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The New York herald., 1921-06-04

CRACKED 90 SAFES,
BUT GOES HUNGRY
Youth COnfesses Professional
Exploits That Baffled City's
best Detectives.
WEEPS OVER FAILURES
Left an Orphan and Never
Had Half a Chance, He
Sobs in TOmbs.
WEEPS OVER FAILURES

Weeping hysterically and refusing
food Francis Harmon who represented
himself as 20 years old, born In New
York city on West Thirty ninth street
and living in a furnished room house at
~ East 124th street. was locked in a
strong cell in the Tombs yesterday to
answer charges of burglary.
The youth, not without a touch of
professional pride. had admitted to tie
police that he is the author of fifty safe
cracking exploits in the business district
west of Broadway between Canal and
Murray streets which for three months
have baffied the skill of the best head
quarters detective talent
He had a fairly busy night Thursday,
for in a single business building, 3i9
Broadway, Harmon had cracked nine
safes before the flash of his electric
torch early yesterday morning attracted
the attention of a night watchman, who
summoned Patrolman John Quagliano
of the Beach street station. He had
escaped through a window opening on a
yeranda and thence to the ground floor
Of the building next door, which is oc-
At this point he found himself trapped
and he was caught hiding in the restau-
rant kitchen of 351 Broadway.
Under police examination Harmon adj
n1itted that recent safe robberies in
buildings on Murray, Chambers. Beck
man, Reade, White and Hudson streets
and West Broadway were his handi-
work. Out of the whole lot of them, he
said, he did not get enough ready money
to keep him decently fed. His Thurs
day night enterprise netted him only
$40 and some postage stamps. In sew
eral of these places. as on Thursday
night, when disappointed, he spitefully
had turned on the water taps. Except
q flashight and a revolver. his sole
implements of burglary were some
skeleton keys. few highly tempered
steel punches and a heavy headed ma
chinist's hammer.
Most safes are as easy TO smash as
Q soap box" he explained. II always
drove in my steel punch at a point
about two inches above the combina
ton dial. where there is an easy spot.
After weakening the combination lock
with two or three holes around 1t, you
can knock it off with hammer or rip
IL loose with a jimmy
Harmon says he was left an orphan
In infancy and that his foster parents
sent him to an asylum near Tarrytown.
Since he left there in 1914 he had worked
for a bookbinder and had run eleva-
tors. but he could not hold a job. He
had tried the Y. nj. c. A., but got
nothing out of it,"
I'm an orphan and l never had half
a chance. ! figured that the world
owes me living and / don't give
damn!' With that final utterance the
young safe smasher broke into sobs
and went.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
CLIENT THREATENS
BROKER WITH DEATH
Sends Imaginary Headline
With Details Of Shooting That
Would Take Place.

A demand for 5000 backed up by a
threat of death resulted yesterday In
the arrafgnment of Edward A. Metzler.
SO, a civil engineer of 164 East 1lsth
street, before Magistrate Renaud in the
Tombs Police Court. Metzler is charged
with threatening to kill Louis NJ. Kar-
dos, Jr.. member of the brokerage firm
of Kardos & Burke of 81 Broadway.
john Burke, former United States
Treasurer is member of this firm. In
his depts were causing the idea of killing
TO grow hourly. and that one means of
getting 5000 was by dying. thus per-
mitting his wife TO obtain insurance,
and the other by getting 5000 from
Kardos
'1f l choose the first method il will be
at 90 Broadway, and / am not going
alone" the letter said. 81 prefer you,
or one of your help, to put me away
have left three concise statements
one for the press, one for my family
and one for the District Attorney snow
ing how Kardos & Burke robbed me OF
$17. .000."
In a communication TO Kardos the
following headline was written
Seven Shot Dead in Brokers Office.
Customer, Crazed by over $l7, 600 Loss,
Blazes at Entire Office Force with
Two Automatics
lis Shot Dead Himself
In court Metzler reiterated his ste te-
ment in the letter that the brokers
owed him $1,000. stating that he Rad
intrusted securities OF that value to
them last December and had not been
able TO get an accounting Magistrate
Renaud held him in $500 bail until next
Wednesday in order that he might
make a fuH investigation. An attorney
for the firm said that ,Metzler's account
had never amounted TO more than S275.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
BROOKLYN TRANSACTIONS.

Meister Builders purchased the fol-
lowing plots: From Charles Ii. Bum.
ls9.6x162, on East Ninth street. noar
Avenue S: on East Eighth street, S0Xl0O.
between Avenues ) and T: the north
west corner of Avenue Y and East
Nineteenth street. S0xl00. and the sd1oin-
ing plot. 60xl00, 100 feet north of Ave-
nue. L.
Fred Heemsoth sold 1907 Church ave-
nue., a three story store and apartment
house. for Barnet Waldman 10 the ten
ants. Alexander and Ida Goldberg: also
234 Glenmore avenue for the estate OF
Mary Riley TO Joseph Perlman.
Realty Associates sold to d. Formo a
two story semi-detached dwelling, with
garage. at 2os sullivan street John
Levitan was the broker.
Henry l.. Nielsen offices leased for
three years the top floor loft In 235
Powell street 70 Attraction Waist Com
pany.
J. Lacov sold for !. Roth to a MIR. Sol
omon the vacant plot. 60xloo. on the
east side OF Coney Island avenue, 100
feet south Of Avenue J.
H. Salzberg sold for NJ. Nankin to ID.
Ornstein the eight room cottage, 22xl00.
at 17l4 FIfty-third street.
J. ID. Ranck sold for the Cozy DWELL
ings Corporation house at iii East
Tenth street to Maurice weissmsn. also
house at iii East Tenth street 10
William n. Finn. The same brokers
sold for Economy Homes Company a
house at sos Eighteenth Avenue 20 Julia
Herman. and house. i0xi00 at ll0f
East Fourth street to Mrs. r. H. w.
Little.
Joseph A. Carey sold for Harry AS
tsrita the two family dwelling l99 Twen-
ty-third street
William E. Harmon 4 Co, Inc. sold
lots and plots on their Hyde Park tract
In the Thirtleth Ward 10 the following
Baruch Reich and Tobias Grossman. @.
Fucker. Frelda Rogen Jacob Sexter
& l.. PLAT. Agnes Chamberlain. John
Wolloschenk. David Levine. Charles +.
Burkhart. Jr., Louis Fridkis, Frank
Desmond. j. Ohstein, q. r. Purcell.
John III. Suntag, Ben Kugler. Julius
Ruppel. Charles Lorens. Charles Arons
and John wolowschenk.
william r. Rae Company rented the
following at Sea Gate To DR. Charles r.
Stenhouser. the Walbruck residence. on
Laurel avenue. TO Dr. George y. Ham
blen, the Custer villa, on Beach Forty
fifth street 10 Il. Barker the former
O'Connor residence. corner OF sea Gate
and Cypress avenues TO T. Berner and
r Gottlicb, the Ferguson bungalows and
q house on surf avenue, near the Allan
tic Yacht Club. 10 Thomas A. Duffy.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
MAN, CUT IN TWO, WALKS
AWAY--AS MAGICIANS DINE
Canary Swallows Kangaroo; Milk Can Turns Into
Grand Piano-Greatest Trick of Cult Is Arousing of
Great Enthusiasm, With Bottled Water as Tipple.

AS the piece de resistance-after the
supreme of asparagus and just before
the reed birds were brought ina man
was cut in halves last night at the an
nual dinner of the Society of American
Magicians.
The dinner, in the Hotel AIcAlpin. was
attended by 500 illusonists, sleight of
hand performers. card wizards. professors
and handcuff kings from an over the
United States, and was conspicuous for
the presence personally of Houdini,
Thurston. Visatelli, Cheng the Chinese
(when he dresses the part). Wonder and
so forth and so on. Each attended with
a particular new and original trick con-
cealed about him, and before the eve-
ming was over performed 1t with the
whole profession looking on.
The banquets of magicians differ from
the usual banquets of gifted persons in
that no one makes a speech, which is a
form of magic growing rarer every year.
Instead of oratory the magicians present
get hard facts in the form of canary
birds which swallow kangaroos. ventrilo-
quists who speak grammatical English,
milk cans which turn into grand pianos
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
QUEENs-RICHMOND DEALS.

Rickert- Brown Realty Company sold
to Charles A. Shields a two story dwell
ing on Dtmars avenue. between Mer-
chant and Crescent streets, Arleigh.
Astoria.
John J. Egan sold for Mrs. Mary A.
Garry 523 Second avenue, Astoria, a
frame dwelling. 25x100. to Joseph
Sheffe.
Otterbourg, Steinder & Houston sold
10 Michael Guijarro the homestead.
150x10O, at the corner OF Manhattan
street and Claremont avenue, Totem
vile, Staten Island
Cornelius G. Koff sold for Bernard
Wacks a two family house a 1s9 Van
Duzer street New Brighton. Staten
Island, to Josephine Harper Of Great
Kills.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
TO OPEN CHURCH IN 'sCRAPER.
Christian Science Ediace In Mad
ison Avenue Now Ready.

The first church service in the only
church in the world located IN "A sky
scraper will be held In the auditorium
Of Fifth Church of Christ. Scientist to-
morrow morning. The church audi
torium is five stories high and Is en-
closed in the Canadian Pacific Building
Madison avenue, between Forty-third
and Forty-fourth streets. part of the
site being that Of the old St Bartholo-
news Church. which was torn down 10
make way for the new building
. Fifth Church has a lease for ninety
nine years on tho auditorium and Sun
day school room, for which IL will pay
81 rent Although It does not own the
building. the church sold $4,000 IN
bonds OF the owning company I'm this
country and Europe. The building is
twenty-cne stories. The opening SER
vice VIII ne without event or dedication
cercmonv Hudson Burr. first reader.
and Misc Minnie c. Vesey, second
reader r conduct the service.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04

and sleigh bells which play the national
anthem all by themselves
Cutting a man in half. however is a
more recondite matter than any OF these
and was accomplished SO smoothly last
night that the man after the trick h1G
been performed got up without assist
ance and walked off the stage. Prior
TO vivisection he was stretched between
two chairs, after which sword was
passed across his mid region and he
fell apart. or AT least appeared to. NO
blood was shed. The south half OF him
sat quietly on one chair while the north
half drank a glass of water, after which
the two ends of him We're set together
again and he rose TO his feet and
walked away. Whether all this Is
achieved by mirrors, hypnotsm, two
nlen where one appears to be, or by
sheer luck is the trick.
The magicians, after all the tricks
had been pulled, sat for an hour more
and sang and laughed and made merry,
which. since they did it on nothing more
stimulating than unlimited carbonatad
water, was the most perplexing trick
of all.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
REALTY JoTTINGs.

lester NJ Shapiron is the buyer OF
liz West il6th street. Harry Scharf
and Jacob Braunsten Of 331-333 Bow
cry Della a. Jones OF 20 West 1e5th
street. Maria A. Campora and Maria
Miceli OF the northwest corner Of Sec
ond avenue and 1i5th street. Louis
Appel and Max Haselkorn Of the south
east corner OF Tenth avenue and Forty
third street. Rose Woloski OF the south
west corner OF Broome and Lewis
streets. the Beldon Social Club OF 24is
Second avenue and Filomena CltareIla
OF the southeast Corner Of Second ave-
nue. and ls4th street, all recently re-
ported sold.
Hubert peck's Sons were the brokers
IN tho sale of the loft building at III
West Fourteenth street to Joseph But
tenweiser.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
wANAMAKER ON FAIR BOARD.
Heads Philadelphia Sesuuicenten-
nisI Associa ton.

PHILADELPHIA, June 3.--John Wanna
maker to-day accepted honorary chair
nanship OF the board OF directors or
the Sesquicentennial Association. which
plans to hold worlds fair I'm Philadel-
phia in 1926 to commemorate the birth
OF the nation In 1875.
In addition he will be the active head
of committee which will visit Presi-
dent Harding. the United States Senate
and tho House Of Representatives to
seek an appropriation and legislation
necessary In the interest of the exposi-
tion.
John Frederick Lewis. chairman OF the
committee which framed the charter and
bylaws of the association. and Mayor
Moore explained that the spirit of the
document was to bring all the nations
,of the world together in bonds Of friend
ship. aiming toward the goal OF uni
versal peace.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
77TH DIVISION TO BE
ARMY RESERVE UNIT
Officers. and Men to Drill
Fifteen Days a Year.

The Seventy-seventh Division is to be
reborn as a regular army reserve unit.
requiring it's men and officers to drill
fifteen days year at camp, and act
ing for the rest az q. preparedness
division. inactive. but ready for service
Enlistment in the reserve will be for
three years. and members of the New
York National Guard or other State
units will not be accepted until their
present term is up.
Officers are to be drawn from the
reserve army officers list. with special
references to former service in the COM
mand The area covered by this resi-
dent division" will be lower New York
state, Long Island. and New Jersey.
the northern boundary Of the area will
be the northern rim OF Dutchess. III
ster and Sullivan counties.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
". J. MILlTIAMEN HAVE
TO TESTIFY AT INQUIRY

TRENroN. June 3.--Adjt-Gen. GillSy-
son has refused to excuse several wilt
nesses summoned TO appear at the Ma
tionsl Guard inquiry before the Mackay
legislative committee tomorrow Ger
tain men subpnnacd had said their at
tendance would interfere with their
musketry course at Sea Girt.
Gen. Gill>yson pointed out that under
the State Constitution military power
is subscrvient to civil power and men
summoned must appear. The officers
subpunaed include Major Charles H.
Tate Newark Capt George IL.
svenson. East Orange: Lieut. Robert II.
Rogers and Lieut.. Thomas J. Tobin
Bayonne.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
BAN ON "a sLAcKER ALIENS.

Justice Francis Martin of the Supreme
Court, The Bronx, said yesterday that he
would not admit TO citizenship any man
that claimed exemption during the war
because he was an alien He said that
"a man not willing 20 fight for this
country certainly should not be admitted
10 citizenship here" Citizneship was de
MED TO twenty-three who claimed ex-
eflpton because they were aliens.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
SELLS LAST OF ITS
BOWERY HOLDINGS
Henry Astor Estate Parts With
Lodging House on Site Of
Old Theatre.

The Henry Astor estate sold the last
OF its holdings on the Bowery yesterday
when Peter c. Cappel purchased from
Malyina Astor the five story lodging
house, 5Oxl50. at 70 and y Bowery, on
the west side. about one hundred feet
north of Canal street. At the expira-
ton OF the present lease the buyer will
remodel the structure into a business
building. 1t is reported that space on
the ground floor is already being leased
TO the New York jewelers. Exchange.
and other floors TO the Association OF
Diamond and Jewelry Auctioneers. The
site was originally occupied by the New
Bowery Theatre when New York was
in its youth. The theatre burned in the
early SOS and the site remained
unused for number of years. Later
a large mems clothing house was built
which was converted into the present
lodging house.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
ELEVEN JURORS PICKED.
TRIAL of Two for Paymaster's Mur-
der Is Delayed.

DEpHAM. Mass, June s.--Only eleven
jurors had been picked up to late hour
tonight In the trial OF Nicola sacco
and Bsrtolomeo VanEetti for the murder
OF paymaster and his guard at South
Braintree a year ago The defence had
exhausted all but four of its eighty-eight
r.remptory challenges, while the prose-
cution had fifteen left
When all these challenges have been
used the Court will select tho remaining
jurors.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
IN THE AUCTION ROOM.
"a vESEY STREET. .
BY Henry Brady.

Chambers ST. IA. $. 1872 II W Of w
Bway. 2fllN75x23x7J. story building: Cen
tral Union Trust Co VS. Joseph Il b Jones ct
a action ! ; Miller King, Lane & Ira fford
attys John 9 SAKE. ref: due. S53, ,454 40 !:
taxes, &c, S4,310; to plaintiff, $4,000.
Nesey At. 45 and A. s. l751 II W OF
Church 81. 50xs0x25. 2x249 one ! and one 6
story buildings same VS. same: action . .
same atty: same ref: due, $133, ,O51. 10; taxes
&C. sl2,510; TO plaintiff. $4,000
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
GASOLINE PUMPS UNCERTAIN.
often peramcntaI. Commerce
Department Says.

WAsHINGToN, June 3.--"If he spins
YOU win. Mr.. Autoist.' the Commerce
Department declared to-day in announc-
ing an investigation held disclosing that
some OF the pumps In use at gasolene
filling stations are "temperamental"
IF operated too rapidly they become
peeyed and give overmessure, the state
ment said. Popular belief has been
lust the reverse, the general impression
being that slow turning was essential to
the proper measure"
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
VIII Sell Choice Lots in Orange.

Bryan l.. Kennedy will sell to-day at
absolute auction sale at the Vesey street
exchange salesroom twenty-nine Ideal
home sites in Orange and thrty-three
home sites in East Orange
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
Other Deals in Manhattan.

Harold L. Lewis sold for the estate
of Bessie b. Eisig 100 Lexington avenue,
a four story building. 2oxSO. The seller
was represented by Goldsmith. Cohen.
Cole & Weiss, and the buyer by Oscar
William Swift.
Jennie Dimond sold to Marie l.. Simp-
son the four story building at the north
east corner OF Sixth avenue and Forty
eighth street, 23.5x60
The New York herald., 1921-06-04

keatinse 1sl West Seventy-sixth street.
four story dwelling, 19x102.2.
Florence K. Swanson sold 10 Annie 4.
Carson 160 West 122d street, four
story dwelling. l9xi00.il
Aimee M. de Velez sold 10 Lauritz
Lorentzep Ill West Sixty ninth street,
a four story dwelling. 2l6xl00.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04

Another story is to be added TO the
New York Produce Exchange for club
lunchrooms and additional office space
The contract has been awarded to John
Lowry. Jr.. and the improvement is es-
timated to cost $4,000. William b.
Tubby is the architect. J. b. Smull is
chairman of the building committee.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
: story Building for East 5ad,st.

Samuel II. Stone, the operator. an
nounced yesterday that contract has
been awarded to Lapidus Engineering
Corporation for the erection Of seven
story business building on the site of
the five story, twenty-five foot dwell
ling at East Fifty-third street. It is
expected that the building will be ready
for occupancy by October !.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
New Executive for Cross a Brown.

Fred Z. Dayton, former vice president
Ct the Ajax Rubber Company, Inc. has
joined the organization OF Cross &
Brown and will devote his entire time to
Tie Fisk Building. Broadway and Fifty
seventh street. in the centre of the au-
tomobile industry OF the world.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
Among the Dwelling Buyers.

Everett NJ selxas Company sold for
George II. Olney 4O5 East Fifty-eighth
street three story dwelling. 1s.3x100.4.
This IL the fourth sale made OF the prop
erty by the same broker since April ],
1921.
Benjamin Blumenthal sold the house
and lot, 16.sxi02.2. at 223 East Seventy
second street to DR. Louis J. Placek. who
will remodel for occupancy
Houghton Company sold to winifred
r. Carroll the three story dwelling at
t7S West Eighty eighth street. 19x
zoos
Leroy Coventry sold for Sara 8. Ma
than 1877 West Seventy-fourth street a
four story 90 foot dwelling
lanes H. CruikshaniS purchased from
John and Mabel Crozicr OF Chicago 81
West i30th street, four story dwell
ing. 2Ox100. through Harry Sugarman.
shaw. Rockwell & Sanford sold for
Verona Hirsch SO West 10Th street. a
three story dwelling. 16.sx1O0, TO Abra-
ham Cells
John n. Lawrence sold IL West Nine
seth street, four story house, 21xt00.
containing fourteen rooms and three
be this. for Miss Martha r.. White This
property has not changed hands In
eighteen years.
Michael M Waterhouse bought from
Agnes Finegan the three story dwelling
at 333 West Ferty-sixth street, i6.sx
1905. The Waterhousc family owns
Nos S27 and 331 on the same block
David s. Gerstenfeld sold for Clara
KlnEonstein to Leonard Well 306 to
316 East Eighty first street. six four
story dwellings 9ix10s, between First
and Second avenues. S'he property was
held at $4,000.
Herbert a. Hirsch sold to Thomas s.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
Hotel BeIIecIaire In New Hands.

The ten story Hotel Belleclaire, at
2i71 to 2177 Broadway. southwest cor
ner OF Seventy-seventh street. has passed
10 the control of r. w Guzzardi. who
las secured a lease of the property for
the remainder OF tile term which Rob-
ert y. Blackman. former proprietor. had
from Herbert DuPuy.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
Loap. 5000, 900 for Apartment.

The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany has loaned 100000 to the Klein
Improvement Company for construction
~ five story apartments on the north
side Of 1881 street. 125 feet west OF
broadway 150x99.11.
The New York herald., 1921-06-04
WELLSB0Eo
Long Island

Kentucky Ave. near Beach Capacity 80:
running water ln rooms private baths, eie-
yator. Amer plan IS up daily. $3.50 weekly.
Euro 81 80 UP daily. Free bathing, music,
dancing. RALPH MECKLEY G. r. KING.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-06

F;pe Iorge 1Dindozus-r1ine sale racks-four display tables-in fact our entire shop IS deuofed to this important Annual Sale EUent and suhot eager buying there lOiu be! Values are irresistible!
Arizona republican., 1921-03-06
lowered Prices Before
SKIRTS

In Novelty Plaids and Stripes, all wool and ex- pertly hand tailored. Pre- Easter Sale Event Prices are:
Arizona republican., 1921-03-06
WHITE PLATED SKIRTS
DRESSES

A special assortment of about five dozen Wool Jersey Coats in all colors. Do not confuse these with the cheap grade of jer- sey which sells at lower prices. These are especially tailored for this shop and are guaranteed perfect in fabric, fit and tail bring. The Pre-Easter Sale 10 05 Event Price is
Arizona republican., 1921-03-06
WAISTS

New Spring Model Georg- cite and Crepe de Chine Waists will be featured in this Pre-Easter Sale Event: 5.95, 6.95, 7.95, 8.95 and up to 1875
Arizona republican., 1921-03-06
SUITS

Of exclusive models in Tri- cotines, Twill Cords, Poiret Twills, Coverts and All Wool Tailored Jerseys. Pre-Easter Sale Event Prices:
Arizona republican., 1921-03-06

Some Taffeta trimmed in the bright Spring shades. Pre-Easter Sale 4.95 Event Price.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-04-20

4 5 IN the pass. lace and taffeta &C
\. their ways together this season,
happily united in dresses for after
noon and evening. They make the
pre>tiest frocks, dresSy enough and not
too dreSsy. so that they serve many
purposes. Their rivals are made of
lace and satin. for lace is an accom-
modating thing. easily adapted to many
other materials.
In the illustration above, black chan
lilly is shown in combination with
taffeta at the right and draped over
satin in the dress at the left of the
picture. To appreciate the good points
of the Sprightly model at the right it
must he imagined with plated skirt
of old blue crepe-de-chine having a
wide border of black taffeta at the
bottom and a bodice Of the crepe-de-
yelled with an Over-skirt of lace and
the bodice almost lost sight Of under
:; slip-Over sleeveless blouse of black
tafTeta. There is Il girdle of heavy
twO-toned ribbon, black on one side
AID blue on the other. When this
frock is required TO spend the evening
in company with others made es-
pecially for that purpose, a wreath OF
little flowers or a handsome cOrsage
may be added to the girdle.
The dignified dress at the left is
all black, with short-sleeved under-slip
of black satin and draped overdress
of chantilly. Its long tunic is scalloped
at the bottom, bound with satin and
draped about the hips. Satin binding
finishes the neck and short draped
sleeves of the over-blouse. A color
note is introduced in the model by a
soft girdle of metallic ribbon, but if
one wished to add to the Formally of
this gown, it might be replaced by a
wide girdle Of handsome brocade or by
one of the many very rich and elabor-
ate girdles made of ribbon for this
very purpose.