The evening world. Newspaper, December 22, 1920, Page 1

BI META FOAL PRICES LAD TO GRAF F BYU S OFFICIALS, WHO COT - $750,000 NAN EXPORT DEAL THE a (NG worn] — TO-NIGHT'S weather—RAIN and WARMER. JATEST EXTRA: ( ‘ Lilian Bell, The Evening World, New York: . _ Heartily appreciate efforts of The New York Evening World to raise funds to give a Christmas remembrance to each of the wounded ex-service men still under treatment in the New York hospitals. At no time would the incapacitated veterans of the war appreciate the public’s thought of them so much as during the Christmas season. VOL. LXI. NO. 21,619—DAILY. NEW YORK, WEDNES eere DA Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World) Witness Says Dollar-a-Year! Man Used Confidential In- | formation to Boost Prices. TELLS OF BIG BRIBE.| Names of Those Involved Are} Given Confidentially to Calder Committee. \ (Special From a Staff Corresponden of The Evening World.) | WASHINGTON, woleh have been Dec, 22.—Rumors, a flout » Washing in connection ton for months of # with the wile during the recent stringency have re- ceived partial confirmation to-day, A itness bafore the Senate Reconstruc- tion Committer, to the} question of where the large coa! prof ita have gone, eaid: ‘ rnment of- ficlals absorbat some of it.” This starting statement, whicl cathe near the close of the examina- ton of George H. Cushing, Secretary pf the American Wholesale Coal Deal- ern’ Association, brought a demand for details, When the witness de- ‘lined to amplif ts statement Sen- ator Kenyon insisted that It was 2 ‘matter of grave public concern {f the Government had dishonest officials Mr, Cushing offered to tell more to members of the committee In confi- dence, The committee went into ex- ‘ecutive session to receive further de- tails. Here are some of the specifications which Cushing {# sald to have sub- mitted to comnaittee menvbers In pri- vate: That a dotlar-a-year Govern- mént official, who received §3 legal compensation for three years’ work, in combination with an army CAptain and another un- named official, cleaned up $750,- 000 between them on export coal by using Government Information ap to where coal was urgently needed in Europe and anticipat- ing the orders by securing the Yuel through collusion with cer- men and it scramble to get cual in answer the frenzied aproulation In export coal was a contributing factor in sending domestic prices aoaring: J. D. Morrow, Vico President of the National Coal Association, told the (Continued on Fifteenth Page.) Classified Advertisers Important! Classified aaveriisin fer Tee Bunday World should be tn Tas Workt offies On or Before Friday Preceding Publication Classified Advertisements for Wosk bo Reed” DAILY AFTER 6 A. M. For publicatian the following day. COPY | dat | lessee G RAISE IN BAIL PUTS IMPOSTOR POSING — SOUTH ORANGE. OUTH ORANGE, N. J., ha organized squads of re- serves, Who with riot guns will scour the town in search of crooks, These squads are made up of citizens who will shoot to kill such thfeves and gunmen as they may encounter, In addition to the squada 263 citizens have yolunteered their services and will be subject to instant call to duty. WEDS SOIETY GIRL Four-Flusher, Royally Enter- tained, Impersonates Amer- ican Ace in Florida. COURT REFUSES | TO LET LANDLORD INCREASE RENTS HIRES MAN AT $25,000. | = “4 ¥, DECEMBER 22, oe = NOY. CITY. Bnright has OM MISSIONER C organized twenty automo. of armed with automatics and rifles hurtle through the thor dughfares of Gotham in search of crooks, These speeding police haye in struction to shoot to kill and crooks they may find at work or who shall try to escape, — bile squads police who Married in Jacksonville, Bor- rows Money, While Ricken- backer Is in California. . JAOKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 22— | atter posing as'Fxdie Rickenbacker, the famous American ace, marry- Declares High-Water Mark of Prices’ Has Been Reached and Probably Passed. Judge John R. Davies, jn the East s8th St Municipal Court, to-day gave official rgpognition to the down- end of prices whon, in deciding | % | rentala of | {te Frances Hannan, one of Jackson- | | ments the four-| Ville’'s prominent and | 4, 6 and & Bast 108th| victimizing a number of prominent) 10 REGULATE BIDS Street, of which Isidore Geller ts the| men of hundreds of dollars, an un- | identified man departed for parts un- | voiding that the high-water mark for| known, taking with htm his bride ot |W hen a Job Was Abandc med) supplies and labor had been reached} two daye and cash estimated at more! No Other Contractor Coula and probably passed. than $2,000 Take It Up. The te ok possession on March | ay. Amposter was elaborately en- P. as Je 9, and Increases tals 25 per! 1, 1919, and Increased the rentals | teetatned at lube and aodlal funn: AL LC and now wanted furthér ine ih tions. Several days ago he « even though! in Jacksonville. Two days afters ehtor of a METAL CEILING MEN. ward t fulr and reasonable society. girls, thirty-seven apa In houses Nos, he refused to grant any increas ‘The first Lobk- the Mu wood Ha ninittce on Housing at ent was Otto C hia rent had not advanced and he| je met Miss Hannan, ay, was not obliged to pay the taxes. Judge prominent business man, At a ban- Sevretary of the Metal Ceiling Davies held that no rexson for wiy wd-|quet Sunday night they ant elation, He said the association Gir popelpend nts munabied idl thelr engagement, ‘The same has twenty-eight members and met| accompanied by friends, they | WINDOW SHOPPING | St. Augustine, where they we TRIP BY WILSONS «a While here he signed a contract with W. M, Farans of New York and Philadelphia, said to be sales manager | jof a brass manufacturing company \of Philadelphia, appointing Farans as manager of the Stutz Motor Car} monthiy at the ployers' Assoglation offices in 33d Street, Mr. Untermyer’s plan of campaign calls for a hurried review to-day and to-morrow of butlding trade groups | which are members of the Building ‘Trades Enyployers' Councti, wixtch wil! be taken under consideration next Building Trades Br West (President and Wife Ride in Auto | Through F Street Unrecog- nized by Crowds. Aiba teak Bee ert eo | Coampany, At eseaia ee 000 8 | week, or at any rate before the Com- Wilson went window shopping on "F"| year) After the appointment was | Tt essen toca Street yesterday, viewing the Christ-| accepted the imposter burrowed | mittee goes Uh os SER Ce Se mae crowds and the brightly deco-| 31,900 trom @arans, jocnditions under which burke an rated shopa from an open automobile.| The real Eddie Hickenbacker is | ‘Us and insurance companies fnanve Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, the|gaid to be in Oaldand Chih, accord- | P¥!!ding operations, ; President was driven slowty down|ing to dispatches received here. Before Mr. Margraff was valled Mr onevslds of the atrest, which is the | Untermyer put into the record notices main artery of the capital's shopping district, and back up the other, few in the hurrying crowds of shoppers recognizing the Chief Executive. ow ent to the wommittee by Isader A m was received to-day b ie 3 Seer y bY) Levy, secretary of the stone Masun villiarn, Mra. Ann Farans, mother of William, lGontlastars’ Aseoiaton aad (Gotpo at thelr home in this city, No. 187 West) vio cating the members of both 117th Street, which pricked the bubbl: Se i hat the spurious "Kd-|t2 ® apectal meeting to-morrow night of good Fortune Lie ip ted tor t2 Hsband and dimwlve both bodies die Rickenbacker" had Inflated for) miss was in conformity with the vol BURGLAR WITH the t {$25,000 a year Farans to the tune of $25,000 a year. | vga eal apie alae HEART, LEAVES | The telogram, dated Jacksonville, Wie oo ey phone 3 , dy, president, made yester CHILD'S TOYS | pec. 22, aia: s being subjected to a raing a “Whole thing @ farce. You will prob-) questions by Mr. Untermyer Modern Editha Is Entertained by | aply read about i in os uemep Aras DRASTIC RULE FOR THE CEIL- mat 5 = T came out all right and will write you! ING CONTRACTORS. Chicago Crook Wisse: Sm ail about ft, Call up Bryant and tell! 4 rule of the Metal Celling Agsoci- pathies Are Aroused, bim I am leaving for Miam! tion provided that if a CHTOAGO, Dec, 23. "BILLY," bandon a job no other “Christmas burglar with @ When a representative of The Ev-| might complete it without con; heart" heeded the pleas of | ening World called on Mrs, Furans, | gent of the contractor who had quit Ruth Malley, age ten, not |gne knew nothing whatever of the |—unioss the association by a two- to take her Christmas presents | imposition that had been practined | thirds vote overrulnd the veto, of the when she found him in her home | upon per son, But, even a@ e#he | original contractor, yesterday noon, on™ her return | snowed the letter and telegrams sont Q. Did not that Increase the from school for lunch. to her before to-day, she satd that diffioulty and cost of buildings The burglar was eating her | 44. nad really never been able to be-| where metal ceilings were used— tunch, which had been left by her | ive that ao much good fortune had| of tenements and apartment mothor before going down town | come to them. | houses In which kitchens are tay aft tire of member the shopping, He took her to the “My non Billy is twenty-four years | metal celled? A, That was not partor and played jingtos and | 14 one suid, “and was «chief petty | eur intention— Chrietmas wonge on the piano for | ceiee in the navy, He is now sefl-| — @, Oh, hell le paved with inten ee ing automobile accesnorien for sev-| tlone! Was not it an unfair and | When she told him whe would | erat arma, About Dec, 10 ho left for| arrogant Interference with fres have to return to school he sald: [ore a aie to atop at Jack. | competition? A. It would seem oak ee carne sonville and ther go to Miami to aee| 06 ; | some day and ing 4 ‘ ventage of groms revelpts of | the house,” but he left without shout some BreRety: Ne Owens ere the Raahae oF i Metal ie ing “The firat news I got from him as to his good fortune came tn a tele- | twking anything. Avsociution, Mr. Untermyer got Mr ‘When Adeertistng ‘Omitted Y — NE THE WORLD ue WORLD 1) BUREAD. ‘Naeaeat Here it is: | ———r | goatee ond MRERP nee | atitched my wagon to a atar,| (Continued on Fifteenth Page | Oot ea for ine | wets! —— se ee (Continued on Second. Page.) a 1 4 } ; ‘ toe ‘| devs, HARDING CALLS HUGHES RUMORS HOLIDAY FICTION Refers Sarcastically to Report That Ex-Justice Is to Head Cabinet. MARION, 0. Dec. (BLISHIED reports that Sen- ator Knox, acting as spokes man President leat Harding, had induced Charles 1. Hughes to accept the post of Sex retary of State, were slenied to day by Senator Harding 1 find this one of the most mplete bits of holiday fiction writing that ha ty oly attention. yet been said the S dusy y written state nt The stories published are irre= sponsible rumors and | do not care to discuse them.” Previously Mr, Hughes, in con versation over the telephone, said he did not have a conference with Senator Knox in Washington yes terduy as was reported. STOCK EXCHANGE ORDERS. INQUIRY ONPRICE SLUMPS Members Called Upon to | GEN. PERSHING “HEARTILY APPRECIATES” WOUNDED SOLDIERS’ FUN “Cirenlation Books Open to All.”’ | Entered os 1920. CROOKS IN CELLS | Le en wee CEILING MEN STIFLE COMPETITION | Police Methods of New York City | AS RICKENBACKER | Just Like Those of Country - Towns MAPLEWOOD, N. J. APLEWOOD, N. J.. M organized armed squads | of Home Guards to run down the criminals. These Home | Guarders are armed with re- volvers and rifles and they will drive about in automobiles. hey will shoot to kill such crooks as they may discofer at work. has WILSON TO RIDE Post Office, New York, N ~ WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. JOHN J. PERSHING. ie TO-MORROW'S weather—RAIN. _ WEES! "PRICE THREE CENTS 2 « Hecond=-Clase Mat JUDGE SENDS 160 CROOKS AWAITING TRIAL 10 TOMBS = NV DEFAULT OF BEGER BAL aaa Time to Give Criminals a Lesson in Power of Authorities, Says Judge McIntyre — Hawthorne Pleads Guilty to Robbery at Hotel Astor —Shake-Up in Police Department WITH HARDING IN MMUGURAL PARADE | Will ‘Entertain New President at Luncheon in White | | House After Ceremony. — | WASHINGTON, P. Tumulty said to-day t | dent Wilson Dec, 2 ry ad outlined to him his| plans with ard Inhuguration Day, As in (ye custom, Mr. Hardis { will call at the White Honse Jaat b ved by the They wil} fore noon ynd will be retiring Executive | down F asyivanian Avenue the | Capitol. w the (President stat will take the oath of office liver his inaugural address The new and retiring President will | lead the usual parade up the avenue to the White House, Mr, Wilson will entertain Mr. Harding at luncheon, | afterward President W will retire Btreet to take rid and de-| wher Immedintely to his new home on S up his Ife of «private | cltizen after eight years in the White | | House | | ‘Phe continued steady improven in the President's Ut, according to! | ec elar ‘urnulty, will make the con- | | templated visit o fthe President | widont-elect Harding to the Jble even tn the event of the most | ale wenthe vmoulty ald found Pras! plain Dealings in. Replogle |dent wisen jn bette in at and Vanadium; One Failure. lyse a 5 Tho-Feonldent and Tt has been de led by the New ca but Mr York Stook Fixchange to Inatitute a [ecutive did not murbject rigid Investigation of tife causes back |! tha): Reweaty: Of lea and did of the collapse in. the market for |20t ‘ndicate In anw way what dis Rev at ae soe pipes 4 (Position he was. prepared to make . ll 4 of it yesterday atock closed the day with a net decline of 19 points and Vanadium 7 point decline, All members of the lxchange have * former suffered a been ordered to aubmit to the Hoard overnora a deviled statement of n theae Ir transactions abaren on Dev, 20 and 23, Not only must they Ket forth the ameunt of each buying and welling order which they exe- euted fbut they must mame the cun- tomers for whom they exeouted or- Furthermore, they are ordered to give their the market pe tion In these of business | stocky at clome night The collapae in these sha a be- Heved to bave respohe blo for fallure of Foster & Lounsbery, which was announeed from the roe- trum of the KE shortly after the opening to-day. This firm hae AUYLARA's. dimon snd Mie Mutts |@0en & member of the Kachange since | oreliee tor Saaieuman- tet Vago, | MY yaa tht wore errr rem aii taints ‘The President eaid in the cou j thelr taik that he wae not greatly in | ed tn the wri a of memoirs | terea an Mt waa a form oppe nas been gener ly understood that when Mr. Wiis ren office he will take up reparation of a history of the World Wir NO ACTION YET | ON ENRIGHT AS | HEAD OF POLICE | Commissioner Has Neither Re. | signed Nor Been Removed Up to Date. T 2 o'clock thix afternoon Police Commissioner Em- 7 right had neither realigned nor beem removed by Mayor Byles er Gev. Smith. 4 jdefendants had been previously arrested for crimes or where it.was found Again Rumored—Raids Continue Vhere is likely to be a housing problem in the Tombs City Prison termined to keep dangerous t Practical demonstration of the temper of the courts with respegt to criminals in New York was had this morning in the court of Judge MeIntyre when he ordered decked increases in the bail of men awaiting tria! and sent 160 of them to the Tombs. Before Judge Melntyre were 204 men who have been enjoying the oon, The judges of General Sessions are prisoners in cells until their cases are dispo: Wa freedom resulting from small bail bonds, These are under indictment ” for crimes ranging from pocket picking to highway robbery, | Ii every e instance where the police or District Attorney's records showed that the BR. they had carried weapons in the commission of the crime which they await trial, they were forthwith ordered to cells, ‘ ‘® «The corridom in the Criminal Court Building were filled with the prison- ere, (hele bondsmen and attorpeya, 105 LABORERS PUT TO DEATH AT __ | # nd as they awaited the call before pi 7 the bar, detectives trom Headquar- t SOVIET’S ORDER | ie), ined among them and searched 4 -_ | for weapons. As noon as a defendant Al Executions Follow Strike for More | 1 before the ‘bar, Assistant q iinet 463 District Attorney Sullivan nformed Food apd Against 16-Hour | the Court whether the devendant had B! Day. been previously arrested, or whether lua crine Waa committed with weap- one, and he was speedily disposed of. at ype veewntiy in Pet- | TIME TO GIVE & LESSON, DE- ‘ rograd, says & Helsing- | CLARES JUDG 4 fors despatch tot Central | «It is about time the crooks of New Fl News under yesterday's date, in | york were given a leason as to the a witch many persons were ‘killed | sower of the authorities,” ald Judge ; or Injured. The riot was crushed | yetnty Many of ‘these men fui” and 105 laborers were executed, | on bail and awaiting trial for crimes deapateh adds of violence enjoy — ext nordinary The trouble started when the | ginal) bat) fixed by the Magistrates. i Hoviet at Mien refused de Our experience shows that the watt mands of the elty lwborern for fixed originally is Inadequate, These ¥ mo: od and shortening of the | men wil stay in the Tombe wnt! "f working day, which in alxteen | thetr trinis are moved by the District i | hours — Atturney, The community will be made safer with them behind prison FALLS 1,000 FEET | bare.” FROM MONOPLANE)| | “) cases where the defendants did not appear tm court and the Dis . 5 pe trict Attorney's information showell Lieut, Coa uffers Fra tured) sna: they had previous oriminal re. Ankle in First Trial Flight of |orde the tondse were declared for Passenger Cratt. felted immediately. ‘The attorneys ry defendants who did not appea: Pls d be Sinisa move! al ordered to produce them tn war, 14 In St. Joeph's Hospital, Pater. | los morrow the temper of Judge Melntyre nfurtes wit- | fored in 4 1,000+foot fall yesterday aftor-|!® not to be trifled with was made js hoon at Murchto Field ear to Attorney P. Rosemback of Contes wae making the frat triat ) West 44d Street, who, am the , Aight in a new four-passenger me ty Lawrence Hawthor plane which he had hel i with byrsiary and robi When he ad ancended 1,000 fect ob- in connection with the holdup in i Hote) Astor last week, entered # plev of guilty and requested that sentence be postponed until next Monday, Aly * torney Rosenback explaine@ that he desired thue to turnteh evigenes a the ground saw that some- wrong with the left wing Coates tried to «lide down, but the ma- chine behaved more orrativally ever, He turned on the motor agaln and It was running full apoed whon the servers on thing went than plane atruck the ground, to the previous good charapter P The only dagors - ceri see | Hawthorne, bees ) racture of the ankle and the loss - , two front tooth, “1 prtend te sentence Ring on Wry