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wood avenue. Leggett avenue, Intervale
avenue. East 1880 street East l56th
street, Whitcock avenue, Fox, Kelly and
Dawson streets, Stebbins avenue, Rogers
place, East 1920 street (west of West
chester avenue) and Timpson place, at
the intersection Of Leggett avenue. and
the Southern Boulevard.
The outlying holdings OF the estate
include several fine plots in Hunts Point
avenue. at Spofford. Randall and Oak
Point avenues, In Randall. Whittier and
Drake avenues. and, west OF Westchester
avenue, plot in Hall place near East
167th street. also a plot running through
from Westchester avenue TO East l56th
street.
These 45o or moro lots are among
the best selections made by the late
George F. Johnson. who was noted for
his keen knowledge OF New York city
real estate conditions and values and
who through his foresis htedness and
expert knowledge accumulated some OF
the choicest parcels OF vacant property
In iths East Bxonz which since hs mada
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Community houses as war memorials
rather than the soldier monuments SO
popular at the close of the Civil War
are widely favored by civic and patriotic
bodies. One Of the advocates of the new
type OF memorials is the Building Age.
In current editorial 1t says:
1T is fitting that the great war.
fought for democracy, should give birth
to a movement fer truly democratic
memorials, for memorials which should
commemorate the victory of a great peo-
pie rather than be a monument to the
vanity and power of one man.
"In days 'past-let US nope forever
It was an Alexander. a Caesar. a Ma
poleon. TO whose name the glory OF VIC
tory attached, not to the name OF a
people. 1t was the ruler who LED MS
armies to victory who was commemo-
rate rather than principle or the
achievements of great nation. The
symbols of such victory quite fittingly
took the form OF monuments for the per-
sonal glorihcation of the leader
To-day, victory rests upon the arms
OF the people and those chosen TO rep
resent them. And memorials to thelI
victory should be such as to enter into
the life and spirit of the nation II the
victory is to be tittingly celebrated.
This feeling has permeated the
United States. A few communities still
hold to the erecting of memorial arch
monument or other traditional com
memoration of the victories OF AUTO
cratic government. But by far the
greater number are, with true American
democratic spirit, seeking TO erect me
MORALS that will be part OF the life Of
1.-THE people and cultivate the community
spirit.
NO better way in which to express
this spirit can be found than in the
sentiment for so called community build
ings, for buildings which shall provide
a meeting place for the citizens where
recreation may be had. Such buildings
In their highest development form
centre for the life Of the community ant
foster a spirit that can not help bu
make better citizens.
"Such buildings for the average towr
should contain a gymnasium, which ma,
be In the basement. an auditorium wher'
public meetings or entertainments MAJ
take place. perhaps a swimming pool
and even meeting places for the select
men or town officials, In which case thu
building may take the place Of cit,
hall Outside, the grounds may be lait
out so as to provide space for football
and baseball field, tennis court. &C.
needs little imagination to picture wha
boon such a memorial will be to tn
average community. for II will provid
place which perhaps may long hav
been desired but which tho town ha
heretofore been unable TO AFFORD
Such a memorial need not be ex
pensive or pretentiouA In fact. the De
gree 81 infssmalttx ek sAs builAlAs M,
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The house at the northwest corner OF
Lafayette and Prince streets in when
James Monroe, fifth President of the
United States, lived until his death on
July 4, 1881, is to be sold at public
auction on Wednesday. November H.
by Bryan L. Kennedy. and unless some
historic society comes to the rescue II
will very likely pass from us preseh,
regime as an old rag shop to utter
obliteration and modern sTuctuAe
will rise on its site.
The now quaint old brick gambrel
rooted house was built in 1873 by
Samuel L. Gouverneur, son-in-law OF
President Monroe. and as the GouVer-
neurs were among the socially eject Oh
New York 1t was the scene of festivities
and the gathering place OF men OF o,s-
tinction. especially while 1t was the
home of the ex-President-
According TO Louis Amin Ames'
president OF the National Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution. in
diyidual members of that society are
taking keen interest in the preserVa-
ton of the old landmark, and 1t is pos
sible that funds will be forthcoming on
auction day to save it from the ma"
of commercialism.
The difficulty which seems to stand
In the way, according to the society
and of the American Historic ana
Scenic Preservation Society, which Is
also interested in the project, is the
fact that the house is to be sold with
the entire frontage along Lafayette,
prince and Crosby streets for 100000
II the house could be purchased of Itself
there probably would not be much dim
guilty in raising the necessary funds.
Mr.. Ames and others believe that II
the whole plot must be purchased II
might be converted into park COM
memorative OF President Monroe. The
propriety of such a step, IT is pointed
| out would be apparent now in view OF
the fact that II was President Monroe
who originated the doctrine OF America
| for Americans" In view OF the con-
dieting doctrines contained In the
| league Of Nations, the Monroe Doctrine
now rises 20 a most commanding posi-
ton in the politics OF the world
| The Municipal Art Society OF New
York Is interested In the situation but
its constitution permits II to act only IN
| the preservation OF such architectural
relics as the doorway iron balustrades
and the iron grillwork. The society
has voted TO cooperate with the other
bodies Interested in the preservation OF
/ the house. .
On May S. 1905, the Women's Auxil-
iary OF the American Historic and Scenic
Preservation Society placed n tablet on
the walls OF the Gouverneur house
which reads as follows;
/ - -
In this house died
1. James Monroe,
FIFTH President of the United States
|: who proclaimed
II the Monroe Doctrine,
/; Upon which depends the freedom OF
l.; the American republics ana
l.: the safety OF the United states against
|; foreign aggression
| .Ro,n AnriI es 1888 Died July 4'lsS1;
soldier in the Continental Army
| Member OF the Continental Congress,
American Envoy 10 Great Britain,
France and Spain.
Negotiator Of the Louisiana Purchase. o.:
Secretary OF State,
Secretary OF War,
Twice Governor Of virginia.
| Twice President OF the United states.
with the historic house Mr. Kennedy
WI sell for the estate OF Alfred Mar
shan ewo nvs saory susrtmsnk houses
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and groves was usually enclosed within
walls The designers OF the villas real
lied the artistic value of terraces.
Formal grounds. surrounding the
villas, were limited 10 a comparatively
small area Because of the frequent
wars II was impossible to protect a
larger area and guard the works OF art
within. AS a result the villa and It's
grounds formed a perfect work of art
Every inch of ground within the en-
closure was taken advantage Of to pro-
duce some interesting effect.
shows Touch of Colonial.
An interesting American-Italian villa
was designed by John Russell Pope for
Major Robert L. Bacon at Westbury,
L. l.. Although the house retains the
H shaped outlines of the villa It shows
the influence of Colonial ideas in archi-
lecture. This house has the great ex-
panse of plain wall surface which char
acterizes the italian villa. The entrance
court is partially defined ON one side by
the wall OF the service wing of the
house. The court Is otherwise fully en-
closed by a brick wall. The front en-
trance is surmounted by an overhanging
balcony. In the Renaissance villas such
balconies were designed to offer addi-
ittonal protection to the door itself,
but in the modern house 1t gives space
and balcony room to the home above
the entrance.
Small. lantenlike oriole windows
break the wall surface of the service
wing. An air of age has been given to
the house by whitewash preparation
applied to the brick walls. This is per-
nlitted to wear of just enough to give
an agreeable texture and to suggest the
masonry construction. A note Of color
is given to the house by its dark blue
blinds. The roofs is an unobtrusive
gray.
Pure Italian architecture In America
Is more often found in the italian town
houses than in the country villas. These
town houses owe their origin to the re-
vival OF classic architecture In Florence
under Lorenzo de Medici. They are re-
productions and adaptations of Floren-
tine palaces Early in the fifteenth cen
fury luxurious living began to prevail
among the upper classes Of society, and
sumptuous private dwellings on an un-
precedented scale were erected In Flor
ence. These buildings rivalled in splendoI
the great civic monuments Of earlier
times in Florence.
Florentine Palaces Simple.
These Florentine palaces generally
consisted of two stories over a high
basement They were grandly simple
in design and fine in their proportions.
The window openings of many Of these
palaces were of a purely medieval char
acter in their larger features They
were each composed of a round arch
embracing two smaller arches with q
central shaft and side shafts. The
shafts were tapering. however. and
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PREDICTS 3.OOO,OOO
POPULATION IN 1850
Commerce Body Sees Great
Future for Queens.

Based on the advantages which the
new dual subway system will bring to
Queens. the Chamber of Commerce Of
that borough has estimated that the
population of Queens ten years hence
will have increased from 425,o00 to
1,250DO0. BY the same reckoning the
borough statlsticians compute the popu-
lation at 100000 in 1850. In other
words, Queens thirty years from to day
will boast OF as many residents as Man.
haitian now has.
The Queens Chamber of Commerce
has just issued a map showing the ele-
waited and subway lines of the dual sys-
tenn as they radiate in the eastern bor-
ough. 1t clearly reveals the benefits
which Queens derives from the opera
ton of trains over two extensions from
Manhattan to Astoria and Corona and
the three extensions from Brooklyn to
Ridgewood. Richmond Hill, Woodhaven
and the Jamaica sections. Residents OF
Queens may now travel for a single fare
to any part Of Manhattan by means OF
the Interborough and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit arms of the dual system.
Printed on the map are the following
facts" compiled by the Chamber OF
Commerce regarding the growing Dor
ough:
Area, 1T square miles, or 81 Der
cent. of New York city; assessed valua.
| ton. s55o,o0o.oo0 In 1919; banks thirty.
four banking offices. with total resources
OF saao, 100000: buildings. plans filed
since 1898 to July, 1919, for 10000 new
buildings estimated to cost s27b. 200. 900
factories. 1900 Industrial establishment
in 1919, employing $4,000 men and
women. with annual products valued al
| 5000, 000. 900.
Railroads. seventy-one miles OF Ions
Island Railroad tracks. aggregating IT.
miles OF single track. most of which Il
electrified; trolley lines. 226 miles o.
trolley tracks; waterfront. 21s miles o.
waterfront measured around piers and
natural shore line) on Newtown Creek
East River. Flushing Bay. Flushing
lCxosl. Jamaica 2aH ard Akiaofto ooaan
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MCLEAN RESIDENCE wASHs4eroA PURE ITALIAN

classic in form. The roofs were gen.
orally fat and without dormers. In a
near view of many of these palaces the
roof is not visible and no chimney stacks
appear. The cornices OF the ,Renais-
sance palaces were apt to be too heavy
They gave the buildings a fortresslike
appearance. Columns were not used On
Florentine palaces until the latter part
OF the fifteenth and the beginning of
the sixteenth century.
One OF the best examples of the Flor
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Even More Than the Georgian, but Is
Often Relieved By French In
fuence-Pure Italian Houses in
America More Often Found in
City Than In Country-6th
Article on How to Know
the Different Kinds
of Houses.

The American-1talian house is a
palatial residence. 1t is even more
austere in its outlines than the Georgian
house. and II is more formidable than
the Tudor castle" 1t is the most for
eign of all American houses. When the
severity of its outlines Is softened II is
by French rather than by an Ameri-
can influence The most popular Italian
houses in America are really French
Italian houses
These houses are of two distinct types.
Both owe their origin to Florentine
architecture of the Renaissance period.
one is a country house and the other
a city residence. The country house
was inspired by the Italian Renaissance
villa, while the city house is an adapta-
ton of the Florentine palace of the
fifteenth century.
Architects say that the villa type OF
architecture was the first great residen-
tial style of the modern period. The
Renaissance villas were designed by q
people who came closer than any other
modern people to the classic love OF
formal beauty and to the classic sense OF
propriety in form.
In designing the Italian villa an at
tempt was consciously and successfully
made TO design house which would III
the landscape closely and to lay out the
grounds 80 that they would enhance the
effect of the house. For this reason the
architect who designs the American
Italian house should always supervise
the landscaping of it's grounds. Charles
A. Platt, the first successful designer oil
Italian houses In America, owes much
Of his success to having been a land
scape artist before becoming an archi'
tect.
Reelected Social Conditions.
Italian villas, like American country
houses, were not intended for a people
resident upon the soil. They were de-
signed for the occasional occupancy oil
their owners, who were men of large
means They were expressions Of thu
social conditions of the age in which
they were built. Their owners brought
with them TO the country all the civiliza
tons Of the city.
The origin of the Renaissance villa
may be traced to the earliest move
ments OF civilization. The hanging gar.
dens OF Babylon were its ancestors
Pliny's villa of Larentium in Latiun
served as model for many of the larger
Renaissance villas.
In planning the Renaissance villa the
skill of the architect lay in giving i'm
porta zee to the house or the gardens
according to the nature of the natural
surroundings. He carefully disposed the
terraces, groves and gardens to make a
complete composition. The grounds were
all aid out in their proper architectural
relation to the house. The paths, alleys
and roads were arranged to lead to- tbs
principal openings OF the house. Tn,
whole arrangement OF gardens. terrace:
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Big Hunts Point Auction Begins Tomorrow;
Will Continue Until All $50 Lots Are Sold

Several days will be required to auc-
ton 1.450 lots belonging to the Johnson,
Grant, Brady and other estates in the
Hunts Point section of The Bronx. The
sale, which will be conducted by Joseph
p. Day will begin tomorrow at noon in
the Vesey Street exchange. 1t will be
continued on Election Day at II o'clock
and on each day thereafter at IL o'clock
until the lots are all sold
Included IN the sale is the Bronx
Terminal property. involving about 100
acres. and valuable riparian rights at
the foot of Hunts Point avenue at the
East River, which are to be disposed
of In eight separate parcels of from
five TO fifteen acres each.
OF the total number Of lots TO be Of
fered $50 belong to the estate Of the late
George F. Johnson, who, with his sons,
were the pioneers of east Bronx develop
ments beginning as far back as 1896.
Since that time the Johnsons have at
tracted to the section such operators as
Henry Morgenthau, Robert Z. Simon,
James F. Meehan, Patrick Revelle, Jacob
Leitner and others. The Johnsons alone
erected 401 multi-family houses and
business buildings. Tho johnson lots
will be disposed of on the first day of
the auction.
When the Johnsons began their de-
velopment of the Longwood avenue Sec
ton of Hunts Point there were only 444
votes cast in this election district Last
years registration was $4,000, and this
increase in population has come about
even though the election district has
been reduced in area Meantime rents
have been doubled and at the present
time there is a serious shortage of apart
ments and tenements there,
In the face OF such marvellous growth
a. le tlat -
| been taken from the section by far
| sighted operators. OF the many tales
told of such quick gains perhaps the
most interesting concerns James F
| Meehan.
Made $4,000 in Resale.
In 1908 Mr.. Meehan, It is said. paid
| $4,000 for a corner at WestchesteI
and Longwood avenues. Without tax.
| ing title to the purchase he almost i'm
mediately resold the property fol-
| $4,000. The same corner was subse
| quently improved by the erection OF the
johnson Building. which has been re
sold at substantial profit.
| "Just as good opportunities to max,
| quick profits exGt to-day in the Long
| wood, Westchester avenue and Southern
Boulevard sections of The Bronx" say
| Joseph +, Day, the auctioneer. In fact
the present opportunity for profits Il
better. as this section Is now the mos
thiclkly populated and best improved o
all the sections Of the east Bronx"
The lots to be disposed of are on ant
between the routes OF the Broadway
Seventh avenue and Lexington avenu,
subways. the Third avenue IT,, tn,
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad and the New York, Westches
ter and Boston Railroad, as well as tn,
surface car lines in Westchester. Thir,
and Randall avenues. Boston road an,
the Southern Boulevard and the cross
town lines through 163d and 167u
streets.
There are many fine corner sites an,
lots close TO the stations Of the variou
transit lines. on such prominent and wei
developed thoroushfares as tho southari
kBeulssa1a Wezinhastar a&snuA Lons
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BANK BUYS NEWARK PLOT.
Purchase Price Said to he Biggest
Ever Paid In City.

Tho Fidelity Trust Company has sold
to the Merchants National Bank OF
Newark, through Feist & Feist, Inc.
its property on the southeast corner of
Broad and Clinton streets. Newark.
y. J. This property consists of two
five story and one four story brick
buildings on a plot 66Xl30. The pur-
chase price is said TO have been the
largest ever paid for Newark real estate.
This property was bought several
years ago by the Fidelity Trust Com
pany from the Union National Bank for
the purpose of erecting thereon a four
or five story office building, Early this
year the company decided TO place the
property on the market and retain its
old quarters in the Prudential Building.
Plans for improving the property with
a new building are being considered by
the purchasers. II is expected that con-
struction work will be started soon.
Uzal II. McCarter, president Of the FL
deity Trust, represented the seller and
Joseph NJ. Riker the buyer.
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1t Is interesting to note in connection
with this house that while the original
Florentine palaces were veritable mu-
seIms filed with art treasures, it con-
tains one of the best collections OF tap
estries owned by private collector.
The tapestry scenes of the triumphs Of
Alexander the Great, designed nv L.
brun at Gobelin, are included in this
collection.
Although the Mclean house lacks the
grounds which supply much Of the
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charm of the Renaissance villas. its con-
servatory has many Of the features
which marked the more luxurious Of the
Florentine gardens
The Italian house. although 1t is the
most foreign in atmosphere of the five
distinct types OF domestic architecture
found in this country, has been steadily
increasing in popularity since its intro
duction in the late SOS. To-day practi-
cally every architect of note has at least
one Italian house to his credit.
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BUILDINGS FAVORED
AS WAR MEMORIALS
Community Centres Urged Instead of
Monuments AS Reminders of
Nations Sacrifices

be In direct proportion to it's success
Unlike the formal monument which is
often looked at but seldom seen, the
community building enjoys the throb of
life. The realization of this has caused
most communities to feel that It Is far
better to spend money In such a way
as to be an investment, rather than to
put up a useless eyesore to the town
which has not felt the democratic urge
to commemorate the Great War in the
same spirit in which 1t was fought
and won"
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entine house in America Is the John r
Mclean house in Washington, d. c.. de-
signed by John Russell Pope. This
house occupies a whole city block. II rs
brick house standing upon a high base
OF stone, coursed and moulded II this
house were OF stone instead of brick II
would be an absolutely pure example OF
the palatial type of Italian architecture.
AS it is, the architect approximated
stone work by the careful laying OF the
| bricks
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his purchases has developed into the
most thickly populated district in that
section of Greater New York"
The Bronx Terminal Corporation was
Incorporated in. 1913 by some OF the
ablest and most successful business
men of New York to develop one OF the
greatest shipping and manufacturing
centres of tho world Because OF the
death ok q uumhsr OF thu msmbsrs
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STARTS HOUSING MOVEMENT.

4 housing movement has been
launched by the Springfield. Mass.
Chamber OF Commerce. A charter will
be petitioned for the organization Of a
corporation to erect 400 dwellings, In
Guiding two family apartments. The
project will be Incorporated for $1,000
600. Arrangements will be made, so
that a person desiring 10 own a home
may invest only Is per cent. possibly
less of the initial cost of the land and
building.
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BIC SCHOOL no g

of this corporation It has become inn
perative to dispose OF this choice In
Gustrial waterfront property. which will
he offered on Election Day. An important
feature Of this property Is that on the
easterly portion the bulkhead is located
200 feet back OF the pierhead line.
This permits OF the construction OF
Oesshsssd On 1sgAsA. Ha0&
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HIGH PRICE FOR MILL SITE.

a record price of h,S77 per front
foot was paid last week by ]. and W.
Altschuler, silk manufacturers of Lake
view, n J.. TO w. ]. and c. A. Clement.
Of Paterson for property at ss-1oO
Broadway. Paterson. The plot, on
which Is four-story brick building
with stores and apartments, measures
S6.5A1OS feet The price paid was
A&a. OoA
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With the historic house Mr.. Kennedy
wa sell for the estate OF Alfred Mar
an ewo mve saoey spsrtmsnk houses
The Coconino sun., 1919-11-07

UsIne Thin OH In Hard Grease cupa. way fig Illustrated whereby this condi- ton may be remedied successfully by adopting oil cups for thin oil.
 Drill a hole large enough to allow the oil to be poured in through the cap and threaded portion of the bolt as shown In the illustration. Then turn the cap half way around. thus completely closing the hole.
The Coconino sun., 1919-11-07
AUT0M0b BILE NEWS
ADVICE ON BUYING TRUCK.

There are several sources of information which may be helpful to the man contemplat- ing the purchase Of a motor truck.
 Previous personal experience of the operator is exceedingly valuable. Experiences of other operators may often be secured for the asking. Motortruck man. ufacturers will be glad to fur nish prospective purchasers with such information of this nature as may be available. Data se- cured from truck manufactur- CTS very often do not indicate the conditions under which the figures were secured.
 Information thus offered is usually an honest attempt to aid buyers, but almost invariably there is too much generalization 10 make Such ngureS very val uable basis of estimation.
 Many cost statements issued by truck companies do not take into consideration the varying classes of highways over which trucks run, variations in the load, total monthly or yearly mileage and other important factors.
 A bulletin recently issued by the United States department of agricultuo's bureau of markets, "Motor Transportation for Rural Districts" will aid the prospec- tive operator. It will be sent free on request.