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Included Among
the Lots to Be Of
fered Are a Num-
Der on the Water
Front

erty, with values highest. of course.
along the waterfront. on the Boule-
ward, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Six
tenth avenues.
No part of the property. however. is
distant more than $500 feet from the
station. and even the outskirts. are within
easy reach OF the transit facilities ana
the waterfront.
Tho local village stores are supple
mented by the shopping and business
centres Of Whitestone and Flushing, and
by deliveries daily from Manhattan and
Brooklyn.
Beechhurst IL distinctly an all year
round residential colony. having all the
desIrables features OF q winter place of
residence within the city limits and Of a
summer watering place.
1t 10 the ono restricted place near
Manhattan where tho high cost Of liv-
ing can be materially reduced by COM
bining in a home built there the cost
Of separate winter and summer domi-
ciles
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PART-16

Off IN the direction of q staircase with
the evident intention OF beginning at the
garrett Phelps Redfield soon caught up
with her, and their lively conversation
seemed to awaken strange echoes In
this strange old house.
found myself in the company OF
my erstwhile enemy Harrington and ]
was surprised and a little plaued to
find him go harmless and agreeable.
He appeared to be for the moment alb
sorbed in thought and had some diff
ficulty In, starting a conversation. II
flashed over me that there might be
some connection between this unaccus-
toned silence OF his and the interesting
glances Miss Redfieh had cast In his
direction.
That idea served to further establish
In my mind his quality OF harmlessness
as an impersonal admirer OF Arabella.
And ] wouldn't greatly wonder II the
fond hopes of the young woman at
Pelhamwood, whose allurements were a
shining motor car. fresh water pearl
earrings and rice powder 1udiciously APP
piled to cheeks whose roses were OF
doubtful origin, prove vain before the
counter allurements Of tho simple and
genuine Elizabeth Redfeld
You can see," he said at last. having
recovered himself somewhat. shat it's
true. as Mr.. Redheld said. that the CEN
trail structure OF the house Is strong
and splendidly built"
We stood in a central hall. from
which we could look directly up at the
roof with its wide beams. The stair
way that assembled from this hall termi-
mated in a gallery which led past bed
room doors.
BY the time We had reached tho top
step the laughing voices Of Arabella and
Phelps Redneld could be heard from q
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AMERICAN SHELL co. TO BUILD
Buys Big Tract at Paterson for
Site of New Factory.

The American Shell Company of New
York. with a large factory in Paterson.
n. j.. where several million shells were
made during the war for the artillery
Of the American Expeditionary Force
has purchased a tract of land In Mar
ket street, adjoining its present plant,
consisting OF twenty-seven city lots and
costing tso.e0o.
James T. Jordan. former president OF
the Paterson Chamber of Commerce, who
Is connected with the company and who
closed the deal whereby the additional
land was procured, said that the COM
pany will erect a new building on the
site and also make alterations in the
present factory, and the whole plant
will be engaged in the construction OF
small motors for washing machines,
sewing machines and other light APP
paratus. The industry will give en-
ployment to 1900.
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Beechhurst has fast electric train ser
vice. via the Long Island Railroad from
the Pennsylvania Station. In Manhattan,
TO the Beechhurst station. at whitestone
Landing. The trip takes thirty minutes
Tho route by automobile is via the
Queensboro Bridge. from East Fifty
ninth street. thence by way OF jackson
avenue and Flushing. to and through
Twenty-second street. TO Fourteenth ave-
nue. Beechhurst lies Just TO the east
and comprises the area between the East
River and Long Island Sound water
fronts on tho north. Cryder's lane on the
south and east and the Long Island
Railroad On the west The group Of
ffty-eight lots located between the Long
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valuable riparian rights Many others
have unobstructed marine views.
OF the 1B1 plots and lots to be sold
seventy-eight are extra large plots.
nearly all OF which have a frontage OF
so to 100 feet and many Of which
are OF extra depth. The remaining sew
enty-three lots are Of ordinary size and
well distributed over all sections of the
property. Practically every one OF the
plots and lots, to be disposed of re-
gardless Of price. has as near neighbors
one or more OF the numerous costly and
moderate priced private houses erected
In the vicinity during the last ten years
and occupied the year round by their
owners
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MUCH BUILDING AT AKRON, O.
City's Build Now Movement shows
Splendid Results.

City's Build Now Movement shows
Splendid Results.
One OF the cities that has proved its
enterprise since the war 10 Akron. Ohio.
which from January to May 1. 1919.
made . record OF sS1 building permits
for housea In addition the following
bond issues were carried March 8: For
sewers. 100000; schools. $1,000. 900 !:
viaduct. $500. 900; chiidreA's home &c.
900. Ths total value for all projected
building operations Is 3B.olI.47s.
Tho Build Now movement in Akron.
which is in line with the own Your
Own Home" campaign conducted by the
United States Department OF Labor. has
been largely promoted by the local
chamber OF commerce which has ORGAN
lied the Akron Home Owners Invest
ment Company with a capital of 81. ooo.-
900.
Tho funds OF this company are TO be
used for hrst and second mortgages.
According to the plan worked out pro-
perty owners who have 10 per cent
of the value OF a house TO invest may
obtain loans that will enable them 10
build now" The company also Will
erect houses for renting.
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ND SOME WATER FRONT PROPERTY DISPOSED on

tates that bound Beechhurst on the east
and that occupy the promontory known
since Revolutionary days as Cryder's
Point.
Other lots to be sold are variously
located. burt none are in isolated sec
tons. They are on Fourteenth, Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth avenues. CrydeTs
lane, Twenty-seventh to Thirty-third
street and the five Terrace streets
known as Bay View. Washington. Wood
lawn, Beechwood and Adar terraces,
located between Twenty-seventh street
on the north and Cryders lane on the
south.
Values at Beechhurst vary greatly
according to the location Of the prop
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Island Railroads right Of way and Four
teenth avenue, in the Village section"
and between Eighteenth and Twenty
second streets, are included in the sale.
The principal avenue south of the wa
terfront area Is the Boulevard. an eighty
foot thoroughfare. on which there are
several large plots to be sold having
fine marine viows. Some Of the hand
soonest houses In Beechhurst have been
erected In this section.
Another choice offering consists Of the
two square BLOCKS fronting on the Boule-
ward. Harbor road. Spring Lawn Ter
race. Sylvan place and Sixteenth avenue.
between the Boulevard and the water
front, and opposite the several large es-
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concealed stairway that LED from one
end of the gallery to the attic. The
two were evidently looking out the
attic windows. for we could hear Ara
bella exclaiming over" the view.
A Vision of PoutinE Beauty.
A wo turned to inspect the bedroom
nearest US We were startled by the sud
den appearance. book in hand, OF the
pretty poutins girl who had opened the
door for Freeland and mo on our ar
rival With eyes flashing she stood
stifYly until We passed. and q small
proud smile was all the greeting she
had for us Tossing her brown braid
over her shoulder. she descended the
stairs maJestically. probably enjoying
as we did. II in a different way. sus-
poet that she was playing, the part
according to the methods OF the blonde
countess Lana" OF whom she had been
reading.
"a chip OF the old block" Harrington
whispered Unexpectedly. He was q
little sullen over the treatment he had
had at the hands OF Mrs. Redfeld. and
certainly didn't blame him.
Evidently" I said. "And yet there's
right enough stun In them all to make
several important young CitizenS II
they'd only stop living for themselves
alone"
The house as we found II was roomy
and rambling. In some places there were
sloping ceilings. The windows were
sometimes tiny in these rooms. Great
cracks ran across some of the walls, and
our progress was marked ut times by q
mournful soueaking Of the boards be-
meath our feet
Everywhere was the old fashioned fur
niture and old fashioned carpets, and
many q relative Of the parrot faced gen
tleman below stairs looked superciliously
down at US
Neither Arabella nor / had ever seen
such makeshift plumbing as adorned the
bathrooms. We had thought that all the
tin bathtubs in the world had been rele-
gated to the scrap heap long ago.
But in spite OF the many things that
might have made an unfavorable i'm
preston on us. there was one experience
that we both had that we could not pos
sibly ignore.
The old house found our hearts ],
made an appeal to us that was the APP
peal OF personality.
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Phelps Redheld, Harrington. Arabella
and found ourselves outside the draw
Ing room at last. and we all experienced
q very great sense Of relief.
felt q good deal of sympathy for
this particular offshoot of the Redfield
line who was our guide. He seemed to
have so much grit and stamina, so much
self-control and practical ability. His
careful courtesy was the more appealing,
being the finish placed upon a genuine
character, and not. as so often happens
In men of his social training. all there
Is TO be expected Of tho man himself.
Arabella's quick cordially that had
disarmed Mrs. Redfield when she threat
ened to be least sympathetic toward the
whole situation had won this abused son
of the house to such an extent that the
worry noticeable in his face was already
beginning to disappear.
Arabella must have OWNED his graft
tude to her. for she followed her advan-
tage to its logical conclusion by making
= very frank speech.
After all. Mr.. Redfield." she said. "a
woman of your mothers years does md
II hard to make such a drastic change
In her way Of living and her way Of
thinking. But you'll ind that the new
interests that come with the change will
more than make It up to her. There's
nothing to cause you concern, really.
And now you must show US everything
from garnet to cellar. We're very scien-
tito you know. Nothing less than lab
oratory methods Of investigation satisfy
U.S. The truth. the whole truth and
nothing but the truth
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Outside an Attic window.

There was something delightful in the
way In which the old treas leaned to-
ward It their leaves often tapping the
window pane and brushing the roof
There was something even more charm
ing in the friendly interest that the crea-
lures OF earth seemed to take. A mother
robin with bright beadlike eyes rested
serene upon her nest in q hemlock tree
bare ten feet from a window at which
we stood.
Mud wasps crawled amiably in and
out or their nests under the caves and
went about their small instructive bust
nesses with full self-confidence. A spider
straddled and spun In the sunshine ,be-
tween the hinge OF the green shutter
and the window sill And most casual
Of all, q gorgeous yellow butterfly nut
tered In one window and out the other.
was caught by the breeze to float up
and up. until a wicked kingbird at the
top Of q pine tree made vicious dart
across our vision and the two bright
wings OF our conhding friend fell down
to earth. describing great sad circles as
they fell.
Arabella drew q long breath
Jonathan" she said. 81 am going TO
teach our children the tragi-comedy OF
earth from these very windows I've
always wanted them to know about
these things They must know all the
birds and BUTTERFLIES and bugs and all
about them"
And from that moment on there was
no indecision about Arabella. Not even
tho kitchen. with its old fashioned sink
and its pump to be worked by hand.
would deter her.
"That must all be changed as a mat
ter OF course" she said. And what We
can't manage 10 change this year we'll
change next year. The main thing IL
that this house will be paradise for the
children. and II q plan have works as
Il ehould II will become a paradise for
great many people. tell you. Jona-
than. that this place will be famous
some day."
ArabeIIa Sets Us GueasinR.
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concealed stairway that LED from one
end Of the gallery to the attic. The
two were evidently looking out the
attic windows. for we could hear Ara
bella exclaiming over" the view.
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From the Top Downward.

FTOm tho TOD UOWhWNFus
Him." said / meaningly. Arabella
flushed for q second. but made q saucy
gesture toward me and started briskly
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ArsbeIia Sets Us Guessing.

We all looked questloningly at Ara
bella. What could this plan OF hers be?
She suddenly doomed in our thoughts
as something Of a prophecies. But for
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ference circles H. strongly hopeful that
an agreement will he reached which will
preserve tho American plan of y man
date without hampcring the power in
administering a COLONY.
Give Day 10 Poland
Tho council Of the great powers gave
the entire day to Poland. hearing tho
Polish delegates. Dmowsk and piltz, and
tho C2eCho- Slovak delegates. Eramarz
aud Benes
While this bore on tho instructions to
the commission about to start for 70
land, yet tho main desire Of the council
was TO hear the roles and Czccho-
.Slavs concerning the warfare now going
on hciwccn thcm along the Slcsian
front cr. This clash between the mill
t,ry forces of tho two countries is re-.
cardcd rs contrary to the rCCout warn
Ing iSivcu by tho council against the
occupation of territory by force.
tn" Polish Commission provided for
by ihc supreme Council r. planning tu
depart for Warsaw by way or EcrnC
carly in February Tho Italian mcw-
hcr'. Generals Nouthlcua and Eombi,
wil arrive in Paris February T. Thr
British members arc General Louis
Rotna and -" l:smc ". Howard aud
tho French rcprrsCutIiivca. General Nic-
.,l vino is NOW in Russia, -. Nrli,u. tho
rrrnrh consul general n Warsaw. who
at present is at hi, post. nd ". Nuulrna,
former aulha"sadpr to Russia Thcv"
men. with Major Gcrcra Francis J.
herman. 1. :. \. aud Professor Robert
n Lord. " Harvard t'rivcrsity. com.
llctc tho commission, which VIII aescnr-
hc IN body here and proceed by
up,tin1 train - Warsaw
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PR. R. BUILDING
$lO,OOO,OOO YARD
That at West Morrisvillc
Will BE One of Worlds
Largest
50 MILES MORE TRACK
When Completed. j, Will
Handle 6O0O Cars OF
Freight a Day

MorrisNitir, ra., Jan 30. Nu1no
$4,000 600 Us being expended by the
renrgylvsuia r;ai'road Company ~
West Morri-, tor tho improvement
and enlargement or the freight yard
here. and Whom the vor> {" completed
this will be or" OF tho Target freight
certers in the world. Tho work i7 being
rushed alouE. hut it i" not expected to
have It completed before lo"l Thc i'm
proycmcnta here were started two year
ago
In addition to cNtcudDOS tho r'uroa'
yard several miles beyond ralisDnEi"u
nearly nfty miles of additional trarh VIII
be laid The yard at West Morrie' lille
was started in 1871 aud CNtcn>'"ns
have been added uuti two years age.
when II was decided &C.. make THIS ono
of tho worlds largest freight yards
III the carly days. vh"u this yard "a"
It's beginning. there was only about ono
and a half wilo of "idctrack in tho Narh
and onl, nine men "nploN"d tA"r'
Two hundred cars per d7, WaH con-
eldered biE hay'. works hut '"0AN
the number of employees has grown
&c 1900 aud more than in0,o cars .ar"
handled monthly. when the yard i'
completed it win bc possible to handle
from between $500 10 5000 cars every
day.
Little more than thirty acres of land
was utilized when the yard was opened
here but today tho now yard takes IN
about 500 acres which givos tho COM
rany ward five miles long and rs
feet wide, with space for dftN-siN tracks.
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1ISTR Nh { .iSKS
SH ~ on ER ISLES

Nelb"nrnc, australia. 1au. 3".-'rho
acting rrcm'cr of Australia. W. \.
watt ,oaiordH, gave ou' statement
summing w ihr state of puhltr fccljnc in
tn" Nutiuoho# with r,.p-,, to- tic dl..
- sptiou ~ tho G,ru~n r,l"uicr iu ihat
part ur tho Frorld
~ - probable" hc ,aId "'na' at tho
conference Of tn" Nlllod Powers at Paris
an attempt viii lc nadc 20 iut"rua-
tiouali1o or ucutrslr6o tho Pacific ielauda
and other countries that formerly be
lnuSod to Germanv. After careful con-
sideratiou Of the prospects or such form
of government, we can soc nothing but
complications arising out Of thHt method
Of control. aud am cabling today 10
Prime Minister IIuElios in Paris strong
l. setting out ,ur objections {" amy
form Of international government.
"-hortll after tho roucluaiou of tho
grnur'ir, Noth houses or th" Federal
Parliament unanimously carried ~ r"so-
luton that TIA" S"uat' aud lIou'" oi
Representative ~ thc Common" "alth
Of Australia do"lar" 1t ig ''Scu'ial to-
the future gafcty and welfare ot AUS
trH'ia that tho captured German r""s"s.
.ioua in tho Pacific uCcuricd Ivy Aus
traiihu and Sow Zealand TROOPS SHOULD
not under an, consideration l." restored
tu Gorwauy. and that IN tho ""uSd"ra-
tiou and determination e '.T'r'-als at
foctiur TN" destination of inog. ir'auuE
Australia should -, ""uaultcd
"No must apr.ol to- tno uali"us vino
have {" iuds, our claims. " d" NOT
sock 80 oNp'oit tho natives. hut {" dc
vclop t1" productive and INDUSTRIAL pos
aibi'tlcs Of thoso eSseaaious for the
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There was an election"
Were there any other factional lights
or contcsts?' Taulanc persisted.
Whenever there Is an election there
is contest" came tho suavc reply.
"Not in Philadelphia Taulanc ask
cd. his voice expressing astonishmcnt.
Yes. sir"
why there has not hccn any contest
in the last four years to my knowledge
to cause any police changes. Wasn't
tho only contest in tho Fifth Ward?"
There was n contest wherever two
mon ran for the same Office
Were there not two factions In the
fight"
~ 80 understood It,"
"wcrc these factions not the Ware and
McNiCro factions?"
Wilson replied: "Thcy were so styled
in the newspapers"
"Wcrc there any factional fights clsc-
where"
THAT 7 cant answer: | don't know"
"Now." asked THulaue. iahhing his
finger toward Wilson. "tf YOU don't
know Of any faCtioual excitement in the
Fifth ward please explain the cx-
traordinary proceedings at cabinet
meeting on september -"
Mayor Had Complaints
"Wcll," Wilson answered. "thc Mayor
had complaints and he issued nstrlIr-
tions and told the Directors they should
hc carried out"
why did tho Mayor go through tho
form Of giving each one letter when
hc had given tho instructions verbal ally""
Tho court interrupted. - don't thinl,
that liuc WIN lead anywhere" was tho
judicial comment:
"Did YOU not say YOU didn't believe
any reports of trouble"
~ did not go into the Firth ward.
had no complaints"
can YOU tell INC why tho MAYOR sent
for you"'
1lcrcuron the Court ruled tho prose-
Cutor could not question the witness on
tho motives of the Mayor.
Warnings to Police
Were they not tho regular printed
INSTRUCTIONS sent out FROM time to iimc
FROM your "flir"?' Mr. Tsulauc asked.
what rustrurtiouaH" Director wilson
counturcd
''rhc warning to police to keep out nr
pollti"7,' VAS tho reply.
"Nos they were used by nc" was
the Directors answer They were used
every election since went into Of.
fec"
Were any violations Of these orde RS
ever reported" Mr.. Tauanc inquired.
'Thcr" was none reported" the wit .
moss answered.
~" ono was puuishcd?' Mr. TauIauc
asked
~" person was punished" was tho
answer.
$50 complaints were ever made" Mr..
T"uanc inquired again.
Mr.. S"ott fntCrposcd at this point ~
ask tn" director il hC hadn't surplc-
mcntcd the regular NOTICE ~ Hu extra
ordinary notice.
Ut WHS," was the rcply.
'N"u sent notices like that hcrorc"''
Mr. Tauanc asked
$50, slr: not like the one of Sop
tcnhcr - the Director guswcrcd
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you got no complaints2" again asked
the prosecuting attorney.
mo compla ints," was the reply
"No ono reported officers Of tho fifth
District were in politics." Mr. Taulanc
inquired
There were no complaints" said tho
witness.
"Did Captain Kenny ever report he
saw violations of tho election laws at
the Tenth division of the Fifth Ward?'
was the next question.
"Ilc did not" Mr.. Wilson said.
The witness was then excused and
Assistant Director Harry Davis called
70 tostify.
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Plan on PrOUiHces
Backed by England
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
spondcnt Of tho Daily Mail IN e late
edition OF that paper today. Involves the
admission that the troatic. with Japan
regarding tho islands i'm the northern
Pacific and with the Arabs 7. r.gardiuE
Syria and the understanding with
France as to the future status OF the
Kamerun. must be arbitrarily modified
II not torn up.
The japanese delegates are angry
and alarmed and declare their uual..r-
able determination to claim the islands.
as promised the correspondent says.
and adds
These islands are really the ,rIX Of
the whole situation.
The Australians the corrC.pondeu,
continues. believe President Wilson's
hrm stand in this matter il due TO his
fear that japanese occupation Of the
islands would impair his prestige I'm
The United states. and that ne Tears
to meet a hostile Congress in March
IL he agrees to the absolute retention os
The islands by Japan.
italian delegates frankly ayow their
claims to Fiume and insist that the
promise of part Of the Dalmatian coast
stipulated In the pact OF London must
he made good. They declare that Prcsi-
dent Wuson'' attitude regarding tlumc
directly contradlCtS his declaration Of
the rights OF Peoples, outlined in his
fourteen points.
'ar'-' Jan. ~ 10y \ F.'- N4'I'
inc coun'" OF the Err"' Powers was
eNlHs 't9 ""'",'o" 10 '"'""u ''' '"',
lnterca' - ''"'t' ~" "' s'''e7 ~ I''
w, o'". '' '.,' p.,
t M 'r..''' 'o". ".'' - -, 80 ". -
t,a ,,on,s ~, -. .,,.o =, ,,'l,i'b
ha. -, - ,f, Gisros,,1o,, ~ w.
c5onr l,,,,,io,
Tha A,,.ri,a, r,,sf,.,,, has h.o0. c,,-to
dos,itoly ,rd rrT7,,. s,a,ad i'm Fayor Of
,be intcrnat,onaIizatiou ~ these col
onios under the league Of nations with
mandates as trustees 10 such Powers
as undertake TO administer them. But
,he British dominions. which arc chiefly
interested I'm the German colonies or
the Pacific and in South Africa, are
equally firm for annexation, with fun
sovereignty and without a manda', f.. m
the league ~ nations.
House and Smuts Confer
Il IT, na,.o hoo, ,, roror.
~. ..o'' r.,,r,o, a,l tbose toitinq
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SLAYER ESCAPES CHAIR
Sccond.Dcgrcc Ncrdict aud Twcn
tv-lcar Term in Palmvra

M"unt llollN, y. j.. Ian. "u..T"cui}
70 thirty years lu 'ho state prison Vaa
tho SontcuC, imposed upon IrauL
Hainus. Sr. Of West Palmyra, by Jus
: cr kalIsch, for the killing of Mrs
Katherine EOacE. or Mre George Hart
Icy, at West Palmyra, on December q,
last The jury returned verdict Of
guilty OF murder IN the second degree.
The verdict was 4 surprise 10 most
people who heard the testimony
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France Asks Recognition Of Finland

Paris. Jan. Gothic Frcnch govern
mcnt. according 70 the Journal, has pro-
posed TO tho powers that FINLAND be
recognized as an independent nation.