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New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Seven Murders il,
Month, and L oiicc
Fail TO Solve One
Two Mn Under Arrest. One
of Whom Confessed but
No One Would Believe
Him: Detective Arrested

January draws to a close .o-dav with
the solution of the mu er mysteries
which characterized the Month in this
city apparently as remote as ever. The
police have made no anpar ut progress
in SIX Of seven homicide cases occur
ring between January and u.
In one, that Of Jos pin uolbach and
his wife in their hotel in South ozone
Park, ueens, January 20, the police
have made an arrest but the case
against the man has not been de
vcloped. only one arrest has been
made in connection v IA the other six
murders, and the prisoner IN that case
is a man whose "eon essions" is
secuted by the police themselves.
The murder which ne confessed 70
have committed wa that of Mary
Elizabeth Riddcll, Sc -ntce n years Old.
who was beaten TO death at dusk i'm
slght Of her home at 1889 Briggs Ave
nue., Glen Morris, Queens Beyond
arrestnG the man who Insisted uDon
beng made prisoner in Che case. and
deciding that the murt ercr was q
peculiarly dcpraycd man. tho police
activities IN the Kiddcn cnsc appear
20 have consisted largely of posting
detectives in the Glen Morris section
30 thickly tina, one oil tncm was ar
rested 1.1 susplc Gus character, and
bringing up pollc' dogs many dayc
after all scent had been dissipatcd
It vas thought by some Of the dctcc-
iivcs on the case TINT Miss RiddcM was
Killed by the man who killed Mrs.
iclma Southland AT Forty-sccond
Street aud Ninth Aeenu, Brooklyn. II
week before Neither urdcr having
been solved that hyIotic. is is as good
as any.
Other January mlro which are
plgeonholed at h"adquai,cr. are those
Of MrH. Ellen ". llrchman. of 205l
Lexington Avenue. january z. Charles
II. Knapp, insurance broker. vino was
h''lcd January ai 70 Bedford Street
and Winfield Scott philhowcr. cloc1ri-
cal expert, who wus KIDD wilh IL sabr.
IN hih apartment n' n East lhlrllclh
street.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
ane'erlip TO Make
Plea for American
Rights in Mexico
New Protective Association
Has Chosen National City
Bank President 10 Voice
Its Views at Versailles

Frank A. Nanderlip. president Of the
National City Bank who sailed for
Europe last Saturday OH the Lapand.
viii represent the banking members Of
the National Association for the Pro
lection Of American Interests in Mex
lco In that organizations efforts to en-
list the aid Of the pence conference in
protecting American investments in tho
republic south Of the Rio Grandc. The
Tribune learned yesterday. The value
of this country's stake in Mexico has
been estimated as high as $1,000
100000.
Before MIR. Nandcrlip left for the
other SIDE last week all injuries ro-
sardIng the purpose of his trip were
met by the reply chat he was going
abroad ito make survey of general
cond'tions. 1t was learned yesterday.
however, that while he viii undoubt
'oIE attend to matters that have =
apcclaI relation TO the forciarn businose
9l the National City Bank ne was CO.
i.cct"d by the banking group in tho
National Association for the protcc-
'ipn oi American Interests in Mexico
10 represent it, along with the rcprc-
sehlativcs OF the other members of tho
association These include some of tho
most important mining, industrial. az
fcultural and financial interests in the
country.
Al tho Offices Of the association much
comment was heard on the fact that
me name Of the American Smelling and
Nehhln% CompanY was not included in
the list OF members that has been
made public. 1t has been generally
opposed that this company was one of
inc orglnators Of the idea Of forminq.
an organization which could act FOR jn-
Nestcrs in Mexican properties.
In authoritative quarters if was said
lnat lhe Smelling Company. which is
one Of tn@ Guggenhcim enterprises.
mad taken an active part in the organi-
Zaolon OF the association, but had later
WllhoFaWn from active participation in
its activitiss
1t was learned shat William Loeb.
lr. vlce-presidcnt Of the company. has
gone TO Mc.,ico for the purpose Of
reaching an agreement on a plan in
NoNing Ereatsr rejection to the com
ranN $ MINING properties.
Although no formal announcement has
yet been made Of the fun personnel of
those who viii 20 to Paris it is un-
dcfslood that the oil interests VIII be
represented by +. l.. Dohcny, president
ol the McNcan Petroleum Company.
i. kclley, pre- residcnt Of the Anaconda
Copper Company, it is believed viii
represent the conner errOun
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
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are invited 20 np0s 10
cicties Empa, ueat farea.
THIRTY ninth St0,t
The police a ereana - "a
does and Them o~n.re aI.at an.r Nes.
Way ard Riverside nrAs esf SCI gre
owners haNc been afrAsrffi ID i1r N'.
side rol'ee Count
l'oul msu alne3 nlta t.N.' 81
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o>H au' ii f,it u.f.h sni ,#,tffa. HH ~
tonfohiic
thc Kc> "a kettle as'.tsHi .t'r''
the fNmonth Oouen0satIrasi 1855
Rsuohl,n. has ntctnted raH 'ht t.N
Conversational Nhuich ef " dilri 'N o.. = ~
He viii assume hiss new datcn March
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
List OF Insolued
Murders in January

&ENEN persons have been mur-
- dered within the last fortnight
in this city, and in no case have
the police solved the mystery.
Here is the list:
January Mrs. Ellen NJ. Hirch-
man, stabbed to death in her home,
2O9l Lexington Avenue.
January S-Charles H. Knapp,
wealthy property owner, found
shot to death in vacant building
he owned at 80 Bedford Street.
January 10-Body of Mrs.
helma Southland, young choir
singer, found with skull crushed
at Forty-sccond Street and Ninth
Avenue, Brooklyn.
January 15-Mary Elizabeth
Riddell, seventeen-year-old girl,
beaten to death on lot at 1889
Briggs Avenue, Queens.
January 18-rWinfield Scott
Philhower, electrical expert, killed
with sabre and blackjack in his
apartment at 14S East Thirtieth
Street.
January 20-Joseph Holbach, no.
tel proprietor, and his wife, shot
and killed by gang of four at
Lahey Avenue and Rockaway
Boulevard, South Ozone Park,
Queens.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Columbia Mas Men
Count ON Chinese

Columbia viii have two Chinamer
on its varsity wrestling team whcn
1t meets the Brown University mat
men u4' a dual meet in the Mornincsidc
heights gymnasium tomorrow night.
The two Cclostials Who have won places
ON the squal are Lee. winner in Y. Nj.
{. \. tournaments last winter. who Will
Wrestle IN the ll5-pound class. and
Yep. freshman, who VIII compete in
the l25- pound class.
According to Gus Peterson. coach of
thc team, both men are remarkably
clever wrcctcrs. In trials with other
members of the squal they have shown
unusual quickncss in learning new
holds Lee has been wrestling for sew
c'al years, but Yep is virtually novice.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
! ale Students Are Barred
from Public Dance Halls

:. EtW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 30. -Four
YaIe students who we're arrested lngt
night 10 fight with policemen an
p"ared IN CITY Court to-day, and thcir
nearing war deferred until February G.
~ rcsult If The clash Dean Jones,
~ 1aie toileGc, and Director Chittcn-
don. Of Sheffield Scientific School. H.
eled atatcmcnt declaring that Yalc
student hereafter would be forbidden
from entering any public dnncc hal
pnder penalty u dismissal from the
unIgerGfy.
The fight started when the police
c.cclcd Il student from dance hall.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
N"1o Br"natcic, y. J., Has
No Surplus Of LaJor Yc,

Nv hPfN8WfCK, \. j, jan. 30.
aabpr conGsf4ona ln Ken DrInsY.ck
and iorou1noat Mlddlcscx County aD-
pe9r - ne fair ~ prcsent bur fAcre
. feeinG faat They may be worsc
oefrre loor, wnen the soidicrs boyin
cp'c'nY barl W IarYe NUMBER
- faf- pfaetlcaily ~ discharged sol-
firre hale beco replaood .n tnclr Old
Norlfspne. Fetof + Kunrpo. head 81
tae local ifznco - the Fedcral I'm
pioYmoft H3reap, amiG. "rhlnra aro
igst abr1. ~ au egon keci supoly ind
demand las' a0o4t mce' Io-day IT,
re Arat 1ay ! nave tcDa unablc -
1jace IN DhaIilild iaDD5er al once"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
4 l. 4f2:9 l. S. Men
Arrive Aboard
The Mongolia
CroiN de Cuerrc Winner
saddened' by Death Of
Baby He Had Never Seen
Troops Debark TODAY
Nearly 1000 Wounded and
III Among Heroes Greet.
ed by ifobokcn Throngs
Troops Debarl> To-day

DamlM outlined in the dusk. tho -~o..
transport Mongolia, with more ts.a
1000 soldiers aboard, law at p,c-
iioboken, last evening Her ae.. -
We're crowded with eager figures crs,,r~
for glimpse Of New YORK rs.. r.s
debark tins morning.
Among them was Drawn. ~.~.
stood motionless- gazing into s.
never joining in the delighted .,s.,,.
lions Of his comrades. seem 10 oh,',..o.'
Of the cheering. aae-waging tbronr
Opon his breast Was the Crox d.
Guerre. lie was John stef.a. ~
HoiNoke Mass. aouehbox fr.ara
1ouchsa led, private i'll Comnanv q
l04th Infantry. -
On the night Of ADri s stefan. o.s.
one OF twenty four mon a.s5,-rof -
"'pe o"e an enemy machine can nos.
opposite lhc.r sector Two SQUADS ~
e'Eht lnea eden had assaved the +ss.
separately and had failed 10 rot.~
came lne turn o. Stefan sg.aa
rom Siei--hoic 80 she'I-uole the. ALL
1@neea' Nfiggina their way ciosrs and
cioser TO the German maetsa. .-,., .,.l.,...
all the while spa rs iser,,+ .-.....s
mem heir pian was to reach tf,. roar
OF the German noH en-. ,,a.e.
manned by fifteen rurna~s
Eventually tncv did ,sorz s3...,. .,.-..
10 the rear. but OF the etsi.t A Ar,.........
VINO mad gone oTer all but ttr.s sot
amen Wounace. Io make nfet.ar.
"oise' tne fema ming ffree ia. et
haus ed their ammunition
Took Desperate Chance
'her only chance v d. ae-a.s
oa' eaf r.sa anor n. or.
Aea force oatn-mner IN trem
led bv ~tefans taer essr ~.,
kllled t0elte or tho taa .r. .....,,
iNe other Three And tf n f
Join S'ei iani. W.n tra e..r-f5
o9' enc a.ta 4rra'.
co'nfade ''tlis l.lid he d h.rt f.
com fe iat rn.aGe Ie locks tt.-s
ms heart was hrra4lne
- whispered .He Others. and 'si
ms quest .oner apart .N.
month or EN affrr hr arr e.s
li1 it wrote hlm p bal IsI
conc ~ fDn iram tha e.r
AWAY looa,ug forward s.s,r
and used TO repcat to
hlm In her letters of
Bur pst bofort $50
died"
nc Nongo hsou- fia
ing s's wounded
are officers.
inrf -a--rat
aboard New York uat. Its o
'o2. comprising teo o''rcfs .nd f-c ~
ii7ftd nN ea ftfrr uffrlH .I
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t'a officer
Na0onai s-ms Rie. Ba,k
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\it., nIa. Penn
'nIaItnlH
Among frr
were t'a \ta
the serfee
nation inet
Ranil ou.
john tDnnffiHH
Avenue. broah
Ire tram
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Shc carried I
nanics 4. b. aaa
nAInt terInr Officers ,af
mon, tho tfftN tf
officers and l,s.lH
Aero -euaalor
onil 'ea ron.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
v ar Stamp Sales Grow

%AsHlNGT0N. Jan. 90. War saq-
aes 1A1lo aios fe.s month. Increasing
aFef ne record ~ last month, sent the
9fai ~ receipts from fo8a sourcc above
i.io" dollar The Treasury ro-
0'i a4 ,p-a.y total from sale II var
~ and trrsff stamps since they
4ere placed IN ,.e u4rke. itirtee1
ontas aro ~ Sio19oOoo00, including
fb3y.9op eatua'ed sales for Jan
11rv
"'tn .ne stimulus gwen the cam
ta.|H 81 now metnoa aod rcorYauizcd
rnneiIf1ee fhts gear, fezt month"; sales
.'1 c1pec.ea 80 aprpozimafe 800
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
PLAY for Title Tonight

TIC basketball championship o. the
Public Schools Athletic League Nlll I've
decided tonight when 'hc De Mt
clinton High School team. champions
OF Manhattan and Brooklyn. meet the
N""'oWn High school quintet. who are
the champions of Queens section OF
the league, III the City College gym
nuslum.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Drop in Prices
OF FOOdsl1lfff fs
Reported Daily
Batter Sells at ~ Cents a
Pound Wholesale and
Eggs at 68 Gents Retail
Further Red"ctio ; Due
Decrease of Two to Three
Gents a Pound on Fish
Products l. Announced

A comparison of the ret God prices
of yesterday and those OF Novo Der n,
when the armistice was gnod shows
conclusively that consumers are rccciv-
ing benefits of the downward trend Of
the wholesale food market Nashing-
ton Market and upper am lower East
Side retailers. an investigation devel-
ored, are making each drop in whole
sale quotations left in the retail prices
on the following day
Wholesalers are beginning to regard
daily drop in butter as the sign of a
normal market ana decrease of 1'a
cents was regarded as UNI ally small.
When the local market c.osed butter
vas selling at A cents Wholesale
On the wholesale markoi eggs fell
TWO cents a dozen, making q drop Of
four cents in two days. Another rcdue
tion is expected to-day. TIE hest eggs
sold at retail in Washington Market
yesterday for 6S cents dozen
Cost of Rabbits Dro
Hog prices remain stat oary be-
cause Of the minimum Of hun
dred pouds fixed by the COVE mcnt. 4
pair Of rabbits weighing seveN to eight
pounds sold for 80 cents. Tv nty car
loads are on the racks. with 20 freezer
empty to receive them. Two weeks ago
a pair of rabbits brought to SD
In the wholesale market.
The price of Goldfish, smc ts haddock
and prawn decreased ? to cents Il
pound yesterday.
In the comparison Of yo terday's
prices and those of Novembe II the
reductions in pork products. butter and
eggs are the outstanding catuTc Ac-
cording TO John Mindc' dent Of
the Washington Marke = chants As
sociation, all dccreasr, wholesale
prices will be passed { ilers on
the following days
Prices Are Compared
The following compa1a'i,o retail
prices were furnished to Tribune
yesterday by John Mi George
Alexander & Sons and Lou Knoll 4
Co., representative merchants # WASH
ington Market:
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Doctor Hurt in Auto Crash

MOUNT VERNON, y. y. Jan 30
d.. william =. Greene, physician. os
- SOUTH First Avenue, was badly in
-fof IN an automobile accident to-day.
One p vas crushed and he may have
1terssl injuries. His wife. and sister,
lrs. George f. Norton. Of Winchester.
~ wece aith him. Ms. Norton was
tea..y alr,- Mrs. Greene escaped
Dr. Greene was driving up me South
-aaas Avenue hlll when, at Fast
70 Street, large automobile owned
-1a driven by Henry !. Gordon, a Ger
.ed .oic accountant OF Cleveland.
10. e4~ ned into the physiciau's car.
'iflgor vas arrested on charge Of
teo<iess afving and technical charge
~ L-LrI .-.-,rnn a.-allLl
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
s'nbcr Signs With So<

NillCAGo, Ian so. Pitcher Urban
Ncd' 'abcr, having received his dis
cnaigr from the navy, SIGNED Tonight
Wltn TN" Chicago Americans. Fnhcr
pitched the White SoN to three Of the
four victories IN the worlds scries OF
1917 against New York.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31

Dr: Jonathan c. Day. Cormissioncr
Of Markets, yesterday made public a
list of prices charged at the public
markets. They are almost identical
with the above.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Prices Are Compared

The following compa1 4ivo retail
prices were furnished to Tribune
yesterday by John MI George
Alexander & Sons and Lou Knoll 4
Co.. representative merchants # WASH
lngton Market:
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31

lhc Rc> ". Nc,tic assistant rs.f far,'.
the fNuonth NouEr,tat iiN. 81
H.oohi,n. has neccrted a r4H - 'he -
Conctteauonal church ,f N.ddiei,Nn. =. y
he viii assume has new datie1 March,
The Washington times., 1919-03-30

for training the expert dealers the card tables and the
roulette wheels and the croupers In this strangest of
academies tables exactly like those in the Casino Each
pupil in takes the role of crOuper while others i'm
personate players and stake money feverishly all over
the table and at given moment the crOuper must cal
culate and pay out the winning stakes.
Lebaudy watched these prospective young attendants
and realized how important their skill and accuracy
to those interested in the gambling tables of the great
casino
LePaudy told of the secret service department and
the clever work Of the spies who forever lowering
about among the guests watching for criminals those
who have unfrendly designs upon the of the
gambling tables or the players
Himself little of artist and musician, Lebaudy
interested in the theatre and orchestra and other
musicians which he learned than one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars year to maintain.
Nor did the curious item of expense called the ylatl-
cum escape Lebaudy's investigation. This amounts to
forty fifty thousand dollars year and is fund
maintained to send home players who have been cleaned
out at the tables Any guest who show TO the salts
faction of the authorities that he has lost all his ready
cash at the tables in the Casino and has means OF
getting home is provided with generous amount to
see him back to his native city
Unfortunately at the time of LebaudyS visit Of IN
spectOn the Prince of Monaco absent one of his
scientific exploration tours But Lebaudy gathered every
The Washington times., 1919-03-30

Long and earnestly Lebaudy studied these figures.
The Prince Of Monaco S scheme not to personally
bother with the details of running his hotels his gambling
houses. and other profitable resOrtsa these
things let out by the year at handsome rentals to
others who had the and troubles of administration
Here Lebaudy that the Prince of Monaco received
$25OOCO for his pocket For the treasury OF his
ernment and city he received $2OOOOO And besides that
his little army his personal guard of honor. his police
even his bishop and clergy and schools and courts and
judges were all paid by the people who had purchased
the concessions.
And after all these expenditures there was the very
handsome dividend of two million dollars per year
profit
As Lebaudy paced his apartments in the great Monte
Carlo Hotel and rubbed his hands jOyOusy be decided
that he could do better than the worthy Prince OF Monaco
It struck him that the Prince rather too easy
going rather too ndolent How much better 1t would
be if the Prince actually the real manager OF all
these enterprises and made all this profit himself rather
than to turn the thing in lazy way to concession
aires who did the work, managed the enterprises and
thus reaped large part of the profit.
Yes, Lebaudy would do better He would establish
rivalt Monte Carlo And he would manage 1t himself.
Lebaudy strolled about the gardens and sauntered
through the beautiful buildings He wandered into the
Prince g OceanOgraphcal Museum the cliffs he folded
his hands in meditation and looked of the Medi
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
Secrets Of the Extraordinary Ca1
Jacques Lebaudy, Recently
His Wife, Reveal Almost
Incredible Exploits of This
Real Parsonage Which En-
tirely Eclipse the Imagination
of the Great Novelist

terranean in the direction Of the Sahara The he
examined into the prncipaty the the idea exactly
suited him. Everything small SCALE to be sure,
but everything seemed to be in perfect ORDER although
miniature
The Prince of Monaco lived in palace with battle
mented towers from which he could the gded nina
rets of the Casino watch the ceasees roll of the blue
Mediterranean. Lebaudy would build a bigger and
better palace and he, toO would pick site which should
command an ocean view
The sovereign of Monaco issues his own stamps and
coins and bank notes Lebaudy had already gone that
far with the coinage and postage of his Empire Of the
Sahara-but they viewed with amusement by those
who them and had value in the worlds money
markets And yet here this little Prince with only
eight square miles of dominion and his coins and currency
and postage stamps recognized the world over.
Surely Lebaudy might well learn lesson from the Prince
of Monaco
Lebaudy was always interested in any phase of ae-
tivty which included the wearing of uniform He in
quired with great particularly to the army of the
Prince and found that consisted of about hundred
under colonel and full military staff He was
pleased that they respendent bright blue uni
FORMS gorgeous with gold braid and cued and gathered
in spotless white linen.
Lebaudy was impressed with the splendid cathedral
recently built He visited the school which is maintained
The Washington times., 1919-03-30

perhaps the most promising spot where he might find
chance to establish himself in recognized sovereignty
With his millions it ought not to be difficult to buy
small kingdom.
1t was therefore, with this idea thoroughly fixed in
his mind that the Emperor ordered his imperial belong
ngs to be packed up But instead Of going drecto the
Balkans the Emperor decided that he would first visit
the Prince of Monaco's dominion and study with
the exact details of administration of this very small
but welleStablished sovereignty.
1t was with great exaltatiOn of mind that Lebaudy
stepped from the train in Monte Carlo and already began
to imagine himself the ruler of similar dominion In
fact Lebaudy stroed about the magnificent grounds
and buildings of the famous pleasure resort there
many things which occurred to his imperial mind being
possible of considerable improvement. He would outdo
the Prince of Monaco in many ways and if Monte Carlo
famous the world over he Lebaudy would make his
little principality famous when he had found
the right spot.
Lebaudy a very keen business and he studied
carefully the financial and economic side of the principal
ity of Monaco. He astonshed to find that this little
domain which he able to entirely encompass in
afternoon walk yielded very handsome annual
With much interest Lebaudy carefully gathered facts and
finally down in his hotel and made out balance sheet
follows showing the income the expenditure and the
net profit each year in Monte Carlo;