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The New York herald., 1921-05-29
SECOND AVENUE BLOCK
FRONT UNDER HAMMER
B. L. Kennedy Offers Many
City and Country Parcels.

Income property. vacant lots and plots
In the metropolitan district and suburban
communities arc included in Bryan L.
Konnelly's auction scheduled for the
coming weeks. Mr. Kennedy will sell
Mt special auction on Wednesday
June 3. 1901 to 1917 Second ave-
nue.. the block front between Eighty
third and Eighty-fourth streets. and
245 West Eighty-third streets: six
four story tenemonts with stores, a fivo
story brick factory and five story tone
ment: and for John Barry Ryan and
the Central Union Trust Company OF
New York, executors under the will OF
the late Ida NJ. Ryan. deceased. the four
story brick dwelling at is West Tenth
street
Other parcels included In this GALE
are $40 West it5th street. a three and a
half story brick dwelling: four story
brick dwelling at ~ West Ninety-seventh
street. and 43i and 4sG Second avenue
a vacant plot on Oak Point avenue.
Bronx. for Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. n
five story tenement with stores at 1900
Southern Boulevard. vacant plot. look
100. at the northeast corner OF Seaman
avenue and Academy street: vacant
plot OF the northwest corner Of Highland
avenue and Jackson street, Yonkers. and
vacant plot 3l6 feet south OF the corner
Of Highland avenue and Jackson street,
Yonkers.
Mr.. Kennedy viii sell sixty-two homo
sites IN the Oranges Saturday. June 4.
~ = Ncsey street on SATURDAY June
III. Ne VIII dispose Of 400 building lots
at Bcllaire Manor. Bellaire. 4. T.. while
on the following Saturday. June is. he
will sell 3T5 year round home sites at
Cedarhurst T.. !.
Mr.. Kennedy Is optimistic over IN,
present status OF tho auction marl1et and
predicts healthy business right through
the season
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

any kind. 1t is only twenty minutes
from Forty-second street. Manhattan.
and. like Forest Hills. 1t Is a part of
Greater New York.
1t Is governed by Community Coun-
ell, which is supplemented by an execu-
tive committee. The head OF each club
organiza tion Is a member of the COM
munity Council. and Fred II. Screaton.
as president OF the council. Is the off,
cial head of the community. The Queens
boro Corporation also has a member In
the person or It's vfce-president. Fred
erick G. Randall. who is an expert In
community matters and who gathered
much experience during the war In COM
community service at camps in this
country and in Red Cross and Y. M.
c. A. service abroad. He Is guide. phil
osopher and friend to everybody In Jack
son Heights.
IL you wcrs to take tho Greensboro
subway where one section starts un-
derneath the Lexington avenue subway
ar F'orty-second street and journey out
on a Corona train to the Twenty-fifth
street station. which. by the way, is in
Elmhurst, and then walk two blocks in
the right direction you would find your
self in the heart of Jackson Heights.
Its tenant owned apartment houses are
only two rooms deep. have all outside
rooms, and the rear, which looks out
upon o flower bed. walks and green
grass. is even more attractive than the
'front.' Garages are built solidly into
the rear OF the houses. In fact inspec-
ton OF any apartment is father to the
wish TO move In instantly.
One OF the most popular activities Is
the community gardens, where many of
the residents toll cheerfully. since they
are not obliged to. carly In the morn
ing and late in the evening. Tho re-
suits they achieve on their 5ox40 foot
plots are astonishing. Some of them,
like r M. Sutherland. for example. have
two or three plots; others have double
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
WILL AUCTION 9TH AVE. PLOTS.

Five large parcels OF vacant property
on Fifth avenue, between .Seventy-first
and Ninety-ffth streets. are included in
the list of properties TO be sold by
Joseph r. Day, at his next special auc-
tion on Thursday. June 16th. at noon. In
IA Nesey street. Three of these parcels
are to be sold by the executors % the
estate Of Al. Ilayman. including tbs
southeast corner of Niucty-tifth street
and two inside plo.s between Ninety
fourth and Nlnety-fifth streets The
southeast corner or Seventy-seventn
street, together with a Seventy
street outlet" lot also Is 10 be sold !;
and. at executors sale. the plot. s0x125x
irregular 2o.2 feet north OF Seventy
flrst street
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
BALDWIN SALE TOMORROW

Tho first public auction sale OF bun
galow and all-year home building sites
on and near the waterfroutage at Bald
win Harbor. =. l.. will be held to-mor
row at r. NJ on the premises. rain or
shine. under large tent. by the Jers
Johnson Jr. Co. The sale includes a
hotel erected on a waterfront plot THO
lots are 70 be sold on the monthly paw
nent' plan. sixty per cent. " the pure
chase price of the hotel and tie hotel
plot may remain On MORTGAGE
MANY or the lots extend through from
their street frontage 20 one Of four
canals that penetrate for considerable
distance inland. Others arc located
directly on the waterfront. and this Sec
tion OF Baldwin Harbor Is especially
we'll improved with water and gas mains,
electric lights, cement walks, etc
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
TENANT OWNERS PLEASED.
The Pembertou n Good Example Of
Success OF Cooperative Buying.

One of the striking examples of tho
soundncss OF the cooperative ownership
OF apartment houses IN New York Is
the Pemborton. an eight story house at
237 West Seventy-fourth street, which
was taken over by the tenants IN August,
1920. There are two apartments of ak
and seven rooms and three baths on each
floor. and the living rooms are 25Nf7.
An suites have southern exposure. All
tho service help is white. All the own
crs are satisfied with having secured
ane homes and sound investment.
The president Of the company Is J. y,
Doherty OF the Manhattan Sand Com
pany and tho treasurer is Joseph v.
Gallagher Of the Goodwin Gallagher
house is managed by A. J. Pendleton. an
agent selected By the ownera
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
Greater ~ Y. More Than
One-fOurth Vacant Land
by THE ODD PARAGRAPHER.

finding the entrance 20 the converted
house and ring the bell or the adjoining
house. Annoyed by the frequent in
quirles for apartments. the dwelling
owner has placed a sign above the bell
which reads: There are no apartments
for rent In this house"
Flat hunters are still searching for the
entrance to tho apartment house.
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

or treble plots in partnership with one
or two other gardeners.
There is a bi-weekly paper called Jack
SON Heights NetUs, Press Club has been
formed with twenty-six members and the
community has real correspondent.
Robert S. Minot. who sends news to
New York, Brooklyn and Long Island
newspapers. Mr.. Minot is kept so busy
tirat often he brings his typewriter to
the breakfast table. We did not learn
that fact from him nor did we learn
from him that lie is one Of the best
tennis players and ranks third on the
tennis ladder. But the Tennis Thomp-
sons" Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Thompson,
always win the first prizes in the tour
naments.
No story about Jackson Heights would
be complete without reference to the
Scientific Research Society. One eve
ming the club had protracted ees-
sion. Its members came down TO earth
with a thud when they heard the ice-
man drop a piece of ice down a flight
OF stairs. They went home then and
told their wives OF the beauties of the
early morning at Jackson Heights.
There is a limit, OF course. TO their
jealous efforts, but it is not time limit.
Sometimes they stop fairly early. cspe-
cially when the supply or cigarettes
gives out.
The winter activities are centred in
the Casino. formerly Oak Hill Park, a
noisy resort that was bought and
transformed into a community centre.
The Casino has bowling alleys run by
bowling association that has a bowl
ing club organized for each of the six
nom Sabbath nights OF tho week. And
there is a double deck dancing floor
which is also used for mass meetings
and lectures. At one end there Is a
stage where tho Jackson Players give
very credltable performances of plays
and operettas
A social enterprise OF an insurgent
nature in Jackson Heights was formed
by group OF men as good natured
protest against the "co-ed" spirit of
the community. They decided to give a
stag dinner and warned their wives that
they would not be home until 3 or in
the morning. George Wilcox, the chair
man OF the committee on arrangements.
staged some boxing bouts and the men
turned out to tho dinner in large num-
bers. The dinner was a great success,
but it broke UP at IL AS and every man
was home before midnight
Everywhere. except In tho community
gardens. children arc welcome on Jack
son Heights. and every effort Is made to
given them Joyous times. including real
Coney Island sand on their supervised
Fairgrounds for the kiddies. Tho older
The New York herald., 1921-05-29
An Invisible Entrance.

On East Seventy -ninth street stands a
rsrfdence recently converted into small
apartments which arc being offered for
rent. Adjoining ~ on the cast Is an old
fashioned dwelling. Applicants for tho
apartments have had some difficulty In
The New York herald., 1921-05-29

Delving into maze OF figures dealing
with real estate in New York city, Ed
ward r. Doyle, manager OF the bureau
OF Information and research OF the Real
Estate Board OF New York, brings 10
the surface information OF particular
interest to taxpayers. According TO Mr..
Doyle there are 5T9,236 taxable parcels
in Greater New York, and OF this num-
Der 192.021 are vacant. Manhattan
Island owns very little OF this vacant
land. Excluding Its parks and streets.
"a per cent Of It's area Is covered with
buildings.
In The Bronx a little less than half OF
the taxable land liz vacant The borough
has 7i,442 parcels. and of these 34.504
are unimproved.
Brooklyn has a far better record than
The Bronx in this respect, only 47,24
Of total of 2250s2 parcels being un-
improved. Queens has 150,417 taxable
properties and OF these SS.2si are
vacant. Richmond has 2t,oS5 parcels
without buildings out OF a total OF
41.112.
In the Greater city there arc fe1359
single family dwellings, S5,4s7 two fam-
ily houses and 10T.17s tenemen;s, the
latter figures Including apartment
houses.
Construction OF one and two family
dwellings Is increasing steadily. and the
majority Of these are occupied by their
owners. declares Mr.. Doyle. There Is
food for thought IN these figures for
politicians who have been considering
only the tenant vote"
The Mortgage Census.
Tas .e1isus bureau is now taking a
census on homes mortgaged IN the
United state and the number rented
The first bulletin Is out on mortgaged
homes In Washington, y. G., and shows
a total OF 1896 homes mortsaged for
nearly s24, o00, 600, the value Of the prop
erty being given at s94 100000, the
percentage OF debt 70 value being a trifle
over rs, and the average value OF these
homes being $1,000. or a total OF 1895
homes II, ,7S0 pay 9 per cent interest on
the mortgage, $50 pay Il per cent. and
sa2 pay per cent, so that % per cent
of ell houses mortgagsd nay interest Of
per cent. or less. Ninety-two homes
pay more than per cent. and a. pay
oper per cent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
Some Matters of Taste
BY DIR. William T.. Barton.

An old Latin proverb declares that
in matters of taste there is no basis
Tor discussion; ii d man likes a thing
he likes it, and that is all there is
about it. The fact that another man
GoeS not like it, is not to the point
De gustlpus non est disputandum
Thus we say Every one to his lik-
ing.' and There's no accounting for
tastes An even homlier proverb has
wide currency. Every one to his own
liElng, as the old woman said when
she kissed her COW.
But these proverbs are not to be
taken entire and at a gulp. Consider
the old woman who kissed her cow.
what disappOintments in other kisses,
actual or hoped for, must have lain
behind her philosophic acceptance of
the cows companionship.
Had fate been kinder, she had pos
EeSSed husband and children to kiss I;
falling these, there was always the
COW, patient, generous, appreciative.
If she smoothed and parted the soft
hair between her bossy's eyes. and
there planted Il loving kiss, her taste,
If not above the kindly criticism of an
amused smile, deserves at least the
tribute of the reminder that she might
have made a choice much worse But
given a favorable opportunity for the
cultivation of her real taste. she would
have given bossy a kindly pat, and be-
slowed her kisses elsewhere.
AS matter Of fact, tastes are
wholly arbitrary.
People have taste which leads
them to blend green and red. My
mother did SO in her rag carpets.
There was stripe" which alter
mated with hit or miss" and which
was never expected to hit, color made
us happy contrast but whose free
combination of color made it's happy
contrast with red and green, or or
ange and blue.
Tastes are very cratic, but there
underlies the eccentricity of popular
taste as sub-stratum Of good sense.
Ihat fact gives us much to hope for
I in some things that Just now do not
exhibit good taste.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
Hampton County
Auditor Middle
Gov. Cooper Has Hard Nut
To Crack

Columbia, March 1S.-Thc qucs-
ton of who will be auditor Of
Hampton county, following the mud
die over the office, due to the recent
charge Of mis-managemcnt on the
part of Auditor T. Hagood Gooding.
is a question which Governor Coop
er will have to settle after his return
from Texas, where he goes on busi-
mess Saturday. The governor will
probably have q hearing OH the mat
ter, with a view to determining the
outcome Of an unusual situation
At present Mr.. Gooding is acting as
auditor, though his resignation is in
the hands OF the chief executive,
Jesse i. Thomas, who has been ap-
pointed by the governor as auditor
and whose appointment has been con-
frmed by the state senate, has not
taken office, due to the fact that he
has not yet been sent his commission
by the secretary Of state, the govern
or holding it up, pending the outcome
OF the situation. Mr. Thomas resig-
nation is also now in the hands of
the governor. Friends OF Mr.. Good
ing appeared before tho governor a
few days ago and asked that the mat
tor be put back in the general cleo
ton. Unless the governor accedes to
this request, he will settle the mat
ter by accepting one of the resigna-
tions which he holds. If he accepts
Mr.. Gooding's, Mr.. Thomas will then
be commissioned. If he should ac-
ccpt Mr.. Thomas resignation, MIR.
Hooding would then have to be ap-
pointed. as an interim" appointee.
Mr.. GOOding was not recommended
by the legislative delegation Of his
county for re-appointment, because
OF the discovery of irregularities in
his county books. A shortage Of ST.
700 was. found in his books in 1920,
it is charged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
Christian EndeayOr
Convention
Eight Hundred Delegates Elk.
pected to Attend Columbia
Meeting

Columbia, March 17.---SiX hundred
young people have already registered
officially as delegates for the state
Christian Endeavor convention, to
be held in Columbia April 8, 9, 10,
this number including local delegates.
Two hundred more are expected to
register, and the number will be
brought up to eiSht hundred or more.
This vii. be, ii is said. the largest re-
liGicus gathering of young people ever
held in the state. 1t will be strictly a
young peoples convention. represent
Ing half dozen denominations OF the
state.
The convention committee of the
Columbia Christian Endcavor Union
today announced q series Of social af-
fairs which will mark the convention
program, in addition to the list of
prominent speakers. These features
include banquet at the Colonia Ho-
tel, a "Fellowship Supper" at Chi
cora College. pep super. state
booster luncheon, reception and
auto ride over the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
Marketing OF Crops.

clemson college, March ga
farming program for 1921 that does
not consider the marketing Of crops
would be incomplete. Economic pro-
duction and efficient marketing are
supplementary. The year 1920 prov
cd that the production of large crops
without giving thought 10 adequate
and economic distribution In business
Is folly. Farmers are urged to study
seriously the plan followed with sue
cess elsewhere, notably in California
and Denmark, in the cooperative
marketing OF farm products. The
pTlhcipleu underlying the most sue
cessful cooperative marketing work
are as follows:
CD ORGANIZATION by commodity
and not by locality.
CD Membership composed only
Of growers and landlords receiving
part of crop as rent.
CD Organization on the ncn-
stock, non-proht plan.
(D Pooling Of crops and pay
ment to growers on the basis that
each grower receive the same price
per unit for the same quality OF
product.
W. ilit DlnulHc crOD contract.
which insurcs fuiillment of agree
mCnts, makes possible the financing
OF the marketing operation, and
assures volume OF business
suiiicicnt to guarantee economic
marketing.
CD The employment of trained
and experienced experts to handle
the functions of marketing under
the supervision of directors select
cd hy the growers from their own
number.
Farmers must realize that il ,s
only on some basis as that outlined
In the above principles that they can
ever expect TO make their influence
felt in the marketing Of their own
products Coupled with soil build
inS and 'live at nome" program.
marketing Will go far toward
stabilizing farm lie and farm in.
comes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
MORE FRIENDLY
TOWARD SOVIET

! Washington, March 23.-That
'carly consideration is to be given the
relations existing between the United
states and Soviet Russia, is indicated
by the state department. 1t is made
clear that certain notifications OF
ruling by the Wilson administration
In relations of Russia are under con-
Slderatlon. The decisions were
reached independent of the appeal
from Russia TO President Harding
ana the American government for a
resumption of trade relations which
reached the state department today
from the White House.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
Raleigh, March 23--As n result q,

Raleigh. March 23--As q result of
a hazing outbreak at the State Col
legc number of students have been
cited to appear before Wake Coun-
~ Grand Jury on April 1lth TO an
swcr charges of violating State sta
tutos. No arrests have been made.
The latest outbreak occurred yester-
day, when the rooms OF twenty fresh
men were entered and the victims Civ
on head shaves. The invaders were
masked and used heavy timbcrs to
batter the doors down, and shots ex-
changed in some instances. No one
was injured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
Good Program For DairymCn's
Assoc iatOin

Clemson College, March 22.--An
interesting prog am for the annual
meeting Of the South Carolina Dairy
mems association. TO be held in Oar
linGton. March $3.50. has been an
nounced by Prof j. =. IaMaster. sec
retary. The program calls for dis
cussions on breeding and develop
ment work, feeding problems, milk
producers marketing associations.
the dairy industry in South Carolina
as well as for a cattle show, dairy
exhibits from the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, Winthrop
College and Clemson College. and
meetings of the breed organizations.
Notable spakers on the program
will be Capt. II. c. Vance, Fredericks-
burg. Va. Mr.. b. II. Rawl, Chief nj
vision, Washington, d. c., Prof. Il.
r.. Hunt, Blacksburg. Va, Mr.. ". w
Fitzpatrick, Southern representative
American Guernsey Cattle Club. and
others. A banquet to the visiting
dairymcn and big league baseball
games are included in the program
which begins Tuesday. March % at
noon and runs through "Wednesday
afternoon
The Program
Tuesday, March 20.
- M.--AddreSs of Welcome, Presi-
dent Chamber of Commerce.
Presidents Addrcss-Objects and
New Aims of the Dairymen's AS
sociation, X. M. Cooper. Jr.
$3.50 p. M.-Breeding and Develop
ing Jersey Cattle, Capt. r. c.
Vance, Fredericksburg, Va
p M.-How Holsteins Can Be Dew
eloped in the South, Prof. II. T.
Hunt. Blacksburg. Va. -:
1880 p. M.-Improving South Carolina
Guernsey Herds, w. w. Fitz-
patrick, Clemson College.
, T.. M.-Judging of Cattle on EN-
Prof II. T.. Hunt (Holsteins). w
w. Fitzpatrick tGuernseys). j
g.. Parker (Ayrshire).
$40 r Mig league baseball game
s +. M.--Breed Association meetings
g +. M.-Banquet to Dairymen 10y
Chamber OF Commerce. Talks
by Mr.. George Stallings, New
York, Mr.. w. w. Long, Clemson
College. Or. Sykes. Hartsville
and others.
Wednesday. March 80
1920 a. M.--How Milk Producers
Marketing Associations Operate.
Mr.. Roy c. Potts. Bureau OF
Markets, Washington, y. G..
1880 A. M.--Developing Purebrcd
Herds OF Dairy Cattle, Mr.. r. III
Rawl. Dairy Division, Washing
ton. u. c.
1880 Il. M.-Fceding Dairy Calves
Mr. ThOs. w. MogclcY, Ware
Shoals. S. G..
t:15 +. M.-ROund Table Discussions
led by Mr.. JAS. l.. Mcintosh
Dovcsville. s. G..
1:45 =. M.-Business Session.
$3.50 Il. M.-Big league baseball game
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
Sumter County Federation.

The Sumter County Federation was
organized Friday, March 18th, at the
call of Mrs. l.. II. Williamson. presi-
dent of the Sumter Civic League.
l here were fourteen members pres
ent' and the following officers elect
ed:
President, Mrs. S. O. Plowden, re-
Gently returned to Stateburg.
First Vice President, Mrs. Bossard
RrittOn.
second Vice President, Miss Bet
tie Aycock.
treasurer, Mrs. ID. Davis.
secretary, Mrs. Ned Level.
Mrs. Elkins and Mrs. l.. r. Will
hanson were added as members of
the executive board. Mrs. Bossard
Brltton was elected US delegate TO
the Federation convention at Cam
den.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26

One of I.ancaster's federated
encourage the wearing of cotton fab
rics by women. The purpose of the
Lancaster club women is to make
the movement a popular and fashion
able one. In other words if the va
riouS pretty cotton fabrics are made
attractively. women will quickly adopt
the fashion because of its beauty. The
desire OF the Lancaster originators
of the idea Is that the movement
spread throughout South Carolina
and from there over the entire south
Lancaster club women will ask the
endorsement of this movement at the
federation. This preliminary word
Is sent out with the request that
delegates will arrange, in as far as
possible, to bring their cotton dress
es to the convention. Several of the
Lancaster delegates are planning to
wear their Bingham dresses to the
DAY meetings at Camden. These
dresses will not look like house
aprons but, although made of every
day ginghams, will be attractive and
smart looking.
Let all club women help to make
the l92l convention at the fedora
ton a cotton convention,
MARAGET MOORE,
Publicity Chairman, Lancaster
,Leogue Of Women Voters,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26

New Orleans, March 23.-Thc five
men who were landed in irons yestcr-
day from the American steamer Rush
willie from Rio de Janeiro are detained
technically at the parish jail ON
charges Of mutiny. They are said
II be suspected %. u knowlcdse of
the September Wall Street explosion.
The Department Of Justice Is invcsti-
eating the case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26

Paris, March 22.-There is a pos
sibility that the mining districts of
western and southern upper Silesia
may be given to Poland by the allies.
Is hinted at in the comment OF
French newspapers, on the result of
plebiscite resulting in German
victory.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26

Oppcln, March Disorders are
reported at licuthcn whore the close
ness of the upper Silcsian pleblscitu
vote has led TO discord and charges
or fraud Some shooting has occur
rcd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26

Toxic, March 22.--There is grow
ing apprehension among the Japanese
on account Of the unfavorable criti-
clsm abroad that has resulted from
the founding of the new international
peace association here.