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New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
u. S. Erecting
Big Coast Air
Defense Base
Miller Field, at New Dorp.
S. L., Will Be Complete
Center for Patrol Work;
Haven for Navy Flyers
Will Be Permanent Unit
Big Landing Field and Wire
less Plant Will Be Pro.
vided by the Governments

An aerial coast defense station is
being built for the Army Air Service at
New Dorp. Staten Island, as a base for
land and seaplane patrol aircraft
which will guard the Atlantic shores
Erection Of the station was revealed
through an advertisement asking for
bids on the construction of barracks
and administrative buildings.
The new station is located on the old
Vanderbilt estate and covers approx
mately $50 acres, with q frontage on
the ocean Of 1880 feet. The station
Is to be permanent unit in the aerial
defense Of the nation, and everything
connected with it is being constructed
on that basis
Work has already commenced on the
gether with concrete ramp at the
other end of the beach, will form a
haven for seaplanes and flying boats
The beach will be equipped with
marine railroad for hoisting seagoing
aircraft ashore. The open water af-
fords ample space for landing naval
aircraft.
The new station has been named Mi
Ter Field, in honor of Captain James r
Miller, who was killed in action near
Corbeny, France, March 8, 1918. Cap
tain Miller was a member of the 95th
Aero Squadron.
Miller Field will be complete in every
particular. A wireless Transmitting
station and a separate wireless re-
ceiving station will be erected. d.
rectional wireless apparatus will be
installed to guide aircraft in coastal
patrol in foggy weather.
The landing ground is in the center
Of the quadrangle formed by the build
ings and the ocean.
1t has facilities for landing in any
direction, according to the wind. The
landing ground is rectangular in shape
providing a runway of 5000 feet In
one direction and 1928 feet in the
other.
The bids advertised for YESTERDAY
are for the construction of thirty two
buildings, including barracks. officers
quarters, mess halls, post exchange and
administration buildings. The bids viii
be opened at noon March i, at the OF
flee of the constructing quartz rmaster
80 Whitehall Street
Miller Field is being constructed &C
cording to plans made during the clos
ing stage of the war and from appro-
priations made at that time.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

around and under that clump Of grass,
and saw the look Of disappointment on
Reddy's face ~ he made sure that not
even . Mouse was hidden there. For
An instant Reddy stood with one foot
raised a. Il undecided just what to do
next. Bis black ears were cooked for
ward to catch any tell-tale sound. His
bright eyes searched the Green
Meadows. Peter could almost read in
that crafty face what was going on in
side his head
"He heard Mrs. Peter humping over
in the dear Old Briar-patch," thought
Peter, "and he knows she wouldn't
have thumped if she hadn't thought
that I was near enough to hear. He
suspects am out on the Green
Meadows somewhere near, and he is
trying to think where am most likely
to be. I do hope he won't come over
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

this way again. Here | am right in
plain sight I don't see how he can
help seeing me. | never felt so big,
and never have so wanted to be small.
feel perfectly Tremendous, as big
as Buster Brown, and | wish I were
as small-as-as a pinch Of nothing.
He's going to have a look at that next
clump of grass. Bless my lucky hind
foot, how fortunate it is I didn't have
chance to hide as | wanted to-"
1t was fortunate. There were several
of those big clumps Of grass scattered
about, and it was soon clear that Reddy
didn't intend to overlook one of them.
From one to another ne trotted, max
ing sure that no one was hiding in
any OF them Many a good meal Of
Meadow Mice has Reddy found in such
clumps of grass, and even had he not
suspected that Peter was hiding under
one of them he would have visited each
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
Etching by Whistler Brings
$l,25O at Sale of Originals

The sale Of etchings by D. Y. Cam
eron, Seymour Haden, Haig Leeros.
Joseph Pennell, Rembrandt, Whistler
and Zorn from London collection, h eld
at the Anderson Galleries last night.
brought a total of $11,O81. The larg-
est purchase was an original etching.
Little Venice" by Whistler, which
was sold to Max Williams for $1,250
Whistler original charcoal draw
ing. was sold to order for 1925. An
etching of Miss Emma Rasmussen. by
Anders Zorn, was purchased by Nh
Williams for $675.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

Avenue. The guests included Miss
Motleys attendants, Miss Margaret
Starr, Miss Emma Peabody, Miss Ma
rion L. Haley and Miss Virginia Sterry
OF this city; Miss Dorothy Bolton, of
Troy. and the Misses Kathryn and
Angela Roberts, Of Utica. In the party
were also the best man, Stanley NAL
colin Dunn, of Woonsocket, r. T., and
the ushers, Thornton Lothrop Motley
Charles C. Ransom, H. Terrell Van In,
gen and Hugh Merriman Quigley. of
this city; Andre Wright Pearson, of
greenwich, Conn, and Arthur Kendall
Stearns, of Chicago.
Miss Motley gave luncheon yester-
day at the Plaza for her bridesmaids S.
Another of last nights dinner
hostesses was Mrs. Frank K. Sturgis.
who entertained at her home. II East
Fifty-first Street
Mrs. Henry w. Lowe will give a
supper-dance this evening at the Ritz
Carlton for her niece, Miss Dorothy
Leary, the debutant daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel J. Leary, Of 876 Fifth
Avenue.
At the Century Theater this after
noon an entertainment will be given
under fashionable auspices for the en-
dowment fund being raised for the new
Navy Club for enlisted men. Some of
the younger set will take part in a
musical sketch entitled "a Sailor Has
a Girl in Every Port" Each girl will
represent different sport" Love
scenes from Broadway's popular plays
the navy band and the Biltmore orch
estra will furnish the music. The pro-
gram committee will be composed of
several young society women in charge
of Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson. They
also will serve as ushers.
Announcement is made that the en-
gagement of Miss Katherine Bissell.
daughter of Mrs. Joseph 3. Bissell. to
John G. W. Hustled, son Of James W.
Hustled, has been broken by mutual
consent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Stanton,
of Grymes Hill, Staten Island, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Miss Margery Stanton, to
John Sherman De Lamater, of Auburn,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra De Lamater,
of Hudson, N. Y. Mr. De Lamater, who
was graduated from Rutgers College, is
member of Delta Phi and served dur
ing the war as ensign in the United
States Navy.
James R. Hatmaker, of Paris, gave a
dinner last evening at the Ritz Carlton.
for Miss Muriel Lorillard Ronalds
Conkling, followed by theater party.
The other guests Included Mr. and
Mrs. Reginald Ronalds, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Gamble, Miss Madeleine Reece
and Camilla Alden.
Mrs. Harold Pratt, of $40 Fifth Ave
nue., has abandoned her southern trip
to attend a mildly winter meeting of the
Smith College Council, to be held at
Northampton, Mass, February 25 to 27.
Mrs. Dwight Morrow will also 90 to
Northampton for the meeting. She is
president of the council.
Mrs. Frederick Edey, of this city and
Bellport, Long Island, will continue
work for the Girl Scout movement dur
ing her trip to Florida. She has gone
to Palm Beach to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Douglas Paige and while South
will organize the Girl Scouts in Jack
sonville into local Girl ScoutCouncil.
Mrs. Edey is Manhattan Commissioner
of Girl Scouts.
Miss Caramai Carroll has gone to
Lake Placid to spend the weekend.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

r
Tor the erection Of the buildino md A.
maintenance, he said ~" 'ss
r. me city owns the site Of the old
Grand Union Hotel, and when membe @ arr rs
OF the Victory Hall Association m.
peared before the Board of Estimate
- asscen!ly to interest the city in the sale
VI tnis plot for the memorial proiect
considerable fI objection DEVELOPED. F.
IL n; "a Guardia, President of the Board
Ia lar A,tatermen. stte objected to this particu-
iasu laa slte as excessively expensive and
tion. oes.raole than some other loca-
Yer Yer yesterday from Joseph Howland
fHlunt, president of the Municipal Art
society, declaring that the members of
Inc society had requested him to in
aorse Mr. La Guardla's attitude and OBJ
lectlon to the Park Avenue Forty
second Street location for Victory Hall.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
Art vs.. Science
Is Debated at
Social Club
DR.. George Draper and c.
Grant La Fargo Discuss
Subject at the Home of
William Church Osborn
Florence Cayley Engaged
Mrs. Henry W. Lowe Gives
Supper Dance To night
for Niece, Dorothy Leary

"Art Versus Science" formed the sub.
;eet of debate last night at the Thurs.
3ay Evening Clubs meeting at the
tome of Mr. and Mrs. William Church
osborn, 40 last Thirty-sixth Street.
Il was one of the most interesting
meetings Of the winter. and opened
with sn introduction in verse by John
Jaw Chapman. DR.. George Draper
championed the side Of science and C
Grant La Fargo that of art. Their
discussions were followed by com
ments from the floor, the members be-
ing limited to three minutes each.
The program was followed by a buffet
supper.
Some of the members of the club
and Mrs Henry Fairfield Osborn, Mrs.
Pierpont Morgan. Mrs. Robert R. Liv-
ingston. Mrs Cadwalader Jones. Mrs.
Charles H. Senef, Mr.. and Mrs George
B. Mcclellan, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.
de Forest, Mrs. William Post. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierre Mali, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
E. Coe, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Herbert John
ston. Miss Eleanor Blodgett, Mr.. and
Mrs Harold de Raasloff. Mr.. and Mrs.
Y. Pierson Hamilton and Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert L. Satterlee.
Mrs. Gardine' Gayley. of 90 Wash
ington Square forth, announces the
engagement OF her daughter, Miss
Florence Gsyley, to Henry Eglinton
Montgomery I'd, son of John Howard
Montgomery, of Flushing. He is
grandson of the late Rev. DR.. Henry
Eglinton Montgomery, who for many
years was rector of the Church of the
incarnation. He was graduated from
Columbia, class of 90, and during the
war was captain in the 77th Division.
Miss Gayley is the sister of the Count
ess Giulio Semi, Of Rome.
Miss Kathryn Thornton Motley and
Matthew c. Jenkins, who are to be
married on Saturday, had dinner Civ
en- for them at the9 Plaza last evening
by Miss Motley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Thornton Niven Motley, of 375 Park
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
THE VERDICT

"Baltazar is always a joy"
-Nesy York Times
"A novel worthy to rank with
William j. Locke's best is The
House Of Baltazar' This novel has
IN IN 1t the same ingratiating qualities
that made The Beloved Vagabond'
and The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne'
literary gems of extraordinary brill
fancy"
PHILADELPHIA Record
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
Miss Ethel Heaney Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. John Heaney, of 1876
Broadway, announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Ethel Eugenia
Heaney, to Harry S. Bragdon, of this
city. Miss Heaney is pianist, having
studied under Leschetizky. Mr.. Brag-
don is a graduate of Columbia UNI
versity and served in the ordnance de-
partment during the war No date has
been set for the wedding.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

should 60 to Mr.. odynski for his man
agement Of the action, which was ap-
propriate and which ran without any
bitches. The audience applauded
warmly after the second act. bringing
the singers, Mr.. Bodanzky, Mr.. Setti
and Mr.. Ordynski before the curtain
times without number.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
Women's Orchestra to Play

The Women's Orchestral Club is to
play a. the evening service of the
Church Of the Strangers, in West
Fifty-seventh Street, on Sunday,
February %, at p. m. The orchestra
Is under the leadership Of Sandor
Harrnati Of the Lets Quartet
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
Major Egan Made Colonel

ALBANY, Feb. 19.-Major Raphae
A. Egan, of Newburgh, who was pro
NOTED for gallantry IN action during
the Somme offensive, was commits
stoned as colonel of the New York
Guard and assigned to command the
1st Infantry by Governor Smith .o-day
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
The Stage Door

Sam Fl. Harris announces that the
New York engagement of William
Collier in "The Hottentot" will begin at
the George NJ. Cohan Theater on Mon
day, March 1. 1t is by, Victor Mapes
and Mr.. Collier.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

one just as he was now doing.
Gradually he got further and further
away, and Peter began to breathe more
easily. He had just made up his mind
that in few minutes Reddy would be
so far away that it would be safe to
box for the dear Old Briar-patch, when
trot back straight toward that little
omen space where Peter was crouching.
You see Reddy had visited the last
clump of grass, and, finding no one, he
was returning to go over the ground
again. Remembering those warning
thumps of Mrs. Peters, he suspected
that somehow he had overlooked Peter.
(copv1oht. 1920. by r. ". Bnroess)
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
Americanization RalIv MonIa,

The Sons of the Revolution will hold
the first of q series Of meetings in the
interests of 100 per cent Americanism
Monday morning, at 1880, in Carnegie
Hall. United States Senator Charles
S. Thomas, of Colorado, will be the
speaker. James NJ. Beck will preside.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20
I7zzzaIT'S HERE!zzzzzz
l92O'S BIGGEST
"BEST-SELLER"!
HOUSE
OF
BALTAZAR
By
tAGn N @@R%-
WILLIAM j. LOCKE
fathor Of "The Rough Road" "The
Beloved Vagabond." ETC.
Cloth, $3.50 net.
First Edition
$4,000 Copies
THE STORY
THE STORY

In a Locke novel there is always
some one to love. This time it is
John Baltazar, who renounced the
world because Of the love Of
woman. How, after twenty years of
sself-exile, he redeemed himself
how John Baltazar came back-that
is the story; big story of love, am
bltlon and fatherlV sacrifice.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

and Mr. Collier.
The Lyric Theater has been selected
for the presentation of George Wash
ington," by Percy MacKaye, in which
Walter Hampden will play the title
role. 1t will open on March l.
The Russian "Isba," Serge Borrow
sky's musical representation of Rus
sian peasant life, moves to the Man
haitian Opera House with the Monday
matinee (Washington's Birthday per-
formance, and will be there for two
weeks.
John D. Williams will transfer Eu-
gene G. O'Neil's Beyond the Horizon"
to the Criterion Theater next week.
where it will continue the series of
special matinees. Performances in the
future will be given on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday Of each week.
whats in a Name?" opens in New
Haven at the Shubert Theater on March
and will come to New York the middle
of the month. In the cast are Olin
Rowland, Roscoe Ails, Rosaine Fuller
and others.
Charles Dillingham; annoupc yes
terday that "The New Diets has
been chosen as the title of the sausical
version of Richard Harding Davis's
play "The Dictator" Included in the
cast are Frank Craven, Gladys Cald-
we'll, Flora Zabelle, Marion Sunshine.
Winifred Frances, William Burress.
Jed Prouty and George Mack
Early next season Oliver Morosco
will present Francis X. Bushman and
Beverly Bayne in Edward E. Roses
mystery play, "The Master Thief"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

The next storys "A Merry Little
Breeze Does Petex - Good Turn"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

James R. Hatmaker, of Paris, gave a
dinner last evening at the Ritz Carlton,
for Miss Muriel Lorillard Ronalds
Conkling, followed by theater party.
The other guests Included Mr.. and
Mrs. Reginald Ronalds, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Gamble, Miss Madeleine Reece
and Camilla Alden.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

Early next season Oliver Morosco
will present Francis X Bushman and
Beverly Bayne in Edward E. Roses
mystery play, "The Master Thief"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

Mrs. Harold Pratt, Of $40 Fifth Ave
nue., has abandoned her southern trip
to attend mid winter meeting of the
Smith College Council, to be held at
Northampton, Mass, February 25 to 27.
Mrs. Dwight Morrow will also 90 to
Northampton for the meeting. She is
president Of the council.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-20

Announcement is made that the en-
gagement of Miss Katherine Bissell
daughter of Mrs. Joseph B. Bissell, to
John G. W. Hustled, son Of James W
Hustled, has been broken by mutual
consent.
Mountain advocate., 1920-12-17

,.WsS. Hudson and family are back
from''a "trip to New Orleans, Corpus
Christi. Galveston, Beeville and Wig
toria. At the two latter places they
visited Rev. E; H. Hudson and Rev.
j. b. Hudson, who hold Presbyterian
pastorates. Mrs. HUDSON and Wal
ter Cole are visiting in Harlan for
few days with relatives hefare re-
turning home,
Eight thousand dollars were
pledged at the football banquet Fri
day night. toward a minimum $40,
900 with which to build a gymna-
sium for the high school and COM
mittee is working now, which pro-
misses to complete subscriptions for
the minimum amount in the next
few days. The gymnasium is intend
ed in the nature of gift rewardlng
the football team for its splendid re-
cords this fall.-Pineville Sun.
Every Red Cross Christmas Seal
used helps in the fight against tuber
culosis. Aft
Mountain advocate., 1920-12-17

Grandad Alex Sewer states that
his grand daughter. Nancy sawyers
Madden, of Hayes, Kansas. is0ne Of
two OF the finest children in the U.
s. or outside of it for that matter.
The other is his grand daughter.
Ruth. The former, who is only sig
months old, is cutting her teeth and
is able to navigate on q pair Of
sturdy legs, that is when no ph=
structions along life's pathway oh
trude themselves.
Mountain advocate., 1920-12-17
CARDUI HELPED
REGAIN STRENGTH


Paint Rock. Ala.-Mrs. G. M. stegail.
Of near here, recently related the fol-
lowing interesting account Of her re-
covery: "1 was In a weakened con-
dition. I was sick three years in bed.
suffering a great deal Of pain. weak.
nervous, depressed. was SO weak,
I couldn't walk across the floor; just
had to lay and my little. ones do the
work. l was almost dead. tried
every thing heard of, and a number Of
doctors. Still 1 didn't get any relief.
couldn't eat, and slept poorly. I
believe II hadn't heard of and taken
Cardui I would have died. bought
six bottles, after a neighbor told me
what It did for her.
81 began to eat and sleep, began 20
gain my strength and am now well
and strong. | haven't had any trou-
BILE since sure can testify to the
good that Cardui did me. l don't
think there is a better. tonic made
and l believe 1t saved my life."
For over 40 years, thousands Of wo-
men have used Cardui successfully.
in the treatment Of many womanly
ailments.
II you suffer as these women did.
take Cardui. It may help you. too.
At all druggists q s6
Mountain advocate., 1920-12-17

Mrs. Sawyer. OF BsrbourvIlle. was
here last week visiting her daughter
Mrs. Otto Brown. Three States.
Middiesboro.
Misses Idamae Smith and Mabel
Alloway. Of Union College. Barbour
Vile, spent the weekend in Mlddles-
boro.-Three States, Middlesboro.
Please see my line Of pretty jew
elry and wrist watches which will
serve excellently as Christmas gifts.
Miss Beadie Main.
Larkin Barge, seventy years Of
age, died Wednesday of last week
at his home on the Middle Fork Of
Sinking Creek. A wife and several
children survive him.
r. Michal, of the Parker Barber
Shop, made what he considers a re-
cord last week when he received for
tonsorial services to five men the
sum of s11.O5.
A. T. vermillion, of Frenchburg.
Ky, who has been road contracting
there, is home for the winter as the
weather is too bad to do any good
with the work.
G.. M. Richards is in Louisville
this week and Mrs. Richards is stay
ing in the country, being the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Stewart on
Pine Street.
Mrs. C. H. Smith and two child
rem, OF Elys, were called home Tues
day owing to the fact that c. II.
is suffering from an attack of tonsil-
tits.
The carload of furniture adver-
tised by the Detherage Furniture
Store last week has arrived and Of
fers a big choice of furniture at low
prices.
B. r. Williamson, of Woolum,
Clay County, is starting a grocery
business and was in town Tuesday
buying goods at the Knox Grocery
Co.
Earl King and Arthur Clark went
hunting Thanksgiving Day and kill
ed q bird each and one rabbit--they
bought Il. They will know how TO
huat one Of these days. ~ =
James A, Bright has bought the
esw advertised In the Adveeats by
fudge W, n, Lay Mr., Bright says
hs would net have known aheut the
COW 10 Il had not been fer the adves-
tisement.
Lost-Between L. L. Richardson's
and the Bottling Works / Chain Pipe
Vice. Finder please return to ], M.
Hinkle. est
Mountain advocate., 1920-12-17
BLACK MOUNTAIN COMPANY
TO GIVE MEN CLOSED SHOP

The Black Mountain Coal crVr-
alton, employing $50 men, has noti-
fled miners union official of District
10 that they will give the closed
shop system to their men as a Christ
mas gift.
This action of the Black Moun-
tain Corporation is expected to in
fiuence many Of the non-union oper-
ations in this neld to recognize un-
ion labor. --Pineville Citizen.
Mountain advocate., 1920-12-17

vocate. u
voctea u
Mrs. s. T. Davidson was in Louis
Vile this week shopping. She visit
ed Mrs. Frank Demetros in her sub
urban home. Mr.. Demetros is at
present in South America in the in
terests of oil production.
Misses Heger and Wilmington
were in Pinevilie Sunday where Miss
Heger. sang three solos at the Meth
odIst Church the pulpit of which
Dean Ryder OF Union College Ii all.
lag.
Lostz---A bar pin, black and gold,
at the star ThSatre or between the
star Theatre and the Jones Hotel,
Saturday night. Please return 10
Mrs. Archer, Jones Hotel. for re-
wand.
The HeEndop Drug Store has sold
eighteen Graphonola monographs
for Christmas gifts or use, during
the past twenty days. More mach
ines have been sold this Christmas
than ever before.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Mitchell are
spending a few weeks in Monroe,
Mo. They will leave there for West
Fork, Ark, where they will visit
A. Us sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
r. Mitchell will meet them on their
return at Monroe. Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. King and Mr.
and Mrs. w. NJ. King spent Thanks
giving with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John King. They also visited
at Poplar Creek and Sinking Creek
where they had good success hunt
ing killing 12O quail and 9S rabbits.
The Model Bakery ships lot of
bread out of town. A new customer
at Barburville but an old customer
of Mr.. Geyer is J. w. Gilpin, of
White Star, Ky, who is now having
bread shipped from Barbourville to
his store.
E. e. Sawyers on Tuesday order
ed four white rock roosters of the
strain known as ,Fishel which is said
to be the best in the country. These
roosters cost Mr., Sawyers $500 each
The sittings of the Fishel ,strain run
from $500 to $12,OO.
G. C.. Hopper, truant officer for
Knox County. is moving from Crane
Nest to Fount. where he has bought
the mercantile business formerly
run by his mother, Mrs. Susan Hop
per. Mr.. Hopper is a good business
man and will enlarge the stock very
considerably. E,
When the City Council occupies
it's new Offices over the Franklin &
Cannon Store, j. Fred Catron VIII
occupy one of the vacant rooms in
the Lawson Building and ]. w. Mes
samore will take the other. Both
will carry on their law practices in
their respective Offices.
The City Council has promised to
fix the street between the Hignite
property and the Model Bakery
which is under water and covered
with mud during bad weather En-
gineer Murphy will cut passage
thru and carry the water down the
side street thus making the sidewalk
passable for ladies in all weather,
it s.... r.t ,st ~ fss--' f,'. /. >'H"
The play given by the B. Y. w. u.
last Friday night was big success
both from the standpoint OF attend
ance and fun. The girls acted as
tho they did not have an audience
and introduced some novel features
which kept the audience in excellent
humor. Such plays brighten life.