davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
NEW RECORD Is SET
BY CITY'S FINANCES
Receipts and Expenses More
Than Billion Each in
Crai@'s Report.

New York city set new record in
1921. The annual report of Comptroller
Craig. made public yesterday. showed
that last year, for the first time, the
city's gross receipts and gross expendi-
lures each exceeded a billion dollars.
This was q gain Of many millions over
1920. Eliminating internal transactions
gross receipts were S1.050.S13.512. and
actual cash payments $l.002. .0sq.254.
Receipts from taxes. assessments and
water rates amounted to S2S6.S91.I95
from docks, ferries municipal ferries
and from rentals from supways op-
Grated by the Interborough, S12.024.1S7
bank tax. mortgage tax, State tax.
State income tax and State tax on man
ufacturing and mercantile corporations.
$27.560.a91; school moneys from state,
$17.l90.500; varied sources. such as
taxes. assessments, bank balances, &c.
S19.T95,556; from sale of real estate
S19,79555G: from sale Of real estate
originally acquired for rapid transit pur.
roses but no longer necessary. So, !.
20S.S10.
In addition to the s55.00o.00 worth
OF corporate stock sold on December -
for rapid transit purposes which
brought n premium OF S1.S73.s5o the
city borrowed in twelve months $3.50,
80 lJU on snort term oDIGdllcIis. pul-
ing the year there were redeemed $5f9.-
500 In such securities.
Included In the years expenditures
were s22.041.1S3 paid to the state as
direct State tax. S259,022.122 paid from
budget and special revenue bond ap-
rropriatons. S50.6S1.273 interest on city
debt and S35.692.90o for redemption OF
special revenue bonds.
The outlay for permanent improve
mcnts aggregated S74.6S4.9Sa. the
largest amounts being S14.135.s4S for
docks and S11.209.S23 for school build
iEgs and sites.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
WIDOW WHOSE MOTOR
HIT POLICEMAN HELD
Mrs. Thompson Also Faces
Homicide Charge.

Mrs. Loretta Thompson. a widow. of
2l17 East Fourteenth street, Brooklyn.
was held in S2,500 bail yesterday by
Magistrate Geismar in Flatbush Court
on an assault charge growing out Of an
automobile accident in Ocean Parkway
on December 81. in which Mrs. Thomp-
son knocked down Policeman Joseph Il.
Dunn. The policeman suffered broken
leg and has been In the hospital since
recuperating.
Mrs. Thompson is out on $4,000 bail
OF a homicide charge in connection with
another automobile accident at Concy
Island week after Policeman Dunn was
hit and in which ono of three boys that
rad been knocked down died as a result
OF his injuries.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
FIRE BANDITS ESCAPE
AFTER PISTOL FIGHT
Broke Into Richmond Hill
Theatre and Jinnn,ied Safe.

Patrolman Harry Lens. seeing
flashlight signal. came upon five men
ca rly yesterday as they were trying p
break open the safe of the Garden
Theater. Richmond Hill. lie shot at
them when they ran. They returned
the fire More than dozen shots were
exchanged The bandits escaped.
The bandits got into the theater oy
forcing A grating on the roof. They got
the outer door of the safe open. but
failed to open the inner compartment,
in which was si.600 in cash.
In another Richmond Hill case two
boys. admitting theft, aled detective
to Cypress Hills Cemetery and showed
him s1S2, gold watch and ruby rinS
hidden under a tombstone. The boys,
Edward Fitch. 16. and Richard Lebroq,
10. had stolen s20 in cash. but had spent
some on food and shows. Fitch was
held In Jamaica Court and Lebroq ~
the Children's Court.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
SUMMONED;
OPPRESSION CHARGED
Magistrate Crificizes Raid on
Card Game.

Moe Marks OF $50 West 149th street.
cne OF four men arrested Monday after
noon in a raid on the Bryant Business
Mems Club at 10 West Forty eighth
street. appeared before Magistrate Sweet
scr In the West Side Court yesterday
and made a charge Of oppression against
Police inspector James $. Bonn. The
Magistrate issued a summons returnable
to-day an1 calling for the Inspectors
appearance IN court.
Marks and three other men were ar
rested by patrolman Dennis Mitchell.
who charged them with making 2 loud
noise while engaged In a card game"
Magistrate Swcetser discharged them In
court and criticized Inspector Bolan for
assigning Mitchell to the club and in
ordering him 20 make arrests on such
tiiv'a, nd li'cr grounds.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
COURT BLOCKS COMPROMISE.

Justice Ford In tho supreme Court
Yesterday disapproved 4 proposed conn
promise settlement of damages In the
case of Marguerite Sacco. 6. Who on
last December foll through nn open
cellar door al 500 Nostrand avenue.
Brooklyn
Tho offer ~ settlement was presented
ou behalf of Domenico Sacro, the childs
guardian. by an attorney Tor the Trav-
clcrs Insurance Company. whose policy
covered the accident.
The compromise suggested was 800.
hut Justice Ford said hc wogld not 49,
rrovc the compromise presented by "a
lawyer hired hy the adverse payty
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
: $4,000 FOR GIRL, 10;
CAN NEVER BE MOTHER
Jury AUards Damages to
Victim of Truck Accident.

jury before Justice Lehman in the
supreme Court awarded $4,000 dam
ages Yesterday to Hilda Herman. 10. OF
1854 Third avenue, after II had been
shown that she was prevented bv in
1uries from ever becoming a mothe-
The girl was run over by a truck on
August %, 1921. at Claremont Parkway
ana Third avenue. The, lower part of
her body was crushed and she has to be
held up when she walks. Her father.
Max Herman, butcher. said there had
been several operations and that an
other was necessary The truck be-
longed TO the Griffen Manufacturing
Company OF 50 Murray street.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01

quotations were prompted by Grade COM
petition.
The small dealer has been ~ bad
shape for several months, said Mr.
Rauchwacer You can imagine what
will happen because OF this new drop
in egg prices. lie can't compete, and
win be forced out Of business. - least
70 per cent. Of them are unable TO meet
their bills already"
A comparison OF present commodity
prices with those Of year ago shows
Il pronounced drop all along the line. al
though they are still appreciably higher
than in 1911. Western dressed steers
at from IS to 1874 cents pound
are at the pre- war level. Western
dressed sheep. however. 10 to Is cents a
pound The price was 2 to IA cents
year ago. and in February, 1914. II y
to IL cents. Dressed fowls are ~ 70 81
cents. The price last year was 80 70
2S cents III February. 1913, il was
rs 60 l9 cents.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
SICK WIFE MISSING;
LEFT RINGS AND NOTE
Wrote She Didn't Want to
Bother Husband Longer.

Edward Grant OF 16G West 445th
street asked the police yesterday to send
out IN alarm for his wife. Mrs. Edna
Grant, 22. who has been missing since
Thursday. She had a nervous break
down. She left note telling her hus-
band that she did not want to bother
him any longer and advising him where
To find insurance papers. diamond en-
gagement ring, her wedding ring and a
number of other trinkets.
Mr. Grant said they hod been married
two years and had had no differences
Mrs. Grant Is 5 feet 2 inches in height
and weighs about 10 poun6s. she WIS
wearing a Hudson seal coat. brown
taffeta dress. black pumps and an
orange colored hat.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
ALL BUT 3 UNIONS SIGN
BRICKLAYERS' DECREE
These Locals Ask Time for
More Deliberation.

officials OF the local unions or the In
tcrnational Bricllayers, Masons and
Plasterers Union appeared yesterday be-
fore Judge Learned Hand in the United
states District Court. and after some
discussion the consent decree entered
into in Washington on last Friday was
signed. An exception in the cases OF
Locals T. "a and 81 in this district was
made BY agreement, so the decree does
not bind them in any way Counsel for
these locals stated that they wanted
mere time to consider the decree and TO
decide about signing II.
Judge Hand said he believed the de-
cree to be a most admirable measure"
and was extremely gratified that the
officers Of the union had taken the at
ttude which they had in signing il.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
LASKER NEGOTIATING
SHIPPING BOARD SALES
Settles Terms Also for Care of
LeUiothon.

a. u. I.askcr. chairman OF the Ship
ping Board. while in New York yester-
day conferred with Herbert F'leish-
hacker. representing the Pacific coast
steamship men who arc backing the pro-
posed $40. 100000 organization 10 pur-
chase and operate American passenger
and freight tonnage on the Pacific
routes. An agreement has been reached
on the details OF the plan. and II will be
put into effect as soon as subsidy legis-
la tion Is passed by Cor -ress, Mr.. Las
ker said
lie also saw y. A. $. Franklin. head
OF the International Mercantile Marine
Company. and disposed OF the final de-
tails OF the abrogation OF the company's
contract with the Shipping Board for the
care and operation OF the Leyiathan.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
TO GREET ADVERTISING MAN.
Notablcs and Publishers Honor
Honor w. IL. Raakin To-Nwbt.

Publishers an advertising men have
arranged dinner for this evening in
the Waldorf, to welcome as resident
or this city William II. Rankin. head
or the William II. Rankin Company.
advertising. l West Thirty-seyenth
street. James j. Davis. Secretary OF
Labor; Postmaster General Hays. Sena-
tor Watson. of Georgia Frank A. Van
deriip. Robert II. Davis and Edwin t.
Meredith. former secretary OF Agri-
culture, will speak, job f. Hedges will
be toastmaster
Mr. Ranking entered the advertising
busir ess in Indianapolis. and establish
cd the William ". Rankin Company in
1916. Later he opened an office here
and acquired the advertising agency Of
Murray. Howe & Co. lie had been liv-
ing ir Chicago.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
INFLUENZA CASES INCREASE.

An increase in influenza and pneu-
monia cases that has been shown in
every Tuesday report Of the Health
Department appeared yesterday. There
we're 165 cases of influenza as compared
with 120 Monday and f53 cases of pneu-
monia as against 100 the previous day
Deaths from Influenza were reported
~ ?. a decrease OF 3. while pneumonia
fatalities we're 76, an increase of 40.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
$500, 900 HERMIT GETS
10 DAYS IN WORKHOUSE

William Mohrman. the rccuse. who Is
said to own property and bonds worth
100000 and who lives in 2 shack in
South ozone Park. Queens. was before
Magistrate Miller IN Jamaica yesterday.
charged with violation OF tire sanitary
law
Magistrate Miller told Mohrman that
he must pay $40 fine or serve ten days
In the Workhousc. Mohrman said he
would rather go TO the WorlShousc than
pay out any money.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
DINNER BURGLAR HELD;
WILL HELP HUNT LOOT
$1,000 Worth Found Already
AUaits Identification.

Thomas A. Bell of Long Island City,
the dinner burglar who was robbed
by men to whom he tried to sell stolen
iowelry. was in Yorkvillc Court yester-
day before Magistrate oberwager. who
held him in $4,000 bail for examination
tomorrow on charge of burglary.
A detective will go with Bell to-day
in an effort to recover more stolen
property. About $1,000 worth has al
ready been found. IT awaits identifica-
ton at the East Sixty-seventh street
station.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
TOLD TO GO TO RENO,
SAYS MRS. c. w. BUTTS
Decision Reserued in NeW'
Jersey DiUorce Suit.

The divorce suit of Mrs. Elizabeth a..
Butts OF 3S5 Central Park West against
George W. Butts OF 9S3 Hudson street
Hoboken. first vice-president OF the
Hudson Trust Company OF New Jar-
sey. on the ground OF deserton. was
tried before Chancellor Lewis IN
Jersey City yesterday. Decision was re-
served.
Mrs. Butts testified that in the sum-
mer of 1915 she accompa her hus-
band on a cruise on his steam yacht
the Gertrude ". and after the voyage
he suggested that she go TO Reno to
get a divorce.
The New York herald., 1922-03-01
FRANCE moNoRs rRoF. uAznN.

Charles nowncr Ilazen of tho depart
ment of history nj Columbia University
has received from the French Govern
ment tho decoration of Chevalier dc la
Legion dHonneur. rrof. Hazen was ono
~ the group of American historians
who accompanied the American peace
1clcsatio 70 Versailles.
The Washington times., 1922-08-03
ZoNINo COMMISSION TO
CONSIDER CHANGES TODAY

The Zoning Commission will today
take up consideration of the follow
ing proposed zonins changes in block
and street classification:
Square bounded by New York ave
nue. and G. Thirteenth and Four.
teenth streets northwest. from first
commercial to second.
Increase of height limit ION De
Sales street from 80 to 10 feet. peti.
ton Of Allan e. Walker & Co. for
Hotel Walker.
Increase of height from 20 to Sc
feet on east side of Connecticut ave-
nue. south Of Tilden street.
South side of c street northeast,
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, from B to c area.
Decrease in height from 55 to 40
feet for both sides Of New Hamp.
shire avenue east OF Eighth street
northwest.
The Washington times., 1922-08-03

was announced In these columns.
Veterans of the stage, o.d-
timers. young enthusiasts for the
better things Of the theater, re-
tired critics and editors, are
sending in letters Of approval
for this Rotarian plan to honor a
great actor at the birthplace and
home OF great drama.
But OF all the hundreds Of
kilograms and letters received.
Of Shakespeare and OF all the
great protagonists Of drama in
the history of the American
theater, sets greatest store by q
letter from Edwina Booth Gross
mani. daughter Of the illustrious
Edwin. which reads:
'As the daughter Of my noble
and deeply revered fnther. Edwin
Booth. am prompted, although
a stranger TO you. to express to
you my deep and sincere apprecia-
ton of your generous gift Ito
the Stratford-on-Avon Memorial
Theater) Of a portrait OF my be-
loved and honored father. How I
wish might be present when
the presentation is made! saw
the announcement in the news
papers by mere chance recently.
/ have sent the clipping to my
only son. named for his grand.
father, and a gifted artist living
In the summer at Ogumput, Maine.
and Of course, a member of THE
Players"
David Beiasco, F. r. Mackey.
director OF the Actors Fund and
Oldest living stage associate OF
Booth, Florence Reed, CHARLES
Dillingham;, William Faversham,
and scores of other celebrities of
the theater have signified their
eager desire to participate in the
August "a ceremonies at the Nc
Alpin when Past-President Arch
c. Klumph. OF the International
Rotary, will accept the Booth
portrait from Chairman r. II.
Sothern. of the committee on
presentation, and carry II to Eng.
land to the trustees OF the
Shakespeare home at Stratford.
The Washington times., 1922-08-03
Dramatists, Historians,
Actors and Managers on
Booth Picture Committee

TNoREMosT dramatists. his.
torians, actors, and managers
u chosen by Il. F. Albse to
serve on the committee which In
TO present an oil portrait Of Edwin
Booth to the international Rotary
for installation in the Shake.
Avon; responded with enthusiasm
to the invitation this week and
earnest approval to the gracious
enterprise which will place Amer
tsa's foremost Shakespearean
actor among the assemblage OF
immortals in the great collection
of>painted and scuiptured portraits
which constitute the worlds tribute
to the worlds greatest poet and
dramatist.
From his home at Oak Rise, Nd.
Maurice Francis Egan, diplomat
and historian, former American
minister to Denmark and essayist
OF international renown, tele-
graphed his acceptance to Mr..
Albee. saying: II am greatly
honored by your kind note. /
would have gone even to the
length of making a journey to
Stratford to honor and to be
honored by helping to present this
painting. Please keep my name
on fhe list. / viii be there"
Robert B. Mantell, living dean
Of American Shakespearean actors,
writes to Mr.. Albee thus: Your
good letter is to hand. It will give
me great pleasure TO attend the
luncheon Of the New York Rotary
Club at the Hotel McAlpin on
August "a. A few weeks ago Mrs.
Mantell and myself visited STRAIT
ford-on-Avon and, indeed, we were
astonished that no picture of our
dear, beloved Edwin Booth was in
the gallery. 1t was a splendid idea
Of yours to have this painting of
our great Shakespearean actor and
/ shall feel more than honored to
be at the presentation"
John Drew writes: II beg to
accept your kind invitation to
serve on the committee which Is
Booth to the Rotary Club on
August "a. With assurance Of my
appreciation, am cordially yours.
John Drew"
Augustus Thomas. foremost
among American dramatists and
an idolator of Edwin Booth since
boyhood, will serve on the com
mittee of presentation, his letter
of acceptance saying: Dear Mr..
Albee: I thank you for your let
ter offering me the honor Of be.
ing associated with the committee
which is to present your gift to
the Rotary Clubs sending the po--
trait OF Booth to the Shakespeare
Gallery at Stratford -on-Avon. II
gives me great pleasure to accept
The Washington times., 1922-08-03
Ancient Egypt
To Be Limned at
Loew's Columbia

"HE 1929 photoplay season
will. be formally inaugurated
at Loew's Columbia Thect-r
next Sunday afternoon with the
presentation Of The Loves Of Pha-
raoh," the latest screen achieve
ment of Ernest Lubitsch. the IA.
nous producer Of Passion" and
Deception" The new picture
achieved triumph recently at the
Criterion Theater, New York.
Against a background Of ancient
Egypt Lubitsch has painted the
story of an ernperor's folly and his
love for a slave girl which costs
him his throne and his life. Con-
trasted against this note Of tragedy
is the story of the slave-girl and
the man she loved, and Of whom
she sacrificed, and who, in the end.
mounts Egypt's throne to rule at
her side.
Emil Jannings, remembered for
his Interpretation of the part Of
Henry VIII in Deception" enacts
the role of Pharaoh. Dagny Servaes
has the part OF the slave girl, while
Harry Liedtke enacts the part OF
her lover. Paul Wegener also has
a prominent part. Greatest Of all
however, is the cast Of / 900 addi.
tional players who give the great
mass effects in the production.
The Washington times., 1922-08-03
LOEW'S PALACE
"The Dictator"

WALLACE REID will open the
1929 photoplay season at
Loew's Palace Theater Sunday
afternoon in The Dictator"
Paramount's perturbation Of the
noted South American story by
Richard Harding Davis. ''The
Dictator" was scenarized from Mr..
Davis manuscript by Walter
Woods and was directed by
James Cruze with a supporting
cast that includes Lila Lee, Theo-
dore Kosloff, Kalla Pasha. Sidney
Bracey, Fred Butler, Walter
Long and Alan Hale.
Washingtonians will recall that
The Dictator" was recently made
into a musical comedy by Charles
Dillingham;, and created a sensa-
ton when II was presented at
the National Theater, with Frank
Craven in the chief role. The
story deals with a revolution in
which Mr.. Reid, as the hero, takes
an active and glorious part, rising
from ships stoker to commander
of q South American army and
winning the heart of a beautiful
girl OF the tropics, interpreted by
Miss Lee.
The Washington times., 1922-08-03
Chesapeake Beach.

"W A S HIN G T o MS coNE1
ISLAND" is the term fire.
quently applied to Chesapeake
Beach, the Maryland bayside re-
sort because of its dazzling Amuse-
ment Fairyland, its saltwater bath
ing, its sandy beach. and its gay
boardwalk.
Only an hours ride from the city.
delightfully."- cool and offering di-
versions of every type. the resort
has a wide appeal. Free dancing,
fishing, grabbing, boating and pic
nicking are some Of the attractions.
Government clerks find the beach
a charming place to go for rest
and recreation after a hard days
grind in the hot office. 1t is easy
to catch the train leaving the Dis
trict Line at 4:40 p. m. Four hours
at the bayside and back in bed by
midnight.
Many are spending their summer
vacations either at Chesapeake
Beach or at North Beach, nearby.
Excellent hotel and cottage accom-
modations are available.
The Washington times., 1922-08-03

to attend the luncheon on August
20 at the McAlpin."
Daniel Frohman wires to Mr..
Albee: II accept with pleasure the
honor rendered me in connection
with the Edwin Booth gift and I
will do my best to be present. II
Is a great though well-deserved
honor to our greatest Shake.
spearean actor of the past"
From her home at Long Beach,
Julia Arthur Cheney writes:
kind invitation to me to
serve on the committee which is
to present the portrait OF Edwin
Booth which the Rotary Clubs of
America will this Autumn install
in the Shakespeare Gallery Of
Stratford-o reached me to-
day and hasten to ASSURE you Of
my willingness to serve on the
committee and Of my pleasure in
being present on August "a at the
McAlpin.
IT am continually hearing of the
splendid American spirit of the
Rotary Clubs of America so that
this great thoughtfulness OF our
profession is not at all surprising.
Your own splendid response to
anything for the betterment Of, or
honor to, every branch of the
American theater is always a de-
light to me-"
q From his home at Kent House,
Greenwich. Conn.,, Brander Mat.
thews. foremost of American essay
lists and critics, writes: Your letter
OF July 15 just reached me and
hasten to acknowledge It. II will
give me great pleasure. to serve on
the committee, but I cannot be
present at the August "a luncheon,
/ am sorry to say. Prolonged i'll.
ness in my family will make II i'm.
possible for me to be in New York
on that day"
From many Of the eminent
teachers. preachers, critics and
editors, Mr.. Albee continues to re-
cetve letters Of commentator for
the Rotary Societies OF America,
for their strikingly unselfish en-
terprise In arranging this in.
ternational exchange Of artistic
courtesy and tribute. Mr.. z. II.
Sothern and his wife, julia Mar
lowe, now sojourning in England,
Maude Adams. the Barrymores,
Walter Hampden, David War
field. Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske
and other distinguished members
OF the chosen committee. are all
expected to be present at the
modest ceremony OF presentation.
There would be no space to
publish the long list Of letters
and kilograms Of approval and
congratulations which have
poured in upon the Rotarians and
Mr.. Albee since the announcement
Of this Booth portrait presentation
The Washington times., 1922-08-03
BODY OF GLENN PLUMB
IS TAKEN TO CHICAGO

The body Of Glenn e. Plumb,
counsel for sixteen labor union or.
ganizations and author OF the Plumb
plan Of railroad operation. yesterday
was taken to Chicago. where funeral
services and burial will take place.
His wife and two children. Miss
Isabel Plumb and William Plumb,
accompanied the body to Chicago.
Mr.. Plunb's Washington home was
At l Leland street. Chevy Chase. Nd.
Mr.. Plumb was a thirty-second de-
gree Mason.
The Washington times., 1922-08-03
Tom Wise Plays
"Cappy Kicks" ,
At the Garrick

,kETAPPY RICKs." made Ia
nous 70 millions Of read
~ ers Of the Saturday Eve
ming Post by Peter B. Kype's
short stories, and to hundreds Of
thousands Of theatergoers by Tom
Wise. will be next weeks offer
ing OF the 9arrick Players.
"Cappy Kicks" is the story OF
q weather-beaten old sea dog,
whose rough exterior concealed a
heart Of gold. and its dramatiza-
ton by Edward e. Rose has a
record Of a years run at the
Morosco Theater, New York. fol-
lowed by a run OF five consecu-
tive weeks at the Cort Theater.
Chicago, in addition to a phenon.
enal record of success on the
road.
Tom Wise. creator of the role.
will play the same part in next
weeks production. and he will
have in his support. Ada Meade.
Foster Williams, Gus Forbes,
John Kline, Ruth Hoffman, and
other members Of the Garrick com.
pany.
The Washington times., 1922-08-03
Glen Echo.

Glen Echo.
THOUSANDS OF city folks find
respite from the heat by
taking the delightful trolley ride
to Glen Echo park, about a half.
hours ride over the Maryland
line and one of the most
picturesque around Washington.
The trolley winds in and out. fol
lowing the upper Potomac and the
canal along which there are many
pretty camps and dwellings. AT
the park. amusement seekers find
six outdoor rides, the Old Mil, the
Midway, which contains two
score Of amusements. canoeing and
many other diversions. The large
open-air ballroom nightly attracts
hundreds. oehmann's Jazz or
chestra of nine furnishes the dance
music.