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ae a 3 p ae 4 Of more than $1,000,000." * “The nt head a penalty for viola- “There may be some Ynetitutionnl doficiencios, eapec' © poi ity Ss under the highly segrogatod saeraien! Aton plan,” the Governor sald, “but Where appears to me to be no Krone iF for actual operation ‘Mental deficiencies. It is the | partan » Of the head of a department to run it ‘within the appropriation, but the Practice appears to be too common (00 use up the appropriations the first "halt of the year, expecting the Legis- lature to supply the deficiency to run the department the Jast part of the year rather than close it down, [| Fecommend that that expectation bo disappointed this year, and if that course should result in stopping some activities it may afford us a practical @emonstration of how weil the Stato an get along without them. “Of course the foregoing obsorva~ tions do noi apply to contingwncios that couks not have been foreseen, ( such as judgments, A department bas no legal right to incur an indebt- edness without an appropriation and fo moral right to wse up Its appro- priation the first part of the yoar, thus mortgaging next your's rev- , Mitten to supply the doficiency. vane FIVE DEPARTMENTS BE ABOLISHED, “The Lagisiature shold not au- ‘thorize the creation of an indebted- neas without providing the revenues therefor, and department heads must mum their dopartments’ within their appropriations, A rigid adberence to these rules will alone prevent the derangement of our finances, such os mow conffonts us, and a departure * therefrom by a departmental hoad will ®é considered by mo ground for removal.” Gov. Miller recommends the abolt- | thon of the State Excise Department, Military Training Commission, De- , Partment of Narcotic Drug Control, "State Superintondont of Hiections and “the Board of Port Wardens at (ho Port of New York. He considers the present organization of the Agri- oultural Department “unsound upon » tte face” und recommends that ad- Ministration of the department be vested in a single head appointed Jby the Council of Farms and Markets: ¢ also urges that the indhstrial * Commission be made a single headed Méepartment to lave Charge of all jmatters of administration, und that _& board of three be attached to the department to discharge exclusively -Judicial und jogislative func- vos “such as hearing appeals if workmen's compensation casos, pro- , Seribing rules and the like." Tho “board, he says, should also be Glothed with authority to investigate Imbor conditions and to deal with | abor aisputes, © “1 am satinfied,” he said, “that auch reorganization will result in greater | MAfiviency and a proper reorganiza- | jotion of the work of the department Pgheuld result in a saving to the State Industrial Commission,” ac- cording to the Message, “furnishes a ~ } godd Alustration of the ovils of bu- Feaucracy and of a commission form |» ot Grganization for administrative work. It also illustrates that mero + gonsolidation of departments will not produce either efficiency or economy. In justios to the commission it should De said that many new activities have been added to its work, but nothing comparable to its vast increase in ex- pense.” WANTS BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTROL. Greation of a Board of Estimate ‘and Control is urged, the board to sonsist of the Governor, or such rep-* resentative as he may from time to on ite, the Chairman of the ‘ jate Finance and the Assembly eg and Means Committees and the : "The foal, steel appoint a budge’ ta it staff which should make surveys and é eens of Al the State's activition specified date, and direction of the board .. Should be revibed and tabulated for ‘submission to the Legislature. “Tt appears to me," the Governor | ort: “that such @ plan will not in- | Fringe in any way upon legislative power, it ls workable, and if rightly ut into execution should give egimature and the Governor the jn. formation necessary to enable them promote efficient and economical administration. Juriediction over two other subjects, printing and the of supplies, might proporly be_conferred upon such a board.” et Regarding the Seorpen.eyon and raniidaticn of departments, Gov. “tiller paid that the tendency of all scoh plans is in the direction of Vureaucracy. “There Is no point in consolidating + eroly for the sake of serene num- “hera/" he said. ‘There is, bi eh overlapping and duplication ¢ fort which can and should be clits | nated, Greater efficiency and econ- omy oan be socvred by uniting and properly correlating certain activities. The practical questiqn is, aha wo correct those errora bY statute where ytiat ean be done, or shall we continue ‘them until the Constitution can bo | amended, assuming the people will ) Siow, the plan, which in substance Related in 1916, when subm:tted & part of a new State constitution. | CONSO!.IDATE THREE DE- PARTMENTS. perintendent of ighways. If 1 ia legally Oo. ms could legaily do so, * T_ would now effect 4 practical connal, idation of thes®departments, pending & constitutional amendment, by ap- ineer Superin- | and Commi Highways, Bat I am ad that the acceptance either of the other offices , peo facto vacate his ee saperare, © to vee| TO HELP SWANN WHITMAN READY GIRL SUN PAST fe ae See two hours, But he did not arrive until three in the afternoon, Then he vane to my room with his son Hich- ‘TELLS HER STORY INVESTIGATE Oy, TO FEDERAL AGENT Former ovenes,: Urged by ieee aay. Co May Come Under Friends to Accept Offer, Will Decide To-Day. Former Governor Charles 8. Whit- man will reply formaly this afternoon to District Attorney Swann'n request s Become special counsel in charge of the Additional Grand Jury's efforts to learn what basis there may be tn Senator Robinson and Assemblyman Steinberg’s statement the Hyan Ad- ministration ts corrupt. “The invitation has come to me) without my having had time to think over the matter all.” Mr, Whitman sd to-day. "Of course T wiih to be of service. Judgo Swann wants me to help him and I am will- {ing if there is help L can give. 1 have fo litte to do with Grand Juries And the administration of criminal law for several years past 1 am out of touch with the condl- tions Tam asked to investigate, “Judge Swann's invitation was en- tirely open and above board. There wore no strings tied to it. He of- fered an entirely free scape of action, 89 far as concerns the persons and influences to be dealt with.” * Mr, Whitman gave some of his call+ era to understand his acceptance would be in a measure conditioned upon a showing of tangible material ready for him to work wpon at the start. Many persons influential in vivie organizations visited him or talked with him by telephone during the day regarding Judge Swann's re- quowt. Some told him thoy thought he had tn in hands machinery more effect! for a municipal bouse-clean~ ing than a legislative committes in- quiry could pose be. FY NN RA A RRA {TO-DAY'S DOINGS i IN CONGRESS WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. Mann Act—Love Letter of Densel Given Out: (Speed from a Ataf Correspondent.) PASSAIC, N. J. Jan. 6—J. FP. Holmes, an agent from the Newark headquarters of the Department of Justice, had a three-quarter-hour con- ference to-day with Miss Trina Han- enberg at her home, No. 25 | Street, this city, to determine if pos- |‘ wble whottor there had been a violn- tion of the Mann Act during her trav els with the Rev. Cornelius Densel, whom she j# suing for $25,000 dam- ages for breach of promise. Ail that | She would say after [olmes's visit was | that she had told him her story in de- tail and that be had asked her not to repeat i A Wwttor ajleged to have been writ- ten by Densel, umpressing pleasure at the prospect of being with Miss Han nenborg “on Wednesday evenings , Uhroughout the winter” was given out to-day by Weinberger and Wein berger, attorneys for Miss Hannon berg, The letter collows: “Oct. 27, 1920. + “Dearest Trina, Beloved Wife—Good morning, sweetheart. I take pleasure in lotting you know [ am in the best of health dnd hope this letter will tind you enjoying the same, {£ will write ie in the moguage of Holland, for that is much caster for me. “Yesterday was the first day in a number of months that wo were not together. [ gas very uneasy about it this afternoon, But we omy rejoice at the thought that, if the Lord wills, we sflall gee cach other on Wednesday evonings throughout the winter, and ‘that, too, at the preaching of the Word. And who knows what may happen during that time, for we are but abort-sightod people. What ap- peurs to be nigh Is often far off and what seams to be fur aff is often near HIS is a busy day with the committees of the House and Senate. The pro- framme is: SENATE. Con! Investigation Qpmmitice to hour Col. D. B. Wentz on coal purchase for War Department, Foreign Relations Committce conalders Borah and Walsh dis- armament resolutions, Immigration - Commissioner Wallis, New York, before Im- migration Committees, Elections Committee continues recount of votes in Ford-New- berry contest. ) Sub-committee of Senate Inter- state Cémmerco Committee be- gins hearing on proposals to eus- pend further Section 10 of the Clayton Act. HOUSE. Ways and Means Committee holding hearings on Treadway bill to tax hank deposits, Agriculture Committee contin- ues hearings on bill to regulate dealings in grain and cotton fu- tures, Nava! Committee to hold hear- ings on Bankhead Bil) to allow ex-service men to wear uniforms. Census Committee to hear pro- posals for plans to reapportion Congress according to the latest census figures. — amendment of hve Constitution to Tagho 2 that possible, ommend that all the enginne: werk of the State, outside « of the i Sensrement, be done by the ineer’s office, and that all het bet works eons by the Attorney General's office, and that other de- ‘partmental tions for such ‘services be discontinued. Consolidation of all tax collecting agencies is recommended it pres- ent the corporation tax, personal in- ime tax, inheritance tax, automo: license pees eee transfer tax, and mort; tax are collected through e ane bureaus | tistributed through thre: ‘One million olines, g the message aid, “is @ conservative estimate of the saving that can be expected by the consolidation of tho foregoing tax agencies and, in my judgment, eff- clency and convenience of taxpayorn will i atno be promoted.” The Governor declared he believed that a State tax department should be made the collecting agency, inas- = ad much as the Comptroller is properly | letters, an auditi officer, “I recommena therefore,” he sald, “the abolition of {the present tax commission and the lereation of a single-hended tax de- partment and the transference to it of all matters with which the State deals, WANTS POWER TO GATE HERE. Reviewing the requests for appro- Priations and the estimated income of the State Gov, Miller wrote: 1 ‘We have $140,900,000 tn round |numbers which may be spent during | the coming fiscal year without resort to increased taxation, Our alm should be to reduce expenditures below that | amount, but in no event should ap- Propriation bills be passed which will require the raising of additional |revenue. To avoid that there must be the closest co-operation between the Legislature and the Executive. recommend, however, that the motor vehicle tax be increased to provide all the revenue needed for \highway maintenancs The motor traffic makes such maintenance nec- INVESTI- {of it,” FOR COLDS, Omrp Om rhe: Lary Rm, tabiets, cite cert ie ne: at hand. “How fortunate that the Lord knows our paih, and that he guides ail our courses, Iam very happy with it, 1 shall adbrn myself with it to-morrow. If then oly you do not get to be proud of your husband, for it dresses me aplendidly. “But I shall not write any further for most likely you have not ‘much time now. It is already 11 o'clock. A little more than an hour and then you may drams yourself, deurest, to seo who waits for you with longing in his soul, With ali my heart I hope that our being together may ibe eat- lefactory in every reapect. That we may be preserved and guarded by Him from whom |s all my hope, ald and expectation, “My cordial greetings to you, @nd |. be yourself cordially embraced by your loving husband, CORN.” “It ian’t that I want the money I'm muing Mr, Dense! for,” Mise Hannen- dong said to an Evenihg ‘World rep- resentative, to whom she related the story of her journeyings with Densel. “What 1 want is my good name back, that’s all.” It is reported now that Mra. Den- sel Intends coming to the aid of her husband with a counter sult against Miss Hannenberg for $50,000 damages for allenation of his affections, Den- sol was arrested yoaterday on a civil warrant growing out of Miss Han- renberg’s suit, He furnished bail of $1,600, Mry, Mensel, the former minister's wife, to-day refused to say definitely whether the 950,000 sult would he brought against Miss Hannenberg. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs, Richard Densel, said that the matter would be decided by family council, and ad- mitted that W. H. J. Ely, an attor- ney, had (been in conference with them. 'The attorney said there was “proipaibility of a suit.” Relating the story of her acquaint- ance with the pastor, Migs Hannen- berg «aid: “Seven years ago when I worked i his house, I left suddenly because of Mr, Densel's attentions, In Septem- ber of last year I came im contact with him because I was working to help him get @ new oburch organ. He cast a spell over me, He wrote me On Sept, 20 he gave me a wedding ring and told me I was mar- tied to him “before God.’ He said he didn't live with his wife any more and that he considered her merely the mother of his elght children. He told me if I took off the ring I would break the law of the Lord. “We left Nov, 12, Dr, Dense! ob- tained reduced rates on our tickets from Now York to Buffalo by show~ ing he was a clergyman. Wo stopped lat two hotels in Buffalo under the name of Tensel. We went to other cities, On Nov, 15 he told me he would [have the divorcee In two weeks and that a copy of it would be mailed him by his son Richard. When the time passed I inaisted every day that he get the divorce ad we could be mar- ried right. He became confused final- ly and said we would return to New York where would get the divorce and $5,000, We had pictures taken to- office as, essary and should bear the expense gether in Buffalo, “We came back to New York on a traln which arrived at 9 o'clock on the morning of Dee. 12 and wont lo a Botel in Bust 43d Street, Mr, Donsel eh de. PSDs =: THEE SOLIS IN LECISLATURE ard and suid to me: “Circumstances are too bad in Passaic, | must break with you. Your futher loves you and will take you buck." from my finger me with °C. graved in it. “After Unut we all went to the lobb: and there was Mrs, Densel with Jacob ‘roast, an elder of Mr. Densel’s shurch. Mra, Dense tuld me i'd bet- tiny brother’ but 4 saad 1 ‘svended to go to my father, 1 sald to Mr, Dengsel: ook me away and you've gut to ine home." t Dense! and Mr. Troast went back by train, but Mr. Denset and his eon and 1 gut into a Laxigub to go ww (Continued From First Pare.) affairs of the City of New York “is apparently demoralized un account of ineMciency, incompetency or corrup- tion and has broken down in several gut ante, branches including the District At- vey felt te a8 soon us We Serr as ihe hoe on ae “4 ams eftice in the County of New brother in Pfospect Street, and Lwent| Yor and the Police Department of on home. the city, and haw failed to make the u The Evening World reporter asked | provision required by law for the er whet 0 on Oar eset ene enr en IU Mr, Dea Maintenance of it public schioln" “L do not,” she replied. “My love |49@ that “public opinion in the city vanished when he touk iny ring away | requires rolief from the Legislature from me that atternoon.” 1 wouldn't | for the correction of exist je marry him even if be gut a divorce.” | tong,” eer aceee She she hal not communicated With the ox peastor si hor retucn,| The proposed investigatme com- bit che Would not answer when asked | mittee would consist of six Senators whotlier he bad communicated with|and six Assemblymen, with instruc. her. tions to report the result of its in- vestigation to the Legisiature, to- gether with whatever proposed’ legie- (OF THE SLAYING OF HER dda on or before March 31 next. {Continued From First Page.) An appropriation of $50,000 for the expenses of the investigation t# asked. LUSK IS CHOSEN SENATE LEADER AS SESSION OPENS continued, sho waa beaten again by| 4. Edmund Machold Is Speaker of her husband. Wade and Johnstondy, Assembly—Co-operation With came in Inter iby the back door carry- Governor Urged. ing mitk bottles while her husband waa sleeping In an attic room, ALBANY, Jon, 5.—The 1921 session “They went througt tho kitchon ty|2f the Now York Legislature began the dining room. My fittte girt was in| Stortly after noun to-day with the the kitchen and my Uttle boy in the|°Penmisation of the Senate and As- bedroom @reseiiue” sembly, the introduction of a number “1 told tiim Mr. Nott was not asleep. | f Pills and resotutiony, and the read- He said he didn't care about that, put] 2% Of Gov. Miller's first message, I sud: ‘He's bigger than you, you)! Which he urged economy of the can't do anything. But he acted in a] "Ost Tila Kind. : pecullar Way and I could not do any-|, Senator Clayton R. Lusk of Cort- riers Say land was elected Temporary Prosi- dent and Republican Majority Leader She said she knew Wade had « pistol and that te carried a bar in] Of the Senate: James J. Walker of his hand. Both mom, vhe continued, |New York was ohosen Leader of the Domocratic minority, Eracit A, Pay took off (heir shoes While they were ; . talking. of St. Lawrence wiia reolooted Clerk, and Charles R. Hotaling of ATbany ‘Mis, Nott broke down pein at 2.30 bole Orn Pras iroenyhd Sererent Sy Arvee -" ‘The Assembly organized with the into sobs, which cansed a suspension | ction of H. Edmund Machold, Re- of the trial for a few minutes, Taha, publican, of Jefferson, as Speuker. co tag ened » she an-| simon L. Adler, of Monroc, Republi- swered the doorbell ring of @ news| 11 atajority Leader; Charles Dono- TAKE THEIR SEATS | BONWIT TELLER & CO. The Specally Shop of Oniginaliohs FIFTH AVENUE.AT 38™ STREET Will cones Thursday January Sale of Undergarments 14.50 299: Pussy Willow Nightgowns... Pussy Willow Chemises... . . Nightgowns. ..... Nightgowns... . Swiss Rib Union Suits 4.50 Regularly up to7.60 “T+ Silk and wool or cotton and wool mixtures, knee and ankle lengths. ib Tight ais CL, Li OR boy on tho first floor ond as she started upstatre Johnstone run by hor | MY of Now York, Democratic Minor- ity Leader; Fred W. Hammond, of out of the rear of tho house, Onondaga, Clerk, and Harry W. She denied having scen them mount| Haines of Westchester, Sergeant-at- the stairs. -Arms, were re-elected. “The next thing I heara waa Mr.| A plea for hearty co-operation on ” the part of the Assembly with the ih oa alg memsinged Senate and Gov. Miller was made by "Then I heard a shot I ae Mr. Mnchold upon taking the ohair. through the hall to a bedroom to <—- Uttle girl and saw Mr. pied U.S. INQUIRY SEEN : come downstairs. Then I saw Mr. IN EASTMAN SLAYING Nott and Mr. Wade coming down- Resolution Provides for Investiga- stairs, (Mr, Wade was hitting Mr, Nott and Mr. Nott was hollering.” tion of Commissioner Kramer of Prohibition Bureau. “Was he hitting with the same bur {Spanial to The Drening World.) he brought into the house?” "Yes, sir,” Nott sank on the janding, she yet WASHINGTON, Jan, 5.—A Congrea- sional inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the employment of Jormiah “You didn't go for help I didn't, Mf. Nott was hollering Bohan, alleged slayer of “Monk” East- man, ia Hkely to result from a resolu- louder than I could and I ‘thought tion offered in the House to-day by ever Representative Volk of Brooklyn. The resolution dees not mention specifically the Bastman case, but provides for an investigation of the administration of Commissioner Kramer of the Prohibi- tion Bureau, citing the fact that the ‘bureau has become Involved in charges of murder and graft. it is understood that Mr. Volk feels there should be an Inquiry of the con- dition surrounding the employment of @ man ef Bohan's character as a Gov- ernment revenue officer. The Volk resolution may be the forerunner of a eral ingury into the Prohibition ureau, growing out of a number of sensational charges recently made 3 bac asked her, “Yes,” she answered and her voice broke and she ‘Tho proceedings were held up until she could recover her, composure. She was quict again in & moment and signified her desire to proceed with the testimony. “He hollered and called for help," she continued. In reply to a question she said he called her “Browvie,” his nickname for her, and one of the blows intended for Nott struck her on the hand. She said she saw no knife and did not know how Wade got the knife. Wade in his confession said Mrs. Nott handed him the knife, but she denied she knew where Wade got it. “I went into: the parlor and Wade in came in. He said ‘everything is all f it Over.’ L asked him what he was going | fonnectian,, with ao ee V0, "Hi sald antes but a ler voice became inau le, but one could distinguish the word’ “trunk” | BANDITS GET $2,000 and it developed from Mr, Cummings's questions that Wade had got the trunk and stuffed the body into it, pea eiinn N ea Ml MILLER ENDS STATE AUTO JOY-RIDING Orders Officials Hereafter to Paint State Seals on All Motor Vehicles. ALBANY, Jan, 5.—Joy riding in automobiles owned by the State will hereafter be taboo. Gov, Miller yester- day {asued an order in peremptory lan- guage obligating State oficial and de- partment heads to paint the State scal on all motor vehiclés and to restrict thelr use to official business Payroll patriota are much disturbed at the Executive request, and regard It as a body blow at thelr liberty, eepe- alaily In view af the spring-lke weather with its urge to motor on the bigh roads. Previously, with no mark to Indloate thelr ownership, automobiles paid for by the taxpayers sped hither and ¢hither and yon, some, it is auld; having reached Montreal where there is no Llahteenth Amendment, oe ‘Tried to Pawn #2,000 Watch, Detective Scott found James Bailey, & negro porter of No, 214 West IN BANK BUILDING Jewels of Divorced Wife of Harry S, Harkness Taken by Fifth Avenue Safe Blowers. Two safes in the privath office of Kennett Cowan, a banker on the olghth floor of No, 622 Fifth Avenue, the new Guargnty Trust Company's building, were forced on Wednesday night last, according to informatian obtained to-day, and about $2,000 worth of jewelry belonging to Mrs, Cowan was stolen. The theft, it was said, was not reported to ‘the police, Mr. Cowan to-day declined to talk of the robbery save to say that “the Quaranty Trust people are looking after it.” Mrs. Cowan was the wite of Harry S. Harkness, son of the Standard Oi! millionaire. She divorced him {n 1916 and recently sued to break his will and get @ Share of his $9,000,000 es- tate, TO END DAYLIGHT SAVING. ALBANY, Jan, 5.—A bill to repeal tho State Daylight Saving law was intro- duced in the Assembly on its opening day to-day by Assemblyman Charles H, Betta of Wayno County, Republican. ‘The pill, pier, {a the samo as that introduced Mr. Botta uo year ago, calls tor'a. fixt repeal of the law and a Btreet, to~<tay tn the pawnshop of Bil- Yersteln Brothers, at No, oft Bighen Avenue, trying to dispose of eatin etudded. with eight Te rmail diamonds, and apparen about "ime nogro ania ho’ had & platinum hand Silk or cotton and wool mixtures. In black or white; knee and ankle lengths.” Smart Wrap-Coats Formerly up to 95.00 49.00 Veldyne wraps in navy, black, brown, Bedouin or gray with self collars. Evora Wraps & Coats Formerly 126,00 to 145.00 75.00 Three models in’ evora and other fabrics in black, navy, brown &nd other colors. Fine Wraps & Coats Formerly up to 150.00 95.00 Plain and fur-trimmed models of finest veldyne and marvella in desirable colors. Distinctive Wrap-Coats Formerly up to 255.00 145.00 aps of marvella and evora with Also duvetyn with self collars, Elegant fur collars. | “ound 4 pa In front of the Anacnia Hotel on bi home from the Arig store w e he was employei, A five. return to standard tne. will Introdkice “inotier repeal as found in hie pockei. He on daylight ed 10, provide foe ca enlelap! Princess Slips... At Decided Price Reductions PUSSY WILLOW UNDERGARMENTS HEMSTITCHED AND “REAL VAL. 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Fine Ribbed Union Suits Regularly up to 6.25 3.95 Cotton and wool in ankle lengths. Evening Wraps Formerly 135.00 60.00 Giaoptil fnodels (ohlaWatoan With leres draped collars, in light and dark shadings. Splendid Day Coats ‘ Formerly up to 125.00 68.00 Made of fine quality veldyne in navy and black. Belted models with self stitching. Duvetyn & Marvella Wraps Formerly up to 195.00 120.00 A collection of handsome duvetyn and muivella wiup-couts, Day Coats & Wraps Formerly up to 325.00 195.00 Reproductions of Paris importe in the rich- est materials combined with luxurious furs.