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New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Enforced Wait
Saves Hotel
Buyer $4,000
Would Have Paid $685. 900
for Corner Whose Owner
He Could Not Find; Buys
Property at Auction Sale

Daniel II. Jackson tells a story Of
how he lost $4,000. At the same time
the tale bears out the fact that oppor-
tunities are passed by professionals
as we'll as investors.
About two years ago Mr.. Jackson
sold an upper West Side apartment
house TO Harry James, who operates
the Dyekman Street ferry. II was a
trade. As part payment Mr.. James
gave Mr.. Jackson the hinden Hotel
on Ocean Parkway opposite the once
famous Gravesend racetrack. Twenty
years ago Mr.. Jackson saw the races
from a twenty-eent seat on the roof
Of the old hotel. Not getting a NIB
BILE" for the property Mr.. Jackson
nlaeed the hotel on the auction block
last month and Bryan l.. Kennedy sold
it for $l9,75O TO lsidore Pestory. Ihis
was about what Mr.. Jackson wanted
for the property, which really cost him
nothing.
After the property was struck down
To him Mr.. Pestory remarked with
great satisfatcion that the seller Of the
hotel did not know what he had sold.
n Is the finest parcel Of property in
BROOKLYN, he said, and added that he
had been ready to pay upward OF $685.
600 for the old hotel property. For
two years, he said, he had been try
ing TO find the owner Of the parcel.
He had commissioned several brokers
10 locate the owner, all Of which was
a great surprise 70 Mr.. Jackson, who
stood In the group 10 which Nr. Pos
tory was addressing his talk
Mr.. Jackson had tried in every way
70 sell the corner He listed IL with
brokers and even placed sign on the
building giving a subsidiary company
as the owner.
He gave no address, so Mr. Pestory
could not find him TO pay him $4,000.
Two days after the auction sale Mr..
Pestory refused a substantial offer for
the property from Mr.. Kennedy.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17

considered with reference 20 the actual
earning power and consequent selling
value Of corner lots in the particular
section.
Value Of proximity Of the corner de-
pends upon distance from a corner and
the character Of development appro-
pirate TO the neighborhood. BY this |
mean that where a lot 100 feet square
is the appropriate size for a plot. the
corner influence extends TO the whole
100 feet. But where the vacant plot
100 feet square at corner would be
best improved with four or more build.
ings, the corner influence extends but
little further than the width Of the
trst lot
When Width Adds Nothing
And now as 20 lots Of varying
width and depth; where the appro-
priaA Improvement Of a section de-
mands lots Of standard size a lot Of
greater width has little more relative
value than lot Of standard size; how
ever, where the building appropriate
for that section requires a plot OF
GTcGtcr depth larger plot has a
greater relative value than tho stand
ard size plot.
INV aRHAHNAAeNN ANAANeoN ANh IANh~
tage must be considered with refer
cnce 10 the actual conditions prevail
ing in the section where the lot Is
situated; and an addition for plot
tage may be as great as 10 90 II per
cent, or even more.
/ have found in my experience that
many OF the buyers Of lots at public
auction realize the greater value Of
plottage and that when lot Is offered
with the privilege Of taking the ad-
joining lots at the selling price II
chaser will buy a run" Of anywhere
from two 20 twenty lots. This places
him IN the position Of being able 10
control the Improvement OF his lots.
or Of being able 10 resell thcm In
plots Of a size suitable 10 the require.
ments and best interests OF the neigh
borhood.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Board of Appeals
Asked to Sanction
Zone InvasiOns
Applications From Men
Seeking Locations for
Garages Will BE Heard at
Meetings Held Tuesday

The Board OF Standards and Appeals
will hold hearings in Room sls, NUM-
cipal Building, on Tuesday at 10 A. H.
and D. m, on several applications to
allow changes in the zoning regula-
tions for the erection Of garages as
follows:
Application Of Magnuson & Kleinert'
architects. on behalf Of Samuel Green
valid & Sons, owners, 20 permit IN a
business district the erection ana
maintenance Of garage Tor the s,or'
age Of more than five motor YenleleAi
premises i365-1375 Bushwiek Avenue
Brooklyn.
Application Of James p. Whiskeman1'
architect, on behalf OF Willis +. Hard
ing, owner, 20 permit In a business
district the erection and maintenance
Of garage for the storage OF more
than five motor vehicles; premises
southeast corner Webster Avenue ahu
Depot Square South, the Bronx.
Application Of Sol Levi. applicant on
behalf Of Anna Ludowieg, owner, TO
permit in a business district the cree
ton and maintenance Of garage for
the storage Of more than five motor
vehicles; premises 36-40 Stone Avenue
Brooklyn.
Application Of Philip J. sinnots, ap-
plieant. on behalf Of Florence NJ.
Reilly. exeeutrix Of Estate OF John
Cullen, owner. 10 permit partly In an
unrestricted district and partly in a
business district the erection and
maintenance Of a garage for more
than five motor vehicles; premises 35l-
335 East l07th Street. 324-34S East
i0sth Street and 2099-2i03 First Ave
nue. Manhattan.
Application Of Joseph A. Nieolini.
applicant, on behalf Of Charles Scla-
FAM and Joseph Cuardlno, ownars, 10
permit IN a residence district the
maintenance Of garage for two COM
mereial cars; premises 505S Heath
Avenue, the Bronx.
Application Of Paul G. Mack. appli-
cant and owner, 70 permit In resi-
dence district the maintenance Of fiye
individual garages; premises lille
Grove Street. Brooklyn.
Application OF NJ. B. Smith, appli-
cant, on behalf Of August Krapf. own
er, for a rehearing Of an application
previously dismissed for lack Of pros
eeution, to permit in a business as
trict the extension in area to a public
garage; premises 65q-665 Fifth Ave-
nue.. College Point, Queens.
Application Of John Stahl, applicant
and owner, to permit partly IN resi-
dence district and partly in a business
district the erection Of a four-story
and basement warehouse; premises
l762 Richardson Avenue, f76l White
Piri=- Read, the Bronx
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Houses Occupying
Block Front in
Walton Av. ResOld
Two Bronx Flats Held at
100000 Bought Re-
Gently by Sellers; Sales of
Plots in Northcrly Boro

Charles Kimmelman resold the two
fve-story apartment houses, l25 feet
front each, on Walton Avenuq between
10th and i77th streets purchased
recently from Finkelstein q Schwartz.
TO a Mr.. Miner. They we're held at
S400 ,00O
Richard Dickson sold for Thomas
Stephens 1870 Bryant Avenue, a four.
story apartment, 3sxi00.
Jacob Zimmerman, builder, bought
through Louis Reuter- from the Empire
Trust Company the plot, 75xli5, on the
north side Of l4lst Street between
Crimmins and Beekman avenues, and
from the Welles estate, which owned 10
for many years, an adjoining plot, 6ox
90. The combined site will be improved
with apartments and stores. Through
the fremont Agency Mr.. zimmerman
bought from John J. Judge tho plot
l00xl00, on the north side Of 1874
Street, 100 feet west Of Grand Avenue,
for improvement; also the plot, S0T
100, on the south side Of is2d Street,
100 feet west Of Webster Avenue, from
tho Kamorn estate, and a garage site,
iOOxl5O, on inwood Avenue, running
through 10 Cromwell Avenue, 100 feet
north Of l6sth Street.
The William l.. Jordan Company sold
for the Regas Realty Company, Joseph
Sager president, the southwest corner
OF Claremont Parkway and Fulton Ave-
nue., a one-story building containing
eight stores.
The Montefore Hospital for Chronic
Diseases has enlarged is holdings IN
the Bedford Park section OF the Bronx
By the purchase from John p. Binzen
IN. OF the plot, i00xi00, on the east
side OF Kossuth Avenue, $50 feet north
of 2iOth Street.
Richard d. Primer and Edward J.
Monroe sold for J. Grobstein 70 ~
Kraftseheik 1896 Minford Place, a two
story dwelling.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Principles of Real Estate
Values Explained by Expert
Joseph P. Day Says Character and Circumstances
Are Compelling Factors in Arriving at
Worth of Land
By Joseph P. Day

No property, in It's original state Is
made 20 order. Some Of the lots COM
prislng II may be on grade. while 9TH
ers may be more or less below grade or
be crowned with rock; then there are
inside and corner lots, standard size,
narrow and extra wide, shallow or ex-
ira deep lots. The distance from a cor
ner is another factor TO be considered,
as also the additional value Of plottage,
BY which mean two or more con-
tiguous lots.
First let us consider the lot that has
rock upon it. The value Of such lot
is reduced by some proportion to the
cost OF the rock removal. However, in
some cases there may be sufficient de-
mand for rock 10 render IL possible for
the owner Of the lot % procure the re-
moval OF the rock for less than the
usual cost OF such removal. II the cost
OF rock removal Is greater than the
value Of such a lot, with the rock on II,
is less than the value Of a lot az grade.
value Of standard lot at grade the
About Lot Below Grade
AS regards lou so muCn DtloW BIhue
as 10 require filling, | would say that
while It's value is ordinarily depreci-
ated By the cost Of filling IL yet may
be so situated that It's value is actually
greater than that Of a lot at grade, be-
cause payment may be obtained for the
privilege Of using the lot as a dump
ing place. The unit Of value in givon
block. as fixed by the Tax Commission
ers Of the City Of New York, repre-
sents the value that the lot would have
II Il lay normally with reference 10 the
grade Of the street. II will be seen,
therefore, that the question OF the ex-
tent to which a lot may be deprecated
in value by being above or below grade
must be considered with reference TO
all the surrounding conditions.
Corner lots are more valuable than
inside, but the appreciation varies IN
accordance with the relative value OF
the intersecting streets and the char
aeter Of the neighborhood. This appre-
citation in value ranges all the way
from % per cent 20 so per cent In sub
urban sections, where the appropriate
development Is the erection Of de-
tached houses, TO from 33 l-3 TO 200
per cent in the more cOngested city
sections, where the corner Is at the
intersection Of two streets in a resi-
Dental section, or at the intersection
Of two good retail shopping thorough
fares. The appropriate increment
value due TO corner location must De
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Fifth Avenue Real Estate
To Go on Auction Block
Business Building and Dwelling
Will BE Offered To-mor-
row bY Kennedy

A number Of we'll located properties
IN various sections Of Manhattan, the
Bronx and Brooklyn will be offered
from the auction stand Of Bryan L.
Kennedy, Inc, tomorrow in tho Yesey
Street auction room. Two Of the prop
critics 70 be sold are on Fifth Avenue.
One Is a business building and the
other a dwelling. The business prop
erty is the six-story building adioin-
ing the northeast corner cf Twenty
seventh Street. The foundations OF
this building we're built 70 carry eleven
floors. Il Is fully rented and will be
sold 70 the highest bidder.
The dwelling TO be offered Is at i045
fifth Avenue. II Is i've stories high.
OF the American basement type. There
are nineteen rooms and five baths IN
the house and the auctioneer says that
immediate possession Is assured.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Otto H. Kahn Sees City
OfIO,OOO,O People

Otto H. Kahn sees New York
with a population Of 100000
in the near future. There is no
doubt about this, according TO
the banker. 1t was while talking
TO the directors Of the Bronx Ma
tlonal Bank last week that Mr..
Kahn expressed himself on the
future of the city. He reminded
the Bronx bankers that the north
ern borough would get the great
er part Of this population and re-
sultant prosperity, unless his
study Of the trend Of develop
ment was decidedly wrong.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Deal for Large Holdings
In West l25th Street
Realty in Heart Of Shopping
Section Owned by Fowler
Family for Many Years

A deal Is pending Tor the sale OK
realty on West 125th Street, In the
heart Of the Harlem shopping and busi..
ness district owned for a number on
years By Thomas T. Fowler and the
estate Of John Fowler, at 260 and zez
West i25th Street, and 259 and 2sl
West i24th Street, abutting. On the
i25th street end Is a hye-story build
ing with stores and on the l24th Street
side Is two hve-story tenement houses.
The property measures 50 test on
each street and has a depth Of zoo feet
running through the block. The site u
located 200 feet east Of Eighth Avenue
and adiolns the old Pabst place, now
under lease 10 s. u. Kress q Co. who
control chain Of fyo-and.tenseons.
stores. The Fowler property Is valued
AZ about 100000.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Flat Buyers
BusyinPark
Ave. Section
Woman Invests in House
Remodeled in 55lh ST.,
Both ST. Apartments
Bought by Operator

Roberta r. Castleman, Inc, sold for
Wood, Edcy 4 Slater the hye-story re-
modelled apartment house AZ 81 and -
East. Fifty-dfth Street, on plot 42.6x
1905, 20 Mrs. Grace w. Parks. The
sellers are interior decorators 81 f07
Park Aveiue. They bought the house
year ago Tor their own occupancy but
could not occupy IL on account OF the
zoning law. The property was held ~
$4,000.
Lotion II. Siawson bought from FRED
eriek Brown the two hvc-story houses
at los and 10 Fast Eighty-sixth Street,
on plot 50.7x1022. The property is To-
Gated on the south side Of the street.
u adjoins the property Of the Park
Avenue NJ. =. Church on the immediate
corner OF Park Avenue and on the east
is the home OF the Convent Of the Holy
Souls. James Kyle & Sons we're the
brokers. Mr.. Slawson also purchased
two old dwellings az isS-te0 East Sew.
cnty-ffth Street. 39.6xi02.2, from tho
Seyenty-hfth Street Syndicate, Inc.
Douglas l.. Gilman & Co. were the
brokers.
J.P. & L. A. kissing sold 70 an IN.
vestor the southwest corner Of i07th
Street and Columbus Avenue, two hyo-
story fats, 50.5xi00. They have also
sold for Townsend l.. Cannon as com-
mittee Of the property Of John W.
Quincy. incompetent, 33i-333 West
Fifty-third Street, two four-story teno-
ments. The purchaser will alter into
business buildings for his own oeeu-
paney.
The Denwood Realty Company sold
20 Etorenea ghiileF the fve.stofy
tenement with stores at 1885 Madison
Avenue, 25xi00.
BENJAMIN Marks sold 20 the Annette
Holding Company the two four-st0ry
houses at 1888 and 1870 Lexington
Avenue, 40x64l0.
Theodore Ortmann sold for A. Rich
the fye-story apartment at 3i9 West
10th Street, 3sxi0o.
G. Tuoti & Co. sold for Y. Ia Falee
& Co. 30l East l0sth Street, northeast
corner Of Second Avenue, a six-story
tenement, b0xiOo, containing seven
stores.
Lena Mintz sold 20 Solomon zlotolow
the seyen-story tenement at 2i2 East
Broadway, 26.lxll2.7.
Pease A Gilman sold for the May
estate the iye-story dwelling At iio
West Seyenty-seeond Street, 2oxloo,
held az $4,000
SCHNEIDER & Liebler sold for Isabella
R. Schloss the taree-s story dwelling 20s
East Seventy-ninth Street.
The New York City Society Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church bought
from william S. frink the four-story
dwelling az 45s West Twenty-hfst
/ Street, i7.6x9S9.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
large Income From Part
WSite Bought in 1860
fs'tm Of Broadway Block Ac-
qalr'a for 100000 Leased
ict Sane Amount Yearly

r,ssi Asslaid l Lee sold for the Silver
.asa Company and Nathan Daniels
st With renewals, of 1662-166e
s,s.eSsI through 70 792-796 Seventh
e''e.s, s, tVo-story building, 60xi7O,
esnfaffts. The plot, which was
&c. &c., Two years ago from George
a. .''sg. sg. Of Boston, has been held by
~. rearing family since 1850, at
,l.a $50 une the entire block was pur-
q, ie =. oy hr. Fearing's grandfather
,...'ee ~ ss''eeo Mr.. Daniels's lease, which
~. 49, about one-third Of the block,
a.. 49, ,or an annual net rental Of the
'sas amount.
80 iaifts plan 20 improve the site
81 building for a candy store and
b. ss s.9ms The securing OF this lease
q. STS:ntaifts marks their entranee TO
n'hes Square district.
49,. sH5y y Shapiro & Co. leased TO An
f,,h rrspas the store at 204 West Fif-
lss.. street for an oyster and chop
~ an aggregate rental Of $4,000.
N zane brokers leased the store at
'ssehth Avenue TO Morris Mandell.
~, enor Fischer leased to Sophia
~. see three-story house, $40 East
49, s,.''!,iourth Street, and the grade
a. W ~ West Thirty-ffth Street, to
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Material Makers Prepare
For Big Building Year
Increase Working Forces at
Factories After Survey Of
1923 Proposed Operations

Conhdenee In the outlook for an
unprecedented building boom in the
spring Of 1923. based on an exhaustive
trade survey conducted through fifty
Eve branch Offices in the United States
and Canada, has led executives Of
Johns-Manville, Inc, producers OF
building material, 10 order substantial
i,rrcases IN the output Of the COM
nany's existing factories and 20 rush
to early completion two new plants,
one AZ Asbestos, p. O., Canada, and the
other a Waukegan, III.
The working forces at the eompany's
various factories are 70 be increased
shortly By IS per cent and In order
10 create reserves for next year the
production Of insulating and roohng
material Is TO be increased BY 70 per
cent.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Anproyes Sites for Schools

The Board Of Estimate has approved
49, foiiowing sites for new schools, as
ssnneeo-rnSynended sne by the Board Of Ednea.
49,. the two blocks bounded by East
sion sH1a .n5 f7sd streets and Boynton and
Masor - avenues. Bronx; a properly on
wase wsn and Bryant avenues, south 9i
n,:ya.s,o,,t 49, ~, Avenue, adjoining Public
seSnoI 8. Bronx; a property on ns tne
south side Of Thursby Street, DesHesn s;v,,,
fys pearb Sixty-ffth and Beach Sixty
-,~fb streets. Arverne.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Shoe Merchant Sells Home
In MoniclaiIs TO Physician

p. N. crawley & Bros. sold for Dr.
Peter Kahler, OF DR.. p. Kahler & Sons,
Inc. shoe merchants, Of this city, the
vtueco residence on the vest side Oh
North Mountain Avenue, near Berkeley
place. Montclair, n. j., 20 DR. Francis
A Finnerty. Of Montelair, NJ J. The
rcsidence contains eleven rooms, three
baths. solarium and sleeping porehes'
II Is finished In hardwood, with large
living room, timbered ceiling and
inglc-nook. There is q garage on the
premises. The property was held a.
go eco.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Guy l.. Gleason Heads New
Rochelle Realty Board

Guy l.. Gleason was elected president
az the New Rochelle Chapter OF the
Westchester County Realty Board a.
a meeting last week Other onicials
elected were Harry Kirkholfer, vice.
nresident, and William Scott, seere-
tery and treasurer After the session
the new president said that be *.
peetsd the coming year 20 Be . most
sctiyo ono IN rsal estate --.i
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
,1lah ~ and Hsyhurst tn
,.sa .ork Together in LOng Beach

la. NOEelhcr an LOog 0eacn
E,.ha a. Hayhprst and Thomas J.
isv, realty men OF Long Beach,
wi solnea forces and from now on
ga, SRsla.e under the name Of the
RsisSS hAyharst Realty Company, Inc.
4 ~ ana hayhurst have been active
NJ Long Beach feld, negotiating
~ me largest deals completed In
'0n Sos the last Eve years.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
salI. Hnnse In 74ih Sireet

Minnie Fisher sold to Jennie ..'aI,l an
warren smadbaek the fys-ssery fys.y e.~sss aws,.
inc a. as West seventy-fourtn 0er's"
2bxfO2.2.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-10
WANT NEW ROAD
AT DELAWARE CITY

County Engineer Grubb was di-
rected by New Castle County Levy
Court today to have the road be-
tween the colored cemetery and the
Delaware City Cemetery. at Della
ware City. repaired. The work vii
be started at once. 1t is planned by
the court to have a strip of land on
the Way property condemned in or
der that a better road can he made
to connect the St. Georges and Red
Lion roads. If this is done a better
road will be made TO lead up to the
two cemeteries in question.
The owner of the land over which
the contemplated road would run
lives in Baltimore. II will be neces-
sary for the court to get into com
munication with the person before
anything definite can he done.
While the question of constructing
new sidewalk along the canal a
St. Georges was discussed by th'
court, nothing definite was done
Since the canal has been taken ovei
by the Government It is their plar
to do away with the present board
walk. If a walk is TO he maintained
at that point along the canal it viii
he up TO the town of st. Georges OF
Rcd Lion hundred
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-10
GAMBLERS ROMANCE
ABRUPTLY ENDED

ATLANTA. Ca. oct Omitted
Press) The romance OF Asa C.
Gambler aged Coca Cola king. came
to an abrupt ending today
Mrs. O'Nez.ma De Bouchelle, New
orleans beauty. made public state
ment asserting that Gambler had
broken his engagement to her on
account OF certain reports brought
TO him rejecting on her character.
She also said that Gambler had re-
fused ana was still refusing to fur
nish her with the names OF the party
or parties accusing her.
Mrs. DeBouchene arrived in At
lanta Monday night from Marietta,
Ca. Before going to Marietta. ac-
cording TO her statement, she called
Gambler on the telephone and asked
him TO see her, On her arrival here
she engaged a suite of rooms at "a
local hotel and Gambler and his son,
Asa Jr.. called on her and they were
in conference with her nearly two
hours. she sta ed.
Following this conference Mrs.
DeBouchelle gave out a statement
setting forth her position and that
the fact that the Gamblers refused
to dlvulge the name or the names Of
the parties accusing.
Mrs. DeBouchelle said that Gambler
seemed very much broken up over
the turn that affairs had taken.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-10
FASHION AND FADS.

Silver lace and a heavily corded
silk in pale rose combine to make
beautiful theater gown. A long.
slightly fitted bodice and a huge
bertha of the lace are the chief char
acteristics.
New skirts for fall and winter
wear are of homespun weaves. These
materials are very loosely woven in
stripes and plaids. Woolens in gray,
tan or white backgrounds have over
plaids of gay colors.
The three-piece costume suit is
ono of the leading notes among fall
displays. A good example is a velvet
frock. sleeveless and slightly draped.
With it is worn a close-fitting JAG
quette. embroidered all over in red
beads.
The coatee. which made a popu-
ar start and is still very much worn.
~ r~cg varied with trimming Fur
and cire ribbon have been enlisted as
the newest touches. Even the revers
OF one smart coatee are made en-
tirely of the cire ribbon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-10
Household

Serve sugar cookies with the aft
ernoon tea. To make, beat half
cup butter until creamy, add a cup
sugar eggs. well beaten, and
cups flour, sifted with a cup sugar,
teaspoons baking powder and
helf teaspoon salt Roll quite thin
and cut in fancy shapes. In the
center of each place a blanched al
mond, a whole data or raisin, and
bake.
To stuff summer squash, scoop
out seeds after cutting slice from
top. Fill squash with dressing
made of pint of stale breadcrumbs,
seasoned with a half teaspoon salt
and pepper. a medium-sized onion
minced. a large tablespoon Of but
ter in bits, a teaspoon mustard flour
and two beaten eggs. Replace top
slice and bake 2 hours, basting with
bacon drippings.
To make a delicious Turkish stew
for a chilly night, brown l onion and
a third of cup of rice in table
spoons fat. With sufficient water
or stock to make gravy that will
just cover the whole, add / small
diced carrot. / teaspoon horseradish,
l cup diced meat, l cup tomato and
salt and pepper. Cover and allow
to simmer until rice is soft and gravy
has been absorbed.
II you are about to discard an
unattractive set OF oak furniture,
don't do IT. Give each piece of set
a coating of fiat white paint, then
three coats of white enamel. When
this is dry, cut out from a good grade
of wallpaper a pretty pink flower
design and paste on front of draw
ers. on the wide part of chair backs
and headboard of bed. Coat motifs
with colorless shellac, and you will
have s charming set for a child's
bedroom.