The evening world. Newspaper, June 26, 1920, Page 3

| 4 * LEVER LAW STILL [CHANGE IN ORDERS ‘NEEDED TO BALK FOOD PROFTERS ‘Author Quotes President as « Showing Time for Repeal . Not Arrived. SUGGESTS AMENDMENTS Would Continue Provisions _. Even After Peace, He’ Tells . tributing such necessaries, Evening World. By Asbury F. Lever. Author of Lever act writes exclu. #tve article for The Evening World, WASHINGTON, June 26.—The ection of a Republican Congress in repealing all wartime legislation, ex- cept the Trading With the Enemy Act and the Lever Food Control Law, and the deciaratiqn of a Democratic President that “The Lever Food Con- trol Act -has proved to! be one of the most effective agencies in preventing Gepredations at the expense of the People, more so than almost any other measure now in operation,” and that “time for repealing it is not yet,” would seem to indicate beyond all Peradventure a well nigh unani- mous feeling that this much dis- cussed and much court contested law ds thought ¥ have been effective in controlling the fuel and food situa- tions during the war, and is still nec- @ssary to control these essentials un- til normal times have returned. I agree with the wisdom of both the Congress and President Wilson in their desire for a: continuance of the operations of the Food Control Law until the world has returned to a thorough peace basis, and even after Peace has returned. I am of the opinion that certain sections of the law might be amended under the In- terstate Commerce powers of the Constitution with great benefit to the Nation at large. For example, the hoarding of necessaries 1s just as in- defensible. in times of peace in times of war, and so too is the ex- acting of excessive prices, or con- spiracies to prevent, limit or lessen the manufacture or production of the necessaries of life, or to limit the facilities for transporting or dis- It occurs to me also that any person who wil- fully destroys necessaries for the purpose of enhancing the price or restricting the supply thereof, should have the strong arm of the law reach im, I believe one of the chief causes of the present unrest in this country, and throughout the world, may be traced to the natural reaction from the discipline of war, and I think it goes without saying that the people More now than ever in our history cbafe under legislative or executive restraints, I am a firm beltever, in the days of peace, in the old Cal- hounian Doctrine, that the least gov- erned people are the best governed people, and yet, if laws are necessary, ae it now seems to restrain the greed & men on the one hand, or to pre- vent groups or classes of men from bringing starvation and ruin to the Nation, then there should be no hesi- “tation in the enactment of such laws as will guard against this, jfidleandsth Ach casey TWO HELD ON ARSON CHARGE Accused of Beating Driver and Fir- ing Farniture Track, Joseph Bellon, twenty-seven, driver's helper of No, 1764 Third Avenue, and Paul Nigri, twenty-four, cabinetmaker, were arraigned to-day in Essex Market Court, charged with arson and assault. On June 9, in consequence of a strike of furniture van drivers, James Scully of No. 1812 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, a .dniver for Deutsch Bros., was beaten by a ‘gang when he pulled ‘his trick up in front of No. 191 Clinton Street. ‘The truck was set afire and, with its con- tents of furniture, destroyed, Soully was so badly beaten that sev. eral stitches were taken in his head at Gouverneur Hospital. ‘The two men re arrested by Detectives Gordon and emp and the complaint was subscribed to by David Lade, credit man for Deutsch Bros, ARR SS 5 HURT IN AUTO COLLISION. Army Man Has Driver of Secon’ Car Arrested on Staten Island, Two motor cars collided on South ‘Shore Boulevard near Grassmere, Staten Island, to-day and thelr five occupants were badly Injured. In one car were Maj, Frank A. Winters and Miss Ethel Gibson, a nurse, both from the U. 'S. Base Hospital at Fox Hills, and in the other were Thomas Neuhart, of Si ton, with Mr. and Mrs. Benj eheil, of New Brighton, Miss was so severely injured that she taken to the Base Hospital and Mitchells were taken to the Island Hospital. Maj. Winters had Neuvhart arrested on account the eollision and he was arraigned in Stapleton Police Court on was the Staten a charge of felonious assault. Bail ‘was fixed at $500. He will be examined, wate hE Bela FAKE AGENTS TAKE ALCOHOL. Seize Watghmpn and Make Way ‘With '11 Barrels Worth $7,000, Six men posing as prohibition en- forcement ,agents went to the oil and alcohol shop of Joseph Lanuzzi, No. 587 First Avenue, last night, told the watchman he was. under qrrest, and proceeded to ‘confiscate’ eleven bar- rels of non-beverage alcohol, which they carried wway in a truck.’ Patrol- man Frank Nolte of the Bast 36th treet Station followed in a comman- deered automobile but lost track of the truck. The watchman is Frank Styre, who ives ‘on thy pies floor of the building my Fs op. The loss is estimated EXPECTED TO BNE ‘MORECOALTON Y Bunker Fuel Not Affected by Rule, Declares Commis- sioher Barrett. Agitation in Néw York shipping circles, caused by the order shutting off coal for export puropses and giv- ing New England prfority in ship- ments, Is due to a misinterpretation of the order, according to Alfred M. ‘Barrett, Acting Public Service Com- missioner, “The order will not affect bunker coal,” Mr. Barrett to-day said, “Ocean or coastwise ships can have the con] needed for opération from New York. The order will stop the ‘exporting of any coal, not already consigned for export prior to last Thursda; Mr, Barrett said that J. W. Howe, Commissioner for the Tidewater Coal Exchange, has gone to Washington to Get an interpretation or modification of the order, to clear up the local situation. He added that the Inter- }borough is trying to use the shortage a8 an excuse for curtailing service. Application for this has been ‘pends ing withthe Public Service Commis- sion for stveral days, but will not be granted under present conditions, Bulletins posted on windows ot sui REALTY MAN HELD FOR CANING BOY OF 9 Young Harris, Said to Have Stolen Cherries, Reported foo Ill way cars and telling of the acute shortage, he said, are Subway Sun propaganda, The situation has not reached a stage justifying curtail- ment of service, he declared. Shipping men said to-day that 80 per cent. of the United States Ship- ping Board vessels chartered to pri- vate concerns are now engaged in the coal export business and that these ralgned before the commission's Flatbush Court to-day and held in §1,- 000 bail on a short affidavit charging Commissioner Howe said that the nim with felonious assault on nine- year-old William D, Harris, dre hard hit by order, modified order Monday will establish New York on the same basis of pri- ority with New England. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com- pany enough coal to last through Sunday, and that its additional supply barges on the rivers and in the har- bor will carry the company no further than Monday night. The Commissioner replied that all public utilities will be looked after. $60,000 GEMS LEFT IN TAXI. Chauffeur Didn't Know What Bag Cont&ined and Gets $100 Reward. And how, asks Abraham Friedland, who cruises about the city daily in a taxicab, was he to know that the bag was a jewelry shop? Marquis and Marquise du Quesne arrived in this city from Cuba on Wedhesday. Abe, who is a hustling cabby, gave them the high sign, and was directed to take them and a trav- elling bag to the Hotel Netherlan Later in the day, Abe found the bag in his taxicab. He took the bag home. Anyway, the next day Abe read that a valuable bag had been lost in a taxi- cab. Abe followed instructfons, and then the Marquis and Marquise ges- ticulated gratefully and wept joyful tears. estimated to be $60,000 worth of jew- elry. . Thereupon the Marquis slipped Abe a $100 bill. ere Jersey Engineer Dyin) turbance at Home. ‘While August Liable of Port Reading, a railroad engineer, ear death in the Rahway, N. J., Hospital, with two bul- lets in his back, his wife Anna ts in the County Jall in New Brunswick, held without ball on a charge of attempted murder. She refuses to make any state- ment as to what occurred at their home yesterday morning when her husband was shot, ‘ The wife was arrested by Chief of Police Murphy when shots were heard by persons passing the house, The re- volver was found in her ‘husband's hands, gripped as if he had wrested it from some one. The couple have three small children, who were in bed when the tragedy occurred. ahah a GIRL SCOUTS HAVE OUTING. Actors and Actrem Entertat: ‘Them tn Central Park, Fifty Girl Scouts gathered to-day on the Sheap Meadow in Central Park for an outing. They were entertained by several actors and actresses and Helen Benham, otherwise known as “Miss Wyeming," who recently rode here from that State on horseback. ‘Dorotny Stone, daughter of Fred Stone, the ac- tor, also entertained the girls with horseback riding exhibition, her first public appearance. The outing was in charge of Mrs Jane Deeter Rittin, National Director of the Girl Scouts. ‘The girls presented a wrist watch to little Miss Stone and a Girl Scout Book to Miss Benham. PAULINE WINS A DIPLOMA. Old Girl Colonel a Fourteen-Ye: Graduate. “Col.” Pauline Henkel, commander of the Junior United States Auxiliary, who personally raised $3,300,000 In the various Liberty Loan campaigns, was graduated yesterday from Public School No, 9. Pauline is fourteen years old She is of Mr, and Mr Paul F Vest 73d Street A squad of marin asa of honor at the graduation exer: The recrulting division of the M. Corps sent flowers and so did 8 Rankin Drew Post of the American Legion of which Pauline jp mascot. a ard Pn New Cable to Brasil, The All America Cables Corporation yesterday announced the opening of « dire t cable system between the United States and Bragil. It was announced alse that rates to Brazil will be 6 cents instead of 8 cents « word from now vn, r Becomes Bride at 19 of Her | John Riffel, No. 410 Ocean Parkway, was ar- Short Brook’ Seven It is alleged the boy was struck ré- informed Commissioner Howe peatedly with a cane until it broke, yesterday that it has on hand only and that Riffel then picked up the Piece with the ivory handle and con- in tinued to Riffel said he fofind five boys steal- ing cherries yesterday. got away, he sald, and he administered object caugh July 7. arrive assaui venile has State Then the Marquis opened the Proper bag, and Abe saw what the Marquis yesterday the fascimile of a letter it 1 Schoolmate if Father, Who Is 63 Foammmy ELSA ADELE SCHREITER, to Be in Court, lyn, real estate dealer, Magistrate th Street. ‘beat the child. Four of lesson”. to the t. The Harris boy is sald | 80 badly hurt he could not appear in court, and the case was put over to Patrolman Tully said he saw a grou of men making for Riffel who woul have given him a beating had he not d. ‘The boy's mother is and has not been told of the alleged t. Riffel made a counter charge of ju- delinquency against the who is in the care of Dr. H. M. Green= wald, of No. 323 Ditmars Avenue. See ean |SWANN ASKS PROOF AGAINST TRA | Requests Brooklyn Times for Evi- dence That He Can Put Be- fore Grand Jury. The Brooklyn Daily Times, which on several occasions charged Comptroller Travis with official conduct, received from District Atti Swann under date of June 24, letter read: “My attention has been called to a’ MAN SHOT, WIFE ARRESTED. {series of articles which have appeared in the Daily Times regarding the ad-| After Dis-/ ministration of the State Comptrol- ler's office. “I must ask you to furnish this of- fice with all the legal evidence tn your possession which justifies the charges, in order that I may present the same to the Grand Jury.” The Times states that it will fir- its evidence, pin ; jar} gator oped DENIES FINDING ROMEO. Brands Struggle In a report of the divorce granted June 18 in the Supreme Court at White Plains to Francesco Flaman from his wife, Agnas Flaman, it was stated that Flaman testified that he found Joseph joutlin Colle; ures, lee North of a cesco Flam: and Fire August. Mr. Swann with y collected by its own in and that the Comptroller's re- Plies to the charges will be published at later dates as the story is devel- in its columns, +. rd, With Wife an @ Ca’ Romeo with his wife on the porch of] ‘Three infantry companies and a theff home, that when he climbed the|machine gun company of the State porch Romeo fled, that he then tried to| Guard. a compa ia Bity earOR Aaa e entire police fagce, inciuding the choke his wife, but that she was larger |the en reserves, still are doing duty here, than he and threw him into a corner, {reserves still are foing duty here. This was an error sent out to The visit the guard troops will be rein- Ting World and One atin iene, forced if occurrences in the next fow Was nota witness at the trial and the]days Warrant such a move, divi as granted on the testimony of my wite,” | DIES IN MOTOR CYCLE CRASH. he the porch ~ set ay ab Tay AO Little Son, mid with Victim, Thor Thrown whurt, than myse . (Special World.) MONTICELLO, N, Y., June 26.-—-Harry CITY PLANS BIG FOURTH, |aiveratein, forty-four years old, s New (i. ey on. {York, City furrier, was kill and Mayor's Committee Arranging Pas) simuel Mirkin of No, 4408 13th Avenue, trietic In pendence Day Brookt:; received a broken shoulder, a punctured lung and other injuries when | nme, | isto al motor cycle in which the were riding The Mayor's committee arranging for] struck a telegraph pole near Monticello the ation of July 4 Is planning to late hour iast night ¥ | verstein was Filing in the alde car strike the Americanization keynote hard, A brilliant patriotic programme is being d for July 5 at the’stadium of the City of New York. include, wamong many Interesting fea- ny ZOnKY and dances. De partment of Plant and Structures are i enna Planning to take active part in the pro- whois Twentisth Bahr. aoe a Mr. Frank Schram of No, 1510 Witlow North Dakota Docked. The battleship North Dakota, of the t, docked at Navy Yard in Brooklyn yesterday noon, the first to arrive from tary st practice, The ship will be bere until the middie | ye The Pennsylvania and Atlantic F are on the way, No. one published artments and the in 530 IM AV WEEKES WED BY CONTRACT ON BUSINESS LINES: Couple Does Away With Church, Parson, Organ and All Attendants, Harold Wallace Thirlkeld of No. 143 East 39th Street, an official of a} large publicity firm with offices on Nassau Streeet, and Margaret Mary Walsh of No, 60 Washington Square, who is a designer of women’s clothes, drew up a contract yesterday agreeing to become “husband and wife from henceforth,” took it to the chambers of reme Court Justice ° them he to be away boy, Ford and signed in the presence of two witnesscs, |. The single legal document which takes the place of min 8, church ceremony, ushers, bridesmaids, n solos and orange blossoms, was filed a few nfinutes later in the County Clerk's office, along with the ordinary business contracts. It is very simple in its wording. It reads: Tarold Wallace ‘Thirlkeld and Margaret Mary Walsh have agreed | to unite in the bonds of matrimony and become husband and wife from henceforth. Now, therefore,. in pur- suance of subdivision 4 of section 11 of article 2 of the Dom lations w of the State of New York, it is agreed that the said Harold Wallace Thirlkeld and Margaret Mary Walsh do hereby from the date of this con- | tract become husband and wife, and they hereby agree to and do assume the marital relations and obligations pertaining thereto. WATERBURY BOMB ROUSES-HOLCOMB VIS im- orney The Acting Under Governor, Military and Police Act to Prev2nt Bomb Outrages, WATERBURY, Conn, June 26.— Acting under orders of Gov. Holcomb, who came here“to study strike con- ditions following yesterday's fresh bomb putrage, the police and mill- tary are using extra precautions to- day to prevent a recurrence of the episode. “The entire forces of the State are at the disposal of the local authorities and order will be pres 4 at any cost,” said the Governor, “I want to commend the authorities of Wacer- bury for employing stern methods to handle a serious situation.’ vesti- with his seve 14 son, at n-year 0 but Concourse, New York C the driver of the mo hospital and is not expec The boy Ped injur of the It will No. he Po- De- Avenue, Hoboken, ngratulating Mrs, Frank Schram, and their friends Jare congratulating both, on the recent \birth of thelr twentieth child, Schram, a boatman, is about forty-Ave » old, and his ‘wife, Mary, is two ears older, Nine of thelr children axes ving. are Belgians, the |America many years ago. |nephew, Arthur D. jr. and Arthur |Sevetal years ago, was a widow, Mrs. | Young Man Adm ane rae 3 HE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1920. LANYEROF 63 WED GIRL OF 19, SCHOOL CHUM OF DAUGHTER John A. Weekes, Widower, Takes Miss Elsa Schreiter _ for His Bride. conan ‘The departure to-day for a ‘honey-~ moontrip to White Sulphur Springs | of John A, Weekes, sixty-three years | old, prominent attorney and member of exclusive clubs, and his bride, who Was Miss Elsa Adele Schreiter, nine« teen years old, brought to light a ro- mance that Wad {ts inception in the | schoolgirl friendship of the bride ol Mr, Weekes's daughter, Miss Estelle Weokes. hie The marriage ceremony was per- | forthed in the chancery of Grace Church yesterday by the Rev. Charles | L. Slattery. Only the bride's mother and sister, Mrs. Henry Schreiter and Miss Ruth Schreiter, and Mr. Weekes's bachelor brothers, Harry and Frederick Weekes, were present. The father of the bride was Henry Schreiter, a patent Inwyer, who died suddenly in Grand Central Terminal last September, He was seventy- three yedrs old, Mrs, Schreiter and her two daughters resided at No, 63 Hamilton Terrace, While attending St, Agnes's School, near Albany, the bride became the chum of Mr. Weekes's daughter. When they returned here their friend- ship continued and resulted in meet- ng Mr. Weekes, “Last February was engaged to Mr, Schreiter said to-day, yrised, but not displeased. here ‘is a difference in their ages which might be a barrier in some vases, but not in this one, My daugh- er has ab ys preferred companions f,mature age, perhaps because ehe as the constant companion of her father during his life.” Mr. Schreiter\{s said to have been [fin Austrian baron, but renounced any claims to nobility when he came to isa told me sho Weekes,” Mrs. ‘L was sur- Of course, Mr. Weekes is a member of a law firm at No..52 William Street, in which his brother, Arthur D.; his Sutherland are partners, He resides at No. 46 West 47th Street with his daughters, the Misses Estelle and Alice Weekes. Mrs. Weekes, who di E. G, Bowers, when Mr. Weekes mar- ried her. Mr. Weekes has a country home at Oyster Bay, where he will take his bride on their return from White Sulphur Springs. 5,000 TO MARCH IN JUNE WALK Many Prizes to Be Awarded in the 9th District Parade To-Day. ‘The greatest public June Walk In the history of the city Is scheduled to take place from the Thomas A. Will- iams Demvcratic Club of the Ninth As- embly District, No, 257 West 97th Street, to-day. More than 5,000 moth- ers and children of the neighborhood are expected to participate, The features of the parade include a float of “Old Mother Hubbard,” and the various nursery rhym fered for the best. dressed aueen, the best decorated hab; the prettiest babies and a baseball game e boys. Includltg, the Street who have do- Major James wiil be Grand which will be to ntral Park, MURDERESS GETS A ROCKING CHAIR Concession Made to Soothe Nerves of Condemned Woman From the Bronx, Sing Sing Prison attendants, it was learned to-day, are going to get a rocking chair for Mrs, Hattle Dixon of the Bronx, condemned to die in the electric chair, Mrs. Dixon has com- plained that the monotony of solitary confinement {s taxing her serve: sald she could find some relax rocking, if she could only get a chair. She will be the only Sing Sing prisoner permitted to have any other seat than & stool, cell eeenenee WHITE WINGS MAY STRIKE. Overtime Pay Due Since Last Win- ter Not Yet Received, Street Cleaning Department drivers will meet to-night at the Central Opera House, 6th Street and Third Avenue, to decide whether or not to go on strike as a consequence of not having received overtime pay due since January and February. During ‘the winter storm the Board of six bands, when help timate au was scare ed overtitr y which the con rep ting the men say the repeatedly asked Commissioner ‘ay for without results, Most of A are members of Local Union No. 618 of the International Brotherhov of Teamsters, which has called t's meeting. Comptroller Craig told the men's com- mittee yesterday the money would be available a8 soon as Comnfissioner Mac- Stay sends in a proper/payroll. Mr. MacStay Is In @ hospital for an opera: ton, STOLE BOOKS TO LEARN. is Taking Volumes fe tbrary, From Pa Benjamin 8. Brines, twenty years old, No, 67 East 4th Street, is in jail pend- ing an investigation of his alleged thefts of books from the Public Library, Books recovered trom his room were tisplayed yesterday before Magistrate | Fleischman in Jefferton Market Court. | They were mostly on economics, soclol- ogy and Spirituailam, Tne boy's lawyer, Jaines Mayer, sald his client had authorized him to’ say: “It Is a crime to steal knowledge, I eullty.” ‘ . MISS PALMER BRIDE AT JERSEY CHURCH WEDDING TO-DAY Miss Helen Campbell Palmer, eldest daughter of George Catnegle Palmer, will be married at St, Peter's Church, Morristown, N. J., to-day to Charies F. Neave, son of Mr, and Mrs, Charles Neave of New York. This will be the second wedding In the Palmer family within a month, as the brido's sister, Miss Sarah Sehuyler Palmer, was married to Mr, Tdvingstop Parsons In St, Bgrtholomew's Church june anathema FIGG WANTS SKIRTS BELOW THE KNEES Recommends Changes in Dress That Will Bring a Re- duction in Prices, WASHINGTON, June 26.—The De- Partment of Justice, and especially Howard Figg, special assistant to the Attorney General, will insist that skirts worn by women the coming Season shall “at least come below the knees.” Mr. Figg decided that after three living models dressed in knee length gowns designed as the ex- treme in women’s wear for the fall had been presented for his inspection by Representatives of the National Garment Retailers’ Association, Mr. Figg did suggest, and the eug- gestion was approved by the design- ers, that coming styles should be FEDERATED UNION TO AID DOCKMEN ON STRIKE, REPORT _Longshoremen’s Leader Re- fuses Comment On Rumor Until Meeting To-morrow. ‘A report that the Central rederakea ‘Union would give “moral and finan- clal support” to the striking const- wise longshoremen falled to cause any excitement along the waterfront to- day. William Fellowes Morgan, Chairman of the Citizens’ Transportation Com- mittee, which has cleared up the con- gestion caused by the strike on the coastwise pliers, said that the commit- tee would continue to keep ‘the piers clear and to protect the commerce of the city in spite of any threats, T. V. O'Connor, international presi- dent of ttie longahoremen, sald he would have no comment to make on the action of the Central Federated ‘Union until after a longshoremen’s meeting to-morrow. A canvass of the railroads centring in New York showed no material change in the outlaw strike situation, although it was believed that many of the strikers would come back to work as a result of the prospect of a quick and retroactive wage award by the Railroad Labor Board. ‘The Citizens’ Transportation Com- mittee meets to-day to consider its BAY STATE FOR BREAD! IS WON BY A 68 loaves baerd tn 19 bakings, performed hours of housework and used hours in doing errands for mother, WILL DOUBLE SIZE __ OF THE COMMODO Five Thousand More Rooms Bowman Hotel Sti Murray Hill Building, With the passing of the Hotel hattan, at 42d Street and Avenue, which will close Wednesday night and thereafter come an office building, one of ’ best known hotels in the country W cease to exist as such; but York's supply of rooms for will not long be short, for John Bowman, the Manhattan's announced to-day his intention. @& adding 5,000 sleeping chambers to the! Pershing Square string of which he owns. ‘There will be a 2,000-room addit to the Hotel Commodore, which t ready has 2,000 rooms. This oO make the Commodere the largest — last remaining problem—what to do with a quantity of cotton on the Mor- gan Line piers consigned to New Eng. land piers and held up, by the com- bined forces of the longshore and rail- rond strike BYATT ACCUSED OF FORGERY. Cas Pratt Alleged to fe Shor Edward H. Byatt, formerly cashier of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, is under ar- rest charged with forgery and larceny {n connection with an item of $317 Form ate changed as little as possible 80 wom which accountants have failed to and en might get the full wear out of their clothes. Important changes in prices affect- ing every consumer probably will be made as the result of a conference between a group of wholesale merchants and Mr, Figg to deter- mine officially what constitutes n cessities and what can be termed luxuries under the Lever ac — ¢ “LAWYER” HAD KIT IN BRIEF CASE But Camouflage Failed When He Put It to Test in Store at 3 A. M. Patrolman William J. Butler of the Atlantic Avenue Station, Brooklyn, saw a dim light a drug store at No, 307 ‘Troy Avenue at 3‘o'clock this morning. Back of a counter stood a statuesque figurs well dressed, wearing horn- rimmed glasses and deeply regarding a lawyer's brief case, “The policeman tried the door and the statue became the essence of action, leaping several counters—brief case and all—for a rear door, Wutler beat him to It and, after a short’ tussle, arrested a man he says was the “lawyer'-burglar. At the police station the brief case was found to contain several pairs of horn-rimmed glasses nnd a complete burglar's kit. ‘The prisoner gave is name as John Berger, forty, He # he had no address. ‘According to the|> police, his record discloses a period in Sing Sing. —— WOMAN WITH GUN CRYING IN STREET Early Morning Pedestrian Alarms Upper East Side Neigh- . borhood, ‘Tenants in an apartment house near 106th Street and Third Avenue early to-day notified the police that a little woman with a big rfvolver was walking around, half hysterte Detective Ryan ran to the scene, in front of No. 165 Hast 106th Street he said he saw a frail woman, whom hoe described as having big black eyes and @ scar across her chin, He asked her why she wa crying, but got no re- sponse. Heé arrested her and upder a cape, he alleges, found a revolyer, She gave her nam Mrs. Fannie Tropani, the mother of three children, with whom she lived at No. 414 East idist Street She refused to say what she was.doing in the streets at that hour. WARN NEW HAVEN STRIKERS. Not Back em Jobs To- “Outlawe Day Will Lone Se jority, ew York, New Haven and Hart- ed ‘The ford Railroad Company yesterday ssi warning phat all striking yard and switchmeA who fail to report for work by 4 P. M. to-day will lose their seniority rights. This notification was followed by ussurances fi John L. Kowe, an official of the Brotherhood of Trainmen in New Haven, that the outlaws" Auy ight men went out at Meriden, C would return to ‘thelr jobs yesterday. A statement by the pany said that in the yards in and near New Haven thirty-one out of a shift of sixty failed to report; that 150 others who struck In New Haven Thurs- day aull were out last night, and that eighteen men at Butnam, Gonn., had quit Leaders of “outlaw” locals predicted last night that to-night large numbers will walk out tn various cities, = — Married at Fourteen; Dtvore, WINSTED, Conn., June 26.—Married at fourteen, Gertrude Call Wilcox, now twenty-three, -of West Goshen, has been granted a divorce from William Wilcox of Plymouth by Judge Db. 'T. Warner in Superior Court. She testified she was one of sixteen children and a fried advised her to get married, it would be easier for her pareuts, cox her soon after thair . CY in the books of the Institute while he was In charge of them, District At- torney Lewis said to-day there was an apparent shortage of about $11,000 in Byatt's accounts. . Byatt, who was cashier for six year resigned In April last, was arrested last night at his home, No. 65 Macon Street, Brookl#m. He called his indict- ment and arrest a “mistake.” The charge against him involves money placed tn his hands last February by Miss MacKenale, librarian, represenyng fines collected for Infractions vf libri ‘The other alleged shortage cor the Institute's account with sev- eral corporations, $1,000 for Fin A reward of $1,000 has been offered for information which will lead to the finding, alive or dead, of Mrs. Ada M, Lee, who on lust Monday morning dis- wppeared from the Nield home in Larchmont and for whom the surround- ing countryside has ‘been searched. Harvey K. L her husband, has re- turned to Larchmont after a frultless trip to this city. He arranged for: some: to remain’ in his home, No. 816 8th enue, Brookly appearin in the event of Mrs, here oo Fire Fails to Move Horne. _ Fire failed to fluster Ecgar, a horse owned by J. H, MoManus, No. 513 West 55th Street, when a cigarette butt flipped from an upper window nearby 430 West S5th Street, caused a blaze In waste paper being loaded on the wagon which It ts Edgar's steady Job to pull ground the streets. Bdgar stood Ike a hock until firemen arrived, eRtinguished the rlam and unhar- neased Edgar, who escaped with a singed tail, HIS SIGNED CHECKS, SAYS REX BEACH Author Also Charges “Confidential Man” “Touched” Friend for $1,500—Causes Arrest, N January, 1919, Rex Beach employed a stenographer who could pound out 180 words a minute on the typewriter, The man, whose name Beach gives as Paul Dair, thirty-two, soon be- came Beach's confidential secre- tay and told 4he author many thrilling stories of the World War. Investigation showed that Dair hadn't been in wireless range of the front, Beach say In November, last, Beach went to Mexico, leaving a book of signed cheoks for Mrs. Beach to fill out in the payment of house- hold expenses of the Ardsley home and their winter residence here at No, 480 West 116th Street, Dair, Beach alleges, instead of mailing the checks, endorsed them himself and collected at least $1,200. A month later, Beach charges, Dair, posing as Beaoh's confidential friend, bor- rowed $1,500 from a “pal” of the author. This was in Chicago, On Beach's return he got a bench warrant and when Datr yesterday showed up in Otiaville to visit his sick wife he was ar- rested by Detectives Cooper and Newman, He is now in the ‘Tombs and will be arraigned in General Sessions Monday charged with forgery. “It ‘en't the money," said the author to-day, “but it’s the fact that I was @ lemon that's mak- ime me gore” | hotel In the world, by all odds. 2, addition will be on Lexington Avenue and 43d Street. es Then there will be a 3,000-: hotel on the site of the present 2 fay Hill, at Park Avenue and 41st — Street. This, with the Commodore is — now part of the Bowman string, The old Manhattan Is to be the business home of the National City Company. b. ean ARREST MAN NEAR SCENE OF KILLING Found Searching Ground ' Gayer, Refused Brother’s Clothing, Was Slain. ‘Thomas Gayer of No. ? Dixon went to a furnished room house at Me 740-A Union Street, Brooklyn, to demand the belongings of his. who lived there two months ago, The police say Mrs. Louisa De Lucea, whe keeps the place, refused to give tl up and Gayer left, saying he get a policeman, As he did s0, ing to the police, Mrs. De Lucca ha@® her young son call five mon who were © standing near the corner of Sixth Avé= nue. One of them struck at Gayer ag © he started to run and another fired @ = shot which killed the runner, bio fi de off, ve made off. sottel . (oe aemannpmennin am sna: Lest night Itallan who was found searching round near the scene of the Gayer was a mechanic In the ; rd. His brother te r Bobbie Gair. ‘ SHOTS ARE FIRED Detective Catches One of Two Mem Accused of Washington " Heights Robbery. Arthur Brandeis, twenty-one, @ machinist, formerly in the aavy was arraigned to-day in Washington Heights: court on @ charse of assault and robbery, Detective James Murphy shortly before. one o'clock hekrd cries for help om. | Audubon Avenue, between 175th and 176th Streets and as he ran in ¢he | direction from which they came two |, men started for 175th. Pas < Murphy chased them for two\bloclay |. ring three shots as he ran, and cape | tured Brandeis at 176th Street and 6% |: Nicholas Avenue. The cries for help Smith of No. 661 West 178th who was held up by two men at int of a pistol. The men beat him the h ie aise ae « en A a ae a min le See A @haia and five dollars in change. were taking his diamond stickpin Pp appeared. Nothing was on Brandeis. UNIDENTIFIED MAN FOUND DEAD IN Lon 5" Workmen Stumble Over Body im © Brooklyn—Bottle Nearby Indie ~ cates Suicide, Police Say. Two workmen walking through bounded by North Henry Street po Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, thig © morning stumbled over the body of man. No letters were found in possession and the only clue to bie identity was the hat-band initialed “_ J.C." He was about forty years oly 5 ‘feet 4 inches tall, 130 pounds weighty slim, had brown hair spotted with wore a white shirt and collar, greeme gray tweed suit, white pol Y blue tle, fedora hat, white black snoes, The clothing came from the R. W. Bennett dashery, Patrolman Finneras, called by workmen, found a lysol bot which led the police to think @ suicides ?