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The New York herald., 1922-06-08
PENGUINS REACH zoo
AFTER 10 DAYS ON FEET
Antarctic Birds Stand Now on
Ice Cakes.

The penguin twins, which have been
trying 70 get accustomed to Anglo
Saxon climate and manners in London
IN care of the English naturalist, ]. d.
Hamlyn, arrived yesterday by the At.
Iantic Transport freighter Montauk and
were greeted at the pier by Or. w. r.
Hornaday Of the New York Geological
Park. They stood all the way, having
plantierade feet and no tank 10 relieve
sheIr fatigue by swimming. The birds
were In good shape when transferred
20 the Zoo and permitted TO stand some
more on large cakes Of Ice.
They had three meals a day on the
ten day run from London. The menu
consisted of frozen fresh herring for
breakfast. fresh frozen herring for
luncheon and frozen herring fresh for
dinner. They did not bite the walter
because of the slightly monotonous
nature OF the bill Of fare.
The penguin twins differ only In ser
and II Is expected that there may be
Americanzed colonies Of them to excite
the risibles Of the Zoo spectator when
they attempt TO initiate the gait OF a
man who has violated the Volstead act
The penguin is a bird Of the antarctic
MIXED up In ancestry with the great aux.
now extinct. and sometimes called the
great awkward because OF his ludicrous
walk. He has wings. but cannot fly; in
fact. the wings are flIppers and he uses
them chiefly TO propel himself through
the water. He will be taught 10 extend
hts nippers 20 all flappers patronlzint
Ens Bronx Zoo.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
COPELAND'S FAT CLASS
SHRINKS AT REUNION
20 Out of IS Present and Hall
Ton of Flesh Gone.

"Dr. Copeland's Fat Ladies'" who
agreed last October to heed the advice
Of DR.. Royal S. Copeland, Commits
sioner of Health. on reducing. held a
reunion yesterday on tho roof of the
Health Department Building They
talked over pounds lost. waist lines
shrunk. showed before-and-afte snap
shots and cavorted about fer a half
dozen movie men present in behalf of
educational features.
The women pointed with greatest
pride to the one who has lost 81
pounds. She now tips the scales at
ia. There were twenty at the re-
union of thirty-five who accepted the
tutelage of DIR. Copeland. Those pres
ent said some of the absentees fell
by the wayside. tempted by cakes and
candy and pies and the ennui of spring.
The twenty lost an aggregate of
seven-and- -a-half feet in waist lines and
a full half ton in avoirdupois.
"Diet and do it, is DIR. Copeland's 9
slogan for his pupils. He put the case
in this manner: "A man. or wo-
man. fifty years old who is fifty pounds
over weight has decreased his or her
chance Of living just 80 per cent"
Miss Georgia Heffner head of the
Georgia Physical Culture Institute of
fered to aid DR. Copeland in destroy
ing surplus flesh. She will give free
training to the first 200 women who
meet her Saturday afternoon in Colum-
bus Circle to take run about Central
Park.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
MUSIC, ART AND DRAMA
CENTER IS DISCUSSED
Berotzhein1er and Hoag Go
OUer Plans.

Tentative plans for the construction
or buildings to comprise a civic center
OF music. art and drama that the city is
permitted to erect under an act passed
last year by the Legislature were dis
cussed Tuesday evening in the home of
Philip Berolzheimer, City Chamberlain,
at 125 West Seventy-ninth street, by Mr..
Berolzheimer and Joseph Haag. secre-
fary of the Board of Estimate. Some
time ago these men were designated a
committee by Mayor Hylan to act for
the city in making recommendations for
the proposed center.
II became known that plans for a
center including three buildings play
house for drFlna and opera. a conserva.
tory of music and building devoted to
fne arts-Have been drawn by Arnold
w. Brunngr. the architect These plans
were discussed by Mr.. Berolzheimer and
Mr.. Haak. IL Is understood, but no deci.
sion ffas reached. and the whole matter
IL still in an entirely embryonic form.
Actual steps in the enterprise must
Z he sanctioned by the Board of Estimate
and neither Mr.. Berolzheimer nor Mr.
Haag would say yesterday that they in
tended bringing the matter before the
board in the near future The bill signed
by Gov. Miller gives the city perrnissic,
TO obtain site by condemnation. and a
site proposed is at Central Park South
and Fifty-ninth street. extending two
blocks south adjacent TO Seventh avenue
and having frontage Of 500 feet This
would necessitate blocking Fifty-eiehtt
street but 1t would give the city ar
exceptionally large site. The city is tc
furnish the site and private capital 4.
10 put up the buildings. The estimated
complete cost is s15.0o0.o0
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
SON ACCUSES ZEESE
IN SUIT BY MOTHER
Tells of Finding Father With
Blonde in Hotel.

Mrs. Elizabeth Geese of 55s East
Twenty-third street. Brooklyn. brought
suit yesterday for absolute divorce
against Gustav zeese of the zeese-wil-
kinson Company. color print manufac-
turers inNLong Island City, before SUI
preme Court Justice May in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Zeese's son, Herbert, who lives
at Huntington. L. l., said that on a tip
he went with others to the Hotel Astor
or the night of February IL and found
his father I'm a room with a blonde
woman. II turned on the light" he
added The woman threw a sheet over
her face. We had few words. and then
we went out"
George zeller and wife. Buffalo" on
the register. was in his fathers hand
writing. he said.
Justice May reserved decision. An
agreement between Mrs Zeese and her
husband stipulates that she is to re-
ceive $4,000 year alimony II a decree
o. divorce is awarded to her and $1,000
when two younger sons attain their ma
jority. Geese is not defending the ac-
tion.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
ROBERTS HAS TO PAY
$4,000 TO DREICERS
Judgment for JeweIers
Against Textile Maker.

Justice Mitchell L. Erlanger granted
a Judgment OF s14.o0 yesterday to
Dreice- & Co. jewelers. of $50 Fifth
avenue, against Walter s. Roberts.
president of the Pennsylvania Tex
tile Company, OF 400 Fourth avenue,
representing three unpaid notes that
were given for purchases prior to Sep
tember 1920 Justice Erlanger also
granted the motion. striking out the
answer filed by Mr.. Roberts in which
he alleged that the sale Of certain
pearls had been made to his wife in
December. 1919. without his knowl.
edge, request or consent
Included in the papers filed were
copies OF some of the correspondence
passing between representatives of the
Dreicer firm and Mr.. Roberts In whx.h.
the latter requested delay becauseH,f
q reorganization OF his brincss.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
NEGRO KILLED IN BAY
AS LIQUOR SMUGGLER
Moe Smiths Prisoners Let off
in His Custody.

On the lookout for liquor smugglers
Benjamin Panfulufo, a United States
custom guard. and Robert Mailiie. a
watchman on the pier of the North
German Lloyd Line at Hoboken. fired
several shots early yesterday at two
negroes in a rowboat about fifty feet
out from the pier. One of the negroes
fell into the water and the other
jumped in.
Panfulufo and Maillie went out In a
rowboat and picked up one OF the
negroes. who said he was George
Roberts OF Philadelphia, but no trace
could be found Of the other. It is be-
lieved he was wounded and drowned.
Roberts will be arraigned this morn
ing before Recorder Noonan charged
with the theft of the motorboat from a
ferryboat at Weehawken. 1t was
charged the negroes were on their way
to get liquor from a steamship.
Patrick was arrested and a summons
was served on John Fay last night
when Kunzman, Sassi and McCay. Fed
eral prohibition agents. raided a saloon
and restaurant at ls0th street and Third
avenue. Two cases Of beer and three
and one-half quarts Of whisky were
seized.
Disguised first as fruit peddlers and
then as coal beavers. Agents Reager and
Gallant made three raids and left sum-
mons for five persons. These were
Daniel Houlihan and James Burns. al
legged owner and bartender of a saloon
at s94 East 10th street; Charles Kaiser.
owner of a saloon at 2f01 East 177th
street. and Herman Christman and
Henry Schuacher. owner and bartender
Of saloon at 2371 East nth street
Louis Schwartz and his son. Robert.
II, who were caught by Izzy Einstein
and Moe Smith last Sunday. appeared
before the Federal Commissioner Mr.
Hennessy, in Brooklyn charged with
possessing liquor and maintaining a
nuisance. The defendants explained that
the two bottles of whisky found In
their apartment were medicine belong
ing to a woman. They were freed with
out bail on the responsibility of Moe
Smith until they get a hearing next
week.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
FOUR CONDEMNED MEN
GET NO MUSIC OR FILMS
Sing Sing Features Fail Be-
fore Executions.

Contrary to Sing Sing custom. no films
were shown or. monographs played in
the death house yesterday to take the
thoughts of four condemned prisoners
off sheir execution tonight.
The four are Luigi Ebanisto and AL
bert Libero. for the murder of Michael
BOIL in Grand View; Julius Rosenwas-
ger for the killing OF Jacob Mazzura in
Stanton street. Manhattan. and Angelo
Tumberello for the murder OF Louis
Balsamo in Forty-fifth street. Brooklyn.
Because OF the warm weather Warden
Lawes did not order films and no music
was played because the phonograph is
broken.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
HUMPHREYS GIVES
BANDIT 40 YEARS
Payroll Thief Found Guilty Of
Robbery, Grand Larceny
and Assault.

Judge Humphreys In Queens County
East 10th street. Manhattan. yesterday
to serve forty years in Sing Sing prison
after jury found him guilty of robbery
in the first degree. grand larceny IN tie
first degree and second degree assault
The jury was out twenty hours. The
trial had been going on for fiv. days.
On November H. 1921, it was charged.
Mosca held up and robbed Ralph Mer-
cogliona of ASS Jerome avenue. Wood
haven. of $3.50 in cash and diamond
ring valued at $500. Mercogloua was
foreman OF gang OF workmen cnr.oyed
on a contracting job and was paying the
men when. 1t was said Mosca ltered
and at the point of a revolver forced
him to hand over the money and rirg.
Patrick Lynch. who was captured
when he disclosed himself by firing in
fright at his own shadow on tho root
of the house he was robbing. pleaded
guilty TO charge of burglary befo,
Judge Johnstone In General Sessions
Lynch is 10 and lives at 243 East 120th
street. On the night of May 10 lie used
a skylight to enter. the homo Of E6'
ward H. Jewett, a stock broker. at 2iS
East Sixty-first street
After he had gathered togette about
$1,000 worth Of jewelry and clothing
and was about to make his exit through
the same skylight Lynch was ,fet-ctcd
by Mr.. Jewett through the CLARA CT his
! fashlight. He hurriedly clamoered II
the roof. The moon broke through a
rift in the clouds and threw his stadoN.
| against wall. He thought lie wa;
being pursued and fired blindly.
Patrolman Canning of the Eas. Sixty
seventh street station heard tae report
and arrested Lynch on the roof. Lynch
will be sentenced June 13.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
BOAT CAPTAIN WITH GIRL
OF IS IS HELD IN $4,000
Wife Makes Complaint; He
Denies Abduction.

Thomas Smith, aged so, barge captain
Of Fall River Mass. was held in s10.o00
bail yesterday by Magistrate Levine in
the Yorkville Court for further examina-
ton on June 10 on the charge Of abduct-
ing Josephine Hawkins. aged Is, a ma
tive OF Bermuda.
Although Smith was arrested at a
New York hotel on information fur
n'shcd by his wife, she pleaded with the
magistrate yesterday to set him free
The prisoner denied any attempt to
elope with the girl. lie said she was the
daughter Of widow in Bermuda. and
that he had adopted her two years ago.
He had brought her TO New York, Smith
said. TO buy clothes.
The girl made no charge against
Smith. She was taken to the home Of
tho Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
&c Children.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
Passes Tooth Birthday;
Does His Own Housework

Special Dispatch TO THE New YosK HrnArp
r T AMMONTON. n, j.. June T.
fl Daniel II. Carton of Bridge
ton observed his one hun
dredth birthday anniversary to-day.
He still chops his own firewood, cooks
his own meals and keeps house for
himself. He attributes his long life
to regular habits and is opposed TO
modern speed. He is especially an
tagonistic to fool time" referring
TO daylight saving time. and lives
according to the Lords time" as
he has done for the last century.
He expects TO live many more
years.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
STUDENT THREATENED
WITH 'FLUNKINC' GONE
Richard Davis Class President
at MorristotDn.

The police OF Morristown. ~ j.,
were asked yesterday to search for
Richard Davis. IS. president Of the
1929 senior class OF the Morristown
High School and captain Of the schools
basketball team. He hrs been miss
ing from home two days.
The young man had been studying
hard. II was said. and seemed 20 be
much discouraged after one Of his
teachers had intimated that he might
not be graduated this' year
Harry r. Davis. his father, is a
marble quarry ownsr.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
browns IN WAKE OF STEAMER

The death OF Thomas Trulio. IS, Of
Ossining, who was drowned when a
canoe capsized in the Hudson River
there, Is being investigated. While ca
noelng with Joseph Manning and Victor
Yost. both OF Ossining, the canoe was
upset near the shore by the swell of
a passing steamship. Trulio. unable to
swim. shouted for help. but his COM
panions were unable TO save him. Pol
icer1en recovered the body.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
S1.75 to 81 Novels
75c each

for summer reading
So novels by well known
authors such as:
Wallace, Irwin, Talh OF
Mundy, Fannie Hurst,
Frank Swinnerton, Jannehte
Lee, Henry James, Gilbert
Parker, Conisby Dawson
Book Store,
Street Floor, Old Building
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
Mems $50, $55 Suits, S38. so
Best Value in NelD York a.

There's been such steady buying of mems and
Young mems SUITS that certain pattern sizes are now
Incomplete, or perhaps of pattern being all
that are left We've gathered these all together and
have marked them $3.50 Cor today's comers. l5o
were S55 200 were $50
and button models in worsteds annes cheviots
tweeds cassneres of selection Conservative ana
semconservatve styles Nothing extreme in either direction
Sizes "a to 46-reguars, longs, stouts shorts.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
Oriental Rugs roughly handled

At $3.50 to $3.50
S275 to $45 Beloochisan rugs-rich silky Sizes
range Al 25 it, to 81 2.1O it, Is in the group
At $3.50 to $3.50
S45 to $57 so Persian Mosou rugs Sizes from 5.8
38 it. to 6.3 3.8 it, 80 in the group
At $38 to $50
$55 to $125 extra heavy Kazak rugs. Sizes from:
AZ to 8.3 it, 70 in this group.
At $68 to $85
sos to $125 rich silky Dozar rugs. Average size
it, rs in this group.
Room-size Rugs at $3.50 to 1924
1925 to $3.50 Persian Mahals. 81 average IL it.
At $175 to $275
$3.50 to $3.50 Persian Gorevan rugs. Sizes from II
SO it. to 14.8 10.5 it, Gallery, New Building
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
Silks for tub
dresses and shirts

At @l.oo yaro
White shirtings with satin
stripes in pin and fancy hair
line combinations and with
wider stripes in gay, crisp sum-
mer colors; and navy blue and
black.
At $1.35 yard
Plain colors pinks, blues,
lavenders-striped with white.
Plain white broadcloth silk
shirting.
All 81 m wide.
Street .FlSor, Old Building
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
Mems English Broadcloth Shirts, $2.65

lust 1000 Lucky to get them to sell at this low prie
All full cut No shaving of materiano fish tails. Fin
comfortable servceabe shirts Box pleated front Sizes
10 II.
The New York herald., 1922-06-08
MEMS BATHING; SUITS--SpeciaI at

One blues blacks heather plain and
wst hi-navy blue trousets-whte
webbn adjustable
blue plain fancy $3.50 to $3.50
SrtF Floor New
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
MANIFESTATIONS.

MAN WITH SOME EXPERIENCE AND
willing to WORK wants position gro
CRY store Address Grocer Argus.
DRAFTING EFFICIENTLY DONE. WRITE
Box 263, Davenport. Phone DaY. 6496.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
FOR RENT

Omces recently occupied by the
Sinclair Oil Co. especially adapted
for firm desiring a large amount OF
space-or will alter to meet smaller
requirements. r. Z. Rnoads, Rob
inson Bldg.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
THE ARGUS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
FOR RENT--HeUsES

FOR REET--H0UsES
FOUR ROOM HOUSE. 7ss SEVENTH
avenue.
FIFTEEN ROOM HOUSE. NEWLY
painted and papered. $50. Inquire 300
Fourth street.
HALF DOUBLE HOUSE SIX ROOMS AND
bath 500 Eleventh street. r. 1. 3O7.
FOUR ROOM HOUSE. SIC. 1917 THIRD
avenue. Inquire 1928 Fourteenth
street q. !. 4542K.
MODERN SIX ROOM HOUSE. 1I3s SEC
ond avenue. Inquire 1917 Second ave-
MODERN FIVE ROOM HOUSE 4aI FIF-
tenth street. R. L 1857.
FOR REHT-MISCEELANE0US.
GARAGE. 1915 TWELFTH STREET
THREE ROOM COTTAGE FOR STORAGE
at 2oi7 Fifth avenue. Inquire 2215
Seventh avenue.
ROCK RIVER COTTAGE. &. l. e14.
BUILDING. i22 TWENTIETH STREET.
Call SO3 Seventeenth street
WANTED-TO RENT.
FIVE ROOM MODERN HOUSE R / OR
Moline. Address A. D. care Argus
UNFINISHED ROOM B. l. 3I92
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WNDSHIELDS, GLASS, MIRRORS
WIND SHIELDS AND WINDOW GLASS.
Old mirrors made like new. Huber
Paint and Wallpaper Co. 2I11 Fourth
avenue Phone r. l. 1921.
CALL H. /. 2Il4 WIEN YOUR WINDOW
glass is broken Mirrors resiIvered.
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST: SATURDAY ON EIGHTH AVE
nue. between Ninth and Fourteenth
streets. ring of keys. 1O15 Tenth ave-
nue.. Reward
LOST: JEwELED COMB BETWEEN
Central Trust bank and Safety Bldg,
Saturday afternoon. Return TO Ida
Gross, care of Central Trust and Saw
ings bank.
WANTED-TO BUY.
ONE SET OF BASEBALL UNIFORMS
Call B. 1. 1905 after 8 p. m
sPEEDsTER BODY FOR FORD CAR.
Call r. L 40 before D. m
SECONDHAND PAPER BAILRRs. P. o.
Box SO.
FORD ROADSTER WITH sTARTER.
Must be in good mechanical condition
A" care Argus
WILL PAY CASH FOR 1921 FORD COUPE
or other light car. Address ". "" care
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
LODGE DIRECTORY.

NO. 81. NJ. o. V. P. Z. 4.
Stated meeting held
on the first Wednesday
of each month. Visit
ing prophets welcome
o. W. Thatcher. monarch.
Frank l.. Patterson, sec
rotary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY s EGGS

REGAL WHITE wYANDOTTEES AND
Arissocrats. Barred Rock CoczereIs. L.
weeks Old Splendid birds soc each.
BIS Tenth street.
C CKENS $50 FORTY FOURTH
street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES

TIRES tALL KlNDSJ. ACCESSORIES
for bicycles. motorcycles autos: SAD
bicycles, complete. $27 so tall coIors) q.
Five stores. Two blocks from bridge.
3024-8-S East Second street. Davenport,
Iowa Fred Barr Supply House
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16

ROCK ISLAND LODGE NO.
65S. A. F. & A. M--Stated
meeting first Friday of each
month. Harry Denecke. W.
M, X. H. Lift. secretary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
laps BOOST SILK PRICES.

Chicago, May 16.-Morris Wolff,
head of a silk company, declared
operation of a Japanese syndicate
was responsible for the rise in
prices of silk and appealed to Cen
trail west merchants to unite to
force lower prices.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16

ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL NO. 90. h. A.
> NJ. The stated assemblies will be
he'd on the third Wednesday OF each
month. Visiting members cordially in
ylted. James A. Morris. 7. T. M.
Frank o. Canady, recorder.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
FOR SALE-FARM LANDS.

RICH, HARDWOOD, CUT-oVER LAND
in north Wisconsin. mile from town on
county road. Easy terms. Fine fishing
ana hunting. DR.. Rowley. Ashland.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16

ROCK ISLAND CHAPTER NO. 269
Order OF Eastern Star-Regular meeting
Second Wednesday of each month. Wis
iting Stars welcome. Mrs. Katherine
Langmsn. W. M; Mary T. Kreis. secre-
tary
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
WANTED-TO BUY.
NOTICE EX.SERvICE MEN!

II YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED REGISTER
your name at the American Legion
HeadQuarters, Sixteenth street and Third
avenue. Efforts are being put forth to
place as many ex-service men in Jobs
- possible. Bring your discharge ocr-
tihcate with yoc.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16

ks. "A. VA
D CONVoCATIoN OF ROCK
Island Chapter No. Is. h. A.
M, will be held on the first
Tuesday of each month a.
7:30 p. m. Charles Z. Fnnt.
E.HP- E. H. Ash, secretary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MEAT MARKET FOR SALE OR WILL
trade. Address M. l. care Argus.
BEST PAYINA RESTAURANT IN THE
city for sale. Priced right VIII take
automobile first payment or small
payment down. Call at 2I9 Seventeenth
street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
KNIGHTS TENPL4R.

The STATED CONCLAVE OF ROCK
Island Commandery No. Is.
q :: e: !: e.: !;
recoruer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
WANTED-MALE HELP.

SALESMAN WANTED: MAN WHO
knows tri-cities and knows how TO drive
cars. Must be hustler and want to
work Permanent address p. B." care
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
wNDSHIELDS, GLASS, MIRRORS

WIND SHIELDS AND WINDOW GLASS.
Old mirrors made like new. Huber
Paint and Wallpaper Co. 2l11 Fourth
avenue. Phone r. /. 1924.
CALL X. l. 2I14 WHEN YOUR WINDOW
glass is broken Mirrors redIyered.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-02
Mining Stock Quotations
THURSDAY, MARCH 2
JOE BLETHEN TO WED
 AND LIVE IN FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.-Joseph Blethen, formerly one of the owners of the Seattle Daily Times, will be married here tomorrow to Mrs. Da- vidson Gilbert of Cleveland, Ohio, and they expect to make their home here. MT Blethen was until recently pub fisher of the Seattle Times, which was developed by his late father, Colonel Alden J. Blethen, into property worth millions.
 MT. Blethen hereafter will give some of his time to literary work, it is said. He has been prolific writer for his newspaper and also produced, several years ago, a remarkable play. with Alaskan settings.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-02
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
 MAY OPERATE MINES

Secretary of the Navy Denby has recommended the transfer to the h. terior Department of the Navy Depart ments activities in connection with the development of coal for naval pur- poses in Alaska.
 A board of naval officers with Com mander O. c. Bowling at the head, is now engaged in the work especial ly in the Matanuska district and will report next April. After that time, Secretary Denby recommended that the project, including expenditure of the appropriations involved be given en- tirely to the Interior Departments.
 The naval board mentioned has been engaged in work in the Matanus- ka district for the past two years. At present there is a large force of ex- periepced miners engaged in coal min ing and general development work as- certaining the extent and quality of the Matanuska coal for naval pur- poses.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-02
VICTIMS OF 'SHYL0CK'
 RESCUED BY COLONEL

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The im- mediate withdrawjal of 220 negro exservice men, who have been train ing in the Tennessee Agricultural Industrial Institute at Nashville, Tenn, was ordered today by Colonel Charles Forbes of the Veterans bur eau, following the investigation of charges that w. J. Hale, negro pres ident of the institution, had practiced extortion upon the inmates.