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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
BY JAMES f. BAKER


" Baker CrOicCN. Inc
TIE strong drift OF population u
cites has created the problem fol
srery city--how to provide homes In
which the people can live in comfort
ard within their means.
The IDEAL city to meet this problem
e the round city. Philadelphia. Balti
more and Washington are examples o,
The round city and living conditions II
'hsr are far superior TO New York ant
4fea Chicago. A large percentage O
The population OF these cities own theil
PTn homes and the home life is O pro
nolnoed feature OF the city life.
!Aere cannot De round city unles:
he transit OF the city runs from a cen
,re % all points of the compass. Trans
portation Is to a city what the arterie.
are TO the body. 1t produces a circu
Aucn necessary to permit chose en-
sastd In business in the centre or near
u the city to live at the extremities
THIS CIRCULATION should be natural as 1!
IL rrcuation of the body. to make a
3-rtec. living condition. The arteries
y transportation must run from the
heart or centre, to the circumference
% make a perfect circulation. without
cong st!oR, discomfort and disorder.
Nrw York is not a round city as fai
Is -. distribution of It's population Is
.IHceEned A line from a point in Var
l'-'andt Park on the city boundary 70
'.rey Island will divide the city In
ly.g, Two equal parts-half lying east
~ sI1a a line and half west. The length
o. tn, line is about twenty-three miles
APPROXIMATELY nine-tenths Of the popula-
to1 ~ the city lies west OF this line
es'7.n3,ed along the entire twenty-three
niles one-tenth lies east scattered over
'a.; the area OF the city
tn" largest part OF this easterly hall
Hes IN the borough of Queens. It is
nv 'hS ire at about Elmhurst. Queens
INA . Greater New York city terri
- divides.
not essential now TO discuss why
~ population of Greater New York
.e- been forced along this elongated
'He I~pducing the skyscraping apart
r"T' nruse, the abnormal conditions OF
'E''r destructive OF all decent home
w. .. cJngestlon Of travel and at
'-.dN.' discomfort and evils II is suf-
h'''' 70 know II is fact. that the
hiss Undertaken to correct the con-
.y planning for the round city.
To" ,uuc Service Commission is com
'. o. the round city idea. The plans
,.- adopted, the contracts II has APP
M'.'- for doubling the transportation
ny city. provide trunk lines into
trough from Manhattan, the
a. centre.
..f..fg into the easterly half Of this
'.. '!'y rne-tenth OF the houses have
o., Instructed In recent years due
'h' three bridges, with twelve tracks.
L.".n are nine tunnels with ten tracks.
,t' Ne" York and New Haven Railroad
"d' N-I!t bridge into this territory
u ,our tracks Thirty tracks In all
ore provided leading into a part Of the
sF which at the time OF consolida ton
raa )!t four tracks over the Brooklyn
DNos' This is what the city and pri-
,at" f'JeTprises are doing for the round
.''y aea and the distribution OF future
Population.
a" mis- expenditure OF money to pro-
ne transit into this one-half of the city
sold be futile II tho land were 10
"u<u m ira AsuH0 uishsne - IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
Bronx Welcomes New Year
With Greatest Expectations
Transit Scheme Approaching Completion and Builders
Plan Extensive Residential Construction
prospects Are Bright

use the Simpson street. Intervale ave
nue.. Prospect avenue and Jackson ave
niue stations OF the Westchester avenue
extension will at least be halved, for the
Longwood avenue, 149th street and 143d
street stations along the Southern Bou.
levard, will accommodate nearly all
those living east of Westchester avenue
and provide them with a more comfort
able ride, besides cutting down conges-
ton on the older route.
While It is true that the expected
transit facilities for the Hunts Point
section have already been largely dis
counted by realty operators in that area
expect to see great building activity
there this coming spring
Along White Plains avenue. also, ex-
pect to see considerable building activity
during the coming year, especially II the
subway service Is bettered. 1t seems
possible that the shuttle service thert
can be eliminated by running every third
or fourth train through.
A residential area for the most part
the East Bronx will also feel the effects
OF the resumption of building activity
While through an unfortunate series Of
circumstances this section has not as ye,
received the transit relief to which IT IS
entitled, 1t is possibility that trains
fall of 1919 or the spring of 1920. These
factors will doubtless give heart to those
who have heretofore been hesitating &c
build in the East Bronx.
From the foregoing Il should not b.
assumed that there was no building &C
tvity in The Bronx in 1918 According
to the records of The Bronx Buildine
Bureau there were plans filed for 2o3
new buildings between January l and
December q, the estimates OF cost to-
falling s3.956.900. while in the same
period there were filed 1900 plans for
alterations to existing buildings, at es-
tmated costs totallinc sl,204.1l2. These
figures compare favorably with those for
the year 1871 when there were 629 plan
for new buildings. at costs aggregatins
sS.41O475, and 2309 alterations plans
at costs aggregatlng $1,506,612.
The estimated costs on plans for new
buildings filed in 1915 were sl6,l23.7S2
and In 1915. The 2-orx's hest wear. the
total estimated costs We're s25.s97,s5O.
Considering the fact that the Govern
ment's restrictions or building, In add
ton to a high materials and labor mar
ket and tight money market were re-
aected in a building slump throughout
the country. and throughout the city OF
New York in particular, The Bronx I
proud of the fact that the falling off
here IN 1918 was no greater than the
falling off in any of the four other Dor
oughs of the greater city.
It is noteworthy. though. that the
plans fled in The Bronx in 1918 were
primarily for industrial plants. garages
and general business structures, whereas
the building to be done In 1919 will be
principally dwellings. Apartment house
construction will be preeminent in 1919
building activitiee
As to the industrial aspects OF 1918,
Investigations show the number Of male
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
EDWARD WESTON BUYS HOME
Purchases Costly Newark Hons.
From q. {. Wiedenmnyer.

Edward Weston, presi dent Of the Yves.
ton Electrical Instrument Company. ha4,
purchased the residence occupied by
George {. Wiedeunayer, at lS3-lS7 Bal
lantine Parkway. Newark y. j.. hetweer
prospect and clifton avenues. The prop
erty was sold through Louis Schlesinger.
Inc. The hu,'air-, which is Of PhNa
delphia brick with limestone trimmings
contains tifteen rooms and four baths,
and IS situated ON a plot S5Nl4O
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
MAJOR HIGGINS REGIONS FIRM,

Major Charles H. Higgins Ordnance
Department, United States Army, .a
honorah.y disrharred from service -
the United states and has returned lo
the practic" OF his profession with n,
firm OF polHno & Allrich & Charlce
II. Higgins. architects ana engineers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
BROOKLYN TRANSACTIONS.

Howard c. Pyle & Co. of 20i Montague
street has sold q Prospect Park West.
northwest corner of Montgomery place
for Jacob G.. Dettmer to Leonhard
NJ chez, the brewer whose present resi-
denc" is 25 First place The lot is
50Xl00, and the house. detached, is
about 3JNGj. II was butt by MI
Dettmer about twenty yea ago and
has been occupied by his family over
since. IT Is one Of the show houses OF.
the Park slope The price is 100000.
Realty Associates sold 1853 SUITE"
avenue, four story store and hac
building. 20Xl0o, - George SilverrnaM
for investment; also sold 1873 and 1870
Linden atrcet. near Central avenue. two
three story dou5.c brick mats, 2GxlO0
each. TO Frederick Won der Geest. Tbs
broker vas Louis Levin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
STANDARD OIL BUYS REALTY
Acquires site In Newark for
Garnge.

Louis ScnlesinEer has sold 70 tho
standard on Company II New Jersey
tho plot NJ -. 90 and lol Ogden street
north OF Third avenue. Newark. y.
The property. which was sold for tho
Trania building and Loan Association.
Win be used by The Standard oil Com
pany for garage purposes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
MODESTO LEASES BUILDING.

The Van Smith Building at ~ East
Fiftyfourth street. has been leased bv
Miss lean the designer Of gowns. for
merry OF West F!fty-Seventh street. The
lessor "a Francis Sims MCGrath. who was
represented in the transaction by Royal
Scott Gulden The building Is a Ave
story loft with private house front and
Is well appointed for the dress making
trade
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05

factory employees fell of. due TO the
war; while the number OF female EN-
ployees was increased in proportion.
keeping the total laboring population at
approximately $4,000. the figures for
1917.
The payrolls in the 1880 industrial
establishments. however. showed a de-
cided increase for 1918, totalling ap-
proximately ISL, 900, 900, as against $45,-
900. 900 in 1917.
The record Of The Bronx for 1918 has
been a proud one
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
NEWARK FLAT SALE

Jacob F!shel has sold through louis
Schlesinger lS5-lS7 Warren street. Ne.
ark, y. ], northwest corner OF Sear1Dc.
street 70 :. de Leonardo. The properf,
consists OF an apartment building WITH
stores on the first floors The new owner
will improve the property and hold aama
for an investment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
OPER RUYs REAvTy

Frederick Brown has purchased from
the estate OF Woolsey HOPKINS the two
three story brick two family houses
each on lot ls,4xso known as 1925 and
lhsN CLINTON avenue, l72 feet north o.
tiated the sale
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05
SALE IN STATEN ISLAND,

Me!ster Builders, Inc. sold hungaioS
on Southtiold Boulevard, Great Kills,
Staten Island, to a client for occupancy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05

apartment house. 75X15O. held NJ
100000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
BY James r. Noure.

Washington, April 4.--Senator
Hiram w. johnson of California. in a
prepared today, called upon
the American people TO 9wakss up., n
The Senator declared that ii Is time
to get back to the idea that 1t Is re
spectacle to be American He de-
plored the tendency TO forsake tho
settlement of American problems and
to put them aside for world dreams"
Lets be Americans again." Is the
clarion cry in Senator .1ohnson's APP
peal to the people. He expressed the
sentiment that more attention and
consideration should be given to the
problems which are distinctly TO the
interest Of the United States and less
to the world problems and to the
problems OF other nations
The Senator referred rs the eh-
sence In Europe OF thA president, Sire
secretary of state, the secretary OF the
navy and the prospective departure
OF the secretary of war. He used this
phrase in commenting upon the an
omolous situation in which the nation
now finds itself:
Our committing government how
ers around European capitals, bask-
ing In the sunlight OF foreign adula-
ton $3.50 NJ = -s7,sss
Senator johnson also commented
upon the fact that In California the
bean and barley growers who were
encouraged by tho government TO In
oreWse their acreage to meet govern
rAsnt demands hAya now haen stran.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
Fear Jap Aggression
in Philippine Islands
Congress Likely to Go Slow in
Considering Plea for Free
dom-Danger of Japanese
Ousting Control From Ma
tives.

Washington, April 4.--rHear Of Jap
assese~ aggression in the philippines, II
indie pendence should be granted the
islands, will cause congress 10 go slow
ia considering the plea for freedom pre-
scented 10 Secretary of War Baker to-
day.
Jaranese activity in the Philippines
has been one OF the prime reasons for
tffe rs7ac1 anee OF this gorernn,ept to
reopen the question OF Withdrawing
its sovereignty over. the island gov
eminent.
1t lis disclosing no diplomatic secrets
to say that administration officials
and members Of congress believe that
IL the FSiipiHos were granted indie
pendence. the Japanese fould continue
the acquisition of land on the islands
at such rate as eventually TO wrcst
control from the natives.
There is no inclination in Washing
ton to repudtate the promise OF indie
pendence made 10 the Fllipinos. II APP
pears TO be generally Agreed. howesof.
that there should not be created con-
lition which viii prove n menace to
the Filipinos themselves. and possi-
bly, bring about an international CRISIS
involving the United States.
Many members OF congress are or
the opinion that the Fillpinos do not
want independence without protec~
tive alliance with the United states,
whereby the power OF this country
would stand between tffcTd, slid Japan
ForeseeinE what the outcome Of such
course would be, congress. II IN sata.
is unlikely TO Invite the risks involved.
Manuel /. 9uexor. president Of the
Philippine senate and head Of the in
dependence mission, stated TO rrniver-
sal Service tonight that his govern
ment would accept any form of inde-
pendence the United States should
offer.
The Philippine delegation formally
presented their appeal to Secretary
Baker at the war department today.
Secretary Baker said that President
Wilson believes the sentiment Of the
people OF the United states 70 be that
the time has substantially arrived
when the peonle of the Philippine
Islands should be allowed to sever the
formal political tie that binds them TO
the United States,"
Mr.. Quezon. who delivered the ad-
dress on behalf Of &he forty mem hers
Of the delegation. said that the grant
ing 81 independence to hts country
would prove to the world that Amer
lea is ~1iberatinE rather than a con-
ouerinS nation"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
Spirited Debate Over
Naming Of Boulevard
Utilities Committee Stands by
It's Guns and Refuses to Re
verse It's Decision in Favor
Of Changing Name of Thor
oughfare to ''Cutshaw Bou1-
evard."

The utilities committee Of the city
afternoon and refused 10 reverse its
dcciaion in favor-of changing the. name
Gf the Boulevard to Cutshaw bouie-
ward, in honor of Colonel Wilfred E.
Gutshaw, its creator and famous Con
fedcrate soldier and statesman. Ac-
Sordingiy the ordinance. as recon-
mended unanimously at the last
of the committee, will go be-
fore the council for adoption at the
meeting OF that body on Monday
d. ght.
After calling the roll. which was
requested. the committee voted four
to one in favor of the measure. The
only dissenting vote was that of Ed
gar b. English, of Clay ward, who
made a proposal that a tribute be
paid to Colonel cutshaw by naming
Byrd Park after him, instead OF hay-
ting the Boulevard bear his name.
This was not considered. the chair
ruling that it was out Of order. Mr..
English made a melton before this
10 lay the matter on the table, as only
a bare quorum was present.
There was considerable opposition
TO naming the Boulevard 'Cutshaw
principally by residents
ana property owners HSlag On THAT
The other quarter
from which opposition came was the
Jackson Monument corporation, mem
oers of which wanted the name of
Jackson boulevard.
Before any of the speakers were
heard a letter was read from Colonel
". Gordon McCabe. who reiterated his
praise of Colonel Cutshaw, spoken so
at the last meeting, and
said he trusted the committee would
not change its stand on account of
the criticism of few disgrunued
taxpayers and the beating of the
tom tons'' about it's ears. But for
the former city engineers breadth of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
DAMT, RUNoR ACTIVE
At t5UlsT Ds0TsSAY'

Paris. April i.--~Hcre In n choice
collections CT reports spreod along
reporters row. al the Quai Dor
say today---ali inside OF six hours,
and each peddled as absolutely nu-
thcntic.''
$500. Don. 900 indemnity money
from Germany has heen recognized
by the big four"
'srhc big four have virtually
agreed on the Saar valley problem"
1.-THE big Four arc unable to
agree on anything
.'Tbc PREPARATION auc stion has
been settled"
Completely deadiocked, the big
four have called IN commissions to
again consider the Saar valley and
PREPARATION questions"
The wtssr.ft OF the ieaguc cove
nant is ready"
'sThc rc,iragt will not be ready
for several days"
"fepine has proposed peace to
the Miles
"LcInne dcfIcs the allies"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
GOOD OLD DAYS

Member old Ciay-Strcct school.
ono OF the first public schools Of
Richmond? 1t occupied the tri-
angle facing Clay street and bound
ed ON the west by Adams street
and cast by Brook avenue. MIR.
Pace WAS the first principal.
DO Won remember hlenncr's gnr-
den tslat once occupied tho entire
block from Clay 10 Marshall streets,
and running westward from Hsr-
FisOn to what h now Kinney street
favoritc family garden In tho
carly seventies, with its tenpin al
lies and shufYIcboartis, Its art,ors
and pavilion, md its swings and
sccsaw boards for the children.
Who RECALLS lIattorfY's garden,
just little westward Of Bicnner's.
with Its shaded benches and tables
ON tho green. and the open dancing
pavilion. built around an ancient
gnaried oak. into whose lower
spreading limbs they had built tho
bandstand: Them was days:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
Now Is Time to Lay in
Next Winters Coal
Only Sure Way of Having
Enough Fuel for Next Cold
Spell-Real Economy in
Such a Course.

Now il thu best possible time TO lay
in next winters store of coal. accord
ing TO Mr.. Walker Cottreil. member
OF the executive committee OF the
National Retail Coal Dealers assoc
citation
lie calls attention to thu fact that
unless last winter had been extraor-
dinarily mild. a most serious shortage
of fuel would have been inevitable
As Il is, the nation managed to get
through the winter months without
great Inconvenience on this score,
and the mines are sriil operating full
blast under the wartime agreement
with the fuel administration
But we must get busy" declared
Mr.. Cottreil last night" ii we are TO
avoid repetition of the troubles in
the fall of 1915. The present output
of coal is ample for domestic con-
sumption. but the exports of coal will
be exceedingly heavy as soon as ton
mage can he provided Europe Ia
practically hare of coal The English
mines are not expected to furnish in
the next twelve months more than
enough for domestic consumption.
The French mines, ruined by the Ger
mans, cannot put q pound OF coal
above ground in lass than q year.
French and Italian government agents
are in this country placing large con-
tracts, which will begin to move in
July. South America lis bare Of coal
and cannot expect any relief except
from our mines.
TT Is impossible for the producers
To lay up any extensive stocks OF
in their production to what they can
move away, The coal dealers cannot
carry any stock sufficient to last
through tho winter. lacking the facili-
ties even II they had unlimited CAPT
tai TO tic up In this way. '79'
The only way open, then. for
everybody to be sure OF having
enough fuel next winter is to begin
now and get it into domestic bins
Just as soon as the circumstances OF
the individual will allow. %Besides
there is real economy in such q
course, for, under the conditions I
have described. 1t is most improbable
that there will be any decrease In
prices An increase before the end OF
the summer is much more probable. =
Coal dealers throughout the United
States. after thorough survey Of the
situation, are unanimous in the views
expressed by Mr. Cottrell. he declared.
and. are doing everything they can to
bring home to their customers the i'm
portance of buying their coal early
the sooner the better.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
Washington Surprised
at Events in Mexico
General Aurelio Banquet $
Liaison With Felix Diaz
May Plunge Southern Neigh
Dor Into Throes of Bloody
Civil War.

Washington, April f--Under what
circumstances were General Aurelio
Banquet and six trusted contederates
all known to be professed and
powerful opponents Of the Carranza
regime--perrnitted TO sail from New
York last January to a West Indian
port?
From the West Indian part they
have since proceeded TO sandy
stretch OF Mexican coast. between
Vera Cruz and Tampico, both large
oil ports. and have begun. In co-opera-
ton with Felix Diaz, q revolution
which has for its purpose the over
throw of the Carranza government
Banquet loft New York January 3,
at time when war time passport
regulations and surveillance of all
aliens were i'm effect ANY foreigner
deciding to leave the United States
would have to be IN possession of
foreign permit" issued by the state
department before enibarkation. A
foreign permit, which requests as
much iifofttia tsfi 'sausft 1isss 1,urs,s,eass
of a visit. length of stay and reasons
for visits, as the present voluminoug
passports, is believed to have been is
sued Banquet. The state department
today, however. refused to make pub
lie the contents OF this permit, which
would have revealed the ostensiblc
reason, at least, for his trip and that
OF six friends
WASHINGTON ASTONISHED !
0fflcial Washington was plainly as
tonished, however, by the announce
ment OF BlanQuet's dramatic entrance
into Mexico and in his more than
dramatic acquisition CT more than
10, 900, vveii harmed and equipped men.
Blanaus,'s Eaison with Diaz, the
head of the new revolutionary move
nent, Is deemed. the strongest effort
lhus far made to depose Carranza, and
one which may thrust Mexico into the
throes OF bloody civil war. First ac-
counts have 9ed to the impression
that the movement liz strongly en-
trenched as the result Of months OF
steady. secret effort To win a ma
jority of the anti-Carranzaietas 70 q
combined faction headed by Diax and
Blanauet, ~-capabie numerically and
otherwise Of taking the government
SsaAk Or fs&rranKasrS haudx
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
LNEROC<ED UNIyERSALIsT
PASTOR FIGHTS ExTRADITIoN

4 Rockford III, April s.--The Rev.
James Morrison Darneil. unfrocked
Eniversalist minister. with a record of
four wives and a term in the federal
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, will
light cxtradition to Owantonna. Minne-
sofa, where he was indicted on a
charge OF deserving his child. James
Morrison Darnell. Jr, This became
known tonight after he gave bond for
release from jail.
Tho arrest Of the minister brought
To an end a statewide search for Miss
Mildred Woods. high school girl. who
disappeared from her home at Elgin,
I'LL. last September. She lis Darnell's
l~tcst wife and was with him at the
time az his arrest, she admitted know
M pafneIl had ! '.past.','
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
HY jay Jerome Williams.

~ Jay Jerome Wul1amS.
Washington, April 4.-More
American troops may be sent
to Northern Russia if reports
from London that the allied
forces on both fronts face i'm
pending disaster are correct.
The decision to send Ameri-
can reinforcements, it was
learned at the war department
today, would be made by the
supreme war council. Score
tary of War Baker said the
department has no information
on the latest phase Of the mill
tary situation in the north, as
portrayed in the British press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05

~ Paris April 4-There is nothing more to be said than
that President Wilson suffering from severe cold was
the only statement elected late this evening from Admiral
Gary Gayson the presidents physician Mr. Wilson has been
confined to his bed late yesterday afternoon The de-
gree of his fever not revealed.
It was learned that his cold is accompanied by
distinctly racking cough.
.Wi there be any necessity tor issuing daily ouuetns!
Dr.. Grayson asked.
Probably not, was the answer