The evening world. Newspaper, June 3, 1920, Page 1

To Be Sure of Getting The Evening World, Order in Advance from Your Newsdealer £ aay The ‘i “Circulation Books Open to au” VOL. LX. NO. 21,449—DAILY. 20, ht, Co, (TI New York World). by The Press Publishing NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1920. Entered ae Post Second-Clase Matter Office, New York, N. ¥. WAKE UP, NEW YORK! SHIPPING BOARD DIVERTING OFFICE, ROB SAFE TRADE 10 SOUTHERN PORTS WHILE NEW YORK SLUMBERS oe ae City’s Failure to Provide for Traffic Expansion Alone Responsible for Loss. , OLD WARNING IGNORED “At Least One-Third of Re- maining Commerce to Go Unless Action Is Taken. By Martin Green. pte becee Saupe, fe WASHINGTON, June 3—The Eve- Bing World's “Wake Up, New York!” articles, revealing the deplorable con- Mitton ge'the foreign commerce of the pert of New York, are arousing great j attention here, ospecially in Shipping Board and Southern political circles. ‘3t will be interesting news, no doubt, te New York shipping and business in- terests and the New York city adnin- , istration that the Shipping Board ts ‘ @igently working against tho inter-, | @@ of the commerce of the ‘port of | Mew York and in favor of the com- merce of Guif, South Atlantic and (Middle Atlantic ports, 3t must not be understood trom this statément that the Shipping Board is @eliberately secking w further cripple Now York's declining prestige. The Announced purpose of the Shipping Board ts vo to divert exports originat- “ag in the interior that they can be ex- ported instead of being tied up for days and weeks on sidetracks, (2 -ail- ? poad yards and on trucks around and im New York harbor and New York 4 New York must take the sole blame | for existing conditions. As The Bve- ‘yang World has pointed out, the “ity iy completely failed to make pro- visions for cxpansion of traffic, and when the war came on New ork speedily became swamped and re- mains swamped, while other ports {whieh had cannily provided for in- * ereasing Dusiness are booming. Away beok in the winter of 1917 when the Harbor of New York was practically toe bound the Fuel Ad- ~/ministration notified the city that its - harbor equipment and facilities were Inadequate and that unless there was ppeedy improvement the good of the eountry would require the diversion of export material originating 1u- land to other seaports, The disin- tegration of New York's foreign com- merce began right there, but the city Femained supine while Government agencies routed exports that would gone through New York if her facilities had been sufficient, to Gal- veston, New Orleans, Mobile, Pensa- odla, Savannah, Charieston, Hamp- ton Roads, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Portland, and even Canadian ports. If the present plans of the Shipping Board are carried out, and there is Pt Feneen, to believe they will not be, York will lose from one-third (Continued on Seventeenth Paage.) ee? Adnasfeeet Important ! Eo ‘On or a or Before Friday Preceding Publication the preference Pg Recah a ‘oie ot time ‘to at hat Ride here widest cts Site Na —_ VAINLY SEEK BABY KIDNAPPED FROM ITS CRIB AT NIGHT pak! a Reward of $1,500 Stirs Search- ers for 13-Months Son of Morristown, Pa., Couple. NORRISTOWN, Pa., June 3.--The local police are still looking to-day for a motive for the kidnapping from his crib of Blakeley Coughlin, thir- teen-months-old son of Mr, and Mrs. George H. Coughlin, well-to-do resi- dents of this city: No trace of the child has yet been found. The child was kidnapped from a second-story room, which was reached by the abductors placing a long ladder against the side of the house. The County Commissioners offered @ reward of $1,500 for the apprehen- sion and conviction of the perpetra- tors of the act. An examination of the surrounding ground showed foot- prints, and the authorities are pro- ceeding on the theory that a man and woman familiar with the interior of the Coughlin home may have taken the child. “It was 2 o'clock in the morn- ing,” said the child's father, “when my wife beard a sound that awak- ened her. She sat up in bed, She listened, but she heard nothing more. She lay down. Then she heard as if a muffled cry or sob. She reached over and aroused me, She said: ‘Go over and see if baby is all right.’ I went to the next room where baby lics in a crib. The rooms are communicating. “The baby's blanket was thrown back, but he was gone. Thinking that perhaps that one of the other children (David, eight, and McLean, five) had taken the baby over into their room. I went there, but the two ttle fellows were sound asleep and not there. Then I went and out, I saw the Jad. der against the house and realized then what had happened. When I told my wife of the ladder, she had come to the sleeping porch. She im- mediately ran to the telephone and informed the police.” Asked for his theory of the child taking, Mr. Coughlin answered: “I have none, I have had no trouble with any one. I have no enemies of which I am aware. [ am not wealthy, 80 that the kidnappers would imagine that I could pay & big ransom for the child. In fact, I cannot figure why the child was taken, Si Bie CONGRESS TO END SESSION SATURDAY President Wilson Agrees Not to Call Extra Meeting Except in Grave Emergency. WASHINGTON, June 3.—Congrese will end Its present session Saturday under @ resolution of adjournment adopted to-day by the Senate after as- surances had been received from th White House that President Wilson d not intend to ecial session dur- {ng the summer unless a gency arose, ‘The vote on the resolution was 44 to after two attempts amend the measure so as to provide for a #8 In the one case to Juty 12 and in the other to Aug. 2 had falied, Senator Underwood's announcament was made when the resolution for a final adjournment Sathrday, caftteady grave emer ED adopted by the House, uy ‘ats Yate, BANDITS HOLD UP AND FLEE IN AUTO Masked Men With Revolvers Force Clerk to Open Vault in Bronx, $925 IN (RENTS STOLEN. Robbers Escape After Threat- ening Death if Victims Make Outcry. ‘There was another hold-up in this city this afternoon with the usual ac- companiment of masked men and re- volvers and the eventual flight in a The booty was $925 in cash. The hold-up was in an office in the Bronx. John A. McCarthy & Brothers are manufacturers of building materials and have an office in the two-storied building at No, 661 Exterior Street, the Bronx, which'ts at the foot of the bridge which crosses from 9th Street and Exterior Avenue to 145th The firm 1s also interested in the Valentine Realty Company which owns several apartment houses at Valentine Ave- nue and 188th Street, According to custom, rents were col- lected in these houses to-day in a tal- lor shop in Valentine Avenue, and the total, $925, the McCarthy offices by Charles Cunning- ham and put in the safe. At noon James McCarthy and Cunningham went to lunchéon, leaving in the offices James §. McGrath, a clerk, on ‘the street floor, and Frederick McDonald, cashier and supervisor, at work on the second floor, At 12.30 four men, masked and armed with revolvers, came hurriedly into the office, a fifth, armed but not masked, stood at the door as a lookout. Instantly four guns were levelled at McGrath, and the leader of the quar- tet of robbers cried, a little nervously: ‘Hurry up, there! We want that realty money, quick McGrath, with his hands above his head, replied that the money was in the gafe and ihe couldn't give it up if he wanted to, as ‘he didn’t know the combination, The leader demanded to know who bad the combination and HoGrath replied that McDonald, on the floor above, knew it, When MoGrath refused at first to call MaDonald he was threatened with instant death, so he called ont and McDonald came down. ‘The men shifted two guns to him and com- pelled him to open the safe, The mo- ment this was done one of the four stopped forward and took the packet containing the collected rents, ing: no attempt to take Anything else or look further, and backed from the office. Outside he was joined by the lookout an@ they hastened around the corner, going in the river, After that the waiting motor car. Street and lenox Avenue. was taken down to direction of the three other robbers left the premises one by one, keeping MoGrath and McDonald covered to the last. As the third stepped to the door he told the two clerks that if they made! the least outcry ‘they would return and shoot up the place McDonald telephoned to the police as soon as the last man had gone and within a fow minutes Police Cap. tain Wines, Lieut. MoGrath and a score of detectives were on the scene only clue to the m nents of bbers came from a workman on the bri bi Who sali that he saw several young men scamper up the stairs which Jead to the bridge from the street level, run to a walt. ingautomodile and speed off ~~ WORLD RESTAURANT, Special for Roast staffed a a OE ese Seca 6 eating ¥s MERCHANTS ASK $9,000,000 FUND TO KEEP PORT OPEN Appeal to Public for Help in! Fighting Strike Tie-Up. COMMERCE BODY ACTS. Chamber Backs War on Walk- Out and Pleads for Rate Increase. ‘The New York State Chamber of Commerce at ite monthly meeting to- day unanimously indorsed the Citi- zen's Transportation Commitee’s “do- claration of principles," which seeks to make New York ay “open shop” town as far as the movement of freight is concerned. The resolution of indorse- ment urges all members to give their “loyal and undivided support in carry- ing #ald principle into effect.” The Chamber alsd passed unan'- mously a resolution urging the Inter- state Commerce Commission to grant the coastwise shipping lines an in- crease in freight rates to lessen their present difficulties and make it pos- sible for them to increase the wages of the longshoremen, ‘The Citizens’ Transportation Com- mittee to-day issued an open letter to “all citizens” asking for a $5,000,000 fund. This is just ten times the sum originally asked for at the Merchants’ Association luncheon. In its plea for the greater fund the committee points to the “permanent character’ of the project and indicates that its purpose is not merely to remedy the present disastrous situation but also to pre vent the recurrence of such troubles, No mention is made of the fact that the striking longshoremen at their meeting last night failed to take the action which might have restored peace and good transportation at once, but that failure is understood to have played @ part in bringing about the demand for the $5,000,000 fund at just this time. COMMITTEE EXPECTS TO RAISE AT LEAST $5,000,000. The Citizens’ Transportation Com- mittee expects to get the money, and perhaps more than $5,000,000, and in- tends to use it for the establishment of a thoroughly adequate freight- moving machine. The committee's open letter is signed by William Fellowes Moryan as chairman. He is newly elected to fili the vacancy caused by the resig- nation of Alfred E. Marling, who is going to Europe soon, Morgan him- self was to have gone to Paris to attend the convention of the Interna- tional Chamber of Commerce but was persuaded that the local situation is of more vital importance. His letter to the citizens of New York reaffirms the “Declaration of Principles" which was published last week, a declaration that the city must be served with food and other merchandise and that goods must be promptly handled regardless of the question whether they have at any (Continued on Second Page.) _ Biellans, hot water, Bure Mellet, v THE WORLD’S SPECIAL SUMMER RESORT EDITION || Will Be Published SUNDAY, JUNE 6, Advertising Copy for This Great Edition Must Be in The World Office on or Before THURSDAY, JUNE 3 = = SOCIETY WOMAN WHOSE GEMS WERE STOLEN FROM HOME ___Mrs HAMILTON FISH FSH JENEL THEF LOOTED GELLAR OF FORTUNE LIQUOR Loss of Choice Private Stock May Surpass That of $30,000 Jewels, Investigation into the $30,000 gem theft from the home of Hamilton Fish, No, 810 Fifth Avenue, reveated to-day for the first time that the Jewels were not the only valuables taken by the alleged robber, Joseph P. Fried, who is now awniting trial on the charge of grand larceny. The other item—by many considered the more valuable of the two—was Mr. Fish's entire prize cellar stock. comprising choice champagnes. rave Scotch whiskies and other wines and Hquors which even in the day» of “wet” America were considered lux- uries, The value is not known, but the police say that one insurance policy already paid Mr. Fish was for $10,000. Fried, according to the police, took the lMquors from. the home In small quantities during his four months’ employment there and sold them at low prices to Samuel Midler, who it is said lives under the name of Jacob Finkelstein, in Brooklyn, Midler is also in jail, awaiting trial on a charge of receiving stolen goods. The police say Fried told them Midler bought the stolen Fish jewels as well as the liquors. As a sample of the prices received (Continued on m Bocond Page.) JERSEY GOLF TITLE WON BY W. M. REEKIE Montchir Representative Turns in 78 Score; Jerry Travers Ties for Second With 89, (Special From a Stait Corrmpondent of The Tre ina World) ARCOLA, N J, June 3—W. M Reekié, of Montclair, won the medal for the elghteen-hole qualifying round of the New Jersey State championship here to-day when he finished ahead of 120° competit with a score of 7% Jerry Tray 8. F. Bure! ana Maurice Ris ‘ond place two strokes behind the Babe Ruth, star slugger the | Yankees, telephoned, the committes early to-day for permission to compete in the tournament. As the home run king had not sent in a regular entry his request was deme a oune! bale Ray MELUEY—WHY Ire ja og $25,000,000 T0 BE SPENT THIS YEAR ON PRESIDENCY Washington Experts Consider This an Underestimate of Campaign Costs. TAKES IN ALL STATES. |G. O. P. DELEGATE | WEARS OLD CLOTHES| Republican and Democratic Committees Are Likely to Spend $5,000,000 Each, By David Lawrence. (Special Correspondent of The Eve: ning World.) WASHINGTON, June 8 (Copyright, 1920).Twenty-five million dollars is the estimate of the amount of money that probably will be spent by all USS WA ENS A ILS ees EDITION | FINAL ei HLL I Tile. AVES PRICE TWO CENTS IN GREATER NEW YORK 2 WOOD'S BACKERS SOUGHT TEN MEN TO GIVE $100,000 EACH FOR HIS CAMPAIGN Charles H. Duell, political parties in order to elect the next President of the United States. This figure—conaidered an under- estimate at that-—emibraces Duell, Yonkers, N. Y., lawyer. Yonkers Lawyer, Tells Slush Fund Investigators, Ambrose Monel Suggested Plan, and That General Was Present’ When Fund Was Discussed. WASHINGTON, June 3.—A new version of the origin of the “mit- lion-dollar campaign fund,” raised to secure the Republican Présidential nomination for Major-Gen. Leonard Wood, was given to-day to the Senate Committee investigating campaign slush funds by Charles H. Ambrose Monell, who in previous testintony was named as a every [Contributor to the Wood fund, was author of the plan for the “ class of expenditure not onty th the| dolar fund,” accasding to ‘Duell, who said he was associated with the Nétional but 1A the State committees, The writer is assured by the persons who are likely to be in on the finano- ing of the national campaign when the conventions have nominated their candidates that in all probability the national committees themselves will not spend more than a few milion dollars each. Indeed, it is questionable whether the Democrats or Republicans will show on their official records more than $5,000,000 each, But through- out the Union in the States it is fully expected that mahy millions of dol- lars will be spent, and there is no rea] way to get at tho facts because the Federal Government has no juris- diction over State elections. It is making the canvass for State officers that money is spent for the top of the national ticket and for Congressional candidates, POLITICAL FINANCIERS SMILE AT MERE HALF MILLION. The truth is that the present in- vestigation of expenditures In the primary campaign is making the sea- soned financiers of political cam- paigns smile. A mere half miflion dollars is nothing compared to the big sums that will be spent in these identical States and perhaps for one of the identical candidates when once the two conventions lave named campaign in its early days. SLUSH EXPOSURES SMASH BOOMS OF W000 AND LOWDEN Dark Horse Talk Grows in Chicago With Hughes Forging to Front. CHIOAGO, June 3.—Disclosures vefore the Senate Committee on the expenditures of Presidential candi- dutes for delegates to the convention aro puncturing the booms of Gov. Lowden of Minois and Gen, Wood, the feading contenders for the nomt- nation, Chief in the counsels of the Re- publican party seem pretty well con- vinced that a\ way will be found to stop the boom for Senator Hiram their men, Preparations are being made for the most lavish expenditure in the history of Americin political campaigns. Thy investigation thus far shows that large sums of money are spent for publicity and advertising, but that fabulous amounts are put in the hands of “party workers." Some (Continued satay Beoond } Pose.) SENATE MAY EXTEND SLUSH FUND INQUIRY Pomerene Introduces Resolution and ‘Lodge Is Likely to Help It Along. WASHINGTON, June 3.—The Senate was asked to-day by Senator Pomer- Democrat, of Ohio, to wuthorize committee investigating pre- political financing to extend its y to the Presidential and Sena- paign, which will end with ng in November, lution instead of being re- to commmittee was held over at request af Senator Lodge, and it ene, ons the may be brought up for action at any time. Man Carries a Placard | Announcing This Fact to Other Delegates. CHICAGO, June 3.—-W. M, Bounds, a delegate to the Republican National Mississippi | marks Johnson. When these three are elim- inated from the race—tf they can be —the lenders will set about to find the “right man.” More and more it is becoming evident that the “right man” will be Charles E. Hughes. The en- dorsement of Gov. Sproul of Pennsylvania by the delegation from that State has not met with the hearty response necessary to make him a real candidate. Nor has the talk about Gov. Coolidge, Senator Harding or Gov Allen gained sufficient proportions to place either of them on the list of probable nomine In the confused uation there is considerable activity among the followers of Herbert Hoover, but in all the talk of dark horses the name of Hughes is constantly re- ceiving serious consideration, Veterans of many conventions in him a candidate about whom no scandal can be raised, and they expect that in the end all the other real or possible candidates will be dropped, JOHNSON AND HARDING IN CHICAGO TO MANAGE FIGHT. Two Presidential ¢andidates—sen- ator Johnson of California and’ gena- tor Harding of Otilo—arrive in Chicago to-day, and their coming the beginning of the active days o$ the pre-convention pertod. Siberian war veterans lead the domonstration of welcome to Senator Johnson, The “Chicago Write-In Club,” Young Men's and Women's Hiram Johnson Club, and Johnson Convention from Collins, Miss., ap- toneay adorned with « placa om wearing put my Booster Club alded tn the greeting, congress ss. neeanh fees nee }ference with Monel, ‘ Robert K. Cassatt, former President, of the Pennsylvania lincs, Duell said, was asked to undertake to raise the: big campaign fund at « conference in November, 1919, between Duell, Monell and Caaatt, Cassatt said he was tod busy and declined, according to Dusll, Duell told of later conferences which he said ‘were attendéd by W. C. Prea- ter, BE. E. Smatherg Col. Byllesby of Chicago, Monell an/. himself. Duell sald Mone¥“was tho great eol- lector of Wood money in early days, His theory of @ campaign was unders writing it to the tune of $609,000 ox $1,000,000." Duell said Gen. Wood himself also attended this conference where the raising of funds was A. A. Sprague, Na- surer for Wood, had told the committee Previously Wood knew nothing of the finan- ‘cial side of his campaign. Duell also told of a luncheon com " E. E. Smathers, $20,000 contributor, and Col, Bylleaby of Chicago, at which Monel safa he wan quite willing to undertake fa $250,000."" “He told me," Ducll sald, “he given different sums of $26,000 but didn’t tell how many times. Fils idea, was to have 10 men underwrite the {campaign with $100,009 apiece.” At another luncheon with Monel, Procter and ByNesby, Duell said he “learned $400,000 was raised or pledged.” He stated he became connected with Wood campaign Ay May 1919, when he was invited to dine at the “Coffee House” by Charles” Hanson ‘Towne, then editor of McClure's, Only writers and editors were there,” he said. Horace (S$. Stebbins of New ‘York, New York treasurer of the Lincoln. Wood League and sought by sub- poena servers of the Senate Com- mittee for several days, wired the committee to-day from Montreal that he had just heard of the search for him and desired to testify. He will be heard to-morrow, W. B. Burtt, assistant to Col. Wil- lam Cooper Procter, National Chairs man of the Wood Campaign Com- mittee, was the first witness called to-day. Im business life, he said, he was “assistant and confidential mag for" Ambrose Monell of New York, who, it has been testified, was @ heavy contributor to the Wood cam; paign fund Mr, Burtt said he had brought papers from the Wood and Nationai Committee and produced a sult case and two bundies, from which he toolt a set of formidable looking ledgers: ‘The committee discussed the owing of the various accounts aim, Mr. Burtt eaid one of the 5