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The New York herald., 1922-02-16
BRITON ARRESTED
IN GAMBLING RAID
BrOwnlOw, Friend of Lord
e Auckland, Showed Into Cell
by Irish Policemen.
LOSER INFORMS POLICE
Englishman Indignant at
What He Calls Invasion
of His Castle.
LOSER INFORMS POLICE

Freddy Eden, or Lord Auckland, to
give the lad the title by which he is
known in Burke, said rather regret
fully last night that he was not among
those present in the West F'ifty-fif
street apartment of his friend Henry
r. Brownlow of London when a flock
of Irish detectives, taking orders from
Inspector Jim Bolan, busted into the
place the night before and arrested
Henry as common gambler.
Freddy made thai statement In
Friend Brownlow's apartment-the
one that was raided-while Brownlow
under care of his physician, remained
in his bedroom endeavoring to calm
nerves sadly futtered and to repress
Indignation whose surges threatened
the peace of the Anglo-Saxon world
mot l. old banana." said Freddy.
Lord Auckland. sixth Baron of West
Auckland. Not I. old huckster! Had
been there jolly we'll know that the
party would have been even more inter-
esting Can't stand a certain type OF
police johnny, anyway. Disgusting fell
lows! Come miauowing like a cat to
old Brownlow's door
He Let's In the Mewing Cat.
"Oid Brownlow says Let the damned
cat in, somebody. and in romps the
silly tees saying old Brownlow was a
common gambler because a little Israel
- IaI ~ "a Ct
weep on their bally necks because he
had lost a shekel or two. Rotten sport,
what?'
OF course this is running a little
ahead of the story. but It does go to
show the feeling which pulsed through
n certain portion of the English COM
munity last night. a feeling compounded
of amazement and rage that common.
low policemen should have the beastly
temerity to obtrude into a gentleman's
home place him under arrest. put him
in a CELL keep him there all night and
finally drag him to court and expose
him TO the humiiations suffered by COM
mon malefactors.
Anyway. about IL o'clock on Tuesday
night a descendant of a people fire.
ouently mentioned In the Old Testament
called the office of the Fourth police
inspection district by telephone. said he
was Nathan Goldfinger' and added
that he had been deprived of $500 by
means of roulette played in an apart
ment at 105 West Fifty-ffth street.
Loser wceps ~ He Phones.
Mr.. Goldhnser wept softly as he
phoned the tale of his loss. so Bolan's
brisk boys, hearing that the wheel which
had run over GoldhnRer was being run
nv a Sassenach, broke all records get
ting 10 work They hot-footed around
70 the apartment house and just dln
manage to choke off the switchboard
operator before he could telephone
Henry r.. Brownlow's apartment, Suite
y. that there was something doin-
which didn't look good
Upstairs they went In haste and into
the handsome corridor which gave on
10 suite f. Pausing outside the do
they heard voices. laughter. the occs-
sional whir of n roulette whee-likc
nothing else In this wor ld-and once in
n while the peculiar click -clack of CLASH
ing poker chips.
Bent on pinching AZ least one Ens-
lishman before the night was over, tire
Continued on Page Nine.
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stock and bond brokers. lie is a native
New Yorker and makes his home wi.h
his father in the Madison Square Hotel
James +. Pershing. Sr.. is president oi
the Kansas and Texas Oil Company. 100
Broadway.
The new Assistant Prohibition Di-
rector served in the army during thc
war. enlstlng as a private and recoivinL
his discharge with the rank of First
Lieutenant
Mr. Pershlng said last night he agreed
TO accept the prohibition post because
ne felt he wanted to do his bit as
citizen" lie appears to have an under
standing of the fact he is not tackling
an easy job.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16

When the victim of bucket shop with
his tale usually
the bucket
the offender, mulctng
operated under the that his
the victim familiar
bright producer
In the main of the victim laying blame
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
BUCKETING statesmen
LEARN SELLING TALKS
AND TRICKSIN SCHOOL
Employees of Fake Firms Almost Certain to Know of
Operations, Although Sometimes Feeced Like Out
Sales.--future of Sweet Face Wins Investors
Secretary Outwitted Firm by Taking Typewriter.

This is the seventh of series of articles which THE NEW
YORK HERALD is publishing the bucket shop evil.
articles have widespread windng game
methods used and how it actually impossible
to without fleeing
the entire
in view. Another article will appear tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
$19,250,OOO BID HAS
VEHICULAR TUBE JOB
Booth & Finn Get Contract
for New York-New Jersey
Tunnel.
BEGIN IN SIXTY DAYS
States Largest Contract Work
Must Be Completed in
Three Years.
BEGIN IN SIXTY DAYS

The contracting firm of Booth &
Finn, Ltd, of New York and Pitts
burgh yesterday received the con-
tract for the New York New Jersey
vehcliiar tunnel, the largest single
contract ever entered into by New
York State. Their bid of s19,250, 900
for the subaqueous work, the land and
pier shafts on the New Jersey side
and the pier shafts on the New York
side, was the lowest of three consid-
Tunnel Commission opened the bids
yesterday afternoon. The contract will
be formally awarded to Booth &
Finn probably on Monday.
The other bidders were: The p. Nc
Govern Company, Inc, $40, $50, 900, and
Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins, in COM
bination with the Keystone State En-
gineering Company of Pittsburgh,
s22, ,191 900.
The bid of Booth & Finn. Ltd, it
was said unofficially, was approx
mately 100000 less than they were
prepared to ask a week ago, when
opening of the hids was postponed
Both the New York and New Jer-
sey Commissioners expressed greatest
qualification over the amount of the
bid, which was s1,725.OOO below the
estimate Of Clifford NJ Holland. chief
engineer to the commission.
Commission Is Pleased.
L. w. Bloomingdale. vice-chairman OF
the New York commission. expressed the
feeling of his fellow Commissioners over
the outcome OF the negotiations.
I'VE believe" ne said, "the contract
to be entered into with Booth & Finn
will assure the tunnel will be completed,
including the land and approaches neces-
sary, well inside the estimate of s2S.669,-
600 submitted to the Legislatures OF New
York and New Jersey. We think also
that the postponement in the opening OF
the bids was one Of the best things that
ever happened. 1t resulted In genuine
competition from three of the largest
contracting firms in the country, any one
of which was thoroughly responsible TO
undertake the work"
u.
presented the successful bid in person,
aid that in estimating his bid he did so
with a full knowledge of the labor and
material markets OF New York. His
firm has completed six tubes under the
East River projected in connection with
the subway extensions The last OF these
contracts for four tubes. or two twin
tunnels. between Whitehall and Monta-
que and Old slip and Clark streets, was
for sl2,5OO,O00. and at the time II was
entered into was said to be the largest
contract OF it's kind ever undertaken, and
was successfully carried out under war
time conditions This fact was freely
enphasized yesterday by the Commits
sioners when they congratulated Mr.
Finn and NJ L. Quinn. general superin-
tendent of the firm, on the success Of
their bid. Under the contract work must
begin within sixty days of the date the
contract is let, and the tunnel completed
within thirty-sx months. The bond re.
ouired will be 100000.
VIII he No Delay.
"Not only are we thoroughly familiar
with labor conditions in New York. but
we are financially able 10 carry through
ANYTHING we undertake." said Mr.. Finn
1--WE shall begin work as soon as the
lontinupd on Pare Eiyht
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
TAUGHT 100 YEAR LIFE,
DIES 40 DAYS OF MARK
DR.. PEBBLES, Author, Sue
curibs in Los Angeles Home.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 15.--Dr. James
Martin PEBBLES. physician and author.
died IN his home here to-day. just forty
days before he would have celebrated
his Tooth birthday He was vigorous
and apparently in good health up TO a
short time before his death. and only
recently declared that he expected not
only to reach 100 years, but good
many more after that. His last literary
work was a book on How TO Live
Century and Grow Old Gracefully"
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
Members I'm Dispute.

The membership of the American Le-
gion is by no means q unit for the
bonus, as Is evident from the many
long and vigorous fights that have been
waged within the ranks. In fact, 1t was
fully year and half after organiza-
ton before the legion came out flat
footedly for bonus legislation. Even to-
day members of the organization are In
dispute on the wisdom of calling upon
the Government for additional allow
ances.
Among some members of the Ameri-
can Legion the charge is made that the
demand for bonus was put forward in
order to stimulate membership cam
palgns. How well 1t has served In this
purpose, these members say. is evident
from the fact that there are only 1900
900 members out of possible 100000.
Even with the additional veterans as
sociations, the total membership OF
soldier organizations seeking the bonus
is around 100000. or less than third
of the total.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
bag of Tricks Opened.

The school, operated by night or by
day, is not merely TO instruct the
statesmen, or producer" in a tech
rical knowledge of the wares i'm which
he deals. but also the practical appli-
cation of psychology to his work.
That consists i'm a large degree in in
stilling a profound faith in the sales
man in the ultimate cupidity of hu-
man nature: the limtess tricks that
may be employed to breed confidence
in the intended victim. and the swift
compelling attack that lands the vic
tins money after his confidence has
been built UP.
The fact that this or the other
bucket shop does not maintain n
school however. is not evidence that
It's statesmen are not trained in such
q school. That is for the reason that
the greatest field from which the
bucket shop draws it's producers is
that Of the wildcat stock promoter.
And there is hardly a bogus stock
selling concern in New York that does
not give its statesmen a rigorous course
in the talking points of the paper he
is to sell and the manner in which he
may find gullible customers and fool
them into making purchases.
Statesmen for such concerns turn
eagerly to the apparently more pros
porous field of the financial district
It used to be the rule in a bucket
shop-four or five years ago--to pay
producer" so per cent. of the COM
mission on business brought in by
him. To-day If producer" can show
his employer that he has Sucker"
with a handsome bankrol he can get
25 per cent. Of the actual deposit the
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
Continued on Page Four.

"TIORtOA SPEtIAL,' ATLANTIC COAST
LINE De Luxe tain now In service mo ex.
tra fnrrl choice Of ( other thru trains gives
schedules and accommodations az desired.
1915 BROADWAY TEL Longacre 5S65,--Adv.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
EXPRESS rs DERAILED;
2 HURT, 81 SHAKEN UP
Five Cars on Pennsylvania
Leaue Tracks in Maryland.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-two porsons
were injured. one seriously. and thirty
seven others we're shaken up tonight
when three day cars, q Pullman and an
express car, OF a Pennsylvania Railroad
express left tho tracks at Odenton, Md.
The train was an express from Har-
risburg and was on its way TO Wash
ington. having left Baltimore only a
short time before the accident.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
Meeting I'm st. Louis.

When the American Legion had its
inception In France at the close or the
war the matter of bonus came up, but
was passed along until later meeting.
The meeting in France was regarded
as a caucus, and 1t was followed by
another caucus in St Louis in May,
1919. and it was attended by those
soldiers who had remained in the United
States and those who had returned from
overseas, although at that time the num-
ber who had returned was not large.
Some of the delegates to the st. Louis
caucus brought in a resolution which
nrecipitated tremendous fight on the
floor. The resolution, which called upon
the Government for bonus, was op-
posed by the more conservative dele
gates. including Theodore Roosevelt, the
present Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
who made a speech against the bonus.
A vote on the bonus resolution. taken
soon after the Roosevelt speech. re-
suited in its defeat. At that time II
generally was supposed among the mem
bership that the bonus idea had van
ished.
The first real convention of the Amer
lean Legion was held in Minneapolis on
November ii. 1919, the first anniversary
of the armistice. Another effort was
made to have the legion go on record as
in favor of soldier bonus. and there
was fight. The resolution for bonus
was defeated.
The Minneapolis convention. however,
provided for an executive committee.
composed OF members from every stat +.
and territory. which had the authority
to commit the legion to any policy which
might have TO be determined between
the periods Of the annual conventions.
This executive committee met in
Washington in February. 1920. and
adopted resolution asking the Federal
Government to provide $50 bond for
every soldier for every month OF SER
vice It generally was said among
legion leaders at the time that such
action was required In order to promote
a drive for membership.
In 1920 the legion convention was in
Cleveland and II was then that the ac-
tion Of the executive committee in de-
manding bonus was upheld. II was
the first time that the legion. through
its delegates directly, had endorsed the
scheme The convention last November
was in Kansas City. when the legion
reiterated the action at Cleveland.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
Continued on Page Seven.

TheatricG and Hotel and Restaurants.
Advertising viii DC found on Page i2.~Ia,,.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
BONUS BACKERS IN CONGRESS
LOOK TO HARDING FOR AID;
LEGION RENT OVER ISSUE
$1,541, ,447,182 Paid
For Disabled Veterans
Special Dispatch 10 THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., Feb. Is.

A SENATOR who has been look
~ ing closely into the financial
end of the bonus issue said
to-day he had learned from the
United States War Veterans Bu-
reau, conducted under Government
auspices, that since the armistice
the Government had expended ST.
Gal ,447, 1928 in caring for men who
had been rendered physically un-
able to care for themselves. The
expenditures under the United
States Veterans Bureau shows that
this tremendous sum has been dis
bursed in the following manner:
The New York herald., 1922-02-16

that it is impossible for any person
sufficiently intelligent to perform SER
vices of any value to remain in a
fake brokerage Office for any ap-
preciable time without learning of
the bogus character of the business.
On the contrary, every person en-
ployed by a bucket shop, from the
office boy up, is producer" Each
employee constantly is encouraged to
bring in business and the encourage
ment is highly effective through COM
missions and bonuses paid for such
services Quite as encouraging" also
is the fact that if an employee does
not produce" that employee does not
stay long with bucket shop.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16

NOTWITHSTANDING AIR LINE Ry.
An West Coast Resorts. Convenient
schedules ALSO SEABoAHD FLORIDA
ftNfrTEu--G 20 v NJ. Fun information
ii2 West s2d 81. Tel. Bryant j4l3.-Adv.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
VIII BE No Delay.

"Not only are we thoroughly familiar
with labor conditions in New York. but
we are financially able 10 carry through
anything we undertake" said Mr.. Finn
1--WE shall begin work as soon as the
Continued on Pare Eight
The New York herald., 1922-02-16

Special Gable to TIE NEW YoaK HERALD.
Coptninht, 1922. bu TIE NEW YoRK HERALD.
The New York herald., 1922-02-16
Unwary Salesman FIeeced.

Unwary Salesman FIceced.
That there are bucket shops. with
extraordinary pretenses of respect
ability, which try to keep from their
employees the fact that they actually
are bucketing. however, was evidenced
by story told to TIE writer yester-
day. The man who told the story is
the man to whom the incident hap
pened.
salesman experienced with legiti-
mate houses being out of work. got a
place with a bucket shop, under the
impression that TIE place was in every
way first class. He, of course, had no
idea of what was going on in the
cage" So it was nearly a month be-
fore he found out the character of the
firm for which he was working. al
though his suspicious had been
aroused somewhat earlier. His sus-
picions were verified when he found
himself loser to the extent of So, 900 of
funds which he lad placed in the
market with his firm.
There Is going the rounds also the
story of the clerk in one of the big
bucket shops which recently went into
bankruptcy. He apparently knew too
muck. 1t is established that the ter
rife beating he received at the hands
Of certain persons was n result of his
having divulged to creditors attorneys
certain matters concerning the books
of the bankrupt concern.
But the point of this story is TO
show that the head Of the bucket shop
is not alone in his work, but he has
the sharpest and best trained wits he
can gather about him. To bring the
art Of swindling to the point of high
est efficiency many bucket shops con-
duct schools to train their statesmen.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-06

80 an investigation could be made Of the
complaint o. the property owners.
Mr. Phillips said the citizens are OPP
posed to the improvement because "they
are charging US about four prices more
than what 1t cost to lay the original
pavement"
Property owners IN South Temple ave
nue. between the c., I. & W. railroad and
Southeastern avenue, who complained
that q contractor had torn up their street
last fall, preparatory to paving 1t, left
it in an impossible state all winter, and
has not yet started work, were told by
the board that the board can do nothing
for them. The date for completion Of
the contract was Dec. 10. but the board
said 1t has discovered In similar cases
before It in the past few days that the
contract provides that work must be sus-
pended during bad weather and this ex-
cuses the contractor for the delay.
The property owners involved in such
cases, have without exception asked that
the board rescind the contracts and call
for new bids. because prices are consid
erably lower this spring than they were
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-06
EXTENSION OF
CHURCH WORK
DEVELOPING
Increased Resources Supplied
by Centenary Says
Bishop.

ELKHART, Ind, April 6.-"Church ex-
tension work has had a surprising de-
veopment through the increased re-
sources supplied by the Centenary" the
Rev. w. L. Mcdowell told the members
and friends of the north Indiana confer
ence here last night.
Organization church extension in the
Methodist Episcopal Church began in
1869, so that the first half century OF
it's history eliminated In 1915" con-
tinued Dr. Mcdowell.
During this period OF fifty years the
total Offering for this cause was $640S.
AGO. This money was distributed
throughout the home field for 1889
building projects.
Church extension has had Just two
years under the Centenary. Within these
two years, from Nov. 1, 1910, to Oct. 81
1921, the church has contributed $5,315,
912.53, or more than fve-sixths as much
as during the previous fifty years. The
number of building projects aided II
the last two years is 2,041 Hence, IT
the first fifty years Of organized church
extension, aid was given to an average
for two years OF the Centenary exceeds
one thousand projects, or four times the
average OF the first fifty years.
"The total amount distributed for
church extension purposes during 1921
was S2,761, S63.S1. This assisted in the
development of 1.107 building enterprises.
Two hundred and ffty-two of this total
number were begun in the year OF 1920
and received their first appropriations at
that time.
Three hundred and ninety of these
h,g IN aff NJ IN N00
and over. Seven hundred and seventeen
are in rural and frontier communities.
Eight hundred and five are in white Eng
speaking conferences. Two hundred
and seven are IL negro conferences.
Eighty eight are in foreign speaking
neighborhoods. and seven are at student
centers."
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-06

CHICAGO, April 6.-The farm hands
do the work on Crabtree Farm, the coun-
ty estate of Mrs. Scott Durand, but 1t is
the fairies, or '1and spirits" who really
run the place and who keep the waters
pure and clean and make things grow
Moreover. Mrs. Durand consults the
fairies when she is In trouble and they
make things right"
Mrs. Durand told Of the fairies In an
address before the Chicago Psychical Re
search Society. Incidentally, she revealed
that until about a year ago Joan OF Arc
used to visit her daily and read the
morning newspaper before 1t was
brought to the Durand breakfast table
She did not reveal why Joan comes no
longer.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-06
Conflicting Stories
of BOarder's Death

CHICAGO, April 8-Mrs. Lucille Ter
ger was held by police today following
the killing Of Samuel King, "a, board
er at her home.
Mrs. Terger, according to authorities,
told several conflicting stories of the
story.
Lieutenant Micheal Golden. who Ques-
toned her. said she first declared her
husband, who had been apart from her,
had shot King. He later changed her
story, according to Golden, and said she
did not know who killed the man. An
other story she told. Golden said. was
that King was attacked by three men.
Police said they did not believe she
had told the true story OF the KILN
in any of her versions and checked up
on facts and details. There was no
other witness.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-06
HERBERT!

WASHINGTON, April q. Ten
year-oId Herbert Farmer almost got
a spanking from his ma because he
told her to hurry out of the kitchen
where she was baking bread and
come into the parlor and see the
President of the United states.
THAT child in always playing
tricks" said Ma Farmer today. land
there 1 was up to my elbows In dough
and two loaves in the oven and, IL
it wouldn't have spoiled the bread,
I'd have given him a good licking, 1
was that mad"
Ma Farmer confessed she was even
madden and felt Ike giving little
Herbert two spankings when she
learned he had told the truth
President Harding was in the parlor.
A mistake In location had taken
the President to the Farmers humble
cottage at 81 Quincy street, n. E.,
Washington. A distant relative of
the Presidents living at 81 Quincy
street, y. W.. was i'll and Mr.. Hard
Ing was out to call on the patient.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-06
Fairies Superintend Work on Farm,
LOAN OF ARC ONCE REGULAR CALLER
Land Spirits Are Perfect DarIings

These land spirits are the dearest
said. ITO show how real and important
they are to me. had gourd vines planted
over the side Of my cottage because they
have thick stems and make i place fol-
the spirits to sit.
"These little nature spirits are all good
and are dressed very beautifully. 1 com
mand they just as l do the servants on
my farm and they do my bidding. Yes
terday they were fitting everywhere.
not only see them but / can feel them.
Just now Mrs. Durand is staying ut &
Chicago hotel, leaving the fairies to care
Cor her farm, which is one Of the noted
country estates In this section.