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New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Aid of Red Cross
to france and
Belgium Near End
Col. Mixer, on Return toU.s..
Says Much of Devastated
Areas Will Be Under Cul.
tivation Within a Year

Tho American Red Cross probably
soon can withdraw it's aid from France
and Belgium, according to Lieutenant
Colonel Knowlton Mixer, Red Cross
Commissioner to France, who, on his
return yesterday, said conditions had
so improved that much equipment pre-
pared for France was beinp sent to
Russia.
"The land in the devastated area of
France, except for few small unpro-
ductive sections, will be restored to
cultivation within year." he said.
AS against pre-war population of
4,7O0,000 civilians in the devastated Sec
tion, it is estimated that approximately
100000 have returned to their homes.
I'm such war centers as Rheims, ST.
Quentin, Lens and Chateau-Thierry.
between 25 and rs per cent Of the orig
inal populations are again in their
homes picking up the thread of life
where it was broken six years ago.
Religious services are being held in the
partly restored cathedrals of Rheims
and Noyon.
Industrial Activity Resumed
"The cheerful sight of smoke pour
ing from some of the chimneys Of
Lille, Roubaix and other industrial
centers in the formerly occupied area
offers hope of larger resumption of
industrial activity in a comparatively
short time.
"A peasant farmer whom saw from
time to time in tht Chemn- -des-Dames
region moved last summer to the CEN
ter of the battlefield, where his prop
erty lay, began plowing the land with
out attempting to fill the she'll holes,
and, with his own hands, out of scraps
of iron and wood picked up on the bat
tletield built four small buildings and
barn, while he and his family lived
IN German concrete blockhouse.
When l saw him early in February he
had at least ten acres under cultva-
tion and was operating a small poultry
farm. His wife was still compelled to
tramp twelve kilometers to the nearest
village and return for certain supplies
which he could not himself produce.
Refugees Occupy Barracks
-Four hundred barracks salvaged by
the American Red Cross are still occu-
pAeu ny nOIHeleSS refugees, ana are
being used as dwellings, schools,
churches, food distribution centers and
civic centers. Approximately 100000
600 francs worth Of material was dis
tributed to French refugees and farm
ers during 1919 at nominal cost to
the Red Cross. With the decreasing
needs of the French population it has
become possible to turn further sup
plies of donated material, including not
only garments, but fabrics and un-
finished cloths, into Russia, Poland,
the Balkans and other regions more in
need Of Red Cross aid. Distribution
will be continued in some of the more
slowly recovering sections Of France
until the early summer"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
War Widow Would Wed:
u. S. Asks So, ZOO Bond
Woman and Her Children Held
at Island While Fiance Strives
TO Raise Money

Detaine on Ellis Island is a pretty
English woman. Mrs. Lee, whose hus-
band was killed at Mons, and her two
children. Somewhere in the United
States is the man she has promised
to marry, and somewhere else, possibly,
is philanthropist who is willing to
wager $4,000 that the little widow and
her two babies will not become public
charges.
The difficulty is to assemble the parts
of this puzzle, for, unless they are
brought together very soon. Mrs. Lee
will have to go back to blighty.
Mrs. Lee landed on Ellis Island on
March IL from the Adriatic. She told
the authorities that she intended to go
to relatives in the middle West, and
that she would later marry an Ameri-
can who also travelled on the Adriatic.
The man put in plea for her admis-
sion, but the authorities were not sat-
isfed and demanded a $4,000 bond for
the woman and $1,000 for each Of the
two children.
The prospective husband, aided by
the officials Of the Immigrant Home
for Methodist Girls, has searched for
somebody who will put up the neces-
sary funds, but without success.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Spends $4,000 in
&Year Fight for
Custody of Child
Grandfather Obtains Writ
of Habeas Corpus for APP
pearance of Daughters
Girl in Supreme Court

Eight years ago Edward Robitzek, Of
1913 East 163d Street, began a fight
to regain the custody of his grand
daughter, Augusta Meyer. now eleven
years old. In that time he has spent
$4,000 in an effort to carry out the
dying wish of his daughter, mother of
the child, and Monday he once more
will appear in court to demand
Augusta.
The child is the daughter of Leo
pold Alfred Meyer and Rose r. Meyer,
April 9, 1911, and asked that Robitzek
take the girl, he says. Yesterday he
obtained writ of habeas corpus from
Supreme Court Justice Rlcnard II.
Mitchell, in the Bronx, demanding that
Mrs. Leopold Meyer, Of 33 Post Ave-
nue., paternal grandmother of the girl,
produce her in court Monday. It is
believed Meyer has his daughter with
him.
In 1918, according to Mr.. Robitzek,
the Court Of Appeals awarded him Gus
tody Of the child that is now claimed
to be unlawfully in the possession of
Meyer. The whereabouts of Meyer is
not known, but according to Robitzek
IL was learned tnaC ne went to London
soon after the action of the Court of
Appeals in reversing the decision Of
lower court that had awarded the
child to him and that he took the child
with him. Mr. Robitzek thinks Mrs.
Meyer, the defendant in the writ and
mother Of Meyer, knows where the
child is.
1t was the wish of Mrs. Meyer that
her father take her child to raise, upon
her death, declaring her husband was
not fit person to have custody of the
child, according to Mr.. Robitzek Meyer
brought an action in the Supreme
Court in 1912 and Justice Hendricks
awarded him custody Of the child pend
ing the decision of referee. This de-
cision later was affirmed by Supreme
Court Justice Geigerich.
Robitzek appealed to the Appellate
Division of the Supreme Court and
then to the Court Of Appeals, which
finally awarded him custody of the
child in June, 1918, reversing the low
er courts. While the case was in the
Court of Appeals, Meyer, it is alleged,
went to London, and neither he nor the
child has been heard from since.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Nanderlip Party Leaves
To-day for the Orient

A party headed by Mr.. and Mrs.
frank A.. Vanderlip will leave New
YORK to-day on a journey to Japan,
where 1T will be the guest.of the Vel.
some com Association of Japan, of which
aaron ohlousawa is one of the leaders.
The purpose of the trip is to promote
better relations between Japan and the
United States, and its nature is wholly
unofficial.
Other members of the party are Mr..
and Mrs; Henry w. Taft, Mr.. and Mrs.
Darwln z. Kingsley, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
E. Clarke, George Eastman. LYMAN J.
Gage, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gould Schur.
man. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lionberger Davis.
OF St. Louis; Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour
Cromwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Stree.
and H. E. Benedict
The party will sail for Nippon on the
steamship Kashima Maru from Seattle
on April 10, and will be gone two
months.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Will Wed His Housekeeper
--------------- ,
Wealthy Greenwich Man Marry.
ing Because He Is s'Sick Man, :.

Frank Prescott Norton, seventy-five
years old, wealthy resident of Green
wich, Conn, has obtained marriage
license in New York and will marry
Miss Barbara Weaver, for many years
came known last night. Mr.. Norton
said he was marrying because he was
"a sick man" and wanted somebody
to be with him all the time. r
He declared he had seen "botheredi
by crowd of inquisitive reporters" at
the Murray Hill Hotel, where he Isl
stopping, for the last two days, ands
that they had asked him numerous
questions which were none of their
business.
He then said his marriage was Of
no interest to any one excepting him,
self and his bride-to-be, and that the.
space the notice of it would take in
newspapers would be Thrown away"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Boy With S to Support
Needs $29 More a Month
Fatherless "Joseph A." Unable
to Meet Deficit, Is Willing
TO Accept Aid

Joseph A., fifteen years old, had
visions Of going to college until his
father died of pneumonia two months
ago and left his mother and four
younger brothers and sisters entirely
without resources.
Joseph was in his second year at
high school at the time, but he left
at once and got an Office boy job and
is now able to help toward the support
Of the family that is his responsibility.
There is deficit, however, of s29
month, which Joseph is unable to sup
ply.
Phe New York Association for I'm
proving the Condition of the Poor de-
slres 81 to supplement Joseph's income by
this amount. The mother hopes to OBJ
tain some work to do in her own home
that will at the same time allow her
to continue the care of her youngest
children. Anything in the way of help
will be appreciated by the association,
los East Twenty Street.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
ii Scholarships to Honor
IL Princeton War Dead
Income Will Be Used Each Year
to Help Defray Expenses
of Needy Students


Tho names Of seventeen students Of
Princeton who gave their lives in the
World War will be honored by the
creation OF fourteen scholarships, the
establishment Of which is announced
president Of tho '" university. Tsaan hi09sn Tbe
scholarships, financed by friends and
relatives Of the dead heroes. range
from $4,000 to $4,000, the income from
which will be used each year to help
defray the expenses Of needy students
through Princeton.
The university hopes eventually to
found scholarships in the names Of
each one of the 146 students who ap-
pear on the Princeton honor roll.
Among the scholarships. already es-
are awards in the names Of
Hobart Amory Hare (Hobey) Baker,
football and hockey star; Warden Nc
Lean, former football player; James
ious Princeton crew in 1915: Arthur
Vandervoort Savage, also a member of
the varsity crew Of 1915; Samuel ].
Reid jr., captain Of the baseball team
in 1905; Arthur Bluethenthal, a men,
Der of the football team in 1911 and
1912. Harold Kidder Bulkley, a men,
Der Of the tennis team of 1915, and
Benjamin Bullock Sd. manager Of the
baseball team in 1916.
The other scholarships established
are in the name Of Robert Granger
Benson, of Passaic; Tingle Woods
Culbertson, Of Sewickley, Pa; Ken
meth Sawyer Goodman, Of Chicago;
George Norton Miller jr., Of New York;
James jackson Porter, of New York;
William Clarkson Potter, of Paris.
France; William Clinton Story, Of
Freeport, L. l.; Charles McGhec Tyson,
Of Knoxville, Tenn, and Galbraeth
Ward, of New York.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Miss Lucy Uphanl
TO Be Bride of
William H. Hart
Engagement of Miss Evelyn
Cough to Ross M. Bacon
Announced; Two Musical
Events Fixed for April

The Rev. Or. and Mrs. Francis Bourne
Upham, Of Mamaroneck, have announced
the engagement Of their daughter, Miss
Lucy Norman Upham, to William H.
Hart, of New Britain, Conn. Miss Up
ham attended Goucher College at Bal
timore. Mr.. Hart is a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard S. Hart and a member of
overseas for eighteen months with the
10lst Machine Gun Battalion.
The engagement OF Miss Evelyn
Cough, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward c. Cough, of Mount Vernon, to
Ross M. Bacon, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles N. Bacon, also Of Mount Ver-
non, has been announced. Miss Cough
is graduate of Wellesley College and
Mr.. Bacon Of Columbia University.
The Misses Preston-daughters Of the
Late Stephen Preston, for many years
dean Of the diplomatic corps and Min
ister from Hayti at Washington-who
iI have given "Chantants" at Sherrys,
the Waldorf, in Washington, Newport,
q "Matinee Artistique" at the Hotel
Plaza April IA. Among the patronesses
Will be Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Charles
B. Alexander, Mrs. ]. Pierpont Morgan,
Mrs. Ogden Goelet, Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. E.
J. Berwind, Mrs. William Douglas
Sloane. Mrs. Harry PAYNE Whitney,
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Mrs. Arthur
Curtlss James and others.
The Alliance Francaise de New York
will give a "Soiree de Musique Fran
caise" at the Hotel Plaza on April 8.
The artists will be Mile. Martha At
wood, soprano; Rafaelo Diaz. tenor;
Nine. Lima Coen, pianist, and Mile.
Edna Sheppard, accompanist.
The patronesses include Mrs. Wal
or Phelps Bliss, Mrs. John ]. Chapman,
Mrs. Paul D. Cravath, Mrs. E. Henry
Hartman, Mrs. Otto H. Kahn, Mrs.
Seth Low. Mrs. William Rockefeller,
Mrs. j. West Roosevelt, Mrs. James
Sullivan and Mrs. Gordon Wendell.
Mrs. James Speyer gave reception
with music last evening at her house,
1858 Fifth Avenue. Fritz >Kreisler
played.
Brigader General and. Cornelius
Vanderbilt will give a small dance on
April 90. at their house, $40 Fifth Ave-
nue..
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Miss Rhoda Heffner to Wed

A reception and dinner will celebrate
the announcement of the engagement
of Leo Rosett, of 1877 Riverside Drive,
former Kings County Assistant District
Attorney, to Miss Rhoda Hefner. sister
OF Mrs Milton Hymes, Of the Chateau
Thierry Apartments. at the home of the
lieutenant with the 3O5th Field ARTILLERY
and possesses the Croix de Guerrc. He
was cited by Colonel F. c. Doyle, of his
outfit. for meritorious work during
fighting in France. He .is chancellor
commandant of Columbus Lodge, 332.
K. Of P
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Girl Wins Annulment
husband Serving Sentence o,
Bigamy Charge
Spsciol Dispatch to The Tribune

Special Dsspatch to The Tribune
hAVERSTRAW, March 27.-An or
sss mas been filed in the Supreme Court
ssanting an annulment Of the marriage
y.rMiss y Miss Anna Wyckoff, of Highland
sts'is, to Joseph Bartunek, who is serve
lug sentence of three months in Jail
10y bigamy.
VI. .Mrs: Bartunek No. I formerly was
L.ss Sarah Brown, Of New York. The
S.satiR In the annulment proceeding
rMnter. it is alleged, he married Miss
County. - "'''''
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Paula Freundlich Betrothed

Dr.. and Mrs. Alfred Freundlich, Of
2o7 West Seventy-frst Street, an
noance the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Paula Freundlich. to Sven
Frederick Viking, Of Sweden. Miss
Freundlieh is a graduate of Columbia
University and of the Damrosch Insti-
the war played at the training camps in
the vicinity of New York. Mr.. y king
will complete Z course in the medical
school of the University OF Chicago this
year. The couple will reside in Sweden.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Wars Sick to Cost Sl8,3l6.OOO

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Care of
sick and disabled soldiers and sailors
who served in the World War will cost
S18,316,000 for the year ending June
go. Surgeon General Cumming, of the
Public Health Service, Informed Con-
gress to-day in asking for an additional
appropriation Of S8,816OOO
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
One-Cent Letter Rate Beaten

WASHINGTON, March 27.--A COM
mittee. proposal to establish 1-cent
postage for local delivery letters was
stricken from the annual postofIice bill
in the Senate to-day on a. point of
order by Senator Gronna, Republican,
of North Dakota.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Minister to Denmark Nominated

WASHINGTON, March 27.--J Joseph
c. Grew, Of Massachusetts, now coun-
sellor of the embassy at Paris, was
to be Minister to Denmark, succeed
ing Norman Hapgood, whose nomina-
tion was not confirmed by the Senate.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Going On To-day
DAY

American Museum OF Natural History; ad-
Metropolitan Museum OF Art: admission
free.
American Museum Of Safety: admission
Van, cortlandt Park Museum: admission
The Auuarium admission free.
Geological Park; admission free.
Services OF the First Church Of Divine Sci
,,. enoe. Waldorf Astoria. II a: m;
dependent Artists, Waldorf rf-Astoria. all
day and evening.
ADDRESS by Or. Coralnik OH Tho Position
OF the Jewa in the European Conflict"
at a meeting OF the intercollegiate Zion
ist Association, l32 West Seventy second
Street, y. M
Chief Magistrate OF New York City Will
lam McAdoo vii! speak on 1.-The Evolu-
tion OF Probation in Treatment OF Of
Lecture by the Rev. DR.. s. Parkes Cadman
on THE World at tho Cross" Y. NJ G. A.,
Bedford Avenue and Monroe Street,
nelSeflt CONCERT for the Social Service Fund
Of the Hospitals OF the Department OF
Public Charities and of Bellevue and
Meeting OF the :scabury Society. Hotel Nc
Alpn. p. IN.
Hotel MeAlpn. lo:45 a. M
Meeting OF the Sigma Omega Phi, Hotel
NIGHT
DlliHeT Oh tne rVec synagogue. Hotel AstOr,
p. m.
Dancer under the auspices Of The Paris
ienne. Hotel Commodore.
Address by the Rev. john Haynes Holmes
on Whence. Where, whither& A Survey
Of the Times" Public School 81. Glen
more and Stone avenues. Brooklyn, S
D.
Round the TIA BILE discussion by the Eclectic
Society on Man as a Deceiver." knights
Of Pythas Building, 14sth street and
Walton Avenue, the Bronx. 1880 p. m
Lecture by John Cowper Powys on ma
tional Spirit in Literature" Stuyvesa nj
Nelghborhood House. Stuyvesant and
Ninth streets. s:l5 p. M.
Dinner Of the Society OF Arts and Sciences
to Motion Picture People, Hotel Bilt-
more. p.
BOARD OF EDUCATION LECTURES
Manhattan
The Care and Education of the Paby
Blind by Mrs. Cynthia w. Alden, Pub
lie School 10l. 1llth Street, west OF Lex
ingtor Avenue. Public forum.
Organ recital by Harold V. Millgan,
New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
BOARD OF EDUCATION LECTURES
Tnvlhottuv,

1.-The Care and Education of the Rah,
Blind" by Mrs Cynthia w Alden, pub
lie School 1ol. 1llth Street. west of Lex
Organ recital by Harold V. Milligan
Washington Irving High School, Irvine
Place, Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
Middletown transcript., 1920-12-23

SHERIFF'S SALE f VIRTUE OF
: writ Of Law. FAe 70 me directed
viii b. exposed - Public Sale at the
Court HouDo SCotheast Corner Of
Eleventh and King Streets; City Of
Z Wilmington, New Castle County.
ON FRIDAY,
THE 3)ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1920
ct 10 O'Clock, A. NJ,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
ALL those certain lots, or pieces of
land with the buildings thereon erected,
situate il the City Of Wilmington,
County Of New Castle and State Of
Delaware, bounded and described as
follows, t0-wit:
BEGINNING ct the corner formed
bv the intersection OF the easterly side
Of Pine street with the northerly side
of Seventeenth street, thence westerly,
parallel with Seventeenth street and
crossing Pine street, one hundred and
ninety feet and eleven inches more or
less to a point in kne of land of Jessup
anal Moore Paper Company, thence
southerly along line OF Jessup Moore
Paper Company's land to low water
mark in the Brandywine Greek thence
down said Creek its various courses and
distances by low water mark thereof
and following the new channel Of said
Greek in southerly direction to its
point of intersection with the westerly
side of Church street; thence northerly
along the westerly side of Church street
crossing Fourteenth, Sixteenth and
Seventeenth street, to a corner formed
by the intersection of the northerly
aide of Seventeenth street with the
westerly side Of Church street: thence
westerly sal0ng the northerly side of
Seventeenth street seventy-five feet to
corner; thence northerly, parallel
with Church street ninety feet to a
corner: thence westerly parallel with
Seventeenth street and crossing Spruce
street four hundred and twenty-four
feet four inches to q corner: thence
southerly parallel with Pine street
forty-five feet to q corner; thence west
erlv parallel with Seventeenth street.
one hundred feet to the easterly side OF
Pine street and thence thereby souther-
" forty.five feet to the place Of Be.
ginning. Containing within said bounds
21-167-1OO0 acres, be the same more OF
less. For release of portion of this
property see Deed Record T., Volume
29, page 357.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of William M. Ritchie, Ad.
ministrator Of John N. Csrswell, de.
ceased Mortgagor and Susan T. Cars.
we'll, wife Of said John ". Carswell,
Surviving Mortgagor, and to be sold BY
JOSHUAZ. CROSSLAND, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, DEL.
Dec. IA, 1920.
Middletown transcript., 1920-12-23

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
q writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House, Southeast Corner of
Eleventh and King Streets, City Of
Wilmington, New Castle County,
ON FRIDAY,
THE 3lST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1920
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel
of land, with new two story brick
dwelling house thereon erected, situate
in Christiana Hundred, New Castle
County and State of Delaware, being
Lot. No. IA and one-half of Lot. No. l3,
Block G. on revised plot of land known
as Ashley, as recorded in the office for
the recording of Deeds, in and for New
Castle County, Delaware, in Deed
Record O., VOL Is. page COL, more par
ticularly bounded and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at point in the south
westerly side of Summit Road at the
distance of two hundred and thirty
three and one-half feet measured along
said side of said Summit Road south.
easterly from the southeast side OF the
Newport Road, or Maryland Avenue
extended, said point being in the middle
Of the division wall between the house
on this lot and the house on the land ad-
jacent to the northwest; thence passing
through the middle of the said division
wall southwesterly one hundred and
eleven feet more or less to the north
easterly side of ten feet wide alley;
thence with the said side of said alley
enthusiastically about forty-two feet
to the line of lot No. Is on said plot Of
Ashley; thence by the line of Lot No:
Is, ENTHUSIASTICALLY one hundred and
five feet more or less to the said side OF
Summit Road; and thence with the said
side of Summit Road northwestwardly
thirty-seven and one-half feet to the
place OF Beginning. Be the contents
thereof what they may.
Together with the right to use said
ten feet wide alley and said summit
Road and all other roads as laid out on
said revised plot of Ashley filed in the
office OF the Recorder of deeds, afors.
said in common with others entitled
thereto forever.
Seized and taken In execution as the
property Of James Elmer Sloan and
Sarah Sloan. mortgagors. and to be
sold by
JOSHUA. GRASSLAND, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, DEL.
eS' - AS~V'
Middletown transcript., 1920-12-23
TERM THAT BANIsHED ANGER
AppelIation Bestowed on "eacheloF
Maids" Put Further Animosity
Out Of the Question.

The two Elton sisters, age thirty and
thirty-two and very successful business
women, live next door to the Smith
sisters, about fifty and fifty-two. who
are also retired and given to the 0ccu-
pations Of crocheting and quilt piec-
ing. The Elton sisters speak Of them
selves as ''old maids," and the Smith
sisters as "pesky old msids," in order
to distinguish between them. Also
they are given to much plying Of the
second-class ladies.
But the other evening one Of the
Elton sisters, clad in a bungalow
apron, was out sprinkling the lawn.
As she moved around the house she
heard the Smiths in conversation.
"Yes, sister, age has its c0mpensa-
tions," one was saying. snow look
at those girls next door. They no
sooner get home than they get into
those aprons, SO scanty that they are
inimodest. OF course, they're just
kids, but still"
That was enough for Miss Elton.
With a rush she was in the house.
"Oh, Grace" she told her sister,
breathlessly. "those Smiths are real
nice. We've got to stop calling them
pesky old maids"
And now generously the Eltons
speak of them as "the other old
maids"
Middletown transcript., 1920-12-23
New Glass Industry.

Important developments are eventu-
ally probable on the northern borders
of Dartmoor, in Devonshire, England,
in consequence Of the discovery of q
very large deposit Of granulite, sub
stance of much value in the manufac-
ture Of glass. According to experts,
"granulite contains not only silica. but
potash. soda and alumina, which are
necessary in glass making, and its use
Is not only economical, but gives the
best results in the production Of glass
ware Of the highest quality" It is
stated that an experimental furnace
has been in use for some time, two
others are being constructed. and it is
anticipated that the commercial man
ufacture Of glass. will commence al
most Immediately Scientific Ameri-
can.