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The New York herald., 1921-02-24
100000 PHONE
INCREASE Is ASKED
Additional Income Sought to
Provide for $4,000 Ser
vice Applicants.
Special Despatch 10 THE N,sw YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, Feb. 90.

Special Despatch 10 THE Nsw YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald bureau,
Albany, Feb. @3
Increase in telephone rates TO yield
an additional income or sI1. 900. 900 is
requested by the New York Telephone
Company in an application argued to-
day before the Public Service Commits
sion.
The company stated its willingness to
be bound TO a refund to subscribers in
the event the commission should deter
mine finally that the increase was not
increase, J. L. Swayze, general counsel.
said. there is little hope that $4,000 ap-
plicants for new telephones and addi-
tional service can be accommodated
The increase, Mr.. swayze said. would
represent a return Of per cent. on the
book valuation OF s130,00Oooo OF the
company's physical property in New
York as OF March I, 1921. and provide
az allowance Of S1.Oo0,000 for the 1921
deficit. Mr.. SwayZe said that the tele-
pl'git NuiHbsllF A4lNitA ~ cSS44N iHNSo
was not meeting operating expenses.
due ~ the payment Of increased wages
To employees.
Since 1915 the company has increased
the book valuation of its property TO an
estimated valuation of 100000 on
March l. 1921, and since 1916 also. the
commission ordered further reduction
OF : per cent. in local telephone rates,
effective October /, 1919
When the commission IN the latter
part Of 1919. the attorney continued,
urged the telephone company to increas Sc
salaries OF It's operators the telephone
corn any met that request adding more
than $4,000. 600 TO its annual payroll in
New York, with the result that in Au-
gust. 1920. the company suffered an
operating deacit OF s144 600 and in De
cember, 1920. a similar deficit of
$i2s, 900.
Mr.. Fertig. Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci, offered general objections to the
Increase and asked for more time 10
consider the case, He said there was
now an application before the Board OF
Aldermen for an appropriation Of 500
600 20 make ar inventory Of tie teie-
phone cor1panys property in New York
Mr.. Fertig also argued that the te!e-
phone company had made money il the
past, and that the company should take
the good years with the lean years. He
was allowed until February 2s in which
10 file brief
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
ESTATES APPRAISED.

EMILE r. WiLCOXSON (July 81. in2ol -
Gross estate. s7j.2o3: not estate, S1O,2si:
Her sister, Matilda Cushman Wilcoxson OF
3G5 West twentieth street, receives SOS, ,2sf
her sister-in-law. Annie Fleetwood NllcoN
son OF Summit. y. j., $4,000, and friends,
Robert @. Grunert Of Mount Vernon ana
Jcannie e. Ronnc Of no West blghty-
fourth street, $1,000 each.
GEORGE LANE WOODRrFF February 10.
1g20D-Ciross estate. STT,37i met estate.
sT3,,54. his sisters. IIenriette Burnet
Woodruff and Elinor w. Cleland Of 2Qi
West Eightyffth street. received $ls'H !
each. and friend, Mary y; NUM- 4. ~, o. 81, o'c
EDWIN :. GEEEJN. New Haven, conn.
fJan,ary ~. 1o20l-tiross estate, $500 4S5'
With S2S tn securlties ,snSt isaSnie rd ~ sri NpT
Gus charitable Institutions are beueflcia-
ELLA IL. KOCH CJanuary IL, 1890 Gross
estate STsasi: net estate. SIi as2. Her
brother and sister. samuel NJ. Dessauer
and Jennie W. Dessauer % Montrose, Pa.
receive si3.0as and s2i.eT9 respectively ;
hoy daughter. Marion v. bi;iwitzo OF al
West End avenue, Si ,2a6, and another
brother. Harry c; Dcssauer OF 5io West
l.. RORRiNs tJune %. 1920, p
cross estate. sis0.1S1. net estate. $1I2. - .
Hor brother, Chandler Robbins Of w West
Forty eighth street, receives Slfl 80; i've
friends receive the balance.
IflttNARD KELLOGG. Morristown, y. J.
(January q. i920l-Estate of SOD 800. win
Si2.45i IN securities taxable m New York.
seattle, wash, receives flvc-siS'hs ~ the
cstatc. aud hts son. Frederick v. Kellogg
~ AIorristo'vu, the other sixth.
EMILE SCTtMOtL san Francisco tMarcl
s. I0oO Estate of Si2a.i70, With S3.3ls
securities taxable IN New York. His
brother in-laV. teruand Schwnb Of Geneva,
sutherland fnd hts sister. Jennie Kahn
of Zurich. Switzerland. each receives one
third of the estate; hin nicccs, Marguerite
and Yvcunc r.. Schmoll 81 switzerland,
ra-b receives nnp-fiXth OF the estate.
JANET ~ BECKWTTH, Cleveland. phio
December ~. 1917 -Lcaving an estate of
$40. .O0C with S3S. .@S3 in securities taxahlc
III New iors. Her sisier, Harriet ~.
Barhrt of schenectady. receives @2t ,nopi her
friend vrttir Van Nrenicn OF Montana.
receives 81 Oon and hcr daughter, Augusta
y. Evans uf colorad 10 Springs, receives the
remainder.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24

Kallaher when She was 10 years old.
but through the objections OF her
mother they never were married. She
says she promised to remain his loyal
sweetheart until death came 10 one or
the other; in return she was 10 receive
the bulk Of Capt. Kallaher's fortune,
which once was valued at 100000. It is
estimated now at 10000. Capt. Kali
laher in his will left everything to a
brother.
The court charged that the plaintiff
could not recover for love and loyalty.
Gifts OF tewelry were not to be consid-
cred by the jury.
lawyers declare there was never a
nse tried in Federal Court with as little
dispute over the evidence. A large num-
Der of Witnesses were questioned
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
DEALS IN OTHER BOROUGHs

Frederick W. Walker, Jr.. sold the
three story residence at $40 Second
street, Brooklyn, for the Aries Corpora
ton.
Cornelius g. Kolff sold to Patrick T.
Nonen two lots on Ocean View place,
Hillcrest Park, Great Kills, Staten ISL
and.
William P. Jones sold for James 5.
Ware to Frederick V. Hauf the three
cots, each 20x100. on the south side of
Fifty-seventh street, 2S0 feet east Of
Twenty-flrst avenue. Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
BRONX TRANSACTIONS.

The vacant plot. 5oxl0O. at the south
east corner of Ogden avenue and 17Oth
street has been sold by Lawrence w.
Gallagher to the Lloyd -Phyfe Company.
Adolph Failowitz sold to Hazel Siegel
the three story dwelling at 21S5 Ryer
avenue, 17.3x102.
Ida Rosenberg sold to Frieda Norkin
the three story dwelling at 1852 Hewitt
place, 25xS7.
Eugene ]. Sennett sold to Elizabeth
II. Sweeney the three story dwelling at
$40 and S72 East 1S0th street. BIN
1882.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
BoDY RESCUED FROM FIRE.

While the body of Mrs. Catherine
Sandy, SO years old. lay in state yes
terday in the parlor Of the fourth floor
apartment of her son>in-law, Robert
Jervis, at 355 West 142d street, wind
blew the curtains against the candles
set about the coffin and started fire.
Johr Cassidy and John Myers. cousins
of Mr.. Jarvis, saved the body OF Mrs.
Sandy, but while they were thus en-
gagged the contents of the parlor and
dining room were destroyed. The dam
age was estimated at $4,000.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
SUBURBAN TRANSACTIONS.

Fish & Marvin sold for William r.
Wiese his property on Cooper road,
Scarsdale consisting Of an English stone
and stucco residence, two car garage
and three and one-half acres of land 10
Richard r. Hunter of the Equitable
Trust Company of this city. The same
brokers sold for G. L. MacDowell his
residence on Manor lane Pelham Manor
TO George W. Dryer of New Rochelle.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
BRIDGE TRAFFIC TIED UP.

Stalling OF a b. r. r. train at the
Essex street station in Manhattan at
:i5 o'clock last night stopped subway
traffic over the Williamsburg Bridge
for hours. making IL necessary for pas
sengers between the Marcy avenue and
Broadway stations. Brooklyn. and the
Manhattan end Of the bridge to be shut
tied both ways on trolleys.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24

hve story apartment house at 627 and
629 West both street, 546x100.
Congregation Sheveth Achim Ansgel
Slonim sold to Charles and Maurice
Gutradt the four story tenement and
store at 119 Orchard street, 20.10xS7.6.
Julia Quinlan sold TO Mollie Schles-
singer the five story tenement at "a
Brooms street. 25X1O0.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
IN THE AUCTION ROOM.
ia y 3EY STREET,

ii \ 1El > INI4I4I J
BY .ic,eph Il. Day.
Av b. 15i. :, II, n Sth ST. 23.6xo3, sty
tnrnt and stores and sty rear tnmt; Helen
o. Warburton against Frleda Hart et al
walter Avery, atty; due, 81 ,9s625 taxes,
&c, $7,G50: frat mtge, $4,000; to tho
plaintiff for $4,000.
s1st ST. 80 II, = s. 90 W Park av, l9X10o.5.
/ sty dwig; Louis Casae ct al against 20
6ist 81 Co ct al; Philips & Avery. attys
due Sf6.5i5.93 taxes, &c, S700.4O; first
mtge, S25, 900: withdrawn.
fBRoNX EXCHANGED
By Joseph r. Day.
White Plains rd. 8, 1857 Ncreid av.
100. .exi20. .3xi 00x135.5: Marie Freese against
Genco Realty Co ct all Frederic g Leu
buscher, atty: julius n Tobias. ref: due.
SO, sG6. 90: taxes, sc, s63l.55; TO the plain
tiff for SO 900.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
$500 CASH

VIII buy at Bryn Mawr Park. on outskirts
OF BronTvilie, choice room house on large
plot with fine old shade. The house is ex-
ccptionally well built, with many Innovations
for easy Housekeeping; has every improve
ment and is Dutch Colonial OF wide. white
shingles The rice is sl6 900. Easy terms.
ROBERT u. FARLEY ORGANIZATION. IL
Il. 45th St, y. y. q. Murray Hill ss20.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
New Jerscy-saIe or Rent.
A EM0DELlED FARM HOME

This quaint old homestead on an old high
way near n quaint little old fashioned town.
with its long hung ceilings. big rooms and .
fircplaces. retains much Of the charm Of by
gone days. \ bucket well. n grape arbor and
many fine fruit trees bring back the yestcr-
years. Electric lights, u modern bathroom and
kitchen and steam heat have been added 20
provide modern comforts. There " nearly an
acre Of ground. a garage. barn and chicken
house. A fine garden lies In the rear. u IL
only few minutes walk from express
u. X. sta. 81 min. 20 -. y. City on the train.
81 $50 cash buys IL. $500 can remain on
mortgages. COMM TIERS FARM HOUSE.
box i6s Herald Downtown.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
ALONG THE SOUND.

20 MILES OUT.
) acre estate water views use OF sand
beach: flower and vegetable gardens, shade
and fruit trees, modern dwelling. l2 rooms.
baths. large porch Garage for 3 cars.
with chauffeur's quarters. Also chicken
house Price s45 900 Might rent furnished.
FOX REALTY CO., 81 East 4end ST., y. Y.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
QUICK ACTION SAVES 81 .000.

Bargain at White Plains: most attractive
stucco house of rooms, with all modern
improvements and In perfect condition: lawn,
garden. good neighborhood: owner. going
away, viii sacrifice for Ss 900: worth Si0, 900
Daniel VI. Gerard, 1870 Broadway, ". u
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
Tue New Pr ~ for MEN, Hotel.
Deals Revealed iu transfers.

Philip Schechtor sold to Louis Dia-
niond tho seven story building at the
northwest corner of Cherry and Cor
lcars streets. 21N5C.
Cornelin q. Kent sold 10 Ida Weiss
oerg the four story tenement at 50 East
Eleventh. street. .2sx9G.A
Nathan Raynes SUI to the newly
formed Fermoy Realty Company %. r.
Goldstein. Samuel S. Hogan aud Ella
r. Goldstein incorporators) the six story
ilat ~ so and G2 East Ninety seventh
street. 50Nl00.11.
fSosman Realty Company sold to Iiy-
man Fried tho fivc story tenement az 1917
Norfoi; street. 25x100.
J. Hammel sold to /. Schlanger the
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
Bowcry Building in II Yrs. Lease.

Hiram Rinaldo leased to the Belle
claire Lunch Company. Inc. for tweu-
ty-one years at an aggregate rental OF
$1o0,000 the six story building at 217
Bowery. After extensive alterations the
lessees will occupy the store and base
mont. The same broker leased the store
and basement in 1877 Bowery for ten
years at an aggregate rental of $50, 600
to Louis Ehrlich. who will alter the
promises for a restaurant
Evening star., 1921-12-26
MAN, WHIPPED BY MOB,
KILLS KEY WEST CITIZEN
Captured After Chase and Is Being
Guarded by Marines Against
Violence.

KEY WEST, Fla, December 90
| Manuel Head, owner of a coffee shop,
shot and killed William Decker,
prominent Key West resident, Christ
mas morning. while out driving near
the Cuba Club house. The police were
notified and mob was soon on the
scene of the tragedy in hot pursuit
OF Head.
Head ran to the rear of a residence
near Petronia, and climbed to the sec
ond story cupola. and commenced
firing.
Heads fire was returned and the
cupola riddled with bullets. Later
Head was induced to surrender to a
deputy sheriff. He was escorted to
Jail by a detachment of marines who
are now guarding the prison in an
ticipation of further mob violence.
The shooting was the result of the
whipping of Head by masked band
last Friday night. Head tore the
| masks off three of his assailants at
that time.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported TO
the health department within the last twenty
four hours:
Andrew j. Hartman, so. St. Eiizabeth's Hos
pita.
Patrick J. Mulligan. II. 2sls 26th street
northeast.
G. Evelyn Gilbert so. IS Quincy place north
east.
Peter Shute, IS, AZ New York avenue
John Blish. 81. r. y. n. Hospital.
Mary Z. Henderson. IS. 1905 1st street
southeast.
Martha johnson. Al. St Elizabeth's Hospital
Julia Lewis, months. 2153 sth street.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
URGES NEAR EAST RELIEF.
Message From Archbishop Curley
Read in Catholic Churches.

An appeal from Archbishop Michael
J. Curley of the archdiocese of Bal
timore for support of the Near East
Relief was read in Catholic churches
throughout the city at masses yester-
day.
The message was as follows:
"At Christmas time when our eyes
turn toward the Divine Babe OF
bethlehem, there come to us the cries
of hundreds of thousands of children
dear to the heart of the Infant Christ.
dying from hunger. their little hands
outstretched toward the people Of
America. pleading for aid. Famine
stalks through the country known az
the near east, taking its toll OF
thousands of lives, and unless we of
this favored land continue our Splen-
Evening star., 1921-12-26
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported Il
the health department within the last twenty
four hours:
Thomas and Mary Dore boy.
Frederick {. and Lucinda V. Brown. girl.
Walter T.. and Catherine A. Thompson. boy
Joshua l.. and Nellie W. Taylor boy.
Eugene y. and Louise j. Groshon. boy.
John T. and Ethel G. Kennedy. girl
William X. +. and Elsie A. Hines. girl.
George W. and Anna ]. Young, girl
Fertz and Dorothy II. Yoakum, boy.
Allison 4. and Ruth A. Hooff. girl.
Daniel ]. and Alice C!rary, girl.
Grenviile l.. and Dora f. Milard. girl.
Charles ]. and Leila Dienelt, girl.
]. Eris and Mary F. Powell. boy.
Vincent and Florence Nicera. boy.
jacob A.. jr.. and Lucille Il. Handy, girl.
Alfred and Emma Minor, girl.
Guy and Mabel Wills, boy.
James and Viola Carter, girl.
Rodda and Augustine Dorsey, girl.
Charles and Rernice Beasley, boy.
William A. and Dora Sullivan, boy.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
FREED By GOVERNOR.
Prisoner Sentenced to Long Term
Is Set at Liberty.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, December 26.-
Everett Philpot former Nashville real
estate dealer, who was captured in
Portland, Ore. in April, 1920, after
being a fugitive for over six years,
has been pardoned by Gov. Taylor
Of the remainder of an indeterminate
sentence of seven to twenty-five years
given him in July, 1920. on charges of
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses in three counts.
All the prosecutors In the case with
drew protests against clemency for
the prisoner, and the Governor OF Ore
gon wrote that Philpot could make
good in that state Gov. Taylor, in
granting the pardon, stated that op-
portunities waited the prisoner to
repay in full OF in part those whom
he had wronged. At the time of Phil
pots capture it was claimed that he
had obtained 100000 under false
pretenses. When he disappeared he
was treasurer Of the Baptist Orphan
age Society.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Mrs. Ashton Todd entertained a
company at dinner Friday in compli-
ment to DR.. and Mrs. r. L. Allen of
Waynesville, N. c. DR.. and Mrs. Allen
expect to be in Washington for sew
eral weeks, and are staying at 1928
S street,
Evening star., 1921-12-26

did traditions Of assistance, God alone
knows what will happen to those un-
fourtunale men, women and children
of the east. a prominent Iayman of
the city of Philadelphia who Travelled
from one end to the other of that un-
happy land, relates conditions pre-
vailing there which words cannot de-
pict nor the imagination conjure up.
AT this time, therefore. ou
thoughts should go out to these littlc
ones, many of them bound to us by
a cmmon faith, and all of them draw
to US by the universal bond of
charity.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Mrs. Marshall King Is entertaining
for the holidays her son, Mr.. Fletcher
Greene Of New York.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Mrs G. G.. IIawley Of Chicago. who
is spending the Christmas holidays in
Washington, is stopping at the Pow
ha tan
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Mrs Sarah L. Heilbrun. formerly of
Washington but now with her daugh-
ter in Venice, Calf. viii celebrate
her eightieth birthday anniversary in
that city on January I.
Mrs. John r. Ashton has gone to
Evening star., 1921-12-26
SITE OF SOLDIER UNIVERSITY

Selection Of Camp Johnston, at
Jacksonville, Fla, as the site for a
vocational training university, to be
established by the Veterans Bureau.
was understood yesterday to have
been practically decided upon by
Director Forbes. The training uni
versity, it was said, would be along
the lines of Camp Sherman, Chilli
cothe, Ohio, which was recently
opened with 500 former service men
as students.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Continued from Eighth Page.l

groom. were flower girls. They were
dressed alike in organdie and car
rled baskets of Christmas flowers
which held the rings. The bride was
given in marriage by her brother, Mr..
Shirley N. Mills, and the double-ring
ceremony was used.
After congratulations, buffet
luncheon was served the guests. fol-
lowing which MIR. and Mrs. Markley
ielt Tor short trip to New York.
After February they will be at
home at the Hotel Hadleigh.
The marriage of Miss Louise G.
Eice of Galesburg, ILL.,, and CASTOR
NJ. Rackley of Greensboro. ". c., took
place December 25, 1921, at the rec
tory Of Sacred Heart Church Rev.
Jerome T.. Winter performed the cere-
ately on a trip to Philadelphia, and
mony.
Mr. and Mrs. RackIey left immedi-
upon their return will reside In Wash
inston.
ClNapter E of 2. Z. Q. will entertain
tonight at Christmas party at the
home of Mrs. r.. S. StunZ. The first
part of the evening will be given
over to presentation of "A Bache-
lors Reflections" from James Whit
| comb Rleys AN Old Sweetheart of
Mine" Mr.. r. p. Hollingsworth will
take the part of the bachelor. and
Miss Mary Wyatt. Mrs. r. S. stunz,
Mrs Wilbur Jefferys, Miss Ruth Nc
Gown. Mrs. r. $. Bod, Mrs. c. u. Glib
hons. Miss Marshall Brooke, Mrs
Oliver Perry and Mrs X. p Hollings-
worth will pose for the tableaux
Following this sketch there will be
| mock wedding, the party to be
composed of Mr.. ]. r. Boyd, the
! bride; Miss Ruth McGown, the bride
groom; Miss Marshall Brooke, best
| man: Mr.. Robert Stunz, maid of hon
| or: Mr.. G. David Gibbons. flower girl;
Mrs. Roger J.. Hollingsworth, page
| and Mr.. Harry Gordon. minister. 4
number. of guests have been invited
Following the wedding there will
| be dancing.
Mrs. c. G. Hawley Of Chicago. who
| IS spending the Christmas holidays In
Washington, is stopping at the Pow
ha tan.
Mrs. Ashton Todd entertained a
| company at dinner Friday in compli-
ment to DR.. and Mrs. r. L. Alien OF
| expect to be In Washington for sew
| eral weeks, and are staying at 1926
S street.
Mrs. Marshall King is entertaining
| for the holidays her son, Mr.. Fletcher
| Greene Of New York.
Mrs. Sarah l. Heilbrun. formerly OF
| Washington but now with her daugh-
| ter in Venice, Calf. viii celebrate
| her eightieth birthday anniversary In
| that city on January I.
Mrs. John r. Ashton has gone tG
visit her daughter, Miss Alice v. Ash
| ton. who is attending State Cniver-
| sity at Madison Wis.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
GIFTS SENT PRISONERS.

The Washington diocese of the
Episcopal Church yesterday, through
Rev. DR.. u. r Covell, rector Of Trim
ity Civic and Community Church, dis
tributed 100 boxes of candies, to-
hacco an, nuts 10 those confined In
the District Jail. St Elizabeth's Hos
Evening star., 1921-12-26

rital. the Boys' Training School, Girls
Training School. Washington Asylum
Hospital, Public Health Hospital, Blue
Plains and the tuberculosis Hospital.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
POPE RECEIVES CARDINALS,
By the Associated Press

ROME, December "a. Pope Bene-
diet today received the members here
of the college of cardinals. headed by
Cardinal VanuteIli. its dean, who pre-
sented his holiness with an address
from the college. In reply Pope Ben
edict addressed the cardinals In
words appropriate to the season.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
BY John Henry Zuver-

OUBT the doubtess doubts uncertainty
l. with which they INDUCED their skephcism qualities the lifetime
enTahe than sfished Intellectually reOuy mPlacabe
ke sneang suspicion that maybe this the Messiah after ALL that
well to feel their In modern Parance might be said that
That spirit of
be fight the hnh between heaven and hell for the
double-edged doubt
employ Jesus would employ
be crafns You
read of those who Jesus f and other
the arha from the deep the victorious and Jesus
brought judgment
through
foudt of faiths but that of the genhs rather than of the Jews
Paus independent and dmnave remark ask for and
N J ft 70 - b b t J the Messiah Of the Ieys
was the popular craving for the miraculous
To teach spiritual and demonstrate with life match u
hen for the multitude Gnty of the those who
have wonder
mankind forbade
his dpes and applied the mracemongers to those who
batter off:
Neither shall they
10 here therel for the kingdom OF God within
dwih which
reeredhey Him another with specific for
sign in the heavens
Except in He asked
them sharply. repeating their question, and then:
When will be weather for the sky red and
the face Of the sky but read the OF the
An evil and adulterous seeketh after a sign
Elsewhere the Book the with slight variation
calling His
doubling the sincerity Of their questioning and why OF yourselves judge
no what s nght?" He asked them
employed the
the creduous the db the hypoe might the proof
they asked thing not be overookedhat Jesus claimed
uvenes special Nessnc connection with them but told
His disciples that they could do as much and more
the doubt
poyed psychology pressure
dense to comprehend Divinity in anything else