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en ee eee Fe 7 Porras ' ES et amg 9 his bodyguard, Police ‘ut. Edward J. Quinn, who motored “from City Hall with him. ‘The Mavor was all smiles as na Fenghed the floor of Mr. Whitman's! heence and waved and spoke a choery | 1" to the assemblage ot| Sowspaper men. Then he went ar| #eotly to Mr, Whitman's door and en- fen minutes Inter Police Commis- “gloner Enright entered the building. ‘As he wag about to cross the thresh- “hold a newspaper protographer __Sanapped” him. Enright turned on Bim like a flash. * “You've no right to take a picture - @f me!” he cried. F ‘The photographer made an apolory ‘es he closed his camera and Enright @aid “I've @ good mind to lock you up | for that!” But after staring a mo- sent at the man, the Commissioner ‘ ‘turned on his heel and went In. ‘Then Enright went upstairs and so ‘to Mr. Whitman's office, out of which Lieut. Quinn bad just come. The mo- Mmentarily opened door gave a glimp: of Mr. Whitman reading from 4 type- ‘Written page. He rose and extended perfunctory hand to the Commis- sioner and waved him to a chair near athe desk, a short distance from which ‘the Mayor was already seated. Tnen the door cloned on the conferees. MAYOR AND ENRIGHT KEEP CLOSED MOUTH A short time after the interview Was begun Assistant District Attor- ‘Mey Smith came to Mr. Whitman's of- Boe with blank waivers for the Mayor ‘and the Commissioner to sign. These ‘were merely passed in through the doorway, What was to occur at the conference Mr. Whitman refused to and neither the Mayor nor joner Enright would say a _ Word of it in advance to the nows. “The con conference in Mr. Whitman’ Iasted until a few minutes after , When Mayor Hyland and Com- a thiasioner Bright came out together immediately left the building. . etter would say a word to the Expected to go before the Grand Jur; 4 Following en um (which may be translated « ring the papers with you") served “on Chief Inspector Willlam J. Lahey on Saturday, an order went out from ey's office to all station houses Manhattan directing every mem-~ ' Ber of the detective force to file a Bupplementary report covering all cases of stolen automobiles which, as individuals, they had anything to do with in 1919 and 1920, The order re- quired that these reports be delivered at Police Headquarters at 9 o'clock _ this morni' : who have been sub- eS naed to appear before the graf , — Jury to-day were Joseph President; Aaron Gantz, Sec- retary, and John J. Dowling of the ters’ Publishing ny of No. eu Wee 2 nO Street, books of Biotest’ Sis, Sees |. Other e calle were iced A. Milch of No. 108 West Siet Street and D. Milch & > * Co. No. 131 West dist Street. reason of the Whitman investi- i IS MADE 000, corresponding to the reduction of stock in January is completed the buying of spring goods and the gen- eral demands of spring business will begin to be financed. condition of the business world, as reflected in the data gathered by the Federal tory and the natural expansion of currency and which occur In the early spring are confidently expected. capita circulation ef money, gation and the required services of Assistant District Attorney James Smith as aid, Judge Nott of neral Sessions to-day marked off term calendar the trial of former Deputy Police Commissioner Augus- tus Drum Porter, under indictment for neglect of duty, and of Detectives Gunston, Maloney and Franklin, In- dicted for bribery. The cases can- net come up untii next month at the earliest, TEXAS CANE FOR PRESIDENT. Given by Wise County Democrats #t11l for League of Nations, "WASHINGTON, Jan, 17.-—A cane Twade from the heart of an oh “bois @ Art” tree in Texns was presented to President Wilson by Representative ifgeslan ‘W. Parrish of Wise County, to-day. The President, in accept- fg, ine gift, sald: appreciate Ht greatty and will tross- ure it not alone ity beauty but for the sentiments in the hearts of those who wont it.” ‘The sentiment was engraved upon ailver knob: “Presented by the rats of Wise County, ‘Tex. aa in- foreement of your stand upon the ¢ of Nations.” YOUNG CONSUL IN NEW YORK. Wants to Improve Trade Between Valted States and Bolivia, ‘The steamship Ebro of the Pacific Tine arrived to-day from the west coast of South Amerioa, bringing a number of consular officers. One of them was Carlos Gumucio, only thirty-two, newly Sppointed Consul Genera! from ‘Rolivin / to New York City, He ts especially in- Merested in promoting trade between the * United States and Bolivia, and wants to meet both buyers and acilers, WHAT IS DOING TO-DAY IN CONGRESS SENATE, Senator Penrose to report from Finance Committee the Fordney Emergency Tariff pill Judiclary Committee to report the House resolution repealing war laws. Senator Poindexter to move, if opportunity presents, to take up the La Follete motion to recon- alder the anti-Strike Bill. Senator Lodge to confer with Senator Borah on the latter's dis- armament resolution, preparatocy to fina) action by the Foreign Re- Jations Committee on Wednesday or Thursday. # HOUSE. * ‘The Agriculture Committee hears *Julius Barnes, former Wheat Di- ‘rector, on bill to curb speculation “in grain and cotton, The Naval Affairs Committees ins hearing on nayal aviation, Appropriation sub - committee onsiders army, rivers and har- Ueficlency and diplomatic and fular appropriation bills, nately, the cost of living ts tumbling, so that as the amount of money circulation dimimishes the purchasing more than $2 establishes a new rec- dropped below the three billion mark decline in the cost of living, fo mat- IN RETIREMENT OF PAPER MONEY About gino. Turned in} During the Last Eighteen Days. HEAVY CUT IN LOANS. All Signs Indicate That Period of Inflation’ Has Been Passed. By David Lawrence. Special Correspondent of The Eve- ning World. WASHINGTON, Jan, 17 (Copyright 1921).—More paper money has been retired from circulation in the last eighteen days than at any other pre- vious period in American history, and a8 « consequence the wrinkles have passed from the brows of our Govern- ment officials, ‘The process of defla- tion has followed normal lines. N ture has taken its course. Liquidati has been extensive and the entire financin} situation is healthier than {it has been in some time. Various statements iswed by the Federal Reserve Board indicate, when analyzed, that about $245,000,000 in in the amount of currency, OMiclals are drawing optimistic | inferences from these figures and are| It confident that it means a quick | his th change for the better in business aa | and a whole. For as soon as the taking fect The financial Reserve Board, is satisfac- increase of credits ‘The retirement of $248,000,000 in Federal Reserve notes has another meaning, The decline signifies a re- duction by more than $2 of the per Fortu- in power of the dollar is rising So far as is known, this reduction of DECEMBER-MAY ROMANCE BEGAN AT STATE FAIR ni ae Eee dee n yaid $1,000 arranged clare the checkers Mr. W aghington and The Mr entire ) a month that she of Oyster's repair Oyster “pin mor shall the bulk of his*millions, match resulted from “per- compatibility took place, to Miumi, Pla. Apartment, where floor at a hotel, has been engaged for the couple. has w MRS GO. Ww OvstTER IR A romance that began at the Syra- cuse State Pair last, Fal! has ended in the marriage of Grorge W. Oyster Jr, Federal Reserve notes have been re-| seventy-two-year-oll millionaire tired within the Isat three weeks, |horso fancier, afd Miss Cecil C. which is about $50,000,000 more than| Ready, a twenty-five-year-old goclety was the case for the same period Inst| girl of Syracuse. A special honey- year. Since the middle of December) moon train will take them from Joans have decreased about $160,000,-| Washington, where the marringe an wed Inherit Friends de- temperament v ville, 3 WITNESS DECLARES — SHIP BOARD CHECKERS IN YARDS ARE BEATEN (Continued From First Page.) permit, and mutual interest in certain diver- Y home at Wal ke in fon the si tracta—better known ta cost plus con- men to ovewee work under a lump sum contract, and when such a con- no ord. Certainly no such change has) tract ia changed to a time and ma been recorded in an equal space of| rial job—usually upon representation time And as a further evidence of} y the repair men that the job was costing more t nh was anticipated the success of the deflation currents) in. same rule of excluding checkers in American finance, the earning prevailed, the witness sud, sets of the Federal Reserve Board have chee! for the first time since Jan, 9 1920, In a nutshell, the policy of contrac- tion of credit which the Federal Re- appear that the results were uccom- plished in less time than most people thought would be the case, ter who {s affeoted by the prices of commodities. The board has insisted from the start that its policy of con- traction was the only way to force play. Hold steady and compel prices to go down even further. —_— KYNE, DEFENDANT, CALLED AS JUROR in sori of th Reisenweber's Manager Escapes in Complication, When they were calling him for jury vice he was In the United States Dis- Attorney's office, where he hud tuken by city detectives, who trict been Surv other ‘Adjuatmenes aie: ker dozed?" serve Poard instituted last spring has pe be had the desired effect, only It bogins to} "Have any of the ever eon m checker witness sald. dead, in the Board yes and a day $2,000, th Another alleged « the Pigot, John J which the forts he testified, ¢ ey, Was convinced Hartland’s after an assault upon another checker, named Kelley, the witness testified. to the dock, elon whi Kelley been ii nurdered named ih there death made but was arrested, con- | vieted and sent to prison for a year ent eliht months in am the had b. followed in ah, Hartland, was found crumpled up, hatchway of a Shippit was Work- ing In the Crane yards in the summer | Shipping Board midared or bull- awked Chairman ¥ The witness guve the whom he said he knew had been as- sulted and one whom he believed to Crane of two he The Federal Reserve Board willlor 119, 1 P Was an investigation probably do nothing that will inter-[and the Coroner reported that he fal saat ShOl ful] found no evidence to support a case fore with the stendy though painful) ors omicide, but the witheas sald he foul shortly July, 19. Kelley, he sald, 19, the cost of living down. waa struck on the head by a calking So, while there are some who think | #278 foreman during an altercation sens of liquidation % \. {on 4 Shipping Board vessel. ‘The man the process of liquidation has #0NC) \seq a calking mallet and one of far enough, there are others who] Kelley's eyes was knocked out. The want the Federal Reserve Board to} foreman leaped overboard and swam hospital at a cost to him of wit by tran ager objected to have a opr ness sald witni a chee! me including in a repor Both ‘Roles After a Curious for the Shipping Board. Lafferty said that been mi o have tl tvately operating under Governn Bourd’s checkers, of assault de: was manhandled by an off yards bec it 1 Pigot w. Was preparing privately shipyards often profited ix co Manager the man- uditing force should hay owned torlally by » repeatedly, Bureau owned ont contract, f rn _ ordering away of MeAlarney, operating WAS WARNING GIVEN BY HIS DELEGATE —— Member of Building Firm Swears Pike Gave Him Hint While Strike Was On, ho sill Frederick Weilandt of the mason building firm of MoWoill & Co. was the first witness to-day in the re- sumption of the trial in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court of Robert P, Brindell, President of the Building Trades Council, for extor- tion, Mr, Weilandt was in charge of the masonry work of the building erected by Max Aronson, garment manufac- turet, in West g0th Street, , Sept. 27 1920, Wetlandt said, he had nineteen bricklayers and twenty laborers at work. All of them, he sald, were union men, but the bricklayers’ union was not a member of the Building ‘Trades Counell. Work had stopped, he sid, by the engine of one of the bricklayers’ Wellandt was told Richant Pike, business agent of the Hoisting Sngineens’ Union, with the Building ‘Trades Council, had ordered ft. He then told of getting Mr. Aron- son in touch with Brindeil, but w not In the room in the latter's office in which the alleged talk of money to end the strike took place. ‘That was Sept. 29. and next day the strike was called off. Under cross-examination byt Martin Littleton, for Brindell, Mr. Weilandt raid he had examined the Building Trades Council cards of the laborers ubout the middle of September, the hoists. It was apparent Mr, Littleton meant to show the bricklayers’ laborers had Japsed in membership and the st had prompted them to find themselves in good standing again, On redirect examination Mr. Untor- myer had Mr, Wellandt put in evi- dence the*names of the bricklayers and helpers at work when work was stopped Sept, 27 and when it was or- dered resumed Sept. 30. . | Delegate Pike came up to him, Wellandt said, when ,he first called at Brindell's office and said: “You will have to see Brindell; 1 get my orders from him." Simon A, Schwartz, of Schwartz & Gross, architects fot the building, identified the estimates of contractors for wrecking the six old buildings Five contractors agreed to pay from $1,535 to $5,000 for the privilege of wrecking the buildings and taking the salvaged materials, ‘The work wad finally given to George F. Atwell's Northern Wrecking Company. Mi Schwartz was not able these terms were made with Atwell Mr, Untermyer sald in his opening address that Brindell had interfered in Atwell's favor, Mr, Schwartz sald he met Mr. Aronson at the Lincoln Trust Com- pany on Sept. 29. They talked of a demand for $5,000 by Brindell, Mr, Schwartz said he saw Mr, Aronson draw a check and get the money for it and leave the Trust Company. Owen Ward, Vice President of the Lincoln Trust Company, told of the visit of Mr, Aronson and Mr. Schwartz at his office, Before he was exam- ined Justice McAvoy struck from the record all of Schwartz's testimony whout the subject of the conversation at that time, Asked to mate the general subject of the conveteution, Mr, Ward said it had to do with a demand for $5,000 to say why on Aronson by Brindell, Mr, Littieton asked for the with- | drawal of a juror and a declaration of @ mistrial, saying that no amount of They | Were all union men in good standing. | IS NOT HUNGRY MARY SCHAEFER Begins Her Second Day and Says She Will Continue Until | Jan, 26. Mary Schaefer, sixteen years old. of No, 718 Amsterdam Avenue, star ed this morning on the second day jot her “sympathy fast” in the rvifig children of Europ jared aid not She would meal served at $1,000 0 & swucer of rice, id a cup of cocoa, Rel ommittee, Herbert Hoove rolme do! that wid st on she feat she the tinue at the Hur mmodore bit the | headed by She until ture Ja | by pean is Jan, D urante 3,000, ing child to fast, she says, » whic! the film is Motion Pic interests $2,500,000 Europe's starv- fund en. put to him. 2 He was asked if G S. Backer ever gave him $10,000 or any other sum for his denied flatly that he any such sum of money from Bae! or anybody else for Robert P. Brin- dell. Backer has been tried for perjury before the Lockwood Committee with regard @o payments made to two men for Ephriam 8. Levy, work-on whose building at Seventh Avenue and soth Stret had been stopped. — Ba identified a picture of tt M w Brindell as that of one of the men The jury in Backer's case disagreed and he ls to be tried aga DROP INDICTMENTS IN TUNNEL WRECK Charges Against Former B. R, Officials Growing Out of Fatal Accident Dismissed Supreme Court Jurtice Edward Ia- Zanaky in Mincola to-day dismissed the indictments Brooklyn Rapid 1 Js charg- T. sinst former ransit Company officia fog manslaughter in connection with the Mallone Street tunnel accident in Brooklyn on Noy. 1, 1918, in which scores were injured a The offelals under indictment ¥ Timothy 8. Williams, former Prest of the company; John H, Hallock, John Dempsey, former General Superin- tendent of Transportation; Thomas F. Blewitt, Division Superintendent, and d many killed. ont William 8. Menden, Chief Bngineer. Rdward Lewis, the motorman, was also Indicted. All except Willlams and Hal- lock were tried, and all tried were ac- quitted, District Attorney Lewis of Kings | County, in askin to dismiss the in- dictments, said ny are |company or with one portant witnesses connected with the of Ite for the railroad cautions to the jury by the court to! panies, and by reason th disregard this inadmissible evidence | either withheld important information would save the i from being |r have colored facts which they dls- prejudiced by it motion wax | Closed ented. her Ostrow, bookkeeper for Max Aronson snid she <¢ the payroll checks for the clothing factory and drew a check Sept. 27 for the payroll. This wax to offset Mr. Littleton's ef forts (o show Mr, Aronson drew $5,000 that day for his payroll and not for payment of Brindell The payroll check was for $3,390.08. Miss Ostrow produced the books re ‘The name of Patrick B. Kyne, man-| keeping machinery taken from Gov- D r ager of Relsonwober's, was called as a] ernment vessels and scheduled as jank, | iting to the building in West 36th 4 tnd but which had a distinct value ander | Street Juror in the F al Court to-day in 8) oper salve | Ephraim B, Levy, whose building at long programme of Volateud Act cases, ‘ : venth Avenue and 30th Street was 4 Reverting to the alleged abuse o: My Rut Kyno could not be there because he| contract work, the witness nald the | Mopped by labor troubles from Jau- wax himself In momentary difficulties | practices he had described led to pay- [Wary to, May. mil. aul | who | aive with the same prohibition law. ment of bills for repairs without data | FRO EACKOL Sass! . he under- stood was to be paid to Brindell was next eniled. Q. Who cated the strike? A. All I Know is that the workmen left the job. Q. Did_ the same workmen come charged im with selling whiskey, It [furnish itt requisition before the aus | y,a2\ in May who atruck in Junuaiy? was decided, however, he was not por) thoriaution Of any hii iat he had| A. ‘The men who quit were all union sonally responsible for the alleged sale.) yy a. Shipping Hoard checkor | Men, including the steel erectors. 20 three other employees of the restaur' t the ‘Grane yards and those of the ‘The men who ame back were all rant were held in 91,000 bail ench—al Morse Drydock Company in Brook. Union men except the steal erectors head waiter, an avsistant head walter|iyn, Excessive charges for material | Who were non-union, and a Watchman. Kyoe wal eoleased, [end Jabor came many times to hin} 2 What did you do Just before Kyne’ waa arrested early, yomtendty| attention, he sald, and. he cited an{ York Was yesumed? A.J pald but mormng and was in @ cell more than! jnstance here, 10 said, bills were 2.0 three fours: “Then ‘hin trlend. ‘Tom | mtunce where, he said, bite were) Mr. Levy anid that be called up on Heal got KIN OU DY OEE 1 oe een een eee eae an joke, the phone the office of Brindell, after Sifeet restaurant as wocurity ere employed on a vost plus Jab. || the beginning of the strike, and was ~~ jied by Chairman Wale If he tot "ty call another number, which Conference Here to Modify ship ae eee am’ “The did, and a man answered saying Wage Seale. By Peete Lake s Brindell.” i 17.—-A conforence to RMicaine TRGRIO veewels told jdell, brother of Robert be held in vork th kt ied 4 ; fy Drindell was called to the witness , rk this week botws aid, that her engines and id to testify for the progecution in & committer of the Amerioun Ship wore faulty, and, the witness jis iprother's Uial for extortion of ihe Pastels Ue rape vannan bout went to se@ $5,000 from Max Arongon as a bribe lives of ‘marin et Mah apur for pormitting. work to continue on and seamen's y wos anne Referring ’ Engineering De- son's building in West ateh Tonday’ ua one of 1 steps to brie | partment, the withess sid, the men stront ie bable with toreter ae | weren't worth a rap’? He ied Young Mrindgil said he was an au ference will consider ficas | that there was gener noapacity lke tomehile garage man at 1890 Ga overtime pay ae ents und{en the part of many of the Shipping Avenue, Brooklyn | Only ‘vwo oF three questions were j INNOCENT OWNER MAY LOSE AUTO |Machine Used fot ‘Liquor Trafic | Stays Confiscated No Matter Who Owns It. WASHINGTON, Jan, 17.--Selzure of automoniles or other conveyances n which liquors are transported ille- gally is authorized whether or not the owner of the conveyance has been! found Innocent of contravening the law, the Supreme Court held to-day from Georg! when J. in deddin, The ¢ > case arose homp- son of Georeia, a taxicab operator, was roated « harge of transporting liquor. H and W.N. banb buy- ing the on an installment plan from J. W retained title Goldsmith jr., a dealer, who A Georgia district court ordered the forfelture of the machine fegundiess of Goldsmith's property eight, Goldsmith claimed he was entirely innocent of purpose for which Thompson used the car, The decision will affect a lange number of similar sing under the Prohibition Federal Government de- ae = rete Close Again at 1 4. M. und restaurants in the the- strict aguln closed thelr dc lock this morning in compli suod by the 4 “THE EVENING WoRLD, eoWnAY: javier 17, ae ae "> . ‘YOU SEE BRINDELL,’ "3NScieMAtN. 1086 OF BALLOON ~TBANDMTS SHOOT. TRE * See AUSES ORDER 10 END LONG FLIGHTS First Witness at Inquiry Into Farrell-Hinton Case Re- New Police. offivial navy inquiry ordered by | Daniels L. rrel and Walter Hinton, Inte the balloon A. Kloor, Stephen | etary » of Lieuts. which ended In the frozen wilds of northern Capada, was started to-day at the| Naval Air Stagion at Rockaway Point. | ‘The board conducting the inquiry 1s / made up of Rear Admiral George W. | Kline, president; Capt, Henry H.| Hough and Lieut, Commander Joseph Pp. No . Lieut. Commander Archibald “McGlasson is Judge Ad- vocate, Seer Daniel's orders are chat into the purpe! ary the Court examine plan and authorization of the filgh’ | and the conduct of the three officers during absence from the station This is expected to lead to an ex- amination into the quarrel between | Lieuts, Farrell and Hinton, during which Farrel struck Hinten on the knocking him upon a pt. D non EH. Cummings snandant at the alr station, lirst witness, He said he issued oc- ders for the fight, directing Lieut. lor to take out a balloon and Lieuts. Farrell and Hinton company him, “L went on @ leave of absence to ace | Dee 12, leaving Lieut, Commander Doug- lus In charge as executive officer," said Capt. Cummings. "In my orders | 1 had directed that the fight be mad on a quitable day, but I gave no fur-| ther verbal orders." ‘The flight started on Dee, 13, Capt. Cummings declared that in the future only local flights would be made from this station, He sald that when he took charge flights had been made without suMfcient discussion minanding officers and that he | He testified that flig! into uit niled this, intended to been made full diseu: with commanders— condition that is not excusable and that as soon as ognized was correcte Capt, Cummings detailed the port# he made of the flight and the aeronauts’ disappearance -_———»—--- | LOWDEN AT MARION reach Canad: wi re- TO SEE HARDING. Cabinet or Diplomatic Post Said | to Have Been Offered Ex-Governor, MARION, ©., Jan, 17.—Frank © Lowden, former Governor of Tilinols| and a leading candidate last year for the Republican Presidential nomina- tion, was called into consultation by | President Harding to-day It was und that the question| of Cabinet and diplomatic appointments | wns one of the things considered at the conference with attention centring on| the availability of Mr. Lowden himself | for service sin some high Government position, He has been mentioned vari-| ously for a Cabinet portfolio and fo. a diplomatic mission, with speculation | favoring the lateér. 20d Will H. Hays, the Republican Na- tional Chairman, was another of Mr. Harding's callers during the day. Mr. Haya's appointment .as Postmaster General has been forecast The day's appointment list also in- cluded conferences with Walter _s.| Dickey nt Kangas City, 7 publics Griswold of Platts- burgh, N, Jacob S$, Coxey of! Maaailon, one-time leader of SAYS OPERATORS REFUSED COAL DATA | Calder Committee Told Producers’ | Profit Runs to $1.29 a Ton. ; WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Refusal of anthracite ernment was deserit mul Thy! nels W operators to gi the Goy- production coat {nformation d to-day the Calder igating Committee by Dr.) Iker, Federal ‘rade Cy | on economist. Leas than a dozen| reas control 80 per cent. of the} hractt production of the United States, he sald Mr. Walker sald hard coal Pennsylvania mines Jan, rage price of $661 per Jong tons on the “Reading ating an timated production cost to Fr int was sold 14 at an hundred edule margin of from $89 to above $129 per 100 long tons. pa tr men TEXTILE WORKERS ACCEPT WAGE CUT Predicted Trouble in New England | Mills To-Day Fails to Materialize, | 1 A ent New reduction in was put Into Wogland mill 8 of 2216 per to-day in effect centres, ‘Trouble predicted by officials of the Amalgamated ‘Textile Workers of America because of the cut had not materialized —— MeCormick Dies Chicago. Jan. Mrs. Harriet B. Hammond wife of Cyrus H, MoCorm jairman of the Board Mrs. C. ML in CHICAGO, Mw MeCormick, | Company headquarters office on the Heed she told a similar story seeond floor, The room was a wreck fee ent, 10 tes uve u Ate Ga: the: reault of Stre Without dotting her, know me He also found an elec identity. Knowles wus acconmunying tached at one end to a 200 yolt elec-) her when they met Detective Frederick trie light fixture, ‘The other end wag| Winduberg, who was seeking ler om nbedded in un explosive placed in-| Rossell's aint. side the safe door. —— | lying on top were $85 worth of thrift) One of John Willis of No. 482 Tompkins . . . Avenue, Brooklyn, was sentenced to] Year—Figures for Boys forty years in Sing Sing Prison and Decrease, Charles Ricklefs of No, 70 Elton t Ji} to ‘The Prening World.) Street to fifteen years to-day by J PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17—True |tice Cropsey In the Brooklyn Supreme | ancy among girls has increased, ace Court, With several other men they | cording to the annual report of the held up Harry Hamm In front of his| Department of Compulsory Educa- home in Fulton Street, forced him] tion just ‘submitted to the Board of into an automobile, robbed him of | Kducation, But among boys it nag several hundred dollars and shot at} decreased. In 1919 there were only \ policeman who tried to stop them. |s1 frequent truants reported among « roving, cs part wid in that way kept trac THIEVES LOOT SAFE DEPOSIT CO. BOXES AND ROB VICTIM IN PARK AVENUE om F (Continued ¥ |Get $25,000 and Escape After Gutting Town Telegraph and Telephone Wires, WARREN, Ohio, 17,—Liberty ind on thelr way to the the superintendent passed Miss and Miss Fay Jan, ins one of the men wi ta nat ore os ens a ri dak | bonds and tariff stamps of an esti- yeslasses an - mated value of $25,000 wore stolen ty overcoat and dark hat. The other) roppera who broke into the North Was short and wore a brown overcoat | pigomfeld Banking Company, twelve and brown soft hat. They were | miics from here, last aight and rifled snappy looking youths and carried | forty-five out df fifty patety deposit themselves in a business-like manner. | boxes. The thieves did not gain access to the safe. ‘There were four men in the gang, Hefore leaving the robbers cut all tele« | phone wires entering the Village. ewa of the robbery came they entered the door of the verin- tendent's office with their hands in thelr overcoat pockets, > one thought of stopping them as | | over @ This was un extraordinarily bold |T#ilroad company wire. n The Montana is in the ~ heart of the fashionable Park Avenue| NOISY BURGLARS CAUGHT. apartment house section, A traffic Sere eet Crnckamen Let Safe Door Fall to Floor, Attracting Pollceman, Street patrolman Street and Slst >and a half policeman was on duty at nue and the Mth and Park Av on the post was at Park Avenue, The Police Station is only blocks wway, “ully a dozen Jump into their car and escape. Sev- eral took the license number of the car, which, the police records show, | Was issued to a man in Brooklyn who jowns @ Ford, He says his license | plate is on his car, so the number used by the ro¥bers must have been some way changed or disguised car used by the bandits was of the type manufactured to order by the Cunningham factory. Davis was taken to Roosevelt Hos- pital, where {t was found that his Injury is not serious. SAFE-CRACKERS IN HUDSON STREET FRIGHTENED AWAY. Two men were Jimmying off the inner door of a anfe in the Eagte Restaurant, @ Chinese eating house located above another restaurant on Broad Stre Newark, early to-day, when they were interrupted by Police Sergeant Philip H. Kull, who had entered the place si- lently and was covering them with his sun, The safe's outer door lay on the floor, having been dislodged with « crowbar Street sons saw the men men, after surrendering, themselves as Harry Karp 15 Hast 86th Street, Manhat- Harry Cantor of No, 4996 Woodward Avenue, Cleveland. Kull was eating in the lower restaurant Jwhen the falling of the door ate tracted his attention. ————. $10,000 BOND FOR WOMAN. Charged With descrived of No. tan, and sat Robbing Man at frightened aw: after probably an hour's work in the) 4... iy fics seal office of Smith & Nessle Company,| g)5.599 pail in the Bridge Pare court commissioners in food products, who] j, prooklyn to-day on ehurces of en-story building at No.| squit and. robbery. The pla treet, at 8 o'clock Satur-| was Frank Rossel, N nat Quy afternoon when Samuel Schacht- who sald ate Induced him to go man, proprietor of, the Co-operative nent at No. 249 Keap Streut, Window Cleaning Compan: ©. 361 uesday night, on the West Street, entered” the building to! aig “wanted “prntestion. do mata” superintend a cleaning job. A revolver. W * He went up to the Sinith & Nessle| there and releved bln of $2 tis a In another offive on the same floor} he found the safe of William Mac- Lean. a rice broker, ripped open and FIRE AT PURSUING POLICE. Three Captured Held on siamps and $300 worth of Liberty a i Bonds. The bi escaped without | enh err CRGrae stopping to collect this oF any other| John Farrell, eighteen, No. 206 Sev- loot, enth Avenue, said to have b ene o ‘The safe contained only private pa- tina three men who held up Mat H pers and $200 in cash, Securities and | of No, 1155 40th » Brooklyn, lust ieetee Ldap Lah ns Lad night, was held hout bail to-ds © tool en had e ide:| reaches paw thyen (de \eceded in getting this money, in the! 2° fowihe Mic fe Reb eon wdniteeee ai opinion of O, P. Rentel, auditor of | Scns suspiciously at 29th Street w the company, the burglars would have | Fifth Avenue, and when they sturs lost as th left behind them a quan- for the men they were met by a fist lade of shots. The detectives no one was infu tity of wire and had spent much time | in useless labor. The police of the Beach Street Sta- tion were unable to find any finger- urned the fire, ‘Two of t escaped, but the third, said to be Far prints, although the burglars had) ¢ canes soordsnari toy) ite drilled holes in a large safe in the |* a arr ase Ascii ae Smith & Nessle Company office and, Police he was identifed by Hechtman, had tried to rip off the handle. A, Who had been robbed of $22 and |safety device stopped them. They| watch earlier in the evening at 4410 then filled in a charge which they | Street and Eighth Avenue. exploded, but the safe door remained —oa intact. They had just put in a sec- ond charge and completed the con- nection with @ fixture in an office t the far end of the floor when the cleaning man arrived. i} Prior to breaking into the Smith | & Nessie Company offices, the bur-! glars are believed to have entered the offices of James Roland & Company butter and exe whe Hudson Street taking nothing, and left the safe un- | touched. POLICE CAPTAIN TO RETIRE. Rochester Recently Transferred for the Good of the Service. Pollee Captain Li W. Rochest recently transferred “for the good of te service” from the Clinton Street station | to the Snyder Avenue station, Brooklyn, went to police headquarters to-day and put in nls applieation for retirement, Ae | he has reached the required age in ser- oo vice the granting of his application ty BANDIT SENTENCED | ite TO FORTY YEARS iis ry ter is the fifth police captain to kK for retirement since the first of Jan- ary | LARGE INCREASE IN GIRL TRUANCY, Held Up Brooklyn Man and Shot at Policeman—His Pal Gets Fifteen Years. Habituals Rose From 12 to 95 in “The only thing I know good about | girls, and last year the number was you {s that you have good parents,””| 132, Habitual girl truants increased Justice Cropsey told Ricklefs. “Un-| trom 12 to 95. fortunately you pleaded gullty instead ses of truants dropped from of standing trial or I could have given | 7, 5,800. ‘There was an increase you a more severe sentence.” n the number of children absent Justice Cropsey. te lis he was! pom schoul (bec Soha glad the jury was not misied by his {0 1 because of poverty, ‘The pectabie appearance and that his ‘uant officers report 1,856 children F tly ridiculous aliti" failed were unable to attend school for that a awson, as compared with 1,136 thy © before, ———— | RECORD IN CRIMINAL TRIALS, Nyack Justice Austaned to sit in General Sesnionn, Supreme Court Justice Tompkins of yack was assigned to-day by Frealainy | Justice Clarke of the Appellate Divis to slt in thi |EXPERTS ON “DIPS” TO QUIT POLICE Detectives Casassa and McKenna Practically Shelved by Enright, to Retire. Frank Casassa and Richard McKenna, police detectives, for mahy years expert in handling pickpockets, will return from sourt of General Seasions, vacation on Friday and retire from the bewinning Wednesday, to relieve the force and work for a private detective| COPS*sted calendar, ‘The aasignment agency In the Fifth Avenue shopping] Srasigns Judea eae tent of General district. the crime wave, has swelled ta’ papa? ‘The two men, reputed to know mora| ons hitherto unknown, propors “than any combination in the many important has presided over country, have not been at the regular| last big criminal case tied etey The work since Enright asmimed command| WS, that of Joseph Cohen, the wma had arrived loulng, Buprer perce parties were ullowed to romain ae ly \ of Directors of the International Har~ vester Company, die@ Mere to-day, of the Department, They have been re- tained in the bureau, one on the west/ di handler, who wai convicted handler, of Inciting murder of Barnett Batt, poultry