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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
County Contracts Held Up
Estimate Board Lacks Quorum
to Act ON Bids

Because of the absence of Mayor
Hylan and Aldermanic President La
Guardia. there was no quorum at the
adjourned meeting Of the Board Of Es-
innate yesterday. The meeting was ad-
journed Friday for the purpose of vot-
ing to award the contract with Rodgers
& Haggerty for the foundation work
on the new County Court House. as
we'll as the contract for plumbing and
to Wells & Newton Company,
Inc.
Rodgers & Haggerty were the lowest
bidders for the excavation and foun-
dalton work at s1,19O,5OO, and Wells
& Newton Company, Inc, for plumbing,
at $1S6,210. The matter was before
the board Friday but did not receive
the required number Of affirmative
votes. 1t was not decided whether a
special meeting would be called by the
Mayor or that the matter would go
over until the regular meeting next
Friday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
Theft of Bonds Charged
To National City Man
John III. Crassman Said to Have
Confessed Stealing From
COmpany's Vaults

Harry B. Sayrc, an official of the Ma
,ional City Company, appeared in
Yorkville Court yesterday as complain
ant against Jonn II. Grassman, Of 634
Seventy -ffth Street, Brooklyn, a con-
fdental employee of the concern, who,
Mr.. Sayre charges, stole two 81 900
bonds of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, the property of
George B. Turner.
1t is charged that Grnssman had
access to the securities deposited by
customers, among which were the
bonds IN question. Mr.. Sayre said
there have been irregularities in the
accounts for some time. The total
amount of the shortage is said to be
in excess Of $4,000. 1t is not said
whether Grassman is believed to have
taken it all.
Grassman was arrested yesterday
morning at the branch office Of the Ma
tional City Company, at 5l4 Fifth Ave
nue.. 1t is said he confessed Magis-
trate Schwab held him in 800 bail
to await action Of the grand jury. Bail
was furnished
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
X. of c. to Spend z Millions
On Schools for Ex-Service Men

CHICAGO, July 3.-More than
100000 will be expended by the
Knights of Columbus in establishing
and maintaining vocational and educa-
tional schools for former service men,
it was announced to-day at the opening
of a three day educational conference
of the organization. With seventy-tive
school already established, plans were
William J. Mckinley, of New Haven,
supreme secretary, reported that
10000 former soldiers and 5000 CT
villains. including 1900 women, already
had been benefciaries of the educa-
tional work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
Sued for Million;
Estate Tax Law Assailed

CHICAGO, July 3.-A suit for 81 ,000,-
900 against Julius F. Smietanka, for
mer Collector of Internal Revenue, was
filed in the United States District
Court to-day by the Northern Trust
Company, as executor of the will of
Charles w. Partridge, former president
of Chicago department store.
Counsel for the plaintiff said the &C.
ton was to recover 100000 in Federal
taxes collected from the estate of Mr..
Partridge since his death in 1917, on
the ground that the Federal estate tax
law WAS unconstitutional
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
Orphans Home Open To-day
5000 Persons Expected at Ar
Verne Dedication

The opening exercises of the Israel
Orphan Asylum's new summer home q
Arverne, L. l., will be held to-day with
more than 5000 members of the vari-
Gus auxiliaries Of the institution at
tending. The dedication will take place
at the Prince Hotel, Remington Avenue
and Beach Sixty ninth Street.
The children in the care Of the asy-
lum were taken there last Thursday in
busses from the New York building,
PA Second Street. Judge Gustavc Hart
man, president Of the asylum, will Of
Alciate at the exercises and Joseph s.
Marcus, president Of the Bank of the
United States, is to open the doors with
gold key. The Rev. Dr. Samuel
Buechler will dedicate the building to
the happiness of Jewish orphan child
rem and then the total will form a pro-
cession.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
Sadie and Rosie
In Trousers Start
Stampede at Coney
Girls Land in Night Court
When Male Population
of Island Runs Riot;
Patrolman Is Shocked

Sadie and Rosie were at Coney
Island last night. So was Patrolman
John Ward, an upright man who knows
how young ladies should behave them
selves in public. Rosie, whose other
name is Auslander, and who lives at
201 Second Street, Manhattan, was
visiting Sadie, whose other name is
Hertz
Sadie summers at Coney, just as
lot Of more wealthy folks summer on
Long Island or at Newport. Sadie and
Rosie are seventeen, both brunettes
and not in the least hurtful to the
human eye. There need be no more
said on that subject.
Quiet prevailed around Sadie's West
Twenty ninth Street bungalow last
night. Sadie and Rosie went into
caucus with a view to finding way to
lven things up. About two hours later
Patrolman Ward came into the young
lives of Sadie and Rosie. That was
at the Bowery and Seaside Walk
Sadie and Rosie had strollcd about
mile and a half and at the moment
that Patrolman Ward arrived they
were surrounded by majority of the
Saturday night male population Of
Coney Island.
"Trousers and a sweater or this one,
sergeant" Patrolman Ward whispered
later into the ear of the desk officer
at the Coney Island station. He was
pointing to Sadie. "And on this one.
sergeant, as l hope to live, nothing but
a pair of blue overalls. Not a thing,
sergeant. It's no job for quiet man,
Pm tellin' you, sergeant"
'"What's the harm, if we want to
dress in boys clothes?' demanded
Sadie and Rosie. But they went to the
Brooklyn Night Court charged with
disOrderly conduct.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
Brides, Sisters, Bridegrooms,
Brothers, in Double Wedding

A double wedding was celebrated
yesterday afternoon at the Episcopal
Church Of St. Mary the Virgin, Ridge
field Park, N. j., when Miss Florence
Daisy Augusta Wolfe was married to
William Russell Jones, and her sister,
Miss Alice Wier Wolfe, became the
wife OF Milton c. Jones. brother OF
William. The quartet had played to-
gether as children, but the Jones
family moved to Ridgetield number
Of years ago, and it was only recently
that they met again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
Honors for LAFAYETTE Statue

Word was received here yesterday
by William J. Mckinley, supreme sec
rotary of the Knights Of Columbus,
that Premier Millerand of France will
personally take charge Of the public
functions to attend the presentation
of the Knights statue of Lafayette to
France The Premier has assigned DR..
Marcel Knecht, French High Commits
sioner to the United States, to the task
of making all arrangements in Metz,
where the statue will be unveiled by
Marshal Foch. Marshal Petain will
preside at the VerduA ceremonies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
Kills His Wife and Self
While Son Is Out at PLAY
Boy Returns Home, Goes to Bed
and Does Not Discover the
Bodies Until Next Dav

When Jacob Laudenbach. eleven
years old, of 20 West Kinny Street,
Newark, came In from play Friday
night he found the door Of his parents
room locked. and, after knocking fruit
lessly, went to bed without telling them
good night.
Yesterday morning the door was still
locked and there was no breakfast
Jacob told neighbor, who told the
police. When the door was smashed
IN they found Mrs. Laudenbach, forty
eight, lying on the floor with two bull
let holes through her head. In the cor
ner lay her husband, Edward, fifty, who
had slain himself after killing her.
The police have been unable to find
motive for the crime. Laudenbach
was regarded as feebleminded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04

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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
ROTARIANS ENJOY PARTY

DR.. and Mrs. Willis E. Johnson were
hosts to the Rotary club at their week
ly luncheon on Tuesday. The gather
ing was at $50 instead of at the noon
hour and the members were accom-
panied by their wives and sweet.
hearts. cafeteria lunch was served
in the dining room of Wecota Hall
and the members then adjourned to
the lawn where a game of base ball
was played between the odds" and
'evens" with the score largely in fa-
vor of the "evens."
There are a number of members
of the club egotlstical enough 20 think
that they can play ball" oIt from
actual observation we know'its not the
great American game with the ball and
bat Any ffteen-yearold kid could give
them pointers. At any rate it was
good exercise for some of the heavy
weights like John Sponsler, DR.. Stoll,
Elmer SeXauer and few others. The
fairy like antics of Silas Johnson, Fred
Heintz and Louis Martyr in catching
the ball and running bases was some
thing wonderful to behold.
AS darkness settled down on the
field the entire party adjourned to the
presidents office in the administration
building where all participated in the
stunt of supplying names to a story,
DR.. Johnson and Mrs. R. A. Mark
carrying off first honors. The secre-
tary, Clyde Hinkley, then gave a de-
tailed and very interesting report of
his trip to Atlantic City as delegate
TO the international meeting.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
NOAH AND ANANIAS

Various yarns and stories about our
fair city and county are being scat
tered over the state because Of the
recent rains and conditions of the
roads. The following clipping from
the Sioux Falls Press last Sunday
gives a fair idea of the nature Of the
stories in which Ananias considerably
outrivals Noah.
Speaking of flood stories, here is
the best one chornicled since the Mt
Ararat Daily Bugle announced the
arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah and
their ark:
During the last week the rainfall
up around Arlington and BrOokings
has been tremendous. Night and day
il rained and the towns and surround
ing country took on general Vene'
tian appearance.
Meanwhile bridges were washed
away, trains navigated with difficulty,
and automobiles without rudders be
came as useless as airplanes with
out propellors. The distance Re
tween Arlington and Brookings is be
tween four or five miles and there is
much traffic there daily. However,
the main highway connecting the two
cities resembled a canal rather than
a road, so a 1920 Noah dug out his
motor boat and actually was able to
use the water route between the two
places AS automobiles could not get
through he did a thriving ferry busi-
ness and accommodated many busi-
ness men who wished to make the
trip.
Another yarn, the authenticity of
which is considered rather dubious
though, tells about using motor
boat to travel between Lake Preston
and Brookings, distance of about II
miles. bitches along the road, it was
said and none other than a minister
of the gospel told the story, We're 50
filled with water that there was an
uninterrupted waterway between the
two towns"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
WOULD MEAN 21 MILLIONS

II livestock men of South Dakota
would replace their grade sires with
pure bred sires it would mean an ad-
ditional profit to them Of 1926 500,
according to figures compiled from a
survey taken by farm bureaus in IA
representative counties of the state.
1t was found that 65 per cent of all
the sires in the herds Of cattle were
grades or scrubs. About 25 per cent
Of the pure bred sires are inferior, ac.
cording to part Of the reports. Thus,
only 26 per cent of the sires used
would be desirable.
part of the survey brought out
figures showing the superior value of
pure bred sires. The average herd
Of twenty grade cows returned $54O
more profits during 1918, where pure
bred sires were used, than where
grade or scrub sires were used.
There are about 946 breeding herds
of cattle in the average county where
this survey was conducted The
profits on 65 per cent or 615 herds of
cattle, could be increased $40 per
herd or s332,100 per county if all pure
bred sires were used. There are 65
agricultural counties in the state and
adding the above increase to the live
stock value of each county would give
$21 626,500
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
STATE OF TRADE

The state of trade throughout the
country reported by Bradstreet's for
last week was quiet Wholesale, job
bing and manufacturing fair to dull.
Retail trade fair. Collections slightly
better. Crops continue improvement.
Winter wheat harvest we'll toward
completion Corn makes wonderful
progress. Rain in northwest exces-
sive in places and affects spring
wheat and corn. Cotton better. Stock
market livens up on relaxed call
money. Time loans stiff, however.
Bond market broader and firmer. Ex.
change steadier after early decline.
Building sags after a year of enor-
nous expenditure. Prices index de-
clines in June due to weakness Of
textiles and hides and leather Foods
stubbornly strong.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
NO BLUFF SAYS
BRITISH PREMIER
ALLIES DETERMINED THAT GER.
MANY DELIVER 100000
TONS COAL
BETWEEN CIVIL WAR AND INVASION
Conference May Dissolve Without
Further Agreement - Army
Leaders Summoned.

Premier Lloyd George received DIR.
Walter Simons, the German foreign
minister, at the latter's request at Spa
yesterday and told him emphatically
the allies were not bluffing. The al
lies, Mr.. Lloyd George declared, in
, tended seriously to take measures for
enforcing execution Of the Versailles
treaty unless the Germans meet the
allies modified terms regarding coal
The members of the German cabi-
net held a meeting yesterday morn
ing. DR.. Walter Simons, the German
foreign minister, just before going
into the meeting said: Germany is
between civil war and invasion. The
German delegation regrets that the
conference may be dissolved without
further agreement" said DR.. Sinons
to the correspondent, but We have
done as much as we could and await
the action of the allies"
The allied ministers appear equally
firm in their decision that Germany
shall deliver 100000 tons of coal
monthly. In well informed circles it
is the opinion that If enforcement is
undertaken, the Ruhr will be sur
rounded rather than occupied. Field
Marshal Wilson of Great Britain, who
was summoned yesterday by the su.
preme allied council, after the Ger
man delegates engaged in the confer.
ence In this ely had rejected the al
lied solution Of the coal delivery prob
lem, is expected to arrive tonight.
He is expected to confer Immediately
with Marshal Foch Of France, who
also was summoned by the council
and with the allied premiers. In some
quarters there Is expectation that the
Germans will make a fresh offer dur
ing the day.
Experts Of the United States gov
ernment who have examined the ca.
pacity Of Germany to deliver coal al
lotted to the allies, have concurred
in the allied estimates made at Spa
of 100000 ton delivery of coal
month. Officials who made this known
declared that while some of the de-
mands made Of Germany by the allies
might have been unreasonable there
was no doubt of Germany's ability
to deliver in excess Of 1,400 900 tons
offered as counter proposal to the
allies demands.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
SMALL BLAZE AT LEON

Early discovery Of fire on the roof
by one of the young lady employees
Of the Leon hotel and the quick action
of the city fire department prevented
considerable loss Monday forenoon
when flying sparks from the chimney
set fire to the roof at the west end
of the hotel building This part of
the structure is entirely of wood and
would have burned up rapidly if it
had not been brought under immedi-
ate control. The damage was slight,
necessitating only few repairs to the
roof and chimney. The young lady
who discovered the fire was on the
third floor Of the brick part of the
hotel which overlooks the roof of the
two-story wing and seeing the smoke
rolling from the roof near the chin
ney turned in the alarm.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
LETTER FROM cHEFOO

6 oyd L.-Pike, who is a member OF
$ gun crew on the U. S. s. Albany
in the Asiatic feet, writes some inter
esting letters home to his mother, Mrs.
H. L. Pike. The Register has secured
Mrs. Pixies permission to publish a
few excerpts from two letters which
she received recently from Cheefoo,
China, where the U. S. S. Albany and
New Orleans were recently stationed
for target practice. I'VE arrived in
Cheefoo the seventh, a two-day run
from Nagasaki, Japan, and we are
doomed to stay here until the 28th and
then go to Chinwomagto and will prob
ably get a chance to go to Peking for
a few days. Chefoo is about as near
the end of the world as l have ever
been. Nothing doing at all No amuse-
ments, no sights to see. no nothing
except to go ashore, get big feed
and come back again. But we have
an interesting trip ahead of us. A
few big ports in China one in Korea
and then back to Nagasak and prob
ably back to Vlady The New Or
leans is here now and will start firing
the range tomorrow I believe"
The next letter continues, I'VE have
finished our target practice with quite
a little success. We beat the New
Orleans. Six hits short range, two
hits long range. Everyone is satisfied
We have a Navy 'E' on our gun, guess
am member Of the crew but because
all of the crew are efficient, that is
what the Navy e stands for The
Navy e. is the highest possible score
gun crew $40 and the right to wear an
'E on our uniform for one year. That
is quite distinction in the navy.
There are seven American destroyers
here now and one fuel ship and one
other supply ship making ten ships
in all, so the U. S. is quite well rep
resented in Chefoo The U. S. S. South
Dakota (the flagship of the Asiatic
f1eet) was here for couple of hours
a few days ago and will be back again
soon. The British had two ships and
six submarines here for a few days
so you see this is pretty busy har-
Dor. Fine weather here now, about
seventy in the shade and the evenings
are fine, not cold enough for a coat
hardly. We get mail here about twice
a week but not much at time. We
leave here about June first for
cruise around some of these Chinese
ports and one port in Korea. They
are going to give a fve-day leave to
Peking and | have made arrangements
to go. 1t may not be worth the money
but it isn't every day that we get a
chance to see a foreign capital"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
FAFf BUREAU DAY

Tuesday, September 14th will be
Farm Bureau Day at the South Da-
kota State Fair at Huron. Efforts
are being made to secure President
J. r. Howard of the American Farm
Bureau Federation to talk on bureau
matters at that time. The farm bu-
reau will have it's own Headquarters
and tent where the program will be
held. All bureau members will be
asked to register and the county show
ing the largest registration will De
presented with a trophy. This is ex-
pected to be one of the big days of
the fair. The South Dakota Farm
Bureau Federation, with headauar-
ters at Huron, has charge of the ar
rangements for Farm Bureau Day.
Farm bureau membership campaigns
will be started in Lawrence county
on July 10Th, and in Clay county on
August 18th. In both counties exten-
sive plans are being made for the
drives. These make a total Of six
counties in South Dakota that have
definitely set their dates for member
ship campaigns. Plans are under way
to conduct campaigns in the majority
Of the counties. in the state this year
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
INSPECTOR TO LEAVE COLLEGE

The work Of Dr. r. J. w Briggs as
United States inspector in charge OF
hog cholera educational work in this
state terminated June go due to lack
of federal appropriation. Dr. Briggs
has been stationed at State college
He has been transferred TO the tuber
culosis eradication division Of the bu,
reau Of animal industry, under the di
rection of DR.. j. 0. Wilson and will
thus continue to work in South Dako
Ia. He will move to Huron. Aberdeen
or Watertown, wherever he can find
a home, to make his headquarters
AS much as possible Of the hog cholera
work formerly carried on by Dr.
Briggs will be assumed by the exten-
sion specialist in animal diseases at
State college, Dr. G.. S. Weaver.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
SALVATION ARMY
ORGANIZES HERE
FAMOUS SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS
AGENCY LAUNCHES HOME
SERVICE PROGRAM
COMMITTEE Of PROMINENT CITIZENS
To Reduce Causes Of City Social
Disorders BY Work in the
Rural Districts.

The Salvation Army with the an
nounced intention of extending to rural
districts and communities the work
which for forty years it has carried
on in the great cities has launched
throughout South Dakota its 1920 home
service program.
Last week Vernon Nj. Davidson, rep
resentative Of the research and service
department of the Salvation Army was
in Brookings and organized an ad
visory committee composed of repre-
sentative citizens to cooperate with
the Army in Systematically relieving
distress and endeavoring by stddy and
application to reduce the causes that
are so productive Of social disorders
in the cities The following persons
will constitute the board for Brookings
county: C. O. Trygstad, chairman
A. F. Grimm, vice-president A. jobs
Bjorge, secretary and treasurer; G.
j. Flittie; H. F. Haroldson, DR.. A. II.
Stoll, Prof. II. B. Mathews, Judge Geo.
This program is being simultaneous
ly carried on in other middle western
states and will be extended to all
states west Of the Mississippi just as
rapidly as the limited field personnel
of the Army will permit.
For two score years the Salvation
Army, with the indefatigable courage
for which it's workers are known,
has been laboring to heal the tester
ing social sores of humanity in the
great metropolitan areas of the coun-
try.
A close analysis OF a large number
of cases with which the Army has
dealt has convinced it that many of
these social problems have their ori-
gin in rural districts. With this dis
covery the Army decided to turn its
attention to cause as we'll as effect
hence its home service program.
In this work the Salvation Army
aims not to duplicate the activities
of any other social or religious agen.
cy. It's purpose is the fullest utiliza-
tion of the vast machinery for social
good which its forty years of work
has constructed.
Amcng the departments and agen,
cies which can best be utilized by
the county advisory boards are: The
emergency department, the missing
friends bureau juvenile. industrial
and agricultural schools for delin.
quent, dependent and orphaned chill.
dren, boys friend bureau, young
women's boarding homes, rescue and
maternity homes and industrial homes
for men.