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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
Keeping Men Good in 1911.

Baltimore, perurbed
antiquaed blue laws finds much comfort peusal of the New
England blue laws by which Puritan
the path of righteousness.
The study doses that the 1910 would
not have carried centuries for 1871 find this upon liquid
brew:
81" ordered keep public house
OF entertainment shall be we'll provided bedding
Travellers pasturing for
horses and winter
and shall be without any ordinary keeper do
frequently fail all of these complaint he
his license
price beer fxed) at is further enacted that no ;nnk..n.r
shall sell beer fer than pence the ale pint"
The latter provision would indicate the profteer
institution
is however, in oenes against the moral code that early
hewed the line These excerpt. interesting:
Section zaNo shall victuals the beds
sweep house. cut hair or shave upon the Sabbath day.
Section shall upon the Sabbath day.
Section 35-Whosoev brings cards dice into the dominion
shall pay fine of IS.
Section 4Marred together or be imprisoned
Section 43No shall maid person by letter
without first asking the of her Penalty ss
Section 44-Every male shall have his round according
to cap Noe half pumpkin often used and the hair
to fit the pumpkin shelly
Section 4s-A that wife shall be fined sro
that strikes her husband shall be courts
discretion.
Whosoeve shall take for unreasonable
prices for commodities such shall be punished by
or imprisonment as the court shall judge
If shall kiss his wife her husband on the
ors day the party fault shall be punished the
Thus that business keeping men good the
seventeenth problem is today and
whether have reogradd depends entirely upon
the point of view : p. %. = -
The railroads it dissatisfied everything done
under supervision except the raising Of
passenger =
One Of the anotes prescribed by Dr. Copeland wood alcohol
poisoning drink of good whisky they get the remedy
few people would have the disease -
The people of the Fifth district of Wisconsin viii some dav
realize it's much easier Berger than
is to elect him -
:
faetfuly nescts what the some Euooea
eountrsL 8. s<4s<s5sssss-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
THE BIBLE

Translated out OF the original tongues and
from the edition known Our Mothers Bible
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
Letters to
Edited by

Ths fail Of 1907 found President Roosevelt
interested in the Presidential aspirations Of
his friend TAFT. Secretary of War. Theodore.
IT,, was no Longer counted as one Of the chill
dren- The young man had developed into
traveller, Ike his father; was at this time
making . tour Of the Great Lakes in
freighter and little later took 4 trip in an
army balloon. Teddy Bears were in the
market. and the famous Roosevelt phrases
were on the peoples lips. During the jour
ney described in these letters. the President
spoke at Keokuk Iowa. on the square DEAL
to capital and labor alike. He delivered an
address in Clinton, Ohio. at the dedication Of
. Mckinley memorial, and his tribute TO tbs
dead President was another public triumph for
Roosevelt. He said: 81 have 3 hearty sym
patty with those who believe in doing ali
that can Be done for peace. but I have no
sympathy at all with those who believe that.
in the world a. 1t now Is. can afford to
ses the average American citizen lose the
qualities that In their sum make up . good
fighting Mantle Editor.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
Changes of Three Centuries.

On Board U. s. S. Mississippi.
Oct. /, 1907.
Dear Kermit:
After speaking at Keokuk. this morn
ing we got aboard this brand new
stern-wheel steamer of the regular
Mississippi type and started down
stream. I went up in the Texas, and,
Of course, felt an almost irresistible
desire to ask the pilot about Mark
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

When the Christmas bills pile in take comfort in the kr
that the sixteen warning nations pay $2I2
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

One Of the antidotes prescribed by Dr. Copeland for
poisoning is drink of good whisky. II they could ge
few people would have the disease.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

The income tax collectors have already discovered
swearing off custom is longer confined January l.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

The District schools will adopt the platoon system February
but that does the Inauguration of military training
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

The people of the Fifth district of Wisconsin wi
realize it's much easier process unseat Victor B.
Is to elect him
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

French confronting America in roso but
eu neets to state what the future holds for
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

The railroads, dissatisfied everything don
under supervision raising Of freight an
passenger
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

And every day Il gets harder.
The old Ladder Of Life to scale.
For every day IL gets higher.
By the falling Of those who fall.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

The man who says he has no bad habits to cut
at for the Ananias Club
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NAVY YARD NEWS.

Go Be Continued.)
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

f. Speaking Of supreme sacrifices-
Mrs. Ethel Turner. Of Moline, ILL.,,
submitted to an operation wherein one
Of her ears was removed and grated
on the head Of her son. who had been
frightfully burned by coming into
contact with a live electric wire,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Buying
Seems Conferred
In Upper City
Greatest Trading Is in the
Heights and University
Sections; Operators and
Investors Are Active

Max N. Natanson has purchased from
the Rivoli Realty Company the Lean
der, six story elevator apartme mt
house, at the northwest corner of l50th
Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, on plot
99x112. Hall ]. Howe & Co. were the
brokers.
= The Axelrad Mortgage Company, Inc.
the Lowell Realty Company, Z. A. Levy
president to the CRAFTSMAN Realty Com
pany tae Beaconsfeld, a six-story ele
yator apartment house at 5S7 Riverside
Drive, south corner of 136th Street. or
plot 10ox122x irregular, containing
forty-two suites. This is the irst sale
Of the property since it's erection by
the sellers nine years ago
Joseph E. Marx has purchased from
the Lowe estate Clearmont Court. q,
o49-o1 West 18th Street, near Broad
way, a six-story elevator apartme n1
house, on plot 100x10O.11.
Operators Part Wadsworth Ave. Flats
Charles S: Kohler has sold for Ennis
q Sinnott the southwest corner of
Wadsworth Avenue and 184th Street
two five story apartments. The cor.
ner is built on plot 49.6x100 feet AMI
was soio 10 Elsie BelSplel. The inside
house, built on plot 50.6x10O fest, was
sold to the Natural Chemical Com
pany.
Irving Judis is the buyer of the
Trinity Studios, 'five-story apartments
at the southeast corner Of Broadway
and l53d Street, sold recently through
Shaw & Ebbitt. He has resold the
property to Michael Kaufman.
Other Reports From Heirhts
]. C. Hough & Co. have sold for the
Elwood Realty Corporation, Isidor Zim-
mer, president, to Patrick Herman the
slx,story apartment, on plot 100x100,
at COL West 184th Street.
Irving Judis has sold to julius Never
through Joseph Shapiro SOP Grand
Street, at the northeast corner of Man
gin Street, three-story tenement, on
lot 25x75.
NJ. Ulms has sold to F. J. Feuerbach
228 West 142d Street, a five-story Rat
house, on plot 39x100.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
81, 500, 600 Athletic Club to Go Up on
Morgan Property on Central Park Vest

The Continental Athletic Club has
purchased the Morgan property at the
southwest corner of Central Park West
and Sixty-second Street as site for a
clubhouse, which will be eighteen
stories and cost $1,50O,0o0 to build. 1t
is to be for men and women.
Every modern and standard athletic
club convenience will be embodied in
the structure. Standard swimming
polls. which will have seating accom-
modations around them for 1000 spec
tators; an indoor running track. spa
cious. fully equipped gymnasium, 500
sleeping rooms, $50 Of which will be-
equipped with sleeping porches over
looking Central Park; an amphitheater
seating $500, and baths of every va
riety known to the sanitary code will
be among its features.
Lounging, reading and dining rooms,
separate floors for billiards and bowling,
q hockey skating rink. basketball, in
door baseball, tennis. handball. squash
and golf, and an indoor rife range will
be included.
Women members will have Separate
departments, their own swimming pool,
gymnasium and longing, reading and
dining rooms, and may enjoy those &C.
commodations through the membership
of father, husband or brother.
Officials of the club which now has a
membership of nearly 1000 business
and professional men Of the city an
nounce that negotiations are under
way for the purchase Of a country club
tract in Westchester County. Three
18-hole golf courses, tennis courts and
fields for baseball, football and other
outdoor sports will be the country club
features.
There is also a movement toward the
amalgamation Of prominent tennis
club and Harlem River boat club.
Robert c. Lafterty is designing the
building. F. R. Wood 4 CO. negotiated
the real estate deal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Another Building in Seventh
AUenue Zone for Needle Trade

That the contemplated erection Of
our sixteen-story buildings in the
Seventh avenue district with view to
relocating the garment industry of
the city and relieve Fifth Avenue Of
its monday parades Of Thousands Of
cloak and suit workers, is but 4 fore
runner of other buildings to house the
manufacturers of women's wearing ap-
parel is evidenced by the announce
ment made by A. E. Lefcourt, himself
q manufacturer OF coats and suits, that
ne ne Ia has purchased large plot Of land
on West Thirty-eighth Street, and will
erect a twelve story building to be
known Is the "Lefcourt Building"
Mr.. Lefcourt is the owner Of the
business of A. E. Lefcourt 4 Co., at
1875 Madison avenue.
The Lefcourt Building will BE-
erected on plot Of 20OxlOo about l6O
rect from Seventh Avenue. on the
north side Of Thirty-eight Street.
work on the structure will be started
shortly, md the building will he ready
Tor occupancy about the same time ~
the four other large buildings, which
are to 60 up. as result of coopera-
tive enterprise inaugurated by other
manufacturers Of cloaks and suits in
conjunction with the Save New York;
movement
s.The Save New York movement can
only be made successful by the build
ing OF sufficient quarters for the entire
manufacturing trade which ia now en-
croaching on the retail district" said
Mr.. Lefcourt yesterday. For sixty
manufacturers to be located on Seventh
Avenue and hundreds to remain in the
Fifth Avenue district does not solve
the problem confronting those who
have the pride of the city at heart.
We must all move out from our pres
ent quarters and by doing 50 we not
only play an importatn role in Kidding
the most beautiful avenue In the world
Of its crowds at the nooa hour. but
also save thousands Of dollars a year
by paying lower rent and thus help
reduce the cost of clothing to a con-
siderable extent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Fulton Street
Building Is
Sold Once More
Irving Judis Gets Profit OH
Nine-Story Structure at
Ryder's Alley; Deal in
Mercer Street Reported

Irving Judis has resold to Samuel
Kaplan, through the Duross Company.
the nine-story building, with stores, at
81 to So Fulton Street, southeast cor
ner of Ryder's Alley, just east of Gold
Street, which he purchased recently.
The structure fronts SO feet on Fulton
Street and 1910 feet on the alley.
Mercer Street Loft Buyer
The Lebertan Corporation has bought
from Hannah E. Hitchings, as admins
tratrlx, 233 Mercer Street a fiye-storv
and basement loft building. on lot 25x
100, for all cash. The property is va
can't at present. Mr.. Welles and Lloyd
Winthrop e. Co. were the brokers.
The Stebbins Realty and Construc-
ton Company a. Malino, president)
has bought from the Seamen's Savings
Bank l22 to 1875 East Twenty-third
Street and 119 to 1913 West Twenty
second Street. six modern business
structures. The same company solo
through h. Reinheimer LAG to $50 West
Twenty sixth Street, 69x100 to II
LIGHT, who will improve the site.
Series of Deals in Midtown Section
Ames & Co. have sold for William
Goldstone the four story building al
221 West Twenty Street to
Schwind & Bader; the five story and
basement building at lot West Twenty
sixth Street for Sophia E. Blake to
Barnet Stein, and for S. Q. Chambettez
to E. Howard. the four-story brick
store and tenement. on lot 25xl0O. at
231 West Twenty-S ixth Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Sales at Ridgewood

S. S. Walstrum Gordon & Forman
have sold for S. 3. futile the residence
at Lincoln Avenue, Ridgewood, n.
j., to Everett L. Kerns, and for Fran
els A. DiPock, 12S Goodwin Avenue.
to Charles "A. Jackson, also for A. A.
Sprague a residential lot on West End
Avenue to A. " Bristol.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
CITY REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION

JERE JOHNSON. Jr.. Co.-Real estate auc.
tioneer. 1873 Montague st.. Brooklyn. Telo
phone Main 1888.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
General McCleIlan's
Home, in 31st ST., Sold
Heirs Dispose of Property Gift
of Citizens to Civil
War Hero

The four-story dwelling at % West
Thirty-first Street, which was pre-
sented by the citizens of New York
to General Mcclellan for his great
services in the Civil War, has been sold
by his heirs. and will be converted
into business building.
Through the Lewis H. May Company
the house, which is on lot 25x1Oo, has
been sold to David Zuckerman and
BENJAMIN. Cohen by Colonel George B
Mcclellan, General McClellan's son
and the former mayor, and his sister
Mrs. May Mcclellan Desprez. The
steadily increasing changes in the
nelgnborhood for business purposes
caused them to dispose of the property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14

William B. May 4 Co. have sold 81.
SO East Fifty eighth Street. a Ave story
store and apartment building. on plot
4ox50.5, immediately adjoining the
southeast corner Of Madison Avenue
The property was purchased by Rabecca
Spiegel for an investment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Sale in Bay Ridge Section

The Clinton Trading Corporation has
sold to Rosa Seminara the one-familv
dwelling at 1871 Bay Twenty-eightI
Street, on plot 45x968. The PARKWAY
Realty Company was the broker in the
transaction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14

Take Greensboro subway train from
av. IL" train to Ditmars av. station. and
see tho Colonial tapestry brick houses we
are building one block from express station !;
nve- cent rare TO all parts of Greater New
York; only fifteenSminutes from Grand Can
trail subway station through Steinway tun-
nels and only ten minutes from 18th st. over
greensboro Bridge; five minutes from new
sixty acre million dollar waterfront park
SIX rooms and bath, with garage and
private cement driveway in rear Price
only $4,000, easy terms
Send for full particulars. Rrokerx rro.
tected.
RlCKERT-BROWN REALTY co.
Tel. Murray Hill 1880. So Vanderbilt ay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
New Home for Odd Fellows
Plan to Erect Clubhouse in West
135th Street to Cost al 80 OflO

- u
The Headquarters Building Associa-
ton Of the Grand United Order Of
Odd Fellows of the State of New York
is planning to erect new clubhouse
at 234 to 244 West 135th Street. With
this aim in view the association is
trying to obtain funds of at least $780,
oo0 from it's members for the erection
of the proposed building, and has issued
first mortgage bonds at the rate of
$40 each.
The building will be six or seven
stories and will cost $4,000. 1t will
contain stores on the first floor. The
building will also have limited office
space for renting. 1t will be provided
with two large assembly halls rand bal
looms and sleeping rooms or visiting
members Of the order. 1t is announced
that the proposed structure will be
equipped with all the latest devices for
the purposes intended.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Buys Home in Montclair

Mrs. Maryette B. Drew has sold her
attractive residence on Myrtle Avenue.
Monclair, N. j., to Mrs. Mary E. Bah
bitt, Of East Orange
The residence is of frame and stucco
construction, contains twelve rooms and
three bathrooms and is located on q
plot about one acre in extent. The
property was sold through F. NJ. Craw-
ley & Bros.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Hawlor D. Savage Buys
Attractive Scarsdalc Home

Prince & Ripley have sold for Mrs.
Louise Cunning a colonial house on
Church Lane, Scarsdale. to Haylor b.
Savage, of Scarsdale. The property is
one of the finest in the section.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE -15 years. experience
renting, collections, maintenance. B
317, Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Old Hotel Hvington
In West 9th ST. Is Sold
To Be Made Over by New
Owner; Has Been Held by
Metropolitan Life

Thomas ]. O'Reilly has sold for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
the ten-story and basement building
at 40 to SIS West Twenty-seventh
Street, formerly known as the Hotel
Irvington. The plot measures 1OOx
100. The purchaser proposes to re-
model the structure. Immediate pos
session Of it is given through this
sale.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

government and upon this land are its
church and n number OF cottages oc-
cupied by some OF the Indians when
they attend their church sessions.
The Presbyterian mission has quite a
large following, having been built up
considerably by the Rev. j. NJ. Cornell
ison, who left his charge to serve the
Y. M. c. a. in France throughout the
war.
The Catholic mission was also Civ
en- large piece OF land by the gov
ernment and~is supported wholly by
the church's board OF nissions.a Like
the Presbyterian mission. IL conducts
farm upon its land and also has a
large following of Indians. A large
number of children are educated by
the school operated in conjunction
with the mission.
The percentage OF Indians who pro-
fess Christianity is not easily deter
mined. but with the exception OF some
of the Walla Wallas, who are said to
take pride in the fact that they will
not have anything to do with the
a goodly representation is
had from each group. The missions
have had an important effect upon
the education, morals and general
welfare of the Indians and their
strength and scope is constantly grow
Ing greater.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

Since 1865 when "A treaty between
the Indians and the government es-
tabllshed the original Umatilla reser-
walton. there have been missionaries
mt work there The first missionaries
were priests of the Roman Catholic
church and not until after 1855, when
a REORGANIZATION of the reservation
was effected. was the first mission es-
tablIshed.
The original Catholic mission was
near the site of the present Indian
agency at Mission station but has long
since been superseded by larger in
stitution and school, the st. Andrews
school. about five miles southeast of
the agency. Both institutions are in
the charge of Sisters Of st. Francis
and at the present time Father Thorn
as N. Neate is missionary priest in
charge of the mission.
More than 80 years ago the Pres
byterian church also established a
mission among the Indians and IL has
been purely religious, whereas the
other has carried on school work as
well. The Presbyterian mission is
near Tutuilla, southwest OF the agen-
cy. and at present is In charge of an
Indian convert. the Rev. T.. j. Conner.
n full blood Nez Perce.
A quarter section of land was given
to the Presbyterian mission by the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20
OREGON THE MOST THOROUGHLY AMERICAN STATE
IN UNION DECLARES SENATOR CHAS. |. M'NARY
They Had Big Thoughts

THE men of Tennessee. Kentucky
and Missouri. of PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio.
and Iowa, Of Kansas and Nebraska
could have remained IN their cid
homes. But thew struck OUT. climbed
the Rocky mountains and founded an
empire of their own.
Their small ways of doing sman
things has been left behind them. A
section of land 640 acres. fills ones
head with big thoughts. l have seen
many of the farms that the early set
tiers of oregon deserted in their youth
when they moved into the west. I
wouldn't have them, even at SO an
acre or less. And what do we sec
today? Hundreds of miles Of hard
surfaced country roads so feet wide
and not narrow strips of cemen. that
one finds in the east and over which
for fear of collisions. it is dangerous
to ride. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

savior OF Oregon He was n lawyer.
nurseryman and agitator In his
eyes were great things. Some persons
said that he was a political Colonel
Sellers. Anyway. he knew about
Switzeriand's application of the refcr-
endum. and said that when the I'eo-
pie understood "A subject they voted
on il wisely.
who can dispute that statement :
Our own history proves It's truth.
Oregon seized upon the idea enthusi-
astically. Also. U'Ren understool tho
political movements that had taken
place in New Zealand and Austraiia.
New we had always been progress
sive people. DIR. Whitman was n pro-
gressive man. He could have prac-
tised medicine in the east. SpaIlding
could have preached in New York or
Boston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

ALSO fine farms and farm biuld-
ings and beautiful orchards at almost
every hand. The Oregon man long
ago learned that 1t isn't necessary to
get up at o'clock in the morning
kick the dog outdoors and milk nine
cows bofore breakfast. Nor TO worl,
In the fields or around the bar sAtll
Q p. m. and then. tired and dirty, lie
down TO sleep on bed without
springs.
tbtwobusthigerey sfsystlovga
Farm out Here
THAT isn't farming in oregon. 1t
isn't farming in oregon because II
is never done. Que farmers long ago
began scientific methods and found
that such methods made things look
better and made them feel better
still Lawyers and physicians re-
tired from practice, business men re-
tired from business. newspaper men |
worn out by night work and a super |
animated minister, here and there. |
have come among us and will say. |
That limb should have been cut off (
last spring" or "The spray missed
that branch" Their language would
not interest you, but, it interests
them and that's the main thing in
this life.
81 go into these details" Senator
McNary said. "for the purpose OF ere
ating a background on which to place
the political opinions that now rule
Oregon. We were ready for new
things in seeds, cutting and ma
New things paid They
made us feel competent and respect
able. When one failed we cast it
SIDE, but we didn't lose our conf
dence in the long category of new
things that were good.
Show Us Your Goods. \
I'm the meantime we caught the
spirit of the merchants and manufac- J
-urers who hda moved in and who I
their land just as they had 7
run their stores and shops-cn busi- 5
hess principles. No big merchant goes {
nto the basement and unboxes d
goods. No manufacturer hauls the
coal that is TO run his engine. a i
smart farmer doesn't feed, the pigs o