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The New York herald., 1921-04-08
8 DWELLINGS AND 8
FLATS FOR MANHATTAN

In spite OF the drop in the cost OF ma
terials fewer plans were filed for new
buildings and fewer applications were
made for alterations TO old structures in
Manhattan during the month just passed
than during March. 1920. according to
the report filed yesterday by Rudolph
=. Miller. Superintendent Of Buildings.
Mr.. Miller's report covers the three
months comprising the first quarter Of
the yenr and II contains one indication
that the tex exemption ordinance may
at least have encouraged the filing OF
plans for residential properties In the
borough. IL shows, for instance. that the
entire eight dwellings. and all but one OF
the nine tenements projected during the
quarter were filed during March, ap-
parently after the builders had had time
to digest all the phases OF the exemption
ordinance.
All told there were 1ss nsv, buildings
Planned during the quarter, O. ling for
an expenditure Of ss0.593,SGN. One was
for a hotel. fifteen for store and loft
buildings, twelve for office buildings and
oighty-six for stables and garages. Ap-
rlications were filed for alterations 10
753 buildings. costing S5.537,0Tf. Of
which ci6 involved dwellings and 1ss
tcncmcnts
eighty-two buildings. costing sa2p1,775.
ms against eighty eight buildings costing
$S.627,2s0 for the same month last year.
The eight dwellings viii cost $3.50. 900
and tho tencmcnts s1.540.0oo. Applica-
tions were filed during the month for al
teraucns to 512 buildings. at n total cost
or S2,25T.S24, as compared With A73
buildings, costing s5.25S,0S:, dur the
same month last year.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
BIDDERS COMPETE
FOR LOTS IN BRONX
Improved Realty In and Out of
City Also Brings Good
Prices at Auction.

Vacant and improved properties in
Manhattan. The Bronx, Brooklyn. New
Jersey and Westche-tcr brought total
return OF s33T.s50 ST an auction sale
conducted by joseph r. Day In tic Eo-
change salesroom at II Vcsey street
yesterday The prices obtained. the size
OF the crowd present and the eager de-
inand for lots testifed to the efficacy OF
the tax exemption measure and the var
ious other factors that have had such a
stimulating effect on the market. In
oluded in the sale were the Trowbridge
estate holdings. comprising several val
liable vaca Mt lots in The Bronx and a
large mansion with ninety-three lots.
also in The Bronx.
The furnished seeshore residence, To-
Gated on Lincoln avenue. near Deal turn
pike. Eiberor, n. j., was purchased by
J. W. Ludington for Si1.000. William
g. Lusher bought the triangular plot on
Westchester and Longfellow avenues for
$4,000; also four lots on the south side
OF Freeman street. nsGr Westchester
avenue. for $4,000. and the abutting
four lots on Home street for sal, 900.
Hyman Levine bought the triangular
plot on East 169th street and Lyman
place for $i5,100. The triangular plot
on Boone avenue and Freeman street
was sold to J. A. Lane for $4,000. Ella
J.. Hyde purchased for s1.250 narrow
strip on the east side of Edgev-ater road
at Westchester avenue.
The old Coster homestead was rcsald
Tor the purchaser and was bought by
David Nogel Cor $4,000. Joseph Cold
man bought % Rutgers place. six
story tenement. for sS2.100 The two
three story dwellings at $40 and 35i
East Forty-ninth street were purchased
by r. G. Bach for $4,000 each. The
same buyer bought 355 and 357 East
Forty-ninth street for $500 each.
The five story tenements at 80 and 912
Amsterdam avenue and 200 to 208 East
Tooth street were sold at private sale
Tor ylo6.00O. and the four story private
dwelling at 127 West Eighty NTH street
was also sold at private sale for S25.-
300 NJ Quinton bought the vacant plot.
50xl00. at the northeast corner OF Hoe
avenue and Jennings street for $500.
Philip Toik was the successful bidder
for 145 East Forty-third street Brook
lyn. paying s6.700 for this two story
semi-detached dwelling. The three two
story stucco and hollow tile dwellings
at 52 to Sc Lake avenue, Tuckahoe, N
T.. were acquired for s4,100 each by
William ]. Spielberger. and Louise
Christnan bought sixteen lots at West
Anglewood for $4,000.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
BRONX FLAT BUYERS
AND BUILDERS ACTIVE

The six story apartment house. TX
l2o feet. Mt 2409 Creston avenue. near
Fordham road has been sold BY Schwab
d Co. for the Roseff Construction Com
pany. 1t shows an annual rental of
eoz'oVe. ana was valued at SITS. .000
Inc same brokers sold for Charles Dane
WITT the i've four story apartments, 33x
LOU Feet at 240S to 2422 Webster ave-
nue., held at $4,000 and renting for
$4,000
Harry T. r. Johnson sold for Isabelle
Moore the six story apartment house at
the southwest corner of University ave-
nue. and 190th street 50x101x7O The
structure was held at s13S,000 and re-
turns an annual rental OF about SEQ, 900
the house was erected q few years ago
BY William NJ, Moore. 1t is arranged
In suites of four, five and six rooms and
contains four stores. The new owners
are Harry. David T., Samuel and Nor
ris Grossman. neckwear manufacturers
Plans have been filed for a five story
apartment house, 7Sx96. on the north
side OF kingsbridge road. f36 feet west
OF Webb avenue, for William Sinnott
Charles Krcymborg, architect estimates
the cost at $160.000.
Joseph ]. Lese sold a plot on the cas-
side OF Steuben avenue, 225 feet north
Of 2OSth street, to Morris Saloyin
through Frederic Allen.
Clement II. Smith and Pauline r.
Wohn sold tho five stores, 50x1o0. at
S12 to SIS East fremont avenue: also
sold for Mr. Maran the residence. look
100, 23S Echo place. and with Paul
Bernhard Mr. Smith purchased $50 and
SCI East fremont avenue, two story
brick business building. with four stores
j. Clarence Davies sold for Catherine
y. Gent to Hudson p. Rose Company
607 to ell Wales avenue. 9S feet south OF
151st street, four tSo family dwellings.
each l3.Tx105.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
RESIDENTIAL LEASES.

Peosc g. Isliiman leased for LyIe ".
Mahsn TO Mrs. q. Cauldwell The four
story. seventeen foot dwelling st III
East Eishticth street. between Licking
ton and Third avenues. The same
broker leased apartments as follows; In
$40 rark avenue. Furnished. to w. II.
Suendcr; In s12 lexington avenue TO
Miss Vera Adams ~ Txty-slxth street
and Madison avenue 10 llichard s. Cor
bin; In 60 West Tifty--'nth stree. 10
r. n. Rand. Jr. i. In 145 East Fifty-sec-
ond street to Carl l.. Won Seydlitz. and
In sI6 West Soventy-ninth street to
Q. J. McWiIliams.
Douglas l.. Ellimsn 4 Co. leased n
large apartment IN 43o rark ayenu. ,o
Mrs. Edwin Thornc also with Gainee,
Van Nostrsud & Morrison a duplex
apartment in Lexington avenuc. corner
of Gransrcy Park. to Carl l.. schutz
IN II Y'ast Slxty-slxth strcc.. corner
Madi~on avenue. for Fred i. French
Company to william y. Jennoy In is5
West F'ifty-scvcnth street. furnished. TO
William Ice Copper; In f5G East
Seventy ninth stree. 10 leighton Lob
dell. and renewed leases in 2ao parI;
avenue TO G. L. Van Week. Jr. Mrs
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
ON STATEN ISLAND.

W. s. E. Hall sold for the symnias
eatate OF Brookiyn iiti Csstleton ave-
nuc. West New Brighton. q three story
apartment house and stores. 37x10o.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Z tlyTru 80 Erni Estate cf..,.;el r,
F.UhiINf ~. Tel. i091 o'SV"aibl, "
New Jerscy--ssIe OF Rent.

4 UIGH RENT soIuJfoN-wust sen
Within the ueNt twenty dn,s. fine
home property. consisting Of pretty
house. seven rooms. hig tiled bath,
all improvements. and fine half acr.
plot: -nsy committing distance IN
heart % Jcrsey's inod beautiful sub
urban community. near express sta
ton; only $500, On cnsy terms. less
thar your present rcrf per month.
secures tttie; permanent mortgage.
5000: rcndj 10 move into, Including
sl,ndes, electric fixtures and electric
rangc, WORT, $4,000 10 build 90 DAY.
BiiIDER, y. q. Hcs sis. City Hall
station, New York city.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
Other Deals In Manhattan.

p. kempner e. Son. Inc. sold for the
estate Of Pincus Lowcnfeid and William
Prayer the I'VE story building with
stores. 27cxss.s. at 1870 Second avenue,
tho southeast corner OF Seventy seventh
street. TO Morris Schein. an investor The
same broker. sold 7ot Third avenue for
Mandelbaum A Levine and have been
appointed agents for the new owners.
Bernard Snyth A Sons sold for J.
Allen Townsend the plot of lots on the
cast side Of Broadway. 100 feet north
~ Academy street. 5ox150. TO A. G. &
III. M. Hall.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
BROOKLYN MARKET REPORTS.

W. q. O'Rrien sold 6s5 Park place. a
two story dwelling. ts.6xroo also 1898
President street. two story dwelling,
:0x10o. for the Executive Realty Com
pany. and sos Lincoln place. two story
two family house, 2oxi0o. for Florence
V. Rorcn.
r. 9. Sauter Agency sold tho two fam
ily dwelling 81 AS Fourteenth street
for William J. Ward To Josephine Disch.
Martin Company leased TO Thomas r.
Tswcs q factory foor In 235 pov ell
street.
r. Rosen leased for twelve years two
stores AZ southwest corner or South
Eighth and Bocbling streets to Louis
T.indenbaum for a lunchroorn at an az
Rregato rental OF Si3,50o.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
.,ouS -. N,Srr

An 0dvorsisemeHt m the Lost and
Round columns Of THE NEW YORh
HERALD ofcrs real possibility Of
recorefinp yogr lost property
The New York herald., 1921-04-08

y. c. Hoyt. and In 80 East Sixty-fourth
street to Noah {. Rogers.
Albert B. Ashforun, Inc. leased an
apartment In 81 wes. Sixty-seventn
street to Nelson =. White, and in 80
West six:y-seventh street TO William j.
Beauley.
II. K Van Winkle leased furnished
apartment IN 255 West Eigh.y-tourth
strcet to Barney Nathan.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
IN THE AUCTION ROOM.
IA vEsEy STREET.
r. tI..-. Ieraly

By Iiehly fsfsu5'
GoERcK. ST. ). ., 100 Grand At; .oK
ino. q story tenement and stores-Jsnet
NeVickar aat M~.cr Chnpowaky 81 ~
Wis,hrop stinlson. atiys: due, S2a,0t6 go
taxes, Sc, 81 sTi.S5; TO ths plaintiff ST. 500
20 ST, =, W cor Walton nv, I.sSl3.aNip.f,
gors. yscnn--Ioayid Wallace aGi James y
Vvoolf 81 al: action Z: benjamin q Baln.
atty; duo, ssi2.3T; 10 the plaintiff 800
TOWNSEND AV, I s. il7.n lI.d II. 2hN
.e.Gx l-reg yacaHt--Dspid Wallace agt Jas
atty: due, So, SOS ~: 20 the plaintiff. 800
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
$1,000 OPPORTUNITY.
Long Islnnd--Saie OF Rent.

owner must sell quickly. House
only year old. ak fine rooms, tllcd
bath steam, gas and electricity.
Model gns range. storm sash, shades
and screens included. Situated in
popular suburban community, 30 rniu-
utes from New York. sss monthly
paws taxes. interest aud al CARRYING
charges Price s"J0. easy terms,
TOR particulars nttdresSs n. 81 psy.
% Union square, New York ClD.
Phone SfurvcERut 0o4T
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
CHAPTER NXVIu
F"I Won't Give You Up!"

LIE HAD not believed that Theo's
14 i love for her fance would count in
the face of his own proposal of mar
riage. As usual the affairs of others,
above all a woman of no Importance,
had not seemed to him obstacles worth
worrying about. Yet here she was. this
slip of girl. scornfully refusing to
marry him, looking at him as though he
counted for nothing. 1t was an unusual
experience for Richard Blakeslee. Or
dinarily. II would have angered him.
spurred him on to fight for what he
wanted. but he was conscious Of another
feeling creeping in. feeling that he
was about TO miss the biggest thing in
life.
Slowly his fingers around her arm
ioosened their grasp. and his eyes fol-
lowing his hand saw REDEEMED streaks
On the softness Of her skin.
He muttered an exclamation. and
ssooping impulsfvely touched his lips to
them. II was a movement Of tender
ness, and Theo felt her heart contract
suddenly. She had an impulse to lean
forward and kiss the smooth dark head
bent over her arm, and feeling Of
intense misery crept over her. From
nowon she would have 10 fight not only
him. but herself. for there was no gain
saying the fact that she loved him. She
loved the decisiveness about him. the
arrogance. the certainty Of getting what
ne wanted. He was the fairy prince.
the man she had dreamed Of She
knew now why Jimmy had loft her So
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
A Note From "Pollyanna"

Dear Cynthia-May I unburden my
mind Of bit Of advice that's been ly-
ing there for some time? Thank you.
Well girls let's usher them in-the
boys with patent leather pumps and hair
and those trick suits. But Tn not going
to start "shredding'' them.
Why not try to find the true self the
man. under the frivolous speeches and
batteries and silly clothes these boys
wear7
You can find them. girls: you cer-
tainly can. How do know? Well, I've
tried. OF course. they don't change into
saints, but It's big Improvement on
your first impression.
You know. girls when wo wear short
skirts and show our silken hose, bob
our hair and make one Of those peaches.
and-crean compilations we do Il really
because we think II looks nice. When
some handsome young man looks at us
as If we were the long-lost Little Drop
why we suddenly feel so light and airy
that we can almost hy around the room,
and just bubble over with Joy and
laughter.
But. underneath all the different
things that give us that name, "Flap.
rer. YOU will find the sweet girls that
we were yesterday perhaps. when
mother was so III and fear that We
might lose her brought up all the loving
helpfulness and beautiful girlish kindIl.
ness that is in us.
Dear EvENING PUBLIC LEDGER read
ers. let's quit shredding and tell about
all the sunshiny characters we know, in.
stead OF III" cloudy. mucky ones.
POLLYANNA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
Please Tell Me
What to Do.
BY CYNTHIA
To Charles r. McCooI


Cynthia does not publish songs or
poems in her column. Write to the
Peoples Forum. EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER
Accept Invitation N You Want To
Dear Cynthia--I am a steady reader
OF your wonderful column. where many
young people seek helpful advice, and
I wonder IL you could tell me why II Is
so many fellows have to have a good
night kiss before they leave you at
night. I met nice young man a few
years older than myself, whom ! think
n great deal Of and he has been coming
to see me ever since. But l have one
fault to find with him and that Is that
he wanted to kiss me. This / refused,
which made him cross, but he called
me up the following day. What Is a
girl going to do This same young
fellow has machine. In which he wants
TO take me out. but I have put him off
n couple of times, but I think he has
come to the conclusion that I am afraid
to go out In machine. I don't want
him to think this, so what can / tell
him. Would II be correct to accept his
invitation after I have gone with him
a while? Please. dear Cynthia. tell me
what to do and will appreciate Il very
much. UNDECIDED.
You seem to have made the young
man understand that you will not kiss
him good might and II you like him
and trust him you might 60 out with
him. providing your parents have no
objections to this. Consult them first.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
The Heart Pirate
BY HAZEL DEyO BACHELOR
copprtoht. 1871. bp P.bnc Ledoer co,nbd.,

4 Theodore CdidUeli has become Gu
oaped 10 Jimmy Bland. and to her
suyprise is not happy about II. Sh"
<elis her employer, Richard Bldkeslce,
fhof she Is leaving TO be married, aud.
3ecause he feels that she has no rights
oside from his pishes, he kidndps her
ond corries her of on his yacht boUnc
for o South American business trip.
Theo at first refuses to cork, and
fAen storm brings her into
wore personal relations tctth Richard
Blokeslee, so that he sees her for the
Fret time as a Domdn instead OF an
cffce machine. Theo feels that a
business rela tionship must be resumed
and decides to 0iUc IN TO him, but
broken propeller changes the plan OF
he frip. In the meantime Bldkeslcc
Has made up his mind TO marry the
pirI, again not thinking II necessary
10 consider her wiSheS. and he IS
astounded at being refused.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
Adventures With
a Purse
E,oR tho benefit Of those who came in

Loh Cno Denent OF tnOee WIN Sono ."
l. late. as they say, I shall tell you
about the watch crystals. 1t may be
that you did not read about them In
the Adventures before. You know your
self that a wrist watch is subjected to
Ill sorts of treatment. 7 wonder that
they don't get more knocks and blows
, than they do. And, of course. some
times the tiniest blow or knock will
mean a broken crystal. unless you have
an unbreakable crystal. Then you can
keep your watch on all the time, even
when you are doing housework. There
Is shop dropped into the other
day that will put an unbreakable
crystal on while you wait-and for sew
enty .fve cents. ] have one on mine,
ana md IL great convenience.
The long loose sleeves on the new
dresses this year tell one story very
clearly. One must have long gloves, for
with such a sleeve hanging so loose. a
pair OF short gloves is going to look
like, well, like Sis Hopkins. But get :
ting a long pair of gloves now is not
NAPthSiNt IL was SDHlP tllle
ago. Particularly Il you will let me
tel you whore TO get them. This shop
] have in mind has elbow length gloves
In most any color you would want, in =
Guiding a nice gray that suggests suede,
for $500 a pair And If that isn't a
bargain. ! don't know what is. How
ever, do not delay long in seeing about
them. for ! am not sure how long the
sale is going to last.
You know the flexible bracelets
studded with twinkling stones? OF
course you know how much they are
being worn. Well. saw some yester
day for S1.25 each. They are silver.
| finished. and some are studded witt
clear white brilliants that rival dia
monds in their scintillation. while 9th
crs are set with pnlc lavender stone,
that closely resemble the amethyst. TIL,
two worn together would look very
| smart.
For names Of shops Address woman's Pas,
Editor or phone Walnut 5000 or Main 1901
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22

curiously unresponsive. why she had
been so restless and doubtful about her
engagement to him.
She did not love him She. never
had loved him! And yet she had given
her promise. and she intended to marry
Jimmy no matter what happened.
"1n justice to myself. Miss Cald J.
WE'LL" Richard Blakeslee's voice broke
in on her thoughts. ~ must refute some
Of the things you have said. ! do II
because l don't want you to think too
harshly of me. It's quite true that !
have always had what / wanted, that !
even thought I might win you hut
there's one thing YOU haven't taken into
consideration. and that is my love for
you. If have wanted things In the
past, inanimate things that have hardly
counted and taken them. do you thinN
II likely that ! will stand aside now
and let another man win you away from
me?'
His voice shook with passion. and
Thco nvoluntarily stepped back. she
had flung her scnthing words at MIN,
and his manner had led her to believe
he had taken them to heart: But she
might have known better. In her four
wears experience as his secretary she
had never seen him beaten by an ad-
versary and yet she had vainly I'm
agined that her scorn would put him to
rout
The fight was. after all, not over. but
just beginning.
do you think I care about an en-,
gagomcnt? I want YOU. and | Intend
10 have YOU I'm going to fight Tor
you do YOU understand that
Thco tried to speak, but her lips. felt
stiff md she could not articulate.
Richard Rlnkcslpc always got what he
wanted. and he wanted her. Did that
mean that in spite Of herself. in spite OF
everything, he would get her? The
thought brought stab Of delirious JOY
followed instantly by abject shame.
Was she then so lacking in purpose. go
devoid Of honor7 She must fight and
flght hard. Every principle she had
was at stake. and Jimmy wanted her.
too Richard Blakeelee had every
thing, and Jimmy had nothing at all.
She was all he had to look forward to,
and he should have her.
She summoned all her forces snd
fairly flung her defiant words at him.
You'd marry woman who didn Z
want you. who loved another man with
all her hearth ,,,
IF the woman were you. yes" he
flung back.
Tomorrow-"The Modern Woman
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
Read Your Character
BIZ Di1by Phillip,
oun6 and Oval Handwriting

'"uhH ana VVai tanuWrlttng
In previous articles il has been shown
that large handwriting indicates A
tendency to concentrate on and often
eXaggerate the importance of small
things: that angular writing is the
sign of nervous energy. and that small
writing reveals the intellectual and
philOsophic nature.
The indications Of the we'll rounded
easily flowing handwriting indicate still
another type of character.
Do any Of your correspondents write
such a hand? If they do. you'll find
that patience. calmncss and amiability
are their normal characteristics. You
can rest assured that it will take a
real storm of emotion to make them
judge you hastily or harshly. Con
versely. il you find them doing either OF
these things to you. which might mean
nothing from some other people. It's q
pretty good sign you have made them
moro than normally interested in you.
The round or oval hand is not the
hand Of the ascetic. but of the person
who is fond of pleasure and beauty.
also of comfort and for the rest. Of one
who is sympathetic but somewhat pas
sivc. not the sort Of person likely to
achieve great heights of fame or ambi
ton, but quite likely to win through
patient and strong effort n position OF
comparative comfort and luxury without
an over sacrifice Of effort.
Tomorrow-Knotty Hands
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
Says She's Like "HopeIess"


Dear CynthIa--T have never written
to your column, although have enjoyed
reading t.
II you permit me to write a few
words to Hopeless I would appreciate
1t very much. l thank you In advance:
Dear "Hopeless"-I have been reading
Cynthia's column for almost a year, and
all this time ! have been wondering
whether any OF the writer's were like
myself When | read your letter re-
Gently I was really dumfounded You
must he my double, grille, for fall in
say you do.
1t lasts only about two weeks, and
then I wonder how ] ever came to like
that particular young man. Just al
present | am smitten with the charms
OF young man who is very nice, but
! know the next one I meet I'll fall in
love with and forget this one.
But Hopeless" I never let these
people know that like them so much
SO, you see; I'm pretty safe.
How old are you? I'm almost
eighteen, and really I think II is grea ;
Joke TO be like this. although some.
times II gets me worried as to when
I will stop being this way and really
get serious
When I meet the right man, III have
70 give myself year or so to find out
II he really Is the right one.
Forget Your worries, Hopeless" Life
is lots Of fun,
YOUNG HOPEFUL.
The point is. Young Hopeful" that
you We never really been in love at ali
so I'm afraid you do NOT know much
about II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
Ren0uating Serge

Serge can be cleaned successfully nv
using a lye composed OF about seven
quarts OF soft water and two ounces Of
the best soft soap, These quantities. OF
course, can he modified. First of all,
dissolve the soap over the fire. and then
divide the lye thus formed into two YES
sells. To one of these, add a teaspoon
full Of ammonia for each quart of lyr.
The woolen material must be entered at
heat which the hand cannot bear
consequently, It will have to be turned
about with smooth wooden sticks. Press
the goods out as much as possible. and
transfer to the second lye. containing
no ammonia. This is cool enough to
put the hands into. but be careful not
to wiring the material. When SUN
ciently washed press between three or
four soft, dry towels till the latter no
longer become wet