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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
WIFE TO HAVE $500
TO OPPOSE DIVORCE
Mrs. Elsie 3. Ripley Denies
Any Misconduct.

Mrs. Elsie Il. Ripley. who is the wife
of Louis B. Ripley. former member of
the Stock Exchange, and is living apart
from him under q separation agreement.
received an award of $500 counsel fees
In the Supreme Court yesterday to en-
able her to defend suit Tor divorce
His complaint accuses her of miscon-
duct with George Whiting Fiollister.
Both have filed answers denying the
charges. She said that for several
months she had been followed by detec-
tives and that the charges against her
were fabricated by them out of the
whole CLOTH" Ripley asserted he had
employed only two men to follow her
and placed faith in the reports they had
made.
The Ripleys were married in Texas
when he was at an aviation training
field in the war Her affidavits say that
he has no regular occupation. but re-
ceives an income of from So coo to $4,000
year from trust funds established by
relatives.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
RADIO STARTS SEARCH
FOR MAN LOST IN GALE
Verdi Brings NeDs of Tragedy
and AI5 Voyogers.

A story of one of the swift tragedies
of the sea was brought to port yester-
day by the Transatlantica Italiana liner
Giuseppe Verdi. which arrived from
Italy. Capt. Vincenzo Romano, COM
nander of the Verdi, said that at $50
or the night of February Z, when his
ship was many hundred miles from
shore. wireless message was picked
UP from the American steamship Gaff-
ney. bound for New York from London.
The message requested all ships in lat
itude 80 So north. longitude 69 20 west, to
be on watch for man lost overheard
during a gale. A lifeboat had been lost
also in an attempt TO rescue him.
AS the Verdi drove through the night
no sight or sound of the man or life
boat was seen by the men on watch.
Capt' Romano brought his 4l5 passen-
gers from Genoa and Naples by the
southern route, but despite this the ship
ran through stormy seas and toward the
end of the trip ran into a southwest
hurricane.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
MRS. A. AUGUSTUS LOW
WINS DIVORCE DECREE
Daughter of John CIafIin to
Have ChiId's Custody.

Mrs. Elizabeth Claflin Low. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Claflin. has re-
ceived an interlocutory decree OF divorce
from A. Augustus Low, nephew OF the
lote Seth Low. once Mayor OF New York
II became known yesterday, when a copy
OF the decree signed by Justice Frank L.
Young was filed in the Supreme Court
at White Plains.
BY the terms of the divorce Mrs. Low
viii have custody OF their nine-year-old
daughter. Elizabeth Stewart Claflin
Lew. Allmony Ia not mentioned in the
papers. but Il is understood that Mr.. and
Mrs. Low have made a private agree
ment by the terms of which the latter
will receive substantial income an
nually.
Mr. and Mrs. Low were married on
August %, 1912 In her divorce action
Mrs. Low charged her husband with
being too friendly with woman at an
Adirondack camp. Mrs. Low Is now liv-
ing at ga East 19fth street. New York.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
SMALL BOYS REAP PROFITS
\ ON CITY'S FREE WOODPILE
Mike McKenna, 8, Discovers That Other Lads Do Not
Take Their Loads Home to Their Mothers
From Central Park

Mike AIcKenna discovered yesterday
THAI some boys are not honest. Mike
is only eight, or rather eight and a
half, since he insists on the extra six
months, and he lives with his mother
one flight up at 1901 Lexington avenue.
At the sight of graft. plain and ugly,
his clear blue eyes burned. his face
turned red and he clenched his fists.
1T amt right, said Mike as he stag
gered home from the wood yard in
Central Park with a big sack of wood
across his shoulder. "It amt right. and
! know it! They're giving this wood TO
the people that need it. like my mother
and / do, and / know some boys that
have gone there to-day and got a lot
Of wood. But instead of taking it 10
their mothers, who need it bad. they
sold it and spent the money themselves
and never told their mothers.
I'm not telling any names, but /
know some of 'em that have been doing
that. Some of their mothers haven't got
stick of wood or lump Of coal on
the place, either / know that. Those
boys must be awful selfish. or not love
their mothers, or something, or they
wouldn't do that. It's all wrong"
Mike was one of the few boys who
didn't have a little wagon in which 10
carry their wood. He had to carry it in
sack on his shoulder half way across
Central Park and then three long blocks
further east. lie said, however, that he
had scheme to get a wagon for use
next Saturday.
Thirty boys. some of whom lived as
far away as First avenue, walked over
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
TWO WOMEN DAILY
ARRIVING IN BEDFORD
Social Hygiene Plant to Be
Reopened to House Them.

Managers of the State ReformatorS
for Women in Bedford announced yes
terday they are planning to reoper
shortly the social hygiene plant owned by
John d. Rockefeller. Jr., alongside of Tia,
reformatory to handle a rush Of ne-
offenders.
The Rockefeller group OF building,
wereclosed last last fall. after being LEASED
gratis to the managers. because the State
refused TO pay for coal to heat them. The
Rockefeller buildings are well equipped
for the reception and isolation of new.
comers. Since they were closed Major
Amos T. Baker has quarantined new
arrivals in the hospital.
Prisoners are arriving at the rate OF
two day Last month was regarded
az prosperous one for new business
but then the average was only one new
arrival a day
The New York herald., 1922-02-12

to the wood yard in Central Park at
Ninety-scventh street for wood. For the
last three years Francis ID. Gallatn,
Park Commissioner. has given this wood
to the poor. Owney Leonard, assisted
by several park employees. was III
charge of the distribution. The drizzling
rain kept many persons from coming,
but the yard will be opened again. next
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. a han
dozen women. some of them young, were
with the boys when the yard was opened
yesterday.
The busiest boy of all was Ira Chag-
non. 13. who lives at $50 East Ninety
seventh street with his parents, both OF
whom are deaf and unable to work.
Ira got out of public school No. so at
noon and went right over to the wood
yard with his friend, Anthony Schmitz,
who is IL and lives in the same house.
During .the afternoon Ira and Anthony.
who had two little wagons, made four
trips to the yard and carried away
enough wood to last the Chagnon family
for some time.
William Shine, II. and James Brophy.
-. both of whom live at 301 East
Ninety-seventh street. put their wagons
together and carried a bigger load than
most of the others. They even had q
spare tire in case the wagons broke
down.
The funniest sight of the afternoon
was what the two policemen at the gate
said to the man who tried to drive his
coal and ice wagon into the yard for a
load of free wood. He tried to get by
but II will be enough here to record
that he didn't make IL.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
MRS. TWIGG GETS DECREE
$50 ALIMONY AND SON
Degraded by Husbands
Charges, Says Justice.

Supreme Court Justice Cropsey has
granted to Mrs. Mae b. S. Twigg of
1923 East Thirteeth street. Brooklyn. a
decree of separation from Charles f..
Twigg. printing salesman, has awarded
her so week alimony and given her
the custody of'Charles T.. Twigg, Jr.. IA
On May IL, 1921. said Justice Cropsey.
without justification or provocation. the
defendant instituted an action for alien
alton of affections against Walter IA
Aspinall. thereby publicly degrading
plaintiff and causing her to suffer great
pain and anguish.
Aspinall is a jewelry broker In the
downtown district. Manhattan, and is
a cousin of Supreme Court Justice
Joseph Aspinall OF Brooklyn. Tho
Twigg and Aspinall families were
friends of long standing Aspnairs
wife Is dead. Mrs. Twigg admitted she
nursed Aspinall through an illness. but
added she had done so at her husband 5
request
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
RECREATION PIER FIRE
ELUSIVE TO FIREMEN
Made Lots of Smoke, but Did
Slight Damage.

Firemen under direction of Deputy
Chief John +. King passed the greater
part of yesterday trying to locate the
source of a fire sending up clouds of
smoke from an old recreation pier on
the East River at the foot of Twenty
fourth street, now used for the storing
of snow removal apparatus of the Street
Cleaning Department.
The alarm was sounded about
o'clock but IL was not until 80 in the
afternoon the blaze was located i'm
board planking beneath the concrete
surface flooring of the pier. 1t was eX-
tingushed within an hour with little
damage.
Fire officials think it was started by
live Goals dropped from the furnace
under q boiler.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
BROADWAY THRONGS
SEE z WOMEN FIGHT
Girl Accused Of Stealing Hat
After Struggle in Front of
Hotel Astor Shop.

Crowds on their way to the theaterS
along Broadway found an open door at
traction early last night when Miss
Fannie Cameron. manager of The Cha
peaux q hat ship in the Hotel Astor fol-
lowed a young woman accused of shop
lifting to the street and fought VITA
her. Miss Cameron dragged the woman
back into the store, called Detectives
Fitzgerald and Dannison of the Wes
Forty-seventh street station and made
a complaint of petit larceny against
her.
The young woman said she was Miss
May Smith, %, an actress OF l. West
i0Sth street But admitted to the police
that both the name and the address
were fictitious. She was taken TO tie
station and later released in s5e) bail
furnished by surety company.
Miss Smith and a young woman friend
walked into the shop about o'clock
and spent few minutes in looking at
the hats on display. AS they were leav-
ing Miss Cameron observed that three
hats were missing from one of the show
cases. She followed the women to the
street and when she questioned them
concerning the hats Miss Smith. becom-
ing angry, started to fight her. The
shopkeeper fought back and they
clinched. Miss Cameron forcing Miss
Smith into her shop.
When the detectives reached the shor
they found a hat valued at SO con-
cealed under Miss Smiths coat. Hei
companion. it was said. ran away witt
the other two hats.
Miss Cameron said seventy hats were
stolen from her shop last week The
manager of La Belle Gown shop. also IN
the Astor Building. reported to the police
that two gowns valued at $500 had beer
stolen from his shop i'm week.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
SCISSORS ALTERED WILL.
Woman Guy out Changes and
Name of Executor.

a will OF the late Mrs. \. d. Fox
of Yonkers, filed for probate in Wcst-
chester county. was SO altered by scis-
sors it looks like stencil or pattern.
The estate is left to her mother. Mrs.
Elizabeth Douglas. two sisters and n
brother. She changed the will in diff
ferent places by cutting out sections
with scissors In one place she cut
out the name of one executor. Shears
were used to take out clauses OF the
will. The amount of the estate is given
as upwards Of $4,000"
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
LIBRARY SITE rs SELECTED.
Woodbirc street In Ridgcwood Is
Favored by Chamber.

a resolution has been adopted by the
Eidgowood. Queens. Chamber OF Com
mcrce alloting the site on the north side
OF Woodbine street. between Fresh Pond
road and Prospect avenue. for a public
library. and requesting the Board OF
Estimate to erect library building
there.
A new library has been sought for
years by the Chamber of Commerce.
Board of Trade and other civic organiza-
tions of Ridgewood. The site was sug-
sested by the board of trustees of the
Queensboro plblic Library.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
LANDRu ASKS ron REVISION.

PARIS. Feb. II (Associated Press) -
Counsel for Henri Landru. the Blue
beard OF Gambai" now under sentence
of death for the murder Of ten women
and boy. to-day filed a demand with
the Court of Cessation for a revision Of
his case.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
Magistrate Not Prejudging.

Magistrate Simpson. who previously
had outlined the extent of his duty as a
committing ma gistrate and the eXac-
tons of the law in regard to corrobora-
ton of the complainant's charges in such
a case. added that he did not want the
impression to get ABROAD that he thought
there was more in the case than ap-
peared on the record. 81 have tried" he
remarked. ITO draw the line of demarca-
ton very plainly between what evidence
Is necessary for me to hold the defend
ant in this case and what would be
necessary for jury to convict"
In his argument in support of mo-
ton TO dismiss, Mr.. Steuer analyzed the
stories Of the girls. He Daralleled the
statement of one with that or the other
in everS case in which they did not
square i'm the. minutest detail. then char
acterized the whole thing as an imagina-
tive conception Of two abnorvlal girls.
lie reminded tho court of the part the
tower Of Madison Square Garden had in
the murder OF Stanford White and the
story told by Evelyn Nesbit at the trial
of Harry X. Thaw.
Then the lawyer referred 10 Richard s
activities in the Garden and the fact
that the two complaining witnesses were
residents of the neighborhood. What
more suggestive place. he asked. than
the tower of Madison Square Garden
would occur to the mind OF an imagna-
tive child like Alice Ruck? Would IL not
suggest itself as the one place most
available for such a story to have its
beginning"
Ferdinand Pecora. Chief Assistant
District Attorney. reminded the court
that the Ruck girl could have been only
n baby when the Thaw case was cur
rent. and discounted Mr.. Steuers at
tempt TO attach significance to the dis
crepancies in the stories of the two
girls by declaring that he could take
any event in history, such as the battle
of Waterloo. and by the same logic
prove through varying accounts that
the battle never was fought.
During the arguments, which lasted
about three hours and a half, Rickard
sat at the counsel table. AS Mr. Steuer
was speaking the promoter followed the
argument closely, referring frequently
10 n typewriter copy of the lawyers
memorandum. When Mr. Pecora began
10 speak Tex's expression changed TO
ono of bored inatteution. which. how
ever gave way to one of Keen interest as
soon as Magistrate Simpson Beg. mis-
summary of the evidence.
Rickard who was released from GUS
tody after a bond for $4,000 had been
filed by the National Surety Company
left court accompanied by Mrs. Richard.
Major Anthony j. Drexel Biddle. Billy
Gibson and Frank Flournoytof Toledo.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
GIRLS APPAREL-4th FLOOR
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Genuine tan camePs hair beted model
with hand-bound button holes Silk - ,
lined throughout Sizes to 10 years. w..
Imported English Topcoats
Boyish models with raglan sleeves, and
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lures Sizes 10 to 10 years oO.\
New Wool Jersey Dresses
1922 model in pretty Spring colorings
with the smart white linen collar and - r
cuffs that girls like Sizes to ii years H.
Slightly Soiled Dresses Reduced
Organdcs, voes, and colored ginghams
sizes to 10 years-models originally
priced $50 to 1880, will be closed out -
at y.
Wool pull Over" Jerseys
An English fashion that takes the place
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and light blue. Sizes to Syrs. Main (
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White Poplin Guimpes
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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
GIRL'SCHARGE HOLDS
RICHARD FOR JURY
Magistrate Feels Sure Pro-
mOter Was With the Two
Youngsters in House.
BELIEVES WITNESSES
He Declares COmplainants
Could Not Cook Up Such
Stories as They Told.
BAIL. is SET AT $4,000
'Tcx's' Lawyer, Pointing Out
Flaws in Tales, Lays All
to 'Imagination.'
BAIL. !. is SET AT $4,000

George l.. (Tex) Rickard, boxing
promoter and lessee of Madison Square
Garden, was held in $4,000 bail yes
terday by Magistrate George w. Simp-
son in the West Side court on a charge
of having attacked Alice Ruck, aged
-, of 225 East Twenty fifth street.
The complaint was brought by the
Children's Society on testimony of the
Ruck girl and Anna Hess, her eleven
year-old companion, of 232 East Twen-
ty-first street.
The specific allegation was that on
December is last Rickard induced the
two girls to meet him at. an apart
ment in West Forty ty-seventh street.
said to be leased by an employee of
the defendant in the Garden The
Ruck girl ten days ago tod her story
OF the alleged visit to Rickard and of
other occasions when, she said, she
met him in the tower of Madison
Square Garden and in the Forty-sev-
enth street rendezvous
Her story was corroborated i'm some
details by the Hess girl, who however,
admitted she was in class for mental
detectives and had been the victim OF
an accident a year or so ago.
Magistrate Refuses Dismissal.
In some respects the stories differed
and on these discrepancies Max d.
Steuer, counsel for Rickard. moved for
dismissal of the complaint. Magis-
trate Simpson held, however. that there
was sufficient proof shown of 1le COM
mission of a crime to hold Rickard for
the Grand Jury.
THE two complaining witnesses"
Magistrate Simpson said shave salts
fled me that they were both in the
apartment in West Forty-seventh street
on December IS. the dale specified in
the complaint. I am satisfied that while
there they met tine defendant. and were
in the room with him as they have
described. What other inference can
he drawn than that they were there for
the purpose described?
"In my opinion it is beyond human
ken for girls of such tender years to
have given such testimony and for their
stories to have remained mistaken 1e-
spite a most searching cross-examina-
ton. Their statements bear the imprint
OF truth. ! know that they have lied
on other occasions. that they lied in the
stories they told TO the authorities at
Bellevue Hospital on the occasion that
led up to the complaint in this case.
But | am convinced beyond the shadow
of a doubt in my own mind that thev
both told the truth as to what happened
IN that apartment on the evening of
neccn1ber g."
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
White Poplin Guimpes
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Bishop model with hemstitching at neck
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Close fitting hats of straw and silk rib
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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
BOYS CLOTHING-REDUCED

1850 Norfolk Suits, 1880
up to 27.50 Norfolk Suits with extra
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2150 Navy Blue Suits, sizes to Is 1880
1850 Blue Cheviot and Mixture Refers,
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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
Crepe de Chine Peasant FrOck!

Lovei y colored crepe de chine with the
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Another model with finely tucked top.
Misses sizes.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
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unusual scarf collars. Fresh, bright
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out. Misses sizes.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
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l'ilct trimmed Gowns, Chemiscs, fine
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bodice top Envelope Chemises. each
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-10
BILL or VARIETY .
AT PALACE HIP

Headed by a revue that IL clever
IN its lines. musical and more care.
fully staged and costumed than
the usual vaudeville attraction. the
new show which opened a, tho Pal
ace Hip saturday il n winner. There
Is music IN each OF the five acts and
plenty OF thrills IA the feature photo.
play. Poverty Of Riches with Rich
ard DIX and Leatriee JOY.
Phil Adams. four girls and bell.
hoy complete tho company IN the top
number. "A synoopatcd Musical Hou.
auet." Tho maidena arc pretty. have
sood voices and can dance. Adams Is
n clever comedian.
Two young chaps who have put
new life into an old subject consti.
tute lie beige Duo. which opens the
performance.
Harmony singing. missing from 10.
cal vaudeville for some time, made
a successful return with the Criterion
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-10
Sourdoughs Plan to
Hold Parade Here

a parade. In which fraternai or.
der~' commercial houses and Fort
Law'en soldiers win participate. win
90 held In Seattle July II. In observ.
ence of The first day OF the Alaska
soutsiough celebration. July t7ia.
The celebration, 60 he held under
,he auspices OF the Yukon order Of
Pioneers. WIN he IN eommemoratlon
OF The first sold shln from Alaska,
when arrived In Seattle IS years
ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-10
Hits Man With Car,
Is Nearly Lynched

HAYWARD. Cal. July i0.-puilce
saved Frank TitAoa from possible
lynching after his auto had struck
and seriously injured George weleh
as he nllEhted from q street ear Fun.
day. TitAoa sped on after tho acct.
dent pursued by other motorists and
wrecked his car on a curve. Threats
OF hanging had been made by the
lrate crowd when officers with drawn
rcvolsera spirited Titsoa away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-10

To consider tho Improvement Of
mail service to the orient. dclega.
ton OF transportation and mail ex.
per;s win arrive IN Seattle Tuesday
morning from tho East. Included in
the party win be Col. Paul Hendcr-
son. assistant postmaster general.
and walter III. Riddle. general super.
intendent Of railway mail service.
The officials will be IN Seattle two
days. They viii consider placing
mail clerks on shipping board vessels
10 the Orient.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-10

Four. a quartet OF male singers.
Proving that there IL plenty OF kick
In the old mule yet. Gordon and
iIeaiy put the audience IN fits Of
laughter with their satiricai lines In
Welded bliss"
Andy ana Louise Barlow ara n
nowery tough and flapper. respect.
lively. ana they are readily encored
after doing their song and comedy.
followed by eccentric clog dances.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-10
Employment Is on
Steady Increase

wAsHIScToS. July io.--Emrioy.
ment Is Increasing steadily. the
labor department stated today IN It's
summary Of working and general
economic conditions for June.
Flny-two out ~ IS leading cities
% tho nation reported iHersases IN
employment for she month. the bal.
ance reporting decreases.
4 labor shortage may develop.
Director Jones of the employment
service 81 the labor department
stated. A shortage Of skilled men
already l. noticeable in the buiid
ing industry. he said.