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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-05
Business Men TO Meet

The Passyunk Avenue Business Mems
Association will hold its regular meet
Ing tonight at o o'clock in Reynolds
Hall, Moore street and Passyunk ave-
nue..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-05

TT is bound to be cold, and some
L days bitterly cold, in January and
February, even though we have had
q very warm autumn, and there is
nothing which will feel so comfort
able and look so we'll as a fur coat.
At the store of J. Habisreitinger,
1911 Chestnut Street, whose furs are
noted for their splendid quality and
style, you now have a remarkable
opportunity to purchase cloaks at a
very. low price. Many Of the coats
are being sold at cost This includes
wonderful variety, from a perfectly
magnificent opera cloak of erminc. pure
white with exquisite lining OF blue and
silver brocade, to the practical musk
rat coats for street and motor wear
COrCling to the latest modes. l saw an
exceptionally fine assortment of mole
skin coats, many with contrasting
collars and cuffs. while the Russian
brOadtails which are 50 popular this
season are simply superb,
THERE are many gifts for Christ
l. mas which are commonplace. 1t
is the gift which is different which
makes the most lasting impression
that is, if it is something really use
full. So here is a suggestion: Would
you have ever thought of giving Eye
| Glasses? A combination of the ar
tistic and useful in one pair Of
! glasses has been achieved in a new
style "Oxford Eye Glass" an eXclu-
sive design which I saw at Wall G.
. Ochs', 1916 Chestnut Street, and
which is obtainable only from them.
It is especially attractive when
closed and suspended on a ribbon or
chain sautoir, and comes in green,
yellow or gray gold.
! DON'T you think that good looking
~ hand-painted tinware is fasci-
mating? So many attractive articles
of this kind, too. Have you seen
the display at the store Of J. Frank
lin Miller, 1912 Chestnut street I?
You will find among the unusual
assortment many gifts for Christ
mas, articles which are bound to
please many Of your friends: Painted
Boxes, useful receptacles for all sorts
of things; extremely attractive.
Trays in various colors and sizes
charming Candlesticks and Sconces,
Tea Caddies, etc. All of them are
decorated with the most pleasing
designs. And I must mention par
ticularly the perforated tin Scrap
Baskets. ! am sure you will like
them. They come in almost any
color to match your room decorations
and they are priced at only $5.
askets of Fruit at Hallowell's Broad
ieir gorgeous beauty. Each Basket is
such marvellous Fruit that it makes
wv luscious are those huge clusters Of
how wonderful their dark coloring
The other Fruits. 1t is amazing to me
far as 1000 miles away, but they do,
They are priced at $5, SO, $40, $12,
yhen a Christmas Gift of more per-
lere is nothing to compare to these
RECT ASSOCIATION
The Washington times., 1921-11-20
Dor Alma Hayne, gave this dra-

And realized that must be equally careful to see
that did not become gossped about that the Princess
engaged in frtations intrigues. If wanted it
believed to be true pretended, that here was royal
member of the Austrian nobility it would spoil the whole
fiction to have whispered about that she behaving
in a very common way with rich
So when found that the wealthy bank president Mr.
Hardy, completely infatuated with Alma it be-
very important for her to protect her good name in
every way while securing all that could be
squeezed out of this rich old admirer
Banker Hardy seemed to have less discretion than
man of his millions and position should have had
Each morning his way to his offices his motor car
must draw up for half hour at the home of the
princess" At his chauffeur must bring him to
the house that he might lunch with his charmer He left
his office regularly at ocock each afternoon. Until
perhaps little later his motor again stood in front
of her door.
Like most who have been gaants in their younger
days he held onto youth with desperate grip. And,
like most old men who smitten, he inclined to go
out Of his mind with his attentions What from younger
would have been amusing compliments sounded like
the rawlings of senile hysteria coming from him. al
ways has been strange to that few have any
romantic of proportions when they grow bit DID,
To make matters seem more correct Alma announced
to her friends that Banker Hardy had accepted the post
of financial guardian for her. Upon this she comph
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mented he Of the financial powers Of the city,
known of the conservative group and his apparent
interest in her claim to Hapsburg royalty open
sesame many social DOORS and his assumption Of the
financial control of her household letter of credit
to modistes jewelers. and motor manufacturers.
Also. what was quite much to the point it threw
the atmosphere of proprey around his frequent visits to
the home of the pretty Mrs Hayne. 1t with consd
cradle trouble that kept straight face showing just
the proper amount of enthused appreciation when in the
spacious drawing of her mansion Alma confded to
me, in the presence of Mr. Hardy, evening" that he
had undertaken guide her through the negotiations she
then carrying with the Austrian court and to back
her financially at the time handling her poor
financial aairs-in fact to all responsibilities of
being her guardian.
cit is so sweet of the great big American banker do
you think soi asked Alma looking her sweetest at
the infatuated guardian II hope you will help him,
Count with your nexhaustibe knowledge of Austrian
court affairs
''Your Hghncss, you need not hope-you have only
to command, you know. / officer Of the royal
court and it is profoundest hope to see you before
long one Of its honored MEMBERS
This little arrangement of course, furnished pretext
for many meetings between and the banker in the
offices his bank careful that these visits should
be observed 1t my habit to make appointment
with Mr. Hardy at his bank for say IL o'clock to discuss
something of interest to the Princess At 10 would
instance, or of the McVckars perhaps with some
who intimate of the Astors, and who could be
depended upon to carry news about me.
Then at a quarter to eleven would say:
"Now, must be excused. have an engagement with
my banker Hardy, you know, at IL. If you are going
will have chauffeur drop you off any place if you will
let him drop me at the bank first"
Among certain set Of acquaintance such an adver-
tsemcnt this carried great weight.
Alma's prestige drew about her a wide diversity OF
acquaintance She learned to be such charming con-
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versationast and such apt pupil at court nam
ners that she became greatly liked by the rather
milan society setMrs. Whitney young Mrs Aston, Mrs
George Vanderbilt and host of their followers Hei
afternoons taken up with teas at the Plaza Or
Ritz or house functions and her evenings divided
between the opera where she familiar figure In
diamond horseshoe" charity balls and exclusive litt
Fifth avenue gatherings w |
Also she drew about her circle Of foreign counts
and barons''-most of them pretenders, such
myself was-but with much less ability to carry ont
pretense. AH' /
New York is the Mecca of self-apponted foreign noble
It is only necessary for clever man with foreign
accent real or assumed, to learn how to kiss adyI
hand ana % practice this form Of salutaon every intro
ducton to voman for him to branch out a count
baron or a y. nee American women know SO little io
the real foreign coleman that they easily fooled
That is that sort OF whom call the restaurant
woman" $50.
This restaurant WAN is a distinctly American
institution a garsh copy OF the European demimonde
True society," the society of k.Dtity birth and breeding
is inaccessible in New Yorf elsewhere, to th
Of questionable ant, dents; whose family
fortune mysterious or whose renen and grace
mainly noticeable for their non-existee that this sol
of woman, craving the satisfaction of public appearend
in expensive gowns and the excitement OF gay intercourse
must perforce look to the hotel restaurant and the
room" dance floor for her Society amusement |
Thus we see in New York and in other Eastein citH
in America great hotels mainly popular, not for thei
cooking for their homeness the comforts they spre
before the travelling guest but for the patronage OF he
eating and dancing rooms-ther tea rooms and the1
Supper rooms In these places with garish lights AMI
mpudent over-wise walters with atrocous music an{
with free and easy department tolerated one
any time evening thousands OF womep
their eyes restessly rowing If in constant
search Of more excitement their manner fagranty oei
sive in its very easness all thinking they of and
in society. Among these the man with the foreign
The Washington times., 1921-11-20
CHAPTER w.
By "Count" Bernard Francis Seraph Gregory
Copyright, 1921, by Star Company

Copyright, 1921, by star Company
Continued from Last Sunday
r r is not easy to make money-if it everybody
would be rich. 1t is not easy to be swindler-as
rule the career of a swndler is very short.
And it not easy for me to manage the situation
had created for pretty Alma Hayne and myself without
disaster At the very outset determined to maintain
attitude of profound respect and Difference for Alma
far as myself concerned.
1t must be remembered that playing the part of
member of the Austrian nobility. Not only did have
my pretended dignity and social standing to remem
ber but must forget for moment that my friends
looked upon the Princess genuine parsonage, with
royal blood in her veins
i'll had treated Alma with ippancy been remiss in
my never failing attitude of profound Difference, my
friends would have thought that there might be
thing wrong in the whole story, that was taking
advantage of this princess in distress and taking liberties
with her which would have thought of doing if
she lived in the palace in Vienna.
Thus it that was very careful not to be
alone with Alma at theatre opera restaurant
very careful not to be running in and out of her
The Washington times., 1921-11-20
gregory, ImpOSJOr, AdVtnCuTeI dlIu Jd11s
mt and Stable Boy, Is Welcomed by the J
Astors, Marries Rich American Wife, andl
Blackmails and RObs His Admitting Pat

reception given him by Ms William Astor the acknow
edged queen Of the 400 -
the millionaire and careless little Transaction
about forged landed 0ruenebaum BlackwenS
Island prison etback ended his
and he returned TO his conques IN
his from the penitentay record the
promoted himself higher title and changed
his visiting to read Count Gregory"
magnificent Count arsgorys exploits London
and in Paris win al . told in these pages.
But story mpor latest visit to America that the
extraordinary spite Of his earlier surge in New York.
social dictator accepted him Baron auene
and behind the prison walls Of New York
famous psnitsntiay spite all this the udaous adventurer
managed into the Of select society
Count Gregory" -
This time tho vsndsbts
Count well did this engaging jail
New York most exclusive clubs
no was Madison Garden Horse
Show horses the Newport Horse Show
competing vandsrs and other multi millionaire sporsmen
fourteen prizes in exhibition -,
Indeed thoroughly well did this bogus ariocrat play his part
that the Horse Show Judges and the
humility his rulings against their the
achievements the Count took rich American
wedding Countess Of this nraptued bride
was York. and will be de-
ridiculous courtship Count
-,
humorous side this Of courseths blind unquesonng
palace stable the
nobility himself with bogus title But another
activities sinister His wicked scheme
exceptionally pretty wife wanton the
Count might play pucked for his
her ruin and suicdes the blacklist cha
All this Win b franknsss
these pages. BY Count Gregory himself ler
The Washington times., 1921-11-20

imperial Francis Joseph Of Austria the
proudsst oil unbron line Of eighteen mobiles
dds Of the family ancestry required for social reog
milton at Vienna.
young Francis saph ouenebaum the of Of the EN-
H position at the palace
opportunity and study the members Of the royal family
and the mobiles and the great ladies Of the court.
later petty officer fashionable regiment Of Hussars
the Of royal prince and half
dasng inscriptions nobmen In the capacity OF conf
young Of the proagate and
dsbauchs looked their ruinous gard games carried
messages gay wives Of unuspecng husbands arranged
hundred which bankrupt spndthrft
may raise money
by gay noble young uenebaum
himself INDUCED haon ntgue gambling and had record
Of scandal and debts almost worthy Of nobility But he with
influence and he thrown out Of the disgrace
aruenebaum habits department the little
great people had and intimately
with hundreds suits Of clothes and polished
saddles He had pactced with his
gloves monoce-he had acquired the habit of
boutonnere on his evenings out
thing ckng-a title With all the acquired tricks and
s procuring why should he not succeed well real
only title could transfer his Of adventure
land whore bogus title would not be discovered?
At the Of twenty with neatly engraved card reading
with monocl boutonnee and valet he made his
appearance London His the fashionable clubs his
meeting and sdng Of the most prominent of English titled
nobility games the Prince of Wales will be told in detail
later. In England the Baron met Americans and
him trip the United States
find rich wife With letters Of introduction from his
pscng social acquaintance in London the advener found
difficulty In establishing himself in the most sacredy
guarded circles Of fashionable New York society and he
comphd the remarkable achievement Of becoming the guest
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establishment. Whenever
/ met her in the presence
of any of my friends I
took on a manner of the
profoundest cOnsidera.
ton and respect, and en-.
deavored to treat her as
l imagined my American
millionaire friends would
think / would treat the
Empress of Austria or a
princess Of the royal
blood in the royal palace
in Vienna.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-22
Handicap Helps Murphy
To Win Skating Race

William Murphy, 181st Street Police;
]. Goldberg, Scarsdale Skating Club,
and A. Mcleod, unattached, were the
winners of the three skating races
held last night at the 181st Street Ice
Palace. Murphy won the mile Glass A
contest in 1929 As, from the 20-yard
mark; Goldberg was the winner in the
Class B and Mcleod won the half mile
novice. Raymond Murray, the ten
year-old youngster, qualified in the
novice event, but was not permitted to
enter the final, the judges fearing he
would overeXert himself.
The summaries:
o(1nenliIe handicap (Class A)--won by
Willlam Murphy, 181st Street Ice Palace
go yards), Henry Neibuhr fremont
Skating Club (55 yards), second; Irving
iRTtelner; Dyckman Oval CAS- yards) third.
One mile handicap (class B)-won by
d. Goldberg, Scarsdale Skating Club (35
yasrds5 ya5 is9!a Kenneth Ford, Morningside A. G,
'idf Half6;i 4: Gi l25 yards), third Time ass.
quInsttached; J. Rein, Unattached. second !;
. .naiser Roland, Woodland Skating Club,
New-York tribune., 1921-02-22
Canadian Hockey Team
Refuses Call to Play
against an ''Outla,U''

ROSTON, Feb. 21.-The hockey
game scheduled for tonight
between the Boston shoe trades
team and the Aura Lees, of Toronto,
was called off after the Canadians
had appeared on the ice ard large
gathering of spectators had waited
half an hour for the beginning of
play. Announcement was made that
the shoe trades team had refused to
play without the services of George
Dufresne, whose amateur status had
been questioned by the Canadians,
The Ontario Hockey Association
last week sent telegram to the
Boston arena threatening to place
the rink on the outlaw list IL Du.
fresne were permitted to continue
to play there, making the charge
that he is a professional. Du-
fresne's case is understood to he
under consideration by President
Haddock of the United States ANA
teur Hockey Association.
The shoe trades team managers
claim that there IS no basis for the
charges of professionalism.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-22

cate and which will officially represent
King Aibert's government,
point that Baron de Cartier def
nitely cleared up yesterday was one
which had to do with the entering a
commercial sailing craft. He stated
that no vessel of this type would he
permitted to start, although anv craft
that had formerly been used for corn
merclal purposes and later converted
into yacht and used for pleasure pur-
poses would be eligible. Owners of
s0ch vessels would be called upon to
prove to the American committee that
me entrants mad been completely and
definitely removed from commercial
traffic.
The Ambassador was deeply inter
ested in an inquiry received Yesterday
by Consul General Pierre Mali from a
Dutch syndicate, and said he would
give out details concerning it later in
the week. 1t is practically certain that
TINS inquiry" is an entry. and that it
will officially represent Holland.
Many Syndicates Being Formed
Baron de Cartier was informed ves-
terday that syndicates are being
formed in various yachting centers
throughout the United States with 9
view 10 purchasing yachts to be start
ed in the struggle for the Kings Cup.
One of these syndicates is made up Of
members of the Eastern Yacht Club,
who have already purchased full
rigged ship, the Rhine, a vessel of $500
tons.
She is now fitting out, and will be
,,eady for trial spins early in Nav.
She has the reputation of being one of
the fastest vessels of her type now
flying the American flag. She was
built on the Clyde, but subsequently,
was changed to American registry.
Other syndicates in the process of
formation will represent the Corinthian
Yacht Club of Marblehead; the South
ern Yacht Club, of New Orleans; the
hoyal Canadian Yacht Club, of To-
ronto, and the Chicago Yacht Club, of
Chicago.
Word has been received from the
Pacltc that certain wealthy Yachting
interests in California, with headouar,
ters in San Francisco, already have or
ranlzed syndicate for the financing
of an entry, and that the name of the
vessel soon will be in the hands of the
starting committee here.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-22
Local Champions
In Legion Games;
Coney Walk Of


600meter scratch race will be the
feature of the Fidelity Post, American
Legion games, to be held under the
auspices of the Elks at the 22d Regi-
ment Armory tonight. The field will
be composed of Jimmy O'Brien, 440-
and 6o0-yard metropolitan champion;
Sid Leslie, 1,O00-yard title holder; Jack
Sellers, 660-yard and half-mile cham
pion, and several other fast local men,
Bernie Wefers jr. New York A c.,
holder of four "Met" titles, and Eddie
Farrell, Brooklyn College, who ran a
dead heat with Loren Murchison last
Saturday night, are entered in the
sprints.
The annual City Hall to Coney Isl
and hike of the American Walkers
Association, which was scheduled to
take place this afternoon, has bean
postponed. A committee of four o.
fclals of the association went over
the course late yesterday afternoon
visable to send the field over the snow
and ice covered ten-mile route.
a meeting will be held at the Morn
ingside A. c. next Monday night, when
the association will announce when
and where the long walk will be held,
but most likely it will be put over
until Memorial Day. %
The road run of the 125th Street Y.
M. c. A, which was to shave taken
place to-day, also was postponed. No
definite date has been set as yet for
the staging of this affair.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-22
Beats Out
Barnes and Hagen
On Florida Links
speo4at corresponaenee Of "a. rr.hu..

HPecldS correspondence OF The Tr.bHN
PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 2l-p,.
O'Hara. of Staten Island, was the biy
gcst star in the galaxy of professiom
golfers playing at the Palm Be,s
Country Club to- day for a purse oi
$4,000. Thirty-six holes of medal vl.y
we're finished this afternoon Just be.
fore sudden shower drove every ons
to cover and O'Hara took first honor
with score of 72-74-146.
Jim Barnes, Pelham Country Club
came in second, 73-75-148, and VA.
ter Hagen, New York, who disappointed
his admirers by being off on his driv.
ing, and bringing in a card of 70-7s-
149, was third. Fred Mcleod, Colun.
bia Golf Club, Washington, tied with
George Bowden, with $50 and divided
the prize money, which was divided
into fifteen prizes.
McLeod's card was 74-7s-15o and
Bcwden's 75-75-150. Wilfred Reed
Wilmington, tied with Pat Doyle, Deal
n. j., 154. Tom Kerregan, Siwanoy
and Tom MacNamars, Taplcw Col
Club. were tied at 1856
O'Hara played the steadiest golf q
The day. His medal play for the frs
eighteen was two strokes more thar
Hagen, who shot wonderful golf, dur
ing the morning, but was wild Oh hi;
drives during the afternoon.
O'Hara's card:
Morning;
Out .43s s844a 5-35
In ...5 3 4 4-37-73
Afternoon:
Out a 4 9 543 5-35
In ..5 5 5 6--Ss-74-7f--lA
New-York tribune., 1921-02-22
Army Athletic Schedule
Crowded With Activity

WEST POINT, N. Y, Feb. 21.-This
Will be busy week for the Army's
various athletic teams. Tomorrow the
Cadets will tackle Trinity on the bas-
ketbill court and Brown comes here for
a game with the Army five on Wednes-
day,. On Friday evening the Cadets
will go to New York to play the winner
of the Yale Princeton Pennsylvania
preliminaries in the indoor intercolle-
giate polo meet.
The Army will journey to Annapolis
on Saturday to meet the Navy in the
wlnd,,up of the basketball(season while
on the, same day the University of
Pennsylvania will come for a boxing
meet, Syracuse will be here to meet the
Army swimmers, Hamilton will take on
the Army hockey team and the Cadet
wrestlers will go to the mat with gran
piers of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-22
Siwanoy Golfer Leads
Big Field for Medal

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. Iii
Reginald G.. Narelle, of the Siwanoy
Country Club, of New York, won the
qualifying medal from field of more
than fifty players in the fifth annual
spring golf tournament here to-day
He had a score of al y43 ST, The Mt.
Vernon player shot beautiful golf from
the tee to Athe green, but faltered at
putting
New Workers were virtually the
whole show. Eight of the Metropoli-
tan players qualified in the first six
teen, and another eight managed to
work their way into the second flight
William A. Knight former Florida
state champion and winner of the first
tournament of the season here re-
Gently, finished second to Narelle with
score of 81. The scores:
First slxteen-R. G. Nareue. siwanoy
44--t$-S7; w. A, knight St Augustine
45-.6-si r. S. Bsiow BBsiiow Woodwsy woodwsy ts- "a
W $. Brown New York. 46-4S--94; r.
it1Mnitman, New York. 47-47-e4; W S
klec' North Shore. 47--49-s6; George
lpantzler st. Augustine. 47~-49-96 A. N
Gniy.o THylor' st, 4ugustine. 47-49-s6; u, l.
Peoria, III. 4s-4S--97; G. NJ. Mattie,
{S,hh;a,npsign. {,h;, Ill. 4s-4s-e7 c. f Kint.
TTnigaSsIphia Tntg XI 621s4emes; d. L. Culver jr..
ton. York Beach Me. $3.50. ~
Second sixteep-F. r. wooIsey, Garden
CITY n r. 63-@47--1oo. + Berry. Frank
fort, 62--49-l01; NJ W. Becton, Ruther-
FORD, n. j.. 6S--4S-1o1: c. C. Spades. St.
Augustine. 4s--54-102; A. c, Patterson
New York, 4s-55-Ic3; F. E. Long. Chi,
caEo, 62-t1-1o3, W. W. Nix. New York.
63-S0-loS; Q, A. Killer. Champaign, M.
65-49--lo4; Myron Spades Chicago. 4s--
b9--1o4 M. Faik. New York. 4S--66--1o4 :
A. l.. Levy, New York. 60--55-1o5; s. W.
n Nrls
Woolner, Peoria. ILL.,, 53--53y-106: j. NJ.
Rhind. New York 52-54-1o6; Audley
Clarke. Engineers 53-63--106s r. Il
Small Washington, 5S--53-l06; p O.
Drury. Wash htngton. 5s--ha---Io6.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-22
Navy's Champion Grew,
Record Holders. Reunited

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 21.-With the
reporting of Ensigns Edwin D. Graves
ana virgin V. Jacominl, who have been
designated as assistant rowing coaches
the Naval Academy crew of last vear
which won the championship of the
world In the olympic races at Antwerp,
Will be reunited. The other six mem,
bers and Coxswain, Clark, are again
with the crew.
Graves, who was captain and No. Q
asst year, has reported, and Jacomini,
the bow, is expected in few days'
one OF these assistants will be used
by Glendon to coacn the 16o-pound
crew, which will be formed. It will
also be possible to develop a number
of additional class crews.