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The New York herald., 1921-09-30
TWO BROOKLYN FERRIES
TO BE SEIZED BY CITY
Company Has Violated Its
Franchise, Says Whalen.

The Sinking Fund Commissioners yes
terday approved recommendations by
Grover c. Whalen, Commissioner OF
Plant and Structures, for the acquisi-
ton by the city of the Hamilton avenue
and Atlantic avenue ferries. The prop
critics would be taken through condem-
nation proceedings. A public hearing
has been set by the commissioners for
November 10.
Commissioner Whalen said the Union
Ferry Company. now operating the
lisAac, haa violatod it's franoi,ieo calling
for three cent fare by increasing the
fare to seven cents. He added that
patrons demand better service and that
the company had permitted the city's
property on the Manhattan side at
Whitehall street to deteriorate.
Communications from Murray Hull
bert, Dock Commissioner. regarding the
pollution Of the harbor by the discharge
of oil refuse from ships and manufac-
turing plants and the subletting of por-
tons of pier 5, Hudson River. by the
present lesseos. the Spanish Line, to the
Dollar Steamship Company, were re-
ferred to the committee of the whole
An application from the Jersey Coast
Ferry Company for a franchise to OPP
crate a ferry between Tottenville. S. l..
and South Amboy. n. j.. was received
from the commissioner and referred 10
the committee of the whole. 1t was
urged that the new ferry was needed
because of insufficiency OF the present
service and because 1t would open up a
direct route from New York to the
Jersey coast resorts and Philadelphia
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
HARLEM MARDI GRAS
ATTRACTS 100000
125th Street in Big Blaze of
Light and Decoration for
Carnival Parade.
TWO QUEENS IN MOTORS
1000 Children in Procession
and Many Floats Present 4
Numerous Features.
TWO QUEENS IN MOTORS

More than 100000 persons lined 1Sth
street last night for Harlem's Mardi
Gras. 1t was the largest parade, III
point of numbers witnessing and par
ticipating, that has been seen In Har-
lem since the custom of holding an an
nual carnival was instituted In 1914, and
was the most successful from an arts
tic and decorative point of view. 1t TOOK
the column forty-five minutes to pass
the reviewing stand.
Leo Bachrach. grand marshal. led the
column with his aids. Francis Wrignt
Clinton. chairman of the carnival COM
mttee: DIR. C. C. Watkins. a. Alien
Murphy, DIR. ]. Gardner Smith. James
Pringle George Pelz. Oscar Houter and
Edward Koch. Close behind the mar
shall and his aids was Miss Lotto
Matthias, queen OF the carnival. IN
decorated automobile. She wore the
royal cape and cap. and bell. MISS
Dorothy Small. the beauty queen. fol-
lowed In another car She won the first
prize of the carnival, which was 300
Two thousand children were in the
column. half OF whom were dressed In
carnival gowns. Among the features.
aside from numerous floats, were thirty
dancing girls from Prof Liebou's Danc-
ing School; the "Strong Man." imper-
sonated by George Hoffman; the Head
Hunters of the Philippines, Manuel
Prendes as the Ham Actor and his
brother. Harry, as Charlie Chaplain;
the South Sea islanders" led by Mrs.
Annie Mackay; the Butterfly Girl"
Harlem Honeymooners" and the "ku
Klux Klan."
The parade started at the Harlem
Boys Community House. Lexington av-
enue and 121th street. went east to
Third avenue. south to 126th street. east
to First avenue and then south to 125tn
street. whsre it turned west and con-
tinued on to Roosevelt Square. or Man
haitian avenue, where 1t disbanded..
There were three bands.
One of the floats appealed for work
for unemployed ex-soldiers and another
called attention to the fact that Harlem
merchants do business Of $1O0. 100000 a
year.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30

his name used In the affair, Mrs G..
Henry Irwin consented to act az treas
urer and a canvass for funds has been
started. Since then many inquiries have
been received from former friends ask
inT how they can help.
Nearly two decades have passed since
Mrs. DAILY left Long Branch. After the
sale of Ihe old club house she is said to
have lived chiefly upon the proceeds OF
two mortgages which she placed upon
her two Chelsea avenue cottages. Her
available funds gradually became ex-
kausted. Two of her daughters, Katie,
wife of Walter r. Patten. and Margaret.
widow of Henry Trenchard Chanfrau,
died several years ago. They were
buried In Mount Carmel Cemetery, West
Long Branch. In a mausoleum which Is
fast falling into decay. The other two
children. Maris. wife of Dart MacCast-
land. and Philip DAILY, Jr.. live in New
York. The latter, once well known
wing shot and owner of the Elkwood
Park traps. has not been in Long Branch
in long time.
In the days of the prosperity. before
the turn OF fortunes wheel began TO run
against them, both Phil DAILY and Mrs.
DAILY were open handed in their aims
giving. The Phil DAILY Hose Company.
one of Phils favorite beneficiaries. had
its headquarters only one block from the
Daily mansion In Long Branch.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
HIS RENTALS ARE FAIR,
SAYS NATHAN HIRSCH
Thinks Tenants Tried to
sBIocknloiP Him to Cut Rates

Increases n rentals OF apartments In
the house at % West Sixty-fifth street
were defended yesterday by Nathan
Hirsch. president OF the Arenal Realty
Company, which owns the property. Mr..
Hirsch said the tenants had received
notice that after October they & ,aii
BE- required to pay enough rent to make
the rroper.< pay 5 per cent. --hs, he
said. wiz, per cent under ne legal
ailow-1ce." He added:
'Ifie tenants complain because the
incorporated company operating this
house has advanced the rents of the
seven room and bath apartments from
81 10 SIC month. The net income from
this house was iia per cent. on the
equity In 1870. During the three pre-
vious years tfc property showed a re-
turn OF about 21 per cent. The in
creases will net the stockholders about
per cent on the equity and they surely
are entitled TO this return on their In.
vcstment.
because was a; one time chair
man of the Mayors Committee on Rent
rrofitccrlng some OF the tenants had
the mistaken notion that they could
nlackmail me into giving them their
erartments at a loss, That Is where
.Ac. erred In judgment. for the same
spirit Of fair play which governed the
Mayors committee while I was chair
man govern the realty companies Of
which ! am president. if thn4n tor..ts
thinx thay aro oppressed MI .hey lay,
% % = % come u m and prove ~"
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
PHIL DALY,S WIDOW NOW
AN OBJECT OF CHARITY
Was Once Mistress of Elaborate Establishment in
Long Branch, Where Her Husband Conducted
Noted and Prosperous Gambling Club

Mrs. Catherine Daily. widow OF Phil
DAILY. once the wealthy proprietor OF
the Pennsylvania Club in Long Branch,
one of the most famous and elaborate
gaming houses of It's time, has become
an object OF charity.
Mrs. DAILY a quarter Of century ago
was the mistress OF an elaborate estab-
lishment in Long Branch. n. j. The
turnouts In which she rode through
Ocean avenue with her liveried attend
ants we're among the most pretentious
seen In the coast resort, then in its hey
day. and when she dine.i In the Pennsyl-
vania Club restaurant her gowns and
jewels were the envy of others OF her
sex. Now she is so poor that friends
have been arranging card parties and
other expedients for her benefit.
For a year or more Mrs. DAILY has
been living in retirement in this city.
Her financial plight became known a
few days ago when benefit euchre,
which was publicly advertised and held
in the Lyceum at Long Branch, yielded
for her relief almost 500.
Information that the widow of the
celebrated gambling house proprietor
was In need was given in Long Branch
by a sporting man whom Mrs. DAILY once
befriended. AS he did not wish TO have
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
CIBRARIO ARRESTED
ON SOVIET'S CHARGE
Promoter Accused of Con-
cealing Assets.

Jacques r. Cibrario. promoter. was
arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
Murphy and released later in $4,000
bail. in a civil action begun by the Rus
sian Federated Soviet Republic, accus-
ing him of concealing his assets from a
receiver. who was appointed to assume
control OF them by Supreme Court JUS
tice McAvoy on September IA. The re-
ceiver was appointed in another action
by the Soviets In which II Is alleged
Cibrario defrauded the Russians out of
nearly 81 1.000,000 In a deal concerning
moving picture machines for Sovies
schools.
Cibrario was found by the deputy as
he was leaving the office of his attor-
neys A hearing on the alleged conceal
ment of assets will be held later. Ac-
cording to the petition of Rose Weiss of
counsel for the Soviets. Cibrario has
transferred securities to Mrs. Tuna
OF 340 Riverside Drive, has hired an
apartment In the name Of his valet, has
transferred title in his automobile to
his chauffeur. who has taken the car
out OF the State. and has transferred all
his funds to banks In Italy. 1t Is fur
ther alleged he has bought a trunk. tell
ing the salesman he intended to make
trip to Japan.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
TORCH, KNIFE, ACID
FAIL TO KILL HIM
Brooklyn Man Starts Fire in
His Home, Cuts Himself
and Drinks Poison.

John Haaf of 1117 willoughby avenue.
Brooklyn. set fire to three beds in his
apartment yesterday afternoon. then
slashed his neck and wrists with n
knife, drank a bottle of carbclic acid
and rushed into the street, where he
fell unconscious.
Neighbors and other tenants Of the
building held the fire in check until
firemen arrived. when 1t was quickly
extinguished. Haaf was taken to the
Kings County Hospital, prisoner,
charged with arson, and will be held
Tor observation.
Mrs Haaf. who with her three chill
dren was away from the house during
the afternoon, told the police that for
seven years Haaf has lived in room
which he kept locked all the time and
that he has spoken only few words
to her during that time. When the
police searched his room they foun1
under his bed about 300 German news
papers. all OF date prior to the entry
of the United States into the war.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
HOTEL MAN TRIES TO DIE.
Moses Abood Escapes Family
Guard md Turns ON Gas.

Moses Abood. proprietor Of the cort-
landt Hotel. q Cortlandt street yester-
day was found unconscious from illum-
mating gas escaping from two open gas
cocks. He was taken to Bellevue Hos
pital. where physicians said he prob
ably would recover.
John Abood, his son. said the father
had attempted suicide BY gas three
times on Wednesday. and that con-
stant watch had been kept on him.
DURING tho night he eIudcd his guard.
slipped into "A hotel room, locked the
door and turned on the gas The police
ssS he hss been despondept Tor week.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
LINER AMERICAN LEGION
ENDS FASTEST RIO TRIP
Breaks Record BetUeen Sandy
Hook and Brazil's Capital.

The Munson liner American Legion.
which arrived at Rio Janero at /
o'clock yesterday morning, broke the
record between Sandy Hook and the
Brazilian capital. covering the distance
more than 100 miles in eleven days
one hour and forty minutes. according
to a cable TO the llnc.
Her best previous record was twelve
days and eleven and half hours. Since
the Munson Line. whose fleet flies the
Stars and Stripes. began its South
American service year and half ago
IL has cut down the sailing time between
Rio and this port from sixteen days to
the record the American Legion made
yesterday.
The crack Lamport & Holt liner Ves-
iris. which sailed hence for Rio two
days ahead OF the American Legion
was due to arrive at Rio late yesterday
The time of the Yankee ship thus Is
about three days faster than that of the
Vestris, which flies the British flag.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
MAIL FRAUD VIA e. O. D.
CHARGED TO TWO MEN
Brothers Accused Of Working
War Memorial Game.

Martin and Murray Gross. brothers,
living at 734 East 160th street. were
arraigned yesterday before United States
Commissioner Samuel NJ. Hitchcock on
a charge of using the mails to defraud
and held In $500 bail each.
Detective Michael Hegney OF the
simpson street station arrested Martin
Gross early yesterday at the branch
post office. at Fox and Simpson streets.
and later arrested Murray Gross at his
home. According to complaints IT,
ceived by the police and postal authori-
ties. c. o. ID. packages addressed TO sol
diers killed In France have been re-
ceived recently at their homes. Their
relatives, thinking they might contain
trinkets belonging to the dead. accepted
the packages. paying the charges, which
were generally s2.03. Upon opening
them they were found to contain small
black ribbons Inscribed I'm Memory
Of" with the name of the dead SOL
dier inserted.
The value of the contents OF the pack
ages was about 10 cents, according to
the police The money paid for them
was remitted to the sender. said to be
the Gross boys, who gave their address
as box 5, Fox street post office.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
GIRL AND WOMAN TRY
TO DIE BY POISONING
One, IL, Tells Hospital At
fendanfs Not to Bother Her.

Two young women attempted suicide
Yesterday. Ida Richmond, IL. of 212
East 18th street. tried to drink poison
on the southbound platform of the Sec
ond avenue elevated station at Eighty
sixth street. according to tn, police.
please don't bother me- want to die
she said as she was being taken to
Bellevue Hospital in an ambulance.
Physicians there said she probably
would recover.
Lena Hoffman. 30. was found uncon-
scious in her room by her landlady at
AL West Forty-seventh street yesterday
An empty bottle which had contained
poison was on the floor. Patrolman
Kelly of the West Forty-seventh street
station gave her an antidotc and called
Dr. Jekyll Of Flower Hospital. who took
her to Bellevue In an ambulance. Her
condition Is serious. She had seventy
six cents In her purse.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
MRS. ACHELIS LEFT
$2,OOO,0OO ESTATE
Three Trust Funds for Chill
dren Are Created.

The will of Mrs. Bertha Koenig
Achelis, wife OF Fritz Achelis. of $50
Park avenue. president of the American
Hard Rubber Company. filed yesterday
cisposes of an estate close TO s2.000.000.
Mrs. Achells died September 20 while
she and Mr.. Achells we're at Lake Placid.
Mr.. Achells IL to get his wife's furniture,
household effects. which include
stock OF wines and liquors" automo-
biles and $4,000 in cash.
Three trust funds Of 100000 each are
created for their three children. Fred
eric G.. Achelis of Greenwich. Conn. :;
Mr.. Frederick A. Sansome and Miss
Elizabeth A. Achelis. The VIII was
dated March "a. 1919. A codicil on July
70. 1920. makes bequests OF $4,000 to
charities. the largest OF which was
s25, 900 to the Lenox Hin Hospital, in
which Mrs. Achelis was interested.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
PLAN NIGHT COURTS
TO HEAR RENT CASES
Municipal Justices Cut Vaca-
tiOns in Effort to Relieve
OvercrOwded Calendars.

With the semi-annual moving day at
hand. and with front steps and hall
ways throughout the city crowded with
furniture which is being moved, Prcsid-
Ing Justice Aaron J. Levy of the Mu-
nicipal Court said yesterday that night
tempt to relieve the heavy calendar.
There Is more than $1.750.000 depos-
tied with the Municipal Courts In Man
haitian In disputed rent cases." said
Justice Levy. 'Of this sum approxi-
matcly $1.000,00o is tied up In the West
125th street court. At my request Mu-
nicipal Justices are cutting short their
vacations, and with all courts In ses-
sion day and night we ought to be able
to materially reduce the congestion
Mayor Hylan's Committee on Rent
Profiteering issued statement telling
OF the Mayors deep interest in rent and
housing conditions and of the work OF
the committee during the last two years
to relieve conditions. Gov. Miller was
berated for refusing the committees re-
quest that he convene the Supreme
Court at once to hear the appeal from
the decision on reasonable rent" made
a month ago by the Brooklyn Appellate
Term.
ION numerous occasions says the
statement. "the attention OF tenants has
been called through the press to the
rrohab Bile 0ctnhar -riinat tinn. and they
were advised not to be rushed off their
feet and sign unfair leases, but to liti-
gate the question of the reasona biencss
of rent. Tenants were told to demand
bills of particulars when answering pro-
ceedings in courts They could not with
legal right demand such bills until court
proceedings had been instituted against
them. and they were further assured
OF legal services.
"Thc committee has no doubt Of its
ability to cope with the present situa-
tion as u did in the critical days Of
1919 and 1920
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
English Lounge Suits

Yesterday we rrpacked
some more English lounge
suits made of wool that not
SO many months ago was
on the backs Of sleek sheep
peacefully grazing on
Scotch downs. Said wool
was woven into grand old
materials that will with
stand the hardest kind of
wear, sent to London cut into
just the kind of suits you have
been looking for all over town
now here SIS.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
LA GUARDIA TO HAVE
OPERATION ON BACK
Aldermonic President Suffer
ing Much Pain.

+. III. La Guardia. president of the
Board of Aldermen, will be operated on
Saturday or Sunday for what was
diagnosed yesterday by DR.. Frank c.
feomans OF Ill West Seventy first
street. as an sbscess near the spine. AL
Trough 1t has not been finally decided.
Mr. La Guardia said he probably would
go to Roosevelt Hospital
Mr. La Guardia has been in pain for
more than week. Yesterday he was
obliged to leave his office at city Hall
and go to his home at 1852 University
avenue. The Bronx. Mrs. La Guardia,
who has been in poor health for some
time. has been out of town all summer
and Is still away
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
SPEEDER TO REST IN JAIL.
Broker Sentenced for Failing ia
Answer Summons.

Richard Guest. 20. broker living at
523 West nth street. was fined $50 yes
terday for speeding. Magistrate Cobb, in
Traffic Court. then sentenced him to
five days In Jail for failing to answer
a summons when he was arrested as a
second offender on September %. Guest
told the court he had been tco busy to
get license or answer the summons.
The Magistrate said:
II guess YOU need a rest OF five days
from your soil"
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
Tapestry Canvases
$8.25 to $44.o5
From France


Stool covers, piano bench
covers, chair seats and backs,
pillow tops and wall hangers
in exquisite floral and conven-
tional designs of the Louis
XIII. and Louis XIV. periods.
The work on the canvases
has been started so as to give
one an idea of how the beauti-
full soft antique colors are tc
be used.
Enough wool is furnished
with each piece to COM
plcte the design.
First Floor, Old Building,
Ninth Street
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
Hartman Wardrobe
Trunks---less

Taxi size was $50, now S42.
u size was $50, now $45.
Medium size, was $55, now
$47.50.
Three sizes, raised cush-
ion top, fibre covered on
three ply Eastwood, BRASS
plated steel hardware,
cloth lined, and fitted with
shoe box.
The small size has three
drawers and one drop section;
other two sizes have four draw
ers, with six, seven and'te gar
ment hangers.
Seventh Gallery, New Building
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
IDLE, HANGS HIMSELF AT 72.
stephen McFaddcn Had Resided In
Bronx 90 Years.

stephen McFadden OF 36ol Third ave-
nue., whose home has been In The Bronx
for slxty-nine years and who lis be-
iicved to have lived there longer than
any other person. hanged himself to n
cross bar st tho foot Of his bed yester-
day. Iic made his home with a married
daughter. Mrs Madeline Wall. and was
~
Up to three weeks ago he was a
watchman for the Union Railway Com
pasy. lie gave UP his job because Il
was too much for him." he said at the
time. He had 500 In a bank. but idle
ness made him restless Besides his
daughter he leaves son, Charles Nc
Faddcn of Floral Park. 4. 7.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
Advertisement. A
Worsted--The Best
Cloth for Mems Wear.

Worsted is made OF wool of the
finer sort shape keeping cloth
that wears splendidly. besides the
appearance is attractive. Little
necessity for extra trousers, be-
cause worsted Is the ideal trouser
cloth. Suit s36. There is a clear
saving II $40 ON these suits made
possible through my making my
ready made clothes. q. ".
VINCENT. 5si 9Th Ave, bet. 31st
and 32d SITS.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
Two Single
COmnOdeS

are equally lovely, al
though different in ap-
peal
One, a Louis XIV. of very
dark walnut, with a deep
toned finish, keeps to the
simplest line the period al
lowed, squarish, tout-droit,
as the French would say.
SITS.
The other, also small, has
a sinuous serpentine front
and delicately colored inlay,
making it dainty and appro-
pirate for a small, personal
room. $425.
Old Building
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
THE SHOPS FOR MEN
tern from the new Autumn
suitings, and said

suitings, and said
MAKE me O sack suit
ont of this cloth. You haze
nay measurements. This
UiU be the 21st suit you
haze made for mel"
Actions speak louder
than words. No man IS
risking much who trusts
to us the realization Of his
sartorial ideals.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30

Money must come out OF its
hiding places-in banks and
in homes-and 50 20 work
along with our physical and
mental energy. to build new
homes. new stores. new fac
tories. new businesses. new
courage. and new faith
JOHN WANAMAKER-
The New York herald., 1921-09-30

A Presentation that will In
terest women. Do
you realize. how low prices OF
Oriental rugs have fallen?
Old words. whose
loveliness increases.
A few. words with men.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
Topcoat prices
topple in a year
ObServe--Drices only.


Observe-prices only.
You may buy today for
$50 in the Burlington Ar
cade Clothing Store, a
tweed or shetland topcoaC
which you couldn't buy a
year ago for less than $40.
The tweeds and shet-
lands we bought, ourselves.
abroad.
The model in which we
had the coats made up,
here, is our own-the Man.
chester.
Loose draping box coats;
large roomy patch pockets;
quarter-lined with a very good
quality Of silk serge. Herring
bone and bird's-eye effect in
greys and tans.
His 2lst Suit
A man came into the
Custom Tailoring Shop
last week, picked out a pat
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
Imported
Bead Bags, $3.50

The m 0 It charming
beaded bags we have seen
in a long, long time at
such a little price.
Main Floor, Old Building
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
T
DA Y

HOUSEWARES SALE
10 to % per cent. saw
ings.
CHINA SALE-save Is
to so per cent. on dinner
sets.
BLU-MOTTLE SOAP
September less price, &c
cake.
All these important
September Sales end this
evening. Prices go up
Saturday.
China
Second Gallery, New Building
Housewares, Soaps
Seventh Gallery, New Building
The New York herald., 1921-09-30
Oriental Rugs at very
advantageous prices

When you see the rugs
you will better appreciate
how advantageous these spe-
cial prices are.
The New York herald., 1921-09-30

IN THE COAT SALON
Wraps of velvet trimmed
with monkey fur show the in
fiuence of Paris in every line
$500 to $595.
Full straight coats of soft
deep pile fabrics, often with
fur collar. Each model has
some touch of individuality;
row of stitching, a different
collar, or perhaps new treat
ment of the belt.
A model of wondora has wolf
collar and cuffs-$110.
A coat of Pollyanna cloth
has circular flare accented by
silk stitching, $98.50.
Coats with fur collars and
without, with f1aring lines and
slim, $85 and S5S.
Coats at $49.50 are very un-
usual for this price. Gener-
ously cut of good materials,
they have the grace of more
expensive models.
Eroy,o tbo ciy,or1ast cloth {
The New York herald., 1921-09-30

IN THE SUIT SALON
Unusual bits Of trimming,
wooden beads, inserts of fur,
lend interest to copies of i'm
ported models, $125 to $495.
Silk and wool cashmere, de-
lightful fabric, in custom made
suits with three-quarter length
jackets-$135.
The fiaring jacket of a wool
cashmere suit has collar and
cuffs of wolf, $125.
Slender taiIIeurs of veldyne
are collared, ea,h model differ
emily, with beaver or squirrel,
$9S.50.
Kolinsky dyed squirrel makes
the collar and pockets of a
moussyne suit. This is the
model we have in red-and it
is lined with red crepe de chine
-$79.50.
At $3.50 and s39.50 there
are attractive suits on tailored
lines. Some have fur collars.