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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Another Chance
To Buy Ocean
Lots at Auction
Developers of Neponsit De.
eide to Dispose Of 700
Remaining Unsold Par
GELS at pub &c Sale

Great demand for lots near The
ocean has been shown in recent auc-
ton sales Several sales of such prop
erty have been held in the last few
weeks and all have been largely at
tended. That many are Of the belief
that this class Of realty affords good
investment is evident from the number
Of investors and operators who have
purchased lots at these auctions.
Those who still want sites near the
ocean within easy committing distance
of Manhattan Will have another oppor-
tunity to buy them on Saturday, Au-
gust is. 1t is announced by the
Neponsit Realty Company, owners and
developers of Neponsit, the most west
erly residential colony on the Rocka-
way coast, that they have decided to
liouidate all their remaining holdings
and wind up the affairs of the company
The sale will be held on the premises
by the lere Johnson, jr., Company,
auctioneers, and Will be absolute. All
the remaining vacant lots, numbering
zoo, are TO he sold for whatever they
will bring, regardless of their value.
Many Of the lots are located directly
on the ocean.
Of chief interest to prospective
builders, either for all-year or
summer occupancy is the fact that all
the lots TO be sold are located in the
narrowest section of the Rocksway
coast, west Of the Long Island Railroad
terminal at Rockawsy Park. ind close
TO both the Atlantic ocean and. ia
maica Bay.
Another importan. conside ration is
that the electric surface carline, which
directly connects with the Long Island
Railroad terminal 81 Rockaway Park,
is routed through Belle Harbor and
Neponsit. with the proposal made re-
Gently to extend the line. westerly,
through Jacob Riis Park adjoining
Neponsit) and to Fort Tilden, erected
during the war period on Eockaway
Point These cars are operated night
and day the year round through all
sections OF the Rockaway coast to Far
Rockaway.
At Neponsit the surface car line
turns from Newport Avenue south
toward the ocean into the Adirondack
Boulevard (the gateway to Neponsit),
thence west into Ncponsit Avenue to
Jacob Riis (Seaside) Park. Not one Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
NEE7CQ CLUB H7 AoNl1RO
BEHCA E7N1L/L-HED By
NETi10NCL/ mn T17IIT co
FOR EMPz CyEEc

Experts OF the reconstruction com
mission estimated thst New York, on
January /, 1926, will face 8 shortage
OF $3.50 apartments, or housing facil-
tiles fer at least 199,l00 men, women
and children. averaging the ordinary
New York family at five persons.
This estimate was reached after due
allowance was made for. housings now
in course of construction in all parts
Of tha greater city. ard much OF which
VIII not be ready for occupancy by
October /, when, or before. all removals
TO and from new and old quarters must
be made.
No new multi-familv houses can be
stasted now and completed before Oc-
tober !, so the only possible additional
relief can come from the erection, as
soon as possible, OF one and two-family
light constructed houses in the suburbs
These conditions lend significance to
the offerings at public auction of 500
lots at Howard Beach, Jamaica Bay, on
Saturday, July 26. The sale, which is
TO be conducted by Joseph P. Day,
sactioneer, is to be held at D. M and
sill give bidders the opportunity OF
buying at their own prices improved
lots on the Rockaway Beach division
OF the Long Island Railroad between
Jamaica Bay, the Hawtree ard Shell
bank deep water basins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

street, opposite Central Park and the
Fifth Avenue block front which the
late Mrs. Henry Fiagler purchased for
Improvement with dwelling which was
TO have been designed by John Russell
Pope, and which was expected to be
one of the finest on Fifth Avenue.
Decision of the owners to proceed
with the operation is significant be-
cause the upbuihng Of the property
he's been deferred from time TO time
awaiting Il more favorable material and
labor market. 1t would Indicate that
the owners and their advisers have
come to the conclusion that improved
conditions in the building trades are
not to be expected for some time and
that further delay seems useless. The
belief that q cooperative house would
furnish 4 solution Of the problem of
high rentals shows that the rental
situation is perplexing those who can
afford to Pay as much as $500 year
for home as we'll as folks who cannot
pay mere than small proportion Of
this amount.
1t is intended to erect the twelve
story building on pot lO0x10O on
the corner. There Will be two apart
men.s on each Aoo-, ore OF ten rooms
ard one Of fourteen rooms.
he exterior OF Tie pU4ldlng VIII De
Of limestone and terra Gotta, and will
be Italian in des en-. This building
Will be protected by the Improvement
Of tho easterly section OF the plotage
with ninc-story cooperative apart
ment. The Fifth Avenue building will
be carried out or the cooperative plan.
under which a certain portion Of the
building space is allotted to the hold
ers Of the stock which represents the
equity IL the building. The larger
portion Of the BIZ lalng space is re-
served for rental ct normal rents and
furnishes income for the maintenance
Of The property. Tho schedule of rem
tails for the twelve-story building has
been txed Al from $4,000 TO $500 a
year.
The improvement Of the property
will be carried out by the Owners I'm
provemcnt Corporation, Frederick II,
MacRobert. attorney. George l..
Brsady. % the arch itectural firm o.
Shape. nrcady B. Peterkin, Inc, Is AS
sociAted with the company In profes
siernl enrAelty.
For the construction Alexander Bro
!ca'nr " consulting engineer, ard Mic
wnnhous Brothera Will erect tho build
ing. Douglas L. Fliinan K Co hnvc
been sclectcd ns the managing agent
of tnis property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Unprecedented Demand
For Homes i'm BROOKLYN
Shortage in Other Borough and
Discouraging Outlook Send
Many Eamiiiea Into h;ngs

The Buckley & Horton Co. has sold
500 Willoughby Avenne, between Tomp-
kins and Throop Avenues, q foar-story
double apartment, on lot 26.6xl0o. for
w. A. Nickels
Bolster Builders nave sold to t. A.
Crimmins & Son the two three-storv.
one family brick houses and 9 cyca-
more Street. The houses are part Of
81 purchased recently from the
Schuitze estate
William Liss has sold nineteen lots
on East Eighth, Ninsh and Tenth
Streets. between Avenues L, NJ and Y,
Flatbush, for Abraham Nathan. to the
Brown Mortgage Co; also nine lots
on the north side of Eigbty-fifth Street,
12O feet west Of Twenty third Avenue.
to tAe Noos Realty Co.; the north st
corner OF East Nineteenth Street and
Avenue S, plot 10QxlO0, for William
Denver, to client who will improve
with two-family, semi detached houses
with garages; and for the estate Of
George Webb, 80xl00, on the west side
of East Nineteenth Street, 200 feet
south of Avenue S, to Htrvey R. Ran
dell
The Clinton Trading Corporation has
sold TO John J. Dunlea the one family.
frame dwelling at 253 Sherman Street.
on lot 12.6xo. Mr. J. G. Agresta was
the broker in the transaction.
3. j. Sforza hos sold for Charles J
FOX TO Angelo Lecce, for occupancy.
the two-family house, on lot 20xioO.
known as 1904 Sixteenth Avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Scenery and Ideal
Weather Winning
''Movie" Producers
Zukor Says New York and
Vicinity Great Stage for
Camera; Expects Produc-
ton Centre Will Be Here

Scenery and ideal weather conditions
in New York and vicinity arc winning
the motion picture production business
from the West Adolph luxor, presi-
dent Of the Famous -Lasky Corr
poration. made the statement yesterday
that this city Will soon be the greatest
production centre of the motion picture
Industry and that studios equal If not
superior TO those built in the well
known Los Angeles picture colony
would be erected here. Mr. Zukor's
company Is now erecting studio in
Long Island City that will cost $1,000
600. He said that the motion picture
producers Of the country are more or
less agreed on this and for that rea-
son 1t would not surprise hina to see
others follow shortly the lead of the
+ anous Players Lasky Corporation
and erect studios In the metropolitan
district
Pictures produced in New York can
be conveniently supervised from the
home offices Of the various com
panies," Mr.. Zukor said. "The work
can be carried on in the heart Of the
commerclal@ and political centre of
the NHOle World-an1 TINS is sure to
have desirable effect upen picture
production. Long Island and New Jer-
sey sites offer wonderful possibilities
for the motion picture field
Such a movement would not only
entail the purchase % great areas %
land, but would be followed by build
ing up process. Large motion picture
companies build whole cities about
their plants in Il space 90 months.
Thousands Of people come 70 the loca-
ton"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Catholic Women's Club
Established in New Jersey

The Jay house, at 1874 Broad Street.
Newark, n. j., has been bought by the
CATHOLIC Young u onen's Club from
the National Newark and Essex Bank.
It viii be the first club to be estab-
l-shed by the organ ization in New Jer-
sey Miss Grace O'Rourke, acting for
the club, purchased the property
through Feist & Feist
The house is Of brownstoue and con
talns nineteen rooms and several
baths. The entire building will be re-
modelled and viii contain a cafeteria.
hall for dancing and amusements.
reading rooms and sleeping rooms for
out-oT-town guests.
The property has a frontage Of 65
feet on Broad Street and is 216 feet
deep, running back TO what is known
as Fast Kinney Alley.
The project is being carried on under
the personal supervision Of the Ma
tional Catholic Womens Service Club
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

The Schultz Cigar Stores Company
has leased for twenty-one years the
building at the southwest corner Of
Aain Street and Broadway. Flushing.
for $4,000 This is said to Re the
largest single lease ever effected in
Flushing I. ]. Burnett was the broker.
The property IS az g corner where
the trolley traffic for the entire North
Shore centres. A confectionery concern
now occupies the premises. Il has a
lease that has five years yet to run,
and the Shuttle company takes the prop
erty subject 70 this lease The prop
erty belongs TO the Underhiil estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

when one stops to study the three-mile
OF water frontage on Jamaica Bay,
Hawtree and Sl,ellbank Basins, with
cottages and lighthouses built right
alongside, and boats floating at the
back door, the Casino. beach bathing
grounds, s00-foot pier, beach walk,
wide streets and shade trees, the de-
cision to buy and locate there is quick
to follow.
"Howard Beach has a great future,
future made greater and surer by
the act Of the owners and developers
i'll having expended more than ST.
coo 900 in the development Of the col
ony, ard iii recently having coded TO
the city the land necessary to the con-
struction of the cross bay shortcut
to the Rockaway coast.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Two More Bronx Flats
Bought by Investors

One in Yyse Avenue and the
Other in Clay Avenue; Buy
ers for Private Houses
Joseph G. Abramson has purchased
through Pease Gilman from John
N. Luning 1873 Vyse Avenue, a five
fve-story modern apartment, on lot
37.6x100.
Charles Herlin has resold for r. D.
Mooney 1902 and 1904 Clay Avenue, a
six-story modern house, to an invest
ing client.
Sales of Dwelling Houses
Rosa Weiss has sold to Anton Ours
co $50 East 134th Street( three-story
dwelling, on lot 25x10O.
Richard Dickson has sold for II.
Rruenich 11l8 and 1920 Augusta Place,
on plot 50x100, with two-family
frame detached dwelling.
Boulevard Acreage Sold
ish < Marvin have sold for the
estate of Frederick de peyster an acre
on Bronx Boulevard. near the Wood :
lawn station, to F. s. r arren.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
$4,000 Dwelling just
OF Fifth Avenue Sold

Douglas l.. Gilman & Co. have sold
for Mrs. c. Schlosser her residence at
East Ninety-second Street, a four
story, high stoop.s brownstone house,
on lot 2ox1o0, adjoining the south cor
ner of Fifth Avenue on which is the
former home Of l. Townsend Burden
which the same broker sold a few
years ago.
The Schlosser house was held in the
market at SIS 600
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
English Concern Buys
1t Broadway Home
Pays Norman S. Ricsenfeld {
Profit on 800 Bought Two
Weeks AGO From Bank

Norman S. Riessenfeld has resold
1863 Broadway to Alfred Stern, of Lon
don, England. The property is now
occupied by the buyer. 1t is five
story, basement and sub basement loft
building on lot 25x150, running
through from Broadway to Franklin
Place, and adjoins the northwest cor
ner of Franklin Street. The property
is assessed at $4,000 and was held
at s125,oo0. Mr.. Rissenfcld purchased
this property few weeks ago from
the Seaman's Bank for Savings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Buyer for MontcIair Dwelling

+. n. Crawley g. Brothers have sold
to j. L. Deetjen, Of Plainfeld. y. j..
the dwelling Of Mrs. Isabel H. Long
on Upper Mountain Avenue The
properly has q frontage of 100 feet
and extends TO depth Of ESQ feet.
The house IS three-story frame and
single construction ard contains
eleven rooms, three bathrooms and
solarium. There IS garage or the
premises for three cars. The property
has been held az s25 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
White Plains House Rentals

TIE Robert E. Farley organization
has leased for <. A Steele his house in
Lafayette Street, White Plains, to F.
0. Renzer Of this city; also, for
George Christie, his house in High
Street, White Plains, to J. Cosman for
the summer months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
John e.. Bates Finds Home That PLeuses
Him i7a Charming Section Of M0rvist01Uz,

This is the lyon house at Morris
town, N. j., recently sold to John G.
Bates, of Taylor, Bates & Co. The
property was held at $4,000. Frederic
T. Turrell has purchase a building
site on Mitchell Avenue from franklin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
General Lloyd Bsyce's Heirs TO Build
Fine apartments on Upper 5fI1 Ace. Really

The realty OF the late General Lloyd
Bryce al Fifth Avenue and Ninety-sev-
enth Street is TO be improved with CO.
operative apartment houses, one twelve
stories and the other nine stories. In
General Bryce, Mrs. J. Sergeant Cram,
Mrs. Gi@ord Pinchot, ". Bourke Cock
"a ard number of other we'll known
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

Hospital for Children on the south side
Of West Thirty-tifth Steet 100 feet west
Of Ninth Avenue. The building is to
DE erected on property seventy-fve feet
front on Thirty-ffth Street, and IL to
be built over the full depth Of the
property TO connect with the existing
hospital buildings On Thirty fourth
Street. The building will be OF Nre-
proof construction, six stories high.
with solarium constructed on the
roof
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
4Sih ST. Sapce for

I me fxeStauraalf
The East Forty-eighth Corporation,
which is Edgar A. Levy and Benja
Mordecai, has leased the ground floor
and basement of 1916 Forty eighth
Street to Baumgarten & Haering, who
conduct the Voisn and Elysee restau-
rants. The space leased is to be occu-
pied by a resta urant to be known as
the Crillon. 1t will open early in
October. r. C. Voth conducted the
negotiations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

Another favorable factor Is the
ownership, by the company, of a large
area to the west of the lots TO be sold
on July 26, adjacent to the Shellbank
Basin and the Cross-hay Boulevard. all
Of which they have the intention to
develop"
The experienced operator will not
need assistance, as he knows full well
how TO estimate the effect upon present
and future values of the two canals, or
basins, already completed as part Of
the Jamaica Bay improvement plan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

Street, to William B. Boulton; 293
South Street, to R. c. Good, president
Lackawanna Leather Company, Of
Hackensack. n. j., who will occupy it
while his new house is in course of
construction, and THE Crossways," to
Lewis A. Riley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Woman to Build
Dwelling in Yonekrs

Thomas S. Burke has sold for Mrs.
DR.. Lasher plot Of land on the west
erly side Of Bayley Avenue. near Val
entine Lane, Yonkers, to Mrs. Annie
Brown, OF Landscape Avenue. Mrs
dwelling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

people will be interested in the devel-
opment Of this corner, which will rep
resent an Investment Of at least ST.
600, 600, exclusive of the value Of the
site.
Fifth Avenues newest apartment. CON
tains about eight lots fronting 100 feet
OF With Avenue and 200 feet on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Plot Buying Feature of
csichester Market

The Scarsdale Estates, robert f.
Farley, president, have sold large
plot on Parkway Drive, in the Green
acres section OF Scarsdale, to Ralph
+. Warner
Watson & Bremner have sold
through Mr.. Farley, two plots at Nep-
perhan Heights, yonkers, to Walter
Z. Eaton. OF New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Plot Sales in Westchester

The Scarsdale Estates Organization
has sold for William Stuart his plot at
Greenacres, Scarsdale, to Justin Frad-
ley of Brooklyn.
The Robert E. Farley Organiza ton
has sold for Dudley 3. Lawrence his
residence at Bronxville, N. Y, to John
G.. Hegeman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

B. Dwight and will build from plans
prepared by Freeman & Hasselman.
Rentals at Morristown include 30 Mac
culloch Avenue, to Robert Watson
Stuart; 16 Farragut Place, to Mrs.
Gordon Forbes; % COLES Avenue, to
Charles Crist Delmonico; II James
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
Downing Street Dwelling Sold

J. g. Maxwell has sold for Elizabeth
Hanson to David 7. Christie the three
sorry dwelling. 1880. 50 Downing
street This purchase gives Mr..
Christie frontage Of siNty-eieht feet
on Downing Street, running through
to West Houston Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

house seekers In attendance.
Based upon this outlook, this prop
erty owners and auctioneer have ar
ranged to have several Of their repre-
sentatives stationed On the property
until the day Of sale, in order that the
inexperienced purchaser Of real estate
may be aided in making a selection.
"One has but to see Howard Beach
to like IT, Mr.. Day said yesterday, 'and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

Home for Nurses or 35ti Street
Drawings have been fled by {. ?. n.
Gilbert, architect, for the Nurses
Home to be erected for ST. Marys Free
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

and file OF real estate investors and
builders will be considerably agument
ed on the day Of sale by the number of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20

In view Of the housing conditions,
and the fact that the landlords, scent
Ing the building boom and the greater
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-31
7 JSES OF THE WAR
 FROM A GERMAN SOURCE

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The New York American presents first of series of chapters of Germany's ,wn investigations into the cause of he war. Socialist Deputy Kautsky made compilation from the papers If the German Foreign Relations Committee and gives adequate proof hat the Kaiser did "egg on" Aus ria to attack Serbia. Now or 1ever," wrote the Kaiser on the margin of note sent from Vienna oy Tschirschky, the German am oassador. "I seize every occasion o warn seriously against any nasty teps," wrote the ambassador. "Who authorizing him to do this? This is cry stupid. It is no business of 'lis," annotates the Kaiser in his ,wn handwriting. Ass" comments he Kaiser when Count von Berch- old protests that his government lid not desire any Serbian territory or herself.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-31
MR. AND MRS. F. L.
 CROCkWELL ENTERTAIN

MT. and Mrs. F. l.. Crockweu of Perseverance entertained on Christ. mas, their guests being Mir. and Mrs, E. G. Keeney of Juneau, Mir. and Mrs Harry Dott, Ed. Leppun and Pat Casey of Perseverance. After a most enjoyable dinner, the remaining part of the evening was spent in dancing Not to be outdone by the older set, Frank Crockwell Jr. invit- ed all his Perseverance playmates to ! Christmas party the following Sat lrday After lunch was served, the Christmas tree was lighted and each guest, both young and old was pre- sented with a gift as a souvenir of 6 very delightful party.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-31
BUSINESS HOUSES TO CLOSE

s Business houses in Juneau will De closed all day tomorrow on account of New Years Day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-31
GRAND JURY TO BE
 GIVEN EVIDENCE OF
 SUPREME COURT LEAK

WASHINGTON, Dec 3t-The De. partment of Justice is to give the grand jury evidence regarding an all legged leak in decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Officials say the evidence is conclusive. The de, tails have not been announced. It is claimed that Wall street interests profited by advance information of decisions on the prohibition question and the Southern California oil land case.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-31
5. N. BAKER RE-
 TURNS TO BRISTOL BAY

S. H. Baker of the U. s. Bureau of Fisheries is a passenger on the Ad miral Watson for the U. s. Station at Bristol Bay He will proceed as far IS Seward on tho Admiral Watson md from there he will go over the rail. Mr. Baker went immediately o Bristol Bay last summer after his return from France. He has been visiting his parents in Eastern Geor- yia since September
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-31
STIRRING UP MONARCHY

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-A Berlin special to the World says Gen von Mackensen's triumphal trip through Germany is a big factor in helping 70 strengthen and arouse the spirit of nationalism and the monarchial dea. The government is forced to countenance the receptions to the general at, every important railroad junction, which invariably take the form of patriotic rallies, with the singing of Deutschland Uber Alles' and other military songs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-31
PROTEST IS ISSUED
 BY THE ALBANIANS

LAUSANNE, Dec. 23-The Ma ional Albanian Committee has is .ued protest against territory be- longing to Albania being separatet rom Independent Albania. The pro est, says M. Venizelos, Greek Pre- nier, has declared all lands of the Southern portion of Albania to be definitely ceded to Greece, and that this is confirmed it will be { lagrant violation of the principles for which humanity bled in thi most terrible war. and that Jus ice should reconstitute Albania in Territorial entity.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-31
NEW YEARS RECEPTION

The officers and members of the Scottish Rite Bodies of the Valley of Juneau, Or. tent of Alaska, will hold their annual New Years reception in their lodge room New Years Day, from two to five o'clock, to which Masons of all Degrees are cordially in- vited. Sojourning Brethren in Juneau are especially in vited. Instrumental and vo- cal music will be rendered during the afternoon and re. treatments will be served. Let all Brethren gather and make this . Happy New Years Day indeed.
 N. S. WHITTIER,
 33' Hon. Elect.
 Commanderin. Chief, Alaska
 Consistory No. l. H. E. BROWN. S2'
 Rssistra-.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-31
COTTON MARKET LIVELY

NEW YORK, Dec. 31. = Seven teamships will carry 100000 bales ,f Egyptian cotton from Alexan- lria, valued at $685 bale, or $68,- 5OO.O00. Importers say the Cotton Exchange in America Is swamped with business and opens but min- lte a day to comply with the law hat requires daily opening.