The evening world. Newspaper, June 24, 1920, Page 2

---_-- ---:- at $1,000,000 and the de- are charged with having ‘tly wold 300,000 shares. In the Ranger deal tho Wnijted States Securities Company was used by Van Hiper, it charged, to make | tracts, Ashiey L, Holbrook ‘WW Be Président of the Curtis, Cempany, the firm that han- . died the Ranger stock. | The W. P. Williams O11 Corporation .isdictment grows out of alleged mia- “‘ififormation and misrepresentation. imhe defendants are charged with sell- (ing etock on the false solicitation that « the company was producing 600 bar- @ day. This company paid 2 per it, @ month’ In dividends out of “stock sales an? not out of any earn- ites, it ts charged, The ofl com- “pany, in October, 1919, went tnto ‘bankruptcy when it could not get any ‘lds on its leases. About $1,000,000 in atock sales changed hands and $120,000 “dp dividends were paid out, although Tavs “920,000 in off was produced, ac- cording to allegations. ‘The Great Western Petroioum Cor- poration, according to the indictinent, Wao represented as the “fourth largest independent refinery in the United States.” George A. Laub & ee contracted with the company buy ite stock at $1 @ share and ft for % a share, according ‘to Indictment. The customers were, charged, implored to buy the “ direct “to save brokerage ‘Gharges.” ‘The customers were Jed to [Believe that the company was pro- “ducing 1,000 barrels of oll a day and ‘that the company would earn §4,000,- 000 5 year, “wWhien our plans are wom- charged that Lamb's a to tive pars g yr you buy tie stock. 4 you buy stock.” a jow de Gresabates, | i 4 ita wold Ghattes tented Talted ‘os * k Gas Company stock, although the gas 1 y hades Indictment, Pho aforemen- trio and thelr salesmen aro, to per rcoiphngaed to buy the peneek at 71-2 hare and suld in Ch! tor 4 ti & share, jator ‘ moving tions to Ni York | BS: they sold it for $8 a share. company had no pri but a Agra. Pie was gg abe by Greenbaum, it is charged, buying & ‘worthless half interest in a lease and corralling enough voting stook to de- wad a dividend. The selling agents, | is asserted, used the name of one the gear of the late Theodore & Co, No, 60 Broad ma Crown Oil Company on at estan in Del- ander indictment it ed dividends one week aftor ual at . vand two weeks later in- creased ‘it to meted the indiet- 2 per mh. selling campaign tts ol output, the * Wyoming Lass Crosses Continent “stride Indian Pony to Ex- i" tend Invitation, Astride an Indian pony she had rid- den all the way from Wyoming, « pretty girl dressed as a cowboy rode! to the foot of City Hall atnps to-day | and was officially received by Mayor i ‘The visitor was Miss Wyoming courier from, Gov. fobert Carey, of Wyoming, who extended to Mayor .an Invitation to the Frontier roundup at Cheyonne, July 27 to 30. ‘The girl's eyes wore very large aft | @eep diue. When she flung off her sombrero her hair shone like silk of a corn tassel, She leaned forward and grasped the hand of the Mayor. Several Very tense seconds passed and the girt eld the Mayor's hand, Finaliy, Mayor shifted from one foot to an: ran a finger along his collar and began to get’ very red. He & gesture of Impationce and a half eamera men commanded; "Steady there!" ‘The girl smiled and the Mayor triod i “Tsao Ha are Aot used to holding the, irl from Wyoming. inate Pleaded the Atay or. -paaape NPT EVE ABROAD IN NIGHT. Youss ‘Woman Unclothed. agg wight of a pretty young waman, according to Patrolman Fred- terial Munser, was seen running un- clothtd thruagh East $24 Street between Beeond and Third Avenues carly eA \norning, caused ‘¢xcitement in _- -neighdorneod. ‘The young woman, Elizabeth © twenty-three years old, a chorus girl in @ Brovklyn cabaret, who lives at No. wt Bast Glat Street, was draped in tbe egat and led hhn to No. Street, the home of Will. who was charge: t . Fst tea torn ‘her clothes she inated aad abe was not entirely unciothed. pat = rl nat “10 SEE GRAND RAND JURY RECORD (> Permincion Andicted om Conspiracy jourt Justice John M. » Tierney to-day granted permission to ‘William Hamlin Childs to inapect tho \ minutes of the Extraordinary Grand Jury, by which he was indicted on of conspiracy and perjury two alleges the fiastere Ht i the 18, lee ‘returne Mana chitas re. of these Tunda, Mes. W. K. Vanderbilt Jr, Sata, an a congrats is not! jon, | a member of the) the rate of 1 per cent. | father-indlaw _ WITH MAYOR HYLAN ty could account tor the auaden- this | ‘ADOO'S FORCES JEWELER ROBBED LL AUTO BANDITS Gain New Hobe Fr Hope From Denial ies ‘han $50,0 $50,000 Haul n. Mia ahidty Ei Escapes by ! That Withdrawal Was Due | Burglary Series, With No to Ill Health. Arrests Reported. POSITION STRONGER. | Cerdlemn of the throng of people 4 ag! and also of the Instant alarin hat ‘Would be tained, a well-dressed ‘* man threw & newayaper- stipoet brick through the window or Incauen Ve at No. | Nomination, if It Comes at All, | Will Appear to Have Been Dictated. Roy's jewelry store 1065 Third Avenve, at 40.36 ‘o'clock this morning wheroujson he And # companion thrust their arms Evening World. through the jagged hole, seized $6,000 SAN FRANCISCO, Cul, June 24-— Werth of diamonds and other Jewelry Copyright, 1920),—-Wlllam Gibbs Mc, 4d fan. ‘Aiso' dusluration’ Cini \ hv. wae liutsaeeee of them dashed north InvThird quitting, the Presidential race becuse ie can desler Peden Sy oun Of if-hoalth strengthened his position that neihberhood at that. hour. of with bis many friends here who had the thorning and stuttéd whe tw come to the conclusion that the advice Dis pocket. Se \ = By David Lawrence {(8pecial Correspondent of The limousine. partner in Blair & Co., is of Wittam oWaversham, th —RKunaway Trusties T REARRANGE LINES OF $6,000 IN GEMS USE SEARCHLIGHT IN SAN W FRANS INSIGHT OF CROWD AND GUNS IN. CHASE y Wild aken, Hlinding thelr vietims with a search- light to compel them to stop im the been prepared by Lester 8. Keser, newest device used Dy arto “bandits WhO‘ Have terrorized thé Worth Shore vents Joh sevtion of Long Istan@'Whd who late Department of Justice, fast night tried to HowWapNbN, George leading tn his own behalf, Frederick “Armsby, wife of a Néw Yor Sanker, while si® was om ner wiry home in her ote She @ actor, About Hinge mileg.trom, the Jones ex- igh Ue, Started "home at Mout 1 of & physician hind nomething to dol Roy, who waa-behind hin Tribus Min. Armsby's eteuttelir, Chatioe with his abrupt refumal to have his (€% darted from the store ux the witen Lebowne, was driving her name presented to the Democratle Na- Prick crashed through the window, limousine. tional Convention, | He saw ono of the men turn south An eighth of a mile from the Fav-| But the atatempnt made no refer-| ANd then west through 624 Btreet and ence to the second theory goncrally Went after him, The ory, “Stop advanced here that President Wilson thief!” brought 100 pernens into the jund bia former Becrotary of the Trean- ° several of whom) incluting « lury have concluded that it would bo Man in « wagon, wore on the heels of embarrassing to both to consent to the robber. Thereupon he turned, the candidacy of ono whose distin. | 4t¢w & pistol and threatened to shoot wulshed father-in-law {s/taking such Me frst man who aavanced. This |@ promient part in framing the plat- |’! the crowd at bay for an instant | form of the convention. jAnd he turned north at Lexington So the McAdoo forces have taken! Avenue and got away.” | jon renewed iife-and have rearranged |, The other man dropped the tray in | |inpir'iines, ‘They ure now ponvisred front of No. 10% Third Avepue, and |MoAdoo deliberately withdrew and "he It was picked up It was found failed to encourage any movement for, ‘© %¢ bloody, Indicating that the rob- flmeoit simply betauge he. believed’ Uf bAd cut bis hand with the window the offly way the nomigation should Min, je yn eee MOk AMAY. This is the second time Le Roy has joome to him, if at all, would be after! boon robbed, the first being last the convention had apontancouoly| Apri) when a Hawai Francisco chosen him without regan! to his own) Ferendo, had a Giameat ring put in, ened auto standing at the Ag her car pussed there was report, whieh the chauffour was a pistol shot and not blinding ray of light was thrown from a searchlight car started after Mra, sine, Blinded by the reflection of on the windshield in front of bowne drove his best and took [hig brakes, -Thowe feared to speed. there. On home Mr. Armaby telepho direct from the White House. | Whey he faijod to ¢ police, UNBOUGHT NOMINATION WOULD {he Yon: but the ring wan gee’ re |e we es STRENGTHEN POSITION. ‘endo was arrested a week later in an- | Suffolk County Jail at Riverh: He Would "be, in| an Infinitely other Third Avenue Joweller’s where | were sought ns the, auto stronger positign before the country ho was trying the same trick. He | were captured to-da if so pominated, and would not be wan convicted, The men _ were obligated either to his distinguished ershum place Mra. Armsby saw a dark- trudging The Yvette Company, tiair goods, ! Joricho Turnpike, near the village of or any one else, arg which ts on the tenth floor at No. Queens, when City Policeman John roadalds & sharp dec a tir, @ ‘auddenly and ro flector in the strange machine and the | the light him, Le- chances, Finally coming to ® perilously stecp hill he shot down it without putting on ned Mr Faversham to warp his other guests 70,000 | wishos or any suggestion direct or In-\ a box, saying he would ‘call for jt. Who might be starting home, He twle- | The two escaped trusties from the ead, who bandits, alony would be absolutely free from pledges 114 Enat 16th Strect, was robbed last Gunte of Jamaica station recognixed or pre-convention promises. | night of more than $14,000, Burglars | _them from deseri, tions as With the single question of fil-)enteret through the front door,! Barber and Stephen Leyser, tl health removed, which, by the way, climbed ten flights of stairs, forted _ known as "Yellow Spot,” the troubled Mi anything: el . tor It was the only del safe on Its bagk, blow it open and se- | lected $10,000 In Weatinghoure bonis, ness and myasteriousness of his ! $3,000 in Belgian War Bonds, $1,500 in tactics, Nhécs is a change from de- | cash and jewelry the value of which is spondency to enthugiasm in the Me-|not given. Henry Salomons iy the Adoo camp, They aré now detorminéd | owner, His manager reported the to gO ahead, and the announcement | theft. No arrests have been reported. that Dr’ Busris Jenkins, of Kansas; Thfee quarts of skey and $12,000 City, will place MecAdoo's name inj!n goods wore stolen from the Namur nomination without his consent haa} Dresk Company on the fifth floor of served to concentrate attention upon | Nos. 18-20 West 2ist Street carly the nominating specch. Tucsday, The ‘thieves cartie! their Mr. McAdoo, |motdefitally, loot down five flights of fre osc&pe to wrote bis victims, serving tertas for automobi when they escaped Monday. the convicts surrendered w stolen from the Jat’ cartridges, They cenied att having taken an Automobile in hi friendly to him, for, he says, after denying the published report, that “it would be lenpossibie for me to pub- lely characterize uch despicadie methods.” There was no effort to injure Me. Adoo's chances of nomination, thot story was on the lips of many a good frend of McAdoo ond was the prin- expel item of gossip among the Mc- Adoo supporters, some arguing it was ue apa #ome contending it wan not true, “Mr. McAdoo'n reference to “dewploable methods” suggests to some observers here that the former Secresary of the Treasury is Kensl- tive about his candidacy and believes there 1s some movement here to hurt his #hances of a spontaneous nomin- ation, HAS HELPED THE SITUATION lity of siik-and from a safe took sixty- five cigar store coupons, Abraham Goodman is the proprictor. No arrests have been reported, A Broadway burglary, between 934 nd Mth Streots where there ts much trafic all night long, nottel thieves $5,000 in goods from the linkerio shoy of Paul Bisnitz on Baturday night at | No, 913 Broadway. An tron gate, opening out on Broadway was filed, | admitting the thteves o man at a timo unto the narow alleyway, They filed the bars from the shop window facing the alleyway. The goods load- ed doWn an auto that stood waiting at the Broadway curb. This job re- quired not les than sfour hours, No arrests have been reported. Burglars at Nos. & to 10 Wost 22d Street early Baturday opened a back door to the establishment of Isadore Hollander, dress goods, from the firo escape, They selected $10,000 worth of papér Man Could Be Gi Witllam G.. graph graphed yeaterday to The Work statement in The New York L have tuberculosis of the thr man or individual could be quastion he hes helped matters in of Kirmayer & Wolfshaug on the ethoda”” nominating him are considered excel- }lent tacties, But without better or- Ganization on the floor Mr. McAdoo's chances would appear 1@ be slim at this writing. With the arrival, however, of Sena- tor Carter Glass, who brought a copy of several planks for the platform ap- ‘eat haye heen reported. permite 4 candidate to interpret the plank as he lenges in the cumpaign. Tee League of Nations plank of the Republican convention may find tts paraliel in @ tompromise plank on the quer question at the Domocratic convention, What Johnson was to Brights Beach. Supreme Brooklyn to-day tion, and it will probably be proved so would cause new land to form in the early sessions, there will be at least a moist plank In the platform, for the White House has wet inclina~ tions. It was pointed out to the writer, for a fight on Homer Cummings, who is to be Tomporary Chairman of the convention, because of the alleged wet leaning of the latter, The Wil- son forces would weloome such ® Ult, for Homer Cummings would win the new ndants are the in Chicago, Nothing in the famous Virginia whelming wet sentiment Bein wa wafted plattores which i# to be the model om hither from the Kast, Several weno of Nations refers to the eyattc leaders want to win 60 sadly: | Prontaition question, Dut the big delo- Taylor Hudson, The the boy's father is € man, ‘He deserted hia whfe in obtained a divorce in 1 Jed Botthof on Oct. mit they ure amazed by the vv ‘Mrs. William K. Vandorbilt jr. sailed Mayr, on La France to-day with her ers, Muriel Baan day tb anid her son did not desire vither the name of Zimm Botthos beoauen of their Geet Wat they are considering the adyis- ‘gations from New York, New Jersey, uility ce ‘taking a leaf out of the indiana, filinols and. Massachusetts Republican book at Chicago and urg- are inclined to favor a moist plank, dun 8 & plank that |» both for and The chances for its acceptance as ‘ nomething, satisfies most Detnoovatic doctrine this year are} ya, a i@ & quarrel and improving, pulas bow Court Justice Squiers reserved degision an application to.compol the removal ‘of u jetty built on Brighton Beach property adjoining the land of Nathan persion stated H. Zh 19, vi, and ba Walter he latter | name he doo's friends more than 1” door to the stock room, turned a ‘uscd to sign to sarcastic notes he! Both men ‘were le toefte Bunte cated other policemen ‘and ithout a strugele, althourh they had revolverp, | and plenty of empting’ any holdup, but admitted, it ts sald, | at Hun- tington which they abandoned when It ran out ‘of gasoline after ten miles. latest statement appears to be Inbor-|an auto trick in an alleyway, ‘They | Tey 8l@ ay Weed Be beet ing under tho impression that tho|sclectd 100 newly completed siik {fam Riverhead withott tans Mae story about ‘his having @ erious {ii-| dresses, ready for delivery this week, {helt appearsace and app ness was inspired by sources un-| twenty-three bales of serge, a quan. | ‘2 out Sten ae M’ADOO'S COMMENT ON LAWRENCE STORY Surprised That a Reputable News- uilt y of “Wanton Falsehood.” McAdoo has Issued tho following statement in reply to a para- in @ story written by David Lawrence !n San Francisco and tele- Evoniow ‘My attention hax been called to the Evening World of Wednesday to the effect that Te is amazing that any reputable newspaper gullty of shch @ wanton falsehood. There is qoods—mostly finished Into auits-- BY CLEARING THE AIR. | |Sbich they packed. inte an auton: |", % Seadow of Kountelon te selnte By clearing the air on the health) bile, ‘They thén went to the stock |* * fore me ber publiclyageharacterize such * emdii hia own behalf w great deal and his Doge’ tba fire aacabe snes ee aR ape ¢ efforts to prevent, Dr, Jenkins from| 19,000 im women'n drebs yoods, Ng!* RESERVES LAND ‘LAND DECISION. sult In to Compe! Jetty Kemval at in on |proved by President Wilson, the real) the Republican efforts at harmony, 406 Corbin Street, Jamas whicn must be decided betord 4] Bryan will be to the Democratle con- Lele reo lierty ry ie is ol ia the wet or Gry) vention, question. If this fe a Wilson conven- |‘ “Mr. Bryan has conaldered making | 1¢ was Fopresented that the jetty and that tho builders of the jetty would claim nd and build bungalows on Brighton that immer i9it and 913, Bhe ve nor n origin, [apes | Plight Under Fire of et ig \ PLEA OF NOTGUILTY NO ARREST ORDERED THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1920. | IN THE GIMBEL CASE FOR CARUSO THEFT | Vice President and 4 Others Indicted soit Doe Inquiry Imo $400,000 | on Protiteering Ch Frederick A. Gimivel, Proaldent of Glinbel Broth harge \ First Vico’ ore; Joseph J. Dowdell, Merchandise Manager of the jeatablishment, and Charles ‘buyer for the men's cloth B. Slawter, ing depart. ment, appeared torday before Federal Judge Grubb and pleaded not guilty to the charge of profitecring clothing for sale at unrea j unjust prices. Mrs Armaby, whore yo tee la & case was continued. — Armsby’ limou-| Voletead law, in offering sonable and They were indicted by the Federal Grand Jury yesterday on 207 counin, the Indictment against them having Special Assistant United Wp nson and Gimbel pleaded not Ku corporation, The defendanta ware fep Roasn of the fra ‘fide Levy. Ball of $1, ENFORCE | DR Maryland Attorney Prohibition Law, State’ General Armstrong ruled Jared, 100 Fendered yesterday, | The Attorney General by ‘tho Baltimore Police Department ihe poy was a model youth, an as to whet are the responsibilities time the picture was vidence procured by Spe Mitehen which also was Attor- oat the w ton of addition for the indieted. resented _p: 1 of Gtancl: 000 In euch lity | Ing the Townvend Jones esiate” is « POLICE NEED NOT i Huntington for the summer. was a’ dinner g¥est at the residence Y LAW General Hokis Such Duties Devdlve Upon Federal Agents. BALTIMORE, June 24.—The pollee gago Foundation for da or other State officials are under no , The Foundation published » picture} went out from the house before he compyision to ald the Federal au- of the infant defendant in 194 In ®| reacted home, {t would mean nvthing thoritles in the enforcement of the ‘3 Attorney In an opin- was asked Jewel Robbery Comes to Futile End, The Jéhn Doe inquiry Into the theft of $400,000 worth of Jewels from the tummer home of Enrico Caruso on June 8 was completed to-day before Justice Sherriit in Bast Hampton, District At- torney Young sald every one had worked on the case in complete har- mony, but added that there did not ap- pear to be enough evidence to ask a Warrant for any person's arrest. Jui tice Sherrill complimented the invest!- gators, The session reopened this monring with Mre, Caruso-an the and, fi said she bad planned to send James Fitzgeroid, the chauffeur, to New York on the day of the robbery, but at the last minute switched her plans without giving him Gee $3,500 FOR ‘BEING CALLED “TOUGHEST” Boy Wins ‘Damages From Sage) Foundation on Charge of Libel, A jury in Supreme Court Justice John Ford's part of Supreme Court to- ‘day awarded a Verdict of $8,400 to Wit- }tlam QteCue, a bey bringing suit! through hia mother, against the Russen | for libel book entitled “Bayhood and Lawless-| ness” over the caption “The Tough- ‘ext Boy on the Strect.”” This book was the result of a socini service survey of ‘the wost side Neighbors of young MeQue testified d, at the aken by a pho= and duties of the members of the tographer looking for local color was an olty police in the enforcement: of the ultar boy at the Church of St, Ambrose, to its enforcement. forced in this State, but the enforcement 1 the officials in the act its | State officials are under sion to rend Street and Hobart ©, took place yeaterda: chantry of ft Bariho joni’ The Rev. pS ig fe br ast at gown of blue chiffon trimmed with silver, matoh. and carried orchid no attendants, Wayne Ch lor was his father’s beat Mrs, Chatfield o. tween their homer Dd and Santo Barbara, dered Reataurnat Funeral services for Ma the Spanish restaurant kc held to-day in the apartm murdered. families he, home during the day, were on hand In the hope weone. Gabin was buried fow days before he fas 6) furial ‘oa chia. whose p few week ago broken into and about § wine Beil fortune lt yto-day. —— SOUTHERN PACIFIC Pacific Rallroad for the yea public lo-day, shows a net ii whare on $302,024,005 stock 244,060 fro’ the saeyernipe ating ar.ou $43,910 404, of $4,384, n‘lons for the evelopment Company, and the Maca- vs (antance, With geatures of algal; | enally and Mr, Bryan woukd be wank: |sev ‘Guiding Company. ‘The defense ies Hou Naniiog Hi cance to-day that President Wilwoa| ened for any subsequent controver-| yes thut a permit had been obtained i ito: ones fie alae a vetoed the Volatead act and that it/ sion The truth is Mr. Cummings the. dock Gopertment for. the |. Wat NL (or ater became a law over his veto.| hasn't sald whether he is a wet or [OM tee Sok AOmam nas he Jetty Pans pe ge male, oma Pa Moreover, It should be remembered, | dry and if forced 10 say he probably |was necded for the protection of prop- A a (Oa Mr, Wilson never sent messages to| would insist that It was not bis affair jerty agai Keavy seas, uf ‘ ~ State Lagisiatures urging them to] to dictate to the platform committec - i pea ORAL iat oie adopt the Highteenth Amendment,| Ax to that committee, the drys have | Changes Name From S%immerman ta he ae while he has taken a vital interest in|ja big majority, but a minority report to Hudson. tie, se My the conatitutio amendment to| condemning the Volstead Act will al- | county Judge Young at White Plains | f me Tiare tha Aisi" aera, 119} grant the franchise to women. most cortainly be brought to the floor 4 he teiiion of Tac Tnlione for Alen, Eastern Democracy is, of course,| of the convention. The Democrats are [to-day sranted the petition of ate tg fou gen 8 Tal irjonge, wet and has enough votes to exer-| believed to be about equally divided | Wiliam G. Rotthof, No. 19 Nonth 17th Dc clwe a bal of power between the id an opportunity for a compromise Maes Mount Vernon, to have the Merci ier, Wu ir more or lows passive South and the|may come in San Francisco us it did |Neme OF her sixteen-year-old son, Allen Hq en urid West. West Democrats ad+ Baylor Zimmerman, changed to Allen fi in Fernwo Trea id heals ) WASHINGTON, June 24.-—The Her- vera Government in Guatemala, whicn nooeased ‘that of Ri te ay he tad sta it wos Sunounced” tate exclusively with policemen of Baltimore and all other Only felatives and a few intimate friends attended the wodding of Mre,| George 8. Btillman of No, 35 West Siat Chat Jor of thie city and Chicago, whieh noon hton Parke pe: o ean ¥, Which was fol- bride, who Waa given In mor- riage by her fathor, Gvorm bour of Groase Pointe, Mic! t Southampton and me Next winter be- in Washington, CABIN BURIED | TN CALVARY. unable to pay for w funeral. Gabin's ‘Widow to-day paid her apartment wi 1,800 worth and tiquors atolen. Acting on this Her information, Detective Camp- ————- Shows #4344200 Loss to Govern- ment in 1919, The annual report of the Southern taxes and other fixed charges are do~ ducted, of $31,648,777, cqual to $10.45 4 Against a guaranteed rental of $4 a a net _in 1948, ae axainet AQUEDUCT E ENTRIES. efter Bact tai ares! fer ree nib fe tina st a ge “Bineé the recent decision of the Supreme Court this act is now effec- tive in Maryland and may be en- the duty of | elf, and the | no compul- Tay: In tne w's Church, the Colony H. Bar- Wore & ver mauve, | 4, ttiold-Tay~ man, Taylor will} Cal. Man, nue! ceper, nent at Gabin, | No. 770 Washington Street, where he was residuary Hunereda of children from Doughty had befriended visited the | Brooklyn; and detectives Highland Boulevard, that boroug! that morbld curiosity would draw suspects to the in Calvary Cometory ina plot he had bought only | were Mrs, lain, for the | mirents were that A rr) of REPORT 1919, made income, after in 1918. nt the oper come of ‘aoverninent protit Maryland has not ye® in West Fifty-fourth street. enacted any concurrent Prohibition In denying motion to set aside the enforcement legislation. verdict, Justice Ford warmly criti- “Congress,” the Attorney General ©¥ed the Foundation said, “has not seen fit to confer or | attompt to confer any authority upon ERROR CUTS OFF a State oMfcer to enforce the pro- | visions of the Volstead act, and there- in the pursuing | £2 RO State official owes a duty as ‘machine evidently knew the hill and) reaching | DAUGHTER IN WILL Finding Mrs. Brasher of Sound From *Mind Bars Mrs. Ba Legacy Codicil Revokes. Through the error of a jury which meant to decide in her favor, it de- veloped ycaterday, Mrs. Louisa Bain of No. 119 Henry Street, Brooklyn, gained nv redress through her con- |teat of the will of her mother, the liate Airs, Martha M. Brasher of No. 6S Seventh Avenue, that borough, who died Feb. 15 Inst, excluding Mrs. Rain from participation in her $1,000 400 eatate by means of a codi- cil to her original will, made in 1913 In the original will Mrs. Bain was ie 310,000 in cash and a trust fund 40,000, he jury by its verdict revoked the codiell which cut Mrs. Bain off, but found that Mra, Brasher was of sound mind wh n she executed her originat will, ‘vo fact that the will Provided that any legatee contesting It ahould be autamatically cut off es- caped the notice of the jury, and so, | rewardiess of the fact that the verdict wet aside the codicil, Mrs. Rain still remains cut off undor tho terms of the original will, inasmuch as the Jury held the testatrix was competent at the time It was made. After the mistake was discovered meinbers of the Jury went to ex-Sur- rogate Herbert T. Ketcham, attorney for the Brasher estate, and besouglt him to see If some way cannot be de. vised to give Mrs. Bain what the original will provided she should have,’ Ketcham said that may be done if the heirs consent. Under te will half of Mrs. Brash- er’s estate went to,the Church Char- ‘ity Foundation of ‘Long Island. The legatees fre Edgar M. of No, 181 Lenox Road, Herbert C. Smith of No. 856 dd Mra, Floren jerrepone Str Hoch receives about $125,000. Poughty and Smith Brasher’s lawyers. Du_Val of N AUTOISTS BADLY BURNED. Gas Tank in Sedun Explodes, In- Jaring Two Daffalo Men, BYRACUBH, June 24.—John Frick of Buffalo is in Bt. Joseph's Hospital, probably fatelly Injured, as the reault ‘of being enveloped in flames yesterday when the gasoline tank of his auto- mobile burat into flames, The man wab practically roasted alive and physiciana entertain little hope for his 20 reeks kon-tn-law, George Le Brg also of BU the car, escaped With his iife, ‘although erely burne: The car in Which the two were tld= Ing was a sedan. the flamen shot up from the gasoline tank, Bruix man- aged to reach the door ’and jumped out. Frick was held a ve until his clothes wore on fire a n he foll ous of the'door, “dt was at leant two minutes more before the fire in his clothing could be extinguished. en aanalie—aenear 900 KNIGHTS AT CONEY. Seventy Autos Filled W K. of C, Go on Junket. Filling twenty large sight-seeing cars and about fifty touring cars, 900 mem- bers of the Bronx Council, Columbus, with their wives and swoet- hearts, “did Coney Isiand iast night. ‘The automobiles gathered at 149th Street and Third Avenue, Then the Knight Maurice of our Unexealled, fre 1. | Conway and Secretar; ichael ‘nach, Molasses comprised o| roniward Gears || | Butter Crisp, Butter Sticks, paraded, through the ihe mcr: Charles ‘Rhorid Floyd Stapelton, James Barkley, Kelly and a host of other Bronx cel cession. ———>—_——_ Wentohestor G, 0, PB Meet) The Westchester County the office of sheriff, UO, BO he ‘recnomination. Of Jamos K, promary contest is likely, Apgar end of Supreme Cour: 1a seems sure. .’ ie for Vomptroller rr} Pry Cal- wi oe County Treasurer appewted to be favorites, Knights of ni line, headed hy | "Grand Knight Maurice Fitics commanded care in the big pro- Committee Republican Committee is meeting to-day consider- ing the claims 4f George J. Werner for Yonkers has al- ready launched a boom for Robert Fer- County Register {Justices Thompkins, a eae and NEW ELWELL CLUE STARTS HUNT FOR ~ WRONGED HUSBAND (Continued Fron. Li becel AS Page.) | | i i employer was to be notified imme- diately, #0 he could accompany them and get the necessary evidence. The assumption is that Blwell might have been trapped by @ hus- band, who lost hia head, and instead of being satisfied with the evidence, killed the turfman, Mr. Dooling said he and Mr, Talley would investieate the story, All the Investigators seem to believe they must look to some | New Mine of inquiry to clear up the |mystery, They have found nothing | convince them any one knows the murderer except the murderer him~- are In other words, they believe was alone when he killed Elwell, a that no one saw him go into or out of the house. Much time has necessarily been | spent running down minor clifes. One ies the doubtiul points lg where El- well went after leaving the Lewisohn ; theatre party. They are almost con- | ¥inced he went straight bome, Bur if they prove it, {t stlll will get them | nowhere, Similarly, evemrif they ea- ' tablish the fact that a telephone call unless they could find out who | went it. | Willlam H. Pendleton, Elwell’s tor- mer racing partner, called again to- day at the District Attorney's office in response to a request of Mr. Swann, but it was Assistant District Attorney Dooling who questioned him. Before golng into the office Mr. Pendleton chatted with the news- paper men, Asked as to a theory that ell was killed because he failed to sup- port a child and its mother Mr. Pen- dleton replied: Yobody believes that kind of stuff about Elwell.” f there Js anything in the Elwell mystery sgrowing out of the sale of the race horse Pastoral Swain, Gary Winfrey, who now owns the horse and was once Elwell's trainer, knows nothing of it. The basis for the story was contained in a despatch from Kentucky, saying the sue of the horse was brougi «bout through: third parties and that Hlwell re- fused to pay a commission that goes with such transactions, Winfrey and bis brother, who known wu the race track a in. being tall and slender, while’’Gary>tte short and stock$, both discussed the matter with & great show of frankness at the Jamalea track yesterday. “Yes,” sald Gary, “I bought Pastorai Swain from Mr, Elwell for $5,600 just before hig murder. [ have the vill of sale for the transaction. I really gave him only $5,200, four $1,000 bills and twelve century notes. He owed me about $300, so he deducted that from the sale price he placed on the colt, squaring our accounts, If you need verification (or this, see Tim O'Brien. He stood beside mo and saw me hand over the cash,” “Why should Elwell want to sell the horse?” Winfrey was asked. “Because he necded ready cash. He had property and other possessions but was shy on money at the tim Gary then produced a letter written to him by Elwell from Louisville, Ky., the middle of last month, He sad this proved that the murdered mas wasn't obliged to leave Kentucky suddenly or In a ye The letter “tMy Dear Winfre; Tam writing to neknowledge your letter with check and statement Inclosed, bet down on Pastoral 8, urally disappointed when he was ten a head. ‘This was at Pimlico.) [ghall be in New York the first of the month and will then straighten up our money matters. { bet $100 on Airman for you and §200 on Pastors! 8,, 80 owe you $375. Will you attend to the Inclosed bill? They keep charging me rent for the stable whls’ { am not using nor intend to use ' “Yours very truly, “J. B. ELWELL.” The inclosed bill was for $166, four months’ rent for stable room at the old Gravesend cours Miss Eliy Hope Anderson, “the woman in black," who has corrobo- rated the story told by her friend, Victor Von Schlegell, former hus band of Viola Kraus, has annolinced she is rendy to come to New York and tell the District Attorney all she knows, which she says is nothing that would help clear the mystery She will be accompanied from Min- neapolls by her father. It was said at the District Attorney's office that rhe would not be pressed’ to come here now, as it is not bell can be of much help to the investi- gators, HALTED HAMMER TRIAL RESUM Juror Says Bribe Offer Did Come From Doctor— Arrest Near. The trint of Dr, Jullus Hanmer, charged with Manslaughter following the death of a patient after an opera- tion, Was resumed to-day In Bronx County Court before Judge Givba, who yesterday adjourned it for an investiga- tion into the report of Juror Joseph Le Maher, No. 1160 Forest Avenue, that he had been offered $10,000 to influence a a verdict In the physician's favor. ‘The jury wee retalned~ intact. At today’s inquiry, which wae be- hind closed doors with the other juronm exchud Maher aald he waa proached Wednésday by a man whose description he gave to District Attorney Martin, who expecta to make an Test to-day man advlaed him to “hotd St out for an acquittal.’ He would profit to the extent of $19,000, Maher saya he wan told. ' “Did you get the Impression this man came either directly or indirectly rom Dr, Hammer?" he was asked. No,” replied vaher, The jury then was called in and the full testimony read, Judge GibbR asked ench man If the affair Would influence hia opinion apd when all aatd no, “th siructed the Jury to return at 2.20 ovl whén Dr. Max Rogenthal was placed on the stand a5 a witness €or the defonse, COAL SHORTAGE IN NEW JERSEY Curtailment of Gas and Electric Service Forecast by Public Service Corporation. The ia danger of o shortage of gas and electricity throughout- Norther w Jersey because of the shortage of 1, the Puhiic Service Corporntion announced to-day In « statement It anys: “Unless conditions .change in the next few days both the Public Service rie mpany ard the Public Ser- jos Company will have to curtati output for want of coal. The” situation Is very acute, Coal contracted for {s not coming in. We are not ting enough for our daily needs." President McCarter af the Partdic lee Corporation has retursed fram Washington, where he urged the In- ifgtnte Cotimerce Commission to take relief, Seabury Arrives to Help Bryan im Hin Dry Fight. SAN FRANCISCO, June For- mer Just! mui abury of New York arrived last evening to join the Bryan fofces and Incidentally to help bedevil auch plans Charles F. Murphy hay have for voting the New York delegation under the unit rile against the wishes of some of the members, Seabury’s arrival Was hailed by the Bryan group as an ad- dition orth while, the more so be- his well known opposition to Tammany gives him a standing among the delegates from the Middle ‘West not enjoyed by ‘other New Yorkers. Strike Enda, LONDON, June 24.—The atrike of wireless operators which threatened to win, shipping activities to a virtual standstill, has been called” off. ‘This acticn Wes taken ax m consequence of Tieotings of the Association of Wireless Telegraphers held to-day at London, Liverpool and other ports. 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