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The New York herald., 1922-11-21
DESCRIBE ODDITIES
OF MISS SOUTHMAYD
Witnesses Tell How Spinster
Washed SoiIed Money and
Stored Soiled Clothing.

Miss Emily T.. Southmayd, who died
more than a year ago, washed soiled
paper currency and dried 1t in her home
at IS West Forty-seventh street. it was
testified yesterday by Mrs. Helen Mon
teith. a former employee. before Surro-
gate Foley and a jury who are hearing
the contest of Miss Southmayd's will.
Mrs Monteith was a witness for Sam
uel y. Southmayd Of East Orange,
nephew, and his sisters who are OBJ
jecting to Miss Southmayds bequests
to charitable and religious Institutions
aggregating more than S2,600,000. -Four
of their witnesses were called
Mrs. Monteitn said Miss Southmayd,
in fear of burglars, locked the door OF
her room when she went to meals In
another part of the house. She sub
stantiated other testimony that her tor-
mer employer allowed soiled clothing to
accumulate for long periods and burned
dresses and bed clothing in an open fire
place in her room. On one such occa-
sion, she said. neighbors were alarmed
by the chimney fire which was result
Of this ncineration.
When Miss Southmayd moved to the
Forty-seventh street home from the
Washington Square section Mrs. Mon
teith said she ordered the sewer con-
lfNNHiStAtNS
escaping sewer gas.
Robert l.. Davies, plumber of Ruth
erford. ~ j., testified that while tight
ening faucets and connections in the
Southmayd home Miss Southmayd asked
him what he was doing, and when he
told her he was trying to STOP leaks she
ordered him from the house, declaring
that he was trying to poison her.
DR.. Eben Alden for many years house
physician at the Hotel Samoset in Rock
land, Me- where Miss Southmayd often
went for the summer, testified that Miss
Southmayd showed progressive symp-
toms OF hardening Of the arteries for ten
years prior TO 1915. He considered that
from 1915 to 1919, when last he saw her,
she showed evidences of being irrational.
Joseph H. Choate, associated with Col.
Henry d. Stimson as counsel for the ex-
ecutors. closed his presentation of evil
dence by reading a copy Of a will which
Miss Southmayd executed in 1913. This
he said, was similar to the one which Is
being contested.
The trial will continue to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
BANKRUPTCY CHARGED
TO CATERING CONCERNS
Constantine cnd Allied Firms
Are InUoIUed.

Involuntary petitions in bankruptcy
yesterday were filed In United States
District Court against George Constan-
tine. 564 Fifth avenue; George Constan-
tine. Inc. 2602 and 2233 Broadway. and
the Partisan Catering Company Inc, JGi
Fifth avenue.
George Constantine, as an Individual.
had liabilities listed at 100000. with as
sets OF $4,000. George Constantine. Inc,
listed liabilities at s125.000. with assets
Of $4,000, and the Partisan Catering
Company had estimated liabilities OF
S3o0 1000 and assets OF 100000.
Petitions against all three cases were
filed by Morris Il. Deutsch. Kathryn
Roth and Gene Francis, each filing
claims Of $4,000
Judge Augustus y. Hand after hear
ing arguments by Marcus Helfdnd. $50
Broadway attorney for he petitioners.
and Archibald Palmer. representing the
creditors committee of tho Partisan Ca
tering Company refused to appoint a
receiver for any of the defendants and
gave Mr.. Palmer until this morning in
which to file an answer TO The charge
that the firm he represents is not lnsol-
vent. MIR. Constantine In person and for
Constantine Inc. admitted insolvency
and agreed to the appointment Of re-
ccivers.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
Woman Charms Victims
For Pocket Picking Pal

~ AINLESS pickpocketry was
revealed yesterday when
Isadore Seiger, 3S, of 29SS
West Thlrtieth street, and Fanny
Goldstein, 80, of 2902 West Thir-
tieth street, both Coney Island,
pleaded guilty in Washington
Heights Court and were sentenced
to six months each in the work
house. Detective Burns, who ar
rested them in the subway station
at 125th street and Lenox avenue,
said they had been working in
crowded stations and trains. The
woman would charm prospects"
while Seiger would lift their wal
let's. Each had been convicted
several times previously for pick
ing pockets.
Five ordinary pickpockets of the
old direct action. school pleaded
guilty in Essex Market Court to
robbins workingmen in rush
hours and We're sentenced.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
TIME GRANTED OXLEY
OF STERLING HOMES
Housing Scheme Promoter
Gets Deferred Sentence.

Alfred G.. Oxley, whose activities as
president of the Sterling System Homes
of / West Thirty-fourth street, landed
him in the Tombs five months ago or
"A charge of grand larceny in the second
degree, WIS given three months yester-
cay In which TO attempt to settle with
his creditors He had pleaded guilty
Judge Mancuso In General Sessions de-
ferred sentence and released him In
5000 bail.
According to the charges against him
Oxiey represented that he could supply
ready made houses at instalment plan
prices ranging from $1,000 TO $4,000
He received money from about forty
persons who have not received the
promised houses Their claims against
him aggregate $4,000.
John T. Dooling. former Assistant
District Attorney. counsel for Oxley
said that his clients home in Elizabeth.
y. j. may be sold for the benefit OF his
creditors. His parents in England also
have helped
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
CHEFS OUT IN OPEN
AT HOTEL EXHIBIT
Anxious to Tempt American
Boys to Take Up Cul-
mary Art.
MASTERPIECES ON VIEW
Public Show Opens at Grand
Central Palace-Conventions
Start To-day.

Exhibitions and demonstrations OF the
abilities of chefs of the larger New
York hotels furnish an important fea-
ture of the National Hotel Exposition
which opened last night in Grand Cen
trail Palace under the auspices of the
New York State Hotel Association and
the Hotel Association of New York city.
The fifty-fourth salon OF the societe
Culinaire Philanthropique of New York
will open at o'clock this afternoon.
Louis Paquet, head chef of the Hotel
McAlpin, and president of the society,",
said the exhibit will be OF the same sort
that used to cause the city's -Four Hun
dred to flock to Madison Square Garden
in the seventies and eighties.
For fifty-seven years, with the eXcep-
ton of the four years of the war, the
society has held an exhibition here. Re
Gently the chefs have been worried at
the inability to attract American boys
TO take up their art. So, to tempt boys
to take up culinary studies as well as
to interest housewives. the members of
the society are planning the finest ex-
hibition in the history of the organiza-
ton. The salon will be open TO the pub
lie. The food exhibits will be changed
daily. To-day there will be six groups,
which will include pastry, confectionery,
decorated Easter eggs. fancy breads for
breakfast, lunch. dinner and supper,
petits fours and tables of honor which
will allow the chefs to display their in
dividual geniuses by setting whole tables
or single masterpieces.
Among the chefs who will take part
in the exhibition will be Louis Paquet,
McAlpin Louis Zeller, Pennsylvania !;
Charles Scotto, Ambassador Louis dat,
z-Carlton Leony Derouet, the Com
modore Louis Seres. the Biltmore Rene
Aujard. Waldorf Astoria Joseph Bog
gia, Plaza o. Gentsch. Astor, and Pros
per Grevillot and Seraphin Million
former chefs at Delmonico's.
Hotel men from all parts of the
country arrived in New York yesterday
to attend the exposition and the hotel
conventions which will be held here dur
ing the week in conjunction with the
show The business sessions will start
this morning with a meeting of the Long
Island Hotel and Restaurant Association
at the Commodore at 9 80 o'clock. fol-
lowed by the thirty-sixth annual con-
venton of the New York State Hotel
Association at IL o'clock at the same
place.
More than 500 hotel men attended
luncheon yesterday in the Hotel Penn
sylvania given by IL. NJ. Statler who
spoke on the application of the Golden
Rule to the hotel business.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
shows in it's present
Collection of Tapestries
Some Fine Gothic Verdures

Gothic tapestries make important use of
flowers. They present the simple unsophsticated
flowers of nature the creations of primitive artists
The tapestry illustrated is fine example of Gothic
design, and is of size suitable for overmante or
wall space of moderate size
These Gothic tapestries take a special interest
when one remembers that the streets and bridges of
old Paris used to be hung with them for the entrance
of kings and queens Louis XI, for instance, made an
entry into Paris the Pont DIES Changes which
hung with superb tapestries for the occasion. The
king rode white charger his trappings set with
turquoise, gorgeous canopy over his head Just
he reached the bridge the air became full of the music
of singing BIRDS twenty-five hundred of them being
released at that moment
Tapestries such now exhibition Aa
QudtrieDae belong to the spendor of kings.
Gothic verdure (ilustrAed) IT, in f. in. 200
Gothic verdure f. a. Observation-Disclosures
Gothic ver1urc IL e.. In. "A. $4,000
Fourth Floor Old Buidinc
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
3 GUARDS GO TO JAIL
FOR PASSING ALIENS
Four StoIOol0oys Escape From
Ellis IsiGnd-One Gives Up.

Three guards from the immigration
station on Ellis Island were sentenced
yesterday IN Federal court 10 pay a
fine Of Sl2j and serve three months in
prison each for accepting bribcs 10 per-
nit an alien 10 escape the detention
quarters The guards wero Thomas
Hartnett John a. Conroy and John W.
Kennedy.
-Four stowawnys escaped from tho de-
tentiOn quarters Of Ellis Island on Sum
day. one was captured The other
three plunged into the water and are
thought to have swan 90 the Jersey
shore The one who was captured said
he did not have nerve enough 20 at
tempt such q long swim IN cold water.
lie is "a scandinavian.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
APPEAL FOR 100000
is MADE BY Y. w. c. A.
Campaign Launched to Meet
1928 Deficit.

Because funds In hand fall 100000
short Of the s1.721.727 required for OPP
GRAFTON OF the Young Women's Christian
Association New York is 1923 n
weeks campaign was launched yester-
day to make up the deficit.
william Fellowes Morgan. president.
heads the budget week committee. which
includes Mrs stephen Clark. Mrs.
Dwight w. Morrow Mrs. William
Henry Hays. Mrs. Jonathan Bulklcy,
Mrs. John Clark. Mrs. Edward Perry
Townsend and Mrs William Sloane Cof-
lin. Campaign headquarters IS at clio
Lexington avenue
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
SISTER AND BROTHER
WASSERMAN'S HEIRS
Estate of Broker Estimated at
Upwards of $4,000

The will OF Jesse A. wasserman,
broker. who committed suicide in his
apartment at 90 East Eghty-third
street. November IS. was filed for pro-
bate yesterday. dlsuosng OF an estate
valued at upwards Of $4,000"
Mr.. Wasserman left his sllverwarc,
paintings. etchings and drawings 10 his
sister Mrs. Joseph J. O'DOnohue Sd, OF
a West Eighty-aeventh street and the
residue TO his brother, Edward OF East
Fortv-fifth street.
Walter Seigman Of Deal. y. J.. a
cousin. and Harold A. Content OF 100
Broadway. were appointed executors.
The will WAS dated September 2S
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
E. T. MA YNARD HEADS
BROOKLYN CHAMBER
Banker Will Hold Post Until
General Election.

Edwin p. Maynard. president of the
Brooklyn Trust Company. was elected
president of the Brooklyn Chamber of
Commerce at special meeting of the
board of directors of the chamber last
night. His term is until the second
Tuesday in February. when a general
election will be held for the selection of
all officers. Frederick w. Rowe. first
vice-president of the chamber. has been
acting president since the resignation
last July of j. Harvey Williams as
president.
The resignation Of Mr.. Williams was
the result of a controversy with Mayo
Fesler. paid secretary OF the Chamber
of Commerce, which began when Mr..
Williams claimed that Fesler was in
terfering with his plans. Fesler also
resigned later and is now secretary of
the Civic Club of Chicago.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
MOTORS KILL FIVE,
BADLY INJURE ONE
TaXicab Runs Down Woman as
She Leaves Trolley and
Starts for Curb.
FOUR CHILDEN VICTIMS
Well Dressed Elderly Man Is
Taken Unconscious to
Hospital.

Four children and a woman were
killed last night and yesterday by au-
! tomobiles In Manhattan, Brooklyn and
The Bronx. The woman was Mrs. Lena
Packer of 155 East Forty-seventh street,
who was run down at Central Park West
and Sixty-third street by taNicab
driven by Joseph .Aronkoff or 756 Union
avenue, The Bronx. The police said that
Mrs. Packer was trying to cross the
street after alighting from an Eighth
avenue trolley car Her skull was frac-
tured and she died an hour later in
Roosevelt Hospital
william Hagen, 10 years old, of 215
West SiXtieth street, saved nickel OF
his lunch money yesterday and after
dinner last night started across the
street to buy candy He was struck and
knocked down at Sixtieth street and
Amsterdam avenue by an automobile
driven by James Black of 229 Columbus
avenue He was dead when examined
at Roosevelt Hospital.
Robert McCrindock, 10 years old. of
229 Sixty-first street, Brooklyn ran in
front of a five ton automobile truck
owned by the Texas Company. while he
was playing in front of his house. He
was killed almost instantly. Witnesses
told the police that the chauffeur. John
Devine, of 20 Huntington street Brook
lyn. was driving slowly and was not to
blame.
schooIboy's slayer Escapes.
Julius Newman, years old. or l6iS
Washington avenue. The Bronx, was
killed in the afternoon in Washington
avenue near Public School No AZ by an
automobile the driver Of which sent the
machine down Claremont Parkway and
escaped. The boy was crossing the
street with three other children a few
minutes after school had been dis
missed. Patrolman Anthony Lee of
the Bathgate avenue station called an
ambulance, but the boy was dead when
the surgeon got there.
Complaining of a sore throat, Joseph
inc Beatty, seven years old. of ESQ
East 135th street, The Bronx, known to
the neighborhood as 'Tootsie," did not
go to school yesterday, but In the after
noon left the house to play with other
children in the street in front of PSI
East 135th street. An automobile driven
by William NJ. Gors. 40, of lS4 Spencer
street Brooklyn, struck the child when
she ran in front of it, according to the
police.
Gors took her to Lincoln Hospital,
where Dr. Smolinsky said she had been
killed instantly. Patrolman John j.
Coogna, of the Alexander avenue
station, arrested Gors on technical
charge of homicide.
Elderly Man Run Down.
A well dressed man about 20 years
old. with a gray thatch of hair ana
gray Van Dyke, was knocked down last
night at Broadway and Nineteenth street
by southbound taxicab driven by An
thony Amato OF 70 Battery avenue,
Brooklyn. The man was rendered un-
conscious and was taken to New York
Hospital suffering from possible frac-
ture of the skull. in his pocket was
letter addressed 60 the Holy Communion
of Angels Church, Chicago. and signed
by Carl Thule of the Angels Church of
this city.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
LIQUOR PnINrEnY RAIDED.

Dry agents Of tho staff Of Gus J.
Sinons. chief state corcemont officer.
yesterday raided print shop on the
second floor of T. East Twenty bird
street and seized quantity of whisky
labels and gphysicians' prescription
blanks. large supply Of srecial label
paper also was seized PHILIP 1Sashdan.
n tvpesettor, 90 1872 Union avenue. The
Bronx. and August shapiro q Canda
svenue Brooklyn owner OF the place.
wsrs Arrested.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
no rny Drnn NEXT MONTH.

Ferdinand Pecora. acting District At.
torney said last night that he expected
60 place Gilmore y. der head Of the
bankrupt brokerage firm OF Z. y. Dier
& Co. on trial some time next month
He is charged with grand larceny and
with bucketing stock orders The firm
failed for sJ.000.000 last February
Dier sought a change Of venue so that
he could be tried outside Of this city.
but his application was denied.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
JnnsnY nLEcTRIo nArE cur.

The Public Service Electric Company
Of New Jersey will reduce at once its
rate to householders rcarly 10 per cent
and its rate 70 power uscrs almost 3
per cent, cutting its annual revenue
between st.5o0.000 and s1,750.0O0 II
serves 275.00o houscholdcrs and 10000
retail power userA The new ratc will
@" ninc cents q Nlovatt hour for house
instead of 10 cents.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
SOUTH FERRY RUNWAY RAzED.
Bridge 10 Thirty ninth street
House und Carried OO,oOO.OOO.

The elevated runway connecting the
elevated station at South Ferry with
the Thirty ninth street Brooklyn ferry
house Is being demolished Since its
erection ia 1890. it has been used by
more than 90.000,000 people
New ferry houses are TO be built for
tic Hamilton and Atlantic avenue lines
Eat viil set back forty feet from present
frontagos.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
33c ward for SOC grade

5000 yards of IL in. all-white
pure linen homespun crash, for
dish, hand and roller towels, or to
embroider as table runners.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21

holiday spirit. Each WITH q
IA in. turkey platter. We
have captured them at a spe-
cial price for our Thanksgiv-
ing Sale.
107 pieces in each. Also in
open-stocks, so that if one wishes
one may add to the pieces COM
posing the set, bouillon cups, for
instance, or after-dinner coffee
cups and saucers.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
Typed Towels

With the words glass, tea.
pantry or kitchen woven in
the towel-size "a x 33 in. for
$3.50 a dozen-4O0 dozen.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
SIS Bernardaud French
China Dinner Sets, $42.50

Bernardaud of Limoges has set his seal upon 100 din
sets whose gay designs breathe the very of the
holiday spirit Each with
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
Toweling by the Yard
35c yard for 45c grade

$500 yards glass toweling Of,
heavy pure linen, in red or blue
check, II in. wide.
First Floor, Old Building
in Aisle, Street Floor, Old Building
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
$S.4O doz. for $1,000 to
$500 grades

420 dozen in two grades of pure
linen, hemmed and hemstitched
towels with white or colored bor-
ders, J18x34 in. to 20x36 in.
Sold in not less than half dozen
lots.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
Great Sale Housekeeping Linens To-day
Many things at Half Price
Others a Fourth Less

An importer readiusting
his business connections, and
deciding to sell out his stock
on hand, brings to our Gus
toners in time for Thanks
giving-and not far ahead
for Christmas:
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
Composition of the Set
The Design

is as lovely 1t CHEEKY aover knots and nosegays of
field flowers spashed here and there forgeme-nots butter
cups, hareoel wild Coin gold handles of effective
Shapes. Second Gallery, New BUILDING
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
Moravian Linens
at Half

Napkins, stand and table
covers, shams and scarfs;
and 10 odd tablecloths of
very fine quality.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
And Other l.

$2.25 Table Damask,
$1.35 yard
1000 yards of 62 in. silver
bleached and 1000 yards of
bleached 70 in. damask.
Napkins
$3.75 doz. for $5.50-18 in.
silver bleached linen napkins
800 dozen.
$4.75 doz. for $6.75-21 in.
silver bleached linen napkins
255 dozen.
$5.75 doz. for $7.75-211k in.
napkins-145 dozen.
s6.75 doz. for $9.75-21 in.
and % in. napkins-300 dozen.
Linen Huckaback Towels
$4.20 dozen for $3.50 grade
200 all-linen hemmed huck
towels, size 1Sx32.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
Irish Linen Table Cloths

165 from our regular
damask, circle design:
2x2 yards-$s.75, were $12.
2x21s yards-$11.50, were SIS.
2x3 yards-$14, were SIS.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21
inen Offerings
$7.2O dozen for $1,000 grade

325 dozen in three grades of
pure linen, hemmed and hem
stitched huck towels, in sizes 1Sx
81 in. and 19x34 in.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21

stock, of a beautiful double
Napkins to match, $11.50;
were $14.50-22 inch.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21

= 'O0AiNt
hand, the following:
Napkins, IL, IS and 22l inches
square, at 35c, soc and 75c each,
for 75c, 81 and $1.5O grades.
Stand covers or shams, 27 in.
or 81 in. square, at 81 and SIPS,
for So and $3.50 grades.
6x1l in. oblongs, at 25c each,
for soc grades.
Of extra fine linen, han
drawn work, are the followi,
80 in. and 32 in. squares for
shams, stand or card table covers,
at $3.25 and $3.50, for $3.50 and
$7.25 grades.
36 in, As in, 81 in, 60 in. and
~ in. table covers, at 81, S6. So,
$1O.75 and $16.5O, for $3.50 to
$35 grades.
6xll in, Sx12 in, 1924 in.
The New York herald., 1922-11-21

tlIedu lncn, nenlSClCcIleQ Dy
lSx54 in. scarfs, at $1.50 for
$3.25 grade.
20x45 in. and 2Ox54 in. scarfs,
at $1.50 and $1.75 for $3.25 and
$3.5 grades.
27x45 in, 27x54 in. and 27x63
in. scarfs, at 81, $2.25 and $3.50,
for 81, $3.50 and SIS grades.
28x72 in. scarfs, at $3.50 for
SIS grade.
i-hemstitched and with hand
lg:
oblongs, at 60c, 65c and $1.75
each, for $1.25, $1.4O and $3.50
grades.
1896 in, 1Sx54 in, 1888 in.
scarfs, at $3.50, So and $3.50, for
$5.25, $3.50 and $3.50 grades.
20x54 in, and 2Ox72 in. scarfs,
at 81 and SIS for $3.50 and sig
grades.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-21
WOMAN IS CLEARED,
BROTHER CONVICTED
Of BRUNEN MURDER
Widow of Slain Man Faints as
She Is Cleared and Kin
Is Found Guilty.

Mount Holly, \. j., Dec. 20.-Mrs.
Doris Brunen Wednesday night was ac-
quilted and her brother. Harry {.
Mohr. was found guilty of murder III
the first degree in connection with the
staying of the formers husband. Hon
est John T. Brunen, circus owner.
The jury recommended that Mohr be
sentenced to life Imprisonment at hard
labor.
The jury had been out about three
hours TN request of Walter 5. ke-
own, counsel for the defense, sentence
was deferrd until after the Christmas
holidays. Justice Samuel kalisch set
ting January 8 as the date. At that
time Mr. keown said. he would move
for a new trial.
As the foreman. Walter Wills. an
aged farmer. announced the verdict.
Mrs Brunen grasped Mohr's hand. sob
bing. "Oh. Harry, Oh. Harry" She
then tainted. her head striking a chair
as she fell
Mohr. his hands shackled and two
state troopers clutehing his arms. lean
ed over and caressed his sister.
Hazel Brunen, daughter of the slain
Snowman. who testified for the prose-
cution, was not in the court when the
verdict was read.