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The New York herald., 1922-12-24
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FOR HOLIDAY CHEER
Whisky Armada Runs
Blockade and Certain
Sets Are joyful.
BOOTLEGGERS HAPPY
Pockets Bullying With
Money After Wide Dis
tributiOn of Wares.
SCOTCH FLOODS THE CITY
Gin and Champagne Also Plen-
tiful From Five Ships
That Deliver
SCOTCH FLOODS THE CITY

Five ships from the Bahama whisky
armada successfully ran the blockade
on Thursday and landed 12.500 cases
of liquor near Asbury Park, y. j. The
stuff yesterday was placed on the New
York bootleg curb in the White Light
district and heavy sales were reported
throughout the day. At midnight the
statesmen, overjoyed at the carnival
of wholesale prosperity, were still 60
ing strong. and there was general re-
joicing among the thirsty.
Many of those brown packages,
about one foot square, that people
held carefully on the subway trains,
along the streets and at railroad sta
tions came from the bootleg curb.
Each package contained six bottles,
each filled with a concoction repre-
scented as whisky, the merits of which
may justly be doubted.
"Is New York drinking anything?"
reporter for The NEW YORK HERALD
asked broker OF the bootleg curb,
whose pockets We're bulging with
greenbacks of large denomination.
Anything" he replied meaningly.
boy. l never did see so much stuff in
my life. Everybody's buying tonight.
We're keeping the hustlers busy deliver
ing case lots all over the city. A million
dollars has changed hands to-day as 4
glowing tribute 20 Mr.. .Volstead.
You can get anything you want in
Scotch. plenty of good rye, gin and
champagne. Take 1t from me. the boys
are sure saying Here's how this Christ
mas
Policemen good naturedly ignored the
antics of some of the merrymakers as
they jostled through the heavy traffic i'm
the Times square section. There was
song or many corners and jollification
parties went generally unrebuked.
Many raids are planned by the Federal
Prohibition Enforcement Department for
the holiday season. Cafes. cabarets.
restaurants and hotels will be searched
for evidence and seizures will be made
where liquor is found. There are not
enough dry agents to effect a totally
dry Christmas, officials admitted. Nc
effort will be made to arrest persons
who have been drinking unless they are
caught in some place ON which raid
II made
The dry navy. under direction of John
ID. Appleby. will continue throughout the
week TO partol the Long Island and
New jersey coasts In an effort to pre-
vent further supply OF liquor from
being landed from the whiskey fleet.
Volstead ast injunction suits were filed
In the United States District Court yes.
terday by Sanford II. Cohen. Assistan nj
United States Attorney, against so cafes
cabarets and saloons. Tie Government
seeks TO enjoin as public nuisances the
places in which volstead act violations
have occurred. Two thousand similar
suits are perdNg in the United States
District Court.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
WOMAN DRINKS, DIES;
WOMAN IS ACCUSED
Brooklyn Police Say Liquor
Killed Mrs. Stevens.

Mrs. Bessie Kurzwel of 71 Cook
street. Brooklyn. was locked up in the
Stagg street station last night In q
charge Of homicide based on allegations
that the death of Mrs. Florence Stevens
of 1l9 Moore street. Brooklyn. resulted
from drinking home distilled whisky
which. the police say, Mrs Kurzweil
sold. James Donathey OF 11S Varet
street was held as a material witness.
Mrsi Stevcrs was found dead at the
Donathey home yesterday by 8mhu-
lance Surgeon McCabe OF st. GATHERINGS
Hospital.
Detective Frederick Wagner said he
was told by Donathey that Mrs.
Stevers. visiting his home Friday night.
went out and obtained a quart OF
whisky from Mrs. Kurzweil When che
returned, the police gay the liquor was
congumed by Mrs. Stevers Donathey
and his wife. Then they all fell aslscp.
Mrs Kurzwell will be arraigned In the
Bridge Plaza Court to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
SELL MORE TURKEYS
THAN EVER BEFORE
More Than 7,OOO,0 900 Pounds
Go at Record Lou Prices.

More families will have turkey for
their Christmas dinner than ever be-
fore. according to forecast yesterday.
Probably one million ables will be
graced BY this favori;e bird. OF about
100000 pounds OF dressed poultry re-
ceived in the markets last week. $780,
600 was turkey.
Turkey is said 10 be the cheapest
meat in a long time in the market. The
best grade was selling retail at some
stores at 10 and 30 cents a pound. In
higher class markets the price was 30
to IS cents. On Thanksgiving Day this
same grade brought at least 10 cents.
The best grade this season was better
than the best for previous holidays. 1t
was said.
A Brooklyn retailer had to- buy three
extra carloads OF turkeys when he an
nounced n price Of 35 cents n pound.
The price packed his chain Of stores.
The fruit and vegetable market lacked
the customary holiday snap and activ-
ity, the State Department OF Farms and
Markets says. Pears, apples and cram
berries are below last years prices.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
WILL MEET SISTER FIRST
TIME AT CHRISTMAS DINNER
John L. King, Editor, of Westhampton Beach Just
Hears of Familys Early Vicissitudes That Scattered
Children of His Father, War Veteran.

WEsTHAMPToN BEACH, L. l., Dec. 23.--
John l.. King. publisher OF newspaper
here, will have as his guests for Christ
mas dinner his sister. Mrs. Mildred
Schmittman of Newark. whom he has
never seen, and her three children.
Mr.. King and his sister We're the chill
dren OF Edward Pounding. and when
King was less than three weeks old his
mother died His father was destitute
and the three younger children were
adopted by families whose names they
took. The children lost trace OF one
another. Mr. King was grown before
he knew that ne was not really the son
of John l.. King of Westhampton, who
had adopted him. Mrs. Schmittman was
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
POST OFFICE EXTRAS |
STEAL GIFT PARCELS
Ten Caught by Inspectors
when Coats Bulge With
Packages.
NAMES ARE WITHHELD
Letters Written 90 Santa Claus
Almost Fill Room 20
Ceiling.

Ten ~ the rve hundred extra helDers
IN the General Post Ofscs IN Kixhrh ave-
nue. we're ieaving va bnhdins 70 80 %
lunch yesterday when poet cfscs insp~c-
tors stopped thsEa Each ~ ths tsn men.
who had been bird for tn@ christmss
season only. iooked murA racre buiky
than when employed Also whsu sse in-
spectors hold up detalninx hands they
looked vastly more coacernr6.
"seenns 20 rne." said one " the M
spectors. poking a anrer INTO the pieth-
oric middle Of tbs arsf of fhs Ten. 'tsat
you've taken on weight in re pAsi Few
hours
"Iis. ha r. laughed the sxsra wcak't
good joke No. Ina merely takipE holns
a couple % ,.-shtmas rreseuts : picaea
up ia sese-gt avenue before repcrtins
TO work"
Lets have a loos Insisted lae Az
spec,or.
The look revealed rhror parcel post
packages addressed 10 people that we're
no relation ~ all 10 the extra. and the
extra was arrested. In the meantime
the other inspectors investigated tnr
other nine helpers. aud each ~ these
Investigations resulted in the retrieving
or parcel post package may with
Christmas seals and notices that the
strings were not 10 ht united until
Christmas morning.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
SCRUB WOMEN GET BONUSES.
1900 Cleaners la buildings re-
cei~r Christmas Bonuscs.

Nearly 100000 in bonuses has been
distributed among the ciiy's (acrubwom-
en-. according 10 Mrs. Ada A. Wolf.
chairman of the Equal l,lghts Assocla-
ton. She says that about 1900 wom.
en- are employed as cleaners IN Office
buildings. one building employs more
than zoo Of them.
Mrs. Wolf said yesterday that a
scrubwoman In new building in iha
Murray Hill district, who had worked
only week and n half received 50 as
her share OF the employees Christmas
fund. The share of the head rcrubw oui-
an. whose pay IS SIS week. sns
equivalent 10 two weeks wages.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
GIRL IN MOTOR UPSET
NURSES TWO BROTHERS
One of Trio Dies and Second
Is Injured Badly.

John Kandclin. Il, anu hid brother.
william. Is. OF McrricS, l.. L.. started
for Nassau Hospital in Mneola yester-
day with their sister. Louise. n nurse.
William was driving the car, and as he
turned into stewart avenue at Garden
City the machine skldded. then bumped
against the curb and turned over Will
lam was caught under tho car which
broke his collar bone and several ribs
John was thrown clear hut rs head
struck tho sidewalk and he lav still
\ few minutes later. the sister who
was unlnjured. was on duty w the hos
piial and was attending her brothers
William died almost Immediately. but
John may recover. The sister last night
was PROSTATE with grief. Their parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kendelln Of
Merrlck.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
NEW ENCLAND'S LIQUOR
COMES THROUGH MAINE
Dry Chief Admits Some Ship
n,enfs Reach NcU York.

BRUNSWICK. Me. Dec 2S.--Seth May.
Prohibition Director FOR Maine. refused
tonight 10 amplify a report he has made
TO Prohibition Commissioner Haynes,
made public to-day in Washington. in
which he said that New EngIand's prin-
cipal source OF liquor was from Canada
down the Maine coast. some shirments
even reaching New York
Additional light on the Underground
railway" by which lquor reaches this
country over the international boundary
was shed here when stephen Henry OF
Freepost and Thomas pelsmro OF New
York were fined $500 each and sent 70
Jail FOR six months FOR illegal possession
OF 26i quarts OF gin and 626 quarts OF
whisky. seized at the formers farm
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
HOTELS WILL DOUBLE
NEW YEAR OBSERVANCE
Celebrations to Be Held Sat-
urdoy and Sunday Nights.

The proprietors of New York hotels
are arranging for two celebrations OF
New Years Icve-Saturday night and
Sunday night. The principal celebration
however. win be ED on Sunday night and
II is expected that more than a hundred
thousand persons will gather ar the
hotels and restaurants to welcome the
New Year.
Dining and banquet rooms are being
decorated fds the guests, it was an
nounced by the Hotel Association OF
New York. The. programs will include
pngeants surprise displays In pantomime
and dances. and guests et the tables will
receive as souvenirs boxes OF candy
and various other gifts. one hotel has
announced that forty-two banquet and
dining rooms have been engaged.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
MAJOR MEnz GERS u. :. e..

Word has been received on tho
Seventy first Infantry. y. \. y. g.. that
Major Harry Merz. ia command 81 that
regiments Machine Gun Battalion. has
been awarded the Dlstlnguishcd Service
Cross for Vnlorous service while serving
as an officer OF the iosth Infantry dur
ing the World War. Major Msrz u cicrs
OF q Municipal Court. lie has served
with the xeVenty hrst Infantry. ~ ".
y. c. FOR more than twenty years. RISING
to his present rank through sli Laa
GRADES from private.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
BLAIR REMOVES CONE,
DRY CHIEF AT NEWARK
Order BeiicDed Result of In
guiry Asked by Edge.

camille ~ Cone. former chief pro-
hibltion enforcement agent az Newark,
wes removed from office yesterday by
David w. Blnir. Commissioner " In.
tefuel Revenue. No rcason was given
for the removal of Cone but was limited
IN Government circles ;hat Mr. Biair's
order was fhn result of an .inva5tiga-
tlun of Cones activities lnstiyated bv
Senator Walter r Edge and conducted
by special agents Of the Treasury De-
partment Mr.. Cone several weeks ago
requested his own suspension pending
an investigation of his rceord
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

married before she knew. that she had
no blood relationship to the family OF
Benjamin II. Homan pr Riverhead
Until three weekssago Mrs. Schmitt-
man did not know Of Kings existence
Then her sister, Eloise Pounding OF
Princess Bay. Staten Island. told her
that she recently had found that King
was her brother Eloise Pounding also
will be member of the party at Christ
mas dinner.
The father of the family, Edward
Pounding. who never became prosperous.
died last Wednesday in the Sailors Home
at Hampton, Va, at the age OF SO. just
when the family at last was ready for a
reunion x
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

The National Committee for the Pre-
ventlon Of Blindness called attention yes
tcrday to thc danger Of blindness in
drinking liquor containing wood alcohol.
Tho many deaths and cases Of blindness
OF the last three Christmas seasons. the
committee pointed out. will be repeated
this year unless he drinking public
bears Nv mind these facts
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Warning of Danger OF Blindness
in Christmas Bootleg Whisky

wood alcohol causes death or blind
ness when. taken internally
~ is almost impossible TO couWeract
the effects OF wood alcohol poisoning.
II l. Impossible 60 discover the pres
cnce of wood alcohol in liquors except by
chemical analysis; the color, taste. smell
, nd so-called hot copper wire tests are
all inaccurate. and reliance on such tests
frequently results in death or blindness.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Cloudy, Generally Fair,
For Christmas Weather

wv ASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-.A
Nv generally fair Christmas
holiday was promised by
the Weather Bureau tonight. the
temperatures for the next two days
being forecast AZ above normal"
for the better part OF the country.
Only an indication OF cloudiness
for tho Northern States and dis
turhances IA SONG sections of the
Northwest prevented the Govern
-nfnt forecaster from predicting an
unusually bright and fair Yuletide
fcr the entire country.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

FOUND ANYTHING.
II 80. see n II IL advertised iu the Lost ana
Found columns VI to-uas New YORK nsraA
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Letters 10 santa Claus.

Letters To Santa Claus" said 'he
veteran mail man triumphantly That's
what you're looking at--balcs o. let
ters TO Santa Claus. Thousands of
'en and all from New York kids-kids
that ought to be sophisticated II any
kids are. Addressedhlo Greenland and
Iceland and Canada and Heaven and
oh. everywhere. And they'd tear your
heart out if YOU tried to read 'eni.
We read some of 'em just out of curios-
ity and, believe me. there's a flood of
tears in every page.
ANY guy you meet who argues that
the kids amt believing In Santa Claus
any more--bring him around here.
Well let him read few OF those let
tcrs. and. by gum. he'll believe In the
old boy himself after that"
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Nnmcs kcp, from r.s,ie.

Ia one wagon the ten were taken to tho
West Thirticth street police station and
locked up to make sure that they
would appear for n hcaring before
United States Commissioner Hitchcock
Tuesday morning. The inspectors re-
fused TO make public the names of tho
men.
Records for Christmas congestion IN
the postoffice We're broken this season.
Department heads said they had seen
nothing quite like n.
And listen TO me- said one Of them.
We're llvingsin IA cynical age when
Kids know more than their parents and
even babies refuse TO believe what they
cannot see. Bah! Come back here
THE NEW York HERALD reporter saW
n room almost filled with huge bales Of
letters. piled in neat order reaching
almost TO the ceiling. There was just
Room enough TO enter that room and
there was a narrow passage between
the walls and the bales OF letters
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18
WHY SUCH A MAD RUSH:

Radio or wireless telephony, is now causing everybody to sit up and take
 notice, and the prophecy of wondrous
 things for il. It will dosbtless he of
 some use and benefit but no telefhone
 company k going to ctJop down it's poleq and wires because of E while this genera lon are alive As | people W. get altogether too sWelled up for the amount of cloth we have out Of which to cut Us Il pair of trousers. Each village is going to he metropolis in few years, but not one out of ten thousand ever do. Conan Doyle is
 going to have the spirits do all the housewOrk for LIS in few months, so
 we can all go to the movies and see the
 bootleg hootch will bring a hundred spirits: two drinks will bring a thou sand, who will rap on the table; three drinks will bring million and turn
 every shingle on the roof into a ouija board. It has been over twenty years
 since Marconi caught his first wireless telegram across the seas, and every
 body said then that the cables would soon he torn up. but the cables are still doing business at the old stand.
 The Keeley motor was going to wash
 the clothes, wipe the dishes and fry the flapiackS. but it never noted yet. Lii quid air made everybody gasp, but we
 still breathe the good old kind; K
 rays and radium were going to reveal
 to us all exactly what our neighbor ate for breakfast. but so far it has not
 even shown us the wheels going around
 in our own heads Airships were going
 to do away with the railroads. but to
 date their principal activities lie in doing tail and nose spins and furnish
 ing war boards opportunity to graft more millions.
 Just amhle along, friends and attend
 to your regular knitting. because you
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18

on the shore and bark at the moon.
 Those Soviet murderers and plunderers
 have no more honesty and honor than any other bandits, and their pledge will be but another scrap ot paper !,
 such as treaties were to Germany. The
 Allies must be several kinds of fools
 if they do not know this. How can they
 expect Russia to pay her debts to them
 when they themselves dc not pay the
 debts they owe to the United states
 We wouldn't discount the note or bond
 of any European country for the price
 of meal ticket. They are all tarred
 with the same stick when 1t comes to
 paving anybody anything. The only way an European country ever pays debt is at the muzzle of a cannon, when they have the choice of paying or get ting their heads blown off. European honor and honesty is the hole in the doughnut Il cypher with the rim caYed in
 Russian Soviet mobs have murdered everybody over there who had as much as two dollars they could steal. They have robbed the peasants of their crops and left them to starve. They have even robbed the relief expeditions from this country of the supplies we have sent 10 those without food. Their cities have been reduced to villages and ev- erything in them plundered that was worth having. Nothing has escaped their murderous plunderng thieyery- and they give a pledge of honesty and honor. in order to get loan of more money to continue their drunk! No thing could be more absurd.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18
FOR COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE

We are authorized to announce Q. R. Me- Daniel as n candidate for the office of County and Probate Judge of Nevada county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary
 We are authorized to announce J. NJ. Thomas as candidate for the office of County and Probate Judge of Nevada County, sub iect to the action of the Democratic primary.
 We are authorized to announce F. T.. Kennedy of Bodcaw as a candidate for the office of County and Probate Judge of Nevada county, subject to the action of the Democra- tic primary.
 We are authorized to announce J. W. Franks as a candidate for reelection to the office of County and Probate Judge, of Nevada County, subject to the action of the Demo- cratic primary.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18
J. w. FRANKS ANNOUNCES
 FOR REELECTION AS JUDGE

In the regular announcement column of our paper this week appears the name of ]. W. Franks as a candidate for reelection as county and probate judge of Nevada county.
 Judge Franks has been a public ser want for many years, and his record is so well and favorably known to the voters of Nevada county that it needs little comment here.
 It is doubtful if this county ever selected more capable or careful official than J. W. Franks, and his candidacy now is based on his record of efficiency which is clearly indicated.
 Under his economic and business like administration the finances of the county have been put in such splendid condition that big saving in all de partments has resulted, and the money thus saved used on various public inn provements where it would do the most good.
 We commend Judge Franks to the voters of Nevada county for his record of past achievements. Consider his candidacy well before you cast your vote in the coming Democratic pri- mary
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18
FOR SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR

We are authorized to announce Sam k. Mum as . candidate for the office or Sherln and Collector of Nevada county. subject to ehe action of the Democratic primary.
 u. .r. .utbor;zed to announce Blake n.IrvmpIe AS candidate for the office of Sheriff and Collector of Nevada County. sub feet to the action of the Democratic primary.
 We are autorized to announce Henry D. Holloway as candidate for the office of Sheriff and Collector of Nevada county. sub feet to the action of the Democratic primary
 We are authorized to announce John Daley Parker as a candidate for the office of Sheriff and Collector of Nevada County. subject 10 inc action of the Democratic primary.
 We are authorized to announce Clyde Cox as A candidate for the office of Sheriff and Collector of Nevada county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18
TOTALLY WITHOUT HONOR.

Genoa dispatches state that Russia
 agrees to all the Allies ask and will pledge its word to pay in due time
 the enormous pre-war debts it owes to every other country, In return for this promise the Soviet government is to recieve recognition at the hands of the Allies, and big loan of money and credits is to be scraped up somehow for Russia That Is about the biggest joke of the season. Russia will pay her debts of billions just like fish come out
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK AND RECORDER

We are authorized to announce Ed 5. CaaAden as . candidate for the office Of Circuit Clark and Recorder, subject to the acton of tAs Democratic primary.
 We are authorized to .1punce Fred Fuller as q candidate for the office of Circuit Clerk and Recorder. subject to the acti@ or the Dsmocratic primary.
 We are authorized to announce E. H. lEpl Weaver as a candidate for the office of Circuit Clerk and Recorder, subject to the action o' the Democratic primary.
 w. are authorized to announce A. E. Me Gutre of Missouri Township. as candidate for the office of Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Nevada county, subject to the action oi the Democratic primary.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18

With father at the lodge and mother at the club. il is no wonder the child Is neglected Every town has four times more lodges than there is any sense in having, because those who come along and organize them get paid for it The principal occupation of the average lodge k to u~e mp half of its time with the opening ceremony anl the other half with the closing cere- mony People do love to dress up like tin soldiers and wag their ears.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18

are not a bird or Wizard of OZ, and you may as well get the notion out of your head Spade up the garden, buy the wife a new spring hat, work eight hours. eat sparingly and keep your win dow open and your mouth shut
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18

A dimes worth of seeds. dollars worth of labor with a spade and hoe, a dash of sunshine. little rain, fair luck and lots of patience and you get two dollars worth of vegetables. The profit is ninety cents in cash and thousand dollars in health.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18

And now there is a convention on for the establishment of the One Big Union. That Bolshevik snake rears pose is the overthrow of constituted authority. II is Red" inside and out eommunistic and anarchistic
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18

Samuel Gompers. president of the American Fedora tion of Labor. is out in a statement that recognition of the Bolshevik tyrrany in Russia by the United States would he a needless and base betrayal of civilization.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18

The Allies should deliver q good stiff ultimatum to both Germany and Russia and kick them both out of the confer
 ence if they dc not accept it Russia $ actions at the conference is addition al proof that it's leaders are crazy, if any such further proof was needed
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18

Going in for culture is all right, if you have the time to spare, but going in for agriculture brings in more eats.
The Nevada County picayune., 1922-05-18

The Sacred Bull of war is still crash ing through the worlds china shop.