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New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
One Murdered,
2 Are Shot i'm
Day of Crime
Brooklyn Cobbler's Body
Found in Street, With
adedRevOlver i'm Hand;
Victim Shields Assailants

Gunmen were active in New York
yesterday. one person being murdered
and two others being shot and danger
ously wounded, while half dozen rob-
berries by armed men were reported to
the police.
The last case reported on the blotter
Of the Adams Street (Brooxlyn) police
station, which was officially closed at
1908 this morning, was murder.
Patrollnan James Lombardy, of that
station, found the body of Pasquale
Mosca, thirty eight years old, a cob
lying in front of 172 Johnson Street.
There was bullet wound through the
mouth and in the hand Of the slain
cobbler ..32-caliber revolver was
found. The revolver was loaded.
Mosca's wife told detectives that her
husband left their home shortly before
Z o'clock with two men. She said that
she had never seen them before and
was unable to give the police very
satisfactory description of the pair.
Seventy dollars and two pawn
tickets. were found in the dead mans
pockets.
Henry Green, o. 223 Second Street,
was shot in the abdomen as he passed
ITO Attorney Street. When he turned
to seek shelter in 81 doorway Green's
asSuilant again fred the second bullet
lodging in the victims thigh. The
wounded man was removed to Gouver-
neur Hospital, where it was said last
night he would recover.
Green told detectives who visited
him at the hospital he knew the men
responsible for the shooting, but would
not name them. Information sought
at the scene of the shooting resulted
only in a statement that two men had
been involved in the shooting and that
each one fired shot at Green.
Samuel Lewis, inspector for morn
ing newspaper, was shot while crank
ing an automobile in front of 258 Will
liam Street. Lewis told detectives he
believed the bullet had been intended
for another. When the ball was ex-
tracted surgeons at the Gouverneur
Hospital said Lewis had been wounded
shattered the bones of his hand.
Lewis is thirty years old and lives at
sol West 10th Street.
$1,000 HoldUp in Saloon
Three armed and masked men held
up the saloon of John Schmidt, 349 st.
AIMS Avenue, the Bronx, robbing
SCuHiuI hilu i've CuSIOuleIS OF money
and jewelry aggregating $1,000. The
bandits drove to the saloon IN tour
ing car. which they left standing at
the curb, its motor running. Two men
covered the occupants the place with
four revolvers. A third man robbed
Schmidt of 500, then backed him into
rear room and looted the cash reg
lister, taking from it diamond valued
at $500 and 500 cash. Patrons of the
place also were forced into the real
room, and robbed. One man. truck
man, was not searched because he was
shabbiy dressed. He had $700 in his
hip pocket, which the robbers did not
get. Five detectives of the Alexander
Avenue police station were assigned
to pursue the bandits, who drove soutl
after leaving the saloon.
Livingston Griffin, thirtyseven years
old, who boards at the home of George
Lewis, 3O8 Kosciusko Street, Brooklyn
was shot in the abdomen when hi
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
Four Missing in Wreck
In Which Five Froze
specio1 DISPATCH to The Tribune

KINGSTON, Ontario, Nov. 27.-The
bodies of four members of the crew of
the City of New York and woman,
the wife OF Captain Harry Randall,
were found last night huddled in the
bottom of an unprotected lifeboat in
which they had left the sinking steam
er on Thursday. They had frozen to
death IN the sleet storm which had sent
their ship to the bottom and cost the
lives of all on board.
The discovery was made by the crew
of the Isabella H., sister lake freight
er, about ten miles southwest of Stoney
Point. Some distance away foated an
other lifeboat, empty and with the oars
gone. Later the third and last life
boat was located. 1t was drifting up
side down.
No hope whatever is held out that
any of the crew survived the disaster.
While it is not known definitely how
many persons were on board the
doomed ship, the number has been
place as high as nine, including the
captains family. All these perished.
The body of the captain and owner,
Harry Randall, has not been recovered,
neither has that Of his child.
1t is believed that Captain Randall
and his son, together with the remain
ing two members of the crew, put off
in the second lifeboat and were caught
and overturned by the suction caused
by the sinking of the ship. 1t is prob
able that in the confusion which pre-
ceded the launching Of the boat Mrs
Randall became separated from her
husband and son and put off with the
other section Of the crew.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
speosoI Dispatch to The rrisune


DENVER, Nov. 27.~-Can a woman be
required to give up her right to mother
hood? A storm of mingled approval
and protest from physicians, clergymen,
lawyers, elubwomen and social workers
followed the action of Judge Royal r..
Graham in the Denver Juvenile Court
yesterday in recommending that Mrs.
Clyde Cassidante, mother Of five chill
dren, submit to an operation that would
prevent her from having any more.
Although she cannot be compelled by
law to submit, Mrs. Cassidente faces
the alternative of having her young
ones taken from her by the court
Mrs. Cassidente does not want to
give up her children, the eldest Of
which Is eight years old and the young
est six months, neither does she want
to undergo the operation, which was
recommended by Judge Graham be-
cause social workers had testified that
the Cassidente home was squalid and
the children undernourished.
"They. have no right to ask me to
submit to such an operation" said Mrs.
Cassidente to-day. 81 am like any
other woman. What woman would want
to pay such penalty for bringing five
children into the world? We are not
rich, but my home is not bad. AS
look at it, it is these social workers
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
Mile. Lenglen
AQuitte'r, Says
Her Manager
fcontInusd from paso ono)

(CentInued from pasc onel
spite his defeat, because he showed
grit and went down fighting, while Mile.
Lenglen placed France before the
American public as preferring to quit
than to face defeat. France never
quits
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
q. S. Tennis Official
Scores Mile. LengIen,
Jennings Says She Quit, Then
Danced a Fe1o Hours after
Each of Ttc0 ssCOlI0pses''

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-Joseph
NJ. Jennings, treasurer of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association, de-
clared tonight that everything that
Captain de Joannis said in regard to
the actions of Suzanne Lenglin during
her visit to America is correct"
"And," he added, Captain de joan
mis- did not say half that could be said.
I have known all the facts stated by
Captain de Joannis, and I realize that
in taking the stand he does and telling
the truth regarding Mile. Lenglen's
pretended illness while in this country
he is acting solely because he is un-
willing to have unjust criticism di-
rected against the American tennis
players and officials.
"Mlle. Lenglen suffered no physical
collapse while here. In her first match
against Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
talked with her myself just before
she went on the courts. We were par
ticular to inquire regarding her health.
She had been prancing about in high
spirits. There was not a trace of a
, II,
better in her life.
Danced Evening After Defeat
"Then. as she saw she was facing
defeat, the coughing appeared when
ever she lost point, and in face of
defeat she just plain quit. In the
evening she danced for several hours.
"The next day she came to me and
apologized. She was not i'll and prom
ised to go ahead with the program ar
ranged for her. She quit cold on every
engagement. We kept track Of her and
found she continually displayed great
activity and strength except wher
called upon to play tennis.
"Probably the worst Of her evasion:
came at the opening of the Davis cuI
play, on the second. day of the tourna
ment, when great crowd was expected
There was but one important match an
Mile. Lenglen agreed to take part in al
exhibition match. We warned her tina
she must give her solemn promise t
play and she gave her word repeated.
Shortly before playing time she sud
denly announced another collapse. w
had her watched, and that afternoo
she started dancing at 5 o'clock an
continued until midnight
Why She Was Able to Dance
"When a member of our organizatic
asked her directly how it was she coul
dance when too sick to play tennis 81
replied: 'Oh, it's because | love t
dance It's more exciting That ende
! her for our organization, and all pla.
| ers sufficiently close to the leaders
J know the facts. Captain de Joann
i was almost in despair.
81 have kept quiet regarding tt
facts, as we were unwilling to sho
any discourtesy to our guest, but no
that the French association has a
tackled our body and Captain de Joal
I MS has told the facts | feel free
say that he is right in his statement
to the French woman's real conditit
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
LawyerInvolved
In : Million
Will Fight Dies
Oscar b. Thomas Claimed
Wife Was Natural Daugh-
ter and the Heir of Sam
uel kraus, Manufactures
Referee Charged Forgery
Asserted Page of Document
Introduced as Last Testa-
ment Was Not Genuine

Sensational accusations of will for
gerry involving the $3,0O0,00O estate OF
Samuel Kra,fs, wealthy pencil manu-,
facturer, appear to lack possibility OF
prosecution since the sudden death
Thanksgiving Day, of Oscar b. Thomas
sixty-fve-year- old lawyer, whose wlfe,
said to be the natural daughter OF
Kraus, he declared to be the latter's
heir.
John G.. SAKE, referee, reported Sep
tember T. after examination OF the Will
said to have been made by kraus
which was submitted by Thomas, that
the first page of the two-page docu-
ment had been rewritten and was q
forgery, while the second page was
genuine. The will said by the referee
to have been tampered with made Mrs.
Thomas sole heir of the reputed bache-
lor millionaire.
Death Unexpected
The death of Thomas was without
warning. He apparently had been in
good health throughout the day, and,
accompanied by Mrs. Thomas, called on
acquaintances. Friends learned on the
following morning that the body OF
Thomas had been taken to an under
taking shop operated by John Irving,
4o alAmSCefudIn AVcLuc. MIS. L HOilido
at her home confirmed the report Of
her husbands death.
Despite the fact that DR.. w. Lee
Kirschner, Of 425 West End Avenue,
issued certificate of death from heart
disease, Detective Gonzales was sent
from the District Attorneys office yes
terday to the Fourth Presbyterian
Church, in West End Avenue, where
funeral services were being held, with
instructions that Thomass body be re-
moved to the morgue for an autopsy.
This was held later, confirming DR.
Kirschner's diagnosis OF the cause Of
death.
Will Made in 1912
The will, of which the first page is
said to have been forged, was made by
Kraus in 1912. He was c-president
of the Eagle Pencil Company and died
of angina pectoris last January. His
home was at Ali West End Avenue.
The charge is made that the type
writer upon which the first page was
typed had not been invented at the
time Kraus drew his will.
Thomas, when interviewed after the
referees decision as to forgery charges
said they were too ridiculous to den,
and declared he would carry the cas-
to the Appellate Division of the s.,
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28

tried to settle quarrel between Lewis
and. his wife, Anna.
Griffin told the police that he was
in bed when awakened by Lewis and
his wife berating each other. He said
that when he tried to make peace be-
tween the two Lewis drew a revolver
and fred Griffin ran from the house
to the Vernon Avenue station, where
he collapsed. Lewis was arrested sew
eral hours later, and when taken to
Beth Moses Hospital for identification
by Griffin asked forgiveness Of the
wounded man.
Three men living in Greenwich Viii
lage were arrested on homicide
charge early yesterday by Detectives
Campbell, Shevln and Devine, Of the
followed an investigation into the kill
ing Of il IN Gillen, a longshoreman, of
4S Comm erce Street, November 10 in
the Cinds rella Tea Room, 3 Cornelia
Street. Miss Elizabeth Seeley, Of 80
Christrpf er Street, who was with Gill
len at The time Of the shooting and
suffered bullet wound in the foot, is
in st. Vinccnt's Hospital.
The men arrested arc James Rogan,
twenty-five years old, Of 1877 Perry
Street; Joseph Connelli, eighteen years
old, of 239 West Houston Street, and
John O'Connell, twenty-five years old,
of 755 Greenwich Avenue. Rogan, the
police say, is also known as "Whitey"
Rogan. After examining fngerprints
of the men, the detectives declared that
they had been previously convicted of
crime.
Sought for week, the men were ar
rested as they jumped from taxicab
at Hudson and Bethune streets. Rogan
had a .32 caliber revolver in his pos
session and O'Connell one of 30 cali
Der. Both caliber bullets were found in
Gillen's body. Witnesses who saw the
shooting will be at Jefferson Market
Court this morning whom the prisoners
are arraigned and will attempt to
identify them. 1t was through the de-
scription furnished by these witnesses
that the detectives made the arrests.
Three men were arrested yesterday
few minutes after they are alleged
311 Pleasant Avenue, who was driving
an automobile at Forty y-seventh Street
and Seventh Avenue.
One of the prisoners, Joseph Leahy,
twenty-four years old, of 44 Amsterdam
Avenue, is said to have been arrested
seventeen times since 1915 on charges
ranging from disorderly conduct to
murder. The other two men arrested
are David Haas, twenty-seven years
old, of $50 West 181st Street, and
James Cuniff, twenty-three years old,
of 772 Ninth Avenue.
The trouble started when Trapani's
automobile intercepted one occupied by
the three men. 1t is alleged that the
latter, after calling Trapani names, at
tackled him, beating him over the head
with a metal bar.
While the fight was in progress Lieu
tenant Patrick Sheridan and Detectives
Frederick Struskman and John Nc
Caddin arrived in an automobile and
went to Trapani's assistance. The
three men fled.
Cunitf and Haas were caught before
they had gone far, but Leahy ran up
to one of the elevated stations and hid
in coal bin. There he was found and
taken with the others to the West
Forty seventh Street police station.
The three men were ARA gned before
Magistrate Renaud in West Side Court
and held in $4,000 bail each on
charges of felonious assault and in an
additional bail Of Sl,5O0 each on q
charge of grand larceny.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28

preme Court if the Surrogate sustained
Referee SAKE in his charges.
Two Children Die in Flames
MONTREAL. Nov. 27.--Two children
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
Women Favor, Doctors Oppose
Operation to Deny Motherhood


who arc meddling, can't say what l
will do, but ! vans to keep my chill
dren."
The husband, who works regularly,
was aroused by the judges action.
"It's spite work." he declared. "Our
children have plenty to eat. | have
potatoes and cabbage in the cellar and
we have flour and other things. We
have coal to keep warm with, too.
There are too many people who haven't
anything to do but meddle with other
folks business.
$50 far as the operation is concerned
told them it was all right with me, il
she didn't object, but she does, 80 l
am against it."
Prominent women indorsed Judge
Graham's recommendation, but minis
ters, physicians and lawyers took the
opposite view.
Sterilization under certain circum~
stances is social necessity that the
state and nation must face" declares
Mrs. Herbert Monroe. chairman of the
Child Welfare Department of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs.
1fle opposing opinion may be summed
up in statement by DR.. T. j. Carlin, a
leading physician, who said:
~ think a judge who makes de-
csion like that should be recalled. l
think the suggestion wrong both from
professional and moral standpoint"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
Train Kills Four i'm Auto
AT Rain-Swept Grade Crossing

ELMIRA, N. Y, Nov. 27.-Four per-
sons were killed to-day at Curtis Cross
ing, hamlet near Corning, when
Lackawanna Train 6, one of the roads
crack limiteds, struck closed automo-
bile. Rain prevented clear vision. The
dead are De Witt Lowe, of Curtis, N. Y;
Mrs. John Downing and her two little
girls, twelve and three.
The running schedule of the express
from Bath to Corning is eighteen min
utes for the twenty-one miles, and the
highest speed is attained on a long
down-grade over the Curtis crossing.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28

and the cause Of her failure to contest
on the courts"
William T. Tilden I'd, worlds cham
pion tennis player, said he had talked
with Miss Lenglen before the two
matches in which she appeared to col
lapse and that apparently she was in
the best of physical condition. "She
was given every opportunity to get in
condition for play" Tilden added "and
the United States organization showed
her every consideration"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28

ONcE month, frequently, we issue publication
called Batens Wedge. Each issue is devoted to single
editorial phase of business If you arc business
executive and would like receive copies, write us
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
KNOX HAT COMPANY

%32 FIFTH AVENUE
at 80 th Street
loI BR OA DWAT
SINGER Building
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28
Torpedo Boat Escort to Meet
BRAND When He Nears France

PARIS, Nov. 27.-When Premier
BRAND arrives off the coast on his re-
turn from the Washington conference
he will be escorted to French port by
an imposing feet of torpedo boat de-
stroyers. Some Of the destroyers will
put out from Cherbourg and will be
Joined at sea by a number of similar
craft from BreSt
New-York tribune., 1921-11-28

were burned to death and their mott.
and grandfather seriously injured III
day when fire destroyed nine to-.
ments in Rosemont, suburb in -
northeast section of the city, 'a'|
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
Nine. Waddington Asks
Help for French Boys

Coincident with the arrival OF Mar
shall Foch In this country comes an ap-
peal from Nine. waddington. now In
Paris. for her relief fund, the Minister
ing Children's League, which is author
lied by ministerial decree OF the French
Government. Marshal Foch is a patron
OF the league.
Nine. Waddington desires to obtain
from her compatriots in America at
least $4,000. which at the present rate
of exchange would go far in her work.
With friends she has established a sani.
tarium for boys at St Cloud. where
fifty at one time can be taken in. They
are boys who during the war spent their
days in cellars and bitches aod need
nourlshing food and care After few
months In the home they are restored
to health.
Nine. waddington was Miss Mary
King OF New York. She has lived In
France for many years and also for
years In London. where her late hus-
band was the French Ambassador to
the Court of st. James's. Those who
desire to contribute to her fund can send
money to Nine. Waddington's Relief
Fund, care of Morgan a Harjes. IA Rue
Vendome. Paris II they find II more
convenient to make subscriptions In New
York. Mr.. William A. Nash, chairman
OF the Corn Exchange Bank, IL William
street, will account for tho same and
remit TO Mime. Waddington,
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
Mrs. Straight Hostess
OfLong Island Bird Club

Mrs. Willard Straight was the
hostess of general meeting of the Bird
Club Of Long Island yesterday afternoon
at her home in Old Westbury. This
was the first general meeting of the club
since II was organized several years
ago at meeting at Sagamoro Hill,
Oyster Bay. by the late Theodore Roose-
welt. its founder and fret president.
Since the death of the former Presi-
dent the work of the club has been car
ried on by the executive committee.
which Is composed OF many prominent
persons who have their country homes In
this section OF the county. r. Gilbert
Pearson. president of the National AS
ISOLATION Of Audubon Societies. and Mrs.
M. s.. Sage field agent Of the Bird Club
of Long leland. were the speakers yes
terday. The club membership is nearly
four hundred. representing flfty-two VII
lagos on Long Island.
The club Is cooperating with the game
wardens and State police this autumn
in the protection OF song birds from
ruthless persons. Mrs. Edward NJ.
Townsend Is president OF the club Mrs.
Richard Derby. secretary. and Albert
Strauss. treasurer.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30

Frank Reichcr, Herbert Yost, Ralph
Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Orrin Johnson.
Augustus Duncan, Bruce McRae, Felix
Krembs, Tom Powers. Robert Ames.
Ivan E. Simpson, Joseph Santley, Harry
can, John Flood. John Craig. Kenneth
Hunter, Harry Davenport Edward FL
lis. Chester Hale, Harry Mestayer, How
ard Lang, Albert Drumming and Robert
Ames
Groups from most OF the costume plays
now being produced In New York have
volunteered to portray different nations.
Incidental to the pageant Will be excerpts
from several present Broadway produc-
tions. including "The Green Goddess
Blood and Sand" 'Liliom." "sonya,"
Blossom Time" and "The White Headed
Boy" with the entire cast of Irish Play
ers. In addition to the Dutch Players
and the Five Keiths from the Hippo
drome. the Indian group from the
Provincetown Players production OF
The Spring" and French group from
'The Claw"
Flowers and cigarettes will be sold by
young women of society and younger
actresses appearing In the spoken drama
and the screen.
Marshal Foch has promised TO at
tend the bail IL he Is in New York that :
night. Among the guests of the COM
mittee will bc representatives Of the Dip
lomntic Corps and OF the armies and
navies of the allied Powers The list OF
patronesses includes the names OF more
than hundred women Of social prom
inence.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
Important Weddings and Engagements

tastes. Mr.. de Ridder and his bride
will live In New York.
Only relatives and a few friends OF
the two families will attend the mar
riage OF Mrs Alice Abbot Meredith
only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Abbot, to Mr.. Alpheus Montague Geer
of Nutiey, N. j., which will take place
next Wednesday afternoon IN the
orangery OF the Garden Club, Pelham
Bay Park. AS this is q pleasant auto
mobile ride. most OF the friends from
the city will take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity OF arriving In that manner. For
those who do not motor from New York
automobiles will be at the Pelham sta
tion to meet the train that leaves the
Grand Central Station at s:7 o'clock
The marriage ceremony. which will take
place before temporary altar, Will be
performed by the Rev. DR.. Lewis q.
Leary OF Pelham Manor. and the bfide,
with her father. attended by her small
daughter, Mary Ruth Meredith, eight
years old. will approach It through an
aisle formed by ribbons, which will be
held by some OF her young relatives ami
friends. They will include Mrs. Rotert
Howard Gamble. her cousin; Mrs. ver-
non Radcliffe. Mrs. Gilbert Darlington.
Miss Margaret Geer, sister OF the BRIDE
groom: Miss Dorothy Sanborn and Mrs
Eleanor Schuyler Mills. Mr.. Alphcus
Geer. father OF the bridegroom. will be
his best man.
The ushers will include Messrs. Henry
r.. Walcott, william Richmond, Jr. (;
Russell Cobb bort NJ. Thorne, Albert
Treadwell. Jr., cousin of the bride, and
her two uncles. Frederick Roosevelt
Loney and Henry Il. Loney. A recep-
tlon will follow the ceremony.