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The New York herald., 1922-02-22
INFLUENZA MOUNTS;
PNEUMONIA ALSO UP
Measles ConpIicate Epidemic
Situation.

Cases of both influenza and pneu-
monia and deaths from the former dis
ease mounted somewhat yesterday and
pneumonia fatalities fell off, according
to DIR Royal S. Copeland. Commissioners
of Health.
Influenza cases were reported at 400 as
compared with 1874 Monday and pneu-
monia at 269 as against 121 the previous
day. Deaths from influenza were thirty
one, which was seven more than Mon
day and from pneumonia 10i. or twenty
four less than the day before.
DR.. Copeland said the pneumonia situ-
alton has been complicated by the
prevalence of measles In certain dis
tricts. He explained that child or
younger person. when weakened by an
attack OF measles. has less resistance
to ward off pneumonia.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
Curacao Watermelons
Here Owing to Dry Law

TT HE Dutch West Indies chief
island, Curacao. which used
to send before the Eigh-
teenth Amendment swatted exotic
luxuries to this port large quanti-
ties of what its users regarded as
the most delightful orange liqueur
imported, Curacao. has started a
new export for the appreciative
palates of America. And Georgia
had better watch out, because the
export is
WATERMELONS!
The Red ID liner Philadelphia,
from Venezuela and Curacao, dis
charged yesterday the first cargo
of these melons. averaging about
twenty pounds each, consigned to
William Frank & Co., who said
that it was the first cargo of the
kind ever received here.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
VOTES 81, 900, 900 MORE
TO CLEAR AWAY SNOW
Estimate Board Also Acts to
Obey Court Orders.

So far this winter the removal OF snow
has cost the city s2.000,GO0, and the
Board of Estimate at a special meeting
yesterday voted an additional $1,000, 900
for the Street Cleaning Commissioner.
After somewhat heated private ses-
sion the Board Of Estimate reconvened
and reshaped the 1922 budget In order
to comply with court orders. The most
important action was the transfer OF
S499,152 from the charitable institutions
appropriation OF the Public Welfare De-
partment 10 the police pension fund.
This was in compliance with a recent
order OF the Court of Appeals about
which Stewart Browne had been heck
ling the board.
Comptroller Craig protested against
the depletion Of the Welfare Depart
nent funds. but Acting Mayor Hubert
damned the action through with the
declaration that the department would
not get into hot water before December
and could be helped out then by accruals
from other departments.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
STILLMAN HAS TEN DAYS
TO OPPOSE S6, 500 AWARD
His Counsel to Fight Author
ify of Commissioner.

Justice Joseph Morschauser of the
Supreme Court. It was learned yester-
day, has allowed counsel for James A.
Stillman ten days to submit a brief on
the legal phase OF the application for
$500 which Mrs. Stillman asks to
cover the expenses of a commission in
Canada. 1t probably will be several
weeks before Justice Morschauser will
decide the motion for this allowance.
Counsel for Mr.. Stillman is expected
to appeal to the Appellate Division from
the order appointing Eugene II. Godin
of Montreal as high commissioner to
hear witnesses for Mrs. Stilman.
Mrs Stlllman has seen approximately
forty-four witnesses In Canada and will
call them TO combat the testimony that
che was friendly with Fred Beauvais at
the Stillman camp at Three Rivers Que.
Although Justice Morschauser directed
that the commissioner begin his hear
ings on March 13, Il Is doubtful n the
trial will go on them, as Mr.. Stillman
will fight TO prevent the commissioner
from hearing witnesses.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
NEW LANDLORD ENDS
YEARS OF FREE RENT
Tenement Dwellers Heard the
U. s. Owned Property and
SO Refused to Pay.

Sixteen families occupying the tene-
ment house at 431 East Seventy-second
street were notified yesterday by their
new landlord. Ernest n. Adler real
estate agent of 1906 First avenue, that
he would accept rent for the last six
months from those who cannot show re-
ceipts for this number of rent pay
ments OF the tenants would have to
move out
All the tenants have been served with
summonses to appear before the Munich
pal Court on Friday and show cause
The janitress, Mrs Josephine Beber,
who has lived in the house for seven
teen years, declared that somebody told
the tenants long time ago that they
were occupying Government property
and that they need not pay rent.
Despite the Government ownership
tradition some of the tenants have paid
their rent, said Mrs. Beber. She added
that they had told her they had no re-
ceipts for their payments. They had
paid the money to young Russo, son of
Napoli Russo, who owned the property
for many years. Mr.. Russo died
eighteen months ago ana the agent Tor
the estate said that he did not know he
had been authorized by the late Mr.
Russo to collect the rents, therefore he
had not collected them.
Mr. Adler, who owns thirty other tene-
ment buildings in the city, purchased the
Seventy-second street house February J.
'I Immediately investigated and heard
that some tenants, had been living there
rent free for ten years. know that no
rents were collected in 1921 and none so
far this year. I'll let the tenants off
with six months back rent, which be-
longs to the Russo estate. and the Feb
ruary rent, which Is owing to me. II
they can't pay they will have to move"
Most of the tenants are Bohemians,
Slovaks and Hungarians. A few are
Irish and Italians. The flats have two.
three or four rooms. with rents at from
$3.50 to s14 a month. ''I expect to make
some improvements" Mr.. Adler added,
"and will apportion the rents on the
basis of the expenditures"
Mrs. Beber said that come tenants
are old and rheumatic and unable to
move from their flats. One woman is
I'll. she stated. There are not many chill
dren in the tenement. which Is near the
corner of Avenue A. Mr.. Adler said one
man who had not paid cent Of rent for
ten years was preparing to move TO the
country into bungalow he recently
purchased.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
LIFE OF BOY VALUED
AT $1,000 BY JURY
Justice Tierney Surprised at
Auord Made to Father.

A jury in Supreme Court in The
Bronx awarded $1,000 yesterday 10
Peter Martins of 424 East 13sth street.
The Bronx. for the death of his son.
Carroll. 13, who was killed by the pro-
peller blades Of a launch in boating
accident on Coney Island Creek July
20. 1920.
"Is this all that a human life Is
valued?' asked Justice John NJ. Tierney
Addressing the jury he spoke of the love
OF che parents for the boy and said the
youth personified to them all that was
noble and fine. 'T am inclined to
think" he said. that this verdict is
the result OF a compromise rather than
an expression OF opinion by the jury OF
the value of this life"
Counsel for the father moved to set
aside the verdict on grounds of made
auacy, but immediate opposition was
raised by attorneys for Louis c. Gerkin
of Elkfnsvile and Edward Spott of 1897
Lefferts Boulevard. Richmond Hill. CO.
defendants. Justice Tierney az first said
he would grant the motion, but then
decided to take briefs on the question
Of the valuation OF life. The suit
was for $4,000.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
TWO HELD IN $4,000 ROBBERY.
Chauffeur to Get No BaiI--Other
May Return to Sing sing.

Michael Mario Of 10 Spencer street.
Brooklyn. chauffeur Of the truck on
which two bank messengers OF the
Greenwich Bank were robbed on Mon
day OF bag containing $4,000. was
held without bail for examination Friday
by Magistrate Jean Norris In jefferson
Market court yesterday. He was charged
with robbery and acting in concert
Frank Flanagan OF 342 East Forty
eighth street. the other suspect held in
tho case. was not arraigned but the
police said that n they did not succeed
in fastening the robbery on him he would
he sent back 10 Sing Sing Prison to
finish n term there. He was paroled
In the custody OF the Catholic Protective
Association. which notified the police
that tho prison authorities wanted him
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
HANDCUFF JEWELER,
GET $4,000 IN LOOT
Bandits in Newark Fasten
Friedman to Window Bars,
Then Rob Store.
BIG HAUL AT DENTISTS
Police Believe Same Two Men
Stole Gold Crowns and Fill
ings Worth $4,000.
BIG HAUL AT DENTISTS

Harry Friedman, jeweler of 20
Springfield avenue. Newark. was held
up in his store yesterday afternoon by
two men who came in and said they
wanted to look at engagement rings.
They pointed a revolver at him when he
forced him to go into a back room.
where they handcuffed him to the iron
bars of window Then they went
through the safe and trays. stealing
diamonds and other jewelry worth $4,000.
Friedman was released half an hour
later by Deputy Sheriff Charles Schiff.
who heard the jeweler. calling for help.
The Newark police believe that the
bandits were the same men who earlier
in the day ripped open the safe in the
office of the Empire Dental Laboratory.
in 11S Springfield avenue. and stole gold
crowns and filings valued at about
$4,000.
open Safe With Crowbar.
The thieves forced two heavily bolted
doors to get into the office and then after
drilling a hole in the side of the safe
ripped it open with crowbar. The
robbery was discovered yesterday morn
ing by Miss Dorothy Hunter. an en-
ployee, when she opened the office.
Benjamin and Isidore Kaplan were
held I'D yesterday morning in their deli
lessen store at 2S9S Broadway by three
men with revolvers. The brothers were
forced to go into the back room. and
one man guarded them while the other
searched the cash register, stealing 500.
Later the police arrested three men.
but they were released when the kap-
lans could not identify them.
Carolina Wilson, SO. of 221 East Fifty
first street, was arraigned yesterday
before Magistrate Hating In Essex
Market Court and held in $4,000 bail
for the Grand Jury, charged with steal
ing a dress worth $50 from Wanama-
kersS According to the police the
woman went into the store. tried on the
dress and then walked out with 1t. she
was arrested by Miss Ida venton. a
store detective. The police said that
Miss Wilson had been arrested four
teen times on similar charges.
Dresses in Suitcase.
Joseph Singer OF S6S Eagle avenue.
The Bronx. and Samuel Reisberg. who
refused to give his address, were locked
up in the West Thirtieth street station
yesterday, charged with trying to steal
six dresses worth 5000 from the Rotary
Frocks, Inc, at 10 West Thirty-fourth
street. Martin Bulagur president Of the
company, told the police that the two
men had put the dresses in suit case
and had started away with them. but
that he made them believe he had
pistol in his pocket and held them until
the police came.
Louis ]. Babiowski. grocer of 32S
East Ninth street. and Miss Mary
Malywazko. employed as maid In the
home of Wolf Brant at 230 West
Seventy-ninth street, were arrested yes
terday afternoon charged with stealing
furniture, clothing, jewelry and liquors
worth $1,139 from the Brant home be-
tween last April and November. The
girl told the police that she gave the
stuff TO Babiowski In the belief that he
was using 1t to furnish an apartment. as
they intended at that time to get mar
ried.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
HIRSHFIELD SUGGESTS
HYLAN FOR PRESIDENT
Takes Up Whalen's Cry and
Boosts for Mayor.

David Hirshfield. Commissioner OF
Accounts. turned his daily observations
on current topics" yesterday toward the
possibility that his chief might be NOM
mated for President of the United
States. The boom was started by
Grover A. Whalen before the Rotarians
of Florida last week and has been
rotating ever since.
Mr.. Hirshfield protested ti:at so far
as he knew the Mayor had never had a
thought of the Presidency but stranger
things have happened" The fact that
the Mayor was Catholic would not
initiate against his nomination or cleo
ton. Mr. Hirshfield thought. adding:
THE people are awakened to the fact
that the time has arrived when a united
effort must be made against the in
sidious propaganda of the money inter-
ests and their attempt to retain con-
troll the Government for their own use
and benefit. Rockefeller money put
over prohibition while we were at war
and 1900 10000 of our voters were in
the country's service. The same inter-
est is now attempting to seize control
of our public schools In order to educate
our children for the farm. mill and fac
tory and develop them as worshipers of
the money aristocracy."
After backing up the contention Of
william randolph Hearst that the peo-
pie who voted against Article X. OF
the Wilson peace treaty had had the
same idea forced on them in Articles
III and Nv. of the four Power treaty
Mr. Hirshfield went on to say:
ut is my opinion that I'm the coming
Presidential election II Will not be a
question OF religion but question Of
the man. The people will demand for
their candidate for President n man
who. like Mayor Hylan. is honest. strong
and brave enough TO tell the trusts
monopolies and international banking
interests: so far shalt thou go and no
further and who will conduct the gov
eminent Of the people for the benefit Of
all the people"
II was Mr.. Hirshfield. whose boosting
OF Mr.. Hylan for years, got him into
the political limelight in BROOKLYN. In
another statement on the educational
bill introduced nv Senator Schuyler NJ
Meyer. Commissioner Hirshfield de-
nounced II as a standard OIL product"
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
FAMILY EATS UP" ALIMoNY.
silk Man Cannot Fay Former
wife, He Pleads.

Justice Platt in Supreme Court at
White Plains was asked yesterday TO
adjudge John j. Ciingen. head salesman
for ". r. Malllnson & Co, silk manu-
fscturers of Manhattan. in contempt for
failure 10 nay allmony 10 his first wife,
Mrs Ada VI. Clingen. from whom he was
divorced IN 1913. Mr.. Cllnren's earn
ings were placed al between $4,000 and
$40, 600. Mrs. Clingen had received an
award OF $4,000 year. but this was re.
fured 10 $1,000 by agreement
Mr.. Clingen's lawyer admitted his
client had not paid the January aiimony.
saying his present wife and three chill
drcn by her "atc up the incomcV Tsa-
dor Wells. counsel for Mrs. Clingen, said
he had written cat least ESQ humiisting
letters asking for money" Mr.. CllngPn's
lawyer said his son by his former wife
10 an insurance broker and that his
daughter earns $50. AZ a stenographer.
justice Plat reserI wri1iecision.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
BIG GAIN BY UNITARIANS.
Correction of Error shows Increase
of 21,42f since 1919.

The Christian Register issued to-mor-
row will print a denial OF n press re-
port from Washington that while other
has lost 10000 members since 1916 Blame
for the error Is attributed to DIR. Il. o.
Watson. the Washington secretary Of
the Federal Council OF Churches OF
Christ I'm America. who computed the
figures from the Unitarian Year Book,
which gave only partial list of actual
members.
The actual strength OF the Unitarian
Church, according to the official cor
rection. Is 1o3936, instead OF 81 1856 as COM
puted by Dr. Watson. This represents
a gain over the 1916 census of 21.42i
members. or $50 per cent.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
Kisses His Former Wife
After She Gets Divorce

CUPREME COURT JUSTICE
- CANNON yesterday granted
decree of divorce TO Mrs.
Gertrude Butterfield. 797 Prospect
place. Brooklyn. wife of II. Allyn
Butterfield. editor of news pic
torial film.
David Oliver. a friend of Mrs.
Butterfield. testified that on August
Is, 1921. he had seen Butterfield
enter a Manhattan hotel with an
unidentified woman. Butterfield
himself identified the hotel register
that showed he was there on the
date in question.
After Justice Cannon had
awarded to Mrs. Butterfield her de-.
cree Butterfield leaned over. kissed
his former wife and said:
Come on. kid. let's go out and
cat"
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
SENTENCED IN $4,000 THEFT.
william A. Reeves Had Placed
Blame for Act on Shell Shock.

william A. Reeves. 3s. of 1853 Scher-
merhorn street. Brooklyn. was sem
fenced yesterday to two and half to
ten years In State Prison by Judge Null
queen in General Sessions.
Reeves. who said he served with COM
mendation in the British forces in the
war. was arrested on February s when
his sweetheart informed the police OF
his whereabouts. He admitted having
stolen n 1900 payroll from the concern
by which he was employed, at 25 Broad
way. He blamed his dishonesty on the
fact that he had become accustomed TO
drink to relieve the strain of shell
shock.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
MISS FARRAR SEEKING
EVIDENCE IN THE WEST
Diuorce Witness Said to Be in
San Francisco.

Miss Geraldine Farrar, opera singer,
who is suing her husband. Lou Tellegen,
for a divorce, applied in the Supreme
Court yesterday for commission to
take the testimony In San Francisco of
a witness who, II was stated. Is In pos
session of knowledge concerning associa-
tions of Tellegen in California three
years ago.
Decision was reserved by Justice
Blur. who heard 1t in chambers at the
request of a representative of Samuel
Untermyer. counsel for Miss Farrar who
asked Justice Blur to hear, also in
chambers. his reasons for not wishing
to make his application in open court
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
CLERK GETS $1,000
OUT OF PETTY CASH
Borden's Accuses Porto Rican
Who Posed as Exporter on
$27 a Week.
HAD MOTOR AND 2 HOMES
Vouchers Raised by Adding
Cipher Is Accusation
Against L. A. Miret.
HAD MOTOR AND 2 HOMES

How Ernest A. Miret a s27 a week ex-
port clerk, masquerade as a prosper
Gus Porto Rican exporter. with an
apartment in upper Broadway. an auto
mobile and a summer home at Sleeps
head Bay, was revealed yesterday when
Miret was arrested on a charge of
grand larcany made b. his employers,
the Borden Farm Products Company.
According to Walter Engels. manager
of the legal department. of the Borden
company. Miret confessed that for more
than a year he has been systematically
raising cash vouchers for small amounts
and has stolen between $1,000 and 5000
ito play the races He was held in
s., 200 bail in Yorkville Court for hearing
tomorrow.
Miret is 27 years old and lived in an
expensively furnished apartment at 227s
Broadway. near Eighty-first street,
About two months ago when he rented
the apartment he told the superinten-
dent that he was an exporter and the
son of wealthy Porto Rican planter.
He lived with two young women, whom,
he introduced as his wife and sister.
Women Friends Disappear.
The women disappeared yesterday and
the apartment was closed. Attaches OF
the building wers surprised when they
were Informed that the young man was
not the successful business man he ha6
represented himself to be. He had
given the Borden company as refer
ence. explaining that he "had business
transactions with that concern The
reference" was not investigated.
The superintendent said Miret's
wife and SISTER" were Porto Ricans
and that the former was a graduate
nurse. They had lived well and took
frequent automobile trips in Miret's car.
With the approach of spring they
planned to open bungalow at Sleeps
head Bay.
Detectives Muller and Layden of the
East Fifty-first street station, who ar
rested Miret in the Borden offices. $50
Madison avenue, said the young man
admitted he had been seeing life" for
year or so and had spent thousands of
dollars on race horses and women. He
seemed deserted by his friends In court.
No one offered to help him out with
bail or legal advice. He told Magis-
trate Oberwager that his lawyer was
Had Been Raised Recently.
Mr.. Engels, on behalf of the Borden
Company, said Miret had been employed
by them for three years and had come to
this country six years ago from Porto
Rico. He was well thought of by his
employers and only recently had been
raised from S24 to S27 a week. Neither
his dress nor behavior an the office in
dicated that he was leading fast life.
said Mr. Engels.
1t was Miret's duty as a clerk in the
export department OF the company to
draw money from the petty cash fund
to pay consular fees in connection with
export shipments. When these cash
vouchers were indorsed by his su-
periors. he would add a cipher and
draw sum ten times the amount au-
thorized. His thefts would not have
been discovered. said Mr.. Engels. IL the
yearly check had not shown an un-
usually heavy drain on the petty cash.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
WOMAN, 81, KILLED
BY CITY TROLLEY CAR
Is Carried $50 Feet Along
Staten Island Tracks.

A one man municipal trolley car Of
the Silver Lake line. Staten Island. with
twenty-five passengers aboard, struck
Mrs. Matilda Goldberg. 81. guest at
the Swedish Home, 90 Bristol place
West New. Brighton. in front of the
home last night and carried her 150
feet before Il was stopped. DIR. Huber
was called from State Island Hospital,
but Mrs. Goldberg was dead.
The woman was returning from n
trip TO Manhattan and had left an out
bound silver Lake car in front of the
home She had to cross the other tracks
4 81. George car was coming swiftly
down the slope and the woman was un-
able to get out Of tho wey.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
OUT OF jon, HANGS HIMSELF.

The body Of John N. Springer. So. OF
80 Foley avenue. Jamaica, was found
hanging to rafter in the cellar of his
home yesterday by Edward Seaman
hespcrdert
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
MAsoNs RETURN FROM CUBA.

Forty-three Masonic pilgrims who
took part in the unwilling at Havana on
February 16 OF bronze tablet TO the
memory OF DIR. Elisha Kent Kane.
Arctic explorer. returned yesterday by
the Ward liner Siboney, delighted with
the generous hospitality Of Cuba. They
represented lodges OF Pennsyivanis.
New Jersey and NcT York.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
The Inheritance
of Every Young
American Is the
Gift of Liberty
under a Constitution framed
by the
Fathers of our
Country led by
George Washington

whose birthday is indelibly
written in the heart of every
true American. The twenty
second of February should
be universally observed
throughout the U tie d
States.
Noble men they were, who
never ceased from their
labors until they agreed ito
form a more perfect union,
to establish justice, to Sc.
cure the blessings of liberty
and to insure domestic tran
quality"
The remembrance of the
Revolutionary struggle, tnat
resulted in American ;nde-
pendence, brings vividiy be-
fore us Paul Revere. George
Washington, General Put
nam, General Lafayette,
Warren Prescott and Wayne.
If the young men and
women, who are native born,
coming on toward citizen
ship, will make themselves
familiar with the lives of
Washington and his asso-
ciates and their sacrifices.
they will reverence and
venerate what they did 20
secure to our country the
blessings we enjoy.
[Signed]
nj Ma~<,'
February a2, Ieaa.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22

Last Five Days Of February Sale
Bring Furniture at Half Price
Plenty of furniture at half price-more than hun
dred thousand dollars of it.
See it for yourself-grouped in front of the Ninth
Street elevators the sixth gaerybedroom and dining
furniture-and stretching back either side of ro
tunda. Still more-living furniture-near the Ninth
Street elevators fifth gallery.
Amazing big, roomy three-piece upholstered living
room suites for $162.5O and $175-realy amazing!
10 piece dining suites at $281.5O, $345, SASS,
$56o-Think of it! Ten pieces!
magnificent $1124 mahogany combination Chip
pendale bedroom suite of IL peces11 pieces-going for
$500.
6-piece ivory enameed Sheraton bedroom Suite
that was $775-going at $3S7.50.
opportunities these prizes
do quickly. Only days The
February Sale absolutely February 2S next Tuesday
sell during
the sale all single suites not be
usually
suite or piece you are looking for cu -.
The New York herald., 1922-02-22
Gloves on smart
gauntlet lines, $3.95

With the soft fiaring wrists
that are worn with the tailleur.
Fashioned of black or white kid
skin.
Pique stitching.
Street Floor, Old Building