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The New York herald., 1922-07-17
FAKE COUPON AGENTS
TRICK CIGAR DEALERS
Little Storekeepers Sign Prom
issory Notes.

An old tobacco coupon swindling
scheme tmasoueradlng in new form is
being perpetrated on small Italian.
Greek and Jewish dealers in various
parts OF the city. In three cases so far
investigated by THE NEW YORK HERALD
none of the victims has been persuaded
to part with money, although all three
have been hoodwinked sufficiently to
sign a document purporting to be a
promissory note. upon which the perpe-
traitors have sought to collect money.
A week or so ago two men called on
Max Smelensky. who conducts a station
cry and tobacco store at 2413 Second
avenue. They said they represented the
American Tobacco Company. which was
about to issue coupons to be distributed
to the trade by dealers. They would
cost Mr.. Smelensky nothing, and he
was required only to sign a paper pur-
porting to be a simple acknowledgment
Of the agents call.
A few days later Mr.. Smelensky re-
ceived package of coupons by mail.
Next came a note on the letterhead OF
The Premium Distributors. Inc, 45 West
Thirty-fourth street. requesting him to
call at the United States National Bank
116th street and Madison avenue. and
pay his note for s21 payable to the
company Mr.. Smelensky was informed
at the bank there was no such note on
hand.
The same scheme was worked on
Angelo Cavouras. 1886 Second avenue.
and on John Cervni, 124th street and
Third avenue. Mr.. Cervini. however, has
not yet received request to meet his
note.
Mrs. Cavouras said she went to the
offices of The Premium Distributors.
Inc a few days after the letter was re-
ceived. She got scant satisfaction for
her pains, shesaid, as the. man in charge
of the "office" (Which consists of desk
room in another office on the twelfth
floor) said that the company was not
responsible for actions of its agents. or
words TO that effect.
The intended victims were proprietors
OF small stores whose supposed lack OF
knowledge of business methods pre-
eumaby marked them as easy prey. II
was learned from reliable source the
Corporation has about ten agents on
One agent recently re-
marked he made $50 in a single week |
The company was said TO have rented |
its desk room three weeks ago.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
CAN'T WE'D HIS NIECE, II,
KILLS HER AND HIMSELF
Man Breaks Into Sleeping
Girls Room and Shoots.

Insane with rage because his brother
would not consent to his marrying Sadie
Barnett. his fourteen year-old niece,
Irving Barnett. aged 2s. of ia Harri-
son street. Passaic. n. J., entered the
girls home at 129 Parker avenue early
yesterday and shot her through the
temple. killing her instantly. He then
turned the gun on himself, shooting
himself twice in the head, infiicting
wounds from which he died a few hours
later.
Hyman Barnett. Sadie's father said
his brother appeared TO be desperately
In love with the girl. He had often
taken Sadie to the movies. Hyman said,
but until lately one or two of her family
had accompanied them on their little
pleasure trips and made 1t sort OF a
family affair. Lately Irving had shown
desire TO be alone with Sadie. and
the other day he approached his brother
and said he wanted to marry her. Hy-
men ridiculed the idea because of Sadie's
youth, but Irving persisted and declared
Hymen would be sorry il he did not
consent to the marriage. Hyman thought
no more about ii at the time.
After Sadie and her farsily had gone
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
KATONAH PARTY COMING
BACK MINUS CONGO GOLD
PROJECTORS Met Too Many
Difficulties in Africa.

A report reached Katonah, ". Y, last
night that the nine business men who
left there a month ago on a. search for
gold river I'm the Belgian Congo. de-
scribcd to them by an engineer who
had served with the Allies in Africa
during the war. are returning to the
United States without having got near
the gold field. They found the enter
prise too difficult, Il is said, and were
unable 70 get concession from the Bel
gian Government 70 work the properties
after they were located. They were
also unable to obtain life insurance pol
icics because Of the hazardous nature of
the undertaking.
The group is composed or Julius j.
Dolgos OF Golden's Bridge, who knew
the location OF the mire Edward Perry
Barrett Republican leader in northern
Westchester county: A. G. Brewer, Ray
mond Brewer. Charles r. Ganurg. Rob
ert Elseman all of Katonnh: Albert
Pcmberton Of New York, William H.
Odell of South Norwalk. Conn. and
Capt Carlos de Montanha OF Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
Jews Lead Among $50, 900
New New York Citizens

n IGHTS of American citizen
X ship were bestowed upon
100000 aliens in the New
York district during the fiscal year
just ended. BY races. Jews led all
others in applying for citizenship.
numbering about one-third of the
total. By countries. Russians led,
with Italians second.
These are the outstanding facts
in the yearly report of Merton A.
Sturges. head of the New York dis
trict for naturalization. He says
there, We're about $4,000 applica-
tions considered and $1,000 granted.
This means. including wives and
minor children. that about 10000
came into citizenship. Refusals
We're mainly for moral reasons.
Illiteracy does not figure. The
alien is not required TO read or
write, but only to speak English. III
applying for citizenship. The liter
acy test is for voting.
"One reason why there We're not
more applicants heard" says Mr..
Sturges, "lies in the great delay in
getting certificates of arrival from
Ellis Island. Due to a shortage of
the force at the immigration station
there are about 10000 would be ap-
plicants for citizenship who cannot
get the certificates"
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
FAMINE IN UKRAINE
REPORTED ON INCREASE
Dead Bodies Dumped Into the
Fields, Frenchman Says.

GENEVA. July 16.-The famine in
Ukrainia daily is growing worse, accord
ing to Jean de Lubersac, the French
economist, representing the Interna-
tional Relief Committee, who has Just
returned from Russia.
Thousands of persons daily are dying
about the railway stations in such CEN
ters as Kiev, Kharkov and Odessa, he
says. Refugees wander from village TO
village to these centers and. finding
themselves without food, die around the
stations. Their bodies are taken off and
dumped into fields. which are made into
cemeteries.
NJ. de Lubersac reports that many
orphans and lost or abandoned children
are among the starving. The food situ-
alton is worse in kharkov. capital of the
Ukraine, where the hospitals have been
closed owing to the lack of food and
medicine. FIc says he witnessed many
cases OF horror, some OF cannibalsm. in
the region between Poltava and khar-
koy.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
THIS DOG HAS MONUMENT
AND CARVING WORTH So 500
Five Story Apartment House Raised Also in Memory
of st. Bernard-He Was Sort of Janitor, Con-
Quoting Prospective Tenants About

There are dogs and dogs. but it isn't
every dog which can boast five story
brick apartment house named after him
and decorated with his picture. or point
to a 5000 monument erected to his
memory in the cemetery for dogs at
Hartsdale. N. Y. But then Rex. who
is variously described by his owner,
William II. Moore. of PAST University
avenue. The Bronx. as the super dog.
the ultra dog. was without doubt not
of the common run of dogs.
Rex was st. Bernard and in full
doghood weighed 22O pounds He was
given to Mr.. Moore twelve years ago
and remained with him nine years He
would be on the job yet If an auto
mobile had not abruptly terminated his
existence three years ago.
The apartment house which bears
Rex's name is at the corner of Uni
versity avenue and 190th street. The
Bronx. Over the main entrance there
is a large block OF limestone with a
life sized carving of Rex and his name
underneath. Mr. Moore. who is build
ing the apartment house sent to Italy
for the limestone block and had it
carved over there, a proceeding that
cost him approximately $3.50. But he
thinks Rex was worth it.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
BODDY'S BROTHER HELD
IN SALE OF NARCOTICS
Newspaper Clippings of Police
Shootings Found in Home.

John Boldly. colored, brother Of
Luther Boldly, awaiting death SEN
tence for the murder of Detectives
Francis J Buckley and William A. Mil
Ter of New York, is locked up at Belle
VILE. n. j.. charged with having sold
narcotics. He was arrested Saturday
as he was about to board a trolley
car for Newark.
Boldly is SO years old and lives at
COZ Heckel street, Belleville. On July
he is alleged to have made three
sales OF narcotics. The police went to
Boddy's home after the arrest and
say they found narcotics and also
newspaper clippings telling of police
men having been shot in the perform
ance of duty.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
JEWS LAY CORNERSTONE.
Ahavath Israel to Have New syna-
gogue and school.

Cornerstone laying ceremonies were
held yesterday afternoon at a four story
building at 222 East 103d street. which
recently was acquired by the Congrega-
ton Ahavath Israel and which will be
used as a synagogue and religious school
when alterations are completed. Rabbi
Pincus Bleich. a former president Of the
congregation. presided in the absence of
Henry Dubinsky. president. who Ia III.
The speakers were the Rev Samuel
pressin. rabbi: the Rev. Isaac Trunk OF
Kitna. Poland. who recently arrived in
New York; David Rosenhaltz, vice-presi-
dent, and Jacob Carlinger. supernten-
dent Of Beth Moses Hospital. The Con-
greration Ahavath Israel now meets at
317 East 101st street.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17

The figures for some of the leading
cities or the last fiscal year are: Phila-
delphia, lbs reported to the Under
writer's Agency as stolen and 4I3 re-.
covered; Boston. 263 stolen and 103 re-
covered; Newark. 1913 stolen and 81 re-
covered; New Haven, "A stolen and &c
recovered; Washington, 102 stolen and
90 recovered, and Baltimore, 67 stolen
and 35 recovered.
Chicago lost $3.50 cars by theft, ac-
cording to Mr.. Goodwin's figures, but
10 per cent. were recovered. In the
twelve cities listed in this report 29.-
III cars were stolen during the year
and 20,939 were recovered.
The National Automobile Dealers
Association complies the returns for
twenty-cight cities as follows:
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
POSTAL INSPECTOR OUT
AT HIS OWN INSISTENCE
Department Says Cochran
Asked for Release.
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., July 1c


Post Office Department officials ex-
planned to-day that the retirement OF
William Z. Cochran as inspector In
charge of the New York district had
been entirely at his own insstence be-
Use OF advancing age and desire
for less responsibility. Mr. Cochran is
SO. He has been in the inspection SER
vice since 1891. He was cnce chief
inspector at Washington He has been
in charge of the New York office since
1913.
"Mr. Cochran Is favorably known
throughout the United States" the
Post Office Department said officially.
"and has successfully handled many
important cases. including the general
investigation of the department in
1903, which resulted in the conviction
of a number Of officials. and, more re-
Gently. the holdup OF mail truck on
Broadway. which eliminated in the
apprehension of the bandits and re-
covery of large sums in stolen secur-
tiles"
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
FATHER wAKIM HoNoRED.
Receives Title of Chor-Bfshop y
From Tyr. Syria.

An ecclesiastical honor has been con-
ferred on the Rev. Francis Wakin. for
the last ten years in charge OF St.
Joseph's Maronite Church, 81 WASH
ington street. the congregation OF
which is made up for the most part OF
Syrians He has had bestowed on him
the title OF Chor-Bishop. an office
which carries with it the power ot
pontificating in minor degrees. by the
Most Rev Chekralia Khourl. Arch
bishop of Tyr, Syria. who will be re-
membered as the first Syro-Maronite
Archbishop Apostolic Extraordinary tn
visit this country. this appointment
having been made at the request Of
the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
Father wakim celebrated the event by
at a pontifical mass.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17

to bed last night Irving entered tbs
house, which is near his own home.
found Sadie's bed. where she was sleep
ing with her thirteen-year-old sister
Bertha. and fired the shot that Killed
her. Awakened by the shots and oy
Bertha's screams the father or the girl
rushed into her bedroom, where he fo-nd
her dead and his brother lying on the
floor with two bullet holes In his head.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17

Tn giving the number of cars re-
covered no allowance is made for the
damages done by the thief. More
often than otherwise when a car is
recovered 1t is damaged so badly as to
be almost useless. Tho fact OF it's
recovery merely means that the loss
is transferred.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17

The second In this series Of five artl.
cles will he published tomorrow. dealing
with the extent Of nutom obile stealing
In this city and State.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17

Peter J. Flanagan. 15-W. T. Stone.
3-William W. Pass 16--Philip Zausner.
age. 11-Henry J. DE Voc.
4-George i. Giefer 1s--Ben Howe.
Louis WE'LL. 1g-Maurice S. Cal
flames Onela. man.
Sd. p. Berenbers. 20-Frank Poree.
9-W. %. Robinson. Morris Hllquit
1o-J. T. De Hunt. ot-F. Crosawaith.
1t-walter Dearing 22-Ernest Bohm.
12-Meyer London. 23-S. Nimfo.
!3-Abraham Lefko- PIP Umstadter.
witz.
The Socialists say they are sure of
reelecting Representative Meyer Lon
con. Mr. Hillquit, who ran for Mayor
in 1917, and Ben Howe. In the latter
district Jeremiah A. OLeary. running
on the Farmer-Labor ticket two years
ago. polled 9.99S votes, while the So
cialist candidate got 5.G6s. The Demo-
crat. who won. received only 12.169.
The following women were made can
didates for the Assembly: Jane Allen
Grey. Fifth District: Harriet Stanton
Blatch, Eighth District Helen S.
Amend. Twelfth District: Clarina Mich
elson. Twenty-second District. In Man
haitian; Ida C. Hazlett. First District:
Eliza beth Smith. Seventh District; Mary
e. Geise, Twelfth District. and Mabel
l.. Reese. Twenty-frst District. Brook
lyn Sadie c. Smith. Fourth District,
and May II. Mainland, Fifth District.
Queens.
The American Labor party Is to be
run along the lines of the Socialist. with
eacn member paying % cents a month.
None of its candidates may accept NOM
nation by a party outside its ranks.
Resolutions were passed offering the
partys full moral and economic sup
pert" as well rs all its machinery, local
press, speakers, &c, to the striking rail-
road workers. Greetings" were sent
to the striking miners. The recognition
of Soviet Russia and Mexico by this
Government was demanded.
A resolution favoring making the
new pension laws retroactive so as TO
be as beneficial to members of the
police and fire departments already re-
tired as to those now retiring was OPP
posed on the ground that both services
had been used against strikers. II was
passed. however.
A resolution was adopted for the
freeing of the thrty-four prisoners now
on trial at Moscow.
The party lodged the prohibition is
sue. voting down, after much uproar.
a resolution favoring submitting the
question to referendum. The rum
pus was not quieted until the passage
of resolution calling for referen-
ium on all amendments to the Consti-
tuition which. of course, could not
apply to the Eighteenth. The party is
also calling for conventions to revise
The Constitutions Of both the State and
nation.
The New York herald., 1922-07-17
UNRECOvERED.

A summary of the four year figures
for the twenty eight cities follows:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-30
EMoRIALDAY

:. While other nations have their days Of memoir
ial, instituted for various reasons related to their
own history, Memorial day has become q more dis
tinctivelY national institution in the Emitted States
than elsewhere Designated and set apart while the
wounds of he Civil war were still fresh, and while.
the sorrows caused by that war~were heavy, the suAs-
gestion Tor its observance met with ready response,
and almost at once its observance became general.
Intended originally for the purpose. Of doing honor
to the memory of those who had laid down their
lives in the great national conflict, there was speedy
recognition OF the beauty and appropriateness of in
Guiding within its scope all those who had passed
from this life. So, now, throughout the land, the
resting places of those who sleep the last sleep are
made beautiful with flowers, tributes of the love of
friends, and symbolic of that life which renews itself
and takes on new beauty with each succeeding
change of form.
Memorial day has been brought into sharper
focus,1 and has been given a clearer significance by
the events of the great war. To a new generation
was presented the opportunity for service of a pc
cullar kind to a new group of men and women was
shown the need for personal sacrifice for the ideals
OF justice and liberty. The opportunity was accept,
ed the service was performed; the sacrifice was
made fresh demonstration that the spirit of liber-
ty IS a vital force in America. :
There is no more beautiful national custom than
that which has marked the observance of this day..
May America, never fail to keep the day as one Of
sacred memories and high aspirations. 4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-30
WHERE ARE THE soc1AL1srs7s,

The Fargo Courier News has an interesting
little essay on the wedding out Of Socialists from the
ranks OF the Nonpartisan league. 1t points to the
passing of Waiter Thomas Mills, Charles Edward
Russell, Leon Durocher, A. C.. Townley, and other
ssocialistic lights, as evidence that in spite Of the
fact that these eminent people were at one time
connected with the league, and were, in fact, it's
founders, they are no more to be found working in
Its ranks, therefore the league cannot now truthfully
be charged with Socialism. :.
OF the Socialists who were formerly conspic-
uously identified with the. league, the present
leaguers are particularly interested in Mr. Townley..
For years he has been to many of them a sort Of
patron saint. Other men might do wrong, but not
%Iownley. And the tradition of infallibility which
has surrounded him in many minds has not entirely
disappeared. 1t is true that at the league state con-
%vention early in the season things did not 60 entirely
as Mr.. Iownley had hoped they might. He had a
policy which he hoped might be adopted, but against
which a vigorous fight had been made, with the re-
suit that the majority of the delegates at that con-
vention were opposed to the Townley policy and in
many cases hostile to Townfey himself. Yet when
in his dramatic speech Mr.. Townley made his SUI
prerne remuneration, the tears that coursed dowrehis
cheeks were matched by other tears flowing dow,
the cheeks of many who had come determined to
GUST. the. erstwhile leader at any cost. Townley
thought 1T lnadvisable to press for the adoption of a
policy winch, under the circumstances, with the CON
tllct which was certain to ensue; could have accom-
plshed nothing. But, without a visible effort, he
trimmed to a fare-ye-well the state committee which
had gummed UP his program.
1t Will be refreshing to. some of the staunch
leaguers to read in their daily organ that the charge
of Socialism cannot lie against the Observation-Disclosures
because most Of the eminent Socialists. are no longer
connected with it, and Mr.. Townley, one of them.
has been reduced to the ranks, where his Socialistic
tendencies cannot do much harm.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-30

But in the Morse case the medical testimony
seems. to have been conflicting. Certain reputable
professional men diagnosed the case as above. But
other professional men, against whose reputation
nothing is alleged, as the result Of examinations
made at about the same time, found the patient in
q fairly normal state, with no reason to anticipate
early death, and they declared that there was no
reason to suppose that continued Imprisonment
would impair his health or shorten his life. That
introduces an element of some mystery into the
case, and people may be pardoned some curiosity
Concerning it.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-30

lin and her, dogs and the life she loves.
tBut there are Othef. tiny places, Cher
~: there are little cabins In Hawaii,
there are Canadian villages-Chefry,
there are thousands Of places in the
south of France where we might live
for years. and never be questioned.
and never be annoyed"
'France!" she whispered. and the
downcast face he, was watching so
eagerly was thoughtful. How could
we Co." she breathed. You first, and
then 1? TO meet somewhere"
We would have to 80 together"
he decided swiftly. Every one must
know, dear; you realize that?"
Wide-eyed she was staring at him
as II spall-bound; by some new hope;
now h shrugged her shoulders in
careless disdain.
That isn't of any CONSEQUENCE"
beside her, and again they locked
MOT that part/~ she adswered. SIM
ply. = mind-Alix-F she added.
yes. | mind Ak" he admitted.
But the injury is done to Alix
nov" Cherry said, slowly. Now it Is
too late to go back! You and I
ceouldnt--we couldn't deceive AK
she turgsd to him he saw her thil
white blouse move suddenly with the
quick rising of her heart. Thai
THAT would be. too horrible! But, T
could take this love Of ours away.
leave everything cise behind, simply
simply. recognize stammered Cher
y; her lips beginning to tremble,
that it is bigger than ourselves. that
we can't help 1t, Peter. I'd fixht It
'lf could" she added. p~iteously. ard
so away If 7 didn't know that no pow
ing back!'
She buried her head on his shoul-
der, and he put his arm about her.
there was utter silence over the
great %brooding mountain, and in the
valley Drumming with soft5moonshine.,
and in the garden.
(C0ntinucd Tomorroxv Evc,,,r. ,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-30
! Will AID r. r. WoRK

Winnipeg. May sO.-Hon. Edward
Brown. treasurer Of the province Of
Manitoba states the province will aid
IN II building Of u railway line from
MILE Z on the Hudson Bay railway
nortn to Cranberry Portage in the
IN zion mining district, q distance
Aculty in construction as Ii is along
an excellent gravel bed. The Cana
aian national railways is in favor OF
Inc scheme. according to the presi-
gent, but there are a number 7of lines
GRADED into the farming districts
which have. to be rallied first before
construction on any new lines can be-
undertaken New York, Toronto and
financial interest in the rich mineral,
resources Of northern Manitoba. Mr..
Brown Nsstates, andy have sent lii en
gineers to- make surveys.