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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
THE DAMNED CHEMIST KEPT IF

From the Nashville Banner.
 A chemist reported that. sample of whisky brought to The Age-Herali office is first-rate bourbon.--Birming ham Age Herald.
 Now tell us what became of It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
Civitan Growing


 Birmingham certainly is con- vention city," said Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire, president of International Civitan.
 Our club will hold it's international convention in Birmingham in June and committees have already been ap- pointed to make all necessary ar rangements.
 'As this is our first international convention, we do not expect to have more than 300 members present. There are now IS Civitan clubs in existence, with membership of 1,50o. We are still growing. During the next 12 months we | expect to have large number of ad- ditional clubs as requests have been received from various states to organ ize them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
Let Them Hit


 sI don't like to see a baseball game where the pitcher has everything his own way" said J. E. Spencer, city building inspector. When it comes to serving my particular style of Father Chadwick's invention, give me lots of runs. triples and doubles suit my fancy. Tt may be very pretty to watch a hurler now down the batsmen of the opposing side, but how much more satisfaction is obtained from hearing the crack of the bat when solid hit shoots toward the outfield.
 T sincerely hope this will be a year of slugging. so far as Redwood is concerned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
Fnror Convenient Homes

T find that the average woman now looking seriously into the matter of a home favors either the one-story bungalow or the bungalow of the aeroplane type, whose entire second floor is devoted to the sleeping porch idea said Frank Hartley Anderson, who is in charge of the Chamber of Commerce's Own Your Own Home exposition.
 "Women are looking for the home that can be cared for with mpdicum of servant help or without any. They are trying to secure saving home, hence getting away from the stereotyped two-story house of the past.
 -The one-story idea is not based on initial cost, but on the cost and worry of hired help and upkeep. It Is the idea of women willing to spend as high as $fo,o0o on home. Women are put ting a lot of thought into the con- struction of homes more than l have ever before noticed.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
eVer DelOfb HOtICeu.
 object Example q have never seen Birmingh looking prettier," said James


 T have never seen Birmingham looking prettier." said James F. Leary, "and Mountain Terrace, Forest Park and the Country club sections are really wonderfully attractive.
 T spent the winter in Florida and will leave soon for California, but just at present I know of no more lovely spot than is Birmingham. My wife and I spend most of our time in travelling. but 1t is always pleasure to get back to Birmingham where our children live.
 T find that anyone who ships their automobiles from point to point real izes that freight rates have advanced The freight on my car from Florida to California was $3S0. I only paid $160 to get it from New York to Los An geles. I am unable, to reconcile to my own satisfaction the extra cost of shipping it from the Florida city. One also sees the added expenses of Pull mans as the drawing room from New Orleans to Los Angeles is now around S9O."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03

A FOOL AND HIS MONEY. 'T saw a man shaking his fist at a pile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-03
MUSIC OF SONG BIRDS-By Frank Willis Barnett

,as such a beliigerent person.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Hotel Included in Sale

Foremost among the properties TO be
sold at auction on March 2 in the vesey
Street Exchange by Bryan l.. Kennedy
Is the Apartment Hotel Beverwyck. at
39-4i West Twenty seventh street. The
house, which was recently renovated, Is
10 be sold furnished, with immediate pos
session. 1t Is situated in the Pennsyl-
vania Terminal zone and Is accessible
from all subway and Il" lines.
Mr.. Eeunelly will also offer at the
sale lT6 TO 1s6 West Broadway, corner
OF Leonard street, six four story DWELL
ings. with stores. l24x50: 90 and 90
University place. a three story business
building. 80 Lexington avenue, north
east corner OF Twenty-seventh street. a
four story business building. 34x6e 1860
to 196s Amsterdam avenue. northwest
corner OF 18TH street. one story tax
payer. with ten stores, io0xi26 West
i0ist street, five story apartment
house. Ssx100.11: 2Bs Delaney street.
corner Of Columbia. six story tone
ment 25x100: 6i0 La Sale street, COR
ner Of West 125th street. five story
apartment house. 25x1o0. "a Bond
street. six story loft. 25.sxl0o; 22sS
Second avenue. a five story tenement
with stores. 26x10o; 10 Manhattan
street, a FIVE story apartment with
stores, 35.1fx7ox irregular: also 1850
Minford place, Bronx, f1ve story
apartment house. 37.6x10o, and fourteen
Broadway (Bronx) lots at the southwest,
corner OF 230th street and Broadway and
the west side OF Bailey avenue and 230th
street
on March Il arr Kennedy will offer
fve dwellings and seventy building lots
III Flushing The streets in this tract
are graded and sidewalk and curbs arc
laid Water. gas and electricity ato
also Installed.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

can fully appreciate the marvellous
achievements of the committee without
some knowledge of the menace which il
sought to combat and the obstacles 1t
has had TO overcome. At the risk Of
boring the initiated. therefore. il Is nec-
essary to trace the development of the
forces in the commercial life of the city
which stirred the crusaders to battle.
Originally the needlework trades,
meaning the interests engaged in the
making OF cloaks. suits and other articles
., women's wear, were clustered about
the district around Grand, Lispenard
and Canal streets. Gradually they crept
up TO Eighteenth street, then TO Thirty
third and then TO Thirty fourth. When
the trade began mushrooming out. into
the fine retail shopping district north OF
Thirty-fourth street the merchants along
Fifth avenue and in its vicinity realized
that something must be done and must
be done quickly to save the section from
utter ruin. Women shoppers were be-
ginning 10 manifest repugnance at hav-
ing 70 breast the human tide OF garment
workers that made its way resistlessly
up and down the avenue during the
MONDAY hour and again at the close
OF the working day. Property values
were beginning TO drop in the neighbor-
hoods suffering from the inundation.
To resist the northward march OF the
needle trades the Save New York Move
ment was started. II was backed by
committee composed OF representatives OF
firms like p. Altman & Co. Arnold. Con-
stable & Co, Best 4 Co, Bonwit, Teller
& Co, J. NJ. Gliding & Co. Gimbel
Brothers, l.. p. Hollander & Co, Lord 4
Taylor, James McCreery Co, II. II.
Macy & Co.. Saks Co. and Stern
Brothers. The active generalship OF
the campaign was wisely delegated TO
John Howes Burton.
The first thing the committee did was
70 bound the section that was to be
purged OF tho blighting influence OF the
garment trade. Roughly this sacred area
extended from Thirty-third street on the
south TO F'ifty-ninth street on the
north. and from Seventh avenue cast
10 Third avenue. That however. was
tho easiest part OF the job. Getting the
manufacturers out Of the district was
something else again, as a certain MEM
ber OF their trade immortalized In fic-
lion. might have remarked. Even II the
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
MANY TENEMENTS WILL
GO UNDER THE HAMMER

Many tenements and other income
properties will be sold by Joseph r. Day
mt his next special auction In the Vesey
street Exchange at noon on Thursday.
February 20. Among the parcels TO be
offered are the following
For the estate OF Sheppard Knapp the
fve story tcnements az II Forsyth street
end 1850 Third avenue for the estate
OF Enna y. Knapp tho three story
dwelling at 266 Lexington avenue.
BY instructions from .hc executors
and trustees OF the estate OF the late
Abraham H. Nogel. Mr.. Day will sell the
twn six story tenements ne 4g2 and 4a6
isa.1t 174th street. The Bronx also the
vacant plot, 50xi0o, on the west side bf
Murdock avenue. 2i3.30 feet south Of
Bussng avenue. Also in The Bronx for
the estate OF Morris Samish the Ave
story tenement. with stores. at 1905
Third avenue: for the estate Of John y.
suffern. front and rear tenements at 54s
West Fifty-1rst street, and the six
story tenement at 20 Rutgers place.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

The attitude OF professional real IS
tate interests toward the tax exemption
ordinance now before the Board OF ESit
mate ranges all the way from milk
scepticism TO outright approval. Anlonf
the builders. however. tho sentiment u
largely In favor OF the ordinance. al
though some arc inclined to crtticise Tn,
fact that II was made retroactive &c
April I. 1870. On the whole tho builders
who welcome the exemption arc those
who provide the medium priced dwell
ings and apartment houses. These. ir
fact, are about the only ones who VII
benefit by the ordinance as Il now
stands. II has been pointed out. how
ever. that Il Is the builder Of medium
priced residential buildings on whom the
city relies to provide the necessary IN
crease in apartments and houses,
The following are some OF the ophl-
ions OF representative owners, builders
and managers OF residential buildings
on the subject:
"Tf the Board OF Estimate acts
favorably on the ordinance Il will have
an Immediate stimulating effect on the
construction OF moderate priced livins
accommoda lions" says Edward A. Mac
Dougall. pres,Jent Of tho greensboro
Corporation, developers Of Jackson
Heights IN Eimhurst. L. T.
Tho Legislature provided for total
exemption. The ordinance approved BY
the Board Of Aldermen limits the ex-
emptlon 70 $1,000 per room. not 10 ex-
oeed $4,000 per apartment. or single
family house. AZ the present cost OF
building construction this would pro-
eli lol Tp
words. the city would receive tho tax on
the land and that part OF the assessed
value OF the Improvement eIceedins
$1,000 per room. 40 that for every build
ing erected under the tax exemption
ordinance the city would receive a sub
stantial income. which Il Is not likely n
receive II no new building is started
The more new houses that are built. y =
less opportunity there would he for OK
acting increased rentals, so that every
tenant IN New York city should favor
taS exemption " they hope 20 avoid
paying high rents
Alderman Ferrand seemed much CON
cerned that the benefit Of the exemption
might accrue TO the builder. Tho best
evidence that such Is not the case is the
fact that the purchasers OF apartments
az Jackson Heights In buildings com.
pleted since April 4. 1920. II the ordi-
nance becomes a law, will receive thu
entire benefit In saving OF taxes. II
will reduce their monthly rental or fixed
charges 70 from $40 to SIS per room on
six room apartment, or IN ten years
wii result IN n saving TO the tenant.
owner Of six room apartment of from
ST 200 70 $500. This saving viii a'sr
apply 70 some 250 tenant-ownerx who
purchase apartments III the buildings
just being completed Every dollar u
saving from taxes will 20 to the benefit
Or the tenant-owners and not q single
dollar Will he capitalized IN the sales
price Of the buildings
1T may be assumed that every build
or who ereots new buildings under a tax
exemption benefit wdll do likewise Y
not the natural Law of competition will
IN short time force him to do 20. 80
that benefit Of tax exemption would n
to the purchasers Of home or an apart
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Realtors Differ on Benefits Of Tax
Exemption; Builders Favor 1t

ment. for they are the people to whom
il would belong.
1T is most likely that the buildings
| which NAV be erected during the time
that tho restrictive rent laws prevail
will be small houses for sale or apart
ments on tho cooperative basis. There
is no encouragement for investors 70
build
'.The ordinance may encourage the
building OF cheaper apartment houses,
which to-day are In great demand" Gays
Frederick A wyckor. vice-president OF
the Wood, Dolson Company. Inc. How
ever. this will apply only to wealthy
owners of land. who may improve their
property and who can afford TO carry II
for number OF years as an investment
| The speculative builder cannot hold his
property. being compelled TO sell in order
10 meet his obligations This phil
anthropic owner can Increase the value
OF his vacant land by improving II and
/ by not paying tho taxes on the building.
and. by procuring high rentals, can ac-
cumulate In ten years a sum that VIII
edualize the increased cost or produc-
ton. However. men OF this type arc not
likely 70 venture into building opera
tions. Therefore. tenants as whole
will not he benefited by the proposed
OF a property built prior 70 April, 1890.
will he compelled 20 procure from his
tenants rental IN excess OF that de-
nnanded by an owner OF n property
built under the exemption law In
order 70 pay his taxes to the city he is
compelled 10 rent his apartments for
more money
The percentage ot apartments thet
viii be erected under this new law Is
so small in comnarison with tho build
hat are now erected that the pro
posed law will have a tendency 70 In
crease rentals rather than 70 diminish
them. The burden OF taxation must be
borne By those who are taxable In favor
~ those who ere exempt and the tenants
III The taxable buildings will pay IT,
This exemption will not appeal 70 the
speculative builders who, with tho all
OF certain loanlng institutions and the
credit extended By the material mcn.
havo built 90 per cent Of Manhattan
Island As a typical illustration:
"a 100 foot. five story walk-up apart
ment containing every improvement "a
type that IL in great demand at low
rsntai) will cost to-day approximately
$3.50. 600. the land approximately 100000.
making a total cost of 100000. Tho
best loan that can be obtained Is $780,
900, which means a cash investment OF
$50. 900 RI this building is assessed by
the city az its full valuation IN accord
ance with the Law. with tax rate Of
"a. the owner would save approximately
$4,000 per wear. But 20 assess this
building Al the present day costs would
he unfair and not according 70 custom
Nftor 4 close consideration & viii ~
found that saving NJ q building 81 tbjs
tYf 4
allow inc for a s pcr cent interest rate
3 per cent. tax on the land charges
for maintenance depreciatio amortizq-
tions. Sc. the total expenses on this
property will amount 70 5000 per an
mum. TO give to the builder a fair re-
turn on his investment Of $4,000 this
property will have TO rent from $50 TO
s75 . room.
n am decidedly n favor Of e." SAYS
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

Douglas l. Gilman OF Douglas l.. Eli
man &C o.. Inc The ordinance as passed
by the Board Of Aldermen Is fine. but !
would have favored going even further
by applying 1t TO more costly apartment
houses. When the Legislature enacted
the rent laws It penalized all classes OF
apartment house owners. Now the city
wants TO help the owners. but 1t holds
out It's hand to only one class
However. believe that we need more
cheap apartment houses. and tax exemp-
tion will help produce them. even
though the aid Is slight. Every bit OF
encouragement 70 builders and owners
Will help. and believe we shall derive
some practical benefit from this ordi-
nance. Tax exemption will be a moral
aid II Il doesn't prove to be much OF a
financial help"
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

crusaders had had the power wisdom
would have restrained them from driv-
Ing the garment makers helter skelter
out OF the nelghborhood. That would
have meant an exodus OF the manufac-
turers from the city which, in turn.
would have spelled a decided loss Of
wealth.
At moment when the prospects OF
success looked the most dismal the COM
mittee executed clever coup by win
ming over to their cause two OF the
most capable generals In the camp OF the
enemy-Saul Singer head OF Singer
Bros, and Mack Kanner. head of the
firm Of Mack Kanner & Miulius. Both Of
these men WELD great influence in the
Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufa cturers As
sociation. and when they admitted that
the Save New York Movement offered a
programme that would be best in the
long run for their own business the
great majority of their fellow manu-
facturers Joined the procession.
Next II was decided that the hub OF
the cloak and suit trade should be shifted
over into the Pennsylvania Terminal
zone, where shipping facilities are
handy. 1t was definitely decided that
the eastern boundary OF the new needle
work centre should be tho west side of
Seventh avenue. Vigorous negotiations
were entered into and as sites could be
secured buildings wero erected. both
north and south OF the Pennsylvania
Terminal.
Up to date hundreds Of garment manu-
facturers have migrated from the Fifth
avenue zone and tho latter district is
saved for the high class retail trade.
But even when this was assured the
committee did not relax Its efforts. There
was territory still 70 be conquered. That
important district on the West Side ex-
tending from Thirty-ninth TO Fffty-ninth
was open to any insurgent manufacturer
who could find loft therein, and 1t goes
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
loFyx 5EAL AETlAnE M cArEEA n1A SMAPeD A
% III ee,PEsrs M he 4EART toTgl w 14gAT1se csier

I OF the property owners in the districts
affected. This usually brought results,
but II 1t was unavaillng the obstinate
ones could always be made to see that
the garment invasion must sooner or
later lower the value OF their real estate.
At any rate. the committee finally per-
suaded the property owners in the dis
,rict 10 refrain from leasing their prop
erty not only to manufacturers OF coats,
suits. clothing and furs but to makers
of blocked hats. hat frames hat braids,
leather goods. silverware, cigarettes,
&C Then the missionaries from the
garment trades undertook the supple
mentary task OF inducing the manufac-
turers already In the district to move
over into the new needle trade centre.
News of tho committees latest victory
was first announced at a luncheon given
TO the officers OF the New York City
Hotel Association. the Theatre Mana
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

gers Producing Association, the Auto
mobile Distributing Association and
other civic and business associations in
terested in the welfare OF the territory.
That the announcement met with
hearty approval Is evident from some
OF the statements made by guests at the
luncheon.
But the wave OF approval has
swept on beyond tho confines Of the
Save New York Zone, and even before
the boundaries OF the city itself. Depart
ment and retail specially stores through
cut the United States have written their
Endorsements OF the campaign 10 its
leader. Mr. Burton. Usually the writers
of these letters are officials, managers
OF the employees who do the buying for
their concerns. and they como to this city
once every so often on business. They
ike to think OF themselves as adopted
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

without saying that many OF them iooh
advantage of It's vulnerability. This VAS
a condition that could not be tolerated
any more than the invasion Of the Fifth
avenue zone. for IL the latter district is
the Mecca of the high class shopper, so
Is the district to the west the objective
Of most OF New York's pleasure seekers.
To the occasional visitor from out OF
town II is better known perhaps than
the Fifth avenue district for through II
runs the Great White Way" and the
greater part OF Gasoline Row" and
within It's confines are most OF the hos
telries which furnish him with the cpl
curean food and the luxurious shelter
about which he can boast when he re-
turns to his home town. Consequently
tho casual visitor Is apt TO form his ini-
pressions of New York from this color
ful area.
For whole year the Save New York
Committee and it's allies among the gar
ment trade worked over this new prop
osiuon. And it worked silently-so 81
lently in fact that none outside of the
inner circle knew what the committee
was about until 1t announced last week
that the district bounded roughly by
Thlrty-ninth street Seventh avenue.
Fifty-ninth street and q line running
about eighty feet west OF and parallel
to Eighth avenue. had been welded into
the Save New York zone. The Save
New York Committee Is not talkative
body. II believes in action and II has
not considered It necessary SO far to
divulge all the methods It used to es-
tablish a protectorate over the Times
Square and Broadway district. Through
It's chairman. Mr.. Burton, II predicts,
however, that within short time the
MONDAY crowds OF garment workers
will disappear from this district. as well
as from the Fifth avenue zone.
In its silent campaign the committee
made a strong appeal TO the civic pride
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

sons of Father KnickerbocGer. ana tney
don't want TO see the city ruined. Most
of them readily consented to abstain
from buying goods from manufacturing
concerns that refused 70 enter into the
Save New York programme.
Now for the other side OF the picture
the effect which tho relocation OF gar
ment factories in the Pennsylvania Ter
minal zone has had upon the trade Itself.
Sc ersl years ago unfavorable condi-
tions drove many OF the big garment
firms out OF n Nv York. so that the bulk
of the business was divided between
Rochester and Chicago. To-day New
York has worked its way back TO third
place In the list OF the country's garment
making centres. and those who know
say this gain IN prestige is largely due
TO erection of the new ana w.ll equipped
needle trade buildings in the vicinity Of
big railroad terminal.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
HEALY BUILDING FOR OFFICES

The seven story Healy Building. al the
northeast corner Of Broadway and Fif-
'v-frst street. Il bens converted into
4 high class office building With three
high speed elevators and 100 per cent
sprlnklers. New and spacious entrances
are being installed on the Broadway
and Seventh avenue entrances. giving an
attractive arcade. The alterations are
hsing made for the Broadway Central
Securities Corporation at cost Of about
$4,000. NJ. VI. Hayward & Co. state
thst about 90 per can't of the building
nAs already been rsntAA
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
FORM REAL ESTATE BOARD.
Leading Brokers OF Morris County.
y. j.. orgsnir and Elect omcer..

Tho leading real estate brokers ia ths
vicinity OF Morristown. -. j.. have
formed Real Estate Board Of Morris
County. which VIII soon affiliate with
the national organization OF real estate
boards which helped IN the work or or
ganizng tho county board. ri i also
expected that local board IN Morris
town VIII soon he organized
The officers elected nj tho meeting
held Ell Morristown are az follows
De0rEe ". Morse OF Boonton. prcs.dent
Joseph N heating of Madison. VICE
president. louis II. Dcmpscy It'll. of
M1rrl stovu. secretary, Arthur g DAY
or Norr stown. treasurer The follow
ing committees we're appointed Consti-
tuition. bylaws and ethics. Grew W.
Higbie. Howard l. Johnson and w q.
Hurting. membership. v. ID. Rouche,
Charles Flnkeimier and Glen X. Wise.
s'l ~ Norris'ovu, and g. A. Taylor OF
Roentpn.