The evening world. Newspaper, February 1, 1921, Page 3

NEN TARFF BL | UNDER HO ATTAK INTHE SENATE Ancrease in Food and Clothing Costs Seen by Leaders in Proposed Measure. TO BOOST SUGAR COST. Underwood and Simmons . Show How G. O. P. Plan Is Aimed at All Consumers. {Special From a Staff Correspondent of The Fvening World.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 1—Seldom fas | measure pending before the Genate been shown up so clearly in the light of a scheme to tax the Amor- ican people for the benefit of special Yoterests aa was the so called “emer- | wency” tariff bill in the debate yester- day aft@rnoon. The bill was stripped of Its pretense of aiding the farmers to recoup their losses and branded us @ plan to save certain manufacturere @od hoarders of commodities from the effect off falling prices by invoking the taxing power of the Government to levy tribute on the consumers, ‘The announcement by Senator Pen- rove that he woukd ask for a cloture Wednesday to shut oft debate precip! - tated o discussion that lasted all the afternoon and brought bitter denun- station of the plan to railroad a bill through the Senate which levies o Deavy direct tax on the American breakfast table and on wearors of clothes or shoes. The attack grew so hot that Senator Penrose Icft the/ whamber earty. | Most of the attack came from the Democratic skic, although Senator, Borah, Republican, who comes from the sheep raising State of Idaho, asked some questions, which were embar- rawing and confusing to backers of | the “emergency” bill. Senator Under- wood of Alabama, author of the Un- | derwood Tanff Law and recognized | as baving a fund of tariff information equal to that of any man in Con- @fees, gave the “protectionists' most uncomfortable time. SMOOT ADMITS PRICES WILL BE | HIGHER. He drew from Senator Smoot, one ef the leading proponents of tho bill | on the Republican side, the admission that the immediate effect of the bit | would be to increase the cost to the | wonsuming public of the commodities mentioned therein, which are about @®irty in number. Underwood warned New England | Benators that their industries couki mot live under a law which places | prohibitive duties on raw materials from Europe. Senator McLean, Re- | publican,~of Connecticut, challenged this statement with the assertion that the woollen mills of New Eng-| Jand will not be hurt by this ten months’ prohi nports, as they have enough raw wool on hand to last two years When Senator Borah, having his ‘Western wool growers in mind, leaped to nis feet and asi if this were} trie how would the sheep raisers of | the West benefit by a ten months’) prohibition of imports, Republican Senators realized that the Connecti- cut Senator had “fumbled the ball,” MeLean's di: »xplain that he thought the 1 tion might be of “some help” Western caused laughter to sweep throy thamber, even the Republic tors joining in the merriment. Senator Borah confessed that the explanation which Senator McLean tried to offer was too intricate for him (o understand, although he could yeadily see why’ the New England cloth manufacturers, with a two years’ gupply of raw material on hand, woukt enthuse over the plan to shut off further imports until they uave gold their present : ly imereased prices with high tari¢r rates as the basis, TAXES TO INCREASE THE COST OF LIVING, “We ure going to use the great tuxing power of the Government to increase the cost of living to the American people, if this ill becomes law.” said Senator Underwood. “It 5 to be enacted, not to ralse taxes, ut to boost prices for the Sugar rust, the Woollen Trust and the sts controlling those various com- modities, and you demand a gag rule because the debts of a political party must be paid. “This Tariff Bill embraces the neiple that certain people should ‘be sipgled out of all the people in the ited States and the Government ould stand between them and thelr jousas, It presents an economic {s-| e that goes to the very foundation This Dill is not only of the Nation. contradictory of every principle that ‘has ever been advocated by the Dem- cratio Party, but it is ‘contrary to} the policies and practices of the Re- publican Party. The Repubifcan Party may have stood, as the result of their legislation in the past, in fevor of a prohibitive tariff? law—! they did on many items—Out this ts thg first time in the history of the Government that I know of when the leader hip of the Republican Party pus proposed to erect that wall, uut for gContinued om Tenth Page.) THE EVENING WORLD, TU ESDAY, FEBRUAR Mrs. Harding in the City for Rest, Says She Is Going to Do as She Pleases---She Never Did It Before MRS ee ee ‘1 Love All Women Who Work,” She Tells Reporters Who Call on Her at the Ritz. «“ “1 Know of No Better Place to Rest Than Here—but This Time It Is So Different.’ “I Could Not Tell You the Proper Length of Skirts— I am 100 Per Cent. Amer- jean.” Warren G, Harding to-day gave the newspaper reporters of this city and a squadron of photog- raphers the interview and the oppor- tunity to make her portrait that ehe promised yesterday. It was the first e had consented to do this Mrs. to time § |and when the moment arrived she was obviously nonplussed by the num- presentatives and waited upon her. ber of newspar camera men w She" ws questioning which natu the meeting. Ry arrangement the reporters and photographers met the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton and after waiting 4 ho sa bit nervous, too, under the ly followed while, A. P, Moore, Miss Lillian Rus- vell’s husband and a newspaper pro- tor, who is an old friend of the Hardings, appeared as major domo of the proceeding to all the r h the reyues write naines and those of papers as a means of introduc- tion to Mrs Hurding. When these had been oollected, Mr. Moore an- nounced: “It is to be understood that no questions are to be asked of Mrs. Harding,” and then led the way te tleor where Mrs, 1 tuated. out en photographers were mi Jed in a gort of Jobby at the end the hallway near the elevators. of There Harry Barker, the Secret Ser- man who !8 agcompanying Mrs. Harding on her travels, aiid that the viec photographers would be the first to be admitted, “AM pictures wi not good likenesses of Mrs. Hand are to be destroyed,” he announced. As there 5 agreement upon this the photographers were excorted dc the hall and remained at their camera task for half an hour. ‘Then came the turn of the reporters Barker acted as cicerone, ranging the representatives in line and passing them in to Mr. Moore, who stood ready with the cards in hand. Mrs. Harding was standing at one side of the room, and for the ke of fem} nine readers, this is what she wore jption verbatim from one of » de her sex: Her halr, carefully marcelled and netted, was somewhat after the atyle affected by Miss Elsie Ferguson, the actress. Her gown was a bdiack satin afternoon dress, the bodice in sunplice style—looge panel back from the shoulders—caught at the waist line, the skirt with panel at the side, | slightly bouffant. ‘The gown was em- broidered with steel beads. The eves were tight at t w alight ext above Her skirt was unusua I below the tops of biack suede ‘shoes, She were @ white cumbroidored wai~ an | MARDING. iste collar and above it s diamond- stutided collar, Mr. Harding’s Christ- mas gift. It was a deep band of black velvet finished at the front and back with platinum and diamond clasps. The central ornament was composed of numerous diamonds set in platinum in a sunburst pattern with tour corner ornaments of platinum holding dia- monds, But to get back to the interview: As the reporters were introduced by Mr. Moore, thrgugh reference to the cards, Mrs. Hating made comment of some kind upon each of the papers she recognized, adding to the as- semblage in general: “I am very much interested in hav- ing you come here. We're newspaper people, you know. I'm here just for @ rest. “I know of no plave one can rest better than here. I came here not to give interviews; Mr. Harding will do that.” One of the women reporters, an oll friend of Mrs. Harding’s’ re- marked that she had always known Mr. Harding” would be President some day. Mrs. Harting—You had more con~ fidence than we, We never thought this would come into our lives. But (turning to Mr. Moore) I cannot talk to these pec me? Mr. Moore—Mrs, Harding loves al of you. Mrs. Harding—Yes, I love all women who work. Mr. Moore-rHer aristocracy is the aristocracy of servic a human being tired. Mrs. Harding—It I were a private citizen I'd suy a few thing: Mr. Moore (with a nod)—Yes, she has a few things to aay. She is just and very, very raphers. She said to them that she didn’t believe they could take a good picture of her, though they assure her that they were New York photog- graphers. Just lere the suggestion was mad jthat Mrs Harding sit to a p |sional portrait photogrupher or | painter Mrs. Harding (with a disapproving gesture)—I've never understood people placing themselves before cameras As for myself, they never eeem to get my mouth. I don't know what's wrong with it, And as for what's publ shed about me; I read things I've nyver known! And yet I've ilved with myself for a great many years, One of the Repx What ar your plans while h |" Mra Harding—I formed |definite plans. I'm going to do OL. I've never done it to and I'm going to try, Another Reporter—What do you believe to be the proper length of okirts? Mrs Harding (apparently not pleased)—I couldn't tell you that. Still Another Reporter—As the First Lady of the Land, the women of the country are looking to you for guidance in the matter of clothea— | Mrs. Harling (with marked veh mence)—I am 100 per cent Amer leant F Mrs. Harling said that she pr ferred jewelry that was simple. Her brooches include dainty bok-knots and friendship circles. She wears wel! chosen finger rings and uses a wrist watch almost constantly Her favorite color, blue, ta reflected in her choice of gems and for wear with her new dluo gown. Sapphires, aqua marines, torquoise and lap lazul and tourmalines will be chose | according to the particflar shade of the own with whic y are to b ait rian refers to the Colonial days when cameos were om blac yet bands for neck and wrick ————— ie. Won't you speak for! Mrs. Harding — (convincingly)—I certainly ha’ Sut it is essential tor me to have rest. [t isn't unususl for me to come to New York, but this time it's differer I am not thor oughly reconciled to it all, When 1! go around I wonder what it 18 all about. { have been in public Nfe for twenty yéurs, but this is very dif- ferent. Mr. Moore (interposing) — Mra, Harding has been ugh quite an ordeal with the newspaper photog- N.Y. DRY CHIEF LAUGHS AT REPORT HE 1S UNDER FIRE Does Not Know of Single Charge Pending Against Him, Says O’Connor. Charles R. O'Connor, Federal di- rector of Prohibition for New York State, to-day laughed at reports from HINTS THAT MITTEN ‘MAY COME HERE AS. TRANSIT DIRECTOR La Guardia So Intimates After Conference With .Philadel- phia Traction Man. } Guaniia | Aldermanic Président La said to-day that he had had a five- hour conference in Philadelphia wit! ‘Thomas E. Mitten, head of the traction system of that city, as to the financial success of the five-cont fare, and int!- mated strongly that Mr. Mitten might come to New York in 1922 as a trac tion director, He would add no de talla to this intimation, Mr. La Guardia said that in his visit to Mr. Mitten he had learned more about traction in those five hours than he could acquire by a year's study. Washington to the offect that his administration was under fire and that he owed Gis appointment to Joseph P. Tumulty, Secretary to President Wilson. “I know of not a single charge pending aguinet me or my office,” he said, “and as for my owing my ap- pointment to Mr, Tumulty, I never «ew the President's secretary until last week" The Washington reports also suid Prohibition Commissioner Kramer had come here on a mysterious mis- sion and that indictments might be sought for “at least two city officials and the discharge of others." If Mr. Kramer is in the city, Federal officials here, including Mr. O'Connor, denied knowledge of it, At the Pennsylvania Hotel, where he usually stays, it wus suid Mr. Kramer wus not a guest there. Daniel J. Chapin, srvising Pro- hibition Enforcement Agent, held a Jong conference with Mr. O'Connor this morning. Mr. Chapin has just re- turned from C ago, where it was «aid he went to sign the payrolls, he etill being in charge of that di nder fi ne Jame¢ Prohibition Ofie § isc ~w York, was suddenly transterred | to Texas, th.s change being ap- nouticed a& one of many “for the good of the service." Frank L. Boyd, an old experienced revenue man, who had bee in the income tax unit at | Washington, was brought here as Su- pervisory Officer, On Dec, 15 D. J. Chapin succeeded Boyd, with instruc. tions to make a complete survey of the Nquor situation und probe rumors | of collusion between Federal and city officials in the liquor traffic. At tho time of Mr.,Chapin's appointment the Internal Révenue Bureau made the tollowing announcements: “Mr. Chapin ts an old-line revenue | man, having been tn the service ti ven’ years, He has occupied nu: ous important positions in the service at different places United States and is believed to be unusually |well qualified for the new dutica | which he will assume.” Mr, Chapin recently made a report, mut nature of which has not d, but which, it is intl disclose mated, contulned sensationa) alle; fons ‘concerning corruption in the ! vice. Among other things, be is | ave expressod doubt wh Lid te Mr, O'Connod was properly adminis | tering his office. This report brow, |still more officials of the Internal | Revenue Bureau and Prohibition ser- vice to New York to check up some of the sensational charges, Commis- sioner Kramer came here yesterday |to personally take charge of the vestigation. — NEW DRY DEPARTMENT HERE. koxperts te Withdraw Alcohol. z 2 Prohibition ed to-day, sudden increase A Dir made © of demand le for pure grain aleohol for manufacturing purposes | Since the issuance of whiskey with- |drawal permits was stopped the ambi- tion of many to tm: and hair tonic and ferro « come acute, and all whint Washington, Dr J. P. Marstella, be is really hod. 10 RESTAURANT MEN FINED. ‘Ten restaurant keepers were fined $10 each by Magistrate Dale in Bridge Plaza Court, Brooklyn, today. | A. Lynch, a Health Inspector, ami he | found roaches and dirty diwhes tn the res. 7 Winglstrate Dale told the resi ura, | men he would send them to Jali for te | daya If they appeared before him again. | Gre ls the Only Genuine Laxative ROMO QUININE tableta, o first and inai Cold and Grip (Ee sure be ff BBOMO) BOpmmkart, ' tinued, “and analyzes the traction entigate Applications| | abdomen. John | “If Mr. Mitten comes here,” he eon- uation the five-cent fare will be made safe for all time.” Manhattan Borough F t Cur- aid n and Mr. Le Guardia e asked to-day whether they d exerting influence to bring all Repttbiican| legislators from New York City around to their way of thinking. “I would prefer to defer expressing an opinion just now because I intend speaking to-morrow night in the ‘Town Hall on the traction question,” said Mr. Curran. “Are you going to pernonally exert your influence with Senators and As- semblymen against the Miller trac- tion programme?’ Mr. La Guardia | | was asked. | “I will set a good example by fleht- ing the Miller plan tooth and nail myself,” he replied. “I am confident the Republican Senators and Awsem- blymen from this city will not forget that they are Republicans lind repre- sentatives of the people here, and furthermore, that they are men. Keeping in mind these three stand- ards they must of necessity unite | against the Miller anti-home rule | scheme.” With the meeting of the New York City membens of the Legislature here yesterday and their pledge to stand united for home rule In traction, the organization of the city’s protest against Gov, Miller’s transit pro- gramme is fairly under way. Prac- tically every Democratic Senator and Assemblyman in Greater Now York was at the City Hall meeting. Later the Democratic legislators from Kings met with the party's County Executive Committee in Jef- ferson Hall, Brooklyn, and renewg) thetr pledge to fight to a finish the Miller laws and the proposition to deprive Greater New York of even the slightest voice in the management of its traction affairs and the main- tenance of its S-cent fare contract with the traction companies. The res- olutions applied equally to the pro- poved gas legislation, At the mecting in the Town Hall to-morrow evening Mr, Curran and Edward M. Basse k against the Miller 4 Job B. | Hede und Oliver C. Semple will | speak in favor of it Henry W. Taft, rank 4, Vanderlip, Alton BR. Parker, {George W. Wickersham and many | {other prominent men will attend the | meeting. Many women are expected. | The Interborough Parliament of | Community Councils will take ap the| raction fight to-night at its meeting in City Hall. President La Guardia lor the Aldermanie Board, Borough President Curran of Manhattan and | Alderman Neary of Queens will speck | jagainst tho Miller proposition. It 1s expected that tnass meetings of pro- | |cest will be arraigned goon under | Community Council auspices in evi section of the oi Scorey of ot | mags meetings are being arranged. oS Oe BOY WINS $5,000 | State | and 46th Street by Policemen Willy GARRISON SILENT ON. RT. INQUIRY ASKEDIN CONGRESS Refuses to Comment on Charges Against His Receiver. | ship Made by Volk. | Lindley M. the B. R. T., refused to-day to see} reporters gr to make any statement regarding the charges against his re- Garrison, receiver for! | | celvership made by Representative | Leater D. Volk, of Brooklyn on the | floor of the House at Washington. and asking, in a resolution he intro- duced, for an inquiry by Congress. | Mr. Volk called attention to the re- | coipt by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit | during the war of $17,000,000 “un- | der the guise of war time aid,” and | asserted that the money has not yet been paid back and that, unless all signs are misleading, the legal ma- chinery of the receivership may, frustrate the return to the Govern- ment of t He called attention to the applies- tion by the Westinghouse Company for the receivership after the Mal- bone tunnel disaster, and added: “There is « well-founded suspicion, amounting almost to a conviction, that the B, R. T. action was a col- lusive one, instituted by the West- inghouse Company.” | Mr. Garrison's secretary referred an Evening World reporter to Gen eral Manager William $. Menden, after stating that Mr. Garrison had no comment to make and could not be Mr, Menden said he knew of the changes, but that he might make an error !f he attempted to explain the situation, #0 he referred the re- porter to C. D, Menecley, treasurer for the receiver. Mr, Meneeley de- clined to talk. seen. — CHURCH AVE. CAR PLEA IS DENIED P. S. C. Refuses to Allow Receiver to Resume Service Without Transfer Privileges. ‘The Public Service Commission to- day denied .permisgion for Receiver Lindley M. Garrison of the B. R. T. to resume service on the Chureh Avenuc line, Brooklyn, without transfer prtv- ihegea, The Commission expressed re- gret for inability to gfant the applice tion and to obtain renewed service on Church Avenue. ‘The Comnmission's opinion stated that transfera are required under the State laws and the franchises by which the company operates and that under a re- cent deaision in the Court of Appeals the Commission has no power to modify the franchise. Becauuo jt was contended tat the Church Avenue line was being run ata loss the Federal Court ceased service on the line, and the receiver's applica- tion to have transfers abolished was to enable the itne t Counse! for the Gu Inability to remedy due to Inok af power, be the State laws Federal Court will not p what tno Federal Court ts willing to mit the laws do not wuthorise,” FRIGHTENED OUT OF HIS BOOTS Broadway Stroller Gets Into Shoes Without Unlacing Them, Thea Gets Out of Them. A man, shoeles so tur as his feet but ew umier hig arm a pair af alze 12 14 hoes many sizes too large for him—was secon at 5 o'cloc this morning at Broadway and Ackerman. “What's the idea of carrying your FROM POLICEMAN Jury Finds A Ww Accidentally S During B. R. T. §$ | A jury before Justice Cropsey !Supreme Court, Brooklyn, to-day | found a verdict of $5,000 against Po. | lice Corporal Phillp Wubrug, of the Miller Avenue Police Station, for {n- |Juries received by Max Kaufman, | | fourteen, No. 436 Snediker Avenue, on in| * corporal oadway ele- It was sud Wubrug wins T. atriker who had cried "Soa!" When the fugitive aid not stop, it was ulleged, the police- man began fring. One of the bullets atruck the Kauf- man boy in the buck, entering the It was found necemary to fee intestines. it the uction throug? 4 negro attorney. | remove three of his Kaufman b | Prancis Gike | FOUND DEAD IN STREET. Body of an Unidenti covered by Policem An unidentified man was found dead om the sidewalk in front of No, 254 West 224 Street this morning by Patrotman Michael J. Ward of the ‘West 20th Street Station. Following mination by Dr. Willlam Dur- New York Hoepital the body to the station house described Leing about feet 8 Inches 6 bh tall, nie hair and poor The ina mult, tan shows socks, gTecn ore. yee auriped ahist, | you trying to get home without wak- | without unlacing them and shuffl off. Presently he returned to tha policemen, apparently — frightened, ju:nped out of hts shoes and rted | {siscrunination » inelemewour, shoes?” demanded Ackerman. “Are ing the folks? ‘The man muttered a re; ‘tone, stepped into t y {nan un huge «i down Broadway. Wills jumped into a passing taxi and overtook the man at 44th Street, At the station the shoeless man sald SHE PLIED A WHIP ON TURKS, SAVING ORPHANS’ BLANKETS MISS. ELSIE 1 Ne May He KIMBALL. FT megane Sst Brave Mount Vernon Girl Lays Lash on Soldiers and They Run Away. | | Aiwa Jiele May Kimbail of Mount} Vernon, N. Y. using a whip, drove off about twenty Turkish soldiers, mem- bers of a force of Nationalists that had captured the City of Kars, when they tried to steal blankets from the orphans in the Near Bust Relief Or- phanage in Kare. ————_ 920,000 TO SHORETARIES. ‘The will of Albert Francis Hagar, leaving $10,000 to each of his two sec- rotaries, waa filed for probate yoste: day in the Surrogate’s Court. He was a lawyer living at No. 64 West b4th Street and died on Jan. 18. The two vecretariea are Miss Cecelia M. Mule rooney if No. 214 West 102d Street and Miss Muy EB. Day of No. 339A Bain bridge Rtreet, Brooklyn. 3 RENT LAWS S: Lockwood Committee Counsel, Dispels Lyman’s Fear of Justice Court Act. Assurance that the Emergency Rent Laws will stand fire and there is ne danger that the Justice Court Act will repeal them April 15, a fear ex- pressed by Assemblyman Lymag, was given to-day by kimer G. Sam- mis, counsel to the Lockwood Com- mittee on Housing. Assuumiyman Lyman said be had discovered a iaw transferring opera~ thon of summary proveeaings to due* Pomsess to the Justices’ Court Ack, ed by the Legusiature at the last war geetion. ‘hy would auto matically put the Lmergency Rent Laws out of busmess. He proposed any necessary remedial legisiation be rushed through tbe present session, Mr, Sammis, after telephoning Sena- tor Lockwood in Albany, isued the following statement : “Agsemblyman Lyman’s contention the Justice Court Act repealed the rent laws is without foundation. The Justice Court Act was passed in May, (he rent laws were passed ptember, 1920. It ls not necessary in order to repeal an act, although it ts often done, po specifically state the act is repealed by the subsequent amendatory legislation. the rent laws the igtent of the Legislature was un! iy ap- parent. By reference to the old statute in the same form as the Jas- tice Court act, the law was definitely amended and changed. Later repeal of a law by an additional statute of amendment ts implicated by such ade \ditional statute or amendment ff there is any conflict between them, the Inter act controls. “The Emergency Rent laws contain the direct statement that they shall remain in effect for two years. This will govern any previous statutes.” was Guido Guittl, twenty-seven, wwasher of No. Weat 46th > R. R. LOAN ASSN. NEW HOME. Depew Addresses the Members on Ite Vhirty-First Anniversary. The Ratiroad Co~perative Built and Loan Aasoctation celrbrated tts thirty¢irmt anniversary last night with the forma! opening of Ita new home Lesington Avene and 44th Street, Or gazed In 1880 by New York Contra Lint oxpresd companies’ anpluy | nas crown trom $10,000 ousute ott end of the first year to 84,000,000 bets and $6,000 members. It has Cur nished the ‘inoney for more thar persons buying and living in their own home, Chauncey M. Depew and A Smtth, President of the New York C tral system, addressed the meeting, walled BILL TO CURB LANDLORDS. Reosevelt Meaeure We Prevest Divcrimination Ageinst Children. ALBANY, Feb. L-—In an effort curd landlords from dis nati against tenants with fourteen years of age, A. Theodore Hoosevelt, Rep Nasu. to-day introduce Legislature dealgned to and Cuffs (36 inch) nc Muffs and Men’s Coat readjusted low prices C. G. Gunther's Sons 391 Fifth Avenue Furriers Exclusively for More Than a Century unthes Jars SUPERIOR IN QUALITY . DISTINCTIVE IN STYLE Present Prices On our entjre stock are based upon replacement values COATS, WRAPS & SCARFS Hudson Seal Coat, Skunk Collar Formerly Hudson Seal Coat, Kolinsky Collar, Cuffs and Border (36 inch)...... Mink Wrap.... Beaver Scarf Reduced to $295.00 525.00 1750.00 60.00 195.00 175.00 195.00 ewan @otoe 875.00 - » 3500.00 95.00 275.00 350.00 295.00 ig Coatees, , at ms a or) ¥ ean cep genta nl NATED NA Be a ae sir 3 Sat 0m ogg act Tikes Rie ese cn