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The New York herald., 1921-04-17
AUCTION WILL STIR
PELHAM BAY AREA
Fine Bronx Section Will Come
Into It's Own Through
Sale of 600 Lots.

After the close of the Civil War, whom
York city was stabilized by tho recon-
struction. farsighted men and women of
tho city began to invest In land around
the southern end OF the great Central
Park. Above Fffty-ninth street and be-
low the village OF Harlem Manhattan
was a wilderness BY 1880 the elevated
lines to Harlem were completed and
with the ushering In of the twentieth
century tho great districts on either
side OF Central Park were built UP with
fne residences and business buildings.
That much II history. IT Is not an easy
matter for most persons 70 realize that
history Is being made every year ard
that the steady northward march Of the
Imperial City of the Western World Is
still going on with even greater rapidity.
To-day farsignted men and women are
turning their attention 70 tho develop
ment OF the city In tho vicinity OF q
newer and greater playground than that
which interested the populace In 1870.
The great Pelham Bay Park, larger even
than Van Cortiandt and Bronx Parks, Is
now as near the City Hall by rapid
transit as was the village Of Harlem
when the building boom OF 1888, mush-
roomlike. brought a new Manhattan
into being.
Pelham Bay Park Is now enjoying as
good rapid transit as the congested
sections OF Washington Heights or the
lower Bronx. Express trains hlrl their
passengers to 125th street In an incred-
ibly short time and the rest OF the
journey In made by tube to tho Hunts
Point section. where the trains emerge
and continue the trip overhead 20 the
great terminal at Pelhams Bay Park.
The park embraces 1,740 acres and has
waterfront nine miles long.
SIX hundred building lots adjacent TO
the subway terminal and the park are
to be sold at auction on May IA by
Bryan l. Kennedy in the Vesey Street
Exchange. They front on Pelham Bay
Parkway, Westchester and Burr ave-
nues, and many of them face tho Pei
ham Bay Park parade grounds and a
half dozen or moro intersocting streets.
The country resembles the environs OF
some gentleman's vast estate. The hand
of the modern home builder has not yet
touched t. The war delayed the COM
pletion OF the subway and likewise made
II impossible for investors and builders
TO exploit the section. The subway IL
completed and Is In operation now.
Building costs are rapidly stabilizfng.
Vacant land in other sections of the
Bronx less desirable or advantageous
has recently beon selling at auction az
prices that surprised both sellers and
auctioneers. In fact conditions indicate
pretty pieinfy that the section around
p>u,auo puwassnm ~ouufnnxu1 -fnnna
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
PROPOSE BIG BRONX HOTEL.
Realty Company Promotes Plan
for sI.0o0,0o0 HosteIry.

A project to give the Bronx a large
apartment hotel on the Concourse be-
tween 16lst and 1921 streets has been
started by the Niewenhous Brothers.
Inc, builders, who have purchased
twenty-five building lots ut that point
and have offered TO sell them at cost
10 q committee that shall boos. the
plan. The company stated yesterday
that II had interested sevcnty-five OF
the prominent business men or he bor-
ough In the project and that COM
mittee OF one hundred is being formed
10 promote the enterprise. The plan Is
to put up a ten story structure with
bachelor apartments and rooms !or
transients with large ballroom Tor
Bronx public functions The, project
would ooSt 1000, 900.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Rent Only S. Per Month;
Now Take 1t Easy, Folks!
ny THE ODD. PARAoaAPHER

and grand daughter of a woman who
was in girlhood a close friend OF Mrs.
Surratt. Tho decayfng walls OF tho old
structure will soon come toppling down
to make way for a modern business Inn
provement. and so will pass a distasteful
reminder OF one OF the saddest incidents
In United States history.
From 800 TO s1.OOO,o00.
An Investment OF 800 in indianapolis
real estate eighteen years ago has pro-
duced valuation OF almost 81 900. 900.
This interesting fact is disclosed In the
announcement or details OF n ninety
nine year lease taken by Marcus Loew
In 1919 on tho property on which the
now Locw 6tato Theatre in Indianapolis
stands. Tho property. which Is l.
shaped. contains 25,327 square feet and
streets.
Rent Laws I'm Chicago.
gained for tenants through laws that
limit profits on building enterprises" "
declares the Chicago Netos. such laws
would tend 20 stop the investment OF
money In new buildings and prolong. II
they did not make permanent, the present
embarrassing shortage OF living accom-
modations. And TO be euuitable-to say
nothing of their constitutionality--la
that limit tho profits Of building or other
business enterprises should also limit the
losses. As 10 that sort of guarantee no
one seems TO be enthusiastic"
In this connection We might add that
II tho Western agitators of laws and
ordinances TO regulate rentals as o
means OF checking excessive rent In
creases and relieving the housing short
ago would only take the trouble to In
vestigatc the result OF rent regulating
measures here In New York their efforts
along these lines would cease abruptly.
The sooner a real building campaign IL
started the sooner will the housing
shortage and rent profiteering come to
an end. They cannot be effectively and
permanently ended in any other way.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
ONE of THE MOST INVITING ExhlBvvS sk TIE
SAOMS a PERGOlA COTTAGE ENTRANCE.

models Of the Sunshine Home, portable
concrete dwelling invented by Simon
Lake. the developer OF the submarine,
and r. G.. Lafferty. an architect and
engineer. These homes are all made in
the parent plant Of the manufa cturing
company at Bridgeport or In the various
subsidiary plants throughout the coun-
try and are shipped (. o. b. to the buyer
by means OF a specially devised automo-
bile truck.
The houses are made in units and
after you have established your family
in unit number one you can add to
your domicile the space justified by your
growing fortune or demanded by your
increasing family. Then suppose you
want to move from the city to the sea-
shore. All you viii have to do after
the producing company has perfected it's
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

ness. But wherever one decides the
home site is to be. q man with wide expe-
rience in buying home sites says, AL
ways let 1t be a place which appeals to
a true sense OF thrift, to the true eye for
utility. and where our loved ones can en-
joy those heritages which are theirs by
right and which too often are denied
them amid the brick and stone OF a
mighty city,"
Considerable attention has been given
to the landscaping of the small home
grounds at the Exposition and the work
OF some OF the landscape artists In New
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

second wife at cost Of about s1,50o.00o.
will be sold at absolute auction whether
II brings 100000 or $1.Ooo.oo0. The
only restriction that will be made will
be on the sale OF the furnishings. which.
Mr.. Sheridan says. will be offered at
$4,000 to the buyer of the real estate.
Considerable interest has been aroused
by the announcement of the sale. which
is TO be held In the reception hall OF the
magnificent residence.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

rsiH room houses for rent at IS a
month
Don't crowdi There is plenty OF
time This offer comes from Geyer City.
near Wapakonota- o., served by the
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad.
Landlords OF Geycr City have had con-
siderable difficulty in tenanting their
properties and are willing to make con-
cessions. Tho place, you Gee. IS a bit
run down at the heel. Twenty years
ago 1t was a busy town, with a popula-
tion of about 500 persons. almost all of
whom were employed in one Of the sew
eral sawmills and stave factories which
the town boasted. A depletion In the
supply of timber resulted In an exodus
OF It's population. Geyer City was then
an Incorporated village (the town subse-
quently gave up ats corporate existenco).
Ono OF It's principal claims to fame Ia
the ono saloon kept six bartenders busy
serving drinks oyer forty-dve foot bar.
To-day a mere handful are aorved pop
and sandwiches across the same bar.
Things have just gone to eternal
biazes," declared ono OF the few remain
Ing old inhabitants. as he observed q
lonesome customer fondle tho neck OF a
pop bottle standing on tho baH III
that poor, rum-sonked bar could under
8kanu du8 prescAb ulBThCo ~ Noulu Ahii
spart"
The City Hotsi in 0syer City, Q huge
structure Of eighteen rooms boasting no
improvements fs rented for tho magnih-
cent sum of y24 a year, the lessee also
having tho use of three acres Of land.
dodgers are accommodated for SO cents
q night. including meals.
Removing an ola stain.
Warrington. D. c.. is about TO lose .
landmark. the passing OF which will
cause more satisfaction than regret
The property doomed is a three story
rambling dwelling on II street. which de-
rived evil fame as the place In which
the assa ssination OF Abraham Lincoln
vac plotted. Mrs. Mary p Surratt was
arrested there and subsequently paid
with her life for completely In the as
snssination plot George A. Atzerott
and Louis Payne also were arrested
there In connection with the conspiracy.
president johnson, In approving the
death sentence on Mrs surratt, branded
the dwelling as "the nest which hatched
the egg OF the plot of Lincoln's murder.
Despite It's evil associations the house
has until comparatively recently been
tspanted. by an odd chance the occu-
\Wm6w o.. .9nnv Spare ve9s me oAuenfsr
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
WILL SELL LOTS AT SEA GATE

An opportunity to purchase home
building site on the ocean frontage will
be furnished by the william p. Rae Com
pany auctioneers. who will sell with
out reserve at noon on Wednesday,
April 20, in the Brooklyn Real Estate
exchange. tse Montague street. plot
OF EIGHT ioks at Sea DATA conay IAAnA
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
mn poNT AUCTION CAUSES STIR

Arthur G. Sheridan, auctioneer. who
will sell the bautiful White Eagle"
estate OF Alfred l. du Pont az Roslyn.
i. L.. on April %. announced yester-
day that this remarkable property.
which Afr. an Pent purchased for his
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

home, the yearning for which Is uni
versal 1t Is for this reason the Expo
sition begs its visitors to Build Now"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
Make the Lines Long and Figure Tall

So, Paris says, for these new gowns
and coats and wraps and suits make
the lines long and the figure tall, and
to gain this effect use every trick and
foible known to the dressmaker's art.
Even the collars are high and tight to
add to the general frightening
scheme. And the hats, too, are apt to
go straight into the air in another
elongated line.
Color is rife among the winter
things, for Paris seems to have broken
away from the binding spell of black
and still more black. Many of their
models are, of course, in black, but
that somber tone is net entirely preva-
lent, and we see many of the fuchsia
shades, with decided leaning toward
all of the shades Of violet used either
alone or in combination with other
colors. The taupe and gray shades
are still good, and we find splashes of
more brilliant reds, oranges and
green's. A certain dull rust color is
one Of the French favorites, and they
use this in masses uninterrupted by
other tones, or they employ it for
trimming where 1t lends most inter-
esting color note.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

the physical and mental renaDilitatlon
of the sick and wounded as they were
returned to the United States in al
most all the large government hos
pitfalls Of the country. With nine
years experience in vocational educa-
ton work in New York state, he served
as head Of the division of vocational
schools in the state department of ed
ucation from 1908 to 1917, when he be-
came professor Of vocational education
in Teachers college, Columbia univer-
sity. He directed the New York state
prison survey in 1919 and investigated
the possibilities Of industrial and agri-
cultural education in Porto Rico for
the insular government.
DR.. Dean was born Sept. Is, 1872,
at Cambridge, Mass, and was educated
at the Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech
nology. He Is member Of Columbia
university post of the American Legion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

the musician to be one Harry keyn-
ston Jones, five-foot-ten Cockney,
also the restaurant cook.
Jones began his musical career as
chef of Winnipeg grenadier regiment
during the war. Later he tended the
private skillet Of Gen. Sir Julian Byng
at Vimy Ridge, and more important
than that, he wrote "Rose of No Mans
Land" the war song that had long
run Of popularity. A penny whistle
which he bought and played for the
prime purpose Of amusing his kitchen
police caused his rise to music fame,
he declared.
In France he was transferred to the
officers mess. There Lieutenant Col
onel McRae, who later wrote I'm Flan-
ders Fields" heard the penny whis-
Ting, and the two became friends.
Some time afterward they together
turned out the words and music Of
the No Mans Land song.
Jones, wounded at Cambria, was in
I valided back to Canada. After his
discharge from the hospital he began
a sightseeing tour of the states, de-
pending upon his cooking ability for
ready employment. He now has a
song with New York publisher which
he hopes to put forth soon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
Ten Inches Favored for Suits,
With Dressy Frock Touch
ing the Floor.

Paris sends uslbeauty in the ways of
fashion for 1921 that surpasses even
her previous efforts, observes fash
ion writer. The designers there in
the heaven of good dressing have Gre
ated costumes and coats and suits to
rival even their own efforts of the
past.
The word is that there is nothing
radically different, and yet each thing
Is so different in itself that it deserves
a paragraphs eulOgy-all it's own.
The Partisan designer cannot repeat
himself. His every effort is distinct
achievement, and the French gowns
that are shown for this season only
serve to accentuate that fact. One
can look at them forever and not run
the risk Of being bored by any bald
repetition.
But as for the points of style. Yes,
there are these in some abundance,
and when one starts to assemble them
one finds that they are much more
numerous than they promised to be.
The skirts are longer. That in it.
self is an established fact. Some Of
the designers have chosen to leave
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
EAGLE EASILY KING In AIR
Has No Trouble in Distancing Air.
plane Travelling at Sped of
Sixty Miles an Hour.

The eagle, according to aeronautists,
is not merely the king of birds, but
in flying qualities the swiftest of alb
birds. A French flyer" from the
French naval station at Salonica in
February, 1916, had a match with an
eagle near Mount Olympus. The eagle
competed of his own free will. 81 was
followed by the eagle" writes Com
mander Larrowy, sat distance of
about 100 feet. Our machine was
making her full measure of 60
nautical miles an hour. In comparison
with us the bird seemed so perfectly
at a standstill that was able to pho
tograph it with an exposure of a half
second, as the sky was cloudy, and
the plane gave an absolutely neat re-
production. For two minutes the bird
practically did not move its wings,
and seemed to glide, except every ten
or twelve seconds, when it made q
very slight and careless sort of row.
ing motion as if to keep fit. When the
bird abandoned all thought of attack
ing its strange rival it went full
speed ahead, and covering much more
than 60 miles an hour soon disap-
peared."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
DIAMOND HAS MANY VIRTUES
But According to Superstition the
Gem Must Be Gift to Person
Who Wears 1t.

According to superstition (and to
fact, also), the owner of a diamond
is lucky, indeed The diamond should
be worn upon the left side, for it is
of greater virtue there, for the
strength of its growing is toward the
North, that is the left side of the
world, and the left part of a man
when he turneth his face toward the
East. He who carries a diamond will
have strength and manhood; it will
keep him from harm, especially from
broken limbs. 1t will give him vic
tory over all his enemies if his cause
is righteous. 1t will keep him from
strife and riots, and is a talisman
against entertainments. In fact, If an
enchanter tries to work a spell upon
the possessor of a diamond he will
find it will work upon himself instead.
No wild beast will attack the diamond
owner. 1t heals all manner of mental
troubles. If poison be brought near
it, the diamond will become moist and
sweat. In order to~be of the greatest
virtue, the diamond must be given
freely instead Of being bought.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

ished and they saw Mastros as he was
climbing out Of the big tank. He
had lost his left arm, serving with the
American forces In France, and he
all but won the event by the sole
power Of his good right and his abun-
dance Of gameness.
However, the winner Of the race,
William Mcintyre, also was wounded
In France, the surprised crowd learned
later, as was Harold e. Taylor, who
finished close third in the same
match. The trio Of wounded war vet
Grams are members Of the Metropoli-
tan Life post Of the American Legion,
formed Of men and women employees
Of the life insurance company who
served during the World war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
Paris Puts Stamp of Approval on
Headcoverings That Are Decora-
tive and Convenient.

The hair net has done wonders in its
modern form to make going without a
hat a pleasure. 1t is impossible to feel
any sort of comfort if our hair is blow
ing in our eyes and mouths. And the
hair net helps prevent this. Also it is
impossible to feel comfortable If we
know that our hair looks horribly un-
tidy-and hair net helps prevent this.
But just now there is vogue In
Paris that is of interest to every
daughter of Eve. For Paris has sane
toned the wearing Of all sorts of
scarfs about the head.
For evening there are bandeaus of
beaded and jeweled tissues that are
wrapped about the hair and brows
For motoring there are, wide, long
scarfs of richly colored and sometimes
figured fabric that are knotted over the
head. -
For tennis there are bands of gay
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
Sweets for Christmas

You cannot think of anyone who
will not be delighted to receive a gift
like that illustrated here. 1t is q half
dozen glasses filled with jelly, pre-
serves and marmalade, very attrac-
lively arranged in a wicker basket.
The tin covers of the glasses are lac
quered with black lacquer and a white
gummed letter is placed in the center
of each one. A spray Of fruit or BIOS
SONS painted on the lid with sealing
wax, together with the letter, tells the
kind of jelly or preserves the glass
contains, as apple, with spray of
apple blossoms and the letter ga" or
currant with a cluster of currants and
foliage and the letter &C." Sealing
wax in several colors Stimulates shirred
ribbon on the center glass which con-
tains marmalade.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

Partisan designers are using a great
deal of velvet for the winter models,
and they cling to the soft weaves of
duvetyn and the thicker woony fabrics,
but they have done many interesting
things with fine serges and wooden
crepes, while a number of them show
broadcloth as the very latest idea In
the making of gowns and coats.
For evening the metal cloths are as
good as ever they were, and while
there is a good deal of brocade, it is
not nearly so universally used as it
was last season. Tuile and chiffon
are good, but mostly when they are
combined with other materials.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
Santa Remembers Baby

Santa Claus never forgets the ba-
bies and each year presents their
little belongings made in new and
pretty ways. This year "nightin-
gales" and bonnets seem even better
than their predecessors. A set to
match is shown above, made of fine
flannel and trimmed with narrow
satin ribbon gathered along one edge
and feather-stitched down. A frill Of
narrow lace finishes the cap.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
Outstanding Ruches.

The outstanding ruches shown at the
low waistlines Of some of the new
frocks are exceedingly interesting.
These ruches are sometimes made of
narrow strips of sideplaited silk, some
times they are shirred. They are
placed where the full skirt is attached
to slender, plain bodice, and they
give decidedly characteristic touch
to the frock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

Hangers. for wee garments make
lovely gift for young children, espe-
cially when they look like dolls.
Here two are dressed up to represent
girl and boy doll and a third is
simply covered with ribbon and deco
rated with ribbon flowers. Little
celluloid doll heads, wide and narrow
satin ribbon and wire hangers with a
little ingenious sewing are all that IL
needed for the doll hangers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
Oil Cloth Table Sets

No housewife will fail to enjoy the
new table sets of oilcloth with their
fruits. They are much handsomer
than the stenciled pieces and many
women use them for the dinner as
well as the breakfast table. These
sets consist Of a centerpiece, plate
doilies and smaller doilies. The fruits
and flowers in the set pictured are
in their natural colors and the OLE
cloth In deep cream color.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
Making Rabx,s Bonnet.

In making baby bonnets do not at.
tach the strings to the bonnet, but,
instead, make butt0nholes at the ends
80 be attached, then sew a small fiat
button on each side Of the cap under
meath, where the strings" become
soiled they can be easily removed and
laundered, making it unnecessary to
wash the entire cap.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

This years candle shades made of
gay silks or of crepe paper are shown
in such variety that every one may be
pleased, Sparkling silver tinsel strays
over some of them, adding a holiday
glitter to the pretty colors through
which the light CLEANS. A shade dec
GRATED in this way is shown at the
right Of the two pictured. At the left
a foundation Of plain paper is covered
with ruffies of crepe paper in two al
ternating colors, in this case white
and green, and has daisies made Of
paper set about 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

superintendent Of
all Americas war
disabled, is him
self a veteran of
the World war as
well as an edu-
Gator Of wide ex-
perience and a
specialist in voca-
tional training.
During the war,
DR.. Dean, a major
in the sanitary
corps, worked on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
THE SCARF TAKES PLACE OF HAT

silk that are wound and knotted
around the hair.
1t takes quite a knack to arrange
these scarfs so that they are truly
effective But they give a chance to
display good deal of taste and judg-
ment in choosing the most becoming
manner of wearing them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

Flowers made of petals cut from
paper tape and coated with colored
sealing wax, are among the novelties
that add to the cheerfulness of home
and Christmas this year. A cluster
of them in several different colors, in
a vase that is also coated with the
wax, makes very pleasing bouquet
for the living room. or dining table.
The colored wax Is substitute for
paint and small alcohol flame be-
comes the brush for making the fade
less blossoms.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

For the writing desk or as a COM
panion piece to the guest book, pen
with a feather quill for a handle
makes beautiful gift. Natural feath-
ers are as marvellous and beautiful in
their markings as flowers and those in
neutral colors can be tinted If one
wishes to brighten them. Many kinds
Of feathers, including those Of the
ostrich, are used for these decorative
pens and they make a gift suited to
every grown-up.