The evening world. Newspaper, February 26, 1921, Page 4

HOONTS OF cTY BUILDING ; fousing Projects Increase as Flats Spread Through Rapid ; Transit Suburbs. B SENCOURAGING FEATURE. Deflation of Labor and Materials Still Consid- ered Necessary. . Purtl Ja a Nai ‘Bullders in the Greater City have plana for total outlays of $28,- during the first two months of Tecord for the corresponding last year, which was $52,386,- ‘but an encouraging feature is the proporion of residentia) pro- fr & quarter to @ third of entire volume. ee nd apartments, a negligible y S80 ly etructures for are waiting in all parts of city for reasonable loans, but the Obstacle still is lack of money. as yet cannot see their way for investing more than 10 to per cent, in thelr proscts, seeking “Woans to cover the balance, while lend- ‘Om refuse as a rule to advance more than 60 or 60 per cent. This leaves BE tre soosatns tasters tox x the two essential factors for -& general building campaign, and oth sides seem to be convinced that it can be bridged only by further ‘Arastic deflation of both iabor and ‘materials. “This condition applies mainly to Jarge city operations in apartments. “Through svourbdan districts builders Of private dwellings are going ahead almost at normal pace. And many ors of apartments are moving Into the same sections as the most : means for bridging the between inflated coste and ren Joans, the cheaper outlying van foie, far toward counterbalanc- too high costs of lwbor and Bteadily improving rapid ni “ Peta Bogie g Org Fh rig of fat builders. SUBURBAN AND GOOD TRANSIT WINNING. ‘In fact, cheap land and rapia tran- are establishing Brooklyn, the as logical fields for the masses, Manhattan being ohiefly for — who can af- wi ford high rentals. as illus week in plans two typical projects by the Brook- architects, Shampan & Shamp ts to he built by for Thrift Home Providing n In the Bronx the week rojects as $350,000 risch on the 100x mn Avenues, and $160,000 for Goorge F. Johnson estate on west side of Southern Boulevard, 0 feet south of Longwood Avenue. Manhattan, the character of the ‘gest ‘was the sale of thirty lots on de Drive, 162d to 1634 Street, Harris & Maurice Mandelbaum, ; & Irving Levine, to a syndi- ate that will build fi story t calling for $%,000,00—the roject of the year jucted by operators have put twenty-five Di tment houses in the same district the old Loyal L. Smith tract of | hots, fi mainly: by Metro- put Life Insurance Company syndicate bought La Salle th and 69th Streets, a Park, as a site for yscraper apartments. L. Elliman & Co. mcteate formed to bulld fourteen-story tive apartments on the h corner of Park Avenue and Street, held under long lease by el Augenblick, at a cost of 000. Henry Claman filed plans a fourteen-story hotel to cost 1,000 on the northeast corner hth Avenue and 43d Street, the operation to call for $2,250,000, to show that even old districts coming in for extensive recon- n the Edward Corning Com- was awarded contracts for ents designed by Goodwin, & Woolsey, architects, at No. Commerce Street and Nos, 76-80 ford Street. IN TWO MONTHS’ MAN- HATTAN BUILDING, Greater City records since the Ist the year show Manhattan building filed for $10,800,000, of which 100,000 is for alterations of old structures, the rest for new buildings, compares with $82,360,000 for the ponding period last year, when 900 t for alterations. klyn's total, $10,420,000, includes 410,00) alterations. It stands agains, 4920 record of $9,600,000, with 000 alterations, © The Bronx scores $35,915,000, new igs taking $3,745,000, In compan. with $3,750,000 for new work and 00 for alterations last year, ws shown $3,415,000, of which goes for alterations. A year new work took $9,976,000 and 20.000 went for alteratto mond has filed plans for $220,000 buildings and $29,490 alterations, fainat the 1920 record of $226,000 new dings and $14,750 alterations, LePisughout the metropolitan di buidiog and engineering opers reported by F. W. Dodge Com- ny for An average current week C2 for $645,500 on plans for M3 projects und #5.405,000 on contracts awarded for 460 Brojenta ot Plans prepared, 210 were res wt $3,117,109. OF the ue con. i 8 resident’ ’ at were sie - thi to of Inst year’s operations, are} 4 rentals. | 1d ready} POw Ning ta ail parte <t| LISTENING TOA ROAD treatment now because of the ricor- ous When the traveller reaches the out- post of a village and is not welcome, tHe outpost tells him so. and oh such occasions { through a line of men formed on each side of the trall. ‘bows and poisoned arrows, ready for action if an: ma tinued philosophically, trips on a bicycle, and they know that if Tam threatened I can get away in a hurry.” On one eceasion, twenty villagers we nibaltem, by the commissioner, severely lec- red, and ordered to erect @ missivn Kabongo, more or less of a fr 09500 FOR Missionary Guptill Returning to Belgian Congo To Make His ‘‘Cannibal Boys’’ There Behave|,, Wer MELODY eet 4 MiesT mes He Understands They Have Been “Feasting” During His Absence—One Crew of Twenty Made to Erect a Church as Discipline for Dining on Fellow Beings. @ settlement in the interior of the Belgian Congo, are going to "tere epicureans In Kabongo, catch it, for the Rev. Roger T. Guptill, & Methodist missionary, sails on the} f Aquitania to-day and is golng to look into the report that since his depar- ture from his si his “boys” have been indulging in the pleasant pastime of eating each other, “It looks as if they had been dis- obeying orders,” he aaid when inter- viewed before his departure at the offices of the Methodist mission- aries, No, 150 Fifth Avenue, “Bo there really are cannibals?” he was asked. sort, who prefer human flesh to any other?” “Certainly there are cannibals,” he replied, with eyes twinkling. ten years ago ull the people in that vicinity were cannibals. Belgian official who went there to lay duwn the law was rousted with special ceremonies.” Dr. Guptill is a small, stocky man, obviously energetic, and very enthue siastic about his work. Hg did not seem at all displeased at the thought of returning to the Interlor of Africa in fact, he was looking forward to secing the “boys” again, and grect- ing Kabonga, the cbief, who has 300 wives, and wears a petticoat and @ white coat, covered with safety pins, “But don't get the Idea that mi eating is openly practised,” he urged. “When a feast tikes place Usually done on the sly, when the Belgian Commissioner is known to bo far away, Formerly they mertly threw away the bones and the offi- cials found them, but now they burn the bones and throw the dust In th river, so that it is hard to prove case aguinst piles of bones in t town.” “Did your ‘boys’ ever show any de- | fore, sire to eat you" No,” feared that. limited to isolated districts victims are those who vial lage and misbehave, Such people are alw: while they they show them the best trail. them to the river bank, for Instance, and points across the river. trave ambush spear him in the back. The palms of the hands go to tho chie! those, are tempting morsels, and the rest goes to the warriors.” “What is the approved method of cooking? Is the tron pot of tradition the usual utensil?” “No. derstand that the fragments are roast tion twenty-five of “The Rider Haggard “In fact, The first it is them. I used to s he vicinity bf the he replied lightly, “I never Jaually the practice is and the the vil- treated with great politeness guests, and when guide {s selected to He takes leave As the starts across, four men in regarded as m They have few pots. T un- ed on sticks, But remember, this ia not first-hand knowledge. never witnessed h & performance, and know only what the ‘boys’ have told white man Is immune from such discipline of the authorities Sometimes ef gives free passage througt have walked They carried f my party went from il or hesitated, he eaten geome day,” he con- 1 make my tri capght and convicted of can- They were put in chains for Dr. Guptill. the chief, was formerly nder, according the missionary, and « Belgian of- clal was permanently stationed in the town to see that he b his conduct is that enna more wives than York State allow. till asked him who his favorites were in the barem, and the chief, calling Sern haved, To-day @ perfect gen= he has a few tne laws of New One day Dr, Gup- except that name, summoned six, calling (bem When Use male sionary called a halt, declaring that the group was sufficiently representa- 0, The natives use tobacco, and like to amoke hemp, which produces a w pleasant symptoms of sleeping sickness. Th'> however, is forbid- den. They * ike Americans in two respects, They .nake home brew, of which they are very fond, and, ac- cording to the Jaw, ate forbidden to buy whiskey. Their only roads are trails, scarcely a foot wide, which are cleared from time to time by the na+ Uve constabulary, Alligators, snakes and rhinoceri abound along the Con- go River. Dr. Guptill’s Congo aame ia “Bano puy which means, “King of the Monkeys," and Mrs. js called the “Maker of Do not think, however, that these are impolite terms, for, on the contrary, they are extremely compll- mentary, Monkeys are regarded as local “master minds,” and Mra, Gup- Ull's mppellation refers to her exce)- lent qualities as a housewife. “On the whole they are good ‘boys,’ concluded the missionary, “and we have been able to do a lot of excellent work among them." Mrs. Guptill and the two obit. dren are returning with him, ‘They must go to Southampton, then by boat to Cape Town, and from there they will journey 2200 miles by rail. From that point Kabongo is an eleven days! trip along the narrow, footpaths. GIRL OF 15 VANISHES AS SHE SEEKS WORK Unable to Find Trace of Anne | Levinsky, Father Appeals | to the Police, A xeneral alarm was sent out by the police early to-day for Anna Levinsky, Afteen years old, mixsing since she left her home, 184 North Third Street, Willamsburg,. last Wednesday at 8 A, M. to look for a position. Her father, William Laovinaky, told the police Anna was m home-loving girl jwho had never been away all night be- who had no stage aspirations and |no love affairs as far as che family can learn, Ho and her brothers and sisters have visited all their relatives and the hospitals without getting a trace of her, and they believe she haa fallen into bad hands. She is 6 foet 3 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds and hes black hair and blue eyes, She wore a brown coat, fancy She had oniy 26 cents when she left home, [t was not her intention, as far as the family knew, to go to any special place in search of @ job, NATION NEGLECTS Agitation Over Maternity Legi tion Reveals Inexplicable Oversight, (Soechal to The Even WASHINGTON, tion In Congress over maternity legis lation has stimulated interest in general subject of rearing the young. A worm constituent writes Congress- man Guy Campbell of Pittsburgh for information on how to ralse dogs. & free booklet telling how to take care of dogs,” reads = letter from Mrs. Mac Gibbs of Pittsburgh. culture prove that the Government anticipated 8 and other animal in dog culture ha Winners The first and third prian firat and second honorable mention of the fifth annual competition of the John Armetrong under National Academy auspices, went to academyrs, school, to-day, contestanta paintings from the nude. rine awards went Chaloner cone members of the to Vincent rand “William rt, John Hotm Rr Bhulgold, atts Shee ‘sulla. CULTURE OF DOGS the “Tam getting a small dog to raise ‘and some one told me to write you for Inquiries wt the Department of Agti- 8 pearly all the wants of the and the of Design Was announced submitted The three r THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, FEEGU A. 18-YEAR-OLD BOY ACCUSED OF FRAUD Thousands Through Him and Accomplices. & Co,, mail order frauded by thousands through the arrest of Charles Stein. who posed as customers, Officials of the company say Stein bach understood the through fraudulent Chicago House Reports Loss of CHICAGO, Feb, 2%. — Systematic frauds by ‘which Montgomery, Ward house, was de- of dollars through a conspiracy of employees und customers became known to-day bach, a messenger for the company, olghteen years old, and three men company's methods so well he was able to put orders bearing forged approval of sales managers, which were later made the basis of Stock Market Stock market bears again made vigorous efforts to-day to bring about a general decline in prices, but the mar- -| ket, taken as a whole, offered a greater degree of resistance than at any pre- vious time this week, and after early unsettloment rallied quite sharply in -|the last hour of trading and closed with a firm tone. Bear effort was first directed against Atlantic Gulf, and it was was forced down for a loss of about two points, but the rest of the list IT Het Remedy of... 1% Ajax Rubber. 2 | itE Hi : Se iE “! [ Ez ot ent drs > & e ecgee seers fe E i i ; ii? ie claima for refund by the supposed) refused to become disturbed. As-| Bi customers. saults were also made against the One agent of the alleged ring,| motor ahares, but in this group it ot which officials believed they have| was found that all offerings were 14% uncovered, lived in California, it was] easily absorbed. icin e Getoo Wi & Whe 2% said. The fraud was operated, ac-| Bears then switched their attack | enum! Electric... 190% 130% cording to Carl R. Gray jr., member the company's checking system on orders disclosed that the shipments were sent to per- had never paid for the Company officials said the loses would total many thousands of of the firm, until sons who goods, dollars, saaiipins \YEA BO! HOOCH AT ‘FOUR CENTS A DRINK U. S. Court in Philadelphia Fixes + Legal Price—But It’s for | Hospitals. | PHILADELPHIA, Fob. cents a drink, A Pure alcohol brought | gation. | Judge J, Whitaker Thompson, in an order to Leo yising Prohibition agent, transit, from owmers who Norristown and Reading. Wall St. Gossip LIBERTY BONDS, 86.4, up .02 08; Victory 48-48, 97.46, up .04. FOREIGN BXCHANGE. 0712, cables, 0718 off .0007; lire, de mand, .0364, cabl .0365 unchanged Belgiun francs, demand, .0744, cables, 0169 off .0003; Canadian dol tine pesos, demand, .7910, 7930 up .0025; Denmark kronen, de mand, .1195, cables, .1800, DIVIDENDS, The Barnet Leather Company de cent, preferred dividend, Swift & C quarterly $2 dividend, 1 to stock of record Ma The Todd Shipyards declared the regular quarterly ch 10. | Of record March 2. 26.—Good whiskey was quoted in Philadeiphia yesterday at ® little more than four barrel] of it could be bought for $120 and a gallon for 33. forty cents a in | Federal District Court, fixed the price Crossen, super- | ordering him to sell seven barrels of whiskey Knitted hat, white mixed skirt and aj and seven of alcohol confiscated In signet ring bearing her initialy “A. 1.’ | pleaded | guilty to violation of the Prohivition Law and who had been fined. It was allotted to hospitals in Philadelphia, Liberty 81-28 opened 91.02; Ist 41-4a, 2d 41-48, 86.58, up .06; Sd 41-49, 89.98, up .06; 4th 41-4s, 86.63, off At 11.45, sterling, demand, 3.86 1-4, cables, 9.87 off 3-8c.; francs, demand, cables, |.0745 off 0006; marks, demand, ,0168, lars, demand, .8750 off .0016; Argen- cables, clared the regular quarterly 13-4 per Payable April 1 to stock of record March 16. declared the regular payablo April Corporation 2 honorable mention dividend, payable March 21 to stock against the rails, with most effort being centred against Reading. This stock was forced down to 721-2, new low for the year, and a loss of 41-2 points compared with the close of last night. But In the face of this ; weakness in Reading the other lead- Ing rails steadily maintained a firm | front. | To back up thelr attack on the market the crowd that ls so sirenu- cusly endeavoring to bring about a lower level of values put in circula- tion a varlety of unfavorable rumors, none of which seemed to have any substantial foundation. For instance, private cables from abroad wore quoted as predicting that the indem- nity question will result in an open rupture between the Allies and Ger- many. This was disproved by the trend of foreign exchange rates. De- |mand sterling held around $3.86 8-8, a decline of only one-quarter of a cent compared with the close of last night, | Other exchange rates were compara- | tively steady. It was also said on what purported to be reliable information that the Presi- dent will refuse to sign the Winslow Railroad Bill, which has been passed by Congress and which is now before the President for signature, It is safe to assert that no one in Wall Street knows what the President's intentions are regarding the matter, ‘That bears were partly discouraged jat thelr failure to depress prices be- came evident in the final half hour of trading, when International Paper ran up for a gain of three points and ins dependent steel! and the tobacco shares, as well‘f's the equipment apd motor accessory shares, turned con- splcuously firm, The oils also closed generally higher, The statement of Clearing House banks showed an increase in surplus reserves of $2,618,610, and a decrease in loans and discounts “f $2,516,000, Excess reserves now stand at §$14,- * | 340.980. The cotton market again showed a decidedly weak tone. Tho March option touched 11,65, a new low for the last five years, and a drop of more than 35 points from the closing quotation of last night, aa aeemeeibiete Given T b Rebate to Relief Fund, -| The Child Feeding Fund of tho Eu- ropean Relief Gouncil has been en- riched by §0 cents, sent by Magin- trate W, Bruce Cobb of No. 234 Cen- tral Park West, it was announced to- day, The money represented @ re fund received by him after he had complained to the Department of Licenses of an overcharge by @ taxi driver. When he received a money order tor 4 thé 80 cents ho at on at it Be went to the Child re | 12000 Jumbo Batenston Indianhoma Refin.. Indian Refining Inspiration Copper Inter Cons Corp .. Inter Cone Corp pt Inter Agr Corp vf.. Inter Harvester Inter Paper Inter Mer Mari Inter Nickel Invincible Ol ., Taland O11 ., Kanms City South. l++te + ' eeReas Foe cere 2 Pittel ag * we + + $14letel e eee eree FE Litt itettel I+bl itl ee Fer erer rece eee FesREEE 2s see thet bitee 1 te i++ # = €% ++ + Sette] etetee Eee’e seeece & + * + f STAY FOR HETTRICK MAN, Convicted Plamber Venttentinvy for Week. Ne An order to show enuse why a cer- High tow (lar. Cin'ae.| tifleate of ty b bt should. pt Ran city So mt... 48 48 1 | De inaued for a ‘new tring Kelly Springfield. 41% “i iy for Herbert umbing comtrar Kennecott Couper... 18% 18% i Reyatone Tire .... 16% 18% | Smith, w + | tentiary for one. Wee + 1% Tt Was expe dat the District At + tA torney’s office thet the ether on — 2h | vieted men would sinus weusure + % | to-day or Monde 1 7 Landtord Seni to Jal! Gete a St 4 meee ee ofa oubt +B) William i t | the corpo owning - Wlat Nos. ai-27 Weat rigath + ‘| not begin hia ten- = % | Workhoure and ar — je thirty days if he di +% } +.% e + % to appeal —3% merely an oiticer of the s shy ath NYNH&H... OK 19% 19% — % Norfolk & W Northern Pacific . + % Nora Bustin +h Oklab P & Lim basta = ION PICTURES Pegite Mat... ne i maanheen Tu Pan Amer Pet, cay + % a) Toad PeoAmer PO B.. O% Bh Oh + % ‘Apartment 43. Peon BR. 0 1h wo fen Seber Sd. 12 M12 + People's Gea sess 3 Pere Marquette 1 1h + % Phieds Company. . Oe BK 4 Phillips . as w% +14 10% + % 4 — » 1060+ OM w% mn 4 + % 8% + % m —38 Most Wondertul Sale of the Your. \ ALL WOOL, SAMPLE 4) suITS AND OVERCOATS + 1% | SSD Made by Sth Ave then \ Lae A alues ma A el ob 5 2 Se L & Southwest. 284 27% + % COHEN'S, 265-7 Sixth Av. St L & South of. 38% 38% + Open Evenings, Cor, 17th St. ante Ceo Sugar... 4% 4% + % + ~% + % —% * S/DANCING CARNIVAL —%* +% Formerly st Grand Central Palaces, +s NOW AT +1 || ST. NICHOLAS RINK +~% 66th Street, near Broadway a & 3 Lessons ( [2c ) 30c — *!1 Not necessary to take lessons, — 4 |] Lady Floor Manager will introduce you to suitable partner for danc- + %/|[ ing. Learn to dance at this popu- + %|] lar institution. + % -—% — =i E .) ESEEESEeE—————_—_= Gras "Ate ~*\!| DANCING United Drug Uaited Frat 5 = &|{| 170th St. & Third Av. United Food Prod. Si? . Nib ry Uo Ry I Co. ~ Us Ry Tae Co = *||| Niblo’s Garden Ue Retail Store, +% Dancing every evening, 7.30 U8 CT Pip. = % P. M. until 12.80. Spend an U @ Ind Alnbol £14 |]| evening on the Best Danein U 8 Renter... Florin the Brome, Splendid DS ere R % Music, Mas hapa th Come with or without partners, y : io whether you know how. to dance Utah Comoe 4] J] or ‘not. “Instructions for ‘thoew mish, Securn $24 |]| wiming to lean, 100 each. Vanadiam ta Lorens teaches and lo. Vireadoa = 15 1T| Beee aten i Sd = Ausploss st Land Service League, ‘Went Maryland * Wee Dae Com, ‘Westinghouse . t+ % Wheelim & L E. KA G Wenig +ix|{ROLLER SKATIN |wnite on 4 we le ‘> S| ST. NICHOLAS RINK Willle-Overland pt. + % Worth Pump... 48% 48 48% + 4/9 66th ST., NEAR BROADWAY ‘Total sale, 325,900 shares, 100 Inter Trade Mark 2300 Perfection ‘Tire 25 Singer Mtg 400 Sweets Co . 1400 U 8 Steam 2100 0 8 Bhip Corp “ 500 United Profit Sherin 600 United Ret Candy ..... INDEPENDENT O14, 2200 *altied OU ree: (00 Boone O11 . 1% 800 Boston Wyoming " 3(0 Carib Bynd ™% 200 Cithes Service ® 1000 Denny OU . % 200 Kk Basin Pet .... % 1000 Engineers Petroleum i 1000 Federal Ol... 1% 800 Glenrock Oi... 2 400 Guffey Gillespie . 20% 600 Hudson OU % 300 Int Petrol 10% 400 Lance Creek % 400 Maracaibo On 200 Merritt Ol KO Mex Pan . % 2000 Noble O1 . * 100 No am OU om 400 Omar O11 * 700 Red Rock 1 100 Simms Pet ™% 300 Skelly O1 ™ $00 Texas Co ris. 800 United Tex Oi 2000 Victoria Ot) new, 1000 Weatera States, m MINING, 700 Als Br Col, 1000 Atiants 2000 Big Ledge . "100 Caled Min #1000 Candelaria M 100 Hoole Mining 200 Iron Blossom "9800 Knex Divide ‘M00 Metremare sriyrerires i ad ose fi % % % * % Me 1% ue 4s 1th tooth Mm Th 2% 20 x % ™% Th Lie lt 0000 % | 20000 Anaronda 7s 2 Saree ‘High, Low, Lam 1200 MeNamars Crescent... 18 12 1S 100 Marsh Min. ’ a ' 1000 Motheriode Ld i] a “os 54 OM 5 5 5 Silver Lead... * * 3 a ‘ 1 if ite : ty ty ' it it i +4 = 1000 Anglo Am Ol Ta 8000 Armour & Co Ts, etd Steel Ts 85 Weaver Board #8... 7000 Copper Export 4000 Copper Fxport 2000 Copper Export &s 25000 tf Bxport 8s i) 17900 100 Ks Fnrico Caruso's condition was fur- ther improved to-day, according to Dr, Murray, house physician at the Hotel Vanderbilt, The singer's tem- perature still Is @ jittle high, but his appetite is good, the physician sald. No sion has yet been reached re- spocting the time time when the drain age tubes will be removed. -— \ Another Cut tm Price of Crude Oli, | PITTSBURGH, Feb, 26—The price | of Pennsylvania and other grades of | crude oll were further reduced to-| day, according to an announcement made by the principal ol] purchasing agencies Pennsylvania crude was cut 25 conte @ barrel, making the new price iy Competent including Sundays, 2 to 5 P. M. Dancing Carnival on 2d Floor AUDUBON BALLROOM dare and Holdass, Ni ANDIVI neowsary to take loans, Teer wits Sit latrcatee’ wou to elias parte Ber for dancing. TRANSACTIONS CONFIDENT IAL = PHPLOVERS REFER a Real Estate and be your own landlord, Easier thant most persons realize. A Wonderful Assortment Fo ee tan tition to, Gull @ home or buy one already built is offered the readers of e ry itil iid to Teach You How to Skate. 50c Per Lesson Two Sessions Daily, Evenings, 7.30 to 11. Skating on Ground Floor DANCING CARNIVAL NOW OPERATING THR altscrocua aad evening, 0 CHANGE FOR DANCING, | LESSONS, ADUAL INSTRUCTIONS,” 100 EACH. PRIVATE LESSONS, $1.00, AUDUBON THEATRE BUILDING. 166th St. and Broadway VABLE GOODS-LOW PRICES — one MONTH EAMWTS To-morrow's Sunday World. 1,000 Separate Real Estate Offers For Sale & Wanted