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The New York herald., 1921-10-30
.76 CARS DESTROYED
In FOUR ALARM FIRE
Blaze in Barrow Street Garage
Causes Damage Estimated
at 100000.
ONE FIREMAN INJURED
Tenants i'm Nearby Houses Va
cate for Safety, but Homes
Are Unharmed.

Sixty-eight. automobiles and eight
trucks stored In the Barrow Street Com
mercial Garage. a three story building
at 131 Barrow street, were destroyed
last night in fire which wrecked the
garage with a loss estimated at 5000, 900.
-Four alarms were sent and for more
than an hour traffic was suspended in
the vicinity OF Barrow, Christopher and
Washington streets. A one story extern
sion of the garage extended through to
Christopher street. AS the fire mounted
flames shot from the roof and window
frames and bricks crashed down Ten
ants of dwellings near by were ordered
to vacate.
To the confusion of persons rushing
to safety was added the passage of
thirty-one frightened horses which were
taken from FarrelPs stable at I43 Bar
row street. All OF the horses were
saved.
Ralph Bash of 10 West Tenth street,
owner of the garage. was leaving with
his son when the fire started from the
rear of the building. Smoke swept out
and feeding on oil waste the fire spread
through the building rapidly. Bash saw
that 1t was useless TO attempt to get
out the automobiles, and both he and
his son ran to send an alarm.
Fireman Martin Gleason of Engine
30 was knocked off the roof of the one
story extension by hose and his back
was injured He was sent home.
Most of the occupants of the Keller
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
RADZIWILL
HELD FOR HOTEL BILL
Coney Island Boniface Says
She OUes Him $352.

Catherine Dunvin, who was introduced
here several years ago as the Princess
Catherine Radziwill of Russia. was ar
reigned yesterday in Coney Island court
on charge of beating" the Shelburne
Hotel out of a bill of sS5252. and in de-
fault of $500 bail was taken to Ray
mond street Jail. She gave her age as 5s
The Princess occasioned a stir in
court. Interest was added when Robert
=. Maffitt. manager of the Embassy
Hotel in Manhattan. testified that he
had had occasion to look up the Prin-
cess's antecedents and had found her
to be entitled to the royal prefix.
Charles Alexander. manager OF the
Shelburne, said the defendant also had
run up bill at the Embassy. which led
to her being held In Seventh District
Municipal Court. Manhattan, in $500
bail
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
2 FIREMEN OVERCOME
AT A TENEMENT BLAZE
Woman Roomer and Child
Rescued With Ladders.

When fire started in five story
brick tenement house at 2120 Eighth
avenue yesterday morning Mrs Mary
Stude. third floor tenant, tried to
catch her dog and delayed too long.
Smoke clouds swept UP from the base
ment. filling the halls, and Mrs. Stude
feared to attempt al exit by the stairs.
She ran to the window and remained
there until Fireman William l.. Lynch
of Engine rs went up a ladder and res
cued her. The dog ran down the stairs
and got out safely. Jose Deliz, fifth
floor roomer, also was rescued by lad
der. F'iremen Lynch and Henry Little
field of Truck 40 were overcome by
smoke and received slight burns. The
fire damaged the Easement and ex-
tended to the building at 2l22 Eighth
avenue. but the total damage was esti-
mated a. only 5000.
Twenty families made hasty exits
from The five story tenement at 149 East
Eighty-fourth street yesterday morning
at the start of a fire which caused
SIC, 600 damage. The flames shot through
the dumbwaiter and spread to the house
adjoining at l51. Pa.las Fisch. 10. was
alone IN a third floor apartment and
tried to get out by the fire escape. but
became frightened ard Fireman Mathew
j. Redmond of Engine II went to her
rescue.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
IDENTIFIED AS DEAD,
2 WOMEN TURN UP
Neither Mrs. Wagstaff Nor
Dolly Higgins Is Murder
Victim, as Believed.

Two identifcations of the Long Island
City murder victim which have caused
the police concern for several days were
disposed of last night when one of the
women whom relatives thought to be
the dead girl walked into Brooklyn
and we'll and the second was reported
by cablegram to be in San Juan, Porto
Rico.
Arnold Wagstaff, a chauffeur, OF ia
morgue late Friday night and said he
thought the pond victim was his wife.
Mrs. Mary Agnes Wagstaff, who has
been missing since July. Eleven other
relatives of Mrs. Wagstaff viewed the
body yesterday, but were not so certain.
Mrs Wagstaff herself walked into the
Ralph avenue police station last night
and told Lieut.. Richard Hamilton that
she had not been murdered as her fam
lily supposed.
Mrs. Anna Bailey, 60 years old, of 757
Halsey street, Brooklyn. and her daugh-
ter Mrs. May Ballard, served a demand
Friday night on Capt. Arthur Carey.
head Of the Homicide Squad, for the
body at the Morgue. Mrs. Bailey said
she was certain it was her daughter.
Mrs. Dolly Bailey Higgins. who had
been missing for two years. Last night
Capt. Carey received a cablegram from
Chief of Police Stanton of San Juan,
Porto Rico, which read:
Dolly Higgins. wife of Mr.. Warner,
engineer of the Central Canouanas. Is
here and in good health"
Capt. Carey had wired Chief Stanton
several days ag- believing Mrs. Higgins
might ,be somL place in Porto Rico.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30

Meyer committee on September 2s. One
of the facts disclosed was that he had
bought Sl54.000 apartment house at
4O3 West Eleventh street. on first
payments amounting to 100000, and
through the medium of a holding COM
rany turned 1t over to his son, James
l.. Dwyer, who sailed soon afterward for
Bombay. lie explained that he got
most of this money through stock
transactions, and brokers books were
introduced showing that his opera
tions reached about $3S,0OO between
June, 1919, and the spring of 1921. In
subsequent testimony Dwyer defended
his record and attacked the Meyer COM
mittee, Charles S. Whitman and others.
Dwyer joined the police force October
16, 1895. He had been a sailor and
during the Spanish war, while on leave
of absence from New York, was first
mate of the Panther, which landed the
first marines at Guantanamo. Return
ing to the force he rose through all the
grades. after civil service examinations,
in record time, and was made an in
spector on August 6. 1912. After the
Rosenthal murder he was sent to the
Fourth Inspection district to clean up
the New Tenderloin. He was the first
uniformed policeman to ride in an air.
plane.
He retires on half an inspectors pay,
or $2,450 year. He is married, has
four children and lives at 436 Seventy
second street, Brooklyn.
Ex-Capt. Dominick Riley, mentioned
in Inspector Dwyer's statement. retired
in 1918. After retirement he was in-
dicted on a charge Of accepting bribe
from Alexander Cohen, former police
man. in order that two fake wiretappers
might work unmolested. The indictment
was quashed by Judge Grain in General
Sessions on November 22, 1914, and
Riley was honorably discharged.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
BOGUS LEGIONNAIRE
JAILED IN CONNECTICUT
Police Say He Admitted
TUelue Forgeries.

John woelfing, alias Robert p Moore,
96, OF Nebraska. was fined SIS and costs
and sentenced to thirty days. the maxi
mum sentence under Connecticut law.
by Judge Mead at Greenwich yesterday.
after pleading guilty to using the name
of the American Legion to defraud the
public. Woelfing was arrested at Cos
Cob, where 1t Is alleged he claimed Le-
gion membership. told hard luck story
and got something to eat The COM
mander of the Greenwich Legion post
was told by telephone of the mans
story and had him arrested.
Woelfing had blank checks in his pos
session and the police say he admitted
twelve forgeries and said he hal at
tempted to fleece persons in Michigan.
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Illinois. Indiana.
Massachusetts, and New York.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
SHORT SKIRT PROOF THAT
AMERICA LAGS IN FASHION
Women Here Always Behind the Times, Jean Worth
Says, but She Will Eventually Bow to French
Judgment and Lengthen Skirt.

twenty-five years ago by New York and
Philadelphia to fix transatlantic fash
ions.
1T was this" said NJ. Worth, (which
caused American women TO keep on
wearing long gowns for nearly two years
after well dressed women in all the rest
of the world had shortened their skirts
by fifteen inches. America is always be-
hind the rest OF the world In taking up
fashions DEGREES, but In the long run,
after her women have spent a few days
in Paris. America invariably has. and
invariably will bow TO our judgment
in dress"
Despite the reported protest against
the French decree py leading American
women. NJ. Worth declares that American
buyers are not reducing their orders
here, and are not asking for any altera-
tions tending to shorten the skirt.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
ALL BROOKLYN TO AID
ITS OLD HOME WEEK
TUeIUe Communities Will
Join in Celebration.

Brooklyn will celebrate "Old Home
Week" in the Thanksgiving season.
There are 100000 persons in the bor-
ough In round numbers, but it is som-
posed. nevertheless. of numerous COM
munities which have the neighborly life
of small towns, each one of which, II
so disposed. could celebrate locally
The Peoples Institute announced yes-
terday that twelve communities are MAX
ing arrangements for "Old Home Week.
festivities, these being Albany Heights.
Bay Ridge. Bedford. Borough Park,
Brooklyn Heights. F1atbush. Fort Ham,
ilton. Greenwood Heights, Park Slope.
Stuyvesant. Sunset Park and williams-
burg. Schools, libraries and churches
have enlisted for these celebrations.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
THOUSAND ITALIANS
HERE ON THE PALERMO
Taken to Ellis Island Instead
of Being Kept on Ship.

Ths restrictive immigration law which
has brought woe TO innumerable immi-
grants who were held up by its pro-
visions brought only JOY yesterday to
thousand italian voyagers who
reached port on the Italian liner Pa
lermo.
Owing to the fact that the lid on i'm
migration had oean clamped down. CIV
ing Ellis Island an opportunity to catch
UP in its work of examination, the thou
sand who came In the steerage of the
Palermo were taken direct to Ellis ISL
and after the ship docksd. The work
of pushing them through began imme-
iiately. During the rush before the
law went into effect immigrants were
compelled to stay on ships sometimes as
long as ten days after their arrival.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
TWO MEN CAPTURED
AFTER SUBWAY HOLDUP,
Accused of Robbing and
Beating LudUig kaufman.

Ludwig Kaufman, 60, a pianist, Of
604 West 104th street, was held up by
two bandits in the subway station at
Broadway and Eghty-sixth street early
yesterday morning. but refused to give
up his valuables, and the men set upon
him with blackjacks.
Patrolman Millet of the West Sixty
eighth street station heard Kaufman's
cries and reached the subway just as the
two men dashed out, and after a chase
arrested William Brady, 1877 West Fif-
ty-sixth street. and Harry Trigger, 21
Parl1man street, Boston. They were
held in $4,000 bail each in West Side
court. Brady was said to have carried
a revolver.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30

any cases of election law violations tha-
may be found or reported to them in
New York city. Attorney General
Charles d. Newton yesterday announced
the appointment of the following Special
Deputy Attorneys General: Edwin r..
Murdock. Alexander Wolf, Francs
O'Neil. Chester B. Mclaughlin. Philip
Bonaire, Max Forst, David CLAM. KioE-
ard G. Daniel. Samuel Berger. Max
Lazarus, Abram Goodman, Nathan
Lieberman, Alexander Hatzhoff, Maxim
Birnkrant and Joseph Boccia.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
GAG NIGHT WATCHMAN;
STEAL $4,000 IN SILK
TlOo Masked Men Raid West
Hobokcn Plant.

Two masked men stole silk valued at
$1,000 early yesterday from tho dyeing
establishment of Frank Meier, at 420
Division street. West Hoboken, N. J.
They knocked upon tho front door and
when IL was opened pointed revolver5
at Henry Gleisner, the night watchman.
They bound him in chair with wire.
gagged him and tied a handkerchief
over his eyes They took away the
loot in n motor truck belonging TO
Meier.
Gleisner worked himself free and noti-
fled the police. The truck was found
abandoned at Jersey avenue and Seven
usenth street, Jersey City. Gleisner lives
at sos Sixteenth street. West New York.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
HOLDS 25TH ANNIVERSARY.

One hundred and fifty members and
friends of the Sperry & Hutchinson
Company bobbed for apples and per-
formed other Halloween rites last
night at the Pennsylvania Hotel, the
occasion being the twenty-fifth a.,ni-
versary of the firms organization. Miss
Jane j. Martin, who has been with It
seventeen years. had charge of the ar
rangements.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
DROPS DEAD SEEING FOOTBALL

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.--While watching the
University of Chicago football eleven
clash with the University of Colorado
team to-day John T. Hester of this city
dropped deal from heart disease. which
said was caused by the ex
~itemert He was 62 years old.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30

Hotel, $50 Barrow street. moved out
temporarily. Police reserves held the
crowds in check. Traffic in Christopher
street was delayed about an hour Many
Greenwich Villagers left their tea rooms
TO watch the fire.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
TO SEEK ELECTION FRAUD.

To investigate cases where the regis
tratlon Is unusually high and where col
onization is suspected and to prosecute
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
Special Cable to THE NEw York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
fA<,f

New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Oct. -.
Let them wear short skirts In the
United States, but when they come to
France they will wear long ones, and it
is only question of one or two years
before all America will accept Frances
dictation. just as it always has in the
past"
Jean Worth to THE NEW YORK HERALD
correspondent here this afternoon when
questioned regarding the movement in
the United States to retain the short
skirt. NJ. Worth, like other Partisan
style makers. considers the American
protest against the changing style merely
another incident in the effort begun
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14
FISK MAKES l9TH
 COURT APPEARANCE
Accused Is Warned of Imminent
 Jail Term-0ther Cases

Joseph Fisk made hts 18th appear anco in the local police court this morning when he was charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace upon complaint of his wife and son. Charles. Judge George ". Klett i'm posed a 3I0 fine for drunkepncss anu suspended sentence on a 60-day tsil term for breach of the peace. ro- Iicemen Hnnford Dart and Maurica Flynn arrested the accused Satur day night shortly after midnight.
 From the statements of members of tho Fisk family in court this morn ing. tt appears that Joseph came home Saturday after an absence of two weeks. and when refused admit. tance became very abusive. After breaking a door and window he de- manded that his wife get him some bologna and bread for his supper. she refused. He then. according to statements made to the police. spilled kerosene oil on the floor and started n fire with old rags The police were called to take him out of the house after that incident as Mrs Fisk wns afraid Inc would burn up the place.
 James Smith was sent to jail for 30 days for drunkenness. The sem tcncc is tho revocation of previous probation: Smith was taken in by Policeman William, Mccarthy Satur- day night on Hartford avenue.
 A s20 fine was imposed upon John Fitzgerald for assaulting Joseph Car roll. The accused wns arrested Sat urday night on Arch street in an alley-way after Carroll D had been found unconseisus on. the ice by Policeman Thomas Woods. For sew ernl hours afterward the injured man did not regain consciousness. Car roll explained that Fitzgerald. who is a friend. mistook him for q stranger and when he approached from the rear Fitzgerald turned quickly and hit him in the eye. Both men said there had beeB no argument hut Judge Klett was of a different opinion.
 owen Curry. arrested on a breach of the peace charge, was placed on probation. The accused explained that he was drinking sunshine" but promised to leave liquor alone. Mem bers of the family said he walked the house all night. turping lights on and off and claiming to have found the key to heaven.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14
HARDING'S MESSAGE
 ASKS COOPERATION
CContinued from First Pase.>

be an appeal for confidence in tho nations business stability. linked with an assurance that during the next four years the administration will keep away from meddling methods in its relations with the business world.
 Detailed statement of a taxation policy, however, is to be reserved un- til congress has(bee called into spe- cial session probably in April.
 International Problems.
 It is believed MT. Ha rding's address will touch very briefly on tho ques- tion of an international peace asso- citation and will tersely pledge the in- coming administration to use it's best effort to secure a peace agreement compatible with American aspira- tions.
 For the present Mir. Harding is de- voting little time to the actual word ing of the document and most ot the
 uniting his ideas into
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14

ing city meeting, Patrick s. McMahon believes, and he is of the belief that he could prepare such a budget. MT. McM aflon is opposed to paying great sums on the city's indebtedness, the two-platoon system in the fire de- partment, and extenRions at the New Britain Institute. He would also have the supernumerary payroll cut, take $50,000 from the public works items and would reduce the emergency fund This he claims. would bring the citys expenses down $45o.odO, and make a 17-mill rate possible.
 Commenting on the proposition of a two-piatoon system in the fire de- partment, Mir. McMahon states that the time is not opportune now for its
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14
ITEMS

Leonard G Hermann nmday nights Herald" |" was horn Friday to Mir. han McCurdy. .. electrical display win rch St. We repair all ies.---advt.
 artiett of New York ia Laughter. Mrs. Carter ninEton.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14
MCMAHON WANTS Y MILLS

Former Head of Taxpayers Associa- tor Feels That S45O, 900 Could Be Cut from Present Budget.
 X budget calling for 17 mills would be adopted in 17 seconds at the com
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14

a partner in, the Morgan banking house who helped frame the financial sections of the treaty of Versailles. The purpose of the conference was not revealed but it was presumed that it related to various questions of iE- ternational finance.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14
40 MEN APPLY

Local Boys Receive Idea of Masfnnc
 Gun Company with Enthusiasm-
 To Be First in the state.
 About sn men have aprtied for ad- mission to the Machine Gun company to he formed Tn New Britain as q unit of tho National Guard, accord ing to Luet. J. H. Slater of this city.
 Recruiting officers will be at tho armory tomorrow evening to receive further applications. Men must be able to pass the rcQutred physical ex- animation before they win be aC- ccpted.
 LIeutsnaut Slater is especially anxious that cooks and buglers bA ob- tained. He remarked that tho toFRser would be especially needed when the company goes into camp, during which time the men of the company will receive about S3 q daF.
 Lloaitenant Slater expressed tho hope that men will take full Rdvant- ago of this chance 10 join the com pnny and will justify the opinion of the officers of the National Guard that New Britain would be able to produce a better unit than any of the many othor localities which have in- dlcated a desire to have tho rnit formed thore.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14
STRIKERS RETURNING
Nearly 800 Manufacturers of Waists and Dresses Resume Operations in New York Today.

New York. Feb. 14.-Nesrfy 800 small noanufacturers of waists and dresses in this city resumed operations today when i5.oo0 of the 35,ooo union needle workers who went on strike last week to enforce standardized conditions in the garment industry. returned to their work @
 cWNr~' ~nr1hD joint board of waist
 *ud of the Interna-
 ~nt Workers union
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14
HIS MASTERS VICE
HaMGNW~

This trademark and che teadelnafked word'V2ct1ola anideneify yallaurpeodueta.
 Look under the lidi Look on the 1ahell
 VICTOR TALKING MACHINE co. 7 CanAan, N.1 /
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES.
Evangelical Mcettnes te Be Held Three
 Nights This Week.

On Wednesday. Thursday and Fri day evenings of both this week and next. at 7:4B o'clock. evangelical serv- ices Will be held at the chapel of the First Baptist church. Rev. Mir. White of Hartford will he tho speaker, and Rev. MT. Ross. pastor of the local church. will have charge of similar services at tho Hartford church. Rev. Mir. White and the local pastor will also exchange pulpits on Sunday morning.
 In addition to the sermon each evening, there will be special music.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14

adoption. It will be neceHn ever, for the taxpayers to aAtand city meeting and express kAe1
 OF there is A great possibility q adoption. ~"@
New Britain herald., 1921-02-14
aG FUNERAL.
ttensls Last Rites for Peter kropotkln.

Fob. 14.-The funaTal 'r Kropotkin. Russian olutloRary leader. who
 Dmitrov. was attended 1day by q tremendous people. says a dispatch
 today from the Russian body was brought to |rpecial train and lay In |ndo union palace.
 adds the message. that kin dld not regard hts nu@. and that he urged |d nurses sent by the |ies when they learned 10 waste their time on
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Suspected OF Putting
Poison Into Sugar

Minot. \. D.. Dec. 12.-Alfred
Haunstein has been arrested by the
police 0 a John Doe warrant issued
by Judge John J.. Lynch on a charge
OF vagrancy.
Authorities say that Haunstein is
suspected Of putting poison in the
sugar of, a family in the southwest
part of the city. No fatalities result
ed. authorities say, but the sugar,
which was suspected Of being doped,
was not used, but turned yer to
physicians for analysis II it is found
to contain poison a more serious
charge will likely be preferred against
Haunstein.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12
Balky Mule Causes
Man To Lose Leg

Mandan, y. D.. Dec. ia balk.
mule used to haul coal cars in the
small mine OF the Consolidated Ignite
collieries company at New Salem was
responsible for the fact that Meady
Morrelle. IS, miner. is in the Deacon
ess hospital here with his right leg
amputated at the knee. The mule
baked when halfway up a slight
grade and then began to back. Nor
relle tried to brace three small mine
cars with his left. 1t was buckled for
ward and twisted at the knee joint so
badly that all arteries, ligaments and
nerves were torn in two.
1t was necessary to amputate the
lar