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prosecution in
Flood Murder
Trial Closes
Judge Not! Denies Motion
of Accused Patrolman for
Dismissal of All Homicide
Allegations in Indictment
Phone Girl Is Witness
fella How James Cushing,
16. Fell on Tenement Hoof
With Bullet in His Back
?jj6 prosecution closed Its case at
jjooB yesterday in the trial of Patrol
:-, Cornelius J. Flood, charged with
the murder of F'.xteer.-year-old James
g on tho roof of a West Fiftieth
In July, 1918.
William J. Fall?n, counsel for the
le a motion for the dis- :
"the first decree murder in
'.va? promptly denied
- >ns for the dis-1
la charges in the
? ere denied.
led by the prose
lay was Miss May Hums,
? Hotel Bi .
. tied by Mr. Whit- !
sti ry was pi
>\ rs Al C< S::;:th
, ..ry.
? - that she haj pone
. ,, h ?se in West I
? ? -? ? ? .?. th Miss Kei
- ? ? ? ng. She di si
the ro
: .<?? h Street
boys
... n flying pigeoi
had i
? ai I hi h
back
the] ' ???-?-,- ca 111
? r Mrss Bun not
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so ? irged witl
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:: announci i yesterday af
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norning I .- M -
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rhi . : ? also
Mr. Fal : _- - r -
for :.
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GrandJuryRecord Denied
I no Indicted Detectives
Hotion for Otcens ami Horan
Refuted by Judge Crain; Case
Outside His Jurisdiction
- to inspect rh? tninuti
ficted Martin
mas i : . ' ?
- '- ? ? ged accept
iwfu fees >? ..-.
- ? ". their ? an sel,
: a
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g
d grant t peri
ion was not file
agreeing to brii g
? ? .. beginning :?? ith
\j ril.
* me forme r G
? . i - ? lucting
- -
: ts, had Justice Veri
Supreme Court. I
- cf these two policemen
embers of the Police De
: ctment to tl -
rt for trial.
yesterday Judge
?' : SpeCt for law
the ran ci ? : j'
justice
en court I rrei t
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I lo \ ?-it Australasia
.... March 16.
? ? Am? ncan
received a
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ii ; ican Pa ?'
eighl attl
: \ustralasia in July.
ADVERTISEMENT
Steamer Sinks in Yard
Bermuda (iocs Down When
Plates Are Removed
The steamship Bermuda, which was
undergoing repairs in n shipyard in
South Brooklyn, sank yesterday off Co?
lumbia Street when several old plates
were removed close to the water line.
The freighter El Oriente of the
Southern Pacific Lino was slightly
damaged by fire when h quantity of
oil-soaked cotton waste became ignited
in the engine room. An alarm was sent
in but the fire was under control of
the crew when the firen.en arrived.
A tire also was reported in the engine
room of the steamship Bronto Lorn- ?
bardi, tied up at a pier off Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn. It was estimated
that the vessel was damaged to the
extent of aboui $3,000.
Jack Munroe at Ellis Island
Former Heavyweight Pugilist
Has Passport Difficulties
Jack'Munroe, a former heavyweight
pugilist of Philadelphia, was detained
bj tho immigration officials yesterday
when he arrived on the Cunard liner
Ubania from London and Cherbourg.
Munroe fought in the famous Prin?
cess Pat Regiment, and after the war
settled in ta?ada, where he acquired
mining property. . He said he in- j
. to leave the Albania at Halifax,1
that reason did not arrange to
is pas port vised by the Ameri?
can C nsul .:. London.
As he is on his way to Canada it
is und? rstood the passport irregularity
???I today, when Munroe
be rele? sed.
Negro Shoots Tailor; Flees
Victim Wounded Three Times;
Assailant Evades Police
Dominick Marino, thirty-five years!
)ld, .. ': lor, of 2127 Second Avenue,;
; probably mortally ?? and
ed late ti rd ' afternoon in his shop
treet by a negro. Ma?
in St. Vincent's Hospital. His
? ' ?
Marii i was alone in his shop when
said to have been a
A few mil utes later
if them pene?
tral ; Marino's al domen and another
?
rhe Chai Street police station was
As detectives neared the
- .-.v the negro running east
. n Sprii
!'? was pursued by the detectives
and pi .:- strians, but he ran into a
a tenement in Hudson Street
re ..
Columbus, Ohio, Banker Held
l>> Shortage of 8121.0(H)
COL':- BL'S, 01 . March 16 E .
i istant cashier of the
? i immerce, was ar?
ming on a warrant
that bank,
ng $10,001
se entries rid ton verting
?
n ident of the
nark, issued a statement, saying Fox
- $124 rt in ! is accounts and,
that 1 : ha refunded $2 5,00 l of this ;
.....
Fox ? led not guilty ar.d was bound
ver 1 the 1 eral grai d jury under
bond
ox, . ; said, made private loans
? ? : c tld : : be
New Vocational Board Fold
7<>.??(i Men Vre I nder Training
Marc It ?The Fed
; ? ? Vocatioi al '? ducation
as t .' ? meeting to-day
V istration that 70,
rmer soldiers, sailors
and marin? - were under training on
March I iar \ elected Secretary
?f Lab-ir Davig as chairman. Secre?
taries Wallace ? f Agriculture and
merce, who arc also
board, were p : i
v ther i ting will be h? Id Man i 26.
Harding Notified of Flection
As Boy Scouts1 Honorary Head
[ai I Pre
titled I
re!
?
t h o ;
i
.. ? the Boy
:r. if New
: ral Tra i ssioner
!.. West, execu
.
rether with a d?puta) t ' t eight
- est ranking iou W ??
- - : ? ?? ? the : - ?? ' ich c nveyi !
titicatii ? ? White House.
Charge Doctor Strangled Child
' March 16.?Dr.
B. Barton, a prominent physician
arrested to-day on a
charge of first degree murder, follow?
ing an '. '?' the grand jury
charging him with strangling to death
a one-hour-old ci Id f Mrs. Rosie
Finn. The crime in alleged to have
been committed Maren 4, 1918.
ADVERTISEMENT
We Believe Men Will Read
This News With Elation
?"'nkelitein & Maisel, Wholesale Clothing Makers, Announce
That They Will Continue Selling Direct to the Public.
News Note: Finkelstein & Maisel, wholesale manufac?
turers of men's and young men's fine clothing, of 810
Broadway, New York, whose advertising statements rela?
tive to threats made against them by certain retail clothing
? interests for selling direct to the publie, have at?
tracted wide attention, announce their entire spring line
of suits and top coats will he sold to the public on the same
lesale price basis charged their retail store trade.
In reaffirming the facts given
n the above item, namely, that
'A? will continue selling at whole
ublic direct, on the
?? small margin of profit we
charged the retail
store trade, we wish to cal! spe?
cial attention to the class of
foods we manufacture.
We use only the best kind of
woolens and trimmings. When
we say "best" we mean absolute?
ly the best?100 per cent, virgin
woo!ens?the finest we can ob?
tain from the American Woolen,
Etna, French-Rivers, Thomas H.
Wilson ami Wandskuck mills.
And every spring suit or top
coat we offer is guaranteed to lit
and give the limit of satisfaction,
't it doesn't, or you feel that we
have not offered you the best
pallie obtainable anywhere in
?New York, return your purchase
and we will refund your money
instantly and without argument.!_^^^^^^^^^
Finkelstein & Maisel
"Malten of Clothe* of the Better Kind for Men and Young Ufen."
FACTORY AND SHOWROOMS (Take Elevator), ONE FLIGHT UP.
810 Broadway, opp. 11th St., N. Y.
Now note our prices?$20,
$25. $30 and $35?no higher?
the same scale we charged the
retail store trade heretofore,
ire the usually very high ex
?s retail stores must meet
for ground store rents, elaborate
fixtures, high price salesmen,
etc., and you will get a fair idea
of what we save you.
We also make your suit or coat
to order, if desired, using only
the very finest grade of materials,
These tremendously important
facts deserve your very serious
consideration in giving thought
to your Easter and spring habili
:..i its?whether suit or topcoat,
and especially if you desire some
? above the ordinary ?n snap
and wear.
Our factory?one flight up?
will be open i'rom 8:30 A M. to
7:30 I'. M. during this sale.
Plumber Tells
How He Fought
Hettriek Code
Was Happiest Moment of
His Life, Fee Testifies,
but He Admits Firm Was
Member of Association
Partners Overruled Him
Witness Is Militant When
Contracts Are Hinted as
Keason for Opposition
Frank J. Fee, president of the firm
of Wells & Newton, Inc., contracting:
plumbers, told the jury in Justice
John V. McAvoy's branch of the Su?
preme Court, yesterday how he had
Kone to the offico of John T. Hettriek ?
with the intention of breaking up the
whole Hettriek "code of practice" or
ganization, and said that it was the
proudest moment of his life.
Fee took the stand in his own de?
fense and proved to be the most mili?
tant witness of the trial. He is one
of the four remaining defendants who
were indicted with Hettriek on charges
of violating the state anti-trust laws.
The others are John L. Knight, presi?
dent of th" Master Plumbers' Associa?
tion; the firm of Wells & Newton and
Charles A. Murphy, one of its officers.
Hettriek and his two labor co-defend?
ants wore discharged Tuesday on the
cround of double jeopardy.
Fee repeatedly insisted throughout
his testimony that ho was opposed to j
' ? Hettriek scheme, and that his firm ?
n 'it into it against his wishes. His
story detailing the attempt to break
up the Hettriek organization came
while he was under the cross-examina?
tion of Special Deputy Attorney G?n?
er: Kenneth M. Spence. The latter
. him whether his partner, Charles
A. Murphy, had informed him that the I
firm of Cornell & Co. was bidding on i
the garment center job.
Says He Broke Up Code
"1 didn't know anything abo.;' ?,"
Fee, "and Murphy didn't tell
me. As soon as 1 found out I
had violated the iode I
?.vent down to Hettrick's onice intend
g to break up his organizati ? . i
did it and it war the proudest thing
'? ? ver tdi in my life."
"Why were you so anxious to break
it up after losing the Garment Center
asked Mr. Spence.
"It wasn't because of that," replied
Fee; "it was a natural feeling with
me. I was against it because it was
no) practica!, or workable."
"But you violated the code in tho
? aus job, didn't you'.'" queried Mr.
-
"Yi 3," answered Fee: "I ne
p to it becaui e i wa
? ' 'er in it."
? V\ ? ren't yo i a partj to it'
"v. o. it was a party to me. 1 wa ?r
' ?cause Long and Murphy were in
it, but Murnhy in his heart was op?
posed to it, and cot out t'..e first chance
he had."
"Then Mr. Murphy entered into an
re ent ,a moral obligation, with?
out any intention of living up to it?"
: h Fisted Mr. Spence.
? ;? I weren't under oath," replied
Fee, "1 would give you my opinion on
that, but I'm under oath and I can
i .: say what I'd like to."
No Encyclopedia, He 3a\ a
Mr. Spence then asked him some
ie tions regarding the job at Forty
:-? Street and Madison Avenue. Fee,
.- anger, replied:
"I'm ' ' 3i ' opedia. f an')
il wit..out my pa; r ? .
have had those paj r for m n
: : and I have been t rying to
t 11
"( ?:- ' y iu mean 'he papers w - I
- ? m Hettrick's offici " said Mr. ? : ?
:. ?' thi j will help you we will get
. .. . . -?
Fee testified that on one occasion
. he was in Hettrick's office he
had asked about the legality of the
and he stated that Hettriek re
"The Attorney General has been in?
vestigating this office, and two investi?
gators have been here. They have quit
the Attorney General's staff and have
- ? d my organization."
Later Fee testified he was introduced
to one of these men.
i e said that when be first went
to see Hettriek he told him that he
from Missouri" and wanted to be
v w'n. Hettriek told him bis time was
valuable, and that if he paid his $260
and joined ho would learn everything
and become n member.
"I told him I would never become a
member of his organization," said Fee,
"and that I would advise my company
not to join."
The trial will be continued to-dav.
12 More Plead Guilty
In Hettrick Code Case
Eight individuals and Four j
Corporations. Bronx Master
Plumbers, Aicait Sentence
Eight individ?ala and four corpora- ;
tiona, membera of the Bronx Master'
Plumbers' Association, who were in?
cluded in a blanket indictment in Janu-?
ary for alleged violation of the state ;
anti-trust law, appeared before Justice
McAvoy yesterday and pleaded guilty.
They had been members of the Bronx
group of tho Hettrick "code of prac- ?
tice" und their indictment grew out of I
the Lockwood committee housing in- '??
vestigation.
Justice McAvoy continued the bail of
$2,000 in each case, furnished at the I
time of the indictment. Those who
pleaded guilty will not be sentenced
until the cases of the remaining de?
fendants have been disposed of. There
were thirty-one individuals and cor?
porations named in the indictment.
! ? the i- cderal Court sixty-nine of
eventy-four corporations and all
forty individuals included in the
indictment handed down March 1 by
'lif United Stat - grand jury, charged
with violation of the Sherman anti?
trust law in connection, with .the pro?
duction and distribution of Portland
cement, appeared before Judge John C.
Kimx and pleaded not guilty. The in?
dividuals were released in $5,000 bail
each and given three weeks in which to
change their tentative picas. Their in
dictment also grew out of the Lock
woo i housing investigation.
-*
Lone Patrolman Traps
3 Men in Saloon Cellar
Knock- One Ou? W ith Hi.- Club
and Subdues Others, Who
Put I p a Fight
a figh t in of a saloon
owned by Thomas Randolph, at 767
Avenue early yesterday, Patrol?
man George Murtha, of the West Forty
nth St reit po] tation, captured
mei .: e handed. They later
were araigned in the West Side court
on charges of burglary. The three, who
gave their names as John Lynch,
-?..-?? 5 ai Id, of 783 South' rn
;ard, the Bronx : Joseph Farley,
twenty-threi yeai dd, of 2175 Eighth
\ , and Gei rge ( lallagher, also
. thn ?? ?? iar ? I : of 691 Ninth
S3,.i bail euch.
? ? :.. ng thi oon whei
was broken.
.... ... . . ...A ;,.,; -. ?.
? teps on the
I : . rtook Lynch,
le knocked it \\ i blow of lus
.? - ? tick Lyi ?: ?? : later revive [
. bulance surgeon. Leaving Lynch
where he fell, Murtha continued into
ar, where bi fight he
? ? I he ot : er two men.
-?.?.??#
Said to Admit Killing Two
LOS ANGELES, March !?'. Sam Pur
; era, seventeen ?? ? r ., con fessed
iveland officei I ' ? lay,
lid, that . ?? rge K.
ai d Wilfred G. SI,', ' ? th o:
ila :' the V. . VV. Sly Manufactur
: . Cleveland, 1 ?ecember
Purpera was arrested here
11.
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Only 18 Minutes
to Penn Station
ere are 75 trains daily between
Kew Garden? Inn and New York.
2 rrrnutea on the Inn bus, !8 more
on the train and you are right among
the I ctter thops and theatres.
You have wholesome country life
and everv citv convemenc; a!
K?w Gardens
f f~l<etu 0cz
/^~l<euj Gardens
Island
o 4 Room Apt*.? Knott Managemei
Georgt /.'. Wartman, Mgr.
Phone, Richmond Hili 3892,
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vehicle, which is now available in
three sizes for American Industry.
Long tests proved that haulage with
FIAT trucks cost less per ton per
mile to operate and maintain. Their
useful life is longer, their deprecia?
tion lower, and their first cost dis?
tinctly in their favor.
THREE MODELS
One-ton chassis.$2,000
S^-ton chassis. 3,200
5-ton chassis. 3,400
Metropolitan
Sales Dcpt.
150 W. 57th St
Telephone
Circle 5988
Write or call
FIAT
Executive Offices
501 Fifth Ave.
New York City
Telephone
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Pint of Beer
Every 2 Weeks
Is Ration Here
Physicians May Not Pre?
scribe More as Tonic for
the Present, Is Decree
of Local Dry Director
Awaits New U. S. Ruling
Regulations Under Palmer
Deci*ion May Not Be
Issued for Some Time
New Yorkers, whose physicians pre?
scribe beer as a spring tonic, will be
limited to a pint of that beverage
every two weeks, it was announced
yesterday by Charles R. O'Connor, Fed?
eral Director of Prohibition for this
district. Mr. O'Connor said that the
rule which has been in force all along,
will not be lifted until instructions to
tl ? contrary are received from the
Inti rnal Revenue Department at Wash?
ington.
A dispatch from Washinjrton said
that the drafting of regulations tc
carry out ex-Attorney General Palmer';
beer opinion tvill be left to the sue
cessor of Commissioner Williams. A;
his successor may not be appointee
for several weeks there is no immediate
prospect of relief for persons needing
beer for medicinal purposes.
Paul Myers, Deputy ?.'?immissioner o
Internal Revenue, was in conferenc<
yesterday with Director O'Connor
Ernest Langley, the newly appointe*
acting enforcement supervisor am
their assistants. It is linderst und thi
conference was chiefly concerned witl
the tatus of numerous small seizure
of liquor, the legality of which ha
been contested.
Dealer Sues for Liquor
Giovanni Aquino, Inc.. a '.\h< li sal
liquor dealer at 996 University Avi
nue, the Bronx, brought suit m th
United States Court yesterday to n
cover possession of 2,000 cases an
twenty-five barreis of whisky and 25
barrels of wine, which were seized i
his place on March 2. He said he ha
a permit covering the liquors and tin
the seizure was made without a wa
rant. He asks damages in addition 1
the return of the wet goods.
When brought up for examination
Yorkville Court, John 1). O'Conncr, ;
enforcement agent, '.'.vint: at !?"
Sire..-, was ;.'-i'i in $3,. \ a
for trial on a charge o- extortion ai
Joseph 1. Dunn, of 285 St, Nicho!;
A.vi n te, another agent, was dischargi
on the same charge. Mike Varga,
restaurant keeper, of 309 East Sevent
fifth Street, who made the complaii
said he gave O'Connor $50 after the t
; agents raided the restaurant. Dunn <
| was not in the store at the time.
The men, who described themselves
aa Peter Salet and Frank Segon, were
held in $1,500 bail each, In Essex Mar?
ket Court yesterday. They were charged
with extortion. Sam Stern, a store?
keeper, at 74 First Avenue, said the
men represented themselves as revenue
agents and accepted money from him.
Actor's Wife Held
Josephine Thorton. wife of an ac?
tor, was brought before United States |
''ommissioner Hitchcock yesterday,
charged with conducting her tearoom.'
in West Forty-eighth Street, as a pub- !
lie nuisance. She was held In $1,000 ?
bai!. A waiter in the place, charged
with selling two drinks, was held in
bail of the same amount.
Anthony and Louis Carratura, ar?
rested by Patrolman Lavender at 348 !
East 114th Street, were held in $25,-j
000 bail each. Tlve policeman said he !
seized several bottles t>f liquor bear-;
ing bogus labels and counterfeit reve- |
nue stamps.
?????
Newberry Case on Docket
Federal Attorney Refuses to
Drop Charge of Perjury
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 16.?
United States District Attorney Myron
H. Walker, of the Western Michigan
District, directed by the Department
of Justice to drop the perjury charge
against United States Senator Truman
H. Newberry, has declined to enter
the motion, he admitted here to-day.
lie refused to discuss the matter.
The perjury charge is separate from
the case now" before, the United States
Supreme Court on appeal, r.nd has not
been brought to trial. It was based
upon an affidavit by Senator Newberry
in New York saying that "no contri?
butions or expenditures of money or
things of value" were made in the Sen?
atorial campaign of 1918 with his
knowledge and consent. Originally the
charge was taken up in New York, but
was dropped because three witnesses
refused to testify.
Denby Will Not Pick Bureau
Chiefs Till He Inspects Fleet
WASHINGTON, March 16.?Changes
in the bureau chiefs of the Navy De?
partment will not be made by Secretary
Navy Denby until his return to
Washington from his visit to the fleet in
Cuban waters, he announced to-day.
"I want to give the various officers
eligible for the posts due consideration,"
Secretary Denby said, "and I have had
no opportunity thus far to make a study
of their qualifications. I will take up
the matter with the President on my
return."
Secretary Denby is to select a chief
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
and a judge advocate general.
-e- ,
Hospital Reopened to Public
- Van Cortlandt Private Hospital,
innex to the Montefiore Home at
Gun Hill Road and Bainbridge Aver.:-.
baa been reopened after having bei n
used by the government for wounded
( fficers during and some time after the
war.
?MEM'S SHOPS
OTHDALE
Cordovan
Shoes for IVIen
Cherry cordovan
perforated
but not by
the hair of
the horse
it comes from
Custom-looking
Custom-wearing
Custom-fitting
rraitrifj
MEN'S SHOE SHOP
1 to 8 West j8th Street - Street Level
No Express Elevators ? Don't Need Them
"A Friend in Need
Is a Friend Indeed"
The "Friend in Need" who may have lost ?omething
valuable surely needs the "Friend Indeed" who was th?
lucky finder.
"Friend Indeed" is looking for "Friend in Need"
through the Lost and Found columns of the New York
Tribune.
Lost and Found Ads may be telephoned to The Tribune,
Beekman 3000, or left with any of The Tribune's Want Ad
Agents?conveniently located in all parts of Greater New
York?at newsdealers", stationery, cigar stores, etc
and our spot cash purchase
of his fine woolen stock has given you
The Greatest Tailoring
Values in Years
BIG woolen jobber
1 caught with the
goods.
Long on merchan?
dise.
Short on cash.
Notes due at the
bank.
Tough situation.
7%r
He came to us?
knowing our big
outlet, through our
10,000 dealers and
stores, for fine wool?
ens at low prices.
He got what he
wanted?
the cash,
We got what we
wanted?
the greatest woolen
purchase in years.
We are both happy.
Now we are pass?
ing our fortunate
deal along to you?
in toto?so you can
be happy, too.
The great sale is in
progress today?un?
questionably the big?
gest snap in ages for
buyers of fine made
to-measure clothes.
$50, $60 and $75
quality woolens?
exclusive custom
tailor designs?
guaranteed ail pure
wooL
Suit or overcoat.?
made to your mea?
sure?
$30.
Satisfaction com?
plete ? or your
money back.
This sale can't last
Two weeks at
most.
If you want to
select from the splen?
did original assort?
ment, intact, act early.
Act now.
long.
$50, $60 and $75 ?&m
Suit or Overcoat to
your special orderv
Colors?] ^Patterns
vavy Bluet Salt and Teppen
rTextures
SilkSlriped Flanneh
Tancy Wool Suitings
Caaimeres
Wool Crashes
Homespuns
Figured Worsteds
Cheviots
Sergei & Broadcloths
Unfinished Worsteds
Unfinished Flannels
Trench ducks
Tweeds
Staples
Act!
NavyBh
! Dark Blues
Metallic Flues
Jet Slacks
Olive Qreens
Shamrock Qreens
Slate Qrays
Q un MetalBrowns
Carnet firowns
Sepia Brou ns
Tans
Bronze Browns
Oxford
?rayj
'ppers
Pencil Stripes
BroadSinpeS
Pin and Needle Stripes
Herringbones
Wide Wales
j Chech and Plaids
! Double &
J Single Tu'is/f
Plain Heater
Dia^cxids
Act!
During this sale, we will
make up each suit or over?
coat to order
and to measure,
in finest custom
tailor style, on
10-day.
schedule
deliveries
10-day schedule. That is,
10 days after you place your
order, the Hnished gar?
ment wiU be ready for you.
oAt 3 Wholesale Salesrooms
Uptown: 5th Avenue and 42nd Street
N. W. Comer, Bristol B!dg., Op. N.Y. Public Library. One Flight Up
Downtown: Park Row and Beekman Street
S. E. Corner, Opposite Gty Hall Post Office. One Flight Vp
Union Square: 14th St. and University Place
S. E. Corner, One Block West of Broadway, vne Flight Up
Whe Royal tailors
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