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The New York herald., 1922-04-30

their German cousins on the great stair
case. Won Jasmund and his wife and
family eventually went to America. The
reason, we heard. was that Won Jasmund
had been asked by the English Govern
The New York herald., 1922-04-30

ment to leave the
country. We never
knew why. His real
in c o m e w a S m y
aunt's money. At her
death Won Jasmund
deserted his four
children and they
were adopted by an
A m e r C a n lady.
Many years after
ward, when / was
acting In America,
t w o y o u n g men
called to see me and
claimed cousinship,
Mortimer and Wasa
Won Jasmund. Later
I met their charm
ing and pretty sister,
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tolerate this love affair,
and he must, I think,
have locked her into a
room, for we were told
she escaped by climb
ing up the wide Chin
ney of a Moorish house,
her sisters helping her
to drag up a box by a
rope. / take 1t she was
successfully h Q ] p e d
down into the street.
w h ere Svoboda was
waiting for her. My
grandfather went after
them with a pistol.
Svobdda was always
The New York herald., 1922-04-30

his sword at her side. When he returned
late at night and opened the door of his
wife's bedroom he saw in the dim light
a young officer standing with his back
to him. His horror and his dismay may be
imagined. The young man" turned round
and he met his wife's laughing eyes.
They had son, to whom the then Shah
Of Persia stood godfather, Hadjl Baba
Stevens. He worked as young man on
the Indian Pioneer with Rudyard Kipling
His sister married an Englishman. Henry
Soutar. She apd her husband and children
were handsomely ransomed by the English
Government from, believe, Bulgarian
brigands when Mr.. Gladstone was Prime
Minister. There was a story connected
with this how one of the brigands walked
back for many miles to find a doll the
youngest child had dropped.
My Aunt Stella ran away when she was
16 with a well known Bavarian artist.
Alexander Svoboda. Her father would not
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M'BIRNEY GETS
FOUL WHITES

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that the stencil in that part Of the
city is probably due to this condi-
tion, but declined to say what will
be done. He did say. however. that
he will report the situation TO City
Solicitor Satterthwaite and then con-
fer with members of the Board Of
Health.
While DR.. McBirney was loath to
discuss the situation. his trip yes
terday afternoon, it is thought will
result in the taking OF such meas
ures as may result in cleaning up
slaughter houses and ending often
sive odors.
Residents Of that part OF the city
are planning drastic action unless
relief Is soon afforded through the
Board Of Health. A petition contain
ing $50 or more names Of residents
and property owners in and around
the slaughter house district has been
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Buckman Village at Chester and the
war Village" near Camden. n. J..
had been transferred. Mr.. Wenzlng
replied that the BuckmaD Village
was sold at auction March 25 last
and all deeds had been delivered.
The Camden properties were sold
last December and all deeds had
been delivered by March.
III Greenfield desired 10 speed-up.
we could have all our deeds by Au-
gust l." said Mr.. Wenzing.
Mr.. Funk said Eugene Cornell
Greenfield's local representative, had
assured him yesterday that all deeds
would be delivered by August /. lie
asked Councils aid in Obtaining full
hlment Of Cornell''s promises.
Several other Gardens residents
spoke in similar vein and Council
man Murray moved that Council go
on record as protesting against the
methods employed by the Shipping
Board and Greenfield. This motion
was promptly adopted.
Councilman McNabb closed the
hearing with the pungent remark:
These men are getting the butt end
Of a raw deal. If the city officials
get behind them they may obtain
justice. II is our duty to aid them
IN every way"
Apparently aroused by the con-
stant fire maintained by the Gar
dens' residents. the Greenfield firm
has increased its efforts to put
through title transfers. Where yes
terday there were only 10 deeds con-
veying 1OS properties on file with
the Recorder Of Deeds. today there
were 1O4 deeds conveying 1877 prop
critics, a net gain Of % properties
According to Eugene Cornell. To-
cal representative Of the Greenfield
firm, II will require about SIS prop
erty transfers in all TO deed over the
sos dwellings. apartment houses and
stores, and other property at the
Gardens.
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prepared and Will be presented TO
the Board Of Health.
one resident of the affected To-
cality, who for business reasons
asked that his name be withheld.
called the attention Of some mem
bers Of the Board OF Health. this
morning TO a city ordinance re-
garding offensive smells"
"The law is very plain on the
subject" said he. "and can readily
be understood by the average read
er. The ordinance positively pro-
hibits the conducting OF any busi-
ness IN the city, or within one mile
OF the city limits which produces
offensive smells or those that are
'deleterious to public health unless
such business is operated under a
special permit granted by the
Mayor and City Council.
The ruling OF the courts. which
also accompanies the printed ordin-
ance, says: Tt is not necessary that
the smells should be injurious to
health. It Is sufficient II they be
offensive TO the senses
THE ordinance provides penalty
Of 500 fine and $50 additional for
every day such odors or offensive
smells are created.
From the reading OF the law II
would seem that the remedy is plain
and the responsibility rests with the
city officials as 10 whether present
conditions continue"
Several real estate dealers have
also written to the Board Of Health
complaining that the slaughter
house odors are making II difficult
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only 10 deeds had been recorded,
covering los properties. the net re-
suit of four months effort, he said.
Mr.. Funk declared the delay had
created a great deal of hardship and
further delay would increase this
hardship many fold. One cause
assigned for the delay. he said was
that Greenfield was unable TO square
Off with the Land. Title and Trust
Company. Philadelphia, the amount
OF mortgage given by him for the
properties"
"Repeatedly purchasers have been
told they should have to wait for
settlement, although they were ready
themselves to close for their prop
critics" asserted the speaker. He
also told how buyers had been COM
PEELED TO settle up back rents due by
tenants in order to obtain their
homes.
Greedy for Rent Money.
Greenfield" he charged. "appar-
emily is deliberately delaying settle
ments in order to profit by collection
of rents. While there are seemingly
no legal steps that can be taken to
hasten the settlements. the pur-
chasers feel that City Council can
exert much influence that will tend
to spur action by Greenfield"
Mr.. Fink told of the agreement
by the purchasers who are tenants
10 refuse to pay rent after July ID
unless deeds were turned over. He
asked for the advice Of Council and
also, II possible, the advice OF the
city solicitor.
Councilman McNabb brought out
that the Shipping Board had collect
ed 10 per cent Of the purchase price
for the properties at the time Of the
auction sale. and had been so col
lecting interest on the amount ever
since.
If what I have seen in the news
papers is true, then you folk have
been gouged and robbed outrageous
lv." exclaimed Mr.. McNabb.
This declaration called forth
round of applause from the delega-
ton of Gardens owners.
Would BUY Out" Greenfield.
Councilman Abrahams told Of
suggestion made by City Solicitor
Satterthwaite that purchasers Of the
Gardens homes combine 70 raise
sufficient money TO pay Off the
Greenfield blanket mortgage ana
thus enable the latter, in turn 10
make prompt settlement with them.
He also said Mr.. Satterthwaite had
declared the blanket mortgage very
much out Of order
Mr.. Abraham moved the Law
be instructed TO formu-
late resolutions relative to the stu
alton and forward them to the dele
CATION in Congress. This motion was
unanimously adopted.
c. W. Wenzing. former agent OF
the Gardens read a letter from Con-
gresham Layton. stating that as the
had Withdrawn from
the deal by turning over the proper
ties to Greenfield. 1t was difficult to-
act. Mr.. Wenzing said he believed
DR.. Layton did not wholly under
stand the situation. There was no
reason why the Liberty Land Com
paDy. acting for the Shipping Board
could not have decided the proper
ties direct" he added.
President Ward asked how long
had been established in
business.
"Re-established would be more
exact" replied Mr.. Wenzing, who
a guess Of four or five
years. IF Greenfield were losing
money. we should have had our
deeds long ago" he said.
Other "VilIagcs" Transferred.
President Ward next asked If the I
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ASK CONGRESS
PROBE OF PARK
GARDENS DEAL
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NOonInued from FIRST Pase.)
might at the residence of j. A. BY
ram. 212l Linden street. when plans
for united refusal to pay rent after
July Is. will be made.
Last nights hearing was short
but lively. Councils ire mounted
rapidly as member after member OF
the visiting delegation OF citizens
told of the difficulties thrown in the
way of obtaining titles to the dwell
: ings they had purchased at public
auction last February, four months
ago.
Councilman John ]. Murray, rep
resenting the ward in which the Gar
dens' tract is located. began the
proceedings by describing the sys-
; tematic passing Of the buck" by the
Shipping Board TO Greenfield. and
of Greenfeld's evidently deliberate
and purposeful delay in. handing
over the dwellings to purchasers un-
til the last penny of profit could be
extracted from them.
Then, following statements by the
home purchasers, Councilman Nc
Nabb. in characteristic fashion, de-
nOunced the transaction as IAN out
rage" President Ward, by several
questions, brought out important
high-lights of the situation. and
Councilmen Abrahams and McManus
set the machinery in motion by
which Council unanimously voted
authority 10 the law committee 10
draw up the denunciatory resolu-
tions and adopted a motion putting
itself officially on record as pledg-
ing fullest support to the Gardens
purchasers in their battle TO gain
their rights.
Through the entire proceedings
there ran a strain OF questioning
whether the Shipping Board had
had the legal authority TO dump
the buyers" into the LAP Of a realty
speculatOr" and whether the board
had not acted in bad faith and brok-
en- its implied promises Of fair deal
dealing.
Councilman Murray, at the outset.
declared that whether the Govern
ment had actually relinquished all
claim TO the Gardens properties was
something nobody seemed to know
or appeared able TO find out.
These home-buyers, he declared.
want TO get Council behind them to
help them obtain their homes"
Describes Long Delay
Forrest J. Funk. 212S Linden
street, who presided at the Gardens
ss-meeting Wednesday night pre-
sented the case OF the purchasers.
''We feel. he said" we have a just
grievance" He frankly admitted
some delay was justified in view Of
the extent Of the transaction. Then
he told how the Shipping Board
had failed to send any acceptances
TO the successful bidders in response
TO their letters. Details OF the trans
fer TO Greenfield have never been
made public. Greenfield's bid was
accepted on March %. yet it was not
until June 3. that title was trans
ferred to Greenfield. This Mr
Fund, declared. was an unreason-
able delay. Up TO Wednesday night
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

II mayonDaise curdles. pnt a
drop OF ice-cold water in a very cold
bowl and beat the mixture slowly
into H. little by little.
The rind. OF the cucumber may be
used in summer beverages. II gives
an unusual flavor and in a iall glass
Is very attractive.
Pastry puns are delicious hled
with vanilla ice cream AMI served
with a sauce OF fresh strawberriea
and whipped cream.
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for them to rent apartments or
houses within a radius Of several
squares OF that section.
DR.. McBirney discussed the stu
alton with some members OF the
Board OF Health this morning but no
action is likely until a reply is re-
celved from City Solicitor satterth-
waite.
Evening journal., 1922-07-07

Delicious sandwich mixtures can
be made with odds and ends Of
meat.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-02
CITY MEETING BOARD LAW

There are certain parts of the law regarding the meeting Of the citS meeting board that should be em- phasized at this time, six days before such meeting. Section 16 provides: If said board shall fail to take action and to lay any tax presented to II for action, as aforesaid then the tax as laid by the common council shall be legal and binding on the ratabe estates of said city"
 Thus if Where is any defect in modi- flying petitions filed, or if for any req son no action is taken, the city will not be without legal authority to col. lect taxes, the common council having laid the tax of 21 mills.
 Section IS provides: If any person wishes to make any change or modi- fication in any of the estimates sub mitted by the common council to said city meeting board, a petition for said change or modification shall be made in writing and left with the city clerk at least five days before the meeting of said city meeting board and the same shall be advertised in the same manner as hereinbefore provided by the city clerk, provided that no peti- tion for an appropriation for any ob- feet or matter not included in the re- port referred to said board by the common council shall be received by the city clerk nor advertised by him nor presented to said board and pro- vidcd that said petition be endorsed by one hundred registered voters of the city" This section says further that the board may change the budget thus only if the proposed change or striking out has been ad- vcrtise9, nor can it act on any appro- priation not included in the common council report.
 It is because of the provisions of this section that the recommendation of the opeN forum to include S11, 1,500 for health education in the schools could not be presented at the coming meeting of the city meeting board. It is because of this section, also, that those favoring the adoption of the report of the common council will scrutinize carefully the names signed to any advertised petition to see that they are all registered voters and to see that there are 100 bona fide sigma lures of such voters.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-02

.nal rohbcr has no right to it. certain ly the two men who are alleged to nuNc stolen it from him have no right to It. The two men deny that they robbed the other, and of course that other deems the property his,
 Wbilo- the war was being fought land directly thereafter and, some say, even today, there was and perhaps Is a class of people called 'proliteers, They have been called "rohherS'- of course they were not and are not, They so declare t; they should know,
 some people call those seeking n bonus-no, no one has called the c%- service men "rohhcrs' but certain newspapers opposed to the bonus have called the attempt to get bonus practically crime
 What if some of the money now possessed by former producers is money to which they had no right They declare the cX-scrvicc men have no right to portion of il, Would they be willing to say and have thelr offer taken up: We will give back all we made that would not have come except for the war if the eX- service men, whose demand for q bonus is practical attempted robbery of the people. will not force their de- mand?"
 If they the proliteers are as bad as the country says they are, and the leN-serricemcn are as bad as the profiteers say they are, all would be fair if the profteers would give back their wartime profits and the eX- service men would give up their bonus.
 But, were such thing to happen, there would be no hard times today and prosperous country would vote a bonus to the eX-serNice men gladly without the discussion that has dis gustcd business men and former fight CTS alike so that many of them do not want to hear the word bonus men, | toned.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-02

and the oSpsso connected with talk ing care Of them, the more distant ltycussion of the purchasing for the city the confusion prevalent In rc- eayd to tho city dedcIt-all these matters suggest the question whether it would not bo worth while to con- slider this plan for the city in all ser iousncss
 The salary matter alone is one which 1t is difficult for a body of mon to study over and reach conclusion based upon data considered The whole thing should be in the mind of one man in order that thc result might be reached without confusion and that result presented by one who has knowledge of all the facts, The benefits of this method were seen in the report of President Chamberlain of the board of finance and taxation To all intcnts and purposes he was the board. He has the facts in his mind his conclusions, clearly stated because they had been reached by the mind of one man working alone, were easily understood. The fact that some of his recommendations or the recommendation of the board, were rejected, detracts not at all from the fact that he knew what the situation was and was able to explain to an, individual what was the basis of his conclusions, .....
 Under the present procedure, de- spite the various boards, the mayor is practically city manager Withou' authority. He must accomplish ha purpose by virtue of his moral power
 He has not access to the figures II they are withheld from him. The more of a city manager he is, or other mayors have been in the past, th' better the results have been as q rule
 It would seem, in view of the un' satisfactory condition of the salary question ana other matters, that I would be a good idea to have one business man in whose possession oi in whose brain arc all the data nee essary for correct understanding o the city financial affairs. A city man apor would be able, as suggested re gently in these columns, to prune any budget and effect saving if anyone could do it. He would give Nls WhoN' time to the work and, in all proha bility, save the city small amounts each day.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-02
IRONICATI

A certain interpretation of the in- come tax law, coming at the moment of the pressmens strike in New York city, seems to display some un- conscious irony on the part of the 'nited States.
 According to the interpretation a man may deduct from his income any money paid as dues in business organizations which, by analogy, are properly deemed to include labor or ganzations.
 Thus members of the pressmens union are informed by the United States, by direct inference, that the United States believes in furthering couraging them to unite for their mutual advantage. To that end the a tax on any money they put into an organization as dues where
 
 lfurtherance of their welfare. So the pressmen deduct their dues and do not pay any income tax on that amount
 Then the presSmen get together land tell their grievances to the news paper proprietorss organization. The propretors and the pressmen agree to submit their differences to arbitration and to abide by the decision of the |arbitrators. The arbitra tors decide, but the pressmen do not like that de- cision. They strike. They so back on their word temporarily, it is true, but
 long enough to harm financially the newspaper men and the public ill gen. eral--to harm the United States, in other words, which has been fair and generous with the pressmen about the dues to that organization except for the existence of which the pressmen would not have been able to do the harm they did in breaking their word.
 Labor has proiited by organization, and organization of labor is good when fairness and justice prompts or ganization action. Labor organization should be and is encouraged. But or ganizations which "bite the hand which feeds them" deserve censure.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-02
A DILEMMA

In New York the other day q man complained to the police that ne had been robbed of $500 and s4O0 worth or icvclry by two others. They are aIl in the hands of the police. ihe complainant, however, has confessed that he himself is a thief. What shall the police do with the three-and with the money and iewelry?
 The obvious thing, of course, would be to give the money and Jewelry back to those from whom it was stolen .nri@ipa.lY. Ce!L-.,.,.!y ...-.-- origi-
New Britain herald., 1922-03-02
RrsERyATIoNs-AN EXAMPLE

The Senate of the United States has adonted the Yap treaty by the margin of seven votes There was an all-day discussion.
 Adoption of the treaty good. Mar ein of only seven votes, absurd. All- day discussion, disgusting.
 view of yesterdays situation in what is supposed to be the most dlg- niGod. learned body of men III the world, sitting in 5 great chamber the very atmosphere of which breathes fine tradition, discloses this picture.
 Most of the serious-face repre- sentatives of the people seated at their desks. Before them treaty de- cided upon by honored members ol their body and the best minds or other nations met in solemn conclaVe. All the preliminary necessary thinss to make the treaty effective had been done. The ratification of these gem |tlemen would expedite an arrange ment ardently desired by the country
 In the treaty is a provision that the United States should not estapllsh radio facilities on the island of lap as long as the Japanese service there is adequate. No questions is raised as to inc common sense of this arrange ment of utilizing the radio facilltes there. America does not want to nut in it's own paraphernalia as long as she may use and have access to the Japanese apparatus.
 But, after solemn consideration, u occurs to some brilliant Senate mind that perhaps the Japanese will con sidcr it's service adequate while Amer ica will not consider it so. Ha. A chance for a reservation-a chance for some Senator to stand before the dipnided body and protect the country from disaster. He rises to amend, thiS deep thinking Senator and other selze the opportunity to assume the roles ol national defenders. It is suggested that q. reservation 'be made to the treaty-that a situation be created which will require long international communication before the amended treaty will be agreed to, in order that if may be stated in the reservation that America is to be the judge as to when the Japanese service IS not adequate"
 In the widest flights of the lmasln- .ation no other interpretation Of the treaty. as it stands, is possible. There is no more use of adding such reserVa- ton or amendment than there would be to insert an amendment or reserNa- ton in the treaty giving the geo. graphical boundaries of the countries signing the treaty.
 The triviality of the suggested amendment is typical. It shows to what extent the disease Of "rescrNa- tionitis" has affected the Senate. May it not become epidemic.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-02
BOY MURDERER IS
 GIVEN HIS FREEDOM
TNoncratcd When Mother Tells Wheeling Jury He Shot to
 Save Her Life.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 2.-Au- confessed, authorities declare, that he shot and killed his father Monday night to prevent further assaults on his mother, did 50 under "cNtenuating circumstances a coroner's jury found yesterday afternoon. The verdict practically exonerates the lad.
 ATrs. Henry Hanke's story of the shooting moved jury and authorities alike at the inquest She relates how her husband met her with vile names when she and her daughter, Hilda, arrived home from q motion picture show soon after Il o'clock Monday night.
 II am going to do now, tonight, what many another man has done. am going to kill you" Hanks told her, the woman testified.
 q begged him. for the baby's sake, to leave me alone, but he kept on beating me-" she went on. "Hilda then pounded on the door and threat ened to shoot unless admitted. He opened the door and laughed when he saw her with the gun He started for me again. IIilda took the baby from my arms and gave me the gun. I pulled the trigger twice but the gun failed to explode.
 "The boy had come in in the mean time, and took the gun from me. lie told his father not to hit me again or he'd shoot, but his father paid no at tention and the boy shot