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The New York herald., 1921-06-26
MORE LONG BEACH
LOTS WILLBE SOLD
j. P. Day to Offer 975 Unre-
stricted Sites at Noted Re-
sort Next Saturday.

Those persons who attended the lot
and came away Disappointed because they
were unable to buy a lot will have an
other opportunity to invest In realty at
this noted summer resort at an auction
to be held there by Mr.. Day on Satur-
day, July 2, at 2 o'clock In the after
noon. The auctioneer will offer e75 lots
a. this sale. The properties, according
to Mr.. Day. will be sold without re-
strictions with n tenancy arrangement
for immediate occupancy. Buyers can
year house or bungalow.
Commenting on this second Long Beach
sale, Mr.. Day said yesterday:
lowing TO the foreclosure Of mort
gage recently many of the most drastic
restrictions at Long Beach were re-
moved. Then came the big auction sale
held by me at the Memorial Day week
end. when more than 1000 lots ranging
In price from s4o0 to s6.250 each were
sold in sixteen hours. Four times as
many persons attended the sale as there
were lots, and naturally there were not
lots enough 70 go around. IL Is for that
reason that Il has been decided to offer
S75 more unrestricted lots on July b.
teenth street section are TO be sold at
auction on Tuesday. June 2s. They are
the Union Square Hotel. southeast cor
ner Of Fifteenth street; the Hotel
Churchill. formerly the Morton House.
southeast corner Of Broadway and
Fourteenth street, and the Union Square
Theatre tKeith's). adjoining on Four
teenth street. The sale will be con-
Quoted by Joseph p. Day In II vesey
street for the estate OF the lato Court
landt Palmer. Others offerings at this
sale will include the building at the
northeast corner OF Eighth avenue and
Thirty-ffth street and the dwelling at
271 Madison avenue. Mr.. Day will also
sell for the estate of Mary A. Palmer
Draper five vacant corners In the First
avenue and Harlem River section of
Harlem.
On Thursday. juno 90. tSs suotioneer
The New York herald., 1921-06-26

81, 900 and will have rentable areas
of from $4,000 to 10000 square feet on
each floor. The owners, the Barrett
Company, now at II Battery place, ex7
pect to occupy five floors in the building
in August Warren & Wetmore, who de-
signed the Grand Central Terminal and
the majority of the important buildings
In the Terminal zone. are the architects.
The first six stories will be of lime
stone and the remainder of the facade
will be of Harvard brick One of the
distinct features of the building will be
the provisions to insure light and air.
One-quarter of the entire ground area
The New York herald., 1921-06-26
DOYLE ESTATE PARCELS
TO BE SOLD TOMORROW

Bryan l. Kennedy will sell for the es-
tate OF John r. Doyle on Monday at 1e
o'clock noon in the Real Estate Ex-
change. II vesey street. fifty-eeven lots
in the Bronx for the estate OF the late
John II. Doyle. The latter was one of
the most prominent real estate men In
tho lower section Of New York for more
than fifty years and was one Of tho first
presidents of the Real Estate Board. II
was largely through his efforts that the
organization became what Il is to-day.
Mr.. Doyle was a lifelong friend of Mr..
Kennedy, who will act as auctioneer In
the sale of his estate.
The lots to be offered are on Mosholu.
Post, Faraday. Wales and Sylvan ave-
nues. They are nortj OF the 142d street
subway terminal of the west side branch
of the I. r. T. and are only n short
block west Of Broadway. The property
is TO be sold at an absolute trustees sale
by order Of The Equitable Trust Com
psny and Alfred I. Doyle az trustees.
The New York herald., 1921-06-26

flat than the tenants AZ the shortage
OF living accommodations became moro
acute and the number OF disappointed
flat hunters more numerous. the neigh
bors' interest turned to Indignation.
They appealed and they threatened, but
through II all the owner maintained his
stolid reticencc. More than two years
passed.
One morning a door was heard to
open and close in the vacant flat A
scrubwoman began busying herself re-
moving the dust that had accumulated
on the walls and woodwork. Shortly
afterward the landlord drove up to the
house in an automobile, accompanied by
a young couple, apparently of foreign
birth They remained about an hour
and drove away. The following day
various tradespeople delivered furniture
and furnishings-everything new. And
a day late the new" tenants moved
In.
Who are they? Why, nobody knows
definitely, but a rumor had spread that
the man Is a son OF the landlord; that
he served throughout the war In the
French army. and that he means to be-
come a citizen OF the United States.
Flat n Much Coveted Dowry.
II Is said that the most attractive
dowry for a young girl In Paris is a
room to live In. There is a young debu-
tante In Paris who has more than her
share OF suitors so many, In fact, inst
she cannot make up her mind, for new
candidates are steadily being listed.
The secret of this ladys unusual at
traction lies, Il seems. In one OF the gifts
her father promised her for her wedding
day. This rare and almost priceless gift
Is nothing more or less than fiat.
The father Is keeping specially Sc
lectes cutie vacant In one of his apart
ment houses in anticipation of his
daughters wedding day. II has been
waiting for year now, because so
fabulously lowered a girl has such
a swarm OF suitors that Il is difficult
for her TO choose between them.
The New York herald., 1921-06-26

Yale Club. has been selected as archi-
tect.
The construction Of special buildings
for the medical profession is an increas-
ingly popular form Of investment for
builders and operators only Thurs
day announcement was made of the pur-
chase by Daniel Fl. Jackson. operator. of
the old Herter home at the southeast
corner of Madison avenue and Seven
tieth street as the site for a building to
contain only offices for physicians and
surgeons. The old Herter dwelling, a
five story affair." is In a neighborhood of
fine homes. Adjoining 1t is the resi-
dence recently purchased by Frank L.
Polk. Others who live in the vicinity
are Mrs. Henry c. Frick, Edward II.
Hartman, Thomas w. Lamont, George
g. Millbank. Walter Jennings and George
Blumenthal.
At the beginning OF the week q loan
Of s1,700.000 was negotiated by Law
renee, Blake & Jewel to make possible
the completion of the seventeen story
Barrett Building at 94-9S Washington
street, 24-36 Rector street and $3.50
West street The structure will cost
The New York herald., 1921-06-26
PERSPECTIVE
" SLDeez A|ckyE

acquired by the owners has been left
vacant in order that the tenants may
have these two fundamental advantages.
The only other downtown building that
illustrates similar forethought on part
of the owners Is the Whitehall Build
ing. All the rooms will have outside
exposure. Special attention has been
given to the elevator service. and
the entrance halls are on the
street level. The building occupies the
entire block on the north side of Rector
street between West and Washington
streets.
The Barrett Building Is the newest
The New York herald., 1921-06-26

project OF the loft construction type in
the toe of Manhattan" 1t is peculiar
ly situated in respect to transit facili-
ties. There are three subway stations
at Rector street and two elevated sta
tions, as well as numerous surface car
lines, and the Hudson Tunnel station is
only few blocks distant. The George
A Fuller Company are the builders of
the structure and J. N. Kalley & Son
have been appointed sole renting agents.
Word also went forth during the week
that the skyscraper which is being
erected by the Fisk Rubber and Tire Com
pany in the new uptown commercial CEN
tire at Fifty-seventh street and Broadway
has reached an advanced stage Of con-
struction which insures its completion by
the end of the summer Cross &
Brown. agents for the building, are au-
thority for the statement that the struc-
ture will be ready for occupancy by oc-
The New York herald., 1921-06-26

| 2297 Seventh avenue. three story store
fat, 16.7x75.
Charles A. II. Barg sold to the Warm
san Realty Company 1895 Amsterdam
avenue. five story store fiat, 25x100.
Bronx Transactions.
Philip Meyrowitz resold the twenty.
1--WE family apartment house at 974 Al.
dus street, 50x1o0 to the Multi Steel
Company. This house was one Of three
taken In part payment recently in q
Sl,OOO.0OO realty transaction. involving
the sale Of the block front at 130th
street and Convent avenue. J. Schwartz
was the broker.
e. Sharum sold to Banned Friend q
vacant plot 10ox115, on the east side
OF Valentine avenue, 10 feet north OF
1880 street A. F. Barros was the
broker.
Suburban transactions.
Martin T. Tiernan of Wallace & Tier
| nan. Newark, N. j., has purchased the
residence formerly occupied by DR.. H H.
Schroeder on Oak Lane in Essex Falls,
N. j. The residence contains fourteen
rooms. four bathrooms. solarium and
billiard room, and is situated on a plot
or land OF about two acres, with a two
car garage and a frame building con-
tanning complete bowling alley. F. NJ.
Crawley & Bros. were the brokers'
Prince Ripley sold for William
Spencer Cross his residence on Univer-
| sity Drive In Dobbs Ferry to William r.
Barnaby of this city.
Howe q Thompson sold the w. ID.
| Davis residence and two car garage at 1
Nutgrove street. White Plains, to NJ. s.
Hart. The same brokers sold the adjoin-
Ing plot to client for investment; also
the Alice E. Stafford residence at l31
New York Post Road, White Plains, to
Annie S. Conroy of Brooklyn, and rented
the August Crosch residence on Sterling
avenue. White Plains. to Alice e. Howell
Of Salisbury. Conn
Louis Gold & Co. purchased the corner
OF Huguenot and Division streets. New
Rochelle, for the erection OF three two
story business buildings to cost about
$4,000. Saul & Kampfer were the
brokers.
William f. Morrell Inc. sold a vacant
plot. 60x125, on Gedney Terrace to q.
starr Monk. who has started construc-
ton OF five room bungalow. Through
the same agent d. S. Mackie, golf pro
fessional at the Century Country Club.
has purchased the home of Phillip John
son on Third street Chatterton Hill.
William L. Morrell. Inc, also sold for
frederick III. Cone his home on Sound
view avenue, with garage and one acre
OF land. to Louis d. Brundage. the ten
ant
Olcott & Egger. brokers. sold to Mrs.
II. Ames residence on Highbrook ave-
nue.. Pelham, n. Y, for Peter A. Peder-
sen also for Emma L. Well to Miss T.
Drfscoll a bungalow on large plot at
Harmon-on-tae-H Hudson.
Frank Hughes Company has sold at
Montclair for George Z. Price, Jr., to
Alfred d. Williams the residence at
lbl North Mountain avenue. e0xl6o, to-
gether with garage: also at Upper Mont
clair for Charles V. r Marsh of the
Fidelity and Deposit Company OF Mary
land. to Gordon James a residential
property at 45 Oakwood avenue. 7oxle0.
The same brokers sold for the Montclair
Holding Company to DR.. Antonio Tirico
lot at Bloomfield and Upper Montciair
avenues.
Charles q. Keller sold for Thomas and
Marion Hartley OF Southport, England,
the residence at 649-551 Summer street.
Paterson. n. J., to Charles Knipper.
The New York herald., 1921-06-26
Chain store Lease. I'm newark.

+. w. Grand Stores Inc, leased the
store in 81 and SO Market street, New
ark. ~. J.. from the Gerth estate for fif-
teen years for another unit in its chain
OF FIVE cent and twenty-five cent stores.
The lease was arranged by the Joseph
j. Cries Co., Inc.
The New York herald., 1921-06-26
Apartment and Flat Trading.

Jacob Gomberg sold for Luxemberg &
Haskell 20 client Of Alexander Slater
526-52s West 151st street. two five story
apartments containing forty families
and showing an aggregate rental of
S25. 900 per annum.
Louise A. Grill sold 10 the Fernwood
Company the five story fat, 20.5x101.1x
Irregular. at the southwest corner OF St
Nicholas avenue and 149th street.
Joseph Tull sold TO Clinton r. Moore
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02

Garbage collections have fallen off from 10 to 25 per cent since the war, showing housewives are less waste ful.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02

Four women fin Chicago, arrested for shoplifting, were sentenced to at- tend church every Sunday for a year.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02

falls desperately in love and Is loved in return. Dick gives his wife the choice of leaving him. A limousine speeds down the driveway, and the husband surrenders himself to de- spair The working out of the situa- tion is masterly.
 The last of the one-reel Harold Lloyd comedy series is scheduled for showing at the Columbia today Aand Monday. It's title is s'Picked On" and it comes heralded as one of the best short subjects ever treated by the popular comedian Bebe Daniels and Snub Pollard are seen in support of the star.
 The Aesop's film fables is the be- ginning of a new series of animated cartoons built on some moral or max i'm that is universally known. The action is carried on by the animals of the fables, who are modernized and humanized in order to put over a laugh, too, in each reel.
 The Prizma Natural color film for today and Monday is even more beau tiful than the 1"Memories" of last week. It embodies all the scenic grandeur of the world famous Cata- lima Islands with many other high lights. This entire program, any number of which is worth the price of admission, will be shown at regu- lar house prices.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02
COLUMBIA ID SHOW SCREEN VERSION IF
 JACK LONDON STORY

A masterful screening of Jack London's great novel The Little Wo- man of the Big House." entitled "The Little Fool" the last of the Harold Lloyd short subject comedies, Picked On," the first of the popular Aesop's Filnr Fables and a Prizma Natural color film combine to make. the Co., lumbia theater program for today and Monday one of the finest screen pro- grams offered at this popular family playhouse in months Regular house prices will prevail for the two days.
 Milton Sills, Ora Carew and Nigel Barrie head an all-star cast enacting 'The Little Fool,'' adapted to seen ario form by Edward Lowe. Jr.
 The story deals with Paula, fas- cinating creature who attracts all the men invited to the palatial home of her husbnd. Dick Forrest. The hus- band knows of her weakness foI moonshine society, but pays little at tention to it Then enters the third party. Evan Graham, an old chum
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02

house records everywhere and a repe- tition of it's great success is looked for here. "Smilin' Through" is called a fantastic comedy and is from the pen of writer. who by this single play, has won himself a niche in the annals of playwriting. It was a tre- mendous success in New York and San Francisco and in Chicago, estab- lished a record of the biggest week s busiess in the history of the theater.
 The Bainbridge-Ka players, who have already endeared themselves to the Phoenix playgoers, are prepared to present .Smilin' Through" just as it was played by the original com pany. Not a line has been taken out, not a scene changed so that local playgoers will witness remarkably finished performance at scale of prices way below that at which hun dreds of thousands have willingly purchased tickets.
 The story of the play deals with a man who refuses to permit two youthful lovers, one of them his ward, to see one another because the boy is the son of the man whom he consid- CTS responsible for all the unhappl-
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02

tions that their art knows to the all ready attractive dancing place.
 Saying that the new decorations are beautiful is to put it mildly for the combination scheme of yellow and black, carried out in its entirety, makes one of the most pleasing i'm pressions that you will find in any room in this state. Every detail known to the painters art has been completed under the direct supervi- sion of the management. But this is only one small feature for the entire hall has been rearranged. and the wonderful floor space has been in- creased which will allow many more joyous dancers on the floor at the same time. Not only do the dancers have more room but the seating ca pacity has been increased by one third so that all the patrons are sure of being comfortably seated.
 And the band. That will simply knock 'em dead. for it's the Delta Sigma band. directed by Harold Chapman.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02
REVENGE 0F .TARzAN' COMING TOCOLUMD|A

The most spectacular fight ever caught by the movie camera, a fight between a bare -hanced man. and a ferocious lion, is one of the tremend- ous thrills in The Revenge of Tar zan," Goldwyn super r-special which comes to Mauk's Columbia theater Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
 Tarzan, enacted by Gene Polar. giant of the screen, is back from his soft life in Europe and America and finds in the jungle a series of adven- lures that will send thrills tingling down your spine. Nine lions, five leopards. Is apes. six tigers. two chimpanzees, two elephants and q monkeys constitute the animalistic contribution to "The Revenge of Tarzan."
 The man who once glided over polished floors in the most sophisti- cated and luxurious of ball rooms now sat in tree in the African | jungle, his brother, a giant ape, sauatting by his side. This picture, flashing with electrifying contrasts and vibrant with the thudding call of | primitive life, will stir you out of yourself. A spectacular fire at sea a bare handed fight with a lion, and | the real atmosphere of jungle life are some of the outstanding features of l this play, described by critics as the most thrilling productions of the
 screen year.
 | A Hall Room Boys comedy entitled | We Should Worry" and a Ford edu- | cation travel film are shown in sup
 port of the feature Thursday, Friday
 and Saturday.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02

cessful initial appearance before two capacity audiences at the Coliseum last night.
 Of the male members, Walter Spencer easily scored first honors. His comedy is new, original and above all else is entirely void of suggest iveness or "slapz stick" Spencer does not resort to hideous makeup and a most commendable feature of his performance is his naturalness and human" methods in creating laughter.
 Carolina Brunson earned his share of applause and won first honors among the musical offerings. His program of songs were all new while his monologue kept the audience in good humor.
 While not having much opportunity to display histrionic ability, Miss Ethel Davis was a refreshing mem Der of the cast and her song num- bers were one of the most pleasing items offered. Elsinore Spencer is of the good to- -look-at. pleasing per sonality kind, and. while her singing voice does not compare with Miss Davis in quality. she will doubtless company.
 Johnny Young. Bert Shafer and a comedy miss not on the program pleased with songs and dances.
 The chorus, if lacking in quantity, made up for it in quality. They danced with a manner that left the impression that they themselves en- joyed it, they looked pretty, and dis played pretty costumes The Spencer company pleased. and that they will enjoy long profitable engagement at the Coliseum there seems little doubt
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02
BEAN SOUP"' ID BE
 SEASON'S OPENING PROGRAM AT RAMONA

The Greer-Lawler Pioneer Girls Musical company will start the regu-
 lar season today with the biggest and
 best musical offering ever seen in Phoenix. entitled "Bean Soup" This is the play with which this clever company opened at the Ramona when they came. here frorl the east last spring and is without doubt the best one in their entire repertoire Frank Lawler, manager of the company. has consented after insistent and num- erous requests from the Ramona pa irons to repeat this exceptionally good bin for the opening of the win ter season. "Bea.- Soup" has Fingered in the memory of the fans who were present at it's initial presentation with the result that many have asked to have it repeated That it will be a treat to the Phoenix people who were away on their summer vacations is a foregonc conclusion, s they will sec Bobby Greer in his best comic part
 Frank Lawler will again play the Bell Boy, Hazel Mason the generals wife
 and the other members of the troupe will all be appropriately cast. The Pioneer Boys Quartet will introduce medley of 'Ys Olde lyme Songs as well as some new comedy songs
 Speciality song duets by Nelson and Mason. which are always genuinely appreciated, will occupy a feature spot as also will the double dancing act of
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02
.R|ALTO TO PRESENT
 NEW REID PICTURE

Wallace Reid is announced by the Rialto in four days engagement starting Tuesday. presenting his lat est Paramount super-feature The Hell Diggers.' Nothing Reid has done this season has attracted any more comment than his interpreta- ton of the leading character in this rugged outdoors story.
 One is reminded of .'The Valley of the Giants" in the adventuresome phases ,of the narrative and of the virile and exciting experiences through which the hero goes. -The Love Speciar' is brought again into the mind in the romantic side of the story. The Hell Diggers" proving a more powerful story than either. more thrilling. more intense, and ex- erting a greater influence in the sus- pense the production radiates.
 The story is one of the gold dredges and weaves the action about the bat tie between the farmers and the dredgers. "hell diggers" as the agri- culturists call them.
 Reid is an engineer in the employ of the gold dredging concern. He is eminently successful with the work. failing to appreciate the damage he is doing to the farmers, and is threat ened with the loss of his sweetheart,
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02

Eighty-two per cent of the persons who died or were injured by fires in this country last year were mothers
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02
NEW STOCK COMPANY AT COLISEUM MAKES GOOD FROM OPENING

Barring the usual first night" the Spencer Musical Comedy stock company scored a suc-
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02
HE REvENoEo OF TARTAN

Art Jackson and dainty little Erin White Special scenery has been pro- vided for this bill and if you wish to see a company of mirth and cleanli ness and good wholesome comedy don't miss this show. Quality. not quantity. is tle motto of Greer and Lawler's girls company the only com pany that has ever been able to play a stock engagement in Phoenix. dur ing the summer months. This com pany and the Ramona theater have earned the reputation of being a real family theater of the city.
 Betty of Greystone," featuring Dorothy Gish and one Of the most pleasing pictures which ti-e versatile actress has produced. holds the screen attraction followd by a two-reel west ern which completes the program
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02

ness he has known in his life. After the boy has gone, memory visualizes the past for the older man; there in his garden he again lives over the bitter events of years before and sees where he was wrong in those olden days. From this he finds where hap piness lies and how to obtain it, re- unites the lovers, and, in a sweet way, lasting happiness for himself.
 In addition to being a story as charming as it is out of the ordinary '.Smilin Through" is filled with char acters, each one of winch is a great human etching by itself. These com bine to provide some of the quaintest, most irresistible humor that any stage offering has had in many years.
 .Smilin' Through" will be at the Elks theater the entire week and to fail in attending one of the perform ances will be to miss a dramatic treat that may not be duplicated again this season.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-02
''SM|LIN' THROUGH"
 OFFERING AT ELKS
 STARTING THIS ?. M.

Starting with matinee today at z:30 o'clock, The Bainbridge- Karns Stock company opens its third week at the Elks theater and is offering perhaps the greatest production that Phoenix has ever been offered by a stock company. All is in readiness for the first performance of "Smilin' Through the big Allan Langdon Martin success which played for more than a solid year at the Repub- lie theater and later on the road with Miss Jane Cowl in the leading role.
 The play has been a smashing sue cess wherever produced, breaking