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New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Pharmaceutical Concern
To Locate in Newark

Feist & Feist sold the five-story
building at II to II Austin Street,
southwest corner of Astor Street, New
ark, n. j., with frontage on Broad
Street of about forty-eight feet, to the
Sydney Ross Company, pharmaceutical
products. The company has a manu-
1acturing plant in West Orange that
wlll discontinue IN the near future and
make its main office and headquarters
in Newark. The property has front
age Of 104 feet in Austin Street and 21S
feet in Astor Street
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Section Plot
Bought To Be Trnproved

William Rankin sold the plot, look
100, at the northwest corner of Ninth
Avenue and 209th Street to the newly
formed Ninth Avenue and 209th Street
Corporation, which will improve the
property. Mr.. Rankin makes a build
ing loan of $4,000. for the undertak-
ing.
Another sale in the same section in
wolves the plot, 100x100, on the north
side Of 219th Street, $50 feet east of
Tenth Avenue, by A. l.. Maurer to Nor
ris j. Bohrer.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

wheel on the wall Of the trustees big
meeting room. The mellow sound of
the bell accentuated Mr.. Henry's words
on the liking of sailormen for wee
folk.
Notice that the old dwellings, were
to be revamped into small apartments
resulted in a remarkable number of in
quiries for the new space. Apparently
afraid of getting embroilcd with the
landlord after taking possession, rent
ers have timidly informed Mr.. Henry
or member Of his Office staff that
there were children in their families.
When told there was not an objection
they seemed to be greatly relieved
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Many Buyers for Brooklyn
Home and Business Sit.

VIM. f. Harmon & Co., Inc, report
sales of home and business sites on
their Marlboro property, in the 31st
Ward, Brooklyn, to j. C. Bennet. L. G.
4. You're, A. c. Bennett, j. J. Lee, M
Levy and G. A. Smith.
At their South Marlboro property
Joseph Schacher, R. Piccol, F. Perillo
f. Anton, l.. Ferrar, G.. Piccol, L. Picon,
Edward Howarth, P. Laura, S. Tortora,
5. Persico, S. Piccol, John Pepe, S.
Russo and A. Librett were buyers.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

feet, and will be from twenty to thirty
feet wide. 1t will be made a very at
tractive place for grown-ups as we'll
as children to spend their time.
The row of old homes will be as
good as new when the work under way
is completed. Nothing but the outer
walls, the floor beams and some of the
principal partitions have been left
standing. There are five floors in each
house, and according to the plans of
Scott q Prescott, architects, each floor
will be subdivided into large-room
suites. Some Of the living rooms will
measure 16X24, and a1coves in some
apartments will be 16 feet wide and
10 feet long. They may be used for
breakfast rooms or libraries. Then
there are dining rooms okla feet.
The top floor of each house will be
prepared for artists. A skylight will
be placed in the ceiling of each front
room or studio. The fact that they
face the north light makes them very
desirable for artists. and the impress
sion is that most of these premises
will go to them.
row after the faces of tho buildings
have been made over. The stoops have
been carried away, window copings
and ledges cleaved away and entrance
doors placed on the street level. Where
the main entrance formerly was will
be an odd-shaped window, such as was
built into homes in the days of long
ago. The FACADE of the row when
finished will be Colonial in feeling and
in detail. The facade Of the two
houses at the east end of the row,
which were altered last year, are to
be made over to correspond with the
six houses to the west, making it a
Colonial row.
Erected in the '30s
The houses were erected during the
early days Of the development Of the
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Federal Building Manager
10 Address Enca, Managers

James S. Gill, Assistant Superintend
ent of Federal Buildings, member
of the Department of the Interior. wi
address the Building Managers ani
Owners Association of New York at th4
monthly meeting on Tuesday night a.
the Advertising Club, - East Twenty
tifth Street.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Realty in Old Business
Sections i'm Big Deals
Improvement Planned for evil
lage" Corner and East Side
Landmark to Go

John r. Davidson has sold for the
Livingston estate to Michael Rctzker
he northwest corner of Greenwich and
Hubert streets, an irregular plot about
b3xS0. This property has not changed
hands for six years, and was held at
$4,000 1t will be improved
The DE kalb Company has sold the
garage property at 229 to 235 West
Sixty fourth Street, 10Ox10O.b, near
West End Avenue, to the Warren-Nash
Motor Corporation.
Harry Tanzer & Co. have bought
from Otto Schmidt the fve-story loft
building at 81 East Tenth Street, 25x
94.7. and have resod it to the Avanti
Publishing Company, Inc.
Ellen Shewan sold to John j. Kelle-
her the old lumber yard property at
the southeast corner of Mangin and
Stanton streets, 100x100x200 TO Tomp-
kns Street x801 irregular.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Sales in ssilAre,nrOd

s. S. Walstrum-Gordon & Formau
sold for ]. j. Wragovitch a plot o.
twelve acres on the east side of psrs
mus Road, Ridgewood. y. j., 10 Wailacs
H. Gibson. and for Mrs Dora t. Rob
erts 80 Overbrook Road 10 Hasey K.
Smith; also for Hugo Gross to Edgal
Wandless 81 South Maple Avenue
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Recent BUYERS in ReaItv

John j. Finnerty Is the buyer Of the
stable at 100 and III East Eighty
second Street, sold recently by the
Clark estate, The buyer will alter tho
property for his own use.
'Frleda Thomas is the purchaser of
the dwelling at so West Ninety y-seventh
Street. sold RECENTLY.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
New LarcEmont Home Sold

The Larchmont Gardens sold Dutch
colonial house just completed at Rock
land Avenue and Harmon Drive, Larch
mont, TO W. H. Breckenridge, of this
city. The property was held at $12,5O0,
George Reed was the broker.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
l.. +. Jordan Sells Plandome
Home and VIII Build Another

LEcluse, Washburn & Co. sold the
l.. F. Jordan residence at Plandome to
New York manufacturer. This place
was held at $4,000. The same brokers'
sold to Mr.. Jordan at Plandome part of
a block for $4,000. on which he will
erect brick house costing about
S40,0 from plans by John A. Gurd.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Company Takes 57th ST. Realty

The newly formed As Est Fifty-sev-
enth Street Company has acquired As
and At East Fifty Street. a
:ive-story building and q six-storv
building on combined plot of 4Oxe5.
adjoining the northwest corner of Park
Avenue
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

transit service, and would he 4 Ions
step in the direction Of solving the
housing problem.
With the elimination oi the kas,
River as barrier TO the eastward trene
Of population, by the construction OF
tunnels and bridges, and the extension
Of both the Interborough and b. K. J.
service into Queens. Long Island CITY =
now separated from midtown ManhsF
tan by minutes and not miles"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

in the great midtown section Of Man
haitian. We're Thompson Hill fully i'm
proved with modern apartment build
lngs' all the great army of employees,
instead of having to travel thirty min
utes to an four or more between home
ana Office, would be within fifteen min
utes' time of travel.
such redistribution of the city's
populate n would effect a decided i'm
proveme 1t In the north and south rapid
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Catholic Protective Society
BUYS Dwelling in 22d Street

The Catholic Protective Society has
bought from Elizabeth t. Hanson the
four-story dwelling 457 West Twenty
second Street between Ninth and
Zenith avenues, 16.Sx9S.9.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
buyers for Newark DWELLINGS

John 0. Pillar purchased from John
Z: Kelley the three story dwelling, OK
100, at 81 Clinton Avenue, Newark,
N: D., through Louis Schlesinger, Inc.
who has also sold for Arthur f. San
ford to Joseph D. Samuelson the dwell
ing at $40 Summer Avenue. 5Ox18O.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Families with or without children may
rent apartments in the Ninth Street
row.
Baby Carriage Garage" in House

Baby Carriage Garage" in House
AS babies are expected to be among
the tenants large space on the
ground floor of the central building
has been set aside as a baby carriage
garage" The garage" will hold ten
carriages at least. 1t will be in the
public hall leading to the garden in
the rear of the houses and about on a
level with the street.
The garden will extend the full
width of the row, a space of about 25O
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

Buvs House Site at HartsdaIe
The Scarsdale Estates Organization
(Robcrt E. Farley, president) sold for
Miss Helen A. Stcbeling plot in the
Greenacres section of Hartsdale to
Holmes Crayne Walton, of this city.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Erected in the ,30s

The houses were erected during the
early days Of the development of the
Washington Square section. which
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
PAINTING GIVEN
TO RED CROSS
Sec. Baker Pays Tribute
To American Women
In Ceremonies.

Thine is the Glory" the beauti-
full Mora alIegoric painting. given
by Maj. Joseph Gray Mitchell to
Red Cross headquarters as a trib-
ute from the army. was presented by
Secretary Baker yesterday in cere-
monies in the Red Cross Assembly
Hall attended by prominent army
and Red Cross officials.
The painting is a composite por-
trait of more than 1000 American
women of all types. Among those
whose portraits were used in the
painting are: Mrs. Marshall, wife of
the Vice President: Mrs. w. X. Van
derbilt, Mrs. August Belmont, Mary
Roberts Rinehart and others ma
tionally known. The picture has
been called the American Madonna
of Mercy"
Secretary Bakers address was a
strong testimonial to the service
record of American womanhood in
the war. Response was made by
DR.. Livingston Farrand, head of the
Red Cross, and Maj. Kitchell.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Winfield Jones Heads
National Guard Committee

Winfield Jones has been appointed
chairman of the committee on the
District of Columbia National
Guard for the Washington Chamber
of Commerce by President Robert N.
Harper, it was announced last night
by A. f. Seymour. secretary of the
chamber. A. H. Coolidge was made
other members of the committee
are, Joseph A. Berberich. Granville
c. Bradford, Andrew j. Brown, VIII
liam d. Buck, Thomas w. Buckley,
c. c. Calhoun. ]. c. Callahan, Henry
NJ. Camp. NJ. o. Chance, H. C. Chand-
lee, Ernest Hall Coolidge. Allan
Davis, Horace Dulin, NJ. J. Fried
man, w. T. Galliher, Louis s. Gott-
Iieb, E. c., Graham. w. +. GUIDE, C..
]. James, julius Lansburgh, Thomas
E. Landon, NJ. A. Leese, Robert @.
McCarter, Louis Mandes, A. e. Ran
die, william H. Saunders, z. d.
Shaw, John H. Slaven. F. c. Steward,
George w. White, Eugene Wilson.
M, A. Winter and NJ. B. Zeiler.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
ROUTES READY
FOR AIR MAIL
Posto6ce Officials to Rush
Operation if Money Is
Obtained.

Postoffice officials are ready to
rush plans for operation OF the New
York-San Francisco air mail, sery-
ice IL Congress gIves authority. Otto
Praeger. Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral said yesterday.
A proposed appropriation Of ST.
415,ooo to finance the coast-to-coast
service is to be discussed In the
Senate within few days. Should
it pass the Senate, a compromise
would have to be reached WITH the
House which eliminated the air
mail funds from the postoffice ap-
propriation bill. IL passed by Con-
gress, the money would be available
July 1.
The transcontinental route would
be the longest in the world, accord
ing TO Praeger.
I'VE can put the service into op-
Grafton in November" he said, "des-
pite the fact that we should have to
build many new planes IL Congress
acts promptly in appropriating the
funds.
Probably eight new flying fields
would be required including stations
at Omaha, Salt Lake City and ogden.
Utah.
"a letter mailed in New York
would be delivered to the San Fran
cisco postoffice in 59h hours" said
Praeger, las compared with 90Is
hours now required in train service.
Fourteen planes will be in the air
every day and a total of 1,500, 900
miles will be flown annually.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
GOVERNMENT TO PAY
MINIMUM OF $1,000

Members of the Joint Congress
sional Committee on Reclassification
of Salaries in the District of Colum-
bia. are convinced the minimum
wage for government employees
will be nearer $1,000 a year than
$1,000. A sum slightly in excess of
$1,000 is expected to be laid down
for government employees engaged
in manual labor. This Is expected
to be the basic minimum for govern
ment salaries.
Senate members of the Commits
sion yesterday were given first
drafts of the report to Congress,
which contains the various recon-
mendations made for a reclassifca-
tion of salaries.
Class specifications are LOO in
number and are divided into about
400 series each containing an aver
age Of four classes. Each class
specification contains the title of a
position. the qualifications required,
and the line of promotion.
The report will be ready for pre-
sentation to Congress within two
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
FIGG MAPS OUT
FIGHT ON H. G. /.
Business Men Plan War on
High Prices. with y7om-
en- Cooperating.

A committee Of eleven representa-
tive washington business Ynen, In
Guiding Col. Robert N. Harper. Capt.
James +. Oyster and Philip King,
was appointed by Howard Z. Figg,
assistant attorney general In charge
Of the governments campaign to
cut the high cost of living. yester-
day. as the first step In his plan to
make Washington model city. after
which the nation may pattern it's
war on high prices.
The committee, which will serve
as an executive and advisory board
to consider the high cost OF living
problem In the District, met yester-
day in riggs Office and. after ef-
fecting an organization, decided to
hold it's next meeting next Monday
afternoon.
Definite policies will be evolved
for conducting the campaign at this
meeting. Rules and regulations
governing prices of commodities win
be promulgated and ! the results
closely watched by Mr.. Figg. who
IL the results are sufficiently crafty
ing, the principles applied TO The
District as an experiment will be
spread over the entire country.
other members of the committee
are r. p. Andrews. John H. VIII
kins, Isaac Cans, Joseph A Whit
field, NJ. A. Leese. w. G.. Carter, L
s. Ulman and E6ith c. Strauss.
A committee of women was named
by Edith C. Strauss, director OF
women's activities in the Depart
ment OF Justice campaign against
high prices. Endeavor to cut. 1iv-
ing prices by urging women to
forego extravaganza will be made
by the committee unit Subcommit-
tees will be appointed later to seek
the cooperation of clubs, churches
and schools. The members of the
committee are Mrs. Whitman Cross,
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Mrs. w.
Chamberlain. Mrs. Louis Brownlow.
Mrs. Henry Rainey. Mrs. Hoes, Mrs.
Hodgkins and Mrs. Swarmstedt.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
GORDON SOLD
FOR 100000
Hotel Will Be Remodeled
And Converted Into
Apartment House.

The Hotel Gorden. Sixteenth ana 4
streets northwest. has been sold for a
consideration of approximately Co,OoO.
to I. S. D. Sauls. vice president of the
Continental Life Insurance Company,
with offices in the District National
Bank Building.
The deco to the property was enter
ed in the Recorder OF Deeds Office yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. SauIs stated
last night that the hotel had been
bought a year ago. although the deed
was not filed until yesterday.
The Gordon was part of the estate
of Gordon MacKaye. of Boston, and
was placed in trust for Harvard Uni
versity some years ago.
Recently the hotel was used by the
Office of the Food Administration, and
later by the Department of Labor.
Now ii has been remodeled and will
be conducted as an exclusive apart
ment hotel The hotel contains thirty
two-room apartments with baths, sew
eral single rooms with baths and a
number of rooms for transients.
The hotel will be operated under the
management Of l. v. Hysan. it was
stated.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
MEDALS FOR WINNERS
OF ARMY ESSAY CAST

Medals to be awarded national win
ners in the children's army essay con-
test by Secretary Baker here May s
have been cast, it was announced by
the War Department last night. The
medals are in the shape of a dollar
sized coin. cast in gold. silver and
bronze.
On the face of each is depicted a
soldier presenting a wreath to child.
holding in her hand a scroll with the
inscription. National Essay Contest.
February 20 1890. Benefits of Enlist
ment in the United States Army" On
the reverse is inscribed, Presented to
(name of contestanO by War Depart
menD Through The Comeback
The contest was directed by the
Comeback, Walter Reed Hospitafs 8
newspaper.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
LABOR MEETING
HELD IN SECRET
Gompers Opens To-Day
Session at Jacksonville,
Behind Closed Doors.

Jacksonville, Fla. Feb. zl.- Be
hind locked doors the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor went into q ten
day executive session at the Hotel
Burbridge here today.
Secrecy surrounded the purpose
of the meeting as the union chiefs
assembled. President Samuel Comp
ers and his colleagues refused to
answer the telephone In the room
Guy Oyster. Gomper's Secretary, de-
clared he had instructions to per-
nit no Interruptions
In statement given out at noon
through Oyster II was declared the
union leaders spent the morning or
ganizing and that they would get
down to business during the after
noon. It was believed the Esch-
Cummins railroad bill would be dis
cussed later.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Wilson Cables Greetings
To New French President

President Wilson has cabled con-
gratuIations to Paul Deschanel. who
recently became president of France.
The text of the telegram is:
'On this occasion of the assump-
tion of the duties of your high Office
as President of the French Repub-
lie, 1 extend to your excellency my
cordial Fluctuations. Victorious in
the greatest struggle known to the
world. France faces great and
glorious future, and you, Mr.. Presi-
dent. as the chief executive of a
people whose high ambition is the
maintenance of right and justice
will be potent factor in the attain
ment of these happy results. / wish
for you an administration of great
prosperity and health and happiness
for yourself"
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
HEARINGS END
ON CAR MERGER
Traction Situation Recon-.
mendations to Be Drawn
Up Soon.

Recommendations for betterment
of Washington's street railway stu
alton will be drawn up ae a meet
ing of the House District Commit
tee next week, IL was announced
yesterday by Chairman Mapes in
ordering an adjournment of merger
hearings.
William F. Ham. president of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company and of the Potomac Fec
trio Power Company. urged an out
and-out" merger of the two cor
porations. at yesterdays session. To
show the earning power OF the lat
ter, he instanced that at s cents
a kilowatt hour 73-4 per cent
annual income is returned, based
on the Public Utilities Commission
valuation OF s15,000,O00.
Evan II. Tucker. president of the
Northeast Washington Citizens As
sociation. presented resolutions
adopted by that organization oppos-
ing all merger measures now being
considered.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
HOW T0FIGHT
Colds, Grip, or Flu

Avoid crowds, coughs and cow
ards. but fear neither germs nor
"Flu." Keep the system in good
order. take plenty Of exercise in the
fresh air and practice cleanliness.
Remember a clean mouth, a clean
skin. and clean bowels are a pro-
tecting armor against disease. To
keep the liver and bowels regular
and to carry away the poisons with
In. 1t Is best to take vegetable
pill every other day, made up OF
May-apples, aloes, jalap, and sugar.
coated. to be had at most drug
stores. known as DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets. II there Is a sudden on
set Of what appears like q hard
cold. one should go to bed, wrap
warm. take q hot mustard foot-bath
and drink copiously of hot lemon
ade. II pain develops in head or
back, ask the druggist for Annxie
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Move Started to Increase
Pensions of Needy Widows
CBy Herald Leased Wire, /,

New York. Feb. 24.-Setting forth
that the SIS per month per father
less child. allotted by law to widows
as a pension, is now inadequate for
the proper support of these children
in the way in which the law intends
and that they cannot remain with
their mothers while the pension
so low, Alderman John +.
McCort today introduced a resolu
tion at a meeting of the board Of
aldermen calling for an increase IN
widows pensions
The resolution recommends that
the child welfare board take up the
matter with the board of estimate
in order to arrive at figure ade-
Quate for proper care of children
under the Influence of their mothers
instead of in public institutions
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Daniels Will Be Defended
In Row Over Naval Awards

Drafting of a minority report de-
tending Secretary Daniels is being
considered by Democratic members
Of the Senate naval affairs subcom-
mittee investigating the Daniels
Sims naval awards controversy, 1t
was learned yesterday.
Some recommendation is expected
with regard to abolition OF all
medals except those awarded on the
scene of action for deeds Of heroism-
Secretary Daniels, Admiral Sims and
both Republicans and Democrats on
the subcommittee went on record in
favor of such action during the re-
cent hearings.
Chairman Hale is understood to
he working on the majority report
and Democratic Senators are wait
ing to see what it will contain be-
fore deciding their course.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Height and Uses of Capital
Buildings to Be Regulated

The Senate yesterday agreed to
the conference report on the CAL
der zoning bill, regulating the
height of buildings in the residen-
tial sections of the District of Co
lumbia, as we'll as the usese to which
they may be put. The bin is now
ready for the Presidents signature.
Under the bill 1.-The regulation for
the construction of new buildings
will be placed in the hands of a Fed
eral commission, and the city would
be divided into zones with special
building restrictions.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Automobile Owner Sued
For $4,000 Damages

Claiming that she was injured for
life. Sara Amdur has filed suit in
the District Supreme Court against
Eugene r. Jacobsen for $4,000
damages for personal injuries.
Miss Amdur alleges that she is a
stenographer and earns SITS a
month, and that while crossing
Fifteenth and II streets northwest
she was run down by the defend
ants automobile and received in
juries which will cripple her for
life and prevent her from follow
ing her vocation.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
CROSS AWARDED SIX
FOR ACTS OVERSEAS

Two officers and four enlisted men,
for heroic acts under fire, have been
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross, the War Department an
sounced last night Two Of the
awards are posthumous They went
to Private Victor Stier, Company A,
339th Infantry, and Corporal Paul
v. c. Fuhrman, Company B, Ninth
Machine Gun Battalion.
Others honored were Lieut. Albert
NJ. Smith, Company B, 339th Infan-
try; Sergeant Joseph T. Barr, Sew
enty-siXth. Field Artillery; Private
First Glass George Hanley, Machine
Gun Company, Seventh Infantry,
and Lieut. John p. Woolschlager,
Company A, 3l2th Infantry.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
BLAMED
FOR COST OF SHOES

Boston, Feb. 24.-SpecuIation in
leather and large profits to ilauu-
facturers are the principal clauses
for the high cost of shoes, accord
ing to the report of the State COM
mission on the necessities OF life.
The reports show that the cost
Of making an average pair OF shoes
advanced 1S5 per cent from 1913 to
1919. In 1913, the average cost per
pair was $2.55, while in 1919 the
cost had advanced to 1926. In
percentage this is a small gain" the
report says. but in actual money
it is nearly three times as much
as in 1913"