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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
WILL AUCTION RYEGATE.

Arthur G. Sheridan will sell ut euc-
ton on Saturday October %. the prop
erty known as Ryegate. at Rye, ". Y.
The sale is 10 be held on the property
at p. NJ. II will comprise twenty-seven
newly completed private dwellings, which
will be sold on liberal terms, requiring a
cash payment OF $1,000 at the sale,
1880 thirty days later and the remain
der on mortgage.
Ryegete Is situated on Forest avenue,
IL the best section Of Rye, within two
blocks OF bathing beaches 1t Is sur
rounded by various large estates and
clubs, including the Apawamis, Ameri-
can Yacht and new Biltmore Country
clubs.
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suburban residential colony, known an
"Fieldston."
Riverdale avenue, 100 feet wide |;
@oshoiu avenue. 10 feet wide, and West
25eth street. 60 feet wide, are all fin
ished thoroughfares. Lieoig avenue. so
feet wide. has been legally opened, and
Delaficld avenue, OF similar width, In
laid out through the property, which Is
literally covered with great trees. The
formation OF the land insures splendid
natural drainage. In all directions
round about are dwellings. some preten-
tlous and others OF moderate cost
Churches OF several denominations are
located near b..
Mosholu avenue Is the direct extern
sion OF Spuyten Duyvil Parkway, and
the only crosstown thoroughfare through
Van Cortlandt Park which oonrects the
broadway section OF New York with
The Bronx, westminster county ana the
I,cng Islnnd Sound 6stricta
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
KING ESTATE SALE BEGINS.
VIII be Resumed Tomorrow I'm
Vesex street Exchange.

The first session or the auction OF TAI
'ots for the estate Of David H. King. Jr..
occurred yesterday on the property Just
above Van Cortlandt Park over the New
York city line. A large crowd faced
Joseph +. Day. the auctioneer. when the
Kidding began and the selling continued
until evening. The sale will be resumed
N Monday In the exchange at IL Vesey
street. this city.
The tract has a large frontage on Van
"ortlandt Park and most of 1t Is adj
lirably suited Tor improvement with
esdences. although Mclean avenue.
which bisects the estate, IL better adapt
a for business development. Through
his thoroughfare O trolley line operates
70 connect the Wakefield section Of Ihe
7ronx with Getty Square, Yonkers.
There Is n physical transfer from this
inc to the West Side Manhattan sub
way system
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

paid. Additional paving will be installed
in the development by. the owners.
Unusually good shopping facilities
are to be had in this community. There
are also several churches. There Is one
public school and two private schools.
one for boys and another for girls. Two
golf clubs are situated within easy
reach of the house, in addition to which
there is a public golf course. The re-
strictions In the entire development are
among the best that exist anywhere In
the committing range of New York.
There are fifty trains daily to Manhat
tan and Brooklyn
The owners of the house have another
of similar design. but finished on the
exterior with stained shingles, which
they are Offering for s20.500.
The buying terms offered on the house
shown in the picture are as follows:
i'rlce ............ SEl,VVV
Casn o,UUo
FIRST mortgage. ....- o,ZoV
Most home buyers like to have the
overhead" or carrying charges" fig
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
VIEWS ~ ~ RVeRSNIE T ge,lS AZ knc41Sh ESTATE

II chronology OF the leading events
IN the realty field for the past few years
is ever written readers viii marvel at
the number OF old estatss that have
given way before the insistent demand
for home sites. Vast tracts held for
years in the ownership Of single fam
lily. acres of finely handicapped property
surrounding old homesteads beautiful
stretches OF landscape IN districts Ions
regarded as imprcgnable, have been
split up into lots and retailed by the
auctioneer. Now comes word that an
other section Of a fine old estate IS 10
echo the cry Of Going going gone
On Tuesday. October 10, Joseph +, Day
will sell at absolute auction nlrrty-elght
lots comprising the oliver Hartman es-
tate at Riverdale which hse lorg hse~
known as the garden spot Of the West
Bronx. The sale will be held In the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

gage reduced In five years. which means
payments of about S2.015 IA year. or
about $16S month.
Reducing the second mortgage at this
rate reduces also the interest charges
on the same. which are paid quarterly.
Therefore the average interest rate on
the second mortgage for the first year
would be about 5000
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
w. II. GIBSON ENTERTAIHs.

About forty employees and guests OF
the w r. Gibson Company, Inc. devel-
opers OF single and double family homes
in Queens. had a dinner and reunion
last Wednesday evening in Muiray's
Roman Gardens on West Forty-sccono
street. Two Broadway vaudeville ar
lists furnished the entertainment and
after the fun was over Mr.. Gibson in
vited the entire gathering TO witness
Tho Sweetheart Shop" n musical com
edy at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
VIII Sell Bay Ridge Building Lots

Forty-two building lots on Twelfth
avenue and on Elghty-hrst and Eighty.
second streets IN that block In Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn. belonging to the Barker
estate ere 10 be offered 70 the public
by the Jere johnson. Jr., Company, auo-
uoneers, IN The Brooklyn Real Estate
Exchange. 1870 Montague street, on Oc-
tobsr 10, AZ : o'clpck In The evenings
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The owners of the house recently
rented a house in the same section OF
similar design and price, for $4,000 a
year, with n deposit for repairs, &c
Readers who would like to learn the
location Of the house and other details
Of the buying terms are invited to com
municate by letter with the Real Estate
Editor Of THE New YORK HERALo.
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his having to move elsewhere In search
of employment and compel him to sell
his home.
IF there were more owners in the
ranks of union labor the element that
seems willing to live on strike benefits
would probably not be SO influential"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
High Rents Mainly Due to Taxes.

There IS no critical emergency be-
cause of drastic insuflciency of hous-
ing accommodations. Rents have gone
up partly because the purchasing power
az the money paid is so much less than
IL was In pre-war times. but principally
because of enormously increased tax. in
terest and operating expense.
In 1914 the real estate tax rate IN
the Borough of Manhattan was OTIS.
The rate for 1921 will not be established
until early next year. but It will be at
least .03. The increase In taxes. how
over. will be greater than appears from
these figures, inasmuch as there has
been an average increase in assessed
values for 1921 over 1920 OF almost 10
per cent. Taking this into consideration
the increase In taxes for 1921 over 1914
viii be approximately IS per cent
First mortgage interest charges be-
fore the war were ~ to per cent.
Today the rate Is per cent. on renew
ais of mortgages from ultra public-spir-
tied institutions: others and private
lenders call their loans. The interest
rate on second mortgages In pre-war
times was about 10 per cent; second
mortgage money can be borrowed to-
day with difficulty at 20 per cent
The price of coal has increased 200
per cent, but It's actual cost has In
creased more than this, as the average
run contains noticeably less heat units
than formerly Wages OF elevator men
and doormen. porters. telephone opera
tors, &c. have not only increased 100
per cent. since 1914. but in operating
apartment houses the day Of rest" law
enacted about year ago has neces-
stated the employment of more help.
The cost of rodccorating and of all re-
pairs has Increased about $50 per cent
Painters who received 81 n day In 1914
are now getting $40 day. electricians
and carpenters who received $3.50 a day
In 1914 are now getting $40 a day. The
materials themselves used in mainten-
ance-plumbing and steamfitting sup
plies. paint flooring. &c--have increased
In cost not less than $50 per cent
The accuracy of the foregoing statis-
tics as presented was vouched for yes
to-day by the Tenement House Depart
ment. il was pointed out, however, that
there arc some c6mpcnsating features
which affect tho totals for Manhattana
which are not revealed In tho records of
the department These are as follows:
There are a great many alterations
where residential space In n building Is
utilized for stores.
On the East Side especially, small
apartments are wiped out In order TO
provide larger one for the more we'll 70
do who desire TO live downtown near
their business
The statistical unit OF four persons
TO an apartment was decided upon sew
eral years ago, and the department feels
row that It is obsolete. Tho number Is
probably creator. either five or six.
While the significance OF tho figures
may apply to Manhattan. they do not
apply equally TO the other boroughs,
whore the new construction has been
mainly confined to one. two or three fam
fly houses.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
Latest Reports From City
and Suburban Markets

Negotiations are reported to be pending
Tor the sale of the Navarro apartments
on Central Park South TO a syndicate
which. it is said. proposes to transform
them into a hotel containing about
1000 rooms and baths. The property
which consists OF eight. nine and ter
story structures fronting 433 feet OF
Fifty-ninth street or Central Park South
between Sixth and Seventh avenues. 425
feet on Fifty-eighth street and 200 feet
on Seventh avenue, is owned by the
alcCoomb estate. represented by the
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
The apartments are held at abou.
100000, and were built in the early
SOS by Juan N. de Navarro, Spanish
'onsul-General in this city and father
ln-law of Mary Anderson, the actress.
other Deals In Manhattan.
J. Julian sold to A. Jacobs the twelve
story ireproof Office building, 53.6x9Sa
irregular, at 1917 East Fortieth street
The property returns an annual rental
u 100000. SPOTS & Starr. Inc. were
he brokers.
Hyman Bernstein sold to Yetta Berlso-
gitz the one story frame building at 81
East 18TH street, 2sx100.
Elmo Hudson River Estate.
The estate OF Mrs. irginia l.. Beltz-
hoover. widow OF Melchor S. Beltz-
1oover. overlooking the Hudson at Irv-
ington-on- the Hudson, n. Y, one Of the
largest and most beautiful places along
The river. has been sold to James d
Shields. president of the Standish
Worsted Company, through Arson F.
Robinson. broker. The main dwelling Is
a stone castle with twelve master bed
rooms. eight baths and quarters for ff-
teen servants The Gothic music room
contains large pipe organ. There is
an electric elevator from the basemen,
to tho fourth floor. The grounds com
prise forty-four acres and include green
houses, an eight-car garage and a natu-
raj lake covering FIVE acres. The resi-
dence and outbuildings were completed
In 1908 by Mr.. Beltzhoover who for
many years was president OF the village
OK Irvington-on-the-Hud
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of unrented vacant apartments in the
city at present. While no statistics have
as yet been prepared on the number of
vacancies existing October l, 1920 (these
are In the course OF preparatory. the
statement scarcely needs statistical con-
rur1atior "a any observer viii remark
many apartment ito let" signs offering
immediate possession.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
Plan Unusual Apartment.

An unusual apartment building Is
being erected for Col. A F. Schermer-
horn at 61-7 West Fifty-second street
under the direction OF Scott & Prescott,
architects. No. 81 was for many years
he home OF the Schermerhorn family.
There will be garden in the rear. All
rooms will be well lighted and the rear
apartments face the garden. On the top
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

Dividing this by twelve gives approx
mately $40 month for the first year.
1t should be remembered, however, that
the owners ask to have the second mort
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| ured out so they may compare it with.
what they would pay as rent. For
such the following table viii be of In
| terest:
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Official Housing Statistics, 1910-1920



contains fourro
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-22
GARRETT BEST WHEAT COUNTY
In Maryland As She Produced Greater
Yield Per Acre and Took First Prize


Garrett County is at the top of the
world, so enc would think viewing the
peaceful valleys and sloping hills from
an eminence located anywhere within
the confines of our great county, but
in reality Garrett county is not so
high after all, geographically speak
ing, but from an agricultural stand
point she tops everything in Mary
land in wheat production.
For the purpose of stimulating the
production of this most important GER
cal, three statewide contests were or
gained by the Food Administration
during the war which covered the 1919
crop, with prizes offered totaling
$4,000. Contest AS conditions were
as follows: Best yield per acre of
wheat harvested in 1919, minimum
entry Of 25 acres, $1,000, $500, $3.50.
Messrs. H. Weber and Sons Co., of
Oakland, was the only contestant in
Garrett county in this class and on
last Thursday afternoon the head of
the firm, Mr.. William Weber, received
from the authorities of the Maryland
University a check for 81, 900, the firm
having been awarded the prize over a
multitude of contestants from nearly
every county in the state.
Garrett county can do things that
are noteworthy and this is one of
them. When it is taken into consider
alton that other counties of the State,
notably, Frederick, Washington, Car
roll and Howard, have been looked up
to by not only Marylanders but by
people from all the eastern states as
having the best and most productive
farmland on the Atlantic seaboard,
the fact that our own county stands
out as the prize winner in this con-
test, makes it a source of self-con-
graduation.
The method of determining the
yield was as follows: From the field
of each contestant, by means of an APP
paratus that measures exactly $4,000
acre, the wheat Of ten plots was
taken, these plots being so distributed
over the fields as to represent a fair
average for the whole. The samples
taken were carefully sacked and sent
to the Maryland State College of Agri-
culture, where they were carefully
threshed and the yields computed.
In his report of the contest the Col
lege head, DR.. Symons, says in a cir
cular issued on last Thursday and
which accompanied the check sent to
County Agent fowler for delivery to
the Weber firm:
ut soon became evident that ac-
cording to the samples sent to the
College, the result was going to be
very close. On account of this and in
view of the fact that this is the first
time that the plot method has been
used to determine yields in a contest
and also because the samples were
taken by different man in each
county, it was thought wise to call for
the threshing records as a check The
threshing records from some counties
were very slow coming in, and not till
recently have we been able to secure
enough records from all the counties
to make this comparison"
Results of Contest A-Greatest
yield per acre from % acres or more:
First prize, the H. Weber & Sons Co.,
Garrett county, yield per acre 1898;
second prize, J. r. Selby, Howard
county, yield per acre, 1928; third
prize f. w. Jackson, Cecil county,
yield per acre, 34.5.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-22
MISS MARY STANTON.

Miss Mary Stanton, of Little Cross
ings, near Grantsville, died at her
home last Thursday, was buried from
st. Ambrose church, Grantsville, on
Friday at ten o'clock. There was a
solemn high mass with Rev. Father
Aloysius as celebrant and assistants
from SITS. Peter and Paul, Cumber-
land. Rev. J. J. Brady, of Meyers
dale, and Rev. Father Mccarthy, of
Salisbury, were also in the sanctuary
Miss Stanton recently underwent a
surgical operation to relieve her of
gall stones and it was thought until
few days prior to her demise that
she was well on the way toward re-
covery and complete restoration to
health, but complications arose and
her death ensued much to the regret
of a large circle of friends and her
immediate family. The choir at the
funeral was composed of voices from
SITS. Peter and PauPs of Cumberland
and of Salisbury. Miss Stanton is
survived by one brother, Mr.. Uriah
NJ. Stanton, and two sisters, Miss
Ruth Stanton and Mrs. Allen Blocher,
all of Grantsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-22
TIE DEATH gtCUHU.
HENRY MANN.

At his home in Mountain Lake Park
on Wednesday of last week, after an
illness of only a few days, Henry
Mann, at an advanced age. His re-
mains were inferred in the Oakland
cemetery on Saturday. The deceased
is survived by his wife and three chill
dren: Mrs. Sawyer, of Wheeling, w.
Va, and Carrie and Milburn w. Mann,
of Mountain Lake Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-22
Estray Notice.

There came to my farm, located
miles south of Swanton and 5 miles
north of Kitzmiller on or about July
LIST, stray COW with bell on, dun in
color, one horn dropping and the other
standing straight out. Owner will
please call, pay all costs and damages
and take the animal away.
21-3t* F. N, BRAY
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-22

Misses Julia Liston, of Selbysport,
and Marie and Helen Custer, of
Friendsville. were callers at The Re-
publican Office Tuesday upon the occa-
sion of their visit to the countyseat
when they brought to Oakland Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Custer, of Grafton, who
took the train from this point for
their home in the above city.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll A. Elliott and
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisch-
er, of Pittsburg, who left Oakland
last Tuesday for ten days camping
trip along the South Branch of the
Potomac, returned to Oakland Tues
day afternoon, their return being has
tened on account of the muddy condi-
ton of the water of the river which
precluded fishing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-22

Mrs. Lawrence Teats, of Terra Alta,
was in Oakland shopping on Tuesday.
Mr.. Charles E. Linger, of Terra
Alta, spent yesterday in Oakland on
business.
Miss Helena Marques, of Cumber-
land. is here on a visit to Miss Lucy
Trickett and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lester Bush, of
Grafton, were guests on Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bush at their
home in Oakland.
Messrs. Ezra B. Hanger, of King
wood, and William Bishop, of Terra
Alta, were Oakland business visitors
Tuesday and yesterday.
Miss Violet Snow, of Charlottes-
vile, Va, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs
Grover c. Stemple at their home in
Oakland last Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. Cleo Taught, of Warrington,
West Va, spent last Saturday and
Sunday in Oakland where he was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. G.. C. Stemple.
DR.. Frank Freeland, of New York,
spent last Saturday in Oakland as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph f.
Harmed at their home on Second
street.
Mrs. Statia Flanagan and daughter
Miss Mary Flanagan, of Fairmont,
who were in Oakland for a week Wis
iting friends. returned to their home
last Saturday.
Mr.. John w. Mccullough of Friends
vile, spent yesterday in Oakland, be-
ing en- route home from a business
trip of several days to points in West
Virginia and Pennsylvania
Col. George A. Pearre, Mr.. Daniel
Amman and Mr.. Tasker G. Lowndes, of
Cumberland, and Former Lieut.-Gov
Reynolds, of Pennsylvania, were in
Oakland yesterday on business.
Services will be held in st. Mat
thew's Episcopal church, Oakland, on
Sunday, July 20, morning prayer and
sermon, IL o'clock, the service to be
conducted by the rector, Rev. w. Far
go Bayle. (,
The Pythian Sisters will hold their
regular weekly meeting on Monday
evening at p. m. 1t is desired that a
large number be present as matters
of importance will be brought before
the order.
Mr.. Dave Martin, of Chicago June
ton, Ohio, Mr.. Edward Kelly and sis
ter, Miss Ester Kelly, of Benwood. w.
Va, arrived in Oakland last night to
attend the funeral of the late VIM.
limbaugh.
Miss Agnes Rasche, who has been in
Chicago and other cities of the west
for several months past, where she is
engaged with a musical organiza
ton, arrived at her home in Oakland
Monday to raw her mother and other
relatives q visit,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-22

Margaret Ellen Whetsell Baldwin.
Entered into rest, June 10, 1920,
Margaret Ellen Whetsell Baldwin, of
Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, aged
% years, 10 months and II days. A
noble, Christian woman, a devoted
mother, friend loved and beloved by
all who knew her. She lived three
score and nearly fourteen years life
filled with countless loving deeds of
thoughtfulness for others, and, finally,
after long years of service in Gods
vineyard, she passed on She died as
she had lived, ready and prepared,
surrounded by her large family of
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Until life's ebb finally
passed out, the deceased was cogni-
zant of the dear ones about her, each
of whom she atfectionately babe good
bye She was unafraid to die; the
only regret was the parting with her
children. Mrs. Baldwin was born in
Oakland and lived all her life in this
vicinity. In 1865 she was united in
marriage to the late Walter Bald
win, who died June TO- 1896. She was
the mother Of ten children, seven of
whom survive her: Mrs. Joseph
Whalen, of Washington, D. c.; Louis
Baldwin, of Kitzmiller; Edward Bald
win, of Ralphton, Pa; Mrs. Charles
Graham, of Johnstown, Pa; Mrs. A.
". Kline, Of New York; Mrs. Joseph
White, of Ralphton, Pa, and Mrs.
Blanche Brown, of Mountain Lake
Park. Also surviving the deceased
are twenty grandchildren, four great
grandchildren, two sisters and one
brother. The funeral was held from
her late home in Mountain Lake Park,
where impressive services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Paul Flanagan, an
old friend of the family, assisted by
the Rev. DR.. Bissell, pastor of the
Mountain Lake Park NJ E. church, of
which Mrs. Baldwin was a devout
member. Interment was made in the
Deer Park cemetery. A FRIEND.