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Evening journal., 1922-01-21

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Mrs. dupont. wife OF Senator T.
Coleman dupont. Of Delaware. was
at home yesterday at her apartment
in the willard Hotel in Washing
ton. to wives OF members OF the
Senate Mrs. Coolidge. wife OF
vice-President Coolidge, was among
the callers.
Mrs DUPONT and Mrs. France. wife
OF Senator France. OF Maryland, is
sued cards for a reception to the
wives of members OF the United
States Supreme Court. wives OF Sem
afors, wives OF members of the di-
plomatic corps and wives OF mem
bers OF the House. to be given for
Mrs. Calder on January %. from 4
10 $50 o'clock. in Washington.
Mrs. H. L. Evans, 1907 Broome
street win sail on February 7. for
Germany where she will remain two
months as the guest OF her daugh-
ters Mrs. II. l.. Page King and Miss
Jean Il Evans. on February 25 Miss
Evans and Lieutenant Stuart Milnkin
Bevans. viii be married in Germany
Mrs. Evans will be accompanied
abroad by her sister. Mrs Lewis
Miss Elizabeth Patterson gave a
bridge party on Wednesday after
noon in honor OF Miss Louise Lea
and Miss Marjorie Pyle
Cards have been received from
Walter l. Butler. who is travelling
abroad. stating that he is now in
Egypt
Mrs. John A. TAFT. POLL Boulevard.
sailed today from New York for
Bermuda on the steamship Fort Vic
toria. Mr.. TAFT will sail for Ber-
muda on Wednesday and he and
Mrs. TAFT will spend a short vacation
there.
Mrs II. H.. Kynett and daughter
Betty. of Wayne. Pa. are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Argyle Souder.
171s Washington street
Miss Helen Smith and Miss Anna
White are spending the weekend in
New York city.
Mrs. William Corey is entertain-
ing the following guests from Mil
ford over the weekend Mrs. Frank
Gier. Harry Gier. Walter Gier, Miss
Anna d Carlisle. Mrs. Robert p
Davis and Mrs. j. Lynn Pratt
Mrs. c. NJ STEELE. Jr.. SOS Harri.
son street, entertained at cards thi,
afternoon
Mr and Mrs Harry X. Hocl
spent the past weekend as tn,
guests OF Mr. and Mrs winfield Lat
tomus IN Townsend.
Miss Maude Richardson, OF Cam.
bridge. Md, who has been the guess
OF Mrs. w. p. Chapman, OF the Lyle
apartments, for the past week re-
turned to her home yesterday.
Mrs Cora Heinold Of Blackbird,
spent the past week-enG IN this city.
a. the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
r. Warner.
Mrs. william S. Anderson. wife OF
assistant Building Inspector Ander-
son. East Thirteenth street. is Wis
iting her mother. Mrs. Jane Arm
strong. 2 North College avenue. New
ark. who today is celebrating the
eighty-frst anniversary OF her birth
Miss Dorothy Curley. OF Staten
Island. n. Y. is spending the week
end with friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs P. T. weldin, of Blue
Ball, are spending some time al
Miami. Florida.
James H. Ferral, 1411 ADAM
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Evening journal., 1922-01-21
..BAcKwARD ENTERTAINMENTS

"A Backward Entertainment given
by Backward People" is being plan
ned for next Thursday evening in st.
Paurs NJ. E. Church. by the Count
on Me" Glass. of which Miss Rietta
NJ. Emerson is the teacher. Unusual
program. refreshments and an all
round social time
Evening journal., 1922-01-21
GRACE WOMEN Ar pINNER.

The monthly dinner for women
Of Grace NJ. E. Church will be held
on next Wednesday in the church
house. An interesting program has
been arranged by Miss Bessie Ben
nett, who has charge OF the dinner.
Miss Mary Wheeler will speak and
Miss Elsie Copley will be the soloist.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21
cAnn PARrY Avn EI.sMERE

Under the auspices OF the Els
mere Civic Club a card party will be
held in the club house next Wednes-
day evening. These in charge are
Mrs. John Ball. Mrs. e. b. Shurter
and Mrs w. b. Carsvyell.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21
The Kindly Lad
RY ARTHuR EUGENE sNnTn

BY ARTHUR EUGENE SMITH
He had a kindly nature,
And love of wit and song;
And we beheld him cheerful
When all the world went wrong.
And. like a summer morning
Passing from tree to tree,
Unto his little brothers
He ever strove to bel
Evening journal., 1922-01-21
Box SOCIAL AT sT. PAUIis.

The Girls Athletic Association OF
st. Paurs Methodist Episcopal
Church will give a box social on
Monday evening in the church gym
nasium. The program is in charge
of Miss Edith Adams. Mrs. J. f.
Crowl is president Of the association
and general chairman Of this social
affair.
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nounced that a card party would be
held by the club on next Tuesday in
the community building at Richard
son Park. Both 500 and pinOchle
will be played.
The next meeting Of the club will
be held on February at the home
of Mrs. W. II. Watson. At this time
two new officers will be elected.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21
BABY FOR BALpwINs

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Baldwin. Jr.
s1s West street are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth OF son
born January IA, in Or J. J. Jones
Hospital.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21
ODD v s 9

Boulevard. at o'clock on Monday
evening. All officers and chairmen
are requested to be present
Current Events Glass OF the Will
mington Section. Council of Jewish
women. will be held Monday after
noon at the home OF Mrs Louis
Sklutt, 422 West Twenty-first street.
! Mrs. Lester Waterman, chairman.
has arranged an interesting program.
Mrs. Eugene Springer. chairman OF
the Emigrant Aid Society of Phila-
delphia and president OF the feder-
ated section OF the Penn Council OF
Jewish Women. will speak on I'm
migration Work" Mrs. Matt Fin
ger will discuss "The Influence OF the
Moving Picture on the people OF to-
day" Mrs. James Caswell will pre-
sent national current events and Mrs.
Ralph Saltzman. Jewish Current
Events Piano selections will be
given by Mrs. Samuel Goldstein.
Members OF the womens Aid.
Pennsylvania System, Maryland Di-
vision. have completed arrange
ments for a luncheon to be served
at Todd's Cut shops on next Thurs
day. 1t is expected that more than
$50 persons will be present. Mem
bers OF the organization who can as
sist in serving are asked to as
semble at the shops at o'clock
Thursday morning. They will not
have to come to the assembly room
OF the Pennsylvania Building on
Wednesday afternoon as had pre-
viously been arranged. Those going
to the shops can reach there by
transferring to the East Thirtieth
street car line.
The meeting OF the Norfolk Divi-
sion held at Salisbury, Nd, on We'd
nesday, was largely attended.
The Civic Club OF Marshallton.
house. with Mrs. Nellie Guest presiL
dent, presiding.
The meeting was opened by sing
ing THE Battle Hymn OF the Re
public. the invocation by Mr.. Win
gate, and sherman Wivel recited.
A feature was the sketch entitled
"Grandma Shaw's visit to Cranstor
Heights, which was and artistically
given by the following members and
teachers OF the club. Grandma
Mrs George Mullin. f'Rebecca," Mrs
Grimth. Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Powell
Foard; "Jemima," Miss Weist
"Phyllissey." Miss Dorothy Simpson
'Jobie." Master Author Foard
Betty" Mrs. Clara Guest. Othe
= numbers were; Xylophone' solo. by
I Master Raymond wivel, OF Yorklyn
1.-The old Gray Mare. instrumental
solo by Miss Milda Ford; recitation
by Miss Mary Wivei OF Yorklyn
Z THE Young Cook. Saxophone soil
by Master sherman Wivel; solo b.
Miss Hazel simpson; duet by Ray
mond and sherman Wivel
The Women's Auxiliary OF the
Cranston Heights Fire Company
will give a measuring party at the
fire house on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 2. The proceeds will go to
the janitor fund.
The Sisterhood OF the Temple OF
Truth held a social on Wednesday
afternoon at the Temple. Mrs. Matt
Finger read an interesting paper en-
titled. Hungry Hearts"
A dance will be given in the vestry
room Of the Temple next Wednesday
evening TO which all the Temple
and Sisterhood members confirm
ants. Sunday and Hebrew teachers
are invited.
Mrs. Jacob Faber. Mrs. Lester
Waterman and Mrs. Emanuel Coher
will leave tomorrow for New York
City. where they will attend Tho
Women's League OF the United Syn
agogue which will convene at thu
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

GEOGRAPHICALLY Mr.. and M
William ]. Kirkpatrick II Sirt
avenue, at the Homeopathic Hos
pitai, on January 20, a son.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

DONOVAN-To Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Donovan. 1926 Washington street III
the Physicians and Surgeons Hos
pital, on January II. son
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McGLINCHEY-To Mr.. and NJ. =
seph McGlinchey 112i West strset
az the Physicians and Surgeonsi
Hospital on January 20, twin sos
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Born

MOLAN-To Mr.. and Mrs vv,u,.,s
Nolan, 1927 Chestnut street AZ ~
Physicians and Surgeons Hosnitsi
on January 20, son. ''''''
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Century Club. and was greeted by
many of her friends.
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TRUITT-To Mr.. and Mrs. Harry 4
Truitt, 222 North Franklis 49,.
az the Homeopathic Hos,SxS
January 10, a daughter
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Mrs. H. L. Evans, 1907 Broome
street win sail on February 7. for
Germany where she will remain two
months as the guest OF her daugh-
ters Mrs. II. l.. Page King and Miss
Jean Il Evans On February 25 Miss
Evans and Lieutenant Stuart Millilxin
Bevans. will be married in Germany
Mrs Evans will be accompanied
abroad by her sister. Mrs. Lewis
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

PICKADEL-To Mr.. and Mrs Charles
ifckadel, No. ] South Lincoln stree.
at the Homeopathic Hospital Of.
January 10, a daughter.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Miss Elizabeth Patterson gave a
bridge party on Wednesday after
noon in honor OF Miss Louise Lea
and Miss Marjorie Pyle.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Cards have been received from
Walter l. Butler. who is travelling
abroad. stating that he is now in
Egypt.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

BARTOW-To Mr.. and Mrs. w w
lard Barlow, Poll Harrison street. az
the Homeopathic Hospital, on Janu-
airy II, daughter.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Mrs. John A. TAFT. POLL Boulevard.
sailed today from New York for
Bermuda on the steamship Fort Vic
tqria. Mr. TAFT will sail for Ber-
muda on Wednesday and he and
Mrs. TAFT will spend a short vacation
there.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Mrs II. II. Kynett and daughter
Betty. OF Wayne. Pa. are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. t. Argyle Souder.
171s Washington street.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs. p. T. weldin, Of Blue
Ball, are spending some time at
Miami, Florida.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Boulevard. at 8 o'clock on Monday
evening. All officers and chairmen
are requested to be present
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Miss Helen Smith and Miss Anna
White are spending the weekend in
New York city.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Mrs William Corey is entertain
ing the following guests from Mil
ford over the weekend. Mrs. Frank
Gier. Harry Gier. Walter Gier, Miss
Anna d. Carlisle Mrs. Robert p.
Davis and Mrs j Lynn Pratt
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Miss Dorothy Curley. OF Staten
Island. n. Y. is spending the week
end with friends in this city.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

MT. and Mrs. Harry X Hoch
spent the past weekend as the
guests OF Mr. and Mrs. winfield Lat
tomus IN Townsend.
Evening journal., 1922-01-21

Mrs. William s. Anderson. wife OF
assistant Building Inspector Ander-
son, East Thirteenth street, is Wis
iting her mother. Mrs. Jane Arm
strong. 3 North College avenue New
ark, who today is celebrating the
eighty-first anniversary OF her birth.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
Terra Gotta Block
Falls IFS Feet and
Hills Electrician
Another Workman on Riv.
ersidc Drive Building, Hurt
but Will Live: Missile
Slips From High ScaGoId

August Heckerlind, twcnty-six years
old an electrician, Of 35l West Forty
ninth Street. WAS instantly killed yes
tcrday afternoon when terra Gotta
ornament fell from a scaffold 1875 feet
high at Ninetieth Street and Riversdc
Drive, striking him over the heart He
died in five minutes from the rupture
of an artery.
Caroming from Heckcrlind's body,
the missile struck William Mcdowell,
twcnty-siS years old, laborer, infict-
ing a scalp wound. Mcdowell fell in
sensible. He was removed to Knickcr-
booker Hospital, where it was said last
night he would recover. Mcdowell lives
at 1885 summit Avenue. Jersey City.
Heckcrlind WAS at work with five
others on wooden bridge erected over
the sidewalk in front Of 6ftcen- -stor5
structure being finished by the Nine
tleth Street Realty Company with
Offices at Nincty-ffth Street and
Broadway.
On (; scaNod far above James Dc
Marco Of l69 Eleventh Street. Long
Island City, a bricklaycr, was working e
on the street front of the building. De
Marco shouted as a heavy ornament
became dislodged. Heckcrlind looked
up and leaned backward to do so. lie
was struck by the falling ornament and
fellcd. Mcdowell was working ten
feet away from Hecke erlind. 1t was at
first believed that both men had been
killed.
Assistant Medical Examiner Cas-
sassa examined the body of Hccker-
lind and ordered it removed to the
County Morguc. No arrest was made.
De Marco. questioned by the examiner,
SAID the terra Gotta had slipped from
his scatfold and that he had tried to
warn those below. Detectives Booth,
Trojan and Fitzgerald, of West tooth
street station, were assigned to in
yes tigate the accident
New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
Manhattan

73D ST. 1875 WEST UIotel Nobelton)--
Newly decorated and furnished one. two,
three outside rooms, bath; elevated.
face cars, subway; room bath. $50 monthly
and up; full hotel service: restaurant
New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
Builders Buy
Back Tall West
End Ave. Flat
Purchase Marks Third Deal
and Second Within a
Week ior History House
at 08,h Street Corner

The Winter Realities, Inc, BENJAMIN
Winter president, has rcsold the twelve
story apartment at the southeast cor
nor of Wcsr End Avenue and Ninety
eighth Street and the throc-st
dwelling at 766 West End Avenue. 1t
acquired the property from Rudolph G.
Leeds, tho tnplstc magnatc, week
ago. The dwelling was bought for
light protection by the builders, r. j.
Mclaughlin & Sons, when they erected
the apartment several years ayo. Mr..
Winter had been asking 100000 for
the property.
The property has been bought by
Thomas c. Mclaughlin, father OF the
builders, who sold /. to the tin
plate magnatc. and the Joseph Cor
don Realty Corporation. The anart-
mcnt fronts Clio feet ON the avenue
and 100 feet on the street. 1t contains
suites of five, six and seven rooms.
The dwelling is on lot 1SXl00
In part payment the Mclaughlin Cor
don interests gave tho four-story build
ing at 1l5 West Forty seventh Street,
COX 1908, under lease to the Actors
Equity Association at IN a0nNal Nc;
rental nf about $4,000. Julian T. Sake
negotiated the deal.
Butler Bros. inc rcsold for a client
20 Robert X. Osborne the six-story
apartment, 45.6x 100 at Is and 5 West
102d street, held at $50 900.
Sam Kosncr sold to Jacob Nadciman
a fve-story tenement. at 20 West li8th
Street 25x100
Samuel Soroka sold to Joseph Klein
rock and Sidney Strassburg q ix-story
house, at 235 and 237 East 117th Street
50x10O.11.
Henry Stern sold to Rose Greenfield
for 100000 a five-story fiat with stores
at 244 West 114th Street, 25x1OO1l
Conrad Ludwig sold to Gottfried
at 1873 Second Avenue, 19xe1s
Alexander p. Knapp sold to George
A. Cohan for s30.250 six-story store
tenement, at 1926 First Avenue, 37.6x95
Charles A. Tucker sold to Jacob "
Birsohn a hvc-story store tenement
at 60 East 18th Street, 25XlO010
Jennie M. Chabct sold TO Angelo En-
rico four-story store tenement, a.
-20 East Ninety-sevcnth Street, 25x10O
tenement with stores, at 513 Third
Avenue. 24.Sxl0O
The Thames Building and Contract
ing Company sold to Mary Denncr q
four story store tenement, at 225 First
Avenue, 2OxSO, north Of Thirteenth
Street.
Katharine Burns sold to Barney Er-
showsky 4 five-story store tenement
at 422 East Sixth Street, 27Sx5OSy
irregular.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
Woman Leaps to Escape
Fire After Rescue Fails
Two Of Own Sex Unable 10 Save
Her, She Drops Safely From
Second Story Window

Fire that started on the first foor
of d tenement house at PIG and 2lS
West Sixteenth Street yesterday after
noon spread quickly through the build
ing, driving scores of tenants into the
rain. Two women suffered burns.
Mrs. Lucille Polhman, thirty years
old, was screaming at the window Of
her third floor apartment when fire
fighting apparatus began to collect in
the street below IN response to two
ala rms. Fircmen Michael McInerny
and "Soldier" Kerns, of Hook and Lad
der Company II, reached her with seal
ing ladders and got her safely to the
street. She was burned slightly about
the eyes and was taken to New York
Hospital.
In the rear of the tenement Mrs.
Catherine Thorne lived in a small
apartment on the second floor. She is
a widow, thirty years old. When the
flames swept through the Railways,
cutting off escape, she climbed out on
a window sill and screamed for help.
Mrs. Mary Gallagher. janitrcss, next
door. and Miss Magdalen Merklc, tried
to reach her with an iron ladder sus-
pended from fire escape, but could
not detach it and in desperation she
leaped.
Mrs. Thorns also was taken to New
York Hospital suffering from burns
about the bead neck and arms. Seem
ingly, she did not suffer any injuries
from her jump.
Acting Battalion Chief Edward Quinn
was cut on the head by falling glass,
but returned to duty after his injurie 5
had been dressed by an ambulance
surgeon.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
Reign of PEussianism'
In Army, Asserts Major
Charges, Said to E5ave Been
Made in Letter TO Harding,
News 10 " asIinoton

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Declaration
vas made to-day by Major Malcolm
"heeler-Nicholson. OF the Sd United
states Cavalry that he had sent a
.s''er direct to President Harding
eaafeng that The army is suffering
rom a reign Of Pruss ianism," but at
ae White House and War Department
was SAID that 70 such letter had
come TO the sttent'o on of officials.
MAJOR Wheoier-Nicholson, whose
nome is IN Portland Ore, but who at
present is patient at Walter Reed
ATTY Genera Hospital here. made
puoile copies of his letter, which he
s.c ne had directed to tho President
~ Me rlSk % court martial for in
officers in the Adjutant Generals
| |SrpsIment said Major Wheeler
,wT',nolson w',.o had been transferred to
walter Reed Hospital, according to
NE NE records. "for observation and
".s'ment after having been shot by
i, .aletaker while attempting to enter
n;s quarters Of Major Colby at Camp
~: Sn \. j., orc night to sleep after
Inatns ns his own quarters locked
~, onieers said the records also show
he nS' ,ne major had been sent to Camp
80, 80 rom Fort Ethan Allen. VI. for
10. before military court on
.lI'ses .sl OF being absent without leave
M maklne false official statements.
,.r;!lr major denied these charges to-day,
.o, they we're only a part Of "a
F"s TO get him
New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
Merchants Act TO
End BlackRnaiI bv
Port Tipping Ring
System of Levying Fees Said
tc Involve Customs Brokers
Who Include ''Gva:uitics"
IN Charge 10 Cons;Snees

The Merchants Association an
nounced last night that it intended
to break up tipping system at this
port which has become so extensive
1T is said. as 10 constitute almost the
lcVy ing Of b'ackmail upon importers
whose goods enter New York. The
system is declared to be 50 firmly
established that customs brokers bill
inland consignees for "gratutes" in
connection with handling their goods
those VINO are Inscriptions making an
extra commission by initiating the
charge for this "servlce"
Employees of the steamship com
panies and public cartmen. leaders and
government employees at the Ap-
pralscr's Stores are said to be involved
in the system. The Merchants Asso.
citation already has appealed to some
q the largest steamship companies
and N some instances action has been
taken by the companies as a result Of
specific complaints.
F. j. II. hracke. appraiser Of the
port, has issued strict orders to hi:
employees TO accept no tips and to
thosc n charge on each floor to be
particularly vigilant to prevent the
t'N'''NN VI - 20 ne IdS promised
to discharge employees who take tips
AND asks all Importers who suspcct
that their goods are unduly delayed
because Of their failure to tin en-
pIoyees TO report the matter to him.
1T appears from complaints received
by the association" said the Merchants
association in its announcement, that
tipping has become so thoroughlv os-
taoilshcd that the payment of fees is
necessary in order to receive any at
tentlon from employees and that these
fees are billed to inland consignces by
customs borkers as q part Of their reg
ular charge.
"Not only does this practice enhance
prices and domoralize the customs SER
vice, but it gives New York bad name
wherever such payments arc exacted
from consignecs throughout the coun-
try.
There is Il specific provision OF law
which forbids any person from Offering
and any employee in the customs ser
vice from accepting gratuities.
Complaint is also made that un-
scrupulcus brokers have been grating
n their turn from their consignees,
charging them sometimes as high as
$50 4 case undo rthc heading 'gratu4
hes for merchandise moved through
the Port of New York
New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
New $1,000, 600 Hotel
Planned for Long Beach
STRUCTURE To Be Built Along
Boardwalk and on CO.
operative Plan

r Ihe Alexandria Hotel Construction
DD"mpany Dof ,,y bought sixteen lots on the
noaf"wa'E at Long Beach at the cor
ner CT Lafayette Boulevard The
property consists of about 10000
square lect and extends through to
l,I', hT'9adway; ,i On the site the buyers
vii build hotel to cost approyi-
matcly $1,o0O,oOO Severance S'' & Var Wv.
Alen, architects, are working on the
pans ana 1T is expected ground will
n', De broken f in the spring The plans
can for 300 guest rooms and the ton
hoors Will be fitted up as rooms for
the Alexandria Club. ''''0 ~
me hotel will be built on the CO.
club clPGp"pHq wil ;pcldo plan. A,embership in the
lido Golf Club. which adioins r.on1
heach. The officers and directors in,
clude II. Craig Severance. william r
Tullaly, Wi Martin J.. Peters and Frank
>. Virgins, who is associated in thc
managemcnt of the Hotel yandcrh;lt
and who will manage the new hotel
New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
More Large Apartments Soon
To Go Up in the Bronx

Plans were fled yesterday for three
new Bronx apartment houses. which
Will involve estimated costs Of $4f5. 900
The Noslef Court Company will build
a fvc-story house on the east side Of
Davidson Avenue. $50 feet north Of
l8dth Street, 75xl03, from plans hy J .
NJ. Felson. The cost is placed at sl20.
900. A company headed by Morris
Chorodock will build FIVE story house
on the west side Of Boston Road, 1856
feet north Of lG6th Street, 75.9xiO0, Mt
a cost Of s175,Oo0, from plans by
Charles Krcymborg.
On the plot, 75xSo.7, on tho south
side Of East 1YSth Street, lt6 feet east
Of University Avenue, the Charles
Mark Realty Company plans similar
structure designed by the same archi-
tcct who estimates it's cost at $3.50 900
Gronenberg & Lauccetag are preparing
plans for the erection of q fvc-story
apartment with stores at the southeast
corner of Walton Avenue and lSist
Street, 75xl00. for Lazarus Levy.
owner and builder This building is
designed in suites Of three. four and
five room apartments, and Will cost ap-
DrOXimately $3.50 600
New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
Denby Disgraces 5 Petty
Officers as Rum Runners
Dishonorable Discharge to Fol-
low Years Imprisonment of
Quintet Of SmugeEcrs

From The Trtbsnes Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Feb. Reduction
to the lowest grade in the navy, I'M
prisonment for one year and finally
dishonorable discharge was the pen
atty approved to-day by Secretary Of the
Navy DENLY for five petty officers who
were found guilty OF smuggling alco-
holc liquors into the United States
from Cuba.
The men are: D. f. Koch, chief
boatswain's mate; Carl G. Harslopp,
commissary steward; Vernie E. Ely,
chief quartermaster's mate; Eldon O.
Keener. chief machinists mate, and
John Walsh, chief watertender.
The five were found guilty of snug
Cling large quantity of liquor on
November 10, 1921, while they were
members of the crew of the Red Wing:
They were convicted of conspiracy and
violation of the regulation which pro-
hibits liquor on a naval vessel. The
court sentenced them to dishonorable
discharge and Imprisonment of from
two to three years. The Navy Depart
mcnt in acting on the cases however.
disapproved the convictions On the
charge Of conspiracy, because of in
sufficient evidence, and reduced the
prison sentence in each case to one
year, with reduction to able seanen,
the lowest rank in the service.