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The New York herald., 1920-12-24
LOST BALLOONISTS'
TRAIL is PICKED UP
Rockaway Station Gets Word
from Airmen Searching
Up State Districts.
FLIERs SEEN BY MANY
Canadian Officials Extending
All Possible Help in Hunt
Across Border.

The naval air station at Rockaway
Beach received yesterday what officials
there regard as the first really definite
information concerning Lieuts. Walter
Hinton. Stephen A. Farrell and Louis
Kloor. who left the station on De-
cemper IL in a balloon. A message
from Lieuts. L. V. Beau and F. B.
Johnson. army aviators. In Hamilton
county. saw the lights OF balloon pass
ing over that place late on the night OF
December 13. Later the balloons lights
were sighted at various points between
Long Lake and Newcomb. in Essex
county. in the North Creek region.
Lieut.. Beau told the officials at the
air station that he and Lieut.. Johnson
would fly over the Long Lake region as
soon the weather would permit them
to leave Glens Falls. He had hoped to
leave there yesterday morning, but was
held up by high winds and snowstorms.
In the night rain fell and froze. forming
a mass of ice over Lieut.. Beau's air.
plane. Except for coverings over the
engines and seats and the propeller
blades the machine had been left ex-
posed as NJ buildings in Glens Falls
were large enough to house it.
Lieut.. w. A. Evans, who went to
Canada last Monday night to help
search for the missing balloonists. re-
ported yesterday to the naval station:
Il am getting wonderful cooperation
from the press, Air Board, naval SER
vice, Weather Bureau and the Royal
Northwest Mounted Police. Tomorrow
l snail visit all the lumber firms and
trading interests in Ottawa operating
in the outlying territory. and ask them
to have their men in the woods search
for the balloonists."
Lieut.. Evans said he had also tele-
graphed to all the stations along the
Canadian Pacific and other railroads
running north from Ottawa.
Officials of the naval station received
instructions yesterday TO keep in close
touch with the families of the missing
men and to notify them Of all infornla-
ton received. Mrs. Farrell lives at l70l
Woodpine avenue. Brooklyn, and the
home of Mrs. Hinton is at 324 North
Beach 145th street. Neponsit l.. l.. but
she is now staying with her mother in
New Jersey.
Mrs. Farrell said yesterday that she
had received no news of her husband,
but that she was not alarmed, as she
had all confidence in his ability to make
the trip successfully. She suggested
that he and his companions may have
fahen in the Adirondacks or the Cana
dian forests and that they are being
cared for by trappers.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
BLOSVEREN DIVORCE
DECISION HELD UP
Justice Reserves Ruling IL,
Suit Against Model.

Justice Van Siclen in the Supreme
Court Of queens county yesterday re-
served decision in the divorce action
against Mrs. Lillian Blosveren by Ben
jafuln Blosvercn, son Of the former head
Of J.. H'osyeren's Sons. furriors, of SO
Wcst TGigty-seVenth street.
Mrs. Biosveren was Miss Lillian Glea-
son. model In the Blosveren estab-
lishmont. and her husband said he mar
ried her two days before he sailed for
France a's soldier of the Seventy-sev-
enth Division. They did not live to-
gether when he returned and Mrs. Bios
veren brought suit for 100000 against
her husbands father. alleging aliena-
tion Of affection. The suit was dropped
when the elder Blosveren died at Sara
mac Lake.
Private detectives employed by Bios
veren testified yesterday that they had
found Mrs. Blosveren at several hotels
In company with men.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
ALL GIRLS CHARGES
DENIED BY BARBOUR
Didn't Promise to Wed, Nor
Did He Beat Model, Says
Manufacturer.

Robert Barbour, son of the late Col
bour Thread Mills. and himself a manu-.
facturer of thread in Paterson, N. j..
appeared yesterday at the office OF
Sheriff Knott and filed a bond of $2.50C
to assure his presence in court at the
trial of the action brought against him
by Miss May b. Rollins for $500.00C
damages. She charges him with having
broken an alleged promise to marry her
and with having beaten her when she
was in his apartment. He denies both
allegations.
Arthur c. Mandel, a lawyer represent
ing Miss Rollins, started the action sew
eral months ago. On September 80 he
had deputy sheriffs on watch when the
Mauretania sailed for England in the
hope of serving an order of arrest on
Mr. Barbour. But the ship sailed with
Mr.. Barbour on board and the order
remained unserved. 1t was for the pur-
pose of forestalling the service of this
order that Mr.. Barbour visited the Sher-
ifs office and filed the bond
Miss Rollins is said to have been an
artists model in Brooklyn, before she
met Mr.. Barbour. In her complaint
she alleges that he invited her to his
apartment on July 13 last, bound her
hands and beat her with a rod, stick
or whip" Afterward. she adds he re-
pudiated his promise of marriage
The following statement was issued
last night from the Office of Mr. Bar
bour's attorney: yFfeH .1gg
Mr.. Robert Barbour to-day will take
legal action in the Supreme Court of
Kings County in Brooklyn. through his
attorney. Charles s. Pryor, 10 Wall
street. Manhattan, to compel Miss May
Rollins and her attorney, Arthur G..
Mandel Of so Maiden lane, to appear in
the Supreme Court and show cause
why they should not Immediately file
with the County Clerk of Kings County
properly verified complaint in the
action for 100000 alleged damages in
the suit recently instituted against Mr..
Barbour.
"Mr. Barbour's motion, which was
served on Attorney Mandel to-day. dis
closes that no complaint has been placed
on record. as required by law. and re-
quests the court to order the filing of a
proper verified complaint within ten
days. or that the action be dismissed
with costs TO the defendant.
"Mr. Barbour states that he did not
learn the nature of the charges made
by Miss Rollins until he received news
paper reports in England Neither Mr..
Barbour nor his attorney prior to Mr..
Barbours sailing from New York was
served with the summons or complaint
disclosing the nature of charges made
public through the New York news
papers after Mr.. Barbour had left this
country. Mr.. Barbour states that his
sailing had nothing whatever to do with
his evading any process which might be
served upon him. as he had to leave for
business reasons and his passport was
secured several months previous to the
date of sailing"
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
MISS MANN IS HELD
INCURABLY INSANE
Declared an Incompetent by
Queens Court Order.

Miss Marjorie I. Mann. a daughter OF
the late S. Vernon Mann, well known
wall street broker was declared an in
competent In an order handed down yes
terday by Justice Van Siclen in the Su-
preme Court OF Queens county. Carl c..
Smedburg of go Springfield avenue.
Summit. n. j.. was appointed as COM
mittee of her person and property and
required to give bond Of $4,000.
Justice Van Siclen's order was based
upon the findings of Sheriff's Jury
and two commissioners in lunacy. Miss
Mann Is now in Bloomingdale Asylum
and according to the jury and the COM
missioners she is suffering from an in
curable form Of insanity She has de-
lusions that she is married and holds
long conversations with an ina glnary
husband and children. Miss Mann owns
stocks and bonds amounting to Sis. 1862 81.
from which she received a yearly in
come OF s9.552.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
SEEK TO PUNISH
CLOTHING BOSSES
Workers Appeal to District
Attorney After Alleged In
timidation by Guards.

Counsel for the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers who charge the manufacturers
with intimidation of their pckets. will
request District Attorney Swami to-day
to bring five men now held on charges
of felonious assault before the Grand
Jury in an effort to obtain further infor-
nation and to punish those responsible
for the alleged intimidation.
The five men were arrested Tuesday
after a clash between union pickets and
guards maintained by the manufactu
association in front Of the factory of j.
Friedman & Co. 121 West Nineteenth
street. In the Tombs Court yesterday
their bail was raised from $4,000 to
$4,000 each. The police say the men
We're armed with revolvers. a razor and
other weapons.
1t was admitted at the Office Of the
Manufacturers Industrial Association.
673 Broadway, by Joseph Lustig, bust
ness manager of the organization, that
the five men were in their employ as
guards and were furnished to the Cloth
ing Manufacturers Association under a
contract covering several factories. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Lustig, his guards were
watching quietly at the Friedman fac
tory when they were set upon by pickets
and beaten up. They ran off, he said,
and were later picked up by the police.
In Broadway at Prince street yester-
day another fight occurred between
pickets and guards. William Corso and
Salvatore Dai!o, employ d by detective
agency, were assigned to escort a cloth
ing worker to restaurant. On their
way they met a group Of union pickets
and rough and tumble fight followed.
David Schalvason, striker, was taken
TO ST. Vincent's Hospital. Corso and
Dailo were arrested and held in $500
bail each by Magistrate Levine in JEFF
ferson Market Court
Sidney Hillman. president of the
Amalgamated, announced last night that
the shutdown in the industry has been
extended to the Boston market and now
also affects the custom pants workers in
New York involving 600 members of
that union. This union met at Casino
Hall. in Fourth street, yesterday and
voted to stand by the rest OF the clothing
workers.
Mr.. Hillman asserted that not one
factory is actually producing clothing
In New York under the new conditions
offered by the manufacturers. THE
scheme of the employers to stop produc-
tion and maintain high prices has so
far succeeded" he said.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
MILK Distributors
TO ASK CUT IN PRICE
Conference Is Sought With
Dairymen's League.

Distributors decided at a meeting of
the New York Milk Conference Board
yesterday to fight for a reduction from
the price Of S31S per 100 pounds asked
by the Dairymen's League for January
milk. This is the same rate as for De-
cember, and the distributors contend
that the new rates should be lower. ow-
ing to the higher production expected
from the herds at this season.
1t was announced that the officials
of the Dairymen's League would be In.
vited to attend conference to consider
a lower rate
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
CHRISTMAS DINNER
IS SAME OLD PRICE
General Food Reductions
Haze Little Effect for Holiday

Christmas dinner. In the face of an
nouncements made repeatedly in the last
nine months that food prices were drop
PING. VIII cost slightly more than last
year, and at least 80 per cent. more than
IN 1918.
turkeys were selling yesterday in JEFF
terson Market for 6S cents a pound In
Washington Market some of the poorer
grades sold for as low as 65 cents.
Iur@eys were selling along Madison and
Park avenues and the upper West side
Tor 10 cents and sometimes as much as
so cents q pound. This does not include
the fancy prices asked by few dealers
who cater TO an exclusive clientele. The
prices asked now are about 10 cents a
pound higher than at Thanksgiving.
Last year the finest quality of MARYLAND
turkeys sold In Washington Market for
90 cents pound. Thanksgiving. 1919.
they sold for so cents a pound. Turkeys
Tor Christmas, 1918. sold for from 40 70
90 cents pound.
Geese and ducks are selling for from
IS to 50 cents q pound, which is about
the same as last year Fat roasting
chickens are selling for 45 cents in JEFF
ierson Market Pork has dropped sew
eral cents during the last month. but
there has been a slight increase in the
price of beef
Cranberries. turnips. plmpk5ns. car
rots and nuts are selling at about the
same price. Potatoes are lower In
Washington Market rood-sized potatoes
We're being sold IN 10-pourd lots at 25
cents. There has been marked de-
crease IN the price of fruits and canned
goods. Eight-pound lots OF apples are
being sold for 25 cents
Fresh eggs were selling yesterday for
80 cents dozen. as against so cents
last Christmas. Last year, however. a
large quantity OF eggs we're thrown back
on the hands of the dealers because q
surplus had been placed in storage.
Mrs. Louise Reed Welzmiller. Deuuty
Commissioner Of Public Markets. said
that. by using pork instead Of turkey
as the meat portion, she could prepare
a meal for six-all the way from tomato
bisque 10 almonds-on less than SIS.
IF you insist on turkey said Mrs
Welzniller. "the meal will cost much
more than IS. There will be at least So
TO begin with for twelve pound turkey
But II you use pork or even ducks or
CEASE good Christmas dinner can be
prepared for little less. believe. than
last year"
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
Lack of Snow May Drive
Santa to Use Airplane

WHEN SANTA CLAUS visits
~ the homes of New York chill
dren tonight his traditional rein
deers and sleigh will be worse
than useless, for the Weather
Bureau does not hold out any
hope of snow. Fair and cold
was the prediction for almost all
of the United States, and there
are no indications of snow any
where excepting in the mountain
districts. Virtually all of the
sections where a white Christmas
is the rule will have to celebrate
as best they can without the
snow.
The Weather Bureau said that
the only places where there would
be snow of sufficient depth for
a sleigh would be in Wisconsin,
northern Michigan, northern New
York and New England.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
BOYS GET REPPTEVE
FOR CHRISTMAS EVE
Sentence Of $50 Bed Time
Lifted for Single Night.

recorder John B. Lander of West
CIanse granted a reprieve yesterday TO
the three boys whom he had sentc,ceS
to go 20 bed every night AT $40 for y
month and not to receive any Christmas
presents. ''''
lie went to the homes OF the bows and
tod their parents that they would be
allowed TO stay up as late as they liked
tonight, Christmas Eve. and would be
allowed 20 have presents. But after to-
nigh they must resume serving their
sentence and must so to bed nj G;so until
he moHth is up
The New York herald., 1920-12-24

hands were shockingly dirty. The de-
tective started to ask a question or
two. when the stranger ran into the
wash room, removed his fur coat anc
disclosed a gray shirt plentifully
smeared with black and hands and
arms that We're streaked with black to
the elbows. The detective Immediately
had him arrested, and he was locked
up charged with disorderly conduct.
Yesterday the stranger was arraigned
before Magistrate Levine and sent to
the workhouse for thirty days. 1t de-
veloped that his name was Daniel
Loricho of 1888 Second avenue, and a
bootblack, and what time he was not
shining shoes he was a sort of dancing
delegate of a dancing club in Little
Italy. Every night he was sent to the
big hotels to see IL anybody was using
new steps. and then he would teach
the new steps to the members of his
club, so that they could be right up
to date with their dancing. He told
the Magistrate that business was very
brisk on Wednesday, and he went to
the Pennsylvania after polishing eighty
pairs of shoes without washing his
hands.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
BOOTBLACK A DANCE SPY
AT PENNSYL VANIA HOTEL
Mysterious Gentleman in Fur Coat Betrayed Himself
by Neglecting to Wash His Hands Before
Invading Ballroom.

William Collen. detective at the
Hotel Pennsylvania, has been very much
impressed for some time by young man
who has been attending all the dances
at the hotel This young man was a
very dashing and smart young man, and
he always wore a fur coat with an air
OF great dignity and unlimited prosper
ity. 1t seemed apparent that the young
man required the services of several ac-
countants when the time came to figure
his income tax.
The stranger never danced. He Just
sauntered about the rim OF the dance
floor watching closely. and now and
then his lips would move and the ie-
tectlve would hear him count, One, two
or one, two. three. four, and after that
the young mans feet would shuttle about
the floor as If he were rehearsng a
dance. This mystified the detective ter
rifically and he watched, but he never
saw anything else unusual until night
before last. Then he saw the young man
take his hands from his pockets and
wipe them across his forehead, and he
left on his brow large smudge Of black
Colen edged closer to the fur coated
stranger and found that the mans
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
THROWS CHILDREN OUT
OF WINDOW AT A FIRE
Mother Panic Stricken in
Brooklyn Blaze.

Mrs Rose Mozelowsky OF is4 Hinsdaie
avenue, Brooklyn became panic stricken
iate last night when fire started I'm the
basement OF the tenement where abe
mas an apartment on the second floor,
and threww her two children. Norman.
and Albert. ,. out of a rear window
inc youngest child was thrown our
hrtt and was caught by Harry Lensky
OF 2h Belmont avenue. but he missed
norman and tho child's right leg was
wrenched. Mrs. Mozelowsky was helped
down ladder by flremen.
Nine members Of the family OF Jacob
Schlang. owner Of the house. were as
sisted from their apartment on the
first floor. The place had become filled
with smoke and they could not find
their way out They were helped by
Patrolmen Herman. Huners, Maxwell
and Fellmen OF the Liberty avenue sta
ton. The interior OF the house was
damaged.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
TRUCE ON civil SERVICE Jon.

Norris Cukor. president OF the munlc-
ipal Civil Service Commission an
nounced yesterday that the commission
has reached an understanding with the
Board Of Education concerning juris-
diction In filling the position of exam
iner in the Board Of Education. whereby
the commission will hold examinations
and fill three vacancies Professionally,
pending decisions from the State Civil
Service Commission and the state Board
OF Education regarding who has the
right Of appointment. The position pays
s7,700 a year.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
FIRE LIEUTENANTs ELECT.
Joseph T.. Flnnncry Again Named
to Head Organization.

The Fire Lieutenants Association re-
elected Lieut.. Joseph L. Flannery of En-
gine Company "A in East Seventy-fifth
street as president at meeting at the
New York Press Club last night. Lieut..
Walter J. Dugan OF Truck III was his
nearest competitor.
Other offices were filled by the fol-
lowing: Albert Hodge, Engine 23e. vice.
president; Charles Riley. Engine 261,
financial secretary; Louis Lange. En-
gine A7, secretary; Gustav Mole. Engine
SO, treasurer; Leland Wallace. Engine
2i3, warden. and Alexander NJ. Guise
Engine 2S3 and Adam Metzler. Hook
and Ladder 81. trustees
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
COCDWIN'S FIANCEE
WILL GET FURNITURE
Surrogate Decides That Actor
Made Gift.

Surrogate Cohalan decided yesterday
that Miss Georgia l. Gardner. the fan-
Gee of Nat Goodwin, the actor, at the
time he died, is entitled to the furnish
ings he had in his apartment at col
West 1f5th street This personal prop
erty Is alleged TO be valued at about
$4,000.
Miss Gardner's title to the furniture
was claimed through a gift. She said
she was engaged TO marry Goodwin,
who had been the husband Of six other
women. and that he had told her orally.
and had placed in writing. his desire 10
give her the apartment furnishings Her
right to the property was contested by
a creditor of Goodwin's.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
RAW SILK TRADING TROUBLE.
Creditors File Petition in Bank
ruptcy Against Company.

An involuntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed yesterday in the United States
Court against the Raw SILK Trading
Company dealers in raw silks. with Of
flces at 35i Fourth avenue, on behalf Of
three creditors. The liabilities are given
In the petition as being 5000, 600 and the
assets are said to be $4,000. The direc-
tors OF the alleged bankrupt are John 5.
Egan and Paollno and Edmondo Gerli
The petitioninE creditors and amounts
claimed are: Arnhold Brothers of 81
State street. s1s.273 Gosho Corporation
Of SS4 Fourth avenue. s17, 7,4S1. and Suzuki
& Co. OF S54 Fourth avenue, si6,7s6.
Evarts, Choate. Sherman e Leon are
attorneys for the petitioners.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
ENDS LIFE, NEARLY
KILLS FOUR OTHERS
Man Buys Christmas Gifts,
Then Turns on Gas.

After investing In Christmas pack
ages. which he had tied neatly and
packed in two suitcases. a man. identi-
fled as John McLaren, IS. committed sui
eide. according to the police report, in a
furnished room at 156 West Twenty
eighth street. He had s24 in q belt His
body was found in a room filled with gas
by Mrs. Gussie Lippert. the landlady,
yesterday morning
Four other roomers were in a stupor
from the gas when they were aroused by
Mrs. Lippert
There was little certainty of the
mans name, except that Mrs. Lippert
said election notices had come to him
as McLaren One OF the packages was
tagged From John @. Wynne."
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
RECEIVER FOR BROKERS.
Morgan G. Mann TO Act for Foster
& Lounsbcry.

Judge John c. Knox in the United
states District Court yesterday APP
pointed Morgan c. Mann OF IS Broad
street. receiver for Foster & Lounsbery.
n stock brokerage firm of "a Broad
street voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed against the firm
Wednesday afternoon by Manfred l..
Mogen, Edward Osborne and Henry II.
Cone. Medina G. Sherpick of 81 Nassau
street. are attorneys for the petitioners
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
CHRISTMAS CHEER
in FULL MEASURE
FOR CITY'S NEEDY
Food, Clothing and Enter
tainment Spread To-day
and Tomorrow.
GIFTS FOR ELLIS ISLAND
Carols in Many Languages
and Motion Pictures for
Immigrants.
MANY INVISIBLE GUESTS
Homes and Welfare Organiza-
tions Also Remember Grip
pied War Veterans.
GIFTS FOR ELLIS ISLAND
MANY INVISIBLE GUESTS

From the Hudson River TO the out
lying district of Queens. from Sandy
Hook TO Spuyten Duyvil. the city is
preparing to spread the Christmas
spirit generously to-day and to-mor-
row. If the extensive plans of welfare
organizations are carried out thou
sands Of deserving needy persons VIII
have Christmas made happier by gifts
OF food, clothing and entertainment
during the two days. Some family
circles will have their invisible
guests" but thanks to benevolent or
ganizations and individuals some of
the same holiday cheer will fall to the
lot OF crippled service men, immi-
grants, inmates of municipal institu-
tions and thousands of poor within
the city limits.
BY nightfau the Salvation Army
will have completed the distribution OF
more than 5000 baskets TO needy
families throughout the city--2OO0
more than last year. The distribution
will be made from five stations in
Manhattan and Brooklyn. Baskets
were distributed in Staten Island last
night The largest quota is assigned
to the Slum Post at 81 Cherry street,
in charge of Capt. Dean. Each basket
will contain five pound chicken, po
tatoes, canned vegetables, macaroni or
spaghetti. sugar, coffee, condensed
milk. cranberries bread. preserves,
crackers, candy and apples. The food
is uncooked and of sufficient quantity
for a family of seven.
The New York herald., 1920-12-24
FARES
WILL BE DOUBLED
ReneWal of Trouble on Line Is
Expected.

The prospect of a renewal of the troll
ley fare riots of a year ago on the Flat
bush avenue line in Brooklyn appeared
yesterday when the Brooklyn City Rail-
road Company, operator of the line. an
nounced its intention of reintroducing
the double fare system on Flatbush cars
next Thursday. The question of the
company's right to charge two fares
was taken into court and the line now
renews its policy with the support of
decision of the Supreme Court.
Foster avenue, the point at which most
of the rioting occurred. again will be
the fare zone dividing line.