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The New York herald., 1920-01-18
Building Course
at City College
Three Series of Evening Glasses Given
for Those Interested in Con-
struction Field.

In order to do it's share in the building
boom, which Is expected as a result of the
sterilization of wages and materials
prices the College of the City of New
York is inaugurating a series OF three
sixteen week evening courses in building
construction.
These courses are designed particularly
for assistants in architects and builders
offices. for contractors. builders and engi-
neers who seek to perfect their knowledge
Of building methods and laws peculiar to
New York city and suburbs. To accommo-
date these men the work will be carried
on in the evening
In addition to lectures. to be given by n
number of recognized experts, there will
be recitations conferences. laboratory
work and inspection trips. All thes'
phases Of building construction work wiz
be covered, BEGINNING with the materials
used, through each step Of construction
to the completion OF the structure Spe-
cial attention will be paid to the study OF
the New York city building code.
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
REALTY BOARD
REVIEWS BILLS
NOW At ALBANY
Committee TakesAction Either
For or Against Measures
Affecting Taxpayers.

At a meeting of the Legislation and
Taxation Committee OF the Real Estate
Board of New York. held on January IA,
action was taken on several bills pending
at Albany. including the following
Senate Int. %, Pr. %, Gibbs; to amend
the Real Property law in relation to
rhe licensing and regulation of real estate
brokers' and statesmen The Board ao-
cSroves the bill. It is based upon the ten
tatve bill approved by the Board, which
~ was found necessary to amend to
change it's provisions respecting the ad-
rninistrating authority.
The pending proposition authorizes and
impowers the Secretary Of State to do this
work and further authorizes him to create
a bureau In his office to take over the
lob, the head of which shall have at
least ten years experience as a real estate
broker. The exemption clause of the
original bill has been amended so as to
exempt only public officers and the Of
flces and agents of courts from COM
plying with the provisions OF the measure
Senate Int, 25, Pr 20, Lockwood: to
amend the New York city Municipal
Court code in relation to proceedings for
eviction Of tenants. The measure would
extend the application Of the provisions
authorizing the granting of a stay of a
eviction of tenant, to all tenancies in
stead of tenants of tenements as the law
now stands, and extends the length of
the stay that may be granted from twenty
TO thirty days. The Board disaproves the
bhl, as 1t unnecessarily extends to all
tenancies. industrial and mercantile. the
provisions of last years amendment of the
Municipal Code. which was adopted upon
the plea that 1t was Indispensable to a
solution OF the residential housing prob
lem.
Senate Int 26. Pr. 26, Schackno, to regu-
late rents in the city Of New York, and
Assembly Int 81, Or 81, Ullman, to create
and establish rent commission for the
purpose of determining the fair and rea-
scnabe rents and charges for dwelling
purposes and for enforcing such determi-
nations by such commission. The bills are
disapproved in that the restrictions they
would place upon the private ownership
OF real estate are so radical and vicious
as to render the proposition unavoidable
AMI unconstitutional. Their enactment
would end for all time the construction
of additional housing facilities in this city
for reasons plainly to be discovered upon
even cursory perusal Of their provision.
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
BILL To PREVENT
RAISING OF RENTS
Senator Kaplan introduced Measure at
Albany to Make Oral Leases
Again Valid.

There has Just been introduced at Al
bany by Senator Abraham kaplan a bill
which is designed to protect the rights Of
tenants against rent raising landlords.
If the bill becomes a law. according to
Senator Karlan, the oral understandings
between land ords and tenants will have o
be honored and rentals cannot be in
creased by new lessees or owners Of the
buildings until the time limit arrives Sen :
tor Kaplan's bi'l repeals the amendn, NJ
OF 1919 and restores the law as il existed
in 1918 and prior TO that time. except for
the amendment of changing the prasump-
tion OF the right To occupy to continue to
October /. instead Of May 1. October /
has become the most usual date at present
for the termination Of leases. Senator
Kaplan said yestcrdoy:-
"A 1919 amendment to the Real Prop
erty law has created a decided hardship
during the rent profiteering situation IN
New York city. Prior to 1919 Section
232 Of the Real Property law authorized
oral leases in the city. and provided that
II no specific agreement was entered into
f"r the duration Of the occupa ncy of an
apartment 1t should be deemed to continue
Until May nHxt after the possession com
mences. Under the provisions of this SER
tion as 1t stood prior to 1919 a landlor1
would nave Deen nelr TO an oral under
standing and agreement.
I'm 1919 this section was amended 50 as
to make oral leases illegal. except t. create
a tenancy from month to month. The
situation from which the people in the city
suffered most was the continuous SUI
letting of buildings TO lcssees, who would
increase the rental for the occupancy of ar
apa rtment agreeing orally that such in
crease would continue fer definite period
Of time, usually October / next, and ther
shortly thereafter suitcase to someone Else
v no W ould disregard the stipulation of thC
first landlord and Immediately increase
the rentals.
Prior to 1919 under Section 232. this
would have been impossible, because undei
this section an oral understanding fer any
period short OF a year would hive beer
birding en- any subsequent lessees, and th'
tenant would have been permitted 10 re
main in possession OF the apartment unci
his o,d understanding with the old land
lord, even though it was not in writing
without anv right on the part of the new
lessee to disregard the stipulation anC
"a Use the rent.
This was all changed, however ii
1919. by the amendment in Section 232
which wiped out an oral lease"
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
TAX EXEMPTION
WOULD PROMOTE BUILDING
Money for Realty Must Be
Made Elastic and Easily
Obta.nable.
By ADOLPH BLOCH.

1t is an astonishing fact that the
remedy going to the very root OF the
housing problem namely, the exemption
from taxation of mortgages to a lin ted
aggregate amount is so little needed not
only by those interested in the safeguard
ing and development of real estate. but
by those concerned with solving the prob
lens Of the reconstruction period especi-
ally Congressional and state legislative
high cost of living is superinduced by the
high cost Of taxation. In no case is this
more true than as applied TO the existing
CT teal housing conditions in this city
and everywhere else in the country
The situation in New York is but typical
of every other large city and in the same
proportionate degree in every smaller COM
munity. New York is said to be not 100
per cent occupied but actually 102 per cent
over occupied; that is, the process of
doubling up is commencing and from
present indications will continue TO an
alarming extent. There Is practically no
building being done for dwelling purposes
and, what Is worse. but little if any
projected to supply the deficiency, much
less to keep pace with the ever-increas-
ing population.
Little Profiteering Done.
The law of supply and demand is being
entirely lost sight of. The growing de-
mands of business for offices, lofts and
factories are encroaching steadily and
with great strides upon the already wholly
Inadequate supply of dwellingsl Those
who are compelled to vacate can find no
accommodations for their famnies-there
aren't any to be had unless one force 9TH
ers out by offers of increased rents. On the
whole, there Is little profiteering dore
by real estate owners, for rents have in
creased, according to federal statistics.
about sixteen per cent compared with 100
per cent and more in foodstuffs and wear
ing apparel The flagrant cases of rent
profiteering are confined mainly to uncon-
scionahle lessees who have taken ad-
vantage 10 raise the rents inordinately.
simply because of the inability OF their
subtenants TO find quarters elsewhere.
The scarcity of housing can be COM
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
IMPROVEMENTS IN QUEENS.

The Queens Topographcal Bureau has
started the preparation OF maps for the
construction and Improvement work to be
undertaken during the present year under
the allotments and appropriations made
for the borough by the Board Of Estimate.
These will amount to more than SO c00,00,
and petitions are now being made by the
property owners interested.
Rule and damage maps have just been
completed in the proceedings to acquire
title to Stone street, from Greenpoint ave-
nue. to Queens boulevard. and from Skill
man avenue to Barnett avenue; Dickson
street, from Skillman avenue to barnett
avenue. in that port of Long Island City
that borders on Woodsid@. The purpose
of this opening Is to provide route f-r
the extension of the Croto~a elevated lire
20 the Laurel Hill. Borden avenue and
Newtown Creek ard Industrial zone
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
RUSH TO FILE PLANS FOR
NEW BUILDINGS IN QUEENS

John w. Moore, Superintendent of Build
ings in Queens, announced that the build
ing permits filed at his office from Janu-
ary ! to January 10 exceed both in the
number of permits filed and in the esti-
mated cost OF the buildings the figures
for the entire months of January, 1919
The most important application made
last week was that by the city for new
school building to be erected at 10lst ave-
1ue and Liverpool street, Jamaica. The
building will be five stories, will contain
ten class rooms. and will cost $3.50. 900.
Three applications for factories in the
Long Island City district also were filed.
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
Cedarhurst, L. l., Activity.

e. S. & S. F. Voss leased for Mrs.
Katherine J. White. to Montaign La Mon
tagee, house on Cedarhurst av., Cedar
hurst. l.. /. For Michael Hilbert, to Spen-
Ger T. Kennard, house in Franklin av.,
hewlett, L. !. For Raleigh c. Gildersleeve.
20 William Edgar house In Broadway,
tJedarhurst. For Mrs. Anna Ham
son, TO Captain w. Z. Barlow, house
in West Broadway, Cedarhurst.. Sold for
the hewlett Bay Company. to W. Z. IIa.ff,
house and two acres. in East Rockaway
road. hewlett Bay Park, hewlett. For
James T. Malone TO Thomas j. Davis,
house in Ocean Point av., Cedarhurst.
The New York herald., 1920-01-18

avenue frontage. the theatre proper being
located al the back Of the plot two
story entrance opens in Prospect avenue.
There VIII be another one in Is ST street
The new theatre will be known i H.
Atlas. The other Moss theatre row,
under construction, IS known An 49,.
Grant. There are few theatres in Ma
haitian which have such large se.t.
ing capacity as the new Atlas. bur ~.
owners of the prcp""ty feel the. ~, A.
mand TOT h'gh class l.ouse 81 th.s chan
acter In the section is sufficlentlv 49,,
TO justify the investment. $50
The New York herald., 1920-01-18

instance can be cited tho new vaudeville
and mott u picture theatre Go be erected
by T.. s. Moss at the southwest corner Of
Prospect avenue and iGIst street This
house will be the second large movie" 20
be built In the Bronx by the same nter-
ests. II will have a seating capacity Of
8. 500 people and VIII be modern in every
respect Last April the property was ac-
quircd by Mr.. Moss from Henry Acker.
1t measures 23s feet in Prospect avenue.
Eugene dc Rosa. architect, has prepared
plans for the new building. large num-
ber Of stores have been provided for the
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
BANQUET OF REALTY BOARD
TO BE LARGEST IN HISTORY

The twenty-third annual banquet OF the
Real Estate Board Of New York, to be
given at the Hotel Commodore on Satur-
day evening, February Z, promises to be
tho largest affair Of its kind ever held BY
real estate interests IN the city.
Many speakers OF national reputation
have signified their willingness TO address
the realtors. The Westchester County
Realty Board will also be strongly repre-
sented.
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
TO START BANK BUILDING.

Work on the now ten story structure TO
be erected by the First National Bank Of
Jersey CITY. at n cost Of about S.coo~1,
will begin late in February or early in
March. The building fronts in Exchange
place. Hudson and York streets and Is
directly opposite TO the entrance of the
Hudson tubes station in Exchange place.
The new management Of the building, both
as to construction and future administra-
tion is James Mckay.
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
New Real Estate Firm.

J. Martin, formerly with Byrnc II Bow
man. and later with The Charles S. Kohlcr
Company. has formed partnership with
j. Scott for tho transaction Of n ger raj
real estate business. with offices at No. |
East Forty-second street.
The New York herald., 1920-01-18
Second Moss Enterprise in Borough
Located in Prospect Avenue,
Will Seat $500.

The growth OF the Bronx during the
last few years has been so enormous that
those who have not "'sited the borough
within that time can hardly conceive the
changes which have taken place. AS ali
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-10-08

by the honorec. During the final
hour n delicious lunch was served.
Those in attendance were: Misses
Wavel O'Harra, Jessie and Esther
Davis, Edith Troutwine, Vira Nor
rison, Hortensc Baker, Vida Greer,
Helen johnson, Ruby Price, Thelma
Crabill, Lola and Virgie Key; Mes
danes Leon Lundell, Joe Read, Fred
erick Greer and J. II. Key.
Last Friday evening Weston High
school pupils gave party in honor
of the Freshman class which proved
to be a unique event in the social
calendar Of the school. Many and
various initiation stunts were intro
duced, aifording much amusement
At a late hour lunch of enticing
dainties was served, bringing to
close an affair which will linger long
in the memories of those present.
.Wanted-To trade 3S Colts revolv-
er for $500 Winchester. Jack Eliot.
The Leader man is indebted to
Chance Rogers of Athena for truly
beautiful China pheasant, which was
found to taste just as good as 1t
looked. We've heard vague rumors
to the effect that Weston gunners are
getting some "boids,' but not a sin
gle feather has as yet been presented
by way of prima facie evidence.
Six-room dwelling on Broad street
in Weston for rent. viii remodel it
for good tenant, Joe Lawson, Free
water, Oregon.
Ralph Lansdale closed a deal We'd
nesday with Charles May for the
Vanderpool place on Weston. noun
tain. This place embraces so acres
Of good, tillable mountain soil and
brought $55O0s
For Sale-11lS acres best wheat
land; joins town of Condor. Stock
and machinery. Price, $45.O0 an
acre. M. Fitzmaurice, Condor, Or.
Among the last crops harvested
this week on Weston mountain was
that of Albert Gould, and it was a
good one, his wheat having made
about 40 bushels to the acre. 1t is
in potatoes, however, that the noun
tain confidently expects to shine this
season. The ground is fairly popping
with lusty spuds, and one of the old
time crops of one hundred sacks to
the acre is anticipated.
PIT. Harbour was in Pendleton this
week serving on the jury in the case
of Kerby and Laffebean, two of the
convicted Taylor murderers.
Mr.. and Mrs. E, W.. Fehr were here
from Pendleton this week, visiting
at the home of Mrs, Fehr's mother,
Mrs. Christina Beeler. Mr.. Fehr is
now with the American Express Co.
at Pendleton.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-10-08
>FUELo

am prepared to furnish Hl-HEAT
Utah Coal in any quantity.
have different grades Of wood for
sale.
especially solicit carload orders for
No. cordwood.
p. T. HARBOUR.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
THESE MEN ARE MISSING
Lieut.. Alfred S. Anderson and Daniel
Vaughn Are Being Sought by Rela-
tfvcs and Home Service Society

Lieut.. Alfred S. Anderson, of the
166th U. s. infantry, Co. x, 42d division,
SD regiment, is missing. He is de.
scribed as having been wounded in the
left forearm, scar on knee, has lump on
his tongue, and Is feet and IL inches
in height. He weighs 160 pounds, com.
plexion fair, and is "a years of age. Any
information as to his whereabouts will
be received by Department of Home
Service, N. E. Division, A. r. c., 10S
Mass. Ave, Boston.
Daniel Vaughn is described as being
feet high, weighs $50 pounds, fair
complexion, aged 10 years. He was a
member of 4th trench battery and was
discharged from Camp Dodge, Sept. 10,
1919. His mothers address is Sophia
Vaughn, 9O4 S. Illinois ST., Greencastle,
Ind Any information may be sent to
Levi Marshall, Home Secretary, Ameri.
can Red Cross, Greencastle, Ind.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
sCHURKB BUILDING SOLD
Buildfng occupied by G.. w. Woodward
for Many Ysars Sold to the
Brown-R0 Company

CHARTER OAK, Jan. 31-Special-
"A deal was made the first of this week
whereby the BrowniR Roose company be-
came the owners sof the Schurke store
building, which has been occupied for
so many years by q. w. Woodward. Mr..
Dubois. who has Heen= the owner Of lit
since last spring. ssDls taken the Brown.
iRoose building In trade and will either
rent or sell the, ,propertN.ig lf4s 10 frsy3
~ The new owners Of the Schurke build
Ing expect t05 occupy the same about
March first. q Tkig will make ram excel.
lent location for this widenawake elott1.
1fng firm and they contemplate many in.
provenents. Thee old metal front Will
be removed and "a, new brick front will
be built with large plate, glass show
windows. s.Sohn.9ry
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
ADMIRAL SIMS PERFORMS A DUTY

Up until the time when Admiral
Sims, fighting old seadog that he is, cut
loose with some mighty interesting In
formation the people of the United
States of America were snug and Sc
cure in the notion that they had about
hte finest navy afloat and that the boast
full effluvium which poured forth from
Daniels really animated from solid
foundation. Alas. how sudden the
awakening and how cruel the blow! 1t
is quite apparent that there has been
but one country in the world that did
not know the true condition of our
navy and that was our own. There are
those who think Admiral Sims has been
indiscreet and undiplomatic in the man
ner in which he has revealed the in
side dope regarding his instructions
during the war as we'll as his expert
opinion upon the matter Of awards.
This may be true, but we do not agree.
If he was told that "we would just as
soon fight Great Britain as Germany"
the people of this country should know
it and not be led blindly on, even though
it only be until next March. The sig
nificant fact in the whole nasty affair
is the evasive way in which Mr.. Dan.
iels treats this particular phase OF the
matter. He denies fatty that he, per-
sonally, ever gave such instructions, but
he does not, deny that they were given.
Al, Admiral; Sims has performed a ser
vice! to his country in making public
this astounding fact. He can be of an
even greater service and he probably
viii. Who gave. those instructions, that
eAsne sSs, fteY al sSautAata fsIatfons had
been, ybrpken between this country and
C emnany. and, Why was he rot removed
at once by, MI paniels3 If Admiral
Sims can answer that Question, Jose:
DanieA xill HI then b ' BE- @ crowned ~ in
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
.WID M'AHREN
CONCERN LARGER
Purity Biological Laboratories Of Sioux
|, City, in Which McAhren and Rela-
tlves Are Interested, Growing
STOCK FROM s5oo.ooo TO s75O.Ooo
Concern Will Open Branch House in
Kansas City-Branches Now at
Bloomington, H.; TT. Worth, Tex.

The many Denison friends and ac-
quaintanceS Of D. w. McAhren, Ralph
Norris, Milton McAhren and Miss Myr-
tie McAhren will be pleased to learn
that the concern in which they are In
terested at Sioux City-The Purity BIZ
illogical Laboratories-is prospering far
beyond their fondest expectations, and
in order to care for the ever increasing
business it has become necessary to ex-
pand, and another branch is to be es-
tablished at Kansas City, aside from
the ones already established at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, and at FIT. Worth, Tex.
The rapid growth Of the business has
stock of the company from 5000 to
$3.50, 900, the additional $250,OO0 to be
preferred stock. At a recent meeting
the following officers We're elected:
President w. j. Kennedy; vice presi-
dent, c.. M. Mcfarland; second vice
president, John Kennedy; secretary and
treasurer, +. G. Whftmer. The board
of directors consists of w. ]. kennedy,
d. w. McAhren, c. M. Mcfarland, /. b.
Paxton, F. G. Whitmer, all of Sioux
City; John Kennedy and ]. N. Huff, OF
FIT. Worth, Tex.
At the time of the organization of the
company Wild. was down at Ames where
he was holding a $500 job, and there
were many who shook their heads and
thought he made grave mistake when
he resigned his position and took up
with Mr.. Kennedy, but time has shown
that he displayed good judgment. Dur
ing the year just closed the company
sold its products in forty-six states and
eight foreign countries. The sales OF
anti.hog cholera serum increased so per
cent over the sales of 1918, and the sales
of vaccines increased 116 per cent over
those of 1918
In 1920 the company expects to put
on the market at least three new prod
ucts of interest to the livestock indus
try. A clear, sterile, concentrated an
ti-hog cholera serum will head the list.
1t is said this serum will he superior to
others because it cannot transmit foot
and mouth disease or any other forms
of disease. The second product will be
a clear hog cholera virus, and the third
will be germ free abortion vaccine for
cattle. The last named product is ex.
pected to attract attention as abortion
is a disease which cost the cattle rails
ers of the United States about $40, 0,OOO,-
600 a year, and is one Of the hardest
diseases to combat among livestock.
49, The company plans to open q branch
office in Kansas City about March LIST,
and may later build a serum plant IN
Kansas City. ;Si's.s z, ,3,.. f'''s'''
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
OSWALD RETURNS TO DENIsON
A. Oswald, Former Denison Citizen, En-
ters Commercial Bank as BO0lSkeep
er-Assumed Duties Monday

The old time friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A.. Oswald will be pleased to learn that
they have returned to Denison. and will
make this their permanent home for
the future. Mr.. Oswald has accepted a
position with the Commercial bank as
bookkeeper and assumed his duties on
Monday last. Mr.. Oswald will be re-
membered as, having conducted mer-
chant tailoring establishment in Deni-
son a number of years ago, and after
leaving here he settled in Abba, where
he conducted business for time.
Later he moved to Boone, and comes to
Denison from that place. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oswald are enthusiastic workers in the
Christian Science church. and their re.
turn to Denison will be welcomed by
the congregation of that faith.