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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19
MONEY AVAILABLE
FOR MORTGAGES
Increase in Bank Deposits En-
couraging to Realty,
Says Redell.
"THE DAY" NEAR AT HAND
New Loan Methods Bound to
Have Their Influence on
Private Capital.
"THE DAY" NEAR AT HAND

q. Romat~e Broson Company
For several months every oommen-
tator on real estate conditions has con-
ciuded that the market needed. AZ IN
impetus, reawakening OF interest on the
part OF mortgage lenders moro than any
other factor II such is the CASE. the
day Is about 10 arrive. for since the
FIRST Of the year a very considerable
amount of money available for mort
gage investment has appeared In the
market.
It must be understood, however. thai
the term very considerable" 10 CON-
pRrstive one, and while more ana larger
funds are present than al any time since
March. 1917, there Is not as yet FREQ
ipply in contrast to what the real estate
market was famil.ac with prior to our
entrance Into the war
Nevertheless, institutional lenders
which prior TO January gave little or
no encouragement to mortgage applica-
lions can now be approached with some
degree OF success. In most instances II
In still necessary TO purchase from the
bank which makes the loan a piece OF
toreclosed property. paying in cash for
Il an amount equal TO almost 10 per
cent OF the loan made by the lerder.
Last week the writer was shown the
daily report for the month Of December
OF a bank which has deposits OF Some
thing less than $4,000 900. For that
period an increase in deposits amount
ing TO more than $4,000 was recorded.
the daily increases being on an ascend
ing scale This instance ~ lyrical Of
the conditions among savings banks at
the present time.
An even more encouraging sign Is
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the Kew Gardens Corporation, stat.
that the Inauguration OF this construc.
ton policy does not in any way alter
the existing policy OF binding and hens.
firial restrictions which has served tn
create and maintain the high character
OF the Kew Gardens development A,
we'll as the corporations original a.
velopment at Richmond Hill Nor -
their building policy intended 10 SLIM
nate the local builders operations o
prevent the private land owner from
building for his own occupancy. o.
the contrary. II is expected that II vii
encourage the individual builder h.
demonstrating that standards OF co.
struction can be steadily raised and a,
the same time costs can be lowered hv
thorough practical attention 10 the nd
vantageous features of the preser'
building market, by coordination. cash
purchasing and other elements OF coz
saving.
The chief motive. however. FOR n.
present step Is, Of course. TO meet
pressing demand for modern high class
homes. Secretary OF Labor Wilson Ia,
given the word to resume building. ard
the demand fully warrants action. tn.
Kew Gardens Corporation during tho
period when building was restricted b.
The Federal authorities received many
requests for homes. That demand has
not been satisfied II remains IN pent
Up apartment houses. Rentals are 20
ing up. Tenants know this and ar.
coming into the suburbs ready 10 buy
homes ms a solution OF the rent problem
in New York. The houses the Kew Gar.
dens Company Is now planning are -
meet this demand.
Kew Gardens is particularly suitahl.
a-s
movement in building activity Beside.
occupying the limited area OF high
ground in near Long Island. its trans
portation brings it in fair comparison
with the mos. accessible sections n
Manhattan
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yesterday that he mas more work, -
s1ew than ever before. . ~ =
Materials are high and building IN
expensive" said Mr.. Hopkins. lust
when prices are going to come down 10
something which no one knows. We are
trying to cut country buildings down
In cost and to meet high prices that
way. Before the war tho effort was
TO build better and better. but now We
are reducing the number of tile Ia TIL
rooms There are other economies in
Guiding saving in plumbing fixtures of
which there are great varieties.
No Time for CseIcs. Building.
The people want 10 go ahead and
their impulse is to 20 ahead. But this
Ia not the time for useless building.
The situation depends upon how much
you want 20 build. Where thu question
Of interest on the investment Is con-
cerned. the situation is diiilcui.. Men
who mnde money out o. war contracts.
OF out OF conditions de to the var.
should be patriotic and not complain
about the costs Of building"
That there will be great squirt In
building activities in another six
months is the opinion of 8. l. Schwartz
Of the firm Of Schwartz & Gross erchi-
tects. 3t7 Fifth avenue. IN the mean
time Mr.. Schwartz saws that owners
are putting real estate or a higher
plane. I'm the face OF rents" SAYS
Mr. Schwartz, the owner Is encouraged
TO do this. Buildings which are
twenty years old are br.ug replaced
with new interiors. A building may
have good exterior and n good she'll
but an anticipated floor plan and poor
equipment, yet have a good location.
This was the case of Tas Park avenue.
which we did over, There were three
apartments OF FIVE rooms each on a
moor with ar antiquated layout and
hnish not In keeping with the locality
This floor plan was altered into two
apartments of four rooms and one
apartment OF three rooms. We are
working 20 Inodernize and - bting old
apartments m to new standards. THIS
applies not only to residential but aiso
. to business buildings
Aid to home builders on national
ecale has been suggested 10 the Division
Of Public Works and Construction De-
velopment OF the Department OF Labor
by President Kessler of the United
States League OF Building and Loan
Associations. The plan would be
similar 70 that by which the Federal
Farm Loan Banks aid agriculture.
Mortgages made over to building and
loan associations would be reiliscount-
able at Federal Reserve Banks after
special measures have been taken to
protect the reserve banks and limit the
amount of tho mortgages rediscounted.
The building and loan associations are
admirably eavtpped to finance home
building, and Il is believed that they
7can assist, greatly. In private home
-huilding. The building and loan asso-
Citations Of the country, number 1899
with q total membership OF 3,s3e,612.
Their total assets exceed $3.50. 900, 900.
: Their receipts from all sources in 1917
we're s1,2eo. 900 900 and their coet of
doing business amounted TO only $500
sQeo.
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for nearly six miles, or TO within one and
one half miles OF Monterey. II adtoins
Garfield Lake, a fine body OF water four
miles in length. One mile distant is
colony of New York artists.
Mr.. Wilder Ia a forester, and plans to
give much attention to this hobby Only
one-fifth Of the tract has been cultivated.
The remainder is woodland. containing
over 100000 feet of merchantable TIM
Der. The chestnut trees, which were
killed by blight, will be taken out and
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trees and the foundations Of old cellars
remain to recall the days Of the settlers.
The old farm houses ndjoined the
Albany-Springfeld division OF the Bos-
ton turnpike, traces of which remain.
All highways through the tract have
been closed as the result of petitions
made to the town board and granted In
due process of law.
The property which Mr.. Wilder has
purchased Is situated two and one-half
miles south of Stockbridge and extends
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19

Meister Builders. Inc, leased TO zachrai
Levey Eve four story apartment houses
on corner Of Church avenue. Fourteenth
avenue ana West street. Borough Park
Brooklyn. accommodating about 100
families. with a rental Of $40, 900. for
term Of three years at an aggregate
rental OF $4,000.
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MAKES HIS NINTH PURCHASE.

Edward w. Browning bought from the
Seaman's Bank for Savings YESTERDAY
the two lof, buildings at t41 and 1875 to
1879 West Twentieth street. They were
taken over by the hank in foreclosure
proceedings recently. The properties
constitute the ninth purchase made by
Mr.. Browning for investment within the
last few days. Leopold Well was the
broker
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19
BROOKLYN rRANsAcTIoNs.

Buckley & Horton Company sold COS st.
stone dwelling. lot 2ox1oo. for Hudson
Maxim to a client for occupancy. Hud-
son Maxim Is the gun inventor and
writer.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

LOFT BUILDING near Broadway, ~
stories SIioa. one mortgage; rent $4,000;
eauity $4,000 will take wes, side privat.
house In part payment SALMON, sS-37
.SA@ecu 81
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Mr.. Wilder will plant 100000 pines 20
take their places Ciearines OF tho o,d
farm lands will be planted with alfalfa.
Mr.. wider's new property abounds N
many possibilities. There are twelve
streams containing trout and the upland
Is very attractive with COMMANDING
vistas He has taken UP residence rear
by and will build house on the tract
He intends to park the estate and plans
extensive Developments The transac-
ton was made by S. Osgood Pell & Co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19

A GENUINE BARGAIN FOR
SERIOUS HOMESEEKER A
change, Of business to the Middle
West makes it possible for you
to buy for only $500 my coy
little home, near picturesque
lake, in beautiful refined, highly
restricted suburb, for a small cash
payment, balance monthly, no
more than rent; it has nine big
rooms, outdoor sleeping porch,
parquet floors. huge open fire
places and two tiled baths; a
very large plot, with fine old
shade trees, beautiful lawn; house
splendidly built by days labor
and only three years old; elegant
condition throughout; every CITY
improvement, combined with ad-
vantages Of the country; AS min
utes on d.. l.. G. w X. r. For
pictures and details write Business,
Box 500. City Hall Station, New
York City.
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also include 1876 West Thirty-afth street.
opposite the new Pennsylvania Hotel,
within half a block OF the Pennsylvania
station: 327 Seventh avenue. between
Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth streets.
and eco West Twenty fourth street The
sale will take place at IL O'Clock In the
Exchange Saleroom. II Vesey street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19

"a. I. Wilder OF New York has pur-
chased n tract OF nearly $500 acres In
the Berkshires It includes Bear Noun
tain. October Mountain in the Whitney
estate IL a near nelghbor s. Osgood
Pell & Co. have been engaged for the
last two years In accommodating various
parcels TO consolidate the great tract.
In all there are eighteen different
farms, among which are some OF the old
est in eastern Massachusetts,. All have
been abandoned. although ancient apple
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ZEAL EsTAr. roR sALE-auEESA
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LONG ISLAND REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
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NEW JERSEY REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
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NEW JERSEY RIAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17

we were convinced that the large
tract of barren mountain land owned
by District Attorney Michael F..
Stroup is assessed at fair ana
equitable value. The same can be
said about the unused farm land in
Wayne township to which Judge S.
j. NJ. McCarrell holds title.
Attempts to make Il appear that
we are not doing our duty in re-
Nlslng assessments are unfair and
misleading. 1t is our intention to let
nothing undone which will bring
about through this tri-ennial assess
ment fair and equitable valuation
of all properties in the city and
county.
In the few short weeks We have
10 so over the assessors books and
receive appeals, one can easily see
that 1t would be impossible for us to
cnahge every figure returned to us
we nave authority to make such
changes as are shown necessary 10
us Dy appeal because the assessments
are too high or too low. We can not
take one whole district and add %
per cent. to valuation there, and
another district 20 per cent. and sc
on. We must take each property
separately whenever n complaint oil
investigation shows that the assess
ment may not be q fair one.
From the opinions which I have
heard in many places / feel sure the
public has confidence in us and
KNOWS that we are certainly doinE
our duty faithfully. having in mind
at all times to be fair to everyone
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17
Methodist Minister Ends
Fifth Year at Marysvilie

MarySyillc. Pa. March 1.-THE
Rev. s. Il. Bidlack was in charge OF
the last services of the conference
year in the Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday morning and even
ing and tomorrow morning Will
leave for Sunbury TO attend the
forty seven annual conference of the
church. The Rev. Mr.. Bidlack has
completed a continuous pastorate of
five years here during which time
the church has had healthy
growth.
The membership during that time
has increased from 81 to 172. and
the church has become a station
whereas it had been one of three
churches of a charge and the min
lister next year will receive a sal
ary of $1,000 and parsonage. I'M
provements to the church and par
sonage were made during five years
to the approximate value of 81, ,140.
During his pastorate, the Rev. Mr..
Bidlack reports there were fifty
baptsms, seven marriages and four
deaths
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17
FOR EXCESSIVE
ACID
USE THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT
rs Cent Bottle (32 Doses)
FREE

Just because you start the day wor-
ried and tired, stiff legs and arms and
muscles and aching head, burning
and bearing down pains in the back
WORN OUT before the day begins,
do not think you have to stay in that
condition. Start the day RIGHT.
Get Well! Feel fine! Be strong,
healthy, free from pains, stiff joints.
sore muscles. aching back or kidney
trouble. Start NOW.
If you suffer from bladder weak
ness with burning scalding pains, or
if you are in and out of bed half q
dozen times night. you will appre-
ciate the rest. comfort and strength
THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT gives.
We will give you one 75-cent bottle
(32 Doses and free book about Uric
Acid and how to treat 1t, to convince
you THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT
conquers Kidney and Bladder dis
eases, Rheumatism and all other all
ments, no matter how chronic or
stubborn, when caused by excessive
Uric Acid.
Send this notice with your home
address and 10 cents to help pay part
of postage, packing, etc, to THE DIR.
u. A. WILLIAMS CO., Dept. n 1853,
Gen1 Postoffice Building, East Hamp-
ton, Conn.
You will receive by parcel post, de-
livery paid, our regular 75-cent bot
tie (32 Doses without mourning any
obligation.
Only one bottle given to same fam
lily or address. No attention will be
paid to second requests.
Used by hundreds of thousands dur
ing the past 26 years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17
COLORED SOLDIERS
TO HEAR BAND
tContinued from First Pagc.1

heard the band play back of the
hghting lines in France. In a pup-
lie square in n French village he
looked down on the band giving
sunset concert for the benefit of the
French people who stood with heads
uncovered as they varied their pro-
gram from foot-tingling jazz to the
national airs of America and France.
Cobo told how a colored officer with
wonderful voice sang Joan OF
Are with the band accompani-
ment, so wonderfully that the peo-
pie embraced and kissed him.
It's the same band and the same
singer who will be here Tuesday
afternoon and evening, and Broad
way has simply gone wild over the
entertainment they give.
Lieutenant James Reese Europe,
leader OF the famous band. never
Intended to be a band leader or to
take any part as q musician in the
great war. In spite of the fact that
ne was famous throughout the coun-
try as the foremost negro musician,
he enlisted in the old Fifteenth New
York Regiment, which afterwards
became the S69th and is known as
the Hell Fighters" as q marine
gunner. He had purposely hidden
his identity as far as his musical
talents were concerned when he en-
listed because he believed that he
could be of greater service to his
country standing behind a bullet
splitting Lewis gun than by playing
musical instrument or handling
the baton as he had done for many
years on the New York roof gar
@ens and in the homes of the society
leaders. However, there was too
much talent there to be effectively
camoufiaged and when Colonel Hay
wood, Captain Hamilton Fish and
other officers decided that the COL
ored regiment must have, the best
regimental band in the world, some
one Informed" on Private James
Europe. He was sent for and told
to organize a band. He protested
that he would not lead the band that
was already playing for the colored
troops and it would take too much
time and money to get together the
kind of musicians that he would be
willing to stake his reputation with.
1t so happened that Daniel G. Reid,
the financier, was very much inter-
ested in the matter of the negro
troops and the objections of Europe
We're brought to him. In an inter-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17

view later Mr.. Reid asked Euron.
how much it would take to oreanize
a band. w oe'niNo
rope. sol" Hu-
We'll. go ahead and orpanizen IS
said Reid and placed $4,000 at the
disposal of Europe for Instruments
and the Incidental work of gather
ing musicians from all over the
country. Most of his reed instru-
ment players he secured in Porto
Rico. The band. once organized. il
was Immediately sent abroad with
the negro troops and while over
there 1t was so sought after in all
camps and rest billets as we'll as at
the front that there was a constant
conflict as to what locality in the
war zone should have il.
AT AK les Bains where the dough
boys rested between trench night
| mares. Europe and his band were
| the favorite joy-tonic. They were
kept at AK les Bains for a month
or more at a time, and it became
serious question as to where they
| were most needed-sending the lads
INTO battle lightheartedly, or to keep
the band among the civilian French
population to help their morale and
TO show them that in spite of every
| thing there was still fun and laugh
ter. Irwin Cobb said they were the
best regime entail band he heard while
there, and the bands praises have
been sung by war correspondents.
officers and enlisted men. Jim
Europe studied and became a lieu
tenant and took his turn very often
with the machine gun crew aside
| from leading his band. The band
comprises sixty-five men and an un-
usual program of musical delights
and surprises to suit all tastes is
promised.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17
BLAME FOR WRECK
FIXED In REPORT
[Continued from First Page. I


attached to 3275, which had stopped
at water plug. 1t had been stand
ing about ten minutes when 1866 ran
into it.
AN investigation disclosed that the
principal factors associated with the
accident were the conduct of the en-
gineman OF 1865. the fiagman of 1926
and the character of the block system
controlling the operation of trains.
The disaster occurred at a time
when night signal indications are en-
ployed but no unfavorable weather con-
ditions existed such as is produced by
rain or fog.
Approximately 3.1O0 feet west of
the point of accident the engneman re-
ferred TO passed a block signal in eau
tion, or permissive. position. That is
the signal indicated that one or more
trains were in the block and that the
engineman should operate his train un-
der control. He states that he was
running at a rate of about IS miles an
hour and that he could see a distance
of 125 car lengths until he came into
the glare of an electric headlight of an
engine G41), which was standing on
the westbound track. This light. he
says, limited his range of vision so
that he only was Is car lengths from
the end of the cabin when he saw the
fagman. His train consisted of 70 cars,
and in his opinion he could have stop
ped it in 80 car lengths. His statement
as to the headlight is contradicted by
the engineman of 1414, who claims that
the light was dimmed.
"In order to determine the extent to
which high power headlights affect sig
nal lights OF flagmen. demonstration
i II. IL.
on March II. with operating conditions
practically similar to those existing on
the morning of the collision. A flag
man was placed 71S feet from the end
of the cabin and his signal was OBJ
served 1400 feet distant with the elec-
trio light in full operation, and other
demonstra tions showed that the flag
mans signal could be seen at a greater
distance with the headlight dimmed.
"The fagman of 3275 stated that he
was back 20 or 80 car lengths. but ac-
cording to the engineman he was back
only half that distance. Aside from
these contradictory statements. how
ever. the fact is admitted by the flag
man that he failed to light fuses or
place torpedoes as he is required TO do
when a train stops under circumstances
in which it may be overtaken by an
other train.
Under the manual block system in
operation on the Trenton branch. a per-
missive signal is given one freight train
to follow another in a block, and conse-
uuently the matter of preventing a col
lision largely devolves on the fiagman.
In the case of this accident It was
proper for the englneman of 1865 to
enter the block. but 1t is evident that
he relied on the protection which he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17
Busy Automobile Band
Robs Restaurants, Holds
Up Citizen; Takes Cash
BIZ Associated Press

New York, March 17.-F'our men
in an automobile spent the early
hours to-day robbing people and
cash registers in busy sections of
the city. Arriving at saloon at Sew
enth avenue and One Hundred and
Iwenty-fourth street, they held up
the proprietor and all his Gus
toners.
n few blocks away they stopped
a citizen in the street and robbed
nm. y little later they entered n
broadway restaurant and stole all
the money possessed by the man
ager, the cook and the patrons. In
all, the bandits obtained S225 in
cash and S400 worth of jewelry.
In each instance one man remain
ed in the machine and kept the mo-
tor running, another stood watch
nearby and the other two men did
the rohhipp
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17
People of Camp Hill
Plan Summer Chautauqua

Camp Hill, March Clamp Hill
is assured of a Chautauqua this sum-
mer with the signing of twenty resi-
dents as guarantors at a meeting
held in the firehouse.
The local movement is headed by
r. +. Cahill and has the sanction of
borough residents. According to
present plans the Chautauqua tents
will be placed on the large Camp
Hill school playground. in Chestnut
street near Herman avenue.
In order to get a seven day Chau-
tauqua entertainment here S1.150
must he raised. The Chautauqua
program includes high-class enter
tainment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17
ASSESSMENT OF
PROPERTY is FAIR
IContinucd from First Page.l

thing to do and that was lower the
valuations.
'Since We have been here we have
ordered a complete record to be kept
showing all realty transfers and
when we go to any district to hear
appeals we take these sheets with
us and ask the assessors the values
of the properties which were sold.
In many instances substantial in
creases have been made in valua-
tions by this method, and when the
next tri-ennial assessment is made
still more accurate valuations can be
secured.
From the evidence submitted to
Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. - Adv.
us at recent session at Halifax,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17

NOTICE is hereby given that a
Epecial meeting of the stockholders
OF ]. HORACE MCFARLAND COM
PANY will be held at the principal
office of the company in Harris burg
Pa, on the 2Sth day of March, 1918
al $50 P. NJ, for the purpose OF vot.
ing for or against an increase in the
capital stock OF the company from
Si25'0 to s2O0,o0O; the creation Of
a new issue of Preferred CAPITAL
Stock, and to provide for the redemp-
tion Of the present outstanding pre-
ferred Capital Stock of the com
]. HORACE MCFARLAND.
Secretary