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. F able impersonation Rise ous aves Lambs Show by, Ot Hele coat by Patriotic Spirit | Rr snteey ees pee cfm their club songs. Only the faces were: In Big Gambol \tors and if you can imac bong by cere bd ia ieee, lo form a gene! idea of effect. By Cherlee Darnton. Although the performance will hav RUST the Jambs to draw a/to be vut—it ra: Ml 12 of crowd! If that prince of in-}Lambs would m: . terlocutora, De Wolf Hopper, |{ney cut out tho had been in a position to say “That! “The Dancing Ages,” with Mr, peerless tenor, Enrico Caruso, will/Hopper in his element as a Jester, now render that beautiful ballad, |kept the tango going from the cradie ‘Darling, 1 Am Growing Stout,’ ldst |prave" sng’ sit Chowne play te Bight’s audience at the Metropolitan|rehearsal had ite am moments. Opera House could not have been|R. F. Curae neces ioManus, Hy an larger. The packed house was a|Mayor insor McCay wore Sreat testimonial to the popularity | Cartons ast ne Wont eaning Of of the jolly good fellows who gambol|the flock, William Courtiet talked im full view of the public once a year, /$500 out of some one for an auto- This time the patriotic spirit of /STaphed programme. Then Julian El- the Lambs was noteworthy. There boekee ‘Theatre as a tango mired were cheers from every part of the/so it went until midnight. > house when the minstrel first part, WEST END AVENUE’S with the deck of a warship for ite setting, ended in a blase of Old Glory an William Farnum cut a heroic frurs an a eunner atripped to the waist. If the song, “Off to Mex- feo,” was not altogether Jnspiring, the finale arranged by John Phil Gousa certainly sent a thrill through the house. Later on Nat Wills fowched lightly on war and politits, and while he maintained that the Price paid Roosevelt for a lecture by ®@ South American chamber of com- Now Denied, of Destruction by City Orders. Residents on West End avenue, who have been agitated over the re- the beautiful shade trees that line fame eh see oe eee ee the avenue were to be cut down, ‘The minstrel show jokes were in a| found this morning there was no Good state of preservation, and the| foundation for their excitement. singing and dancing even better. An-| Borough President Marks, who was drew Mack went in for both with| hel responsible for the “proposed “My Little Tango Girl,” and again | desecration” of the avenue has been blished himself as a favorite. But, | attacked by civic organisations in ne of “ there was none | the Upper West Side. to compare with Effingha: First as Pousse Ca: mixed drink called @ | pal League, calling on the West End- great deal of $ “Experience,” a somewhat ingenuous | °"* to rise in protest. Again Prest allegory by George V. Hobart, in|dent Marks scored heavily. The ‘Youth followed Tose | pamphlet came to the Borough Pros- Path tir ie led te th owes ot Len ident’s attention to-day. He was Bouls, where cocaine was taken with | @nary. A vigorous denial that ‘he weird results. But really remark-| knew anything about the plan to ee hal wad. and trees from the MAKES FLESH mee : AND STRENGTH —————_ ‘BOY HIT BY A TAXICAB. to the Hospital im His Aute. John’s kind of | wick avenue, Brook weak and run down. was not arrested. B. Altman & Ca. have prepared for Monday and Tuesday, May 25th and 26th, AN EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF COUCH HAMMOCKS at an unusually low price. 4 ANOTHER IMPORTANT SALE OF MEN’S FURNISHINGS is in course of preparation and will shortly be held. Full particulars will be announced in Monday evening's papers. PO Avene, WH avd Ith Pireets, New York. BANKING AND FINANCIAL, ] BANKING AND FINANCIAL, TO HOLDERS OF BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD NOTES Holders of Boston & Maine Notes m&turing June 2, 1914, are reminded that their assent to either one of the alternative propositions offered by the Company in its circular of May 15, 1914, should be deposited with The Old Colony Trust Company, 17 Court Street, not later than 2 0’clock P. M., on Monday, May 25, 1914. MORRIS MoDONALD, President. GRASS AND TREES SAFE Residents Agitated Over Report, :|; ir grass plots were to merce proved Brazil to be the land) Port that the | f nuts, he put in # good word for|>® buried under asphalt paving and | Father Dr. Copeland Carries Injured Lad James Donohue, eleven years old, of Medicine| No. 28 west sixty-eighth street, while : ing with companions at Sixty- CONE GINS) eighth street and Broad ay, last night . knocked down by « taxi ven the exact by Benjamin Brauer, of No. 1898 Bush- * Directly behind the tazicab was an NOUTISh-| automoriie, owned and operated “by Dr. Royal 8. Copeland, of No. 68 Cen- ment need-| trai Park West, Dean of the New York Homoeopathic College and Flower Hos- ed by those) pat. Dr. Capetand stopped bie auto, it the boy im it and drove to Roosevelt lung troub-| vor wes gattertng from : retese on the body, @ possible les and are) tracture of the skull. Hie condition is serious, The chauffeur of the taxicab vee “We Seay g [Building of the Home As a Matter of Economy) in %'tte Seat ucit tit Set Rotate see ! & site for nine-story apartmen avenue. street. Hotel Antler in Pitteburgh. George A. Wheelock filed plane for etxteen. $460,000, on the south side of Thirty-third atreet, at auction for $106,700. syndicate. N. J., for $50,000. plant. Manager of Extensive are over 1,000 species of native plants and t afford a great oppor- preserving its natural beauty interest for the future popniation Lay ts quoted ns saying: sthetic point of view t! important improvemer dln ge 6 that we wonder t ot done twenty-fi This parkway, wh D completed be the pee line of more than twenty mf Ni York. The beauty, te Dark aa it Operations Along Bronx There Are Sure to En- hance Land Values and Stet. Building Move- By Arthur A. Swany. for small private homes has been opened along Bronx Parkway and/ without ii the etreteh to fifteen miles, Site buyers and home butlders in that section can look for substantial enhancement in values. By a com- stoners’ report the tendency is shown to increase land values where simt- | utes’ lar improvements have been made in| tion, in course of construct! within 100 feet of th ory city Bridge over the Bronx River, nects Yonkers with Mount 26 minutes from Grand Cen- other cities; ar’ the rate of taxation 1s lessened inatead of increased. These facts have been borne out by the! Vernon, urchas@ of land for the Back tral Terminal, also served F and the L, subway and trolley ines Fens in Boston, in Franklin Park, Philadelphia, and the boulevard rounding the city of Chicago, extend- ing for more than forty miles, There fa no doubt that New York will make ®@ record to compare favorably with auch smaller cities. includes many public streets, city project'to reclaim Bronx River from pollution was discussed back in 1895, and. a commission was appointed to investigate the feasibility of con- structing a sewer along the valley for the purpose of preventing pollu- tion of the stream. In 1906 the New York Zoological Society proposed legisiative action for the appointment of a commission to acquire land along Bronx River to save this historic stream and incidentally to create a parkway. A commission was duly appointed under Chapter 669 of the Lawa of 1906, and Gov, Higgins, under authority of this act, appoint- ed the folowing Commissioners; Mud- ison Grant, James G, Cannon, David H. Morris, W. W. Niles was ap- pointed secretary. STEADY PROGRESS ON BRONX PARKWAY RESERVATION. After a full investigation the com" mission reported the great importance of protecting the Bronx River from i the feasibility of accomplishing this through acquiring the low lands along the east and west sides of the river as the cheapest and most expedient means of protection. The active Works me pepangceapor ‘on Aug. 22, 1907, when the per. taaneae commission was duly a: pointed by Gov. Hughes, conaist! of Madison Grant representing Man hattan, William W. Niles for the Borough of the Bronx and James G. Cannon for Westchester County. Jay Downer acted as secretary. The Commissioners made applic: tion to the Board of Supervisors Westchester County and to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York for an appro- wiation which would enable them 10 proceed with the project. The: went ahead and procured accurat maps and surveys as required by t terms of the act, using their own personal funds for that purpose, ag as no money & bi the past two ‘active in acquiring land by pur- chase and gift along Bronx River vi They have purchased land to amount of $1,500,000, this sum ‘ing been appropriated jointly by the City of New Yor! 4 the County of Westchester. The land acquiped by them has been in various vicini- tles—Bronx Park, at the south end of the Parkway Reservation, William: bridge, Woodlawn, McLean Heigh Bronxmont, Sherwood Park, Bron: ville section, Scarsdale, Harts nd @ Plains, The Commissio: are endeavoring to acquire all the land which is to be included in the Parkway Reservation through the Bronx Valley as speedy as practi- cable, TRANSFORMING BIG TERRITORY FOR HOME BUILDERS, Just what the reclamation of the Bronx River means to Westchester! Week’s Notable Realty Operations. i cIry. |. ‘Ten dwellings on the northeast Eighty-fourth street were taken as a John H. Taylor bought Nos. 101 to 105 East Beventy-fou r of West Kad avenue and e for twelve-atory Washington Heights operators sold the new six-story apartments Victoria at No. 661 West 167th street, Ke: avenue, Higheliff at the southeast corner street, Nos. 611-513 West 169th street and No. 665 W Old Mariners Church, on the southwest corner of Catherine and Madison streets, was sold to be razed as a site for flats. ©. G. Jennings filed plans for a $160,000 house at No. 882 Fifth at No, 1253 St. Nicholas Audubon avenue and 177th Grossman Brothers & Rosenbaum obtained $205,000 building loans for five five-story flat houses on 163d street, Stebbins avenue to Rogers Lefcourt an president of Alan Realty Company filed plans for ry lofts, to cost $350,000, at Now. 134-142 West Thirty- Oppentieim, Collins & Co, in Brooklyn, bought # site at Fulton and Bridge streets for a $250,000 addition to their store. = Herbert Du Puy paid $1,800,000 for the et Hotel at Broadway and Seventy-seventh street, in Maite bts tor te 260,000 trade for the -atory offices, to cost 205 feet west of Fourtn SUBURBAN, Bryan L. Kennelly sold the Roxton farm, 190 acres, in Portchester, H. F. G. Wey contracted to build twenty dwellings at Oakwood Heights, Mt. Vernon, to ‘Andrew F. Brownell, as President of clates, received plans for ten dwellings, side Fac cone River road, 100 feet south Coney Isiand Jockey Club sold an option to July 1 on the a acre Gravesend race track, valued at $2,226,000, to a mnotnedvouse -elght stucco and frame the New York Realty Anso- to cost $66,000, on the west of Yonkers avenue. John Hone sold his thirty-two acre estate on Rumson road, Rumson, Peter C. Spinnet bought the six and one-half-; acre Barron traet on Egbert avenue, New Dorp, 8. I, as a site for dwellings and pouty Public Improvements|‘*' en completed, wili travel to all points y of the park as it! y every one coming In on ven and Harlem roads |s worth considering. The Bronx Vai- ley is now @ great eyesore, but when developed as a parkway it will con- Six miles of splendid new country |tain some of our most lovely rural rkway will be practically ; 3 following as it does ai eo alla oll + ener A growth rd in the eastern secti of Yonkers in due to the many in Provements which have been made, especially in ths vicinity of Bronx- son of fi “ ont at Yonkers avenue and Bi eesioen 06 Scares from the Comatly- | Fiver road. oppenite Brane cartines Tt is within two min- walk of the new Harlem eta- YONKERS AND WESTCHESTER JOIN THE MOVEMENT. Yonkers munictpal authorities and the county have completed tmportant improvements and there are many other projects under way on th it of Yonkers. The Bronx from Wakefield lands and rights of ways from Bronx) Plains, a $3,000,000 improvement, has| Park to the Kensico Reservoir, The The Bronx Parkway Reservation ri just been completed, There in in course of construction the Yonkers REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION. DECORATION DAY SATURDAY, MAY 30TH at 1.80 P. M,, om the premio, rain or chine, 285 Shore Front Lots and three attractive COTTAGES NEPONSIT ROCKAWAY OOAST, CITY OF NEW TORK BUNGALOW ON BAY FRONT one of the 8 Cottages to be sold. AT LAST Something that hun- dreds have been hereto- fore seeking in vain. A Seaside Community Close to Manhattan Where refined people of moderate means can of- ford to buy and live, YE PROTECTING RESTR Don't stay away from this sale because you think the lots will bring Ocean Beach for All Purchasers. ALL CITY IMPR TRAINS ON DAY OF Base, H SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1914. to the Mount Vernon trolley, thereby Bu wo Grne complete service to the east entate Fintdek, Sot Sei aA, ‘ of the county, or Long Island he ‘There have been a number of atreets widened and they now havel roful estate ise son met eae isha all city improvements—Kimball ave- nue to weventy-five feet, and Ridge- | cial "untets Gane, Cutiyniy sats gta? ood avenue, Vernon avenue, Overhill | “Sican Cohen, died Mere . Since extended. be A of eax ean total estate $64,434, net value § 9. ‘and contusions, command extensive views not John — Ce Bronx Valley Parkway | total teints nrg, fetivalne taint Silen to or heme nee ‘enervation. - om — There are churches, schools, gas, water, electric light, police and fire. protection. Property in restricted amainst nuisances of overy kind. Streets are according to the reruintion of the City Engineer's De- partment. Mary Royle, died Aum. 30, 1804; total ee Ra: Titer Sigred, te nts, conteet taaniecvuen, ‘tod Aprt a, x010;|| NTEtaes ah ies aortas SPR sentient os total eatate $4,086, net value 92,287. our 120% BerdeaS it Porgon, at any of our 10 stores, or can be Meta Bote, @ied Mnrch 7, 1914; total : = GOOD FOR ONLY ONE CANDIDA‘ APPRAISALS OF ESTATES. wt BoB estate, mortgages, $8,692, net value 97,794, Mettn Aleman, died eatato $6,861, net value avenue house and storm sewer, esti- mated to cont $300,000, Yor Among the chief improvements con-| Ann MeMath, died Oct. a templated by Yon! are widening, | estate $4,268, net val ' ry regulating and improving Yonkers total , CORNELL Tiligm'ée avenue to conneet with the hand- t net valve 1614 ve. — stone praee oe Brome, River, amis: aes Aye. tye, soon as improvements on Yonkers 063. Bogle avenue have been finished the Yonk- ‘This vote must be cast on or ABAL ESTATE AT AUCTION. | AEST SL AES TION. | BEAL mae one my = ‘mn Looking (West from 168d St. and Southera Boulevard in 1006, This sold for ss per lot i THE MORGANS, ROCKEFELLERS, . / CARNEGIES AND ASTOR Car ee MADE THEIR MONEY BY LOOKING He tei UUTT og’ PEW YEARS ‘Ad LOOK 5 YEARS AHEAD YOURSELF The Mexican question will be settled. The Railroads will be given a square deal. The new Banking Law will be working. The Trust and Labor problems should be settled. We will be in the height of good times, i TWO NEW SUBWAYS WILL HAVE BEEN RUNNING INTO : THE PELHAM PARKWAY SECTION FOR SOME This property will be built up and should have at least doubled in YOU NEED ONLY PAY 10% CASH ON DAY OF SALE, 20% CASH ON JULY 2nd, 19 AND THE BALANCE NOT UNTIL 19: LOQK 5 YEARS AHEAD and setwhat profits a few hundred dollars invested here will make for you. | THE PEARSALL PROPERTY | 420 LOTS on PELHAM PARKWAY and Williamsbridge Road HAVE GOT TO BE SOLD at Auction without protection DECORATION DAY, SATURDAY, MAY 80TH, 1914 (Onl, cash ired eisin do ee tes years. Titles guaranteed Title Guarantee & by TO REACH THE PROPERTY. Send for Maps to Take (Ai or 3d Avenue “L” to 129th St. and 3d Av., thence N. Y., Westchester & Boston R. R ps tip Pelham Parkway station opposite property. Take (bronx Park Subway train to 180th St. station, thence N.Y, Westchester & Boston J» Clarence Davies, 149th St. & 3d 1f. R. to Pelham Parkway station opposite property. vee ee Subway tram to Tremont Av. ‘or 177th St, station, thence Morris Park Joseph P. Day, 31 Nassau St. venue trolley car to property, Agents and Auctioneers Tak # 2d or 3d Avenue “L” to Fordham station, where auto stage will take you to property. REJAL ESTATE ro SALE— REAL ESTATE FOR JE TAKE MY ADVICE NEW JERSEY, | Follow the Direct Line of New Subway BROOKLYN ABSOLUTE AUCTION SALE atin. SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1914 rxsurem. DUAL RAPID 600 TRANSIT STATION LOTS 15 Minutes From City Hall, Manhattan, Via Dual Subway System. SCENT FARE NOW 44TH ST., NEW UTRECHT AVE., FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY 8th, 9th, 10th, Aves., 41rt, 42d, 43d, 44th, 45th, 46th and 47th Sts. (Formerly \nown as LINDEN HEIGHTS.) KVERY UP-TO-DATE CITY MENT. The Oholcest ond Most Beautifully Bi warty in New York City. MOST LIBERAL TERMS. 70°, on Mi 4%. FREE TITLE POLICIES ROBERT E. SW , Attorney, 50 Pine St. Bend for Bookmap and Full Detads to Bryan L. Kennelly, “stuiccc:. 156 Broadway, New York cre | for Homeseekers & Invest- ors, For This Month Only TREE) "so Chickens Bunzalow, °425 OF LAND. °298 Small Amount Down $10 Monthly minutes of New York; walking || cated ‘tad ig suitable for H ‘3 To IT MAKES LITTLE DiFFERENCE WHAT/ YOU NEED=” «5 Wy ge 3

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