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sie frown to have securities of approx!- | ly $2)900,000, but he claims to other securities. { Shortly before noon Auditor Pride upon Chief Inspector Metiarr at! Headquarters, Both called upon Capt. Ainsieg Armstrony of the Bu of Investigation, who in turn ‘upon Attorney General Allen. See TRE EVENING WORLD, «Crowd at Inverness Golf Club House Where Open Championship Is Played q hile hundreds of Ponzi note- | ‘holders ¢hronged the corridors leading ) the offices of the Attorney General. who asked them to come forward swith their notes for investigation “hain FAMILY MADE UP POOL OF AY us one Ttalian fiving on North Street, that he had induced his rela- | _ Sives to pool their resources with bis Che) _“Anvested with Ponzi. “**Andther man said he had saved up from the earnings of his life- that he dad been in an acci- and bad his leg cut off, for teehich he received $1,000. He invested saine: $1,600, ‘At least two more arreste may be fade before night Meanwhile Ponzi called his School offices this morning from his Exname In Lexington, and said; “Be prepared to make payments to Rotoholders immediately when I give b ‘Though this is the roughest day has had the little finanoler ‘hig morning to have left & store of his iron nerve that @erved him through one of the Tuns in the history of bank- 4 ‘On Pondi's liabilities as determined “WBE weperts to Attomey General 1. Allen said to-day: ‘e liabilities already disclosed ure in excess of the $500,000 he ad- Our figures already obtained that Ponzi's liabilities will run into millions, We have 300 letters which have not been opened wnd it my opinion that practically all : these letters contain Ponzi notes. than 200 noteholders have been ) this morning and the rush is } _ hone on steadil —>— _ © PONZI NOW FEARS &U. $. GOVERNMENT *. WILL DEPORT HIM Sat ef, Sjeimigration Official States vg Grounds on Which He ‘ Might Act, , BOSTON, Aug, 12. AR af deportation is ex- pressed by Charles Pong! ‘This fear is based on the following statement by Immigra. ‘tion Commissioner Skeffington: ' “I¢ Ponzi committed a crime within five years of his entrance into the United States he would ‘be Hable to deportation. T under- ‘stand he went to Canada imme- diately upon his arrival here, and re the five-year limit be dounted from jthe time Wie’ entered this country from Canada. + “If he haa a criminal record in Canada, ‘he probably came into this country without inspection; if ho did that, he made false and untruthful statements and is here unlawfully. At the end of the present in- Festigation into Ponzi’s affairs a Feport will be sought on his status Pes a possible unfesirable alien, the Commissioner said. MITH CREDITORS GET 6 CENTS ON $1 Accounting in Bankruptcy of Former New Jersey Senator Filed in Newark. ‘The creditors cf former United States tor James Smith of Now Jersey allowed 6 cents on the dollar by order signed to-day by Judge Fred Stickel jr. in the Orphans’ Court ‘Newark. The final accounting, filed , showed that the trust com- on hand $ 85 of his assets, yhile Smith's labilities are $2,210,686. One claim of $299,879 by a brokerag firm 18 under dispute by the assignoe on § gambling dett. joie aa GOLD, EXPORTS INCREASE. a WASHINGTON, Aur. 12—Gold ex- ia from the United States increased . more than $350,000,000, while silver fell off more than $122,000,000 @uring tho fiscal year ended June 30, to trade summarics made torday 6, the Department of “@Qoramerce. Imports of silver advanced ) approximately $34,000,000, and gold im- Ports increased more than $48,000,000 Exports of gold during the year 6,575,635 the previous year, while im- ‘of wold last year totalled $150,- $62,363,783 in 1919. paremanesA Nene Verontmition Agent's Hatt tncre: Oh lice Magistrate Manouse in Harlem Court to-day increased from $1,000 wo 0 8.000 ‘the bail in which he has held Senn B.C. Laverty, « Prohibition | officer under suspension. Laverty had been held for examination on a charge OF fot attempting to extort $200 from John @ saloon keeper of No. 1679 a Avenu ime’ Tense sing Wit ing ie ance wee formed to-day that 7 Grand Jury now in investigating cn hed ad e ed y did, he aald, and he has $75,000 | | | The above photogra the National Open $600,000 FOR NEW STATEN FERRYBOAT mate Board Also Grants $171,- 000 to Re-establish Old * Astoria Ferry. The Hoard of Estimate to-day au- thorized an appropriation of $600,000 for the building of » new Staten Island ferry boat which will ply Goorge and the Battery and in xched- uled to be ready for use within a year, and granted requests of Plant and Structures Comminsioner Whalen for $171,210 wit which to reestablish what was known as the Astoria Ferry under municipal operation. ‘The route ts be- tween Bast 92d Street, Manhattan and Awtoria. ‘There will be an expenditure of $45 000 for threw of the boats of the priva company which ceased operation of the ferry toward the end of 1018, These boats are Steinway, Haarlem and Bouwery Bay. It will cost $110,000 to reconstruct them. When asked to ex- plain this large sum, which far exceeds the price the city will pay for the boats Commissioner Whalen sald it would cost from $250,000 to $300,000 for a new boat thet would take a year to bulld, and that under the reconstruction plan two of the three boats would be ready for operation Sept. 30. When the question of purchasing a new boat for the Staten Island Ferry was prank Up. Borough Preaident Curran asked what high official would have tila name {immortalized when the boat Was christen: “L think we'll call the new boat Henry H, Curran,” replied (ofall ROOSEVELT TOURS WISCONSIN TO-DAY Speaks at Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee and Proceeds to St. Paul. CHICAGO, Aug, 12.—Franiiin —D. Roosevelt left to-day on a speaking trip that will take him through 15 States, And ne far West as the Pacific Coast. ‘Three speeches ure on to-day's pro- gramme, opening with brief address at Kenosha and Reaine, Wis., and clos- ing with a night meeting at Milwaukee. From Milwaukee Mr. Roosevelt will go Friday to St. Paul and Minneapolis for two meotinga in the twin cities. Mr. Lewis, former United States Senator and now candidate, for the Democratic nomination for Gbyernor of Tilinols, opened the campaign here last night, ‘The Vice-Preaidensial candidate ad- Greased a large part of hls speech to former Pregressives, eulogized President Roosevelt, and former followers into the Democratic ‘old. oie TIMOTHY HEALY HONORED. nit 82,000 to FP Stationary Fireme ph shows the Golf Champion Dinner dent of ‘Timothy Healy, International Presi- den} of the Stationary Firemen's Union, and delegate to the British Trades Congress from the American Federation of Labor, received a din- ner and $2,000 from friends in the labor movement at Yorkville Casino Just night, Of the $2,000 a check for $1,000 came from his local union and the other from the International, ‘These, according to James P. Holland, President of the Biate Federation of Labor, who presided, are to be fol- lowed ‘by others. amuel Go American Federa che speakers’ list Morrison, tion; Dan ward P. . President of the ded Others were Frank of the Fed . Treasurer; Ed~ State Industrial ‘ayne, and Mra, a delegate to 1 J Boyle of the Conunission, Hugh F Sara A. Conboy, also the Briti#h conference _ Threw Acid in Wife's Lippe Baranoff, a buttonhole of > 536 Wert 162d Street, in $1,000 ball by Magistrate Ww aah ington Helehta Court “i with felon s anmault rd throw! in his wife's an after a quar mon wh Known four. yeu , st rence Hosptal it sald Mra. anoff would lose one Hs ——_—— Jan-Dish washer al, anypbell ©. van held Marah in to-day Phy Dr, Harry r against Laverty nd that the sma: been suspended of She alleged extortion and nt carry @ gun was increased, mational convention of the Master Butchers of America to- slected the followingofticers: Presl- Lic ely Jr. of St. Loule ident, A. H. Konake of 7 pecond Vice-President, H. Pittwburga; ‘Third Vive- raey Clty; ide: Wi! Everett clan-dishwaaher, who dled weeks ago in a Weat 59t use, died from nat Jared w-alay hin brain wa Hospital, No won or drugs was disclosed by heh Ms ston. op UpeState, ALBANY, At least 1,600 refrigerator cars must be assembled be tween Buffalo and Rochester by he New York Centra! and Erie Ralire fn order to ‘wndle successfully peach crop of New York State Will riven tn about ten daya ral ow when the oh the which wen, Conn.; Secretary, John engo; Financial Secre~ ul ‘Of Milwaukee; treas- of New York City, Xo an Announcemer? by the Public Ser- vice ly TNVER MESS ween St. | Roosevelt and James Hamilton | ox: | invited his | maker) aveording: COURSE gathering sbip mw in M'GRAW TO TELL ALL ABOUT ROW, HIS COUNSEL SAYS (Continued From First Page.) ut the score hoard progress, and the n the Invern District Attorney Marrow more the latter did not reveal, Marro stated, however, that he had instructed De- ive Robert Wilson to keep Mea- gan in sight until such time as Dis- trict Attor Swann will have op- portunity to interrogate hifh person- ally District Attorney Swann, statement issued to-day, said! "It ie apphrent that some unseen Influence is at work to befuddle the authorities in their investigation as to the manner in which Slavin was Injured. The truth will be ascer- tained despite this, and no influence can be exercised to prevent the guilty nian from being punished if we can net the necessary evidence.” Slavin was unable to throw any Nght upon the mystery surrounding the manner in which he was injured when questioned this afternoon at St. Luke's Hospital by Assistant District Attorney Marro, Marro, accompanied by Detestive Stephen Love and a stenographer, was admitted to Slavin’s room by Su- | perintendent Gardiner of the hospital, but reappeared exactly eight m nutes later, | “Mr. Slavin said he did not know } what happend,” said Marro. "He 4 | not yet in a mental condition to talk. | He is incoherent, I asked him very | few questions, realizing that it was futule, and shall not resume the in- terrogation until bis condition has im- proved.” In a “BEST BUNCH OF ' BAD BOYS IN U. S.” Here's a Reformatory Where the Boys Behave Because They're Treated Humanly. TRENTON, N. J, Aug. 12.—Dr. | Frank Moore, Superintendent of the Rahway Reformatory, has filled his an- nual repor,t showing that only two es- caped in the year ending June 30, “This is the best bunch of bad boys in the United States," he saya, Lost year there had been twenty. Dr. Moore's report shows *hat there were no outbreaks nor even an epidemic of violntions of the rub Th improvement, ls credited to the changed polley by’ which youths are held in the reformatory according to their offenses and personal history In- stead of being all held on a uniform basis, P hological tests and psychia- trie measurements have been used, the report says, with marked success, 20,000 PERSONS IN U. S. NOW ON MILLIONAIRE LIST This Number Confessed to In- comes of $50,000 or More, Each Statistics Show. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 a big NOFFICIALLY it ts com- puted from income tax re- turns that there has been increase in persons who call themselves ni “million group, In their returns 20,000 persona confess cach to an income of $50,000 in 1919, the lowest poss!- ble return on $1,000,000, ‘These 20,000 members of families, the millionaire group only slightly more than Heads of 15,917 familins ported incomes of $50,000 $750,000 a year, and ninety con- fessed to Incomes ranging from $750,000 to $1,000,000, It Is estimated that at least 162 persons reported Incomes than $1,000,000, 141 of the previous year Halt the 4,000,000 heads of fam. ies fling returns are believed to + have incomes of $2,000 or less, nay now bers of the ire persons In 1917 numbered 16,000, re to more an Increase from Titer ena Inverness Course ean Club House, COLGATE FUNERAL BILL IS SUED FOR Copper-Lined Casket and Bui Plot Costing $645.65 Among Items Outstanding. A citution directing Mariah M. Col- kate, the ancillary executrix of the late Willan Hoyte Colgate n this State, to show cause why she should not be com- polled to lquidate the claim of the oJhn- & Samm Company, Inc., funeral di- rectors of San Diego, Cul, was obtained to-day from Surrogate Coltalan, ‘The funeral directors, through their attor- neys, Lannon & Batley of No. 2 Rector Street, atlege that the funeral bill for the plot in Greenwood Cometery, where interrd, ts #till unpald, hough Mr. Colgat died on May 24, 1917, in San Diego. ‘The funeral directors assert that they were directed to take charge of the body by Mrs. Marian Mf. Colgat. They allege that although they presented their bill for the amount of $646.65, incliding the sont Of & copper lined casket valued at 950, the bill is unpaid. The kame attorneys acting on behalf of the Greenwood Cemetery Association, which sold to Mra, Colgate a plot in reenwood on Oct. 3, 1917, for $1354, as- sert that om ato ia ia unpal RABBI ACCUSED OF LARCENY. at Toledo, where Charged With Pawning Fara He War to Sell—Bayer Alno Held. The Rev, Joseph Heltzer, thirty- elght, of No, 174 Suffolk Street, a /, and Isaac Wentroth, thirty, of 131 East Broadway were held to- day in $1,000 ball each for a hearing ¥ on a charge of grand larceny Magistrate Corrigan in Essex Mar- ‘ourt. Morris Kronisch, a furrier, of No. 204 West 20th Street swort the Rey. Mr. Heitzer bought from him two fur couts and a sable coat, valued at | $499. (on memorandum early in July, and that instead of offering the coats for sale, as he Indicated he would, he pawned them with a Bowery broker and sold the pawn tlokets to Wentroth, pil isa taidadh COX AT CAMP PERRY. To Award Trophies in Sharpshvot- ing Content, COLUMBUS, ©., Aug, 12.—Leaving here this morning for Toledo, Gov. Cox was to motor from there to Camp Perry, an hour's ride, and spea‘c about 3.30 P.M. returning here to-night, His next 5} eaking engagement is at Wheel- ing, Va, on Saturday, when he Will aadreag the Democratis ‘State Con- vention and later a public gathering At Camp Perry the Democratic Standard bearer wus to close the day's rifle competition programme by award- ing trophies, Including the Ohio EB: peu nin the rifle m " National Guard and footers, ® to-day the Governor his views on prepara- Hons and training of war times, in- cluding National Guard activities, FRAWLEY SPOTTED HIS MAN. Causes Man's Arrest for O11 Stock Deal of a Year Ago. Joseph Frawley, No. 1000 Southern Boulevard, was walking through 129th Street this morning when he saw @ man and called @ policeman, “Arrest him," said Frawley, and the cop did, ‘The prisoner sald he was is L. Judd, No, 224 West 52d a mining @nginesr, He was ar- in the Morrisiania Court and held in $1,000 bail on a charge of grand are y Krawley said it was more than a year ago that the prisoner got $500 from him on & promise of oll stock oe, ae PUZZLE: WHY THE ARREST? Theatre Manager or Court Didn't Care if Youths yed Cards, The manager of the theatre didn’t care,” said one of seven young amen to Magistrate in the Essex Market Court to-day when arraigned before him, ‘They were arrested bight for playing cards on > of Lowe's ‘Theatre at Suffolk Streets, 1 am sure thet I said the Court as h youths END OF CAMP UPTON. Orders Issued by War Department for Ite Abandonment, WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Orders have been Issued from the headquar ters of the Bastern Department for the abandonment of Camp Upton, N. ¥., and th nites of ¢ DP equip: mont 41st infantr: wat Upton, Will be transformed to Cainp Meade, Md. and to some ‘other Corrigan Delan W either,’ the don't cure discharged omonts of the * ops Will be com- i before cold w her gots in, the Conn, Aug. iquors confise iment oft on Connecticut State summer Dave a valu a halt dollars, in th 1 Bator: f nejaure: this in charge | LABOR WITHHOLDS CONTRACT PROTEST —ONGOURT HOUSE i] ’ | Unions Able to He to Take Care of Any Difficulties That Arise, Says Kenneally. Council of this city, William P, Ken- neally, Vice Chairman of the = of Aldermen) informed the Board « Ketimate to-day that the upiotis have ‘| decided to withhold protests against | the form of conract entered inte be- tween the city and the Betilehem Steel Bridge Corporation fou the | structural site work on the proposed | New York County Court House, | “If any labor difficulties should | arise on the Court House job,’ sald Kenneally, “the New York City unions are well able to take care of them.”" It was claimed by labor men who uttended the Estimate Board meeting at which bids for the construction of | the Cour House were awarded, that | there are only a few hundred non} union strictural steel .workers here. Little or no trouble was anticipated on their account. “But if the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation imports non-union work- ers, what will the unions here do?” was asked, “| don’t believe out of town non- union steel workers will come here,” Kenneally replied Although Mr, Kenneally’s statement reassured the majority of the mem- vers of the Board, Aldermante Presi- dent La Guardia declared he felt sure the action of the Board in penmitting the Bethlehem company to emp open shop steel workers would pr cipitate “serous and complicated labor trouble.” He added that he also believed the court house would cost @ great deal more than the $10,000,100 outside fgure set by Comptroliv Craig. Manhattan Borough President Cur- ran objected to a new court house on the ground that it would require labor needed for home building. Chairman Kenneally replied that there is no shortage of bullding labor ir this city now and that constmc- ls 18 Selng held up sly because cf the lack of railroad ont, hoi the carrying of building material “everyone knows that the building of a court house does not inter: with the erection of dwelling homes, an (Mayor Hylan. New court house bids awarded fol- Structural steel, Bethlesem Steel Bridge Corporation, $1,280,000; concrete floors, $658,000, and brick work, $980,000, both bids by Dennis B. Connors; limestone walls, Henry Hanlein & Son, $2,372,000; metal roof- ing, Herman A. Gtace & Co,, $218,000. The last mentioned bid was $51,000 higher than that of Dennis E. Con- nors, but was awarded to Herman A. Grace on the ground that that con- cern is in the mietad rooting business and that Connors is not. The total of the bids awarded is 408,000, WANT QUICK - ACTION ON FIRING BOARD Newark City Commissioners Urge Goy. Edwards to Give Decision on Utilities Board. The Newark City Commission to- day passed a resolution requesting Gov. Edwards to expedite his decision regarding the removal of the Public Utilities Commissioners, who were re- cently tried before him on charges preferred by the Jersey City Com- inission, ‘The resolution was a substitute for another offered by Mayor Gillen which peremptorily demanded the re- moval of the Commissioners on the ground that they were responsible for the increase in the price of gas in New Jersey from $115 to $140 4 thousand cubic feet and with an au- thorized reduction in heating quality, and that in “this camouflage” the Public Utilities Commissioners had been “the willing tools" of the gas company. > 1,257 POLISH SOLDIERS HERE Had Lett U Army ‘The steamship Pocahontas brought to port to-day 1,257 Polish soldiers who left their American homes to serve in| the Pollsh Army for limited terms. ‘They will be taken to Camp Dix for discharge. ‘They are in command of Capt. Stephen D. Abrowakt ‘One of the military passengers was Capt. Blanchard Crawford, ) #11 | Bast 179th Street: who was a transpor- tation officer In France and who Is | now returning to. hia old position—a professorship at Weat Point Mrs. Anita Stevens, widow of Gen, James 1B, Stevens, Was also pasonger was accompanied her, daughter, William J. Rague, the young Captain | of the ship, will not command her on |the next voyage. He js taking aya tion in which he is to marry Miss Katherine Malloy of West New Briga- ton, 8. $. Homen to Serve inj of Republic. Brie cH by — CLOSE RACE IN OHIO. (Democratic Candidates Only 532 Vote: COLUMBUS, ©, Aux early to-day from Tuesday's primary election siowed a nip and tuck race for the Democratic nomination tor | United States Senator, Complete un- official returns from 5,300 of the 6,000) precincts In the tate gave @ lead of only 582 votes to Judme A. F. O'Neil of Akron, over W. A. Julian of Cincinnati The vote was O'? 88,261; Julian that unless the ahow suprises, be necessary to for Seni Returns deciared 0 precinot fount may 16 Jalician Speaking for the Bullding Trade®’on the front nearer Warsaw also 6 | announced. |commun'cated officially with France the two Governments, it develops from | avintor, | Bergdoll, ‘LONDON SEES BAD SPLIT | FRANGE AND aN Continued From First Page.) on the Bug south of Brest-Litovel, | hus finally been taken by the Soviet troops, while further southeast they have captured Vladimir-Volynskyt east of the Bug, north of the old border, Further advances BRITISH NOTE TO FRANCE TRIES TO END | DIFFERENCES | Reported to “Diouss Recogni Wrangel Regime in Friendly Way. PARIS, Aug. 12.—Great Britain nis ion of in regard to the differences between a statement made by the semi-officia) Havas Agency to-day ment says: "The British Charge d'Affaires morning brought to the General Se retary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a communication from the British Government, From the con- versation engaged in between the Chaarge and M. Paleologue (Maurice Paleologue, General Secretary of the French Foreign Office) it developed that both Governments are examining in the most friendly spirit the diver- gencies in views which have occurred between them, but which will not prevent them from continuing thelr friendly collaboration, “Premier Millerand, who arrived at Montdidter for Iufeheon to-day (on a trip he is making to the Mberuted re- gion), was immediately informed of the conversation.” Recognition by France Wrangel is commented upon to- vy all the French ‘newspapers, the majority of which express surprise ay the statements Premier Lloyd George made in the House of Commons con- cerning it, They take the view that the British Premier is not in a position to re- proach France in connection with thls initiative by her, advance notice of which was given by Premier Millerand in his speech of July 20, as they point out that Mr. Lioyd George himself began negotiations with the Bolshe- viki without consulting France or the other Allies, LONDON, Aug. 12 (Associated Press)—Great Britain has been offi- cially notified of the recognition by France of the government of General Baron Wrangel. It was officially reported this after noon thet Premier Lloyd George and Earl Curzon, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, plan meet Premier Millerand at Boulogne Sunday to discuss the situation arising from the recognition of The state- of Gen on Geheral Wrangel, / Something akin to consternation is evinced by the evening newspapers over the French action, Which is char- acterized as contrary to British ideas and a menace to Entente relations, Meanwhile King George, who was to leave for ScoUand to-morrow, has postponed his trip, owing fo the sit- uation, LONDON, Aug. 12.—Russian cay- alry has reached Praga, a subusb of Warsaw, according to a wireless dis patch from Berlin to-day Thia Berlin wireless message showid be accepted with reserve, in view of the latest direct advices from War- saw. Timed no later than an hou before midnight last night, which an- nounced the launching of a Polish counter-offensive more than 30 miles north of the Polish capital BRITISH RETREAT IN MESOPOTAMIA PARIS, ug, 12 —The altuation in sopotamia continues serious, says a Havas despatch from Beirut, Brit- ish detachients on the Euphrates are falling back, vds the despatch, and the garrison. Dibanieh, situated on the right ban. of the river about 95 miles southwes: of Bagdad, has been cut off. Army garages in Bagdad are re- ported to be in flames when the des- | patch was sent, ARMY AVIATOR BADLY HURT. | fe i} MeSpadden Accident m Second Lieut. 1 reported near cident which occurred yes- itchel Field and Capt, Albert W, Stev the plane, a D H 4, from Langle Field, Hainpion Roads. Va.. making military photographs. in Iniidi - Spadden misjudged the distance and the plone struck a flagpole und side-slipped | to the roof of @ barracks, Capt. Stevens escaped with bruise. but McSpadden was pinned under ngine nad his head and body badly injured. ‘The plane was w nae ARRESTED AS BERGDOLL. State Troopers is to be from an a terday at s had flown Seine Man Near Oneonta—Dentes He Is Evader, ONBONTA, N.Y. who, State treo: dercription of the we: escaped ‘from th tary authorities, inggoers ton. miley west of here ne auspect denied ¢ doll and gave Ne Lenno of Buffalo. A young anawe Clavel: Aug ora way Grover man the the milf tw ~iay DOES NOT KNOW SHE HAS A FORTUNE She Gets Bay to/Find Out About It. Kate Muthearn of No. 47 Meeker , Street, apparently is the only person in Brooklyn who tia not in more or less definite possession of ‘knowledge’ that she has inherited a fortune estimated by some to be ax large as $3,000. So many’ friends have stopped Mrs. | Muthearn of the street and dropped dn to see her to offer congratulations and inquire how #he meana to spend it that whe has determined to run the fortune to ite lair. Accordingly, she has written to Deputy Clerk John Nagte of the Brook- lyn Surrogate Court as follows “1 was Kate Mulhearn, aeventeen years old, wi Jan, 10, 1909, 1 martied Henry Bihen of New York. On Aug. 15, 1016, | was divorced. “T thought. perhaps Mr. Bihen had ntloned me in this will, as other of ‘hi “son. “Things 1a at nett this old would rumor. Nagle of ours, I tm to inves the has promixed to search the | records. UNION TEAMSTERS MOVE PIER FREIGHT Have Not Done It Since Early Spring, When They Began Boycott of Steamship Lines. Union teamsters to-day began moving freight no coastwise steamahips plers for the first time since early spring when they boycotted the lines in sym- pathy with the longshoremen on strike. James J. Riomfan, president of the United States ‘Trucking Corporation, the largest union ¢rucking concern in the city, announced that, while there had been a little holding up of trucks by pickets at the Morgan Line plera, this had heen eliminated and there had been no int at the pliers’ of the Mallory and Savan- nah Lines A conteren afternoon t the eme y ized throug’ ruption of work Clyde, > was ca for late this trucking corps the efforts of the chants’ Association to break the shop. Its trucks will cease a but it may continue as as ganization for future trike- Mer. closed ‘ation ton or- breaking. The stricing longshoremen will meet | to-morrow decide their sters, night their fu moat powerful again are in Veronica course, Hall now. that the team- Mrs. Fee Ann Street, was awarded $60 a week ali- mony and a $250 counsel few by Su- preme Court Justice Glennon to-day, pending trial of her action for separa- tion from David Friedman, emplo: of A. J. Namm & Sons, Brooklyn. M Friedman alleges cruelty, On July 5 last, she says, her husband bent h > neighbors called the . and tore up her wardrobe valued Friedmans have two daughters, and eight ee od Crops im New York. ALBANY, Aug. 12.—With ceptions, the crops for New York State this year will compare favorably with those of Inst season and will be above the general average, according to pre- ‘iminary reports received by the Divi- sion of Agriculture, George E. Hogue, the new Commissioner of Agriculture, stated to-day, nine determine what to do with | organ- | | Friedman, of No. 522 West 174th © fow ex- |RAILWAY EXPRESS ASKS $43,800,805 Asks Permission of Commerce Board to Raise Rates to That } Amount, WASHINGTON, Aug. Permission to increase expresa rates to absorb the wage award of the Railrond Labor Hoard at Chicazo, estimated at 34% 800,805, was asked from the Interstate Commerce Commission Wy the American ailway 4 Company ‘The express company sasked authority to increase by 20 per cent. ite rates on milk and cream to meet the inarease granted the railroads on the same commodities stated the In- crease in operating expenses would ke its eatimated yearly deflelt $76 850, to-day xpre ulso It deficit, the covered by Ruarantee up to Sept date it would require increased rates. UNDERTAKER IS ACCUSED. Charged With Perjnry tn Swear ing to Allewed Fale Bill Arraigned on a summons to-day be- fore Magistrate Smith in Tombs Court, charged with perjury, Willlam J. Dar- geon, undertaker, of No. 954 Amster- dam Avenue, who buried body of Julia Laute, found dead a Third Aveniie rooming house, ded an Immediate hearing, but the case was adjourned until Aug. 26 on request of Assistant District Attorney Lehman, Lehman told the Court that Dargeon swore to the accuracy of his bill In whioh charges were made for embaim ing the body and furnishing a cloth- covered casket with silver handles and a silver nameplate, and the {tems were not furnished. ‘The perjury charge was made by Mra Elizabeth” Lyons of ‘No, Avenue, Julla Lauto's sist —— ty Bond Back, Charles Recht of No, 47 West 42d Street, attorney for Ludwig iA. K. Mar tens, unrecognized Ambassador’ of Soviet Russia to the United States, ap- plied in Court to-day for H. Knott ty Bond in de Wants 1 \y DAY BEDS &THEIR ACCESSORIES IN EVERY STYLE AND COLOR: AN UNSURPASSED SELECTION IN VARIETY, PRICE &Y QUALITY. FRANK A. 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