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New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Luxury Merchandise in
Greater Demand Than
Year Ago; Novelty Goods
and Big Toys Sell Well

So lar AZ New York is concerned;
holiday business is likely 10 break az
previous records. The department
stcres and speciality shops have peen
crowded with shoppers this week, and
personal observers report tnat W
actual buying this year is IN eHeets %
lost year Record crowds were reporteS,
IN al stores last Saturday but setes. ts
business was not In proportion 70 tno
crowds. as. the great number oi shop-
pers prevented purchasing In man3
cases. Monday was an exceptionally
large day. Tuesday fell Of 20 slignt
cxfert. according 20 one merchant, but
yesterday both attendance anc pusl-
ness registered a large increase.
Ia contrast 90 last year there u
freer buying Of sc-called luxury ner-
chandise, the novelty goods depart.
menfs. jcWelry departments, piano kno
phonogrsph departments registering
sales far above n year hgc.
Sales Of garments have not kept
pace with the increased sales IN other
lines. II Is reported Shoes especially
have not moved as we'll Es the mer-
chants anticipated. with the result that
several price reduction sales have been
staged 20 stimulate consumer buying
All reports indicate that toys have
sold extremely well, particularly the
larger and higher priced toys made In
this country More German toys have
been sold this year than last year, but
outside Of dolls there has been some
criticism against the quality Of Ger
man-made toys.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Woman to Pay 100000
Rental for 13d -. Sto

Alice Foote MacDougall, Inc, leased
N store spaoe on the Forty-third Street
front OF the Bar Building for her eof-
fee and tea business. The lease is for
Ten years from JauRry 4, 1923, At an
aggregate rental Of about sloo'oOo
Firth. Inc, which concern conducts
chain Of shops Of women's apparel has
leased space on the eoneourse OF the
Bar Building for ten years from JSnu-
airy !. 1928. co....,-
leased Offices a. ] 70 ~ yonh ssies'
10 Samuel X. Goldberg ana AoIAm =, =
pnrkhurst; space at % John s,.ees s "
Sufrin & Gomperf; at , Ann s'.e.s,
store 70 Abraham Cershoh' ~ a..
In excess Of $50 n square ioe.l ~
ffth floor at 625 Broadway 20 Aoran"ts ,s
Greensboro. and the eleventh nooI -
the stcinfcid Tailoring company ieP'
rcsented by Cross A Brown a..
Tho Gotham Shops, lnc-' oealoIs ln
musical instruments, leasee th' 80 sse,'
and second hoor at 30 brosaway ',unu. ~,
ard Arcade Building. stnrgis q by0N
were the brokers. ,.s .o,
j. Edgar Ichycrhtt I" -, -. T..,-
,be Bank Of New York aad lrps. Coin,
panv the building az li5 Third Aveho'
io koenig Brothers for twelve yeaIs
The lessees will make extensive h''ei''
tions. a.. ..... and
basement AZ Z and West Eignteen'n
street 10 Widman & Frank aiAo
tore at 60 East Thirteenth stree' ~ ~
NJ Maneini & Co, and a hoor st 10
rif,b Avenue 20 Arthur L. Dreyius'
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Smokers Will
PayS1,OOO,OOO
For New Store
United Co..Agrees TO Give
Webb & Knapp $40 a
Square Foot for Store at
Madison Ave. and 10th st.

Smokers will pay 81, 900, 900 for a Mad.
ison Avenue store in the Grand Central
district. IL was learned yesterday IN
keeping with a policy established year,
ago by following close In the wake OF
biz business, the United Cigar stores
COMPANY has made arrangement WITH
Webb 4 Knapp for a lease on the
cornersstore In their new building az
the northeast corner Of Madison Ave
nue. and Forty-sixth Street. The com
pnny wants II FOR a. long . period a.
The owners Of the building will give, so
IL has been arranged that the cigar
corporation may have the space for
twenty years. for which IL will pay O.
rental that will total more than $1,000
600. As the space 20 be taken measures
90 feet on Madison Avenue and 100 feet
in Forty-sixth Street. every square foot
Of floor will cost the cigar dealers at
least $40 q year. Reducing the Madi-
son Avenue frontage to dollars u will
De found that every foot fronting on
this highway will cost the tenant 81 ,0oe
q yeGr The lease has not been signed.
but there Is every reason 20 believe
Il will be before tonight. +. II. Rap
nport is the broker in the deal. The
building will not be ready until April.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Business Leases In CentrsI
and Other UpioMn Se.,i

Cushman a Wakefield. Inc -.
Offices in the New BoWery Savln..' -. 49,
building. ITO East Forty-seeonf -,
20 the Domestic Engineering Co.. -
and the Lyddon 4 Hanford &C., !
The Warranty Brokerage CO.,
tion leased the second foOr A. "a =.
205 West Fortieth Street 70 The a.
type Corporation. ~
Albert B. Ashforth, Inc, lsss.A
In the Liggett Building, For,v.....,..','
Street and Madison Avenue "a ~
X. Caulfeld and Frank l. Bsst. y (.
Fifth Avenue, 20 r. l. Hortos a
and AZ iO5 West Fortieth Street ..
Select Country Newspaper Asso..,,...
Inc
The Cross & Brown Compasy -.
ofioes ~ $40 Fifth Avenue 10 4, s..
vel J. Einstein. dentist. viii IS,...
Co., the eighth foor 40 - 70 ts y
Thirty second Street 10 the D,, -
Tea Gown Company. and the s..,.'
hoor o. 1877 Fifth Avenue y D.,
Hirsch.
l.. J. Phillips & Go. and A. Nc.
man leased 20 the Van-Noy In,,,,.......
Company. watch operates tke -.
luncheonettes, for fifteen yssu Il.
store and basement Of Al Eas. ~.
ninth Street.
j. Edgar Leayeraft & Co rsrsi
loft az 20 Fourth Avenue % Far,sr /
Payonetti; o loft AZ 80 West Vs.
teenth street, 20 Greenberg 4 o..
cloaks and suits and the psrIor A.,
store az "a Eighth Avenue, 70 H.,
Kassapoulos, fBrrier
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Will Enlarge Old Herald
Building TO Twenty Stories

The northerly half Of the old Herald
Building. at Broadway. Thirty-ffth ana
Thirty-sixth streets and sixth Avenue
is 20 be carried Up 20 height OF twenty
stories next spring, according 20 an
announcement By Nicholas {. Fartos'
who holds an eighiy-four-yeer lease on
tho property from the MHniee estate,
The lower part Of the building VIII
not be disturbed. and the Italian Ken
aissance continued In a modified way
throughout the superstrueture. The
section Of the building now occupied
by Rogers. peet & Co. will be undis.
turbed. Frank Goodwillie has designed
the plans for the addition, and the
work will be done By the Fleisehmani
Construction Company. u is estimated
20 cost 81 300 900.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Sales of Private Dwellings
On East and West Sides

James II. Cruikshank purchated
from Edward B. Corey g. and 6+ West
Seventeen Street, two four-story dwell
ings. 1sxiOO each Harry Sugarmsn
and William A. Taylor, Inc, we're the
brokers.
The Charles ". De Rosa Company
sold FOR Hannah J. Power the four
story dwelling and store 10 East Thir-
ueth Street, is.6Xl00. The purchaser
will alter for business.
Louis sehrag sold for William Bar
veh the four-story dwelling 2s7 West
Twerky-seeohd street, 25xl0o.
S~herine Ryan sold the four-storT
dwelling az 347 Convent Avenue 2o1
100
Estelle Rosenberg sold 20 Irving
Riehman The fve-Etory dwelling a. ols
West i0sth Street. isxlO0li
Margaret T. Shea sold 90 Mary Glen
non the thrce-story dwelling Gt j Ju-
mel Terrace, i7xl00.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Operators Buy Big Flats
On Upper West Side
EigIt-Story Norman in 95d ST.
Hudson Arms and Audrey
Among Apartments Sold

The Winter Realities, Inc, benjamin
Winter. president. purchased from inc
estate Of Henry r. Boyt the eiFh'-story
elevator apartment known o. the Nor
nan at a. 70 4s west Nincty-third
Street Included in the sale is the
three.siory dwelling at 81 West Ninety
third Street. i6.sxe4 which Is held ior
the protection Of light and air. II was
originally bull; BY Julius Tisehman q
Sons who sold Il TO the Hoyt family
upon completion. and this iE the FIRST
sale Of the property IN over twelve
vcnrs. The transaction was negotiated
bv Wood. Dolson Company, Inc.
Frederick Brown purehnsed from the
estate Of Frederick Gerken the Hudson
Arms. a six-story elevator apartment
st A1b Fort Washington Avenue, souln-
y,est corner Of 18th Street. lOONl u
I. vas purchased from the builders by
tbs present sellers II ndjoins Dr.
Rrisner's Chelsea ". +. Church, d one
story building. Nehring brothers "oi'
the brokers.
for the 1857 Broadway Corporation
Morris NJ. Fiehtcr, president, 20 on w
vesting client o. Morris Gossert the
six-story apartment known as AUDREY
Hall. AZ the northeast corner Of liZl
Street and S. Nicholas Avenue. s5Nl2o.
The Philip A. Payton Jr. Company
resold for Sol Freidus and Morris
steinberg Is 20 10 West 136th Street,
three six-story houses. IS being 25xlOO
and II and 10 37.6Nl00 each.
The estate Of Isaac NJ. BERNSTEIN,
oldtime builder. sold the four hve-story
apartments he erected twelve years ago
~ 500 70 536 West i47th Street, each
5OxlOO.
Reba v B. Cohen sold the four Eve
story fats, with stores. az 223 90 2Zs
East 1O3d Street. i00xi00. to Eva q.
Greenfield. who resoid 22e 20 Alex
Chandler.
Florence Rosenbaum sold Co Lillian
Bertha and Sarah Be.nstiek the i've
story tenement. with stores, at 1881
First Avenue. 2bx7s.
Elizabeth McQuadc sold 90 Frederick
MHeder the fve-story tenement at sos
East i2ist Street. 20xl00lL
Felix Filpus sold 70 the Tnrmo Club
the four-story tenement nt 2036 Fifth
Avenue, 20x6o.
Sherman & Kirschner, with Jesse
Pregosin. sold for Isak Frasior the fve-
story fat. with two stores, 25x85, az 23l
East Ninety-afth Street.
Elsa H. Murray sold 20 Adele Herold
the fve-story tenement at 33i East
Eirhty-elEfth Street. 25Zl0o.8
Charles Lutz sold 20 Joseph q. Wof
The three-story tenement. with stores,
az 613 Eleventh Avenue. 25x76.
John Carroll sold 90 Frank Carrado
the lve-story tenement nt s0s East
Eighteenth Street. 25xs2.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Trading In Bronx

Richard Dickson sold for Anna c.
Stephens, 1134-113e Bryant Avenue,
two four-story fats, 66xl00.
The Natwill Construction Company,
formed with n. Minfkoff. W. Breslow
and l. Lifsehitz as directors. bought
the plot, s0x1l4. az the northeast cor
ner Of White Plains Avenue and 239d
Street for improvement with q store
building
The wians Realty Company sold %
Philip Rosenthal the northwest side Of
Westehester Avenue 60 feet northeast
Of Tiffany Street, i02.5x76. extending
20 the southeast corner OF Tiffany
and i65th Streets, 79xl00x irregular.
The Coneourse Improvement Com
pany sold 70 the A. & L. Building Cor
poration the property a. the south
east corner Of Grand Concourse and
ieeth Street. 105xl0l.6
Ray Weiss sold TO the Henlee Real
Estate Corporation the plot, s6.4xi50x
irregular, nt the northwest corner o.
Grand Concoprse and Clarke Street.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Sd Ave. Flats Recently Bought
From Yale University Resold

Samuel Brener resold 10 the Z!gmRI
Realty Corporation. ". Raymond pres
ident, So 10 556 Third Avenue, com
prising the block front on the west side
Of the avenue with the exception Of the
corners of Thirty-siIth and Thirty
seventh streets. There arc seven four
story fats with stores. on plot i54x
l00x irregular. The seller recently
purchased the property from Yale Uni-
verslty. Byrne & Bowman we're the
brokers in the resale. Mr.. .~Brener
bought the three-story and basement
dwelling Rt 40 Perry Street. 2s.i0xeb,
from Evelyn Valentine, whose family
had owned Il since 1850. Brown
Wheeloek- Harris, Vought a Co. were
the brokers.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Deal Pending BY Childs
for East 42d Street Realty

Conclusion Of deal is set for next
week. i. Is reported. through which the
Childs Company, which conducts n
restaurant a. East Forty-seeond
Street. will procure the former DAILY
restaurant property at 20 East Forty.
second Street. on the opposite side OF
the street, O siK-story building. 22x
ps.e. between Fifth and Madison ave-
nues. Il is being obtained from the
c. & L. Lunch. Inc. composed OF Aaron
Chinitz and Samuel Levine, who leased
the property few years ago for seven.
teen years. with the privilege Of several
twcnty-one-yoa renewals. The Childs
Company is also said 70 be desiroas oi
adding 20 the site the basement hoof
OF the abutting twelve-story building
being erected b. Burroughs, Neleome
4 Co. az ell East Forty-first Street
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Mrs. Charles T.. Miller Buys
Large Apartment Suite

Douglas L. Gilman & Co. sold ar
apartment occupying the entire four.
teenth floor In the new tenant-0Nnec
building a. s65 PARK Avenue. northeast
corner Of Fifty-eighth Street, 20 Mr.:
Charles z. Miller. and another apart
ment 20 John n. lnmAn.
The Joint Ownership Construction
Company, Inc, Frederic Culver presi-
dent, sold large duplex apartment IN
the new 100 per cent Joint ownership
building which IL is erecting bt goo
Lexington Avenue 20 Howard J. Hndt.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Business N e ws
Christmas Shoppers Spending
More Freely in Local Stores

teriy meeting Of the board OF msnagcrs
presided over BIZ James A. Goldsmith
president Of the organization.
The new members are Oscar A. Goe-
decke 4 Son, New York; American
Textiles. Inc. Bay City. Mich; the VII
liam Brown Company, Philadelphia
the Cunning Silk Company. Easton
Pa; .he Lincoln Hosiery Corporation
PhiladelphiG: the 0akbrook HosierJ
Mills, Inc, Reading. Pa the QUAKER
Hosiery Company, Philadelphia I'd
ward Paul Serrell. New York; The
Tubize Artificial silk Company. New
York: the Railway silk Corporation
Yorkville. n. Y. and Nsdsy 4 Fleiseher
Inc, New York.
A nominating committee % select
candidates for ofiees az the annual
election next month also was appointed
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Pelham House for B,klrn Man

Fish 4 Marvin sold for the II. s. II.
Realty Company. Inc. q Colonial house
a. Corona and Ancon avenues. Pelham
Heights. 90 Edward J. Mordaunt. II
Brooklyn. held az $4,000. The same
broker sold for Rosa +. Deutsch her
property at IA Buckingham Road.
fonkers, 20 Professor Hugo Sehaefer,
held at $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Commercial Credit

Moderate demand for commercial
money continues 10 be registered, with
the supply about equal % the demand.
Rates arc holding firm. Prime com
raercial paper yesterday was quoted ~
ga 20 AZ per cent, with some less de-
sirAbie paper moving 81 per cent. o.,
The American Acceptance Conneii
quoted the following discount rHtes on
prime bankers aeoeptanees eligible Tor
purchase by Federal Reserve banks:
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Business Troubles
Petitions IN BANKRUPTCY

m. following petitions in bankruptcy
where aled yesterday IN the Dniteo sl~'e'
Distri-t Court;
ooopKIND 4 sANDBERa. ING.1Inn-
,-,fnrfs~v millinery. 6ss Broadway. Liaou-
itlsH ii1. 900. sEsets ~ 900. ...,.,....,
JOSEPH ooLPsTE5Ny o,2s s5 y i,iiS ins'llH''''' ~
1ssprv0 A FIDRIo invoiuntary
uEsrtNIN MICHAEL yoiuntaTy'
renerai rndse.. IL fremont ev; me broha
ttsbiiiies. $500. assets. 1000 y.
SrFgTL 4 AuSFRESsER BhOs.-lh-
voiuntary. % =. Eighth ~. - ,,sc
cUIRNEN CONTRACTING co. iNC-
Voluntary. III besi llzlh B"
'DAvis- LEHMAS co. Involuntary
furrisrs 20 W. 4eth - .
VURWITZ ROTHsTEIN--Noi o. iuhL.,l
70 Bond 81. Liabhiuefs t4'sl'' ~
E~celvers In bankruptcy
~. ,,uovv,nr receivers n bankruptcy
~.rs s' arpoln,es i9,5iTs yesterday 80 the United
''s..s -..s. w. Enrich. Cor Philnsil Inc
mfrs of ladies' shoes, iss "aNers p"
WIN si,.s, . Dgh1 gRSsnssis for n. C. Schneider a
co ,teef brokers. 30 Broad st.. with .
Oonq g' Emit for Nsz Ankef. ory
goods ~ Main sta 10nkerS WIN
pen4afnln glsael. for Courtlsnat Mtfo
A Co. stock brokers. - BNay' "'th
W s. echwabscheT. sor Peter tiorao' dae
sailors. e6 Fulton ST. with bono o. 'l;vee'
Rachel MacEuley, lot Eiesc 30
freafer Broa., furrieft. - T. 30 49,
q bond of $1,000 .-..t- ~.
Beniamir Barondess. for Ben1en,'n "a
ehaeL general NOSE. lt lrsseoH' ,lsrsna
the Brons. with bond OF 'z'oVV'
schedules IN Bankruptcy
rbs following schedules IN esrkrurtey
~.rs fisd YESTERDAY N the United states
District Court ,,,, tss
80 -, f-htilttes A. gT6. assets. u, ,0tt
COMMERCIAL PRESS. INC. Liaeihiies'
fsE.f. assets $500. .-.....,
IARDIN CO.. ISC. built eeh'i .-..ss
g05 ffh AZ. Liabilities, tscz'b+Fi Assets
sciipinfArNr DRESS Co. ais v. seth d.
IAspiinics. t2t.tss: assets ts'ilt.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Building Active

The total value OF building permits
issued In this country In November
according to compilation just made
by Bradstreet's. although slightly below
the October total, was still larger than
those recorded in July and September.
The November Fotal. S205, ,6i9 700. was
larger than that reported in any month
previous 20 March, 1922, and was ex-
ceeded only by six other months this
year.
The total value Of the construction
for eleven months Is shown 90 be 81
273,S76237. as against S1,47T ,266,36I
year ago, a gain Of 53.s per cent. The
1922 total for eleven months il q little
over fve times that reported in the
entire year 1918.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Shoe Concern Enlarges
Holdings In Greenwich Street

James s. Coward has enlarged his
holdings around his shoe factory By
the purchase Of the three and four
story buildings a. 2s2, go and 272
Greenwich Street, between Murray and
Warren streets. The parcel az 262
measuring 29xs0x irregular, was bought
from George Van Winkie and 10 and
172. 272.7xs0, from Antoinctte Grab
horn.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Asior Theaier Leased

A ten-year lease has been mad, /
the Longacre Square Thsatsr CONS.
20 the Astor 1heater, Inc, q the n's /,
norton Of the hve-story Astor Tkss.,
property. 90 the northwest corner !
broadway and F0rty-hfth Street n,
recorded rental calls f0r an ana,
payment o. Ss5.00o
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Buvs Greenwich Estate

Mrs. ". Z. Seifery sold her Rock
Ridge estate. AZ Lake Avenue and Hill
side Road. Greenwich, Conn. consist
ing Of large frame residence and one
and half acres, % Fletcher W. Rock
well, Of this city. The buyer plans
alterations. The property was held az
$4,000. George Howe was the broker
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Blanket Trade Opening

Wooden blankets Tor the fall and
winter season Of 1923 will be shown
TO the trade by the American Woolen
Company tomorrow morning, accord
ing TO an announcement from the COM
pAny's selling Offices here. Il is ex-
peeted that prices will show sub
stantial increase over those made BY
the company when winter, 1922
blankets were offered.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Real Estate NJ VS.
Picked Up in
Real Estate Field
M,eDeuraI CoInE % Europs

Edward A. MAeDougal, president Of
the Queensboro Corporation and
builder Of one Of the best known apart.
uent house groups In the world, VIII
leave on Saturday for Europe 10 tell
the old World how 20 build attractive,
multi-family homes and 20 tour the
Continent. The trip was presaged ~
tbe number OF invitations received BY
Mr. MncDOughl from societies inter
ested IN the construction Of better
homes 10 come and tell them In detail
the story OF his building operations ~ ~
Jackson Heights. Mr. MaeDougal viii
leave on the Majestic. he will VISIT
England first. where he viii study the
progress made by home builders there
Prom England he will 20 10 Holland,
then 20 France and on 90 other coun-
tries in Western Europe. Mr. Mac
DouRnl will return 20 Ameriea In hareh
20 resume his work at Jackson Heights.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
saIla Inieresl In BuiIdings

cbiids & Humphries sold TOT .ss
.,saa 49, - Fmma {. Beard their interests
% 'ss coz -e9s sixth Avenue, two iost.
- !. v- business buildings, AHiVVA
irregular.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Jaeksop Ia Out With Gun

Daniel II. Jackson has left New York
for the North Woods. where he viii
remain for about ten days. Nr. Jack.
son left on Thursday night determined
TO knock over anything that comes
within range Of his gun-deer. moose
lion. siger. elephant, hippopotamus, gi-
rafe or rhineeeros. He planned 20
take The trail nt Lake Placid with
Danny Fayne, we'll known Adirondack
guide. and travel north perhaps into
Canada.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14

New Members for Silk Assn.
Ten new firms yesterday were 40.
mitted 70 membership in the silk Asso-
ciation of America az the regular quar-
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
rred For starts for ArlEona

Frederick Fox will leave soon Tor
long stay In Arizona. Mr.. Fox
will make his first stop on the way 20
the Southwest AZ New Orleans. Prom
the city famous for molasses and DARK
colored water he will go 20 II Pato
and then by easy stage over the path
taken by pioneers In their advance on
the American prairie. Several cowboy
friends OF Mr. Fox will meet him IN
Arizona and IN automobiles will drive
across the great plains Of the South.
west 10 the ranch where the party VII
remain while In the state.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Moss in New Position

Jozeph +. Moss. formerly with
The Cruikshank Company, is nov with
Francis B. Robert
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14

Cal loans aFnInst hccepthnctai =
per cent.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
R.,don in FieId for Title Company

Joseph W. Beldon has been selected
nv the Title Guarantee and Trust Com
pany 70 represent it in the Fifth Ave
nue district.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Judgments Filed
IN New York County

IN. following judgments were tned sss-
..ssv the fret name being that OF inc
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
NcW Jersey
APARTMENTS TO LET-FURNIsmED

FREE LIST ~ houses TO- saie snd rent
Write vAS wISKLE CO. Rutherford. y y
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
REAL Es1ArE-sA1E or RENT
Brookiys

RTALTY ASSOCIATES
sEuflders Of 600 Tlasy Housekeeping Homes
1e2 Remsen ~. Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Manhattan
BUSINESS PROPERTY 10 m

sfsT ST. B'WAT-2 A rooms. we'll ?,
nished apartments. elevator. e4Cs R'wi
New-York tribune., 1922-12-14

TO LEASE--Abouf 100 feet % outsIi.
ONCE fpace. from Dccrm bcrtse. Appiy
30 Broadway Corp. 81 Broadway
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-15
HARRISON GEM SUSPECTS
MAY WE'D IN, JAIL
$4,000 Worth ofJewels Recovered
On Trait Of Rest

Gcms valued Mt $40 600. part of tn"
$40, 900 collection Of iewclry ana
prccious stones lost by Mrs. Mitchell
Harrison on route from Knoxvi'lc,
Tenn. TO New York April 30. have
been recovered, and the police Know
where TO lay hands on the rest.
Rumen I.ccbc. Of Chicago. was ar
rested for the theft of the jewels IN
Harrisburg Saturday. Miss Ruth
HAYDN, his fianccc. also was taken into
custody. MS were David business ana
John Gavin.
The four arc in Jail in the Tombs.
New York. and Bccbe and the girl are
plannng to get married today in jail
if thc authorities will permit. The
police say they will Try to prevent tue
marriage, as they believe IL, is n r,isc
TO dcbar Miss Haydn from tcstifying
against Bccbc as her husband.
Bcebc declared TO the police that he
had not meant to steal the jewels: that
they had been placed in his tnxirab by
mistake by n porter in New York, ana
he had succumbcd to temptation when
he opened the handbag containing them.
The girl insisted that Bccbc was tell :
ing the truth and said that she would
stick by him and marry him. The
other men were employed as statesmen.
Bccbc said. by n candy firm for which
he was sales manager. lie said he
Ind planned TO return the jewels and
would spend his life making restitution.