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Measles Closes Lehiohton Schools,

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 9.-Because of
an epidemic of measles, the Lehighton
board of health has ordered all schools
and moving picture houses closed for
one week.
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Chicago, Jan. 9-The high cost OF
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tee whfch-is extending the license sys
.em to make up for liquor revenues
ordered five cents tax on baths at The
municipal free. lighthouses. The five
cent tax will cover soap and towel.
Peace IN Effect on 10th.
Paris, Jan. 9.-The exchange of rati
fications of the peace treaty with Ger
many will take place tomorrow, Jan
uary 10, it now seems certain. The
supreme council fixed this date for The
ceremony and decided it should be
held in the foreign Office.
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Saratoga Paper Up to 8 Cents

Saratoga Springs, n. Y, Jan. g.
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from two to three cents.
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Forecast for this section: Rain ana
Unsettled today and probably tomor-
row; variable winds
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WANTEDs-Two boys, 16 years of
age apply, CAMBRIDGE WIRE CLOTH
co. 1.2.Ht
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
ST. 10000 Worth
OF Cooperative
Offices Sold
Several Well known Con-
Germs Reserve Space in
Worlds Big Structure
N car Grand Central

Majo IS. Fullerton Weaver, presi-
dent of the Weaver-Crawford Corpor
alton, which is to erect the worlds
greatest cooperative office building on
site of three blocks in the Grand
Central section, announced yesterday
that $1,426,000 worth of space had
been purchased in the last four weeks
from the plans of his building.
The concerns which have Joined New
York's big cooperative scheme are we'll
known in the commercial field-in fact,
they might be called leaders in their
that since the proprietary leases cover
ing this large amount of space had
not been signed that he could not give
the names of his co-owners and ten
ants until next week.
"The directors of these concerns
have decided to invest in the purchase
of office space on the Park Madison
ownership plan, because they are con-
vlnced Of the soundness of the project
and the advantages from the stand
point of economy and location" said
Major Weaver. They have found that
they can purchase high class office
space in the new uptown business zone
for less money than they can build
or remodel business home for them
selves. The fact that this structure.
one of the largest office buildings in
the world, is to be erected and held
absolutely free of mortgages has com
mende the Park Madison plan to MANY
corporations in New York and through
out the country
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
Fifth Avenue Show House Abandoned
In Plans for 57th Street Structure

Fifth Avenue will not have the pala-
tial theater promised by George Backer,
because he will not be permitted to
build it. The Building Department has
refused to approve Mr.. Backer's plans
for theater attached to the tall COM
mercial structure he proposed for the
old Whitney home property, at the
southwest corner Of Fifth Avenue and
Fifty-seventh Street. AS there was no
use appealing from the decision of the
city's building experts, Mr.. Backcr de-
cided to give UP the plan of placing q
theater at the doorstep of the finest
dwelling section in the city.
The theater was to have been built
to fit the character of the location and
the needs Of folks who were expected
to patrcnize the show house. 1t was
to be entered through lobbies or ar
cades through the commercial building
leading from Fifth Avenue and from
Fifty seventh Street. The theater was
to have been erected on site abutting
teh southwest corner of the big bust
ness structure, and it's seating capacity
was to have been very limited. But
the Building Department objected, and
the fire insurance companies quoted
rate for insuring the building that Mr..
Backer said put out of the question
his plan for giving Fifth Avenue some
thing new.
New Plans Prepared
The objections made to the project
by the Building Department necessi-
tated the destruction of the old plan
and the building up of new structure
When it is completed, some time next
spring, the structure will look like that
shown in the accompanying picture.
Although it will be four stories less
than the abandoned structure, it will
stand as high in the clouds as the first
projected building. The new structure
low the architectural lines developed
in the days of Francis I. In the opin-
ion of Mr.. Backer the style is well
adapted to the location and the prnci-
pal buildings in the section, Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt's chateau-like home
on Fifth Avenue, from Fifty
to Fifty-eighth streets, and the Plaza
Hotel, at Fifty-ninth Street.
The structure will be carried up
straight ten floors, where there will be
a set back. The second set back will
come at the thirteenth floor and the
third at the twenty-frst floor.
Warren g. Wetmore, who have de-
signed the building have worked out
with Mr.. Backer pleasing color
scheme for the exterior. similar in a
measure to that in the Hotel Chatham
which was built by Mr. Backer from
plans by the same architects. The first
ter. floors. Of the building, that is the
main section Of the building will he. Of
llmsstones AhuSa 3hat tHe hgGlHing
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

by the Mayors committee. 1t is non
by the Mayor to help relieve situa-
tion which is the most distressing in
the history of New York.
Works as Peacemaker
The committee has no judicial power,
but because of the high regard which
the courts have for it's members indi-
power through the municipal justices.
More than 100000 tenants and land
lords have been before the committee
in the last twelve months. Many of
their troubles were arbitrated, the
landlord getting little and the tenant
also. Arbitration is the long suit of
the committee. 1t has been the aim of
Mr.. Hilly since he took over the direc-
ton of the efforts Of the committee to
fight only when peaceful adjustment is
impossible. 1t is the desire of every
member of the committee to send folks
away satisfied, pleased with the result
of their visit OF course this cannot
be accomplished in every case. The
committee follows closely the law. 1t
knows the rent law from top to bottom
and the constitutional rights of prop
erty owner and tenant.
Wins Stay But That Is All
A woman who occupies Park Ave-
nue. apartment, for which she pays
$4,000 rent, brought her landlord be-
fore the committee last week. She
wanted an extension of her lease,
which the landlord would not give be-
cause he said he wants the suite for
his own use. He admitted that he had
offered her the suite of ten rooms for
$1,000, but she would not pay more
than $4,000. She charged him then
with being protiteer, which he re-
toward his refusal to let her have the
apartment. Effort on the part of Mr..
Wilson to have the owner let her have
the place did not succeed because the
owner said that it was not matter of
rent but possession, that he wanted to
live in the apartment himself; but he
promised the Mayors committee coun-
sci that he would be reasonable with
the woman and would give her ample
time to get place. The committee
could not do more for the tenant. The
law gives the owner the right to
occupy that which is his own.
Politician Baked
Not calculating on the Mayors Com
mittee, Louis Haffen, former political
power in the Bronx, decided that the
tenants in one of his houses would
have to pay more rent. What he
thought they should pay was much
more than they figured the law per-
mitted him to charge. The Mayors
committee was asked for it's opinion
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
Middle-Class Apartment
Realty i'm Good Demand
Multi.family Houses of ''Walk-
Up" Appeal Strongly to
Current Buvers

Nathan Lamport sold to Morris
Braun for investment 1901 and 1903
Madison Avenue, southeast corner Of
1O3d Street, a slX-stOry ncW-laW
house, on plot 50xlO0.
Dorothy Golden sold the five story
hathouse at III West Sixty~eighth
Street, 2o6x1Oo.5, to the III West
Sixty eighth Street Corporation.
John Finck sold for Lillian l.. Amou-
rouX the tivc-story apartment house
at 1874 West Ninety sixth Street, 25x
100.
Cuban Physician Buys Flathousc
Ryan & Co. sold for Jacobs & Liv-
ingston, representing the S. w. l..
Realty Company, Inc. the fve-story
tenement house at 232 West 120th
Street, held at $4,000. The buyer is
DR.. lsidor Perez Martinez, of Havana,
Cuba.
Samuel Jurmark sold to the Somann
Realty Company the five-story apart
ment house at the southwest corner
of Amsterdam Avenue and 172d
Street, 47X85.
The flve-story flathouse at the north
east corner of Seventh Avenue and
129th Street. 25x96, has been sold by
the J. B. Wood Company to George
Michael
Operators Take 22Sth Street Flats
The Benenson Realty Company is the
buyer of the three six-story apart
ment houses at 151 to 161 West 22Sth
Street, northeast corner of Marble Hill
Avenue reported sold yesterday.
Downtown Flathouse Deals
The six-story tenement house, 15x
63.3, at 226 Rivington Street, has been
sold by George A. Lavelle to Ida
Stoltzman
The six-story tenement house, 25x
100, at 15 Rivington Street, has been
purchased by Edward F. Gundrum
from Harriet M. Staffers.
Dora Kessler bought from Hyman
kosberg the six-story building at 90
Chrystie Street, 25x1O0.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
Many Want to Live and Own
A Flat i'm BROOKLYN House

b. Offers from several hundred persons
have been received by the tenant-own-
ers of the Dorchester Apartment at
1904 to 1910 Bedford Avenue, Brook
lyn, since it was announced there was
room for others in the tenant-owner
syndicate. The cooperative idea has
been popular in Brooklyn.
The Dorchester is sixteen family
house and under the plan a group of
her tenants will operate the apartment.
The tenant-owners will pay from $40 to
$50 month for the first year. During
the sixth year the charge will range
from S5.S5 to 81 80 a month
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

paid him rent for the privilege Of liv-
ing in his house. Expense charges
and income figures showed the owner
lost money on the house and that the
Increases asked would give him 81 1000
or about 10 per cent on his equity
The tenants were of foreign birth or
foreign extraction. When they heard
that he lost money on the house and
that it would be necessary for him
to get at least what he asked to get
return every one tried to talk at the
same time. A heavy voiced Italian
was heard above the high pitced excit-
able verbal explosions of the women.
"You lost money, how can you say
that? Next door the same apartments
are renting for S21 a month and the
owner is making money"
"You should be ashamed of yourself" j"
shouted another woman. "You don't
have to live in this house That is why
you cannot see the justice of our
claims"
Il have been robbed twice in the
last few months" charged another
woman, because the wood in the door
to my flat is so rotten and warped that
it will not hold secure any fastenings." !"
Il no had bath in six weeks" shouted
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

Pol
icy Has Worked
Wond rfullyin
Many Cases; 100000
Owners and Rent
els Have Been Be-
fore the Committee
With Trouble S
Since Last January

The rent situation has driven New
York into state close to frenzy.
Terror is already visible in the faces
and in the manners of many folks who
crowd the municipal courts or come
to the Mayors Committee on Rent
Profteering for advice and guidance.
Petty annoyances, mystifying legal
papers, threats of eviction, demands
for much higher rentals, have so dis
tractcd some folks that they cannot
be advised when they come to the
Mayors committee for help. Only by
the exercise of great patience are
Arthur w. j. HilIy, chairman of the
committee; Junius Pcndelton Wilson,
chief counsel for the committee; ex-
Senator Torborg. julius Applebaum
aud others able to make these people
realize that the landlord cannot do
all that he says he will; that the law
surbs him. and that there is nothing
to fear when the matter comes into
court.
Foreign born citizens, especially
those who hail from the southern
countries of Europe, are particularly
excited and cannot understand the
justice of laws which will not permit
them to live in peace and contentment
when they are willing to pay rent and
are good tenants.
IL no can understand, Mr.. Judge"
said an old Italian, who by appearance
is good citizen, to Mr.. Wilson.
81 pay rent every month, make no
noise, keep my house clean. Landlord
say get out. No one can find place to
move. Signora and bambino no can
go. No want bambno, no want dago.
Get out. America good no more"
The affair is great mystery to
He has become so frantic that he can
not be contented. No assurance will
satisfy him that the men who will
judge his case when it comes into
court know of the hardships he has
endured; know how scarce are living
quarters. or are aware of the disgrace
full greed of some property owners.
Trouble on Every Hand
Mingle with the people who crowd
the corridor of the Offices of the rent
committee every day waiting their
turn to state their cases to Mr.. Hilly,
Mr.. Wilson or some other member of
the committee. Watch the excitablc
movements of one and the look of de-
to the tales of this one and that one;
the injustice of this owner and the
tyranny Of another: note the tone of
voice Of the speakers and one cannot
help but be convinced that New York
is suffering terribly, and that terror
has taken possession of the minds of
many.
There is no way Of measuring the
service and the good work of the
Mayors committee in the last twelve
months 1t has acted in the capacity
CT safety valve; it has helped to pac-
ify the excitable and restored conf
dence in the law of the land and faith
in mankind. 1t has helped the over
worked machinery of law by adjusting
thousands and thousands of cases
which would have had to come to the
courts for settlement.
Investigations and findings in dis
putes between andlord and tenant
when approved by Mr.. Hilly have sat
isfied the municipal court justices, who,
after perfunctory questions, have sup
ported many times the viewpoint taken
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
House Hunters
Active in Every
Section of City
Small Harlem Houses Are
in Big Demand; Buyers
Found for Dwellings
in Older Localities

The Major Realty Company, Everett
j. Esselstyn, president, sold the three
story dwelling at 248 West 11th Street,
18.9x100, to Mrs. Matilda Marriott, the
tenant
Joseph Friedman bought from Isaac
Meyer the three-story residence, 2Ox
1o0.11. at 2181 Seventh Avenue, north
east corner of 10th Street.
Judge Edward E. Mccall, trustee for
the Minor estate, sold 66 West 131st
Street, a three story and basement
dwelling, on lot 16.Sx10O. The new
owner will occupy.
Catherine and Elizabeth Bagot, Alice
j. Harris and Mary J. B. Engelmann
the four-story dwelling TIA st. Nicho-
las Avenue 21x100.
Lexington Averae Corner Deal
The Everett NJ. Seixas Company sold
for Mrs. Annie N. Hoes 1856 East Sixty
fourth Street. southeast corner of Lex
lngton Avenue, three story dwelling
2VxlOO, to Mrs. Mary Paxton Hamlin,
who will occupy.
The three story house, 2Ox92, at SAT
East Nineteenth Street, near First
Avenue, has been purchased by Mary
j. Lyons from Eliza Mckee
The Henry Phipps Estates bought
from Harry p. Gill the three story
dwelling. 1Sx1O0.4, at 449 East Fifty
seventh Street, near Avenue A.
- Samuel Flato of Frederick Zittel e.
Sons, sold for l. Flato 26 West Sew
enty-ffth Street. a four-story dwelling
2oX95, to buyer for occupancy.
The three-story dwelling at 1866
lexington Avenue. near 1o4th Street,
has been sold by Mary Z. Hartnedy to-
Henry Mass
The Haggstfom- Cullen company sold
for Elizabeth A. Viau the three-story
dwelling, l9Xl00, at 313 West Fiftieth
Street.
Fannie Reisch sold to John II. Kne>
gel the three story dwelling, 19.2x
1905, at 321 West Fiftieth Street. near
Eighth Avenue.
Arranged Deal for Judge Swami
r. Telfair Smith was the broker in
the sale of 210 and 212 West Eleventh
Street, reported sold to Edward
Swami. The adjoining house 2O8 West
Eleventh Street. was also included in
the sale and has since been resod.
Isaac Venook bought from Rebecca
Periman the three story dwelling, 20.1x
IS, at 4l0 East Ninth Street, near
First Avenue
Tle three three-story dwellings at
36S TO 362 West Twelfth Street, 60xs0,
have lren sold by the Associated Con-
trsctorfte William Nt-Smith.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
Trinity Rents Big
Building in ssVillane''

Trinity Corporation has leased to
the Continental Paper Bag Company
for term of ten years from Nav /,
1921, the Admiral Building, on plot COS
l25, at the northwest corner Of Clark
and Dominick streets, and containing
approximately so 900 square feet Of
space. Extensive improvements will be
made and the premises used for Of
noes, saiesrooms and warerooms. The
property was held at $4,000 per an
mum. j. Gold represented the Cont
mental Paper Bag Company in the deal
and George Milne acted for Trinity
Corporation.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

scicntiously feel that they are not ask
ing unreasonable rents from tenants.
A builder who has been building tene-
ments in this city for the last twenty
years was invited before Mr. Wilson
last week because of charges made
tenants in one Of his west side houses
that he was profiteer of the worst
type. Wanted an increase of ten and
eleven dollars from each tenant in the
house. Those paying $24 we're to pay
$34 and those paying $25 were to pay
S36. A committee of five tenants ap-
peared against him.
They charged him with many wrongs.
No cleanings, no repairs, no sanitary
facilities and an absolute disregard for
the health and comfort of the folks who
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

that the property was sold several
months ago in foreclosure proceedings.
Not having been a. party to the action
the committee holds that her lease is
binding. Suspccting that the attempt
to GUST the tenant may be based on
proceedings that might not be strictly
honest in intent, Mr.. Hilly or Mr.. Will
son is going to have business-like
talk with the owner and the agents
of this house in the near future. Ii the
matter comes to court the impression
is that the court in view Of the condi-
tions NAV recognize the validity of the
contract even though impaired by fore
closure proceedings.
Landlords need have no fear of the
Mayors committee if thew can con-
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
Adirondack Camp of 200
Acres To Be Auctioned
Duryea Property on Blue Noun
tain Lake To Be Sold to High
est Bidder Next Saturday

The Duryea Camp, on Blue Mountain
Lake in the Adirondacks will be sold at
auction on August 26, by Joseph P.
Day on the premises.
The property comprises about 266
acres and ten buildings, including
lodges, camp buildings, barns and open
Racquette Lake. 1t is about go miles
from New York via The State Road
through Albany, Saratoga, Lake George
and North River; and fourteen miles
by water from the New York Central
station at Raquette Lake. The land is
heavily wooded with soft and hard tim
bers The buildings on the property
were erected some years ago at cost
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

arbitratc the rent question with the
tenants since they were at the Mayors
Committee Offices
The committee has become interested
in real estate agents on the West Side
because of a story which a tenant told
Mr.. Wilson last week. This tenant has
been asked to 'ray an increase of about
80 per cent over the present rent,
starting next October, although she
holds lease on her place for many
months to come. The lease is more
than year old now and, of course,
the rental is not as high as the owner
or the agents would like to have it.
According to the story told to Mr..
Wilson by the tenant, the agents say
the lease is void by reason of the fact
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

in this building, no matter how limited
it may be. On the site which was to
hold the theater will be erected six
story building 10Ox1oO to house the
employees attached to the establish
ments having showrooms in the main
building. The diamond interests would
have their workshops there if they
come to Fifth Avenue. An arcade will
be run through the building from
street to street connecting with pas
sageway from Fifth Avenue.
There will be ten stores along the
street section of the arcade On the
Fifth Avenue arcade will be bank of
sixteen elevators, nine of which will
be for the use of passengers The
buildings and the land they will cover
represent an Investment of $10,00OO0O.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

and Mr.. Haffen was asked to appear
before it,
Mr.. Haffen could not explain the
greatness of several expense items.
Coal bought last year and already in
the bins in the cellar was figured as an
anticipated expense at price which
he thought coal would be selling for
next winter. Mr.. Hilly, who heard the
case, refused to allow the full increase.
and Mr.. Haffen left the meeting
in huff, declaring that he would
get his rent. Apparently he has dis
covered since the hearing that what
Chairman Hilly decided was fair and
reasonable increase is about as large
boost as he can get, because it is
said that Mr.. Haffen has undertaken to
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
Carl A. Leasenfeld Joins
National Citv Co. as Realtor

Trinity Buildings Corporation and man.
ager of the Trinity and United States
Realty buildings, has joined the staff
Of the real estate department of the
National City Company. Mr.. Lasenfeld
has been with the United States Realty
and Improvement Company for four
teen years, and will hereafter devote
his time to the National City Com
pany's realty interests. particularly the
leasing of the remodeled Manhattan
Hotel, which will be known as the Ma
tional City Building
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15

diamond trade in the c;sy. Overtures
have been made for moving this bust
ness from Maiden Lane to Fifty
seventh Street. The great expanse of
building on the south side of Fifty
seventh Street assures a large amount
Of uninterrupted northern light valued
highly by diamond dealers.
M1uufnctux3ngeRiE III mi tIheesnAr1nffAAd a
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
Elevation of building
southwest corner of Fifth

will be of red brick. Mr.. Backer says
that simplicity of design and red brick
never fail to be attractive.
The lower floors of the building will
d be devoted to business particular to
ruth Avenue, that is retail shops and
saowTooms. Above the tenth floor the
6oorezauAx hscome theeceuter. of xhs
New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
$4,000 Houses at Plandome

L'Ecluse, Washburn g. Co. sold at
Plandome, on Manhasset Bay two
separate plots to G.. Harry Jackson
will build homes castiusAe2K 0onesrh,1