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The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Taxes Gobble Up Third of
Improved Realty's Income

The taxation of real estate In the city
of New York has reached its limit, says
the Real Estate Board OF New York in
a statement just issucd. Notwithstand-
ing the increased assessment of nearly
So, 900, 600, 900 based on temporary and
changing conditions. the Board Of Esti-
mate was obliged to omit mandatory
items and to secure an act of the L,egis-
lature making county charges city
charges to prevent an illegal tax levy.
mot only the constitutional limit OF
2 per cent. has been reached. but
the economic limit as well,' says
the realty board in its statement.
"As incomes are decreasing additional
taxation can not be passed on to the
tenant. The universal testimony OF OPP
Grating real estate companies is that
at present one-thlrd of the net income
from improved real estate Is taken for
taxation.
1T should be remembered also that
there are various other charges against
real property such as water rates, as
sessments for improvement which may
or may not benefit the property. and
assessments for improvements which are
deemed to be of benefit TO the entire
community. This tremendous increase
In the expense OF government and result
ant taxation is due almost entirely TO
the demand for what Is called social
welfare service Tho benefits from this
service. IL there are benefits, 60 almost
entirely to the comparatively poor In the
community People who arc called the
middle class and the rich are only in
very slight degree benefited by the
free service rendered by the munich
pallty.
THE Real Estate Board Of New YorF
is not In opposition TO the rendering
OF this service by the community gen.
orally, although lt is on record as
against certain kinds of service, but II
does feel that some portion Of tho coet
of such service should be borne directly
by the people benefited. 1t has beer
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
YONKERS ESTATE TO
GO UNDER HAMMER
B. L. Kennedy Will Sell 275
Lots for Sweet Heirs June
10; Other Sales.

The Sweet estate in Yonkers. consist
ing of 275 lots. is to be placed on the
auction block on Saturday. June 10. by
Bryan l.. Kennedy. The property Is in
the Dunwoodie Heights section and II
affords exceptionally fine views of the
Palisades and the surrounding country.
The Dunwoodle station of the Putnam
division Is within two blocks of the prop
erty.
For those interested in Long Island
real estate Mr.. Kennedy viii offer 700
bungalow plots at Moffet Boulevard and
Islip avenue, near the railroad station at
Isllp. The sale will be held on Memorial
Day in a large tent on the property. re-
gardless OF weather conditions
On Wednesday. June z. Mr.. Kennedy
will conduct special sale In II vesey
street at IL o'clock. Several properties
owned by Joseph II. Curren win be Of
fered. They are situated on Church and
The New York herald., 1922-05-28


through their fields to make new city
curb lines. Vegetables they had spent
weeks in planting and caring for were
cut down just as their heads had ap-
peared above the soil. The farmers
shook their heads dolefully and WON
dered why the city folk couldn't leave
them alone with their open air lives aAll
freedom.
But this was the very reason they
were being routed out. Streets were
being cut through TO satisfy the city
mans longing for home. Although
the farmers on this Newton property
that is being prepared for real estate
expansion along speculative and invest
ment lines did not fancy what the work.
men were doing. when e came noon
hour they fraternized with Them as fell
low toiers and compared notes. 1t be-
came plain that the soil was of the
highest agricultural reputation-accord-
ing to the farmers And It also became
plain that the soil is the best ever
opened for house building and home es-
tablishment. IL Is exceptionally high
for the vicinity. Westerly it's higher
spots completely overlook the famous
Forest Hills. Eastward the eye travels
in q line on level with the eighth
story of Brooklyn and Manhattan office
buildings The farmers declared yes
terday that the height had a distinct
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
FURRIER WILL BUILD
COLD STORAGE PLANT

Revillon Freres. who acquired about a
year ago six four story buildings at the
southeast corner of Eighth avenue and
Thirtieth street. will begin construction
Immediately on new twelve story
building which will house their general
offices, their wholesale and raw fur de
partments and will also contain their
dry cold storage vaults.
The real estate transaction was
handled by NJ. & l.. Hess. who Will also
be agents for the building. The arcE.-
tects. Cross & Cross. have designed a
structure which is the very latest word
in fireproof cold storage. as well as n
conspicuous Improvement to this
rapidly developing quarter of tho city.
The new building will be finished In
January and will be. in q certain sense,
a celebration OF the 200tfv anniversary
of Revillon Freres. as the nr,n was
founded In 1723.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
MORE ELMHURST LOTS
TO GO UNDER HAMMER

A tract of 100 lots in Elmhurst moi
far from the Junction avenue station
of the Corona subway line are to be
sold at auction on Saturday. June 10
by the Jere johnson Jr.- Company. avo.
tioneers. Tho sale will be held on the
premises regardless of weather condi.
tions. The lots are in the vicinity oi
Junction and Corona avenues. not IA,
east OF the famous Jackson Heights
apartment community.
Eleven lots and plots in the Bay
Ridge section, two of which are situated
at the corner of Narrows avenue and
Eighty-eighth street. near the Shore
road. Will be placed on the auction
block on Thursday, June 8. at noon
Other lots are situated on Elghty-ninth
street, west OF Third avenue. on Bay
Ridge avenue near Sixth avenue. Five
extra deep lots are situated at the cor
ner of Fort Hamilton avenue and Nine
ty-ninth street. near the city park and
Shore road.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

Rogers avenues. Erasmus street and
Veronica place. At the same sale will
be offered several buildings and lots In
The RSonx. as well as house at Ar
verne, l.. T., one at Brightwaters and
several acres at Jamaica Bay.
Owing to an unexpected delay in pre-
pairing map of the 1000 lots of the
Idlewild Park estates at Idlewild on ia
maica Bay Mr.. Kennedy announces that
the sale of the properties will be held
on June IL instead of on June TO-
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

The real estate Aladdin Is about to
rub his magic lamp and transform 212
acres of Long Island cabbages, radishes,
lettuce and beets into graded streets
and city lots as 1t were over night. In
fact the rubbing and Transforming be-
gan yesterday in that section Of Queens
Immediately Joining on the west the ia
nous Forest Hills. 1t is the last area
Of high grade tillable soil abutting on
Brooklyn and almost adjacent to Man.
haitian.
A score of farmers are affected by
the march of the street makers and the
home preparing pioneers. Like the early
redskins they must give way to an ex-
panding force they cannot hold back
Yesterday they ruefully. watched the
hundred or more workmen plowing
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
NEW YORKER ACQUIRES
w. II. SEWARD ESTATE

The estate. at Montrose Point. N. Y.
formerly belonging to William III.
Seward. secretary of State under Lin
coin, has been sold by George Howe.
The property. which is on the Hudson
River has over n half mile OF water
front and contains fifty-one acres, to-
gether with a brick mansion Of sixteen
rooms and four baths. also 6mplete out
buildings and cottages Mr.. Seward.
who was a very famous horticulturlst,
acquired for his landscaping, one OF the
finest collections OF rare trees. shrubs
and plants In Observation-Disclosures still
remain one OF the many attractive fea-
lures of this well .place. On the
estate is a part of the old dock used
in Revolutionary days and at which
Benedict Arnold landed on his trip from
West Point. The property. held in $780,
000 was sold to l.. n rerlman of this
city.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
SALE AT FRANKLIN MANOR, L. I.

A large auction sale Of building lots
on Long Island win be held on the af-
ternoon Of Tuesday. May 80. at Frank
lin Manor, on the Homestead Turnpike
with direct transit facilities to Brook
iyn and Manhattan. It. #. Archer will
conduct the sale.
All streets are paved. Sidewalks laid
electric lights and gas mains completed
through the property The main thor
oughfares are laid out on the parkway
plan and shade trees have been planted
along each of the streets. Modern
schools and churches are located in the
section and stores of almost every des-
cription may be found there.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
TO SELL 314 Y0NKERs LOTS.

Frederick D. Breithack, senior men,
ber OF the firm OF Breithack CO.,
realty experts Will sell on Memorial
Day 314 lots between Bryn Mawr and
Dunwoodie stations (Putnam Division,
". Y. Central), along Cook avenue. Ben
nett avenue. Mile Square Road and ad-
jacent streets The properties are part
Of the original James Gordon Bennett
estate. The sites are In the midst OF
an attractive bungalow colony In West
chester county. easily accessible. with
extensive views, good soil and good
schools. The property Is reached by the
Putnam Division IN Y. CENTRALLY from
Sedgwick avenue or Grand Central Ter
minai 60 either Bryn Mawr or Dun
woodle stations.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Latest Reports for
Investor and Broker

to John w. wickham a two family house
at 20SS Anthony avenue; also for G.
Madel to Fred Behr a dwelling at 2245
Tiebout avenue.
New Flat for Davidson Avenus.
Plans have been filed for six story
apartment, 100x105, at the southeast cor
ner Of Davidson avenue and Buchanan
place, Bronx. for the Kroog Holding
Company. John r. Kroog president.
Charles Kreymborg, the architect. esti-
mates the cost at s225.o0o.
Brooklyn Market News.
William Liss. Inc. resold for the i. w.
Holding Company the plot, 175x1oO, on
the east side Of Fourteenth street, about
eco feet south of Kings Highway, to the
Shagash Realty Corporation, which will
build two four story apartments.
Charles Partridge Real Estate Conn.,
pany. Inc, sold the two story frame
dwelling at 742 Classon avenue for
Frank Williams.
Martin Company leased for Edw. G.
Rosenblume to Brooklyn Edison Com
pany, Inc. the building A to so Steuben
street. .,,...s.., :
Staten Island Deal.
The Cornell Real Estate and Auction
Company sold for Frank L. Tichenor
76S Tompkins avenue, Tompkinsville,
Staten Island. to Maria Cucco; 2 Wads-
worth terrace TO S. Bianchi and 8 Wads-
worth terrace TO Elizabeth Conway.
Suburban Transactions.
r. M. Crawley & Bros have sold for
Mrs Estelle b. Miller the twelve room
residence property. 145x310. on the
southeast corner of Lloyd road and
Parkhurst place. Montclair, to Bertram
Il. Finch OF this city.
Burke Stone, Inc. sold fo- Eloise r.
Adams two plots in the East Bronx
Vile section to George Schmiedel. The
same brokers leased. furnished, the
Abercrombie cottage In Cedar Knolls to
Glen Haskell of Chicago; the furnished
residence of Mrs. w. III. Baldwin in
Lawrence Park TO M. G. Darby of this
city; Hickman Price residence in Law
renee Park West to Edwin c.. Faber of
this city; the Elwood NJ. Rabeold resi-
dence, furnished. in Sycamore Park for
the summer months to Lloyd S. Gill
mour, and the c. Houston Goudiss resi-
dence, furnished. In Sycamore Park to
III. ], PETER of this city
Chauncey b. Griffen sold for Mrs
Caroline E. Tletjen her residence on
Fisher avenue, White Plains, to Allen
NJ. Golden.
De Blois a Eldrldge rented the De
Rham cottage on the Weld estate, Belle
vue. New oort. R. L.. to Mrs. William
Post OF this city for the season.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

man Home, long one Of the show places
Of the Sound.
The gateway echoes another, older
day In its stern, almost forbldding
aspect. II frowns on the passing mc.ors
with their honkings. clatter and dust,
But most Of all tho old gateway glow
ers at the oottagers who swarm down
Fort Schuyler Road TO the banks OF the
biue waters of the Sound, They are In
truders. They come afoot or oise IN one
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

Of those disgusting. noisy, dust spread
ing autos.
Tho old gateway sishs for othor,
nobicr days When It giided back grace
fully to the note of the llveried trum-
peter atop Of the tallyho. and permitted
the prencing horses and shiny coach to
swing up the driveway. But those days
are gone forever.
With the vanishing OF the tallyho has
come tho passing OF tho Bis estates near
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
WIN sen NichoIa. Home.tead.

The historic homestead of the Nichols
family on Staten Island, occupied by
members OF the family since the days
OF the revolution. Ia to be sold at abso-
Lutte executors sale next Saturday at
3 =. NJ. Arthur G. Sheridan will be
tho auctioneer. The sale VIII be held
for Morton @. Nichols OF the real estate
firm of Ladd a. Nichols. The old resi-
dence is on a plot of eighteen acres
and has views of New York harbor and
the Lower Bay. The property has ex.
tensive road frontages on Glove road
and Serpehtine aver<ae.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

On the Fort Schuyler Road, up In the
East Bronx. on Long Island Sound.
stands fine, impressive gateway. II
suggests in appearance the entrance to
a titled English estate. It's wrought
iron outline seems to bristle with dig
nifty ana pomp.
Through the iron openings can be seen
the gravelsd drive loading to the wiss-
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
white Plains Sale Tomorrow.

Beginning at s o'clock next Monday
evening Charles 8. Gerth. head OF
Gerth's Realty Experts. will hold two
night auction OF approximately zoo lots
situated at the North White Plains sta
ton OF the New York Central and Har-
lem River Railroad. The sale will take
place in a tent at Broadway and Bond
street.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28


sided involving $4250
prope. in other borough. Above shown the fOs.
Partola Building
Twentieth bought by investor
Building
Fourth bought by William Kenny
Charles r. Noyes Company the broker in the sales
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Open. Long Branch, N. d., once.

John d. Miner of 622 Fifth vavenue
has opened a branch office at 154
Brighton avenue. West End, Long
Branch, N. j.. operating In the Rum
son. Seabright, Monmouth Beach, West
End, Elberon, Deal and Allenhurst Sec
tions. This will be run in connection
with his other local office at Spring
Lake, N. j.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

New York. The relentless wave Of civic
progress has engulfod them, ono by one.
Now the wissmann estate gives way.
Next Saturday Joseph p. Day will auc-
tion $50 waterfront iots, comprising the
Wissmann property, located on East
177th street and Long Island Sound.
The auctloneer's hammer has smashed
the lock on tho old gateway. and itJp
opened for all time TO Now York's home
seekers.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
madison Ave. Dwelling Sold.

G. Malvin Davis of the National
Realty Company, sold for the B. e E.
Gordon Company. Inc, 20 Adelaide
Aold the four story dwelling at 1877
Madison avenue, 1Sx100.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

Brooklyn
of D. built by the Mellon
sell for about $67so each The buyer required
$3.50 $65 month"; which the charges
and reduces the first An initial $500
required Each 24x10O and
There the of the house for good sized
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
$4,000. 900 rent for Cafe.

Harry Levy negotiated the lease OF
Afurrays Restaurant property at 22s
and 232 West Forty-second street, re-
ported recently. He sold the original
lease of sixteen years. held by Murrays.
Inc. together with furniture amounting
20 approximately s150.0O0. and procured
from the Dunmore Realty Company
through Earl q Calhoun. a new lease
for sIxty-three years at n rental aggre-
eating s4.500,000 The leasing corpora
fion is headed by Charles w. Groil
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
How Alice Was
Tilted
BY JESSIE DOUGLAS

O. issa. BY Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
She was n huddled little heap In
the dim corner She had cried until
she could cry no more. ind even her
face seemed to smart from those
scalding. soaring tears.
Soon she would have to get up and
meet the world again, and she sobbed
as she thought of II. Life lay ahead
Of Alice TrGwbridge like long pas
sage with neither window nor light
to make II bearable.
She went over to the window seat
and saw that the day was dying
faint following mist hung over the
roofs Of the great city and riffs Of
amethyst clouds we're darkening to
purple.
As she knelt there she could see
quite plainly just how It had begun.
The little weather-beaten farm
house with the twinkling panes OF
glass had seemed to her q haven Of
rest. She had crept up those clean
narrow stairs the first night to the
west chamber and had slept In the
old walnut bed. the sleep Of the ex-
hausted. city-wrecked worker.
Could she ever forget the first MORN
Ing when she had eaten her break
fast In the low-ceiled yellow kitchen
from the oilcloth covered table, fresh
berries and cream and crisp crum-
bling cornbread with country butter:
She and Aunt Martha"--as she
had come to call her--had fallen deep
into talk. had found themselves
kindred souls. had laughed at the an
ties OF the newest kitten and had
made, before the week was out,
great batch Of yellow cookies to-
gether
You'd make some man right nice
little wife," Aunt Martha had said
admiringly.
Alice had shaken her head gayly
and cried. MY independence for me
Why, there's nothing like Il! A coy
little fiat and enough friends and
books and pictures and flowers, what
more could one wantT'
Aunt Martha had only looked at her
sagely.
ITS all right now. but wait It'll you
get into your thirtles and your for
ties Z"
Thirties! Alice had turned her
head away quickly to hide the flush
that burned her cheeks She had
reached those ugly thirties now, and
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
Changing Scenes by Changing Lights.

Changing Scenes by Changing Lights.
II you place red ball on the grass
and look at II through piece OF red
glass. the ball will stand out plainly,
hut the grass will look black. Use
green glass. and exactly the opposite
happens. This Is the principle Of the
spectrum analysis" method OF scene
changing which has been tried sue
cessfully at several theaters The set
ting Of the stage represents. perhaps,
the interior Of a room. A switch IL
touched. different colored light falls
on the scene. and instead of n room
YOU see garden full OF trees and
flowers. Both views are painted on
the scenery. but they are done in con-
Trusting colOrs. Red lights are thrown
onto II. causing the red colors 10
stand out, willis, the greens Of the
garden scene look merely like black
shadows. When the switch Is touched
the light changes to green. which
brings out the greens and renders the
reds almost invisible.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
by George. We Forge. the Appies!"

by George, We Forgot the ApPies!"
although she was quite willing to stay
where she was. she didn't want to 60
any farther. Forty! Ugh!
They had both started as some one
tramped across the kitchen floor and
Alice had turned TO see a young man
drop knapsack on the hearth and
take Aunt Martha into his arms.
"Been tramping down through the
Berkshires." he had explained. "and
II you can take In a tramp for q few
days"
Take In trampf Suddenly the
hOnse was full Of laughter and sun
shine and the smell of delicious
things. Norman Taylor came and
went. smoking crooked old pipe.
teasing them both Unfortunately.
and praising Aunt Martha's cooking.
"Never ate anything like your blue
berry pancakes In my life!" he would
say patting her arm. And this cake!
Good girl :"
Alice would laugh and flush when
she had made the cake.
In the evening he would shoe Aunt
Martha out of the kitchen and max
INK a great show Of tying an apron
around his waist. he and Alice would
wash dishes. How long Il took. He
would wave a knife he was polishing
In the height OF argument and Alice.
watching II fearfully. would burst into
.Haliuhtad louChfar
Could she ever forget that last
walk they had takenf With a basket
Of apples over his arm they had gone
shuffilng through the riffs Of bronze
leaves to old Miss winthrop's. She
had tried TO answer his gay sallIes
with her laughter. hut her heart had
been too heavy; on Monday he Was
going away.
Finally he had stopped short on
the road and said. Whats the mat
teri"
She had meant to say. ''Oh. moth
Ing" but she heard her own voice
saying, "You're going away"
Dismay caught her and her heart
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
Great Wisdom.

Hoppe-ile was handsome.
Scott-He knew II.
Iioppe-She was beautiful.
Knott-She knew Il.
IIoppe-They did no; get along well
together.
Scott and knott-we know it,
Louisville Answers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
Program of The Fair

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Motorcycles
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Agricultural Exhibits
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exhibit
Live Stock
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Other Exhibits
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be trati
Three Raymonds
Two hde and nlenann fine rape~a obeter
Zeno Moll, Carl
Adarng ThreeBa Casting Act artst&
Diving Girl
in WILDLY in her
Diving Horse
Thisisn wand mqu he mfeaso
swaIksupa hgh incline feet the is
lon in Miss mounts
dtOg from to the To
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of sisan act:
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Evening star., 1922-09-27
GOVERNMENT ALLOWS.
CUT IN SHIP PRICES
All But Two Accounts of Pioneer
Purchasers Against Shipping
Board Are Settled.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 21.-Set-
tlement Of all but two Of: the re-
naming seven accounts between
pioneer purchasers Of government
owned tonnage and the United States
Shipping Board is announced by Com
missioner Frederick I. Thompson of
the Shipping Board.
Settlements were effected. the COM
missioner said. on the basis Of pay
ment previously laid down by the
board. and he added that in only one
case had it been necessary to take
ships away from original purchasers
and to disturb established trade
routes under the American flag.
Accounts Closed.
Accounts closed included those of
quehanna Steamship Company and
Moore and Mccormick Company. Inc.
Among others, previously announced
were the North Atlantic. and West
errl lines and the Oriental Navigation
Company.
were seventy Of these accounts, rep
resenting $50 ships Of more than
100000 tons. They represented pur-
chases made at peak Of prices. some as
high as 1920 ton. The sales were
made on the, deferred payment plan.
With the. slump In shipping and the
after-war fall to normal values, the
board took these matters up for ad-
justment. One of the lines settled
with today through one of its repre-
sentatives said that its settlement
was in the neighborhood Of $50 ton.
Two Unsettled.
Seven accounts were placed in the
hands of Mr.. Thompson September 10
on his return from Europe. He as
serted there are but two Enclosed.
One oirHhese is a company which gave
up all Of its tonnage to the board
some time ago, and the other repre-
sents five ships bought for conver-
sion into tankers and which are not
in service. The Luckenback lines,
also large purchaser of tonnage un-
der high prices, were' said to be ne
gotiating directly with Chairman
Lasker coward a settlement.