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The New York herald., 1922-03-05

slate or rock surface is imbedded in
the asphalt as firmly as pieces Of
marble are imbedded in a mosaic floor.
The shingles are made in different sizes
and in three colors-red green and
blue-black. BY using appropriate col.
ors or different combinations OF colors
Ii Is possible for the home builder to
get not only fire-safe and a service
able roof. but one that can be made
very artistic and that will blend nicely
with the surrounding landscape.
While asphalt may be new as a roof
covering 1t Is known to have been used
for many centuries as building ma
terial, preservative against decay and
waterproofing substance. In fact, II Is
the oldest waterproof adhesive known
to man. When the children of Israel
were suffering under the bondage of
Egypt about 1900 B. c., Pharaoh's
daughter found the infant Moses con-
cealed among the bulrushes in ba-Net
made of papyrus grass and daubed with
asphalt. Noah's Ark. boat that was
500 feet long and that was made OF
gopher wood, was calked with asphalt
before Noah filled II with his animals
and rode out the flood. The ancient
Egyptians mummified their dead by
wrapping the bodies I'm cloth and then
coating the cloth with asphaltic pitch.
The sacred chambers. or tombs. of the
dead Egyptian kings, as we'll as all the
crevices in the pyramids were sealed
against the centuries by means OF as.
phalt. The bones OF mastodon, sabre
tooth tiger and other prehistoric mann
mails recently have been found perfectly
preserved in the asphalt beds of south
ern California.
When the prehistoric hunter made a
tent OF goat skins. sewed with thongs,
or built q goat skin boat he water
proofed the seams by coating them with
asphaltic bitumen. History recalls that
the Babylonians crossed the Euphrates
River on RATS made of inflated goat
skins waterproofed with bitumen just
as the Kurds are doing to-day. The
ancient Sumarians. who inhabited the
Isuphrates Valley about 5000 y. c.. used
asphalt as a cement or binder for at
taching small ornaments to sculptures
carvings or pottery. As a mortar for
brick asphalt was used in the construc-
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Peo0EcTED
eed Planted for Many Other Apartment Projects il
Fertile Soil of Northern Borough Largest Of New
Houses Planned Will Be Memorial to Theodore
Roosevelt Will Occupy Whole Block
FRONTING on Grand COncOurse
Fronting on Grand ConcourSe.

1t IS long road and oftt,.nes a pre-
rious one between the fling Of plans
I'd the actual construction CT build
=. or as Mawruss PecLnutter's
usin, the real estate operator, might
ve phrased it, "a tenement house on
per is one thing but in bricks and
ortar it is something else entirely
Under normal conditions IT would
ost certainly be unwise to estimate the
tent of construction movement by
filings in the Building Department,
It these are not exactly normal times.
the old accepted standards of cal
lation have been knocked asllew by
! demand for living accommodations,
6 improved conditions in the con-
ruction field and finally. many au-
critics insist, by the pass lgc or the
exemption ordinance.
The proponents Of the city's program
i encouraging construction by re-
icing the tax burden on new houses
r period OF ten years insist that the
easure has been the greatest possible
celerator of apartment house building,
id they point to the situation in the
est Bronx by way of proof. In that
ction of the northern borough they
lint out the soil is so fertile that very
tie time elapses between the SOW
q OF the seed and the harvesting OF
new crop OF apartment doises. In
any cases the laborers are or the site
ith their shovels poised waiting for
approval of the building superin-
ndent so that they may so ahead
ith the work of excavation.
Most of the projects in the west
ronx are in the nature OF Walkup o,
nall elevator houses, but occasionally
plans for big structure with all
luxuries that modern building
fence can provide finds its way into
books of the Building Department.
ost OF these are for the neighborhood
the vicinity of the Grand concourse
hich has been styled the Riverside
rive OF The Bronx. Probably the
rgest of these houses Is already un-
+ construction on the entire square
ock bounded by the Concourac. Wyeth
ace. 171st and 172d streets. Plans
r the mammoth structure to be known
the Theodore Roosevelt were filed
arcely a week ago. but the rock drills,
ham shovels and giant cranes are al
adv clearing the site which occupies
q of the highest points in the north
n borough.
According to the builders the house
il be the largest six story structure OF
kind in the world and will mark
W era In multifamily house construc-
pn. 1T will occupy a plot OF 100000
uare feet, or approximately thirty
" lots and will have frontage OF
feet on the Concourse. In general
tline the building will be in the shape
a hollow rectangle surrounding n
rge central garden or court. This
urt will be ESQ feet in length and
proximately 100 feet In width. En-
hnce to the apartments viii be from
central court which . reached
rough a wide driveway or extension
the court out to the Concourse front
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
START IMPROVEMENTS
ON GRAVESEND TRACK

Contracts will Be let shortly BY VIII
lam +. Harmon 4 Co, Inc. for locn
square feet of sidewalk. two miles ~
curbing and 5000 square yards "
macadam FOR the Improvement OF th-
,iravescnd race track. which is being
converted into 4 restricted residents
section known as the Kings Club Die
trict. When completed the propertr,
which Is at present ine largest piece of
unImproved land in Brooklyn. will hs
equipped with every facility for country
club recreation.
The Bureau or Sewers of the Borough
Of Brooklyn ls at present engages w
preparing plans FOR sewer construction
on the property. II Is estimated that
the cost or the sewers viii exceed $780,
900. They will be constructed under
the immediate supervision OF the bu-
reau.
The Gravesend r>ce track was &C
quircd recently hy VIM y. Harmon &
Co. Inc. from the Brooklyn Jockey
Club on = court order signed by Supreme
Court Justice Aspinwall after the H.
rectors or the club had petitIoned for
permission 10 sell because the property
as Il stood was non productive The
money received from the sale was dts
tributed among the stockholders OF the
club.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
A Mouthful From the
Eskimo Home Builder
BY THE ODD PARAGRaPHER.

the surveyor in his best walt Mason"
style
Hold thou brick-and-mortar- r-layer
Check thy trowl's impulsve ways
Steady, while the town surveyor stands
beside thee and surveys. Bet I'm Essex.
Kent or Surrey. or where'er the fancy
roams. people are not used to hurry
when II comes TO building homes! I'M
affix that brick-the last one. Then
arrange the thing anew. IL was such a
precious fast one that he could not fol-
low you
Carpenter, forbear One minute, Be
more nationally slow Ere you put that
window IN Il. let the town surveyor
know Send a message to remind him
what II il you're now about. At his
office you viii find him, probably-un-
less he's out Readily do ! agree you
know your carpentering game. Still, /
think lie ought TO see sou fix that win
dow IN its frame
Plumber patience. implore Won Z
Why so hotiy on the run? One would
think the work before YOU needed
quickly 10 be done have seen you
twice this morning tinker with that
kitchen tap. and without the slightest
warning To- our town surveyor chap
Take IL eesy. man of putty In your
waistcoat rest your thumbs. smoking
peacefully your cuddy til the town sur
veyor comes
"Brcklayer carpenter and plumber. "
you work at such speed you'll get
finished III the summer many months
before you need Rest your tool bags
in the portal cease your lightning
building stunts Town surveyors. men
but mortal cant be everywhere at once :
Plumber carpenter, bricklayer. stop
your violent exercise Wait until the
town surveyor stretches. yswns and ruhs
ht1 pya4 ~
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

whole and then in individual units, and
the tenants will be given special terms
In speaking of the sales, Mr.. Day said I.
AT the present time there is a dis
tinct housing shortage in the sections
where these houses are located, and
these sales afford to the prospective
home owner a most unusual opportunity
TO purchase homes at open competitive
bidding.
THE fair treatment accorded tenants
at the sale held last December at Cam
den, n. j.. and Bristol, Pa, acted as a
precedent for all future sales Of houses
ordered by the United States Shipping
Board.
"All these war time villages were con-
structed for permanency and are not Of
the portable type. The streets have
been improved with houses built for all
year occupancy, and those who arc
anxious TO buy their own home IN any
OF these sections OF the country should
examine these houses carefully before
deciding to buy elsewhere"
An interesting sale OF lots, we'll situ-
ated IN the Dyckman section Of Man
haitian, will be conducted in IA Nesey
street by Mr.. Day on Tuesday, March
ID, at noon. The properties are all
within easy walking distance from the
Dyckman street, 207th street and 10th
street subways stations
Mr.. Day will also offer at auction on
Tuesday evening, March p. IN the
Brooklyn Exchange 1s9 Montague
street, 225 lots in the East New York
section OF Brooklyn. These properties
are within easy distance from the Van
Siclen avenue and PENNSYLVANIA avenue
station OF the subway extension. There
il also n station on the Fulton street
elevated line.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
There, Little Rag, Don't Cry
You II Be a Roof By and By

When mother, with characteristic mn
thence at house cleaning time. drags
rth from the clothes closet fathers
hg disused or, perhaps, recently dis
rded fishing togs. or gives the con-
hts of the garret to the rag man.
& little realizes perhaps how much
Q is contributing in the effort to
ercome the housing shortage. Old
gs may be poor shelter for the
man body, but American ingenuity
made Of them an exceedingly ar
tic. fire-resistant and serviceable
elter for the human habitation.
from rags to roof Is a far cry. But
vertheless old rags are now covering
pre- American houses In the form Of
4 roofings and prepared shingles than
other types OF roofing combined.
yo-thirds of all roofing requirements
the United States are now supplied
bnn asphalt materials known as "pre-
red roofing" the product OF novel
d typically American industry that
been developed within the last few
hrs.
The thousands of tons of rags con-
med daily by this industry are op-
med through dealers In all parts Of
country and, UPON their arrival at
factory are sorted and reduced TO
pulp, similar to that used In the manu-
eture OF paper. This pulp is then
lnsformed into a fabric of felt, OF
lg fibre and great durability. Hot
phalt is forced through every pore
a fibre OF the fabric and the COM
hation Is then coated above and be-
with asphalt so as to make II proof
ainst decay and leakage. Because
phalt is a substance that does not
out. the roll roofings or the shingles
|ich are cut from this fabric do not
hcx or split. They are resilient and
able and do not break from their
Iorings. AS they contain no materials
Rt freeze or rust they are also proof
hinst frost. The roll roofings or
|ngles are covered with a crushed
te or rock surface in attractive
ors which shields them from wear
II further preserves the fabric
ainst the ravages OF the weather.
)uring manufacture the crushed
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
FINE WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
RESIDENCE TO BE SOLD

The twenty-four room house with six
baths at 213t Massachusetts avenue,
Washington. ID. C.. win be sold at auc-
tion on Saturday. March 49, by Bryan
r. Kennedy. The sale will be held on
the premises. The house is at the juno.
tion OF Twenty-second street and Flor
ida avenue between Dupont and Sher-
man Circles and was at one time occu-
pied by the Peruvian legation. The
property will be open for inspection
from now until the sale
The house contains all modern Inn
provements including an automatic
push button passenger elevator. IL is
constructed of Maryland granite. Indi-
ana limestone with brick and terra Gotta
trimmings. The roof is of green tile,
The property may be purchased either
with or without the furnishings. Sixty
per cent. OF the purchase price may re-
main on mortgage from three to five
years.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

This arrangement. with the central
court wider than the average city street,
permits the making of every room in
the building an outside room with un-
usual light and ventilation, each room
having at least two windows In addi-
tion the arrangement of the building
with the office containing a telephone
switchboard on the single central
driveway, affords privacy and an op-
portunity for service to tenants which
would not be attainable IL the houses
were in separate units. The building
will also be operated as a single unit
as to heating. lighting and cleaning, thus
affording, it is expected, opportunity for
many economies in operation.
Provision is being made for a large
restaurant in the building and ample
servants quarters, and maid service
win also be provided. All trade en-.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Oddities In TITLES,

Detroit realtor visiting the Real
Estate Board OF New York called atten-
ton 70 certain curious facts in connec-
tion with earlier titles 70 real estate.
The original grants Of land in Detroit.
he said, we're IN many instances from 4
given frontage on the Detroit River west
to the setting sun. Such titles were
similar TO the original grants OF land BY
the Crown IN the Colonies. In Cuba.
for instance an owner holds title TO
IS. 600 acres. the boundary OF which Il
will be Impossible 70 describe accurately
until two other similar grants of $4,000
acres each, given by the King Of Spain,
nre amINeNnd
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

tion OF the Tower of Babel IL was
Nabopolassar King of Babylon, who
first used asphalt as a mortar or filler
in the construction OF paved streets. His
son, Nebuchadnezzar. continued the
practice and caused to be Inscribed in
the pavement the words Traverse These
Streets with JOY" Asphaltic materials
were used in the construction Of the
walls and foundations for the ancient
city OF Media.
Thus 1t can readily be seen that the
use OF asphalt in the manufacture of
roofing. in boat building and in paving
has been handed down to American in
dustry by the ancients. This most mod
ern application OF asphalt 10 human
needs as n roofing material. therefore.
has come In a form made the more
necessary by modern housing conditions.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
TO AUCTION THOMPSON PLACE

The residence Of the late l.. a. Thomp-
son, inventor of Thompsons Scenic Rail
way. which ls located In Glen Cove, T. l..
surrounded by twcnty-nine acres, will
be sold at auction on April s by Arthur
G. Sheridan. The sale will be held In the
entrance hall of the mansion. The
Thompson place is situated on high
ground overlooking the Sound. There
are two superintcndents cottages green
houses stables, garage and other out
buildings included In the auction. Sixty
per cent. OF the purchase price may re-
main on mortgage.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
RcnItor. Real Estatcr. ReaIty-er

An euterprising agent in small
Pennsylvania town had been using the
word "realtor" without having the
right to do 50, that privilege belonging
only 70 members Of real estate boards.
When asked BY the local real estate
board to stop using the word he defl-
antly coined one Of his own-'realty-
err"
This "Reaty-er'' was ,he proud pos
SCISSOR ol fur coat and large diamond
ring, which leads us to believe that he
should have chosen for himself the title
OF real estater." characterized by Ed
ward =. Doyle as a dealer IN real prop
erty who. when business is good. wears
a FUR coat and diamond ring. and when
business IS bad pawns the coat, but holds
on 70 the ring so that he may negotiate
a loan to get the coat ont when neces-
slty urges
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

Observation-Disclosures
No. 1t is not pr line. but an hon
est to goodness word, coined as a result
OF the housing situation. And its just
about the sort OF word you would ex-
pect such housing situation as we
have been through TO bring down upon
Us.
"fgdlorssualiortugss which
has twenty-eight letters. is a compound
word In the Eskimo language, meaning
"Ha wants to find some one who will
build house" If the average New
Yorker had 10 struggle with THAI word
In order 10 find some one 10 build him
4 home. It wouldn't take him long TO
arrange a convenient abbreviation. He'd
probably ask are you an "IgP"
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

The entire Concourse front on the
ground floor will be laid out in profess
sional apartments with private en-
frances thereto directly off that st eet.
The plans for the building were drawn
by Walter G. Martin, architect, with
James L. Meehan and William Il. Erb
associate architects. Mr.. Meehan viii
have active supervision OF the construc-
tion of the building for the Billingsley
Holding Company, the owner The esti-
mated cost of the structure is $1.750.-
600. This immense building, which will
be ready for fall renting. will, it Is be-
lieved. be the greatest single project yet
undertaken to relieve the existing hous-
ing shortage.
Another notable apartment project is
under way on the Concourse at the
northwest corner Of Kingsbridge road
facing Poe Park within two blocks OF
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Concessions and high Rents.

There are said 10 be 80 many va
cancies IN high grade apartment houses
in various sections OF the city that cer-
tain landlords are Offering ore months
rent free as an inducemont to prospec-
tive tenants. but are steadfastly refusing
TO reduce rents Owners may not be
willing 10 admit X. but when concessions
must be made TO obtain tenants. lower
rents are inevitable.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Rrolscr. In Large offices.

Adams & Co. have moved TO the sec
ond floor in 10 Fifth avenue, where
they will have greater facilities for
their rapidly growing business and a
larger renting force. The firm special
ICES In the management and rental or
business property in the district be-
tween Canal and Forty-second streets.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
BROOKLYN FLATS ON BLOCK.

The four story single and double
flats arranged for twelve families at
100 and 102 st. Marks place. between
Fourth and Fifth avenues. Brooklyn,
will be sold at auction on Tuesday at
noon in 1s9 Montague street by the Jere
johnson Jr. Company. The vacant
plot adjoining the properties extending
through to Warren street will also be
sold. The parcels are near the sub
ways and the Long Island Railroad ter
minal
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
The Gct-BuiIt-Quicks.

In Essex, England. houses are being
built so rapidly that the town surveyor
complains II II impossible for him 10
keep proper observation on the work.
writer in the London Chronicle chides
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

The apartments will range from two
rooms and bath with kitchenette 10 six
rooms and two baths. Additional SER
wants rooms have been arranged in the
pent house and the apartments are so
laid out that all the rooms are outside
rooms, thus insuring perfect light and
ventilation. Some OF the other features
will be a battery of high speed elevators.
a water filter system. a steam laundry
and vacuum cleaning plant.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
sale In Flushing, l.. 4.

r. Albert Johntra sold for Mrs. Mabel
Evans her ten room home at 56t San
ford avenue. Flushing. TO Eva Rencoy
Of this city.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

SOUTHWEST CORh : e or
tSi st STREET 6nd WALTON
AVENUE AARRi NSTOh
CONST RuCTioh COMPANY,
BUILDERS.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

frances and Getaways. will be on the
rear streets and separated from the
living apartments by reason of the diff
ference in the grade of the streets.
The building will be of pure south
ern Spanish type of architecture. The
exterior will be of stucco on brick with
ornamental Spanish quoins and a man
sard roof OF Spanish tile. 1t will contain
247 apartments, totaling 1.12S rooms, In
suites Of from two to eight rooms each.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

St James Park. The building, nine
story structure. accommodating thirteen
families on each floor, is being put up
by the s. e. J.. Building Corporation.
Sam Minskoff, president, from plans by
Irving Margon and Charles Glaser,
architects. The treatment of the facade
and the large entrance hall will be
Spanish Renaissance. while the two re-
ception rooms off the entrance hall VIII
be done in the Adam style.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-06-11
DUKE CITY WILL
BID FOR 1928
k. Of ?. MEET INC
Albuquerque Lacked But One
Vote of Being Chosen for
the Annual Conference
10 Years Ago.

Albuquerque will make a strong
bid for the 1928 national conven-
tion of knights of Pythias which
will hold its annual convention
this year on the coast during
August. Albuquerque has been a
popular city with the knights of
Pythias for some years, although
it has never yet been chosen as
the national convention city.
Ten years ago Albuquerque sent
g special invitation to the national
convention urging that the Knights
accept the hospitality of the city
the following year. Detroit man
aged to secure the knights as
visitors by majority vote of
but one over Albuquerque. More
than 10000 Knights and their
families usually attend the an
nual conference.
One of the features of the 1922
convention will be the decision of
the national body on how and
where it's $5,00O,O00 hospital and
sanatoria fund will be spent. AL
buquerque's advantages as a
sanatoria city will be fully out
lined by local Knights who are
enthusiastic in their efforts to
secure at least one of the new
institutions for this city. The
knights of Pythias maintain sew
eral hospitals and homes in vari-
Gus parts of the country.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-06-11
MANY CRIMINAL
CASES DOCkETED
IN SAN MIGUEL
Especial Correspondence to TIE !.,'I

Especial Correspondence to TIE !'''nn,l
Las Vegas, n. M. Juno 10.-The
criminal docket of the district
court for San Miguel county con-
tains large number of cases. Just
how many of these cases will be
called for trial at the session OF
the court beginning Monday de-
pends to n large extent on the ra
pidlty with which they can be
handled. The term is not expect
cd to continue more than two
weeks, and may be closed even
earlier.
But one murder case is on the
docket, that of the state agains,
Jose Ignacio Lujan, who is alleged
to have caused the death of Ra
mon Angel last summer by kick
ing him in the stomach during a
fight over woman. Other cases
are assaults or thievery.
The cases on the criminal docket
are: Pedro Gallegos, assault dead
ly weapon: Isidro Nieto and Sabine
Gonzales, burglary; Jose Jesus Pa
dilla, cattle stealing; Pedro Sala-
Hui, ciiiDSHSleiilcHl, MdlldHu DI~
barri and Mariana Gutierrez. cattle
stealing; Alexandra Aragon, assault
with deadly weapon; j. O. Maddux,
assault; 1gnacio Gurule, larceny:
Eduardo Padilla, grand larceny;
Jack Mcbride, grand larceny; +,
Maestas, abandoning wife; Pascuai
Montana, burro stealing: Antonio
Salazar, assault with deadly Weap-
on; r. II. Stanley, passing bad
checks Ed Montoya, abandoning
wife. Luis Gallegos, assault with
intent to kill; Jose Ignacio Lujan.
murder; +. d. Hall. passing bad
check; Pete Alarid. bad check
Sabine Lujan. buying stolen prop
erty; Bernardo Duran, assault;
Simon Trujillo. assault on wife;
Luis Lucero. assault on wife; ST.
mon Trujillo. assault with rifle; J.
D. Hughes, larceny of horse; Lila
Romero, assault.