The evening world. Newspaper, April 20, 1920, Page 2

hi Fy Planning to get actively in the | sufficient account was not ‘wrong ‘with his flow of lan- MME THAT WILSON “BEFORE ‘THE CONGRESS.. » ‘are some of the things which ‘Witeon’s nett Relage oq hope cat Goustens will bring ~2-conclusion at this semion va to the entab- ‘Wallized ace expended * gy at 4a, guttorized or equipped nh whether the money 1 been apent wisely, economic- ' eee ae income and e fs become an im ' teats cuarene woll con ope ie Saker tue higher rates of ome By Masse can rt oll Sauk be effectively bad stive of revenue and whether ‘may: not, gn the contrary, otive of business activity reductive of waste and in- tion, We MUBL now a \- our own ‘economic life to a condition growing out of business is re assisted in ie aes Bae h they are is dre coun’ of th try. Secretary of the In- Other items such as improvements ‘marketing, studies of farm man- 9 28 °"to prevent uncon- orotic in the method of erkcting are all unacted upon. true the President hes not ag P oresoure ‘on Congress du vy As nthe as was his wont pring ‘Bemocratic Administra - ithe White House has con- ely ma tained since the Repub- jon of the Senate at the Pee would ly “recommend” and not coerce. ve | purpose'of that policy ts being d. It is now intended to hold responsible for inaction, d th biicans will naturally d it M by insisting’that the’ jent interjected the covenant of League of Nations and delayed settlement of domestic as well a6 inn problems, on the merit or de~ nit of which the voters of America iW have an’ opportunity to pass jah Ade Dollm. fe 2 nee: came JSH TO -CITIZENS’ ANTI-STRIKE UNION Many Women ‘Among 4,000 Volun- (ers. for. Sérvice In Any Emergency. ‘More than 1,000 men and women have applied for membership in the new-born Citizens’ Protective Union, it was annoursed to-day by Charies P. Segretary of the State \- No. 65 ty auspictoas e i { i z Z é from women. They offer to as street car conductors, chauf- truck drivers, and pome say ready to ‘tackle any kind of clubmen "and ™paal ness thelr Hesure time. bly Votes 80 to 54 Against Apyealigation by Joint Committee. dave been 406 Amti-@aloon was 80 to 4. by. ae. Cuviiler, Y | meeting called on last Friday if the: TRAINMEN ASK PAY FOR TIME SPENT Also Sala | 41 to 47 : Cent ‘Wage Increases and | 26-Day Months. hearings on the lon gpending de- mands of raikway employees for in- “creased wages, involving claims for tty by the Railway Labor Board. Meads of the brotherhoods and others claiming to |Tepresent the raiitoad men of all Jorafts throughout the country were in attendance, Formal written demands that the) ; Board give assurances of the award Jot @ “living wage” to railroad men| ‘andthat the employees now: on strike | would be returned to work without | loss of seniority or prejudice were , filed by Edward McHugh, represent - ing the strikers in the Metropolitan district of New York, and Jamea Ku- bank of the St. Louis Yardmen's As- sociation. Spokesmen for the rail hoods objected to the filing of the! demands, but Chatrmafi Barton said ‘any body of men had the right to the wompininta,. but it was for ‘the Hoard to decide, whether they were uch as the Board was authorized to hear. 7 4 brother. | | Principal demands of the Hrother- ‘hood of Railway Trainmen as pre- sented to-day by Vice Prosidest W. N. Doak include: | A wage increase of from 41 to 47 per cont. with a minimum of $150 a month, and time and a half for over- time, and holidays, A. b: month of mays with a uniform Junch period of 20 minutes and a uni-; form “dead head” rule, providin, jthat time, consumed in going to an from work be considere: ey tral comprise tb: he inmen rise bagguee- ‘men, brakemen, yard for®- men, switeh teasers and | ) yard masters below the rank of gen- | ‘eral BA master, | At the conciusion of Mr. Doak's ipresentation of the trainmen’s ¢4se, [the spokesmen for the striking em- loyees anoved that thelr demands rking given precedence as emergency disputes | within the meaning of, the board's rule, but the board adjourned luntil to-morrow without action. ———— ee FARE GRABPLOT GETS TEST OF VOTE; HEARING WAS JOKE (Continued From First Page.) tie vote for It was not to be compre- hended how any member from Great- er New York would, yote for the bills and against the interests of the city. Had both been present and voting as they might be expected to vote the bills would have been kiiled, Chairman Martin, in committee. made the contention that the Wills had no right in the committe and that their proper place Wap with the Rules Committee, This wal objected to and upon an appeal bis decision was overwhelmingly defeated. HEARING ONLY. A “BLUFF,” SAYS MR. MARTIN, § But on the vote to. report the pro- posed measures + favorably to the Ruies Committee, the absence of the two members, one Dmocrat and one Republican from Greater New York, wor Chairman Martin ts point, Mr. Martin, in opposing the Jesse resolution on the floor of the Assembly last night, made , the same remarkable assertion again that the bills did not belonh to the Judiciary Committee; that notwithetand' the public hear- granted by, the Judiciary mitten it had no right to act rhe ake shows ni no, that ane bille were sohobliled first to go throu but the iblie tude of the traction rest: ‘Amsamblyrmam deere abled Chalr- man Martin what the regult would have been if the majority vote .had been to report the bilis adversely, and Y tilts ad” atti- difference; that they sent to the Rules Committee. sembiyman Stitt, one of the absen- tees, absolved Chairman Martin from any attempt at aubterfuge in taking action on the bills in committee Fri- morning ABSENTEE STITT “AGREED” WITH CHAIRMAN, “I went over the resolution extend- ng the life of the Judiciary Commit- tee with Chairman Martin,” he said, “and wé both agreed that it did not pérmit action by the Committee on bad Jenks bills, That was the ut derstanding when I! left Albany. I nt to absolve Mr. Martin from any attempt at deception,’ “Then why wa, the committee was to be no action?” demanded A: bw mi Evans, the other al bec -d Sudioiery Committee, was i ogee angweeed Mr, Mare, in, “to sonalee he Anderson mat ter. »Then Mr, Cuviilier moved to-re- port the Jenks bills adversety. # held at WASHINGTON, April 20—Formal | RAILROAD SERVICE. | GAINING STEADILY: IN GOING 10 WORK ALMOST 0ST NORMAL Lackawanna Will’ Will Take Back Men Still Holding Out Only as New Employees, New York's transportation situa- tion was closer to normad this morn- jfmg than it had been at any time since the outlaw railroad strike ve- | ‘White House says are still on'the marly two million men that if grant- | gan. Freight was pouring into the doorstep. Indeed, the od Would increase the operating costs oity, markets were receiving great of the Nation's rail systema millions | shipments of food, raw material was | re Frewidest ¢ doitre annually, wore begun to- |Teaching factories that had been in danger of clofing and there was about full passenger service, except in the four big railway! unique case of the Hudson tubes, Strikers were returning in great numbers to their old jobs, and finding that these jobs, thanks to accumu- lated difficutties, are going to be rather strenuous until the tangle is straightened. About 2,000 switchmen and train- men were in session at Grand View Hall, Jersey City, to-day, waiting for the return of Edward McHugh, who tried in vain to get a promise of a hearing at Washington on thetr com- | plaints, They did nothing but talk in groups while they waited. The general opinion deemed to be that he would advise them to return to their jobs “ag individuals” and that most of them probably would do so. There were three otifr meetings of strikers. One was this afternoon at Stapleton, 8, 1., where it was said that a grand lodge officer would urge the men to go back to work, Another was at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Jersey City, where General Chairman Parks, of Di- vision 53 of the Brotherhood of Lovo- motive Engineers, advocated the back to work movement. And there was @ meeting of firemen ad engineers at the City Hall, Hoboken. ‘The Baltimore & Ohio planned to move éloven freight trains from Cran- ford Junction, N, J., to St. George, S. L, to-day. Seven trains were thus handled yesterday, Passenger ser- vice on Staten Island is still badly crippled. Officials of the West Shore said only a few clerks and yardmen had returned to work, 4 The passenger service was described as normal, but freight, excepting the perishable kind, was still tied up. ‘The Jéréey Central handled thou- aands of shipyard workers this morn- ing, the Pennsylvania and the New York Central reported normal service in: both passenger and in freight de- partments, the NeW Haven restored parlor cars to service and there was full service on the railroad ferries, J. J. Mantel, who acted for all the railroads during the strike, quit that task yesterday and went to Port Jer- vis to supervige the freight situation there. E. M, Ryan, general manager of the Lackawanna, said the strike was considered as a thing. of the past and that ‘strikérs who have not yet returned to their jobs will be taken back only as new men, losing their seniority, He said passenger service on the Lackawanna was “100 per cent’ ‘and the freight situation was fapidly Clearing. up. C..1, Letper, General Superintendent of the New Jersey Division of the Pennsylvania, sald that all freight opérations of the foad west of New- ark were practically normal, but he admitted that the eastern terminal yada wore “somewhat handicapped” oy ‘the *failure of many. yard em- ployess. to retiim to work. he rie reported that The freight m at Port Jervis had bean broken 248 Ghar coal’ and food were’ moving from there in both directions, “QUTLAWS” C. CALL OFF Adams Bliss. The papers have been FRANCIS WILSON’S DAUGHTER IS SUED BY HER HUSBAND | ‘Defendant in an Action for Divorce {! Just Begun in’ the Sue preme Court. ter of Francis Wilson, ‘ctor comedian, President of the Actors’ Equity League, during the strike lqst | year, was named defendant’ in\a di- vorce suit filed in Supfeme Courts yosterday by her husband, Russell sealed and details of the charges have not been made public. . Mrs. Bliss is now living in the Chelsea District-of Greenwich Village. The divorce recalled the wedding Nov. 29, 1914, which was a socjal af- fair. The bride wore a pearl and diamond brooch, presented to her by her husband. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents, No. 24 Gramercy Park. The, parlor was a bower of flowers brought down from the Wilson sum- | mer home at Lake Mahopac. A re- | ception, at which there were 800) guests, followed. Mr, Bliss was formerly in the insur- ance’ business. BARGE FIRE, KILLS SON OF CAPTAIN Burned Attempting Rescue Off Cliffside, t N. J. An explosion halted Capt. Alden | Sparks just as he was going to bed | in the after cabin-of United States Government Barge No, 121, docked at Cliffside, N. J., early this morning. | son, Norman, fifteen, crawling out of | the forward cabin, beating flames | from his night garments. "Go down and get Charlie, father.” the boy gasped: “He's down in the corner—I put @ blanket over him.” Capt. Sparks crewied. to his: ten- year-old son and dragged him out. Charles died later. Capt. Sparks and his other son are in North .Hudson Hospital, badly barged SETTLEMENT LIKELY IN STUTZ STOCKS Plan Is to Have Committee of | Bankers Set Price for Out-- standing Holdings. Wall Street expressed: the pellet to- day that after a conference to 2 held this afternoon between brokers RAILROAD STRIKE CHICAGO, April 29,—Thé “outiew” rail etrike will send to-morrow, oMoials the Chicago: Yardmens’ Association ‘ahnounced to-day. An effort will be made, they said, to persuade atl strikers afffiated with the Chicago, prmanivetina to report for work. NOTED SURGEON DIES WHILE OPERATING Dr. Sidney F, Wilcox Was Just Finishing Case in Middletown * Hodpital When He Collapsed. Dr, Sidney ¥. Wilcox, a prominent surgeon of No. 42 West Sist Street, died to-day at Middletown, N, Y. where he was stricken jast- night while operating on 4 patient In Thrall Hoa- pital. He was formerly a professor in the Women's Homegpathte Hospital here and of recent years has been a consulting specialist He was removing a tumor from Mrs. Mary ‘Terkune in Thrall’s Hospital, Midifletown, and just as he was fin- ishing the operation he collapsed, Dr. Moses A. Splvers of Middletown, acting As hid agaistant, stepped into his place and ‘continued the operation, the an- acathetist and attendant — rethaininy where they were, The hospital physi clans dlagnosed Dr. Wilcox's disease as apoplexy. == New York wanted to know what the object of the hearing was if it were Wuneaed that the members of the go ittee were to sit like a lot of jummies. Without right of procedure, “I eassume,” returned Chali -r ee) ane, the bills were sen’ he commit beca the ‘iles ut Committee of the Assembly has mo old hearings.” resenting Allan A. Ryan, chairman of the Stutz Motor Company's Boacd of Directors, and the Protective Commi’ - tee of the “shorts,” there would be 1 settlement of the egntroversy. ‘The proposed medium for a settie- ment would he through a committee of three bankers holding the confi- dence of both factions who would se: @ settlement price, on all outstanding Stutz stocks, * ‘This afternoon's meeting was called by Charles A. Morse, Chair man of the “shorts' " Protective Com: mtitee, representing ail Stock Ex change houses under contract to de- ver Stutz stocks, When Mr, Ryan heard of the call he declared he would adjourn: his order calling in Stutz stocks until to-morrow. — ' SEVERAL KILLED BY TORNADO! Fifty Mere Reported Injured in) sippd ‘Town, ABHRREEN, Miss,, April 20.—Sev- oral persona are reported to have been | killed and between forty and fifty ine | Jared Ina. tornado which struck Ab- erdeon to-day | Barly reports estimated the at_approximate property | damag $200,000 , sie AINCRE 7 7 With the Genuine, CHEESE | “I boasted to Harry | could introduce him.to a new delicacy, ‘Hm!’ he said, at the first taste; ‘the genuine Roquefort flavor. Made by, SHARPLESS, PHILADELPHIA , timation that there was no reason “which you found the man and the || there, did you intend to arrest the ‘Tenement House Law. i) Wa’ | professional didn’t mean to arrest her for that? | Av No, i MRS. ADELAIDE. WILBON- “Bkiss. | | Seomegy? POLICEMAN TELLS OF TAPPING with Wheelwright in the Special Ser- vice or Vice Squad, was called. Mrs, Adelaide Wilson Bliss, daueb: |togan his téstimony by reading the and | not | writ and Cushing, with wire-tap- Another Boy Injured ‘ind’ Father | and woman said to be He rushed forward and saw his oldest |"!8 woman companion. | ye o THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1920. POEM TLS eee OF FONG PORTER. fe=s=cnas IN MOMAN'S FLAT O39 (Coatinued From First Page.) to show he had intimidated the police- man) by reminding them of the cases in which the “courts had condemned you Sorger.” oross-examination, Smith yn- ‘k to dispose of Littleton’s in- for,an arrest to be forbidden. | Q. When you entered the room in woman, and you saw conditions Afroman? A. Yes, for violating ‘the Attleton returned to the attack at You kicked open a hooked door then meant to arrest a woman for indecency behind that door? A. Yes. Q.. You knew the woman was not street woman and p woman and later found the same “un- known” man? You swore to that? A. Yes. Q. You knew that was false? You were guilty of patty? A. I was-un- der orderg. fas not. perjury when I was citer fof losing my job. (Answer atrieken ou Q. Did you? A. ¥ Q: You were asked ‘who was this man? "and you said: ‘He gave th name of Wolf. You deliberat concealed the truth. You knew and you deceived the Court in spite of your oath. A. No. WITNESS ADMITS HE CONCEAL- | ED THE TRUTH. Q. You snatched away the clothes with, ‘ich she covered herself, and leant to charge her with in- A. 1 did, yes. TELEPHONE’ WIRES. Policeman Fred Sorger, who worked He taken while he and Wheel- Adele Goodell’s. A. I never seen “him in his underwear and eyes! Q. After testifying fals tinued as a member of Service Squad? A. Yes. Q. Do you remember when you were transferred? A. Wheelwright sald he knew why we were trans- ferred; he told the Inspector it_was because we had got a Deputy Com- missioner in a flat. The said he didn’t understand wright said Porter in a flat some time back and he told us not to say anything ‘about Q. You agreed with Wheelwright A. I don't know. We don't know yet for certain why we were transferred. A. Do you know that in the super- you con- Special the Wheel- i F : you and Wheelwright have been We ry d Mi > ping instruments, eavesdropped on; charred with a crime? A. Never | Adele Goodell’s telephone from 6] lieard of it. UTLEY AE usses Q. You have never received a war- rant. You have never been arrested for this crime? A. No. piece ES “POTATO KING” to 9 o'clock the night of Nov. 12, 1919, before the arrival of the man Porter and Sorger repeated the story told by Wheelwright on the stand yesterday, of the way in which Porter and the woman entered the flat. Sorger said he was admitted by Wheelwright, who had entered by way of a fire escape. Speaking very slowly, pausing ‘be- tween syllables, Sorger’ sid: “I saw a man—the defendant—now — known — to— me — as Augustus — Drum—Porter, standing—in—his—un- derslothes—in—the—centre— of — the van, Fleming and Schulte. ‘The Federal Grand Jury to-day re of 'the indictments is against Eugene A. Sullivan, known as ‘the potato king,” in business at No. 639 West 34th Stre a and William M, Fleming and Henry H. “Wheelwright went out of the room | Schulte af the New York and Ne WIEN DRIER ERA ontop occas Jersey Produce Co., of No, 601 We 26th Street. on bail, will tbe pleading before Judge Knox, “Wheelwright sald to me, know who this man is? T said, *? who is he?’ He said, ‘Thing Deput Commissioner Porte’ T said, and We ans And I said, case of Nicholas A. Echenbrenner of the Lewis, M sure ae SAYS PORTER RECOGNIZED HIM| work! better be a "You er Was arrested last ion involving 570, IN RAIDED FLAT. o00 pounds ‘of butter, upon which Sorger said he doubted Porter's| qoutsront, OMPAnY made about ir identity and said: “If you are the — Third Deputy you ought to remember HEARING FOR CL CLOTHING MEN. me, because you had me down in the Northrup investigation,” and he said: “Oh, yes; 1 do remember you very wel Lieut. Sweeney gave Sorger- the order to tap the telephone wire to the Goodell flat in the course of investi- gating ie complaint. Littleton asked mal ations regarding Sorger’s report of “Arrest No. 8254," which was at of Adele Goodell. The names Discuss Rent Legialation. of the clothing industry and F. H. La Guardia, President of the Board of Al- jermen, left this morning for Albany to attend a hearing on rent legislation before the Cities Committee of the As- “arence Wolf” and “Margaret Boyte” sembly. were on the memorandum. @: You knew that report was false| The members af the delegation occupy and meant to be false? A. I was|!oft buildings, the rentals of which ordered to— would be reguiated by the pending leg- Q. Anewer! A. I did. islation. They left on the Empire State Q. Did you examine the affidavit to Express, occupying two extra care. 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One The men, who are now out | called to-morrow for The Grand Jury has taken up the of this city and} Delewation of 200 of to Albany to A delegation of 200 representatives SOIT ea U. §, SHIP ASHORE ON ADRIATIC COAST; Bronx, by Patrolman Edward Fy Adium of the Alexander Avenue Station. The truck bore the name of the Becdo Trans - ‘|portation Company, Newark, N. J. Details concerning the robbery were refused by the police. Newburgh, N. Y., Has 30,272, WASHINGTON, April, 20.—The Cen- aus Bureau to- announced the fgl- lowing 1920 population results: Gary, Ind., 55,344, an increase in ten years of 38,548 or 229.4 per cent.; New- burgh, N. ¥., 30,272 an increase of 7 or 8.9 per cent,; Dunkirk, N, Y., 36, an increase of 2,115 or 12.3 per iia, ih ‘With 450 Pas-|" sengers From New York, ‘Grounds Near Pola. 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Hust im Vain fer Disabled ‘ship William O'Brien, BOSTON, April 20.—Continued search for the wooden steamer William O'Brien, which asked for assistance last ” Largest Sale in the World bigest repeated the question sunday sayimy she was taking in water OOOO COU OOOO OOOO OOF with variations and souted: “You de- yapidiy, brought no word of her to-day. sat lberately misrepr sented. the trut i bd Coast, ‘Gears cuttel Seminole and and Sarger” meekly answered: ushnet and steamers Baltic ana sir.” Minnekahada hay een on the lookout \\y) Q. You were asked if you knew tor disabled vessel, The O'Brien oak ok day Ma ae ah whether the man you found was left York April 15 with coal for M: the day preceding Feally Clarenée ot Of Brooklyn? 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