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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
EXCITING BULGE
IN POOL ISSUES
Calamity Howlers and Reac-
tionaries in Bad Repute in
Current Movement

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o" ,''h. haF ne week cios'u
ket today with n vigorous unfolding Of
nr,ces ,n ,ho ,ood,r. ;,d,s,.i.ra nv.
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upward swing was OF progressive
! type and gradually extended to vir-
tually all the various divisions. Urgent
covering of short contracts evidently
accounted in large measure for the
s generally higher range of prices. This
was particularly noticeable in the rec
ognized pool issues in which the bulish
demonstrations were especially cnthusi-
astic. The tobacco group was conspicu-
GUS in this onnection because Of the
spectacular advance in these issues.
which had been behind the market for
some time. Equally spirited upbidding.
however. occurred in such recognized
speculative leaders as Mexican Petro-
leum, Studebaker and Baldwin I.ocomo.
tive. Republic Iron and Steel was also
. kept in the front ranks. The Reading
issues were the most prominent feature
Of the rails.
Trading in bonds was fairly active
for n week end session and prices again
tended upward. Liberty issues retained
the greater part of their recent strength
but Victory 4s.s reacted moderately on
T,
cisco 4s rose | point and BrookIvn
Rapid Transit IS also gained 1 point
Fractional advances we're made by
Atchison Is. Central Pacific 4s. South
ern Railway As. United States Steel
IS and Ccrre de Pasco SIS. The ons
feature of the foreign division was
gain Of | point in Paris, LYONS and
Ned Railroad 6s. Erie convertible
issues reacted slightly to profit taking
and Wilson convertible 6s lost 1 point
: Calamity bowling and the making Of
predictions OF big reaction is a
mighty poor business to be engaged In
these days Of spring fever optimism.
Judge Gary, in his address before the
American Iron and Steel Institute. ey-
pressed pity for the 'chronic. blind.
deaf. dumb and foolish pessinists.
Some of the very best judges more than
q week ago expressed the belief the
market ought TO have a good sized re-
action. 1t has simply refused to slip
back. To the contrary, almost each
! succeeding day 1t has been a repeti-
ton of the same old story of some
stocks. or some group of stocks. break
ing into new high ground.
only few days ago one well known
trader, who is known to have made
some of the biggest clean-ups on both
SSe Va 'hc Hlai MI WiIHln Ine last
hve years, remarked the second stage
OF the big bull market had not even
searted.
Many critics. he remarked. claim
tnat stocks already show big rise. So
tney do. but what of 1t? If you think
the current level Of security values is
high take moment to look up some of
the prices prevailing few years back
before the market fell into disrepute.
! do not mean the crazy war period.
but when We were all doing business
on sane and safe basis
There is good bit of truth in what
he says. The market. 1t is true, has
had a substantial recovery from last
/ years bottom prices, but every one
must admit they were abnormally low
quotations, and IL the great prosperity
x . ahead Of us, as seen by President
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27

ratai. o., sos. ooe, compared with sis'
go ysststday. Thss ~ shls week, -, vi
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27

Total sales. 5os3 shares. compared with
a!44 shares yesterday. Thus far this week.
65.718 shares.
tNet change made by comparison with last
sale on New York Stock Exchange.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27

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The New York herald., 1922-11-29
BRONX MARKET REPORTS.

The Benenson Realty Company has
purchased from client of Ernest L.
Bower the four story eight family
apartment with two stores at 1858
Third avenue. 27x100, near 15lst street,
and the socalled Hub of The Bronx.
It was held at s65.000. Another pur-
chase by the Benenson company In
wolves the plot of five lots. 100x136, on
the east side of Morris avenue. 100 feet
north of 1s2d street, from client OF
Harry A. Cohen.
Otterbourg. Steindler &c Houston sold
the four four story triple fats 616-622
East 18TH street. 100x-00. Sherman
Kirschner were the brokers.
Harry Calm, operator and builder, has
sold to Abraham Haft for investment
the four story apartment house 624
East 13Sth street, 25x100. William
Blutman was the broker.
Armstrong Brothers resold for Sam
uel Barkln. operator and builder, to the
Phelan Billingsley Corporation the three
story residence 2443 Grand avenue. ad-
joining the northwest corner of Ford
ham road. on a plot 50x114 feet. held
at $4,000. The buyers will raze the
present building and erect stores.
Silverman's Exchange leased from
plans a garage on Southern Boulevard
between 141st and 1920 streets to Wit
kins & Levine. for the 307 Southern
Boulevard Corporation for fifteen years
at an aggregate rental OF $4,000.
Miller g. Kaplan have resold a lot on
the east side of the Grand Concourse
between 19Sth and 199th streets.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
PERSONAL AND IMPERsONAL.

William X. Macdonald and Mrs. Alex
ander r. Marvin have formed a partner
ship with Offices on Broadway. Wood
mere, l.. i.
Lawrence. Blake & Jewell have placed
first mortgage of s330.000 for FIVE
years on so and 50 Pine street. twelve
story office building 40x97x irregular.
Anthony Paonessa is the buyer OF
the Rauracia. six story apartment at
the southwest corner Of st. Nicholas
avenue and i6fth street, reported sold
recently.
shaw. Rockwell & Sanford have
placed second mortgage of $4,000 at
s per cent. for three years on the
southeast corner OF Burnside and Cres-
ton avenue, and a first mortgage OF
$4,000 at per cent. for ffve years on
the one story taxpayer south side OF
Burnside avenue 154 feet east OF An
thony avenue.
Robert r. Lyons has been commits
stoned 10 draw the plans and supervise
the construction OF the fourteen story
apartment house TO be erected by Sam
uei Roseff on the north side OF Cathe-
dral Parkway east OF Broadway. The
building will contain suites OF two,
three, four and five rooms. one and two
baths Mr.. Roseff acquired the plot
recently through Slawson q Hobbs
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
SUBURBAN TRADING.

Clarence NJ. Schultz sold twenty-three
acres on the Chicken Valley road at
Brookville. l.. l., opposite the Piping
Rock Club, and near the estates of
Henry Batterman, George T. Brokaw,
c. Oliver Iselin and c. X. G. Billings.
Hamilton Iselin & Co. We're the brokers.
George Howe sold for Bonniecrest,
Inc. large plot on Broadfleld avenue,
Bonniecrest, New Rochelle, to Paul c..
Egan. who will erect residence on the
site.
John F. Scott sold for the Burton
estates two acres Of land at southeast
corner of Brewers Point Branch and
Short Cut in Woodmere. L. l.. TO Will
lam S. Petit, on which he will build a
residence and garage.
Eugene " Welsh sold for Samuel H.
Gillespie four story brick building at
"a Washington street. Morristown, n.
j., to william II. Downs.
Nash & Kennedy sold for Cornelius
Fish hollow tile and stucco residence
on Overhill road to Sargent S. Volck !;
for Frederick Peterson an English
home with an acre on Circle road.
Scarsdale. to Runyon Baldwin. The
same brokers rented the property of
Thomas II. Toomey on Brite road,
Hartsdale. to A. w. McCloud of Peru,
and for the winter the furnished resi-
dence of Percy Waxman to Malcolm
White
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
RESIDENTIAL RENTALS.

Culver & Co. leased az apartment in
151 East Eightieth street. TO Stephen
Landon.
Douglas L. Gilman & Co. leased
apartments in 1140 Fifth avenue, north
east corner of Ninty-ffth street, for
French and French, large special
apartment to Arthur w. Milburn. Presi-
dent of the Borden Company: also in
$40 Park avenue to FREDERICK Lage: in
125 East Sixty-third street to ID. G.
Ditmars In 20 East Sixty-fourth street,
northeast corner of Madison avenue, TO
c. Arthur Comstock. and in ISL East
Eightieth street to Miss Gertrude Keep.
l.. w. Elberson leased for Gertrude /.
Bergoff, the five story 20 foot residence,
is West Fifty-ffth street, to Bernard
Margulies for fifteen years at an aggre-
gate rental of sie7 500.
SCHNEIDER and Liebler leased for NJ. n.
Hoguet. the dwelling. 635 West 142o
street: also for the Nidelet Estate. the
dwelling. 461 West 147th street, TO the
Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi
Fraternity.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
CALIFORNIANS ARGUE
AGAINST CUTTING ROADS,
Say Losses Would Be Heavy
From TlDo Pacific Lines.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-California
views supporting pleas for continued as
sociation of the Southern Pacific and
Central Pacific Railroads. notwithstand-
ing a supreme court decision ordering
their separation, were again presented
to-day before the Interstate Commerce.
Commission at hearings on the question,
r. E. Sachse. chief engineer OF the
State railroad commission. said that any
attempt at separate operation of the
two railroads with joint use of tracks
and facilities they now occupy mean;
waste and inefficiency.
Warren p. Mcbride speaking for
sugar refinery interests declared that a
$40, 900. 900 capital investment, $4,000
900 yearly freight bill, and a $50. 200. 600
annual output from the Californian and
Hawaiian sugar Industry concerned
would be adversely affected by the two
line haulage In prospect.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS LEASES.

Fay Taxicabs. Inc. leased new oper-
ating station at 245 West Sixty-frst
street. a two story building from c. T.
Silver through the. Cross and Brown
Company. The same brokers closed the
following leases: Space in 20 West
Seventeenth street to the Volmai
Speciality Company in 100 Fifth avenue
to the Vianney Wire Die Works In
1926 East Twenty first street to Sachs,
Blatties, Stern Company; store in 235
West Fifty-eighth street to Maurice
Aborn. Jos. X. Phillips, and William ].
Levine, for the sale of motor cars.
Schmidt and Donohue were associate
brokers. The corner store at the north
east corner of Broadway and Sixty
third street. occupied by the Essex
Motor Car Company, has been leased to
Douglas c. Burrelie. a used car dealer.
Spear & Co., leased space in 100 Fifth
avenue to the American Civil Union; in
1913 Broadway to- M. Montefiore :
French Food Products Company; Will
lam II. Stieglitz of the Shapfeld In
dustres: kohn and Bernstein. ac-
countants Beeson and Gray. fur design
ers Riker and King, advertisers; and
Tape-O- Graph Sales Company in 799
Broaway to William Janover, electric
bulbs; Workers Health Bureau, Labor
Defense Council and Peerless Liquid
Cement Company.
Brown, Wheelock- Harris Vought &
Co, Inc. leased offices in the Bowery
Savings Bank Building. 110 East Forty
second street. TO Metal Package Cor
poration, John Hancock Mutual Life In
surance Company, c. de p. Field & Co..
Inc. and Lyddon and Hanford Inc.
Charles G. Keller rented store and
basement in 1873 West Ninteenth street
to the Strand Textile Shrinking Com
pany.
Arthur L. Shaw leased store and
basement in 1898 st. Nicholas avenue,
to Hyman Scherer.
SCHNEIDER and Llebler leased double
store in 1896 Avenue A, to the Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
APARTMENT HOUSE
| DEALS TOP MARKET
Rock Forest on Heights Sold
by Operators-Other Sales
in Manhattan.

The Benenson Realty Company has
resold the Rock Forest SIX story ele-
vator apartment house at 255 Fort
Washington avenue southwest corner
Of 171st street. fronting 94.1 feet on the
avenue and 103.10 feet on the street
The structure was purchased by client
of Byrne & Bowman. who were the
brokers in the sale of the property to
the sellers several months ago. The
house is arranged for thirty-five fam
lilies and was held at $250,00o.
Samuel Fine sold for the Conwalt
Corporation. Samuel Williams president.
to Mrs. Saida Klotz 24o and 242 West
111th street. a new six story apartment
house on plot 50x71.10. between Seventh
and Eighth avenues. The house was
completed by the sellers about three
months ago and was held at $4,000.
1t contains accommodations for twenty
four families.
p. NJ. Clear & Co. sold for George
Pfaff the five story apartment, 25x99.l1,
at 514 West 1880 street to Il. Meckert.
John r. Davidson resold for Joseph
Murphy. Jr.. 21o West 1o5th street, a
i've story double fat, 25x100.
Joseph G.. Haft. the operator. pur-
story tenement 653 Water street, and
from the Akin Trust Company the SINH
lar tenement at No. 655. Charles Il.
Pellery and Charles r. Farulo were
the brokers.
X. Olin Wilson sold to Bess w. Nor
gan the five story building with stores
at II Eighth avenue. northwest corner
OF Twelfth street. 19x23xS0x irregular.
The five story tenement 324 West
Sixteenth street has been sold by n. A.
Stazroudis for the Hudson P. Rose Com
pany to s. Loucas.
p. Fried sold the FIVE story tenement,
25x75. southwest corner Of Eighty-ffth
street and Avenue A, for Godfrey N.
Lahn.
Chas. NJ de Rosa Company sold for
Philip Zaccaro the five and half story
tenement, 25x1O0, 522 West Fiftieth
street. which the purchaser will alter
into stores.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
MANHATTAN TRANSFER DEALS.

Sarah Wohlgemuth sold to Jessica D.
Harrison for $4,000 the four story
building with stores, 147 Wooster street
25x99.11.
Frances Bohaty and others sold tc
Charles Divisek the Ave story tenement
with store, 423 East Seventy-ffth
street. 25xx102.2.
Mary Costigan sold to John T. Mich
ael and Z. and Catherine NJ. Cassidy
the two five story tenements, 406 and
40S West Thirty-third street. 50x9S.9.
Gustavus l.. Lawrence sold to Alfred
j., Martha and Alma Borchardt the
four story dwelling. LAG West Seventy
third street, 20xl02.2.
Hannah Warshawsky sold to Maria
Caruso and Francesca Vitarello the
three story dwelling. 437 East 1880
street, 16.Sx100.11.
Mary E. Jones sold to Hilda NJ. Fuhs
the two story houses, All East Sixtq
ninth street. 25x100.5.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
IN THE AUCTION ROOM.
(14 vesey street.)
BY HENRY BRADY,

14 vesey street.)
BY HENRY BRADY.
EAST s4TH ST. 413 and 4i5. $. 100 IT.
e. of 1st av.. 40 9.6x9S.9, two story brick
tenements and stores: Mutual Life Ins.
Co. VS.. Sarah A. Bertune ct al: Frederick
l.. Allen (AD. Morris Frank (R); due
Sl4.264.6S taxes. &C.. $S55.14. To Edwin
vollhart for S22, 900.
CHITTENDEN AV., e. g.. lot 443. map
estate James G. Bennett, 25xs5; vacant (;
Rodman Wanamaker ct al, exrs.. VS..
(A). James j. Green (R) due, $500 .95 /:
taxes, &C.. $209.40 To the plaintiff for
$1,000.
BY SAMUEL GoLDSTICKER.
BROADWAY. W. s., e41o IT. s. Of is7th ST..
4s.4xiOi. ix47 5xs7s. vacant; Edmund COT,
fin VS.. Hannah s. Grayhead, extrs.. ei
al. Marshall s. Hagar al. George v. A.
McCloskey (R); due. 81, ,654.o0; taxes,
&C, x275; subject TO first mtge. OF
$4,000. To Henry William Company ior
by JOSEPH p. DAY.
SOUTH WILLIAM ST, SO, n. e. cor. Broad
St. 74.3x11 .sx6sx30.1, story office bldg. (:
James 5. Meng ct al. vs.. American Cotton
son Trust Co. and Henry Schneider (R.) /;
receivers sale. Adjourned TO December ).
Bronx Exchange)
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2s.
FORDTIAM LANE. e. s.. 1924 It. s. OF
Fordham av.. 192.4x230.6x irreg x306, and
land under water adjacent thereto; Emily
he La Mare &C. Morrison (A.), Joseph ".
Mitchell (R.) due, SIS ,42s.97; taxes. &c,
$1,000. To Joseph Il. Butterworth for
1850.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
News Of the Real Estate World
EARLY ASTOR PARCEL IN
PARTITION PROCEEDINGS
Tenement on Avenue A May
Pass From Family Control.

The tenement at the southwest corner
of Avenue A and Sixth street. said to
be one of the first parcels of real estate
acquired by the original John Jacob
Astor. may pass from the ownership Of
his heirs as result of a partition pro-
ceedings which have been instituted In
the Supreme Court. The original Astor
is said TO have purchased the property
in 1903, and il has been in the possess
sion Of the family since that time.
The proceedings, divulged through the
filing of a lis pendens, are brought by
Louis Zborowski against the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company and others
Mr.. Zborowski is said to be a great
grandson of the first John Jacob Astor
Some forty heirs hold an interest in the
property which 1t Is understood compli-
Gates disposal of 1t at private contract,
the method the family is using to sell
off It's holdings here. Morris & Nc
Weigh are attorneys for the plaintiff in
the action.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
DEAL MAY BE CLOSED
FOR HOTEL SAVOY
Negotiations on for Sale or
Lease of HosteIry.

1t was rumored yesterday that nego-
tlations for the sale or long term
lease OF the Hotel Savoy at Fifth ave
nue. and F1fty-ninth street are under
way. John f. Ries. president of the
Bretagne Company which holds title to
the property said yesterday that nego-
tiations for the disposal Of the property
were under way.
The Savoy is a twelve story structure
at the southeast corner OF Ffty-ninth
street 1t fronts 1855 feet on Fifth
avenue and $50 feet on Fifty-ninth
street. II has twelve story wing ex-
tending 200 feet southwark to Fifty
eighth street, where it fronts twenty
five feet between the Riding Club and
the Gerry heirs holdings. The hostelry
was built in 1892 by the late Judge
Henry =. Dugro.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
IN THE DWELLING MARKET.

Edwin w. Orvis, the banker. has sold
the four story dwelling with two story
dining room extension. 5S West Eighty
ninth street. 20x100.S. Mr. Orvis pur-
chased this house direct from the
builder. Francis Crawford. in 1888, and
has occupied IL since that time After
alterations the purchaser will occupy.
Bracher & Huber were the brokers.
NJ H. Gaillard & Co. sold the three
story residence, 165 West Ninety-frst
street. to Mrs. Florence Miller of Tren-
ton. n. j.. who will occupy
SCHNEIDER & Liebler sold for Helen
the two story house, All East Sixty
snty-fourth street.
Real Estate Management Company
sold for the estate of John Foster two
dwellings 22s-230 East Nineteenth
street, 21.44x92 each.
Ernest T. Bower sold for Henry T.
Fleck the three story dwelling, 304 West
139th street, 16.Sxl0O.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
NEW FLATS FOR THE BRONX.

The following building plans were filed
yesterday in The Bronx:
ANDREWS AVE, =. W. cor. f7sth ST., sty
nptmt f40 22xO4.7 Marburg Realty Corp.
1903 Park ave. owner; Maurice Courland,
archt; s225. 900.
GRAND AVE, .. .. cor. Clinton pl.; 5 sty
apt 100x88: Jas ~. Miles Bldg Co.. owners.
~ John ST.; Margon & Chaser. archts;
sisO,O0O.
MORRIS AVE. n. G. cor. 10th St. sty
aptmt, Q5xi00: Amorel Const Co. Geo
Roberts. TSa CoUrtlandt ave. pres). owner; !;
Charles schaefer. Jr.. archt: $4,000
10th ST, 2. W. cor. Grand Concourse =
sty aptfnt. 1OOxg0. Wolf Bread Co louis
Wolf. 1912 Clinton ave. presl, owner
Margon Glaser. archts: $4,000.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29

p T Fl Il X O X ID Write, stating
~ T. J. r. - FATE requirements.
ED. y. BROWN. Realtor. Is Park Ave.
CHAS. H. REEVE, MILLBURN, N. j.
Homes from $500 TO S150,0OO.
Maplewood - Short Hills - Summit.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
CONTRACTS AWARDED.

The contract for the erection of a
new one story bank building for the
South Brooklyn Savings Institution has
been awarded, according to Browns
Letters, Inc. Construction Reports, to
Rufus H. Brown. The structure will be
at the southwest corner OF Atlantic
avenue and Court street, on plot S0x16s.
Plans were prepared by Mckenzie. Voor-
hees and Gmelin. with Mayer and Strong
as engineers The cost Is estimated at
$3.50. 900.
John Lowry. Jr. has been awarded
the contract for the construction OF a
new telephone exchange in Long Island
CITY. according to Browns Letters. Inc.
Construction Reports. The building VIII
be 192-201 Ninth street, west OF Van
Alst avenue, from plans by Mckenzie
VOORHEES, & Gmelin. The cost Is es-
tirnated at S35O.0 900.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
GENERAL AMERICAN
TANK CAR OFFERING
10000 Shares to Be Put Out
to Yield 6.8I.

C. D. Barney & Co. are Offering a,
102& share. to yield 6.S1 per cent
10000 shares Of General American Tank
Car Corporation per cent. cumulative
preferred stock. The issue is redeem
able as whole or in part. or for the
sinking fund, at .110 and accrued divi-
dends on any dividend date on thirty
days notice. Tho preferred stock out
standing. after giving effect to the
present financing. will be sS.371,70o.
In the first six months of 1922 the
company received orders for 10.530
freight cars for approximately S21 1,00O,-
600. compared with about $14,900,00
for 1921.
The new financing is to furnish ad-
ditional capital for the constantly grow
ing business.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
BRONX LOT SALE TO-DAY.

Bryan L. Kennedy. auctioneer will
offer As Bronx lots at noon to-day in
the Vesey Street Exchange. The prop
critics are situated on Jerome and Ander-
son avenues. 166th and 167th streets
one block from the 167th street subway
station on the Jerome avenue extension.
The sale will also include a two and a
half story dwelling with immediate pos
session. The lots have all city improve
ments. 60 per cent. of the purchase
price may remain on mortgage for one
or three years at II per cent.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
WILLS MOTOR CAR co.
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER
Concern Is SolUent and Action
Is Friendly.

DETROIT, Nov. 2s.-The Security Trust
Company Of Detroit was appointed re-
ceiver to-day for c. III. Wills & Co..
motor car manufacturers Of Marysville,
Mich. The proceeding 1t was announced
is friendly one undertaken by agree
ment between c. Harold Wills, presi-
dent of the company, the bankers and
the major creditors.
Mr.. Wills said that the company was
solvent, the court action being taken
to rehabilitate it and place 1t on a
strong financial basis. Operation would
be uninterrupted he said. No other CON-
pany in Marysville is included in the
proceedings.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
NEW MACKENZIE GOLD RUSH.

OTTAWA. Nov. 2s.-Dlscovery of gold
bearing quartz near Wrigley and sixty
miles up the South Nahanni River. a
tributary OF the Mackenzie River. started
wild rush OF claim stakers from Fort
Simpson and other trading posts along
the Mackenzie, II was reported here to-
day by A. NJ. Perry. Dominian land
surveyor.
He declared that more than 100 claims
had already been staked and that the
trails along the South Nahanni were
cluttered with gold seekers.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
TO IMPROVE HEIGHTS PLOT.

For the Improvement with a six story
apartment house with stores the newly
formed 171st Street and Broadway Cor
poration has purchased from the
Mauban Realty Corporation the vacant
plot. 94x100. northeast corner OF Broad
way and f71st street. Albert Goldham-
mer, architect, is preparing the plans.
The sellers recently acquired the
property from Gustavus l.. Lawrence.
Maurice n. Rich. attorney, represented
fhe buylnx interests.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
BROOKLYN TRANSACTIONS.

T. B. & H. w. Ackerson sold for Emil
Won Mechow to an investor the four
story limestone apartment at $40 Fifth
street, near Prospect Park West.
J. Lacov sold for William Schwartz
the northeast corner of Coney Island
avenue and Avenue X, 100x100. held at
$4,000. The buyer will erect five brick
stores and apartments.
Bulkley & Horton Company sold 115
North Oxford street, between Myrtle
and Park avenues, three story frame
dwelling, 20x100, for NJ. Breckwold.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
METROPOLITAN EDISON.

The Metropolitan Edison Company. a
subsidiary Of the General Gas and Elec-
trio Corporation. has acquired control
OF about three-quarters OF the common
stock of the York Haven Water and
Power Company The latter concern
has hydro-electric plant on the Sus.
quehanna River about fifteen miles
south OF Harrisburg, and is one of the
principal sources OF supply for the
power used IN York and Harrisburg
The output of the plant will be in
creased to maximum capacity through
financing arranged by the Metropolitan
company.
The New York herald., 1922-11-29
ALLIED CHEMICAL CHANGES.
New omciaIs Appointed and Dfrec-
tor Elected.

Charles Robinson Smith has been
elected director OF the Allied Chemical
and Dye Corporation to I'LL the vacancy
created by the resignation OF Eversley
Childs. The board of directors ap-
pointed the following officers Clinton
s. Lutlkins, vice-president Thomas H.
casey. treasurer. and V. ID. Crisp, Sec
retary.
The board Of directors also declared
the regular quarterly dividend of 1%
per cent. on the preferred stock. payable
January 2 to stock OF record Decem-
ber 15.