN4
student of market conditions. was the
broade ninS tendency which manifested
itself IN a diversity Of transactions. In
volving every conceivable type of prep
erty, from the moderate priced tenement
to the downtown skyscraper.
Nor was any quarter OK the city de-
MED a share In the general activity. al
though the downtown section--and more
especially the financial distrtct-claimed
the lions share OF attention because OF
the evidences there OF the tremendous
expansion in trade. which IS forcing
banks and business concerns 10 seek
permanent and enlarged homes Inc
most recent OF these evidences was the
accusation. by the Royal Bank o. can
ada OF the fifteen story building at oe
William street. In which the nahk mas
leased several floors M to the present
Another instance IN which "aNns
prosperity created a need for Increased
office facilities was 70 be iouha ia me
transaction through which Norton LII!
4 Co, steamship owners and agents.
assumed ownership of the eighteen stoIE
office building at IS Beaver street. SOU
10 the steamship concern by the twenty
eight Beaver Street Corporation SUD
eidiary of the stock Quotation COMPANY
Interest along the same line also al
Mt a.
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REAL ESTATE JOTTINGs.

Theodore A. Kavanagh OF the Office
! OF John J. KAvanagh was the broker
in the sale of % East Eighty-second
street for Or. Charles Schram 20 DIT.
Howard Lilianthal
Frank A. Walker member OF the
Brooklyn Real Estate Exchange. who
has been associated with a. Mitchell
Palmer as acting manager Of the real
estate department In charge OF the real
| estate belonging to allen enemies. has
rendered his resignation. which was ac-
cepted. He will Renter the real estate
business In Brooklyn.
He!lner & Wolf and Benjamin Nor
decai were the sellers OF the block front
OF apartments on the east side of Audu-
bon avenue between lS5th and 1s6th
streets to Frederick Brown. reported
yesterday. The property was held at
more than 100000.
Spear & Co. announce that Zoltan
Friedman, for many years with Fred
erick Fox & CO.. Inc, will hereafter be
associated with their organization.
The 132 West Seventy-second Street
Corporation has been formed at Albany,
with capital of $4,000 and ]. r.
Keough, B. B. Kirkland and @. McMil-
iian as directors. The company will take
over the property at that point. which
consists OF fve story building on a
lot 20x100 between Columbus avenue
and Broadway. Title 10 the parcel
stands in the name of Catherine Hay
ward
A theatre TO cover the plot, 100S17l
at the corner of Fulton street and How
ard avenue. running through TO Nc
Dougal street, is to pe erected by Her
man Weingarten, The auditorium will
accommodate 5000 people. Montrose
Morris Sons prepared the plans, which
have been approved by the building de-
partment. James r. Ross & Co., who
negotiated the sale of the site. have
secured a building loan
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BUYS CONCOURsE APARTMENTS.

\ client of Richard H Scobie pur-
chased the three large apartment houses
a the southeast corner Of Fordham road
and the Grand Boulevard and Concourse
known as 2iso. PASS and o492 Grand
Boulevard and Couloursc. They we're
held by the Edmund Francis Realty
Company at $4,000, and constitute
what is SD id to be one of the most valu-
able pieces OF corner property in The
Bronx north Of l%9th street.
The property has a frontage az 81
feet on the Concourse and 10 feet OF
Fordham road, with a southerly dinner
sion OF l26 feet. Tho houses contain
ninety apartments and show an annual
rental of $4,000. They were assessed
At S27oooo, They adJo.n the large ele
NStor apartment house on Fordhalu road
acquired by Frederick Brown a fow
months ago, are opposite Wertheime-'s
department store ana about 200 foe.
from the plot upon which +. F., Ke';h
will begin the construction Of now
theatre within the reNt week
This II an automobile centre aad tAs
corner is believed to have a great tutu-.
The new owner will make extensive al
teratons In the houses
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AMERICAN ARCHITECTS GO BACK TO EARLY ENGLISH
MOTIVES FOR FRESH INSPIRATION IN HOME DESIGNING
Seek to Combine
Honely Attract
iveness of theBrit-
ish House With
Ideals of Ameri-
can Home Life

America has about passed through
hT adolescence of nondescript archi-
lecture. The day of suburban home hor-
rors has reached Its twilight Atrocities
such as two story cottages, built in
sdngy and tawdry imitation OF Grecian
smpitheatres and Moorish castles, are
coming to be regarded with a proper de-
Srse OF adherence. Even by the lay
man purity and simplicity are now rec
ognized as the cardinal principles Of
home construction.
Year by year the American public
shows an increasing appreciation Of
the artistic qualities OF domestic build
ings, and when a new note is struck in
architecture or a revised style reasserts
Itself the American home builder wants
70 know about It In view of this archi-
tectural reawakening-not to say refor-
ulation-it Is interesting to note the re-
cent trend in American domestic build
ing toward early English architecture.
The realization of this tendency need
not come as shock to the lover OF
traditio for the good old Colonial, the
Oldest form Of architecture in America,
oame from England and is nothing more
or less than an outgrowth of the Eng
lish Georgian school.
The growing enthusiasm for the early
Jnglish, therefore, cannot be regarded
as a violation OF nationalistic sentiment
or as an attempt to supersede the Co.
lonisl. which will live forever as an
American INSTALLATION of what a gen.
tlemans home should be. In the strict
sense OF the word it is not even a re-
rival, but an attempt to blend the better
qualities found in houses large and
small throughout home loving England
with the essentials necessary TO modern
American life. 1t has this decided ad-
vantage, that II gets away from the use
OF wood as the principal material in the
construction OF homes. The too liberal
use OF wood was. of course, dictated by
necessity in the earlier stages of Amer
icas architectural history. and TO 1t may
be attributed most of the tawdriness
ana non-permanency OF construction in
the average American suburb.
In their attempt to do away with
This himsiness and at the same time hit
Upon a style that Will he adaptable to
domestic work, many American srchi-
tects are following the lead set by their
British contemporaries, and are going
back for inspiration to the period before
the Renaissance. when domestic archi-
lecture was informal. unaffected and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-02
GOOD FOR
STATEN ISLAND TUBE
Mayor Promises Action Soon-Tun-
mel Will Benefit Whole City, Says
Borough President

the United Citizens Committee OF the
Borough Of Richmond has been organ
lied to solve the transit problems which
confront the people OF Staten Island
II consists of ITO men and women. one
person for each thousand OF population.
including representatives OF organiza-
ttors. industries. occupations and local.
ties. with thirty-two pulic officials as
ex-off1cio members and eleven news
paper men.
In addition there are sixty-t1o women
members of the committee. The mem
bers were selected by c. D Van Name.
PRESIDENT OF tho Borough Of Richmond ::
Louis L. Tribus, president of the Staten
Island Chamber of Commerce, and Dr.
Louis A Dreyfus. president of the
Staten Island Civic League. The organ
ization OF the committee was perfected
at meeting held Friday night in Bor-
ough Hall, st. George. with Mr.. Tribus
as chairman and William Writ Mills Sec
Rotary.
Three different tunnel routes and a
bridge are among the suggestions aa-
vanced TO give relief 10 the Borough Of
Richmond. One tunnel would connect
Staten Island and Elizabeth. y. j, a
second would connect with the Fourth
avenue subway at Bay Ridge In the
Borough of Brooklyn, while the third
tube under discussion would DO a "di-
rect" route 20 the Battery, Borough Of
Manhattan. Another suggestion which
the committee will consider is a bridge
between Staten Island. Robbins Reef,
Bedloe Island, Ellis Island and Manhat-
tan Island, with piers in tho Bedloe ISL
and shoals to provide terminal facilities,
Of which there is great need. Still an
other suggestion is bridge or tunnel to
Bayonne.
Staten Island to-day has porula ton
of 10000. Its beautiful highlands, en-
bracing among them the highest land
along the Atlantic coast, offer superior
residential possibilities, while the deep
water around the island affords OPP
portunities for tho development of
great shipyards and terminals. There
are sixty square miles of area In the
island and It Is declared that II proper
transit facilities are provided to con-
meet with a metropolitan borough Rich
mond will grow to a population of
100000, and that Greater New York
will be enriched by this great develop
ment OF what is now largely unim-
proved although very desirable property
Ferries Too Slow.
The present state of affairs, which
is greatly deplored by the people Of
staten Island, is fairly set forth by
Borough President Van Name. He says:
Municipal ferryboats. when completed
in 1905, were the finest in the world and
for number of years made the trips
between the landings In ST. George and
the Battery In nineteen minutes, but
the boats now, with one exception. are
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Staten Island will build UP a section OF
the city which will increase the amount
raised by taxation. which would be o.
more advantage to the city than &c
build up New Jersey or WestchesteI
county or Nassau county. Develop
ment in Staten Island will bring a d.
rect return to New York city. This
business proposition.
The former administrations have
treated Staten Island as "A stepchild.
especially the Mitchell administration,
which seemed to think that staten ISL
and is a back yard.
Staten Island should have been tile
Newport OF New York. II was the home
of one OF the original railroad builders,
Cornelius Vanderbilt Commodore
Vanderbilt made his start here with
the operation OF ferry between Staten
marginal railroad He lived here. and
his old home still stands.
Many Natural Advantages.
''The growth of Staten Island is
steady. There has been an increase in
population in spite Of all the handicaps.
Natural advantages favor the island as
place OF residence and also rs a place
OF business Parts OF the island afford
Ntstas the Ike of which you would have
to travel many miles TO get in Switzer-
land. There is less malaria here than
In Manhattan The mosquito pest has
been reduced 20 n minimum through the
elimination Of swamps, the work Of DIR.
Alva II. Dotv. You can ride all day
IN an automobile over different beauti-
full roads on Staten Island.
There are moral and social advan-
tages TO be gained by residence here as
against residence in n crowded section
like New York. The benefit to chill
dren growing up cannot be figured in
dollars and cents. Human beings are
the result OF environment Proper en-
vironment makes proper people.
staten Island is a community OF
homes. but 1t also has large manufac-
turing interests. Tho water front has
been developed by private enterprise.
Now the city also proposes 10 undertake
to build fifteen new piers. TO be located
between Tompkinsville and clifton, 10
relieve the port situation OF New York.
Great shipyards have sprung up IN New
ark Bay, at Mariners Harbor. employing
many thousands Of men. Among these
are the Standard Shipbulding Corpora
ton the Staten Island Shipbulding Cor
poratton and the Downey Shipbuilding
Corporation, which are constructing and
launching great steel freighters; the
Johnson Shipbuildins Corporation. the
Brewer Shiphuilding Company and the
Macdonald Shipbuilding Company.
which are making wooden ships"
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NAETHING PROPERTY SOLD.

Still another sale was recorded in
the downtown section yesterday, this
particular transaction involving the two
four story buildings at lls-l20 Fulton
street. which were sold by the Charles
Herman Realty Company, through Will
iau II. Whiting and Company. Tho
name OF the purchaser was not re-
vealed. The property covers a plot
o0Xs2.
The selling concern is a holding COM
pany for the interests Of IN" late
Charles 7. Naethlng who with his bro
theirs. conducted A popular eating place
in the Futon street premises 'nr over
twenty-five yCars Charles NaetAluG,
head OF NaethinS Brothers, as tho cor
poration which operated the restaurant
was known. died in 1918 and the busi-
ness which he established was thrown
into bankruptcy several years later.
The purchaser 81 the property was
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so run down that they do not make
the trips inside OF thirty minutes. This
Is n setback of eleven minutes each
trip for the thousands OF commuters.
No money has been spent In the de-
velopment OF the ferryboats. terminals
or equipment No new features have
been ADDED in years requests have
been made by the people Of the Bor-
ough OF Richmond. but they have been
denied.
II see light on the subject In what
Mayor Hylan has said to mo in recent
conversations on the subject He has
gone so far as to promise that the sub
way proceedings will be commenced very
soon"
Borough President Van Name has
asked the Board OF Estimate and APP
portionment to appropriate sufficient
sum OF money for the use OF the Public
Service Commission wherewith to In
vestigate, make surveys and prepare
maps OF a route or routes connecting
the Borough OF Richmond by means Of
tunnels or a tunnel with the subway
system, with a view to the adoption OF
the selected routes or route, the CON-
| struction OF tunnels or tunnel, and the
operation OF railways therein.
DIR. Dreyfus Indorses Plan.
The petition OF Borough President
Van Name has been Endorsed by DR..
Louis A. Dreyfus, president of the Staten
Island Civic League, which has 1000
members. including representative citi-
zens OF all parts of the Borough OF
Richmond. The Civic League asks that
the proposed authorization by the Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment specifi-
cally provide for the preparation OF
plans for a subway from Manhattan via
Ellis Island. Bedloe Island and Robbins
Reef 10 and through Staten Island.
''This request,- says its president
DR. Dreyfus, 'ie based upon the unani-
nous decision OF the Staten Island sub
way conference, composed Of represen-
tatives OF all the civic organizations of
the Borough OF Richmond. This con-
ference. after extended inquiry and dis
cussion. agreed in February, 1915. upon
this route as best serving the interests
OF the city and of the Borough OF Rich
mond and as offering the largest re-
turn on the money invested.
"In asking that such surveys and
plans be authorized. looking to the ex-
pansion OF the present four borough
lines into a real five borough rapid
transit system, the citizens of the Bor-
ough OF Richmond respectfully repre-
sent that they have contributed more
than 100000 TO the cost OF subways
for the four other boroughs and that
their contribution this year Ia IN ex-
cess of s275.000. They therefore feel
justified in trusting that the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment will read
lily agree TO authorize the necessary
preliminary surveys.
VIII Increase Tax Revenue.
IF the city of New York would real
Ire II. q direct real connection with
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LEASED FoR 100000.

The c. & I. Lunch Company leased
the northwest corner OF Broadway and
Eichtcth street, a three story taxpayer.
size loQXi00. from Julia Schwarz for
term Of twenty -one years at an aggregate
rental Of $500 400 Upon obtaining pos
session. the lessoes viii make extensive
alterations 70 cost S5o,ooo. and open a
restaurant to hat" . seating capacity o.
250 This will b. 'Nn eighth rcstaurau.
Of the G. & =. Lunch Company IN tho
city. j NJ .Schwar2 was the broker in
the transaction. Jacob Wa.z represented
Julia Schwarz and Abraham wilkes rep
resented the C. 4 J.. Lunch Company
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SALES IN BROOKLYN.

Buckley & Horton Company sold $40
Eighty-eighth street, a two story two
family dwelling, 20x10o. for Henry NJ.
Bicknell to Mrs, Anna Jacobsen.
b. J. Sforza sold for Rufus T. Griggs
seven two story two family houses, each
on lot 2ox1oo. at 1910, 1915, 1922. 1924.
1926, 1880 and 1894 Bay Ridge avenue.
Frank A. Seaver e Co. sold the dwell
ing at l24s Eishty-hrst street. Dyker
Heights. for the Moody estate TO a client
for occupancy.