The evening world. Newspaper, March 3, 1920, Page 2

E COURTS STEEL DECISION STUNS CAPITAL Great Difficulty in Future : Trust Prosecutions. eeeeoress 1S CRITICAL. | Renvenes of Past Offenses > Suggests Other Laws Might Be Nullified. B; Desid Lawrence. SAREE Corvsebenton! of The Evening WASHINGTON, March 8 (Copy- | Fight, 1920)—JFew decisions of the _, Bapreme Court of the United States ‘pave hed such « demoralizing effect » © the prosecuting branch of the ‘Government as the ‘verdict which agave the United States Steel Corpo. ration a clean bill of health a feed trust. - Offieiad Washington is just begin. to realize the stunning blow ‘which bas been delivered to the De- partment of Justice ‘and incidentally #9 Congress which had thought the Antitrust Law was the * weapon with which monopoly and unfair competition might be suc- fought. Glarke and Pitney dissented and wml have been able to change the sively against the Steel corporation. (Bo it is an open secret that five ‘Justices are in favor of punishing ‘the Steel conporation as against the ‘four who would exonerate the com- ‘pany from penalty. + This accident, however, is not caus- me eo much concern as the effect ‘en other cases and ‘he prosecution ef monopoly. OPPOSITION TO SIZE OF BUS: ; | NESS DENIED. * OMicials at the Department of Jus- Mee gay, for instance, their position ‘Das been misrepresented as one of epposition to the mere bigness of Rusiness. They declare emphatically frat there is no objection to the size of corporations but to their monopo- Lietic practices which prevent others from enjoying freedom of opportunity In America, But it is the famous “rule of rea- son” which fundamentally comes in for attack by the critics of the 4) It is comtended that the busi- af the Supreme Court should be merely to Gay whether the law has ‘been violated. Tt is up to Congress to define what is a good or a bad trust, , If the Sherman Anti-Trust law 1s Thadequate, the probabilities are that one of the political parties will insist o8 & More Grastic matute to reaci For this year the anon- ‘maly te presented of the Government of the United States using the power of injunction to make coal miners ge ‘hack to work and a decision of the Court which exonerates the “Steel Corporation from punishment for offenses committed before the case ‘was prosecuted but which are cou P because the Steel Corporation 4i4. not continne to give offense ‘The difficulty of making taboring release sgony Mog! Ae week day ernie World or The E: cy t. pomed after 4 P. SOVIET COURIER BORE ORDER FOR UPRISING IN U.S. , | Depa of Justice Sees Messenger Captured Captured in Riga,) Bound for America, Had $1,500,000 in Diamonds. WASHINGTON, March structions for organizing a Bolshe- vist revolution in the United States, and diamonds valued rubles ($1,600,000 at normal change), were found on @ ‘anit Soviet courier bound from Moscow to New York, according to Stata De- vartment documents read to-day be- fore the Senate committee investi- gating Russian propaganda, The courier, Anton Kotteroff, was captured at Riga Dec. 18 last carry- ing the jewels, a mass of propaganda instructions and private messages to Rassians in this country. Ludwig Martens, Soviet “Envoy” here, who was before the committee, ‘The couriers papers, buried in the false bottom of his valise, included a inessage to American revolutionaries, according to a report from the Amer- ican Commissioner at Riga trom which Ellis read: “Down with the Senate and Con- gress!” the message read. It urged demobilized soldiers to arm and pre- pare for a fight with the White Guards of capitalism Workmen's Soviets must be organized, the instructions continued, but warned against these developing “into mere cultural socie- ties.” ‘Because tt was “imponsible to deal with the Bolaheviiti at afl,” De Witt C. Poole, former American Consul Generel in Russia, left the country, he told the committee. Poole de- stroyed ‘his codes and secret papers, foaring raide iby the Bolsheviki such as they made on the British and French Consulates. One document captured on the So- viet courier ¢xtended “Communiytic grecting” to “Dear Comrades” in America and was signed by the “Bu- Commruntetic International, N. Bu- 3.—in- at 9,000,000 reau af Executive Commnittee of | sai the ship in good time. Shipping Board and was formerly fatry. It is shown here, lsting’ he: U.S. Steamship Moccasin ‘Sinking Mysteriously at Brooklyn Pier SS Moccasin. Oe The steamship Moccasin of the Munson Line sank mysteriously yesterday at her pier in Brooklyn. Derson opened the vessel's seacocks. 6 VOOAROD®OOLDOL 6 VOOGO> % 3 It is believed some unidentified The crew und workmen got off ‘The ship is the property of the United States the Prince Jonchim of German reg- avily, SAILORS OBSTRUCT’ DRY AGENTS ON SHIP Turn Out Lights and Try to Snatch Confiscated Bottles—Big Caches Found on Four Vessels. When three agents of Surveyor of the Port Rush selzed 537 bottles of cognac from the President Wilson on Monday eome one turned off the electric lights in the bunk room and one of the crew threw a heavy steel spring, breaking a number of bottles. As the agents were going up to dock, sailors hid along their path and attempted to snatch bot- tles from baskets. Ninety bottles were found in mat- tresses and twenty-one were secreted behind a wooden bulkhead, False floor- ing in several lockers concealed teh to twenty-four bottles each. Thirty-five vere found Ina pot of cabbage In the galley. Five hundred and fifty bottles of cog- nac and Canadian Club whiskey were taken from the Morro Castle and Mon- terey and 160 bottles of Bacardi rum from the Muamar, ‘The liquor, agents id, was brought here by the crew for speculation, Inspectors Sterling, Hokensen and charin,” editor of Pravda, the official Soviet organ in Ruesia, ‘Tt read im part: “The ptincipal slogans are: Down with the Senate and Congress, Long live the Government of Workmen's Soviet. Down with the capitalists in factoriea, Long live the workmen's administration of the factories and ‘| milla, Down with the speculators. All organizations of supply into the haods of the workmen, “Everywhere one must emphasize sharply the idea of the seisure of all economic organizations and adminis- tration by the working class and thus build wp ones propaganda and agita- tion against high cost of living, the syndicates and tdusts, It 1s useful to bait Wilson as the most hypocriti- cal robber, and also his League of Nations with reference to interven- ton now “Tt is necessary to pay double at- tention to the American Federation { Labor, which must be breken wp. “IL in well to propagandize with all one's etrength the idwea of arming the workmen. Revolutionary oldiers (demobilized) must not give up their arms, Irighten the people with the idea of new wars which are being prepared by ‘capil. Fight with means against organization of white using even the most radical meti Have conspirative ‘wtaffs of the revolution.’ ” Names Benson on Ship Board. WASHINGTON, March 3.—Preaident Wilson to-day sent to the Genate the nomination of Pops tnd William 6. Ben- son, de & member of the nited States ‘Sniping Board, Benson is the nt chairman, succeeding John Harton Payne. ee folk understand why the courts ex- onerate the Steel Corporation while the custodians of law go after the coa) miners ts a troublesome paradox, especially this Presidential year when labor is crying out that it must use political power to get a square deal The Court has one idea of what constitutes “the public interest" and the lower courts successfully evolved another. So far as the Wilson Administration Schmidt, who made ‘the seizures, re- ceived three threats over the telephone dole morning if they continue seizing uor. ANDERSON OFFERS TO FACE ASSEMBLY Anti-Saloon Leaders, However, Stipulate Points on ‘Which He Will Be Examined, Wittiam 1H, Anderson, whose activities on behalf of Prohibition in the Legisla- ture are to be mude the subject of an investigation by the Assembly, to-day addressed a letter to Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet, in which he volunteers to go before the committee, but will dictate the matters on which he will consent to! be oxamined, ‘The letter reads in part: “The Ant!-Saloon League will not do anything to stop alleged investigation Which is in fact an assault upon Prohi- bition and its enforcement, “This Is to advise You that our sort of work does not even cali for registration ax ‘Igislative agents,’ the same. being surplusage, and that as no ‘legislative expenses’ coming within the view af the law were incurred no report was neces- sary, “However, I hereby ofter to appear vol- untarily before your Judiciary Commit- tee tobe examined touching this point only.” 50 OF 67 TOWNS IN BAY STATE GO WET Many of Places Turn From Dry Column for First Time. 3.—Almost fifty ts towns out of sixty seven in their annual town meet- ings, complete returns show. The ma- Jority of these towns returned substan- tial “wet” majorities, despite the fact that almost all had voted consistently “dry” for many years. ‘Traditionally “dry” towns, Nike Rock- port, Middleboro, Lincoln and Mans- field, voted “wet” for the first time in their history, The few towns that stuck to the “dry” column did so in most cases by natrow margins or by substantially reduced majorities, Brookline, with @ population of 33,000 ‘g concerned it started out to break with somewhat the same Vigor ena: that Attorney General Wicker- sham of the Taft Administration ex hibited, But the outbreak of war, knocked many peace me laws sky- high and in the interest of ultimate victory, combinations, monopolies and price-fixing was permitted. Now that the war is over, much of the feeling that bigness and huge combinations are necessary to realize America’s commercial opportunities in the reconstruction period still per- sists, There is no quarre) with that, however, as instanced by the en- aectment of the Webb Law and the Railroad Reorganizauon Bill, Bat the decision of the Court to forgive offenses on the ground that the pun- ishment might be harmful to the pub- lie interest is what is causing per- plexity, By the same token, any law that causes inconveniences in enforcement tight, it is contended, be nullified Indeed, the plight of the packers, who compromised their suit with the Gov- ernment when, considering the Steet decision, they might have won out if they had carried their fight through the Supreme Court, is causing much speculation, though there again doubt arises whether a full A Sane would sus- case the principle tion and the richest town or city per capita iu the country, voted in favor of license. pela ael EDGE URGES SHIP SALE. Senator Fears G ment Owner- skip Otherwine WII Result. WASHINGTON, March 3,—4enator Bago, New Joracy, to-day introduced a resolution directing the Shipping Board to sell all vessels under its control, ‘The resohution set forth that delay would mean that when the ships are sold they wil brig lower prices then at pres- ent and also that delay tends to increase the possibility of permanent Government WASHINGTON, Qlarch 8,—Recom- mendations that the largest supply base ot the navy be established in the viotn- ity af ‘Nowport ‘News Hampton Roads were made to the Naval Affairs Committee to-day by Re r Admirals MoGowan and Peoples of the \Dureau of Supplies and Accounts, —— Steamer Here With Hodies of U. 5. Seamen, +) amt, U. S. MILLIONAIRES ARE NOW PLANNING. TOINVADE ENGLAND Twenty-Two Have Already Applied for Hotel Suites in London, Hi LONDON, March 3.—Arrange- ments are being made in haste to recelve the great American in- vasion of England promised for this spring and summer. The of- fices of the United States Con- sulate Generai in Cavendish Square have been deluged with ap- Plications for hotel accommoda- tions, says the Dally Mail, and among the first to appiy for suites were twenty-two American mil- Honales, NEW WILSON NOTE TO REAFFIRM STAND Expected to Decline to Abandon Principles of Dec. 9 Proposal on Concessions to Italy, WASHINGTON, March 3—~President Wilson's reply to the last note of the British and French Premiers on the Adriatic question is expected to be put on the cables to-morrow. The most important part of the Prea- ident's note, which was completed Mon- day, is expected to be his answer to the Premiers’ invitation to join them in a proposal to Italy and Jugo-Slavia to work out an Adriatle settlement be- tween themselves on the basis of with- | drawal of all previous proposuls of the Allies and the United States. The President will reply it 4s pre- dicted, that any adjustment arrived at between Italy and Jugo-Slavia without coercion and to the satisfaction af both countries will be acceptable to him, but that he will not abandon the general principles of the Dec. 9 proposal as rep- resenting the raaximum concessions that he believes Italy can rightfully have. —————— FIREMEN RENEW ; } $ KALA. BILLS UP TO-DAY IN At Last Constructive Legisla- tion for People Is to Be Considered. | | | Bill Increasing Salaries » of Teachers Reported Out of Committee. By Sophie Irene Loeb,” (Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) ALBANY, N. ¥., March 3—This Week ushers in the third month of the legislative eexsion and not a «ingle constructive measure of any im- portamoce has been considered by either house. From all appearances the Legisia- ture has the “sleeping sickness,” which may or may not be terminated with the passing of the “five Soctal- ists” and if what everybody says can | be accepted as a criterion, the tobog- gan on which they will go is being rapidly prepared, ‘This session will go down into legis- lative history as the greatest of all gabfests, The committee rooms are filled with speeches and smoke, both going the same way. For a brief period to-day some leg- islative committees will suspend the arduous task of talking and give ear to the cry of the public on at least two measures of prime importance— the milk question and the tenement landlord problem, Members of the Fair Price Milk Committee are expected here, headed by Dr. Copeland, the Health Commis- sioner, their main effort being direct- ed toward convincing the farmer that | the bill champtoned by The Evening World, creating a milk commission, is not aimed in any sense to discourage production, but on the cohtrary, to sive the farmer such a fair price as to insure a larger supply. “ It is believed by those close to the latter that the farmers’ understand- ing of the nature of this legislation has been purposely distorted to make them oppose the bill. | The Governor has already sent in a) special message on this bill and to- morrow night he will call a confer- ence of all the legislative leaders and | the Fair Prico Milk Committee on the | milk bill. RENT PROBLEMS ARE MORE PUZZLING THAN EVER. With everybody here agreeing that the rent situation will be more serious im the fall, a solution is far from be- ing reached. There are more than twenty-five bills introduced on this subject, each with such ramifications on constitutional questions and futures as would tax the brain of a Solomon to decide which would meet the situation. After a four-hour conference with thd Chairman of the Housing Commit- tee and several “fathers” of housing bills I must say that smelling salts would have been most welcome and I wended my weary way to the Guver- ATTACKS ON SNOW High Pressure Streams Turned on Many Streets — Volunteer Cleaners Salute Hylan. Firemen started another attack on snow and ice this afternoon. Chief Ken- Jon, Chairman of the Snow Committee, taking advantage of the soft weather, ordered out the second section of the high pressure aparatus and turned the big streams loose at Perry and Fourth Street, Fifth Avenue and 12th Street, Fourth Avenue and 13th Street, Seventh Avenue and 1th, (Hudson and Grove, Broadway and Bleecker and Broadway and MeDougan Street. Many property owners, most of them members of the West Side Civie League, donned their old clothes yes terday ‘and helped load snow inio Wagons in 72d Street. Among those who worked were Copeland Townsend and Caster Browder of No, 29 West iat Street. The volunteer shovellers sent thiy telegram to Mayor Hylan ‘His Honor Mayor John PF, Palm Beach, Fla.; We snow shovell salute you! Hope you are having a ne ume, “WEST SIDH CIVIC LEAGUE,” Prelit ek ie HUNGARY MINISTER FIRED ON Kx-Premier Friedrich Escapes Bullets of Assassin. BUDAPEST, March 3. (Associated Press).—An attempt was made yester- lay to assassinate Stephan Friedrich. former Premier and Minister af War in the present Hungarian Cabinet, Several shots were fired at the War Minister's motor ear, Herr Friedrich was not in- jured, however, The War Minister's assailant eseaped in an automobile Hy| ownership, to which Edge is strongly op- _ Oro a Jersey Olty Begins Tube Fare Me Wants Good Navy Base tm Chesa- = ana meaee John Milton, Corporation Counsel of Jersey City, returned home to-day from ‘Trenton, and at once began the prepara- of papers protesting formally inst the proposed fare increase on the Hudson tub Mr, Milton intends to subunit the question to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, a Daylight Sa: ALBANY designed to repeal the Dayligh' rom Piras of seven Amaricass he CR American saan. see} Point al nt ar | coading on the Asembly caien, reece, ay, 2 pat of the reque: a ee | Bevis Sonsiders tion Saving Law, was on the order of second tne sual at nor in the hope of finding a fresh sub- ject, but he was at it too, “It is @ very serious matter,” he |; said, shaking his head, “and one of the most important things is to gt nore buildings—but everybody knows that,” he admitted, sadly, What with 170,000 dispossesses last year and 27,000 families averaging three living in two rooms in New York City, the gravity of doing something definite is most apparent. Yet, unless some of the halls of the Legislature and the lobbies of thy | hotels are emptied of real estate and landlord agents the cry of the crowded “ity and the wall of the sufferers from high rent will be drowned by thew defenders of dollars, who think unly in terms of property, rather than that of humanity. I never knew landlords had so many friends. However, there is one hopeful shen. In all the discussions one tunda- mental principle is sinking throu): and being gradually settled; that 1s, that the matter of housing is no longer a distinctly private proposi- Un, but is clothed with such a public interest as must admit of regulation. Although many of the legislatois would rather not face the tury of vested interests in regulating the rents, yet the one solution of mae buildings being impossibie of imme- diate attainment, something will nocd to be done to curb the profiteer, In the mean time pet schemes are popping up that, on their face, seem to do something, yet in reality will add more to “those who already have.” Examples of these are eliminating income tax from mortgages on real estate, which would help the person who lends the money, but how it wilt affect the tenant bas not yet been shown, Another example 4s excluding from taxation, for a period of four years, all prospective improvements and buildings, This measurp Is based on the hope of encouraging building, but how this will affect the shortage of material is another question, Ana so it goes. | Perhaps the most promising meas- ure ‘Is that which limite tho pronts to 10 per cent., based on the taxation value, But this, too, is being com- of the constitutional STATE LEGISLATURE 25 HOUSING MEASURES. | |and I know how every step could be ‘obligations and render | borough will not crash-into financial >| Morgan & Co. received $500,000, which HINTS LR. I VALUE “1S $40,000,000 IF SOLD 10 ciTy First Figures 5 iran by Hedley | at Traction Inquiry—No H Crash in July. } Frank Hedley, President of the In- terborough—the same company aald to be threatened with bankruptey be- cause |five-cent it can't charge more than a fare—indicated to-day to |the Board of Estimate at the traction | inquiry that the Interborough might sell out to the City for $400,000,000. This is the first time that a figure has been mentioned y the ‘Traction Company. General conditions in the swhway and the elevated lines were being dis- ,cussed when Mr. Hedley gave a | tentative estimate of what the Inter- borough is worth. “For the sack of argument,” said Mr, Hedley, “if you can produce $400,000,000 on the first of next month and we would sell it all to you, where are you going to get the $400,000,0007" “Aren't you suggesting something impracticable?” asked Comptroller | Cratg. “Tam not suggesting anything that is impracticable,” replied Mr. Hedley, “because I know every step of the way that would have to be travelled, taken.” land Cornelius Subway Gbnstruction Convpany paid ty August Belmont & Co. tor services as financial mahagere und commis- |aiony on sales of securities, from Muroh 14, 1901, to Dec, 12, 1918, | §225.300 Willian W. Harris, a collaborator of Ivy Lee in the preparation of the “Subway Sun" and other advertise- ments advocating an eight cent fare, was questioned particularly about the beefsteak advertisement in the subway oars, and the poster of a crowd pleading for the poor stock- holders of the Interborough. Harris said he received $10,000 a year for aiding tn devising these ad- vertisements. He declared the throng Poster was a “composite picture,” and so far as he knew, those in the plo- ture were not Interborough stock- holders, The witness admitted that he had appeared at a public forum in a pub- lic: sehool, at which were also present Public Service Commissioner Nixon Sheehan, a Deputy Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, and a personal frien of Mayor Hylan. He said he rep. resented Mr. Hedley and appeared to refute certain falsehoods circulated concerning the Intenborough. Harris said he was a writer, but when Corporation Counsel Burr asked if he was a writer of fiction he an- swered: “Not for Ivy Lee.” pebhihan ae Merete |QUESTION PALMER'S | HANDLING OF SUGAR House Will Inquire Into Increased Prices of the Louisiana Crop. WASHINGTON, March 3.—An inv Ugation of Attorney General Palmer's handling of the Louisiana sugar situa- tion, alleged to have resulted in in- creasing the price from 11 to about 17 “The only Gusation,” said Comp- trollep Craig, “is whether you want to’hold out for something you nev: er | can realize and wreck your own} | Property as you go along. Instead of | talking of the four hundred millions go out and get down to earth and| analyze these equities and acc what | they are, and come back here with @ proposition,” can do it right here with you, and see if we cannot arrive at some basis upon which we could have these contracts changed and put the company in shape so that it will hive money enough to carry out all the fhe service that ts satisfactory to the public, “Your $400,000,000 proposition is rejected so tar as I am concerned,” said Comptroller Craig. Mr. Hedley admitted that the Inter- ruin on July 5 next if it does not get an 8-cent fare, but that it might be wble to “struggle along’ for quite a while. July 5 was the time set for the “inevitable collapse.” He de- clared the Dest way ‘to improve condi- tions in the subway was for all per- sons concerned to get together and work constructively, He didn’t think the Interborough coultl raise the money just now, ‘but could, probably, if its credit was restored. He did not agree with the Comptrotler that noth- ng less than a miracle would permit the company to meet all its obliga- tions outside the subwa “Personally,” added Mr, Hedley, “I think we will be able to go beyond July 5 and pay our debts." He denied that he predicted disaster for the In- terborough by July 5, Mr. Hedley declared that in con- sideration of the city’s Investment of 441,000,000 and the Interborough's feement to fix the fare at five cents and to guarantee “adequate, comfortable and rapid service,” the company was doing its best with the facilities on hand. He asserted that he wouldn't consider the facilities proper until the city had completed the subway system and blamed the city for the existing shortcomings. James L. Quackenbush, attorney for the Interhorough read into the record sums paid to J. P, Morgan & Co, and to August Belmont & Co. in connection with dual subway ne- gotiations. From 1911 to 1913 J. P. was spent in connection with a $105,- 000,000 loan for elevated and subway extensions, “Why should J. P, Morgan be paid twice for the same service?” asked Acting Mayor La Guardia, “In the words of Senator Thomp son,” replied Mr. Quackenbush, “the Interborough paid J. BP Mo n& Ce $250,000 for being ready to ft yancially ist it, and ,000 for gettin dy to be ready Other statements showed that the Interborough August Belmoni & Co, as ft a! managers, from | 1906 to 1948, $250,440.15: for commis sions on the sale of securities, from 1902 to 1905, $362,500, and for service of Mr. Belmont as Prosiient an Chairman of the Board of Directors from Dec. 81, 1903, to Dec, 31, 1915 $625,000, and that the Rapid Transi of rents after May 1 of each year will doubtless me... the case of the monthly renter, provided, of course, that the landlor’ does not raise the rent too high in May, Six of the bills preseribe commis- sions, with authority to fix rentals, ‘The powers that be agree that the public will not be satisfied with camouflaged legislation, but will de- mand something that will reach the profiteer without fall, which The Evening World has long advocated, The bills increasing teachers’ pay were reported out of committee fa- vorably late yesterday, This in ef- lfect, will give to the teachers the same salaries now that they would eceive in 1922, The added cost to Fe city will amount, approximately, cents, was authorized to-day by ihe House rules. committee. It will be conducted by the House | Judicary Liat athoe ly ATHOLIC BAN ON. “OUIIA. Mer. MeGean Condemns Spiritiam as the “Machinations of Lacifer.” Catholics are forbidden to attend table tippings, oulja board demonstrations and other seances, according to the Right Rev. James MoGean of the Church of St. Peter in Barclay Street. Mgr. MicGean to-day supported the denunciation of these activities by the Rev, Alexis Cuneen, who in his sermon in St. Peter’s put spiritism and devil worship in the same category, “These things are neither new nor modern," the Rey. Mr. Cuneen said In his sermon. ‘They sre machinations of the fallen one, Lucifer, ruler of dark- néss. Hence the Church forks us such superstitions and commands that its fohower neither read about nor attend these meeting: NEW CABINET POST URGED. Shippin: Interests Favor a Secre- tary of Marine. WASHINGTON, March 3.—Creation of a new Cabinet post, Secretary of Marine, ts being urged by American shipping interests. ‘The proposal is be- ing seriously considered by members of the Senate Commerce Committee, al- (hough they doubt whether any action will be taken in the immediate future. Advocates of the plan point out that a Department of Marine, or of Transpor- jon, depending on its scope, is necea- ry, if the American merchant marine to be developed and trade routes es- lished under Government supervision South America, the Orient and other parts of the world. They say America’s shipping is of suffictent importance to | HIRSHFIELD TO ASK | END OF PIER LEASE Declares Company Gets ‘More for Docking Ships Than It Pays to City. Commissionér .of Accounts David Hirshfield announced to-day, following Publication of detatls of the tease to the Maritime Shipping Company, of City Pier No. 72, at 24th Street, North River, that he knew all about the transaction and wl recommend, upon the return of Mayor Hylan from Palm Beach, that the lease be not renewed. The lease wit expire April 30. Mr. Hirshfield said ie will base bis recommendation on the ground that the city is not getting a# much from the Maritime Shipping Company as the concern is getting from ship owners who berth their ships at that dock, Mr. Hirshfield sid the lease calls for $40, 000 a year rental Sackett Street * of the Maritime Mr. Hirshfield said to see the books npany en able FREES 15 MORE MEN IN NEWBERRY TRIAL Court, However, Refuses to Direct Verdict of Acquittal in the Re- maining 85 Cases. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 3,— Fifteen additional minor defendants in the Newberry election fraud trial were dismissed to-day by Judge Gexstons. ‘The court . held the Government had failed to substantiate charges against them. Indictm: against — twenty-three others were dismiased yesterday on mo- tion of the Government attorneys Kighty-five defendants remain on trial ‘The fifth count of the indictment wax also dismissed. This was the one foand- 16, 1918, Judge Sessions took both actions. on hia own motion, Martin W, Littleton, for the defense. epencd with an argument against the sixth count, alleging conspiracy to yto- fe the law against uae of the malts ty Judge Sessions denied the defense motions for the dismissal of counts three and six of the indictment. He hen notified James O. Murfin that tt uld be useless to argue a motion for 4 directed verdict as to all the defend ants, as he would deny It. AFTER AUTO WRECK Talesmen Deny They Wouki Be Prejudiced ‘if Girl Were Riding With Another’s Husband. “Would your verdict be prejudiced it were shown that the pleintift was enjoying fn automobile ride with » childhood friend, a married man, while his wife was visiting in the country?” asked Attorney A. D. Fisk, counsel for May Loutse Boyd, who ts suing Wyiliam Knight, cotton broker, for $20,000 for Injuries received in an automobile aect- dent. Each talisman smitingly reptied we Miss Boyd, who carries on her neck, testified before Justice Be Ed gar C. Eme nin Supreme Court to day that on the night of Aug. 26, the car whe waa riding in and Krrieht’ naval cantonment. She was hurled through the windshield. Knight lives at Larchmont and is « member of the Cotton Exchange, _ ‘Transport Powhattan Arrives. ‘The transport Powhattan, which was disabled in mid-Atlantic and towed into warrant the Government in organizing a ‘ate department to look out for its Halifax, arrived in Hoboken to-day The vessel will probably go into dry dock. No Nerve Disturbance im the table beverage~- INSTANT DOSTUM Contentment and satis- faction come as coffee troubles vanish, when one uses this pure cereal drink in place of conige, “There's Cir BiETely For To- morrow, Thursday DIXIE SWEETS—These are ble bars of made from wintergreen, vcopermiat, ¥ box. Exceotioually bie val SPECIAL, Geen” » March 4th delicious confection OUND BOX Wednesday Features ASSORTED SOUR BALIS—These are the famous «weets our dourhboys raved about wd we couldn't turn out fast enough to kero koing, Just ble of tart de ness with @ tang rare old wine, come in ws sorted flavors. POUND BOX Stores: Brooklyn, Bop, goeeciti laden the Nev For exact. | 54c ceetretne ‘divect CHOCOLATE cove FRED MO LASSBS my TTER STICKS: hese are crisp, part er Pe pene conte thon fi York, jewark, with rich eream- open Lanes covered with our oncauated Chocolat eupertor ‘BT nox DOC ws leration see tory, ‘ichnews, POUT nox od weight ed on the Federal statute of Oct./ fet ot ie car collided in front of the Petham Bay ‘