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ERROR IN ADVERTISEMENT

An unfortunate and regrettable
error is made in the advertisement OF
the Rocky Mountain Gas Company
on page nine of this issue. The
words under the lower cut: 1.-The
proper size flame for the average gas
range. Height Of flame four inches
should have appeared under the mid
die cut.
The object of me advertisement by
the gas company was to make clear
the best way to avoid the waste OF
gas and the middle cut was designed
10 show about how the fia"'-
..naa- .H.>
, o..nough experts from the
company's office state that n flame
one and n half inches high Is more
effective and economical.
In many cases gas Is being wasted
through a lack of knowledge on the
part of the consumer and this may
be rectified by consulting the gas
company. whose men are ready at
any time to make inspections and
adjustments.
, 1922-12-07
MAN WITH FRACTURED
SKULL AT THE HOSPITAL

A nan by the name Of Charles
Williams was brought to the city on
Train No. 6 Sunday suffering from
injuries which II Is believed were
sustained by being struck by a train.
He was taken In charge by DR.. Kell
who ordered his removal to tho
Memorial Hospital. whore he is now
on the mend with every prospect of
complete recovery.
An examination made after arriv-
ing here disclosed a fractured skull
but the man "a unable TO tell how no
received his injuries. He says that
his mother lives In Lander and that
his father and brother are at Gum,
working in the coal mines. He re-
| calls leaving Rock Springs with n
man named subic. intending to walk
| home. hut remembers nothing furth-
until he was picked up alongside
TOAD track and taken to
,r ton, thence TO RawHns.
RAJ. -.,
June -aetog OF
, 1922-12-07

TIL ensuing battle waa surely n
laugh 'provoker and made the big
hit ot t.se day. Tho Jew proved to
be a glutt6~I for punishment and on
one occasion knocked out his man.
ager who was trying TO referee the
scrap. Finally the messenger
bawied out the magic word "suf-
ficient." which Il had been agreed
upon would end tho melee. and the
Jew took the purse With the expla-
nation that ne had beea trying to
think Of that word for halt ~ hour.
, 1922-12-07

- me OF the OiOeS'
John J.. O'Meiia. 'onts OF thu
and best known rest0, ,nday OF In
city. died ut his home N. advanced
firmities Incident ia. his and
age. Deceased was 80 years ,ath
months old at the time Of his d, II
He wns born in ireland and came
this country with his wife while both
we're young and here they raised a
large family. Mrs. O'Melia passed
away about two years ago.
Mr.. O'Melia leaves n son. James,
who resides in California. and three
daughters. Mrs. william Lackey and
Mrs. Patrick Burns. OF Rawlins. and
Mrs. Toole. OF Central City. Neb.
Funeral services will be held to-
day in 81. Joscph's church. Rev. /
Scheliinger officiating. Interment
will be made In the Catholic ceme-
tary- |
, 1922-12-07
DAY

This great national holiday was
duly and fittingly celebrated In Raw
Inns as usual this year. Practically
everybody that had . home spent the
day there this being the dme-honored
custom. but In this particular IN
stance there was the addet induce
ment Of . bowling storm. which
made any Unnecessary trips out Of
doors unpleasant. A NAVY snow
storm came ~ IN the night accom-
panied By . gale. whtce caused the
supw 70 drift Aesp II plaoea.
, 1922-12-07
ROBERTS.pORTUp

y. NJ, Roberts and Miss o. PORT.
marr,cd Mt high noon Yesterday at
,ne Episcopal rectory. Rev. Phil.
brook officiating. The bride ia tho
naughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. por.
.er ana Is n popular member OF tho
uhg social set. The groom ia n
recent arrival and Is employed in tho
clerical department OF the Hone Nm.
sIneerinE company. A wedding
wa served ut the home Of
mr.. ana Mrs. ". =. Hays.
, 1922-12-07

~pHILRkOOk TO .

Dean X. +. Philbrook.
,ne Episcopal church. left ye.
Jay Tor Saratoga. where no Will con
auct a three-dny service in tho In
terest or tho nation wide campaign
now In progress In church circles.
, 1922-12-07

Mrs. Tom Lapham entertained
twenty guests at a nicely appointed
lightful parties on Tuesday after
afternoon. honoring her mother,
Mrs. A. ID. Gaudin. Of Tucumcari,
n. Mex, who is visiting her. A dainty
lunch was served after the games,
The prizes at bridge were awarded
to Mrs. Frank Johnston. Mrs. o.. NJ
Johnson and Mrs. j. b. Keener.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
WILL SELL DWELLINGS
IN FIFTH AVE. DISTRICT
J. p. Day to Hold Auction in
Plaza Ballroom.

Tho ballroom of the Hotel Plaza will
be the scene of an unusual auction on
Friday evening, January IL. when Jo-
seph p. Day will offer number OF prf-
yate dwelling in the Fifth and Park ave-
nue. sections. Foremost among the Of
ferings is five story dwelling. 25x10o.
at e6e Fifth avenue. southeast corner
Of Seventy-eighth street
Other offerings include some attrac-
tive properties on the side streets. such
as the house at 81 East Seyenty-secopd
street for the estate of Theresa Metzger,
and for the estate of Theodore Schu-
macher the dwelling at 81 East Sixty
sixth street. These houses are between
Park and Madison avenues.
Mr.sDay will also ask for bids on the
dwelling at 80 East Seventy-fourth
street, 1e.sxso, adjoining the southwest
corner of Madison avenue; also 4S East
Sixty-fourth street, 15x100.5, between
Madison and Fifth avenues Another
offering includes the four story tenement
with store. c5x1o0, at 1856 East Sixty
fourth street. west of Third avenue.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
JACKSON HEIGHTS
SOCIETY IS GROWING
Council Now Has More Than
1000 Members.

The Community Council at Jackson
Heights has increased it's membership
during the last year to more than 1000.
With the rapid increase in the number
of tenant-owners II Is believed that the
membership will reach the 1000 mark
before the end OF the coming year. Tho
president Of the Council is A. c. KeI-
logg. who for some time was chairman
OF the Civic Improvement Committee.
Rapid progress also marks the con-
struction OF the new Community Method
list Episcopal church, Fillmore avenue and
Twenty-fourth street diagonally oppo-
site the Chateau group of elevator
apartments. This stone edifice will cost
about $4,000 exclusive of the land
which was given by the Queensboro Cor
poration. The church will probably be
completed about May /. The basement
will contain gymnasium.
Among the organizations sponsored by
the church are: the Ladies' Guild.
Mems Forum. Young Women's Mission
ary Society. Womsn's Foreign Mission
ary Society, BOY Scouts. High School
Boys Club. Choir and Choral Club and
a graded Sunday school. The pastor Is
the Rev Fred. T. Corcoran.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
ACTIVITY AT ST. ALBANS.
sales Reflect Continued Demand
for Homcsites.

M. Morgenthau. Jr. Company. sales
agent TO the Lanerch Land Company,
has completed " series OF sales In ths
country club district of ST. Albans,
IA l.. which reflects tho continued de-
mand for home sites by Individual hons
builders In THAT section. More than
twenty houses have been built by home-
seekers In this development since the
NJ. Morgenthau, Jr.. Company took
charge less than n year ago.
Among those who have completed and
are occupying homes arc Kate r.
Blanchard. Jamaica: Matthew Thinner
man. Q. NJ. Curtis OF Staten Island: M.
l.. Engelman OF Brooklyn, Mary AM
mon of Brooklyn. J. A. Johnson OF Man.
haitian, II. G. Hansen OF Queens, Fran.
Gig Upton OF New York. A. Il. Lincoln OF
Jackson Heights. Charles Niebling OF
Jamaica, Fred Barnes OF New York. I.
n. Schaaf of Brooklyn. s. Ucinski of
Brooklyn. Frank Whitman OF New York.
L. +. Thumser OF Long Island and Ber-
tha Dennehy of Brooklyn.
Recent buyers who intend to improve
In time to take advantage of tax dx-
esnption are John It. Kinder of Brook
Ign. who will build on GrandvIlls
street: George A. Helms OF New York.
who will build on Hillburne streets
Philip Brachfeld. who will build on Mer.
rick road George y. Bergkamp Com.
pany will build on 1920 street and Gen.
trail avenue, t7sd street and ffsth ave.
niue and on Merrick road.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
URGES CHANGES
IN CITY CHARTER
Real Estate Board Wants Pro.
vision to Rectify Errors
in Departments.
ssUM1Na that two charters for

A SSUMING that two charters for
n New York city are to be sub
mitted to the Legislature, one
inspired by the Baldwin committee
appointed by Gov. Miller, and the other
by the city administration, the Real
Estate Board of New York. in state
ment issued yesterday, again emphasizes
recommendations already made by the
board, namely that In drawing the
charter ample provision should be made
for the rectification in the simplest man
ner of possible errors made in city de-
partments.
In the matter OF the levying of assess
inents. for instance, II a Deputy Tax
Commissioner is not fully informed as
to all the conditions which make value
on a certain piece OF real property and
makes a mistake It ought to be made
easy for the property owner to have
such mistake rectified. He should not
be obliged to retain a lawyer and swear
out writ of certiorari, always a costly
procedure both for the city and the tax
payer. There should be a board OF re-
view operating under simple and easily
understood rules where the property
owner could go with a statement of facts
and get justice, whether from an error
of the deputy or from a plain overvalua-
ton.
This should also be true az tho other
boards before which property owners or
citizens generally bring their grievances.
Commissioners charged with the en-
forcement of regulatory statutes or
ordinances should make provision for
the hearing OF grievances under cen
ditions easily understood by any tax
payer or citizen. II ought not to be
necessary In order to secure the modi-
fication of any order or the removal
OF any violation filed to employ a
lawyer or skilled technical advice. The
procedure in all such cases should be
made as simple as possible and all
regulatory laws or ordinances should
be enforced with fairness and modcra-
ton.
If housing Is to be made available
for. people of small means there must
be given discretion TO the Tenement
House Commissioner to exercise 1udg-
ment in permitting variations and modi-
ficatlons whenever in his opinion such
variations will not affect the spirit of
the law. Tho procedure to do 80 should
be as simple as possible.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
MRS. ORSON D. MUM TO
BUILD FINE RESIDENCE
VIII Erect 100000 Home at
Piping Rock.

Mrs. orson d. Mum OF this city has
purchased through Harvey Craw seven
acres of land in the Piping Rock section
OF Long Island from the estate OF
Harvey Murdoch. The property fronts
or Beaver Lake and Is opposite the
Winter Sports Club. This purchase also
includes a permanent right TO a water
front beach on Long Island Sound at
Bayville and to three acres OF water
front land on Min Neck Creek. II Is In
the vicinity of the country homes OF
Paul ID. Cravath, Frank Bailey. Irving
Brokaw and Nelson Doubleday.
Plans have been completed for fine
country residence OF New England Col
onial architecture, TO cost about 500. 900.
Mrs. Mum has also purchased an old
Colonial house outside of Hartford,
Conn. and she plans to use In the con-
struction of her new residence. the inter-
estfng architectural interior. which will
be transferred by motor trucks.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
BROOKLYN MARKET.

Five block fronts IN the Bay Ridge
section OF Brooklyn have been turned
over to builders for apartment house
development. The blocks were sold by
r. Roehm and include tho frontage on
Fourth avenue. from Seventy-third TO
Seventy-fifth street purchased by Hy-
man Goldberg for Improvement with
four story apartments The block fronts
on Fourth avenue. between Eightieth
and Eighty-first streets and between
Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth streets.
to the Fourth Avenue Development
Company for similar Improvement. and
the block front on the east side of Fifth
avenue. between Eightieth and Eighty
first streets. The latter was purchased
by the Toma Development Company for
Improvement with stores and apart
nents. The first four blocks were held
at $4,000 each and the latter at
$4,000.
A. Mlshirin sold for the Wildwood In
vesting Corporation to Mrs 8. Levy. a
new two family brick dwelling. with
double garage, 2Sx1o0. At 11SS East
Tenth street.
Buckley & Horton Company sold 37t
Vanderbilt avenue. between Greene and
Gates avenues, three story dwelling.
22x10o, for Franklin Smith to a client
for occupancy.
Albert E. Kelly sold for Emily Doei
s67 Union street. three story house
2Oxq5, between Seventh and Eighth ave.
nues, TO Ruby Nelson; also 1856 Colum-
bla Heights for the American Board OF
Commissioners for Foreign Missions to
David J. Welsh. who Is altering the
building into bachelor apartments. The
same broker sold for William J. Latimer
three story building, 2e7 Second street
and the three story building. 2ee Second
street. for the Same owner to Samuel
Cottdiener,
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
BUILDING APPEALS
TO Be CONSIDERED
Board Will Hear Applications
for Permits Under the
Zoning Law.
.HE Board Of Appeals at It's public

TINE Board Of Appeals at It's public
hearing in room s1s, Municipal
Building. on Tuesday, January 2,
at 10 A NJ. win consider the following
matters:
Application. October T. 1922, under the
building zone resolution, of George
Reading. applicant on behalf OF NJ.
Reading. owner. to permit In a resi-
dence district the maintenance of a ga
rage for the storage OF three pleasure
cars. two spaces rented out to persons
not residing on the premises: premises
Si2 Rhinelander avenue. The Bronx.
Application. November "a 1922, under
the building zone resolution. of Victor
c. Farrar. architect, on behalf of the
17lst Street and Audubon Avenue Cor
poration, owner, to permit in n residence
district the erection and maintenance OF
. building used partly for business pur-
poses premises $50 to 566 West Hist
street, Manhattan.
Application. October %, 1922, under the
building zone resolution, of Charles Ben
nett, applicant and owner. TO permit In
a residence district the erection and
maintenance OF a garage for the storage
of more than five motor vehicles; prem
ises 4ls to 452N New York avenue.
Brooklyn.
Application. October 90 1922. under the
building zone resolution. OF William
Shary. architect on behalf of Shaskan
Realty Corporation owner, to permit
partly in an unrestricted district and
partly In business district the erection
and maintenance of garage for the
storage of moro than five motor We
hicles; premises 1853 to 1867 Macombs
road and 1864 to 1868 Inwood avenue, The
Bronx.
Application, Otober a, 1922, under the
building zone resolution. Of William #.
Doyle. applicant, on behalf of Samuel
Kaufman, owner, to permit In busi-
ness district the erection and mainte-
nance Of a garage for the storage of
moro than five motor vehicles; premises
IL to 81 Stone avenue, Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
Land In Medieval Times.

SIN medieval cities the chief use to which
land inside walls was put was agricul-
tural. Nearly all the inhabitants had
gardens. many had orchards and the
majority kept pigs or fowl. In 14S1
Frankfort had TO forbid pig stiles in front
of houses. so general had the custom be-
come. and the Bankers Guild OF Ulni for
bade its members to keep more than
twenty-four pigs each.
The perqulsites OF office holding In the
early days apparently added little to the
fixed salary OF the office holder. as .in
1880 the Mayor OF Liverpool had prop
erty valued at f2S 6s. 4d.. made UP as
follows: Domestic utensils, grain In
store. wheat sown, nine oxen and COWS.
six horses and eighteen pigs.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
HATTERs BUY HARLEM HOME.
Kaufman, Inc, Acquire Fowler
Parcels ON 125th Street.

The Kaufman Hats, Inc, IS the buyer
OF the Fowler estate properties at 260-
262 West 125th street through to 259-
261 West 124th street, reported last
Monday in THE NEW YORK HERALD The
buyers are the present tenants and they
intend to make extensive alterations.
The plot, 5ox2o1. is covered with
flve-story buildings containing stores
and dwellings. 1t was held at 100000.
Thomas p. Fowler was the broker. The
Fowler family had owned the property
for the last thirty-seven years.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
THE CLENDENNING
IN $45O,OOO DEAL
West 108d Street Hotel Sold
After Ownership of
25 Years.
rHE Franklin q walsh Realty Cor

TIME Franklin q Walsh Realty Cor
poration purchased from the NJ
II. C. Realty Corporation. Clar-
ence ]. Lawson president. through Wood.
Dolson Company. Ino. by its repre-
sentative, Eugene s. Van Riper. the
Clendenning at zoo West 1880 street.
southwest corner or Amsterdam avenue.
a seven story apartment hotel occupy
ing about i've and one-half lots 1t
was held at $4,000. This is the first
transfer OF this property in Twenty-Five
years.
Harry N. Kohn purchased from the
Ming Toy Holding Company. 1o8 and
10 East Ninety-first street. Ave story
apartment houses, 54x100xSH adtoin-
ing the southeast corner OF Park avenue
and Nnety-f1rst street. O'Reilly &
Dahn were the brokers.
The 922 Second Avenue Corporation.
with NJ Schweller and ". & S. Kent as
directors. has been formed to take over
the three four story houses at the south
east corner of Second avenue and Forty
ninth street, 50.3x75. Kent & Kent are
attorneys for the company
Franklin & Walsh Realty Corporation
has purchased from the Nj. Il. c. Realty
Corporation, Clarence J. Dawson presi-
dent, through Wood. Dolson Co.. Inc.
represented by Eugene 8. Van Riper. the
Clendenning. 200 West 1o3d street.
southwest corner OF Amsterdam avenue.
seven story apartment hotel occupy
ing an area OF about ffve and one-haf
city lots and held at $450,00o.
Max ~. Natason has purchased from
the NJ e c. Realty Corporation Chill
mark Hall. a six story apartment house.
SOL West 1890 street, occupying four
city lots and containing thirty three
suites and eight stores on Hamilton
place. Eugene 8. Van Ripper OF the
wood, Dolson Company was the broker
The property was held at 100000.
slaweon & Hobbs sold for Henry
Brunie e73 Convent avenue, southeast
corner Of 14sth street, to a client who
will occupy an apartment In th< build
ing. The property Is a five story apart
ment having 100 feet frontage on the
avenue.
The z. J. Mas Realty Company.
inc, sold to Joseph B. Scutti for the
Plattsmouth Realty Company. Albert
Rosenthal president. the six story apart
ment house northeast corner 13sth
street and Hamilton place. loSx99x
irregular, held at s175.ooo.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
BUYERS AT SPRINGFIELD. l.. 4.

w. II. Schabehorn OF Springfield. l.. L..
reports the following sales made during
the past week on his Springfield HILL
crest development: w. IL. Brown of
Brooklyn, 2 lots. J. H. Kennedy OF ia
maica, l.. l.. 2 lots; c. A., Frazce of
Brooklyn, lots; John Andrews of
Brooklyn, . lots. Tho j. b. Allen
Building Company which purchased
twenty lots on tho Hlllcrest section has
started to break ground for ten houses
and expects to have them completed In
ninety days.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
NEWARK TRANSACTIONS.

Feist a Feist, TnoL, has ieased the
building at 1851 Poinier street to the
Utility Trucking Company, represented
by Samuel Herman. william L.
Blanchard n the owner Tho same
brokers leased the upper portion OF
tho building at 26 Prospect street 20
the Piscataway Hosiery Mills. Inc.
Teist & Feist Inc, has sold for the
orator Investment Company a plot,
lo0xi50, at southwest corner of Eliza
beth and vassar avenues TO I. Bam-
berger a Co.. who plan to improve the
site soon.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
Houses of Straw.

Straw houses. warm. comfortable and
waterproof. are making their appearance
in the devastated region In France as a
result of the high cost of other building
materials. They are erected for about
half the cost of frame houses. The
straw is cut into small bits with re-
volving knives. crushed on steel rollers
and then compressed by heavy hydraulic
presses into blocks about eighteen inches
square in cross sections and of any de-
sired length. The blocks look like coarse
cardboard, and as they weigh only q
tenth the weight OF brick or stone the
houses do not require heavy foundations.
Tests show that the straw blocks are ex-
cellent Insulation against heat and cold.
according to Popular Mechanics maga-
zine.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
LONG ISLAND BROKER BUSY.
Many Plot Sales Negotiated by
Edgeworth smith.

Among tho recont sales on Long
Island negotiated by Edgeworth
Smith, Inc, are the following For the
Port Washington Development Corpora
ton plot on Richards road; for Port
Washington Homes. Inc, plot on
Litchfield road TO John Duffield and
plot TO Cedric r. Crowell for Ed
win de Cossey house on Davis road /:
at Canterbury, for tho De Mott
estates. five lots on Harvard place 20
George A. Hauser and TO the same
buyer three lots on Noroross street !:
at Kew Gardens. for the Kew Gar
dens Corporation, plot at the north
east corner of Park lane and Abing-
don road to Mrs. Rose NJ Butler; at
Island Park. Long Beach. for the
Island Park-Long Beach, Inc, two
business plots OF about 5o,ooo square
feet on Railroad place and Long Beach
Rad TO Irving w. Geiger.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
BUYS MONTCLAIR ESTATE.
r. n. Long VIII subdIvide Former
II. A. Bradley Property.

+. r.. Long OF Montclair has pur-
chased Hillhearst from tho Mertens es-
tate through II. NJ Crawley & Brothers
OF Montclair. The estate fronts 432 feet
on tho west. side OF South Mountain ave-
nue. and extends back 700 feet to Lloyd
road. where II has n frontage OF 400
feet.
The residence contains eighteen rooms
and four baths II was formerly the
residence OF II. A. Bradley. The buyer
intends to subdivide the property. IL
was held at $4,000.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
FACTORIES ron l.. I. CITY.

Roman- -Callman Company sold for
Isaac Lowenfeld and William Prayer
the plot containing 1890 square feet on
the south side of the Queens boulevard.
40 feet east of Hulst street, Long Island
City. The purchaser viii improve with
two factory buildings, which will be Of
fercd for sale or lease with occupancy
next May.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
Roads Gave First Aid
to the Buil ilders of Homes
ny tho ODD PARAGRApuER.

the Collector of Taxes are the emblems
of two prosperous looking pawnshops.
That important discovery was made last
week by an owner who left everything
but his clothes with the tax collector.
"The bright gold balls in front of those
shops" he said. "glisten their welcome
to property owners after their bank rolls
have been deposited in the city treasury
and quietly remind them that car fare
home may be obtained by soaking the
fur coats and diamond scarf pins that
tradition insists every landlord should
wear"