The evening world. Newspaper, April 19, 1920, Page 1

Get the Country Back on Peace Basis | “Circulation Books Open to ‘an.| VOL. LX. NO. 21,411—DAILY. ome 1920, by The Press (The Nee Denial ‘Wertd). NEW ‘YORK, “MONDAY, “APRIL 19, 1920. Boteres ns Segomd-Claes Matter Fost Office, New Kerk, N. Ye SLAYER OF OR. MARKOE ESCAPED FROM ASYLUMS | -FIVETIMES IN FEW YEARS ‘i; Simpkin Reveats tt He Thought of Killing Elder Morgan and Congressman, ; TELLS «HIS LIFE STORY. "Soothing Chimes” Lured‘ Him | » 4Into Church Where He ‘ Shot Victim. } EE ‘Thomas William Simpkin, the lean, @naemic Hittle madman who killed Dr. q James W. Markoo in the midst of the Sunday morning service at St. George's = Protestant = Episcopal } Church, fold Assistant District At- terney O'Shaughnessy this morning that be had formerly wished to kil! the tate J. P. Morgan and Congress- man George B, Miller of Duluth, Ming, j... In every action and word in the ourse of an all night examination the baba af exhibited the typical ayaptoms ‘ot the paranota wirich ix his medical record. Hoe said he had escaped fivo times from insane exptums, and the ease with which he @4, according to his own story, in- 4 dicates that he was never properly guarded even though it was known by the alienists who examined him that he was a constant menace to the lives of others when he was at Uberty. "i ‘“SThe death of Dr. Markoe, one of America’s most eminent surgeons, shows how great a menace the nihd- mad was. He had never seen Dr. Markos before, cid not know who he was and shot him merely because =i , the opportunity and the impulse », @ume together. | “My heart was full of religion just before I fired,” Simpkin said. “I heard the minister plead with people to wake up and I woke up. That's a” The police say that this case merely adds one to the long list of tragedies caused by the fact that paranoiacs are taken seriously only after they have done their worst, not before. In his cell at Police Headquarters Stmpkin paced nervously all night, bis bands twitching, the wmnkles on his forehead jerking with his efforts at thought and memory as detectives questioned him and a stenographer peoorded the answers, SLAVER'S STORY COVERS YEARS OF INSANITY. ‘The record is a document which traces the tragedy through a veriod of years—for alienists agroe that in paranoio homicide the slaying may be said to have its real beginning at the moment when the mind of the slayer begins to go wrong. eeouin told his story with many but taken as a whole it is a fra picture of his twisted life up to ths moment when, “lured by the Peautifal chimes of St. George’s,”'he (Continued on Twelfth Page.) —_—— CARS BELL-ANS AFTER MEALS and 904 tow fine GOOD DIGESTION oaker Foo toel,—Adn, Classified Advertisers | Important! Classified sdvertising fone aver Wena” wsuid' be int The On or Be fore Friday fi Lf “THe WORLD SHITH TELLS JURY PORTER FORBADE WOMAN'S ARREST ee Charges Against Former Police Deputy Outlined as Trial Opens. BLASTS AND FR DESTROY SHIP AT BROOKLYN PIER paeintaeeen Hallfried From Norway With Cargo of Nitrate Burns at Pier—Three Men Injured. THRILLS IN RESCUES. Explosions Shatter Windows Half a Mile Away— Lighters in Peril. ‘The 5,600 ton Norwegian steamer Hallfried, which arrived at Bush Terminal in South Brooklyn, last ‘Wednesday from Christiania with a cargo of nitrates and paper stock, ‘was destroyed by fire there this af- ternoon. The fire was accompanied ‘%y @ series of mysterious explosions ‘The case against August Drum Por- ter, formerly Third Deputy Police Commissioner, charged wéth “neglect of duty,” was stated to @ jury before Judge Malone én General Seas‘on this afternoon by Assistant District Attor- ney Janes Smith. 1 was explained’ the jury that ‘three policemen, Wheelwright, Sorger and Cushing, watching the door of the apartment of Roele Goodell on the third floor of No. 334 West 96th Street, saw Col. Porter go to the door and ask if “everything was all right” and, on betng assured there ‘was no fear, called a woman trom the landmg and entered with her. “Two of the detectives went up to the floor abeve and came down the fire escape into the Goodell flat,” Smith daid. “In a room in that flat they found this defendant and a wom- an under circumstances which led them to declare the woman was under arrest. “In a parlor they had already found the Goodell woman and a man known as ‘Brookt, Jack.’ “The defendant said he was ‘Clir- ence Wolfft of No. 238 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn.’ When the police- | Porter, || Porter's duties were Nov. men said the waman was under ar- rest the O>fendant announced: ‘You don't know who I am—I am the Third Deputy Commissioner of Police.’ Smith said the policeman doubted the statement and Coe Porter took Wheelwright into another room, showed him his badge, a pistol with an inscription showing it was present- ed to him by Rodman Loanamaker and some letters addressed to the ‘Third Deputy Commissioner at Police Headquarters, Porter, Smith said, twice forbade the policemen to put his companion under arrest and they let him go after Porter had told them, It would be shown, Smith said, that Porter called the detectives to his of- fice and ordered themi to tell no one, not even Inspector McDonald, Chief af the Special Service Squad, about the “embarrassing situation in which they had found him.” Later he called Wheelwright to.task for having vio- latd the injunction as to seocreay; he accepted Wheelwright’s denial of having “leaked,” saying it didn't make any difference as ‘the Police Commissioner knew all about it.” Tho first witness was St. Roger A. Walsh, who put in evidenoo the \*oath book” at Police Headquarters, recording Porter's oath to do his full duty. Chief Inspector John J, Daty was called to get from him the police orers describing! the duties of third deputy commissioner. Martin W. Littleton, counsel for got leave to ask questions |ahowing the order was a police rule {and not a state law, and that the special duties of third commissioner exempted lim from ordinary super- visory police duties. Mr. Littleton | insisted that it be proved what all 12, 1919. Smith promised to bring Commts- sioner Enright to court to gtve direct evidence. which are reported to have broken alme it every pane of glass in the neighborhood and some a haif mile owes. Several lighters caught fire from the burning ship before she was cut from the pier, Thrée firemen were injured and taken to hospitals. Deputy Fire Chief Langdon, who ar- rived on the first of four alarms, climbed aboard the Halifried with his men and was directing the play of several streams when there were rum- bles indicating a coming explosion. Langdon ordered the men to leave. The last man had barely got away when the first and biggest of the ex- plosions came. * Until fire tugs removed the Hall- fried to midstream the great Terminal itself appeared to be menaced, Thou- sands watched the fire, one of the most spectacular seen on the water- front, Police reserves came to keep the crowd back. ‘Thousands of men and girls employed in the Terminal were driven from their work by the dense smoke. A west wind sent flames and smoke high into the air: Engineer John Mulligan of Engine Company No, 239, living at No, 277 East 24th Street, suffered contusions and a fracture of the right arm. He was removed to Kings County Hos- pital, Joseph Switger, a laborer, thirty yeare old of No, 223 43d Street, Brooklyn, was treated for gas as- phyxiation and removed to the same hospital. Pungent gas fumes affected many. Several thousand employees of the Bush Terminal buildings ran to the streets. A thrilling rescue on one of the burning lighters was effected by sol- diers, led by Lieut. George M. Hall of the Motor Transport Corps. Lieut. Hall saw Peter Erdman, Mrs. Erdman, his son Peter and Mrs, Peter Erdman jr. trying to escape with the three small children of the Erdman jr. fam- ily, They were overcome by the smoke. Lieut. Hall then ran to their rescue and removed them to safety. Capt Olaf Meyer and as many of the crew of thirty-two as were on board made an effort to fight the flames, put (Continued on Senoua Fags) NO DECISION TO-DAY IN DRY AMENDMENT WASHINGTON, April 19.—The Su- preme Court reconvened to-day with- out rendering an opinion in any of the various pending cases involving the validity of the Protubition Amendment and the En- forcement act Volstead — WORLD RESTA\ for today, aime ‘wloak. fried te Gle: rat frees ‘uipie suure, G00: table d'hote diner’ GOs, Yeah door, Word Sa Si Aart. THB Sonn. EAT we BORREM, AVGILL SUMMONED FOR CITY INQUIRY IN ELEVATOR STRIKE pater Pe Charges Prepared Against Mu- nicipal Building Starter, Walk-Out Leader. | afternoon ‘and Manhattan Railroad Company. HUDSON TUBES RESUME SERVICE. peter Oe3 Police Protection Asked For Trains From Mamhattan to Jersey City, « Operation of Hudson Tube trains from the Hudson ‘Terminal, Manhattan, to the Exchange Place Station, Jersey City, ‘waa ordered resumed at 4 o'clock this by officials of the Hudson ‘This Information was contained In a letter, asking police protection, received by Chief Richard Battersby of Jersey City from Oren Root, President of the Hud- a Ws _Manhattan Rallroad Company. City Lift Operators Would Get Automatic Pay Raise If Strikers Won. v Henry H. Curran, Borough Presl- dent of Manhattan, and Clarence H. Fay, Public Works Commissioner, are drawing up formal, charges against ‘Thomas H. MoGill, elevator starter in she Municipal Building, whe is ac- cused of directing the strike of ele- vator men while on a three weeks’ “sick leave" from city employment. Commineioner McGill to appear before him at his office to-morrow morning. “Under a provision of the charter which covera MoGill's case," said Borough Predident' Curran, ““the suspended employee will be notified to explain. It ts further provided in the charter that in the event of re- be “-d with the Civil Service Com- mission together with a statement showing the reasons for the removal. ‘This record must also be incorpo: ated tn the department's files.” ployees obtaining _—reinstatement through court action because of legal flaws in the drawing up of charges and the methods of proced- care. Tt was learned to-day that Col. the Bureau of Public Offices and Buildings, is protected by civil serv- ice. If Borough President should decide after disposing of Me- Gill's case to cite Hines for alleged failure to notify him of McGill's ac- tivities, he would have to follow the same course taken in the McGill case. It is known that McGill was a fav- orite of Hines, There was said to be general understanding that even though the elevators of every office building in Manhattan shut down the Municipal, building clevators would continue running, Word was passed around among the Municipal building elevator men that ‘all they had to do of the strike in which McGill was wielding power, If the strikers on and the prevatling wage of elevator men was raised by agreement, the elevator men in the Municipal build- ing would automatically be boosted under the provisions of a law which (Continued on Second Faen) TO ASK JAIL TERMS — IN PROFITEER CASES U. S. District Attorney Ross Plans to Present Charges to. Grand Jury Wednesday, Jail sentences for profiteers wl be asked by United States District At- | torney Leroy W. Ross of Brooklyn, who said to-day he would conduct person- ally the cases against persons arrested in Brooklyn on charges of violating the Lever act. Among rreats thus far are representatives of three large meat packers. Charges were brought against them by the “Flying Squadron” of the Department of Justice, operating undo> Agent Armin W. Riley. The District Attorney declared t he would go to the United States | Jury with the cha Wednesday indictments are returned he wil for a trial within two we 4 Among new cases, it reports that a Brooklyn jobber has been charging 25 cents a pound for sugar. No names were given by the United States agents, but they aaid an arrest would be made within a few days. Similar cases are “day rand it reported in potatoes and other food- fla, Pay to-day notified! moval a copy of the changes shall! 4 As there are instances of city em- |‘ ure, Curran is preparing his case with |‘ Frank H. Hines, Superintendent of |% Curran |‘ was work and wait for the outcome/ ask | AWAY ON “SICK LEAVE.” ' JUDGE HUMPHREY IN DENIM SUIT HE WEARS IN COURT CSHT-HE-F OTTO D+ PERISH EG-94 2 60-89-0908 e = Wisse momrpneey COBO 9-99 9900400900000 $30,000,000 CUT OFF COST OF RAILROADS Total of Funds Granted to Railroad Administration Is Reduced to $1,780,000,000. | WASHINGTON, April 19.—Reduction of $30,000,000 n the $420,000.00 asked by the Falroad Admnistration to wind up its affairs was made to-day by the House Appropriations Committee, ‘The new appropriation would bring the total of funds granted the Rall- road Administration to $1,780,000,000, Completing the Emergency Deficiency Appropriation BU, the committee pro- posed a flat appropriation of $300,000,- 000 for the administration and recom- mended that the Treasury Department be authorized to purchase $90,000,000 worth of Liberty Bonds held by the ad- ministration, —— OVERALL MOVE APPLAUDED IN SENATE SPEECH Dial of South Carolina, Praising High Price Revolt: Says He Has No Love for Dudes, WASHINGTON, April 19. ECLARING that he has “ne love for dudes,” Senator Dial | of South Carolina to-day in speech to the Senate applauded the overall and calico revolt aguinst the high cost of clothing | Lot us wear old clothes and re. frain from purchasing anything we can do without and the ooun- try will soon be in joint again,” mid Dial. “Let up take the ad- vice of a former secretary of the treasury by getting our old shoes halt-soled and putting patches on our trousers.” , ONNOLY UNABLE »|the Queens Auditing Bureau, to ldbk 0 tment ane ene eer TO FIND OVERALLS BIG ENOUGH FORHIM yA ah Queens President Will Have Special Suit Made to His Measure. JUDGE WEARS DENIM. Humphrey, Clad in Drab in| Court, Says Move Will Force Prices Down, Snead | Maurice Connolly, Borough Presi- dent of Queens, who started the overall movement among officiua In| that borough, was unable to wear denim to-day because he could not | find a sult large enough to fit him. i He announced he would ask Samuel | Brock, politician and expert in up the fatest styles in overalls for Borough Presidents and phake some to measure. Brock was a tailor be- fore he went into politics. Judge , Burt. J. Homphity.-tf tnd)” “Queens County Court startled the crowd in his court room this morn- ing when he appeared in overalls of rah denim somewhat similar to the uniform worn by the police reserves in the war days. “I want to do what I ean toward lowering clothing prices,” explained the Judge. A movement such as wearing overalls will give the dealers a chance to “adjust” prices where they have been excessive, Meantime the pledge of the Govern- ment to balk profiteering in denim garments lent additional impetus to the overalls movement, whicn is rapidly gathering otrength all over the country. At Leonia, N. J., Mayor Pollock an- nounced that he is forming an overall organization, and similar announce- ments have come from White Plains, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Yonkers and other New York towns, At White Plains to-day farmers are appearing in their regular working clothes at court. The girls in the office force of the Serbian Relief Welfare Organization, at No, 287 Fourth Avenue, are wear- ing middy blouses as a busimgess dress. Most of them have pledged part of the difference between the middy blouse and georgette waists to aid the war orphans and dependent adults in Serbia. Sixty employees of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment this morning appeared at work clad tn overalls, Many among the clerks are women and they are geting ready to wear ginghams and khaki, Prof, Walter Arnoki, Latin inatruc- tor in the Central High School, New- ark, appeared to-day in blue denim overalis. While the students were at assembly this morning Prof. Will- lam Wiener, Principal of the school, and Norman Lee, one of the saudents, spoke in favor of the movement. The boys in two classes, number- ing elghty in all, voted to come to school to-morrow in overalls. The Pivot—the high school paper, mos: of the editom of which are girls—has endorsed the movement. > TAX ON INSURANCE POLICY DIVIDENDS Supreme Court Rules Companies Must Pay Under Law of 1913, WASHINGTON, April | preme Court to-day held that upon cash dividends of 4 mutual | ineurance 19.—The Su-| | GOVERNOR ORDERS RAL LABOR BOARD REFUSES. TO HEAR “OUTLAW” CHIEFS; DEALS WITH BROTHERHOODS: Declares It Can Intervene in Wage 3 Controversies Only When Mana- — gers and Recognized UnionsHavs ~ Failed to Agree—Won’t Listen to New York Delegation. WASHI STON, April 19.—Th ¢ Railroad Labor Board announced to-day that it would not consider complaints from striking railroad men. The Board's statement follows: WIDER INQUIRY OF SWANS OFFICE Attorney General Directed to Push Indictments and to Try All Cases. (Special From a Staff Correspond- ent of The Evening World.) ALBANY, April 19.—That there will | be no legislative investigation of the New York City Administration was the conclusion reached to-day by the | Republican leaders in both Houses. ‘The resolution introduced several weeks ago asking for such an tnvest ration lies In the Committee on Ruler and will die there. ‘The reason given for this move ts that Goy. Smith to-day issued a state. ment broadening the powers of At- torney General Newton in *he conduct of the Almirall Extraordinary Grand Jury which is investigating the ad- ministration of the New York City District Attorneys office. By the new decree of the Governor, the Attorney General's office will as- sume the powers and duties of the District Attorney in the investigation into the charges of wilful mis:on-| duct in the office, not only in the matter of bringing indictments but of prosecuting them in case the indict- ments are found, ep ES MR. FIGG PROMISES THAT HE’LL PUNISH PROFITEERS—IF Says He Is Investigating Huge | Corporations That Deal in Raw Materials and Finished Products. WASHINGTON, Apr'l 19. XTENSIVE prose-ution of profiteers will ocour within thirty days if investigations uow being conducted by Derart ment of Justice agents disclose the expected evidence, Howard Figg, special gasistant to the At- torney General, to-day told the Senate Sub-Committee invest igat- Ing shoe prices, ‘The investigations, now nearly completed, have been made by “flying squadrons" of agents as well as by Fair Price Committees in many States, Figg said, ‘They company to its policyholders taxes mus: be paid by the company under the In- come tax of 1913, Payment of this class of tax was pro- tested by the Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company on the ground that the repayments should not be consid. ered a4 income under the meaning of me at cover food, fuel and clothing Figg said (he profits of several huge corporations were under in- vestigation, including conceras dealing in raw materials and finished progaaty Reins tae ee ease before the Board, as the oa |New York, representin, “It is decided and ordered by the board as one of tne rules governing: its procedure that as the law under which this board was oreated and organized makes it the dtity of both carriers and their employees and abs — ordinate officials having aifferonces - and disputes 40 have. and hold..come—. ferences between representatives of the Cifferent parties and Interests to consider and if possible to decide such ~ disputes in conference and where, such dispute is not decided in suck conference to refer it to this board to hear and decide, and it ts further contemplated and provided by the jaw that pending sucha conference reference to and hearing by thax board it shall be the duty of all car. riers, thelr officers, employees, and agents to exert every reasonable eft fort and adopt every available méans to ayokt any interruption to the operation of any carrier growing out of any such disputes, “Therefore, this board will not Fe- celve, entertain or consider any age plication of complaint from or by any party, partios or thelr representa= tives who have not complied with or who are not complying with the prd= visions of the law or who are not x= erting every reasonable effort and adopting every available means te avold any interruption to the opert tion of any carrier growing out of any dispute between the carrier and employees.” The rule would tend to prevent workmen bringing their grievances A before the board unless they belong to the ewtablished railroad unions and brotherhoods, This is because rafl- way officials so far have refused to | deal with the outlaw strikers. : Under this situation the estattished railroad brotherhoods are given prace tically a closed shop on the railroad systems of the United States. Non- union men refused a conference by raihway executives would have no court to which they oould appeal, under the new ruting. Chairman Barton sald that under the rules adopted by the board writs ten complaint must first be filed with the Secretary showing by exprese statement and fucts set out that the dispute was one which the board was authorized to consider. Representative Egan asked the board to hear Edward McHugh of the strikers in the Metropolitan district, so he might take back to them some word that the board would take actiow quickly, W. N, Doak, Vice President of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmény protested, saying the representatives of the eighteen railroad organizations” ks were present to represent the men, ‘ Mr. McHugh told the board that he had registered mail to the chairman of the board @ week ago @ copy of their complaint. The Ward then went imo executive, session, Declaring there were $,000 men omg. in New York who were waiting from him that the board would grant substantial increases, Mr. MoEt said he would try again to get