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4 DESTROYER Of Concentration

HERE how the psychology stun The first thing which the de-
IL
ball But how ev" glue their os the oval maintain the
line Of the decidedly
his ball mighty hard for
and keep whore they belong
Howard with the
wondmcn little preliminary psychology which
The eleven Iowa players marched slowly around crcon
might developed
to
The Yale ball
thinking What of birds these who
the romfelds of Iowa modern football? Which
precisely what Howard
of the Ellis
News gahers. however seated high Mount Yale Bowl will
sues this
preliminary
Of
Yale
player his number he
coaches football
l. ~hich has become much Is in
Uid.W Bu the East
tion1' battles fight pycho'ogy th
the minds gladi1o
destroying tactics Of the Western Conference generals.
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spring. Gilman was an all. American
guard while In college.
The spring training trim Of the bail
team will start at the beginning Of ths
Easter vacation. The Pom games WIN
be staged April 2 and 3.
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.IONIA,S PSYCHOLOGY
OF "TEA-PARTY"ACT
HELPED BEAT YALE
Houard Jones' Western Idea Force in Attacking on
Football Field OUTFITS Brother Tafs Els
in Intersectional Battle
BY STONEY NIeLINN

IN believe psychology attacking force
field The Western teach tactics which expected
Howard
who jurney the coach Iowa. discovered that with
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sf he that lnenan changed from side
the the addiona
where lis needed.
LITTER R1rkcv party
n formation "hop
h crcitiu1
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Prominent Baseball Man gxpIrss

Duluth. MINI. OCT. 1s-wiliiams wrisft.
nfty:nins. well known in baseball circles
organizers OF tho Atlantic League. disd here
after long illness. -
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George T,Nly. o brother Of Jimmy Murphy
n,Iou Wednesday nlFht. Matchmaker Eddie
nAN"7 hnS ARRANGED other bouts hetween
l,ust"r Brown and Tiny Goodwin and x. o.
Chaney and Charley Cline
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16

Marty Burns has returned from Atlantic
City and Will be here for tn" lo22.a3 sea son.
He 10 In good shape. Weighing 100 pounds
and wants TO meet Benny Rass burns now
10 being handled by Jack Goldberg.
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Vincent yOpeI has recovered from cut
over his left eve and he IL In strict training
FOR bout with frankie Macuire at the
Olympia here next Monday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16

Kid Wolf ~ South Philadelphia. has been
k."r'ng himself in shane awaiting final word
%,mu match with Pancho Villa. tho
F'lpinn who s American fyweight cham
nlon, Wolf eNpr:ts this match for October
30 at tho Olympia.
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Dan Rnndo has recovered from n sprn,nod
right hand nnd he has resumed training
Fa rostnoned nunchfsst with Phi! Brooks
Theatre
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Eddi" Kid Wagner. of this city. Ia TO ap.
rNrt ~ the month according to his handler
Poo Boo Hon, Wagner won en- foul IN
thrG" rounds from Larry Regan on his
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
WANTS CITY TO PAY FOR
QUEENS HIGHWAY WORK
Business Men Would Exempt
OUners on Bouieuord.

The Greensboro Chamber of Com
mercc has approved the following rec
concentrations made by its borough
planning committee. of which Alrick H.
Man Is chairman regarding the phys
ical Improvement Of Queens Boulevard
from Long Island city 90 Jamaica. and
has forwarded these recommendations
to every member OF the Board OF Es-
innate:
First-That tho physical Improvement
OF Queens Boulevard. In accordance
with city map. be undertaken immedi-
ately and carried on with the utmost
expedition.
Second-That the cost Of the improve
meat be made o citywide charge and
no part thereof 10 be placed upon the
abutt.ng property owners.
Third-That the state of New YORK be
requested TO bear share OF the cost
Queens Boulevard. which will he one
OF the finest highways IN the United
States when IL IS completely Improved
tc its full width OF 200 feet FOR dis
tance OF nearly eight miles. from tho
Long Island City end of the Queenshoro
Bridge through Elmhurst, Forest Hnls
and Kew Gardens to jamaica. will be
the main artery for automobile traffic
from Manhattan 10 the central and
southern parts OF Long Island.
As the benefits OF this wider highway
for the adjacent property owners viii
be- very small. and as these owners have
already paid three times the amount
originally estimated for acquiring the
land for tho wider boulevard. the
greensboro Chamber Of Commerce be-
lievcs that any further assessments
upon the local property owners would
practically amount TO confiscation.
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

gether staff OF locksmiths to open VI
the mysterious old chest. i.
In many other respects the tradition
surrounding the old property is ex-
tremely vague, although It makes up in
ness For example. some OF the local
oracles insist that the house was built
in 1867 by Gouverneur Morris and sub
sequently sold to Gen. Richard w. Mont
gomery OF Revolutionary fame. On this
assumption the avenue recently cut
through the property was named Mont
gomery avenue. The fallacy became so
well intrenched. in fact, that it gave
rise to an agitation not long ago to re-
christen historic old Featherbed lane
Montgomery avenue. This, however.
was combated by the group of neighbor-
hood patriots who believe that Wash
ington's soldiers named the thorough
fare Featherbed lane because of the
long grasses that made repose by the
wayside more comfortable in Colonial
days than 1t would be now.
AS matter OF fact the Montgomery
house as 1t stands to-day was not built
in 1867 and Gen. Montgomery never
lived in 1t. The property was originally
a part of the acreage purchased from the
Indians by an Irishman named Hugh
ONeal. 1t may have been at some
subsequent period the part OF the farm
OF Lewis 9. Morris. who built stately
old Mount Fordham to the north OF the
Montgomery house. but .ndisputable
records show that It did not come into
the possession of the Montgomery family
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
Asks President to Call
a Home Loan Conference

tons of the country. While IL is not
new condition II has been very greatly
aggravated BY financial conditions re-
sulting from the war A system of long
term amortized mortgage should be de-
Vised on a basis which Will make 1t pos
sible for the man Of moderate means TO
meet the monthly payments. The pres
ent methods OF financing are either By
short term mortgages falling due every
three 10 five years, which may De called
Just when It is most -Scult to get
money elsewhere and therefore mare
the Investment risky. or by building loan
association mortgage requiring paw
ment as rule OF ! per cent. a month";
which is often too heavy burden.
"Of course the income tax has made
the returns from mortgages inattrac-
tive for individual lenders and estates.
Efforts have been made. as you know,
10 secure legislation for the exemption
OF the interest from small mortgages
from the income tax. However, | be-
lievc the real estate men, in common
with other intelligent business interests.
arc largely opposed to any further ex-
emptons.
III would seem to be perfectly prac-
ticable to hold national conference TO
consider and devise means for securing
the financing OF moderate priced homes
that the funds which were made avail
able could be used as a revolving fund.
the money from the gradual liquidation
OF these loans being used again ana
again for financing more homes. N
this way a comparatively small sum
would I'm time finance a very large num-
Der of homes. There seems 10 be no
logical reason why these small moro
cages should not be financed IN some
manner similar 70 farm loans. either
through the farm loan banks or
through some new governmental agency.
II this were done We could obtain the
necessary funds through so-called In
strumentalites OF the United States, ana
these being tax exempt would appeal
TO the individuals and estates who wane
TO invest in mortgages but cannot al
ford to at present.
THE National Association OF Real
Estate Boards will hold an executive
committee meeting in Washington on
March 6. and S. Would this not be
an opportune time to obtain reports on
the subject from real estate dealers from
all sections of the country and 10 plan
for a really constructive program
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

Effect of Spirit Occupation Stability Will Be Amply
Tested at Coming Auction Of Montgomery House and
Surrounding 40 Acres in University Heights Section
OF Bronx---Old Structure Not Only Has Its Ghost
but a Mystery Chest as Well

midst OF forty acre tract in the Uni
versity Heights section of the Bronx.
The Montgomery property Is bounded
by University avenue. 174th and 10th
streets and the Harlem River. One ap-
proaches the dilapidated old structure
through an avenue of knarled trees
which. in their winter nakedness. con-
vey distinct suggestion of uncanni-
ness to the visitor. Most Of the win
dows in the old house are boarded up
but through the few murky panes that
have withstood the elements or escaped
the vandalism of neighborhood urchins
one can actually descry evidences of a
departed splendor. undoubtedly reni-
niscent of the days when its original
owner. Ramanzo w. Montgomery, en-
tertained lavishly in the old mansion.
In the stately old ballroom, for exam
pie, there is a handsome marble man
telpiece said to be worth many thou
sands of dollars. On the walls of this
room. which measures 20x40 feet. are
dark patches which seem to mourn the
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

until 1858 when one Romano w. Mont
gomery, said to have been a Cuban
sugar planter. took title according 10 the
records OF the Title Guarantee and Trust
Company. The rumor that Gen. Mont
gomery once owned the property is prob
ably traceable TO the fact that both
men had the same initials.
The present house was probably built
around 1858. although maps drawn be-
fore that period show a building of
smaller size on the same spot. The
foundation walls and some OF the beams
in the southern wing of the house would
indicate that at least that portion of the
house has been standing longer than
sixty-four years. The beams are built
of Georgia pine apd are fastened to-
gether with wooden pegs. There are
many details to substantiate the theory
that the Older portion of the Montgom-
cry mansion was once part of build
ing on the Old Quarry Farm.
To-day the lots i'm the Montgomery
tract fronting on University avenue are
appraised at n high figure and the
estates riparian rights on the Harlem
River are said to be worth about
81 900. 900. With the building boom in
the West Bronx in full swing the prop
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

Der of the spirit of the victim, a men-
Der of the Montgomery family. A few
verbally 'ttrepid folk who claim to have
visited the house after nightfall tell OF
blood curdling sounds that emanate
from the ballroom. The spirit. they In
sist. has a fastidious habit OF always
entering the house through a big French
window on the southern side, and no
matter how fast this window has been
bolted at night 1t is always found
Tapping gruesomely in the morning.
But the Montgomery mansion. va
cant now these thirty-fve years. Is
haunted by something more than the
spirit of the departed Montgomery. In
one Of its inner rooms Is a massive iron
bound chest which has earned the title
of the Mystery Trunk" by grace of
the fact that it has never been opened
since the time the original owner OF the
house lost the key. It's contents are
still a mystery. although the Mont
gomery heirs have made several futile
attempts to get at them. While it must
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

President Harding has received a let
ter from NJ. Morgenthau, Jr.. of the
VI. Morgenthau Jr.. Company. real
estate developers and brokers OF this
city. in which a suggestion Is made
that the President call a national con-
ference to devise means for facilitating
the financing of moderate priced homes
Mr.. Morgenthau points out that while
there is no necessity for calling ma
tional conference to consider ways for
producing more houses, because the
problem is already adjusting itself BY
community enterprise, yet there Is a
need for some concerted action 10 pro-
vide more mortgage money. This prob
lem. Mr.. Morgenthau tells the Presi-
dent is national rather than local. Mr..
Morgenthau's letter reads as follows:
my dear President Harding:
at has been very encouraging 10 note
that you are taking a personal interest
in the so-called housing problem In
recent letter you are reported as
having stated that you do not believe
any good purpose will be served b.
holding a national housing conference
at this time. as this subject can be most
effectively dealt with by the local com.
munities. II seems to me that this is
wise decision excepting as to ore
phase of the situation.
''1n the matter OF financing new con.
struction the problem is a national
rather than local one. The influences
which have drained the mortgage mar
ket are national and even international.
Moreover. after a very careful study OF
the situation covering many years. !
am convinced that the entire housing
problem can only be solved when the
financial problem is properly solved.
and that It will then be solved in short
order
I'VE have literally thousands OF peo-
pie here in New York city who are
anxious to build and own their own
homes in the outlying sections, and
ready to make every sacrifice to do so.
but who cannot command sufficient
capital under the present system OF
financing home building. We have also
many responsible builders ready to
erect from five TO fifty houses each. but
only a very few can secure the neces-
sary mortgage accommodation from
the present sources of funds.
This situation is not local one but
1 am told is the same in nearly all Sec
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
BROOKLYN PROPERTIES
TO GO UNDER HAMMER

A number of residential properties
will be sold at receivers sale to be
conducted on the Brooklyn Exchange.
1s9 Montague street. by the William p.
Rae Company on Tuesday at noon The
properties TO be offered consist OF four
brick apartment houses at 1lsS-1i95 and
100 Bushwick avenue, adjoining the
corner of Granite street; also 179 Sara
toga avenue southeast corner of Sump-
ter street. a -four story apartment with
four stores: the three story tenement
at 1898 Pacific street near Buffalo ave-
nue; 1888 Logan street near Liberty ave-
nue.. n two family detached frame dwell
ing on plot 50xl0O. Liberal terms are
offered on all the parcels.
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
OFFERS SIXTY LOTS IN
HUNTS POINT SECTION
B. L. Kennedy to Hold Special
Sale on Wednesday.

Home seekers. builders and specu-
lators arc manifesting considerable In
terest in the auction sale Of sixty build
ing lots in the Hunts Point section OK
The Bronx, which will be conducted ny
Bryan l.. Kenrelly, Inc. IN the Nesey
street Exchange next Wednesday. The
sites are situated on Hunts Point. Br1-
amt. I,ongrcllow and Randall avenues,
Faile and Whitaker streets. There
will also be offered two dwellings. one
st i9.i Crotona avenue and the other
at $50 Hunts Point avenue.
other properties 20 be placed on the
block at this sale include three dwell
ings In Manhattan. including 327 River
side Drive. 2i1 East Forty-elEhth street
and 2i5 East Forty eighth street. The
last two are in the Turtle Bay Gardens
section. IN Queens seventy-four acres
on Rocky Htl road. opposite the oak
land Golf Club. will be offered. and IN
Brooklyn seventeen lots on Suiter ave.
nue. between Crystal and Fountain ave.
uues. are scheduled 20 be sold.
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

pr. that finally stripped the ghost Of
last vestige of terror and romance.
hen houses were almost impossible to
pain, no one thought of objecting to
title thing like supernatural pres
be in the attic, so long as the spirit
8 decently regular in its manifesto
|ns. A leak in the plumbing or a Sec
+ mortgage was a far greater deter
It to a SALE"
|rhe aged realtors summary of the
tors that have restored the haunted
use to its status as a salable COM
Pdity lacked but one essential. It
tilted the auctioneer's hammer, a
|apon that has laid many a ghost dur
the past few years and is soon to
|pck another one cold in the old Mont
merry mansion. which stands In the
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
CONTRACTORS UNITE
TO HELP BUILDING
Use Unprecedented Methods
to Improve Conditions in
Construction Field.

Real estate advertising. in It's rela-
q whole, was given recognition in the
publication last week of fun page adj
vertiscments in the New York daily
newspapers. featuring the Straus Build
ing and the work OF the contractors in
making the building the structural
achievement it IL.
This Is probably tie first time that
building contractors have united I'm an
effort TO improve building conditions in
general, as well as the conditions ex-
istlng in their own particular industry.
with the cooperation of s. w. Straus &
Co and Thompson-Starrett Company.
these contractors have brought to the
attention of the public the remarkable
achievement accomplished t. the crec-
tlon OF the Straus Building. at Fifth
avenue and Forty sixth street. \ record
for construction was established when
this was completed in the short space
Of nine months. The Project, which un-
der the conditions appeared 90 be
hazardous speculation on tic part OF
S w. Straus g. Co. was made a sue
cess through the time saving effected
by the cooperation OF the contractors.
The firms which Participated IN this
pioneer advertising we're: Thompson
Starrctt. American Radiator. Barker
Painting, James Bradley & Son. Centa-
drink Filters Company. York Safe and
Lock Company. Levoring and Garrigucs
Co. Hart & Grouse. and the James Nc
Bride Flooring Cor1rany.
Tho Straus Building. which is a
twelve story structure. designed by
Warren a. Wetmore architects. was
started September l. 1870. and COM
plc,cd ready for occupancy June I,
1927
It Is regarded as one OF the most
beautiful structures on upper Fifth
avenue and tribute TO the workman
ship and efficiency Of the contractors
who participated in It's erection.
s. W. Straus 81 Co. whose first mort
gage bond business was established
forty years hgo. planned the building
chiefly 10 house Their business. which
had ou'grown ITS quarters at 40 Broad
way Their first office was opened In
Chicago in 1852 and later at ! Wall
street this city They now have offices
In fifteen OF the leading cities in the
country. and I'm New York occupy the
entire first four floors Of the new straus
Building.
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

|'Its decadent age" sighed the aged
u estate broker. Even our ghosts
not what they used to be. Some
~ or other they lack spiritual stamina
ley no longer have the power to awe.
ley can tenant house for years with
making it unmarketable. provided
structure is otherwise desirable. But
remember the time when the. term
|lnted meant something il applied to
house. 1t gave the villagers many
ecstatic thrill and sent little boys
importing with their fingers crossed.
Well, / suppose the discoveries Of
psychologist have had more than a
le bit to do with the change. An old
|hioned ghost simply fades into the
fkground nowadays when he is
ought face to face with a mental COM
X or an emotional reaction. A
Inted house is as nothing compared
h a haunted brain.
1t was the housing shortage. how
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

departure of the fine old Oil paintings
that once hung there. In the library
the walls are lined with mahogany
bookcases. some of them still clinging
precariously to their old doors with
leaded pancs. In the dining room. which
was probably fitted up at a later date
than the ballroom, there is a parquet
floor, still in excellent condition.
Nowhere, however. can one discern
the slightest trace of occult occupation.
But. of course, ghosts are commonly
supposed to remain in hiding during
the daylight hours, so the evidence Of
the eye in this particular instance IS
no valid contradiction of the stories so
unctuously whispered about the neigh
horhood Of a violent deed that was
committed in the ballroom and Of the
regular nocturnal visits to that cham
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
WILL.HELP TENANTS
TO ACQUIRE HOMES
Auctioneers of Wilmington,
Del, Houses Act to Discour-
age Spectators.

The hotels in Wilmington, Del, are
beginning to fill up with real estate
spectators and investors who are anx-
ious to bid on the dwellings, stores and
apartment houses which are to be sold
tomorrow for the United States Ship
ping Board by Gerth's Realty Experts.
The sale will be held in the Whining
ton Auditorium. The properties to be
offered comprise 503 houses. four stores
and one store with apartments above.
one six family flat and two tracts of
vacant land.
IL was announced yesterday that any
bidder for lump sum properties will be
obliged to pay all cash within thirty
days. This caused considerable disap-
pointment among syndicate spectators
and operators, but was received with
appreciation by the tenants who have
been living in the houses. many of whom.
are anxious to buy their homes. The
action of the auctioneers in this re-
spect practically eliminates the opera
tion of lump sum bidders, as few Of
them are able or willing to pay all cash
within thirty days.
The Shipping Board Is said to have
spent $5.000,000 in making this COM
munity. known az Union Park Gardens,
an attractive residential section. 1t has
all city improvements. with electric car
service. markets. shops, garages. banks
and churches as well as neighborhood
clubs.
The auctioneers have reserved 300
seats in the auditorium for the use of
tenants. They announced yesterday that
any tenant desiring a seat may secure
one by applying at room 4034 Du Pont
Building.
sixty per cent OF the tenants have
signified their intention OF buying houses
if Il is possible" said Mr. Gerth. This
alone should counteract the idea that has
spread about that undesirables are go
ing to override the place so that the
properties will be knocked down to them
at their figure"
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
SS5 BRONX BUILDING
LOTS TO GO ON BLOCK

One of the most interesting auction Of
ferings OF the spring season is the sale
of SS5 building lots near Pelham Park
way and Wiiiamsbridge road. in The
Bronx. which Is announced by Arthur
c. Sheridan The auctioneer will also
offer in few weeks the residence and
outbuildings and twenty-nine acres of
land belonging to the late l.. A..
Thompson. inventor of the scenic rail-
way. The property Is situated on high
ground at Glen Cove. L., I. 1t over
looks the Sound and has been held at
500, 900.
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
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be borne in mind that local historians
never allow little thing like. accuracy
to cramp their style it is certainly not
to be doubted that the chest contains
something weighty. for those who have
seen it say that it is gradually sinking
into the floor. There is a persistent
story to the effect that six men tried to
lift one end of It and only succeeded in
moving 1t an inch. Now that the es-
tate Is no longer tied up by litigation
and can be sold the owner who buys II
at auction will have the privilege of
being present when the heirs get to-
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
HUNT CLUB GETS HOME
OF JOHN MCCORMACK
Leases Estate IN Noroton,
Conn, Held at 100000.

John Mccormack, the tenor. has sold
his estate. known as "Lnlydale Farm"
m Noroton. Conn. 10 'hc Highland Farm
Company OF Darien. Conn. whicr has In
turn leased It to the OK Ridge Hunt
club. which will lay ~; two polo fed,
riduE rings and several bride paths
The present stables on tho estate wilt be
.emodolled and ENLARGED The property
was held at 100000. David Challingcr
of Douglas l.. Gilman & Co nc 'otiated
the traneaction