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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Oppose Hannah's Choice
AS Rent Problem Arbiter
Real Estate Men See i'm His Sc.
lection Anlagonism to Those
Who Own Civ Apartments

Real estate interests arc not pleased
with the Mayors selection of Edward
/. Hannah as chairman of the commit
tee winch is to urge special session
OF the State Legislature to be devoted
to the solution Of the rent problem
and the finding of means to punish rent
pro1lteers. Mr.. Hannah's connection
With the agitation for the freeing Of
Thomas Mooney in San Francisco Is
sufficient grounds for the belief, &C.
cordlng TO real estate men. that the
CHAIRMAN IS biased and viii not see
the landlords side with fairness.
The reception given to landlords and
those who spoke for them at the hear
ing on the renting situation by the
Mayors Committee on Taxation was
taken by realty men to show that sen
liment IS strong against real estate in
terests, and that unless the mon steer
ing committees which have this prob
lem IN hand are strong men justice
viii not be done
= Edward p. Doyle, president Of the
society for the Prevention of Nunici-
pal Waste, and who is the spokesman
Tor organized real estate, in a state
ment issued yesterday. said that all
landlords have been branded as profit
GERS because of the acts of a compare
tive few. They have been called thieves
and speakers at the Mayors commit
tee hearing called for physical vic.
fence upon them. Mr.. Doyle said the
purchasing power Of dollar mas
shrunk to forty cents in the last few
years, and that landlord who was
paid 81 room then is getting no more
real money now if he gets $40 room
The most frequent and the most
amusing suggestion is that the city
build and rent. If the city should
build and should charge rent as it
does for docks, to cover interest and
amortization. the rent charged By the
city would be at least 20 per cent
higher than the rent now charged by
the average landlord, on account of the
high cost of labor" and building mate
rials and the additional cost due ia
city building
The real difficulty, aside from cur
rrency imitation. is this, according to
Mr.. Doyle: Working men and women,
pald double and treble what they were
before the war, will not live now as
they did then. The result is de-
creased demand for cold water tene-
ments and a tremendously increasing
demand for better apartments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Brokers Enter
Final Week With
$33,25O,45 Total
Respond to Mr.. Markings
Request for $3,25O,OOO
to Close Second Period of
Drive; Quota $6,OOO,O 900

Chairman Alfred f. Marling of the
Real Estate Division, Victory Drive,
was asked yesterday morning by the
Central Committee to make extra eff
fort to have the real estate interests
close the second week of the campaign
with a total of $3,25O,OO Mr.. Marling
told the committee that he thought this
could be turned With ha he turned to
the telephone and repeated to team cap
talns IN the big business districts of
the city the request that had been made
They promised the chairman that they
would make it possible for him to re-
port the amount requested. and shortly
before l o'clock Yesterday afternoon
they pushed their total over the $780,
600 mark. Mr.. Marling then notified the
committee that the Real Estate Divi-
sion's grand total wos $3.250,45O.
This was made possible by the re-
celpt during the morning of six sub
scrptions ranging from $4,000 to $50
ooO The Sperry Realty Company topped
the list with contribution Of $4,000.
The Fulton Trust Company came next
in order, with $4,000; then the Me-
chanics and Metals National Bank, S25,-
900; the 8 East Forty-tirst Street Com
pany, $15,0O0; the johnson Building
Company, so Broad Street, S11 900, and
Bernard Meyer, $4,000.
Small subscriptions are being re-
ceived in numbers greater than at any
time since the drive got under way.
Mr.. Marling said that small subscrp-
tons were wanted, and he hoped that
the number would grow, as the aim of
the government is to make its bond
issues, and particularly the Victory
issue, popular.
strong appear was sent out dur
ing the day by the chairman to every
team member reminding him of the
fact that the drive had entered it's
final week and that, the real estate divi-
sion had obtained only half Of its
quota.
1.-TWO weeks service must be crowd
ed into one weeks time" Mr.. Marling
said yesterday. eve have to get dur.
ing the six days, starting Monday, as
much money as we obtained in the
preceding two weeks. | am optimistic
over the outcome" Mr.. Marling said,
as l feel sure that the real estate di-
vision will have its full quota on
time If not before the final day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04


ment brick dwellings at auction for
$4,000.
"The first house that was altered in
this section was so West Twelfth
Street. | tried to sell it for four
months and | could not get bid for
it, Finally, with the help of friend,
purchased it and altered the house.
increased the rent from $1,000 a wear
to $4,000 year. Property owners saw
what had happened, and gradually |
was able to convince them to alter
their property Since that alteration
twelve houses have been made over.
and all of them are occupied by re-
sponsble tenants.
when got through with the West
Twelfth Street alteration l shifted
over to Waverley Place and altered 1874.
The result of this alteration was still
better than the West Twelfth Street
project. The rent increase was from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Broadway Block Taken
BY Hotel Agents
Secure Title to Property Be-
tween 55th and 56fh ST.; En-
tire Square Under Contract

Title to the block front on the east
side Of Broadway. from Fifty-fifth
to Fifty sixth Street, mas passed to the
fiscal agents for the Hotel Common
wealth. They took title under con-
tract to transfer it to the Hotel Com
monwealth. To complete the whole
city block SITE. which this hotel will
occupy, there remains but one parcel,
which is now under contract.
This is the first cooperative hotel
enterprise of it's kind In America
II. L. Merry, formerly of the firm of
Merry & Boomer, associated with the
management Of the McAlpin and Clar~
idge in New York and the leading
hostelries in Boston, New Haven and
elsewhere, will manage the Hotel Com
monwealth in the interests of it's MANY
stockholders.
Starrett & Van Week and King g.
Campbell are the architects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

to get as much space as possible in
the second story, and still have the
start at the second floor level, thereby
saving taxes, as two-story houses we're
taxed more than those OF one story. 1t
was also the custom to tax windows;
therefore the windows in old houses
are fewer than would satisfy our mod
ern housewife. The demand for light
and air, with so many and such large
windows, however, is the ruination OF
the design of many small houses. The
size of the windows and of the lights
in the windows furnish the best oppor
tunity to give scale to the house, and
there is no reason why a small house
cannot be as attractive as a large one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

small children's room. and bath. TIL.
attic is for storage only. nc
In referring TO the size of the rooms
as large or small 1t is in their relatios
to the size Of the house None Of tSa
rooms is very large except the liv;ns
room, which is 10 25. The ding
room is l1.6 Ia; the largest bedrooS
12X16 YIN
The setting of this house under tho
large, overhanging. oak tree is char
ing. The planting is now more ma.
tured than at the time this picture
was taken and adds greatly 10 the
picture. This house set on an onan
bare lot without trees would be mpch
less attractive. A few good trees owl
a great addition to the beauty of any v
plot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

section for about two years with very
little results. Finally | induced Judge
Wauhope Lynn. owner of ii ST. Luke's
|, Place, to remodel his house. 1t used
Eto rent for 1000 a year, and at this
rent it hardly carried itself. He al
tered the house, and now it rents for
about $500 a year. On St. Luke's
Place there are twenty houses all alike
in one row on the north side of Hud-
son Park, between Eighth avenue and
the new Seventh avenue. The row is
known as Politicians Row.
Hudson Park was formerly known
as st. Johns Burial Ground, and it
used to be owned by the Trinity Church
Corporation. Now on one side of the
and 13, just sold, used to rent for about
$1,000 year each. The houses when
altered will rent for about $4,000 each
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

if it is properly proportional. BY keep
ing the size OF the windows and doors
in their proper scale in relation to the
rest of the house this may be accom-
plished.
Modest Yet Dignifiea House
The exterior walls of the Thayer
house are of wide shingles, painted
white, the roof shingles a weathered
moss green; the chimney and the
porch floor are brick. A quiet, modest.
yet dignifed little home In plan the
living room occupies the front of
the house, the dining room, pantry and
kitchen being in the rear. The second
floor has four bedrooms, one large.
two fair sized and one small, which
could be used as a sewing room or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
New Operating Company
Buys Bronx Apartment

Fred Oppenheimer has sold for the
Telham Hoffman Company the six
story and basement apartment house
on plot 37.Gx100 feet, at 522 East 10th
Street, to the Gormax Realty Company,
a newly formed corporation, to oper-
ate IN Bronx Borough real estate. This
IS the second sale Of the property since
It's erection in 1907 by the Abelman
Construction Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Senator Calder Favors
Amortization Loans
Shows His Faith in Movement
by Accepting Place on
National Committee

United States Senator Calder has &C
ceptcd position on the National Com.
mittee on Amortization of MORTGAGE
Loans, Savings Bank Section, American
Bankers Association
Senator Calder is a leading authority
. on real estate matters in the Senate
The campaign of amortization of mort
gage loans was launched last Decem.
Der, after the appointment of com
nittee for the purpose by the Savings
Bank Section of the American Bank
crs' Association at its annual convcn-
ton in Chicago in September. A COM
mittee of six has been appointed in
each state Of the Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Buys I-archmons Site for Home

George Howe has sold two lots at
Larchmout Gardens TO Emil ponner Of
this city who plans to build q house
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
WHOLE No. 2,480
State Agricultural Notes.

By the use of silage we can main
tain twice the number of head of
live stock per acre.
One community in Crawford coun-
ty reports thirty-eight silos where
there were only three ten years ago.
The automobile industry employees
$4,000 people; pays annual wages of
$747,000,0O0; has 81 ,297 ,O0O, 900 capt.
tai invested; 100000 cars in use.
Dry rot timber annually destroys
a very lage number of boards and
sticks Of timber in buildings and
wooden structures. A liberal use of
creosote and paint will save much of
this loss.
The fungi which causes leaf spot
diseases usually winter over in the
fallen leaves, and fresh spores in
spring to infect the new leaves. Burn
ing or burying fallen leaves prevents
such spring infection to very large
extent.
Pennsylvania corn is in splendid
condition; pasture, meadows and
truck crops are doing well; apples
continue dropping and peaches are
rotting on the trees.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
Deaths and Funerals
William S. Worthington~

The funeral of William S. Worth
ington, well known Solebury town.
ship farmer, local coal dealer and
hank director, was held from his
late home just north of New Hope
Monday afternt on at 2 o'clock, with
Rev. M. E. Bartholomew, p&secr Of
the New Hope Presbyterian Church,
i'll charge of the services. Interrnef.t
was i'll the Sr,:ebury Friends bu ing
ground
Mr. Worthingtens who was "a yeass
of age, died Friday after being in
feeble health for some time. He is
survived by his wife and four children,
two sons and two daughters.
He conducted a coal yard in New
Hope for many years, and had been
a member of the board of directors
of the Amwell National Bank, of
Lambertville for long time.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05

The Universal Paper Bag Manu-
featuring Company yesterday began
the construction of handsome brick
office building on Bridge street New
Hope, on the lot adjoining that of
Daniel B. Oblinger, manager of the
Union Mills, an affiliated concern.
The new building, which will be
handsome one, twenty-five by
fifty feet in size, with a basement
underneath, will have front, side
and rear entrances, and viii contain
every improvement in the way of
office and sanitary fixtures.
Contractor j. H. Large has the work
in charge, and it will be pushed as
rapidly as possible, being ready for
occupancy before cold weather sets
in. Frederick D. Mensing, of Philadel-
phia, is the architect
A great deal of money has been eX-
pended in enlarging and improving
the Universal Bag Mill during the
past few years. until what was for
merly a small affair has developed
into one of the leading industries Of
this section.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
Home Products in Museum.

William Mangan, a Lambertvllle
young man who has been spending a
week with relatives in New York, had
the unique experience of finding Lam
bertville products prominently dis
played in one of the museums OF the
metropolis, and that his grandfather
was one of the donors.
Stone exhibits were shown from
the quarries at Prallsville, the Ban
choff quarries in this city, and also
specimens from the vicinity of the
Rock Church, in West Amwell town
ship, and it was this latter product
that was donated by the late James
Murphy, of Pennington, grandfather
of young Mangan.
Mr.. Mangan is convinced that his
home section is viewed as a worth
while place even in New York, and the
discovery of the stones and name of
the donor was entirely accidental, he
having no knowledge of their pres
ence there.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
The Pidcock Reunion

The seventh annual reunion of the
Pidcock family of Hunterdon and
Bucks counties was held Saturday at
NealN's Mills, two miles below New
Hope, but on account of the rainy
weather most of the events scheduled
for the day were called off.
The officers, reelected, were: Pres
ident, George NJ. Pidcock, Bloomsbury,
N. j.; vice president, James N. Pid-
cock, Whitehouse, N. j.; treasurer,
J. Cooper Pidcock, New Hope, and
secretary, L. Raymond Stout, Lam
bertville.
Plans for bigger and better cele-
bration for 1920 were discussed, and
arrangements will be made whereby
the attendance of half hundred will
be greatly augmented. On one or two
previous occasions nearly three times
as many members of the family were
in attendance, but the weather was
good each of those times.
Over 200 names have been added
to the roll of the organization since
its founding in 1913, and efforts will
be made to secure many more before
the next reunion.
The property at Neely's Mills was
originally occupied by the Pidcock
clan, Jonathan Pidcock owning them
previous to the advent of William
Penn, they first having belonged to
DIR. Richard Bowman, surgeon on Cap
tain Kidd's alleged treasure ship,
who settled below New Hope in the
early days of the country, and for
whom Bowman's hill is named. The
doctor is buried on the hill, in the
vicinity of which he resided for many
years escaping from the British man
of-war which turned pirate. -
The old house, now in dilapidated
condition, was headquarters for a
part of the American army in 1776-7,
and Lieutenant James Monroe oe(u-
pied it for some time. A score or
more of Revolutionary soldiers are
buried along the riverbank, stones
marking their resting place.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
Henry NanHOrn

The funeral of Henry VanHorn, an
aged Civil War veteran, who died at
the Soldiers Home at Kearney on
Tuesday, will be held from the home
of his niece, Mrs. Nellie B. Cook, IS
Elm street this afternoon at 2.30 O.
clock. Rev. Edward A. Wells, pastor
of Centenary M. E. Church, will be in
charge of the services, and interment
will be in Riverview cemetery under
the direction of LaBaw.
Mr.. VanHorn was formerly mas
on, and resided at Ill Clinton street
for many years His, wife dying a
year or so ago, he was left alone and
decided to go to the soldiers home,
The couple never had any children,
and Mrs. Cook was his nearest rel
alive.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
One Burglar Captured.

One of the two or more burglars
that have been petty theiving in Lam
bertville during the past week was
captured Sunday afternoon in the
woods near Bovine station, and gave
his name as George Williams, of
South Carolina.
Giving hearing before Justice of
the peace William Lyman on Monday
he was committed to the Hunterdon
county Jail to await trial A posse of
citizens, headed by Policeman William
Morse made the capture and a num-
Der of stolen articles were found in his
possession.
The house of William A. Ely was
entered early Sunday morning and
some of the stolen articles found on
Williams. Another attempt was made
to enter the same home on Monday
evening, by somebody else, but the in
truder was scared away.
The home of Mrs. Henry C. Dilley
was entered last week, but nothing
secured. A refrigerator on the porch
of William Kachline was raided.
Several alarms have been given,
and members of the Home Guards and
private citizens have made dilligent
search several nights, but no clue
to the maurauder has been obtained,
except the arrest of Williams, which
does not account for the Monday night
attempt.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
Y. NJ. c. A. Notes

Plans and conferences are being
made with the view of opening up all
the Y. M. C. A. group activities in the
County early in September.
Lambertville will have three groups
High Bridge five, Clinton two, Fair
mount, Sergeantsville, Ringoes, Lar
ison's Corner and Whitehouse Station
one.
New groups will be organized in
Readington, Hampton, Califon,
Bloomsbury, Frenchtown and Quaker
town while those of Pennington,
Stockton, Lebanon and Annandale will
be re-organized.
1t is anticipated that boys from all
these groups will be in attendance at
the County Boys Conference, which
will be held in Clinton, N. j. on Oct
ober 3rd, 4th and 9Th.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
Herdlea Mill now in Operation

The Herdlea Milling Company,
which purchased the Lear mill on
Lambert street some months ago, and
which has spent a small fortune re-
equipping it in the most modern man
ner imaginable, is now open for bus
mess and buying farmers grain.
1t is not expected that the local
farmers can supply more than a tri-
fling percentage of the total grain
needed for continuous operation of
the plant, but Anderson T. Herd, head
of the concern, has thousands of acres
of wheat land in Canada, and is also
said to have large holdings in the
United States, much of which will be
sent here for milling.
Mr.. Herd also has upwards of 200
acres of land in Solebury township,
just across the Delaware, which will
doubtless use great deal of the feed
output, and will also supply some
wheat for the mill.
If the expected plans materialize
the mill will be areal industry for this
city. Winfield Wallace, for more than
twenty years successful miller in
New Hope, has charge of the mill
and it's operation.
The Herdlea company has Nnegotiat-
ions on with the city commissioners
to secure permission to construct an
overhead railroad bridge across Lam
bert street in order that grain and
other products may be delivered direct
to the mill doors. At present the sid
ing only comes to the edge of the
company's land.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
Jackson Conway

After a long and painful illness,
Jackson Conway died at his home, No,
81 Perry street Saturday morning,
August 30th, at the age of 81 years
He is survived by his widow, one<son,
Walter Conway, of Lambertville, and
two daughters, Mrs. Harry Yerkes, of
Lambertville, and Mrs. Charles Kug-
Ter, of Barbertown. The funeral SER
vices were held Tuesday afternoon, in
charge of the Rev. George Boddis,
of the First Baptist Church. Burial
was at Riverview Cemetery.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
How's This

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for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
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by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
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After you have taken Halls Catarrh
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cine at once and get rid OF catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
F.J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
Lambertville Man Gets Annuity.

Among the beneficiaries in the will
of Andrew Carnegie, the steel king, is
Frank M. Wilmot, of Pittsburg, for
merly of this city. Mr.. Wilmit is sec
rotary of the Carnegie Hero Fund and
receives an annuity of $4,000 per
year for life. He is nephew of Mrs.
Malon Schenck, of Pennington.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05

Five hundred and ninety autos
passed through Plumsteadville on
Sunday on the Stump road going east
and west between the hours of 9 and
$50 o'clock.
Just now there are 40 inmates of
the Bucks County Almshouse as re
ported at the meeting of the Directors
of the Poor. This is one more than
last month, since which time three
have died, eight have been discharged.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05

We desire to call our readers at
tention to the advertisement of the
Sugar Bowl in another one of our col
ums offering 5 pounds of sugar for
soc for tomorrow only. There is very
little profit if any for them at this
price. but as there is shortage of
sugar just now they desire to accom-
modate the public and offer their sur
plus stock at this reasonable price.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
New Hope Presbyterian Church.
Rev. NJ E. Bartholomew, Minister.

Sunday School at 10 o'clock.
Glasses for all ages.
Morning Worship at II O'Clock.
Subject: ''The Gospel in Every Day
Life"
Evening Service at $50. Song SER
vice followed by a short sermon.
Prayer Meeting Friday evening at
7:45 Bible lesson on The Great Teach
ings of the Bible.
Everybody welcome.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05

The Fireworks display given by
Iorio Brothers of Pennington, under
auspices of st. Andrews Mems Club
last Monday night was success,
more than 1400 tickets were sold and
the crowd was enthusiastic over the
program.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-05
First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Theron Lee, Minister

All are cordially invited to the SER
vices of the church, which are held at
the following hours: Sabbath School,
10 A. NJ; morning worship, Il; even
ing worship, TOO. Tuesday evening
prayer service, 7.45.
Rev. Theron Lee will be home and
viii preach at both services.