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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-21
FORTIFIED CITY
 IS CURIOSITY
By ALICE LANGLELIER International News Service Staff Cor
 reSpOndent

Carcassone Aug. 21-"See Carcas- sone before you die" is an old French proverb which American visitors to France will do we'll to heed. Destin- ed to command the ways of cornn1uni- cation between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Carcassone5 one Of the. greatest curiosities in the world, Is built about midway between the. Pyrenees and the Black Mountains on the ruins of an ancient Roman fortress.
 It is not only a fortified castle but a city entirely fortified, high on the hills overlooking the beautiful Aude. Valley. Its double walls are almost a complete course of instruction in the art of fertilization from the fifth century to the seventeenth. ~ Tn the first place it was an "oppid- Yum gauIois' and then a Roman castle. The Visigoths came and made 1t fortress, which they kept until the year FPS, when the Moors from Spain chased them out. The Counts of Toulouse then made it their strong hold until 1240, when Saint Louis be- sieged and took it. He completed its system Of defense and rebuilt the ramparts and a new fortress on the opposite side of the Aude- Several more centuries of struggle and the glorious history of the fortress was ended. During the late war German prisoners occupied it.
 There are 1000 inhabitants inside the two great walls with their houses and shops just as in an ordinary VII lage, centered about the old cathedral of St. Nazaire, where one can see the gargoy1e known as "The Tiger" in which C1emenceau, who represents Carcassoue in the French Chamber, found himself.
 Every summer the Comedie Fran cafse gives a series of productions in a. grassy amphitheatre under these his- toric walls, against the 53 towers and embellishments of this unique strong hold. To see Hamlet on the ramparts on still moonlight night in July, or Macbeth descending the narrow stairs from the Bishops tower, is to re- capture the romance of the Middle Ages.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-21
AMERICANS DOING VALUABLE RELIEF
 WORK IN RUSSIA

Moscow. Aug. 21 Dr. J. Fatz, chief sanitarian of the board of health for the Moscow district and chairman of the All-Russian Medical Association, whose membership in- c1udes some 10000 physicians, in 8 letter to Donald Renshaw, District Su- pervfsor of the American Relief Ad- ninistration for Moscow, say "I deem it my moral duty to express my opin- ion and dare to think that this opin- ion Is shared by all public physicians in regard to the wonderful relief which the A. R. A is developing in Moscow and in the Moscow Guber- nia.'
 He then proceeds to outline the great need of medical relief which existed in Moscow, the shortage of medicines, the lack of essential hos pital supplies, the absence of disinfec- tants to combat epidemics and the ma1nutrition which affected the gen. eraI population and the food shortage which was especially felt among the hospital patients whose condition de- manded especially nourishfng food.
 "The American Relief Admfnistra- tion," he continues. twas quick to re- alize these needs and has broadened it's activities to take care of them- Broadly organized food relief for the physically weak and sick children is without doubt doing an immense good. The feeding of 6,000 sick in hospitals is not only making it pos sible for the i'll to get well but is also helping to bpoaden the work in the hospitals The help given by the do hating of linens, appliances, surgical instruments, medicines and dressings has relieved an acute shortage and this work is greatly appreciated by the doctors. Disinfectants and soap have 8 great value in combating 1n- fectious diseases and for that the sanitary organizations are very thank ful. Of no less importance Is the restocking of the drug rooms of the chiIdren's homes, particularly with such medicines as cod liver oil, cas- tor oil and above all with quinine each gram of which is of tremendou: value at a time when malaria is de- ve1oping to an alarming extent in tht city and gubernia of Moscow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-21
Fear Of Judgment
 Mikes God Terrible Says Dr. 0. E. Maurer

Rev. Oscar E.. Maurer. D. D.. we'll known pastor of Center Church. New Haven, addressed a congregation at the United Church yesterday morn The text from which his thoughts were drawn was an extract from the Psalms, Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee: our secret sins in the light of Thy countenanace."
 Most people want to know God" said Dr. Maurer. 'They form sone concept of Him and these concepts vary widely: but after a fashion. they satisfy. What is it that keeps us from seeing God? It is because He is partially or wholly in eclipse. There is a shadow on His face-not the shadow or His anger but the shadow of our own sins-our treach- cries. our hates, our deliberate ex- ploitatfon of one another, our use of and our fellow humans. We may think these are all shut up within our own lives but all the time we are fooling ourselves. There are no such and God knows. There is the light of God in each one of us. the light of moral consciousness, ant although it may be dim at times, there is al- ways enough light to show us our sins
 "1t is the fear of judgment that makes God terrible" said Dr. Maur- er There is hunger for God in us, Him. It is this disunfty that shatters life, fills it with inward torment and lack of peace.
 "It is the pure in the heart that shall see God" declared Dr. Maurer. "The light of conscience which en- ab1es us to see our sins in the light of Gcd. It is God who has taken these sins of ours out of the dark corners and lifted them up so we can see them as they really are Dr. Maurer will preach next Sun- day on ''The Light in the Face of Jesus Christ" his address being a continuation and conclusion of the foregoing though
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-21

abundant crops of both vegetables and fruits and it has been long time since the prices low. This save. Old style ''Mason' (screw top)
 Pints 9Oc doz
 Quarts $1 dog.
 quarts $1 .25 dog. "BaH Ideal" (Lightning top)
 12 pints $1 dog,
 Pints $1 10 dog.
 Quarts $1.2O dog.
 quarts $135 dog. Separate "Mason tops 35c dog. Separate Ideal tops 25c dog.
 Pints special 75c dog.
 Quarts special 9Oc doz. Jelly tumblers Special 45c doz Mixing bowl sets, pieces. Special s5c set Good luck jar rubber, special Sc doz. in jar rubbers, special sc dog. Fruit presses special 39c. Food choppers, real necessity in making chow chow dother relishes-a1l sizes $1.50 to $3.5O icent, $450. large straining cloth $1-others at 75c and 8Oc Wire strainers of every description 12c to 45c. Wire canning racks to fit any wash boiler-folding style soc each.
 Preserving boiler to 12 jar capacity-heavy tin Wooden mixing bows-selected quality maple sizes at .75c, $1. and $15O Wooden stirring spoons Sc to 25c Pairing knves-good steel blades-comfortab1e grip handle 25c.
 Family scales-a real necessity at all times s2. to s45o
 
 Tin colanders 25c and 3Oc. Aluminium coanders $1. Aluminium ladies 35c. Aluminium skimmers 25c. Long handled wire fork 12c Heavy tin quart measures 25c Heavy tin dppers 2Oc and BOG. Heavy tin graters 15c. Aluminium ''Wear Ever Aluminium quart preserving kettles special $129 quart special $1.45 ''Mirro'' Aluminium piece preserving set.
 quart preserving kettle
 long handled ladle.
 l fruit funnel
 l measure cup-conplete special $195. ''Unversal' Aluminium preserving combination con- ssng of quart kettle kettle sraner and stranng cloth special $195 Grey enameled ware. quart preserving kettles 65c. quart soc 10 quart soc 12 quart $1 O5 IA quart $13O
 Covered kettles. quart 90c 8 quart $1.10 10 quart $1 35 12 quart $1.6O Fourth floor. rear
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-21
INSURGENTS MEET.

Insurgent Democrats of the Demo cratic association, the wing of the ership of Town Chairman John A. Cornell, will hold a meeting tonight in the rooms of the Twelfth District Democratic club. Reports from every district regarding primary enrolment will be read and plans for the coming primaries laid.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-21
Longevity Greater
 In Great Britain

London. Aug 21-People are living longer today than in the past, sald Sir King1ey Wood, M. P-, Of the of the Faculty of Insurance at Leeds
 There are at the present time in England and Wales 600,o00 persons over 70 years of age, and 6O,0OO per sons over 35 years of age.
 In 1920, 100000 deaths occurred in the case of persons under the age of 45, or A per cent. of the total num- Der of deaths The chief causes Of the presnt high mortality rate are bronchitis, pneumon on1a, tuberculosis and diseases of the nervous system. Cancer also stands high in the list.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-21

MT. and Mrs. J. J. Kane and family 407 Maplewood avenue, and Mrs. M Connors have returned home from a
 motor trip through New Hampshire
 and VaErnnnk-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
ORGANIZE TO BUILD
FLATS ON FIFTH AYE.
Society Folk and Others Bent
on Getting Right to Erect
Tall Apartments.

The fight to keep tall apartment
houses off Fifth avenue between Size
tieth and Ninety-sixth streets instead
Ct ending with the Board OF Estimate.
which has declared against the lofty
structures, has apparently only Just be-
gun. The Goulds. the Astors, the Gerrys.
Jenningses, Rupperts and scores c. other
property owners are now seriously con-
sidering the formation of an associations
Of their own to counteract the powerful
influence which the Fifth Avenue AS
ISOLATION and the City Club and other
private interests on the side streets adj
Joining Fifth avenue have welded In
years OF effort to get the Board of Esti-
mate to amend the coming ordinances
80 as to bar out the ten and fourteen
story multifamily houses from MILF
ionaire Row."
The various interests which resent the
intrusion of the city in their plans for
DE, clipping their property along the
ROW" are prevailing upon Robert b.
Knowles of the law firm of Taylor.
Knowles & Hack to undertake the for
n alton of this association. Mr.. Knowles
represents several of the most active
Individual and corporation interests
which have erected lofty flats on the
avenue within the prescribed zone, and
ne Is about to file papers in man
damus proceeding In the Supreme Court
60 compel the Superintendent of Build
iags to accept the plans for these struc-
lures which were filed just preceding
and soon after the passage of the amend
rnent to the ordinance by the Board OF
Estimate.
In order to make doubly sure of leav-
ing no legal stone unturned Mr.. Knowles
has also prepared an appeal TO the
board OF Standards and Appeals from
tie ruling Of the Building Superinten-
Cent. who in number of instances has
declined to accept the plans for ten and
thirteen story flats to be erected in the
zone affected.
Among the interests which have
asked Mr.. Knowles to undertake the
formation of an association to carry on
the warfare are Vincent Astor. repre-
scented by Frank Croker. attorney; Ja-
cob Rupert Realty Company, repre-
scented by Fitch & Grant; Mary 3. Jen-
plngs, represented by Henry w. Taft:
J. z. p. Carpenter, architect and builder.
and the Van rngen estate, represented
ty Simpson. Thatcher & Bartlett.
Since the resolution to limit the
height OF the Fifth avenue flats to rs
feet was passed by the Board of Esti-
mate tentative plans have been fled for
twelve, thirteen and fourteen story
houses by the following:
J. Z. r. Carpenter Syndicate, Elbridgs
IT. Gerry, the Bostwick Holding Com
pany. w. Emlen Roosevelt, +. c. Satter-
lee, Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Cora u.
wyckof. the e. II. Van Ingen estate, tho
Fred F. French Company, James w.
Gerard, Fl. Il. Bryce. Mary b. Jennings
and the AL Hyman estate.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
MORE GOVERNMENT
HOUSES TO BE SOLD
j. P. Day Will Auction 800
Homes in Chester, Pa, for
U. s. Shipping Board.

AS the result of the successful auc-
ton sale of Yorksh.p and Morgan VIII
lagos, Camden, ". j., and Bristol, Pa,
held by Joseph p Day. Uncle Sans
auctioneer, the United States Shipping
Board, emergency Fleet Corporation,
has commissioned Mr.. Day to sell Buck
man village. at Chester. Pa. on Satur-
day. March 4.
Buchanan village consists of about 275
dwelling houses, detached. semi-detached
and In rows: also 20 apartment houses.
containing 100 suites: also several busi-
ness buildings. including stores, large
garage, a boarding house containing 152
rooms. and a brick dwelling known as
the Buchanan homestead.
All OF these houses are of brick. stucco
and frame. constructed with slate roofs
and are not of the portable type. They
were erected during the world war to
house the shipyard workers. and now
that the war Is over the United States
Government has no turtner use for the
structures.
In the laying out of the village the
architects and engineers created city
beautiful" The streets were arranged
TO conform with the lay of the land
and ali improvements installed. including
regulation grading. Sidewalks curbs
cutters. water. sewers. gas and olectri-
city. Through the center OF Buchanan
village Is keystone road a wide thor
oughfare, which Is bisected and par
allcIed by several residential streets.
The architects and engineers have
used every effort to give individuality
to the development. and the entire ef-
feet Is one OF commodious comfort.
The houses will be sold TO the highest
bidder. regardless Of price or cost. The
same procedure which was used at Cam
den and Bristol for the protection OF the
tenants will be repeated at Buchanan.
This method OF giving occupants Of tho
houses a chance to bid on their houses
stamped the former sale as a fair and
square auction and resulted In making
a large percentage of the people OF
Camden and Bristol permanent residents
and owners OF their own homes.
In speaking of the event, Mr.. Day
said: THE sale will be a wonderful
opportunity for homeseekers TO buy
their own homes and become permanent
residents. Tho successful results OBJ
tained by me at Camden and Bristol
last December. when about 1000 dwell
ings were sold at absolute auction. has
encouraged the United States Shipping
Board to continue It's program through
the sale Of the 400 homes at Chester"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
Resent Report that 100000 Are
Homeless in Greater New York
Building Trades Employers and Real Estate Board Say
Lockwood Committees Claim of Shortage Of
$4,000 Living Apartments Is Absurd
and Not Based on Facts

The report Of the Lockwood housing
committee. which finds that there Is a
shortage Of $4,000 homes for 100000
individuals in New York city. was ques-
toned yesterday by the Building Trades
Employers Association and the Real
Estate Board of New York. The first
named organization declares that the
report is absurd" and is recognized
as such by every we'll informed resident
of the city. 1t asserts that there are
no homeless persons In the city and
that the housing construction, now under
way together with the amount that Is
projected will soon create surplus OF
Accommodations greater than that which
existed prior to the placing by the Gov
eminent of the embargo on building in
1918. .A--., .. N4a j..
Tho Real Estate Board insists that
the Lockwood committees report read
In the light Of facts and figures within
the possession Of the board demon
strates that the only housing shortage
fined to the supply OF comfortable. con-
yenlent and thoroughly sanitary habi-
tations within the means OF the poorer
classes. The assertion that there IL
shortage of $4,000 living apartments,
the board declares. Is founded merely
on an estimate OF the Tenement House
Commissioner, which. the board AYERS.
is based on false presumption that
during the period between January j.
1917, and December 81. 1921. the In
crease in the population Of the city
was greatly in excess of the additional
housing provided during that period.
AS a matter OF fact" the board de-
clarcs, statistics that must be taken
as reliable show that the population OF
New York city as o whole increased
but it4,367 between July !, 1915. and
July 4, 1921. whereas In his recent testi-
mony before the housing committee
the Tenement House Commissioner
showed that since January I, 1917. adj
dltional living quarters for more than
$4,000 families, or $4,000 persons. had
actually been constructed. 1t 10 espe-
ciaiiy notable In this connection that
during the period between July I, 1919.
and July /. 1891. there was decrease
IN the population Of the Borough OF
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
Awards Made in Model
Tenement Competition

Awards for the best designs Of model
tenements offered by the Chamber of
Commerce OF the State of New York.
the Merchants Association. the Advisory
Council OF Real Estate interests, the
Real Estate Board of New York and
the Phelps Stokes Fund were announced
Yesterday. The following architects
were the winners:
Class A-First prize. consisting OF the
commission to erect a model tenement
house on a plot 100x100. in accordance
with the designs submitted. Sibley &
Featherston OF 101 Park avenue.
Second Prize--S1, 500, Frank j. Schef-
elk OF 416S Park avenue.
Third Prize-s1 900, John J. Tompkins
of 13e East Fifty-third street.
In addition to these prizes a supple
mentary prize of 500 was awarded 20
Raymond NJ. Hood of West Forty
second street for his plan, submitted in
the preliminary competition under class
Ii. The terms of the competition pro-
viding that plans submitted under this
and the special classes need net conform
strictly either to the requirements pre-
scribed by the program or TO the present
tenement house law, those special prizes
being offered in the hope OF bringing out
new ideas. even IL such ideas involved
reasonable changes in the existing law.
The jury consisted of the following
representatives OF the organizations
named above:
Alfred II. Marlinr. chairman, repre-
senting the Chamber OF Commerce of the
State OF New York: William Fellowes
Morgan. representing the Merchants AS
ISOLATION of New York Adolph Bloch
OF tho Advisory Council Of Real Estate
interests Alexander NJ. Bing OF the Real
Estate Board OF New York: Otto NJ
Eidlltz OF the tenement house committee
OF the Charity Organization Society !;
John W. Cross OF the New York Chap
ter Of the American Institute OF Archi-
tects Emery Roth OF the New York So
ciety OF Architects. and !. n. Phelps
Stokes of the Phelps-stolscs Fund. Mr..
Stokes also acted as professional adviser
but did not vote on the awards
The plans submitted In both prelini-
nary and Anal competitions have been
placed on public exhibition at the Liggett
Building, Al East Forty-secoud street.
room sos. The exhibition will be open
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05

tional supply OF desirable housing within
tie means OF wage earners would be to
convert every available one family
house into living quarters for two or
three families. To this end the board
has suggested that the tenement house
law be AMENDED to render the statute
irGpplicable to buildings housing not
more than three families. The board
also indicates that another probable ef-
feet of the proposed amendment woull
be to encourage the building of thre,.
family houses In undeveloped sections o.
the city by persons of modest means
who find 1t impossible to carry two
family house but who could build and
own their own homes by the aid OF the
rent obtainable from an additional
fomily.
Tentative legislative bills embracing
the recommendations Of the Real Estate
Eoard have been submitted to the Lock-
wood committee and to Mr.. Unterrnyer
end will no doubt receive their careful
consideration in due course"
The Building Trades Employers AS
ISOLATION attacks the logic of the Lock-
wood report as follows:
The fact that great surplus of ac-
commodatlons existed when the war en-
barge became effective was not re-
ferred to by the city officials who testi-
fiedfied before the Lockwood committee.
That the population of the city in
creases at the rate of $4,000 year does
not mean that 1900 apartments must
be provided annually. II is not neces-
sary that an additional apartment or
house should be constructed whenever
five babies are born. Babies are usually
born in existing homes. The increase in
population IL not the only factor that
must be considered In estimating the
shortage or surplus of housing accom-
modations. The migration OF people 10
and from the city. marriage rate. the
demolition OF existing habitations and
many other factors must be considered.
The report Of tho Lockwood COM
mittee clearly conveys the impression
that Il wishes TO create In the public
mind hostility toward all domciles
erected prior TO 1900 and destroy the
value of not only the cold water tene-
ment but OF all the comparatively old
residence buildings OF the city regard
less OF their sanitary condition"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05

Manhattan of more than 500. 900 as the
Real Estate Board Of New York Is pre-
pared to prove by irrefutable Statistics.
Under these circumstances even the
ostensible reason for the rigid applica-
ton of the rent laws TO apartments de-
sired by and within the means OF the
well to do and weather. classes has
ceased to exist, and accordingly the
Real Estate Board OF New York has
suggested a series of statutory amend
ments which IL enacted will go far in
the direction OF relieving the congestion
In the municipal courts and VIII at the
same time encourage speculative build
ers to resume the construction or multi
family houses.
Concerning the 'Untermyer plan for
relieving the congestion In the slums
by producing thousands of IS a room
apartments, the Real Estate Board Is of
the opinion that locally and. in every
large city there Is and always has been
a shortage of comfortable housing avail
able at rentals that the very poor can
pay. No one familiar with local condi-
lions believes that this situation will be
remedied to any appreciable extent by
the 'Untermyer plan for II Is generally
recognized that under existing construc-
tion handicaps even cold water flats
cannot be produced to rent for less than
IS room month to pay per
cent. return upon their cost.
1.-THE average worl,Ingman's family
requires at least four rooms, for which
the rent would be at least sac. which r.
not only an overwhelming load for a
family having an income of less than
$500 year, but Is a higher rent than
Is now being paid for the general run
OF cold water flats. especially IN the
congested sections Of the city. Locally.
mechanics. clerks and other wage earn
ers above the Just landed type look
askance upon living quarters not pro-
vided with steam heat, hot water sup
ply and bathtub. IL Is impossible TO
construct buildings containing apart
ments having such conveniences 70 rent
for less than s12 month room
at a reasonable profit TO the builder or
owner. How many families Of modest
means can afford to pay a rent OF s4s
a month?
1.-THE Real Estate Board of New York
contends that the surest and swifest
way TO provide for q substantial add
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
BUILDING WAS HEAVY
IN CITY LAST MONTH

The total building contracts awarded,
in New York city Give boroughs) during
the month of January, according to the
F. w. Dodge Company, amounted to
$s3.460.500. This is more than four
times the amount for January. 1921.
Although last January was % per
cent. under the preceding month. the
decline representing a somewhat delayed
seasonal drop in activity. its total was
equal to the average monthly total for
Lost year. This ought to be an indica-
ton of an increased volume Of construc-
ton this year. according to the Dodge
company.
Residential construction continues as
the dominant factor In the situation
having amounted in January to s24.5s7,-
eco. or 73 per cent. of the total volume
OF building operations.