The evening world. Newspaper, May 3, 1920, Page 20

aa.» Ne Ee SE —_——_—_—_—— fitting new low levels in its close to Bat- States Stee) 923-4. News ‘the ' recent reopened for @ short time throughout a of successive drives. It gained during the worst bear drive and toward the close to 118 1-4, @ gain of 31-2 points. During the day Baldwin fluctuated | 56° Ree U6 1-4 to @ low of 110. It re- & few minutes after the an- it the Supreme Court's to ta rehearing on the case, Bethlehem B varied from 1-4 to 92; Crucible from 182 to 145; fle Steel from 901-2 to 95 1-4 a United States steel from 92 3-4 to In the two weeks’ decline several ‘oe down to the Feb- United States lors. United down from day; Baldwin a Motors from 350 to 290. money was at 9 per cent. dur- EBANKING AND FINANCIAL. (including many new issu more than '1200 Stock Quotations are farnished, giving high and low or UARTERLY TICAL NUMBER it coats 7 it may bring large {So LJBERTY BONDS * for cash, auirective ice iT, FOUND AND REWAR! pen. sattioly GH. EL Son! sorarie Tite World: bie? Ing the morning session; in the after- Boon it went down to 7 per cent. LIBERTY BONDS. S3%e 91.70, off. 10; 24 4m 85.14, off. ; Ist 4%s 86.00, ap. 85.80, off. 20; 34 4%s 90.00; a up. .04; Victory 4Ke — FOREIGN EXCHANGE STPADY. Demand sterling opened 8.83 3-4, 3-4 cent; frame checks 16.67, up centimes; lire checks 22.1' 15.60, up iss cabies 6.61 marks demand tly higher at 0177 cent; 16. ire. cables, 36 1-2. 6800 Cleveiand Auto. 400 Columbus Hmerald. 09 Cuban Am Sugar... 8400 General Ampiiait. PUBLIC UTILITY MARKET. Quiet. Cities Service, 352-260, pre- 87 1-268 1-3; Bankers shares, Amer. Gas & Blec. wealth P, Ry & Light, 18 1-2—21, pre- ferred, 4246, a EARNINGS, Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd., Year ending, Dec. M, 1919. earnings after expenses, against £1,207,126 in 1918, Sears, Roebuck & Company April sales totaled, $21,844,141, un increase of $2,640,260 over wame 1919 month; sales for first four months of year ‘were, $106,996,130, an increase of $35, 494,155. DIVIDENDS, Ohio Cities Gas Company.—Regular quarterly $1.00 common dividend, pay- able June White Motor Co. dividend, regular quarterty, $1, payable June pe ais MONEY. Call money, both classes, lending and receiving, at 9 per cent. NOTES. Pennsylvania Railroad 10 year 7 per cent, secured bonds due 1930, initial ar on the Exchange was, $34,000 at WM. H, MAXWELL DES; HAD BEEN “LLTHREE YEAR Former, Superintendent — of Public Schools Came Here From ‘Ireland in 4874. William H,. Maxwell, for many years Superintendent of the public schools of this city and an educator of national reputation, died,to-day at his home in Franklin Place, Flushing. He had been in ill health for the last, three years, and about a year and a half ago was stricken with paralysis. He recovered partly, but became worse ten days ago. He was born at Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1852, and was educated at Queen's University, Ireland, from which he received bis Bachelor of Arts degree in 1872 and bis Master's degree two years later. In 1874 he came to this country and in 1877 married Miss Marie Folk of Brooklyn, who died about a year ago. He was Assistant Superinten- dent of schools in Brooklyn from 1882 Superintendent of Sohools in Brook- lyn. In 1898 he became Superinten- dent of Schools of Greater New York, serving until February, 1917, when the position of Superintendent Emeritus was made for him. Mr. Maxwell was made head of the State Council] of Superintendents of the National Educational Association in 1893, of the National Department of Superintendents in 1895 and Pres ident. of the National Educational Association in 1905. He was also a member of the Advisory Council of the Simplified Spelling Board. 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Funeral services will be held at the Maxwell home on Wednesday morn- ing. Dr. Francis Maxwell Louns- berry of St. Bartholomew's Church, Brooklyn, will officiate, MARITIME CO. MUST VACATE ITS PIER Rented It at $40,000 a Year; Sublet for as High as $450 a Day. Dock Commissioner Murray Hulbert announced this afternoon that he has extended the permit of the Maritime Shipping Company, Inc., to the use of Pier 72, East River, for one month from April 30, to “give the Maritime time to clean up and get out.” Before the end of the month, he says, will advertise for bids and re-let the pier. 100 Texas Ranger 400 Texas Pacific Coat 2100 United Tex, OM 400 Victoria Oil new 200 Vulean OM... 400 Whatan 8000 White Oil 100 Woodburn MINING. 2300 Alas-Br Col 500 Alaska Mines .. 100 Am Tin & Tungsten .... 500 Arizona Silver 1000 *Atlanta ..... 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Court Justice Whitaker heard arguments to-day om the applica- tion of Leon Hakim, | Wall Street, for a permanent injune- tion restraining the American Cotton and Grain Exchange and the Munson Steamship Company from dispossessing him from his offices, on which ho ; claims leasehold until May 1, 1921. Jus- tlee Whit: © reserved decision, Hakim found himseif ‘moved out” when he appeared at his offices last Friday and hougewreckers in charge, tearing down the’ building in prepara- tion for the erection of a twenty-four story building for the Munson Stean- ship Company. Hakim barricaded his office and obtained an order to show cause why an injunction should not be Supreme | The Maritime Company, with a deep| sranted. foe equipipent of ene scow and e ty bout hired an excellent pier for $4 000 a year, It has been re-let for uch as $460 a day. “That was for one day, sioner Hulbert said to- has been rented as cheap Commis- ships at $1,000 to $3,000 a day shoul be willing to pay well for dockage. The Interboroug Rapid Transit Co. will make an Announcement of public interest Thursday, May 6th 6 mi day, it at $75. It seems to me that those who charter Attorneys for the Mv .son Company argued that the erection of a big build- ing should not be blocked by a “squab- ble" between former owners and a “$1,600 a year tenant.” |ASK BAN ON BUNGALOWS rt for Injunction. Residents of Belle Harbor, L. L, asked Justice Fawcett in the Brooklyn Supreme Court to-day for an injunction to restrain James A. McCarthy from erecting bungalows in restricted resi- ! dential territory, ‘The petition was made on behalf of Misses Catherine and Matilda Ward, who live in Chester Avenue, Belle Har- bor. Decision was reserved —— DIED. DAVI8.—On Saturday, May 1, 1920, La- FAYETTE M. DAVIS, Funeral service will be held at Lefterte Place Chapel, 86 Lefforts pl near Grand av., Brooklyn, on Tuesday, May 4, ats P.M, McCROSSEN.—On May 2, loved husband of M Funeral from his | JAMEs, te * Lt [tl bqtetetet+y tel “pe eeeaee” erece oe Au Gall & W 1... Baldwin Loco, 148 +e LIT Beta, Beth tHe ltle Steel B. Booth Peicrien Barus Bros, . iT Batte C, & Zine % Butte & Sup. 2% Ouido Cont, Vil... 18 Calif, Packing Calif, Petroleum . Oalumet Aria. Canadian Pac, Cent. Leather . Cerro (Do Pasco. Chandler (Mot, Cire, & Ob wy ! jorter of No, 71 | « Chi, Mil & Ce ‘Obit, Great Went, ©, & (Norvhw't Ry, Chile Coyper, +e] tel t+ Cubs Cane Sug. 1. 80 Cuban Am, Suumr 500 Coa, Text. Corp, Dei & Hud .. Den & iio Ge if . Elkhorn Coal . Kndicott-John Erie. . 1i¢+t ere Lil++ +1 en ++ Great Nor Ore.. Gui States Steet Haskell & Barker, . Tnepiration Copper Peseexe eer (biererite wee 1% s 18% 18% —1 101% 108 — 1% 7m 70 YELP OF LITTLE DOG SAVES TWO LIVES Brings Aid to Aged Man and His Wife, Overcome by Gas From Range. “Chiclets,"" a foxterrier, was barking frantically when the iceman came to the apartment of Fred Wilsom this morning at No, 972 Morris Avenue, the Bronx, but the yelp of the dog was the only answer to the bell. Wilson is ninety-six years off and |his wife, Mary, is eighty. The iceman, tered by a back window and found the aged couple on their beds overcome by gas from a half-open jet of the kitchen range. A pulmotor restored the victims to consciousness and it was said they would get well. In the Lincoln Administration Wilson |was a United States Marshal in Shan- tung. He retired on & pension of $75 a month. As prices of food doubled and trobled the couple suffered without say- ing anything about It and the neigh- |bors knew nothing of thelr destitution ‘until to-day, The aged man's bed was without even a mattress. | FUNERAL DIRECTORS. NO A FUNERAL ARRANGEMENT once placed in our tion to ever; seemingly pid hands means atten- detail, no matter how tant. mpor' ‘The Superior “CAMPBELL SERVICE" is the result of years of experience * combined with the proper selection of materials at the right price. Call‘‘Columbus 8200’ Any Hour, Day orNight FRANK E. CAMPBELL THE FUNERAL, © Broadway at 66" St. Flowers for all Occasions, Artistic HURCH vee. CIE 23” Street at 8 Ava, Designs our Specialty with the assistance of neighbors, en-| with a wound in the left\side of his THE LAST STRAW BY HAROLD TITUS Jae Rob & Tire, Utiigi, Valley Lott Ine Lorillard Lowi, & Nasir Maxwell Motorn May Devt, Stores, Mexican Petroleum Midvale Steal... Minn, & St, L. a. | a Pacific Der Pe 7... Pan, A. Pet, Peon, RR, Pean. +1144 Lttte ltl +i ttt * % % % » % [+414 3 a % 2 -% + 1% —" % 3 % » * * ++141 1441 “ ” 1 % CALLED TO A DOOR, STABBED TO DEATH Police Say Jealous Husband. Later Confessed to Killing Jacob Blumenthal. Jacob Blumenthal of No. 1288 Hoc Avenue, the Bronx, was stabbed to death this morning at a door of the blouse factory of Morris Hirsch, No. 301 Woodbine Avenue, Brooklyn, where he was employed. Shortly before 11 o'clock some. one called him to the door and his fellow- workers inside soon heard angty words. ‘They found Blumenthal on the sidewalk neck. He died a few moments before an ambulance arrived. His slayer had fled. About noon when Detective Siems was questioning Mr. Hirsch about the killing, the telephone rang and a voice said to Mr. Hirsch: ‘ “This is Armin Ricthman and I am at No. 28 Boerum Street and I would like | ous, surely; but. b i An Exciting Western Romance of Adventure and Love Coprright, GmaN, Maynard and Ocmpany, 1990, 8 OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. pirere af DON'T guess you quite understand how serious it is, Miss, Hunter,” he said after they had talked a time. have a dry summer—and it’ “Do you realize that if we tartin’ out that way—that thie is goin’ to cut your cattle off some of youre best range, Mt may break you.” “I understand that, Mr. Riley,” she said, leaning across her desk; “but there are other things I do not understand and I am inclined to believe that they aré of first importance. cannot be remedied. He gave evidence of hi “I'm not wanted here, H C is a rich prize. urprise. she went on. It seems to be the accepted opinion Without understanding them, this condition’ “T am not wanted because the that I cannot stay; that I will be unable to stand my ground. “I want to know why! I want to know who is going to drive me out. Some one is behind this nester, | am convinced, and it he influence be- hind the things we can see that is dangerous. Loss of range is seri- what manner has that range been lost. That is what I want to know!” Riley eyed her with approval. “f Came up here with the idea that you didn’t understand, but I guess you do,” he said quietly. “You've got the situation sized up right, but there’s one thing I want to teil you: So far only one blow been struck; it has fallen on you. The next and the next may fall on you, but every time you are hurt it's goin’ to hurt the rest of us. That makes your fight our fight. . . If you fail, others are likely to fail. “I've lived here too long in peace after fighting for that peace. to stand by and see trouble start again if I can help it. I'm of the old school, Miss Hunter; your uncle and I came in here together. I think a lot of his ranch and . . . well, if it comes toa fight I can fight again beside his heir as I fought by his side. “It won't be pleasant for a woman. Cattle wars ain't gentle affairs. They can’t be if they're going to be short wars. There's three things to be used; just three; guns an’ rope and nerve. Py “I frust I can stand unpleasant- nese ” was her reply. Riley was impressed with the girl’ courage, but like the others he was 14) reluctant to believe that she was 3% | made of the stuff that could recognize %| disaster and fight it out, her strength unweakened by panic, Another visitor was there that day: Pat Webb. Jimmy Oliver had found one of his colts badly cut by wire and had brought it in. Webb had come to see the animal and had lingered to talk intimately with Hepburn. ‘This gave Beck much to think about. He was saddling his horse at noon when Hepburh approached and asked his plans for the balance of the day. It depends on what I find. I'm after horses first, but I might have a look at other things. There's so damned much happenin’ around here that it pays a man to look sharp.” “You'd better cut out that sort of talk, Beck!"* “What talk?”—mockingly, “Seems to me if you didn't know any more than I do you wouldn't be so easily roiled up, Hepburn.” “You mind ur business and I'll the foreman warned breathing heavily. “About one more break from you and we'll part com- ny, His eyes glittered ominously and his face was malicious. a little too small for you and me. ems to shrink every day,’ Dad. Maybe, sometime, you'll have to 60, but just keep this in your head: I’ve promised Miss Hunter to stay’ and my word is good.” He mounted and Hepburn, walking slowly toward the stable, twirled his mustache speculatively, one eyelid drooped as though he saw faintly a plan which promised to solve per- plexities, % . Beck was cautious that afternoon, ‘as he had trained himself to be when riding alone. He kept an eye on the when he rode a ridge; but cautious riders who sat on quiet horses be- neath a spreading head of Twenty Mile. It was after dark when he re- cents gun and were at 5) 5 1d chaps into the bunk house fed his their dining room was empty. Car- he ate with gusta. entered and he started to rise, she made him remain seated. Webb is doing here?” \with our round-up.” |for your good,” he “Nor yours.” | Don't you orry about than I think , or unless he’ to see you at once." ‘Mr. Hirsch and Siems went to the place and found Ricthman. According to Siems, he killed Blumenthal on ac- | count of attentions to Mrs. Ricthman. Attorney's office. “RICKEY” HARRISON GETS NO NEW TRIAL Richard Harrison, gang leader, known as “Rickey Harrison, convicted of four times reprieved, must die in the Cleotric chair during the week of May | kni 10," unless Gov, Smith comfhutes his sentence or the United States Suprem Court intervenes. Harrison was convicted of killing George J. Grifffths, an invalided Cani ian soldier, in a holdup of the Knick- Club on Sixth Av lots of help, don’t figure he's ‘to do you any great harm. |g low-down"— | house and he broke off to listen. ‘Two-Bits came hurriedly into the Ricthman was gaken to the District|room, eyes wide, face white, showing jnone of his usual confusion at Jane's | presence. '““Tommy, they want you,” he said unnaturally. | “Yeah? What for, Two-Bi | “L_don't know, Tommy. an’ Rile you. I but it must saw the be seriou anxiety |'words; it was not necessary; | nd answered: You're all ‘My they e funny. 5 r | the cowboy abked In an undertone a | they left the house, A oe creda tat ful t in’ into my awful past There's some. terrible things I wouldn't be surprised. This out- | back trail and scanned both guiches as he was he did not see the two juniper tree at the turned to the ranch and the moon tt commencing to show. The He threw his horse. As he walked down toward the ranch house the other men were straggling out and lotta brought him steaming food and When he had nearly finished. wine iu t do you suppose that man oe rn ~ asked. “Hepburn explains that he is trying to peel ge to send a representative “Whatever he's doin’ here, it ain't mine, ma’am, and uniéss he's a lot smarter t A man was running toward the Hepburn an’ Webb an’ the rest want lon't know what it is, Tommy, in Jane's murder in the first degree in 1918 and] eyes, she did not put her query into e w T ain't got an idea, ma'am, but I'll wound up, acted I sure hope they they dence into his He hooked his arm through the other’s and laughed at the boy's ap- prehension, But Beck know that something of grave consequence impended the im~ stant he set foot in the bunk house for the men, who had been talking lowly, stop, and eyed him in sober silence, ‘terward he had a distinct. recollection of Two-Bits — slipping along the wall, looking at him over his shoulder with the freckles show~ ing in great blotches against his white skin Hepburn, Riley and Woy ‘ on ae ee Pie foreman was leaning clasping @ Knee, but he chewed his tobacco with nervous vigor. “The Reverend about to ts Tom There was no responsive smile o any face. Someone coughed loudl: and sharply as if it had been an un nec i halted. “I'm here. 's: up?” he quietly. “This is like @ funeral .. or a trial.” At that Hepburn cleared his throat. “Want to ask you somethin’, Beck. I want you to tell these other men what you said to me this noon.’ Tom hitched up his belt. abet Tou! want ‘ea to know, wh: lon’t you speak the p! You recall it, your” lepburn can make to the rest of you, but I respect opinions, Riley, and if he's willing for you to know what I said, I eure am willing to repeat it, te cet and pot gt 'd be pleased me move on, I take it, but I like this outfit.” don’t get good elbow room any more, but so far as I'm concerned I'm mere or less permanent.” Webb nodded and Riley shifted un- easily, looking from Beck to Hep- burn, frankly puzzled. xn ECO ft you sald to me. will you tell the boys wh rode this afternoon?” ve mabe oes moment and \t Beck eyed him a lo! , the foreman stared assured bu | not quite composed, hig little eyes | qark. Once he bit his chew savagely | but his expression did not change. “I rode out of here straight up Sun- ny Gulch, climbed out at the head, rode those little dry gulches as f% down as Twenty Mile and came up ti far ridge. Then I took @ circle to Ker Sra) am home by the road.” “You admit bein’ at head Twenty Mile, then?” os si “Admit it? Yes.” “What time?” “Three o'clock or thereabouts,” after @ pause in which he considered, “See any other men?” “Not a man yntil I got back.” Hepburn looked about. Two-Bits muttered lowly to himself. Riley dragged a spur across the floor slowly.’ Every eye in the room was on Beck, and Beck's eyes were on Hepburn. “Then will you tell the boys how come this?” and hols- foreman drew a gun ter from behind him. It was Beck's , me oer i Frcee ioe scabbard, ro} and dropped the cartridge: into his palm. * ‘Three of the shells were empty. The two gave one another stare for stare. Hepburn was breathing rap- idly, Out his look was of a man who facs a crisis with all confidence. Beck did not move or speak. His eyes smouldered and his face settied into stern lines. Then that smoul- dering burst into blaze and before the glare of will the foreman’s hand, holding the contents of the revolver chambers, trembled. He closed it quickly and looked away and where @ moment before he had been the accuser he was now on the defense, It was determination against deter- mination and in the conflict words were wrung from him. a “Somebody fired three shots at me at the head of Twenty Mile at three o'clock this afternoon,” And that sentence, though it was an indictment, was voiced more in a manner changed; it became alert, as though following some play upon which great stakes hung, but follow- ing intelligently, not blind to the way of the game. “T can explain those empty shelis, I took a shot at a coyote on the way back. I didn't see you, Hepbur after I left here this I got back.” ‘Webb got up. "I guess that makes the case,” sald to no one in particular, bed Then to Tom: “I was with Dad he was ten rod ahead of me. Th’ shots come from above and landed all around him, “We didn’t have to look very hard for somebody who wants to get rid of a but we wanted it from you, eck.” Triumph was In his little beady eyes and on his mottled face. There was a shuffling of feet and Tom hooked one thumb in his belt, with @ slow, uncertain movement. His, eyes held on Hepburn's face, searching, striving. to force a but the other would not look at t he busied himself stuffing the irt pocket, (To Be Continued)