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New-York tribune., 1920-04-19
Going On To-day

American Museum of Natural History; ad :
Metropolitan Museum Of Art; admission
Van cortlandt Park Museum; admission
free.
Aquarum, admission free.
Convention of the National Metal Trades
usss50 AsT0gis6ion IL h Hotel stOT 10 a. n"
per Publishers Hotel Astor. 80 p. m.
TO discuss ways and means Of checking
protiteering in the newsprint paper in
Luncheon of the National Society OF Ohio
Women Hotel McAlpin. l P m W.
Meeting of the Compressed Air Society,
Hotel McAlpin. 10 a. m. Luncheon.
Meeting of Manhattan Chapter, D. A. R..
Hotel McAlDin, ESQ p. m
Hotel McA pin, p m.
Meeting of the Daughters of Indiana. Ho
o tel ds MeAl Me- pin | 80 p m c,., w.,
Meeting of tho Pekingese Club Of Amer
lea. Waldorf Astoria. $50 p. M
Business meeting and luncheon of Sorosis.
Waldorf-Astoria IL d. m
Convention of the American NewSpa per
Publishers Association. Waldorf Astoria.
Dance Of st Johns Long Island
adfns H9nnt" Of the rst Church p ., Divine
Science. Waldorf-Astora 8 D. m
Concert of the singers Club os New York.
Academy Of Music. Brooklyn.
Jewish. Catholic and Protestant thoughts
on The Position and Duty of the
Church in the Present World. crisis''
Lyons. Monsignor E w McCarty and
Rev. John Barlow at Berkeley Insti =
tute. 1873 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, Sis
Meeting Of the Empire State Sons of the
American Revolution, Hotel Martinique.
tionai Budset committee. Hotc Penn
$lyans sovs4ns of '3 ansas % viii Hsnry ps The Asn
of honor and prncip pal speaker.
Dinner Of the world service. campaign Of
Bossert. Brooklyn, I p. IN.
Meeting of the Yarn Dealers Association.
DinntT n9tsl of NghlDlH; iha 3st,ors p Meta, Trades
sociation, Hotel Astor. p. m.
Dinner of the Fraternal Union of Asso-
ciated High Priests, Hotel Astor. p. M.
ward. 4lst Street and Broadway.
Dance Of the Hungary Club, Hotel Com
Meeting of the Kings County Democratic
gqunty spnntIv coWml{tse Tv,,,a, Prospect Ha
BOARD or EDUCATION
MANHATTAN
Washington Trying High school. Irv-
The Worlds Best and Busiest Harbor -
illustrated with stereopticon views by
John Mckenzie, Of the Department of
Docks, Public School 4s, l56th Street
and st. Nicholas Avenue
The Transportation Problems of New
york. and How They Are Solved" IL
lustratcd by -tereopticon views by
Frank l.. Blanchard, Public School SO,
22S East Fifty-sc venth Street
Peace and Reconstruction in Europe"
- tod Itrirh ,,ia, NV
Dr Peter MacQueen. F.. R. q. S. Public
School o.. Hester and Essex Streets.
George Washington. Who Made America, -
illustrated with stereopticon views by
Garrett =. Serviss, Public School 1871
st. Nicholas Avenue and 127th Street
The Social and Political Upheaval in
Russia and Germany" by william B.
Guthrie, PHI. D.. Public School 1856. 225
West l0Sth Street
The Background OF Present Day Russia .
by DR.. Gregory zilboorg, Pilgrim Hall.
. Fifty sixth Street and Broadway.
Land OF My Adoption" by Miss Loretta
c. Ryan, ST. Columbia Hail. 343 West
Twenty fifth Street.
"Current History" by George A. Hastings,
Public school SO. 16Sth Street Find :
lay and Teller Avenues. the Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-19

The performance OF "Pygmalion and
Galatea" for the benefit of the vaca-
tion Association, scheduled to tase
place at the Knicke rbocker Theater
Sunday evening, April %. has been,
postponed. Two matinee performance
Tuesday. April -, and Friday, April
50-will be given instead
New-York tribune., 1920-04-19

Charles Dillingham; announced yes
terday the New York premiere of The
Girl From Home TO take place at the
Globe Theater. Monday evening. May
3. Apple Blossoms will. accordingly.
terminate its engagement on Saturday
evening. May l. The Girl From
Home is from the original farce. The
Dictator by Richard Harding DAVIS,
with libretto and lyrics BY Frank
Craven and music by Siivio Helm.
The last two weeks of Rita Weiman's
mystery melodrama, The Acquittal." ="
at the Cohan & Harris Theater IS
announced. The Acquittal" Will end
it's New York run on Saturday evs-
ming, May /. and will be succeeded en-
Monday evening, May 3. by sam Il.
Harris's production Honey Girl a
musical comedy based on Henry Bios
SONS Checkers" The book Is by
Edward Clark. the music by Albert Won
Tilzer. and the lyrics by Neville
Fleeson.
The last eight performances Of
Gorki's Might Lodging" will be given
at the Plymouth Theater this week.
On Monday, April 26, the Coburns will
move Three Showers" from the uar-
ris 10 the plymouth.
What is announced as the most elab-
crate theatrical entertainment ever of
Tered in this country Will be given at
the Metropolitan Opera House on Sur
day evening. May 9. by the Actors
Equity Association. One thousand Of
the best known actors and actresses
on the American stage will take part
IN the Equity'S production. It has been
estimated thai the cast probably would
cost any producing manager more than
100000 IN salaries alone for single
performance. The money raised BY The
ssle~of seats for the performances viii
go toward a fund with which the
Actor Equity Association plans 70
build and endow an actors theater.
The Associated Motion Picture Ad
vertlsers, Inc. viii give "midnigh.
matinee AT the Rivoi Theater on
"Wednesday 1T honor of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association. VIII f,
will be in convention here April 1923.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-19
Bedtime Stories
Jimmy Skunk Receives a Warm Welcome

BY Thornton W. Burgess
The aUelcome that is warm and true
WIZ d1ive Crouch array from you.
'T,c9U bdnish care and trouble kill.
TIL happiness yoatr heart will fU
New-York tribune., 1920-04-19

The next story "Jjmp.x Hes She
u - -c It's Life
New-York tribune., 1920-04-19

100 Delegates Involved
AS the six states involved-Virginia
North Carolina, Iowa, Georgia, Illinois
and Mich gan-have total of 100 dele
gates. the Importance to Palmer's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Rumely Case Goes Over
To Nov. l; Untermyer III
Attorney Comes Here From the
Coast for Trial, but PLY.
siCians Interfere

The trial of DR.. Edward A. Rumely.
s. Walter Kaufman and Norvin Lind
helm was continued to November /
yesterday by Judge w. l. Grubb in >he
United States District Court. They
are accused of conspiracy to defraud
the government in failing to return
the facts as to the ownership of the
S. S. Mcclure Newspaper Corporation,
holding company of "The Evening
Mail" during the war, which the gov
eminent alleges was financed by the
German government.
The continuance was ordered upon a
statement by counsel for the defense
that Samuel Untermyer, of counsel for
Kaufman and Lindheim, is too i'll to
participate in the trial Mr.. Inter
myer has been in California for sew
eral weeks and came to New York
especially to appear in this case, but
he has been ordered back to California
by his physicians. The talesmen sum-
moned were discharged and the trial
Will be called with new panel Of
Jurors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Relief Worker, Charged
With Theft, Surrenders
Wife Sells Furniture and Mother
Offers Her Savings to Pay
Alleged SHORTAGES

Abraham J. Zirlm, accompanied by his
wife and aged mother, walked into the
office of Samuel Markewich, Assistant
District Attorney, yesterday and gave
himself up on a charge of grand lar
ceny His arrest had been demanded
by Judge Otto A. Rosalsky after Zirim
had been accused of approprating the
to his own use $4,000 he had collected
for the Jewish War Relief Fund
Tho wife and mother offered Mr.
Markewich 81 900 in partial restitu-
tlon of the alleged theft. The mother
who is employed at $40 a week, had
withdrawn her savings from the bank
and the wife had sold her furniture
Mr.. Markewch refused to accept the
money and the elder Mrs. Zrim fell
in faint in his office.
Zlrlm was "A volunteer worker for
the fund. Discovery of his alleged
shortage came about when Evman
Gluber, taxi owner, presented the
officials Of the fund with a bill for
$500 he said Zirim had contracted.
Judge Rosalsky is head of the relief
fund. Zirim, who is an insurance
broker, lives at 25S Grand Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Storey Admits
He Dealt liz,
Stolen Bonds
Lawyer Knew Securities
He Had Bought Were
Purloined: Made Friends
With Crooks 10 Get Trade
Questioned AboutW oman
Prisoner Says He Will
Continue Gifts TO Modisse
Named in Divorce Action

Frank de Raismus Storey, the law
yer who is on trial in General Ses
sions on a charge of criminally receiv
day on the stand that he had beer
aware that some OF the stocks anC
bonds in which he dealt had been dis
. honestly obtained.
His excuse was that he contemplat-
ed formation of company to handle
the delivery of securities from one
brokerage house to another and that
having been unsuccessful in his efforts
to induce any surety company to bond
him, he sought the companioship OF
crooks to get line on their operations
He said ne thus hoped to gain the
good graces OF those whose patronage
he was looking for
On ss-eXamination by Alfred J
Talley, Chief District Attorney, Storey
admitted that he paid $500 to Richard
Fl. Lane, convict, for four $10O'
Pennsylvania Railroad bonds, which liz
knew had been stolen.
Lawyer Questioned on Divorce
Mr. Talley also questioned Storey
regarding his relations with Agnes
Hogan, d modiste, who is named as CO.
respondent in a pending suit for di-
vorce, filed by Mrs. Storey. He ad-
as man and wife at at the Hotel Com
modore when he was arrested.
He said he had given money and
other va!uables to Miss Hogan.
Il am gong to keep on doing so,
he exclaimed. turning to the jury. u
intend to marry her.
Mr.. Talley drew from Storey the adj
mission that he had left New York one
night and gone to Chicago to attend a
fashion show wearing his evening
clothes for three days. He said he
was accompanied by two girl models
and Harold D. Nagle, law assistant in
the Surrogate's office and the son OF
Percy Nagle. He said that Nagle had
introduced him to Lane. the convict.
Defendant Ordered to Answer
After he had demurred and Judge
Malone had ordered him to answer Mr.
Tslley's questions, Storey said he had
lived with Miss Hogan before she had
sued her husband Tor divorce and be-
fore his wife had sued him.
Storey denied that he had been a
boon companion OF Richard Arm
SLrOnS, now III lie 1OUOS awaiting
sentence for robbing the Offices Of
Deering {, Deering. He said, however
that he had known Armstrong and had
had drinks with him, but that he did
not know he was a bond thief.
Two attorneys who had known
Storey were put on the stand as char
acter witnesses for the defense. One
of them, Allen r. Membard, Of 12O
Broadway. testified that Storey ap-
preached him on the subject OF form
ing bond delivery company. to OBJ
viate the risk of thefts from messen-
ger boys long before his arrest This
testimony was for the purpose of
showing that Storey had not invented
this explanation after he was charged
with crime.
The trial will be resumed to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
childhood Sweetheart
Named i'm Divorce Suit
Theodore Mason Says Wife De.
ciared She Had Always
MOurned Him

=, The sweetheart Of the school days of
MRS. jessie II: Mason figures promi-
nently in suit for divorce instituted
by her husband, Theodore Mason, SON
of wealthy Brooklyn furniture manu-
facturer, Mrs. Mason yesterday ap-
Piled to Supreme Court Justice Fawcett
IN Brooklyn for alimocy at $50 a week
and counsel fees of 1000 pending the
divorce trial. The couple were married
in 1905 and have two sons, twelve and
four years old.
In his complaint the husband alleges
extravaganza and inhdelity against
Mrs. Mason and names James Minor as
the "chldhood sweetheart" who. the
complaint says, Mrs. Mason told her
husband she had always mourned.
She said their love for each other
was the finest thing in the world. "
Nason's statement Declares an the
course of our quar- nls she always
threw up to me the act that she did
not love me, but that She did love jim
Minor"
Decision on the alimony application
was reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
DIR. Robertson's Action
For Divorce Dismissed
Broker Says He Made VIII in
Favor of Physicians
Wife

Justice Giegerich in the Suprema
Court yesterday dismissed the counter
clam for divorce which Dr. Joseph A.
Robertson filed against Mrs. Sarah l.
ROBERTSON, who also is suing for di
Vorce. The court reserved decision in
1ne action of the wife against the phy-
sician. '''O p''S
= Dr. Robertson named Napoleon A.
bourasse, stock broker. in his conn
Ter action. Testimony was given that
Mrs. Robertson used to visit Mr.
bourasse at his bachelor apartment. ana
ne admitted on the stand that he and
Mrs. Robertson had attended theatcrs
together and gone on automobile rides,
MI. bourasse yesterday added to this
previous testimony that in 1916. 1913
and 1919. at Christmas, Mrs. Robertson
had given presents of articles of lew
elry to him which he wore in court
and exhibited while on the stand
these presents were scarf pin and
cuff links, gold cigarette case and a
watch chain. Mrs. Robertson delivered
these in person, said Mr. Bourasse.
The broker also said that at the re-
quest of Mrs. Robertson he had
changed his will to make her his benc-
fciary Before that Mrs. Bourasse
who is now suing for a divorce. was
the beneficiary under the will of her
husband. Mrs. Robertson still has the
new will ~ wy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
,Iuries Partial
To Defendants
In I4iquorCa
Prejudice Against the Vol
stead Law Is Blamed by
Prohibition Agents for
Mum erous Acquittals
Complaints on Increase
Reports of Violations Are
Double March Number:
s to 10 Received Daily

Liquor law violations are being
brought to the attention of the United
States Attorneys office here at the
rae Of from eight to sixteen day
This is twice as many as were re-
ported daily during March and about
three times as many as were reported
in January.
These figures, obtained Yesterday
from Henry d. Mideberger, Assistant
United States District AttaYney, in
charge of prohibition and draft mat
ters indicate one of two things: either
that persons trafficking in spirits are
becoming holder or that consumption
~ breaking all records for constitu-
tlonal prohibition
Juries Favor Defendants
The figures may mean both, in the
opinion of Mr.. Mideberger, who Of
Tered them as evidence that prohibit
ton enforcement agents here are doing
their utmost to enforce the law in
spite OF the fact, he said, that out o.
those cases brought to trial big ms
Jority receive acquittals. The rr.n-
clpal reason for these acquittals is ::
popular jury prejudice against Ii,
Nolstead act, it was agreed by Mr. Mil
dcberger, George Winship Taylor As.
s'stant United States Attorney. and
James 5. Shevlin. Supervising Prohibi-
ton Agent
1t was said by these officials that in
a majority Of cases here since October
Itnp hA 81.
mcnt act, known as the wartime prohi-
bitten act was put into effect, iurr
prejudice has been such as to preven
the conviction of fully rs per cent o.
Vlolators against whom evidence OBJ
tanned by the Federal authorities wa
declared to be conclusive.
When an offender is brought to trial
before a jury and offers almost any
kind of a defense, he is acquitted, .
said Mr.. Taylor
1856 Enter Guilty Pleas
1t is regarded as significant among
Federal authorities that out of 1.52H
cases Of criminal violations filed in the
United States Attorney S office here
since last October and up to May 90 Of
this year, only twenty-five have been
brought to trial. Of this latter num-
Der there have been but six convic-
tons. However, pleas of guilty were
entered in 486 Of the 1928 cases and
300 cases are yet to be heard
Mr.. Mildebergcr said that up to yes
terday he had handled 1,OlO eases and
had been obliged to throw out only H.
of them because of insufficient eyi-
dence. He continued:
For the last month cases have been
coming in at the rate Of eight, ten.
twelve and sixteen a day. Either pco-
pie are becoming holder and the en-
forcement officers are breaking ali
previous records, or there is an in
creasing amount Of liquor traffic by
reason of litigation over the Volstead
act and jury prejudice"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04

80 mixed Persian, Dag
hestan, Mosoul and Khiva
rugs, hearth sizes. Some
slightly worn, some good
and some fair. S45 to $3.50
grade-S2O to $85.
7 Persian runners, slight
ly worn. sizes 11.7x2.1O to
19.3x3.4. $3.50 to $3.50
grade-$95 to $3.50.
20 Chinese rugs, good
condition, sizes 2.4x4.4 to
3X6. $3.50 to 1925 grade
$A8 to $40.
II Beloochistan rugs,
good condition, sizes averaS-
ing 5.6x9 fit. SITS to $500
grade-$11O to S185.
y Persian, Mahal and
Arak rugs, good condition,
sizes 10X7 to 13.4x8.1O.
1895 to $3.50 grade-S25O
to $4OO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Giant Battlesl,ip
Tennessee Placed
Ina Commission
Natives of State Attend Cere.
mony for Super-Dread-
nousht, Which Soon Will
Join Fleet ilf the Pacific

The super-dre adnought Tennessee. n
gray giant of polished brass and
cleaning steel, Yesterday was added to
the sea forces OF the United States.
Native Tennesseeans looked on with
pride as the magnificent new vessel
which cost S22,O00,00O, was commits
stoned at 2:30 p. m. in the BROOKLYN
navy yard. The ceremony was simple
and brief, only six minutes being re-
CURED to finish it. The TENNESSEE will
remain IN the navy yard for q month
and then will steam down the bay and
travel southward to the Panama Canal
to JOIN her sister vessels of the Pacific
fleet.
1000 Watch Ceremony
About 1000 persons were present
wnen the Tennessee was commissioned.
OF this number $50 were native Ten
nesseeans. The 800 bluejackets. 900 Of
whom are Tennesseeans, and the 70
officers OF the ship drew up on the
quarterback. They stood at salute as
the band played the national anthem.
Rear Admiral John H. Mcdonald,
commandant of the yard read his
orders from she Bureau Of Navigation
directing him to place the Tennessee
IN commission. Captain II. H. Lehigh,
commander of the ship, read his orders
from Secretary Daniels. Governor A.
II. Roberts of Tennessee, who took a
prominent part in the recruiting Of
native Tennesseeans for the vessel,
was unable to be present.
Will Have 1,345 Sailors
When her complement is complete
the Tennessee, which ranks with the
largest battleships ahoat, will have a
crew of ,345 men and Is officers The
vessel has fourteen decks, is 624 feet
long, 81 feet wide, and has a 32-foot
draft. Her armament consists Of
twelve 14-inch guns. which can fire a
broadside every thirty seconds; four
teen 5inch guns and four anti-aircraft
guns.
The Tennessee is propelled by cleo
tyicity and her engines can develop
$4,000 horsepower. Her tanks will
carry 1900 tons of oil and she will
have maximum speed of twcnty-onc
knots, or twenty-four miles an hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04

for!" 9
The boys, however, evaded him and
other pursuers and made for the boat.
Vivian got there first and managed to
get his sail unfurled and spread to the
breeze as young Drake arrived with an
armful of canned goods hastily seized
from the cooks table. He managed to
throw the goods into the boat before
the soldiers got hold of him.
Vivian, however, got around Fort
Shutters Point before the soldiers could
get their launch under way and thus
had a good start on them.
The soldiers handed over Young
Drake to the captain Of the steamer
plying between Fort Shuller and Fort
Totten, with the request to hand hin,
over to his father, who, they SAID.
would be waiting for him. His fathc,
met him and took him home. The boys
unborn, used for the first time on Ne
mortal Day, was ruin.
Wanted To Be Picture Stars
AT home he found his mother pros
trated from fear that he had been
drowned. He broke down and wept
IN telling of the adventure, he said that
picture stars. They went to College
Point Monday evening after the days
celebration at milestone.
At night they slept in hut and in
the morning they wandered about the
shore until they came TO Powelps Cove.
where they Communicated a sailboat
of the racing type. Tuesday they
cruised i'll the East River and Lone
Island Sound That night thew sailed
into Bowery Bay, behind North Beach
where they slept in condemned ferry
boat moored to a dock.
According to Drake, Vivian could
handle the boat like an accomplished
sailor. Drake thought the soldiers
v would have hard time getting his
! This is Vivian's third runaway from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Relief To-day From Heat
Promised by Forecaster
Mercury Yesterday Only 80 De.
grees, Two Below Wednes-
day: 90 Last Year
day: 90 Last y

New Workers, after sweltering in
torrid Manhattan for two days, will
find some relief to-day The Weather
Man says it will be fair-and cooler.
While yesterdays temperature was
enough TO cause many persons to long
for vacation at some cool resort,
the heat was not excessive, when com
pared with other years. On June 2
and of last year the mercury jumped
over tho 90 degree mark The highest
temperature so far this summer was
recorded Wednesday. the thermometer
showing 81 degrees
Yesterdays highest comparatively
degrees-was registered at $50 O'Clock
IN the afternoon. The record high
temperature for June il 81 degrees.
This was recorded in 1895.
tits not really as hot now as it
seems" said James +. Scarr, chief Of
the Weather Bureau. "This heat wave
is being felt because it happened
rather suddenly"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Pet Monkey Runs Amuck,
Bites Four Children
Policeman Finally Corners Agile
Beast in Hallway After
MANY Are Frightened

An entire Brooklyn nelghborhood
took a stand against common foe
yesterday when pet monkey, very
small and very agile, ran amuck Be
fore it was cornered in a hallway by
Policeman Goldstein, it had bitten four
children, clawed at others and fright
ened children, mothers, big sisters and
grandmothers.
The pet" escaped from its owner,
Mrs. Catherine Coons, Of 81 Lorraine
Street, Brooklyn. 1t darted into the
midst of group O. children in front
of 100 Bush Street. As the children
fed the monkey bounded after them,
springing first upon one and then an
other
Those bitten were Josephine O'Brien,
eleven, Of 100 Bush Street; Matthew
O'Brien, her brother. two and half
years old; Thomas Hanly, ten, of 2
Bush Street, and Ray Miller, same age
who lives in Centre Street. The chill
dren were treated by DR.. Sherman, Of
the Long Island College Hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
''Huck Finn Aduent11z-ey
Caught, Con1rude ESCAPES
Lads, Missing Since Monday and Believed Drowned
Were Cruising About Sound in Small Sail Boat
Hunger Leads to Capture of Army Officers Son

WHITESTONE, L. /. June "a Long
Island "Hucklebe1ry Finn" adventure
came to light with the capture last
night of Foster Drake jr., thirteen
years old. son Of Lieutenant Foster
Drake, Of Fourteenth Street. stationed
Bridgeport, Conn.
The boy had been missing since Mon
day evening and it was thought he had
been drowned. His companion, Philip
Vivian, of Malba- on-the -Sound, fifteen
years old. escaped the searchers. He
succeeded in rcboarding the small sail
ing boat in which he and Drake had
been cruising, and sailed away up Long
Island Sound. He was pursued by a
motor launch filled with soldiers. but
escaped
Since the two boys. dressed in Boy
Ruth Vivian and Daisy VIVIAN sisters
of Philip, searched for their brother
from Malba to Douglaston. Lieuten
ant Drake combed the shore front from
Malba to Little Neck.
Father Knew Sons Hunger
The boys hunger and the FORESIGHT
OF his father led to the capture of
young Drake at Fort Shuler. Lieuten
ant Drake decided that the boys even
tually would try to get something to
eat from some one they knew. Young
Drake, who was born in Fort Totten,
knew Adam Wilenski, the cook at Fort
Shuller, who was formerly cook at Fort
Totten.
Lieutenant Drake notified his friends
at Fort Shuller to keep a look out f3r
his son. The two boys arrived in their
sallboat at the fort yesterday after
noon and made straight for the cook.
They were enjoying a "refresco" when
sergeant recognized Drake and