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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
INSURANCE co. BUYS SITE.

AS site for large home Office build
ing. the CONNIE rcial Casualty Insurance
Company of Newark has purchased the
through to ia and 116 Plane street, New
through to ia and 116 Pine street. New
ark from the estate of John H. Ballen-
tine. The site fronts 1910 feet on Wash
,ngton street and 55.4 feet on Plane
street and is improved with a brick
dwelling of. twenty-one rooms on the
Washington street side and a two and a
half story brick garage on the Plane
street side. The new home for the buy
ers will contain $4,000 square feet of
floor space and will include restaurant
and one floor for welfare work. Space
In the rear will be provided for out of
door recreations. The deal was nego-
tiated by Feist & Fest
The Commercial Casualty Company
was represented by Christian w. Fei2en-
span, president. and Winton c. Garrison,
treasurer The estate Of John H. Ballen-
tine was represented by Henry Young.
Chauncy Parker and Wypant Wander
pool, trustees.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
NEWARK TRANSACTIONS.

Feist & Feist sold the vacant plot in
the rear of 427 Halsey street. consisting
OF Z 900 square feet, for Mary Gardiner
to the Southern Lumber Company. which
will improve Il with two story garage
for it's own use. The same brokers also
sold the vacant plot at 9e2 Bergen street
for Lillian Il. Andrews to Michael jack
SON. who will improve II with a two fam
ily house Through its automobile rent
ing department. the brokers leased for
the Newark ledger the building at asa
Halsey street to the White Transporter
ton Company. The lessees we're repre-
sented by James A. Murphy, president
and the lessons by L. T. Russell
Louis Schlesinger Inc. leased for Mrs
Rose Wolf the building at the southeast
corner of Washington street and Bran
ford place 90 Harold +. Alexander, auto
mobile accessories. The same brokers
also sold the brick dwelling. 25x100. at
10 Second avenue for Charles G. Foster
% r. Henning. The same brokers
store at 1i6 Market street TO
Gus. raincoats. and sold two
rs, at n Plane street for
q e. C. Brautigan.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
So HOMES ADDED TO
FLUSHING COLONY
All But Five Occupied by New
Owners; Many More Are
Under Construction.

Substantial progress marks the build
is being developed by the Operators AS
sociates, Inc. at Flushing, Queens
| Thrty-five houses have been completed,
thirty of which have been sold and are
already being occupied. Many more are
under construction.
The property of the Operators Asso.
ciates is situated on high ground. in the
most desirable section of Flushing lt
takes in the entire section between For
est avenue. Parsons avenue Queens
avenue and BuSping avenue. consisting
Of seventy-two Blots. 1t is the largest
building enterprise of its kind ever I'M
dertaken in Flushing.
Every house erected Is of a different
design. Many of them are dstinctively
original. having been designed by the
company's own architects. who have
sought for general plan of variety and
attractiveness throughout the whole de-
velopment.
Each house is built on a plot 40xlOv.
which affords ample room for driveway
and garage. AS fast as house Is com
pleted the company Immediately grades
the lawns. and the entire tract is COM
plete, with trees. shrubbery and lawns.
Inc iiVuStS are Will every
modern Improvement and convenience.
and consist of six, seven, eight and nine
rooms. They range in price from SILL
500 to $40. 900. with convenient cash ar
arrangement and terms of payment. The
property is only eight minutes walk
from the Murray Hill station of the
Long Island Railroad. eighteen minutes
from the Pennsylvania Station. and five
minutes walk from KIssepa Park, where
all outdoor sports are enjoyed both
winter and summer.
with but few country homes close to
Manhattan available for immediate oc-
cupancy.' says an official of the com
pany "the artistic residences belonging
to the Operators Associates carry a
special appeal to homeseekers. The
houses contain improvements found only
in much higher priced residences. They
have tiled walls In the kitchen and bath
room. built in bathtub. and shower. The
bedrooms are cherry with p'enty of
window space, closets in every bedroom
and linen closets in the foyer leading to
the chambers. They have hardwood
flooring throughout Every house has
sun parlor. conveniently used for a
children's room. smoking den, reading
room, sewing room and solarium. The
living room has an open fireplace. There
are a large dining room and spacious
kitchen: laundry tubs are In the base
ment, together with the hot water
heater"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
Greatest Playground in
Country Now Under Way

ing appears to be overlooked which
could possibly add to the perfection of
the courses.
Then. too. the element of the pictur-
esque enters largely into the scheme of
development, in which nature has taken
the principal part. The courses are
dotted with historic trees and shelves of
rocks and numbers OF thickets. A
miniature lake In a deep hollow with
messy banks and Surprising turns adds
charm to the outlook. Next summer,
when the Country Club has come into
Its own. the little, lake will be festive
with gayly colored boats and gondolas
In the winter time, when it's surface is
coated with fee, there will be skating
and skiing and other games that appeal
to lovers of outdoor sports.
In another direction the tennis courts
and polo grounds are under construc-
ton. work going ahead on them with
the same speed that marks every opera
ton in the Country Clubs vast area
Directly opposite one overlooks Rye
where. on a clear day can be witnessed
the progress of golf games on many
courses, for Rye boasts of more golf
clubs than any spot in Westchester
county
The road which leads from Purchase
street into the grounds sweeps by the
golf house and winds around part of
the clubhouse. including the main en-
trance. 1t Is beautiful broad highway
The foundation of the clubhouse, from
above. resembles a gigantic Maltese
cross In granite, rock which has been
furnished from the Westchester-Bilt-
more Country Clubs own ground. The
foundation rests on the bedrock of the
country, the contractors having dug and
drilled and blasted down to It.
All chance of seepage or settling has
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

Half way between the pretty towns OF
Harrison and Rye, in that pine studded
landscape which slopes enchantingly to-
ward Long Island Sound. a remarkable
transformation is in progress. The
Westchester-Bi ltmore Country Club and
Hotel. which Is to be a suburban branch
of the Bowman chain of hotels near the
Grand Central Terminal is rapidly pro-
crossing toward completion. The enter
prise, planned by Warren & Wetmore.
architects. will undoubtedly be the great
est recreatlonal undertaking in the
United States IL not in the world.
The great golf course Is practically
completed and the golf club house with
its terra Gotta roof is nearly finished.
From the roof of this structure an in
spring view of the surrounding country
is afforded
Stretching away as far as the eye can
reach in one direction are the grounds
of the Biltmore Country
Club. A forest of pines forms the hedge
on the rim of lowlying hills which or.
the other side slope gently toward the
Sound. Looking straight down from the
roof the eye is refreshed with the sight
OF the practice putting green. The seed
or the grass was sown only last July
and to-day It might be played upon. Elk
perts say that. compared with other
greens, the work Of three years has been
achieved in three months. One hundred
players may practise at the same time.
The majority OF greens in the two
eighteen hole courses are In the pano-
rama. from the roof, sparkling like en-
eralds IN the sun. A close inspection
shows that there is perfect drainage
so that shower never can interfere
Tor long with twosome. n foursome or
a single. An elaborate system of irri-
cation has been installed. In fact, moth
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
.sYl USING PROBLEM AN
NEVER PRESENT EVIL
orator Says Demand for Better
Homes Will Continue ---English
Government Plan a Failure

which are going TO be used for creating
new homes.
Seventh. all discussion of laws for
municipal housing must cease. The State
must either do IL all or not at all. Bust
ness cannot compete with the State.
Eighth. some permanent State agency
should undertake the study OF the hous-
ing problems and from time TO time rec
, ommend proper laws and regulations TO
protect the health and morals of the
community, 10 regulate and properly
safeguard cooperative and instalment
schemes for land and buildings; to see
that proper standards are maintained SO
that in the new sections of our growing
cities such conditions as exist in our So
called Sums in the older part Of New
York shall not be repeated; encourag
competition in coming and town plan
ming, in model tenement construction
and economies in planning and building.
1t should also conduct a never ceasing
campaign in favor OF owning your own
home. Statistics should be gathered and
given publicity of the need for housing
and the quantity under construction. if
possible. to prevent excessive over pro-
dSction. followed by wholesale foreclos-
ures and depression.
Ninth, IL possible, we must devise
some feasible plan by which labor will
not go out on strike. but will continue
to work during the period of a dispute.
A school building in course of erection
In New York city had record of sixty
five strikes.
Tenth, public opinion should be
brought to bear upon the artisans 10 give
a full honest days work for their pay.
There Is no reason why brcklayer or
plasterer should do from one-half to
At ir1 nf hot n ha
able days work.
Eleventh, >she so-called rent laws
should be carefully considered and
amended, so as to give relief where it is
needed. yet to make a man live up to his
contract. l am convinced that bad as
the housing situation really is, 1t is not
quite as bad as it has been pictured.
Twelfth, if necessary to encourage
more rapid response to the needs, form
of government subsidy to take up some
Of the slack should there be a great
drop in prices of building material.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
SMUGGLING ON DUTCH BORDER

THE HAGUE Oct 3O.-The Dutch Gov
eminent has established a deadIine 800
yards wide along the German border in
an effort to curb the smuggling, which
has assumed tremendous proportions,
particularly In foodstuffs and rubber
goods. going into Germany. Soldiers
are constantly on watch on the
deadline, but in spite of these measures
the smuggling continues
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
DEATH RATE ALARMS FRANCE.
Work OF Ministry ~ Hygiene Not
Fully Developed.

PARIS, Oct 80. - Frances efforts TO
raise the birth rate and lower the death
rate, by means of the new Ministry OF
Hygiene, are too recent to be judged by
comprehensive statistics. The impor-
lance of the problem, howevC. is given
pessimistic prominence anew by publ
cation of the Labor Minlstry's statistics
for 1919.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
New York Herald Branch Offices:

Brooklyn Offices--2t Court
ST.. Tel. 5i5S Main. Eagle
Building, 800 Washington Sc,
Tel. 100 Main. Open until
10 p. NJ.
Brenx Office - SIS willis
Ave-, nj ffsth So. Tel. p6se
Neirose. Open until 10 II. ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
SPEYER AIDS GERMAN COLI
LEGE.

BERLIN. Oct. 30.-The Mayor of
Frankfurt has announced that an en-
dowment of 100000 marks has been
made to the Frankfurt university by
James Speyer a New York banker, in
memory of his deceased sister, Mrs
Eduard Belt Won Speyer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

Washington Heights Office
So West 1s1st ~. Tel. oO2s
wadsworth. Open until 10
p. M.
Downtown Officc--2os Broad
way. Open 3 A. N. TO 10 r. M.
Sundays, 2 p. ~. 10 10 p. ~.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

Principal Uptown OFFICE
Herald Building. Herald So.
Tel. Fitz Roy COCO.
Harlem OffIce--s0S West
tf5tb ST.. Near Seventh Ave.
Tel. 7e4 Morningside. Open
nntil 40 r. ~.
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Typewritcr.

TYPEwRITERs RENTED,
NON-vISIBLE. 3 MONTHS, IS.
VISIBLE, 3 MONTHS. 50 UP.
FACTORY REBUILT TYPEwRrTERS
Trade marked and guaranteed for ono year.
AMERICAN WRITING MACHINE CO..
345 broadway, at Leonard ut. Franklin
20 East 23d St, opp. Madison av. Tel. 540a
THE TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE.
10 Barclay ct Tel 473S Barclay.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

FOR sale Mt a sacrifice. miniature baby
\ grand piano, In good condition: Wissner
make; stippled walnut case. Apply today,
NJ EAGAN, 70 West End ev.. Manhattan
Beach. or phone Schuyler 1890 for partifs-
lars.
FINE steinway plano. with welte-M ign1R
artistic player. Plaza fo6S. Apt. 374- ~.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

LATEST style beautiful living room suitet
must be seen TO be appreciated. Selling NJ
sacrifice. 719 West 1soth St, HERMAN.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

Tho Matching OF cggs by artificial
heat has been ptncticcd IN China
and Egypt since prehistoric times,
huge brick ovens being used iu the
latter country.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

jackson signs Win MillDr-.
MINNENrtI NlruN |u Du
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11
CIVIC LEAGUERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Mrs. Lilah d. Lindsay
Will Be President for
Next Year
TO VOTE IN PRIMARY
Demand Removal of Obscene
Pictures in Downtown
Shop Windows Here

An appeal to Tulsa women to vote
at tho primary election March l6
and by all means TO vote carefully
and conscientiously concluded tho
,,.ular meeting or the Women's
civic league Of Tulsa yesterday
morning Wholc-heartcd attention
was given by those present TO a
blackboard explanation OF how 10
east % ballot at primary and a gem
,r1l election by w. X. Seaver
Mrs Lilah y. Lindsay, one Of the
mos. prominent women o. the city
hy virtue of long service in all
movements ana organizations for
civic bottermcut was unanimously
.Ho.au during the annuul election Of
officers 10 lead the league as nrcsi-
dent during 1920. the first ycar in
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

which oklahoma women are oTer-
cising the rights OF citizens
other officers elected were First
vice president and com nunity well
fare chairman. Mrs T.. l.. Merry;
second vice president and cduct-
tional chairman. Mrs Arthur H.
Craver. third vice president and III
nance chairman, Mrs. J. II. Edding-
ton. fourth vice president and ho-
novolence chairman. Mrs Il. Forrest
Hayden; fifth vice president and
membership chairman, Mrs u. II.
Davis; sixth vice president and lcgls-
lative chairman, Mrs. Grey Carroll
seventh vice president and enter
tainmeut chairman, Mrs. Harriet J."
sutton; secretary, Mrs. Dan +. Me
Carthy; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. PAM Blackwelder; treasurer,
Mrs. r. NJ. Purdy. historian, Mrs. :.
B. Grommct and press representa-
tive, Miss Pauline bdymau.
Upon investigation Of a report 10y
a Tulsa citizen that there was an
obscene display OF pictures I'm tho
window OF a local bookstore, the roe
port was found 10 be correct ana the
civic league went on record 3g dis
approving tho display and com
nittce wns appointed 90 request hat
the owner Of the store Immediately
withdraw tho display
The secretary was instructed 10
write 10 Tulsa representatives IN
congress requesting their support 0i
amendment OF the SMITH Hugh os
law increasing tho appropriations for
home economies work IN the schools
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

BOSTON. March %. The return io
organized hl.chuN OF Armandn
NauDn4. Crh1u oulf.o'dor, r0tmorIy
with th, Cincinnati Nationals aui
NcV York Americans. is announced
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11
,stIl.l
PLAYERS SOUGHT BY W. A..

Grand ,o,ai s5,a. go ''
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-07-01
TOD Beautiful.

a man and his wife went 10 one OF
the most beautiful islands in the
Caribbean sea seven years ago TO spend
the twilight of their lives in the Sc
rene beauty of the tropics 1t was
place which the husband, seafaring
man, had chosen as the nearest APP
proach to terrestrial paradise for those
who have enough money to live with
out working hard.
The couple landed In New York the
other day with their lares and penates
and a parrot. The ideal season Is just
about to begin in the Caribbean. but
It win start and continte without this
particular pair Of humans. I'VE want
an old-fashioned New England win
ter" said the wife. The husband was
more specific 1T was great for
while, but finally it got too dodblasted
beautiful. We are going back to Con-
necticut to see some rocks and barren
fields. New York Sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-07-01
ADDED TO ROLL OF HONOR
Soldiers Reported -Missins In Action
Have Been cIassed a. "Pre-
sumed Dead"

| According to The Home Sector there
are stu between $50 and 300 members
Of the American front line army still
unaccounted for
In speaking Of this war mystery of
missing men the ex-sOldier's magazine
says: Soldiers who go into battle are
like men who 60 down to the sea In
ships There are those who return and
those who do not, those who live and
those who die. And then there are
those who dwell for years in twilight
zone of uncertainty. neither life nor
death. from which no word ever comes
back to the shores called home.
"A few weeks ago the newspapers
Of the country announced that there
were no more members Of the A. F, r.
missing in action The only reason
they are not missing in action is that
they have been presumed dead
There are still between $50 and 300
members Of the American front line
army unaccounted for. who. carried on
the rolls for months and months as
missing In action. seem to have dis
appeared from the battle field as II
by the wave of magician's wand.
leaving neither the ripple Of rumor
behind them. the testimony of an eye.
nor footprint in all the paths of the
world
"They are the irreducible minimum
of the $1,000 lost, strayed or stolen
men that the A. f. F. carried on the
morning of Nov. ~. 1918. as missing
In action To guard against injustice
to their relatives or friends. the war
department has ordered that from
henceforth they be carried as pre-
sumed dead instead Of missing In &C
ton In order that their war risk in
surance benefits may he paid. That in
brief explains why the American army
as 1t stands demobilized today techr;-
cally has no missing In action.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-07-01
PRIZE cAsT-oFF CLOTHING
Peculiar WhIm Of Fashion" In Virgin
Islands Pu1xiino to United
States Marines.

United States marines garrsoning
these new possessions of Uncle Sam
can't understand the fashions affected
by the natives. writes a St Thomas
Virgin Islands) correspondent Just
why a negro or Cha-Cha Indian should
wear an overcoat when the thermom-
eter stands 100 In the shade still mys-
titles the "sea soldiers"
Many Of the marines down here have
seen service in the neighboring island
of Haiti. where clothes are the least
consideration of the natives. But as
soon as the new arrival reaches these
shores he is approached by natives
begging for his cast-oR clothing.
For some strange reason the native
Virgin islander believes In wearing
every article Of clothing he can lay
hands on. All American holidays are
now celebrated by the natives, who
spend the day parading about the
streets, some Of them wearing over
coats. capes. two or more pairs OF
trousers and . red bandana handker-
chief about the neck. Also they FIRE
quently adorn themselves with the
horns Of cows or oxen attached to
the head just In front Of the ears.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-07-01
SLEPT AMONG THE DEPARTED
Travellers in Auto UnknowingIy Sc
Iected Peculiar Place in Which
to Pass the Night

They lived In Milwaukee and "niv-
vered" through to indianapolis
with their two children. They left
home early In the morning. arriving
at Gary just before dark. Anxious
to reach their destination as soon as
possible. they left Gary after getting
supply of gasoline.
A few miles out Of Gary a heavy
rainstorm checked their progress and
shrouded the countryside in pitch
darkness. Losing their way they de
cided to turn in at the first gate and
spend the rest Of the night IN the
automobile, rather than take chances
OF travelling by night in the darkness
On unknown roads.
A few miles further on the outline
of a tree just beyond an open gate was
seen, and the huto was guided beneath.
The couple and children slept In
cramped quarters in the auto and
awakened at daybreak next morning.
Imagine their horror when they dis
covered they had slept ali night In
their auto in a cemetery.-Indianapo-
lis News.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-07-01

She was Q famous woman" be
cause she was famous" inn that
served famous" men. That was
enough for the Mermaid. She was
named after an enchanting lady Of the
Vastly deep, who is woman to her
girdle and q fish to her feet. Her
figure was on the signboard Of the
famous inn, in Friday street, London.
Pass with hasty glance the bar In
front-the parlor behind of the black
ened roof and polished tabies-taR-
room on the Ieft-low doorways wind
ing passages-and you have CONF to
the inn parlor. This is the Mermaid
And the men sitting there? Ben Jon
son, Fletcher, Beaumont, Carew.-
Dome and-Shakespeare. Shake
speare is roaring over his dogs hose.
and Ben Jonson over his canary. oh.
listen to the wit-combats between
Shakespeare and Ben Jonson Mer-
maid, dear famous woman" why
were you not a twin?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-07-01
'OAKLA AND WOMAN GAINS
80 POUNDS
Had Indigestion So Bad She
Dreaded Mealtime-In Splen-
did Health Now

II was in such a bad condition that
] lost thirty pounds; in a very short
time, but since taking Tanlac l have
gained every bit of it back" said Mrs.
F. Killer, who lives at 1912 Third St.,
Oakland, Cal
"For the past three-and-a-hah years
] had been in bad health, but my con-
dition was not serious until q few
months ago when l began to grow
worse rapidly" Mrs. Killer continued.
81 was troubled with such bad case
of indigestion that / dreaded for meal
time to come, as everything l ate dis
agreed with me. Gas bloated me up
something awful and | had several
pains in my stomach and sides. My
tongue was always coated and had
bad taste in my mouth all the time.
Constipation bothered me continually
and often had terrible headaches and
dizzy spells. was so extremely ner-
vous that it was next to impns ,itlc
for me to get good nights sleep.
A short time age took sudden turn
for the worse and lost weight and
strength so rapidly that I became al
armed.
when | saw what fine results a
friend of mine was getting from Tan
lac / decided to try it myself. / be-
ga to improve right away, my troub-
les began to leave me and my lost
weight and strength came back and
to-day my recovery has been so COM
plete that / am back to my usual
weight and am in perfect health. l
am enjoying my meals now, because
everything l eat agrees with me; all
signs Of indigestion have disappeared
and / am never troubled in any way
whatever. l am no longer constipated
and headaches and dizzy spells don't
bother me any more; my nerves are
steady and l sleep like child every
night. feel so much stronger and
better that my Homework now is a
pleasure, and l am so grateful to Tan
lac that nothing l say will tell how
thankful feel"
Tanlac is sold in Emmett by H. T.
Davis, in Montour by E. Vadney, in
Ola by F. w. Wharton, and in Mon
tour by Montour Mere Co.