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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12

years this plot, measuring 1l2.6xsS:9 feet,
added 81, 307, 900 to it's value. During the
same period it passed through the hands
Of two owners, each of whom realized
a fortune by turning it over.
In 1863 Paran Stevens began accumu-
lating the site now occupied by the Tiff
fanny building. He bought the corner
plot, measuring 9s.9x1O0 feet, for $4,000.
On the plot at the time was frame
house, which would contrast somewhat
discordantly with the architectural tone
of the neighborhood to-day. In 1863
Mr.. Stevens added to his property the
house and stable at East Thirty
seventh street, which he purchased
from l.. Il. Ware, father of William r.
Ware. who Is still in the real estate
business at 2255 Broadway.
Property values in the neighborhood
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12

The latter, having just purchased the
house and stable at East Thirty sew
enth street was inclined TO regard the
offer favorably, but he decided first to
seek the advice of a friend, William NJ
Gawtry. an importer in woollens, who
had previously lived in the house at
East Thirty-seventh street
Mr.. Gawtrys business had suffered
through the civil war and he was inclined
to take an extremely pessmistlc view
Of the outcome of the conflict. A host
Of misfortunes would follow in its wake
he feared, and real estate in New York
city would most certainly feel the gen.
eral depression.
Grass will be growing in the princi-
pal streets of this city some day" de-
clared the woollen importer in conclu-
sion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
MANAGERS AND OWNERS
NOW HAVE PAID EXPERT

The Building Managers and Owners
Association has been growing steadily
In membership and prestige since it's
organization in 1918 and has at last
reached the point where It's affairs can
no longer be carried on entirely by vol
unteer workers. 1t was the realization
OF this fact which caused the organlza-
ton TO select Charles +. Merritt as It's
executive secretary.
Mr.. Merritt is n mechanical engineer,
having taken his degree from Stevens
Intitute OF Technology. He has had flf-
teen years of experience In the con-
struction and operating management of
buildings. His business career has ex-
tended into other allied fields, which
have Increased his qualifications for the
work which he has undertaken.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12

corner of Riverside Drive and 10th
street and another at go West Seventy
first street. just west OF Broadway.
Both OF these houses will be ready for
occupancy on New Years Day.
The Drive house is a fourteen story
fireproof structure with four house
keeping apartments on each floor Two
OF these have six rooms, one has five
and another has four rooms. with one
and two baths each. All suites have
large rooms with a generous amount
of closet space. The owners have put
high grade porcelain fixtures In all
the baths, lavatories and kitchens. The
floors are all hardwood and a fine quail
ity Of trim has been used.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12

The facade of the building is Of brick.
limestone. terra Gotta and granite. Each
apartment shares remarkable view
II the Hudson and of the upper end
OF Manhattan.
The Seventy-fIrst street house hae
nine floors with four housekeeping
suites each; one Of four rooms and
three Of three rooms each. A few Of
the apartments are of the California
type with tho 'in-a-door-bed" arrange
mcnt. thereby giving the tenant the
ADVANTAGE sot m extra sleeping room
without extra expense. Some Of the
apartments have already been leased.
The owners offer some OF the suites for
sale on the cooperative piaA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
Leases "The Pirates Dem"

Duross Company leased for William s
Rogers the three story building at
Christopher street which was recently
damaged by fire. 70 Don Dickerman and
Cecilia L. A. Kemper, who have been
conducting the Pirates Den on the
premises for several years. The lessees
will make alterations and improvements
in rebuilding the Pirates Den
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
Newark Trnnsactions.

Feist & Fest leased for n long term
the rear north floor OF the lobby and
entrance OF the Beacon Theatre. Mt
Broad street and Central avenue, for the
Newark Beacon Corporation 10 the
Mutual Liability Insurance Company for
use as medical offices by the lessees
Louis Schleslnger. Inc. sold the three
story brick dwelling, 25x75 at 10 Mar
shall street, between Broad and lGalsey
streets. for Edward A. Wurth to Joseph
d. samuelson-
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Toy Makers Buy in Jersey city.

The three story factory building, 65x
$50, at 364 and 366 Hoboken avenue. Jer-
sey City, has been sold by Joseph Klein
through Fest q Fest to Schranz &
Beeber of this city, manufacturers and
jobbers of toys. The buyers were repre-
scented by I. Gottlieb. president, and the
sellers by Murray Bergen and Benjamin
Hyman Of Jersey City.
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The landlord. on the other hand. has
tied the bandage of pessimism over his
eyes and is unable or unwilling to see
that while real estate is temporarily
harassed by the rent laws 1t is by DO
means the most precarious or uncertain
investment in the world. When it comes
to period of defiation. economists say,
real property, always the last to go up
In price. is likewise the last to go down,
and this hardness on the down grade is
certainly an advantage at time like
the present, when all other commodities
appear to have hit the toboggan.
In one respect the tenant philosopher
IL right. Fortunes have been made in
New York real estate, but not in just
the way he imagines. 1t Is safe to say
that no man ever became a multi
millionaire by merely scooping in rental
moneys If he was wise or fortunate
or both, however, he occasionally
amassed fortune by watching his prop
erty increase in value while he took IN
the rentals. If his investment was I'M
usually judicious or unusually lucky he
didn't even have to pay any attention
to rents. All he had to do was to sit
back and let his unimproved property
roll UP a fortune for him.
During the rec, mt boom which began
early In the spring of 1918 and came 20
an abortive end with the passage of the
rent laws a few fortunates are said ca
have raised their bank balances to the
six cipher class. But this was the hey
day of the operator and improved prop
erty was the golden commodity. Alb
normal conditions brought about by the
shortage of dwelling and office space
wrought sudden change in the value OF
improved property in certain sections,
but there was little demand for vacant
real estate.
One must of necessity go back over a
period of years to show how fortunes
have been made through the natural IN
crease of real estate values in New
York city, but the proofs are available
II the searcher will delve diligently into
the records of realty transactions in
certain sections of Manhattan Take
for example the history Of the plot at
the southeast corner Of Fifth avenue
and Thirty-seventh street, where Tiff
fanny & Co.. jewellers, now have their
home. Within a period of thirty-four
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
WILL SELL ATTRACTIVE
ESTATES IN BAYPORT

Two large furnished dwellings known
as the Naples on Ocean Boulevard. Bay
port, L. l., are to be sold at auction next
Saturday by Arthur G. Sheridan. Each
dwelling IL on five acre plot attract
lively Handicapped. They adjoin the es-
tate of w. Knitting Post, recently oc-
cupied by Bernard NJ. Baruch.
On December 10 Mr.. Sheridan will
sell at auction In IA Vesey street the
four story building at 1877 Henry street,
near Rutgers, on a plot 26x90. and on
December 81 he will sell In the Brook
lyn Exchange. 1s9 Montague street,
seven seven room dwellings in F'latbush
on East Second street, near Avenue o.
The conditions require $500 cash down
and the balance on easy terms.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
Jewellers I'm Uptown Lease.

Further evidence Of the steady north
ward movement of the jewelry centre Is
provided In the lease just taken by SauI
L. Solomon Bro. OF Office space in the
new Romax building, 245 West Forty
seventh street. near Broadway. This firm
will provide uptown accommodations for
buyers of watchmakers and jewellers
supplies. after January /. 1921. The
property is owned by the Romax Realty
Company. Inc. OF which John II. Scheier.
the architect, is president.
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II
landlords attempt to raise
the wakup who feels that the rent
reasonable his
to
h o
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
Greenwich Homes Change Hands.

Thomas n. Cooke has recently nego-
tiated the following sales In Greenwich.
Conn. For Edith II. Slawson her prop
erty at the corner OF Field Point road
and East Elm street. consisting of a
frame stucco residence OF English archi-
lecture. with garage. to william S. Nor
ton also for Margaret Latin her prop
erty on the waterfront at Belle Haven.
consisting OF a vacant plot and q stone
and frame residence and garage. TO
Charles n. Daglcish Of California. The
property was held at $4,000.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12

SO great has been the clamor over the
housing shortage and the reported re-
fusal OF builders 20 put up apartment
houses that the average man and wom-
an have somehow acquired the impress
sion that there isn't such n thing as a
new flat or apartment In all New YORK.
Yet were these men and women TO
scour around the upper West Side they
would be surprised to see that there
really has been considerable activity I'm
the building line. especially near River
side Drive and West End avenue.
Among the new apartment houses
which stand out prominently by reason
OF the scarcity are two erected by Pa
f~rno Brothers, one at tho southeast
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Under the Question Mark

evidence
off
a future? A w.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
Priests Buy Bronx Plot.

The Passionist Fathers have pur-
chased property in the Bronx. where
they will eventually establish a large
monastery and conduct theological
seminary. The property comprises about
four acres at Sedgwick and Reservoir
avenues. On one acre is the Games
house on the Claflin estate, where the
priests will live temporarily The prop
erty was obtained from purchasers at
the Claflin auction through Auctioneer
Finegan and James r. Murphy. of the
office of Joseph p. Day 1t extends
from Sedgwick avenue through the pro-
posed Webb avenue and Claflin avenue
TO University avenue, and overloolSs
Jerome Avenue Reservoir and Van
Cortlandt Park
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MuItifamiIy House Sales.

Meister Builders, Inc, purchased a
six story apartment house and three
stores, 37.6x10O. at 336 and 33S East
105th street
Froman & Taubert sold for the Emil
grant Industrial Savings Bank 236 East
Seventy-sixth street. Ave story tene-
ment, 25x100.
slawson & Hobbs sold for the Me-
chanics Leasing Company the five story
wallSup apartment. 40x100. at 537 West
156th street.
Harry Tanner a Co. sold the five story
fiat. 232 East Fifth street. for Mrs.
Roettlnger 20 slgnor Conte for occu-
Fancy.
The 20 Scanned Street Corporation
sold % Annie SLIDER the five story tene-
ment at 357 Madison street. 23.9x96.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12

A. A. Hageman sold for Columbus
Holding Company the four story busi-
ness building. 117x9s.9. at IS West
Thlrty-eighth street to William Keller.
The one story taxpayer. with stores at
the northeast corner OF Audubon avenue
and 1S4th street. 100x20. has been sold
Zadgian.
Mary D. williams and others sold 10
Harry w Bggs the Ave story garage
NJ 23O-232 West Slxty-elghth street. 50x
100
Flora ~ Brown and another sold to
Joseph Tohlln the one and two story
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
Latest Reports From City
and Suburban Markets

Another lower west side holding OF
Trinity Church Corporation Is about to
pass to new hands as is indicated by
the formation at Albany of the 23S
Spring Street Holding Company. having
a capital of $4,000, with NJ. Rothbart
NJ ]. Bohrer and =. Il. Uhr as di-
rectors. At tits location Trinity owns
all of the d extending from 239
Spring street, llongside the Butterick
building over to 257. at the northeast
corner of Varicls street. Mr.. Rothbart
has been identified with the erection OF
several garages In this district
woman Sells Pearl st. Building.
Louis Block & Co. sold to Leopold
Weiss the five story loft building at 800
Pearl street. 43.3x97, held at $4,000.
and also two new residences on plot
15Ox10O in Chester Hill Park. Mount
Vernon. adjoining the Daley estate.
Title 10 the Pearl street property is
held by Margaret A. Becker of Ardsley
on the Hudson, who is understood to be
the buyer of the two seven story apart
ments at 522 to 534 West 136th street,
reported sold last Friday by the same
brokers.
Aronson Leases Entire Block Front
william II. Whiting & Co. leased for
Minnie s. Pegram the block front on
Fulton street. between Gold street and
Ryder's Alley. for twenty-one years. at
an aggregate rental OF about $500, 900.
The lessee Is the All Realty Company Of
which Harry Aronson is the president.
A new building will probably be erected
on the site at the termination OF the
present leases
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
Queensborough Market.

Champ & Dasey. sales directors for
Malba Estates Corporation. sold to Sam
uei Ash new Colonial dwelling and
garage. S0xi30. on North Drive be-
tween the club house and the bathing
beach. Malba-on-the Sound
Lewis II. May Co. sold for s schnd-
kraut seven lots In block T on Beach
Thirty-flfth street near Jamaica Bay.
Edgemere, l.. l.. to Albert Hounen. who
will improve with two story dwellings
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buildings at 422-424 East sixty-fourtn
street, 75x1006
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-11-06

viii work within it to that end Whether the strug-
gle we put up finally results in the regeneration of
the existing trade unions and their transformation
into industrial unions is not an important question
What am confident of is that by persistent,
systematic and organized campaign we can win
over the bulk of the membership to our way of
thinking, aided, as we will be, by the pressure of
conditions which will make ever clearer the ne
cessity for revolutionary action. Then when the
break comes with the false leaders we will carry
the masses with us, not leave them behind U.S.
| am so confident of this outcome that am
impatient of delay. want to see the rebel neucles
organized for work in every local union; we have
no time to lose, we are rapidly approaching the in
dustrial crisis which may bring us face to face
the prospect of revolution This crisis will not wait
until we have labor movement built to order ac-
eording to perfect pattern. We will be compell-
ed to make use of such organizations as are on
the ground, and we will pay dearly if we leave
them in the unchallenged control of Gompers and
the other labor leutenants of the capitalist class
Editor, The T0er
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-11-06
GERMAN UNIONS GROW.

During the year ended March 81, last, the MEM
bers Of the fortyeight trade unions affiliated with
the Berlin Trade Union Commission was practical
ly doubled, according to the Commissions annual
report just made public The gain was 342,107,
bringing the total membership in this city to 691,
26S, made up of 47s, ,1OS, 1ss,159 women on $1,000
young persons The strongest local unions are the
Metal Workers Union, with lit 1923 members, and
the Transport Workers Union, with 125205
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-11-06
John Reeds Last Illness

AOSCOW-(Via Christiania and London.)
The Executive Committee of the Third Inter
national has received report from DIR. Berkowitz
on the illness which caused the death of John
Reed, and describing the care which the Soviet
government gave,the American revolutionist dur
ing his last days.
The report states:
to Baku was the probable cause of John Reeds
illness which was complicated by heart disease,
the absence of one kidney, and shortly before the
end by inflammation of the brain.
During the first days of his Illness Reeds con-
dition was excellent, showing only slight rise in
temperature Supecting typhus, the physician on
the third day recommended that patient be re-
moved to hospital.
Louise Bryant, Reeds wife, took care of him
until the 9Th day when he was taken to specially
prepared ward in the Marinsky hospital. Under
the care of doctors and 2 consulting physicians,
Reed received the most expert treatment that
this country could provide An English-speaking
nurse and an assistant surgeon were in constant
attendance The best food, abundant linen an cleo
trio stove, and all possible conveniences were
furnished"
Commissars Bucharin and Kolantay, Karl Ra-
dek and Boris Reinstein spoke when Reed was
buried under the walls of the Kremlin and among
the graves of Russia's revolutionary heroes Muir
ply of England and Rosmer of France also took
part in the burial services.
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08

Col Alfred n. Brooks, gcologist in charge in Alaska. arrived in Seattle recently after a month spent n tho oil and mineral fields Of Che terri- tory Col. Brooks says oil produced In Che Kaialm fields and refined there la tho highest grade in thc United States He aaya thcro win Doc moro drilling before spring on account of permits and there arc scepagcs in various lolds. Tho fields at KaiaIIa are accessible by water, as ,hey arc adiacont Co Controller Bay where wharves can be put in There has been considerable claim stalking on the west side Of Cook Inlet near ne anna bay.
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
OLD FuR POST

DC Van Gordon. One Polly Banks trader who Is in town on business Grip. is n charro of one oi tho old- est mr-uodmg posts In tho Yukon Territory says Che Dawson NCys Of @ recent date. Tho history or che pos, reaches back more chan con- mry old Chief Emoy who thnh he a fully hundred yoau old. roc members tho post when it nour.shod iu tho hands of tho Hudson's Bay Company. and whom it took thrco years lor One goods lo rcach there after thcy had loft Englaud
 "Il s hard Co say what age Che old chief is." aid Mr Van Gordon
 Uo looks very old, and hc loyos to ten stories of times away back. Hls voice is thc strongest part of him. Ho is wcu thought oG Au Che Inc dians llkc him. and thcy s.t around. Interested. when he is yamins Ho has moat number of grandchildren.
 "m 1871. or thcroaboua Che Hud- son's Bay Companys post WAS oban- donod. It was a terrible ioa Co thc natives for oa Chief Etuoy says. Che Indians depended on ,ha post for supplies. and when it was turned and thcy could get mo supp ies or ammunition. many starved Q doath. Tho chief says between two and threo hundred iicd They wcr born with Che old muzzIe-loador In their hands .thcy know no other weapon;
 he bow and arrow was forgotten. When they could get no ammunition tboy could ku no meat
 "The Indians up there come from an parts. some from Che Mackenzie.
 Che PoeI Che Liard rivers They speak different tongues. which makes It bit hard to deal with somc of
 chem. They arc % peaceful sort of people. but they can't credit an a white man says and does have
 spoken Go chem about ayiug ma- chimes It is no uso They cannot understand man in Che air. ahow thcm pictures Of ny.ns ma- chimes and they listen to mo and .uro at Che pictures but without a HImmcr or comprehension.
 "Tbcy have sort Of religion. continued Mr. Van Gordon. "They believe In a hereafter They believe !. In a spirit land whore they win an 80 when they die. Now they bury their dead m Che ground. but long ago thcy used Co cache chem away wherever convenient up in trees oi anywhere c'so and J ann told some of nom were caunIbals'
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
MINER KILLED

Steve pmcuch. quito we'll known among Che minors Of Douglas Island. wos killed on Monday night at tho Perseverance Hc uos % buldozor and was engaged m placing buli- dozos ou bouldcr In chute whom t a thought Che powder must have exploded promauroIy
 pulouch was aO ycara of ago and a native of Montenegro. Hc had worked at Che various mining camps ou tbe Channel for % number of yoau H funeral which was at- tended by number of friends from Douglas leland. was held from Che Guco-Bua.au church u Juneau and One service. were In charge of Roy. \. p Kaahcyarof
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
WANTS A WIFE

Jorcph y Jonoa formerly O shift boss at Che Mexican mine on Doug los Islond. arrived a short umc ago from tho vicinity of Carcro@ where ho mout Che summer d.smantling telegraph wires and shipping thom outside Joe was advertising for a wifo in rcccnt issue Of Che Alaaka Daily Empire.
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
MINER LEAVES

Frank puz for Che past n.no years employed by Che TradwoIi Mining Company lcft Douglas yesterday morning on tho steamer Admiral Wauou. He was accompanied by his wife aud 1.-Two children and they win In Che fu.uro make thcir home m Pennsylvania.
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
BACK TO CHICHAGOF

Clarence WInen who was v.sIt ue horo for omclh.ue over a week. returned to Ch'chaeot ou Che last trip Cf tbc tender Ch.cmeon He win resume h.s duties with Che mine I'm. company thcre
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
PRACTICNG REGULARLY

The uoueIas High School haaket- ban tenn a procuc.ne regularly In tho Naa,orim for Che coming base Ee. ban season. Prof. Gordon C. Mitchell .s coaeh.ng the boys The huu has been secured for Che schoo. children and several teams w.l. practice there u Che future
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
FIRST RYDER BABY

The distinction ot being thc du. baby born n ,he town ol Hydcr ia
 amcI by William Alfred sob.or- 1IakI who was born there on August Tho young mau Is Che son of MT and Nu A. M 5ob.ora.ss. Ills father s captain ol Che coast and .onIcto survey boa. Surveyor
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
RANCHER IN

Lester Rink a in from his a.raw- b0ry pon, ranch Ho .s being wise rcI by a young man from Oregon. c. V. WcUakc and Che youne mon expect to return Co Ono ranch soon.
 The dIHucIon Of bcu rtnc 0Hl
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
ADDRESSES SCHOOL

A. E Guw addressed Che Douglas Public school at assembly today on tbc work ol Ono Near East Re..o- 10 H probable chat tho school win adopt one or moro Armenian orphans
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
LIBRARY CLOSED

The management ol che rrcadwcii Club Library has requested chat oII ncuom having books ou, of the library bring them back us soon aa possible as It Is planned Co have lha, institution closed for ,he next two
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
OLD TIMER

q. M Harry formerly employed by hc Trcadvon Gold Mining Company who arrived recently from Western Alaska. where hc has boon for acv- craI years. was working ot Thme tune m a few days ago and .s now in Ju- nonI
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
TO TENAKEE

Mr. and Nr William Miller let yesterday morning ou Che Ear. M or Te1aEoc where they win spend .ne winter Mr. Miller win work nt his trade Of barboriug while he is .t Che hot springs town.
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
pcrsy with Emil po'mbom Jr- for a hunting trip
NATIVES BACK

WIth Che closing down of llH Taku Harbor canuery ioto Ias, wooA. nearly all of Che natives who mako tho.r homes In Douglas iu tho winter umo are back in town They had worked at various places during tho summer hut Che majority of them were scuur n Ono raku river and inlet for tho LibbyMcNcl G Libby cannory no Tlku Harhor rhcy did not have as prosperous a season thit year as last with Che exception O.
 Che carly port ol tho king salmon run. whom many oi chem did ro marNabiy wei.
Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
GONE WEST

Alex Graham. who came in Go Ju- noou short time ago from Gypsum. whcrc ho had been operating a hoist au summer loit carly ths week for Western Alaska. where hc will work thi8 winter.