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New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
How Best ~ Design {:
Small Plot About
A Suburb ban House
Competition VIII BE Held
i'm Connection With the
Own Your Home Exposi-
tipn at the Palace in May

T A competition for the development Of
small country plot, tho winner of
which will be shown in miniature form,
will be held In connection with the
"Own-Your-Home" exposition at the
Grand Central Palace under the
auspicss Of the New York Chapter OF
the American Society Of Landscape
Architscta, the week beginning May l.
The object Of the competition is to
obtain the best design for plot at the
Intersection Of supposed avenue and
a street; 144 feet on the avenue and 27o
feet on the street. On ono side the
plot faces sandy beAsh. The street
runs At right angles to the beach and
ends at the high water line. A min
iature house, greenhouse and garage
for tbs site are now being built. Ac-
cording to the terms of the contest
there must be flower and vegetable gar
the discretion and judgment Of the
competitor.
Must Submit Three Drawings
Three drawings arc to be submitted
by the contestants: "A general plan on
mounted paper, rendered; q planei e
plan, drawn In Ink on tracing paper,
and drawing on mounted paper show
Ing such details 81 the designer wishes,
to explain its work. The scale of all
drawings Is TO be that Of tho topo-
graphic map. The size Of the drawings
is TO be 26xSS inches. The general plan
should show grades by figures, no con-
tours. No fences are permitted on the
boundary lines.
Any medium may be used In render
Ing the drawings. More Importance,
however, will be given to the logical
and artistic planning Of tho plot and
the selection Of msteriats in regard to
fitness to local conditions and their
effect than to the presentation which
shall not 60 beyond what is strictly
necessary to malos che plans intelli-
gent. -
Prizes Offered In Contest
Thres prizes. Of $l2b, $7b and $50,
signs. Drawings are to be sent to the
Gown n-Your-Homs" exposition at the
Grand Central Palace not later than
March 27. The judges in the compe-
tition arc Charles Downing Lay, Gil
more d. Clarke and Noel Chamberlin.
A copy Of their report will be sent to
each contestant. It is open to all men,
bers Of the New York Chapter of tho
American Society Of Landscape Archi-
tects, all draughtsmen and junior
draughtsmen employed In Offices Of
practicing members Of the chapter and
students Of landscape architecture at
Cornell University.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Old Park,ur Church Transported From Madison Square to
Fitted Facade of Ne1u Hartford Times Building

the new comporitan the original Corin-
THAN order is changed to Ionie. BY
the use Of an Ionic cap in the order and
an added plinth between the column
base and pedestal we were enabled TO
adjust the height Of the order TO our
established required story heights. In
comparing photograph Of the old
church now destroyed with the studies
of the new Times Building 1t Is easy to
see what materials have been used and
in what new combinations"
by the Metropolitan Life insurance
Company last fall to permit expansion
of the Metropolitsn's building. which
adioins the church.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

main entrance porch and certain other
features. These, however, proved to
be mostly of an ecclesiastical nature
in design and, therefore, were not suit
able for the new scheme l had con-
ceived for these architectural motifs.
AS the church was being taken down
each piece Of terra Gotta was numbered
according to an arranged scheme, and,
although many Of the pieces in the
new building find themselves side by
side as of old, transpositipns have been
made necessary in many places.
"For instance, there exist certain
number of definitely designed breaks
and right angle turns in the cornice,
SO that l was limited in the new COM
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

II may interest New Workers. to
Know that the church which stood at
'as north corner Of Madison Avenue
md Twenty-fourth Strest-Dr. Park
aafst's church. as IL was known-is to
'een seen in part in the new home Of
ihs Hartford Times, at Hsrtford,
Ionn. The marble columns, pilasters
aug other details Of the facade Of this
'pNresting building, which architects
'esard as one of tho architectural gems
=" the country. were saved from the
,sssndAaand4 : material yard by Dom
s1oer. architect designer Of the Hart
4'fu Times building, who for long
sne had admired the genius of Stan
,0fd White as portrayed in the Park
hunt church.
'1aa sHaEtford Times" site stands at
~ end Of = street apd near the Morgan
pEyRnattN ERra and municipal buildings.
l.,s us studying the architectural prob
S,s. ~s oeveioped by the location and its
l,n.Veoinss Mr., Barber received 3
r.sS a from the concern which was to
u,s x = the old church, suggesting the
o,h.co % tne green marble columns and
material In some new building.
determined Plan for Building
=. Sc. MrA Bxsbe. could use the pillars
a.. stasf materials contained In. the
~ sas o. thu 6Aau4iful building. They
~ sss sustsWaEst, he wanted, ~ Els plan
u ~ sue nay priptery and business home
ne daFtfASd paper was being In
- asssneed b$ vhS architectural treatrn ent
s..sa saaetsble European buildings built
a. ~, tks ends Of thoroughfares and
fnIksstsy, which: RECALLED. che bsauti-
n;is tennadR ef the church, deter
q. stu1yssf tAa problems and
q = aeatssi AssGsia m the. ma
!. M ~ !: is.;s' 'llu.A.as j! =. ~
,ass-woaderfuiiy b,.ussfu, .na
sss.ssqus q. presidents Of the build
assas1 Italy whers the princivaf
ss ar: treated frankly a. such
'saeksd up Ia many cases by
n Of IN entirely di6Srent
znz1e esian. oecurred Is ne. /
g % 't.isircK ana satiSnsd
nat instead of dsmoiishtne fhe
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

position to these breaks that existed.
1t was also necessary to recombine
the materials without any cutting,
since that would have destroyed the
spacing of the running ornament.
ut all happened very quickly, ana
after the church had been taken down
and the materixis carefully packed and
shipped we were left with our num-
work with, ,-infaxible in their sizes and
their sequence, and certain photo
graphs especially taken of what had
been existing conditions. 1t amounted
to cut-up puzzle of certain picture,
with the possibility of creating new
picture Of the pieces Of the old. In
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Taxation Experts
70 Convene In
fjfir his Month
prhic Financial Matters Re
fsrring to Town. City and
S,atc To Be Discussed
st Approaching Sessions

rhs Ninth Annual Tar Conference,
,,,de, the auspices Of the New York
s,.t. Tax Association, II announced
-, March Is and 10 at Utica. All ses-
.,aa, will be held in the bsliroeu Of
4. Hote! Utiea-
while spesial addresses viii b de-
;vsred on the problem Of local ex-
..,d,tures, sources Of public revenue,
isx M legislation OF 1919 and other sub
acts, most Of tho speakers will discuss
rirst local problems in tax legislation,
and, second, Interstate and Federal
.oSperstion in the development Of In
eosac taxation.
On the opening day. following an
address By President Ogden l. Mills,
and the welcome and response, re-
suectiveiy, by James K O'Connor,
Vsyor Of Utica, and James D. Smith,
:erner Mayor of Utica and now State
Tax Commissioner, addressgswill be de-
lvsred by Frederick M. Davenport,
william P. Capes, secretary Of The
stste Conference Of Mayors, Charles
! Tobin. Kingman Mott Robins and
Professor Carl G. Plehn. OF the Uni-
versity Of California.
On local problems at sessions pre-
.ded over by Joseph A. McGinnies, as
sessors, supervisors, state tax officials
.nd tax attorneys will speak on the
Subjects of equalization, school taxes,
special district taxes. full value asse ss-
ment consolidation Of levies, county
boards Of revenue, the Wsstchsster
County act, cooperation aud Standard
,a,ion in local assessments, uniform
assessment date and assessment of
,snsible personally.
The special subject On the second
day relating to the development Of In
come taxation IN New York and the
coordination Of the New York law with
tao tax systems Of surrounding states.
President Mills will preside and ad-
dresses Will be delivered by Mark
Graves, who has charge Of the admin
istrstion Of the tax Law In the State
Comptroller's Office; John j. Merrill,
State Tax Commissioner in charge of
the corporation franchise tax, and BY
authorities from New Jersey. Con-
reeticut, Massachusetts, and Washing
ton.
The State Tax Association an
aounces this as perhaps the most i'm
portant Of all OF It's conferences. Pro-
grams will be sent to all members
within the next week. Any person is
eligible to membership who 10 inter-
ested in public finance and taxation.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

building in the usual way. it was pos
sible with care to take it down piece
by piece and number, pack and slip
tho pieces. became enthusiastic and
entered into negotiations with the
wrecking contractor which finally re-
suited in the obtaining Of the major
portion Of the exterior materials OF
tho entire church.
"In the design Of tho new "Times"
facade. the original columns, pilasters
platforms and base courses all fitted
together as they were originally With
the, exception Of the change in, posi-;
tion Of the pilasters. In the back wall
Of the arcade are used all the prin-
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

cipal openings in the church FACADE.
The large circular headed windows on
the Twenty-fourth Street facade have
been used to form circular headed en-
trance doors, and the other windows
on the Twenty-fourth Street facade
and the windows under the columns OF,
the Madison Avenue facade and the
two side doors. are also all used in
new arrangement In this wall.
Others Wanted Material
az found that the wonderful mate
rials of the Parkhurst church had al
ready attracted attention and certain
parts Of them had already been spoken
for, notably the pediment over the
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Brooklyn Car Barn to
Re VTsed IA Factory

G. P. Butterfly has sold for the Brook
lyna City Railroad Company the trian-
gular three-story building on Hamilton
Avenue, Smith and Bush streets, South
Brooklyn, on plot Is6x133, formerly
used as a storage barn for streetcars
and waiting room for the Court Street
line. Il was built for the railroad COM
pany BY P. j. Carln in 1879. The buy
era manufacturer in the neighborhood,
Will add two additional stories to it,
preparatory to occupying same.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Queens Chamber Nominates
Officials for Ensuing Yea,

Fl. Pushae williams, president of the
First Mortgage Guarantee Company,
has been nominated for president Of
the Queensborough Chamber Of Com
merce for the ensuing year.
The ninth annual meeting and cleo
tion Of officers and directors will be
held April 9. Both James E. Clonin
and George H. Willcockson have been
renominated as vice-presidents. P. A..
Rowley. vice-president of the Bank Of
Manhattan Company, has been nomi-
]. Hamilton.
The following have been nominated
for members Of the board Of directors
for three-year term, John Adikes,
John M Demarest, stuard Hirschman.
Henry J. Mullen and Morris L. Willets.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Title Companies Request That
Closings Not Be on 2 DAYS Only

The title insurance companies re-
quest all interested in real estate to
distribute closing title dates because
of the congestion that results from
the active market and the practice Of
making contracts for sale Of real estate
to close on either the first or the fif-
teenth of the month.
Tho companies ask that other dates
be named for closing title, for instance
the fifth, tenth, twentieth or twenty
fifth of the month
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Plan 100 New Bungalows
For Long Beach Colony

William H. Reynolds, who with Irv-
ing r. Bush is interested in the de-
velopment Of new Summer colony at
Long Beach, has completed plans for
the erection of one hundred more new
cottages to solve the summer housing
problem.
The Walsh.Farrell Realty Company,
of Long Beach, reports that with few
exceptions nearly all Of the smaller
cottages have been rented at the
bunraloW COLONY,
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Welfare Society Buys
Water Front at Edgemere

The Lewis H. May Co. has sold for
the BrinckerhofF estate, Sea Lawn,
fronting on the Atlantic Ocean at
Edgemere, L. l., consisting Of the
homestead and outbuildings on a plot
of seven acres. ~ rnc y ldreN's & ID
Society OF Brooklyn. which yecently
purchased the Cheever property ad-
joining.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

New Creenpoint Plant Leased
The Abercrombie Corporation has
ing to be erected for it's exclusive
use at Dobbins Street, Greenpoint. The
lease was made with Gustav Erda, Inc.
The Abercrombic Corporation special
ICES in the boxing, baling and crat-
ing Of all kinds Of domestic products
for Nyn0rt
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
PLAINFIELD. N. j..
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

A BARGAIN
Three apartments with stores: gross
rentals $4,000; small amount cash: easy
EVERETT NJ. SEIXAS CO.
1890 Murray Hill. 507 9Th ave. (f2d)
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
wEs1cHExrxn coUNTx

HAVE FOR SALE ~ $500. is& Post
Road. White rlains: seven rooms and
from. New York csnsrAt. s;atloa. gasE<5sss
10 wSzS 1sSisk . 6j11 1isssas naiI
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

Apartment in New Hands
The Camden Apartment. at 26s West
Ninety-hfth Street. has been Leased for
twenty-one years by C. H. Coffin, to
the Property Renting Company. The
lease involves 100000. Vasa K.
Bracher was the broker.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

Sale in Flushing
u. Clarence Davies has sold, with
ne Halleran Agency, to William r.
'saeott, bugalow on the south side
0, Myrtle Avenue. Flushing. L. l.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Oscar Craeve to Make

Oscar Craeve to Make
Home at Malba
Oscar GYaeve, author, has purchased
from Champ & Dasey, at Malba-onthe-
Sound, Long Island, the home known
as Ferncrest, which he will occupy as
a nall~year residence. Walter Darby,
of Manhattan. has also purchased a
dwelling ON North Drive.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
METUCHEN. NEW JERSEY

FOR sALE-Lot 7sxloo; large shinsis
building. 5ox4o, large rooms on second
floor. water. gas and electricity, tsis-
washer labelling machine. wash tub: 2 y
horsepower. electric motor: 500 cases and
bottles. wholesale license; horse ktabie.
harness: good established busisess. Ntii
sell for slb.oec; Also ~ story hous..
rooms; lot 75x1o0. large barn, 4Hree .hpn
houae. 5000, v'iaHasn, r.. BiSrtaan T.
Son. Oak st.. West Enggewood. " sf.--
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
so-AcRE cOMsfuTEgS IAltaf

FOR SALE-rwe new 7-rocua hSu6 Gs5li
bs ready April 18th: best iteatteA n
noors. open fireplace, tia Acor. tat1roous.
white enamel finish throughout u 1dek-
ing for well Constructed home. inquire.
]. Il. JOHNSTON,
t1s q. Dudley Ave. Westaeld, Nj Tel VIA.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

BERGEN COuNTY.--For sals. ,ares. well
arranged. modern COLONIAL house. Three
baths Conservatory. Beaufifui grounds. cor
sner plot seox2ee. Garase. Easy aeesss to
city by rail-. trolley or auto. Price eSe.ete.
free ard clear. Of TERMS 60 suit. DORLANO
AGENCY. INC. Box Sc. East 10th Stress.
Naw York.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16
ADVANCE IN COAL PRICES

Local coal mine operators announce
an increase in the price of coal from
$3.50 per ton delivered, and $3.50 per
ton at the mine, to $500 per ton de-
livered and $500 at the mine. They
explain that this increase is made
NECESSARY because of the fact that
they are now required to insure all
employees against accident, and other
increases in the cost Of operation.
They also announce the adoption of
the cash basis. in conformity with the
action taken by the local merchants
You will therefore be required to have
the cash ready on delivery of the coal
These changes are effectual imme-
diately.-Adv.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

reel feature Also Topics of the Day
taken from the Literary Digest. One
reel comedy.
Thursday-Monroe Saulsberry in
"The Binding Trail" Also a one reel
Weekly.
Friday-"The Hun Within" a six
reel Paramount Aircraft special at
traction. Harold Lloyd comedy.
Saturday-Wallace Reid in "The
Man From Funeral Range" a West
ern program. Two reel comedy.
watch Your Neighbor."
Watch and wait for the feature,
auction Of Souls"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

Last Thursday evening at the
home of Conrad Haight, the Bon
Ton Club met and partook of a de-
licious chicken supper, and Sunday
evening they met at the home OF
Moroni Cory for an oyster supper in
honor of that gentleman's birthday
Both affairs were very much enjoyed
and jolly time in both instances
reported. The Bon Tons are lively
bunch and trust them for having a
good time when they set out to do so.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16
/. f. Whitmore, cashier of the First

l.. L. Whitmore, cashier of the First
National Bank of Price, Utah, was
in town a few hours yesterday on his
way to st. George to visit with rela-
tives for a day or two, before contin-
uing his journey on to California. 1t
will be of interest to old timers in
Southern Utah to know that the
cashier of the Price bank is grand
son of "Doc." Whitmore, who was
killed by the Indians out near Kanab
in the early settlement of the coun-
try. He is nephew Of Mrs. Nixon,
who resides OF st. George, and he is
a cousin of the Whitmore Brothers of
Nephi, prominent in banking and COM
mercial circles there.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Haight are
receiving the congratulations Of their
many friends on the arrival of son
and heir at their domicile Tuesday,
January 18th. Mrs. Haight and the
baby are doing nicely, and it is be-
lieved that with careful nursing Her
bert may pull through.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16
BANK REPORT

Made TO the Bank Commissioner of
the State of Utah, Of the Condition
OF THE Bank Of Southern Utah."
Located at Cedar City, in the Coun.
ty Of Iron, State of Utah, at the
Close of Business on the 3Ist day
Of December. 1919.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

DR.. Bergstrom and Miss Giles, the
professional nurse, went to Parowan
Wednesday to perform number of
operations for tonsilitis and other
nose and throat troubles, some of
which were for the family of William
G.. Mitchell.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16
BANK REPORT

Made to the Bank Commissioner Of
the State of Utah of the Condition
Of 1.-THE Iron Commercial and Saw
ings Bank" Located Mt Cedar City,
in the County of Iron, State of
Utah, at the Close of Business on
the 3lst day of December, 1919.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

1t will be of interest to local peo-
pie to learn that up to the present
time something like $750,0O0 in Fed
eral farm loans has been granted to
residents of Iron county. This money
is of great benefit in the development
of the farm of this section.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

A number of Cedar City and Iron
county sheep men are in Salt Lake
City attending the Woolgrowers' Con-
vention which opened there this morn
ing. A big time is anticipated by the
sheep men. and number of important
questions will be up for consideration.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Pace went to
Salt Lake City in time to participate
in the Hays reception at the Utah
Hotel on the 10th and have remained
for the Woolgrowers' convention.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16
NEXT WEEKS PROGRAM
AT THORLEY THEATRE

Monday-Norma Talmage in "By
Right of Purchase" One reel comedy.
Tuesday he Crimson Gardenia"
by Rex Beach Also two reel Wes-
tern feature starring Pete Morrison.
ednesday-"I Inflammation" six
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

Mayor Arch Swap made a hurried
trip to his sheep herds near Hurricane
the first Of this week, and then ran
into Salt Lake to attend the Wool
growers Convention which opened
there today.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

LOST. - Red year-old muley
heifer; has white face. Marked crop
off left ear, one upper and two lower
bits in right ear; branded IP on right
ribs. Reward to fnder.-lsaac w.
Parry.-Adv.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

STRAYED.-From North Field, one
spotted yearling heifer; marked crop
off right ear, three unred Sits in left
ear; branded crow-foot on right hip.
Finder notify Willard Halterman,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

John r. Robinson, Jr., left for Salt
Lake City yesterday to attend the
Woolgrowers' Convention.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16
TOTAL
LIABILITIES.

County Of Iron,
VIM. r. Palmer, being first duly
sworn according to law, deposes and
says that he is Cashier Of the above
named bank; that the above and fore
going report contains full, true and
correct statement of the condition OF
the said bank at the close of business
on the 31st day of December, 1919.
VIM. r. PALMER.
Correct, Attest:
II. w. LUNT,
J. G. PACE,
NJ. j. MACFARLANE,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of January, 1920.
H. LIE ROY FRlSBf,
(Seal.) Notary-Public.
My commission expires December
3rd, 1923.
STATE OF UTAH,
Office of Bank Commissioner,
I, N. T. Porter, Bank Commissioners
Of the State Of Utah, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is full, true and
correct copy of the statement Of the
above named company, filed in my Of
fee this 18th day of January, 1920.
N. T. PORTER,
Bank Commissioner.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

Dr. r. Leigh is spending a few days
in Parowap practicing his profession
as dentist.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

Miss Minnie Knell of Pinto is here
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Thos.
Forsyth.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16
TOTAL
TOTAL
.$S2S,9O4.32
IOIAD ...........
STATE OF UTAH,
County of Iron

- AIT OF UTAH,
County of Iron
s. j. Foster, being first duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says
that he is Cashier of the above named
bank; that the above and foregoing
report contains full, true and correct
statement of the condition Of the said
bank at the close of business on the
3lst day of December, 1919.
s. j. FOSTER, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
u. T. JONES,
DAVID BULLOCK,
MYRON ID. HIGBEE,
ALBERT LUNDELL,
JOHN L. SEVY,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day Of January, 1920.
E. NJ. CORY, Notary Public.
(Seal.), My commission expires the
26th day of January, 1920.
STATE OF UTAH
Office of Bank Commissioner
/, N. T. Porter, Bank Commissioner
of the State of Utah, do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing is full, true
and correct copy of the statement of
the above named company, filed in my
Office this 14th day of January, 1920.
N. T. PORTER,
Bank Commissioner.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-16

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