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New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

Passaic River. the canal, the downtown
business sections with the exception Of
Broad and Market streets and small
scattered areas in various parts Of the
city already developed with industry.
In heavy industrial district the
only use for which buildings may not
be erected Is for residential purposes.
This exclusion, however. does not ap-
ply to the erection and maintenance OF
dwelling quarters in connection with
an Industrial establishment for the
the premises.
The heavy industrial districts in
clude the greater portion Of the
meadows and such parts Of the IRON
bound district as are already devoted
to tho more offensive trades.
$50 Feet Height Limit
In working out the height regula-
tions it was deemed better to establish
fiat height limit, according to the
coming report, than TO vary the height
IN each particular case according to
the street width.
The only exception to this rule is in
the case OF the narrow streets in the
downtown business section where the
application of the height limit gener-
ally applicable to buildings in the dis
trict will permit the erection Of too
high buildings. These streets, which
in many instances, have a width Of
only 80 to 40 feet, are, moreover, so
interspcrsed between wider streets that
it Is impracticable to segregate them
in separate district with q lower
height limit than that applied to the
wide streets. In this part of the city.
therefore. a multiple Of the street
width is used to supplement the fat
height limit suggested for the district
as whole.
The fat height limit for this district
as whole is $50 feet But buildings
Of this height are limited to streets
having a width Of at least 75 feet. On
streets having width of less than rs
feet the height may not exceed twice
the width of the street. In applying
this rule, however, no street Is deemed
to have width of less than SO feet, 80
that even under the most unfavorable
circumstances a building Is permitted d
a height Of at least 100 feet.
Five classes Of height districts are
proposed for Newark-150-foot, 1876
foot, 80-foot, 50-foot and 35-foot dis
tricts.
OF the 150-foot height districts there
is only one, the downtown business
section. This Limitation will permit
the erection of twelve-story buildings
1t seemed undesirable to encourage
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Theater for New Rochelle
To Seat $500 Persons
Construction to Start at Once;
Nursery Where Babies
Nav Be Checked

J. B. Thil and Mrs Edmund W. Bo-
dine have sold the property at Main
Street and Centre Avenue. owned by the
Wilmarth Estate. to syndicate com
posed of William De Garno Smith,
head of Lucky Platt & Co.; H. G. Cur
ney, banker, and Ely Elting, merchant,
and other prominent men of Pough
keepsie and New York
This syndicate is to give New Ro-
chelle a theater on this site to cost
over half a million dollars, and one
which will surpass Proctors, in Mount
Vernon, in size and appointments. The
plans call for the immediate erection
of the theater. 1t will have a seating
capacity of 2,5OO-1 800 seats on the
orchestra floor and 700 seats in the
entresol balcony. A nursery and play
room for the kiddies will be special
feature
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
$25O,OOO Worth of Dwellings
Sold i'm New Rochelle

T. J. Sullivan has sold $780,
worth of dwelling property in the New
Rochelle section in the last few weeks.
Among the properties sold were the
W. D. Hunter house on Cortlandt Ave
nue., Rochelle Heights, to Charles
Scheffeld, Cleveland, Ohio. The dwell
ing is of stone and contains fourteen
rooms and four baths. 1t is on an
acre plot. The purchase price was
100000.
Property of j. Cothran on Hamilton
Avenue, Rochelle Heights, was. an
other valuable parcel sold by Mr..
Sullivan. He sold it to r. Eckstein.
1t is stucco dwelling, twelve rooms,
three baths, on half-acre plot.
The purchase price was $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
$4OO, 600 Addition Planned for
Bush Building on 42d Street

Irving T. Bush evidently is of the
opinion that building costs are not
Sad So%hg hs dowh rcheots foF Hme long s%e
file plans yesterday for another unit to
the Bush Building, which extends from
Forty-second to Forty-frst Street. east
of Broadway. The new section will be
nine stories high and will be erected at
1919 West Forty-hrst Street on a
site purchased some time ago for the
purpose. 1t will cost 100000.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Ridsewood Attracts Dwellers
From Other Sections

s. S. Walstrom Gordon & Forman
have sold for William c, Clark the
stucco residence at 102 Walnut Street,
Kidgewood to Mrs. Emma 7. Steimetz,
OF Paterson. N. j., for DR.. John g. Sin
ger; the dwelling at 243 South Maple
Avenue to Mrs. Minnie s. Entwsle, OF
Garden City, Long Island, and for Miss
Christina V. A. Oakley No. 32 Liberty
Street, to Marry J. Parker, of Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Greenwich Dwelling BUYERS

GREENWICH, Conn. Nov. 49,
Thomas y. Cooke has sold the resi-
dence OF Ralph f. Brush at Belle
Haven to Mrs. Marjorie Prescott, New
York, and the Amos H. Mead house.
Ridge Street, to Mabel p. Empy. He
has also leased for term of years the
dwelling on East Putnam Avenue. Bos-
ton Post Road, owned by Mrs. Elix-
abeth Milbank Anderson to Humphrey
A. Lee, OF New York City. 1t was for
merly known as the Old Jabez Mead
homestead.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Joins Wheatlev Hills Corp.

E. E. Patterson, for ten years associ-
ated with LTcluse & Washburn, has
now become associated with the firm of
Wheatley Hills Real Estate Corpora
tion, where he will continue his activi-
ties as Long Island broker, specialize
ing in properties on the north shore,
from Great Neck to Smithtown.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

mere. Harlem was separate and dis
tinct settlement For many years 10
vas just quaint Dutch village. maSe
up mainly OF little farmhouses stand
Ing in their gardens. In the old davs
.t was noted for it's spacious shade
trees, under which the Dutch villa arrrs
were wont Ia gather and swap gossip.
The sleepy qusefness OF the village r
quantity described in Washington
lrving's "kniekerb',cker's History oS
New York"
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
$35 900 Business Building
For Newark Corner

Feist q Feist have sold for Arthur
Hensler the southeast corner Of stan
ton Street and Frelingh uysen Avenue.
Newark, n. J.. to the Newark L~asher
Machinery Company. The plot haa a
frontage on Frelinghuyscn Avenue Of
20 feet and on Stanton Street Of III
feet. on which will be erected a one
story building for Office use. The
T lans for the structure have been pre-
pared by Orrin O. Bartlett. architect
and engineer. Il will cost $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Where Harlem
Begins and Ends

The name Harlem has come to be ap-
piled in loose sense to all Of the
northern portion of Manhattan. But
this is not strict application of the
appcllation. Harlem is that portion of
the city above 106th Street, between
the East and Harlem rivers and Eighth
Avenue.
In the beginning Of things urban
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
New Desk for Demorest

William J. Demorest, who has been
associated with William Ziegler jr.
for number Of years as vice-president
and general manager of the Park Ave
nue. Operating Company, has joined
forces with Cushman & Wakefield, Inc,
and has been elected director Of the
corporation.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Realty Firm Changes Name

Henry Berkowitz, recently returned
from overseas, and Henry Shapiro. who
have been doing business under the
name of Herbert Hecht & Co. for the
the use Of this name, and in conjunc-
tion with F. w. Sarp will continue in
the real estate brokerage business un-
der the name Of Henry Shapiro & Co.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Merchants National Bank Purchases
Corner in NeWark's 8 Big Business Zone

The southeast corner of Broad and
Clinton streets, in Newark's financial
and big business district, has been
bought by the Merchants National
Bank from the Fidelity Trust Company
as site for banking building. Feist
& Fest negotiated the deal, having
been the agents for the trust company
for some time
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Larchmont Corner Buyer

E. C. Griffin and P. II. Collins re-
port the sale for Miss Elizabeth j.
Flint to Christian Ellrodt jr. of her
large cottage, on three-quarters acre
Of land, on the corner Of Larchmont
and Elm ayenues Larchmont N. Y
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

The site has a frontage on Broad
Street of 66 feet, with n depth on Gin
ton Street Of 1872 feet. running back to
a rear alley of ~ feet. separating this
plot from the Union Building.
The property was formerly owned
by the Union National Bank and was
used by them for about fifteen years
The Union Bank sold three years ago
TO the Fidelty Trust Companv 81 a
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

ocean front between Beach Thirty
fourth and Beach Thirty-fifth Streets.
on which the club tennis courts are
located; the ocean front on which the
bathing casino is located, the casino
having 400 lighthouses and other
rooms; also the plot to the north con-
tanning the hotel cottage and the new
helps dormitory in Beach Thirty-ninth
Street, containing fifty rooms.
Negotiations are pending for its re-
sale through the same brokers.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

site for six story building. but o@'ng
to an arrangement made with the
Prudential Insurance Company de-
cided to remain in present quarters.
The Merchants National Bank Will
start next spring the erection OF =
modern Office ard banking building.
The bank has made unusual prosress
since Joseph NJ Riker was made presi-
dent of the institution.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Builders Buv in Scarsdale

The Scarsdale Estates, Robert E.
Farley, president, has sold to Ward,
Carpenter & Co., Of White Plains, two
plots in Gilmore Court in the Green.
acres section of Scardale. They will
be built on in the near future.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Addition for Hotel Monterey

Slawson 4 hobbs have sold for the
Chelsea Realty Company to the Mont
Grey Holding Company the plot 62xl0O
on the south side of Ninety-fifth Street,
100 feet east Of Broadway, for improve
ment with an addition to the hotel.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Asbestos Makers at Bound Brook

Joseph P. Day has leased 70 the
Jacobs Asbestos Mining Company
one-story building at Bound Crook,
N. j., 5oxl50 with two-story once
building. This is the third concern that
Mr.. Day has located at Bound Brook.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Another Silk Mill for Paterson

Joseph P Day has sold to Joseph
Rosen & Son, of Paterson. N. j., plot
10Ox260, on Spruce Street, at the foot
Of Market Street, Paterson, N. J. 1t
is the intention Of the purchaser to
erect silk mill on the site. This is
the fourth sale made in subdivision
Of the former American Locomotive
Company's plant at Paterson, by Joseph
P. Day.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
New Men in White Office

Paul L. Mottelay, formerly of the
mortgage department Of j. Romaine
Brown Company, and Albert E: Devoe.
formerly with the Lawyers Mortgage
Company, have Joined William A.
White 4 Sons mortgags department.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Harrison Place at
South Orange Sold

Edward P. Hamilton Co. have sold
for NJ. W. Harrison his residence and
grounds on fremont Avenue, Orange,
N. j., to Grace B. Hall.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Old Houses Can Be Made
Modern and Cozy Homes
Dcrelict Barn in Nebraska Made Into Comfortable
Dwelling at Cost of Few Hundred Dollars; Aban-
doned Buildings Solution of Housing Problem

notice that this abandoned building,
which stood on park properly and would
not have sold for $1o0, was converted
into a good looking house for the sum
OF $173. The. finished dwelling has a
good cement cellar, large porch with
floor and roof of. cement, three large
rooms downstairs and two upstairS. The
detailed items Of expense are as fol-
lows:
All material for tho cellar, including
walls. cast extra thick floors and
All material for the BODY Of tn: w
house. including nails. wire lath.
cement and sand nd.........,.... "a
All material for the porch. which ex-
tends part way around three sides
Of the house. including q cement
"This total Of $173, 1t must be
understood, does not include labor. All
the work was that Of self help Just
as would be the case on farm.
Salvaged Old Materials
1.-TWO or three old buildings which
desecrated the place were torn down
and the old lumber used to build the
framework of decent looking laundry
and shed for storing kindling, coal and
similar supplies. The size Of this
building is twelve by twenty feet. with
eight-foot studding, and the cost of
the shed, made by self help is as
follows.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

The Edgemere Club Hotel, at Edge
mere, L. l., has been sold by the Lewis
H. May Company for the Lancaster
Sea Beach Improvement Company,
Fred J. Lancaster president, to Max N.
Natanson.
The hotel is five stories in height
and contains 300 rooms. The sale in
cludes the block front between Beach
Thirty-ffth and Beach Thirty sixth
Streets to the Atlantic Ocean; the
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
total $21Sl
Material left over was used fo,

x
Material left over was used for
making the cement walks about the
place. The total cost for walks. shed
There is house on the Albany Post
Road not far north in Westchester and
in one Of the prettiest Of the towns in
the county facing the Hudson which
has attracted much attention. 1t is q
house with long, graceful roof. 1t
was formerly frame church. For q
long time it had been In the market for
sale. Some one with an ingenious mind
bought it.
The sides have been covered with
stucco and other changes made in the
exterior. The architecture of the
building was not interfered with. The
result of the changes has been a very
attractive exterior and from what has
been learned in the section the interior
is ideal in every respect.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
HERALDED END Of
WORLD FAILS To
!. OCCUR ON TIME
SuperStitiouS Folk AStOniShed
When Planetary Lineup
Saidto Mean Disaster, Does
Not Brinq Chaos.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.--Astonlshment
was expressed by the supeTsttuous
when the earth did not come to an
end today.
The ominous position OF the planets
had been well press -agented and some
astrologers and persons versed in
witchcraft had maintained that at the
precise moment when the major leag-
uers Of the solar system formed them
selves In n straight line with Neptune,
Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mer-
curry on one side OF the sun and Uranus
on the other the earth, which had
moved four or five solar PAGES TO the
front Of the line, would behave like the
oEehorse shay.
Scientists had scoffed the idea, but
the superstitious ones recalled having
lighted three cigarettes with one match
or having walked under ladder or
having done in recent historic times
one Of the thousand and one other
things known far and wide as omens
of evil days.
Students In Porto Rico are reported
to have been so nfavorably impressed
with their chances for continuing life
Yesterday that they asked for q holi-
day to prepare for the worst, Harold
Jacoby professor Of astronomy at CCl-
umbia, intimated their actions might
have been due. 10 the desire Of youth
NfNi NhNl0 ~ ilHNN - lIAAhNNf NV hllb
many other scientists maintained that
the cfectsApon the earth OF the plane
taTy aliWGnent would be nil,
/. AstroldEcra have predicted the end
OF the World on somewhat similar oc-
casions for centuries. Al tarly AS ll86
the wor escaped one OF their threat
ened cataclysms disappointment at
the escape. did not prevent stoffler from
predicting universal deluge for the
year l524---a year. as It turned out,
which was distinguished for drought
Mother Shipton, witch" Of Tudor
times, was credited with being equally
sure that 400 years after her tine---ii
1881, to be eXaCt--the world would come
to an end The prediction caused much
agitation in England when the date she
set arrived. Thousands OF people de-
serted their homes and went out into
the fields TO await annihiatlon,
Various religious cults have made n
specially IN more recent years of speci-
flying an hour as the earths last. set
ting forth scriptural Or pseudo scien-
tifc arguments in support of their con
tentions
Prof Albert Il. Porta, a meteorological
is given credit for first thinking up to-
days catastrophe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
GreenUiLLe To Build
Fine Hospital For
Kings Daughters

GREFNVILLE, Miss. Dec. H. (Spl)
"A hosptal to cost nearly $260,OO0 will
be bullded In this city Of the King 4
daughters. At we'll attended meeting
OF prominent citizens in the Elysian
club, which was presided over by W.
Fl. Negus, president First National
bank. It was voted to begin a drive
at once to raise not less than $3.50 900
for the purpose of providing adequate
hospital facilities for all the citizens Of
the delta.
Congressman B. G. Humphreys re-
lated the history Of the Kings daugh-
years ago when only two rooms were
needed TO care FOR the sick Of Washing
ton county. Last year more than 1000
cases OF sickness and operations we're
the record Of this institution,
Leroy Percy, former L. 8, senator,
made an inspiring address In few
pointed sentences. elected great ap-
Dlause when he announced that his as
sociates in the Panther Burn planta-
tion had decided that they would do
nate SG0,0 600 toward the new hospital
Or. j. d. Smythe who has been con-
nected with the work of the Ki1g s
daughters ever since its inception, told
of the great need for larger quarters
echoed all that Or. Smythe had said
and put additional emphasis upon the
inadequacy OF the present hospital
Other well known citizens expressed
their Willingness to contribute liberal
~ toward the proposed new hospital,
and the meeting adjourned with every
body being convinced that the entire
amount needed will be over subscribed
u thin week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17

Memphis coal dealers have advanced
the retail price of coal but the new
prices announced are not as high as
prevailed before the fuel administration
leaSSumed control Of the coal situation
during the strike and fixed the retail
prices,
Alabama coal was advanced but 10
cents per ton, The government price
was 30 cents less than the former
prices,
Kentucky coal was advanced 40 cents
per ton, but still sells for 25 cents per
ton less than before government con
troll
Illinois coal was advanced 40 cents
per ton. which makes the new price
10 cents lesA than before the strike
Unable to obtain any satisfactory In
formation In regard to the price situa =
tlon from the federal iue Admnlstra-
tion, the local dealers took the lnltia E
tive In the matter and advanced their
prices, claiming that by continuing the
sale Of coal at the prices fixed by the
government without definite assurance
the wholesale price Of coal at the mines
had not been advanced. and with al
most positive assurance that the price
Of coal at the mines had advanced.
they were facing serious Losses,
The statement attributed to Cyrus
tor, to the effect that no advance In
the price of coal had been authorized
and that dealers who raised their prices
were subject to prosecution under the
Lever act. only added to the compl-
cations Of the situation, and was not
taken seriously by local dealers, who
believe that Mr., Garnsey could not
have been familiar with all the details
Of the local situation
No advice inst rupt ions had baRu
received Wednesday by W D. Kyser
United States district attorney, from
fuel administration officials in Wash
lngton relative to tho Increase Mr.
NyScr stated that without official In
formation on the subject he would not
institute any action against retail
dcnlerr
"Whcn know NV nosltion In tho
n'a'tcr and I find evidence OF violation
~ the law, I will do my duty stated
Mr., kyser. in answer to u question as
TO what action would probably be taken
by his office.
telegram was sent TO the fuel ad-
mnistration Tuesday from the district
attorney. and this waT followed by u
letter setting out tho situation in Mem
nhs and asking for Instructions tn the
matter No reply is expected imme-
diately,
II Is said that in some instances where
invoices have nccompanied shipments
since the strike tho Invoice carried a
rider stating that should any condition
arise through government regulation Of
the coal situation to change the invoice
~ ice. CC"roCtcd inN0tro would be sent.
Another dealer Is said to have received
notice from the mines he receives ht9
coal from that nm advance In prices
would be made, but specifying no par
ticulars,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
CAPITAL SILENT
ABOUT MEXICO
Text of Carranza's Latest
Note on Jenkins Case
Not Received.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l7.--Mexlco's
reply to the American note renewing
the request for the release of Consular
Agent Jenkins had not reached the
state department today and officials
declined to comment on the text as
given IN Associated Press dispatches
last night from Mexico City.
The Carranza government now argues
that the jenkins case has taken on
an entirely different aspect since the
release of the consular agent under
bail and expresses the hope that this
case shall no longer disturb the good
relations which it sincerely hopes exist
between the American and Mexican
people"
After jenkins release on $500 bond
furnished by J, Salter Hansen without
the consular agents know edge, officials
here said there had been no change
in the governments attitude, An in
vestigation of the release Of Jenkins
was undertaken by the American em-
baSsy at Mexico City. but how far 1t
has progressed has not been made
known. jenkins also has been making
an in0uiry
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
BRITAIN READY
TO FREE GOODS
Release of U. S. Materials
Seized During War Is
Promised by England.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-Great Brit
ain is prepared now to release Ameri-
can-owned goods seized during the war
uron establishment of their American
ownership At tho time the goods were
shippel, the state department was ad-
vsed today by the British foreign Of
flee,
The goods affected include those talk
on from neutral ships during the en-
forcement Of the British blockade
against the central powers before the
United States entered the war II IL
understood to include goods shipped
both from the United States to Germany
and from Germany TO this country.
The British note, sara the state de-
partment's note. is Of wide interest
to a large number Of American citizens
and business concerns. It Is In response
to an American note OF Aug, 2S last.
which pointed out that as the economic
blockade Of the central powers had been
raised. American goods detained by tho
British government under the provis-
ions Of the order in council of March
II, 1915. should be released to the
American owners upon the production
OF documents establishing their title TO
goods at time of detention"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
Labor and Former Chiefs
Oppose Railway Release

ers Mr., Gompers said, did not produce
an ounce of coal
"lnJunctions cannot make men work. 4
he added, and 1t is well to remember
that II men cannot get justice in other
ways, they will stop work. and laws
which seek TO prevent that cannot ac-
complish their purpose"
Senator Cummins replied he fully
agreed with the statement that people
could not be made to work by injunc-
ton.
George p. Hampton, managing diree-
tor OF the Farmers National council,1
declared that the people OF the coun-
try and even senator's and representa- i
tivcs did not understand the railroad
bill The senate. he said was attempt !
ing to rush it through because of the,
belief that the president would turn the|
roads back Jan /. \ two-year tinte|
rNtensiuu was what the farmers want Il
ed. Hampton said
Fred j. Chamberlain, head of thel
washington state Grange, asserted that
federal operation of the railroads hadl
failed" because men IN the servieal
we're not loyal to the government, hutI
TO interests that desired TO get bacSI
the roads" Four flfths of the peopial
of the country. he declared, were op-|
posed to rushing through the Cum i
Minis bill"
H. Il. Willis. representing the Broth Il
erhood of Locomotive Engineers and n
number of other speakers pleaded tod
the two-year control extension and del
feat of the Cummffls measure.