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The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05

Dallas, Ore, Sept. 4.-Glonn H. Price and Grover c. Food, both men being federal prohibition agents, are in the morgue as the result of a bat tie with Philip Warren, Indian, while they were making a raid on a boot leg dance hall.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05

Seattle, Sept 4,-During the past twenty-four hours, four deathse have occurred in this city. One was kill ed by a train, one by a street car, one by an auto accident and one was drowned.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05

Chang Chun, Manchuria, Sept. b. Ire delegates of the Japanese soviet and China governments arrived here prepared to discuss terms for the settlement of the problems of the Russians and Japs.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
GERMANY TO BE
COLD AND HUNGRY

Berlin, Sept. 5.-Cold and hunger are stalking through theGerman masses on the eve of what promises 10 be one of the winters of unpre- cedented suffering and discontent in this nation.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
MUCH GOOD WINE
STILL ON HAND

Los Angeles, Sept. 5.-A survey made by the Internal Revenue off. cers of Chicago reveals the fact that there are on hand twenty-one mill lion gallons of California wine on hand in the government warehouses and the bonded wineries.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
BILL MUST
WAIT ON TARIFF

Washington. Sept 5.-The Bonus report will not be submitted to con gress by the house and senate con ferees until after the tarif bill is disposed of. This was the decision of the joint conference committee to- hnv.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05

Seattle, Sept 5.-Mis5 Skarin will be charged with the murder of her benefactor, Fernando HoChbrun, Prosecuting Tttorney Malcolm Doug IGs announced today.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05

Jackson, Cal, Sept. 4.-Signal be- Iieved to be from the men entomb- cd in the Argonaut mine are said to he heard by the rescuers.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
CROSS COUNTRY
FROM FLORIDA

Jacksonville, Sept. 5.-Lieutenant James H. DoOlIttle, an army aviator hopped of from this place at ten o'clock last night and expected to reach San Diego this evening.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05

Geneva, Sept. 5.-The third assem- bly, of the League of Nations were called to order today by Chairman DOmiCio Dagara, of Brazil.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
BIG SUGAR REFINERY
BURNED TO GROUND

Napoleanville, La, Sept. 5.-Elm Hall, the second la-gest sugar refin- cry in Louisiana was destroyed by fire at this place. The loss is two million dollars in sugar and build ings.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
SCHWELLENBACK HEAD
 OF WASHINGTON LEGION

Wenatchee, Sept. 5.-Lewis B. Schwellenbach was elected command CT of the American Legion of the state of Washington.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
GABLE BRIEFS

Seattle, Sept. 5..--Labor Day was celebrated in SeaJee as usual. Big parade and much uerrymaking go- ing about the city.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05

The two American lines included in the above have not particularly catered to the tourist trade but have devoted their ships to freight and general traffic as well as accommoda- ting tourists who applied.
 The c. P. R. line will reduce its service with the sailing of the Prin- cess Alice from th's port next Fri day morning, after which there will be but two sailings by that company during the remainder of the month. The Princess Alice being due to ar rive in Skagway September 17 and 27 and to sail sou,h September IS and 27, after which date the Prin- cess Mary will be put on the run on a ten-day schedule.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
INCENDIARY FIRE
BURNS MANY CARS

Great Falls. Mou... Sept 5.--Nine- teen cars including -our refrigerator cars were burned by an mcaud.ury fire on the Great Nort cru system.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05

The girl with pretty teeth always has an optimistic countenancer and it Is always Smile Week" with her.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
FLAMING AIR ROUTE
TO AUSTRALIA

Washington. Sept Sir Keith Smith. w.o with his brother the late Ross Smith. flew From England to Australia. will shortly submit 8 plan for commercial airway from Lon don .0 Melbourne. Australia
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
SUPREME JUDGE
CLACKE RESIGNED

Washington, Sept 5.-SUpreme Judge Clarke resigned as a member of tie Supreme court today. It is understood that President Harding will appoint Senator Sutherland of Tfaa ro Jhe vacancy.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05

If this winter fails to produce a rec ord-hreaking cold srap 1t will be freely forgiven for It's derellcuon.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
PARTICULARS BURN
HISTORIC CASTLE

Dublin. Sept 5.-CastIe Gore. one O. the historic castles of Ireland and Mayo seat of Earl Mayo, was burned Co the ground by Ir-eguIars.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
AUNT OF KING
GEORGE DIES

London, Sept. 5.-The Duchess of Albany, an aunt of the reigning king is dead.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-09-05
TOURIST SEASON
 IS CAPPED
Tourist Season 1922 Banner Year; C. P. R. Line Handles Bulk of Bus- ineSs-Nearly Double that of 1921.

With the passing of August went the rush of tourist travel that Alas ka has experienced during the past almost three montlI The first indi- cation that tn eseason fO rtourists was nearing it's erd was when the palatial steamer Princess Louise ar rived last trip with number Of emp ty staterOOms, the first time she has been here since the opening of the season when all her aCCOmmoda- tions were not taken. The same con- diti0ns are noticeable in connection though the Spokane came in last trip
 with a good list ard it would have been greater but fo. the railroad sit nation in thestates which caused number of reservations to be can celled
 From figures received this week
 by Governor Bone from the steamer
 booking offices of Seattle and Van couyer is shown a very appreciable increase in the number of tourists visiting Alaska over previous years. The figures received by the governor
 give m9arisons O. this year with last and for the thrce lines operating tourist steamers between lower coast points and Alaska which are as fol- l lows:
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
WHlTTERS "HoUSE LIKE a BIRDS NEST HUNG.
WAcHUSETT MOUNTAIN, PRINCETON, MASS.

room Is large with a built In tub.
Whittier's house like a birds nes'
hung Is in Princeton. Mass, below the
oxbow on the road from Wachusetl
Mountain to Wachusett Lake. IT is
known as the Roper house. and in 1t the
Quaker poet wrote "Monadnock from
Wachusett," first published in the At
lantic Monthly Of April. 1862.
"It has a pleasant look" says the
farmer in the poem. as indeed does the
Ketcher house. And as one looks from
the upper windows Of the Bronx dwell
Ing, In the soft June twilight, it is q
very simple effort for the imagination
to picture the lane below, down which
the footsore American soldiers marched
and described as like q featherbed ir
it's softness, leading to "a lake tintec
with sunset" and away above and be
yond visions of
"wavy lines of far receding hills; and
yet moro. far,
Monadnock lifting from his night OF
pines, It
His rosy forehead to the evening star.
Beside us, purple zoned Wachusett."
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
LITTLE NECK SALE
ON NEXT SATURDAY
L. I. Property Near Country
Clubs Stirs Fancy of Young
Business Men.

The North Shore of Long Island has
long been popular among people who are
seeking homes of the better class. Its
rolling hills have made 1t far more at
tractive then the fiat stretches of country
which make up the balance Of Long ISL
and. The town of Little Neck Is a good
example of the popularity Of this section:
II has become an established and refined
suburban colony, built UP by gradual
but steady increase in its population.
which is composed chiefly of the younger
generation who have sought freedom
from crowded Manhattan. Besides its
natural advantages 1t has a second at-
traction in that II lies within the bOunda-
ries of the Borough of Queens and New
York city tax exemption on homes applies
to houses built there. Real estate here
has always changed hands through pri-
vate sale--for this reason he an
nouncement that Bryan l. Kennedy, Inc.
will hold an auction of COL plots and lots
in Little Neck Hills Is Of added intrest
to home seekers who know this neigh
graf part OF Little Neck itself. The
property Is $50 feet above Long Island
Sound and from some points there Is an
unobstructed view of Manhattan and
the Jersey Hills beyond the waters Of the
Sound. 1t Is not a new devslcpnent--
thrty-Gve houses have already been built
by individual owners. Their values
range in price from $4,000 down TO
smaller and more moderate priced dwell
inEs.
Its location places II within easy reach
Of the Oakland Golf and Country Club,
the Belleclaire Golf and Country Club
and the Great Neck Golf and Country
Club. 1t gives it's residents not only
the many advantages OF the Sound. such
as bathing, yachting and fishing, but
also an opportunity for tennis and golf.
The train service to Little Neck Hills
Is that OF Little Neck with n 2S min
ute running time from Pennsylvania
Station, seventy trains day BY motor
Manhattan can be reached over the
Greensboro Bridge In 35 minutes The
sale will be held at 2 L. M. July Is on
the propcrtyss.in a large tent, rain or
shine. and evsry lot will be sold to the
highest bidder.
on July IL Mr.. Kennedy will sell two
Yonkers tracts. The sale will be held
in the Real Estate Exchange. IA vesey
street and will include twonty-four lots
on Warburton avenue and Odeil avenue
The property was formerly owned by
Sarah l.. Myers and Is placed In the
market now by order of the heirs. The
second tract is one OF about one acre
on the southeast corYer of Odell avenue
and Hawley terrace adjacent to War
burton avenue. .----
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
FOREST HILLS WEST
SALE DRAWS CROWD
So, $50 IL Highest Price Of
Yesterdays Purchases.

A big crowd of enthusiastic buyers
bid furiously for lots in Forest Hills
West at yesterdays auction Of property
there held by Joseph p. Day. The high
est price OF the sale was paid by George
johnson. who gave $3.50 for a lot close
to the Matawok station of the Long
Island Railroad.
The top figure paid for Queens Boule-
ward lots was $4,000. which M. Cross
man of Richmond Hill gave for corner
lot on the woodhaven side. He bought
also ten inside lots adjacent to his
corner purchase for $1,700 apiece.
Those parcels were the nearest to the
city OF property sold.
Among the other buyers were two
women, Miss Elizabeth Doherty, who
paid $14.400 for several inside Queens
Boulevard lots at $1,700 apiece and
S2,500 for corner lot. and Carrie
Feely. who gave s17,s0o. or $1,70o
apiece, for nine lots and $4,000 for a
corner lot.
Forest Hills West borders on the
famous Forest Hills In which property
has increased in value 400 per cent
within the last eight years 1t is spread
over high and healthful levels with
beautiful views The speculator. in
weston and homesiter can vision profit
yields The new community Is just ten
minutes from the Pennsylvania station,
Manhattan.
| The policy Of the owners is to en-
courage the buying of lots and plots on
which TO establish a business Tho
property has been zoned to attain this
best balance of residence and trade sec
tons Three preliminary payments cf
10 per cent, with 20 per cent. on mort
gage. or monthly installments OF per
cent. make the purchase terms liberal
and easy. During the last three weeks
thousands OF persons looked over the
property.
The New York herald., 1922-07-09

upper story and covered them with ce-
ment stucco. Next we put in the steam
heating plant, which is up to date. and
the electric wires and fixtures. The
plumbing contract we sublet.
I'VE are going to build a garage In
front of the house at the left as you go
down the steps. 1t will be like the house.
Then we will terrace off the approach
and take away that old board walk We
are going to put UP pergola across the
lower front and grow crimson ramblers
over It."
The front door opens into a large
living room, at the back of which are
stairs to the second floor. The living
room Is 27x20 feet and contains large
brick fireplace, big enough for burning
logs. From that room door leads to
the cellar in which is loaded glass
window showing deer and which has
retired from it's former usefulness in an
establishment that prospered in the
days before the name of Mr.. Volstead
was household word. The second story
contains five rooms. a dining room, a
kitchen and two bed rooms. The bath
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
LOAN SITUATION NOW
FAVORING BORROWER
Tendency Toward Easier Rates, but
Offerings Must BE Accompanied
By Good Collateral

to be noted. Tho total for the peripd
was $1S.s77.s7s. In contrast te $123<k.-
sss in the preceding corresponding week.
The largest increase was in Manhattan.
In which $9.46e.255 was lent on 231
lDans In the corresponding week q year
ago. The Bronx total was $1.s63, ,SSS
and 24l mortgages. In contrast to $685.
9o3 and 162 respectively in the corre-
spending 1921 period. Brooklyn's show
ing was s16 mortgages for $4,550,252. in
contrast to S12 loans for $3.9S1.181 in
the preceding corresponding period.
The following table. prepared by the
Record and Guide, shows the number.
amounts and rates of recorded mort
cages and mortgage extensions placed on
Manhattan. Bronx and Brooklyn prop
critics in tho last week and this year to
date and In the corresponding periods of
1875
The New York herald., 1922-07-09

w yCRE John Greenleaf Whittier liv-
w ing to-day probably he would
choose for his house like a
birds nest hung the Ketcher home on
Featherbed lane in The Bronx rather
than tho old Roper farm in Princeton.
Mass. that seemed to his Imagination
to be perched like the lodgings of q
feathered creature. The Ketcher house
will look much prettier when the per-
COLA to be built across its lower part
is constructed and the crimson rambler
slowly winds its way around the wood
work.
The Ketcher family consists of Mrs.
Ketcher, her sons, Randolph, an engl-
neer. and Frederick. an architect, and
a daughter. With only occasional help
from a laborer and q professional
plumber. the Ketchep boys planned and
built their new abode. But let Randolph,
publicity man of the Ketcher family,
tell the tale.
About year ago." said he, I'VE be-
gan to think Of what we could do to
make this property. which mother had
owned a long time. stop being a drag
on Inc FAMILY purse. Suddenly 1t oc-
Cured to us. Why not build house for
ourselves on it and take advantage OF
the tax exemption privilege?
Fred and made all the plans and
then figured closely the cost. We don't
know how near the total cost will come
to our estimate. as the house has a lot to
be done to it and we would rather not
say what our figure was.
First, we blasted out the field stone
on the site and used it for the first story
and the chimney. Then we laid the cor
ner stone with appropriate ceremonies.
including bottle of spring water and
an ecclesiastical dignitary."
Randolph was for putting In IS
gold piece" interrupted Fred. ''but
pulled 1t out and threw In quarter. a
dime and a cent. We also put Sunday
newspaper in the wall. The plumber
needed that S."
''Then." continued the interrupted one.
I'VE put up the hollow tile walls OF the
The New York herald., 1922-07-09

On40A0h CouuitIonS arc pecoiu-
MI ing moro to tho taste Of the
would be borrower provided that
he can furnish satisfactory real estate.
With the steady advance Of bond values
and the consequent lowering OF incomes
from bond investments has come q nat
ural return to realty leans.
Tho mortgage situation" said b. c.
Benedict. manager Of the mortgage de-
partment of tho Charles r. Noyes Com
pany. yesterday to q reporter for THE
NEW YORK HERALD. ''are now more fav-
orable to borrowers offering good col
lateral for security. The tendency IL
toward easier interest rates. Further
more. the requirements for amortization
are less strict"
A sizeable increase In the amount Of
mortgage money put out last week in
Manhattan. the Bronx and Brooklyn IL
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
WILL AUCTION FARM PLOTS,
Property at Eatontown. N. -" to
BE Sold July ~.

The property known as the Twin
Brook Farm at Eatontown, N. j., will
be sold at auction on Saturday, July
20. on the premises by Arthur G. shest-
dan. auctioncer. The property includes
12o building plots on South street and
Main street. the latter thoroughfare
being the main highway between Red
Bank and Long Branch
Included in the sale are the Woolley
residence and two acres adjoining the
farm property. t,l+
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
TO SELL MAspETH LOTS.
Property to he Auctioned for MS
tate OF G. q. Covert.

Fifty-two lots in Queens, owned for
seventy-five years by the Charles G..
Covert estate, are to be sold at auction
on July %. on the premises at o'clock.
rain or shine. by the Jere. Johnson Jr
Company. auctioneers. The lots are
three and one-half blocks north OF Grand
street and Flushing avenue. Maspeth.
Borough OF Queens. In a five cent. fare
zone. on Willow street. Halle, Borden
and Duckworth avenues and Bullock
place
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
HOMES FOR RIvERDALE.

Thomas ]. Cunningham has purchased
through E. Fellman forty-two lots on the
west side of Fieldston road south OF
Mosholu avenue, Riverdale. from the
Thorne estate. Mr.. Cunningham will
build ten stucco and rubble stone six and
seven room houses, to be finished by Oc-
tober /. The rear OF this property,
about thirty lots. will be devoted to a
private park similar to Gramercy Park.
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

The Houghton Company has leased for
a five year period the four story dwell
Ing at 15a West Seventy-sixth street to
John W. and Minnie M Castle for Elise
LuckstonA
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
OHIO,S BUILDING AND
LOAN SAVINGS AHEAD
Lead Other States in Decade
Ended With 1920.

Ohio led all States in the per capita
gain of its savings in building and loan
associations during the decade ended
with 1920. A tabulation of such savings
by States. prepared by the division Of
building and housing Of bureau Of stand
ards. Department CT Commerce. follows:
PER CAPITA SAVINGS IN BUILDING AND
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
EXTENSIONS.
MANHATTAN.
Riveting Machine Sounds
Music to Home Hunter
NJ THE ODD PARAGRAPHER.

lord raised them 81 at a time and with
every increase he apologixed and az.
planned why he had to do so.
On a recent visit to collect rents the
owner announced that a reduction OF
50 a month would 60 into effect at once.
The tenants now pay $13 a month 70:
their three room suites, but occupants
Of similar suites in adjoining houses
are still paying $40 and s21. 1t is in
teresting to note too that the adjoining
houses have one or more vacancies while
the humane landlord has q waiting list
of prospective tenants. s-s
Age Reduces Stability. "A
II would buy that house If It were
not for the fact that it advertises itc
age so boldly" declared an operator
to an owner recently. The owner seemed
a bit puzzled until he glanced toward
the roof Of his property and saw In
raised numerals 1885," indicating the
year in which the house was constructed
What difference does the age make
as long as the house is in good condi-
tion?" inquired the owner.
ITO me It makes no difference" re-
plied the operator, 'sbut I am In the
business Of buying real estate for quich
turnovers and / have always found 1t
dif1cult to resell buildings bearing the
date OF construction. M
Tho public, It seems, lovss to be
fooled" he continued "If offered that
house for resale some one would surely
remind me ~ it's age and expect tG
drive a better bargain as a result On
the other hand, II could erase that
date and say the house is only twenty
years old 1 would have no difficulty
whatever in selling 1t. The buying pub
IL ~ ov,t ha fr,,f ~
1t prefers to pay for the pleasant false
hood"
1t May Interest You to Know Thae
An average decline of 2b per cent
in the rents of wage earners' houses IN
the United States since November Ii res
ported In tho latest cost Of living SUR
vey by the National Industrial Conferp
ence Board. Although that drop was
small and by no means general. the de-
creases reported were large enough "a
affect the average for the country as Q
whole. The information on which the
boards estimate was based was de-
rived from questionnaires regarding
changes in rents of four and five rooma
and bath. Replies were received from
ATS agencies. including real estats
boards. brokers. chambers OF commerce
and social organizations In 1855 cities
The last census shows that there are
1857 $50 persons in the United States.
or 2o,35o.676 families. which reside in
| 2o,697.204 dwellings. At that time the
average number of persons to a family
was 4.3 and the average number of pers
sons to dwelling 81.
Twenty thousand dollars a front foot
Is the highest valuation Of real estate
Gland without building) In this city.
Property assessed at that valuation II
at the northwest corner OF Fifth ave.
nue and Forty-second street; on tho
east side Of Broadway, from Wall street
to Cedar street. and on the east side Of
Nassau street from Wall street to Pine
street 4
The New York herald., 1922-07-09

T THE northern end Of Riverside
n Drive a large apartment house 10
under construction. The network
Of steel Is nearing completion, but the
rat, tat, tat Of the riveters machines will
be heard for weeks to come, and thereby
hangs a tale. Near by is a forty family
apartment house, the tenants OF which
complain steadily to the landlord about
the fendish noise made by tho pneu-
matte riveting machines. III you don't
nut an end to it." one tenant wrote. I'll
break my lease and move" The tenant
hasn't much Of a legal chance Of break
irr his lease, but one wonders II he has
stopped to consider that II 1t were not
for the activity of the riveters perhaps
he would not find 1t convenient to talk
OF moving.
Not so long ago all riveters were en-
ployed In shipyards and gun carriage
works. Other artisans In the building
field were In turn compelled to build
munitions factories. barracks, &c. AS
result residential construction came to a
standstill and remained so for years.
To the man who has tramped for days
II, a fruitless search for living quarters
for his family the sound Of the rivetfng
machine on an apartment house i'm
provement Is music to his ears. 1t Is
true that riveting machine does not
vary its tune, but then It is not any
worse than an over worked Jazz record,
a practising musician or any one of a
half dozen neighborhood nuisances of
apartment house life. The music In the
pneumatic riveter Is in the thought that
each tap is bringing US nearer to a real
solution of the housing problem.
The Other Type of Landlord.
Tenants in the twenty family apart
ment house at 125 West Sixtieth street
refuse to believe all the stories they
hear about profiteering landlords. They
have met tho other kind and know. Five
years ago they paid a monthly rental
Of $11 for three room suites, which was
about the average rate for quarters Of
that type prior to the war. The SUBJ
seQuent shortage OF apartments brought
higher rentals. of course. but while other
owners asked increases OF 81 their land
The New York herald., 1922-07-09
SUBURBAN Trnnsactions.

r.. NJ. Crawley IL Bros. In Montclair,
N. j.. sold for David b. Mills, plot on
tbe south side of oxford street near
WaInut Crescent, to M. II. LoelSle of
this cxy. The property Is part Of the
estate OF the late William ia Evans.
Mr.. Locke will build residenfc. The
The New York herald., 1922-07-09

Figures of State Tax Commission for 1918.
Later reports grouped in other States"
The New York herald., 1922-07-09

T THE northern end Of Riverside
Drive large apartment house 10
; ,,na>r coc.truction vrha network