The evening world. Newspaper, January 23, 1922, Page 8

By } ' 4 Fs <3 a \ } f Vigou Iding material dealers. tithe law istamended so as to allow It ‘(Swuitdings shail have {t5 to be rented at not more than $46 9 ry Month, and to be located within half {Mi Washington Heights, at 163d Street + fl01000,000 PLAN * TOHOUSE 225000 hae Sass Sh ara > UNDER WAY HERE % Untermyer Reveals Project in Which Insurance Men and | Erp rets $f. Labor Will Co-Operate. = HOMES FOR WORKERS.| Ki Plans Now Depend Upon Ma- * terial Dealers—Change in Law Needed. A $100,000,000 building project, to provide 45.000 four-room apartments an hour of Grand Central Station, he was revealed by bg st night a amueF Untermyer already under way, Counse! spoke befo Lockwood committee the Free Synagogue of and In re capital had been found, the co-opera- tion of labor promised and he ex- *pected to secure the co-operation of 3 “ | WR The Metropolitan Insurance Com- Pany is ready to provide the funds if Fto enter upon suc! WM erection of 1,509 Tor thirty fats a The Builatr Mgledged its nid. Mr. Untermyer iegptainea that at the preva{lin e8 the plan could not be tect, Builds ouncif hhads and the he nterprise, the ex-| but that the lated labor organizations qpressed their willin fgpin the alternative $1 4 day 1 alg scale of Wuges toward the | realization of this venture.” Le ex-| ‘plained: Fe “fn return tor offer of ¢ from wh 5 vol eration | hay ested—and my suggestion nas et with approval—that every ie | (chanic and laborer working on these | \ preferential | ‘Seright to rent an apartment in them, | Seo that the men who are doing the! tqWowk will feel that they are building | whomed for their own occupation, We Bhall, I am sure, in that way get an| “amount of added efficiency that could | “not otherwise be had. 1 think | am| ieeafe in figuring this added efticiency | (at 20 per cent. of the labor cost.” * Mr. Untermyer said he was now! Sebout to negotiate with the manufac- “Aurers and dealers jn building sup- | hiplies. “If they owill co-operate by Teduced prices for materials for this lan it will go on, but not otherwise. “he construction of these 1,509 houses Twould afford a fixed, stable and re- liable demand for thelr output which | would amply justify and entitle us as | S@ business proposition to reduce “prices.” H (Mr. Untermyter said his plan must | (Emtcessarily hinge upon an amend- e-ment to the Insurance laws, which now forbid insurance companies to act ag builders and rea} estate oper- ators. He would attend to this, he sald, | Dy having inserted in the Insurance | Law a clause reading: “That so ong | eweae the existing emergency in housing | } accommodations tor the workers in } cities of the first class, as found by & the Legiolature, shall continue, but in § no event beyond two year > passage of this act, | for any life insu ;/ ganized under the s of this State 4 or transacting business therein to in- vest not exceeding 10 per cent. of it | total adnitted assets as of Dec. 31, n hpi be Inwfut | ompany ore 1921, in the construction of tenement | houses and in the purchase of the West 42nd Street el tenements” | () ades Counell had | * of job, or any other political job." i Stern Brothers ‘ ! land necessary therefor and to sel!| such properties from time to time. or| to own, hold and manage the sanv and receive and collect the Income thereof; but provided, however, that such investments shall be jimited | the truction of hotises adapte the of mechanies and work that a 0 yleld a falr return on rentals not to exceed an average of $9 per month per room Mr. Untermyer calied attention t the fact that this p-sposed arnend- | ment is permissive and not mania- | tory. He said he laid it before the | officials of the Metropo.ttan Life in surance Company beeause they ial already shown a disposition to ald in the solution of the housing crisis by | making heavy investments in tal estate mortgages; } “The plan has now reached the f1- | lowing encouraging stage,” he sald. “Architects, builders and othe estima Went Another death | poisoning was rec engaged in preparing figures of cost| at Columbus Hos on an experimental olock of these | ghout thirty sears houses. If the figures show that this | tie James Hook lone on a basis of 6 per reat the investmen: after ‘allow- y for depreciation, and if} the Le ture will sanction tue p:o- | posed amendment, work will be im-| mediately begun.” | a label sewed unde cout The ft have the buildings | © come under the soon after his The sable, he explained, it is pro posed to rent the apartmente at even | Jess than the $9 per room limit fixed | in the suggested Legisiative amend: | °"! ment, The Metropolitan Tife would vs under this amendment, be enabled shoulder the whole financial t of the ente . &S its admitte sets on Dec. 31 last were $1,11 Fe 024, or more than ten times thi cpap hada: posed cost of the buildings, Avenue, Moly Mr. Untermyer proposed (hat toe lay, af man wa dre: taken to the Ht four days, t Walter Rohde, bullding laws be amended so as to re y have ton me riers placed in the way of | Hecame blind ° s who wish to convert privy spital es into. apartments. He 4, Rarney Deneky that In this wa ommodations immediately be found for 10,000 lics, He also urged strict enforce- | !t ment by prosecation of building and| Hlaiined of feell 8 to compel landlords to} “se, and } 5 me alarmir ted that he run for Gover | him nor, he sald: “I do not want that kind OF V0 ALCOHOL ~ DEXSILOON WEN from wood alcohol | orded early to-day ambus 1 wrival at the hospital. 5 feet 8, weighed 160 din black. dark 14 trip to Manhattan, ind was removed to the ditien did not be- until Saturday, He te a man in the audience | was blind when a physician examined RE DIE {One Victim Falls Unconscious |*® in Broadwe iyv—Others | Blind. al. The victim, old, is belleved to This name was on r the collar of his He was tment by Dr. spital, but died His hair brown. ad in St. Ma of wood ale vere blind when One had b r less than three, rty, of No, 210 ‘ken, was taken Il red. Saturday he hirty-two years of e, the other victim, roomed at No, | round the corner| dress, He com-} ill about a week! ‘The police have been unable to find the two men were acquainted, _THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1922. nor have they learned where either |TO SUGGEST CHANGE of them obtained was a retired saloonkeeper, had been a bartender, Peter Hanley, Vest 16th Street jon Hospital hol poisoning. H. ing seml-conscious In front of No. 826 Second Avenue. ————_—_—_ - SLEANORE $M ‘H ENGAGED. | ation, which has been studying taxa- Ruel P, Smith of No, 78 Hawthorne MISS et, Brooklyn, ment of his How Macfarla side Drive, Imported Dinner Sets | as low as $37.50 ‘OU can obtain a full 103 piece service, for 12 persons, at Ovington’s for as little as $37.50. This opportunity comes to you as an inci- dent in the time-honored January sale at Ovington’s, when the ordinarily rea- sonable prices are reduced by 10% to 50%. Many dinner sets are available at 50% less than the usual fair prices; they come from well-known makers of England and France, and they represent greater value than it has been possible to give in There are over 20 patterns now offered at exactly one half their ordinarily attractive prices. OVINGTON’S “The Gift Shop of Fifth Avenue” FIFTH AVENUE AT 39TH STR (Between Sth and 6th Avenues) cA Special Purchase Sale Tuesday of 250 Women’s SEPARATE WOOL SKIRTS Checked, Striped or Plaid effects in PRUNELLA and other fine wool fabrics. Remarkable Values at $ 7.50 Third Floor. New models pleated in diverse ways or distinguished by unusual pockets and belt treatments. Color contrasts are beautifully emphasized by combinations of BROWN and TAN, NAVY with WHITE, TAN or HENNA, also BLACK and WHITE. Sizes 27 to go waist bands, West 43rd Street dinner chiha years. EET See A what appeared to be wood alco: d Smith, to Alexander William | . son of Mr, and Mrs, Will- arlane of No. 706 River- Manhattan, 125 Misses’ Tai For Street and Women’s Dept. Rohde Densky the polson. IN REALTY TAX LAW of taxation to all bi fifty-two, of No. 63 + was taken to Re- last night, suffering Davenport Committee, After Two Years’ Study, Will Report Wednes- day to Legislature. ALBANY, Jan, 23, The Davenport Committee on Tax- janley was found ly- tion for the last two years, will make its report to the Legislature announces the en- daughter, Eleanore next .* he said, OPPENHEIM CLUNS & C 34th Street—New York To Close Out—Tuesday Modelled on Approved Lines Many Fur- Trimmed At the Season's Largest Price Reduction 15.00 Fashionable straight-line and boxecoat models of soft = surfaced Yalama Cloth and Tweeds. Misses’ Suit Dept.—3rd Floor -| OPPENHEIM.CLUNS & C 34th Street—New York An Astounding Final Clearance 475 Women’s and Misses’ Fashionable Cloth Dresses All From Regular Stock Unprecedented in Quality and Value at This Sensationally Low Price fternoon Wear Tailored Tricotine Frocks of a smartness seldom equalled at twice the price. Favored straighteline and coat effects, beaded, embroidered and braid-trimmed. 2nd Floor real estate and equalization of taxes on Various businesses, with extensions neem 30 INFLUENZA CASES A DAY REPORTED HERE Influenza cases have yeen reported to the Health Department tp the last three days at the rate of thirty a day, while cases of grip, tonsilitis, severe colds and pneumonia have been far more numer- ous than Is common, Health Commis+ stoner Copeland said to-day. | “Damp weather and txck of sunlight increases susceptibility to these dis- ilored Suits Actual Values e * to 29.75 Misses’ Dept.—dsrd Floor Best & Co, Sth Avenue at 35th Street—N, Y. Enablished 1879 Annual January Sale of Furs PRESENTING FUR COATS IN THE WANTED STYLES AND PELTS AT One Third Less Than Usual Prices TO CLOSE OUT cA Group of Fur Coats of marmot, muskrat, natural pony, black » pony, nearseal (dyed coney) — all in smart trotteur length. 95.00 Originally up to 225.00 HUDSON SEAL NATURAL RAGCOON NATURAL MUSKRAT TAUPE. CARACUL TAUPE NUTRIA — J —s 195.00 Heretofore up to 295.00 SCOTCH MOLE } HUDSON SEAL BLACK CARACUL i 3 250.00 Heretofore up to 395.00 AMERICAN BROADTAIL TAUPE NUTRIA, Etc. ° MODELS OF NUTRIA HUDSON SEAL SCOTCH MOLE CARACUL PERSIAN LAMB FULL LENGTH t 350.00 Heretofore up to 595.00 NOTE Furs described as Hudson Seal are fine quality dyed muskrat. — Coward The Wide Top Shoe: for STOUT PEOPLE With women one of the most popular Coward Special Shoes is the women’s Wide Top Shoe. This boot was designed to meet a condition, the closing of unsightly gaping uppers, and that end is accomplished in ( a trimly graceful manner. Women appre- ciate the choice of wide or semi-wide top ~ and the plain or extension heel. Sold Nowhere Else . James S. Coward | 260-274 Greenwich Street, New York | (Near Warren Btreet) ID eSrzeaceareecre arate tere eenerrnag Nev Facts New Figures New Subjects 1922 WORLD ALMANAC | NOW ON SALE ’ 85c on Stands By Mail 50c ADDRESS NEW YORK WORLD, NEW YORK CITY ee ee