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New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Preston Cibson's
Wife Says Parents
"Persecute" Her
". E. Benjamin Bought Four
of Daughters Promissory
Notes So He Could Sue
Her, Is Lawyers Charge

The bitterness existing between Mrs
Beatrice Pratt Gibson and her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Evarts Benja-
min, due to the marriage of their
daughter TO Preston Gibson, author
and amateur playwright, developed yes
to-day into an exchange Of recrimina
tons by their respective legal advisers
before Justice Erlauger, in the Su-
preme Court.
One Of the numerous actions brough.
bv enc or the other of the parties i;
he action wherein Mrs Gibson is de-
handing an accounting from her father
of funds and securities which the
daughter alleges he is withholding.
Mr.. Benjamin, who is now in Florida,
through his counsel asked Justice Err
LANCER to STRIFE out certain parts of
Mrs. Gibson's complaint as redundant,
irrelevant and scaNdalous.
Calls 1t Propaganda
Albert B. Stickney, attorney for Mr.
Benjamin, complained that the objec,.
tionabc paragraphs really were only
propaganda and said that copies of
the complaint had been sent to rela-
.ives and friends OF the Beniamins
and also to trades people.
Contrary 10 the general impression
that Mrs. Gibson is the beneficiary un-
der large trust fund created by her
grandfather, the late Henry II. Rogers,
of the Standard Oil Company, from
which it was believed she was receiving
an annual income, her brother, Henry
Rogers Benjamin, siding with his par
ents. made an affidavit stating his sis
ter established a trust fund Of 5000 900
for the benefit Of her two children by
prior marriage at the time she was
sung her first husband, Lieutenant
Alexander Dal as Bache Pratt, for a
divorce in Newport. The only source
Of income, said the brother, is $4,000
a year from q trust fund created for
Mr. Gibson by her father in 1918.
Former Governor " hitman and Eliot
Norton. counsel for Mrs. Gibson. who
is in California said of the charge
that copies Of the complaint were sent
broadcast. that perhaps Mrs. Gibson
did So but without their KNOWLEDGE
In memorandum the attorneys also
referred TO the alleged persecution to
which their client has been subjected
since her remarriage. The plaintiff and
the defendant are daughter and father"
say the memorandum "She con-
tra6tcd her marriage IN violation of his
desire. and he and his wife have ever
since pursued campaign of persecu-
ton which seems to stop at nothing
and which seeks TO harass and oppross
the plaintiff from every conceivable
angie
Mr. Whitman said that Mr.. Benjamin
was hardly in a position to complain
agans, the statements Of his daughter
tia. he seeks to eliminate, when it was
h who started d campaign not only of
revenge but o. abuse and vilfcation
against Mrs. Gibson. The former Gov
ernor mentioned as an instance the
purchase by Mr. Benjamin of four
promissory notes of his daughter
which had gone TO protest. The pur-
pose Of this purchase. it was charged,
was to make it possible for the father
to bring suit against his daughter.
Justice Erlanrer reserved decision.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Dwelling ON Fifth Avenue
District Has New Owner
McGourkey House, at 6 East
o9th Street, To Be Occupied
by New Owner

douglas l.. Gilman & Co. have sold
lor the estate of Charlotte 7 Me-.
1ourkey, Samuel D. McGourkey execu-
tor the four-story and basement dwell
,ng at East Sixty-ninth Street be-
tween Fifth and Madison ayenuea m
'ot ZoXl00.10. Brokers report that tho
property was held at an asking nrice
Of $135,OOo. '''e pi''e
u. NJ Martin Buys 18th Street House
.Drelincourt NJ. Martin is the huvor
of So East Scventy-cfphtb Stroo+ 'eSId soId
recent y by John J. and Theodore "a A
havanagh for Mrs. Manton M. Marble
John j. and Theodore A. Kavanaob
nave sold for John Bopp the three
story dwelling at 129 East Ninety-6rst
Street, on lot l76xlOO.
Clarks Let Go Another House
=, l. j. Phillips & Co. have sold for the
1iark estate, represented by the Brown
"eelock company, as agents, the four
story and basement dwelling at ~
west Seventythird Street, on lot 226x
io~-- ne property is opposite the
open park III the rear of the Dakota.
also owned by the Clark estate.
Pease d. Z liman have sold for Mrs.
Emma 7. PAUL. 67 West Ninety third
S-re"N ,-1 threc-story dwelling, on lot
- frederick Brown has bought from
Saran +. Allen 6S7 West End Avenue.
ilve-story dwelling, on lot 16x85.
ii 70 som & Co. have sold for
Robert Rennert the three story dwell
lng 1t 300 est l20th Street 10 |.
Auckerman Tor occupancy.
65th Street Dwelling Leased
Samuel II. Martin has leased the
four-story dwelling at $40 West Sixty
fifth Street for the Society Of the I'M
maculate Conception to David ?. Saltz-
man for term of years.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Puppies Born in Sncwbank

Faint cries of distress came yester-
day from frozen snowbank at Sew
enty-second Street and Central Park
West. The attention of pedestrians
was attracted, A man with pick came
from the basement of tho Hotel Majes-
tic and attacked the snowhank gingerly.
He uncovered maternity ward
which a stray dog had scooped out
when the snow was soft and in which
it had been imprisoned later by snow
shovelers. 1t was occupied by is
originator and six puppies. They were
taken into the Majestic, whore they
were thawed, fed and adopted.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Snocsh0ed Out to See
Connecticut House

Castle Taylor, we'll known nron.
er'y of the Greens Farms section
OIL Connecticut, has Just been so,a
py John Crawford for Henry NJ
noyt. Mr. and Mrs. George r
lompkIns, who bought tho house
winch was held at $4,000. Travelled
ou' TO the place on snowshoes last
week ', with Mr.. Crawford to inspect
,ne property The incident carries
nome the idea that homes are
scarce and that wind and weather
arc no deterrents to those who are
IN the market. Sixty years ago the
mouse was summer boarding place.
and the proprietor made monov =,
a 80 week rate. The house has beer
completely remodeled and stands
on site of eighteen acres.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Boom" OF East Side
Ut Grand Central Terminal

Sol Stern has sold to Isaac Ell5us
40 Lexington Avenue, northeast cor
ncr Of Forty-third Street. and the ad
joining property at All Lexington Ave
nue. maxim combined plot Of 41.4x9O
,tet. lhis property is opnosite the
Iiotel Commodore, the Grand Central
criminal and the Lexington Avenue
subway. The seller of the corner ulot
S the Chelsea Leasing COMPANY. and
OF the adjoining plot the estate Of MIL
ton tt. Robertson, both sellers being
represented by Stanley Wolfson.
Profit Came Quickly
Anna MEaean has sold the dwelling
at 46l Lexington Avenue. on lot 2OS
20. adjoining the northeast corner of
tcrty-itth Street, through l.. J. Phil
ips Co., to buyer, who has resold
tho contract to Mrs. Catlina T. Mac
lonus. owner of the corner property.
IL Is the intention OF Mrs. MacManus
- alter the building into stores and
apartments, at an expense of $4,000
ne proneTty is diaeonally opposite
the Grand Central Terminal
Maurice Wcrtheim has sold for
Henry keale the four story and base
ment dwelling al 463 Lexington Ave
nue., on lot 20X7O
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17

ders issued to-day follow:
Honorably Discharged
Lucey. 1t. d. D.. Farmer. Major p. w.
Med c. q. NJ C.
Lewis. 1t II. L.. inf Campbell. Capt f. B.
Smith. 1t N. r.. inf Vet. c.
Moore. Capt. w. E.. Walker. list It. A. v.
ADJ. Gem dept. Med. c.
Clarke. I'd 1t. J. H.. Hamilton, Lit Il. E..
inf. Med. c.
Grssns' Mas ! 1t. II. P. Lynch Capt. A. j.
Johnston, 1t. H. g. Chambers, 1t. B. T..
Med c. Med. c.
Jennings. 1t W. D.. Guy. Cd LIT. r. j., inf
,,,1r. 1r. Med. C.: Ewing. I'd Lit II. X.
Walker. LIT. Nj. H.. inf.
- Med. c. Peck. 1t. Col. A. S.
Med G. o'Hara, Capt c. d.
Med. c.
Infantry
kepner, Capt. w. E., to Camp Gordon.
Woodruff. Capt. W. s.. to Porto RICO.
Dando, I'd 1t. r. D., to San Francisco.
va Van Deman. Col: R. H.. to Manila.
Barbour, 1t. p p. jr.. to Oteen N. c.
Medical Corps
jackson Capt. H. w. to Southern Dept.
Martens, 1t. w. s.. TO Fort Oglethorpc.
johnson, Capt. F. T. jr., to Wichita. Kan.
haas, haas, Capt G. D.. to Hampton Va.
Cade. 1t. Col. w. J. jr.. to San Francisco.
Ordnance Department
Wilson. 1t. r. c., to Baltimore
Morris, Capt. f.. to Washington.
Pinger, 1t Col. r: w., to Watervliet. N. Y.
Councilman. 1t. Col. II. P. to Washington
Quartermaster Corps
Potter Capt W; D., to Honolulu.
Warfeld' Col A. B.. to Washington.
Neben. Cd II F. W. B.. to Camp Hoabird
Field, Capt. H. r.. to Fort Bliss
Newton, I'd Lit. H. G.. to San Francisco.
Field Artillery
Mcbride Lit. Col. A. c. to Fort Sill.
Anderson, 1t. Col. j. W., to Fort Sill.
Sharp, 1t. +. D., to Fort Myer
kaufman, 1t. +. E.. to Columbus. Ohio
Miscellaneous
Moore, Capt. W. E.. adjutant generals de.
partment. to Governors Island, for dis.
England Capt. r. NJ. sanitary corps, tc
N'5ieelsi oteen: N. ca''' G. '' sanitary corps tc
Following to Camp Holabird:
Dugan. Col. T. B.. Malone, It. Col. p.
cav B. inf
Philips; Col. A. e, Wright. 1t. Col. l..
OTu uepC. w.. ord. dept.
Jamerson, 1t. Col. G. Guilbat. Field elk.
H.. inf NJ. Z.
Sweezey. 1t. Col. C.
b., cav.
Matthews. IT. Col. P, coast artillery corps
to Camp Bennirg.
Jordan, 1t. S. E., signal corps, to Fort
Ieavenwortk
Hobscn. 1t; Col J. NJ. jr., 18th Infantry. tc
Jackson, Miss.
Burnett. 1t. Col. ]. D., SD Infantry. tc
Grand Rarids Mich
Ford 1t. Col. S. field artillery, to Okla
homa City. Okla.
Cecil, Col. j. A.. 43d Infantry. to New
Orleans.
Long. COL J. L.. coast artillery corps, tq
Portland Me.
Robertson Maj W. M. inspector general. tc
Chicago.
Taylor, Capt j.. tank corps. to Camp Meade
Melanson I'd II A. j.. air service. to Nor
rison. Va.
Fries. Col. c. S.. inspector general, to Fort
Hobltzell, 1t r. c., dental corps, resigna-
ton accepted
Woolston. 1t. L. P, dental corps. to Fort
Smith. Capt. A. NJ. jr., dental corps, to San
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Rental Prospects
Made Apartment
Field Attractive
Spectators and Investors
in Keen Competition
for Houses Not Sub
ject to Long Leases

/. Portman has sold to Nelleu Bren-
nan through Charles Berlin the Riviera
and Hudson, two tive-story apartments
Mt 624-630 West both Street, on plot
loOxl00, and to the Wians Realty Com
pany TIL to TIT West 180th Street, two
hve-story apartments on plot 100x100;
also sold to a client of Louis Fine "a
and 36 st. Nicholas Place, two five
story apartments on plot 75x100; also
sold to David Storch the tenant, 555
Southern Boulevard, a six-story apart
ment on plot 50x115.
Joan dare Has New Owner
Alexander Seelkin has sold for Nor
rls Rose Joan dare, at 10 Pinehurst
avenue, southwest corner of 178th
street, siX-story elevator apartment,
on plot 130x92x irregular.
Three More for Shenk
r, b. Grossman has sold to Joseph
Shenk through B. Harris 865 to 869
West 180th Street and 68 Northern
Avenue, northwest corner, three five
story apartments on plot fronting 125
feet on the avenue and LAT feet on the
street.
Surplus Funds in Realty
Charles M. Rosenthal has sold 200
West 1A6th Street. six-story apart
ment on plot 40x100, to the Knights
Developlng and Trading Company, Ed
ward T. Gibbs PRESIDENT
The Middleboro Realty Company,
Joseph Tuchman president, has sold
the kershaw, six-story elevator
apartment house, with stores, at 1858
st. Nicholas Avenue, on plot 75x10O, to
Augustus Schmidt for speculation.
Butler & Baldwin have sold for
Mary A. O'Bricn, s West 115th Street,
a five-story fiat on lot 25x10O, to Annie
Reichard.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company have sold to a client of e. ].
Harlan the five e-story fiat on plot GAIL
x100 at 1856 Seventh Avenue through
A. e. Thompson.
Activity in Harlem
Moses II. Rothstein has purchased
for Cohen d Aiperowitz from John W.
Minturn the tive-story apartment
house at 10 West Hath Street.
Mr.. Rothstein has sold for the Lam
pert Estate, Inc, to Max Klein, the
tive-story apartment house at 1921
Bryant Avenue
Samuel Cowen has sold at 8 East
133d Street a four-story tenement on
lot 25X100
Takes House Near Drive
laadore b Geller, as president of
the Capitol Holding Company, and B.
Dublin have purchased from the Librac
Holding Company the tive-story apart
ment at 51O5l2 West l47th Street on
plot 50x100.
kurz Uren have sold for Samuel
Strasbouger, III West 18th Street. a
iive-story fiat on lot 25x1OO
oath Street Flat Deal
John j: and Theodore A. Kananagh
and the Rutland e. Whiting BENJAMIN
Corporation have sold for the estate
of George Corbitt, l2S East Ninety
fourth Street, a five-story flat on lot
20X100.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Large Warehouse Property
Ia Washington Street Sold

William Cruikshank's Sons have
sold for the estate OF Joseph Naylor to
Abraham Sahadi. OF the Wholesale
Oriental grocery firm of Sahadi
Brothers, the tive-story warehouses at
55 and GO Greenwich Street and 6l
Washington Street. The property on
Greenwich Street has a frontage of
62.1xl09 6x52x1O6.5l2 and 23.4x5s4x
C1.1Oi2X22 on Washington Street
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
y. y. \. ii. X Hartford r. r.
Sell New Rochelle Flat

Joseph p. Day has sold to Frederick
Brown, for the New ork. New Haven
& Hartford Railroad, the property
boo,-9 rs the W estchcstor Apartments
on lIugucnot Street, Center Avenue and
Wcstcnester Place, New Rochelle. Tha
property consists of a iivc-story Gle
vator apartment house for twenty
four families on a plot 95X115 X irreg-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Results of Auction Sales
7 II ' EsEl STREE
HN Lnseph Z. LAY


BOW ERY. 35i. y :, 74.c II ct Jones at,
4N1os.S S&t7vll4.S. 5-story brick lodg
ing house and stores. Nell Mitchell agt
Cns S..aiang ct al; Chas J Leslie ref .
due on judgt- s25. a3: taxes etc, So.
sl5.72 Sold to he plaintiff for SIS 900.
by Bryan L. Kennedy
gTlf AV. So7 y and 500 w. " = ,5.3 s
54th ST. aa.exlo3l0xs. 2xlQ0; TWO a-story
,ri 4nd frame l9ft ann store bldgs;
L : Trust Co of Y agt Aida Adams
Ct "a. Sos T. Bsurhe. res. due on judgt.
Sl4599.No; taxes. etc. sGSo.So. sold TO
Isaac Lclauder and sam Brown for
BY Henry Grady
SD AV 1ai5. n lo7th st Go e0O.
a5xlao I-story brick theater: Jas Roddy
agt Mary Scanion at az Leon Laski, ref
ooo2 ~. taxes. etc,
stso<1e subi tp i mtge OF sls5co
go. " lae pla!nuf for s.c,soo.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Profit Came Quickly
Sales of Estates at Auction

Joseph P. Day Will offer at auction
to-day in The Vesey Street salesroom
realty in Manhattan. the Bronx. Brook
lyn and New Jersey Among these are
thc holdings of the estate of the late
Mary ". Wright in Manhattan and
brooklyn. Attractive properties Of
other estates Will be disposed of
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Catholic War Council Offices

Peasc g. Gilman have leased suite
of Offices in II West Thirty-ffth Street
to the National Catholic War Council
Harvey Bloomer leased to the Hy.
grade Clothing Company the fonr,atory
building at 81 West 125th Street
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
New Mount Sinai Hospital
Building Planned

The Mount Sinai HOSPITAL is to erect
a seven story hospital on the Fifth
Avenue block front between Ninety
ninth and Tooth Street 4 plot 30lx74.
10 cost 100000. Plans for the new
structure were filed yesterday by A.
". Drummer, the architect.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Spurious Notes in Russia
British Trade Menaced by
Ceunterfei.ing of Currency


BERLIN, Feb. l6.-The commercial
aspirations Of Great Britain in Russia
are facing a serious menace through
the existence of quantities of counter
feit British bank notes III Russian ter
rtory, it is declared by Count Won
Reventlow in a recent article IN the
'Tages Zeitung" He says that spurious
notes are finding their way into Cen
tral Europe.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-Andrew Bonar
Law, the government spokesman. said
in the House of Commons to-day that
Great Britain had informed the Baltic
States, Finland and Poland that the
question of peace or war with Soviet
Russia was one they must decide on
their own responsibility.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
REAL ESTATE
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
BARGAINS

BROADWAY, BELOW 18th ST, J.
story store and ,of, buildings Rents
$4,000. VERY LOW. PRICE Sl35 900.
VICINITY FIiTH AvENUE-1sTH
STREET. store and loft building
HENTS S7l,O00. PRICE $685., 600.
SAME VICINITY. store and loft
building. RENTS $4,000. Clear in
come over expenses Sl7 900 Mort
gags $4,000. PRICE Sl40.0OO
VICINITY FIFTH AVENUE AND
23D STREET. store and loft building.
10 year Nor gage RENTS S:2 900.
PR!G + Sl53,IO0
VICINITY FIFTH AVENUE-a6TH
STREET. Sore and loft building.
Rents $63 600. PRfCE S5 O.OOO.
.slso other desirable properties.
H. 7. WOOD, 22O Broadway
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Warehouse to Cost Sl25.OOO

An eight-story factory and ware
house costing Sl25 600 will be built by
Samuel We'll at 427 and 429 Washing
ton Street, on plot 60Xso, from plans
by G. & L. Blum.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Army Orders

From The Tri6ume's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16--Army or
ders issued to-day follow:
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Takes House Near Drive
oath Street Flat deal

John j. and Theodore A. Kananach
and the Rutland e. Whiting BENJAMIN
Corporation have sold for the estate
of George Corbitt. l2S East Ninety
fourth Street, fve-story flat on lot
oOX1OO
, 1920-11-20
Yours. truly
ALTBERAL CATHOLIC
rELEGRAMo.
ST. CROIX STATION.

London. Nov. 10th. lin the House of
Commons today Mr.. Bonar Law said he
&loped that within a week Soviet Russia
would have SO far fulfilled the condition
on which Great. Britain bases resump-
tionS of trade negotiations. as to enable
him to make a settlement. One of these
conditions was the release OF British pris.
oners in Russia. He deprecated the de-
lay in the negotiations but said this was
not Great Britain s fault, being due to the
delay of the Russians in releasing the
British prisoners
London, Nov. 10th. Although the Ad-
miraly has issue no orders to the COM
manders OF the Warships in the Black
Sea, except carefully to observe strict
neutrality, it was officially stated today
that British ships would assist IN; resculng
non-cnmbatants if they were really in
danger. The question OF rescue work is
left to the discretion of the officers on
the spot. No troops will be t~ransported
under any circumstances, it was added.
Paris. Nov. 18th. Announcement. was:
made today that the cabinet had foLmal-
~ appointed Colonel Staulaire. former
Minister to Spain, as Ambassador to
Great Britain. 'E<% ~.
Londen. Nov. zI6th.--The question of
the proposed treaty under which Great
Britain sano the United States undertook
to support, France in case-that country is
attacked, was broached in the House of
Commons. today, and gave rise to consid7
cradle discussion between Mr.. bonaT Law
and numerous members concerning Great
Britain position should the United States
refuse to comeain. Mar. Bonar Law said
it would be premature to state what ac-
tion tie Government would take in the
, 1920-11-20

that the meeting on Tuesday night was
a4 Tremendous Success. but in spite
5M that opinion-a good many persons
fail to perceive. in what does that "Ire
,aendous Success lie.
There were a few speeches by several
intelligent gentlemen, specially 1t ap-
pears, recruited for the purpose, but yet
when consideration is given to the fact
that for days previous the newspapers
gave out the idea that an opportunity
would be offered to the people for press
ing upon the Government, both in con-
nection with a former. Memorial present
ed through the Congressional Committee,
as we'll as to any other grievance since
created by subsequent conditions, and
this too borne out by the opening address
from the Chair-onea fails to see why it
was, that, the grievance aired by n
speaker, james Felix on the Fish. ques-
Ntion in Water Gut, and it's bearing upon
the Sanitation Service as now9operated-
was challenged by the Chairman, and
cold water SO 80 speak distinctly thrown
upon the same; rs being out of place.
More anon, ~
M Yours truly
~ A = T ~
, 1920-11-20

11OJLc iICkC' WG1ICb anu 1Idy 'CS-
innate the Cuban crop, 1920 to 1921, al
1900, 600 tons, Louisiana 175, 900 tons,
Porto Rico 435, 600 tons. Hawaii at 525.
600 tons and domestic beets at $50, coo
tons. However it is thought that esti.
mates thus early in the year may need
several revisions as the season progress
es. There was a sale reported on Satur-
day of 4, 900 bags of Brazil c~eDtrifugals
first half November shipment, at dc.
elf. Further offerings on this basis were
unplaced at the close of the day. No
change was noted in, refined sugar, but
the trade is expecting . lower prices bas-
is for fine GRADUATED early this week oW-
ing 10 the recently purchased lower
priced raw sugars.
Melbourne, Nov. 16th.-The English
cricket team, now touring Australia, to-
day defeated a Victoria eleven by an
innings and So hi
London, November 16th.-A Reuter-
message from Athens says M. Rhallis
has accepted the task of forming a cabi-
net. The former opposition leaders, it
was added, were expected to meet to-
day to decide whether they would re-
cognize Admiral C~oundouriotis as regent.
Meanwhile :congratnlalory kilograms es-
pecially from monarchist countries, are
pOuttI4& HUI LuCSTIG. LIE GAxNEfkX AA&x
refused to make any statement re0arH
ing his plans, he said, however, FL viii
abide by the will Of my people. II is
a question of the right of self-deterEnin-
alton. If the Greek people choose to
continue their allegiance to me. / must
answer their CALI,
London. Nov. 18th. -Reporys from the
various capitals throughout Europe in
dictate that the defeat of ex-Premier
VeniZelos has created nothing short
of CONSERVATION, ~foreshadowing as it
does the entry of Greece into the
number donations whose internal af-
fairs may call for the, services of
the powers. The latter are already har-
assed with affairs, both domestic and
foreign. which engage their, complete at
tention. The new situation created in
Greece adds to their embarrassment and
may result in a prolonged Diplomatic
struggle, without contributing to the
tranquility of Europe in the end. The
hand of Germany is seen in the Greek
elections in M. RbalIis. who n word
supersedes~ M. Venizelos is a rabid pro-
German. German intrigue las been evi-
cent throughout the entire election cam.
paigp and in diplomatic circles here: it
is taken as a great victory for Germany.
Ex-King Constantine and his family, who,
are still in Switzerland. have been the re-
cipients of floods of kilograms congratu-
lating them on what I~ouid appear to.