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The New York herald., 1922-08-24
CRACK u. S. RIFLEMEN
SAIL FOR MILAN MEET
viii Complete Practice on
American Range at Cobienz.

Crack American riflemen. who will
compete in the military rifle meet in
Milan. Italy, September 12 to 20, sailed
for France yesterday on the steamer
President Adams of the United States
Lines. At Cherbourg they viii take
train for Coblenz. Germany. where they
will complete their practice work on the
range OF the American Army of Occupa-
tion.
on the team are Walter r. Stokes.
civilian. Of Washington, - c.; Lieuten-
ant-Commander c. II. Osburn, IT, S. NJ:
Sergeant Morris Fisher. u. $. A.; Lieu
tenant-Commander a. Wilson. H. $. N. !;
Lleutenant-C Commander A. ID. Denney,
". S. N: Major w. T. Waller IT, S.
NJ O.. IN charge OF the team Major
j. X. Boles u. $. A.. Capt Joseph
Jackson, u s. NJ. c., and Marine Cum
ner c. A. Lloyd.
!. Lawrence Neusslein, a civilian. was to
haYe gone as a member of the team,
but 1t was announced at the last mo-
ment that he could not go. Stokes won
the world Individual rifle champion
ship at the tournament last year in
Lyons, France. Lieutenant-Comma nder
Oeburn was second and Sergeant Fisher
third The United States team won the
Argentine trophy and the worlds cham
piouship.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
SKY POLICE CHIEF
TO FLY TO CHICAGO
Aims to Link Aviation PATROL
Here With Cities in the
West.
WILL START NEXT WEEK
Major C. A. Wright Says New
York Organization Has
200 Pilots Now.
WILL START NEXT WEEK

With view of bringing about a
higher and more efficient development
and closer relationship OF police aviation
in cities between here and the Middle
West. Major c. Anderson Wright. flying
executive officer of the aviation division
reserves of the New York Police Depart
ment. will start a stopoff fight from here
to Chicago Or Tuesday or Wednesday
of next week.
Major Wright. who was decorated for
flying service while a member of the
A E. +. in France. returned from Wash
ington yesterday where he had con-
ference with officials of the aviation mail
department of the Post Office Department
and received the sanction to make the
fight along the air mail route to Chi
cago in company with a mail plane.
About the only city In the country out
side of New York that has succeeded in
developing a police aviation service Is
Chicago. In the stopoff places Major
Anderson will explain to the different
police heads the advantage of having
"sky cops"
II expect to leave Mitchell Field at
Mineola either next Tuesday or We'd
nesday" said Major Wright. Mayor
Thompson of Chicago suggested the idea
of a flight to Chicago where police avia-
tion is In it's infancy
Many people think we receive pay.
but this is not so. In order to take
care of petty expenses. each member of
the unit pays dues. We are out to clear
the skies of reckless aviators who in
dulge in low flying in violation of
Jfr,o s,tv< 81. fatxr 90
crowds
I'VE have trained more than gao men
and they are ready to take the air at
short notice. l believe the public will.
in time take US as seriously as the Navy
Committee
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
MAIL BANDITS GET
25 YEARS IN JAIL
Chapman and Anderson Are
Sentenced After Quick
Jury Verdict.

Gerald Chapman. alias 1.-THE Count"
and George Anderson. alias Lambert. "
were found guilty in the United States
District Court yesterday of holding up
a United States mail truck and stealing
securities worth s2.40O.00O at Leonard
street and Broadway on October a.
Judge Edwin r. Holmes imposed on each
man a sentence of twenty-five years in
the Federal pentitentiary at Atlanta.
The jury went out at l :45 p. NJ. and
after taking about an hour for lunch an
nounced chat they had agreed upon a
verdict at 4 :35 o'clock. Owing to Judge
Holiness absence from the court house
the verdict was not received until 5 80
o'clock. The two men We're found guilty
on the first and second counts of The
indictment: the first count embracing
the charge of robbing the United States
mails and the second of holding up a
mail wagon and jeopardzing the life of
the driver. The other five counts. Judge
Holmes said. We're merged in the first
two.
Judge Holmes said that the penalty of
twenty-five years was fixed by the sec
ond count of the indictment, the graver
crime of jeopardizing the life of the mail
truck driver. The first count. robbing
the mails, only affirmed the second. lie
said, and was therefore merged with It,
Counsel for the defense successfully
moved for a new trial on the ground
that the evidence was not sufficient to
convict beyond a reasonable doubt .or
stay of sentence, and for a stay of
execution in order to prepare bill of
exceptions, all of which motions were at
once denied by the court
Charles Loerber. the third man inn
plicated in the robbery and who turned
Government witness. will probably be
sentenced to-day. Loerber pleaded guilty
to robbing the mails, AS he aided the
prosecution 1t is probable that clemency
will be shown
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
BOARD LET'S CONTRACTS
FOR TWO NEW SCHOOLS
Julia Richman Building Will
Cost 81 1864, 900.

The contract for the erection OF the
new s1,se4.000 Julia Richman High
School at Sixty-seventh street and Sec
ond avenue was awarded yesterday by
the Board of Education TO Frymier &
Hanna Company.
The contract for Public School No. 65
in East 141st street. The Bronx, was
awarded to Emil Diebitsch, whose esti-
mate was 100000.
Plans for new school at Walton
avenue and 171st street, The Bronx. at
an estimated cost of S905sA00 were APP
proved and II was also agreed TO incor-
porate In the 1922 building program the
new school to be erected north OF Kings
Highway, between East Twenty-second
and East Twenty-third streets, Brook
lyn.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
AL SMITH APPOINTED
DRIVERS CHAIRMAN
Safety Institute to Establish
Free Schools.

Alfred e. Smith, former Governor
and president OF the United States
trucking Corporation. has been ap-
pointed chairman OF the Drivers Com
mittee of the Safety Institute of
America. the institute announced yes
terday.
The institute soon win establish in
each of the five boroughs free schools
for automobile drivers, in which op-
orators of commercial vehicles Will be
taught the fundamentals OF safe driv-
ing, proper maintenance of motor We
hicles and rules OF the road. These
schools will be started immediately
after Safety Week in October.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
STOKES HEARING NEAR
ON CHILDREN'S CUSTODY
S75,OOO Alimony Hearing
Also Likely in Ten Days.

Hearing on application of Mrs. Helen
Elwood Stokes for $4,000 allmony AMI
permanent custody Of her two children
after the separation she won last ,ar
from w. T.. u. Stokes may be resimel
within ten days. The case was sched-
ued in Part Nv, Special Term. before
Justice Edward r. Finch. but was not
called.
The understanding Is that counsel are
trying TO agree on a date for the re-
sumption.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
DOG CATCHER'S WIFE HAS
LANDLORD CONVICTED
Wissel, Queens Leader, Ad-
n1its Guilt.

Charles c. Wissel. so, former state
Senator. Assemblyman and Democratic
leader In Queens county. was convicted
yesterday in Jamaica police court on a
charge of disorderly conduct preferred
by Mrs. Jane Albertson of Hook Creek.
l.. l.. who alleged that Wissel her
landlord. dispossessed her eight months
ago and has been sending her many
annoying letters
In some Of these letters. according to
Mrs. Albertson, Wissel chided her be-
cause her husband. Benjamin Albert
son, is a dog catcher In one letter he
called Albertson a bum dog catcher"
and said that both she and her husband
would have starved last winter If he
had not given them money. Wissel ad-
mitted writing the letters. Magistrate
Miller suspended sentence.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24

More persons have peen arrested IN
the last week f1 driving automopiies
In the streets Of New York while intox-
lcated than during any other week since
the traffic court has been In existence.
Magistrate Frederick y. House In traf-
fic court yesterday laid the blame for
the rapidly increasing number Of auto
mobile accidents 10 drunken ldrivcrs.
"Tho drunken driver" said the Mag
lstrate, rs making the streets Of this
city unsafe. and more than ever before
IS endaugering the lives OF men, women
and children am going to put drunken
drivers off the streets if have 20 SEND
every offender to the workhouse for six
months"
Magistrate House revoked the license
Of Ambrose Jones, 35, taxicab chauf-
feur. Of $40 West Fiftg-third street,
who had been convicted OF driving while
drunk. Jones conyained that he would
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
Mrs. r. Stuyvesant Left
When Liner Paris Sails

TUST as the last line was being
cast off the French liner Paris
- yesterday there arrived on the
pier Mrs. Rutherfurd Stuyvesant,
whose home address Is In the New
York Social Register as 19 Rue Du-
mont D'Urville, Paris, accompanied
by her son, Alan. Although she
had reserved two suites de luxe. she
was unable 20 get aboard. She
said she had raced to the ship from
somewhere in New Jersey, that her
baggage was being rushed along be-
hind in a specially chartered motor
truck. AS the Paris steamed down
the river, Mrs. Stuyvesant said she
intended going directly TO the White
Star pier and making arrangements
to sail Saturday on the Majestic.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
REUNITED AFTER IL YRS.
BY BUMP IN SUBWAY
Woman Has Second Marriage
AnnuIIed and Returns to First

A man and a woman. straphangers in
a crowded subway train, CHANGED to
bump, and. turning to apologize TO one
another. discov cred themselves to be
husband and wife. who had not seen
each other in seventeen years. accord
ing to the story told Supreme Court JUS
tice Cannon in Brooklyn yesterday.
Mrs. Helen Courtney of 924 Broadway
Brooklyn. the woman in the case. mar
ried George Beck In March. 1905. she
said. They lived together only eleven
days. Years passed and she believed
Beck had died. In 1914 she married
again. Mrs. Courtney asked the annui-
ment of her marriage to Courtney on
the ground that she was still the wife
OF Beck Courtney made no opposition.
Neither he nor Beck was IN court Jus
tice Cannon granted the annulment.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
Arrests of Intoxicated Drivers
Break Records OF Traffic Court

not be able TO earn a living for his wife
and four children.
There are other ways you can make
living said Magistrate House. Il
am taking your license away to keep vou
from slaughtcrinG citizens In the streets
Of this city. You cant leave booze alone !;
therefore you are not fit TO drive q
taxicab And am also going to send
you TO the workhouse for thirty days"
The Magistrate also fined Miss Bea-
trice Darling. 20. Of 220 West Seventy
fifth street s25 for driving without a
license. She was arrested when she re-
lieved her chauffeur at the wheel of her
automobile.
dispatch from Trenton last night
said that Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Dill yesterday revoked the licenses Of
twenty nine motorists. nineteen Of whom
were charged with driving while intoxi-
Gated.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
GIDDING TAKES OVER LUCILLE.
Employs whole staT of DiScon-
ttnucd Dressmaking Concern.

Virtually the entire staff, numbering
more than 100 persons, of the former
dressmaking firm Of Lucille. Ltd, OF this
city. has been taken over by J. NJ. Cid
ding & Co. The new group viii become
a feature Of this Fifth avenue importing
and speciality house and win have charge
OF the custom made dresses SUITS ana
wraps.
LADY Dun Gordon organized Lucille,
It'd. thirteen years ago, but In recent
years has had no active connection with
the firm. a few months ago the house
discontinued business and the manager.
designer. saleswomen, manikins ana
needlewomen have been absorbed az
complete organization by the Gliding
company. Mrs. Evelyn McHorter VIII
continue az head OF the Lucille depart
ment and G.. IL. Tolman, formerly treas
urer Of Lucille, Ltd, VIII be manager
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
"pEEK-A-Boo. MAN BANKRUPT

A voluntary petition IN bankruptcy
was filed yesterday by Jean Bedlni Of
245 West Forty-seventh street, inter
ested last year In the Columbia Theater
summer show known az "Pcek-a-Boo" :"
The total liabilities listed amount to
szz.oss. with assets OF $73.s25.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
New Umbrellas Imported
Arrived from Paris and London
on the same day
on the same day

Adorable short umbrellas, the
newest length in Paris--with
fascinating handles - Of pol
ished woods or vernis martin,
and with ferrules to match. The
unusual heavy quality of silk in
the covers gives them that de-
lightful stubby look.
SIS to $28
And from London the same
day came slender umbrellas,
typically English, with malacca
or snakewood handles, some
times tipped with gold plate or
silver or with an amber colored
crook and leather wrist straps.
Plain crook handles are per-
haps the most Enthusiastically
British of all, and very smart.
$16 to $40
Second Floor, Old Building
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
New Fall Suits
at $3.50
For Miss IL to 20

New in silhouettes and new
in color @
The softly fitting suit with
the jacket either tying tight at
the hip, or hanging in straight
loose lines, the newest notes
from Paris!
The new brownish reds and
the new reddish browns and Of
course in black.
Black caracul or black fox
for trimming, as smart as fur
can be.
And made of veldyne, that
marvelously soft, simple, fab
ric, which accentuates the
gracefulness Of these new lines.
Second Floor, Old Building
The New York herald., 1922-08-24

q. N, VINCENT. 524-526 9Th ave-,
Bet. 3fst and 32d SITS. Closed at
/ O'Clock Saturdays during Au-
gust.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
Cloth Capes
for Uonen, $3.50
(Our $ae.so to $4e.5o grades)

(Our $ao.5o to $4o5o grades)
Just the right weight for the first cool daysl5
French twill-in black beige gray navy blue.
Circular capes. straight capes, with smart ribbon
bindings tucked collars.
Veours and soft woods in fine checks-n brown or
greenish blue-especially good for sports
Circular models, with wide openings and the new
narrow string belt All silk lined
Understandable cspes at $3.50. We could not
make offering had taken all had at
great concession in price Second Floor, Old Buildink
The New York herald., 1922-08-24

Six Days of
Furniture at Half"'
Closing the August Sale
Any furniture to be bought within the next six
months can be bought NOW to best advantage
That is the message we should like to broad
cast far and wide.
To uisit0rs WitEin Nep York.
To residents of NeuO York lUlao May be in the
cOuntry, but 1ChO uiH find it l0rth lUEiIe COMING
to toWn and selecting the furniture before it is
too late to get these lou prices. a
To all residents of the ten million popula-
ton circle around New York City.
Furniture can be bought to best advantage
I. Prices are lo,Dest in several years. &
2. Prices are not likely to go lOlUer; in fact
adUance in cost of plate glass DiH send higher such
things bureaus, chifoniers, dressing tables,
clseUal glasses.
3. Prices in the August Sale are 10 to so .Rer
cent. lOlCer entire stock than they UiU be
during the next six months, so far as lUe Can see
ahead.
A. Large quantities of this good Wanan,aker
furniture are offered at exactly half price during
the closing days of the sale, according to usual
custom. This furniture at half'' is grouped in
front of the Ninth Street elevators on the fifth and
sixth galleries, and many amazing opportunities
lCiU be found.
But there only six days more-to-day and Friday
OF this week; Monday to Thursday of next week.
On September 1st the August tags will be removed
from the furniture and standard prices will again prevail
1t has been wonderful sale in volume, attendance
values and happiness that it has given to purchasers 1t
would be pity should any late to share its
advantages
Yes, Belmaison reproduction furniture is i'm
cluded.
And Office furniture.
And teakwood furniture
And Bedding, Too!
At least ten per cent off everything in the bedding
store; and Specials" at much greater economies
mattresses, springs, pillows and holsters
(New Building, to s.lIerie.)
~
Cloth Capes
for lUomen, $3.50
(Our $aoso to $4o.5o grades)
Just the right weight for the first cool daysl
French twill-in black beige gray navy blue. |
Circular capes straight capes, with ribbon
bindings tucked collars.
woods checks-in bro or |
greenish blue-especaly good for sports
Circular models, with wide openings he |
narrow belt. All silk lined. /
Note.-RenarkabIe al COULD nor |
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
And Bedding, Too! !

At least ten per cent off everything in the bedding
store and Specials" at much greater economies
mattresses, springs, pillows and holsters.
(New Building 4th to salleries)
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
Advertisement.
It's A Good Time To
Buy Clothes. 25%o Off.

To-day l have added many styles
which were held at regular prices
to the Sale Suits. Most OF tho
suits arc right for fall wear. Win
Ter Oycrcoats inclusive.
The New York herald., 1922-08-24
Good Silk Petticoats
$3.95 and S4.95
Broadaoay at Ninth

Excellent quality of silk jer-
sey, of silk jersey with taffeta
ruffies, of taffeta silk and of
soft satin.
All the attractive shades to
be worn for fall. Blues, greens,
henna, brown, gold, American
beauty and changeable shades.
Third Floor, Old Building
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10
WINCHESTER PLANNING
WATER WORKS EXPANSION
City Council to Employ Engi-
necring Firm OH Project
During Winter.

WINCHESTER. VA, Dec. a.-F!rst
steps looking to general water and
sewer extensions and Improvements
here We're taken Tuesday night,
when the Common Council voted to
employ an expert engineering firm
to prepare detailed plans and spcci-
tichtions for construction of two adj
dii!onal reservoirs. The larger Of
the two is 10 be built on n hill IN
the West End. and the other is to
take care OF overflow water at the
city spring. The entire improve
ment program Is to he whipped into
shape during the winter, so shat
construction work can he started
early IN the spring. Many newly
annexed suburbs are to lie cared for
in the program.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10
VIRGINIA STATE MILK
RECORD AGAIN BROKEN
Neihcrland Soldcnc Vale dc
Kol Produces 23,439.5
Pounds of Milk.
Is DAUGHTER OF HOMESTEAD
Frnnk ID. Walker. of woodbcrry
Forest. Is Owner of Ectherlnnd
mud of ThIrty-Eight Other of
Homektcnd's Icifcrs.

Netherland Soldcne Vale dc Kol.
No. 3eG639, completed her record on
November Is. making 23.43a.5 pounds
milk and S62.ooi pounds butter fat,
or 1887 pounds OF butter.
This IS the Virginia state milk
record and this COW stands second
In butter production I'm the state.
Tho fact that this record was made
on three milkings a day, while stand
ing in n stanchion and being turned
out with the balance OF tho test herd
every day. makes 1t that much moro
ccrditablc. NcthcrIand Is daugh-
ter of Homestead superb Vale aud
the owner. Frank S. Walker. Wood
berry Forest. Va. has demonstrated
that he ha, sire OF remarkable
Transmitting ability.
lirIfers MIKE Record.
Mr.. Walker has thlr.y-ninc al
Homcstead's hcIfcrs. ranginl; from
two years OF age down and thirty
cows bred 10 him. During the fiscal
year OF l9la-la2O. hIs daughters
made an average production that
was cqualcd by but ono other sirc.
The first nix tested averaged TOi
pounds butter and 1902 pounds
milk, all Of these being tested at tho
making Gi7 pounds butter, three
making over 200 pounds ana on.
making over s37 rounds. This wa.
a wonderful showing and tho fact
that the a.. %-.ho-'ard Soldcuc
10 dc Kol did not qualify FOR tho
scEcn-day t"r, w,7 proof that sire
was not over tho average cow.
In looking IN the records OF three
OF the dams Of the daurhtcrs 81
Homestead superb Vale followed by
their daughters. II is found that
Gertrude Pontiac Soldcnc made IL
CO. pounds milk and Clio pounds bu; +.
ter. her daughter sired by Home
stead Gertrude Pontiac Soldcne. II.
made @OlSi pounds milk and S2T
pounds butter. Solien. pletcrja
mad" 1923 pounds milk and SIC
pounds butter. Her daughter sired
By Homestead. Soldcne Vale Pictcrjc.
made 1915 pounds milk aud cot
rounds butter. Arts Pontiac Mcrce-
dos nadc le.iOs pounds milk aud iS9
pounds butter and her dauChtcr.
sired by Homestead Arts Pontiac
Mercedes Vale. mad" 1873 pounds
milk and els pounds butter
The true worth Of Iiomcstca,,
superb Vale was not known unuf
his daughters came into milk. Mr.
walker used him At nrst for a little
over "a year and then disposed Of
him to a nciEhbrr. who had a grad.
herd lie headed this grade herd for
whil. and then another nciEhbOr,
who had pur.bred herd, purchased
him and he headed this purcbrcd
herd for nine months. when Mr.
walker saw how tho daughters OF
this bull were developing and tho
records tscy were making, he bought
him back with four hc!fcrs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
BOYS PRIZE WINNERS
Carry OFF High Honors at IN
tcrnational Live Stock
Exposition.
BEST JUDGES OF LIVE STOCK
Boys md Girls Agricultural Clubs
of HochinHhum County Preparing
To Give the Boys n Royal Ucccp-
tfon Oh Return Home,
JTARDrspNp,,c

1TARRISoNBUG, Dec. e-Threc
Rockingham County boys. Iyle
Armentrout. OF Linville; Howard
Swank. OF Edom. and Herman Scott.
OF Port Republic. compose the Vir-
ginia Boys Agricultural Club live
stock Judging team. which won the
championship of tho United States
against competition from practically
every state in the Union. last Sat
urday at the International Live
Stock Exhibition at Chicago. An
other member, Alfred IIunard, of
Wythe County. made the trim, bu,
was Ineligible to compete
For the past three years. Rocking
ham has been represented on tho
state teams at the national contests.
hut this years triumph IL the out
standing feature of tho work done
by County Agent Charles w. Wamp-
Ter, who coached the live stock jud--
Ing teams. He accompanied the team
to Chicago.
Lyle Arncntrout finished first at
the international contest. while the
team itself scored twenty-five more
points than its nearest rival, Iowa.
Georgia placed third
Won State Fnir IIonors.
Tho three Rockingham BOYS first
county fair. when they won the right
to represent the county in the state
contest at Richmond. Then at Rich
mond. they repeated their success
hut this time Howard Swank was
the winner OF individual honors. ny
virtue of his victory, County Agent
Wampler was given the trip to Chi
caEo. as the coach OF the best in
dividnal accompanies the team it.
self.
Before going to Chicago tho boys
engaged in two weeks practice
trip. judging some OF the best stock
in Virginia and thereby gaining more
experience.
Members of the dozen or moro
boys and girls agricultural clubs in
Rockingham are planning a big re-
ception for the champions upon their
return home. which is expected TO
be next week. The Linvllle Edom
Club. the banner club OF the county,
has two OF the three members on
the team. -hrmentrout and Swank:
while Scott belongs 10 the Port Re
public Club.